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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-11-12

near Geddes Wednesday.
L. ". Ptak Of Tyndall was here
Thursday on business.
j. +. Hruska visited relatives
near Geddes Wednesday.
Frank Beran was at Yankton on
business matters Wednesday.
Monarch Paint, 100 per cent
pure. 7. v. Ptak Lbr. Co. (Ady,
Lost, 2 red calves 8 months old
q month ago. Joseph Svatos,
Lakeport Adv.
j. A. X. Hatwan bought 100
acres of land in Meade county of
vsc. Novak last week.
Miss Rose Beemar departed for
Kaylor last Friday where she has
secured employment.
Philip Ramp of near Geddes vi
sited at the home of his brother-in
law, J. +. Hruska early in the
week.
Mrs. John Novak of near Raw
mia visited at the home of her mo-
ther, Mrs. Kronaizl early in the
week.
Mrs. Anton Musilek of Geddes
visited at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Chas Zitka early in the
week.
G. w. Root was a business visi-
tor at Tyndall Tuesday. Mrs.
Root visited her parents at Spring
field early in the week.
After November 1st l will open
d dressmaking shop in the FIR. Ca
eek bldg. on Main street. Helen
Klostermann. (Adv.
George Homer spent a few
days here visiting with his pa
rerts. He is working in a barber
shop at baskerville at present.
Monarch Pant is guaranteed alb
solntely pure, and sold subject to
chemical analysis. Sold at Ptak's
Lumber yard. (Adv.
Order your coal now and do not
wait until the last moment, ether
wise we may not be able to haul it
soon enough. Pekar & Novak,
draymen. ADV.
Two chimney sweeps were ope-
rating in town this week. Il is
an odd sight to see the sooty men
with their tasseled peaked caps.
Miss Helen Noyotny of near
Lake Andes, arrived here Tues
day. She will be employed as
clerk in the store of Petrik & Tu-
rex.
George HI. Ptak departed for
Fayetteville, Ark, last Friday
for 4 short visit with his brother
Vaclay, He will return the latter
part of this week.
Frank Hadim of Iowa, who
bought the Blachnik farm north
OF town last year, was here this
week. He will move upon the
farm with his family in the
spring.
John Cap bought a 50-foot lot
Of Mrs. Tereza Kozel last Friday.
This is one of the choicest lots in
town and Mr.. Cap will erect one
Of the finest residences there next
spring.
A grand ball will be given in the
Sturma hall Saturday. Nov. IA,
for which Blacks orchestra Of
Sioux City was hired. This is
A ELaL VIZ II
one Of the best orchestras in the
state and furnishes the highest
grade of music. A cordial invita-
tion is extended to all to attend.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-11-12
A few reasons why our store
should be Your Headquarters.

That we always carry a full line of up
to-date goods in every department.
That our prices are as low as possible
and are consistent with successful
business methods.
That one price to all is our Motto.
That we do our level best to. give our
patrons service, quality and courteous
treatment. .
We are trying to be progressive in all
things
Anything you may need in our line we
lave and thus you have the benefit of
prompt service.
When in Tabor consider yourself at
home in our store. -.@".
Order by mail or phone.
Petrik s. Turek
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-11-12
Statement of Condition of
The TABOR STATE BANK
80 WV Tnhar G N

AT the close of business on Oct. 81, 1914
Date OF call by Examiner Nov. A, 1914.
Date Of report by BANK, Nov. 9 1914.
pr~cOTIRNEG.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-11-12

State Of South Dakota.
County of Bon Homme So.
L. r. A. Goodwin. cashier Of the above
named hank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true TO the best OF my
knowledge and belief.
r, A. GOODWIN, Cashier.
Correct attest, j. A. Ptak.
Chas. Vauk, directors.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this 5th
day of Nov. 1914.
(SeaD e. A. Bouska, Notary Public.
MY commission expires March IS, 1919.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-19
Industrial Education.

No agency in the United States has
been so effectively active in furthering
sound methods and practical expert
ments in training the country's future
workers than has the National Society
for the Promotion of Industrial Educa
ton. It's publications are standard, and
the work of its officers is telling in every
state where education and business are
live topics.
Massachusetts influence has been
notable in the growth of this society.
On the board of managers are men and
women from this state; business men
and manufacturers OF Boston are among
the officers, while the able secretary is
our former deputy commissioner of state
education. With so large a represen-
tation in the management OF this i'm
portant society, Massachusetts, interest
is naturally keen in the present efforts
on the part of the society TO expand its
work and equip itself Tor the country
wide demands now made upon its lin
tied resources A campaign has been
started for subscriptions, both small and
large, on the part of those who realize
the vital Importance of industrial educa-
ton to the future prosperity of this
commonwealth and the exceptional value
of the soeiety's assistance to this end,
Daily meetings are in progress each
noon at the Boston City club during this
week and next for the purpose of APP
pealing TO the business men of Greater
Boston for help, No better investment
in good citizenship can be made than
through an agency which promotes civic
welfare through efficient preparation for
self-support and competent workman
ship.--Boston Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-19
We Clean. Press and Repair Clothing
F. H. Rogers & Co.
VERMONT HIGH SCHOOLS
Are Not Working Merely to Fit Young
People for College.

Editor, Barre Times:
| have been reading item on page six OF
your paper of 18th inst. as to objection
made by certain school superintendent,
to alleged interference in. public school
courses by college entrance certificate
board. Attention to such claims might
be foolish, if one did not see results
already effected by, and the spreading
danger from such i'll founded objections.
One school principal objected to me
that our schools could not be anything
else, even if we wished them to be, be.
courses. But that is not 90. Our law
requires and compels nothing more than
common school education. Anything
more than that we have of our own free
choice and election. Our schools are just
what our people have chosen TO make
them, the common schools just meeting
the bare minimum requirements of our
state laws, while the high schools are
the product of the peoples desire and
aspiration for more advanced instruc~
ton.
The most common misrepresentation
made is that the high schools are created
and maintained solely as college prepare
tory schools, and that their courses of
study are framed only for college prep
aration. | believe an inspection of the
courses followed in our average high
school and fair record of the history
of their students will completely dis
prove the oft repeated misrepresentation
The high school is esta blished Of and be-
cause of its own intrinsic value, and the
college preparation, although of inesti-
mable value TO all who desire to enter
college, is only an incidental part of its
work 1t is so regarded by the public,
the parents and the students whom it
serves; and majority Of its graduates
never enter college. A recent study of
the alumni record of our local high
school revealed an astonishing number
of our alumni among the men and WON
en- on the farms in this vicinity, and
many others in various callings who
have remained with their home commu-
nifty, and among these some of our col.
lege students, too. Neither the high
school or the college drives away our
people when there is opportunity for
them at home.
The college entrance board Is simply
natural response to the desire and
solutely no control or influence over any
school, except such schools as choose and
welcome its influence. Ii applies only to
the college preparatory courses and has
no influence whatever on any other
courses. 1t is constructive, not destruc-
tive, and that is more than can be said
of its opponents. 1t is fighting nothing,
opposing nothing, simply helping those
who desire a college education.
A man is better known by his prac-
tees than by his preaching, and it would
be an advantage if we could judge all
our educational experts by their prac-
tice in the education of their own chill
dren. Where they have no children there
is danger of their being mere theorists.
No good man would seek for his own
children better education that he
would prescribe for the general public.
Yours truly,
John Wilson.
Bethel Nav l6, 1914.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-19
BASEBALL AS A PAcIFcAToR.

Things are looking up decidedly at
Vera Cruz when the Americans and Mex
leans are able TO meet ON common
ground like the baseball dismond with
out any greater display OF animosity
than is incident TO the usual contests in
that 1're Of sports. Baseball has been
called the great assimiiator OF national,
flies gathered In the United States, as
indeed IL Is, and now IL bids fair to
assume the new role OF the great pacif-
Gator IN international complications The
contest at Vera Cruz last Sunday. In
which the Mexicans buried their anti
American feeling long enough to "cross
bats" with the visiting soldiers, was an
unusual spectacle in that it showed
more reeeneiled spirit on the part OF the
population which had felt aggrieved over
their country by foreign nation. 1t
was merely incidental that the Amer
leans won. The big outstanding feature
was that two vastly different peoples
had this common ground for meeting and
that they were perfectly willing to meet
in friendly eiashiHg OF skill. Once base
bail, we'll conducted, gets into Mexico we
shall see marked change for the better
On that troubled country, absurd and
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-19

Complaint has beea made, and Justly,
too, of the practice of school children
who mark up the business buildings of
Barre with chalk as they go to and from
their school. Several of the buildings
on Main street, for instance, bear marks
in various colors, placed there by heed
less young people who have probably
taken the chalk from their school rooms
The marks, aside from their lack OF ar
tistic design, mar the beauty of the
buildings and lend an air of untidiness
about the business section that is not
appreciated either by the owners of the
buildings or by the occupants. More
over. the marks give a bad impression
to visitors to the city, who consider the
defacing of the buildings an evidence of
slothfulnness as well as of poor training
of the younger generation. The children
themselves ought to be the first ones to
resent the latter accusation. If they do
not, there are other methods of stopping
the practice of marking up buildings.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-19
Salaries of Vaudeville Performers.

In the May American Magazine APP
pears an interesting article about the
late B. f. Keith, who was the greatest
vaudeville manager in the world. The
following extract from the article con
tains many facts about the salaries paid
TO vaudeville performers:
Salaries for performers have increased
amazingly since the Keith era began.
When Mr.. Keith started in Boston he
paid Mcintyre and Heath $3.50 week
and this pair of Ethiopian comedians
had to do eight turns day. Recently
the same Mcintyre and Heath returned
to the same city in the very same spe-
ciality, appearing only twice daily, and
at the end of each week found in their
pay envelope exactly $1,000. About the
same time that popular quartette known
as the -Four Cohans' were paid exactly
1925 a week, also appearing six to eight
times day. Since that time, George
Conan has been offered $4,000 a week
alone, and Josephine, one OF the four,
was paid 81 900 a week. One can only
conjecture what the four Cohans would
receive to-day were they to elect 10 re-
turn TO the field where they once la
bored so hard for what they then con-
sidered was big money
Not only are the vaudeville man
ayers wealthy as result of the Keith
policy, but the day has passed when
performers can be called vagabonds.
Hundreds of the rank and file own their
own homes; there are eight colonies of
vaudeville actors within % miles of New
York, where they have their homes, and
nearly all have yachts and automobiles,
These colonies are at Fair Haven, New
Jersey, Elmhurst, Southampton, Free
port, and st. James Long Island: but
such suburban cities as Mt. Vernon and
New Rochelle, New York, and Stamford,
Connecticut, now have scores of pros
porous vaudevillians as realty holders.
by his brilliant move of inducing
stars from the legitimate stage to enter
the new field, Mr.. Keith has provided
the latter with opportunities galore.
Lillian Russell gets $1,000 a week when
she makes the excursion into vaude-
vile; Others to whom Mr.. Keith and
his associates pay similar honorarium
are May Irwin, Mrs. Langtry, Elsie
Janis (who not so long ago was satisfied
with 1925 a week from the same man
agement and Ethel Barrymore. the last
Frohman star to enter the field"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-19
TO STUDY ROAD CONDITIONS.
Department of Agriculture, in Corpora
ton with States to Seek Data Look
ing Toward Standardized System.

Detailed studies of local road building
systems in 100 counties are now being
carried on by the department Of agri-
culture in cooperation with the state
highway departments and local road au-
thorities.
The purpose of this study is to dis
cover the points OF excellence and de-
fects in existing local methods of build
ing and maintaining roads which will
aid the state authorities to put local
road management on a systematized ba-
sis. The cooperating state authorities
have been asked to designate counties
that present typical and exceptional
features as to topography, character Of
road ma terials, methods of construction
and maintenance, administrative organ
ization, methods of road financing, and
traffic conditions. From these lists 100
counties viii be selected and in these
counties the division OF road economies
will make intensive studies.
This investigation is prompted by the
fact that there is at present very little
knowledge as to the most effective and
economical methods by which a county
can develop its roads. AT present the
methods of financing local road improve
ments vary from calling on farmers for
a certain number of days labor in lieu
of road tax, or the use of county pris-
oners in road construction, to bond is
sues or maintenance of roads from dram
shop license funds.
The department win study all of these
systems with the view to determining
what system or combination of systems
works best in actual practice.
There is, moreover, at present no
standard system of keeping accounts for
road building and maintenance, and as
result, while some counties know to
a penny the purpose for which money
was spent. others have no definite check
or reporting system. Among various
counties with the same conditions, cost
for excavation or other labor is any
thing but uniform, and many counties,
because of the absence of definite knowl-
edge, fail to use local and cheap mate
rails and construct roads which are UNI
expensive for their purpose.
or which will wear out before the bond
issues are redeemed. The investigation
will include a careful study of the use
of convict labor in road construction.
In connection with the scientific study,
the departments highway engineers will
advise freely with local officials as te
and thus give each coun-
ty visited the advantage of direct CO.
operation, engineering supervision and
assistance.
These investigations, it is believed,
will yield important economic data bear
ing especially in the benefits and burdens
Of road improvement and showing the
extent to which financial outlay under
given typical conditions is justiiable.
The heads of state highway depart |
ments are msnifesting great interest and |
ire cooperating cordially in this work. /
These data when obtained will be pub |
Iished and thus made accessible to all |
county and state road officials.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-19
SPORTING NOTES.

Harvard's chances for victory in the
coming dual track meet with Yale are
not suspicious. Last Saturday Harvard
suffered defeat at Cornell, while Yale
showed under her old rival, Princeton.
The Harvard team has few stars who
are expected to win first honors, but has
not the well balanced team to triumph
over the Eli.
In order that he may not want in his
old age, Chief Bender of the Meekmen
has established sporting goods store
in Philadelphia.
During the past month Lou Dillon.
Sweet Marie and Sonoma Girl have all
produced foals from the same sire, The
Harvester.
Georgetown university has a runner
within its ranks that bids fair to uphold
the reputation that Arthur Duffy once
held at this institution. Jones, who ran
second to Howard Drew in the Howard
event at the Penn relay carnival. was
timed for 10 seconds fiat in the century
in the Annapolis meet last Saturday.
Howard Drew, the American sprinting
champion, and Lippincott of Penn. the
collegiate champion, are both out of the
running because of pulled tendons.
These mishaps are raising more mischief
among runners of late than ever before.
During the past winter many indoor
runners were forced to lay off because of
similar injuries. One peculiar fact is
that a pulled tendon is very apt to be
bothersome to runners in the future and
exceptional diligence is required in their
training.
Ty Cobb is receiving $4,000 per year
from the Detroit Tigers, according to
statements made by Edgar Willett and
Delos Drake, former pitcher and infield-
er of the Detroit team. 1t is said that
Cobb told them during a recent CONVEX
sation at Chicago. The contract is with
out the 10 day and the reserve clause.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-19

far fetched as the idea may seem to
some people not closely acquainted with
the national pastime of the United
States. To them such statement would
appeal as foolish and utterly without
foundation, yet we have firm eonvic-
ton that well conducted baseball is a
powerful agency for good in the United
States and there is reason to believe
that the influence of the game would be
somewhat similar on the Mexicans or
any other people.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-19
WILLIAMSBURG.

The members of the Rural Good Luck
club are requested to send their choice
OF subject for study next year to Mrs.
Luther j. Bailey this week,
The high school stars lost game to
the Chelsea high school team the 10th
by score of 10 to 4.
Charles Guild stepped between dog
and hog that were having q discussion
over woman's rights last week and got
q bad cash in the leg in consequence.
Word is received here of the birth IN
Montpelier, May 10, of daughter,
Nadine Wheatley, to Mr.. and Mrs. Car
roll w. Stewart.
Winston, son OF the Rev. Albert Abb
bott, has the mumps and the house is
quarantined.
Miss Della Poore of Midway, Mass,
is at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Hattle
Poor, for few days visit.
A quantity of new books, furnished
the public library by the State Library
commission, were put in circulation last
week. Others from this source are to be
received later.
There will be a union service on
Memorial Sunday at the Methodist
church and the c. A. r. will be much
pleased to have large attendance on
that day. There will be special music.
State examination for free tuition will
be held in the high school room in the
town hall on Thursday and Friday, May
81 and 22 next, beginning at nine o'clock.
There viii be meeting of all those
interested in baseball in town at the
lower town hall on Thursday evening
of next week to decide what will be
done about nine this season and to
elect officers for the ensuing year.
w. NJ Fogg has moved from the home
on North Main street formerly owned
by Mrs. Moulton TO the one nearby late
~ vacated by John Buzzell.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-19
CURRENT COMMENT
Demand for Vermont Cows.

The shipment during the past week OF
ITO dairy COWS from White River juno
tion to Ohio is still further illustration
of the demand for and popularity OF the
Vermont raised dairy cow, be it a pure
bred, or grade. This demand for the
Vermont cow is not spasmodic but con-
tinuous and on the increase, for the days
in the past have not been far apart when
there was not some buyers from the mid
die west states in town. This is new
and exceedingly important source of in
come for the Vermont farmer, and one
that should receive his most careful con-
sideration.-White River Junction Land
mark.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-19

The Sunday boating fatalities in Yer
mont waters have begun; but let no
fool accelerate the rate by rocking the
boat Enough fatalities occur through
carelessness, let alone foolhardiness
The old and tried rule about keeping
reasonably still in boat holds true and
always will, under the present methods
of water transportation. The double
drowning in st. Adams bay on Sunday
makes gloomy start of the beating
season.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-19
SUE FORMER BooKKEEPER.
Rutland Hotel Proprietors Claim Sh,
Misappropriated $500.

Rutland, May l9.--Claiming that while
bookkeeper she Incorporated $500 of
their money by classifying the books,
Lalor Bros, proprietors of the Bardwell,
have brought suit in Rutland county
court against Miss Catherine Clark of
Springfield, Mass, to recover $1,000.
The suit is returnable at the September
term of court.
The allegation is that during the five
years beginning December |, 1908, the
amount specified came into the hands of
the defendant and was not turned over
to her employers. G. V. Poulin is coun-
sci for the plaintiffs,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-19
Boys on Streets Smoking Cigarettes.

We wonder whether the boys who
smoke cigarettes, loaf on the street cor
ners, indulge in discourteous remaks and
give general impressions of toughness
realize that their actions are noted by
men in business. When these boys leave
school AMI seek work they are likely to
find that their habits have blocked the
avenues leading to good positions. The
conceit of youth is a great factor in
holding others to mediocre positions or
worse throughout life. Ii is difficult
for any youth in his teens TO take a
long look ahead, and to think of the
kind of man he would like to be at rs,
35, 40 or even older. Many boys who
have won high standing in school studies
have proved failures as men for the
reason that they wish to go ahead at a
jump, and are not willing to work hard
and prepare themselves for the pro-
motion gradually. 1t Is sal thing TO
see a person endowed with capacity by
nature, soured and embittered in mature
life because he took the job paying the
most money at first without giving
thought to the seemingly minor posi-
tion where he had chance to learn
something while working at small pay.
-Brattleboro Phoenix.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-19

If Charles s. Mellen had been more
frank with the public some years ago
he might have been held in greater con-
fldence by the public-but then he might
have lost his job earlier. So it's half a
dozen of one and six of the other in his
case.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-19

The value of the lead and zinc pro-
dueed at mines in Kansas in 1913 was
81 .343,432, compared with $l,6s0,744 in
1912, according to j. p. Dunlop, of the
United States geological survey. In
Arkansas the value was S55,l20 in 1918,
compared with Sl06,0l4 in 1912.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-19
Lack of Ability

to save, Influences men TO buy endow-
ment insurance. No better plan of com l.
pulsory saving for old age, with insur-
ance all the time. Look into our original
endowment plan. National Life ms. Co.,
OF VT. tMutusl.l s. 8. Ballard, general
agent. Lawrence building, Montpelier.
Vt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-19

We see that Vice President Marshall is
again afflicted with the foot and mouth
disease opening his mouth to speak and
putting his foot in it.