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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-14
THE REVIVAL or BICYCLING.
An Enthusiasts Reasons For En-
eouraping the PRssine,

An Enthusiast's Reasons For En-
eouraning the rRssime.
win cycling ever regain its former
placer It's believed that # win, be-
cause Il deserves to come again into
popular favor says Abbot Bassett, sec
rotary Of the 4. A. W. ID Harper,s
Weekly. The enthusiasts among wheel
men today are the old timers They
thoroughly appreciate what the wheel
has done for them, and 1t is a great
source Of regret that the young people
Of today DO not get the fun. the health
the exhilaration that the veterans got
from the wheel when younger blood
coursed IN their veins. The boys and
girls OF today have been looking at
wheeling as thing not to do They
know nothing Of touring and Of the
various functions which have been d
part Of wheel life.
We believe bicycling viii come back
because the bicycle is practical thing
II has enduring qualities. II is al
thing that ought to live ana 1t VIII live
Those who have never ridden a wheel
cannot begin 20 appreciate the exhil-
aration which comes from riding. No
other form Of locomouon can compare
with it, The automobile is a lazy
mans vehicle It serves him who
wants comfort and freedom from work
Ii provides the element Of excitement
and danger. but it does not provide
health giving exercise and exhilara
ton.
During the time Of what may be
called the decline of bicycling The wheel
has not gone out entirely. for thou
sands ana hundreds Of thousands are
riding it and VIII continue to ride Il
1t Is used very largely for unitarian
purposes The schoolboy rides II to
and from school the laborer rides it
to and from his work the horseshoer
goes FOR the mail on IT. This viii con
tinue until some better means Of con
veyance at a cheaper price comes into
use.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-14

overhaul the civil administration and
calculates that every official can be
paid d fixed salary. which will relieve
him from the necessity Of extorting
money from the people under his iuris-
diction." 1t an aggregate annual out
lay Of l60000.000 taeis
He further advises that 100000
taels be spent every year in establish
ing modern schools aud 100000 taels
for the support Of the postofice AIT
present the telegraph service absorbs
100000 taels. and he concludes his
budget with an item Of l0.000000 taels
for palace expenses In this way
he gets Il total state expenditure OF
276.000000 taels. which would leave
balance Of l2400o.o00 taels from the
hypothetical land tax This amount
he says. may be placed in reserve to
meet emergencies, or It may be used
at various times upon important
schemes which shall be beneficial to
the empire ana the masses.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-14
TO REORGANIzE CHINA.
Prodigious Scheme Proposed by
Sir Robert Hart.
RUsso-JAPAEEsE war HIS TEXT.

whatever the Peace Conditions May
Be, He Urges That 1t n Absolutely
Necessary For China to BE Protect-
ed Against che Issue Of the War.
How lie Would Reconstruct Army
and Navy.
The North China Herald prints a
translation Of the memorial submitted
By Sir Robert Hart, Inspector general
Of customs in China, to the throne at
Picking. Even before This remarkable
document which proposes nothing less
than the complete reorganization Of
every branch Of the government Of the
Middle Kingdom, was publicly known
it lad been severely criticised By the
viceroys to whom It had been sent for
consideration
Taking as bis text the Russo-Japa
nese war and the necessary Implication
Of China in whatever conditions Of
peace may be agreed to, sir Robert
urges that it is absolutely necessary for
the empire to be strengthened against
issue Of the conflict
Funds. he declares, being the prime
desideratum for any scheme Of reform.
lie presents detailed computation
showing that reorganization Of the
land taxes may Be made to yield a
revenue Of 40o00000o taels tabout
S2T5,000,000l year without pressing
severely on the population
with this sum he suggests, in tie
first place. an improvement and recon
struetion of the land forces on tie
basis Of four army corps. each com
posed Of $4,000 regular troops. Adding
the cost Of ammunition, the expenses
Of four military academies and the
pay Of two classes Of reserves, he ar.
rfves TT total estimate unler this
heading of some 50,000,000 taels For
the navy he contemplates the construc-
ton Of three fleets. each composed Of
ten large and ten smaller warships
ten first class torpedo boats and ten
smaller ones, The programme should,
he thinks, be distributed over ten years
and with the maintenance Of three ma.
val academies would involve an annual
charge Of 30O00.000 taeis. Four
arsenals he puts down at 100000
taels per annum
But these thoroughgoing projects or
military and naval reorganization are
not all. Sir Robert next PROPOSES t.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-14
BAsE HIS.

Ed G reminger. with the Boston Ma.
tionals last year now with Detroit, is
playing the game Of his career at third.
Detroit critics say that Pitcher
Rhoades is a ringer ID action fer the
once great Jim Mccormick Of Cleve-
land.
Jimmy Sebring is not in love with
baseball life and says he will 90 into
other business as soon as be has ac-
quired sufficient capital for his pur-
pose
Kellum. who was with Collins In Bos-
ton three years ago and last year with
the indianapolis team. has won the first
three games he has pitched FOR Cincin-
natl
Byers, the St Louis Nationals new
catcher. IS as broad from every rear
elevation as Bill schriver Dc slow move
ment fame PETIT is sylphlike is com
parison.
Manager Nichols, ST. Louis Nationals,
declares that It is still too early to
think Of cutting down his team. He
is carrying twenty-one men. FIVE Of
whom are catehers.
Not only Is C'y Seymour Of Cincinnati
performing better on fy balls this
season than he did year ago but he
also shows marked Improvement IN his
handling Of grounders,
Manager McGraw enters an emphatic
denial to the report that there is dis
satisfaction IN the ranks Of the New
York Nationals. Everything is run.
ming smoothly, he says.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-14
A MYSTERY
lOLVED

t0riginall
In 1850 went 10 Chicago to live and
purchased a dwelling house on what is
called the north side A house that
had stood on the same lot had been
burned In the great Gre Of 1871. the
one I bought having been built two
years LATER
! made the acquaintance Of Lloyd
Churchill (the names 10 this story are
all assumed a steady. religious young
man. and | invited him 70 dine with
me Churchill, l understood had lost
his sweetheart. Aline Haight, during
the Chicago fire, she having been
among the missing after that great
confagration / noticed during the
dinner that Churchill was very much
depressed, and later. when we were
alone together, he told ME that the
house which had stood on the ground
now lived on had belonged to David
Piggott, the only man he had feared as
a rival for the love Of Aline Haight.
From what Churchill told me / gather
ed that piggott was a wild fellow, and
Miss Haight was a mild feminine type
Of "Dr. JekyIl ana Mr. Hyde now
impressed by the piety Of Churchill
and now led away by tile reckless
pleasure loving Plggott There was
d mystery connected with Miss
Haights disappearance in this that
Pieeott was also among the missing
after the Gre.
Churchill never married He died
i'll 1895, being with him at the time
Of his death for / had become much
attached 10 him
4 am going to Aline," be said +
have always believed that she and
Piggott were together on that terrible
night. that lie held her for the time
being under his influence but that she
died true to me.
A few years after Churchill's death
there were a number Of burglaries in
Chicago, especially Ii my neighbor.
hood. and / never went to bed without
fearing FOR what valuables | kept III
the house Among other things had a
great deal of old silver and jewels that
had come 70 me BIZ Inheritance from
different branches Of my family. Since
had 10 use FOR either | determined 70
have a vault made in my cellar for
their keeping. One morning | went
down there 70 pick out place for my
vault. IN a recess 50 dark that / was
obliged to use q candle examined the
wall closely and noticed line forming
4 reetangle about i've feet high BIS
three feet wide. | tapped the wall
within this rectangle, and instead Of
giving the sound Of stone It gave the
sound Of IRON Thinking II might be O
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-14
sTATE LINES.

Tennessee's state pension list is nov
full, the total number on The rolls be
ing 2,202, and the board can add new
names only IN place Of those who may
die. The amount paid bv the state ii
pensions last year was S200,220
Alum is one OF the LATEST mineral
substances Of value to be added to the
list credited 70 Colorado. A blanket de-
post. four feet thick and Of great
width, has been discovered a few miles
east Of Florence. and it Is pronounced
to be Of high commercial quality. This
Is the tirst discovery Of alum In Colo
rado
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-14
Medals For chleaeo Pubic schools


Thomas Brenan, the oldest member
Of the board Of education. did not for
get the educational system Of Chicago
ia the division Of bis property, says TIE
Chicago Record Herald In the viii
filed for probate 5000 Is given to the
board to be held III trust, tile interest
70 be applied 70 the purchase Of medals
These medals are TO be presented "a
the schools which show The greatest
proficiency IN reading, writing, arith
metie and history Of the United States
To the following schools, however, are
restricted the benefits Of the fund
Brennan Doolittle. McAlister Douglas
MyFa Bradwell Jones and Madison
avenue
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-14
CHURCH WITH ROOF GARDEN
Plans Of Evangelist 60 attract the
Young and Old.


church that VIII BE as attractive
as theater IS the objecs Of the efforts
81 Chicago evangelist. cue rev
Charles Reign scoyille, says the Cos
mopolitan Magag!ue The church Is the
Metropolitan Church u Christ Dur
ing the coming summer a large roof
garden on top Of the structure win pa
open nightly part 81 The time for sery-
ices aud part of ths tima fgr concerts
IN the main auditorium indoors there
Is theater stage, With eapaeitT "A
JIG singers, where concerts also win
be given
The roof garden is explained to hc
an attempt 70 solve the problem Of at
tracing young people to church and Of
holding the Older members during the
summer months Besides j chorus
choir ana sunday school orchestra
the church has a Metropolitan male
chorus. d Metropolitan brass band AMI
gIee Climb called the Winona, witch
travels for i lycenm bureau under the
direction If the musical director of the
church. All these musical bodies WI
give sacred concerts On the roof garden
on certain nights during the week
The church roof garden win BE made
as attractive as its secular prototype
plants. ferns ana palms being used IN
profusion. Above the garden VIII be q
steel raof, supported by posts, which
VIII be 50 arranged that the whole can
be inclosed By heavy wire screens q
protect the audience from insects that
the lights might attract
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-14
7Be Times Daily Short Story.


door, looked for a keyhole, but found
none. Procuring a hammer, I tapped
upon different places TIL, striking a Ger
tain spot there was a click, and what
really turned out to be q door sprung
outward about an inch. With M I'm
gers / pulled 1t open.
What was beyond / could not see,
for all was as dark as Erebus. The
dank. musty smell was certainly unin-
viting ! held the candle inside and
caught a confused view Of what made
me start away from the opening, and i
didn't pause before ! had reached the
other end Of the cellar. But curiosity
soon got the better Of terror. aud
went back. This time bent my head
and entered the space that lay beyond
the door
1t was a handsomely furnished apart
ment, though the hangings were drop
ping to pieces and the carpets eaten
away In spots. In the center was a
table, on which were dishes and traces
Of a supper, though only traces, f6r
every crumb had been consumed. On a
diyan lay the skeleton Of two women
in the costume Of young persons. They
were locked in each others arms. on
the floor was the skeleton Of a man
and in an easy chair that Of another.
staggered to the doorway and re-
covered my equanimity in the cellar.
Then again ms curiosity drove me
back.
On the table lay a folded piece of pa
per which had evidently been torn
from the back Of letter On it was
written
Monday morning. Oct .. 1871
We. two young girls and two young
men. came here last night Something
has occurred TO bar the opening Of our
door, and We are imprisoned.
DAVID PIGGOTT,
ARTHUR HUNT.
AIINE 8AIGHT.
EDITH TURNER
/ stood successfully before each skei-
eton 10 examine it. In the hand Of one
Of the girls noticed that the bong tin-
gers clasped a piece Of paper / took it
ont and on it read:
Liogd--If sou ever get this II Is to tell
you that ] have yielded % temptation. but
] die sure that Il / could 1--we i would be
always for YOU and the good, squirting the
evil ALINE.
X accounted for the causes leading to
this singular scene ia this wise.
Piggott must have been full Of those
absurdities that we often find In youth
The fitting up Of this place, which was
doubtless more fascinating because 1T
was secret: the bringing Of his
friends here to supper party on that
memorable Sunday night before the
great fire. could only have been con
eeiYed by one with wild fancies, ex-
IRENE recklessness and no principle
Shut 10 under ground, they had not
heard the humoiI above uutil the
house fell and closed their egress They
must have lived as long as their supper
lasted for there was ventilation into a
chimney that was left standing.
What did | dog Procured a supply Of
stone and mortar and with my own
hands walled mp the opening.
JOHN u. ARMSTRONG.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-14

The first sulphur matches, now up
ward Of century old. appear very
awkward according to our modern
ideas Of convenience. They were known
as spunkss and varied Ia length from
I'VE to seven inches. These were gem
orally packed IN bundles Of a dozen tied
together with bits of straw.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-14

III there Is too much juice III q can Of
fruit and you don't need It for your
mince meat or for pudding sauce pour
it off into 4 granite basin, boil TIL Of
the proper consistency. add sugar, turn
into a mold ana sou have d glass OF
nice fresh Jelly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-14

In certain Swiss cantons all dead peo-
pie. rich as well as poor, are buried at
the public expense Collins and all
funeral necessaries are furnished by
government undertakers
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-14
Thunder RiIys oysters.

Oysters are such nervous creatures
that d sudden shock, such as loud
thunderclan, win kin many hundreds
Of them
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-14
Rnaainn nnrinl no.

When a Russian dies he Is buried
with paper III his hands On this Is
written his Christian name as well as
a prayer for his soul
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-14
NC 49, NeYn,Ina.

The Sierra Nevada range Of Califor-
mia Is nearly 800 miles long, 10 vide
and from 1000 to nearly $4,000 feet
high
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-14
ANECDOTES OF KNOX.
Glimpses Of the Late Senator
Quays Successor.
ARDENT LOVER OF HoRsEFLRsH

An Instance In which lie Displayed
his Nerve BY saving his Life ana
That OF lis Horses In Runaway.
How He Confused auncis Doctor.
A Little Joke.
PhiIander Chase Knox, the United
States attorney general. who has been
selected to iii the seat in tile United
States senate made vacant by the death
Of Matthew s. Quay, has been de-
scrlbed as a dapper little man, ana the
description fits him In every ordinary
particular, says the Washington CORE
spondent of the Chicago Inter Ocean.
He is small Of stature almost dandy
in dress and a sportsman In tastes. He
loves good horses, good hunting and
fishing, and, small as be IS, he is ready
70 engage in battle either physically
or mentally. He has good nerve.
lie has always been a lover OF good
horseaesh, and bis horses are his
friends. He has risked his life with
them on a number Of occasions, going
with them to save them from injury
when It seemed certain death rather
than abandon them to save himself,
On one occasion, shortly before he
became attorney general, be was driy-
ing his famous pair or registered trot-
tiers in the suburbs Of Pittsburg 1t
was a cold, crisp morning, and the
spirited animals were in fine fettIe
They were bowling along the road at
a 2; 20 gait when d reckless driver tried
to pass Mr.. Knox In his effort to do
SO he whipped bis horses into q run
and went BIZ the high bred trotters OF
Mr.. Knox like Nhirlwind, dourishing
his whip and shouting Ike demon.
He repeated this performance until
Mr. knox was no longer able to hold
in his horses They left their feet and
ran away. They went down the bou-
levard at terrific speed, and the light
road wagon was not even heavy enough
to steady them Mr. Knox could not
pull them down
He had to let them run, and he did
so for several miles. but as he neared
the city and saw the certainty Of their
being killed by running into the net
work Of street cars and trucks his mind
began to work quickly and calmly In
finding d way to save his horses. He
knew as a fact, that there was a stone
pile by the side Of the rood near the
railroad crossing. and he knew by In
stincf that the horses would not run in
to that stone pile even If he tried 70
pull them that way, but would shy and
oyerturR the wagon with bin IL Il. He
reasoned surely and acted quickly. As
he neared the stone pile lie pulled the
frightened horses toward it. They did
Just what be expected them to do. As
Ehey neared the stone pile they SHE'D
and the sudden turn upset the wagon,
throwing Mr. Knox about twenty
feet where he struck, NOT on his head
but on his arm. which he had thrown
over his head as shield, for he had
planned the whole incident. even to
how he would fall. and relied on the
heavy fur overcoat worn to protect him
from serious injury The horses
stopped when the wagon overturned,
and they were saved from death or
serious injury in the crowded streets Of
the city
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-14

burg about eleven years ago. said q
well known member 81 the Allegheny
county bar at the courthouse recently
to q reporter of the piitsbure Dispatch
'Phil Knox was not the only sucker
either, continued the speaker. efor
Dave Watson. Clarence BurIelgh aud
two dozen other leading lights ia the
local law armament Dit on tha game.
Of course It was not done with NAL
lee bat 81 tie most friendly spirit, and
those who swallowed the bait were
afterward put next They took the
matter good nnturedly for they real
tied thar they had helped push a good
cause along. You see the law stu
dents had organized a baseball team,
but funds had run out IN order 10
replenish the treasury they furnished
each Of their thirty members with q
separate subscription list. All the lists
We're exactly alike. ANA each member
was coached 70 make the same line of
talk Thirty of the leading attorneys
were selected. aud each student was
assigned TO submit his paper ana the
Brearranged hot air to some one Of
these lawyers. Thus each person APP
proached haG an idea that be was head
ing a subscription list, and he came
up handsomely Mr. Knox cheerfnlly
headed the paper for $50. Mr.. Watson
headed another shoot for similar
sum Whom tie ball players met That
night they turned into the treasury a
sum that was simply astounding
While a practicing attorney Mr. Knox
WAS one Of the busiest lawyers ID
America a few wears ago he was
much put out because he had to ac-
cept a fee Of $4,000, says the Wash.
ington Post a friend met him as ne
was leaving the Office, and he was
swearing mad lie was quivering with
yexafion ana swearing with piraticaI
vigor.
What's II all about this timer ask
ca the friend who was used to his
ways and not much concerned over
the outburst
4 have been knocked out OF trip
to Egypt"
"Whew! That worse Than thought.
What did it,
My folks want me to make an ar
gunent in case, and / told them /
could not be here They told me 70
fix my price and / said $4,000, think
Ing that would put them out Of mind.
It did not They took me Tip, and my
plans are an upset
Well ! guess you can stand 70 have
your plans busted, dryly remarked the
friend as he wondered il there was
any other lawyer ia the world who
could be nude mad by being forced
20 accept $4,000
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-14

Mr.. Knox is man who always has
the right word at his command at the
right time, and his pat expressions
are famous. says the Washington
Post he is also a golf enthusiast
and d devotee TO good tobacco. One
afternoon when the weather was Just
right for game" Mr. Knox set out
for the links near Washington, taking
as his companion well known news
paper man, likewise an enthusiast and
a smoker When they had driven well
out from town Mr. Knox discovered
that he had no cigars with him, but
his companion had a bountlful supply,
which furnished apparent satisfaction
for both during the rest Of the after
noon AS they were driving back to
town the supply Of cigars became ex-
hausted, and as be threw away his
last stump Mr. Knox turned to his
friend, saying
Jerry, what Is the name Of those
cigars we have been smokingi' The
name was furnished
well" said he III manner well
known to his friends, a man could
smoke them for all time and never vio-
late the instructions Of his physician
to leave tobacco alone
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-14

Once. when Mr.. Knox WIS a young
man, he had case to conduct against
quack doctor says the Louisville
Courier-Journal It was his purpose to
prove the doctor quite ignorant Of med.
icine. and the means he adopted to do
this were ingenious and effective Get
ting the man on the stand, he began
You used, sir, on my client here,
when he called you In, oil the most
modern and approved methodist"
Certainly, certainly" the witness
replied.
you made an needful anputations ~
NO less than nine, sir
ibid you decapitate the MANI
Il did,
And you performed the Caesarean
section operation?"
"To be sure
New about the postmortem. Did
you hold the usual postmortem?s
"Of course / did. In fact, I held two
postmortems
Very good That win do" said
MT. Knox. And the young attorney
had no difficulty IN winning his case
against the quack
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-14

ZIP. @ Knox was neatly taken IN By
a bunch Of witty law students in Pitts.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-10-07
SENATOR HOAR DEAD
MASSACHUSETTS STATESMAN Ex
PRES PEACEFULLY AFTER
LONG ILLNESS.

Worcester, Mass, Sept. 3o.-George
Frisbie Hoar, senior United States
senator from Massachusetts, died at
his home at 1875 o'clock Friday morn
ing. Death followed 9 period of un-
consciousness that had continued
since early Tuesday and came so
peacefully that only the attending ply
sicians were aware of the exact mo-
ment of dissolution.
Senator HOar had been in i'll health
since last winter, and even when at
tending the sessions of the senate he
was obliged to exercise extreme care
lest his exertions should overcome
him. At that time he was troubled
with lumbago, and the death of his
wife in Washington proved such a
blow that he never recovered entirely
from it's effects.
Previous to Aug. II, reports of his
illness were treated lightly by his
family and his immediate friends, but
on that day he had sinking turn
caused by the weak action Of the heart.
On Sept.'25 it was announced that he
was failing rapidly and he lapsed at
times into Inconsistencies. From
that time until his death he was un-
able to take nourishment, but his con-
stitution enabled him to resist death
for such length of time that even
his physician was surprised.
Senator Hoar was seventy-eight
years of age and had been a member
of the upper house of congress since
1877.