The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-05-19

up the vacant land in the rear of the
blocks on Main and upper State
street. There is a large space which
might be made beautiful and ought
to be kept clean which is a common
dumping ground for coal ashes, old
thing, lumber, dry goods boxes, waste
paper, and anything in the way of
rubbish that can handily be thrown
out there. 1t is not an eyesore eX-
cept to those whose windows give
upon it, for it is screened from the
street, but it might be made a hand
some spot. a~t
There are two boats on the North
Branch manned by boys and | dis
covered last week what keeps them
so busy on the stream. They harvest
bottles at the dam near its mouth.
These bottles like other rubbish, are
thrown in in violation of city or
dinance but nobody seems to care
what ordinances are violated. Per-
haps throwing rubbish in the stream
is of no consequence when the water
is high enough to carry it off, but
it is nuisance when the water is
low. This is all the more reason why
the dam at the mouth of the stream
tanned above it.
What's the use in calling it dress
suit case when not one in dozen
ever holds a dress Suit2
There seems to be a fear in some
quarters that as result of the CEN
sus now being taken Vermont may
lose one Representative in Congress.
Probably it would if a strict rule of
apportionment according to popula-
ton were to be followed. The State
would have lost in the same way ten
years ago had such rule obtained.
But it didn't, and it won't this time.
Seems to me- said a citizen last
week, that this beef that is hauled
around to the markets from the beef
house ought to be covered up. The
market men wouldn't think of leav-
ing it outdoors, exposed to dust and
contamination after it is delivered
at their shops, and no one after buy
ing meat would leave it where all
kim of germs and bacilli and
things could get at it. When a far
mer comes to town with the carcass
of hog you'll see that carefully
covered up with white cloth. The
beef trusts men ought to be as care
full as the farmers. It's matter of
health and l don't see why the health
officer can't take it up"
There's another thing that ought
to be covered up, too" he said,
that's the garbage wagons. / saw
yesterday a man with a two horse
cart and eight or ten barrels in it,
going around town gathering up gar
bage from peoples back doors. 1t
smelt to heaven. The barrels them
selves probably are never cleaned
and they would stink enough to
breed pestilence if there was moth
ing in them. l don't know whether
these odors of fermentation and de-
composition are dangerous, but they
are offensive and if l was going to
pass judgment on the case | should
say they constituted a nuisance"
Have you seen the new side wheel
er on the North Branch? The paddle
wheels are made OF boxes and work
ed by hand with a crank But they
work and the boat makes real pro-
gress with good deal of splashing
The mechanical genius y at devised
that craft will be heard from later.
Dit, YOU go fishing Sunday? 1t was
fine day for the sport and trout
ought to have taken the fly we'll OF
course it is not strictly legal to go
fishing on Sunday There is a stat
ute to cover that, but II also covers
selling ice cream and cigars and
Sunday papers, and would appls as
wei to taking an automobile ride or
a tramp to benjamin Falls. The re-
tention of the statute i'll its ancient
form is an anachronism. 1t is not
observed and no one expects to OBJ
serve it. Those who pay special re-
spect to the day and do not indulge
in any pleasures are restrained by
their regard for the day, not for the
statute. Yet when it was proposed,
at the 1908 session of the Legis-
lature, to modify this Sunday law
the attempt failed, though it was ad-
mitted that the law was generally