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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-22
IMPRESSIONS OF THE WEST
On Angus A. Smith, Who Is Travelling
Through Wide Range.


To the editor of the Barre Timess
Dear sir--Believing it might interest
some Of your readers to learn the i'm
pressions OF Vermonter who, for the
iirst time. has crossed the continent, I
will ask for space to describe the hap
penines that have occurred since | left
Barre on April
Chicago ] found like New York, so
large a. 10 be depressing 10 one aecus-
toned to quieter ways Of living CHI
matte conditions Of course much the same
as 1T home.
The stop at Denver was very enjoy
able; 1t il a large city Of fine buildings,
very clean, very bright and very sunny
Salt Lake, as every tourist knows who
has been there, is a mighty interesting
city, unlike any other center that ! have
seen. / visited the Mormon temple,
heard the choir and the famous great
organ. The stay in Los Angeles ! en-
ioyed immensely: a very pretty city it
is, and they have catering to the tour
lists down to fine art. | found several
people from Barre located in and around
Los Angeles; all seemed to be prospecting.
The city has she ideal winter climate
and one with money to spend in search
Of the pleasant places" cannot find a
better.
My stay in San Francisco was brief,
as also was my visit to Portland. and
am Tor the time being located in Seattle
There are many things in this city that
please me much
For natural beauty and astoundingly
rapid growth, Seattle is way ahead oil
any American city. It has magnificent
lakes and grand mountain scenery. To.
day as | write, which is probably one Of
the warmest of the season, / look out
on lofty mountain peaks covered with
eternal snow
The Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition
opened on schedule time and has many
beautiful and interesting features. This
Is conceded By many who followed all
the past fairs to be entitled to take its
place as one Of the snappiest ever held
in this country.
On the opening day Mr.. J. ]. Iiil made
the inaugural address to an audience OF
more than 10000 people seated III the
natural amphitheatre, and at its close
the largest flag IN the world was un
furled amid the most enthusiastic ap.
plause.
One thing that impresses an fastener
coming here in summer is that YOU can
always depend upon fine weather IL plan
ming an outing OF picnic Of any descrip-
ton.
Seattle Is a city Of young, enthusiastic
people, enterprising ia the extreme.
proud Of their city and firm in their
faith in its destiny They are already
speaking Of the time when they win
have a million population and outrival
Frisco; the Seattle spirit IS certainly
contagious
read this morning ii the newspapers
that there had been FIVE prostrations by
the beat IN New York and here / am
with a light overeoat onl
still. with al is fascinating features.
! can heartily Join ia the well known
song, Home, Sweet Home
Angns A. Smith.
J Seattle, Wash, June Is, 1909.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-22
GRANITE
Savings Bank and Trust Company
Barre, Vermont
RANDOLPH

Mr. and Mrs A. c. Bass and daugh.
ter are visiting in Boston.
Fred Hayward has returned from a
trip OF few days 20 Boston.
w. II. Gladding + attending meet.
ing this week at Queen City Park, Bur.
lington.
Mrs. 4. O. Danforth, after passing
several days with friends here, has re-
turned 70 her home IN Tunbridge
Mrs. Charles Colombo, who has been
suffering from dropsy and Bright's DIS
ease for a long time, = steadily iaiiing.
Miss Hazel Durkee Of Pittsheid, &C.
companied by Carl Morse and Miss
Ruby Holland, both Of Rutland, are US.
iting friends in town.
Claude y. Farr Of the firm Of }. b.
Farr q Son. grain dealers, and Miss
Marion Nickerson were visiting In Han.
cock Saturday and Sunday.
Principal and Mrs. James Walker,
who had been passing several days at
Mr. and Mrs. N N. Diapers left Tor
their home in Bethel Monday.
Miss Jessie Pearson, who has been
passing several days with her sister,
Mrs Charles Ingalls,. returned TO her
homo IN Montpelier Saturday.
Frceland Jewett, superintendent Of
the Boston office Of the Eastern Tale
company Of East Granville, WAS in town
last week making the trip BY automobile
Miss lima Miller. who has been pass
ing a few days with her mother, Mrs.
I'll. NJ. Miller, has gone TO Worcester,
Mass. to visit her uncle, George Il. Mill
Ter, Of that city.
Miss Ida Rand attended the commence
ment ball at South Royalton Saturday
and her mother, Mrs. w E. Rand, and
son, Ralph. went TO Northtield 70 visit
her son, James Rand, student at the
university
A meeting Of the ladies Of the FEEDER.
ated church was held in the vestfy Of
the Methodist church on the afternoon
ST Monday and another for gentlemen of
ne same church vas held Monday even
ing to consider methods 20 be used n
church work.
The arrival Of the family 81 Mrs. B.
II Kimb8ll from New York az Mon
tague Place. has been somewhat delay
Ell by the illness Of her daughter, Miss
Annie Kimball, who has been suffering
from nervous disease and il not yet
able to make the trip here.
Carroll Crane of Brookfield has taken
the place of the sawyer at the Morse
,t,fU N pafhal 10 succeed Albert LaYine,
who recently suffered an accident to his
hand which necessitated an amputatien'
MIR. Layine has 80 far recovered from
the accident and surgical operation AZ
to 81 able to leave the sanitorium.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-22
BR00KFHLD


s. b. Holden was in Burlington re-
Gently on business.
MRS. Ada Bruce Of Brattlebor0 Is work
ing for Mrs James MnDermont
b j. williams and E. j. Rice were in
Mortified the first OF the week.
Elmer Jones and Miss Ruth Hanks
ENJOYED an auto ride Co Barre recently.
Mrs Julia L. Williams has returned
home after a two weeks stay IN Rox-
bury.
MI. and Mrs. II. w. Edison visited her
brother.in. law, John Brown, il Randolph
recently.
s. b. Holden has traded his hotel for
Mr.. Blakeborough's farm and has moved
there. Mr.. marlborough is to run the
hotel.
A. G. Labonta's sonin law Mr. Lap
ann. Is moving his family into z. E.
Martins small tenement house in the
village.
Mrs. james Washburn and three chill
dren 81 Wallingford are spending few
weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. 7.
W. Hayes
MIR. and Mrs. Il. L. Stone attended the
Pomona grange in Berlin Wednesday and
visited at Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Stewards
Thursday.
The Ladies Aid is TO have social
at the church parlors Friday evening,
june % A good time il expected. La
dies please bring cake.
Or sprague Of Barre, eye and ear
specialist, was in town recently in con-
sultation with Dr. Ellis in the case Of
Mrs. James McDermont's eyes.
There were about twenty of the mem
bers Of the Brookdeld grange that at
tended the Pomona grange il Berlin last
week Wednesday A very pleasant time
was enjoyed by all.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-22

In the natural order Of things the
lieutenant governorship next year viii
80 70 Windham county. Last year
Windham county aid not have a single
candidate on the state ticket and Of
course such an oversight win not be al
lowed to occur twice in succession. The
lieutenant governorship being about the
only place open Il can be taken for
granted that Windham county will not
let that pass. Several good and proper
candidates from that county have al
ready been mentioned but there is
plenty more material For instance
there are Tyler ID. Goodeil Of Whiting
ham and Edwin Il. Adams Of Marlboro.
both Of whom have had long legislative
experiences and are men ID whom the
public has confidence. Mr. Adams i q
man DC The late John Nerrifeld type
and his efforts ia behalf Of economy IN
the last legislature viii not be soon for-
Cotton. Mr.. Goodell i even better quail
fed as presiding officer, is hard work
er Of good horse sense and an honest,
straightforward Bennington Ban
ner.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-22

A WORD TO VERMONT's SENATORS.
We would respectfully call the atten-
ton OF the two Vermonters in the United
States senate that the opinion expressed
by President-elect Taft in his Cincinnati
speech better represents the sentiment Of
this state than do the views Of Senator
Aldrich. Mr. Taft said, UNLESS we
act in accordance with our promises, or
If we keep the word OF promise to the
ear and break It to the hope, We shall
he made accountable to the American
people and suffer such consequences as
failure to keep faith has always been Wis.
tied with. It would be better to have
no revision at all unless we are going
honestly and fairly to revise the tariff
on the basis promised by our party"
Il may help the two senators in their
political aspirations to follow the Rhode
Island senator, but they are betraying
their party in doing 50.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-22
ANoTHER .roURTHD NEAR.

The nearness Of another Fourth Of
July celebration makes imperative again
the question of what is to be done to
maintain as nearly as possible a safe
celebration Of the day, let alone the sane
celebration. Fourth Of July is so in
separately associated with the use Of ex
Rosives and other noise makers that we
can scarcely expect sane Observance,
meaning BY that, the limitation Of noise
entirely. Eor does one really wish for
the complete elimination Of the amuse-
ment which meant so much to the boyish
heart: it would seem almost like rob
bing a child Of its birthright to take
away the entire means for celebrating"
But there are certain restrictions which
are not only reasonable but necessary.
First and foremost of these is the con
filming Of the celebration to certain limits.
Since the Fourth falls on Sunday this
year. the Monday following will neees-
sarily become the great day Of obserY-
ance. The firing Of explosives and the
display Of fireworks ought to be abso-
lutely restricted until midnight Of Mon
day morning; and the sale Of any cele-
hrating materials on Sunday should not
b allowed, even as ii IS forbidden. The
sale Of the materials might Be allowed
for a certain period Of The Saturday pre-
ceding the holiday, the exact time to
be fixed BY city councils and boards Of
selectmen. For Barre we would suggest
that the sale open at noon on Saturday
and continue until closing time saturday
night and that from that time until
the re-opening Of the stores Monday
morning the sale be strictly forbidden
ii need be, to enforce the regulation,
let there be arrests
re private property owners there is a
word Of caution necessary, and that Is
to remove al rubbish and aceumulations
which viii be apt to catch the sparks
from fireworks or freerackers, and also
to take away the temptation to deliber.
ately start bonfire, by removing the
inaammable materials. BY . doing they
viii minimize the liability for eonaa.
grafton a. well as protect their own prop
erty These are few suggestions which
appear to he along the line Of a safe
celebration so far as property Is con.
eerned. The matter Of a safe celebration
as to ones person is more matter o.
individual caution; and the best We can
DO Is to urge celebrators to err on the
side Of over-csution.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-22
Ministers, Salaries.

Plain living and high thinking Il GER
tainly the rule with the country minis
ter In fact scrimp, scrimp, scrimp must
be the watchword ID the household II
the devout men who on salaries Of few
hundred dollars a year each preach the
gospel and labor for the moral better
ment Of their communities, Keep them.
selves and their families iii a present
able condition and moi infrequentlv send
their sons and daughters through the
higher institutions Of learning. How the
ministers manage to make both ends
meet Il problem that the ordinary
layman cannot figure out. Rev. +. a..
Poole Of Barre handled the subject Of
pastors salaries vigorously before the
Vermont Congregational conference in
Randolph last week He said the sal
aries Of all the Congregational ministers
III thu state should be increased and es-
pecially salaries Of those in smaller
places Mr. Poole said IN part:
II IS blemish upon Gon0regationalism
in Vermont that the average salary Is
SO low and, in many instances, 50 very
low. We ask men to do the work IF
the Christian ministry and then create
eoNURonS WtlcH Hdkt IT, Impossible IuF
anything but a genius III finance to do
that work. Eight hundred dollars should
Be the minimum amount paid a pastor.
There are very few, if any, ministers in
Vermont whose services are not worth
$500, and If they should receive that
sum, they would still be the hardest
worked and poorest paid men IN their
communities Some salaries, now over
$500, should be increased Some Of
those pastors who are receiving 81 900,
Or 81 200, should have 81 500 and 81, 500
When clerk in the employ Of layman
has given him faithful service for wears,
bis salary Is increased and why should
not the faithful pastor have his services
thus substantially recognizeds
In the discussion which followed Mr.
p0oie's address SOME Of tho ciergymcn
told how they were forced to resort to
farming operations TO eke out living.
One speaked pointed out that while the
cost Of living has increased 20 per cent.
"a l0 wears the ministers salaries have
remained stationary 1t is to the credit
OF the Congregationalists that they have
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-22
why Vermont Needs Il.

One Of che strongest arguments in
favor of ! primary election law To take
the place 81 Vermont ancient and clum-
81 caucus system Is that a great part
81 the so-calIed practical politicians do
not want It.
This may at first glance appear 20
be merely the turning Of phrase into
what is popularity termed 4 play TO the
galleries. Juggling Of words to catch
the passing humor Of the multitude BY an
appeal to prejudice rather than to rea-
son, But when one stops 70 consider
what practical politics means in Yer
mont to Nermonters, a more serious and
logical argument may be discovered in
this observation.
Vermont Is So overwhelmingly one
sided III politics that & Republican nomi
nation ii caucus 81 district o. state
conventions Is IL most instances equiYa-
lent to an election. This means that
most Of Yermont's public officials are
chosen. not with all the safeguards Of
the ballot box and the sanctity Of re-
spccted and powerfully enforced laws en-
comprising and protecting the citizen in
the exercise Of IFS free viii and choice
At the polls. but il the loosely conducted
caucus where the skill AZ clever men ex.
perienced in political manipulation and
backed by the immeasurable influence
and fertile eSpedieDts of GINNING organi-
ztion may. and sometimes does, defeat
the will Of the majority of the voters.
or At least does not faithfully record
prevailing public sentiment
Vermont needs something like the pri.
mary election law because the nomina~
ton Of one party is equivalent to an elec-
ton, and tho question Is. therefore,
whether the people or the politicians are
to make that eIection.--St. Albans Mes
senger.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-22
Bane Clinic F0r BuIIdIng Purp0m..

The Barre board Of trade Is working
on a scheme 10 branch out INTO the build
ing stone business a. well as the monu-
mental and mausoleum work for which
the Barre granite has become famous.
This Is a great scheme and a practical
one for the Barre stone might Just as
well have an enyiahle reputation for
building purposes for a certain Kind Of
its stock IS well suited to this FORM Of
use. Not only are there great possibli
ties in this linobat Il furnishes solu-
tion for the disposition 81 large
amount Of waste stock, known as grout.
The handling Of the efout is a problem
on the quarries and By the nse Of these
small pieces Of stone for building pur
poses Just SO much quarry land which is
valuable can be saved from being nothing
but grout heap. Even in Montpelier
there might be room for this business
and il Is right in line with the prevail.
ing business here Montpelier Journal
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-22
WE CLEAN, PRESS AND
REPAIR CLOTHING

started movement to bring the salaries
OF the pastors 10 a minimum Of $500 a
year, and that the Vermont Domestic
Missionary society win cooperate in Sc
curing this increase The conference in
Randolph In is resolutions requested
each advisory committee 70 confer with
the churches now paying less than $500,
with view to increasing the salary in
every case to at least that amount
Brattleboro Phoenix.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-22

The old man Of Mount Mansfield had
a white chin and a white nose on Sun.
day, painted BY the Frost King The
summer hotel season on the top fur.
nishes all the variations this year
What's the seashore's serpent, compared
with snowstorm the latter part Of
Junef
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-22

The Groton Times is out for the nomi.
nation Of such man as either Joseph
A. DeBoer Of Montpelier or John w. Cor
don Of Barre, just to show the other
fellows that the mountain rule can be
smashed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-22

One man punctured through the lung
and another through the liand--and from
the same bullet The strange thing
about IL was that both Richmond men
knew il was loaded. There's no excuse
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-22
YEGGMEN COT $500.


Syracuse, n. ". June 22.--ieggmen
early to-day blew open the safe in the
Citizens National bank At Locke, n. y,
and secured $500 in cash. The robbers
fred on the citizens who were aroused
by the explosion and who arrived on
the scene
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-22

eLiari" Liarl" aChumpi' "chumpl'
How iacile they are with words in Bur-
lnrtonl And not the least OF them Is
Mayor Burke himself
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-22

The town Of Barre maintains fairly
low tax rate at sl7o on the dollar and
building operations should be encouraged
thereby.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-22
careIessness

Gushing Musician D'you know, IL
makes ne feel sad when ! play
Hostess (seeing too late her uninten-
tional meaningl That is because you
feel in such sympathy with your au.
dienee. -I4ondon Opinion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-22

Chinese Sunday school scholars are
sanetimes yerS apt pupils in other
branches than the Bible.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-22

II in need Of ballast for their aero
plane experiments, the Wfights can find
it in the White House.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-22
CHILDREN WHO ARE SICELY

Mothers who value their own comfort and the
welfare of their children, Should never be with
eufa box OF Mother Gray's sweet Powders FOR
chfidren for use throughout the season. They
break up Colds. Cure Fevefishnese, Nonstipa-
fion Teethine Disorders, Headache and stom-
aen Troubles THESE POWDERS NEVER
FAIL Sold hs 81 Drug Stores, 96e. Don't
accepe any substitute. trial package
viii be sent fkEE. to any mother wno VIII ad-
dgsss Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy y. !.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-22
wEBsTERYILLE.

The Ladies' Guild Of the Episcopal
church viii meet with Mrs. d. tireenicy
on Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-22
GRANTrEvILLE.

The ladies' Aid society Of The presby-
terrain church win meet with Mrs Daniel
Morrison, Wednesday afternoon at 2
o'clock.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-22
cRoTor.

Mrs. A. F. Clark Of Westville Groton
is very III at this writing. pr. S. n.
Eastman is attending her.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-22

The New York Sun
says, "The proposal in
Maine and other States
to tax bachelors is no new
idea-it has been carried
out for years in Belgium
and now England is seri-
ously considering the
plan. "
If you are thinking of
avoiding the proposed
tax, consult us. We make
a special study Of the lat
est ideas in dress for Spe-
cial occasions. Straw
Hats, Blue Serge Suits
and Low Shoes, are now
in the front here.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-22

Buliueton's efforts at Sunday closing
remind rs OF Barre's disarranged Sunday
lid.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-22
Unreasonable.

Mr.. Noodle--certainly II vos goodt
bologna, best got Didt you expect to
get a petigfee NIT it Puck
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-22

Tree-climbing automobiles continue e
make the sport hazardous.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-05
STEINHEIL DEFENCE
Continued from first page.

definitely accused him. but had only said
that he resembled one OF the assassins.
summary of the days evidence
shows that the judge failed to shake
Nine Steinheil's original version of the
crime. She admitted intrigue. but heat
edly denied that she sent her mother 10
solicit money from her friends. and she
insisted that her husband had never
profited by her conduct. Admitting that
she had done wrong. in a fearful voice
she beseeched the jury to pardon her
faults.
When confronted with the incOnsist
encies in her stories she justified them
by saying that she had lost her head
when harassed by journalists and de
tectives and had thus been led TO believe
that those whom she had accused We're
perhaps guilty.
The Judge led the woman again and
again over the story Of the crime itself.
and after suggesting that she had prob
ably worked out fantastic plot. in which
she introduced red bearded men and
red haired woman. taken from books or
adapted from some similar crime Os
which she had read in her youth. con-
fronted her with the charges of having
dyed her dressing gowns after the muir
der. TO get rid of tell-tale ink stains. and
Of having changed some Of her step
mothers bedding. He also pointed out
that the gag when taken from Nine.
Japy's mouth was not mOistened with
saliva, and declared that therefore the
e, u I 4 .-4..v-
trumped up
Nine. Steinheil Indignantly denied these
charges and said that if the gag did not
show saliva II was because the doctors
had examined the wrong gag. She as
serted that she had no motive in dyeins
her gowns.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-05
NORTON SANTA CLAUS,
Decides Dolls Shall Pay Only
80 Per Cent Duty.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau. J

Washington, Nov. s.-Although Clarence
ID. Norton. the young and energetic Assist
ant Secretary OF the Treasury. does not
drive reindeer or enter houses through the
chimneys. he has some claim to be called
Santa Claus. lie made a ruling to-day
which will gladden. the heart Of many
little girl when on Christmas morning she
smoothes the sllken locks OF her dolly
and commands & 10 open and close its
eyes
In Strengthening out the kinks Ia the
Payne tariff law, the customs officials al
New York were IN doubt as 20 whether
decorated china dolls should be dutiable at
IS per cent or % per cent. They asked the
Treasury officials here TO make a ruling
on this question. Paragraph SO Of the
Payne law imposes q duty Of 60 per cent
on china, porcelain, parian. bsque and
other toys. while Paragraph 43l provides
for the collection OF - per cent on dolls
and doll heads not composed Of china.
porcelain. parian. bisque, etc In solving
the problem In favor OF the lower rate of
s. per cent Mr.. Norton followed rulings
made by the Board OF General Appraisers,
when they held that under similar appar-
entity conflicting provisions Of the law Of
1880 dolls and doll heads composed Of china
were properly dutiable as dolls and doll
heads. and not china toys.