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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-23

The Barre Times wants members of
the legislature to consider seriously the
substitution of electrocuton for our
present method of execution Why a
substitute? Why not abolish capital
punishment ?-Montpelier Argus.
Largely because the sentiment of YER
mont does not seem to have come to
that stage when it considers that cap
ital punishment should be abolished.
Therefore, until that time comes, we
thought it reasonable for Vermont to
put its condemned murderers out of the
world in the must humane manner pos
sible. And that manner is by electrocu-
ton. Massachusetts has shown us that
fact without doubt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-23

1t reads like odd news that the man
agement of a league baseball team is
fined for allowing too many people .on
its grounds during a game; yet that is
what happened to the management of
the Chicago team in the National lesg,m.
However, it is reasonable action to
pursue because if the crowds are allowed
to become too dense there would be grave
consequences in case of panic, although,
of course, much less than in cases where
the people were confined within four
walls.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-23

When young oysters first appear they
are called "spat" and are no larger
than a pinhead. At the age of one
year they are known as brood" and
bushel measure will hold about e,4O0
Of them. When they are three years
old they are designated as ware" and
the 6,4o0 Of them will then fill three
one bushel measures. They are not
ready for market until they are four
years old. and then they have arrived
to a dignity of proportion that IL the
bushel of broods has not lost any of its
members it will require nearly seven
Of such measures to carry them to mar
ket
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-23

A contemporary refers to candidate
on the recent Republican state ticket
as "-elect," which, while probably like
ly to be so, is not yet correct. None
of the Republican state ticket was elect ;
ed and cannot. therefore, be referred to
as "-elect"; they all must go before the
legislature, and when then chosen will
be governor elect, Acknowledgements
elect, etc, for the brief time before they
take the oath of office.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-23
Opened II Himself.

Senior Gonzales Cara, undersecre-
iary Of the interior of Mexico, is a
matter of fact man who has the habit
OF holding his mouth open.
The other day Secretary OF the In
terror Gonzales walked into Garza's
office and exclaimed, "Old chap, you
have your mouth open"'
Il know it," replied Cara, not look
ing up from his writing. II opened 1t
myself this morning. Montgomery
Journal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-23

Baseball is adopting many innova-
tons"
what now?"
in addition to nine men playing ball
1t is now considered necessary to have
a couple Of comedians in uniform on
the side lines"
what for?"
ITO distract the attention of oppos-
ing players"
''Um. If that's the trend We'll soon
have female sextet." Washington
Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-23

Though the weather is growing cooler,
there is, on the other hand, new novel
by Mr. Chambers. Transcript.
Readers of Mr.. Chambers stuff caa
appreciate the above sly, but apt, allu-
sion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-23

"Wilson girls like Boston, says the
family press agent. Now, of course, the
only thing for Boston to do is to vote
for "Pa" Wilson. Reciprocity, you know.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-23

The worst effect of General Nog;'s suit
eide js the tendency of weakminded to
follow suit. The Japs are trailing after
their hero like flock of sheep.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-23

BY the calendar, summer passed on
to-day but, by all signs, We haven't
had any summer to pass on. A few
weeks of the Indian brand is all that we
can hope for now,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-23

The little city of Vergennes is plan
ming on having municipal rest ROOM
Does Barre confess itself beaten by its
little sister?
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-23

Senator Lodge practically ignored"
his friend, Roosevelt, when opening the
Ohio Republican campaign. He shall
hear from that.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-23

One might almost suppose that Abra-
campaign.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-23
The average daily circulation of the
Barre Daily Times for the week ending
last Saturday was
6,1OO
copies, the largest circulation of any daily
paper in Vermont outside of Burlington.

Speaker Champ Clark talks for Wilson
much like teeth-pulling; it comes hard.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-23
JINGLES and JESTS
A Railway Wreck.

A hallway wreck. 4
He lies amid a railroad wreck
In calm and smiling rest,
One stranded car against his neck.
The engine on his breast.
He sleeps the sleep that kens no care,
No haunting dream of dread.
He will not wake, like us. to share
In the fierce fight for bread.
Yet In his rare, celestial sleep,
IL, as mayhap, he dreams.
The world of his enchantment deep
With fairy fancies teens.
Visions more strange than ever played
Franks in a poets brain
Without shade of doubt pervade
His wondrous dream domain.
cast on him an envious glance
Amid that wreck serene.
His beauty and his calm enhance
The humor of the scene.
Humor amid wreck to see?
The riddles easy read:
He took--that elf who dwells with me-
His "chu-cbu" train to bed
--Tit-Bits.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-23

Though saying little, President Taft
isn't losing anything in this campaign.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-23
WILLIAMSBURG.

eix.weeks-oid pigs for sale. c. W.
Cram, Wllllamstovn.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-23
To Let

us insure you to-day is wisdom: TO
wait until tomorrow is folly. National
Life Insurance Company of Vermont.
lMutuall :. S. Ballard, general agent,
Lawrence building, Montpelier, Vt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-23

Menu for Harvest Supper at Congrega-
tional Church.
Vegetable Hash.
Beans. Brown Bread
Cabbage Salad. Hot Rolls.
Doughnuts. Assorted Pie.
~ Tea and Coffee.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-03
CONFERENCE REPORT
GUSTS COMMERCE COURT

The conference report. as It was ex-
planned by Senator Warren yesterday.
having been agreed to by both Houses,
abolishes the Con merce Court as an in
dependent tribunal but retains the five
additional circuit judges in office, TO be
assigned to such duty as may seem
proper But the legislation carries a pro-
vision that. as vacancies appear IN these
five tudgeships. they shall not be filed.
the object being to keep the total number
of circuit judges at twenty-nine. which
il was before the Commerce Court act
was passed.
There was some objection urged against
the legislation as II was finally agreed to
by the conferees Senator Cummins was
not satisfied with the Commerce Court
provision. and saw some objections to the
form of the legislation RELOCATING the
Commerce Court cases that are now
pending to the United States district
courts for trial. II is believed that these
criticisms will be met to-day. when the
conference report comes up. and that
there will be no difficulty In securing the
adoption of the report in the form in
which 1t was submitted.
Just what President Taft will do with
the bill when II comes to him Is not
clear. 1t Is expected that II II abolishes
the Commerce Court in the form in which
II finally passes. the President will veto
IL
The Washington herald., 1912-08-03
Congregational

The pulpit of Mount Pleasant Congre-
gational Church tomorrow and through
the month Of August will be supplied by
Rev. D. Butler Pratt, professor of Bib
lical literature OF Talladega. Ala. For
two Sundays in September prior to the
return of Rev. Dr. Goodwin on Septem-
Der Is Rev. Edwin NJ. Bliss, D. D. will
preach.
From advance sheets Of the Congre-
gationaI yearbook. now in press. statisti-
cal gains and losses seem almost negli-
gible except that the number of members
increasing from 73S.ss to 73s.7s1 show a
gain of BIS. Churches added to the list
were IL. but the number dropped was
100. leaving a net gain of Is. The Sunday
school enrolment of 664s29 shows a net
loss of 3A Membership in young peoples
societies of 127.952 also shows a loss of
1896. This, however. would seem to in
dicate a possible healthful promotion
from Endeavor membership to church
communicant. the fact OF which may be
devoutly hoped. although the showing
may involve a laxity Of endeavor in re-
enforcing the auxiliary support. Con-
gregational gifts as a whole amount to
g. 454, $40, as against 81 S60572 the year be-
fore. a loss OF si06. .2S2. while home ex-
penditures are 1856. 122 against 1885,
s94. gain of $3.50, ,22s. which Practically
offsets the latter loss.
1t Is noticeable that benevolent offerings
to societies. 1.2s3, ,S72, are about one-half
the total of Congregational gifts, which
seems to indicate a wide range of ben
evidence on the part Of the donors but
the striking fact appears that with all
the pressure of "Laymen's Movements
and Men and Religion" forces the totals
of Christian giving have not materially
increased. 1t may be too early in time
to bring the financial results into print.
or 1t may be that these additional propa-
ganda have saved the church from seri-
Gus loss during these years of moderate
prosperity. Congregational gifts per cap
ita appear to- approach "a year, and
the total contributions for church self and
others nearly sl7 for each member of
the church.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-03
IN THE RELIGIOUS WORLD

= ar y r. "
Hour Of Business" He win also preach
sunday night On Monday night NUM-
Der will be, baptized ct the Baptist
Church at TO ana the; closIng service
win Be. held in the grove at o'clock
when Rev. Mr.. Brtsgs win preach
Rev. Robert N. strickier. the recently
called pastor OF columhts Baptist Church,
will preach to his new congregation for
the first time at the morning and even
Ing services tomorrow.
Rev. MIR. strickler II q native Of West
Virginia. He was educated At Yale. Cor
nell. and at the University Of Virginia.
His first pastorate was In his own state,
but he has been pastor IN other States al
various times; at one time at Poolesviile,
Nd, and more recently at Hot Springs,
Ark. whence he comes TO washington.
At one time he Travelled extensively
through the South as a temperance iec-
turer. He was twice the prohibition
candidate to Congress from the Second
District Of West Virginia.
At both the morning and evening serv-
ices at the Metropolitan Church to-mor-
row and next Sunday the pulpit viii be
supplied by Rev. Alvin p. Howell. OF
Centralia. Ill. Pastor ]. c. Ball. with his
family, left the city last Monday for a
months vacation at Beach Haven, N. j.,
and at : rocono Mountains, Pennsylvania.
Rev. E. Hez SVEN will preach to his
congregation at the Centennial Church
to-morrow evening on the subject, Mind
Your own Business!' His topic for the
morning will be ''Grace-gettins."
The Washington herald., 1912-08-03
Christian Emdeavor

The annual picnic meeting Of the District
Of Columbia Christian Endeavor Union
will he held Monday evening at Forest
Glen. Md. The Endeavors will meet at
Seventh Street and Florida Avenue at
$40 p. m, at which place the cars will
be boarded for Forest Glen. The Union
c. Z. meeting will consist of echoes
from the recent Karl Lehman summer
campaign In this city and from the Mary
land State c. E. convention at Pen Mar,
which was attended by several local En-
desvorers. Among those invited TO speak
are: Miss Myrtle l.. -SchofelS. Miss Leah
E Elwood. Miss Ruth MontAnye. Robert
G. Hale, John Nichol. Shirley N Mills,
Max W. Ball. and Horace NJ. Gilman.
former president of the District of Co.
lumbia Union. Edward Percy Gates will
be the guest of honor.
On Tuesday evening. March G. at s
o'clock at the Calvary Baptist Church.
Eighth and H Streets Northwest, Edward
Percy Gates. field secretary for Christian
Endeavor for the State of Illinois. will
deliver an address to the Endeavorers OF
the city on Playing the Game" Mr.
Gates administration while he was presi-
dent of the District OF Columbia Union
was signalized by large results, and his
work in Illinois during the past year has
been the means of greatly strengthening
the forces of Christian Endeavor in that
State.
The citizenship department of the Chris
tian Endeavor Union will hold a mass
meeting Friday evening, August 9. at
st. Pauls English Lutheran Church.
Eleventh and II Streets Northwest for
. ~
action of the Rules and District of CO.
lumbia Committees of the House Of Rep
resentatives. with reference to the Jones'
Works excise bill.
Two outdoor meetings are to be held
Sunday under the auspices Of the evan
gelical department OF the Christian En-
deavor Union. one at o'clock p. m. at
the head of the canal. in Georgetown,
and the other at o'clock in the evening
in Stanton Park. Sixth Street and Mary
land Avenue Northeast. Rev. Zed II. Copp
will address the latter meeting. The
sermon and songs. Both services will be
in charge of Endeavorers. The evangeli-
cal departments superintendent is
Francis X. MacNerhany.
The success Of the two conferences of
Christian Endeavor officers with the
presidents of societies has insured the
coptinuapce OF this new feature in the
Endeavof work Of Washington The plan
is to invite all presidents, vice presi-
dents. and former presidents of Christian
Endeavor societies in the District OF
Columbia to meet at O'Clock supper
on the Monday evening preceding the
regular monthly meeting of the Christian
Endeavor Union. The supper will be fol-
lowed by a round-table conference with
regard to Endeavor matters.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-03

greatest insurance Of efficiency has been
found to be long tenure by the largest
number of employees.
That the provision will be enacted into
law Is taken for granted. An encourag-
ing feature OF the provision is that II
has seven years in which to work itself
out before it will lop of any heads This
fact was taken into consideration by the
conferees. One of the House conferees-
johnson, of South Caro-
lima, who is strongly in favor of lin
tied tenure because he believes II Will
sbviate a heavy expenditure Tor civil
service pensions in the future, said yes
terday that there is no disposition on
the part Of Congress TO work any hard
ship 10 employees, and that " a seven-year.
trial indicates that such will be the ef-
feet. he will stand ready to rescind the
action or seek remedial measures
The Senate conferees on the bill were
Senators Warren, Wetmore, and Over
man. The House conferees were Repre-
sentatives Johnson, North Carolina;
Burleson, and Gillette.
Gen. ]. C Black, president OF the
Civil Service Commission, refused last
night TO maks any comment upon the
seven-year tenure-of-ofice clause for civil
service employees.
II do not care TO say anything about
It," explained Gen. Black When the
bill becomes a law I will, probably. state
my opinion OF it
The Washington herald., 1912-08-03
Presbyterian

Rev. J. Harvey Durham. of Western
Presbyterian Church, goes away Monday
to spend four weeks on the coast of
Maine. On his way he will stop at Cam
bridge, n. Y, and Boston. His supply
on August II will be Rev. J. S. Garvin.
D. D.. of New Alexandria, Ohio and on
August IS, Rev. z. s. Brearley. of Hope
well, n. ]. The regular morning and
evening services of the church will be
continued throughout the summer. The
manse will receive repairs in the pas
tors absence.
A special meeting of the Presbytery
was held on Wednesday. over which the
moderator, Rev. DR.. J. T. Marshall, pre-
sided. The only business transacted was
that of dissolvlng the pastoral relation
between Rev. w. d. Moss and the WASH
ington Heights Church. 1t is understood
that DR.. Moss viii preach his farewell
sermon On September s. after which he
will go directly to his new charge at
Chapel Hill, N. c.
At New York Avenue Church Rev ].
4 Howerton, D. D., Ii. D., of WASH
The Washington herald., 1912-08-03
ANNA N0KES NOT ONLY
PEBBLE ON THE BEACH IN
VICINITY OF WILKESBARRE

wilkesbarre. Aug. Luke Thomas.
aged forty. and Miss Anna Nokes, aged
twenty-three, appeared at the marriage
license office yesterday and got a license
to wed.
To-day. Thomas appeared at the license
Office with Mrs. Annie Sirman, aged
twenty-nine. a widow. and sought an
other license.
The clerk was informed that just as
Thomas and Miss Nokes We're TO wed she
refused to go on with the ceremony, de-
Caring he was too old for her. She gave
hack his presents and Thomas went TO
the home of Mrs. Sirman. proposed, was
accepted. and decided to hurriedly wed
to show Miss Nokes. as he said. that
she is not the only pebble on the beach"
He got the second license and was
soon a happy bridegroom.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-03
Catholic

Very Rev. A. p. Doyle, rector Of the
Apostolic Mission House. has returned
from a short visit to New York much
refreshed.
His superiors, persuaded that his ardu-
ous duties have been too confining, have
ordered him to California for further
rest He will return after few weeks
to take up his work again
Rev. David Fleming. late minister gen.
eral of the Order of Friars Minor. an
Irihman by birth, and now consuitor TO
the Sacred Congregation OF the Holy
ONCE at Rome, Is to issue at the hands
Of a London publisher Pope Leo XII
side of the famous controversy as TO
whether the orders Of the Church of Eng
land. and with II those Of the Episcopal
Church in America. are valid as inst-
tuted by Jesus Christ. The book Will De
ready in October. While edited by Father
Fleming, and containing much OF his
work IL is claimed to be the record OF
the Pope's part in the great controversy
a controversy that has lasted for 800 years
and more.
The forthcoming record Will be, II Is
said, in FIVE parts. The first gives the
story of the appeal of certain Anglican
leaders Of England to Leo XIII to reopen
the question by appointing a commission
and some account of the bitterness which
followed In extreme Roman and Low An
glican communions. The second Is his
tory of the ordinals-services used on or
dInations OF priests-of 1852, and the one
that undertook to amend certain imper-
fections, dated 1862 The third part Is the
theology of holy orders, the form pre-
scribed by Christ as held by the Church
Of Rome. The fourth is a history OF the
Anglican controversy. which began In the
sixteenth century and which. in some
quarters is not ended yet. The final part
is that of Pope Leo. giving in the latter's
words his grounds for declaring the view
of the Church OF Rome to be that the or
ders of the Church of England and the
Anglican communion OF the world are
imperfect insufficient, and therefore in
valid.
Some interest attaches to the appear
ance of the official Church OF Rome rec
ord. but inquiry among leaders of the
Episcopal Church in this country falls
TO find any concern in the matter what.
ever. Americans say the case ought
never to have been opened during Leo
Kills time, or any other time: that the
Church of Rome cannot do otherwise
than declare the orders invalid, and that
the Church possesses no power TO make
or TO unmake ordinals for Anglican cler-
gy. They say that whether the book S
appearance creates controversy in Eng
land 1t will fail to do so here.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-03
Methodist

The Washington Grove camp meeting
services at II O'Clock and . o'clock by
Rev. w. w. Barnes, Of Douglas Memoria,
Church. this city The programme con-
tinues to August u. with services daily,
except Sunday, at 8 p. N. and boys and
girls hour on week days, except satur-
days, a: p. m. A most interesting time
is promised for the boys and girls. with
Mrs A. w. Rudislll in charge. For q
week, beginning Monday. q series Of
services will be conducted by DR.. A. w.
Rudisill on the general topic The Ele-
ments OF Christian Life and Service"
The following week. from Monday, Au,
gust T. Rev J. w. r. Sumwalt. d. D..
will have, charge OF the services. for
which the general subject is announced
as Fishing and Fisherman" On the
morning and afternoon Of Wednesday,
August Z, sessions of the Montgomery
County Sunday School Association will
be held.
Bishop Frank NJ. Bristol. Of Omaha.
well known locally as former pastor Of
Metropolitan Church. visited In WASH
ington Wednesday and yesterday, spend
ing Thursday In New York. He goes to-
day to Mountain Lake Park, where he Is
to lecture this evening and preach to-
morrow.
Rev. DR.. W. 1. MeKenney went wednes-
I day to Atlantic City. where he will rest
quietly for the month of August. His
pulpit at Wesley Church will be supplied
by Rev. William II. Wilder. d. D., for
tomorrow mornings services; Rev. G.
Ellis Williams, of Falls Church. on Au-
gust II; Rev. ID. B. Miller. Of Bruen
Chapel, on August IS. and Rev. Samuel
w. Graffin, OF Anacostia Church, on Au-
gust Is.
Metropolitan Church will have in the
puipits tomorrow and the following Sum
day Rev. DIR. J. Lewis Hartsock. of
Union NJ. Z. Church, New York City,
president OF the New York Methodist
Minister'S Alliance. DR.. Hartsock is
spending a part of his vacation at the
home OF his mother. near Laurel, Md.
Dr. Hartsoek's father, Rev. s. NJ Hart
sock. who died In 1895, Is well remem-
bered as pastor at various times OF Nc
Kendree, Ryland. Douglas. and Hamline
churches.
The pulpit of Foundry Methodist Epis-
copal Church will be occupied on the
first two Sundays In August by Rev.
Holmes F. Gravatt, d. D., pastor OF the
First Methodist Episcopal Church OF
,amdefl. n. y. Ine tneme Tor the ser
mon at II a. m. tomorrow will be Son
ship" and at S o'clock in the evening his
subject will be THE Way TO Happiness. -
The evening preaching service in this
church will be continued throughout the
summer.
Rev. Lucien Clark. D. D.. former Pastor
Of HamIine Methodist Episcopal Church.
Ninth and Streets Northwest, will oc-
cupy the pulpit of that church at the il
O'Clock service tomorrow morning. Rev.
Joseph NJ. NJ. Gray. the pastor. is out
of the city on his annual vacation. He
will not return until the second Sunday
in September.
Rev. John W. r. Sumwalt, d. D.. Dis
trict superintendent, will preach at the
evening service. which begins at o'clock.
At : o'clock the Epworth League of the
church will hold two open-air services,
one in front OF No. Engine House, in
Street. between Ninth and Tenth
Streets Northwest. and the other on the
lawn at Iowa Circle.