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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-07
Amendments to COnstitu'
ton Suggested.

The attention of our readers is called
TO the report of the committee appoint
ed by the governor to propose constitu.
tional amendments, rinted in this issue
of our paper.
All the proposals except the eighth
are designed to bring our constitution
more directly in line with that OF the
tnited States and with that of the ma
jority of states, aud as such are very
desirable, as everything which can hap
pen to bring the fundamental laws aud
statutes of all the states into uniformi-
ty is advantageous to the citizens of the
whole country, migrating as they do
from state to state.
The first proposal, providing that con-
stitutionai amendments may be started
at any Legislature instead of only once
in ten years as formerly, is particularly
to he commended, because as the com.
mittee says, we are much more likely to
hold to conservative, safe and sound
changes if the possibility of making
them always exists, than if every tenth
year the Legislature is compelled to pro-
pose all the changes which can possibly
be required during the ten years follow
ing.
The 9Th proposal taking the pardon
ing power away from the legislature in
cases of felony is also worthy of particu.
lar support as the power at present as
sumed by the Legislature to pass upon
all murder sentences is very likely an
unwarranted assumption, and is certain
~ an anomalous practice under Ameri,
can law, and one productive of great un-
rest and dissatisfaction with the laws
The third proposal changing the time
of the Freemen's meeting in the Fall to
coincide with that of the date of holding
the national election would effect great
saving of thousands of dollars to the
people of the state once in four wears.
And the eighth proposal, that all the
various drafts and amendments of Chan
ter with its % amendments, be COM
blned in one simple consecutive draft, is
most practical one. The laws of Yer
mont provide that all pleadings and doc
"mentS shall be in the English language,
but the constitution itself, the funda-
mental law of the state, though it is
written in the English language, has
been written and rewritten, until it is
impossible for a layman and next to i'm
possible for lawyer to sift out from
the various sections and amendments
what the existing constitution really is.
In the commissions report, published
on the first page, there are two typo.
graphical errors, namely: In line No.
80, column 4, under proposal 6, should
read sin 81 states" Instead of ain 32
states" and in line No. 40, column 5.
under proposal Z, should read sin 90
states" instead of ain IA states"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-07
a Celebrated Case.

J The case of George Van Dyke VS.. th,
Grand Trunk Railway company of Can
ada was heard on the report of the ref
erees. The case is of considerable mao
hltude. The cause of action arose in
the summer of 1908. The late George
Van Dyke was the plaintiff in the suit
At that time Mr.. Van Dyke was the
owner OF large tracts of timber lands
along the line of the Grand Trunk rail.
way in the vicinity of Island Pond aud
Stratford, N. H. During the extreme.
ly dry season of 1903 a great devasta-
ton was caused by forest fires raging
over the lands in question Suit was
brought in 1904 against the railway
company to recover 100000. The al
legation was that the company did not
use the necessary precautions in the first
place, and that furthermore, they had
not used the care and diligence of ordi-
nary prudence in attending to these
fires after they were set.
While the suit was pending trial in
the county court there was stipua,
ton filed by which the case was re-.
terred to board of referees consisting
of William Fl. Taylor of Hardwick
Horace F. Graham of Craftsbury. and
Fred 5. Platt of Rutland These refer
ees traversed the territory in dispute
several times in both the summer and
the winter season. Hearings were at
tended from time to time beginning
February, 1905. The case was finally
argued in July, 1908, at Woodstock.
The referees filed their report No
vember 30, 1909. The size of this 70.
port indicates the magnitude of the
case. 1t shows that many deeds and
mortgages were in question that over
one hundred witnesses were examined
and that over five thousand pages of
testimony were taken.
The case was aooheted to be heard on
report at the December term of Gale.
iona county court. Preliminary to the
nearing, however, motion was made
~ Young < Young of Newport, attor-
'eys for the railroad company, to re-
commit the report to the referees fo,
additional findings. District ATTORNEY
Alexander Dunnett and W. B. C. Stick.
icy OF Bethel, attorneys for the plain 7
III, strenuonsly opposed the motion
'fter two hours of able argument before .
ne court, and the filing of certain con.
essions by the plaintiff, the ruling Of
he court was that the motion to recon-. +
ut be overruled. To this the defen. ="
ants excepted, and the exceptions were
lowed TO these exceptions the at. u
'rneys for the plaintiff insisted tnat tn.
rder not to recommit was not revisshI4 W
Inc case was then heard befor &C
ndge Stanton on the original report
lexander Dunnett opened the arpn y
ent for the plaintiff. He cited rb r
ferees' finding in the report in which
states at appeared from all the eyi G.
nee that the month of May in tbi, ia
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-07
INTERESTING BFBATF.

On Thursday evening, Decemhar 3o,,
the Norton Debating Team. CONSISTING
OF ., II. Cameron, Capt, +. J. Nelson
and H. W. Pulsifer, met, and defeated
the team representing Hereford, At Here.
ford, Que. The Hereford team con.i.,.
ed OF W. j. Ellis, Capt, O. S, Rowa,l
and Allen Schotf.
The question under discussion. Gro.
soIVed That the death penalty for crime
should be abolished, proved both in.
teresting aud instructive, and both n,
Affirmative and negative nr.santsd
strong Arguments. After comnlati,o
arguments and rebuttaI, the Rev. i y
Tanner rendered his charge to TN.
I""ges IN very competent aud imnar-
TIA! manner. The Judges were & n
Fletcher and Aaron A. ,Johnso, =,
canaan and Hiram Parish of H4r4ford
careful deliberaton by these gentleme,
resulted IN verdict for the atiirm,,i,,,
upheld by the Norton team. The 4.
c'S'oh was unanimous, the Judges takino
tue view that although the aHrmatiy,
was The weaker side, its advocates cIaar
y showed better preparation, hoIdipp
CLOSELY to the question, and pres4ntino
several arguments which the nac,,in,
proved powerless to refute.
Alter the debate refreshments ;,o,,a
ing sandwiches, cake and cotrae no.
served by the ladies of the parish a.,
4 or'ef musical programme enioyea h,
all. ''''" "
MANY thanks should he extaraol
new d. &. Tanner for his pleasant ona
''hc'ent manner of conducting tbaento.
a'hment, and much credit is dino a.,
hereford team for their gentlama,,,
o"d"ct toward their visiting opporart.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-07

The Post Office Department is carry
ing second-class mail matter, composed
largely of magazines filled with adver-
t'sements, for one cent pound though
the cost to the government is over 8
cents a pound. If citizen mails a par
Gel the charge is l cent an ounce, or
sixteen times as much as the charge for
the transmission of trashy magazines
No other people in the world suffer such
huge imposition in their postal affairs.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-07

The ruling of the Supreme court
which declares all commitments to the
insane asylum under the old law illegal
promises to make quite budget of bust
ness for the states attorneys in the sew.
eral counties of the state.
Under the new ruling all these cases
must be re-heard and for this purpose
they will be docketed in the calendars
for county court.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-07
Simple Remedy for La Crime

LA Grippe coughs are dangerous as
they frequently develop into pneumonia
Foley's Honey and Tar not only stops
the cough, but heals and strengthens
the lungs so that no serious results need
De feared The genuine Foleys Honey
ana Lar contains no harmful drugs and
Is IN yellow package. John w. Thurs
ton
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-07

inc a friendship that has since eAisl."
when the death Of Judge Brown ieit /"
vacancy ON the supreme behch III.
Tofr Endorsed Judge Lurton tof the
Mace after declining it himself, Du'
president Roosevelt selected William
II. Moody. 4.
The new supreme court justice Is :
native Of Kentucky. a Democrat anu
fought in the civil war as member Vi
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-07

Senator HeruaEdo De $ /"
Mississippi, who vas REM
minority leader Of the
senate. succeeds Senator r.a-
Texas. The latter resl-r-.
I'll health. The new leads- af,-1
ocrats in the senate has ,.rr..5 . ~
years in that august Jcdg ANA ,...-
fore qualified by expcrlrr.. +. ZEE
duties Of the position.
Senator Money is a native a..
sissippi and served in On, c-s,
army from the beginning NJ -
war until 1864. when I.r-,r.
sight compelled his r,flr.r.-. =
the service. He served seven j. %
the house Of represeutIf..-.
1896 was elected to the s--.,.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-07

Much is said about what Daniel X.
Pearsons gives away, but little about
what he keeps On April Il this
philanthropist will be ninety years old,
and at that time he plans to get rid
OF his fifth and last million. He has
planned to leave enough outside Of
this to yield him an annuity Of $4,000,
on which be and his wife can settle
down to a peaceful old age" as he
expresses it. II think we are entitled
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-07

Congress at the present session is
likely to take the first steps toward
changing the presidential Inauguration
date to the last Thursday in April.
March 4 will then cease to be day of
evil reputation in the health reports of
Washington.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-07

The woes of the Western farmer are
increasing. This year there are not
hands enough to shuck the corn crop
nor cars enough to ship the ears, and
no place big enough to accommodate
the husks.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-07
PEOPLE OF THE DAY
New Supreme Court I,,stioo

Judge Horace Harmon Lurton WIZ
mas Just been appointed an assooto ~ ~,
Ius'iee OF the United States supreme
court mas been Judge of the fadara,
f n court, Sixth district, since 1soa
president Taft was at one Tina a., i'o''
s sUeA Sen Oh Judge Lurton on the fed
etai bench Of the Sixth circuit form.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-07

term beginning March + lsu p.
meantime Senator George G..a
Mr. Money was appointed to n.,
cancy in 1897. At the .oLrr,.
his regular term he wa, r4-..
his present term OF service 4r..
In March. 1911, when JOAN S5.- T
llams will take his Seq,
Senator Money is seventy Tea,
and his election as leader WI, p.
cred a fitting Termination for L,r.,
Of prominent service IN h.,L y
Mr.. Money has a high repaut1 \
scholar and on rare ocra,ua,a,,
ed a perfect mastery If s,lg,, \
casm. He is without au chem i !
own party, and his election ws;ggI
promise between the fac,!o-i Z
said.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-07
We Wish You All
A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAH

We thank you for your trade in the last veal
We are happy in the thought that we ha]
given everyone his moneys worth in the yeI
just gone. 1t gives us great pleasure haT
our customers tell us so.
Any who don't get their goods in good cOud8
ton must remember that we handle very psI
ishable goods and that they get very rous
handling in transportation sometimes. Eve
order leaves us in good cor dition
Remember, 6Oc buys dozen Of our Fancy Carnations
n. }. BALL, Florist, West Derby
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-07
pneumonia Follows \ c.,s

''' never follows the use of Fnle,.
honey and Far, which stops the cous,,
reals The lungs and expels the cold fra,
your system. John W. Thurston
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-07

to that much" be says u..r.-- =
cago Tribune.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-07

About Choosing Lawmakers.
(St. Adams Messenger)
This is what Governor Charles f
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-07
MORGAN CENTER

seymour Lake froze over December
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-30
VIII Cotton BE Cheaper?

An exchange givs three reasons
why it believes the price of the ncxt
cotton crop will he cheaper. They
are:
J. Because the sales of horses and
mules in the South during the past
four months have been Is per cent.
greater than for the same period of
last Year, and a corresponding in
crease in acreage is counted on.
:. because record breaking sales
OF fertilizers are being made. Ship
mentS from Charleston to the interior
OF the State last week averaged S72
carloads a day. From the factories
at Savannah. Augusta, Columbia and
the numerous oil mills other large
quantities were shipped by trains and
handled on wagons.
5. Bee Iuse the greed Of the cotton
mill lords grow. They want more
profit. They mean to get profit. They
mean to get even with and ahead of
the farmers for having had to pay IA
cents for cotton this year. BY Sep
tember 1st they will be organized as
one big strong force. while the farm
ers are single and scattered
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-30

it, it is true, greater than that of
married women, but it does not reach
to double, as in the case of men.
Likewise, widows have a mortality
appreciably greater than that of mar
ried women at the same age; but
from 40 it is inferior to that of SPIN
sters Of the same age. On the con-
trary widowhood is fatal to young
women; their mortality, from 20 to
25, is twice that of married women at
the same age" So the doctor comes
to the conclusion that woman hive
less need of men than men have need
Of women.
DR.. Bertillon now asks why the
mortality among the married o. botn
sexes is lower than that in the other
two categories. He answers the ques-
ton thus: Married people lead 4
more regular life; they are better
looked after; their physical an1 NOR.
al life is healthier pleasanter. and
more conformed to natures wish
Other reasons may be given, but
those are the chief. 1t may be urged
that valetudinarians, the infrm
drunkards, the immoral, vagabonls,
etc. marry more purely than others
anc that marriage recruits it's fol-
lowers among the best which would
explain why the mortality among
them is less than among celibstes
This explanation does not suffice, if
it did, the widowers would retain the
low death rate of married men
whereas their mortality is even great
er than that of celibates.
Everything" he concludes, points
the moral that marriage, that is to
say, a regular, normal life, has a
direct influence on the physi, a. and
neral life of men and women. When
they live beneath its laws, thew are
nc gamers; when they cease to dc
;" they are the losers"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-30
BE Your Own Doctor: An AcrOsttc CT
Health.

Prevention is better than cure. The
average funeral procession starts to
the cemetery years ahead of time be-
cause the average man is prone to
ignore the laws of health. Nature is
always considerate. She first tries
gentle hints and then she employs
solemn warnings. But most of us are
so thick headed we fail to give the
least heed to these kindly intimations
until we acquire the wisdom which
comes too late
Doctors bills are simply the pen
alties which we pay for little impru-
dent oversights which may seem al
the time to be very trivial matters.
But they are anything else.
And we do not mean to reflect up
on the medical profession when we
say that experience i'm such cases is
an expensive teacher.
Take time by the forelock. An in
gcnious contributor to The Atchisou,
kanS., Globe has complied the follow
ing acrostic in which the elementary
rules of health are prescribed in al
phahctical order, and The Georgian
rcproduccS them herewith:
Abstain from int, Ncating liquors.
breathe good air.
"Consumc no more food than the
body requires.
Drink pure water.
Exercise daily.
Find congenial occupation.
Give the body frequent baths.
"lIavc regular habits.
Insure good digestion by proper
mastics ton.
Justify right living by living right.
Keep your head cool and your
feet warm.
Lie on your right side while sleep
ing.
Make definite hours of sleep.
Never bolt your food.
"OvereXerCise is as bad as under
exercise.
Preserve an even temperament.
Question the benef, of too much
medicine.
Remember, AN ounce of preven-
tion is worth pound of cure
Sacrifice money, not health.
Temperance in all things.
Under no condition allow the teeth
10 decay.
Vanish superstition.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-30
AN ANCIENT STEAK.
How Would You Like to Dine Upon a
Prehistoric MammOnth.

1t Is reported that at a banquet re-
Gently given in Russia, a steak a quar-
ter of million years old was served
20 the guests. Not only that, but it
was pronounced to be juicy and sweet
and palatable, and the guests, like
Dickens boy. cried for more.
The steak was from a mammoth a
Scrt of prehistoric elephant, which
Used to tramp down the grass of Mr..
Stoneages front yard a few hundred
thousand years ago. 1t was found
frozen in a glacier in such perfect
state of preservation that the scien-
lists decided to furnish its flesh to a
';aGuct. They calculated that it had
'ccn in the glacier for fully 25O.OO0
yCarS-a period SO great as to make
cola storage eggs of the vintage of
1880 appear not from the nest.
We do not know at this late day
just what Nature had in mind when
Sh" preserved the mammoth in her
cold storage plant. We may hc rca-
&'nahly certain, however, that she
was not preserving mammoths for the
purpose of squeezing the last mussel
out of tlinthatchcts pouch. She was
not cndeaVoring to prevent Mrs Skin
clothes from having new Easter
sonnet on the theory that the cold
storage company might as well have
the Wampum as the millincr, as seems
To be the theory of the modern cold
storage corporations when she pack
ed the mammoth in million tons of
ice. to be transported down the noun
tain side and to repOse in frigidity for
all these years, 1t is safe to say that
she did not do so for the purpose of
taking advantage Of Boneheads bank
account and robbing his children of
the comforts of life.--Dayton News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-30
RENfBERT.

Rembert. March 2s.-A beautiful
Easter service was celebrated at Nc
Leod's church on yesterday as a very
entertaining programme was arrang-
ed for the Sunday school scholars.
The day was perfect and the
church was filled by a large con-
gregation with many strangers. Back
of the altar was garland with yellow
jessamine. while the altar was pro-
fuse with lilies and other beautiful
flowers. The regular Sunday school
exercises were omitted and the fol-
lowing programme was presented:
Song.
Recitation-"Easter Morning''-By
Harry Harllee.
Easter Verses''-By six little boys.
Observation-Disclosures Morning''-By
Sadie Rogers.
Song.
"An Easter Exercise"-By ten lit
tie girls.
Recitation-"Easter sunday"-By
Elizabeth Reames.
Easter Song-By School.
Three Easter Mornings"-By An
ME Jenkins.
SONG.
Prayer-By Meta Cox.
After the conclusion of these exer-
cises our new pastor. Rev. j. N.
Wright delivered a fine sermon on
the resurrection. taking his text from
Matt. 2Sth.
The farming interest in this COM
munity is progressing finely. Corn
planting Is over. and some will COM
mence planting cotton this week. The
oat crop looks promising and labor
seems plentiful. but we are needing
rain as the land Is getting hard and
rain will benefit everything just now.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-30
Worry not at all.

Worry not at all.
"X-tend the teachings Of this al
phabet to others.
Yield not to discouragemnt.
"Zealously labor in the cause OF
health and gain everlasting reward"
Even men who are seldom backward
when il comes to adopting prudent
safeguards in matters of business are
inexcusably careless in regard to con-
siderations of health-upon which in
the last analysis all business must
rest.
Cut this acrostic out. If you are in
the habit of reading your Bible insert
it next to the Ten Commandments. If
YOU are not religiously inclined, paste
it on the wall. But in either event
be your own doctor.-Atlanta Geor-
gian.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-30
MARRIED PEOPLE LIVE LONG.
EST,
BertillOn, the French Savant, Pro-
duces His Array of Facts.

Paris, March 24.-Dr. Jasques Ber-
tilon, director of the statistics bureau
of the municipality of Paris, one of
the first authorities in France on all
matters appertaining to sociology,
has just made very remarkable
statement, calculated to make the
confirmed bachelor tremble with ap-
prehension and fill with joy the
hearts of happy married men.
1T is absolutely indisputable," he
says, that marriage is the introduc.
ton to social stratum, where NOR
tality is twice as low as in the sphere
of single -blessedness. Therefore, if a
man wishes to arrive at extreme old
age, he will have twice as many
chances of doing so if he married as
he would have if he remained single.
Such is the truth that DR.. Bertillon
demonstrates by an array Of figures.
Taking the male population Of France
in the year 1901 between the age of
8 and S4, he divides them into three
classes: Single men, married men
and widOwers or divorced men and
he shows the mortality per 900 in
each Of these three classes.
glance at this table shows that,
taking any one age, the mortality
a M ~ civ
double the mortality among the mar
ried. Therefore," SAYS DIR. Bertillon,
"you will do we'll to marry. But
Watch Jcalously over the health OF
your wife; for her loss viii BE- for
you a frightrul evil. On her life de-
pendS yours to a great extent Look
at the figures. The mortality per an
mum among 1000 married men be-
tween 25 and 20 is five; that among
1000 WindoWcrs of the same age Is
twenty. Four times ar many, Thus
WidoWcrS not only lose the blessed
privilege that marriage confcrs on
them, but their case is worse than
that of their bachelor friends. This
difference grows less with age. but
it is nevertheless very marked UP to
old age. So the mortality of married
men is twice as low as that Of cell
bates of the same age and that of
WidOwers, at any rate up to sixty. is
higher even than that of celibates.
AT the already distant period to-
wards 1868 when this statistical law
was discovered by my father. he
could only base it on French, Belgian
and Dutch figures. The investiga-
tions subsequently made at his insti-
cation in other countres-Italy. Swe-
den, Germany Austria--have shown
that the rule is general and suffers
no exception.
"And you also, mademoiselle." saws
the doctor. 81 would, in your own in
terest urge you to marry; for mar
ried women have a mortality less
than spinsters of the same age. at
any rate after twenty. But the diff
ferences are less for women than for
men. The mortality among spinsters