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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-24
EDITORS AT LEGISLATORS.

The good word which the st. Adams
Messenger offers for the two editors in
the Vermont legislature The Times feels
fully justified IN supporting The Mes
senger ''most cordially congratulates
Senator Luther p. Johnson Of Randolph
aud Representative Robert w McCucn
Of Nergennes upon the able manner IN
which they upheld the credit OF the edi-
torial profession as members of the leg
iSlature. It IL so rarely that individual
sinembers OF the Vermont press are given
such opportunities for official participa-
tion in the public service, that the occa
sion i worthy Of more than passing
notice All Of this il deserved for
10th Editors Johnson and McCuen did
iile work for their constituents and for
tle state Both were close students 81
the matters Of legislation which came
up for consideration and in not few
instances their voice were heard in sup
port or condemnation Of them. while
they welded great influence. Besides
doing the regular legislative work which
falls to the lot Of member Of the
Senate, Editor johnson was called to
serve as chairman of the Senate COM
mittee on revision of bills; that is. to
whip the measures into proper shape
for presentation in his branch of the
assembly, and In this position served
most aeceptably. Their fellow-members
Of the newspaper profession in Vermont
may wen feel satisfied with the show
ing made by these two men, while the
state Of Vermont may be congratulated
On having numbered them among its
legislators.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-24
INCREASE IN MISSIONARIES.
Secretary Strong Makes Statement Re
garding Numbers.

Boston, Dec, Ala statement Of the
evangelical forces now engaged in efforts
Go eyangelize the non-C Christian world
was made public Saturday by Editorial
Secretary L. Il. Strong OF the American
board 1t shows a total of 29,3s6
stations and outstations, 6,750 men and
C,039 women missionaries, 70,735 native
laborers, 1,349,9Os communicates, IL
i20,s02 under instruction and an income
of SIS, 605T4s. These totals show an
increase over the reports Of last year.
The statistics Of the principal foreign
missionary societies Of the evangelical
churches 81 the United States show that
women missionaries 0utnumber the men,
there being 1904 Of the former To a,043
of the latter Native contributions
amounted 10 S1,2s2,20a and the total
income was $s,260,32l.
Great Britain is shown to have more
men in the foreign field than women
with $3.50 men, as compared with 10
90 women. The total income Of the
British societies is 1862 .224 below that
Of the American societies. amounting to
$7,29s097. The last enumeration Of
missionaries in China gives their number
as 3,270. In Japan there are 4s,0s7
Christian COMMITMENTS in the Protest.
ant churches. Eighty-nine societies are
engaged in Christian work in India and
of these 30 are Americans. All OF the
societies have in this field 3.44T foreign
missionaries and the s,54l hospitals and
dispensaries have within the year cared
for 2,000,056 patients. Two ordained
men with their wives constitute the
American missionary force in Austria,
Their converts come In large numbers to
this country where they work among
people of their own race who have
hocked to Chicago, Cleveland and Pitts
burg and other portions Of the United
States. The South Sea islands also re.
port progress. Plans are being formed
by the American board for the sending
OF medical missionary for the rein
Iorcement Of work in the Philippines.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-24
Gov. Proctor Struck Twelve.

Gov. Proctor struck twelve in his APP
pointment Of John w Redmond OF New
port, Eli IT, Porter OF Wilmington and
:. HolIister jackson Of Barre a. rail
road commissioners. II would be diff
cult to pick a better board Here are
three men Of ability, capacity and I'M
tegrity who are in the prime Of man
hood Redmond il i lawyer Of high
rank, Porter has proved himself AZ a
business man and legislator, and Jack
SON is lawyer Of elean.csit, energetic
type As representatives, Porter and
jackson had part in framing the new
railroad law. The recognition Of Por-
ter, Democrat, shows that the COVER
nor was looking for men Of service in.
stead Of paying political debts in max
ing the appointments. Brattleboro
Phoenix.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-24
THE BOY OUTSIDE THE FENCE.

Outside the high, obstructing fence
The anxious urchin stands.
The knot holes have been firmly plugged.
He waits with eager hands
For someone to send out the foul
The gateman grim demands
He hears the roar and longs for Just
One little peep inside;
He cannot climb pole for all
The poles are occupied.
And all the roofs are black with men,
Who scon him in their pride.
II I had Rockefeller's wealth
I'd gladly hurry there,
And each Of those poor boys without
I'd lift from his despair,
And God would give me sweet rewards,
| know, sometime, somewhere.
Chicago Record. Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-24
MORTIFIED.

Mrs. DIR. Earl of Lowell, Mass, is at
James Ryan's, her brothers, for week.
r. r. Britain returned on Friday from
Montpelier, where he has been visiting
his father for a week,
Among those who were in Montpelier
doing their Christmas shopping on Sat
urday we're Mrs. William Kern, Miss
Hattie Hayden. Mrs. Chauncey Hayden,
Mrs. p. w. Clark, Mrs A. L. Winslow,
Mrs. Carrie Stebbins.
Miss Maude Howes has returned from
a few days visit with relatives in Mont
pelcr and win assist in the store Of II.
Il. Field and company during the holt
days.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-24
WEST ToPsHAM.

II. p Hight was in Barre last week on
business.
+. G. Poole was in Barre last week
on business.
Leo Mcclure and wife was in Brad
ford Sunday
Charlie Reid Of Fairlee is working for
q. M. Tubbs.
Mrs. i. +. Sanbon was in Barre last
week shopping.
John Allen of Boston Is visiting at
w f. Kimball's.
Clarence Moore Of Corinth was in
town Saturday night
Green Mountain Creamery Co., har-
vested their ice last week.
Mrs. ]. A. Dow has been very III
hut II slightly On the gain.
Benjamin Chalmers Of Bradford Wis.
tied his mother over sunday
Miss Ola Cunningham Il home from
Montpelier seminary for a while.
$. NJ. Hood went to Bradford We'd
nesday to visit the Pomona Grange.
Charles Bemis OF Montpelier il at
home from school during the holidays.
John Cunningham Of East Barre was
in town one night last week on his way
10 Corinth.
Willie WEIGH lost one Of mis- team
horses last week. it dropped dead just
as he reached home.
Judge McLane OF the East side was
on this side Of line after the delinquent
tax payers Saturday.
Miss Ada Mclndoes Of Fairlet is work
ing for L. p Hight and Miss Mary
McIndoes for G, H. Hight
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-24

Guy chatfeId is at work for Charlie
Martin,
Gardner Dustin is having tussle
with the grippe
Albert House had the misfortune TO
fall and cut his face and cause other
bruises.
The two little Churchell boys have
been quite sick and under DR. Chambers
care the past week.
Ernest Bailey and Maud Bailey are at
their homes during their vacation from
Albany Business college.
The Christmas trees are TO be at the
Corner church on Monday evening and
at the Pond school Thursday.
The ventilation that the teacher gives
the school room on the Fast road seems
too much. From one to three windows
and the door proved too strong for most
Of the scholars.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-24

Nay Y be = truly merry Christmas
far our readers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-24
CURRENT COMMENT
Wanted a Beginning.

The Messenger would suggest to The
Barre Times, which discusses in an ar.
ticle reprinted elsewhere. the failure Of
the Legislature To amend the tax law,
that all The Messenger, for one, asked
of the lawmakers was that they make
a beginning, however small, a. hi earn
est Of good faith with the people that
chose them with that particular task
prominently in mind Nobody expects
that satisfactory tax law can be made
out OF hand 1t il true unat some ex-
perimenting with this and that propo-
sition would have to be done before a
fair test of their merits was made and
the law finally established as it is to
remain. But that experimenting should
begin now, cautiously, to be sure. but
N0W.--St. Adams Messenger
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-24

Barre is having abundant proof that
the monumental business furnishes the
aii-the-yea around backbone Of the
granite cutting Industry. When other
backbones snap under unusual strain,
Rarre's stiffens. Ii It were not for barre
81 the present time, there would be q
large number Of families without work
and with the attendant discomfort
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-24
boston sunday WORK Must stop.

Boston, Dec. 24--District Attorney
Moran Saturday notified the contract
ors engaged on the Washington-street
tunnel At Baston that Sunday work
must cease. The district attorney had
a conference with the contractors yes
terday afternoon, and told them that
the work OF the tunnel on Sunday was
not necessity under the law, and the
contractors agreed to call off their men
at midnight last night. The district at
torney also sent a note to the police to
enforce the law.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-24
NO NEW YORK RAILROAD srRlAE.
Amicable Agreement by Officials ard
Grievance Committee.

New York, Dec. 24.-There will be no
holiday strike Of railroad yardmen in
New York city. This much was made
known Saturday night at the conclusion
OF conference between railroad officials
and representatives Of the employees who
recently demanded an increase Of Ave
cents an hour in wages, coupling with
the demand threat to stop work under
the old schedule Saturday. The terms
OF the agreement or nature of the arr
entered into were withheld
for a little, the official announcement
being only to the effect that an amicable
understanding has been reached and the
threatened tieup OF Christmas traffic
averted
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-24
GRANITEvILLE.

The regular meeting OF Victor Lodge
I. o. o. L. NJ. T.. will be held tonight
at s o'clock instead Of the usual hour7
Election OF officers. Per order secretary
The regular meeting Of Division No
3, A. O. II. will be held Wednesday
evening. December &c. Election Of Of
fieers and other important business will
take place. All members are requested
TO be present.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-24
Ex-senator Gallery very Ill.

New Orleans. Dec. 24.-The physi-
clans attending former United States
Senator Donelson Cafery, who was
taken critically. i'll at New Orleans Fri
day said Saturday night that his con.
dition Is very grave. but that they hope
for his recovery. His attack Of kidney
trouble has not yet shown signs of
Welding TO treatment.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-24

Railroad troubles are not monopolized
BY any particular company in Vermont
these days, but the Rutland railroad
seems to be having more than its share
Of accidents.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-24

Now that an electric spanker has been
devised, fathers slipper will be relegated
to the shelf.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-04-18
President MAY Go West.

1t was stated at the White House
that President Roosevelt has taken up
the question of trip through the West
during the spring or summer OF 1907,
although as yet he has not made any pos
tive engagement, and, in fact, has not
reached any positive conclusions. The
intimation is that he is very likely to
make such trip. He has received a
number Of invitations from institutions
and cities throughout the West to visit
them, to all of which he has replied that
he will take them under consideration
He expects TO reach conclusion before
great while.
The President has tentatively agreed
TO attend the commencement exercises
of the Missouri Agricultural College at
Columbus, Mo, on the 5th of June, 1907
and he was invited to be present at the
ceremonies incident. to the semicenten-
NAL celebration of the founding of the
Michigan Agricultural College at Lam
sing. The celebration will be held just
before or just after the commencement
of the Missouri College, to suit the con-
venience of the President. The invi-
tation was extended by Governor War
ner, Representative Sam w. Smith and
Deputy Food Commissioner Colon Lille
of Michigan. The President could not
say definitely whether he would accept
the invitation or not. but he held out
the hope to his callers that he might
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-04-18
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cARNEdIE's GOLD is TAINTED.
clneiuuati's Ms.or Declines to Thank NIL
lionnire.

Cincinnati, o., (Special) There has
been some comment on the fact that
Mayor Dempsey does not mention the
name of Andrew Carnegie in his speech
accepting the new Walnut Hills branch
library last week, for the building of
which Carnegie contributed literally.
Il purposely refrained from any ref
c. ence to Carnegie. because ! desired
10 be perfectly honest in the matter"
said Mayor Dempsey. 81 have no deep
admiration for a man who has made
his millions out of the sweat and blood
Of the toiling classes, but who attempts
to atone for the oppression by giving
away buildings AMI thrs advertising him
self as phlanthropist The place his
benehcencc should have begun was il
his workshop and the workingmen should
have had the first benefit
IN fact, | am inclined to regret thai
the great city of Cincinnati did not
build and pay for the branch libraries
instead of receiving them as charity from
man who could have no real sympathy
with city of which he knew nothing, and
in which he had no interests The fact
that did not praise Carnegie was quite
deliberate. He is a creation of the sys-
tern of special privileges that has en-
riched the few at the expense Of the
many which is undemocratc and de-
structivc.
Il am not at all in accord with his
manner of making money, and scarceiv
more so with his method OF spending it"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-04-18
Miners Angry With Officials.

Scranton, Pa. (Special) )--District Pres
ident Nichols and Secretary Dempsey
came from New York and reopened
headquarters in ScrNton Mr.. Nichols
would not say that there was any hopo
of a peaceful solution of the difficulty,
He had no idea when the convention OF
the anthracite workers would be called,
but declared that he understood that
both Scranton and Wilkes Barre wanted
IT,
1t is expected that the first duty of
Mr.. Nichols will be to quiet the criti-
cism OF a number of the miners who are
greatly incensed because the holding of
the convention has been put off for an
other week or two, during which they
must remain idle and not make a dollar
Already many of the mineworkers are
feeling themselves pinched, having miss
ed one payday.
In the meantime there is a show of
partial resumption at different mines Of
the local companies. The Delaware
Lackawanna and Western Company Of
hcials say they have men at work in the
Bellevue, Cayuga Brisbin, Diamond,
Storrs. Hampton and Truesdale collier
les. They also say that their washeries
are running almost to their full capacity
The Erie Company is operating the Bar
mum, at Pittsburg, and No. 5, at Dun
more, again.
There is no change in the situation so
far as the Delaware ard Hudson. Temple
Iron and Scranton Coal Companies are
concerned. One operator said this after
noon that in his opinion a strike is GER
thin now
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-04-18
The Game of Snaps.

When we we're children we used to
find great fun in playing snap"
We made the cards for the game our
selves, by cutting them from paste
board or cardboard.
The cards were 2h inches by 3h
inches, and were colored on one side
in red and blue. We colored them
with our water colors.
There we're thirty.twocards in all,
sixteen in red and sixteen in blue. On
one side of each, the side that was not
colored, we placed large figure. cor
responding in color to that used on the
back of the card.
AS there were sixteen cards, the fig
ures were /, 2, up to 16. The red
cards then bore figures corresponding
exactly to the blue ones; that is, there
was an among the red cards, and an
among the blue cards.
This was the game: One person took
all of the blue cards, and another took
all of the red. The cards were then
shuffied, care being taken not to let
any one see what card came out on
top.
Now, with the hand carefully con-
cealing the number of the card to be
laid, at exactly the same instant each
player places a card on the table, with
the number up.
If one should lay and the other a
4, or any numberN that do not corre-
spond, each player again deposits a
card.
But If two corresponding cards are
laid, two rs. for instance, the player
who notices this first must cry out
''snap!" and he who first cries snap"
takes all Of the cards that have been
played.
The game continues until all cards
are on the table, the winner being the
one who has the greatest number of
cards at the end Of the game.
This game Is very interesting, as 1t
is necessary for both players to be
very alert Each Is anxious of course,
to be the first to see and to call out
snap" when two corresponding cards
have been laid.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-04-18
The Czar Ia Willing,

Baron Rosen, the Russian ambassador,
called upon Secretary Root at the State
Department and advised him that the
Russian government was entirely willing
to have the meeting OF the second Hague
conference postponed. 1t was stated that
the Russian government in naming July
as a suitable time for the conference had
only in mind what il conceived to be the
convenience OF the Netherlands govern
,ment and OF all concerned However,
upon learning that the date would be in
convenient to the United States and other
countries and after consultation with
the government of the Netherlands and
learning that that government could ac-
commodate the conference at another
date, il was deemed best to accede to
the general wish OF the powers and allow
the postponement OF the conference to a
date to be selected in the future by
agreement
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-04-18
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS.

One big firm OF bankers was credited
with loaning $Io,ooo.ooo at as per cent.
William A. Dick, Of Philadelphia, paid
$4,000 for New York Stock Exchange
sca,.
Grca; Northerns gross earnings in
March increased $oA6,766, and the gain
for nine months wcs S5,7o5,455, or about
10 per cent,
The Philadelphia News Bureau has is
sued and will continue TO issue a regular
supplement each month containing rail-
road earnings
Call mouey in New York rose to 80
per cent last week One large bank,
however, kept loaning blocks OF $4,000
at per cent The banl;s representative
who appeared at the exchange to make
the offers was nearly mobbed by large
borrowers,
81 guess II New York and Phladel-
ohia squared al their accounts with each
other il world be found that New York
owes Philadelphia at least $5o,ooo,ooo"
was The statement Df one of the most
conspicuous bankers IN Philadelphia.
4 will reqire 10000 barrel. OF ce-
inent 10 build the sixty-four miles OF rail-
road from Florida to Key Wsst, which
extends over the Florida Keys. Henry
NJ. Flagler. The Standard Oil magnate,
is building the road, At the deepest the
water separating the ishnds is twenty
three feet, snd the roadbed is thirty
se.t above the mean surface Of the sea.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-04-18
SIX MEET DEATH
ON KEARSARGE
The Powder ia Big warship's Turret
lgnites.
TWO OFFICERS AMONG THE KILLED.
Disaster Occurs Just After Target Practice on
the Bsttlesbip 10 Caribbean sss--SsvetaI
Bsss Of q Tblrteeu-lneh 0ua Charge Of
Powder Explode While Being Moved Below
from the Forward TuneL

Washington, d. c, (SpeciaD News
of disastrous explosion upon the bat
tleship Kearsargc, while at target prac-
tiee near the Guantanamo station, ere
ated CONSERVATION at the navy depart
ment.
just two years ago 10 the day the eX-
plosion OF a I3-inch gun on the battle
Ship Missouri, while at target practice
off Pensacola, Fla, caused the loss OF
FIVE officers and twenty-six seamen.
The receipt OF intelligence found the
secretary of the navy out OF the city
and President Roosevelt assisting in the
laying of the cornerstone for the Office
building Of the House OF Representa-
tives.
The news was conveyed to the bureau
OF navigation in the following message
from Commander Winslow:
"On April 10, about 3.Is p. NJ, short
y after completion target practice OF
Kearsargc, forward tdrret while the pow
der was going below, three sections Of
a thirteen-inch charge were ignited.
Charge of powder in other lift just below
and one section inside thirteen-inch re-
mained intact Cause not yet deter
mined
Matter is being investigated.
Lieut.. Joseph w. Graeme, gun UNI
plre, sent to the Maryland in a very
critical state about p NJ
THE following have since died:
Lieutenant Hudgins, turret officer.
Peter Norberg gunner's mate.
Theodore Naegley, seaman.
"Anthon c. Thorson, ordinary sea
man.
Julius A. Koester, turret captain, first
class.
Ellis II. Athey, seaman.
Following dangerously injured by ac-
cident recovery doubtful
wv. King, ordinary seaman.
will bury dead at Guantanamo.
Vessel uninjured.
The translated copy OF the cablegram
from Captain Winslow was laid before
the President. He directed that a mes
sage OF coincidence be sent at once.
In accordance with these instructions,
Assistant Secretary Newberry sent the
following to Rear Admiral Evans, in
command of the fleet:
The department is deeply grieyed by
the unfortunate accident on board the
Kearsarge which occasioned the death
and injury in the performance of duty
OF brave officers and men in the navy,
and 1t extends its heartfelt sympathy to
the injured and wishes for a speedy re-
covery from their wounds. Spare no ef-
fort to ease the sufferings OF the injured
In every possible manner and show every
honor to the dead. NEwBERRY."
The department recognizes Captain
Winslow as a careful oficer. but it will
demand that most exhaustive inquiry
be made with view OF ascertaining the
cause and providing means to prevent a
repetition Of explosions on American bat
tleships.
The department is at a loss to under
stand how the powder should have been
discharged after the practice had been
concluded.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-04-18

Savannah, Ca, (SpeciaD Benjamin
d. Greene and John F. Gaynor were
found guilty in the federal court of con-
spiracy against the government. The
defendants were found guilty, with no
recommendation, upon each Of the in
dictments. The verdict was returned a
few minutes before 2 o'clock, after the
jury had been out three hours and a
half.
There was silence in the courtroom
as Judge Speer asked the jury if they
had agreed upon a verdict. Foreman
Hope Thomas answered in the affirma-
tive, and the three indictments were taken
up and the findings read by the clerk.
The jury, at the request OF the counsel
for the defense, was then polled and
each member stated that the verdicts
rendered upon the indictments were his.
The maximum sentence that the court
may impose under the law is an aggre
gate term OF II years in the peniten-
tiary and fine of $575,ooo, the amount
OF the alleged embezzlement. Before
adjournment Judge Speer said;
81 have no disposition toward these
unfortunate men except to be just as
merciful as my duty under the law will
permit"
The minimum sentence permissible un-
der the law is two years in the peni
tentiary and a fine OF $1,000.
The defences counsel will not dis
cuss the next steps TO be taken in the
case, nor will District Attorney Marion
Erwin say what will be done regarding
the indictments against Oberln NJ. Car
ter, Michael a. Connolly, William T. and
Edward f. Gaynor, who were jointly
indicted with the defendants convicted
Mr. Erwin received a telegram from
Attorney General Moody expressing the
congratulations Of the President and
the Attorney General upon the outcome
of the case, upon which Mr.. Erwin has
been engaged for seven years.