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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-09

The mseemly biennial scramble for
the legislative chaplaincies has begun
again. One would rather ike to feel
that the cloth was above such horse
shedding lobbying, and buttonholing as
these little one-hoss contests inevitably
result M st. Adams Messenger.
With only two men having come for
ward for the position as chaplain, it
cannot reasonably be called an unsem-
" scramble Besides If the seekers af-
ter the ehaplain's position did not an,
nounee themselves who would know
about it, The wearers Of the cloth
really have as much Justification in
making public their desires, as the men
who wish g be seated ii the general as-
sembly. There has been no scramble
vet and The Times trnsts there viii be-
none.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-09
a COMMEMORATE MOVE.

The time TO prevent accidents Is be-
fore they happen. Everybody ought to
know that, and undoubtedly they do.
But knowing it, they overlook its inn
portanec. The state railroad commits
sioners and The city council Of AIontpel-
Ter know the fact fully and furthermore
they are preparing to make that reaiiza-
ton 81 some value. They are about 10
abolish some bad grade crossings on the
railroad lines between this city and
Montpelier that IL, We are Ted to Be.
lieye that they are going to DO So
through the inspe ton OF She situation
and the melting Of the board yesterday.
The crossings are at the point called Ia
boris and the danger from them should
be removed. That no serious accident
has occurred at this point does not les
sen ii the least the chance that acct
dents may occur there. The possibility
should be reduced to . minimum at any
rate.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-09

40 about the same time Vermont Re-
publieans were rolling up a plurality Of
y 900, the Democratic plurality Of 4o,-
0oo II Arkansas WAS being cut into
heavily. The results We're decidedly too
one sided to make an exciting contest.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-09
Six Days Alteration Sale!
From tuesday, September 9th,
To tuesday, Sept. 18th.

The office and printing press Of The Barre Daily Times
have been moved and shall make alterations = our store
which will give US more and better onvenenee Tor sev
ling our customers.
Before making alterations will be necessary for US 70 re-
duce our stock TO make more room for fall business We
offer special bargains all through the which we feel confident
the people will appreciate.
49, These are all goods you need every day and will pay you
purchase while the prices low as we cannot duplicate
goods at these prices after the sale closes
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-09
IT'S TIME FOR REPUBLICANS 10
DO SOMETHING.

DO SOMETHING.
It's time for the Republicans Of Yer
mont to cease their exultation over their
great victory Of last Tuesday and get down
10 serious reflection Of the things that are
required Of them this coming fall They
swept the state as usual. So much is
theirs; and they have reason for congrat-
ulating themselves on the result. But
there is something beyond mere victory
at the polls. That something the Repub-
licans are likely to lose sight Of In the nat
ural pleasure over well fought battle
But they must not lose sight OF 1t. The
Republican convention last June adopted
platform which commended itself to the
people for its manifest intention to right
some defects in the laws Of the state. Ii
was generally received as platform that
said something TO be sure there was
nothing but promises there could be moth
ing else than promises in such an instru-
ment. But these promises formed an ear
nest Of what the Republicans intended to
do when the opportunity came. With the
completion Of the fall election Tuesday
the time has come for the actual planning
for carrying out the provisions Of the plat
form adopted. The opportunity is here.
Next month the state legislature will con,
vene al Montpelier and win be in session
for two months. From now to the fall Of
The gayel ID the next House and Senate il
Is the Dounden duty Of the Republicans
elected to the legislature to plan what they
win do; and 1t might be said that the
Democrats as well are required by theil
platform to do the same But II the lat
ter do not, it makes no reasonable excuse
for inactivity on the part Of the dominat
inc party. AS 2. w. Clement has vel
said, il the Legislature Of 1904 passes
without an attempt, at least, to carry on
the promises Of the Republican STATE
platform the Republican party cannot lool
the voters Of Vermont Ia the face two
years from now and ask for their votes
Il would be rank Hypocrisy 1t IL time
for the Republican party Of Vermont to b
doing something, now.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-09

The average daily circulation OF the
Barre Daily Times for the week ending
Saturday was
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-09

Il was not only President Roosevelt
who was delighted at the Vermont cleo
ton return, bnt the Republican nation
q committee expressed the same sort Of
pleasure.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-09

Two hundred editors visited Alton B.
Parker Yesterday. Two hundred feryid
appeals in printers ink viii now be
heard, probably.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-09

do YOU take of your hat to women
IN elevators Z"
Certainly not-unless / know them /"
cleveland Plain Dealer
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-09
JNcLES AND JESTS.
Cantion.

Caution.
Speak gently 70 the wealthy man
Because his friends are few.
And II you're kind, why, then, perhaps.
He'll make a friend Of you.
Newark News
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-09

The lord that she got had past
Which, putting il mildly. was shady.
Naive 20 the limit AT last
She proudly exclaimed. I'm a ladyr'
Baltimore News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-09
A law OF LIE MANY BARGAINS.

Cotton yard &c
IN &c Beach Cotton Ya t't.t oas
lot Fruit the Loom Cotton yard u
Vt
lIe
Hemtieh for this sale each <oe
this 4Se
$500 Table Dmask for this yard oOe
SI2s Table Damask for this sale yard fSc
IA NAPKINS to match Ger dozen s7S
One lot comd Dotted Swiss, the M kind yard zis
One lot Lace Stripe Muslin yard &c
One lot Stripe Wasting the AOc kind rs
Blankets this 5S
Sdln Cloth beautiful cloth for ladies' dresses black blue and per yd SOC
piece quality, this yard. SS
One 9hh Black Iaaea Six 7se quality this sale PEI yard o9
Sl75 Warranted Kid Gloves this sale Loo
15e Lace Collars this ls
3se and SOC Lace Collars this sale each 2s
New Fus mot left overl Belts, Bags, new
Neckwear Sweaters, Tams Walking Skirts,
Pettcoas Outing Flannes All 60 in this sale special
prices Remember this sale begins tuesday morning. Sept 9th
Look Out For the AterationISae Flyers
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-28

mouth a short piece of string into a
double bow-knot, using for the pur-
pose neither of her hands, but merely
her tongue. The tongue, of course, is
an organ of touch much more sensi-
tive than the finger tips, and with it's
aid the squaw was able to wriggle
the end of the cord in and out until
at length she took the string from
her lips tied into perfect bow-knot
shane.
when we try to discover a reason
for the manifest superiority of the
gentler sex in matters such as these
we should realize that women were
originally the industrial sex. They
were the first tailors, the first cob
blers, the first tanners, the first butch
ers, the first millers and the first farm
ers. To mere man there was nothing
left save the pursuits of war and the
chase, which were about all he would
condescend to attend to. Thus, all
through the history of mankind wom-
en- have been the conservers of the
arts, and what they have learned in
the course of ages of experience they
have been unable to forget"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-28

tan slippers which had risen into no.
tice from under the edge of her white
linen skirt, says the New York Sun.
They do love TO come off in the
sand or the long grass. If you see a
girl stop suddenly with a hobble, cry
and wild look backward, and then
stand like a stork on one foot, you
know what has happened.
IF you are to be the prince-I mean.
if you are to be the man to bring her
the truant slipper you must do the
part well. It's just in this bringing
of the lost slipper to it's owner that
the summer man has this year a fresh
opportunity to show tact and win ia
Vor.
IF the slipper is small" the little
tan ones crossed themselves self-com-
placently, then the man should hold it
high in the air. crying, Where's the
Cinderella?' even if he knows perfect
ly we'll to whom it belongs. The point
is to draw the attention of every body
to the slipper before he kneels to slip
it on it's mistress foot.
by this simple act he wins the favor
of all the women on the expedition.
Cinderella is charmed to have her lit
tie slipper shown to all and then plac-
ed upon her foot. The other women
are pleased that it should have been
thought lHdl perhaps the supper De-
longed to them.
IF the truant slipper be large, even
largish, the prince should hold it be-
hind him with the manner OF hiding
something sacredly choice. He should
call, Where's the Cinderella?' with as
gallant an air as though he held high
a tiny slipper.
when he kneels he should slip on
the monster so quickly that no atten-
ton is called to it, and his manner
should be so dashing and devoted that
the women in watching him do not
give the Cinderella's feet a glance.
1.-THE result of his tact is that the
women of the party having little Slip
pers will lose theirs before the walk
is over, and those of the big slippers
will suffer no heartache should theirs
accidentally come off.
II think it is nice for a man to muir
muir to the girl of the small foot, I
should have known that it was yours!'
ITO the other kind?
IT can't quite think what he should
say-but surely not that"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-28
THE PERFECT WOMAN.

In the Current Madame Gala J. Har-
rison relates the following japanese
folk-tale as illustrating the native ideal
of perfect womanhood:
Kesa filled the eighteen require
ments of a beautiful woman. Moreover,
she was peerless in character as we'll
Before her and her lover husband, Wa
taru, life seemingly stretched long,
happy road Unfortunately they fell
in debt to Morito a neighborhing sa-
mural whose evil eye fell upon Kesa,
and he coveted her with all his soul
He Wished Kesa for his wife, but while
Wataru lived this could not be with
honor. But an enemy's life was but a
small hindrance-one stroke of the
keen samurai sword and Kesa could
be free. So, Morito reasoned and
pressed this plan upon Kesa's old
mother, who in turn pleaded with her
daughter, till Kesa found herself be-
tween two fires, filial versus conjugal
love and duty.
At last, after bitter weeping. she
consented and plans were laid. On
certain night Wataru would return
from journey and after his bath
would lie down on his own pallet
among the sleeping ones in the fam
lily hall. Mlorito could easily find
him, for his hair would be wet from
the bath.
On the appointed night Morito crept
through the hall, lit only by andons
dim light He found WIaturus place;
his hair was wet and his face muff1ed
in the covering. Hastily he spread
down a napkin by the pillow. then
with one sharp. swift stroke of his
swoAl severed the sleeper's head.
Gathering 1t UP in the napkin he fled.
There was no pursuit, and when he
gained his own room in safety he sat
down to gloat over his prize. As he
turned the head to get a good view
the sight froze him with horror, for It
was the sweet. piteous face of Kesa.
She had sent her husband from harm,
cut off her hair and prepared it to i'm
itate his and meekly lay down to die
that she might be true to both ties
dying, she fulfilled her duties as a f1liA
daughter and a faithful wife. In
those stern and cruel times many
women had done excellently, but Kesa
outshone them all.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-28
WILLING TO TAKE CHANCES.

"Of course you understand" said
the young man in a breezy, off-hand
way, that this is a business age, in
which everything is done on business
principles"
The old gentleman, says the New
York Press, seemed somewhat surpris-
ed, but he inclined his head as an in
dication that he understood and &C
quieSced in the observation.
But l really don't see why you
should seek a private interview with
me to discuss business methods" he
added
why, the fact is" replied the en-
terprising young man, that l ali
think a good deal of your daughter. .
And you wish to know what there
may be in the line of a dowry, 1 sup
pose" suggested the old gentleman.
Not at all, not at ALL" answered the
young man quickly. Il am not so mer-
cenary as all that, by a good deal. The
fact is, l have already spoken to her,
which 1 certainly shouldn't have done
before seeing you if it were merely a
be mine. and
And you want my consent, 1 sup
pose, but I don't see
'Oh, that doesn't cut any figure at
all" broke in the young man in the
same breezy sort of way. "Of course.
your consent would be a handy thing
to have around the house and would
make the God Bless Our Home look
more appropriate hanging on the wall,
but is isn't at all necessary. We prob
ably could worry along without it, as
others have done, but as a matter of
business precaution-"
What in the world has business
precaution got to do with your marry
ing my daughter if you don't care
about a dowry?" exclaimed the old
gentleman with every evidence of be-
ing eXasperated.
Now, don't get excited" put in the
young man. 81 see now where we've
got tangled up. Under the circum-
! stances business precaution would have
nothing to do with my marrying your
daughter, because I'd have her sure
enough; but with engagements it's diff
| ferent l would like to get a new en-
gagement ring for her, but 1 was en-
gagged once before to a pretty girl who
was the queen of a summer resort, and
I don't mind saying l would feel safer
| If you would sign a bond to the effect
| that l shall have either the ring or
| the girl within a reasonable time-say,
! three months. I'm enough of a sport
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-28
THREE OF A SKITTISH KIND.

'Td like some one to explain to me
the line of reasoning followed by the
feminine mind" grunted the married
man just home from his vacation, says
the New York Press.
1--WE were stopping at Long Island
resort where the beach at a point close
to one of the iron piers is broken by
a shallow outlet from a creek or in
land lake. If you are walking on the
beach, you do not suspect the presence
of the outlet until you come right upon
it, and then, if you don't care to wade
through the shallow water, you can
walk back, under the pier, up the
steps to the board walk and down
again on the other side of the pier be-
yond the outlet, all of which takes
time and is not altogether desirable
under certain circumstances.
zone of these circumstances arose
last Saturday, when my wife and l,
with a party of six, three of whom
were young women, started on
tramp up the beach. We four men
were in bathing suits, but the women
folk didn't want to take dip that day
because there was such a crowd of
eXcursionists on hand. We thought
we'd go up the beach beyond the
under those beastly green umbrellas
that make a fellow feel seasick on dry
land.
when we reached the outlet from
the creek, which was about four feet
wide and shallow, the unmarried girls
all shrieked staccato fashion, but l
picked up my wife and carried her
across, umbrella and all. We looked
back, expecting to find the other three
men following suit, but, bless you,
there stood the three chaps arguing
frantically with their respective girls,
each of whom was engaged to the
man, or next door to it.
Not bit would those girls let the
single men carry them over, and poor
married ME had to make three more
trips, carrying each time a fresh girl
and fresh green umbrella.
Now, will some one please explain
the working of those three feminine
minds at that particular juncture?"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-28
THE GOOD OFFICE OF HUMoR.

To be deficient in humor is almost
equivalent to being born blind: at least.
one-half of life is lost by the lack NJ
that most helpful quality which is at
once buoy and a refreshment: a
thing which aids our neighbors as we'll
as serving for a crutch to ourselves
When we are disabled in rough places
But let us rejoice, says a writer in
the New York Evening Post. that there
are yet a few things left to our MAIN
ed materiallzed lives, before which I'VE
must put finger on our lips. Let us
give thanks that there are events and
conditions in our everyday life. com
mon to every class and type OF worn
anhood that stir good thoughts
strengthen every good intention. and
lift even the obtuse and dull to an at
mosphere In which they see light and
are impelled to struggle towards H.
Living where opportunity is given TO
see the toillnR lives Of hardworked
women, who may not rest until their
travail pains are upon them. and who
even then have TO fear these hours Of
helplessness, because OF the needs Of
their families deprived OF their care
and labor, Il bcomes a marvel. ever
increasing with longer and closer OBJ
servation. to see the Transforming
smile OF Joy. with which they hail their
newborn infants. To mark the reno.
waiting pride Of possession which al.
most brings back youth. as they send
the little human atom 10 receive ia
oapusmal cleansing, would cause him
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-28

If we wish to choose a partner in a
business, we are usually very care
full to take serious stock of his
suitability, but when we are Sc
Letting a partner for life, We permit
ourselves to be led away by senti-
ment.
Now, sentiment is all very we'll in
its way, and the poetry of courtship
is very pleasant reading, but if the
pleasure of a brief period is to entail
the perusal of very heavy prose for the
rest of ones life, it is well to ask if it
is worth while.
That is just what happens in more
cases than is generally supposed; we
read of enough of these affairs in the
police court reports and under various
other headings, but the many thousands
of instances which do not come to the
knowledge of the great public offer
startling commentary on the present
system of courtship.
The experience Of medical men,
spiritual advisers and similarly plac-
ed persons tells the tale only too
we'll
1t would be better, therefore, if love-
making were regarded more in the
same light as we should regard
the negotiating of n piece of BUSH
ness; this is admittedly not easy
to accomplish but it is worth try
ing.
suppose you were drawing up an
agreement in your office, each party to
that agreement would most likely wish
| TO insert some condition to which the
other party would object. The discus
sion that follows would result in a
compromise or a breaking off of the
negotiations.
In the former case there would be
yielding on both sides. and each par
ty would know exactly what he had
n I,o
would prepare himself to abide by
the terms. These terms would be, on
the whole, sufficiently agreeable or he
would not have completed the trans
action.
Yet in courtship it is commonly the
reverse that takes place. The young
people show their best side; they ex-
hibit and tolerate little peculiarities
which they both feel cannot make
for happiness if continued after mar
riage.
They live in false atmosphere
and they make no attempt to have a
proper understanding! They try to
hide the truth and still the warm
ing voice with the thought that
1T will be all right later on"
How much better it would be to
have a fair understanding!
The first condition is to start fair
and not to allow a fascination to lead
you into an engagement without
calmly judging your prospective part
ner.
Then, later, if irritating notions
should manifest themselves, take the
matter squarely in hand and settle
it,
If it prove impossible to arrive at
a satisfactory understanding before the
tying of the nuptial knot, it would be
wise not to sign the final agreement,
for you are only illuding yourself by
thinking that it will all come right in
the end.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-28

who observed it to ask: What has
so changed the hardened face of tbis
toil-worn woman?"
And of the dear babies, to see tber,
is TO feel a fond sense of nrotectior,
longing to take them from their nov,
row, sordid and sometimes evil sur
roundings, until slowly we find thai
except where drunkenness has de-
stroyed hope, the little creatures re-
main the lovers of the parental minds
their helpfulnesS calling to them ire
sistibly to do at least something n
bent what is so innocent and pure In
their midst. When Sunday comes
there is always a white frock for bah,,
and clean-gowned mother to take #
for its outing, if even a spark of tho
divine life is yet alive.
This very day 1 saw and had in NV
arms the bonny little grille who smiled
merr1ly at me, whose drunken father
had been arrested only a week ago for
throwing a glass at his wife. Dazed
from loss of blood, distraught and dis
mayed-"This is the worst he ever did"
she managed to wash and iron babv's
white slip and tie a blue ribbon at her
throat. If it had not been for thar
weak little voice and the petting liz
tie hands on her tear-stained cheeks
L believe the woman might have sue
cumbed entirely.
Ever as we think of mother and
child, that hottest, stainless mother an
pears before US holding the Saviour
who is Christ the Lord in her young
arms. From them goes forth both I
glory and a defense; they lift the hu-
man motherhood towards heaven. and
at the same time hold forth the re-
deeming promise of that incarnate di
vinity which is the hope of the world.
Childless Keble must have had deep
in his tender heart d close affinity
with children, and probably a longing
for them which quickened his spiritual
insight; none ever wrote more beaut-
fully of motherhood.
I'VE are too weak, whom Thou dost
bless,
To bear this joy-help. Virgin born!
By thine own mothers first caress,
That walked Thy natal morn!
Help by that tenderest smile, that
made
A heaven on earth about the couch
where Thou vast laid
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-28
A WRINKLE IN PACKING.

The woman of slender means, says
the New York Sun, who uses a large
travelling trunk perhaps once a year,
scarcely likes to invest in one of the
expensive up-to-date trunks with nu-
merous trays and compartments for
the disposal of gowns But it is a
great trial to find all her carefully fold
ed garments in unsightly wrinkles at
her journeys end.
To avoid this one clever woman re-
sorts to the large fiat boxes, such as
tailors and large department stores
use in sending out their goods. These
boxes are fitted with deep covers. after
the style of the old-fashioned extern
sion travelling cases, and come in va
rious sizes.
In these boxes the traveller packs
her gowns, folding them carefully and
making sure that each case is snugly
filled and closely covered. One such
box fits into the bottom of the trunk.
Then around and over it are disposed
less perishable things. such as plain
underclothing and footwear.
Another closely packed box goes in
on top of this layer and so on. alter
mating the boxes of gowns With the
other clothing.
The result is that no matter how
many times the trunk is turned end
over end on its journey there is no
disturbance of the contents, and hence
no wrinkles when the clothes are I'M
packed. Moreover as each box is la
belled, there is no necessity of turn
ing the whole trunk topsy-turvy IN
an attempt to find a particular cos
tune.
This simple plan works especially
well in the packing of children's
| dresses. which are so apt to lose Their
freshly Numbered appearance wher
shaken about in a roomy trunk.