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The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1910-12-26
Application Difficult.

In his address the colonel said in
part:
1T is the easiest thing in the world
to sketch out in the closet system
Of government, and it is one of the most
difficult things in the world to make a
government really functional. In just
the same way il IS proverblally easy to
preach morality, and still easier TO ap-
plaud il when preached, but it is diff
ficult to do the only thing that counts,
which is to apply the morality IN praef
tise
.'For that reason when ! speak of
applied morality-using morality IN the
largest sense. that is, for the efficient
application of the principles, the car
rving out Of which means really good
government-I wish to give concrete IL
lustrations.
For instance. it is greatly to the
credit of any nation, OF any govern
ment. when It performs some vast un-
dertaking which will last for many cen
tur;es and which adds perceptlbIy to
the sum of achievements of mankind.
.'Suck an undertaking IS the Panama
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1910-12-26
Gives Praise to Carnegie.

Toward the end of his lecture he re
ferred to the gift as providing the
means of making ''real progress in
bringing, about the results which Mr..
Carnegie desires to achieve.
He is entitled to the hearty praise
of all good citizens here, said Colonel
Roosevelt, land of all patriots in all
countries.
But remember, - he said warningly,
that the ultimate worth depends GA
the good practical sense, the Judgment
and ability of the men who, administer
ing the fund, succeed in translating
the theory into action
This translation of the moral theories
Of government into practise, or what
he termed ''applied morality he
sought to illustrate by the Panama
Canal. under the direction of Colonel
Goethals: conservation as exemplified
by the labors of Garfield and Pinchot,
and the peace movement as furthered
by John Hay and Elihu Root
He favored the fortitcation of the
canal and larger navy as the best
guarantee of peace.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1910-12-26
HARD To
APPLY, SAYS 7. R.
Modern Morality Must Be Eff
Cient, He Declares in Nobel
Lecture at Harvard

CAMBRIDGE, December 14.-In
speaking on "AppGed Ethics, - as the
Nobel lecturer in Sanders Theater to-
night, Colonel Roosevelt touched briefly
on the building Of the Panama Canal,
the progress of conservation and the
movement toward universal peace, as
typltied by recent fisheries decisions at
The Hague.
The Nobel lecture at Harvard is pro-
vided by a fund given by Mrs. William
B. Nobel IN memory of her husband, an
Episcopal clergyman, and is for the
benefit of students and the faculty.
Colonel Roosevelt 5 visit to Massa-
chusetts was expressly for the lecture,
although he attended a meeting Of the
Harvard Overseers at the office in Bos-
ton. He was elected a member of the
board last June.
just before going on the lecture plat
form tonight Colonel Roosevelt learned
of the Carnegie peace foundation fund.
He hailed the announcement with de-
light and was especially pleased with
the selection of Senator Elihu Root as
permanent representative of the United
States at The Hague.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
A Golden Wedding.

Ex-Governor and Mrs. T. A. Wood
bury of Burlington will celebrate
their golden wedding anniversary on
Lincoln's birthday, February 10, in
st. Augustine, Fla. They have invited
their six children with their respective
husbands and wives, to be with them
on that day in st. Augustine and it is
almost superfuous to say that the in
vitation has been accepted. Those in
vited to the anniversary are: Mr. and
Mrs. c. L. Woodbury. of Burlington;
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Walter May Of
Boston, Judge and Mrs G.. NJ Pow
ers of Morrisvil;e, Col. and Mrs. e.
p. Woodbury. of Burlington, Mr. and
Mrs. Wilfred C. Lane of Valdosta,
Ga, and Miss Mildred Woodbury..
The party will meet in st. Augustine
on the 10th of February. Those go
ing from Burlington will leave on
the Sth. The trip will cover a period
of two weeks and from st. Angus
tine the guests will return TO their
homes as personal preference die
tates, most of them, probably, visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Lane in Valdosta.
Col. e. p. Woodbury. will stop at
Chickamauga, where his regiment
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
Charged With Arson.

Charles Devlin, the man who Is
charged with trying to set fire to a
shed of the Standard Coal e. Ice
Company on Pine street, was ar
raigned in Burlington City Court on
Thursday, charged with arson. He
waived examination and was held for
trial before the county court. Judge
Mower fixed the bail at 81 900 and in
default Devln was committed TO
jail. Devlin, it is charged, placed
combustible material saturated with
oil, under the planking of a shed and
then set fire to it. After the fire
had got under Roadway it was dis
covered and extinguished. Devlin
was among those who helped to ex-
tinguish the blaze. 1t is thought that
the man is unsound mentally.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
A Former VermOnter.

j. d. BARLEY of Burlington was
lately gratified to receive a call from
one of his former Burlington pupils,
Frederick E. Woodbury. of Milwau-
kee, Wis. After graduating from
the Burlington High School he went
into the employ of the Hecla and Cal
umet Mining Company in Michigan,
with F. G. Coggin, formerly of Burl-
ington. He is now vice president of
the Newport Mining Company, ger
eral manager of the Milwaukee Coke
and Gas Company, and consulting
engineer of the Northwestern Iron
Company. He was an earnest and
faithful student in the High School
and was one of the first letter car
riers appointed by Postmaster Der
by when Burlington began to have
free delivery of mail.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
Amendments Sent In.

President Taft has sent to the Sem
ate the nominations of Charles f.
Darling and Curtis S. Emery to be
collectors of customs for the dis
trict of Vermont and Memphrema-
cog, with headquarters at Burlington
and Newport, respectively. Both
cases are reappointments for a Sec
ond term, as recommended unani-
mously by the Vermont congression-
al delegation. The terms of Messrs.
Darling and Emery expired on New
Years day, but they have held over.
Senator Dillingham; of Vermont says
he expects the nominations will be
reported favorably by the Senate
committee on finance, to which they
have been referred, and confirmed by
the Senate as promptly as practi-
cable. He says he knows of no oppo-
sition. There was a warm campaign
against Mr.. Darling by Joseph Aud
and j. l.. Southwick of Burlington,
but the Vermont Congressman
thought Mr.. Darling was entitled 10
another term. There was no oppo-
sition to Mr.. Emery's reappointment.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
InfOrmer Arrested Also.

George H. Brown, the Island Pond
informer, who worked Zip the liquor
cases against several young men,
and was himself arrested at the time
of the liquor raids, appeared before
Justice Clarke charged with illegal
furnishing, and was bound up in the
sum of 5000 to await the action of
the County Court. Bonds were fur
nished and Brown and his counsel,
E. A. Cook, were at once driven to
the station. A large crowd assembled
at the station on his arrival from
Guildhall in the custody of Deputy
Sheriff Dodge, and while no violence
was offered him he was greeted with
cries of derision.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
Predicts High Priced HAY.

The Bennington correspondent Of
The Troy Times writes: Hay of good
quality is selling from SIS to $12 a
ton and is not in very free supply at
those figures. On account of the un-
usual severity of the winter stock
on the farm has consumed more hay
than in milder winters, and as a re-
suit a shortage in hay is becoming
evident. A prominent farmer stated
that unless an early spring sets in
he expected that hay will touch the
$25 a ton mark. 1t is said by some
farmers that ensilage has not kept
well during the winter, great deal
of it being moldy, and this has led to
feeding more hay.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
PaWIet Must Pay.

Decisions in two chancery cases
heard during the last term of court
by Judge q. S. Stanton of RoXbury
have reached the Rutland office of
Clerk H. A. Hartman. In the case of
S. K Sargent ct ais. VS.. c. f. Clark
ct ais, case growing out of the re-
cent attempt to divide the town of Paw
let, Judge Stanton held that the town
would have to pay the bills of the
committee which appeared before the
last Legislature. The town voted to
have the treasurer pay the bills but
an injunction later stopped this ac-
ton. These will now have to be paid
unless the case is taken higher In
the case of the Methodist church
against P. j. Fleming, Judge Stanton
refused the petition to have the case
dropped. Mr.. Fleming built IA garage
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
Big Hardwick Contracts.

Hardwick has had its share of the,
big building contracts let in 1909.
Stone was furnished last year by the
Woodbury. Granite Company for the
following buildings: Amityville
Bank of Amityville, L. l.. Grand
Rapids pumping and lighting sta
ton; Elyria savings bank, Elyria,
o.; Kankakee county court house,
kankakee, ILL.,; Grand Rapids High
Shoot; Franzheim building, Wheel
ing, w. Va; South Texas National
ban, Dallas, Tex; Nebraska State
Historical Society building, Lincoln,
Neb.; postoffice, Coldwater, Mich.
Omaha High School, Omaha, Neb.;
City Hall, Chicago, ILL.,; New Ulm.
Mimi, postoffice; Mahoning county
court house, Youngstown, O., which
was cut in Hardwick and for the
proCathedral, Minneapolis, MINI;
Stearns building, Boston, Mass; pla-
"a for union station, Washington, ID
c.; Emigrant Industrial Savings
bank, New York City; Lawrence
building, Boston, Mass, which was
cut at Bethel. During the year this
company has been awarded the WORK
of furnishing and cutting the stone
for the city hall in Des Moines, Ia.
and it stands good chance of get
ting much larger contract in the
near future. Among the contracts
which have Oeen filled by f. f
Fletcher are the following: Omaha
court house, Omaha, Neb.; Science
tady court house, Schenectady, n. Y,
polished work, Terrant motor build
ing, Chiago, ILL.,; polished granite
Old National bank building, Spo-
kane, Wash. Mr.. Fletcher has also
supplied several vaults for different
sections. An Interesting monumental
contract was a monument erected by
the Howe Memorial Association 10
the memory of that remarkable trio
of American inventors, the Howe
brothers.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
Hardwick Industries.

The year 1909 saw remarkable de-
velopments in Hardwick along bus
mess lines. The town did a granite
business worth $l,500,000. Thirty
six dwellings, a new stone shed and
a public gymnasium were erected
an investment worth about $4,000.
Two new streets have been laid out
The Woodbury. Granite Company has
been engaged in big engineering
problem which will conserve the
power of several ponds and furnish
cheap electricity.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
Outstanding Water supply.

Alderman Thomas Roach of St.
Adams was in conference Thursday
morning with Superintendent c. E.
Soule of the Central Vermont Rail-
way Company and officially informed
him of the water shortage. Mr.
Roach asked that the railroad eXeI-
else more than ordinary care in re-
gard to the consumption of water
and in all places where it would be
possible to stop using the city SUP
ply. Mr.. Soule gave Mr.. Roach t..
understand that the road would do
all within it's power to relieve the
situation and that it would obtain
as much as possible of it's water
from foreign sources.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
MorrisvilIe Vital Statistics.

There were 60 births during 1909
and only AZ deaths in Morrisville, a
net gain of II in population. There
were also 80 marriages, so the OUT
look for the future is promising.
There are few towns in Vermont
that can make such showing as
this. Another evidence of the health
fulness of the town is found in the
large number of old people still liv-
ing. Few towns can boast of as
many robust, healthy old people as
Morristown. Out of the 43 deaths
2S were over so, 29 over GO, 10 over
20, 8 over 80 and one over 80, and
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
BurIington,s New Station.

The committee Of 10 men, which
has under discussion the subject Of
the new union station for Burlington,
met Friday with G. E. Soule, supern-
tendent, G. w. Writer'S, attorney and
j. M. Morrison, engineer and super
intendent of structures, represent
ing the Central Vermont Railway
Company, when the subject was
thoroughly discussed and the COM
mittee's plan for a new station was
presented to the railway people.
Among those who spoke were Bishop
Hall, N. E. Chamberlin, j. J. Whalen,
Mayor Burke, G. P. Cowles, repre-
senting the committee, j. L. South
wick and W. E. Gray.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
State Fair Date Fixed for 1910.

The dates for the next Vermont
State fair on the association grounds
in White River Junction are Septem-
Der 20, 81, % and 20. These dates
have been fixed upon by President
Evarts and SECRETARY Davis. The
fair will be in the week following
that of the New York State fair and
in the week preceding that of the Ro-
chester N. H., exhibition.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
BattelI Springs Surprise.

At the Middlebury village meeting
Thursday Col. Joseph Battell, who it
had just been decided to reimburse to
the extent of $500 for the construc-
ton of new $1,3z4 wall in front of
Main street building, announced that
800 would go to the Village Improve
ment Society, 800 to help paint the
Congregational church and the balance
towards fire escapes for the high
school building. r. F. Burns was
elected first trustee and c. e. Pinney,
treasurer. The town will investigate
the purchase of chemical engine for
the fire department.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
Ludlow Interested.

George M. Gafney visited Ludlow
recently with a proposition to put in
his own money and machinery with
Ludlow capitalists for rough bob
bin factory in connection with six
teen cord day wood alcohol plant
There are five Gafeny brothers be-
longing to a syndicate which pro-
duces large proportion of the wood
alcohol and charcoal from the States
of Pennsylvania and New York.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
New Slate Mill Started.

The work of building the founda-
tons for the large new slate mill at
Hydeville to be constructed by the
Penrhyn Slate Company of Granville,
N. Y, has been commenced. The
mill will be equipped with three rub,
bling beds and % machines for finish
ing. The product is largely billiard
table tops, switch boards, set tubs,
etc. There is splendid source of
supply in the Cedar Mountain Quarry
near Lake Bomoseen. The new mill
will bring quite boom to Hydeville
and will employ about fifty men.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
4 Rutland Wager.

A small boy will within the next
eight days attempt to carry a 40
pound steamer trunk on his back
from Rutland to Castleton in four
hours. Two Rutland clerks have a
bet of SO ON the stunt. The wager
was brought about when a Castleton
woman purchased a trunk in Rutland
too late for the last trip of the ell
ectric express. One clerk in the
trunk store allowed that he could
carry the baggage over in four hours
and the deal was made.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
Cows Decrease in Number.

The winter price of milk, nine
cents a quart, will be continued next
summer, according to vote taken by
the Boston Cooperative Milk Produc-
ers' Company at it's annual meeting.
1t has been customary to reduce to
eight cents for the summer. Official
reports showed that milk producing
COWS had decreased in one year 1000
in Maine, 1000 in New Hampshire,
5000 in Vermont, 1000 in Massachu
sets and 1000 in Connecticut.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
Formed Adventist Society.

. Thirty members of the denomina-
ton met in White River Junction last
week Friday and Saturday and form
ed the Vermont and New Hampshire
conference of the Seventh Day Adj
ventist Church. Friday evening there
was a well attended public service
in Foresters Hall. Heretofore each
of the States named has maintained
it's own conference. The present un-
ion it is believed will not only allow
of larger gatherings. but be means
of furthering all interests of the de-
nomination.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
Celebrated Silver Wedding.

The Springfield, Mass, Union con-
tains an account of the silver we'd
ding of Mr. and Mrs. Auburn l..
Hardy of Amherst, Mass. Mr.. Hardy
was successful teacher in Ran
dolph and at ST. Johnsbury Academy
where he remained until his accept
ance of the superintendency of Am
herst schools. Mrs. Hardy was Miss
Gertrude Allis of Brookfeld, a one
time teacher in Randolph. They
have four sons, Robert A., of Norris
vile, VT, Wilton A., of Amherst Col
lege and Paul W., and Donald E., of
Amherst High School.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
Ludlow's Postmastership.

A recent Washington dispatch TIC
the Boston Globe touched upon the
Ludlow postoffice situation thus:
Representative Plumley said today
that he would take up shortly the
case of the Ludlow, VT, postmaster
ship with the department authori'
ties. Postmaster Howe is candi-
date for reappointment, but his
claims are opposed by Mr.. Cotton and
Mr.. Hoskinson. Mr.. Plumley is beinS
besieged on all sides. Mr. Howe is to
have a good official record and under
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
Former VermOnter.

vile of the death of Wallace Wilson,
son of Sherburn Wilson of Portland,
Oregon, who was born in that town
He died January 9Th. He was eX-
tensively known along the Pacific
coast as steward in leading hotels of
Portland, Seattle and the Dalles.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
Ate Wooden Brace.

Herbert Colby on the Powers farm
in Chelsea had a peculiar experience
with one of his horses. 1t ate a
wooden brace two and one-half feet
long which, ground up, would make
at least a peck and a half of wood.
The animal was terribly sick and
was expected to, die. After siren
uous treatment for "a hours the an
imal has come out all right.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
Barnaby Ridges Scrip Again.

Milton Daley of Bridgewater has
a tame crow, Jim, that is a very
amusing and intelligent bird. When
asked if he is cold, he will shiver
and walk into the house and stand by
the stove until he gets warm. He
amuses himself also, by initiating
true to life, the crow of the rooster,
and the old hens cackle and will coo
like a dove. When he has finished
showing off his talents he shakes his
wings and caws several times as If
to applaud He has taken great de-
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
An Unusual Record.

With its three high officers men,
bers of the first company that ell
tered for service in the Civil War
Roberts Post, G. A. R., Rutland, has
just entered upon a unique career
in it's history. Commander W. G.
Landon, senior vice commander
Milo Landon, and junior vice COM
mander, H. c. Sheldon were all men,
bers of the first company in America
to answer Lincoln's call for $4,000
volunteers.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
Bristol May Have Library Building.

Bristol citizens will hold a meet
ing in the near future to discuss a
proposition that will be made by
w. A. Lawrence looking to the build
ing of library building in that viii
lage. The town has a library Of
about 1000 volumes and the necessity
of better and larger quarters has
become apparent, hence the propo-
sition by Mr.. Lawrence. The main
feature of the proposition will be an
offer of suitable site providing the
town or the citizens will raise GER
tain sum.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
Deer Killed by Train.

January IS large deer was killed
by the morning train in Dorset. 1t is
thought the animal weighed over 800
pounds. A short time ago another
deer was killed on the track near the
crossing south of the village Sew
eral deer have been seen recently in
this vicinity and a large bear was
seen on the west mountain within
few days
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
Delegate to BRUSSELS.

At the closing session of the YER
mont Bird and Botanical Club at
Burlington Ezra Brainerd of Middle
bury was elected president and it
was voted to send Professor Robin
son as a delegate to the information
al botanical congress at BRUSSELS in
May. The summer meeting will be
held at Woodstock the first of July.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
Horses in Water Saved BY Quick Wit.

Charles H. Baraw, who is cutting
ice in pond in Chelsea, had a mar
row escape from losing one of his
teams last week. The team was near
ly loaded with ice cakes when the
horses in some manner caught the
reins and began to back. Before
they could be stopped they had back
ed the load over the edge of the ice
and into the water which was about
II feet deep at this point. The load
took the horses right along with it
and they were completely submerged
in the icy water. The gang of help
stood and shouted for about a min
ute, then rushed to the assistance of
the drowning animals. Their heads
were pulled out of the water, a rope
was placed around their necks,
choking them so they could not
breath, when they floated to ve
surface and were pulled ashore on
the ice. The horses We're hustled
to the livery stable, given a dose of
hot tonic rubbed dry and covered
with blankets. They came out all
right the next morning and went to
work as usual but it was a close
call and it is said their rescue was
due to the promptness of Fred Shar-
key, one of the men working on the
pond, who held their heads above
the water and placed the rope
around their necks to stop their
breathing, making it possible to pull
them out.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
Charged With Theft.

James F. Brady was arrested in
Winooski Thursday on warrant
charging him with stealing silver
ware from the house of F. H. Nc
Gale on South Union street, October
1. Brady was brought to Burlington
and lodged in the Chittenden county
Jail.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
Bow Broke His Arm.

load of ice was left in the Fourth
Street school yard in South Burl-
while the horses were fed when sew
eral of the boys playfully started II
and, the road being icy, it went
quite distance. Ralph Aldrich, who
had hold of the pole was thrown down
and his arm broken and otherwise
bruised.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
Chased hY Dogs.

Rutland County Game Warden
Hayward received word the other
day that deer chased by dogs had
jumped from the top of Castleton
ledge and was killed but the dogs
cass was not marketable. The ami
NAL was a buck.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
RutIand's Water Financing.

A report giving in detail the expen-
ditures in the Rutland water works
department from May /, 1909 to Jan
uary /, 1910, shows the total cost of
running the department was $7,744.-
Is. The board of water commits
sioners intends to consider the ques-
ton of revision of water rents.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
Extends Water System.

At the special meeting of Brand
on fire district No. held Friday
evening it vas voted to extend the
present water system to furnish all
the residents of that district who are
not now supplied, all at the expense
of the district, and the cost not to
exceed $1,000.