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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-06
MADE HIS WlFE's GOWNS.
Creation of Blue Dimi1y Designed
by a Pennsylvania Preacher.

by a PennH$lvanin PFeacheT.
The Rev, Francis Dowiin. pastor Of
the Norwood. (Pa) Methodist Episco
pal church. who has recently estab-
lished quite reputation as d dress
maker, is greatly praised By bis wife
and parishioners, says the Philadel-
phia Evening Bulletin
On d recent Sunday Mrs. Dowlin APP
peared at the church services radiant
In a blue dimity gown that had been
designed by her husband. The creation
excited widespread admiration on all
sides.
Mrs. Dowlin in an Interview, said:
"AIy husband is certainly handy man,
He IS a good dressnaker as well as
preacher and seems to like the former
occupation because ii il a nice diver
sion from his pastoral work, No, this
Il not his first attempt at dressmak-
ing. Last winter he made me Il dress
and it was the prettiest one had too
| viii he make me others2 ! am sure
he will. "
Mr.. DowIin was at work preparing a
sermon, but was glad to know that
/ people were taking such an interest In
him When asked how lie became 20
successful as dressmaker, he said:
EsAy mother used to be d dressmaker,
land / obtained my ideas and knowl-
edge from her Young preachers, like
young doctors and young lawyers, need
70 economic iii some ways, and find
| this an excellent way | DO not I'M
tend to do dressmaking lis i business,
however. / would not make dresses
even for the women III my church
| This much discussed dress Of pale
blue dimity Is, In the eyes q the par
| ISL, d dream. There are white figures
III the cloth and q white linen yoke Il
inserted at the shoulders. and serves
to give the dress. as we'll as the Wearer,
a stunning appearance. The dress Il
q labyrinth Of tucks and frilis, all Of
which Mr.. nowlin made with the sew
ing machine I'll marvellous feat-as
expressed by Il neighbor
Mrs. Dowlin Is b jolly little woman
and was So oyerjoyed It her husbands
work that she told her neighbors on
Saturday that she would make her first
appearance Id the dress on Sunday
morning Naturally the news spread
and on sunday. as the young minister
and his wife entered the church. she
received all Of the attention for the
first time. Sidelong gianees we're cast
in her direction during the services
and afterward the pastor and his wife
held d verltable reception. Many were
the congratulations received By the
little pastor, as his work excited The
! admiration of alt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-06
A FARM SWALLOWING RIVER
Land Il Literally Being Eaten Up by
the Missouri River.

Robert Buehanan's fine farm IN the
town Of Lakeport, Ia, Is being literal
~ eaten up BY the Missouri river. says
Sioux City dispatch to the Chicago
Inter Ocean. It has taken but five
years for the current to swallow 200
acres Of this 400 acre farm, which Is
valued at SIS an acre. Great sections
Of rich earth, with tile growing crops
thereon. tumble into the river day and
night and the eneroachment Is APP
preaching the buildings.
sWhen the river gets near enough 20
take the buildings Mr., Buchanan
says, lit practically will have got the
entire farm. | have had opportunities
to trade my farm, but would not dis.
pose OF it to persons unfamiliar with
the destructive character Of the river
/ would rather lose II myself.
AIT one time the Buchanan farm was
worth $4,000. Several other farms u
the vicinity have been damaged BY tht
river, and the Iakeport shore. contain
ing the postoffice, is IN the path of the
greedy stream
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-06
The Times Daily Short Story.
9escscses0sN1cscyeo scgesesesesesCacsese sCag4

and to try to whistle, and determined
to pay no more attention to the nlys-
terious noises.
Ten minutes went BY. and was try
ing 10 smile at my own fears, when 4
pat. pat, pat, Of footsteps caught my
ear. They began In a room over my
head and descended the stairs and
came along the hall and through the
sitting room. I sat looking into the
open door Of this room. which was
lighted by a candle but, though
heard the footsteps, ! saw nothing.
They crossed the room, they entered
the kitchen, they advanced to the Ia
Bile. and as my hair stood up and my
heart choked me the lamp was blown
out, and was left III semidarkness,
II ! tell you that yelled out and
jumped for the door and fed across the
fields. you viii not call me cowardiy.
1t was o'clock next morning when
/ returned to the house. The candles
had left burning had not burned out,
| but had been blown out. l told my
story TO d number Of people, and
hardheaded man, who claimed never
to have known what fear was, volun-
teered to pass a night In the house,
claiming that all the noises had heard
were made by the wind or rats He
had changed his mind several hours
i before daylight came. however.
At ? o'clock he aroused me, and In
I all my life never saw man more
broken up. He had heard the waiiing
and sobbing and gone over the house
with his lighted lamp. Soon after mid
might. as he sat by the kitchen table
he had caught the sounds Of footsteps
on the cellar stairs. He plainly heard
the footsteps take every stair in rota-
ton until rs top. only few feet to5nis
left, was reached, and then the tightly
closed door swung softly open lie
was looking full at 1t when It did so
There was minute Of deepest silence
and then the lamp at his elbow was
suddenly turned out.
For a few seconds the man could moi
move d finger, and though he bad seer
no one he fully expected to be struck
or stabbed. Then he made rush fol
the outer door, banged It to behind hin
and ran for his life.
After breakfast went over to thu
house with him. There was the laml
there the open cellar door there hi
overturned chair, What hand has
opened the door and turned down th'
lightg What voice had cried out II
that wailing, sobbing wayl Had tn
living Or the dead walked abou
. through halls and rooInsf
/ wanted nothing more TO do Will
the house. and at once gave orders +
! have It RACED to the foundations. Wa
! the mystery solved III hetearing down
! No. The workmen found nothing what
!. ever which could in the remotest de
! gree account for the noises, and the al
/. fair is just as much of p mystery e
! day as it was them Neither Of Us wa
! coward nor given to superstition. an
yet the noises, caused any way yo
!. please, had driven us from the hous
ID something like fit OF terror.
NJ. QUAD.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-06
EFFECTS or ALTITUDE.
Experiences of Members of the Brit
ish Tibet Expedition.

ish Tibet Expedition.
The British Tibet expedition, which
has required the existence Of troops At
attitudes Of from 10000 to 1900 feet
above sea level, has furnished mum.
Der az instances OF the effect Of high
elevation on life and habits, says Har-
pers Weekly. There ha.; been consid-
cradle mountain sickness among the
men. who We're quite unused to such
attitudes, and also d urge amount Of
indigestion due to undercooked food.
At elevations of $4,000 feet water
boils at about $50 degrees Fl. and
consequently the ordinary amount ef
cooking Is quite inadequate At such
height it Is almost impossible TO boil
rice properly, while Of the several kinds
Of dial OF ordinary red lentil Of India
there il only one variety that can he
cooked at heights over 10000 feet.
For such elevations there should have
been supplied cooking vessels with aft
tight lids provided with safety valves
which would blow OFF at a pressure 81
fifteen pounds to the square inch, o.
approximately that Of the atmosphere
at sea level. Another effect Of tile alti
tude and temperature was the difficulty
in the operation Of the magazines Of the
rides and the mechanism Of the Maxim
guns on account Of the congealing q
the oil. which lost its lubrieating prop
critics. This could have been renediee
| By supplying glycerin for iubricatins
| rurDnSpS
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-06

20 walk ON the Former Very
DiGicuit Process = Curious super
stitions Associated with eGeta.n
The Japanese shoes, or 'geta, DIS
they are called. are one of the singular
II distinctive features of Japanese life
which viii strike the observer with
wonderment AS soon as he sees them
looming along the roadway or hears
them scraping the gravel with an irri-
table SQUEAK that makes his very
nerves shudder. Nevertheless, awk-
ward though the shoes appear they
are Of i kind constituted to make feet
as hard us sheet iron and ankles q
strong ~ steel girders, says the Lon
don Chronicle.
The shoes are divided into two yafie-
ties. The low shoe IL called the "koma
geta ana Is only used when the road:
are III good condition The high shoes
named "ashida, are worn when tht
weather IS rainy and the roads are
muddy. Both kinds have thin Thong
attached TO the surface to secure them
to the feet. which ARE therefore no
covered as If they were In shoes, bu
are left exposed to atmospheric condi
tions The akonlageta" resemble some
what the Lancashire clog, and thei
construction merely entails the carvinI
Of 4 block Of wood to the proper size
The .ashida,s however, are OF NOR
complicated design They have twt
thin pieces Of wood, abont three niche
high. at right angles to the soles, am
occasionally, In the case Of priests Q
pilgrims, only one bar attached,
Some Of the .'geta" worn by littl
girls are painted in many colors am
others have d tiny bell hanging from
hollow place at the back which, as
tinkles In mystic way, heralds th
approach Of children The superio
makes are covered with mats made 9
panama. The highest price amount
to about 10 yen, Or So, while the cheaI
est il less than TO sen, OF d few cents
but then, the 'geta7 will not last lone
or than month and once out Of repal
can never be mended.
Learning to walk on q "geta" Is a
exceedingly difficult process. Indeet
ii is far easier 10 acquire skating {
stlt walking. The average child
japan takes about two months befoI
being able to move along on the NJ
tional footgear. and the little ones r
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-06
When the Crseps Came
Copyright. 1904 bv q. u. Levi.

Copyright 1904 by G. 3. Lewis.I
had purchased for half its value
what had been known for ten years
as a haunted house, and on the day
the deeds were delivered to NE | Tade
arrangements to pass The night in the
place and / was there at an early
evening hour.
TO begin with. the garrett was the
length and width Of the house without
a partition, as was also the ease with
the cellar. On the first floor was a
parlor sitting room, dining room and
a kitchen with a pantry of, and not
having been tenanted for years the
whole building was very much out of
repair.
After going through the whole house
from top to bottom / took seat in
the kitchen and lighted the lamp |
had brought with me. though | had
candles besides | began reading a
novel i had selected, and thus put III
the time until II o'clock, but even as
i read / had a nervous, uneasy feel
ing. This SO grew upon me that
finally laid aside the book and passed
out Of the back door. / remained until
/ had smoked a cigar, and then feel
ing more quiet l re-entered the kitchen
As / opened the door l found thu
room III darkness. l had left bright
light on the table, ana there was MOI
draught enough to flare candle.
stood for q moment undecided hav
ing no feeling but Of surprise, and Of
sudden | heard soft footsteps re
treating into the sitting room. II wa'
the echo Of slippered feet or one walk
ing Oh tiptoe. and | traced their prog
ress for i distance Of twenty feet.
When / could no longer hear then
/ struck o match and relighted tn
lamp. noticing that the chimney wa
still d little warm and that the wicl
had not been turned down. Although
my heart was beating like a hamme
and my hair curling. | took up th
lamp and went through every room !
the house finding nothing, Of course
After returning to the kitchen ! lighl
"a two of the candles and placed ther
lii the lower rooms and then force
myself TO sit down.
| was trying to argue things ou
when noise like the humming Of
telegraph wire came from the hall an
was speedily followed By wall and
sobbing. 1t was like q child cryin
out ia distress. and it lasted fully thi
III seconds. As / rose up ! shook
thar / feared to drop the lamp, an
my throat was 80 dry that ! could ~
have made d loud sound, but ! passe
through the rooms into the hall an
upstairs again So upset was ] tn
III descending the stairs had to s
down three different times, and =
feet dragged after me as wake
through the lower hall.
However, after dragging myself bat
10 the kitchen and taking seat | b
Gan calling myself fool and cowal
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-06
Fatal Result il cslehratina.

louisville, Ky, July :. T. Lee
Suter, 4 member d the board Of pub
lie safety, an attorney and for several
years an important figure ia Demo
cratic politics, was shot and killed by
Sanford Vaughn Jr., the son Of
wealthy contractor Vaughn, who adj
mits thai lie fired the shot, says he was
celebrating the Fourth The tragedy
occurred eight miles above Louisville,
where suter and party Of friends
were camping and fishing
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-06
- Plant Rurns.

smyrna. Del, July 5.The four story
Ice plant Of the smyrna TRANSPORTATION
and Manufacturing company situated
on tie river here, was destroyed by
fire. along with four large storage
houses. wharfs and coal bins The
loss is estimated at $4,000, covered by
Insurance
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-06
JAPANESE PHARMACY.
Druggists OF Two Classes and Dried
Animals Used as Medicinal Agents.

Animals Used as Medicinal Agents.
Japanese doctors aud druggists are
said BY d correspondent Of the Chemist
and Druggist to have reached i higher
standard than the world has given
them credit for
japanese druggists are OF two Glasses
the one eertiheated and qualified to
compound medicines, the other dealing
ID drugs aud sundries. The native doc
tors. as Il usual thing, dispense their
own medicines, though a few write pre-
seriptions only. these latter for the
most part having studied ID Germany
and holding a university degree The
metric system Is used for both weights
and measures. There III d considerable
popular demand for household rem
edies. and many of these correspond ex-
actly with those which have here long
since fallen into disuse. Thus snakes,
lizards. frogs, crabs and other animals
are kept iii dried condition In the ma
tive drug stores. and enjoy more OF
less repute as medicinal agents
Face paints aud powders and various
dentifrices are much IN vogue. and
plasters to relieve headache and neu-
ralgia are largely employed Massage
is used III rheumatism and In nervous
affections, and Is to q large extent in
the hands of the blind. The manufac
ture of mineral waters IS carefully su
pervised By the authorities, and fines
are inflicted IN any case where the Of
| ficial standard Of purity Is departed
| ffnyn
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-06
The ssIkworns.

The siikworm secretes silk ~ two
glands Of coiled tubes, which have
single orifce from which the thread
issues and Is hardened as Il reaches the
air, Though usually colorless, SIX y
sometimes yellow or greenlsh.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-06
1be AncIent creek Gods.

The fayorite advertising eenters with
the ancient Greeks were the temples o.
their gods. Persons with grievances
were wont to exploit them on parch-
ment and hang Che written scroll 20
the ears. the nose, the head, the eye
lids, of the images Of the avenging de-
tiles until the temple looked like mod
ern biIlposter's display room.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-06
Patent Leather Going out " style.

Patent Leather Going Out Of style.
patent leather shoes fer women will
be out Of style next spring said
Charles Torreg, who represents 4 Ros.
ton shoe house. to 4 reporter of the
Milwaukee sentinel rans will re-
place them to large extent | ann
now out with our line for the spring of
1905. Just why styles should change
do not know There really il no ae-
counting for them. The mere fact re-
mains that tans will predominant IN
next years market and that low cut
footgear win remain ID vogue, The
patent leather article, however. which
never has been comfortable shoe for
summer wear because It's pores are
elogged air tight, will be 4 thing of the
past.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-06

"strilesr Are Made with BonbS
Fired From Guns AZ the Bow.
Thrilling Experiences With Nom
ster Fishes Not vitality Injured.
Catch of 1908 Record Breaker.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-06
JAPANESE FOOTGEAR.
Kind That Makes the Feet Hard
and Ankles Strong.
SHOES ARE OF TWO VARIETIES

the Lows kind Is called ''ExomaEeta"
and che High sAshfdn" = Learning
90 walk ON the Former Very
Diaicuit Process Curious super
stitions Associated with eGeta.n
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-06
JapMS HE2O W0RsHI?
Honors 70 the Merscry Of Men
Who Fell IN Battle.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SONS

Empires Eighth Century Capital
Was Represented by Heroes Who
Died For the MilSado on a Boat
sunk by Russians-ReIics Of Many
nnttIes IN Narn,s Temples.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-08
500 Reward, 500.

The readers Of this paper will
be pleased to learn that there is
at least one dreaded disease that
science has been able to cure in
all its stages, and that is Catarrh.
Halls Catarh Cure is the only
positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh be
ing a constitutional disease, re-
quires a constitu tional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon
the blood and mucuous surfaces
Of the system, thereby destroy
ing the found alton of the disease,
and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have SO
much faith in it's curative powers
that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails
to cure. Send for list of testi-
monials. Address r. G. Cheney
& Co., Toledo, O. Sold by all
Druggists, 75c. Take Halls
Family Pillsf or constipation.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-08

IT IS limited that the admins
tration has all it can do to keep
peace in the family without fight,
ing Dunn.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-08
tlNf - -1s p - ts. $780, ~ . - -
TRYING TO KILL 1T.

It is whispered that certain
members of the charter commits
sion are trying to- kill incorpor-
ton by neglect.
A meeting of the charter COM
mission was called for a certain
day last week and there were
four members in attendance. A
do nothing policy has been agreed
upon by certain members of the
commission who are pretty well
satisfied tc let things run along
in Bemidji just as they are now
so rumor has it. Meanwhile
some little progress has been
made toward securing copies Of
the charters of other cities but
the city is practically no nearer
incorporation today that it was a
month ago.
If we have not mistaken the
sentiment of the people of Be
midi incorporation as city is a
very general demand and the
commission should show at once
that it means business.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-08
BACKWOODs
S K EFT OH E S
"Cut-Foot Pete" Laments.
BY A. M. GREELEY

ssSome of them green guys
that come into the woods looking
for claims give me pain in the
back" says Cut Foot Pete vehe-
mently. II have,no time for a
man who eats soup with needle,
nohow. eat rabbit with the
hair on and trim it's bones pretty
fine myself.
$50 durn many sky cruisers
and fool dudes are breaking into
the woods now, with their peck
cts full of plats and hunting cheap
information, that I am bout
ready to pull out. Met a guy
last fall prancing through the
swamp with gloves on and pack
ing a parasol. That knocked me
silly at the ffst dash, but ] come
to in time to grab him and slam
him into the mud. He's sticking
there yet fairs I know.
''They come from all parts of
the union and some from Iowa.
They think they can get claims
right in town with street cars
running across it, and they want
pine on it so thick that you
have to grease yourself to get
through it. They are about as
shy Of sense as oleomargarin is
of COW.
Gone fellow with a mosquito
bar overcoat stuck to my tracks
last week like a weasel to a hen
coop. He wanted a claim bad,
and I waltzed him over hell's half
acre, trying to shake him off
gently. put soap in his coffee
and soaked the pork in kerosene,
but he held on like democrat to
Office. Finally one night at a
stopping place when he was
sleeping a few shores, slipped a
porcupine under his blanket. He
was a sound sleeper but his rest
was broken somewhat. The next
morning he hit the trail for his
happy home. He said he liked
The woods all right and could
stand hardships, but he lost
heart when he run agin bed bugs
that bit holes to the bone and
then jabbed fence rails in tomark
i the spot. !"
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-08
Pulmonary Consumption.

Rev. R. j. Fly, of Brookline
Sta, Mo-, says: "My wife has
been troubled with weak lungs
and was pronounced to be in the
last stages Of pulmonary con
sumption. She commenced tax
ing White Wine of Tar Syrup
and received relief at once and is
now using the fourth bottle and
her health is. better than for
many years, We cheerfully
recommend 1t to all.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-08
Chicago Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, Jan. 7.-Cattle-Good tol
prime steers, $5.10@5.S5; poor to mel
dunn, $3.75@5.00; stockers and feed.1
ers, $225@4.25: cows, $1.75@4.35;l
heifers, s2.O0@4.75; calves, $4,000
7.25. Hogs-Mixed and butchers, $4.65]
$500; good to choice heavy, $4.95@|
$40; rough heavy, s4.65@4.90; lightly
S4.5o@475. Sheep-Good to choice
wethers, s4.00@4.5O; Western sheep,
$3.50@44O; native lambs, $4.00@6.25;
Western. S5.0O@6.25.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-08

THE Fairmont Sentinel thinks
that the campaign between Dunn
and Collins will engenderso much
bitterness that the Democrats
will have a walk away at the
election. 1t might be just as
well for the Democrats to do a
little work now and then how
ever.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-08
ELSEWHERE in this issue vii

ELSEWHERE in this issue will
be found the formal announce
ment Of Robert G. Dunn of
Princeton as a candidate for gov
ernor. The announcement is
characteristic of the man,
straightforward, and plain spok-
en-. The best thing about the
announcement is the assurance
that it conveys that should Dunn
be the next governor of Mime.
sofa the state will be given a
thorough going business admin
istration.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-08
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, Jan. Wheat-In store
No. J. hard, seize; No. l Northern,
Sec; No. Northern, 821Ac. On track
No. Northern, s5c; No. 2 Northern.
82kc. To arrive-No. hard, seize;
No. 1 Northern, 85c; No. 2 Northern,
821kc; No. spring, 791ac; May,
S6Ac;. July, 851ac. FIax-1n store, on
track and to arrive. $1.011a; May.
$1O5A; July, $1.06.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-08
Pronounced a Great Remedy.

Rev. JohnW Brown, of Cabool,
Mo, says: SIN behalf of White
Wine Of Tar Syrup l can say tits
a great remedy for weak lungs,
] had pneumonia eight years ago,
which left my lungs in bad con-
dition. I used the White Wine
of Tar Syrup you sent me, and
am greatly benefited. I can
recommend it as a great medi-
cine. + hope you will supply our
druggist, Mr.. German, as I
would like more of it.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-08
Mccardv Gets the Place.

Washington, Jan. 81. ]. McCardy
of st. Paul will be the next auditor of
the government postoffice department,
succeeding Henry A. Castle Of st. Paul,
recently resigned. Senators Nelson
and Clapp Of Minnesota held a con-
ference concerning the subject and
agreed on McCardy.