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tile VOL. LXXHI. BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1906. NO. 18 There Are No Mistakes about the ESTEY PIANO.

You Will Make a Mistake if about to buy a Piano, if you do not acquaint yourself with its THOROUGH CONSTRUCTION, FULL, STRONG, EVENLY BALANCED TONAL QUALITIES, AND ARTISTIC CASING. -Sample instruments are always on exhibition in our sales department. 'We Invite your personal Inspection, or your inquiries by mall or telephone. ESTEY ORGAN CO, SALES DEPARTMENT. FRESH LOAD Wiil Arrive at My Stables, 80 Elliot Brattleboro, May 11.

MR. THOMAS, who has been three weeks selecting this load, writes that they are the best lot of draft, farm and family, horses bought for me this season. Come and see them as soon as they arrive, for I SELL, HORSES. G.E. OILMAN.

80 Elliot Brattleboro, Vt. States. AUCTION SALE. Saturday, May 5th, AT 1.30 P. M.

we will sell at Public Auction The two-tenement bouse and lot at No. 25 Central Street, Brattleboro. House Is wo story, slated roof, 4-llght windows, good cellar under whole house; 10 rooms. The lot la 4 8 rods, nlco garden land, situated on the west side of street, and Is one of the pleasant locations of Prospect Hill. Car line on street.

This place Is suitable for a home or Investment. If you want a good property at your own price attend this sale. Reasonable terms. S. W.

EDGETT Agents. GEO. P. MILLER, C. W.

A. PELLETT, Owners. AUCTION. Having disposed of my place in Marlboro Centre, I will sell at public auction on in a. the following personal property: 1 u-n crnnri nn, rnminc In this SDrinit the other in the fall: one heifer coming three years old, coming in soon; one heifer two years old; one black three year old steer, good enough to mate; few hens; two or three rms of bees.

all right except the wood work; one good iron axle ox cart; one Walter A. Wood mowing machine one Walter A. Wood horse rake; one side hill plow; two harrows, one spring tooth; nn, tl liltr- nne too buggy one booted buggy, one express wagon, two single sleighs, one one-horse traverse sled, one ox sled, one good work harness, one nearly new colt harness large enough for small horse, grain cradle, bush scythe, chains, forks, boes, ral nnA 1. njila aim vine, ijiuiiis A few tons of nice hay and few bushels of goon eating potatoes. Household furniture, including one chamber 'ft, and other articles too numerous to men- Terms made known at time of sale, A.

M. PROUTY. W. J. WILKlNS, Auctioneer.

If You Want to Know wheihertheCalorlo Flreless Cook Stove Is a success, come In tho store, Whetstone block, urduy, when I propose to cook a boiled dinner of cornod beef and vegetables, Boston bread with raisins, and Postura Cereal cmrre. if. while vou are gettlnir brcakfi st. ou can, by cooking what you want for dinner In Irom 5 minutes to 30 minutes, put out your ire, think no more about your dinner until It steaming hot. yof-ati see tho advantage and economy of vi one, can you not WM.

FOR SALE, House and Lot on Forest Street Known as the JOSEPH II. WHITE property. uood sized lot ana poultry uouso. S. W.

EDGETT oV CO. aoal Estate. Brattleboro, Vt, JOB PRINTING. Your work done as you want it done, and ready when, promised. E.

L. HILDRETH Harmony Building, Brattleboro. BRATTLEBORO. of HORSES Lawn Mowers Sharpened and Put in First-Class Order. R0BBINS COWLES, Brooks House Block.

NOTICE. MY OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED MAY 15 16 17 Attendance upon Important sclcntifld meet ings makes this necessary. Establish And still at It. ed 1885 ZHCOPTICIAN) BRATTLCBOHO 6S- MORTGAGES 6o THAYER A GALE, Minneapolis, Minn. Sunshine Isn't In It with the warmth and comfort of Insurance.

Kegreta are not rations; sympatny is noi sup- ort- r.moiion is not gooa ror monzy uuu. nsurance is no bar to sentiment. People are just as kind to a family left comfortable, as if they were penniless. If you wish to be gOOd to your ioikb, nave same iubui stive your life. We solicit your orders.

S7th year, doing business in 42 states. National Life Ins. Co. of Vt. (Mutual.) II.

E. TAYLOR ft SON Insurance, Crosby Block. Brattleboro. Vt- HAIR GOODS. Wigs.

Waves, Pompadours and switches for ladles. Toupees and Wigs for gentlemen. Mall orders solicited. MRS, WHITNEYs 40 Harrison Ave. Springfield, Mass.

WANTED. A Few More Salesmen. Write for particulars to THE R. G. CHASE CO.

Maiden, Mass. STENOGRAPHER and TYPEWRITER. MISS EDITH S. FA 6 CrosbyBlook. A.

S. ATHERTON Licensed Auctioneer In the states of" Vermont and Massachusetts, 7 Years' Eyoorlepoe. Telephone 8-B Bornsrdston, Mass, WANTED-A first-class tcnchor In Gull, ford. Apply nt once. G.

P. MILLER. WANTED. Second hand WHEEL CHAIIl. Hox 001, Dratttcboro.

18tt TXTANTED Furnished tenement by small it lamuy. Auurcss x. Pccenlx. or write. Girls In needlo shop.

FHEEMAN 111103. ltl "XrANTED. Man to work on small farm. YV Apply- to W. SIMON DS.

7 Flat Bt. WANTED atonco a reliable man toilrlvo team. Apply to HOLDEN MAltTIN. "XTTANTED. fan on a farm-a good team-it stcr used to hones piofcrrcd.

18tf JOHN HUNT. WANTED Anv 100 custnmors to buv farms. rlco from $500 to $10,000. A. V.

MAY, Brattleboro 1U-U TTANTED- Ten nr 12 cattle to keep during or. Rxiclient ntuturo. W. D. TV tho summer.

NEWTON, It. F. D. No. 4.

Hruttlcboro. Vt. "VirANTED. Washings to do at homo, with YV orwithout Ironings. Address M1M.

D. H. rvi.isiii, u. r. 1).

no. iirniucuoro. u-iu TXTANTED At once, competent house girl, one who can cook. mnll fntnllv. Good wnges.

Address llox 383, Hinsdale. N. H. Y7 ANTED At once. first-class carpenters, TV cabinet finishers iind cabinet trimmers.

WASON M'FO Urightwood. Mass. 10-18 WANTED At once. 10 mechanics at Holllngsworth Voso mill. Cnmo rcaaytowork.

Apply to u. u. iiildukth, West Grot on, Mass. 18-ig lJUly or gentleman of fair edit TV cation to travel for tlrm of dupltal, tal. Salary si.ura tier year, payable week Address GEO.

U. CLOWS. llrattloboro. vi, 18-lt WANTED-2000 feet of 3 inch ash. thoroughly seasoned.

Must bo perfectly clear and suitable for poles. OEANITE STATE MOWING MACHINE Hinsdale, H. II. 17-tf Bit An experienced roan on ro- roccry order wairon. A good steady position to a good salesman.

on to a good salesman. Address with references as to abllltv and honcstv. EOCRlt, care llox 17. Keeno, N. II.

10-18 WANTED-Competent mlddlc-agod American woman us cook and laundress In family or three. Must bo rcllablo and trustworthy In every respect. Ll'icrnl pay to the nun! person, i-aunury win io put out ii necessary. Address "Cook." I'brcnix office. urattieooro, t.

ia-ii EOIl PALE or to rent-n CANOE. 18tf C. M. PAUK. Kl Main St.

TTIOESALE-Several tons old hay for salo JL at iiuuuiiiu.N tAU.M, I'uiney. i.vii TJK)R8ALE Oil EXCHANOE-House, barn JL! and ono acre of land, with novcr-faljln nir running water. Inquire of F. E. JOHNSON.

27 Chestnut St. 12-tf FOU 8ALE. Pure bred Chester Whltebo.tr. 2 years old. Took two 1st prizes at Valley Falr-n tine anlmnl.

A. O. UAItNES, Vernon, vt. i'. v.

uuramcr. tn T7IOR SALE Itcalstcrcd Ohio Improved JU Chester White pigs of the great Slher strain. A iwi graue purs or tno samo nera. nun u. wniAAJMK, wast (jDaaierneiu.

ii Oil SALE Ono bay hone, twelve years old. aond driver, irentle. and safe tor a woman to drive; one piano box bugvy, one single harness, nearly now. A. P.

KrDY West Brattleboro. 18-21 TTIOIl 8ALE-A wind mill about to feet hiali. JU It can bo seen by culling at W. O. Amldon's residence on Nnrtbnold street In Hinsdale, N.

II. A great opportunity for parties wishing a wind mill. W.O. AMIDON. tf FOlt SAI.E-NIco psft- of Vermont horses, stvllsh drivers ind irrMMl workers.

Weight 2500-only 10 lhs. dlffcrcronco In weight. Stand 10-2, blood bay. 7 years old. II STKATTON, West Townshend, Vt.

10-tf FOlt BALE Part of the llurnham property on North Main street, ono 2-tencmcnt house and 1 lot on Grove street; two lots just iracaor norm iain sireer; lot on union HOUTON'S AGENCY, Emerson lllock CIMOt bt. TOIt SALE Andrews-Estcy cottage, OQ JU recti Bt. Eight rooms, furnace, gas. modern plumbing, good yard and garden, Can bo Ixmnlit on rcasonnble terms. 11.

DEWOLF, 27 High or W. 11. CUOMIIIK, 83 itusscii woncsier. Jiass. iii New House for Sale.

I havo Just completed a new 7-room hnuso ana now oner it tor rale. It is nicely iiiustieii, has largo lot. nleatnnt location ncm- car line, Come and see It. You can own your own nnmo nnn lei rent money pay lor it. 15tl II.

F. WEATII EH II EAD. Western Ave, go fjjLcut. rpO.llENT.-3.room tenement. Heed 8t.

aeni, neeu pi. EDGETT CO. JL istr TO RENT. 5-room tenement. Canal Bt.

18tf EDGETT CO. TT0 RENT Furnished room at No. i Orccn JL St. 17-tr TO RENT Tenement at BT High St. CUOWELL.

C. B. tf rpo RENT Largo furnished room, on trolley JL line, icu western Avenue. is-iw rpo RENT. Tenement of rooms at 10 West JL St.

inquire oi a. bwamdun. rti nnO RENT Tenement of nve rooms, ground JL tloor, on l'leasant street, inquire or it, B. BROWN. 9-tf mo HUNT Desirable tenement, modern Im JL provements; large garden, CHARLES ASON, 18 Washington St.

lf-t TO RENT Tho bouse now occupied by Joseph rover on Ooodall farm. Possession given May 1. Inquire on premises, B-tf mo RENT A five-room tenement In Granite block. One location for a good dress maker. Enquire of O.

J. ntATT. 8-tf. jgpeciaX Notices. TjIRANK MORSE.

PROFESSIONAL HOUSE JU CLEANKU, 60 Klliot tn. 41tf Dumping on My Island Property IS FORBIDDEN. Brattleboro, May 1. II. R.

LAWRENCE, THE MILLINERY STORE which Scooped Brattle-, boro Last Week. We did it with our big itock, right prices and the best of workmanship. We are almost dally adding to the stock, and new ideas come with the goods. You cannot help being petfectly satisfied, for every detail it under Miss Galvin'a careful aupervislon. Try this store this season.

MRS. Q. H. SMITH. 6 Wtxmmd TEN PAGES.

BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, MAY 4, 190. THE VERMONT PHffiNIX. Published every Friday at Brattleboro, Vt, by L. FRENCH. TERMS.

$1.50 per year In advance: If not paid within the year $2. Rates of advertising furnished on appli cation. Births, deaths and marriages pub lished free; Obituary Notices, Cards of Thanks, 76 cents per Inch of 11 lines or less. (Entered at the Brattleboro Post Office as second, class mall matter.) All Chinese exclusion legislation is dead for this session of Congress, as a result of the earthquake In California. The California delegation has but to raise the cry, "do not odd to our troubles by letting loose upon us a horde of Chinese," and their cry will be obeyed without the slightest question as to Its reasonableness.

The IIouso committee has scaled tho naval appropriation bill dorwn to 215. The proposed expenditures will In clude 110,000,000 for one first-class battle ship. Including armament and nrmori J2.250.OO0 for thrco torpedo boat destroyers, and Jl. 000,000 for submarines. The bureau of naval Intelligence gives this as the relative rank of the naval tonnage as It would bo were the ships building now completed: Great Britain 1,907,998, France, 800,958, United States 701,797, Germany 588,062, Japan 427,871, Russia 375,695, Italy 340,428, Austria 143,956.

The maiden voyage of the French line steamer, La Provence, which ended at New York Friday night, was rondo not- iblo by the most wonderful demonstra tlon of tho practicability of wireless telcg raphy to dnte. During tho entire passage from Havre the vessel was In communication with land. Tho communication was maintained 1S00 miles with tho "Marconi station at Cornwall, England, and nftcr that messages were exchanged regularly with the station on Cape Cod. AH the way across tho ocean tho passengers were kept Informed with the latest news from tho San Francisco disaster. Secretary Shaw Is said to be prouder of the plan which ho adopted to faclll tate gold Imports than of any of tho other Innovations tn treasury department methods which he has Introduced since he entered the cabinet.

It was of course only an accident that this gold Import plan brought relief to the money market Just In time to save th New York banlia from tho necessity of sending. $20,000,000 to tho Pacific coast "lnUitf" face of 25 per cent, money market, yet hnd Sec retary Shaw not tnken action as soon us ho did It la not Improbable that a panic would have followed close on the heels of the disaster at Snn Francisco, Coroner Walsh believes that when tho debris Is cleared away the death roll In San Francisco will show 1500 names. The fear that the city will suffer a period of hard times as an nftermath of the dls astrous fire Is unfounded, ns estimates from authoritative sources show that up wards of $200,000,000 will be nvnllablc within the next year for tho rehabilitation of tho burned district. Victor II. Mqt- cnlf, secretary of commerce nnd labor, who Is now In San Francisco as a per sonal representative of the President, wil be requested to ley beforo the President and his cnblrct upon his return to Wash niglon the plan presented by ex-mayor James B.

Phelnn of hains the govern ment guarantee a large bond l3suo prob ably $200,000,000 by San Francisco for tho purpose of rebuilding tho city. Athol's prospective experiment with municipal ownership of Its water works has resulted In a predicament which greatly disturbs tho people of the town, When the town voted to buy tho Athol Water company's plant In 1904 tho com pany set Its price at $307,000. If tho rep resentatlves of the town had shown Judl clous management at that time the plant might have been obtained for less than $300,000. A commission of disinterested persona three prominent men residing In other parts of the state was then called In to make an nppralsal. After ex tended hearings the commission has fixed the price to tho town at $316,600 with In terest from December 19, 1904, to May 1 1906, amounting to $44,074.75, making total of $360,574.75.

The town will be called upon in addition to pay lawyers' fees. An experienced Insurance adjuster of New York basing his calculations on the estimated losses of a few of the larger companies and the known annual pre mlums of other companies, figures up for tho American Are companies a loss at Pan Francisco of and for the for eign companies a loss of or grand total of says the Springfield Republican. The heaviest loser in this calculation Is the Hartford Fire company, whose figure Is g(vcn as $9,802,560. The next -heaviest estimated loser among the American companies Is the Firemen's Fund of San Francisco, $4,654,480, The two foreign companies suffering most from the disaster are the London Assurance corporation. $5,263,140, and the Royal of London, $5,016,060.

The great movement of gold from. Europe to' the United States now going on explained by the fact that the foreign companies ore nearly as heavily Involved at San Francisco as -the domestlo com' pantes. The astonishing thrlftlness of tha French people Is again Illustrated by the manner in which they have snapped up their share of the Immense Russian loan. They would have glad to get double their appointment of if they had been given the chanco. Time 3 a.

mi Husband "Doctor, my has swallowed a plniy Doctor "Oh, all 'right. Come-round to-morrow and I'll give' you anothehii-1CPunch. Burke Rejects the Proposal, Tho Bcnnlngton-born boomlot of P. W. Clement as an Independent candidate has brought the limelight upon a proposed political marriage.

The following de spatch from Burlington to tho Boston Olobe of yesterday said of the match-rank ing: "The brnlglng of the name of Mayor Jomis li Burko of this city Into tho gu bernatorial canvass of Vermont has cre ated a greater political stir throughout the utate than any political movement for somo months. Mayor Burke Is nt present tho most sought-after man, politically, to bo found. THo Democrats of the state ant him to head their ticket for tho gov ernorship, and tho Clement Republicans nro equally anxious to have him run for lieutenant governor on Uie ticket headed by Pcrclval w. Clement of Rutland." Politics makes strange bedfellows, but Imagine Percy Clement, a Republican, cx-rnllroat president, wealthy and aris tocratic, and James Burke, the humble orkc-r nt tho anvil who prides hhnself on lits Democracy, billing and cooing to each other. Oh well, drop tho curtain If ycu don't believe lu The Qlobo gives this further Information: The selection of Mayor Burke run for tho lieutenant governorship with Clement, it is claimed by many, would assure the election of both.

They think that Lurkc, who Is a blacksmith, work ing daily nt his trade, would draw to Clement tho entire labor vote of tho state, which Is openly hostile to F. D. Proctor, son of Senator Redilcld Proctor, nctlve In. campaign for tho straight Republican nomination, and the same voto Is not over friendly towards element, un tno other hand, it Is claimed, that as tho can didate of the Democratic party Mayor Durke could not hope for election, but would probably pol a much heavier voto than any ono else who could do inuueeu run. If he should run for the omce.

now over, he would become the leader of tno democracy in vermom. Now this coalition would be very adroit political move for Clement. Tho Democratic voto would bo corn! led for Percy. It would bo a kind of pussy's paw-nnd-the-chestnut act, with Burke as pussy and tho Democratic voto as the chestnut. But tho Globe correspondent Interviewed tho mayor.

Ho didn't say This Is so sudden 1" Ho didn't even offer to bo a sister to Percy. Ho said he sup ported Clement four years ngo to aid In bringing about the substitution of the present Ilccnse-local-optlon law for tho old prohibitory measure. That question Is now settled, ho declared, and there la no logical reason to warrant his going to or with Clement. Mayor Burke states that ho Is not a seeker for the nomination. as he is already a very busy man, but that If such action should prove to be the wish of his party he would consent to head tho Democratic ticket.

His statencnt that hp will run straight or not nt all Is final and positive, ho says. THE POPPY BAZAR. Successful Fair and Supper Given by Conarenatlonat Women Last Evenlnrj Exhibition of Sloyd Work. Tho poppy bazar given In Grange hall last evening by the women of the Congregational church brought out a large number from tlint church and many besides nnd the affair was successful, so cially nnd financially. Deep red poPPles were predominant In the decorations, which were very pleasing and artistic.

A delicious supper was served from 5.30 to 8 clock, consisting of cnicKen pie, salads, cold meats. Ice-cream, cake, etc. At 8 o'clock a concert was given by tho Brattleboro glee club and members of Lelrslnger's orchestra, which was fully enjoyed. The booths and those In charge were as follows: Fancy articles, Mrs. E.

Holden and Mrs. I D. Greene; Jiandkerchiefs, Mrs. II. I waterman and aira.

w. Root: confectionery. Mrs. C. R.

Aldrlch and Mss Alice Holden; lemonade, Mrs. L. and Miss Emily Ciapp; use ful articles, Mrs, H. E. Bond nnd Mrs.

II. II. Thompson; flowers, Mrs, A. L. Pettee nnd Mrs.

II. C. Rice: Ice-cream tables, Miss Genevieve Slate, with Miss Elizabeth Ranney and Miss Ruth Chllds as waitresses; grabs. Miss Flossie Howe and Miss lldwlnn Whitney. The grabs were burled In beds of earth and were attached to poppy stems, to bo pulled up by the children.

Many words of admiration wcro spoken concerning tho exhibition work done by tho Junior nnd senior classes in Sloyd under the direction of Rev. IL R. Miles nnd Louis A. Whitney. The fair was arranged by tho hospitality committee of the ladles association.

WOMAN'S CLUB NOTES. Ten new members were elected to the club Wednesday, making a total mem bership of 190. Tho pound auction sale iionuny even ing afforded much amusement nnd was a nnanciai success, uvcr au was auaeu to the treasury. The held Its tenth annual meeting Wednesday, Reports of the work done during the past year wero read by the offlccrs and chairmen of the various com mlttees. Tho establishment of the penny savings system tn the publlo school through the educational committee Is the most noteworthy work which the club has undertaken during Uie year.

Sewing classes have been very successfully conducted by tho philanthropic committee. The following officers were elected for the coming year: President, Mrs. George E. Warner; first vice president. Mrs.

Elizabeth Davenport; second vice nresldent. Mrs. Clarke C. Fltts; record' lnc secretary. Mrs.

Howard Rice; cor responding secretary, Mrs. Fred S. Knight: treasurer. Mrs. Clarence L.

SUckneyi directors, Miss Susan Clark, Miss Mary Smith, Will B. SmIUi, Investigating H6use of Correction, Tha legislative Investigating commltteo reopened the investigation at the house of correction In Runnnd Wednesday with Gov. Hell present. The charges by Supt. Morgan of graft by sheriffs ana others In making commitments were taken nnf i nfri a nrnvari innr innrn naq been a gradual decrease In the mpnthlyj commitments at tno house Ot correction since committee began Its sittings.

There are only 1.70 prisoners now, where there were 230 when the committee made tta flfat vlolf Vnrlritia lnsTAnces were brought to light where officers bringing men to the institution to serve sentences on two charges had charged the state with two commitments, when in reality the cost to them was the same as though the Drisoners had been convicted of but one offence. Tho matter will probably be taken to the courts. Philip Pptrle, who gavo sensational tes-dmony at previous sessions of the com mission, charging gross Immorality of prisoners and alleging cruel and inhu man treatment of the Inmates vby offi cials, cannot be found. A subpoena has been Issued by Atty-Gen. Fltts hnd efforts will be made to find him.

Mrs. Agnes matron, declared that women, jiever reform while Jn the Institution; I THE SECOND DISTRICT. Not the Time for a Chantje of Our Representative. Editor of The Phoenix: Will you allow tho courtesy of your columns to a native of good old Windham county for a few observations touching a question In which your readers have a vital Interest, and one which, rightly or wrongly, must soon be decided 7 Tho recent announcement of Gov. Bell that ho Is an avowed candidate for nomina tion as representative from the Second Congressional district against Col.

Has- kins, together with the declination of Mr. Plumley to become such, narrows tne field" -to tho two candidates first mention ed, and tho practical question Is which of the two should be nominated. In my judgment, tho considerations hero pre sented should be paramount to all others In determining this question, and I hope to mako it clear why It would be a misfortune to tho district and state at large If the present Incumbent, Just nt the tlmo of his greatest prominence and use fulness, should be discarded because, and only becnuse, the ambition of some new, raw, inexperienced man demands the sacrifice! Born in Vermont and residing there for half my lifetime, I have never yet been able to look with indifference on anything affecting Its welfare and hope I never shall be, and If I havo any moral right to Interpose my vlows upon old friends In tho district It is only because as a native of the state, proud of us past and hopeful of Its future, I sincerely deprecate any step tending to arrest Its progress, and especially one calculated to abridge Its traditional Influence In the councils of the nation. And first let me say that I am nobody's 'Jungle-beater," being an absolutely un prejudiced observer, writing without the knowledge or suggestion of any person whomsoever, and with no conceivable motive save to point out the Inevitable consequences that will follow an ill ad vised action of the convention. And If, In addition to an Impartial Judgment, knowledge gained by a service of many years as principal clerk of the United States Senate should render mo more competent than I otherwise would be to form nn Intelligent one also, I am pleased to have It so and to give the benefit of that experience to this discussion.

At the time of Its admission Into the Union In 1791 Vermont's relative repre sentatlon In both houses of Congress stood ns 1 to 35. In 1850 it stood as 1 to 60. In 1880 ns 1 to 100, and at the present time It stands as 1 to 114. We thus see that the state is constantly and rapidly losing in numeric power and this loss must continue In equal or Increasing ratio so long ns the state's population remains practically stationary (as, for Instance, since 1850) and the growth of other states and the' admission of new ones steadily reduce her ratio by eacii succeeding apportionment. It would seem manifest, therefore, that tho only way by which a stationary state like Vermont can hope to neutralize this constantly Increasing numeric loss Is by exerting more potential Influence than that exerted by an equal' representation elsewhere chosen, and tho obvious, indeed tho only way In which, this can be nc- compllshed, is by tho selection of the fittest men In the first Instance, and, once selected and chosen, by hanging on to them.

Such influence of course could not be exerted If nil the states were repre sented only by experienced men. But they ore not so represented and never will be so long as new states are from time to time admitted and new districts are continually being formed throughout the old states by reason of an Increased apportionment That Gov. Bell Is a man of character and ability may be conceded. That, however. Is not the question.

Any new member entering Congress, whatever be his ability, must of necessity begin at the bottom. Tho inevitable apprentice ship, must be served alike by all of them, The strongest men Uko Garfield, Blaine, Reed, Randall, Carlisle, Hoar, Cannon McKInley, wero for years practical nonen tities, and did not attempt prominence, much less leadership, until they had spent term after term In laborious prepa ration. No new member can exert the slightest Influence (beyond his Individual vote) or Inspire the feeblest following for any measure he may advocate. He must Go way back and sit down," until by long nnd faithful service he has Impressed himself upon the House and gained Its confidence. How utterly absurd and short-sighted It therefore Is for any constituency to throw over a faithful Representative, one who has become valuable to them by reason of this very experience, and resort to some new, absolutely Inexperienced man who, If he shall thereafter count for anything, must of necessity pass through Uis some period of discipline and preparation.

An efficient member of Congress should be regarded as an asset or In vestment, valuable according to his use fulness, nnd when that usefulness ceases or becomes essentially diminished, he should make way for his successor. What would be thought of a proposi tion to displace one of your supreme court Judges after long, faithful and dis tinguished Judicial service in order to appoint some average, common-place law yer, possessing no special or acknowledg ed fitness for the place; or what If any business concern should summarily dismiss an old and faithful employee. familiar from years of experience with detail of the business, lnforder to put tn his place some' person without experience who knew absolutely nothing anout nis amies? it wouia or course do regarded as gross mismanagement, to say tho least of It Vet the. propriety1 of the two proceedings Is Identical. Congress, wr day.

at least, is rapidly becoming i a uusmeso mucmne, uuouuciea uy a taw master mechanics, so to speak, who from years of experience have become familiar with every detail of Us vast, complicated mechanism. Being such, the same princl pies apply to It as to any other business. If It be said that an Incumbency would thereby be unduly prolonged, I answer that no change ought to be made or thought of being made until a gain In stead of loss should be Insured by it Otherwise, the publlo weal would suffer and only to gratify the personal ambition of some ope aspiring Individual who, Insisting that "his turn has come," pro. ceeds to assert his "right" to the office, No one until elected has rightful, claim to any office, and It Is if mtsleadliig-nd mischievous fallacy poptnd he can nave, iudki Having thus spoken of needful quallfl cations tn the abstract, I beg to add a word touching the present, incum bent. I have known Col.

Hasklns from my boyhood. We wcro born nnd raised In contiguous townships In Wind ham county and for years practiced law together at Its bar. I have also Intimately known, with ono single exception, every representative from Vermont during the past 40 years; and while Col. Hasklns may not possess In equal measure quali ties which have characterized some of his predecessors, I assert it as my un qualified belief that he possesses more good qualities that go to make up an efficient congressman than any one of them. He is now at the zenith of his intellectual power and physical vigor.

He has never been called upon to perform any Important public duty, bo It to his country, his party or his state, which he has not performed willingly, efficiently and ably; yet he Is now better equipped for effective work than he ever has been In the past. To his natural aptitude for congressional work should now be added his ripe experience arising from his three-term service, riot to speak of his previous membership tn both branches of the state legislature. The value of that hard-earned experience should not now be thrown away. To me It would seem wasteful and Inexcusable to do so. Vermont has never become influential In the national councils through Inexperienced men, and never will become so.

On the contrary, her prestige and commanding Influence have been maintained, and maintained only by continuing In oulce those who had become potent by reason of their long, uninterrupted service. Col. Hasklns is popular not only with his colleagues on the floor, but at tho White House, with members of the cabi net and the various department and bureau officers. They all like him and will go out of their way to servo him, 1. his constituents.

Ho Is a good lawyer. a ready debater, Is Industrious and pains taking, and discharges with scrupulous fidelity and promptitude every official duty laid upon him, and zealously serves his constituents whenever and wherever opportunity may be disclosed for doing so. These qualities, not to speak of others equally prominent, have won for him In the House such confidence in his sound and enlightened Judgment as to draw to him an unquestioning support and following for any measure he may personally vouch for and urge upon the consideration of the House. Therefore, when appointing him to three important standing committees, Speaker Cannon knew precisely what ho was about. His constituents, as well as the people of the state at large, realize full well that his success tn "doing things" has been conspicuous and unusual.

That, if his seat be retained this success will be continued In an even greater measure, nobody has the remotest doubt. The people hardly need to be reminded of many Important measures which he has framed or successfully guided to enactment on the floor, such as the oleomargarine bill, the tho live stock quarantine bill, the war claims bills, the Invalid and dependent pension bills (Infinite In number); the publto buildings appropriation bills, the extension of the rural free delivery service, and manifold other measures specially affecting Vermont Interests, notably his report from the War Claims committee on the bill for the adjustment and" final settlement of the long pending claims between the government and the state of Vermont, growing out of the civil war and the subsequent arming of the state's mllltla for defense, and his successful management of that bill when It came before tho House for Its action. It will be time enough to examine the comparative merits of his ppponent whenever those who are supporting his candidacy shall specify the special qualities that fit him for the place. Something Is demanded of him beyond the fact that he may-have administered creditably an entirely different office, whose duties may be, and often aro, performed by one wholly deiti-tute of the peculiar qualities essential for efficient work In Congress. No person should ever be selected for a high publlo trust like this on the score of his wealth, local popularity, "service to the party," or asserted claim that "his) turn has now come." All such claims aro spurious and should count for nothing.

Two considerations and only two should govern, namely, character and fitness for the place, and I 'cannot bring myself to believe that, after sober deliberation, these qualities, of which Colonel Hasklns Is so pre-eminently endowed beyond his opponent, will go unrecognized and unrewarded at the forthcoming convention. JOHN H. FLAGG. New York, April 30, 1906. NATURE'S WARNING.

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