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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-06-23
GEORGE FRED WILLIAMS I'LL.
Former Massachusetts Democratic Lead
er in Hospital ia Havana.

Boston, June ga message was re-
ceived here yesterday stating that
George Fred Williams, former represen-
tative and former Democratic state COM
mitteeman, is i'll at a hospital in Ha-
vana.
Mr.. Williams was taken ill while Wis
iting in Mexico, and was on his way
home by steamer. His condition became
serious and he was compelled to go to
a hospital when the vessel reached
Cuba.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-06-23
MONTPELIER q WELLS RIVER RAILROAD.
ooMMEEOING MARCH 40, 1906.

Trains leave Barre for Wells River. connect.
ing at that point with trains going both north
and south, at 7.30 a. m, $50 and 800 D. M. The
1880 train connects with train for Boston. ana
caster, also with Montreal express, and the an
and 800 trains with st. Johnsbury trains.
Trains leave Barre for Montpelier at Ia IN On
~ M, 1880, 800, 4l0 and $40 D. m.
ELECTRIC STREET RAILWAY.
Cars leave square In Barre for Moutpelfer a.
70 minutes or and 10 minutes past the honr
Leave Montpelier for Barre on the hour and
half hour until 10 .. m. "Au
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-06-23
GRANITEvILLE.

A special meeting of the Graniteville
branch, O. w. |. T., will be held at the
Boulder house site Saturday evening,
June "a, at 6 o'clock. Per order OF
conference committee.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-06-23

Croup instantly relieved. DR.. Thorn
as Eclectris Oil. Perfectly safe. New
er fails. AT any drug store.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-06-23

tions, and in fact all the time, Miss
Crosman is the guiding genius She was
the first woman in this country to act
as stage director, and that she was
success is shown by the fact that the
play she guided through the shaping pro-
cess ran for two years in New York. So
successful was she in this line of EN-
deavor that she has continued to direct
rehearsals to the present time. Indeed
every detail of her productions are I'M
der Miss Crosmaa's personal supervision.
She passes judgment on costumes, color
schemes, light effects and all accessories
Of the stage pictures.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-06-23
NOTICE.

to give you bo stst@11g Machine Co. is now ready
men ~ in 10 exchange We Ala uacnine e. i've
Joseph III Br sas Singer Machine n INQUIRE Of
street. Barre S'C Te1 % Manager, S North sain
Az zsS-z at store, 1856 at house
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23
WHERE FAMOUS FRICATE RESTS
Philadelphia. Destroyed in Tripoh Harbor.
Located by Charles Wellington Furlong

bers. These were honey-combed in
certain parts in peculiar way. The
continual sea-wash Of century seem.
ed to have made Its inroads at the
softest places, and they gave every
appearance in form of partially burn
ed stumps. The wood seemed almost
as hard as iron. Much Of 1t was in
closed in fossil crust, and only ny
repeated efforts succeeded in break
ing on a small piece. The many
winds from the desert and the shift
ing shoals of sand had filled in and
around the frigate and her keel must
have lain buried nearly two fathoms
deeper than the present sea-bottom.
The freshening breeze made further
investigation impossible. so after TAX
ing bearings and leaving. the spot
buoyed. we returned to the shore.
landing amid an awaiting, curious
crowd of Turks, Arabs and blacks.
six days later. through the court
esy and interest of the oncers Of tho
Greek warships Crete and Paralos. .
ships cutter and machine boat with
divers were placed at my disposal"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23

Charles wellington Furlong made =
systematic search at Tripoli of Bar
barry for the lost remains Of the fam
GUS American frigate Philadelphia.
destroyed in the harbor of Tripoli 100
years ago. He tells in Harper's Maya
zine the romantic story OF how he
found the vessel at last:
I'm less than an hour my search
was rewarded by seeing the broken
ends Of the great ribs Of vessel pro-
truding through dull-colored eel-grass.
I noticed that this grass seemed to
follow the line Of the ribs, and care
fully noted Its character, further to
aid me in my search. Examining
these closely, no doubt was felt in my
mind. but that they belonged to a
large vessel, and ordered the boat
man to let fall the anchor.
THE lead gave us two and half
and three fathoms. Hastily undress-
ing, We dived several times. MT. Riley
first succeeded in buoying the spot by
going down with the line and slipping
it over one Of the ribs. While on the
bottom ! carefully examined the tim
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23
VALUE OF INTERVENING TOOLS
Spade Has Played Great Part In Both Japa-
and Russian Armies During tho War

in the ground at that point. The pegs
thus established were Joined by mark.
ing . line on the ground with the
point Of \ pick.
Then the men came forward. work
ing parties alternating with pick and
intrenching spade, the fles taking In
tervals from each other by extending
hands at full length. each man cover.
ing that much Of the line Of the
trench. While one relief was work
Ing the other men Of the company re-
manned below the rest, squatting on
their launches, and after the hrst
batch had worked about i've minutes
relieved them. The soil had not been
under cultivation and apparently was
virgin and hard. The trench Was IN
ished in twenty minutes"
To Capt. March's testimony Of the
value Of intrenching tools Capt. Carl
Reichmann, military attache with the
Russian army. gives his unqualified
support, saying: II certainly was pow
erfully impressed by the mobility Of
the Japanese and by the Russian
heaviness and realized the terrible
power given an army by mobility. 30
far rs I am concerned shall certainly
leave nothing undone to promote mo-
bility in our infantry and the adoption
Of = spade that ID q spade"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23
HIS SCHEME FOR REVENGE
Former Gold Brick Specialist Wont Back
to Old Practices just to Got Even

We meet our acquaintance, the re-
formed green goods man and gold
brick operator. He has a package un-
der his arm.
whats that?" We ask. "eoap?"
mo. It's q gold brick. I'm going
to sell It to a fellow up here in the
country little way" ~
Noting our look of shocked sur
prise. he hastens to say:
Nov, wait q second. Don't con-
denim me until you have the evidence.
I've been . regenerated and reformed
man all right nough for a good. long
time. and was sincere in my refor-
nation. But last month I went out
into the country to live-leased lit
tie bit Of ground with a house and
some farm buildings on 1t, Just for a
summer home for me and the wife
and Riddles. Had to have horse,
and some chickens, of course, and a
COW, and some vegetables and fruit
occasionally. Well. go to Mr.. Reu-
ben and Mr.. Farmer and Mr.. Corn
tossel and all the rest Of the come
ons I used to meet in my line of
business and they sell me the horsey
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23

I'm = rickety. jickety old umbrell.
OF troubles I've Deen Few g.
Since Noah used me about the ARK
When was fresh and new.
My frame 10 weary, my ribs are sore.
My riGglng " all askew.
But though my moral tone Is Jared,
This tale that tell II true.
drifted one day to an once room,
From a rubbish heap below.
And the man who brought me, let me-
With other umbrellas in a row.
From that time forth laid around,
The butt Of kicks and 5eers,
For the rest in the row were shown re-
While had naught but sneers.
Untf one day q gentleman
Unto that once came,
And hung ON . hook . dainty umbreu
OF slender, graceful frame
As be hung Il there, heard him say,
Nov stay there on your life.
For Shere'n Be the very deuce to pay,
r DON'T gst you back to my wife"
But that elegant gent q foreettery had,
OF . patent duplex brand,
And when he forth from that ONCE hied.
There was no umbrell IN his hand.
But late that day robbsr came
Whose face was fierce and red,
And hung me up instead
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23
TALE OF THE OLD UMBRELL
Being the Truthful Narrative of an Out
cast from All That u Bright in Life

Alas, next day, the gentleman,
To the once not came he.
But in his place vision appeared,
blooming buxom she;
With hair Of lovely purple tint.
And soulful, grass green eyes,
And as she reached her hand for me,
She lurched In wild surprise.
And to her face the expression came
OF a man who says. Who the -
Has left this wheexy skeleton.
IN place Of my new umbrella!
But being a lady. she only sighed,
A painful pale blue sigh.
And bright pink tears suffused her cheek
From out her grass-green eye
And she bit her trembling lilac lips.
With her teeth so pearly blue.
And with a wrathful sweep OF her siiken
She vanished from my view:
But my twisted ribs were wrung with
The sharpest I'D ever known.
And / turned my face to the wall an4
curdIins. ox-blood sroan.
Alas. my fate! Would I were once
Beneath the daisied sod.
While DER my final rust ling place,
The fiowerets wild might nod
That far from haunts of soothing man,
In the mud OF Natures breast,
I could stretch my weary ribs at last,
Anu i'A Janet Hay.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23

American military attaches with the
japanese and Russian armies are
much impressed by the importance
which intrenching tools have had in
the faF-eastern war. In a recent re-
port to the war department Capt. p.
G. March writes: "On Oct Is, 1904,
during the battle Of the shabo. l wit
messed = practical exhibition Of the
japanese use Of the intrenching tools
carried by the men. The 10th regi-
ment of the 10th division. fourth Japa.
nese army, took position along the
crest Of hill near the River sha,
which marked the farthest point Of
the Japanese advance at that time
and on the front Of the fourth army.
The Russians were visible In force
In front Of US and an at
tack was expected. The companies
detailed to construct the trenches
came up without arms and squatted
on their launches under cover ON the
reverse slope Of the hill. Noncommis-
stoned officers stepped forward from
the companies and threw themselves
ON their faces on the crest Of the hill.
They then worked themselves forward
by their hands and feet until they
arrived at . point where they could
see all the ground In the immediate
front-no dead space-and put peg
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23

and the chickiebiddies and the moo
COW and the nice fresh fruits and
vegetables"
"And them
"Ain't that enough?"
Enough"
Sure. Say, didn't you ever buy
anything from farmer? No? Well.
you want to make the experiment. and
II you get out Of the trade with tho
skin left on your teeth you'll be
lucky. We've had to prop the horse
up with fence piclsets to keep 1t from
lying down and killing the lawn; the
chickens are the old Inhabitants Of
the hen roost, made Of rubber and
cast steel: the COW Is SO old that the
beef trust would be ashamed to can
her for the brave boys in blue In the
farthest islands of the sea; the fruit
and vegetables were worse than any
canned goods two years old that had
been condemned by the health board"
But the gold brick?"
"Oh. that. I'm Just going to back
slide long enough to sell I'VE or six
In my neighborhood and catch even.'
Chicago Tribune.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23

Sc4ooner" is q word Of American
manufacture. At Gloucester, Mass.
about l7l3 Capt. Andrew Robin on
built the first vessel called by that
name. AS 1t slid OF the stocks into
the water bystander shouted: "Oh.
how she scoons!" (skims). Robinson
instantly said: "A sooner let her
be-" The name has been universally
adopted. but, singularly enough. IL
spelled in the Dutch manner. though
It 10 provincial English.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23
M.rrI.a. and Repentance.

A young man and 4 young woman
went to the theater to attend q matt
nee. Let's get married and surprise
everybody" said the young man. -
they left the theater, and they did.
Perhaps a few months from now they
may get divorce and nobody will be
surprised.-Boston Globe.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23
M.merl., to Ems. Abs..

II . proposed to erect in Jena me
mortal to Prof. Ernst Able. says Ms
ture. 30 that all who see 1t may be re-
minded Of his great services TO optical
science and industry and his sterling
qualities as man. Abbe's work and
influence are appreciated wherever
physical science and sociology are
studied. and there should be NO dim
Guilty in obtaining sudacient funds to
raise . noble monument to his mem.
Org.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23

Cannon Put to Peaceful Use.
The great Beaujolais wine district
in France is said to fairly bristle
with canpon." The wine growers are
firmly convinced of the efficacy of the
cannon to destroy the hail in the
clouds and turn 1t into a mild rain.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23
carnssIe's Many tseners.

Andrew Carnegie IL . citizen Of
more towns than anyone else. He has
received the freedom Of almost every
city I'm England and Scotland for
which he has contributed free H.
brary or other institution. He will
SOON require = museum to acocmmo-
date the caskets containing parchment
rolls Of his citizenship. During the
last few weeks he has been exception
ally busy. In one week he received
the freedom Of llkeston, to which he
presented . library. and the freedom
Of Eastbourne, and was admitted as
. member Of the Worshipfu1 Company
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23

Paris has a dwarf elephant about
the size Of Shetland pony. Its keep
er Is Senegalese. who has to sleep
In . cot where the elephant can see
him. The captive's favorite dish 10
six pounds Of rice STEPPED In four
pints Of milk. He can also enjoy .
nice two-pound salad.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23
Lord woIseIey's Daughter.

Miss Frances Wolseley, the daughter
of Lord Wolseley. spends most OF her
time at Farmhouse, Glynde. England.
She is one of the keenest women gar
depers and thoroughly understands the
scientific side of the subject. She has
founded a school for gardening at
Glynde and personally superintends
the teaching. Miss Wolseley is heiress
by special remainder to her fathers
viscounty.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23
Lion Refuses whisky.

A story. with = moral. comes from
Uganda. A lion. thinking 1t about
time to lunch, seized a white man and
bit him. His teeth went through
bottle Of whisky which the man was
carrying in his pocket and this gave
him such q shock that he turned
tail.vLondon GLOBE.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23
Ban on sarrsI Organs.

In their endeavor to get ''auieter.
cleaner, safer and healthier London.
the Betterment Of London Association
and its auxiliary body. the street
noises abatement committee have sue
ceeded In inducing the authorities to
prohibit barrel organs in forty-two
roads. squares and streets in the West
End. while thirty-eight others are At
present under onicial consideration.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23
The Property Man. Troubles.

The company was playing :.Roueo
and Juliet" the other day. and in the
balcony scene cannon went on. He
sent for the property man. who sx-
planned that 1t was cannon whish
should have gone OF in the perfor-
nance of Henry w." two days before.
He spoke to that property man more
In sorrow than in anger.-From an ad'
dress by F. r. Benson In London.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23
SILK Manufacture Exhibit.

SILK Manufacture Exhibit.
A San Francisco dry goods firm ex-
hibits In one window of its store the
complete process Of silk manufacture.
from the worm to the perfected fab
ric. The worms are from China and
were procured through the influence
of Minister Conger.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23

An Infant With . Mustaehe.
There is living at Recife. near Per
nambuco, q child Of I'VE and half
years of age who IL 4 feet inches in
height, and who boasts . mustache
and q deep bass voice.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23
1h. spIder .nd ths FIx.

WELL" said the spider to the ~
who had accepted his invitation and
walked into his parlor. what do you
think of It? Doesn't It remind you In
some way of the old lines: oh. what
a tangled web we weave when first
we practice to deceive'?'-Detroit
Tribune.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23

Protection for African ostriehes.
The expectation Of ostriches from,
South Africa has practically been pro-
hibited by an export tax Of e487 each.
Intended to preserve to that country.
as far as possible the monopoly of the
lucrative trade of ostrich farming
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23
No Earthquake. for Him.

A woman who was rather superst.-
tious said to her small son Frank.
aged four: you had better sleep
with me tonight. as we are going to
have an earthquake" Frank looked
up and said: well, won't eat any
Of It: then l won't have to sleep with
you"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23
Dre~. III. question Home.

Remarkable was the sermon Of the
Rev. Andrew Clarke. delivered few
years ago. in Chicago. II waited pa
tiently for the Lord" was his text;
and this was his sermon: Nov. my
brethren. put 1t to you. II David could
wait patiently and found 1t worth
while. why can't your"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23
Electric eelt kllIe FI.h.

Hundreds OF nsh in Young's mill
pond, about two miles from Danbury.
were killed by stroke Of light
ming, which set fire to and burned an
icehouse ON the shore. The dsh were
found floating on the water.-Hartford
Courant.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23
Two Peculiar Churches.

The Wielicza salt mine. in Poland.
has an underground chapel. with
statues cut from the salt crystals.
which shine with dazzling brilliancy
under illumination: and the church
Of Luz, in France. is fortified, relic
Of the times of the Templars.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23
instability.

instability.
1 put my trust in princes,
But In a little day
The Kilded thrones and towers
Had crumbled all away.
I put my trust in peasants.
But Kingdoms rocked and groAned,
The Iowiy and the humble
Sat arrogant. enthroned.
-McI.andburEh Wilson.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23

Opium Smoking ~ Cure.
An institute for the treatment Of SUI
ferers from chest complaints. neural
gia, catarrh and other maladies. by
means of opium smoking. has been
opened by London physicians.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23

Ensiand's Only Monopoly.
A lawyer remarked In the course OF
a case in an English court that the
art of dressing sealskins was the only
monopoly England had now.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23
rho PsyeheloaIeal Mement.

YES" said the married man, medi-
tatively. when you see q woman
hanging out 4 line of clothes. and the
line slips and lets the blessed lot
down in the mud. that. my boy. ID the
psychological moment in which to
leave that woman alone"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23

Discover zurbaran's Portrait.
Zurbaran's portrait of VelasQuez.
which contemporary writer's praised
very highly and which was supposed
to have been burned in the Retro Pal
ace, has been discovered in the Cathe.
dral Of La SEQ, Saragossa. Spain.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23

May Keep the Nail.
The British Army Council has SOL
EMMY decided that hereafter the nail
in the barrack room mop head need
not be handed into store when q used
up mop is exchanged for a new one.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23
A soulful Sonnet.

An enthusiastic English admirer
thus describes = millinery creation Of
the season: The hat. Of black tulle.
with outstanding pink feathers. car.
ries out a tunefui whole. and IL lit.
tie sonnet of soulful sartoriai emo
tionx."
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23
Convict start, FIr,.

Joseph Davis, . desperate robber.
saturated with kerosene bale Of jute
in the jute mill Of the state prison.
San Quentin. Cal. and set Ere 20 1t.
The fire was put out after short but
hard fight.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23
Swiss Dairy Statistics.

There are 100000 cows in Switzer.
land. They average 625 gallons Of
milk year a COW, total of 462.500.-
900 gallons, valued at $44.0O0.000. For
ty-two per cent is used for home con-
sumption and the rest for condensed
milk, cheese and butter.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23

An elephant. with a circus at Dun
dee. Scotland. put his trunk into the
rocket Of farmer the other day. took
out = bank note for ego n1OO) and
swallowed 1t.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23
Titles Become Extinct.

No fewer than ffty-seven British
peers have NO heirs to succeed them.
That number of titles is. therefore.
likely to become extinct on the death
of their present holders.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23
Advice from a Bachelor.

The way to make your wife have
confidence in you Is to tell her that
the other woman Is rather pretty ex-
cept for her hair. eyes. mouth, teeth.
nose. complexion and fgure.-New
York Press.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23
peeaptlxa leetures.

Do not place too much reliance on
Lectures, for a lecture is the most
deceptive thing in the world. except.
ing . sermon.-Bishop OF Carlisle.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23
a Flower wooIns.

A red rose leaned across the way
To q rose Of creamy white;
While the sun sank down behind a hill
In the evenings fading Night.
The red rose kissed the white rose.
It's petals softly pressing.
And whispered there a shy good night,
With Its perfume for a blessing.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23

The things we mortais call our own
Are mortal. too. and quickly flown:
But could they all forever stay
We from them soon must pass away.
From the Persian.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23

English Court Methods.
Even in court 1t il considered mis-
take for an English Judge to express
a disagreement with the Jury, and 1t
would be felt to be inexcusable II he
carried the controversy outside.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23
Lays Dust With OF!

Alameda. Cal. is trying the eNSer'
Hent ct oiiing its PRINCIPAL SretrJ.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23

There are $1,000 automobiles now ii
IL. In the United States.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23

Cause ana knect.
He trod on the corn Of the belle OF
the ball and then-so the other girls
tell-slumbering echoes were aroused
in the hall because of the bawl of the
belle.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23

Yonder is a red rose
Drippin' with the dew:
Look out for the thorns. dear
The rose Is what's for you.
Atlanta Constitution.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-09-23

of Makers of Playing Cards. OF Lon
don, receiving another casket from
that company.