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of Genius 1909
Centenary
By Oliver Leigh R
Copyright, 1909, by the
American Press Association

the majority of competent specialists
have now rejected. [Yetl so bold was he in
practical matters that he transformed the
British constitution, changed the course
of English policy in the orient, destroyed
an established church in one part OF the
United Kingdom and committed himself
to the destruction of two established
churches in two other parts. He came
near to being a Roman Catholic in his
religious opinions, yet was for twenty
years the darling leader of the English
Protestant nonconformists and the Scotch
Presbyterians. He was at different times
the defender and the assailant of the
same institutions, yet he scarcely seemed
inconsistent in doing opposite things, be-
cause his methods and arguments pre-
served the same type and color through
out.
Passing now from this necessary
preamble, we view the man in his
habit as he lived. No player on the
world stage in our century stirred an
audience of nations with equal mag
netism or trod the courts of kingship
with truer majesty. There were
phases of popular enthusiasm when
he was not only adored, but almost
"godded," his name, William Ewart
Gladstone, being tacitly regarded as
human expression for the divine
will. If his country still lacked some
of the projections of ideal rule they
prayed heaven to vOuchsafe, it was
only because Gladstone had not yet
gone up to send them down. Tory
foes and Conservative scoffers might
chill the morning air with icy criti-
cisms as they read the reported speech,
but once we got Their within the walls
and under the spell Of the speaker
their cold storage philosophy melted
into a sympathetic something which
by and by glowed into fiery rapture.
Let us watt ourselves across seas and
years and hear him in his prime.
There is a crisis in national affairs.
A general election is probable. The
party in power is to be driven out
by the more adv"""ed apostles Of
progress, or change, which often
passes for progress. 1t matters moth
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GIVE THE DEVIL HIS DUE.

A lot of mean things have beer
written about John d. Rockefeller
Doubtless many of them are true
But
If they really keep books up In heav.
en-, after the manner of men, the sage
of Pocantico Hills has no doubt, like
the rest Of us, some entries on the
credit side Of the ledger.
Specific mention Of the benefactions
Of the head of Standard oil to Chicago
university and otherwhere is not in.
tended.
When all that is mortal of John D.
has moldered back to the soil that
/ wraps his body this thing Will be held
in remembrance of him:
He founded the Rockefeller insti-
tute.
And what is this institute?
1t is place, an opportunity and
support for scientific men who can
spend their lives looking for the causes
of human disease.
These men delve into the experiment.
tai sciences day after day. year after
year. Their salaries are paid and they
have no outside worries. And they
work on regardless Of results. They
are not working for themselves or for
Rockefeller. They are working for the
human race, and they have a lifetime
to work in.
Thanks to the baldheaded monopo-
list.
Think of what these institute work.
ers may do! They may discover the
antitoxln that will cure cancer or a
greater specific for tuberculosis than
tuberculin or the cure for some other
Of the horrible Affections Of humanity.
They may save the lives of countless
Infants. They may prolong life to dou-
BILE its present span.
Can you conceive a greater work,
save It may be the cure of mems
souls?
But some may say, why prolong
human life or save It? Were not Ri
cardo and the old political economists
right In saying that war and pesti-
lence are blessings in disguise because
they carry of the surplus populationf
No!
We have fallen on better times-hu-
maner times. This is the age OF hospi-
tails and homes for the friendless and
fallen. The law Of brotherhood has
taken the place Of the law Of the %
vival OF the fittest We help not the
nttest. but the weakest-and rightly.
That is why the Rockefeller insti-
tute is one Of the greatest benefaetioas
OF the age.
1t may be that. economically consid-
cred. Rockefeller is only giving back
cents to the people from whom be has
taken dollars. Nevertheless
Let us give even Mr.. Rockefeller bis
due
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SAUCE FOR THE GANnER.

This tale CT two contractors of De-
Moines, Ia, serves to point a moral:
One took the contract to build tn,
new government building on the rivei
| front. The other contracted to cree
a Milan arch bridge across the river
at the same point.
The federal building contractor be
lieved in paying the highest wages
| He gave the men who did the com
mon, rough labor 1928 per day. winter
and summer.
The bridge contractor proceeded on
the theory that a dollar saved in la
Dor is a dollar made by the contractor
Because he could not get them for
less he paid common laborers $1.75 per
day during the summer.
When winter came, however, taking
advantage of the labor market and
the laborers' necessities, he forced the
common workmen to take 80 cents to
81 per day. The postoffice contractor
continued to pay his men S2.25 per
day.
Now
The postoffice contractor was given
three years In which to complete his
contract. He says he will finish the
big building a year ahead Of time.
On the other hand
The bridge contractor has had all
kinds Of trouble. Owing to the care
lessness Of bis workmen his false
work was swept out by the foods.
Once an entire completed arch fell.
He has been sued for personal inju-
ries sustained by his employees.
1t Ii said the postoffice contractor
viii make a fine profit on his job
The bridge contractor has lost money.
Asked why he paid higher than the
market price for labor. the postoffice
contractor said: when you pay a man
top wages for bis labor you get the
best that In In him. II you squeeze
him down to the lowest notch "e will
do the least work possible. and he
viii desert you at the first good
chance Ny men stay with me, ana
my work goes on steady"
That's II.
When you pay for the best you ret
the best
With rare exceptions men win al
ways respond to fair treatment With
rare exceptions men viii always re-
sent a niEgardly management
We hear much nowadays concerning
the proper conduct OF employees. They
are told that they should do just a lit
de BIT more than they are paid for
doing But
What about paying employees Just
a little BIT more than they earni
In both instances fairness pays.
do not watch the clock" say the
monitors. Work Bealously for the In
terests Of your employer"
Which Il all right.
But It should also be said 10 the
employer: "Give the best wages TO
your employees. Treat them faAiy.
IL pays"
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Of all the big Touring mills in the
country.
Or
He might have organized a trust
and by manipulating legislation taken
profits by special privilege.
He could easily secure able lawyers,
and these high browed attorneys
would direct the making of convenient
laws. Either by the making or the in
terpreting of the laws the lawyers
would enable him to exploit the whole
people, white and red, by means of a
monopoly.
II brought to book for his trans
gression he could easily hire more
lawyers.
By hiring more lawyers the Ute
could escape the soldiers.
Unfortunately the guileless wards Of
the nation had neither a corner on
-four nor articles of incorporation nor
lawyers.
But the chief culpability of this band
Of Utes consisted in the fact that the
Indians took only what was necessary
to keep their squaws and papooses
alive for a few days.
Think of the heinous offense of these
decadent braves They stole only a
few sacks of -four and turned the bal
ance and the wagon and the horses
back to the driver
Every trust magnate in this land of
the more or less free and brave must
smile in pity at the crude methods of
the Utes.
Such bunglers in the fine art of lar
ceny richly deserve to be chased and
shot down by the soldiery!
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and make him take a sip of her egg
and sherry out of the wide mouthed
bottle she cherished for the sake of
that precious voice. Sweethearts in
the good old fashion, turtledoves from
the day she brought him the famous
Hawarden home until hand in hand
they went down to rest at the foot Of
the hill they had climbed and descend
ed with the spirit Of sweet childhood
to the end
What now, of the message apart
from the oracle? Mr.. Bryce con-
tinues:
People who read next day the report In
the newspapers OF a speech delivered on
ouch an occasion could not comprehend
the impression 1t had made on the listen
ers. What was there in II so to stir
you?" they asked. They had not seen the
glance and gestures They had not heard
the vibrating voice rise to an organ peal
Of triumph or sink to whisper of en-
treaty. Yet one must not forget that
with him, as with some other famous
statesmen, the impression made by a
speech was In a measure due to the ad-
miring curiosity and wonder which his
personality inspired.
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of a published article. on which hangs
an interesting coincidence:
OF most public characters It is possible
to take summary view which shall De
Gairly comprehensive and impartial This
is literally impossible in the case OF Mr..
Gladstone for these reasons: His uneXam-
pied multifariousness demands considera-
ton in detail II a just estimate is de-
sired. His unique mentality must be I'M
sderstood before the results Of its proc
sesses can be rightly seen and judged, and
these together utterly fail to portray the
Gladstone of history unless we study
them as Influenced by the mighty up
beavals economic. social, political. reli-
gious and in international relations, that
marked the Victorian era, OF which Tor
nearly two generations he was the most
conspicuous figure. No single student OF
Gladstone is to be trusted, whatever his
estimate may be. Even history Is unlike
ly to do full justice to one who was not
one. but many in one. many contradict
DRY units in an enigmatical whole.
A few weeks later was published
the mastery monograph, william
Ewart Gladstone-His characteristics
as Man and Statesman" by the Right
Hon. James Bryce. author of The
American Commonwealth and now
British ambassador at Washington
He served in Gladstone's cabinet and
was president Of the board Of trade In
lord Rosebery's ministry. These are
his opening sentences:
No man has lived In our times OF whom
Il Is so hard TO speak in concise and
summary fashion as Mr.. Gladstone His
activity spreads itself out over many
fields No account OF him could be
complete without reviewing his actions
and estimating the results OF his work b.
all these directions. But the difficulty OF
describing and judging him goes deeper
His was a singularly complex nature. q
character hard to unravel. '.s His was
an Individuality so Tar from being sell
consistent as sometimes to seem a bundle
Of opposite qualities capriciously united
In single person He might with equal
truth be called. and he has been called q
conservative and a revolutionary lie
was dangerously impulsive and had ire
squently to suffer from his impulsiveness
yet he was also not merely wary and
cautious. but so astute as 10 have been
accused Of craft and DISSEMINATION. So
great was his respect for autl0rlty and
tradition that he chung TO views re-lrd-
ing tle unity Of Homer and the histo--cal
,clalr2s Of Christian Eacredotallsm Wl-el
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average American audiences is able t
sing all the stanzas of america"

| average American audiences is able to
sing all the stanzas of America"
A newspaper tells of patriotic Sun
day school superintendent who was
surprised to discover that the national
hymn was not in the book used by his
school.
/Whereupon the superintendent asked
the children to sing the hymn from
memory. They got through the first
stanZa and then faltered. And the
adults who were present were unable
| to lend them much assistance.
The incident is typical one.
| Now
Do you suppose any company OF
Germans would fail to sing every line
of "Die Yacht am Rhine?"
Or can you fancy any popular au-
dience Of the French people that
would fail to remember the words of
''The Marseillaise"
Or a gathering Of Englishmen that
would sing one stanza Of God Save
the King" and forget the rest of it?
There are abundant reasons why we
should be the most patriotic people on
earth. And perhaps we are, but we
are little short in our expression of
patriotism.
There are two ways by which We
the people-may best express our SEN
timents-display of the flag and songs
OF course it is possible to be patri-
otto without knowing or singing the
words of our national songs.
1t also is possible to be patriotic
without the use of the flag.
But
The dearest traditions Of the repub-
lie are wrapped in the folds Of the
flag. By some mystery of the mind
symbol comes to stand for a senti-
ment, an object lesson for an idea.
The greater the sentiment or idea the
greater the symbol. Therefore the
great symbol of the flag as an express
sion Of patriotism.
And so Of the songs.
Not only the words, but the tunes
also, are forever welded to patriotic
memories. They symbolic in the
minds and hearts OF the masses Of the
people glorious heroisms and achieve
ments
The flag should be raised over every
schoolhouse in the land. And the ma
tional songs should be taught In every
public school.
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ESTATE OF JOHN K, WITDS,

TH undersigned having been appointed
I by the Hon. Probate Court for the Dis
trict OF Bradford commissioners to receive
examine and adjust all claims and demands
Of all persons against the estate of John
X. Wilds late of Topsham in SAID district
deceased. and all claims exhibited in offset
thereto, hereby give notice that we will
meet for the purposes aforesaid at the
t. residence Of John X Wids in Topsham on the
Both of April and 9TH day of Sept next from
ten O'Clock a. m. until four O'Clock
p m each of said days, and that six
months from the 9th day of Mar, A. n. 1909
is the time limited by said Court for said
creditors TO present their claims to us for ex-
animation and allowance.
Dated at Topsham this 23d day of March
A. D, 1909.
Is % &eo p. X B9 GRHFeh comrs,
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THIS BOOK FREE.

An interesting book which gives
a brief sketch of the lives OF
many prominent Americans to-
gether with an excellent likeness
Of each has just been issued by
Booths Hyomei Co.
Any reader of the Opinion who
desires a copy of this book can
obtain 1t free by writing Booths
Hyomei Co., Buffalo, n. Y. A pos
tai card will do. Just ask for
Booths Sketches of Famous Peo-
pie.
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FIrst BIN 70 Pass soeeIaI sessior

Washington. Mach 19.-The first
piece Of Legislation to be acted on by
the house during the special session
was the bill providing for the taking
Of the thirteenth census. which was
passed. The measure gives TO the
civil service commission Jurisdiction
over appointments.
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purpose of this faithful study of the
last of Englands nineteenth century
giants is to put the reader in the posi-
ton of both jury and judge and spread
before his judicial eye the moving pan
Drama of a character and career of
equal fascination and perplexity.
The writer was born and trained
in Gladstone's county of Lancashire
and during a quarter of century
missed no chance of hearing him on
ordinary and great occasions in the
small house of commons and when he
stirred in and out door throngs num-
boring up to 25OO0.
The day after the death of the ia
nous Victorian Liberal leader this pen
wrote the following opening sentences
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ESTATE OF SAMUEL @. BROWN

The undersigned, having been appointed Nv
the Hon. Probate Court for the District of Brad
ford Commissioners, to receive, examine and
adjust all claims and demands Of all persons
Of STAFFORD, Vermont, in said District deceased
and all claims exhibited in offset thereto, hereby
aforesaid at the residence of the late Samuel O'
Brown the 18th day of April and 18th dav 81
Aug. next from O'Clock p. m, until 4 o clock
p, m, each of said days, and that six months
from the LIST day of March. A. d. 1909 IL
the time limited by said Court for said credi-
tors to present their claims TO us for examination
and allowance.
Dated at STAFFORD this 2nd day of March
AID. 1909.
Curtis Z. Brown, co,,,,..,..
"a James X. Howe COMMISSIONERS.
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abiding place of all the virtues, and
the all compelling fervor that animal
ed every fiber of his body attested the
is prosaically true.
1t comes ungraciously to dim the
glamour of such an influence, but even
Gladstone was human In so pro.
longed a career it is nothing to point
to reversals of opinion, but to swear
that yesterdays wrong is today's right
and to oppose great causes until the
eleventh hour and then turn about
and become their enthusiastic convert
champion were among some of his
acrobatic feats which sorely puzzled
his followers to interpret. Illustra-
lions OF this follow in another section.
1t was never difficult to make parallel
passages from his speeches In which
the argument of each proved the fall
lacy of the other, like the Jew and
the Catholic who discussed their re-
ligious convictions with such irresisti-
BILE force that at the end of three
weeks the Jew became Catholic and
the CdluOllc jew.
Gladstone's voice was an instrument
Of pure music, farreaching as to space
and our inmost chamber of delight.
Mr.. Justin Mccarthy says in his ever
welcome History of Our Own Times"
the first oratorical qualification was
Gladstone's Exquisite voice. Such a
voice would make commonplace seem
interesting and lend something of fas-
cination to dullnesS itself. 1t was sin
gularly pure, resonant and sweet, not
loud or of great volume, but strong,
vibrating and silvery. Somebody once
said that he was the only man In par
lament who could talk in italics. He
could, by the slightest meditation of
his voice, give all the emphasis of
italics of small print or large or any
other effect he might desire"
Mr.. Bryce enlarges on this voice and
must be quoted in part lest the writer
be suspected of exaggerating the rela-
tive Importance of mere vocalism in
estimating Gladstone's oratory. He
says:
The vehemence of his feeling found ex-
preston in the fire of his eye and the
resistless strength of his words. His ut
terance did not grow swifter nor the key
of his voice rise as passion raises and
1t In most men. But the meas
ured force with which every sentence was
launched, the concentrated intensity of
his look as he defed antagonists in front
and swept his glance over the ranks of
his supporters around and behind him.
had startling and thrilling power which
no other Englishman could exert. The
whole proud, bold, ardent nature of the
man seemed to flash out, and one almost
forgot what the lips said in admiration of
the towering personality.
Before noting the little discount
this very distinguished associate of
Gladstone ventures to take off this
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BOWERS SUCCEEDS HOYT
Retiring Solicitor General to Be Re-
warded With Federal Judgeship

Retiring Solicitor General to Be Re-
warded With Federal Judgeship
Washington, March %. -President
Taft announces the appointment of
Lloyd Bowers of Chicago to be So
licitor general of the United States
to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation Of Henry Hoyt, who has
held this post in the department of
justice for number of years. Bow
ers is general counsel of the Chicago
and Northwestern railroad.
1t is generally understood among
Hoyt's friends that he is to receive
federal judgeship as a reward for
his work in preparing and prosecuting
aspumber of important cases during
hfS term of office.
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ESTATE OF CHARLES E. HIGGINS

The undersigned, having bee Y
the Hon. Probate Court for the District of Brad
ford Commissioners, to receive, examine and
adjust all claims and demands of all persons
against the estate of Chas l. Higgins late of
Thetford in said District deceased and all claims
exhibited in offset thereto. hereby give notice
that we will meet for the purposes aforesaid at
the home of H p, Cummings in Thetford on the
23d day of March and 23d day Of July next from
O'Clock until o'cloe'' pm each Of said days and
that six months from the Odd day OF Jan A. ID,
1908, Is the time limited by said Court for
said creditors to present their claims for ex-
animation and allowance
Dated at Thetford this 9th day of March
A. ID. 1909.
% O. Al Jenkins, COMMISSIONERS.
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LEGAL.

BATECoURrs-BRADFoRD DISTRICT l9O6-,7
Probate Courts within and for said district
VIII be held the ensuing year as follows:
Bradtord-At Hotel Low in Bradford on the
second Tuesday Of every month except Decem-
Der, January February, and March
North Thetford-At Jaquiths Hotel on the
and March, '
Also at the Probate Office in Thetford on the
first Wednesday of every month
SIN. GLEASON, Judge.
Thetford Center. Vt. Dec Is. 1906
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New Treasury Officials

Washington, March 21.-The sec
rotary of the treasury announces the
appointment of Charles ID. Norton OF
Chicago as assistant secretary of the
treasury, to succeed Louis A. Cool
idge, resigned. Charles ID. Hilles of
Dobbs Ferry. N. Y. has been ap-
pointed assistant secretary of the
treasury, to succeed Beckman Win
thrOu
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2 UNDER BAN OF CHURCH
Accommodation Of Father hurri
Equivalent 70 an Anathems

Rome. March 23.-The supreme
congregation OF the holy once has is
sued a major accommodation against
Father Romolo Murri. leader Of the
Catholic Democrats. who was elected
to the chamber Of deputies at the last
general elections a. a Christian Demo
crat. The accommodation deprives
the priest Of all ecclesiastical com
munion. being equivalent to an anath-
ema, which is pronounced upon the
greatest offenders only.
Father Murri was the first priest
to enter parliament after the fall Of
the temporal power. but on his form
al accommodation he viii not even
be allowed to wear the ecclesiastical
robes.
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cTATE OF VERMONT.

Bradford District, So
In Probate Court. held at sThetford in said
District. on the 22d day of March. A. d.
1909
G, kezar Administrator of the estate Of
Ruth A. Knight late of w Fairlee. in said dis.
trict deceased presents his administration account
for examination and allowance, and makes appli-
cation for decree of distribution and partition
of the estate of said deceased Whereupon, il
is ordered by said Court, that said account and
said application be referred to session thereof
to be held at Hotel Low in said Bradford
on the 18th day of April, A. D. 1909, for hearing
and decision thereon; And, it is further ordered,
that notice hereof be given to all persons inter-
ested, by publication of the same three weeks
successfully in the United Opinion, newspaper
published at Bradford, previous to said time
appointed for hearing, that they may appear
at said time and place and show couse, II any
they may have, why said sccount should not be
allowed. and such decree made
By the Court. Attest,
% S. NJ. GLEASON Judge
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A Hard Fall.

Something must have happened &c
Robinson"
81 don't know about that. but some
thing is going to happen to him"
How do you known
HE Is writing novel and wants to
read Il to me-"