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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-02
Politics in School.

Politics in some form or other seems
70 be the underlying reason for the re-
signation of Mason S. Stone as state SUI
perintendent OF education His retire
ment comes after holding his position
longer than any other official in the state
service. There has been no question
raised Of his fitness for the place. but
il Is limited that bis views on educa-
tionaI matters have been counter 20 the
fixed policies Of certain men Of influence
and this may have prompted him TO send
in his resignation.
II il generally conceded that IN the
past politics has had a baneful Effect
on the constructive methods Of educa-
ton IN the state and not caring 70 be
the center al attack on account Of fac
tional differences Mr. Stone took what
h. considered the only honorable, patri-
otto course and resigned. II. as i claim
ed. the purpose Of the new educational
bin l. 10 eliminate politics from the
schools. the measure when enacted into
law win b. hailed Is wholesome legisla-
ton Tor Vermont
That Nr. stone was not n strong 80
Voate Of normal school training for
trachers Of Vermont schools and that
his attitude caused friction with other
state educators may b. inferred from
the following statement hf made q short
time before Tesieninr.
IL s. possible for VERMONT 10 De-
VsIop through a. teacher tra iniug coursf's
= gu0ta 0i trained teachers - supply The
elemrrtarv schools and when this is
acme and an adequate salary Ger skilled
a.stifa Is paid then she rural sehnois
urIl irsanne more efficient end rural con.
Ftfans more aatisfafturg
7lf rrasanrtior Il tbat 81 refers to
fhs teafhefs trauinr eorse 81 certain
a. saiosls end as rrumiufrf educators
ssr f.nt fhf faafhfr ui fhe fufurf must
hsrf narrnaI s.iaol fnHInE. W. cau
Fra1r se vhrwr their rafla ting
rans maY hHVe iaA s1ruff sing " ~
Hh Wr sfont's resignation - Aiilltf
River FHusilan fen7msfk-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-02
DOES Your Spine shiverY

"A shivering spine" said a psyeholo-
gist, lis the one infallible proof OF an
artistic temperament. Does a shiver
run up and down your spine when you
listen 10 beautiful music or read
lovely poem or look az a superb paint
ing? II not the gates OF art are closed
10 you forever. All great artists and
all good critics experience this SILVER
ing sensation OF the backbone before a
worthy work Of art Some OF these
men use the shlver as a measure. The
work that does not evoke IL they pro
nounce a failure. Ny own spine shivers
best 10 music. The violin solo that
precedes the last act OF Massenets
That's sets up IN me a tremolo move
ment that wrinkles the back OF my
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-02
House of the amendment to the Weeks
act which will restore that appropriation
of 100000. Springfield Republican.
Singing in the Trenches.

Every war produces its crop OF pretty
incidents which tighten with touch OF
color and romance the soldiers business
of killing Bayard Taylor in one OF his
most popular poems described the sing
ing Of the soldiers in the trenches upon
the plateau before Sebastopol and the
same' incident served Quida well in one
of her earlier novels. Each soldier
thought of different lass, but all sang
Annie Laurie" Various tales are told
of the singing OF "Home Sweet Home,
by the soldiers at Petersburg and else.
where in the American Civil war, and
several poems founded upon the Join
ing of ''the blue and the gray in the uni
versal song of the human heart" when
the trenches were near enough together
for the men to swap newspapers and
tobacco without exposing themselves to
each others fire. The letters OF the sol
diers in the trenches in France contain
many such incidents On a night lately,
when the half-frozen mud was knee deep
and nothing was heard but the crack OF
rifles. the dull misery OF the routine
was broken by a Welsh soldier who pos
sessed fine voice He sang for an hour
and the applause came from the German
trenches as well az the English and
at length bargain was struck that the
firing, which had ceased, should not be
resumed until daylight Men well ae-
quainted with the life OF the soldier
seldom regard band as a hindrance-
Kipling lately has been appealing in
England for music for the soldiers at
the front. and commanders say the High
landers fight best when they hear the
skirlng OF the bagpipes.-Boston Her
aid
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-02
PLEASE PUBLISH FACTS ALONE.

At this iuncture The Times would like
to impress upon newspapers both inside
and outside of the state that everything
heard or reported concerning industrial
matters in Barre and vicinity is not TO
be taken as fact and ought not to be dis
seminated through the medium Of the
press without confederation. Already
there has been evidence of a disposition
to magnify conditions beyond a point
that is justified by fact, simply because
hearsay report has been taken to repre-
sent the actual state of affairs. 1t is
unfortunate that newspaper men, 20
whom is entrusted the duty OF writing
the daily history OF events either in their
own locality or elsewhere and to whom
that duty should be sacred trust-it is
unfortunate that they lose their sense of
reasoning and their mental poise Just at
time when clarity of vision and cool
Judgment are very helpful factors in
solving difficulties. Their experience in
viewing events should serve to give them
a clearer perspective than is granted to
the average observer of events; and when
they fail to reveal that clearer perspee
tive they indicate that they have failed
to acquire the full benefits OF their vo-
cation Indeed, they are not a credit to
their vocation. As for the case in hand,
it calls for nothing beyond the truth 80
far as the newspapers are able to give it,.
Therefore, The Times would like to urge
upon its contemporaries to exercise due
caution, first, as to the sources of then
information and, second, as to the man.
ner in which the reports are presented
to the readers Of the newspapers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-02
Far-Reaehing Effects of Lead Poisoning.

Lead poisoning has :. detrimental eff.
feet on the offspring of the workers,
whether male or female. Half a century
ago Constantantine Paul reported strik-
ing observations on the effects Of pater-
nal lead poisoning in which the
father was subjected 10 plumbism, the
mother being unaffected. He obtained
the history OF thirtytwo pregnancies OF
this order; twelve of them resulted in
the death OF the child before birth; TWEEN
ty children were born alive. but the NOR
tality among them was extremely large,
only two surviving the third year. Chill
dren so born were found particularly
liable 20 various nervous affections.
These unusual statistics, SAYS The jour
nal Of the American Medical Association.
have not, 10 far as We are aware, been
refuted
In the University Of Wisconsin, Cole
and Bachhuber have shown the effect OF
lead on the germ cells OF the male, in
rabbits and fowls. The young produced
BY male rabbits poisoned by ingestion
of lead acetate have a lower vitality and
are distinctly smaller than normal Of
spring Of imprisoned males In fowls
likewise the poisoning Of the male parent
with the lead results IN offspring Of low
er vitality.
The outcome Of these Investigations
furnishes food Tor reflection. Lead pois-
oning and the opport .nities for il are
hv no means rarities. There are more
than a hundred occupations in which Ia
dustrial lead poisoning may more Or less
readily occur aud the cases of known
uioxication from such sources reach into
the hundreds In some Of THE larger cit
ies. Plumhism may appear under most
peculiar dinioal guises and with meet
unexpected histories These newly rec.
eenized features 81 tie elects transmit
I'D % . second generation complicate its
manifestations more than ever
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-02

The officers having selected themselve.
for the new American Legion for ma
tional defense, il is now left for the pri-
Yates 10 enroll and do the fighting ii
fighting comes. The spirit displayed by
those who are back Of the movement Is
OF course, commendable; but there !.
some doubt Of the stability Of such a
plan without active support and ap-
proyal Of the national government. cN-
pressly given When i comes down "a
the final analysis the national govern.
ment j. The only successful recruiter. al-
though II is admitted that privately
engineered scheme such as the American
Legion Is might b. valuable n stirring
mp the fighting spirit
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-02

The friends of the Kurn Hattin homes
at Westminster are raIlying to the sup
port OF that institution in splendid fash
ion, the donations of the living having
just been supplemented by handsome
bequest Of nearly $4,000 from the estate
OF a Wilmington woman. The purposes
OF this institution, the care and training
of orphans, are such as TO command
hearty support from almost all quarters;
and that support is constantly being
brought to bear on the good aims OF the
homes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-02

The Almanach de Gotha was already
OF sufficient importance over century
ago 10 prompt a dispatch from Napo-
leon. on Oct 20. 1901. he wrote TO
Champagny. his foreign minister. com.
planning that .the latest edition OF the
Almanach Dc Gotha Il full 81 errors
10 account having been taken Of the
changes wrought by me 10 Germany.
Tell the minister from Goiha 60 call
on YOU and inform him that this must
b. So right 10 she forthcoming edition.
Insist on seeing the section devoted 20
Germany before the edition Is pub
lisbed
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-02

Barre's eligible voting strength THIS
spring is surpassed by the membership
OF single Barre labor union composed
only of males and most Of them males
OF voting age. 1t is reasonable asser-
ton to make that if all the males of
voting age in Barre were eligible, the
checklist would be a third larger than
it is at the present time.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-02
On. % Nssy.

what Kind - work could yea pos
shiv % arHnud en- onceT
Tina Kind o. aIi around handy man.
mister kln hold = Door open. Tight =
match for Fe. lpok oct an Sc i ts
rainin. call taxi drip letters down
the chute an sell fo,ks yer out Vhen
ye Amt life
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-02

March did not come in like a lamb,
not by several degrees OF wind and tenn
perature, thus corroborating the ground
hogs prophecy Of a fairly early spring.
But whatever your belief in these wealth
er Projectors, You should not be at the
bottom of the coalbin just at present.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-02
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-02

q aer 10 flae pauer here ihet fhe
largest sFur1s pfef fguud y three feet
acrBHH and teu Feet IN clrruu.f erencs
@ThnCs fusi al11rt uncie seuesElT's
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-02

OF course there are still
some people who will
turn down the domestic
product in favor of the
imported, but we are not
trying TO interest that .
limited class.
We want the trade of
the conservative m a n
and woman who buy an
article for its value.
Now today here are cra-
watts at SOC to ST made
in the u. S. from pure
American silk. The de-
signs and styles origin
ated in New York.
"A few more Men S odd
Suits at $3.50 (Sl0 TO
SIS values.)
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-09-16
Notes OF Interest.

Mr.. W. W. SQallwood has been ap-
pointed sheriff Of Clarke county By the
Circuit Court to fill out the unexpired
term of Mr.. George H. Levi who re-
signed to become postmaster.
Judge John M. Woods, who has been
confined to his home on West Burke
street Martinsburg for three weeks by
q severe attact of bronchitis, is now
able to sit upon the porch, and expects
to be about as usual in week.
The Eastern Panhandlea Medical as
sociation will meet in Berkeley Springs
September %. A prominent doctor
from John Hopkins Hospital, and DIR.
j. Wesley Boyce. Of Washington, will
read the principal papers. The meet
ing will be held at the Washington
hotel. lasting one day and about 4(
members are expected to attend.
Assurance has been given that with
In a month ground will be broken fol-
the new $2O0.0OO hotel TO be built al
Berkeley Springs. The contact has
been left for the removal of Glen Luta,
the summer home of Eugene Var
Rensselaer,, of Washington, which occu'
pies part of the site of the proposed
structure. The erection of the hote
will follow Immediately.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-09-16
HaEpers Ferry and Bolivar
News.

The Autumn flowers in the yards are
gorgeous. Astors of every hue and
the old fashioned snap dragon, are seen
everywhere. When the Clematis is in
bloom it looks like vine covered with
light fall of snow.
Mrs. Chas. Eiseman and little daugh-
ter, are visiting in Augusta county.
Va.
Mr. Benz. Lee Chambers who was at
home on his annual vacation hung up
his rod, says the fish were too small.
Mr.. G. F. Gross has been on a visit
to his family from Buffalo, New York.
The families of Mr.. Paul Turner, of
Baltimore, Milton Allies. of Washing
ton and Edward Cooper, of Ohio. are
still occupying their cottages on Boil
var Heights
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-09-16
Camping party.

One of the most delightful camping
parties of the summer spent the past
week end at Camp Perry on the Shenan-
doah, chaperoneds by Mrs. William
Neill. Among the visitors were: Miss
Lettia Johnston. Birmingham. Ala,
Miss Virginia Lyme, Henderson KY,
Miss Gertrude Barton Winchester. Va,
Miss Virginia Lane. Hagerstown, Nd,
Miss Barbara Campbell. MISS Elizabeth
Beckwith. Miss Frances Moore Misses
Mary Morris and Rosebud Mason, Miss
Eleanor Eyster, Mrs. H. H. Mccormick
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Gore, of Win
chester, Va. and Messrs. George Nc
Pherson Minitree, Washington, Joseph
and William Bailey. Texas. William
Paxton, Woodstock. Ewart Johnston.
Robert T. Barton, Jf., Adrian Wyn.
koop. Maitland Riley, Francis Daniel.
whiting Faulkner, Roscoe Stephenson
of Coyington, Virginia, and Everett
Manor, Of New Market, Va. C. N.
Campbell, Garland Moore.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-09-16
ADVERTISED LErrERs.

List OF letters remaining in the Post
Office at Charles Town. Jefferson Coun-
ty, W. Va. on Saturday, September II
1914. Persons calling for same will be
required to pay one cent for each letter
Miss Marie Morse, Miss Estelle Moore
Miss Matte MARROW, Miss Caroline W.
Harrison, Mrs. L. H. Buny, Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Beckwith, Miss Georgia Taylor,
Miss Elizabeth Smith, Miss Elizabeth
Richardson, Mrs. E. ]. Patton, Miss
Margaret Patterson. Grant Patton, j.
e. Long. George Lindenberger, T. G.
Hutter. Edward Green. Richard Davis
|. N. Banan, Howard Walker, Hugh
Snodgrass, L. D. Smith, 2. B. e.
Spencer, Jeffie Shelton, E. F. Rifle,
M. Potter, D. w, Patterson.
The above letters, if not called for
within fifteen days, will be sent to the
dead letter Office. Persons calling for
them will please say that they are ad
vertised.
HENRY N. BRADLEY, P. M.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-09-16
About School Books.

There will be no change in school
books in Jefferson county this year, the
adoption of 1912 continuing through
this year and next. We are the De-
positary for this section of the county,
and have all of the public school book
on hand. They must be sold at the
price fixed by the legislature. There
can be no deviation from these prices
and must be sold for cash only. In ad
dition to the books We shall continue to
be headquarters for tablets. pencils,
ink, satchels, lunch boxes etc. Schools
open September. 13,
C. N. BEARD,
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-09-16
Death Of Hon. George r.
Vending.

Mr.. George X. Vending. Lecturer
and Author. died at his home Maple
hurst" Monday night after an illness d
some weeks, aged 10 years.
The deceased was q native of Shelby
vile, ILL.,, he was astudent at Miami Uni
versity. Oxford, Ohio; Academy and Law
Department University of Chicago. H.,
the degree of LII. D. was conferred upon
him in 1909 by Miami University. He
was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1867;
edited Central Illinois Times at Shelby
vile in 1867 also. He was City Attorney
for Shelbyville for one term; a member
of the Illinois Constitutional Convention
in IS6q he practiced Law in Illinois from
1867 to 1880. since which time he has
been lecturing on popular subjects
Among his most famous lectures were
1.-The Man of GaIilee''; Saul of Tarsus";
Unseen Realities" .Stenewall Jackson
"Robt E. Lee; The Idol of the South" y;
Lincoln; m aster of Men," He was prob
ably theSbest known man of the Amer.
can Lecture platform; able. eloquent and
profound. he drew large audiences in all
parts of the country. He has been res.
dent of Charles Town for IS years.
He leaves a widow. Mrs. Josephine
Vending; two daughters, Mrs. o. s,
Catchings. of Vicksburg. Miss. Mrs,
VIM. Conant, of Detroit. Mich, and
George R. Vending. of Louisville, KY
and several grandchildren.
The funeral services were held this
morning at Zion Protestant Episcopal
Church. Ri. Rev. w. l.. Gravatt off.
ciating, interment being in the Church
yard.
The pallbearers were B. D. Gibson, T.
Lee Shirley, B. F. Milton, E. E. Cooke.
II. c. Page, Thornton T. Perry, w. F,
Alexander and VIM. Campbell.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-09-16
Church Items.

Services in st. James Catholic
Church: second Sunday, mass s;45 q, m.
fourth Sunday, mass 1890 a. M, even
ing services 7:S0 p. m. Sunday School
every Sunday 9:45 q. m.
Rev. S. W. Cole is assisting DR.. III. Lake
in . meeting At Old Ebenezer Church this
week. VIII return Saturday to fill his reg
ular appointments Sunday.
There was no preaching in the Presbyte
rian Church on last Sunday owing to the
Pastor. Rev. q, NJ. Moffett being called to
Missionary Meeting at Louisville, Ky.
We ara glad to note Rev. F. A. Tyler has
returned homo much improved and flled
his pulpit both morning and evening with
able sermons,
Please note that tho time has been chanEed
from 8 o. clock to 1880 O'Clock for evening
services In the Baptist Church,
Rev. Clifton Glaize preached two able
sermons IN the Baptist Church to . large
and attentive audience Sunday last,
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-09-16
Sunday School Convention

The Jefferson County Sunday School
Association will hold its annual Con.
vrntion in the Methodist Episcopal
Church at Shepherdstown. West Va,
Thursday and Friday, September a3rd
and cath. n
All SUNDAY Schools will appoint two
or more delegates and sand their names
promptly to Miss Katherine Hartzell.
Shepherdstown, w. Va. Chairman Of
the Committee on Entertainment.
Please make out report of your school
ON the enclosed blank and bring, or send
it to the Convention, together with q
contribution from your school to help
meet the expenses of the county and
State work.
Every pastor aud Sunday School
Superintendent is asked to call the at
tentlen. of their people to the Convention
and urge them to attend, as this is the
only way to profit by it.
Frank Beckwith, President.
w. P. Licklider, Secretary.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-09-16

and Mrs. John ParnelI and party Of
Falls Church. Va; Miss Virginia Lyme,
Of Kentucky; Mr.. and Mrs. 7. N. Car
ter, Misses Hattie Ross and Eleanor
Alcocke, Of Richmond. Va: Mrs. Cam
eron and the Misses Cameron Of North
Carolina; Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Baldwin,
Elizabeth Baldwin and Cornelia Tomlin,
Of Norfolk, Va; Miss Bette Atkinson.
Of Baltimore; Misses Elizabeth Cole
man. Emily Hall and Jeanette Kelley.
Of williamsburg, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Striking. of
Norfolk, Va, spent last week with
Mrs. E. NJ. StribIing.
DIR and Mrs. E. L. McGill, of Peters
burg, Va, and Mrs. H. w. Paterson,
of Washington City, are at their old
home here.
MIR. and Mrs. Blackburn Smith have
returned from Ocean View.
Midshipman Baldwin Neill is home
from Annapolis. Nd, and had as his
guest last week Midshipman R Phillips,
of Sioux City, Iowa.
Misses Cary and Fairfax Meade at
tended the wedding of their sister in
Fauquier Co., last week.
Miss Frances Wolfe has returned
from San Francisco
Among the entertainments given last
week were auction bridge parties by
Miss Elizabeth Bowen. at Brentwood"
and Mrs. W. T, Lewis. at "Rockledge"
Dances by Miss Alice Warde and Mas.
ter Edward Williams. Dinner by Mr..
Conrad Kounslar at 1.-The Sign of the
Motor Car" in honor of Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Stribling. of Norfolk. Va.
Other guests at the dinner were Sur
geon and Mrs. Mccormick, of Annapo-
lis; Md. Mrs. Mamie Eustaphieve,
and Misses Portia Baldwin and Anne
Stribling.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-09-16
County News.
Iisns for this esIunl should h h nsI
later lhal Tussiay snning.


Mr.. Ohio Wooley has sold his house
and lot on N. Mildred Street to Mr..
Wilson Moler, who will soon take his
family to live there.
Miss Jennie Crane, of Staunton, il
visiting her sister, Mrs. ]. w. Riley.
Mr.. Andrew Glaize, of Washington
City. came on Sunday to visit his par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Glaze.
St. Hilda.s Hall will open for session
on Monday next September 20
On Monday. September 10, Mr.. Ben
ME Higgs went to Hampden Sidney
College, to enter for the ensuing SEES
sion.
Rev. Chester Glaizs left on Monday,
for Washington City, Tuesday be went
to Baltimore and thence by steamer tc
Jacksonville, Fla. He was benefited
by his visit to his parents Mr.. and Mrs
E. Glaize.
Miss Helen Miller. of New German.
town, N. j.. is visiting Miss Mabe
HlRgs. On Tuesday next they will
both go to Chambersburg. Pa, to enter
Wilson College for the session.
Miss Eichelberger has gone to Floyd
Co., Va, to resume her school work
there. She spent Chautauqua week
with Miss Margaret Kable.
The Mite Society of the Baptist
Church met on Monday evening at the
home Of Mrs. Walter Bates.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Riggs are spend
ing this week in Staunton visiting rel
atives.
Mr.. Harry Blackford was in Ransom
on Monday. He came to be with his
son, Mr.. Henry Blackford. who went
that day to Washington and Lee Uni.
versity.
Miss Violet Davis went to EIkton,
Va. to stay three weeks on a visit tc
relatives.
Several days since, Mr.. and Mrs. S.
Prince, their two sons and Miss Mamie
Grim motored from Morgantown and
visited Mr.. and Mrs. E E Furr. Miss
Mamie Grim will remain for sometime
on visit to Mrs. FUR,
The opening of the Charles Town
Graded and High School on Monday
September ID, causes the yoang people
and children of Ransom to be very dill
gent in doing the school duties.
Mr.. ]. c. West, of Frederick City
Md. is visiting his daughter, Mrs
Arthur Nicewarner.