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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-18
The Day Of the Young.

"That youth is worthy of some con-
sideration is found by the writer of
the following paragraph in a Vermont
exchange last week;
Every now and then some young
person in Pomfret is coming to the
surface in manner that is a great
credit to the town
"The youths should take courage in
the belief that Vermont is not entirely
an old mans state Recognition comes
slowly in many sections yet; but in
others 1t is not necessary to be
weighted down with years and dust
before one is considered in a position
to bear reasonable responsibility
Barre Times
The general tendency in the state
at large is to give earlier recognition
to deserving men than formerly, that
is to say, superficial observation
would lead to that conclusion. Yer
mont has been somewhat inclined to
distrust young men at times, or at
least appeared to do so, and the inn
preston has grown up, and now more
or less prevails, that young manhood
and desert have no chance in political
life or public favor against the gray
beard
At the same time, any inclined to- be
more critical, more analytical OF such
questions, will easily satisfy them
selves that pretty much the same ideas
about discrimination against young
manhood hav prevailed in all genera.
tions and that pretty much the same
level and average of age of public serv-
i've has obtained throughout
Ethan Allen, for instance, was only
3R years old when he captured Ticon-
deroga, and he had been leader
among the rebellious Vermonters for
years before that. When we sift the
facts of our own and past generations
in this matter, we are disposed more
and more to the belief that the aver
age man Of consequence seldom fails
to come to the top about the time he
is ripe and useful.--St. Adams Messen-
ger.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-18
A POET AT WORK.
The 5umming May Have Helped
Wordsworth Out Bit.

The 5umming May Have Helped
Wordsworth Out a Bit.
To see poem in the making, the
uninitiated are apt TO think should
prove an interesting sight Unfortu.
nately they will probably be disap-
pointed If the description. quoted by
the Rev Fl. D. Rawnsley In Literary
Associations OF the English Lakes" Of
Wordsworth at work is TO be credited.
An old retainer of the family furnished
this account of Wordsworth walking
up and down his terrace composing:
"Mr. Wordsworth went cumming
and booing about, and she. Miss Dor
othy, kept close behind him and pick
ed up bits as he let fall. and she'd
take EN- down and put 'em on paper
for him, and you may be very well
sure as how she didn't understand or
make sense out Of 'em, and | doubt
that he didn't have much idea ABBOTT
'em either himself But. howiver.
there's a gey lot of fowk as wad,
dare say.
"He would start a-bumming at one
end OF the walk, and 1t was Bum,
bum. bum" till be stopped. and then
Bum. bum, bumr back again. Then
he'd set down and get bit of paper
out and write bit, then git up and
Bum, bum. bum" and go on album
ming right down the terrace and back
again suppose the cumming helped
him out bit"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-18
UNNECESSARY HAZARDS.

BY strange freak of circumstances, va
rious state capitol buildings have been
attacked by fire during the last few
weeks and months, in one case the en-
tire structure being destroyed, in an
other there being partial destruction and
in Others only small loss. During the
recent session of the Vermont legisla-
ture this state was fortunate in that an
incipient fire in an annex was discoy-
cred in time to prevent great loss. Mas
saehusetts is also very lucky that the
fire which broke out in the basement of
its capitol yesterday morning was dis
covered in time to confine the fire to
the restaurant, where the blaze started.
1t seems too hazardous to have restau-
rant located in the Massachusetts State
House and rather unnecessary, too, con
sidering that there are plenty of eat
ing places in the close proximity to the
capitol In the case of the national cap
itol at Washington, the conditions are
different, for the capitol is somewhat
removed from the business center of the
city. Massachusetts is running great
risk.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-18
RANDOLPH.

Charles Hubbard of South Royalton
made business trip to this place Mon
day morning,
Mrs J. r. Lamson has been confined
to her room and bed for several weeks
with tuberculosis trouble.
School in the sixth grade opened ON
Monday morning there having been no
new cases of scarlet fever in the last
week.
Heber Holman, jr, who has been very
i'll for several days and who. it was
thought, was improving, is not as we'll
and the worst in his case is feared.
At the evening service on Sunday. of
the Federated church, held in the Bap-
fist church. four candidates received bap-
tism, two OF whom will at once unite
with the Baptist church.
Mrs. Sophia Spaulding and her daugh-
ter, Mrs Gerry, left here Monday on
their homeward trip to Washington, d.
c.. stopping for brief visit at Melrose
Highlands with Mrs. Carl Thresher.
y. B. Nells mas sold, bHfOu2n Nne
Batchelder and Brown Real Estate
agency Of Burlington, his farm and
stock which was valued at $4,000, to a
party from Lake Placid, n. Y, by the
name of Dashnar Mr. Wells has no
definite plans for the future but may
remain in town, locating in the village.
Miss Ida Rand from Derry, n, H., was
here to pass Easter Sunday with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs W. f. Rand, and
returned yesterday to her work for the
Derry Shoe company, where she has
charge Of the office and pay roll of EN-
ployes. James Rand of Norwich univer-
sity Joined her here and the other broth
er, W. Z. Rand, ir., was also here, max
ing the family reunion complete.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-18
The Liohtnina Rod.

Though Franklin will continue to
receive the honor that is his due as
the inventor OF the first practical light
ming rod, the study Of atmospheric
electricity goes back at least to the
time of Tullius Hostilius who persisted
in an attempt to draw fire from the
sky A learned priest of the name OF
Diyisch is said to have erected the
frst lightning conductor in Europe.
He set it up at prepdiz Bohemia. in
1854. and it was 1870 feet high. Though
the Emperor Stephen and the Empress
Maria Theresa publicly proclaimed
their confidence in the inventor. a
most disastrous drought that afflicted
the country a year later was ascribed
by the superstltious populace to the
newfangIed device, and Divisch was
compelled to take it down. 1t is not
probable that Franklin was acqualnt'
ed with Diviseh's experiment.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-18
MONTPELIER.

L. B Brooks, who sent some maple
sugar and syrup to President Taft has
received a personal letter from the
president expressing his thanks and
hearing his own signature.
The Morgan stallion, Billy Roberts,
owned by c. " Kent, DR.. L. A.
Newcomb and G. c. Taft, died last
week The animal was a prize win
mel at the state fair at White River
Juntion last year
The jurymen and court officers yes
terday presented Judge Willard Miles
OF Barton gold-mounted fountain pen.
Judge Miles is presiding at the pres
ent term Of Washington ounty court.
Maurice DooIey, superintendent
of the Barre and Montpelier Power and
Traction company and Miss Bridget
Sullivan of Greenfield, Mass, were mar
ried in the latter place yesterday. They
will reside in Montpelier.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-18
FUN IN THE HOME.
Make Life There Joyous and Bar Out
Business Worries.

Make Life There Joyous and Bar Out
Business Worries.
Whatever your lot in life. keep Joy
with you. says 0rison SWEET Marden
in Success Magazine. 1t is great
healer. Sorrow. worry, jealousy, envy,
bad temper, create friction and grind
away the delicate human machinery
so that the brain loses its cunning.
Half the misery In the world would
be avoided If the people would make
a business of having plenty Of fun at
home instead Of running everywhere
else In search of 1t.
Now For Rest and Fun" mo
Business Troubles Allowed Here"
These are good home building notices.
When you have had perplexing
day, when things have gone wrong
with you and you go home at night
exhausted. discouraged, blue. Instead
Of making your home miserable by
going over your troubles and trials
Just bury them. Instead Of dragging
them home and making yourself and
your family unhappy with them and
spelling the whole evening, just lock
everything that is disagreeable in your
Office.
Just resolve that your home shall be
a place for bright pictures and pleas
ant memories, kindly feelings toward
everybody and "a corking good time"
generally. IL you do this you will be
surprised TO see how your vocation or
business wrinkles will be ironed out
in the morning and how the crooked
things will be Strengthened.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-18
Rsadx With His Tongue.

James T. Brady, prominent mem
Der of the New York bar in the last
century, was noted for his ready wit.
Quick as Mr. Brady was with the
readiness OF his race for repartee. be
sometimes met his match among his
own countrymen. He was once exam
ming an unwilling witness who per
sistently called him Mr.. o'Brady. AT
length. even his proverbial good ma
ture being a little ruffied, he said to
the witness: "You need not call me
Mr.. o'Brady. I've mended my name
since I came here and dropped the o."
slave ye, nowT retorted the witness.
"'Pon my sowl. it's pity ye didn't
mend yer manners at the same time!"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-18
oratorIeaI Effects.

I once heard Everett. whose plat.
form oratory was the acme of Ameri'
can art. His language was unimpeach'
able. But his every word, and not
only his every word but his every
gesture. was Enthusiastically prepared
He seemed to gesticulate not only
with his hands, but with his legs. BE
even planned scenic effects beforehand,
Having TO deliver a Fourth OF July
grafton. he introduced a veteran OF
1912, put him In conspicuous place
and told the old man to rise to him
al his entrance into the hall. The old
imam did as be had been hidden. Ey-
erett apostrophized him with Veneer
able old man. sit down! II is net for
you to rise TO us, but for US to rise to
you" The veteran said afterward
"Mr. Everett is strange man. He
told me to rise when be came into the
hall, and when / did rise he told me to
sit down. From Goodwin Smiths
"reminiscences in McClure's.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-18
NEW HAMPSHIRE'S PROGRESSIVE
LEGISLATION.

Insofar as it is possible for an execu-
tive OF state to exert an influence on
the legislative branch OF the same gov
eminent. Governor Robert p. Bass the
young governor of New Hampshire seems
to have been able TO bear out the prom
Uses made concerning him. 1t was de-
clared during the campaign, which event
uated in his election, that he was a pro-
gressive and that his occupancy OF the
governors chair would assist material
ly in making possible a program of pro-
gressive legislation. The promises have
come true New Hampshire's legisla-
ture, the session of which ended last
Saturday, is heralded as one of the most
progressive in the history Of that state.
In fact, there are several enactments
which are along such lines as Vermont
has been working for some time but
which have not been brought to sue
cessful ISSUE Among these latter might
be mentioned a law authorizing a COM
mission to equalize tax valuations and
another providing for the publicity of
campaign expenses, a third providing for
punishment OF election corruption and,
further, some labor Legislation which is
looked upon as modern Then, in addi-
tion, there were several important meas
ures which are Of particular interest to
New Hampshire, notably railroad con
troll and conservation of natural re-
sources, chiefly the celebrated Crawford
Notch in the White mountains In the
framing Of many of these laws the in
fuence Of Governor Bass has been felt,
particularly in the matter Of railroad
legislation which New Hampshire has so
sorely needed for a long time and which
is not yet at the height Of perfection.
But advance has been made. and the
administration Of New Hampshire's pro-
gressive governor has started off very
successfully
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-18
Mrnnn End Of the Mllk.

one morning while trade was slack
and he had settled himself in the store
chair for few minutes a north side
grocer was interrupted by the entering
of very small daughter of Africa,
who. bracing herself In the middle Of
the store. said. MAN wants some
scum milk whereupon she received
the asked for amount of skinned
milk
The grocer had just settled himself
for another rest when he was again
interrupted by that selfsame bottle Of
ink: MAN don't want this. She want
that what's scummed off the top
Indianapolis News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-18

Ex-Chief Croker of the New York fire
department, just resigned, had more than
fires to fight; he had bitter enemies ever
since his uncle, Richard Croker, appoint
ed him back in 1884, and he was con.
stantly forced to fight them. 1t is rea,
sonable to assume that divided energies
must have weakened his efficiency for
the city fire department; yet New York
has a great fire lighting machine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-18

Douglas, Arizona, is treated to moving
pictures of war and without an admis-
sion charge. One of these days, if the
picture men show their enterprise, we
shall be gazing at reels of Mexican war
scenes at the usual price of admission.
There are splendid possibilities at Doug
las for the tabloid theatre men.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-18

The report of the postal bank at Mont
pelier on March 81, showed a grand to-
tai of 27 deposit accounts. Postmaster
General Hitchcock says the new system
is proving great success, but we think
he didn't have specific reference to the
single postal savings institution in YER
mont.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-18
Wait . Rit.

Guest-Look here. How long an I
going to have to wait for that half por-
ton of duck | ordered? Waiter-Ti.i
somebody orders the other half, We
can't go out and kill half duck.-To
ledo Blade.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-18
Al, Little Comeback.

Miss Neverstop. seating herself be
tween two much engrossed senators,
exclaims. "A rose between two thorns?'
NAY. madam" retorts one irate old
gentleman: say. rather, a tongue sand
wich. Life
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-18
NOTICE.
To Taxpayers

According to Section 543,
P. S., the 10Th day of April
is the last on which an inven-
tory can be filed.
Those who must return
business lists should not wait
till it is too late. 1t may
mean loss Of offsets.
ASSESSORS.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-18

Our secretary Of state is very busy
man these days looking after clipping
relatives, but no SO much as that he can
not give a little time to the affairs of
state in Washington.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-18
Hard Work.

"why did you tell me you were
working your way through college?"
81 am
But nobody seems to know
about IT,"
Certainly not: my work consists Of
getting money from dad Buffalo Elk.
press.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-18
A tlaslass QUESTION.

"They have named the baby after
Uncle Belshazzar"
HAS Uncle Belshazzar money!
do you suppose they liked the
nameT-Piltsburg Post.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-18
To Succeed In This Generation

boys and girls must have liberal edu-
cation. Competition is keen in business
chances. Insure to provide a fund for
your children's education. National Life
ms. Co. of VT. s. S. Ballard, general
agent, Lawrence building, Montpelier,
Vt. (Mutual.l
National Life Insurance Co., Mont
pelier. VT. tMutual.l S. S. Ballard,
general agent, Lawrence building Mont
pelier, Vt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-18
Irritation.

"what really constitutes firtation%
asked the young man of the woman OF
the world.
"Attention without intention" re-
piled the experienced one.-Scraps.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-18

The declaration that peace negotia-
tions were on in Mexico was followed
by the boodiest engagement of the re-
bellion. Peace with club, probably.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-18
Current Comment
Rare Persons.

There are two men in Barre who
refuse to accept good Offices. This is
one of the modern miracles. Are there
any other instances in Vermont p
Vergennes Enterprise.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-18
Her Weekly Allowance.

Freda--So you have a weekly allow.
nnce from your father? Hilda-Yes,
he allows me TO have gentleman
caller two nights week. Lippin.
colts.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-18
piseouraalna.

Hell told your father that I Just
dote on you. she-And what did he
saw He-That ! had better End az
antidote.- Illustrated Bits.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-18

Five hundred and costs for breaking
the liquor law proves the value OF the
law.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-18
$500

Barre granite is laying a good founda'
ton in the building trade.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-18

Again, take your playthings and go to
some other place to play war. Second
call
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-18

Barre should have q plant to manu-
facture building granite and not let our
--ighbors obLAts the new industry.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-18
Clearing Houses.

The function of a clearing house Is
10 enable bankers to exchange drafts,
bills and securities. thereby saving
much labor and trouble aud at the
same time curtaillng the amount OF
floating cash that would otherwise be
required BY means OF the transfer
system made possible by the clearing
house transactions 10 the amount OF
millions are settled easily and expedl-
tiOusly
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-18
We Clean, Press and Repair Clothing
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i74 North Main Street, Barre, Vermont
The Big Store with Little Prices.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-08
CIRCUS is COMING
Hagenback-W Wallace Shows Here
Wednesday.
Many New Features Promised by
Management.
PARADE A BIG ONE
PARADE A BIG ON
Special Attention Given to the
Street Pageant.
Trained Animals Are Interest
ing Part of Show.
SUNDAY.

The circus Will be here Wednesday
Circuses are such old institutions
that one would think that managers
could never get anything new for thelr
programs in these late days. Thtt
This is not true is due to the fact thaI
the managers spend about hal1 OF lhelI
time thinking out new acts or novel
elements for old ones.
This is the most important tunc-
tion of the circus business and success
IS proportionate to fertility of imagl-
nation If the manager cannot THINK
out new plans he must give place 10
some one who can, Tor the PUBIC Is
NOT to be lured wear after year into the
arena where the same trick elephants
do the same tricks: where the riders
wear the same costumes of the year
before. and the acrobats do not jump
any higher than they did during the
So it happened that this year is to
have some new things in the circus
line.
The engagement wednesday Of the
Carl Hagenback and great wallace
shows combined rOuses the question of
what this season is to bring forth that
will not bore the circus deVOteeS or
ten or twenty seasons standing ana
what will make the circus worth while.
OF course the greatest feature IS the
wonderful trained wild animal act
given in the steel arena. All kinds
of wild animals are assembled in one
large cage and made to perform most
astounding feats. This is the only
show travelling having this wild animal
feature.
The words Human Birds of Pas
sage" would mean anything to the
average man until he saw them on the
bill boards two weeks before the cir
Gus was due. and even then he would
have to think hard before grasping
their significance. The Human Birds"
of whom the managers speak so af-
fectionately, are the most expert rep
resentatives of those aerial contor-
tionists who learn to forget that
there is such a thing as distance or
dizziness when they find a perch on a
trapeze forty feet above terra firma.
This variety Of genus avis has hereto
fore generally flown in pairs. The nav
wrinkle with the Hagenback-W Wallace
shows is to have a flight of eight of
them at a time and it is asserted by
the circus press agent that never be-
fore in the history of circuses has a
flock ever equaled the Flying Nelson's
gathered together to delight the pub
lie.
Numerous acrobatic performances
are announced, but particular atten-
ton is devoted to the Tasmanian sis
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-08

farmer who was interested in the case
of the Fords. He told Mrs. Ford that
if she would pray and have faith her
supplications would be answered. He
beseeched her to ask for the freedom
of herself and husband, and also pray
that the drought which had threatened
the crops of the state be broken
Mrs Ford promised. She declared
that she would first ask for rain that
the crops might be spared.
She prayed during the larger part of
the next three days and her supplica
tons were answered in q shower that
settled the dust and cooled the air. The
drought was broken. She is now pray
ing for the freedom of herself and hus-
band and there is considerable likeli-
hood that this prayer will also be an
sWered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-08

ters, six in number. They accom-
plish marvellous gymnastic stunts
The Troupe Nevarro of wire walkers
perform feats on a slender cable
stretched thirty feet in the air, that
the ordinary performer would find diff
ficult in performing on the ground.
These are but a few of the many fea-
lures announced in preliminary proc
lamations There will be all of the
regulation acts that a big circus should
have and many performances that no
other circuses have ever or will ever
present
The big free street eye feast that
takes place at 10 o'clock in the morn
ing is bigger and more attractive
than ever. There is combined the two
most stupendOus wild beast, arenic
and allegorical parades on earth. The
most varied, impressive and fascinat
ing spectacular demonstration ever
attempted. There viii be a band con-
cert an hour before each performance.
The performances start at 2 and s
p. m. and owing to the latest invention
in waterproofing, in case of rain the
patrons are protected and the per-
formances given in their entirety.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-08
BOY EIGHT YEARS TAKES RIDE.
Youngest Motor Car Driver Makes
Long Trip.

CORTLAND, Kan, July S.-John
Blankenship, 8 years old, of Jewell
City. is probably the youngest autoist
in the state. A few days ago he got
out his fathers auto and went out Of
town at a 25-mile clip. on the way
he picked up two companions, both as
young as himself and drove several
miles into the country, before their
parents discovered their absence. The
youthful joy riders, on their return
trip crossed two iron bridges and went
UP and down several steep hills. Be-
sides this, young Blankenship succeed
ed in getting the machine out through
the back door of the barn. took down
a wire fence, laid down boards to pro-
tect the tires, ran the car out over
them and through a ditch IA inches
deep, and would have returned the
auto to the barn again. before his
father could catch him, had not the
engine gone dead in crossing the
ditch on the return trip. People along
the way stared in bewilderment to Gee
the machine apparently running itself,
with the tops of three little heads
scarcely visible.