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THE BARRE DAILY TIMES, BARRE, VT., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1911.
BARRE DAILY TIMES
WEDNESDAY, JUKE 3, 1914.
Entered at the Postofflce at liarre as Second
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Published Every Week-dar Afternoon
FRANK K. LANCLEY. PobUsher
Cut the "thread trust."
Siegel and Vogel get a change of venue
, but their spots remain yet.
Now that they permit fishing in the
1 Charles river, "shore dinners" ought to
be cheaper in Boston's catinghouses.
Kansas is crying loudly for farm help;
' and Vermont joins in more or less loudly
in the call. There is no need to go to
Kansas for work.
Burlington, Bennington, Barre and
Brattleboro led the state in amount of
life insurance paid during the year 1913.
The busy B's again! Also a busy Grim
.Reaper!
being held a( Kiugara Falls, the proceed
ings should be halted long enough to
permit him to send his representatives.
The present discord has been a long time
in brewing in Mexico and there is no
need of great hurry at the present time
in closing up tiie negotiations.
Included in recent donations and be
quests to the Northficld, Mass., schools
is the sum of $40,000 from the late Mrs.
.Julia Billings of Woodstock, this state,
thus adding another to the long list of
benevolences in behalf of education which
the Billings family of Vermont has
made. The cause of education has been
enabled to advance very materially dur
ing the last half century through the
generous contributions by various mem
bers of the family.
Let it be recorded that one person who
pulled a false alarm for fire has been
caught and punished. It was in West
field, Mass., and the punishment was a
fine of $100. None too severe, wo should
say.
It is remarkable how quickly the world
is recovering from the shock of the wa
ter disaster of last Friday. Loss of sev
eral hundred lives, more or legs, seems
to make no lasting impression on the
world, which is thoroughly hardened to
such sensations.
The wonder is whether New York
county is ready to spare Charles S. Whit
roan from the roost important work of
rounding up the crooks and criminals in
hia present bailiwick. If New York
county iB sufficiently cleaned up, then
Whitcomb can be sent to the governor's
chair with good grace.
The esteemed New York Sun begs that
: the judgment of the public be held in
abeyance until both sides of the St. Law
rence river disaster have been heard be
fore the proper tribunal and in the next
breath it goes on to repeat some of the
most damning statements against the
captain of the collier Storstad. The con
temporary might have begun at home
: to follow its own advice.
x HOTELS IN VERMONT'S LAKE
COUNTY.
Another private residence in the lake
county of (irand Isle is to be turned
into a hotel. This splendid region of
Vermont' is coming into its own appar
ently. Some day the shores of the is
lands will bo dotted with large hostelries
and the buildings will be filled through
each summer month because Grand Isle
is easily accessible from the large cities
of the north, west and south and because
the attractions of the region are particu
larly appealing. We confidently believe
there is a great future for the upper re
gion of Lake Champlain and that It is
sure to come just as soon as a sufficient
number of good hotels shall liave been
constructed to care for the great many
people who desire to spend their sum
mers where the combination of a large
body of water and mountain views is re
markable. The place combines, too, al
most All tlio other natural attractions of
a satisfactory summer resort; and to it
can be added many of those artificial at
tractions which go to make a summer's
stay enjoyable. In spite of those advan
tnges, the growth of the hotels has been
remarkably Blow, due perhaps to the lack
of desirable publicity.
It would be better to have Carranza
inBlde, rather than outside, the control
of the mediation in Mexico ss much
fbetter as a whole job is better than half
,a job. If Carranaa is not included in
the negotiations for peace in Mexico,
there will still remain an important and
difficult work before the complete paci
fication of the troubled country is at
tained. Therefore, if Carranza in good
faith desires to enter the conference now
Automobile
We are at your service. To
rent by the day or hour at
reasonable rates, a good, new,
easy car, with a steady, care
ful driver. Please leave or
ders at Cutler Bros, or at
Cutler's Garage
THE ABILITY TO SWIM.
The ability to swim saved at least
one little girl in the recent catastrophe
when two large vessels collided during a
fog; and most likely a similar ability
helped to save scores more of the passen
gers and crew of the ill fated Empress
of Ireland, who were able to keep afloat
thereby until the rescuing boats arrived.
rossiblv not more than one person in a
hundred, perhaps a thousand, will ever
be placed in a like position where the
knowledge of how to swim will be effi
cacious in warding off death but in the
comparatively few instances where the
ability is brought to bear the results
more than warrant the efforts made to
acquire the ability. In this instances,
the little girl who was saved paddled
about the scene of the disaster until
she was picked up, not minding the ex
perience much except for the exposure to
the cold water and, later, telling her
story in a collected manner and being
one of tho least perturbed of all those
who were rescued. The girl was taught
to swim at the Canadian school college,
she called it where she was a pupil,
that art apparently being one of the fea
ture courses of the curriculum. And a
good course it is, too. The sense of
knowing what to do when thrust into
deep water is one of the most valuable
acquirements that can be gained by any
one; and in many places its value is rec
ognized to the extent that ability to
swim is becoming compulsory among
boys and girl. The experience of the
passengers and crew of the Empress of
Ireland is likely to accentuate the de
mand, as it should.
For the great out
doors, every detail in
men's dress that adds
to the zest of the game.
Special coats, $1 to
$4.
Special trousers, $2
to $5.
Special hats and caps.
Special silk and out
ing shirts with all the
newest kinks.
Neckwear, handker
chiefs, hose, athletic un
derwear, belts all
ready for you to put on.
Today, two-piece suits
attractive in color, fab
ric and price, $10, $15,
and $20.
Wt Clean, Press and Repair Clothing
F. H. Rogers & Co.
TALK OF TIIE TOWN
New white hats for ladies at Abbott's.
Spray your trees and garden with py-
rox. lor sale at the Jvempton mm.
Tinker's orchestra, Howland hall, to
night, dune 3. Concert at 8. Dancing
until 12:30.
John McLean, a 1910 graduate of God
dard seminary, who has been making an
extended stay in Michigan and Florida
arrived m the city yesterday.
The Ida Bead W. C. T. U. will meet at
the home of Mr. Fred Beckley Thurs
day afternoon at 2:30 o clock. Mrs.
Pearsons, state president of the W. C.
T. I'., will be present. All members are
earnestly requested to como and bring
their friends.
M0RET0WN.
Mrs. L. B. Havlett and Miss Florence
Haylett were in Montpelier Tuesday, as
were Mr. and Mrs. Fred ishontell on
Thursday.
Mrs. C. F. Eddy of Stowc vas a guest
. T' 1 1 U ..... I .... . . 1.
Mrs. G, H. Weeper, who suffered a se
vere attack of asthma Ia.it week, is slow
ly convalescing.
W. M. Brvaut of the creamery firm of
Bryant 4 Chapman of Hertford, Conn.,
was a business visitor M'.iumv,
The union pre-Memorial exercises held
at town hall Friday afternoon were
largely attended and mueli enjoyed.
Mr. and .Mrs. csley i.nurcii ot Jones
ville were visitors at E. J. Morse's on
Sunday.
Kev. and Mrs. A. A. Mum'igo ana chil
dren, Elizabeth and Melvin, left Mon
day for a several days' stay with rela
tives in South Burlington.
Mr. and Mrs. Karl rorsell and children
of Montpelier are visiting at R. C. Atkins.
Miss Jennie Foley of Northfield recent
ly visited her sister, Mrs. 1. F. Nerney.
Carlvle and Angle Child ot waterbury
were visitors at M. R. Child's, Sunday.
Mrs. L. E. Dodge and daughter, Irene,
of Montpelier, Mrs. James R. Mackay
and daughter, Elizabeth, of Barre. were
week end visitors at H. C Atkins .
Eugene Nernev. with a partv of
friends from Graniteville, was in town
Sundav.
The first band concert of the season
was civen Monday evening and was thor
oughly enjoyed. The local band was
assisted by Karl Forsell of Montpelier
and H. W. Belden and C. H. Newcomb
of Waitsfield.
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These shades offer you absolute seclusion on your own porch and
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with the NO-WHIP ATTACHMENT, which prevents flapping in the
wind.
They are made in a variety of colois and sizes, suitable for all kinds
of porches. They may be left down at nitrht or upon leaving the porch,
as they are held firmly by the NO-WHIP ATTACHMENT.
Come in to-day and see nur display, or a telephone call will bring
the "Aerolux" man, who will show you color samples, and then, if you
wish, take the measurements of your porch.
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White Shoes, Nubuck
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Tennis Shoes, High
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Rubber-Soled Oxfords
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Elk Sole Tlay Shoes
and Sandals for the chil
dren. Mary Janes and Two
Strap Slippers for misses
and children in Gun Met
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In fact, we can supply
you with almost any
thing you want in the
shoe line.
Come in and be con
vinced. Rogers'
Walk -Over Boot
Shop
170 No. Main St.,
Barre, Vt.
TALK OF THE TOWN
The ladies' guild of the Church of the
Good Shepherd will meet at the church
Thursday evening at 7:30. It is re
quested that all the ladies connected
with the church try to be present.
Mrs. O. G. Stickney and daughter, Miss
Marion F. Stickney, left this morning
for Windsor, where they are to attend a
convention of missionary workers. To
morrow they will go to Rutland to at
tend a second convention, proceeding lat
er to Springfield to pass the week end
with friends.
Frank C. Turner, the express man, is
nursing a badly swollen eye which mani
fested itself this morning soon after a
plank on which he was moving struck
him in the face. The blow was so heavy
that for a few moments the express man
was unconscious. The member was
treated in a nearby drug store.
Among the passengers , who disem
barked from the Allan line steamship
Grampian, which docked at Montreal on
Monday afternoon, were Mrs. Robert
Mutch and family and Mrs. Annie Greig,
who sailed from Glasgow May 23. Mrs.
Mutch and Mrs. Greig arrived in Barre
yesterday, after having passed the win
ter at their former home in Aberdeen,
Scotland.
Barre's sporting men were well repre
sented on Mount Mansfield to-day when
tne Mount JVlansheld club held its annual
business meeting and tish dinner. Among
those who made the trip by automobile
this forenoon were: V. E. Ayers, A. P.
Abbott, James Mackar, D. M. Miles, Dr.
J. W. Stewart, James Higgins, Homer
C. Ladd, E. O. Kent. S Hollister Jackson,
N. D. Phelps and W. G. Reynolds.
A very exciting baseball game was
played last evening at the inU bank
park between the Barre Bloomers and
the Superior Cubs, which resulted in
victory for the girls by the score of
10 to ii. The batteries for the girls were
Warnitta Vcale, Lily Beattic, Marguer
ite Scott, Cecelia Mortimer and Mary
Birnie. Chuck llalsall and Jock Angus
were in the points for the Cubs. The
feature of the game was the home run
made by Lily Beattie with three girls on
bases.
A large number of local Presbyterians
will go this evening to Graniteville to
attend the installation of Kev. ired Me
Neil as the new pastor of the Granite
ville Presbyterian church. Although Rev,
Mr. McNeil has been acting pastor of the
church for several months, the institu
tional services have been delayed until
now. Rev. Duncan Sulmond will preside
as moderator and it is probable that a
representative of the presbytery will
preach the sermon. One of the interest'
ing -features in connection with the serv
ices will be the burning of the mortgage
which the church people have been labor
ing to cancel for some little time, The
local delegation plans to meet at the
(Aimer building m the early evening
The return to Barre will be made imme
diately after the services. '
HARDWICK.
.Some
Breachesof Promise
By M. QUAD
Copyright, 1914. by Associated Lit
erary Press.
ummer
Garments
Mrs. J. E. Sullivan is slightly better.
Mrs. William Land and children of
Montreal were at J. E. Sullivan s the
last of the week.
The funeral of Melvin Austin of Bev
erly, Mass. , was held at the Con
trrecational church here Monday morn
ing. He was employed in town before
going to Beverly and had many friends
here.
Bernard Johnson spent the week-end
at his home in ( rattsbury.
Miss Nellie Murray has gone to tne
Fanny Allen hospital for training.
A party of eight young people spent
Memorial dav and Sunday at Lake
Greenwood.
C. O. Morse took a party consisting of
Edward, Thomas and Renfrew Gallagher
to Burlington Sunday.
Msr. Marv Gnrvev and Mrs. James Ben
nett of Barre are at J. E. Sullivan's.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Howieson visited
her parents in Rochester, N. II., last
week.
Mrs. P. A. Wakefield is improving.
William Somers caught a two-pound
trout in the 'Lamoille river, near Wol-
cott street, Monday. James Smith and
William Eraser each caught one trout,
weighing one and one-half pounds.
Walter Respoli and family have gone
to Salt Lake Citv.
The families of J. E. Mitchell, C. M.
Leach, J. (). Laioie and C. T. Pierce were
at Caspian hike Sunday.
CULTIVATING THE CULTIVATOR
HABIT
JOHN ASHLEY
There is no agricultural implement of
greater usefulness than the cultivator
and vet, perhaps, none whose value is
less fully appreciated. 10 the unobserv
ing eye the thought of cultivating a crop
after each rain seems an absurdity, but
a little investigation shows the doubting
Thomases the convincing need ot such a
thing.
In the spring, when the rainfall is
plentiful, the soil near the surface is
filled with sufiicicnt moisture for the
growing crops, but as soon as a dry time
comes the sun absorbs all the moisture
n the urper strata of sfcil and plants'
roots have to go farther down in search
of water. Nature, however, being re
sourceful, has so ordered things that
there is a capillary action going on all
the time in the soil." To illustrate: When
it rains the water soaks down into, the
soil until it reaches what is commonly
known as the water table, where it is
stored for future use, and when the dry
weather comes the sun causes an evap
oration to take place near the surface.
which draws up stored water tnrougn
little tubes formed in the soil, analagous
to the way in which the scalp supplies
food to the hair through little tubes,
which may be seen with a powerful
magnifying glass. This process in the
ground is known as capillary attraction.
Conserving the Moisture
Now, if the surface of the soil is not
constantly stirred, so as to break the
apillarv tubes, all the moisture escapes,
in consequence of which the crops suffer,
which is one of the important reasons
why crops should be cultivated after
every rainfall and during dry weather.
Another reason for frequent cultivation
s the destruction ot weeds. 1 hese pests
are voracious eaters and "hard drink
ers, the loss of water on account ot
them being more serious even than the
oss of plant food. The rule, both in the
garden and with the field crops, should
be a frequent Bhallow cultivation, there
are many instances on record where the
yield of crops has been increased nearly
0 per cent, by the thorough and con
stant use of the cultivator. 1
There are many makes of cultivators, ;
some built especially for certain crops.
ike the two-row corn cultivator or the
beet cultivator, etc: then there is the
one-horse "all round"' cultivator.
The better ones have, besides the reg
ular set of cultivator teeth, extra imple
ments, such as small plows, hoes and
hillers that go with them, thereby great-'
ly enhancing their value and usefulness.
Copyright. 1914. by Mors International
Agencjr. Ail right reserved J
Hiram Spooner was tbe homeliest
baby ever born In the state of Obto.
When Hiram was ten years old be
was the homeliest boy In any two
states In this Union. At twenty-one
be bad tbe face of a baboon.
One day, after looking at biro a loos
time, his father said to him:
"Hiram, what Jn thunder is going to
become of you anyhow V
"I'm thinking It oyer." was the reply.
After thinking things over for awhile
and baring a very serious talk with a
fruit tree agent Hiram announced one
Monday morning that he had mapped
out a career for himself, and half an
hour later he drove away from tbe
farm with a hired horse and buggy.
Within a radius of ten miles were
twenty-three widows. Fifteen bad
been made such on one and the same
day by the falling of a highway bridge.
Not one of the women was poor, while
some bad bank accounts. All bad
seen Hiram Spooner several times
over. Hiram bad prepared a list, and
he began bis calls according to card
system. As he drove up to a house he
wriggled out of his buggy and wrig
gled along to tbe door, and when it
was opened to him and be was invited
in be began:
"Widow Blank, I am trying to do
something to make a living. Hid you
know that you can grow two crops of
the Oklahoma cucumber?"
"No. I never heard of it"
"I sent and got some of tbe seeds,
nere they are. I shall charge you but
little more than for tbe ordinary seeds,
and you can have two crops in place
of one."
"Well, I will buy them to help you
along."
'That is kind of you. I need money,
bnt there are times when I fairly long
for a word of sympathy."
"I know you must, and for years I
have wanted to tell you how Tery, very
sorry I was and am. There is no one
in the world I pity as I do you. If
you have anything else to sell bring It
here."
Hiram had tears in bis eyes as he
left the house, but before climbing
Into his buggy he took out his mem
orandum book and made some entries
under the proper date.
It took over thirty days for him to
get around to the last widow, but he
finished his business in good shape.
Half a dozen times his father bad de
manded: "Bee here, boy, what kind of a game
are you up to with the widows?"
"I'm picking out tbe best of the lot
to propose to," was always the reply.
Boon as the last widow bad bought
some Oklahoma cucumber seeds to help
Hiram Spooner along with his laudable
ambitions and to raise a double crop
of cucumber pickles the first one call
ed on received a note from Hiram.
It stated that bis heart had been deep
ly touched by her kind words and, be
ing sure in his own mind that it was
a case of love at first eight with both
of them, he had decided to accept her
generous offer and hoped that it would
be no sacrifice on ber part At what
date should tbe wedding take place?
Was tbe betrothal to be announced
nt once or later on? What minister
did she prefer? How many and what
guests should be Invited?
The widow read the note over tbe
first time with wonder. The second
time she was amazed, and the third
she gasped out:
"Why, what can the crazy donkey
mean?"
The widow sat down and wrote a
note repudiating everything, even to
the Oklahoma cucumber seeds. These
seeds bad been fed to tbe chickens just
before the note was written.
Hiram came back with a written
statement that she had deceived him
and crushed his young and crippled
heart She had led blm to believe that
she loved him, and in return he bad
given ber all bis affections. To be
thrown down now would be a blow
that he could never get over. No mon
ey could ever heal his feelings, but she
must requite mm to an extent as a
moral lesson to ber not to fool with
the hearts of the male sex.
,The negotiations consumed two
weeks, and the widow paid over to
Hiram $300 rather than go into court
His little game was worked on every
single one of tbe widows. From some
he got as much as $300 and from oth
ers only a single hundred.
Not until the very last did Hiram's
father understand what he had been
up to, and then he Indignantly ex
claimed:
"I orter to turn you outdoors or set
the law on you."
"But you won't It has long pained
me to see you working away on this
stony old farm and not coming out $25
a year ahead of tbe game."
"And I've had a useless son to sup
port!" growled the father.
"But useless no longer. I hereby of
fer you $1,600 for the old farm, and
you can be my hired man at $30 a
month and board for the next ten
years.
But even the homeliest man in the
country may not hold his luck. An old
maid whom Hiram had bowed to and
smiled at as be drove around tbe coun
try brought a breach of promise suit
against him and tost away from him
every cent he bad exterted from the
widows.
The darned bump!" exclaimed the
father. "Didn't he know that every
rule ever made is bound to work both
ways sometimes and throw a feller
over the fence!"
TIIE MONTH OF JUNE IS A BUSY MONTH
FOR SUMMER GARMENTS. Come here for your
Summer Dress, Skirt or Coat and pretty Silk Waists,
Silk Hosiery.
New things come to us nearly every day.
Separate White Skirts
Just opened the new White Outing Skirts, the finest
Tailored Skirts in the trade; made of New Cloth, Rat
ine, Stripe Crepe, Corduroy and Rep. Prices, only
$1.00, $1.25, $1.50, $1.75, $1.98, $2.25, $2.75 up.
Sale of Waists
White and Colored Silk Waists at. . .$1.25 and $1.39
WASH SILK WAISTS
Wash Silk Waists .....$1.98
Wash Silk Waists 2.23
Wash Silk Waists 2.50
WHITE WAISTS
$1.25 value at 98c
$1.50 extra value at . . .$1.19
Colored Voile Waist at. 1.25
SILK GLOVES
Long Silk Gloves, special 75c
Fownes' Gloves, at 89c, $1.00
SEPARATE SKIRTS
Serge Skirts at $2.25 up
Special Skirt at $1.98
Silk Petticoats at $1.98, $2.25
White Petticoats at 79c, $1.00
Ladies' White and Colored Dresses
72 Embroidered Colored Dresses for misses and
ladies, to sell this week , $1.25
Special $2.00 Crepe Dress for $1.25
Black and White Lace-Trimmed Dress ........ 1.25
Other Dresses at ....$2.98, $3.98, $4.75, $5.75
Ladies' White Dresses at $2.50, $2.98, $3.98 up
Misses' White Dresses ....$1.50, $1.98, $2.25
White Dresses up to 14 years $1.50, $1.98 up
Corset Values on Second Floor
Underwear Bargains on Second floor
Ladies' Coats All Marked Down
See the Coats on sale now, all bought under
price, now. . .$5.00, $6.98, $7.50, $7.98, $9.00, $10.00
Raincoats at $1.98, $3.98, $4.98
The Best Make Kimonos, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50, $1.98 up
Summer Underwear One of the best makes and
best values in this country at 25c; in all sizes, also
extra sizes. Ask to see them.
Ladies' and Children's Vests 10c, 12 l2c, 15c
Come to this store for the new things in Belts,
Neckwear, Beads, Ribbons, etc.
1$Wfhan Store
I CURRENT COMMENT (
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One of Waterbury'a Attractions.
Waterbury is one of the towns in the
state that have intelligent, conscientious
me conducting the garage business.
They do not believe in fleecing the tour
ing public ana have hxed tne price or
gasoline at 16 cents. This is a good
place to supply the car with feed; also
the occupants of the machine. Call oft
en. Waterbury Record.
WEBSTERVILLE.
St. John the Jlaptist Episcopal church
There will be a parish meeting this
evening at 7:30 in the vestry of the
church. All connected with the church
ere requested to be present, as business
of importance is to be diwussed.
Which Is Worse?
A man who drove a team for a Bur
lington coal dealer embezzled ten dollars
from his employer and was sent to
state's prison but week for a term of
two to three years. He will bear the
stamp of a convict for the rest of his
life.
We heard the other day of a man who
occupied a high place in the community
who borrowed a hundred dollars or
another man a week before going into
bankruptcy. Hi estate may pay five
cents on the dollar. Hy going through
bankruptcy he is whitewashed financial
ly and may continue to do business
without losing his standing in the com
munity. Wbich is worse Vergennes Enterprise.
Tinker's orchestra. Howland hall, to
la Prouty Out of It?
The rrouty movement, which does not
seem to have been making much head
way lately, will not be helped by the
report which comes from the Progres
sive conference at Brattleboro. Accord
ing to this report, a letter was read at
the conference from Mr. Prouty in which
he said that he did not desire the in
dorsement of his candidacy by any party.
This is rather disconcerting to the sup
porters of the Newport man, whether
Progressives, Republicans or non-partisans,
and naturally would cause them
to ask where they are st.
In the meantime, the Dillingham move
ment is gaining strength. The senator
has always been a popular man. The
resentment which was felt over his vote
on the Lorimer case is lessening, as men
come to believe that his course was dic
tated by no 'other considerations than an
absolute belief that on the evidence the
Illinois man oupht not to be unseated.
On the theory that long sen-ice in Con
gress makes a man better fitted to deal
with legislation. -Mr. uuiingliam is en
titled to re-election. .
A curious thing in connection with
the Prouty letter to the Progressives
was the little interest shown in it by
the Progressive leaders. Dr. Jackson,
chairman of the state committee, said
there was "nothing to the letter." Judge
Gibson was "unable to remember its ex
act language," but "his impression was,"
ete. J. C. Jones of Rutland, Bull Moose
loader in the Marble city, said "it was
not regarded as especially important."
C. H. Thompson was more definite. He
told the Montpelier Argus that "the im
portant announcement at the meeting
was that Mr. rrouty. in a letter writ
ten to Dr. H. Kelson Jackson, stated
his political affiliations with the Republi
can party."
This leaves the Progressives without
a candidate, with the Democrats yet to
be heard from. Will they unite on
Fletcher t Vergennes Enterprise.
A water service is essential to urban
communities for the preservation of
health, for personal comfort and enjoy
ment, and for the protection of property
against fire. To serve all these purposes
it must be continuously abundant and
under the requisite pressure. Waste is
a foe to these vital conditions and the
water meter is the corrective agent that
renders cities immune.
Every city should own its water plant
and it should sell water to consumers
by measure. It should sell at actual
cost, or even at less, and it should
establish a minimum yearly, semi-annual
or quarterly charge for each connection.
The greatest problem that confronts
the management of the watpr depart
ments of municipalities to-day is the ob
taining of a sufficient quantity of whole
some water to meet the demand. While
the ablest engineering skill is secured
to devise plans whereby the best results
can be obtained for the least expendi
ture in securing such a supply, yet it
has come to a point where millions of
dollars are being expended to accomplish
this and at a cost, let it be what it may.
In fact as between the cost and a potable
supply, the cost has gotten to be a sec
ondary consideration. The inhabitants
of our cities expect and will demand
sufficient water for their wants and in
as high a state of purity as is possible
to be had. If the supply from one sou res
should fail, fall short or be contaminat
ed, another must be secured regardless
of the expense. A city's very existence
depends upon its water supply; no de
partment of any city has the responsibil
ity resting upon it as has that in charge
of its water. Those not directly con
nected with or concerned in the manage
ment of water departments or companies
cannot imagine the vigilance and atten
tion necessary to maintain a proper sup
ply to keep pace with the rapid growth
of our larger cities. It is then of the
utmost importance to husband the wa
ter by preventing waste. Water unnec
essarily let run is wilful waste. Where
there is no curb or restriction on a serv
ice, one fixture out of order, or one waste
ful consumer, may let enough water flow
to waste to supply 10 families. In ray
experience in water-works management
I have found no basis on which an esti
mate can be made as to how much wa
ter a consumer uses, that would do jus
tice to the department or the consumer.
The. only course open, then, is the water
meter to which no possible objection can
be offered. Water and Gas Review.
EAST BARRE.
Regular meeting of Wu
chosen tribe, No. 10, Thurs
day evening at 7 o'clock.
Work, warriors' degree.
night, June 3.
until 12:30.
Concert at 8. Dancing that he would not be a candidate for
the. United States Senate and reaffirmed iug, IonteUerA.Yk
"Procrastination Is the
thief of time." "Collar him," added Mr.
Mieawhcr. Insurable to-day, uninsurable
to-morrow, is the old storv. National
Life Ins. Co., of Vt. (Mutual.! S. S.
Ballard, general agent, Lawrence build-