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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-03-18

occupation gets the average man best
wages3" "What occupation OF, profess
sion yields the average man the most
happinessP' sis it true that there are
tricks in all trades?" stPisase name
some OF the best investments with which
young people may place their earnings"
The Worthwhile Brotherhood has a MEM
bership of Sc, of whom 40 were present at
this nesting.
y. w. Mann was in town last Thurs
day and Friday to see his mother, Mrs.
lda Mann, and brought the cheering
news that granite firm OF Detroit has
undertaken to determine the extent of the
granite deposit on the Mann farm and
will begin operations in the spring with
$40, 900 to expend in the work. A. II.
Beedle and A. b. Thomas, the latter of
hardwick, have some intentions but no
definite plans with regard to the white
granite on the Beedle farm and. unless
all signs fail again, there is likely some
time to be bigger and buster Randolph
on the map. The green granite on the
Iamson farm, now owned by Messrs.
Beedle and Thomas, has, it is understood,
ledge extending also onto the Mann
farm, but nothing will probably be done
with the green stone this year. Mr..
Mann is at present in New York acting
as secretary for the Mexican Homestake
Mining company.
Not quite 20 years ago, plausible gem
tleman by the name Of Rice succeeded in
selling lot Of stock in the Fort Pay ne
Coal and Iron company of Alabama at S25
a share to people in Randolph as we'll as
in a good many other New England
towns. All the investors went wild over
the wonderful promise OF Fort Payne and
expected their S25 shares to put them in
affiuent circumstances in less than no
1 time. All some OF them ever realized,
4 however, was a certificate of stock which
cost the promoter perhaps $40 thousand
/ to have printed. Now a Mr.. Ere G..
I Drew is flooding the mails with most
enticing proposition. He proposes to re-
/ organize the old company, substituting
the word "fuel' for coal, a most import
ant alteration, and allowing the old
] stockholders to exchange their stock for
shares in the new company by paying ten
cents additional on every dollar of stock
exchanged. So II you happen to have
waste paper in certificate form to the ex-
tent Of $4,000, you can secure that amount
OF stock in the "fuelr company by just
handing over 5000 more in cold cash. IT
is all very simple and easy, and there are
other alluring features of the plan, like
two $500 building lots and valuable
buildings thrown in for premiums. So
much faith has Mr.. Drew in an eager &C.
ceptance OF the reorganization, he has
commissioned his attorney, NJ. w. How
ard OF Fort Payne, to meet the stockhold-
ers OF this vicinity at the Pavilion in
Montpelier, March 10, to explain the
4 "a - "a - Ii 4
of lamb that can't grow a new fleece in ~
years, and the Pavilion will, it is feared,
be too small to shelter the throng which
will surge to Montpelier Friday, bearing
wads OF $40 bills in their hands.
Death OF Mrs. Gordon Peck.
Mrs. Jane (Hugill,) widow of the late
Gordon Peck, died Thursday morning,
/ NJ Nbo bor,,o 81 her 1annk4ar
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-03-18
A. M. Vaughan on Forestry

a NJ. vaughan on Forestry
The BrattIeboro Phoenix makes the
following comment on the Randolph
toresters remarks before the Woman's
club OF its town the evening of March
10:-
members OF the Woman's club and
their friends were given an instructive
address Wednesday evening by Arthur
NJ. Vaughan, former state forester. Mr..
Vaughan spoke at length of the con-
ditions throughout the country and OF
" hat has been done and should be done
in Vermont. He indicated how the
natural resources Of the country had been
allowed to dwindle by improper methods
OF laundering and how the agitation OF
scientific forestry was helping the situa-
ton.
"One OF the most significant points
was in relation to protection from fire.
He said that the government now con-
trolled about one-fourth Of the forest
regions OF the country and that in the
past year the loss from fire has been only
one and one quarter million dollars,
while in the three-quarters under private
control and without fire patrol the loss
had been more than ESQ, 900, 900 in the
in regions where there were wide areas
without Inhabitants but in Vermont the
better safeguard was an alert public ia
take care OF the fires at their start.
There is very little territory in Vermont
that is not inhabited to some extent
and a fire should be noticed before il
had gained great Roadway. There were
a few sections where in an unusually
drx- n Are tx-oulH he hor al
in Vermont.
"Mr. Vaughan's plea was for better
methods Of numbering to avoid waste and
to cut only such trees as were mature. By
leaving the younger and more vigorous
growth when the mature trees were cut
the forests would be perpetually pro-
duetive. A large proportion of the land
in Vermont is more valuable for timber
growing than for anything else and with
right treatment the lumber would be one
OF the most valuable assets Of the state.
"He urged the planting of trees in all
unproductive spots and indicated the
splendid financial return which would
come simply by waiting. One Of the
most important aspects of scientific lum-
berinR was leaving seed trees here and
there, particularly pine trees which would
reseed a large section in a comparatively
short time. Vermont is better fitted for
productive forestry than many of the states
and il the people awake to the possibili-
ties the returns would be amazingly large.
File urged everyone to take a practical in
terest in the subject as the best results
would only be attained through the
realization of its vital relation to the vel
fare of every community"
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-03-18

match), shell, etc. with all the agility
OF clever circus performer.
Messina is shown as it will never again
exist. Mr.. Howe resurrects the beautiful
city that was, so that the spectators may
realize the incredible damage caused both
by the earthquake and the tidal wave.
Scenes of the ruins OF today closely fol-
low scenes of the glories of the Messina
of a few weeks ago. This makes the en-
tire series one OF supreme and vital inter
est. The imposing buildings and roman
tic beauty of Messina are shown so that
every spectator may conceive the SCOPE
aud meaning OF the terrible calamity
The scenes of Respondent Sicily basking
in Joy and sunshine followed by the
scenes OF its obliteration by the earth's
convulsion, are so impressive that they
can never be forgotten.
, Seldom, il ever, have such vast audi
ences been gripped by scenes OF such hu-
man and absorbing interest as those
which filed the great New York Hippo
drome to see exactly the same great pic
lures which Mr.. Howe will present here.
The most eaptious critics and the most
conservative New York newspapers were
unanimous in their praise OF Mr.. Howe's
new program.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-03-18

Be prompt about renewing.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-03-18
oeath Of Ms. Gordon Peek.

Mrs. Jane duglll,l WIDOW OF the tate
Gordon Peck, died Thursday morning,
Mar. IL. at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Frank G. Morse, on Elm street,
W here the last two years of her life had
been spsnt. She had a serious fall Oct.
2, and though no bones were broken,
she had never been able to stand since
and had been gradually growing weaker
all the time.
Mrs. Peck was born in Devonshire,
England, June 81, 1925, but when q
child of four was brought by her parents
to Canada, and passed her youth in
Clarenceville. Her marriage to Mr..
Peck, who belonged in Enosburg, took
place in st. Adams, and in 1869 they be-
came residents OF Randolph. His death
occurred here May %, 1897.
Mrs. Peck is survived by three
chiIdren--George H. of White River
Junction, a conductor on the Central YER
mont railway; Hobart OF North Randolph
and Hattie E., wife of F. g. Morse Of
this village.
The funeral service was held at O'Clock
Saturday afternoon at the Morse house
on Elm street, Rev. Fraser Metzger offici-
ating. Among the relatives present
were George II. Peck from White River
Junction and his son, John, from Green
field, Mass. The bearers were the sons,
George H. and Hobart Peck, and the
grandsons, John and Hobart Peck, Jr.
The remains were placed in the tomb to
await interment in Southview cemetery.
t4owe's Moving Pictures.
The choicest bits of scenes the world
affords will be revealed in Lyman H.
Howe's new program at Chandler Music
hall Thursday evening, March IS. The
program is q veritable series OF excursions
to remote parts OF the world. Among
the subjects OF this kind are included a
/ trip through forbidden" Russia; visit
to southern France through scenes OF
such surprising beauty that the spectator
4 feels transported to q fairyland; aud q
voyage down the Nile showing Egypt
past and present.
Events of national and international
activities are also reproduced. The perils
of automobile racing for the Grand Prix
are wildly shown. The cars hur
around the curves at such an alarming
speed that the drivers are in Imminent
danger Of their lives.
How Wilbur Wright has finally solved
the problem Of aerial navigation is shown
by splendid pictures Of his recent and re
markable flights by aeroplane. An expe
rience of a life time is impaired by real
istic ride on q runaway train. The pic
ture is q sensation in the most htera
sense. Still another subject of unusua
novelty is that " hich shows the strength
and skill Of a common house ny magni
fed hundreds OF times. 1t is inconceiv
ably interesting. The fly iuggles a bal
dread pill), log OF wood fragment OF
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-19
stoekyard and Trade Notes.

Cattle run at 24,500 in two days this
week is 1900 smaller than a week ago.
while 1900 larger than year ago.
Several loads Of distillery steers sold
at s6.60@6.S0 yesterday. Quality was
poor and the business was made UP
mainly Of light medium stuff at $3.50
@6.25, outside of the distillery<cl class.
Feeder buyers are unable to get hold
Of many really good kinds, since Kill
lers are competing actively for any
steers which carry little flesh, and
such kinds are worth more to the
killers than to the feeders.
Bull prices have not changed much
since the recent decline. There was a
comparatively small showing and the
market was about steady. Bolognas
were taken mainly at $4@4.4O, with the
bulk Of the fat bulls selling at $4.75@
$50.
Receipts of hogs at eleven points
first two days Of this week increased
5000 compared with a week ago and
$1,000 compared with year ago, and
decreased 21,000 compared with two
years ago.
Pigs are off, owing to lack Of shipping
demand. Packers do not want to pay
current prices for pigs and let shippers
have them, consequently the market is
dependent in no small degree on east
ern orders.
Total sheep receipts the first two
Mays this week $4,000, a decrease Of 900
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-19

Is 10y IT, ~
that the Hawley associates intend to
upset the freight equilibrium Of the
east and compel some larger line to buy
them out. What the western connecs
ton Of the contemplated new trunk
line is to be was not stated. ss9
Among bankers 1t Is the general ex-
pectation that an attempt will be made
to hitch the road up with two more Of
the Hawley enterprises-the Minneap-
oils & st. Louis and the Iowa Central
TO form line from the wheat fields
thru the coal belt to Norfolk, maxi
ing that port greatest wheat export
ing center on the coast. 1t has been
reported that the Chesapeake & Ohio
syndicate might buy the Chicago, Cin-
cinnati & Louisville to get an entrance
mo Chicago. Hawley interests refused
to express an opinion Of this report
"Our plans" said one OF them"
"are yet only in the formative stage.
The financing of the new project as
we'll as all problems connected with Its
completion remain to be perfected. Wa.
are, however determined on making a
trunk line of the Chesapeake & Ohio
and the execution Of our plan Is largely
in the hands Of Mr.. Hawley, in whose
ability as railroader his associates
have the greatest confidence. The iN-
mediate object of our recent trip was
an inspection of the physical condition
of the road which we fould to be ex-
cellent. The people along the route
also are we'll disposed toward the road.
The movement of COAL which is our
principal item of freight, averages
i, 100 cars day, as against TOO a year
ago. The coal, moreover, Isl all going
to consumers for Immediate use, an In
dication, think, of returning manu<
featuring and general business activity
which can not be too greatly empha-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-19
cleARErs ARE BARRED.
Board Of Parole Rules Released Con-
vcts Must Not Smoke Them.

Board Of Parole Rules Released Con-
victs Must Not Smoke Them.
Des Moines, May 19.-The state board
of parole has deereed that the cigaret
is a most harmful agency towards tine
living of a proper life by convicts
whom it paroles, and any man on pa
role who is caught smoking one of the
deadly little instruments of Satan goes
back to the penitentiary forwith.
"Cigarets undoubtedly are demoraliz-
ing" said Parole Secretary B. w. Gar
rett mot long ago young man came
in here who complained of headaches
and who shook like he had the ague.
He said 1t was difficult for him to coll
lect his thoughts, and I told him if he'd
cut out cigarets he'd be all right He
seemed surprised that 1 guessed his
habit but / can tell every time. Our
experience has shown that if we per-
init paroled convicts to smoke ciga-
rets, they are apt to lapse into
their former bad ways. When the
board put 1t up to me to prepare blanks
setting forth the conditions which all
paroled convicts must observe, I insert
ed the use of cigarettes as prohibitive.
The members of the board have accept
ed the blanks. Any paroled man who
wants to keep his liberty wants to leave
cigarettes strictly alone"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-19

compared with same period last week
and 10000 compared with correspond
ing time last year.
Feeders bought 1876 sheep and lambs
last week, against 1856 the previous
week, 1924 same week, last year and
1924 corresponding week two years
ago.
Recently thousands of goats have
been sold to butchers at Kansas City,
attracted from the southwestern range
by high mutton market. T1ie meat
has gone into consumptive channels by
the ton, but not single pound has
been purveyed as goat; 1t is all mutton
when the retailer passes it over his
counter.
While normally at this season horse
receipts commence to decline, the run
this week shows gains over last week,
but exhibits decline of about 25 per
cent as compared to the same period
last year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-19
LIVELY COVERING BY SHORTS,
STARTED BY ADVANCES AT
EUROPEAN MARKETS.
COMMISSION HOUSES LEAD
BUYING BOUT IN CORN
Market Was Strengthened by Cables,
Light Acceptances and Greatly De-
pleted stocks-Libera Purchase in
September Oats, by Shorts, Results
in Strong Early Market.

Chicago. May 1s-Advances in wheat
at leading European markets, started
lively covering by shorts, here early
today, resulting in gains OF over a
cent. Strength abroad was said to be
due to unfavorable crop reports from
Russia and Germany. Light receipts
here in the northwest, helped to Gre
ate q bullisil sentiment, and July OPP
ened at s114A to s1.141a and advanced
to s115A. Receipts of Chicago, Min
neapolis and Duluth We're III cars.
In the final hour, there was a mod
crate reaction on profit taking. The
market closed firm, with July up 1 a q
as at 1.147s@1.15.
Firm cables and light acceptances
stocks here. and caused strength in
corn. Prominent commission houses led
the buying. July opened at 6Sss TO 6S7s
and advanced TO 691s. Receipts We're
119 cars.
The market was firm all day, and
closed with July up Is q u at 6S7s @6s.
Oats.
Unfavorable crop reports prompted
liberal purchases in September oats, by
shorts, resulting in strong, carly
market. July opened at 81 q 5l12, and
advanced to 51s4. Receipts were 11s
cars.
Provisions.
Provisions were quiet and firm.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-19
IOWA PoEr-PREAcHER is DEAD.
Rev. c. w. crofts, Known Over lowe
Dies,

Council Bluffs, May 1S-Rev. George
w. Crofts, for seven years pastor of
the First Congregational church Of
Council Bluffs, and widely known in
Iowa, died Sunday night at his home in
West Point, Neb. Death came after an
illness of two weeks.
The body will be brought to this city
on Wednesday for burial. The funeral
will be held at 3 o'clock Thursday af-
ternoon from the First Congregational
church
MIR. Crofts was widely known as the
poet preacher. Many of his verses were
preserved in volume published under
the title, Golden Rod" He was fire.
quent contributor to the columns of
the Nonpareil, and even after his de-
parture from this city occasionally sent
to that paper the products of his
fancy. One of the last, if not the last
work of his pen, was poem published
on last Easter Sunday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-19
to yo' Influential Mistah Simmons? o

to yo' infiooential Mistah Simmons? O,
he'll jest say:
".All right, Mistah Simmons; you'se
a fine inflooential gemman, wiz yo' HE
hat an yo' cane; I'll do dat TO- yo',
Mistah Simmons
can that's what'll be a-happenin'
to you-all niggahs if yo' keep on vot-
in TO such an Influential gemman fo'
congress-"
And the next day there was a ter
rifle slump in the black vote all over
the district, and Simmons was defeated
by less than 200 votes.
All Of which is preliminary to the
troubles of some other influential gen
tlemen of this latter day. There is
Representative Smith of Council
Bluffs, who became so influential that
he was placed on the house commit
tee on rules; and now they're seri-
ously thinking out in the district,
where heretofore he has been strong
enough to avoid all opposition, that
maybe he's "gettin' too Influential"
And Representative Campbell of
Kansas, has some similar; troubles.
Hes on such good terms with the pow
ers in Washington that his Kansas
district is wondering if it oughtn't take
a change of venue.
Mr.. Hull of Iowa, has similar trou-
bles. He was all right, locating army
posts and getting public buildings and
river appropriations for his district;
but suddenly the feeling has changed,
and now they're getting ready for a
big fight against him, based on the
charge that he stands too we'll in
Washington-too close to the house
machine.
From North Dakota come rlmblings
of like trouble for Senator McCumber.
He grew so influential that he was put
on the finance committee Now he is
helping defend the tariff bill as it
came from the committee, and the peo-
pie out on the prairies are wondering
whether they want senator so influ-
entail that he needs to do that in order
to retain his influences.
1t makes a difference, this influence
business,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-19
STOCK GENERALLY UN.
CHANGED, BUT TRADING IN
THAT BRANCH INACTIVE.
MOST OF LATE HOG SALES
MADE ON STEADY BASIS
Active Tone Develops, Following
Dull Early Trade - Light Animals
Hardest to Dispose of, and in Poor.
est Demand-sheep Slow and Gen.
orally Ten to Fifteen Lower.

Chicago, May 19.-Cattle-The COM
ditlon of trade was not very favorable
to the selling side. Demand was not
only Indifferent, but there was an over
supply. Steers sold on a basis of weak
to 10 cents under Mondays values, but
butcher stock was generally I'M
changed, altho trading in the latter
branch was not extensive
Shipping demand is now the chief
price strengthening factor in the trade.
Exporters are doing little buying, the
conditions in British markets being
averse to big operating. and while the
local buyers have given the market
fairly good support of late, the $3.50
$50 steers are costing the packers rel
atively higher now than the $6.75@7
kinds, and naturally they are keen to
break the market for such kinds to
relative level compared with the long
fed kinds.
Early trade was dull and 10 cents
lower. Later, an active tone developed
and firmer prices prevailed, most of
the late sales being on a steady basis
with those of yesterday. Light ami
mails We're in the poorest demand, and
hardest to dispose of.
Sheep.
Sheep trade was slow, and prices
were generally l0Ml5 cents lower
Lambs again predominated in the Of
ferings, and there was only fair request
for those showing quality
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-19
MOSQUITO BITES CAUSE DEATH.
Eighteen of Crew Are Victims Of In
sects in South America.

New York, May ia story Of
death and hardship due to mosquitoes
was told yesterday by Captain Freder-
ick Weeks, navigator of the Vereston,
a small British steamship in port from
Kingston. The vessel was brought to
New York by a crew of negroes, be-
cause nearly all of the regular crew
are dead or recuparating from malarial
fever due to the insect bites.
The Vereston had gone up the Ma
deira river, branch of the Amazon,
100 miles from Para, with railway
supplies. There was a stop at Porto
Velpo for twenty one days, and atho
the men were screened in at night they
We're bitten in the day time by huge
mosquitoes OF the twenty-th three mem
bers of the crew, eighteen contracted
the fever.
Two firemen who weighed 200
pounds We're so emaciated when they
got TO Kingston that their relatives
failed to recognize them. The home
ward trip started March % and three
men died on board.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-19
Chicago Produce.

Chicago. May 10.
Pork-July. 1872.
Lard-July, 1850.
Ribs-July, 1oo24s @1o.O5.
Rye-Cash 81.
Barley-7O1a d731s.
Timothy-September 400.
Clover-May $50.
Butter-steady; creameries, 2o1a q
"a; diaries, 1929.
Eggs-steady at mark; cases includ-
ed 1872 Arsts 2o1a; prime firsts, Ply.
Poultry-Steady; turkeys, Is; chick
ems, 1512; springs, 10.
Enthusiastically: daisies. 1914 d131s;
twins 13@1314; young Americas 1874 q
IA; long horns, 1874 ola.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-19
TRAP SHOOTERS OF IOWA.
Annual Tournament in Session at Bur-
Iinuton,

Burlington. May 19-The big annua!
shooting tournament of the state of
Iowa opened in Burlington yesterday,
under circumstances most suspicious,
so far as the weather was concerned,
but with an attendance meager COM
pared to the publicity given to this
important event. There was very
large attendance of the greatest pro-
fessional shots of the country. among
them such men at Tom Marshall, Fred
Gilbert, Charles Spencer, Barber, Dock
endorf, Borden, Hughes, Adams, Nc
Gill and j. w. Garrett. Among the
prominent amateurs were Wagner, of
Illionis, Asher, Ford. Bert Smith,
Charles Budd, Ditto, Bolton, Ridley,
Ellet and others of equal fame in the
amateur world from over the west.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-19
Stockers and Feeders.

The country lockers who have ,been
here of late have all been reluctant to
pay high prices, arguing that with corn
at the present price they can not fig
ure out a profit for the summers feed
ing. Few steers are selling above 1925
and a good share of the trading was in
plain to good stockers, which went at
S4.25@5, with some selected light steers
higher Common and poor little light
steers in odd lots went down to $4,000
375 t
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-19
She Was Mistaken.

Hubby was evidently worried and
wifey was trying to cheer him UP.
Cheer up, John, and don't worry" she
said. 1T doesn't do any good to Dor.
row trouble. Borrow trouble" echoed
her husband, Great Caesars ghost!
I amt borrowing trouble; I've got it
to lend"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-19
Hay M arket.

Chicago. May 10.
Timothy-Choice, s15@16.
No 1-$13. so @145O
No. and No. 1 mixed-s12@13.
No. and No. 2 mixed-s1O.5o@
11.50.
No grade-ss@9.
Prairie-Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska
and Dakota, choice, s12.5o@13.
No. 1-s11@12.
Lower grades-s8. 50@1o.5o.
Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin
feeding prairie-$7@9.
Packing hay-s6 @650.
Straw-Rye s9.5o@10.50. =
Oat-s6.5od75
Mheat-sS Gs.5o