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Woodruff County news., 1909-03-11
IN THE SENATE.
Bills Passed.

Senate Bill No 97 (Fletcher), to provide an appropriation of $21,00O for the printing of Supreme Court re- ports.
 Senate Bill No 191 (Toney), to pro- vide for a commission to build a bridge across the Arkansas river at Pine Bluff. Vote, 2S to 0.
 Senate Bill No. IS (Holland, to provide that railroads shall not charge more than $3 per car for switching or transferring coal cars when the yard limits do not exceed two and half miles. Vote, 20 to l.
 House Bill No. AS (Roundtree), re- quiring county and probate clerks to furnish bonds from $2,000 to $10,00O. Vote, "A to O.
 House Bill No Il (Glover), amend ing section 10SO of Kirbys Digest so that person who leases convicts must maintain an agent in the county from which the convicts are leased, upon whom service may be had. Vote, 27 to 1.
 House Bill No. I'll (Jackson), re- quiring the Arkansas Midland Railway Company to operate a train each way daily between Clarendon and Helena. Vote, 21 to g.
 House Bill No. 96 (Thompson of Greene), to authorize county court to maintain an office for county survey ors and buy surveyors instruments. Vote, "A to 6.
 Bills Introduced.
 Senate Bill No. 190 (Logan), to com f01. appropriation of $250,000; discharges all but the present commissioners, and provides for an arbitration board to settle any dispute between the state and the contractors Read twice and placed on calendar.
 Senate Bill No. 215 (Hamiter), to provide for the consolidation of church schools in the state under the same denomination. Referred to judi ciary committee
 Senate Bill No. 209 Henderson,, to amend section 5424 of Kirby's Digest so that any incorporated town may be declared a city of the second class on any official census that shows 1t to have a population of 2,000 Placed on calendar
 Senate Bill No 232 (Watson), to regulate the running of automobiles in Arkansas. Owners must pay li- cense of $3 to the state annually and register a description of the'r ma chimes with the secretary of state. Read once and placed on the calendar.
 Senate Bill No. 22S (White), to ap- propriate $4,500 for the use of the State Reform School from December 1, 1908, to March 15, 1909 Read twice | and placed on calendar.
 Senate Bill No. 219 (McKenzie), to provide for the survey of the soils of i Arkansas and also to provide ways and means to prevent depletion oi l soils.
 House Bill No. PAS (Harris), amend ing section l of Act 1S3 (1905) SC that the time for adverse possession of sixteenth section lands is extended from seven to ten years. Read twice l and referred to state lands committee
Woodruff County news., 1909-03-11
PRESIDENT TAFT'S
 STRONG ADDRESS
INAUGURAL DELIVERED BY NATIONS NEW CHIEF
 EXECUTIVE.
EXTRA SESSION IS PROMISED

Congress Will Meet March IS to Take Up Tariff ReVision-Adequate Army and Navy Urged-Panama Canal Heartily Approved-Southern Race Problem and Labor Legislation Discussed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-04-18
Drawings by Harvey Enrich

tons as the church that YOU more or less feItj IE
attended a. Il young boy; and nothing less thaA q
grown-up Eew of this church edilce can possibly re-
move from your memory that boy formed impression
Of its astonishing immensely.
Yes and Ettenson gigantic clothing store Holt
mann enormous music store. Morgan vast ana
many aised boob, store. Bruins magnificent drygoodN
emporium Mason S splendid photograph gallery
with the scrollwork showcase down IN front, Name
mammoth hardware store-where III all the great
cities in which YOU have since lived thus Speaketh
the voice OF subconsc1ouS bOyhood memory, are to
be found the equal Of those superb. not 70 SAY
awe inspiring palaces of trade that lined that same
svlrrninp Mar-st in the town of your upbrnglng
And the Prominent and Wealthy Families OF your
bovhooi town-the folks who, floating IN a more
exalted ether lived their corporeal lives on what
was called the Esplanade; the studlouSy alooi VII
sons the self screened Thomases the purPoSeIy
naughty Fcnlons. the gorgeous Babcocks that ha1
been TO Europe tyiCe.-tWICe -you never can hell',
no matter now much accidental commingling YOU
may have done with the mighty OF this and other
landS-vDu lust can help until YOU back ana see
them or their descendants. regarding these splen-
diferous and nifty Leading Citizens and their RAM
lies Of boyhood town as having occupied Flrtu-
ally all by themselves the SUBMITS OF social greatness
PerhaI,s II Is because a boy in a way OF speaking.
SURVEYS the things Of his boyhood with the eyes OF
fly The boy IS small and nconsequentlaI. but the
things he sees as a boy mighty and overpowerlng
and the boy possesses and exercises the ty power
Of usually magnifying that which ne sees
Then in seeking To determine why It IS that 4
crown and Travelled man invariably ascrlbeS Inpos-
sible attributes of beauty and grandeur TO the num-
bic scene Of his youthful activities. 1t Is to he reinen-
bered how nstinctively loyal most men are to their
hoy impressions and their hoy lmaglnngs Add TO
this the glamour the tinted nlnbus, with Whch
the drifting years seem to enwrap all our memories
Of the earlier periods and YOU arrive at some sort OF
understanding of why it IS that most OF Us entertain
amazingly exaggerated notions as to the greatness
and grandness of our boyhood homes-untl We re
visit them that is to say.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-04-18
The First Shock

THE railroad station t5elf gave me my rSt ShocF
It was little / had remembered 1t as being OF
about the size of he Terminal Station IN Boston or
the huge Union Station III Washington. But 1t War
very little very squalid, grimy. dirty. and lonesome
| was the only passenger 20 leave the train. The
only individual saw around the station was the
baggage master and he scrutInlzed me Soury. He
was a man Of about my own age. Perhaps had
known him a. 4 boy. But | didn't ask him
about that He didn't look At all mellow. On
-h. contrary he looked hostile He scowled
quite tiercelv at me when handed him my baggage
checks
Planters House" said l apologetcaly.
Whose" he asked, pushing his cap back and
slaring at me.
Planters 80 said | CourageouSly.
Must be your second time on earth, said he, re-
garding me with deepening disdain. Amt been
Planters House IN this mans town since Hickory
lin was pup. Torn down million years ago
That's too bad said l. Il am sorry, and |
really sorry.
Sorry for what" the baggage master asked me.
pr1rntng ." 1t was buggy Old dump, the Planters
House
Could he be right about that: 1t seemed shocking
to think So As a boy had regarded the Planters
House as quite the finest and most luxurious hosiery
in the world and had dreamed OF the day when-per-
baps on my return from the Spanish Main might
walk into the Planters House, sign my name on the
register with flourish and witheringly demand the
clerk to give ME the best in the house, and quick
hit i too
..,. Veil. you see. said l TO the baggage master,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-04-18
Anticipatory Thrills

EVEN after thirty-six hours OF hard Taiiroad riding
that | had confidently anticipated. was going L
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-04-18

4 all lar-- aoDu- through some pictured .f.
/ apple blossoms Il was a water color kkt.
Orchard Scene riotously impress EE4
sOnStic hrlt true four O I'VE wind AS1s!
swept old apple trees at the falling time Of
the blossons the Eaguely pink petals Sltt- -
ug sitting down with 4 sort Of leisurely.
shIrline,- through the gusts OF a spring
breeze Thar vas all but rislble-a spring
breeze that brought The battling elusive
u he blossoms my nO~trllS a.
cd before The shop window, gazing At
the picture
Then ard there long latent idea
reached II focal point ! would revisit the
home o' my hoyhoodi
Not hat there had been apple orchards
n the little old town out there had been
apple trees lots Of them old. lar spread d
ING. with knobbef trunks prodIgious glT-
ers o. luscious fruit There had been
G5ze- # them in the pig ward ii my boy
fs,G su eithe- side of the little frame
f,s,-. And always | had remembered the blossoms
-,-- E,uI han the fruit The sitting. drifting ap-
-.. lessons had come i don know Hhy-to sym
i.,f.1e nv bovhood period cannot explain how
t.- had crystallizei into token OF the flown years
f. alvy.vs they had reminded me Of the boy time
. sight Of them on The acr lal bough or on canvas
-ysvs had moved 10 promise myself that some
l-z-~onle memorable day should 60 back. Time
s-I sealT year AFTER year. III promise had beer
shed int the ever handy discard Of deferred things
VOW. however standing before the shop Wlndo"
r ne bleaknesS nf the great CITY and studying the
I- zer,hvred Greetings ii the pictured apple bios
son. / said 10 myself aloud &C. | am going now,
Within that hour / Ha- packed AMI on my Way te
Uv gyhoOi home
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-04
GIRL TAKES Sl,70O FROM
THIEF, HIDES IT IN MUFF
Then Demure Miss of Seventeen Re-
turns Money to Bank Which
Didn't Know IT Was Robbed.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Jan. 4.--How
Miss Cornelia yanstrien, demure,
petite and seventeen, fooled thief last
Wednesday became public today, de-
spite the efforts Of leading bank to
keep the facts secret.
Miss Vanstrien was standing in the
line before the paying teller's window
at the bank. just ahead Of her was
9 large, tlashily dressed man, who pre-
scented check to be cashed. .As the
teller turned his head the girl saw the
man reach under the bars at the win.
dow and abstract a big roll OF green
backs. The man showed the roll in his
pocket Tit girl reached into his pocket,
withdrew the bills and hid them in her
muf.
The man left the bank before the
money was missed Miss Vanstricn
then made her way into the presidents
Office and handed over the roll to MIN.
Il was counted and found to contain
nearly 81 700.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-04
sALToN SEA JUST a POND.
IT VIII Dry UP, Director Newell Says,
But Not for Years.

Washington, Jan 4 That the Salton
sea is but an accumulation of waste
water in the bottom Of a depression 200
or more feet below sea level, is the
statement Of II. II. Newell, director Of
the reclamation service. Relatively to
a real sea, Mr.. Newell adds, it is "a
mere puddle or duck pond in a vast
extent of arid desert which at one time
was the floor for large body Of fresh
water.
III u now 4 new thing says lie, but
a revival III historic times of what has
probably occurred frequently In geology.
cal history"
He says the wonderful results attri-
buted To the sea in Increasing rainfall
in the southwestern states and terrific
ries is a case. of placing the cart before
the horse.
Mr.. Newell describes wildly the break
in the dixie Of the Colorado river, the
knifelilSe cutting Of the new channel,
the organized attack of the water and
the final successful closing Of the break
during the year.
Tho sea may now evaporate at from
ave TO seven or more feet annually
he says, @but for many years ii probably
will be mark Of interest to the tray-
eler, and the inhabitants OF the Imperial
valley must live, as do the people OF
Holland, with an eve to protection
against this enemy of their homes
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-04

We wish to congratulate our down
trodden bucolic brethren in the South on
the halcyon plans for their improve
ment that are dazzling the imagination
of the Country Life Commission, or
whatever ii Is called DR.. L. II. Knapp,
described as the chief Of the department
Of agriculture's cooperative farm dem
onstration work. in the South, has three
ways of uplift for this sunken class:
A0ne Of the most important steps in
this uplift work Is to help the Southern
farmer ret out Of debt, and ! might say
that he Ii less in debt than he was five
years ago. Secondly, | would revolution
lie their homes, and third, would take
over their schools and readjust them"
Pay their debts, turn their homes and
their schools upside down. The North
ern farmers might be induced to accept
a loan from benevolent government,
full Of good intention. If temporarily
suffering from deficiency of revenue,
but they might not care To give up the
nurture and education of their children.
The happier South can have these minor
cares taken of its hands.
Nor is the Mothers Congress silent
in this great hour. Mrs Schroff of Phil
adelphia pledges that sanhedrin Of Wis
dom TO active cooperation in
the movement to better the condition
Of the home life, particularly the social
conditions of the average country home
in the South, and to teach modern meth
DDS Of cooking Thrice happy South
erners, II they knew their own good
They are little sensitive about their
cooking, taking 4 foolish pride III it, and
some Of It's products are not unattrac-
tive even to the unregenerate Northern
err; but the radiance Of the new s.Jeffer-
sonianisre win soon dispel the darkness
and old night Of domestic and culinary
superstituticn.
Government baby reservations, govern.
ment cooking schools; We are living, we
are moving in grand and awful timel---
New York Sun.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-04
Our Farm Crops.

The current issue Of the Crop Re-
porter the official organ Of the depart
rnent Of agriculture, contains some m
teresting statistics Of crop areas, yields
and values for 1908. The figures tor YER
mont are Of especial interest Tor our
readers.
In corn, the Vermont acreage was 62,-
900 and the crop was 2,4oa.00O bushels,
having a farm value OF sl,0a9,0e0. The
Weld per acre was 40.3 bushels, or more
than any state in the union except
Maine, 40.5, Massachusetts,, 40.4, Rhode
Island, 42.s, and Connecticut, Alb.
A thousand acres were devoted TO
spring wheat, producing $4,000 bushels
with farm value of just that number
OF dollars. We raised considerably more
barley. the acreage being $4,000 and the
crop 482 900 bushels valued at $S23,OO0.
0f rye. we raised on 1000 acres 10000
bushels, worth $4,000.
We cut bigger figure in oats, the
acreage being $4,000 and the crap 2,664-
600 bushels, appraised at sl,652,000. In
buckwheat, 10000 bushels were pro-
duced in Vermont on 5000 acres, with
a farm value Of $l23,000.
Two hundred acres of Vermont farm
land were devoted TO tobacco this year,
with a product Of $4,000 pounds, worth
S45,ll0.
OF hay, we produced 100000 tons on
$4,000 acres, worth sl3,o4I, 900.
Potatoes TO the amount Of l,07l,0 900
bushels were raised on 1900 acres of
land, the value Of the crop being sl.S2l,-
0o0.-Burlington News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-04

Bratleboro Man Fined s2s and Costa for
Not Reporting.

Brattleboro, Jan. 4--Herbert G, Fish
er of West Brattleboro was arrested
Saturday afternoon on complaint OF
State Attorney Charles H. Williams of
Bellows Falls and fined $25 for not re-
porting case Of smallpox to the health
officer Of Rrattleboro as called for by the
statutes, On payment Of the costs, $40,
tile defendant was allowed time In which
to pay the fine,
Judge II. NM. Gibson stated that the
sentence must not be regarded as d
precedent. The maximum fine Of $50
and costs may be imposed If there is
another case, the alternative sentence
being term in jail.
Fishers wife has had smallpox since
last Sunday and the case was not dis
covered By the health officer until Thurs
day. when it became known through re-
marks made by Fishers children.
This is the only case Of smallpox in
town, although more than 100 persons
have had the disease since early in Mo-
vcmber.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-04

Amounted to see7,s4e, Isl December 81,
Less Cash Balance.

Washington, Jan. 4-~-The public debt
statement issued by the secretary of the
treasury at Washington shows that at
the close Of business December 81, 1908,
the debt, less cash in the treasury,
amounted to Se9I ,S49,75l, which is an
increase for the month of sT,9l6,l9o.
accounted for by the Issue Of $4,000 600
Panama canal bonds. The debt Is re-
Icapitnlated ais follows: Interest bearing
debt, l2.9o0,S50; debt on which inter-
est has ceased since maturity, s3,44S,-
935: deeht bearing no interest, saOo, SOL
3s2: total, sl,3l6,s5l.l los.
This amount, however, does not CON
tain 81 ,354,os4S60 in certificates and
treasury notes outstanding, which are
OFFSET BY an equal amount of cash held
in the treasury for their redemption.
The cash in the treasury is classified as
follows: Gold reserve, $4,000, 900 !;
trust funds, 81 ,354 0s4ss9; general fmna,
SI0s, i75T26; in national hank deposi
taries, 1923. 52s ,435; in treasury Of Phil
ippine islands, s5,Ooa, 72S; total, sl,T9e.-
Ias,759. Against this there are de-
mand liabilities outstanding amounting
to Sl.4T6,SgT ,342, which leaves cash
balance in the treasury Of S3l9,5OI AIT.
The total government receipts for the
month were s5D,3lS,50T, and tile expendi.
lures were $60,570,l0O.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-04
In Defense Of Law Makers.

We are more or less I'M agreement
with Governor Prouty IN his defense OF
the Legislature. in his home town the
other night be made an address in which
he condemned the harsh criticisms which
have fallen from several Of the state
newspapers upon our law making body.
This paper has not run with the hounds,
as the phrase goes, and we commend the
attitude assumed by the governor. In
fact, only pressure Of other matters
during very busy time has held us
back from the service which Governor
Prouty performed at Newport.
1t falls as a duty upon newspapers
everywhere, as organs Of publicity in
all The peoples affairs and as critics Of
Officials who are trusted with Tho con-
duct Of the public business. to publish
the news about them and comment rea-
sonably upon it. This duty by practi.
cally unanimous consent Is placed upon
the editors Of newspapers. In taking
on this service 10 the people, the news
paper must also, as Q part of its obliga.
tion to the public, assume the RESPONSE.
bilities which 60 with it. The FIRST Of
the obligations thus assumed by the
newspaper must be to give the news
honestly and truthfuily as near as NAV
be, and TO comment upon ii fairly and
Justly; and when criticism OF pnhlic
men becomes necessary, TO state the case
eandidly and impartially and to condemn
only with judicial fairness.
With great respect for our eontem
poraries, in all fairness We feel com
pelled to frankly say We believe that
some of the newspapers of the state
have gone beyond all reason in their
assaults upon the legislature. In some
cases our law making body has been
flouted and condemned in seandalous
temrs This is greatly to be. regretted
because hot words and unfair criticism
do no possible good and often do much
harm to the state and to journalism.
II has been popular among the news
papers of this state and Of other states
to bait their legislatures, particularly
the members from small towns. 1t Is
true, Of course, that many of these men
are more or lees unfamiliar with public
affairs and are wholly ignorant OF the
methods of legislation. But they all
have. average common sense and they
are hcnest. As q rule, We believe Yer
mont legislatures are not inferior to
those Of other states-and they are con-
spicuousiy honest compared With Others.
Our legislation Is easily Oh 5 par with
the enactments Of other cemmonweaiths.
We therefore deprecate this continuous
and omnibus criticism Of cur max
News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-04
WORTHY or CONFIDENCE
An Offer Backed Up by One Of the Most
Reputable Concerns in Barre.

We will either cure You of constipa-
tion or pay for all the medicine used
during the trial. You pay US nothing
ii we fail. That's a mighty broad state
ment, and we mean every word Of IT,.
We viii back ii up with orr own per-
sonal reputation, too. Gould anything
be more fair and secure for your
The most scientific, common sense
treatment II Rexall Ordelies. Their ac-
tive prime Pie ID very recent scientific
discovery that il odorless, colorless and
tasteless; very pronounced, gentle and
pleasant in its action, and particularly
agreeable in every way. This ingredient
does not cause any diarrhoea, nausea,
fntulence or gripping. Rexall 0rderlies
are as pleasant TO take as candy and
are particularly good for children and
delicate persons.
II you suffer FROM chronic or habitual
constipation, or the associate or depen-
dent chronic ailments, va urge you to
try Rexall 0rderlies at our risk. Re.
member, you can only get them at our
store. Two sizes, 25c and Zoe. Rickert
\ Wells The Red Cross Pharmacy, Miles
Granite block.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-04

Had Gone i9 Miles When He Quit to
Longbcat,

Buffalo, MI XII, Jan. Al -"Tomt Long
boat, the Canadian Indian Saturday
night for the second time took the meas
use Of Dorando Isietri, the Italian, who
almost won the great Marathon at the
London Olympic games. Dorando as in
his race with Longhoat in New York
afile to 90 the istance. In the 10th
mile Dorando tried again and again to
sprint away from the Ind,aa, but the
Canadian could not be shaken off. II
WAS the Italians last effort, In the
siNtl, lap he began 10 faltsf and when be
reared the finish lina ha stopped, His
trainers rushed to- suppoTa and ht
was led from the track.
The end came with startling sudden
ness. Dorando had just made one 81 his
spectacular spirits, and the 10000 peo-
pie in the armory were on their feet
cheering. Justify, when the italian fall
tered within four yards of the wire,
"His stomach has gone back on him.
said his brother and Trainer Ulpiano,
who rushed to his side and led him away
to the dressing-roonl. Dorando was able
to walk, but appeared very weak. He
covered the 18th mile and six laps, less
four yards, in one hour 40 minutes and
10 AIS seconds. The Italian led for
practically the entire distances
The pair started of at hot pace at
the crack of the pistol the first mile
being covered in 507, or 2.5 seconds
faster than the time made In the first
mile of their race at Madison Square
garden on December 10. This grueling
pace was moderated somewhat after the
second mile, but Dorando's frequent
sprints kept tho time well above the
mark set in New York Longboat never
faltercd, Every time Dorando tried 70
secure commanding lead, the Indian
just heightened his stride and overlook
the italian before he had gone a lap.
An exciting incident occurred in the
third mile. Longboat, trailing behind
his opponent, stumbled at the first turn
and went sprawling on the track. His
leg struck the timbered side of the bank,
drawing blood. The Indian sprang to
his feet like a flash and recovered the
lost ground before the lap was com
pleted.
After Dorando stopped. Longboat
slowed down and covered the remaining
six miles at walk.