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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-06
FALSE RuAlORS FLIGHT.

False rumor never travels with leaden
wings and when the rumor is tinctured
with malrodor on charged with seeming
enormity, its pace i accelerated two
fold. The people Of Barre and Mont
pelier had convincing illustration of
it Monday when The little piping voice
of the false messenger first poured out
the information that Lake Champlain
steamboat had gone down with its load
Of excursipnists. 1he word passed from
lip to lip, gaining momentum as it went
and waxing terrible in the passage until
it assumed the proportions Of great
calamity. 1t became a settled fact. Peo-
pleo told it for a certainty and were
willing to vouch for It's truth. Then
came anxious inquiries at the newspaper
Offices. 1t is safe to say that during
the forenoon The Times was besieged
by fifty to hundred persons who want
ed information as to the supposed ca
tastrophe The report was investigated
and found to be utterly without founda-
tion. But still the elusive rumor spread,
and it certainly did not diminish in
enormity with each telling, only to be
finally downed in its last Businesses
where it had taken refuge from pur-
suit by truth.
We make reference to this incident
simply to show what damage can be
done by careless or a joking remark
made at random. Some one person was
responsible for these waves Of fouuda-
tionless assertion. He, either knowingly
or unsgittingly, first gave impetus to the
story whose features might have been
comparatively mild in his telling, but
with just sinister enough meaning to
give a eoloring in the next telling. Thus
il went from worse to worse until we
had the almost incredible runor that
was current all over the two cities yes
terday. Did the original teller Of the
yarn realize, for instance, the damage
which he was doing TO the transporta-
tion company which has charge Of the
passenger traffic on Lake ChampIain, in
the loss Of confidence which the absurd
report would occasion? Did he further
more reckon the mental anguish he was
building for people whose friends and
relatives might be travelling on the lake :
These may be homely illustrations for
bis mind to have pictured before It's in
tricacies, but they are possible and were
a fact, even If the cause may have been
ioundationless. In the light Of these
things, is it too much to ask people to
exercise sense when tempted to start a
false rumor or TO spread bit Of miser-
able gossip, We leave it to them to
decide.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-06
THE MOTORISTS JOYS.
A Tribute to the Beauty and the De-
lights of the Road.

lights of the Road.
To "see life steadily and see 1t
whole" was Matthew ArnoId's ethical
aspiration. That is how the motorist
secs the land he traverses. His teach
or Is the road. A road Ii the most In
teresting and instructive thing on
earth. 1t Is the chain that binds a
country together, 1T Is the artery along
which the Likelihood Of a people flows;
II Is the story OF their past, the exhibit
ton of their present the presage OF
their future; 1t Is the book of human
ity, with picture and d story and a
lesson on every page. The history Of
Rome is In her roads. Once know and
love the road and you can tolerate no
other transit. Too fast2 Read the
wonderful poem W. Il. Henley wrote
after a friends motor car had revealed
England to him:
Speed and the range Of Gods skies.
Distances changes. surprises;
Speed and the hug OF Gods winds,
Beautiful, whimsical. wonderful
Read the whole Of this 'imperishable
poem" as william Archer calls 1t Il
had the privilege of giving It to the
public, and never talk to me again of
'going too fast to see anything 1t
is Just because we 60 fast that we see
everything. Henry Norman, NJ. p, 10
Scribner's.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-06
THAT SMALLPOX.
Wild Reports Were Circulated Says
Constant Reader

Mr.. Editor:--WilI you allow me a
constant reader of The Times, space in
your valuable paper, to suggest To peo-
pie outside tins town and the surround
ing section, the feelings OF those most
interested in the smallpox scare. Various
rumors have Aoated over the telephone
and otherwise regarding the one pa
tient, Herbert Croto, and his physician,
DR.. Frank Wheeler, of North Montpel.
Ter also the health officer of Marsh
field, DIR. III. s. Carver
/ Both doctors have been credited with
statements made by someone else who
wished TO make q sensation" it seems,
as no man, much less an NJ. ID. with any
medical sense, would make such state
ments. Also there has appeared in the
"town items of The Journal ami
Waterman the following: "A case Of
smallpox is broken out Id town. The
victim il Herbert Croto living on a
farm near Ed. Pitkin's. The fellow has
been all around and was doctored by
DIR. Wheeler Of North Alontpelitf and
he called it poison ivy. DIR. IT, g.
Corvin was called for counsel and he
said, smallpox, Several from this town
We're in DR. Wheeler's Office Sunday and
the fellow was seated there with the
rest, SO taking ii all around good
big crowd is exposed. They will be
guaranteed directly. Ii caused quite a
sensation In town.
The indignation Of friends Of both
doctors is greatly aroused at this, as
facts 90 to show that some one has
tried to black guard and iniure through
envy or ignorance, DIR, Wheeler. AS
both doctors have all the practice they
can attend TO, and are perfectly friendly,
it would behoove neither in any way
to try to injure the medical SUCCESS Of
the other. II is a fact, that Herbert
Croto IS afflicted with some slight
humor on his face, and at the time
the smallpox appeared, had been work
ing in a meadow where poison ivy was
growing, and his hands were broken out
to some extent with the poison on the
Sunday mentioned.
As the time for smallpox Ia appear
in those said TO have been exposed &C
that time has already expired, and no
cases are reported, ii looks TO reason
that he could not give tho disease at
that time, and that DR. Wheeler's state
ment proves true, that if he had 1t
about him at that time there was no
possible chance for contagion. Owing TO
the various floating stories, churches and
places of business to some extent, have
been closed, and summer boarders have
returned to their homes in the cities
afraid Of the disease. So far al is
known, no cases outside the Croto
family are reported. The young man
aforesaid, who was afflicted is able ia
be out Of doors, and Il doing we'll We
trust this will explain matters to some
extent, and will put stop in some
measure to the false reports in eireula.
ton.
A constant reader.
Plainfeld, Aug. 6.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-06

Almost the last work that Sir Edwin
Landseer was engaged on was life
sized picture Of Nell Gwynn passing
through an archway on a white palfrey
This picture in which the horse alone
was finished, was bought by one of the
Rothschild family and given to Sir
John Aflllais TO complete. One morn
Ing celebrated art critic called and
was much impressed with this work,
"Ah, to be surew he said, going up
close and examining a deerhound,
which almost breathed, in the fore
ground Of the picture How easily
one can recognize Landseer's dogs
Wonderful, isn't ltT' yes, It Is won.
derful," remarked Sir John, lighting an
other pipe. Il finished painting that
dog yesterday and have done the whole
Of It myself" That critic was sorry he
spoke.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-06
Bible Criticism.

The higher criticism is the criticism
OF the literary forms and contents OF
the Bible; the lower criticism is the
criticism of the text Of the Bible The
higher criticism endeayors to decide
with regard to the writing in question
what its authorship is, It's authenticity
its credibility, etc, while the lower
criticism IL concerned with what might
be called the mechanism Of the text
no attention being paid to anything
else.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-06

rolled instead Of trying to put one foot
before he other, but the little man got
an objective point before his haif-con-
scious vision and made for it as much
as the two loads would permit. lie must
have had Six bottles Of Ballantines or
Budweiser inside Of the package and all
of it supported by shawl strap handle.
Thus do we supply the inner wants Of
some of our neighbors. He was man
who seemed afraid that Barre people
were going to remove all the visible
supply and thus rob Montpelier Of its
due share. But they wouldn't not il he
knew it, no, sir.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-06
win Mset IN 81. Albans.

81. Adams, Aug. 6.--The annual do
cesar convention Of the Woman's Aux.
iliary to the Board OF Missions Of the
Episcopal church viii be held with St
Luke's church in this city Tuesday and
Wednesday. September "a and %
Bishop Sheldon Munson Griswold OF
Salina, kans., will make an Address and
il j. hoped that Bishop Frederick Rogers
Graves Of China win also be one of the
speakers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-06

Did you ever stop to think that Barre
has got street that in length can't be
beaten very often. This street is three
and one,third miles from end to end "
is Main street, the spine, so to speak,
of the city. Branching off from it, like
the multitudinous streets leading Off
Broadway in New York, are the smaller
thoroughfarcs. Using another figure Of
speech, Main street here is the artery
and the others are veins sending In and
taking from, the life fluid. This thor.
oughfare runs from boundary to boun-
Diary Of the city, from north to south.
A glance at this faneiful map thus drawn
serves to accentuate that Barre is really
IA one street city like the little country
village with its long, wide lane running
through
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-06
STRAY PICKINGS
OF LOCAL INTEREST

Among the representatives of the
Mountain View club Of Greensboro, which
was defeated by Barre after sharp
battle last weeN. was one man who was
formerly national figure through his
connection with college base ball He
was Dutch Carter, known as Yale uni-
yersity's best tWirler. Carter was feared
by all the college mines which Yale met
for the years that be was in college
and he is reclloned now one Of Yale's
most famous athletes Dutch" Is no
longer showing curves, but Is pointing
out the straight and narrow way" for
he is a clergyman Of the Congregational
denomination, and the best sport YOU
ever saw" declared one Of his fellow
summer visitors at Caspian lake (Thev
resent it up there if YOU call it Greens
boro pond The Barre boys who had
occasion to play against the Greensboro
team would carry the opinion still fur
tier and say that not only the Rev
Dutch" Carter, but all Of them were
good sports" in the best sense Of the
term. Glad to welcome them again, too
III; -----
The venerable town clock has re-
Gently been again mfaithful to its ,Iu-
ties, and by its propensity to be late
of late has caused many furry and a
futter of confusion, A Barre girl was
the victim Of the deceptive hands the
other day. Her train south was due
to leave at 1855 before the meridian
and she got downtown and found the
hands Of the clock pointing at 11;50
Therefore, figuring that she had five min.
tites more to catch the train, she did
not put herself out unnecessarily, as She
thought So she sauntered along toward
Depot square She rot there just in time
To see the rear end Of the last passenger
coach receding past the freight house
corner The town clock was five min,
ltes late and she was, too. What u
do She was In quandary. But she
il resoureeful young lady and she wa.
not long in settling upon a campaign
While returning home she thought 81
the 1890 south over the other line, The
Montpelier Wells River railroad. s.
she turned about, got her mileages and
boarded the 1880 Just in time, ant
reached her destination only half houl
later.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-06

He was little, he was short and he
was fat IN fact, he would have rolled
one way as well as the other. And still,
instead Of rolling, he tried to walk with
would have gotten there faster if he had
outside, as he got off an electric car in
Montpelier Saturday night. Really, he
Would have gotten there faster if he had
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-06

White and black never did mix in base
ball Hence the prohibition Of negro
players from the so-callai major leagues.
So New York's ball game Sunday III
which two men lost their lives was only
the superlative degree Of hostility
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-06
Public Examinations.

Public examinations Of teachers for Wash
ington county viii be held as follows
M0ntpeli@r.....s.4..sss August 8sh
baffe.s.. August B0sdt
Examinations will be held SO far as possible
IN the school buildings. All candidates for OK
nation, personally unknown 70 the county
examiner, will be required 10 furnish a testi-
mQnial Of good moral character and satisfac.
tory evidence Of ability 10 govern. E2amina-
tions may be taken for admission 10 any Ver-
mont State Normal school
q. .. MATHEWsON, County Examiner
Barre, VI, july Is, 1907
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-06

The burglars, the lutte: the scold's.
the harp; the aurists, the drum; the
card flend's, the trumpet; the apothe-
cary's. the viol; the mathematician
the triangle.-Life.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-06
WE CLEAN, PRESS AND
REPAIR CLOTHING.
: JINGLEs AND JEsTs
llzlz&zlzAS
Proud Ia kiavn M.

'say, pa, what do they mean by 9
fashionable physician
"a fashionable physician. my son,
is one who makes any disease cpl.
demic Judge.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-06
DON'T RUN YOUR LEGS OFF

Because you will need them
for Trousers, but come as
quick as you can.
We hold ourselves CONNER
cially responsible for every
garment that leaves our store.
Knowing how they are
made, with care to every de-
tail, gives us entire confidence.
Our Clothes are correct in
style, good in fabric and work
manship and low in price.
This week we offer you a
substantial saving on all our
Summer goods.
$40 90, "a. 90. rs, 90 Suits, s16 9s
1900, Is 90, is. 90 Suits, 1898
10. 90. IL. 90, 1880 Suits, 79S
600, ZOO, 800 Suits, ABS
And here's chance for
mothers Of small boys:
So. 90 and q SO Wash Suits, 81. IS
100 and |, so Wash Suits. 80
so and rs Wash Suits, AZ
Everything in our store ex-
cept OveraIls and Frocks cut
in price.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-06

The man who talks Of seeing life''
Must have peculiar sight,
For life is only visible,
He seems TO think. at night.
Catholic Standard and Times
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-06

Judge And what did you do to curb
bis passion?
Prisoner--Hit him with a piece Of
curbstone. Brooklyn Life.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-06

Acre" once meant any field. It Is
still used with this significance by the
Germans, who speak Of Gods acre, al
hiding to the,cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-06
Miaht be Worse.

In days Of depression like these
Let us sing in the optimists kcy.
II mosquitoes were hornets or bees,
How vastly more painful they'd be!
Houston Post.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-06

We ofttimes do things In a way
That lead men 20 despise Us,
Yet they come around each day
TO stand and criticise us.
Chicago News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-06
nc vnw.

Patience Did he ever take any mar
riage vowsf
Patrice-oh, yes; he vowed he'd
never get married.! Yonkers States
man.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-06

Cutpurses are so called because in
the past the purse was worn about the
mock by long cord that the thief had
to cut.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-06

Heart can never initiate nature.
She How about artificial iee?--san
francisco Examiner.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-06

Just q month from today and The
young people viii be absorbing knowl-
edge again.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-06
0nntronomlc Nonaonae.

o waffle. with your cheokered stripe,
So comfortably hot
You look like a piece Of trlpe.
Thank heaven, you are not.
Washington Star.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-06

Little Gladys--I wonder why they
call It the Milky Way2
Willie Because it's where all the
little baby stars are, stupidl-Puck.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-06

Who says that the people will not
pay that Standard Oil finer
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-06
a summer par.

A Summer Parallel.
Ola ocean now should lovers teach
II always hugs the Shore
With waves that sigh and KISS the beach
And then come back for morel
Hohefnfnn
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-06
Our Language.

"He's the coming man"
yes, he's one of the best fellows
going. Baltimore American
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-06

In the most recent number Of "The
Monumental News" are some lines in
scribed TO q Stonecuttcr" and over the
signature Of Fred Haslam. They run as
follows:
Cutting, cutting, cutting (teeth),
| started in this life,
From youth | grew, ] always knew
OF trials and great strife.
Cutting, cutting, cutting (stone),
Is the work learned so well,
A peckin' still Oppose allus willy,
Tho Of course l cannot tell.
Cutting, cutting, cutting (@ice'),
With all the girls in sight
.Till ! settled down with Nancy Brown
She was my only light.
Cutting, cutting, cutting (teeth),
Our baby's doing fine,
Wife says that he a banker'll be.
But no more bankers for mine
Possibly this may be appreciated by
the granite cutters of Barre.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-06

We note that another man has been
cutting up didoes and then tried to con
ceal himself in our temple Of iraiee up
in.the City Hall BY giving the nah,e Jim
Smith, Let the Smiths rise up in their
wrath and repudiaGe the gentleman. If
he hasn't stolen their birthright be has
stolen their nameright, If we may Judge
by the reports that come TO us, and that's
about as bad We fancy that the Smiths
have about all they can attend 10 with.
out hasbOring Jag under the great,
world .wide handle Of Smith, or Smythe,
or Sehmitcb, or Schmtz (oh, beg pardon,
we had not intended to include this lat
ter celebrity. SO let the Smiths band
themselves together and. like the sons OF
Erin, repudiate those who try to shoul-
der off the responsibility on someone else.
II this "lim Smith" had only chosen tile
name OF Jones" or Brown or even
Scott" il would have been different /;
but to place the weight on the Smiths
that's too mulch"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-06

"Why has he named his boat the
Pussieg
tits atboat"-woman's Home
Companion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-06
HuLDAH SAYS:

"A Kitchen Cabinet
saves lots Of steps and
makes cooking a pleas
ure, because all the
shelves and drawers
hold everything that a
cook needs. You'll
never know their con
venienee and usefulness
until you own one. "
---e--
B, VI HOOKER & COMPANY
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-06
Careful Mary

Mary had a little lamb
With peas--she thought It joii;
And when 1t 10 the table came
She chewed II very slowly,
a Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-06

'fWell draw away" the model said.
The artist answered. Queer,
But l can't draw away unless
! also do draw near"
kansas City Times
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-06
No ouiltY.

MOT NutItys
Shells your friend literary man2
He--No, indeed. He never knew
what 1t was to be broke. Chicago
News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-06
The proper MlssiIe.


The Proper Missile.
JudgeAnd what did you do to curb
bis passion?
Prisoner Hit him with a piece Of
curbstone. Brooklyn Life.
Ever Notice It7
We Outlines do things In a way
That lead men to despise Us,
Yet they come around each day
To stand and criticise US.
Chicago News.
The Laetsal Age.
Little Gladys--I wonder why they
call It the Milky Way?
Willie Because it's where all the
little baby stars are, stupidl-Puck.
Nocturnal.
The)man who talks OF "seelng life''
Must have peculiar sight,
For life is only visible,
He seems 10 think. at night.
Catholic Standard and Times.
--
An appropriate VANS.
"Why has he named his boat the
Pussie2"
tits woman's Home
Companion.
Curious, but True.
'sweil, draw away" the model said.
The artist answered. Queer,
But 1 can't draw away unless
/ also do draw near"
kansas City Times.
Not Guilty.
Shells your friend literary man2
He--No, indeed He never knew
what 1t was to be broke Chicago
News.
Careful Mary.
Mary had little lamb
With peas--she thought It joii;
And when II 70 the table came
She chewed II very slowly.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-01
PRICE CONCESSIONS
MONTGOMERY FAIR OFFERS A sE-
 RIEs FOR THIS WEEK.
In Their Full-page Ad in Today's Pa- per. the Big Store Tells of Store
 Full of "l1conomy1 Offerings.

The Montgomery Fair inaugurates this week a Great Price Concession Sale." which they say is full three weeks ahead of any similar sale.
 In their full-page advertisement else where in today's paper, they tell of this sale, during which they asserverate that buyers will be able to secure the hand somest and most exclusive suits in their present moment style, at about half the regular prices. Ladies who have been looking around at the suits in Montgomery's various stores, will surely come to the Montgomery Fair this week flor their new outfit, inas- much as the prices have been merci- lessly slaughtered. on the lowest priced winter apparel, as well as on the fin- est suits.
 About every department in the Big Store has some specially attractive of- fering for this Price Concession Sale. A careful reading of the advertisement, which appears on Page 20. will cer- tainly be found worth while, from an economy standpoint. adv
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-01

of the lodge will bs sung with n or chestra accompaniment The solos and quartette selections will be rend- cred by the best talent of the city. Miss Nelly wolff will play violin solo and Miss Millspaugh will sing Ave
 The omcers of the local lodge are as follows:
 l.. H. Dewees. Exalted Ruler; E. H. E. Warren, Esteemed Leading Knight; ID. A. Mccall, Esteemed Loyal Knight; .C. F. Moritz, Esteemed Lecturing Knight: W. R. Wilkinson, Secretary; M. |. Greil, Treasurer; w. J. Futile. Esquire: Eugene Heilpern. Tyler; s. E. Hirscher, Organist.
 Trustees--E. Lobman, A c. Kilpat- rick, w. J. Osborne.
 The ushers at the memorial today will be Messrs. Dallas M. Hurley, Ar thur Lazarus, Dan Miller. Charles D. Armstrong, Alf Calm, Frank c. Hurley, Sidney Calm and s. A. Tyson, Jr.
 The memorial committee Is cornpos- ed of c. F. Moritz. Albert Moog. A, B. Hfrscher, w. A. Davis, A. A. Mckinney and w. J. Futile.
 A handsome souvenir program has been prepared for the occasion, and all who attend and join in the spirit of the memorial will be cordially well cofned. N& -l