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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-28
DEATH OF BRANDON MAN.
Quimby S. Backus Was One of States
Leading Manufacturers.

Brandon, Dec. 2s.--ouimby s. Backus,
a state senator in 1902, died at his home
here yesterday of Bright's disease and
heart trouble. For two years he had
been in very poor health. The funeral
will be held Sunday at the house at
300 p. m. He is survived by wife. a
son, Frederick +. Backus. and daugh-
ter. Mrs. John o. Bowman, of North
Carolina. and by three grandchildren,
Frederick Bowman of New York. Mrs.
Charles Payne OF Westport, y. Y, and
Beatrice Baekus.
He was born July %. 1888. in Bridge
water. He came to this village from
Philadelphia l6 years ago and became in
terested in the development of the Bae-
kus heater. which became one OF the i'm
portant industries of the state. Mr. Bae-
kus was the candidate Of the Indepen-
dence league for governor Of Vermont
in zoos and received ISL votes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-28

he was leader in national labor circles,
with a seat in the councils of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor. -
| MeManigal, the self-confessed dyna-
miter for weeks occupied the witness
stand, relating calmly, decisively and
without any apparent concern for him
| self narrative of violence seldom
equalled
Antecedents of the Trial
/ And what were the anteeedents OF this
| trialf
Back in the summer of 1905 dyna-
mite was found at New Haven. Conn, on
a job on which non-union workmen were
| employed. Later the iron workers
union called strike on several contract
ors, and the strike became general That
was the beginning, according to the gov
ernment, and it spread until Mcnamara
organized a dynamite crew" Altogeth-
er 100 explosions occurred, those at Los
Angeles being among the number,
Two striking condolences attended the
trial
One was that on October /, 1911. ex-
actly one year after the Los Angeles
Times building was blown up with
loss of 2l lives. the federal authorities
at indianapolis first considered the pos
sibility of prosecutions for Illegal utter
state. shipment of dynamite and nitro
glycerine ON passenger trains. Ortie L.
McManigafs confession. obtained after
he and the Mcnamara brothers had been
arrested, implicated Others as having
actually carried explosives in suit cases
ON trains, or as having entered into
conspiracy. This indicated. in District
Attorney Charles w. Miller's opin; ~.
the necessity for grand jury investiga-
tion. indianapolis was the headquarters
of John j. Mcnamara, secretary of the
iron workers union, and the point at
which, it was charged, the conspiracy
was entered into and from which the ex-
plosives were carried.
Another coincidence was that the ttili |
began on October. l. 1912. the second an
OF the Times" explosion. Tne
federal grand jury. after several months |
returned indictments 1
again 81 union labor officials. Before |
the defense began its case this number 1
had been reduced TO Al on account of /
various eliminations.
As motive for the crimes charged 4
the government referred to the strike 1
against employers of non-union labor,
consisting of bridge, viaduct and build
ing contractors who maintained an ~opan
shop" policy. employing workmen re-
gardless OF whether they belonged TO the
union or not This strike never has
been called of. Il was alleged that 4
warfare wsged by the union spread all
lver the country until violence was rr-
sorted to. or. as was stated. -pickefing
.pread TO slugEing. IHNging to dyna-
mite. and dynamite TO nitroglyeerin.' L
McNamara- a. the headquarters of .he
nnion in Indianapolis. although later
iamed BY witnesses a. the active per- q
'etrator Of the explosions, vas then un-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-28
CANTON vINToN ELECTION.
o, C. Averill Chosen Captain at Meeting
Last Evening.

Canton N'inton No. Q, Patriarehs Mili-
tant. held its annual elction of officers
and inspection at the I. o. o. +. lodge
rooms last evening, large number of
members being present for the ceremony
O. c. Averill was elected captain for
1918 and Il. e. Boyce chosen to succeed
him as lieutenant. The remaining Off
GERS were chosen as follows; Ensign. T..
\. Folsom: clerk. o. f. Philbrick; ac-
euuntant. w. f. Beck. Major G. A. Met
calf OF Brsttleboro was present 10 cor
duct the inspection. Following the
business Of the evening. banquet was
served in the hall adjoining the lodge
rooms.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-28

suspected by the contractors But the
advent Of NeManigsl and James B. Me-
Namara. brother Of the union secretary.
a. regularly hired dynamiters. working
under John is direction. and, a. Nc
Manigal charges with Hockin's leader
ship. the explosions became % bold a. TO
arouse suspicion that they were tae
work Of an organized band.
Detectives already had been working
on the csst when the Hing Of p Deo-
pie in Los Angeles by a bomb set of a
O'Clock IN the morning. showed that
the desperation of the dynamiters lad
reached the murder stage.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-28
cRAzY-DRUNK INDIAN.
Blew Up House Unintentionally and
Killed His Son.

Lockport. n. ". Dec. 2s. Alexander
Williams, the l6-year- son of John
Williams, one of themost influential In
dians on the Tuscarora reservation, was
instantly killed and the father himself
was probably fatally injured by an ex-
plosion of dynamite that wrecked their
cabin yesterday. The dynamite was set
off by the accidental discharge OF shot
gun in the hands of the elder Williams,
who a moment before had threatened
to shoot his entire family.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-28
INrERMENT AT HOPE CEMETERY.
Rev. Duncan Salmond ofieated at Will
liam Douglass Funeral.

The funeral Of William Douglass,
whose death occurred at Sarausc LAKE.
y. Y. on December 25. was held yester-
DAY afternoon from the home Of Mrs.
James MeKernon Of Foster street. Rev.
Duncan Salmond officiated at the
services az the home and AZ the grave.
the intermemt being made in Hope GENE
tery. The bearers were a. folloW-
Frank SASH. Louis Sassi. Amelio Giaeob-
III. Jsmes McKerr.nn, John Keith and
Amelio Gsrsboidi.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-28
Vermont Business Troubles.

Rutland. Dec. 2s-Dr. Z. A. Burdirll
Of Colchester Yesterday fled a petition
in bankruptcy in the Office here % Clerk
T. :. Platt of the United States court.
he gives his liabilities as 81 S64 l5 and
ssys that his assets are - 2GsGs, Of
which $500 is claimed exempt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-28

Henry c. Camp Of East Randolph ar
rived in the city Yesterday for a few
days visit with relatives.
Lloyd r. Gale Of BATAVIA. y. Y. a
student az Aiiddlohury college. Middle
bury. is passing several dave IN the eitv
- the guest of Mr.. snd Mrs. n. VI. Hous-
ton of Maple avenue.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-28
TOOL sHARPENERs' OFFICERS.
Fred 7. Scott Elected President at Re
cent Meeting.

At the last regular meeting Of the
tool sharpeners' union. the following
were elected 20 serve as officers for the
ensuing year:
President Fred r. Scott: vice. -presi-
dent. George Morris; secretary. John
G. Wylie; treasurer. William Cameron;
financial secretary. Andrew j. Young:
auditors. Even Mckenzie. ID. y. Stone
and james Mcdonald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-28
WEST roPsHAM.

The concert. which was TO have been
given at the Village han Monday even
ing. Dec. ~. has been postponed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-28

Fsir tonight and sunday; bri.k vest
Winds.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-02-16
STIRRUP-SADDLE IS USEFUL
to Have About Farm-Handy
In Case Of Emergency.

The stirrup-saddle is one of the
most convenient things to have about
the farm, as it comes in mighty handy
The Tupelo journal., 1912-02-16
Some Free Bulletins.

The following list of free bulletins
on fruit culture may be obtained by
writing to the Secretary of Agricul-
ture, Washington, D. c.:
No. 113. The Apple and How to
Grow 1t.
No. 11S. Grape Growing in the
South.
No. 1874 The Home Fruit Garden:
Preparation and Care.
No. 1876. The Home Vineyard.
No. 1S1. Pruning.
No. 1913. Strawberries.
No. 213 Raspberries
No. 23S. Citrus Fruit Growing in
the Gulf States
No. 243. Fungicides and Their Use
in Preventing Disease of Fruits.
No. 2S3. Spraying for Apple Dis
eases and the Cooling Moth in the
Ozarks.
No. 2s4. Insect and Fungous Enc
mics Of the Grape.
No. POI. Evaporation of Apples
No. 1872. Nuts and Their Uses A
Food.
No. 40. Spraying Peaches for the
Control Of Brown-Rot. Scab, and Cur
culio.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-02-16
CARE OF DAIRY HERD
Eliminate Animals That Run
Dairyman Into Debt.
Cove Must Have Best Of Care and
Comfortable Quarters n They Are
to Give Best Resuits-SuniIsht
10 One Essential.
(By r.. @. WEATHERSTONE.)

By r. @. wEATHERSTONEJ
To increase the profits from our
herds or decrease the profits OF pro
duction we must eliminate the COWS
which individually run us into debt
In the second place we must feed
our cows more intelligently. The feed
ing Of dairy herd to produce profits
more economically is hard propo-
sitfon to put to man at the present
time. Under the present conditions
the only way to produce butter fat at
less cost than We did last year is by
increasing the efficiency of our home
grown dairy foods.
The feeding value of our home
grown foods will depend largely upon
their palatability. BY feeding a
variety of feeds we make our rations
more appetizing and palatable than a
few foods.
Ensilage and roots are more palat-
able than dry folders. Cows that
are fed these appetizing feeds with
clover hay will eat more hay than
when confined to clover alone.
Early cut hay is more suited to the
ration than late cut hay and the cows
The Tupelo journal., 1912-02-16
Ten Commandments of Agricul-
ture.
By DR.. S A. Knapp.

LIST. Prepare a deep and pull
verified seed bed, well drained;
break in the fall to a depth OF 8.
10 or IL inches, according to the
soil, with implements that will
not bring too much Of the sub
soil to the surface. The fore
going depths should be reached
gradually.
End. Use seed, Of the best
variety, intellingently selected
and carefully stored.
Sd. In cultivated crops give
the rows and the plants in the
rows a space suited to the plants,
the soil and the climate.
4th. Use intensive tillage dur
ing the growing period of the
crops.
5th. Secure a high content OF
humus in the soil by the use OF
legumes, barnyard manure, farm
refuse and commercial fertilizers.
9th. Carry out a systematic
rotation of crops with a winter
cover crop.
7th. Accomplish more work
in a day by using more horse
power and better implements.
9Th. Increase the farm stock
to the extent of utilizing all the
waste products and idle lands on
the farm.
9th. Produce all the food re-
quired for the men and animals
on the farm.
10th. Keep an account OF
each farm product, in order to
know from which the gain or
loss arises.
The above ten commandments
of agriculture ought to be COM
mitted to memory by every boy
and farmer of this whole country.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-02-16

The German standard of feeding
calls for one and one-Quarter pounds
Of protein to every ten or twelve
pounds Of milk.
Another principle is that feeding
mineral matter increases the value OF
the manure and much Of the profits
from high feeding must be made
through the fertility brought onto
the farm by the increased value OF
the manurial fertility.
But. high feeding II not always the
most profitable. This is . matter that
must be worked out by the man him.
self according to his farm and con.
ditions. Conditions are not the same
on two farms. The difference in COWS.
the kinds and amount OF available
homegrown foods, the market prices
of dairy products and dairy FOODS,
compel each man to work out the
problem as it applies to his own par
ticular farm, always watching the
milk flow, increasing the foods and
protein until point is reached that
yields the most profit.
Cows must have good care and
comfortable surroundings II they are
to respond to intelligent feeding. The
great problem in connection with the
stable is to keep it warm and well ven
tilated at the same time. Pure air is
just as necessary to the COW as food
Sunlight is another essential. Dark
stables where sunshine never reaches
breed disease. Sunlight is a tonic, a
and invigorator to all
animals.
There seems to be wide diversity of
opinion among dairymen as to how
much exercise the dairy cow should
have, and l wish to say that I am
not member of the class who believe
The Tupelo journal., 1912-02-16
Profitable MIX Typo.

| in shutting in the cows from October
until June without turning them out
for exercise
There is q muscular tone and vigor
that must be kept up to maintain
health. With all our present-day
methods of ventilation and improved
methods Of tieing the cows, we must
give the cows some outdoor exercise
if we secure the best results Of pro-
ductoin and procreation.
II we look upon the cow az a milk
producing machine alone and do not
place value upon her ability to bring
q strong and vigorous calf, II may be
more profitable for us to keep her
inside all the time where she can turn
all Of her energy toward the produc-
ing Of milk alone and be discarded In
two or three years and another COW
take her place. s+
Such practice may pay the milk
producer but not the man who is try
ing to build up herd of economical
butter-makers.
II any man thinks a little exercise
a waste Of energy let him shut him
self up in close room kept at the
right temperature all winter and con-
fine himself to just such kinds of food
and see II he comes through the win
ter in condition to start hard
springs work.
II the experiment worked well by
himself why then he might be justi-
fed In trying 1t on the cows.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-02-16

will consume larger quantities Of II
In feeding homegrown feeds we
must feed such foods in a practical
way, as will induce the cows to eat
more.
The more easily digested the ration
the larger the milk flow. A certain
amount of energy is required to pre-
pare these foods for assimilation. In
feeding coarse fods we find this is q
large per cent
Tender pasture grass Is more easily
digested than dry fodder Again we
see that succulent foods are more
easily digested than dry folders that
early cut hay is more easily digested
than late cut hay and that grain and
concentrates are more easily digested
than hay and coarse folders.
We can make balanced ration
from corn ensilage and alfalfa hay,
but such a ration contains an excess
of coarse fiber and requires too great
an expenditure Of energy to digest and
assimilate 1t.
Such ration may be greatly I'M
.prov.t by the addition of q few
pounds of concentrates.
Cows that are giving milk must
have an abundance of protein. The
more protein we feed up to a certain
point the larger the milk how 1t Is
the amount of food over and above
that required to maintain the body
that goes to stimulate the milk pro-
duction
The Tupelo journal., 1912-02-16
Annania. Goes A-Hunting.

Talk about hunt" said the
old timer, Il want to tell you
there haint no huntin' as there
was when | struck this country
in 1854. Them was the times
when there were things here in
Kansas worth huntin'. One day
I was travelin' along the bank
of the Saline river when | see
a bird that at first couldn't
make:out. 1t looked considerable
like gray eagle, but / hadn't
eyer seen airy eagle that was
half as big and concluded that
mebby it was a South American
condor that had flew up into
this country by mistake. / de-
cided to get it alive if | could,
and gatherin' my lariet slipped
up on that bird and roped it by
the left leg. weighed at that
time two hundred pounds and
hadn't the slightest idee but
what | could handle that bird all
right. But blame my skin if it
didn't flop it's wings few times
and commence to sail away with
me hangin' onto that rope. |
had Topped the end of the rope
over my wrist and as a conse-
quence l couldn't let 90. Well,
sir, the bird and me kept goin'
higher and higher till to man
on the ground we must hev
looked like a couple of specks in
the clear sky. Scared ? Well |
should rise to remark that | was
scared and then bein' suspended
in the heavens by that one arm
was tiresome and then it was
gettin' cold on account of the
altitude. We had reached the
height of a mile, as near as |
should Judge and the bird was
still flying strong. | commenced
to figure on the outcome. Sup
pose that that bird should carry
me to her nest and there feed
me to her young. When hope
bad just about died in my bosom
the bird commenced to come
down. Finally She struck the
Republican river and was flyin.
low enough so that | was draqin'
through the tops Of the highest
cottonwood trees. / saw there
was my chance. With a quick
whirlin, motion | managed to
twist the rope around the limb
Of a big cottonwood and got a !
location for myself in the fork of
the tree. For a minute or two
it was nip and tuck as to whether
that bird would tear that tree upl
~ the roots or not. could hear
the roots crackin' hut finally the
rope broke and the bird flew
away. Ny arm was just about |
pulled out of its socket but | |,
finally got over it all right. No,
sir; / never saw the bird after I,
ward. Topeka Capital.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-02-16
a eacksIidina Santa Claus.

Mrs. Peavish says that before they
were married Mr.. Peavish used to say
that II she would let him be her Santa
Claus he would devote his life to slid
ing up and down the chimney for
her. And now It makes him mad to
have to take up ashes from the Crate.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-02-16
Production Of Rice.

A few years ago the rice produced
in the United States was less than
100. 00O,0 pounds per annum In re-
cent years It has reached 100000, 900
pounds Like bread. rice is the stan
OF life-the more Of It the better.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-02-16

where there 10 no other saddle left
in the barn in a time Of emergency.
1t is simply pair OF stirrups buck.
led to strap. Put blanket on tho
horse, throw the strap with the stir
rups over this. and get into the sad
die. It's good sight better than
riding bareback Try 1t and see.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-02-16
Horses in Winter.

The horses will get through tho
winter in better shape If given ut
tie exercise on the manure spreader
occasionally
The Tupelo journal., 1912-02-16
Profit in camphor.

The department Of agriculture, after
suitable experiments. decides that the
production of camphor may be made
profitable in Florida
The Tupelo journal., 1912-02-16
Different Feeds.

Corn makes fat and heat. Oats
wheat. bran and middlings make eggs.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-07-02
William Jennings Bryan.

William Jennings Bryan.
ones, and. .twos,. and threes-un-
til today.
Yesterday afternoon Wilson
took the lead over Clark for the
first time. And with each ballot
he. increased that lead little.
The Clark men were furious.
They swore that they would not
permit the nomination of Viii
son. They said they could con-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-07-02

gates never wavered in their faith
in their nominee, and in the pro-
gressive cause.
Bryan only lost his temper
once. That was yesterday,when
the Missouri delegation offered
him an open, gratuitous insult in
the convention hall.
Wilson gained inch by inch.
There was no trading, no dicker-
ing. His votes weer gained by
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-07-02


This caused such bitterness of
feeling as never before was wit
messed in an American political
convention.
The bosses and the old Guard
were in the last ditch, and they
fought desperately.
Vitriolic attacks were made
upon Bryan. He was called the
destroyer of the party.
He was accused of blocking
Champ Cark'S nomination be-
cause he wanted the nomination
himself.
William Randolph Hearst dis
tinguished himself in this part of
the work.
Daily thousands upon thou
sands of New York Journals were
shipped to Baltimore and scat
tered broadcast through the con-
vention hall.
In each one there were VICIOUS
attacks upon Bryan, upon his in
tegrity, upon his honor, upon his
motives,
1t even was limited that Bryan
was deadlocking the convention
so he could get more money for
the newspaper work he was doing
If. connection with it.
And the most secret poison
poured into the Wilson delegates
wa. sthat in which Hearst said
that Bryan was boosting Wilson
onlyto kill his candidacy, too. and
nominate himself when the time
came.
Even TODAY the Hearst naners
The daily sentinel., 1912-06-11
7THS7II!ET
GRAVII IS
EXCELLENT
State Chemist Finds Il Has Un-
usual Properties Of
CementatiOn,

According to Chemist Milo S.
ketchum OF the state college of en-
gineering the sedimentary gravel
with which Commissioner James II.
Rankin intends to surface North
Seventh street, has extraordinary
properties of cementation. A 30
pound sample of the gravel was ex-
pressed to the university several DAYS
ago by Mr.. Rankin and he received
the results of the tests yesterday
noon. The analysis shows that 1t has
unusual binding powers. Sixty is
considered an excellent property.
while yours shows 12S," says the
chemist.
The analyst predicts that the grav-
el will develop disagreeable dust If
used solely as surface material. Mr.
Rankin says that this conditions has
not manifested itself yet, but that
he expects to make semi-annual ap-
plications of oil to keep the loose
dust down.
Prof. Ketchum suggests that IL
this gravel is mixed with granite
or volcanic substance of some sort
il will mako perfect highway ma
terial. With this in view 1t is hoped
next year to put in several blocks
WIN the ulSlhleSIdltu granite WHICH
abounds on the Redlands and will
be available with the opening of
the Main street bridge.
Mr.. Rankin has located a large de-
post of the gravel and will use it
exclusively on North Seventh street
1T is one of the great needs of
the country said Mr.. Rankin this
morning, to get a suitable top
dressing for streets and roads. Here
we are getting the raw material with
out cost to the city and the state
expert declares that it cements better
than any other natural substance he
has found so far.
The daily sentinel., 1912-06-11

question this morning whether more
than the Kentucky contests would
be finished today.
The Kentucky contests include the
four delegates at large and two dele
gates each from the first, second,
fourth seventh, eighth, tenth and
eleventh districts.
William Barnes, Jr., chairman of
the New York republican state COM
mittee and a delegate at large from
that state to the national conyen-
ton, arrived today and went into
conference with Senator Crane of
Massachusetts and other Taft lead
ers.
Barnes is looked upon as the prob
able Taft floor leader in the conyen-
tion. He declared that his principal
business at this time was to aid in
the confirmation of Senator Root as
temporary chairman.
Governor Hadley of Missouri ar
rived in the city today and went at
once to the Roosevelt headquarters.
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