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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-27
NolsELEss FOURTH 81

1.-THE movement FOR tas abolition f the
ear splitting Fourth 81 Juiy nelses s sain-
ing grcnnd-paii5 Paperl
on a noiseless street ssoo1 cgae6esless
LAD with u screechiess Gse and q
headless drum
Venting his glee In q vOitels SIS shout az a
hlarsless baul ell stl cnd GHsnb
Came down the Ieagth Of H. aveUne and
a bage corps blew q notetess biare
While a screechless rocket with noiseicss
hiss cut ireiess path through the
silent air
The blareless band played a sonndless
tune, ard the crackerless lad gave q
Yoieeless shout
AS the rippIing folds Of the unfurled Tag
from the Upheld standard futtesed
out
"Hurrahr he cried. with a yoiceless cry.
put forth from his lips il q speech-
less way
"Hurrah for the guns Of Lexington and
the noiseless Independence day!'
Then far away Down the village street a
smokeless gun belched a soundless
roar,
A popless cracker nzzless died and the
band played q blareiess tune once
more;
The cliellless guns of the village guards
with thudiess sound dropped on the
ground.
The marshal left his neighless horse, and
the yoiceless mob ranged ali around.
"A fizzless pnwheel silent whirred. and the
drum corps Joined in tootless
screeeh
The lips Of the village speaker moved IN
the tOngueless strains Of a wordless
speech
Then a graceless benediction fell, and the
crackerless lad in a voieeless way
Gave a soundless shout for Bunker Hin
and the noiseless Independence day
on, the pulseless thrill Of the noiseless
guns and the tootless flies and the
headless drums
The heartless Joy Of the crackerless lad
as the soundiess pageant noiseiess
comes
Down the village street and the sightless
glow when the hlssless rockets fire.
less glare
With silent swish from the quiet earth
though the measureless breadth 81
the lightless air,
But a fngerless youth Of the olden time
when crackers popped and cannons
roared.
Looked on the scene with mien glaee and
the look Of d lad who Is greatly
bored
And he cried aloud-ttwas the only sound
that was heard not made III a voice.
less way.
DOG gone the guns at Bunker Hlll and
the noiseiess Independence day.
-. w. Foley in New York Times.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-27
GElsAA GIRLS MISSION.
Japanese Maiden Trained to Amuse
Guests at Dinners.

Japanese Maiden Trained to Amuse
Guests at Dinners.
Though japanese womankind has
been written about III aatterlngperiods.
one class has been greatly mallgned.
or shall we say misunderstood? We
refer Of course. TO the geisha, says the
London Chronicle There is very
widespread impression Ia this and
other occidental countries that the
geisha, TO use the expression of one
writer. IS as frail as She ~ charm
ing Such. however, is far from the
truth Eymologieally a geisha is an
accomplished person; socially she is an
entertainer who has been trained from
the age OF seven or eight to dance Or
sing for the amusement Of guests at q
dinner party. Convention having BAN
ished the actress from the Japanese
stage, the geisha takes her place as a
natural recipient OF masculine hom-
age.
AS the majority Of Japanese wives
are not taught accomplishments. a
Japanese husband turns 70 the geIsha
for the charms and delights he will
not permit his wife to possess. A Japa-
nese banquet and indeed. any refresh
ment taken at tea house is incom-
plete without the presence Of these
bright little butterflies of japanese life.
A geisha can dance and sing charm
ingly according 70 Japanese ideas Of
these accomplishments, With her
conversation las been brought to d fine
art; she is quick at repartee, her man-
ners are exquisite; her whole educa-
ton has been devoted 70 the art Of
making life merry. This Is her sole
mission, and in its fuitillment she Is
eminently successful Many OF the
girls and women possess great person
al charms but all are accomplished
and clever, and are generally beauti-
fully dressed Ia elegant ana refined
taste.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-27
FOREIGN FACTS.

Sersia and Greece each have d pop
uIati0n OF 2,500,000 or q little less than
the state Of Indiana.
The Beers resent an attempt TO take
Transvaal census They consider it
an intrusion into their private affairs.
A deposit Of asphalt estimated to con-
tain about 100000 tons has been dis
covered OH Table mountain, near Cape
Town. South Africa
There are no fewer than 40 nation
alities into which the Russian popu-
lation has been divided tie three great
stocks being the Firms. the Tartars and
the Siavs.
Deeming the noise Of church bells
annoying to the sick and useless to the
healthy in 4 modern town provided
with plenty Of clocks, the town council
Of Bilbao, Spain, has prohibited ring
ing.
Professor Flinders Petrie recently
told an audience at Owens college
Manchester, England, that one spot In
the ruins at Abydos III upper Egypt
tells a continuous story running back
to 5000 b q The remains Of ten sue
cessiye temples have been unearthed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-27
SOCIETY 70 UPLIFT LABOR.
order Founded by nn Illinois Man
20 ne Mnae National.

order Founded by IN Illinois Man
10 BE Made National.
George Ii. Center, 4 miner Of Du-
uuoin, iii. has gained considerable dis
tinetlon by founding an order for the
uplifting Of people in general and min
ers In particular says dispatch from
Duquoin. 1T reaches men, says Mr..
Center that the churches can't reach
and that the secret societies won't
have"
The order is known as the knights
aud Ladies Of the Cross. and 80 great
has been its success In Duquoin that
Mr.. Center has decided to send out gen
eral organizers. The order has $40
members, 200 Of whom are miners. The
members bind themselves to meet their
fellow members as equals, not to iniure
one Of them, not to gamble Or carry con
cealed weanonsandto use theirinhuenee
against the use Of alcoholic drinks. Mr..
Center says few Of the members fall,
and that when they do they are helped
up ana on agan.
Outsiders at Duquoin are astounded
1T Mr. Center's success iii raising men
from the gutter and be Is almost an
object Of worship by the families Of
many men and by the men themselves
whom he has helped to their feet
There are three degrees in the order
Faith, Hope and Charity the first Of
which is public The order maintains
a public reading room at q est q
$1,000 year. which is paid from vol.
untary contributions and money raised
by giving s0eials and entertainments
No dues are asked OF the members and
there is no initiation fee
AR Centers personality is out Of the
ordinary lie began work In coal
mine at St Johns, north Of Duquoin
thirty-eight years ago, when he was
eleven years old, and mining has been
his life work he Is now manager OF
two mines owned by a coal and coke
company.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-27
7Be Times Daily Short Story.
1904 $50 = =. soeqxo $500 a7,g.a


I lon OF their relationship Fortune IA
yored him Ia a short ladder which rest.
ed against the Tree and by which be
mounted to the lower limbs without
tearing his lid gloves. Il occurred to
him that the act was beneath what
would be expected Of him. but it was
SO easy Of accomplishment that he
yielded
The window shade was raised. ana
the bright light revealed Mr.. Treat Sit
ting IN an easy chair very much at
home and Miss Huntington by d table
doing fancy work There was nothing
in tie demeanor Of either to indicate
any especial relationship, and Barna-
bee. suddenly realizing that he would
better be engaged at other business,
was about 70 descend when a rear door
opened Mr. Huntington came ont and.
proceeding to dog kennel. Embossed a
mastlff Leading the dog TO the tree, he
commanded him to lie down then went
back into the house
A cold sweat stood out on Barnabee's
brow Great heavens, was the dog to
be left there an nightG Barnabee could
have stood a logging, keelhauling,
anything IN the way Of bodily suffer
ing, but to be caught in such a position
as this would he maddening.
Treat was still in the house How
would be get out Of the grounds with
the dog unclaimed? Was be 50 init
mate with the Huntingtons that even
the dog considered him one Of the fam
ily3 In half an hour Treat appeared
at the front door, accompanied by Mr..
Huntington. who called the dog and
stood for q moment holding him by
the collar
ITS the only way to keep my ap-
pies" Barnabee heard him say "The
boys would have them all in one night
If left them unguarded. Good night
Come to dinner on Sunday"
As soon as Treat was out Of the
grounds the speaker Embossed his hold
on the dog and, pointing to the tree,
sent the brute back to bis post Then
he went into the house
It was midnight when Barnabee con.
cluded<to make an effort to ingratlate
himself with the dog. The effort was
failure. IA soon as the beast heard
sound in the tree he set up vocifer-
Gus barking. nor would he desist, In
half an hour Mr. Huntington came out
in dressing gown
what Is 1t, Bruiny"
1T is l. Mr., Huntington" called a
faint voice from the branches
"You? who are youf"
"Barnabeen
.Barnabee? Good gracious, what are
you doing up in my apple treeY
well. you see, ! was coming in TO
call and thought | would like an APP
ple"
II see. You got caught. Come down.
Here, Bruin"
Society was somewhat surprised at
/ the next assembly to see that Miss
Huntington did not notice Mr. Barna-
bee. SIR. Treat turned out to be a
young lawyer from far western state
and Is now In congress. Miss Hunt
ington IS unmarried
JAMES B. WARNER.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-27

DnndtoIdeu and taken back Under guard
by the direct route to Louisa bay. Ar
rived there | was requested to point
out the exact spot at which made my
landing Immediately a sentry was
placed at that point
i was sent away then on a junk
along with host of Chinese. These
we're the men Of IN entire village who
were being deported because the VII
iage had harbored some Japanese. The
junk was escorted outside tie harbor
by Russian torpedo boats and then was
left to make its way alone as best It
could across the gulf
son the whole ] mag say TINT while
I was i'll the hands st the Russians
was kindly treated
con the night of June 10 the lap
anese made another attack on Port
Arthur both by land and by sea. I
saw distinctly the firing from my cell
window. When the affair was over
the Russian officers returned laughing
to their quarters, reporting that the en-
envy had been easiiy repuIsed."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-27
JAPANESE PATRIOTISM.
A sample OF 1t Described BY George
KEENAN,.

A sample OF 1t Described by George
KEENAN,.
The patriotism Of the japanese peo,
PIE strikes even an American ais some
thing extraordinary and phenomena.
says George KEENAN, III a recent issue
of the Outlook. | have seen women
stick little cotton flags IN the fists Of
the babies on their backs and stand
for hours beside railroad track wait
ing for trainload Of troops, satisfied
if they could only throw a package Of
cheap cotton towels into an open win
dow OF even wave their handkerchiefs
once to the men who were going to the
front Soldiers who bid their friends
or their families goodby bid them good
BY forever, with the expectation and
the assurance. Of death. A few days
ago an English lady living on the
blur in Yokohama received a letter
from a japanese boy who had been
employed in her house as a servant
and who had gone to Korea with the
first reserves. After giving her some
news of his health and his movements
he concluded by saying, In quaint and
imperfect English
Please remember that though I viii die.
Nippon TeikoSu Great Japan should
have victory and honor Youth who un-
fear death, HIRo YAMAMOTO.
OF such youth who unfear death"
are the armies Of Japan made up, and
behind them is the flaming patriotism
Of a proud brave and united people
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-27

The motor ear las broken ont III a
new place Tie Northwestern railway
IN India recently purchased steam
motor coach for f2,0O0 $4,000 to run
over its branch lines where q full train
service does not pay This motor coach
will carry sixty six passengers ID all
and run thirty miles without replenish-
ing coal and water Y thus sutliees to
make a connection with the maln lines.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-27
lsrnlnit II cnasnnr.s-

Two wounded cossaeks, each wear
ing the cross Of ST. George. who re-
Gently arrived at Iiaoyang tell a thrill
ing story Of the 6ght near Takushan.
Thirty nine Cossacks were sent to
reconnoiter the enemy's position. and
when about five mites from Takushan
they were suddenly surrounded by
Japanese The CassaeSs charged With
lances and were met with a yoliey
from the Japanese which resulted ID
the dropping of we3ty horses the kill
ing Of two Cossaeks and the wornding
of six The dismounted Cossacks
scrambled behind their comrades sad
dies With nearly every horse p the
command carrying two men the Cos
sacks charged three times, and, nj
though covered with wounds they cut
their way out and rejoined the sotnia.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-27
Lnaaoea It's nle catch.

Frank Rogers Of South Orringtoni
Me, has quite a fish tied up at his
wharf on the river shore, says The Ken
nebee Journal He caught a sturgeon
eight feet long weighing $50 pounds, ln
his salmon net and has him fastened
by a rope so that he can swim around
ia the creek People who wish to see
him pull him ashore, and after the IN.
spectlon the big sturgeon wiggles back
into deep water The sight is quite a
treat to those who have never seen
quite SO large fish, and many EN-
brace the opportunity
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-27
A Face Of Dignity


Ioriginall
/ doesn't matter how emineutly re-
faetabe moral dignlaed. honorable,
IS he Is liable at some time to Be
dw't in O shameful situation4 Fred
Faabea was Se last man in the
rll @ be laughed at A gentleman,
Prominent IN his set, courteous and
niied deferential to ali, the very
mention Of his name In q party Of
soeas people was sufficient to excite
sentiments Of respect ana admiration.
Bgrnabee was one OF those mon whom
mo one expects TO make any matrimo-
fnial alliance except with lady equal
" refined and prominent as himself.
Miss Alice Huntington was such a per.
son, and when Barnabee began to pay
her marked attention the social world
said, THAT viii be an excellent match. /"
Miss Huntington possessed every trait
calculated TO make her as prominent as
Barnabee save one she was not as
particular as to her associates. at a
dance she was rather inclined to fill
her card with names Of young men
who were either strangers iii town or
fellows who needed bit Of influence
to render them acceptable in society.
Barnabee did not exactly approve OF
this, but endured it. since it was well
understood that Miss Huntington
might choose her associates always
from among the most eminent IN soci-
ETY..
One evening BaFnabee entered the
grounds Of Dir. Huntington father Of
the young lady in question, when he
saw tha figure of Ellison Treat just en-
terlng the front door Mr.. Treat was
a stranger who had been taken I'D BY
Miss Huntington despite the fact that
he was somewhat brusque in his de.
pertinent and disposed to set aside
many Of soeieUs most cherished rules.
He was ia condition Of probation, no
one unless il was Miss Huntington
knowing exactly whether to accept
him as one Of the gilded set or not
Barnabee suspected that Treat had
the same object III view AS himself
viz. Miss Huntington. II Treat was a
sutton IN good standing with the lady
be (Barnabee) would retire No one
wouIdeeyer think Of Barnabee runninc
a race with another man for the hand
Of any woman The match he would
make must be unique that Is, a pair
ing Of two people socially far above all
others IN their set Treat was evidently
much at home with the Huntlngtons or
he would not BE calling at SO late an
hour, Il was after 10 o'clock. Indeed.
Barnabee made up his mind 10 discover
the situation before paying any fur.
Their especial attention to Miss Hunt
ington He noticed near the parlor
window, which was too high for him to
look into from the ground, 4 splendid
apple tree. which was at the time full
of ripening fruit, II he could get a
glimpse Of Treat and Miss Huntington
alone together he could form an opin.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-27
mig price For AaparaEn. FROM

hA& fFice Tor Asparagus FROM Home.
Ten dollars ~ the reward for a
bunch Of asparagus from the garden Of
his boyhood home paid by James Ho-
bart Moore, the Chicago finaneier says
tie Chicago Record Herald Mr. Moore
visited the old home a Greene, n. y.
recently, and he declared that he would
be willing to pay as large a price the
year round for any vegetable that
would bring back the memories Of his
boyhood as that asparagus did
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-27
A social craze.

The very newest social craze in Lon-
dom the cult II astrology ~ already
Beginning to render life q burden. Il
IS de rigueur To have had or to be
about TO have, ones horoscope east.
Nothing must be attempted. nothing
done, without consultation of ones
signs and dates It Is upsettlng social
arrangements and In many cases caus-
Ing positive mental depression
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-27
Tbe sIoth,a Hoir.

Al naturalist has recently pointed out
that in its native forests the hair Of
the sloth is green owing to the presence
on or even in the hairs Of a microscopic
green alga. The green color fades aft
er death, as the chlorophyil is readily
destroyed by sunlight
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-27
Discouragiua statehouse Courting.

Discouraging sfafehouse Counting.
For years and years the statehouse
steps and lawn Of Montpelier, Yt.. have
been the Mecca toward which the lin.
gering footsteps Of the tive hearts
that beat as one" variety have tended
says the Montpelier Journal. Ethan
Allen has for years held up his hand IA
token Of silence as lie has listened To
the cooling Of wingless doves that fog
years have held their spooning match.
es at the base Of his pedestal Now all
viii be changed. The edict has gone
forth that counting days on the state
house steps must end 70 those who
heed the warning all viii be we'll But
the one who disoBeys may be awalI
ened rudeiy from love's Young dream
By brass buttons" and instead q the
honey tones OF his beloved be mag
hear raucous voice saying Five Goe
lars ana costs ana stand committed iil
tie same is paid when his case comes
up III police court
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-27

tics Of the library 81 the British mu-
scum the number Of books which It
contains Is l750,00o, not counting SIM
gle sheets Or parts Of works that are
accommodating The shelving Of the III
brary exceeds sixty-nine miles in
length.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-27

More Colors Used In All Of the De-
signs Than Ever-water Fireworks
Greatly Improved-sIeteor Candles
and coIored BombsbeIIs = Electric
Niagara waterfall Novelty In
Fountains.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-27

American Correspondent, Recently n
Captive, Found Russian Troops In
Excellent Condition-oneers ut a
Danee-Reieased BY General stoes-
sci. Who Remarked, on Herring 81
His Exploit, "Nou Americans Mast
BE Crazy."
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-05-21

cur, but have seldom been witnessed
and still less frequently described, Two
OF three lions sometimes combine in
such an attack, but from the marks
seen on buffalo 1t is probable that some
times there is a single combat for It
can hardly be supposed that the buffalo
could escape from more than one lion
The number Of foot pounds Of energy
put into such struggle must be some
thng extraordinary. The efforts of
lion, which can strike a mans arm
IRON the shoulder and leave It hang.
ing by a strip of skin or which can
carry a COW over high stockade en-.
deavoring unsuccessfully in close erins
10 drag down or disable a buffalo bnl,
must be on gigantic scale, and the
strength which can shake him off and
1t Ia believed, occasionally crush tho
lion afterward must be even moro
amazing. A buffalo bull bas h.
credited with engaging three lions IN
mortal combat and making a pood
ngnt before he was disabled BY one ~
me lions ham-strinsing him BY bit,na n,
MS legs from behind.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-05-21

their dead TO the earth as inexpen-
siveiy as in the case OF the two Eng
lish mobiles. If they were to do SO
they would feel that they had not
shown due respect to the departed,
and they would know that their neigh
bors would have an extremely low
opinion of them. A poor family will
insist on spending on funeral the
money which, If frugally used, would
keep the wolf from the door for
months. Political economists have lee.
tured, priests have demonstrated, and
all to no avail. 1t liz said the English
undertakers are alarmed lest the ex-
ample Of cheap funerals spread. 1t
may among the well to do, but not
among those who can least afford to
throw away money on undertakers.
The poor, SO fond of initiating the rich
as far as they can, will refuse fatty
to do 1t in this instance until they have
changed their views radically. There
are better ways of showing respect for
the dead than by long professions of
hacks, costly collins and heaps of flow
ers, but there are great many who
cannot be convinced that 1t Is wrong
to take bread from the child's mouth
In order that the father may have q
grand funeral.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-05-21

In San Francisco harbor there lately
arrived the body of an American who
had died In Japan. The man himself
weighed only 40 pounds. The case
containing the body weighed 2,4OO
pounds. 1t consisted of FIVE collins,
one inside another, the intervening
spaces packed with charcoal and cot.
ton. These precautions represented
the point which Japan has reached in
sanitary science. There Is nothing new
In saying that the island kingdom is
advancing rapidly because of it's re-
ceptive attitude toward Western learn
Ing, but an incident like this brings
the matter home In an impressive way.
College faculties know the country boy
who enters with insufficient prepare
ton, but has accomplished such re-
suits as he could by sheer power of
will and force Of mind. The progress
of such a boy when he finally comes
under competent instructors Is exhil-
aratlng. He advances by leaps. until
almost before his class realizes It he Is
an acknowledged leader. In the great
college Of the nations, Japan is that
boy. 1t is only short time, in the
historical sense, since the little king
dom was opened to the world There
were great minds there before that,
but not learned in the Western
knowledge or Western methods; vet it
was Japanese physician who, in
1894, discovered the germ of the bu-
bonic plague, and 1t was another jap
anese physician who this YER iii COW
cred the germ of dysentery Army and
navy physicians in the East say the
Japanese quarantine regulations are
more exacting and more rigidly en-.
forced than those of any other nation.
In this rapid progress Of the Japan, Sc,
some measure of credit reflects upon
the United States, for 1t Is this country
to which, from the beginning, Japan
has gone to school.