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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-04-01
6rattIeboro's Good Spell.

At the Brsttleboro spelling match be-
tween representatives Of the Woman's
club and the board of trade, the winner
was John K. Gale OF Guilford, who GER
tainIy demonstrated his claim that Gin
some branches the old-fashioned educa-
tional methods are equal to the more
modern ideas" j. F. Hooker distin-
guished himself by missing on reveille;
ex-Attornty General Clark G. Fits tripped
on colossal; Editor Crane Of the Reformer
couldn't spell consilience according to
Webster; VI lille the Rev. Goodhue SHE'D
at guillotine like a colt without binders.
Such little easy ones as crotcheteer,
eschscholtzia, giaour, euchcirion, spiegel-
eisen, and the like, moved down the
Woman's club line like gatling gun.
Incidentally, as an intehectual dumb-beu
exercise, the contest afforded lots OF en-
tertainment.-St Johnsbury Republican.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-04-01
TALKING UP AMENDMENTS.

Allen NJ. Fletcher, a member of the
commission named to prepare and submit
proposed changes to the state constitu-
ton in 1910. has evidently adopted the
plan of feeling out public sentiment in
advance. His home paper, the Ludlow
Tribune, contains frequent interviews
with him. in which ne is made to dis
cuss certain possible amendments, result
ing in quite free newspaper treatment
of the various propositions. Much good
may come from this preliminary threshing
out.
Last week Mr.. Fletcher expressed
preference for winter, instead of fall,
session of the legislature. He said:-
"Just how the members Of the commit
tee would feel on this matter am unable
to say. of course. Personally, however,
am frank to say l should favor a change
OF date from early in October to the first
week in January. Many members OF the
legislature have business duties pressing
upon them during the fall aud early win
ter which must be attended to and " hich
naturally interferes with close attention
to the business Of lawmaking. These de-
mands would, in the case Of a majority Of
the members, not be so urgent in January
/ and February; from the very nature OF
! things the social functions and outside
( distractions would not loom up so con-
/ spicuously at that season Of the year; and
/ l am of the opinion that the state would
get better service from its representatives,
and more time be available for serious
= Of fvrarCrk.uk q
the session were held with the opening OF
the new year. It must be remembered
that fail sessions are the exception and
not the rule, among the states generally"
Mr.. Fletcher holds that short sessions
ending at Thanksgiving time are nc
longer to be expected. owing to the in
creased labors Of the assembly, due to {
} broadening of important subjects deserv
! ing careful attention. He raps the
! Prouty administration little for holding
the last legislature to the hopeless task o.
trying to settle the tax question, when i
was ''very probable that the time couIC
have been shortened by two weeks i
: the advisers Of the administration ha'
realized that the house would not pas
any such taxation measure as was put u
to it,"
4 1t appears that the assembly Of 1908 il
h creating this committee on constitutions
a revision, first stipulated that the member
! should not draw anything for services O
expenses. Later, when it appeared IN
likely that any desirable material coul
A be obtained on such basis, another resc
" luton went through, providing that tn
A members should be allowed their e.
ia penses. This latter resolution was III
known to us when we made our criticisl
in last weeks issue.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-04-01
Decline Of the Sons Of Veterans.

Does the annual meeting OF the Sons Of
Veterans in Vermont reflect the condi-
tions of the order in other states The
decline in its ranks here in Vermont
which has been continuing for several
years is still noticeable, there being only
twenty-three camps with 657 members,
the net loss during the year being thirty
five. It would seem that the order could
be made q rallying ground for the sons Of
veterans and should become g tremen-
dously powerful organization. With its
rich traditions, and its honored burden Of
perpetuating the memory Of those who
fought and died for our country, the or
der should not go begging. Any person
who can claim the eternal renown OF be-
ing the son OF a veteran OF Ut be Civil war
should not hesitate to join the order and
help perpetuate the glory OF the veterans.
the saviors Of our country. Springfield
Reporter.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-04-01

Our Southern brethren have long COM
planned that the North was forever wRv-
ing the "oloody shirt" and that there
could be no true family reconciliation un-
til it was stopped. And vet all within q
few weeks, monument is proposed to
Wirz, the monster that reigned.. over. the
Andersonville prison hell, Louisiana pro-
poses to cut out unpleasant history from
her school books and teach her children
that it wasn't so, and Mississippi pre-
sents the hattleship that carries her name
with a silver set that bears the likeness oil
JEFF Davisl Can't it be fairly considered
rubbing il inn to ask a United States
ship to officially display the face Of that
srch-rebel under the stars aud stripes be
fought7 We are so often counseled not
to offend the sensitive Southern temper.
ament.n but are We Of the North TO bt
conceded no delicacy OF feeling at ALI
st. Adams Messenger.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-04-01
$3.50, 900 for Permanent Roads.

z. W. Gates OF Highate, state highway
commissioner, and the thirteen county
road supervisors held an all-day session
in Burlington recently to discuss the new
highway law, enacted at the last leeisIa-
ture, and to arrange for the county high
way meetings.
Returns from zoe towns show that the
towns have voted more money for perma-
nent highways than year ago, the funds
being more than called for BY the differ
ent towns and villages, the sum raised so
far has been about $4,000 By an act of
the last legislature an increase of sos. 900
was made in the appropriation for the
road fund, bringing the total up to $685.
600. This with the highway tax voted
by each town will bring the fund to
nearly. $3.50, 900. About $4,000 will be
expended under the provisions of the
new law for permanent roadwork in
towns where needed and where no other
appropriation has been made.
The thirteen county supervisors OF the
state are the same as last year with the
exception OF Chittenden county, where I.
Z. Hobart Of Westford takes the place OF
Herald Stevens OF Burlington.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-04-01
Misery In Stomach.

why not start now-today, and for
ever rid yourself of Stomach trouble and
indlgestionf A dieted stomach gets the
blues and grumbles. Give it a good eat.
then take Pape's Diapepsin to start the
digestive juices working. There will
be no dyspepsia or belching of Gas or
quotations Of undigested food no feeling
ike lump Of lead in the stomach or
heartburn, sick headache and Dizzinaas-
and your food yill not ferment and poi-
son your breath with nauseous odors.
Pape's Diapepsin costs only so cents
Tor large case at any drug store here.
and will relieve the most obstinate case
OF Indigestion and Upset Stomach in five
minutes. 80
There is nothing else better 70 take
oas from Stomach and cleanse the
stomach and intestines, and besides.
one trlangule will digest and prepare for
ass'milation into the blood ali yoar food
1he same as sound, healthy stomach
When Diapepsin works. your stomach
rests-gets itself in order, cleans up-apd
then you feel like eating when YOU come
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uecloe 20 begin taking Diapepsin. Tel
y your druggist that you want Pape's
Diapepsin, because you want to bs
'"0rOughIy cured of indigestion.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-04-01
PORTLAND, MAINE, CHILD
III, Weak and Emaciated, Re
stored to Health by Vinol

8SQEO0 10 L1O646A w AA04
"Our little daughter, six years Of age.
after a severe attack OF the measles.
which developed into pneumonia. was
left piufully thin, weak and emaciat-
ed. She had no appetite. and her stom-
ach was so weak 1t could not retain
food. She lay in this condition for
weeks, and nothing the doctor pre-
scribed did a bit of good, and we were
beginning to think she would never re-
cover.
AT this time we commenced to give
her Vinol, and the effect was marvel
Gus. The doctor was amazed at her
progress, and when we told him we
were giving her vinol, he replied, 1t
is q fine remedy. keep it up We did
so. and she recovered her health and
strength months before the doctor
thought she could" ]. w. Flagg.
Portland, Me.
Vinol cures conditions like this be-
cause in a natural manner it increases
the appetite, tones up the digestive
organs. makes rich, red blood, and
strengthens every organ in the body.
vinol is sold BY the following drug
gists:-
H. A. Leonard, Randolph.
@. M. Miller. Bethel
1 ID. o. Goodno, Rochester.
/ A. r. Hood & Son, Chelsea.
! NJ. J. Sargent, q Son, South Royallon
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-04-01

The Lamoille county listers, following
the lead of their franklin county breth-
rem, held a meeting a few days ago in
Morrisville with q view to securing uni
formity in methods of taxation. Judge
II. H. Powers, who qualified as an expert
lister by bringing thousands OF dollars
which had ESCAPED taxation in his own
town into the lists, gave his interpreta-
tion of the tax law and impaired some
timely instruction as to the proper man
ner OF procedure in making appraisals.
He expressed the opinion that the present
law is a good one if thoroughly and prop
erly applied and enforced. The Lamoille
county listers agreed upon a live stock
schedule as follows:-The average grades
Of mich cows, SIS; two-year-old cattle,
SIS; yearling cattle, $40; broken matched
steers and oxen, cents per pound; store
sheep, So; swine, cents per pound live
weight; yearling colts, $35; two year-old
colts, s55; three-yesr-old colts, SIS; work
ing and driving horses at Judgment of
listers. The Orleans listers have also
held run-together recently.-Brattle-
boro Phoenix.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-04-01
PRESS NOTES.
nc..o,. n : Foroetfulness."


A new precedent has been established;
a new avenue for squirming out OF com
pIex situation has been opened up; new
course for looking the world straight IN
the eye even when nipped red-handed has
been devised. ave were caught in Tor
getfulness, not in q falsehood," SAID
Roosevelt to Loeb when they discovered
an old letter completely refuting state
ment once made by them. Hereafter,
there will be a lot of people caught in q
forgetfuIness but not in falsehooo.
How easy an explanation to make to your
wife that you were caught in forgettul-
ness when you told her point-blank that
you didn't go to the club last night, only
to be prodded later BY exacting memory
Caught in q forgetfulness, indeed The
Ananias club is disbanded by mutual
consent.-Barre Times.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-04-01

There is . good deal of impotence man
ifested, at times, because the tremendous
task Of laying broad, hard, well-graded
and enduring highways over the probab-
" 200, 900 miles of roadway in Vermont
is not being accomplished in rush order.
Some people seem to think that practical
ly nothing is being done, and not few
loudly call for an enormous bond issue to
raise several million dollars and complete
the work within a few years. 1t is fact,
too frequently overlooked, that Vermont
has set to work in an intelligent. practi-
cal and conservative way, 10 improve her
highways. The majority OF the towns in
the state have already taken advantage of
the state aid act and have put their own
entity of 800, 600 per year is being ex-
pended ON permanent highways in Yer
mont, under very competent state and
county supervision. Formerly, there was
basis for the complaint that this money
was mostly frittered away; now there is
meme. Every dollar has to be accounted
for as applied to the purposes of the Law.
Results are beginning to appear al
ready. In ten years Vermont will have
put a million dollars into permanent
roads and everybody will then note the
change and marvel how easily and effec-
lively it has Teen done. And there will
be no bonded debt to Cypress this or sue
/ ceeding generations.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-04-01

Vermont doesn't know whether to
laugh or cry over the appointment OF
Judge Henry Clay Ide by President Taft to
be United States minister to the court Of
Spain. Judge Ide was formerly of st.
Johnsbury, but hasn't frequenled his
Vermont habitat much for eighteen
years or so, during which time he has
been attached to the foreign service Of
the government in various important ca
pacities. For a couple Of years past, he
has resided in New York city, where he
managed in i've months to draw a good
sized fortune as one OF the receivers OF the
Knickerbocker Trust company. He isn't
in any sense q resident vermonter, yet
his appointment is checked OF to the
credit of Vermont, thus extinguishing the
claim of this state by that much to any
other possible opening in the public ser
vice. At the same time it would hardly
be fair to accredit him to New York.
Vermont will wish, him we'll ct Madrid,
and doubts not that he will serve his
government efficiently. That's the main
thing, after all.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-04-01

A delinquent taxpayer, who sued the
tax collector OF Hardwick for damages for
false imprisonment, won his case. And
on what grounds7 He didn't establish
that he wasn't a delinquent, or that he
had been wronged. He attacked the val
idity of the towns grand list and got a
verdict, by order of the presiding judge,
on the ground that the listers had failed
to carry out the law inasmuch as they
had not doubled his list when he refused
to return his inventory No wonder it is
easy to caricature the law.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-04-01
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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-04-01
License Vote in Barre and NorhHeId.

License Vote in Barre and Northfield.
Barrels recent vote against licensing
the sale OF liquor seems to have caused
surprise for our neighbor, the Randolph
Herald and News. Unreasonably so. ii
seems to us, in view of prior results. As
q matter Of fact. Barre city has voted to
license the sale of liquor only three times
out Of the seven opportunities which
have been given tn the citizens to state
their preference, while on each of the
four occasions when the vote was 0Nop
the majority was fairly decisive, although
not SC much so as recently.
And when 1t comes to comparison with
Northield, as the Randolph contempor-
airy does, there is to us even less surprise
that Barre should have voted "No'' while
the former town, "the seat of Norwich
university" and town sswhose citizen
ship is very largely native" voted
"Yes." We doubt IL Norwich university
has any appreciable influence on the civic
pulse of Northfield; and on the other
score it has been shown freoueptIv IN
Vermont that the so-called isnatives,i
have been known to swing many town
into the eyes" column, while several ol
the larger places which have a greate,
percentage of foreign-born citizens have
gone into the no-license column. Hav.
ing seat OF learning in its midst-and
the most powerful one in the state
hasn't deferred Burlington from voting
license six times out OF seven, nor has !
preponderance of "natives'' kent town,
like Stowe, Morrisville and HYDE ParI
in the "No" column. No, the tw,
things mentioned by the contemporar,
are merely surface signs and they do no
reflect the inner sentiment at all.-Barr,
/ Times.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-04-01

st. Adams city is the first to take adj
vantage Of the shrewd dodge OF fixing the
minimum license fees to be paid by the
state, with the understanding that the
difference, up to the maximum, is to be
turned into the city treasury as local
fee, to make good, in part, what the city
will lose through the change in the law
by which the state gets all, instead of
half, of the license fees. Other cities and
towns will probably follow suit. And
what can the state do about it, Moth
ing, that we see.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-04-01

II l. F. Loree succeeds f. II. Hartman
as head of the latter's great railway enter
prises, as report has it, there may be re-
newal of hope for the Vermont cross-state
railroad. Loree is now president OF the
Delaware & Hudson, and at the celebrat-
ed state fair banquet given last year at
Hartford Loree proposed that Hartman
consider the project that has been 80 long
mooted, and nothing else.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-04-01

The Montpelier Argus explains that FIR.
o'Sullivan was not fined at Montpelier
for spanking disorderly choir boy, but
the case was a civil action brought by the
young man in question, 9 minor, by his
father as next friend, to recover for per-
sonal damages alleged to have been
caused. Judge Stanton merely presided
at the trial, at which verdict was
brought in for the plaintiff.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-04-01

What singular strain it is that goes
en- from bitter condemnation of the
whitla abduction to criticism of the kid
nsppers' folly in getting caught after
they had the money safely in their handsl
"a damnable crime. II had got hold of
that $1,000 though, I'll bet I'd have
held it, or at least put it where nobody
else could have got it,"
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-04-01

will agree in their versions Of what took
place at Montpelier. Brother Howe
wrote facetious article relating to the
petty graft practiced by members OF all
legislatures in Juggling home things Of
small value from the state house. Broth
er Lewis denies the impeachment holly
and says-"rhe person who makes this
charge or the newspaper that publishes ii
knows that there is not any truth in it.
1t is said just to be funny"
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-04-01

Please notice that we say newspaper
men, not journalists. There is a legend
to the effect that newspaper man ought
not to risk burning his fingers by dab
bling in politics, but several Of the profess
sion in Vermont have dabbIed and with
considerable success. A partial list ~
those who have recently been honored
with Office follows:-
Editor Howe of the Bennington Banner
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-04-01

In Brother Belknap's roundup OF the
Vermont newspaper men, rspu blished
elsewhere, he somehow forgot the editor
of the Bellows Falls Times, who was or is
a government stamp Ticker, at a hand
a recent addition to the caravan OF Yer
mont educational orators.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-04-01

It took Guiliord lawyer to spell down
the smart ladies of Brattleboro. John E.
Gale was formerly a valuable member OF
several Vermont legislatures, Democrat,
but not obnoxiously so.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-04-01

Caught in forgetiulness, +" explained
Roosevelt, when, witness in court, he
was confronted with proof positive Of his
own misstatement, and that OF his secre-
tary, Loeb. That was his excuse, but for
another in the same plight oaly the
"shklrt and ugly'' word fits. Sect
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-04-01

Former Congressman Haskins, back in
the ranks OF common citizenship, re-
spends to the call and becomes a humble
justice of the peace at Brattleboro. The
Barre Times hopes his trials may be
many,
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-04-01

Senator Page is to distribute liberal
packages OF Vermont maple sugar among
bis colleagues. Let's hope he remembers
"Pitchiork Ben" 1t will dc the South
Carolinian good to sweeten up.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-04-01

A man killing at Glover resulted in q
sentence of two years in states prison.
Pretty soon there will be bounty on
some kinds of human animals.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-04-01

Representative Howe of the Benning-
ton Banner and Senator Lewis OF the
MorrisviIle News and Citizen ought to
hold get-together meeting so that they
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-04-01

There are fifty Williams in Congress.
1t is proposed to organize q "Bill
club" with President Taft at the head.
Vermont can be represented by Senator
ssWil' Dillingham;.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-04-01
EDITORIAL NoTEa

How does the PoultDey Journal enjoy
being referred to by the Burlington Free
Press as the "Poultry JournaIf''
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-04-01

Itching, bleeding, protruding or blind
piles yield to Doan's Ointment. Chronic
cases soon relieved, finally cured. Drug
gists all sell it.
The National tribune., 1909-03-25
The 21st Ohio.

Editor National Tribune: Kindly give
a sketch of the 21st Ohio from it's or
ganization as a three-months regiment
to its muster-out.-John r. Porter,
North Yakima, Wash.
The 21st Ohio was first organized as
a three-months regiment, but reorgan-
lied at FIndlay, Sept. IS, 1851, for three
years At the end of that time the
original members were mustered out,
and the veterans and recruits retained
in service till July %, 1865. 1t was one
of the 300 fighting regiments, and was
commanded by Coils. Jesse s. Norton,
James NJ. Niebling and Arnold McMa-
hon successfully. Its first real battle
was Stone River, where it lost "a killed,
109 wounded and 26 missing. At Chick
amauga, where it used Colts revolving
rifles, it inflicted a severe loss on the
enemy, expending over $4,000 rounds
of ammunition. Its own casualties in
that action consisted of 2S killed, "a
wounded and 131 captured or missing.
1t had hard little fight at Winnings Sta
ton during the Atlanta campaign,
where, under command of Maj. McMa-
hon, it was ordered to drive in the ene-
my from his outer line of rife pits,
which it did successfully, but with a
loss of Is killed and 80 wounded. 1t
belonged to Johnsons Division, Four
teenth Corps, and lost 172 killed and
220 from disease, etc. Its total killed
and wounded was 642 and 81 of its
members died in Confederate prisons
Editor. National Tribune.