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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-07-26
SHORT STORIES.

In Brazil a large percentage OF the
people go barefoot except on Sundays
and holidays.
Gold pens are In the end the cheap.
est. for one gold pen, with decent
treatment, viii last ten years.
The total number Of newspapers
published in the world is about 10000.
Fully 1900 Of these are published in
the United States
The largest mass of ice on earth has
been accumulated In Greenland for
thousands Of years, and the immense
block is supposed to average a mile
and half in thickness, its area being
about 100000 miles
In high mountains there is no state
to compare with Colorado. She can
claim 407 peaks Of an altitude of more
than 10000 feet 305 Of more than H..
900 feet, 233 Of more than 1900, 40
Of more than 1900 and SO Of more
than 1900.
The late hours kept BY the people Of
the United States cost, II is estimated.
more than S20o.O00.000 a year for arti-
fetal lighting. OF this electricity takes
Sl0o,000.000: oil, S60.O0o.000: gas. s35..
100000; acetylcnc. $a,50000o, and nat
ural gas. $1,700,O00.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-07-26
MODES or THE MOMENT.

~Hand embroidery never had a great
err popularity than now.
Next 10 the one piece costume, which
is most popular there is the blouse,
which harmonizes or matches the color
Of the skirt.
Some Of the finer linen suits have
panels Of embroidery inserted between
rows Of Insertion. and especially in the
princess model these are very effective.
Some of the petticoats are fairly
loaded down with trimmings. rufies
and frills Of every description. pillows
OF lace. hundred yards frequently
finding place on one skirt, medal.
Hons, ribbons and embroideries OF va
rious sorts
Buttons are about as elaborate as
they can be- whether of metal. pearl OF
bone, aud there are some charming
novelties In linen covered ones. Some
Of them are completely covered. 9th
ers have perhaps a single figure or
flower in the center, and still others
show Dresden effect. New York
Post
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PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

In addition 10 Cecil Lean the engage
ments for James X Hackett's produc-
ton of 1.-The Alcayde'' include Eugene
Cowlea fargnerly Of the Bostonia1is,
Albert F'roem, +. xek Schllng. VIII
I liam Hodge ond Howard Chambers Of
rThe Tourists' company are oil base
ball cranks and can always be found
at every game possible To attend
In order that he may be prepared to
meet the unusual demands made for
encores on his song College Chums" ia
The musical fantasy "The Man From
Now Harry Bulger has written six
more verses.
The regular dramatic season at the
Castle Square theater. Boston, VIII be-
gin on the afternoon OF Labor day,
Sept 5. The stock company has not
yet been completed. but 10 will include
many Of the old favorites
The entrance OF the stranded chorus
girls carrying the baggage Of the Amer
lean Opera company Iii financial dis
tress IN Tokyo ID one or the funniest
things in Richard Carries American
japanese comic opera, "The Mayor Of
Tokyo
Taking advantage Of the success OF
bis latest play, ~His House In Order, =
which is bringing crowded audiences
to the st. James theater, London, Mr..
Alexander has raised the prices In the
gallery. which has become quite a fash
ionable part OF the house
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Dissolution Of the Douma
Was Legal
HE APPEALED TO COUNTRY
Against Parliament--New Election to
Test the Peoples Sentiment BY
Calmness, Voters Should Show
Fitness for Control.

London, July 2e.--Count Heyden and
the other two members of he yiborg
Douma who did not sign he revolution
any manifesto have Issued an address
to the Russian people defending the
constitutionality Of the act Of the Gar
IN dissolving parliament and ordering 4
new election To test the sentiment Of
the country as to the differences be-
tween tile Government and the Assem-
bly,. This minority report does not
aeeee with the Government programme,
but argues that aside from the legality
Of the ezar's decree it would be criminal
madness 70 seek to resist it. Opposition
viii lead to bloodshed and political and
economical ruin, and ii the army remains
loyal little can be gained by such 4
course. So far the dispersal OF the
Douua has led 10 no serious uprising.
This may IA because 81 the fact that
news travels slowly il Russia when the
Government has its finger Oh the wire.
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BLUE LINEN DRESS

ng out on each side. Soue girls knot
lie sash in the middle or near the bot
tom, while others trim It with In
serted bands OF lace Or embroidery and
i'd friils OF lace or chiffon at the ends
md across the lower portion
Many dressy frocks show entire
Beeves Of lace. In this case the bodice
cut with deep shoulder running out
pYer the top Of the lace sleeves like a
sap.
Shoulders Of the smartest toilets are
lquare rather than dropping, although
here, is none of the high military mp.
pearance.
Stfasse buckles are used on many
French dresses Of sheer materials, and
he buttons are more ornamental than
aver Those Of carved Chinese ivory
are extremely popular this summer.
Eoulards have taken on an added
beauty this season and they make up
INTO the incest kind Of little costumes.
sitter OF the shirt waist order or made
more elaborate for afternoon wear
with lace trimmings
The pretty little frock Illustrated Is
It blue linen trimmed with bands OF
English embroidery. II Is suitable for
1 girl OF five or six years.
JUDO CHOLLET.
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PRECIOUS STONES.

The black diamond Is 10 hard that 1t
cannot be polished
An uncut diamond looks very much
like bit Of gum arabic.
The diamond, in sufficient heat, will
burn like piece Of charcoal,
Every gem known to the Iapidary
has been found Ia the United States.
The island Of Ceylon is the most re-
markable gem depository in the world.
The carat. used 10 estimating the
weight Of gems, Is grain Of Indian
wheat
Tho sapphire which adorns the sum
NIT 81 the English crown is the samo
that Edward the Confessor wore In bis
ring
When fine ruby Is found in Burma
"A procession Of elephants. grandees
aud soldiers escorts 1t to the kings
palace.
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Whose Say-so is Best !?

With nearly all medicines put up for
sale through druggists, one has to take
the makers say-sO alone as to their cura-
tive value. OF course, such testimony is
not that Of disinterested party and
accordingly Is not 70 BE given the same
credit as II written from disinterested
motives Or. Pierce's medicines. how
ever, form d single and therefore striking
exception to this rule. Their claims to
the confidence OF inyalids does not rest
solely upon their makers say so or
praise. Their ingredients are matters OF
public knowledge, being printed on each
separate bottle wrapper Thus invalid
sufferers are taken into DR. Pierce's full
confidence. Scores Of leading medical
men have written enough to fill volumes
IN praise OF the curative value of the
several ingredients entering into these
well-iEnown medicines.
Amongst these writer's we find such ned
ical lights as Prof Finley Ellingwood. M ID,
q Bennett Medical College. Chicago: Prof
Hale Qf the same city; Prof John M, scud-
der. NJ III. late Of Cincinnati. Ohio; Prof
John King, nj. d.. late OF Cincinnati Ohio;
Pr Grover Coo, Of New York. Or, Bartho-
and scores OF others equally eminent
Dr. Pierces Favorite Prescription cures
the worst cases OF female weakness, prolap-
sus anteyersiou and retroyerson and corrects
irregularities. cures painful periods dries up
nlsagreeanie and weakening drains. some-
times known as pelvic catarrh and multi
Jude of other diseases peculiar to women.
Bear IN mlnd, 1t Is not a patent nor even
secret medicine. but tho nFavorite prescrfu-
ton of regularly educated physician. OF
large experience IN the cure or woman's
peculiar ailments, who frankly and ccnhd-
inaly takes his patients into his full CON
adence by telling them Just what his HTre-
scriDfionR II composed Of. OF no other mcdi-
cling Pat IN FOR wQmar's special maiadscs
and sold through druggists, can II Dc said
that the maker Is not afraid To deal thus
frankly. openly and honorabiy. by letting
every patient using the same know exactly
what she is taking
Sick women are invited to consult Or.
Pierce, by letter. free. All correspond
ence Is guarded as sacrediy secret and
womaniy condolences arc protected by
professional privacy Address DR.. r.. v.
Pierce, Buffalo, N. ~
How to preserve health and beauty is
told In DR. Picrce's Common Sense Med
zeal Adviser II Is free. For paper
covered copy send Dr. r. " Pierce, Enf-
falo, n. ii, p one-cent stamps TO cover
mailing oillN; in cloth binding IL stamps.
Or. Pierce's Pellets cure cunsti patton.
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a plan for the drawing The cockney
was appeased. for he seemed to have
all to gain The Hindoo had his dia-
mond, and possession was nine points
of the law. The possessor was surly
declaring that he had counted on these
particular chickens to give him start
in the land presided over BY the king
of birds. He made It q condition that
the chickens we're NOT 20 be slaughter
cd tn the eve cf our arrival in New
York.
Well, that was the next evening but
one, 50 we curbed our Impotence and
agreed to the terms. Besides. It re-
quired some time to place all the
chances. When the hour arrived for
killing the first bird thought the Hin
doc would have fit. He made as
much fuss as If he was TO lose a child.
A cock was slaughtered, his insides ex-
amined, but no diamond Then tho
other cock WAS sacrificed, with no bet.
ter success. The four hens followed,
the Hindoo's lamentations increasing
In arlihmetical progression as each OF
his pets fell under the AK When the
last hens head was chopped or and no
diamond found. we all looked at each
other IN wonder.
The cockney changed front and said
be must have been mistaken in the hen
that had been left out. This started
the Hlndoo again and 1t looked as II
there would be fight after all. Some
of our number demanded that the hen
be sacrificed, willie others declared that
bargain was 4 bargain The, Hindoo
had not consented to the killing Of the
chicken before no had been paid the
\ price, and the corxney had been treat
ed III the same businesslike fashion.
X Well the evening before our arrival
was pleasant enough as to the skies,
( but stormy aboard ship. Some blamed
the cocl-ney for giving two opinions
about the little hen. but most Of us
considered the TFindoo sharper who
had tmlned The len TO pluck valuables
and purposcly kept her out Of the lot
terry. At one tine | thought he would
have been inobbed One man proposed
TO hive him up before the courts on
arrival for swlndllng, but the more
respectable element preferred to keep
dcrk about the hifair SO we landed
4 nnd nothng was done.
One day soon after / was walking In
Central park and who should l meet
but the Asiatlc and the Briton daw-
ling along together. There was no
tight in either Of them. Indeed they
were as friendly rs two brothers.
'How ala you get on at the chicken
shcwi7 ! asked tie Ifindoo
He looked at ne with affected sur
prise aud turned away. Ills companion
did the same
did yol find tha dInmondY asked.
"What diamanl4 asked the Briton.
'Ihc one that was swallowed"
"SIe oar youae feiler IKE card q
this bunko sieerin' that's pFactlcca IN
this bloomin' town and II you don't
so about year hglness III call a pllce-
MAN and ave you harrested.r
10 avoid possible trouble | went
about my business
s HUNTER IfALSEY.
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political action For workers.

Some III our trades unionists have
thrown up their hands Ia horror when
politics has been mentioned Ia connection
with an organization while the monopo-
lies and trusts. through their organiza-
lions, the Manufacturers association md
The Citizens alliance, have been cleeting
their hcnehmen 10 congress and appoints
ing their corporation attorneys TO judge
ships. E. Ferguson in Carpenter.
The idea Of unions being more
watehful Of the action taken by repre-
sentatives in legislative bodies Is an
excellent ono. Electing true and tried
trades linionlsts 10 do the legislating IS
better still. ia the meantime let us
legislate Iii our organizations with
such wisdom and fairness that there
will be no question as to the fitness OF
working people to guide the affairs Of
state. international Woodworker.
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The Man N the Cellar


copyright, 1906, by X NJ. Whitehead
MY uncle, Joseph Warner, was a
aarmer living i've miles from the vii
aase Of Scottsyille, and he and my
Aunt Martha were without children.
Vne day In September was sent up
N Uncle Joe's on an errand and told
nat might ,May all night. | was then
riose TO fou%sen years old helped
NY aunt attend to the live stock. AN
W. We're milking the last COW ii tile
Darnyard after shutdown we saw a
strange man pass along the highway to
tne house, but gave him no particular
attention.
u turned colder and began to rain
soon after dark and our supper was
also an hour late. 1t was between s
ana 9 o'clock, and had helped Aunt
Martha to wash up the dishes, when
she sent me down cellar to bring up a
piece Of meat wanted for breakfast. /
took a candle to light my way, and I
had to cross the cellar to where four
barrels stood In row She had said
me second barrel from the right. AS
passed the first barrel | heard move
ment inside 1t. | wonder why did not
turn and flee, as the sounds brought
my heart into my mouth, but / passed
the barrel, got the meat and even man
aged to whistle on my way UPSTAIRS
When / had shut the door, however, the
sight Of my white face made the wo-
man exclaim:
For the lands sake, but the boy has
seen ghost!p
No, ! haven't" answered, "but /
can I'll you that there Is d man In one
Of tNAbarrels down there"
What nonscnsel You heard rats"
Z ! repeated my assertion and remind
ed her Of the strange man we had seen
when milking. She unused minute
and then said:
you may be right. / am going down
to see. If there is a man down there
III discover him, but he shan't suspect
Ihave."
She took the candle from my hand
sand went down, humming the air Of a
song to herself, and as she came back
upstairs she was talking about the
meat and saying that Uncle Joe must
get rat trap When the door had
been closed she sat down to the table
and said
Jimmy, you were right about the
man. He is hidden in that first barrel.
Now then, we want to think what we
shall do
1t was raining cats and dogs and
dark night 1t was half mile to the
nearest neighbours, and we felt that
The man must be something worse than
tramp to have hidden himself away.
There were three cellar windows, but
over them had been tackled strong wire
netting, The man must have entered
the house and gone down cellar.
FIJI tell you what the miserable
skunk is after" said my aunt after
E~-hile- aUncle Joe will brin@ home
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The Lost Jewel

tOriginal.1
On voyage from South Africa to
New York we had aboard d heather
Hindoo who was bringing some fancy
chickens over to exhibit at the coming
chicken show. He had them in coops
on deck, where they attracted q great
deal Of attention. In one coop were
two cocks and four hens, and very
beautiful birds they were. There was
q cockney Englishman aboard who
sported splendid diamond stud In his
shirt bosom which was the envy OF ev-
c.y one. especially the women. One
fine morning after breakfast, when we
were all beginning TO get into our
steamer chairs on deck for the day, we
heard a loud talking between the Hin
doc and the cockncy.
'rll cut him upT howled the cock
ney.
you'll cut up nothing" retorted the
Hlndoo.
"Do you keep the cock for that pur-
pose.n cried the cockney.
.,You call me thiefT shrieked the
Rindoo.
BY this time dozen or more Of us
had gathered around the coop where
The two men were disputlng, many OF
III houeful that the monotony Of the
VOYAGE was TO be broken by fight.
..Its bloody swlndler' shouted the
cockney. "This leather faced 'cathen
,os these cocks and 'eus trained 70 pick
WI yaIybles. One On 'em as nlpped
mv diamond and swallowed II. was
tnanin' over the coop. when q flung
hid bill Mt 1t and pulled fill e sot It
out O. the settin."
me statement was greeted by a
laugh.
.syou may larf II you Ike, It's a
s4n,e got myself at The Kimberley
sos,es ana wostli f1,5o0 The nasty
,Itflc cock or en- as got 1t amt worth
6 shillin'."
II no take $50 for any Of en- the
yTindoo retortcd
Thc gambling propenslties q people
~ shipboard are well known. Here
was IN opportunity ier sollic iuu' "
'nss nroo.sed ID form pool with 200
,hanres at a guinea chance, eco 70
cato the cockney for his diamond, t2So
e tbe Hlndoo for his chickens and 1000
- he winner The cccluey having
,ost Ills diamond. agreed, bnt the HIN
~ declared that bis six chickens were
NY dai,qht Of his heart and declined.
~. IIo enalIy agreed provided one little
M that was his second self be cx-
o ~. The cockncy declared that ne
ssr that hen when the diamond was
s so,,cn from him III d corner Of the coop
.~,tb hcr head rnder her wing Az
gnr we're We FOR the sport That we
ss sented bel from the lottery rvs
sa.s uaa not sure whether z cock
~ len had stolen his jewel LAt ne
Uas sure that particular hen had nom
AZ 10 do with the theft.
I COMMITTEES was appointed to make
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The Times Daily Short Story.
t16 49, ~ 1899 a9scc


500 when he comes. and this fellow /:
after It, He'll keep in hiding unit
your uncle comes and gets to bed anc
asleep, and then he'll rob the house
that IS he thinks he will, but TIL show
him what's what in the next fifteen
minutes"
But what can we do?'' I asked as
my knees knocked together.
.'Well, your Uncle Joe would have to
shut up like a jackknife to crowd him
self into pork barrel. His legs would
be all doubled UP. and he wouldn't
have much use Of his arms,
There's cover for that barrel right
behind the stairs as we 40 down. If i,
was clapped on to the barrel. don't you
think we could hold it there In spite 81
all the man could do?'
"But he may jump out Of the barrel
before we can put the cover on
Don't be a coward, Jimmy. You are
coming right downstairs with me
Wen talk about rats as we move
around, You'll carry the candle, and
III get the cover and clap it on. If I'm
not strong enough to keep II there you
must help me-
.I--I--I''- | began, but she caught
me BY the hair and sternly said:
Jimmy, ii you don't help me Iii
give you the awfulest licking a boy
ever got aud then tell everybody that
you haven't got as much spunk as .
spring chicken
was nightly afraid OF the man In
the cellar, but | was more afraid Of my
aunt. Had she tried argument or coax
Ing should have funked. She put the
candle into my hand and opened the
stair door and began to talk about rats
and what damage they could do about
house. believe the man had got out
Of the barrel to stretch himself, but,
hearing us coming, had sought his re.
treat again. Without letting up ON her
talk AZ all Aunt Mary picked UP the
cover, and I saw her face grow white
as we started for the barrel. When
nearing 1t she made sudden jump
and clapped on the cover and seated
herself upon 1t. There was series Of
muffied yells from the man inside, and
for the first ten minutes he made such
struggle that | had to help against
him. Then he grew quiet, and we had
no more trouble with him.
For two long hours we kept guard
over him. and 1t was fortunate for the
fellow that Uncle Joe was no later
When uncle arrived and we called him
from the foot Of the cellar stairs and
he came down and upset the barrel
and poured the man out our prisoner
was SO near dead of suffceation that
ae did not come to for an hour
Next morning a constable took him
or to jail, and we learned that he was
not only a desperate criminal with a
reward OF $500 on his head, but had
escaped from states prison week be-
fore.
The reward was paid to Aunt Mar
tina, and j got share Of il. and the
good woman never told soul how
was In mortal terror and would have
shown The white feather X she hadn't
grabbed me by the hair and banged
my head against Che wall
N. QTfAn
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PITH AND POINT.

How many roads lead to unpopular
ity!
Life win be eusier as soon as you
realize that sou caauot always have
your own way.
What a lot OF questions everybody
would Ike TO ask everybody else if
they only dared
BE as kind as possible to your
friends. agreeable 10 your acquaint-
anees and let your enemies alone.
The man who commits an nssassina
ton, shooting some one he dislikes
from ambush. probably began BY writ
Ing anonymous letters Atchlson
Globe.
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DEMANDS OF LABOR.



ccpttons of Human Rights.
In an editorial in the current issue
Of the American Federationist Samuel
Gonipers says:
The toilers Of orr country demand
tie right to be treated as equals be-
fore the law and protest agails. the
distortion o. Law and the violation OF
constitutional guarantees which make
any action OF theirs unlawful which
every other member Of society may do
without let or hindrance Tor this
purpose, and for this purpose alone,
does labor demand the enactment Of Il
law which shall make it impossible, by
the abuse of the benefcent writ OF
injunction, to invade the toilers' right
to protect their interests and 10 work
for a higher and a better life.
There is NOT demand which labor
has made for economic or legislative
reform that is not founded upon the
highest conceptions Of human right
and justice and which the whole his
tory OF industry has not demonstrated
to be economically, politically, socially
and morally sound.
There is not demand which labor
has made that would not make for the
betterment Of every member Of so
clety.
Labor cannot and will not iecedc
from the position it has taken. II has
not taken step In advance that it
win retrfce except to make its inn
press more firm. Even though iTnped-
ed in its progress for a time, no power
on earth can for any considerable
period prevent its progress, advance
ment and achievement"
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MORO waees II COTTON Mllls.

Following lie lead of Fall River
managers Of the cotton mills OF Massa
chusetts, Rhode Island aud Connect
cut have conceded an advance Ii
wages. The new scale won't into Of.
feet on july 0. The Increase ranges
from 8 to 10 per cent. Since the IN,
ward tendency In the wages OF mill
operatives began short time ago es-
Establishments employing 10000 hands
have agreed 70 grant advances.
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NOT TO HELP
PENROSE
President Not ia Fight in
Pennsylvania
TWO SPEECHES THERE
win Be Wholly Non-PoIitical- Republi-
cash to Bid for the
Labor
Vote.

Oyster Bay, L. T., July 90. Pesident
Roosevelt is not to make any political
speeches in Pennsylvania this fall. TO
correct an impression that he is to speak
in Pittsbnrg and Philadelphia in support
Of the Republican State ticket and the
Penrose machine, Secretary Loeb today
explained that the President some time
ago had promised To make d speech AT
Harrisburg, Oct 4, when the ncT State
capitol building il to be dedicated He
has also promised to speak at the York
County Fair at York, Pa, on tie same
day. Neither Of these speeches will be
political in character md they nre the
only speeches he win make in pennsyl
vania.
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A hal1 ~ r3uinnce cneitclca Tho loca-
tioa aad hcglau'ir cf irpaf ~ me grcat
ciiias DC Or v3e'N iamo owed It's
osigsa n tso rssi - nltures over
palatine hll and Atheas rase over The
summit! of The Acropolis because an
olive tree had been planted at It's base
by the goddess hand OF Minerva.
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WHlMs or THE MOMENT.

How the summer Girl VIII Arrange
Her sasH--sieeves OF Lace smart.
Some OF the smartest sash effects are
achieved by twisting the ribbon into
designs on each side Of a dressy bodice
and bringing the ends down on each
side. the front to hang loose to the
bottom Of the skirt.
The regulation loop bow Of the old
fashioned sash has the bow hanging
lger the sash ends instead Of stick.