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The Washington times., 1908-01-16
One Ray of Cheer.

One ray OF optimism shot athwart the
lowering horizon of his forebodiuss-
once the dismal shadows in his eyes
died before the flash Of sweet Tecol-
lection.
Il did a whole lot of work for the
exposition" he said. with that melan-
choly pride which realizes the futnity
OF its achievements. 81 secured ap-
propriations for the show from fourteen
States. Every attempt / made was sue
cessfUl. 1t required a lot Of work. Then
the actual labor had to perform while
the fair was open was awful. It in
jured my health"
Mr.. Sheppard's distress was pitiful TO
see.
No he took up his tale OF woe once
more, Mr.. Maynard will not be asked
to introduce any more bills regarding
the exposition company and its affairs.
All that is done with. Maynard is a
good fellow. He worked hard to get US
The Washington times., 1908-01-16
FORMER BEAUTY EMS LIFE
TO AVOID LOOKING OLD

BUCHAREST, Jan. 16-Baroness Won
Schwitzer. who was a millionaire and
once famous as a Roumanian beauty,
has committed suicide with revolver
at Cragjouva- Her act was prompted
by her realization that she was begin
ming to look Old.
She left a letter saying she could not
bear to survive her good looks.
The Washington times., 1908-01-16

His sorrow had the grieving OF Niobe
skinned a mile. 1t was of the all-per-
vading kind that knows no comfort and
weeps in secret 1t was as II he had
brought in a shiDlcad of sackclotI and
several tons of ashes.
Gone was the roseate view he took OF
life the day a generous Government
threw into the quiCksands of show en-
terprise the munidcent sum Of 100000.
Dead for ali time was the optimism that
blessed him the day the fair opened
with distinguished guests pl0dding
their way through the layers Of dust
that adorned the highways OF the fair
grounds.
He was an cxemplihcation of the
statement that the difference between
an optimist and a pessimist is droll,
for the optmist sees the doughnut and
the pessimist sees the hole.
lie indicated that Congress viii never
again be bothered with the affairs of
the exposition company.
Secretary Sheppard is a sad and
ChaS. ened man.
The Washington times., 1908-01-16
CHINESE MUST BE DRY.

According to the number OF towels
imported, China must be populated with
a very tUb-lOving people. In Tsingtau
alone, in 1905. Consul Wilbur T. Gracey
reports that 140.625 dozen towels were
imported. Japan appears TO have the
larger part Of this trade. but Germany
and Great Britain have a slice.
The Washington times., 1908-01-16
TO DEDICATE CHURCH.

The newly erected St. MargaTets
Catholic Church at Seat Pleasant, near
Chesapeake, will be dedicated at 10
o'clock next Sunday morning. The serv-
ices viii be conducted ~ the Rev. Al
bert G. Smith.
4 large number - churchgorrs in the
vicinity Of Seat Pleasant are expected
10 attend
The Washington times., 1908-01-16
Van Camps pork and beans
baked with tomato sauce

We Michigan Beans picked over By hand from the
choicest part OF the crop.
Only the whitest. the plumpest. the fullest-grown
Our picked green and ripened in ship.
nent but ripeued in full on the vines
That gives its superatve
The Washington times., 1908-01-16
We could buy beans for one seventh,
and sauce for one fifth what we pay

We pay 81 10 per bushe for beans. though
sold as low thirty
We could buy tomato sauce. ready made. for exactly
onehfth what we spend to make II
Nc wonder If some brands sell cheaper than But
you will accept them after Van Camps
TO- IS and 2Of per can
Van Camp Packing Company, Indianapolis, Ind
The Washington times., 1908-01-16

Reports from thousand traine
observers are at your command
The Washington times., 1908-01-16
CORPORATE ABUSES
TO BE DISCUSSED
BY CIVIC CENTER
Gas Monopoly and Car
Lines to Present Their
Case Beside the
Peoples.

The regulation and conduct of the pub
lie service corporations Of Washington,
with especial reference to the street
railway and gas companies, will be con-
sldered at the next meeting Of the civic
center civic reform organization, al
o'clock Tuesday evening at the Pub
lie Library. Addresses for and against
The corporations as now conducted viii
be heard by the Civic Center. and il is
not improbable that a recommendation
from that body, anent pending legisla-
ton, viii follow the open debate.
The gas companies, now involved be-
fore the courts and Congress, will doubt
less be fiayed by one or more Of the
speakers. 1t will be advanced that
there is crying need for reform and
more stringent gas legislation. and that
the Civic Center can perform a public
duty by approving the fight now being
made by the District Commissioners,
various citizens associations, and indi-
viduals to prevent an overcapitalizatiOn
OF the companies
General HaTries to Speak.
Gen. George II. Harries, president of
one Of the street railway companies,
will review the situation from the cor
poration standpoint, having accepted the
invitation Of the Civic Center 10 pre-.
sent such views as his company and
other public service corporations may
desire 10 lay before the public.
Among the speakers who viii urge
that immediate steps should be taken
TO bring about better service from the
corporations under FIRE viii be Attorney
Fred L. Siddons, Attorney H r New
comb and Judson c. Welliver, OF The
Times.
Pledged to Improve City.
The Civic Center is an association
pledged TO improvement in local condi-
tons and comprises in its membership
some of the most prominent and public
spirited citizens Of Washington. Secre-
tary Max West said this morning that
the purpose of the proposed discussion
was 10 acquaint the members with the
true state Of affairs IN the District. that
the association. if it saw fit, might take
steps to bring about a lettering Of con-
ditions.
Inasmuch as the speakers who Will
represent the public before the meeting
are thoroughly conversant with the
abuses under which the people of Wash
ington are laboring. it is expected that
they viii handle their subjects without
gloves. and Will ask that the Civic Cen
ter place itself on record as favOring
immediate regulation Of the gas i.1cnOp-
oily and other corporations.
The Washington times., 1908-01-16
SEND TO COMMISSIONERS
SHORT WEIGHTS REPORT

W. c. Haskell. Sealer OF Weights and
Measures, has reported TO the Com
missioners the following alleged viola
tons Of the weights and me asures law
between September T. 1907 and jan
uary /. 1908: Seven ice dealers. fvs
grocers. four pushcart vendors. three
hucksters. three farmers, one commits
sion merchant. one tea merchant one
rag dealer. The aggregate Of the fines
imposed In these cases was 1920.
The Washington times., 1908-01-16
Our ovens are heated to PAS degrees
That's why our beans are digestible

And we bake IN live so all baked we'll without
browning breaking That's why they meay, yet putty
They baked the cans-the beans the sauce
and the pork all together Thus their delicious blend
You cant do do. because you lack the facilities
Why bother to try it, Let cook for you.
The Washington times., 1908-01-16
LIFE Is AN ACHING VOID
FOR HERO WHO DOOMED
JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION
Secretary Sheppard, Once
a Howler, Returns Quietly
and Full of Gloom.

Gwynne 7. Sheppard, secretary Of the
jamestown Exposition Company, ar
rived at the Capitol today. breathing
forth disappointment and pessimisIn.
He who tramped the echoing corridors
last session with long and wolflille
hcwls for money for the "oig fair
walked with nOiseless feet on the mosaic
floors, and hardly raised his voice above
a whisper. He is a cast down man. In
the dismal lexicon of his enlightenment,
the only adjective he can see is i'm
possible and the noun that holds his
gaze with weird fascination is failure"
But, being questioned, he talked Of the
exposition, mentioning his share OF the
work Of building up the show. He also
mentioned other things.
All Hope Hath Fled.
To the query rs TO whether an at
tempt would be made to reopen the ex-
position next summer. he replied:
Alas, no! Last fall 1t would nave
been possible to make the necessary ar
Tangements for d rcOpeningY but now IT
is impossible. Most of the exhibits have
been removed. The place is stiA a fine,
big show, with its buildings, its grounds,
and so on. but all the exhibits are gone"
He gazeG at the painted figures on the
ceiling and sighed again.
Il am still secretary Of the exposition
company" he continued, but the work
is merely perfunctory merely per
functOry"
His voice weakened as he explained
that the receivers for the compan" are
making his work light, very llght-quite
perfunctory. He conveyed the pessimist-
ic impression that II is a stale, fiat and
Improbable business TO be the secretary
of a company that is in the merciless
grasp Of receivers.
The Washington times., 1908-01-16
GWYNNE T. SHEPPARD,
Secretary Of the jamestown Exposition
Company, Who Cannot Understand
How 1t Happened.
MOE Skinned q ENC.

that 100000 appropriation. We appre-
ciated ii more than 1 can say
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-02-17
A Remarkable Savings
Bank Record
From the Bennington Banner

Hon. Carroll 8. Page has been often
pointed out as Vermont's leading
business man, and he has more than
once justified the title, bat his latest
achievement seems TO be the most
remarkable of his long and successful
career.
During the past six months and
including the period covering the
most pronounced financial stripgency
in a decade he has increased the
deposits of his bank az Hyde Park by
s235 900 through a campaign OF news
paper advertising in the daily and
weekly papers of this state.
This achievement would have been
remarkable at any time, but in view
of the financial disturbances of the
past few months it is nothing le. 3
than astonishing, yet when taken and
considered carefully the process
seems comparatively simple alter all
In the first place Governor Page
who has dominated the Hyde Park
bank has insisted on most rigidly
conservative methods, studying al
ways the security OF the loan and tue
safety of the deposits rather than the
prospect of big interest returns aud
financial benefit to the directors.
In this way he and his bank have
earped the confidence OF the saving
people of Vermont, aud when he
placed the facts fairly and simply
stated before the newspaper readers
OF this state the response was imme-
date.
Money has poured in from all over
Yer nont in large and small sums, and
IL is noted that when a depositor in
the Page bank once begins an account
he is practically sure TO add To IL as
fast as possible.
Some OF the other banking men of
the state have criticised Governor
Pages methods, but il seems TO be
due more to jealousy than TO any just
cause, and as business Is known BY it's
results, the results in the case OF
Governor Page and his bank speak
for themselves.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-02-17

Probably the most bitter attack
ever made on President Roosevelt
was made by ex-Gov. Black of New
York In a speech before the Home
Market club of Boston Thursday
evening. Mr.. Black only four years
ago nominated Roosevelt at the
Chicago convention. Following Ia an
extract from Mr. Blacks speech:
The most tyrannical trust in exis-
tence TO day Is the trust in politics.
Thete never has been, In the history
of this country, a bosslsm 50 despo.ic
and interruptions as that which con-
trolls you now II has already reach
ed that appalling stage where it Is
sought TO al the highest elective
Office in the world by executive APP
pointment without eventhe ssfs-
guard of a confirmation by the SEN
ate.
The two great political parties, once
so proud and militant, are playthings
in the hands of two men whom the
intelligence of the country rejects.
The contest is not OF craftsmanship
or OF politics; IL is rivalry TO see
who cen say the most and the worst
No matter which man wins, the coun-
try loses, for IL is at best only a case
of competitive audiences.
We are drifting away from our an
cient moorings and losing sight o.
the qualifications that have made US
powerful and respected.
We are carried By excitement be-
yond bounds which 10 years age
Won have filed us with dismay
We have seemingly entered upon &
national debauch, and, whirling th'
big stick, az Running amuck through
the stItutions of the land.
A deadly weapon should never b.
trusted In the hands OF those too
prone TO use 1t. The thoughtful an'
law abiding among US are holding
their breath, aud have lost the powe
TO be astouished.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-02-17
HEREAB0UTS Is YEARS AGO.

An item says, "St. Johnsbury talks
of Illuminating itself with electric
lights"
In the Barton items We read, AT
the special village meeting held last
Saturday evening, 1t was voted to
purchase town clock, which should
not cost when erected 10 exceed $500.
Bradford was visited by a sI00, 600
fire IS years ago, destroying all the
buildings on the west side OF
Main street from the then Pricha rd's
store TO the Bank block.
/. This is putting 1t up to the residents
of Sheffield some, 1.-The annual talk
about leaving town has commenced;
IL those who have lived in this town
aud bscoms rich here do not wish to
pay a Just tax on their property, there
are many here who would not 90 into
deep mourning at their departure"
In Glover we read aaron Sargent,
81 years of age, on February Is walked
from Newport 10 Barton, Is miles, in
three aud one half hours"
Irasourg news contains the follow
/ ing, "Merrick Taplin leads singing
convention at Wneelock, Tuesday aud
/ "Wednesday of this week. He has a
large singing school there and quite a
number of singers from this town and
others OF the county are intending to
attend the convention. The people oil
wheelock generlly Offer to entertain
all singers free"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-02-17

DIR. Grout, superintendent of the
state asylum at Waterbury, seems to
be the right man in the right place.
One who has never visited the insti
tute and has taken no trouble 10 post
himself on the subject will be surprised
to learn that the institution contains
about $50 patients, $50 attendants. and
that the buildings number nearly a
score. When one ponders on these
facts moment he sees the manage
ment of such an institution is no small
undertaking. The writer was privi-
legged to visit the institution recent
iy and can say the place had the APP
pearance of method and neatness be-
yond any expectation. IL is indeed
comfort TO know that the unfortunate
of our state are so we'll cared for and
in such comfortable quarters.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-02-17
ECZEMA NOW DURABLE,
All Itching Skin Diseases Which
Are Not Hereditary Instantly
Relieved by Oil of
Wintergreen.
Can Eczema be curedP
Some physicians say Yes"

Can Eczema be cured?
Some physicians say Yes"
Some say mo"
The real question Is, "what Ia
meant by Ecxema9n II you mean
those scaly eruptions, those diseases
which make their first appearance.
perhaps not until middle age-fhen
there can no longer be any question
that these forms OF Eczema are
durable.
Simple vegetable oil OF wintergraen.
mixed with other vegetable ingre.
dents, will kill the germs that intest
the skin. Apply this prescription to
the skin, and instantly that awful itch
Is gone. The very moment the liquid
Is applied, that agoniz.ng, tantaiixing
Itch disappears, and continued appli-
cations of this external remedy will
cure the disease.
We carry In stock this oil OF winter
green properly compounded into ID.
ID. ID. Prescription. While we are not
sure that II viii cure all those cases OF
skin trouble which are inherited, we
positively know that this D. D ID.
Prescription, whenever rightly used,
viii cure every last case OF genuine
Eczema or other skin trouble, which
did not exist NJ birth.
We know this. Anyway You, your
self, viii know that ID. ID. ID. Prescrip-
ton instantly takes away the itch
the moment 1t il applied TO the skin.
F. ID. Pierce, Barton; F. J. Kinney.
Barton Landing. Stop that Itch
to-day Just call at our
store and try this refreshing and
soothing liquidi also ask about d. d.
D. Soap.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-02-17
Cnnnxtc CoxsrIr.ros trnrn

One wso SUITES from chronic eonstip patton
is . danger OF many serious all ents- ortno
Laxative Fruit .prup cares chronic constipA-
tioE 10 stos digestion and stimulates the
IysT aud bowels. restoring the natural action
Of these organs. CONNER nee taking to o.day
and you wtl feel better 81 once. Urtno Laxs-
tive Fruit syrup does not nAusesie OF gripe
and IL very pleasant to take. Refuse sapsti-
tutes. Z. ID. Pierce, Barton; +. J. Kinney.
Barton Landing.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-02-17

More than % 900 men return ID
work to-day in the mills and shops of
the country after being laid off for
several weeks. Probably as many
more have been given full time again
after being cut 10 short hours for
many weeks. Business locally Is
also picking up, aud all this In the
face OF presidential campaign.
Surely the real business foundation
OF the country ia sound.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-02-17

i good hotel mssas something 10 =
town as one exchange remarks, AMI
speaks Of the Waterbury Inn as an
example This Is 10 1st certainly true
and the newspaper fraternity know
whereof they speak when they say
the Waterbury Inn IA a good hotel
for did not landlord Davis prove the
fact 10 US recently?
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-02-17

Clark &. Fits refuses 10 serve
another term as attorney general for
the state. John g. Sargent OF Lai-
low is 3 candidate for the place and
from reports Sargent will get there.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-02-17
Order of Fo-essers In America.
State Fair Da.zA

The Vermont State Fair association
held meeting a. Waite River Janc-
ton las: week and fixed upon the
dates for tae fair nex' season. Tna
fair VIII open on Tuesday, Sept. -
and De contina - September - aud
O.Ioosr and ? Hon. Maxwel
Esaris. pres. ieat of the association,
vas 10 the cnai-. To- associAtio was
at great expense last season IN con
s,rac.ion. ! new grad ga nd was
erected. ali the old baiiding4 put in
shape, several uew ones added and
hat mile of rsi road track was con
s.ruc.ed. This expense will not have
u be duplicated next season. Large
premla rs were aid In every depart
ment. IL was shown al this. meeting
that despite the heavy expenditures
all premiums and all bills had been
paid. Several matters were discussed
for next seasons ex hioition, such as
improvements and special attractions.
The latter includes dirigible fying
machines and a polo game between
well known metropolitan clubs.
President Evarts, as well as the other
members of the commission, are jist
"a enthusiastic over the success OF
next seasons fair as they were over
the first exhibition.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-02-17
BEWARE or oISTMgNTs FOR cATAaaH
uATCONTArN MERCURY

~ msErary viii surely destroy the sease Of
smell snd completely derange ske whole sys-
TEN when catering IL ssroagh the mucous
surfaces. such articles should never be used
sxceps prescriptions from reputable
physicians, Ks she damage they wili do il ten :
fold 10 she good you can possibly derive from
them. Halls CAtArrh Care. Manufactured By
y. J. cheney q Co., Toledo. O. contains no
mercnry. and In saxea Internally. scfinr
alrsctiy upon thc blood zrd mucous surfaces
Of The syssen- In buying Halls Catsrre
Care De s1re zen Eet tie Eenutae. IL u taken
internally and nsa6e Ia toledo. Ohio, By r. J.
Cheney d &C. TestimoniAis frec-
Sold By Druggists. rsices &c. per bottle.
Take Haii's Family Pllis tor constipation
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-02-17

i, beats all how some men. at home
or abroad, even II they have not made
a bowling success themselves, can
run the sother fellows business 40
much better than he can himself
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-02-17

Next to scho Dis, churches aud news
papers, public libraries are OF the
greatest educatio nal value In a town
and no N alter how small a town in
Vermont may be 1t can secure ub-
lie library. The state library boa d
CONTINUED on PAGE SEVEN
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-02-17

Any subscriber whose subscription
il In arrears more thau one year
should not be surprised - get very
urgeas rsqaest 10 settle soon Re-
member tbs i no. matter optional
with u and we have given everyone
plenty Of tine and fair warn ing. We
urge settlement as q matter of econ
omy % you
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-02-17
A Good Word for Cal H.skias

n oS11 " ora Tor - ii. ftasAal&
Col. II askins Is q prominent NAM
Der OF tie house CON raitt.e on labor
aud what ne and his couferees are
getting these days from every poiat
OF the compass - plenty. and then
some.
BY the way, "a % ths Colonel. He
never asked ms 10 say = word tJr
MIN or ABOUT hin, IN his life. II he
had, il would not o. 50 easy 10 say.
In the Interests of ex &c. truth aud
justice, however, I an going 10 say
this, at this time: From this / cannot
understand what reason there mas
been or Is for the assertion oy any of
our state papers that Congressman
Haskins Is vigorously espousing" the
candidacy of SpeaEer Cannon. IN the
sense OF see king support Tor him he
aas done aud Is doing nothing Of the
Eind. Ali that nas oeen known here
as coming from him on the sublec.
was the alleged ''intervts =" ia tt@
Post OF this ely last Ostoo Der, ia
which he said that the speaker vas
his personal choice as a candidate,
for the reason that be- believed aim
- os the best equipped Of aby yet
named Tor the p ace. IL Is evidently
simply matter OF personal caoi q
based on close aeq 4aintanc8 aad
friendship. THIS beng true, yes
every ciQzzu ia ths district knog rs
tn u Nc Is loyal man uader all cir
cumstauces and that he will vigorous
- and heartily support any candidate
al the party. Then why should his
personal caoice, N ore tntl that
OF any voser, be criticised? The
So a
admirer OF Col. II .stsIG, aai Gays
il Is because Of the latter $
independence of character and
man" This Is a pretty good endorse
ment from the second highest Off GER
of toe government, and the district
should DE pro I'D of il. The value
which the Speaker attaches to the
Colonel's service is evidenced by his
committee ass gnments. One on
labor, above referred to, was finally
accepted by Col. Haskins against his
earnest protest, rs know.
The Colonel Is not making presi-
dents or talking politics, as he has no
time. A an indie alton of the days
work of the real working member,
illustrate. The colonel lives more
than a mile from the capitol, and yet
he Is In his committee rooms at 3 a.
IN. opening his mass of mail. At 10
he Is at work with one of his three
committees until noon, when the
House meets.
II anything Is on which requires his
attention he remains. II not, he re-
turns to his committee room and die
tates letters or blocks out reports to
be copied aud put in shape. Besides
| all this there Is a constant stream of
| callers, fellow msmoers, parties in
terested In bills pending and dozens
| of others who Thought they would
| jnst call" Good composite picture
| of a working members days work
John E. Harris In St. Johnsoury Re-
| publican.