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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-18
SOUTH CABOT

Mrs. w. j. Houghton was called to
Peacham by the serious illness OF her
mother.
G. 4. Scribner took a party in his
auto to the state fair Wednesday.
The hard frosts OF the past few nights
have started the farmers to digging
their potatoes. They report fairly
good yield, finding only few. small
ones and rotten ones so far.
HAYES Bassett attended the state fair
yesterday.
James Bouldry has finished moving to
Marshfield village, where they have pur-
chased house. This village is sorry to
lose them.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-18

Practically all the old mansions OF
the Blue Grass region were built where
spring water was accessible, but when
the inhabitants began to build houses
on the divides they dug many wells
and cisterns. Doubtless the disastrous
cholera epidemic of the first half OF the
18th century stimulated the digging OF
cisterns, and during the last generation
many have been constructed. In favor
able localities drilled wells have largely
supplanted dug wells, but they Will prob
ably never supplant cisterns.
The early industrial enterprises OF the
Blue Grass region consisted OF mills ana
distilleries, many of which relied upon
springs for their water supplies out
with the development of the country, the
supplies from springs became inadequate
and many of them have been abandoned.
At the present time much water for
industrial use is drawn from streams or
wells. although springs continue TO hold
very important place, and in some To-
calitjes drilled or driven wells are used.
The problem Of procuring water Tor
Industrial purpose il very important
particularly if large amount OF water
Of a certain quality or OF a dennite
range OF temperature Is required. Many
manufacturing plants have been locate.
with absolute disregard of the suitabll-
itv of the available water supply, and
the owners have subsequently found the
cost of procuring the needed water one
of their heaviest burdens 1t is prob
able that, in the course of a few years,
some factories in the Blue Grass region
win be forced to pipe water from a
considerable distance or move their en-
tire plants.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-18
Money Wasted in Well Drilling.

In Kentucky, as elsewhere, occasion
al outbreaks of water borne diseases,
such as typhoid fever, have emphasized
the necessity Of obtaining pure water
supplies or preventing the pollution q
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04
JUDGE LANDS.

Indecent invasion of the domain
of the state courts by the federal
courts has put club in the hands
of the people who are assailing the
judiciary of the country
United States District Judge Lam
dis delivered himself of this opinion
from the bench today in refusing to
entertain petition for writ OF
habeas corpus in which the NUM-
cipal court is attacked as an insti-
tuition without existence in law.
II will not lend myself to pass
upon the validity of an enactment
of the legislature of Illinois when
none of the state courts have been
resorted to for relief" said Judge
Landis There is not anything
more unseemly than a mere United
States judge presuming to annual
the act of state legislature. y
Chicago Dispatch.
Judge Lands seems to have right
ideas of things in general. He recog-
nizes that the peoples Lawmakers
have the right to do things and that
United States district judges should
not overthrow their work. Judge
Lands evidently believes it is not
the duty of United States district
judges to pass upon the constitu-
tionality of a state law in advance
of the state courts. He is right
about it, too.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04
THE NEW FREEDOM.

Woodrow Wilson in The World S
Work for February: There are two
theories of government that have
been contending with each other ev-
er since government began. One of
them is the theory which, in Ameri-
ca, is associated with the name of a
very great man, Alexander Hamil-
ton. A great man but, in my judg-
ment, not great American. He
did not think in terms of American
life. Hamilton believed that the
only people who could understand
government, and therefore the only
people who were qualified to con-
duct it, were the men who had the
biggest financial stake in the COM
mercial and industrial enterprises OF
the country.
That theory, though few have
now the hardihood to profess it OPP
emily, has been the working theory
upon which our government has
lately been conducted. 1t Is astonish-
ing how persistent it is. 1t is amaz-
ing how quickly the political party
which had Lincoln for its first lead
er-Lincoln, who not only denied,
but in his own person so completely
disproved, the aristocratic theory
it is amazing how quickly that par
ty, founded on faith in the people.
forgot the precepts Of Lincoln and
fell under the delusion that the
masses needed the guardianship
of "men of affairs"
For, indeed, If you stop to think
about it, nothing could be further
departure from original American
ism, from faith in the ability of a
confident, resourceful, and independ-
ent people. than the discouraging
doctrine that somebody has got to
provide prosperity for the rest of us.
And yet that is exactly the doctrine
Oh "Hlcu Lue 6oNei hiheHl VI ZIG
United States has been conducted
lately. Who have been consulted
when important measures of govern
ment, like tariff acts, and currency
acts, were under consideration? The
people whom the tariff chiefly af-
fects. the people for whom the cur
rency is supposed to exist, the peo-
pie who pay the duties and ride on
the railroads? oh! no. What do
they know about such matters! The
gentlemen whose ideas have been
sought are the big manufacturers,
great railroad combinations. The
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04
KENYON'S STRENGTH.

/ Sioux City Journal: Senator Ken.
yon stood for reelection as sup.
porter of the republican national
ticket, after there had been split
in the republican party which left
supporters of the administration in
the minority. Senator Kenyon's pc.
litical strength had been further i'm.
paired by the fact that, although in
sympathy with the administration
he had supported a home candidate
in the national republican conven.
ton. BY this course he had temper.
arily got out of alignment with the
pro-Taft element in the state. Later
when he decided to stand by the
nomination of Taft and refused tc
have anything to do with the third
party movement, he got out of align.
ment with what had been his chos-
en- element in the old party. Sena-
tor Kenyon went into his campaign
for reelection without any sense OF
politicaF obligation toward him from
any of the important political di.
visions. Taft republicans might re.
sent his failure to support the presi.
dent for denomination. Progress
sive republicans, who refused to &C.
cept Taft, had a good excuse for re.
senting the senator's support of the
president after the convention. Fin
ally the third party progressives, in.
Guiding many former supporters OF
the senator, had warrant for resent
ing his failure to 60 with them into
the new movement. 1t was out OF
these three discordant and political
ly disgruntled elements that Senator
Kenyon must get the support to re-
elect him. And in order to make ii
effective the support must be ex-
pressed in the election of republican
legislative candidates, whether reg
ular or progressive in factional COM
plexion While the state was going
democratic on the national ticket,
and barely missing going democratic
on the state ticket, the republicans
were rolling up an unusual heavy
majority in the legislature ma
jority that meant the election OF
Kenyon before it meant anything
else. In the face Of showing like
this it is idle to waste words trying
to describe the natural strength Of
Senator Kenyon's candidacy.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04

pended annually by these two bod
les, but there is never line publish
ed to show where the money goes.
The boards of supervisors through
out the country are compelled to
publish their proceedings and why
should not the town council and the
school board be placed under the
same compulsory law. The tax pay
er's money is being spent and he
certainly should have the right to
know for what purpose the money is
being used. The present legislature
cannot do greater service to the
tax payers than to make fullest pub
licity of these two bodies compul-
cow .,.. .
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04
WORDS FROM HOME.
Statements That May Be Investigat-
ed-Testimony Of Webster City
Citizens.

When Webster City citizen
comes to the front, telling his
friends and neighbors Of his expert
ence, you can rely on his sincerity.
The statements Of people residing In
far away places do not command
your confidence. Home endorsement
is the kind that backs Doan's Kid
ney Pills. Such testimony is con-
vincing. Investigation proves 1t true.
Below is a statement Of q Webster
City resident. No stronger proof Of
merit can be had.
Mrs. G. E. Dye, 1889 Second St.,
Webster City. Iowa, says: "Doan's
Kidney Pills did a great deal for a
member Of my family, when he us
ed them some months ago. He suf-
fered from pain across his loins
Hearing Doan's Kidney Pills highly
recommended, he got box and they
helped him from the first. In
short time all the pains left and he
has had no trouble since. ] highly
recommend Doan's Kidney Pills to
anyone who has kidney complaint"
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the Unit
ed States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no other. d-f-t
ADVERTISEMENT.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04

masters of the government OF the
United States are the combined cap
italists and manufacturers of the
United States. 1t is written over
every intimate page of the records
of congress; it is written all through
the history of conferences at the
White House, that the suggestions
of economic policy in this country
have come from one source, not from
many sources; the benevolent guar
dams, the kind-hearted trustees who
have taken the troubles of govern
ment off our hands have become SO
conspicuous that almost anybody
can write out list of them. They
have become SO conspicuous that
their names are mentioned upon al
most every political platform. The
men who have undertaken the inter-
esting job of taking care of us do
not force us to requite them with
anonymously directed gratitude. We
know them by name. !.
I tell you the men | am interested
in are the men who, under the con-
ditions we have had, never had their
voices heard, who never got line in
the newspapers, who never got a
moment on the platform, who never
had access to the ears of governors
or presidents or of anybody who
was responsible for the conduct OF
public affairs, but who went silent
1y and patiently to their work every
day carrying the burden of the
world. How are they to be under
stood by the masters of finance, If
only the masters of finance are con-
suited?
That is what mean when / say,
Bring the government back to the
people, | do not mean anything
demagogic; / do not mean to talk as
if we wanted a great mass of men to
rush in and destroy something. That
is not the idea. / want the people
to come in and take possession of
their own premises; for / hold that
the government belongs to the peo-
pie, and that they have right to
that intimate access to it which will
determine every turn of its policy.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04
pared which eventually was ratified

pared which eventually was ratified
by the senate.
In the treaty as finally ratified
the United States assumed entire
control of the canal and the guaran-
ty Of its neutrality, but expressly
pledged itself to allow the use of the
canal on equal terms by all nations.
Great Britain understood this to
mean that British commercial ships
could count on the same treatment
as American commercial ships. We
understood the treaty to mean just
that. When the document was rat
flied by the senate we threw numer-
Gus bouquets at ourselves for our
magnanimity in digging the big
ditch and opening it to the COM
merce of the world on the same
terms as to our own. Nothing was
said in the treaty about the right to
fortify the canal. Most Of the Amer
lean comment at the time indicated
belief that there would be no need
for fortifying the canal, as we had
agreed to it's use as neutral high
way.
We are now fortifying the canal,
without objection from Great Brit
ain or elsewhere. 1t is at least an
open question whether we would not
have done better to invite general
acceptance of it's neutrality. AS to
admittance of the ships of all ma
lions on equal terms, we certainly
can live up to our agreement and at
the same time make the best of the
commercial possibilities of the new
waterway. We can hardly denounce
the Hay-Pauncefote treaty without
pointing out some reason for so do
ing, and there positively is not a
single reason that can Withstand ev-
en- superficial analysis.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04
A.r PRAYER Answered.

The vicar OF Rrixton, Isle OF Wight.
said, in church the other day, that .
woman, on his advice. knelt at the
altar in his church recently and prayed
that her two sons in Canada, from
whom she had not heard for long
time, might write to her. Soon after
ward her sons sent her cablegram,
and letter followed, stating that they
had suddenly felt impelled TO send .
message home
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04

State Senator John Hecker OF
Denver, in supporting a bill permit
ting women to serve on juries in
that state said in reply to Senator
Williams who opposed the bill or
the ground of morality, declaring
that he would not like to have his
wife or daughter shut in room all
night with a number of male jur-
ors, that women have equal suff-
rage. If they want to sit on juries
I can't see why they should not
When the liquor question was
brought up in Denver it was the
women who voted the town wet. The
women of this town drink more
highballs and cocktails than the
men do anyhow, and they smoke
more cigarettes a day than the men
do" The women of Denver will not
do thing to Hecker when he hobs
up for reelection.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04
can win their filibustering campaign

can win their filibustering campaign
if they are willing to take the con-
sequences. The consequences may
be immediate neglect of more i'm
portant public business and the es-
tablishment of precedent that
would warrant the republicans in
starting a four-year filibuster
against confirming many of the APP
pointments of the democratic presi-
dent.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04
Tho Peace onerino,

Husband--Here, my dear. 10 beau
tiful bracelet to pay for my staying
out late last night. And promise you
It shall never happen again.
Wife-Make no promises, darling. l
think might forgive you agatn--un-
der like oircumstanoes.-y7iSends
Blattsr.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04
PUBLICITY.

Stratford Courier: There Is one
task before the present legislature
that should be given the fullest con-
sideration and that should be made
compulsory law, and that is the
publicity of the expenditures OF
town councils and school boards.
Large amounts of money are ex-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04
OUR CANAL CONTRACT

Sioux City Journal: Suggestion
is made that the United States can
get rid of all it's canal troubles by
denouncing the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty, as it recently denounced our
treaty of friendship and commerce
with Russia. 1t is true enough that
the abrogation of the Hay-Paunce-
tote treaty would leave Great Brit
ain without right to interfere with
our management of the canal. 1t
probably is true also that Great
Britain would not declare war on us
If we denounced the treaty. Never
theless, the solution is one that can
not be approved by any broadmind-
ed citizen. The fact is, we have not
even the shadow of legitimate ex-
cuse for denouncing the canal trea-
ty. There has been no change Of
circumstances since the treaty was
negotiated, except that the canal is
about to become fact instead of a
project. There is no ground for a
claim that Great Britain has not liv-
ed up to its share of the treaty obli-
cation. To denounce the treaty
merely because it was no longer
agreeable to us would amount to
reputation of contract under the
very set of circumstances to which
the contract was intended to apply.
This would be nothing short of dis
honorable. No amount of a CONNER
cial advantage would pay nation
for an act the world must regard as
an act of dishonor-an act that
could not be defended on ethical
grounds to the satisfaction of our
own special pleaders.
The Hay-Pauncefote treaty is not
musty document whose contract
ual agreement has become obsolete
with the lapse of time. There was
such document and we found it in
the way when we planned to build
the isthmian canal after the Ore
CONS trip around the Horn had sug-
gested to us the need for 1t. The
Clayton Bulwer treaty with Great
Britain pledged both countries not
to attempt exclusive control over an
isthmian canal. When we decided
to build the canal back in 1900 we
wanted it particularly as naval
convenience, and of course that
meant exclusive American mainten-
ance. Therefore our state depart
ment undertook to secure the modi-
fication of the old Clayton-Bulwer
treaty to permit exclusive American
construction and control of the ca
nal. Great Britain was quite willing
we should build and control the ca
nal. All the British government
asked was that commercially the ca
nal be maintained as a highway in
which all nations should have equal
treatment. This was quite agree
able to our diplomats. In the first
draft of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty
the object was attained directly by
an agreement that the United States
and Great Britain should jointly
guarantee the neutrality of the ca
nal and invite other nations to join
in its recognition as a neutral chan
mel This dual partnership with
Great Britain was not relished by
the senate, and in ratifying the trea-
ty it cut out the provision. Great
Britain was still disposed to be OBJ
liging. and another draft was pre-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04

There is always time enough to
introduce and get through the right
bill" says the Des Moines Tribune,
speaking Of the rush of bills in the
legislature. ut is the half-baked
bills that are rushed in on the open
ing day and are killed off in COM
mittee or amended out of all semb-
lance to their former selves"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04

Eagle Grove is to have the free
delivery of mail after the first of
next May. Eagle is getting quite
citified.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04

Keep an eye on Senator Ken.
yon," is the advice of the Webste,
City Freeman-Tribune. Don't sup
pose Bill is as untrustworthy as tc
need watching, do you?-Manson
Democrat.
No, indeed. But the Freeman.
Tribune wants the people to keep an
eye upon the senator while he Is
mounting upward on the ladder to
higher station. The man who
watches the course of Iowa's junior
senator will have better apprecia-
ton of his worth.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04

Get high enough up and you will
be above the fog: and while the men
down in it are squabbling as to
whether there is anything outside
the mist, you, from your sunny sta
ton, will see the far-off coast, and
haply catch some Whit of perfume
from their shores, and see some
glinting of a glory upon the shining
turrets of "the city that hath foun-
datiOns. Selected.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04

When you purchase the products
Of Webster City manufactures you
contribute to the maintenance of adj
ditional families in Webster City in
stead of to people who pay taxes
elsewhere.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04

j. Adam Bede is condemning
PresidentElect Wilson for opposing
the inaugural ball and for frowning
upon some of the other foolish GUS
toms of the idle rich at the national
capital. But the country has little
confidence in ]. Adam and every
time he kicks Mr.. Wilson it will be
"a boost for that gentlemen. The
country is coming to like Mr.. Wilson
more and more as the people become
better acquainted with him.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04

Some of the big daily papers con-
tanned few days ago dispatch to
the effect that w. j. Bryan had said
he would accept position in Presi-
dent Wilson's cabinet and in the
same issue appeared another dis
anything of the kind. AS it is not
likely that Mr.. Bryan or any other
man of his size would make such a
confession at this stage of the game
it is probable that the denial is cor
rect. However, the papers could
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04

Old General Sickles, who is nearly
ninety-three years of age, has lived
too long. Had he died few years
ago he would have escaped the hui
initiation now his portion. With all
his faults, the old general was a
great character and did some things
that will entitle him to creditable
place in American history.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04

The German anti-monopoly bill
directed against the Standard OF
company to prevent that corporation
from complete control of the Ger
man market, was killed in the com
mittee Of the Reichstag today. A
motion to submit the bill for the
first reading was overwhelmingly
defeated.-Berlin Dispatch.
Apparently the Standard Oil com
pany has some strong friends in
Possibly John d. Archbold has in.
members of the reichstag.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04

Out in California they have dis
covered that it really improves fruit
to freeze it. What do you think of
that? Possibly sour grapes are i'm
proved by a frost.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04

have saved the trouble of printing
the denial by not printing the rum
or.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04

Possibly If William Rockefeller
knew just what to say and how to
say it his throat would Withstand
the shock of speaking. There is a
man by the name of j. P. Morgan
who could give William some advice
on how to talk when confronted by
an investigating committee. The
committee was never organized that
could get the better of ]. P.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04

In q test made at the Ames cleo
trio light plant few days ago ii
was found that the cost of electric
ity at the plant was 800 cents per
1000 K. WIS. We believe Webster
City can beat that.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04

"The way Of the transgressor is
hard" says the Council Bluffs Nom
pareil. "And among his many trib-
ulations is the constant effort to
keep out of the public prints"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04
Real Masculine Triumph.

A man will feel more triumphant
over the winning of IS cents at poker
than he would II he had earned 10
legitimately.-Chic Tribune.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04

"A 1-mill county levy for roads
does not even excite comment, but a
1-mill state levy, raising exactly the
same sum, makes fellow shudder,"
says the Iowa City Republican.