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THE BARRE' DAILY. TIMES. BARRE. VT.. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 13. 1912.
THE BARRE DAILY TIMES
L.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1912.
Publish'! every weekday afternoon.
Subscription s One year, $3.00; one
inonth, 25 cent tingle copy, 1 cent.
1 Entered at the postoffice at Dane a
second-class matter.
Frank E. Langley, Publishet.
Xne average aauy circuianim i ws
fearre Daily Timea for the week ending
Uat Saturday waa
6,100
feoplei, the largest circulation of any aaily
paper in Vermont outside of Burlington.
Don't lay everything unlucky to the
pate to-day.
' As long is Taft doesn't shy Uncle
team's hat into the Mexican ring, it will
(be all right.
j Jack Johnson has received his firsi
knockout punch. The suicide of hia white
wife is one of the most pathetic occur
rences of recent days.
KLF
JO
i After last evening's collision at Essex
function, E. J. Fhelps might have had
l different story to tell about the place
(but no more favorable, it would seem.
It Is evident from the frequent com
nliintu in the Dress of the country that
Postmaster-General Hitchcock's policy of
having, -which closes the olliees on him
Hay, is far from meeting with public
approval. Boston Transcript.
More than that, it is regarded as an
lencroaehment on the rights and reason
able privileges of the public.
You can't keep them down; a Ver-
jmonter Philip B. Stewart has been
Inominated as a candidate for governor
lot Colorado. The former Middlebury
man has been prominent in Colorado
molitics for some years, particularly so
as a friend of Colonel Roosevelt. It
Iwas on a Progressive Republican ticket
khat he was nominated over the regular
Republican, although his margin was less
than one thousand votes.
The election of Redfield Proctor, son
of the late senator of the same name
and brother of the late Governor Fletch
er D. Proctor, as representative to the
legislature from the town of Proctor
saves the name from obliteration in the
political history of the state and it as
sures the town of capable representation,
as well. Young Proctor is making a
modest start in politics, which, after all,
is best.
On Sept. 13th, 17K8 just 124
years ago, the Constitution Of the
United States was ratilied and
since that date the supreme court
lias writtcu about as many pages
as there are words in the Consti
tution, explaining the meaning to
suit the occasions.
How is your constitu
tion? If chilly these cve
.nings, let us prescribe
one of our Fall Overcoats
or a medium weight Suit.
$20 buys a suit that has
the $25 look and wears
like a $30 one.
It is time for medium
weight Underwear the
good kinds here from 50c
to $1.50 per garment.
We Clean, Press and Repair Clothing.
Hi
174 North Main Street Barre, Vermont
The Big Store With the Little Prices.
CURRENT COMMENT
How Vermont Voters Divided.
In the September election Allen M.
Fletcher received over 40 per cent, of
the total vote, Harlund B Howe over
thirty, FrRser Metgzer over twenty-six
Clement F. Smith slightly over two and
rred W. huitor less than two per cent.
The reader will tie allowed to make his
own deductions from this show down.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian.
BABIES AT THE STATE FAIR.
Interesting Event With Big List of En
tries and Liberal Prizes.
White River Junction, Sept. 13. Fat
babies, lean babies, tall babies,
shor
babies, laughing and smiling babies- a
will be at the biir baby show at the
Vermont State fair, which opens here
on Tuesday, Sept. 17. and continues
four days.
Much interest is being shown in th'
baby show event and every known kind
He
of baby, blonde and brunette, will
on exhibition contesting tor the prizes
The State fair commission has been
liberal in the prizes offered, which ar
as follows: '
tor the best baby, (boy or girl) over
six months and less than one year old
nursed by its mother, i!5, $20, $10, $3
ana f2..W,
For the best bottle baby, (boy or girl)
over six months old and less than one
year old, $20, $15, $10, $5 and $2.50.
for the best baby, (boy or girl) less
than gix months old, nursed by its
mother, $25. $20, $10, $5 and $2.50,
for the best bottle baby, (boy or girl
less than six months old, $20, $15, $10
. ana $z.oo
lhese special prizes will be judged on
Thursday morning, September 10, at
eleven o clock in the Y. M. C. A. tent.
It is expected that these prizes will
l J 1 A J ' i ; 1
oe awarupu oy io uisiuiguisneu puy
siuians and a lamous suffragette.
M0NTPELIER.
It looks as if Vermont were going to
be left severely alone by the national
campaigners from now to November clec
tion. What's ermont's four votes
worth anyway? Apparently little. How
ever, the situation in the electoral col
lege may so frame itself that four votes
would be very powerful. But the cam
paigners cannot be blamed for directing
most of their energy to the big states
with tremendous first influence in the
doctoral college.
Massachusetts, as well as Vermont
has her towns the officials of which are
careless about protecting town records,
and so Massachusetts enacted a law em
powering a "state commissioner of public
records" to go about the state and see
that the towns place their records in
safes and keep them in good condition.
It would be more than one man's work
to go about Vermont and see that a law
of like nature was lived up. to, because
of the present careless methods of many
town officials.
It was rather careless oversight to per
mit a crowd to get the upper hands to
the extent that a woman is shoved off
jthe steamboat to death, as happened at
St. Albans last evening. Pocsibly the
stationing of attendants at proper posi
tions might have averted the second fa
tality of the day from the steamer
Chateaugay. Furthermore, it is hard
to see 'why the woman should have beeu
drowned inasmuch as the boat was at
Edock at the time the woman was
wded overboard. There must have
n a few men aboard, even if there
v-were not enough boat attendants.
A Republican View of Democrats.
Well! Well! There are to be three
Democrats in the state Senate, accord
ing to the latest returns. They are
Dodds from Grand Isle, Roy from Cale
donia and Pollard from Windsor. We
do not apprehend any serious result
from that, as somehow the Democrats
who do get into the Vermont state Sen
ate are always remarkably good men.
Take the Senate of 1008, for instance,
it had two Democrats and there were
none better than Kennedy of Chittenden
and Wright of Grand Isle. They were
strictly attentive to business and laid
asiih partisanship whenever the good
of the state demanded it. We honest
ly believe that a little Democratic leav
en injected in every Vermont Senate
wouldn't be a bad idea. Morrisville
News and Citizen,
With an entering class of one hundred
0snd two this year and the prospects of a
(Still larger class next year, Rpaulding
high school is making strides in num
(beta equal to any high school 5n the
tate unless it be Rutland high school.
Already the registration in the Barre
Institution is nearly as large as that of
the high school in Burlington, and at
the present rate of increase it promises
to equal the enrollment there within
a few years. Moreover, a high scholas
tic standard has been maintained at
Rpaulding, as shown by continued cer
tification by the New England college
entrance board for the longest period
allowed.
BASEBALL
GODDARD CAMPUS
Saturday, Sept. 14, 1912
St. Johnsbury
i vs.
Barre A. C.
Game called at 3 p. m.
i
St Johnsbury has the strongest team
in years, having recently defeated Gran
Steville4 toO, and last Saturday defeated
Hard wick 4 to 3. Don't miss this one.
Come to the campus for a good game.
Political Data Scarce.
With the Maine and Vermont elec
tions passed into history practically all
the valuable political straws in the shape
of stato elections are behind us, and we
shall be compelled to grope our way in
the dark till the vote on November 5
settles it all. It is true that Arkan
sas voted on the same day as did
Maine, but the result there was with
out national significance, the Democrats
sweeping up the state in the usual de
cisive fashion; and it ig true that
(ieorgia will vote early next month, but
nothing politically startling can be ex
pected from this southern state.
Tractically all our data is at hand
in the shape of the Vermont and
Maine figures. In Vermont, where
the Progressives made a fight with
their own ticket, the old-time Repub
lican plurality was cut to about 6000,
while in Maine, where the Progres
sives united with the regudar Repub
licans, the Democrats were defeated by
a narrow margin. V hen the Repub
licans unite and carry Maine in Septem
ber by less than 4000 plurality, it is
left to the imagination to speculate how
large the Democratic plurality may be
in November with the two factions of
the Republican party at each other's
throat.
The Maine election is different from
of almost any other state. There was
no Bull .Moose state ticket, but there
will be one in practically all the rest
of the states, and wherever the third
party ticket is presented the chances
of Democratic success on the state and
national tickets are greatly heightened.
In each state the tangle is peculiar and
shaped ny local conditions and by parti
san expediency, but in general the Dem
acratio party is the beneficiary of the
division among the Republicans. Boston1
lilobe
Seventy-Three Hunters' Licenses Issued
Thus Far by City Clerk.
Franklyn Bailey has been elected man
Sger of the 1912 high school football
team, filling the vacancy caused by the
resignation ot Bert Wmslow.
Walter J. Perrin of Hardwick and Miss
Florence L. Field of York, Prim., were
married Wednesday at Trinity church
by Rev, Wiliatn A. Shaw. "They left
at once on a wedding trip and on their
return will reside in Hardwick, where
the groom is employed.
Uty Cleric Merrill has issued 73 hunt
ers licenses up to date, only being grant'
ed to a non-resident, he being A. E
Batchelder of Tampa, Fla., who is living
here at the present time. Small game
is reported as being very plentiful this
fall, especially partridges.
Alexander Dunnett of St. Johnsbury
has purchased the Oeorge Colby resi
dence and three-tenement house on Barre
street as an investment. The considera
tion named in the deed was $10,000.
Local Bull Moosers met last evening
and formed a regular Progressive Party
club, the officers elected being as fol
lows: President, F. B. Thomas: vice
president, John Pancero; secretary, O. J
Gross; treasurer, C. F. Bushwell.
In county court yesterday, George
Booth was granted a divorce from Mary
Booth, the charge being wilful deser
tion.
JINGLES AND JESTS
Yet They Want To Vote.
They stood outside the busy shop,
And gazed at things displayed:
At hats and gowns and lingerie,
For widow, wife and maid.
"A pretty thing," he said at last,
And pointed at a hat.
"A pretty thing!" she quick returned,
"Why, no one's wearing that!"
He remained discreetly silent,
Till he saw a tailored suit,"
"There!" be cried, "is a corker;
That's what I call a beaut!"
She turned on him a glance of scorn,
A glance that crushed him flat;
And the verdict that she uttered was:
"They all are wearing that!" ,
Judge.,
1 $
His Belief.
"Pa. what did Damon and Pythias do
that made them so famous?"
"I don't remember now, but I think
they were a winning battery that some
manager found in one of the bush
leagues. Chicago Record-Hera Id.
Admission 25c
Ladies free
. Up to Father,
"Father, Is it true that two can live
as cheap as one?"
I bat a an old saying, my dear.
"Do you believe it?"
"1 think It can lie done."
"Hut if I marrv ieorce do vou think
von can manage to support him wih
the sura j ou now spend on me e .cry
jreart"' Dttroit Free Pre.
THE AMERICAN MINE.
Colorado, the Most Diverse River in the
United States.
For some 2,000 miles the great Colo
rado river sweeps diagonally across the
country from the high mountain plateau
ot Wyoming and Colorado to the farth
est southwest corner of the United
States. Jhe basin drained of the Colo
rado and its tributaries is about 300,
0(H) square miles in area, and much of
it is of high industrial and scenic in
terest.
The Colorado basin comprises twodis
tinct portions, i The lower third is but
little above the level of the sea, though
here and there in it ranges of mountains
rise to elevations of 2,000 to fl.OOO feet.
This part of the valley is bounded on
the north by a line of cliffs which pre
sent a hold, and in many places, vertt
cal step of hundreds or thousands of
feet to the tableland above. The upper
two-thirds of the basin stands from
4,000 to 8.000 feet above sea level and
is bordered on the east, west, and north
by ranges of snow-clad mountains, which
attain altitudes ranging from 8,000 to
14.000 feet. Through this plateau the
Colorado and its tributaries have cut
narrow gorges or canyons in which they
flow at almost inaccessible depths. At
points where lateral streams enter, the
canyons are broken by narrow trans
verse valleys. The whole upper basin
of the Colorado Is traversed by a laby
rinth of these csnyons, many of which
are dry during the greater portion of
the year and carry water only during
the melting of snow and the brief pe
riods of the autumnal and spring rains.
T it. 1 - . - . 1 ' i
in me lower portion me river strong
ly resembles the Nile, having annual
floods which distribute silt over the ad
joining lands and render them as fer
tile as those in the historic valley of
North Africa. The Colorado and its
tributaries sre not only of value for
irrigation, but, descending in steep chan
nels, they present abundant opportuni
ties for the development of water pow
er. Power has been developed at a
few points, but the resources of the
Colorado basin are in this respect yet
practically untouched.
Nearly one-fourth of the bovs and girls
who enter the American public schools
reach the high school. This, too, when
the work of the high school of to-day
is almost as advsnced as that of the
college of a few years ago.
HIS
OCCUPATION
By ALBERT KENYON
Kg
Iamson&
Hubbard
Best in America
Leaders for Fall and Winter
FOR SALE BY
THE
FRANK McWHORTER CO,
Barre, Vermont.
I was stopping In London at Char
ing Cross and one afternoon strolled
down Whitehall street and entered
Green park at the horse guards. Pass
ing on through the park to Queen Vic
toria's statue opposite ' Buckingham
palace, I stopped to look at It I no
ticed a man standing before the statue
admiring It and asked blm if he could
tell any Interesting facts concerning
Its construction; He replied very dv
lily and proved quite an admirable
guide. lie was evidently not a polish
ed gentleman, for he was plainly dress
ed and misapplied bis h's.
" 'Er majesty," be said, "was one of
the finest .sovereigns that hever lived.
Ill was In tbe public service under 'er
for many years, durln which 'er peo
ple was 'appier than at bany other
reign, though that 'appiness was con
tinued under the reign of 'er gracious
son King Hedwnrd."
"Did your office bring you In con
tact at all with tbe queen?"
"HI! In contact with 'er majesty!
Not fll, air. HI never sor 'er except
when she was bout hairing. But HI
was hoften at court, sir."
"Had you duties there?"
"No, sir. Hi 'ad no duties at court;
HI went there to see the notables.
sir."
"I presume you could give bits of In
formation about many royal and emi
nent people."
Yes. iilr. nrve seen Justice B. often
and Justice W. occasionally and many
of tbe most hemlnent barristers in
England."
Army magnates?"
No, sir. HI never met any army
officer. But ni once met a parson. HI
'ad official connection with him, sir."
"In what way?"
"He was doln' too much talkln'. Very
windy, sir. HI shut it off.
1 was puzzled to make tbe fellow
out At this bit of information I fan
cied he might tie a sergeant-at-arms or
something of tbe kind attached to the
residence of some one of the royalties,
employed to see that no inadmissible,
person forced his way Into the palace, -
or if such succeeded In getting there
It was his duty to put him out Hav-
ing been brought tip to consider ques
tions as to people's business ill bred. 1
refrained from asking blm what his
office was. I let blm go on talking, ex
pecting that in time he would state It
of his own accord.
"It must have taken a fine lot o'
cordage to swing that block o' marble
into position, sir." said my companion.
I don't think they used much cord
age for the purpose," I replied. "It
would only be needed to guide the
mass as it was swung on to its pedes
tab They doubtless used chains to
lift It"
"Now, really, ni wouldn't 'a' thought
that Hi should think ropes would be
better. Chains might break the marble,
elr. They couldn't 'ave swung It by
tbe neck, could they, sir?"
I looked at tbe man surprised. He
appeared to be sufficiently Intelligent
to know that a statue would not be
lifted on to its pedestal by the neck.
"What made you think tbey would
do It In that way?" I asked.
"Well, sir, it seems to me the nat
ural way to lift a person."
With rope? You would break a
living person'a neck by lifting him
that way."
But you wouldn't break a marble
person's neck."
"I think you would in this case. The
figure la solid and must weigh a great
many tons."
"And it wouldn't do, sir-not in this
case to awing 'er most gracious majes
ty even In marble by tbe neck. 'Earen
forbid that hany of 'er loyal subjects
should think o' auch a thing! Hit's
rank treason, sir."
ne seemed terribly shocked.
I waa not especially edified by this
latter part of bla chat though before
he got on to It be talked sensibly
enongb, so I tbanked blm for tbe In
formation be bad given me and start
ed away, saying:
"I expect to go to court soon. Per
haps I shall bare some attention from
you there In your official capacity."
"HI shall try to make It as easy as
possible for you, sir. If you do."
This added so largely to my curios
ity that I was sorry I had not asked
him tbe nature of tbe position be held.
He was not a gentleman and likely
would not bare taken It amiss. How
ever, it was now too late.
Some time after this I was walking
on Oxford street with my friend Har
grave, a Londoner, when I saw ap
proaching the man I had met at tbe
statue, It did not occur to me to ask
Hargrare who be was. for I bad no
idea be would know.
"Do you see this man coming?" ask
ed Hargrave.
"Yes."
"He's Calcraft, the hangman."
Then I understood tbe man's refer
ences to court that be meant a legal
court Instead of a royal court I ap
preciated his horror as a loyal subject
f Queen Victoria at the Iden of put
ting a rope around bis sovereign's
neck even In stone. But I was more
especially affected at the remembrance
of his words when I told him I ex
pected to go to court Boon, "HI shall
try to make it as easy as poBstble for
you. sir."
Since that memorable interview t
have never passed Queen Victoria's
statue without thinking of Calcraft and
tbe court to which he belonged.
Sale of Sweaters
Begins Friday and Saturday until sold. We have pur
chased 420 Sweaters they are the best we ever had and
the way we made the purchase from wholesale house go
ing out of business we are in position to save you 20 to
30 per cent. Sweaters for women, misses and children.
Sale Sweaters
for Misses and Ladies
$ .75 Sweater for $ .50
1.25 Skater sor 1.00
1.50 Sweater for 1.25
2.00 Sweater for 1.75
2.25 Sweaterfor 1.98
3.25 Sweaterfor 2.75
3.50 Sweaterfor... 2.98
5.00 Sweaterfor 3.50
Other heavy Sweaters, 5.75 and 6.00
Children's Sweaters
$ .75 Sweater for $ .50
1.25 Sweater for ." 1.00
1.50 Sweater for 1.25
2.00 and 2.25 Sweater for ........ 1.75
New Goods
$1.00 Kid Gloves, pair ...85c
New Seamless Hose, pair 25c
New Poplins, yard 25c
Sale Shopping Bags ...23c, 49c, up
59c Table Damask, yard 45c
Pure Linen Towels, sale at 11c, 25c,
38c up.
New Goods
Store full of New Goods
We are preparing for the biggest fall
business we ever had. Many new things
added to our garment department on sec
ond floor where you will find our prices
right for good merchandise. We invite
you to visit our second floor.
Ladies' Serge Dresses 5.98, 6.50 up
New Silk Waists 2.98, 3.25 up
New Lace Waists 3.75, 3.98 up
New Silk Dresses 7.50, 10.00
Ladies' new Coats, 6.50, 7.50, 10.00 up
Misses' Coats 6.50, 7.50 up
Sale of Blankets
and Outing Flannels
Fortunate again for our customers, the
Boston Dry Goods company. Boston's
largest wholesale house, is going-out of
business. We made a purchase of 500
pairs of Blankets and put them on sale at
once, for cash at a saving of 20 to 25 per cent.
SALE OF OUTING FLANNELS 2, 000 yards
best 10c Outing Flannel on sale at once
until sold at 8c yard.
Mmwoji Siore
Unless You Save
j systematically, your chances of accumu
lating property are sngiit. fcnaowmeiiM
not only make savings systematic but
compulsory. National Life Insurant
Co., of Vt. (Mutual.) S. S. Ballard,
general agent, Montpelier, Vt.
One hundred and fifty new rugs and
art squares just received at Hales, 118
North M;in street.
BASE BALL
Championship games, Sat. Sept. 14
at
INTER-CITY PARK
attend.
The annual Masonic corn
roast will he held at the A.
J. Ritchie place on Beckley
hill on Friday evening, Sept.
13. All Master Masons in
good standing are invited to
Hub Rubbers
Wtar
next
winter
Hardwick
vs
Italian A. C.
Come out, fans, and see the
deciding game for the cham
pionship of the state
Remember at Intercity Park at 3 P. M.
ADMISSION
25c
SALOME
Saves Time and Labor.
It does the washing with- ,
out breaking your back
over the wash board.
SALOME will give you
as good a wash as you
ever hung out to dry; it
will not injure the finest
fabric. It only costs
Ten Cents
at "Davis' Drug Store."
Free samples Saturday for
next Monday's washing.
Try It.
B. F. DAVIS "The Druggisf,"
262 North Main Street Barre, Vermont
"The Solid Comfort of Your Home"
will be improved about 100 per cent if you choose your
furniture from our present stock. For the sleeping
room we have Princess Dressers in Circassian, walnut,
mahogany, birch and oak, with chiffonier to match,
from $16.50 to $30.00 each. Chamber Suites in all
woods, $24.00 to $75.00. Agents for the famous
"Ideal" Springs, also for the "Thermo" Silk Floss
Mattress "the best made "
LET VS SHOW YOU
A. W. BADGER & CO.,
Furnishing Undertakers and Embalmers
Telephass 447-U
THE BEST Or AMBULANCE SERVICE
Morac Block
I
NOTICE
I Tenement Owners! I
J The one-half-price Wall Paper Sale is now on.
We buv our Wall Paper in five hundred dollar
lots. Therefore we can give you bottom prices.
! M. J. WHITCOMB, East Barre, Vt.
1 . t
t Saturday Sale, Sept. 14
I z
I FIRST QUALITY :
! GALVANIZED WASH I
TUBS I
BAY STATE
LIQUID PAINTi!
LOOKS WELL
WEARS WELL
SELLS WELL
Try some of it on that house.
FOR SALE BY
ALICE V. BECKLEY,
Buooeseorto G. A. Wilkinson
W. E. Tl. 8 l-ll 48 Worth Mala street
58c each
One to a customer. Sale begins 1 p. m.
:
REYNOLDS & SON,
HARDWARE, QUARRY AND MILL SUPPLIES, BARRE, VT.