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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-08
Az Viewed inn New York

The liquor question In Vermont never
seems to be settled to the satisfaction
Of either the vets or the drys. One year
Rutland votes for license, and the next
year it swings the other way. Burling-
ton also oscilIates between the saloon
and the water wagon In the irrepressihle
conflict between Rigelow, Republican,
Blacksmith Burke. Democrat, for mayor,
which ushers In the spring Burke pull
ed through BY eighteen votes on Tues
day his fifth battle with Bigelow) and
Burlington declared for license.
The solid vote oil Someraet's five eli
tizens for rum must have sickened the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-08
doors are Deceiving.

Butler Ito q friend who sews in the
home Of 9 rich man. How does it
come that you are smoking cabbage
leaf cigars here in the holaseg
Frisnd--I must. 50 that. when nv
master returns he viii not think that I
smoked so many Of his imported brands
-MeReendorfer Blattef.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-08
A Boston Tramp.

Hoho-~No, madam. | am neither q
Socialist nor an Anarchist I am .
passive alturist.
Housekeeper-And what in the name
Of common Sense is that
Hobo-I believe in being helped all I
can.--Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-08
Another Boy.

''Your boy threw rock at my dog
and almost bit him.
My boy2''
That's what I said"
and missed the dog?"
Eyes, barely missed him."
THAT wasn't my boy.'-Louisville
Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-08

There is lot to be said in favor Of
advancing the date Of presidential inau-
Euration 10 more sessonable weather
than March fourth, and the people who
attended last week are saying it without
stint.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-08
JINGLEs AND JEsTS
A Waters Mistake.

Waiter Whose attention has been
called to gross error in additionl--
Very sorry. sir, but even il you hadn't
found out the mistake the firm would
have benefited, not me.
Diner-Then you have no excuse
Punch
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-08

Diseased cattle in Vermont are here.
after to wear the red tag danger signal,
while the uncontaminated beasts are to
wear an aluminium tag. At least, that
is the present plan. II ought to help
the buyers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-08
The Family sIeelator

We all OF us have one. and most of u
find
1t is not very easy to bear II.
stu it's better to suffer, for make m
your mind
That the worst thing OF all Is to air II
New YORK Telegrar11
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-08
a0ur Next Governor

Maxwell Eyarts has attained the
height Of fame.
He has had town named after him
and he has been hailed as the next gov.
ernor oil Vermont.
In both cases II was the people Of
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-08
Another Tnrrnr

Knicker The women Of Sweden
have fun suffrage
Bocker-Heavens. suppose our cook
win be going home to vote!--New York
sun.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-08

It is to be noted that Joseph Pulitzer
publisher Of the New York World, re
turned to the country Just as soon as the
country had secured new president.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-08

a Eiuanra Scar

The finsneier whe locks ahead
And sees bic pathway clear
AUST Be, tt caanst be gzlnsaid.
In truth. = finance seer.
kansas City Times.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-08

w + helms. for the past seven years
a special pension examiner n this dis
9Eaets hss resigned. He gees next week
70 ss oklahoma 70 resume the practice ot
ne laE. which be gave MP 70 accept :
Posl0lo9 n The pension department. II
Is net known who i to succeed him
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-08
Confusing STYLES.

"A western legislature has reduced
the length OF hatpins to one foot. That
Is the law
Good law too. Now we won't be 90
apt to mistake lady for hatpin.p
Kansas City Journal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-08
Not Enough to Test II.

"Dc you think the color Of a we
mans hair has anything to do v
her terhper?"
Not now. SO very little OF it il b
own. Town Topics.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-08

Ryer-Why SO sad. old mana
Dyer-somebody promised TO loan
me $40 today. and I've forgotten who
Il wss.-Sew YORK Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-08

Fr J. A. Boissonnsault of st, Johns.
bury, who died to-day, leaves a great
many monuments about Vermont in the
shape OF completed church edihces.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-08

Buy a fIs collar at rerry's before they
are packed away. and you will Be ali
rifht fer next winter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-08
New Wash Goods

II Every fabric that is new can be found here We
have ENLARGED our Wash Goods Department Nearly
one side Of first floor is devoted to Wash Goods and
Fancy Wash Silks, where large assortment of stylish
goods can be procured
Ginshams-Ina large variety at &c yard
Ginghsms-That have style In design. quality as
good as sold last season IL &c. Over SO designs to
select from. Price lOcyard
Gnphams-That have all the style Of fancy Scotch
Ginehams, extra good quality and best make. Price
II lie ayard.
Better Ginghsms- Shifting Madras in different
weaves at from l5c to 25c yard.
Percales-Here we can safely state that we think
we are showing one of the strongest lines in the market
known for the beautiful soft finish equal to the finish of
English Percales Price IL &c yard
Ask to see the Irish Poplins in plain and mercer
lied stripe. Csc yard
Check Vols in all plain colors Price IL ! &c yd
Mercerized Seersuckers in large variety of colors
This is fine sheer cloth. We making special
price on this CLOTH only 15c yard There is cheaper
grade in the market at the price.
large variety of other Wash Fabrics to be seen
here Plain Colored Dress Linens. Galatea, etc.
White 6oods-In plain weaves. also Check Dim-
ties, Dotted and Figured Swiss Muslins.
IL. M1ybaa Store
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-08
At the BOARDING. EIousa.

Maggie cleans the kitchen,
Agnes cleans the stairs,
Pop he cleans the sidewalk.
And Helen cleans the chairs.
Ma she cleans my face and hands
Well as she la able.
When 1t comes to dinner time
B0arders clean the table
--Yonkers Statesman.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-08

We fail to note the town Of Victory
in the wet" column this year; il must
have been one for The other side.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-08
Dense silence from oyster Bay.

Many Barre people thought they auto
20 10 Boston this week, and they went
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-10-12
The National Grange.

Official announcement has been made
of the forty-third session of the National
Grange at Des Moines, Iowa, Nov. 1919.
The Savery Hotel will be the head
quarters; the business meetings will be
held in large hall In the hotel and the
public meetings in the auditorium. On
Thursday evening of that week the sub
ordinate degrees and the sixth and
seventh degrees will be conferred. All
day Thursday will be devoted to public
meetings, at which time it is expected
that Iowa and adjoining states will be
represented by their executives or Unit
ed States senators and heads OF agri-
cultural colleges. The feature of the
public meetings will be the address OF
the Right Hon. Sir Horace Plunkett OF
ireland, who is at the head of the great
CO operative movement in that country.
Friday aud Saturday of that week will
be devoted to degree work, and on Sat
urday evening the annual session of the
Priests of Demeter, the highest official
body of the grange, will be held. The
annual memorial services will occur on
the following Sunday. The rest of the
session will be devoted strictly to busi'
uaaa
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-10-12
Cash of the Ancients.


The little brass cash. the Chinese
coins, are the lineal descendants. In
unbroken ORDER Of the bronze AK OF
remote Celestial ancestors. From the
regular hatchet to the modern coin one
can trace distinct il somewhat bro
ken succession, so that ii is impossible
| to say wnere the one leaves of aud
the other begins. Here Is how this
curious pedigree first worked itself out:
In early times. before coin was invent
I'd. barter was usually conducted be-
tween producer and consumer with
| metal implements, rs it still Is In CEN
| tral Africa at the present day. At first
the Chinese In that unsophisticated age
were content to use real hatchets for
this commercial purpose, but after
time, with the profound mercantile in
stinct Of their race. II occurred 10
some Of them ,hat when man wanted
| half hatchet's worth of goods lie
might as well pay for them with half
a hatchet Still. as 1t would be II pity
to spoil good working implement by
cutting 1t I'm two. the worthy All Sin
ingeniously compromised the matter
by making thu hatchets OF the usual
size and shape. but far too slender for
practical usage BY so doing he in
vented coin. and. what Is more. he in
vented 1t far earlier than the claimants
to that proud distinction, the Lydians.
whose electrum staters were first
struck in the seventh century b. c.
Cornhill Magazine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-10-12
Prepared to Suffer.

A road weary traveller plodding
northward from Mountain Home, Ark.
came to crossroad barber shop. Tht
temptation to risk shave was strong
In fact. 1t was so strong that the
tramper decided to take a chance.
"Of course It's gcing to be awful
he philosophical. He'll scrape my pool
face till l shrek and then rub In bis
aromatic liniment until I weep In ago
ny. But this beard
He entered. The barber was an ex
pert. His razor was sharp and didn',
pull. Neither did he deluge bis victim
with an excess Of bay rum. When the
shave was finished the barber asked
"Shall shave your neckT
But the traveller. recently from the
city. was not to be denied. Why
tramp II there are no hardships to re
late?
"No." he replied; "scrape 1t the same
a. you did my face."-Kansas City
. Sta<.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-10-12
A Great Egg Scheme.

| have Just the best scheme ever, but
cannot figure out all the details. l see
by an article on page 70S that the editor
of the Washington Post "knows that
eggs can be produced at 20 cents pei
dozen-strictly fresh eggs too-at Christ
mas" Now, every ore knows that class
of eggs would bring As cents per dozen,
leaving a nice little profit of 25 cents per
dozen to the producer. Every well-in.
formed city man knows that hen lays
an egg day, and that by the skillful use
of electric lights and shutters she may
be made to lay half dozen or more eggs
day, and the only reason the farmers
do not get those results is because they
are "wasteful and thriftless." My
SCENE is this: Buy 300-acre farm
(they may be had for S25 to $50 an acre)
and stock it to hens. You can keep a
thousand hens to the acre, and yet have
over 43 feet to the hen. This is more
than the average CITY man has to his hen
park; that means 100000 hens, 800, 900
eggs per day or $4,000 dozen at the %
cents per dozen which is just the profit,
you remember; we get S6,250 per day
profit. Think of it SlS7, 800 per month,
and if we can keep it up a year 2,2S1, :
25O all in one year and that just the pro-
fit, and all on little 300-acre farm. But
the great trouble is to get the editor Of
the Washington Post to run the farm,
for am sure l could not get anyone else
to take any stock in the story, to say moth
ing of taking stock in the enterprise.
How can | persuade him? Can you help
me, or give me any suggestions9 Such
possibilities are very alluring.-Hen Man
in Rural New Yorker.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-10-12
Wonders Of q Japanese Hamlet.

Perhaps the most astonishing presen
tation Of Hamlet" ever seen OIL any
stage was a japanese version given b.
native actors at Kobe. The Kobe Her
aid describes It rs n wonderful mix
ture of the beautiful and the gr"
tesque. With an Ophelia sometimes Il
graceful kimono and sometimes IL
western evening costume and a kint
who at one time appears in the pi"
turesque costume Of a japanese noble
man and at others dons silk hat anf
swallowtail coat. the effect is st
kaleidoscope that spectator has th'
sensation Of being perpetually trans
ferred from one phase Of civilization
to another. The climax IL reached II
Hamlet himself. who In the earlier
scenes wears the uniform Of n student
Of the Imperial university. In the third
act makes his appearance on a bicycle
clad in a bright blue cycling suit and
striped stockings, and at the finish is
seen In conventional evening dress
with flower In his buttouhole."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-10-12
How Sheep Renovate Land.

The habit of the sheep to Craze ovel
large areas makes it a very valuable ami
NAL in the distribution of its own excre'
meut over the surface of the land to en-
rich and restore soil fertility. The
sheep, says Leo G. Reynolds, in this
respect is superior to all other farm live
stock, aud instances are very common
where they have resto ed well-nigh de
pleted soil with plant-producing in
gradients. In the central states farm
after farm may be cited where farmers
have resorted to sheep raising and feed
ing as a means of bringing their depict
ed farms back to their original pro-
ductiveness. The one great advantage
of sheep is that they produce very rict
manure that is readily available fol
plant consumption.
In "Feed and Feeding" by Professor
Henry, we find that horse manure i,
valued at $2.49 per ton, cow manure
S2 4S per ton and sheep manure at "a. .2s
per ton. As will be seen from the cal
culations, sheep manure possesses near
ly twice the fertilizing value Of that oi
the horse or COW. know from expert
ence in handling sheep on pastures tha,
they favor ably influence soil fertility
and when pasture land is turned under
for spring crops, deeper and more
thrifty plant growth can be produced
than where sheep have not been pastur
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-10-12
Women Who Hate Men.

From time ~ time strange instances
crop up Of women who not merely re
main unmarried of their own free will
but carry their antipathy to the oppo'
site sex to most peculiar lengths.
Thus one Of these Is utterly resolved
to have nothing whatever to do with
men on any pretext. All her food is
bought of women. and consequently
meat never appears on her table. since
there is no female butcher In her
neighborhoOd.
Not long since handsome legacy
was refused simply because 1t came
from man, while instances are
known of women who make 1t their
boast that they have neither spoken to
nor allowed one Of the opposite sex to
cross their thresholds for a quarter OF
a century and upward.
But probably the bitterest manNhatet
Of modern days was an Austrian lady
who at the time Of her death was en-
gagged In perfecting an elaborate plan
for the ultimate extinction Of the male
sey.-London Globe.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-10-12
Good Looking Brides Wanted.

Shortly after an angry looking coupl,
iounced oul Of the chapel the pastor
Of an uptown church presented u per
picked countenance before the bus
sexton.
"As you know" said be. 81 am new
in this parish and new In the city
Perhaps there are few things ongh
TO know. Why. for instance. d" -
many people who never attend srrvi'
In this church wish to be marie"
heref"
Because our church." said the sex
ton. has the name Of turning out ia
youngest aud handSomest brides II
New York. Our reputation for eoo'
works Is dwarfed by our reputati":
for beautiful brides. To say that ;
woman Is married here is equivalen
to saying that she Is a good locker
We are not supposed to deal in bride
Of any other description"
"No wonder" groaned tho pastor
that that plain looking womnn Wen
away In a huff. earnestly advised
her to be married in her own parish
New York Globe.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-10-12
Sightseeing.

1t was an American tourist at the
door of Warwick castle who was bent
on seeing the place and pending the
arrival Of guide was busily studying
his guidebook. When the d0orkeepei
made his appearance the American
asked in a quick, businesslike tone:
"Have you that famous vase still"
eyes, sir" was the reply.
"And the table that cost 30 much
money"
"Yes. sir"
"And have you still that likeness OF
Charles |. by Van Dyck2"
"Oh. yes. SIR" said the d0orkeeper
"They are all here. Won't you come In
and see them"
mo, thanks" replied the American
II will take them all as per catalogue
l have got to see Coventry today, and
want 10 visit Stratford-0n-Avon and
sleep In bennington tonight. and
guess I'll have to be In Sheffield TO-
morrow morning on business. Good
mornIng."-Exchange.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-10-12
Settled tho Duel.

Lord March. afterward the Marquis
Of Queensberry. WAS not accustomed
to view duel with unbecom;ng np
prehension and usually attended ail
affair with an air Of enjoyment that
often was decidedly displeasing and
embarrassing to his adversary. But
he was served at last with that sauce
which the provert explains Is for the
gander as well as for the goose. /,
was when he was challenged to fight
IN Irish sportsman. Lord March ap
peared on the ground accompanied by
Il second. surgeon and other witnesses
Ills opponent arrived soon afterward
With a similar retinue. but added t.
by a person who staggered under thu
weight Of Il polished oak coffin. whicl
he deposited Oh the ground, end up
with Its lid facing Lord March and his
party. Lord March became decidedly
uncomfortable when he read the In
scription plate. engraved with his OWL
name and title and the date and year
of death. aud Ueaca was Matched un.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-10-12
When He Went Away.

81 take it." he said to the man who
got on the depot car with a suit case.
"that you are going TO the country"
81 am. sir" was the stiff reply.
"You have everything with you you
will need?
"Of course"
Shirts. socks aud toothbrushF
Certainly"
"Nightshirt, toilet soap and handker.
chief"
"Do you think me child. sirY" was
asked.
"Of course not. but men are so abb
sentminded. you see Did you put in
an extra pair Of cuffs"
IL did, sir. You and others may be
careless, but I want you to know that
I'm not. have been three days pack
ing this suit case"
"Um. You might need needle and
thread"
81 have Them"
"And some buttons"
"They are here"
"But there must have been some.
thing forgotten" persisted the other.
Nothing whatever" was the decided
answer.
"For instance. your key. You have
1t, have your
The man sprang up and began feel
ing in his pockets and looking around
and after moment called out:
"Here-somebody stop this old car!
I've left the key to my suit case on the
manteI at Washington Herald.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-10-12
Tho Sixteenth Century Carver.

At the formal banquet Of the SIX
teenth century the man who carved
the meat was bound with the red tape
Of precedent. When carving for dis
tinguished guests he had to remem.
ber that certain parts Of the birds or
meat must be set aside. In carving
for his lord and lady he was expected
to exercise great discretion in the
size Of the pieces he sent round, "for
ladies will he soon angry and their
thoughts soon changed. and some lords
are soon pleased and some not. as they
be Of complexion" BE was expected
to have the rules both Of the kitchen
and the peerage at his knife's end.
A pike. for instance. must be dished
up whole for n lord and In slices for
commoner folk. The rank Of his din
ers. too. determined whether pig
was to be served up whole, sliced.
plain or with gold leaf or whether
new bread or bread three days old
should he eaten.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-10-12
Sort of q Cannibai.

An old farmer for many years got
his dinner ON market days at a small
hotel kept by widow. She had long
suspected that he ate more than the
price Us. GdJ warranted. so she deter
mined to test him. She accordingly ar
ranged matters so that there was no
room for him at table, but she took
him into private room the table OF
which was graced by a steaming leg
of mutton. He set to In good earnest,
and soon nothing was left but the
bones. Highly delighted with his cheap
feed. on passing the bar he rendered 2
shillings for his dinner and q quart of
ale.
The widow declined to take any pay
ment OH the ground Of having incon-
venienced him so much.
Chuckling to himself. the farmer lift.
ed down his market basket from a
hook. and. finding 1t rather light. he
tore of the covering and shouted:
"Here, Mrs Brown, where's my leg
o. mutton?"
"Why. ye old silly" said the widow.
we have ate your leg for your din
nefr'-London Answers.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-10-12
NUMBER Al.
could have some sign"

could have some sign"
Behind the bowlder was the faint
rustic Of dry leaves. 1t might have
been the movement Of rabbit or o. q
tortoise or of squirrel seeking nuts.
But George knew that II was none OF
these. He gave significant cough.
Then, as II borne by the breeze from
nowhere. came a-thin. piping voice:
MARY"
The widow clutched at her lovers
sleeve George" she cried gaspingly,
did you hear that!"
"What?" asked George.
"That voice Henry's voice."
"Nonscnse" But the younS butchers
face WAS white. There was silence
IN which they stood. pale faced, lis.
tening
MARY. Mary take him-be happy"
As the words died away Mary gasp
ed "It Is Henry"
"He Is telling you TO be happy. VIII
you, Nary"
She looked at him with startled
brown eyes. "I'm so frightened,
George"
He drew her within the circle Of his
arm. Nothing can hurt you here.
Say Yes Mary" And as she hesl.
tated came the benediction.
"Bless your
And at that Mary yielded, with her
head against Georges shoulder, but
listening for any further remarks from
Henry.
None came. and at last her lover led
her from the wood. But he stopped
by the roadway. "Wait until l go
and get my hat" he said, and pres
emily he came back with It.
He had left something IN Its place,
however. and when the woods were
still, except for the twilight call Of the
birds, little old man stole around the
edge Of the big gray stone and picked
up the crisp greenback.
Then he went back to his hiding
place and ate supper Of crackers
and cheese and sardines In the COM
pany Of black faced Sambo and Irish
Pat.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-10-12
largest Business in the State.

Wonder IL it ever occurred to any OF
our readers that agriculture is of greater
importance in the state Of Maine than
any other one business? Most all Of our
towns and villages have little manu-
featuring, in which few thousand dol.
lars is involved, aud in which few men
get their living, but it isn't to be com.
pared as q business in the average good
agricultural town, to the value of the
soil as business, or an industry. There
are but few water powers in Maine out
of the specially favored sites that year
after year can or do turn net income to
their owners of 10 per cent. Still 1t it
capable of demonstration that any good
farm in any good Maine town will do this
Then why do we think of the manufact
uring business in Maine, the development
of the ir rivers and streams as of the ut
most importance and think of agriculture
as something to be deprecated and to be
taken up when all else fails. We wish
some of our more gifted writers or
manufacturing prospects would tell US.
Turf, Farm and Home.