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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-25

We have secured the
market for every new and
correct style in mems
wear.
And our store shines
resple n d c n with the
fresh stock.
Everything you want
to wear is here, every
thing that is a "go" in
New York goes here.
Our New York resident
buyer keeps our eyes OPP
en- to all the original ideas
in mems dress.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-25
GRANITEvILLE.

There will be a dance in Miles hall
Saturday evening. Ice cream and waters
served.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-07
Dickens Centennial Anniversary

One hundred years ago Charles Dickens was born in London. He died in 1870, not quite 60 years old. But the years of his active life were busy years. He practically educated himself. His father was newspaper reporter on a London journal, and be- fore he was 21 the son was a busy reporter also. He began to publish his "Boz" sketches when he was 21, and the Pickwick papers were begun in two or three years later. Full Of energy he rapidly wrote volume aft CT volume until he had placed his name along side that of Sir Walter Scott and of Thackeray, forming a trio of novelists the equal of whom the language has never produced.
 Dickens fame bids fair to outrank in the long run either Scott's or Thackeray's. This will perhaps be in part due to the fact that he stood by the many instead of the few. He struck at some evil, some vice, of the times in each and every volume, and he never failed to turn his pen to the betterment of oppressed children. He sought better opportunities for the many at every turn. His unfailing humanity binds the world to him, and today his stories are almost as freely read as they were fifty years ago. Students read Scott and Thackeray today, but the people continue to read Dickens.
 The first centennial birthday anni- versary of the great novelist is to be- come an occasion for the raising of fund for the benefit of five grand daughters that are in great distress. The appeal is made alike to readers in this country and in the motherland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-07

lrving's Birds of Spring"
 The happiest bird of our spring, and one that rivals the European lark in my estimation, is the boblincoln, or bobolink, as he is commonly called. He arrives at that choice portion of our year which, in this latitude, answers to the description of the months of May so often given by poets. With us it begins about the mid dle of May and lasts to nearly the mid dle of June. Earlier than this, winter is apt to return on it's traces, and to blight the opening beauties of the year; and later than this, begin the parehing and panting and dissolving heats of summer.
 But in this genial interval, nature is in all her freshness and fragrance: '"The rains are over and gone, the flowers ap- pear upon the earth, the time of the sing ins of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in the land"
 The trees are now in their fullest foliage and brightest verdure; the woods are gay with the clustered flowers of the laurel; the air is perfumed with the sweetbrier and the wild rose; the meadows are enam- eled with clover blossoms; while the young apple, peach and the plum begin to swell, and the cherry to grow among the green leaves.
 This is the chosen season of revelry of the bobolink. He comes amid the pomp and fragrance of the season; his life seems all sensibility and enjoyment, all song and sunshine. He is to be found in the soft bosoms of the freshest and sweetest meadows, and is most in song when the clover Is in blossom. He perches on the topmost twg of tree, or in some long. Haunting weed, and, as he rises and sinks with the breeze, pours forth a suc- cession of rich, tinklng notes, crowding one upon another, like the outpouring melody of the skylark, and possessing the same rapturous character.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-07
MT. SIayden's Third-Term Resolution


 The resolution of Congressman Slayden of Texas, directed against presidential third terms, was lost or rather, indefinitely postponed on parliamentary point, and the resolu- tion rests quietly in the committee on elections. The resolution in full is:
 Resolved, That In the opinion of ths House, the precedent established by Washington and other Presidents of the United States in retiring from the pres 1dential office after their second term has become by universal concurrence q part of our republican system of gov e.nment, and that any departure from this time honored custom would be un- wise, unpatriotic and fraught with peril 10 our free institutions.
 It is said to be an exact copy of the resolution passed by the House in 1875 when Grant was striving to se- cure a third term. He made sec ond effort in 1880. The House was democratic in 1875. The resolution was passed by vote of 233 to IS. Many republicans, in fact all but Is, supported the resolution of 1875.
 The third term issue does not, in its full spirit, depend upon contin- uance of service at all. It is directed against all who scheme to get third term, be the service broken or con- tinuous. When a citizen has served two terms he is expected to step down and out--to go into dignified retirement--to become one of the re- public's ancient and honored states men. He is not expected to indulge in Abernathy Kids or any other cam paign devices. The Slayden resolu- tion was directed, of course, against Theodore Roosevelt.
 The tendency of the times is to confine president to a single term. MT. Cleveland declared against a sec ond term, and yet he sought it and at length secured it. MT. Bryan is opposed to all second terms, and the chances seem pretty good that even second terms will become compara- lively rare.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-07
ORIGINAL TABLE FOR A DEN

From vogue.
 An interior decorator has had executed for his own use in little, built in den g. unique desk closet bookcase table. He bought one of those table desks with 2 drawer in the middle and a narrow shelf at each end. The shelves are about b
 inches from the floor, are supported, back and front, by little slats and are open at the ends of the table. He had his work men make little closet out of each Of these shelves by placing a board behind the sats at each end. another between the drawer and the shelf to form the closet back, and a door with lock and key across each end of the table. There was still unutilzed space below the draw CT and between the closets. This, 1t at first seemed, he would need for knee room when using the table as desk. But at last he hit upon the plan of building into that space two shelves which, by touching a button could be made to slide back far enough to permit him to draw close to his desk. These shelves were filled with books, so that when flush with the table edge. the gay bindings were in full view. The closets may be used for writing materials. liquors, cigars, pipes, ,.magazines-any of the little things that usually litter den. A cabinet maker or interior decorator would so transform a table for no great sum-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-07
AN IRISH EVICTION

From Ideas.
 An Englishman was motoring in a coun- try district of Ireland when he came upon a pathetic sight. A poor old woman was seated with all her humble belong ings about her by the roadside in front of her cottage.
 The English tourist was deeply moved. This, then, is what an Irish eviction means. The sadness of itn' And he stopped the car and got down and gave the old lady a G5 note.
 Tell me, my aged woman,' he said, why have you been cast forth from your humble dwe'ling?'
 The old woman clutched the e5 note end told tinG "Shure, sor, me old mans $ ,shitewashn' the inside
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-07
Get the glass eyes; And, like a scurvy politician, seem To see the things thou dost not.
 king Lear.
Cotton Growing in Turkestan

Russia is endeavoring to promote the growing of cotton in Eastern Turkestan, where as rule, irrigation is needed in order to secure a good yield. This effort in Russia does not grow out of any ill feeling in connec- tion with the abrogation of the treaty, but it springs from desire to help Turkestan and be independent in, a supply of raw material Russian will no doubt soon be able to produce her own cotton.
 The Egyptian crop will not be in- creased, but both India and Turkestan can grow more cotton and both will perhaps do so. Asiatic cotton will, however, continue to be largely con sumed at home, and America will continue to make the worlds commer- cial crop.
 China makes great deal of cotton, but no American ever saw a bale ginned and pressed in China. China is hard pressed to grow the cotton she needs. AAa will do well to grow it's own cotton. Some Egyptian cotton will be marketed in the worlds cen- ters of trade, but America seems as secure in its control of the commer- cial crop as it did 90 years ago, or at any other period.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-07
AS A MAN EATETH

the other hand they are excellent for
 wall flowers and pessimists, and should
 be given in generous helpings to bashfaI
 boys. Carrots develop good temper and
 amiabiilty. and are particularly recom-
 mended for janitors, car conductors, anI
 ticket agents. The potato develops rea- son, as well as calnlness and reflection;
 but care must be taken lest it induce apathy an1 indifference or that disincli- Lation to work which is observable among toys who ore fed daily on fried potatoes. String beans stimulate the poetic and arr tistic faculties; while cabbage and cauli- flower. nourishing though they are, ex- cite to yul lgarity of thought and manner,
 and are therefore to be summed by those
 in training for the parlor.
 These are but few prescriptions chosen
 at random. but they suffice to demons strate the magical possibilities of leguni- notherapy- No longer, therefore, is tha whole truth comprehended in the dictum
 Of King Solomon, that as man thinke.h
 In his heart. so is he. It must now shara
 it's place with the modern creed that as
 a man easeth, so is he.
 It is not wholly a new belief, however,
 Tor those worthy apostles of the no meat
 diet who have been pounding at the doors of our intelligence from as far back aS
 we can remember have all along main
 tajned that the eating of flesh makes us like unto the very animals upon which we feed. Perhaps 1t is. It certainly looks
 as if it ought to be- Yet, like the in- quisitive Willie who was informed of this truth and wondered therefore why the eating of missionaries did not make Christians of cannibals, we too must be 1 forgiven for holding some child like doubts upon the subject.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-07
SOME pICKENsIsMs

From the Kansas City Star
 The approach of the centennial celebra- ton of Dickens birthday should not fail to recall the obligation of the English speaking world for the pat terms" appro- priated from the writings of that wonder fui author for the expression of what is termed the Situation in a nutshell.'
 Take, for instance, "Barkis is willin'," from David Copperheld The familiar quo tation from the old carrier whose horse was the laziest horse in the world" We are rough sir but we are ready" from honest old Peggoty. And Mrs. Gummidge who gave the world the term of "I am lone lorn creetur', and everything goes contrary with me" as picturing the exact state of those who will not be satis fled with any possible condition
 The world is under obligation likewise to MT. Wilkins Micawber, Esq, for giving words to the state of the ne'er do well who is waiting always for something to turn up," with ever a ready excuse for not making good when anything did act ually turn up."
 Joey Bagstock's, "Devillsh sly" the Rev. Chadband's "The human boy;" old man Weller's "Spell it with we sam my" and Tn a Pickwickian sense:" "The bearins' of this observation lays in the ap- piication of it.''
 How many others will occur to every lover of Dickens. And how many others are in daily use so familiar that they are not even ascrlbed to Dickens because they are used as one uses the common words of speech. And then again, how many scenes, situations and characters are a portion of our debt to this literary friend, philosopher and guide"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-07
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Underwood's Candidacy.

"The Atlanta Constitutions leading edi- torial in it's Tuesday issue IS on oscar Underwood and as it Is vigorous in style and comprehensive in its general upshot. it will doubtless attract wide attention in Georgia" said prominent member of the | Underwood Marching club of Birming- ham. 'The Constitution starts off by say ing:
 If Oscar Underwood wishes to take ad- vantage of the situation which precedent and his own achievement places in his hand; if he wishes to go to his people as southerner who has made good be- fore the nation, now is the time for him to take the step. He must not wait for the south to come to him; he must go to the south.
 "Oscar Underwood is a candidate for the democratic nomination and the south will come to him. He is regarded by his friends as a candidate, in spite of the fact that he has never formally announced his candidacy. In view of Underwood's mastery of the tariff question and his splendid leadership in the House, he is the one logical candidate. But the very fact that he is chairman of the ways and
  ing tariff legislation has caused him to maintain the attitude toward the nomina- ton that he has-an attitude of dignity, good taste and high mindedness. MT. Un- derwood felt that it would be in bad taste for him to get out so to speak, and hustle for the nomination, but it goes without saying that he wants to be Pres- dent It is a perfectly 1audabe ambition, and his friends everywhere should get be- hind the spontaneous Underwood boom and help push it. Among other true things the Constitution says:
 Everybody comedies that the tariff is to be the issue in the presidential cam paign tof this year.
 Oscar Underwood of Alabama, chair man of the ways and means committee, stands in identically the same relation to what appears to be the countrys atti- tude upon the tariff today as William Me Kinley stood when he was a successful presidential. candidate. It is the genius of Underwood that will be stamped upon every scintla of tariff reduction legisa- ton enacted or vetoed this session. As last year, again this year it will be his leadership, his ability to reconcile intra- party factions, his steadiness and his boise that associate the name of Under- wood with the tariff in the minds of the masses of this country. When the party appeals to the country upon it's tariff rec ord, 1t will not be simply ''the democratic tarif"-it will be the Underwood tariff, for he is the man who fathered it, and whose consummate parliamentary maneu- Vering and psychological command of men secures not only the unanimous sup port of his own party, but the active as- sistance of large part of the opposition
 And 10 strengthen it's assertions the Constitution quotes this from the Jack sorville Times-Unio
 Harmon. Wilson, Clark and others will be measured by the bills reported by the Underwood committed but they cafnot enjoy credit for the preparation Of these bills It will occur to every dele gate that if the Underwood tariff is 10 be the issue Underwood should lead the fight for it before the country as he is leading it in Congress. '
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-07
VALUE OF CARUso,s VOICE

Flom Jld BltS.
 If Caruso, the great tenor, happens to lose his voice, or become incapacitated be- cause of such illness as to keep him of the operatic stage the last half of two seasons, he will feel consoled by the knowledge that his royalties from phon- ograph company exceed a20.0oo a year for many years to come: while Mme. Tetraz- zini is grateful that the same company e. fused to pay her &200 five years ago for the very same effort that they are now paying he. G7000 a year for. Then she civa was willing to take the lower figure outright for her records, but a year ago she demanded bonus of G5000 beside the royalties, and she got it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-07
Famous Concert Rand

The "Kilties" of Canada, a concert band of worldwide fame, will be heard in two popular programmes at the Jefferson the atre tomorrow matinee and night.
 'The kilties should be greeted by large audiences" said an old music lover. These Scotch-Canadian musicians are high class artists. There are 37 or 3S of them in the band and they play about the same class of music that Innes Sousa and Creatore play. They have toured the earth; have travelled even more extensive ly than Sousa's band. This organization was popular In London, and it was greatly appreciated by the late King Edward He Commanded the IIiities to play for him on two occasions, which was considered a rare honor indeed.
 Notwithstanding the fact that the Kilties made tour of the south a few years ago they failed to appear in Bir- mingham. Their concerts at the Jefferson this week, therefore, will be 8 novelty"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-07
Now York City's Debt

The fact has been widely published that the debt of New York city IS now 0,000 larger than the debt of the federal government. True, the total debt of the big city is $1,037,- 811, ,718, making it, in the respect of indebtedness, a billion dollar city.
 But the fact that $450, 100000 of this indebtedness consists of self-sus- taininp bonds held in sinking fund, reduces the total real debt to $660,- OO0, ,OO0, and the city still has a mar gin of borrowing power amounting to S125, ,000, 900. In New York State cities are confined to a given percent age of debt based on their assessable values. wNew York is still within the limit. This simply shows how great the wealth of the big city is, even when assessments do not exceed 60 per cent of market value, and per sonal property practically goes un- taxed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-07
PENsIoNING MOTHERS

By Edwin A. Nye. One of the most humane statutes of
 any state is the mothers pension law Of
 Illinois. It is this way: In most states when a mother is left widow with children she is unable to support the state steps in and makes
 the children motherless as well as fa- therless. That is to say. the state takes the children from the mother and puts them in an orphan asylum or some charita- ble institution. Which when you come to think of it is monstrous.
 The state takes the child from it's mother. who of all persons is most able and willing to care for it properly-to
 mother it-and puts it into a big brood ing pen with lot of other children.
 And it calls that benevolencei
 Of course the purpose is a benevolent one. but 1t is mistaken kindness. When you rob child of it's mother you rob it of it's best friend. and when you rob a mother of her child you rob her of all that makes life worth while. /
 Now
 Under the law of Illinois instead of separating mother and child the pen sion act allows every deserving mother from 8 to s10 per month for each child. self supporting. And this pension Is of right and not of charity. How much better than to take chill dren from their natural mothers and
 put them in crowded pen under charge
 of matron. Or
 How much better than to put widow and children under the care of super visor of the poor, after the manner of most states, and dole out to the family as paupers-so much of beans and bacon and coal The cost Is the same. The cost is the same. Illinois gives the mothers the money. They know better than any superin- tendent of the poor how to use 1t, to that often attaches to the purchase of say nothing of the suspicion of graft supplies for the poor. Let the mother keep her kiddies.
 She will do better by them than any stranger. They are her children. To
 bring them into being she has gone into the jaws of death. In a hundred years from now it will be told of this generation as an un- speakable cruelty that society actually took children away from their own mothers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-07
IN uNJUsTIFIABLE SUSPICION

From Harpers Weekly.
 The colonel had caught Rastus red handed coming out of the hen coop with three fat bullets under his coat.
 "So, he said i've caught you at last stealing my hens, have 1?'
 What, me, suh?" replied Rastus, in psined surprise. Why, Marse Coloncl suh, l hain't a-stealin' no hens, suh?"
 Then what are you doing with them under your coat?' demanded the colonel
 "Why, Marsc Colonel, hit look to me SC like it war gwine to snow, suh, dat ah vent out to de coop to bring dem hens in by de kitchen fiah suh, to keep em from gittin froze, suh. said tho old man, with deep sigh to think that his honor had been suspected
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-07
Taft or Roosevelt.

Tt seems to be the impression among my republican friends in the east tnal President Taft will be nominated on the first ballot in the Chicago convention, ? said Carl F. Caspar of Philadelphia, "but in travelling through the west recently l found a good many republicans who were avowed partisans of Ex- President Roose- velt, and who were predicting that Roose- welt would be the nominee.
 Everyone knows that Roosevelt is a very popular man personally. He made a good President, but as between Roose- welt and Taft I think the republicans throughout the country regard Taft as q safer man. It has been customary to re- nominate our Presidents, and if an excep- ton were made in tho case of President Taft the party would be charged with bad treatment. I have had little political experience, am just a plain voter, but I would be willing to make wager that President Taft will have a wallxover in the convention"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-07
NEGRO KNEW FAMOUS MEN

From the Railroad Mans Magazine.
 The death of David Hazleton, the vet eran porter in the office of the presi- dent of the Baltimore and Ohio office in Baltimore, removes a familiar figure from the ranks of the old school of Maryland servants. Perhaps no other negro in this country was acquainted with so many prominent men of affairs.
 David who was over TO- was a native Baltimorean. While a boy he witnessed the Baltimore riot on April 19 1861, and was ever fond of telling of the encounter with the Massachusetts soldiers.
 He entered the service of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1874 as waiter at the Relay House, a few miles from Balti- more Dining cars were not then known on American railroads.
 He continued in this position for more than year. Later he became the head waiter at the Deer Park hotel when the Baltimore and Ohio opened it in western Maryland. It was President John w. Garrett who about 1876 chose him as a private car porter. For more than SC years he remained In official charge of cars of the Baltimore and Ohlo's presl- dents.
 During that time David crossed the continent hundreds of times in charge of special parties and with officials of the railroad He has ridden over practically every mile of railroad track in America from the Isthmus of Panama to the northernmost lines in Canada. He was six feet tall and made striking ap- pearance in his uniform of royal hlue trimmed in gold and cap slightly tilted.
 On trip with a party in which Com- modore Vanderbilt was guest David s dinner was pronounced by the commodore the best meal he had ever eaten. David had charge of presidential parties from General Grant down to Mckinley and Roosevelt General Grant was numbered as one of his favorite guests. President Cleveland also frequently travelled with David. When he started on his honey moon he made a special request that David be placed in charge of his car
 David retired a few years ago and be- came messenger in the office of the Baltimore and Ohios president Visitors will recall David occupying place just outside the suite of the chief. executive of the road his hat slightly tilted and humming tune popular in Dixie.