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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-21
seme campaIen -.


For printing and stationery alone 1t
is calculated that each of the national
campaign committees win spend half
million dollars. says Harpers Week
Is. OF the scores Of millions Of docu
ments sent out a great many are frank
ed. but to distribute the residue re-
quires a huge outlay for postage Ex-
tremely expensive also is the house to
house canvass. which is made by each
party early in September and again
about q fortnight before election day
No other item of expenditure is COM
parable with the sum paid for cam
paign speeches. 1t Is expected that
when the campaign IS fully under way
no fewer than 5000 political orators
win be placed upon the stump by each
of the national committees. As az least
five times as many "spellbinders' will
be mustered by the state committees,
the aggregate number Of exhorters will
not fall much short Of G0000 Some
Of the speakers receive $3.50 week,
together with their expenses, while
others will accept no money for their
services, but allow their actual dis
bursements TO be made good
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-21
.prnmlaes Not to Hng.

The school board Of Frackyille, Pa,
had not recently selected q successor
60 Professor /. G. Miller, VINO resigned
after he was alleged 70 have Rugged
the larger girls Of his school, says the
Philadelphia Record. Though the sal
airy is but 5000 q year there have been
received between sixty and seventy ap-
plications for the vacancy a number
of the applicants have sent strong
guarantees that they Will show nC
ardent feeling toward the young lady
pupils. one Of them stating that ~
s'wfll not let his arm 90 to waist
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-21
The Times Daily Short Story.
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eleven shots between the two, then
saw Stanhope toss his revolver 70 the
ground. fold bis arms and sit quietly
I'll the saddle evidently waiting for
Gallagher 10 finish him Gallagher de-
iiberafely examined his revolver, and,
taking i've cartridges from his pocket
added them to the one left there
While lie was doing so | dismounted,
and. scurrylng along on foot behind
low bushes. darted up to stanhope and
handed him my revolver. As Gallagher
was putting ID the last cartridge stan
hope shot him dead.
[ never shall forget the expression
on stanhopes face as he turned his
eyes from his falling enemy ana rest
al them on me. without whose timely
interference he would by this time
have been 4 dead man He looked me
ali over from the crown Of my head 70
the soles Of my feet, apparently strug-
Cling 10 to a realization OF the tact
that he was indebted for his life To-
such an infinitesimal specimen OF
man.
sonny he said presently, what
did sou do it forl'
eWelI. to tell you the truth, Mr.
sfanhope. at first | hoped he'd down
Won then I'd be free to marry Lucy
/ But when came to consider how she
vsnid feel about It | wanted you 70
win"
Il didn't suppose you could talk SO
near like man. You own me, since 4
II hadn't been for you I'd have been
de4d man this minute You can have
Lucy. but what are you going to do
with her? You can never 1--we in peace
among people who don't fear you. III
tell YOU what we can do. I'll inform
tie community that it was you who
killed Gallagher"
"Tlats IN ideaw replied.
Nhat do you want to make Of your
self?r he asked after a pause.
Il want 70 run my little ranch ane
scribble
escribble whatw
"Stories. articles, anything In the lit
erary line
W 6Alt AaQ ~ A1ihNf 49, +AN-
youll be known as the man who KILLED
} Gallagher. Ireekon YOU won't be pes
tered much after that job And so IA
J II Lucy IS concerned why, # She
I willing to take a man who has more re
/ gpect FOR pen than revolver | sup
D nose under the altered circumstance
she'll have to have her own way.
q The next day when ! appeared o
. the postotlice an opening was made 70
{ me by those waiting, and every ma
: took on bis nat ] have ever sine
L been terror to all the men and the &C
Y miratiSu OF all the women My VIII
q and her father are the only two PEI
) cons who know the secret and the fol
! iner has so long seen me treated Ike
e brave and desperate man that she ha
e at last come to believe that ] am on
t But this may be on account Of "a
d many brave and desperate heroes
y have drawn In my stories. MY friend
4 say that no one but a daredevil coul
x ever depict such remarkable coolne'
e and courage.
d MARTIN CRANE BORLAND.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-21
"A DELINEATOR
OF HEROES
.I0rlgInal. ]

l0riginaLl
/ am tenderfoot, or rather, ! was
tenderfoot, but there's not man in
New Mexico who cares to cross my
path. The terror / inspire does not
come from my bravery, my skill with
the revolver Or my strength. | am
rather tlmid / couldn't Bit a barn
door with a bullet and | am but Ave
foot three.
Now. how do / strike terror into the
citizens Of this regionf ! win tell you.
when / came out to this benlghted
country. with my delicately cut cameo
face. my six and a half iady's kid
hand ana nly "a shoe, ] was consid-
cred too insignificant to be noticed by
the more manly inhabitants, but was
subjected to continued annoyanees by
those who were mean enough TO take
advantage Of my diminutive size. But
one man really threatened me, ana /
have always excused him, for | feli
IN love with his daughter ana the
worst Of ii was she preferred me and
my intellectual tastes to the muscular
bullet perforatIng men Of the frontier.
when Bill Stanhope, Lucy's father,
learned how the land lay be Informed
me in the extravagant language q
New Mexico that If he ever caught me
with Lucy he would ''let enough sun
shine through me to light church.
/ was riding one day through a lone
liz valley and on emerging from a wood
saw In an open space just below me
two men approaching each other Oh
horseback. at first / supposed they
were riding up to have q talk, pu
suddenly one Of them raised q Win
chester and fired at the other, TheI
saw that they were zeb Gallagher
the most dreaded desperate IN New
Mexico. and Bill Stanhope say
stanhope's hat fan to the ground an'
concluded the bullet had knocked
of He took It mighty coolly,
thought didn't know that he hap
pened Is be short Of cartridges rod
on slowly without firing I'll he go
within better range, then raised hi
rife. took sure aim and fired liner
was rapid exchange Of shots afte
this for few seconds, neither ma
doing much damage.
1t looked as IL had one chance
ten ID be relieved 81 The man WI
stood between me and happiness, %
somehow j thought Of Lucy and no'
her fathers death would break he
heart ana wondered what ! had bette
do. Stanhone had come 70 within
hundred yards Of me, Gallagher wa
stiIl 500 yards away. The first thing
knew Gallagher threw away bis III
ana came on the gallon for Stanhol
with IFS revolver / knew by TINS th'
he was out Of ammunition and LOOKS
for Stanhope TO XIII him with 2 TT
bullet before he came up. But Sta
hone was evidently IN the same 7
for he. too dropped his rife ana ?
gan firing with his revolver ! couhN
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-21

race nor can tree roots and alfalfa
roots reach the moisture 50 the sur
face is dry alkali, the mother Of sage
brush and nothing else The dyna-
miters believe that by smashing this
barren and rebellious stratum they
can make the moisture come up and
the roots 90 down Crops have been
planted over considerable tract Of
,iynamited ground In the fall we shall
know how good farmer dynamite Is,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-21
ANrIKIssNG CLUB.
Georgia Girls Band Together to Prohibit
Oscillation.

Oscillation.
Recently half dozen pretty Georgia
girls discussed kissing from various
standpoints- hygienically, financially
etc and decided that it is a silly and
unsanitay practice, says a Lexington
tGa.l dispatch to the New York World
Accordingly they organized as the An
tikissIng club and adopted a constitu
ton which provides. among other
things:
Each member shall sign the follow
ing pledge with her own blood, secured
from her lips
I pledge myself to never kiss any
one except father. mother. brothers
sisters, husband and children
81 pledge myself furthermore to
never kiss my betrothed until become
hts wife.
If fail to keep this pledge, I VIII
pay fine Of $50 and ask the club @
erase my name from the roll
"on the marriage Of any member of
TINS cruz ~ EODu StdHuthH SoNH iaANth
Der shall pay So to the treasurer, who
shall present the amount as bridal
gift 10 the bride
"The amount paid IN by those who
fail to keep the pledge shall be held by
the treasurer as fund TO be divided
among those who prefer spinsterhood.
All members of the club must at
tend the marriage Of members, and al
hymeneat ceremonies will be arranged
by an appointed committee.
ANY member who applies for a.
vorce shall pay to the treasurer SO
and have her name removed from the
roll.
@0n the death of any member ii
good standing each member shall pal
to the treasurer SIS, to be used IN erect
ing shaft to the deceased, whlcl
shall be marble pillar by A sur
mounted BY a figure Of woman i
Greek costume three feet high, viii
the first finger Of the right hand touch
ing closed lips The only Inscription
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-21
SEEING THE
FAIR IN DETAIL

Miehisan's Great Problem IN Forestry.
Six Million Acres Of Pine 6arrens
Staring Her IN the Fascinating a
Beginning BY Planting Eighty Thou
sand-Lessons From Miehigan's For
estry E,hibit-some Of the Romance
Of the Northern Bsys--Hiow Old King
Ssrang, the Mormon Leader, Met His
Death Fifty Years Ago-Thiugs That
Divert One From the Usual sishtsee-
ins-The New Abrasives That Save
Labor and Patience and Make Life
4 re Like Holiday.
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE By
MARK BENNITT.I
Two square earmine spots on
white ground Of the shape of lower
Michigan tell Of states first feeble
efforts TO recover her prestige in lum-
Der production Those spots look
about as large as two wild ducks float
ing across the atmosphere before the
eyes OF an amateur hunter. There IS
so much room around them that It
looks like a hopeless case. But the
chart which hangs in NIiehigan's for
estry exhibit indicates a brave spirit.
and the two red spots represent 10000
ont Of the 100000 acres of denuded
pine lands Of the lower peninsula.
Michigan is actually going into the re-
forestation of her sandy barrens that
are worthless for any other purpose
except to grow the huekleberries that
have sprung up where the pine has
been cut out Not only have the big
trees been taken, but the small trees
Of pine and spruce are now going to
the paper mills. there to be clipped
cooked, digested and run out into
miles Of paper web Even this article
may be printed upon sheet Of paper
made from a Michigan spruce tree.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-21
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Observations on the Eddystone light
house have shown that migratory
birds never leave England for flight
across the channel Il the wind blows
more than twenty-eight miles an hour.
The direction Of the wind makes no
difference Ninety per cent OF AL the
birds cross at night
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-21
use OF Dynamite on oregon Farms.

Use of Dynamite on Oregon Farms.
at pendletou Ore and on several
farms IN the eastern part Of the state
Of washington dynamite Is used TO-
break up the .hard pan stratum just
underneath the surface, says a writer
in Eyerybodys Magazine. Good soil
ana moisture are under the hard
pan. In the sagebrush and alkali re
gions this stratum Of hard pan" win
not let the moisture come to the sur
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-21

An sorts of things butt ~ 70 inter-
go ,.-,4b ones siehtseelne Here
comes brass band Of fifty pieces from
some big eastern, western, northern or
southern city playing the Louisiana
March Behind them marches regi
ment 81 soldiers, and the earth tFen-
bles with their rhythmic tread. There
Il 4 band Of Indians wrapped ~ bril-
liant table spreads and bareheaded.
me round poles Of papooses wabble
on squaw mothers backs AZ eyes
tnrn 10 look at them At home, ! sus-
nect these Indians live n houses Ike
white folks and wear the citizen garb.
rhey are only show people here Here
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-21

shall be. here rests a modest, sensible
and foithful member Of the A. X O."
Fortunately for the Georgia boy the
A. X C's failed to insert a clause pro
hibting hugging But when a member
is being Rugged she win murmur the
warning, please remember / am an
X Hn
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-21

Along with the tine specimens q
commercial woods III tile Michigan eX.
hlbit are many photographs e siioW
lie industry Of numbering III aii ls
details. Here, too, are fine groups II
deer hy hunters lodge ana great
strings OF fish bg shore tent Here
Is Zig bIacls bear IN i trap with a
wish.I-hadn't expression on his face.
Here are strings OF partridge toe pls
10 seem real, all bespeaking inc Sport
ana fine dinners to follow
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-21
whiaI.n II q Chureh.

Thoryerton church. Devon, England,
was recently used as a storebouse for
whisky which had been taken from the
village inn during a fire.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-21

Near Bombay city there is sewage
farm septic tank SYSTEM which yields
thirty-six tons Of grass and vegetables
per acre.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-21

Even in such small matter as al
abrasive or grinding material the
world makes progress We used to
think that Turkish emery was the top
notch Of perfection But the Turk
may keep his old emery IL he will
The electric furnace wherein Niagara
power is turned to heat units Of such
intensity as to melt thermometers and
CONCEAL the elements of the diamond
can give the Turk new points in the
matter Of hard abrasiyes. Some one
has set up a pyramid Of Niagara dia-
monds ii the Palace Of Machinery to
show what the artificial gems are Ike.
While jewelry may be made OF these
rainbow crystals, their chief usefulness
Is in being crushed and sifted and
sorted and graded and then made into
tiny grlndstones for dentists to use on
human nerves at steen dollars per
sitting. Everything that emery was
ever used for can be done better and
more quickly with carborundum.
Even razor homes are made Of IT, and
the material for this is so fine that II
will float fifteen minutes in water
Only by the floating process may this
fine diamond dust for razor homes be
separated from the eoarser grade.
At Barry's bay. in Canada, is q quar-
~ Of corundum rock. Even this takes
rank above the emery, and here It Is a
thousand miles from home in every
shape to meet q modern demand. Then
4 there Is another material called alum
| dunn. made artifieially Of kind Of clay
III the electrical furnace, SO nearly like
the others IN hardness that if they
we're an race horses they would be
neck and neck to the last quarter. II
medical science and dietary wisdom
haze not prolonged human life, THINKS
how much more Of labor and pleasure
we may crowd into our allotted period
by reason Of the discoveries. creations
and inventions which make up such !
large part OF the worlds fair. Thlnl
OF the years Of time saved by quicl
and efficient abrasive IN sharpening
: moving machine knives and farm
tools 1t IS 4 poor workman who use
dull tools. whether carpenter mil
man or farmer
Fair Grounds, St Louis.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-21

The foresters have figured it all out
ana Michigan feels that she is up
against the forestry problem in its
most acute form. The doctors Of for
estry urge her to take her medicine
brayely. and she has consented to the
amount Of a homeopathic dose name
IL, 10000 acres. That much of the de-
nuded area will be planted anyway.
Every year considerable amount Of
barren land is forfeited TO the state
through tax sales, and a thrifty state
desires to see the ground put 70 some
use. The southern two-thirds Of the
lower peninsula Is 81 per cent improv-
Ell land, vast expanse OF rolling coun-
try made up of prosperous towns. smil-
ing farms and happy homes The north-
ern one-third reverses the figures. The
land Ii still wilderness except in
spots and is destined So TO remain. It
win cost a prodigious sun % plant
100000 acres to pine trees, but they
wiil grow in value dit the rate ot $20,-
100000 year. so the foresters assert
for fifty years. when they win be worth
ST .O00, 600. 900. Then the timber may By
cut at the rate of S30,000,000 worth 4
year without ever decreasing the sup
Div. lit remains 10 be seen if Michigar
is so prudent
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-21

But Michigan Is still great lumber
state, and many Of her best towns still
thrive upon the lumber industry, with
little help from summer tourists.
HemIock and hard woods are still be
ing cut, millions of feet annually, and
the woods and shores have lost little Of
their romance IL one but has an eye
out for things Of the sort. ASK Ivan
Swift to tell you about the Michigan
forests IL you should stop at the exhib'
it. and he viii weave you a tale that
win rival any you have heard in its
romantic quality for Swift Is both
paiuter and writer. Some Of the Old
French frontiersmen who came to
Michigan from the lower sc. Lawrence
in 1910 or thereabout are still alive
ana earning their S1.25 q day, as they
have done for many year. They stu
owen among the lumber piles and
along the shores OF the northern bays
ana when not Alleging are pursuing
the ever fascinating occupation Of
| catching FISH. Among them you may
sesll hear the tale Of how old King
Strang. the Mormon leader Of the
/ Beaver island colony, was shot at st.
/ James by Billy Bedford, whose wife
the old king had coaxed away. And
then will come the sequel Of the TRACE
dy. the scattering OF all the colony by
the outraged French fishermen and the
homeless distribution OF the Mormon
women at every settlement around Lake
| Michigan. THAT was in 1891, and
though fifty years have passed the
ruins Of old King strang's castle may
| sHll be seen on Beaver island, and you
i may follow the twenty-five mile road
| which tie Marmons built, the length q
the island. TO connect their iniaho
farms with The island landings
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-21

are d newsboys' band from Anderson
Ind. and a company Of cadets from
SOME military school marching by az
proud as well disciplined boys should
be. An automobile elangs by with
twenty people aboard while the chauf
feur describes the exposition in a
wholesale way that leaves little TO be
desired s balloon shoots mp in the
sky. and Of course the eyes can't miss
such sight. The sky seems to be
plastered with signs that foat from
the strings OF kites that are still far
Their OF in tile blue. And then the
crowds nothing is quite so interesting
as crowd There were over 100000
people on tile grounds on st. Louis day.
the largest crowd that ever gathered
in single place on one day in Amer
lea with one exception. a crowd Of
10000 to 100000 people may be seen
any day. These are the things that
draw US away for little time at least
from the exhibits, but are all part Of
the wonderful show after al and help
to make the holiday one of varied de
lights
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1904-02-18
THANS.
Hot Summer,
S6eciGlto tie NeaVs.

Specialize tie NrsOs.
We are still having cold weather.
There is some sickness in our vicinity
now.
Little Ruby Hartman is suffering
from sore throat, and DR.. Barker is at
tending on her.
Mr.. Lafayette Smith is one the sick
list this week. His wife is not much
better than she was last week.
Measles are on boom at Dunlap now
as we'll as lots of other places. Those
who have not had the disease should
look out
Last Saturday was sad when l got
the old Chattanooga Press and found E.
w. Mattson had sold out to Mr.. Crab
tree. have been taking the paper for
20 years, and writing for it. Mr.. Matt
son is gentleman, and good man.
From now on we want to make the
News better than ever before. The
low subscription price at which the
News is offered should puts it in the
hands Of all that want good paper.
So come on and lets push the circula-
ton Of the News till it is everywhere in
the land. Let everyone work for our
home paper.
Mr.. Burnett is expected to move back
to the mill to take Mr.. Rigsby's place.
]. T. Johnson gave us pleasant call
last week, He came from the noun
tain to have some milling done at the
Mansfield mill.
Mr.. Jones and Matte Anderson are
teaching fine school at Dunlap
Hope to read good letter from all
the good correspondents this week.
NJ. E. G..
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1904-02-18
PARAMOUNT.

Special 10 the Ne7Os.
The order of the day is going To the
store and wading mud.
Miss Alice Brown has returned TO
Hill City after spending week at
home.
1t is reported that there will DO an
other new house builtin Paramount.
There is a small band organized here.
The musicians arc practicing every
night and the first concert will be Civ.
en- at the old Beck house, tho last Sat
urday in February. Every one has a
special invitation.
c. W. Shackleford is spending the
week at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holister entertained
somo young people at their home
Thursday evening with finch social.
Mrs. c. W. Shackleiord has been on
the sick list.
Geo. Freudenbcrg will make flying
trip TO Sequacbee Valley on look for a
pair of mules.
Henry Witt has been swapping
mules.
Jess Buster spent few days here last
week with his parents.
Boys, II you want to be in the style
just buy a package Of peanuts.
Ifyou are wanting good shave just
call at John Lusk's barber shop.
There was preaching at the C. p.
Church Sunday.
Miss Emily Brown has been suffering
from the toothache.
Zoboo lessons are becoming quite
fashionable here.
Jim Nixon. of Albion View, was in
Fairmount Sunday evening last week.
A certain yonng man who rodo mule
back from town the other day, happen
ed to bad luck. A stirrup broke
and his foot dragged on the ground the
rest of the way home. 1t was so sore
the next morning that be 'phoned fol
the doctor, who says his foot will be al
right in few days.
Beware of limitations" as the monk
ely said to the dude.
John Brimer said his hens had
adopted the gold standard, for eggs
were awful high when the hens laid In
barn loft.
Clodpole passed through here Sunday
evening with the running gear of hi
automobile, 1t was so muddy be hat
to leave the bed at home
Joshua was the first man whoeve
took newspaper The bible tells III
he stopped the Daily Sun,
Sweet Marie.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1904-02-18
BRYANT COVE.

Special 10 tie Nc7OS.
The days have begun to assume a
spring like appearance.
w. P. Holloway was in the cove yes
terday on business. Bill is out spoken
against the road bonds.
Bill Dooley was in this wild region
yesterday distributing that wonderful
Double Electric Linimont, and also
looking for that old SOW.
Burrel Layne passed through the
cove Monday looking for work.
We want Hot Summer to visit the
mountain again but would advise him
to watch the CANNES next time.
A. Bryant was very anxious the 18th
should be cloudy as that was Ground
Hog Day.
Gold Wave" let the old sow come to
the mountain and get some of that milk
for of course that dynamite has des-
troyed her teeth, and of course you
should be neighborly enough to let her
have milk till the Double Electric Re.
stores them.
Mrs. Harriet Layne has been quite
sick, but is better at this writing,
Mr.. S. L. Brown made a trip to w hit
we'll last week.
Misses Lou and Clara Bryant visited
at s. M. Bryant's yesterday.
The measles have about all died ont
at this place, Vesuvius.