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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-06

Our prohibitionist friends look with
more favor now on the referendum than
hey did when they were the 'lns. Ran
tdoIph Herald and News.
It Il more than likely, however, that
when they come to think it over they
win be willing to give the license law at
least two-twenty fifth the time that their
scheme had for trying.out.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-06

Special Meeting OF Jumpers and Boxers.
A special meeting Of the Jumpers Box
ers' and Derrickmen's Union will be held
ID Wheelock block Saturday evening,
August 9th, at 1870 sharp. Important
business. Let every member be present.
Per order President.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-06

Ex-senator George F. Edmunds silenced
those who have been telling Of his dIsloy-
atty TO his native state. BY declaring at
the meeting Of the Vermont Bar Associa-
ton Thursday, that while he is a resident
of another state ''in legal sense,n he is
in every other way and should always
be a resident Of Vermont.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-06

Nodd- How is your boy getting along
IN politics2
Todd First rate. The papers have
taken him up and are beginning to de
nounee him. New York Life.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-06

Jones-That SVEN young Smythe Is
pretty fast / hear.
Brown He must be. He's beaten
every tailor in town Philadelphia
Ledger.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-06
summer pugIIisn,.

and do you love athletics2" This
To our fair kitchen maid we say
ION. yes responds the pretty miss,
7 watch the ice box every day"
Chicago Tribune,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-06
JNeLEs AND JEsTs.
Wis Misfortune.

When Maud Muller rakes the hay
] 5ist have to up an leave er.
Wisht 7 could. but ! can't, stay
Drat my dash hinged Gle hay fever
Boston Globe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-06
Special Monday and tuesday
Shirt Waists and Neckwear.

Pretty Summer Waists made Of fine white Lawn with en-
brodered yoke and 'front.' with lace 'front.' also drawn WORK
front with embroidered stripe
Your choice Of The $50 kind fol-. 2oe
Your choice the 1873 kind
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-06

eopies, the largest paid circulation 0f any
daily paper in this section
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-06

WHO Is at the telephone?e
Your wife sir.
bat does she wantT'
"The only word can understand Is
-numskE.l
sIet me come there she probably
wants to talk with me-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-06
PRETTY FANCY NECKWEAR.

New creations in Neckwear The finest collection to select
from o,nd i b store The new styles heavy Embroid
cred Stocks fancy Lawn Stocks with long Lace labs Linen
Stocks with Ribbon Bows black Embroidered Chiffon Stocks
avn Cape Collars trimmed with lace and medaons and many
Others Your choice Of any Of the above for only 25c each
One lot If Soc Hsmshchsd SILK Bows aft cOors, only &c
One lot Of 75c Silk Embroidered Bows. only SOC
The above Waists and Neckwear are all and Just
ceived No OLD Styles No Telephone Ia-Ia)
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-06

The average daily circulation Of the
Barre Daily Times for the week ending
Saturday was
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-10-20

Albemarle sound. Ordinarily a fraiI
skiff cannot live in the stormy sea of
the sound, but Cushing found only Il
slight swell, which he overcamc by
padding upon one side of his boat lie
said that he padded ceISeleSsIy for tea
hours and that duriag the last four
his whole body, with the exception of
arms and brain, had been asleep. He
finally sighted 4 vessel and hailed it..
the friendly picket boat Valley City.
1t seems that there was torpedo
scare on both sides of the lines. and
the Valley City lowered boats and took
precautions against tOrpedoes. refus-
ing at first to pick the wandcrer up
for fear he might be the conductor of
an Internal machine. The officers de-
clared that Gushing had died in sink
ing the Albemarle
l. After being taken on board and re-
vived with brandy and water Gushing
was able to convince the Valley City
people that he was a Yankee torpedo
fiend and they had naught to fear at
his hands. He was taken to the flag
ship and was received with n display
of rockets, all hands cheering as he
climbed on board. Up to this time he
had revealed nothing of the fate of the
ram, but when the fleet commander
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-10-20

came forward he stood up proudly,
hatless, coatless, barefoot and covered
with mud, and, saluting, said, Il have
the honor, sir, to report that the Abe
marie is at the bottom of Roanoke
river"
Now, the ram Albemarle had been
thorn in the sides of the Federal guard
ians of Albemarle sound and the ad-
jacent waters for months, ever since,
in fact, that April day when she drop
ped down the Roanoke river with me-
chanics still hammering her unfinished
armor, sunk one warship in battle and
drove another from the field, tri-
umph which wrested Plymouth from
Federal control that had lasted three
years.
Guided by Gushing and melted by
his marvellous exploit, Fleet Com
mander McComb sailed up the Roa-
noke to attack the fort with his sea
armament. Leaving the main fleet to
move directly ON the town, Gushing
piloted the Valley City into cir
cuitous channel known as Middle
river, which he had discovered during
his adventures. MeComb's warships
found the Roanoke channel effectually
blocked by sunken hulls at a point
where the guns of the fort swept the
river. They returned to the sound
without offering battle.
Following Middle river the Valley
City sailed around the town and
struck the Roanoke channel above the
| instructions. The new channel was
wide enough and had depth of water
enough to pass the larger ships, and on
the last day of October McComb again
steamed up to attack. Having seen
the Federal ships back away from the
Instructions the day before, the Con-
federates were taken by surprise when
row Of strange smokestacks sudden
ly appeared in the river above the
forts. But the men behind the guns
were old sailors from the Albemarle
and other vessels, which had come to
grief at the hands of the enemy now
confronting the town. They opened a
fierce bombardment, but the ships
rushed past the batteries, hurting
showers of grape and canister into the
works.
Cushing, in the Valley City, trained
the guns upon the fort which he had
reconnoitered during his hiding in the
swamp. A Yankee shell exploded the
magazine in Battery William, which
was soon deserted, and two ensigns
from the Wyalusing went ashore and
holsted the Federal flag over the work.
During the night the Confederates
evacuated the town and the Yankee
sailors cheered a double victory-an
iron clad monster destroyed and a
fortified post restored to northern
| arms GEORGE L, KILMER.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-10-20
[Copyright, 1904. by G. L. Kilmer.I

vow. l. 1864. the Federal flo
N tilla stationed in Albemarle
sound recaptured the post at
plymouth, y. G.. after Il dash
ing fight which followed as swift Sc
quel To Lieutenant Cushing's famous
torpedo attack on the Confederate ram
Albemarle. Cushing had leaped over
board from his torpedo launch immedi-
ately after stabbing the iron hull of
the ram with his Internal weapon, and
for nearly Il day remained in ignorance
of the result of his startling adven-
ture. All lie knew WAS that he had
shot his only bolt and had nothing to
do but to save himself. His nearest
friends, except the survivors of his
band, who, like himself, were struggling
in the water, were twelve miles away.
He could hear the enemy searching in
boats for the Yankee crew of the
launch and heard his own name men
toned by strange tongues
The night was very cold and the wa
ter chilled his blood; but, finding that
the enemy was alert, he struck for the
shore opposite the wharf where the
ram lay. Some hours were passed in
the river and its swampy margin, but
at daybreak Gushing discovered that
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-10-20

he was close to the suburbs of Plym-
| federate fort. The town and the forts
swarmed with gray clad soldiers and
sailors in a state of unusual excite
ment, and Gushing said that it gave
him deep satisfaction to know that he
| had pulled the cords which set all those
| figures moving.
After looking the ground over the
fugitive decided to get into the shelter
! of a fringe of rushes ON dry ground
that bordered on the swamp. In doing
| so he passed open ground under the
eyes of a sentinel on the parapet. Be
! ing covered with mud, he was of the
same color as the terra firma and es-
capped notice, much to his relief. While
| in. this hiding two Confederate officers
| passed SO close that he heard them dis
cussing the event of the hour-the de-
| struction of the Albemarle-and Won
| dering by what means it had been ac-
| complished.
Gushing decided to take to the
swamp again and to avoid discovery
crawled inch by inch through a net
work of thorns and briers On the way
he passed close to party of Confed-
crates who were at work sinking some
| old scows to block the river channel.
Finally, reaching dry ground in a piece
| of woods, he met q negro, whom he
took into his confidence and bribed
| with couple of greenbacks to go to
town and learn what had happened
to the ram Albemarle. In due time
the negro returned with the news that
when the torpedo exploded water be-
| gan to rush into the ram through a
hole stove in her hull Pumps were
set to work, but she went down in a
few minutes and rested on the bottom,
with only her Smokestack and plated
I shield above water The messenger
brought ample confirmation of his sto-
| ry and then Cushing's one desire was
to carry the news to his people in AL
bemarle sound. Striking out blindly,
J with the sun for his guide, he soon
came to a road which led him to the
side of 4 stream. The road was OBJ
served by some Confederate pickets
whose post was on the bank of the
stream While crawling along the
bank to avoid the pickets Gushing saw
a skiff moored to the exposed roots of
a large cypress. Swimming stealthily
through the water, with the cypress
for cover, he cut the boat loose and
floating with it on the far side, passed
around a bend which completely hid
him from the view of the pickets. Then
he got in and with the one oar it con.
tanned padded for liberty.
Following the inky black stream to
its mouth, the fugitive came out on
Roanoke river and padded ceaselessly
for hours until he shot out into the
broad and fortunately calm waters of
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-10-20

The New Servant.
"Can you cookF'
Eyes, mum; everything"
"And wash:'
Eyes. num-"
How many nights out do you
want:"
"None"
Sunday afternoon?
mo, num-"
How often will you scrub the kitch-
emf"
'TWiCe Il week"
"And wash the windows|
Every Friday
Build Il fresh fire every morningY'
Eyes, mum"
''Do you dislike childrenW
''NO, mum"
How long were you in your last
place."
-Four years"
'Why did you leave"
"The people went to Europe"
How much wages do you want?"
Eight dollars a month";
''When can you come"
Tomorrow"
Just then 4 keeper from the insane
asylum rushed in shouting. "Oh, there
you are!" bound her hand and foot and
carried her off bodily-New York Trib-
une.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-10-20
The Modern Child.

~ ORN scientifically.
- Studied terriiically,
&% Clothed very carefully,
Dicted sparefu!ly.
Aired systematically
Bathed most cmphatically,
Played with quite dr.arily,
Punished Spenceriaily.
Sweet intantilitY.
STEPPED in gcnt!lity,
Santa Claus banisncG,
Mother Goose vanished,
Where are the babies.
The real human babies,
The ulden time knew?
Harnessed enthusiastically,
Drilled superdrastically,
Cultured prodigiously,
Lectured religiously,
Classified risidly,
Reasoned with frigidly,
Loved analytically,
Listened to critically,
Dosed with the "ologies,"
Rushed through the colleges,
Crammed pedagogically,
FINISHED" most logically,
Where is the childhood.
The fresh, happy childhood,
The olden time knew?
Children successfully
Reared thus aggTessiyely,
Posing eternally.
WeaTied Internally.
Planned for initially,
Formed artificially--
VIII they submit to It?
Never cry Quit" to it?
VIII not analysis
Stop from paralysis
Till our distraction
Ends with reaction.
Brings. back the childhood.
The bright. careless childhood,
The Olden time knew?
james L. Morton, Jr., in Life.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-10-20
The Struggle For Bread.

That's the best l can do for you,"
said the theatrical manager. you've
been idle all season so far. Now, will
you stay idle the rest of the season or
take this small part?'
''I'll take it," replied the comedian.
I'm this case Il small role is better than
a whole Baltimore News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-10-20
The Kiss.

She kissed him.
Speak to me.' she begged.
But he was silent
Fondly smoothing his curling hair,
she looked into his deep eyes pleading
ly.
Speak" she implored again. 1t was
more than he could resist.
"Bowwow" he said. - Lippincott's
Magazine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-10-20
Puzzle.

Once on time two youths We're
suitors for the hand of a good, beauti-
full, sensible bright, tactful, candid,
soulful, womanly girl.
One youth made love.
The other made money.
Puzzle: Which youth married the
good, beautiful, sensible, bright, tact
full, candid, SOULFUL womanly girl?-
Puck.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-10-20
Applied Science.

Rnxley-Why, aeronauts tell us that
woman's voice can be distinctly
heard at an altitude of $500 yards.
Trimble-Great Caesar! 1t must have
been my wifeLTown and Country.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-10-20
A New Society.
Tensity.

How Mr.. Gazzletool's expression
has hardened"
YES" answered Miss Cayenne. HE
used to have a mobile countenance.
Now it is an automobile countenance."
Washington Star.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-10-20

No. stops at Oakland only to let off pas
sengers from points west of Grafton.
GEO. L. POTTER, General Manager
d. B. MARITIME
Manager Passenger Traffic.
V. V. WASHBURNE. Agent.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-10-20
Great
Big
Bargains.

SIS will buy Lot No. 24I, on cor
ner Hazel Glade Drive and
Park front worth $500.
$50 will buy Lot No. 242, adjoin-
ing above worth 5000.
SIS will buy Lot No. ZIG, on
corner D : street and Park
front; worth S225.
$50 will buy Lot No. 2IS, adjoin-
ing above worth 5000.
$5oswill buy Lot No. 22o, fronting
on Dsstreet, and
$50 for Lot No. 22I.
No Building Conditions on these Lots,
Apply to
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-10-20

mr.. J. G. ROBINSON, DENTIST,
- OAKLAND, MD.
Office at residence ON Liberty street.
GAS ADMINISTERED.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-10-20
EDWARD II. SINCELL,
Z ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
OAKLAND, MARY LAND

VIII practice inthe Courts of Garrett and
Anegany counties, the Court of Appeals of
Maryland, and the adjoining counties of
West virginia.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-10-20

.Vs H. RAvENSCRAFT, MD.
W. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
OAKLAND, MD.
Residence on North Third street.
ONCE in McComas Building.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-10-20

nR. j. f. LEGGE.
" PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Offiers his Services to the citizens of Oak
land and vicinity.
ONCE in McComas Building, Second street.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-10-20
BALTIMORE Il OHIO r.. r. TINE TABLE
- IN EFFECT Nov. 10, 1908.

The following time table on the p. 60.
went into effect on sunday. May 10. 1904
Trains now leave Oak land as follows:
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-10-20

+ Daily xDaily except Sunday. Sundays
only.
II. G. CLARK, f. NJ. HOWELL,
Manager. Gen. Pas. Agent
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-08-06
GETTING A GOOD DINNER.
Husband Dined Very Much Better
Than He Deserved.

A gentleman played on q rich joke
of an epicure. he took il into his head
that morning that he should like to
have a frst-raJe dinner in the evening
So he addressed her q note from the
city. politely informing her that a gen
tleman OF her acquaintance, an old
and true friend, would dine with her
that day.
As soon as she had received II all
hands went TO work TO get everything
in order Precisely on time she was
prepared to receive her guest 4 stump
tuous dinner was on the table and she
was arrayed in her best attire
4 gentle knock was heard. and when
the drawing room door opened she saw
her husband with smiling counte-
nance
Why. my dear" said she, in an
anxious tone. where is the gentleman
of whom you spoke in your note?"
Why" replied the husband, COM
pIacentIy. here he is
You said a gentleman of my &C.
Quaintance- an old and true friend"
Well" said he. good-humOredly.
"am 1 not gentleman Of your &C
quaintance and an old and true
friend2"
"oh." she cried. disappointedly.
this is too bad
The husband laughed immoderately,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-08-06
Death Had No Terrors.

Willet F. Cook. advertising manager
of Judge, tells the following story of
an incident that happened at Science
tady Park last Saturday: In a spirited
baseball game the first baseman was
knocked senseless by the swift run
ming OF one of the players For some
time II was thought the man was &C
tually dead. Relays OF ball players
were employed in working the arms
of the PROSTATE man After consider
able time he began 10 breathe feebly.
When consciousness returned he slow
" opened his eyes and remarked:
Has anyone got a cigarette2"
Great Scott.- said one of the by
ISLANDERS He has just come from
the jaws OF death, and now asks for
a nail for his coffin New York
Times.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-08-06
Editor shepard's News.

When the late Elliott f. Shepard
published a newspaper he printed at
the head OF the editorial column each
afternoon a Scriptural text The ed
itor of one of the sensational news
papers instructed q reporter to inter-
view Mr.. Shepard and outlined the
questions the young man was TO ask
All went well until the interviewer
asked:
why do you publish Bible extracts?
The one to-day dealt with the crucifix-
ion Do you consider that news2"
Il do" emphatically responded Mr.
Shepard 1T is news TO q great many
specially so, I believe, TO the
gentleman who sent you to question
me"
The interview ended there-Mem-
phis News
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-08-06
Victim of Circumstance.

Zola's method of studying the char
acters-many of which were so revolt
ins-in his great nature novels show
that he takes the mind of his character
and places il on the operating table as
the surgeon places the body which is
10 be operated on He studies every
nerve. every sentiment, every thought,
as the surgeon follows the veins and
arteries laid open before his eyes To
Zola's mental vision certain conditions.
certain environments, on certain char
acIers. certain minds, would bring
about certain results. and from the re-
suits of this surgical diagnosis OF the
mentality of his character he elaoor-
ates the life, actions and thoughts OF
the men or women whom his brain mas
created. says the New York Herald
No surgeon can operate upon him.
self No woman can know herSe1 as
she really is; therefore she can only
ten YOU the truth about herself in so
far as that truth is known to her oy
the training she has received, fitting
her for the station in life to which she
vas born Mayhap. agree with the
nlaywrizht that no woman can ten
the truth about herself Yet she Is
not q liar. only the victim of cir
cumstances-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-08-06

stones, they carried the litter across
the swife current Selecting a site
sheltered by a huge bowlder, the men
sent in advance to pitch camp began
with picks to clear a spot for the
tent With a ring that could not be
mistaken the steel struck the rock
The men gave a great cheer. Gilbert
raised himself on his litter when il
was brought up, and gazed excitedly
at the great bowlder and its sur
roundings, which had come to him 50
wildly in that prophetic death-dream
his last on earth
The Lost Lead" he cried in tri-
umphant tone, and then adding in a
weak voice, Bury me here, boys he
sank back-dead-
Spring freshets had changed the
torrents course, and the east bank
had become the westi
They buried Louis Gilbert with the
treasure he had never possessed, and
while the rich mine became known in
financial circles as The Lost Lead"
vet old miners themselves never call
it anything but The Grave of Gold"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-08-06
Events He Was Proud Of.

Some entertaining "reminiscences of
John Thomas Smith. author of the
Book for a Rainy Day (1766-1S33-)
are recalled by IT p Smith had
seen and heard much that was inter
eSUng. In a friends biographical al
bum he wrote that he could boast OF
seven events, some OF which great
men would be proud Of Here are six
OF the seven events
WAS patted on the head by Dr.
Johnson,
Have frequently held Sir Joshua
Reynolds spectacles;
--Partook OF q pint OF porter with an
elephant:
Saved Lady Hamilton from falling
when the melancholy news arrived OF
Lord Nelson's death;
Three times conversed with King
George the Third;
And was shut up in a room with
Mr. keen's lion '--Pittsburg Dispatch
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-08-06
PIainsman's Retort-

A year or so ago, when President
Roosevelt was making a trip through
the West, each town he passed
through made some demonstration in
honor of the event The citizens OF
one town, where the train schedule
compelled the President to remain
eight or nine hours. decided to make
holiday of il when Mr.. Roosevelt ar
rived They arranged a series OF
speeches, horse races, rope throwing
and broncho busting. The best talent
OF the countryside was on hand, and
each contributed his share of the en-
tertainment-
One of the cowboys was mounted
on an especially ll-tempered beast
He caught the Presidents fancy on
account of his daring and ability.
After doing his stunt" he was intro
duced TO the chief executive, who
ccmplimented him on his horseman-
ship, and inquired: DO you ride all
the timer
Every one within hearing roared
when the plainsman replied, No, /
stop for meals