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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-03-10
THE KNOX ELOPEMENT.

The papers have given considerable
space for day or two to reports of
the elopement of Philander C. Knox
Jr., student 20 years old, and the
son of the Secretary of State, with a
department store clerk from Provi-
dence. and their marriage in Burling-
ton Sunday night Evidently the
young people called this episode ro-
nance, but, as a rule, this kind of
romance develops later into much
be instances where cruel parents pre-
vent the happy union of true lovers
and RUNAWAY match is followed by
the brief but satisfactory conclusion
that they lived happily ever after"
This result, however, is the exception,
particularly when the bridegroom is
only 20 years old and not out of
school
Altogether too much of the element
of romance has been thrown around
Opponents. 1t seldom happens that
a man and maid who ought to marry
are compelled to flee like culprits
who have stolen a sheep in order to
secure happiness. Marriage ought not
to be Invested of all the element of
romance and made purely bust
ness transaction, but, at the same
time, the fact remains that marriage
ic tttyc .l,o 4
not be the outcome of a momentary
whim, or an idle fancy. The conven-
tional courtship, open and above
board, known and approved by friends
and relatives, followed by the con-
ventional wedding ceremony is alto
gether the better and the safer, and
the more satisfactory way to enter
the state of matrimony.
AS a plot for a novel, or theme
for poem the marriage of King Coph-
etua and the beggar maid, or of the
son of wealthy statesman and a
| poor shop girl is very interesting and
perhaps, romantic. In real life, how
ever, such an alliance is very I'M
wise as a rule. Good comradeshiI
is essential to a happy marriage and
! this means in general way a simil-
anty of tastes and habits of thought
and life. OF course, to assert thai
only people of the same financial OF
social standing should ever marry
would be snobbery, but the average
shop girl is not fitted by education
or by training to become the wife o
the son of Secretary Knox She ma,
be his superior in character, but sh,
is not likely to fit in well in the Knol
family life. Such a marriage is likel.
to be at best but a youthful fame,
of which the man soon tires. You'll
and beauty attract for the moment Blu
they are unstable foundations upol
which to build domestic happiness
Sensible marriages are more pro
ductive of happiness than romanti
unions. The conventions of societ
are pretty safe guide in matter
matrimonial and while they do not en-
sure an avoidance of the divorc
courts, they do not invite a sunderin
|, of the marriage tie as do episodes lik
= the Knox elopement.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-03-10
Nyndonville Union-JournalD

While we deeply regret the decis-
ion of Charles W. Gates of Franklin,
not to be a candidate for Governor,
we have reason to feel strengthened in
the belief that he is a man of homes
ty and integrity of purpose, man
Who consults duty rather than per-
sonal ambition or advancement in
making a decision of Importance such
as the one he has Just made. And
we believe that many people in all
parts of the State, who stood ready
to rally to his support as a candidate
for Governor, feel the same way. Mr..
Gates is greatly interested in his inn
portant work as State Highway Com
missioner. He has formulated GER
tain plans for State highway improve
ment, work upon which is already
underway, and he deems it an obi
cation to continue IN this work until
his term of office shall have expired
He feels that he could not conscien-
tiously remain in his present position
and at the same time be a candidate
for Governor. Mr. Gates has, there
fore, consulted his own lTue feelings
of duty and decided accordingly. We
respect him the more, and so does ev-
cry one else, for acting in this way.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-03-10
MIR. GATES PATRIOTISM
Mortified NeWs.)

The decision of State Highway Com
missioner Charles w. Gates not to en-
ter the Governorship race was as high
an act of unselfish devotion to par
ticular public interest as has been
known in Vermont in many years
Mr.. Gates has through his official
duties acquired wide acquaintance
throughout the State; and everyone
justly places the utmost confidence in
him.
The demand that he become can
didate for the nomination to the
Governorship was so strong and came
from so many influential sources as
to make it almost imperative that he
accede to these wishes. He had no.
reason to fear, and the News believes
it knows that he did not fear the can
! didacy of any aspirant to the position.
Although Mr.. Gates has the State
highway work well in hand, it has
not yet gone much beyond the ex-
perimental stage and he recognized
| that to turn it over to a new commits
! sioner, as he would have reIt bound to
| do if he became candidate meant a
great retardiation to the good roads
movements in Vermont, no matter into
how efficient hands the duties might
fall.
The question as in which direction
lay his duty to his State was one that
he fought out largely with himself,
and when he came to a decision he
announced it. The News imagines
that it is no small task for a man to
put away the honor of the Governor
ship, which in this case was reason
ably certain, because of a public duty
in a less exalted position.
But Mr.. Gates was equal to the EN-
Urgency and Vermont will be sure of
experienced highway supervision
whatever may be the outcome of the
Governorship contest.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-03-10
XERSHIRE.

A very pretty home wedding took
March I'd at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
l.. S. Speare. when their only daugh-
ter Miss Anna e. Speare, was united
in marriage with Berne B. Titus, only
son of Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Titus of
this place. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. Fred Daniels, pastor
of the Methodist church in Chelsea.
Mr. and Mrs. Titus are now away on
their wedding trip and will visit in
Penacook and Keene, N. H.. Athol and
Gardner, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. -SFitus
are among our best known and most
popular young people. The groom is
graduate of Thetford academy and
the bride a graduate of the State Nor
NAL school of Randolph. Both have
been for several pears successful
teachers.
The last week was good sugar
weather after the rain with which the
month began. Mr.. Pierce reports
about twenty gallons of maple syrup
made last week.
Cattle buyers are quite plenty in
town at present and working oxen
are bringing good prices.
F. d. Parker and f. j. Alderman are
recent victims of the prevailing dis
temper.
Rev. c. C. Parker of Fairlee will
preach here next Sabbath in exchange
with the Rev. Levalolian,
Mr.. Lackey has sister from Bel
lows Falls visiting him.
The w. c. #, U. met with Mrs. W.
; J. Kicker last Saturday afternoon.
1t was ladies' night at the Grange
last Wednesday night and program
was held. Refreshments were served
Next week Wednesday night will be
gentlemen's night when they will fur
nish supper and entertainment
Mrs. Henry Bunce and children are
visiting relatives in STAFFORD
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-03-10
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FOR BETTER DAIRY HERDS.

One of the indications Of progress
In Vermont is the formation of local
Cow Testing Associations throughout
the State, and the organization OF
these local societies into a State as
ISOLATION. At the present time there
are said to be seven associations in
Vermont, which control about $500
out of 2SS,000 COWS in this State.
The plan, of course, is to promote
general efficiency by wedding out the
unproductive cows from our dairy
herds. At the present time there is
q vast number of low grade animals
in Vermont dairies. 1t costs the far
mer practically as much to keep a
poor COW as it does to keep good
one. He must provide food and shell
ter and too often he receives very In
adequate returns tor this expenditure
1t is not alone the quantity but the
quality of the milk that determines
the profit or loss of each individual
COW, and in order to know just what
each COW is producing test of the
milk is necessary.
The formation of these associations
shows that there is spirit abroad
indicating a determination to intro
duce more intelligent and more pro-
ductive agricultural methods. If every
Vermont COW were producing what
she ought to produce, the rev =
enue of Vermont farmers would be
increased by millions of dollars every
year.
In a leaflet sent out by the Ver-
mont State Dairy Test Association
may be found these significant words
"Three of the associations are on
their second years work. There is not
a man who has had this work done
but has learned things if he has put
any thought into the work. There
are few men but have saved on their
feed alone in two months all it has
cost them for a year Some have saw
ed many times the cost. They all say
it pays. 1t is the greatest education
al movement of the times. A chance
to keep some of our best boys here
for we need them as testers, where
they have a good position at good
pay when they are fitted for the work.
Today Vermont is second only to Wis
consin in this movement in this coun-
try. Will you help us make it first?
We need your help. The war on the
unproductive COW has begun. She has
to leave our farms, she will have to
leave Vermont. How many have you?
Do you know? DO you know? Why
don't you know?"
1t requires no extended argument
to prove that every town in the State
would be the better if such an as
sociation were formed by the farm
ers. Greater efficiency is needed and
this is one of the methods available
for securing it.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-03-10

The product should command sale
far in advance of the existing de-
mand. The process of education is
needed here just as truly as along
other lines. 1t is possible vastly to
enlarge the market for this Vermont
product and it is part of our privilege
as progressive Vermonters to cult
vate among those who are now ignor-
ant of the most delicate Of all sweets
taste for maple sugar
If a census of all the maple trees in
the Green Mountain State could be
taken this year by Supervisor Hays
it would show that the output of sug-
ar and syrup might be greatly in
creased. In the cutting of timber
great care should be taken to spare
the young maple trees. Young ma
pie orchards should be planted. 1t is
true that it takes a long time to bring
such trees to a point where they may
be tapped but they begin to have a
commercial value as soon as they are
set out and this value increases with
every passing year. A young maple
orchard will add materially to the
value of any farm. We discuss fire.
quently the possibilities of increasing
the quantity and the quality of corn,
potatoes, hay, etc, and increasing the
number of our domestic animals, the
amount and quality of our dairy pro-
ducts, the number of summer board
ers. Why should we not boom the
maple sugar business this year?
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-03-10
Nyrlonville Union-Journal)

The Randolph Herald says ut would
not be the strangest thing if the nom
ination should go to Frank L. Greene
editor of the st. Adams Messenger
but that "the worst stumbling block
would be to get him to run for Gov
ernor." 1t sure is a hard stumblips
block, for Frank as yet has neve,
shown any inclination to run after ar
office. But the chances are he
wouldn't have to do much running il
he would only say the word, for most
any Vermont State office has been will.
ing, even anxious, to meet him more
than half way for some time past
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-03-10

and Vegetable Growing and Dairy
ing Five thousand copies of this
booklet were judiciously distributed,
and the many inquiries and comments
received seem to justify belief In this
form of railroad literature. The Dele
ware and Hudson Company has in
many ways championed the cause of
the Susquehanna and Champlain val
leys as apple-growing districts and
has been supported in its efforts by
the State and United States authori-
ties. In the early part of 1908 the
company secured from a Consul in
France an interesting statement to
the effect that apples grown in the
Champlain valley would command as
good prices in France as apples grown
in Oregon, and showing in a practical
way methods of packing for that and
similar markets. These consular re-
ports were sent to hundreds of far
mers and prospective orchardmen,
and placed in the hands of many
Oranges. The company also inter
viewed nurserymen along it's own line
and in other districts in the State, and
these nurSerymen sent out good men
to explain the advantages of starting
/ orchards on some of the cheap lands,
and, as a consequence, about 200 far
mers have been induced to start or
chards-the Macintosh Red, the Fam
euse and Northern Spy in the Cham
plain valley. Partly as a result, the
Adirondack farms in the vicinity of
| Willsboro have been enlarged and i'm
proved as fruit and berry farms, and
The Northern Orchard Company, con-
Quoted by j. NJ. Stevens of Peru, has
been organized and is attracting at
tention.
This activity brought ABOUT the for
nation of the Champlain Valley AS
ISOLATION in February, 1909, and the
adoption of a stamp to be used by
members of the association IN labelling
| their goods in order to distinguish
them as Champlain Valley products.
This is also partly responsible for the
organization of the Northern Devel-
opment League, the object of which is
to assist in the general growth, the
encouragement of general farming,
dairying and orcharding methods and
conservation of water supply, cover
ing the territory north of Utica and
Troy and as far east as Cambridge. "
The company is preparing a series
of booklets on use of Lime on Land"
improving the Herd" and on spray
ing, pruning, etc.
According to l.. w. Hill the Great
Northern Railway Company will
spend quarter of a million dollars,
| if necessary to present to the public
the possibilities for home-seekers
along their lines. No person pretends
that all this work is purely philan-
thropic for it is not. 1t is a business
investment which is of great benefit
incidentally, to many people.
Over and over again, iterated and
reiterated, until many good people be-
come wearied, the doctrine of publici-
ty must be preached, because it is
one of the great secrets of success
We need to get more people to read
about Vermont, to talk about the
State, and then to see it and love it
We have room for many. more people
and opportunities in abundance for the
development of great variety of en-.
terprises. A good, thorough advertis.
ing campaign would do wonders fol
Vermont
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-03-10
(Ludlow Tribune.)

Candidate Fleetwoods platform, as
tains a declaration to the effect that
when a wide, general sentiment ex-
lists that an act vitality affecting pub
lie welfare should be submitted tC
popular vote, the question whether
such an act should be repealed OF
continued in force should, after such
act has had fair trial, be submitted
to the people for determination.
This leaning toward a general ref
erendum policy will seem to the av.
erage reader, we believe, like carry
ing the thing too far and opening a
door through which troop of meas
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-03-10
INTELLIGENT PUBLICITY.

AS an illustration of intelligent pub
licity the work of the Delaware and
Hudson Railroad Company in encour-
aging better agricultural methods de-
serves special mention. In 1906 that
corporation published a large edition
OF a pamphlet entitled Farms for
Sale" During the next three years
the pamphlet was widely circulated
by means of advertisements in the
daily papers and other periodicals
AS result about 80 per cent of the
farms along the lines advertised for
sale changed hands. Early in 1905
a supplementary pamphlet was ISSUED
and several thousand were sent tt
Denmark, Sweden and Norway an(
many inquiries are being received
from those countries.
Later, in 1908, as a result of the
good results obtained through adver
Using pamphlet called Fertile Idl,
Acres" was issued. This publication
gave in concise form instances O
profit as a result of intensive farm
ing and the demand exceeded 700,
copies.
Speaking of the work of the Della
ware and Hudson, the Troy Times
says:
There was also issued in 1906 /
pamphlet entitled apple Culture.
I This had a vida HaD1and an1 ~ a.. 10
lieved that this publication did mucl
to bring about increased interest il
orcharding In the early part of 1876
the company issued small bookle
embodying a few facts about 'Frul
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-03-10
NOT A "BLOODY SHIRT" SPEECH.

Under the caption, zone of Prouty's
Mistakes" the Woodstock Spirit of the
Age prints the following letter signed
by F. S. Billings:
Governor George II. Prouty adj
dressed the Vermont Veterans Asso-
citation at their 22d banquet at
Young's Hotel Boston, on the evening
Of February 22d.
Among other things he said, ac-
cording to the report in the Boston
Herald, was the following:
1--WE ought not to forget that the
men down South were rebels, for that
is just what they were. He said other
things which | should call ridiculous
if it were not for the fact that they
were spoken by the chief magistrate
of our State
ITO think that q Governor of YER
mont should wave on high the bloody
shirt in these enlightened days, when
the Ratchet has been buried many a
year, and the North, South, East and
West are welded into one great and
united nation; when the boys that
wore the blue and the boys that wore
the gray are ready to stand shoulder
to shoulder, whether it be in peace
or in war. Let us pray that in the
future the Governors of Vermont by
word and deed will do the best that
in them lies to hold to this comrade-
ship forever"
Unfortunately there is a tendency
on the part of not a few newspapers
if not actually to misquote a public
mans utterances, to omit such por-
tons of his discussion of a particular
phase of his general subject as to
carry an incorrect impression of what
Journals information Governor
I Prouty proceeded to say, after refer
ring to the obvious fact that the men
who rebelled were rebels, that a re-
cent visit through the South proved
that no section of the country was
more loyal at the present time than
the States that seeded in 1861.
If the whole text Of Governor Prou-
tvs speech could be read it would be
found that it was not bloody shirt
speech at all, but quite the reverse
htlS ID a 'ciy Schcldl uiopOoiIloL
to bury all the old sectional animosi-
ties and to cultivate peace and har.
mony between North and South We
cannot, however, blot out the facts
of history. We cannot be expected tC
carry our desire for Cancellation t.
the point of denying that there wa:
rebellion in 1861, and if there wa:
rebellion, then there were rebels
If words mean anything then the mel
who followed the seeding States on
of the Union were rebels. We ow,
too much to the soldiers who defend
ed that Union to make no distinction
in favor of the men who preserved
. the Nation. With a disposition to d,
everything honorable to promote har
mony we cannot be expected to ad
nit that the cause of the South wa
. righteous and the cause of the Mort
was unrighteous.
1 The Journal believes that the PEG
pie of Vermont know Governor Prout
v too well to charge him with a desir
\ to revive old sectional animositiei
: If his speech is read as 1t was uttere
G it will be shown that 1t was a state
.. ment of facts which the vast majorit
of Vermonters will gladly endorse
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-03-10
(Rartnn Monitor

Mr.. Fleetwood must feel highly elat-
ed and complimented by the belated
and half-hearted support of the ad-
ministration Republican press and
other forces, after their thorough
counting of every other hope! He has
been in the field this three months
but only as a last resort, after cast
ing about after every straw in sight,
has he been taken up as the last
stand. He must feel like the girl
whom the young man asked to accom-
pany him to the show after he had
been turned down by all the other
girls in town.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-03-10
PRESS COMMENT
What the Newspapers Of Vermont
and Other States Are Saying
About Topics of Interest to
Journal Readers.
THE GOVERNORSH1P.
Uyndonville Union-Journal. J

There are evidences that the Fleet
wood campaign is making prepare
tons to get lively. Last week Fleet
wood Club was formed in Morrisville
with membership at the start of $50.
A campaign committee was appointed
and arrangements made for bureau
of information After March first he
will be ready to accept invitations
to speak and on these occasions will
discuss State issues. If Fleetwood
puts the necessary life and enthus-
iasm into his campaign we believe lac
will keep the gentleman from Rut-
land in very anxious frame of mind
We are of the opinion that majority
would rather see Fleetwood, his plat
form and methods win out, than to
have Mead win.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-03-10
Waterbury Record.)

In another column will be found
Hon. Frederick G. Fleetwood's state
ment which can be termed as a plat
form. 1t plainly sets forth some Of
the needs of Vermont, which is equiv
alent to saying that if Fleetwood is
elected Governor will be remedied
The candidate makes his position pos
tive. He is brief and right to the
point on each suggestion
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-03-10
How Egyptians Used to Shave.

1t is believed that there was time
when every orthodox Egyptian ran
the shaving tool over his face, scalp
and eyebrows at least once in every
forty-eight hours Unlike the Romans
of later age, the Egyptians did not
confine the privilege of shaving to free
citizens. but obliged their slaves to
shave both face and head.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-03-10
Widows, Cans.

The widows mourning cap dates.
back to the days of ancieng Egypt.
Egyptian men shaved the beard and
women, instead of cutting off the hair.
concealed it with close cap. The Ro-
mans, who were as race clean shaw
en-, shaved their heads in mourning
and wore wigs.