The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-29
STORIES OF FAIRBANKS
Glimpses of the Republican
Nominee For Vice President.
BoYHooD DAYS ON AN OHIO Farm

Favorite Recreation Was Squirrel
Hunting-His Dislike FOR Milking.
Incidents OF His College Life.
BY the time he was six years old
Charles Warren Fairbanks. Republic
an nominee for vice president Of the
United states and senior senator from
Indiana, could drop corn ana pumpkin
seeds. could drive the cows to pasture,
feed the chickens. hunt the eggs, chop
"kindlings1 and do all the light chores
that are usually put of on the younger
members of a farmers family, says
the Kansas City Star.
When he was ten years Of age q
tremendous event occurred in his life
He was taken from the district school
and sent for the winter to a higher in
stitution ii Woodstock, a nearby town.
This enlarged the boys vision Of the
world and was an important expert
ence in his life. He felt grateful to his
father for having shown So much con
slderation as TO give him unusual edu-
cationai advantages for q boy of his
age, and he went back home deter
mined to exhibit his gratitude by In
creased usefulness on the farm.
About this time his father promoted
him from light chore work and gave
him charge Of two spirited young
horses. Charles was an intense lover
Of animals, especially horses, and he
was proud to be intrusted with the
management Of a good team.
One day there came a test Of his ca
pabilities as a driver, With a younger
brother he had been sent to a neighbor.
ing town to deliver q large load Of
farm produce For a considerable dis
lance the road he had to travel ran
parallel with railroad track. on
their return home train overlook the
boys in the big farm wagon. The young
horses became frightened at the noise
behind them, reared, plunged and at
| tempted to run away. Young Fair
/ banks handled the relns so skillfully
that the frightened animals were kept
on the road, although going at a ter
rife pace.
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rear Of the wagon became loose and its
elatter further terrorized the horses
Other vehicles on the road were hastily
pulled out Of the way and their occu'
pants gazed IN horror, expecting to SCI
Farmer Fairbanks team and his twC
young sons. perched up on high seat
hurled to destruction. But Charles
with a courage and skill worthy Of {
Hank Monk, guided his steeds aiong
the rough country road until they were
exhausted and Gained down. The cool
ness exhibited by the future senator
when baby had this time saved hi
own life and that Of his brother
| The event III his boyhood which Il
most firmly fixed In the senator's mind
and he recalls with the greatest pleas
ire. was when his uncle presented hin
with a fine muzzle loading rife which
ID still retained and sometimes used By
the distinguished statesman. Younl
Fairbanks was not yet twelve year
old when this much coveted firearn
was given him. 1t Is a heavy rifle an,
was considerable Of a load for Las
OF his age. His muscles. however, wer
we'll developed by farm work and b
soon acquired the knack Of handling
the gun with ease. He practiced con
stantly and became one Of the bes
shots In the neighborhood
When a boy Mr.. Fairbanks develops
an intense fondness for out Of doc
sports, but none Of them was more al
tractive than hunting with his rifle
He was a sure shot within the range 0
his gun, and his fayorite recreation
was hunting squirrels. lie became $
expert that he could bark" a squii
rel-that is, send a bullet SO near th
squirrels head that the little anima
would be stunned by the shock am
killed By the fall to the ground will
out the skin being broken.
Shortly after he came in possession
OF the ride be met with an accident
While driving his fathers cows HON
from pasture a stampede occurred, AM
he was thrown against a partly opene
gate ana his arm broken Even Will
carrying his arm in a sling he wou
not part company with HIS rifle, bu
managed with his sound arm and al
occasional rest to bring down squirrel
and rabbits. Nowadays, when the sen
ator visits his old home in Ohio, wher
his aged mother lives, he will occasion
] ally show the farmer boys In the neigh
! borhood some fancy shooting with hi
old muzzle loading Kentucky rifle.
one Of the Ohio delegates TO the re
cent Republican national convention q
) Chicago says that Senator Fairbanks
{ who was born on d farm in Union coun
ty. o., always hated to milk the cows
E states the New York Tribune
t Charlie Fairbanks never dodge'
anything in the line Of work but milk
J ing the cows, said the Buckeye mar
} ''He was long and ungainly when b
6 was a boy, and guess his head mus
have come right up against the coN
. Anyway, be would not milk If he coul
s dodge it. One day he was thrown Of
{ horse and broke his arm. AS 500
S as his arm was out Of the sling he wa
i ordered to milk the cows. He sudden
ly discovered that he had weakened hi
4 wrist and that he could not mil