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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-09
EDITORIAL FILINGS.

Now let's pull for safe and sane
Christmas. Milwaukee Journal.
Count Boni de Castellane has lost
his wife and her money and his seat
in the French chamber Of deputies, but
be still has his reputation Springfield
Union.
The doctors have now decided that
there IS no such thing as sunstroke.
But If you make a good hustle for It
you can die Of shock consequent upon
excessive calorlc-New York Mail.
No doubt most people who insist on
having dogs and keeping them muz-
zled regard 1t as the duty Of other
people to wear armor plate IN order to
avoid being ehewed Chicago Rec
ord-Herald
Dr. Andrew - White wants Grim
inal laws with teeth in them" Our
criminal laws have plenty OF teeth.
The trouble is our officials don't give
the teeth enough to chew on.-Arkan-
sas Gazette
We know how to accumulate wealth,
but not how to distribute Il, says SEN
ator Elkins. There arc hundreds OF
young men who would be glad to give
the senator the benefit Of their expert
ance In thar line Washington Post
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-09
CAR REPORTED ABOUT
TO APPOINT A REGENCY
Grand Dukes vladimir and Nicholas
Said to Have Been Chooses to
Rule the Nation.

New York, Aug. "a st. Petersburg
cable dispatch says:
The repot Is current that the Gar
has decided to abdicate and confer re-
gency on the Grand Dukes Vladimir and
is hurrying home.
Even the notorious court cabal, which
has been under grand ducal influence,
is ANXIOUS that the Car should change
his mind not that the courtiers would
not welcome grand ducal regime, but
they fear that the abdication Of the
Car will prove the last straw TO break
the army's loyalty. But the Car is re-
ported to be insistcnt on giving up the
reins Of government so long as his re-
dictionary advisers will not acquiesee in
the liberal plans for reform drawn up
with his approval by Premier Stolypin.
At the last ministerial conference
Premier Stolypin proposed series of
measures which he regarded as liSely
to undermine the growing strength Of
the revolutionary party and bring the
Constitutional Democrats back into the
government fold The Gar supported
his measure, but the reaetionary mem.
bers Of the government violently OPP
posed the premiere plans.
The Car thereupon announced his in
tention to resign, and 80 with the Gar
ina and their children to his Finland pal
ace, and confer a regency on the Grand
Ducks vladimir and Nicholas.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-09
NO APOLOGY
TO JAPAN
Simply an Account Of the KILL
ing Sent to Toxic.
FIVE POACHERS SHOT DEAD
The Americans Were Within Their
Rights, and the Japanese Were
Poachets Under the Interna-
tional Law.
FIVE POACHERS SHOT DEAD

Washington, Aug. o.--Acting Secre-
tary Of State Bacon has sent to Ambas
sador Wright at Toxic the substance Of
the dispatch received BY tile department
of commerce and labor from solicitor
HHims at Sitka, Alaska, regarding the
killing 81 japanese fishermen on st. Paul
ieland
Mr.. Bacon states that tile dispatch
Els forwarded for the purpose of giving
information such as this government
has Of il regrettabe incident, news Of
which may reach Japan in distorted
FORM
There is no intention of offering an
apology or any. further regret than il
contained in this dispatch, as the state
department regards the Japanese fisher
men as poachers if they were within
the three-mie limit, and the dispatch
from Mr. Sims emphasizes this fact.
II is stated that the American fisher
men in Newfoundland waters, if within
the three-mile limit would be subject
to arrest ~ British authorities and
would have no redress, as they would be
poachers, the same as the Japanese who
were killed on ut. Paul island.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-09
CUPID IN HASTE.
Chicago Man Engaged. Parted, Sued,
Eloped, All Within "a Hours.

Chicago, Ill.,, Aug, 9.-The culmina
tion Of strenuous "a hours romance,
involving an engagement, breach of
promise suit, the withdrawal of the
suit, Cancellation, and what looks like
an elopement, has occurred here. Sam
uel Weller, the Dearborn street broker,
departed for Milwaukee in the morning
and his erstwhie fiancee left for the
same point the night before The ka-
leidoscopic progress OF events in the
Weller courtship puts 10 shame NOV
ing picture show for speed and inten-
sity
Miss Olive Sells. the woman in the
case is said to be the daughter of a
wealthy New York capitalist. She has
been living for the. past eight months
at modest south side rooming house
at 1852 Prairie avenue. She has known
Weller for the past is months, but the
eourtship with the whirlwind finish has
been of recent development.
Weller, who lives at 215 East Thirty
first street, is prosperous broker.
When the bin OF particulars in the suit
was filed the attorneys for Miss Sells
alleged that he was making $1,000 per
week.
The most strenuous efforts were made
by all concerned to keep the facts hid
den. Before her departure Miss Sells
refused 70 see anyone She left her
rooming house early in the morning and
did not return, sending an expressman
after her possessions The landlord of
the rooming house stated that she had
gone to Milwaukee.
At Weller's fiat a like secrecy was
maintained but at his Offices it was
stated that he, too, had departed Mil
waukeeward. The elevator boy at 2f5
East Tbirty.first street stated that he
had made the trip in a large touring
ear. Whether Miss Sells joined him
for the trip could not be learned, but
the boy was positive that there was a
woman in the car when it left Weller's
residence
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-09
The HALL OF FAME.

The queen Of Italy Is noted for her
acts OF kindness TO her poor subjects
At Portland. Mo, Franklin II. Reeves
was ordained and married at the same
yervice.
The dowager empress Of Russia Is
extremely fond of the Danish black
or rye bread, such as is baked for the
soldiers.
Achille ]. Oishel a New York law
yer. who was born in Italy and was
formerly the Marquis de Sauvia, says
he would rather be an American citi-
zen than any sort of marquis"
AT the Harvard commencement the
Oldest graduate in attendance was Rev.
Robert II. Harlow Of Quincy. Mass,
who is in his ninetieth year and who
graduated sixty-five years ago.
IS. NJ. Watson Of Biddeford, Me-, was
kicked by horse recently. This fact
Il noteworthy because 1t is the first ac-
cIdent of the kind Mr. Watson has had
in all his twenty years experience as
a horseshoer
walter Graham Blackie Of Blackle &
Sons. the Scottish publishers. died the
other day at the age of ninety-one Be
sides Latin and Greek, he read Ger
man. French. Italian, Spanish, Danish.
Morse and Dutch
Charles Santlcy, the famous baritone,
who is still singing at the age Of sew
enty.two. is probably the greatest lin
xuist in the concert world speaking
duently French, German, italian and
spanish, and has wide knowledge Of
Greek and Latin.
The young sultan of Johore possesses
one great popularity. Many years ago
m accident with horse resulted In
nearly all his teeth being knocked out.
These have been replaced BY teeth Of
solid gold IN each OF which large
diamond has been inserted.
John Ward, the Labor member for
stoke.on-Trent, Is one Of the most pic
turesque figures In the house Of COM
mons He IS six feet high, with a pow
erful physique gained from his early
work ii the navy. He holds the Egyp-
t,an star and the medal for the Suakin-
Berber expedition Of 1884.
Arthur ]. Balfour, IN spite Of the dis
asters which happened to his party at
The general elections. is still at the
head OF the largest and possibly the
nest political body IN the world. As
orand master Of the Primrose league
Mr. Balfour is virtually the leader Of
! 700. s25 members who have now been
enrolled.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-09
vARDAMAN WANTS CASH.
Refuses Check and Sale Of Mississippi
Bonds Is Tied up.

jackson, Miss, Aug. ga sensation
Was caused here Tuesday night when
ii was announced thar the state would
not have the benefit Of the 100000
bonds sale awarded to Chicago firm
en- July 2. A representative Of the
firm came here and rendered certified
checks to Governor Yardaman for the
amount Of tile bid, including premium
of Sl sob. The governor declined to
accept the checks, bnt demanded pay
nent in currency under the law, which
the firm declined to give
As a result the deal is off for the
present and will not be renewed unless
The governor or firm makes concessions
as 10 exchange The bidders hold that
their bid contemplated payment in
checks aud not in currency, With deliv-
cry Of bonds in Chicago. The governor
holds the firms checks for $4,000 as
a forfeit.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-09
WEST BERLIN.


MIR. Clement has plank in his plat
form which reads: ave charge the Re-
publican machine Of Vermont with con
tinuing the rotten borough system 10
maintain its absolute supremacy And
Mr.. Clement pledges his best efforts to
secure an amendment to change the pres
ent system of representation from towns
10 districts This means that your
town viii have no representative in the
legislature; that your town will become
one of chain OF towns and that this
chain Of towns will elect representa-.
tive. VIII you stand for ity There's
INST one way to avoid this Clement plan
and that is to vote the straight Repub-
lican ticket. ADV
Again Frank Colbon is in the lookup.
David Beans son moved his family to
this place Tuesday.
Mrs. Louis Lord went 10 Barton to-
day for a ten days visit with her par
ents.
Miss Beaulac has several music pupils
at this place. Her day here is Wednes-
day of each week.
Congratulations 70 the proprietor Of
or creamery and his wife for the little
stranger left there Tuesday.
Mrs. Clark of Massachusetts, who was
so badly hurt by falling down stairs at
Mrs. Romney's, is improving little.
What can our town officers be about
that they don't clean out those two
places that are certainly nuisance to
the placeY
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-09
The Times Daily Short Story.
ON "a 80

The little witch's eyes danced while
we We're doing so. though when the
last words We're spoken, "or we go
west tomorrow" she looked at us In
quiringIy. Seeing determination In
the countenance of each, she made
little gasp, then turned her back and
walked to the window.
When she turned toward US there
was singular expression, or rather
combination Of expressions, on her
face something serious, something
comical, and, above all, something ex-
tremely mlschievous.
Il don't wish to drive two such fine
fellows away she said "If / must
choose between you must make my
choice by lott
Going to an antique writing desk,
she opened a little drawer and took
out an old copper cent, such as has
now gone completely out Of circula-
ton.
1T is toss between you. shall
flip this cent, IL 1t comes down tails"
tshe said this to Benz II will marry
you and make you a devoted wife. II
it comes down heads turning to me-
you are the one / shall love till death
do us part.
"You give me tails. | am not your
preference" said Ben In a frightened
tone.
Let us choose for ourselves" said.
Give Ben first choice
You have neither Of you anything
to do with the method BY which I
come to my decision" she said 1T
is / who make the choice, not you.'
Tossing the cent In the air, giving 1t
flip at the same time with her thumb,
it fell on the door, rolled about awhile,
struck the leg of chair and was still
Ben and both sprang forward. but
Dorothy waved US back.
"One step and you both 20 west"
she exclaimed.
Picking up the coin, which we could
both see she did carefully and fairly.
she held It out to us without looking
at it herself
Heads I cried.
Ben dropped into chair. She went
to him and took his hand. while tear
stood In her eye. slipped out OF the
room. leaving her to comfort him.
Ben acted very nicely about the af
fair and took his disappointment re-
markedly well This. Dorothy told
me, was because had secured her by
chance and not by preference. Bright
Of Dorothy to foreseei such a result
and act accordingly, wasn't itf
would have preferred to be preferred,
but was so glad to get her that i
swallowed that part Of the matter. At
any rate we were married and have
lived very happily ever since
We had been married but a few
months when, hunting for d pair or
sleeve links in japanese box, came
upon an old cent bearing date 1858.
Being an old fashioned. enormous coin,
| was reminded that had not seen
one Of them since Dorothy tossed"
between Ben and me. Turning it from
one side to the other. was astonished.
1t was double header
srrv~-sfs4rr1 TT AT es1Ty
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-09
FOR NEW
CABINET
Gar Asked to Confirm Three
Ministers
in THE RUSSIAN CABINET
StoIypin Presents Names of Three Min
listers to Gar for Approval--New
Rumor That Car win Soon
Abdicate.
in THE RUSSIAN CABINET

st. Petersburg, Aug. 9.Premier
Stolynin has gone to Peterhof to secure
the Emperor's approval Of the appoint
ments Of Prince VassilchikofF as minis
ter of agriculture, Mr.. FiIossofof as
minister Of commerce, and III. IswolslSy,
brother Of the foreign minister, az pro
lcurator- general Of the Holy Synod.
Prince Vassilchikoff is a marshal OF
the nobility Of Noygorod.
M. FilossofoiT was controller Of the
empire under Count White.
NJ. Iswolsky is now assistant minister
of education.
Notwithstanding the improvement in
the situation produced by the collapse
of the strike, the Noyoe Vremya an
nounccs that it il still the intention of
the Emperor to place Grand Duke Mich
olas Nichelaieyitch in immediate com
mand OF the whole army, concentrating
the direct authority over the troops
composing each separate corps and ii
vision ii his hands
The paper adds that the announce
ment Of his appointment may be expect
/ ed in a few days, and also says that
this will make the grand duke dista-
tor, as the administrative functions will
remain in the hands Of the minister Of
war
War Minister Rudiger Is understood
to have protested vigorously against the
step, and It's led to the report that he
would be succeeded by Gen. Trepoff.
I But ii appears now that Gen, Rudiger
Twill probably remain in office.
The Rossia, Premier Stolypin's organ,
explaining yesterday the failure Of Count
| Heyden and Others to enter the cabinet
SAYS that the Emperor does not reeog
nize the principle 81 the responsibility Of
4 the ministry and therefore. declines to
permit candidates for portfolios 10 die
tate terms His majesty, however, adj
mits the desirability Of the corporation
of the non bureaucratic elements in the
inauguration OF policy which will have
due regard for the welfare of the whole
people. The Rossia declares that the
time is approaching when the sober4
minded who really wish 20 save the
state will cut loose entirely from the
revolutionists. open or disguised, and
rally to the side of the government.
The Bomrse Gazette announces that
Papus. the spiritualist. who il said to
4 have had great influence over the En-
treatment as his nervous system is shat
tered by the press revelations. Accord
ing to one paper, Papus gave so seanees
10 the Emperor, receiving $4,000 as
compensation.
The Constitutional Democratic lead
ers are undecided as to what course to
pursue. They appear 10 be awaiting lie.
veIopments. Prof. Milyukov has gone
abroad. and NJ. Petrunkevitch frankly
admits that he does not know what to
do.
The chief Of police Of st. Petersburg
has completed the suppression OF al
clubs, association and trades unions by
shutting up their headquarters and chose
of the men ont OF work.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-09

too" said the prisoner II lighted the
gas and made myself at home. ! read
about the beautiful lakes and the fishin'
and the boatin' and almost wished like
was there instead of where / was.
Finally grew sleepy. and when saw
fine brass bedstead all sweetly made
UP with the mattresses about three feet
thick and bouncy, like rubber ball.
why. l just couldn't resist the tempta-
ton. II was me to those feathers with
no thought for the morrow And those
lovely dreams!
I'D "a been there vet still dreamin'
If hadn't had an awful scare that sent
me ont Of the fiat faster than / had
come In There was a terrible racket
at the door. and supposed all the
police on the north side were breaking
IN ON me. II turned out TO be. though.
only a new mllkman that Ind struck
the wrong fat / was just figurin' a
good place to pawn this swag, and the
cops nabbed me-
The police say the prisoner had valu-
able jewelry, clothing. sllverware and
other articles in two satchels.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-09
BURGLAR SLEPT
IN VICTIMS BED
Neryiest Crook In Chicago Passes Peace
fuI Night ID House lie Had
just Robbed.

1.-THE nerviest burglar IN Chicago is
what the police call William Costello,
who was arrested al Clark and Harri-
son streets, where he had passed most
OF the night In a richly furnished bed.
William ynwned when the detectives
took him into custody and remarked:
Sorry got up SO early. Ny, but
that was soft bed! Guess Ill 90 back
there when you let me get out Of this"
While the sleuths took a armer grip
on their prisoner he told his eseapade
Of the night He said he had scarcity
Of change and went out shortly after
shutdown looking for an open window
or something Of the sort on a dark
street and he spied fiat in an apart
ment house at 1411 leland avenue that,
he said, presented opportunities, He
found the family had gone to summer
resort.
There was all sorts OF summer re-
sort literature a-lyin' around the Fat,
and some OF IL was pretty iutrestin',
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-09
A loss Between Rivals
[original.l

LOriginal.l
ben Arnold and | were chums. and
Dorothy Drummond was witch
Given pair OF chums and a WITCH
ana what Is the invariable result? Al
quarrel between the chums. If this
invariable result had happened in our
case there would be nothing worth the
telling. So many such affairs have
taken place that they have ceased to
oe at least novel Dorothy said she
would have neither of as, declaring at
tne same time that we were more in
love with each other than with any
one else. ! will admit that this helped
Ben and me to keep from quarreling.
though neither Of us believed her.
We invented tests to force Dorothy
TO show her hand. Whether she was
too smart for us or whether she had
nothing but friendship for either Of us
we could not tell. AT any rate not one
or our tests gave us any information.
we conspired to send her invitations
for drive to take place at the same
hour Of the same day, hoping she
would show her preference BY accept
Ing one and declining the other. The
little mink accepted both, asking us to
call with an equipage capable of seat
Ing four persons, as she wished TO
take her grandmother. We were both
furious, but dared not disobey. We
tried to force her to choose one of us
TO sit beside her, but she declined to
enter the carriage till all had been
seated. She was the life Of the party,
which must have been difficult role
to play, for Ben and sat nursing our
wrath TO keep 1t warm When we
handed the two women out, Dorothy
was profuse In her thanks for an in
yitation which had not been given
One day told Ben that there was
but one way to force a decision be-
tween u.s. That was to tell Dorothy
If she would have neither Of us she
must lose both Of us. We would both
'go west" Ben consented to this at
once. He believed the girl loved him
and when it came to the point of los
Ing him would show her hand. ! bad
no doubt that | was the fortunate
man and, IL choice was inevitable,
would be chosen. If you ask on what
grounds we based these opinions re
ply that each drew his Inference from
Dorothy's actions toward him. She
gave me her photograph, exactlng my
promise not to tell Ben, and gave Ben
her photograph, exacting his promise
not to tell me. This sort of trick she
played us In great variety Of ways
1t was quite natural that each should
deem himself the favored one.
One evening we called on Dorothy
together and stated our proposition
In order that neither should have the
advantage of being spokesman we
were both spokesman Ben made q
preliminary statement Of the case,
while | followed with the alternative
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-09
GREATEST PROSPERITY
in HISTORY PREDICTED
With Record Wheat and Corn Crops,
Railroad Men Foresee Unwonted
Good Times.

Chicago, ILL.,, Aug o.Traffic msnag-
ers Of the big railroad systems are con-
WINGED that the greatest prosperity that
the country has ever experienced is now
in sight.
They have been in conference and
have compared data They are agreed
that the biggest and best wheat crop
ever harvested il being cut. Corn il be-
lieyed to be greater than the enormous
crop Of last year.
Capt q. ]. Grammer, vice president
Of the New York Central lines in charge
of traffic, has prepared a statement
showing the preliminary estimated pro-
duction and value Of the personal agri.
cultural commodities in the United
States for the crop year 1906, and the
prospective revenue thercfrom to the
transportation lines.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-09
COUPLE SOUGHT DEATH
FEARED PROPERTY LOSS
Mortgage About to Be Foreclosed, They
Turned on the Gas--Revived and
Locked Up.

New York, Aug. Because mort
gage on some Of their property was to
be foreclosed yesterday, William Moth
ner, So years old, and his wife, Anna,
aged S.. attempted 70 commit suicide
Neighbors detected the odor Of gas
escaping from the apartments on East
i07th street, physicians were summoned
and the couple we're revived. They were
later locked up at police station.
Mrs. Mothner told the police that she
and her husband thought it better to
die than to witness the loss of their
property,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-09

fitted yoke. The plaits below this
point are pressed and fan in soft folds.
The bodice is surpliced with three
quarter sleeves and n high girdle. The
chemisette Is Of Irish lace
Sheer stuffs are used for the major
ity Of shirt waists, even those severe
in style.
Everything about q white costume
must be IN keeping down to the tiniest
accessories
The infants dress seen IN the cut Is
French affair Of the eheerest main
sock. trimmed with real yalenciennes
lace and exquisite hand embroidery,
The short walstcd bodice has q tucked
vest ana side forms tucked on the bias
in very original fashion.
JUDO CHOLLET,