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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-10-27
Col. J. Gray Estey as Delegate at Large.
TSt. Adams Messenger.1

Vermonters who follow the story of
state affairs more or less closely will
remember that there was a very gen.
eral disposition to send Col. j. Gray
Estey, of Brattleboro, to the Republican
national convention in 1908, and that the
Hon. Allen M. Fletcher, of C~avendish,
had the preference because of seniority
of age and service. If Vermont sincerely
wants to recognize the merit and desert
of a splendid example of her younger
citizenship, a man that has given the
best that is in him to advance the pub
lie interest in ways hat do not count
for applause but that are of practical
and enduring service, she can do no
better thar to send out to the next Re-
publican national convention a man ike
]. Gray Estey who represents the best
standard of useful Vermont citizenship
that asks no public recognition other
than the opportunity to be more useful
still.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-10-27

Austine Institution for the care and edu-
cation of the deaf, dumb and blind was
made by the legislature. This building,
which is being erected on the Winchester
farm, will be rooted in this year. 1t will
be three stories high with basement,
built of brick and stone, semi fireproof
and slate rooted. 1t will be equipped
with a system of electric bells, telephones
and speaking tubes.
The Fetch & Pier chair shop on Will
liams street is the remodelled Williams
carriage factory. The work of making
over the factory was begun late last year
and was finished and new machinery in
stalled the first of this year. The Ma
sonic temple, the corner stone of which
was laid oct. 25, 1910, was well advanced
at the beginning of this year, but 1t was
not ready for dedication until Nav 81.
An addition is being built on the rear
of the Brooks library building, which
practically will be completed this year
and will add materially to the facilities
of that institution.
A building in which the town takes
pride is the Island Park pavilion and
grandstand beside the ball field on the
island in the Connecticut river. 1t was
Quilt on New Hampshire territory by
Brattleboro men, but it is a Brattleboro
attraction n is the finest amusement
place of its kind to be found near any
small city in New England. Holden e.
Martin built last summer a horse barn
more than 200 feet long on the Valley
fair grounds, for the fair association.
By far the most expensive building
erected in Brattleboro in recent years
for purposes outside of business is the
Retreat casino and gymnasium, which
was begun last year on the Retreat
grounds by Contractor John c.. Pellet.
The greater part of the outlay was made
this year. 1t contains over 400 rooms, is
three and q half stories high and for the
purposes for which it is designated it is
one of the best buildings In New England.
A description of this building was pub
lished in The Phoenix of Feb. 10.
In the line of residences the most at
t~ractive and most expensive building
erected the past year Is the home OF
Leslie Smith on North Main street. This
house stands on the west side of the
street, just south of III. L. Emerson's
new house. 1t is SO by 40 feet with ell
and is fitted with the latest and most
approved type of conveniences The
finish Is hard wood and there are 1C
rooms besides two bath rooms and out
door sleeping rooms. The house was be-
gun before the present year began, but
the greater part of the work was done
this year. 1t was built for one family.
Another handsome residence into
which only the best material has gone Is
the single tenement house built by Rev
Il. w. Sharp on Prospect street, between
the Flagg house and the one at the
junction of Central street. 1t Is two an6
n half stories high and contains Is living
rooms. The rooms are well arranged
and finished In hard wood.
A three-story house of three tenementi
has been built by e. M. Angler on Pros
pect street west OF the residence OF DR.
]. L. Rathbone and near the house bull
by him last year. The fats consist o.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-10-27
WILFRED F. ROOT GUARANTEES
PARTISAN SAGE FOR FALLING
HAIR AND DANDRUFF.

We want you to know that the girl
with the Auburn hair is on every bottle
and carton of PARTISAN SAGE.
We want you to know this for your
own protection, for there are many imi-
~tations, and it is an easy matter to get
the spurious article.
You can always get the genuine PAR
ISIAN SAGE at Wilfred F. Roots for
only so cents a bottle and Mr.. Root VIII
not deceive you.
PARTISAN SAGE is rigidly guaranteed
for dandruff, falling hair and scalp itch.
1t is a most delightful and invigorating
hair dressing that puts life and brilliance
into the hair and causes 1t to grow If
the hair root be not dead. .
It's the tonic you will use always II
you use Ii once.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-10-27
FOREMOST uNIvERsALIsr LAYMAN.
Ora E. eutterfield Vice President Of
General Unlversallst Conventlon-HIs
Notable Address.

Ora E.. Butterfeld, formerly of this
town, now a resident of Detroit and at
torney representing the New York Cen
trail railroad system in its business be-
fore the interstate commits
sion, was one of the principal speakers
before the general Universalist conven-
ton in Springfield, Mass, Friday. his
theme being The Laymen's Conception
of an Efficient Church." The Springfield
Union published two columns of this
address, and the Republican made it a
subject of editorial discussion Sunday,
publishing the article reprinted below.
It is very likely that among all the
speeches that were made in the conven-
ton that which for its general interest
will remain longest in the memory Of
those who heard 1t was that of Ora f..
butterfield of Detroit, Mich. Mr.. Butter
field has been elected vice president of
the convention, and therefore will be
officially the foremost layman Of the de-
nomination, Charles l.. Hutchinson Of
Chicago having retired from the presi-
dency, which now falls to a clergyman,
Rev. DIR. Marion D. Shutter of Minneso-
ia.
Mr.. Butterfeld's address was one that
would have appealed to the devout
churchmen of all religions, to those to
whom the church is the temple of wor-
ship, the place. where the inspiration of
the divine spirit is received, and might
have been delivered in any church with
in or without Christendom. Mr.. But
terrified would invest the church edifce
with all the dignity and sacredness pos
sible, and with a certain amount of for
NAL ritual. The following excerpt de-
fines his position:
1T should be ever sacred for the wor-
ship of Coda place whose atmosphere
is sure to summon holy memories for all
who yield themselves to it's pea ceful
spell. In it's auditorium no voices other
than those of the service of worship
should ever be heard. The familiarities
of a business meeting should never in
rud themselves therein. Secular lee
lures under church auspices should in
the ideal adjustment be entirely separr
ated from the church worship and
should never be given in the place where
the services are held. ......... From it's
pulpit should issue every Sunday the
brief message of holiness and peace ut
tered by a wise man arrayed in a gown
of black, speaking as one having author
tty. The service should be accompanied
by a choir hidden from view rendering
sweet music. No appeal should be made
on Sunday or any other day for an
audience to come and hear a musical
service. Nc magic lantern should ever
cast it's rays along the sacred a%isles."
His attitude toward the institutional
church is shown by the following:
Lest the influence of the church in
lifting the tide of civic and community
righteousness may fail of satisfactory
recognition, some of it's friends and most
ardent trustees have recommended that
the policy hitherto generally obtaining
he so changed that the church would
not content itself with feeding the roots
of character and thereby cultivating the
tree of life, but would carefully define
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-10-27

The larger part of the years outlay has
been along the line of industrial develop
ment, principally in the erection of the
Fort Dumme Mills cotton factory. This
building, now being equipped with ma
chinery, stands at the southern entrance
of the town, near Morningside cemetery,
is three stories high, 1924 feet long, 100
feet wide and is so constructed that it
may be enlarged easily to twice the
present size. 1t will be equipped to it's
full capacity of 35, 900 spindles and 64S
looms. A boiler house 40 feet square
with steel and wrought iron chimney will
furnish heat. About 800, 900 bricks were
required in the construction or the main
building.
An appropriation of $780, 900 for the
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-10-27

James NJ. Tyler and Clarke c.. Fits were
chosen as such committee.
THE undersigned therefore, in obedi-
ence to the resolution and in behalf Of
the church, present the resolution to our
honorable senators with the earnest
hope that they will use every legitimate
means in their power, by influence and
voice and vote to secure the Senate's
adoption of the measure.
"Brattleboro, Vt, Oct. 23, 1911"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-10-27
So There You Are.

Shelf a man loves his wife as much
as she loves him, he will stop wasting
his money on cigars If she asks him.
He-Yes, but if his wife loves him as
much as she ought to love a man who
loves her enough to stop it If she asks
him, she won't ask him.-lStray Stories.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-10-27
C~arneqie Medals for Two Vermonters.

The Carnegie hero fund commission
has awarded to Walter f. Baker, IL, OF
Burlington a bronze medal and $1,000 to
be expended in completing his education.
Mr.. Baker is a son of Mr.. and Mrs
Leslie w. Baker and is a sophomore In
Syracuse university. He is a graduate
of the Burlington high school, where he
was prominent in athletics. He plans TO
enter the ministry. While employed as
a waiter at the hotel Sycamore in the
Adirondac in the summer OF l9oS
Baker saved two young women from
drowning. A raft to which the young
women were holding drifted into deep
water. In their struggles it tipped over
and one of them sank. When Baker
went to her assistance she caught him
about the neck and both went down.
He struggled free, seized the girl by her
bathing suit and brought her to the
raft. After the raft had tipped over a
second time he succeeded in getting
both girls ashore.
The commission also awarded Louis j.
Bruya a bronze medal and gave him
$1,000 to liuuidate an indebtedness. May
IL, 1910, while night operator at Mont
pelier Junction, Bruya saved the life OF
owen Perkins, an aged man, who was
confused by the escaping steam from an
engine and would have been run down
by a passenger train If Bruya had not
pushed him from the track.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-10-27

Police Commissioner-If you were or
dered to dispense a mob, what would you
do?
A~pplicant-Pass around the hat, sir!
Police Commissioner-Thatn do.
You're engaged.-[Satire.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-10-27
Halifax Man Nearly Overcome by Gas In
North Adams.

A. A. Fairbanks, a farmer OF Halifax,
VT, was nearly overcome by gas at the
Mansion house Sunday morning. He was
bringing some cattle through from York
state, where he had bought them last
week and stopped at the Mansion house,
leaving the cattle at Williamstown until
this morning. 1t was his unfamiliarity
with gas that caused the trouble, al
though he said later that he thought he
had turned 1t entirely out. DR.. F. ID.
sta ford was called Sunday morning and
revived him.-[North Adams Transcript,
Oct. 23.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-10-27

About 40 veterans attended the 39th
annual reunion of the First Vermont
cavalry, held in Hyde Park Thursday on
the anniversary of the battle of Cedar
Creek. These officers were elected:
Pres, G. L. Mcbride of Burlington; Sec
S. Il. Wood of st. Adams; treas, II. o.
Wheeler of Burlington. Col. e. b. Saw
yer of Hyde Park is the honorary presi-
dent of the association for life.
Capt. Winfred B. Carr of the army
service school in Fort L~eavenworth,
Kansas, shot himself Thursday morning.
He was engaged to be married Nov. l
to Miss jeanette Clark, daughter OF
Major Charles C. Clark Of Fort Sheri-
dan, Ill. Capt. Carr was a native of
Georgia, this state, and the body was
brought to that town for burial. The
cause of the tragedy has not been ex-
planned.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-10-27

The readers Of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there Is at least
been able to cure in all its stages, and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is
the only positive cure now, known to the
stitutional disease, requires a constitu-
tional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is
AXE internally, acting directly upon the
tenn, thereby destroying the foundation
Of the disease. and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution
The proprletors have so much faith in
its curative powers that they offer one
Hundred Dollars for any case that 1t fails
Address: F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo
o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
ton.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-10-27
500 500,

Exaggeration is said to be a feminine
failing-except in the matter of age.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-10-27

There may be bangs on the brow of
a hill-if the hunter sees any game.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-10-27

Every bottle warranted, but not one
SETH ARNoLD's BALsAM the best
Summer Remedy from a large NUMBER
of Druggists in the South. This Balsam
is warranted to you by f.. IL. Holden
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-07

China is not prepared to antagonize
Russia and following prolonged confer.
ences the Chinese foreign office az
sured the Russian minister, M. Koro-
stovetz, that China will acquiesce I'm.
r%eservedly to the demands made in
the Russian ultimatum concerning the
provisions of the treaty of 1881.
The Mexican cabinet resigned in a
body at a special meeting. The rea
son given for the action in an official
announcement is the belief that it will
contribute to the re-establishment of
peace and facilitate the reforms which
are in contemplation.
Coincident with the official an
nouncement of a new Diaz cabinet in
Mexico came that of the appointment
of Manuel de Zacamacona r Inclan as
ambassador to the United States, sue
ceeding Francisco Leon de la Barra.
Thirty-six rebels and eight fecerals
are dead as the result of a %nine-hour
battle at La Colorado, south of Eer-
mosillo, Mex. The rebels had poses
sion of the town but after hard G.5ht-
ing were driven out.
Resolutions for Impeachment. of the
japanese cabinet for 'humilia.i1g' the
empire in the negotiation c: The new
treaty with the United Stats we're re.
jected by the lower house Z. the diet.
Fire broke out if: the eusom house
at Buenos Ayres. Ars. ctina, and.
making it's way thros Il the store
houses uncontrolled, destroyed mer.
chandise valued at 5000. 900.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-07
rhe oulet of the Homo.

3''What I want the young man said.
sis to get married and have q peace
full. quiet home"
WELL, said the widower Of q cou.
ME. "sometimes It works that way,
and then again sometimes it's like
1oinin' h. debatin' society"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-07
Hard Luck.

Hard luck.
He was praising her hair today.
was 10 angry"
"Why7".
"Becauss l couldn't tell him she and
borrowed It from me"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-12-15
editorial Page of'
Old Daredevil Bill Taft

Some of our standpat editors and politicians are
making quite fuss over Daredevil Bill Taft.
Taft the courageous-it's worthy subject for ed
itorials.
Roosevelt and San Juan hill were overshadowed,
1t seems, and Hobsons exploit (the at Santiago
was tame duck hunting trip compared to the
feats of Big Bill at the silent battle at Los Angeles
For Taft it appears, had the matchless courage to
order federal investigation of the Mcnamara case
when he passed through California
What of it?
Why, that s the brave exploit. He had the courage
to do it, you know
What's so brave about that? you ask.
Why-why they point out-these standpatters do
why considering that Taft in politics and that
the union men over the country interested in
the Mcnamara case-it awfully brave thing
to do, to order federal probe.
There S just one comment anyone can make on
Daredevil Bills exploit, and that's this:
The announcement that Taft had started that fed
eral probe was made AFTER the McNamaras
pleaded guilty not BEFORE. There wasn't man
in the country sticking up for the McNamaras when
Taft proudly proclaimed 1T did it,
AS we recall it, there was never peep out of Taft
till after the McNamaras were discredited Does
anyone recall any Taft speeches the subjcct-be-
foreY
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-12-15
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Nk0rresp0nd@}HfC1e5:

ties, in New York. 1t was held
behind closed and locked doors.
The situation was discussed with
the attorneys for the company.
The attorneys for the company as
sured them that the decision was
one of the loyeliest things that
had ever happened. The company
was now thoroughly legal and
their stock on the curb was BOOM
Ing as 1t never had done in the
history of the concern. There were
no impediments in the way Of
their going on doing business just
as they had done before.
The outcome was this: every
member was solemnly pledged to
go out from this meeting wearing
a long face and to divulge conclu-
sions to nobody-not even to wives
or members of the family. Every
one was solemnly bound to tell
everybody that the ruling of the
circuit court was a terrible and
severe affliction. but one which
must be borne in a spirit of meek
ness and obedience to law. This
they did, but some of the wives
who were real smart have broken
down the barriers and the secret
is out.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-12-15
H00I,
Agyhip9

1t seems difficult to get any
clothes on the theatrical bill
boards.
It's what a fellow doesn't do
that eternally damns him.
The silver-lining to the cloud is
on the inside and you've got to
dig. for IT.
In the game of life you get no
decision on a foul.
Maybe that unsatisfied banker
ing in your system is just loneli-
ness for the lemonade sold at the
ball grounds.
1t doesn't take very ambitious
man to leave debts behind him.
A man out looking for SYM
patty gets to be awful careless OF
the truth.
Mr.. Burns says he spent $14,-
900 of his own cash on the Nc
Namara case. 1t is evident that
these detectives do find something
now and then.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-12-15
France to the Rescue

is in
definite
bill to its legislative bodies
tive tenant" individual job by
local cooperative societies.
advance half the capital charge
4 annual interest for
3Such shops
ministry
wholly
they partly
binations commission an me
They
o. living
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-12-15

Science in Panama. The president
replied that he had signed the
order without knowing what he
was signing. A large number Of
documents that day. no said. had
been placed on his desk requiring
his signature and he did not have
time to read them. He promised
to correct the error.
Sincerely, RATH.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-12-15

no one COuiu
see to shoot,
but the sun
must have had
a ibloodthirsty
desire that day,
for he burned
the fog off by 9
in the morning
and all that day
the carnage was
s o m e t h ! n 6
frilghtfui. Night
foil found the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-12-15

The Saturday night pay en-
velope sometimes has to take such
a circuitous route that it's all
worn out by the time it gets home.
It's hard to convince any
woman that the presidents mes
sage should crowd out a reference
to the dress she wore at the opera.
The supply of patience Will
never run out, it is used so fru-
gally.
Republics are ungrateful, but it
may be just as we'll that congress-
men can't get bronze monuments.
The man that feels like 80
cents at this stage has most of us
beat about 266 cents.
How affectionate the babies get
when they have molasses all over
the face.
There's a lot or fellows going
some who ought to be going some
more.
One way to bring the sun out
is to work Ave hours making a
nice snowman for the youngsters.
They say the people never know
what they want. But they hSye a
fina idea aS to what thav do ,uant
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-12-15
The Single Tax--What Is 1t?
BY EDMUND NORTON.

The single tax is a tax on land value, ana TO
know its meaning we should know what land
value H. Land value Is value attaching 10 iaho
alone and Is measured by the amount In money,
CROPS goods or things that a person Is wiling 10
give for the possession of piece OF land. It's an
nual value Is its yearly rent; SO a tax or iano
value would be a tax on fits yearly rental value
In political science, rent means nothing else In
the world but the amount you pay for the right
to possess land. IL you borrow house, TOOLS or
other things made by man, the amount you pay
for the loan of them is called interest; Tor this
amount is payment for the use OF capital-stored
up labor or wealth, used for further production.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-12-15

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. Il.
The most widely read author in
the United States Is undoubtedly
Senator Jonathan Bourne OF Ore
gon. Up to date. there have been
circulated two million, six hun
dred thousand copies Of his speech
on popular government; five hun
dred thousand copies of his speech
on the misuse by the president Of
federal patronage; and one hun
dred and fifty thousand copies Of
his speech on the recall of public
officials. Senator Bourne is rath-
er useful citizen. He devotes
practically all of a very large in
come to pushing the cause Of pop
ular government.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-12-15

help make wealth. tine amount
called wagespayment of labor SO we see
the elements or ecoho-
difference between which only
political action
laws etcnterfere with
economic
ewing Of the planets Nobody
natural laws of production trade and
distribution wealth. by doing they enabled to
the claimed change by restoring ooer LOT
been produced by political crookedness
Now, for moment to return to the ABcs OF economics
which always for yourself:
anything and everything produced by man. from
land, to satisfy desires-food clothing, shelter etc.
of the earthwith water
himself 1t sometimes
Herbert Spencer put IT, the
production wealth. because never produces
AROR the aactiye factor" is man himself,
work possibly existence.
called the auxiliary factor
which stored help further
without taking them and using them
facors-of land, which came first labor,
which last of ALL brought
wealth. to the problems OF
not till then. :, .. :.
of distribution is the whole question OF
justice injustice. =.
Wealth divided distributed rent 10 do wages "
interest to capital
And here is where the single tax comes in again.
land value alone there wouio De-
labornot taxes on 1000
license business or occupation taxes
inheritance nor
would be capital money
barter of any form OF wealth. pro-
burden of government national state ana
value the annual rent OF
AS this taxation OF land value would
until the entire rent OF
of the state municipalities and
nation there would be other tax in existence 49,
statement what the single
and snort as the Missouri
wide said the vicious broncho
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-12-15

Senator Works went to the
White House and told President
Taft that he had made a mistake
in issuing an executive order for
bidding the practice of Christian
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-12-15

The report that Dick Croker
made a mistake and sent a string
Of race horses to the Durbar Is
probably untrue.