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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-23
Anto Trnst & Comm.

who 4 this newcomer in the ranks OF
tie nations CAPITALISTS He is the maker
and seller OF a toY--of the most popular
TOW OF the ages. With hand Of magic
he devised that modern sensation and
wonder. the automobile, and be pros
claimed It's merits SO effectively that he
has swept the nation into q frenzy Of
buying. So great has been the success
attending bis efforts that il he should be
able during 1910 to meet the demand al
ready made upon him for bis product he
could truthfully boast q volume Of bust
ness near to q quarter Of billion dol
lars AT Is looks now, his probable pro-
ductian for the coming twelve months,
according to conservative estimates, will
reach 4 total of around Sl60,000000, And
FOR his entire output if he lives up to
his reputation lie viii get CASH
Now the maker Of the automobile has
pursued the typical American policy in
placing his product upon the market
through the Independent retailer, but he
las not FINANCED" his distributing agen-
eies. AS matter Of fact, from the be-
Ginning the distributing agencies have
Financed him. With their contracts for
cars. the agents have been compelled to
surrender q considerable bonus 70 the
manufacturer and to pay in ready money
the remainder, due when the cars are de-
livered. The automobile maker has been
aoettinc The cash and with this casa
he has built up his marvellous industry
There Is much speculation to-day as to
whether the price Of the motor car will
remain where it is. Many predict that
the day Of reproduction is not far of;
that we shall before long see automobiles
drug on the market and the price cut
almost in two People point back to the
bicvcle and declare that motor car manu-
facturers win be as anxious to dispose Of
their product as were the makers OF the
two-wheeled pleasure vehiele-that they
viii strike ont on q desperate hunt for
buyers that when the realization comes
that the number of consumers i limited.
competition will loosen UP the terms aud
hammer the closing figures Of q bargain.
10 those. however, who are closely fol-
lowing THE development Of the motor car
business, such q elimination seems hard-
" probable Organization, consolidation
OF forces. Is incessantiy At work in this
new industry. With the passing Of the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-23
ClergymaR's Sons TesflmO
NAL OF tuberculosis Cure

10 neglect cold, bronchitis iuna tro,sI
/ bio OF Consumption II dangerous we M
\ know how prone people are to DENY thev
| have Consumption. Ii IL a natterina dlal
| ease, and the sufferer Is filled with bright
] hopes Of improvement. Gail ConsurnDflon
by US own dread palno--and then-talres
lsckman'e Alternative because Il Is effac-
tive Ia Tuberculosis. No one naed 4o,,kt
about it--thore ia plenty OF evidence from
1.-Two Witnesses. Investigate the follovyinns
Armenia, ~ H. July B IpN
Gentlemen. Prior TO Feb, 1903 I waa To-
Gated IN Rochester NJ u eunierlno ,s,ffl.
LaGfippc, which developed into Tuberoliio-
sis. NY physician gave me one month ~
I've. was having terrible night sweata
ana midday chilis and losing fieeh rapidiv.
naEinR gone from 1855 to 1876 lbs. i coliahed
ana raised continually ana became M
weak That walking few feet exhausted
me. On my return home. NV regular 49,
stefan gave me little cncourageinent Wv
Iather. Who is Clergyman, heard Of Hck.
mana Alternative and induced mo Ia fakn
az. ne night sWeafs and chills diean~
peafed. my cough became easier and era6-
uaty diminished and Ia a few dava + ~.
Veloped an appetite the first In month";
am now u perfect health. back to tx ia
teel certain that 1 owe my lie 10 rcks
mans Alternative
l9igned1 Il " r,nxryv r,u
aehman's Alternative "a g eo SyW fds
Throat and Lung troubles M = \, ~
n Barre by Burt Fl. Wells and othey
fngglsts. u can also be obtained AL
Z procured by, your local druvcista
Isk for booklet Of cured cases. or wrife
Or evidence to the Eckman laboratory.
'hila. Pa.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-23
POOR HEIRS 10 DIVIDE sso,.ooo.
Descendants Of First President Fmse,
Reward.

Washington May PA famous claim
seainst tie government. - xAisi, = =
a1N6fted * report fayolAblr 70 the
House q BIT % that effect There are
several heirs Of Washington. who com-
bined IN making TIE claim.
George Washington Was entitled uneer
the Virginia law to some $4,000 acres cf
land as reeompense for bis military
services but Be declined 70 accept It and
took instead warrants for $3.50 acres oT
land in Ohio. This tract was located
ID the northwestern reserve. in what was
then known as tba Virginia military
lands"
n was claimed that Washington paid
the taxes On the land up until the time
Of bis death. and chat bis administrators
paid them until 1907 If the expected
action is taken By the committee and
approved by Congress, the government
Win allow the heirs ss0s 600 IN gold In
lieu az the land. None If tile heirs il
wealthy, and some Of them are very poor,
fit IL stated
Lawrence Washington descendant
az the family Of the first president
made the principal argument before the
committee III favor Of the claim.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-23
UNHIDDEN $40 BILL GOES
SAFELY THROUGH MAIL
An Addressed Tag Tied to the Rolled
Up Bill Guides 1t to It's Destina-

Milwaukee, May 2s. When G. c. Ben
nett, guest at the Pfster hotel asked
for his mail aud It was handed to him
liz found $40 bin mixed ia with IT,
The bill had been rolled into a tight
little bundle and tied TO paper tag,
which bore Mr. BENEFITS address, pos
tage stamp and a special delivery stamp.
me bill came through The mails from
Grand Rapids. Mich. Only the name Of
the sender was inscribed on the other
side of the tag.
Sending $40 bills through the mails
with only tag attached is another
proof Of the honesty Of the men in the
federal employ the bin passed through
several hands between Grand Rapids
and Milwaukee, and # it had been stol-
en- the government would have bad much
difficulty ID tracing the thief
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-23

Initials on piano, ndeboam. every
where"
Mrs Phelps Stokes smiled.
/ know a young aud beautiful Ia.
dy." she said. awho once visItea !
plant that had q new foreman.
Who Is the boss hereT the bean.
tiful lady asked. approaching tbe fors
man.
! am the boss, madam he repllea
Oh. are your said she
He thought he detected amazemen.
~ her voice. and drawing blmaelf M
he answered coidly:
Yes am. ana TN prove it, His.
ginsonP
IAN old fellow looked up nom his
Hlgginson, so get your envelope.
You're 6redr"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-23
Keep ths partur.a cl...

The most important point reoar,,,r.
the preparation OF waste lands ~,
growing grass is the removal AZ
the useless plants which now oceunv
them The space occupied 81 weeds
6riers and bushes cannet be eeeun;ad
~ grass, nor can the plant food usaa
y the growth Of these useless plants
90 Into the growth Of plants thar i've
stock VIII eat aud thrive On. our nar.
tares must be- cleared up and zen,
Clean. Cheap Or poor lands which ara
growing timber Of value should M
ieft 70 grow that crop. but lands whsch
are now growing nothing Of yalns
should be made to furnish grazing for
live stock Il it can be done and come /
out even.
The first cost Of cleaning up the land
Tor pastures Is considerable and npst
De regarded IN the nature Of peraa.
nent Investment but when once clean.
"a up and set Ia grass the cost ~
maintaining Il clean IL small Thia
saRa5ls anuscorn, sI0a uEtance, whi Dot /
row probably on nnd occupied ~
1ther plants Oh which large sums are
spent on cultivation to keep down
weeds and grass, but farmers never
win realize that grasses and other graz.
ng crops must be growing plants IN or
der to produce the most profitable 70 I
farms.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-23
THE AMERICAN ACCENT.
an English Writer Frees His Mind on
the Subject.


the Subject.
serhe American accent" writes a
contemporary correspondent, us far
less irritating than the cockney dia-
leet. and It would be well for az II the
former. which Is at least musical,
could be substituted for the cacopho-
nous patols Of cur east end"
AS matter Of fact, we think that
the cockpey accent has certain MUM
Der Of real admirers, but what we
wish to call 70 our readers minds par
noularly is that America has its cock
ney, SO to speak precisely as we have.
People In Kentucky have rather
burrish way Of speaking, and they
Ioathe and detest the frulty twang
which oyerwhelms New England The
westerner. again, Is responsible for the
dialect which was supplied on the
English boards BY stage Yankees.
Whether you acquire the American
accent or not depends on the length Of
time you remain in America English
men who stay in New York for pro.
tracted periods preserve their native
cadenees intact. Il is the man who
pays d dying visit to the United states
who comes back and always says
mop for mo and yep" for yes
Once we met man who had re-
turned from a weeks stay IN Boston.
He said he had heard It was easy to
acquire the twang and finally exelaim.
ed. "Waal, stranger | guess il may be
dead easy for some, but not for Blank
2. AsteFisk," meaning himself Now,
what's your opinion2 Am ! rightf'-
London Globe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-23

ened his tongue upon me brinoi,c
iOFtn inprecations upon ME for per-
uniting my uncle to die for the sake
OF coming into my inheritance.
Cant You wait a few years Won
young villain for a fortune thar win
surely be yoursl One would suppose
that Il only for tie sake OF apnear.
ances you would give him the medical
attendance he needs BE WIN prob.
ably die OF this illness anyway. ana
you'll get the money Then why mot
do your dutyg
i viii not take the responsibilitv !,
said. "of disobeying my uncle's
wishes
lhen | win take steps to make Won
disobey his wishes. since II Il evident.
" your desire to let him die for pur.
pose. ! shah at once make this maj.
ter known 70 the authorities. shan \
bring a charge against you Of win.
fully
DE was moving away when stopped
him. "Holdg' I said. "You are mv
unele's best friend, aren't your
u am"
Wen. WIN you take the responsible.
ty Of calling in a doctor?'
Il wiIl.p
"Ihen ST down and write out an
rider for any doctor You wish 10 call
nd win take 1t MYSELF
I'm not afraid or the old man" he I
aid. his face red and blue with IN. {
ignation, and, sitting down at nv
esk, be wrote the order. / carried !
myself and after showing 1t to the q
octor put it in my pocket 8
Ny uncle died, and a few days after i
le win was opened I met Mr.. New. o
AN on the street He knew OF the
'dicil and bow he had unwirinrlv 4
'evented the possibility Of bis inherit. b
s bis friends money He gave me n
grim lock and passed me without *
" other recognition. p
sly uncia he-sse ~ AueIf rss.4-a "a
gav from him he was comforting Z,
neft upon me. lie was very es- q
nable man. but | was not sorry e &
II with him. ard was much pleased q
ret even with bis counterpart i
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Ny uncle, George Chatswortb. was
very eccentric man. AS ho grew Ma
niS ecceniricity exhibited itself in W.
lent prejudices. he dislitaa $3.50
taing that was IN bis time ma oavo
Gated anything that was not IA wa,
very rich and bad no children ~.
nls only living relative aud his bel,
expeetant Ny position was ratbo,
trying. / must agree with him 4 81
ms ODD ideas or run the risk az ri
Tending him and thereby losing ! Far.
tune. AO''
me most deep seated prejudice Of
my uncle was against tue medlcaI nro
fesslon. When I'll he would NOT bav.
doctor near him. In this 1 felt II NV
dnty to interiors. and % one occasion
taking the matter into my own hands
sent for g physician. Nv uncle q.
dered him cut Of the house ana was
50 Troth with nae that feared IS
would change his win. cutting ne IN
entirely. ~ -
he changed his win, but did not cnt I
me on. He put ia q codicil that Il /
when he again at any dine fell I'M I I
should call In a doctor Bis pronartv
should eli go to an old friend Of Ma
VINO nad az many violent preiudices AZ
Re had himself This old fellow Peter
Newman, always took the opposite
side Of every question from that taken
BY nay uncle and had no fear il fore.
ing his opinions Tie strange case n
FRIENDS was IKE two opposing winds
meeting and elinelng to each other IN
a cyclone. / was told Of this pro.
vision Of my uncles will but Mr. New
man was not Since my uncle abused
the doctors bis friend defended them.
/ think my uncle ola not dare tell
Newman that he had disinherited me
IN case / did what he would approve.
Well. nay uncle was taken down with
maiady which was sure 70 Kill him
II he did not have medical attendance
and be would probably die anyway. !
confess was net anxious that hs
should live, but his injunction that !
should not call ID a doctor placed me
in very delicate position No one
bnt / knew Of the conditions Of bis
VII. and IL 1t became known | would
be berated BY friends, neighbors and
relatives for permitting the old man
e. die rather than oppose him BY call
ing ii medical attendance. But II was
who was to be rich Or remain II poY-
erty and not they. ! omitted 20 can
doctor. nor did ] give the real req
son for not doing so-that ! would lose
an inheritance if did.
AS soon as It was known that my
uncle was dangerously Ill people be-
gan to wonder that did not can - |.
doctor. Then they began 70 ask me
ire reason. When | told them nay IN
Gle would not have a doctor they 81
agreed that 1t was my duty % force
one upon hin. From that they passed
"a insinuatlng that wished him 70
die chat might set his money flnal-
= threats we're made that # I didn't
lad NV duty word would be sent 20
the police that | was slowly murder
ing NV uncle III order to possess my
self Of his millions. The strain be
came 50 great chat think u possible
! might have yielded if bis fortune
wonld have gone to any one else than
Old Newman, whom ] hated
Finally Newman himself, having
heard Of bis friends illness came
around to see him Uncle was TOO "
FAR his friend to attempt to force
doctor upon him, but Newman had 20
sooner left the sickroom than ne zoos
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-23

senate regulars should become negligible
% the extent 10 which the Cannon ma
ehine has become negligible n Che
mouse. Their strategy IS too GOOD for
that. Yet the fact that taey are able
70 always oppose some sort 81 : front
q kheif opponents is due, more than
can oe realized BY anyone not On tie
spot 2 the indefatigable efforts Of Sen.
ator Crane, whose days are spent "a
up the courage OF "A weak
SISTER here and there, n winning over
needtul Democratic vote or 30. sn8 Il
generally seeing 70 tito change the fg.
lre,--taat The ship, even thongo M /
tatsf logged, is somehow kept afoat 1
through stormy weather
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-23
Governor Hughes spoons : r.urs

Governor Hughes Spells 4 Laugh
The Jokes On You" Is the title !,
Samuel Hopkins Adams article i TIE
May American magazine n 4 NJ
Adams shows how our chosen renrasen
tatives work the joker game n legis-
iatlon. - az instance Of this kind ~
shght of-hand law-making Ms A.
describes the following.
how came the joker IN the now
FAMOUS income tax canstit,tio,sa
amendment Many governors If MANI
states would like to know This M
amendment reads as follows.
article XVI The CONGRESS soail
nave me power to lay and collect tares I
oh income, from whatever source ~.
ltVeo. without apportlonment amopo
ehe several states, aud without ~
gard 70 any census or enumeration
The joker is the clause. from w.bs.
ever source derived state ana ~.
u@hns nave hitherto been held "a b
sseinePt' by implication. from taxation
nis clause destroYs that e-~.-~eA n
lei0ngs the credit Of discovering this !
oker Although a believer in the prin-
.iple Of the federal income tax, New 7
Fork's executive recommended, IN a spec 4
al message the defeat Of the amend
ment by the legislature Lacking a
iefense against bis allegations, the !
amendment viii doubtless fail Of the
necessary ratification.
How was 1T, then, that a trained law
rer like President Taft overlooked SO
fatal defect IN the doeument1 A
warm friend and supporter Of the presi- i
lent declares that when the amendment /
vas shown to Mr.. Taft for bis unofficial ,
approval, the words from whatever
source derived we're not embodied IN ,
signed the bill III hen Of any Elk !
Senator Aldrieh inserted them after
ward. with the deliberate purpose Of
bringing the mRasne to ultimate d.
feat. This inf that the president /
failed to notice IS insertion, wnen he
signed the bill s lieu Of any en-
olanation. it is, atSleast, an interest
ng theory. If Il Be true, Senator AID h
rich has once more trieked the nations
thief executive as he did in the tariff
bin, and the jokes on Mr. Taft a. we'll
Is on yon."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-23
Furnished the Proof.

Mrs. Rose Pastor Phelps Stokes, dis
cussing social questions IN her usual
interesting fashion at a dinner in New
York. said of authority:
Authority is a dangerous weapon,
especially when It Is new. a new
boss Is sometimes likely IN his use q
authority to remind US Of the little
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-23
Says AIdrIeh Is Like HInku.ninr.

IN the department devoted to LET.
ters, Comments and Confessions fror,
readers, the May American Maoa z;na
publishes the following letter signed
Herbert Quick: e"s0
Aldrich's low cunning il taken for
commanding intellect. Not that ba
hasn't any, but that he has far more
low cunning Of the hink-dinky sort.
IN ms senatorial career have never
seen him display any more ability char
any clear thinking member Of a citv
4 council in a town OF 10000 might ba
expected to show. IF he wants 4ha
vote Of senator from Louisiana ths
button that leads TO the sugar tr4,st IS
pressed And it has taken no oraaf
Georgia, the railway bntten =
pressed And it has taken no oraab
ability to install this system IF bush
buttons
required is ruthlesspess- which Al5riass
nasi eiear common sense-which AID
rieh nasi moral depravity which AID
zen hssi and bomb proof emplace-
r " lor me tooi-wntch Aidrich has.
= ~ needs the hinky-dinky order Of in
telligenee-that ia all.
Aldrich may be the greatest taria
y aHswfr TIE arguments 81 his opp0n-
,nts would have been ruinous-if tho
labates had been addressed to the in
diligence or conscience Of the Senate.
Time after time Aldrich turned pale
nd trembled under the attacks Of the
and time after time he left
he Senate floor, whipped But the
,ower Of which he is the tool was never
whipped
uAs III the tariff, SO in his work for
currency revolution, Aldricn is the tool
md not the power. Still Rhode Is
ands rotten. borough condition, freeing
i'm As it does from The pressure at
,ublic opinion. makes him the perfect
DOL. So ne goes forth to win for that
1ower more power The thing which
win tax his ability is getting the votes
n spite Of public opinion and not the
financial plan that is easy All that
8 necessary for that is to take the Brit
81, French and German systems, and
edit out OF them their subsection to
government The power back Of AID
-ich will by the same stroke Of the pen
oe edited in Any good committee OF
currency specialism could accomplish
his in a few days.
aBut getting the votes is diferent
natter And in getting the votes Mr..
Aldrchis ability will be exercised, not
along the intellectual lines Of Hamil-
5on, Pitt or Webster, or even Of Thad
Stevens, but along the devious lines OF
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-23

ownership and control Of accessory plants
turning out the more essential parfs ma
the hands Of the big makers, the competl-
non OF the small producer-who il mere.
" an assembler Of parts-wiIl become
nominal, only, and may be entirely wiped
cut ~ case Of any sudden slump IN tba
demand. The powers that be- win req.
niate the supply TO meet the capacity ~
the public to consume Thus the nrics
q me product will remain where II ~
enabling the motor car magnate Ia con.
Ilnue TO reap bonanza dividends based ~
ais expanded capitalization IRON,
oT 2, Bliiion- dollar Toy" in June Tech
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the bearing down / recommended A
70 some friends and two Of them have
peen greatly benefited By itn Mrs.
MAE MCKNIGHT 0ronOga. Mo.
Another Grateful Woman.
~ Louis, No. 49, Il was bothered
terribly with q female weakness and
had Dackaehe, bearing down pains and
pains Ia lower parts began taking
Lydia p. Pinkham's Vegetable com.
pound regularly and used the sanafive
Wash and now have no more troubles
that way, = Mrs. AL. HERzoe. 600
prescott Ave, St. Louis, Mo.
Because your case Is q difficult one
doctors having done YOU no good
40 not continue 70 suffer without
giving Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vepetahle
compound a trial It surely has enred |
many eases " female Ills such a. in /
nniammation, liberation. displaoemenfs I
nnIold tumors, irregularities. periodic
pains, backache, that bearing-down
Leelingl indigestion, dizziness ana ner-
Fons prostration. IT costs but a triae +
% try 10, and the result is worth mil
Mons to many suffering women.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-23
CANNON ASKS FOR A PLUM.
Not for Himself, but for Frien6 In
Illinois.

Washington, May 2s- Speaker Cannon
and Representative Tawney, the bulwark
Of the stand-pat element Of congre%,
called at the White House Saturday, to
ask that the president give a recently
created political plum to one Of Uncle
Joe's constituents. They recommended
that Mr.. Taft appoint David Ross Of Ilh-
nois a. chief Of the newly created board
Of mines.
Mr.. Ross is now the chief Of the Illi-
nois bureau, and is an expert on miner.
alogy and the practical working Of mines.
The president gave no intimation as
to what he would do. There ID scram-
bic for the place. The name Of John a.
Holmes of the government geological
service is heard most frequently in con-
nection with it.
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Magazine Repiew



N every department 81 life. physical
mental and moral reserves are Of incai.
eulable value. says 0rison SWEET Marsen
= success Magazine. Many people work
~ nara mat they exhaust their physical
eueleies each day. They make it mat.
Yer o. conscience TO wade thronoh inst
e much work as possible every dav M
matter how painfully it IS done hot rea..
Nihg the tremendous value Of keenipg
oneself vigorous, buoyant.
no liie oan be vigorous III f. y "a
kept ifesh, responsive. BY great pbvsicai
ara mental reserves. As hibernati,,, AK
imals, IKE the bear, in cold climates sns
tam lie through the winter whollv 49,.
lne reserve fat and nutriment sforoa ~.
la INC tissues SO patients Who have
splendid physical reserves and RESISTING
power are carried through severe So.
aesses and sustained through severe m.
80 ses ~ TINS reserve surplus, st0red-up
itai power while those who lack Il
.p2se VINO nave disslpated Il IN abnormal
wing and exoessesi often lose their lives
ven N much less severe illnesses
Great business men accomplish mar.
VI Win thelr reserves Many az than,
sork but 9 few hours dav. but Thew
ave such tremendous physical reserve.
ne 20 much storedup mental enercy
aat they are able to accomplish wonders
short time because Of their abil,tv !
; WORK with great intensity ana power. 7
y concentration. +,
People who keep their physical ana :
entai surplus drawn down yerv low NV q
orSing great many hours ana almost #
yer taking vacations, who do pot IN &
ear reserve reservoir bv FREQUENT vaes Fl
ons ana by lot Of recreation ana NAV u
not work with anything like ~. er
ashness and mental Yieor Of those who Il
'fk less hours and constantly aoeumu. 81
& great reserve power 80
Z mere comes into every life worth 81
ne time when success win turn nror
reserve power. It IS then 4 ouestion
now long your stored.up enerrv wiIi
ole you to hold out. There wifi ofts,
Is emergencies when your success win -,
'end upon how much fight there Il !. r.
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the door without
my heart ilutterinQ
and ! couldnot even
receive a letter.
Every month / had
such a bearing down
sensation, as If the
lower parts would
fall out. Lydia Il.
Pinkham'g Veeeta.
bic Compound has
done my nerves a
great deal of good
ana h9ealanr eiiavad