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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-08
The Times Daily Short Story,

later Brisbane appeared on the same
spot as before. At the bidding Of his
guard he shouted:
Little Bear has been joined by TWEEN
~ more warriors. and unless you sur
render yourselves all win be killed.
You are to have half an hour in which
to make up your minds"
sAre you preyaricatlng, Jim7r asked
the sergeant In reply. using term
which be knew the Indians could not
understand
'sFhe biggest kind, sergeant. There
are no new arrivals. and don't LET them
humbug you into surrender"
The captive spoke 80 fast that the
Indians could not follow him; but, sus.
pecting something wrong. they led him
away. Then we lay ready and waiting
until close upon noon. when Brisbane
suddenly appeared at the mouth OF the
valley. running toward our camp at the
top OF his speed. Behind him were
the Indians. who had planned 1t that
way, thinking we would hesitate to
fire for fear OF killing our comrade.
That was just what happened, and but
for strange circumstance the band
would have been upon us before a gun
was fired. Thirty or forty yards in
front OF us was shaky spot In the
ground We had noticed It In walking
around. but had given 1t no special at
tention.
AS the Indians reached the spot In a
solid body the earth gave way. and all
went out OF sight in an instant A
crust OF earth about thirty feet square
went down, and when we rushed out It
was to look down into a hole twenty
FIVE feet deep, with the Indians lying
in a huddle at the bottom. Two were,
killed by the fall and two others badly
hun, while the soldiers neck was bro
ken as he landed at the bottom.
we made the Indians send up their
weapons and their dead and injured.
When all were out we realized that the
colonel at the fort would not thank us
for bringing in a lot Of troublesome
prisoners to be cared for and that we
must make some other disposal Of
them.
Little Bear and al the rest OF the
living and unwounded were tied to
trees, and. cutting a generous supply
Of switches, we took turns at the ia
therly act" and did not rest until each
one had been soundiy licked. There
was as much bowling and wailing as
II the veteran warriors had been so
many boys, and all felt the degrade
ton as keenly as the pain.
When the performance was over the
redskins were cast loose and told TO
take their dead and wounded and clear
out and they obeyed the order very
willingly. we left without exploring
the pit. but six months later some men
who were prospecting for silver camp
ed near the hole and explored It. They
found 1t to be the doorway OF a big
cave leading into the mountain. ara in
the cave they discovered the skeletons
OF a hundred Indians and about fifty
pounds OF silver ornaments. The en-
tire find was sold to an eastern college
for the sum OF $1,000 N. QUAD.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-08

81 .5O02: nodheads, x1.50u2: northern
spies, S1.5Oa22 %: baldwins, choice
large, s175d2; small. $1G1.50: Ben
Davis. ST .25Ga1 30; aubbardstons. $1.25
a1.T5; mildings, $1.5O11T5 Maine
harvey, $50: greetings, 81 25Q1 80;
pippins, l25d1 80: common sour, 81
al. 25: pound sweets. s125GI2; talman
sweets. s125@2; Baldwins and green
ings IN bulk. 65td90c Dbl.
Cranberries- Cape Cod. choice late
varieties, $500 a bbi; choice early
black. syd625; fair to good, $4d4.50;
crates s1.2o11T5.
Pears Native anjous, 81 25d8 bul
beurre bose. s3.50654: seckels. $3Q3.50.
Grapes Western New York varie-
ties. pony bskts, 711ae eachl western
New York concords, 15u20e S-lb bskt;
almerias $350GlS a keg.
Fresh ribs were marked mp nc. but
otherwise pork provisions are steady
and unchanged Short cut and heavy
backs, s16.25; long cut, $l7.5O; me
dunn, $3.50: lean ends. SIS. T5119. 20:
bean pork. s13 25M1375: fresh ribs.
Gao lac; fresh shoulders, Sla 4; smoked
shoulders, s 1-Sc: corned shoulders,
SIC: hams, 10 l-4012 s-4c; skinped
hams. 10hQli 3-Se.
There Is a steady market for choice
heavy cattle. and full prices are oh
tsined In such cases. There is, how
ever. stiIl an ample supply Of light and
medium beef, and prices are easy.
Choice heavy cattle. S09c; light. 5l161
TMc; heavy kinds. liMl2cs tight, 61A@
&c; heavy fores, 51sG7c; light. 4G5c.
There Is steady market for lambs
with receipts liberal, but fairly well
cleaned up: yeais are tirm. Western
fan lambs. 7dSc; spring lambs, SQ0c:
yearlings. 6aTc; muttons, 60656c veals.
Ua11c.
Poultry il quiet with receipts am
pie for the demand. There are 10 Yer
mont turkeys arriving. Quotations
are: Western turkeys, 170ISc: north
qrn, nominal: northern chickens, large
lamlSc; medium, i9@15c; western
chickens. large, i4615c. medium. i20
lsc; northern fowl. 14M15c: western.
12113c; geese, 12tal &c: ducks, 15d16c
Hay and straw are quiet; millfeed
il steady and unchanged. Hay. No. /,
SI7M1S; low grades, S140l5; rye
straw. S22; oat straw, $i0n11
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-08
A Trap For Indians

copyright, 1906. By r. G. Mcclure.l
A sergeant and six men OF rs were
out on the hills to the south Of Fort
Benton cutting telegraph poles for an
army line. On the third day a private
named Brisbane was left In camp te
act as cook. He had been instructed 70
Ore his musket in case he saw Indians,
and, having heard no alarm, we start
cd for camp at 5 o'clock with a feeling
that all had gone we'll
We reached It to find the man miss
ing. His musket had been left behind.
and nothing about the camp had been
disturbed. For an hour we expected
his return at any moment, thinking he
had wandered away, but when night
came and passed we were sure that the
Indians had had something to do with
his disappearance 1t turned out So.
While he was out after berries during
the afternoon Little Bears band had
bounced upon him and made him cap
tive.
We heard nothing of him on them
until about sunrise next morning. We
were about to set out on search
when he appeared at the mouth of the
valley with an Indian beside him.
Brisbane had been stripped OF all bis
garments, and the blood OF hare had
been daubed over him until he appear
ed to be wounded In dozen places.
The Indian with him could understand
English very well, and the captive had
been told what to say. AS our attention
was attracted he called out:
Sergeant, the redskins captured me
yesterday, and have message for
ron. They say II you will come out aud
surrender yourselves they win hold us
for ransom and treat us well II you
refuse, they viii attack the camp and
wipe you all ont There are about thir-
ty Indians In the band"
"Jim," called the sergeant when he
had recovered somewhat from his sur
prise "are you talking dead squareT
mo. The force consists OF only elev.
en- men. There are six Of you, and you
can stand them or for week"
"But how can we save your"
"There Is no way Make ready for q
row and fight to the last 1t serves me
right for not being on the watch yes
terday. Goodby, boys. and do the best
you can and tell EN- at the fort how II
was with me"
He turned and was soon hidden from
view, and we ait once began prepara.
lions Tor defense. We could be ap-
preached only from the front, and the
six Of us felt ourselves a match for
double the number OF Indians For
half an hour we heard nothing more
from them. Then from point down
the valley came walls and cries Of pain
and distress, as though the captive
were being tortured.
Our first thought was to rush out
but after listening more closely all De.
ciared that the tones were those Of al
indian and that the plan was to draw
us into an ambush. When it was found
useless the cries ceased. aud an hour
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-08

Things on the farm are changing, and
we already observe, If we watch the bar
ometer of social life, that there Is q
tendency to get back to the country,
Fifteen years ago, for instance, less than
fifty per cent of the population were
moving oountryward; in 1900 the sta
tistics show that seventy per cent were
seeking homes in rural districts, and it
is likely that the proportion now going
away from the city reaches aeventy-fye
per cent. AT last, with Solomon, they
are discovering that "all is vanity in
the cities; that friendships are difficult,
that neighbors don't know the names of
each other, that noise, dirt, confusion are
there and the struggle to live is at the
desperate stage all the time.
G telephone, the trolly line, the
rural mail delivery are mitigat-
ng the uns0ciai side Of rural life, and
THE beauty Of nature is doing the rest.
Intelligent men and women, seeking the
health Of their families, physical, moral
and spiritual, are taking up homes where
acres abound, and are giving to rural
life something it has lacked before. The
practical farmer finds in these additions
To his neighborhood circle stimulus and
cheer, and the children of the farm and
families from the city find mutual pleas
ure in association. The movement ID an
all-round good one. 1t marks new era
in rural life and change Of inestimahle
value to those with courage enough to
pull MP stakes and leave the town. It is
one Of the most encouraging signs Of the
times Prom Opportunity.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-08
CHARGED WITH ARSON.
Albert A. jarrett, the Barber, Arrested
for Second Time Within Week.

Burlington, Dec. Charged with
setting fire to the building in which his
barber shop was located, Albert j. Jar.
rett is again in jail, having been arrest.
cd by Sheriff Horton. This is the sec
ond time within week that Jarrett has
been in Jail, the former offense being the
passing Of Confederate $40 bill in ex-
change for which he received good Amer
lean money.
The fire in question occurred on Sep.
TENDER rs and originated in hall nd
jacent TO Jarrett's barber shop. The
fire not only Quilted Jarrett's shop but
also did considerable damage to Hagar
Bros stock and to the building.
As soon as an investigation into the
cause Of The fire was made it was deter
mined that It was Of incendiary origin
and a reward Of $3.50 was offered by
the National Board Of Underwriters for
information leading to the arrest Of the
one who was responsible.
Suspicion pointed toward Jarrett but
the evidence was not considered suffi.
cient to cause his arrest. The arrest
for passing fraudulent money led to 9TH
er facts and his arrest for the more Sc.
riors crime followed.
jarrett had insurance Of $500 in two
different companies on bis barber shop
but has not effected a settlement Will.
the insurance companies.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-08
SPORTING NOTES.

Automobiles are now preparing foi
the races on the beach at Ormonde
Fla.
Pitcher Joe McGinnity. the "lron
Man. threatens to leave the New York
Nationals.
Young Haekenschmidt is the name Of
a Bavarian lightweight wrestler now
In New York seeking matches.
West Points football team this year
is the best that ever represented the
United States Military academy
stanard, the Princeton tackle, is one
of the greatest OF all players Of his POI
sition. He has a brilliant football ca
reer ahead Of him. He will be tEO
more years In Princeton.
Il claim the middleweight wrestling
championship OF the United States
navy, and / challenge anybody at 1853
to 100 pounds, catch-as-cateh-ean," says
Alex Bersin Of Norfolk, Va.
Jem Bowker. the little cocxney who
recently In England defeated Frankie
Neil for the bantam championship of
the world, may soon come to this coun-
try to light for International honors-
There are score Of capable bantams
who are ready TO meet him
Another American who has become d
favorite IN England is Young Peter
Jackson The manner IN which he has
disposed Of all the men be has boxed
has placed him at the top, and they
think as much Of him as they did Of
philadelphia Jack O'Brien.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-08
BANQUET TO EVANS.
Retiring Sheriff Given Complimentary
Dinner.

Montpelier, Dec. IA banquet was
served last evening in the Montpelier
house IN honor of the county officers
whose term Of Office has Just expired.
Harry G Shurtlef acted as toast mas
ter, and he called on G. A. G. jackson,
to voice the sentiment Of the evening,
which ne did in expressive and earnest
words. s. Hollister Jackson, the states
attorney, spoke for the incoming admin
istration in a speech that nicely blend
cd the grave and the witty. Represen-
tativea w. 4. Hanks, Of Bristol, Plyna
Parker OF Warren, G. H. Pape Of Barre
city, J. c. Derrick Of Castleton we're
among the members of the present leg
islature who spoke. Mayor Burke OF
Burlington brought the greetings of
Chittenden county. John II. Senter,
Charles A. Smith, Judges Dana, Hath.
away, Huntley and Wells, ex-Sherih G.
q. Evans, Sheriff T. II. Tracy, Mr.. Swa-
soy, Barre, w. I. Dewey, Montpelier,
were among the other speakers. All the
speakers carried due balance of sense
and nonsense that make after dinner
speeches enjoyable.
General appreciation and thanks were
expressed to II. G. Shurtleff and Charles
A. Smith, who we're active in arranging
the banquet, and the hope was expressed
that il may be made a biennial affair.
Shortly before 2 o'clock this morning
The party broke up, having given fit
ting farewell and welcome TO the guests
Of the evening.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-08

The statement, oft repeated, that a
Japanese will fight for twenty-four
hours on q ration Of two or three
beans and sip Of tea Is at last ex-
planned, says the New York Press. The
japanese is not the common hortIcul-
turai bean with which our gardens are
acquainted, but a vegetable often a
yard in length and large enough to all
a quart measure. single bean makes
a meal for hungry plowman
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-08
SUNDAY SCHOOL DISCUSSION.
The Newport Association Holds It's An.
nuaI Meeting.

Newport, Dec. 1.-THE annual meeting
~ the Newport Sunday-school Associa.
tion was held in the Congregational
church here yesterday with large at
tendance, David NJ. Camp, the president,
presiding.
The following programme was carried
out 10 a. M, a Bible Study Organi-
iEaton,p the Rev. Z. NJ. Fuller, field sec
Rotary; 1880, "The Superintendent
Dorothy Richards, John Aiken, the Rev.
G. III Brown, A. NJ. Wright; 1880, 'The
Secretary Robert Clement.
The afternoon was given up TO com
mittee reports and an address BY the
Rev +. NJ. Fuller, field secretary, on
THE Sunday School Ideal.p
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-08
sToMAcH ELEcrRIcAL.
Important Discovery Made by a Cali
fornia Medical Expert.

San Francisco, CAL, Dec. Tin an exs
pertinent conducted By DR.. Albert ).
Atkins of the California Medical College,
on the living stomach Of healthy man,
it has been demonstrated that the organ
is electrical in it's action.
The experiment consisted in the intro
duction Of a specially prepared electrode
into the stomach BY having the man
swallow it. When the electrode was
brought into contact with about square
inch of the stomach's walls the gall
vanometer registered nearly 10 MILL
volts of direct electrical current.
1t is claimed that this action proves
that the whole process Of digestion ID
an electro-chemic one; also that this
current in the walls of the stomach pre-
vents the digestion Of the stomach BY
its own juices.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-08
So Zoe Isstrnrnsance.

August Kund has been arrested at
Budapest for keeping his wife locked
up for three months. Kund said he
loved his wife. but that II she were
allowed out she would spend all his
money on hats and clothes. When
locked in the kitchen she was quite
happy doing the cooking.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-08
Hagen Horoo.

There Is large promontory in the
Egean sea known as Haydn Horoo,
which extends 5000 feet above the lev
81 OF the water AS the sun swings
around the shadow Of this mountain
touches one by one a circle OF Islands
separated By regular Intervals. which
act as hour marks. II IL the Largest
sundial In the world
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-08
SEES UPSIDE DOWN.
Strange Optical Illusion of an Iowa
Bow.

Sioux City, Ia, Dec. THE world
appears upside down to Paul Taylor, 8
years old, Of Lakeyiew, la. When he
sees things he secs them standing on
the wrong end. He writes from right
70 left and makes letters upside down,
The boy il in good health and seems to
suffer no inconvenience from his strange
condition. The case is being discussed
among members OF the medical profes-
sion. by constant training said DR.
George Park, "his condition can be cur.
ed, just as by training left handed
person can learn to write right handed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-08
a Mins peatroylng Torpedo.

The British government Is expert
menting with a new torpedo for de-
stroylng submarine mines. Its mech
anism Is such that If It misses the
mine it has been fired at it sinks when
ii reaches It's limit range
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-08

Beethoven liked to work either in the
fields or IN beer garden. In summer
time he always wrote in the open air.
when the weather permitted. and gen
orally with a glass of beer at bis ell
bow.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-08
Mnirsr,rinrn.

The hairspring Of your watch weighs
only one-twentieth Of grain per inch.
One mile Of such wire would weigh
much less than a half pound.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-08
Linen ana nInnIr.t..

Linen was first made in London as
an industry In 1858, and blankets fol
lowed IN 1870 and came into general
nse at once.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-08

LIQUID = READY FOR INSTANT U~k.
A few drops OF PariOr Pride steve Polish gives
she stove a brilliant lustre shine, making the
stove fit for the parlnr. No soiled handa-easy
81 apply~-always ready. No water used water
tn paste polishes Tusfa the sfovel. No dried up
prfsa gand "a the last drop Sold BY All deal-
ems In barre BY smith Bros, ChesseF = Bird,
Merchant n Fraser r.. D Tomasi, Eas man
Bros, sirs. O. HI Grifin, W. II. Conner, s0wden
e Lyon. r. D. Ladd, Reynolds and Son and
Prindle s Averill.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-06-28

Editors Progressive Farmer

Cumberland County Farmers AL
lance will hold it's next regular meet
ing with Flea Hill sub, at Flea Hill
on Wednesday before second Thurs
day in July. We trust we will have
Brother Gates, State Lecturer, with
us on that occasion. Let every one
that possibly can do SO, come out and
hear Brother Gates, as we know they
will never regret it.
We desire that all the subs in this
county promptly bring in their re-
ports. There is nothing more i'm
portant in our order than promptness
in all our business transactions. We
can accomplish but little by tagging.
We need no 3O-days' time to pay u
dues. We should go strictly accord
ing to our Constitution, and be
prompt in every particular. Every
sub should have two regular meetings
every month in the year, and discuss
the principles of u Order. There
are members who never attend meet
ings except when they are person
ally or financially interested and
think they can spare the time.
AS this is the year when people
will want to be talking politics, let
us be careful that we don't go to
Alliance meetings to argue politics.
D. D. BAN, Sec.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-06-28
Are Country Schools Worth While7

Had there been no change in the
conditions prevailing between 1880
and 1900, the population of country
districts would cease to increase by
1910. The rate of increase is much
greater in cities than elsewhere, and
though the country population is in
creasing slowly, the proportion of
the inhabitants of the United States
living in the country was smaller in
1900 than it was in 1890. The
causes of the tendency to leave home
to 90 into the more crowded sections
are various, but one of them is plain
ly the fact hal superior educational
facilities are to be found where there
are the most people. The farmers
are therefore facing a serious prob
lem and they will be obliged to choose
their own way. Unless they build
schools and secure other modern i'm
provements the present trend of emf
graJlOn VIII cOuGlLue anu DIS IHe uS-
mand for country property decreases
it's valde will decrease; on the other
hand, with modern improvements in
the country, the demand for the
property will increase, the value will
increase and with the better induce
ments, the tide of emigration may
be turned. The first step in this di-
rection~ is the betterment of the
schools, and along with this improve
ment will come better roads, tele-
phone service, proper mail facilities,
markets, and other features of city
life. Country schools are worth
while.-Charlotte Chronicle.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-06-28
This Want is Filled by Our Farmers
Exchange.

The word rate is in favor with
those who seldom advertise because
they know at once how much their
advertising is going to cost them.
They have simply to count the words
and the matter is settled without
confusion about rates per line, lines
per inch, discounts for time or space,
or other troublesome things that are
found in a rate card by those not
accustomed to solve problems of this
kind.
The farmer who has a few bushels
of extra seed wheat, seed corn, oats
or potatoes; the man who has more
apples or other fruit than he can
use at home, vegetables, poultry and
eggs, a breeding animal hat has been
used as long as possible on the farm,
extra pigs, calves or other live stock,
could advertise, and it is believed
would, if he could get space on a
simple and economical plan. Farms
for sale, situations on farms, in
dairies or other country places, help
wanted and many other things, would
properly fall under the classified ad.
scale, to the benefit of the readers
and publishers of the paper accepting
them.-Selected.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-06-28
Take the Convicts off the State Farms.
Editors Progressive Farmer:

Editors Progressive Farmer:
I have before me a letter on page
2 of this weeks Progressive Farmer
written by a Robson County farmer,
to which I say, Good, brother farmer.
Let me try to help you a little. I
heartily endorse the organization of
merchants and farmers.
Let everybody ask their Represen-
tatives to take some step in dispos-
ing of the State Farms and put the
proceeds into an oil mill and guanO
factory, so the farmers will not have
so many rough things to contend
with, such as trust on cotton seed.
on meal, on guano, etc., etc. And by
the way, we have to compete with
convict labor, too.
We have a hotel at Morehead that
might be sold and the proceeds put
into a guano factory or some where
else. We don't need it. We have a
railroad that runs from Morehead to
Goldsboro, and no doubt it would
have been run to Raleigh and would
have had branches to run through
every business part of the State if
there had been an oil mill and a
guano factory built at Morehead and
part of the convicts put there and
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-06-28

others to building railroads instead
of put to work on farms so we have
to compete with them. And the news
papers would have had something
more pleasant to publish the last few
weeks, or at least the readers would
have had something more profitable
to read.
LENOIR CLODHOPPER.
Lenoir Co., n. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-06-28
Notice of County Alliance Meetings.
FR

The quarterly meeting of the
Franklin County Farmers Alliance
will be held with Cedar Rock sub.
on second Thursday in July. Hour
for meeting, 10 a. m.
The subs will please send a full
delegation as it is the meeting to
elect officers for another year, and a
delegate to the State Alliance, which
meets in August.
Fraternally,
W. II. STALLINGS.
Secretary and Treasurer.