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Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-23

| Tabitha was 8. Tabitha had a will sons at a musical college. That child needs firm hand to deal with her." said Tabitha's father one night to his wife. She's a good heart ed girl. but she needs a firm hand Suppose you try your hand with her then" suggested his wife. T cant make her practice any more" Leave her to me- said her husband confidently. 'Fll settle that So that night after dinner Tabitha's father calmly informed his daughter that he was going to sit beside her fo1 one hour while she played her piano lesson.
 Just tonight ?" she inquired.
 Every night" What for ?' Now. see here,r he said, severely, as he led her to the piano. your mother says you're not making any headway | in your music and we're going to see about that"
 You'll soon get tired of listening"
 Tabitha's father thought so, too, but wisely kept still. Wearing an air of lofty dignity that befitted the occasion, he brought out his evening paper and his pipe. Tabitha began to play.
 After fifteen minutes of half-hearted practice she became suddenly alert.
 Your pipes outI'' she cried
 Never mind my pipe anowered her father. You attend to your music
 How can I?" she asked accusingly, when you don't count?"
 Count?' Tabitha's father paused in horror.
 .eYes. count" with a reproac11ful glare. My piano teacher always does.
 But I never" He caught her look of whitening contempt All right he I
 ..One-two, one-two, delightedly.
 That sounds easy commented Ia bitha's father.
 Laying aside his pipe. he began. Aft CT the third evening Tabitha's father appealed to his wife.
 T tell you this one-two' business has to be stopped" he said. Its get ting on my nerves. Why, I can't walk down the street without counting one two to myself. I climb the elevated stairs in .one-two' time. It's on my brain. I dream about it I'm not go- ing to stand for it5
 However, the following Monday Ia bitha came home from her piano lesson with the announcement that she had to buy a metronome.
 Whats that ?" asked Tabitha's fath- CT, suspiciously.
 "A timekeeper." replied his wife, lan eluidly One of these machines that beat time while you play"
 Just the thing." cried Tabitha' s father.
 So the next evening saw a. metro nome installed in the fiat. It was a bright little bit of mechanism in a sf1inging mahogany case and it stood aggressively. new upon the corner of the piano To Tabitha it looked fiend- ish.
 T don't believe it will work" she said.
 "Oh. yes it wilI." answered her fath- CT, cheerfully. The music dealer showed me all about it. See" starting it. There it goesI Now, when you want it to go slower, all you have to do is to push up this little piece of lead
 But Tabitha regarded it with wrath.
 T know 1t won't work she declared pessimistically as she attacked the pi- ano with vicious emphasis They never do."
 Tabitna's father folded back the tor
 Anyway, think it's mean for you to make me go and work like this. she went on, while you sit around and smoke"
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-23
THE VESTS FREE ACRES.

The free acres of the far west are Deekoning the homeseekers this spring For several months continuous stream of land seekers has been pour ing through the cities of St. Paul Omaha and Kansas City, en route to the Golden West" These land hun- gry citizens are recruited largely from the middle west. and a large percent age have already chosen their loca- tion and will establish homes upon arriving at their destination. A ma jority of these people are well SUD- piled with money, having sold their farms at good prices. The west well comes their coming, for it's greatest Feed is people.
 The public lands of the nation are rapidly diminishing. but the loss oi acres is more than made up by the creation of individual homes and cul- tivated fields which replace the wide expanses of unproductive country.
 On all the irrigation projects of the government the influx of settlers is large, so large. in fact, the engineer. are unable to extend the canal sys tems rapidly enough to meet the de. mands for additional farms.
 Today only four of the projects con tain available government farms fo which water is ready. On all the pro jects the large holdings are being sub divided as required by law, and nu merous opportunities are offered t purchase desirable lands in the mids of old established communities, wher the newcomer may enjoy a settled neighborhood, with schools. churches roads and first class markets. Thes lands are attractive to men with am pie means. as the hard work of get ting desert land ready for cultivation is largely eliminated.
 The reclamation service at Wash ington is rendering valuable assistanc in supplying information concernin; the opportunities for homeseekers ol the several irrigation projects Al long as these favorable opportunitie exist, our patriotic citizens have n excuse for leaving their own countr, to take up homes under a foreign flag
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-23

The attempt being made to save the mince pie from degeneracy to meet a cheap demand is to be commended. Mince pie must be stimulating as well as nourishing
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-23

Oregon is not handling the Recall as if it was false pretence It ap- pears to be intent upon making a menace of it that the best of men will be afraid of
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-23

The homes of the Young Womans Christian association of Boston are a popular place of entertainment for transients. They have made a good record
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-23

The man who was constantly think ing of striking it rich is now cogitat- ing upon the possibility of striking a bathing beach soon.
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Of 16.S97 commitments in Boston in one year. 12.2Ss of them were pro- nounced by the authorities to have been distinct rum offenses.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-23

A new style of bookkeeping is likely to result from recent supreme court decisions. Secret doin's will in future just be kept in mind.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-23

If the drug clerk does not get any time for recreation. the clerk at the soda fountain must feel good when knocking out thirsts.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-23

Billy Sunday does not think that a man looks well taking the word of a life insurance agent and refusing to take the word of God
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-23

If an accident occurs to an unreg- istered automobile in Massachusetts. although it be the fault of others, the injured parties have no legal claim
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-23

It is estimated that pair of healthy flies introduced in the house in June will produce 191 900, ,000, 900, 900, 900, ,o0' by September; this is why the frs flies should be swatted.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-23

We notice that the strawberry short cake is coming down in price to the point from which it readily reaches the workingman's table.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-23

When the straw hat sees it's sf1a dow it has come to stay; and a great many of them are seeing it every day.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-23

During the three days that the hot wave was on. Chicago made way with three million gallons of beer to hold it's thirst down.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-23

This early hot spell is waking up the vacationists to thought of the summer cottages and the hammock beside the lake.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-23

The New York court of appeals has decided that broker has the right to sell the securities of his client after reasonable notice; and that the New
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-23

The editor of the Toledo Blade says His idea of nothing to look forward to is double chin.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-23

Happy thought for today: Every man has his peculiarities; and it is well to be conscious of our own and
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-23

If President Diaz could get the con fidence of the insurrecto leaders and have them come to the City of Mexico
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-23
EDITORIAL NOTES,

The olden-time fan does not take kindly to the new baseball with a cork center.
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then we shall talk less about the other fellows.
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York stock exchange is the proper place in which to sell them.
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to damages. This is something to remember.
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to dine he might make an end of them.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-23
REPUBLICAN, CITY TICKET.

'f-F v v GiSNN VI BiONG T.. Election: Monday, June 5, 1911.
 Aldermen JOSEPH D. HAVILAND FRANK Fl. SMITH
 Counciln1en
 HENRY NORMAN ALEXANDER WILLIAMS FRANK IT. TOSS
 LOUIS H. GEER
 Tax Collector THOMAS A. ROBINSON City Treasurer C. LESLIE HOPKINS
 City Clerk ARTHUR G. CROWELL Water Commissioner ALBERT s. COMSTOCK
 City Sheriffs GEORGE O. BENSON GEORGE w. ROUSE
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-23
THE PUBLIC UTILITIES PROBLEM

The new task of regulating public utilities in the United States is stu pendous-just how stupendous. reports of the census bureau on telephones street and electric railways. and cen tral electric light and power stations go to show.
 Seven billions of dollars of capital will be directly and vitally affected if the tidal wave of public regulation goes rushing on. Half million work CTS thirteen thousand business estab- lishments and seven billion dollars of
 capital-those figures represent the
 businesses to which the public pays
 daily tribute in the light, telephones
 street cars or gas it uses and which
 the public demands the right to reg
 ulate and curb. These figures throw
 light upon the tasks of public utility
 commissions such as those of New
 York state and Wisconsin, and such
 as are proposed in Illinois and other
 states.
 The regulation of the railroads by
 the interstate commerce commission
 now T is an accomplished fact. Tha-
 has brought under public control in
 vestments aggregating thirteen bIl-
 lions of capital and an army of en-
 ployes numbering a round million or
 more Now the other compan nies of
 daily concern to all of us. in our
 homes, our offices. our shops, our fac
 tories, of concern both in our work
 and in our play. rapidly are being
 brought under the supervising power
 of commissions or public bodies both
 for the good of the public and for the
 safeguarding of the public utility com
 panies them selves
 It is a galaxy of giants that are
 grouped under the name of public
 utility companies by the census bureau
 reports. According to the census fig
 ures last available, the capital invest ments are as follows:
 Gas lamps. fixtures 1s05) s750s43,s1S T'rphone & t'rgraph (19OO 1.067,635,s21 St. railways 190D 3,774,772, ,096
 Flee. Phts & power (190D 1867, 3ss, ,8s6 Elec. machinery. etc. G907) 174,06s,026
 St. Ky. car shops, etc. QsO7) 12,se5.s5S Total, $7,147,611,s5o Among the electric light and power companies municipal ownership has gained headway at great rate dur ing recent years Between 1902 and 1907 the percentage of increase in the number of stations which the govern ment statistics class as commercial light and power stations" was 23.4 per cent. But the increase in municipally owned stations during the same period was 53.6 per cent. During that same period 1he increase of gross income
 for the commercial plans was 1853 per cent The differenc presumably shows the reason why the public fla vors munieipally owned light and pow CT stations.
 In the aggregate the business tram saoted by the 12.367 establishments covered by the census bureau reports was enormous. and the record. so far as municipal ownership is concerned. was practical vindication of munich pal ownership theories so far as cer- 1 tain utilities are concerned
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-23
BASS-CLEF CONCERT.

Slater Msn's C. Accompanist
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-02-17

with only q slight scratch on his
face and few bruises. He went
through to Portland Tuesday even
ing on his regular run on No. IA.
Out of nearly 200 passengers on
the train not more than dozen
were injured bad enough to require
any surgical attention.
The chair car, tourist sleeper,
diner and Pullman sleeper left the
track, but did not turn over. The
observation car remained on the
rails.
The accident happened at 5:15
p. m. about 100 feet east OF the
east switch at Nugget.
As quickly as possible Conductor
Tom Davis communicated the news
of the accident to Kemmerer, Mont
pelier and Pocatello. The wreck
ing crew and doctors at Kemmerer
were Immediately despatched 10 the
scene, as were also Drs. Poynter
and King of this city, who were
accompanied by Division Superin-
tendant Stevenson, who happened
to be here when news Of the wreck
was received.
The wounds Of Engineer Lantry,
Fireman Day and Mail Clerk Kin.
port were dressed as best they could
at the scene of the wreck. The
men were placed aboard a special
and hurried to Pocatello, where
they received more surgical atten-
tion, and they were taken to the
Salt Lake hospital.
As the diner was not put ont of
commission, the passengers were all
given supper, and free berths were
provided for as many as the sleep
ers would accommodate. The pas
sengers continued on to their re-
spective destinations Wednesday
morning, being taken on board
No. 9.
The track was SO slightly dam
aged that it was repaired that night
aud regular traffic resumed We'd
nesday morning.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-02-17
LINCOLN AND WASHINGTON
PROM eoopwIN,s wEnK1Y. rnnRuARY II.

FROM GooDwINs WEEKLY, FEBRUARY II.
Tomorrow wb the Lincoln anniversary ten days
later will be that George Washington They be-
cred together No gave birth to such another
par There have been heroes statesmen and scholars
IN all civilized lands there have greater
ngon greater statesmen LncoIn
eminent scholars than either em
others that possessed the combination attributes which made
elther Washington Lincoln all outward
gaes totally dssmar One grave, speech
seldom smiled The other joyous looking
MN ana listening to him men forgot the sadness that shown
out through his face deliberate mpeu
ou the one had little humor the other running
WIN t ne one had Slow calculating minds the other quick
analytical mind that instantly depths
1ect and weighed the mpart-
both ofew men to them the one as draws the atarc-
ton of gravaton the other finally
glacier in flow The storm of quicken pulses
OF the one the other calm a
second birth was conyulsng continent.
How is that after both long that
Wen the name of one spoken the other always brought
mind? They had some commanding gifts To
iater in duty toward native gifts
ing that duty neither life personal consequences
was for moment considered by unapproac-
able integrity was attribute of No would have
dared make proposition to George Washington
He was the honestest saw,
love Of liberty grand to further
freedom no was foo ureat for either
TO shrink from it, Both ambitious but their ambitions
to magnify native and to all its people
utmost degree Of peace, prosperity happiness.
Each great Drained
spheres all that mortal could accomplish Finally they hot
of together because they possessed necessary gifts
the checks given
make that something which call perfect
had the gifts to create nation, gifts
Both faced storms which only could meet both
trumphed; houghone offered his life pess
struggle the other his life that superhuan might
not be in vain
Both were misiudged in fe both enemies
when the final call for each sendor gathered their
death couches that melted the TO tears.
And the youth of this
up from the people that the other
passed through childhood squad enough
any breast; that neither
asked for anything but among fellow
but that out of such beginning they
names In letters OF gold on the immortal heights where they will
had ha ksaad hv &
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-02-17
PASSENGER TRAIN NO. IS
WRECKED BY BROKEN RAIL
Accident Occurred Last Monday Evening at Mug
get--One Engine and all but One Car De-
raied--Fortunat1sy No One was Killed.

The fact that the mail and bag
gage cars, day coach and tourist
sleeper on passenger train No. II
last Monday were all steel cars
saved the lives of probably scor,
or more of passengers and prevented
the serious injury of many others.
The tram, which was a double
header, was clipping along ul
Nugget canyon at a speed of fully
40 miles an hour, when the tender
of the head engine sol, in charge
of Engineer Brown and Fireman
Brookshire, was derailed by q
broken rail; Engineer Lantry of
the second engine, the so7, saw the
tender of the sol leave the track.
He quickly threw on the emergecy
air brake, and blew the danger sig.
nal for Engineer Brown, but when
the So7 struck the broken rail it to
left the track, turned upside down
and completely around with the
front facing the west. This tore
the tender loose from the sol,
which remained on the track and
was brought to stop within about
800 yards. Neither Engineer
Brown nor Fireman Brookshire
were injured in the least.
That Engineer Lantry and Fire.
man Day were not instantly killed,
is little less than a miracle. Both
were thrown from the cab with
such force as to land them we'll
out of reach of their engine.
I4antry sustained several broken
ribs on the left side and a number
of bad bruises and cuts. Days
face was so badly cut that it was
necessary to take several stitches in
dressing the wounds.
The mail car turned straight
across the track, but Mail Clerks
kinport and Livingston were not
badly injured. Imports injuries,
however, were of such a nature as
TO necessitate him being taken to
the hospital.
Baggageman Leslie Gee escaped
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-02-17
PROHIBITION KILLED
IN THE HOUSE

Boise, Feb. l6.-Amid scenes
which perhaps never before in the
history of Idaho accompanied such
vote on a great moral issue, the
resolution to submit the question of
statewide prohibition to the vote of
the people in the form of consti-
tutlonal amendment was defeated
w dnesday afternoon in the house
by vote of 35 to %. The num-
Der of votes necessary for adoption
is 40.
The floor of the house during the
day presented spectacle hugely en-
ioyei by the packed gallery. The
representatives dropped their man.
ties of sober conduct. Levity and
mirth abounded without restraint.
Preachers and laity joined in songs
that IAN from the patriotic to the
entlmental, pathetic and ridlcu-
lous Stories were told. A mock
trial of one of the members was
held, in which leading lawyers en-
gagged in idle persihage on legal
merits of the defendants case.
But throughout the banter and
merriment there ran a strain of sus-
pense. On neither side did the
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-02-17
RY. COMMISSION
BILL PASSES HOUSE

Boise, Feb. 15.-The house of
representatives yesterday passed the
railroad commission bill by a vote
38 to 16, being more than two
thirds of the house in favor of the
bill, with one member, Taylor Of
Cassia, stating that personally he
favored the bill, but in Difference to
his constituents who do not favor it,
voting against it.
The debate was long and some
times tiresome, but 1t was good
natured throughout and was notable
for the absence of the usual charges
and counter charges SO often handed
about during discussion of such
measures. Lead in favor of the
measure was taken by Crow of Ada
county and the leader in opposition
was Terrell Of Bannock county, who
made the only speech giving argu-
ments against the measure. The
Republicans who refused to stand
with their party on the bill were
Friend and Arthur of Blaine coun.
ty, Alfred and Nielsen of Bear Lake
county, Taylor of Cassia county and
Edgington of Bingham county
The Democrats who supported the
bill we're Dunning of Owyhee, Gal
loway of Washington, Morgan OF
Latah, Hutton and Strobe of Sho
shone, Jayne of Twin Falls, Holm
berg of Nez Perce, Pincock of Ere
mont, Kirby of Boise, Sorenson o.
Nez Perce and Wood of the sam,
county. Hellekson, democrat, o
hatah, was paired for the bill will
Parker, democrat, of Idaho county
against it, and Leaf, democrat 0
Kootenai county, was paired for tn
bill with GlennOn, republican, o
Custer county, against it. McCab
of Shoshone county was absent an
not paired.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-02-17
Entertainments BY
GEM OF MT'N CLUB

A series of five high class enter
tainments, consisting Of a musical
program by our best local talent
and readings by Lois Virginia
iStoddard, will begin one week from
tonight, Feb. "a at 8 o'clock and
every alternate Friday. The au-
thors the readings will be given
frPm are the American poets, Long.
fello, Lowell, Holmes, Poe and
Field.
Only those who have heard Miss
Stoddard can appreciate her for,
after years of specialization she has
attained proficiency that enables
her to interpret the works Of the
poets in an exceptionally charming
manner.
The proceeds from these enter
tainments will be devoted to the
Loan Scholarship fund.
This fund was created by the
Idaho Club women in the year 1908
and is loaned without interest to
students to assist them in obtaining
an education at the State Universi
ty at Moscow, the money to be
repaid after graduation and receiv.
ing regular employment, at the rate
of ten dollars per month. This
fund is available by any Idaho
student, who is recommended by
his or her high school principal,
county superintendent, or other
responsible person as to good moral
character, habits Of industry and
the necessity of the case. He must
also be recommended by q federated
club. Up to the present time $579
has been contributed by individuals
and 1924. 30 by clubs; $40 has &C.
cured from interest, making total
of $16l3.9 90.
The money has been loaned tc
twenty students, four of whom arr
young women and seventeen ars
young men.
We know the people of Montpe
lier and Bear Lake county will re.
gard it as privilege to assist il
such worthy cause. Remember,
citizens, your son and daughter
may take advantage of this loan il
they wish.
So many have already expressed
a desire to attend the entertain.
ments that the club rooms will b.
too small and one of the churche
will be secured in which TO hol,
them. Season tickets, at $l.OO TO
the five evenings, are on sale at RI
ter Bros and IL. b. Whitman
stores.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-02-17
LIBERAL PREMIUMS
FOR HORSE SHOW

The finance committee has not
yet completed its work of solicit.
ing funds for the horse show to be
held in Montpelier April 81 and 92,
but G. 4. Harris of the committee
informed as Wednesday that they
would have pretty close to $500
cash for premiums, and besides
several merchants have already an
nounced their intentions of Offering
special premiums. Il is expected
that other merchants will also fall
in line with special offers, in add.
tion to their cash donations.
The subscriptions secured and
those yet to come, insures the sue
cess of hte horse show from fnan.
cial standpoint. In fact, contribu-
tions have been 70 liberal that it 10
believed larger cash premiums will
be offered than have been at any
previous show.
As the classification of premiums
and the amounts to be offered in
each class cannot be determined
until the funds are all secured, it
may possibly be two weeks yet
before the premium list can be pub.
lished. However, the committee
hopes to have it ready for pablica-
tion next week. In the meantime
the horsemen can begin getting
their horses in shape for the show
for 1t is going to be q hum-dinger,
and it no dosbt will bring TO Mont.
pelier many horse buyers and thoss
interested in horse breeding.
Tomorrow, Saturday, afternoou
the committee will meet with hors,
men from every section of the
territory in which entries will b,
open, for the purpose Of discussing
the show and formulating plans fol
carrying it out suceetsfully. Tn,
lmaetin0 will h0 halS 3aSy,.txu. S-Iy