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THE BURLINGTON FItEE PRESS AND TIDIES : TIIUIISDAY, JANUARY 16, 1913. 10 Secret Service &$ jV, v H. R. S?3 Being the happening! of a night in Richmond in the ipring of '65 The Play by William Gillette By 1 Cyrus Townsend Brad)' Cowr nwiit ui2 br iwi. CHAPTER VI. w tgi ' f " V ... 1 j . . . ujuuu uu uuBuriy, iuoai"B moved rapidly away from 31 lllu.tr.ticn, by Edgar Bert Smith sno tl" .7 toward tho door whore tho corporal to the table and stood by It, M I ntt" In.ra"E V h mV ; : ;,. r-m.m. Bt. hand at saluto. "Well, speak nttlng upon Ui her Unoe8 Maud . Cumpanr I Tho Confidence of Edith Varney. I "Well," said tho girl, in great Bur Mrs. Varney had, of course, divined priBe, "If you arent coming, I will go A- . .. . , A-. M toward Whom Am WforcTS suspicion solnted, Sho had been entirely cer- nln befnro hn had mentioned tho inmo that the alleged spy or traitor wuld bo none other than hor daugh- tor's friend; indeort, It would not bo itrotchlng tho truth to say that Thortm was her friend as 'veil as her dnuh- Br'o, and hof keen mother's wit was jot without suspicion that if ho wero jeft to hlmsolf, or if he were permitted io follow his own Inclination!), tho re- jation between himself uid tho two women might have boon a nearer on Etlll and a dearer one, yot, neverthe less, the shocking announcement enmo to her with sudden, sharp s'-rprioe. We may be perfectly certain, abso- lutoly sure, of a coming event, but when It does occur Its shook Is felt In Tplte of previous assuranco. Wo may watch tho dying and pray for death to -end anguish, and know that it la com- tng, but when the last low breath has yone, It Is na much of a shock to us s if It had not been expected, or even Aironmed of. The announcement of tho nnrno was shattering to her composure. Sho knew very well why Arrelsford would rejoice to find Thorno guilty of nny- thing, and sho would have discounted 'Attack Tonight. Plan 3. Use Tele graph," Sho Read. iny ordlnnry accusation thnt he Tho color flamed in the girl's check brought against him, but the train of ngain. 'Jie circumstances was fo completo In "Mr. Arrelsford, you havo said some this coso and the coincidences so tin- thing to mo about Captain Thorno. explainable upon any other theory, tho Aro you afraid to say it to him?" evidence so convincing, that sho was "Miss Varney," answered Arrelsford forced to admit that Arrelsford was hotly, "if you If you " lully justified in his suspicion, and "Edith," said Mre. Varney, "Mr. Ar Ihat without regard to tho fact that relsford has good reasons for not ho was a rejected suitor of her daugh- meeting Captain Thorno now." ters. I "I should think ho had," roturned Surprise, horror and conviction ' tho girl swiftly; "for a man who made 'odged in her soul, and wero mirrored such a charge to his face would not i her face. Arrelsford saw and di- live to make It again." vlned what was passing in hor mind, "My dear, my dear," said her moth and, eager to strike while tho iron was er, gently but firmly, "you don't tin iiot, bent forward open-mouthed to dcrstand, you don't " Tontlnue his lino of reasoning and de-1 "Mamma," said tho girl, "this man iunciatlon, but Mrs. Varney checked has loft his desk in tho war depart hlm. Sho laid hor finger upon hor lips i mont so thnt he can havo tho pleasure and pointed with the other hand to i of persecuting mo." the front of tho house. "What!" exclaimed tho Confederate Becret service agent; "is ho thero?" Mrs. Varney nodded. "He may bo. He went out to tho Bumxner-houBe aomo tlmo ago to wait , for Edith; thoy wero going over to ! Caroline Mltford's later on. I saw 1 him go down the walk." "Do you suppoao my men could have Alarmed him?" asked Arrelsford, greatly perturbed at this unexpected development, "I don't know. Thoy wore all at tho back windows. They didn't seom to make much nolso. I supposo not. You have a description of tho man for whom tho letter yns Intended?" "Yes, at tho office; but I remember It perfectly." "Docs it fit this thlB Captain Thorno?" , "You might as well know sooner or labor, Mrs. Varnoy, that there is no Captain Thorne. This Is nn assumed name, and tho man you have In your house is i-iowls Dumont," "Do you mean ho camo here to " "He came to this town, to this house," said Arrelsford vindictively, his volco still subdued but full of fury, "knowing your position, tho influence of your name, your husband's rank and sorvlco, for tho solo purpose of getting recognized as a reputable per son, so thnt ho would be less likely to be suspected, Ho has lorruptert your servant1! you saw old Jonas and he has contrived to enlist tho pow erful support of your daughter. His aim is tho war department telegraph offl oo. Ho 1b friendly with tho mon nt that oirico. What olso ho hasn't done or what ho has, tho Lord only knowB. But Washington is not tho only place where they havo a secret sorvlco; wo havo one at Richmond. Whatever gamo ho plays, It Is ono that two can play; and now It Is my play." Tho pnttnr of light footatop3 wns heard on tho stairs, a flash of white seen through tho open door Into the hall dimly lighted, and Edith Varnoy camo rnpldly, almost breathlessly, Into tho room. Sho had changed her dress, nnd If Caroline Mltford hnd boon there, sho would havo known certainly from tho little air of festivity about her clean but laded nnd darned, prigged and Itowered white muslin frock that sho wau going to accept the Invitation. In ono hand she held bar. hat, which ho ewung canUeasly by its lon fndcd ribbons, and In tho other thnt olllclnl envelope which had cotno to hor from tho President of tho Confederacy. She called to her moth' or as she run down. "Mammal" Her face was white nnd her volco was pitched hlfih, fraught with nvnldul IntnnulfV. "TTtldM 11)7 window, In the rosebushes, nt tho back of the house! They're hurting sorao- body frightfully, I am euro I" She burst Into tho room with tho last word. Mrs. Vnrney stared at hor, undnvetandinB runy wnu. in uu pu- $, nblllt), was being roughly dealt with ford, "but ho will. You may bo suro tho wa)k letld,ng lho BUmmer (fi lu tho rosebushes, and realizing what 0f that; we have moans to Oh, Cor- hoUB0. a ft)0tBtet) she know. Edith stop Mrs. Vnrney stood uu If rootod to ! the floor. ... ' These words awakened her mothor to action. "Walt, Edith," sho said, Now, and for tho flint time, Edith noticed Mr, Arrolsford, who had stopped back and away from hor mother. She replied to his salutation with a cold nnd distant bow. Tho man's face flushed; ho turned away, "Hut mamma, the men outsldo," per- slated tho girl. "Walt, my liar." said her mother, taking her gently by tho arm; "I must tell you something. It will bo a great . . . . . ahock to you, I ain nfrnid." "What Is it, mamma? Has father or " "No, no, not that," said Mre. Var- noy. "A mnn wo havo trusted as a friend has shown himself n conepira- tor, a spy, a traitor." "Who is it?" cried tho girl, at tho game time instinctively divining how or why she could not tell, and that thought smoto her afterward to whom the reference was being made. Mrs. Varnoy naturally hesitated Co pay tho name. Arrolsford, carried nway by his passion for tho girl and his hatred for Thorne, was not bo reticent. He stepped toward hor. "It 1b tho gcntloman, Miss Varnoy, whoso attentions you havo been pleased to accept In tho place of mine," ho burst out bitterly. His manner nnd hla moaning wero uninlstnkable. Tho girl stared at him with a white, haughty fnco, In spite of hor trembling Hps. Mechnnlcally she thrust the envelope with the commis sion into her belt, nnd confronted the man who loved her and whom she did not lovo, who accused of this hateful thing the man whom, in the twinkling of nn oye, sho realised she did lovo. Then the daughter turned to her mother. "la It Mr. Arrelsford who makes this nccusayon?" she asked. "Yes," said Arrelsford, again an swering for Mrs. Varrsey, "slnco you wish to know. Prom the first I havo had my suspicions about this " Rut Edith did not wait for him to finish his sentenco. Sho turned away from him with loathing, and moved rapidly toward the front window. "Where are you going?" asked Ar- relsford, "For Captain Thorne." "Not now," he said peremptorily. Doth tho mother nnd tho rejected tsultor noticed her identification of herself with Captain Thorno In tho pronoun "me," ono with sinking heart and Ui other with suppressed fury. "He has never attempted anything nctlvo in tho service before." contln ucd Edith, "and when I asked him to fiico tho man he accuses, he turns llko a coward!" "Mrs. Varnoy, If she thinks" "I think nothing," said the girl fu riously; "l know that Captain Thorno'a character is above suspicion." Arrelsford sneered. "His character! Where did ho como from what Is he!" "For that muttor," Bnld Edith In tensely, "whoro did yon como from, and what are you?" "That is not tho question," wan tho abrupt roply. "Neither," said the girl, "la it tho question who ho Is. If It wore, I'd nn BWer It I'd tell you that he 1b a sol dier who has fought and been wound-1 od In tho service, while you " Arrelsford made a violent effort to control himself under this bitter jib- iiik unu goading, uno. io niB credit suo corded in part. "Wo aro not so ijuro of that, Miss Varnoy," ho said moro coolly. "But I nm suro," answorod tho girl. "Why, ho brought ub letters from Stonowall Jackson himself." "Has It occurred to you that Oon ernl Jackson was dead before his let tors wero preBntod?N aBked Arrels ford quickly. "What does that Blgnify If he wroto them before he was killed?" "Nothing certainly," assented tha other, "If he wrote them." "Tho signatures and the letters were verified." "Thoy may havo boon written for some ono oIbo and this Thorno may havo rd himself of them by fraud, o "Mr. ArrolBford," cried the girt, moro nnd moro angry, "If you moan " "My dear child," Bald Mrs. Varnoy, "you don't understand, Thoy haye proofs of a conspiracy. The Yankees aro going to try to broak through our linen tonight, sorao one Is going to ubo tho tolegrnph, nnd two mon hi tlio northern secret service havo boon imnt horo to do this work. One is In Libby prison. Our faithful Jonnn hoB heim corrupted. He wont thoro today an took. & mWBajt frooa one and brought it hero to deliver to tho other,. Thoy are trytns to raako him spook out thero to tell who Our country, our causo, Is nt ntnko." "In this Mr. Arrelsford'o story7" asked tho daughter .stubbornly, appar ently entirely unconvlnood. "No; thoBO aro facts. Wo had Jonaa In horo," unsworod hor mother; "cnught him off Ills guard, and found tho Incriminating paper on htm." "But ho hns not said It was tor' persisted Edith desperately. "Not Tfit." whtnnnreid Mr. Arrnln. ' "What have you done with him?" "Strung him up threo times, and " "Well, string him up again," snarled Arrolsford. "If ho won't speak, shoot It out of him, kill tho dog. Wo don't nocd his evidence nnvwnv. them's enough without It.' ,,. ,.,,, ,f "There Is nothing," tersely. said Edith "By midnight," answered Arrels- ford, "you shall have all tho proof " "Thoro Is no proof to haye," per sisted tho girl. "I will show It to you at the tele graph offlco, If you dare to go with mo." "Bare! I will go anywhere, even wlth J, for that-" I wln fal1 for half an hour, thnM ' cold Afrnttfnr rrnlnn fnnrn Kr1 then," said Arrolsford, going townrd tho door' Wait," Interrupted Edith; "what nre you going to do?" "1 nm going to let him got this pa per," said Arrolsford, Coming back to thu table. "Ho will know what ihey want him to do, and then wo'll seo him try to do it." You are going to spy on him, aro you?" "I nm going to prove what ho is." "Then prove It openly nt once. It Is shameful to let such a suspicion rest upon an honorable man. joX him come in horo, and " It Is impossible. "Then do something, something, but do it now!" cried tho girl. "You will soon know that he is Innocent, you must know it. Walt! You say tho prisoner in Libby Is his brother that's what you said his brother, bnng him here. Go to the prison and bring that man here." 'What?" "Ivot them meot Bring them face to face, then you can seo whether " "You mean brtng them together here?" "Yes." "As if the prisoner were trying to escape?" "Exactly." "There Is something In that," said Arrelsford; "when do you suggest " "Now." "I am willing to try It, but It de pends upon you. Can you keep Thorno hero?" M can." "It won't take moro than half an hour. Bo out there on the veranda. When I tap on tho glass bring him Into this room and leave him alone, And I can rely upon you to give him no hint or sign that we suspect- "Mr. Arrelsford!" said tlio girl, in- ignant and haughty, and hor mother stepped swiftly toward hor, looking at him contemptuously, as if he should have known that such an action would bo impossible for dither of them. Arrelsford gazed at them a minute or two, smiled triumphantly, and passed out of the room. "Mamma, mamma!" moaned tho girl, her eyes shut, her hand extend ed. "Mamma," she repeated In an guish. "I am hero, Edith dear; I am horo," said Mrs. Varnoy, coming toward hor and taking her tenderly in her arms. "Do you fh Ink do you think that tic ho could bo what they say?" Her hand fell upon the commission In hor "Where I Did You Come From, and What Are You?" ! beU. .. Mmiatalton l for him th,H aft0rnotin " "Yes?" "Tho commission, you know, from tho Prosldent, for tho telegraph serv ice why, he refused to take It," hor voice rose and rang triumphantly through the room; "he refused to tako itl That doesn't look ob if he wanted to ubo the tolegrnph to betray us." "Befused! That's impossiblel" Bald hor mothor. "Ho said that it was for me that ho couldn't tnkn it," "For you) Then it Is true," an sworod Mrs. Varney. "No, no," said tho girl; "don say It." "Yea," snld her mothor; "the infa mous" The girl tried to Btiuo witn v,..- i,.,h v,- mxih.r'ei iin h t" shook ott SKtrU.X hand. "Tho spy, the traitor," Bho added wltheringly. "No, not" cried tho girl, but as she spoke, conviction scemod to come to her. Why wns It thnt hor fnlth was not more substantially bated and en during? she asked horsolf "Mamma," she walled, "It can't be." Bho buried her face In her handB for a moment and thon tore them nway and con fronted hor mother boldly. "Won't you leavo mo alone for a llttlo while, mamma?" uho asked plaintively, "I mutt get-" '1 will go to Howard; I will bo back tn a short tlmo, my dear," said her mothor, gently laying hor hand on hor daughter's bent head. Left alone, tho girl took the commis sion from hor bolt, opened It, smoothed It out, nnd read It through, as If bowlldered and uncomprehend ing. 8ho folded It up ngaln, and walked slowly over to ono of tho front windows, drew aoldo tho curtains, and pushed It open. All was still. Sho listened for she know not what Thoro ,. a i. . . nt house, a footstep she know, tho window hor hand fairly trcm- eho waited, open spaco framed tho figure of Captain Thorne. He entered fearlessly, but when his oye till upon her thero was something M gtrnlnod about hor attitude that a 8pork of suspicion was kindled in his ;..t v-u . t - " " """"" ". rr. enough. He came instantly toward her and took her hand. I "Miss Varney," ho said. Edith watched his nppronch fasci nated, as a bird by a serpent Ills touch awakened hor to action. Sho snatched her hand away nnd shrank back. "No; don't touch mo!" sho cried. He looked at hor In amazement. Tho spark of suspicion burst Into flnmo. but she recovered herself Instantly. "Oh, it wns you," sho faltered. Sho 1 forced a smlln In hor linn. "How nor- foctly absurd I am. I am sure I ought to bo ashamed of myself. Come, lot's go out on tho veranda. I want to tnlk to you about so many things. There's there's half an hour yet bo fore wo must go bo Caroline's." Sho had possessed herself of his hand ngaln as she spoke. Sho now sPPed uwlftly townrd the window, i -' ' "" J , roached tho opening. Sho Bteppod tv,,i, t. ,i ui i i, V 1 tnrough it and archly looked back at , . him still in the room. How lovely is tho night, sho said with tender persuasiveness. "Corao ; wun me. The mnn looked around him hastily. 'July, Mrs. H. M. Fnrnham of Montpeller. Every moment was precious to him. 1 vkhmont cow tkst association. Did Miss Varney know? If so, what President. T. a. Bronson of East Hard did sho know? What was to bo gained wick; vlcpresldent, Charles Wlnslow of or lost by half an hour's delay on his North cwrendnn; secretary and treasurer, part? Ho drew out his watch and C D. tlnzen of White Hl-er Junction. glanced at it swiftly. There was time. He would never sen her ntrnin. He might say he wiasld posBlbly never soe anyone again after tho hazards of this night. Ho was entitled to ono unci muraeiiL oi im.piuuaB. now ionK itaa sno saia: wan an nour. no trouble with some of Colonel Roosevelt's would take It. policies is that they are years ahead of "Aren't you coming, Captain their time. Kventually the plan of paying Thorne?" cried the girl from tho I premiums for prize herds will be adopted porch, all tho coquettish witchery of mark ,n' words." youth and the South in her voice. ' Tno mo-nlng hours were taken up with "i oc,o,,i k m. "addresses. President Bronson of the Cow deliberately stepping through the win dow, "for just half an hour," he added. .,i , ... . , . ... "That will be tlmo enough," replied tho girl, laughing. (To be Continued.) W It. Fox, 1D5 W. Washington St., N'oblcsvllle, ind., says; "After suffering many months with kidney trouble, after trying other lemcdieM and prescriptions, I puichased a box t Foley Kidney Pills 1 which not only did me more good than ,...,. ,,.,. r,w members of my family have used them with similar results." Tnkn at the first sign of kidney trouble " J. W. O'PiilIlvan, Church Street. adv. HEWS TOLD IN BRIEF. Opposition in tho Canadian Parliament, hnided by lA-uirler, has decided to force a general election In the spring. Nut wishing to weaken his fighting ma chine In Congress, President-elect Wilson will not appoint any democratic senators to his cabinet. A replica of the Rethennu medal, once presented by the Kniperor of Germany to Dr Kmll Itctlu-nuu and later placed In the American inubcum for safety, has been pre sented to Thomas- A. Kd.on na an awaid for his storage battery devlcj for luluetiiti danger to life of mluu and tunnel workers. Tlio United States ptoduccd less gold In UiU. than In nny year since 1W7. Mora silver was mined, howuvci, than during any period since 1SW. The value of tha colli mined during 1U12 ulll approximate 9!,v,lGS wlille the output ot silver will totiu J.:iT,f)S2. 114. loveinor Pothh r tecnuimends to the Uhudr Island legislature Uuvs providing tor physical valuation of property of nub lb utilities operating in the State, and 'Hither recommends, thnt the hecuiltles of those utilities lie; examined. Postnuiste r-deneral Hitchcock has ati tboiized the use of elthtr regular post age stamps or p.irced pot stamps for packages to foreign countries Such packages enmot be Insuicd, but may bo i cglstcreel. The New York Herald k.ijh the con sensus of opinion among leading motor truck manufacturers, dealers and sales men Is that If the price of gasoline, which has Increased lvi per cent. In six months. Is further raised, transportation of freight by motor trucks will bei-onie so expensive that It will be almost prohibitive) except to largo llrms thnt can afford It In order to save valuable time. New Haven has completed Jjn,),iWi plnn for construction, contingent on Boston eleetrlllciitlon, of four-tnick tunnel be tween Ninth titiel South stations. Kn glneiTH believe tunnel could bu completed within three years. Confereces have been held with liusteui transit cummlsslon with leganl to underground connections nt Dewey sepinre with Dorchester subway, 'I'ivetnor I'ots has been consulted nnd may endeavor to put tunnel scheme through tho Legislature. President Mullen Is willing to push the financing condi tional on being given a lease of at lfnat years of Boston Maine Plan con I ami establishment of freight yards In the West Knil, Take- the "direct road" to health and strength by using Foley Kidney PHIs for bnclmche, rheumatism, weak, sora kid neys and bladder Irregularities. Bach Ingredient n chosen for Its positive heal ing anil curative qualities. Foley Kid '"V Pills arc the best niedl. Ino you can '"v for klilnuj and bladder troubles. Mrs. J. M. Flnilluy, Lyons, Ou , says: "I ' ok Foley Kidney Pills and they entire " cured me." J. W. O'Hulllvan. SI Church struct, (adv.) FARMERS WOULD REAP BENEFITS Plana for Extension Service by University if Appropriation Is Made by Legislature. DAIRYMEN END CONVZNTION Officers Elected by Three Organ, izations and Resolutions Adopted Banquet Large ly Attended. Thursday brought tho climax and wind up of the meetings which attracted farmers to this city from all parts of tho 8tuto for three days. In tho morning tho State Cow Test association held its annual meeting, In tho afternoon tho dairymen elected officers and the Worn- nn's Auxiliary held an Interesting meet lag. and In the evening was held the nn mi tmnquet or tne Dairymen's assocla tlo- T"e8e nre tno offlcer3 olcctcd Thur3" day: DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. President, W. 13. Carter of Rutland; first vice-president, J. O. Turnbull of Orleans; second vice-president, Willis N. Cndy of Mlddlebury; secretary, Fred II. Itlrkford of Hraffford; treasurer, M. A. Adama of Derby; auditor, F. It. Davis of ,,nrtford WOMAN'S AITXIMAnY. ,, . , , . President, Mrs. Kdna S. Bench nt Char- ' . . , ... . ,.. . lotte; vice-president, Mrs. u, S. noble of Franklin; secretary nnd treasurer, Mrs. r,ueln p nickford of Bradford; delegato !() convention of Vermont Federation of Women's Clubs, at St. Johnsbury, next Perretary Hnzen's plan for a premium r' r thl 'rd of cows making the best showing annually missed favorable action by only one vote at the business meeting of the Cow Test association Thursday noon. "It has been said," remarked Mr. Hnzen later in the day. "that the only Test association requested Commlss requested Commissioner Martin to rend his paper for him. Mr. Bronson, In the address, pointed out that some associations of the State are not getting tho full benefit of testing by rea son ot not having monthly and yearly summaries made. "There Is the gist of the work," said he. "A year ago I advocated the closed book. I have not changed my views. Tlo sults can be published or considered nt meetings under letter or number, with out giving to them a personality. The man having something pleasing to toll can do so, the man who wishes his failures to be known can relate them. The results nre not public property." Mr. Bronson prophesied that In time nil farm products will come under test. F. W. Wiggins of Quechco said there Is no logical reason why a cow test as sociation should ever be formed. "Does nothing you can't do for yoursolf." Dean Hills replied with a thought from Shakespeare" 'If to do were as easy as to know how to do, chapela would have been churches, nnd poor men's hovels would have been princes' palaces.' Better to do It yourself If you will. But for every one that does It for himself, there are 100 who won't do It. The associations nre for these." THE AUXILiTAJlY. On tho roof garden of the Van Ness House mo w oman's Auxiliary held a Heclal meeting Thursday afternoon. A feature of the program was a paper on "The Modern Arts and Crafts," by Mrs. ICIlsworth Slsson of Provldonce, R. I. Nearly every phase of craftsmanship was touched upon, Including tho contributions of Klbert Hubbard and tho Itoycrafters, and references to nrts and crafts In settle ment work. Other papers read were "Character Building," by Mrs. H, M. Farnham of YUntpelier. and "Feeding the Hungry," a religious thought, by Mrs. Mary A. Smith. Also on the program there wero several musical numbers by the "College Trio," Miss Cora Parkhurst, Miss Almlra Watts and Miss Hazel Kimball, with Miss Amy Wheeler, accompanist. The Women's Auxiliary voted to join tho Statu Federation of Women's clubs. TUB DAIKVMKN. John A. Scheuerle of Manchester, secre tary of the Bennington county Vermont Improvement association, discussed Thursday afternoon the work of that or ganization, In the direction of good roads, agriculture, eilucatlon, social service, publicity, etc. Prof. H. II. Wing ot Ithaca, N. Y speaking upon tho "Selection and De velopment of tlio Dairy Cow," urged rals lug the quality of the stock, as a prime essential. Three suggestions for Improv ing stock were: 1. Weed out unproductive animals. 2. Feed thoso left moro abundantly and moro Intelligently. We hear of hunger In cities, but thero Is also hunger tn the country, among cattle. In the majority of cases the feeding question Is ono of more food. 1. Better breeding. The great under lying general principle Is that the nnlmal Inherits a lnrge pnrt of Its characteristics from Its ancestors, about equally from the sides ot both parents. Tho best powers of transmission nro none too good to use townrd this end. Discussing Houso bill 4, section 3, now before the General Assembly. Prof. J. Ia Hills, dean of the agricultural college of the University of Vermont, mndo a full and detailed explanation of the Intents nnd purposes of the proposed net. DKAN nil-US' ADDIIESS. What would wo do with the, money If wo luul If was tho title of Dean Hills' nddress. Hu told what the State Uni versity mennt to elo with the appropria tion for an extension servlco In case it was mndo by the present Oeneral As sembly. He said In part: 1. That an extension service sought to reach the farming mnsaes with direct practlcul Information as to approved farming methods, farm management, tho distribution of agricultural products, lh development of rural Institutions nnd the. upMilleiing of rural communities - That It iiad to (- muj. MMort-i" mcntnl work or coIIcro clnsa teaching, but with tlio pcoplo In their homo touns and on thotr homo farms. 3. That It did not displace, but sup plemented nnd Houeht to co-ordinate, thy work of other ugencles for rural better mcnt. 4. Thnt the appropriation, It ninde, would bo uned ns required by law; not In makhiK sclentlfln studlen( printing bulky bulletins, delivering learned lectures or teaanlnc collego clnsscn, but In tho sup port of extension or movable schools, In doing neld demonstration work, In conducting boys' nnd rIi-Ir- agricultural clubs, farmors' weeks, better farming trains, In making Informational fair ex hibits, Issuing circulars of information of a clenr, concise, readable character, In answering correspondencn, In co-operat Ing with the United States Department ""l0- as evidenced by the nctM ostnbllsh of Agrlculturo In placing district Meld big an c fi'lelent forest service, an ( ffectlvo agents throughout Vermont and In their oversight, and In kindred enterprises. 5. That this work, other than that of administration, would nil bo done away from Burlington; that tho appropriation, while technically for tho university, was actuully for tho farmers; that It was for Canunn, Vernon, I'ownnl and Alburg and all th4 towns in between these four comer towns, rather than for Burling ton. C. That Vermont now stood alone among tha sisterhood of States, practical ly tho only ono making no provision for extension work. 7, That Vermont would be ono of the few States unable to benefit by the Page bill extension sorvlco provision, should tho measuro pass Congress; nn anomalous situation In view of the fact that Its sponsor Is benator Pago of Vermont. 8. That movable schools (miniature dairy schools taken for a week nt a time Into various sections of the State, tho men being taught concerning modern farm operations, tho women as to domestic science) were found well worth while; that demonstration farms, fields, plots, orchards, pastures, etc., teaching by way of tho eye, which, seeing, believes, nre effective, that the enlargement of the Windsor nnd Addison county boys' and girls' club movement was highly desirable; that advisory work by way ot correspondence, ot personal visitation, ot district field ngent work was already un der way and working well. P. That section 3 of House hill 4, If passed, would lnnugurato this work and enable Vermont to profit by national legislation to the same end. 10. That the Dairymen's association having strongly endorsed the movement In the past, should now memorialize the' present General Assembly In the Interests of this proposed legislation. Flection of ofllcers followed. President Carter's re-election was n hearty tribute to his efficiency, and when Secretary Blckford was re-elected ho was comielled to responel briefly to nn Insistent cry of "Speech, speech!" Reports of committees on resolutions were then adopted, as follows: MINUTES TOUCHING TIIH DEATHS OF CONGRESSMAN D. J. FOSTER AND C. C. JONES. Two voices heard In last year's meet ings of this association were, but a few months after their adjournment, silenced forever. Congressman Foster, often chosen as, and admirably filling the position of, tonstmaster of our banquets, handsome vlrllo, forceful a.s ho appeared before us a year ago, was the lost man in tho gathering one would have thought wa.s so soon to fall before the scythe of tho Great Reaper. He contributed In a mark- ed degree to the success of our meet- Ings by bringing to us year after year the wit and wisdom of the capital. Wo esteemed him as a man, admired him as a statesman, loved him as a friend for ho was a friend to every Vermonter, and loyal to nil her Interests. W revere his memory, wo mourn our loss. Mr. C. C. Jones, ilrst vice-president of tho Dairymen's association, a convincing speaker at our recent meetings, was one of the- victims ot the great marine elisnMer of tho century. Wu doubt not that tho strong manhood he displayed nmong us was manifested at that "tlmo will' h triexl men's souls." Vermont can 111 afford to loso men of his optimistic outlook and Indomitable energy. To thoso near nnd denr to these, our departed associates, we extend sincere sympathy, and Join with them In Just prldo for tho high services they rendered to the State. J. L. HIIaES, O. Ia MARTIN, F. I,. DAVIS. THE RESOLUTIONS. Tho undersigned, committee on resolu tions of the Vermont Dairymen's associa tion and of the Vermont Sugar Makers' association, submit for tho consideration of tho meeting the following resolutions: Resolved, Thnt thanks are hereby ten dered: (1) To the Commercial club of tho city of Burlington for the hall In which the meetings have been held. (2) To the hotels nnel railroads for rate concessions. (3) To the press for full and sympa thetic report of our meetings. (1) Congressmen Plumley and Greene, to speakers, readers, singers nnd to all others who have contributed to the success of this meeting. Resolved, Thnt we lelterato our state ment of last year touching the Pago bill, now pending In Congress, providing fur vocational education iu agriculture ami tho trades in .seconelary schools anil for agricultural extension. We hope to seo the name of our honoreel senator, who Is sponsor for tho bill, enshrined In the hearts of tho people whose interests he thus seeks to serve, as has been for many years the namo of his honored predeces sor, Justin S. Morrill, father of the State colleges and universities of our country. Resolved, That wo note with approval tho Interest expressed by President Taft In the matter of thu extension of credit facilities to American farmers. We urgu each member of our associations care fully to read, when published, tho able address made nt this meeting by tho State commissioner of ngrlculturre, deal ing with this Important subject. Wo ap prove tho proposition ot the southern commercial congress, looking towards the appointment of a commission repre senting tho farmers of America, which shall Inform Itself by careful and llrst hand study as to the systems of co-operative credit now In successful operation In Europe. Wo believo that such nn en terprise would tend to facilitate popular understanding and lead to tho Introduc tion Into this country ot somo such sys tem. Resolved, That wo welcomo tho coming ot the week-old parcel post .system, which has already Justllled Its existence', We look witli happy anticipation to tho time when It may outgrow Its swaddling clothes and reach maturity. Resolved, That as in thu past we con tinue to ntund for the Integrity of the chief product wo represent, Vermont butter thnt we urgo, in case new federal legislation Is enacted Concerning oleomar garine. It may be bo framed nnd enforced thnt all the buyers thereof down to and Including the ultlmato consumer who sprcadB it on his buckwheat cakes may know each and (ny time he buys oi olwimarirarlul Uliat U Is olcomar garlne. If this end is areomi.llshcd, wo in and dt usk no more. Itcsolved. Thnt in our Judgment tho pn-ci'iit (lenernl Assembly should rr t Into law some measure touching taxation which will tend to relie ve the try in, t. Justice of the present system. W e fed confident thnt the public will not rep-ird with Indifference further temporizing with thlH mutter. Hesolved, That we commend the adop tion in our schools of courses of study along Industrial lines and In domes'lo science, tending as thev do to pi i pare, oi r young folks for actual life works HoHolvul: That we note wlUi satisfac tion the tendency manifested In rcci ht (lent ml Assemblies to accord to the In dustry we represent a recognition In s itno degree with Its Importance nnd magnl- commlsslonershlp of agriculture, nnn u State sihoeil of agriculture, all ot thorn proving their worth bv their works. Unsolved: That We reiterate the state ment made last year as to the desirability ot a State appropriation for the Iniugura tlon of nn exti tision service We ntgo i.ich anil every member of thos asso ciations seriously to tako to heart th Migmnion contained ir. the annual d e!u ki of the president of the d.ilrym n' association, that he person ill'- wilto hi.t representative In the lntere.it:) .f th.s measure and assist In th- campaign in Its behalf. We henrtllv approve H'j o Bill 4, anil especially Sectlo is " a id 4 thereof, which provide srholursMr 'or Vermont students In tho Colleg. of Ac riculturo and for an ucrl' 'iltural -tcnslon service. Few States, if at.-, io as llttlo for their State Colleg. ,f .B rlculturo as does Vermont, none an d less. An appropriation for xt r m moreover is for tho farm r iu. J not for the college, sao op acts as ills agent. We wjtild upon the failure of thU ru. m r present Uenorul Assemli x ! . calamity. Hesolved: That the secret, irs - mont dairymen's asso-litiin r ing both bndle is he r In ,n tr , sonil copUs: (l.) To the Vermont depp t, Congress; in Resolutions touching the Png bu ro operative credits, pared post and oi -margarine. (2.) To the Governor, I . eaten .nt-G - ornor, Speaker of tho Hou.-. and to e, h. member of the commute, or a- -ironi i tlons of th.. Senate ami Hn . t, .... j.raejiieiions toucning tlr e ta. of nn extuiisfbn service and taxat. W. N. CADY T. B. ( 'AN In IV Vermont Dnln-m-n's .isso, H. W VAIL E. S. h'Jl Thi ll. B. CH AVIV. n nt n. Vermont Mnple Sugar MaKcrs' Hon. ,i?0rta- It was the sense of those pres nf t the passage of the Jln.evo extension rr as tire for the L'niversltv of Vfrm .rt s' I be urged through the Gen. i As-cr y by the Dairymen'.-.- ossiatlo. The b n means of doing this wi believed to ie iy special committee, and President Carter was mndo chairman rf the ommltta with power to nam - six meninrs tin resolution which authorized Its anpolrt ment giving Mm until evening ta confer as to Its make-up At tho banquet President Carter an- nounced his associates on tho committed j ns follows: F. Warren Wlggln ol i Quechee, C F. Smith of Morrlsvllle, H. M. Farnham of Montpeller, G C Fl'm , of Randolph, F. I.. Russell of Shrewsbury and W. If. Harrington of Pomfrot. Thesg will go before tho committee on appro priations nt Montpeller. THE BANQUET. Congressmen Greene nnd IMumlps Govcnior Fletcher nnd Judge Fish the Speaker. More than 2 dairync n heir lad.es and friends, we-re served at the annual banqJet Thursday night .it the au Ness House. Congressman Frai.k I. Greene in hit most characteristic vein of humjr, acted us toa-stmaster after l-lng Introduced ly President Carter of the Dairymen's as sociation. "It Is t!m," said Mr. Greene, "for Ver mont to sit up and take notice and I don't care w.iether my political career rests upon tin? statement or not. Ojr social life and tho great, fine, green back ground It rests upon needs son- re vivifying inlliieni'e, and to bring tHj about culls for you and me. It Is timei for us to get busy. Tho worM mo J right along with us, or without us whl U it shall l,o rests with us a'.on- " Governor Allen M Fletcher, responding to the toast, "Vermont," said In pa t: "A word as to the State's attlt'U w th reganl u agriculture. I bell, e n ,' , ni-ellzition and specialisation, b nre worthless If we are not In v - t . eiur markets, like Now York and I ' To mv mind, getting In ton. h w a markets Is tliet itiil thing "This country Is passlnu tl-.r i-b - t revolution. Things iv-.n l 1 as largeiy right are nit r, ,ir l ' With the spirit whleli I- 1 - t Montpeller we will come thr ce-l i This country does not di p'nd one." "They didn't ask me to introduce' t r- coninlnineil the toaRtm.it-1 r at t a college yell sudelcnly give n for t , ' -ernor by University "f V rn. nt n n present. Mr. Greene tick oce'.islon. by wiy of Introducing Juelgo Frank Ie. Fish, ti re mark that the deci. e. i - ' rmont courts are nmong the- llr-t l-alt-dicn quoted by courts the ceuintrv cvr r ' N ver has there been n serious s. an lal or 'io Veinieint bench," said Mr ire no, ' sip a the elnys when Juelgo Hiirr.niJt n hell court and administered . .tie-e iu Hi stocklngcel feet." When the lion. Frank U Grcenr b il Introduced the lle.n. Frank E. F sh, thu latter paid a high trlbuti to farm 1 ' "A wise man and a wi woman may succeed on a farm If tl.ey will w irk haril," said he. "Iiwful Farming" u,- t toit.t ta wide !i he was asked to r. -po'.el I wond i If oii are all lawful f.inneis said 1 ". "I wonder It you arc nil lawful d ury niin.'anel comply with tnc si it-lis Or nro you like the milk d al. r whose eus tuni'T asl.c I whether 1." pit water .11 the milk or spllUil milk in the wnl r" "Up Iu tlio cullcgo," t-alel Mr Cite i "they put a black gown on a boy s shoul ders, anil a iuoiioibo.inr on his bend. Anil this, because he bus fumbled around In a laboratory, taking tliiups from labtl cl Potties and putting tlLiu toother ac cording to formulas, nnd mak thiin go off Juisi ns had bun expected they would do. For all this he gets a 'Ph. 13." "Every morning, however, you put on sour mortarboards and go out Into yjur held, win re sou work to feed a wjiirl, Tiidc veil etcpeilnient In the most wonder ful laboratory Gcd eve r made But sou get no 'Ph. D.' for this." I mi eii'ii. ( iieierv , luiim-y HUM lull Clos ing speaker upon "Olco or Butter " He (llsriiKsed fiatid in the salt of oleoinar f.nrlne, nnd nunsures now hi ing taken to 1 1 l; ul, lie' the qualits, -ale and ubo ol olco.