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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-22

If New Hampshire had been wise, it
might have taken the findings Of the
Vermont special commission to investi-
gate taxation evils and them reject all
the recommendations Instead of that,
New Hampshire Ii sending its inyestigat-
ors al through the same maze Of facts
and fancies, We dare say the result will
be the same in New Hampshire as in
Vermont.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-22

South Carolina has given her senior
senator certificate of q pure soul, I'M
sullied character, martyred personality
and every other old thing. Now will
they let Tillman BET
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-22
EAST BARRE.


NJ. E. Cutler was in Burlington Tues
day on Business.
u L. Sargent has returned from a
recent trip to Boston.
The little son Of Mr.. and Mrs,
Trenz, who has been IN for some time
ii somewhat better
". H. Bixby is reported as being a.
comfortable al could be expected. Tie
is still in the City hospital.
The whist party last Tuesday even
ina was we'll attended. eleven tables BE-
ing filled with whist and enc for blocks
McAllister Brothers have slightly re-
paired and are apidly filing the red
shci using it for wood, making good
use a the fine shedding.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-22

The former lady missionary who de-
clars that the United States spends
snore money on chewing gum than on
foreign missions, perhaps doesn't realize
what she herself has given up to "chew
upon.p
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-22

Hobson declares the immediate return
Of the battleship fleet TO the Pacific
IS vital to prevent war with Japan. lie
asserts that the japanese ambition is
using California's exclusion action as
cloak to conceal its desire for war.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-22

A stats tax of ten cents would be real
attractive, but to represent the feelings
Of the people, If state tax is to be
fOistsd upon them, IL ought to be thirty.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-22

The report OF the librarian at the Al
drich public library indicates that all
days are rush days at this popular insti-
tuition.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-22

Mayor Carpenter Of Rutland must have
builded well, for they are planning to
draft" him 70 run again.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-22

This means that we want
less goods and more mon
ey and it gives you the
chance to get more goods
for less money-it's a good
rule that works both
ways.
We started with Over.
coats and today what
Overcoats were not sold
yesterday arc priced as
follows:
$500, 1000 and 22.Oo Over
coats. .&11. 90
1900, 1880 and IS. 90 Over.
coats. ........ . %
10 90 Oyereoats. 49,. g 90
500 Overcoats, -. 1875
Boys Overcoats
IS. 90 and 10. 90 Overcoats. to-
day. SO 90
500 and 600 Oyercoats. to-
day. ............ 400
ChiIdren's 0vercOats
50. 90 to $50 Oyercoats. to-
day. "a 90
400 to 500 OvercOats. to-
day. ........ q 10
$50 to $50 Ovcrcoats. TO.
day ............. 4. 80
1.50 Oyercoats. today. LOO
What remain unsold
tonight will be priced still
lower tomorrow. See
our window.
FUR COATS TO RENT.
WE CLEAN. PRESS AND
REPAIR CLOTHING.
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-22

Those few Hardwick people who es.
capped arrest during the recent big raid
ought 10 form Survivors Club.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-22

public idea that American girls choose
foreigners for husbands because Of their
title.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-22
NOTES AND COMMENT
ON THE LEGISLATURE

The primary election bill did not
even get the courtesy Of a speech either
for or against II in the House yester-
day. The bill received an uHfayorable
report from the committee on election
and was refused third reading.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-22
SATURDAY BARGAINS

These goods, pot on sale for Saturday, are small
lots and marked far below cost The lots are many
Bot viii only Be sold at this price, Saturday Don't
come Monday and expect them at this price.
LOT LIZ pieces Of Fancy Stripe and Check
Cashmere Twild Suiting rs and "a inches wide, excel
lent Tor chidren's dresses. Sold at Csc. Priced for
Saturday at IL &c per yard
LOT 2-10 pieces Of Kimono Cloth, sold at l4c
and 15c yard for Saturday only, at 1 lie per yard
LOT 3--l4 Sweaters. sizes a. 80, So and 40. Sold
at 81, Saturday to close for SOC each
LOT 4-38 White Waists, slightly sciled, regular
price $l.25 and l.5O for Saturday only Csc each.
LOT $40 pieces Figured Muslin regular price
15ca yard. For Saturday only at lOc per yard.
Don't miss our sale Of Petticoan See the extra
large sizes $l.98 for sl.5O,
M Mpbna Store
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-22

II has been suggested that ii the bill
raising the salary Of the members goes
through il might also be well to make
sure that a plurality election bill IS
also passed. Ii not there win be some
long and ardent contests for place
in the Hall OF Representatives.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-22

By some slip or other the name Of
II. VI. Lyford Of Warren was omitted
from the list Of Washington county
members who voted against the bin
raising the salaries TO 81 a day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-22
HoBSoN's CHOICE.

Is The Return Of The Battleship Fleet
Immediately.
Boston, Jan. ~. Richard Pierson
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-14
Re.triction of Fertility.

Prof. Spillman says it seldom pays to turn under crop of COW peas in the green state. It is better practice to make hay of them, feed the hay and put the manure back on the land. As is the case with all legumes, the roots of the COW pea crop add great deal of nitgrogen to the soil, and have a marked effect on fertility. If heavy green crop of COW peas is plowed un- der in the autumn 1t is best not to plant the land until the following spring A very good plan for bringing up the fertility of a wornout field is to SOW rye in the fall, blow this under in the spring, harrow thoroughly, let the land lie a month, and then SOW
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-14

milking. Alternate hand and machine methods of milking have a detrimental effect upon the flow. Manipulation of the udder Is absolutely necessary in some instances before all the milk can be drawn by the machine. One man operating one machine can milk about the same number of cows in an hour as one milking by hand. Two men operating four machines can practi- cally do the work of three men milk Ing by hand. Two operators with four machines milked twenty-four cows in an hour. It Is necessary to thoroughly wash and boil the milking machine parts after each usage in order to pro duce milk with as low bacterial con tent as that resulting from careful, methods of hand milking.-Denver Field and Farm.
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-14
PRODUCTS OF FLORIDA.
Oranges Not the Only Fruit Grown
 fn That State,

OrAnScs Not the Only Fruit crown
 fn That State.
 Florida is nearly as large as an New England. and of course there is a great diversity Of employment, says Outing. In the northern counties corn. wheat, oats, peaches, pears and apples domi- nate; in the center we find most of these products growing side by side with oranges. lemons. loquats, sweet po- tatoes and cassava; and in the south. ern counties we are among pineapples, avocados and other strictly tropical fruits and vegetables The trucking re- zion is therefore closely associated with orange growing and other citrus prod ucts. You cannot drive anywhere about Sanford without coming upon yards that are filled with these golden fruits. Grape fruit hanging six inches in diameter and in huge clusters bends It's trees over sometimes to the very soil. Peaches are as common as oranges and when you get little nearer the hilly or sloplng lands to the west large peach orchards stand in January and February bursting into bloom. In March you will find a few ripe fruits, but the remarkable crop comes not ear Her than April and May. The mulberry fills up March and is the first one of the southern fruits to ripen. You will find it everywhere; varieties that do not seem to have found any place in our northern gardens as yet. The fruit Is from one to two inches long and three-quarters of an inch in diameter. Nearly every bird in the heavens and every animal on the earth likes the mulberry, and for my part a mulberry pie is the only rival have yet found for blackberry pie. My whole being turns into a poem when think of 1t. You should have just pulp enough not to let the juice run away and the pie show no signs of stinginess.
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-14
Early Tomatoes.

A truck gardener tells that this is the way he raised early tomatoes: He took dry goods box 2 by 8 feet and s inches deep. In each corner of the box he set a piece of Pinch pipe. so that he could water the plants from the bottom. pouring in the water and letting it permeate through the soil, which was composed of sandy loam put into the box after the bottom had been covered to the depth of inches with well routed and sifted stable ma nure. The seeds were planted and lightly covered and the soil kept moist. but not wet. In one week after plant ing the green tops appeared. and In three weeks they were transplanted into similar box. being set an inch deeper than they grew in the first box. They grew in the box in sheltered places for three weeks. when they were ready for the garden.
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-14
DaadeIion. and Milk.

A Belgian investigator has been looking into the correctness or incor- rectness of the somewhat popular be- lief among farmers that dandelions in- crease the yield of milk, and that in consequence they are rather desirable forage than otherwise ae claims that this belief is incorrect and Is founded wholly on the false analogy suggested by the milky juice of the dandelion. Furthermore, he asserts that dande- lions in large numbers have a delete rious effect on the quality of butter and is one among the causes which make 1t difficult to get butter of fine flavor and good keeping qualities in spring and early summer. Hay which. has large quantities of dandelions in 1t has a similar effect, he says, and he advises farmers to weed their pastures whenever 1t is practicable to do so.
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-14
In the Feed Lot.

Wheat bran is preferable. however, because 1t is less bulky.
 Cow pea and alfalfa is an excellent substitute for wheat bran for the dairy cows.
 Corn makes fat, while alfalfa is rich In fiesh-forming and bone-building ma te-ials.
 In feeding pigs shorts or alfalfa beats wheat bran when used as one quarter of the ration
 Hogs win not as a rule relish alfalfa hay In the winter unless they have previously been mstured on the young alfalfa
 It is a mistake to believe that alfalfa is purely a fsttening ration. especially for calves. On the contrary, 1t is . growing ration
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-14
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Docs Mrs. Peck's husband com good salary. She commands it."- Boston Transcript.
 "A case of love at first sight, eh?' "No, second sight. The first time he saw her he didn't know she was an heiress. .''-Boston Transcript.
 .Green-Smith asked me to forget my troubles this morning. Brown-What for? Green-He wanted me to listen to his.-Chicago Daily News.
 He is going into politics; he thinks wife thinkg" She's too much of a lady to tcll."-Boston Traveller.
 Mrs. Wiggs-John, what is an ab- solute vacuum? Wiggs-An absolute vacuum. my dear, is something that exists only in your mind.-Chicago Daily News.
 She Con the Atlantic liner)-Dld you observe the great appetite of that stout man at dinnerf He-Yes; he must be what they call a stowaway.-- Sacred Heart Review.
 "In short, sir, we go in far too little for what Matthew, Arnold calls sweet ness and light" "I don't see that Sugar and oil are the two biggest trusts we support."-Life.
 Are there degrees of rank in the servants hall?" "To be sure. Maids who have charge of dogs won't asso- ciate with maids who look after chill dren." Courier-Journal.
 Your glasses" she said, have made a great difference In your ap- pearance." Do you think so?" he asked. "Yes You look so intelligent with them on."-Chicago Record-Her- aid.
 How do you know your husband Is not a good poker player;" Because" answered young Mrs. rorkins, mo good poker player could be as popular as he is. with other poker players,."- Washington Star.
 This" remarked. MT. Cane, "is my photograph with my two French poo dles. You recognize. ehF" "I think so," said Miss Softe. You are the one with the hat on, are you notr- Philadelphia Inquirer.
 Master-John! Servant-Yes sir. Master-Be sure you tell me when its 4 o'clock. Servant-Yes, sir. Master Don't forget it. promised to meet my wife at 2:3Q. and she'll be pro- voked if I'm not there when she ar rives.-Answers.
 At a party. while young lady was playing with peculiar brilliancy of touch, bystander bachelor exclaim- ed: "I'd give the, world for those fngersw Perhaps tou might get the whole hand by asking" said the young lady's observant mamma.-Philadei- phia Inquirer.
 Gunner-You can't get the best of those blamed baggage -smashers. la beled my trunks "Chipa- and thought they would handle them with unusual care. Guyer-And did >thg1 Gunner No. but blamed if they didn't ship the trunks all the way toS Shanghai and I haven't seen them since.-Chi. cage Daily Newk ss
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-14
SORTING PEARLS.
The Gems Vary Greatly in Size,
 shape and Quality.

The Gems Vary Greatly Tn stneB
 shape and Quality.
 When the pearls are taken from the dead fish they are first sorted accord ing to size This is done by passing them through a set of ten small brass sieves, called baskets, with meshes of varying sizes. Pearls of the first class that are perfect both in sphericity and In luster are called ami. Those of the second class, that to the average ob server seem equally without flaw, are anitari, and most of the pearls we see in the west and on general sale come under this head. Of the third class, call masauku, are these that are somewhat irregular in shape and a trifle of in color. but that are valuable for use in clusters and are largely used by eastern artificers in mountings of various sorts. Rural Is the double of twinned pearl. which, when of good luster and sufficiently freakish shape. is sometimes enormously valuable. In this class the most wonderful speci- men on record is the great Southern Cross pearl, which is in reality nine pearls naturally grown together and forming perfect cross an inch and half long. It was found of the coast of Western Australia in 1874. Many seed pearls and rejections. called va divu, are generally ground into achu- nam, and used as an ingredient in a favorite sweetmeat. From China also comes a heavy demand for seed pearls. and in India bushels of them literally are used in the decoration of idols and sacred images and Of weapons as we'll -Everybody's.
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-14

a little stronger to suit yourself. Then bore a hole. b. in the center for q inch gas pipe to act as a king bolt. Then take a 4x4-inch, 8 foot 6 inch long crosspiece and fasten 1t to the gas pipe. c. and brace 1t with 4x4 inch braces, a. The height is 8 feet 6 inch es and width feet
 When taking or the grain bed place the jack q little better than half way to the rear end. then remove the rear end or the wagon first and swing 1t
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-14
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 A nervous child is greatly to be pItied, not SC much because of its pres ent condition, although that Is distress ing enough, as on account of what the future has in store for it.
 A nervous child suffers, no doubt. It Is peevish, easily frightened, restless. inattentive, incapable of entering with enjoyment into the sports of its ccS- panions, soon tires Of It's games, and is often quarrelsome. But 1t is in adult life that the real suffering comes. h. effective work, sleepless nights, racking headaches, the formation of drug ha- bits, alcoholism. early physical break down and even insanity are the dan gers to be dreaded for the future of some-fortunately not all-children with weak and unstable nervous sys- tems.
 There is always a cause for this nervous condition In children, and the cause can often be removed if 1t can be discovered. Heredity doubtless plays m important part in many cases, but not so often as Is commonly believed, and even when there Is an inherited taint, other factors which perpetuate or increase the trouble almost always exist, and can often be overcome. A careful examination of a nervous child will usually bring to light some physi- cal defect, the curing of which will free the nervous system from strain.
 These physical defects may be any where in the body. but are usually found in one or more of three locations the eyes, the throat and the bowels.
 The eyes are most intimately con nected with the brain; indeed, they may be said to be actually part of the brain, and a defect of vision inflicts constant and innumerable blows on the brain which irritate it, and this irri- tation is transmitted to the entire nervous system. The eyes of a nervous child, should be examined and. specta- cles worn If called for.
 What a pity to put glasses on a childi' Yes, but what a greater pity to let a nervous child grow up into a nervous man.
 child who is a mouth-breather is sure lO uslNt lollSl4S UT adenoids. This condition interferes with natural breathing. which prevents the proper aeration of the blood; and impure blood cannot properly nourish the nerve-cells. Further. enlarged ton sils or adenoids are often slightly in- famed all the time. which causes the absorption of septic products which poison the whole system.
 Finally, constipation is a most po- tent influence in the causation of all sorts of nervous trouble. The treat ment of this condition. not at all un- common in children. in spite of their activity, does not consist in an occa- sional dose of castor-oil. The root of | the evil must be sought. and 1t must | be corrected by a careful regimen and l the inculcating of habits of regular | ity.
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-14
POPULAR BREEDS OF CHICKENS AND DUCKS

popular general utility birds smaller Rock but equally rapid growing Good layers and fine market fowls
  
 
  
  desire the Brahm
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-14
Liftinr the waron Box.

Lifting the Wagon Box.
 I constructed a wagon bed jack that is one of the handiest devices on the farm where there is only one man to put on or take of grain rack or wagon box. The construction is very simple. Make a carpenters jack. only
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-14

COW peas. Cut the peas for hay and SOW rye again. A few seasons of such treatment will restore fertility to the soil. Fortunately. both of these crops will grow on very poor land.
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-14

How long after marriage does the average wife begin to find fault with her husbands table manners?
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-14
Ancient Agriculture.

Why agriculture, the first industry to be learned and so obviously the most fundamental, was the last to be de teries of history. One marvels at 1t afresh as one stands before a certain glass case in the Egyptian quarter of the British Museum. wherein is a lit tie group of farm utensils-a fractured wooden blow; a rusted sickle. two sticks tied together with a leathern thong and several tasseis that had hung on the horns of oxen. To be sure, these implements were used 5000 years ago-they were found in the tomb of Seti but one remembers that when Egypt was using these bread tools. no better than those of the barbarians about her, she had a most elaborate government, an army and navy and art and literature.
 The records and relics of other na- tions down through history show the same strange incongruity. For thou sands of years the wise men of the world absolutely ignored the problems of the farm. A farmer remained either
  serf or tenant. He was a stolid drudge-"brother to the ox." Even the masterful old pilgrim fathers had no blows at all-nothing but hoes and sharp sticks-for the first twelve years of their pioneering. And therefore for thousands of years there was hunger Journal of Agriculture.
 Milking by Hand and Machine.
 After a test of milking machines for a period of more than a year, Prof. X. L. Haecker, of Nebraska, has made several conclusions. Heifers in their first lactation. apparently give better results by machine milking than do aged cows that have been accustomed to hand milking for ore or more years. Some COWS are not adapted to machine
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-14
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on 70 the jack. Then put your weight on 1t and swing It of the wagon, placing small jack under the front end.-C. z., Rux, in Farm and Home.
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-14

Cooks may come and cooks may 60. Out she eating habit goes on forever.
Evening star., 1909-02-14
The Young Milton.
From the Fortnightly Review.

FROM the fOrtnlgntly review.
Except perhaps in the case of Mozart.
1t is difficult to recall a similar instance
of child deliberately bred and conf
IDENTIFY self-dedicated as Milton was, to
assured greatness. Jansen has depicted
him for us at the age of eight as a beau
tiful, eager boy his face animated with
an almost leaping spirit Of intelligence,
balanced with suggestion of strenuous,
intellectual endeavor that must have
made him the delight of teachers such
as Young and Alexander Gill. and equally,
perhaps. an object Of suspicious dislike
to any pompous college tutor whose learn
A glance at Milton in what may be
lege days and his five years at his fathers
up one of the most delightful pictures i'm
aginable. There is no suspicion of pose
or of priggishness about the "wondrous
YOUTH as his friend Diodati calls him.
who penned the classic orations delivered
by request before the assembled audience
of tutors and fellow-students at Christs
Cambridge. Reciting these. his face
lighted from without by the torch of
learning and his eyes shining from the
fire Of imagination that burned within,
he must have appeared to his contempo-
raries as one not merely illumined. but
wholly transcribed by his glorious
genius. All his letters of this period
prove how he was bent on studious re-
tirement. and that in his poetic seclusion
he was meditating some literary express
sion of the great poetic impulses stirring
within him.