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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-01-28

Madge-Did you tell him you didn't
believe him when he told you that you
were the first girl he'd ever loved?
Marjorie-No: but came right back
at him with another whopper. Said he
was the first man who had ever kissed
me.'-Iudge.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-01-28

Advertise Your Goods.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-16
The vermont aovernorshIp.

There mas been another entry III the
race for the republican nomination for
governor In Vermont James Il. Baehel-
der Of Arlington q leading lawyer and
formerly active in politics, who has been
( four times q member Of the legislature
land twice speaker Of the House, has
announced his candidacy id the Ben-
ington Banner Mr.. Batchelder declares
himself at length on the leading issues
OF the canvass, including his readiness
to join With any Or an the other candi.
dataes IN filing sworn statement Of
the expenses Of his canvass either be-
fore or after the nominating convention
il held. IN this he stands with Mr.
Smith Of Burlington, Lawyer Fleetwood
and Mr. Hapgood Of Peru, and against
Or Mead of Rutland, who was smoked
dit 81 Mr. Hapgood and took the wrong
side
Mr.. Batehelder made good record
when speaker and bis candidacy may
prove 70 be important The Rutland
Herald the Mead organ while admit
ting that Mr. Batchelder viii draw
strong support ID tho southern part
and some ia the northern part Of the
state, believes that his backing will
be drawn from Mt Fleetwood rather
than Dr Mead On The other hand
the Burlington Free Press says
The belief has been expressed by a
good authority in Bennington county
that Mr. Batehelder, u addition to hay-
ing the support Of his own county
would have tho backing Of no small
part of the neighboring county 81 Wind
ham III case he should become 4 candi.
date; and this is probably tme IN the
same way G. P Smith will have con-
siderable backing outside Of Chittenden
county IL Is safe to say III the light
OF present developments that the next
governor Of Vermont sill not be nom
mated III june on the first ballot even
if number oi trials are not necessary
10 determine whom a majority Of the
delegates favor
The Rutland newspaper says that tho
pending contest "fof lack of interest
stands alone in the history Of the
states IL IS not at all clear that such
4 characterization obtains now. or VIII
continue until the end When Lieut..
Gov Mead started to bag the goeyrnor
snip Il was expected that he would
control the Republican machine with
ease, and carry of the prize with little
challenge Since chen many things have
happened going to show that the peo-
pie are not wholly Indifferent, and that
the end of the convention proceedings
next mouth may BE The nomination If
some other man Il would be the part
of wisdom for the opponents 81 Dr. Mead
10 reach an early understanding where
by the divided opposition viii nor play
publican.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-16

anee Of the thirty-cent rate would
scarcely prove a hardship for tie coa.
tractors
IN sections where cheese factory "a.
eilities are within reaeh--as is the ease
for instance, Id the region round about
Gassetts the question OF the dispos
ton Of the milk held back from ga
contractors is fairly easy one. BIZ.
ID not few localities the problem
yexing. and considerable milk has been
spilled rather than give in to the Con
Tractors demand
The stories 81 threats BY certain reck.
less parties against farmers who -
fuse to Join the movement for highe
prices are not creditable There il 10
excuse for lawlessness ID connection WITH
the matter If the farmers stand unit
eddy for what they think belongs d
them the situation Will adjust Itself
satisfactorily -Iudlow Tribune.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-16
Anent the Mix strike.

Lawiessness IS one 81 TIE means now
being used by sympathzers with the
milk strikers about Dandy and Tin-
mouth and II IT "A continued they will
quekly lose the support gained for
their cause When meters reach suea
a pass that farmer cannot sen his
milk to the contractor without brae-
ing the danger Of having his property
burned on his cattle poisoned the time
has come for the authorities 10 take d
hand These men VINO spilled the milk
that belongs tn Others committed a
crime They destroyed property and de-
serve to be punished If caught n il B
far cry from Philadelphia to Vermont
but those who have introduced violence
here might profit BY The lesson taught
in that city Riotous acts brought about
the collapse Of the trolley ear mems
strike, and abandonment Of peaceful
methods resulted il failure Rutland
Herald
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-16
TAFr,s pREnIrANrENr

The practice 81 preparing letters for
presidents and others "a sign is essential
~ reprehensible. no matter how thor
oughly Che signer may think bis views
hive been represented. or how generally
the custom may have found Justification
IN the pressure upon the time Of busy
men, President Tafts letter On the Bal.
linger ease was understood by the ooun-
try TO be the result Of his own investiaa
tions Had it borne the legend Agrees
with what know Of the AFFAIR. but IRE.
pared BIZ Others the American people
would have regarded II IN a wholly differ
cnt light Mr Taft must find some wav
Of beating o mastery retreat" out Of
the Ballinger complication. Boston
Transcript,
President Taft has attempted TO beat
retreat out Of The ENHANCEMENT fur
nished by an under-Hecretary Of de.
partment, but the retreat Il not wholly
convincing. IN fact, its weakness is cali
oulated to confirm the belief that Bal.
fingers hand can be distinguished II his
own exoneration, supposedly made BY
President Taft. The Inference which the
public puts to the matter Ii that Taft
underestimate The Importance Of the
situation and that he therefore, paid too
little attention to the minute details of
the controversy which has now become
national conflict There was a great
mass Of statements. and the president
seems to have relied too much on the
presentation Of the case by his subordi.
mates, without carefully considering the
points in dispute. To be sure It came
during the vacation season, when Taft
was enjoying the golfng at Beverly; but
personal pleasure should have been saeri-
fed to the public good and judgment
should not have been formed except after
exhaustive examination BY what appsr
emily was carelessness, the president has
taken himself into a dIsagreeable posi-
tion, and his FIRST efforts to get ont of
that position are not wholly satisfactory.
The statements Of the under-secretary
are not yet swept aside.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-16
The MIX War.

The Tribune certainly hopes the farm
ers Of Vermont viii stand together ID
their contest with the milk contractors
over the price Of milk sent to the city
markets The situation. as we under
stand it. is this. The farmers have been
getting thirty cents per can as q winter
price. but on May lst the figure was
dropped to the so-ealled summer basis
81 twenty-three cents This, tie pro-
dueers claim. IA less than they can af-
ford to furnish the milk for, and they
insist on 8 continuance Of the thirty
cents rate the year round Those who
claim 10 know what they are talking
about declare that. even at the Iastf
named price. the contractors practically
double their money on every cans and
il this assertion is correct, a mainten-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-16
ENCOURAGE THE BANDl
BY Attending the Male Chorus Concert
Wednesday Evening.

Editor, Barre Daily Times; sac by
your paper that Che lIedding male chorus
is TO give a concert ia the opera house
Wednesday evening May ls for the ben
eft Of the Barre Citizens band.
The reputation This chorus has ae.
quired during the leadership Of W u.
Goodfellow will no doubt be the means
81 drawing large audience. The Barre
Citizens band has great need Of a large
amount Of money, not only TO cover its
necessary expenses but q provide music
uniforms and the means for providing for
fehe8rsals. an Of which are necessary for
the equipment aud perfection Of q band
So that they can All work ID harmony
and have the appearance that Is neces.
sary for snch an organization.
That these requirements be provided
for "a the wish 81 an our citizens, and
the better showing our band can make,
the better pleassd we will al be. But
unless funds arc provided for that pur.
pose, the results wished for and expected
81 our musicians cannot be accomplished;
therefore Il i necessary 70 provide ways
and means TO provide funds, 80 that We
can supply our musicians with music,
instruments and accommodations for
practise for their work, also encourage
mant FOR that work, something which
seems 70 be more required h the musical
business than in any other line, whether
professional OF industrial Il i hoped
that the example set hy Mr. Goodfellow
and the members Of his chorus viii be
copied BY Others and everyone will do
what he can to help the cause along.
Anyone attending the concert Wednes.
day evening n the opera house can Be
assured that be viii receive value for his
money, not only for that evening,
through the good services 81 the Hedding
male chorus but viii also Be the means
Of providing other evening enioyments,
not only for himself, but also for others.
james Mulch,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-16
sim slmnkina.

Sim Simpkins don't believe 10 things;
His fancy never spreads IT'S wings
re says that Two an two is four
An So shin be fereyermore.H
When Morse got UP the telegraph
Qld sim read 81 it with laugh
And then, says he's
Hph Needn't tell me
I don't believe what can't seer
And when twas said electric lights
Should CLEAN and glimmer though the
nighte.
Old Sim said. @shucksl How1l you
send fire
A-seootin' through a solid wire n
lie proved that 1t could not BE done
By argument that weighed ton
When "Humphn said he.
You needn't tell me-
! don't believe what I can't see,a
When Bell announced the telephone
Old Sim read Of it with groan
And wiped his specs and slowly said:
9TH felIer's plainly of bis head
Ih' idYl Talk an I could hear
Ten miles away, all plain an clear,
Huh' No, sir-reel
You needn't tell me-
! don't believe what ] can't See
The wireless telegraph made Sim
Deny It's truth with language grim:
TITS nothin but pesky sham
Now who could breathe tellygramga
And when the Wrights got UP and lew
Old Sim Just took another chew
And Umps said he
Won needn't tell me
don't believe what can't sea-
Don't think this shaft i aimed at Sim
And That there's only one of him.
Oh, gentle reader You and
Learn Of some truth, but do not try
re make them true. but wisely frown
And arguments we try to drown
With; NO, sir-ree
You needn't tell me-
don't believe what / can't seeH
Chicago Post
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-16
A Local Market.

Rev. " @. Conrad. who lost hls health
after II years Of work IN the ministry,
won Il back again on a New Hamp-
shire farm. and now has returned to
the pulpit thinks that tho lack Of a To-
cal market has been one Of the great
causes Of the decline Of agriculture in
this section Of the country
He blames the merchants II the cities
and towns for not encouraging the rur-
90 communities about them "They
import everything possible he com
plains. and q the result is 20 limit their
own customers Tor man cannot well
buy what he IS not able t0 pay for,
And be cannot get money 20 pay for
goods because bis products. actual and
possible. are discounted OF refused no
matter how good
He suggests that We replace 'this
policy Of fines and encouragement with
one of encouragement and premiums
Suppose the citizens cali for native meat
well prepared at the same prices as
western meat. and perhaps a iriiie more
Let the maFketman encourage raising
of garden stuff hy local gardeners. and
let the moneyed men erect factories for
the utilization ri surplus crops such as
corn, cucumbprs tomatoes beans and
peas and an manner Of goods suitable
FOR canning
"The result woali be Seen m the re.
occupation 81 hundreds Of farms now
lying idle, and IN thrifty. self-respect-
ing farmers, and a better market and
trade for both FARMERS and merchants
Don't think that TIE farmer likes TO
pinch and squeeze every cent be can
las hold Of lie S often forced 50 20
appear by the niegardly treatment that
he receives By those Who ought to en-
courage him The problem 81 country
life and rehabilitation Of the farms Of
New England a one of good first
class local market And this Is large
ly in the hands Of the leading men.
and men 81 means m our cities and
towns f.et old View England towns
wake up 10 The discovery Of this fact
and It's easy solution and no one win
be needed % urge the people 70 20 back
70 the farms Concord Monitor
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-16
A pIcrnRE ARGuMFNT.

One Of the most effective arguments
in favor Of a careful celebration Of the
nations great holiday is the picture
which was first published IN Life eight
years ago, following the annual eelebra.
ton. It Is entitled, erhe Morning after
The FOURTH and represents a home
circle broken. or about to be broken, By
the death Of the son, who was q victim
Of a Fourth Of July accident The son
lies on the bed; the grief stricken mother
has buried her head in the coyerlets; the
husband and father tries 70 comfort the
wife, while at the same time he is
anxiously watching the still form and
features Of his son; the little sister
stands at the head Of The bed, intently
gazing on the face q her playmate, whose
life Is already despaired Of Altogether
Il makes q very appealing picture, and
ii recognition Of its power for good
various papers and journals are At this
time reproducing the cut By courtesy Of
Life thereby hoping to cut down the
fearful mortality 81 The annual celebra.
ton Of the nation independence, As
the death list continues, q grows larger,
each Fourth Of July, the picture becomes
all the more appropriate, and it's publiea-
ton by various Journals win 90 fan
toward impressing upon parents the ne
eessity Of safeguarding their children,
instead q allowing them unlimited free
dom to celebrate as they see fit. IT viii
thus supplement the well.meant efforts
by municipalities toward the so-called
safe and sane Fourth
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-16
sLoIage DsyIea ID EIeetrIe Powsr.

Storage Device for Electric Power.
From England comes the report of a
discovery which viii permit electric
companies To furnish current at great
~ reduced rates, thus putting the use
OF electric household appliances with
in the reach Of many families One
of the reasons why electric current has
heretofore been 60 costly lies in the fact
that the amount of current consumed
lat various hours Of the day varies great
ly In the evening, for instance when
ia great city is turning On its electric
lights the current consumption for q
few hours may be twenty OF even one
hundred times more than during the
middle Of the day A similsr difference
on small scale may be found ia the
individual house when instead Of a
single light burning IN dark closet,
IA score or more Of the incandescents
may be turned On ati once and the
whole building illuminated As con
sequence az this widely varying demand
for current the electric power com
panies are obliged to install plants large
enough to take care Of the maximum
amount which may be required All
the same time they are able TO use
this maximum amount of current fer
only a few hours out Of each twenty.
four.
The English invention q a device for
storing heat produced BY electric eur
rent The device itself IS metal EVIL.
inder Of no great size which y used
at the same time as a waier heater
By turning a single tap az the top Of
this cylinder water can be obtained
at any desired temperature. from tepid
TO boiling When the electric current
y desired for any ether purpose, saeh
A. cooking lighting 90 running SMALL
electric motor the current Il automati.
cally shut 81 from the cylinder When
the cooking Is over o. the lamp or
motor are turned oT. The current auto
nmtleany risas back into the water
heater Bi the use Of this device The
consumer Is able to contract for tile
regular and constant use of the Same
amount Of electric current during the
whole twenty four hours So effective
is the heat storage apparatus that less
than ten per cent 81 the stored heat
Is dissipated during the eight hours
From Housekeeping By Wind Power ia
May Technical World Magazine,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-16
When Baby Sings.

Do son hear a little voice singing.
Singing. singing
Setting al the summer air a-ringing
With The music q It's gles
Flowers ii the garden, Leaflets on Elk
tree
Do YOU see ~
On their stems 90 swayinF. finginr
n 4 pretty fantasy;
And the Canterbury bells 20 swinging
Swinging, swinging
TO the little tune 50 CAV,
And all The little birds come winrine
winging.
inst To hear mr. little birdie at biz
play
Alice Reid in Woman's Home Com.
panion for May.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-16

The Morrisyille News and Citizen very
properly objects to statement that more
than four.ffths d the worlds supply Of
asbestos comes from the province Of Que.
bee, when Il il IN position to know
the output from the Lamoile county de-
posts Of that valuable mineral The
time may come when Vermont viii rank
IS high IN the production Of asbestos as
it does in MARBLE Adams Messenger.
And granite, tool
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-16
Hooray aToeyni

Unofiicially. the census takers give
vermont's population as S54, 500 a gain
of about eleven thousand Well, it's
better 70 be growing, even little tnan
to be standing stil Who knows but
that this extra eleven thousand may
be the 'leven that win leven the whole
lump and bring about further extern
sion. Ludlow Tribune
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-16
Meads pooh Pooling Friends.

0nr friends supporting Doctor Mead
may affect to pooh pooh the advent
Of James u. Ratcheldar into The race
for the Republican nomination for gov
ernor, but allol Bennington and Wind
ham counties that he captures Is so
much lost to Doctor Mead, not merely
upon complimentary frst ballot but
throughout the convention, because. if
reports are true the doctor need not
hope % Be second choice down there.
st Adams Messenger
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-16
Hardwick's Example.

Hardwick set a good example last Frs
day which other villages would do we'll
to initiate They had a general clean.
ingup time Streets CUTTERS and door.
yards we're cleaned and tile winters ae-
emulation Of debris was removed II
was a regular od-fashioned bee aud
everybody had part il the sticking
up"-the women and children helping
the men folks in the good work The
band was out and they had a street
parade which created much pleasure.
The result means neat and attractive vii.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-16
a Forrttsn Art

New Customer see Won have Van
Faluiin for customer Are YOU aware
that bis ancestors came aer0ss Oh the
Maylowers
Tailor So2 It's too bad he doesn't
try 70 emulate their noble deed
What Do you meanH
/ made him two suts. and he hasn't
come across vet Puck.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-16
The Road . Youth.

Since 7 resolved to look for Joys
In all created things,
Io turn nay back On what annoys,
And hush All murmuringsi
To look upon my neighbor as
a man who means me we'll,
And let the cloud that lowers pass
All needless Of its spell;
ITO thrust from out my heart and mind
AIT evil thoughts and mean
And everywhere ] glance TO find
Some beauty in the scene,
] find that though my DAYS increase
Nv years diminish Truth
To tell the method brings me peace,
And holds me close Go Youth
John kendflek Bangs in Success
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-16
JiugIes and tests


@He always was d lucky fellowp
what do you meant
when he fell out Of his airship, he
straight through the slkylight
81 hospital -H. ]. III ia Woman
Home Companion for May.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-16
Frarr Riaht.thinkinr Man

having health, ability and opportunity
has capital also a responsibility which
can Be protected only by life insurance.
8lst year. National Life Insurance Com
nany, Montpelier, W. Mutuai
S. S. Ballard, General Agent, Mont
pelier, Vt; N. B. Ballard, local agent,
Barre. Vt. tMntnaIl
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-16
Current Comment
Fairly Long courtship.

Thirty-seyen years. two months and
three days j. courtship Of quite long
standing This Is the record Of cou.
pie who do not live fifty miles from
Waterbury They are 70 Be married
Such deiheration ought 10 result Ia
happy home. Waterbury Record.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-16
Mother Goose to Date.

Jack Sprat
Jack sprat could eat no fat.
His wife could eat no lean,
And So they sold
Their roast beet cold
And cleared a million clean
Mary, Mary
Airy. fairy
Kitehen Mary
Cooked our fftr.dollar roast.
Treasure That Sc loved The most,
Dryer than q piece o. toast
Wasn't i q shamei
The Fate Of Tafy
Tafy was q weleher
IaifY vas thief
Tafy came to my house,
Stole a piece 81 beef
! went to Taify's house
Seized him hy the ears,
He'd him sent q prison for
Ninety years.
Harpefss Weekly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-16

when can a boy he said to have ar.
rived 40 mans estateg'
When he begins giving bits old clothes
to his father "-St Louis Republic
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-16

The new British king, after life Of
leisure, doesn't like the expression, 'Let
George do it,"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-16

lage and IN sanitary point 81 view
typhoid fever and other disease-breed-
ing germs are largely removed Nor
risyille News and Citizen
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-16

spatsding high school continues among
the top-notehers in preparation for col
lege.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-16

Pittsburgs census was taken just in
time, before they ugged of the grafters
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-16

Samuel de Cbamplain was a wanderer.
So Is his monument
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-16

Donlt d0dge. i0f ths 90 WI sIev "a
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-16
56O5l

why, Mr.. Rawlins, how could your
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-16

N is for Neckwear
A Brilliant array
Sober for evening
Gorgeous for day.
This season as the col
ors for men S suitings run
in quiet tones-of course
the cravats 90 to the other
extreme ~ naturally and
sensibly-
Now we keep this
neckwear department
right up to the high water
mark as we have a resi-
dent buyer in New York
who sends us samples and
selections Of any and every
novelty that shows up on
the great white way"