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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-06-27
The Nom Sensical Two Thirds
Rule. Let Us Not Have Amy
Dark Horse

IT is to be hoped that the National Demo-
cratic Convention will do away with the
iackass two-thirds rule
In a system of government where the ma
iority elects a majority should be sufficient
to nominate.
Where IS the sense Of requiring more votes
to nominate, than are required to elect?
The two-thirds rule caused the disruption
of the Democratic Party in 1860, and precipi-
tated the Civil War.
If the Charleston Convention had set aside
the two-thirds rule, at the very start, Stephen
A. Douglas would have been nominated. His
election would have followed.
Had that been the course of events, there
would have been peaceful adjustment of the
slavery question in this country, just as there
was peaceful adjustment of it in every other
country.
But the miserable two-thirds rule made it
impossible for majority to control: conse-
quently the Democratic Party was rent in
twain
Thus the two-thirds rule played into the
hands of the most rabio element of the Adolf
tionists-the men who thirsted for war on
the South.
In the State of Georgia, the two-thirds
rule split the whites in 1880, and the negro
was brought back into politics to umpire the
dispute.
He did tat great expense to the faction
that used him, and to the permanent lower
ing of political morals in Georgia.
There is another reason why the two-thirds
rule should be abolished:
1t as apt to give the momainQtiom to q man
qcAo has not been before the people, and e0ho
has not borne aaoy Of the burden and e~pe''ee
Of the campaign.
In this way, one man reaps where another
has sowed.
This is not right.
In the present campaign, Champ Clark,
Oscar Underwood, Judson Harmon and
Woodrow Wilson have been before the
people.
Each Of these avowed candidates has spent
time and money in the effort to capture the
nomination.
One of them ought to haze It,
To allow Bryan, or Gaypor, to step in and
snatch the prize, would be unjust to the fours
active candidates, and unfair to the people.
The Voters haze not oppressed ana desire
for the nomination Of Bryan, or Gayo0r, AVID
THE CONTENTION OUGHT Nor 70
USURP THE AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE
EITHER OF THEM ON THE PEOPLE.
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THOMSON, GA, JUNE 81, 1912.
For President OF the United States:
OSCAR UNDERWOOD,
OF Alabama.
LET'S Make GVayt. McLendOn a
Railroad COMMISSIONS

HOW would this ticket do for Railroad
Commissioners
s. G. ~McLETDOE, or THOMAS; j. J.
FLYNT, or SPAULDING; AND FER
MOB BARRE7'I', OF STEPHENS?
If the people of this State should right the
wrong which was wreaked upon Guyt Nc
Tendon, by Hog-it-all Smith, for one, would
be deeply gratfed
There never was a man worse lied about
than was McLendon.
Smith and his paper convinced the Legisla-
ture and the public at large that Mac had be-
trayed the people to the railroads.
Acting under this impression and under
Smiths orders, the Legislature lynched Nc
Lendon, driving him out Of his office, and
consigning him to shame.
AS matter of fact, McLendon had merely
voted against the grant of special favors to
the Beck Gregg Hardware Co. ct al.-0 cote
qchich acas right IN itself, AND WHICH
WAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH TWO
DECISIONS WHICH THE COMNLS-
SION HAD MADE, when the same case had
been before it on two former occasions.
Long before McLendon aoas appointed
Commissioner, the Beck-Gregg Hardware
Company ct al. had employed Hoke Smith
to 90 before the Commission for the purpose
of securing special rates for half-a-d dozen At
lanta jobbers, on coffee and certain kinds of
iron goods.
Tad this special rate been granted, the IT.
z01ota jo66er8 oo0uzd haze dri0e,o Macon, Gqif-
i'm, Savannah, augusta, Waycross and Val
dosta merchants ont Of their natural te1ritorI.
Having done this, the Atlanta iobbers
would then have exploited their monopoly to
the utmost, and the consumers would have
been the losers.
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Maria Monk was ga good Catholic" till
she rebelled at becoming the mistress of her
priests. Read her story. Price 6Oc post
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-16
',IfEfElllli.G! II, ! :2:!!:S!!
i74 North Main Street, Barre, Vermont,
The Big Store With Little Prices.
MORET0WN.

Z. F. Palmer has moved his family
to Waterbury.
Mrs. D. c. Turner of Montpelier visit
ed local relatives last week.
C. II. Ward was in Montpelier and
Barre Tuesday and Wednesday
Mr.. and Mrs +. B, Buckley were in
Montpelier several days last week.
Miss L. X. Smith Of Waitsfeld will
be at the home of Mrs. A. II. Booth
Tuesday Of each week with millinery
goods.
Miss Florence Pierce was at home
from her school in Montpelier over Sun
day.
Mrs. r. A. Griffith was in Montpelier
Friday and Saturday.
Otto Bates and Miss Maude Johnson
OF Montpelier visited at the home Of
II. T.. johnson Sunday.
S. c. Bennett of Waitsfeld has been
in town the past week painting the in
terror of the Methodist parsonage.
A SON was born Saturday to Mr.
and Mrs. William McManis.
Percy Davis Of Rutland is guest
at the home Of George Howes.
Mrs. A. ]. Neil and two children,
Ftta and Raymond, spent the latter
part of last week with relatives in
Montpelier.
Roy Chapman and daughter, Beatrice,
OF Waterbury, We're in town Friday
Misses Mae Eaton and Nora Griffin
we're in Montpelier Saturday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-16
UNFAIR TO THE RAILROADS.

The New Jersey bill for abolishing;
railroad grade crossings, which Governor
Wilson has just vetoed, seems bit
too severe on the railroads, as it pro-
posed to make them pay for the entire
cost Of the change, even to the rebuilding
OF public highways which are diverted
in the work of adjustment. The per-
centage of apportionment used in the
carrying out of the Vermont statute
for abolishing grade crossings is more
nearly fair to the railroads, to the state
and to the towns which are directly
concerned. Under the Vermont manner
of regulation, the railroads pay sixty,
five per cent. Of the total cost, and the
state and the towns pay the remainder,
Inasmuch as the state and the town are
to receive benefits from the proposed
change of the grade crossings, it is rea-
scnable to impose part of the expense ut
the work on them. Therefore, in the
case of New Jersey Gov. Wilson has
good reason for vetoing the measure
adopted by the legislature, and he can
do so without running the risk of being
a friend of railroad corporations, too.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-16

comparative feebleness Of human endeav-
or in wrestling with the problems OF the
sea, particularly that problem which re-
lates to cebergs. In daylight and clear
weather, the iceberg is nothing more than
handsome spectacle, standing out SUI
perbly and rejecting the rays OF the
sun in delicate coloring; but at night
and in fog, the same mass Of ice becomes
tremendous menace to navigation
menace which human ingenuity has MOI
been able to get around Masters of the
great trans Atlantic liners are fortified
to certain extent by ship watches
maintained for the especial purpose of
detecting distractions and by the use OF
water. testing apparatus for determining
the temperature of the water and thus
disclosing the possible presence of ice
bergs in the immediate vicinity. But
these efforts fail frequently. As recently
as last week, another great liner was
in extreme jeopardy because of the fail
ure to detect the close proximity of ice
bergs and ice foes, but managed to STOP
in time and extricate herself from the
danger.
In the case of the White Star liner
Titanic, the precautions taken against
collision with icebergs failed utterly, and
the huge ship with probably undimin-
ished speed ran directly against the
mountain of ice and received it's death
blow. 1t is likely that the Titanic was
making good speed because of desire
or the part Of the ships officers and the
officers OF the White Star line to make
an attractive showing on her maiden trip
across the water. BY the same token, it
must be inferred also that the usual Wig
lance was being fully sustained, for the
success of the voyage was dependent on
no mishaps. Therefore, it is probable
that through no fault of the ships Off
GERS was due the terrible catastrophe,
but rather to mans Lack of defense
against icebergs, coupled with unusual
circumstances in the prevalence Of the
mountains of ice. The officers of the
other liner referred to above report that
they encountered twenty-seven icebercs
off the Newfoundland coast, which is
said to be the largest number ever re-
ported by single vessel in the voyage
across the Atlantic. In conditions like
that, all other perils of the sea sink into
insignifcance in comparison. And NAV
has made little progress in meeting the
peril.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-16
NoRTHFIELD.

Mrs. II. z. Reed has returned from
IIaidwick, wt.r" >he 1peat two weeks
with her daughter, Mrs. George james,
ard family
Rev. and Nrs. H. G. Ledy ard, who
rave been in town the pa'c week re
trrned to Canton, n. T., yesterday.
living c. Enis is spending some time
in New York on business.
Mrs. S. C. Rich was in Burlington
Sunday visiting friends.
Owing to the absence os the pastor,
Rev. A. II. Webb, there were no serv,
ices at the NJ. f. church Sunday. Sew
eral from here are attending the con-
ference at Newport.
Miss Bertha Rice has resigned her
position as soprano singer mt the Uni
yersalist church on account of i'll health.
A very interesting lecture was Civ
en- under the auspices of the Union club
Friday evening at the Universalist
church. The subject of the lecture was
Japan and it was illustrated by coll
ored slides The speaker was Prof.
Perkins of the university of Vermont
Robert Belknap Of Dartmouth col
lege is guest at the home of c. A.
Edgerton.
Capt. and Mrs. Frank Tompkins have
returned from Atlantic City, where they
spent the Easter vacation.
Mrs. ]. II. Talbot has returned from
a six weeks visit with friends in Mas
sachusetts.
Mrs Sarah Cushman is spending some
time with friends in Boston.
Mrs. A. o. Denny OF Boston is a guest
at the home of A. f. Denny
John Anderson, who is employed at
the stone sheds of Phillips & Slack,
met with a painful accident Saturday,
when large stone struck him, badly
iniuring his left foot.
Clyde Joslyn, student at New
Hampshire State Agricultural college, is
spending a short time at his home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer +. Derby of Enos-
burg Falls are visiting friends and ac-
Gaaintances here.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-16
WILLIAMSBURG.


The following officers Of Charity chap
tar No. 81, O. f. S., were installed on
the evening of the 18th inst. with Past
Worthy Patron Carl w. Seaver as in
stalling officer and Past Matron Marie
Seaver as conductor; w, NJ, Mrs. Hattie
B House, w. f., James G. Pirie; treas
mer Mrs. Martha Poland; conduetress,
Mrs. Hattie Sivright; assistant conduc-
tless Bessie Sivright; chaplain, Mrs.
Malvina O. Carlin; Mar. Mrs Char
lotte Anderson; organist, Mrs. Mary j..
Gilbertson; adah, Mrs. Olive Prize; ruth,
Mrs. Aura Poole; esther, Mrs. Mabel
Rcnevides; martha, Mrs. Annie Godfrey;
electa, Mrs. Josie Grearson; warder, Mrs
Marie /. Seaver; sentinel, Newell p
Farnham.
Clyde NJ Hutchinson returned from
Mary Fletcher hospital, Burlington, last
Saturday, and is making good recoy-
cry from the operation for swellings
in the neck. Mrs. Maude Hopkins IS
expected home in a day or two
The bridge on the meadow damaged
by high water was found not to be in
very bad condition and is now repaired,
as is also the highway leading to it.
Station Agent /. 0. Morgan of Barre
spent Sunday with his family at S. NJ.
seaver's and Fred j. Ladue OF this
town was with his people in Randolph
at the same time.
William b. Jones has been out OF
town for several days, attending the
sessions Of the Methodist conference at
Newport. to which he is a delegate.
hos Oft nn
ed the county meeting OF road copmis-
sloners in Chelsea last week.
At the annual business meeting OF
the Home Study club, held at Mrs.
Bcnedicts, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year; President,
Mrs Sarah G. Seaver e-president,
Mrs. Musette II. Seaver; secretary, Misc
Elizabeth A. Work; critic, Mrs. Abbie
+, Watson; program committee, Mrs.
Watson, Mrs. WILDER, Miss Work, Mrs.
Young. Miss Adams. Mrs. Ainsworth.
Mrs. Kate Morehouse has returned
to her home in Cabot after spending
about two weeks visiting at Miss Pen
niman's.
Mr.. and Mrs w. J. Young are visit
ing in Boston and Mr. Young is dele
gate from the local branch of the stone
cutters union to the convention now
in session in Quincy Mass.
Mile Drury, local editor of the Will
Jamestown Herald returned yesterday
from visit to relatives in New Bed
ford Mass.
II is reported that f. II. Cali has
bargained for the "old tannery" prop
erty and is planning to put up saw
milf with gasoline power and do custom
saving.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-16
LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
The High Cost of Living.


Editor Barre Daily Times: | read the
letter in your paper some days ago
which was signed, "A Farmer" and |
hope you can find space in your paper
to let me tell what a farmers wife
thinks the question of delivering gro
ceries in the town means, from her
standpoint.
The men folks We're all busy sugar
ing Saturday, 50 / came to Barre my
sell, to deliver butter and eggs to our
regular customers, and one OF them
was complaining because it was more
trouble for her to get her groceries
than it was before the strike. | thought
then, if she had helped raise the money
to pay per cent. interest on mort
gage for several years, as we have, she
would be pretty glad to get the pres
emit discount offered on staple groceries.
We have to plan our meals on the farm,
and get materials for them a week
ahead, for it is very rarely that our
team comes to town oftener than once
week and | cannot understand why
the housekeeper in the city cannot plan
to order most of the things they would
need the same way, and | am very
sure that any OF the local truckmen
would deliver weeks supply Of the
heavier goods for less than half the
amount OF money saved by so purchas-
ing. | can see by what this woman
said that we have different ways Of
looking at this matter, but on the farm
we certainly are much in favor Of the
present reduction in prices.
Thanking you in advance for your
courtesy, should you be willing to print
this, / sign myself
A Farmers Wife.
Barre, VT, April Is, 1912.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-16

According to the Fair Haven Era, Gov.
Mead's name has been mentioned Tor
vice president, to say nothing of United
States senator. 1t must have been men
toned in stage whisper, for Vermont
stands no more chance of placing man
in nomination for ice-president than OF
naming the next ruler of the Fiji islands.
As for the United States senatorship,
there is much to be said pro and con.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-16
WASHINGTON.
Death of A. H. Pepper, Veteran of the
Civil War.

IlVil war.
Asa H. PEPPER, an aged resident, died
rather suddenly last week Tuesday. Mr..
Pepper, although in rather poor health
for over year, was sick but a short
time before his death lie il survived
81 son, willard, living in this town
Mr.. Pepper was a veteran of the Civil
war and was popular man in town,
having held several prominent town of
fees. among them selectman and justice
OF the peace. His wife died some years
ago. For several years, Mr. Pepper
conducted a grocery store at his resi-
dence. Funeral services were held at his
late home Thursday afternoon, Rev, Mr.
Hathaway officiating Interment in the
new cemetery
Everybody doing it! Doing what?
Bring your box to the X of c. hall April
II and see the fun. Rileys orchestra.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-16
TIE TITANIC DISASTER.

The great marine disaster off the coast
of Newfoundland early yesterday morn
ing brings out with new emphasis the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-16

Boss Penrose of Pennsylvania will
have to start out and learn the game
Of politics all over again
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-16

The biggest ship isn't necessarily the
safest.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-16

Save time and labor by using Dust
bane. Sold by your grocer and at the
n, D. Phelps Co.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-16

Lime sulphur solution for spraying
trees, shrubs and bushes. c. w. Ayerill
e Co
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-16

We re carrying all the new
things for men s wear.
TO you who appreciate
good, new, correct styles for
spring, our assortment will
be interesting.
New New York Suits.
New Shirts from Glasgow,
London and gay Paree.
New Neckwear in the best
Of American pure silk-none
better,
New Gloves, new Hose,
new Handkerchiefs, new Pa
jamas, new Underwear, new
Hats.
Bring in your Panama
Hats to be renovated.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-11-22
To spend Five million.

An expenditure OF $5.0o0.0 900 along
the line OF the Denver 4 Rio 0rande.
for improvements to that system will
make things hum in central Colorado
and Utah during the next eigh4
months. President B. r. Bush Of the
Rio Grande wired the general offices
OF the road in this city that the a..
100000 desired to construct immediate
ly double track detour line around
Soldier Summit, Utah, had been pro.
vided BY the board Of directors. This
amount. added to the better than ~
100000 that win be spent to standard
gauge the Marshall Pass line and to
reduce the grade there from to 2 per
cent, completes budget that will add
as materially to the prosperity Of Colo
RADIO during the coming year as any
other factor In the states progress
during that time. 1t will mean a great
deal to the city of Denver. for both i'm.
provements will be directed from this
city.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-11-22
PoUITPYNoTFs
(AGh 10 81 ~ acs,o

A successful poultryman Is q good
feeder.
Poultry will not thrive upon an ex.
elusive grain diet
Keep the birds busy by feeding Q
portion Of their food in deep litter.
The hoor Of the poultry house
should be 20 constructed and Of such
material that It II dry.
Selection OF breeding stock 10 one Of
the most important duties connAcsed
with the poultryman's work.
The busy hen IL the money maker,
The singing hen 10 laying hen. Be
wise and choose accordingly.
Put the plow or spade into every
portion Of the poultry yards, and -
how the hens will thank you.
Fowls that are compelled to slesp
in . draught contract colds, which
often develop into bronchitis, dtah
iberia or roup.
II there be one thing more essential
to success In poultry rearing than a.
other. It Il to 60 slow. and learn ~
d0A- a xQl @.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-11-22
PANAMA TOLLS FIXED sv TAFT.
Expsrts' Report Basis Of Tolls Pro.
nuIsated by President.

Washington.-Presid Taft has IL
sued proclamation fixing the rates
that foreign shipping shall pay for
passage through the Panama canal.
The proclamation, made under author.
ity Of the canal bill passed by Congress
In August, establishes a merchant vss-
sci rate Of 31.10 per INST ton in actual
carrying capacity, with reduction Of
40 per cent ship in ballast.
The provisions Of the proclamation
are as follows:
"On merchant vessels carrying pas
sengers or cargo. $1.2O per net vessel
ton-each 100 cubic feet-of actual
earning capacity.
ION vessels In ballast without pas
sengers or cargo, 40 per cent less than
the rate of tolls for vessels with pas.
sengers or cargo.
Upon naval vessels, other than
transports, colliers. hospital ships and
supply ships. so cents per displace-
ment ton.
upon army and navy transports.
golfers, hospital ships and supply
ships. $1.20 per net ton, the vessels to
be measured by the same rules as are
employed in determining the net ton.
mage Of merchant vessels.
"The secretary OF war will prepare
and prescribe such rules for the meas.
urement Of vessels and such regula-
tions as may be necessary and proper
to carry this proclamation into full
force and effect"
The Holly chieftain., 1912-11-22
Gou Sester.

the egs 10 under Examination: . Per
feet one ID clear deep orange color.
while bad oas Is black: the eggs
turn automatically on the belt. enab-
ling the tester ~ examine from all
sides. Tho good eggs are allowed to
roll out ON . canvas table. which u
done without danger Of breakage,
while tho opssaAqr discards the ones
which are spoile1
When the or1inary lighting current
cannot be secured, the machine il
equipped with ~ dry batteries in mul
tiple series. whtrh furnish cursent for
low voltage electric lamps.
An expert aAd two helpers can test
about 80 cassa ~ day with absolute
~ NO danger ffan nre. Eggs are
tested In : daylight room. and with
great rapidity.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-11-22
SECURING EGGS m WHITE
FARMER Mas Discovered rhsA n .
eresstabas - Have ceamsdievs
and Comfortable Housee.

The fArmer has become wise to u.
fact that It IL possible to have vints
eggs. which no longer y IN Idle dream
- vas the beItef n the days oe -
forsfathers- The farnse. tes. has dis
covered that Il b scoaemy 70 hav,
comnodi0us. ca0eortshle vinta
houses. and thaa eor success thsc
must not bs . alns1s neasrA ~
Htttsd On Tie Dlaee. He has sves
cons . step fAsfhas. asl Invested b
incuhators aaA bsse1srs that hs ~.
devote Q part q Tie winter DnatAI
to prodt instead a eonparstivs ~
ness.
In short. ~ hes n oDssstioa . 60
plsts DcsltFy Daant. snA Il has peovsa
to BE- the bsst crop On ths farm. Tha
u the revelation Of today. and ~
farmer makes tie most Of Il ece ~
reason that 10 has tie proper eAsili
ties.
rhs purebrssds q the Drsssat q,
arc 20 superior IN utility that oos ~
dom comes acroes . sock oi Gross
breeds. AID tie oas that kssps noa
grels y no< ef the elaas that y nak
Ing . success.
The fancisss of today deserve ~
credit for this chanss. Il was de 4
their skill that health. russsdnsss an
practical qualiflcattoas became 0 pas'
Of tie maks-uD e thsis bees1s
20 sharp has become compstitioa d
this line that tie brssdsrs Of Aifee
ent varieties are working for sgg rss
ords and meat supplies in peefsrses,
to show requirements. Even the Amer
lean Standard Of Perfection has nod
hsd the laws q breeding 20 that uttll
y win not b sacrtncsd. Truly "
have entered an era when poultry b
comes the food fowl instead Of tAa
show bird.
1t has been proved that, properly
bred. pure bsoods axe more prolifi,
layers. give q more uniform size an(
color to the eggs. and the young stool
mature more uniformly and give bet
ter carcasses, and utilize the food con
fumed to better advantage. than 10 th,
case with either crossbreds or moa
grels.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-11-22
A Peaitry-Feed Chopper.

feet long. bend one end in the SHAPE
Of . spade handle and split the other
end for = distance Of about AZ inches
Sharpen one edge Of each blade ant
curve the metal slightly. Lay tho two
blades together with the convex sidet
touching in the center and insert them
In the slit In the handle end. They
are riveted or welded In place. Heat
and bend the blades at right angles.
Many Of the materials mentioned
for poultry foods may be chopped In
an ordinary pail having strong bot
tom. but It IL best to make q boz
about ~ feet square and with .
plank bottom. for use with the chop
PET.