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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-04

"But Mr.. Editor this Is the farmers
year, and the candidate must be farmer
who has his money invested in his
land, who hires his own help and depenps
upon his days work and income from his
farm for his support, Z says correspond.
ent to one state newspaper. The farm
ers year is getting to be such worn out
expression that il may react in the cam
paign. There win be d large percentage
Of farmers In the Legislature, as usual, but
the freemen Of the state must bear in mind
that they are electing representatives Of
all classes, not OF one.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-04

The Montpelier Argus is authority for
the statement that another hotel Is to be
erected in Montpelier which will be am-
ply able to take cafe Of the large crowds
which gather there for conventions and
particularly during legislature times. The
Rutland News will probably ask Il il Is to
be run on the cracker barrel and cheese
box style during convention and legisla-
tive periods.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-04

says the Waterbury Record No one
can ind fault with the Republican ticket
named today at the Washington county
convention. Good men have been nomi-
nated-men who have influence and abil-
ity.
And we would give a cookie 70 know
whether Editor Whitehill wrote that be-
fore Or after getting the results Of the con-
yention. lis was about right, no matter
when be wrote IT,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-04
ABOUT THE STATE.

Items of Interest Cleaned From Our
Exchanges.
The Straw family observed the 96th au-
niverstry Of the birth Of Thomas Akely
Straw by family gathering at the home
Of John Straw, In Stowe, Tuesday. Din
ner was served In tent on the lawn.
There we're about thirty persons present.
Mrs. Nancy Bates 81 Richmond, widow
Of Elihu Bates passed her 9sth birthday
July rs. She rode four miles her birth
day to visit her son, Henry. Her home is
with her son, NJ NJ Bates She is the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-04

And now Charles w. Fairbanks has
been assured, with little less ceremony,
that be was nominated for vice president
BY the Republicans. The campaign may
now proceed 50 far as this political party
is concerned.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-04
JNeLES AND JESTS.


Every man should give his wife
pocket money said the liberal man.
"Nonsensef answered Mr.. Grumps
MY wife doesn't hold on to money long
enough to put it into her pocket -
Washington Star.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-04

Barre and Montpelier are proud Of their
representatives on the diamond, not alone
because they are playing winning ball but
because they are playing it in gentle
manly manner
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-04
snre1x.

Though wide his influence may extend,
With loves intentions rife,
II must be owned that Cupid takes
An arrow view u Mfe.
Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-04

The beef trust Is said to be going to
pieces Here's hoping the pieces win be
small enough for masticatlon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-04

There were good many people who
forgot today that they had grown old. it
was circus day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-17

ever. proves nothing. We do need salt but the French scientists insist we get a suffciency in the food we consume daily.
 The question is an old one and 1t is still unsettled but 1t is pretty well established that no harmful results follow ; disuse of the continent pro- vided our food be sufficiently varied. It is a peculiar delusion to consider the use of salt a necessity. Tales of disease arising from the non-use of salt are unfounded It is a peculiar error, just one of a thousand, and no greater errors exist than popular er- TOTS. The scientists of this inyestigat- irg age are however dissipating such errors. The need of salt in the popu- lar mind resembles the belief in an equinoctial storm in September, when in fact such storms are mere accidents or incidents of weather, without rela- tion by the autumnal equinox. The need of extra salt probably belongs in the equinoctial storm list
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-17
Country Is Prosperous.

Henry Clews in his weekly stock mar ket letter says:
 Strong, steady and skillful leadership. backed by favorable general conditions, produced an active and at time buoyant stock market. Occasionally prices weak ened under fresh realizing, but good buy ing generally developed on the declines and the upward movement was easily re- newed owing to the spread of confidence induced by favorable outside clrcum- stances.
 The recent government crop reports, which focecasted larger crops of corn, wheat and cotton than had been expect ed. were the principal sources of in creased hopefulness The harvest Is now partcically beyond danger and we are promised 2,460.OOO,O0O bushels of corn, $50, 100000 bushels of wheat and probably 1,50o,O00 bales of cotton. These figures are all beyond what the crop killers would have had us believe a few weeks ago, and they have thrown the pessi- mists into dismay. Such results are not only beneficial to the stock market, but helpful to the country at large. There is now sufficient demand In sight for all our crops at good prices. which means ample profit for the farmer without ex- l tortionate prices to the consumer. This in turn means that our merchants will l do large trade and that factory wheels will turn more speedily In consequence. while the railroads will have not only more grain to carry, but more merchan- I disc also, in consequence of business re- vival. Good harvests have always been at the bottom of good times, and this year Is not likely to prove any exception. Railroad managers have been very hope full for some weeks past, and current re- ports of earnings bear out their expecta- tions In the fourth week of September thirty nine roads reported gains of nearly 6 per cent over last year. and in the third week of September forty-nine roads show gain of over 8 per cent, and the prospects are that October returns will l be equally good ''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-17
A Cheerful Iron Market.

Nine stacks were blown in in Sep tember, bringing the total number in Hast up to 191, possessing a weekly capacity of 3O9946 tons. At the open ing of the present year the stacks of this country were turning out each week but 1S5,000 tons. About ten ad- ditional stacks will be put in blast this month, and the production will be increased about 16000 tons a week.
 Nineteen coke stacks in this district produced in September 95,045 tons, a gain of nearly 1000 tons over August's s production. We are doing our share perhaps, although we have but nine teen coke stacks in operation.
 Despite the increased production tue merchant furnace stocks are npt increasing in any section. In the south stocks were reduced in Septem. Der nearly twenty per cent, bringing the total down to 190,003 tons OIL Octobc" l. Accumulations about the stacks will soon disappear, and the great industry will go into the winter season hopeful and expectant. This feeling is reflected in. the advances in prices, and in t':e flrmness with which iron is held by producers. Concas- sions are no longer granted in ordsr to induce purchases. Buyers are buying lest prices may be still further ad- vanced, and producers are willi,S to hold iron against the future.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-17
The Building Movement.

The building movement of Birming- ham is bound to follow the rule that ap- pnes to the tide of civilization, and go westward" said a young attorney.
 Already Wes. End and the sites along the north and south Ensley car lines are being built up rapidly. Some of the most desirable locations for homes any where around Birmingham are to be found on the south Ensley car line
 Tn a few years I expect to see some of the largest business houses on Second and Third avenues from Fifteenth to Eighteenth streets The city can't move much farther east for the furnaces and the railroad yards are in the way. The churches and clubs situated in the north ern part of town will keep the business center from moving that way. It can't very well go across on South Side, and the only clear path Is westward. Then another argument in favor of the city moving westward Is that the people come in that way from Pratt City, Ensley and Bessemer, the smaller cities and feeders of the district"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-17
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

From the Chicago News.
 Love after marriage Is often a one sided affair.
 drop too much has caused many a man to fall from grace.
 The right kind of "smile" never does any harm at a prayer meeting.
 It takes a lot of cleverness to make little cleverness pay.
 Even if some rnings refuse to go your way there are other things.
 A man seldom realizes the depth of a hole until after he gets into 1t.
 The rose is red, .Ae violet's blue-and so is a man when his note comes due.
 Many man, while walking to save a nickle car fare, indulges in 1O-cent ci- gar.
 Money doesn't always lead to happiness, but it helps in the search very materi- ally.
 All the bad children in the neghborhood belong to the neghbors-so every mother will inform you.
 Did you ever pause to think how many people there are in the world who proba- bly never heard of you2 Man absorbs knowledge as a sponge does water, and Ilke a sponge he needs an occasional wrin ring out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-17
Examination of Officers.

T am very much pleased at the action of the governor in endorsing the recom- mendation of the military board to have officers in the national guard stand ex- amination," said a citizen who has always been interested in this branch of the gov- ernment. 'The national guard should have competent officers. and the only way to get them is to have them stand examination. This will improve the ser vice all along the line and will encourage privates and non-commissioned officers to study military tactics. The regular army requires very rigid examination and no man who is not well informed in military matters can get a commission. though he be appointed from private life. This rule has worked well in the regular army and should uo so In the national guard. The Dick bill has done much 10 improve the national guard, and has put 1t on a sounder footing. but 1t does not provide for such examinations. The mill itary board acted wisely in making this recommendation, and the governor acted wisely in indorsing it. I was glad to learn that the officers of the Third regi- ment are thoroughly in accord with the plan"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-17
Countrymeni
Private Cars and Rebates.

The interstate commerce commls sion is getting evidence that throws some light on the monopolistic priVi leges that the common everyday ship per has to contend with. The compa nies that own cars adapted to the use of packers, oil shippers, fruit growers and the like receive not only compen satlon from shippers but also conces sions from the railroads. As the big shippers invariably own or have inter ests in the cars thus used it will be seen how rebates are allowed them without infringing upon the exact terms of the interstate law.
 The private cars controlled or own ed by the big shippers are neverthe- less the means of heavy discrimina- lions against the ordinary shipper, and the evidence brought out in Chi cago may be heard from again when congress meets.
 The most oppressive form that trusts can take consists in special privileges in railway transportation, and if these privileges are handed out through private car companies the facts should be brought out. and this seems to be the purpose of the eyi dence at Chicago. If the meat trust for example, secure railway discrim nations through the ownership of pri vate cars, the independent packers should be made acquainted with the nature of tho agreements that exist between them and the railroads.
 Railway freight dlscriminations in Interstate commerce no matter how covered up, are illegal, but the trouble seems to consists in finding out the truth and the whole truth. The great shipping corporations get beyond rebates in some form, and the impress sion is that they are at present work ing the private car as a cover and means of deception.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-17
AN INTERESTING STORY.
Concerning John D. Rockefeller and
 the Presidency.

From the New York Journal.
 We will tell you an interesting secret about MT. Rockefeller-it hasn't been told before. It you doubt Its accuracy, you can ask Stone of Missouri, or half dozen other influential democrats who were in charge of the party when Rocke- feler tried to get himself nominated for the presidency on the democratic ticket
 It seems preposterous and unbelievable, yet it is a fact that John D. Rockefeller only few years ago aspired to the pres idency of the United States.
 He approached the democratic leaders and asked them If there was any req son why he should not be considered available as a democratic candidate
 He said in substance this:
 q have made all the money I want which is a good deal. I possess cer- tain amount of executive capacity. un- derstand organization and l know how to make 1t worth mems while to do what I tell them to do. The ability which has done so we'll for me I think might do well for the country, if the country will give me what I want. I should like to be nominated president by the democratic party. In return I will give to the democratic party my organ izing capacity and the convincing infiu- ence of my financial resources"
 MT. Rockefeller was told by the aston ished democratic leaders that the first flaw in his availability for the demo- cratic nomination would be the fact that ne wouldn't get any votes
 MT. Rockefeller, who Is practical and very wise, thereupon gave up the idea at least for the time-and went on with his curious, aimless chess game of piling up unnecessary money and unused power through compound interest and complex
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-17
A WhirIwind Campaign.

The real Whirlwind campaign of the democratic national executive com mIttee Is to be conducted in the last ten days of the electoral struggle. The lack of funds on the democratic side renders this course necessary. The trusts and Dingley benefciaries lined up with fat contributions for Roosevelt and Fairbanks, and not one of them, so far as is known, has con- tributed to the democratic campaign fund Hence the resort to the whirl- wind device, which will aim to do in ten days what the republicans have been doing ever since their conven- tion was held in June.
 The improvised whirlwind cam paign of Henry Gassoway Davis should not be confounded with hte f. hal ten days campaign that is to be conducting as the closing effort of the campaign. MT. Davis has scored twelve speeches a day, which is SCOT ing some in a man eighty-one years old. MT. Davis has said that he would look after West Virginia and 1t is be- lieyed he will be equal to the task. The work already done by the veteran candidate is marvellous and he seems ,- be fresher and stronger than he was at the outset
 There is much room for hope in a general whirlwind campaign in the last days of the party battle, and if 1t be conducted on broad aggressive lines 1t may change many voters who cannot be won back in the short time remaining. Chairman Taggart Is a firm believer in work done in the closing days, and it is the intention no doubt to make the whirlwind effort the most effective ten days fight that this country has ever known. Every doubtful and contested state is to be filled with speakers, meetings and processions, and democratic prospects and hopes are to be staked on the whirlwind scheme of campaigning. The plan has never been depended upon by any party in the past, but this Is no reason why it will not sue ceed this year in the present apathetic condition of the voting strength. A ''whirlwind" may wake them up, and give them something to think of.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-17
DIARY OF A ROMAN POLITICIAN.

From Leslie's Weekly
 (The Diary of Julius, a Roman politi- elan. Dug up from under the ruins of the Roman Forum.)
 June the Ides :-Y esterday was a most faithful got into a chariot and went down to Esopus, which lieth over beyond the Appian Way and conducted the Great Test
 And I must say 1t was eminently suc- cessful.
 After the caucus, during which Cash less Penurious and I and Spurious Jag gius agreed upon Altonious Parkus as the only available candidate, we deter mined to see if the prospective candidate possessed that great attribute-sience..
 So we went down to Esopus. conscious of the tremendous moment attached to our pilgrimage.
 We found Altonious Parkus in the Baths. Come out of ito said Cashless Penurious. We are about to offer you as a sacrificed"
 goods house, and this house sends the We waited breathlessly, but he said no word Slowly, very slowly. he waded ashore and began untying the knots the farmer boys had put in his shirt. This was the crucial moment. We nearly fainted with apprehension, but Altonious Parkus said no word. His face grew red and he breathed hard, but he said no word.
 We have come to learn your views on the money question: said Cashless Penurious.
 Altonious ParlSus bent down with great dignity detached a crab from the great toe of his left foot. But he said no word
 And we want your views on imperial ismi' said Spurious Jaggius. Also we want to know how you'll come through with beer moneyi"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-17
THE FOOLISH FOLK.
Theodosia Garrison in the Smart set

Theodosia Garrison in the Smart Set. Between Life's gates of mystery
 Throng solemn men and wise, With scales to weigh the things that be. To sift, reject and prize; Long bowed beneath their wisdoms yoke They ponder as is meet; But we we be the foolish folk
 Who know the world Is sweet Scholar and sage and fearful priest They trudge a dismal quest, And marvelsif the great be least
 Or if the least be best; Weighs each the worth of prince or hind Meath cowl and cap and hood; But we, we be the foolish kind
 Who know the world is good. Within the dust of yesterdays
 Their gaunt hands dig and stir; They ponder on tomorrow's ways And guess. distrust, aver; Yesterdays fault, tomorrow sin Their withered lips repeat; But we we be the foolish kind
 Who know today is sweet. Oh, wise men of the sombre heart. We be of little worth, Who play our useless games apart And take our joy of earth; Gods mirth when this His world aWoke Ye have not understood We only heard. we foolish folk
 Who know that life Is good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-17
Tom Watson.

From the Washington Post.
 Tom Watson is the richest and the happest man in the whole world today. His name is on the tongues of all He speaks to cheering thousands, and his addresses are telegraphed all over the country. Editors sravely discuss him, reports hans upon his lightest word. His comings and goings are matters of almost breathless interest to the newspapers Even in the heyday of their glory, the Siamese twins, Blind Tom, the Bearded Lady, and the Automation Chess Player were as nothing to him. Carrie Nation at her worst would hardly have made a sideshow for the circus he is now operat- ing. Wherever he goes vast crowds as semble. When he harangues them, the red-faced multitudes explode with rap ture. Committees wait for him. rabies turn out as if by magic on all hands. And, joy of joysl the papers tell him that he is doing harm to some one every time he shrieks. Interviewers ask with bated breath whether he intends to make Roose- welt or Parker the victim of his thun- der Commentators solemny discuss the possibilities of the populist crusade. He Is the star performer of the campaign, the only real flash of gaiety and color against an otherwise somber and depress- ing sky. He lives in Golconda of his own. He bathes in Pactolus more won- derful than Midas ever knew. The robes of Solomon did not clothe a pride one half as deep as his bargain-counter coat now buttons in. He is the whole thing and he knows and revels in 1t.
 Is it conceivable that any Croesus oi thls or any other age was ever half as blest as Tom Watson is today? Not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-17
IN HOTEL LoBBlES
Tuberculosis.

IuDerculosiSs
 Dr. c. c. Jones of East Lake pfesiusii' of the Alabama Medical society mas fe turned from St. Louis. where nc at'ei'U ed the American International Congress on Tuberculosis. He speaks interestihsis or the work accomplished by lhe eoi'- gress.
 Delegates were present" he said, from Novia Scotia to Peru. lhe cniei questions discussed before the congress were the ways and means of preventing the spread of tuberculosis The con- gress seemed to be in harmony Wieh the old adge that "an ounce of preventive IS worth a pound of cure" All the discus sions centered upon this question Of get ting public sentiment aroused so that the people would demand that the state leg islature pass measures looking to the separation of tuberculosis cases in all our public institutions
 Tt seems high time that some steps are being taken to suppress the spread of tuberculosis, when according to the last census over 15OOO0 people die every year with that disease.
 Alabama has already taken forward steps along these lines. The tuberculosis cases are separated in the state prisons and the insane hospitals.
 "The object of the congress at St Louis was to get the state medical asso- citations and the people to take the mat ter up and arouse a sentiment that will end in the separation of tuberculosis cases from those not affected in order that tht disease may be effectively stamped out When the statistics show that tubereu losis Is one of the most deadly and fata diseases"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-17
JOHN MORLEY.

From the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
 America is soon to have a visit from one of the most distinguished citizens of England, MT John Moreley, whom a London correspondent of Harpers Week ly charcterizes as one of the most ad- mirable of Englishmen. MT. Morley has been a member of two cabinets, has gov erned Ireland and has introduced and passed some crucial pieces of legislation. The correspondent says that the charac- ter of John Morley's power is the power of John Morleys character and that he has reached and holds his present high position because of his habit of always telling the truth exactly as he sees 1t. ''There are politicians in England as in America" he adds, who hope to rise by cajolery and fatterng King Demos and hiding the unpleasant truths that may of fend his august ears. But this is not John Morley's way"
 It is gratifying to know that there Is at least one politician in the world who has risen to distinction by being always honest and truthful. u is a great tempta- tion to the public man to deal in claptrap, to appeal to passion and prejudice rather than to the sober judgment of his hear CTS The trouble is that the politician usu- ally finds his working material at the bot tom, among men who do not read and think, and who are governed by the pass ing emotion of the hour. It Is easier to capture such men by appealing to their emotions rather than by appealing to their judgment. But we believe that 1t Is quite possible for a true man to sue ceed in politics without resorting to such trickery. He may have his defeats now and then, but if he Is thoroughly honest, and If he will always stand by his prin- ciples and stick to the truth and be frank and candid with the people, sooner or later he will gain their confidence and their respect, and. these gained. success Is sllre and ahiding.