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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-10
ADVENT SERMON IN ROME.
Delivered In Presence Of Pope Plus
by Apostolie Preacher.

Delivered In Presence OF Pope Plus
by Apostolic Preacher.
Rome, Dec. S-The congregation Of
the propaganda should have met TO dis
cuss important business, including
American affairs, but the cardinals all
went to the advent sermon mt the VAT
lean. and the meeting Of the propa-
ganda was postponed.
The pope was present at the advent
sermon, which was delivered In the
throne hall by the apostolic preacher,
Father Paolo Della Pieye, a Capuchin.
The function was most interesting and
picturesque
A pulpit was erected under the can
opy of the throne in front Of long line
of seats for the cardinals. Behind them
were seats for the other high digni-
taries of the church. In a corner OF
the hall on the right Of the pulpit was
a structure resembling a private con
fessional, surrounded by grating.
When all present were seated, i figure.
clad IN white appeared behind the
grating. and the audience rose, the car.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-10
Nothinr "a rat a Frtsro

San Francisco, Dec. S. The big res
taurants in the wholesale and shopping
districts Of San Francisco have closed
and viii not reopen until the present
strike Of union cooks and walters has
been adjusted When they are reopen
ed, it viii be on a nonunion basis This
action was decided upon Mt a meeting
of the Restaurant Keepers association,
which has about seventy members.
About 200 smaller nonunion restaurants
win close out Of sympathy with the
movement.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-10
The Times Daily Short Story.


I've been in living hell for ten long
years. and the other he'll can't b.
worse. went TO prison thinking TO do
my best, but as / held up my head they
said was too airy and must be broken
down. I was punished again and again
because | would not become a fawning
sycophant. creeping, crawling thing
at the feet Of a brutal keeper They
starved me- loaded me with chains.
Iashed me till they did not dare to add
another blow I was told that the gov
ernor rubbed his hands and laughed
over it, and swore / would live to es-
cape and escape to drive Il knife into
his heart | never knowingly broke a
rule of the prison 1t was because j
would not lick the shoes Of the keepers
that they wanted to break me"
asked the man TO take chair, and
gave him glass of wine and a cigar.
He was nonpused at my action and
didn't know whether to receive it as
kindness or as a scheme to entrap him.
For a long hour he told me Of his life
In the famous English prison, Of the
beatings and starvlngs. of the cruelty
and the curses heaped upon him every
hour in the day to drive him 10 rebel
lion, and when he had finished there
was but one thing for me to do.
had a hundred pounds in my wallet.
made an even divide with him. | had
a rough and ready suit for fishing.
took this from my trunk and told the
convict to exchange suits. When a
pair Of shoes had been added and he
stood fully dressed his identity as a
prisoner was gone. With a pair OF
scissors clipped and trimmed his
shaggy eyebrows, and strip Of plaster
was placed on his cheeks as If to hide
a scratch / cannot say that be looked
like a gentleman when his disguise was
complete, but no policeman in England
would have taken him for anything
else but a mechanic OF the better class.
| did not ask where he was going.
what he Intended to do or anything
about his future. ! felt that he would
take care OF all that When he was
ready to go we tiptoed downstairs, and
/ let him out Of the front. There he
turned and took my hand and held it
for long minute. He wanted to
speak, to tell me Of his gratitude. but
he simply couldn't get word out. On
my part / was silent
! So he passed out into the night and
| was gone and an hour later the town
was aroused by the advent Of dozen
| policemen and prison guards looking
/ for convict No 1920. He had escaped
from Penfieid by bold stratagem and
had SO managed that pursuit was made
in false direction and much time
lost. A larger reward was offered for
him than for any prisoner who ever es
yaped. but be got safely out of Eng
land and, as far as know. has never
been heard OF since.
/ His crime was highway robbery with
assault. and they said he was desper
ate man. but have never regretted
I that aided his escape. II was justice
4 to send him to prison as d punishment
but ii was not justice to beat ant
starve him and make him curse ths
God who created him. NJ. QUAD.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-10
IN CONVICT'S
ORES S

Copyright 1909. by c. B. Lewis.l
It was a dark. rainy evening in No
vember, and sat in my room in East
Norwich reading a book when l sud
denly fancied that there was a man
under the bed in the alcove. 1t was
only a fancy and one / could not ae-
count for, but ! glanced IN that direc-
ton, and next minute my heart was in
my mouth.
1t was massive old fashioned bed
stead, with a valance or curtain falling
to the floor around the front and the
foot Just peeping out from under this
curtain was the toe OF a shoe--a coarse,
heavy shoe with hobnails in the sole.
1t was not the shoe worn by mechanics
or day laborers, but l spotted it in an
instant as a prison shoe.
l hadn't the slightest doubt that there
was an escaped convict under the bed.
1t was sixteen miles to Penheld, and /
had heard nothing Of an escape, but
the man under the bed was no doubt
in prison uniform and from the insti-
tuition named
had pretty good nerve in those days.
and yet as sat there trying to solve
the problem | found my mouth as dry
as cotton and my whole body trem-
bling. You VIII perhaps say that |
should have got up and walked out of
the room and downstairs To be hon
est with you. my knees were so weak
that feared they would not serve me,
and I also feared that the convict
would suspect my design and RON out
and attack me-
While ] admit that / was unneryed,
/ still had no thought Of running away.
BY and By. as | continued TO grope for
a solution, grew cooler, and present
" did the best thing under the cir.
eumstances. Doing my best to steady
my voice and speaking as il to one be
side me, l saids
You might as well come out from
under the bed. my man. / have known
of your presence there for this half
hour and you must be tired by this
time"
The toe suddenly disappeared.
II think you had better come out,
! continued You are here ON an err
rand, and the sooner you accomplish Il
the sooner you can 90. The men from
Penfeld will be on your heels before
daylight
Then the man suddenly rolled into
view and sprang TO his feet with q
muttered curse. He was in conyict's
uniform, but he was not an evil look
ing man On the contrary, he looked
TO be more Of a sufferer than Grim
inal. There was more pride in his face
than might have been looked for. and
he had my sympathy at once
"WeIl?e queried as be stood star
ing at me-
II shall never so back to prison
never be exclaimed as he looked
around the room "I'Il die right here
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-10

string beaas sell at s. per bx for
green
spinach is quoted at s. per Bin. beet
greens, T5e par bu parsley $50 per
bu; peppers. 81 ref hn; eggplant, s3
per crit
Brussels sproui sell at 10Gli-c perat
CauHdower sells att 50 perpkg.
The hay market Is weak with liberal
receipts Low grades are especially
easy. straw IS in good demand with
light offerings. Afillfeed IS steady and
unchanged Hay, No. /. S1T0ls.50; low
grades. Sl2lfie. rye straw, s2l@22.50;
oat straw. S9010.
Pork products are generally easy
with quotations revised. The holiday
conditions lessened the marketing Of
hogs TO some extent rho offerings
have fallen moderately short Of same
period last year Prices are well sus
tained, the average for prominent mar
kets indicating about S4.40 per 100
pounds
Fresh beef IS dull and neglected, with
dealers finding it difficult to get full
top quotations. The arrivals Of fresh
beef have been very heavy
Nuttons and lambs are steady in
prices, though tie market is well sup
piled; veals are firm and unchanged.
Western fall lambs. 9Mi0c; spring
lambs, 91r16c; yearlings, Gaze; mut-
tons, 6T7c, veaIs, 9Gt1fc.
Poultry Is quiet in demand. with
prices steady and unchanged Tuf-
keys, northern. 20023c. western, dry.
4 ITml9c; chickens. northern, ls@20c;
western, large. 14N15c; fowls. northern.
/ 150l6cs western. f4a15c; ducks. l6m
Use; geese, 15M17e.
The wheat market has been feverish
and excited The remarkable uptirn
in December has been a natural out
growth Of the bulIlsh cash situation
finally making its impression on the big
short interest IN that option. Current
gossip has ii that the outstanding short
account here in December is fully p
100000 bushels. but some conservative
people place Il at d smaller figure. be-
sides local traders, this shortage FL
\ distributed among northwest operators
and Europe representing hedees made
some time ago. Ontsgo occasions, some
No . hard Writer wheat aggregat-
ing 50O0J bushels, has been sent
around, presumably designed by par
Ties here to break the market but with
I little or no success. Consequently
bears haze been forced into the open
market to protect themselves. with the
results already noted. At these high
1 prices. Europe has taken scant interest
/ IN cash wheat and the export depart
ment is devoid nf interest Tile interior
movement. except fer an expansion 81
southwest receipts lattcrly. shows no
material increase over last week or
last year
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-10

Princeton. n. j., Dec s.. Princeton's
dramatic organization, which presented
the "Mullah Of AIiasma" last year, will
appear IN a new play this spring, and
several out 81 town performances will
be given For the first time In its his
tory the club win perform at the Hy-
peri0n theater New Haven, on April
%, under the auspices Of the Yale Dra-
matic association. The following night
it will appear at the Carnegie lyceum.
New York, and later in The spring at
Newark.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-10
COTTON WAGES OUT.
Pay OF Fifteen Thousand Men in
Massachusetts scaled Down.

Pay OF Fifteen Thousand Men in
Massachusetts Scaled Down.
Boston, Dec. S.-The wages Of $4,000
cotton mill operatives We're reduced
about 10 per cent in New Bedford,
Fitchburg, Baltic and Taftvilie, Conn
Baskerville Mass, and Pawtucket, r..
I. The total number OF mill hands who
have had their pay lowered during the
present cotton crisis is now about so
600.
Five thousand additional operatives
In Berkshire county have been given
notice that their pay will be cut next
week Most Of the mills which have
participated in the cut to date follow
the course OF the Fall River schedule.
adopted Nov 30 OF the operatives af.
fected by the notice about 1900 are
employed in New Bedford.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-10

Westchester. Pa Dec. S. Aldred
Sharpless, a well known writer on re.
form and agricultural topics and who
gained a national reputation for his
John Ploughslarea letters. published
many years ago. has died here. aged
eighty-two Years. lie was prominent
mineralogist and had a rare collection
Of relics relating to the aborigines.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-10

Madrid Dec SA law compelling
men to vote is among the legislation
the new cabinet intends to Introduce.
The ministers propose TO deal general
" with electoral reform, and one 81
the clauses Of the bill will make Il
compulsory for every eleetor is exer.
else the right Of elective franchise.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-10
Nem Mar.hlr Reat. RECORD.

Glasgow. Scotland, Dec : Speed
trials Of The Libertad, which, with her
sister ship the Constitution, has been
sold to Great Britain by the Chilean
government have resulted in an aver
age of 20.3 knots per hour, thus show
ing that she is the fastest battleship
affnaf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-10

JUBILANT
Isthmian City Celebrates Signing
Of Canal Treaty.
EXPLORING TOUR
Cruiser Goes 10 Find Out From san
Bias Indians ii Colombia Can
send Troops Overland
10 Panama.

Colon, Dec. S.-The news Of the rati-
dcation at Panama Of the canal treaty
was carried to Portobello, twenty miles
northeast Of this port, and read on the
plaza 10 the assembled inhabitants.
The news was received with unani-
nous cheers for the junta and the re-
public, The municipality of Portobello
declared two days Of holiday making.
The United States cruiser Atlanta,
which has just finished charting Porto.
bello harbor and erecting a signal sta
ton on a hill on the north side OF the
harbor has left Portobello for the
coast Of San Bias, fifty miles southeast
Of Portobello, intending to open com
muuication with the San Bias Indiar
caeiques for the purpose Of ascertain.
ing the condition Of the trails leading
along the coast toward the Colombian
frontier and whether they are available
for the movement Of Colombian troops
on Panama.
PrimevaI Indians.
The Indians occupy the coast be.
tween Nombre de Dios and Cape III
huron and have maintained their $50
lation for generations. They have al
ways resisted the incursions of white
people into their country, not permit
ting them to spend a night on the
mainland and forcing the few adven-
turesome traders trafIicling along the
coast to sleep on a small island. 1t is
reported that the Indians still keep up
the old Carib customs. They are said
to favor Panama and are ready to fight
the Colombians. Colombia never sue
ceeded in taxing or in any way con-
trolling the San Bias Indians. but the
Panamanians will endeavor to estab-
fish schools in the San Bias country.
The United States gunboat Bancroft
viii relieve the Atlanta at PortobeIlo.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-10

dlnais safaung by taking or their zu
ehettos
Then the sermon began and was end
ed with prayer for the pope, who ney-
err clearly showed himself When the
white kneeling figure arose and was
about to leave, the congregation rose as
before and again saluted The preach
er then went into an adjoining room
and kissed the hand Of the pope
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-10

Sharon, Pa Dec S~The Sharon
works of the American Steel Foun-
dries company have resumed operations
after being shut down some time on &c.
count Of scarcity of orders The
wage scale has not been adjusted, but
the men viii continue at work until
some agreement is reached.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-10

Washington, Dec s. The following
fourth class postlnasters have been ap-
pointed IN Pennsylvania Brilliant
Elizabeth A. Flicker; Milligantown
William NJ. Swank RummeFfield, G
s. Henderson,.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-10

Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 9.The Russian
reply to the Japanese proposals IS ex
pected momentarlly, as 1t IS announced
here that Foreign Minister Lamsdorf
has completed the ansIeer and was in
readiness to submit 1t to the ear.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-10

St Petersburg, Dec s. United States
Ambassador Mccormick has been Off
ciaily notified Of Russia's recognition Of
the republic Of Panama The signing
Of the decree was one of the first acts
of the car after his return here from
Skierniewiee, Russian Poland, on Sat
nrfiav
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-10
Innnnese ID onens Do. I0.

Tokyo, Dec. s.-The formal opening
Of the Japanese diet, which was conf
IDENTIFY expected to take place Dee. s
has finally been fixed for Dec. 10.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-10
canal treaty coming.

Panama, Dee Sat s a. m. the canal
treaty was sent 10 Colon on special
car preparatory to shipping It to the
United States
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-10
4 GuARANTEEp cuRE ZOE PILEs.

Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding
Piles. Your druggist will refund money
II Pazo Ointment falls to cure You In 8 to
IA days SOC.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-10

Copenhagen, Dec S-The ministry
has recommended that King Christian
recognize the republic of Panama.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-20
WILL RAISE BLOCKADE.
Germany No Longer Prevents Settle
ment of the Venezuelan Cues
ton with Allies.

Washington, Feb. 13.-Protocols
raising the blockade and disposing of
all questions at issue between the
allies and Venezuela, except that of
preferential treatment, will be signed
at the British embassy to-day at
noon. This is the expectation of the
allies and Mr.. Bowen. The German
protocol is now ready in form &C
ceptable to the German government
and Venezuela.
The British protocol is being en-
larged by the addition of clause
providing that Venezuela will begin
March 1 to set aside 80 per cent. of
the customs receipts of the ports of
La Guayra and Puerto Cabello to be
applied to the liquidation of the
claims of all creditor nations. The
80 per cent. of the revenues, at these
two ports will accumulate until The
Hague tribunal decides the question
of preferential treatment, when it
will be divided.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-20
UP To THE PRESIDENT.
Both Houses of Congress Pass the
Bill Creating a New Depart,
ment of Commerce.

Washington, Feb. 12.-Congress hav-
ing passed the department of conn
merce bill it now goes to the presi-
dent for his signature.
The new bill provides for another
cabinet officer and places under his
control the following bureaus, most
of them by transfer from other de-
partments: Bureau of corporations,
bureau of labor, the lighthouse and
steamboat inspection service, the bu-
reaus of navigation and of standards,
coast and geodetic service, the immi-
grafton service, the shipping commits
sion, bureau of statistics of the treas
ury department, bureau of foreign
commerce of the state department.,
census bureau and fish commission.
BY the terms of what is known as the
Nelson amendment authority and
power is given the new bureau of cor
porations to require specified returns
from large corporations and provi-
sion is made for publicity as to their
affairs to a certain extent.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-20
SIGN THE PROTOCOLS.
Agents of Allied Powers Agree to
Terms and Venezuela Blockade
VIII BE Lifted.

Washington, Feb. Herbert w.
Bowen, Venezuela's representative in
the peace negotiations at Washing
ton, last night signed with each
of the allies representatives here a
protocol providing for the imme-
date raising of the Venezuelan block
ade, and for the reference of the
question of preferential treatment of
the claims of the allies against Vene-
zuela to The Hague arbitration tri-
bunal. The final formalities occurred
at the British embassy.
Upon the signing of the protocols,
congratulations were exchanged by the
four negotiators. Mr.. Bowen then dis
patched brief cablegram to President
Castro, informing him of the signature
of the protocols providing for the i'm
mediate raising of the blockade.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-20
FINAL ARGUMENTS.
President Bner of the Reading Com
2 pany and Clarence barrow Adj
dress Coal Strike Commission.

Philadelphia, Feb. 13.-President
George F. Baer, of the Reading COM
pany, yesterday made an offer to the
anthracite coal workers, before the
strike commission, which contem-
plated a sliding scale, regulated by
the price of coal at seaboard. The
old scale was to be cancelled and all
men not under contract were to re-
ceive an immediate increase of five
per cent, dating from November /,
1902, to April 1, 1908. At the latter
date the new scale was to go into
effect, with the proviso that the
wages should never fall below the
present standard.
President Baer defended the posi-
ton of the operators at every point,
declaring that they were always will
ing to treat with the men, but coul'l
not see the justice in placing their
business in the hands of g foreign
labor organization led by John Mitch
ell. He maintained that the wages
paid were just and compared favor.
ably with those in any other employ
ment of the same nature.
Clarence S. barrow, for the United
Mine Workers union, in touching
upon the offer of President Baef, said
that the men had demanded the same
nine months ago, but the operators,
in their blindness, ignorance and
stupidity" had refused. He declared
the statement of wages produced by
Mr.. Baer to be false and shat the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-20
DEADLY FUMES OF GAS.
Five Men Lose Their Lives In the
Plant of a Gas Light and Coke
Company Near Chicago.

Chicago, Feb. 13.-Five men were
suffocated and a number overcome by
escaping gas in the plant of the
Northwestern Gas Light g. Coke com
pany, at Blue Island, yesterday after
noon. The sudden flow of gas into
the room where the men were work
ing was due either to overpressure
on the mains or the carelessness of
the men in not closing the valves on
the machinery which they had over
hauled. The dead are: Martin C..
Russell, superintendent of the force
at work in the plant; George Arnold,
fireman, Blue Island; John Luong,
laborer, Chicago; j. Larson, laborer,
Chicago; Albert Katolph, laborer,
Chicago.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-20
WORK OF TRAIN BANDITS.
Five Men Hold Up the darlington
Express in Montana and
Dynamite Safe.

Butte, Mont, Feb. 13.-The Burling-
ton express No. 6, east bound, was held
up shortly after midnight on the
Northern Pacific tracks eight miles
east of this city, near Homestead, by
five mounted men. Reports as to the
amount of booty secured by the rob-
bers vary. The express messenger says
that the robbers did not get more than
$500. In other quarters it is said the
plumber will amount to several
thousand dollars at least. 1t is also
said that several of the mail pouches
were rifed.
The police arrested William Nc
Cullagh as one of the robbers. The
capturewasmadeb by Detective, Murphy,
who found $4S5 in his possession.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-20
To vaccinate Thousand DIS.

Uniontown, Pa, Feb. 1.-THE great
prevalence of smallpox in the coke
region has prompted the officials of
the H. C. Frick Coke company to
issue an order calling for the free
vaccination of all it's employees and
their families. AS the company has
$4,000 men on it's pay roll this order
will affect about 900 persons. Fifty
physicians have been engaged, and
they will begin their stnpendous task
at once
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-20

The greater white house" is at last
finished, inside and out, top and bot
tom. The last stroke of the decora-
tors brush has been made and each bit
of brio a-brac has been assigned it's
place. This entire rehabilitation has
been consummated within six months
after the presidential family surren-
dered their official home to the con,
tractors. The ancient but rejuvenated
mansion to-day represents total cost
of $4,000 900 expended in construction
and repair since its corner stone was
laid, in the presence of Washington,
in 1892.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-20

Miss Taxa Nawa, daughter Of we'll
known Japanese editor and entomolo-
gist. is herself an entomologist of no
small attachments. She paints with
skill and has made many colored
plates of native insects, especially but
terf1ies and moths. She shares her
fathers interest in photography and
has assisted him in his greatest work
of photographing the life histories OF
most of the Japanese insects injurious
to agriculture.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-20

Hastings, Fla, is one of the greatest
Irish potato growing regions of the
state, and the farmers often reap a
rich harvest from this crop. The in
dustry has assumed very large pro-
portions. Last season there were ship
ped from Hastings $4,000 barrels, from
an acreage Of some 967 acres. This
year the acreage has been increased
to about 1900, almost double, and with
favorable conditions it is estimated
that the yield will be in the neighbor-
hood of IS 900 barrels.