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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-03

Fashionable women in all ages seem
to have had a morbid penchant for
freaks. In the middle ages women of
the upper classes kept human dwarfs.
Nowadays canine dwarfs are a regular
cult and it is the custom of some Of
the ultra fashionable to deck them
with jewelry. to the great discomfort
of the little animals and to no other
purpose, apparently, than that of get
ting rid of superhaous wealth.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-03
COULDN'T LIFT TEN POUNDS.
Doan's Kidney Pills Brought Strength and
Health to the Sufferer, Making Him
Feel twenty-five Years Younger.
J. B. Corton, farmer and lumberman,

of Deppe, N.
c., says: II
8 Il If d for
years with my
back. 1t was
SO bad that 1
could not walk
any di s tai ce
nor even ride
in easy buggy.
l do not believe
l could have
ra i s e d t e n
gu n d s of
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-03
He Had Been There.

'''You must visit our new country club"
beautiful; the golf links superb. You won't
find such scenery elsewhere. On entering
the grounds the first thing that strikes your
eye"
81 know!" interrupted the city man; "a
golf ball!"-P Philadelphia Press.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-03

The American. sightseeing m the Fiji
islands, came upon young savage engaged in
tatooing the picture of fish on his fathers
back His eyes filed with tears. what
moves you so :" inquired his companion. at
reminds me of the time when my old man
would let me draw on him also!" was his
reply.-N. o. Times-D Democrat
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-03

No novelist has had the hardihood to fol.
low the hero to the bald headed epoch OF his
life. The stories usually end the moment
after the heroine says Yes, Chicago Jour
nal
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-03

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken OF
as cough cure.-J. w. O'Brien, 322 Third
Ave. N, Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. 6, 1900.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-03

Fits stopped free a0d permanently cured.
No fits after first days use sof DR.. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer Free 3 trial bottle &
treatise DR.. Kline, 98l Arch st., Phila., Pa.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-03

Radium has been fonnd in Colorado, but
in all probability it will have to get mill
tary permit to stay there--Chicago Journal
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-03

Turpentine has Ieen found to be an
antidote for carbolic acid,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-06
CATHOLIC FUNDS GONE.
Waagaman Failure Affects Cardinal
Gibbons and Church institutions.

Waqqaman Failure Affects Cardinal
Gibbons and Church institutions.
Washington, Sept. 5. cardinal Glib
bons, primate OF the Roman Catholic
church In America, is In a fair way
to lose the greater part of his fortune
through the financial difficulties that
have overtaken Thomas Waggaman,
treasurer OF the Catholic University Of
America, since its foundation fourteen
years ago. Many other Catholic clergy
men and virtually every other Catho-
lie institution in the District st Column
bia, including many churches, face the
same prospect of disaster.
Mr.. Waggaman's financial difficulties
are Of the most extensive order He
has long been considered one Of the
weaIthiest and most responsible men
in the district. and Catholic elergymen
had unbounded confidence In him. A
few days ego some OF his creditors
filed a petition to have him declared
an involuntary bankrupt.
ri was said his great estate had been
nearly all lost In speculation and that
the step proposed was necessary to
prevent him from turning over what
was left to the Catholic University Of
America, TO protect 100000 Of Its
funds
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-06
Red Cross Pharmacy,
TRY TO RECOVER FORTUNE.
investors In Cotton Duck Corporation
Say That They Were Deceived.
Barre. Vermont.

Say That They Were Deceived.
New York, Sept. 5. Two actions
seeking to recover 100000 from the
Continental Trust company Of Balti-
more have been begun in the United
States circuit court here The suits
are brought by the Central National
bank of New York, In liquidation. and
the Merchants Trust company Of New
York. The first named complainant
seeks to recover the sum of $200, 900
which 1t paid as a subscriber to thes
underwriting syndicate Of the United
States Cotton Duck corporation. The
Merchants Trust company asks judg-
ment for 100000 which it likewise
paid on a subscription to the same
syndicate The complainants allege
that the defendant company In pro-
noting the United States Cotton Duck
corporation used false, fraudulent
and deceitfulp representations to IN
duce them to subscribe to it's under
writing syndicate. with an intent to
deceive and defraud' them.
According to the two complaints,
the defendant in 1850 undertook to
| promote the Mount Vernon and Wood
berry Cotton Duck company and IS
sued for the latter $9,500,000 Of its
stock to purchase certain duck manu-
featuring plants In Mount Vernon,
Baltimore, Laurel, Md; Franklinvtlle,
Md: Tallahassee. Fla; Columbia.
s. OF, and New Hartford, Conn These
plants were not worth collectively, the
complainants aIlege, over $780, 900
and were not capable Of earning more
than 100000 per annum. The Mount
Vernon and Woodbury. Cotton Duck
company, the compliments also
claim, was insolvent, and its stock and
bonds. with the exception Of its frst
mortgage bonds. were Of little or no
marketable value, all Of which facts,
it Is contended, were well known TO
the defendant corporation.
The charge is then made that the
defendant, to enable it to sell the stock
of the Mount Vernon and Woodbury.
Cotton Duck company, formed new
corporation, known as the United
| States Cotton Duck corporation, which
was to take over the properties OF the
Mount Vernon and Woodberry compa-
ny and acquire additional cotton duck
manufacturing plants at Manchester,
N. HI; La Grange, Ga; Hogansville,
Ga, and at West Point, Ga, and TO
this end issued stock to the value Of
| $4,000, 600 The total value Of the
combined plants 1t was proposed to
take into the new corporation did not
at any time, the complainants declare,
exceed the sum Of $4,000 600 and col
leetively were not capable OF earning
more than $4,000 per annum.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-06
NV 1ork,a Meat strike of.

New York, Sept. BY q vote q
the thirteen locals Of meat cutters ana
butcher workmen in this city the
strike in sympathy with the Chicago
butchers has been declared on Inc
strikers here gain nothing by the nght
ais it was purely sympathetic and they
had no grievances of their own. Ine
men will return to work, the conalT
tons being that the Schwarzsehiid =
Sulzberger company and the Unlteo
Dressed Beer company, the two nrns
against whom the strike was declared
will keep all the competent men tnes
are now employing, and all strikers
for whom there Is room VIII be taiAer
back, preference to be given TO tn'
rest when vacancies occur.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-06
GREATEST BATTLE KNOWN.
Liaoyans Considered the Longest and
BIoodest Ever FOUGHT.

Liaoyans Considered the Longest and
Bloodiest Ever Fought.
st. Petersburg. Sept 5The battle
of Liaoyang, which began with Jap
anese advance on Aug. "a, the day of
the christening of the cesarevitch and
concluded Saturday. Sept. 3, with the
retreat Of General Kuropatkin, is be-
lieved to have been the longest and
bloodiest Of history. Numerous incl
dents Ia the fighting upset the theory
evolved by experiences in the Boer
war that a modern battle must neces-
sarily be fought at long range. Both
sides repeatedly came to hand to hand
encounters in bayonet charges, and
the men Of both sides were often SO
near each other that they could dis
tinguish features and hear words Of
| command. In one instance they were
separated only by the width Of the
railroad and actually threw stones at
each other. The mad heroism Of the
japanese and the stubborn tenacity Of
the Russians has not been paralleled
anywhere save In some of the desper-
ate encounters Of the American civil
war.
Correspondents state that several Of
the bayonet attacks made by the Jap
anese throughout the battle have been
forced by the depletion of ammuni-
ton. Of which modern arms entail
such extravagant expenditure. The
Japanese came on with empty guns
and with hopes OF finishing the attack
with cold steel, but it was proved at
their own cost that such attacks can
not be driven home Ia the face of the
Gre Of breech loading guns.
The Russian artilIerymen suffered
terribly III the prolonged fighting south
Of the Tai river. One battery lost forty
men killed, and the remainder Of 1t
were wounded. and when fresh bat
| terry was brought up into position the
survivors protested, with tears, at be
ing removed, begging to be allowed to
die beside their own guns.
| The work OF the Red Cross, which
throughout the war has been most de-
voted on both sides, has proved almost
| as dangerous to nurses and doctors
as has the work OF combatants. Many
bearers and their assistants have been
killed and wounded In attending tc
injured under fire. A sister Of mercy
was killed and a surgeon wounded II
tie final assaults on Liaoyang,
Telegraph operators and correspond
ents also have suffered severely. Two
correspondents have been shot, and
one has been decorated for bravery.
During the ten days fighting the
| condition Of the soldiers Of both armies
has been pitiable. Many Of the Japa
nese prisoners were starving and al
most rfaked when captured, which
speaks volumes for Japanese endur
ance. It is wonderful that the com
missary arrangements made it possible
to continue to supply the men during
such continuous battle The Rus
SLAMS were better fed, being nearer
their own base, but the terrible straiT
of the continuous fighting caused SONS
OF them to fall asleep In the midst q
the eannonade and even on the firing
line.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-06
Knights TempIars il San Francisco.

San Francisco, Sept, s. Knights
Templars from all parts Of the United
States are pouring into this city to at
tend their triennial eonclave. All the
California Communicates keep open
house at their various headquarters,
and visitors are entertained lavishly.
The streets are filed with marching
bodies Of richly attired knights. The
city is In gala attire.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-06
Minufioe In
Defecfix'e Work

Ioriginal.l
The most important case, at least The
most important to me, I have had
since | entered the detective business
was the Hinton case. Besides, it is The
best Illustration that has ever passed
under my notice of the fact that atten.
ton to minutiae is the main feature III
detective work
one day / received a call from 0
young lady, who told me that she was
interested in running down a gang Of
counterfeiters. She had rented a house
next door to where she suspected they
were ut work, and that was as far as
She could 90. She could not shadow
the occupants. for women can't 60
where men can go without attracting
attention. Therefore she must have the
services of a detective. Her interest in
bringing the people she suspected to
justice was this: Her brother had beer
made the dupg of counterfeiters and
had been arrested while passing theif
spurious money. He was lying In jail
waiting his trial. Her object was to
fix the responsibility on the proper per.
son.
Miss Henrietta Stowell interested me
at once. How she had worked up the
case thus far Is too long story TO be
given here, but that this young girl IN,
aided had succeeded In locating the
gang filed me with establishment and
admiration | say located the gang
because there was every reason to be-
lieye that they We're the persons who
had used her brother for catspaw
But she had been unable to secure one
item Of proof, and that was what was
expected TO do.
began to watch the suspected house
and soon noticed that it was occupied
BY an eminently respectable looking
man and an old woman, who acted as
housekeeper. There were no visitors,
the housekeeper never went out, and
the respectable looking man went out
very seldom. learned that the name
by which he was known was Cochrane,
] divided the twenty-four hours Of
the day into three watches, taking one
watch myself and leaving the other
two to assistants. MY experience tells
me that the finest crooked work is
done in broad daylight. Therefore !
took the watch from In the morning
to 5 In the afternoon, Mr.. coehrane's
tours from the house We're TO news
stand a few blocks away, where he
went twice a day TO buy morning
and an evening paper, Besides this he
went marketing every day and carried
everything home himself A few days
watching showed plainly that he and
his housekeeper were either enormous
eaters or he was marketing for others.
However, after watching the house
for fortnight ! was no nearer bag
cling the game than when ! com.
meneed. Counterfeiters are the slip
periest kind OF lawbreakers, being al.
ways prepared for raid. Besides, IL
this case there was no certainty that
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-06
OUR BOYS EASY MARKS"
General Tells How Returning Philip
pine Soldiers Are swindled.

General Tells How Returning Philip
pine Soldiers Are swindled.
Washington, Sept. 5.-The feature Of
the annual report Of Major General
Arthur Macarthur commanding the
department Of California, Is the strong
language used in reference to the
treatment in San Francisco Of the sol
diers returning from the Philippines
and mustered out there. He says the
greatest matter Of concern which oc.
cupies the attention OF the department
is to get the soldiers returning from
the Philippines into possession OF their
money due on their final payments
and safely out Of the city before they
can be swindled. The ingenuity Of the
criminal classes Of San Francisco to
effect this purpose, be says, and the
simplicity and apparent inability Of
the soldiers to protect themselves are
alike amazing. Quoting from Colonel
Markley, the chief paymaster on this
subject, General Macarthur writes;
THE stupidity and imbecility Of
these short term men coming from
the Philippines is almost unbelievable
Young Americans. amply able to take
care of themselves anywhere under
any circumstances while in service
abroad, seem TO take leave Of thsiI
senses when they arrive on United
States soil and willingly become tbs
prey of the sharks found in every bic
city. Instances and figures could b
given to prove that out Of 400 Of thes'
men paid of and permitted TO go to th'
city on leaving the boat with railroad
tickets purchased and money orders
payable to themselves at their homesl
fifty would turn up next morning rob
bed Of everything many dangerously
injured by blows and drugs.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-06
IT'S A
WONDERFUL
REMEDY
COSTS NOTHING TO TRY
Local Druggists Guarantee
It's Efficacy or Make
No Charge

We want everybody suffering FROM
any disorder Of the stomach, bowels or
liver to call at our store and get full
size bottle Of Seven Barks"-the great
German stomach aud liver regulator
AS an evidence Of good faith, we ask a
deposit Of so eents-but if after taking
according to directions, the remedy
does not accomplish all that is claimed,
return the empty or partly used bottle
and your money will be cheerfulIY
handed back.
We could not afford to make a guar
antee Of this kind, were we not positive
Of our position. "seyen Barks' is not
an untried remedy. It has been on the
market for So years with astonishing
success.
There is no remedy on earth that
keeps it's friends longer than Seven
Banks. There are thousands Of Amer
lean families never without bottle.
nor have they been without for 20
years. Grandmothers, mothers and
children are all enthusiastic in their
praise. Don't postpone calling for a
bottle. You will not regret 1t.
Red Cross Pharmacy,
i6O North Main St.. Barre. Vermont.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-06
9be Times Daily Short Story.
eSo2e ~ 03c2c3cxex AQseDoHe9on cNct

there was anything wrong with Mr..
Cochrane.
ON the fifteenth day Of my watch
Mr.. Cochrnne, at 10 o'clock in the morn
ing. came out of his front door, stood
idly swinging cane, gaped, then. slow
ly descending the steps. seemed uneer-
tain for q moment which way he would
60. AT last he strolled down the street
aimiessly l. disguised as working
man, followed him to a building used
for stores below and rooms above. /
waited for him to come out, but wait
ed long time in vain About half an
hour after he entered a man about his
build, but much older-he wore a White
beard out, but it did not occur
TO me that he could be Coehrane. I
chung to my post till noon, when the
old man returned, and as he passed
very near me noticed that his white
linen cuff had been despatched with
mud, doubtless by a passing vehicle.
In twenty minutes more / wag re-
warded by sight of Mr.. Cochrane
stepping unconcernedly from the build
Ing, and as he passed me / noticed
some yellow marks on his cuff In q
twinkling put two and two together
and had a definite result. Coehrane
and the old man were one and the
same person He had gone to a room
he doubtless rented IN the building,
disguised himself, gone out and re-
turned He had undoubtedly noticed
the dirt on his cuff and brushed it of,
leaving the stain.
But what had he done all this for
Re had likely visited some person Oh
persons to whom he had turned over
the queer" to be placed in circulation
At least that was my inference. was
tempted to proceed at once against
him, but prudence babe me wait
had no evidence. and / was in fair
way to get the best Of evidence. What
troubled me was that must wait fol-
another one of Cochrane's exits Id dis
guise, and in the meantime the gang
might change their quarters.
1t was ten days before was again
rewarded by seeing Mr. Cochrane 90 tc
his rented room, disguise himself and
20 out. This time l followed him. His
object was to get rid Of counterfeit
money, but in a way that surprised me
He visited a number Of places, in each
Of which he bought some triiing arti
Gle. for which he paid with ten dollar
bin, receiving large proportion Of
change. Itelephoned to police headquar
tiers, and be was arrested, descent be
ing made on his house at the same time
Nothing was found there, and | in
ferred that the gang had arranged t
escape to the roof and down through
another building. However, Cochrane
alias Hinton, was convicted, and In hii
trial 1t came out how be had used Miss
StowelRs brother, the boy being limo
cent Of wrong.
Yes, In our business the minutia'
count. Though we had the counter
felter located, we would have lost th'
game had I not noticed the dirt Oh
Hinton's cuff.
Why was the case important to me
/ married Henrietta Stowell.
JOSEPH II. KING.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-06
aPoprv Name Candidates.

New Haven, Conn. Sept 5.-For the
head OF It's state ticket the executive
committee Of the Peoples party has
named Judge Joseph Sheldon Of New
Haven and reafirmed the nomination
Of Austin B. Fuller Of Orange for con-
gresham at large, this latter nomina-
ton having been made at the state
convention. For the balance OF the
state ticket there were 50 many avail
able candidates that 1t was voted to
refer the selections to the party itself,
referendum vote to be taken within
a week on the names Of several candi-
dates for each of the offices.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-06
TRAIN HITS TROLLEY
Seven Killed and Many Injured
Ia a St Louis Collision.
STREET CAR STOPS ON TRACK

Unexplained Failure to Cross the Rail-
road Causes the Disaster - Locomo-
tive Going al Twelve Miles an Hour
Cuts Car IN Two.
ST. Louis, Sept g. Stopping short
half way across the Wabash tracks at
the Sarah street crossing, a suburban.
electric ear was cut in two by d shut.
tie train speeding from the fan
grounds to Union station, and seven
persons were killed, all the others Of
the cars twenty-five passengers re-
ceiying injuries. One Of the injured
was burt mortaIly and nine severely
Nineteen in all were seriously injured
A. w Burbank, engineer Of the
train, was not taken into custody no
blame seeming to attach to him. The
electric car stopped when the locomo-
tive was less than 100 yards away.
and the best he could do by reversing
bis engine was to slacken speed The
locomotive and three cars dashed over
the spot whore the car bad stood at
twelve miles an hour, hurting dead,
dying and wounded on both sides OF
the rails and carrying the cars roof
on the smokestack and boiler for more
than 200 feet The cars heavy trucks
were thrown 100 feet, and the ground
was strewn with wreckage In all direc-
TONS
Most Of the cars passengers were
home going dwellers in the suburbs.
The vehicle was filed and was travel
ing at a good rate when it approached
the steam railroad tracks. Theodore
Cook. the motorman, drove his car to-
ward the tracks. it not appearing that
he heard the rumble of the approach
ing train 1t is possible he did, though,
and thought he had ample time to get
across. which was the engineers opin-
ion. Full in the middle OF the tracks
the electric car halted with jerk.
It's passengers, several Of whom had
betrayed nervousness at sight of the
oncoming engine. sprang from their
seats and rushed toward the doors.
Cries broke from the women only to
be drowned by the fast swelling roar
OF the flying train.
Cut the Street Car in TWO.
1t was too late for escape. Before
a single passenger could get TO either
platform there was a crash, shrek
of escaping steam, and the car fell into
halves, the flying engine pIowing
through it and the coaches following
with grinding sound that was heard
hundreds of yards away. Men, womer
and children were flung to right ant
| left, several being hurled high into th'
air. Most of the killed were dead be
fore they struck the ground AT leas
half the injured were stunned. SO !
| was not until almost a minute afte
the impact that the screams of pail
/ and fright became loudest As on
after another awoke in the pile O.
| splintered wood that had been thu
car, each joined in the cries for hell
that drew dozens of persons to th'
| spot on the run.
The Waterman and the fagman a
| the crossing and some Of the passen
gers confirm the statement that th'
car stopped, started across the rail
road track and then stopped where i
was struck. No satisfactory explana
| ton has been given why the car stop
ped In the middle OF the track.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-06

Paris. sept 5The minister Of com.
lnerce has received an official report
of the last census Of France, begun In
1901. II shows the population to be
3s,96I, 945, or a gain Of only 444,6lS
in ten years. Comparative tables dis
close that there is no other European
country in which the population In
creases 80 slowly. The percentage OF
increases in Germany, Great Britain
and Russia is almost third greater
than in France for the same period.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-06
-ono 5ouanT man surrendera.

Boston, Sept 5. Eugene L. Stafford,
whom the police have been seeking
since Feb. IL last on the charge Of kill
ing Maynor B, Trussell, has surrender
ed himself. He said that he had 20
come back to this city to see his six
yeor-old son. STAFFORD admitted kill
ing TrusseIl. stafford is an aeronaut,
ana his wife and Trussell had assisted
him in numerous ascensions. he
found TrusselI and Mrs. Stafford to-
gether one day aud killed him instant
". After making an unsuccessful at
tempt to kill his wife he Hed