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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-28
AN EXTENSIVE
AND BUSY PLANT
What a Trip Through the Famous Smith,
Whltcomb g. Cook Cos Manufac-
turing Plant Revealed.

scrolls for polishing, and their famous
boom derTicks. in common with the
Champion Polishing Machines" and ira
yelling cranes are in great demand
wherever the stone business is carried
on.
One Of these boom derricks, erected
for the Ayondale Marble Co., of Avon
dale, Pa, is said TO be the largest boom
derrick in this country, having mast
1o5 feet in height and 90 foot boom.
It is also said by prominent granite
manufacturers, that the champion Pol
ishing Machine" B. B. Special, holds the
record for speedy work in this city, hav.
| ing turned out sixty-tso square feet
each eight hour day for four consecutive
days al the National Polishing Co.,
plant off from Granite street. This mas
sive machine stands 1e7 high, with q
stretch of 10-1, and with a gear-driye
weighs s,o50 pounds when ready for
shipment.
The original Smith, Whitcomb q Cook
plant was installed ia 1868, but in 1900
! it was turned into a corporation, doing
business under the laws of this state.
The officers are as follows: ". H.
Whitcomb, president and general man
ager; +. !. Martin, vice president and
+. ?. Cave, secretary and treasurer.
| OneSof the rules OF the company, i
that at least one new machine shall be
added TO its equipment each year; and
it is safe TO say that with the well
known enterprise Of the present officials
IN charge, the plant will continue IL
grow, and be always ready to handle ths
Y ever increasing volume Of business be-
| ing daily entered upon its order books.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-28
LITERARY NOTES.

The record price of a copy Of the first
edition l1S5O OF FitzGeralds Omar
Khayyam' Is now $3.50.
Elizabeth Robins Pennell is writing
an illustrated life Of her uncle. the late
Charles Godfrey Leland
The next publishers congress is To
be held at Milan, June. 1906 Varioua
prominent members Of the guild are
10 read papers.
George Moore, who has published
nothing for come time is about 10
bring out a new novel It is to bear
the not specially explanatory title of
1.-THE Lake
Mr.. Klpllng's latest poem. THE Pro
consuls." has called out d burst OF
disgust from the London Bxstander.
He is said therein to have touched the
lowest level he has ever piunbed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-28

[original.l
Lieutenant Ko Kurata occupied pc
cuiiar position with our forces in Man
churia. He was the most effeninate
men for soldier / ever knew. The
army Is no place for gentlemen, at least
without bravery. and many Of us fell
contempt for Kurata. Nevertheless
there was something about him that at
tracted us. We had not seen him In &C
ton and did not know how he would
behave; therefore / for one was dis
posed to suspend Judgment.
But circumstances prevented my re
naining In this dispassionate mood to
ward Kurata. He was taken Ill and
removed to the hospital. Soon after !
also was obliged TO go under the care
OF the surgeons and was taken to ths
same hospital and put in the SAINT
ward as he. There were several yolun.
teer nurses in attendance, young ladies
ct good families in Hakodate, who fit
ted here and there among us Ike an
gels. AMong them was one who to me
was especially charming. Her name
translated into your language would
- Cherry There is little Of the cherry
n our japanese compilations, but there
vas q alight tinre Of red In Cherry's
checks. and her eyes were very bright
uhe was especially kind to me, and
learned to look eagerly for her coming
10 my bedside. Indeed when she was
absept was miserable
That l loved Cherry was revealed te
me In this wise: Kurata occupied a cot
opposite mins, and one morning saw
Cherry 60 to him and ask how be was
getting on. saw tears in his eyes as
he replied. Tears in the eyes Of sol.
der. gave way to the contempt
had thus far repressed. Then ! saw
Cherry take hi. hand, press It warmly
and look tenderly in eyes that respond
ed with equal tenderness Instinctively
! felt for my sword, which. OF course
was not at my side That is how
learned that loved Cherry.
We were getting ready for a fight,
and / insisted on being discharged
from the hospital that | might take
my place at the front. Before setting
forth ] could not refrain from saying
some i'll natured words TO Cherry about
the sympathy that was passing be.
tween her ana Kurata. was 50 dis
agreeable about it that Cherry told me
to mind my own business That bust
ness being to fight, ! went forth to Kill
as many Russians as possible.
This was just before the bnttle OF
Liaoyangs Kurata rejoined us before
the fight opened and, though his health
was fairly well restored. bis spirits
were much depressed. He seemed to
me to be nervlng himself to meet The
trying ordeal in store for all OF us
When that ordeal came saw him ex.
posing himself reclslessly during the
heat of the fight, but when our part in
It was over lie collapsed. We who had
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-28
THE COOKBOOK.

An experienced housekeener says
that II one sonIss salt ham that Ii hard
and dry one day in water and one day
In milk 1t will be greatly improved.
Plmentos make the daintiest Or tea
table sandwiches. The pimentos should
be cut III tiny rings and only few OF
them spread on bread and butter The
flavor should be delicate. not obtrusive.
okra may be cooked until 1t is ten
der and then be sliced and served with
a white sauce and used as 4 vegetable
or 1t may be covered with French
dressing and do duty as a salad It
also may be added to tho vegetable
salad mixture
A delicious snuce to serve with
boiled rice IL made from pint OF
tomatoes stewed and strained. then
thickcned with two tablespcOpfuls Of
flour and two tnblespoonfuIs Of butter.
Season with suit, pepper and chopped
parsley II curry ID liked, teaspoon.
full Of the powder may be added.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-28
ARMY NOTES.

The Japanese government furnishes
a large number Of her soldiers with
eyeglasses. as the snen have detective
vision.
a private Ia the United States army
Is paid S18 month. The lieutenant
general OF the army receives q salsry
OF $11,e0 year. No officer has held
the rank Of general since Phssip H.
Sheridan.
Tho English army faces crisis in
it's light ARTILLERY The service Is IN
popular The old men refuse to re-en-
list and new recruits aEc scarce. At
the end Of another year 1t Is said there
win NOT be enough man for hair TIC
nincty-tfIree batteries
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-28
WILLIAMSBURG.

Remember the Gantlamen's ball to-
night at town hall, A good supper viii
he served and good time expected
Full bill $780,
\. 4. Fagnham was in Barre yester-
day on business
Mrs. 4. 4. Reed was in Montpelier
yesterday shopping.
Nern slavery and Miss Marcia Hutch
inson Of Northfleld were married at the
home Of the bride last evening. The
near relative and friends were present.
Mr. and Mrs. Slavery left for short
wedding trip to Massachusetts,.
Mrs Herbert Farnhain and little son
returned yesterday from their visit with
friends in Richmond
The funeral OF Liberty Icftoras was
held today from the house, Rev. r. +.
CWrier oiiicatilg
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-28
EAST BARRE.

1heYs will be an apples social held
OF the 2Tth hetweentwo South Barre peo-
Monday evening ian. L ~ are cordial
IL welcomed.
The council OF Congregational churches
called 10 ordian Mi Achenbach held
their session this afternoon. The SER
vice will NJ held this evening at s.9o
and I'LL are welcome to attend
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-28
Monk nnd aFonaxterr /.

The words monk and monastery are
derived from the Greek word nonos,
meaning alone. A monk, Ii the
proper sense Of the word, Il one who
dweIls entirely alone, and monasterics,
properly speaking, are establishment
in which each Individual has 4 cell or
dwelling to himself aud las little o.
no communication witil the others OF
tue same society.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-28
HENS TO LAY. WILLY NlLLY.
Will Work An the Year If Prof. JafEa
Can Make En-.

Berkeley, Cal, lee. rs. Within a
short time hens vill lays eggs accord
ing TO programme, whether they want
10 Of not, instead u refusing IA work
for 80 long a season every year tAGt
the price mounts I'D To famine rates.
that II, If the plans Of Prof. Jafa,
nutrition expert 1T the state university
do NOS 20 astray.
Prof. ,Iaffa is conducting acme expert
lnents which he expects viii be con
cluded by January / lie announced
Tuesday that his researches have ius-
tilted his belief that be would be able to
control the motllting period Of hens,
which normally begins in the middle Of
the summer and continues into Septem-
Der, October OF November
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-28
The Joy on II.

hewitt No, Or course Batcheler
doesn't keep house. lie inst has apart
menss at bis club.
N'rounds- He doesn't know what life
Is Why. half the fun of going TO
your club Is lost unless you've got
home to stay away from. Philadelphia
Press.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-28

Among the Turks bath money forms
an item In every marriage contract, the
husband engaging to allow his wife .
certain sum for bathing purposes, II
it be Withhold she has only to so be-
fore the catli and turn her slipper up.
side slown II the complaint be not
then redressed 1t is ground for divorce.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-28
Diary Keepers.

Keeping diary was confirmed
fashion among the literary Romans.
Most OF them carried little tablets tied
at their belts, in which they kept
memoranda Of their dolngs 50 as to
forget nothing when they came to
write up the record at night.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-28
10 Dance Attendance.

To dance attendance" is an express
sion borrowed from tie medieval Gus
tom which compelled the bride at a
wedding to dance with whatsoever asked
her, No matter how low the condition
Or how Objectionable tho person the
bride could not refuse.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-28

Billy How would yez like to be a
actor, Mickey
Mickey It'd be a cfnch in one o
dem plays where dey has feed on do
stage every night Brooklyn Life.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-28
.xuaEIax BIZ Yfia Tslay.

Belle Where did You lesrn to golf.
Bertiel
BERTHE Wight heah at til club. Why7
BelIe-Oh, nothing; only thought i
might have been at d correspondence
schocl.--Puck.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-28

The Greek holidays I'D festiTals
were very numerous. There we're fifsy
beginn;a 2 wisa the Iettce a, and be
s.c7 the.c arpeif Festivals iaefe we're
giiaes SGT apart f3r Tie istamiaa. Ne.
tacai1 iTtlilaa ana clEmpat games,
all O.. ashlnA wesc popular holidays
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-28
axilk ana Cream.

The milk Of an average COW contains
about 4 per cent Or cream. Nearly
20 per cent Of the elepli Cts milk Is
-realn. Even buffalo milk Is about
twice as rich as cows milk, and the
rresmiest of all, that Of the porpoise.
actually holds over As per cent Of
rream.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-28

The hot lakes district Of New Yea
land includes seven lakes ranging in
area from three to tbirty-one square
miles. besides many OF smaller size.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-28
DinerIng In pexree.

"stiii" reflected INC Epb'n, steady
Ing himself by strap and looking
daggers at tie passenger who couIdn't
nnd room for his valtees on the floor
Of the car, "a end seat hawg amt
quite ca bad ez a whole seat hawg. ~
Chicago Tribune.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-28

Cato, Being scurilously treated by q
low ana vicious fellow, quietly saId tc
him, A contest between us Is very m
equal, for thou canst bear III language
with ease and return 1t with pleasure
but 20 me it is unusual to hear aud dis
agreeable to speak it."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-28

''De Gilt made his fortune very sud
denly"
You Cont sayl Is he rich enough to
80 Ia the blue book r.
Blue book! Why. he Is rich enough
10 be investigated. Chicago News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-28
JlNGLEs AND JEsTs.
The Golf 0srI,

The Golf UsrI.
She said: II am awsary.
/ cannc4 make my bed
Nor help with the preserving
Nor dust the room. she eald.
And. leaping from the hammock.
she seized her bag OF sticks
And did the eighteen hsaes in just
Exactly ninety-six.
Philadelphia BniletIn
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-28
origin Of Two states, Names.

Rhode Island and Colorado are both
names descriptive OF color, the latter
named from its brightly hued cliffs and
tie former from its "roody" or REQ
cranberries.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-28
That,a when Tney ougns % stop

That's when They 0uEhs 10 stop.
Hllda- But why wouldn't girls make
good census takers7 Couldn't they col
lect names?
Helen Well, you see. most girls are
satisfied to collect one name and Stop.
Detroit Tribune.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-28
knew All Abnnf TEsena.

Ado you know the Goldslniths2
b. DO ] know them. Didn't our
servant girl live with them for a year
Just before coming 10 us?- pearson's
Weekly
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-28
No Alternatives.

II really costs too much 10 live.
This world is most usiustl
And n TON qait YOU still must face
Tho undertaken treaf
Washington Star.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-28
TnmiIx Trnnh1rn.

Father plays the horses,
Mother PLAYS bridge whist
And pork and beans is ali there Is
Upon the dinner list.
Washington Star.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-28
Indnor sno.rasnrsnn.

che opening OF tic door Of a warn
room Ia IsSplnnd during tie winter will
hc instantly followed BY miniature
saowstorm the condensed moisture
failing ia Cakes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-28

Hicks That Is the author of the
piece sitting in the box over there.
Wlcks IIushl You don't want to he
sued for criminal libel. do you?~Som-
eryille Journal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-28
one view OF varue.

"what were your stolen diamonds
worth
The eager young reporter said
They certainly were worth at least
A column, chlrped the chorus maid
New York Herald
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-28

The summer wanes In sunshine hot
Green things arc all consuming
AN green things save the idiot,
Who Is forever blooming.
Catholic staudard and Times
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-28
ylarigtrA on OIL.

In oldcn times BARRIERS also practicctl
surgery ana were eailed barber sur
ge0nS Earsers were known ii Greece
IL tie t;fth century end a Rome Ia the
LLird centnay.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-28

Gold, silver and copper we're known
TO the Greeks in the time Of Homer.
but oxen were still the standard by
which other things were estimated.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-28

The leathega apron worn by the
Blacksmith ii mentioned by pljny as In
use iii his time.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-28

VJ.WO men.
Gether club t
Hartford T
Complaint
been hogging
the federal p
case OF tr@pz
rial Hsilta.-C
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-28
sTATE FIGHTS.

Massachusetts has surplus Of 10000
women and Nebraska has surplus &c
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-13
JAMES MURRAY.

AS a school teacher we are sure
that we do not even risk probability
when We. state that no man has yet
left SO deep an impress of striking
perpetuity, made in the school-room
and influence among the many child
rem in Pitt county, as did James Muir
ray. Mr. Murray was by birth Vir-
ginian, He was one of the earliest
students of Wake Forest, graduating
in the latter thirties. His first work
thereafter was to come to Greenville
TO succeed the celebrated Lovejoy, who
had vacated to take charge of school
ia Raleigh. Mr.. Murray taught the
principal school in Greenville for
many years, ever giving the most en-
tire satisfaction, both to pupil and
patron, whilst as citizen no man
was paid higher respect.
We think he was the first superin-
tendent of public instruction for the
county of Pitt, which position he held
with the strictest assiduity until the
schools were destroyed by the war.
In 1868 Mr.. Murray moved to Will
son. After the war closed and the
public schools We're again established,
Mr.. Murray was chosen superintend-
ent for Wilson county.
+ His zeal and long experience in
fused new life in that splendid coun-
ty among the children and parents of
the rural districts He often COM
planned of the inefficiency of the then
school books and the uncomfortable
houses,
He held the position until his death.
He died at the ripe old age of near
eighty.
Mr.. Murray was married to Miss
Jane Davis, of Greenville. She was
the daughter of James Davis, most
highly esteemed gentleman. Mr..
Davis who was the grandson of James
Davis, who was the first printer in
North Carolina and of Revolutionary
Immortality.
Mr.. and Mrs. Murray raised two
children, one of whom was the highly
gifted Hugh F. Murray, whose
untiinely death was greatly deplored.
They have all long since gone to their
last resting place and sleep near each
other in the Acknowledgment ceme-
terry at Wilson.
Mr.. Murray was a devoted member
of the Missionary Baptist church for
more than half century. knew
Mr. Murray well, and deep in my
heart / can easily apply the words of
Charles Lamb to one OF his closest
friends: THAT he had never yet seen
or found a man made of whittier clay"
w r. WILLIAMS.
Falkland, n. C.
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holiday was ever given us, except
about two hours one afternoon, grant
ed as payment for sweeping out the
academy room, the floor of which was
SO thickly covered with months of
accommodations. that when the brooms
disturbed them, such a cloud was
raised as rendered the air almost UNI
breathable. Mr.. Geer all through life
was an enlightened, devoted and sin
gle minded Christian minister.
My next teacher was in the Raleigh
Academy on Burke Square, John Y.
Hicks. He was of real excellence. He
taught in Nash and Franklin prior
to his taking charge In Raleigh. He
was much beloved by all but the bad
boys can see him now, his official
chair mounted on a low platform,
ferule in hand, with pupils arranged
around the room, with a class stand
ing before him. If a boy misbehaved
at his seat he would sometimes throw
his ferule smartly to him and require
him to bring the instrument of punish
ment to him. This was used on the
hand In rare cases, where the Of
fence was great, he would use a large
switch. For a short while he was
assisted by his brother, William Hicks,
who was much liked. From Raleigh
the brothers removed to the noun
tains, John having a school in Macon
county, and representing the county
in the Legislature in 1916 and 1S4S.
William became Methodist minister,
and was a member of the Secession
Convention of 1861.
My next teacher, for 1843, was from
Danville, Virginia, a clergyman I
think, Silas Bigelow. If not a clergy
man he was an earnest lay-worker. He
was q warm friend of temperance and
edited a newspaper in it's interests. He
was genial, kindly man and much
beloved by his pupils. He seldom
logged indeed, / remember only one
instance of real, hard hitting. big
switch Negotiation and that was for a
nahum in Sc, an offence against morals
as we'll as school law. The culprit took
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that a pretty way to treat a poor de-
fenceleSs boy?" Mr.. Brown was evil
IDENTIFY shocked at the sight and ex-
pressed his regret that he had struck
SO hard, saying that he was not ac-
customed to whipping.
He was afterwards Tutor and AS
sociate Professor of Greek in the Uni
versity. His nervousness grew on him
until he was forced to leave his chair.
Since then he has taught in this State,
California, Hawai-, Tennessee and
elsewhere. He is now an inmate OF
the Home for the Aged in Nashville,
Tennessee.
l close my sketches of my teachers
by stating emphatically that, in my
opinion, not one was cruel, not one
inflicted punishment, unless deserved,
not one was guilty of partially. l feel
sure that the stories of the inhuman
conduct of the old time School-master
are grossly exaggerated. l say more
over, that l cannot see that the boys
who enter the University are superior
in accuracy of thought, quickness OF
perception and tenacity of memory, tC
those of the present day.
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They are to be Judged by
the Character of the
Men Educated.
GIANTS IN THOSEDAYS
incidents Showing Wherein the In
struCtion Made Men Able 10
Grapple With Grave Cues.
BY PROF. RICHARD fl. LEWIS.

1t is the fashion with some educa-
tors of the present time, to speak con-
temptuously of the schools of the
Golden Time" / am afraid that they
judge of the quality of those old insti-
tutions more by the character of the
old buildings in which the schools
were taught than by the teaching that
was done in them. And these harsh,
modern critics have, very strangely,
forgotten to call to mind the very
many great men of our country, now
rapidly passing from us, who received
the larger part of their educations
in the 'Old field School"
The old school houses, very often,
were built of logs chinked with split
slabs and mud. The furniture was
very rude and primitive. The books
were few, and handed down from one
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-13
THE TEACHER IS BORN.
The Right Man Can.0 Overcome Adverse
Circumstances and Surroundings.
(Marshville Honey

(Marshville Honey
1t is said that it is almost impossible
to re-establish a high school where
a~flourishing school has once prosper
ed but has gone down. We would rath-
er go into the woods and build up
school than to undertake to revive
dead school. There is however, one
teacher in Union County who has
shown that he possesses the ability
not only to establish a great schoolin
the Wods, but he can revive a dead
school an do uickly bring it into a
prosperous condition again. About
fifteen years ago Prof O.. G. Hamilton
became principal of Union Institute
which was built in the forest about
seven miles north of Monroe. A vii
lage of nice residences, was quickly
built around the academy and 1t be-
came the most prosperous and lam
Gus high school in the county. Later
on Prof Hamilton went to another
field. One eacher after another was
employed but no one was found VINO
could stop the decline and fall of that
institute, eventually went into oblivion
as a high school. When Prof. Hamil-
ton bought the property little over
a year ago the knowing ones shook
their heads and sympathied with him
for making such a bad move, as they
thought Who ever heard of a pros
porous school being successfully re-
established where an old one has gone
down? they asked. But within six
months Union Institute again took its
place in the front ranks as an educa-
tional institution of that county. This
shows that adverse circumstances and
surroundings can be overcome IL you
can get the right man. a
In the school-room you don't find
many men like O. c.. Hamilton. He rs.
born teacher and has given his life's
work thus far in the school room. His
daily morning lectures are inspiring
to any student that can be inspired,
and perhaps many successful men to-
day. who were his former students,
remember we'll how they were inspired
and nencouraged to put forth greater
efforts by his lectures and method OF
hearing class Rotations, when they
had come to hard places and were de-
spondent. Prof. Hamilton always IN
sisted on thoroughness,' never permit
ting a student to pass to higher stud
les until he was ready for them. in
this way they formed solid basis TO
build upon, and perhaps this Is one
of the reasons why his students have
so frequently taken places at the mead
of their classes in college.
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Try letting other peoples analrs
devote to your own,