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VERMONT WATCHMAN & STATL J 0 URN AL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1903.
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Thursday, A'cptcmber 3, 1903.
ARTHUR ROPES (lencral Edltor,
ALAS, OUR BAYARDl
It is not Btirprisiug thnt onr uimblo
friond of tho St. Albatis Mossongor
plnngoB fnr bnok into tho dim shnd
owy ronlniB of nnciout logendnry story
to flnd Bomothing to pnt np ngniust
tlio Jourunl'B rocout dofciiBO of "tho
inonutnin rnlo" udor norinnl condi
tions. IIo conld flud notliing iu tho
ronl fncts of nuoiout liistory, s,acrod or
profnno. Within tho Hmits of Amio
Doiniui 1 nud 1003, thoro is not n pog
on whioh could bo huug n "ronl sub
Btnntinl nrgmnont'' agniust tho prin
oiplo or practico of googrnphicnl diB
tribntiou of oillco iu n govornmont by
tho peoplo. So, uudor stroBS of ad
vorso oiroumstnncos, tho tho coutoiu
porary rotrcats iuto tho Bholtor of
vory nuoiout nud misty lcgoudary
tiniGH, fnr ontBido tho prociucts, not
moroly of recorded liistory, but of
tiines iufluitely roiuoto frora tho trail
of plnusiblo iuvoution, to flud n bluff
tostiffou np his protost agniust n vory
wnoiesomo ropuuiicnu custom cr
ilUlUBUlUU IUlUUllUail CUBIOU1 Or
rnlo" which, possibly iu thoiutorost
ot Bomo politicnl oxigouoy iu che not
distnnt fntnro, it mny bo proposed to
abrogato.
With it? wouted iuipnlaiveness,
tho Messengor hnd said that tho conse
qnonco of "tho mountnin rnlo," in
rospoct of tho govoruorBhip, had oftou
beon oroeping mediocrity in tho ofllco
of tlio Chiof Executivo. Tlft) Journal
nskod the coutoinporarj' for particulars.
Tho nuswer is ropriutfld elEowhoro in
tho thoso columus. Tho Messouger
duoka. Thnt's uot tho wny with ro
formors of tho real Btutf. It nvors
that tho Journnl, in makiug this ro
quost, "knows itsolf to bo porfectly
safo. " TJiat's a torriblo confession
tho coutompornry inakcs of a lack of
courago. Ho Svon't spcoify. Wo hnd
boou nccustomed to regard onr friend
as tho Bnynrd of Vermont joumalism,
nlwnys bootod nnd spurred, his nruior
on, his lance iu rest, liko his medio
val prototpyo iu liistory nndiohivnlry,
rondy for a dnshiug tilt iu tlio causo
ho hnd espouBod.
Roform novor comes from gonoral
itios iu its advocaoy or support. Re
foriners in the chnrch, liko the iu
domitnblo Luthor, roCormers in gov
orumout, liko tlio irou-headed Oroin
woll or' tho resoluto Hanipdon, nud
thoir compcers, like bold John Adanis
nud sturdy Thoma.s Jofferson, aud
thoir stout couopanions iu robollion,
nro intensoly porBOiml in their war
fnro for tho rights of nion, inroligious
or civil affairs. Thoy hit hard, and
aro uot too tendor of mou's foolinga
in showing causo for thoir courses or
dofeudiug a propositiou or pushing
prinoiples to success,
Now, if tho Vormout Proorustes
should catclitho faltering Messeugor,
nud monsuro tlio coutemporary on his
bod of iron, wo grcatly fear ho would
be found too short iu statnrofor arcnl
hero in U10 proposed roform of tho
nionntnin liuo heresy. There might
bo Inrgo spaco botweeu the vlctim's
feot nud tho footboard, so tlint, to
make n horoio flt, Procrustes niust
noodB strotoh tho deflcieut boties and
aiuows, aud pull tho dolinqueut joiuts
nsnudor. A roformor should bowaro
of too grent tondoruess or timidity.
Tho flguiout of the Messongor's
brnin that, nudor tho oxistiug cnstom,
tho ohoico of a Governor for tho wholo
State is narrowed dowu to sovon
counties, needs only to be lnentioned
to bo dispolled. For disillusioumont
Bearch tho liistory of Stato convcu
tions, rocout aud roiuoto. Incoinpe
tent men, or men of mediocrity, may
hnvo beou uomiuatod and olected to
tho oHlco of Governor, and would con
tinuo to bn if the mountaiu ridgo
aud tho custom bogotten of it woro
wiped ont of oxistonco as thoy have
boou in Stntes hnviug no hills for a
mountaiu liuo. Tho "rule" and tho
clioico of nominatiug couveutioiiB, iu
rospcct of mediocrity of cnndidatos
ohosen, do not staud in tho relatiou
of causo and offect.
It may bo lioted tlmt tho political
liuo and the geographical liuo nro uot
nlwnys ouo aud the samo thing. On
whioh sido of tho line wns Dilliug
linni of Wntorbury iu 1888, or Pago of
Hydo Park in 1800? Politically, tho
fonuor wbb on the east Bido, geogrnph
ically on tho west; tho Intter was
politically ou tho west sido; geograph
ical ly, tho survoyor'B conipnsa nnd
(1'KltltY 1)AV1S)
the seaman's friend, for cholera,
cramps orclillls. It acts like niagic
Tnko 110 substitule. Prico 25c. a 50c.
u5
joliniu mlght bo roqulrod to dotormiuo
! Iils locnlity, Othor Govomors liavo
boou iu tho sauio catogory. Thoy
hnvo boou ohofiou from nll parts of tho
Stato. Thoro hnvo boou iu ouo part
of tho Stnto nlwnys niou ns flt to bo
Qovornov ns mou lu nuothor part,
Duncombo asido, nud tho ozigouoioa
of n couiiug politicnl cnuipaign olim
iuatod from this oquntiou, thosolutiou
wonltl bo x oqunls 0, tlio luouutniu
rnlo Btnuding simply for n propor nud
rntiounl goographical distributlou of
tho offlcosof Govoruor, lioutouaut gov-
oruor.aud Sountor of tho Uuitcd othor
thiugs or couditious boiug cqnnl.
PREVENTING CONSUMPTION.
Tlmt tho donth rnto in cousnmptiou
1b boiug rodnood nll ovor tiio oonutry
givoa justifinblo liopo nnd boliof thnt
tho dlsonso mny bo abBolutoly cou
trollod nnd tlmt ovoutually ,tho cnBos
will bo ns infroquout ns thoso of stunll
x now nro. Tho catnpaigu carriod
ou agaiust tho diBonso by tlio Dopart
uiont of Hoalth in Now York oity has
rosultod iu n rcdnotiou of tho donth
rato iu twelvo years of forty por oout.
Iu 1880 iu that olty, boforo tho work
of tho boaid was boguu, thoro woro
thirty-oight dentha froui cousuuiptiou
I 1IU1 ll,UUU IMIii JIUiBUliB 11L1U lilBt
I thoro wore ouly twouty-two por 10,-
000.
A rednction in the donth rato is ro
portod all ovor tho conutry thougli
sotuowhnt less thnn iu Now Yoik oity
whero, howovor, aro so mauy coudi
tious and circmustnucoB tliatfostor tho
diBoaso, Bnoh ns in tho crowdod qunr
ters of tho Syrinus or in Ohinntowu.
Tho iufootod houees of thoso parts of
tho city havo boou veritnblo aonth
housos, botli from nnBauitary coudi
tious aud coustaut viplatiou of aluiost
ovory law of hoalthful liviug. Amoug
tho claBBOs of ocoupntions, which sliow
tlie groatest death rato" aro : Stouo
outtiug, highost of all, with 540 doaths
por 10,000; oigaretto innkors, 477;
plasterors, 453; printors, 435; aud
housoinnids, 430. Tho causo iu oaoh
of thoso is obvious. Tho nogroos,
Ohiueso nnd Irish nro clnssed auiong
tliose iu New York whu aucuumb luoat
easily to tho disoaso partly becauso of
a cortaiu raco weaknoss aud partly
bocauso of uusauitary lifo. Dr.
Biggs, tho bactoriologist of Now "York
Hcnlth Dopartmeut, takos n hopeful
view of tho success of the provoutive
measuros undortakou iu that city,
predictiug that Now York will in tiuio
bo rolativoly freer from cousuuiptiou
tliau tlio rest of tho country if tho
work is coutiuuod, "for cousnmptiou
is a disonso thnt mny bo controllod nb
solutoly. "
Tlio Frenoh govornmout has boguu
with tho sohools nnd rosorts to pro
cantionary mensurcs tut would ns
touish nu Amoricnn school bonrd.
Pupils nro oxnmiuod ovory throo
uiouths aud thoir physicnl couditiou
with roforonco to daugor is ontored 011
tlieii roports. Particular caro is takon
in tho caro of tho sohoolrooms,, uo
dry sweopiug or carpets being al
lowod ; tho f urnituro is washod reg
ulnrly nud froqnoutly; booka nro
regularly disiufccted, pvomiscuous uso
of pencils aud pouholdors is foibid
don and tho possessiou of tho latter
artiolos is accompauiod by tho ad
mouitiou to "koop thom ont of thoir
mouths." In boardiug schools n still
Beverer routino is prosoribod nnd cou
suuiptivo pupils ar6 kopt from school.
Iu viow of tho olTaugo of thought
rcoently nndorgono iu this country iu
regard to tho caro of cousnmptives it
would soom that thoso liviug in tho
conntry who aro throatened with this
disonso havo the iomody iu thoir own
hnuds. Inatend of tho pamporing
that usually accompauies tho bogin
uing, tho wrnpa nnd tho staying in
doors, oxpoBuro to tlio out-of-door nir,
howovor sevore with proper olothing
of conrBO ovon to what sooma hnrdahip,
lms beou kuown to produco surprisiug
results in Eome cases. Eveu thou,
howevor, uaturo will havo hor way
nud othor nud ueoossnry precautions
aro woll. It will tako n long timo to
overoouie tho projndico with whioh
sumo pooplo look npou iaolatiou in
this discaso, but tho comforts and cou
venieucoa boyond the lench of ordiu
nry homos fonud iu tho sauitarinms,
now so inuch disoussed will do much
to atouo to tho individual for tho laok
-of the sooioty of faraily or frionda.
Tho alloviation of Bulloring is somo
thing to bo cousidored but best aud
nbove nll iB provontion, oheoking the
growth of tlio diBouso whero syniptoms
nro aliowu, obsorviug tho tondonoy to
it and obvinting suoh by caro aud fore
thought, tho "stopping it boforo it
begins," will bo nfter nll tho most
oilectivo measuros iu staniping oat tho
disonso.
THE SIGNIFIOANOE, OF A NEW
STEAMER.
Tho Ohamplain Trauaportatiou Co.
liao. dooidod to build nuothor stoamor
for LnkA Ohamplaiu to tako the
placo of tlio Maqnaui whioh lms out
lived hor usofnlnoss. This doos not
uioan that tho old boat is to go out of
commlBsion, but that it is too sniall
tp accommodnto tho inoroasod bnsinoss
tlmt has como to tho compnUy nnd
must bo replacod by u larger boat,
whilo tho old oraft will'do "sraro
work. " Tho brillding of nuew atonmer
iB uot nn ovout of nnusnnl importauco
in.itsolf.flbut it is importaut ns lllns-
trntiug tho luoroaslng popnlnrlty of
Lnko Ohnmplniu, nnd conBoquontly of
torritory snrronndlug it, ns n snnmior
plonsnro grouud. Tho Burlington Froo
ProBB dlscuBsos this phnso of tho mnt
tor nud its commouts nro ropriutod
horo :
Tho nnuonuoomont of tho dotortuin
atiou of tho Ohnmplniu Trnusportntion
Oo. to build nuothor, now stonnjboat,
followina bo boou unon tho oomnlo-
tion of tho now aud palatinl Vormout
ou JunKo uiinmpintn nud tlio aagnnioro
ou Lako Uoorgo, has n biondor slgni
fioanco thnn might nt flrst sight np
pear. This ontorpriso 1b a promiao aa
woll aa nu ovidonco. It uot ouly
shows thnt tho mnungomont is nntiol
patiug nu ouormona iuoronso iu tourist
trnvol through Lnkoa Ohnmplniu nnd
Georgo, bnt it nlso botokoua n dotor
minatiou ou tho part of tho manago
mout to bo proparod to accomniodato
tourisis as woll aa to loavo no logiti
mato meaua' unuBod to mako this
boantlfnl iulaud son n Moccn for sum
mor travolors from all parts of tho
world. That tho oxpootntion of Inrgo
ly iuoronBod tinvol through thoso lnkos
is juBtiflod, nrovidod nronor ollorts
aro pnt forth to diroct publio atton
tiou moro nnd moro to tho wondorful
combiuntion of lnko nud nionutinn
sconory poesoBsod by tliis rcgiou, 1b
iudicntod by tho results ronlized this
yenr. Tlio Benson Iuib boou pooulinrly
uufnvornblo for Buiunior tourists, so
much so thnt tlio hotols iu tho liiotni
tnina in difforout dirootiona nro com
plaiuing of lack of patrounge, nud yot
tho stoniners of tho Ohnuiplaiu Trnus
portntion Oo. ou Lako Goorgo nnd
Lnko Ohnmplniu havo douo tho Inrgost
busiuoss iu tho liistory of tho corporn
tion. Tliis inonua that tho judioioua
advertisiug douo by tho company
itself as woll as by the railroad com
panics ou botli aides of tho lako, has
boguu to boar fruit, tho railroads iiIbo
hnviug oujoyed Inrgo patrouago as a
resuit ot gouorous aavurtiBiug.
Tho trausportatiou companios will
uot roan tlio Kroateat nossiblo harvost.
howovor, until a united ollort is mado
to diroct tho attoutiou of tlio tonrist
world to tho profitablo as woll as ou-
joynblo mauuer in which tho Bomnior
soason niay bo spent in tliis rogiou.
Lot it bo shown how with Burlington
or somo othor spot in tho Champlain
vnlloy ns hendqunrtors tho llnost list
of sido trips in tho country cnu bo nr
rnugod. Thus loontod n fnmily could
easily and oconomically nrrango visits
to Lako Goorgo aud tlio old fortilica
tious ou Lako Ohamplaiu; to Ausablo
Ohasm ; to the Adiroudncks ; to tho
Thnusnud islauds; to tho raplds of
tno st. iawronco rvor; to Montreal;
to tho Sagnnuay nud Qacbpc ; to tho
Whito Mouutaius; to Mouut Mans
field; to the ginuito qunrrica of cou-
tial Vermont; to Uauiol's llump; to
tho marblo quariies iu Rutland couu
ty. It cau bo scoii thnt these aido trips
would rndiato from Burlington or tho
othor contral point solected liko tho
spokes of a whoohfrom tho hub, and
n vory offootivo advortisiug desigu
could bo thua arraugod. If any finor
combiuatioii of trips for pleasuro nud
profitablo study for tho samo distnuce
aud oxpenso involved, cau bo contrived
for thb sumnior tourist, or tho resi-
dont 01 tlio largor coutor of popnla
tion who dosires to spond tho fiumiuor
with his family in a rocion of braoim:
air aud healtliful surroundings, it hna
yot to bo announced. Wheu these
tacts nro plnoed boforo tlio travoling
publio, ns tliu uieritn of tlus locuhty
dosorvo, then our trausr.ortatiou com
pany will havo to build, uot ouo moro
boat, but n lloet, nud our rnilronds
Will nood largor aud moro uumorous
traius to accommodnto tho rush of
snmmor trnvol to aud through tho
Ohampluiu vnlloy.
JUDGE WRIGHT'S P"OLIOIES.
Thoro is ono good roason . why it
would bo dosiiablo to hnve Govoruor
Taft remaiu iu tho Philippiuos, aud
that ia bocauEo a largo propoition of
tho iloating Amoricau populatiou thore
is ploasod at tho annonucomeut of
his rotiromont. Tho roason of Gov.
Taft's uupopularity with this class is
becauso ho has appointod uativea to
oflicVss wherovor that could bo dono,
giving thom proferenco ovor Amori
cans. tIub will bo botter uuderstood
wlien it is cousidorod that sovouty
flvo por cont of tho Amoricaus'in tho
nrchipelngo nro dischnrgod soldiors
aud fortune huutors, who olaim that
prefereuco should be givon to thom for
appointmout to positious of ovory kind
undor the island govorumont bocauso
of thoir nationulity nud sorvico in tho
nrmy. It is said that thoso soldiorB of !
f ortuuo do not attempt to concenl thoir
disapnointmont ovor the notion of
Governor Tnft in nppoiutiug untiveB !
toollloenud that they will wolcomo tho
succossion of Cjonoral Wright to the
govornorship. Thoy boliovo that bo
causo Judgo Wright is n soutliorn mnu
nud n Demoornt thnt ho will rovorso
Govornor Tnft's polioy nnd give tho
ofllcea to whito mou in prefereuoo to
natives, rogardless of the qunliilcatious
of tho latter.
Iu Washington, howovor.it 1b cousid
orod cortnin thnt iu tho ovout of Judgo
Wright'a promotiou, which is uow
nBBurod, thatho will adhoro to tho pol
ioy of his prodooessor iu this particu
lar. Judgo Wright is n Domoornt of
promiiiouco nud nu ex-confodornto,
but'lio is cousorvntivo nud a patriot
nnd there is uo ronsou to beliovo tlint
ho will uot follow tho wishos of tho
udmiuistrntiou iu tho dolicato mattor
of doaling with th.o oastorn possossiouB
andtheir pooplo.
will positivoly curo dccp.scctei
COUGHS.
COLDS,
CR.OUP.
A 25c. Bolllo (or a Slmpla Cold.
A COc. Dolllo Ipr a lleavy Cold.
A $1.00 Cottle lor a Docp-teated Cough.
Bold by all Drugglsts.
WILL IT BE AN 1SSUE?
Whotljor tho licouso quostlon is, or
uot, to bo nn issuo in Stnto polltlca
noxt yonr ifl atill nn opou quostiou nud
doutbloss it will romnlu bo for n fow
mouths nt loast, boonnBO it is n hot
politicnl conl to hnudlo. Tho Rnu
dolph Hornld nnd Nows, with its no
oustomod fairuoas ndvocatoa n frnuk
nud nbovo bonrd disposltiou of tho
mnttor, nud Its opiuiou is worthy of
considorntion. Saya that papor:
"Wo uotico dispositiou ou tho part
of most of tho IIcoubo preBB, aud ovon
among somo papors formorly opposod
to thiB Bystom, to deprecato thoraisiug
of HconBO ns nn isBuo noxt yoar. Tho
olaim is mndo thnt tho now systoin
will not hnvo had n ohanco for n fnir
trinl lu tho short timo intorvonlng
and that nt lonst nuothor two enra
should bo givon beforo it 1b summoned
to tho pnbli.o tribuuul for judgmont.
In our opinion, this mnttor will work
itsolf out. If tho voters nro gonornlly
satisflod to givo it moro timo. tho
oirorts of tho presa aud politicaua to
mako nu issue will fnil, if thoy nro put
forth noxt yoar. On tho other haud,
if licenso givos n pooraccount of itsolf
aud promiscs notliing bettor if coutiu
uod, tho peoplo will be quito ready to
nnload it at tho vory flrst opportuuity,
and they would bo qaito right iu so
doing. If a mistako has boou mado,
and tho voters nro so couvincod, it
would bo iuconcoivnbly stupid to pnr
sue in wroug wheu n chnnco woro
nfforded for rootiflcntiou. Thoro will
bo n yenr yet for furthor trinl boforo
judgmont cnu bo pnsscd. Thnt may or
may not bo too short n time. Wo shnll
kuow moro nbout it then."
A $250,000,000 corporatiou which
makes most of tho great Now Jorsoy
combiuatiouB look small by compari
sou was forniod iu Oklahoma a fow
days ago whon artiolo3 were lllod vith
tho torritorinl soorotary nt Guthrio,
which diBclosod n sohoiuo to build n
gront intorcoutiuoutnl railwny with n
truuk line extondiug from Hudsou Bny
to Bueuos Ayros nud a notwork of
branchos covoring a vast territory
nlong tho liue. Tho purposo of tho
corporatiou is somowhat iu tho dark
bnt it is said tho schomo ia to build a
liuo of rnilway oxtendiug from Port
Nolson, Hndsou Bay, iu a southorly
directiou, crossing the liuo of tho
Oaundinu Pnciiic uear Winuipeg,
Mnuitobn, through North Dnkotn,
South Dnkotn, Nebrnskn, Knusns,
Oklnhomn, nud Iudiau Torritory to
Galvoston, Toxas; from Galvstou,
through tho Ropnblio of Moxico, to
tho bouudary liuo of Coutral Amerioa ;
through tho Isthmus of Panama,
thenco through tho Uuited Stato's of
Colombia to Ecnndor, nud fiually
through the Ropnblio of Poru to
Bucnos Ayres oti tho Atlautio Oceau ;
also n brauch lino begiuuing in the
Ropnblio of Poru nnd oxtendiug iu n
southonstorly directiou through Brazil
to Rio do Jnueirq, and a branch liuo
begiuuing iu tho Ropnblio of Poru aud
oxtoudiug iu a southorly diroctiou
through Ohilo, to VnlparaiEO, ou tho
South Paciflo Ocoau. Tho ostimnted
cost of the Pau-Amorican Railway is
$250,000,000, aud tho ostimated longth
10,000 milos. This schomo has boou
oftou discussed and it is geuorally
agreod that n trnuscontiuontnl road is
bound to conio but it hnrdly sooms thnt
tho timo is ripo for bo far reaching a
system.
Spoaking of tho new quoou of the
tnrf, Lon Dillon, and tho wondorful
dovolopmout of tho Amoricnn trottiug
horso tho Spriugfleld Ropublicnu Bnys :
"Thoro uovor wnsntrimmor.amoothor,
likelior trottor thnn Mnud ' S. whon
bIio wont tho mile in 2.08? in frout of
an old-fashioned high-wheel sulky,
oighteon yenrs ago. Bnt breodins, as
woll ns tho mechnuics of iuvoution,
toll at last. Tho ohestuut mare, Lou
Dillou, thnt hns uow gouo tho milo in
two minutoa ilnt, iB, porhnps, tho
most porfect illustrntiou of mnu's
triumph with tho prinoiplo of nrti
flcinl solootion iu tho broodiug of nui
mals known to liistory. Darwiu him
solf wna no sportsmnu, but ho wonld
hnvo oujoyed n sight of tnla wondor
ful mnro. Amoricnn breeders, in loss
thnn n coutury, atnrting with nn nrti
floinl gnit, hnvo mndo nn nrtiflcinl
horso, bo to spoak, tlio cousummnte
ombodimout of thoir nuiquo work bo
iug this boantifnl, splondidly-dovel-
opod orenturo. "
Tho Barre Timea commouts ou n
rivalry botwoou two wireless tolograph
oompauies iu reportiug Tuosdny'a
ynoht raco, nud nioutions nB tno resuit
of being n pntron of tho most success
fnl ouo thnt the "Timos Bont pnpera to
Montpelier nud hnd thom ou salo there
ou that dny boforo tho onpitnl oity
pnporB ooutainiug tho rosult of tho
raoos woro iBsued."" Doubtlosa tho
Timos beliovos this to bo n fnot or it
wonldn't bo stnto it, bnt tho truth is,
howovor, thnt the Journnl gavo its
readors tho outcomo of tho raco nnd
pnpera ooutaiuing it woro sold on tho
stroot long boforo tho Barro papora
roaohed horo.
Thnt wns n frnuk ndmissiou for n
Brlton to mako, and a great tributo
to Nnt HorreBhotf na well, whon Slr
Thomaa Lipton explaiimd tlio causo of
Shnmrock'B defoat 011 ThurBdnj' by
Enylng; "Amorionn brnins nud do
velopmout hnvo us banton. f thq dny
evor comos whou Kngland producoa n
Horreshoff then I will ohallongn for
Many a chlld
haabcen fooled
br the storv of
tho pot of gold which
is to be found iuat at
the foot of the ralu
bow, nnd lios ttnrtd
out to gatlier richM
full of happy drenma.
Mnuy a mau and
vroman havo tecn de
ceivtd by the Ule that
there wos health to be
found out bevond the
anset. and they have
Btarted out drenining
of n hoalthful future,
nover to be reallzed.
Peoplo who have trled chaugc of cH
mate in vdin for the oure of weok lunga
hnve been perfectly nnd permanently
cured by the use of Dr. Pierce's Golden
Mcdlcal Discovery. It curea deep-seated
cougllB, bronchltis, bleeding lungs. ema
clntion, and other conditions which, if
neglected or unskllfully treatod, find a
fatal end in conaumption.
t,ait prltiR I hnd n severe BtUek of pneti-
monln wfilch len me with a very bad coush
and nlso left my Iuhrs ln a very bad condllion,"
wrttes John M. RiimcII, Usq., of nreut, Clierokee
Nat.. Ind. Ty. I hnd no appetlte and wns o
weak I could scarcely vralk. My breant was all
Bore with runnitiR sores. I got two bottles of Dr.
Werce'a Oolden Medlcal nUcovery, which I be
llcvc aaved my life. I cauuot exprcss my (rratl
ttide to you. I am able now to do very Kood
work."
Anysubstltute offered n3juat aa good"
as "Goldeu Mcdical Discovery" is a
shadow of that medicine. There are
curea behind every clatm made for tlie
"Discovery," which 110 "just as good"
niedicino Cin show.
The Peoplc'a Coinmon Sense Medical
Adviscr, a book containing 1008 pnges,
is given away. Send 21 one-cent stamp3,
for expense of niailing only, for the book
iu paper covers, or 31 statups for the vol
ume bound iu cloth. Address Dr. R. V.
Plerce, Buffalo, N. Y.
tho cup again. It will uot bo until
thou. It is nnpleasaut to bo com
polled to admit it, but tho brains in
boat huilding nro on this sido of tho
wntor. Horreshoff is a wizard. Hib
work is wondorful. Nono cau have
admirod Relinnco moro thau I havo.
Sho is tho bcst boat by nll odds thnt
hns won 011 strict inorit. "
Iu commeuting on Thursday's cup
raco and upon tho coutcst iu genoral
Sir Tliomns Lipton callod attontlou
to tho fact that iu ccuipoting for tho
trophy ho BtandB nloue ngniiist teu
wonlthy Amoricans. Tliis is a fact,
aud tho meution of it serves to in
oreas) ono's ndmirntiou for tho plucky
Irish bnrouet. Hero nro his corapeti
tirs: O. O. Iselin, who hns full
clinrgo of tho boat; formor Judgo
Gary, O. A. Griscom, J. J. Hill, W.
H. Loeds, Wm. Rookfellor, Oornolius
Vauderbilt, Honry Waltors, P. A, B.
Widouer aud N. B. Roam.
Snys tho Ithnca (Now York) Jour-
nnl, "How would tho fickot 'Miles
nud Dowoy' do? Wo kuow what tho
great sailor's viows nro on tho enso
with which tho chiof executivo placo
cau bo flllod. Wo know thnt tho gront
soldior hns prosidontinl nspiratious.
Tho Arniy nud Nnvy forover t Threo
chcors for tho Rod, White nud Blnol'
Whnt n mttling campaign cry that
would bo. Tho tickot wonldn't win,
of courso, but it would add pictur
esquouoss to the situatiou. "
Says tho Vormout Phcouix: " 'Pro-
hibition is n faice. ' TIub wns henrd
rso ofton, only u short timo ngo, that
it souudod like. tho roiterntiou of nn
ocho. Thoro nro sopio 'fnroos' nuder
presont conditions. Thb physicinu iu
iBlaud Poud who has writton 1515 pre
scriptious to bo (lllod nt lioeusod drag
stores in throo mouths is in daugor of
dovolopiug writor's oramp. "
Editor Wliitehill of tho Waterbury
Rocord has shown oommeudablo eu-
torpriso iu giving n full roport of the
dodicatiou of tho Akoloy Momorial
Building iuoluding tho vnrious ad-
drossoa. It will bo n valuable eouvou-
ir of n most uotnblo occasion.
. THE MOUNTAIN RULE.
Whou tho Journal asksfovparticalnr
iustnuoes of injustico oporntiug in tho
solootion of Gnveruors uudor this rule,
or whou it insniuuntos that no instauco
of mediocrity iu oillco chargoable to it
oan bo oited, it knows itsolf to bo por
footly safo. Thoro aro thirtoou men,
omiuontly rospoctablo oitizons, uow
liviug in Vormout who hnve nt ouo
timo or nuothor been chosen to the
govornorehip. Thoir political rooorda
havo boou mado np, aud with baroly
two or throo oxcoptions, they havo ro
tirod to prlvato lifo. Thoso men servod
tho Stato iu their day to the best of
thoir nbility, uo issuo growiug ont of
nny of their udmiuistrntioUB is poud
iug iu this disouBsion, nnd it would bo
indolicnto buough to ueodlosaly insti
tuto oompnrisons botweeu thoir ro
spootivo morlts nt this tiine.
If nll othor nrgumouta failed, it
stnnda to ronsou that it takea n bigger
mnu to conuunud gounrnl publio ap
pravnl from n wholo Stnto thnn from
only hnlf of it.
Tho nuoionc robbor Proorustes wns
wont to lio in wnit for uuwnry trnvol
ors nud, whon ho had soized thom,
cnrry thom olf to his horriblo irou
bod upon whioh thoy woro lnid, uot
for rest, but for torturo. For Pro
crnates hnd coucoivod tho rofreshiug
nud ultogothor novol idon tnnt ull men
ought to moasnro fijotn orowu to solo
to oxaotly flt his iron bod. So this
gontlo aud humauo man usod to out
olf tno logs of pooplo whu woro too
loug nud strotoh tho bonos nud siuows
of pooplo who woro too short until ho
pullod their joii.ts npnrt nud mndo
thom flt his bod. Tho Vermont Pro.
crustos of polltica hna n bed sovou
countlos long nud ovory Govoruor mnst
oithor bo snwod olf or strotohud out to
iit it. St, Albnua Mossoiigor,
Ceon tho 9 The Kind You Hava'Alwajra
4 Wut&Z7-tMcJUa
ItllADFOlll) l'Allt.
Tho Brndford Agrioulturnl nnd
Trottiug Assoolntiou hold its fourth
nnnunl fnir nt Brndford, Woduesdny,
Thursdny nnd Fridny, Augost 20, 27
nnd 28. Tho fnir wns ndvortisod to
commonoo 0110 dny onrllor, 'but tho
henvy rniufnll on Tuosday preoludod
thnt, nud tho mnungomont, nftor caro
fnl doliboralion, dociddd to postpono
tho tnlr 0110 dny, thus giviug threo
dnya for tho progrnm instond of orowd
irig tho nntiro progrnm into two dnys.
Evory possiblo monna wna tnkou to in
form tho publio of tho ohnngo nud tho
nrrnugomout provod n vory Bntisfno
tory ouo. Threo bottor days for n fair
oould hnrdly bo posslble. Tho fact
thnt "nll ronds led to Brndford dnriug
tho fnir" wna fully domonatratod np
ou thiB occaBion nnd tho nttondnuce
wns tho lnrgest ln tho liistory of tho
nsBoointion.
This was tho flrst fair of tho soason
in this Stato and tho paco sot thoro is
likoly to bo a hnrd ono for othors to
follow. Tho Bradford fnir grounds
nro without quostiou tho bestnrrnugod
of nuy in tho Stnto, nntnro hnving
douo moro to mako thom dusirnblo for
tho purposo unmod thau it would bo
possiblo for tho hand of mnu to do. A
nnturnl.grnud Btnutl in tho form of a
bluff commnnds n fluo viow of tho
trnck, nud n lovol plniu londlng bnck
from tho suinmit of tho hill ntfords n
sploudid opportunity for tho oxhibi
tion grounds. It ia horo thnt tho
stock pons nro locntod, also Floral
Hall, eatiug touts, shows, fukirs, oto
Horsos. Iu this olnss thoro was n
Inrgo numbor of ontrios. Tho largo
exhibit of haokuoy horsos from tho
Glondower Stook Farm at South New
bury mado a vory iutorosting oxhibi
tiou, but Btill moro iutorosting to tho
writor wero tho Vermont stalfions aud
their matchless stock shown at all
agoa from suckliugB to horscs old
ouonghforuBoaud the flve gontlomon's
roadstora aud four pairs of mntohed
horsos, nll sploudid nuiuinls, which
woro hero boou provo couclusivoly
thnt tho Vormout fnrmers nro no
Iongor satisflod to brood "sorubs."
Oattlo. Whilo tho ontrios iu this
olass woro not iu oxcoodingly Inrgo
numbors tho oxhibit wns liighly cred
ltnblo. Somo flno milch cows were
shown butytho spooial foaturo iu this
dopartmeut wore tho sploudid spoci
nions in thoroughbrcd stook bulls
with tlioir offspring, which show that
the fnrmers of today aro progressivo
in the breoding of cattlo ns woll ns of
horsos. Tho oxhibit of sheep aud
swiuo was not largo aud tho poultrv
oxhibit wna small nlthonph croditablo.
Flornl Hnll. TI19 nrrnngomeut of
this departuient was artistio and tho
displny of ueedlowork wns boaatiful.
H. P. Wnrreu's oxhibit of curios aud
relics of autiquity was ospecinlly iu
terosting. J. F. Dutton of Montpe
lier mndo au oxhibit of pinuos aud
orgaus in this dopartmeut which wna
doubly succossful from tho fact that
ho mado sovoral salcs and also furu
ish&d musio that wns liighly nppreoi
atod by tho visitors to tho hnll. As
the 6ensou has not boou condacive to
au carly exhibit of tho produots of
tho farm and gardon wo will pass
tho agricultural hall. Thoro was a
good oxhibitiou of oreain soparators
and improved labor saving farm mn
chinory, aud tho ageuts (many of
thom l'armors) wero such fiuo advo
catos that thoir liearors wero caused
to believo that farmine uoed uo loug
01 bo a diudgory but rather, a vory
pleasaut pastime. Tho racos woro all
well coutcsted.each drivor striviug for
flrst plnco.
Special Attrnotioua. A compnny of
trnpezo performers and acrobats fnr
nished entortaiumout botwoou the
races, which was closely followed by
tho Inrgo nudioncn,mauy of thoir foats
boiug conaidored truly woudorfnl. A
numbor of trained dogs, which showed
uuconimou iutolligouco for tho brnto
family, furuishod much mornmout for
tho yonugor olomeut Tho running
raco and liitchup raco wero botli nruus
iug nud iutorosting. Theio woro niauy
"freaks" and "fakirs" but their
patioungo seenied to bo small. Tho
morry-go-rouud was quite liborally
patroui.od by all agos from spritoly
youth to tliose of docliuiug yoars.
Thoro were plonty of eatiug houses
nud tho multitudes woro woll fed.
The vetoran viotnnller, DouBiuoro,
wns ns "nnxiona to plenso" na avor.
"Tho Oholsoa Brnss Baud of twenty
piocos uudor tho efllcient leadoiship of
Dr. F. L. Beokwith olioitod much
praiso for tho fluo musio dispoused nt
briof intorvnls duriug tho entiro fnir.
Although they hnvo boon orgnnized
ouly twolvo mouths, by oloso npplicn
tion thoy hnvo plnced themsolves
among tho flrst iu tho Stato. Tho fact
that thoy aro engaged for ovory fnir
hold iu Ornnao couuty this soason nud
their Borvicos hnvo boou souulit by the
mnungomont of fnirs in othor counties
shows thnt thoir nbility ia duly reo
oguized. Tho mauagemout should bo cougrat
ulated upon the manuor iu which tho
busiuoss of the assooiatiou wna exeoat
ed. Perfeot ordor wa8 mnintaiued
aud iutoxioatiou was oouapiououB ouly
by its nbseuco. Wo regrot thnt spnco
will uot admit tho publishing of tho
promium list.
The oflicors of tho nssoointion nud
suporinteudonts of tho difforeut de
partmenta ar nafollowa: Presidout,
T. J. Albee; vico prosidont, A. W.
Potors; Boorotary, M. A. Joukius;
trensuror, E. W. Ouuuinghnm; supor
iutondont of horsoB, James Warbook;
snporintondout of cattle, O. O. Doo ;
Buporintudout of shoop, Jnmos A.
Brook; suporiutendont of swino,
Frnuk Ilnrdy; Buporiutoudout of
poultry, Houry W. Honth; snporiu
toudont of vogotablos, Hnrry E. Kol
loy; Buporiutendeut of Floral Hall,
Mrs. M. A. Joiiklua; superintoudent
of racos, R. O. Martiu.
Rcsnlts of races of tho fourth nn
nunl fair hold nt Bradford, Vt., Aug
ust 20, 27, 28.
Wodnosday, Augnst 'i I.
Four-year-old rnco, purso $50:
First, Dora Stnr, owiied by Pago
Bros., Bnrrp, Vt. ; socond, Wnltor O,
owuodbyl. M. RlohardBon, Littlotou,
N.II. Jthird, Victor Pruico.owuod byO.
Orookor.OholBen, Vt. jfourth, Barnot A.
Boy, owued by J. O. Bryon, Burnot,
Vt. ; flfth, Opnqno, owued by J. W.
Tysou, South Strnft'ord, Vt. ; Timo,
flrst hent, 2:4lJ; secoud hont, 2:43j;
third hoat, 2:80.
Green race, purso $50 : First, Lil
Ho Farnum, owned by J, W. Jouea,
Tnnbridgo, Vt. ; Bocond, Drodnot,
own6d by J. W. Bnrton, Topsflold,
Mass, ; third, Dau, ownod by R. O.
Letters from
Women
Curod by the uso of Kodol are r-elved Jalh.
Their troubles nearly all begln with lndlgo
tion or other stomach dlsorder.
If the food you eat ialls to g've str-.nfth
to your body, It Is because ih- Julces
creted by the stomach and dlgrt,vo organs
are Inadequate to transform the t Mtrient prop
ertles of the food Into blool. That 1
Indlgestlon. The system Is de- rlved of tha
tmount of nourlshment requlred to keep up
the strength, and the resuit If that ono 01
more of the dellcate organs grz lually growi
weak, and then weaker, until flnally it U
dlseased. Here a great mlstae Is made,
That of treating the dlseased organ. Th
best doctors In the land maV.e this very
mlstake. Why should they ? It 'lssoeaxy
to see that the trouble Is not there.
Kodol
Cures
This famous remedy puts the stomach tni
dlgestlve organ3 ln a healthy condltlon m
that rtch, red blood Is sent courslng through
the velns and arterles of every muscle, tlssue
and flber throughout every organ of the en
tlre body, and by Nature's law of health, full
strength and vigor ls soon rcstored to each.
Kodol cures Indlgestlon, dyspepsla and all
stomach dlsorders.
I have taken Kodol for nearly two montlm
after each meal and It ls the only remedy
that gavo rellef from the terrlble palns I
endured. After a tlme 1 would lake It but
once a day. and now, whlle 1 keep a bottla
handy, 1 seldom need It, as It has cured me
Mrs. J. W. Coolbaugh. Mllo Center, N.
Kodol Digests What You Eal.
Bottlei only. $1.00 Slza holdlne m tlmes tha trlW
tte, which selli for 50 cents.
PraparLd by R. O. DaWITT & CO.. OHIOAOO
RIVERS BROS.
Martin, Bradford, Vt ; fourth, Rob
ert West, woned by F. P. Billiugs,
White Rivor Juuctiou, Vt. Timo,
flrst, 2:43, second, 2:45; third, 2:45j.
Thursday, Augnst, 27.
2:50 olnss, purso $50: First, Luln,
owned by G. T. Moshor, Ohicopee
Fnlls, Mass. ; second, Walter C, owned
by I. M. RichardEon, Littleton, N.
H. ; third, Doo's girl, owned by F. P.
White, Woodsville, N. H. ; fourth,
Robort West, owned by F. P. Bill
iugs, White River Junctiou, Vt. ; flfth,
Bill of Expenso, owued by L. H, Si
monds, White River Junctiou, Vt.
Timo. first hent, 2:41, secoud 2 :34J,
third, 2:34H. fomth, 2:34.
2:20 clnss, purso, 5125: First, Ned
Colc, ownod by F. K. Kittridgo,
Woodsville, N. H. ; second, Miss Dil
lnrd, owned by Pngo Bros., Bnrro,
Vt. ; third, Tom Arnold, owned by
Hornco Goss, St. Johnsbury, Vt. ;
fourth, Bnrb Wire, ownod by F. Tnl
bort. Wells River, Vt. Time, flrst
hent, 2:27Mi second, 2:28, third,
2:24$, fourth, 2:2Gj.
2:29, purso $100: First, Northlnud
Vesta owned by Oharles H. Mussey,
North Woodstock, N. H. ; secoud, Lil
lio Farnum, owned by J. W. Joues,
Tunbridge, Vt. ; third, Bow Sprny,
owued by T. H. Hydo, White River
Juuctiou, Vt. ; fourth, Lanky John,
owued by F. O. Brown, Groveton, N,
H. Timo, flrst hent, 2:32, second
2 :28i, third. 2 :20j, fourth 2 :3lJ.
Friday, August, 28.
2:40 clnss, purso, $75: First, Lula
owned by G. T. Gosher. Ohicopee
Falls, Mass. ; second, Rowdy Wilkes,
F. H. Hyde, Whito Rivor Jnnctiou,
Vt. ; third, Dora Star, Pago Bros.,
Barre. Vt. Timo. flrst, 2:29, Eec
ond, 2:32, third, 2:3li.
2:22 class, , purse, $125: First,
Miss Dillard owned by Pago Bros.,
Bnrro, Vt. ; Becond, Lndy Mndelino,
ownod by E. F. Brown, Grovetou, N.
H. ; third, Nettlo, owned by N. H.
Gibsou, East Ryegate, Vt. ; fourth,
Kishun, owned by F. P. White,
Woodavillo, H. Timo, flrst 2:22, soo
ond, 2:22, third, 2:20.
2:27, purse. $125: First, May Girl,
owned by 0 H. Lee, White River
Juuctiou, Vt. ; secoud, Bow Sprny,
owned by F. H. Hvdo, Whito River
Juuctiou, Vt. ; third, Enmin J, ownod
by I. M. Richnrdsou, Littleton, N.
H. Time , flrst 2:20.i, secoud 2:27K,
third, 2:20.
Rnnning Race, purso $30: First,
Hnrry owued by E, T. Smith, Jr.,
Brndford, Vt. ; second Jimmio; third
Pnuhnudle, owued by Dnvidson &
MeEorvo; fonrth, filncksmith Girl
owned by L E. McOlure.
"Now good digestion wnits on np
potite nnd hoalth ou botli."
If it doosn't, try Burdook Blood
Bitters.
Beforo tho Judgo Mrs. Kindhenrt
"Whoro woro you brocpht np, my
pooruian?" H,nngry Hcgnn botweeu,
gulps, absontlv "1 t'iuk Buston wuz
do lnst plnoo. " Pnok.
It Curea Cold, Coushs, Soro Throat, Croiip, rnfln-1
enza, WhooplDg Conpli, ltronchltle and Afthraa.
A certaln curo for Oonsumptlon ln flrst ntaccs,
and a auro rcllof In advanced etaeca. Ueo at once.
You will Bco the eicellcnt eflect after taklni; the
flrst doso. Sold by dcalcra overywhcro. lJarga
botUea 23 centa and 60 ccnta.