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The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-09

But why weepest thou?" asked
Jesus, who was with him. This
Is readily amended. Be ut peace"
Then he directed Joseph to hold
one end of the throne, while ho
took hold of the other. Both pulled
and behold, the throne assumed
the proper size.
One Sabbath morning, with q
half-dozen playmates. the child
Jesus. one old legend runs. went to
play by the banks of the River Jor-
dan. There had been heavy rain
the night before, and the tall trees
were still dripping and the sand
was wet.
Sitting on the sand. the little
ones began to fashion. children
wise. animals Of various kinds
Jesus. fashioning dogs and cats and
all manner of wild things, raised
his hand and spoke-and. 10, the
animals of sand lived and moved.
The children shouted. Their
laughter Of delight rang through
the fresh morning air. Some OF
the animals ran away, others were
changed into sand again.
Then digging his small hands in
to the sand, the child said:
"l'll make 10 sparrows."
And he sat them In a row be-
fore hj-,.
BY this time several Pharisees.
who had seen the children playing
happily on the Sabbath. returned
with Joseph, whom they said
should censure Jesus.
Thou are breaking the Sabbath
my child,' said the old man.
The child pondered, looked at the
birds of his creation. then rising.
he
CIapped His hands and loi
They chirruped. spread their wings
and flew away.
In these old legends there Is
great deal of the fanciful. the leg
end of the boy and the animals of
sand shows the quaint conceits OF
the early Christians. who delighted
in miracles and whose Imagination
was excited by this unknown period
of the Saviour's life.
One can well imagine him as a
child wandering away from Nazar-
eth, all alone. and sitting by the
Jordan or forest streams and com
muning OF the great things that
came to MIN.
He could not have been like 9TH
er children, for he was wise beyond
his years One can see him, as
fair as the lilies and roses them
selves, caressing the flowers as he
passed by in the meadows of Ju-
dea, and of his sitting crowned in
an aureole of sunbeans. listening
to the divine rapture of the birds
singing their morning hymns.
He must often have been alone
for with the petty quarrels OF the
other children of the town, with
the little rivalries of his relativeF.
he could have had little sympathy
Doubtless as a child. his poets soul
scared into the skies. and his seer's
vision saw the future in the cumu-
It souls live alone. and are lonely In
bout a beautiful life humanity loves
1 the simple life which leads to spir-
to men be made unusual with halo
told of the child Jesus having raised
d in the little known days OF his
tied. too. that when his parents took
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The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-09

NE bright, sunny morning
in the month of Adar, at
the end of winter, short
ly after the little town of
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-09

learned. He told
Zaccheus he had
lived from all
time and knew
all things. Zac-
chaI,e op,o1ad
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-31
AT a certain summer resort, one

At certain summer resort, one
brilliant afternoon, q young geologist,
from his bedroom window, saw an.
aged geologist rolling great rock
down the side of mountain.
He watched the work for nearly
three hours. The old geologist, thin
and little and white-whiskered, had q
hard time of it to guide that rock
almost as big as himself. But he
persevered. He got the rock down
where he wanted itjust as the dinner
bell rang.
The younger man said to him won
deringly at dinner:
'sWhat were you doing with that
rock this afternoon, professor?''
''Why," the professor answered,
"the fact is the thing was 600 feet too
high to suit my theory
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-31
The Stage As An Educational Medium
Dramatist Klein Declares It to be Most Valuable.

Chas. Klein, the famous author of
'The Lion and the Mouse,' is a great
believer in the potency of the stage as
a factor in our educational and social
development. In a recent interview
he said:
"Instead OF losing it's educational
value the stage has just entered upon
an epoch in which, as dissemination
of knowledge it will be more forcible
than ever before. So powerful will be
this instrument in matters of politics
and good government, in influencing
opinions, that the politicians of the
future must reckon with it either in
advancing political movement or
combat ting it's effect, as the case may
be.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-31
Medium

''Unquestionably, the drawing room
plays of the past, although they dealt
with subjects of non-particular inter-
est to anyone. did much good in edu-
eating many of the theatre-going pub
lie in the art Of good-breeding. 1t
has been said by many writer's, and l
heartily agree with them, that there
are in this world thousands of mem
bers OF the best social circles who were
taught the requirements of society as
regards dress from Witnessing plays in
which the actors and actresses were
CARRIED correctly to TT social functions.
"If in this young and ambitious ma
ton, by reason of its cosmopolitan
population, gathered from the ends OF
the earth, the moulding process in
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-31

< Rabbits have done considerable
amount of damage this winter to apple
trees. If the bark has been gnawed
Off paint the bruised surface with pure
whitehead or with melted grating
wax which will get hard when cold.
This is made of resin, parts, beeswax,
2 parts, and tallow, l part.
It the injury is fatal, be on the safe
side and plant a few more trees this
spring. We have large selection of
standard winter varieties and can
give you strong and healthy trees.
The Pioneer Nursery, New Ulm MINI.
VIM. PFAENDER JR., Prop.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-31
AGED WOMAN ENDS HER LIFE

Son Becomes Violently Insane on Dis
covering Body.
Mrs. Paulson, seventy-fye years of
age, living with her son, Paul Paul
son, in the town of Hegbert,
Swift county, committed suicide
by hanging herself in the Woodshed.
She was discovered by her son. who
was so overcome that his mind gave
way and he became So violently IN
sane that he was taken to the hos
pital at Fergus Falls.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-31
WILLIE SORRY FOR BOYLE.
Young Whitla Does Not Like the Idea
That His kidnaper Is In Prison.

Young WhItla Does Not Like the Idea
That His kidnaper Is In Prison.
Willie Whitla, the Sharon (Pa.) boy
who was kidnapped and recently re-
turned to Sharon from Cleveland ac-
companied by his mother and others,
is sorry that his friend ''Mr. Jones' is
in the police station He did not like
the appearance Of the cells when he
saw them the other day for the first
time in Cleveland. On his way home
he began talking Of "Mr. Jones'" who.
he insists, is a "good fellow, no mat
ter what they say about him. and
asked, Mamma, where is Mr.. Jones,
or the man who is called James II.
Boyle, now?"
''He is in prison, Willie,'' she an
swered.
do you mean that they locked him
up in that horrid place we saw to-
day." he said II don't think that is
nice at all Of them to lock him up
there"
The mother tried to silence him.
She talked to him about his playmates
at home He was not interested III
them, but kept reverting to the ques
ton Of police stations.
Mamma, are they going to lock the
nurse woman up too?'
Eyes, Willie,'' she answered.
THAT'S funny" remarked the boy.
Willie and his old friend Tom Dill
had fine time on their way down to
Sharon. Tom is the big, jolly engineer
Of the Erie train. Just before it pulled
out Of the Cleveland station Tom came
into the coach where Willie was in his
mothers arms and said to him, ..Hello,
Bfllr'
'sHello, Mr.. Dillv' answered Willie
politely.
"Now, just call me Tom" grinned
the engineer, patting the boys head
Then Willie and Tom sat down to-
| gether and had fine chat.
A delegation Of young Whitla's
schoolboy chums met him at the sta
ton in Sharon. They cheered and
whistled when he stepped out of the
day coach One urchin who stood near
the train watched the triumphant en-
| try of Willie into Sharon and then,
| kicking the toe Of his shoe into the
station platform, remarked sadly. Gee,
| it must be great to be Kidnapped
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-31
which all these different nationalities
with their different tastes were merged

which all these different nationalities
with their different tastes were merged
into the one cast represented by the
composite American. the stage had not
performed its educational functions,
the pr ocess Of creating the better man
ner American would have been found
a slow and tedious one.
SITS educational value has increased
a thousand fold in the last few years,
because the American drama has
shown a tendency to display the dis
tinguishing features between legal
wong and moral terpitude. It is show
ing by animated figures that a condi-
ton may exist because no statue has
ever been drawn by a law-maker to
cover this particular condition where
theft is CARRIED in different garment
and judge and jury are unable to pass
judgment on it, yet every one realizes
that wrong is being perpetrated and
the only punishment is the oppro brium
of those who have knowledge, of this
wro ng, and as a result public senti-
ment has been aroused to such an ex-
tent that the apathetic legislator has
been compelled to give ear to the de-
mands of his constituents, and, even
against his own wishes. in the matter,
has voted for certain measures that
will remedy existing abuses. am
quite sure that my attack in The Lion
and the Mouse on the methods en-
ployed by those high in the councils
OF state and speculative commerce, re-
suited for the good of the public. In
| The Third Degree my new play, I
have seized upon certain abuses OF
power with the aim of bringing the at
tention of the public to them that they
may, through their voice and their
vote, occasion relief from the things
that inveigh against.
1.-THE educational value of the stage
is increasing with leaps and bounds
as regards the elucidation of the prob.
lens of sociology. It is also creating
in the minds of the public a desire for
more intimate knowledge of metaphy.
sizes. 1t IS educating the theatre-going
public to the possibilities of menta.
suggestion. It is creating new trend
of thought on matters religious. It is
creating upon the diletante and the
idler knowledge that he must throw
off the shackles of his dis;nterested
ness in matters that concern the wea.
of the stage, and that he must take uI
his duties as citizen and do his share
in the great work to correct abuses
and clean out the Aegean stable.
| ''This new era is causing the play
wright to depart from the beaten path
and write such plays as depict exist
ing conditions, and at the same time
incorporate in them the remedy. Ir
this way the. theatre will take rank
with the universities in disseminating
knowledge, with this difference: tha
the stage will be the more practical O.
the two. The theatre will create the
desire for learning, while the univer
sity will satisfy the craving
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-31
Of Their Importance to

ductive of no benefit. Therefore it is
not surprising that people are dis
couraged with the road question.
The important thing is to start right
AID do we'll whatever is done-get a
dollars worth of benefit for every
dollar expended. This requires intel
ligent supervision, and no road build
ing should ever begin without cap
able engineer in charge.
Wherever road building has been
started under proper supervision, AS
by the state aid plan, and the people
have had the experience of using the
roads and paying for them, more
roads are demanded, and the farmers
who at first opposed are found on the
firing line fighting for more of them.
The value of road is measured by
it's usefulness, and if it is in bad and
unusable condition it fails as road
way. While it is true that the best
kind of a road is an earth road in
good condition, the fact that it is
nearly always out of condition in the
winter and spring and in bad shape
at intervals during the rest of the year
makes it too uncertain to depend upon.
It usually fails when most needed.
With good roads no time is lost,
farm operations are carried on as
usual and when the rain comes the
roads are all the better; the errands
can be done without interfering with
teamwork and rainy days are source
of pleasure and profit.
The wagon roads are the veins OF
commerce and trade, as the railroads
are the arteries, and it is important
for the best development of both town
and country that traffic over them
should be free and uninterrup pied
throughout the year.
Throughout the length and breadth
of the land it is observable that in
any community where the roads have
been improved and are good and US.
able every day in the year, citizens
are more progressive, more thrifty,
are better livers and better spenders
and get more out of life than their
brothers less fortunately situated as
to roads.
Everybody wants good roads; there
is not farmer in the West that would
not be willing to pay a reasonable
price to have them. The great trouble
is lack of information and the attempt
to solve the problem by beginning al
the wrong end.
The first step is a proper conception
of the situation, and that is that the
roads are public property; they dc
not belong to the farmer any more
than any one else, and it is unfair
and unjust to expect farm property tc
stand all the expense of building an6
maintaining them.
State aid is the logical way, the
equitable way and the successful way
After three hundred years Of deal
ing with the highways as a local o.
township matter, and making the far
mer pay all the road tax, only eight pei
cent of the roads have been improved
At this rate it would require nearl.
1900 years to complete the job.
By state aid the highways can b.
improved within ten or fifteen Year,
with very little increase in farm taxes
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-31
Benefits Resulting From Good Roads
Government Experts Tells of Their Importance to
the County.
the County.

The following is contribution to
the good roads discussion from the
pen of II. n. Gross, special agent of
the United States department. OF agri-
culture:
If there is one thing more than an
other that gives pleasure to country
life it is good roads. By ''good
roads, we mean roads that are good
every day in the year and ready to
contribute to the pleasure Of a drive
over them.
The greatest need in the country to-
day is the development of proper
social life.
We cannot develop morally, spiritu-
ally or mentally without coming in
touch with others. The man that lives
practically the life Of a=hermit becomes
narrowed by prejudice, cramped by
hisenvironment, his horizonis limited,
he becomes self-centered and takes
little interest in community affairs.
Wherever any community has taken
up the building of good roads, and
these have become general, a great
change takes place in the life of the
people; individuals clean up their front
yards, paint their houses, adopt a
higher standard of living, organize
social clubs and meet from time to
time in friendly intercourse; the schools
are better attended, church congrega-
tons double, the people become more
progressive and life is better worth
the living.
With good roads the farmer can
take advantage of market conditions
and sell his product whenever he
chooses, and he finds that his returns
from the farm are increased because
of his ability to dispose of his crops
at the right time.
He also finds that he can get his
produce to market with less effort and
less cost, that there is less wear on the
teams, the harness and the vehicles
and that good roads pay a dividend
every day in the year.
He also finds the value of his farm
increased by two or three times the
cost of his road tax, especially if built
under the state aid plan, by which all
cities, towns, villages, railroads and
other corporations help to pay the
expense.
When any community begins cam
paign for good roads there is always
opposition; dire predictions are made
that the expense will be so great tina;
the burden cannot be borne, that pro
perty will be confscated and that any
attempt to build permanent stone OF
gravel roads will prove disastrous.
This same question is fought out il
every locality where the issue is take1
up.
Those opposed to the project main
tain that they are already paying
heavy road taxes and have been do
ing so for years, and cannot bear a,
increased burden.
They do not realize that the none.
raised has been largely wasted b.
either doing the wrong thing or doins
the right thing at the wrong time.
The facts are that probably Is pc
cent of all the money expended on so
called highway Improvement is pro
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-31
Style and Wool-s1O to SIS

Style and Wool-$1O to SIS
CLoTHcRAFr has style, tits guar
anteed pure wool and it sells at
sensible prices.
1t is the only guaranteed all wool
line in the country that sells at $40
to &25.
The makers of CLorHcRAFr are
the oldest firm of clothes makers
in America.
They have developed processes
of eliminating waste and of saving
factory expenses that enable them
to make good clothes cheaper than
any house in the country.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-31

Special sale of high grade SOU
venir post cards now on at the New
Ulm Music Store. You get four cards
for cents.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-31
Corrected March 81, 100

Springtime is drawing near and
every home-lover should think and
plan how the home and grounds can
be made more beautiful. The best
way to do this is to plant trees and
shrubs and perennial flowers. Once
planted, they last a lifetime, only re-
quiring an occasional pruning.
The Pioneer Nursery has on hand
about 100 kinds of ornamental trees,
shrubs, and perennial flowers. WIN.
PFAENDER JR., Prop.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-31
Clothcraft Clothes

These factory savings pay for
the better Woolens and better tailor
ing in CLofHcRAFT CLOTHES.
Don't Judge by the Price
Please don't judge these remark
able clothes by their prices. You
never saw any. other clothes at
these prices that are nearly as good
as CLOTHCRAFT.
That's why the signed guarantee
goes with each garment-to project
you against the faults common with
other moderate priced clothes.
You take no chance with CLOTH
CRAFT.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-25
ST. J0HNSBURY.

Mrs. j. W. Balch is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. o. b. Johnson at
Newton Highlands, Mass
The Passumpsic Valley Ministerial
Association held it's monthly meeting
at st. Johnsbury Center, Monday
with Rev. J. X. Kilbourn. Editor
Charles T. Walter spoke to the NTH
listers on What the Pew Desires of
the Pulpit" and Rev. Dr. George w.
c. Hill spoke on "The Supernatural"
The next meeting will probably he
held here with Rev. B. F. Butler.
Miss label Gasldll has come from
Simmons College to spend the week
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. H..
Gaskill.
Mr. and Mrs. William B. Johnson
and grandson, Raymond, and Mr. and
Mrs. Harry M. Nelson and son, Edwin,
will spend Thanksgiving with P. A.
Johnson at Newport, ~ II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Stanley
have gone to East Orange, ~ j., to
spend Thanksgiving with their son
Edgar and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Field and son,
Robert, of Hanover, N. H., will be
guests of Mr.. and Mrs A. C. Harvey
over Thanksgiving.
Miss Gertrude Weeks, of Cam
bridge, Mass, is the guest of Mrs. A.
A. Blunt.
Dr. Arthur Fairbanks, who has
been spending a few days with his
parents at Elmwood, returns to Bos-
ton today.
Mrs. Susan J. Leach, mother of
Lawrence p. Leach, died at her sons
home Monday evening
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Clyde Fuller, Tuesday morning.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-25
MORETOWN.

Benton Williams of Richmond, was
a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Chase
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Howes were
visitors at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wesley Child, of Middlesex, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Somers and son
Frank, of Montpelier, were guests
of his mother, Mrs. F. w. Somers
over Sunday.
Miss Alice Foster is visiting in
Montpelier.
Mrs. L. A. Child has moved to Mid
dlesex village into the Daniels ten
ement.
Mr.. Chamberlin, of Middlesex, was
in town surveying land for Mr..
Stanley, who has recently purchased
the L. A. Child farm.
Elmer Keyes and Charles Ayers
were in Montpelier Saturday.
Carroll Pierce and George Buckley
were in Montpelier Saturday.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-25
Death of John L. Hicks.

John Tyler Hicks, who built Com
bination Park, died at his home in
Medford, Mass, Tuesday night. Mr..
Hicks was born in Readsboro, Oct.
81, 1912. His father died when he
was youth and he carried on his
fathers business three years and
then was in business at North Adams.
He lived in Charlestown from 1864 to
1899, when he moved to Medford. He
built Monument Hall, Charlestown,
in 1870 and conducted a livery bust
ness, but shortly afterward went in
to catering and in that became wide
ly known as he also was for his in
terest in light-harness horse racing.
He was the manager of old Mystic
Park for two years in the seventies.
He built the Granite State Park,
Dover, N. H., in 1876, and in 1896 the
Mile Combination Park at Medford
He was the originator of the carnival
| feature in the Seventeenth of June
celebration Mr.. Hicks was a men,
Der of Bunker Hill Lodge, l. o. o. F. ;
King Solomon Lodge, F. and A. NJ.
and of Occur de Lion Commandery
He leaves a wife, one son, Arthur T
Hicks, of Medford and a daughter
Mrs. Arthur R. Smith.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-25
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

The guests registered at the local
hotels Wednesday are:
Pavilion-S. B. Skinner, New York;
T. c. ellison, ST. Adams; L. H. Titus,
Woodsville; w. H. Dixon, Rudford,
n. j.; l.. l.. Plaka, Burlington; M. H.
Keddel, Burlington; U. Slack, Bos-
TOM Guy w. Bailey, Essex Junction;
Miss Tibite, Waterbury; II. S. Lar
liner, New York.
Montpelier House,. Hupdike,
Burlington; Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Gill
more, Bradford; NJ. d. Gibson, Bur-
lington;! G. A. Brigham, Boston; Ed
mund Fitzgerald, Woodsville, N. H..
F. W. Barnes, Boston; Mrs. G. S. Bid
we'll, Waterbury; R. E. Heineman
Wells River; A. F. Haven, Boston /;
B. Albert Cook, Mrs. B. Albert Cook
Melin F. Cook and Mrs. Wells Cook
Boston; A. H. Pike, Stowe; M. L.
Blitz, New York; John O'Day, Bos-
ton; j. Leber, Waterbury; Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Willy, Cabot; w. E. Lakey
Wells River; E. N. Burten, Boston; S
l.. Sparott, Boston; George F. Nc.
Curdy, Boston; Miss E. S. Martin
Manchester, N. H.; William Ditson
Boston; w. l. Anderson, Boston.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-25
ADAMANT.

Will Richard has been i'll the past
week, also Mrs. Fred Orr.
The little son of viii Royea was.
burned about the mouth and neck,
quite badly last Tuesday by drinking
from a kettle of hot pot liquor. For
tunately the burn is not serious.
Mrs. Cory Rathburn went to Wood
bury, Tuesday.
Several from this place attended
the play given at the Morse school
house in East Montpelier Wednesday
and Thursday evening of last week.
Miss Lillian Davidson had sur
prise party to celebra,e her birthday
on Tuesday evening, N9sember Is.
Mrs. Ellen Bailey is home from
Plainfield, where she has been caring
for Miss Elsie Warren the past
month.