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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-21

put in one philosopher with specula-
tive turn of mind and the question nat
urally presents itself, what would the
dog do with the engine If he caught it2
Ever since locomotives We're invented
they haev attracted the critical activity
of dogs and have presented this puzzlng
problem to philosophizing humanity. But
no real dog ever has caught real engine
so the problem is one of the irrelevant
IFS of history.
But coincdent with this vain amb.
ton Of the dog to capture and curb the
engine, humanity has been running
alongside OF business, trying to make
it honest. Every mans conscience, like
the little dog on the right Of way, has
been barking protest against the great
ruthless noisy thing beside him, and
philosophers grounded in the belief that
this Is a material world have grinned
and wondered what the spiritual dog
would do with the large, Grass, suhstan.
tial engine ii he ever got it, OF late
that is, in this generation in the mem
DRY OF toddling infants in their forties
the barking has been more insistent than
it was during the heart OF the last cen.
fury. In the sixties, seventies, eighties
and nineties OF the nineteenth century.
the reformer was 4 long-haired individual
who forgot to register for the election.
He was q rank outsider who looked over
the shoulders OF the real players and
confused the game But Of late tile re-
former has been sitting in Seven years
occupancy of the White House by re,
former has made the cult at once ri
spectacle and practical There viii be
fifty-seven out -and-out reformers in the
Republican caucus of the next national
House of Representatives, and dozen
United States senators who are consumed
with the fire from the light that never
was on land or sea Moreover. in nine
teen states governors are sitting who are
accused OF being reformers and have
either begged the question or have plead
ed guilty. Even worse: In twenty-five
legislatures. the reformers hold the bal.
ance of power in one or both legislativd
houses. And in cities lit is something
unbelievable in cities The reformers are
so thick in our American cities that the
organization is considering changing the
game laws SO that reformers may be
killed for market between New Years
and Thanksgiving. Every mans con.
science is rising and dominating his con. !
duct. Business is in danger OF becoming
reasonably honest. The dog is about to
catch the engine. and the problem Of the
century win be what will he do with it,"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-21

Stomach-Rite

is medicine of quality and purity.
A remedy that has thousands and
thousands of cures to its credit. If you
suffer from indigestion, dyspepsia,
heartburn, distress after eating, gas,
poor appetite, bloating and last, but
not least, constipation. you should not
fail to try II. Can any other medicine
show such results and such testimon.
isls from honorable, upright people,
right here In your midst? Stomach
Rite is recommended and endorsed by
physicians who prescribe it for their
patients. Some INSCRIPTIONS druggists
will try to sell you something lust
as good" but there is nothing Just as
good-there is no substitute for
Stomach-Rit See that you obtain the
genuine, and insist that you get a
package just like this:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-21
DEBILITY AND
RHEUMATISM
This Maine Woman Was Cured Of Both
BY DR.. Williams Pink Pills and Is
Enthusiastic in Her Recon-
mendation of The Remedy.


Whenever the blood becomes thin
and watery or impure the whole system
suffers, energy is lacking, vitality is low
and the victim falls an easy prey to any
disease which happens to be prevalent.
To keep the system in normal condi-
ton, the appetite good, the step vigor-
GUS, the brain clear and the muscles
strong, tonic is sometimes necessary.
With the body thus toned up and the
organs active there is greatly reduced
danger from prevalent diseases since
the germs are overcome and passed of
as nature intended they should be.
The tonic used should be efficacious
and at the same time safe and harm
less for the weakest constitution. Such
a remedy is DR.. Williams Pink Pills.
The experience of Mrs. James F,
Meynell, of Sullivan, Me-, with this
bloodmaking medicine is given in her
own words, as follows
"My reason for recommending DR..
Williams Pink Pills TO others Is that
they saved me from long illness and
probably from consumption few years
ago When teaching a country school |
became so completely run down that |
could not attend to my duties. My APP
petite failed me and | became so weak
that it was with great difficulty that 1
could walk upstairs. | had palpitation
OF the heart and was short of breath.
| also lost in weight.
"The people with whom / boarded
recommended DIR. Williams Pink Pills
| gave the remedy trial and soon felt
my strength returning. In short time
/ was perfectly we'll.
About three years ago again took
DR.. Williams Pink Pills. / had been
suffering from rheumatism for several
months The disease settled in the
joints all over my body | could just
get around the house by the aid of
chair. The pains were so sharp that /
could hardly keep from screaming. |
suffered all through the summer until
early fall As the doctor did not help
me, | again turned to DIR. Williams
Pink Pills. / gradually got better and
took the pills until cured and have had
no return of the rheumatism since
Dr. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
all druggists, or will be sent, postpaid,
on receipt OF price, 50cents per box six
boxes for $3.50, by the DR.. Williams
Medicine Company Schenectady, N. Y.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-21
Magazine Repiew.
The Stupendous Task of Assessing ]. P
Morgan.

Mr. Albert J. Mock, writing in the
February American Magazine urges the
adjustment Of the personal property
tax laws The United States is the only
remaining great nation where such taxa
ton still obtains Mr. Mock among other
absurdties Of these archaic laws. points
on that the literal application Of them
is impossible. The matter of assess
ment alone is an insurmountable diff
Guilty; either the person who is taxed
sends in a report of what he thinks he
il worth or the public assessor gliesses
at il. The former method Is unfair be-
cause people are not honest. and the lat
ter is Impractical Mr.. Mock demon
strates the impossibility Of aseertainng
the true wealth of rich man by de-
srribing in detail what would be re-
quired to learn the exact value OF the
personal property OF a man like J. Pier
pont Morgan. He SAYS:
Suppose, for instance, that the New
York office wanted to make a just ad
valoreum personality assessment on M.
J. Pierpont Morgan. and that Mr.. Nor
gan desired above all things that it
should be done Mr. Morgan would meet
the assessors and start the bah rolling
with a candid declaration that as far
as his tangible personality was concerned,
with the best will in the world, be could
help them very little
And ii would be true. Mr. Morgan
Is the great financial genius Of his time,
saf sgHt A,..ta. t, -
tell to day when the next panic is
due--and | wish he would | believe he
can analyze accurately off-hand every
tendency and cause leading up to any
financial phenomenon that the near flu
ture will disclose but would wager
anything in reason that he cannot guess
within 100000 OF what his own per-
sonal property would bring at forced
sale.
Then Mr.. Morgan would tie his yacht
to the wharf turn over the keys Of
his several houses, museum, stables, ETC.,
leave memorandum OF his debts and
intangible holdings (which would be
assessing himself, Of course, but how
else could they be gotten at?l and 60
to live at the club. Meanwhile the
assessors would move in and take pos
session with about the following force:
An art expert. jewelry expert, an ex-
pert each in carpets, linenwork, antique
and modern furniture sculpture and
statuary, books and manuscripts, horses
and machinery a financial expert
to wrestle with the memorandum OF in
tsngibles.
This is not extravaganza; please do
not take it so. 1t is perfectly serious
picture Of the implication Of the gen
eral property tax as applied to personal
property universally in the United
States. There are not experts enough
in the world to 90 round the single
borough of Manhattan; the whole tax
bill of New York would not begin to
be enough to pay them if there were;
and the city would be bankrupt before
they had gotten their work advanced ten
blocks through the Murray hill district"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-21

"a mans health is often the making
Of him" said Mayor p. H. Mccarthy Of
San Francisco at the Willard.
"on April 8. 1886, / was a carpenter
in Chicago. | had been in i'll health
for some time. That night ! went to
the theatre with two companions. Aft
er leaving the playhouse we walked
through State street and / saw a sign
in railroad ticket office. 1t read
Cut rate to California; Sl4 to San
Francisco, | was greatly impressed
and told my friends / would like to
take the trip.
We talked over the matter for half
an hour, and the following day saw
us on train bound for the Pacific
coast After arriving in San Francisco
we decided to 90 into the mountains.
For week we remained there. Then
we took in the sights along the coast
loved California from the moment
our train crossed the state line
After travelling along the coast we
finally decided to turn our backs for.
ever ON Chicago and the cold lake
breezes. That was the best thing ever
did We procured employment and re-
manned near the Golden Gate. The next
time | saw Chicago was in 1900 when
on my way to Scranton, Pa, to at
tend labor convention. Search for
health finally resulted in my rise in
the world."-Washington Post.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-21
The Old Problem of the Dog and the
Engine.

William Allen White contributes an
other OF his interesting political essays
to the February American Magazine. He
says:-
"Given a large railroad locomotive
pulling a train Of cars across country;
add one small painting dog with fixed
idea stretching out like a jack-knife as
he runs along the railroad right of way;
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-21
CHINA-JAPAN FAST
MAIL TRAIN WRECKED
Many of the Passengers Are Reported
Seriously Injured-All Coaches Are
Thrown from the Irons.

Elko, New Feb. 81 Southern Pacific
eastbound train, known as the China
Japan fast mail which left San Fran
cisco Sunday night was wrecked last
night near Palisade. . miles west OF
Elko. Twenty-six persons are reported
to have been killed or injured The en-
tire train is said to be in the ditch
A wreeking train carrying railroad
officers, doctors and nurses left Ogden
for the wreck soon after the accident
was reported As Palisade is a small
station deep in the mountains, details
of the wreck will probably be slow.
A dispatch was received here last
night saying that though passengers
were injured none have been killed out
right
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-21
HUGE COMBINE.
Interests to Be Merged Will Have Cap
ital of sso,ooo,ooo.

Chicago, Feb. 2l-Four hundred deal
ers in building supplies, representing a
capital of S2O,OO000O, are expected to
participate in the convention of the
National Builders Supply association
which opens for two days session
here to-day Before the convention is
ended, according to the leaders, a move
meut will be completed TO affiliate the
association with the Lumber Dealers
association in 40 states, when the or
ganiEation will represent invested cap.
ital in excess of S50.000,00O
The first step in the amalgamation OF
interests was taken yesterday in a meet.
ing of the executive committee of the
converting association.
The Lumber Dealers associations OF
Indiana, Ohio, New Jersey, Washington,
Wisconsin and New York are reported
10 have acted favorably on the PROPOSE.
tion to merge their interests with the
national organization and delegates with
power to act are expected to confer with
the executive committee during the Chi
cago convention Over 10000 lumber
dealers are members OF the state asso-
Citations affected.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-21
MRS. GILPIN REMARRIEs.
Divorced Last Month, She Became Bride
Yesterday in Paris,

Paris, Feb. 2l-Mrs. Frederick Ber-
wind Gilpin OF Philadelphia and H. Her
man Haries, head Of the Paris house of
Morgan, Harjes Co., bankers, were
married Yesterday in the church in the
Rue de Berrie The bride is a daughter
of the late Charles f. Berwind. Her
first husband was Charles Gilpin, 80, Of
Philadelphia. from whom she obtained
a divorce in that city on January %
last.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-21
FIFTEEN YEARS FOR LYNcHER.
Ohio Man Joins Two Others on Charge
of Murder Last July.

Newark, O., Feb 2l-Judge Seward
yesterday sentenced Oliver Timmons to
fifteen years imprisonment in the Ohio
penitentiary Timmons was the third
man charged with murder in connection
with the lynching Of Carl Burlington
last July.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-21
A CAPn.

We, the undersigned, do hereby agree
60 refund the money on a 50-cent bottle
of Green's Warranted Syrup Of Tar, II
il fails 10 cure your cough or cold. We
also guarantee a 25-cent bottle to prove
satisfactory, or money refunded.
Red Cross Pharmacy, F. A. Drown.
c. H. Kendrick & Co. D. F. Davis,
George l.. Edson, l. d. Macarthur.
" b Miles & Co, McAllister Bros,
d. c. Howard, J. A Cumming,
J. W. Parmenter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-21

Three Thousand Public School Children
Sent Home.

Portsmouth. \. IT,, Feb. 2I.-The 5000
public school pupils OF Portsmouth were
given an unexpected vacation Of one
week, beginning yesterday, in an endeav-
or on the part Of the health authorities
to check an epidemic Of measles. More
than 10 per cent. OF the school children
are suffering from the mslsdx.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-21

stomaeh-Rite is sold by druggists
everywhere at SOC the box. or sent
prepaid to any address upon receipt
Of price BY addressing your mail or
ders TO Doctors Daughter, Westerly,
r. l., or
BURT H. WELLS,
100 No. Main Street. Barre. vt.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-08-03
Coming Soon

Cole & Rogers Railroad Shows in all
their magnificent splendor will exhibit
at Newport. August 9, and two perform
ances will be given rain or shine, under
our mammoth waterproof tents. Eyerv-
thing new and up-to-date. Don't fail to
bring the children out to see the most
beautiful Shetland ponies, dogs, mon
keys. goats, elephants, camels. the un-
tamable lions and the funniest clowns
the children's delight. Cole & Rogers
have company of ladies and gentlemen
performers of the highest class. who
present twice daily the best perform
ance you have ever had the opportunity
of witnessing; performance never
equalled by any similar attraction, prices
considered. There will be grand free
street parade at o'clock p. M, and
after the return of the street parade to
the show grounds there will be grand
free balloon ascension to take place on
the show ground, free to everybody
Don't fail to see the balloon go up. The
performance starts as soon as the bal
loon ascension is over.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-08-03
New School Houses

The above is photo of one of the two
new school houses erected by District
No. 81, the one shown being located in
Section 81, Township 81. Range As, near
Fremming postoffice. The teacher shown
is Mrs. B. E. Steele, of Newport. The
photo was taken by Mrs. F. s. William
son, of Marshall Lake.
An identically similar building was
erected on piece of land adjoining the
railroad station at Wolfred, also in the
same district.
The district lost its school building,
located in Section 4, Township 81, Range
As, in the big forest fire which ravaged
the country on August 20 of last year.
When the question of rebuilding came
up the people of the districtdecided that
it was wrong to subject the children of
the district to the necessity of crossing
the Pend Oreille river to attend school,
and took upon themselves the building
of school house on each side of the
river.
The district now has two of the best
school houses in the county, modern and
we'll equipped, and the people have rea-
son to be proud of their efforts to pro-
vide school facilities.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-08-03
Notice

Notice is hereby given that the regis
tration books for the incorporated town
of Newport, Wash. are now open at my
place of business for the registration of
voters. D. M. SHREvE. Town Clerk.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-08-03
Married

On July 80 at Penrith, at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Tarbet, occurred the
marriage of their daughter, Miss Freda
Marie Tarbet, and Benjamin Thaddeus
Fox, of Newport, Geo. WILDER Tarbet
acting as groomsman and Miss Shirley
V. Fox as bridesmaid.
The social feature was marked by the
presence of many relatives on both sides
of the union. The ceremony was per-
formed at S p. M, after which sump-
tuous feast was enjoyed. The newly
married couple start on the home build
ing project with bright prospects and
good cheer. Many relatives and friends
unite in wishing this youthful couple the
best that ambition, good management,
loyalty and true love in the home can
acquire and command. The ceremony
was performed by D. R. Lusher. *x*
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-08-03

regular business of the August session
today and will probably adjourn tomor-
row friday. On Monday, August Z,
they will meet as Board of Equaliza-
ton and will continue in session for
three weeks. They will probably not be
at the court house all of that time, but
will adjourn from time to time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-16

at $50 a. m. and concluding In the af-
ternoon. A special train will leave
Keokuk at S:15 a. m. and retuiTing
will leave Donnellson at 1880 p. m.
Quite number of the Keokuk pion-
GERS and old settlers will be present.
Mary O'Brien today was appoint
ed executrix of the estate of William
Francis O'Brien.
President M. E. Justice of the Cen.
trail Association called Umpire F1em-
ing to Keokuk today to umpire the OF
tumwa-Keokuk series
Hugh Duffy, former Keokuk ball
player, worked out at Hubinger park
today. He is living in Keokuk now and
has organized fast independent club.
Duffy wants to get in training for
coming games.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-16
Interurban Company Temporarily Or
ganlzed Here Several Months
Ago, to Meet
Soon.
GETTING MONEY READY
Permanent Officers to be Elected and
Each Town to Have Representa-
tive on Directors
Board.

Incorporation papers of the interur-
ban company organized at Keokuk
several months ago and proposing the
building of electric lines between
Quincy, 1t. Madison and this city,
have been signed by several Illinois
towns and will be submitted for the
signing of local representatives of the
Industrial Association in the near
future
A meeting was held at Nauvoo last
night for the purpose of signing the
papers incorporating the company.
Hamilton, Warsaw, Niota and others
will affix their signatures within the
next week and the papers forwarded
to the secretary of safe of Illinois at
Springfield.
The towns already having signed
the Incorporation documents are:
Quincy, Mendon, Tioga, Lima, Car
thage and Nauvoo. The interurban
company has organized with capital
stock of $4,000. Each of the towns
along the proposed routes will have
a representative in the directorate
board.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-16
Lester, Son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Dave
Sheets OF West iPoin, Fell ID
Pond at That Place
Last Night.
WITH ANOTHER CHILD
Sheets Child and Little Bannon Boy
Playing About Electric Light
Plant Water, When Death
Occurred.
Especial to The Gate City. /

WEST POINT. Aug. 1s.-Lester
Sheets, the five year old son of Mr.
and Mrs, David Sheets of this place,
was drowned Tuesday evening in the
pond near the electric light plant. The
child, with another small companion,
Michael Bannon, were playing about
the water when the Sheets child fell
in and being unable to swim. and
with no assistance near lost his life.
The Bannon child ran home and told
Mr.. and Mrs. Sheets of the accident
but was unable to state how 1t hap
pened The drowning occurred be-
tween six and seven o'clock, and no
one but the two little boys were at
the light plant pond at the time
The Sheets are we'll known resi-
dents of West Point. They have one
other child.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-16
ADJUSTMENTS.
Tonight at podse,s.

The Romance of Dixie Belle, a
story of love and loyalty, a q Kalem
southern drama for tonight, is chock
full of romance and each scene adds
new interest to the story. 5
Shirley and Nell, school chums, vow
eternal friendship The girls gradu-
ate and leave for home. Three years
later Shirley meets Norman Logan at
a Christmas party and falls in love
with him at first sight. A few days
later Shirley invites Nell to her
home for visit. Soon after her ar
rival Shirley introduces Nell to Nor
man who is greatly impressed. Dur
ing Nell's visit Shirley sees the mu-
tual attraction between Norman and
Nell and learns what it is to be jeal-
Gus. Shirley by chance overhears
Norman avow his love for Nell. Nell
Immediately leaves for home and
shortly afterwards Shirley learns that
Nell and Norman are married Three
years later on the breaking out Of
the civil war Norman leaves for the
front. While on a secret service mis-
sion Norman is pursued and takes
refuge in Shirley's home, who, out of
consideration for her former love,
hides him until danger is passed. AS
he is about to leave the house, how
ever, she demands at the point of a
pistol that he deliver to her the de-
spatches he is carrying. AS refusal
means death he is compelled to sur
render the dispatches which Shirley
quickly destroys. Her love for Nor
man saves his life but love for her
country's flag proves the stronger.
The Bell of Justice, a Vitagraph, is
we'll worth while, is well and pleasant
ly told and above all things, there's
a whole lot to learn in it. The Spot
Song" for tonight Violets Are
Waiting for YOU was written by a
Keokuk lady, Mrs. R. G. Veith. The
lyrics are good and the music soulful
and it is well worth your while to
hear it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-16
KARL, CHAUFFEUR,
IS STUNG RIGHT
Took Stranger Who Represented
Himself to be Liquor Salesman,
to Quincy and Got WORTH
less Check.
POLICE ON THE TRAIL
Story Of How He Got Away With 1t
Told Today Although the Check
Was Presented at the
Bank Saturday.

The story Of how e. G. KARL. who
is one Of the first keokukians to pur.
chase an automobile for the accommo.
dation of the public, took stranger
who represented himself as a brewery
agent to Quincy and back one day last
week. used up few gallons OF gaso-
line, ten hours of his time and about
one hundred miles of tire, and then
was rendered check for $50 which
later proved to be worthless. was Sc
cured from the police who are making
an effort to locate Fred Healy, alias
John Doarn, travelling salesman for
G. Huffman Brewery Co., of Lacrosse
Wis.
The stranger, a neat appearing fell
low, accosted Karle in the morning
and hired his automobile for the day,
saying that he was going to Quincy to
sell large order of beer The trip to
Quincy was made and while there
KARL took his employer about the
city with number of fathers of the
Franciscan order at whose college
Healy said he went to school several
years ago.
When the two returned in the ev-
ening check was rendered in pay
ment for the bill OF $2s and the
stranger was given So in Change The
check was signed by John Doarn. 1t
was presented Saturday at the State
Central Savings Bank and found to be
worthless. Later the matter was put
In the hands of the police. 1t is also
said that Doarn passed worthless
check of much smaller denomination
on South Third Street livery barn.
This has not been reported to the
police.
Chief Schevers wired to the La
crosse Brewing company and found
that no such man as Fred Healy or
John Doarn is in their employ.