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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-24

Half the farmers about the state
might add largely to their income Dy
raising trout, if they had the enter
prise to undertake 1T. A small stream
may be damned or divided to make a
t. or good spring, of which there
are plenty, may be levied on for the
water supply The eggs can be bought
at numerous hatcheries and will need
but little care. There are perhaps a
dozen men in Montpelier who hatch
in their cellars every winter trout
fry to supply some streams or pond
which they control. All that ie neces-
sary is to have a stream of pure cool
water running over the eggs and to
pick out occasionally those chat be-
come damaged before Matching. The
Matching of the fry and feeding them
until they are planted is small jo>.
TO feed them afterward costs but lit
tie. When they have reached the le-
gal length they can be sold for 30
cents a pound, minimum, and the pur-
chaser will prefer to catch them him
self.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-24

William Hayward, secretary of the
Republican. national committee and
chairman of the Nebraska committee,
will be a candidate for Congress on
an insurgent platform from the First
Nebraska district now represented
by John A. Mcguire, Democrat.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-24

DO the good people who try to pre-
vent the sale of cigarettes to young
boys ever buy a package of the coffin
nails themselves and learn one of the
reasons why the boys are anxious to
buy them? Quite aside from the de-
sire to smoke is the desire to collect
the pictures that are given with these
packages. There are good pictures of
noted men, OF athletes of renown, Of
the military uniforms of various States
and countries. These please the boys.
The only way they can get them is
by buyin gcigare!tes. What are the
churches and the temperance socie-
ties doing to induce the boys to re-
fraln from buying the weed? What
kind of pictures do they distribute?
What kind of gifts do they offer? What
do they do to I Ike it seem pleasant
for the boy to conduct himself as ne
should?
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-24

A special election will be held next
month in the 14th congressional dis
trict of Massachusetts to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Con-
gresham Lowering.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-24
UNCONSIDERED TRIPLES
Some Facts, Serious and Friyilous, OF
Interest to the People of Montpelier
and Vicinity.

My father named me Autolycus;
whom, being as | am, Uttered under
Mercury, was likewise a snapper-up
OF unconsidered trifes-Winter's
Tale.
Lease it to any one; | don't care
who, so long as they can pay the
rent" was the instruction of the own
er of piece of tenement property to
the agent. The owner lives in snoth
er State and cares nothing about in
flicting annoyance on those who live
rear the tenement by elsing it TO un-
desirable tenants. TIL, dJrtrine of
sic utere tue ought to apply in such
a case. The owner ia plot of land
might be restrained fro,n erecting an
unsightly or offensive structure. 1t
ought to be possible to prevent the
owner of house when erected from
leasing it to tenants who would be Of
tensiNe to the neighbors
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-24

Thomas Taggart, former chairman
of the Democratic national commit
tee, may become candidate for the
seat of United States Senator Bever-
idge providing the Democrats have a
majority in the next Indiana Lcgisla-
ture.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-24

The manual training, by interesting
the pupils in their regular studies
tends to keep them in school, accord
ing to the reports of the teachers. If
that is true there should be a more
complete system but / don't believe
the public schools should be turned
into industrial schools. 1t is found
that kindergarten training does not
enable graduates from that depart
ment to take higher rank than those
without it when they reach the higher
grades, which seems to dispose one
of the claims made for that training.
'ituation here would indicate that
the claims are not warranted or that
the Montpelier kindergarten is not
as efficient as 1T should be.
Yet kindergarten work IS pre-
paratory to Industrial training and
have no doubt if a complete indus
trial course should be installed it
would be found that the kindergarten
graduates would excel in that.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-24

Plato has a story of Thales, the
Grecian philosopher, which is refer
ed to by Chaucer in the Miller's Tale,
and was made the subject of poe
by Tom Moore which runs to the eff
feet that Genius and Common Sense
who had been walking one night. part
ed in the moonlight, and Common
Sense, paying heed to the road, got
safely home and went to bel. while
Genius, straying along with Ills eyes
on the stars, stubbed his toe, fell in
the river and was drowned.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-24

Eastman's poems may be found in
the public library and there are
copies in a number of private Libraries
in town. The late r. c. Phinney pub
lished THE latest edition of his poems
and some copies of that edition may
still be procured OF Mrs. Phinney. 1t
would be a wise investment for the
school board to buy a few of them for
use in the schools.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-24
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS.

Senator Nathan b. Scott of West
Virginia has issued a formal an
nouncement of his candidacy for re-
election
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-24

Social questions of various kinds
are occupying so much of the thought
of the world that it is Interesting to
note the use of more than a thousand
works on sociology, or the u.s. OF what
works the library contains mere than
a thousand times. This use does not
mean very careful study OF social
questions, however, for an examina-
tion shows that some of the more In
portant works which of course are
dry reading. have not been taken OFT
for periods ranging from two to nine
years.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-24

When Mark Twain said; "Be good
and you'll be Gqrpy but you'll miss
lots of fun" he reversed the manner
in which too generally the question
is stated. We have been taught too
long that the wicked people had all
the fun. To be good was ITO be sober
and solemn and long faced. Our pious
Puritan ancestors went about with
long faces looking as if they had
stomach ache and their soured dispo-
sitions led them to look on all enjoy
ment as wicked. Now it might be
made just as pleasant to be good az
it is supposed to be to be bad, and If
it were made so more youngsters
would be willing to be good.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-24

Advertise in the Waterman and get
results.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-24

Fiction is always the most popular
form of literature, and it is not sur"
prisir to note in the report of the
Kellogg Hubbard Library that the cir
culati, of works of fiction last year
far exceeded that of all other classes
of books combined The circulation
of fiction was 81 S04 and the total cir
culation 4S,31S that is, the circulation
of fiction was 34,S04 and of all 9th
er classes 1854. The othet mo =:
read classes in their order are his
tory and biography, general works,
literature, fine arts and sociology. In
this we see something of the influence
of the woman's reading clubs. For
instance, though 1854 books on the fine
arts were read only $40 were used re-
lating no the useful arts. The aver
age reading club carries its head in
the air and ignores the common
IL ings.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-24

Napoleon B. Broward former Gov
ernor of Florida, will be a candidate
for the seat OF ]. P. Taliaferro in the
United State Senate. Senator ITALIA
feiyo's term will expire yea, hence.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-24

Without troubling about tie per-
centages, which may soon be seen in
the report itself, it can be stated that
the girls in the city schools take high
rank than the boys, and that the
percentage of failures Is less among
them than among the boys, Does this
mean that the girls have larger ca
paclty? General experience would
not seem to warrant such state
ment Does it mean that girls study
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-24

There was feeling of disfavor to-
ward the school children among some
of the merchants last week. 1t is the
custom to have general exchange of
valentines on Valentines day and the
dealers had laid in a considerable
stock in expectation of the usual pur-
chases. But the children took their
valentine money TO aid the people
who were burned out by the fire in
he Hopkins block, and all the va
entines distributed were of their own
manufacture. In the making of them
their kinder gaiten training came into
play.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-24

pelier children. My Uncle Jerry Is
worth reading.
There's much, he says, about Vermont
In history and song;
Much to be written yet and much
That has been written wrong.
,e Old Thirteen. united, fought ,
The Revolution through;
While, single-nanded, old Vermont
Fought them, and England, too.
Shed Massachusetts and New York,
And-so the record stands
New Hampshire, England Guilford,
and
The Union on her hands.
Yet still her single star above
Her hills triumphant shone,
And when the smoke of battle passed
Shed whipped them all-alone."
Barnet, The Old and The New and
Lies Mission are ell worth reading.
| may quote from them later.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-24

German fish culturists say that an
acre of ground devoted to raising fish
will yield better returns than The best
acre under cultivation. Whether or
not that is true there is no doubt
that it will yield better relatively II
the money and labor expended than
any acre on which crops are raised.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-24

Napoleon B. Broward former Gov
ernor of Florida, will be candidate
for the seat OF ]. P. Taliaferro in the
United State Senate. Senator ITALIA
feiyo's term will expire a yea, hence.
Charles Henderson, president of the
Alabama railroad commission, who
recently declared himself candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
Governor of his State has decided to
withdraw from the contest.
David Jayne Hill, ambassador to
Germany, and Jacob Gould Schur-
man., president of Cornell University,
are among these now prominently
mentioned for the Republican guber-
material nomination in New York
Former Governor S. H. Elrod of
South Dakota has decided to try again
for the governorship. Other candi
dates are already in the field and an
iteresting contest Is expected in the
Statewide primary next June.
Amendments permitting the State
to conduct hail and tornado insur-
ance providing 1-15 mill tax for re-
forestation and permitting the Legis-
lature to exempt timber lands from
taxation are among six proposed
changes in the State constitution to
be voted upon next November by the
voters of M,nnesota.
Governor Harmon Of Ohio, Cover
nor Marshall of Indiana, Governor
Shallenberger of Nebraska, Governor
Burke of North Dakota, Governor
Stafford of Colorado Hoke Smith of
Georgia, and Representative Champ
Clark of Missouri have been invited
to speak at the annual Jefferson Day
banquet of the National Democratic
League of Clubs, which is to be held
in Indianapolis the night of April 10
Michig; is to be the scene of a
fierce senate ial struggle this summe:
between Senator julius c. Burrows
who is a candidate for reelection and
Representative Charles Z Townsend
! The rival candidates have agreed ia
let the contest be settled by Z State
wide primary. Mr.. Burrows is known
rs conservative Republican, while
Mr.. Townsend is known as a progress
sive.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-24

A list of poems to be read and
studied, hanging in one OF the teach
er's rooms in the Montpelier schools
and followed by the teachers. con-
tains a fine selection of poems, but
omits Charles G. Eastman. Probably
the compiler of the list never heard
of him, but the teachers have. East
mans poetry was incidental to his 9TH
er work and his output was small.
But he was hailed as poet Of prom
Use, he was recognized as a man Of
ability, he was Montpelier's poet and
Montpelier's school children ought to
be taught something about him. His
Scene in a Vermont Winter and a
Picture ought to be known to Mont
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-24

How many of the patrons OF the Ii.
brary, how many of those who think
they study, have read Das Kapital or
Prof. j. E. Tho. old Rogers great
work?
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-24

Mr.. Gilkerson ait the Y. NJ. c. A
feeds his Bible class. If you give the
boys anything give them what they
want, not what you think they ought
to have.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-24

That meatless banquet served the
hotel men at the Pavilion last week
was one of the best spreads ever fur
1ished in Montpelier. 1t was the
best kind of evidence that we need not
be dependent on the meat trust even
FOR elaborate feasts.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-24

Advertise in the Waterman and ger
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-24

and apply themselves better than
boys? Or does 1t mean that, with a
large majority of women teachers
there is more sympathy for the girls
and more assistance given them by
the teachers? without casting any
discredit on the excellent corps of
teachers who ore guiding the dcstinies
of Montpelier yotuhs, 1t seems to me
that greater efficiency might be Sc
cured If there were more men on the
teaching staff, and the principal of the
grammar grade should be man.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-24

Here is something for the Humane
Society to consider OF the children
of normal capacity less than four Dor
cent lack sufficient food or clothing.
while of the backward classes ten per
cent are thus lacking. A poorly nour-
ished body does not contain the vi
tally to sustain mental effort.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-24

It's good tling people read as
much as they 90 There is no occa-
sion to find fai t because they don;
read more or d9l't read more serious
stuff. An average of AS books for
every man, woman and child in the
city is high average.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-24

The Germans raise carp principally
in their artificial ponds. If these bur
rowing, Shiny, vegetable eating mon
strosities can be made to pay such a
profit as that there must be a for
tune in arising trout. Those who have
tried 1t in Vermont have found it a
fruitful source of income.
EARNEST THRILLER
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-01-07
GAS TANKS AND TOWN BEAUTY
Louis Heaton Pink's Views on Their
Proper Location.

The Consolidated Gas company of
New York Il few years ago erected a
large gas tank along riverside drive.
shadOwing Grants tomb. Their" was
opposition from the press. but nothing
was done. The Fatbush Gas company,
subsidiary of the Brooklyn Union,
recently completed Il tank l9l feet in
diameter and 23I feet high in Flat
bush. in the borough of Brooklyn. This
is the highest structure in the borough.
1t stands in region of homes and i'm
mediately adjacent TO the Kings Coun-
~ hospital and other public buildings.
1t has taken away from many the
equity in their homes and is a blot
upon the landscape for miles around.
TIE public service commission was
first appealed TO by the property own
ers and civic associations of Flatbush.
but it decided that it had no iurisdic-
ton. Two suits for an injunction were
brought, one by the property owners
and one by the city Of New York rhe
city was defeated ut special term, and
recently the appellate division dis
missed its appeal with scant courtesy
on the ground that an offense to the
sight cannot lee Il nuisance. This is
not good logic and should not be good
law. If such Il structure unrcasonably
destroys the comfortable enjoyment of
property it comes within the definition
of nuisance. No one of the senses
should be Disseminated against. II is
to be hoped that the court of appeals
will have opportunity to pass upon
this question.
American cities were formerly con
cerned only with growth Now they
are placing their energies in develop
ment. Eyesorcs such as this. destruc-
tive of property aud the beauty "f n
city or town, should not be tolerated.
Gas tanks and all their kith and Kin
should be placed not where it j. most
economical. but where they will do
the least harm. When erected in II
city or town they should be built of
moderate height. Tho "skyscrapcr"
tanks are unnecessarily harmful If
the courts will not protect municipali-
ties against such invasion adequate
laws should be at Cnce enacted. In
England tanks may not be erected
within 800 yards of a residence with
out the consent of the owner and oc-
cupants. In no continental city can
tanks be placed without regard for
public welfare. The location of gas
works and tanks should be subject to
the approval of the public service com
mission, and the consent of owners of
houses used exclusively for residential
purposes within prescribed distance
should be required. We guard resi-
dental sections against saloons by
such law. Who would not prefer
saloon as neighbor to a huge gas
tank?-Louis Heaton Pink in Survey.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-01-07
BRIDpoRT.

The entertainment presented by the
Grange last week was highly satisfac-
tory. a good sum was realized.
Murdoch brothers of Crown Point were
business visitors here last week.
"The Country Minister will be pre-
scented at Grange hall on the evenings of
February % and 23.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Selus are visiting
in Canada.
The Grange officers to be installed
January II are as follows. Master, c. j,
Barbour; overseer, Herbert Palmer;
lecturer. Mrs Mabel Petty: steward,
Harry Pratt; chaplain, Mrs. Edna My
rick; assistant steward, Geo. Conn {;
treasurer, d. E. Myrick; secretary, j. S
Dukett; gate keeper, d. u. Rice; ceres,
Mrs. Mary Sunderland; pomona. Mrs.
j. l.. Dukett; flora, Gertrude Coburn;
lady assistant steward, Mrs. Geo. Conn /;
pianist, Ruth Hutchison; assistant pi-
anist, Mrs. Massie Sunderland.
The annual meeting of the Congrega-
tional society was held Dec. 81. Officers
are as follows: Trustees. NJ 7. Wool
cott G. A. Pratt, c. j. Barbour; secre-
tary and treasurer E. G.. Blaisdell; solic-
itors, c. II. Smith, G. A. Wolcott, G. ID.
Payne. collectors, j. S. Dukett, j. g.
Petty; committee on pulpit supply, DR..
Blaisdell, C. II. Smith, c.. L. Wing;
ushers, Harry Pratt, Ashley Dukett.
Rev. Henry Lamb will occupy the
desk at the Congregational church jan
uarv 8. 80. 49,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-01-07
BEAUTY IN FRONT YARDS.
How to Plant Shrubbery For an Orns
mental Effect.

If you wish to help in making your
home town attractive. improve the
front yard with some shrubs.
For Il small front yard where it is
impracticable to plant trees there is
nothing better for ornamental effect
than few well placed shrubs. Once
planted and established in the soil
they require little attention except in
spring, when they should be pruned
back so as to keep them symmetrical.
In planting shrubs much will de-
pend upon the layout of the lot
and its topography. 1t is easier to
spoil an effect than it is to obtain a
good one. 1t is n good plan to get
the advice of a competent landscape
gardener. II you can't, study your
yard and its possibilities thoroughly
before you set out shrub. A plain
greensward is far more desirable from
an artistic standpoint than a lot lit
tered with a miscellaneous collection
of shrubs placed without regard to
harmony in the general scheme.
For small yard among the best
shrubs. aside from the roses, are the
hydrangeas, of which there are several
varieties. some dwarf the honey
suckles. Japanese SNOWFALL. barberry
rose acacia. Irish yew. Catalpa bungii,
Magnolia conspicua, Magnolia souan-
giana, Japanese cypress and the many
varieties of cvergreens. The ever
greens. however. appear to better ad-
vantage in roomy yards.
Then there are the white and purple
lilacs, Japanese ounce. Syringa grandi-
fora. althca Jeanne dare, pure white;
Deutzia graells and the aZaleas. These
shrubs are hardy, rapid growing. at
tain large size and bear beautiful flow
ers. The azalcas should be given Il
northern exposure and be well pro-
tected in winter.
Many of these shrubs will be found
growing in the park strawberries, and
those who have friends among the park
gardeners can obtain valuable advice
from them about the planting and care
of shrubs.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-01-07
LEICESTER.

Mr.. and Mrs. Q. A. Briggs spent Christ
mas with the family of their son, A. A.
Briggs of Rutland.
A young daughter of Edward Scar
bangh has typhoid fever. DIR. Eastwood
of Brandon attends her.
Mrs. Elizabeth Story whose 92d birth
day occurred Dec. 25th received 1870 post
cards of congratulations and remem.
brance, besides numerous letters.
The Leicester Junction school taught
by Miss Donnely had Christmas tree
for her pupils Christmas eve..
Miss Julia Capun is quite i'll with
bronchitis
Charles Swinington was home from
the L. V. NJ. at Christmas time, also
Robert Swinington from Orwell where
he is at work for farmer.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-01-07
COUNTY NEWS.
EAST MiDDLEBURY.

Mrs. Geo. w Abbott has returned
home after several weeks visit to friends
at Rochester.
Charles Wright of White Sulphur
Springs, Mont. was the guest of Mrs. c.
F. Partridge for a few days during the
week.
About IS couples offended the New
Years ball at the Green Mountain House.
The ladies of st. Barnabas Guild will
hold their next meeting with Miss Laura
Ross on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. IL.
A cordial invitation is extended.
Mrs. Artemus Nichols is seriously i'll
with pneumonia.
Charles Carr is visiting his sister, Mrs.
E. A. Bradley.
Mrs. A. H. Sumner has gone to Rut-
land where she expects to pass the win
ter with friends.
Clyde Olmstead has resumed work at
his blacksmith shop.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-01-07
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never Suspect il.

Fill bottle or common glass with your
water and let it stand twenty flour hours;
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-01-07
CORNWALL,


Hazel Douglass on New Years eve en- q.
tertained party of young people. Re-
freshments were served and all reported
a good time. :,,.:-,.zaksSs tDEa
Ruth Eggleston commenced her school
in Whiting on Monday last.
Mrs. Arthur Parkill is suffering from
a severe attack of neuralgia.
Tuesday was the coolest day of the
season.
Arthur Shorkey is home for a short
stay at the homestead.
Monday last j, L. Douglas butchered
twenty hogs for the Brandon market
Sunday morning last about one O'clock.
an unoccupied tenement and barn be-
longing to George Sweeney was misteri-
ously destroyed by fire; the origin is I'M
known. - u 71e
Judson Stevens is.sufiering from a Sc
we're attack of inflamatory rheumatism.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-01-07

A stranger visiting Tallahassee, Fla.
is surprised at the great number Of
pecan trees found in the yards. gar
,lens and on the streets They are
everywhere. and thousands upon thou
sands spring up every season where
the nuts are washed by the rains or
dropped 10y the birds, which feast upon
them. If these trees had been budded
with merchantable varieties when
young they would now be producing
thousands of bushels of the finest nuts
but of even these inferior
varieties Tallahassee sells hundreds of
dollars worth each year