The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-07

Pelican state while talking on a section
Of the tariff bill the other day. lie
said that parts OF the state are underlaid
with vast beds Of sulphur, which are
connected by iron pipes with the surface
Of the ground. Hot water is poured
down these pipes and then is pumped
up again. When it comes back Il is
saturated with pure sulphur The cost
Of production is $436 a ton. They have
cheap sulphur in Sicily, the product Of
the many volcanoes there, and they ven
tured to export some to the United
States. This crate don the pride Of the
Louisiana producers and they sent an
ultimatum TO the Sicilians. It was to
the effect that II they sent any more
sulphur to America, their markets, even
in Sicily, would be delueed with sui
phur at dirt cheap prices from Louisiana.
The hint was sufficient and since then
Sieilian sulphur is sent elsewhere than
to the States.
Senator Aldrich's hints Of a policy Of
economy have had a very depressing
effect on the two little balloons that
have been launched in the war and navy
departments as flying advertisements,
50 to SPEAK, for a bigger and greater
and grander army and navy.
General Bell, chief OF staff Of the army,
Is preparing to broadside Congress with
new plan for army reorganization
more officers and more men, and a little
more Of everything to keep the country
ready against the menace Of the dread
full shadow Of war and disastr that IL
thrown upon the capitol whenever the
question Of appropriations comes up for
consideration
Secretary Of The Navy Meyer went
him one better up in Boston the other
day by saying that the United States
needs another navy for the Pacific, some
thing like the one she now has on the
Atlantic.
All this would mean only few hun
dred millions more per year, and the
military gentlemen say this is big
country and we don't begin TO do things
like they do IN Germany and England.
President Taft may like the army and
navy. but there is suspicion that re
will side with Senator Aldrich in the
cause Of economy.
There is great excitement among the
hired help at the White House The
new honsekepr brought in BY teh Tafts
has ordered that the three separate din.
ing rooms heretofore maintained hy the
colored servants be merged into one and
that all shall eat together in the futura.
Up 70 present there we're three sets"
among the help employed by the presi.
dent first, the upstairs crowd, which
the walters, the coaehmen, and
the chambermaids with the colored stew.
ard presiding; second, the kitchen help;
third, tho laundFesses and scrubwomen.
The members Of the first class have been
living on the fat Of the land and have
had share Of everything that the pres.
ident's family ate, The kitchen help
Jared vel, but not quite 50 sumptuously.
and the third were glad to get what was
placed before them.
Under the new regime the housekeeper
win insist not merely on all the colored /
help eating together, but on their getting
only plain food. The naughty walters.
soachmen and chamhermaids win no
longer partake Of quail on toast, mush-
rooms or strawberries in the winter.
They are awfully sore over their descent
10 the common level Of the other help. +
out none has yet resigned his job.