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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-16

This is the closing sentence Of a thank
ful and grateful letter Of testimony written
b. Mrs r Hoffman Of Kylertown, Pa. A
complication of liver trouble. kidney d.
sease and stomach neuralgia resisted the
best treatment Of an able and experienced
family physician. When all seemed dark
and gloomy, a kind Providence directed an
anxious husband to have bis wife make use
Of the medicine that saves even at the
eleventh hour Paines Celery Compound
gloriously triumphed 1t removed waste
and poisonous matters from the blood,
toned every organ and nourished the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-16
AN OCEAN PATROL.
Englishman's Project 10 Take Place
of Red Gross In the Army.

Engitshman's Project 10 Take Place
of Red Gross In the Army.
One English shiphuilder Is further
ing a project which If carried through
will be the means of much saving OF
life and property in midocean, says the
New York Herald He calls it the In
ternational Blue Cross Ocean Life and
Salvage Service. 1t is meant to take
the place Of the Red Cross in the army.
1t viii consist of fleet of ten life
boats and one store boat to patrol the
north Atlantic along the line Of travel
of the great ocean steamers. The aim
IS that of saving vessels and crews in
distress. They will have a regular
schedule Of time, which viii be sent
TO all captains of vessels, so that IN
case of wreck OF fire or disablemen
the officers viii know at what exact
date and point a Blue Cross boat may
be expected, and much may be done to
save both life and money.
The salvage is to 90 to the respee-
tive governments which fitted the fleet
out in proportion to their shipping tom
mage He expects the various nations
who have much traffic on the high seas
to appropriate sums necessary to the
complete Quitting Of the boats and
crews. The project seems to have met
with approval in high places, and ere
long we may expect the Blue Gross as
wen as the Red Cross to the rescue Of
human lives in danger.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-16

The Austrian navy is being used as
an aid to commerce. One Of the yes
sells Is visiting the ports Of Africa and
South America Ii order to study their
trade conditions. Reports VIII be made
to the government with the object Of
increasing Austrian exports.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-16

Ninety per cent Of the perfumery
used In the world comes from what is
known as the department Of Sea Alps
in France, the strip Of mountainous
country which lies along the Mediter.
ranean east Of Narsellles.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-16
A bank cnmera.

Suspected persons, MS they stand at
the paying teller's window in the Bank
Of France, are instantaneously photo
graphed- A camera is always Ia posi-
ton and Is operated upon a signal from
the teller.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-16
900 kLte IsxnerIment.

The movements Of the higher strata
Of air during monsoons is to be deter
mined by means OF kites at simla, in
the Himalayas. 1000 feet above sea
level
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-16

sanitary Conference 10 Meet.
Washington, June Is. The ambassa-
llor Of Italy has informed the state de-
nartment that the date fixed for the
meeting Of the sanitary conference Ia
Paris is Oct. 10 next.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-16

There was a good example Of
nerve in tile case Of Walter S. Dick
ey. lie came home from Salt Lake
City and asked how much Of bis Kan
sas City plant was gone. about half
Of the building IL down, and the loss
will be about $4,000 be was told.
After transacting some little matters
Of business be sent a check for $1,000
TO the relief committee and, calling one
Of his clerks. said, Let's 60 and see
what we have left of the plant"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-16
The vnrrca or ,,

The vowel .e7 has more different
sounds in English than in any other
language. It is pronounced in six diff
ferent ways.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-16
In a Balloon.

1t is one OF the peculiarities Of tray
el BY balloon that you do not feel any
thing, All is still with you, no matter
II you are in the teeth of the hurricane
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-16

A negro rescued a kitten from the
top Of a one story saloon building near
Ninth and Mulberry streets in Kansas
City The little thing had purred Dite-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-16

ously all afternoon and attracted the
attention Of every one who passed by
on the II road viaduct Several in
effectual efforts to rescue It were made
before the negro finally succeeded in
bringing it to the ground. This he ac-
complished with a long pole on the end
Of which he nailed a piece Of board
A saucer Of water was placed on the
board. When the contrivanee was
raised to the roof the kitten walked
on tile board to the saucer and was
then drawn safely to the street The
rescuer placed the kitten beneath his
arm and said be would keep 1t az a
souvenir Of the food
Many acts Of heroism were seen
among the women Of Argentine,
Kansas City suburb Ia many in
stances they were the last to leave the
homes, and with the strength Of men
many Of them waded through water
waist deep, carrying household goods
70 places Of safety At one place
woman was seen with a child under
each arm and a large bundle Of cloth
ing balanced on her head, wading to-
ward the high ground. A well dressed
man rushed into the muddy water and
assisted her to tile shore
A tragic comedy was that Of John
Ray. negro, who stripped and swan
out into the food to rescue a hog that
belonged to d friend Of his The hog
stood ON the roof Of a boating shanty.
When Ray reached the shanty he made
m effort to get the brute from the
roof but was unable to do so. In his
endeavor to rescue the hog Ray sud
denly senk beneath tile water and was
6rsWaad,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-16

When the water Ia the east bottoms
had receded enough the proprietor Of
a confectionery store entered his build
ing He waded out and was busy
among the wreckage when a man came
up Ia a boat. The man tied up to a
post and entered the building He
smiled as lie saw the remains Of 4 soda
fountain and climbed over the wreck
age to one Of the stools before it.
Gimme strawberry Ice cream
soda" he said
A man in boat, passing near one of
the big mills in the east bottoms, saw
one Of his old friends III the office win
dow
SAY, Charley" he said, what are
You doing II the officer
His friend looked at him disdainfully
and answered:
go on and don't talk to me. / was
a common mill hand like you once,
but I'm bookkeeper now"
He was trying to save the books Of
the company.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-16

People who were III the west bot
toms witnessed curious spectacle one
afternoon Borne down on the current
beneath the "I' road viadnet hoated
what appeared to be the body of an
army nurse. It rested quietly on the
crest Of the stream, with apron undis-
turbed ana the insignia Of the Red
Cross society plainly visible upon one
arm. Upon closer inspection the hg
ure proved to be an advertisement.
life size which had stood Ia front Of
q grocery store
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-16
STORIES OF THE FLOOD
Curious Incidents Of the Disas.
ter In Kansas.
STRANGE COMPANY ON A PIANO

A Chicken Family, Rat and a Duck
Used the Instrument as a Refuge.
Good Example Of Nerve-NoveI Res
cue of Kltten-odd Spectacle ana
Tragic Comedy.
The recent food in eastern Kansas
has been replete with incidents, tragic.
heroic, humorous and even comic.
Here are d few Of them from the Kan.
sas City STAR
An Armourdale man who visited
that town said that he had seen an old
hen with a brood Of little chicks quar-
tered on top Of a piano A rat and a
duck, he said, also used the instrument
as a refuge The refugees had nothing
In common, however, and each kept
aloof from the others. The hen moth
er. mistress Of the top Of the piano.
kept close watch on her little ones.
She would not permit them to 60 too
near the edge OF their roost. One OF
the brood, a precocious little black
feathered rooster. kept the old hen
busy He would first trot to one end
OF the piano. then to the other. The
duck and rat were seated Oh the key
board, and II seemed to delight the lit
tie black chick to lean over the edge
and chirp at the rat, seated sad eyed
and lonely aud watching the water
which had made him take to the tan
spot. The old hen kept the other two
members Of the animal kingdom at d
safe distance, and the duck, whenever
the rat moved around at his end Of tie
keyboard, quacked loudly
The Armourdale man says he stayed
at the spot for fully an hour watching
the strange company He took The
duck IN his boat, but tile chicken fam
lily and the rat resisted all efforts to
rescue them.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-11

The ringtail monkey, one of the most
valuable and expensive of the smaller
animals, is caught in an interesting
way. A cocoanut is split in two and a
banana with piece Of wood running
through it placed lengthwise through
the nut, the two halves Of which are
drawn together by wires. Then a hole
is cut large enough for the monkey
paw to enter The monkey spies the
tempting nut from his tree. He hops
down, looks it over, sees the hole and
smells the banana inside He is fond
of bananas. Putting his paw in, he
grasps it, but the wood prevents it from
coming out. Then the catchers appear,
and the monkey runs for tree. But
he cannot climb because of the cocoa
nut on his paw, and he will not let go
of that, so he is captured, paving wild
~ at the tree trunk.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-11
Charm Of Circus Life.

"There is a charm, a fascination,
about circus life that is hard to ex-
plain" said veteran Snowman. 1T is
surely a tough existence, being buffet
ed about from place to place, often
without a bed to sleep in, and the
wages, outside of the salaries paid to a
few stars, are amazingly small. Yet
when q man once gets a taste Of circus
life it's all up with him. He's never
good for anything else and never wants
to be- There must be q germ, bred Of
the saWdUst, that gets into the blood.
Take the canyasers, for instance. They
get $50 month and their board, which
usually consists of bad grub and an i'm
promptu bed III a wagon. Often they
don't take their clothes off for weeks
at a time. There's one fellow I know
who possesses more than the average
intelligence. He has trade, and dur
ing the winter he makes on an average
$50 q week, and yet just as soon as the
circus season opens he throws up his
job and goes out on the road with a
show for $50 q month. In almost every
town the management is besieged by
men and boys who want to go along,
and many OF them offer their services
for their board. It's a queer state of
affairs. "-Philadelphia Record.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-11
Sensible Swiss Covenants.

Some of the ancient agreements be.
tween tie i:itle Swiss states were very
noteworthy In 1913 Berne and Fri
bourg made a covenant which lasted
for more than 200 years by which they
agreed that even a war between them
should not destroy their agreement
that no war between them should be
entered on without a previous attempt
at Cancellation and that within four
teen days of the end of any feud all
territory conquered and spoils of war
must be returned to their owners. Cit
les which $50 years ago could agree to
such terms deserve to live in history
Basel, Schaffhausen and Appenzell a
few years later were wise and far
sighted enough to agree ''to sit still
and seek Cancellation" in case Of differ
ence between them Just over GOO
years ago the Swiss confederation was
founded by the three tiny mountain
states Uri, Schwys and Nidwalden
which, remaining small and unimpor-
tant themselves, have by the force of
the idea Of union drawn to themselves
from time to time larger states and
powerful cities till today the Swiss ma
ton can in proportion to its size and
population boast of a prouder history
and. greater benefits to mankind than
any other nation in Europe.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-11
Melinda Went.

One of the old governors of the Caro-
linas was man who had lived farm
er's life most of the time until he was
elected, and his wife, having never
seen a steamboat or a railroad and
having no wish to test either one, re-
fused to accompany her husband to the
capital.
When the governor reached his desti
nation he found that almost all the
other officials were accompanied by
their wives, and he sent an imperative
message to his brother to fetch Me
linda along"
The brother telegraphed, "She's
afraid even to look at the engine"
The governor read the message and
pondered over it for few moments
At the end Of that time he sent off the
following command:
''Bill, you blindfold Melinda and back
her on to the train"
Melinda arrived at the capital with
the victorious Bill twenty-four hours
later.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-11

nothing. Two years ago made a
mistake trying to make $4,000 people
hear me, and sar esult Of such eff
forts / am in reduced physical con-
dition. Nine months ago l made three
speeches in one day, and | will not
again allow people to use me Up in
that way"
That was all the reference he made
to himself and he then proceeded with
evident difficulty to make a brief
speech. When asked to make a state
ment he said that he was anxious to
make one, and arranged with the re
porters to inset them at the Nelson
House at p. N. He was then driven
away in company with John Bradley,
a prominent local labor man. 1t was
found that he had not been at the
Nelson House at all, and a thorough
search of the city failed to reveal any
trace of either Shaffer or Bradley.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-11
Route Of the Parade.

The line Of march was as follows:
South Side COMMUNICATING at
Michigan avenue and TWenty-Second
street north in Michigan avenue, meet
ing west side column at HarI son
street, whence the two columns FRO
coded side by side north on South
Water street then west on South
Water street, disEanding at the cross
streets.
West Side COMMUNICATING at
Jackson boulevard and Green street
east on Jackson boulevard to State
street, south in State street to Har-
rison street, east in Harrison street
to Michigan avenue, north on Michi-
gan avenue to- South Water street. to
disband with the south side column
The whole line Of march was
crowded on both sides Of the streets
with spectators who showed much en-
thusiasm.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-11
JET ON TRIAL AGAIN
This Time He Has to Face the Charge Of
Numbering James Cock


Cynthiana, Ky, Sept. S.-Curtis Jet,
who was found guilty of the assassin
alton Of J. E. Marcum and sentenced
to life Imprisonment at the special
term of the Harrison circuit court last
month, but whose prayer for a sixty
days stay of execution pending an ap-
peal for new trial was granted by
Circuit Judge j. J. Osborne, has been
brought here from Lexington, where he
mas been confined since the close Of his
former trial.
Today at the regular term Of this
court the case of the Commonwealth
VS.. Jet, charged with the assassina-
ton of James Cockerell, formerly town
marshal at Jackson, Ky, was called.
There is a difference of opinion among
attorneys whether Jet, who stands
convicted Of murder in the first degree
and has hanging over him life SEN
tence. can be tried on another charge
Of murder. The commonwealth de-
clare they are positive Of their posi-
ton
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-11
LABOR HOSTS MARCH.
Chicago Breaks the Record on the
Holiday of the Men of
Drawn.
TWoGREAT COLUMNS IN PARADE
Estimated at from $4,000 to 100000
Men-President Reviews at
Syracuse, N. Y.

Chicago, Sept S.-The banner year
Of organized labor in Chicago, the
banner city for organized labor, was
celebrated Labor day on scale never
before attempted. There was holl-
day for almost all members of trade
unions, and the parade and demonstra-
ton was participated in by an army
of working men and women. More
than a third of the union members OF
the city should be in the parade" said
General Organizer John j. F'itzpat-
rick, of the Chicago federation, before
the parade II believe that there will
be 100000 marchers. This will make
it the greatest labor parade in Amer
ic1 -
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-11

He Appears Unexpectedly and Seems 10
Be q Sick Man.

Poughkeepsie, n. Y, Sept S.-Theo-
dore ]. Shatfer, president of the Anal
gamated Association, who las been
missing from his home in Pittsburg,
surprised the labor unions Of this city,
by appearing at the Labor day cele-
bration, and making a brief speech;
then he disappeared again He vas
evidently ILL.,
He had been announced as the ora
tor Of the day, but owing to the pub
lished accounts Of his disappearance
Herman Robinson. OF New York, sec
rotary Of the New York Central Labor
Union. was invited to take his place.
Just before Robinson was introduced
Shaffer arrived in a cab and made his
way to the platform, not recognized by
the crowd. He looked pale and
showed signs of exhaustion.
After Robinson's address, President
Shaffer was. introduced. In husky
voice he said: 1.-THE thing | would
most gladly do is to keep still and say
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-11
PIOWinG the Water

A curious method Of producing plat
mum is reported TO be practiced by the
inhabitants along the Tura river, in
Tomsk, Siberia. They call it 'plowing
the water" A raft is constructed, and
fastened to it is an inclined gutter of
boards, which at it's lower end is pro-
vided with an iron plOw. While float
ing down the river they scrape Or pillow
it's bottom. The sand scraped out falls
into the gutter and passes into a tub
filed with pine boughs, upon which
platinum is deposited. The sand of the
Tura river and its tributaries is so rich
in platinum that even this primitive
production is profitable to the peasants.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-11
Size OF the Oceans.

Most men seem to be as ignorant
about the size of the sea as they are of
the distance between the heavenly
planets. Invention gives few inter
esting facts: The Pacific covers 6S,OO0,-
600 miles, the Atlantic 100000 and
the Indian, Arctic and Antarctic oceans
100000. To stow away the contents
of the Pacific it would be necessary to
fill tank mile long, mile wide and
mile deep every day for 40 years.
Put in figures, the Pacific holds in
weight 94S,OOO,OOO, 900 100000, tons.
The Atlantic averages depth Of not
quite three miles. It's water weighs
$4,000, 100000, tors, and a tank
to contain it would have each of its
sides 43O miles long and deep.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-11
TWO SUSPECTED OF MURDER
Chicago Police Have Them in DURANGO
Vile for the Car Barns
Crime,

Chicago, Sept. 8.-James Redmond,
alias William O'Niel, and Arthur lib
belts have been arrested on charge
OF complicityin the murders committed
in the barns of the Chicago City Rail-
way company a week ago. The evil
Gence against Redmond is entirely cir
cumstantial, the chief part of it being
his heavy expenditure Of money during
the last week.
Redmond formerly lived in Kansas
City, and was tried there in 1900 for
the murder of a girl named Shumach-
er. He was acquitted Of the charge,
however 11ibbetts was arrested be-
cause Redmond was living in his house.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-11
Bloody Outbreaks I'm Beirut.

Washington. Sept. S.-The state de-
partment has received cablegram
from Minister Leishman at Constantine
ople. in which he says that riot oc-
Cured at Beirut in which seven
Christians were killed, and several
wounded. The houses occupied by
Christians were pillaged by the sol
diery. The panic was general An
officer and signal man from Adj
miral Cotton's fleet are now in the
consulate and an investigation Of con-
ditions at Beirut is being made by a
Cther consular officers.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-11
Small Plastic Judpruar+s

That insects think is the belief OF a
French neurologist who has been max
ing careful observations of ants and
bees. He thinks that, between the
ideas of the naturalist who regards il
sects as mere automatons and those of
the man who treats them as humanity
intelligent, there is happy medium Of
common sense, and this he has tried to
attain. His observations teach him
that, although most Of the acts of in
sects can be explained by instinct,
there remain what he calls small
plastic Judgments by which they
avoid difficulties and steer their way
beyond dangers. The directive faculty
Of bees especially and their wonderful
memory for places can hardly be ex-
planned on the theory of automatism.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-11
PRESIDENT AT SYRACUSE
He Delivers an Address and Reviews the
labor Day Parade.

Syracuse, N. Y, Sept. 8.-President
Roosevelt and his party, numbering
twelve or fifteen persons, left Oyster
Bay at 9 p. N. for this city, and
reached here at $50 a. N. Soon after
his arrival here the president re-
viewed the Labor day parade He
then returned to- his train and pro-
ceeded to the state fair grounds,
where. after formally opening the e1-
hibition, he delivered an address An
Informal luncheon ~ the club house
on the grounds folio we'd.
Immediately after luncheon the pres
ident and party returned to Syracuse,
where the president and party attend
ed 81 dinner given in honor Of the
president by CX-United States Senator
Hiscock. At 9:30 D. n. the presiden-
tial party left Syracuse for New
York.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-11
COLORADO DEMOCRACY
:. Judge, Adopts Brief Declaration
of Principles and Adjourns.

dominates 2 Candidate for Supreme
:, Judge, Adopts Brief Declaration
of Princi pies and Adjourns.
Denver, Sept. S.-The Democratic
state convention met here to nominate
q candidate eor supreme judge. The re-
port of the resolutions committee was
very brief. It reaffirms allegiance to
the principles Of the Democratic party
as set forth in the Kansas City plat
form; declares that there should be no
compromise with lawlessness, whether
it be in an individual or corpora
ton, and condemns the use of the mill
tary arm Of the government at any
time unless it is demonstrated that the
civil authorities are unable to enforce
law and order.
When the work Of nominating a
candidate for supreme judge was
taken up the names of John |. Null
Inns, district judge, Denver; Adair Will
son. state court of appeals, La Plata
county; N. f. Bailey, district judge
Fremont county; Frank 2. Johnson,
district judge, Denver; W. II. Bryant,
Denver, and eX-Representative John c..
Hall, Montrose county, were submit
ted. Judge Halls name was with
drawn. But one ballot was taken,
and Wilson was nominated. After the
announcement of the vote q resolution
was presented and passed to the effect
that the party still favors an eight
hour law. The convention then adj
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-11
Numbering Shakespeare.

81 never hesitate to cut and slash
and change any play until it suits me, ,
said Stuart Robson to his legal ad
wiser on one occasion.
Il suppose you edit Shakespeare with
a blue pencil?" replied the lawyer.
''You can just bet I do"
Then, I imagine, you would plead
guilty to an indictment for numbering
the Bard of Avon"
''No; would not, but I would admit
dissecting his corpse
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-11
Golden Jubilee Celebration.

Philadelphia. Sept S.-The golden
jubilee celebration in honor o. the
fiftieth anniversary of Archbishop
Ryan's ordina tion began at the Cathe-
dral SITS. Peter and Paul, with the
celebration of solemn portitical mass
by the archbishop. The ceremony was
attended by eight archbislhops thirty
two bishops, five monsignori and about
500 priests. Bishop Horstmann> Of
Cleveland, preached the sermon.
Hundreds of laymen were also present