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VERMONT M.TOHM.A.N & STAf fi JOURN'AL, THUR5DAY. APRl't 14. 9o
Methodist Conference Holds
Impressive Service For
Deceased Ministers
$20,000 FOR MISSIONS
Vermont JledioiUst Conference Open
d Yestcrilnv Jloiniliifj Wlth Kclcc
IJon of Offlccrs anil Itoports of Dls.
trtcts Ml.ssloiiiirj- Collccllons l'or
Ihe Tonr Hctwet'ii $18,000 11ml $:!'),
0M. '
Island Pond, Aprll 13. Tho me
niorlal servlce for deeptised mcmbers
of thc conference constltuted thc most
impresslvo part of tho sesslons of the
Vermont Methodlst Conference whlch
openfd thls mornlng ln thls placc,
.but prcvious to thls scrvlce the rc
ports of thc various distrlcts on the
oonft'ronco were heard and other
mattirs of lmportance discussed. The
mlsMonary collections of the ycar
were reportcd as belng bctwccn $1$
000 and $20,000, a substnntinl Increase
over the nmount ralsed for thls pur-
poso last ycar,
was held, tho samo bolng undcr tholdld excellcnt scrvlco durlng tho sum
dlrcctlon of tho Itcvi 15. A. Legg of'mcr but resumcd hls placo as tcachcr
in Scptcmuer. at, uonuviuc, a young
A portlon of the aftornoon servlccs
wcrc devotcd to the observanco ofthe'paiis fcn in if&a mcrnlng, but had
Bradford, chalrnian of tho Commlttco
on Mcmoirs. Thls scsslon ls nlways'
attendcd wlth dccp fcellngs and eulo
gles are pronounqcd ovcr the fallcn
heroes and herolnos of th ltlncrancy.
Hov. O. D. Clapp dlcd at bls post ln
Newbury but a short tlmo bcfore Con
ference, llterally glvlng hlniBelf for
hls peoplc, havlng contractcd a fatal
dlscase whllo nurslng a slck parlsh
loner. Durlng hls mlnlstry new
church cdlflccs had becn bullt nt Co
ventry and Windsor, and ho was nlso
the founder of the soclcty at Coven
try. Ovor 30 ycars had becn glven
to the work of preachlng the Oospel
wlth convcrts ln constant cvldcnec.
Itev. S. D. Curricr, who bullt thc ele
gant brlck church at Barton, and lcft
other monunicnts, matcrlal and splr
Itual of hls work In vanous parts of
the Conference, had becn on tho su
pcrannuated llst for many ycars, and
died ln cxtrcmo ago at Tarpon, Fla.
Itev. John Thurston llnlshcd llfc's bat
tlo at South Waldon aftcr a qulct ca
recr of uscfulness. Mrs. V. J. Kldder
of Northfield and Mrs. O. M. Bout
well of Hyde Park and Mrs. Albert
Grcgory of Lyndon bclonged to the
earller gcncratlon of Itlncrants, wom
en w'ho knew tho hardshlps of thc
mlnlstry and bravely bore thelr sharc.
The two flrst named wcre wlves of
presldlng olders ln thelr day, and
had stood in the forcfront of tho bat
tle. Mrs. Vllan llendco of Bellows
FARM MI8SI0NARIE8
annlvcrsary of the Board of Deacon
sscs, addresscs belng dellvercd by
Miss Josepblne Fiske of Boston, for
'niorly of Barre and Mlss Ida Aahlo
of St Johnsbury.
Thc evenlng sesslon of the confer
ence conslstcd of a report of the Sus
tentation Soclety, which ls an organ
izatlon for the assistancc of the weak
jr churches of the conference, and
addresscs wcre dellvercd by 1. B.
Sprlnger of Montpelier and Hev. 13 .
W. Hunt of St. Albans.
Tho flrst mcctlng of the conference
was hpld at 8:30 o'clock in the morn
ing. It was an cvangelistic meetlng
-with an address by the Rev. Fred A.
"Wells of Randolph Center, on Faltb.
Tbls was followed by'tho fonnal
opcning of the conference by Bishop
Mclntyre, assisted by tho district su
perintendents and the pastor of thc
local church.
The roll of tho conference was call--ed
tbo Rev. William Shaw, of Enos
burg Falls, asslstant sccretary of the
last conference.
Tho following officers of the con
ference wero clected
llved and labored long cnough to carn
a secure placc ln the affcctlons of
those whoso acqualntance and frlcud
ship she had formed.
St. Albnrjs District Report.
ln lils report of the work of St.
Albans District for the past ycar, Su
perintcndent Gcorge W. Hunt said
that the pastors and officlal mcmbers
of thc churchcs wcre not Marathon
runnors, and were consequently not
justlfled in boginning slow and pro
oeedlng leisurely; thcy were surc of
but 12 months, and should get a move
on them at the very outsct tliat thero
man, H. C. Hoyt, a student at (Mount I
Hermon, supplled for tho summor, j
tho rest of thc ycar a man located
In the nelghborhood hns occtipiod
tho pulpit Sunday mornlngs. Deaths
and removals contlnuo to wcaken
thcso chargcs wherc no aggrcsslvo
cainpalgn is carrlctl on for thelr up
bulldlng.
Improicnicnls.
No extenslve work of bulldlng has
becn done 011 the district thls ycar.
At Bellows Falls a recess was bullt
to receive a plpe organ whlch the
soclety has purchased. At Wllllnms
vllle, $800 has been expcnded in re
modcling tho parsonago and church.
The Northfield parsonago has been
rcfltted and horsosheds bullt at a cost
of $400. Thcre is little indebteduess
on our proporty and tho buildlngs
aro In good condltlon. Tho debt 011
tho West Berlin parish liouse has
becn paid as wcll as that on tho par
sonage at Proctorsville.
Supporf.
The cstimates for the preachers'
salnrlcs wlll In most Instances bo
pald and mlght be in overy case, tho
sum Is however pitlfuliy small and
not sufflcieut to provide a "comfort
ablo support." Thcre is a dlsposltion,
somctlmcs cxpressed, to cut dowu
the estimate.
Qlcncvolcncps.
The nmount of money ralsed for
bcncvolonces wlll probably remaiu
about the samo as In former years.
EvnngelMIc Work.
On many charges the rcgular Sun
day eveiilng servlccs aro made evan
gclistlc dnrlng a portlon of the year.
Tho charges reporting the largest nc
cesslons are Athens, Barnard, Brad
ford, Brattleboro, South Royalton,
and White Rlver Junction.
Church Organizations.
Tho organized departments of
church lfo and activlty are, as a
whole, in fairly good condltlon. The
old tlmo Quarterly Meetlng occaslon
niight be comething doing all of the . has vanlshod, dlsplaced by new meth-
tlnio lest the mcnths of the ycar slip
by and the reports show general de
creascs. Whorever, thqre has been a
lack of results thero has been fault
with the laity, as well as the pastors;
each should do bettor the coming
year.
Thc past ycar thero has been a gen
eral attempt to mako the tlmo a re
vival period, and Evangelist Rlchard
S. Smlth ba3 been cmploycd at vari
ous places in the district and notablo
Sccretary. the Rev. Wllllam Shaw J vivals havo been held at Water
Enosburg Falls. bur' Kalrfax' Johnson and West
of Enosburg
Asslstant secretarics, the Rev. I. A.
Ttanney of Johnson and the Rev, C. D.
Piercc of Swanton.
Statistician, the Rov. Frcd Danicls
of Chelsea.
Asslstant statlstlcians, the Rev. L.
K. G. G. Blake cf Bradford and the
Rev. T. A. Woodworth of Ludlow.
Trcasurer, the Rev. S. H. Smlth of
Tlochester.
Asslstant trcasuror, tho Rev. J. W.
Millor of Bethel.
Raih-oad secrctary, the Rcv. W. N.
TSobcrts of Williamstown.
Oft'icial reportcr, the Rev. H
Daveoport of Orleans.
At 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon
a mcinorial session cf the conference
HUMPHREYS'
Humphrcys' Veterinary Specilics
For Every Living Thing on the
Farm." Horses, Cattle, Sheep,
Hogs, Dogs, Poultry.
A. A. For FBVERS, Mtlk Fever, I.unii FeTer.
D. B. For BI'HAIXS. I,menen. HliruraatUm
C. C. FarSOnE Tbroat, Eplnotlc, DliteniMr.
D. D, For WOII.M8, Doti, Grubi.
R. E. For COCOIIH, VoUt, Influenza.
F. F. For COLIC, Uellyichc, Dlarrhra.
0. G, PreTenti MI8CAURI.VOE.
II. II. For KIDNEY and Uladder dliorderi.
1, I. For 81l!N' DI8EA8E8. Alanie, Krupllom.
J.K.For DA1) COXOITIO, Indlge.llon.
At druggists or sent prepald
on receipt of price. 60 ots. each.
fiOO ng IJook :inl Stahlo
Cliart to hau up iuaiUHl li ec.
nmrrHREVS' HOSirO. JinDICINr. CO. Corner
WUUam anil Ann htreeta. New York.
FREE
I BottleWine
We give one bottle of Port, Sherry
or Angelica, absolutely free, to every
new customer buylng 4 quarts of
Old Marlow Whiskey at $3.00.
Old Marlow Whiskey
is tbc smoothcst, dcanest, mellowest whiskey
you ever tasttd better Ihan most $l-a-quart
goods. We have speclallzed lt for years.
we guarantte satlsfaction.
4Fu!l Quarts ) $0 00
"Old Marlow"
1 BottleWine) B
SHipped ln plaln packages. Wrlte for com
plete Prtce Llst.
S. F. PETTS CO.
THC HONKST UAIL-OKDCn HOUlt
254 FRIEND STFUET, BOSTON, MAS8,
60 YEARS
EXPERIENCE
DE9IGN3
OOPVR'QHTS &C.
rT(ino sondlng a nkelrh mX dcscrlpHon ma
if.ioklr ascertalu our opiiilcm frea wlietoer ao
7m ntlon l probnhlT pntKiitatia. Communlca.
i rllr conado.it lal. HAN0000X on l-atantf
l"iiiit take.i thro'uli Iiitm Co rocelta
,cvil mitlct, wlihm.t imrue, mtno
Scientlfic JSmericati.
i.Ki.rtsomPlr llliitrutd weeklr. r.irejt olr
MIJNN & Co.3e,Brotd1' New Ynt
Berkshire. All of the charges on the
district have had scmc converslons,
and many mcn of advanced years
have begun the Christian Hfe.
I.aymen have been admittcd to the
district meetlngs on a parlty wlth the
preachers, but have not yet attended
in large numbers. Sunday school
work has received a great impetus,
and Sheldon and Morrisville have eacb
increased thelr attendance 50 per
cent, the brganlzed adult Bible Class
having much to do with thls advance,
Kpworth League work, whllo not mo
ribund, has languishea somewhat.
The benevolent collections have re
ceived careful attention, and many in
creases and a few decreases are
sliown. Thero will probably bo a'
slight increase in the total amount
ralsed for benovolences, and also ln
the total mombershlp on tho District.
L'nder the leadership of Pastor Wll
llam Shaw of Enosburg Falls tho Lay
man's Mlssionary Jlovement has re
ceived a great impetus, and many
special meetings in that interest hnve
been held. Most of tho churchcs have
raiscd thelr apportlonment for the cn
dowment fund of Montpelier Sem-
inary: nrobably the few deflclencles
111 bo offset by lncreases clsewhere.
Slight lncreases have been made herc
and tliero In pastors' salaries, but far
less than should be the case, though
lt ls belloved that the laity are be
ginnlng to realize thc foolishness of
niggardly policy in furnishing the
slncws of war for thc strenuous cam-
ilgns necessary for a winnlng flglit.
Unusunl success has attended the Bl-
blo School and Camp Meetlng held
at Rlverside. The plant thore now
has tho best sanltary cquipincnt or
any similar grounds in Now ICngland
and every prospect of increased de-
elopment in tbc future.
Hvory chargo on the District has
expended more or lcss In material
mprovemcnts, tho largest amount,
however, bcing on the smallest ap
point whero a pastor resides Kl
moro, whero $975 havo been expended
and the church has been made prac-
tlcally now. Montgomery hns also
expcnded nearly $800, Fairfax over
that sum, and Hssex over $500, nnd
many other places lessor amounts. In
no ca'se has any debt been incurred.
ln closing hls cheerlng report Su-
porlntendont Hunt dcclared that ho
had not becn lald aBldo a slnglo day,
and has met every appointmont save
two whlch ho could not rcach on ac
count of storms. Mr. Hunt Is popular
and boloved on hls district, and has
evlnced great executlvo ablllty ln its
manugemont, hls work recclving nier
itcd compllinont in genoral dlscus-
slon by tho preachers.
Thlrd annual report of Rov. W. S.
Smltlicrs, superlntondent of the
Montpelier district:
Thero havo been few changes lu
the woi klng force durlng tho yeai .
Tt West Brrlln tho young man who
was appolntcd as supply was, aftcr
a fow months of sorvico, roleasod
and hls placo takon by Rov. R, C.
T. McKenzle, the people of tho com-"
inunlty rallying In a romarkablo way
to hls support. At Weston and Land
grove tho work was somowhat brok
en up for a fow months when Rov.
A. S, Clurlton wns secured as pas
tor. At Jacksonville, C. F. Northup
ods. The Ixn-e Feast ls practlcally
unknown. The class meetlng is no
longer consldered a necessary part.
Tho Kpworth tieaguo is found useful
on many charges and Is faithfully
used by some pastors. It is doubtful,
however. If thero are half as many
actlve leagues among us as thcre
were 10 or 15 years ago. Thero are
a fow Junlor lcagues whlch can b.
heartily com.mended for their ex
cellent work. In most of the Biblc.
schools an effort is belng made to In
terest tht men ln the study of tho
Word. Men's clnsses have been
formed in many schools and are pro
ving helpful Tho Ladies' Aid Soclety
'is on nearly every charge one of thc;
most efflcient ngoncies for securlng
funds for church purposes.
Thls is a day of multiplied activl
tles outside tho church. Many in all
our communlties are Indlfferent to
the claims of religion. The world
stlll needs what 'Metliodlsm stands
for. The evangellstic spirit and
practice should not be allowed to de
part from our pulpits or pews.
Cninp Moetitnr.
There are few hiore delightful
spots than that chosen for tho Unlon
Camp Ground at Claremont, N. H.
A debt of some years standlng was
llfted last year. The present need is
new seats.
Clmrcli Lltcniture.
Somo of the moderu successors of
.lohn Wesley aro scarcely so wise as
he in that they aro not so zealous lu
providlng reading sulted to the men
tal and spirltual grow'th of the peo
ple. If a more detormlned effort was
maue to increase subscrlptions to
our church papers, we should help
ln tho rnlslng up of a membership
more loyal to our standards and 'bet
ter eouipped to intelligently caro
for tho interosts commltted to thelr
ltauds.
.Hontpcllfr Spniliiitrv.
Last Juno tho Dlamond Jubllee of
the Semlnary was observed, a lar;e
miniber of Its aluinnl nnd friends be
lng present. The occaslon proved a
very delightful ono and doubtless
dld much to awaken entlmsl;.3m for
the school. Tho year 1909 wlll also
bo mpmorable bpcause it saw tho
oulininntion of tho efforts of Rov. K.
A. BIsliop, D. D., tho prlnclpal in
ralslng nn endowment of $ir,0,000
and the paying of nll dobts. The fa
thers sncrlflced much and foughl
heroically to keep the Semlnary
allve, flghting what often secmpd to
bo a loslng battle. Now aftcr these
years of toll and dlscouragement the
day has come when Its futuro seems
assured and Its influenco ln tlie State
and Conference destlned to bo great-
iy Increased. I'rincipal BIsliop and
Dr. I'earsons aro deservlng of much
commondatlon nnd grntltude for thoir
share In liringlng thls great undertak
ing to a succcssful Issuo nnd, only
ln a less degreo, the samo is true for
all who havo contrlbuted whnt thcy
could. Tho school has enjoyed n
year of prospority undor tho efficiont
supervislon of nn ablo corps of tencli
crs. Thls Conference should not show
any ino less intorest In its wolfaro,
but Joalously watcli over lt dolng
wnat lt can to mako It moro and
moro n spirltual as well as an lntel
lectunl powor for Vermont Motho
dism. Wo liope It may be truo th.U
year 'by year inany consecrated yoijng
men and women wlll go put from Hb
halls ready to tlll any fleld for God,
at iiomo or abroad.
Coiii'Iuslon,
It cortalnly should be counted
Dcinonstrntors llcgln Thrco Dhjh
Tour of Stalc In Special Trnln.
Burlington, April 12. Tho Bctter
Fnrmlng special traln ovcr the Rut
land Rnllroad, whlch started a three
days' tour thls mornlng, bcgan ita
missionary work ln bohnlf of bettor
and moro modern agrlcultural meth.
ods ln a manncr that was cxceeding.
ly gratifylng to nll who aro interest.
ed in a moro lntolllgent nnd inten
stvo cultlvation. cf tho soll.
Tho train lcft Burlington nt 6:30
o'clock thls mornlng for Alburg!),
whpr.c tho day's work was to bcgln,
but the hour was not too early fot
ox-Governor Fletcher D. Proctor
who spont thc nlght ln tho clty, t
lnspoct the cxhlblts beforo the spec.
lal lcft Burlington.
The traln, furnlshed by tho Rut
land Rallroad, conslstcd of fottr cx
hlbltlon coachcs and a cafo car, and
was undcr tho ausplces or tho Stat(
Agrlcultural Collego and thc Stato
Departmont of Agrlculturc.
Ono car was devotcd to commer
clal fertllizers and thcre wcre many
cxihlbits of samples of fertllizers, sam
plcs from whlch tho bulk of the fer
tllizers aro made, and sampics of ma
terlals from which typlcal high grade
fertllizers are manufacturcd. There
was nlso a large collectlon of photo.
graphs, bullctins, books used in the
Vermont Agrlcultural College cours.
os, samplos of soils and sampics of
hcads of grains and grasscs.
In 'thc second car from tho reat
wcre, on one slde a forestry exhlblt
and on tho other a frult culturc dl:
play.
Among the oxhlblts wero samplca
of a gradtng board for slzlng fruit?, !
cushions for apple barrels, a sampl
box and barrel of apples, spray noz
zles, raixturcs and cmulslons usei
for the destructlon of insoct pcsts
pruntng and graftlng tools, samplca
of the need of trco surgery and how
to caro for the same, trccs showlng
proper and Impropcr growth and
speolmens cf pear blight and potato
scab. Ono intcresting exhibit was
tho method of bridgo graftlng, whlcu
is not, as mlght appear, a card trlck,
but rather a process whereby trccs
girdled by mice may be savcd from
destructlon. Standard works on fruit
growlng wero shown.
The forestry sectlon contained a
sectiou of a hemlock trce 77 years
old, showing the rings of growth dls-
tlnctly markcd, also cones and seeds,
white pine, red plne, Scotch plne,
black locust, European larch and
Norway spruce scodlings of various
ages, and a collectlon of books on the
subjcct of forestry.
In tho dairylng car were shown
samples of corn, including scveral
rcd ears contrlbuted by tho State
Commissioner of Agricultur.c. There
woro also samplos of forage, llke
mlllet, malzc, sorghum and grasscs,
bran gluten food, cottonsced meal and
other klnds of fced, and thc recom
mended average ratlon of feed.
Sanltary milklng pails were shown,
also the process of mllllng wheat by
thc roller process, and a collectlon of
pictures, bulletins and books on dairy
lng. In a baggage car were two high
grado Jersey cows.ono anlmal showlng
a profit cf only $15 and the other
showing a profit of $70. The poorer
cow showed ln a period of flve ycars
an annual yleld of 4532 pounds of
milk and 249 pounds of butter, with
a test of 4.C9. The better cow durlng
a period of ten years showed an av
erage yleld of 6259 pounds of milk
and 341 pounds of butter, wlth a test
of 4.67.
The tralu arrived at Alburgh
shortly aftr S o'clock, and ln splte of
tho early hour there were 90 or 100
people, both men and women, ln at
tendance. Prof, R. M. Washburn of Burling
ton, spoko on "Isu't a Cow a Cow?"
Ho said:
"Sometimcs she Is a "pricelcss pos
sosslon"; sometimcs a "pesky prop-
erty." They are not all aliko any
more than wo are. Some are money
getters, othcrs money spenders. Pro
bably .25 per cent of Vermont cows
cannot carn thelr own livlng. Ex-
perienced herdsmen can usually tell
a good cow from a very poor ono by
general make-up, but no man can al
ways tell tho profltablo from the un
profltable,"
Prof. .1. L. Hllls of Burllngtpn
spoko on "IIow May I Feed My Crop
to Best Adyantage?" polntlng out the
ndvantages of adequato tlllage, ltm-
ing nnd green manurlng.
Tho subject of C. H. Jones, Chemist
nt the State Experlment Station, was
'What fortlllzer Shall I Buy?" Ile
said In part:
Vermont farmors pay half a mil-
lion dollars yearly for commorclal
fertllizers. Two-thlrds of Uils pays
for plnnt food, and one-thlrd for ser
vice.
"From 130 to 150 dlstlnct brands
tho problcm of selectlon need not bo
a difflcult onc.
"How can you tell whlch and what
to buy?
''1. Study, tho station bulletins.
Study flcld results wlth your
Study the guranty on thc
a
wo
2.
crop
"3.
bngs.
"I. ABCcrtaln tho sclllng prlccs
from your local dealer.
"5. Make a' simple calculatlon as
otitlincd in tho following tables pub
llshed." Ho nlso gavo directlons for homo
mlxing of fertllizers and tho proper
fertllizers for potatoes and corn.
E, S. Brjgham of St. Albans, des
crlbc.d "An Acrc of Gold Coln Pota
toes," ln which ho showed cxpendi
tures of $79, recelpts of $180, and a
profit of $101.
Stato Forester A. F. Ilawcs spokc
on "Forest Planting." Ho said in
part:
"Planting ls the most popular phaso
of foreBtry ln New England, owing to
tho great amount of waste land unfit
for agrlculturc, The only prcpara
tions necessary ls to cut away brush,
nclther plowlng ncr cultlvation be
lng, necessary. Protcctlon sould be
afforded from flre and grazlng. The
best spccies for Vermont aro: White,
Scotch and rcd pine, Enropean larch
and Norway spruce. Of declduous
trces: White ash and black locust
ln tho lower altltudes and chestnut
ln thc southern part of the State.
"White plne is the most valu
able and rapld grower of New Eng
land (1-3 feet a year In helght), and
producos more lumber per acrc than
do other trces. On average land a
'.white pine plantation wlll produce In
50 years from 30,000-50,000 feet of
lumbcr per acrc.
"White pino seed Is sold at $2 por
pound. The best tlme for planting is
ln the early spring. No trecs should
be transplanted after they have be
gun to grow. The mixing of dlfferent
klnds of trees ln planting ls nct ad
vlsable. Tho best spacing Is 6 by 6
feet glvlng 1,200 per acrc. Trees
hsould be planted witu a mattock.
One should be careful not to allow
the roots to dry out. Tho trees
should be hceled in on arrival and bo
puddled with thlck mud at the tiuio
of planting. The roots should be
kept oovered with wct moss while ln
carriage to the planting placo. AVlth
labor at $1.50 per day, tho cost of
planting varles from $0 to $11 per
acrc
T. L. Klnncy, of South Hero, lu
speaking of "How May I Grow Ap
ples?" said
"Oregon apples sell todaay at flve
cents in, Champlain valley cities. Why
should this be when Champlain val
ley grows as flne apples as are
grcwn anywhere? Malnly because
the larger markets early ln the sea
son pay hlgher prlces.
"Addison, Grand Isle and Chltten
den counties are .Vcrmont's apple
counties. About three-fourths of
shlpments origlnate hero; yet there
tho fow llrst-class orchards In the
valley. The Northwesrcern orchards
are far ln advance of our Champlain
valley ones, more particularly be
cause cf the energy, force, study and
co-operation of the growers.
"Tho best corn and potato land
should be chosen for apples.
"First-class Champlain valleys
Spys may sell from $5 itpwards. Fan-
cy nuraber ones have sold ln New
York from the car at $12 a barrel;
number cncs at $8; number twos at
$5. There ls room for many moro
good comraercial orchards ln the val
ley."
Mr. Klnney said that the flrst or-
chard stock sent to the Paclflc Coast
came from Grand Isle county.
J. W. Welllngton, of the State Ex
perimcnt Station, talked on "When
and How Shall I Prune My Frult
Trees?" and Prof. Cummlngs.of Bur
lington, on "How May I Achleve Suc
cess ln Spraying?" Tnc latter said:
"A suitable orchard spray may be
made on any farm with comparatlvo
ly little trouble, the, necessary ma
terials and proportions belng:
Copper sulphate 3 lbs.
Llme 3 lbs.
Water 50 gallons. ,
"Tho copper sulphate ls dlssolved
in 3 gallons of water In one recepta
cle, tho llme slaked and 20 gallons of
water added to it. The two solu
tlons aro thon mixed and water ad
ded to make 50 gallons. Then to this
mlxture is addod 2 lbs. of arscnate
of )ead. Thls makes a standard spray
for insects and plant dlseases."
In addltlcn to tho speakers men-
tioned Hon. O. L. Martln, Stato Com
missioner of Agriculture, and Hon. D
Walkor McKean, former Secrctary of
tho Malue Board of Agriculturo were
in attendance. General Passenger
Agont C. Hartigan, General Freight
Agent Georgo Cassldy, Travellng Pas
senger Agent Frank Roberts, Travel
lng Freight Agent J. A. Proctor,
TralnmasterB S. R. Kramer and
James Carrlgan and J. D. Rcmlng-
TAKES KINKS OUT
OF" SORE MUSCLES
Sorc musclcs, spralns, mu3Cular rlieuniatlsm, backnclic and kindr'd
troumcs aro qulckly tclicved by the VV-ycar-oiu rcnowncd
remcdy JarM0llMf
nMDVNE Linhnent
U U an unfailinfj remedy taken internally on
sutrar or In'swcctcned water for colic, croup,
diarrhoca, colds and many other ailments.
ALWnYS KEEP IT IN THE HOUSC
25c. and BOo. bottlcs
Guarantted unilrr the Poatl anil DruQt Acl.JuneSO, HW
I. S. JOHNSON A CO., Baaion, Mass,
Pllll
regulato
the boweli
ACflON NECESSARY
ncr. The aggregato of disburscmcntM
of thls charactor, as tho record now
stands such dlsbursernents belng
(incmor Ih.Khrs Urgcs LcgISl.tlo 1argcly from tho trcaallrIe3 ot ftro ln
ItiH-stlBiitloii of .('orniptloii. Jsurance companios approxlmates am
aro sold each season, whlch may bolton, Special Agent of the Now York
classcd as low, medluin and hlgh(Centlal wero 011 tho traln- AmonB
grndes. Woro theso all dlfferent ns.the nowspaper mon on tho traln wero
reirards cuaranteed comnositlon, the 'Frnnk L. Ureene, of tiio bt. Aioans
problom of what to buy mlght bo con- jMessengor; FranU E. Howe, of tho
fnalntr. i.nnkltiL' nt tho matter n a Honmngton uannor; .i. irucy, oi
Albany, N. Y., Aprll 11. Declarlng
that the revelations In the Allds-
Congor brlbory inciulry recently con
ducted by the Senate, and the facts
brought out ln thc lnsurance lnvestlga
tlon by Supcrlntcgdent of lnsurance
Hotchklss "have caused every hon
cst cltlzcn to tlnglc with sbamc and
lndignntion and have made Irresis-
tlble tho dcmand that every proper
mcans should he employed to purge
and to purlfy, Governor Hughes
Bont a special nicssage to the Iegis
laturo tonlght recommondlng "an im
medlate, Impartlal, thorough and un-
sparlng lnVcstigation lnto Leglslntive
practiccs and procedurc and into the
use of corrupt or improper means
for tho promo'tion or defeat of legts-
lation."
Accompanying the message was a
prellmlnary report of Superlntendent
Hotchklss outllning thc facts devel-
opcd at thq flre lnsurance investlga-
tion whlch he lias been conductlng
in New York and scttlng forth the
difTicultlcs encountcred ln following
up the various lcads whlch had been
uncovered. The superlntendent says
that obstnclcs apparcntly insupcrable
have developed in the course of the
lnqulry which in his judgment war
rant further investigatlon, but whlch
ka has no power to pursue and he
has therofore lald the facts thus'far
developed before the Governor for
action.
Governor Hughes polnts out In his
message that this ls a promlsing op-
portunity "to pursue the opening
tralls of corruptlon, to reveal llllclt
mcthods and agencles, to uhcover the
perfldlous Inllucnces whlch havo dis
honored tho State and thus to aid
in securing the wholesome cxerclse
of Its bpneficent authority."
He says:
"I place before you a report whlcb
has been made to me by the superin
tendent of lnsurance. White the su
perlntendent ls armed with power to
examlno witnesses and to compel the
production of books and papers in
proceedlngs withln the scope of hls
departmcutal action, he has come
on certain suggestlve facts apparently
lylng outside hls officlal cognizance
and of a character to be adequately
dealt wlth only througn means which
your honorable body is competent to
authorlzw.
"The revelations in the inqulry re
cently conducted by the Senate and
the facts brought to llght by the su
perlntendent of lnsurance mako lt
imperative that there should be a
thorough investigatlon wlth respect
to legislative processes and as to the
corrupt practices whlch havo been
effectual in advanclng or blocklng le-glslatlon.
"It is the high prlviiege of the Leg-
islature, ln the dlscharge ot its obli
gatious to Itself and to the people of
tha State. to follow the salutory ac
tion already taken in its upper branch
by appropriato steps for the expos-
ure and destructlon of combinations
and consplracies against the just use
of the lawmaklng power and by pro
vldlng suitable prctection against
the recurrenco of such abuses.
"It ls the unquestioned proroga-
tive of the Legislature to inquire ln
to the courso of leglslation, the in
tegrlty of legislative proceduro and
the means by which its action has
been procured or frustrated. In thls
there is no usurpatlon or confuston
of f unctlon liut tho proper safeguardlng
of tho legislative power. Tho Legis
laturo Is entltled to know how,
whereln and by whom it has been de-
celvcd nnd Its powers porverted.
"I thereforo recommend an Imme
diate, impartlal, thorough and un-
sparlng investigatlon into legislative
practices and procedure and lnto tho
use of corrupt or Improper means
for the promotlon or defeat of legls
lation, such Inqulry not to bo llmlted
to, but to sultably embrace tho mat
ters adduced ln tho recent proceed
ings by the Senate and those present-
ed by the report herewlth submltted
of the superlntendent of lnsurance
in order that, so far as evidence may
be obtalnable, tho actual facts may
bo known. that thero may bo a full
underatandlng of tho mcthods and
agencles employed ln connectiou
with legislative proposals and that
woll consldered recommendations for
companios approxlmates and
probably cxceeds $150,000.
Superlntendent Hotchklss summar
Izes further revolations and adds:
"In short, whllo absolute proof
sliowlng tlfe translt of money from the
bank account of nn Insuranco company
Into tho hands of the bank occount of
a lcglslator is lacklng, thc record ot
the investigatlon as thus far made up
wnrrants thc statemcnt tiiat, durlng
tho past decade, particularly ln tho
flrst flve years of such decade, a sys
tem of blll-killlng anu law-getting has
exlstcd whlch ls a reproach to the
peoplc of tho State. That such system
exlstcd prlor to 1900 is also apparent
from the fncts developed on thc in
vestigatlon."
DROWN'KD IX BHOOK.
Woinan Sufferlng From Jfeliineliolla
Commltii Sulclde Body Fonnd Hjr
Sercliert.
Rutland, Aparl 12. Sufferlng frora
melancholia, Mrs. Horace E. Colbum,
a promlnent member of Rutland Val
ley Grangc, committod sulcide early
today by drowning In Tenny broolc'
the body belng found by Wllliam
iManloy, who headed a search party.
Mrs. Colburn had been In poor healtli
since the death of her husband last
fall nnd was under the cr.re of a
physlclan. She was greatly troubled
with insomnla.
Llfe evidently had bten exfinct st" -eral
hours'when the body was dlscov
ered. Mrs. Colburn was 56 years
old and a natlve of the town ot"
Rutland.
KXTKAHITKD TO -EW IEIISKY.
Xewport Fau Arrested on Charge of
Dpsertion of Hls Famlly After De
tectlre Inrestlgntes.
Newport Aprll 12. Judson Winter
ton of this place was today arrest
ed and lodged ln jall on the charge
of desertion of family. The arrest
was the result of an investigatlon ot
detectlve, who came here a few
days ago to lcok Into the matter.
Winterton's former home was in
New Jersey and the offenco in that
State Is punlshable by a term in
State's prison.
Gov. Prouty signed oxtradition pa
irs last night, but for some reason
whlch is not made public, Winterton
belng held hero. Tho matter was
kept as quiet as possible, but the
matter tiecame public this mornlng.
Winterton came here last fill and Is
roported as leavlng a family in New
Jersey.
broad way, howover, closing ono's
oyes to tho names and looking at
plnnt food contents only. thero aro
reason for thanksglvlng that
sianu at tho closo of tho year wlth not our motto 1h, "Moro
strength unabated. with overy faculty work for Jesus?"
ronlly only flvo dlfferent mLxturos, bo
prcserved nnd beforo ub a door of
opportunlty swlnging open. Nevor
wns thero greator need of men of vl
slon to lead the hosts of God. If we
pastors shall faco tho futuro moro
nnxlous for souls than for any other
thlng, wo shall gather a year hence
llllcd wlth holy joy and gladnosa bo
causo of the vlctorles wo havo been
ablo to wln for our Master. Shall
nnd better
STABBEI) BY POLAXDKK.
Man in Jull Cliarged Vith Asanlt
With Intnt to Kiil Vlcfim IIuh
Wound Three Inclies Pcep.
Rutland, April 10. Frank Top-
peki of Center Rutland, a Polander.
Is belng held at the county Jaii.
charged witli stabbing another Po
lander, who goes by the name of John
Smith. The vlctliu received a wound
three inches deep near the right
shoulder just below the collar bone.
He wlll recover. Toppekl will prob
ably be arralgned tomorrow morn
lng on a charge of assault with In
tent to klll. Tlio causo of the row is
not known.
DESTROYS. SLEEP
jrnny Montppller l'eople Tcstlfy lo
Thls.
You can't sleep at nlght,
l With aches and pains of a bad back,
When you have to get up from ur
Inary troubles.
All on nccount of the kidrieys.
Doan's Kiduoy Pllls brlng peaceful
slumbcr;
They cure all kldney Hls.
R. P. Benjaml'n, 8 Cross St., Mont
pelier, Vt., says: "I suffered for
quite a number of years from kidney
complnlnt. If I romalned seatcd for
any lcngth of tlme, a stlffness and
soreness through my back almost pre
vented mo from ari&Ing. Thero wns
appropriato rcmedlPB may bo made." iso a Aul paln across my kidneys
tho Burlington Nows and W. II.
Crockott, of tho Montpelier Journal
When tho traln traln stopped at
Grand Islo nt least 150 persons wero
awattlng tho coming of tho apoclal,
including a goodly dolegation- of
school chlldren. Great Interest was
Bhown. At Burlington Presldont
M. H. Buckliam, Joseph Auld nnd
others joined tho train. Hon. Fred
erlck G. Fleetwood took occaslon to
examlno thq exhlblts whtlo tho traln
was at Burlington. Stops were mado
at Charlotte, Vergennes and Now
Haven Junction, and nn ovenlng
meetlng, was held nt Middlebury.
Theso meetlngB wlll contlnuo through
Wednesdnv, Thursday nnd Frlday.
Superlntondent Hotchklss ln his
roport to tho Govornor says that tho
rosult of tho Investigatlon thus far
warrnnts tho statement that legisla
tive oxpendltures In Now York by In
Burance companios nuthorlzed to do
buslnesB ln thls Stato wero particu
larly conspicuous ln tho years 1901,
1903, 1904, nnd 1909, and notably.slg
nlflcant In two or threo of such years.
"The monoys so pald woro dlaburs
ed for travellng expensos of lndlvld
uals and dolegatlons, annunl and
speplnl rotalners of regular counsel,
so-cnlled rotalners of leglslatlvo lflw-
yors, contrlbutions to polltlcal com
mlttees, gifts or payments to men of
polltlcal promlnenco nnd Influcnce,
and entertalng leglslators nnd othprs,
at tlmes ln a somowhat lavlsh man
whlch Interfercd wlth my rest and in
tho mornlng I felt miserable. I was
subject to attacks ot dlzzlness and
the socrotions from my kidneys wero
unnatural and too frequont ln pas
sage. Hearlng so mucn In favor of
Doan's Kldney Pllls, I procured a box
from C. Blakoly's Drug Storo and af
ter taklng them n short tlme, my back
was strong and free from paln and I
wns ablo to stoop or llft wlthout any
lnconvenlonce. I hnv,o used Doan's
Kldney Pllls on occaslons slnce and
thoy havo never fniled to help me."
For salo by all dealors. Price C0
cents. Foster-MUburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole ngents for tho Unlted
States.
Remombor the name Doan's and
no other.