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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-16

papers ana some people Is necessary @
Indicate That The rams end hle d De
people wish him fof governor. ana ne +
not eaottgally tn obtnde himself
o. a. unwilling people such madesty
10 man vho hes risen 70 the promi.
nenee 81 being mentioned iof governor
of New Hampshire { rare virtue ia.
deed and Senator Bass quiet statement
that be wants % know public sentiment
concerning himself before committing
himself to The test ought 70 advance
rather Cham retrd the movement which
his friends have started ia hs behalf
At tie same time, such decision might
save his party considerable embafras
ment whom ihs actual yote-taking comes
Or II would n slate les. strongly re-.
publican than New Hampshire IS SEN.
ator Bass makes 4 favorable impressions
at any rate by his selifostmint Ner
mont politicians have been known to
exercise TIE same quality, but unfortu.
nately the practice Is not entirely com
mon q all q them as We see now and
then, % the disgust 81 many people
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-16

FOR bins under an apple fvee ana lsal
him to smoke and sleep size noticed 4
thunderstorm creeping up ID tie was
II was Der duty to watch things 40
bring SiIas ia before tie storm bFes
bur she suddenly decided to make b
experiment She would leave hlnl
where be was and see Il he would
seek shelter rather than get wet n
WasnH a bit like her to do this. and
she never could make out why ths
thought came TO her that dag.
The black cloud grew larger. and tbs
thunder muftered and the ilghlHlHs
dashed. Silas heard things and woke
mp. He saw the coming storm. and Bal
saw his wife Ia the back door Eel
waited Cor her, but she did not come
Lightning did. however. There Wers
twenty barns and houses end trees
around for II to strike. but it ign0nd
all Ell them and struck silas white Il
seemed 70 scatter him over half aa
acre Of ground 1t tore on bis clothes
and pulled OF his boots Il burned 0a
his whiskers ana bleaehed bis eye.
brows. He was gathered up as 3 man
dead as a doornalI, but at the end q
two hours be suddenly sat up silas
was little hewildeFed, but still III the
ring.
There were half a dozen men in the
house when the champion came to him
self They were expecting % hear bin
drawllugly ask what had happened
when he Jumped OF the bed and began
driving them out I'll 6re minutes
be had cleared the house Of mournefs
Then In spite of tho fearful protests
Of hts wife be seized the ok and cut
more frewood than be had "a SIX
years before when he dropped The
AK a. last It was to pick up hammer
and nails aud begin patching op Che
hog holes ID the fence. BEFORE night
be had weeaed tie garden and put
new hinge "a The gate
People came to ask silas bow he fet
when struck 81 tie thundefboit, aud
he answered at the top of his voice
and rolled ont the words 30 fast that
he could hardly be understood. He
couldn't bear b be Still 8 minute
That thunderholt had changed silas
Waite from 3 champion lazF man 70
a champion hustler lie nprooted trees,
pulled down fences ana dug holes %
the garden Inside q week he bad four
dghts about politics aHa caHed every
man ID tue village a iiaF They couldnt
stop him from working and talhing
lie got e pulling down the shade trees
along the street aud % makins speeches
On the posto9ice steps. and after q
fortnight ATS there was nothing n9re
he could hustle FOR and nothing more
ae could Hik Shout ha committed sui
eide By hanging At che inquest the
coroner said
q doni reckon we are goin TO blame
the Wilder White amy "a This oase but
It's the solemnest kind of q WarniH %
wives agin glttln a hustle % lazy
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-16
AZ Room For liIs lmaaInatIon.


Mrs D II r. Belmont at i lunch.
con no New York complained that ths
Christmas toys II 1909 had been tos
elaborate, too perfect they left moth
ing 70 the chnd's imagination.
"Anatole France. said Mrs. Bel
mont. PAYS q fine tribute to the im.
agination d children IN .Lisle des
plnaoulns when he tells 0f a little
bog playing by himself who lmagines
that he "a af once a runaway horse
the crowd pursuing It aud the people
scattering II terror before is wild
flight.
1.-THE costly toys Of 1909 pay no such
tribute 10 the chiid's imagination. On
tbs contrary. they ignore It altogether.
81 know d woman who gave BIER
little son a railroad There were for.
" or fifty yards Of track there were
tfny engineers and brakemen. conduct.
oFs and passengers, tunnels, signal
HIen. station masters and ticket sellers.
ii a word. the toy railroad WIS quite
complete.
The little boy studied it very grave
" Christmas morning Then tie turn.
Cd to his mother and said 10 a discon.
ISOLATE voice
but, mamma. what Is there for me
to beTH
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-16
AN EXPERIMENT.
~ N. Quad.

By N. QUAD.
Copyright. 1910. b. Associated literary
Press
The lazy man Of the village Of Raw
e0uvile was Silas White He bad
been lazy for many years. There were
several old residents who could re-
member that when ne aud bis wife
moved into the village be was a work.
er and ambitious. Then one day he
attended a circus and was kicked by
q giraffe The circus men gave him a
dollar as damages and sent him home.
A doctor examined him and said no
great harm had been done. but Sias
took It into bis head that he had re-
ceived severe Internal injuries and
that any further labor would take him
10 sis grave
One afternoon when silas had wan-
dered down 10 the bridge over the
river. fer the FIRST time in four years.
some hilarious young men seized him
and threw him over the railing. He
did not resist IL would have been too
much Ike work. It was expected, Of
course, that soon after striking the
water the lazy man would set lis legs
and arms ID motion and help himself
ashore He ala nothing of the sort.
He simply permitted himself 70 sink
slowly and easily to the bottom. and
be lay there until those who bad flung
him Ia helped him ont.
Again. one winters evening gilas
was seized IT his own gate and car.
ried mile away ard dung into
snowdrift and told 10 lie there and
freeze 81 make bis way b0meward.
There was some slight doubt as to
which course he would adopt. but IL
was soon settled He snuggied down
Ia drift. and there be was found i've
hours later by the conscience strieken
men who had left him. He had been
frost bitten but be had saved his rep
utation.
A dry goods drummer visiting TIE
village heard Of the case aad recon.
mended ! cure and offered Is admins
ter It himself AT midnight figure
with horns and h0ofs aud tail, sup
posed to be good imitation Of our old
friend down below. opened tae unlock
ca door Of the White cottage. ana Sit
las and bis wife were awakened To-
nnd the intruder in their bedroom.
Nirs. White screamed out in terror.
siias TOOK long look and asked what
was wanted
= want YOUR was the answer ii Iii
awful voice.
what furW
7 want you % come with me to the
bottomless pit.a
Then you'll have to earry me. re-
piled the champion as be turned over
toward the wall
Il was now realized that nothing
could be done with such a man. ana
for years Silas was left to enjoy his
a2iness % peace II was the general
opinion that he would Be too lazy foI
draw bis last breath when tile lime
came and that bis uncomplalning wife
would have TO do ii for him Ihem 4
was to come i change however. enc
say after the wife had places a enair
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-16
oLLEE y sAMrs

ocratic party inside Of decade. Many
stories have been told Of the Ken.
tueky statesman. who IS big Ollie" 70
his intlmates and plain ollie to cv.
cry one else. There are no frills about
him, no afeetation, and he is easy to
approach.
Not 80 long ago Mr. James was driY-
ing through O billy section Of Ken
lucky On q pleasure Jaunt and, hap
pening to notice q we'll beside a FARM
house. pulled up and asked the farmer
II be could give him 4 drink
EMO. sab. AS much as | would Ike
to eommodate you. sab. can't DO a
thing for you. Buf il you'll pun ia At
Jones', bout fob miles ahead, you can
get something said the farmer
"But | thought noticed fine wei
here % your placer said the big con.
gresham.
@Why, ! didn't know you wanted wa
ter thought Jon wanted q drink
said the farmer, who thereHpon invit-
"a Marse James 10 70 help himself
from the ironbound bucket
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-16
PEOPLE OF THE DAY


Representative onle NJ James Of
Kentucky one 81 che minority mem
bers Of the joint COMMITTEES 70 lpges,
tlgate tbe Balllnger Plnchot AFFAIR ia
one % Che best known q the younger
statesmen Oh the Democratic side Of
the house d native If the Blue Grnas
State and thlrty-nlne years old. Mr.
James Is serving bits fourth term as q
national lawmakef He Is typical
Eon 81 the state that claims him More
than SIS feet high and built on massive
lines. be has the voice and presence for
0ratory. and bis looks do not belle him
A couple OF years ago william J. Brys
an. II Is alleged predicted that Mr.
James would be The leader Of the DEM
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-16

The Grand Trunk railroad "a bidding
70 come up to the significance Of It.
name az TIE grand trunk 81 the railroad
systems from ocean e oceans and The
proposal to get a line through % provi.
dance r. T. is an evidence Of the ambi-
ton. Il expects 70 have spiked The last
rail 70 the western ocean within . com.
paralvely short time after tremendous
work beside which the continuation q
complete line through New England
70 Providence woald BE- merely ~ incl.
dent 50 fer a the magnitude 81 the
operations Is concerned.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-16
~ Place scr eslsstlaIs.

George Richmond Hayes the noted
san Francisco ethnologist said at a
recent dinner
THE gellaW raees are held in better
esteem than used % be the case ID the
west
II once visited i very rough boom
town n Oregon near Cottage Grove
rs the leading saloon q man with a
red shirt said @ me.
2e waptef curry gerseit almighty
straight 80 these parts. stranger Go
wfang the ieast mite and weii lynch
Fe S. qHick as lock az ye
II siniled
would gou lynch me asked, II
] killed 9 dosT
Would ReT BE sn0rtea Why.
stranger. we've lynehed feliers here
to- kilin chinamenr
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-16
A aoeIahIe ssnator

Uncle Ike Stephenson Of Wisconsin
As a great hand Il "go visitln around
the seaafe He does not iike g stay
IN bis seat any more q the time than
need be Often when the session Is III
progress be goes over 70 one Of his
neighhor senators and whispers II hts
ear burning thoughts about what hap
pened hack u 1869
Some 81 the statesmen Ike Is and
others are disposed to have urgent
business when Senator Stephenson
heaves Ia sight
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-16
spotter.

The News protests against the ap-
.plimtiou 0f the mcomplimeuiarY term
rspotter' 70 an experienced and capable
teacher employed q g from grade to
grade throughout the Rutland schools
ta observe, critifise or commend and re.
port 0n the efficiency OF thf various
teachers This teacher WAS really en-.
gagged "a help the superintendent do
work that 81 entirely competent be
could DO, and should have done him-
self. let as eall this special teacher
aia 40 The superintendent instead Of
spotter, and We shall 81 nearer the
mark The superintendent Of the Rut-
land public schools has mauiiestly re-
luircd expert help 10 bis work Il is a
decided injustice ta call this aid 9 spot
ter slo IS rather assistant spotler.
Let's be fair Rutland News
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-16
sPREcKELg wlLL So AslnE.
BIZ Decision All Children Will Share
Alike ii Estate

Alike II Estate.
San fgncisco, CAL. Feb l8 THE
trust clause in the win Of the late sugar
millionaire Claus spreekels was re.
clared invalid under the California law
~ Judge foasy ID ne superior court
yesterday By this decision. John p.
spreebels and CLAUS Al spfeekels. who
are Executors under me win sought 70
preserve IL, giving Is themselves prac.
tiralIy ali % thr slO0oo0oo estate. less
the bcquest 70 the widow MIS- Anna
Clristinna Spreckeis who died yester.
day morning The beqnesta 10 the wild.
ON amount g about s25000o0 By The
construction tho executors sought %
preserve Rudolph aud Claus would re.
ceiVe the residue u the state allowing
their sister Mrs Emma Ferris. only a
ife interest Ia the one third 81 the resit
due and upon her death, her share re-
yertine e. them.
THE decision nullided the win "a its
provisions entirely except the requests
~ the widow This means that instead
Of Rudolph and Clans A. Spreckels re-
ceipinn che residue of about 81 bA00
on the death 81 their sister. or approx.
natelY s5ON0N0Q With the pfobating Of
ne VIII me entire residue viii BE die.
lHbuted between John y. Adolph
Rudolph. Claus a. spfeekels and Mrs
fNtfla. liRus NpfFekeis fffnFrn r trust
which is not permitted under the Calls
folnia law. Is exempliiied hy the FAR
wiz contest Mrs Anna Chrisliana
Spreckes widow nl the millionaire died
Yesterday morning after an illness q
more than year She was 70 years
Old.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-16
Railroad TImetahle Advartising

Notwithstanding TIE ST. Adams Me-
scnaef recent lengthy effort 60 enlight-
IN The News e still fails p ZEE where
the railroads would gain anything 5F
paving for tAeir timetable advertising
Ia transferable mileage, Is against
cash.
If railroad miloages were 0f 3 iluftnai
ing value, or a manufactured product
the barter principle % weli et forth
by The Messenger Would apply But
railroad mileage has a fNed tane g. real
as 4 bank value Under these elrcmus
stances 1t SSH seems So The News thai
II IS superstition 81 tie part of rails
road manapements whom they insist fhat
thep really cannot afford Is un their
timetables Ia the newspapers ter the
benefit of the patrons along fhelf lines.
unless they can pay Tor TIE same q
mileage. instead Of actual money
on THE other hand these mileaees are
iust as good to fhe publishers IS their
face value ID cash. The aifoads would
10 che public real service So reinsefts
inc their timetahes ia the newspapers
and Ihe Ne# has BOZ sab alisied that
the present law prohibiting e. exchange
0f advertising for mileage ought fer Ae
public good q - amended 81 TIE next
legislature.
Whether this y brought about ~ no
action il taken Pie Ness IS and always
has been opposed De- the frequent sig-
aestion that the railroad companies BE
compelled by law u ram their time
tables 81 advertisements Aside from
the question q the constittionality IF
saeh law 81 which Ihe News knows
nothing the principle is radically wrong
NorthAeld News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-16
No snob

NO 5nChs
Mrs. Phelps STOKES IN one Of her
college settlement addresses "a New
York said of snobbishness
= bafe The snob So bitterly that l
can almost sympathize with the thief
ia the iumbfil
During the French revolution, you
know. a thief md a marquis jolted Id
4 tpmhri side biz side through the
wild streets of Paris ou the way to the
gulllotine. while venerable priest
tried ID console their terrible last ride
with moral reflections.
"a bas II noblesse! Down With
the aristocratsF shouted the red cap.
ped mob
eTbereupon the thiefsrose in the cart
and cried
My friends You deceive your
selves I am not % aristocrat. | am a
thief
frhe priest nlucked him BIZ the
sleeve saying repfQachfully
sit down. This Is 90 time for van
EfvtH
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-16
JINGLEs AND JEsTs

A Hunter,
lIr never Shot n lion
Is never hunted bears
re never chased 2 glub-giub
ca a hooHck 90 IL lair;
TIE never tanned q snoftle
% laid 2 yappef low
Ans SGT be Is Q hunter
Whom lt's worth you While to know
"a hreaihless expectation
IL efesps 81 hands and knees
On unfamiliar pathways
Afraid 20 even sneeze.
re + indeed q hunter
a martyr a the chase,
Wh8 hunts BE- collar button
Underneath Che dressing eassl
Washington Star.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-16
nREAKENa our RnRAL RoADs.

The Boston Transcript mourns becauss
the rural people DO not display the en-
efgY Of City years ago in breaking ont
roads after heavy snowstorm, which IS
perhaps, true for CHS reason, that the
rural people do not have to exert tbe
anne measure q energy that their f.
ther pat into tho work Nomadavs the
towns road demrtment with proper
tlipmant does task which was the
labor 81 whole Community in the days
fifty years ago, and does Il. too n 4
reasonably expeditions manner Besides,
tic oxen which were used lfty years ago
10 wallow paths through the drifts have
been displaced bg horses "a the farms
and horses are not nearly s. satisfactory
aeenoies FOR breaking roads as oxen.
But NE chief reason for the lack a com
mon energy III tba part Of TIE rural
population Is, Is stated above, hseanse
the various kinds 81 public work have
been systematizea and centralized ii
single departments, whereas fifty years
lgo the public work was more often
everybody's work flreakiag roads Is
IA work Of The road department, ana.
abateger may % tho complaint % Mas.
aebuaetts the work is aone we'll enough
d Vermont FOR praetieable purpose
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-16
-. q 81 80 -

sslf.appEea protection aNd A8 wisdom
lise tha 81 Ruskin, Nho subs tuiel
fahf fal mpfa ions No earnestly III.
Wife vaa rs consider ouF mean IS ub.
sttutaa Be nafaHee ter gaaJail vAeH
eoH 8re gNne Glst yesr National Lae
Insurance Company Montpelier Nt.
tAi8iVsf
S. S. Ballard, General AGENT, Mont
peIier. Nfi 81. b Ballard local agent
aeHlreiIer, Vt lMutuall
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-16
r. TIE woods

Mrs. Crimennbeas If a said that the
Eve great original forests 81 the Emitted
States covered sa00a0d00 acres and CON.
tained 81 oeD0000 feet 81 lumber.
Err CfimsQnboak III those days. You
See there was some place ior 4 man t0
20 when Bis wife cleaned house.
AoHkcfs Statesman.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-16
CURRENT COMMENT
Non Partisan St. Adams,

81 Adams Democrats and Republicans
alike are % be commended for their
good judgment il getting together and
agreeing on q ticket Of city officers to
be voted fer at The coming election.
Candidates have been chosen FOR their
fitness fatheF than tor ther party aitlia.
tions This IS wise and hIisinesslke.
fhere is absolutely ne more reason q
sensa ln carrying party politics into the
management OF city than there Is ia
The management Of store o. factory,
Rutlaad News
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-16

The eager opponents 81 Mead fl his
candidacy Tor the eovefnorship have, IN
seeking for grounds Of opposition,
claimed that De was not Young enough.
aud have been casting anxious eyes
toward DIN Merrill 81 Eu0sbare It
was claimed Chat he was the able and
acceptable one He is q feW years the
junior st Dr. Mead, and travels about
and Seem in good health ia iaet he
has just returned from 4 Grip Is NeW
York and Washington But be has WITH
No. E few days given out 4 public state
meat % the effect that Ire condition 81
lis health Is uch that De cannot even
become D candidate We af regret hs
~ health and hope for bis peedF feeoY
erY Bat hal not beeu for his ans
DoHneement tbe opponents of Dr Mead
would have gone "a with their same
fsllseioas argument. and possibly have
convinced same voters their way while
n fact tie ama physical condition on
the nari Of AIeFriI would have existed
and although Mead would probably have
continued t. have been as BE- + now
one 81 the hardest working business men
~ Vermont devodng quite likely IS
many hours o. each working day r.
eXacting cares and duties as amy man iH
the tate And g ha weakly fallen
another cherished argument Of the opna
sition Zone BY one the roses fade
Newport Express
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-16

Having placed Sis school in a financial
stronghold Principal Bishop Of Mont
pslier seminary goes Of 70 Me2ico Tor
a rest And he has wei earned e. tooi
and Tie Montpelier institution viii 81.
ways have cause 70 remember him we'll.
May Ne secure the rest which he seeks
and return recuperated % take MP bis
school work arain
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-16
The New Chief Forester.

Henry S. Graves who succeeded Gif-
ford pinehot as chief forester Of the
United States Is splendidig equipped
both by training and experience fox
the position The new forester and
Albert f. Potter. his recently appoint
ed associate. are both known rs Pin-
chot men.
Both have served under Mr. Pinchot
and both are f. sympathy with his pols
icy of administration
It was largely through Mr. Pluchots
efforts that the yale forestry school
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-16

Dates For Grand American Shoot.
The Grand Amerlcan handicap shoot
viii be held under the auspices Of the
Interstate Shooting association il Chi.
eago 0n june 2i = Is aud "a accord
Ing 20 announcements recently made II
Pittsburg
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-16
sENsInLE 90ITTIcIAN rarNn

A SENSIBLE POLITICIAN FOUND.
A proper sense 81 TIE Fitness Of things
seems 70 possess Robert n Bass *
Peterborough " Fl. WHO has been forced
INTO the light Of publicity a. d pos-
sible candidate for governor q New
Hampshire When approached ID friends
md urged q ma for the position. he
aid not With unseemly haste tale him
self into the rush for the place But be
calmly told his friends Chat if he found
any general dsmand throughout the
stateo for him to become candidate.
then be would gladly offer himself to
tbe consideration 81 Che voters other
eise, he should refrain from forcing
himself upon The public Of New Hump
shire, o. at least, that IS The inference
from his remarks to bis friends Ia
consequence. the friends have taken It
upon themselves To determine whether
there is amy general demand" for SEN
ator Bass and viii report their observa-
tons to him "a due season.
That Senator Bass should have taken
this sensible stand ia the faee Of The fact
tbat the newspAPers II New Hampshire
ard various public men have persistent.
~ mentioned his name in connection
with the executive position e eersaiHly
commendabls. Iie apparently has the
foresight e perceive that something
more than tie mere say-so u some uews-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-16
FAvoRs FLEETWOOD.
St. Adams Messenger Supports Him IN
Preference to Mead.

@tf SWANS AAeH7NAhNA AAtkNAta AttAt Al
Preference to Mead
Willie the canvass for the Republicans
nomination fog governor 81 Vermont has
Still four months 30 rua. events are 50
shaping themselves that it "a not too
early FER meH 81 new papers 81 amy posi-
tive mind about the present situation
b declare their preference between the
two candidates now left ia The field
The Messenger will have much pleasure
10 advocating the nomination 81 fred
eMek 81 Fleetwood of MornistoWn for
reasons that II wil hope @ dwell upon
iH detail from time to time Ia these
columns. but which ~ may now gener-
allie Ia saying thai & sincerely believes
he ia the most deserving man nov in the
Bei9 81 from present indications llkolT
To he Che Messenger lla confidence i1
Alr Flaetwoa3s ability to discharge the
dufies Of the goYerH8rship % public saf
isfaetion lt has Tho asuranee 8f hts
private and public records that hts char
sctor BELTS fhe dignity to which he
aspifos We las warm regard far his
personality and high opinion pf the
usefulness a8d GOOD Intentions of hts
citizenship And II believes We are n0w
facing time ia Tire history of Ner
mont politics when the men 81 tha gen
Grafton tbat has ihe most years ahead
of it must, 81 perg self protection, es-
tahlish beyond question the Cat az
conscientious and patriotic Vermont pub.
ne sentiment that the aoverRonhip ANA
all other public Office IA this state shall
he open To ambitious aHa deserving mem
That cannot afford 70 finance an eSpen
Aige political propaganda TO secure them.
ST. Adams Messenger
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-16

The American ben wiil have TO lay
f9r her European sister ior The latter
hes inst sent s0Ao0 dozens q eggs q
tile United states That's a new comps
tition