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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-16
GENE FROM MADAM AT THE OPERA HOUSE WEDNESDAY

abandoned farms what are in reality
bits Of land cleared in the forest by the
pioneers for farms, but which in the
light of the modern science OF agrietl-
ture never would have been cleared for
this purpose at all because time and
experience have shown that the soil
is not adapted to farming, These one
time farms are now being permitted
to revert to the forest because they
are natural forest lands, and, when they
are once more timbered and managed
under modern forestry methods. they
will yiem revenues to their owners far
away and Beyond any profits that could
be expected of the same land under til
lage. This is not abandonment, it is
development. But superficial or care
less generalization and thoightless
speech have contributed to make. current
throughout the country the rather I'M
pleasant idea that very great extent
of tillable land in Vermont has been
abandoned for economic reasons indicat-
ing the failure of agriculture generally
in this region. AS matter Of fact,
there never was a time in the history
of the state when agricultural land, that
IS. soil that nature designated for crop
raising, was so wen cultivated or so
profitably cultivated. all things con-
sidered, as it Is to-day. And side by
side with this progress is now seen the
first serious attempts at modern forest
culture OF which the so-called aban-
doned farm movement is only an en-
couraging part
If these tourist lads found the whole
OF Plymouth to consist Of one house oc-
cupied by an unsociable man with a
shotgun, they did not find the Plym-
outh that has population Of 4S2 souls
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-16
The Bills.

Here's the postman with the bills,
Monthly bills
At his coming how my solar plexus
thrillsi
How it trembles, trembes, trembes,
4 With a Kind of quaking fright
AS the missives he assemblies
while my tragic face resembles
A storm threatened, starless mighty
Seems to climb, climb, climb,
To an altitude sublime,
Heaping till they make ghostly range
Of frigid-looking hills
OF the bills, bills, bills,
Bills, bills, bills
Heart distressing, soul-depressing. UNI
paid bills!
Here are the yellow wedding bills
Golden billsl
What world of WEAKNESS their guam
tity instillsl
Though they're reminiscent, quite,
OF a time of pure delight,
Now they make me madly note,
And all in vain,
That must have been the goat
When those turtle doves were married.
do they gloat
Oer my pains
Oh, these bills are bitter pills;
What juicy bank account their liquida-
tion killsl
How it chillsi
How it spills
Into nothingi How it rills
Into bill collectors tills
While these endless checks I'm drawing,
Paving bills, bills. bills.
Paying bills. bills, bills, bills,
Bills. bills, bills
As the color keeps retreating from my
I gillsl Philadelphia Ledger
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-16
MONTPELIER

Leonor Gutierrez and Jose 0rtez were
married Saturday. The groom is a
stone cutter.
Rev G. H. Smith, the new superin-
tendent OF the Anti.Saloon League, spoke
at the Baptist church yesterday morn
ing, addressed the mems forum at Beth
any church at noon and spoke at the
evening meeting in Trinity church. Mr..
Smith made very favorable impress
sion
William J. Cragg. a granite polisher
from Lewiston, Me- was operated on for
appendicitis at Heaton hospital yester-
day. He was taken i'll in Clayton, n. ",
but managed to reach Montpelier, when
it was evident an operation must be
performed at once. He is expected to
recover.
The funeral of Mrs. Emma Grout Mutt
was held yesterday from the Riverside
and was strictly private. Rev. j. Ed
ward Wright OBLIGATED and interment
was in Green Mount cemetery. The
bearers were three brothers OF urs. Mutt,
DR.. Don D. Grout Of Waterbury,, George
Grout OF Morrisville and Frank L. Grout
Of this city; and nephew, George
Grout Of Montpelier
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-16
RANDOLPH.

Mrs. William Clifford OF Hartford,
Conn, is in town, visiting relatives for
a few days.
b. g. Bass returned from Barre on
Saturday and is for the present the
guest OF his sister, Mrs. c. X. Pratt.
Mrs. Mary Saxton, who has been i'll
for three weeks, is now able TO be
out a little with every prospect OF re-
coyery
Mrs. Alice 0rmsbee. who has been for
the last few months at the home Of
Mrs. H. NJ Totman. went TO her home
in Barre on Saturday.
Mrs. Beaumel Williams left Friday
for Boston, where she will pass sew.
eral weeks with some OF her customers,
to whom she went to do dressmak
ing.
w. w, Sprague arrived here last week
with his bride, who was Miss Cooper
from the state Of New York, and TO
whom be was married on Sunday, Oct.
Mr.. and Mrs Sprague will take pos
session of their house on the Highlands
as soon rs il is vacated by II. B Bell
and will come here for a permanent
residence.
Mrs Lewis Durham, her children and
her aunt, Mrs. George, returned from a
two weeks stay in ST. Adams. on Sat
urday, Mrs Durham leaving her father,
Mr., Johnson, somewhat improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Wetmore Of keene,
IN. H., arrived Saturday night to visit
Mrs Wetmores parents. Mr.. and Mrs
D. b. Wells. Mr.. Wells il in very poor
health and for the last few days has
not been as well as usual.
Mrs f. 4. Salisbury underwent an
operation for appendicitis at the san
atorium on Saturday, d. Wheeler OF
Burlington being the surgeon. assisted
by the local physicians. IL is under
stood that she is doing as well as could
be expected.
Miss Lulu Rye, who has been pass
ing two weeks here with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. p. Rye, left Satur-
day for Waterbury, to resume her du
ties as attendant at the Waterbury re-
treat Mrs. Emma West, and Mr.. g..
H. West, who had been guests also az
Mr., Ryes. went to their home in Wa
terbury the same DAY.
Mr. and Mrs. j. b. Eldredge left Sat
rday night accompanied by DR. j. p.
Clifford, for Rochester. MIMI to enter
the hospital OF DR.. Mayo for a difficult
surgical operation, by which she hopes
to have permanent relief from the Sc.
we're attack Of gall stones, from which
she has suffered SO long Her brothers.
Il. L. AieGlaain Of Montpelier, w ID.
McGlaain and J. L. McGlaAn Of War
rem. were here last week to see her be-
fore she left Il is hoped If all is well
that the party viii return here the first
OF next month.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-16
Was a Native Of Calais.

Manchester, N. H.. Oct, Is. Horatio
b. York, aged II, resident Of Man
chester for more than 80 years, died
Saturday at the home, $50 Union street.
He was native of Calais, Vt, com
ing here in his youth, and was for many
years engaged in the grocery trade. Mr.
York is survived by two sisters, Mrs.
P, 4. Winslow of Laeonia. and Mrs. Mar
tina NJ Rnsalow of this city and two
brothers, George w. and Charles w.
York OF Manchester.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-16
Gives Aid to Strikers.

Sometimes liver, kidneys and bowels
seem to 90 on strike and refuse to
work right. Then you need those pleas
ant little strike breakers-Dr Kings
New Life Pills to give them natural
aid and gently compel proper action.
Excellent health soon follows. Try
them. 25c at the Red Cross Pharmacy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-16

by the census Of 1910 and that has
"a complete civic organization with the
rural free delivery of mails and with
a social life at least so advanced as
to be represented in the legislature last
year by resident that had been grad
uated from the agricultural department
of the university Of Vermont,
OF course, all this newspaper report
was mere boys talk and innocent of
any misehevous intention at that. But
it was published from Concord, n. H.,
and doubtless accepted by nobody knows
how many readers as literally repre-
sentative of prevailing conditions in YER
mont And these are the things that
tend to keep alive outside a mistaken
nation of our state,-St. Adams Messen-
ger
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-16
Four Million Acres Surveyed.

During August the topographic engi-
neers of the United States Geological
Survey made field surveys Of 6,5l7 square
miles-over 100000 acres-in various
parts of the country, ranging from
swamps to high mountain areas. The
surveys comprise actual map-making on
the ground, and the putting on the map
of every natural and artificial fe4ture in
its exact relative position as it actually
exists in the area surveyed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-16
A Hypnotic Speaker.

would you prefer TO take my speech
in shorthand" said Senator Sorghum,
"or directly on the typewriter =
IF it's all the same" replied the
stenographer, "rll take it directly on
the typewriter. The noise of the ma
chine viii help to keep me awake
Washington Star.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-16
AMUSEMENT NOTES.
MADAM x" Reported to Be Biggest Ora
matte Company On Tour.

1t il seldom that dramatic companies
are very large or their equipment very
heavy the exception TO this Is Madam
X the biggest dramatic company on
tour this season, The company COM
prises eighteen acting people besides a
working staiI Of ten who take care Of
the enormous amount Of scenery aud
electrical effects used in the play Mad
dam X will be seen in its entirety on
Wednesday, Oct is, at the opera house
so no theatregoer who demands the best
should miss this opportunity Of seeing
the most powerful drama Of this gem
eLation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-16
LAST OF THE SEASON.
Annual Fall Excursion to New York,
October "a. 1911.


Via the Central Vermont railway, New
London and steamer New Hampshire of
the Norwich line, Fare for the round
trip 500. Train leaves Willamstown
7;l0 a. M; So. Barre 1880 a, M; Barre
500 a. m. and ll:40 a. M; Montpelier
$500 a. m. and 1901 p. M; Mortified,
9:33 a. m. and 1882 p, m; Roxbury,
.9:52 a. M; East Granville 1907 a. m /;
Braintree l0:l6 a. M; Randolph 1890
a. m. and l:l6 p. m; arrive New London
900 p. M; leave New London via steam
er 1900 p. M; arrive. New York 700
Ia. m. Tickets good going on trains
named above, October "a, arriving New
York the morning of Oct. 25; returning,
good to leave New York until Oct. 81,
to arrive at starting point Nov !, 1911.
See flyers for particulars.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-11-16

@ . E . r. y.
the office OF the clerk OF the county
court for recording as follows:
Melvin Bunner and wife to Allison
s. Fleming. parcel Of land near Fair.
mont: consideration, $50.
Monongaheln lndus:r.a. company
TO T. S. Neptune. a parcel of land In
the company's East Side Addition to
the City of Fairmont; K consideration,
$500. s.5=..S
Sina Wells, husband ct al, to j.. r.
Baker. IL Interest in the Maple.
townScoal underlying a parcel Of land
near Metz; consideration. 81 and 9th.
er valuable considerations.
Warrington Light and Power, Com
pany to the Fairmont and Manning
ton Railroad Company. real estate and
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-11-16
SURPRISE PARTY;

HARRINGTON, W. Va, Nov. 15.-
One Of the most enjoyable social
events Of the season was the surprise
party given to Mrs. Belle Clark at her
home in North vIewSa few evenings
ago.
The occasion was her fifty.seventh
birthday and her many friends exert.
ed themselves to make the occasion
one OF the. happlest OF her life. The
guests met at the home of Mrs.%sLee
Wells and from there went to the
Clark residence in q body. : !
Mrs. Clark received many beautiful
gifts $all tokens o. the loving esteem
in which she ls$held. The evening
was passed with games and at late
hour refreshments were served. Those
present. We're: Mrs. Jesse Staggers
Mrs. Pat Mulvehill. Mr.. and Mrs, Gil:
bert Musgrave, Mrs. Howard Coleman,
Mr.. VIM Kerns, Mr.. and Mrs. A. C..
Fisher, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Wells, Mrs.
Swisher. Mrs. Kate Ross, Mrs. I'LL.
Bartlett. Mrs. Earle Gould. Mrs. Tom
Martin. Nellie Murphy. Hfttie... Thomp-
son, Maude Dutch. Donald Stocker,
Mrs. Stella Hallam, Plnkney Cunning.
ham. 81;
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-11-16
'GIII[[IQlI'''
NAME SELECTED FOR DETsoir,s
ANNUAL WATER CARNIVAL.

LIE -
cadillaquae Is the name selected
by the committee appointed by the
mayor for the annual water fete and
carnival TO be held in Detroit, com.
mencing In July, 1912 The name was,
suggested by w. b. Blaine. 1899 Town.
send avenue, and he. therefore. Is
awarded the Flanders 800 automo.
bile, offered rs prize BY the Detroit
Board Of Commerce. The name "ca.
dillaqnae is a combination of cndil5
lacs the founder Of Detroit, and aqua.
the Latin Off water. It was selected
from p list containing nearly 10000
names, submitted; from all parts Of the
United States. The, list vas finally
cut down to twenty, and from these
the final selection ,wasSmade. The
prize will be awarded during The cele.
bration OF the first carnival
While the name is a most appropri.
ate one Of historical Significance. the
Cadillac, automobile manufacturers
Will no doubt profit by the publicity
which will now be given the. name,
while the "E. NJ. F.s company fur.
nishes the prize for the name select.
ed.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-13
Nobel Prize Conditions.

Secretary Of State has received from
the secretary OF the Nobel Prize Commit
tee Of the Norwegian Parliament state
ment of the conditions governing the
award Of the Nobel prizes for 1910. These
he transmitted TO Speaker Cannon for the
use Of Congress. All proposals of candi-
dates must be made by February I. 1911,
and the decision is to be announced
December 10, 1911.
Any one of the following is duly quail
fed as a,candidate to be voted upon for
one of the prizes:
Members and late members of the
Nobel Committee of the Norway Parlia-
ment and advisers appointed at the Nor
wegian Nobel Institute
Members of parliament and Of the
governments of the different nations and
of the Inter Parliamentary Union.
Members of The Hague Peace Court.
Members of the commission of the Per
manent International Peace Bureau.
Members and associates of the Institute
Of international Law.
University professors of international
law, political science, history and philoso.
ply.
Persons who have received the Nobel
peace prize.
The Nobel prize may also be awarded
TO associations and institutions. Those
proposing candidates must state theil
grounds.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-13
Maryland's Finances.

The report OF Mr. William B. Claggett
Comptroller of the State Treasury, foi
the fiscal year ended September 30, 1910
was submitted to the Governor or
Thursday, January 5th.
During the fiscal year there was re.
ceived into the State Treasury proper
the sum OF S5S75, 59S.65 to which must
be added the cash balance on hand Sep.
TENDER so, 1909, of Sr,32S, o6o. 90, aggre.
eating The sum of 81, 2o3, 663. 81. The
receipts proper, however, of S5,S75,-
sos. 65 show an increase of $475.4o3. 90.
All OF The expenses of the State ag-
gregated the Unprecedented sum OF
So, 32S, 557.I5, leaving a cash balance OF
SS75,IILI6, which was carried over into
the next fiscal year
The receipts for the free school fund.
including the balance brought down
from the previous year, aggregate S7o.-
o67 Co. while the disbursements to Bal.
timore City and the several counties for
the some period amount to $1,000. 10,
leaving balance to the credit of this
fund of s6,8o7 20.
The funded or gross debt of the State
as OF September so, 1910, amount to
5000 40, leaving balance during the
year of sSII,ooo. This increase is in
CURED by reason of the issue of new
bonds known as the State Roads Loan.
Thus far there have been issued of this
loan SI,55Looo.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-13
THE EXPERTS REPORT ON
THE CITY S AFFAIRS.

The report on the city's finances and
mode OF transacting business by the city
officials was submitted to the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen, by the experts
retained to examine the accounts from
June 18th, 1907, to June 10Th, 1910
The report is comprehensively and
inteiligently prepared in exhibits, and
clearly sets forth the financial transac-
tons desired, as well as certain defects
which require more attention by those in
power to properly enforce the ordinances
as passed,
In regard to the fire companies
monthly statements of their expenditures
should be forthcoming in order to enable
the city authorities to ascertain how the
money appropriated is expended. 1t is
only a Just and fair proposition and its
enforcement should be demanded.
1t is bad financiering to borrow money
from a banking institution at 8 per
cent, which holds the city deposits with
out interest caused by the non-compi-
ance with the ordinance, requiring the
collector of water rents to pay weekly
such money as he has collected to the
City Register, instead of semi annually,
as has been the case
His Honor, the Mayor, who has full
power to require and demand not only
weekly but daily reports from the heads
OF the various departments of the city,
and should keep in touch with the street
expenditures also
The large sums expended for our water
supply and electric lights should be
closely watched, and more economy
could be practiccd in these various de.
partments, and at the end of the year a
considerable saving could be exhibited.
AS we are not familiar with the new
bookkeeping system introduced, we
cannot express an opinion of the same,
bat we sincerely hope that no more
errors Of any kind will appear to cause
complaint by our taxpayers. That no
intentional wrong was intended we are
sure, but. nevertheless, too much care
cannot be exercised by those in charge
We are grateful to learn that the report
which is most sweeping, fully exoner-
ates the city officials in charge of the
financial affairs of the city, and clearly
sets forth the condition Of our city in :
most edfying manner.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-13
Champ Clark Idea

Extension Of the presidential md con-
! gressional terms of office is favored by
Representative Champ Clark. of Missouri
who probably will be Speaker of the next
I House
Il am in favor of amending the Consti-
tuition" said Mr.. Clark, so as to elect
the President for one term of six years
and make him forever ineligible for re-
election. | am in favor of that because
every time that there is President ex-
traordinarily popular lot Of fools boom
him for third term.
For more than 100 years it has been
part of the unwritten law of the land that
a President shall serve two terms and no
more, and to break down that unwrtten
law now would be exceedingly dangerous
Therefore | am in favor now of fixing it
SO it cannot be broken
''Ifthe presidential term is made for six
years, am in favor of making the term
of Congress three years, instead of two.
Then the states falling into that rule would
have an election every three years,
Mr.. Clark also is in favor of electing
both the President and Representatives in
Congress on the last Monday in August
and of inaugurating the President and the
members of Congress on the first Monday
in October
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-13
To Reduce the Cost Of Living

Give me back yard with 40 square
feet in il and goat said DR.. Thomas J..
Allen, of Chicago, noted as food spe-
cialist, and will show any one how a
family of five largely can be supported
THE high cost of living problem is all
bosh If the head of the family would Just
adapt himself to circumstances and sur
roundings.
ION small city lot you can easily raise
all the vegetables necessary, except po-
tatoes, to support family of five people,
and with the goat the cost of living will
be reduced still more.
The goat is lost sight ofin this country.
Goat milk is by far the best that anyone
can drink. | state this as an authority
on food values. Another thing, it is a
good animal to have around. 1t is cheap
to keep, is a fine playmate for the chill
dren and you can depend upon it to keep
the lawn well cropped without digging
up the roots. Sd Louis Rebn6hc
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-13
Statehood Delayed.

Obviously, the state builders of New
Mexico, are destined to learn that the
mere framing of constitution is not the
sole requirement for admission into the
Union. Congress lays down such cond-
tons of admission as may be peculiarly
applicable to the Individual prospective
state, and those conditions must be met if
admission is to be granted, and it is
manfestly important that the constitution
of no state shall conflict or interfere with
the constitutional rights of any other
state. The Senate acted with commend
able promptness on President Taft's rec
ommendation for a joint resolution au-
thorizing the annulment of the portion of
the constitution of the proposed State of
New Mexico attempting to change the
established boundary line between the
prospective new state and Texas. and it
is to be expected that the House, on re-
converting after The holidays, will concur
with the Senate in the adoption of this
Joint resolution. The boundary lines in
question were legally run by the Clark
survey of $4,000, and were established
and ratified by the United States and the
State Of Texas, and an apparent attempt
on the part of a territory which is asking
for the favor of admission to dictate an
nulment or change of those lines seems
extremely poor taste, to say nothing of
poor policy. So it evidently seemed to
the President and to the Senate. Man
chester Union.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-13
Make Report on the
Citv's Financial Condition.

At a recent meeting of our City
Fathers, Messrs. MacRae, Jameson and
Aschom. who made an audit of the city's
accounts from June 10Th, 1907, to June
10th. 1910, submitted their report, which
in a thorough and comprehensive man
ner shows clearly to the satisfaction of
all, how the citys money has been ex-
pended within the time stated, and the
financial condition from the beginning to
the end of the time required by the reso-
luton passed. The report also covers
I a detailed statement of the financial con-
dtion of the city suggests reforms and
calls attention to legal requirements
which have been ignored,
The legal requirements named above
are with reference to the appropriation
Of water rents, to the payment of inter-
est, and the reimbursement of the princ-
pal of the notes and bonds, which has
not been carried out.
The quarterly report of the fire COM
panies, who receive $4,000 per annum,
has not been forthcoming. The weekly
payments of the collection of water rents
to the City Register, has not been done,
but in lieu thereof a semi.annual payment
is made.
Fixed expenses disbursed for the gen.
era administration of the city for the
three years amonnt to SI4434.I4. The
new assessment cost S4,II2.5S. The
intermediate assessment, SIS; assess
or's maps, Sis; Typographical maps,
| S3,o55.o6. Other expenses such as water
extensions on the streets, additions to
the water supply and the extra property
purchased, cost SI762 70 An item clas-
sified as expenses shows that $751; 81 was
expended for consultation and expert
opinion in regard TO improving the water
| system.
The decrease in expenditure for oper-
ating the electric light plant is attributed
to the fact that the city is bu,ing less
current than formerly, also that repair.
during the years 1907 and 1908 were
unusually heavy.
The total increase in permanent I'M
provements, shown under the head o
increases in assets" carried on during
the last three years is given as SIS,
63I.oI.
The report suggests that more insur
ance should be taken out on the Cit,
Opera House. The books give the
estimated value OF the psoperty at SIS, 900
while the insurance amounts to bu
$40 600.
Each member Of the board has beer
furnished with full copy of the report
and d new system of bookkeeping a.
suggested has been introduced. The
report as submitted by the accountant.
was adopted