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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-01-13
WALHALIA, 8. O.:
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1s, 1909
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LIFE.

hS CdSe VI oSHdIOI ID. II.
OF this State, which is attracting the
attention OF the whole nation just at
present, is one to be deeply regretted
by all and more particularly by the
people of the South. Coming up at
this time as it does, just as the South
is beginning to regain some Of her
lost prestige in the councils Of the
nation, 1t Is doubly unfortunate.
Probably no Southern man has done
more than Mr.. Tillman to pave the
way for the South's resumption of
her old place in national affairs. Just
what there really is in the Presi-
dents charges against South Caro-
lina's senior Senator remains to be
brought out by fuller investiga-
tion Of the whole affair by the COM
mittee.
When this is done we feel sure
that Senator Tillman's position will
net be more compromising than that
Of many other men occupying the
same high position in the General
Government. We have never admir-
ed nor supported Mr.. Tillman rs
partisan or enthusiast, yet we are
free to say we must have more than
the Presidents suspicious of him to
convince us that he is guilty of a
very grave offense. The bare state
ments made, looking at them from
the Presidents standpoint, indicate,
beyond question, very compromis-
ing situation for Mr.. Tillman. Still
the circumstances of the case are
such that they MAJ be readily eX-
planned. and satisfactorily, If Mr..
Tillman is free from the taint of
wrong.
We are inclined to the belief that
Mr.. Tillman has struck the keynote
Of the situation when he says there
Is malice" in the matter-not that
the President has bounded down
Tillman for malicious reasons and
attempted to fasten on him the
odium OF private wrong attempted
through public position, but that he
has scented graft and possible COR
ruption, and jumped at the opportu-
nifty to connect Tiilman with it, and
that he has possibly let his personal
animOsity for the South Carolina
Senator get the upper hand of his
better Judgment.
TT two.-Mr. Roosevelt and
Mr.. Tillman are men Of much the
same character, clustering, PLATA
spoken, rather suspicious, honest in
the main, yet not blind TO their own
interests. Rooscvrlt's charge and
Tillman's defense will be heard OF
for long time to come. The end
Is not yet nearing. Bitter, relent-
less, high-strung and bull-headcd,
they are well matched, and we may
look for a battle of words, charges
and counter charges of "suspicious"
and "unwarranted" acts until the
matter is cleared away.
While the whole affair is unfor-
tunate In the manner of its bringing
to light, yet there is every reason to
believe that the final outcome will
be beneficial in its results toward
purifying certain questionable ten
dencies at the National Capital
There is too much apparently pri-
Vate interest interviewer into public
affairs. The Oregon land grab"
should be probed to the very center,
as should also certain mysterious
deals in connection with the great
work on the Panama Canal and other
matters that should be strictly pub.
lie, yet which have many "private
strings attached.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-01-13
RESOLUTION RESPECTING
FORMER ORDINANCES.

Resolved, That all laws enacted by
the Council heretofore, not in con-
flict with these Ordinances, are re-
tanned in full force, and that each
and every one Of the Ordinances this
day enacted shall be in full force az
ter the publication of the same.
Done in Council and ratified under
the Corporate Seal of the Town of
Walhalla on the 9th day of
(L So January, 1909, and in the
1880 year of the Sovereignty
and Independence of the United
States of America.
J. A. STECK, Mayor.
Geo. NJ. Ansel, Clerk and Treasurer.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-01-13

1t would seem that the manufac-
ture OF good seasonable weather has
become one of the lost arts.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-01-13

And BooZetanooga trembles The
Statewide prohibition bill has passed
the Tennessee Senate by vote Of 20
tn
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-13
THE WEEKLY FREE PRESS,

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-13
HOW DISEASES ARE HEALED ny
SuGGESTION.

It Ia in the field OF its physiological OPP
erations that We are perhaps most in
terested in the phenomena of the sub
conscious mind. says Anna Sturgis Dur
yea in the Designer for June. To-day We
know that its activities may be directed
for healing purposes. Some intutive but
unframed minds, unframed especially in
modern psychological knowledge which
is absolutely necessary to true per-
spective IN matters Of the soul. have
blazed the way in which other minds
better equipped and better poised are
now advancing to the explicit disclosure
Of scientific truth regarding psycho-ther-
apeutics Among these is the Rev. DR..
Edward Worcester OF Emmanuel Church.
Boston. the conservative rector Of an
Episcopal Church. who has aroused a
world wide interest in the subject among
a class Of people hitherto unbeievers in
mental healing.
How easily a mental cause may pro-
duce a physiological result We see in
the common fact that girl a accused
Of blushing will almost surely blush. The
blanChing OF the cheek at the suggestion
OF danger. the quickening % the heart 5
action on the approach Of some great
Joy. are common exhibitions Of the indi-
rect physiological results OF suggestion,
Mental therapeutics then. simply make
use OF carefully directed suggestion to
obtain definite and intended physlologi-
cal results. Thus, the heart action can
bc consciously controlled as we'll as tenn
perature respiration. intestinal activ-
!ty etc. Some forms of eczema, asth-
ma and hay fever are relieved and often
cured Many phases Of nervous inhtbi-
tion. loss of appetite. dumbness. loss Of
motor power and hystercal paralysis,
have been removed.
The method OF treatment In every case
is suggestion. presenting TO the subcon-
scious mind the idea OF the result de-
sired to be attained The subconsc!ous
mind acts on that suggestion and pro-
ceeds to operate the bodily functions to
obtain the result The suggestion may
be given to the patient when he Is under
hypnotic control o. 1t may he given
r m in an ordinary state OF abstraction
when he is simply mentally relaxed II
is only recently that We have come to
know that mental healing may be ac-
oomplished through waking suggestion
rs we'll as through hypnotism.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-13
"sEI.FISH" TOWNS AND THE CHAM.
PLAIN MONUMENT.

The FREE PRESS urged the other
day that, IL the State commissions OF
New York and Vermont can agree TO
erect a single permanent memorial 20
Chmplain the same ought to be located
on some island in the broad lake whers
1t can be seen for many miles from both
sides and at the same time be freely
visited by the Champlain steamers On
the regular trips OF the craft. Other
wise. 1t would be preferable for each
state to erect its own memorial on the
Spouse to this editorial we have re-
ceived a communication from Mr.. Ar
thur II. Hill of Isle La Motto as fol-
lows:
To the Editor Of the Free Press:
Apropos OF your editorial of May s, that
of the Plattsburgh Press discussing the
location of the permanent memorial to
Champlain it is indeed very unfortunate
for both Burlington and Piattsbursh
that they We're not on the map when
Champlain and his party came up the
lake. Doubtless he would have visited
both cities But ne was not missionary
nor a trader.
II the coming tercentenary is not TO
commemorate a great historical fact and
II the permanent memorial Is to be To-
Gated where 1t can he seen by the most
people as you suggest then obviously
the most desirable site would he In Cen
trail Park New York city, and doubt
less the Vermont and New York COM
missioners could get permission to To-
cate II in that city. It would be just an
easy for people to get to New York city
as il would be to get out to Juniper Is
land or any other small island In the
broad lake opposite burlington or 10
Crab island or any other small island
opposite Plattsburgh.
So far as the people OF Vermont or
the people OF New York are concerned
they have appropriated large sums OF
money to celebrate and commemorate d
great historical fact and II the people
Of Vermont and the people OF New York
can unite to erect n Joint memorial to
the memory OF the man who discovered
and named the lake. the people of Yer
mont, and enc people Of New York will
want to visit the spots that he visited
and see the places so accurately des'
cribed by Champlain himself.
| Do far as navigation Is concerned ths
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-13
AN EFFECTIVE BLOW TO KTDNAP-

The sentencing OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Boyle to the penitentiary for life and
for twenty five years respectively Is
an effective blow to kidnapping. While
the length Of sentence is an important
factor in the case, the chief gain for
the cause OF the safety OF boys and
girls in homes throughout the land
is to be found in the demonstration
that those responsible for stealing the
darling OF wealthy home be ferret ed
out, apprehended and punished.
During the many years since the
unhappy fate of. the unfortunate Char
lie Ross. kidnappers almost without
mail and extort enormous sums from
wealthy parents under threats Of
stealing. and the parents. joyous IN
the thought of purchasing immunity
for their offspring from the horrors Of
threatened torture and probable death,
have been content to yield up generous
portions of their wealth and say moth
ing.
This growing immunity and the
knowledge of kidnappers that they
could rely implicitly in most instances
on the Willingness OF parents to fore
go prosecution on condition that their
loved ones were returned for a gener-
Gus price, had naturally encouraged
the growth Of this dastardly crime un-
til II had come to be almost an ac-
copied fact that large ransom could
thus be gained without material risk
to the criminals concerned.
The Whitla case had every promise
at the outset Of continuing as mex
plicable as any similar case that had
preceded it. The family complied with
every condition imposed by the kid
nappers from the very first No
watch was maintained when the money
was deposited according to instruc-
lions. And yet the authorities had no
difficulty in experimenting the guilty
pair. Much less did the court encoun-
ter obstacles in bringing the kidnap-
pers to speedy justice.
Those who may be tempted to re-
peat the experiment of the Boyles VIII
inevitably be forced to contemplate
the probability that the parallel will
include discovery and certainty OF
punishment as we'll. Thus Will the
Boyles stand as warning to imita
tors Thus may we hope that the out
come Of the kidnapping OF Willie
/ Whitla will 'counteract the disastrous
| effect OF the stealing Of Charlie Ross
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-13
THE BOARD OF HEALTH AND PUB
Lie BUILDINGS.

We find there Is considerable lack
Of information throughout the State
with reference to tho jurisdiction of
the State board Of health over public
buildings as we'll as other institutions.
Under the law as radically revised in
1904 It is provided that the board snail
take coGnizance Of the interests Of the
life and health Of the inhabitants of
the State, cause sanitary Investigations
to be made respecting causes Of dis
ease and the means OF preventing the
sickness and the effect Of localities.
employment. habits and circumstances
o. life on the public health; and, when
requested or when in their opinion 1t
Is necessary, shall advise with NUM-
cipal officers in regard to drainage.
water supply. and sewerage Of town
and villages and in regard to the cree
ton, construction, heating, ventilation
and sanitary arrangements OF public
the owners of such buildings to pro-
vide them with the necessary appi-
ances and fire escapes for preventing
accidents to persons who may be In
such buildings.
All doubt regarding the class of
buildings thus placed under the turs-
diction OF the State board Of health
Is removed by another section of the
law which provides that wherever
the term public buildings is used in
the chapter relating to the board in
question It shall mean churches, school
buildings. hotels more than two stories
high and places of amusement NOR"
than one story high. and buildings,
| factories, mills or workshops. more
than two stories high. In which per-
sons are employed above the second
story"
All this refers to buildings already
constructed, so far a. structures are
| concerned; but the powers of the board
are still more sweeping. 1t is provided
as a result Of the amendment Of one
section Of the law In 1908 that public
buildings now standing as well rs
those hereafter erected must conform
to the regulations of the board In re-
spect to sanitary conditions and hre
escapes necessary for the public health
and the safety Of individuals In such
buildings
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-13
TRIBUTE TO JUDGE STAFFORD.

tFTom the Boston Transcript
The Rutland Herald declares Wendell
Phillips stafford. a Judge Of the supreme
TO deliver the centenary Grafton at tha
Isle La Note celebration on July Q. tho
greatest living orator who claims Vermont
as his birthplace 1t is certainly true
that Judge Stafford is making So
tinctly favorable impression In thu
that his given names were selected with
prophetic insight. Although only new
resident of the District OF Columbia.
whose assignment 10 Its highest coute
was originally opposed on local grounds.
he has been selected to deliver the formal
address for the capital on the sth ot
this month when It's leading citizens
meet President Taft for a conference on
the towns future At the Crosby Moves
memorial exercises. In one OF the theaters
when Secretary Root. President Fair
banks and others of note spoke, ii was
the common comment that the address
OF the day was that Of Judge Stafford
n is somewhat rare that man who beari
the name OF famous worthy devel.
ops the same sort of attainments Win.
field Scott Hancock. like the man for
whom he was named was successful
soldier. Many moderate sized statesmen
have horne fhe name OF Henry Clay Bu;
a real Wendell Phillips may yet come TO
light In this Vermont namesake.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-13

1t is also provided that q persod,
corporation or committee intending &c
erect a public building Of the different
kinds named "sha,l submit plans
thereof showing methods Of heating.
plumbing, ventilation and sanitary ar
rangemcnts to the local health oflcer,
and procure his approval thereof, or
the approval of the state board "
health before erecting such building"
Persons and corporations that erect
n public building without such APP
proval or without complying with the
regulations OF the state board Of health
as provided in the law are to be fined
not more than $500 nor less than 800.
Moreover the building must be made to
conform to the requirements of the
board or 1T must he deemed a nuisance.
At this point the local health Off
Ger may step in and cause the build
ing to he put in proper condition at
the expense Of the owner, under the
direction OF the state board OF health
1t can be seen from this summary Of
the provisions OF the law regarding
the state board of health's jurisdic
tion over public buildings that the
powers of that body are OF the most
sweeping character; and while the ne
cessity for the exercise thereof has
mate result can not fail to be pro-
nounced gain for the safety and well
fare of the people OF Vermont.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-13

An editorial special to the FREE
PRESS from Bennington announces
that Editor Frank f. Howe Of the
Banner and Postmaster Collins NJ.
Graves have gone to Brattleboro to In =
ve~tigate the trout fishing in Wind
ham county trout law. While neigh
bors may receive prompt evidences of
the success OF the expedition. the
chances are that an official report will
be reserved for the next session of ths
Vermont Legislature.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-13
FREE ROOFING SAMPLE.

Since the appearance on the market OF
ready roohngs that need no painting,
there has been very lively curiosity on
the part Of many people to see the goods.
Accordingly the makers Of Amatite,
the best known of this class Of roofings,
have arranged to supply samples to any
inquirer free of charge.
These samples show the goods COM
plete with the mineral surface which re-
places paint as protection against the
weather. and II IL easy to obtain very
good idea of just what Amatite Is like.
All you have to do In order to obt ain
the sample Is to send a postal card re-
quest for same to the nearest office OF
Barrett Manufacturing Company, at
New York. Chicago. Philadelphia, Bos-
ton. Cincinnati. Cleveland. Pittsburg,
Minneapolis. st. Louis. Kansas City or
New Orleans
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-13
RAILROAD CONSOLIDATION AND
VERMONT INTEREsTs.

fnasmuch as the Rutland railroad has
become an important link in that part
OF the New York Central system en-
bracing northern New York and Yer
mont. any far-reaching development
affecting that system has interest for
our people. Word comes from Chicago
that all Of the lines Of the New York
Central are to be consolidated under
single corporation, capitalized at
$1,000, 600. 900.
According to this report nineteen
distinct corporations now designated
as Vanderbilt lines. with their leased
lines as satellites, are to go into tho
new corporation. This IL hailed as
"the greatest financial corporation this
or any other country has known" which
will enable It TO assume the most
comma nding position In the transpor-
tation world" A billion dollar corpor
alton would be all of this.
At one point in the story we are
Of F. II. Hartman, and that his large
purchase Of Central securities and his
entrance into the directorate Of the
Central are to be accounted for on the
ground that he was nred with this
great consolidation purpose.
There can be no doubt that event
ually the Delaware e. Hudson railroad
will also become a part of the New
York Central system, whatever form
further consolidation may take. 1t Is
known that Mr.. Hartman Is largely
interested IN both properties, and any
railroad consolidation in the past or
intelligently studied the railway map
or this whole region can see but one
destiny for the Delaware & Hudson,
which In dependent on the New York
Central or other lines for it's principal
terminals.
The Delaware & Hudson has always
been a tourist line and eventually t
will probably construct the cross state
railroad about which Vermont has
talked so persistently. provided the
towns cooperate heartily, and make
the Montpelier & Wells River road
part Of its own route between Sara
toga Springs and other points
ticularly as it would thus tap Yer
mont's rich granite region and secure
heavy freight trafic. This projec,
was considered when Mr.. Hartman
and the president of the Delaware s:
Hudson were guests OF Maxwell Evarts
last fall.
This is probably the only important
steam railroad development which
Vermont can hope for. unless the Cen
trail Vermont should be extended 10
Boston to give the Grand Trunk It's
own independent line to the Hub as a
| result Of the present struggle
over differentials from New England
westward, and the chances are that
any extension of this character would
be from some point in sne Bay State.
The recent controversy has plainly
| tended TO emphasize the Importance
of the New England railroads and the
result may have material Significance
for Vermont shippers.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-13
FUNDS FOR THE AIRY.

Some idea of the feeling general"
prevalent in relation to the outlook
for the Champlain tercentenary cele-
bration is indicated by the following
paragraph taken from the editorial
columns Of the Bellows Falls Times:
There are indications all along the line
that the Champiain tercentenfry cele-
hration next July will he a grand sue
cess. The committee has over $4,000 at
US disposal divided as follows: Appropri-
nted by the United States government,
$50 900: Appropriated by New York. N3..
900; by Vermont, $4,000; by Burlington.
$4,000; by Plattsbursh, 5000 General
subscriptions amount to several thous-
ands.
In justice to all concerned it shrould be
rdded that Isle La Motto appropriated
500 also. giving as much as any Of its
neighbors in proportion to Its ability.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-13

to note that the jails are filled In the
wet and dry counties alike. This sit
uation Affords opportunity for fresh
study of the problems involved in the
promotion Of temperance and the reg
ulation Of the traffic in intoxicating
liquors. How to keep people out Of
jail. though jails are constructed for
violators OF the law. remains a far
reaching and never ending probe.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-13
THE CROwDING OF OUR JAII.s.

In speaking OF the jail conditions
obtaining In Bennington. Editor Ben
nett Of the Manchester journal COM
ments as follows
The Bennington county Jail Is so
crowded at the present time that
Sheriff Godfrey Is having trouble to
locate the guests. They are sleeping
on cots in the corridors, just like the
popular hotels during convention time.
Sheriff Godfrey must be very popu-
lar landlord. Better take some of the
lazy tramps out blindfolded and take
them over into New York State. where
most OF them come from and dump
them overheard.
The Montpelier Journal speaks or
another phase Of the situation and ia
cidentally discloses conditions pre-
vailing In Washington county as fol-
lsws:
That ia one solution OF the problem
But the chances are that there are no
more prisoners in Vermont than there
have been right along. The more flled
the county 1ails are the fewer there
result OF law requiring the imprisOn
ment in jails instead OF the House OF
Correction for intoxication cases and
for offences carrying a sentence of un-
der year. Washington county jail
has been hlled like the other county
institutions.
The surest remedy as regards tho
presence OF tramps in Vermont''
county jails is the carrying out OF the
provisions with reference to the work
ing of prisoners In tho jaiis. Worl
has no affinity for the tramp. and Il
he knew he would compelled tc
work his way instead OF living at thu
expense of the taxpayers of Vermont
particularly during the cold months
he would shun this whole region. I
IL to be hoped that In the near future
the prisoners Of every jail in the Stat
will be made to work. and thus con
tribute toward their own support.
In this connection II 10 interesting