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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
(RortOn Monitor


In its issue of two weeks ago. the
Monitor printed the full report of the
commission appointed by Governor
Prouty to recommend amendments
to the constitution of Vermont. The
report was six columns in length and
should be read by every person in
! Vermont but especially by the voters.
If you did not read it, do so now, the
matters discussed are vital.
That the Governor made wise
choice in selecting the members of
this most important commission is
attested by the same recommended
lions of the body. While some may
believe it's findings radical the person
who has given the matter thought
can find nothing startling about
them, in fact wonders that other
changes were not discussed For one
the Monitor can scarcely fail to en-
dorse every recommendation made.
Few logical reasons can be advanc-
ed why the so called time lock"
should not be removed from the con-
stitution and that the Governor
should have a real veto power is even
more important, the Monitor be-
lieves, than that the time lock"
should be removed. The proposal to
change the date of elections and sit
tings of the Legislature is also i'm
portant but it is believed the idea of
changing the dates of the converting
of the Legislature to January will
meet with greater approval than that
of changing the date of State cleo
tons. The idea that our Republican
majority for Governor foretells the
Republican presidential vote has
gripped the heart of us, whether
there be any truth in it or not and it
will be. with a feeling of reluctance
we shall vote to lose our identity by
going to the polls at the same time as
the rest of the nation. However, bus
mess and political principles should
have sway over purely sentimental
reasons when it comes to the matter
under discussion.
Such other suggested changes as
chat a member of the Legislature he
disqualified to hold offices within
the gift of that body and the prohibit
ing of the legislative bodies from
interfering with the courts in mat
ters of felony and treason are justi-
fled by abuses in the past and scarce
ly anyone can object to such chang
es.
The Monitor cannot add anything
of value to what is said in the re-
port which ably sets forth the reasons
for the changes suggested and can
only again suggest and urge the
reading, study and discussion of this
report.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
@rrmunt darbman.
A HUMANE SOCIETY NEEDED.

The action taken to form a Humane
Society in this vicinity is highly
commendable one, and should re-
ceive the hearty cooperation not
only of the people of Montpelier but
of Washington county. There arise
frequently cases of gross abuse and
wanton neglect of animals which
need the attention of an officer OF
just such an organization. In spite
of our boosted civilization there Is
much brutality and meanness not
far below the surface in many indi-
viduals. Horses and cattle are left
to starve. Injured animals are per-
mitted to suffer without securing
proper care In addition to the cases
cited there are many instances of
downright cruelty. In order to pro-
tect these dumb animals and to
prevent the growth of a spirit of
brutality, it is necessary from time
to time to punish those who are
guilty of cruelty and neglect, in or
der to furnish a warning to evil
doors.
A Humane Society organized here
with membership including resi-
dents of Barre, Mortified, Water
bury and other Washington county
towns, should be able to accomplish
much good In this way it should be
possible to cover a field much wider
than any single city or town and to
secure a membership that would per-
NIT the employment of an agent to
Investigate cases and prosecute Of
tenders. Such a society has been
found very useful in Burlington, St.
Adams and other communities and
it would be equally useful here.
There are many cases of cruelty
which go UNPUBLISHED because it is
considered nobody's business to in
terfere 1t would be the business of
the agent of a Humane Society to
interfere if instances of brutality
were reported. There is law enough
to protect animals from abuse if it
is properly enforced. 1t has been
found more practical for a regularly
authorized agent to take charge Of
prosecutions of this nature than for
individuals or the ordinary police
authorities to undertake the work.
All honest efforts to protect animals
from cruelty deserve hearty support.
A Humane Society should be organ
lied and properly supported.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
ATTACKED BY BULLDOG.
Savage Brute Finally Killed After
Desperate Struggle.

Rutland, Jan. 21.-Attacked by a
savage bull dog Adolphus Vondette
of West Rutland aged 60 years, hal
a thrilling fight on the Clarendon
field this afternoon, finally killing
the animal with a knife given him
by an Italian woman who lives near
by the scene of the struggle. Won
dette was so badly bitten that DR.. C.
C. Perry of West Rutland worked
over him for more than an hour be-
fore his wounds were properly
dressed. The owner of the dog is
known to be a man by the name of
Senecat and it is probable that steps
will be taken to place the blame for
the incident.
AS Vondette was coming along
the road, he noticed COW lying on
the ground with one of its legs brok-
en-. He walked over to investigate
and as he was standing beside the
animal filling his pipe, large bull
dog sprang upon him, sinking its
teeth in his left arm. The man grab
the dog by the throat with his right
hand, trying to break its hold and
while he was struggling with the
animal, an Italian woman ran up
with large knife.
In order to take this from her,
Vondette had to release his hold on
the dogs throat and as he let go
dog grabbed his left hand and
hung on until Vondette had finally
cut the animals throat with the
'0ndette suffered greatly
from the shock and loss of blood.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
Covers For buckets Pay.

To the Editor of the Journal:
There is no question in my mind
but the right kind of covers will pay
for themselves in two seasons and
often in one. AS to the extra labor
in gathering where there are covers,
! can gather more sap week in and
week out with covers that fasten on
the spout than a man can without
covers.
After a snow or rain storm the sap
has to be gathered as we all know
and with the covers there is nothing
but clean sap and when emptied
leaves the tub clean and in good con-
dition for more, while on the other
hand, with no covers you have to
empty out the snow or rain saving
what you think is worth boiling and
throwing the rest away, leaving the
tub stuck up with a quart of snow or
ice beside wasting a large amount of
sap. / call to mind one instance to
prove it: e. p Walbridge of Cabot,
had 300 trees tapped There came
a hard rainstorm and the sap ran day
and night during the whole time. We.
gathered every day and found most
of the buckets full of good sap.
When the rain was over we had
made / IA lbs to the tree, selling at
~ IL 10 20 cents per pound, while
most of his neighbors had thrown
theirs away, as there was so much
rain water that it did not pay to boil
The wood cover is cheaper than tin.
The cover saves time, saves labor,
saves wood and makes money for the
one who has it.
Sugar making has become a science
the same as other branches of farm
ing and the successful sugar maker
of today is the one that has the inn
proved methods and keeps all the
utensils clean. To my mind there is
no branch of farming that pays so
well as sugar making. -
II. II. FOSTER
Cabot, Jan. "a.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
(Ludlow Tribune.)

Now that the report of the revision
commission is before the people, a
vigorous campaign of education
should be carried on, with view to
demonstrating the advantages in
volved in the recommendations of tho
commission. The Cavendish member
of that body, Hon. Allen NJ. Fletcher.
has, we understand, consented to do
a little missionary" work of this
sort in connection with Superinten-
dent Stones educational meetings.
We know of no better service that
can be rendered the people of this
State just now than the strengthening
of their faith in the desirability =
yea, the necessity-of revision.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27

commercial fertilizers; forestry,
landscape gardening; noxious i'll
sects; rural engineering farm plans
buildings and machinery; marketing
and farm accounts.
/ A potato club among the grammar
school pupils of Hampshire county
has been formed under the auspices
of the Massachusetts Agricultural
College. Seed potatoes with simple
instructions for planting are sent out
in spring, and premiums go in the
fall to the largest YIELD biggest po-
tato, best peck, best plate, etc. Some
of the boys have begun the process
of potato breeding
The problem of the country boy
and the farm is described very hap
PLY in an illustration given here
with
Country boys as ! see them
says Principal Allen of the Montague
Agricultural School, don't have
their reputed longing for the excite
ment of the cities. But you've got to
make them believe the farm is fair
business opportunity. When a boys
father, after giving him a calf and
letting him feed and care for the ami
NAL for years, sells it and pockets the
profit the boy begins to talk about
getting a city job. But when ne
learns that last summer several Sun
derland men raised crops worth
$4,000 each, that several Sunder-
land Poles raised $4,000 harvests
EACH that a twelve-year-old boy by
cutting tobacco, chicken raising and
so on, banked 5000 in a year, he be-
gins to get interested. Why even up
in hilly old Colrain, six farmers
all in a row raised $11, 900 altogether
on apples last summer"
In other words, when the boy is
convinced that the farm affords a
real opportunity for the exercise of
talent, and the making of money, he
will not leave at the first chance for
the city. For many years to come
agriculture is likely to be one of the
principal occupations in Vermont.
Whether our farms are to be cult
waited indifferently or intensively;
whether a great number are to be
conducted, as of old, on the hard
work, small profit plan, or along
modern and profitable lines, de-
ponds largely on the training we give
the boys Agricultural high schools
would open a new world to the lads
from the farm. The scientific prob
lens involved, and the possibilities
of winning good dollars out of rocky
hillsides and sterile fields, would APP
peal powerfully to the boys imagin-
alton. Such schools would tone up
the agricultural industry of the
State. The experimental work con-
Quoted by the boys would prove val
liable object lessons to the fathers
and would increase the crop values
of the State in a gratifying manner.
A continuation of the progressive
Vermont policies of recent years
demands the establishment of agri-
cultural high schools and expert
mental farms and the teaching of
elementary agriculture in all the ru
raj schools.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
Can n Medicine BE n "Fakey

that has lived and grown in popular
ity for thirty years, and demonstrate
ed its worth by actual cures of female
ills in thousands of American famil-
les.
Any fair minded. intelligent person
will emphatically answer NO! Such a
medicine is Lydia e. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound, made from roots
and herbs, and its ever increasing
popularity is due to actual merit
alone.-AdY.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
(Vergennes Enterprise.l

One of the members of the com
mittee on revision of the constitu-
ton, Hon. Allen NJ. Fletcher, is u
speak at the various farmers and
educational meetings this winter and
explain the work of the committee.
He does this as he does all work for
the State, without charge. 1t is hoped
that other members of the committee
will volunteer in this good cause.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
AGRICULTURAL SCHOOLS.

Under the title, Making Farms
Alluring,' Edward X. Titus, in a re-
cent issue of the Boston Transcript,
tells of the good work which is being
done in the agricultural schools CT
Massachusetts. This system recog-
nizes the fact that the agricultural
colleges, as conducted at present, are
preparing scientists, teachers, and
experts, rather than bona fide
farmers and these schools take the
place of high schools in the ordin-
airy educational system. 1t takes
boys when they leave the grammar
schools and educate them for prac-
teal farming along the most approx
ed modern lines.
At Smiths Agricultural School
each freshman raised ten kinds OF
vegetables on school land this year,
pulling weeds a half day weekly
through vacation. Enough to pay For
time was harvested and an exhibit
was made at county fair. Freshmen
will gain experience and compare
their methods with their fathers, by
cultivating plots at home. Eacn
sophomore will have control at home
of a few fowls, sheep, and swine.
Each junior is to operate corner
of the home orchard and market
garden, and each senior experiments
with animal husbandry taking one
COW from his fathers herd for the
purpose. This gives the pupil re-
sponsibility under expert supervis'
ion over a larger share of farm en-
terprises. In few years the school
will have a model dairy barn, and
in winter the COWS controlled by pu-
pills will be assembled there for SUI
pervision on the boys work.
The Connecticut Valley Horse
Breeders Association meets at the
school this month. The State For
ester tells how woodlands may be
protected A tuberculous COW is dis
sected to show the pupils that the
disease is real and not imaginary.
Exhibits of fruit, flowers and farm
animals will also be made.
At the Montague Agricultural
School every boy will cultivate his
own plot of land, and the competi-
ton will be keen. Fertilizer require
ments will be studied. One inter-
iua
ton of a plot of the towns worst
soil, the Windsor sand, about 1000
acres of it being given over to coarse
grass and scrub pines. Fruit trees
will be planted on abandoned and
unproductive hillsides.
Another school is conducted at Pc
tersham, and the course of study is
as follows; First year: The seed,
the plant, the SOIL farm crops, in
Guiding cereals, tubers, roots grass
es, etc. Second year: Domestic an"
finals; horses, cattle sheep, swine,
poultry, bees, maple syrup and dairy
ing; green house vegetable products,
including lettuce raidsh, tomatoes,
cucumbers, spinach beet greens,
parsley, mushrooms, rhubarb; market
grown vegetable products, starting
plants under glass, cold frames and
hot bed, sweet corn, peas, cabbage,
tomatoes, rhubarb, asparagus, beans.
tomatoes, celery beets, carrots, spin
ach. lettuce, kale, etc. Third year,
fruit trees, care and grating, APP
pie, pear, cherry, plum, peach
ounce; Horticulture, small fruits, In
GLIDING currant, blackberry, grapes
cranberry. Fourth year. FERTILE
er. stable manures, green manuring,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
CMorrisville News and citizen.)

TMOfTlsNIIIe News and C1tlZen,J
The suggestion that the committee
who have done such excellent work
upon the proposed amendments to the
constitution be sent to Montpelier
next fall to further the work is a
splendid one. A majority of them
have had legislative experience and
the rest are of that caliber that they
could do effective work in bringing
the important questions before the
Legislature. BY all means send the
five to Montpelier.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
Catarrh Entirely Relieved.

Mr.. Ira Henney, Fairfield, Freestone
Co., Texas, writes:
81 am completely cured of all symp-
toms of catarrh.
81 can truly say that Peruna is the
best medicine l ever saw. will always
recommend Peruna to all my friends, for
catarrh,D
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
(MorrisvilIe News and Citizenl

(Morrisville News and Citizen.)
In case Rutland county does not Sc
cure the governorship next year, and
it now looks as though it would not,
the fact that Frank C. Partridge is a
resident of that county should not be
forgotten and sometime, and that not
very far off, the State will do we'll,
in calling him to the executive chair.
Keep your eye on Partridge
there's good stuff there
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
Catarrh of Head.

Mr.. G. Hallock, Antwerp, Ohio, writes:
"My daughter Allie, after taking
three bottles fyour Peruna, is entirely
cured of catarrh of the head of two
years. standing. We recommend Pc
runa to anybody who has catarrh."
Peruna is manufactured by the
Peruna Drug Mfg. Co., Columbus, Ohio,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27

Doans Regulets cure constipation
without gripping, nausea, nor any
weakening effect. 20 cents per box.
ADV.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27

Suffered with Kidney Trouble.
Mr. Robert H. .EastOa
"We have
have been
suffered with kidney trouble months treatment
with Peruna made a strong man.
iou palms, but she IS and strong
awe both gladly this u1so.
cd testimonial
Peruna hasd fOru
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27

Advertise in the Watchman ana get
results.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-07
SHIPWRECKED, ROW TO LAND
Schooner's Grew Nearly Ex-
hausted After Night in Boat.

After spending the night IN q rowboat, in
danger every minute of being swamped.
Captain George Morrison; his mate, J.
Clarke; CarInan Miller, a seaman, and
James Morrison, a cabin boy, all of the
two-masted schooner Garfield White.
reached the nfesaving station at Rocka-
way Point yesterday. They were nearly
exhausted.
TIE schooner left South Amboy on Mon
day morning, bound for New Brunswick.
\. s.. her home port. When a few miles
east of the Ambrose Channel light on Mon
day night she sprang a leak. The crew
manned the pumps. but were unable to keep
the water from the hold. and, after work
ing through most Of Tuesday finally aban-
doned the schooner and took to the row.
boat They rowed in the dark trying to get
the shore, but 1t was only when daylight
came yesterday that they made any head
way toward the land.
All four were taken in at the Gfesaving
station and the British Consul was notified.
He viii see that they get TO their homes.
The Garfield White is eighty feet long and
twenty-six feet wide She was built at
Apple River n. s., in 1890
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-07
WATTERSON AVOIDS HIS SON
Said to Believe That Ewing Is
Incurably Insane.

Kingston, n. Y, July 6.-When Colonel
Henry Watterson. Of Louisville. arrived
here this afternoon. he did not go near his
son Ewing. who is in jail here. charged
with shooting Michael j. Martin. SAUCER
ties saIoonkeeper, but instead closeted him
self for an hour with William d. Brinnier,
former Mayor of the city. who has been re
tanned as his sons counsel
During the consultation Colonel Waiter
son was in communication over the tele-
phone with District Attorney Cunningham
at Ellenville, who later said that his atti-
tude will be in accord with that OF the
colonel If the present situation remains
unchanged This statement, in con-
junction with the fact that no application
has been made for the release OF Ewing
Watterson on bail is taken TO Indicate that
Colonel Watterson believes his son insane
and that he will approve of an application
by the District Attorney for commission
in lunacy to examine into his sons sanity
Nv his friends Colonel Watterson is said
to feel that his is incurably affilcted
with homicidaI mania, and that restraint Is
the only thing that can prevent further out
breaks Inasmuch as Ewing WatterSon, IL
found guilty, will be convicted OF felonlous
assault it is realized he could not De sent
to any private institution If insane, an ap-
plication will be made by the county au-
thorities for his commitment to the Mat
teawan State Hospital for the Criminal
Insane. where Harry X TnaW Is
Colonel Watterson left his attorney OF
flee much depressed and took the first tram
for New York He would make no state
ment. The examination of his son on the
charge of feIonious assault will take place
tomorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-07
MINEOI.A AVIATORS REST
Crowd Gathers at Field, but No Flights
Are Attempted

Mineola, Long Island. July (SpeciaD.-
A crowd of fifteen hundred persons was
disappointed at the aviation field here to-
night as no flight was attempted. George
Russell brought out his blpiane. but when
he found that the engine was not working
well he did not attempt flight. While
Russell was getting his machine tuned up
a group of women dressed in white were
standing directly behind the engine. AS
soon as the engine started the wind from
the propeller blew the womenS hats off
and covered their clothing with dirt
CAPTAIN Thomas Baldwin returned to
Mineola tonight and will assemble his BIZ
plane tomorrow and be ready for flights
on Friday. No time has yet been set by
Mr.. Harmon for his flight across the Sound.
He did not come out to his shed tonight
The latest aviator to join the colony is
Rabbit Hyde. who is building a shed,
which is to cost $3.50 and will be the larg-
est here. The shed will cover a large mono
plane.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-07
VAN NEST SEEKS TRANSIT
Commissioner Eustis Holds
Hearing ON a Petition

Commissioner Eustis. OF the Public Ser
vice Commission. presided yesterday at q
hearing OF a petition Of residents OF Van
Nest for a rapid transit line through White
Plains Road either as an extension OF this
present subway or as a connection for tina
proposed Broadway-Lexington line
There were several objections to the pro-
posed extension Of the Third avenue ele-
waited line from Fordham Road up Webster
avenue to GunhiI Road, to White Plains
avenue and up the latter thOrouShrare
to the city line, unless the InterboroUgh
Company should allow the tracks TO b
used also BY a proposed line coming up
Westminster avenue
In reply to a question from Joseph Smith
as TO whether he thought the INTERIOR
ough was sincere In the proposition TO build
the proposed extension with its own money.
Commissioner Eustis replied IN the az
firmative-
II worked for railroads for thirty years.
said Alderman MuIhearn. one OF the Bronx
contingent and I don't believe any rail-
road is sincere"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-07

partment signed by Walther Wolf, Third
Deputy Superintendent, saying that the
trust company had on hand at the last
examination as well as yesterday the
100000 in bonds hypothecated with it
as collateral. District Attorney Whit
man makes a similar statement
Counsel Denies Usury.
Ex-Judge William A. keener, counsel
for the trust company. in refutation of
Chapman's charges of usury, said yes
terday that the company had not profit
ed one cent from the loans above the
legal interest rate.
ANY time" said he "the Titusville
Northern Railway Company wants to
come up with $4,000 in payment of it's
note it can have 100000 Of it's bonds"
Mr.. Keener referred to the note of the
railway company, secured by 100000
bonds. which Chapman put up as col
lateral against the $4,000 loan This
the company apparently considers it's
own property, following the alleged sale
to itself of a large part of the Chapman
collateral.
The grand jury. it is understood, will
meet again on Tuesday or Wednesday
Of next week.