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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-19
CURRENT COMMENT
Some School Reforms.

The action of the school committee
in asking the legislature for the right
to make an appropriation sufficient to
add in the course of three years 800
teachers to the force in the public schools
of Boston is in line with the campaign
promises Of Mr. Brock and Mr.. Lee
and with the convictions of leading
educators. President Eliot always in
sisted that the classes in the Boston
public schools were much too large. If
the bill introduced by Chairman Ellis
is passed there will have been over 500
teachers added to the teaching force in
the schools since efforts began TO re-
duce the size of classes. The average
size of classes is now about forty-four.
The proposed legislation will provide
for a gradual reduction to about thirty
eight.
This cannot be accomplished without
additional expense, over 100000 a year
being involved. But such added ex-
pense, where most needed, should be off
set by economies in certain other de-
partments of the city government. The
children in the schools of Boston should
not be denied proper opportunities for
education in order to allow politics and
extravaganza to reign in certain other
parts of the city government. It is an
almost superhuman task to teach sue
cessfully forty or fifty children in a
class.
The recent election showed that ma
icrity of the citizens of Boston was
ready to support the well-conceiyed plans
of the present school committee. This
committee has since election taken a
fresh hold of its work in a manner to
indicate that the coming year will be the
most important in the whole movement
for better schools.
Bills have been introduced not only
to provide for 800 more teachers, but
also for an appropriation for the ex-
tended use of school buildings, for trans
ferring the appointment and control of
school physicians from the board of
health to the school committee, and for
the further development of Fairgrounds
This is prompt action. within one week
after election Boston Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-19

UTILIZING OUR GRANITE WASTE,
We notice that Hardwick granite
firm intends to follow the modern meth
cd of utilizing every bit of its waste
material, having advertised its grout
heaps in road material screened to any
size desired. Since the vast accumula-
tions of waste granite are the bane of
the granite manufacturers life, it viii
be killing two birds with one stone II
the grout brings in money at the same
time it is removed from bothering the
manufacturer. Granite, chips make a
good road material, too, as Barre knows
with frequent trial. And Barre has
mountains of this waste granite kicking
around, littering the granite yards and
actually blocking the industry to a con-
siderable extent Barre itself can never
hope to utilize all this material on its
roads; in fact, there's enough waste
granite in this city alone to build all
the permanent Todus NeFmpHb Is Hkeiy
to build in some years. If the disposal
of this waste could be turned into an
industry Of itself, it would be grand
development. The transportation Of IL
would be one Of the greatest drawbacks
to the efforts which have been inaugural
ed by the Hardwick concern; but that
problem may be eventually overcome, so
that Barre, Hardwiek, Bethel and the
other granite centers will be selling their
waste material just as the packing con
Germs of Chicago dispose Of every bit of
the animals which come into their fac
tories.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-19
VERMONT AND THE SHOE
INDUSTRY.

The state of New Hampshire stands
fourth in the manufacture of boots and
shoes in the United States. There is nc
good reason why Vermont should not
share in this overflow of boot and shoe
manufacturing from Massachusetts
whereas, there is little, or none at all
done in the state. 1t is true that such
a manufacturing industry has been tried
in at least one town in Vermont, only
to fail; but in the instance in mind it
was not fair test of Vermont's ability
to support such an undertaking. Yer
mont would not be the market for Ver-
mont manufactured shoes, any more
than New Hampshire furnishes the mar
ket for its shoes, and hence the small
population of the state would not be a
lettering influence. Moreover, labor
could be easily secured, and shipping ia
cilities in very many places of the state
would be as good as could be secured in
New Hampshire.
Such being the conditions, Vermont
ought to put in a bid for part of the
shoe manufacturing business. The Mas
sachusetts concerns are constantly
branching out or are disposed to change
their location because of unsatisfactory
conditions in the Bay state. That is
partly the reason why New Hampshire
has been brought up TO the position o.
fourth in the country in this production,
making considerable portion Of the
prosperity OF that state. Statistics just
published by the United States census
bureau reveal the fact that one years
production OF boots and shoes there
amounted to sS9,44Q.oOO, making the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-19

cockerels first, j. y. Abernethy, Bristol
pullet, first, F. VI. Thomas, New Haven.
Houda ns--Cock, first, Herbert Dryer
st. Adams; hen, first, Herbert DwyeF
ST. Adams; eoekerel. first. f. f. Blatch
~, Georgia; pullet, first, +. F. Blatchly
Georgia; first pen, old, +. f. Rlatchly
Georgia; first pen, young. Herbert Dwy'
er, st. Adams; best display OF the
breed, Herbert Dryer, st. Adams.
II. c. Black Leghorns first. hen
first. cockerel, first, pullet, first, all q
ID. b. Braymer, Granville. n. Y.
S. C. Black Minorcas--Hen. first, y
b. Braymer, Granville, N Y.
X. G. Buff 0rpingtons- first, y
r. Braymer, Granville; cockerel, first. p
B, Braymer, Granville; pullet, first, A. j
Prairie st. Adams.
r. c. Black Minorcas-F. J. Guerin
ST. Adams.
r. c. White Minoreas-All to ID. b
Braymer. Granville. n. Y.
S. C. Jubilee 0rpingtons All to ID. Il
Braymer, Granville, \. Y.
White Crested Black polish--fIen
first. II. L. Penniman, st. Johnsbury
first cockerel and first pullet to Miss
Laura Batehelder, North Haverhill. \. II
X. c. Aneonas-All TO ID. b. Braymer
Granville. n. y.
Silver Duckwing-All TO d. B. Bray.
mer. Granville. n. y.
Gold Duckwing Games-All TO Dr.
Abernethy. Bakersfield.
White Games-All TO d. B. Braymer,
Granville, \. y.
Cornish Indian Games-All to f. A.
Tullar. Swanton.
Light Brahmas--All to r. P. Greene,
ir., st. Adams; pen, II. L. Penniman,
st. Johnsbury
S. c. Anconas--All to C. A. Martin,
Derry, n Fl.
White Game Bantams-All to S. w.
Dunbar, st. Adams.
Black Game Bantams--All to S. w,
Dunbar, st. Adams.
Pit Games-Cock, first. DR.. Abernethy,
Bakersfield; hen, first, II. l.. Penniman,
st. Johnsbury.
Black Cochins-Cock and hen, first,
Revoir & Revoir, St Adams.
White Cochins-Coek and hen, first,
Revoir & Revoir, st. Adams.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-19
GRANVILLE, NJ. Y, MAN BIG WINNER
D. B. Braymer Had Many Winning
Fowls at st. Adams Show.

st. Adams, Jan. I9.--The Vermont
State Poultry association exhibition
which closes to-day, has been attracting
a great deal of attention. The judges
have finished their work, and more Of
the results are as follows:
S. G. White Leghorns--Cock, first, 4
c. Gluck, Keene N. H.; hen, first, i. G.
Gluck. Keene, N. H.; cockerel, first, y
b. Braymer, Granville, M "; pullet
first. n. c. Martin, Bristol; first pen OF
young, f. c. Gluck, Keene, n. H.; first
pen Of old, H. !. Burbank, st. Adams ;
cup for best display, +. c. Gluck.
S. c. Brown Leghorns Cock, first, Y,
X. Geary. Sanford, Me; hen, first, f. X.
Ceary, Sanford, Me, eockerel first, w.
S. Riley, Franklin; pullet, first, Z. =.
Geary, Sanford, Me-; first pen, +. X.
Geary, Sanford, Me-; best display Of the
variety, 4. X. Geary, Sanford, Me.
K. c. Brown Leghorns--Hen, first, II.
A. Brush, Milton; coekerel, II. A, Brush,
Milton; pullet, d. b. Braymer, Gran.
vile, n. Y; first pen, Ralph DEMO, Bris-
toll.
Black LangSnhns-tOck, Hlsb, waiter
Finn, st. Adams; hen, first, William
Ryan, st. Adams; cockerel, first, VIII
liam Ryan. st. Adams; pullet, first,
William Ryan, St. Adams; first pen,
William Ryan, st. Adams.
S. c. Buff orpingtons Cock, first, W.
w. Styles, Alburg; hen, first, A. Moul-
ton, Lexington, Mass; cockereL first,
w. w. Styles, Alburg; pullet, first, A.
Moulton, Lexington, Mass; first pen,
w. w. Styles, Alburg.
S. C. White 0rpingtons-cock, first,
w. S. Woodwork, Richford; hen, first,
G. NJ. Beecher, West Pawlet; cockerel,
first. G. NJ. Beecher, West Pawlet pull
let, first, Lepper & Smith, st. Adams;
first pen, D. b. Braymer, Granville, n. Y.
r. C. White 0rpingtons- hen,
cockerel, pullet, all to D. B. Braymer,
Granville, n. Y.
S. C. Black 0rpingtons-Cock, first,
d. B. Braymer, Granville, n. y; hen,
first, d. B. Braymer, Granville, n. ";
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-19
JINGLES AND JESTS
"Life's Problem"

Forty years old and unmarried,
Lonely and weary of life,
The plans of lifetime miscarried,
/ determined to get me wife.
But first, being world-wise and wary,
thought that I'd find out the cost.
Would a paltry three thousand keer
Mary?
Or should we be stranded and LOST
I'd ask John-hed married a beauty;
And Tonne was tied to a queen;
And Bob--who had felt it his duty
To wed sweet chit of sixteen
John sighed as he answered my ques
ton;
"Stocks down, business awful, but still
The sale of my gold mine in Preston,
Thank God, paid the millner's BILL
Toms face was deep-lined, worn by SCR
row;
His clothes, out of date and thread.
bare.
"The NIissus9 She's sailing to-mor-
row"
He'd mortgaged the home for her
fare"
Bob, debonair, happy. light-hearted,
Replied with an ominous frown;
with my very last cent I've just parted
To pay for my wife's Paris gown"
All. met There's the rain on the shinele.
And my rooms seem deserted and
dTear
Still, I'd rather be lonely and single,
Than stsrve on three thousand a year.
Life.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-19

matches and flames than careful persons
should be? We toss aside cigar and
cigarette ends without caring overmuch
where they land. A safety match with
glowing end may go into pile of
highly infammabel rubbish. We thaw
out frozen water pipes with naked
flames. Underventilating, we overhead
our houses almost criminally in winter.
We see fire apparatus on all sides an
swering bell or still alarms; We glance
with a little show of interest at fig
ures showing what Fire Commissioner
DAILY wants in order to appease the fire
god; we read ON the way home of this
fire and that-and arrived home, as
likely as not we carelessly use matches
OF kind which should not be tolerated
Not until we are actually burned out do
we fear the fire
Although it looks at times to the aver
age observer as if the work of fire in
surance experts and other well fortified
writer's and speakers were thrown away
it isn't possible that their labor is all
in vain. They have at least set many
men to thinking, even if not to acting.
To read the usual article on fires and
on building conditions here and abroad
is to be convinced that the United
States is much of a laggard. Laws,
OF course, win do great deal; in some
countries they have done almost every
thing Here however, we need, more
than anything else, what is so well
called campaign Of education. The
fight against the great white plague got
its greatest support after the persons
behind it made their material so in
teresting that It found place in all
newspapers and magazines. The same
field IL open to the fire insurance men.
Their subject is hardly so interesting
as one which touches human life as
heavily as tuberculosis, and the work
Of the mental fire-fghters is correspond
ingly more difficult but there doesn't
seem to be much hope in any other kind
OF measures. Boston Evening Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-19

The Vermont association Of Minneap'
oils, Mimi, numbers in its membership
some Of the prominent men of that city
and surrounding territory. Inasmuch q
the association is % years old, it i
probable that many of those members
have been residents there for that period
of time, which means that Vermont ha9
been deprived those % years of the ener-
gies Of those who rightfully belonged to
her. Yet it has always been Vermonta
duty to be fostering mother for other
states of the. union, and she is pleased,
therefore, to learn that her Minnesota
sons have been doing a strong work in
building up that state.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-19
The Mounting FLAMES.

Looking over the newspapers of yes
terday afternoon one might almost be
pardoned for wondering if we are not
having a pretty fair sample of that
interesting day when our planet will
bump into a disrespectful neighbor and
90 up in fire and smoke. In one edi-
tion of The Evening Herald were ac-
counts of fires ranging in locus from
Osalli to Boston. The Japanese city
had a loss OF about sl5,0O0000 New
York, as If trying to repeat the fire
in the Euitable building, surrendered ST.
275000 in one blaze. The loss in two
fires in Boston was about S3l ,000 Liv-
ermore Falls. Me, threatened with ex-
tinction, finally emerged from the smoke
a sufferer by only a few thousands
thanks to a snow storm. The grand
fetal Of reported fire losses for the day
MAS more than Sl6n000OO.
Are we not all more careless with
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-19

1t is good move to invite the YER
mont Press association to meet on
Mount Mansfield next June, for the
gathering will mean some well-deseryed
publicity for this, the grandest of YER
mont's high peaks. If the editors do not
enthuse over the scenery and pure air OF
the mountain resort, then they won't be
human; but they will enthuse and they
will tell it to their readers in later
issues of their papers. To further the
publicity feature OF the meeting, it
would be fine plan to have newspapes
men from other states of New England
present at the gathering, so that they
might return home with a new under
standing of Vermont's mountain beau-
ties.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-19
Those Educational Meetings.

We only wish that Editor TYLER of
the Enosburg Standard--yes, and Editor
FISHER of the Burlington Suburban List
could have attended Superintendent
Stones educational or better Vermont
meeting at Duxbury last Friday even
ing. Superintendent Stone, Editor
Crockett and Editor Greene each talked
in a manner that could not fail to
help any locality. Best of all, the after
effects of the meeting, and the kind
words of commentator which the Dux-
bury people are saying, are sufficient
to convince us that the meetings are
accomplishing something, and that the
states funds, in this particular in
stance, are very well spent.--Waterbury
Record.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-19

The New York Sun put two-lin'
heading on a one-line editorial, as fol
lows:
4The Measure OF One Presidential
Candidate
"Too eager, too selfish"
Such topheavy combination could
apply 10 only one Of the persons now
before the public. 1t is easy to guess
which one.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-19

If college football could be CONNER
cialized by individuals, there would be
many more heavy bohdholders in the
country. For example, note Harvard's
total receipts of s96,37s and profit OF
$45, 429 last fall. 1t would be a manner
of getting rich quick to beat Mr.. Wal
lingford himself.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-19

1t is all right to take reasonable pre-
cautions to protect Gov. Foss, but there
is no need Tor hysteria over reported
attempts to do him harm. "Intimations"
may very easily be magnitted into undue
size and prominence.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-19
The Prime of Life Is the

part to insure the productive, yielding,
valuable part. BY insurance you war
rant and defend to your family that
they shall have some of your money
value if they can't have you. National
Life ms. Co. of VT. (Mutuall S. S.
Ballard, general agent, Lawrence build
ing, Montpelier, vt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-19

The average pay Of the Lawrence mill
workers is So per week; which does not
look. very impressive from the Barre
point of view.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-19

Rather relieving to know that Rev.
Richeson's father still is loyal to the
condemned man.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-19

'More cremation than ever says one
report. Yes, we had noticed 1t IN the
fires Of the year.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-19

Your fellow-citizens don't want Cuba
on their hands, President Taft. So have
a care.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-19

Henry Watterson just jumped out OF
Col. Harvey's boat before it struck the
Wilson rock.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-19

states greatest single production in point
OF value. 1t is kind Of industry which
Vermont should 60 after.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-19
$3.50

1t is nice to be contributing editor
and 90 to the office only twice a week,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-19

For Sale-Cottage house, corner OF
Nelson and Hill street. Would rent to
right party. Warren Z. Richardson.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-19
STRAY PICKINGS OF
LOCAL INTEREST

The outbreak of smallpox in various
sections of Vermont was doubtless the
reason for bringing up the subject in a
Barre schoolroom the other day, and the
teacher put the question: "What is
smallpox as test for determining
the general knowledge Of the pupils.
The answers, as might be expected,
We're varied and interesting to marked
degree, Perhaps the most interesting
was the response OF one young lady, who
replied:
Smallpox is much dreaded disease;
cure for it is fascination"
The young lady may be a member
of the differentiation society, and then
again she may be spreading a new propa-
ganda. In either event, the young men
limited at their willingness to try the
treatment.
Arizona republican., 1912-04-28
Kelly has spent some time through

Kelly has spent some time through cut California and Arizona, looking for a suitable. permanent location to enter the mercantile business. Phoe- nix out weighed all the rest of the places and Phoenix will be the future permanent home of Mir. Kelly. The business at 209 West Washington street is nice one: the location is good and MT Kelly will doubtless prosper in his new venture
 He is delighted with the climate of Arizona and says that he wonders how is was possible that he could have lived so long and not known of the Salt Rover valley before.
Arizona republican., 1912-04-28

Orme went thoroughly into the con duct of the association and it's rela- tions with the water users of the valley.
 Orme declared that he would pre- fer to have the opening of the pro- iect deferred in order that the large land owners might have an oppor- tunity to dispokA of their holdings He thought that the investigation at this time is q direct affront to the congress of the United States. Orme said that so far as he knew there had been no extravaganza ir the construction of the project which possibly could have been handled hy private contract for less than 1t cost
Arizona republican., 1912-04-28
the government

lile SONtl llIlitlA'
 During the afternoon man named Johnson from the south side testi fled that he was paying g per acre per year for his water instead of S160 Johnson also thought that he was being discriminated against but declared that there was no use d IaWin' with the government"
 The committee also took some tes- timony relative to the contracts with the Indians. and among the witnesses examined were B. A. Fowler and J. H KibbeY
 The total result of the days work was not especially Illuminating but did add very materially 10 the vol
Arizona republican., 1912-04-28
uminousness of the record which is assuming Weighty proportions.
CALIFORNIA; HONORABLE GOV
 ERNOR.

Senator La Toilette, the well be- trayed. goes on record with the state ment that the governor of California behaved toward him in a manly way. It is testimonial not extended by the Wisconsin candidate to the others of the little group which easily con- vinced Colonel Roosevelt that it spoke with the voice of the people.-From the san Francisco Cali
Arizona republican., 1912-04-28
THE EXCESS OF BOYS.

It was a mighty fine March we has this year. The stork was busy all the time. Eighty-five boys ana so girls were born. the largest number in the history of the city for one month.-From the Tacoma Ledges.
Arizona republican., 1912-04-28
SOlLiNG THE FLAG.

Let il be hoped thas San Diego had the grace 10 give the flag q good washing after it had been insulted by forced kisses of its anarchists From the Denver Republican
Arizona republican., 1912-04-28
MAINE MAN CASTS
 HIS LOT IN PHOENIX
Wonders Why He Never Heard of
 the Place Until Recently.

Walter F. Kelly. formerly of Liver more Falls, Maine. has purchased the fruit. confectionery and tobacco busi- ness at 209 w Washington street from Charles Boone.
 The business will be improved. MT.
Arizona republican., 1912-04-28
JOHN P. ORME BEFORE
 VISITING COMMITTEE
President of Water Users Assoc iation Favors Deferring Opening of
 Project; Voluninous Record.

John P. Orme. president of the Water Users Association was on the stand yesterday for several hours before the congressional Investigating committee, during which time MT
Arizona republican., 1912-04-28
VERY NEW COLLEGE BLAZERS

plain Norfolk They
 of FashioHs Wizardry. proves New For n lead whe
Arizona republican., 1912-04-28
HE VERY LATEST COSSACK BLOUSES

made of changeabe Taffet You ought to see them at the first opportunity it isn't new to have Waists and I}ouscs Silk, these models en- l1d,. some ideas delight =
Arizona republican., 1912-04-28

Actually worth S2200. All high class, high waist-line models have the new set-in sleeves and art trimmed in the most elaborate fashion
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-08
IN MEMoRlAM.

In loving memory Of our darling
daughter and sister Mrs ~ j. Hughes, /
who passed away .hroa years ago to-
day, August z, 1909
Three years 10 heaven immortal soul
Three years today did the gates en-
roll
An angel glorIously fair and bright
Bore you, beloved, from mortal sight
I never look up with vow to the sky
But a light like her Beauty is there,
And ! hear low murmar like her IN
reply
When l pour out my spirit in prayer
1t is hard to break the tender cord
When love has bound the heart;
It is hard, SO hard, to speak the word,
must we forever part?
Friends may think our wounds are
healed,
But they little know the sorrow lies
within our hearts concealed.
She died in beauty like a rose,
Blown from its parent stem:
She died in beauty ike a pearl
Dropped from some dladem.
God knows the way lie nolds the key
He guides us with unerring hand;
Sometimes with fearless eyes Wen
see;
Yes, there, up there, well understand
She's gone but not forgotten,
The one We loved SO dear
She suffered all in silence
Until the end was here.
I cannot say, viii not say,
That she is dead she Is just away.
With cherry smile and a wave o.
the hand
She left us dreaming how very fair
It needs must be, since she fingers
there
Think Of her still as the same, l sal
She is not dead-she is just away.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Buie and Family