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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-25
TIMELY TOPICS.

The gasoline stove is getting ready
for its summer rush. Baltimore Amer
lean.
About this time of year it might be
profitable to keep the fact in mind that
thirty persons were killed and 2,T72
injured in the Fourth Of July celebra-
ton of a year ago. Pittsburg Dis
patch.
Diplomacy is a queer game. Among
all the powers now protesting against
Russia's occupation of Manchuria is
there single one that has not known
from the first that Russia was in Man
ehuria for keeps ~ Chicago News.
The governor Of Kansas says he will
appoint no man to office who has not
something laid away for a rainy day.
What does the governor Of Kansas
think people want public offices for,
anyway ?--Chicago Record Herald.
If the car knows his business the
road to Siberia viii be scraped and roll
ed with unusual care in order that ey-
erybody responsible for the Kishlneff
massacre will be able to make the fast
est time possible to the mines. Roches-
ter Post Express.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-25
RADlum TEST IN CHICAGO
Photographs Taken l'y Substance
THAT Emits Light and Heat.

Photographs Taken by Substance
That Emits Light and Heat.
A minute quantity Of the rare metal
known as 'radlumg from the fact that
1t has been discovered TO radiate heat
and light spontaneously has reached
Chicago. It's property Of diffusing light
has been tested by W. c. Fuchs, \ ray
expert, and a successful photograph
has been made by the aid Of the light
from the radium alone, says the Chi.
cago News.
One grain of the precious substance
which retails at about 100000 a
pound, was received recently by Mr..
Fuchs from Professor Max Slaby OF
the University Of Berlin. The sum Of
$3.50 was paid for the contents Of the
tiny Theoretically sealed glass recepta.
Gle, this being less than the price asked
for absolutely pure radium, as small
quantity Of bromide was mixed with
it. Enough pure radium to equal the
weight Of a one carat white diamond
would be worth about 5000, while the
diamond could be bought for $3.50,
The radio activity Of radium varies
according to IFS approximate purity,
ranging from forty times to 1000 times
the radio activity Of uranium. That
secured by Mr.. Fuchs has the minimum
radio activity When examined in a
dark room the glass receptacle contains
Ing the substance appears to glow with
q soft whitish light
In experimenting with the light shed
by the radium a stone removed By the
aid Of the X ray from the kidney Of q
patient was placed on a Photographic
plate which had first been inclosed in q
black envelope, excluding all light
from the plate. The glass receptacle
containing the radium was then placed
over the plate at a height Of about al
inch and half and allowed to remain
IN that position for twenty-four hours
The plate was then developed in the
usual way, and good photograph was
found to have been secured Had the
radlum been absolutely pure the photo
graph could probably have been taken
In few minutes.
The substance maintains a tempera.
ture of IL degrees 9. above the sur
rounding atmosphere, which means q
continual radiation Of heat. If kept II
ones pocket 1t is said that it would
cause an X ray burn on the skin with
In a period of nine days.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-25
WORLDS FAIR MUSIC.
Special Instrument 20 ne nnIIt For
Organ Reeitals Ut Sc. Lsuis.

Special Instrument 20 ne BnlIt For
Organ Reeitals Ut Sc. Louis.
Preparations upon Il large scale are
being made for the music which il to
be made q feature Of the ST. Louis ex-
position ii 1864. says Harpcr's Week
" There are 10 be indoor orchestral
concerts and organ recitals, open air
band concerts for which there viii
be no admission charge ana perform
ances Of CHORAL music on large scale.
The idea 1T the committee il charge
Eof the musical arrangements is to aim
at appealing ratheg to Inc popular taste
| than 70 the more limited demand for
music Of the highest class. although
| there will be 10 sacrifice of dignity in
the programmes Considerable atten.
ton viii be paid to works by American
composers. which, It is hoped, viii give
decided impetus to the best creative
endeavor in native music.
Competent conductors are TO be en-
gagged for the orchestral concerts.
among whom. 1t is expected. will be
one Of the celebrated "baton prima
donnas'-as they are called abroad
Of Europe. For the organ recitals. III
which the most eminent American and
foreign organists win take part, d spe-
cial instrument will be constructed. til
Is to contain nearly 100 stops and viii
pc, It Is said, the largest organ IN the
world. The orchestral and organ con.
eerts are TO be held in Festival hall,
the center Of the main group OF build
fngs
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-25

London, June 23.--The former sultan
Of Sokoto is causing the British consid-
cradle trouble in Nigeria. A force OF
1870 west African troops in the middle
of May unsuccessfully attacked the
former sultan. who was in command
of a large force In the walled town Of
Durmi, about 200 miles from Kano.
The British were obliged to retire after
losing four men killed and sixty
wounded. The enemy's losses were
estimated at 300 men killed or wound
ed. Re-enforeements are being sent to
the British.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-25

1t is said to be certain that the late
king Alexander Of Servia and Queen
Draga We're warned that they were in
danger Of assassination. says the Paris
correspondent Of the New York Times
Quite recently the late king trans
ferred through a Paris bank over
100000 francs into safe keeping in
England. He himself was only too
anxious to leave Belgrade; but, it is
inserted. a piece Of feminine vanity in
tervened and cost his own life and the
queens. Queen Draga had, to use her
own phrase, nothing TO so away in"
She was awaiting the consignment Of
"a particularly smart travelling dress
from one Of the principal Paris dress
makers. This failed to arrive In time,
the arrangements for fight were de-
ferred and, Just as II happens to peo-
pie who linger Ia a burning house,
escape was at last cut Off
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-25
McooKs MslTTo a SCOUT
How the Famous General showed
Ills Regard For an Old Friend.

How the Famous General showed
HIS Regard For an Old Friend.
Several years ago the late General
Alexander Mcdowell McCook paid
visit TO Santa Fe, \. NJ, with some
railways officials, says the Kansas City
Star. On arriving at Santa Fe his first
inquiry was for one Lucian Stewart
He was told that Stewart was In the
hospital, awaiting death from old age.
"Then be may die tonight and | will
see him first" the general quietly re-
marked. And then, with his aid, he
went directly to the hospital and was
quickly by the cot Of the old man.
stewart, don't you know meg' be
inquired IN a tender way, at the same
time extending his hand
Stewart did not reply for fully one
minute. All che time holding the gem
erals hand and scanning his features.
at last ray of light broke over his
countenance and with smile he said:
Eyes, 1 remember you. You are the
young lieutenant who never smoked
before breakfast
4 Here the two broke into laugh, The
heartiest laugh perhaps the old invalid
had enjoyed for a decade Stewart
had been the chief Of scouts when,
forty years ago. Mecoos was Fighting
Apaches on the frontier The general
had not seen him since that war, but
showed his deep regard for his old
friends by remembering SO humble n
comrade, The remark Of the old scout
referred to time when McCook, then
il lieutenant, and a detail under Colonel
ST. yrain were chasing the Apaches
They had struck a hot trail and bad
been on II thirty-six hours without
food Fearing TO wait to prepare q
meal for every minute was then pre-
cious, So close was the trail, Colonel
St Yrain determined to keep on his
march. Realizing the condition Of his
men and officers, he had given per-
mission for the men to partake Of such
rations rs they could III the saddle. and
turning 70 his lieutenant he remarked;
"MeGook, have 4 clgar9'
no thank YOU SIR" was the quick
response Il never smoke before break
fast.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-25

Trenton, N. j. June 23.-In the
United States district court Albert g.
Twining, cashier Of the wrecked First
National bank Of Asbury Park, was
called upon to plead to an indictment
Of misappropriating funds Of the bank.
Twining was not in court and Judge
Kirkpatrick ordered forfeited bail in
the sum Of $1,000, which Twining gave
in Jersey City on Saturday night be-
fore Commissioner Pagan for his ap.
pearance in court.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-25
T4ue and Unfailing Health For
Suffering Women.
PATNE'S CELERY COMPOUND
The Worlds Medicine For the Core Of
Female Troubles.

give necessary tone and strength to the inn
portant female organs. The experience OF
years, medical testimony and letters from
tens of thousands Of cured women, point
to Paine's Celery Compound as woman s
friend and life-glyer. Mrs. w. L West,
Fremont, Neb., writes thus;
81 used Paine's Celery Compound foI
female troubles and general debility
have taken great deal Of medicine during
the last ten years, but none Of them Of
such value as Paines Celery Compound
believe it IS the best medicine for the
nerves and the troubles from which women
suffer so much that [ ever used
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-25

A large share Of the evils and sufferings
which women are liable to result from
special female weaknesses and diseases.
From the girl entering womanhood to the
woman who arrives at the Grand Climae-
teric or Change Of Life" there are
troubles. ailments and irregularities-too
often borne in silence-which undermine
the health and result in disease Where
such conditions exist, Heaven help the poor
sufferers to fully realize their perils and
dangers,
1t is well known that ordinary medical
treatment too often fails to build up the
delicate, nervous system Of woman and
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-25

The indications are that foreign
travel will this summer exceed that Of
any previous season. Sixty-seven sail
ings a month Of first class passenger
steamships will be made from New
York for European ports. This is pro
vision for $4,000 passengers between
April and September. An expert esti-
mate puts the amount paid for steam-
ship fares at S3l 100000 ana the ex-
penditures IN Europe at $40 1000, 600.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-25

ST. Petersburg, June %. officials Of
both the court and the ministry Of the
interior say the reports that an at
tempt was recently made on the life Of
the ear are untrue. A story was cir
culated a month ago that the car had
been fired on while driving in the park
Of Tsarskoe-Selo, but it was explained
that it originated In the accidental dis
charge of a revolver which was care
lessly dropped By detective as his
majesty's carriage passed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-25
Dutch war shin IN the West ladies

Dutch war shin In the West Indies.
The Hague, June 24--During the de-
bate on the naval estimates in the
second chamber Of the states general
the minister Of marine explained that
the government considered it necessary
to station a war ship in the West In
dies, as the projected Isthmian canal
would increase the political Importance
Of Dutch Guiana and the island of
Curacao.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-25

New York, June 24Five trains on
the Kings County elevated road were
in collision at once in front Of the
Brooklyn courthouse during the rush
hour Scores Of passengers were
bruised or cut by flying glass. In one
ear of a Brighton Beach train half a
dozen women We're lying on the seats
unconscious from terror as the train
was pushed toward the bridge.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-25
RICH MANS NEW CHARITY
Henry Phfpps Arranges For Exam-
mutton Of school ChIldren's Eyes.

Henry Phfpps Arrnnges For Exam
ination Of school Children's Eyes.
Henry Phipps former partner Of
Andrew Carnegie donor of S1-000.000
for the cure Of consumptiyes In phila-
delphia and Of magnificent conserva.
tories to tile Fittsbnfg and Allegheny
parks and the founder Of free man
ual training school aud playground Ia
Allegheny, Pa. signalized q public ex-
hibition Of the pupils work the other
day BY the announcement that all chill.
dren in the school would have their
eyes examined free Of charge and that
those needing special glasses would be
provided with them, says a Pittsburg
special TO the Philadelphia Press.
All Of the 700 pupils will undergo
examination.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-25
a sonth African Exnosition

So numerous have been the demands
for space at tile Cape Town exhibition
that site fifteen times as large as that
originally fixed Upon has had to be
selected 1t has also been resolved to
postpone the exhibition for twelve
months viz, 70 November, 1904
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-25

house. DON'T ever let this happen
again. major he said. Why, If any
thing should happen out here we might
starve to death Don't you worry.
said: If the train gets blown on the
track we viii drop in at farmhouse
and eat and stay all night. You are in
n civilized country. inhabited by thou
sands Of people. and have no cause
to become alarmed In Des Moines
DR.. Watson insisted on going TO the
hotel for something to eat before his
lecture
"sYery sorry, but the dining room is
closed, and we have no cafe, said the
hotel clerk.
But I'm nearly starved and want
food implored DR. Watson.
F" I can't help it. Our rules will not
allow any one in the dining room after
the doors close.
"Just then Dr. Watson caught sight
Of some one coming out of the dining
room door. He rushed over and pushed
his way past the head waiter, who
vainly tried to stop him.
81 want food! / want foodr he
cried, rushing toward a table. Some
one had just finished eating and had
left few pieces Of bread and scraps
Of other food. DR.. Watson, despite the
importuning of the head waiter, sat
down and ate those scraps as if he
never expected to get something to eat
again. The funny part Of it was that
he arrived at the theater a few minutes
before Q, delivered one of the best lee
lures he ever made and rushed away
for the train which had kept waiting
twenty minutes"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-25

Major Pond took Henry Ward Beech
er to England two or three times. He
was especially proud Of these trips, and
he wrote a book entitled summer In
England With Beecher." He was a
devoted admirer OF Beecher and was
never so happy as when he had a will
Ing listener to his panegyrics on Plym-
outh's great pastor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-25

A project Is on foot in Geneva for
the establishment of aerial excursions
to view the summit Of Mont Blanc A
captive balloon, controlled and lowered
By hydraulic power is TO be the means
Of conveyance fares 81 per head, in-
Guiding E1.000 $4,000 insurance policy
against accident.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-25
Loweu STRIKERS Baclx a. wor,..

Lowell, Mass June "a The great
majority Of the strikers who applied
at the cotton mills after twelve weeks
idleness have been taken back. Those
who were turned away were assured
mat as soon as room could be made for
diem they would DO taken back. The
agents say that they will not discrimi-
nate between union and nonunion %.
erafivas
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-25
(l,Si1 h !!
RaZl5

Is USED In large quantities by
the Augusta City Hospital, Ag-
gusta, Maine, as a strengthening
tonic and anti-malarial. It gives
you strength to throw off the de-
pressing effects Of summer Your
druggist has it.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-25

Nothing gives a child more real fun
than foarny glass of Williams Root
Beer. They linger over it andslowly
sip their little thirsts away, at the
same time getting the inyigorating
tonic effect Of pure roots and herbs.
Remember that youngsters suffer
from the summer heat, and when they
get tired aud irritable just bring out
a bottle Of good. cold WilliaIns' Root
Beer. It's a temperance drink un-
eaualed for young and old and the
cost, al ready to drink, is only two
cents a quart. Williams is the real
old-fashioned thing take no other.
WILLIAMS & cARLEToN CO.. Hartfori, Conn,
Makers q Wllams' Fasering Extracts.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-25
smothered Infants.

Over 500 infants are killed every
year IN London BY being lain on in bed
by their parents.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-25

While relating "reminiscences of his
acquaintance with notable people Ma
jor Pond once said to a reporter of the
Washington Post
Il never so to Iowa that don't have
n peculiar experience. shall never
forget taking Ian Maclaren CDR John
Watson out there several Yeas ago.
The time | speak Of we were going
from St. Paul to Des Moines Down
in Iowa tie conductor said the train
was half an hour late. Then he said 1t
was an hour late. We were due in
Des Moines at 7.15, and the lecture
was to begin at s o'clock. DR.. Watson
became much worried and asked the
conductor the cause OF the delay THE
heavy wind. replied the official 1t
was blowing d perfect hurricane that
night, just ais ! had known 1t to blow
Ia Iowa and Wisconsin years before
why, surely said DR. Watson the
wind cannot be blowing hard enough
d impede the progress Of a train. a
great, big, heavy locomotiye1 My
dear fellow, / said, I've seen The wind
out In this country blow a train right
of the track have, too, at East ST..
Louis, IN tornado.
1--WE finally arrived in Des Moines
at SIS, and there was committee TO
meet us at the depot Or. Watson had
become very hungry, and there was
no diner Oh and no wayslde eating
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-25

if she would give reading there.
When be gave her the certified check
for the amount it was with the re-
mark. "AIiss Cushman, that $1,000 is
the interest on $50 that you invested
with me in 1857" Then he told her Of
the incident
OF Mark Twain he always had de-
lightful "reminiscences. lie had pushed
the humorist In a wheelbarrow when
the latter insisted that his contract
with Major Pond expressly stipulated
that he be kept moving
cat little town in Minnesota we had
been waiting since 4 o'clock in the
morning" said Major Pond, and Mark
got uneasy He said: I am tired Of
this business. Pond contracted with
me to travel, and here am waiting
for late trains that never arrive.
Mrs. Clemens said My dear, are
you not making a fool Of yourselfT
No, am not, Twain replied; I con-
tracted to travel, and insist upon his
keeping the contract SO he sat down
in a wheelbarrow, and / pushed 1T
eve went up to Vancouver next
Mark went to bed and stayed there
-four days. In fact, he never puts on
his clothes unless he is obliged to.
Nearly all his books are written in this
position. When the reporters called l
had to see that the bed was all right
and send them up for their inter
views
And he paid this tribute to Mark
Twain: mark Twain is today the most
popular writer in the English Ian
guage Few men have ever written
whose humor has SO many sides such
breadth or reach
In his "Eccentrlcities Of Genius"
which he published in 1900 the major
sums mp his memoirs Of the famous
men and women with whom he had to
do iii the course Of his professional
career. lie describes Mark Twain as
an inimitable letter writer and gives
this specimen from Mr.. Clemens, sent
as an excuse for not writing a letter:
Dear Pond-oh. b'gosh. can't hate
writing. Ever thine, MARK
One of the experiences Of Ponds boy
hood days that were never forgotten
was his first meeting with the great
Charles Sumner. It stamped this fact
on his brain:
Charles Sumner was an aristocrat.
He was my fathers ideal, We walked
nine miles to hear him speak. Father
always spoke of him as the Hon,
Charles sumner, SO great was Ills rev.
erence of the man. lie enjoyed the
speech immensely. do not know
whether | did or not Father sat near,
with the intention of rushing up and
greeting him when he had finished but
the Hon. Charles was too quick for
him. lie had vanished
Father said, James, the Hon.
Charles Sumner is going to Milwaukee
tomorrow morning. and we can ride
with him a part Of the way lie was
in tile drawing room ear when we got
on the train Father stepped up to
him and said:
The Hon Charles Summer, / have
read your speeches. have felt it the
duty Of every American to take you
by the hand. This is my son. He has
returned from the Kansas conflict.
Hon. Charles Sumner did not see
father or his son, but he saw the
brakeman and suid. Can you get me a
place where | will be undisturbedY
Fathers heart was almost broken
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16

solved to stand together in the senate in
support of two amendments to the Pana-
ma canal treaty. One Of these provides
for the modification of the 23d article of
the treaty so as to insure the control Of
the canal zone by the United States and
the other enlarges the provision in the
fourth article of the treaty with a dis
avowal Of any intention on the part Of
United States "to increase it's territory at
the expense of Colombia or of the sister
republics in Central or South America"
so as to include Mexico
/. 1t is the understanding that all the
democrats will support the two amend
ments agreed upon, but that after they
are acted upon, individuals shall be at
liberty to vote for or against the treaty
as they may elect:
It is also the understanding that some
of the democratic sena tors will support
some of Senator Morgan's individual
amendments, but they will dc" SO as indi-
vidual senators and not is members OF
the democratic caucus s
Democratic senators who participated
in the caucus say that whether amended
or not, the treaty is sure Of ratification.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16
LABOR COMBINE GOES.
Some 10000 Trades Unionists
Joined the Chicago Fedora
tion of Labor Yesterday.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Chicago: March 16-Twenty thousand
trade unionists joined the Chicago Fedora
ton of Labor at yesterdays meeting.
Never in the history Of the central body
or any other similar organization in the
world, was the membership increased SO
much at a single gathering. Concentra-
ton Of forces and shorter hours of labor
are the rallying cries Of the. union. men
and women in Chicago to-day, and the
unions which stood alone for. years are
clamoring to be taken into the fold. The
bricklayers and stonemasons who have
rema ined independent for years, applied
for admission, with $500 men. Journey.
men plumbers never before connected
with the federation sent delegates rep
resenting 1000 workmen. Seventeen loca
unions Of the United Garment Workers OF
America, representing $4,000 men anc
women, were seated, after battling fol
recognition for several months. Smaller
organizations swelled the membership
rolls until the federation to-day represents
14O, 900 organized men and women.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16

1--WE believe however, that the lawyers
at present engaged will sift the matter
to the bottom regardless of any consider
ations: ~. ',.@ 81
Referring to the interview with Wright,
published in the New York Herald to-
day Mr.. Flower said: - - s=ss
81 quite sympa thize with Wright when
he says the failure of the London & Globe
was duet the treachery. OF others There
is no doubt of that. But it must be re-
membered that for three months prior
to the failure, which Wright says was
directly due to treachery, the London &
Globe had not a cent in its lockers. yet
it was doing over half. a million pounds
sterling in speculation at = every settle
ment The governments decision that
the directors as a, body could not be pro-
ceeded against does not prevent Wright,
as the prime factor in the rotten condl-
tions which. existed before the failure,
being made to take the responsibility.
Attorney General Finlay, in the house
of commons, said the crown would pay
the cost of the extradition Of Wright and
the payment by the crown Of the whole
expenses of the proceedings, would be con
sidered.- His prosecution. however, would
be left in the hands of the official re-
.ceiver of the London & Globe corpora
ton. -. .s...s.