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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-14
RAILWAY ROUTES IN ALASKA.
United States Geological Survey Issue.
Reports on Available Routes.

The full industrial development Of in.
land Alaska is possible only by con
strcting railways that will furnlsl,
transportation 10 open ports on the Pa.
eidc. Though Alaskans have long been
elamoring for adequate transportation
facilities, the general public outside of
the territory has only recently begun
TO understand that the opening OF the
mineral wealth and arabic lands of this
great empire is matter of national i'm
portance. Many plans have been pro.
posed for building railways in Alaska
either by public or by private enterprise.
and various measures are now before
Congress dealing with this subject.
Because of the general interest in this
situation, report issued by the United
States geological survey entitled "Rnil-
way Routes in Alaska" by Alfred II.
Brooks bulletin 520-A), has Just beer
reprinted. This report briefly sum-
marlzes all the data available bearing
on the location of a railway which shall
connect Fairbanks, on the Tanana, with
one OF the several possible coastal ter
minals on the Pacific seaboard The dis
lance to tidewater by the several routes
varies from $50 to over 600 miles. FIX
pericnced engineers have estimated the
average cost per mile of constructing
this line at $4,000.
Would Develop Interior Regions.
Any one of the several proposed rail
ways described in this report would
render accessible the great resources OF
what has been termed central Alaska,
quadrangular area of about 10000
square miles extending from the Pa.
cifie seaboard 10 the Arctic circle. Cen
trail Alaska has produced from its placers
gold to the value of $4,000 600 II i'm |
eludes several auriferous lode districts |
and two important copper belts. One of |
these copper belts has been rendered |
accessible by railway some 200 miles |
long extending inland from Cordova.
Central Alaska also includes the high
grade coal of the Boring river and Mata.
nuska fields, as well as very extensive
deposits of Ignite coal In addition TO
its mineral wealth, which will Justify
railways, this part OF Alaska contains
much valuable agricultural and grazing
land.
Mineral Resources of Territory.
This publication not only summarizes
iata on topography and mineral re-
sources but also touches on climatic con-
iitions, distribution of population, and
lrable lands, etc. 1t is illustrated BY
arefully prepared map showing the Dis.
ribntion of mineral resources Of Alaska.
list OF government publications re-
ating to railway routes in Alaska is
ppended.
The same bulletin (52O-Al contains
urinary statement of the mining in
lustries OF Alaska in 1911 together
With statistics of production. The total
mineral production for the year was
2O,650,O05, an increase over the figures
or 1910 of nearly S4,000,0G0
copy of the report may be obtained
rec on application to the director OF
he Geological Survey, Washington, D. G.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-14
SARATOGA Jam.

Take FIVE pounds of cranberries and
five pounds OF graduated sugar. one
pound seedless. raisins, chopped fine;
four oranges. juice and grated rind.
Put all ingredients into preserving
kettle. cook them for about forty min
utes. or until like marmalade. Put
into Jelly glasses Cover with paraf-
I'm when cold. This can be made all
winter and is delicious with poultry
and meats.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-14
SIMPLE MIXTURE HELPS
BARRE PEOPLE

That simple remedies are best has
again been proven. c. II. kendrick Il
Co. Druggists, report that many Barre
people are receiving QUICK benefit from
simple buckthorn bark. giycerine. ETC..
- mixed IN Adler-i-ka. the German APP
tcndicitis remedy. A SINGLE DOSE
helps sour stomach. gas on the stomach
and constipation INSTANTLY because
this simple mixture antisepticizes the
digestive organs and draws on the I'M
nurities
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-14

use. when you will see new hair-fine
and downy at first yes-but really new
hair-sprouting out all over your scalp
Danderine is, we believe, the only sure
hair grower; destroyer of dandruff and
cure for itchy scalp and it never fails to
stop falling hair at once.
If You want to prove how pretty and
soft your hair really is, moisten a cloth
with a little Danderine and carefully
draw it through your taking one
small strand Mt time. Your hair will
he soft, glossy and beautiful in just
few moments "a delightful surprise
awaits everyone who tries this.-Advt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-14
VERMONT BAR OFFICERS.
Clarke c. Fits of Brattleboro Was Elect
ed President.

The following officers were elected al
the business meeting of the Vermont Bar
association at Montpelier yesterday
President, Clarke G. Fits OF Brattle-
boro; first president, J. G. Sargent
of Ludlow; second vice-president, George
b. Young of Newport; third vice-presi-
dent, f. c. Mower of Burlington; seere-
tary and librarian, j. II. Mimms of Bur-
hngton; treasurer, f. NJ Harvey of
Montpelier; board of managers. L. c.
Moody of Montpelier. g. W. Williams
of Bradford, C. d. Watson of st. Adams
and G. w. Bailey of Essex.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-14
A Curious Case.

In 1888 Janos Mcryessi. who WIS
eighty-four years old. jumped of the
suspension bridge Mt Budapest into the
Danube. He was rescued and then
explained that he wished to end his
life. as he was becoming too decrepit
to support hts father and p;other. This
statement proved TO be true, Nerves.
sis parents being aged 10 aud 10 re-
spectively. and public subscription
was organized TO set all three above
want.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-14
TWINS A FAMILY HABIT.
Five Sisters in Massachusetts Have Five
Pairs of Them.

Adams. Mass, Nov. l4.-Mrs. An
thony Wroblesky, one of family OF
eighteen children, OF which there were
two pairs of twins, herself being one of
them, gave birth Tuesday to twins,
hoy and girl. Four of Mrs. Wroble-
sky's sisters are the mothers of twins
A photograph of the five sisters and
the five pairs Of twins is to be sent to
Col. Roosevelt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-14
Illuminate saIesm.n.

"Are tho, good graphophones7
The goods speak for themselves"
That's so. Well. wind one up and
let's see II it can effect a sale."-Louis-
Vile Courier-Iournal
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-14

How old are you. Ethely'
"rm fre. an mamma says N I'm
good an eats lots o oatmeal I'll be six
uars hirthanv "-Tifa
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-14
CHILDREN NEED "CASCARETS" WHEN
CROSS, FEVERISH OR C0NSTIPATED

Any child viii gladly Candy eahare' which gently
little
Conpated Bowels, the healthy
condition.
Full directions for children grown-ups package
Mothers after this gentle thorough laxative children
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-14

what &c you know of old dog
Tray
Judging by the nsme. be must have
beat the deuce"-New York Press.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-18
THE cn1LDnEN,s cAnnDys

Every morning, er!gh; and carly,
I'VE or six little CHAPS gather in a
vacant hack lot that. like so MANY
others in Richmond. lies hidden by
houses on hoth sides There among
old barrel slaves and Junk and ''plsln-
der" Of nil description, these young
fellows have planted them flower
garden, and have set out tiny trees.
and every day they scale tho nigh
brick wall in youngsters wonderful
way and tend the growing things
They have taken 4 waste place that
used 10 look ugly. and they have made
]; a slightly place, where viocts grow
npon an emerald carpet, Sometimes
they gather it'll, punches Of v.olets.
perhaps 10 take TO teacher as n gentle
bride for good VIII. or 10 mother. as
an evidence OF that Industrious mes
which Will some day be tho means Of
relieving her from the cares uhat in
fost her days and OF putting the cook
Ing and the sweeping and the patisnt
toiling for others upon somebody else
Instead of running around In the
e,reets thay ara do, A,
~ ~, 80 ao.i' '"'"s "se-
49, 80 s uHe Oh 'he
fa,hcrs as a,,n,,n me '"e'r
dates for ,hs Ad,n,n.s,.a,,. ''iu
these younger citizens act as If they
agreed with old Swift when he said ::
whoever could make two ears OF
corn or TWO blades Of er,s, - a.o,
upon a spot OF ground where ONLY ono
o''s one
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-18
Onthe Spur Of the Moment
By Roy K. Moulton
The Old Man. ,voodcu Leg,

The Old Mans Wooden Leg,
My old wooden leg was made outn a
tree,
And 1t was made out'n a poplar. YOU
sec;
Twas Normandy poplar. the kind that
,graws fast,
or poplar legs that 'un vii, sure be
the last.
Oh. was SO proud Of ms new wooden
leg.
But sudden my pride vas took down
quite peg
FOR that doggone poplar 1t started to
grow,
So that could not navigate much.
you know
My good leg stayed short like twas
meant fer to be.
But that dogSone leg which was made
Of n tree
Kept CROWN ana CROWN: although
you may scoT,
! mad 70 keep sawin' tho gol dunn
thing off.
When l would leave homo to 20 down
Ny poplar leg would grow six inches
or more;
1t made me lopsidcd wh=n / tried 10
walk.
And soon that OFT leg was the common
town talk
1t kept on a-srnwin' IN wonderful
And had to carry saw ali the while:
| sawed off enough in tho course of a
week
TO keep me In nrswood month, 50
to speak
had to stay indoors most all of ina,
fail,
For didn't have time to go out at ALL
had to keep sawin' and sawin, you
see
To beat out that leg which was made
from tree.
1t nigh druv me crazy and dany be-
l found I was wenr!n' out too many
saws;
And saws are expensive. you'd have to
agree,
If you had n leg that was made from
At last 1 got tired of sawin' tho thing,
| planted my leg In tho old public
And It started CROWN right up In tho
air
And then most as soon as you could
wink your eye.
rha town had a fogpolc three hundred
1t kept right on growth and never
In two hours you couldn't see quite to
tho top.
No flag to the top Of that nagpole win
get,
You sec tho blame thing is still CROWN, /
yet;
And that is the end of the story of mo
And the wooden leg which was made |
out'n a tree.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-18

1t is only an hour from Baltimore to
Washington. but 1t will take the man
VINO Is nominated in Baltimore much
Longer than tina: to get to tho White
HOUSE.
me chance that Lorimer will serve
fnli term In the Senate before the
investigation is completed seems to be
growing brighter avery day.
Search ia being made for a Kansas
city girl who Is heiress to n fortune of
$4,000 PERHAPS some duke has cap
tured her already.
Ollie James. OF Kentucky, who weighs
In the neishborlood of 400 pounds. will
add soma weight to the Senate.
Eggs Were thrown at tho actors In
may at Philadelphia one night this
week There must have been some
millionaires present
la roulette says equal suffrage has
passed tho stage of argument. But the
women will continue to argue Just the
fsxonerating Or. whey seems to be
about all they HAYS time to do In
Washington IN the last two or three
years.
The Spanish Cabinet is going to
pieces Alfonso could never qualify as
union cab!nctmalker.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-18

tains wcrc JubilatinE. about to renew
and rcdoublc their efforts.
That was tho national state OF
mind on Sunday. Tho possible
psychological moment for Roosevelt
was ticking or its first few seconds
second later and tho country had
fprgotten Roosevelt because It
thrilled with honor and sympathy as
1t caught the fash that told of the
sinking OF the "Titanic." Instantly
that horrible happening drove all
other things from the thoughts of the
American paorle. Common every
day politics WAS pushed aside; a world
Tragedy appealed to the elemental
hbrcs of the soul, and hearts of men
We're sripped with the deepest human
feeling The hundreds of brave men
who gave their lives that the women
and children might live. lii? heroes
who though reason chafcd and love
repined" heard that voice without
reply. and knew that It Is mans
perdition to be safe wnen for the
race he ought to die. these
men became uppermost in the
'"e people he eye OF
''"'''' 10 i"stehed upon vessel
w" III '"a' are
'i"'eo com
pamy Where men gather to-
:" MONIES III
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-18

tho North must, not merely may. be
summarized MS follows:
The only god" worshiped Is the
dollar.
Majority nat. no matter how utterly
1t ahnegatos constitutional law or do
fies tho law OF God. Ia assumed 10 DC
CORRECT
Tho position of every wage Garner
Is vastly inferior to that OF ,he old
time slave. for while the slave vas
red clothed, housed. furnished rnedi.
cal attendance for himself and his
family. from birth 10 death mo
Northern worker is discharged at the
pleasure OF his employer. and can SO.
cure no aid for himself or his family.
ana must go TO tho poorhouse WHEN
ne becomes unable TO work, or become
a tramp" against whom tho sole cry
is; Move on. You cannot stay here
even to rest"
The Northern cltizens are h.t.
rosenous admixtura o! all nationan-
ties. the new blood OF which seeks ;his
area with the Intention or SUBSTITUTE
Ing for liberty that form OF unlicensed
probation secured by the substitution
OF the nat of the majority for law and
the service OF Almighty God.
tho DUTY OF tho South IL the nrcs-
ervation OF that eternal spa TX Of r,pb,
for the protection OF which our moth-
ers underwent crucifx,on rs their
husbands Tough, and died, and that
tiny ray bf light hns It's existence
alone in The constitutional law as our
statutory inscription of the law OF
God.
Frequently 1t has been said 10 Tho
writer; but You were In the wrong:
you were defeated, and you must NOT
wave the bloody shirt"
To such remark there Is but one
answer: Az Jesus of Nazareth was
sam by majority fat so was the
south. outnumbercd i've 10 one. In ia
defense OF right: but every gray s.nI
which our weeping women buried wnq
a seed OF eternal right, upon which
tho life of this nation depends, and
each shall live--nay. llves-again n,
His call. MILTON a MOBILES
Philadelphia, Pa.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-18
A YICInI.s InI,rn

Inc most glazing defect of our civil
service system. tho very point Mt which
1t breaks down, Is illustrated in a re-
cent executive order of President TAFT.
In this particular instance. Mr.. Taft
slipped In a political Joker, but he
also widcncd a fault ct what should
be EN- almost perfect system Hereto
fore. tho rural carriers have been se.
lected from civil service list. and the
highest man on tho lis, got the lob.
The President now orders that the
choice OF rural carriers shall be made
from the three highest names. ThI.
gives elasticity to tho appointing Of
hcer ana enables him to exercise per-
sonal and political favoritism to one
against the other two, and puts the
appointee under obligation to him The
10000 rural carriers constitute a now
orful political machine. Mr. Taft's ord
CT triples the power OF using them as
"a political weapon. Rural carriers in
the South are among tho most arden,
Republican missionaries. They cir
culate among the people and report
back to the local bosses most valuable
political information. which is in turn
transmitted TO headquarters at wash
ington.
The point NJ which the whole civil
service system breaks down ls the
discretionary power vested in the an
pointing officer. II the civil service
should stand for anything, 1t should
be that the best man should have the
appointment This Is By no means the
case under the prevailing rules Large
discretion is intrusted 10 tho appoint
ing officer, and he does not have 20
appoint tho man who mas passed the
pest exam!nation-in tact, the law
seems TO be franco especially to pre-
vent tho best man from getting the
position In cases where other candi
dates havo more political pull or arc
| OF more acceptable political faith. Tho
right OF the highest nnn 70 the lob
ought to be abgolute and not DEPEND
| upon the often v!cious discretion OF a
subordinate appointing officer who Is
dependent upon political PARTY for
/ ms own Job. All discretion should be
taken away from appointing officers.
/ Until II is, the civil service will remain
a farce.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-18
CInrn Isnrfnn

Name apart in woInans annals;
Hleh on tho scroll OF noble deeds an
other Nightingale
with genius sinSle-cycd TO mnnkInH.s
She came upon the scene empowered
to act
a hero woman; missioncd for time
she meved among her SUFFERING kind,
nor MOOD, nor fire or wars alarm do
Joan had not less of fear nor FOR
~, her country nobler wrought,
Ihan this pale Sister of the Charities.
y soldier woman; meek In obcd 'ence,
intrepid In commands:
She moved at night, natrlot among
hcr nations dead and dying:
LANDS ready. seeking for their toll.
10 assuage the throhbnE brow, the
And soft words to soothe tho fevered
spirit.
She scattered seeds Of promise every
In devastation's wake new gardens
grew,
And hGds were blossomed.
Nights turned to days. SO eloquent in
That praise to monument so enduring
cannot add
To wreath Of laurel and crown OF
olive
Weaved from assuaged main and whis-
pered words OF dying mon.
through passes narrow and mora ssas'
murley depths,
On battlefield she strobe with chosen
band of Spartans.
unfurl the flag! insignia Of tho Cross:
Its every wave protection to procla;mi
To work bring gladness to the eye OF
soldier martyr
And to the cheek Its color. strength to
limb
And hope to heart. Let not our ranks
be dccimhted
OF noble manhoods life.
Moist tho parched lip while battles
wage
And combats clash where mothers
may not go
Or sisters cheering word. nor kiss of
wifo may bless.
My oountrymen! what praise for ono
Whose immortdlles are wrought of
deeds.
LAURA HULL MORRIS.
Washington, d. G.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-18
TIE "TirANIc" AND RoosE,nrr

TIE "TlT,N1C., ,xn
perhnns mo s,r.s
,,,orira, ash, 80 ..,
disaster nav no as .wao.
cand,6aoy q, n, poa.,,
Remihl,can ro,,.,..o,
things q, o,s, ,bo,,r,,
more di.co,,..,oa ~,
,ossib,n 80 ,,s,s,
"a ~. poos,,,,, -
ha,na,,ir =, ~, ~
when q IA ~. na,,.,,.
,he d,sae,or ,,,o,
.y-p,.staa,,
alone may nr.,.,, ~,
h;s hiyhev, ,,,, ~,
f.c+ ~ .h,s 49,. ,,.r.,.
c,deDt uro, ~ ,t,o.
can poopIa ma<, 49,.
ccssIon NJ ~ poos,,,,.
what waro TIA rcor,a 1, j. ,,.,.,
st.tas +b,,pir .h,.,
VIVA, we're 49,,
think more Ana ,.or. ano,,, ,1o,aa..
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-18
According to Uncle Abncr

1t is getting SO It amt quite as
much of disgrace to be n Democrat
as II used to be.
There IS only ona safe way to write
love letter to married woman, and
ihat Is 10 write It TO your wife.
IS purity hard TO get an old maid
70 admit that she remembers thu Span
ish- American War
some men are born fools. and Others
try to intarfere In a quarrel between
a man and Wife
There amt no Teller that kin spread
as much gloom In n given time as a
pess'm'st!c clarinet player.
IL seems as though coffee ma dough-
nuts are never going to 20 out o, style
Ihey are amonS the worlds most ia
nous ahln!tics
If there is some strange thing that
you want 70 buy ard don't know where
to get II. try n drug store.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-18
aUAsED nsroI,H s,I.,1HS,


/ 1t Is now learned that those news
/ papers and persons who suffered an
/ attack Of nervous qualing In appre-
, hension OF the distraction of or ser
rious damage to the Panama Canal
us the sequence OF the Chiriqui erup-
ton. Quaked before they were shals en-,
me lurid report ship captain brought
10 mobile about the transporting and
: death-dealing activity of that volcano
proves to have been Of tn Mole. St.
Nicholas or Shanghai war story fab
rlcaiion brand. Chriuui. according
10 all latest authentic informatiSn
was behaving herself very well, and
had been SO doing for some time Rnt
even were this not the case. there
would be no reason to fear SYM
pathetic reduction OF The Panama
Canal to a rubbish heap.
Ihere are volcanic formations and
extinct and more or less active vol
cahoes both north and south of the
eahal zone. but the mountain ranges
IN Whieh they are located terminate on
either side from hundred to hun
urcd and fifty miles from that area
and, for some distance before touch
ING IT, dwindle practically into foot
mis-. The Canal Zone is composed of
stratiica tons geologically independent
OF the formations Ranking 1t, and is
s"ihcishtly remote from the centres OF
either their present or possible future
volcanic and seismic disturbances To
insure against any appreciuble vibrant
response to these much less disastrous
consequential upheavals.
Volcanologists, selsmolog,sts and
biologists have investigated and
studied these conditions exhaustlvely
with reference to the question OF tho
safety OF the canal. and give almost
absolute assurance of the works free
dom from danger OF being injured by
seismic or volcanic phenomena. Soma
of the most violent earthquakes and
volcanic eruptions that have occurred
Approximately near the zone In late
Years would have passed unnoticed
but for the SEISMIC graphic rccorda /
lions.
1t Is true that shocks have been "
felt on the line OF the canal, but in
variably they have been slight, and
In tho nature simply of subsldng
tremors due to distant agitations. The /
eastern and western direction of the "
zone formation, aside from It's dist!nc-
tive character Is regarded as n geo
logical guarantee against anything
worse.
In support of the view that the canal
Is immune. 1t is cited that in one OF
the Oldest churches In the city of
Panama there is stu standing one OF
The --LATEST arches architects ever had
the hard'hood to build So we have
1t that tho testimony OF science, expe-
Renee. time and architecture combines
to render little less than absurd the
nervousness respecting ir great
ocean wedding scheme. witch mani
tests itself every time II Central Amer
lean Enceladus rouses himself and
turns over.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-18
rIIE kii,MIlss.

Curtain" As merrlly as II cane.
50 went tho kirmcss dancing into the
Wings last night. and thousands re-
luotanuy saw his bright and clever
picture fade IT brought smiles ana
msrrimont and gladnrss In It's bli.ho.
beautiful way for three days, aiding
two noble ana worthy causes. the
kirmeSs was real show--no, An
anatcmrish crudIty which all condon.d
for sweet cnarity's sake. Everybod,
VINO went agrees That II was the mos,
attractive production OF the year. i,
was worth ever so many times tho
admission. Some thnro ara who ,h!uI,
that as to a performance for CHARITY
newspapers arc nothing morn than
press agents. who boost regardless o.
merit. but IT yas not so with the KIr.
ness ]. deserved rvery compl,men
tary word that was said about Il, and
now that so1Gs IS painfully departing
from checks and lips that mover really
needed II, md now that peasants and
princes arc plain clothes mon again
T. mist ~ repeated tina, the Kirmess
wa- perfectly torking" show I'm,
scored the hit of the season. There
have been Kirmesses all over ,bs
country. but tho Richmond ISirmeas
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-18

10 the Editor OF The Times Dispatch,
=. Silt Is narrated that Madam ia
Stsei Teproached the great Napoleon
replied Madame, am very fond Of
lie was French. Corslcan, Latin.
iiut the Anglo-SaXpns are fond mot
only OF their wives. but az their NO.
men and children; and with great hu-
miliiy venture to ask tho sunra-
eettcs. who hone VIII reply "wlthout
epithets." what about the iritauicP ina
wireless messages. In pathetic We, tri-
nnphant tones, tell us that the poor
WtaRlinR men surrendered the llre-
boats TO the women and children and
accepted watcry graves for Themselves
with calm hcro!sm. with noble forth
tudc Here, indeed were votes 70.
women
Aye ct Vale! g
Richmond