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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-23
WILLIAMSBURG.

Mrs. james j. Kanaly and daughters
Doris and Margaret, visited at Albert
R. Martins yesterday.
Herbert n. Farnham, fireman for the
Lynde mills, is laid off from work on
account OF severe cold.
II. A, Thurber has the work of print
ing the annual reports for this town
and also for Washington. Berlin and
Plainfeld.
The Montpelier seminary students are
to give the three act comedy, "The Bige-
lows Butler" at the grange hall on
Monday evening, Feb. 20. Tickets at
Williams store.
Rev. Cora NJ Ewes is to preach in
Chester next Sunday. She viii travel
via Burlington and Rutland. and will
be the guest of Supt. Fortier while
in the last named city.
William o. Martin is still doing bus
mess in the line of repairing and clean
ing watches and jewelry and is also au-
thurized by the trustee, Guy L. Martin,
TO sell anything in the store at very
favorable prices.
There will be singing school in the
Lynde hall next Saturday evening at Z
O'Clock. under direction OF Henry b. Wal
do This school is especially for be-
ginners and should be well patronized
as the teacher makes no charge for
his services, only asking that the ex-
penses of the hall be met by the class.
Our former townsman, Merville T.
Martin, of Waitsfeld, has lately visited
relatives in town.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-23

The advice given by Prof. Fl. II. Chap
man of the Yale forestry school that
each county in Vermont needs a state
forest of at least three thousand acres
is worth needing. 1t may not be pos
sible for the Vermont state forestry de-
partment at once to start the remainder
of the fourteen forests beyond those al
ready under growth, but it should be the
policy of the state to do this work as
expeditiously as the means at hand per-
mits. The value of state forest as an
educational agent is full of possibilities,
and each county of the state needs just
such an influence in order to aid the
movement for the conservation of the
forests and the development of the
waste land along this line.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-23
Spending a Million a Year.

The recent death of the widow Of
"Jim" Fisk is, perhaps, the last re-
minder of general public note of a
mar whose career was as spectacular
as his death was tragedic, A few weeks
more than 40 years have transpired since
the voluptuous magnate of the Erie
railroad and the most reckless spender
OF his time fell the victim of associa-
ton in the everlasting triangle All the
great financiers with or against whom
Fisk operated are dead, his slayer is
dead, the woman in the case is dead and,
lastly, she who was widowed by the
tragedy joins the notable and also no.
torious group gone before. 1t is prob
able that no murder of single individ-
ual has ever created the sensation that
the killing OF Fisk did The word 'mur-
der" is used here, of course, as not
inclusive of assassinations. Fisk was
one of the most talked of men in Amer
ica Evan the contemporary, p. r.
Barnum, also a first class self-advertiser,
was not more in the public eye. As an
extravagant liver, Fisk was the pace
maker for every highroller like Thaw
and his kind who have "made Rome
1.-THE Tenderloinl howl" since. Spend
ing a million year, 40 odd years ago.
attracted more attention than it does
now. That was about Fisk's figure,
mostly on pleasures, and which was
going some"--for a Vermonter.--Rut-
land. News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-23
What Vermont Dairymen Lose.

Vermont dairymen lost over a quar-
ter of million dollars last year by
just keeping cows that were not worth
keeping. One Orleans county farmer
sold fifteen, out of his dairy of forty
COWS, changed the feed of the other
twenty five, and made more butter that
brought him more money than the whole
forty lie saved the keep of the fifteen,
saved the care Of milking, etc. of over
one third his herd and yet actually
made and sold more butter. How many
dairymen in this county really know
whether each COW is worth keeping and
IL paying her board Why not know?
1t costs very little to find out--Mor-
risville Messenger.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-23
Parcels Post Exaeperation.

"The president has delivered at least
fifty speeches in behalf of his peace pro-
gram, which the United States Senate
committee on foreign relations con-
demned as breeder of war. We cannot
recall a single address on the parcels post
in which he has more than skinned over
the surface of that subject. Yet the de-
mand by the people of the United States
for the parcels post is a thousand times
stronger than the sentiment in favor Of
arbitration treaties. New York Press
"There are enough legitimate occasions
for criticism of Mr.. Taft's speeches with
out making mountain out of the par
cells post mole hill. II is distinctly not
the fact that there is or ever has been
such public demand for the parcels
post in this country as is here alleged
Had such demand existed Congress
would have legislated il into existence
before now. President Taft knows that
the country merchants of the United
States, which is to say the great body
OF business men, have never favored and
do not now favor the parcels post, aud
the feeling of the great majority OF the
American people has been in agreement
with them "-Hartford Times
There is public demand for a parcels
post. although il may not yet have found
its best and most emphatic organized
expression. When it finally does record
itself, the Congress and the express com
panies will all take notice
Congress is VIGOROUSLY inattentive to
popular demands or to the right and JUS
tice Of measures that represent popular
interests. Take the dilatory action IN
the pure food law, for instance. Some
thing like twenty years passed. as The
Messenger recollects it, before this meas
ure became law.
And its sole object is to prevent peo-
pie from being poisoned at the breakfast
table.
The next proposition is whether the
so-ealled country merchants actually are
the great body of the nations business
men, and whether, even If that were so.
the ultimate economic advantage of the
millions of consumers is TO be forestalled
for the immediate profit OF the thousands
that want to sell 20 them.
Shall laws be made for the middleman
alone st. Adams Messenger.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-23
Da Pup Zen Da Snow.

Deed you ezra see JOY
Coma wild weeth delighta,
JUS so lika small boy
Wen SOM brlghta new toy
Mak's heem crazy exeita?
You would know wat | mean
Eef you jus eoulda seen
Not so long time ago
How my leetla fat pup
Ees first play cen da snow.
Oh scream an | roar
An so shaka weeth laughtra,
Dat my sides dey are sore
For mos three-four days aftra
An, how much ] would try,
no speak weeth sooeh skeel
| could put cen your eye
Wat ees fresh cen mine STEEL;
How dat leetla pup romp
All aroun' da whole place,
How he bark, how he jomp
An fall down on hees face.
How he fight, how he bite.
An ecs tumble around
Teell hees cover weeth white,
Like a leetla fat clown;
Wat surprise fiji hees eyes
Wen he sees da flakes sail;
How he bark at da skies.
How he chasa bees tail.
OH weesh / could show
How ees looka, dat pup,
How he puff an he blow.
Wen hees Ieecked by da snow
An ees gotta geeve up,
An / sposa, no doubt.
You would say | am fibbin'
Wen ] say hees tongues out
Liks yarda peenk ribbon
OH how mooeh | would try,
I no speak weeth sooch skeell
could put cen your eve
Watts so fresh cen mine STEEL.
But I weesh YOU had been
Where you too, eoulda seen
Wat delighta me So
How my leetla fat pup
He first play cen da snowl
Catholic Standard and Times.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-23
Rather Costly Care of Poor.

Some of the towns and cities are adj
vocating the sale of their poor farms.
Right here in this town it is perplexing
question whether it is better to retain
the property or sell it. The people who
are boarded at the farm average to cost
the town within a small fraction of
What they could be cared for at a no.
tel The matter should come up for
discussion at the annual meeting. Wa
teibury Record.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-23
The State Treasurership.

Is the state of Vermont to elect a
county" "the west side" or a man for
state treasurer? There is nothing the
matter with the present incumbenti no
charge of unfitness; but-another man
wants the job. Is this good business
for Vermont to turn down faithful
man Just because another man thinks
he ought to have the place and is put
ting up an organized campaign to get
it f-Morrisville Messenger.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-23

Houston's spark of vitality fared up
strongly after loss of s35,000O00 by fire
when it asserted that it could attend to
its own suffering people. The self-reliant
spirit manifested places Houston high
in the estimation of the people of the
country.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-23
CURRENT COMMENT
A DESCENDANT Note.

The proclaimed musical center"
of the state, which may be located more
or less precisely by Submitting to Sears
& Roebuck photograph south by west
beyond the Ethan Allen monument at
Wirooski), is now being urged by its
local press to get up a choral union
concert that will be as good as those
held annually in st. Adams and Mont
pelier.-St Adams Messenger.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-23

The prizefighters seem to have emulat-
ed the illustrious example of him who
was "first in war" by getting together
in the prize ring on his birthday. Indeed,
in various parts of the country it was
the one most heralded celebration OF
Washington's birthday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-23

The killing of grasshoppers must be
a thriving infant industry over in New
Hampshire and receiving no small meas
lire of protection, as we note that in q
single county, that of Merrimack, the
state had to pay bounty of sll2 last
year, according to the state auditors
report.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-23
From the Unit Point Of view.

nothing is more uncertain than the dura-
tion of human life. Average makes a
law which is in1exible. We cannot de-
liver an average life. but we can promise
and pay the price of it. National Life
Insurance Co. of Vermont. (MutualJ
s. s. Ballard, general agent, Lawrence
building, Montpelier, Vt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-23

Mr.. w. Morgan Shuster finds himself
quite famous man temporarily in his
own country after an adventure in Per-
STA; but we trust that no one will nom
mate him for president right off
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-23

1t will interest some readers of The
Patriot to know that one of the most
popular citizens of New Hampshire, Hon.
Warren Daniels of Franklin, recalls with
pleasure that he signed petition 80
years ago for woman suffrage.
Patriot.
And he probably has been signing a
similar one ever since. It's habit.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-23

So interested are the people of Rut-
land in education that it became neces'
sary for one resident to deny that he
had taken a whole schoohouse.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-23

President Taft makes it known that
while he may differ from his postmaster
general, he loves him yet.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-23

Who dares touch the Roosevelt hat in
the ring?
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-23

That -mile-an-hour gale had to blow
tc keep up with fast New York
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-23

Sure; stamp out bovine tuberculosis
around Barre.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-23

movement in such force as to boost
Vermont along tremendously toward
that goal which we optimists believe the
state is destined to reach.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-23

The federal grand jury rings up the
changes on the National Cash Register.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-23
JINGLES and JESTS
silly Willie.

Little Willie kissed maiden,
Maid from Boston, by the bay.
Willie's lips by frost were bitten
For him twas a chilly day.
New York Sun.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-23

i hummed a melody and soon
My friend took me aside
And said, CAS- music, such tune
May not be classified"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-23

Colombia believes in the 'recall."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-23
Reproof.

/ read book that / enjoyed,
Twas wisdom quaint but sure.
My friend exclaimed, in tones annoyed,
1T isn't lteraturel"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-23

MADAME Sherry" tonight.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-23

found a picture OF scene
That somehow touched my heart.
Alas" remarked my friend, serene,
1T isn't highclass art"
A statesman | admired because
His ways were free from tricks
My friend cried out, "Hold your APP
plausei
That isn't polities!"
Good friend, your wisdom | revere.
But truest joys, | vow,
Are those which to the heart draw near,
We know not why or how.
Washington Star
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-11

]. F. Rodgers, of Harrington.
Texas, has been spending several
days here with relatives and old
friends. Mr.. Rodgers is very enthu-
siastic over prospects in the part of
Texas where he lives. Land has
been greatly increasing in value and
he has bought about 200 acres at a
price much lower than the land is
selling for now, consequently he has
made money besides he has made a
success at farming. He is a hustler,
a royal good fellow and deserves
great success. Such men as j. F.
Rodgers are a great credit to any
community or state.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-11
Potatoes Better Than Gold.

Carlyle once told a man who wai
financially interested in gold minins
that all the gold ever produced In Cali
fornia was not vorth one good meal,
"otato. And yet he potato in Scotland
has a history of less than two hundred
wears. When Macdonald of Clanran
AID, in 174S. bought seed potatoes 70.
his tenants in South Ulster they OBJ
jected to planting them because the
potato is not mentioned in the Bible.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-11
Plenty of Things for Boys Scouts
to Do In Winter.

Winter is not the time for Boy
Scouts who take a rest from scout
ing. Of course it is not possible to
do so much outdoor work, but there
are plenty of things that the boys
can do indoors and equip them
selves for extensive scouting next
summer However, long hikes in
the snow on snow shoes or tracking
animals by their footprints. looking
for birds and even building fires in
the woods provide plenty of fun.
Many scoutmasters. however, are
working out the problem of keeping
the boys interested outdoors. There
is plenty to do at meetings, held
once or twice a week. Many scout
masters are arranging a time for
having men address the boys on
subjects in which the scouts
are eager to obtain merit badges
For instance, chiefs of the fire de-
partments in various cities give
talks to the boys. Lieut.. Martin A.
Kenealy of Boston, has been talk
ing to the boy scouts on the meth
DDS of combating fires. In New
York, DR.. Geo. A. Soper is giving
lectures to the boys on first aid. E.
T. Kepler, scoutmas er of Troop No.
2, Nashville. Tennessee, has interest
ed his boys in making miniature
teepees, Indian pipes, bow and ar
rows and also has succeeded in get
ting them to work hard on first aid.
H. E. Shaffer, Field Secretary of the
Boy Scouts of America, suggests
that the scoutmasters get experts
on trees. flowers. camping, fire fight
ing and similar activities to address
the boys.
Many Boy Scouts throughout the
country who have passed the exam
nations for tenderfoot and second
class scouts are much disappointed
that the coming on of winter pre-
vents them from participating in
certain activities that will enable
them to get their first class scout
bad e before next spring, The
leaders of the scent movement
however. do net regard this fact as
a detriment to the movement, and
think that while scout is waiting
to get his first class badge he car
be gaining great proficiency in the
many other activitiee in which a
scout prides himself on being &C
complished and that his interest
rather will increase than decrease
because of the fact that ne is hin
dered to a certain extent. If a boy
is a. good energetic scout the delay
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-11

Frank Bottorff went to Greencas-
tie, Tuesday to look after his inter-
eSts there. About March / they
expect to move to their farm in
that vicinity. They are good peo-
pie and Greencastle is to be con-
graduated.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-11

J. S. Conway has moved to his
elegant new home. J. D. Rohr NOV
ed to the residence on Dover street
recently bought from j. S. Shank
and Mr.. Shank moves to the Rohr
property east of town.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-11

James Moss after visit with his
mother departed Monday FOR Cana
da where he has a good position.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-11
Modest Pride.

How ridiculous the doctors wife is!
She is always fussing with her little
flower pots and talking about botany,
while, bless my soul. have more fiow-
ers in my hat than she has In her
whole conservatory."-FI iegende Blat.
ter.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-11

Your picture free on Calendar
from now until Feb. list, with eve. y
dozen Cabinet or Postal Photos at
regular prices at F. NJ Rohrs Studio.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-11

20 acres of land and bulldogs
adjoining town to trade for alarm.
Also several pieces of town prop
erty to trade for land.
NODE GREEN.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-11

Mr.. Wright, of Shelbina, trans
acted business in this city yester-
day. Mr.. Wright is the party who
trimmed the Shelbina Democrat of
lots of its brilliancy by marrying
Miss Martha Jewett.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-11
NODE GREEN.

The war between Italy aud Tur-
key continues and no one seems
able to risk a prophesy as to final
results in the struggle
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-11

Rev. j. T. Proctor. of Kansas City
spent part of the week with his
parents, D NJ. Proctor and wife. He
preached at the First Baptist
Church, Sunday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-11
Mot So serloua.

WAS the arrangement you made
with those people a tentative one?"
"Nothin' so serious. Jest only to
see how it was goin' to work"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-11

Mrs. P. H. Couch of near Emden
who has been quite i'll of pneumonia
is improving.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-11

Mark Hawkins and H. B. Mudd
are busy this week filling their ice
houses. They report the ice fine.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-11

Gardner Wade returned Sunday
night from Texas where he had
been the past ten DAYS on business
connected with the erhin trade.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-11

No, dear: you are too little and
too careless, but you may carry the
baby a little ways"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-11

Mrs. Ella Eddy returned last
Thursday from Midland, Texas,
where she was called on account of
the death of her brother, w, T..
Clark.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-11

c. S. Proctor, of Hazen, Ark,
spent part of the week with rela-
tives here
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-11

Lodges are requested to send re-
ports of installations ETC., to the
Democrat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-11

Miss Mary Whaley, only daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs James Whaley of
Shelbina. died last Thursday of
pneumonia.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-11

The Christian Endeavor will give
play in the opera house on Thurs
day, Jan. 18th, s o'clock. Every
body invited.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-11

Drs. Wood & Kidd, eye, ear, nose
and throat specialists of Quincy,
will be at DR.. Hulls Office. Monroe,
Saturday, Jan. 10th until 2 p. m. to
meet patients.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-11

Miss Maurine Clough, of Warren
is visiting friends in Macon.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-11

NOTICE All persons or firms are
hereby notified not to cash any
checks of mine under any circum-
stances. The bank upon which the
check is drawn is alone authorized
to cash my checks, and they must
be presented there by the person to
whom made payable.
w IT VOIrET p
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-11

LOST Bird dog pup A months
old, black and white setter, heavy
studded collar. Return to Chas.
Sullivan and receive reward.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-11

There are great questions which
those who breed live stock and feed
for the market should study.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-11

President Taft seems determined
to appoint Judge VIM. c. Hook, of
Kansas, to a place on the supreme
bench, vigorous protests to the con-
trary notwithstanding.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-11

At the last session of the Marion
County Circuit Court Hon, r. S.
McClintic of this city and by the
way one of the ablest young attor-
neys of Missouri, was appointed
referee in the case of the Clarence
Granitoid Co., VS. Culver. He heard
evidence at Clarence Wednesday
and Thursday of last week and will
then 60 over the books and evidence
and make his report to the court
in February. Both sides were rep
resented by well known successful
lawyers and the case has been hard
fought on both sides.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-11

Pc. o,'s will meet Saturday 2.SO
at Mrs. j. M. Johnsen's.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-11

Mrs. HarkenS, "a sister Oi Mrs.
Emma Brown of this city, died at
her home ia St. Louis Monday An
other sister. Mrs. Rose Hamp,oa
Of this city is dangerously Ill in
that city. The last reports from
her gave little hopes of her recov-
cry. Misses Carrie and Dee Hamp-
ton have been at the bedside of
their mother since last week, Mrs.
Hampton became ill very suddenly
and on receipt of the news the
Misses Hampton left at once forySt.
Louis. Mrs. Hampton has many
friends here who will be grieved to
hear of her sad condition.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-11

The Burlington railroad bought
67S8 freight cars and AZ locomO-
tives during the year 1911. The
Burlington is great system.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-11
W. T. YOUELE.

A 7-year-Old boy at Milford,
Mass, killed his mother with a
butcher knife, then set fire to the
house and committed snicide. 1t is
believed the boy was insane
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-11

and the disappointment will serve
only to buck him up and make him
more determined.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-11

Mamma, may | carry the poo
dle?"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-11

Miss Erma Miles returned Satur-
day from a two weeks visit with
Quincy friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-11

James Fields is slowly recover
ing from spell Of fever.