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The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19


would be as high as the wise
turkey roosts.
A man is never told he Is a.
fool until he and his money
are parted. D..
We often wonder II our hold
up men are as romantic to
the people Of Italy as their
banditti seem to us.
As we journey through this
vale Of tears we find that many
people express their gratitude
with cold storage thanks.
We contend that no man cam
eat a genuine old fashioned
back-on-the-farm pumpkin
pie without being better for it.
-O-
There are people who claim
they wouldas soon drink hard
cider as champagne. How
ever, when champagne Is
served they do not Let foolish
prejudice cast q damper over
= 4 = q
the dinner and ciampr for
hard cider.
o.
a pessimist is q man who
has the discoIlragement of
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19
Prior TO the Push.

That little tugboat pulling the big schoon-
er up the harbor has very ungraceful gait.'
says the man with the cold, calculating eye.
And no wonder" replies the man with
the sidewise speech Of them who make puns.
No wonder?" asks the first man.
No wonder she has an ungraceful gait.
Don't you see she tows 1n?''
Ten seconds later life preseTver was
flung to the man with the pun habit, while
the man of the cold, calculating eye shook
his fist over the rail and dared the other to
be rescued.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19
Getting II Straight.

~rt vexes me, Henry" said Mrs. Pen
hecker, Ito hear you always complaining
that do not seem to appreciate the devotion ~
you have manifested toward me- Il
Mr. Penhecker wisely refrained from say Ill
ing anything. I
You know perfectly WE'LL" continued Mrs. T.
Penhecker. that when you told me of your
affection, I reciprocated by accepting your
hand in marriage"
"Recprocated?" calculated MT Penhecker.
with the Evolutionary effect of man who
has been stung by a hornet "Reciprocated?
Don't you mean retalated?'
Just for that he not permit ted to buy
new winter hat.
Simiie.
"Thou'rt like unto a Aow'r," he sang,
But e'er the song done
Her heart throbbed wildly with the pang
Caused by the way this change he rang:
IAN artificial one!"
%%%
Esthetic. &.
"I have called, madam" said the reporter,
"to ask for Interview. 1t is said that you law,
have installed complete force Of Chinese and
merly employed"
"That Is true" said the lady. nHo
better, and them ] morefaithful, more earnest much
in their efforts to please your" il all
Do you know? l gave that
thought. I merely got them because they harmon
treatment OF my dining and reception rooms
Those Dear Women.
"when my husband won't buy me what want"
~ cry Then he will agree that may have It, just
" 1 have better plan than that" says the sec
husband thinks I shouldn't have hat DIRE
better than tears in my case"
" But" sweetly says the first woman, my hush;
when smile that he will not do anything to get m
After thinking the matter that evening the
that the first LIS a hateful thing.
@+t@:%+:
BR RANDHED.
John William skidmore," says his better half
been drinkng?
mot shing m DEAR" asserts John William
How dare you make such statement, when
your breath is more than sufficient evidence to con
toxicants?"
" But, m dear. shure you haven't drunk
ate shxteen pieshes o. minshe pie q wager Zha
And John William Skidmore piloted his mince
tho stairs.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19

I" Futile " u a word
invented to describe
the efforts Of people
who try to get women
to wear economical
and sensible garb.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19

A writer who argues against
d6colleta dress for women
raises many objections there
to-and neglects the greatest
objection, the price.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19
A LITTLEWOMAN.

Mamma, wish was cross-eyed. steps your
"Why, daughter! Such a Silly wish - %
But if crosseyed when smiled wnen gll nreaks
L
hin
o-1-1-3 ~ the
the letters 10 make room mex
told them
man.
mners convince the that feathers
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19

Love, dear reader, Is a state
of mind wherein you wonder
what on earth the girl can
see in you to admire. Jeal-
ousy Is the state of mind
Wherein you wonder what
under the sun she finds in
teresting in your rival.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19
$88
Naturally.

"Old fellow" says the friend, coming into
the office. !" lend me your umbrella, will
you? Mine is used up.
q Sos mine,'' states the man in the office,
cooking weatherwise eye toward the clouds
to be seen through the window. q Sos mine
Anybody that would use in umbrella while
A 10 Gown mist have n,,eey 1, atians * sa.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19
Pr8cticinQ.

The day Is done, and darkness
falls from the wings of night
as an airship is waited down.
ward when it takes its initial
flight.
Signing deeply the young
woman puts the book away and
murmurs:
II feel that I have frittered
away the afternoon"
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19

dTIfTB u11eTtnt
makes and complains that mono Of them does
his figure Justice
And my husband" said Mrs. Fadoogus,
Z" Is letting his business go to the dogs while
he attends lectures fashions where the
lecturer illustrates the new corset shapes
and shoulder pads on living models"
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19

SO1lSSSioiA ~ AAAS w.
make"
What Is that7 I
will help you, too."
Then you may give
me a block Of houses.
I have an ambition to
be a rent collector"
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We have observed
that when a man be-
gins making 100000
a year he suddenly
realizes that long ago
he chose an aim IN
life.
1t IS wrong to blame
fate for the result Of
your foolishness.
It isn't the oppor-
tunities you miss that
work you harm half
so much as it is the
o-p p o r t u mites the
other fellow grasps
.aEead of YOU
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19

II wonder if that Is the woods that the robbers live
in My papa says robbers live in woods"
Maybe it is. Maybe that's where the coal1nan
1.-The these their time and foolish fashions
eXasperating thing
yhusband
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19

harmonic with the decorative
s."
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19

mitt1ng such q thing
to be served"'
L" Asking your par
don, sir, but did you
not order a Scotch
highban 2"
=" Certainly"
" Well, sir. that iS
not sawdust in It, sir.
r h a TT h o s Q are
freckles."
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19
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A Better Grade.

80 Mrs Wantsins children have the whoopng cough?
Il g, LoA cbAh o11
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19
His Ambition.

And have you a fad?" asks the kindly old
plutocrat Of one Of the young men who have
called to make his acquaintance.
well, yes, sir" answers the Youth, IL
am, in a small way, stamp collector"
All, I shall be glad to make you present
Of a stamp album. And your" to the second
young man. "Have you fad?"
After fashion, sir. am making a COL
lection Of butterflies
You must Let me present you with cabi-
net to hold your specimens. And do you have
a hobby, too?" This to a third.
Yes, Mr.. Rockerbilt. I am trying to COL
lect old books"
"You must allow me to write you check
for a sum sufficient to buy you set Of book
shelves. And you?" to the last young man.
What Is your fad?"
II haven't any right now, but there's one
-
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19
Little Hen1:y's Slate.


ing
Two Horned Dilemma.
be
do nneve hav
a
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19
Looking Ahead.
80
Important Germ.

hundred newspaper interviews,
and get my picture printed all
over the country" replies the
eminent savant, with that
careful regard for accuracy
which h as always distin-
guished his utterances.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19

When a girl breaks
her engagement with
a man she 1magines
him sitting through
the lonely years of old
But he throws away
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19

We have figured out
why q bull dog is such
a successful fighter.
It never has to go into
battle with its head
full Of plans Of cam
paign prepared by a
committee of tacti-
clans.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19
You can't play hockey from
the school Of experience.

, Experience and observation
lead us to believe that
Madame Recamier, or Main
tenon, or whoever the French
lady was who was said to
have retained her youthful
beauty to the age Of 90, has
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-10-02
ROBBED OF 90 WATCHES.
Burlington Man Makes Report to Bur
lington Police.

Burlington, Oct 2.-Morris Robino-
witz, who runs a jewelry repair shop at
2s2 North Winoosk avenue reported to
the police Saturday evening that some
one had broken into his store and stolen
SO watches The time pieces he'd been
left with the merchant 10 be repaired.
He said the watches ranged from Inger-
soil 81 watches to is carat gold watches.
He had several old time, valuable time
pieces which he claimed were given to
him by a Church street jeweler to be
repaired The authorities made an ex-
haustive search to determine the way
the robbery was committed.
Mr.. Robinowitz claims that when Leo
Afinerf smal boy, reported that his
place of business was open, he rushed
to the store and found his watches gone,
the back door was open and that trap
door in the floor had been opened. The
police opened this door and it took them
half hour to replace it. The robbery
is alleged to have been committed be-
tween the hours of five and seven o'clock.
The streets in this vicinity are generally
full Of people at this time; but the bur-
giar had full sway Mr.. Robinowitz had
been in She habit Of taking these watt
ches home with him When his place OF
business was closed. Mr. Robinowitz
opened THE store two and one-half
months ago, coming from Lowell, Mass.
He has very little money and the owners
OF the watches win probably have to
stand their own loss. Mr.. Robinowitz
said the watches were worth over 5000.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-10-02
REV. A. N. LEWIS TO RESIGN.
Has Been Pastor Of Christ Church Of
Montpelier IA Years

Montpelier, Oct 2.The Rev. A. N.
Lewis, for the past ii years rector Of
Christ church in this city announced at
the close OF the morning service yester-
day that he intended at an early date
to hand his resignation to the yestrv. No
one suggested such thing to Mr. Lewis
ARa his announcement came as COM
plete surprise. Mr.. Lewis Is 74 years
old but is vigorous in mind and body.
He stated that he preferred to resign be-
fore he reached the age when it would be
imperative that he should do SO.
Mr.. Lewis completed IA years as pas
tor Of Christ church and his sermon yes
terday morning was in the nature of a
review Of the work during that period.
During his pastorate Mr.. Lewis has bap-
tized 1873 persons, 21 adults and 1l2
children. has presented 113 for confrlna.
tion, ofiieiated at 66 weddings and lit
burials. The income Of Christ church
has increased from $3,2s6.44 in 1891 to
$I7,710.30 in 1905, and during the IA
years It has been $S1,412.s3. Mention
was also made by Mr.. Lewis Of 35 gifts
in money, $4,000 OF which was for an
endowment fund for the church.
Should the resignation of Mr.. Lewis
be accepted he intends going to New
Haven, Conn, his former home to reside.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-10-02
In COUNTY COURT.
Verdict for Plaintiff in Guyette vs.
Donforth.

The jury in the case of Guyette vs..
Danforth, which has been tried in coun-
try court for two days, brought in a
verdict for the plaintiff to recover S6o.s9,
the amount claimed due.
Pentiss Ellis, Of Northfeld, who com
mitted perjury in liquor disclosure
pleaded guilty in county court Satlm.
day afternoon and was sentenced to not
less than nor more than years in
states prison at Waterbury. Sentence
was stayed and he was placed in the
hands Of the probation officer during his
good behavior.
Divorces We're granted in these cases
Altoona j. Barter against Thomas Il
Barter, for desertion, custody Of minor
child to petitioner, John N. Harvey fol-
petitioner; Tracy against Tracy, intol-
cradle severity, petitioner allowed to
resume her maiden name, NJ. NJ. Gordon
for petitioner; Eva N. Davis against
Marshall J. Davis, non support, custody
of minor child decreed the petitioner
who was represented BY r. A. Hoar
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-10-02
SHOT BY TRAMP.
Schenectady, N. Y, Man Hit Just Above
the Heart.

Schenectady. n. Y, Oct. Michael
Hart, who works for John Fisler of 65
Springfield avenue, was shot in the left
breast Just above the heart about 4.30
yesterday morning BY man supposed
to be a tramp near the stables of his
employer. Hart had gone to tbs stables
to do some work, and heard noise in
the rear Of the building. Going around
back he could Just discern the form Of
man in the vicinity of the chicken coop.
Hart asked the fellow what he wanted
and received no reply. He told him TO
Get off the place and received an insulting
Ireply. Hart then started for him and
the race became TOO hot for the pursued
and lie turned and fired at Hart who
dropped. The assaiiant escaped and there
| is no clue 70 his identity as it was tee
dark for Hart TO see him plainly. Hart
was brought to the city and placed in
the hospital where he now is and viii
not allow the removal Of the bullet.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-10-02
Post Office at Marshfield
Robbed This Morning.
SEARCH FOR THE ROBBERS
It Is Hoped That Net Has Been Formed
With Which to Prevent Their
Escape-POst ONCE Badly
Wrecked.

Officers have been securing the entire
county since one o'clock this morning
trying to apprehend two men who
broke into the store of Mark Mears in
Marshtield shortly after midnight this
morning and dynamited the post office
safe, retiring under fire with considers
able booty
At quarter past one this morning De-
putty Sheriff II. d. Camp Of this city
was notified Of the break BIZ Sheriff
Tracy OF Montpelier, and ordered to as-
semble all the deputies Of this vicinity
to join in the chase Deputy Camp.
with Deputies II. j. Siayton, }. L. Ward
land VIII Cutler, left soon afterwards
for Marshfield and Plainfeld and Joined
in the chase. They returned this fore
moon without having had any success in
running down the robbers. Deputies and
other officers throughout the county
were also notified of the break and have
been on the lookout for traces Of the
men, and all the trains have been watch
ed, particularly those going out OF Mont
peIier.
It is thought likely that the men are
the same who attempted to burglarize
the Essex Junction post Office early Sat
urdav morning They were discovered
at .. 80 o'clock by George Demag who
was passing the post Office ON the way
to the railway station, where he Is em-
ployed as baggage man. The parties
were frightened away. To force otf the
lock OF the front door the burglars used
a cold chisel which had been stolen from
the blacksmith shop of G. B. Grow on
the Thursday night preceding The door
was a heavy one and withstood the pry-
ing. The chisel was left in the door.
The first story Of the robbery gave
it that there were three men and that
they escaped by team, going in the d.
rection Of Plainfeld. It was afterward
reported that the men left afoot, going
to the Harris Eaton place, between
Marshfield and PIainfeld, and then turn
ing up toward the HOLSTER neighbor-
hood, in the direction Of Woodbury. or
Cabot
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-10-02
GRAND PRIZE FOR
BARRE GRANITE
Diploma Awarded to Barre at Louisiana
Purchase Exposition Has Been Re-
ceiyed--0n Exhibition in Barre
Savings Bank Window.

At the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
held at st. Louis last year Barre gran
ite was awarded the grand prize. This
has Just been received and has been
placed on exhibition In the windows
Of the Barre Savings Bank & Trust Co.
II IS in the form of diploma, 16 by is
inches in size, and was designed by win
II. Low and reproduced in a sepia tint
upon Imperial japanese paper, 21 by "a
inches in size.
The central figure Of the composition,
a robust, clear-eyed maiden in her first
youth, Columbia, looks forward with
unclouded brow intent upon a future
beyond the act which she represents,
placing one hand in sign of possession
upon the globe, typifying the territorial
acquisition, which is offered by her sis
ter France seated at her right. Stimuli
tane0usly from her other hand she
passes on the torch of progress to her
messenger, the youth Of her country,
who with winged feet stands ready to
depart on his mission of civilization
towards the Western sun which irradi-
ates the sky. Columbia is draped with
the flag, chosen as the symbol above all
-
thest limits of the world and denotes
the country where was the exposition
that issued the diploma. France, wear
ing the costume of the period Of the
cessi0n of the Louisiana Territory is
by q voluntary anachronism depicted
with the imperial crown, for while the
act of cession was accomplished in the
interim of the consulate, it was a ster
in the progress of Napoleon, and inn
perial France remains in our memories
today as relinquishing the territory
which our younger nation has 20 notably
developed. The border Of classic-em
pire design encloses the names of the
states Of the union, prominence being
given to those comprising the territor-
ial acquisition, while the fourteen stars
in the tablet below still further empha
size their Importance.
The diploma is inscribed as follows
United States Of America
Universal Exposition at st. Louis
AIDCCCCIV
| Commemorating the Acquisition Of the
Louisiana Territory
The International Jury Of Awards Ha;
Conferred
GRAND PRIZE
upon
Barre Association
| Monuments, Vases and Markers
| It Is signed BY David n. Francis
president, II. ]. Skiff, director Of ex
hibits, NJ. II. Hubert, chief OF depart
ment Of manufactures, and Walter B
Stevens, secretary Of the exposition.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-10-02
To Stealing Securities Worth
S359,OOO.
WHICH ARE RECOVERED
Henry Ambrose Says He Started Out
to Show How Easily the
Theft Could Be Accom-
plished.

New York, Oct 2.-The name Of the
young man who was arrested yesterday
on the charge Of having obtained on a
forged check securities valued at $780,
900 from the Natsanal Cay Bank, was
made public at police headquarters this
morning. He is Henry Ambrose, aged
Ia years, employed as a clerk in the
brokerage house of Halle & Steiglitz.
In the confession he is said to have made
ID the police Ambrose asserted that his
intention at the outset was merely to
express the fallacy of the present sur
face methods of banking. He ended by
achieving theft in earnest. He adj
mitted that in spite of the publicity OF
the robbery he could have arranged to
dispose OF the securities Half of the
securities, which were stolen have been
returned and the remainder are located
and viii be produced today.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-10-02
THE ROBBERY.
Post Office Was Badly Wrecked-The
Amount Taken Not Known.

Marshield, Oct. 2.-This village was
suddenly aroused this morning about
one o'clock BY great noise, which
proved to be an explosion. A short time
previous to that AIRS. 4. I. Davis was
awakened by noise at the front door,
and she awakened her husband, Post
master Davis, who went into the hall.
Hearing nothing further, they returned
to bed, only to hear the explosion few
minutes later. Mfr. Davis seized his
revolver and fired from his bedroom
window at two men, who were leaving
the post Office room, which is on the
ground floor of the knights Of Pythias
block. Upon this, the miscreants fired
at Mr.. Davis, who returned another
charge. One Of the men thereupon in
vited him, not politely, to put his head
inside. Mr.. Davis was not injured, but
| it il not certain as to the other par
ties.
Mr.. Davis rang iii the fire alarm on
the village line, and NJ. f. Beckley inn
| mediately called the constable to be
on the lookout for the thieves. All lines
running from the Molly Falls telephone
central were opened and the community
for miles around was warned to be on
| the watch. Deputy Sheriff Kicker Of
PIainfed communicates with Sheriff
Frank H. Tracy oil Montpelier, who re-
sponded at once.
Upon further investigation ii was
found that the front door Of the post
office was pried open and as track
wrench and large chiseI were found near
| by, it is thought these were used to do
4 II
der the electric lights, which were not
turned on during the night. The safe
was blown open by dynamite Or nitro
glyeefine, and such an amount was used
that the door was blown completely off
and TO pieces, portion of the same
passing through the front portion of
the office which contained The lock
boxes The large window frame was
cut off BIZ this piece of steel and the
whole window glass blown into the
street.
The authorities are of The opinion that
the work was done by professionals
and are the same parties which did
the robbery Of about one year ago.
when they secured about 5000 worth
Of Doodle. It Is not known at this
writing how much was gotten this time
Among other things, tho small mail
pouch, quantity 81 stamps, money and
valuable papers, the steel till and
drawers from the safe were taken. The
doors Of the Office are badly mutilated
Immediately after the explosion two
men were seen by several parties to pass
hurriedly down West Main street.
though sharp lookout was kept, nntl
ing further than that~is yet known lie
them. All the officers of surroundiaa
towns and tile railroad officials have
been notified and It IS hoped that the
men will yet be located, and properly
dealt with
It is to be regretted that Postmaster
Davis is thus annoyed, yet it is most
certainly done By stranger Mrs. Da-
Wis, who Is in delicate health. il ii 4
state Of great nervous excitement.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-10-02
MORSE GETS DECISION.
Ag,i inst All But One of Directors of Cor
son Gold Mine Company.

Kimball w. Morse Of this CITY has
secured the decision in his suit against
the Corson Gold Mining company, in
the HiIlsborough county, New Hamp-
shire, court. The jury found all the d.
rectors OF the company, except James
B. Tenant, liable as contended by the
plaintiff. The action was to recover
81 500 which he claimed he was induced
to pay for stock in the mining company
by fraudulent representations OF the
value OF the stock.
The defense finished putting in its
arguments Friday at noon time. George
Franklyn Wiley testified that +. Z.
Donahue told him the plaintiff, Morse,
was one of his (Donahue's) agents to
help him sell stock in the Corson COM
pany, and that Morse had paid nothing
for the stock he had. It had been given
him in return for his services.
NJ. Ivan Dow followed Mr.. Wiley. He
told of his Connection with the Mineral
Lands Company and the Corson company
and described at length his visit tc
Nome in 1908, and of the operation.
conducted under his supervision at that
time. Mr.. Dow testified that he thorough
Nv believed in the assets OF the Corsof
company, and everything he did was
done in good faith.
Lawyer David w. Perkins, acting fol
Manasah Perkins of jefferson, one 0.
the defendant directors in the action
filed motion with Judge Peaslee Sat
urday, to have the verdict set aside. Th,
motion is based on the ground that th'
verdict was against the law and the eyi
dence.
It is expected that similar motions
will be made by other counsel for the de
PENDANTS. The time of the hearing OF
the motion Of Mr.. Perkins has not beer
set.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-10-02
BAND STAND COLLAPSED.
Three Of the Players in the Banda Roma
Badly Hurt.

Lawrence, Mass, Oct. 2.Three mem-
bers Of the Banda Roma Of Boston were
seriously hurt, while nearly every other
member of the band was cut and bruised
By the collapse Of band stand on Com
mon street, this city. last night, The
most seriously injured are: Pietro Des-
sare, left leg fractured; Enrico Laiot,
right leg fractured. The accident was
caused by the breaking Of one Of the sup
porting posts Of the band stand, allow
ing the structure to fall and precipitat-
ing the members Of the band to the
ground, ten feet below.
The band was giving a concert in con-
nectioa with the celebration Of the feast
lof Ros 10 Maria by the parishioners OF
the lit an Catholic church Of Madonna
del Rosario.