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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27
Excursion to Missisauoi Park.

The Central Vermont Ry. will run
its first excursion to Missisquoi
Park Wednesday, June 2, from all
stations, White River Junction TO
Barre inclusive. Very LOW FARES
from all stations. Tickets good go
ing on train No. leaving White
River Junction at 6.35 a. M, Ran
dolph TAO, Mortified S,92, Barre
$40, Montpelier s so, arrive at Mis-
sisquoi Park 70. 10; leave at 1882 p.
m. for White River jet. and imme-
diate stations. See bills for fares
and details.
II you desire a clear complexion
take Foley's Orino Laxative for con-
stipation and liver trouble as 1t will
stimulate these organs and thor
oughly cleanse your system. which
is what everyone needs in the spring
In order to feel we'll.
Sold by all druggists.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

Had dyspepsia or Indigestion for
years. No appetite, and what did eat
distressed me terribly. Burdock Blood
Bitters cured me-" J. H. walker. Sun
bury, Ohio.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27
BARRE TAX RATE $3.50.

Tax Fixed at the Same Rate as Last
Year-AdditiOnal Sinking Fund
Tax.
The tax in Barre has been set at
$3.50 on the dollar of the grand list
the same as last year. The tax would
have been reduced this year had it
not been necessary to increase the
sinking fund tax to meet an addi-
tional $4,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-12
WRITER'S CONTEST

Los Angeles first prize-Martin Pollard 3O31 Minnesota
street; grade B6 - !,
Honorable mention-Llan Green l0lo East lWenty-thrd
street. grade 3D. L. A high Maude Edwards, 1927 West Tenth
street, grade Hobart school.
Out of town. first przeMarymal Cattern FL Centro school,
grade 6, South Pasadena.
Honorable menonM. Olive Brown, grade Pioneer school,
Corona R. F. d. No l. box II; elena Iaber Lincoln school,
grade 2, Midland
RHYMING CONTEST
Los Angeles prize-Ezabeth Forney, 234 East Forty
fourth street, Thirtieth street school, grade 40.
Honorable menton-Evadne Peren 16Ol East Thirty
street. school, grade a. Arthur Nobes 84 East
Twentyevent street. grade B8 Twenty street school,
Out of town. first prize-Aleen Murray, HOLLYWOOD
Honorable menon-Edna Schye Watts; Market Rose Wacf-
tel 1724 Mission road South Pasadena.
UNFINISHED STORY CONTEST
Prize storLuci Muldoon 608 East Twenty-nnth street.
grade Twenty eighth street school,
Honorable menton-Amanda Liebig Bevedere school, gradc
R. D. No g. %; Hazel Robinson Basset school, Puentc
YOUNG ARTISTS CONTEST
Prize pictueRudoph Schmidt go West Fifty third street.
Main street school.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-12
ENJOYS RIDE BY SEA
AND HILLS AND TREES
(HonorabIe Mention)

Dear Aunt Laurie:
T AM going to tell you about very
pleasant ride we had in the cars.
Il One day papa said that we could
go to Santa Barbara to see my aunt.
We all wanted to go, SO we worked
very hard to get things ready.
One Friday morning early we left in
the cars for Los Angeles. We changed
cars at the depot and then started for
Santa Barbara.
We had a long road ahead OF US, but
a very pleasant one.
We crossed many large bridges and
many smaller ones. One bridge was
a very, very, very long bridge, with
river running under it. There were
some cows eating the grass on the
bank of the river. 1t was very pretty
to watch them.
We went through long tunnel. The
conductor told the people to shut the
windows. There was a Japanese lady
that couldn't understand him and left
her window open. A lot OF smoke got
in the car, but that did not hurt much,
for Just as soon as we got out of the
tunnel we opened the windows again,
and it was soon all out The wind
could blow right through the cars and
keep them nice and COOL
1t was So dark in the tunnel that the
conductor had to light the lamp. We
could see the men working On the rail-
road track.
We passed many stations, little ones
and large ones. We passed a large
field of strawberries. There were lot
of people picking them.
For a long distance we went along
beside the ocean 1 thought sometimes
the train was going right into il. The
cars run along on hill and the ocean
was below US. 1t was delightful to
look down at the waves and look at
the people sitting on the sand.
1t took us all day to get to Santa
Barbara. When we got there it was
dark, but my aunt and my cousin met
us.
We were very glad to see them and
they were very glad to see us. 1 hard
ly knew them. Well Auntie, 1 have
told you of our entire ride. Your niece,
M. OLIVE BROWN.
Age II, grade 6, Pioneer school, CO.
roma, R. D. No. i, box n.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-12
A Cup Balloon

Dear Aunt Laurie:
One night was awakened'by tap
on my shoulder l looked around
sleepily, but opened my eyes when
saw fairy by my bed.
"Come!" she said, 81 have decided to
show you Fairyland."
I jumped up and dressed in a hurry,
wondering what we would go in, when
she said: "You may choose what you
would like to ride in
l thought of all the different ways
had ever heard of anyone going to
Fairyland and decided l wanted some-
thing different.
'Tf were small like you I would
like a ride in a teacup," I said.
"Well, carry the teacup outside" an
swered the fairy.
1 did as 1 was told and when we
were outside the fairy touched me
with her wand and suddenly became
very, very small We climbed in the
teacup and were soon sailing away.
81 hope the bell imps 90 not see us, !"
said the fairy, ''for whenever they see
any one going to Fairyland they ring
their bells, which make such loud
noise, it breaks the charm"
l sincerely hoped so, too, for we were
having a lovely ride. 1t was moon
light night and looking down I could
see the towns and villages all sleeping
peacefully.
was enjoying myself immensely
when suddenly there was an awful
sound of hundred brassy bells. The
fairy grew DINNER and DINNER till all
was darkness. The bells had not
ceased. 1 opened my eyes. was
standing in the middle of my room. On
my washstand was the alarm clock
still ringing furiously. I pushed down
the silent button, but my fairy was
gone for good. Your loving niece,
EDNA BOYD.
60s East Twenty-ninth street. Grade
8, L. A. H. S.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-12

The first three sleds held two boys
each. When the sled next to us was
fastened on we jumped into the sleigh.
"All right Here we go!" cried Paul.
Are you all ready?'
''Yes,'' came the answer.
"Well, fix your hats so they won't
blow off, and put your feet on the
sleds, for we don't want to STOP" cried
Paul. Here we go!"
At that moment 1 gave the horses a
tap with the whip, and off they went,
dragging the train of sleds. The boys
were yelling and laughing over their
ioy like madmen. We went down one
street and another until we were out
on the country road, dashing along like
a Whirlwind.
We went down the road to a creek
It was about nine miles. The creek
was called Choal creek. 1t was frozen.
The boys, having no skates, had to
skate on the ice with their shoes. That
was about the best ride ever had,
Aunt Laurie. WALTER GRAHAM.
412 East Sixth street; Boyd street
school, grade B7; age 10.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-12
A Ride on Electric Motor

Dear Aunt Laurie:
I am going to tell the Herald Junior
readers about my ride on an electric
motor at the south portal of the Eliza
beth lake tunnel.
went up to the tunnel to look
around, and one of the men asked me
if l wanted to go into the tunnel, and
after I had asked my father l went
back and told him that 1 would.
Just then we heard the motor COM
ing, so when it got outside and had
unloaded some drills we started in.
Every few minutes I would look back.
and every time looked back the mouth
looked smaller. When we got to the
heading of the tunnel the drills made
so much noise that 1 was little sorry
l had come.
Very soon the man I had come in
with said that the motor would start
out, so we went and got on and went
at about the rate of thirty miles an
hour, so we got out quickly.
When we were outside the man asked
me how 1 liked my trip, and told him
I liked it very well. UNSIGNED.
PinchOt.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-12
Rides in Prairie Schooner
Dear Aunt Laurie:

Dear Aunt Laurie:
A ride once took was in prairie
schooner" across Arkansas and south
ern Missouri
One day we met a typical Arkansan
like you read about, and asked him the
way and distance to Pineville. He
said "Wa'al, ye jis keep ahead o. yer
nose an go through that strip O. tim.
ber an across that thar clearin' an
then the road, an don't take the right
hand road, cuz thet takes ye to Hi
Jenks house; but take the left-hand
road an jes keep a-goin' an bim-by
yell git thar"
We'll, we did, and on the road we
came to hill, or mounting" as it is
called there whieh>we had to cross.
Everything went all right until we got
about halfway up, when one of the
ponies thought it was time to rest.
When it got ready to start the other
one was tired. Mamma and l got out
and walked up the hill, and then
turned to watch them. The brake on
the wagon refused to work, and papa
had to cut a good, strong sapling to
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-12

1t certainly did look good after our
long, dusty ride. After we had passed
the grade was very steep, and we felt
as if the stage was going to fall over
the edge. In a little while the road
began to descend and the horses went
faster, for they knew it was almost
time for nights rest.
We went up one side of steep hill
and down the other, and in few min
utes we had arrived at our journeys
end 1t was about o'clock and we
had just finished a ride of ITO miles
across the desert in a stage, with new
wonders to come. Yours very sincerely,
ANITA WHARTON.
Ocean Park; Los Angeles high school,
grade B9.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-12

big sleigh, swinging from side to side
and gently tossing over snow banks or
small bitches, and sometimes striking
a boulder that lay in the street.
It was cold night and little snow
was still falling, but every one was
dressed in furs and did not mind it.
We sang songs and chatted merrily,
while the sleigh bells rang out their
joyful chimes that echoed through the
hills.
We reached the orphanage late in the
evening and were happy to see how
glad and thankful the little ones were
over their Thanksgiving basket.
HAZEL cox.
$50 East Forty second street; Poly
technic, grade A9; age a.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-12
UNWILLING PASSENGER
HAS ROUGH TREATMENT
(HsonorabIe Mention)

Dear Aunt Laurie:
kkT TOUL BALL" cried the umpire
of the Silver Creek nine, as the
Il ball lodged in a camp wagon
Freddie" called the captain. "get
the ball.
When Fred, who was the captains
small brother, reached the wagon ne
squirrned in behind a box, where the
ball had fallen. Tossing it out, ne
stopped to examine the camping outht
that the summer boarders had just
rented
Just as he was opening small empty
sack he heard a noise, and looked up
just in time to see the canvas over the
doorway securely fastened. He thought
that it was the boys, but the crack OF
a whip and Get up, Nellle, told FREQ
of his mistake.
The wagon started. over the rock
bed of the creek it bumped, making
such a clatter that it drowned Fred's
cries.
He tried to stand up, but was thrown
down, knocking his head against
sharp-pointed box. Getting out of this,
he stumbled over the fish pole ana
lard bucket, when an extra severe jolt
sent him sprawling over the stove and
into the butter. In the scramble that
followed the cover of the pepper box
flew off. With Smarting eyes and many
sneezes, he cautiously picked his way
to the end of the wagon, where he sat
on a roll of blankets and patiently
waited.
At last the wagon stopped, and as
the door was opened to put in the grips
a bruised and frightened little boy
crawled out, unnoticed by the crowd
ready for their trip, and made his way
home declaring that he wouldn't care
for such a ride again.
LILLIAN GREEN.
1915 East Twenty-third street; Los
Angeles high school, grade Be; age Ia
years.
Could not use your Illustration. Lii
liam, as you made it on thin paper with
ink that was not quite black. If you
would draw your picture quite clearly
on separate piece of bristol the use OF
the illustration would be interesting.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-12
Wrecked in Niagara
Dear Aunt Laurie:

Dear Aunt Laurie:
One day a canal boat got loose on
the Chippewa river to the Niagara and
on down to the falls, where it stuck
on a large rock.
The people rushed down the bank to
rescue the people they supposed were
on it. When nearly to the falls
tramp who was on the boat awoke
and realized the peril he was in. He
jumped up and was just about to make
a last effort to reach land by jumping
in when the boat gave lurch and
went on down the falls.
Then arose the question, whose fault
was it?
Did the tramp unite the rope, think
ing he could get a ride that way with
out thinking about the falls, or was it
the fault of the boatman for not
tying it securely the night before,
when he was in hurry to get out
home after his days work?
No, it was not the owners fault,
for they discovered the rope had
been cut.
The tramp could not have cut the
rope, as his hands were burned from
something before that occurrence.
They decided 1t must have been
some one who had seen the tramp on
the boat and worked out his ven
geance in that way.
HELEN G. MACE.
B Q, Long Beach high school. R.
F. D. /, box BOSE, Long Beach.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-12
A Novel Sleigh Ride

Dear Aunt Laurie:
When I lived back east in Missouri,
my chums and 1 used to have merry
old times in the snow. My uncle had
a sleigh and most all the boys had
sleds.
One day about one week after Christ
mas Paul and went down to my un-
cle's house and borrowed his sleigh. 1t
was nice, tWo-horse sleigh, and we
jumped in and went to get all the boys
Every boy that had sled got new
one for that Christmas. Paul and 1
loaned our sleds to some other boys
that were without. All the sleds were
hooked together, making long train.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-12
Rides in Cars
Dear Aunt Laurie:

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Saturday mamma and went to Ana
helm. We took the steam cars to Ho-
bart, and then changed to the Santa
Fe to Anaheim. There we met friend
who took us around Anaheim in an
automobile. All along the way were
orange, fig and walnut trees. One
place we stopped was at big apple
tree, where we got all the haf-ripe
apples we wanted.
From Anaheim we went to Santa
Ana, where we visited Birch park.
Birch park is nicer than the Long
Beach park, 1 think. We stayed there
a couple of hours, then went on TO
Huntington Beach.
There is nothing very interesting
there only the ocean and the Methodist
camp ground. About half past we
took the car to Willows, where we live.
ESTHER STULE.
1856 r. F. D. No. 2. Long Beach.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-12
Sleigh Bears Generous Children

Dear Aunt Laurie:
On Thanksgiving eve party of girls
and boys took a large basket of good
things to eat to some poor little orphan
children to enjoy.
1t was a silent and dark night, but
the big moon and twinkling stars gilt
tered on the snowy white ground,
making a most picturesque scene.
1t was a delightful sensation to be
rolling over the ice and snow in the
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-12
UNFINISHED STORY CONTEST

lock the wheels with while the ponies
stopped. When they got ready to go
he had to jerk it out until they stopped
again. Things went on this way until
the top of the hill was reached, and
then it was so late we camped.
MARIE DUNLAP.
Beaumont high school. grade 8.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-12
Enjoys Sleigh Riding
Aunt Laurie:

Dear Aunt Laurie:
What could one ride on or in that
would afford more amusement than a
sleigh when the snow glistens in the
sun and the air is full of merry
laughter and sleigh bells?
1 remember one sleigh ride I had at
least six years ago. There was party
of children in a large sleigh. Its
bottom was well covered with straw
and rugs. We had nearly reached the
top of a long, steep hill, when three
or four of us who were in the back
began to play while standing up on
the flying sleigh.
The first thing we knew, we were
at the bottom of the hill, all covered
with snow. 1 know that we must have
looked dignified and graceful as we
went spinning down that hill like tops
or wheels. After we had brushed the
snow out of our ears, eyes, noses and
mouths we were able to hear and see
the stationary" members of the
sleigh shouting and waving to us to
hurry up to them. This we did, and
we laughed and throught we had indeed
done something very funny when the
older ones laughed at us.
1 don't think one of us had any idea
of doing the performance over again,
however.
At the top of the hill stood the home
of one of the girls of the party, and
here we stopped and went in to warm
ourselves. Afterward we tried the
sleigh again, without any more ac-
cidents. From your loving niece,
HELEN M. FERGUSON.
s246 Emmett street. Los Angeles
high school, grade A9. Age IA.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-12
A Steamboat Ride

Dear Aunt Laurie:
In August, 1904, my mother and left
Los Angeles for visit to our old home
in Kentucky and a visit to the worlds
fair. We had lovely trip on the train
from here to st. Louis, and after see
ing the fair we boarded the big steamer
CITY of Savannah and went many miles
down the Mississippi river to the
mouth of the Ohio.
Then up the Ohio to the mouth of the
Tennessee. There we stopped at
lively little city, Paducah, our old
home. The boat stopped there some
hours.
Mother had been prevailed upon to
prolong her trip, so we stayed on the
steamer and plowed away up the beau
tiful Tennessee, one of the most beauti-
full streams on the map. We went up
that stream to the Shiloh battlefield,
the scene of such bloody battle during
the Civil War. 1t is now called the
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-11-12

in town to the agricultural districts.
The motor has already effected a
great change in that respect and is
continuing to do so. 1t gives back
to the land nothing in the shape of
manure. and thus indirectly tends to
mak cultivation a little more ex-
pensive than it used to be. In spite
lleve that agriculture is entering on
a period of depression. On the con-
trary, 1t is emerging steadily from the
dullness that has characterized it for
more than a quarter Of a century. The
present disappointment arises only
from the ~extravagant hopes raised in
the early part of the year. The
general record 10 n of steady i'm
provement; but whether prices go up
or down in a climate such as ours, an
occasional bad season will always
have to be reckoned with. The pres
ent year. taking it altogether, has
been u~nfavorable to the cultivation of
the soil. Yet it will be noticed that
there are very few farms to let. and
tHdL lanu usually DflnSS q SATISFACTORY
price in the market. For this we have
to thank mainly that great crowd of
wheat consumers which has arisen in
h east and created a demand that
the supply does no more than satisfy
at present and that is continually
growing. The sale of the farmers
produce. too, can be effected in a less
expensive manner. thanks to the mul.
Implications of auction marts, while
the telegraph and telephone enable
him to ascertain what demand there
is before he delivers his goods for
sale, so that much of the uncertainty
that formerly prevailed is eliminated.
Further. there is continuously going
on an increase in the number of con
sumers and an improvement in the
standard of living, two influences
which in combination tend towards
the yielding of a greater return by
food products.
CHARLES H. COX.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-11-12
OLD AGE PENSIONS

On the subject of old age pensions.
Congressman Wilson, who is one of
the miners delegates. has drawn a
bill to be presented at the next ses-
sion Of congress. This bill is sub
mitted by the executive council with
h approval OF the convention.
Referring to the work of the spe-
ella committee on industrial educa-
ton, the report favors a plan of in
dustrial training which will give the
foys and girls such training rs will
help them advance after they are in
the industry. Reports also favor har-
mon n extensions of the idea of
cooperation between labor unions
and farmers organizations.
In conclusion the council says: We
desire to lay the greatest emphasis
upon h primary fact that the great
central thought and intent of the
American Federation of Labor is an
improved standard of life and more
incense loyalty and devotion to the
fundamental and original spirit OF
liberty of thought, act and expression
to al people,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-11-12
TRAVELLING SPEED OF BIRDS
Their Flight Now Known to Be Much
Slower Than Has Been Gen.
orally Supposed.

A writer on birds says: "If you
consult the usually accepted authori-
ties on the speed of birds in their
flight you are likely to be misled by
an exaggeration of from 100 to 300
per cent. This is because figures
have beer given on hearsay, appear
ance and very superficial observation.
But recently American, English and
French observers have been compar-
ing notes, and are practically agreed,
after most careful calculation, on the
speed of the best-known birds. They
started with the carrier pigeon and
have made him a base of comparison.
He has heretofore been credited with
40 miles an hour, but it is now
agreed that he is entitled to so. A
long distance, carefully conducted
test of 592 miles, from the Shetland
islands to London, showed that the
most rapid pigeons made 81 miles an
hour. On shorter distances none
made more than so miles. Because
frigate birds have been seen far from
land, and have been supposed not
to fly by night or to rest on the wa
ter, they have been credited with a
speed of from $50 to 200 miles an
hour, If they did fly at that speed
they would have to overcome an at
mospheric pressure of from 112 to
1870 pounds to the square foot of fly
ing surface. There is no certainty
that they fly more rapidly than a pas
senger pigeon or that they do not fly
at night or do not sleep on the wa
ter. The swallow that is indeed a
rapid flyer, has been credited with
1870 miles an hour, but he must be
cut down to IS miles, and the martin
ia five miles behind him, though au-
thorities have placed him ten ahead"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-11-12
Big Four Loses Half Million

New York, Nov. 8.-The loss of the
Big Four railroad through alleged de-
falcations Of C. l.. Warmer. its local
treasurer at Cincinnati, will ultimate
ly amount to about $500. 900, accord
ing to a statement of Vice President
Harris of the New York Central lines.
The statement says the defalcation
is $643,OOO, and Warmer turned over
property amounting to more than
500, 900, and there will be received
from the surety company on it's bond
$50, 900. The statement adds:
AT the end of each month there
has been considerable sums of money
en route to the local treasurer from
station agents and others. 1t was by
including In this item moneys which
he had stolen that he was enabled
to conceal his defalcations."
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-11-12
As to the Hessian Fly,

The Hessian fly is a German product
which was conceived in iniQuity and
born in sauerkraut. 1t is a long. rangy
fly with a bite like a steel trap, and Il
lays a pale blue, oblong egg at the
rate of 10000 an hour. The Hessian
fly will eat anything from decayed
custard pie to a glass inkwell, but ito
favorite dish is the double neck Of .
fat gent. This bird can perform q
two-step on sticky fly paper without
crooking its toes, and is proof against
rough on rats, the daisy fly killer, and
a s%trychnine hypodermic. No Hessian
fly was ever known to die of anything
but old age, which accounts for the
color OF it's whiskers. If it ever fas-
ters upon your jowl, it will stay until
removed by the undertaker.-Man.
chester Ua.) Press.