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The Delta independent., 1909-10-15
SELECTED EDITORIALS.

and let out in her stock yards,
but it will.
When Gov. Deneen gets the
Illinois Legislature again on his
hands, he may find it necessary
to get it on his feet by kicking it
out through exercise of the pow
er of prorogue.
The fact that the American
people spend $11O. 600, 600 a year
on automobiles may hint a t
extravaganza, but it is not the
kind of extravaganza that is
harmful to the wage-earner.
The question of what the Pub
lie Utilities Commission is doing
can only be answered by the
commission itself, and it is to be
presumed that the answer will
be forthcoming in proper time.
Forecaster Smith has endeared
himself to st. Louis by his good
guessing for favorable weather
during Centennial week. The
situation in that respect, as in all
others, has been beyond criticism.
The man engaged in blowing
does poor job if he keeps
watching to see how the fellow
over in the neighbors field is do
ing his work. And this applies
to many jobs other than plowing.
The Post Office Department
proposes to promote the good
roads movement by Withholding
the benefits of the rural delivery
in localities where the roads are
bad. This is the right kind of
taxation.
AS Mr.. Taft draws nearer to
the bullfight at Juarez he should
prepare himself to study its
politics, with view to learning
how to avoid the mistakes which
always terminate in a bulls dis
comfiture.
This is the silly season for a
lot of fool men who insist upon
packing guns around the country
in the ignoble pursuit of that
funny thing they call sport.
When will men ever become civ
ilized and quit shooting at inlp
cent things?
The cases against the editors
who are said to have slandered
Mr.. Roosevelt about the Panama
Canal purchase are to be forced
to early trial. Mr.. Roosevelt is
vindicating himself in Africa,
but he seems to think he also
needs vindication here.
When our farmers realize that
a good road for an automobile
means a good road for all of
them all the time they will beat
the automobilists in demanding
improved roads. Right here in
Colorado is the natural place for
the best highways in the world
and we will have them some day.
The plan for trying out the
parcel post idea in small way,
as was done originally with free
rural delivery, was killed in the
senate by Penrose of Pennsyl-
vania and Bailey of Texas. Like
Eve in the old story these two
worthless were created for Adams
express company and not to help.
the people get anything they
ought to have.
In going round the country we
we can not help noticing how
different are the results obtained
from ranches of nearly equal ca
pacity. One farm may produce
double that of the neighbor. Of
course much of the variation is
due to superior cultivation and
management but behind all this
is the man with knowledge of
that which is required to pro-
A.
The Delta independent., 1909-10-15
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Grand. 2S-tf
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The Delta independent., 1909-10-15

In going round the country we
we can not help noticing how
different are the results obtained
from ranches of nearly equal ca
pacity. One farm may produce
double that of the neighbor. Of
course much of the variation is
due to superior cultivation and
management but behind all this
is the man with knowledge of
that which is required to pro-
mote plant growth. Brains is the
best fertilizer in agriculture.
The most wonderful and amaz-
ing strides in every branch of
science are in evidence on every
hand except as to the science of
government. In many respects
the people of today are far be-
hind those of two thousand years
ago in governing themselves.
And yet is it not more important
that we shall live in peace, in
happiness and comfort than that
we shall have airships and auto
mobiles and porcelain teeth and
chorus girls and all that?
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-10
THE GOVERNORS SALARY.
There Have Been No "cheap Ones" in
Executive Chair.

Having bosted the price Of the YER
mont governorship TO $4,000 year, let's
Ike little careful OF the kind Of a man
we attach TO it, and see that a S500-man
with a S2,500.itching doesn't get it,
Barre Times.
That extra $1,000 is not likely TO prove
TO be a temptation TO any man who Is
capable Of filling the Office Of chief execu.
tive. Any $500 man who should start
out TO seek the nomination would last
about as long as three.minute horse in
the 2sl0 class In the list Of Vermont
governors there are the names Of men
whose administration of the Office deyei-
oped no remarkable features, but they
met the requirements of the time ana
performed their duties conscientiously
The limited consideration that is and
will be accorded TO some OF the men
who have filed the position OF chief ex-
ecutive In this state Is due not so much
TO lack of ability as 10 the fact that
they have been overshadowcd by the
brilliantly able men like Proctor, Page
and Dillingham;, whose administrations
have created a standard that Is difficult
to attain, Some Of Vermont's governors
have won q larger place in the history
of the state than others but no S500-man
with a $2,5oo.itching' ever held the job
nor is he likely to do so in the future
Bennington Banner
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-10
FRESH EGGS IN WINTER.

The poutryman who can supply
fresh eggs In winter, when prices are
high, has tremendous advantage over
the one who through ignorance or neg
lect has to walt until summer, when
the supply IL large and the price low.
Not everyone can do this, and no one
can do 1t unless he takes proper care
Of his fowls and gives them food con-
tanning the essential egg producing in,
gradients which, when running at large,
the hens can supply themselves to a
large extent In summer. There Is no
material hetter fitted for this purpose
than Pages Perfected Poultry Food. !"
George IT. Tanner of Springfield, VT,
has used and sold this food for many
years; and he speaks from experience
when he says, In recent letter; .For
several years | have sold and used
Pages pefected Poultry Food, and do
not hesitate to say that | think 1t is
one Of fine best foods on the market
to make hens lay. Shall be pleased to
handle II for you again this season.
II you want to know more about this
food and the best ways of using 1t,
write TO q. s. Page, Hyde Park, vt, for
his booklet. profitable Poultry" tt
Will be sent free, postpaid, to anyone
mentioning this paper.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-10
How Small the World

A little over a hundred years ago, IL
took John Adams 81 days 10 60 from
London to Amsterdam. Now he could
belt the globe in less time, When the
railroad supplanted the stage coach, 1t
made the world smaller, Electricity, the
telephone and telegraph made it still
smaller. But when Lyman II. Howe
takes a whole audience around the world
in brief two hours, as he virtually does
via his lifeorama at the opera house to-
night, the world becomes small indeed.
The route or the new program takes the
audience to what has been hitherto a
more or less forbidden landr-Russia. IL
reveals that magic capitalist, Peters
burg, the only world-metropolis built to
order, and then inhabited by imperial
decree. The whole city is a monument
to what was regarded an impossible
achievement on an impossible spot. This
wonder city conceived, built, paopled and
ruled by one man, is impressive. Mos
COW, also shown in detail by Mr.. Howe,
Is fascinating because of its massive
Kremlin, predominatiug the entire city.
IL is the very heart of Russia and the
scene Of all coronstions. The pictures
are unique because both cities are so
much unlike each other and still more
unlike all other cities The street life,
dress, vehicles, bridges, bnildings-every.
thing--is peculiarly picturesque. Every.
where in Holy Moscow" may be seen
the dones and crosses Of its innumerable
which remind one that religion
with the Russian is an affair OF every
day, aud almost every minute of every
hour
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-10
ia North Main St, Barre. Vt.
CURRENT COMMENT
AM .aEmYreumaticn Lcgislature

The Bennington Banner, in the course
Of long defense Of the late legislature,
stated substantially that the articles
published in this paper, BY means Of their
various peculiar qualities, had gotten the
people OF Vermont into an unkindy atti.
tude toward the lawmakers aud their
work The temper OF these articles was
due, in the Banners opinion, to the Her
aids prejudice against "the machine"
II seems just little strange that the
publications OF one daily paper, or even
OF ten daily papers, for that matter,
should have established an absolutely
false conception of the net doings OF the
late lamented
Does the Banner pretend to say that
the st. Adams Messenger, Burlington
Free Press, Brattleboro Phoenix, Ran
dolph Herald, Mortified News and other
influential newspapers, all Of whom had
expert and independent information re-
garding the legislature, would have cop
led and endorsed Herald articles or arti-
cles from any other paper that were
false and preiudiced?
The assumption is injurious to their
good sense and honesty.
The fact is, neighbor, that the legis-
lature condemned itself.
Ii nothing had proceeded from Mont
pelier but the plain, unvarnished facts
Of ~ days session, final and complete
failure Of taxation reform the repudia-
tion Of platform pledges. the increase in
practically all official salaries, including
-. &
expensive increase in all departments Of
the state, the result would have been the
same
Mere assertion and condemnation does
not affect elemental facts.
Comment does not make history. The
Banner does the Herald 10 much honor.
No newspaper or no number Of news
papers has made the late legislature en-
pyreumatic; twas the consuming odor OF
their own mispolicy. Rutland Herald
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-10
EAST BARRE

Roscoe osborne has been suffering
with tonsilitis the past week.
The next regular meeting of the whist
club will be on Wednesday evening
The l.. r. L. win hold box sociable
In foresters hall Friday evening. Every
body come.
u l.. Sargent has been engaged for
several days on his power plant and IN
thawing the penstock.
NJ. f. Cutler is improving as rapidly
az could be expected, the trained nurse
going home last Saturday.
james Philbrook was seriously injured
by having one hand lacerated last Fri.
day while working on the quarries.
Winoua council, No. 8, of the Tribe
Of Pocahontas, will meet Wednesday
evening. All members arc requested to
be present.
A sum Of money was found on tLe
street here this week, which the owner
can have by proving his or her claim
and applying TO r. L. Tucker
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Dickey and others
were in East Montpelier last Thursday
and Friday TO attend the concert given
under the direction Of Mr. q. +. Dudley.
Quite a large number from here az.
tended the dance in Washington last
Friday night and given for the benefit
OF Mr.. Mayott whose wife has been i'll
quite long time.
As the list and End degrees arc to be
worked in the grange at Washington
next Friday night and many of the can
didates are from here II is hoped large
delegation of members will be present.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-10

In keeping with the spirit Of the
coming centennial Of Abraham Lincoln,
the st. Adams Messengcr is printing
each day some "reminiscences Of the
Great Emancipation. While few Of the
writer's Of the "reminiscences had a per-
sonal knowledge Of lincoln. there were
many who cast their votes for him,
among the number being d, X. Holmes,
Democrat. who writes; II am 81
years old and have been lifelong Dem
ocrat While living in Georgia, in this
county, IN 1864, voted for Abraham
Lincoln and have been proud Of 1t ever
since" Who, with the present day knowl-
edge Of tire great man, would not have
been proud With Mr.. Holmes, To have
voted the same ticket, even though he
might belong To another political party !?
There Il, for those people who were per
mitted to cast their ballots for Lincoln,
a special pride in their action, pride
which ii not To be seoaed at, either.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-10
WILLIAMSBURG

A Lincoln memorial service will be
held Sunday evening at the Congrega.
tional church. This service is by inyi.
tetiou of VIM. Wells Relief Corps.
The members of the Village Improve
meDt society are requested 10 meet at
Mrs. Polsnd's Friday evening. This is
a special meeting, let every member at.
terd.
Get your costume ready for the mas
querade Saturday evening you are sure
Of 4 good time, Get your friends inter
estcd. Prizes win be given for the best
and worst costumes.
A party of fifteen from the Homer
Fits store came here last evening for a
ride. A chicken pie supper which was
furnished by Mrs. Drury. The evening
was enioyably spent in dancing playing
games, singing, Rotations, etc, at the
/. o. 0. +. hall.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-10
TIT BANKRUPTCY BILL,
Certain Changes as Proposed in it BY
The National Assembly.

The passage by the House last Satur-
day Of the bill making certain impor-
tant changes in the national bankruptcy
act. is Of special interest to the bust
ness public. If time permits, the Sen
ate il expected to confirm this action.
The attitude Of the representatives of
the people toward federal control Of
bankruptcy proceedings was Of an in
forming character and on the question
OF repeal the present general policy was
saved by il safe margin. This indicates
that the federal system II still preferred
60 he state system and that in spite
fosome drawbacks that have developed,
the obvious advantage OF uniformity
still more than offsets an objections
that have vet been advanced
The history of federal bankruptcy
legislation Is generally well known. For
only comparatively brief periods have
we been under its jurisdiction. The
first bankruptcy law at the beginning
Of the last century lasted only three
years. and a second venture was not
made until nearly forty years later, thai
act having still briefer tenure. The
act that was established in 1867 was
IN force eleven years, about the same
period that the present one has been in
operation, though during the twenty
slant agitation for return TO the fed
eral plan.
The latest law did not prove entirely
satisfactory TO all concerned and six
years ago it was amended so as to cor
rect what were regarded as its defects.
The bill that has now passed the lower
branch is more comprehensive in its re
vision II aims to clarity certain vexed
questions Of procedure. and gives an ex-
pressed legal status to recent court in
terpretations II provides that the COM
pensation of receivers shall be no more
than that paid trustees for their SER
vices and that creditors shall have no.
tice Of such allowances. Ii permits
compositions or agreements before adj
Indication as well as after, through the
medium of the courts. thus insuring a
fair deal for all creditors, and in various
ways it facilitates and eNpediates the
course of bankruptcy proceedings. There
was very little opposition to these pro-
visions. and as the volume and the COM
plieations Of the country's business have
grown. the propriety OF federal control
Is mare generally acknowledged than
ever. Such situation as now confronts
MS was doubtless contemplated by the
trainers Of the constitution who left in
that Instrument authority "to establish
uniform laws On the subject of bank
ruptcies throughout the United States.
-Bosten Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-10
THE MENTAL SIZE or OUR COVER

N0RS.
What the Bennington Banner says about
the good quality Of yernont's governors
in the past may ali be true; but the
fact that the list of executive may have
measured UP to the standard is not proof
positive that the unworthy men will not
BE- lurea by The increased salary Of $1,000
III fact II is this very increase in salary
which viii make the more objectionable
men seek the Office Strong, capable men
do not seek the Office Of Vermont COVER
nor for the emoluments that it may
bring them. but they seek ii rather from
a sense Of public duty. Of desire to
serve their fellow men, or Of high APP
probation Of the honor. To them the
salary is incidental and really nothing
to be considered as weighty. They win
hardly be influenced one way or the other
by the present raise in the salary Of
the governor On the other hand. there
will be numerous men with less worthy
motives who, while estseming the proud
position to certain degree, will be
attracted rather by the size of the money
attached thereto. Tt is against this in.
creased class Of petty aspirants that
Vermont needs to guard. as I'll
never did before perhaps At the same
time, we have confidence that the dis.
eliminating sense Of the Vermont elector-
ate win ferefend such an unfortunate
state Of affairs as to allow really I'M
worthy man to stink into the executives
chair, although We agree quite heartily
with the Bennington contemporary that
in the past there has been a wide dis.
parity in the relative abilities Of certain
Of our governors
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-10
HEARING ADJOURNED.
On Petition to Abolish Grade Crossing at
White River Junction.

White River Junction, Feb. 10.--The
statc board Of railroad commissioners
held postponed hearing here yester-
day on the question of subway ap.
proach to the railway station with the
result that another adjournment was
taken, this time to April 1, date those
exasperated at long delay consider is
not without an appropriate significance.
Questions involved in the matter of the
approach to the station are pending in
tie supreme court and while the com.
missioners expressed their Willingness
to take up the matter regardless of the
position the court might assume, the
parties interested thought it safer to
await announcement OF the courts man
date.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-10
And Well n.xslnnad.

Il don't believe that hunter has gol
any license"
Guess you didn't hear him tel
about the game be killed, thenl He.
got It, all right! Well developed tool'
-BroWnlng's Magazine.
just Punishment.
The "oren door" in China
May he quite proper, but
II we could only catch the s'rnrtts
Who leaves the door wide open when
The mercury is down TO ten
Wed chain him to the knob with ola
And with a redhot pitchfork we
Would make him keep It shut.
Chicago News
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-10

Mr.. Bryan has missed a chance to in
crease the membership Of his Ananias
club. Why didn't he "eall' the wicked
newspaper man who telegraphed broad
cast that Bryan was in near-collision
down in Florida We suspect that
Bryan Is getting off the track Of his
distinguished mentor in the White
House.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-10

Fred r. Patch is exhibiting in one
Of the stores at Rutland Lincoln relic
in the form OF campaign pin Of 1860
made from a part OF one OF the 5000
rails split by Abraham Lincoln and John
Haskins in 1880 to fence the Lincoln
farm. The pin il miniature maui and
wedge with gold trimmings and belonged
to the late j. L. Patch.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-10

With navy OF only eight ships, the
largest of which is no bigger than a
Yankee cruiser, Mexico is perhaps the
happiest, especially since it feels the pro.
tecting presence of the greatest republic
in the world.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-10

Mrs Peddicord." said that Iady's
husband. did you ever say anything
that you afterward regretted saying5"
Certainly said Yes once and
have been sorry for It ever since
Detroit Free Press.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-10

The spectre Of a state tax in Vermont
grows more terrible in aspect as itcomes
nearer, and no one can doubt that it is
growing nearer after reading the figures
presented in yesterdays paper.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-10

II Barre's death record for January
only six in u population estimated at
l2,OoO-is maintained throughout the
year, there win be something remarkable
to talk about.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-10

The peeyish editorials by the iraseible
anti-Roosevelt editor, or editors, of the
New York sun would make votes by the
thousand for Roosevelt were he to run
for president again.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-10

The red tape is nearly unwound down
to the spool, and it became officially
known to-day that William Howard
Taft was elected president Of these Unit
ed States Of ours.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-10
SOUTH BARRE.

There will be question box sociable
at the South Barre schoolhouse chapel
Thursday evening at 1880. Refresh
mcnts OF cake and coffee.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-10

Other things being equal, a billion and
a quarter public debt is quite an obstacle
for Japan to fight, to say nothing Of
fighting U, S.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-10

Montpelier always was good hotel
town It's "Hoboes' Inn registered sixty
guests within few weeks
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-10
5,OO5

II is evident that Alderman Iadd Of
the first ward will--it wanted.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-10

AMENDMENT OF SECTION or
CHAPTER is OF THE REVISED
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
BARRE.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-10

It's nice time for Congress 70 be
debating whether it will make day after
tomorrow legal holiday.