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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-26

MAGAZINE REVIEW
Planning 4 Beautiful Chicago.


One short winter day, seventeen years
ago, about score Of the leading archi-
tects Of the country met at luncheon,
TO discuss a great project in which
they were all deeply interested. 20 each
Of them had been entrusted the design
ing OF one Of the buildings which were,
when grouped together 20 house the
greatest Of worlds expeditions After
the luncheon, Richard " Hunt then
the dean Of the profession. rose, Grip
pied by rheumatism, to explain the de.
sign Of the Administration building
which he had pinned to the wall As
he spoke the idea Of the exposition as
a harmonious whole. seemed for the
hrst time u take hold on those who
listened. The next speaker was a New
York architect Of almost equal rcpu
tation. bis sketch showing tremendous
towering dome aud other features not
in harmony with the general conception
A single glance abont the room and he
was ready to make the necessary sac
riiices
Il think shall not advocate that
dome" he said, sand shall modify the
other features Of the building
The city IN which this meeting was
held was Chicago, OTTER ignorantly call
ed the most paterialistic and CONNER
cial Of cities. In reality Il is one Of the
most aspiring and spiritual. The great
enterprise, TO The unity of which archi-
fects and artists sacrificed their person-
al preferences was the Worlds Colum
hiau Exposition The design and ar
engagements OF its buildings have never
been surpassed. II was the beginning
Of the orderly and artistic grouping Of
great public buildings in the present
day in the United States
From il have come the movement for
the bctterment and Identification Of
Cleveland Boston. Baltimore, st. Lonis,
Stn Francisco, Washington and other
great municipalities. Ia most Of these
plans the men who learned their lesson
at the Worlds Fair have had the larger
part
Now, on scale never before attempt
ed anywhere, plans have been completed
for the transformation OF Chicago it,
self They represent the fruit Of thirty
months Of devoted work on the part Of
architects and artists, many of whom
have freely given their services TO Il.
Back Of the movement stands the
Commercial club Of Chicago, made up
Of the same class Of men-~fhough Of a
younger generation who raised twenty
millions Of dollars for the building Of
the Worlds fair, and who were wise en-
ough to ihtrust is expenditure to train
ed architects, artists and landscape
gardeners From Planning Future
World Metropolis" 10 the November
Technical World Magazine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-26
The pearth q scientiac Farmers.

We are sorry to learn Of the small
entering class this fall! in the agricul-
tural department Of the university 81
Vermont. The farms Of the state Will
never increase in value as they should
until we have more scientific farming.
The opportunity offered at the state
university IS not being appreciated. The
legislature willingly appropriates money
for this department; it is wise legisla-
tion: and the agricultural men 81 the
state should see to it That their sons
improve the chance Every town in the
state should have one Or more students
ia this department, 1t would do more
toward raising the standard Of farming
than any plan that has yet been adj
vocated Such departments in the
western universities are crowded, and
il is true that the benefit is apparent in
every agricultural section. II Is far
from our purpose to criticise the uni
versity Of Vermont for the meager
showing in this department. We would
like to do something to help increase
the attendance, and something must be
done If we are going to thrive as an ag-
ricultural state Young men Of Yer
mont should consider it an honor to be
capable Of doing farming on a scientific
scale. 1t is laudable ambition to ex-
eel in profession Of the highest order.
Waterbury Record.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-26
A NIaht q Horror.

Toward late afternoon, despair came
to one Of the men who realized that
night would overtake him IN this plight
and that for twelve. interminabIe hours
he would haYe to stand clinging to a
rock, waiting for Daylight: and it was
With difficulty that ne was restrained
from leaping into the abyss at once
Two thousand feet up. within 500 feet
81 salvation, night closed in. It found
tile climbers IN dreadful plight. Their
lips were purple aud swollen to triple
size for want of water Their hands
were cut, the palms worn raw from con.
tact with Jagged rocks and from the
chafng Of the rope. Eyes were swollen
and bloodshot, and faces were covered
with a quarterback thick mask where
layer Of rock dust had settled and had
been baked Ii with the Precipitation,
10 spend night cliHging to the side
Of a precipice, within 500 feet of their
goal, was more than could be expected
Of human fortitude, even If those ready
to drop In their tracks from sheer ex.
haustion should BY some miracle have
managed to survive the night 1t was
therefore decided to take chances on
cropping their way in the dark, and for
five hours they proceeded until, with a
shout, Terrence grasped the stem Of III
oyerhanging sage brush. and pulled him-
self clear beneath Gods own starry
sky.
Painting. dripping Precipitation, one
after another the men climbed on top
Of the brink and on hands and knees
crawled clear Of the edge and collapsed.
From "The Heroes OF the Gunnison
Tunnel" in Every body's Magazine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-26
Hlstorx-at the plstriet schOOI.

The new tAacher glanced smilln@y
over the school, sud was delighted 20 see
so many bright young CAGES among her
new charges.
aNow, children" she laid, opening her
history book, eve win RUN over our his
tory 20 that / may fn, out what you
know. Willie Perkins you may tell me
why Washington crossed over the Della
ware"
"Ahum-er-hwhy, now, er-ahum,
began Willie-"why, becnz'
NBecause what, dears" asked the
teacher.
aBecuz he couldn't 60 under It." said
Willie.
Dear mel Willie. what an answers
calculated the teacher Polly Hicks
you look like bright little girl. Why
ala the father Of his country cross the
Delawaref"
4Pleathe, miin,n replied Polite, u
gueth it wath becuth the Hudthon wath
too far away for him to croth that
Mercyl" cried the teacher Really
you will all have to stay in this after.
noon and study your history. ! viii now
test you on arithmetic. Maggie Wilkins,
If | were to divide three bananas among
seventeen boys, what would be the re.
sult%
"a riot" said Maggie. speaking up
like little drum. major
Possibly" said the teacher, "but that
Is not what | mean Tommy. yon may
take the question Three bananas among
three boys-that would be one banana
apiece for each boy Now three bananas
among seventeen boys would be what e
"1hree bananas, min" answered Tom
my
II know, but three into seventeen
IS 49, said The teacher.
"Three bananas would 20 into seven.
teen boys once and none over" said
Tommy confidently
Ii was then that the new teacher
resigned .--HQrpef's Weekly
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-26
The Pure Food Crusade.

II would be a good thing for YER
mont If the quarterly bulletin issued
hy the state board Of health had a
more general circulation among the
families of the commonwealth. 1t
should 20 into every household in the
state, that is, of course. in every house
hold where there we're any reasonable
probability that IL would be read. The
bulletin not only regularly contains inc
portant contributions on the subject
81 the public health but ii reviews IN
more OF less detail the work being done
at the state laboratory of hygiene in
Burlington. the analysts Of water, milk
food products, etc. The average citizen
probably has very imperfect idea Of the
amount Of work done by the institution
aud the good work il is. A constant
reader Of this quarterly bulletin can
keep informed upon very considerable
variety Of phases Of the enforcement
Of the pure food law; Tor instance, can
learn what dairymens milk passed ex-
animation and what was found to be
below standard or dirty; can learn what
timed food products are properly
labeled and are fit for food under the
law and what are not; what bottled
preparations are pure or square with
their own labels and what are mott
and 50 on through list Of things that
the housewife will instantly appreciate.
Beyond The mere detail Of such in
formation, however, lies the particular
benefit 81 gradually and thoroughly ed
ucating the great body polite to be in
sympathy with the pure food crusade,
to realize the vital necessity for its
success, and To 40 their share as indi-
viduals to further it by obeying the
laws Of to that end AS The Messen.
ger has said many times, the pure
food law, to be a success, must be en-
forced by every housewife at her kitchen
door ST. Adams Messenger,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-26
Have a Common Ground.

The question Of good roads il COM
mon ground where the supposed hos
Utility between the farmer aud the au-
toinobilist yanishes, and where both find
4 mutual interest The heaviest tax
burden on the farmer il not what he
paws to the assessors, 1t is what he
expends in wear and tear upon horses
and wagons in the necessity OF sending
light loads to market, due 10 poorly con-
struoted and badly repaired roads, Tho
forming Of an Automobile and Good
Roads association in our county may
accomplish results OF vital interest to
the farmer that once seemed hopeless.
The people who entertain hostility to
all automobiles viii realize in time that
the majority Of automobiles are not
reckless and that while arrogant driv-
ing should be sharply punished, the
careful operator has his rights on the
road as well as anyone else. Our small
country towns, in few years are go
ing to have good many automobile
field Is now the greatest center OF the
county with $50 or more machines.
That is one to about 10 Of our popula-
tion. In five years the population Of
motors to population Will probably be
ais large as that in nearly every town
in the country, By thai time the ma
chimes may come down ii price. and
many good second hand cars viii come
into the markets Many farmers are
going to conclude that # they are doing
their farming in business like and sys-
tematic manner, moderate priced au-
tomohile may pay in their isolated loea-
ton in bringing them in closer touch
with markets aud customers. Western
farmers are reaching this conclusion
and buying machines freely.-eireen-
field, Mass, Gazette.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-26
The RulIng Passion.


Dr. Charles Mctarmick, the brilliant
Chicago physician Who says that the
man with the Crouch cannot resist dis
ease Ike his more contcnted brother, re-.
fe1ed again 70 this assertion AZ d re-
cent dinner
"The man with q gronch,' said he, rs
gloomy, and glo0mness brings on AL
health, weakness, dyspepsia,
"a confirmed Crouch can't be got nd
OF A grouchy man - governed By his
crouch as mise " governed BIZ bis
meanness. And Yhen il comes to
misers
Dr. Mccormick laSahed.
"a little, lean, pale misef Of Peca-
tonica. he said, eGas one e3ming oh
served hghtine with the town black.
smith Though his NOSE was bleeding
and one eve was closed, the misef
fought determnedly. The herculean
blacksmith planted blow on blow, but
the little miser never budged an inch.
Run, We fooli Kissed frieLd. 'Ye
stand no chance here. Rum
but the little miser, ais he received
heroclly smashing left hook, answer
ed in a low voice:
"Rung Nix Eve got my foot on a
Decent piece. Detroit Free Press.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-26
Man and His WaYs.

No one Is fonder Of good story, OF
can tell one with greater effect. than
Dr. Clifford, who viii lead the Noncon.
formist Emergency league against the
Lords, should necessarily arise. Both
his father and mother worked il !
Lancashire lace factory. and when the
preacher was 10 years old he too entered
the factory, and often worked twelve
or fourteen hours at stretch. OF these
days pr. Clifford has an amusing re.
miniseenee. A piece Of new machinery
was being hoisted to the top room 81
the factory when the rope broke and
the machinery got damaging fab.
"WeIl, nevern exclaimed The man
ager. ITO think I've hoisted with that
rope for fifteen years and nowt never
happened Tit Bits.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-26
ON Beautlful vermont yaIIeys.

The relative charms Of the Champlain
valley and the White River valley being
under discussion, the Herald desires TO
remark that, next to the Otter Creek
Mill river and Mendon valleys the Mad
river valley u one Of the fairest wales
that ever lay out Of doors. Vermont
is full Of such, and the peaks that sur.
round them are yearlong maryels, new
Ell finer than III this wonderful Indian
summer Rutland Herald Aud the
Connecticut valley isn't taking second
place to any Of the other valleys Yer
mont il the beauty spot Of the nation
and we can't repeat that too often or
shout 1t too loud, Lyndon union.Jour-
nal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-26

Some Good Things and Some Undesir-
able Things Lacking in Her Day.

Our Secretary OF Agriculture, Hon
James Wilson, recently declared. The
average laborer is now living better
than did Queen Elizabeth IN her time
Ia many respects. yes. We have ac-
quired a great many comforts that the
good Bess never dreamed Of She had
many palaces, but not one Of them was
81 for the modern family OF moderate
income to mhabit They had big
rooms and rugs, tapestries, and the like
but in winter the freplaces smoked, and
in summer flies and other pests abound
ed. There were no heating apparatus
no wire screens, no toilet apartments
no elevators When the head Of the
state wished to take a bath, big tub
was hauled ii, and in this she abulated
When she set ont on voyage, the
vehicle, finest Of its kind, was a big
springless, heavy, awkward, jolting
contrapti0n, without speed or any OF
the comforts. When she rode it was on
bum old forerunner Of saddle or on
the pillion behind her lord treasurer
or some other accommodating states.
man. Shoes in those days were un-
comfortable and lily made. The postal
service was poorly organized, and the
telegraph and telephone were not in
vented. Cooking was done on gross
scale. Whole animals were roasted
on spits and great hunks were served
or torn oil and set before royalty in
that shape as before others
There WAS no running water in the
homes. and the old oaken bucket was
the medium through which thirst was
quenched.
They had sort Of ale or malmsey
which was good enough for the times,
but az Milwaukee had not then become
famous and Kentucky was an anexplor-
ca region, the very best ever never
touched her royal lips nor lifted up her
queenly spirits.
She missed great deal. But withal
she seems to have enjoyed life in her
free and easy way. She had fawning
eourfiers and lovers and brilliant so
ciety. When times were duh she would
give block parties, taking her friends
over to the Tower to witness the Off
cial elision Of some former fayorite's
head
There were no airships TO distract her
aANEUAlEA HUN uSi HNANbit NlHfANas5 = AtNAN
were no automobiles to force her 10
gather up her right royal petticoats
and scamper scared half TO death across
the streets. There were no trolley
cars with straps upon which she was
forced to hold when returning tired
from shopping trip There were no
trusts TO tx, at their sweet will, the
prices she must pay for what she would
eat or wear. She missed the break
fast food age. She did not have 70
dodge any camera fends whenever she
went out for d constitutional nor avoid
moving picture takers when Oh royal
trips through the dominons. There
were no such things il those days a.
appendicitis and pellagra The awful
bacilli and mierobe which the scientists
find nowadays in everything from
drinking mugs to kisses, had not come
TO warn Us Of deaths eeaseless Turk
ings.
Taking all in ", while admitting that
the well.paid workingman Of today has
very many comforts. we must insist
that Queen Elizabeth had much 20 be
thankful for, and missed some things
for which she should have been thank
ful had she only known. Memphis
News Seimitar.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-26
Gen. George ]. stannard.

Vermont honors herself in honoring
the memory Of 80 brave a soldier as.
Cen. George J. stannard and Georgia.
ST. Albans, and Franklin county have
peculiar sentimental pleasure in well
coming the representative yermonters
that attended the public exercises Of
dedication Of the monument today The
address Of Col. Albert Clarke, as was
to be expected, was most ably prepared
and delivered and discussed the military
career Of General Stannard with hap
Ply blending Of the elements that would
make such a discourse interesting to the
multitude that does not always fancy
much detail along these lines. While
the people Of ST, Adams regretted The
threatening weather that deprived
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-26
Good Taste IN Wells.

'sThe mission Of the veil Is to keep
the hair in order and to enrance the
brillianey Of the complexion" says the
Womans Home Companion for October.
1T should not be striking In itself.
Heavily yelled nets and lace wells Of
conspicuous pattern should Be for this
reason tabooed They are trying 70
rise above theinr sphere, trying TO be
something on their own account. and 50
they conceal the face, and incidentally
ruin the eyes.
Nevertheless, it II the veil with the
large, conspicuous mesh that Fashion
is especially favoring in Paris and
New York just now
For the perfect complexion the best
veil Is perhaps the plain, fairly large
mesh net which IS hardly noticeable
and only serves to keep the hair in
place Most Of US, however, require in
the hard light Of out Of doors some
simple beautifier, and for as the spots
and lines Of the patterned nets are q
boon.
"Tbe most generally becoming veil has
a black figure on 4 white ground; the
white net coming close to the skin
heightens it's fairness. while the black
spots accentnate its brillianey. 4 veil Of
this type Is becoming according to the
size and arrangement Of its spots. The
black chenille dots with generous space
between act like the old fashioned
@mouche." the touch 81 black court
plaster at the side Of the chin or near
tie outer corner n the eve, 30 much AZ
fected by the clever beauties Of the
time Of Marie Antoinette When these
spots come closely together the white
spaces are not sufficiently large to 40
their work and the effectiveness Of the
spots is almost, II not entirely, multi
fed
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-26
PAYING FOR DAMAGE BY DEER

The Ludlow Tribune calls attention 20
the fact that one farmer IN that town
has actually received curly and full cont
pensation for damage done by deer ~
his crops. This occurrence IS So unusual
that 1t deserves all the space given "
Let the good work SO on and Il VIII
accomplish far more for tho preservation
Of the deer than anything any man can
do Of write. springfield Reporter
If The farmers about Springfield and
Ludlow have not been reeompeured for
damage alleged 20 have been done by
deer it Is their own fault. The state
Of Vermont Is very libsral In paying
the damage which the farmers present
through the proper method which is
for the aqgrieyed turner or gardener,
to call the first selectman Of his town
to inspect tie crop and to decide if the
damage was caused BY deer In case the
first seectman shall decide that the
farmer, or gardener has suffered from
depredations Of deer he shah call the
county game warden and in case the
latter confirms the first opinion they
shall jointly set the amount Of the dam
age and. making oath thereto. shall pre-.
sent the same to the state auditor who
shall draw an order in favor OF such
person for the amount stated in such
certificate"
Isn't that explicit enough Sor the
farmers Of yermeat 10 60 underi And
do any Of them expect that the state
Of Vermont Il running iiim-ham game
and will not redeem it, pledges! All
that is asked BY the state is an equal
integrity on the part Of those who pre-.
sent claims for deer damage. Washing
ton county farmers have tried the
statute and found it trustworthy. It
may be unusual about Ludlow; but
that's the farmers own lookout.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-26
CURRENT COMMENT
The PuIplts, ale. the Press.

Reports from Burlington state that
President NJ. II. Buekham OF the uniyer-
sity Of Vermont in extending the well
come OF the American Missionary assoc
cation took occasion therein to score
the American newspaper for its attitude
towards religion, for which, said Mr..
Buckham, it generally claims a deca-
dence Often lie said. this subject is
taken up in II viii and often sincerely,
but always with blindness TO tile facts,
Ii President Bnckham is fairly and cor
reetly reported (which probably he is
not, for the unreliability Of many Of
the news reports sent out from Burling-
Ton is becoming exceedingly wearisome
10 those in search for facts his remarks
are ill,timed, unfortunate and in poor
taste Religion. real religion. has no
more vital or no more energizing coad-
jutor in the world to-day that the aver
aye o. Che typical American newspaper.
Old forms perhaps, the old useless husks.
are stripped OIL by the newspapers, but
the real kernel Of religion is preserved
Rutland News
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-26
WHY NOT STOP THAT ITCH !
Druggist Burt H. Wells Assures Relief
with Every ascent Bottle.

Druggist Burt Fl. Wells Of this town
says that he has found indisputable
proof that eczema can be eured-not in
one Of two cases, but IN scores Of cases
which he has studied
He would, Of course, not think Of max
ing such a recommendation TO his neigh
hors and patrons were it not that his
years and years Of success with d. d. D..
Prescription enables him to speak Of
this remedy with confidence 1t is a
gentle, soothing wash with the mild oil
Of wintergrsen as base. All the cures
seem to be permanent, at any rate, a
trial bottle at Is cents win take away
the itch at once-instantIy We are sure
Of this.
Burt H. Wells RarrA We
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-26
A Poisoned Food Victim.

The death Of Clarence 0. Perkins, a
leading business man Of Rutland. from
ptomaine poisoning, should prompt all
who have the safeguarding 81 the pub
lie health at heart 10 labor all the
more zealously for efficient pure food
laws and for their rigid enforcement.
The greed Of man stoppeth not short
Of hell and Just as long as there is a
chance to adulterate food products it
viii be done, except there be the inter
ference Of law Pure foods, if intelli-
gently canned or preserved, do not re-
quire chemical preservatives, and their
use is confession that there is some
thing wrong in their putting up.
White River Junction Landmark.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-26
Surely Not in New England

MAG NOTES .7sg0SS0
You never can tell said travelling
salesman. Now you'd think that a
little New England village, chock full
Of church influence and higher education
would be Just the place to sell book
like David Harum, wouldn't your Well.
| know man who took a stock up there
and couldn't unload one Of EN-. He'd
have been stuck for fair if he hadn't
had brilliant idea and got the town
printer to doctor up the title for him.
As it was, he managed to unload the
whole lot and get out Of town before
the first purchaser discovered that
David's Harum wasn't quite what he
had led himself to suppose livery.
body'a Magazine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-26
sherlock II The Kitchen.

The modern Sherlock climbed through
the window and entered the kitchen.
Ills wife IS away calculated Sher-
lock, as he surveyed the room with
the critical eye Of Scotland Yard =
shall find out how long she has been
away
And then Sherlock began to count the
soiled dishes piled upon the shelf.
"She has been away exactly fourteen
days" he commented.
And how did you find that out
chief y asked his assistant.
"Nvhy, it's dead easy Married men
never wash their dishes when their
wives are away. and there are just
forty two soiled plates on TINT shelf.
That means three plates day for four
teen days. Chicago News.