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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-27
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minee meat Of the tenderfO0t me
man whose invitation to drink had
been ignored maintained bis right. and
the others deferred 10 him. So be un-
strapped his belt with its twin revoly-
ems, tossed them It'd d corner then sent
his hat sailing after them The tender
foot took on every stitch Of clothing
above the waist, ana the group were
somewhat surprised to see that what.
ever aesh there was on him was pure
muscle Ills antagonist. six feet high
and heavy in proportion, numbered up
to him, intending to give him one blow
that would settle him He gave the
blow, but the tenderfoot was not where
it was intended % land Before the
tough could steady himself % his legs
after his great effort the tenderfoot's
fist took him under The jaw and lifted
him or Its feet. There was quick
shower Of blows, and the tough was
felegated to the corner bis head find-
ing d pillow on hts sonbrero.
There was some surprise manifested
Indeed, when the strongest man pres
ent stepped into tile ring DO one ats
tempted to prevent his finishing the
job at which his predecessor had
failed. Just as he was about to land Il
blow on the tenderfoots forehead that
spry little man dueked, got him hy the
pins and he went down on his head so
hard that he couldn't get up.
One more on the toughs tried his
hand with no better success than the
others BY this time it was evident
that the tenderfoot was a boxer OF the
first order There was some hesitation
about continuing the contest.
~Step up, gents" said the victor ''I'm
anxious to prove to you that I'm not
thirsty
But the crowd had had enough of
that kind of fighting. and as the stran-
ger had won at the game they had cons
scented to play with him there seemed
nothing else to do but to let him alone
That's all right. said one of the
toughs In these parts when man
isn't thirsty and has the stun IN him
20 prove he isn't thirsty he does as he
Hikes Whar did you rarn them tricks
with yer fists. little un27
I'm the champion featherweight OF
the world There's d chap III frisco
the champion featherweight Of Ameri-
ca. He's challenged me. I'm on my
way there now Ia have been proud
to drink with you gents. but I'm in
training. Any drink ia take would
cost me $1,000 besides not being eight
to my hackers. Good evenin', gents. I
hear the whistle blowing, and I reckon
the trains concluded to 50 on Much
obliged for the opportunity Of a little
practice. Come over to Frisco ana see
The match
Gents" said the man who had
called for the information. "never be-
fore has these parts been honored BY
the presence of champion. Fan into
line and we'll escort the gent to the
train.e
The crowd. including those who had
been knocked out, marched him to the
station and as the train moved of gave
him three lusty cheers
MABEL EDITH BAYLIS.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-27
MOTHER HIS ARBlTER.

John 4, wallace Took Panama En-
aineership on Her Advice.
II was Mrs. David Az Wallace, his
mother. who caused John F Wallace
to accept the position Of chief engineer
az the Panama canal says q Wooster
(O9 dispatch. After the place had
been offered TO him hy President
Roosevelt Mr. Wallace left Washing
ton for Wooster to consult his mother,
determined to accept only On condition
that she approved,
Mrs Wallace is seyenty-two years
old. Her son told her Of the presi-
dents request that he take the engi-
neering post and spoke Of what it in.
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yolved. "shall I acceptg he asked,
adding, TT rests entirely with you
Mrs. Wallace thought Of the eight or
ten years absence, of the danger that
the work involved, Of her own years
and Of the probability that she would
never see her son again But she ans
swered
1T is your duty; go"
Thereupon Mr. Wallace wired bis AZ
eeptance
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-27

Secretary William II. Taft has q
friend who is a farmer near a Maine
prohibition town A stranger once
went into the farmers house says the
secretary. and asked for glass Of
milk The farmer filed g glass with
whisky, milk and sugar The stranger
after draining the cup handed It back
and remarked
"My Lord, what a COW New York
Times
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-27
pAINFUL PERIODS

woman entirely free from periodical suffering it does
the plan Of nature that should suffer so severely
Is Vegetable Compound is the most thorough female
known medical science 1t relieves the condition which
produces much discomfort and robs menstruation of
It's terroIs.
Women who troubled with painful or irregularmen-
struation backaohe, bloating or tiauence leucoh@a
falling Inflammation liberation Of the uterus. ovarian
troubles that bearing down feeling dizziness aintness
indigestion nervous prosraon or the blues should take
immediate action to ward off the serious consequences
and be restored to perfect health and strength by taking
Lydia Il. PinIxham's Vegetable Compound, and then
wrteto Mrs. Pnkham, Lynn Mass, for further free adj
vice. Thousands have been cured by SO dog and by the
use of
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-27

much suffering would be spared them. Thank
God for Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound that
the only medicine that helped any Within
weeks after started to take it. noticed marked improve
ment in my general health and time Of my next
- monthly period the pain had diminished considerably
~ kept the treatment and cured month later
like another person since am in perfect health
my eyes brighter, have added IL pounds my
y ~ weight my color is good, and / feel light and
- NJ happyn-MIss AGNES MILLER, IS Potomac Avenue
: NNwN Chicago ILL.,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-27

Japan furnishes one-twelfth OF the
raw silk consumed 10 the world ABOUT
100000 pounds. The war is not like
~ to affect the production, as all the
work Is done by women and girls.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-27
Lydia E, Pinkham'S Vegetable Compound
{. BE Ne.

DEAR MRS.
PTNKHAM Al
while ago my
health began to
fail because Of
female troubles.
The doctor did
nothelpme. Ire
membered that
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-27


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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-27

DEAR Mrs. pIEKHAM ~ suffered for six
years with dysmenorrhea painful periodsl,
so much 50 that dreaded every month, as
knew it meant three or four days Of intense
pain. The doctor said this was due to an id.
famed condition Of the uterine appendages
caused BY repeated and neglected colds.
n young girls only realized how danger
Gus It is to take cold at this critical time,
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-18
The Diamond Center.

Amsterdam is by far the greatest
diamond cutting and polishing center
in the world. Some diamonds are cut
and polished in Antwerp and London,
New York and other cities. The in
dustry in these places, however, is
small compared to that of Amsterdam.
Nearly all the rough diamonds from
South Africa, Brazil, British Guiana,
Australia and Borneo are taken to
Amsterdam TO be split. cut and poll
ished. There are sixty-four factories
in Amsterdam. with 1856 employees.
The diamond workers are divided into
splitters, cutters and polishers. The
splitters receive from S14 to $50 a
week, and the cutters and polishers
from $40 to S14 a week. A writer
in Die Woche CBerlin) describes the
method Of diamond polishing as fol-
lows:
The first thing that is done with the
raw diamond is to chip it, to "kloven"
il. as the Hollanders say, in whose
hands rests nearly exclusively the
business of diamond polishing. This
chipping is necessary because of flaws
which are present in all diamonds.
After the stone has been Clipped it
goes through the cutting PROCESS, that
is. the laying out of the determined
form of facets, the most beautiful ar
rangement being the double-stone
with siXty-fOur facets. After this the
"glypen" may begin, this latter process
being performed with a steel diamond
cutters wheel on which the finest dia-
mond powder has been spread-the
powder being obtained from diamond
waste-the wheel turning with great
speed. The faces of the stone are
held against the wheel until a perfect
polish is obtained. The final karat
Of the diamond is then determined
while the value of the stone is gauged
according TO clearness and color. A
faultless stone of one karat is valued
at some ffty-five dollars, but one of
ten karats is worth one hundred
times as much. Especial peculiarities
of the trade in loose stones are that
all transactions take place through
brokers-buyer and seller never
knowing each other-and that all set
Elements must be made in gold.-Pub-
lie Opinion.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-18
Strings of Noses.

In a paper read by Miss Adele NJ.
F''elde before the section of biology OF
the New York Academy of Sciences, the
joints composing the antennae of ants
were described as a series of noses, each
having a special function The first
joint distinguishes the ants native nest
from the nest of an enemy; the second
discriminates between the odor of ants
of different colonies, but of the same
species; the third discerns the scent of
the track left by the ants own feet, and
enables it to return over its route; the
fourth and fifth joints discover the dis
tinctive odor Of the larvae. and if re-
moved disable the ant from caring for
the young in a nest; the sixth and
seventh joints make known the pres
ence of an ant of different species Onls
after these joints are developed will
ants Of different species fight one an
other.-Youth's Companion.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-18
Could Not Place Him.

1t was about the time that Mayor
Schmitz was preparing to distribute
the official patronage at his command
shortly after his reelection that
seedy Individual made his appearance
in his Honor's outer office looking for
job. The man told Secretary Keane
that he wanted to see the Mayor on
personal business and wrote his name,
John Smith, on a card.
Keane took the card to the Mayor
in his private Office and the latter. af
ter looking at it, said: Il really cannot
recall the name, but show the man in
anyhow
Mr. Smith ambied slowly into the
Mayors sanctum and at once began:
Mr.. Mayor, 1 have come to see you
relative TO obtaining one of the sine
cures which you are at present dispens-
ing to deserving persons. | am John
Smith was on the committee of the
Forty Fourth District when you were
running for the maycralty and worked
hard in your behalf. You know me
all right. Now. what is it to be?''
The Mayor listened to his voluble
visitor until he had finished and then,
with a merry twinkle in his eyes. said:
''Well, 1 guess 1 do know you, but for
the life of me / cannot place you
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-18
The Russian Censorship.

A clear, accurate statement of what
has actually happened with regard to
the removal of the Russian censorship
of news would be as follows: After
considering a suggestion of Melville
Stone, the Car has abolished the CEN
sorship of the Associated Press cable
news service. That is all.
The censorship in Russia is exercised
over all printed matter, whether print
ed III the country or not. In the two
capitals. ST. Petersburg and Moscow,
the daily papers are not actually sub
jected to the censorship. The censor,
however. reads the printed sheet be-
fore any one else, and if it contains
anything forbidden, the edition is sup
pressed. Editors are permitted to
criticize the local administration, but
not to say anything which can be con-
strued as rejecting upon the higher
authorities or the church. Three warn
ings are given; the first consists in the
prohibition of street sales, the second
in fine. the third means suppression
of the publication. The strict censor
ship in st: Petersburg and Moscow
has been abolished since the reign of
Alexander II. The provincial news
papers. however, are still subjected to
burdensome censorship. Editors must
submit proofs of every article to the
censor before they are published. This
concession of the Czar has aroused
considerable interest among Americans
as to what Russians themselves read
in the way of periodical literature.
view of Reviews
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-18
A MODEL SCHOOL REPUBLIC.

% HE Chicago Superintendent of Schools and Board
| of Education have decided upon novel experiment
be introduced into all the public schools of the
city for the of teaching young America the prin
cipes of selfgovernment first hand They will
ze the schools into miniature municipal State and
tona governments, upon the broad principles of equal
suffrage and representation according the latest
ports OF the school census each elementary school will
be represented by members in the lower House of the
model Congress and the Senate will be made august
assemblage by being drawn directly from the high
schools Every cog in the machinery of government will
be in its place and moving.
1t is to be hoped that the Chicago experiment will
prove At present time the only notion of gov
ernmen which child in the public schools obtains is
through dry-asdust textbook thrust at him while is
yet at the tender age of g. and made douby ncom
prehensibe by the of the teacher What idea
of the order of things your average boy gather
from the statement for example. that the Federal Cir
cult courts have appellate jurisdiction such and
such and original jurisdiction in these and those
instances or that shoesrng district is which has
been gerrymandered Not that the textbooks
celent III their way that the teachers
ous i'll their endeavor the high light OF govern
ment break in upon their young charges the difficulty
lies simply the fact that the instruction lacks anything
tangible.
Over in Oakland there society Of little folks who
have organized themselves into what they call The Bird
Republic They have president and his cabinet,
and their Das and all the accessories to we'll ordered
State Not only do they get lots of fun of their game
of government but the little follows learning from
the ground the principles of good citizenship and in
telgent suffrage. They tell story at the Univer
sy of California about brilliant freshman who asked
his instructor United States history why the members
OF the college of electors should be made retain
Office during good behavior like the Federal Judges
That freshman had passed entrance examination i'll
civil before he entered the university upon
the information which had been crammed into his head
while he youngster not yet in high school. How
many more just such gnoramuses there dare
not guess.
If the Chicago scheme prove a it may be in
troduced time another into every school which
is supported by the money of the people There is
better place for future citizen and taxpayer the
actual operations of the Government which he will help
to support and OF which he is be member than right
in the schoolroom where the whole machinery of the
State may be set work under his eyes and with his
assistance.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-18
What We Do.

The New York Sun prints an elo-
quent tribute to San Francisco's hus-
tling spirit from the mouth of one of
our travellers. 1t SAYS:
"A Californian, after an unsuccess-
full attempt to get somebody on the
telephone in one OF the hotels the
other night, unburdened himself in
regard to New York's methods of do
ing things and its telephone service in
particular. These are some of his re-
marks, edited:
:" This town thinks it's right up to
the day after tomorrow in improve
ments Is it? You ask for number
and the telephone girl says Busy
will call you Does she call you?
Why, you could sit around till the red
ball was up in every skate store in
Hades before she'd call you, Who the
last mentioned place are you that she
should waste her good time calling
you? Why, for you-to the nunnery.
"'Out in San Francisco we do it
like this: Suppose the number is busy;
the girl presses a button You are
connected with a phonograph and il
keeps telling you, "Busy-we will call
YOU" till you hang up your receiver.
When you do that the connection is
broken, something else happens, and
the minute that the number you want
ed is through talking you are con-
nected with it automatically; both
bells ring and you both advance and
get occupied at once New York =?
Huh Why, 1 saw a horse car on the
street here yesterday. There's only
one horse car in California and that's
in a museum. New York? Not for
me-"
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-18
One on the Royal Navy.

Among his foreign honors, Kaiser
Wilhelm is an admiral in the British
navy. A story Of his last visit to a
British ship shows that he has the gift
Of making himself popular. Followed
by a long train of officers in due order
Of seniority. from the admiral down TO
the Junior officer on duty he made a
thorough tour of the ship, coming at
last to the sick quarters. In one of the
sick bays stood a weird-looking plant,
consisting of long, attenuated stalk,
with q couple of melancholy looking
leaves. Coming to dead stop
before this mysterious effort of
nature, the Kaiser pointed at
it in silence. Admiral" he
asked at last. with an appearance of
the deepest interest, what is that?''
The admirals botanical education did
not run to solution of the problem. so
he turned for aid TO his immediate sue
cessor. who, similarly embarrassed,
passed the query further back, until it
reached the junior at the end of the
lire. and was still unanswered
All the time Kaiser Wilhelm stood
waiting for Information with look of
exaggerated anxiety upon his face. At
last. when informed that absolutely no
explanation of the phenomenon was
forthcoming. he burst out laughing and
exclaimed, '-Hurrahi AT last I've found
something that the British navy doesn't I
know"
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-18
ALASKA IN CONGRESS.

A interesting illustration of the manner in which
II the House of Representatives discusses bills that
are before it, and also of the degree of interest
Eastern people take of Pacific Coast affairs shown
a report by of Boston exchanges of de-
bate on bill provide for Delegate Congress from
Alaska.
The report says that in the of the debate "Mr
Granger of Rhode Island briefly discussed the business
the social system of the United States and Mr.
Bowers of Mississippi answered statements
Gently made by Mr. G;llet of Massachusetts regarding
violations of the constitutions of of the Southern
States with respect negro suffrage He made
parson of the criminal statistics of Massachusetts and
Mississippi and said these showed that the negroes the
latter State times better than those of Massa
chusetts. He said that the negro not fit for self
government and he greeted with Democratic ap-
plause when he said the negro within constitutional
limits should be eliminated political factor L thank
Cod he added the constitution of Mississippi swept the
circle of expedent to accomplish that end
After giving considerable space to all that said
upon the negro question: the adds "The Alaska
bill was then laid aside and bill passed providing
for the ccsson of of land Colorado to the
Beecher Island Battle Memorial Association" OF
much allowance is be made for the burning the
members from Massachusetts and from Mississippi on
the negro question: but least little attention should
have been given Alaska 1t is big country and its
claims for Delegate in Congress deserve hearing.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-18
MEN auahMAa1EERS In
THE FORMsZ lie WORLD
MONIES

OF each, and thirty cf which contain a
list of the 100, 600 odd items in alpha
betical order, with lin nearly every
easel the names of both the writers and
receivers in double entry"
Among the almost endless documents
to which this monster index makes
reference are all the letters and dis
patches of the royal governors of the
Thirteen Colonies before the outbreak
of the revolution, and all those of the
British commanders in the course of
the war, General Gage. Sir William
Howe. Sir Henry Clinton, Lord Corn
wallis and Burgoyne. Indexed also are
all the dispatches of the British ad-
mirals and captains of the American
station from 1868 TO 1888, and also ad-
dresses mace to the King by towns in
England and Scotland testifying TO
their adherence of the American re-
bellion and TO their own loyalty. The
list refers also to the complete corre-
spondence with regard to the Hessians,
the treaties respecting these troops,
the regimental occurrences, prisoners
and so on. The French documents to
which reference is made include all
the correspondence between the French
Government and Gerard. LuZerne and
Barbe de Marbois, as well as with the
American Peace Commissioners Frank
lir. jay, Adams and Lee, and with La
fayette. Paul Jones, Arnold and John
Hancock
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-18
Music On Tap.

Indications point to the realization of
the dream of Bellamy, depicted in one
Of his books, where music Of any char
acter is always instantly obtainable by
the mere touch of button conveniently
located in the library, bedroom or any
other place. This luxurious idea is
about to be carried out by a company,
consisting largely of Baltimore men.
and which is being organized under the
laws of the State of Massachusetts. The
object of the concern, which is known
as the Cahill TeIharmonic Company.
ard which is an adjunct of the New
England Music Company, is to place
in practical operation for commercial
purposes the invention of Thaddeus Ca
hill. at present of Holyoke, Mass. This
invention is a machine for producing
every primary vibration known to the
human ear. These range from the min
imum vibrations that can be heard. is
to a second, to the maximum of 5000
a second. The New England Music
Company, which is the holding com
pany, is licensed to supply music by
this device to the New England States.
1t has capital of 100000.
The object of the Telharmonic Com
pany of New England will be to supply
music to private residences and apart
ments from a central station via the
electric wires in common use or new
wires TO be strung by the company. The
amount Of capital stock for this first
company is placed at $2,000,000.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-18
Sorry for the Lion.

Among the children attending a
Western Addition kindergarten is lit
tie Alice, the we'll known daughter OF
local newspaper man. A few days ago
visitor exhibited to the little folks
some large colored pictures depicting
the sufferings of the early Christians
One illustration showed lions den, IN
which the animals were industrially
worrying Christian men and maids. As
the children watched the picture the
visitor told story appropriate to the
illustration. None showed more eager
interest than did little Alice. She list
ened attentively. Her alert glance
moved from speaker to picture as her
ears drank in the tale of the cruelty OF
Nero.
The childs interest attracted the Wis
itor and soon he found himself ad-
dressing little Alice to the exclusion
of all others. She, at least, understood
and appreciated the story.
There was a pause in the tale. UP
went little Alice's hand:
please, teacher"
What is it. Alice?'
Please, teacher, there's one poor lion
hasn't got any martyr
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-18
Zebra Tdndems.

A few devotees of the whimsical and
the eccentric are talking of breaking
and training zebras for family pleas
ure driving in Hyde Park, London
Friends of the zebras say they can
easily be made docile and tractable
in drawing smart wagons and will af-
ford a refreshing novelty of contrasts
among the horses and automobiles.
Quaggas are also we'll thought Of. It's
a great pity that giraffes are now so
rare and hard to get. How agreeable
a spectacle a four-in-hand team of
spotted skyserapers, imported from
Africa, would afford in Rotten row.
Two enormous ostriches, wearing su-
perb plumes of their own, would also
doubtless crafty the spectators if
hitched to big park phaeton.