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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-23

rer crt. with Egyptian at s225a2.5o
ptr BIZ.
yellow turnips are firm al 81 per
Dbl; carrots, S175 per hu.
Cueumbers are selling at Sl50a4
per bx
New southern white squash sell lit
$3.50 per pkg; marrow. S2.25 per crit.
New southern cabbage IS quoted at
50 per ert.
Lettuce is higher at 25G740c per doz;
radishes. SOC per bx, mint, 12me per
doz; cress, zoe per doz; leeks, SI per
doz.
String beans are quoted at Si.50 per
bx for green and 81. rs for wax. Green
peas are more plenty AZ S2a250 per
bsSt
spinach II selling at soc Per bu; beet
greens, zoe per bu; parsley, So per ID;
peppers. 50 per crt; chlyes, T5c per bx.
Barrel pork was marked NJ zoe and
ham aud briskets were also advanced
III price. The supply of hogs continues
to be maintained IN fairly liberal nu,a-
bers. The quality continues good Is !
general rule Prices are higher. prom.
inent markets indicating general
average Of about S490 per 100 pounds
Fresh beef has advanced alAut III
and stin further rise Is expected
The market is very firm
Lambs and muttons have been STEADY
with full supply and a quiet demand.
Western fall lambs 12al24r western
spring lambs. 14015e; eastern spring.
4 ers, s5GT each; yearlings, 101f0i4c:
muttons. 9di0e; veals, 7M9c.
! Poultry continues quiet except for
/ choice broilers, which are coming for
ward with some freedom. but sell at
1 full prices. Westera fowls are easy
with a full supply Frozen western
turkeys. 1sd19c; chickens, native
bsoilers. 30a40e; frozen western. t44h
ICE: fowls, northern 151i5Mc: west
ern. 13ml3&c spring ducks Zoe.
Hay Is quiet aud easy az the de-
cline. straw Is easier and lower. milf
feed is dull Hay. No. /, $1,000: low
grades S1201s; rye straw, S24a25:
oat straw, S9a10
Wheat has declined slowly during the
week, though rallying from the lowest
point. The July option has shown
especial weakness. rs weather condi-
tons have been favorable in the wheat
section. and the winter wheat harvest
Il steadily advancing northward under
favorable conditions The returns re-
/ ceived thus far Indicate satisfactory
yields OF grain. Of which the quality is
/ generally good.
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IN BOSTON MARKETS.
Quotations on ne Leading Products That
Are ia Demand.


Quotations on ne Leading Products That
Are ia Demand.
Boston, June %. Butter is quiet,
prices showing only a Shading off Of
about 1-4c for the week. Receipts are
increasing and the demand IS light ana
confined TO immediate wants. Northern
creamery, 1s1s@l9Ae; western, lsa
zoe; tirsts, 17@lSc; Vermont dairy, 1Tla
Qlsc.
Cheese Is selling ia small way for
current consumption, with new lots
easy and old fairly steady. Round lots,
old, SQ9e; new, 1dShc.
Western eggs are in full supply and
prices are easy choice eastern and near
by are firm, without material change
Choice nearby, 2id23c. eastern, goa
bic; western, 1Sdl0lse.
Beans are firm for both here and in
the country but prices are steady, as
the demand il light Carload lots, pen,
$l.9502; medium, 50: yellow eyes, S2.T5
m2.S0; red kidneys, So 10d3.20; Cali
fornia small white, S2.SQH23J foreign
pea, S1.s501 95; foreign medium, Sl90
| @195; jobbing prices. l00l5c higher
There hats been / good demand for
| apples of late aud choice russets have
been bringing higher prices. Russets.
| $2.50a3. 80; Baldwins. s25O03: north
ern spies, s25004, No. ., an grades,
S1,50n2
Native strawberries are BOW II full
supply and are 81 falf qrllity There
Is also full supply c berries from the
Hudson river aud Jersey districts.
Receivers sell natives at 12014c.
The weather has stimulated the de-
mand for watermelons ana with an inn
provement in the quality prices have
stiffened up. Receivers are now getting
20d35c by the load.
Figs are quiet hut steady Turkish,
Per ID, 9l14c; pulled. 13@15c; Persian
dates, 3a4c per ID.
1 Catalogues ara selling at S2d3 for
Florida and SSQ10 per crt for Cali
fornia.
California cherries are in good supply
and are selling lower at 81. % per hx in
a jobbing way. a few California april
cots and Georgia peaches have been In
the market but are hardly quotable
as vet
The wholesale vegetable market was
quite active and prices ruled firm
The supply of asparagus. was moderate
and with a good demand prices have
held up Well Cabbages have declined
slightly with larger offerings and only
a fair call Onions. though III better
supply, are unchanged Native pens
have been coming il more freely and
are lower String and butter beans
have ruled steady, as receipts have been
little in excess Oh thedmand. Tomatoes
were plentiful and cheap, but under
| limited receipts have advanced. Rhn-
barb is a little higher and marrow
| squash steady New potatoes are lower
under increased receipts, Trnips are
il quiet and steadg Lettuce advanced,
but declined later. Parsley Is higher.
and cucumbers have advanced Yege-
table quotations follow
Potatoes are very firmly held for old
stock, but new southern Is easier.
Aroostook Green mountains. lbs; Da-
kota reds, Siat10; Chenangoes 81,
new southern, $4G5 per Dbl for rose and
S3d4 for peachblow and White Bliss.
Large lunches Of southern white
celery are selling at 81 per bch.
Bermuda onions are iirmer at 500
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-23
NEW NAVAL. SECRETARY.
President said to Have offered Moody's
Portfolio to Paul Morton.

President Said to Have offered Moody's
Portfolio to Paul Morton.
Washington, June - The Post to-
day says that President Roosevelt has
formally invited Paul Morton to be-
come a member of his Official family as
secretary Of the navy. Afr Morton has
the matter under consideration. and
has not yet given any intimation Of ae-
ceptanee or declination 1t IS believed
be will decline, He IS q delegate to
the Republican national convention
The tender of the naval portfolio,
according 10 the Post was made TO Mr..
Morton last Wednesday, when he came
to this city from Chicago il response
to an invitation from the president.
II be accepts. MIR Morton will be ac-
credited to Nebraska. where he lived
for many years. although now a bust
/ ness resident Of Chicago The presi-
dent urged him, In the strongest possi-
bic terms to accept the place. The
friends 81 Mr.. Morton believe he viii
decline He was offered a position on
the isthmian canal commission, but re-
fused it. Mr.. Morton is the son Of the
late J Sterling Morton who was secre-
tary Of agriculture III Che second eabi-
net of President Cleveland He is
forty seven years of age ana has de-
voted AL his mature life to railroad
interests. Mr. Morton has affiliated
with the Democratic party until fe.
GENTLY.
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9be Times Daily Short Story.
Ns0sasoxaR 2asaR0sQSqoRonosasaa -.


the lock, the door opened ard disclosea
SUIT of checkerboard clothes which
did not belong to me ! compared the
number Of the room with that on the
key and saw that had made no mis-
take The truth flashed upon me that
some one had picked the lock and
changed suits With me. had not been
SO stupid as TO leave my yaluables. SO
the thief got only my CLOTHES, Int and
shoes There was nothing for me to
do but don the checkerboard suit
did so and going to the office, returned
my key and obtained my yaluables.
When the lady saw me coming ia my
new, or, rather. old, habiliments she
threw up her hands in establishment
explained the situation, whereupen
she told me that a thief probably the
same person who had robbed me-had
taken what change she had brought
with her, and she was penniless.
My dinner was 50 enjoyable, the lady
so pretty and vlvaeious. that l forgot
my checkerboard clothes and, under
the influence OF bottle Of champagne.
quite lost my heart. When the feast
was ended paid the bin and pressed
So on the lady with which to pay her
expenses home She accepted it on
condition that would give her my adj
dress SO that she could remit the next
day Then we went into the concert
room and listened to the music.
1t was II O'Clock when | saw my
fair one pass through the gate leading
TO the train. having taken her address
and promised to call Then | went
back to a seat On the oceans edge to
dream Of my adventure Near mid
night | strolled down to the boat IN
tending to go to New York, but it oc-
CURED to me that It would never do
for me to return to the hotel IN such
loud apparel, 50 at the last moment !
left the boat TO pass the night at the
Manhattan hotel, intending to buy a
new suit In the morning. The ropes
were Just being Embossed and the gang
way hauled on to the pier | stood
| looking Up at the crowds leaning over
the guards, while the steamer swung
Of
The sight that my eyes encountered
among the people drifting from me is
one that / can never forget Nothing
has ever 50 chilled the natural romance
Of my disposition Standing with one
hand holding a stanchion was a well
dressed gentleman with a very unre
fined face. / wondered how so rough
looking man came to have such ex
cellent clothes. Turning my glance
from him 10 woman standing beside
him. what was my establishment to SEE
the lady whose life / had saved.
second glance at her companion
clothes told me that they were mine
At the moment my eyes met those q
the lady. She staggered back for {
| moment. then leaning over the rail sht
gave me another Of her sweet smiles
ana kissed the tips OF her fingers to me
sGoodby. Liz." said a man beside me
thinking the salute was for him.
"Who Is that ladyl" | asked.
THAT That's the long breath diyel
Of the - museum
THOMAS DINsM0RE HILL.
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"A ConeY Island
Adventure


tOriginaLI
Being in New York for few days in
midsummer and having heard great
deal Of coney Island, / felt a desire to
visit It. Taking a comfortable steam
cont, after a pleasant ride through tie
Earrows Of New York bay found my
self at the pier, and after spending
some time looking at tie bathers who
were sporting IN the water beneath I
hired a bathing room and suit and
dressed for a bath.
/ am a good swimmer and after
amusing myself for awhile among the
bathers struck out for deep water.
Half a mile from the shore, when
supposed there was no one near me. I
suddenly heard cry for help and,
looking toward the place from whence
the sound came, saw d woman. Max
ing for her. / spoke to her quietly. bid
ding her not 10 get excited, but to place
one hand on my shoulder. She did SO,
and ! struck out for the shore.
She was young and pretty What
her social position was | could not
tell have in my time mistaken a
maid in bathing clothes for a mis-
tress, and vice versa, when she told
me that her strength had suddenly
given out Ii was In soft and musical
voice, I concluded that had I not been
on hand at the nick Of time she would
have been drowned, for twice her hand
slipped from my shoulder. she sank,
and was Obliged to dive deep for her.
at last got her n shallow water and
led her on to the beach, where she sank
down in what | judged to be a swoon
However this was not for long, and !
was surprised at the rapidity with
which she recovered. When she did
turning to me with the sweetest Of
smiles she thanked me for saving her
life and asked il there was any way
by which she could show her graft.
tude.
There is a way, | said, "that you
could more than repay me- | am Q
stranger from the far west and alone
Keep me company at dinner on the
broad piazza Of the Manhattan hotel
in sight Of the scene Of our meeting
and afterward 80 with me into tbs
concert room to listen to sousa' band.
4 shall be delighted, she replied. &c
repay you In such an enjoyable way
I, too, am alone. NY home Is IN Brook
lyn, not far from here, and I frequent
~ come here for a bath with my sis
ter Today she is indisposed, and
was Obliged TO come alone or miss my
bath"
Every well, / said we VIII change
our clothes. and l will meet you Of
the Manhattan piazza in halfsan hour.
We separated, and went to M
bathing house Turning the key II
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pm. cHIsEL AND BRUSH.

Henryk Sienkiewiez. the celebrated
Polish novelist, has just taken his
thirdewife.
The income Of the late Maurus Jokai,
the Hungarian novelist, from the sale
Of his books and other sources was
about $4,000 a year
Alfred Capus, a Partisan playwright,
says that few il any real dramas are
written liz the United States or Eng
land and also that there is only hand
full Of players in either country capable
Of interpreting them were they written.
The son Of the late yereschagin is
an artist OF some distinction. Two
years ago he modelled q bust Of Napo-
leon which attracted considerable at
tention. vereschagin left to his heirs
picture valued at $4,000 and two vii
las, one near ST. Petersburg, the other
in the Caucasus.
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anese service came The others re-
fused to leave the ship. The Russians
having done everything possible to
save the lives OF those on board, dis
charged two torpedoes against the yes
sci. a heavy squal broke at that time
and hid the sinking transport from
view A three masted Japanese leruis-
err witnessed the whole affair. The
Russians caught her wireless messages.
The apparatus ON the enemy's cruiser
worked necessarily, and messages
were recorded on board the Russian
cruisers and were translated BY some
of the Japanese prisoners. One mes
sage read
"The Russians are in the strait Run
for safety
The Russians yainly tried to capture
the japanese cruiser.
The prize court is certain to condemn
the British collier Ailanton captured
BY the Russian squadron during tbs
raid. She came out at the beginning
of the war and went around the Cape
Of Good Hope
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Maddsn Exonaratsd.

Washington, June Z2.-Ihe report Of
Assistant Attorney General Charles II.
Robb on the Investigation Of alleged
irregularities in the bureau Of Third
Assistant Postmaster General Edwin
G. Madden In connection with the
printing and disposition Of specimen
postage stamps has been submitted TO
the president and has been made pub
lie 1t finds nothing improper in Mr.
Maddens conduct and says the prac-
tice Of the gratuitous distribution Of q
limited number Of these books has OBJ
tanned IN the postotlice department ever
since postage stamps were first print
ed. The report recommends that the
practice be discontinued.
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pslsoates Invited to ST. Louis.

Chicago. June - President Francis
and the directors of the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition will. in the name Of
the exposition. extend an invitation to
the delegates alternates and newspa.
per men attending the convention 70
visit ST Louis and view the exposition
as the guests Of the exposition manage
ment. The exposition management has
provided for the transportation Of all
who wish TO accept the invitation. and
number OF special trains will be IN
readiness to depart for st. Louis Inn
mediately after the close Of the con-
ventien on June %.
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Russians Sank Three Japanese Trans-
ports and Chased . Cruiser Which
They Couldn't Catch Deny Any
Mereiiess Slaughter.
Yladivostok, June n. Lying in the
harbor are the three Russian cruisers
which have just returned from their
successful raid in the Japanese sea
and strait Of Korea Vice Admiral
Bezobrazoa took the squadron out
june IL. The irst day the warships
were fogbound. They reached the
Korean strait June IS and were sight
ed and watched by a fast, three mast
ed Japanese cruiser on Tsu island
the Russians pursued d vessel resen-
bling yacht, which escaped inshore
They sank the Japanese transport Id
zumi Off Kotsu island The Idzumi
was bringing back invalIded soldiers
from Port Dalny, 1O5 Of whom We're
rescued by one Of the Russian cruisers.
sado Carried 1900 Coolies.
The Japanese transports Hitachi and
Sado were next sighted, and soon aft
Ell tile Htachi, which was filed with
troops. disregarding the signal TO stop,
nut on full speed The Russian cruis-
ers thereupon opened Ere on the Hita-
chi. erippling her engines and setting
her decks afiame Still the Japanese
refused to haul down their flag. The
vessel was then seen to heel over and
hundreds of the Japanese jumped into
ihe sea. They were all drowned. The
Hitachi was then sunk by q torpedo.
The sado obeyed the summons to
STOP. she carried 1850 coolies for rail
road work In Korea, 700 tons Of coal
1000 tons Of rice, railroad and tele
graph equipment, 100 horses and q
large amount Of specie. The specie
was thrown overheard by the purser
Besides ten boats the Sado carried
twelve RATS, each capable Of carrying
100 men. As soon as the crew was or
dered to leave the ship the coolies
rushed on deck. filled the boats and
headed them for the coast Admira
Rezobrazoa sent boats to the sado e
take Off the captain and officers
Jass Refuse to Leave Ship.
Captain 0guro. twelve military ofd
GERS ana three EaSlishmen ia the jap
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Japanese Women Dainty Smokers.
Smoking is almost universal Gus
tom among japanese women, says the
Chicago Tribune. The empress uses a
silver pipe with stem ten inches long
The bowl Is small. In fact only a
quantity of tobacco sufficient to give
the smoker two Or three whifls can be
put into it. Then the ashes are
knocked out and the pipe is carefully
cleaned before It IS relied 10 an
American this form DC smoking seems
to involve too much work. A pipe -
cleaned many times in the course Of
an afternoon The Japanese word for
smoking means. literally drinking
tobacco"
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Rin gre IL AIlsnhenu.

Pittsburg. june - Fire on Grant
avenue, Allegheny. destroyed the plants
Of the Allegheny Carpet Cleaning com
pany, the Dun Construction company,
Allegheny Cornice and Skylight com
pany. Allegheny Automobile company
and Allegheny Foundry, entailing loss
OF $4,000. For time the works Of
the Allegheny Torpedo company We're
menaced but the prompt work Of the
tiremen saved the buildings and pre-
vented a disastrous explosion.
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sohooLshIn saratoaa SHE.

Philadelphia, June 1.-The Pennsyl-
vania schoolship Saratoga with eighty
boys aboard. has sailed from this port
on her regular summer cruise Size
win shape course due east from the
Delaware breakwater to Gibraltar
stop at Algiers and Naples and re-
turn home via The Madeira islands
This il the first cruise Of the vessel to
the Mediterranean The Saratoga Is
due home Oct 81
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Mombasa, British East African Pro
tectorate, June 22-sir Charles n. e.
Eliot, British commissioner and com
mander-in.chief for the East African
Protectorate. has resigned the commits
slonership because he is opposed to the
proposed Jewish settlement in the East
African protectOrate,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-23

To prevent articles Of silverware
from furnishing warm them when well
cleaned and paint them over with g
thin solution Of collodion in alcohol
using d wide, soft brush for the pur'
pose Articles so treated must be
wiped only with dry cloths.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-23
RoosevsIt RsoeIves satolli.

Washington June p President
Roosevelt received Cardinal Satolli, the
special representative IN this country
Of the pope, in the blue room Of the
White House The cardinal was pre-
sented by the Rev. Or y. j Stafford
rector OF ST. Patricks church this city
1t was a call merely to afford Cardinal
Satolli an opportunity to pay his re-
spects to the president.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-23
sudden End Of J Murder Trial.

Ballston, N. X, June % The trial on
Francisco T. Mercurio, Saratoga
Italian. who was charged with the
murder Of William Weeks, came 10 a
sudden end after eleven Jurors had
been selected, the prisoner offering to
plead guilty to murder in the second
degree. The plea was accepted and
Mercurio was sentenced TO life Inn
prisonment
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Ian For 80 eouId,s chaufFaur.

Greenwich, Conn. June p William
w Everett chauffeur for Frank J.
Gould Of New York, has been sentenced
to thirty days IN jail and 70 pay the
cost Of court for running his autono-
bile at the rate Of thiFty-seven and one
half miles al hour through Greenwich
avenue last Saturday. He took an ap.
peal aud furnished a bond Of $500.
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Manila. June %. Rear Admiral
Philip G. Cooper. who, on account Of
declining health VIII relinquish com
mand of the Asiatic fleet, has sailed on
the flagship Wisconsin for Shanghai
He viii transfer the command Of the
deet to Rear Admiral Stirling. Rear
Admiral Cooper viii start from Shang
hal for san Francisco on July p.
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Utica, n. y, June p. George w
Jones, city treasurer Of Utica has died
as the result Of injuries received IN a
runaway three weeks ago. He was 9
very popular young man and was last
fall chosen city treasurer for the third
time and by a larger majority than be
ever received before
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Ru..Ians 80 s.50o y vafanaoN.

Russians Lost $500 At Vafanaow.
st. Petersburg, june y. The reports
Of heavy lighting at Haicheng are de-
MED by the general staff. The Japa-
nese are continuing to advance from
Siuyen, and there are continuous Skin
mishes between outposts, but no fur
Their advance Of General 0ku's army
has been reported. The Russian losses
at the battle Of yafangow are turning
out to be heayier as the reports Of the
various regiments come IN. They are
now placed by a conservative official
estimate at 1000, but usually well in.
formed authority expects the total to
be no less than $500
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Barker Won't Go to Tangior.

Gibraltar. June p The American
batteship squadron Rear Admiral
Barker commanding. viii sail for Pi-
raeus. Greece the orders 20 go TO Tan
der having been c0untermanded
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Innnnnar Fnrnira.

The ingenuity of the farming IN Ja.
pan may be inferred from the fact that
the 45,000000 inhabitants live almost
entirely on the productions Of q culti-
waited area about one-third the size Of
Illinois.
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Honekong- Fuchau Cable Interrupted.
New York, June D. The CONNER
cial Cable company sends out the fol-
lowing notice. I'VE are advised that
the Honglxong -Fuchau cable is inter
rupted aIl traffic passing via Northern
companyfs cable Some delay prob
able