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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-03-19

Twenty years ago, says the Kansas
City Journal a gallon of kerosene cost
three bushels Of corn. Now a bushel
of corn buys five gallons of oil and
the seller has cents change coming.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-03-19
Like Thaw.

Redd-It's in order for some one to
name his airshlp after Thaw.
Greene-Why 80?
Redd-Becnuse when 1t is sent up Il
seems to be very uncertain Just how
long 1t is going to stay up-Yonkers
Statesman
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-03-19

What has become of the old-fash
ioned woman who used to say that to
open an umbrella In the house was q
sure sign Of deathl
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-03-19
The Old widower,. Choice.

The Old Widower's Choice.
He wanted the comforts of home,
But wanted them cheap. He took
No year or two to primp and fidget;
He merely said, will you marry me,
Bridget?"
Il will, sor," answered the cook.
Chicago Tribune.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-29
MORTIFIED


Dennis Sploid has sold $50 acres Of
wood land situated on Waitshold
mountain 70 Levi Wheeler; considera-
tion nominal
George +. Abbott, 4 former North.
field boy and graduate Of Norwich
university, class "a, now successful
civil engineer in San Juan Porto Rico,
has been in town for a bif, visit the
past week.
Miss Florence Blake has completed
her duties at the Mortified house and
gone to her home in East Barre. her
place being taken by Miss Anna Bras.
saw Of Montpelier.
Rev, !. P Booth, D. D. Of Stafford,
Conn, win be invited 20 preach the an.
.niVersary sermon al the one hundredth
anniversary celebration 81 the Univer.
salist society on December 5th.
Frank Rice has sold the farm on
West Hill owned BY his father, the late
Kin Rice to Lorenzo A. Hall Of Savoy,
Mass. Mr.. Hall expects to occupy it.
about the first Of November Mr.. Rice
has made no definite plans but win 60
away and his mother, Mrs. Kin Rice ex-
poets to move to the village.
At the meeting Of the trustees Of
Mortified illage Monday evening the
resignation Of NJ. D. Smith, sent in
sometime since on account Of his ex-
peeted absence from town during the
winter, was accepted, to take effect
October 1st Henry w Orser was APP
pointed to I'll out the unoxpired term.
The annual meeting Of the Central
Vermont Congregational club viii be
held at Mortified, Thursday, October
6, in the Congregational church. The
exercises will be given with a banquet
following which a programme Of post.
prandial speeches, viii be given, Rev
Donald Frazer, Of Berlin, acting as
POSTMASTER Following the banquet,
there viii be an address By Rev John
II. Morley, D. d. Of Springfield, on
The Meaning Of Education"
The work Of moving the 60 horse
power boiler al Phillips & Slacks 70 the
location of the boiler house IN the
granite plant extension has been begun
The boiler viii be placed ia an exca.
walton SO that the heating of the sheds
can be done TO better advantage. The
boiler house is also conveniently located
for taking coal directly from the car
Good progress Is being made on the two
story Office building and the foundations
are al IN for the extension Of the sheds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-29
TALK OF THE TOWN
GROTON.

Hubert Maudiga is visiting his sister,
Mrs. Fred Knox,
Mr.. and Mrs. R. S. Hooper and son,
Bert, Of Hardwiek were in town Sun
day.
Fred Glover returned last week from
"a visit with friends at Lewiston and
Paris, Me.
S. Anderson, who spent Sunday with
his family here, returned to his work at
Montpelier Monday.
Clyde M. coffrin, who has been Wis
itmg his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. D.
Cohrin, since Saturday, returned TO
Burlington Monday afternoon.
Arthur KendricIS, butter maker for
the Groton creamery company won first
money on butter at the state fair last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Henderson and
daughter, Winona, Of Boltonvlle visit.
ed Mrs. Ilenderson's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. o. G. Morrison, Sunday.
Mrs. @. il. Pillsbury and niece, Mar.
garet Chalmers, returned from Boston
Friday, where she has passed week
selecting goods for the fall trade.
Rev. P. A. smith was at St. Johns
bury Ger Sunday, where be spoke IN the
interest of the Anti-Saloon league His
pulpit was supplied by minister from
Georgia Plan.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-29
THE TAX ON SALT.
One Of the Things That Started the
French Revolution.

One Of the Things That Started the
French Revolution.
Before the French revolution the
government established warehouses at
which the inhabitants we're compelled
to purchase their stores Of salt. These
warehouses were numerous IN some
provinces and few 10 others; but
whether sufficient or insufficient for
the needs OF the population. they were
often situated at a considerable dis
lance from the towns and villages
whose inhabitants had to trudge miles
along bad roads TO buy their salt.
But this was not ell. It was pre-
Ecribed by law that the head OF every
family must lay Ia bis stock Of salt not
at such times as might suit bis own
convenience, but on one stated day IN
the year Should be fail 10 this Oh.
servance he was tlned. and be was also
fined II be purchased a smaller guam
tity than the law prescribed.
His hardships did not stop even
there On making bis annual purchase
be had 70 state the different purposes
for which he intended to use the salt
during the ensuing year. and ~ the
event OF bis being discovered sailing
his soup instead Of bis pork according
70 his statement or his pork instead Of
bis soup on the day he had named he
was also liable to a fine His kitchen
was never secure from the intrusion OF
the inspecting officer. and woe 70 the
housewife who was detected in any
petty infraction Of this law
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-29
MONTPELIER

Henry b. Mullen. an inspector for
the Ingersoll Sargent company, has been
in this city and Barre for few days
past looking over the air COMPRISING
plants installed BY his company
Eugene Recette has returned to This
city from St. Johnsbury, where he has
been visiting for a few days, and has
secured employment IN this city. Dur
ing the summer he mas been employed
as catcher on the Hardwick base ball
nine
Charles H. Eddy, proprietor Of the
Montpelier creamery, had heart TO
heart talk with DR. William Lindsay,
the shealth officer, yesterday After the
conference Mr. Eddy declared there was
going to be some apologizing OK someone
would be called into Lamoille county
to make explanations. lie SAYS the mat
ter has caused them 10 lose a number
Of customers and has hurt their business
II was stated later that 3 satisfactory
had been reached between
DIR. Lindsay and Mr. Mix In other
words, the Ratchet had been buried
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-29

The late David Christie Murray
on one occasion told the story Of tho
champion printers error OF his expe
rience TO this effect:
Il wrote at the close OF the story OF
Grace Forbeach': Are there no trou-
bles n0wT the lover asks. Not one,
dear Frank. not one. Aud then, In
brackets, thus set the words
lWhite Incl. This was a technical tn.
struction to the printer and meant that
one line Of space should be left clear.
The genius who bad the copy in hand
put the lovers speech 10 type correctly
and then, setting It out as II II we're
line OF verse. be gave me:
mot one. dear Frank. not one white
liner
TT was custom in the printing Of
fee to suspend a leather medal by a
leather boot lace round the neck Of the
man who had achieved the prize betlse
OF the year. Ii was somewhere about
midsummer at this time, but it was
instantly unanimously resolved that
nothing better than this would or
could be done By anybody and the
medal was presented at West
minister Gazette.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-29

This much Is true, OF no candidacy
whose impetus comes from 4 Vermont
Fish and Game league banquet can it b
fairly said that 'it does not bear THE
hallmark Of organized politics nor IN.
deed the footprint OF the politician.
Knowing as most Of US do that the rank
and fle Of voters 10 this state never
think Of attending this sporting
function across Lake Chanplain, it Is
with a considerable portion Of salt that
We take the story that one Of the sur,
prising disclosures 81 the meeting was
the evidence Of a strong, spontaneous
aud far.reaehug sentiment II favor Of
Charles M. Gates 81 Franklin for COVER
nor. Such stories can have but one inter-
probation The present state highway
commissioner has been picked as staD-
dard bearer BY the organization, the Pc.
htieal powers, that-he, the machine The
rank and fle Of the states voters, It's
bone and sinew, so 10 speak, are never
present at the Fish and Came banquet
10 Ahfere ANNAt 1NNtAHtftNas AkAAt tttN
gathering always includes the political
book makers who attend % get the cor
rect dope" On the next event, and what
ever they distribute is known @ bear
the organizations official O. III
we have tie highest respect for Mr..
Gates personally and consider him an ex-
celIent state highway commissioner; 30
good one, IN fact chat we dislike ex-
tremely to see him waive his opportunity
fer service IN that capacity for the sake
81 serving those who made him politi
cally and are anxious 60 retain the power
to make and uninake Others IN the cir
cumstances. however, there is no other
candid view Of the situation The organ
ization. finding 0lin Merrill an unwilling
OF perhaps ineXpedient candidate, has
decided on Mr. Gates as an opponent Of
Lieutenant Governor Mead. with Fleet
wood in the race for the purpose Of poe
kating the man from Rutland ii pos
sible.
we hold he brief for Dr. Mead. but we
doubt very much ii this alleged popular
uprising on behalf 81 Mr. Gates win
greatly damage the doctors chances pro
vided there are enough independent
newspapers in the state to show iust
how much political benzoate is being
used to preserve the machines spprem
ley Brattleboro Reformer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-29
HOMEMADE lcE CREAM.
Freeze It at Least Day Before 4 Il
to Be Used.

Freeze II at Least Day Before Il Il
to BE Used.
"The best ice cream Is stale Zee
cream said the Ice cream manufac-
turer. "You never hear OF collie from
ice cream among children who have
never act the homemade article Il Is
queer thing that 1t would rui a
manufacturer 10 sch fresh goods,
whereas If you know It Is homemade
ana just out Of the Freezer you will
praise It to the skies as being the SUI
perlor Of anything manufactured any
where
sIf you want your homemade cream
to be really good and healthy make Il
at least day before you use Il. Cburn
Il hard, but not too hard, and then
pack II away IN sailed fee until you
are ready to serve r. In this way all
the little particles Of ice which make
homemade cream so gritty and really
harmful will have disappeared The
cream will sort Of absorb the water
that forms the ice. so to speak; conse-
quently your cream viii be frozen, not
trapped, It is a daring manufactures
who risks his trade by shipping cream
less than week old. Sometimes
store my goods II Ice as much as two
weeks. That isn't bit too long,
either. although It takes a heap Of lea"
New York Press.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-29
ToPSHAM

q. n Taplin of South Ryegate was m
town last Tuesday.
BTr. and Mrs. G. +, Brackett have
returned to Massachusetts,
O. D. Wiley and Harry Nolan made
business trip to Barre last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Carroll Cbilds Of Cook
vile were in town the FIRST Of the week.
Mr and Mrs G. X. Church are the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. P. ] MeNam-
ara.
Several from this place attended the
state fair at White River Junction last
week
Master Alton Currier of Corinth IS
visiting Bis grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
A. D. Hood
Mrs Rand and children have gone to
Needham, Mass, where they viii be
joined By Mr. Rand
Mrs Harry McIam has boen spending
a few days with her sister, Mrs Claf
enee Currier. Of East Corinth.
Arthur X. Wiley Of Montpelier has
been spending q few days with his par
ents Mr. and Mrs Q y. Wiley
Mrs. ida Emerson has sold Der farm
to I. II Hight Of West Topsham and
has gone To live with her SON, Der
nard.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-29
SOUTH ROYALTON

w O Bellnap went to White River
Junction today on business
Mn and Mrs. Pearl Culver Of Shell.
don Junction are in town on a short
visit.
Mr.. and Mrs Marvin Chairman Of
Essex Junction visited Mrs r. r. Wat
kins hast week
Miss Winifred Al Rowell went Is
Lawrence last Friday FOR few days
visit with her aunt
A box social viii be given at the
school house hall Thursday evening by
the Athletic association.
Mrs. Neal Nye. who has been visiting
at George Nye's the past few weeks,
returned home last Friday.
M S. Adams went e the White Noun.
tans today for few days with his
family who expect to return home with
him.
q. Il Stanley and Mrs. G. r. Stanley
of Washington visited their niece Mrs.
Edward Hope last week and attended
the state fair.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-29
AMUSEMENT NOTES
The Piquant Musical Mixture, isle Of
Spice" at Opera House Saturday.

The piquant musical mixture. elsie
Of Spice which is to be produced at the
opera house on Next Saturday night
contains more distinct song hits ana
musical numbers than any production
on the stage today Among the most
notable and which are sure u be wills.
tied and hiimmed By everyone. are:
"The Goo Goo Man" 1.-THE Broomstick
Witches Peggy Brady sLittle Maid
ot Nieobar You and III Show Can
You Tell Till You Try. sung by very
clever quartette and many others. The
comedy is abundant, music catchy ANA
tuneful, stage settings and costumes
fresh and handsome, the chorus decided
~ pretty. and the "broilerse snappv
and graceful in their various dance
eyolutions. The book and lyrics were
written by Allen Lowe and Geo. u.
Stoddard while Paul SCHNEIDER ana Ben
N. Jerome are jointly responsible fog
the music The production was staged
BY Herr Gus Sohlke, Acknowledged Ia
be one Of the greatest stage directors
Of the present day Chas a. Pussy i
playing the leading comedy role.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-29

which he can I'll the tank in six hours
at an elevation Of a hundred feet
In spraying he uses wagon with q
tower spraying tank holding $50 gallons
two horse gasoline engine and hose sutl
cient One man, with an ingenious ap-
paratus Of Mr. Holmes own invention
can play SIX separate streams at one
time upon d tree. wlnle another man
drives the horses along between the
rows.
The Results.
The combination OF lime, nature, FREE
qnent cultivation and spraying worked
the result and now Mr.. Holmes asserts
that there is no reason why he should
not have a big apple crop every year,
barring untoward conditions, and he ex-
poets TO secure a harvest in a few years
Of 10000 barrels.
Last year his apples Melted him S3-47
a barrel for bis crop Of 500 barrels or
more The No. ] grade brought $3.50
TO 1915 In market and the No. 2 grade
81 to si25 gross.
How to Pack Fruit.
Mr. Holmes takes exceeding care IN
picking and packing his fruit. he hires
experts from all parts Of the state and
from New York state, puts competent
foremen over them and superintends the
work himself His ladders are lS 90,
25 and 80 feet long, bending 20 a point
at the top. a practical apple picking lad
der. 10 prevent slipping the feet Of the
ladder have steel spikes, Half hushel
baskets are used BIZ the pickers The
sorting boxes are portable and placed on
benches high enough for the sorter to
stand as Ne works Each bench has fouT
sorters The barrel stands on 4 platform
near the sortcr The sorting apparatus
is moved from station to station by a
horse.
The Clancy" grade consists Of perfect
apples. not smaller thdn % inches in
diameter and No J, which comprise al
firm, perfect apples which are saleable-
The remainder, a very small per cent.
of the whole, are not picked for New
York market. AS the fruit appears on
the trees there Is hardly an unsonnd
apple 70 be seen In the entire orchard.
Mr.. Holmes has picked up and sold about
l25 barrels Of windfails this season,
nearly an 81 which brought d good price
as pie apples IN local and upstate mar
kets IN packing the fancy fruit cor
rugated caps and white paper are used
at top and bottom Of barrels
The empty barrels are no small item
in the cost Of putting mp the fruit. Mr.
Holmes has purchased between 5000 and
5000 Of the hest quality Of -four barrels
this season in anticipation Of his big
crop paying this year about p cents
apiece for them
As test and object lesson in eulti-
waiting fruit Mr.. Holmes left one tree
without spraying o. soil cultivation The
contrast between ID and its neiphbors
makes the lesson clear II contains a
fair quantity Of fruit, but tie quality
is lacking The apples are small and
imperfect and the tree itself looks I'M
healthy
Many visitors have come TO The farm
since bis orchard has become famous and
like the skeptic OF the Bible they go
away saying, 'the half has not been
toldp
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-29
A HOPEFUL POET.
Failure to Recognize His Genius Didn't
pampen His Ardor.

rauuro 20 Heco0ntxe MS GeHtNp NiN"
pampen His Ardor.
Paddy Quinn. d type OF bohemian
found only between the covers Of q
cheap novel. was sentenced by Justice
Samuel Z. Hyde. congressional repre-
sentative for Washington during ter
ritorial days. 10 serve ten days on the
rock pile after confessing that he had
worked only seventy-hve minutes dur
ing his stay Of two months 10 Spo-
kane. Asked by the court to explain
how be earned living the prisoner
said:
Il am a poet. but there Is no use
explaining 70 you that which would
be unlntelllgible to your mind ! viii
reclte some Of my poetry instead. 1
viii read few stanzas from my mas
terpiece."
Before Quinn could give voice to the
second line Of hts latest work the
court had imposed sentence and the
sweet singer was on the way to the
city Jail. where his tattered garments,
oxford shoes and flesh coIored hose
were exchanged for oyeraIls. jumper
and hobnalled brogans- His long
black hair and lowing beard were also
trimmed for hygenic purposes, and,
armed with a SIX pound hammer, he
started for the rock pile. mumblIng as
bio left the station:
The muse got an awful Jolt That
time al the hands Of an unsympathetic
judge; bur then. there's hope Recog-
milton will come some time II must
come. Officer please see that Pegasus
is properly cared for until / returnp
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-29
The Road to Success

has many distractions, but none 50 des-
perate as poor health. Success to-day
demands health, but Electric Bitters Is
the greatest bsslth builder the world
has ever known It eompels perfect ae-
ton Of stomach, liver, Kidneys, bowels
purifes and enrehes the blood, and tone
and invigorates the whole system Wig
body and keen brain follow their
use. You can't afford 70 slight Electric
Bitters If weak, rundown 81 sicklg
Only SOC. Guaranteed by the Red Cross
Pharmacy
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-29
She Had Learned.

"The hardest thing g acquire miss"
said the dramatic teacher, is the art
Of laughing naturally without appar
ent effort
"Oh, I've got that down fne. said
the would be soubrette. 4 typewrote
for three years for man who was all
ways telling me funny stories about
his little boy indianapolis News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-29
THE BARRE DAILY TINES
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER q, 1909.
Age and Adversely.

make hard combination. An annuity
win make old age comfortable by fur
nishiHg an assured income free from
care or expense Goth year. National
Life Insurance company Montpelier,
w, (MutaD.
s s. Ballard, general agent, Mont.
pelier, Vt; N. B. Ballard, local agent,
Barre, Vt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-29
eRANITEvILLE

I will sell at private sale my house,
hold furniture consisting Of an organ.
sewing machine chamber suits. iron
bedsteads, mattresses, carpets us
yards as good as newt and lots OF 9th.
er things that 9 man wants 60 keep
house Good rocking chairs Inquire
OF e. D Campbell
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-29
Vagaries Of q Cold.

In winter cold may settle in the bowels.
In the summer it may give you collie 81
summer complaint, But don't fear appen-
dicitis or inflammation Of the bowels. at
the first pain Or oramp take Perry Davis
PainkiAerin warm winter and relief will come
at once. There is but one Painkiller, Perry
Davis, a large 95e.sizeasWel as the soc size
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-29
EAST BARRE.

Silver Leaf Circle will hold their an
nual fair September 20, 30, October 1
and 2. a good program win be given
each night Harris orchestrG viii fur-
nish music for TIE dancing. Fancy and
useful articles also refreshments viii be
on sale,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-29

Doan's Regulets cure constipation, tone
The stomach, stimulate the liver, pro
mote digestion and appetite and easy
passages Of the bowels. Ask your drug
gist for them. Is cents box.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-29
nls WIS. plan.

II never have any luck.
Neither do I, responded the other
citizen. Therefore ! keep out OF en-
terprises requiring gobs Of luck to be
a success. louisville Conrier-J Journal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-29

Torturing eczema. spreads its burning
area every day Doan's Ointment quick
~ stops it's spreading, instantly relieves
the itching, cures it permanently. at
any drug store.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-29

The title Of colonel comes from a
word almost the same IN several Lam
guages, signifying column The colo
mel was so called because be led or
a column.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-29

FOR SALE--I have about coon cords of fine
second growth wood which will sell hy the
run az 225 delivered of the car, and three
suns for So %, each. Also 1000 cords OF chunk
wood by the run 81. 2s. three runs 6g5 BY car.
load delivered az stone shed at 81 90 per cord;
also block and limo wood at S27J for block
and Sy.25 for limb. Soft slab WOOD Si.75 In
quire Of Michael David, 7s Granite street, fola-
phone 323-t3 1a4tf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-29

Mrs.-Oh, Jack. Dolly told me the
most exciting secret and made me
swear never to tell q living soul Mr.
Well, hurry up with # I'm late to the
Office now. Cleveland Leader.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-29

Woman loves a clear. rosy complexion.
Burdock Blood Bitters puriHes the blood,
clears the skin, restores ruddy, sound
health.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-29
ORANGE.

The Christian Endeavor society win
have game social at the town hall
Friday night, October 1st Cake and
coffee for refreshments. All are cordial
81 invited.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-29

There's nothing So good for a sore
throat as Or. Thomas Electric Oil
Cures it in a few hours Relieves any
pain in any part.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-29
Not Quite ] sponos.

Perey-skitts IS sponge-a perfect
sponge.
"Oh. no. When sponge absorbs
anything. By squeezing It you can get
It again. detroit Free Press.