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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-09-29

Best silk quilt--iirst Mrs. r. {.
Tucker: second, Mrs. T. d. Fisher.
Best wooden quilt-tirst. Mrs. NJ
Green; second, MIR. Maybcrry.
Best crib Quilt--lrst, Mrs. D. r.
Todd; second, Mrs. y. A. Buc hanan.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-20
THE RESURRECTION PLANT

An extraordinary botanical specimen
has been seen at Alexandria, near
Grahamstown, Cape Colony. 1t is the
shape of a ball, and does not look un-
like a hedgehog curled up. 1t is
shrunken, rounded ball of tightly
coiled up leaves. dry, and apparently
dead. but will live for hundreds of
years without being planted or wa
tered.
When immersed in tepid water one
frond-like tip unfolds slowly outward,
then another. and another, until in
short time the whole plant is resur-
rected, fiattened out into a plate-like
shape, and transformed into a lovely
rosette of beautiful velvet, green, fern
like moss. both odd and marvellous.
Such has been the experience of those
who have made the experiment. 1t is
the resurrection plant mentioned in
Isaiah. 1t is sweet-scented, and one OF
the worlds greatest wonders, for 1t
grows without earth.-Mossel Bay Ad-
vertiser.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-25
QUINCY is ADVERTISING.

It was well that the Barre Granite
Manufacturers association decided to
make an exhibit Of their product at the
retail monument dealers convention in
Rochester, n. Y, this week, for word
comes from Quincy, Mass, that the
Quincy association not only sent COM
mittee to the convention, but it forward.
ed an exhibit costing $1,000, to be shown
to the delegates to the convention. The
Quincy exhibit includes stock from ey-
cry quarry in that city and j prepared
BY expert cutters and letterers. If
Barre had not sent on its excellent ex-
hibit, this granite center would have
suffered in the competition with Quincy.
The incident shows that Quincy is alive
TO the possibilities Of advertising its
Industry, and that Barre must shake off
whatever feeling of lethargy there may
Be and enter spiritedly into the game,
md, incidentally it proves that there
L need for advertising Barre granite and
there viii always be the need 50 long as
there IS any competing stone. There is
no doubt that Barre granite Is far in
The ascendency, but we desire to keep
Il there. Advertising iudieious adver-
Using like the display at the retail mon
nment dealers conventions one Of
The agencies TO retain the premier posi-
lion which Barre granite holds. Let's
not be discouraged by anything which
trade paper may say about cheap
methods, for our rivals are INDUCING in
those same methods, which is proof POSI-
live that there is some effectiveness in
.hem after all.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-25
ToPsHAM

Rev. Mr.. Mckinley and son, Leland,
were in Montpelier Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs, y. L. Powers visited
in Corinth the last OF the week
Miss Ethel Tapln Of Corinth has been
visiting her sister, Mrs Jonn White.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. +. BracSett Of Hayer,
hill, Mass, spent few days in town
recently.
Miss Ivilou Mckay is spending the
week with her uncle, Chauncey Curier,
at Fairlee.
Miss Chandler Of Peacham is spend
ing the week WITH her friend, Miss
Mary Dickerman.
Mrs. Daniel Stevens is quite sick.
DR.. G. W. Darling Of South Ryegate was
called to see her last week.
Mrs Ida Pearsons and sister, Miss
yernic Bowen, OF Barre are guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. +. MeLam
About sixty-iiye were present at the
Chalmers reunion last Saturday al the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Fenton Miles.
News is received Of the birth Of son
to DR.. and Mrs. r. +. Willard Of Gov.
entry. Mrs. Willard will be remembered
as Miss Louise Mel.am Of this place
The White reunion was neld last Fri
day al the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. A.
White. About seventy we're in attend
ance, and a general good time was en-
joyed BY all.
The funeral Of Henry Richardson Of
Waits River was held from the u. ?.
church last Wednesday at o'clock,
Rev. Mr.. Mckinley conducted the fu-
neral service, assisted by Rev. J. c,
Wright.
The remains Of Mrs Robert Forsythe
we're brought here from North Troy last
Tuesday. Funeral from the NJ +.
church. Rev. J. A. Mcclelland, for.
mer pastor in this place, preached the
funeral sermon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-25
Jingles and tests
A Ban on Bsgear-

I'm one part Of Central Africa the
coin in common use is a eruciform ingot
OF copper ore over ten inches long.
Far over the sea I've determined Ia
range
To a region in Africa, where
I've recently learned that the common
small change
Is rather a bulky affair.
For there an infallible cure can he
found
For needy acquaintance; one
Can face them with ease when couple
Of pound"
Weighs something approaching a ton.
An indignant public in search Of loan
III welcome with silvery speech,
iii assume responsive and generous
tone
Until they are safely in reach;
And then like bludgeon designed for
the fray
TIL handle the coin that they crave.
And what they imagined would renoer
them gay
Shall hustle them into the grave.
Punch.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-25

The Mortified News, which is loyal
to the Republican party in the best
sense Of the term, takes the following
anti-Mead position:
Republican voters who desire to re-.
buke DR.. Mead's political money meth
DDS have it in their power to do so by
emitting to vote for him. Every voter
understands, il he gives the matter a
moments thought, that failure to vote
the balance Of the Republican ticket viii
be no rebuke 70 Mead's campaign meth
DDS or warning to any future candi-
date who is inclined to the use Of money
illegitimately, for if the vote of the
whole ticket falls Off ii will be aseribed
by Mead to other causes taan a disap-
prevail of his own pre-convention coduet
eThe number Of votes which Mead falls
behind the balance Of the Republican
ticket will be the ratio Of the rebuke Of
his political methods by the Republican
party. There will be no otner possible
way to account for his lump at the
polls"
There is now quitea sizeable detection
among the Republican and independent
newspapers Of the state, and Others
which feel much the same way about
the coming election Of governor
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-25
THE HURRY HABIT.
Il Is Charged With Being q Breeder Of
Bad Manners.

Il ls Charged With Being Breeder Of
Bad Manners.
my attention was recently called to
an article" observed the retired pro-
fessor. Gin which the writer rebuked
us. individually and as a nation. for
our lack OF manners due to the hurry
habit. He classed this habit among
the bad. senseless. inexcusable habits.
and ! fully agree with him. Watch a
crowd anywhere. pitching OF trains
and boats or surging on 20 them, dght-
ing for nrst places going up stairs or
down. squirming and elbowing TO get
through a gateway or an open door.
and II you were TO inquire not one
man Jack or woman Marie could tell
you why he or she was on the dead
Jump.
THE average male being win consult
bis watch. bound across the lawn, run
like mad for a car. hire cab TO break
the speed law driving to a ferry. dash
into bis Office as II be had done 100
yards IN ten seconds. remove bis bat
and overcoat. open his desk. pull out a
slide. cock bis feet on 1t. light cigar
and wonder what he's going to do
next.
'The average female being win bore
through a fringe OF shoppers nine
deep to forge to bargain counter,
and after she's arrived she'll calmly
put down her purse and parasol, finger
the goods for fifteen minutes, ask
questions concerning the prices-past,
present and future-and move on LEI
surely without buying so much as
spool Of thread" Providence Jour
nal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-25
campaign Expenses.

This matter. OF the publication Of
litemized accounts Of campaign expenses
by candidates for political nominations
or political offices Il being made some.
thing Of an issue in New Hampshire
too. Here is what The Boston Tran.
script says editorially about the situa-
ton there.
it Is my intention not only TO make
and file with the secretary Of state, be.
fore the primaries, a sworn itemized
statement Of all expenditures, but also
directly after the primaries 10 make and
/ iile similar supplementary state.
ment covering the period between
the date Of the statement and the date
Of the primaries. This IS the conclud-
ing paragraph Of Senator Bass open let
ter Of July 10, in reply to Colonel FL
lis belated suggestion. Railroad At
torney Irving w. Drew OF Lancaster
appears to have overlooked or forgotten
this paragraph, but everyone else in
New Hampshire knows that the letter
Of which it was part made veritable
boomerang Of Ellis letter. BY the way,
has Colonel Ellis agreed to follow SEN
ator Base example in this matter Of
statementsf
In this connection Messenger readers
win recall the comment occasioned sew
eral weeks ago when II was made pub.
lie that It had cost former Congress
man Joseph G.. Sibley Of Pennsylvania
$4,000 TO win the Republican nomina.
tion for Congress in bis district As the
result Of this disclosure, made under the
compulsion Of the law, an audit Of Mr.
Sibey's accounts was demanded and or
dared by the courts, scores OF witnesses
were summoned, and an investigation
was scheduled 20 start next Monday
The Messengers news columns to-day
tell how Mr.. Sibley has suddenly con
eluded to withdraw from the contest,
assigning ell health" as the cause and
how he has been arrested on the charge
Of conspiracy TO debauch voters and must
stand trial in court
Can Vermont afford to be behind Penn
sylyania in the making or enforcement
Of such a lawi
II does not require the wisdom Of
solomon for the average observer 10 un.
derstand that the publication or cam
paign expenses Is about 70 become as
much a part Of our election system as
the Australian ballot The public con.
science demands II and no private con.
science should be dull to it.-St. Al.
bans Messenger.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-25
CHILD REUNrTEs PARENTS.
Writes Letter and Divorced Couple WIN
wed Again.

Writes Letter and Divorced Couple wlll
wed Again.
New York, Aug. 25.--Their child has
brought together DR.. Albert d. West.
lake, one time mayor Of Railway, n. j.
and the wife who was divorced from
him eight years ago. Dr.. and Mars,
Nestlake were married last night al
st. Paul's rectory, Railway, by the Rev.
Dr.. Charles L. Cooder. In the eight
years that they have been apart Meth.
er married. Their daughter Adelaide,
is years old now, was the link that
preserved their attachment
DIR. Westlake in 1896 married Miss
Ida May Schultz, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs Charles Schultz Of Elizabeth, N
J. After the divorce Mrs. Westlake
and the child went to Spokane, Wash,
from which place the little girl has
frequently written letters to her IA
Their.
Dr. and Ahs. Westlske had obtained
their marriage license yesterday after.
noon. The daughter is still with her
grandparents in Spokane, Wash, but
viii return to this city soon after the
reunion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-25
ANCIENT YUCATAN.
tie Mysterious Ruins Once the Scene
q Human Sacrifices.

lie Mysterious Ruins Once The Scene
Of Human Sacrifices.
1t was Chlchen-chichen liza the
magnificent. the TAI Mahal OF Central
America-and the building we were
gazing on was the most wonderful Of
the ruined group.
AS we looked upon II IN the moon
light we could not help feeling how
awe inspiring this colossal temple,
rearing itself 100 feet into the air. must
have been to the ancients. On tho top
Of the pyrapid still stand the crum-
bling ruins OF temple. Il is reached
by a stairway on each side Of its four
sides. having 100 steps apiece, and
contains three rooms. the doorposts Of
which are caSved with the figures Of
priests, except the one facing cast
ward. which has large pillars carved
into the forms OF serpents. The heads
OF these are turned so that they lie
Eat upon the top Of the pyramid, their
eye sockets still bearing traces OF the
rich green Jade that once tilled them.
AS we sat we pictured to ourselves
the strange and barbaric scenes that
bad here been enacted. for II legends
are to be believed II was on these fat.
tened serpents' heads that the yrant
priests OF the ltzas. majestic III their
bejeweled and befeathered robes. tore
out the palpitating hearts Of their sac
rincial victims after slicing open the
breasts with a slick knife.
These sacrifices were probably per.
formed IN view Of thousands Of wor.
shippers of the sun deity congregated
on the plains below. the heart after It
was torn from the membranes being
burned as an Offering in the inner holy
OF holes. while the body OF the victim
rolled down the stone steps TO be sacra-
mentally eaten by the people. World
Wide Magazine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-25
Current Comment
AlI Good peOpIe Here.

Sheriff Tracy Of Washington county
j. trying al kinds Of stunts with the
prisoners left in his keeping He be.
lieyes in advanced and humane treat.
mcnt Of the mfortunates who find their
way 10 his clearinghouse. His latest
departure was to allow several TRUSTEES
70 see the circus They enjoyed It and
returned after IL was over. Sheriff
Tracy's fad is to make the prisoners
trust him on the theory that trust
begets trust II seems 10 take pretty
well in Washington county all PEG.
pie are good over there Burlington
Clipper.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-25
WIGS AND Boards.
7ordsred on the orotesque In England
IN Queen AIMEE lime.

Bordsred on the crotssque In England
In oessn Anns's Time.
AT the restoration wigs began to be
more generally worn. and Ia Queen
Anne's reign they became the most
costly item OF gentlemens wardrobes.
Sir Richard steele's "full buttoned
black wig" cost so guineas gabout
$3.50. and the fashion became 50 cum
brous that CoIley Cibber when play.
ing THE Fool Of Fashion" to satirize
the styles introduced wig of Oak so
large that 1t was brought on the stage
In a sedan chair. AS matter of fact,
the stagecoach lines were compelled to
restrict the length OF wig boxes to
three feet.
John Taylor. one Of the English mi
nor poets. thus depicts the boards OF
his day:
Some seem as they were starchsd ana
fine,
Like to the bristles Of an angry swine,
And some. to set their loves desire on
edge.
Are cut and pruned Ike q quick set
hedge
some ike spade. acme ike fork, some
square,
Some round. some moved like stubble,
some quite bare.
Come sharp stiletto fashioned, dagger
like
That may in whispering mans eye out
pykes
Some ike hammer cut or Roman r;
These boards extravagant reformed must
be:
Some with the quadrate. some triangle
fashion,
Some circular, some oval In translation:
Some perpendicular in longitude.
Some like a thicket for their crassitude:
Thus height depth, breadth. uiform,
square. oval. round,
and rules geometrical IN boards abound.
National Magazine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-25
rhe Fathsr d Tobaeeo smoklna.

The Father Of Tobacco Smoking.
Ii is quite hopeless to trace out the
fathers of smoking In general and to-
hacco smoking IN particular Who first
drew IN smoke of any kind through a
pipe in England and who first Of our
countrymen took to tobacco will al
ways remain disputable. 1t is equally
uncertain which western tribe made
the sublime discovery. There Is even
dispute as to whether tobacco takes its
name from the island of Tobago. from
the Yucatan province Of Tobacco. from
Tabasco in Florida or from a y-shaped
pipe which the people Of Hispaniola
smoked with their noses. Only one
name Is definitely associated with the
great institution. that Of Jean Nicot,
the French ambassador to Portugal,
who spread the fame Of the herb
through Europe. And of all who are
familiar with nicotine today how
many associate It with Moot or have
even heard OF himl-London Chronicle
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-25
close Calculation.

The business man who stays at home
And figures night and day
Gazed at the girls who love to roam
When summer time is gay
He shouted welcome from afar
And viewed them with delight
Zen though the sun had dared to mar
Compilations once so white.
And then to work again he turned,
The weary hours he spent
Where values Of all kinds he learned
To fractions Of cent.
He found when be had figured out
The bills at Billowy Beach
That this years freckles cost about
Two hundred dollars each
Washington Evening-Star.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-25
HE REpUDIATEs IT.
xeeison Of Charitable Committee On
Poor Farm Case.

zecision Of Charitable" Committee On
Poor Farm Case.
Editor, Barre Daily Times Pltase al
Tow me to state through your paper that
/ repudiate the decision Of the charitable
committee OF the Barre city council, stat
ing that the matron at the city farm
had a right to use physical force in
the manner she did on me, July 10, 1910.
There was no tilt; merely asked a
lunch, she demurred, and then ! told her
1 did not wish the lunch. Hence her
unwomanly attack. ! claim, Mr., Editor,
that that woman had neither moral nor
legal right 20 handle me IN such a
manner. and / leave It 10 any fair and
Impartial citizen, man or woman, who
dares to stand up for the moral and
legal rights Of fellow citizen
Thanking you kindly, Mr. Editor, for
this insertion in your paper, ! remain,
Yours respectfully
William B. Stevenson, Barre City Farm.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-25
FRAUD IN BUrrERINE.
Federal Grand Jury In Chicago VIII In
vestigate Charges.

Chicago, Aug. 25.--The federal grand
jury which has been investigating the
so.ealled beef trust, viii, it was learned
yesterday, look into the charges Of fraud
in connection with the manufacture and
sale of butterine. This was learned when
flye witnesses, brought secretly from the
federal prison at Fort Leavenworth, ap.
peared in the Office OF the United States
marshal The witnesses are William
BroadwelI and Samuel Driesbach, con-
victed butter "moonshiners,7 and three
others recently convicted at Milwaukee
Of similar offences. Two months ago a
grand jury made an investigation Of the
charges, but failed to reach what the
government was after namely, the men
higher up
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-25
Ninetv.seYen one az nne

hundred are unsuccessful. Few men live
without making serious financial errors
Life insurance creates an estate free
from shrinkagc and Immediately avail.
able in cash and without expense Ma
tional Life Insurance Company, Mont
pelier Vermont lMutuaLI
S. S. Ballard, General Agent. Mont.
pelier, VT; n. B. Ballard, local agent
Barre. Vt. lAiutual.l
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-25
Expert Advice.

'1squallop, you've had good dea. OF
experience in canoeing haven't your"
"Yes.p
swell, never have had any, and I've
promised to take girl out in one next
Saturday. In managing canoe what
is the first rule for novice to observe
as regards safety?"
keep it tied to the dock, you hope
less idiot. Chicago Tribune.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-25

Northheld's black slate quarries are
to be opened again and the business re.
sumed. Such reports Of industrial life
are encouraging, and it Is TO be hoped
that the people back Of the project have
sufficient perseverance and capital 70
continue the operations more than semi
occasionally.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-25

Running an engine with tender ahead
is being discouraged as much as posi-
bic in Vermont, but there is little doubt
that some lives Mere saved in the North
field Falls wreck, which otherwise would
have been sacrificed. The engineer Of
the light train perhaps has reason to
thank bis lucky stars for that.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-25
NO MEDIUM SIZED HATS.
The Styles Call for Bigger Big Hats and
Smaller Small Hats.

Chicago Aug. 25.-There IS no relief
in sight for women who have accepted
the dictates Of fashion and struggled
under the unwieldiness OF hats Of the
size Of an umbrella. That Is the edict
Of the National Association Of Retail
Nllliners, which opened convention
Tuesday. Big hats are to be bigger
and small hats smaller than ever before.
There are to be no medium-sised hats.
The desire for extremes extends even
to the coloring, according to Nine
Maerie, president of the association
The more brilliant the coloring the more
nearly to the ideal effect viii the new
hat conform New shades will include
magnolia, shade Of orange; daualS,
coral red, pompeiian, dead rose; herue,
a light mahogany and aeajou, raisin
color.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-25

Tho candidates for representative in
Brattleboro have signed an agreement
not 10 use teams and automobiles IA
AIRY voters to the polls and not to ex-
u ~ I'd money except for personal expenses
in going around to visit the voters.
There Is another sign Of the awakening
OF political conscience in Vermont.
Now let the loafers and the venaI get
out and shift for themselves It viii
be good lesson for them.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-25

Massachusetts, requires a license Ia
tote a gun, but it failed to register Mr..
Restelli. Perhaps that failure Is why
Others are being frequently called on
now to get their licenses first.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-25

Clyde II. Marshall Of Kingston, n. ",
has won the national shorthand report
ing championship, with an average Of
28S words a minute; but the honors
for saying them still remain with the
ladies.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-25
Resignation Justified.

$50 you resigned"
Eyes. couldn't stand the way the
firm treated me"
what did they dor"
Took my name off the payroll. Chi.
eago Evening Star.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-25

The assured health Of Mayor Gaynor
OF New York City is welcome news.
Now we shall be able to deal with the
malcontent Gallagher in better frame Of
mind.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-25
Demonstratiye

Old Lady speaking Of her late hus.
band III mind the last time we was out
together, and he turns round and seq,
30 kind like, Come along, ole draggle.
tail. Tit Bits.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-25

There are evidences already that the
cyclone cellars in New York are being
prepared for occupancy, and Roosevelt
will not be one Of the occupants.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-25
omciaI

eve have had an official warning not
to burn much gas this month";
i never heard Of such 4 thing
"Oh. yes, it was last months bill"
Buffalo Express.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-25

Husband trummaging through a
drawer,- Well. its very strange: / can
never find anything Wife-Y You can
always End fault. 1t seems to me.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-25
soiled crockeru.

His wife's away and he to-day
Bemoans his fate and wishes
lie hadn't let the total get
To 1000 dishes.
-Pittsburg Post.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-25

There are apparently too many grade
crossings on Long island, just as there
are In Vermont.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-25

Bows ana girls extra Turf hose at
Perrv's, made Of selected two-thrsad
Earn.
The Nome daily nugget., 1910-11-16
MUSHERS ATTENTION,

Now that Mr.. Goodwin <ur.riutvuj-
'ur of th' Alaska Road commission
has departed overland ~ Seward 10y
MAY 81 the Iditarnd. Jh, office 81 tho
Alaska Road Commission. for the pres
cEt. viii De- open ID fr- transaction
"f business ezra Tuesday Thursday and
saturday afternoons between the hours
Of 30 and 1 o'clock During the ali
S,nc, of Mr.. Goodwin. Lieut.. West.
uuarterma~ter at Fort Davis. will be
in charge of the Office. and will super
intend the stalking oC the winter trails
for tn" coming winter. In case any
thing Important is necessary Lieut..
West can hc reached by telephone at
the fort