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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-31
CONCRETE FENCE POSTS.
How Colorado Ranchman Makes
Them Mt Little Expense.

How n Colorado Hanchman Makes
Them Mt Little Expense.
A cattleman named George Wright,
who has d ranch near Holly, Prowers
county, tells ia Denver Field and Farm
how he cuts in half big item in fence
building by making his posts Of con-
crete. 1.-THE cheapest fence post we
can get In eastern Colorado he says,
cost us 16 cents even when bought
in carload lots, which makes fenc-
ing an expensive luxury In the con
duet Of cattle ranch. Cement is COM
parativeIy cheap, and we have sand In
unlimited quantities. About year ago
I hit upon the idea OF making fence
posts OF cement, / tried II and have
found by actual tests that fence posts
capable OF lasting an age. which will
Withstand the destructive prairie fires,
may be made for cents each.
My men are now putting In all their
spare time making concrete fence
posts. The molds are OF very simple
construction. A level plot of ground is
selected, on which floor is built of
inch lumber, laid on strlngers This
section OF floor is as wide as the posts
are long, and along both sides and
ends are nailed strips Of inch lumber,
making big nat shallow trough.
Then crosswise are fastened other inch
strips Ave inches high or as high as the
posts are to be wide. They are placed
slightly diagonal that the posts may
taper from eight inches at the bottom
to four inches at The top.
Large spikes are then fixed along
the molds at intervals to make holes for
the wire fastenlngs, and then the molds
are ready to receive the concrete IN
mixing the concrete for fence posts no
crushed rock or gravel Is used, but only
screened sand in proportions Of about
i've parts OF sand to one Of cement. 1t
Is mixed dry at first, and then enough
water il added to make slightly fluid
substance. pieces OF barhed wire cut
the length Of tho post are then placed
ln the mold. and the concrete Ia poured
over them and firmly tamped
This wire serves to re-enforce the
concrete and gives 1t greater resisting
power. After lying about twelve hours
the concrete Is set and the posts are
ready 70 be taken our, while the molds
can pe used for a second batch. Owing
to the scarcity of timber In all parts or
the country concrete Is quite generally
used for building purposes; but SO far
as ! know | am the first person to use
Il In making fence posts am very
we'll satisfied with my experiments and
intend 70 keep UP the manufacture. "
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-31

f. y. Coburn is thinking OF issuing
a bulletin advising Kansas farmers TO
devote q little ground and little time
TO the culture Of the Russian suntiow-
err. Mr.. Coburn has found that there Is
good market ID England and other
countries OF Europe for the sunHower
seeds. which when ground and crushed
produce nm OIL that is used in the man
ufacture Of the finest toilet soaps Mr.
Coburn learned OF this through letter
from IL. A. w. coracld Of London, who
asked that the names Of farmers who
produce the sunhower seeds be sent TO
him. Mr.. Corfeld is a grain importer
Mr.. Coburn started in to learn all
about the sunfower seeds because II
there was anything useful that could
be made from them he wanted to
know il and tell the Kansas farmer
about IL Kansas City Journal
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-31
FACTS FROM FRANCE.

Frenchmen drank $4,000 hectoliters
OF absinth the last year.
Some OF the restaurants for workmen
IN Paris are conducted strictly on by
gienic principles. Even the napkins are
not put into rings and allowed to touch,
but nre put into marked plgeonholes
and each laborer gets his own on enter
Ing.
Joseph Saimonson, who calls himself
"Nieya,' Is exciting much amusement
In Paris, where he parades the streets
dressed only In flowing white robe
reaching to HIS knees and wearing d
gilt cirelet on his head He declares be
is the apostle OF the simple life. His
hair and beard have never been cut.
A picturesque figure will vanish from,
Paris owing to the decision Of the mu-
nIcipal council to abolish the Office OF
organizer or ftnereal pomp'' at funer-
ais. His only duty was to walk In
front, resptendent IN d three cornered
hat dress coat and walstcoat. knee
breaches and pumps, decorated with a
scarf Of cosors Of the city and carrying
long ebony cane.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-31
Galveston's Sea wan

makes life now as safe in that city as
on the higher uplands Il. w Goodloe,
who resides on Dutton street in Waco,
Tex, needs no sea wall for safety. He
writes: Il have used DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption the past Eve
years and it keeps me well and safe.
Before that time had cough which
for years had been growing worse. Now
it's gone" Cures chronic coughs. la
grippe, Group, whooping cough and pre-
vents pneumonia. PLEASANT TO take.
Every bottle guaranteed at the Red
tross Pharmacy. Price soc and $l.00.
Trial bottle free.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-31
HEATH SAVED BY
A CLOTHESLINE
Auto Runs Away With Man, but Rope
Bearing Family Wash Stops
His Mad Flight.

A clothesline, a runaway automo-
bile and the river played important
parts in comedy that might easily
have been a tragedy.
n. w. Heath. who keeps a bicycle
repair shop at the corner Of Main street
and Magnus avenue In Winnipeg. close
to the ASsIniboin river, had been busy
repairing heavy automobile He had
partially completed his task and was
running the machine In the lane back
of his premises. The bank Of the river
at this point Ia steep and about forty
feet high. Az Heath was bringing the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-31
Arctic Mannnitnn..

The mosquito is most common within
and about the arctic circle. on coast
Ing trips TO the North cape vessels ere
sometimes invaded By maddenlng
swarms at every stopping place. In
Alaska they are snid TO form clouds SO
dense that il is impossible for sports
men TO aim at objects beyond while
native dogs are sometimes killed by
them.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-31
SEIZE ELEPHANT
AS PAY FOR HAY
Grain Dealers Now Have Him on Their
Iiands, and He Is Eating Up
All Their Stock.
And the elsphant ala al nlsht.
Try MS they would Is furnish food.
if,s.ss N4l.t IVA. ayti ssNFnro hns,ftttI


IRE cry was sti. More hnyrs
s ~ fl - Wang"
Hoffman Bros, hay aud grain deal
ers at Gross Point near Chicago, have
an elephant on their hands. They
seized the animal on writ OF attach
ment against circus. The show. so
the Hoffmans declare, ewes them a
hay bill.
The elephant Is eating the feed store
"out OF house and home" Two men
are defailed % shove hay into the
pachyderm's stllI, aud UP TO date the
sorrowing feed dealers figure that at
least ten bales have been deyoured.
The Hoffmans are angry at Consta-
bic Harrison. who couldn't find any
thing better than the elephant to at
tach
He ate the $500 worth Of hay and
feed We sold the circus, and now he
Is eating an our stock
The elephants name is Bill, and he
weighs over two tons.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-31
cLoTHEsLINR CAUGHT HEATH yUsT RE-
MEATH THE CHIN.

A GLpIHESbiNE CAUGHT HEATH dIET BE
MEATH TIRE CHIN.
car into the yard be lost control Of the
machine. which made straight for the
river bank. The car, the machinery
OF which had become dsarranged. soon
attained n high rate OF speed and
Heath was unable to check II by the
use Of the brake. which refused TO re-
spond 70 his efforts to get 1t.
inst MS the edge Of the precipice was
RI sl clotheslIne which was
stretched along the bank caught Heath
just beneath the chin and with yank
which nearly disiocated his neck jerked
him out OF the swiftly moving car just
as 1t plunged down the descent and
into the river, leaving nothing but a
portion Of the rear wheels sticking out
Of the water Heath after swaying on
the clothesllne for few seconds took
header after the maehlHe. but did not
20 quite so far. Some bushes stopped
his progress down the Elhcline and he
managed TO hold ON to- them until he
recovered sufficient strength 10 pun
himself up the bank
Heath then secured block and
tackle and going 10 the rivers edge
waded ont to the auto and by diving
succeeded IN fastening rope to the
axle Then with pair Of horses he
pulled the machine out OF the river.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-31
THE BARRE DAILY TIMES
FRIDAY. AUGUST 81. 1905.
THE sum STOOD SILL FOR

Joshua, but insurance won't wait a
minute. Once taken, it serves always
18th year. doing business in A states.
National Life Insurance Company
Of Vermont, (Mutua). s. S. Ballard,
General Agent, New Langdon block,
Montpelier, VT.
The National Life Insurance Company
Of Vermont (mutual). Organized in
1850. S. s. Ballard, General Agent
N. B. Ballard, Local Agent, Rooms 9
and 3, Miles Block, Barre, VT.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-31

49, $500 - 77EE-Nt !" $500 -E7777"'-T
Losing Els footing while trimming
coal IN the hold OF the Royal Italian
mail steamship Luzia. Iovo Supaioria.
twenty-five years old. Of rs Union
street, Brooklyn. was Carried to the
bottom % the vessels bunker IN the
heavy strenni Of coal and buried alive
under tons Of the fuel lie was not
missed for six hours. and when search
finally was made the man hsd been
dead many h9ufa
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-31
Horse Kicks Bear. save. Master.

l. ~ Alexander. a rancher who lives
on Canyon creek. near 0roIlno, ida,
would have been torn to pieces by a
wounded bear had not his horse kicked
brum imsensible and then jumped upon
the PROSTATE animal, as does deer up
on rattlesnake Nels Paulson. who
lives about twelve miles from Orofino.
Is tanning the skin OF Il bear which he
shot and killed after 1t had been freed
by herd OF cattle in paulsen's pas
ture.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-31

A curious chair stands at one Of the
entrances to the citadel Of Cairo. Il
was placed there for the. gatekeeper,
who died aged l2s. II bears the in-
scrintion, "0nN he who by the favor
Of God has lived a hundred years may
sit here
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-31

Most dishguring skin eruptious, scns
fula, pimples, rashes, etc, are due 10 inn
pure blood. Burdoek Blood Bitters Is. 4
cleansing blood tome. Makes You elcar-
eyed, clear brained, elear.skinned
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-31

Itching piles provoke profanity, aat
profanity won't cure them. D0ans Oint
ment cures itching, bleeding, or protlud
ing piles after years Of suffering. At
any drug store.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-31

II you haven't the time to exercise reg
ularly Doan's Rcgulets will prevent CON
stipation. They induce mild. easy,
ltalthfnl action OF tlle bowels without
gripping Ask vouF druggist for them
n.p
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-31

Stops earaehc in two minutes. tooth
ache o. pain 81 burn OF scald IN five
minutes; holrsenesS. one hour; muscle.
ache, two hours; sore throat. twelve
hours Dr. Thomas Eclcctric Oil, mon
arch over pain
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-31
Piano Forte and Organ Tuner
With Wilder Music House ana
studios Montpelier. VT.
i'heaa' 5sf-il Nentpenef

Positively able - so hrstciass wefk sat-
i>isstien guaranteed postal cara g MI.
Greg will bring him 70 VOW house,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-18

invertebrate and quite devoid Of os-
seous tissue, the same as a caterpillar.
Also he thought that "cinch" was
merely a s-spelling of "sink,'' some
thing to do with g. kitchen. Now if an
American reeking with the sweet YER
nacular Of his native land cannot make
himself understood by one who is IA
miliar with all the ms and outs of our
language, what chance has he with the
ordinary Londoner, who gets his vocab-
ulary from reading the advertisements
carried by sandwich men?
!. + \
This pitiful fact comes home to every
American when he arrives in London
there are two languages, the English
and the American. One is correct;
the othe:, is incorrect. One is a pure
and limpid stream; the other is a stag
nant pool, swarming with bacilli. In
front Of shop in Paris is sign
"English spoken-American undeT'
stood.' This sign is just as mislead
ing as every other sign in Paris. If
our English : cannot be understood
right here in England what chance have
we among strangers9 -.
One Of the blessed advantages Of
coming here to England is that every
| American, no matter how old he may
be or how often he has assisted at the
massacre of the mother tongue, may
begin to get a correct line on the genu
inc English speech. A few Americans
say fifty or more in Boston and severa
in New York, are said to speak Englisi
in spots. Very often they fan, but
sometimes they hit the ball. By pa
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-18
AWFULLXr He REPLRD.

on or in the Strand, to say
nothing of having chatted almost
in spirit Of democratic equal
ity with some Of the most repre-
sentative walters, still feel as if I
we're a little child playing by the sea-
shore while the great ocean of British
idioms lies undiscovered before me-
T. + j. ...,,~.
Yesterday, however, had the rare
and almost delirious pleasure Of meet
ing an upper-class Englishman. He
has family, social position, wealth,
several capital letters trailing after his
name (Which is long, enough without
an appcndix), an ancestry, a glorious
past and possibly a future. Usually an
American has to wait in London eight
or ten years before he meets an Eng
lishman who is not trying to sell him
dress shirts or something to put on his
hair. In two short ALPHABETICALLY
at one bound-I had realized the full
ambition Of my countrymen.
Before being presented to the heavy
swell was taken into the chamber of
meditation by the American who was to
accompanya me on this Hight to glory.
He prepared me for the ceremony by
| whispering to me that the chap we
| were about to meet went everywhere
and saw everybody; that he was a var
sity man and had shot big game and had
place up country, and couldn't re-
member the names Of all his clubs-had
to hire man by the year just to re-
member the names of his clubs.
May I confess that I was immensely
! aattered to know that I could meet this
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to such thoughts as might escape from
me. Furthermore, was afraid that
during our conversation I might /acci'
dentally lapse into slang, and l knew
that in Great Britain slang is abhorred
above every other earthly thing except
goods Of German manufacture. So !
resolved to be on my guard and try to
come as near to English speech as it is
possible for anyone to come after he
has walked up and down State street
for ten years.
Ny real and Interior motive in wei.
coming this interview with registered
Englishman was to get, free Of charge
an allopathic dose Of twenty-four carat
English. 1 wanted to bask in the
bright light of an intellect that had nc
hickers in it and absorb some Of the in
fallibility that is SO prevalent in these
parts.
We met. I steadied myself and said
81 IN glad to kAow you-that is, I an
extremely pleased to have the honor OF
making your acquaintance
.sHe looked at me with q kindly light
in his steel-blue eye, and after a short
period Of deliiperation' spoke as follows
"Thanks.''
"The international developments Of
recent years have been such as SHOULD
properly engender a feeling Of thu
warmest brotherhood between al
branches of the Anglo-Saxon race
said. 81 don It think that any fair
minded American has it in for Grea
Britain-that is, it seems to me that al
former resentment growing out of earl.
conflicts between the two countries ha
given way to a spirit Of tolerant under
standing. Do you not agree with me =
He hesitated for moment, as if no
desiring to commit himself by a hast.
or impassioned reply, and then deliv
cred himself as follows: "Quite."
/ vllss j. \. +
1.fIt seems to me-" I said, followin
the same line Of thought, THAT fair
minded people on both sides Of tn
water are getting sore-that Is, losin
i patience with the agitators who preac
the old doctrine that our attitude tc
ward Great Britain is necessarily on
Of enmity, We cannot forget tia
when the European powers attempte
kto concert their influence against til
United States at the outset Of the lat
war with Spain you bluffed them out
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-18

Of the dictionaries that sometimes I
fear they will never catch up. It has
been my privilege to use words that are
unknown to Lindley Murray. Andrew
Lang once started to read my works
and then sank with bubbling cry
and did not come UP for three days.
1t seems that in my efforts to enrich
the English language made it too rich,
.and the result was mental gastritis. In
one Of my fables, written in pure and
undefled Chicago, reference was made
to that Kind Of table 'hote restau-
rant which serves an Italian dinner for
60 cents. This restaurant was called
spaghetti joint" Mr.. Lang de-
clared that the appellation was altogeth-
er preposterous, as it is a well-known
fact that spaghetti has no joints, being
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-18
ON GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH ENGLISH LANGUAGE

tient endeavor they have mastered the
sound of "a' as in 'sfather." but they
continue to call clerk clerk, instead
Of "clark,' and they never have
gained the courage to say "leftenant. -
They wander on the suburbs of the
English Language, nibbling at the
edges, as it were. Anyone living west
of Pittsburg is still lost in the desert.
! It is only when the pilgrim comes
right here to the fountain-head Of the
Chaucerian language that he can drink
deep and revive his parched intellect.
For three days I have been camping
here at the headwaters Of English
Altho this is my fourth visit to London
and I have taken thoro course at the
music halls and conversed with some of
the most prominent shopkeepers
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-18

that is, you induced them to relinquishJ
their unfriendly intentions. Every
thoughtful man in America is on to
this fact-that is, he understands how
important was the service you rendered
us-and he is correspondingly grateful.
The American people and the English
people speak the same language, theo-
retically. Our interests are practically
identical in all parts Of the world.
that is, we are trying to do everybody,
and so are you. What want to con-
vey is that neither nation can properly
work out its destiny except by cooper
ating with the other. Therefore any
policy looking toward severance OF
friendly relations is unworthy Of con-
sideration.''
"Rot!' said he.
.@ "Just at present all Americans are
profoundly grateful to the British pub
lie for its generous recognition Of the
sterling qualities of our beloved execu-
tive" continued. cover in the
States we think that Teddy is the
goods is, the people Of all see-
tions have unbounded faith in him.
We think he is on the level-that is,
that his dominant policies are guided
by the spirit of integrity. AS fair
minded Briton, who is keeping in touch
with the affairs Of the world, may ask
you your candid opinion of President
ROOSEVELT"
After brief pause he spoke as fol
lows: "Ripping!''
- !. I. +
"The impulse of friendliness on the
part Of the English people seems to bt
more evident year by year." contin
-ued. It is now possible for American
to, get into nearly all the London hotels
| You show your faith in our monetar,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-18

important personf When we are at
long range we throw bricks at the aris-
tocracy and landed gentry, but when
we come close to them we tremble VIC
lently and are much pleased if they
differentiate us from the furniture of
the room.
Why, not tell the truth for once7 I
was tickled and overheated with bliss
to know that this social lion was quite
willing to sit alongside of me and
breathe the adjacent atmosphere.
s- + 4. i.
Also I was perthrbed and stage
frightened because + knew that spoke
nothing but the American language, and
that probably I used my nose instead OF
my vocal cords in giving expression
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-18

wear must have rounded corners, not
any dinky little corners, but good,
long round curve of roundness. There
is only one consolation, and that is
that those who can t afford new suit
may have the folks at home cut off the
square corners Of the old coat and with
a little extra stitching, make it pass
in the crowd.
The coats for spring and summer are
also to be Sc waisty that is, they are
to show the figure between the hips and
the shoulders as per the illustration.
The pajamas for summer are wonder
full things, and, to use an expression Of
Broadway, are perfect screams, with
all sorts Of fancy ornamentation.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-18

An AntiBazaar league just formed in England
will afford another outlet for the pentup relig-
are not already absorbed in other reform move
ments.
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Then we parted.

Then we parted.
It is really worth a long sea voyage
to be permitted to get the English Ian
guage at first hand, to revel in its unex-
and awe-inspiring vistas Of rhetorical
splendor.
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system by accepting all Of the collat-
eral we can bring over. No identified
ton is, necessary. Formerly the yisit-
ing American was asked to give refer
ences before he was separated from his
income-that is, before one of your
business institutions would enter into
you see behind the chinwhisker the
beautiful trade mark Of consanguinity.
You say, Blood is thicker than water,
and you accept SIS bill just the same
as if it were an English sovereign
worth $780,
"Jony glad to get it, - said he.
4 i. i.
"Both countries have adopted the
gospel of reciprocity said, warmed
by this sudden burst of enthusiasm.
"We send shiploads of tourists over
here. You send shiploads Of English
actors to New York. The tourists go
home as soon as they are broke-that
is, as soon as their funds are exhausted.
The English actors come home as soon
as they are Independently rich. Every
body is satisfied with the arrangement
and the international bonds are further
strengthened. Of course, some of the
English actors blow up-that is, fail to
meet with any great measure Of inan-
cial success-when they get out as far
as Omaha, but while they are mystify
ing the American public some Of our
tourists are going around London mys
tifying the British public Doubtless
you have seen some of these tourists?"
| The distinguished person nodded his
head in grave acquiescence and then
said with some feeling, "Bounders!
!. X i.
j In spite of these breaches of inter
national faith the situation taken as a
whole is one promising an indefinite
continuation of cordial friendship be-
| tween the powers, I said. II am
| darned glad that such is the case; ain t
you7'
| lawfully he replied.
!. !.
Then we parted.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-18

The molders Of fashion have put up
a new job on us. When we got our
little old one suit of clothes last fall
the tailor told us we had to have the
front Of the coat long, and square at
the corners. 1t looked like enough
! coat TO last us a long while, and we
: were happy.
). The fashion fxers have now decreed
that all coats for ordinary mortals !