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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-25
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The first steel manufacturer in the
United States was Cornelius Anterior
Born in Cambridge, Mass, in 1876, he
went into the iron business early and
made his first successful experiments
N the manufacture Of steel in 1863.
lie died at South Bainbridge, N. Y.
now Alton, in 1903.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-25
PlANO-TUNING.

cHAs. W. RYDER, formerly with the Chick.
ering Piano Go. Of Boston, will be at Barre every
three months. Send your order to 1853 South
Union ST.. Burlington. Mail orders given prompt
attention. All work guaranteed. The highest
recommendations Of any Tuner in the state. |
have complete ontfit Of modern instruments and
know how to use them. positively guarantee
the result Of my work. respectfully,
CHAS. w. RYDER.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-25

Are you about to build? II So see that
your builders contract has clause pro-
yidlng that the structure shall be erected
~ union labor which viii insure you Of
good work and job completed without
delay Per order Union ASH, Carpenters
ana Joiners Of America. S. r. Doly, Sec.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-25
The BARRE DRILYTIMES
TUESDAY. AUGUST IS. 1908.
MoNEY.LARnr - - -.

MVNHt LAhUE Or SMALL SUMS.
eau be distributed Ia a manner free from
care Or trouble or legacy tax, and advant.
ages secured By the purchase Of annuities
nnattainable 10 any other way. Trust
Iertiheates, Perpetual Payments, Com
Dlnatlons Of Insurance and Annuity. saith
year, doing business in IS States.
The National Life Insurance COMPANY
q Vermont (Mutuall ORGANIZED III
1850. 5. 5. Ballard, General Agent, N. b.
Ballard Local Agent, Rooms 2 and 81
Miles Block, Barre, Vt.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-01
HOW WESTERN HERO DIED

when the flood was beginning to sub
side the boat started for the south
shore without load and without bal.
last. Mr.. Grafstrom and the boat
struck an especially strong swirl ot
water. and, roughly put together as II
was, 1t could not be controlled for .
moment. In that moment 1t struck
submerged tree and was upset.
Six of the seven men In 1t escaped
by catching tree tops. Mr.. Grafstrom
was a powerful swimmer and under
natural conditions would easily have
escaped. But he had been WORKING
night and day for nearly a week ana
was exhausted. Whether his strength
was spent or whether some part OF the
boat struck him as it overturned WIZ
never be known. but he was drowned.
Practically his end was the result
of devoting his great mechanical skin
and his own strength to saving the
lives of imperiled fellow citizens. He
had had a distinguished career In rail-
roading and had made name for him
self in the West. One Of his brothers
is a commander in the Swedish navy.
Another is an officer of the Swedish
government railroad.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-01

How old must q young man be, and
how big must he be for his age, be-
fore q young woman is justified In
taking his lovemaking, and particu-
larly his proposal Of marriage, serl.
ously?
A good deal depends, of course,
upon the young woman, but II the
young woman Is dependent upon her
self, as happens to be the case in the
Strong-Noake breach Of promise suit,
then considerable latitude must be
allowed her personal and private
judgment, we suppose.
Her attorney lays down the general
proposition that. IL young man IL
old enough to vote and "as big as
house." he ought to know what he Is
doing when he makes love to a young
woman, and he ought to know what 1t
means when he promises to marry
her.
This, however, is from the view
point Of one who Is presumably and
properly, because professionally, bias
ed In the young woman's favor. From
the viewpoint Of the defendants
father, on the other hand, the young
man who is barely old enough to vote
is only boy, and he should not be
held accountable for an act which,
to the parental mind, is simply q
youthful indiscretion.
There is a widespread popular In.
terest in this matter, however, aside
from its merits. Young men are in
terested in it, because they are anx-
ious to learn how old they must be
before they can be held accountable
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-01
THE AGE OF DISCRETION

for the love.making they do, and the
matrimonial promises they give.
Young women are interested In It,
because It concerns them greatly to
know how old young man must DO,
and how big he must be, before they
are justified in believing his profess
sions Of affection and in accepting his
pledge of marriage.
Parents Of young men are interest
ed In 1t because 1t is Of the greatest
Importance to them. especially II
they happen to be wealthy. to learn
how old and how big their sons must
be before they can be trusted to 60
into the wide world where their af-
fections are likely to be ensnared.
Next to the marriage contract
itself, the most sacred contract that
can be made between man and wom-
an is the promise of marriage, and
from time immemorial courts and
juries have so regarded It. and have
so decided 1t In breach Of promise
lawsuits, especially II the evidence
for the woman has been in the form
Of letters.
Courts and juries are proverbially
sensitive to the influence Of love let
ters. They may be inclined to side
with the man up to the moment the
letters are produced, but II the let
ters are OF the kind that the Judge
and the Jurors remember having writ
ten in the days when their tender
emotions held full sway, the chances
for the young man, no matter how old
a young man he may be, or how big
or how little, are very slender.-Chi'
10 on Inter.Ocean
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-01
Cuba Rid Of DANGEROUS Band.

Havana-The efforts CT quartet OF
wild characters to cause an uprising
in the vicinity of Bayanno. province of
Santiago, have ended in the capture
of their leader and the killing of the
other three men. For weeks the four
men had been attracting considerable
attention in that vicinity, endeavoring
to excite the people to treason and VIC
lence on the ground that the revolu-
tionary forces had not been and were
not likely to be paid. The party was
overtaken by a detachment Of the ru-
raj guard, and the leader and the
horses of the agitators were captured
after some shooting on both sides. The
other three were then pursued and
killed. Several shots were fired at the
guards, but no one was hit. The facts
in the case were telegraphed to the
secretary of the interior, zero, who
said that this effectually ends the only
semblance of an uprising in Cuba. Two
OF the culprits were former convicts
One had belonged to the revolutionary
army.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-01

When the Kansas river swept over
Topeka 1t was mentioned in the tele-
graph dispatches that Edward Graf
strom, chief mechanical engineer OF
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
railroad, and one of the best-known
engineers in the West, was one of the
victims. How he lost his life, after
being instrumental in saving hundreds
of others. is now being told by his as
sistants in the railway journals that
his colleagues in the craft may know
how he sacrificed himself for his fel-
low sufferers.
Thousands of persons were impris-
oned in the upper stories OF houses,
On roofs, in trees and in other places
In North Topeka when the flood ap-
preached its worst. Only few skins
were at hand to rescue them and these
were entirely inadequate for the work.
Somehow Mr.. Grafstrom hastily put
together in the Santa Fe shops
roughly constructed side-wheel steam
er. It did great work in carrying pro-
visions, ropes and other necessaries
about the flood district and brought in
hundreds of survivors.
On the last return trip on the night
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-01

A brief note in a Russell paper
states that Judge "Jim" Reeder. Of the
District court, has informed the mem
bers of the local bar that they will no
longer be allowed to appear in court
in their shirt sleeves, according to the
Kansas City Journal. Probably Judge
Reeder is not to blame for this. He
seems to be simply the helpless instru-
ment of that effete civilization of the
East which is overwhelming the primi-
tive democracy Of the boundless prai-
ries. But nevertheless this order will
sorely try the souls Of a few remain
ing members of the ancient Western
bar who did not consider themselves
equipped for business until coat was
of suspenders down and shirt thrown
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-01
NEWSY CLEANlNCS.

The Chicago directory now has a
population of 2,231 900.
American artists in Paris are fitting
for the summer to Italy and Holland.
The first congress of German chin.
ney-sweeps meets in Berlin in the au-
tumn.
Boston hospitals are preparing to use
radium as a care for cancer and tuber-
culosis.
Several Portuguese officers have been
arrested for plotting against King
Charles.
Rear-Admiral CottOn's squadron will
take part in the winter maneuvres in
the Caribbean.
There was record breaking attend
ance at the recent Enworth League
Convention in Detroit Mich.
The Hawaiian Legislature with only
Sc, ,O0O, 900 estimated Government re-
ceipts in sight has appropriated $S,0OO,-
600.
In the Philippines there are pub
lished twenty-four papers in Spanish,
pr in native languages, and ten In Eng
lish.
Connecticut has an inspector who
looks after the garbage and sewage
disposal of the summer resorts in the
State. =.
A ten per cent increase in the next
freshman class at Yale University Is
Indicated by returns from the entrance
examinations.
The expedition, headed by Mr.. Nc
Nllan, of st. Louis, to explore the Blue
Mes course, lost it's boats and was
pmpelled to return to Jibutil.
4 The State of Minnesota has been paid
n ,60g for expenses incurred in aiding
be United States to raise the volunteer
rmy in the war with Spain.
The Mont-na Supreme Court has de-
led that insurance companies oper-
ling in that State are liable for taxes
pom the excess of premiums received
Ner losses and expenses, In the county,
there the agents conduct business.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-01
GOOD OLD CUSTOMS OF
THE WEST IN DISFAVOR

open at the neckband. Coats, indeedl
Time enough has not yet elapsed to
make us forget the picturesque g. Polk
Cline, swho used to come to this self.
same court in overalls. army shirt and
bare feet, often giving slight annoy
ance to his brother attorneys by
working the mud from between his
toes while his extremeties were ele-
vated above the common table. And
neither can we reconcile this pert
order with the fashions Of not SO long
ago, when bluff old Sheriff Lanahan
used to convene court in this short
but emphatic formula:
"Take off yer guns and hats, 70
buns and sports! The honorable
coort Ia now in session."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-01

There is nothing wonderful, perhaps,
b the announcement which comes from
Vienna about the benefit derived by q
cancer patient from treatment with a
talt Of radium. The emanation which
3 believed to have produced this effect
Identical with that emitted by an
E-ray tube, and the latter device has
>een employed repeatedly, with en-.
puraging results, in the last five years,
here the trouble was CD or near the
hrface of the skin. The particular ad.
antase in the case just reported seems
have been that it is more convenient
introduce into the mouth some ade.
uate support for a small quantity of
adium than to put the Rontgen ap-
baratus there. One Of the affected re.
lions was the palate. That location Is
BY no means unusual, and the Austrian
Experiment will doubtless be repeated
Elsewhere ere long. IL it has Lot already
peen duplicated.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-01
Y. 1 WHOLE
trolmmn William Grady of Lowell, AMI
JOhn n McMasters

trolDhn william Irady Of LoWCii, AM
John F. ,McMasters.
Over In the meadow were three deep
indentations in the scft soil, one where
the powder house containing the
dynamite had stood. another 20 feet
beyond, where the three two-horse
wagons had been, and a third, 200 feet
nearer the river. which had been the
location Of the storehouse Of the Du
pont Powder Company.
Across the river and across the rail
road track near the fair grounds,
PatrOlmah William Grady. whose son
had been with the powder handling
party heard the report and felt the
convulsion of the earth. He rang In q
fire alarm from the box within the
city limits and sent the first call for
aid.
Particularly pathetic was the death
of the two Houligan and the two Nc
Dermott boys. They, with another lad,
were swimming In the Concord river,
about 1000 feet from the nearest mag.
azine. All were standins on the bank
just about to enter the water. when
they were killed by concussion. The
bodies of the four were mutilated, one
of them being beheaded. The fifth
boy was standing with his clothes in
his hand, about to dress. He escaped
uninjured by miracle.
Little remained of the six horses
and wagons which had drawn up near
the magazine to remove the powder.
Small pieces of iron and steel that had
been on the trucks were picked up
here and there and a horseshoe was
found firmly imbedded in a beam.
The reduction of the flames was
soon accomplished.
The officials consulted on the scene,
and the three Lowell companies OF
militia we're called out.
A Gordon was thrown about the de.
vastatei district to prevent the
throngs from interfering with the fire.
men, and every road and bridge was
guarded.
Following is a list of the known
dead:
William Galloway, aged 81; Robert
Galloway, aged 4; John F. McMaster
aged 2s; George McDermott, aged 4;
Gilbert McDermott, aged IL; William
McDermott, aged 13; Joseph Oulighan
aged 10 years; Thomas Oulighan, aged
12 years; Mrs. Victiline Perousse, aged
So; Miss Josephine Perousse, aged IA;
Mrs. Margaret Rigg, aged 52 James
Sullivan, aged So; Charles W. Moore
George Flynn, Louis E. Richards, John
Rollo, James l.. Grady, Miss Quinn.
Partial list Of the injured: Calvin
Goodwin, George Brown, c. Albert Ly
brand, Clara Suprana, aged IL; Emile
Galloway, aged 13; Mrs. William Gal
loway, Eddie McDerTnott, Robert
Riggs, aged 10; Ameda Boulanger
aged 20; Edward Carney. aged 60;
Joseph Carney, Mrs. Alba Pelletier
Mrs. Howard Burkett, Clarence II
Burkett, Mrs. Charles Hamel. Napo
leon Hamel, aged ~; George Perousse
Jermiah Mccarthy, John Mccarthy
Albert Brackett, Lavina Goyette, De
lima Gelmsau, Arloson Delcorda, aged
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-01

The steady growth OF Ill health
among members Of the house of COM
mons suggests to London writer the
necessity Tor a change in the present
house and habits of parliapent. Nu-
merous serious cases of illness have
been noted Of late. and the writer in
question says the moral OF 1t all is
that the British empire rs governed
BY tired men"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-01
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

United States Senator and Mrs.
Lodge are making an European trip.
James Mcneil Whistler, 1t Is stated,
had been i'll from an internal complaint
Tor more than q year.
The Rev. Frederick Langham, who
translated the Bible into Fijian recent.
" Just died In England.
Another tour in the United States has
been arranged for Salvini, the actor.
10 take place next spring.
lieutenant General Miles is quoted
IS saying that he thinks large army
bOst should be located near New Or.
leans.
The Infanta Eulalie Of Spain has ac-
tepted the honorary Presidency of the
Universal Alliance of Women for
Peace.
Professor NJ. Z. Cooley, Of Ann Ar
bor, Mich, has been elected dean Of the
engineering school of the Wisconsin
University.
The Sultan of Morocco returned to
resident Roosevelt, 1.-The great, loving
md exalted in his position of splendOr
Ind glory" his acceptance of our st.
Louis Fair exhibition.
A recent Mexican visitor at Wash
bngton declared that President Dlaz
Mill be reelected and will hold the
fens of power until he is physically
lncapa citated. At present Diaz is in
the best of condition to conduct an
Other administration.
Owing to his elevation to the Speak
ership Congressman Cannon expects tO
take Il little more active part In social
doings Of Washington next winter. His
house is presided over by his daughter;
q hyight Wellesley College graduate
1ay fHkopuIar In tie Cd:ssrer-iopsl set,
1t As probable that the third son OF
H. ierman Emperor, Prince Adalbert.
A~fNtE,nf nineteen years, may accom-
fpany Trince Henry, the Emperora
brother. to this country next year. The
Prince VIII not come in any officia
capacity, it is said. Prince Henry viii
travel incognito.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-01

London, says the Earl CT Meath,
now possesses 313 parks and open
spaces. which have cost G2,199.OOo.
This gives a proportion of one acre to
752 of the population, which now mum.
bers rather more than four and a half
millions. Twenty years ago the mum.
ber Of parks was 1O3 and their cost
GS29,650, affording Que acre to 951 Of
the population Of 3.S34,00O.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-01
The Price of Portraits.

A justice of Glogau, Silesia, has set
a precedent for the price of portraits,
A widow was sued by an artist to re
cover 500 due him for a portrait he
had painted of her. Her plea was that
the portrait was not good likeness.
The court ruled that it was quite good
enough for the price, and that anybody
who thought he could get good por.
trait for less than $1,000 deserved to
have his features distorted. The
judge, however, was kind-hearted. He
said the picture made. the lady some
what older than she really was, but
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-01
covernment to Paw DAMAGES,

Washington-The naval board which
investigated the recent collision in
Newport harbor, between the torpedo
boat Wilson and the yacht Clytie. has
reported to the navy department that
the accident was caused by the crowd
ed ccndition of the harbor, and that
the commander o. the torpedo boat
was obliged to choose between ground
ing his vessel or striking the Clytie.
The government will pay the damages.
No further proceedings are recon-
mended.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-01
With Dead Child IN Arms.

Rochester, N. Y.-When a New York
Central train pulled in from the east
one morning recently, woman, poor
ly clad. stepped from car followed
by four small children. In her arms
she carried the dead body Of six
months old infant. The child had died
on the train of cholera infantum. The
woman said her name was Pearson
and that she was en- route from Boston
to join her husband In Chicago. The
child had died between Syracuse and
Rochester.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-01
Quite Likely.

"All lack" said the would be poet.
lis the power of expression. There's
poetry in me. and I mean to bring it
out before | die"
Perhaps" replied the cynic, it'll
kill you before you get it out of your
rstem."-Public Ledger
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-01

1t has now been scientifically deter.
pinned that what a well-fed man pays
For the sustenance and service and
helter that he actually gets with his
oard Is $3.50 a week. What becomes
the balance paid is q sort of John
|oe mystery.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-01

speaking of lucky numbers, they
are the ones with the dollar sign be-
fore them, aren't they?''
well, that depends on whether they
represent what is coming to you or
what you owe."-Chicago Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-01
I0S1ON WHOLESALE MARKETS.

To make the appended quotations of value
market, prefacing the quotations, should be
carefully read. In q market of this character
y is impossible to give prices for every day Of
the week. Noting, however, the general ten
dency Of trade, sufficiently accurate quota
tions will be given on which dealers can safely
bpse their transactions.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-01

that, If she had lived long enough she
would have such a good portrait that
she might congratulate herself on hay
ing found a bargain.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-01
Suicides Among English Doc tors.

A large increase has been reported
in suicide among English doctors. The
reason is not far to seek. 1t has re-
Gently been shown that doctor who
might calculate on an income of over
$4,000 few years ago can count to-
day, in corresponding circumstances,
on only something over $1,000. The
simple causes of this are two: First
and most important, the increased
health of the country at large. and the
diminishing death rate. The medical
profession. as matter Of fact, is work.
ing in these days of preventive medi.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-01

A new use for paper has been re-
Gently discovered in France. 1t is
found that the substance makes ex'
cellent sails for yachts, fishing boats
and the smaller craft generally.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-01
MONDAY,

MONDAY, July 81, 1908
Old Home week services held In
many Massachusetts, cities and towns
Three Barton. VT, boys haze COM
3anion with fatal results.
Somerville, Mass, boy of Z nearly
killed by drinking large glass OF
vhiskey.
Negress hanged by mob in Louisi-
ma for poisoning a white girl.
Battleship Kearsarge arrives at
Trenchmans bay, having made remark
IDLY fast time from Portsmouth, Eng.
Four killed and rs or 30 others in
ured in a head-on collision near st.
Paul, MINI.
Mystery surrounds the murder Of a
woman and the suicide Of the murder
" in New York hotel.
Stephen Elkins, Jr., goes to Frisco
O press claim for hand of Miss Hop
Der, an actress.
Representative Rixey thinks congress
Will be asked to consolidate Boston
md Portsmouth, N. H., navy yards.
Two killed, % wounded and the city
II Danville, ILL.,, in the hands of SOL
Tiers as result Of race riots
Will Of Pope Leo made public; fam
ly property valued at $l2O,000.
Body of strangled young woman
ound in sewer at Mt. Vernon, N. Y.
Haverhill aeronaut has terrible ex-
'erience near New Haven, Conn.
Beri Beri kills seven members of
rev Of New Bedford whaler.