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Mrs. Chas. Hoepka of St. Johns.
bury. Mrs. Ray Jewell and niece,
Bernice Shelzel, of Ashland, N. H.,
spent Sunday at Milton Heath's.
Rev. r. F. Lowe of st. Johnsbury
and Rev. w. B. Dukeshire of st. Al.
bans were called to attend the funer-
al of Mrs. M. S. Eddy at West Glow
er, Tuesday.
The Oldest participant in the cele-
bration of the Fourth was Mrs. Lydia
Dwinell, who is approaching her nine
ty-fourth birthday. Mrs. Dwinell was
one of the occupants of F. D. Pierce's
auto.
Mrs. G. Frederick Wheeler re-
turned Saturday from Yellowstone
Park. where she and Mr.. Wheeler
spent last month. Mr.. Wheeler
stopped at Chicago where he will re-
sumo his lecture work.
G. H. Davis reports the following
sales of E. M. F. and Flanders Stude-
baker cars; Clayton Butler of AL
bany. MAYNARD Tillotson of Lowell.
". s: Kelley of Derby and Geo.
Morrill, and John Brigham of New
port.
Mrs. j.. Doherty of Newtonville,
Mass. died Monday afternoon on the
| Montreal express between Lyndon
vile and this place. The remains
were removed to the Jenness under
taking rooms where they were pre-
pared for burial and shipped on the
midnight train for her late home.
The officers Of the Village Improve
ment society wish to thank all the
people of Bar,o on who furnished food
and help for the dinner July 4th.
| Any who have not their dishes will
find the same at Mrs. c. A. Barrows'
There will be meeting at the Read
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-07-10
CENTENNIAL AT LOWELL.

1t is estimated that 5000 people Wis
tied the grand centennial celebration
at Lowell Thursday. The grove,
where the exercises were held, was an
ideal spot for celebration of this
kind. The grand stand was built in
the center and with trees around the
outer edge of the grounds it made a
fine place for picnic dinner and cool
and shady place to enjoy the festivi.
ties. A street parade about a mile
long proceeded through Main street
and up to the grounds. Marshals AL
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BARTON

Mrs. Vernal Elerick has returned
from her trip to Boston.
Mrs. M. A. Belknap is slowly re-
covering from her sickness.
Miss Ida Niles of Boston is visit
ing her cousin, Mrs. w. S. Hibbard.
Harold P. Frost and brother are
making their annual visit this week.
R. C. McKelvy of Davis, West Vir-
ginia, called on E. F. Hobson Tues
day.
Mrs. W. R. Prime of New York
is visiting her brother, DR.. M. +.
Prime.
Miss Lillian Robinson was a guest
of Mrs. Henry Somers at West Derby
Frid ay.
Oscar C. Skinner of Topeka, Kan,
Is visiting his sister. Mrs. Cordelia
Cutler.
Ruth Goodspeed of Worcester,
Mass, called on Bertha Hutchins
Sunday.
Mrs. Rufus Miller of Newport
called on her aunt, Mrs. Carl Jewell,
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arch Wilkie are
spending their vacation camping at
Willoughby.
Mrs. Iris Johnson of Springfield is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed. Kimball.
Mrs. LaDuke and sister. Marjorie
Jones, returned to their home in
Montreal last week.
Master Norman Densmore of Clare
mont. N. H., is visiting his aunt,
Mrs F. w. Cutting.
Ida J. Warner and Attain L. Scott
spent two days in camp on Sutton
Mountain last week.
Annie Lahounty and Miss Vera Rey'
nods we're married Monday morning
at st. Pau's church.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Ide and family
of st. Johnsbury called on Mrs. E.
C. Martin Thursday.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-07-10

Mr.. ano Mrs. Elmer Hinton have
moved into one of Mrs. Pages tene-
ments on High street.
Mrs. Carrie F. Bunker Of Manches-
ter, N. H., has arrived to spend the
summer with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs o. E. Roundy and
daughter Ona of Lyndonville visited
friends in town last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Collision and
son Paul of St. Johnsbu1y visited
relatives in town last week.
Mrs. Walter Lewis and baby of ST.
Johnsbury are visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Merton Lewis.
Miss Lula Wells and Neal Wells
of Burke visited at Mr.. and Mrs. A.
P. Underwood's the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Magoon and
son were the guests of Mrs. Lucy
Robinson Thursday and Friday.
Mrs. H. A. True and daughter H ell
en- of Cambridge, Mass, are stopping
several days at G. E. Hamblet's.
Mrs. r. F. Mason and Mrs. Al
Dana are chaperoning party of
young people in camp at Irasburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Magoon left
Friday for Winthrop, Maine, where
Mrs. Magoon will spend the summer.
H. Woltman and two friends of
New York city are stopping at the
May summer resort for several weeks.
Mrs. AID. Bemis of Mechanic Falls.
Me-, who has been visiting at E. F.
Hobson's. returned to her home Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Stannard were
bury at Sutton several days last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Smith of St.
Johnsbury spent Sunday with their
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
Smith.
Chas. B. Stone of Los Angeles. CAL,
is visiting friends in town and ex-
poets to remain in the East several
weeks.
Mrs. F. D. Williamson and Harry
Williamson went to st. Johnsbury
today to attend the funeral of Ernest
Drown.
Mrs. William Allchurch has gone
to st. Johnsbury to assist in caring
for her daughter, Mrs. Elmer SIN. tn,
who is i'll.
Mrs. Ada Cobleigh of West Derby,
who has been visiting at Geo. C,
Lang's for the past week, returned te
her home Sunday.
Mrs. Ed. Kimball and daughter
were called to Sutton yesterday to at
tend the funeral of Mrs. Kim ball's
father, Mr.. Larabee.
Mrs. Carol Davis from Olympia
Wash. a former resident of this place
has been visiting friends in town fol
the past few weeks.
Fred s. Campbell and Miss Sadie
Seele of Haverhill. Mass, were tn,
guests of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs
Hugh Campbell, last week.
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Attempt to wreck Train.

An attempt was made to wreck the
new Montreal Portland train at Mort tn
Troy, Monday night, when the rail.
road tie and a steel rail were placed
across the track near the high bridge
in that village. A northbound freight
hit the obstruction without damage to
the train, this saving probable
werck of the fast passenger train
south little latter. No clue to the
parties who attempted wreck can be
found.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-07-10

is decreased Sl00.
Two refreshing showers visited
Barton Saturday after weeks torrid
weather with the thermometer stay
ing in the Sos and Cos every day. AL
though the storms were accompanied
by considerable lightning and wind
the Monitor learns of no severe local
damage such as has been sustained in
other sections of the state. Peter
Damon had a horse killed by light
ming but otherwise no harm was done
and the rain was refreshing after
the extreme heat.
WlLLOUGHBY.
Mrs. Betsey Clough has returned to
E. j. Nheeler's in Westmore.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs,
Ouimett. July 4. Congratulations.
Mrs. C. A. Webster from Boston is
spending a few weeks with friends
here.
Mrs: Emma Drown of Barton called
on relatives and friends here last
week.
Mrs. Roy Lord with baby recently
spent few days with her parents in
Orleans.
Geo Duke and. family of Lyndon
Vile visited over Sunday at E. c..
browns.
Mrs. Jane Duke has returned from
LyndonvlIle after several weeks stay
with her son there.
Aaron Annis' father, and mother
from New Hampshire are making a
few days visit with him here.
Mr: and Mrs. e. C. Forrest. Mr.
and Mrs. I. H. Gordon and Mrs. L. II.
1ordon spent July 4 at P. H. Dukes.
Mr.. Berry and family of Barton.
Mr.. Anderson and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. Berry of Littleton. N. H., spent
part of last week with their mother,
Mrs. Ardella Stanley.
cRAFTsBURY
Eta Smith is home from Elmore
for the summer vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Richardson
moved last Friday to Mill village.
r. C. Noodle with his family mot
ored to Littleton. N. H.. the Fourth.
Mr.. Ide from st. Johnsbury was a
business visitor in this town Satur,
day.
Roswell Chamberlain from Burling.
ton. former resident. is visiting
friends in this town.
Henry Marckres from Lyndonville
was business visitor in this town
last Friday and Saturday.
Mary Spaulding was called to Glow
er last Saturday to care for Mrs.
Lucy Patterson, who is ill there.
Rev. c. H. Rowley gave a very able
address before the body of Masons
and 0. p. S. Sunday forenoon in the
M. E. church.
Mrs. Jennie Randall and Nellie AL
len have taken rooms at M. S. Saw.
yer's. where they expect to remain
for the present.
Mrs. Carrie Keir and her sister.
Mrs. Mayburn. were called to Canada
last week by the serious illness of
Mr.. Keir's father.
Mrs. Kate Wilson returned to her
home at Mill village Friday after
spending few days with her grand.
daughter. Mrs. Richai dson.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-07-10

FOR Michigan Hybred, Eur
eka and Sanford seed corn. spring rye
and wheat, alfalfa, orchard grass.
Everything in field seeds. Ray T.
Webster, Barton. 19tI
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FOR SALE Split granite wall
stone So per yard, Gull stone. 81 per
yard of $500 pounds. Pine street, one
fourth mile from depot. E. W. Bar
ron, Barton, VT. zzt1
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WANTED-A good all around house
keeper at farm. S. Hill, Eden Mis-
Vt. z'H9p
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MISCELLANEOUS.

TO OEXCHANGE-An express wagon
and Mccormick reaper as good as
new, for cows that will freshen IN the
fall. H. B. Chamberlain, 1rasburg.
27.2S
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

Advertisements will be inserted under this
head at t,UO cents per word for first inserti On
and one cent per word thereafter. Cash must
accom- panv the order. No advertisement 0itI
be inserted for less than twenty-five cents.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-07-10

Congregational Church Notes.
Communion services were observed
Sunday.
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FOR SALE at the Brownington
Center Store, small stock of dry
goods and groceries. A good business
for the right man. Thomas Smith.
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ing Room Saturday -afternoon at 3
o'clock and all members are urged to
be present. The debt of the society
is decreased SIOO.
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TO RENT

FIRST CLASS organ to rent. H. c.
Gay. 1'Ceo"l
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Final Contest Awards.

The final awards in the Monitor
Voting Contest are as follows =
Miss Hazel Cook of Glover, who had
the first choice in merchants prizes,
took the prize given by G. E. Rol.
lins. Gladys Christie of Glover who
was second. took the prize given by
E. W. Barron Company. Mary Wylie
Of Glover, third. chose the prize CIV
en- by G. c. Lang; Hala Belle Shedd
of Irasburg, fourth. chose the prize
Ruswell. fifth, chose the prize given
by H. T. seaver; Alice Mason. sixth,
chose the prize given by Perley's
Novelty Store; Flora Patterson. sew
enth, chose the prize given by F. D.
Pierce; Rosie Jutras. eighth, Mr..
Merriam's prize; Hazel Heath of AL.
bany, ninth, chose the prize given by
V. F. Hunter, Queenie Wakeman.
tenth, chose the prize given by c. A.
Barrows. Mrs. A. T. Buswell, elev-
enth, chose the prize given by J. F..
Batchelder and Jennie Young of Bar
ton, twelfth. was awarded Miss COL
burne's prize.
Methodist Episcopal Church Notes.
The Woman's Alliance will meet
Thursday evening at the church at
s 80 for a business meeting. The
members are requested to pay their
dues.
The Sunday evening service has
been discontinued for July and Aug
ust. The Epworth League will meet
at seven during those months.
Mr.. Atkins, a teacher in the Berry
school at Rome. Ca, gave very
interesting talk concerning the work
of that school at the Epworth League
service Sunday evening.
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LOST

LOST-Small gold watch, back OF
prandstand on fair grounds Thursday.
Engraved B on front case and name
in back case. Finder will be reward
ed if watch is left at Lang's store.
1w
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-07-10

FOR RENT or SALE at bargain
cottage at Willoughby lake, we'll fur
nished. Also l surrey to sell price
reasonable.- Write or telephone IWom-
bly, & Cotton, Orleans. 2ltr
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FOR SALE-Eiaht H. P. new gaso.
line engine, Sears & Roebuck make
Will sell less than cost. Geo. Good
heart, Barton. Zo-zop
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-07-10

FOR SALE-Lumber, dimension.
spruce and fir one-inch boards, No. l
and 2. F. w Baldwin. Barton.
25tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-07-10

FOR SALE Good work horse.
weight, 100 pounds. Price S75. H.
E. Merrill, Barton. 2otf
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FOR SALE-12O0 pound horse.
Good worker and driver. Fearless Of
autos. E. L. Alexander, Glover.
27tf
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TO LET--Cottage at Parker Pond.
Allen Gilmour, West Glover. 20tt
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FOR SALE - Sawdust at our
Bloomington mill. AS large load as
you want for 25 cents. Chandler
Company. OIL
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FOR SALE-Extra good White Wy
andotte eggs for Matching. 81 TOR 10.
Hazen Clark, Barton. l2tf
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WANTED.

WANTED-To hire man to work on
farm, E. A. Holbrook, lrasburg.a
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Nice new hay SIP per
ton. c.. F. Cutler, Barton. 1wk
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Miss Vera Putney had her team
decorated and rode in tine parade at
| Lowell. Her team received many
compliments.
Harris Jenkins of Lyndonville was
at w. G. Brooks two days last week
setting up machinery in the interests
Of the International Harvester Com
pany.
children have returned from Oak
Cliff, Mass. where they have been
spending their vacation with Mr..
Hale's sister.
Geo. Currie of Woodsville, N. H,
came with an automobile Saturday to
accompany his wife home. Their
nieces. Mona and Blanche .Bickford.
returned with them for few weeks
visit.
Norman Tice started la st Friday
for Bar Harbor. Me-, where he will
attend summer school. On his way
he will visit friends in Lancaster, N.
II.
Mrs. Finette Mathews of California
and Mrs. Edna Cutler of Brooklyn, N.
Y, are stopping with Mrs. Helen
Barrows.
Daniel Gray is very sick, threatened
with rheumatic fever, at his sisters.
Mrs. Helen Barrows'
BROWNINCTON.
Mrs. Cummings has returned from
her visit in Bar ton.
Mrs. H. H. Day has returned from
her visit in st. Albans.
The promenade at the academy ball
July 4th was very we'll attended and
a pleasant time passed By all.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-07-10

Mr.. anu Mrs. Elmer Hinton have
moved into one of Mrs. Pages tene-
ments on High street.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-07-10

Mrs. Carrie F. Bunker Of Manches
ter, N. H., has arrived to spend the
summer with relatives.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-07-10

Mrs: E NINA Drown of Barton called
on relatives and friends here las
week.
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enor OF ohio a friend recalled mis- action At the convention of 1883 saving
mai IL a a temptation and a n opportunity which very few men in active
political life would turn their backs upon.
i hasree with you there" was McKnleys response. Our political his.
,"! furnishes abundant examples of men who have declined the Offer of i'm.
por'aS;o ONCE eeaus they felt in honor bound to do SO or instance. there
"Hs Shas wright. h when Senator from New York State. declined the
domination OF Vice President in 1874 o the ticket with James X. Polk on
.e rouhd ina m IA bee pledged to support the presidential nomination
OF Maun Nan Buren,. tina II he became the partys candidate for VICE
-Four years. later still more striking illustration of nv point IA given
o a citizen or m WI State-WHtam Allen. He was United States enato
rom Ohio when he was thirty one. He as the who coined IN famous
campaign slogan of 1874. 'Ffryfour forty or fight and I'm 1872 10 IA select
ed governor oil Ohio.
w IN lS4s, the Democratic party. when it gathered to nominate its
cahdidate 10 President. found itself split into two factions. One favored
MARTIN a Buren, for the honor. the other stood by Lewis Cass II seemed
d NOS mpossio hat either la could obtain the two thirds yoten ecessarv
o secur the innate rs a result, there a a conference " IN narv
eaders.a an II was dectdedt that thu nomination should be offered to William
hen in the Senate. and nationally famous because of the slogan he
mad o in the previous presidential campaign.
The leaders we're confident that Allen would accept tbe nominate,
anu MAJ WIN MIN n as TN e partys standard bearer the factonal trouble would
disappear ana MS chances of election would be excellent. But when they
dlsnant lie said tina he had declared himself in favor of the nomination .,
Lewis tass: nat he was committed by every obngauon-moraI persona
any W.r a- ass nomination; that by Css he would stand o the bitter
m n the party leaders should know better than to try 10 wean him away
from ass " Offering him h nomination Aliens auditors cav tbat 70
meant INA 10 said n they wen away and left him in peace
! heard that a effort would be made Il nominate mo Il, d. -,
Nenion 81 1883. nun Mckinley, there instantly came to nv ,rr, r.
story or William Aliens refusal of a presidential nomination and r. s,rang 9Th
ened me in ny determination OF to let the convention Nominate me 80
any circumstances ~ N"'
'copyright. 1872. by E J. Edwards. All rights reserved,
tomorrow Mr. Edwards will tell Of An Idiosyncrasy If a Famous po.
ntical Leader" 'eWous q
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"UNcATALoeUEo" DEMOCRATS.

Governor Woodrow Wilson certainly
showed his amateurish qualities as a
Democratic leader in his speech AZ the
Lincoln birthday dinner. given by the
lroquois club. OF Chicago. II patient
enough. let the reader follow these
utterances on that occasion:
Il sometimes think ~ "A peculiar cir
,Hinstanr" That III" present Republican
party should hav" sprung from Abraham
Lincoln. ] suppos. that * one ~ the
M stories ~ Providence The richness
or Democracy j. that ~ never has to
I"pHcs VII" - the man To- save a..
When an emergency arises there is
aiways some genius who appears from
~" ranks ~ urcataloEurd men to bear
IN" standard and show tho way to VIC
tory.
The raising up of Lincoln Is no; 4
defensive proposition with the Repub.
iican party. nor are its present. princi.
pies different in spirit from those adj.
vocated by the great martyr. What
provOkes the risibles. how ever. is the
"schoolmaster's" reference TO tho opu.
lence ~ Democracy In never being
called or a. To- the man who has TO
prOphes, 20 save IL Certainly not.
hu. many false prophets have arisen
20 down D. Name one" Bryan in
particular. ard some incidental blum.
der"rs IN general The Democratic
party ls continually engaged Boz appea'
in. NOT 90 prophets. bu' tho ghastly
e."rIes - rho past 100 C|onJurInx up the
-
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NOTICE

\ meeting ~ The Senatorial com.
mitteo ~ the FIRST Senatorial district
of West Virginia. wiIl DO held In the
ONCE Of General Morris Horkheimer.
40 he corner ~ Sixteenth and Main
sir-i-. Wheeling. on S~atIrda,. Fehm
arr -fth. 1912. ~ ? O'Clock % 20 Tor
'he Transaction ~ such hrs nee. a.
NAV properly come before fh. com
mlffes
Sisneo Norrs Hors - ~er. ensr-s,
Albert S~nedeser. 81 etsrytreassser.
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The tarih. on account OF the strong revenue reform mes
sage which Cleveland had sent to Congress. Mckinley VAS
one OF the most influential ~ the delegates TO the conven-
ton. and several Of the delegates undertook to swing the
convention from the other candidates To Mckinley when
deadlock seemed insurmountable.
Had Mckinley remained quiet the chances are that
ne would have been accepted as a compromise candidate.
He took the platform. however. and In q most earnest
speech pleaded with the delegates that they refrain from
any disposition 10 name him. and clearly intimated that
he could not accept the nomination IL II were made. A
few hours later the combinations were made which re-
suited In The nomination OF General Benjamin Harrison.
Several years later. when William Mckinley aox.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-02-15

Neither te editor Of TIT Outlook. or anyone else. has yt found a legislative
"'pe ~" making every empioyer IN AM just and for making every work
man HiuhiWa ana Industrious; or. in other words. for making 10 world ali
over T opresent grhtering generaIites without showing bw those sIt,arnc
en'ra"ue ma! oe concrete facts does no enule the preacher to hi
most serious consideration of thoughtful people. Boiled down Mr ander
son : rosress'k is just this: a small quantity of rank socialism and rod.
caism. hidden amid a la of high sounding phrases pleasar n ,o Co.,
bt which mean nothing. and are intended to mean nothing
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-02-15

According to the number OF divorce
cases before the Belmont. Ohio conn.
~ courts. the path OF marital infelicity
over there takes on the proportions
OF a main travelled road.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-02-15

\ southern newspaper is devoting
us talents TO attacking Napoleon
~BOnaparte. while Waterloo BRYAN Is
ignored.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-02-15

lion n falsehood serve some ulterior
purpose; n is further evidence OF
lis constitutional weakness in perver,
ing facts.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-02-15

II this weather continues. We shall
be inclined 10 place more faith in the
perspicuous robin than the traditional
grounding.
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WHAT IS A
PROGRESSIVE?
Hon. .. n. Anderson Tells What re
Thinks Progressiveism Is.

FRIENDLY. W. Va. Feb. 10. 1912.
To the Editor OF the I%niellisencer.
Sir: II o will allow a progressive
and a Roosevelt supporter space in
your voInahis naper. | will undertake
10 answer your editorial in to-day's
l~ntelligencer. What Is a Progress
ive?"
Mr.. I.aFollette describes the .prin-
ciples for which the Progressive Re
publicans stand. as being five in mum
Der: Popular election OF United
states senators. popular primaries for
all officials from roadmaster To presi-
dent. Initiative. referendum. recall"
The editor OF the Outlook has added
the following which he denominates
Five principles of Industrial dcmoc-
racy."
"A tariff revision so adjusted as TO
f%secure equal taxation on all the peo-
pie and equal benefit for all the people.
not taxation OF h many for the bene-
III OF The special. interests The right
of the public TO keep The ownership
and control OF the property which be.
longs 10 the public and to prevent u
from passing into the oWnsrship and
under the control Of special interests
Such government regulation ana
control Of the public highways-mu-
nicipal. state and nationals viii
give an the people equal r shts in the
Use - all the highway and special
interests no special privileges in he
use ~ any
such governmental control and
regulation OF greaf combinations
m HaHMaw ~ WMMam nm ..H.HnH a.."