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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-05
COMMENT THATCOUNTS
Reflections From the Best OF Our
Contemporaries, Mostly Of General
Interest and Importance.
ADVERTISING VERMONT.

In these midsummer days when
the beauty and grandeur of YER
mont's hill and landscape is so in
spring as to prompt one to go and
tell the outside world about it, that
others may come and abide for o
longer or shorter time within the
borders of the state, special op-
portunity for a most efficient adver-
Using of the entire state presents it.
self. This is the Offering of that
special prize of $3.50 to the county
in the state making the largest and
best exhibit of fruit at the Vermont
state fair in White River Junction,
Sept. 21-24. The prize, which is
the generous and public spirited Of
fering Of F. A. Kennedy, of Wind
sor, is divided, SIS to the first, $50
to the second, and $25 to the third.
In the very nature of the case,
county exhibit of fruit requires the
cooperation of the greatest possible
number, hence this call to the news
papers in the respective counties to
urge fruit growers to try and Sc
cure the prize. There must be some
sort of organization in each county
that it may do its best. No entry
fee Is asked and the only money
expense will be that of tranporta-
ton. If the exhibit is a compre-
hensive one it will have countrywide
publicity for thousands from abroad
will see the show and papers every
where will comment upon it. If
grower has but single plate of
six specimens of a good variety let
him send that plate to his county
contribution If the plate is of sterl-
ing merit. If some live man in each
county will take the initial step to-
ward a county organization to the
end of making county exhibit of
fruit, he will soon have others with
him, and the work will be light be-
cause of many hands, but every
agency in each county should help
these men in every way that offers
White River Junction Landmark.
The summer resorts at the lakes
and in the mountains in this part of
Vermont are now enjoying the
height of the season. Hotels and
boarding houses are as a generality
filled to capacity. More and more
people are coming to know Vermont
as the great resting place Of eastern
America. With more persistent and
more effective advertising, the sum-
mer resort business in this state
will multiply rapidly. Unfortunate
ly, Vermonts attitude in respect to
publicity practically amounts to
this: It is saying to the world, eve
have unexampled scenery, but find
it out for yourself" Some day the
owners of Vermonts beauty spots
will shout their attractions from
the housetops. Then will the era
| of the new Vermont really have
| commonwealth Herald.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-05

Life Insurance Agent (flling out APP
plication)-Your general health is
good, is it not?
Applicant-Never had sick day in
my life.
Agent-Um! You do not contem-
plate entering upon any hazardous I'M
dertaking. | suppose?
Applicant-Well, yes; am afraid l
do | am going to get married next
Wednesday London Answers.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-05

Just where to place the Champlain
monument is the question that is hard to
solve. Built with funds appropriated
by Vermont and New York, it is no easy
matter to fix upon just the right spot.
In discussing the matter the Montpelier
Journal well says ut must be re-
membered first of all that the memorial
to be erected is to Samuel Champlain,
and not to Burlington, or Isle La Motto
or Plattsburg, and the special pleading
of each interested locality must be
weighed judically. -Swanton Courier.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-05
Cured Hay Fever and Summer Cold

A. S. Nusbaum, Batesville, In
diana, writes: Last year l suffered
for three months with a summer
cold so distressing that it interior
ed with my business, I had many
of the symptoms of hay fever, and
a doctors prescription did not reach
my case, and l took several med
icines which seemed only to aggre-
waite it. Fortunately l insisted up
on having Foley's Honey and Tar
1t quickly cured me. My wife has
sinced used Foley's Honey and Tar
with the same success" Sold by all
druggist.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-05

After a heavy meal take a cou-
pie of Doan's Regulets, and give
your stomach, liver and bowels the
help they will need. Regulets bring
easy, regular passages of the bow
els.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-05
THE c. V. SUMMONED,
Charged with Violating Safety APP
paratus Law-Ten Counts to the
Complaint.

Rutland. July 91.-The Central
Vermont Railroad company has
been summoned to appear in Unit
ed States court this city, October 8,
on the charge of violating the fed
eral laws governing the safety APP
pliances on trains. There were ten
counts to the complaint. :
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-05

In the conduct of your business as but
cher or dealer in meats you will observe the
above rules and regulations
Henry d, Holtoh
Secretary and Executive Officer
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-05
RULES FOR BUTCHERS.
Directions Issued BY the State
Board OF Health.

New rules have been issued by the State
Board of Health governing the slaughter
of animals for food the condition of the
slaughter houses, the care of utensils
and the clothing worn by the workmen,
meat markets and carts and the handling
of meat products. Copies of the new rules,
which contain many radical changes, are
being distributed to the proprietors of
meat markets, carts and slaughter houses
by local health officers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-13
AN OUTSIDE VIEW,

The Des Moines Capital in it's yes
terday afternoons issue had an edi
toria dealing with the political situa-
ton in Ottumwa under the heading:
"A Great Battle at Ottumwa.' The
Capital says:
A political fight is going on in the
city Of Ottumwa in which the issue
is one of law and order. 1t seems that
a non-partisan fight is being made. The
trouble evidently is that the machin-
cry of the government of Ottumwa is
too complicated to get at it all at
once. If Ottumwa had the new style
Of city government revolution could
be wrought at one election. But the
important point is that Ottumwa is
determined to clean out present con-
ditions.
The people will watch the fight at
Ottumwa with intense interest. If the
laws had been enforced, Ottumwa
might have been clean city, free
from doggeries and dug-outs. If the
law had been enforced, there would
have been no liquor sold in bawdy
houses. If the law had been enforced
the saloons would have been closed
at 10 D. m. 1t is evident that the pres
ent city government of Ottumwa was
of the old fashion, where pledges
were made to the lawless element IN
advance That used to be the fashion
in all such cities as Ottumwa. 1t is
fashion that has now gone out, and
gone out forever. The Iowa Legislature
should read the Ottumwa newspapers
and speedily pass the bill giving the
governor of Iowa authority to remove
sheriffs, county attorneys and ever
mayors. And Ottumwa should adopt
charter which will enable the entire
city government to be elected at one
election. If Ottumwa had the recall
every officer who has been neglectins
his duty would be recalled.
Let us have an era of law enforce
ment in this good old state. Success:
to the good people Of Ottumwa in theil
brave and manly fight.
The situation in Ottumwa is at
tracing attention all over the state
The move for law enforcement has
/ been general in Iowa. A state wide
protest has been made against thu
giving Of pledges to the lawless ele
ment in advance of elections and tn
carrying out Of these pledges to tn
disgrace of the cities that enter int
such partnership with crime. Ottumw
is waging campaign to set aside thi
pernicious system and the law abidin
citizens of the city should make
united stand for the election of Car
tain Emery and his ticket. whicl
stands for better city government.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-13

legislation you desire. | challenge
that by gentleness and united earnest
ness by being your own selves-you
can win in the next decade every re-
naming privilege and right you desire
without getting into the mire Of
politics to do it.
Finally, ladies, let me admonish you
in utter seriousness that the day,
when by your own persistent agitation,
you bury the Age of Chivalry in the
Age Of Strenuous Competition, will
mark the most serious crisis, the dark
est hour in woman's history since the
Crusaders crowned her queen Of men.
Thus far Mr.. Graves might have got
away with his statement of views
without an argument, but his next
paragraph will doubtless bring pro-
test. After protesting against the
abuse of men by newborn viragoes
openly urging physical violence in the
prosecution of the suffrage cause, Mr..
Graves goes on to say:
If now the tongue of the termagant
is to speak for the sex in this new
evangel, there will surely be found
men to tell women some reciprocal
things that are not complimentary
There are cold-blooded, thinking fel
lows who see things as they are, and
in merciless analysis, without restraint
Of courtesy, they will tell women what
they think:
That men are better than womer
| anyhow and were born and created
and Dredestined to rule!
That whatever the individual eXcep
tons, men are stronger, more effec
tive, more enduring physically anc
more masterful temperamentally.
That men are much truer than WON
en- to their convictions and to theil
professions.
That men have more honorable
standards of business and therefore
more honorable standards Of politics
than women would have.
Men, bad as they may be, are by thu
record truer to each other than womel
to each other. Man is capable o
friendships that women cannot reach
Woman is by instinct loyal unto dealt
to her children, but that is a mere in
stinct shared with the animal creature
Women are jealous of each other be
yond the mood of men, critical in thei
estimate, largely without charity, an
harsh in their judgments on their Sc,
Men may record individual instance
of harshness and uncharity, but
challenge the wide range of woman
history-from Eve all the way-to dl
phias the story of Damon and Py
thias or Of Jonathan and David.
Mr. Graves may look for an al
preaching storm when the advocate
of suffrage for their sex peruse hi
article.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-13
Mn. GRAVES ON SUFFRAGE.

John Temple Graves, who proved his
bravery on former occasion when ne
consented to be candidate TOR the
vice presidency on Hearsts personally
conducted political campaign, has en-
tered the arena with a daring stride
and taken up the cudgels against the
suffragettes He declares chat 1t Is
only a small proportion of the sex
who are engaged in the present agita-
ton. 1t is freely stated and generally
believed, saws he, that the NUMBER OF
women who oppose suffrage is vastly
larger than those who favor it. Then
Mr.. Graves continues:
The first crusade of the suftraglsts
should be among their own sex.
If women want it-all of them, or
half of tkem-and will make 1t plain
they are sure to get it. | could not
In simple honesty or justice fail to
vote for 1t myself.
So long as the feminine majority op
poses the new movement 1t Is simply
folly to ask men to give woman what
woman does not want!
And men cannot be blinded into con
fusing a minority Of agitators with g
majority of voters.
Then for fear his arguments may
not be conclusive. Mr.. Graves goes or
to prove to the women that they dom
want suffrage. He says:
But what on earth, ladies, do yol
want with it?
Or why do you wish to voluntarily de
throne yourselves from the gloriou:
position which you have held in the
worlds civilization from the beginning
or certainly for the last 800 years
You have never, united on wish or ;
desire that the world didn't grant 20,
cordially. You have ruled men b.
your gcntleness and your graces more
than you can ever prevail by you
force or virile assertion. There arr
improvements yet to be made in you
condition, errors yet to be righted, in
equalities yet to be redressed. | cal
you to witness that the history of tn
two decades has been the record of tn
successive and willing progress of mel
toward the abolition of the laws yol
protest and the establishment of tn
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-13
Insurgents Will
Get no Help From Democrats

termined beyond all reasonable pos
sibility of change.
With the Democrats looking to
Champ Clark for the final word as to
their course, the Republicans OF
insurgent tendencies are just as
anxiously awaiting sign from the
White House as to the disposition of
President Taft. 1t is a common obser
walton that the whole situation is in
the hands of these two men. If by any
legerdemain of politics they could be
brought together, they could produce
almost any result on which they
should decide. But in fact the very
suggestion of such cooperation in
iures the possibility of bringing 1t
about.
Despite its coup in keeping the
Democratic caucus date where they
want it, the Cannon organization is
still greatly worried. The stories
which have been circulated have in
some cases come back to make trou-
BILE. For instance, reports have been
sent out, of some of the supposed in
surgents making terms with the speak
er and lining up to support him. One
of these stories was sent to newspa-
pers in the Duluth, Mimi, district, to
the effect that Representative Clar-
ence Miller is going to support the
speaker, because in the adjoining Min
nesota district Representative Lenroot
had decided on the same course
Miller defeated for the Republican
nomination, ]. Adam Bede, who was
an uncompromising Cannon man. Mil
Ter was pledged in every way to op
position to Cannon, but iatterly has
been wavering under severe pressure
from the organization Lenroot was
nominated in the eleventh Wisconsin
over Judge Jenkins, chairman of the
judiciary committee and another un
relenting Cannon man. Lenroot like
wise had pledged himself to oppose
Cannon at every turn. The two dis
tricts. are neighbors, and the twiI
cities of Superior and Duluth consti
tute their joint metropolis So whel
the newspapers of those towns were
! informed that Lenroot was going tt
support Cannon it opened the way fol
Miller to plead exemption from hi:
own pledge of hostility.
1t is now explained that this stor.
of Lenroot weakening was pure fiction
He is as firmly opposed to Cannon a
he ever was, and will not vote for him
or for his rules, even if he has to stant
alone in that position. The anti-Can
non people charge this misrepresenta
ton to the Cannon managers, and de
J clare they know of other simila
cases.
J. G., Welliyer
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-13
Washington Bureau of
The Ottumwa Courier
Washington, D. c., March II.

The house Democratic caucus will
be held Monday morning next at 10
O'clock Two hours later, at noon OF
that day, the extra session of congress
will open.
Great significance is attached TO this
proximity of dates. 1t is considered to
publican organization in the house.
The logic is very simple.
There is q considerable element of
Democrats who object to having the
big body of Democrats made into a
tail for an insurgent Republican
kite They say it's too much like the
tail wagging the dog, to have the
Democrats furnish most of the votes
to win fight for a little bunch of
rebellious Republicans. Moreover,
these Democrats don't see where they
have anything to gain by helping the
Republican rebels reform the house
rules. "We want to Keep Cannon and
Cannonism as political issue for the
future, and we will lose that issue If
we help Republican congress to re-
form it's own abuses" said Demo
crat very frankly.
Democratic Managers Call Halt.
| The call for the Democratic caucus
was first sent out, with the hour set
| for Monday at 10 o'clock. Some of the
Democrats who are in sympathy with
insurgency, and who want to promote
coalescence with the recalcitrant Re
pubiicans, promptly protested against
such an hour. They pointed out that
if the question of rules were to come
up at that time, it would be utterly i'm
possible to agree on any program III
the short time remaining before con
gress would meet 1t would be {
matter of days, rather than hours, fol
the caucus to agree on any program
Therefore, the DIRECTORS asked that al
earlier date be fixed for the caucus
They suggested that it be held on the
Saturday previous, or March 49, Thel
there would beetime enough to formu
late a program, to discuss it in detail
secure agreement on it, and have con
ferences with the insurgent Republi
cans as to the cooperation of the tw'
forces.
This view being presented to them
the Democratic managers in the hous
looked into the situation, and decided
to circulate call for the caucus. Ac
cordingly a paper was prepared TO
signatures, fixing 10 O'Clock Monda,
as the day for the caucus. TO this
goodly majority Of Democrats alflxe'
their signatures. The date is now dc
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-13
People $ Pulpit
Protecting the Murderer.
,gsgsRY7sS2sgSgyg

.Tunkin belongs now in the Wapelio
county Jail, and there he should be-
Fred Rosen, father of the murdered
girl. asked the sheriff Tuesday night
why he was protecting Junkln.
1t don't seem to the average citizen
necessary to go to any great and cost
lv trouble to protect the beast, I'M
ouestionably beyond the shadow OF
doubt guilty Of the monstrous crime,
and it don't seem necessary to go to
any great expense to dispose of him.
It is not by any means certain that
Junkin can be hung by the ordinary
forms Of law here.
Under the law and rules for getting
a Jury. which are by the way dis
grace to civilization, it won't be pos
sible to get a jury in Wapello county
and hardly in the state. Anyone who
has read or talked Of the case or form
ed or expressed an opinion is dis
qualified.
IF Junlin is arraigned and has not
EMPLOYED counsel, the court assigns
an attorney to defend him, who will
get twenty dollars day for his serv-
ice and the tax payers Of Wapello
county foot the bill; and if this attor-
new is disposed to he can make the
trial last a month.
| Any one of the twelve jurors who
may be conscientiously opposed to
capital punishment or who on any pre-
tense, claims to doubt the evidence,
can save the brute's neck.
On the trial--no evidence that Jun
kin has been a criminal all his life;
| that he Is Just out Of Jail for highway
robbery and held up woman at mid
| day and robbed her two days before
he killed Clara Rosen, can go to the
| jury. Witnesses can testify that his
character is bad. Very mild evidence
but that is ali that the law permits.
His confession can not be used
against him.
The officials of Wapello county have
asked the people to trust them By
electing them to office. Is it too much
to ask the elected officials to trus
the people. We think not. Let Junllir
be brought to the Wapello county jai
where he belongs-and brought now
in day light, and let him take his
chances.
Any man who stands between Jun
kin and halter protects a murdere
and no sensible idea of duty calls Oh
anyone to do that What he richl.
deserves is to be tied to a stake il
the cellar where the bloody body 0
the murdered girl was found ant
roasted over slow fire. That's wha
he would get in the southland al
honor to the south for 1t.
! g. P. Brown.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-13
CAPTAIN EMERY's PLATFORM.

cantain Emery, Republican canol-
date for mayor, made 1t plain IN MS
sneech at the ratification meeting tnas
he stands for a bigger, BETTER pus ..s.
Ottumwa. During the course VI i,is
remarks when he outlined hrmiy me
nlatform on which he Is s'ahoine
this campaign he said: ~ aoos
There is another matter when uoes
AZ nartain to city administrations put
in which every citizen VI o''''
deeply interested. ,o,
Ottumwa has for many years 49,
known as a good, active business wv" ~,
the best Of it's size in the state. ~.
streets show business actlVlty VIII
always causes comment by strahsein.
We have one of the most lmporta''
hacking plants in the United STATES
whose product is the best on the NIT
ket In the manufacture OF farm iila'
elmer, and mining tools we are eA-
oelled NV none and we have numer'
ons other factories that are thrlVlaS
and nrosperous. We have water anu
coal md transportation facilities uheN'
called by any other city in the stare
We have also gradually increaslns
population. :, 4o,.o hold
Our citizens should take hoio
ina vigorous manner. We shoui:
have interurban railroads. We shoulH
have more factories, more Whoiesa.s
houses. We should keep our streels
clean. our business houses and resi-
c,ncas up to date, showing a genera
annoarance of prosperity which VIII a.
tract strangers to Us. Personally eV
erv dollar | have, and more too is IN
vested in Ottumwa real estate ans
nothing would please me-better u
profit me more than to see Quinn" !
prosper and grow and whatever IN
fluence | may have either ot1claliy o.
otherwise will be exerted in that eli
rection. -,
Captain Emery would enforce tht
laws in Ottumwa to the letter. Inese
would be no invitation to the law
less element to come to Ottumwa an,
live off an open town. The ope1
town policy and the lawless elemen
would be driven out and the citizens
and homes would be given the protec
ton that IS only given in a lay
abiding community.
with the laws enforced and TN
disturbed condition of the public mint
relieved, Ottumwa could go ahead
with it's business extension plans, al;
in these movements Captain Elmer.
would be leader.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-13
he was always fair in his dealings
with the common people.

Thomas Hedge Of Burlington-He
was man Of absolute integrity and a
most generous man, not alone in ma
terial matters but in his judgment of
Others, although at the same time a
man of strong feelings. He knew men
and his Judgment of men was almost
invariably correct and fair. He won
their confidence by his intelligence
and cordially and held their conf
dence by their knowledge of his abso-
lutte truthfulness and sincerity.
James G. Davis Of Des Moines-An
acquaintance with ]. w. Blythe soon
ripened into loyal and lasting friend
ship. The secret of his great popular
ity was his fearlessness, his frankness
|'and his high sense Of personal honor
If Mr.. Blythe had not preferred cor
porate service he would have taken
high rank in public career. He
would have made great governor, a
great United States senator, and easily
have taken commanding place in our
national life. Few men have been as
unjustly criticised, yet he was never
| heard to complain. He was not only
statesmen, but a philosopher. He
believed that time would right all
wrongs, and so he did his duty as he
saw it.