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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-03-10
TAFT'S FIRST YEAR.

William II. Taft Friday entered
upon his second year as President Of
the United States, and it is natural
thing for the press of the country at
this time to review the first twelve
months of his administration. A
number of things have conspired 20
make this a difficult year for
the President The first important
act of his term was the revision Of
the tariff. Whether this revision was
delayed by design until new Exec
utive should sit in the White House,
or whether it was just Taft's misfor-
tune to have this infant left upon
his doorstep, cannot be determined
easily. 1t is a fact, however, that
the responsibilities for new tar
if schedules is not likely, as
rule, to add to the immediate
popularity of the party in power.
There was popular demand for
lower duties perhaps for rates lower
than could be granted with safety to
Aldrich bill did not meet popular ex-
pectations.
1t was an improvement over the
old law, and some of the reductions
were secured, it is understood, only
after the President brought his pow
erful influence to bear upon Con
gress. Under present conditions q
tariff bill must be series of com.
promises. Powerful influences Otter
are brought to bear for securing
rates of duty that are more beneficial
lie. That the bill is not perfect il
not surprising, but the President wa!
not at fault. He might have vetoed
the bill, but in that case there nigh
have been no revision and it woulC
have created a breach between tn
President and Congress. He Nigh
have condemned the leaders of hi
party, but that would not hav
strengthened the administration o
helped to pass other important meas
ures.
the steady increase in the cost of liv
ing This condition is one for whic
President Taft is not responsible, bu
his administration suffers thereby
Almost any President followin
Roosevelt would suffer in compariso
in the minds of many people. Roose
welt was dashing, impetuous, sensa
tional. If he saw that things wer
going wrong he was skillful in star
ing some new movement that woul
divert the popular attention. I'll
judicial methods of Taft inevitabl
seem tame to many people who ha
applauded a different course of az
ton for over seven years. 1t take
time to become accustomed to ten
peramental changes in high place
The Ballinger-Plnchot controvers
has been unfortunate Because Pre-
dent Taft and Secretary Balling,
refused to act without warrant
law in certain land cases, some of ii
extreme Roosevelt partisans, led
Clifford Pinchot, apparently have s
out deliberately to drive Secretal
Ballinger from public life and by a
roit methods and wide publicity, S
cured through newspapers and ma
azines having a large circulate
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-03-10
UNCOyERING CORRUPTION.

One of the latest stories of corrup-
ton to be told relates to oleomar-
gerine frauds in Chicago. 1t is said
that $4,000 pounds of the product have
been sold as butter in that city every
day and the claim is made that during
the past five years the Government
has lost more than $1,000,0OO annual
IT, in revenue 1t seems that the
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-03-10

Ex-senator Joseph b. Foraker, of
Ohio appears as attorney for an Ohio
company which attacks the constitu-
tionality of the corporation tax law,
but decision in the Vermont case
is likely to be the one that VIII set
tie the fate of the measure.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-03-10

The sea kale used as food in China
comes largely from the coast of SN-
kalin, where the leaves average one
foot in width and forty-five feet in
length.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-03-10
krnisnt Rocks.

The s.rat1ed rocks of the 'ranhan
die of Idaho and the adjacent section
Of Montana are among the most AM
cient to be foaid ON the earth's sur
face.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-03-10
Snow Drvind,

Snow at very low temperature alb
serbs moisture. Arctic travellers take
advantage of this fact by spreading
their wet clothes on the snow, and
they soon dry.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-03-10

A charter membership of al is a
gratifying indication that the Mont
pelier Womans Club has aroused
popular interest that will ensure sue
cess.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-03-10

For a mild, easy action of the bow
els, single dose of Doan's Regulets
is enough. Treatment cures habitual
con stipation. 25 cents a box. Ask
your druggist for them.-Adv.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-03-10

The contention of the Government
that the Sherman antitrust law
should be made an effective statute
or should be repealed is good sense.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-18
RANDOLPH.

Mrs. w L. Hebard was in Barre over
Sunday, the guest of her sister,
Mrs. Lucinda Cleveland was in Mont
pelier Monday on Eastern Star business
and returned the same evening.
Miss Edith Howard and Mrs. Fannie
Howard Of Barre passed Sunday in town
with friends and returned to Barre Mon
day morning.
c. w. Marston from Wiers, n. H.,
where he owns and occupies cottage
in the summer, was in town recently,
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Hood.
P. G. Dodge, for two years or more
the efficient assistant in the Office Of the
Herald and News, has closed his labors
there and on Monday left town on bus
mess.
Miss Edith Blanchard, who is stenog.
rapher for the Ellis Granite company
Of Mortified, was home over Sunday
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. P. j.
Blanchard
Robert Fielders is in franklin, n H.,
and other neighboring towns this week
prospecting for business openings, with
a view to locating in some place in
that vicinity.
NJ. N. Wilson and family returned
Monday morning from Bethel, after
having paid a farewell visit to Mr.. vii.
sons brother, Rev. Robert Wilson, who
with MS family, start on their long
Journey to China, where he will do mis-
sionary work for the next five years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-18
TALK OF The Town.

Excursion to New York; see adv. on
page 8.
NJ. I. McIver left this morning for his
annual visit to Canada.
BE sure and buy your cbildren's fleeced
underwear at Veale & Knights.
! Abbott's showing Of new fall tailored
waists is complete in every way.
Ten thousand envelopes, bought under
pricei sc per bunch, SOC box; at Fits.
Mrs. William Phails Of Graniteyille
went to Lyme, N. H., to-day for a visit
with relatives.
Riley's orchestra will furnish music
for dance to be held in East Mont
peher this evening.
There viii be special meeting Of the
hospital trustees this evening at o'clock
at the home of DR.. Joe w. jackson.
Frank S. Cole returned yesterday to
his home in Ipswich, Mass, after pass
ing several days with friends in the
city.
Miss Josie George returned yesterday
to Richmond, after visit ever Sunday
at the home OF her mother, Mrs. A. A.
Northrop.
Howard W. Norris entered the Employ
of the J. b. Kelly Co. recently. Mr.
Norris win represent the company in
Graniteyille.
Mrs. Josephine Frawley and two chill
La .t+ f1v fTfnon
deroga, n. ", after spending several
weeks with friends here.
Capt. and Mrs. A. C. Armstrong of
Boston and Mr.. and Mrs. G. a. Mosher,
also of Boston, are the guests Of Mrs.
g. A. Bemis.of Long street.
Fred BecIman, who recently returned
from the White mountains, where he has
been working this summer, began work
to-day in Aliers' barber shop.
The appraisers of the bankrupt stock
of Morgan a Whitney began TO take an
inventory Of the company's stock in the
store on South Main street yesterday.
Ellery Stebbns OF Clinton, n. Y, aud
Mrs. NJ. I. Kassler of Denver, Colo, who
have been visiting at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs A. A. Stebbins, returned to-
day. TO Clinton, y. y.
Mrs. Andrew johnson and children of
Prospect street left the city last night
for Des Moines, la, where they win join
Mr.. johnson, who has been engaged in
business there for several months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyon Seofeld left this
morning for Providence, r. l., for
few days visit with relatives, and then
they will 20 to Daytona, Fla, where
they will remain Tor the next six
months.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-18
NICOL'S ORCHESTRA

Music furnished for dances
and all sorts of social func-
tons. For terms apply to
JAMES ElrOl, II Cottage Street, Barre VI
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-18
WoLcoTT.
]. T. Hubbard is i'll.

j. T. Hubbard is i'll.
E. w. Generess is working for ]. W.
Scott
Mary Poor was home from Hard
wick Saturday.
Franz; Hodgdon has finished work for
the Morse Mfg. Co.
II, b. Parker and Bert Hubbard were
visitors in Hardwick Sunday.
Alice Billiard leaves to-day for Barre
for a short visit with friends.
Bruce Mcdonald has gone to Mont
pelier to work for F. +. Wheeler.
M. d. Jacogs mas so far recovered from
his recent illness as to commence school.
W. NJ. Sargent and wife were guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. George c. Rublee Sun
day.
George Houghton has moved to Pot
tersville to the house recently vacated
by NJ. Z. Richardson.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-18
MoREToWN.

w. C. Someryille of Stowe was in
town over Sunday.
T. G. Ferris and son, Albert, were in
Middlebury Wednesday.
Clifford Atkins left Tuesday for Grove.
ton, n. H., where he has employment
Miss Hattie Somervitle and Leona
Somerville were in Montpelier Satur-
day.
Miss Bessie Trip of New Bedford,
Mass, is caring for ner aunt, Mrs. T.
]. Ferris.
Mrs. Addie Sawyer was in Montpelier
Thursday, Mrs T. G. Ferris returning
home with her.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Kelly and Beat
rice Chapman were guests at i. G.
Morse's Sunday
Mrs. r. L. Hathaway and two chill
dren visited in Montpelier Thursday
and Friday of last week.
Miss Irene Child, who has been con
fined to the bed for the past week
with bronchitis, is convalescing.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. T. Austin and lit.
tie daughter of Burlington are guests Of
his parents, Mr., and Mrs. j. S. Aus
tin.
The Moretown band goes to Middle.
bury Wednesday evening to play at the
chicken pie supper held at the M. j.
church.
Mrs. G. F. Crawford and Mrs. J. W.
Bates were in Rutland the past week
to attend the state Sunday school con
vention.
Joseph Somerville and family of
Windsor are in town, called here by
the serious illness of his father, T. T.
Somervile.
Rev. G. L. Crawford attended the Yer.
mont grand lodge of Good Templars,
held at Cabot Wednesday and Thurs
day of last week.
Mrs. J.. r. Russell ard little daugh.
ter, Lillian, spent tic latter part Of
last week with ner sister, Mrs. /. L.
Henson, In Montpelier
DIR. Mcclure of Montpelier was in
town Sunday to hold consultation with
DR.. Haylett in the cases OF Mrs. Celia
Shea and T. !, Someryille.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. sleeper were in
Montpelier Friday, called there the i'll
ness of Mrs. Sleeper's father, E. A
Heath, who was taken i'll while visit
ing his sister, Mrs. Curtis Stewart.
Tnlrnar s,rnatnra sold ~ Nnnnhan,s.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-18

Talmar sweaters sold at vaughan's
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Lyon Seofeld left this
morning for Providence, r. l., for a
few days visit with relatives, and then
they will 20 to Daytona, Fla, where
they will remain Tor the next six
months.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-18
GRANVILLE.

Mrs. ". c. Scott was in Rochester on
business Thursday.
Miss Mary Brown is doing house work
for Mrs. H. c. Powers.
A daughter, Gladys Gertrude, was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Powers,
October 10.
The ladies' social circle met with Mrs.
+. n. Hemiuway Thursday to discuss
ways Of raising money to support Uni
versalist services at ladies' hall
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-18
GRANITEvILLE.

The ladies' aid Of the Presbyterian
church win meet with Mrs. Harry Clark
Wednesday afternoon at , o'clock to
quilt. Let all the members come out.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-18
Tool sharneners. Notice.

A regular meeting of tool sharpeners,
No. 2, G. c. j. A., win be held in Nichols
block Wednesday evening, October 10, at
7 o'clock. James Mulch, secretary.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-18
THE BARRE DAILY TIMES
TuEspAY. ocToBER Is, lolo.
Weather prediction,

Fair tonight and Wednesday. Mod
crate northeast winds.
Mohave County miner., 1910-01-22
Mexico's Richest Man.

General Luis Terrazas in Mexico's
wealthiest man. General Terrezas is
20 years old, the same age as President
Diaz. The lives of both men have
been full of stirring adventure. 1t
was in reward for daring military SER
vice that General Terrazas obtained
from the government large gifts of
land which placed him upon the road
to the great fortune which he now
possesses.
It is conservatively estimated that
General Terrazas is worth not less
than 2,OOO,OOOS. His property hold
ings are chiefly in the state of Chihua-
hua, but he also has large investments
in other parts of the republic.
General Terrazas is the greatest
land and livestock baron in the world.
it is stated.
Mohave County miner., 1910-01-22
Hurt Making Fast Progress.

Manager w. w. Hurt of the New
York Searchlight is making proper; =
tions to attend school. Although he
was born and bread in the profession
and has mined all over the world, he
realizes that there are some things
about old Mother Earth that he has
still to learn, and one of the things in
particular he wants to learn is what
lies hidden between the bottom of the
New York shaft and the school house.
Hence his preparations to 90 to school,
albeit at vertical depth of 300 feet.
The large estate of the New York
extends up to the very door step of the
local school house, and it is the inter-
vening distance that Mr.. Hurt pro-
poses to prospect by running a crosscut
from the 30O-ft. levolof the main shaft
On the surface there show 4 number
of strong outcrops, and the logical sup
position is that at a depth several fine
veins will be cut. This sOutheasterly
crosscut is now in some 10 feet, and al
the same time a crosscut is being run
on this level to the north.
In this work remarkable progress l.
being made-in short, nothing like it
has ever been made in the district
Using compressed air, the morning
shift puts in a round of eight machine
holes in the face of the south crosscut.
During the noon hour compressed air
is nplOyed 10 drive out the smoke
Mohave County miner., 1910-01-22
Rich Copper Vein Struck On Yuma
Extension.

A sensational strike of copper and
silver was made in the Kepler group
of claims yesterday, when a two and
one-half foot vein of ore carrying 40
per cent copper and from one to two
Thousand ounces in silver was uncover
ed. The vein was encountered in a
drift leading from the bottom of
forty-foot shaft and gives every indica-
tion of. permanency and widening out.
Samples of the ore displayed in the
city last night created great interest
in mining circles and the opinion pre-
walls that another big producer has
been discovered.
The Kepler group of claims is located
about seven and one-half miles north
east of Globe and in a district famous
in the early days for silver production
and today known as the richest copper
section in the Globe district. The
discovery is on what is known as the
Yuma fault and the rich ore exposed
is within 1900 feet of, and an extension
of the same ledge in which 30O,OOOS in
silver was taken out when Globe was
known as a silver camp.-Globe Silver
Belt.
Mohave County miner., 1910-01-22

The ranches embrace an aggregate
area of more than 100000 acres.
For many years special attention has
been given to raising horses upon
these ranches.
Five million head of horses ore now
grazing upon the Terrazas land.
The mule supply for most of Mexico
comes from the Terrazas ranches.
These animals now number more than
1000, 900 head, and are scattered over
the different properties. General Ter
razas' cattle holdings number more
than 1,OOO.OOO head. Several hundred
thousand head of goats and sheep craze
upon his land. 1t is said that the
choicest grass lands in northern Mex
leo are embraced in the Terrazas es-
tate. Streams of running water pass
through them and the grass grows
luxuriantly the greater part of the
year.
Some idea of the vastness of these
landed possessions may be had when il
is known that more than 10000 men
are kept constantly looking after the
livestock. The services of 1000 men
are required to ride the fences" 1t
is the duty of these fence riders to see
that the wires are kept intact, so that
the livestock cannot escape from the
pastures. Many thousand miles of
wire were used in constructing the
boundary fences. More than a score
of towns, some of considerable size,
are upon the ranches.
Mohave County miner., 1910-01-22
Miami Has Good Luck With
Churn Drill.

The churn drills are making good
headway on the property of the Boston
Miami Development company, located
il. the southwestern part of the Miami
district. The forty-two claims which
this company has options on are being
prospected by means of two Star churn
drills which will explore the most
promising portions of the ground be-
fore any definite plan is made as to
the iu,u.c work. about thirty-five
men are employed, most OF whom are
doing the necessary assessment work.
If the results of the present work
warrant the furthur development of
the property, ii is likely that the com
pany will begin work on an extensive
scale. The time, however, when the
prospecting work will have been suf-
ticiently advanced to permit of any def
mite plans being made, will probably
not be in the near future, as the drills
will explore the property pretty thor
oughly before the plan of procedure
for the underground work is decided
upon.
The five holes drilled so far were
started in the granite porphyry and
entered the schist at varying depths.
The drills have given satisfactory
results thus far, drilling at the rate of
from forty to sixty feet daily. All
assays are made on the ground and
the returns are said to be favorable to
the future of the property.-Globe
Silver Belt.
Mohave County miner., 1910-01-22
Magnitude of Mining Operations-Im-
mense Copper Bearing Porphyries
Near e Paso

Mining has its fads and fashions.
This is the decade of copper prophyry
mines. The Rockefellers, Guggen-
helms, Cole-Ryan, Morgan, and other
magnates are securing the earth for
these prOphyries. Temporarily, the
old fas lioned ''vein coppers; which
have been the source of the red metal
for many years, are now overshadowed.
Stephens's Copper Handbook defines
prophyry as "any crystalline rock show
ing larger crystals upon ground mass
of smaller crystals" The commercial
defination would be: Any large de-
posit of easily broken rock, lying near
enough 10 the surface to be cheaply
mined, with metal uniformly scattered
throughout its mass, and Includes the
porphyries, GRANTEES, schists and quartz.
The metals disseminated throughout
the rock mass are not confined TO cop
per, but include gold, tin, iron, etc.
For example: The great Homestake
mine of South Dakota is a quartz-por-
phyry gold mine, in the commercial
sense and the great iron mines of Min
nesota might be called the iron por-
phyries.
Five years ago when J. Parke Chan
ming predicted that low grade por-
phyry ore, running per cent copper
Tor 40 pounds of copper to each ton of
rock would be mined, milled and laid
down in the New York market for
seven and one half cents a pound, his
Mohave County miner., 1910-01-22

so that after lunch the machine men
are able to set up in the north cross
cut, while the muckers get busy in the
opposite workings. From five O'Clock
until midnight the very useful CON-
pressor is employed to operate the
pump, then the night shift goes on and
repeats the tricks of the day shift. In
this way four rounds of powerful ma
chine holes are fired every "A hours,
giving a daily total of from Is to 20
feet of ground -Searchlight
Bulletin.
Mohave County miner., 1910-01-22
Plan To Reclaim Nearby Section.

A tract of about 1000 acres of swamp
and overflow lands, commencing about
seven miles above Needles on the Cali
fornia side of the Colorado River and
some 40 miles south of Searchlight.
will soon be the scene of active opera
tions for reclamation. the lands being
very rich and capable of producing i'm
mense crops once protected from the
flood waters.
Some months ago a syndicate of Long
Beach, Monrovia and Los Angeles men
filed on the land which is owned by
the State. The tract is about five
miles long and averages over two miles
in width. Surveys were ordered and
made by County Surveyor NJ. L. Cook.
and these have been approved by the
surveyor generals office. Now the
claimants will be in position to close
up the purchase Of the lands from the
State and get into shape for the recla-
nation work.
Great dykes are first to be built
along the river to prevent the flood
water from devastating the lands.
Then the work of clearing and level
ing will be undertaken. 1t is now
covered with a dense thicket of arrow
weed, mosquito and other brush.
The claimants will probably form a
company to do the reclamation work
which calls for the expenditure of sew
eral thousand dollars.
The land is very rich, being silt de-
posted by the Colorado River for hun
dreds of years. 1t Is i-roo4Uie thaC ex-
periments will be made with cotton.
potatoes and other crops for which the
lands are especially adapted. Several
of the men interested in the plan have
been pioneers in other enterprises in
the newer sections, particularly In
per,al. thus they are familiar with
enterpri> es of that sort.
The lands are quite similar in
character to a large acreage that is
being exploited east of Needles at this
me.-Searchlight bulletin.
Anyone desiring stenographic work
Mohave County miner., 1910-01-22
Nevada United Is Great Lead Mine.


Not many mining men know that in
the property of the Nevada United
Mines company at Ward. New, has
been developed what several eminent
mining engineers believe to be the
largest and finest body of lead carbon
ate ore on the American continent.
Development of the mine has been
proceeding very quietly the last three
years, attention not having been at
tracted to it until a few weeks ago,
when engineers of the United States
Smelling, Refining & Mining company
examined it with the view of that com
pany taking it over.
The ore bodies in sight measure up
1000 tons, of an average Det value of
l4.2OS a ton, it is said, the total net
value of the resources exposed being
6,I5O,00OS. The ore is a lead carbon
ate, free from zinc, arsenic or. other
deletOrious substance, making it an
ideal fiux for the smelters. The for
nation is said to closly resemble that
of Leadville.
The mines of Ward, eighteen miles
south of Ely, were exploited to some
extent IN the old Comstock days. Sew
eral millions of dollars of high grade
ore were extracted at that time, but.
on account of no suitable milling pro-
cess having then been worked out, the
great bodies of relatively low grade
ores were left untouched. The posi-
bilities of those were discovered a few
years 20 by A. G. Burton and h.
Byrd Northrup of Denver, who promot-
ed the Nevada United Mines company,
the large owners of which are all
Denver men.
The organization has clear title to
more than 2,2OO acres of ground, of
which I,6O0 are patented, and patent
applications are pending for thirty-one
additional mining claims. The cor
porate holdings embrace the entire
district of Ward, including the town
itself and the valuable water rights.
The underground development ag-
gregates 1903 feet, more than half of
which is in ore. The expenditures of
the company to date amount to $685.
283.S7. a complete tabulation of
smelter returns from ore shipments
shows that the ore shipped carried an
average of about five ounces of silver,
25 per cent lead, 30 per cent excess
iron and per cent excess lime.
The company has just purchased and
installed a compressor and has a large
force of men at work blocking out new
reserves and driving a tunnel to inter-
sect the great Defiance vein, in which,
at a depth of l25 feet, is an ore body
twelve to eighteen feet wide, averag-
ing better than 40 per cent lead.
When this ore body is intersected by
the tunnel, it is estimated that it will
more than double the company's ore
reserves in sight and probably quad
ruple their value.-Salt Lake Herald.