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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-27
BARRE,s THANKFUL SPIRIT.

The time honored season of thanks
giving is contemplated by Barre people
with equanimity because of realization
of what the health conditions might
have been had less active and thorough
steps been taken toward stamping out
the outbreak of last month. That the
infectious disease should have been put
down so promptly is matter for con-
graduation and thanksgiving at this
time; and we feel sure that tomorrow,
as they consider the season, the people
of the city will number this fact as
among the reasons for thankfulness OF
heart and not by any means among the
least of the reasons, too. Good health,
either of the individual or the commune
ty, is one of the greatest boons of the
human race; and good health Barre has
to the normal degree. Therefore, let
the spirit of thankfulness be widespread
for this much and for the many other
blessings which have come to the COM
munity.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-27

Westerly looks upon the imported
granite that is going into the water ia
Bile of the postofiice with note OF
thanksgiving. 1t is that there is no
more Of it, as there might have been
if we had insisted upon granite post
office entire-Westerly Or. IL Sun.
1t is poor consolation which the
contemporary is trying to get out Of u
very embarrassing situation. If Wester-
ly could not secure an all-granite post
office, it might at least have arranged so
that its own granite would be used in
the water table of the new building. To
have the building constructed of some
other stone than native granite was bad
enough, but to have the granite trim
mings cut from other than Westerly
stock is intolerable, one might think.
So it is poor consolation to give thanks
that the water table was not the whole
building. Westerly is bound to lose in
the advertising phase of the situation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-27
TALK OF THE TOWN

Good blanket values at Abbott's.
See the c. Bau studio ad. for Christ
mas photographs.
Leave your subscriptions for maya
zines at Hendricks.
Tickets. Ticketsl Lecture course
tickets! The committee for the civic
federation lecture course regret thai
they are unable TO carry out the pro-
gram as at first planned They appeal
to the public for help. If the course is
q failure this year, il means no lecture
course for next season. This would be
loss to Barre These entertainments
are intended to be source of education,
rather than money making scheme.
Not being able to secure DR.. Wiley, the
committee has decided to reduce the
price of tickets, the $500 tickets to be
81 .65 and the $50 TO be SIPS. Those
who have purchased tickets viii have
the money refunded The Lyric Con-
cert Go. will appear in April. The first
is The Eloyds, Friday,
Dec. Is.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-27
ELECTORAL VOTES AND POPULAR
VOTES.

Although Taft received only eight
votes in the electoral college, the most
recent returns on the popular vote show
that he was not such bad second to
Roosevelt after all, the latter receiving
less than four million votes, while Taft
received three and one-third millions.
But the support accorded Wilson be-
comes the more impressive, the Demo
cratic candidate having well over six
million votes, albeit less than the COM
bined votes of Taft and Roosevelt, which,
normally, would have been cast for one
man. Therefore, if it hadn't been for
the schism in the Republican party,
there would have been a good chance for
Republican victory this year
By the way, Taft does we'll at this
time to announce that he is not candi-
date for the presidency in 1915, but that
his efforts are merely toward the reor-
ganization of the party which was shot
full of holes early this month. BY that
token he is not going to foist himself
on the party but will leave the selec-
ton of the candidate in 1916 to the
members of the party as they see the
situation four years from now. Is is
rather certain thing az any rate that
they would not select Taft. however
much confidence they may have in him
as man. The next candidate of the
Republican party is likely to be less OF a
conservative than Taft has shown him.
self to be.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-27
EAST MONTPELIER.

There are several cases Of serious ill.,
ness in town at present, one Of which is
Lucy, the young daughter OF Edgar
Stoddard, and another is Mrs. win La
Point Both have trained nurses caring
for them. Many friends are hoping for
their early recovery.
Mrs, Adelia Templeton and mother
Mrs. Dodge, who Is 90 years old, moved
to Montpelier Saturday. The elderly
woman stood the journey much better
than was expected on account of her
great age and feehleness.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-27
TALK OF THE TOWN
See Kings adv. on page 4.
Buy your sweaters at Fits

See Kings adv. on page 4.
Buy your sweaters at Fits.
For chapped hands, use Hendricks
Winter Cream.
Thanksgiving dance in Miles hall,
Wednesday evening. Opera house or
chestra. Dancing from 5 to /. Admis-
sion, Toe per couple; extra ladies, Zoe.
The A. 0. H. county convention win be
held in X. of C. hall Wednesday, Nov
ember p. l.. A., A. 0. H., business ses-
sion will be held at 1880 o'clock in the
afternoon, and the A. O. II. session will
be called to order at o'clock p. m,
sharp. At p. m, there win be social
and dance, with refreshments. All
members are earnestly requested to at
tend
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-27
GRANITEvILLE.

The teachers of the Presbyterian Sun
day school at Graniteville are prepar-
ing to serve a supper on st. Andrews
eve Friday, Nov. 90 Like the little
girls grandpa, the supper will be Scotch
as it can be-" and the entertainment
which viii follow viii be of a like kind
Local Caledonians viii find this gather.
ing good opportunity to meet their
eountrymen. The object Of the supper
is to raise funds in behalf OF the sun
day school.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-27
CoRINTH.

Kimban Moulton and two children
were in East Orange Sunday, the guests
of Edgar Sanborn
Hazen Wilson is moving his family to
Bradford.
School closed at the Meadow last Fri
day. after a very successful term. Light
were served in the after
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-27
Diogenes Went About

with a lantern looking for an honest
man. That story symbolizes the uncer-
tainty of business experience and of hu-
man life. The only cure found to date
for these hazards Is well-placed life in
surance. National Life Insurance Conn
pany of Vermont. (Mutual.) 5. s.
Ballard, general agent, Lawrence build
ing Montpelier, vt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-27

That baseball ownership can be made
a gold mine is amply shown by the for
tune of the late John #. Brush, owner
of the New York team in the National
league. There is more satisfaction, too,
in owning baseball team than gold
mine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-27

II takes years of training OF college
spirit to cause several thousand men to
sit and cheer the team which defeated
their own, as Yale men did after the
Harvard game; but it is an attainment
much to be desired.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-27

noon. B. b. Titus, the teacher, is to re-
turn for the winter term.
w. +. Woodcock, our r. +. d. carrier,
is having a weeks vacation, and his sis
sistant, G. b. Hastings, is taking his
place.
Miss Alice Toll returns to her home in
Westminster Monday, after being the
guest OF G. C. Moulton and family for
the past week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-27

Gone are the days of the chicken raf-
iles and live turkey shoots. And who
shall say it is not for the bestf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-27

The Balkans have no Turkey for
Thanksgiving.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-06-06

~ there is no distinction in age when it
e" g. i: IS: d.. ..:.'
@NZS lust thought of the gayly dangling red
G clusters of fruit brings smiles And the realiza-
- tan is in the eating.
AEsskSj The cherry the cheerful fruit.
1t has appealed to humanity since time i'm.
4X||| " memorial from the dainty blossoms of the
>~Azzl chrysanthemum land, which have influenced
art itself, to the exquisitey colored fruit which
tempts the apPetites of great and small alike
The dropping fruit clusters of white red and black dainty
and graceful decoration table.
basket of cherries will nearly always bring forth big "Oh
of delight from the child.
The little fruit in and cooked forms of the
appetizing and popular.
There general rule be remembered in eating it. 1t
indgestibe injurious
The cherry like the uskmeon and the nutmeg have
The wild cherry of Europe and England which called in the
and French country people Brand ees and other
cohoc, are distilled all varieties.
latter Maraschno about the
of Dama the pulp the Marasca cherries Marazques
the liquor. The dstiaion marked with greatest
the German mented drink made from cher
res and CHERRY Bounce" the American.
cherry itself has become family tree" all patriotic
Americans ondy little folks the humorous
sery tale of George Washington and his little Ratchet
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29
WHERE FRATERNITlES MAKE A
MISTAKE.

War on their own Widows as the
insurance commissioners have chsrae-
terized the opposition to necessary in
creases in rates Of contribution by
members of fraternal insurance socie-
ties, has assumed grave aspects as the
result of the convention in Chicago
recently Of the Modern Woodmen Of
America, at which readJustmen( of
rates was decided upon. Similar OPP
position has appeared in states where
the Mobile bill for uniform regulation
Of fraternal societies has been under
consideration. The heads of state in
surance departments where that or
similar bills have been enacted have
served notice on the fraternal socie-
ties that the safeguard against any
high finance or inadequate rates would
be effectively enforced for the protec-
ton of the benefciaries of the insur-
ance certificates. Those societies
which have resolutely readjusted their
rates in accordance with actuarial
tables are steadily gaining strength
Notwithstanding that bargain counter
insurance offered by the insurgent So
oieties which are opposing the reform
have made competition keen in the
fraternal world With outstanding
promises to widows and orphans
amounting to nine billion dollars,
which promises can only be kept if
sufficient money is collected from
members, the reform of rates Is re-
quired to prevent disaster to frsternal
insurance in general, a menace which
the oldtime insurance companies
have been pleased to observe. Every
effort is being put forth by the legis-
lative committee Of the National Fra
ternal Congress and the Associated
Fraternities of America to prevent a
crisis and to disclose the serious re-
suits to the women and children for
whom the most Of the insurance has
been provided involved in the war on
widows" 1T is not to be SUPPOSE
that the mass Of humanity win under
stand technical points Of life insur
ance," said one authority, but it is
pitiful to see men making war on
the very thing that is essential to the
payment Of fraternal insurance certi-
ficates. No society can pay out more
money than it takes in. that is evident,
and some Of the big societies are now
reaping a whirlwind in the refusal Of
members to assent to higher rates
than have heretofore been charged.
The membership for years was told
that no higher rates were necessary,
but TINS was not then and is not now
in accordance with the facts
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29

Next day an odd looking man came
to the table where my companions and
lay, and told my owner he wished to
buy me. So l was then taken away
and found myself in a shoemaker
shop.
My new owner took me into his
clumsy hands, and with the aid of a.
knife cut me into many pieces. This
Is the last ! remember, but on opening
my eyes I found myself in the form
OF a shoe, with another one just like
myself. We were put into paste
board box and there we remained only
for short while, however.
"A little girl came in one day and
bought my companion and myself
"Oh! / am the little girl YOU are
talking about" in a1nazement. Il re-
member the very day. But, bark!
Here comes my father. He is going to
burn this pile in which you are stand
ing
Help me! Help me-quick!" cried
the Mortified shoe. But, alas, it was
too late. The old shoe was now al
most ashes.
ooh, father, why did you burn the
pile?'' asked Alice, sorrowfully. Il had
not finished my conversation with the
poor old shoe, which / had once own
ed.
Il am very sorry" replied her faith
er, ''but why didn't you save 1t from
its awful danger %
Alice looked up and found herself
upon the old rubbish pile. where she
had been asleep for about four hours.
She ran to the house as quickly as
| possible. and told her mother OF her
wonderful dream in wonderland. Alice
was never seen on the old rubbish pile
! after that
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29
The Autobiography Of a Shoe
By Olive G. Whitehouse

One day in June Alice was looking
Tor dishes to build q playhouse. She
went to an old rubbish pile where her
father generally carried all the old,use-
less rubbish; and suddenly to her great
surprise she saw an old, worn out
shoe.
"Oh! how I wish that old shoe would
tell me Of his strange adventures
thought Alice. Cant you tell me
something about your &C yenturous
life?" she asked the shoe
oh, yes" replied the shoe. IF you
viii just sit down on that rock over
there / will relate to you my happy,
yet sorrowful life"
So the shoe began his story:
ITO begin with / was dark red
skin tightly placed upon a calfs back
fields
But how came you here?" asked
Alice. eagerly.
How impatient you are" said the
shoe. you must remember l haven't
mad chance to speak for several
years. TO go on with my story, was
suddenly taken from my happy situa-
ton upon the calf's back, and found
myself in a tanners shop. Somebody
picked me up and put me into a very
strange looking liquid. Here was left
over night
The next day | was taken out and
hung on a peg. A young man came
IND to me with knife in lis hand and
began to scrape, scrape upon my beau
tiful skin. Oh! how angry was. But
Nevertheless ] could not help myself.
was then Put back again in the dark
pit. where I was kept only for a short
while. Then some other friends like
myself we're piled zip on large table
ready TO be sold
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29
A RidieuLous Way Of Counting.

Once there was a farmer who was
in the habit of always selling a lady
a hundred eggs every week.
One or two weeks passed and she
thought she wasn't getting the right
number so she had him count them
before her this week; and the farmer
counted them.
zone TWO. three, four. five. six-ohl"
said he Il want to ask you some
thing" and he got into a conversation
with her.
How old is your oldest boy?' asked
the farmer.
Fifteen" replied the lady.
Fifteen. sixteen, seventeen, eight
cen, nineteen, twenty, said the farm
err counting the eggs.
And another thing-how old are
your"
Thirty replied the lady
Thirty two, thirty three, thirty
four, thirty thirty-six. thirty
seven, thirty eight, thirty nine." the
farmer replied, counting the eggs.
And how old is your Oldest sister,"
MY Oldest sister is forty-six''
Forty six, forty-seven, forty eight,
forty nine fifty-how old is your ia
ther?" asked the farmer.
My father?' said the lady. He is
seventy"
Seventy" asked the farmer. Sew
enty zone, seventy two, seventy three,
seventy -four. seventy five, seventy six,
seventy seven, seventy eight, seventy
nine-and have you mother?' asked
the farmer
q did have, but she is dead" re-
piled the lady.
And how old was she when she
left home?'
oh! she was ninety two"
Ninety two, ninety three, ninety
four, ninety-five, ninety-six, ninety
seven, ninety eight, ninety mine, one
hundred There, you have your hun
bred eggs. and here are four extra,
said the farmer
"AIl right" said the lady. Thank
you for counting them before me-
So the lady took her eggs, paid the
farmer and was very glad she had
got good, fun hundred.
HANNAH FIRTH, Age L.
Baltic
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29
THE TUBERCULOSIS HOSPITAL
SITE.

10 is TO be hoped that the commits
sion having in charge the location Of
the tuberculosis camp for this part OF
the state viii meet with favor the
suggestion to make an exchange Of
the present site for the accommoda-
ton Of those who have in hand the
development Of the property in the
suburbs southwest Of the city. on the
riverside.
No place. Of course, is too good for
the sick. and their welfare is second
90 no enterprise on earth. but the
site selected is not the only available
size. ard the Sholes farm on which
the local committee has an option.
may be found just as accessible and
pleasantly situated as this one, and
would do as we'll for the invalids for
whom the work is being done, as the
site already fixed upon.
The Bulletin sees nothing TO pre-
vent an amicable understanding be-
tween the leading citizens Of Norwich
and the commissioners who have this
matter in charge.
While Norwich wants the tubercu-
iosis camp and all the business con-
sequent upon its location in the town,
it also wants the Improvements which
have been forecasted for the section
iu Thamesville near the golf club
sounds
We all have an intense interest In
Norwich and the plan which will be
Tor the greatest good of the greatest
number should be adopted.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29
EXPANSION OF AMERICAN tx
PORT TRADE.

Il is estimated by the bureau of
manufactures, department Of COM
MERGE and labor, that there are at
least 10000 manufacturing concerns
in the United States directly inter-
ested in the export trade.
The value Of the export business in
creased 10 the grand total Of $4,000
100000 during the fiscal year 1911; OF
which sum fully one-half represented
the value of manufactured exports.
Secretary Nagel is Of the opinion
that this expansion Of Americas for
eign commerce emphasizes the inn
portance OF the work Of the bureau
Of manufactures, which by law is re-
duired ito foster, promote and develop
the varions manufacturing industries
Of the United States, and markets for
the same at home and abroad, do
nestle and foreign, by gathering, com
piling, publishing and supplying all
available and useful information con-
corning such industries and such mar
kets, and BY such other methods and
means as may be prescribed by the
secretary, or provided by law"
American manufacturers are rely
ing on the bureau more and more for
information in regard to general trade
conditions in foreign countries; tariff
rates and regulations; their financial
and industri status methods of de-
veloping business; suggestions for
packing; lists Of foreign importers, Of
which there are $4,000 recorded; lists
Of foreign newspapers and trade jour
nails in which to advertise and other
details essential to an intelligently
directed and organized effort to in
wade overseas markets. Increasing
interest is also being shown in the
reports, special monographs, confden-
tial circulars and bulletins, tariff pam
phlets, and trade directories issued by
the bureau respecting Investigations
Of foreign markets, specific industries,
contracts, concessions, and foreign
and home trade opportunities
The outgoing correspondence Of the
bureau has grown from 23,410 letters
in 1910 to 40,140 in 1911. an increase
OF 70 per cent. and the distribution
Of its publications has been CORE
spondingly increased. Letters received
in June. 1910, numbered 1872; in June,
1911, 4.33S. gain Of nearly 40 per
cent Trade opportunity letters num-
bering 20,043 were sent out in 1911,
as compared with 1882 in 1910
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29
UNCLE JED's TALK
TO THE CIRCLE.

Uncle Jed finds that he has quite a
number of letters to which no names
have been attached, and they will have
to go to the waste basket The writer's
should be more careful.
He received quite a number of Lin
coin and Washington letters too late to
be used on their anniversaries. A good
letter "a day after the fair does not
count like letter on time.
One bright little Miss does not know
what to do since the rules say write
name at top Of page and Uncle Jed
has asked to have them written at the
bottom Of the story just as they ap-
pear in print. Uncle Jed will change
the rule and would like to have his
little letter writer's do as requested. as
it saves him work in making the letters
ready for the printer.
There is such a wide interest in the
Circle now that Uncle Jed can hardly
find room for the story each week; but
it is well to have the competition live
ly-the books go the faster
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29
cIared that she would marry him only

cIared that she would marry him only
who could outstrip her in a race.
Many youths had tried their speed
with her, but all had failed to over
take her At last, at one of these
races, Hippomenes. a. fleet runner, was
one of the judges. Seeing Atalanta's
beauty, he determined to race with
her. He knew that 1t would be hard
for him to win by mere swiftness Of
foot, so he took in his hands three
golden apples. Then the race began.
ATLANTA, sure of winning, at first let
Hippomanes ran ahead. This was
only for a moment.
Htppomenes soon felt her breath
close on lis shoulder and let one of the
golden apples fall to the ground.
She looked down and saw it glitter
on the grass. She seized it quickly
and then on she ran.
A second apple rolled before her.
Atlanta stopped to pick it up. Then,
seeing Ftppomenes close behind, she
dashed on with added speed towards
the goal
The third golden apple flashed
through the air and rolled at her feet.
The goal was Just at hand Hippome-
mes was still behind, and she dared
stoop only for an instant to grasp the
apple But in that instant, like an
arrow, Hippomenes darted past her
and touched the goal. The race was
won.
FRED COLLINS, Age IA
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29
WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS.

G. Whitehouse of Mansfield, a
book entitled Fifteen Decisive
Battles" by E. S. Greasy.
Margaret o'5rien Of Norwich, a
book entitled Jack the Hunch-
back" by James Otis.
S-Hannah Firth Of Baltic book en-
titled Ragged Dick" by Horatio
Alger, Jr.
Fired Collins of Baltic, book en-
titled Charlie Codman's Cruise, -
by Horatio Alger, Jr.
Viola Sullivan of Taftvine, a book
entitled Through the Looking
Glass" by Lewis Carroll.
elmer D. Burbank Of oneco, a book
entitled Mother Bird Stories" by
William F. O'Donnell.
Edith Barber of Moosup. a book en-
titled Dog Tales and Other Tales, -
by Prescott Holmes
s-Edna Calkins of Kissimee, Fla. a
book entitled Black Beauty" by
Anna Sewall
Winners Of books living in Norwich
may call at the business Office of The
Bulletin at any hour after 10 a. m. on
Thursday
LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Emma Salmon, East Brooklyn: l
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29
NV Visit to Providence.

One Saturday before Christmas, my
school teacher took me to the city
of Providence We took the early
train in the morning. and we got into
Providence about mine O'Clock 1t
was a long ride. l saw Santa Claus
in one of the stores.
I saw great many wagons, electric
cars and automobiles; and l saw some
large touring cars. There was po-
liceman at every corner to see that
no one got hurt. If YOU were afraid
to cross the street he would help you
to cross.
After we had gone through some Of
the stores and seen the toys, we start
ed for the train. We were just in
time to catch it for home. Then we
had long ride home
On tho way I saw two large boys
skating on a pond that had thin ice
on it.
Wien we got 20 our station to get
off, it began to rain. Then we had
to walk about three miles to our
schoolhouse. When we got there we
decorated 1t for Christmas.
When it became dark ! started for
home; but ] didn't go far when met
my father, who was coming after me.
When l got home told my mother
that I had good time. like to go
to the city.
When Christmas came the scholars
spoke pieces. The children said that
the school looked very pretty.
Your nephew,
EGMER D. BURBANK, Age 10.
Greco