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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-18
London. August 15, 1907.

M of the hour. We have not been v | able to lavish welcomes enough upon him. Dinners and luncheons and celebrations of every description have been inaugurated to honor him, and yet like a true American his heart yearns for his own. After he had been in this country a few days he took the trouble to spend a long time driving through certain locality in London in order to sek out small party of Americans whose acquaintance he had made on the boat
 because he said he felt that he must f1nI his own people, even in the midst of so much adulation on this side. But seldom, I think. have two people been brought into juxtaposition at one cere- money more widely diverged than two men who received honor from Oxford the other day. General Booth and Mark Twain stood side by side on the platform to receive their honorary degrees in the Sheldonian theatre when the old world procession, led by Lord Curzon, solemnly entered to confer the honor upon the two men. The ungergraduates, however, were not in any way abashed by the presence of genius and worth. and many were the fokes hurled on the platform from the knot of noisy young men. But when Gen eral Booth mounted the dias the whole assembly rose and it was quite eviden. ys-t the old man was deeply touched by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-18
THE VAGRANT.

By Anna Mcclue sholl, in Appleton's Magazine. He came unto the door of Heaven, Free as of old and gay: What hast thou done,' the porter cried, That thou shouldst pass this way2' Hast fed the hungry, clothed the poor?" The yagrant shook his head "I drank my wine and I was glad. But l did not give them bread" Hast prayed upon the altar steps?" Nay. but I loved the sun Hast wept2" "rhe blossoms of the
 spring
 I gathered every one" But what fair deed can'st thou present7 Like light, one radiant beamy "I robbed no child of his fairy tale, No dreamer of his dream
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-18
A LETTER FROM DAD.

From the Detroit Free Press. Dear wife. I cannot tell you how
 I've missed you since you went away: The home Is very lonesome now,
 Where did you put my suit of gray7 With none to greet me at the door, With heavy heart 1 tread the blocks That homeward lead; I miss you more. But, say, where did you hide my soN' How still and dull the house appears, l miss the sunlight of your eyes; The weeks you've been away seem years, What has become of all my ties? ." sssssSessSe l hope you will enjoy yourself.
 But do not mingle with the flirts; I've hunted every closet shelf
 Wherever do you keep my shirts?
 t,..s<- .ss2xsaTpssass-S And now I've told you all the news; There's nothing more for me to write; Except were did you hide my shoes? They are not anywhere in sight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-18

n ETWEEN London, the capital of N England, and Dublin, the capital of 0 Ireland, the distance is about 300 miles, or ten hours travel, and yet the difference in the character of the people, in disposition nd temperament, is as wide apart as the poles. Speaking the same language for centuries, governed by the same rulers and living under the same general laws, those two peoples are today as irreconcilable as fire and water. And the remarkable thing about this condition IS, that while that implaeable feeling of hate exists between these two nations, nothing of the sort exists be- tween the individuals, but on the contra ny the Englishman and the Irishman hold for each other a very high degree of re- gard and respect.
 Thousands of Englishmen have made their homes in Ireland and carry on very successful businesses there, and Irishmen have feared similarly in England. On the field of battle Englishmen and 1rishmen have fought side by side; in the forum the voices of both have been raised In the ad- vocacy or the denunciation of the same
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-18
BY MRS. SAM WILL JOHN.

springs not for the possession or show of things. If the moclxing bird builds her mansion on the topinost bough of tie big oak or the wren prefers a hiding place under the trailing vine for her nest there is no gathering of the neigh bcrs to ask why, or to suggest changes that only weary you and are so profitles1, but with life of the wings scars up to the blue vaulted skies, making them ring with their old-time, changeless song of praise.
 Man can never live the unfettered iifo while he has corner lots, his money to invest, his great wealth to cause sleep less nights.
 To find the life to be desired, we must hunt for the principle of wings, draw in deep. full breaths of spirituality submerging human elements, find the moral shut in the bosom of the rose, and there learn to be natural, content with our spirits in touch with the infinite.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-18
BY F. I. MONKS.

The old king retired to his tent on the banks of the Tolka, a small stream which flows into the bay near Clontarf, and was engaged in prayer, returning thanks to God for the victory. when q fugitive Dane, seeing the old king un- protected, rushed into the tent and drove his sword through the back of the kneeling warrior. The victory was dear. but 1t was complete and glorious. The bravest warriors on both sides were slain or drowned in the rising tide. When the waters receded hundrdes of men, Danes and Irish were found locked in deadly embrace. It was the story of this terrible conflict which in- spired Byron. centuries after, to write the memorable lines:
 Friends meet to part. Love laughs at
 faith
 True foes, once met are joined till
 death.
 2 The scene of this historic battle is one of the fayorite places to which parents take their sons and point out to them the spot where the kings tent stood and where the bodies of the Danish chieftan and Brean's son, folded in each others arms were washed ashore the day after the battle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-18
SW EFT AND LOW.

By Lord Teunyson. Sweet and low, sweet and low Wind of the western sea- Low, low. breathe and blow, Wind of the western seal over the rolling waters go; Come from the dying moon and blow, Blow him again to me
 While my little one, while my pretty
 one, sleeps. Sleep and rest. sleep and rest: Father will come to thee soon. Rest rest. on mothers breast; Father will come to thee soon. Father will come to his babe in the nest; Silver sails all out of the west Under the silver moon; Sleep. my little one; sleep. my pretty one
 sleep
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-18
POEMS YOU OUGHT 70 READ
THE BLUE AND THE GRAY.

By Francis Miles Finch. By the flow of the inland river,
 Whence the fleets of iron have fled, Where the blades of the grave-grass
 quiver.
 Asleep are the ranks of the dead
 Under the sod and the dew,
 Waiting the judgment day;
 Under the one the Blue,
 Under the other, the Gray. These in the robings of glory.
 Those in the gloom of defeat, All with the battle-blood gory,
 In the dusk of eternity meet: Under the sod and the dew, Waiting the judgment day;
 Under the laurel, the Blue Under the willow, the Gray From the silence of sorrowful hours The desolate mourners go, Lovingly laden with flowers Alike for the friend and the foe
 Under the sod and the dew,
 Waiting the judgment day; Under the roses, the Blue, Under the lilies, the Gray. So with an equal splendor
 The morning sun-rays fall. With a touch impartlally tender
 On the blossoms blooming for all; Under the sod and the dew,
 Waiting the judgment day: Brodered with gold, the Blue. Mellowed with gold, the Gray. So, when the summer caleth,
 On forest and fields of grain, With an equal murmur falleth
 The cooling drip of the rain: Under the sod and the dew, Waiting the judgment day; Wet with the rain, the Gray.
 Wet with .le rain, the Gray. Sadly, but not with upbraiding, The generous deed was done, In the storm of the years that are fading No braver battle was won: Under the sod and the dew.
 Waiting the judgment day; Under the blossoms, the Blue, Under the garlands, the Cray No more shall the war-cry sever. Or the winding rivers be red; They banish our anger forever When they laurel the graves of our dead
 Under the sod and the dew,
 Waiting the judgment day; Love and tears for the Blue. Tears and love for the Gray.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-18

K [ EW YORK, August 17-What a tre-
 M mendously absorbing story Is the X history of the Standard oil trust, which for thirty-five years has defied the federal and state laws only to be brought to bay at last and forced to fight desper- ately for it's very existence. It is not story we read joyfuly, this record of more than quarter of century of harsh cruel unjust warfare on competitors, with financial gravestones marking every step of the way. The promoters of the Standard oil company set out to dominate the field and they have succeeded but at a cost that would be appalling to folks with wide-awake consciences. Their every move has indicated a supreme contempt of justice, a lack of mercy that has per haps never been duplicated. certainly not in business affairs. These men in their thirty-five years of building a corpora tion, the ramifications of which are be- widerlng to the average mind, and piling up private fortunes almost beyond human comprehension, have in one way been guilty of stupidity that is almost incon- ceivable. Public opinion Is the rock that imperils the Standard ship and it is public opinion that the oil trust group has so consistently and so wantonly disregarded. Decentralization gone mad'' is the way Miss Ida M Tarbell, the historian of the Standard. defines the policy of the trusts promoters.
 The law, which has so long been a shut tlecock in the hands of the Standard men, is now directed at the trust from a dozen different directions.
 The federal government has eight suits pending against the parent corporation or subsidiary companies in the United States courts of five states-Missour New York, Louisiana, Tennessee and Illinois.
 In addition the attorney generals of six states have brought suits against the Standard oil company of New Jersey the parent corporation, or the particular sub sidiary through which it does business in the states affected, to oust the trust and prevent it from hereafter doing business in those states.
 Suits of this kind are pending in Texas, Minnesota, Missouri, Tennessee, Ohio and Mississippi In addition to the custer suits penalties are sought to be inflicted by
 
 lect fine of s5,0OO,O00 and Mississippi to collect penalties amounting to $4S0,00o.
 In the federal suits the total number of counts of all the indictments is 6226. Were the company to be found guilty in every case and the maximum fine imposed as was recently done by Judge Landis, the total amount which the company would be called on to pay would be S126.- 240,0o0 This, added to the 29240,Oo0 fine inflicted week ago, would swell the total to sl55, 7600v irrespective of the penalties which may be inflicted as result of the various suits brought by different states.
 A fine of s29, ,240 900 would not be death blow to the Standard oil company In six months it's profits amount to that sum. But if the company were called upon to pay into the treasury of the United States a total of s155,00o,0o0 that would be most
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-18

which kept him looking so prosperous. made him a favorite with the young and reckless and. unhappily, with women.
 "On one of his trips he met in Mora via, N. Y., the daughter of prosperous farmer, Eliza Davison. It is said that the girl married him in the face of strong opposition of her family. How ever that may be. 1t Is certain that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-18

A S l look from my window at the "A broad stretch of the mountain A 0 side, with its dress of trees and undergrowth, which is now the different shades of green, so tender, vital, yet the same dress worn since Adams day, I marvel that man has lost the higher art of civilization. even in his feverish rush for change.
 We have read so many beautiful things about the delights, the advantages of the simple life, but the fact remains that man himself is the only creation of God who has lost the primitive pure thought of life. As life Is now lived, simplicity Is practiced by only the saints and sav- ages, the unfashionables of the world, who have not following.
 Iris true and ever pitiful that this rest lessness. waste of nervous force, has robbed man of that ancient peace of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-18

try that the Standard oil company was not fostered by unfair dealing and q pitt less warfare on competitors. He takes the credit, and it belongs to him, of found ing the organization, but declares that the corporation has won it's way by the exercise of business economy and square dealing It has won, he says because it's constituent parts have confidence in one another This is a most brazen statement to make when it is known from one end of the country to the other that proof of the Standards row-beating methods is spread upon the records of many courts and that it's policy of business knaVery has not been shown in one instance only but has been duplicated many times.
 MT. Rockefeller declares that business panlcs do not concern him, that he has re- tired from financial activity with all the money he desires and that he Is in good health and happier than he has been for years. Then why was 1t that months ago ne made a determined effort to get put of Standard oil? Did MT. Rockefeller sec the handwriting on the wall? It is well known in Wall street that shortly be- fore the agitation against the trust came to a head, Mir. Rockefeller appraised his associates of his desire to retire. It was II. H. Rogers who practically forced him to remain. Just what passed between Mir Rockefeller and MT. Rogers is not known, but it is certain that MT. Rogers used strong language and strong methods, and that Mir. Rockefeller stuck to the ship. James Stillman, president of the National City bank, the Standard Oil bank and the strongest institution of its kind in this country, was another man who wanted to convert his holdings into liquid assets and retire to live abroad. MT. Rogers "strong armed" methods also kept Mr. Stillman in the game.
 It would seem from this that MT. Rock efeller is very much like a politician when it comes to talking to the public he tells it no more than he thinks 1t should know. But the founder of the oil monopoly has many secrets, one of the most interesting of them being the whereabouts of his aged father. His phy- sician said the other day that Mir. Rocke- feller at the age of 6S was actually husky and should outlive his father, who is now 94 It was generally accepted until this statement was made that MT. Rock efeller's father was dead. Years ago his wife was buried as a widow The New York World has spent nearly two years
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-18
FRIEN DSHIP.

By Samuel Johnson. Friendship. peculiar boon of heaven
 The noble mind T delight and pride. To men and angels only given,
 To all the lower world denied. While love, unknown among the blest Parent of thousand wild desires The savage and the human breast
 Torments alike with raging fires. With bright. but oft destructive gleam. Alike Der all his lightnings fly, Thy lambert glories only beam
 Around the fav rites of the sky. Thy gentle flows of guiltless joys.
 On fools and villains ne'er descend; In vain for thee the tyrant sighs.
 And hugs a fatterer for a friend. Directress Of the brave and just
 o guide us through lifes darksome way And let the tortures of mistrust
 On selfish bosoms only prey. Nor shall thine ardors cease to glow,
 When souls to peaceful clmes remove What rais'd our virtue here below,
 Shall aid our happiness above.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-18
SUN RISE.

By Celia Thaxter.
 Upon the sadness of the sea The sunset broods regretfuly: From the far lonely spaces slow Withdraw the wistful afterglow. So out of life the splendor dies, So darken all the happy skies: So gathers twilight cold and stern, But overhead the planets burn. And up the east another day Shall trace the bitter dark away; What though our eyes with tears are wet? The sunrise never failed us yet. The blush of dawn may yet restore Our light and hope. and joy once more Sad soul, take comfort. nor forget she sunshine, never failed us yet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-18

There is an indictment against Will Ham A. Rockefeller for more serious crime than horsestealing in the records
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-18

LARK TWAIN has been the hero
 M of the hour. We have not been able to lavish welcomes enough
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-18

That the Standard oil crowd Is alarmed
 Is shown by the public statements of John D. Rockefeller The policy of the present administration Che never uses the name of RoosevelD, he says, will plunge the country into panic. Then with the utmost sang froid MT. Rockefeller tells the coun-
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-10-28
Dress Skirts

That axe made right, hang
right ard sell right Ask to see
them Have just added line Of
Misses Skirts. Bear them in
mind
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-10-28
EAST CHARLESTON.

NJ. Jeusen has moved into the old par
sonage.
Abner Allyn has been quite sick for the
past two weeks.
Harry Piper and daughter, Gladys, are
on the sick list.
Farmers report their potatoes badly
frozen in the ground.
Miss IIida Hastings of Derby visited
relatives here last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Will FULLER were guests at
Leon Bucks last week.
Mr.. and Mrs C.E. Blood visited at Frank
Lang's in Barton last week.
Charles E. Sbedrick is home from
Montreal for few days vacation.
Charles Chase started for California last
week, where he will spend the winter.
Leon Moody has returned from New
York where ne has worked this summer.
Mrs Bert Davis and son are visiting her
sister. Mrs. Henry Foster, at East Haven
Mrs Martha Davis, who has spent the
summer in Hard lex, has returned to her
home
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-10-28
BRoWMNGToN CENTER.

Luther Armstrong; daughter Is on the
sick list.
q Mrs. Horace WHITEHALL has been quite
sick for the pest week.
Mr. and Us. Lucius Lund were guests
Of friends in Morgan recently.
Mrs. Herbert Bridges OF Irasburg visited
her BROTHER, John Buliock, the past week.
Thcmas Smith has moved from Ira burg
to the place he recently purchased here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lamorey of Derby Line
are visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
w. I. Mercy.
Mrs. Oscar Chamberlain was called to
North Troy last week on account of the
sudden death of her brother.
Georgiana st, Peter is home from New
port, where she has employment in the
overall shop. The shop is shut down for
repairs.
The Harvest supper at tha c1uIch vestry
Thursday evening was quite well ATTENDED.
\ bountiiui table was spread, ard very
pleasant social hour spent.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-10-28

About 20 mem bers of the Congregational
society went to North Craftsbury last Tues
day evening where they gave Rev. Mr..
Topper a farewell reception, he having
completed his engagement as pastor here.
AS a token OF esteem they presented Mr..
and Mrs. Upper with very nice oatmeal
set.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-10-28
EVANS VILE.

Miss Gallup is visiting in Bartos.
Hazel Alexander is gaining slowly.
Charlie HllIiard was in Newark deer
hunting last week.
Mr. and Mrs Ed. Black were in town a
few days last week.
Alison Marshall is working for the
Creamery company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Danforth were in Newark
few days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A. Foss have gone to
Dover visiting friends.
Ira Bickford has ren<ed Homer Leland's
farm and has moved there.
Rev. Mr.Howard attended the preachers
meeting at Island Pond recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. /. Smith, Miss Carrie
Badger and Misses Blanche and Glenn Gal
lup attended the band concert and basket
ball game at Barton Landing Thursday
evening.
The Ladies' Aid society will hold har-
vest dinner and supper at the church
October 81. The laboriDg men are re-
quested to come in their working clothes.
| Everyone cordially invited.
On Friday evening, Oct. IS, about thirty
of the friends of Miss Gertrude Gallup
| gave her surprise party, the occasion be-
ing her eighteenth birthday. She was
presented with gold watch and chain and
several other presents. The evening was
spent in playing games. Cake and coffee
were served and fine time was reported by
I olF
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-10-28

As result Of early purchase
aid q recent visit to market
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-10-28
ALBANY.

~N~- ~@e~S'
ALBANY.
Ben Sheldon has gone to Ryegate to
work.
Elias Searies has returned home from
Tuckerville.
Mrs. c. II. Smith has gone to Massa-
chu is on witt.
Mrs. Renfrew of Craftsbury visited at
A. R. Miles last week.
F.S. DOW of Hard wick was in town a
couple Of days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs c. Cowles have returned to
their home in Burlington.
James Martin was in Newport last week
to attend court as iuryman.
M. Shatney had his ankle crushed while
working in the woods recently.
D.. Cheney and son of Lyndonville re-
Gently visited at Charles Smiths.
C. Fisher and two sons of Wolcott visit
ed at F. j. Newton's last Thursday.
W. ". Burt has finished his work at
BeIchertown, Mass, and returned home.
RIr. and Mrs. R. NJ. Cowle5 were in Bar
Ton and Barton L7nding the first of lest
week.
James Dunn has mcved from he Jackson
! house into II. A Cutters house on Water
street.
Miss Emma McAIisser was business
visitor in Barton Landing one day last
week.
M. and Mrs. Clarence Cowles and little
son Of Burlington are visiting Mrs. Mary
Cowles.
Mrs. Kate Delano has returned home
from Hard wick where she has been spend
Jag the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs A. LOOMS and Miss Goldie
LOOMS Of Craftsbury were recent guests
at 4. J. Loomis'.
Mr.. aud Mrs. w. w. seaver and Mis-
Eta LOOMS were in Newport and Yves
Derby one day last week.
There was no school in the upper depart
nent last week on account Of the illness 0
the teacher with the humps.
Dr.. apd Mira. J. A Pearson of Barto;
visited Mrs. Parsons brother, Henri,
Scott, last Saturday and Sunday.
Ramem Der the lecture Tuesday evening
by Dalbert G Lean. The course ticket
are now on sale at r. M. Cowles'.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kelley of Attlebor
and Walter Kelley and Mr.. Champlafn 0
Rhode Island visited at J. D. Kelley's las
I week.
Mr.. 8nd Mrs H. H. Davidson Of Wolcot
arrived in town last Wednesday to pay
visit to their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. henr
Mills, NJ. ana Mrs. c. H. Davidson.
There will be- social in the vestry OF d
Cong'l church on Thursday evening. Oaf
81. Several prizes will be given for tn
best ghost stories. Everyone is invited.
The Albany Cemetery association wi
meet at tie Congregational vestry Satu;
day, Nov 2, p m. All members ere re
G rested o be present as there is imp ortsr
business to transac.
About 20 members of the Congregation
society went to North Craftsbury last Tues
DAY evening where they gave Rev. NJ
; Topper farewell reception, he havin
completed his engagement as pastor her
AS token OF esteem they presented NJ
and Mrs. Topper with very nice oatme
:. set.