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The Ordway new era., 1908-07-17
Mrs. Kern Not Ambitious.

indianapolis.-Mrs. John w. Kern.
@iie OF the nominee for vice president
was was notified of the nomination Of her
husband at Denver while with her chill.
dren. Il had hoped.' said she. "you
would give me the news that Mr.. Kern
mad not been nominated. I, of course.
appreciate the honor conferred upon
Mr. Kern. but cannot understand
wnat conditions at Denver have arisen
.hat would cause him to have accepted
me nomination. Mr.. Kern has injured
ms nealtn In past campaigns by his nc.
.yNy anu as ne means vastly more to
,ae .nan any political honors. am sin.
ssrey ssy, sorry, although ! suppose i
The Ordway new era., 1908-07-17
Glidden Touring Contest.

bniiaio. N. with an entry of
.@ehty.eisht cars less than last year.
me me hidden trophy touring contest OF
isoo was started Thursday. July 9th.
over route approximately LOO miles.
W pe traversed In twelve riding DAYS.
WIN three days OF rest included In the
seneauie. The tour this year is an out
am out manufacturers contest, with
oliiclai observers carried to check re.
paTs' repiacements. adjustments and
ssops. ,h' For the Glidden trophy only
t;s, ty cars are nominated as against
lily one iast year Fourteen cars will
sumpe'e LOT the Homer trophy for run.
a"ou.s, an, wnile two will run for certifi
The Ordway new era., 1908-07-17

New times, new manners, in reli.
igious practices as in other things. A
church in East Orange has arranged
for holding Sunday services for the
benefit Of automobile parties. Tie e1.
ercises will take place in the open air
and on the church lawn, those of.ciat.
ing standing on the church steps.
while those who attend may group
themselves about in any way they
please. 1t is also announced tha.
smoking may be permitted during the
services, although the church will
draw the line at furnishing the cigars.
The outdoor service appears to be re.
tsarded in some quarters as the natural
accompaniment Of outdoor exercise.
The Ordway new era., 1908-07-17
"Doino Timev

., It has been shown that doing time
IN penal institutions can be made to
serve most salutary purpose provid-
ed the violator of the laws who thus
expiates his offense employs the time
to proper advantage. In the newer
conception Of the intent OF punish
,ment, which includes encouragement
ito reformation. the convicted culprit
who wishes to lead better life will
be helped TO co so. More than that.
he will be taught In ways of self.de-
ipendence. and he may even have the
opportunity of turning to account such
inventive genius as he has been IA
'vored with. This is shown by the
experience of man who has Just been
lpardoned out OF Maine prison after
having served 10 years of a life sen.
tence- During that time he has per-
.fected a device to be attached to n
sewing machine, and now he has gone
to New York to receive 800. 900
offered by a big concern for the in.
vention- Prison life should not be cul.
'tvsted as a means Of material ad-
vancement. says the Troy N. "
Times, but the facts in this case show
that convict who goes about the
matter in earnest and with persist.
ence can do much TO redeem lis mas.
and to make himself useful to society
The Ordway new era., 1908-07-17

Files.
Mankind Is learning rapidly which
of the myriad kinds Of living things
are friends and which are enemies.
/, Pests that ruin crops are zealously
studied and fought by the farmer. but
some pests that endanger human life
are tolerated because their ravages
are not visible to the unscientific eye.
1t took brave experiment to discover
that the mosquito Is a deadly enemy
of man. and long campaign of educa'
'tion was necessary to prove the fact
to the public. The rat, being odious
and destroyer Of property. was more
easily proved to the public to be a dis,
,ease-bearing scourge. The lnterna-
'tional Association for the Scientific
Destruction of Rats. founded In Den
mark. is not fantastic society, as Is
lattested by the work in San Francisco
vehicle Of bubonic plague. The mos
lquito and the rat have got to 60"
And SO has the house-fiy, which, far
from being only a buzzing nuisance,
causes thousands Of deaths year.
During the civil war 1t was found that
flies carried gangrene. This early dis
covery has been explained by the later
knowledge of disease-germs. The fly
is attracted to all kinds OF filth: his
feet are barbed brushes which pick up
dirt: and his track across the food we
eat is path of pestilence when seen
beneath the microscope. He is the
f'principal agent In the spread Of ty-
Iphoid." The increase of summer CON-
lplaints." intestinal diseases. is not due
Ito hot weather-the human body cas-
fly adjusts itself to mere temperature |
but largely to the increase of flies |
from May to August. The tradition of |
lthe relation between filth and disease
Is sound: and the clean housekeeper
has always fought files with screens
and fiy-traps. These old-fashioned de-
fenses are still practical. In addition.
Says the Youths Companion, the keep
er Of horses should screen his manure
pile and spray 1t with creosote or
Chord OF lime. To allow flies on food
rs to run risk Of disease: to allow flies
to breed in or visit poisonous matter
is to endanger ones neighbors.
The Ordway new era., 1908-07-17

Henry Van Gundy. the wealthy
ranchman whose mind recently became
affccted over the problem OF perpetual
motion and who gave Mrs. Steve Ad.
ANS and President Meyer Of the w. r.
NSa. w, fright by demanding to be made
sane in the county court Of Mesa
county and taken to Pueblo.
In atiswer to reports concerning the
alleged unhealthy state Of the water
of Colorado Springs. City Health Com.
missioner miss, Hahford has prepared nm Of
ilcial tabulation Of analyses of the "a.
ter for June and three days'of S3ir3
= ae says the water is as pure X IN &
si6ie In any city in the Uhitea 81 r. VI!
pelng al from melted snoW, Il
Sam koffinas. q sectioH kS1nd y " ~ y
held up lt Summit, on f7is. 'Goi;r ; = 7 a,
Springs snd Cftppl6 Creek . h6rf I;,se tx
g sunday ssss i py Y tko Y Z yosn dSnl soSSSs
2 I ffl4s oldubs kif iiih; y itSgs ?; ;3
~ other tlifeN Bebp1f if n & ~ " 4
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AUTOMOBILES have now been lepa,,v

Automobiles have now been legally
barred from Bermuda, the governor
having signed the bills prohibiting the
running Of motor cars in the. island.
Evidently the speed maniacs have
been getting on the islanders nerves
and creating prejudice which has re.
suited in the present drastic legisla-
tion. 1t seems 80 hard for the modern
spirit to use good thing without
abusing 1t. especially in the matter of
sports.
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Washington.--The diplomatic rela.
tions between America and yenez,,a,o
that have existed uninterruutedlv for
more than half century. thouvh IN IN
recent years severely strained. were
on Friday completely severed AZ
nalf-past 3 o'clock this afternoon
senior Veloz. Goiticoa, the yenezns,ar
charge d'affaires, called at the stafo t.,
department by appointment to nressns NJ
20 acting Secretary Bacon notice from
ms government that he was to anti III ~,
post here. closing up the Vefiex,, ais L,
iegatl0n n Washineton ana ! rsnsss 1I.
tottanyatn llal m 20 Venesuela. Il IL not a: es.
4 pseted that wsr viii result. D ~ Y - y
The Ordway new era., 1908-07-17

If there is really a shortage in beef
we hope that science, which SO often
lhas been kidnapped and made the un-
willing handmaiden> of shady business
enterprises. will not be called on to
work up sawdust and old iron scrap
into beefsteak
The Ordway new era., 1908-07-17

Mr.. Peary Is said to be contemplat.
ing the discovery Of the south pole a.
soon L. he has gained the north one.
He has not yet announced what he
'syeansr sdk1orNahsaa b. sllas sloos&sd both
cf thsm.
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I4oa.I Es.ssaX4.

This seas0n . ntiahQ
Comanche county, " sSuts ,
eighty Acres OF sarg3
I|l::|IlsI;'
iSI!Ed So fSk
bet kor than = c9t4 Z
dSl1ss a 4 !!
1fof they ~ ~
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-08-05
EHROGGRS "a
ia North Main St. Barre. Vt.

ing the condition. The church's mis-.
sionary society is the sponsor Tor the
movement to increase the salaries OF
their pastors, following out in general
outline the plan tried by philanthropists
in donating money for educational pur.
poses. This plan is to appropriate mon.
cy in proportion as the churches them.
selves raise money for salary purposes.
For instance, the missionary society will
give one dollar tor every three that the
individual church raises, additional. In
this way. it Is hoped to bring the mini.
mum ministerial salary up to $500 and
parsonage This minimum looks low in
comparison with the wages received by
the workers in the skilled manual occu.
pations in Vermont; but it is large when
compared with the average stipend paid
our pulpit workers, all denominations
included. Three hundred dollars, paid
with Crouch, is too frequently the
case in many Of the smaller communi.
ties. The Congregational missionary so.
eiety by inaugurating a movement for
raising ministerial salaries is finding an
excellent field TOR missionary work right
at home.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-08-05

the home OF Carl Knapp, her son. Mrs
Knapp was born in Moretown in 1912
and had lived in that town and in Mid.
tllesex nearly all her life. Her funeral
will be held at one o'clock this afternoon
at the home of her son on State street,
the Rev. Dr. j. Edward Wright ofliciat-
mr.. Burial will b. in the Lewis Gene.
terry, up Worcester branch
Miss Gladys Lyon Of White River
Junction is the guest of Miss Edith
Magoon.
Mr.. and Mrs J II. Kelleher went yes
terday to Portland, Me-, for vacation
of two weeks.
Mrs. Bernie Como of Fond du Lac,
Wis, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. +. II.
Baldwin, her parents.
Mrs. John Sexton and daughter,
Gertrude, left yesterday for Boston ard
Quincy, Mass, for stay Of two weeks.
Policeman Patrick Connolly and fam
ily went Yesterday to New York to
visit relatives Of Mrs. Connolly while
pat" is on vacation
The condition of /. Bart Cross, who
is in a private hospital at Boston, is
reported as very encouraging lie had
an operation three weeks ago and has
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-08-05
MONTPELIER
st. Adams Street Railroad Hearing
Has Been Postponed.

St. Adams Street Railroad Hearing
Has Been Postponed.
The hearing on the priority Of sew
eral claims over an $4,000 mortgage
on the St. Adams Street Railway Co.
was resumed yesterday in supreme court
room at the State House, before Roger
W. Hulburd of Hyde Park, special
raster. Several witnesses were ex
amined yesterday, H. X. Harris Of
Worcester, Mass, appeared for the Je.
rome Marble estate; +. A. Ashland Of
Burlington for the II. c. Lewis com
pany Of Springfield Mass; L. C. Taft
of Worcester, Mass, and Fuller G..
Smith Of St. Adams for the bondhold-
crs; j, Il, Cushman Of burlington for
the receivers Of the road. This road
has been operated under receiver for
three years and the pending case has
been hanging fire for year or more
Hearings have been previously given
at st. Adams and Burlington The
hearing was adjourned last evening I'M
til Friday, August II, at st. Adams
when further testimony will be taken.
Polly, wife Of LIKE w. Knapp died
at midnight Monday of paralysis at
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-08-05
DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN
OPENED IN VERMONT
First Rally Was Held at Williston Last
Night, With James f. Burke,
Candidate For Governor,
as Speaker

Willispn, Aug. 5y-Thc opening
rally in the Democratic gubernatorial
campaign was held here last night, with
James T.. Burke q Burlington, the
party's candidate for governor as chief
speaker
Mr.. Burke was introduced by James
j.. Kennedy, candidate for county senn-
tor aud spoke Of the pleasure that IL
gave him 70 be among his old friends
and neehbors III opening what he con
sidered 10 be the most important cam.
paign in many years. He paid a high
tribute to the administrations OF Presi'
dent Roosevelt aud Governor Proctor
but said he believed il more important
that the issues Of tue campaign be set.
tied and settled right than that any
one party should be pcpctuaEed in
power. lie saw no difference IN the
form Of government when it WAS
honestly administered and that as
good citizens we should an take pride
in the advance and interests Of orr
beloved state His argument was that
Republicans could support the Roose
welt policies by voting for Bryan.
One OF the issues that o,ershadows
all others, said Mr. Burke, is the panic
conditions OF the country disclaiming il
as Roosevelt panic and laying it at
the doors Of certain powerful financial
interests which dominate the party III
power Even Roosevelt has not been
been able to resist these evil influences
the causes OF which are serious reaca
lion ON the people 81 the United States.
lie spoke tayoally Of the work Of
the commission on double taxation and
insisted that the matter ct taxation
can be rcmcdcd lie would rectify tie
lax work Of the listers by having their
work supervised hy commission lie
also believes Chat when a person die,
the commission should have power to
90 to the probate court. investigate
.he estate and be empowered 10 legally
proceed against It II false lists are
found 10 have been made II so back
taxes should be collected.
lie believed that the license law was
a good thing for Vermont and vast
Improvement over The prohibition law
Tile appointment Of license commission
FRS should not be placed in the hands
Of assistant Judges that there is rem
ody for the condition but that he was
not prepared 10 say Just what Bur
iington's new jail, however, he said 5
not large enough to accommodate the
DRINKS under the present Law and such
conditions are serious reflection on
those in power.
lie believed in the present system nj
out the work Of extending good
roads. his only criticism being that it
was not being done on 4 large enough
scale He advocated the building OF
trunk lines and permanent highways
throughout the state
He concluded by saying that he would
take as his platform "public office is
public trust" and he would treat il as
such if elected governor next month.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-08-05
| CURRENT COMMENT.
Elroy Kent, FugitiYe.


When Elroy Kent escaped from the
insane hospitable at Waterbury two
weeks or more ago the officials OF that
institution made brief search for him
and then gave it up. He was considered
harmless, they said, and his propensity
for petty thieying would probably land
him in the clutches of the law sooner
or later. Then came the brutal murder
of Miss Della Congdon at her home in
East Wallingford last Friday and the
suspicion OF the authorities, based on
reasonably good grounds, that Kent was
the perpetrator OF the crime. What
change this wrought in the aspect of
Kent's escape as well as in the attitude
of the insane hospitable officials! Now
the escaped lunatie is being pursued by
posse Of officers and Superintendent
Grout of the Waterbury institution is
appealing to the people of the state to
assist in Kents capture. In his long
career of petty thieying and Jail break
ing Kent has never been considered dan.
gerous, but that does not relieve the
superintendent OF the insane hospitable
of his share Of responsibility There is
only one safe place for insane persons
Brattleboro Reformer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-08-05

The candidate for president on the
Prohibition ticket is generous enough to
assert that the majority Of the voters
in the other political parties are not bad
men. he does believe, however, that
the good men allow themselves TO be
led about by the minority, which is,
the bad men. Which can scarcely be
true, or this country would have gone
to the bow-wows long before this. Con.
ditions as they exist to-day disprove ais
assertion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-08-05

A willy political scout down in Brat
tleboro comes out with the "Stealthy
Stephen information that Governor
Proctor is still after the United States
senatorship this fall Whenever the po-
Iitical talk runs low, there is always
this to fall back upon, even in the face
OF Governor Proctor's expressed deter
mination not to run for the office. The
continued iteration Of the rumor is a
serious reflection on the governors in.
teTity.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-08-05
SAD TREATMENT
OF Man Who Hunted for Work by
Climbing Into a House.

Essex junction, Aug. "a man tried
to gain entrance yesterday to the home
OF Mrs. Belle Parsons at the edge of the
woods on Prospect hill. Mrs. A. l..
Smith, who resides with Mrs. Parsons.
discovered him as be was about half way
through the window and turned the hose
on him and he made for the woods.
Officers Demag and Douglas were mott
fed and MIR. Deuag hunted for him
some time. Later the man was coming
down the street, when he was stopped
by George Wiley and arrested by Mr.
Douglas. 1t was first thought the man
was the much hunted Kent, but did not
prove to be him. He said he was look
ing for work
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-08-05

Imagine your knights Of Pythias
friends encampcd on Franklin field in
Boston and shiynring for fear OF the
yeggncn's attack. Boston has been
hgnting town ever since they dumped
.ne tea into the harbor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-08-05

The automobile trap has not yet found
a place on Vermont tnoroughtares, and
it is to be hoped that the users Of the
machines will 50 conduct themselves
that the institution will not be required.
The auto trap is the last resort when
gentlemen have become hogs.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-08-05

The Yankee cheers are said 20 have
Jared the British sense o; lady.lkeness
in a shocking manner at the recent
olympic games. In that case, Ameri-
cans will have to plead guilty to the
charge OF being "coarse,' yea, even yul-
gar
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-08-05

More team oncc las Waterbury found
its strong water pressure indispensable
in emergencies OF fire In fact, good
water system is perhaps tho most yalu.
able asset that community may have
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-08-05

Bryan has scored a victory in one re.
spect, in that he has boiled down his
speech OF acceptance to $500 words.
That's signal victory over TAFT for
starter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-08-05
RAISING MINISTERIAL SALARIES
IN VERMONT.

The constant talk of poor ministerial
salaries in Vermont has resulted in ac-
tive steps being taken in one denomi.
nation, the Congregational, for rehev.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-08-05

In this shoe game we hold all
the good cards.
Our hands are full OF trumps.
II you want your feet to be a
credit to your head our Shoes
will do the trick
The dressy patent leather,
81, 90 to $500.
Comfortable Vici Kid, So. so
10 81. 90
Stylish tans and Russian Calf,
81 80 to 81. 90.
Practical Black Calf skin
81 90 to $500
Csol canvas shoes and ties,
81. 90 and 1926
WE CLEAN, PRESS AND
REPAIR CLOTHING.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-08-05

Now that Bryan has become a union
printer. he can handle a stick" rs well
a. Roosevelt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-08-05

That political bolt in Orange county
wa, certainly out Of clear sky.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-08-05

been steadily gaining since that time
He hopes to return to Montpelier in
about two weeks.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-08-05
ALSO

ST. Swithin is surely getting in his
Hicks nov.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-08-05

THAD NJ. CHAPMAN,
EDW. ID. WELLlNG,
HARRY BLODGETT,
HOMER Il. WRIGHT,
w. II, BISHOP,
JOHN G. NORTON,
E, s. FLEURY,
FRANK &. WILLIAMS,
EARLE $. KINSLEY,
N. y. PHELPS,
ERNEST w. GIBSON,
JOHN l.. BACON,
SMITH b. WAITE,
Ii. Z. BALDWIN,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-08-05

Hall price sale Of garments at Alb
bolts
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-08-05

NEWPORT, VT,
AUGUST LIST, 1908
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-18

He added to his reputation by the way
he carried himself in an embarrassing
situation. He took no part in the schem-
ing Of the politicians. and did everything
but apply for an injunction to protect his
name. He is generally and justly adj
mired.
The candidates for Vice President all
prospered. Take the New Workers. Rep
resentative Harrison. Lieut.. Gov. Chanler.
Lewis Nixon and Controller Metz found
themselves figuring in national calcutta
TONS That is much to men of their
size. And Mr.. Towne. after a disappear
ance. came to the surface for a week.
A breathing spell is something to be
thankful for.
Ollie James Is a rising man in Ken
lucky affairs, and should benefit by the
advertisement he got His majority in his
race for reelection to the House will be
the larger for his prominence at Denver,
and when a few years hence he tries for
the Senate. as he Is likely to do. we shall
see his friends boom him ON the strength
Of what he has just accomplished.
Everybody thrived. Mr.. Bryan got
what was coming to him, and Mr.. Kern.
who was a little coy and seemed to be
expecting nothing. got nomination
which he desired eight and four years
ago. But the democratic party? Well
that is according to the point of view
Tho Bryanites insist that the party pros
pered, too. November will decide
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-18
No Casualties at Denver.

There are no personal complainings as
to the result at Denver And very proper
ly. Nobody suffered in his personal for
tunes. Some men gained. Did not. in
deed. everybody in interest gaino
Chairman Day of the Minnesota demo-
cratic committee. who was in charge OF
the Johnson boom at the convention, is
quoted as saying:
THE governor probably will retire from
ONCE for several years to the lecture
platform. In this way he not only can
make a good living. but will become well
known throughout the country
Here Is a chapter taken from Mr..
Bryans book. He retired from Congress
TO the lecture PLATFORM, became widely ac-
auainted with the people in that way. and
received their plaudits at Chicago two
years later Had he remained I'm Con-
gress he might not have risen to supreme
eadership-certainly would not so soon.
And then he prOspered financially besides.
Can Gov Johnson achieve q like result ?
He lacks Mr.. Bryan's huency and elo-
auence, but he has a smile. and makes
friends easily.
Judge Gray was on the bench. and re-
mains there. greatly respected in the
place and well satisfied with his work.