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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-23

Washington, y. Ct, June 25.---lf an
innocent little provision, proposed By
Chairman Tawney Of the House appro-
priations committee. goes through the
Senate, Mr.. Proctor, tic Vermont Sena-
tor Of cemetery contract fame, will have
to erect tombstone over the hope that
L he will get $1,o0o,o00 more IN marble
contracts for the new agricultural
Building.
Mr.. Proctor already has secured from
the Government more than $2yn00,00O
for marble, the amount being divided
between the new Senate office building
and the new Agricultural building. How
many millions he has made out OF the
Government BY supplying stones for
Government cemeteries is not known,
but his contracts cover the North, East,
South and West.
Senator Proctor appears oh the open
record as the only Senator who gets con
tracts from the Government. Recently,
| when he put in bids for the marble for
THE Senate Offices. the question Of the
legality OF a Senator making contracts
was discussed by the commission in
charge, and they gravely decided that
III Il all right, al he Ii incorporated, Y
although it is said the business" has
been turned over to Mr.. Proctor's son.
| Fletcher d. Proctor, who was nominated
for Governor OF Vermont Wednesday by
the Republicans.
Rising the question of whether MIR.
Proctor, incorporated, could do business
| with the Government was not necessary,
that general question having been de-
cided by Mr.. Root when Secretary of
| War in the Littauer glove case. The
point was then made that there would
have been no trouble IL the Littauers
had been incorporated.
II was reported Thursday that the
President II frowning savagely on the
large number OF contracts Mr.. Proctor
| is getting, but the contrary is the Off
cial fact. The President and Senator
Proctor are on the best Of terms. The
Senator always is welcome visitor at
| the executive Offices.
Before that Proctor had been the sue
ccssfnl bidder for the marble for the new
Agricultural building. Some marvellous
things were done in that contract which
1.-THE committee ON appropriations of htc
| House il trying to have explained.
The marble Senator Proctor furnished
Twas used, not for the construction of a
complete building. but for two wings.
When the money was used up the Agii-
cultural Department asked Tor $1,000
900 more to 70 one with the work.
Chairman Tawney OF The appropria
tions committee says that il his plans
were carried out. no building would be
erected unless Congress first appropriate
ed the money, after hearing Just what
the money was intended for. Such a
Iprovision would require all the movers
of appropriations to be perfectly frank.
The fact that the wings Of the build
ing were made Of Vermont marble seems
to require. at least. ''aesthetically,' that
the rest Of the building he made of Yer
mont marble, which can be furnished
only BY Senator Proctor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-23
CONSUMPTION CURING
AS "A POLITICAL ISSUE
The Pennsylvania Republicans Arc Com
mitted to the Policy Of State
Aid for Those At
flicted.

Philadelphia, Pa, June %. Modern
science has demonstrated that conslimp-
tion il durable disease, and that this
great seonrge Of the human race, at
once 50 communicable and deadly, may
by resort to proper treatment and by
education in the laws Of healht be al
most wiped ont as tile terror Of man.
kind. II is the duty of the state 10
do its part toward this benctceut end,
and We hereby commit the Republican
party Ut the establishment and support
OF dispcnsaries, hospitals and sanatori-
ums for the treatment Of fine consump-
tive poor.
The foregoing plank in the platform
of the Republican party in Pennsylvan-
ia eontemplates the appropriation Of mil
lions Of dollars Of further the work I'M
dertaken by Dr. Lawrence II. Flick,
president Of the Henry Phipps institute
for the study, prevention and treatment
of tuberculosis. DIR. Leonard Pearson
Of this institute has perfected serum
which has cured consumption in cat
tie
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-23

Atchison Was Not Chief Executive in
Spite Of the Usual Fable.

Kentucky is glorious III her history
in her giving 10 the United States the
central figures in the Civil War, Abra
ham Lincoln and jefferson Davis-aild ia
the number Of Senators. members of tho
House OF Representatives and other pub
lie servants who have done her honor
as their native State and who served
their adopted State and the United
But Atcllison, Of Missouri, Kentuckian
by birth and one time President pro
administration, was not President of
the United States for a day, as some IN
Kentucky claim he was.
The story Of Atchison, President of
the United States for day is as Did
as the expiration of the terms Of Polk
and Dallas and makes its appearance
and Its temperance with the regularity
oil Patti on Of Bernhard III positively
last farewell tours. The TACT that
March 4, 1s4o, fell on Sunday, and that
Zachary Taylor did not assume the Pres
idential duties until Monday, AIarcl, y,
1919, gives the foundation for The story
OF an interregnum and for the Atchison
fable.
Vi " alleged that he took the oath Of
office as President and was President for
twenty-four hours OF Sunday, March 4,
fS4o. There is no record Of such an
oath of Office 1t il not on file il the
Office of the secretary of the Senate nor
it is among the archives Of the Depart
ment Of state, nor is it on the Executive
journal. lii addition To that fact,
convincing OF the utter lack Of fcunda-
ton for the story of the President for
a day. il is not the oath Of Office that
makes the President, but the votes of
the Electoral Colleges Of the several
States.
Zachary Taylor became President Of
the United States on The expiration Of
the term to which James X Polk had
been elected, and that term expired at
the stroke Of midnight of March 3,
EIS49. In other words, Polk and Dallas,
President and Vice President, went ont
of Office with the close Of the stroke of
midnight, and thereupon Zachary Tay-
lor and Willard Fillmore became Presi-
dent and Vice President OF the United
States respectively and they took the
oaths Of office on March 5, 1s49.
But there is even more convincing
proof that the story of the President
for a day Is q fable. Senator Atchlson
was elected to the office of President pro
tempore Of the Senate, in accordance
with long established and still con-
tinued practice of the Senate to select
a Senator TO preside during the absence
Of the Vice President, and il IL newt
able that with tile expiration Of the
Senator holding the office OF President
pro TEN. his term as such also expires,
for the office can be held only by a.
Senator. The term of Senator Atchison
expired precisely with the term OF Presi
dent Polk March 3, lS4a, at midnight.
With the expiration OF his Senatorial
term there was also the expiration OF his
term as President pro TEN OF the sen
ate, and he became a private citizen, no
longer President pro tenn, and never
President for day." The story is in
teresting TO some and fascinating to
others, but it is fable pure and simple.
Cincinnati Commercials Tribune.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-23
COLLEGE AND SCHOOL.

David Ranken, Jr., Of Tarkis, Mo,
will found an Industrial school In st.
Louis to be modelled after the Massa-
chusetts Institute OF Technology and
viii be one Of the finest industrial
schools In the country.
Professor A. w. Wright retires from
active service as professor Of expert
mental physics ard director Of the
Sloane physical laboratory OF Yale col
lege at the close OF the present aca-
dcmic year. lie graduated from Yale
In 1859.
Professor Charles r. Johnson, who
has for twenty.three years been pro-
fessor Of English at Trinity college,
Hartford. has rendered his resignation,
to take effect at the end of the year.
He Is the author OF a number Of books
OIL the teaching OF English.
Professor w q. Hart of Nebraska In
recent address took the ground that
the study Of agriculture In our public
schools would afford the best possible
material for mental discipline. He
said: What knowledge the country
child has Is certain and vivid. He has
been dealing with realities instead OF
with symbols and distractions
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-23

l0riginal1
Forrnerly marriages In France were
Ri Of convenience. money and family
Alone being considered The wedding
gifts, tr0usseau, etc, were all marked
~ the interviewed initial letters OF the
contracting families.
Madame said young French OH
ser In the summer Of 1870 as he refined
" before the chateau of Nine. Blan-
quet, can you accommodate General
Glgnoux, commanding the Tenth di-
vision Of the armya"
Nine. Banquet was striding back
md forth In great excitement, Her
daughter, an attractive girl Of twenty,
sat In wicker chair, evidently not
especially In sympathy with her moth
er's emotion.
II regret" added the lieutenant,
bowling politely. ITO find madame in
trouble May ask the causeg'
"Cdnse enough. monsieur. NY daugh-
ter was to have been married tomor-
row at noon, and this morning we re-
ceiye a letter from the groom expect
ant saying that In view Of the dangers
threatening France we have no busi-
ness to be marrying and making merry
and that the wedding must be put of. n
Has mademoiselle no brother to re-
sent this insult?7
n do not consider 1t that" replied
the lady. ut Is simply unfortunate.
There is bad luck in deferred we'd
ding. Besides, NJ. Teterouge fuiflls my
requirements for son-in-law. He has
q hundred thousand francs"
do you mean to say that you would
give your daughter to such a man after
such treatment
What can | dor The silver is all
marked with IT, The table linen
is marked with T. My daughters
clothes are marked with IT. Every
thing ii marked IT, and 1t would be
impossible to change the letter"
"Has Nj. Teterouge red headf"
His hair Is carrot color" put In ma
demoiselle.
Silence snapped her mother
"Well, madame" said the lieutenant
after pause, II am sorry for your dis
appointment, but / congratulate made
moIselle on escaping, IL she has per.
manently escaped, being united with q
man OF such plebeian name. But can
you accommodate General Gignouxy
1--WE can accommodate any Of
Frances defenders"
The lieutenant rode away, giving and
receiving glance from madcBoisells
and--soIdiers are IN love what they
are in war--audaciously threw a kiss
In an hour General Gignoux rode up
with his staff. After being received By
madame he said to her:
my aid tells me that you were t.
have wedding here tomorrow"
Eyes, general
"And that you have been badly treat
ed"
Il don't say that"
Il say 1t, and when say thing
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The Times Daily Short Story.

those aloflJ me are accus toned 70 re-
spect iii, You have been insulted. The
fellow should be called to account.
Now would like something to eat,
madame Ii you will be so good"
The next morning at 10 o'clock the
general, who was to leave after mid
day, said to his hostess:
Madame, you have treated US with
grent consideration and kindness, We
owe you return. Suppose | find a
young man on my stan of better fam
lily and better fortune than the man
you have In view for your daughter.
How would that suit your
"Ah. general, there is one difficulty
that cannot be overcome. All the silver
plate, the table linen, my daughters
lingerie, are marked with the initial
letter. Some have been embroidered at
an expense Of 100 francs EACH
what Is the initial letter.
IT, The groom expectant's name is
Teterouge."
"Tcterouge. Has he red hairY"
yellow, general"
let me see" unused the general,
mentally running down a list OF the
names OF his stat officers Il have it.
There Is a fine fellow on my staff
whose initial letter IL on your daugh-
ter's wedding outfit He IL Lieutenant
de la Tour. Of noble family and an in
come Of 100000 francs
"Oh, general, M. Teterouge is bour-
geois and has only that much in capt.
tall
Hey. De la Tour called the gem
eral.
"Yes, general And the aid who
had engaged the quarters stepped in
and saluted.
Il have a duty for you which can
not order you to perform. You must
volunteer
Yes, general"
Il find 1t is as you told me. There Is
need of groom here. We are under
great obligations to these good people.
Would you help us out In repaying the
debt by becoming the groom?"
Have | ever failed to volunteer
when critical work was to be dones"
ssNo."
"Then | will not fail you now. l am
ready, general"
what hour Is itY taking out his
watch I'VE have just time The wed
ding was set for II noon, and tile
Tenth division is never late.
Madame" he added. II am ready to
supply you with son-in-law."
"Luclllel- called the mother. When
her daughter came from the room al
| joining the former said to her.
at has been arranged that
Eyes. yes; have overheard. I volun-
teer the same as Lieutenant de la
Tour
| Orderly" cried the general, bring q
chaplain Immediately
At - o'clock the couple were united
and at 1890 the general and bis staff,
including the groom, rode away.
Thanks, general said De la Tour
You played your part we'll"
How lucky" said madame, that his
name began with the letter IT,
IT. A. mitchell.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-23

An accident occurred Thursday after
noon at the stone sheds near the Vol
colt street railroad crossing in which
FIVE derricks fell and the masts OF two,
the boom Of one and the windlasses
were moro or less broken The Union
Granite co. had three OF four men on
their derrick lifting a stone weighing
about axe tons from a car. when It went
over. pulling the others. which were
guyed TO their derrick, down with It.
Several guy ropes werc broken, anl the
pipe conveying compressed air 20 the
Union Granite Co.'s shed was in the
path Of derrick, consequently there
was a lay off OF several days in that
she'd New masts have been secured and
all the derricks are already up. Monday
while the Wallace boys were raising
their mast Il got away from them and
crashed through the roof of their she'd.
A damage Of nearly five hundred dollars
was caused figuring loss Of time and
everything 1t was almost miracle
that no ono was injured by the falling
dcrricks o. guy ropes -lerdwick Gaz.
cite.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-23
HOLY CROSS FOOTBALL.
Worcester Eleven Has Ambitious Pro-
gramme for Gridiron Season.

Worcester, June s3.--William O'Neil.
manager OF the Holy Cross football
team, has not completed his schedule for
next season, but the big colleges with
which he has already arranged games
assure the best schedule Holy Gross ever
has had. For the first time in the
history Of the college both Harvard and
Yale will grace a Holy Cross schedule
in the same season They come early
in October The arrangement OF a
game with Cornell to be played in
Ithaca marks the opening Of football
relations between The two institutions.
Williams also is new acquisition. Ford
ham Is on the schedule and Dartmouth
probably will be. A large new football
FIELD to adjoin Fitton field Is to he
ready in time for the opening of the
season.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-23
DANES AND DAUGHTERS.

Mrs. Fairbanks is frequent occu-
pant or the vice presidential seat in
the reserved senate gallery. being ac-
companied usually by several friends.
Miss Margery Bell OF Chicago has
''broken the worlds record by throw.
fng baseball 204 feet inches. She is
member OF the University high school
In Chicago.
Japan has Its first female professor.
The title has been bestowed by the
government. honorls causa, on Miss
1'ada Urata, the first Japanese woman
who studied medicine in Germany.
There are few women chemists.
but In the specialist line OF food
chemist there Is but one woman in
this country who occupies that distinc-
tion. and that is Miss Lucy Doggert.
Mrs. William Mckinley continues her
daily drives 20 the tomb of her mar
tyred husband and always carries flow
ers with her. She is constantly attend
ed by nurses and few people ever see
her.
Miss Martha Il. Johnson, I. G. (which
means tax collector). Is the proudest
woman in the state Of New Hampshire.
She has the honor of being the first
woman tax collector IN the staid old
Granite State and perhaps In New
England.
Miss Lucy e. Ernst Of Philadelphia
has received Carnegie medal on ac-
count of the bravery she showed in
Pike county. Pa, last summer. A boy
was bitten in the ankle by rattle
snake. Miss Ernst opened the wound
slightly with penknife and with her
lips drew out the poison. The Carne-
gle medal is the second she has re-
ceiyed. the boys parents having given
her handsome one shortly after the
lad was bitten.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-23
POTATO BOT.
II Destroys an Enormous Quantity OF
Potafoes--Emcient Remedy.


BY DIR. JAMES FLETCHER. Canada
Potato rot destroys every year an
enormous proportion Of the potato crop
Of the whole world. The results of ex-
pernlents carried on from year to year
show that loss may be almost entirely
prevented By cheap and easy remedy
which consists in spraying the tops OF
the potatoes during growth. about the
list of August in this district. or when
the potatoes are about a foot high, with
the bordeaux mixture, composed OF
copper slilphate with lime or soda to
neutralize its injurious effects. This
prevents the propagation OF the disease
and the consequent destruction of the
tubers almost entirely.
Potato bugs can be killed at the
same time by mixing paris green with
the spray The bordeaux mixture alone
Is not sufficient TO destroy the potato
bugs, but by adding paris green the
beetles are destroyed at the same time
that the potato rot is prevented.
Practically the same mixture would
do for fruit trees. but rather a larger
proportion Of copper sulphatc can he
used on the potato plant For use on
fruit trees, four pounds of sulphate OF
copper, four Of lime and four ounces
of poison; on potatoes, six pounds OF
sulphatc of copper, four OF lime and
the same amount Of poison and forty
gallons of water. Potatoes will stand
a stronger mixture without injury than
fruit trees will.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-23
IA GRADUATES OF
BURLINGTON HIGH
All the Prizes With One Exception
Went to the Young Ladies of the
#s Class.

Burlington, June 2S.--Seventy -four
from the Burlington high school The
pupils graduated yesterday afternoon
prizes we're awarded as follows: Alum
nj prizes of IS each, classical. to Nellie
Jones and Mary Tanner of Burlington,
Latin-scientiilc to Mary B. Peck OF Wi
noosli and Mary McDermott Of Bur
lington, English 70 Homer Bcrtrain OF
Winooski; the Howard educational fund
prizes for the best in the course Of four
years to Belle Jones OF Burlington S25,
Marion Thomas and Ruth Henderson
each $40, Ruth Wilcox OF Burlington,
third, IS.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-23
BRISTOL PRINCIPAL RESIGNS.
W. H. Botsford Will Devote Time to
Study Of Law.

Prof. ". H. Botsford native of vcr-
2ennes, who has been principal OF the
Bristol high school for the past four
years. has resigned that position and
viii take up the practice of law, having
been admitted to the bar last year. He
will be in the law Office Of f. L. Fish for
about month when lie goes to Rutland
20 enter the Office OF +, n. 0Brien, one
OF the foremost lawyers in that city.
On Friday last the undergraduates
Oh the school presented Prof. Botsford
with an elegant solid silver loving cup
and the graduating class gave him three
yoIums Of "tsreenleaf on Evidence, as
tokens d the high esteem in which he
is held. Students II the school and the
towv speople in general extend their best
wishes for success in his new field Of
labor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-23
lUSF OF GARBAGE TO
| RUN SIOUX CITY PLANTS
The City Chemist Will Investigate the
Possibility of Making Denatured
Alcohol.

Sioux City, Ia. June 23.--At meet
ing of the city council recently a reso.
luton was carried requesting City Cheni-
ist W. Lee Lewis TO make an investiga
tion into the possibility Of making de.
natured alcohol from the garbage col.
Iected IN Sioux City, the alcohol to be
used as fuel TO operate light engines
IN the city buildings.
Alderman Maxiener subsequently de-
clared that, with Chemist W. Lee Davis,
he took buckets of garbage from his
bakery kitchen, and they made u guam.
tity Of alcohol, fully equal and to all
appearances as good alcohol ms was ever
made from any Kind Of wood As
soon as inventions are completed TO
make il possible to use alcohol to run
the light plant in the city building and
library building. tho city Of sioux City
proposes 70 dispose of the garbage OF
the entire city By converting it into
fuel fluid.
The potato peelings and biscuits,
chicken bones and apple cores, old fags
and cherry seeds will all be boiled up
together and converted into power for
thousands Of electric lights.
Mr.. Lewis, who is professor of chem.
istry in Moningside college laboratory
said regarding Che plan: y mn sure II
Is practical. Garbage, when properly
treated, makes the best Kind OF wood
alcohol. ! believe the garbnge Of Sioux
City would run the municipal plants and
tho plant necessary % make thc alco-
hol II u certainly an Economical prop.
oSition. riNallino the iden Of Victor
Hugo, that France loses S50,000,0O0 ey.
efy year BY allowing ihe sewage 10
drain into the ocean, when II should be
put ID the vineyards.
4 shall prepare the plans for the
Sioux tit plant. and we win be, in all
probability, the first city IN The United
States 70 have such a plant"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-23
Nenl. ror Notbtnn.

A curious custom Is still In force at
Norwich, England In virtue OF which
on three days in the year any one eau
claim substantial meal for nothing
The only qualification Is that the ap.
plicants shall repeat aloud in ST. Giles
church prayer for the sovereign's
health AfterWard they partake Of q
meal Of broth. beef and bread, finished
off with q liberal allowance OF beer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-23

Rousseau the famous author Of
Emile was exceedingly fond Of chess
and in one OF his books intlmates that
he considered 1t OF more educational
value than Latin, but as he knew little
Latin and much chess he would natu-
rally be disposed to exaggerate the val
ue of the amusement
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-23
wcnscrn sheep For Ne,v Ensiana.
s,Inee ard MlIls.

Or. Il. II jenkins, director Of the
Connecticut experiment station at
New Haven. says: There is absolutely
I nothing on record that can find to in
sdicate that milk from cows fed on
found sllage Is in the least inferior to
mat of cows fed on other approved
feeds Our best dalrymen are using
fiIage largely. and the number Is con-
rtantly increasing. Silage. improperly
made and stored will impart flavor to
y the milk, but this is equally true OF
hay or any other feed for cows and 10
quite another story
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-23
HoRRIFrED AT MAssAcREs.
Senate Adopts Resolution Stating It.
Yesterday.

Washington, d G., June %. .1he Sen.
ate yesterday afternoon, without Oh.
lection. adopted resolution, recitina
that the people Of the United States
are hoiriied by The reports OF the mas.
sacres Of Hebrews in Ril-sia ana declar-
ing that those lcrcaycd have Tho hearty
sympathy 81 The people Of the Uuitcd
States.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-23
King in Name.

We might as well begin at once tc
learn how To pronounce King Haakor
with the proper accent There are three
ways, from which We have a right, Of
course, TO take our choice, the right
way, the wrong way and the Norway
Chicago InterOcean.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-23
old Fashion

Tess--oh, yes, she's certainly getting
old
Jess--Yes2
Tess Yes, she's beginning TO com.
plain that the styles 81 bonnets ana
gowns are not AS pretty as they used to
be. Philadelphis Press.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-23

TO "cut stick euphemlsm for run
ming away, Is en- expression found not
only In English, but also in French,
German Italian and Spanish 1t is
supposed to refer 70 tie practice among
travellers Of cutting STAFF from a
hedge or tree before beginning jour
nav