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HIE BTTRLTNOTOTs FT.TCE VRERS AND TTM'KS; THUIfcllJAi, DKfJBMnrnt .mo. NO TRAPPINGS OF DEBATE ON NEW WOULO NOT MEET POSTOFFiCE LOSS A SPECIAL ORDER PEOPLE Lillian Whiting of Welles! cy Ad vances Some Novel Views of the Hereafter. Not Ready Tuosday lo Tacklo the Federal Income Tax Amendment. Hitchcock Reports Unpreoedent ed Reduction without Any Curtailment of Service. Simplicity and Lack of Ostcnta tion at Funeral of Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy. Hotel Keepers Toll Temperanco Committee of Their Needs Archibald Opposes. Total Membership in Stato This Year Has Climbed Almost to 20,000. Brattleboro Citizens Unable tt Lay Their Case before Lci--lative Committee'-, GRANGERS OPEN THINKS PLANETS WILL 8E HEAVEN .1 HOUSE MADE IT CUf $11,500,000 MOURNING SHOWN FORM OF LICENSE ANNUAL SESSION VILLAGE ttATRIMUNAL BUSINESS 8AYED Battel! 's McaBVire Keeping Auto3 Off Certain Highway 13 Or dered to Third Reading pit-or Hour's Debate. Mm ' -e 1i-r, It uli I y jM lc r JifO. 18.--The question nf 1 lo I' P ("'llli COIl-tit .ti'll 111 . t: ' .unn i ; In ' af'crr o.n with nu ad- ne t e Joint commit leu to i lch ..uUur bid b!i i .f..- -,(!. try .rt ! Hi c w.V Vvo Hoi. m rut quite read) to 'ric''le Ilia 'titlvct. ii-id or trntlnn id Mr lUfi of l'ist:. the retort w-i ordered to lie i d wn-i iiuu,' i tiini order fwr to t irow iCginoo: f 'i t .ike- :w i spi'Cli! orders uf moro th.i- '"i u-v ! i'-ret srhesJuled In tho 1 i. ik' fur to-u. rruw 'n tho foroi.oun i, ' , appiu i i.i tlr.: M-V") annually i .lijjtiu-t which i 'oping, w '11 be i tin I iJl't'Mltl' Tl lnC ' l. . our 'hi ! ii ' e . v del- foi H - , ,t u tl - Ml! r .n.-rl i . s . 1 1 f i ati-s, -Clcli .TI. .Ii'l-, tli.it t 'WO i-l. . SllO'l' 1 t'.'t a 5V if m rtl:i-"i te - . the'r i,"cwi, Kl i that thi." .'. in i-.t iUp be- twec the cr'l : r u iri. rutiJH'Utt3 a-1 thi n-.fnrni.u. -f the marriage ceren a.'- 'I'l l.lw.sc onlng i-.ng all right with i fivnislle rapoit troin t tic J .lii'l.ny . or,. ,,tL- find u.is li. led by. Mr H.ri i i ' 1 .t'ni -. 1 i) intrnd' ce-d It, Mr IN i 1. "f 1! rlin-.-t.v in I Mr Williams of Penchnn Tho opposition ran c from Mr. M.artln (if BTOokllnc. Mr ltr.iv la ml nf Poult "icy Mr Vln.ll r.f T itti" -.nd Mr. I v nf Mount Hollj wlp- 'V'.ight it unvi able- to aHk people a have obt.m mtunnK'"' ccrtlficata t. wolt trim. clays be-fore the 'irimony cnuld ho perf .rnied. They relieved It would drive mntrttiionlnl huslnc.s out nf the Stato. The lull vv: killed. AN HOt;n ON KATTKLL KILL. Tlo Hmie devottd an hour or nunc this rui rr'np to the dlnctiSKlou of tin? 1IM Intrcda td by Mr. Battfll of Mlddlptmry, wlilch was made n Eporlal order f--r lo.IO and pr iiidus tor the exflusion of n .t..rnn blles and motor vchl lev from tho 1 it, !i way :oadlnir fron Kait 'Mlddlfh' ty to fhe Texofl load, po-rilK-.I, in the town uf Haneoek. Mr l.altell n cned the di.-icm-ion In 'avor "f the V 1. He ex-plained the scenic tir-nut'e- of tl. U rtKlon. referred to his offur to fi'1 I the State ICO1") ocreB o' ' r " In tYh .leii.ltv for a liublK- rmrk, ii ii r ' tr tn 1 d ' i 1 lai v m . ' i.'i .'j-d.tiom , f,;ioko of the tl .i" inttaitc t'.at aro being ' ii ir q stlon, what a highway it Is -n the Rretut c'tH af h;lip atitomntill.-i travel It. He nid If tr l.i'l rs ti" the schetn" tor a p-il Ir p'irk vM r . u to con. plctlon if n'jt. I jnaj ' i Mr tf'etrlKi of Cnr t ;n fatrtn(? 'he hill spoke of Mr. I'.nttrll n a man fl i heart wo his thnt he wants to adopt 'io Trhole Staff' of Vermont. Mr. netc-her i.rvtrd tho Hnitje to utrain a point, to look favorably upon this hill, and to let Mr. Flatten have his way In tbla matter Mr P.oye- if .teru-;. fiom the ce'ieriil ei mi'dttei ; it hud reported tlilis 'ilh adversely, .pi or. the oonKtltu- tionaJlty ..f thi i cor Mil, d " ii ' t" t 1'!, ') t 1 ' 07 'v or fi-nrr u fourt f f Mali.. N-i i t'H'isr run V i. lie said he had t'un'.TuI in re,"id had itcclvtd no "tilrl the Supreme ''eeldod that such i In that State. Hhet'.r .r I 'tonal 'i rrr 'rte o"imittee ii e-ter"r.(r tti 't would Uo conptltu t ro'nnlnft to he pten. l ' tho:r;ht It tnlK'ht he foi any town to jiro- '""i"v 1 ft ri traveling over ' : f Mate 'frfiier. f V.iKennes thotiirht Mr I n I .use iui?-rt in maV.P an exeep tl n n this ' J ind order tho hill 'o a i hit r .. !!!.- pee, iws .n irir'--i 'ion to tho hill f.ero r-B' e h- Mr. Gillette of Rleh t -nil r,': Mr ",.,'.i-rrn of Poacham. Mr 'lUlotte haul MSr.lntr this bill ti' 'I I r-atrr'nj to Mr. Rattnll he a he hud rfe,-i: n put, lie park to 'he i'.vo nnd --f offer mlnht he with itraf ' If tVo I'l1 -. h not pasHnd. Mr. rslilette th uar'.t ti ere mlRht bo more 'n thin i ul thin appears on the mir Za e, ..r 1 ti.it "-. Hatteli mltjht havo sorr 'tin eisr r h Ii sleeve. t prifiN? oT PONSinEnnn. M' Mi fiten i: VerRennea ptnpoaed n nrrHiidmen w'llrh tvottld exclude, puvdriti" s aim -eV.dentH from rUptm fro ' 'ie piotlfiiJiK of this hill, hut Mr natlell reriied to thin hy Faylne; tha r.' t in n t imoblle h tiwnotl In tie twra of Kr tin and the amend ment was not connlderfd. fjllie.i .hj nuppoited tne bl(l were Mr uir.fcr of Cornwall. Mr. Wrlaht of " i ttoiir..ritrr, Mr rark of Morrls vllio and Mr. PlttrldRe of Ilcobter. It was ordered to r third reading. Tho Homo killed the bill e'Habllsh itlff a board of veterinary rerrlstra tlon after nulte a lentrthy dHetisalon. Thin Mil ivas favored hy Mr PJalley of Hnndolph. -Mr. Uronaon of llardwlrk. at 1 ethers, nnd was opposed by Mr, liearbom of Lincoln, Mr Shaw of tov e and hoveral ntheri. The lion, n had a lively Impromptu UhotuMlon thlij mornli.K on the bill which r:al.-ed a fjvorabln teporl from tho oonun t'eo on rlninr to pay Win llrulii fire, Sta! I-H7 at 17 month in th, (Mvll War. JJruin enlisted from Underbill, but was nevor creilltsd to Vermont, Ho wniiii threo years In llm flftli U. R. cavalry, partlcljiatliiK In 09 ctiKaKcments, Ho la row a resident of IVov Idonrc, H. I. Mr. Vlull of Dnr-iit, chairman of tho oomnill teo on olulnm, btuUA that wliliu the com mlttoo did not consider this a loital claim Bulnst tho Ktnte, tbey helloved It v, k Just one.. After a flood dual of Hprcad al oratory and nhakinx out tho fins, tho bill whs ordered to a third rt.nl- Int.. GOVJJRNOH'fl A I'PO INTM RNTB. Oovernor Mead tn-day rnado tho follow I n if nppolntmenlKi Mason G. Itee.be of nurltnifton, to bo member o' li e RHt board of phnr- (Coafluued a pat 7 Wa'hi on, Iec. 11. In the wpinvi of 12 immthf i reilutttltm had been made In t;- diitlctt "f the postofllce department of fU.lu'l.Oeo. accordltiK to the annual report of I'ostnriirter-Herietal Ktulik H. Hltch coi li made uubllr to-day. ' lie a year tsro the flFcal record of the pohftl -ervlco dlseloKed a deficit of Jl7,!i'i.,if.", the. largest In tlm hlftory of Uo count-v, the excess of expo-dHurr" over eip'-i for tho year ended June V lant outited to only J5.S1S.BW. In cotninent- lut! upon t lils reduction, l'o.-dmp.-Jtor-Ueueral HUchcook Haya in IiIb report: It ! most KtatlfylnK to report thnt tliK unprectdonted reduetlon ha been tr.ivle without nny cut t.illtnenl of postal fnriUtteti. (hi tho contrary, the yervlce ban been lnrpelj- extended. The policy of the present admlnlstta- tion tuvM been to wipe out louse by in- creaf.iti the postal buslm-nt aloiiK profit lit. Hi.d while thus enlntKlni; the rtep u tun tit's Ineotno to ledtuo tis f.ir iih pn . Ih'r tho rata of expenditure hv cttt tlnir ou' wuNteful processe", hy simplify ing Rtid runderlriir more effective the method)! of handling postal business, nnd by ntislw: to tho blithest possible standard the efficiency nf ndlcers and em ployes. The more qur'kl.v mall matter can he hat died, the loss, expensive la the pro cess The department according!) lnus devotwl Itself with great earnestness to the wink of Incrwtsliur the efnolency of the lnall serUee. ronstderliiK this the surest method of maklntr the postal es tablishment iolf-EuipportinK.' KXTBN-DJNG TIIK SKIIVICU. The department's policy Is to extend the tervice as rapidly as Is warranted by Increasing p"pultlon. In furtherance of tl 's pollcv. l.ffj new postolflcei wore rs t 1 ed c'urlni; tho Inst year and 51f. new rural delivery route? travervlni? alto- ifiither miles, wen Instituted. Near ly B.10O new iimplne of various classes were placed upon the rolls of the depart ment, whote aim-repute salalMes were nu re than r.OvV"' -tnnually. In addition lo this sum, $1.7 i-""1 was, added to tho salaries of pn.-,ti)"n. .- clerk, 51.K(',fiO to the jalarle of im r carriers, and $rl.O"iO to the salaries nf rulwtiv mill clerks All lpcreises In snl.ii-. nre based upon elll clenrv ratln In the discus!": f f.pi;ond class mall. I'ostmastor-Gei'i-ra'i Hitchcock points out tho constant m-ovth of this class of mat ter. It Ih carried at n loss, and he tirpres that a remedy should be promptly applied by chanting more postti;e. "In levying tho hiyher rati'," the ro ll -rt suirqestB, "It Is believed thnt a dis tinction should ho made between adver tlsiric matter nnd what la termed l?Kltl tnate reading matter. niCAniNTj MATTI3U KXCKPTHD "Under present conditions an Increase In the postHiro op reAJini; matter Is not recommended. Such "an increase would place a special burden on a large number of seeond-c-lnh publications, InchidlnK edueationul aril religious, periodicals, that deiive little or no profit from advertlslni;. It 1 flie circulation of this type of publications, which aid so effectively in the cducntluntil nnd mornl a-lvani-:uent nf tlie people, ' )n t the Kovert.iuent can best atTord to enonuraRo Kre these publ'r.itinns, ai-i! also for ai. other leirltlmatn reading mutter In pcriodh al foim. tlm depaitment favors a continua tion of the piesent low postage rate of one cent a pound, and recommends that the proposed Increase in rato bo applied only to nuiKn'.ltii; ailvurtlstiiR iruuter. In view of the vanishing postal deficit it Is Ixdleved that If tho nmpcar.lnea could bo required to pay what It costs tho government to carry their ailvertlslni; pases the department's revenues would oiin crow law nnoii!th to wnrrmt one cent ))otoiji on first class unil Nuwifpapers are not included in the plan for a higher rate on advertising mutter because, being chiefly of local dis tribution, they do not employ the mall to any such extent as the widely circulat ing rnagaiilnes." mow: nuKAi. ii:i.ivi:ry rn'sun. While tho loss resulting from the. low postaso rate on secoi.d clans mail Is tho i.Ttatett In tho postal service, the loss on rural deliver' service i very consider able). Tho appropriations annually nTHiit- ed to maintain the rural i'-lierv svstem, however, Uh pointed out In th i-e-ixirt, aro oxpetided In the Interest of a vast popu lation. Mr. Hltchoook urges hs wisdom of further extension of this system even at a ronklcrit mo to."s to tlie government. He points out, alio the hnslni.'fs wisdom of tbi consolidation during the last year of tho star routn ami rural delivery sys tem, thi? coii-.olldntlon hiivlris been the ne.tns of et'e.-tlng a larpe savins m'd of lncrea.-liifT the efllelencv e f the service. Ir IHt"hcool: revlewn the work al ready accomplished looking to tho estab lishment of postal savings ' inks A t'lul of tlie new syRtem will tc itirule, Incli ning .lanuary 1, 1911. nt one poHtofilce In each State and Territory of the union. The amount .pproprt"tcd hv Congress for thi" trial whs SIOO.im. All of the otiices selected for tlie i-ii aie of the se ond ultn.s wage earners being pnrticulatly be.netltted. It Is evprcted that tlei new postal savings svstem will bo extended to many other oflloos before the end of the current fiscal year. PAVOItf PATtCEUS POST. A renewal nf the previous reeommenda tion for a limited piir-els pot servlco on rural routes Is made. Mr. Hitchcock ex presses the hop' that Congress will au thorize the delivery on ruial routes of parcels weighing a-s high as 11 pounds. This schi nio can he put Into operation with little If any expense to the govern me.nt. A recommendation Is made that con presstonal authority he given tho depart ment for the Issu.'iiico of postal notes lit amounts not exceeding ten dollars, at a lowur fro than Is charged for money or dors. Mr Ifitchcocl: believes that many nbuaes of tho franking system could be prevented, with marked eeeinomy, by supplying special olticlal envelopes and Fuinn'is for the free infill of the govern ment. Ill the pt-eselit ciriuiustances, it is Impossible, to determine the cost to tho I'overninent of the f ranking, privilege, tun If It were hedged about bv jiicli'n plan aH Mr. Hitchcock suggests' II .would bn possible to ilelonnlne definitely the- cost of ctirylng free mnll for fill executive departments and for the Congress. ITSHINO O'llAl'D CAHRS. It Is Indicated In the repot t that the ri-uade hy the pei--tnHi"e department a-t.iln tt - fuiu'li.lpnt use of (he mnll hiiU bueil puuhml with gloat vigor. arttiM ONLY GRANDDAUGHTER WEPT No Expression of Sorrow from Christian Science Followers Who Sat 18 Minutes in Calm, Grave Thought. Iloslon, Dec S. The followers of Mrs. Mnry linker llddy, tho founder ot the Christian Sctrne() Church, parted with her vlsll lo foim to-day at a Iti nera servli e that was marked by Its nlmpllcity and Inch of ostentation; that br U'ght no express-Ions of sor- row at not from her followers; that wis surrounded by no trappings nl mouthing, but which, nevertheless, wu.'i suilli lenlly Impressive to linger long In the rnotnor. of six score ot pors.ms who attended. Judge Clifford I'. Smith, ftist render of the mother church, read the gteatcr pstt of the service, which consisted of selections from tho lllble, corielatlvo pasfnges from Mrs. Hddy's book, "Sci ence and Health", and a prayer. He wn-i assisted by Mrs. Carol Iloyt Pow ers, the so'-and render, who rendered Mrs. Ilddy's poem. "Mother's lCvenlng Prayer." There was no eulngy. The only sob bing heard was from the young grand daughter, Maty rtakor (llovor, whose crepe-shroudtd hat was tlie only som bre note In the house. The- Mp;o louii parlors where the lit tle gathering sat for IS minutes tn calm, grave thought Were bathed In sunlight. A spray of roses lay on the rolTlti. and here and there, about I'-e loom, was n boiiuet, n If for decora- tlie I'ffect. It seemed like one of I Mr Hdd's metaphysical meetings ofillt.(, ,f voids rc'ilrel to Ign a p" yenrs gntie. by nnd one had to glntu .- , ,n for the grnn'ltig of such II- ill) at the mnssHo bionv.e enskel to i realize the significance of the nr. i nion Those who looked for the last thin on the features of the leader, saw the small, delicate face of. a woman, seem ingly of 60 years, Instead of no The expression on the face of the dead woman was slng-ularly peacjeful and showed no sign of suffering. Klghtoen carriages followed the hoarse across the snow-' hid hills to Mount Auburn cemetery in Watei town. There before the open doors of the receiving tomb, Judge Smith fln- Mshed the service of tho day hy read ing' tho sard nrlm, and pronouncing the benediction. Tho heavy bron.e coffin then was slipped Into its niche, tho door was shut and sealed nnd a man placed on xuard. Genrgo W. Clover of Lend, S. 1 ., son of Mrs. i:ddv. and Dr. H. J. D ster-r.ddy, her adopted sen nf Wateroury. Vt., to day informed the Christian Science of ficials that as then- mother had ex pressed to them a de-sire t liae her lenialns finally rest at I'leasain View, Concord, N. H they would iti.-ist upon such final disposition of the body. DEVELOPING WATER POWER I.cnlKtnn, .Mr., Company Will Hush Work nt Vcrne-niitH. Vergennes, Dec. 12 -Developing the water power at the foils has been com menced by the Vnrgennes Power At Jight company. A cofferdam will be built to get the wheel tilt ready and also pnrtiitt the construction of the power house-. Tho work Is bflng done by tho Twitohell Lumber company of Lenlston, Me., of which James Swan Is man.iner. Mr. Swan Is In charge nf the work here with C. Keem of Ornveto'i. X. II.. as foreman. Mr. Swan is consider' d o n- of the best leep water eoficrd'im buildets In tins o-intry and his f-iremnii hi- nut tinbl.ed overseeing trie building .i large, power bouse and ciliniiig inn1 for wood pulp it Cast A'uiu-., ":rnda A lulgo force rtill be eniplo-.ed and it 1.- evpei ted that tlie work will be completed by .March 1, ion. The power hcnis-e will he built on liii) He of the building of tin Vergeuni'- Na tional Hi t -e Null company whie'- v. .is burned several veal's ago. The dimcii -iuus id be If.Vi'l feet at.d will be built cement nnd stiel l-'our water wheels and Cvo generators with Eep,ir.ite draft tubes Will develop fully honepn.vi v. i-'c.f! run man tir.en .vicii,i, lilMII), t'.iern I. nothing so appropriate ror n Cbrlstnuif gift ii a Uii nf tood tools -''o have the heft in liiirlii.pl' 'i, aid our prices are as low as (lrst-ila-s tools um sold for. Come In and make yoi.r M-lertlon Will make the price riRlii htiong Hardwnrn Co., Hurllni.t'u, Vt. I'.,e l.ial few months the principal nih'.rs of ,'tl corporations utu! linns have been placed under an est for swindling the public hy Ihls method. It la estimated, Hie tepoil says, "tnitl the Mi Impottnul cases recently brought to a head lepreserit swindling nperatlous that have niched from the Auieiican peo ple In less than a decade fully il').''A),'W." Mr. Illtcncock stinncly urgi.-s Hint the entire postal service be taken out of politics. He says: "The recent cuder of thu President clas sifying, on the recommendation of tlie de partment, all assistant postiuistei s was an Imporlnnt step in the- right dlreotloti. As a still mote Important rc-fotm, presi dential postmasters of all grades from tho first class to tho third, should bo placed In the) olasslfled service. This ac tion, which Is earnestly leconimcndid, would unc'iiostlonably result In a still butter standard of service." A general extension of tin) civil service rules to fourth class postnuuters Is rec ommended, although some dliadvnntaKe.s have developed In the application of tho civil sonlce rules to poslmastets of tli.it class. In conclusion, PostincMti'l'-tlenerul Hitchcock expresses the hope that Oui giess will see Its way clear lo grant an anntiHl leave of absence of 30 days to posloftlce clerks, city letter carriers, mil to rt liw o postal i lerks who a e linked to work lx ilas or moro a wee k throtigli ttLU, tha r Monlpolier, Dec. 1.1.--The Joint commit tee up temperance held n hearing thin cloning In tho supremo court room on tho bill known as the Innkeepers' license bill. Tliure was ft consldernhln attundanco of hotel men. Superintendent l-'i-rgtison of the Antl Haloon Leaguo wtts present. The Ver mont Hotel Mou's asaoelatlon, which In back of tlm bill, was represented by ltD president, Frank Fl epard of Hollows Palls, and Its legislative committee, com posed of Fred M. Kelley of lllchtord anil II A. Dunbitf of Bu Albans. Other mem bers of tho association present wore Je rome V. H.ile of Welln nivcr, J. V. ltowen of Hnrton, V. K Hnptrond of Newport, I). I. Crar-os of I.yndonvllle, 13. J. Henley of Pt. .lohnshury and M. A. Oaln of nrad Jotd. V.'Hii-eii It. Austin of St Albfiim appeored f i the n-,oclntlon W. A. Ijord of Montpeii.r fi-.nenieit for the IViulnox company nf MnnoliestHr, which runs the Kijulnox House .Mr. liabbltt ot Uocklnghani. who intro duced the hl'l beunue h rtiottght In com mon with man, others In tho State, that such a measure was desirable. He quoted Justice Hughes nf the Hutireme Court as saying when rtowrnor of .Vew York, that theiro should be mi dilliculty In reputable hotels ohtalnlrig a lleetiso for the snle nf wines and tlunin apart from any license for sueh places ns saloons. He read a letter f i om K. C. Crosby, owner of tho Ittook-- Hnuse property at nrnttlohnfo. favcr'ng the hill. The hotel men nf the State would not op pose iniv fensnnahle restrictions on such n license. SUISSTITUTK l!tl,l, DISMISSED. Mr. Austin presented to the commit tee a substitute bill which he stated was drawn to remedy sirne defects In tho oilcltiul 1.111. The committee de cided not tn -e.i.;e this bill and M Austin nildtes-.r-d his remnrlts to the oilginiil bill He suggested that tlm i . lectmr-n 7- 1 1 1 1 J hnc discretionary pnv.ers in gt lining tlie lirenses and ,nH ncr.iod mi itir,oae in the pe rient- ense. from ! tn 2" .ind ci-.-mging otr-rs to froe holders FWtmn of th.- bill he th'.o'ht si mild l-e i men ,1 - e.l so that liii'-n- cnuld mo l-e -"-vi- I in lntc-i ,;'i,...t- fiom the town itself or adlnlninc towns. other minor I niuendmenis to the hill xveie suggest ed. Mr. Austin stikl that the oblect of the hill won to make Vermont more hospitable. It was not to let dawn liie bin- for the -ale of liquor In mi llcenso towns. There was u demand for such a law If Vermont was to .r.mnnln Willi Bit ITOimd I ng States Itl ittrncting visitors. senator Archlh.ild ' pposed the bill. lie snid hospitality was nof junvuious with the dispensing of stimulants. He thought tho provision thai free holders could sign petition might result In over-riding the will of a mtiiontv of the voters h non.resdents might be Tree holders. Cood hotels could exist and did without selling ll'tuor. Ho did tint like the provisions rf the bill that the liquor should not be sold puhllclv In a geneial wav Senator Airhlbuld ripped the bill full of ho'es. HOTIH. MKN A KM HFM'.!' Jerome F. Hale, proprietor of Hile's Tavern at Wells Itiver, lliougut tnai ins guests would nppreibite it if he could serve them liquor. He had ent.irliiineil in ir. ve.irs IS'I.O"! people. In the last throu years he had enterfut'ed r.,r automobile people and had li ul others go by when they could not get pq-ior Ho had no leave to run a bur Tlie people wuo traveled bv auto or tin oummerelal men of to-dav wee not di nklid-. lie want ed people 1" have the .imo privileges at his hotel t hex did nt lio'iie Frank Shepnrd of Hellnws Falls s.ilil there was :i consider i'-Io demand at his hotel during the summer for wlnos and liquors, nnd parties who could not gat them went along to nhere they could. lie thought it would help the hotel busi ness. Mr. Healv nt St. .lolinshury "aid he i a tend to -i Mrst cla. - trade and they wmttd lirii'ii arid If thej could not get it l..-H. "-O'llil go rti lo V, I'OdSVllle, X. II Mr. Hupgod of Newport was close to the Cnmdinn l ni and many parties enmo to Ills hotel, who wet-i nlnng bes-auso tli- i-oiill not set liquor Parties who went to Canada for Honor ramo buck, and he had th- ploin-ure of carrying out the empty bntt'is while 'iinaeli.ms got tho prom Mr. finle of p- idfonl h d had the samo oxpirience .n thu oilier- with parties going uwiiy to other l.n for liquor. n:iUil S"N I KM1S TIH- OCTCOMB. Mr. Pir...i.. -r - 'd v.h - he had expect- id to sai ) In l.no. I, ,t,i, the orgai." i i - ul b Mr. Austin i .. , u i ' provision m bill .-ml M.iat Mr. Austin Ind no. He II ii'! cwerol Senatei' Archibald hud. :1 1 .5,1, - .i In , l iv 1 I be hiil'n tn ll.e lia'ieU of Mr li.i" -"i'l M''- Hup gt oil ..ii.l other- h" -'laid iiuutl'.'ii but a. this- he fear d I' wmil-1 he abused uid lh.it i. unc- inw ondition would prcv ,11 In vi-rmgnl. .Mr. .Mi.Pueii of i rge-un. s lelt tliat tin re was a (i-m r.J deiuand for u 11-ceti-e of iIuk class In Vermont- llu told oi an 'itt-tn't to India - capital to build 11 summer hotel n y, rir-unes wliloli fell thiougli i nu use tlu-y nuild not bo as sured of a il, eim,. for tho hotel. Tills same -up t.il ha.- slnie become Interest mi 111 it lintel In th state nf New York, and Vergennes ha.- been deprived of il Sf'.'o lini.-l Mr. Staflnrd of P.tattlcboro opposed the 1)111. He thought ihiie was no public demand for it, m titlmi r was against H Mr. I'eelc if Hut llngti-ii said lie was not talking inucii .iiiinit Hiher peojili'i 1)111 exci'j't upon the lb if tin- lloui-e. The fundana-tii.il -pli-lt was how broad or how narrow w.is tin- Idea of local optlmi Mr Lord said Hint In- tepre-eiiied thu hqiilnox llnu -, whlcli was incuted in Maiirl-e-ti r, n o town which Mr. Archl bald t-n Id was ubln to boast a hotel that could get lui niesH wltliout any such law Mr. oril-. tie tnanaver of ihu hold, wantisl ni.ii i,Ui thought tlm de tails of th I., w -,u h as tho number of signers to . , it inn wa- unimportant If the I'onimltii. fnvoii-d the pilndplo of Iho bill, it r.,,,1,1 ,ix ,i,e di'tailh. ai'phik lATiiD n ru.wci:. The Le llipobn liiilldlng, Fltllitteil on a whatf beside the Heme river, Pails, l-'irtiiiii, wi- reeentli roofed with our I -'.," r-i , . 1 1 . u ti iMiples I'l-civ BUoiu lliitdwui.. Ci l.iirllniiton. Vt. CURRENT FUND OVER $10,000 Nine New Granges Have Seen In stituted ilurinrjf the Past Year Making- 202 in All Brat-t-leboro Loads. The Veinionl State tlrnnffe. Patrons of Husbandry, opened IIji SMlt annual .-eslon Ti., day ninri'iiri .i' el.c-.i o i loi 1; in the annul ,v with a large attetidatice and nearly every olflcer of the organization In his plnce. The wotk of Tues-bu w.is ellv-hd among the three sessions. At 10:2) the committee on eredcntl-ils received visiting delegates In the armory. The mm ting session opened In the fifth degree. M" report of the executive committee wn i 1 heard and the worthy master, c. K Smlih I nf Morilsvlllo, delivered l)ls annual ad- j dress, which is given In full boloA. Tuesday -.f'Mrn.m lieu-ltmln s n o'clock, come the nnnouncement e ' s' r i Ing comm'rtees, Die report" nf "ffl, ... , nnd deputies and the ltitrodit tlmi of r" -lutlnns without debute The ri !-or, -'' , the Pomona granges were also re,-n I In the evening State Lecturer K. H. Hn , lett of St. Johnsbury piesented a m ul ' program which was follioved by pugu-e--. tlon for the good of the order ADLiHKSS OK WORTHY MASTF.P. ! Olllcers and Me rubers en the Vermont! State lir.tnce: 1 s we met r fo- the thir -ninth se -i--n nf ou'- St-it" Or "go It Is with plonsm"! tllHt we i-n ie. .ml that there never mi-i u time when 'hi'i- 'i- a in-ire lo-i feel-j 'ug toward- tie m'l of ir . .1 'nl a ti oie united iiiti;.-' ,for tie su-- i --f the work of ..ii- r p., th,,n tl, e ,- -.'It.! I can assure u the bell fill vmd -nnlen. -ind t -r -ii'i -m ''ace riven nv-i ie been n ipr.-i'il'd I truft t',ej i rriinny that 1 i- e.-t. ,1 'n in" itl'eei f '.' -1 ' 'it." - ma-, , si, 1 . In i,ir ini-nlii r it' the . r-'oi. It '.,! been Itnprist-iiji, f, . i lt i,t vi i' ill tiie subordinate grind's m tin- St.iti., but I b.ive tried to n nh'-n- lt seemed ' 1 -mild le of most nein The lnrgec L'rangeo t Inve tieiei isitid, believing f. bonld neglect the-se r-itbir than tl'-l smaller ones We have tried to isit a large number I of Pomona meetings-, o-- ly so doing we couhl coino In contact with .i larger nutn- he- of patrons than In any other u iv We feel that our work should be m-n- ' - pecial'x to enrourige and i elp the newer l-i hv'cf, and rbn-e, .n lave fto'u .in;.-cnit'-e, failed to renli.. the m.id prill, I j.lc of our oi"'lev. in d liecntne ili-li,.air- ened lourteen new i 1 ord.-vite grange.; Inve iteen oi gn luxe 1 -inc- uiir la-t iiri'iiril meeting The-,. h.n bid a ."nod c'i'iti-r nu rnliorslilp, an, I m-n'v i hive pikeq In si ver.il good e:is - U die we lia s few weak gr u n, rbc State, mn-.i . f them n.ive added to P Or member 'up Taken as a whole, we feel that t' e i-,i--' yenr hns been a pru-ponius one, frnm a grange standpoint. Our terrltorv rcms to be prettv well covered, and we have nnlv .1 limited number of prospects for new grange-) at the present time. We can seq a markisl Improvement In many of our granges in the ritualistic work in the post two ve-nrs. but there is still need of mon lin- ptovement In many places Any nrutmol can enliance -t- appear-a-ic aid Itnprme the first impiessions upon its candid. to nne hundred per cent. b iinlng 'V beautiful lessors of r, ,i ritu.il iendc"-d Iti an Impressive and p.n-stnS- ing man ner. It will greatly lucre i-e the- Inter--t of tho members presmt and the lesintis of f raternltv, j rnin.ne'i- in our order, will he more --troruh i -iforred A gondii number .if di'i'vn teams bail lieen org,ini? I and aie doinjr excelltit work. We v.. -11 hum .run P.o I'uiii'ing of tlie.se il.-gree ti-ini .iso having tl.e-ni visit neighboring gi'ii.i,'--. doing the de gree ioik. tin i. In v-itil-.g up a llttie friendiy strife , niu-H, d neient gr.itii,e I am Incline d in teciunmend that I in mate orange i tet pi ,; i nr degi-i - won. small Mini nt iimi.ry p'acrd w.Pi i i lojiuti to In nheti bj him. to the grunge, in It", i'1-riici. .,'.,., this in.ri iiiust in ii. rati I,- .ind li.ib.i aslvcly. .ill nn- wiitten wnrk in .- -,ik li.,l,-,1. THIO NATHiNAt, filtANOR. Tiie tl'li aiinu il .. , ,,f die irnnge, held in tin- i.eautilu! 'It.v, w.n- m mi, i- re-p. -t-, a ,-e N i ' , , l 1 1 All .i.i . . ..-.11 lo-lg i; iatt t' 'o lie I e i iinla t ed l.v 1 1 t i -, 't lis, rlrt.il ,,. , i ...... t I 'I now ns. them hil. been tor 'll.e th 1 ni.-t coi tain p, nous and now injer-, !-. niiii paits ev, the cuntry, who hive ' r. Irving t.i dis. i. ..in th- National on-,. 11 nil th- i. , a 1. , if r he ,.dli il ill -1 r i ' Ii a '1 uteri..-, had U i mil- o tl , i.it , i-eeined necessary to call for a tli.iriu'n I fung ..f tiii-e timtteis, fm- the good nf Hie orrlci. The parties win, l-a been milking those serious charges, have been claiming for mouths that tho had. Hi thi-lr possession, proofs which wool 1 mr- rohorute their stutements, I'h. -. h nl been loud In tlit-lr call lor an oppm-u nio to give I heir proofs to the numbc When given this opportunity th-j failed to upptar. Tliose tnemlicrs of tlie natln.i- al body who nave been in sympathy wi; 1 these sinnueivis imiv came forward wit i un Uliconstltutlnnul pi li-l t lim, w'lrli thev called an olivo brancli. It was loo late. 'Tlie time hud come v.ben lorlie.n-,ince- ceased to he a vlitue. 'i'lieto parties fulling to come out Into the open and ptove their sliitoinenls were then put oil the defensive. Lven (hen I limy lolled to ippeni nnd try to Justify any of tliol r at tenipis to disrupt tin- order. Whereupon Un- .National tlr.iugf) luctcil nut to tliein the severest punishment It hud at Its dis posal H veiy Ktinngly- rumoivd, and Willi si, me pi oof In Justify , thin .smile lliiiini i il Interests vvctn back of this movciiii.il I" di -nipt our national or riviI ill. .n i i i...isniii-ig tlie minds of tin. pen il. . i-'li i" and nut uf the order. n believe the .u 1 t-ik i. '.y the Knllonal ul thnt tlio order ii. r. iv. Tho loy.ii w hn.-c faitli has Hnitige wns wl Will be sti , uglp. . -I and di-. nte.i menu. not will ei ed ami wi. with these nt I I't-s did nut sympathize were minimis lui i ken I- i . ar P e it i i tion i th.it tin- s-ire -i' I" n ni x' ' fc-niui;i wi" no'i ." UTwai'd to larger PoHtnn. Dt-e 12- Mls.s Lillian Whiting, a fnrenii -t wnn, nu wtllor and inlnker. eniineet'd whit the nstrniioini-t-1 depart ment nt Well' Hlev Cnllege. Is tirm 1tt lier belief thnt tlie h'invi ii th it pri n liers tell I of is .lust a continuation of exl-iten-e In spirit form mi some nr n, planets. "Dr. Per-isal l.ovteit." ijs she, "d s covcrs cii'i'lil Inn on Mars thai arguf Pa dlrectinn of an Inte'llgent cons-io-- n- s. nnd ho postulates the existence ' t' lligent life. This Is I. til oi , nmples eif Si-iern e. vn-'f"'nc II n ha- 1 cell laid -l,,-. n t r- eliu ' I 1 Hid iiligioi Aft..' Ih- einnn din lb. v. hen the pirlt wlth'ii i . I in- h , it I I's materia! eii' i lorn a , p etbe t.il re i t-i at.d II. , i'l e)i -lOTlle. t t. In- . i-j mi r 'Dim s ' ,.. Is pi-- C Si imkh mi ti lt I-. I'l-, . I of tie- 11,1 (le.ilh ,il. a , i , llite -, nt, In- It M ' or even ,n ' e i not F I- if w , 'i ' i lous ' ' m ' .','id I' it ne-' Ion , i one i-on.rnun ' bet " 'Ac "i ding to nr .nil- into I ' , I'l'" t I I I I live iti or Mini- f: 1 of Sp I' . e llftlir -I' t live I thnt we , or city. ,u I t -III I i-neVC In- boiil-l st lis C(i'icetlont the tb'l 1 at cntiitnunlt -. n II lie in a gen . .1 '. i' 1 'i"i e will ,e n a -v -t i.l find In ' mi: 'h Pie - - ne n ' 'lev .'lie ),. i e I ', v . r ,"l 'h, "i will I e ill 1 ' 1 1 i I,.' 11, llll-" I 'II ' mil li- a lal ;il - n i v i " r f -t f'.ti-i' p! i'c l-X- e-I-l, nt' Co 1 idi.ilbcd, Ui tc. ii- '! l,e it 1 , e ta I ha t tu- i Ii -II be re tin fl-, hll h 'i-ar.d int I fi !f I shei'iid i-ncl- r . th it , ' 1 death, her,- and li, f.n-c ' 'tn,- w'atever wo.d li ip,, ar 'ill -elf I si, mild HIT' l rp.-t, ti -I h lav il '"'dv us I mlsht ; tllltlK- v. .Ulil lb. l-.ould tl.lnl., v-rv ve lb- 1-' re Sw ' as Oil 1 lii heave , nm-li th-ih-nborge-i V Th Pie lib- il body is nifreh erlng nf Ih lr i -t u-r font a '1 r 1- . .1 1 e P b.l I ' 1 'he -tin i - I . 1 .1. a -i -1 I "i i Why O" 1 v - I - 1 1 f ' I-..-r i . '. trie nl ind 1 , i.p iti-ii- in.- lorn .: '.v our Int. . '.- will . -:' -v do her-- I'-vchi.- i t h-'i - are , : i ir-h i - "'Calls 'i u - ' - .t - pre idling, nu. -i - I att there, and in trier all thin make- for iil.r ele'l el'Jlilll. 1.1, id 1)1' being of Us- '" nthe". Pi I'll,.- the etheral body rr. i--hue it- own d-.arins for some form "C j-u ii'ii.tii'-, wi . lint- The .-pint :a! li-,- nlll need fi" -1. 'i-' as he pbv-U ,1 ,o I "1 il, alt in. ,g.i, of nun , it i ,1 ' i t . trail I n a" lll!" t I S e I- 1- . . n' other, mio ' i ill, e - tru it- ,1! ' i --ve ilme 'o ma i ee-iih , ' , v a 1 ' ' - -i iperppi i'.t" I 1 1 i.'i ms if li-'l i ti-ui A vl i- fvi.ti.n. i of l' i- entl n lap! ',1 t.e 'LT - mm i he ,1 c tl. f..i nii-r and hi f itr; The National Ut mi; 1 ' n . ' e - a. lore la mis fnl parcel . pn it In w i'i.ri-c-r it. -ii of national resource A hntii '. 1 1111.0'. c lux Direct e!i"t!'in of I' S senators. A non-p-irtl-iin tariff commis-ion. And opposes: Stilt) sulisidi.js. A centr il V. S. hank A tneniini-nt of o'-oinarsrarlne law -n the Iniete-i ot in itaiioti butter III--: .N A TION" .x r. ' j ItANi ! K nlMW 'I e Nrt'h'ii.il tit-itge organ lias c. i.io ,to '"-onilnei) -e bv the atta. k- made pi r it I--, 'line parties, w 'm ela pi. d nt our NiPluinl ilr.inge trii-ii-v w is ',-, looted, a- t ie :.-;,or was t'tia -, . etc pan-. Ml the Nation"' ' i- .inh'J Ii, t' - in ' ruion has li ni'fl- e In , lil'.4 th- li , l'el in '"id i, the puper Ie ' . lal e .- :'." i'i ut i ub- t ; 'i xi i 1, the 1' ibls Ins i 'n '. e" 'el. a '1 th' pipe'- w,,- l,-ei 'no '-lt '.-a' Ol.in--.- et.e-ii'n . I- that .1 it. This Pnhll-'hlng t . be;-an !' w-th the Nation il lining N , d 'I'' -y lost J14,')','0 di. i lug lb i- the t)'- -. r a i 1 is N .i - - d c I- - l . . i -' . n 111). hi. ).'-- W . ln ' rv 1.1- ' a 1 nothing ' - . t i" t ' ir .-.i'i' ir e) May ' "in ver, has .r nice 11. I'll cel l vnrk he Ii.l. ! ,V fair sampli -u icnlnst tlie nati a. . i ng his ollico i" 1 ten .sis, its he a- P' . t w ah. , -I ' . K - - .ner. foi . 1 -i.i n mm. i the chargss nu le ii -, is that he is Iv.itico his Itnanelat the principle stock- tiiic'er In this publishing company. Tlio I i dure of tlm grutiBO inniiberslilp to hU l i.-t tills pupur, and three of the laigi-r r lies adopting another puper us their M.ilo oigHn. Is th- reii-on wbv tlie Na tion ii liiunge ii'iinn was run i- n--n- ,al h.-s It vv -l:- - -il' -I to di ' I'll' ie this p-li-r 111 It. 1 -t 1 I filflll aid '..-l-lll ill .laiiuir.v iu-t 1' p-ibl .-li a ni"- '111 bulletin Tld- to be e.vvniil by tlie Na tl, iii.il tir iiuie. and run bv u bo.ird of miiriag'is i-on-Utiug of the woitby b-c-tun i. "i. f. if and chairman of executive- on -on ti e j'lio oiefst-er not w-sh-Ing tn hi-ie, Hrnllu-r llealev nf Cnum-rl-Irut. was chosen to take his plan' Wo would urge tli.it this bulletin rec.-ii e tile h i.v -ii pn-1 nf our mem'-, i It will t. i ;. .1 vvlili m iiirrc news .ind it. n- of tt . I. ' i ill . ut. ms. ..P.i)M MIO UIN1 NT1 ' 'I.I a )M MIO UIN! I. " At In. ... . " "f ''Of-' kl.- i 1 -ti I - tlie uirom.ir- inlia 1 i -I a ' w ii- made, b) uar in, mt. r. 1- i ) ' - 're in ,i un -i ul i ii "ii t .f I- i . tits ; t C I 11 - d lo If- la .1 . I w , ,1111.1 "li al 1 I X seiiiblo i '"i" V "'' " in-.inuuri-ii in n-diico thi. i ix . ' "t"' " Dvn cents. Tin- l-Min - 111 "' "' ",p Sl'ul" maintain) d ii stmag '! - P. V, a-liington In support nf tin- 'hn'-se, In tho int. rest of coltonseed nil al-u scleral labor unlaitiuiwr. Indii. I ' v-.ul. fm- il Tills qilimtlcmt is not u. -I bin i- -mudi ,-licp-liit; lor a little lb- -.. i-m-lu. ci - uf nb " will . I ItmUc a .1. : ' -'- ' "oil to swal low Ihe t cut--tiv- inlllloii U udii. ci P l-utler. Tboir ilir.-ui- "d hni'lidhoolcs me lingo nnd w- me in .liuis" Wl' prt-sont law fids im CO -tlve oh-o crowd 'li- allowed to fred uiim il v to i gullible (LkiullDiicd un inner S.J INCENSED AT m.VW MEN Filihuoh Insisted to Mon'elier inr, r;rty to r t im' fjo 1 1 v.i" V tin- coi I l,,,rn i . i e .-i - n'r-l-'N tinri 1 eiiiii A t' t.- . i t. dv h - I 1 1... i ,i I In ' , 1. In, IPnt ' mi te . - t itl7i-: ; - of the' i '-" j lug ih. 'r i-.p ,. Vice. I' tende I e " -in' n hc.'r ' a 11 a l ir I T mil -i : .-i- -it i: if ,rti,--i, to ml . ,1 " : . 1 - ,nl. I ii - 1 1 , i w e. n - 1 OIO. 1,-1' I i omen 1 1 -" 'ens w oul i yuffli I. r,-. two leu1 ' that " i Hi : 0 )'i Montt.ell. , 'hu e- cn'n--JITsie P'-WPRS V," When ,'ce-Prese"en' y , , lry, pie- ' 1 i- i n is on S) ' e n ".) .'I l'.-.; Ml eme tr, Tieeti'M c-lti'.''i- o' i.'ii-leh -,) thu i ft- a- d I av ng -e tv c, PI- ,11 r, tee- iittin'l tie meettn"; pla 1 1, 1 he Id ' , of Mnn 1 11 'ral Yer-non I He.!,, la lit.-.. 1 i all if i dl-- -i-- ' ,Iu Igo He p.r . II r p. puunif ' fi i the wis not -t -ent 1 cul .rrnilMi 'It'Hl! off ' t 'ti e 1 ' - . i ,,f II 1 I' '.i . tvni. I-1 -.I- -t ' -e O fS-, afe'T- - C.i . T. the- off of P - 'P ' : , pro' o- 1 M, '! e' 1 : -t 'l - f i,"i o' f'- I" f ' -jgl. -,rd r ' ti",.' '. Mon' .-"( I'll; ti e pcoi li- The- eirigineers of ho" Main. t".' c entr -1 V. exuhiin 1 by b'-m i ' map i- ' whpt P i I -nad V .ill n bltP ' tl I ." r V, it Ilr'.ki- . ' tl-C eift bilitv lir - an IP-- ' I tl i I seen -a mi! i inn d a-ked Vil'CC'1 Pi, el s' r ' r. , ..f H . Ml MP' ft." to---. J s- . 1 -w In. ,iie-rnl tl-'. i d. i.t oral ciiglli' r 1 MiiKi'i .K1 ' fll-lfrl.l av. porlnlendei Houla. gen the Ci '--' - 'ni Witters i. - am uf Provlduti , l . fl, ,-f Palmer, ' cenir P Vermont; n. nev .f P. ,,f it'n : ' lle l bil t enri" ent . and i: ' i ie P"- ' i. , - I Pin -I-.-I-. j.-.ni w 1 1 i i ' . h-.-ac ' . 'lui 11 - i' ' -r v . e -with the i- ' Klectrl - In l-i ith proposed t -n .-f -' Of MnllPi sent., ti v , HOMFi BURNED DURING ABSENCE OF THE FAMILY M'-", un " l .11 li d im- grn innrnlnr. 1 . v , I I.v .1. , ,'l.ll.k .1 .1 i .i w 'th ii I bn 1 :.id n nd -li I'"' cnveied i liit.nr. tlm house Well lliglll. 'I'll.' tlnlis. of ii long i ' I' lllltllt- vv I .- ' th leaqa I atule vi .. - 1 l-i.cll'. -I- c ill- -1 P ' n . itiriMi-, i ,i. ti a ni iif.l it i wbi iv. irk '. b k "I have been somewhat rortlve, nit Doiin's Kegulvl.- gave jui-t til'- r- 1 ,1, 1 1 - I i . - -i "i 1 1 ' v ii ti 1 1,1, II, r "l. "1 ,' I I. I - ' n ', lvnuiho, iivC Walnut A c, Altoonu, I j.