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The Republican journal., 1904-02-11

The prospect of the Camden and Bel
fast trolley line being built next season
is said to he the reverse of promising.
This will naturally be disappointing to
the many persons who had hoped to see
the broomStick sweeping into Waldo
county atmosphere in 1904.-Rockland
Courier Gazette.
That was the prospect, but we are in
clined to think that the extension of
the Bangor & Aroostook r. R. to Stock
ton and Belfast will hurry up matters.
1t would certainly contribute very ma
terially to the success OF the proposed
trolley line and we have faith to be-
lieve its projectors will soon be up and
doing.
Last week The Journal received peach
blossoms from Florida and sugar cane
from Louisiana, the latter from Mr.. c.
". Frederick, who is sojourning in New
Orleans. With everything out of doors
buried in snow, the harbor frozen over
and the mercury down to zero, or below
these products of the semi-tropics were
suggestive of balmy airs, luxuriant foil
age. fruits and flowers, and songs OF
birds. But even our cold northern win
tiers Lave their compensations. Fo.
one thing. they are death to the malari;
engendered in southern climes; anC
when the sun shines on the trees who's.
every branch and twig has a coating o
pure white the scene is one that tropi
Cal foliage cannot equal.
The Republican journal., 1904-02-11
Don't be pessimistic.

All aboard for Aroostook.
The Republican journal., 1904-02-11

BELFAST. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY II. 1904
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-12

IT Il with great difficulty that we come
back into visible form You have ne
adequate thought Of the nature. the
largeness and the eomplexlty Of the
difficulties THAT must be surmonnted Bis
the spiritual world ID order to return
in this way. but we can surmount
these fully. SO our scientific leaders as
sure rs. We naye sarmounted them
in part Your side can greatly help by
supplying the proper thought and heart
conditions. DO not smile when we
speak OF magnetism and the vibrations
and waves There Is such thing as
mind or soul ether 10 this ether your
thought and feeling and viii and ours
are disturbing and controlling forces
very real You must study Oh your
side these psychic forces and their
laws.
/ cannot hold longer the force BY
which have come Watch me closely.
'sThe image. Or whatever It was.
slowly sank to the door and then disap-
peared. BEFORE 1t sank hand was
placed upon my shoulder. The hand
was substantial very human What
was it2a
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-12
.Innnn L. IL as-ntnn

The japanese themselves attribute
their high average Of physical strength
e plain and frugal diet and the sys-
tenn Of gymnastics called jiu jitsu.
which Includes knowledge 81 anato.
my and Of the external ana internal
uses of water says the British Medical
Journal Although during the period
Of their ascendency the samurai kept
the secret that their great physical ST.
periority was due in 1 great measure
to the Internal and external use at wa
ter. the belief that II used literally
and intelligently water is an infallible
weapon against disease Il now gem
orally held BY those who 70 III for
jiu jitsu ain average Of one gallon i
day is drunk It Il noteworthy that
rheumatism Is almost unknown In Ja-
pan. II il probable that the absence
Of meat from the diet, combined with
the use Of plenty Of water. accounts
for this immunity
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-12
SECRET or DEATH VALLEY.
Dam and WALL Tell Of Race That
Occupied DesoIate Place.

Dam and Wall Tell OF Race Thai
Occupied DesoIate Place.
DEATH valley which has So thwarted
man ii bis attempts f. obtain a foot.
hold within its confines, was once Tie
home Of man and boasted some degree
Of civilization This Is made apparent
BY the discoveries Of prospeetors, who
recently penetrated an unexpiored por.
ton Of the valley, says a Los Angeles
special dispatch To the st. Louis re,
public.
III attempting To enter Il small can
yon at the northeastern extremity of
the valley they found their way block
ed BY q wall Of masonry which extend
ed entirely across the canyon, at d
height Of about ninety feet THE wall
had crumbled in places and showed
signs of centuries Of wear. but i'll the
main It stood as built.
The men elambered up the sides Of
the canyon till they reached the top OF
the massive wall, which there has a
thickness Of thirty feet. 1t IS about
three times as thick at the base. Ii
was evidently built as q dam to catch
the water which descended from the
mountains during the rainy season, for
investigation disclosed an ancient ca
nal leading out Of the valley to the
plain.
Along the sides of the canyon above
the level Of the masonry were shallow
caves. evidently followed out by The
hand OF man. Across the front Of each
OF these were wallis Of adobe brick of
rude workmanship, indicating that the
dam was also d wall Of defense, for no
enemy could scale the walls DC the
canyon or the wall Of masonry ia the
face OF even weak opposition.
In some OF the cave homes were
found broken pottery and rude imple-
ments hammered out of copper, a vein
of which the prospectors found at the
head of the canyon, with ancient work
ings, showing where the natives got
their supply
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-12
aoYs FROM CRY 70 EARN.
The old order Of Things to BE Re-
versed, Professor Galloway saya.

The Old order Of Things to Be Re-
versed, Professor Galloway says.
Professor B i. Galloway, chief Of
tie plant industry bureau Of the de-
partment Of agriculture, predicts that
farming Of the future viii be done BY
boys from the big cities, says an edito.
rial writer in the Minneapolis Journal.
RE calls attention to tile fact that the
movement Of the boys and young men
from country 70 city has been stopping
and that the tendency now Is from
city to country
Professor Galloway IS a great be-
lever ia the possibilities of scientific
farming. He knows score Of ways ii
which old farms which are worthless
when worked according to old time
worn methods may be made veritable
gold mines by the application Of a lit
tie sense and industry, He has made
actual experiments in number Of
cases in the vicinity of Washington
and can point to farms which q few
years ago could be bought for the tax
es or little more and which now are
worth small fortunes and are yielding
all the way from 5000 Go $4,000 d
year. These opportunities, Professor
Galloway thinks, viii be appreciated
more and more By young men who find
II hard to get On lii the big cities, and
they will go east and take up farms.
Ii would be strange thing indeed II
1t should come to pass that young ex-
pert farmers from the west, where the
best methods Of agriculture are being
developed, should SO east to apply
them to the abandoned farms Of New
England and Virginia and reclaim
those now barren acres to profitable
husbandry.
AS for the movement Of city boys To
the country Of which Professor Gallo
way speaks. we have examples Of that
tendency IN our own state. There has
been such a pressure for accomnoda-
tions In the classrooms Of the school oil
agriculture from the cities that they
have been Obliged iii justice I'd the real
farmers boys ana girls. for whom The
school was established. I'd deny 10 any
applicant the privilege Of enrolment
as d pnpil who has not resided att least
six mouths on d farm
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-12
Mr.. SILERsS
MIS- Ak e
ICopgright 1904. by 9. Is. T.9wis. !

tCopgrisht 1904. BY G. r. Lewis1
Mr. SlleE corner druggist had had
parcel boys end soda fountain boys for
years. and he had always pursued a
certain policy with them. His idea
was not to let them know too much.
lie argued that a knowledge Of drugs
and chemicals made a boy eoneeited
and that soon after the coneeit made
its appearance a raise OF salary would
be demanded
One day, however one day when the
first demand of the season for hot soda
came in-Mr. Siler put up sign Of
Boy Wanted and wondered if he
shouldn't adopt a new policy. There
was vague fear that he hadn't given
the boys fair show, and the more he
thought Of It the more It troubled him.
Dozens Of boys came. Of course.
Whenever a druggist puts out a sign
Of boy Wanted" It means licoriee.
sweet flag, cough drops, rock candy
and lots Of other good things to the
successful applicant
Mr.. Siler selected one boy above all
others boy who looked humble and
enduring, but whose ears proved that
lie had Judgment and discretion. When
ne had been engaged at ST per month
TO tend the soda fountain for the win
ter the druggist called him into the
back room and keyed his voice to the
confidential pitch and said
'Horaiio. you look to me like a sen
sible boy
yes, sir, am. was the reply.
II believe ! can trust you with the
little secrets Of the trade
Eyes. Sir. YOU can
People win come In. Horatio, and
ask for pure sirups and pretend to be
very worldly ana knowing, You win
always have the purest sirups on hand,
aud be ready 70 swear 70 it,
Mr. sIler winked at tile boy, and,
after taking time 10 think it over, the
boy returned tile wink and murmured
that 10 wasn't born the day before.
And want to tell you particularly
about hot soda, resumed the druggist
as he felt that he was doing the right
thing. There Il i difference between
hot soda and cold soda | never told
any Of the other boys, but feel that
can trust you"
Zone IS hot ana the other Is cola,
said the boy after some deep thinking
Exactly, ny son A hunk Of ice
makes one cold and hot water makes
the other bot Never i'll all my drug
store life hive ! told one Of my clerks
thar carbonlc acid gus was tile life Of
soda water, bat I'm going to tell You.
Its what makes the fizz. you know
The gee-whiz-dzz, murmured the
boy
"You will sell hot soda II II hot
water soda There Is nn carbonic acid
gas in IT II Il plain, cheap hot water.
but not one man III ten thousand knows
fl He calls fer hot soda under the inns
preston that he's goiag to Get enough
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-12
London.s Flying Aviary.

One Of the prettiest sights at the
geological gardens III London is the
new aviarg Oh the south bank Of tile
canal says the Westminster Gazette
When It was first stocked. guEIs, her
ons and birds ot the crow family were
its chief Inhabitants, So that the color
arrangement was sober WHITE gray
and black Some game birds, including
the gorgeous golden pheasant, have
been added. and jays enhance the at
traction quite rs much by their sweep
ing flight as BY their plumage The
boldest color note Is that of the ma
caws glorious reds and blues and yell
lows. The green OF the parrots and
parrakeets is very beautiful il not so
striking. Some birds that had been
Gagged Or chained were when first put
In shy Of using their wings and kept
to the ground. Confidence. however,
has come with practice, and on very
fine day the scene Is animated and brill
liant 1t is also very attractive
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-12
The Times Daily Short Story.
49, ~ RoSg&aS9g 2.2GSaSa2osa aeaeal

gas 20 run @ saWmiii Tor week, ana
be goes away thinking he's been load
ed mp It's an deception, nay son-one
OF the little tricks Of The trade ! give
it away to You that you may feel tic
killed. half to death all the time, but on
your life you must not betray me-
Later on other and greater secrets
win follow, but this Is enough for the
present Come and go to work tomor-
row morning. ana it will depend en-
tireiy upon yourself whether you lose
your job inside OF three days or even
tually become the thriving and rotund
proprietor OF this corner establish
ment"
The boy was on deck at an early
hour. as ali new boys are the first day
and he was indicted and initiated into
the mysteries Of the soda fountain.
After an hours labor the use of the
various levers, springs ratchets, fau-
Gets and balance wheels became plain
to him, and the man who called for
the first glass Of hot soda took him for
a veteran.
For the first half day all went well
The hot soda went of with a rush, and
every drinker went out Of the store
feeling that the gas was lifting him Off
his heels Horatio enjoyed the situa-
tion Immensely, but it suddenly oe-
CURED to him that It was all one sided.
When sou beat man ana he doesn't
know ii, there isn't much hiIarity in
laughing behind his back 1t would be
a good deal funnier If the other fellow
was put on. and Horatio soon put
him there
What d'ye think yer gittin1 he
queried Of an old baldhead who had
just dowued d glass and was mentally
estimating the gas pressure at hun
dred pounds TO the square inch
'Hot soda, Of course was the reply.
Feel the gas workin2e
In great shape. You seem to have d
big head Of 1t on"
That's where YOU are left. Ha, hai
hass roared Horatio cts nothing but
plain hot water, and the gas is all in
your eye
boy, don't You fool with mel
warned the old man.
And don't you imagine you are 90
ing to draw any saw logs to mill with
that gas
The first three Or four customers let
into tile secret took the boy Dis
fresh and let It 80 at that but after
awhile he got hold Of man who
walked down 70 the rear Of the store
and shouted at the druggist
$50 that's your little game, Il IT.
leaving out the gasf If want hot wa,
ter can get it nit home, and IL owe
YOU anything send around your bin as
soon cts sou please
Then H0rati0 was called Into the
back room Tor another talk
II didn't last long and Il wasn't con
fdential or hilarious, Mr. Siler simply
took him by the ear and said
aHoratio, VIE must part. Take this I'll
kind remembrance Of druggist who
departed from his policy
And when Harati0 got outdoors he
discovered that he had been kicked.
II. QUAD
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-12
BEECHER'S SPIRIT FACE
Psychic Phenomenon Described
BY pr. I. K. Funk.
SAYS PHANTOM TORN SPOKE TO Inn

In His Book on Psychic Phenomena
the Author Tells the story o. a
Face 90 race Conversation win
the Famous Rreacher's Temporal
rliy Re-ensbsdied spirit.
I III book recently published b. Funk
4 Wagnalls entitled, The Widow s
Mite. aud Other Psychic Phenomena,
Rev pr. i II. Funk embodies the re-
suit Of his investigation of matters
which have seemed to him to be super
natural. says the New York Journal.
The book adds a quantity Of new In
formation regarding Or, Funk's com
mnnieation with the alleged spirit Of
Henry Ward Beeeher about a year ago.
the story OF which was published at
the time Included Ia the new infor.
nation Is tile story Of d talk Dr. Funk
had face to face with the temporarily
re-embodied spirit 81 Beecher. DR.
Funk writes
TN circle In New York, shortly
after The Widows Mite incident |
was called up To the cabinet ii having
been announced that Mr.. Beeeher was
present and wished to speak to me.
Sure enough, when the curtains
were parted, there was the Beeeher
face, wonderfully lifelike.
Doctor, said a deep, husky voice
all the spirit voices at this particular
circle are peculiarly husky, except
those Of the three controls I am glad
to talk to you in this way and
others here wish you to organize On
your side, and we shall organize on
our side for an effort to bring about
conditions that will make it easy for
us to come in d visible form and talk
TO you face to face Il we shall be
able to do this It viii greatly tend to
bring to an end all thought Of material
ism on earth and will lift the world
to a much higher plane Of thought and
action. DO not put this by lightly II
means much to the world.
DO you see my face elearlyT lie
drew the curtains back, and the face
was turned fun toward the dim light
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-12
Ola lsnntnmon Har,...

Here are few curiously named
postoiIiees: Tubb. Pennsylvania Rob-
ber's Roost, Indian Territory; Bird In
Hand, Pennsylvania; Lamedeer Mon
tanai Popcorn, Indiana; why Not
Kentucky Hat OF, Georgia. sopehop
py, Florida Jugtown North Carolina:
seyenstars, Pennsylvania: Feafnof
Pennsylvania Juaytown, West Viz
ginias Pig, Kentucky; Goodnight Ken
lucky.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-12
Hardy nntsies.

1t is authoritatlyely announced that
q noted flower breeder has succeeded
iu producing two new varieties Of
daisies which are enormously large.
These are known as the Alaska and
the California and are from four and a
half to i've inches in diameter, borne
on stems two 10 three feet long, says
the Experiment Station Record Each
flower is composed Of thirty-eIght te
forty-two petals with very small
disk. II IS claimed that these flowers
are perfectly hardy and viii grow
anywhere In the United States
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-12
nuilet proof coats For Russians.

The Russian war authorities have re-
Gently been experimenting with d bull
Iet proof breastplate. the invention Of
an Italian named Giorgiame, says the
New York Globe It is Of soft elastic
material and about 1893 Inches thick
Bullets which went through eight
planks eight Inches thick and through
two inch steel plate were tiattened
against tile cloth 4 steel bayonet, q
Cireassian dagger and i sword of Da
maseus steel were tried The first two
were broken, and the sword simply
made a dent ii the cloth,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-12

a perfectly proportional man should
weigh twenty-eight pounds for every
foot 81 his height Il he Is five feet
ten inches in height his weight should
be 1853 pounds; If six feet in height lie
should weigh les pounds
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-12

Soap trees are cultivated on q large
scale IA Algeria Each tree bears from
50 10 220 pounds Of fruit The size Of
a horse chestnut, which yields q soap
free from alkaline qualities
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-12
wnrld.a nirhcnf nrldre.

The new bridge over the Zambesi, at
Victoria falls, will cross the river 40
feet above the water, being the highest
bridge Ia the world
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-12
A BIG HANDY


extreme recently ruling. rhe demand
i light with the supply ample
Lambs are easier; muttons ana year
lings are quiet and unchanged yeals
hold steady, with the supply stlII annie
for the demand Western spring lambs
iSMlGe; fall lambs, 9IsMi0e. eastern
springers, s4d8 each; yearlings 7Mse.
muttons, rose; yeals, 669e.
There ii quiet demand for nou1frv
with prices easier, except Oh choice
fresh killed Fresh Killed western tnr.
keys. l6a1sc: frozen western, 1smige.
northern chickens. broilers. 25d30c
western chickens. 14a1Gcs fowls. north.
ern, 15d15ae, western, 130i3hc.
Trading in tue Chicago wheat mar.
ket has been quiet Country miiiers
have been purchasing small amounts n
cash wheat fl Minneapolis. but Other.
wise The situation Is unchanged snow
report Is of a very bullish nature. tpd;.
eating d decrease in winter wheat con.
ditions since the ist of April III iii
states east Or the Mississippi ana norm
of the Ohio. The average condition ~.
ing TAO against s0l last month Tie
Ohio state reports Il likewise buIlisb
According to the Northwestern MI
ler, the Minneapolis -four output in-
creased $500 bhls for the waek tbe
quantity turned out being ts06s0 Bills
The local -four market Il very firm
and some brands have tet ii advanced.
The demand howeykf ii not very a..
tive though the genera tone BE the
market shows some Improvement.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-12
a CURE FOR
Muscular
Rheumatism.

& I wish 20 express
ny grateful aapTeeia,
ton for the benefit
derived from the usa
Of Jour Pills. Fer 81.
teen Years ] have
suffered from Neural.
giA and Muscular
Rheumatism. III he
first few dos I took
of your pills relieved
Gle exefuelafiug pain,
and now ! feel that /
aTn on the road to re.
eoverF. / heartily rec
0mlnend them to an
suffering the rackiag
pains eaused hY the
poisonous matter fronl
impure blood I feel
confident that your
pills possess the ma.
teetais o give new
force and health to
worn out kidaerh
AZ RG HIT " EE 40
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-12

Beyond q few tritiing changes III
prices there IS nothing new % note III
pork provisions,
There Is an easier market for fresh
beef with prices a little or from fha
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-12

LOFTY Mountains on the north ana
East Make II Most DimcuIt For the
Passage Of an Army-The xaIa IL q
Picturesque stream some Three
Hundred Miles IN Length.
The Imperial press., 1904-07-23

water, thereby running the crop, he claims that he has been damaged in the sum sl ,5O0 and asks damages to that amount.
 The other suits are practically the same in nearly all particulars save in the amount of damages asked for. John Cady claims that on May 26. 1903, he offered the defendants sl6O which was the price demaged by the company and demanded four acre feet of water for his land. On December 2s, 1903, he says he rendered the defendants $32O in payment for water for all She land but that both water and stock in the company was refused him. He claims damages in the sum of $3 ,OOO.
 Alfred NJ. Filler says that he is the owner of 100 acres of land, 320 acres of which is in crops and that he has been unable to secure water from the Inn perial Company No. I, since April l, 1904. He asks for damages in the sum of t6,OOO.
 The complaint oi A. l.. Weaver is practically the same as the above with the exception that he fixes the dam ages at sl ,6OO.-San Diego Tribune.
The Imperial press., 1904-07-23
BRING SUITS FOR WATER
Imperial Valley Residents sue Water Companies-CIaim Heavy
 Damages.

Actions aggregating over sl2,00O were filed in the supeuor court tfis morning against the California Development compay and Imperial Water companies Nos. and s. The papers were filed by J. C. Tucker of this city and P NJ. Chandler of BraWley, attorneys for the plaintiffs. All of tise actions are com mencei for the alleged failure of the water companies to furnish the plain iiffs with the amount of water which they claim they should receive.
 Geo. T. Welcome, one of the plain iiffs, alleges that on the first day Feb ruary, 1904, he prepared and seeded fifty acres of his land for hay and de- manded from the development com pany and water company No. sufficient water to irrigate the land. On April |, 1904, he again demanded, he says, that the defendants furnish him with water for his land, but the defendants failed and refused to furnish the amount de- manded and since that time have only supplied A small quantity and not enough tO irrigate the crop. In eonse- quenee of this action it is claimed that he was unable to save the crop and that it was ruined.
 The plaintiff says that he is the own CT of eighty shares of water stock in tbe Imperial Water Company No S. and has a certificate issued to him OY the company which shows that he is en- titled to four acre feet of water annually which is enough tO irrigate the crop properly. On account of the failure of the company to furnish him enough
The Imperial press., 1904-07-23
ITEMS or INTEREST
 ALONG ntE BORDER

The horse races sunday ou the MrNi- can side proved exciting contests. Jesus Arviso won the first mcc aud Santiago larona the second
 Mir Cole. with his family, has gone ,u los Angeles tor the summer.
 Mir Russell whose ranch Is beyond Cameron Lake. has gone overland to san Diego.
 Mr. Mcncuald and family have gone to Los Angeles. They will visit the coas, resorts while waiting for the water io lc turned into No. 6
 The outlook for Calrxico is brighter today than ever before. New stores and residences are going up. Two new schoolhouscs in the vicinity are con iracie,l for, upon which work must soon bcgiu. The southern Pacific is estab- fishing yard facilities, a new station and other permanent improvements that show that Calexico, in it's opinion, will take high rank as shipping point. Being on the border, it is sure to be- come great international gateway. With hundreds of thousands of acres oi fertile land on the Mexican side as well as the large area on No. 6 canals, soon to be brought under water systems, depending upon it's merchants for sup plies, Calexico is apparently on the verge of boom.
 NJ II. Donahue has returned from Los Angeles.
 Contractor shepherd, of Fullerton, was here the first of the week looking after his interests on No. 6 canals.
 Edward Dool, who has been absent from Calexico for some time, recently returned.