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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-12

fiscal year AS required by the law au-
thorizing their enlistment. they We're all
natives or the Philippine Islands. or the
total number 44 We're original enlist
ments and 1877 We're re-eulistments.
The number OF men enlisted for the
Hospital Corps during the year was 74g.
OF whom 1913 were native born and IG
were OF foreign birth. Six hundred and
nlnety-three were white and 46 We're col
ored. The original enlistments numbered
Se, and the ACCOMPLISHMENTS 49,.
Of the &.3Sl enlistments for the line Of
the army Ills We're made AT military
by their commanding officers. and Is.a.8
posts and IN tho field by officers detailed
by their commanding officers and 15.223
We're made at recruiting stations hv OIL
GERS Of the general recruiting detail.
Including the Hospital Corps and the
Philippine Scouts the aggregate of AN the
enlistmonts and re-onlistmcnts for the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-12

GERS are engaged are all necessary and
useful. and IN the main aIe Of q military
character and calculated TO exert a broad
ening influence upon the officers thus en-
gagged. II goes without saying. however.
that the details OF company officers ought
not TO be so many as 20 Interfere with
the discipline and efficiency Of their COM
mands. Some commanding generals are
Of the opinion that this point has been
reached. and that this condition of al
fairs contributes to a restlesshess and
Dissatisfaction on the part Of enlisted men
which Is not without fits effect IN the
matter OF assertions.
There were ninety-six second lieute-
nants appointed IN the army during the
past fiscal year. seventy-seven 81
them being appointed from the
Military Academy and nineteen from en-
listed men. No civilians were appointed.
there being no vacancies to which such
appointments could be made under exist
ing regulations.
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Enlisted Men.

Tho total number of euiistments in tie
army during the fiscal year ended June 80.
1906 exclusive OF the Hospital Corps and
Philippine Scouts, was 24.0o3. OF this
number $50 We're re-cnlistmcnts and 1g.-a4
were original enlistments. The percentage
Of native born among the original en-
listments was 50. The corresponding ng-
ures for tho preceding fiscal year O9VO
are as follows. Total enlistments 33.-3o.
Of which 1888 We're rc-enlstmcnts and
9.410 were original ennstmcnts.
or the 2A0S3 accepted applicants. 2l.203
birth. u were Indians. l3 were born in
the Philippine Islands enlisted for band
musicians). and 20 were born i'm Porto
Rico
OF the 24.cS accepted applicants. 22c.7
We're white. 1889 were colored. 1i were
Indians, 20 were Porto Rcans. and lS.
ware FTiip!nos. T~wenty-threo thousand
three hundred and eighty-one were en-
listed for the line OF the army. 62 FOR tho
staff departments and 40 FOR tho Porto
Rico Provisional Regiment OF Infantry.
In making these @.45i c~nlistments for
the line OF the army and the Porto Rico
Regiment the recruiting officers examined
S.i3 men, OF whom 65.73f. or about o.
per cent. OF the whole number. were re-
Jected as lacking IN either mental. moral.
or physical qualifications. OF the appli-
for enlistment in the line 2.l6S were
rejected as aliens and A7S6 as i%literate.
During the fiscal year 1916. 50l Filipinos
were enlisted FOR the Philippine Scouts. as
compared with 4W5 during the precedins-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-12
GEN. ELECTED
Democratic Candidate for Con
gress Is Sustained by Courts.

COLUMBUS. OHIO. December H.
General Isaac r. Sherwood. Democratic
candidate FOR Congress from the Ninth
District, will get the certificate OF cleo
ton The supreme court so decided to-
day. The court sustained the demurrer OF
General Sherwood 10 the mandamus petit
ton OF Elmer q. Mcclellan, the RepubI-
can candidate. To compel the State Can
vassing Board 10 continue notice OF the
fact that q part of the vote cast for
General Sherwood was upon an ~indepond-
emit ticket The court refuses 70 do this.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-12
FIRST TEA CROP.
South Carolina Markets Crop on
Commercial Scale.

CHARLESTON. S O.. December IL
Marketing was begun to-day Of the first
crop ~ American tea ground on "a com
mcrciai scale. Twelve Thousand pounds
have been raised on "a plantation in Cole
ton county. a few miles from Charleston.
For several years tea has been marketed
from P~lnehurst. tie government expert
mental garden at SunmerIiue. but the
product mark tod to-day is the first Of A
purely commercial venture. The OUTPUT
next year prpmisls 10 be very large.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-12

those that will be shown on Friday
night are in themselves well worth a
trip 20 the rink and are sources o. much
pleasure To the patrons. The big rink IS
heated comfortably.
Al. II. Wilson. the clever German dialect
comedian. in Sidney II. Eilis's new play
OF picturesque Switzerland. Metz in the
Alps" Will be the Offering at tho Academy
thursday, matinee and night There
are some men who sing. some Who act.
and some who conpOse songs. but there
are Few who DO all. There o. one. how
ever, who does. and puts originality In
an of them. and that Is Al X Wilson.
VINO has written several beautiful ballads,
"hch nave become very popular: has
been the star OF several successful plays:
ana his new one OF picturesque Switzer-
land, Metz IN the Alps" r. adding TO
MS already great popularity and gaining
MN many new friends. lie has created
"A school Of singing that IS being copied
py many prominent actors.
Theodore Burt Sayre. in tho new play.
Eileen Asthore" CEllen. my treasure.
which ne has written for Chauncey Olcott.
mas provided the popular comedian with
a most happy role, combining romance OF
a DArtagnan sort with tender love scenes
and moving dramatic gituations. and
anoroing the sweet singer opportunities
FOR presenting the ballads which his adj
mirers demand He has written and com
posed four new songs, especially for this
production, which Manager Augustus
Pitou announces VIII be his most notable.
Mr.. Olcott will present his now play at
the Academy Friday p Saturday. with
aun on Saturday
Mr.. Gus Hnl. owner OF In Cay New
York the attraction at the Bijou Thea
tire for next week. was ia Eichmoud
yesterday. He left in the afternoon for
Norfolk and Old Point Comfort. taking
with him several scenic artists. Mr.. nm
VIII star Joe Welsh in The Shoomakor 81,
a new play for next season ono OF tho
scenes Is laid around Old Point Comfort
The play viii be on the boards by the
1st OF February.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-12
APPEAL DISMISSED.
Circuit Court Of Appeals Disposes
OF Eel Case.

Frank D Iel's appeal from judge
ado decree confirming the sale OF
tne Bay Shore Terminal Railway c.se
was dismissed by the Circuit Court a.
Appeals yesterday ia e ucr curiam on.u-
ION. The Circuit CoSrt OF Appeals haia
tlat % found 10 error in the deere.
appealed from. including the insisterce
OF appellant that the Jurisdiction % the
court below was obtained by colus.or
The order Of the Circuit Court sfav-
tng all the proceedings iu the lower
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-12
REPORT
OF SEC'Y OF WAR
Army Has Decreased Fourteen
Hundred Men Within Last
Twelve Months.
ABSENTEEISM OF OFFICERS
Recommends That Practice BE
Abolishcd-Is Hurtful to the
Good Of the Service.

WAsHINGToN. D. O.. December H.
The annual repor for the year le5 was
made public yesterday.
The army for the year 1905. vas com
posed OF 500 officers and 5s.os4 enlisted
men, not including 3.o-9 men of r1e
hospital corps. % officers ana SD men
OF the Porto Rico regiment. ana ll5 on
scouts.
At the date OF the last reports re-
ceived from tile military departments
October Is. 1860 the actlal srreretb
OF the regular army was 31oa officers
and 5ie9 enlisted men. distributed as
follows.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-12

Because the animals IN the Bostock
wild Animal Arena in lakewood lnve
been good-that il. they have not. with
one exception, torn or injured a trainer
IL cause for apprehension rather than
consTatulation on the part OF every one
Of the animal trainers and keepers in the
arena.
A talk with both tie women and the
men trainers last night ELECTED the in
formation that they wers one and all
mOmentarily expecting some one or more
Of the beasts under their charge 10 ny
into a rage and tear them. None OF the
trainers IN BOEtock's company braz u
the long immunity they have had from
injuries. They say that each time they
come from the big steel arena after Civ
Ing an exhibition and have not been in
jured by their animals they feel that the
next time they put the beasts through
their stunts a slap OF sharp ciaw8 or per-
haps a crunching OF some animals Jaws
viii do for them what every trainer learns
10 look on as only a part OF his or her
regular days work.
When an animal in the arena bucks
and refuses 20 obey the master or mis-
tress, II then becomes imperative FOR that
trainer 10 make the animal obey and DO
Its stunt. Failure once to make an animal
obey means loss OF control. and once an
animal sees-and they are quick 70 ap-
preciate the situatiOn-that Il has evaded
or got the better Of a trainer. just that
soon the usefulness Of that trainer ends
so far as hat animal Is concerned. and
the other beasts soon note tho mastery
gained by one Of their kind. and are
only too quick TO take advantage OF the
now situation.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-12
WOMAN LAWYER
IN LOCAL COURT
Miss Philbrook, \ Jersey, APP
peared in Case in This City
Yesterday.
FIRST AT VIRGINIA BAR
Young and Handsome and Uses
Legal Language With Great
Facility.

There was something new under the
sun I'm the United States Circuit Court
Of Appeals yesterday. a. least new under
the Virginia sun. a woman lawyer ap-
pearcd Co argue n case before tio honor
able judges OF this court She was duly
qualified by being sworn ia as q practic-
ing attorney. blt she wlll not practice
here amy sreat lensth OF time. as sha
has only one case on tle docket and ln
al probability viii never have another.
The young woman in question is Miss
Mary g. Pniorook. Who came from New
ark' ~ j., 10 try 60 get ~ young fellow
out OF tae United stltca Navy.
Inc Case.
Tho case. as IL stands on the docket.
- entitled A. O.. Dillingham; SIS. Zehede.
j. Baidey and Bertha Bakley. and it
tonnes up aB am appeal from tie United
Stats District Cour at Norfolk.
iHlilug9afn IS Tho Commando o. fle
United States training ship Franklin.
ana one ~ thc yolne tars on his ship
Is Alfred T.. Baklcy. "son OF Zebedec. f
The Father and the mother. desiring 20
get their boy out 0f tle navy and put
him back in school. went to the courts
y accomplish lrat purpose Captain
reHistcd. and iu the court az
Nortplk le Won his case. The BlAlets
Who are residents of Newark. ~ o..
appealed, and ln that way tue case finds
its way O. Rae Circuit Court Of Appeals
IN tAis city.
Miss Ph4lorooA. who is a rractcins
attorney in the courts 81 Newark wa
employed hy the Bakleys 20 fight the
case through tile higher courts. ana el.
Teaclod this city yesterday morning 10
attend 70 u.at business.
Miss tl-lhrook ls a young woman. ,er-
trlnly not over twenty-five. aud. judy
Ink hy Acr modesty. sho has not t-sn
" member ~ The BAR very long. But sA.
o. "A law er ALI right. and knows how Cd.
sa5 her say, AS she proved yeterday in
presenting her case 90 tle able judges
She IS "a m~edlurn-sized brunette. rather
handsome. ana has o. most bcwitcaln-
way ~ emphasizing Der remarks with
nn animated flash az her large. dark.
brown eye Size hal evidently stadied
her case well. knew just what eh.
wanted 90 say, and said Do in "a straight
forward way. using legal terms just
like a wnn.
First TO Appear Here.
IL was tie duty ~ Judge Lewis. Dis
trict Attorucy. and Mr.. Robert u. Tafev
Assistant Attorney. 90 Oppose Miss PM
brooks motion for tic dlscaarve % tr.
young 1ackey. and they dld as Well ss
inisnt De expected under ths clrclm-
tancss.
10 was not known on the ortsId, rat
o woman lawyer was 90 appear I'm thu
court yesterday. and she had only "a
small audience. bat 80 80 haf been known
there would NOT have b..n "a vacant
sect in tho courtroom.
h court has the case under advise
ment, and u remains to Doe seen f H..
first woman 90 appear 80 che bar ln
AHrwHE#n n.|MH LAH
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-12
Jesse Verser Returns

Jesse Nerser. tho eleven-year-old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. o.. Nerser, No. 6l2 East
Leigh street. who disappeared last FRIDAY
Ga1a hls home, has returned
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-12

army during the fiscal year ended June
go. 1906. was 4..4l3.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-12
4

Academy-Dark.
slou-''The Wlfe's Secret
5ostoek's-Wlld Animal Show.
MISUNDERSTANDING Rink.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-12

Skating enthusiasts and patrons Of the
Dig rink al lakewood are much pleased
over the announcement that the attrac-
ton on Friday night would be a game
Of roller polo. knowing the vast amount
Of fun and amusement IN a lively polo
match. the fact Of It's being played on
rollers has enuvened the interest in the
sport, and without doubt one Of the larg-
est crowds o. tho season Will see the
game on Friday night.
The pictures now being shown and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-12

Danoerine produces and maintains for the
scalp a state OF health and activity far above the
normal. Its applications are healing, cooling.
snd very tnyigorating 20 both the hair and scale.
y SHOWS results from she very first application.
~ Is 50 eh1cAciOus that q sample bottle will, 10
many cases, be SUFFICIENT to prove les rare spe-
INC virtues. NOW at all druggists, three s.zoa.
%SS5c., Soc. and 500 per bottle.
NOWLT0N DANDERLNE CO., Chicago
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-12

On June 60, 1906, there were $40 Off
GERS OF the regular army. OF these. S97
N~nciuding % chaplains) We're general
officers or officers OF the staff CORPS ana
departments. and 2S8 belonged TO the
line. II the general and stan officers
'4 We're present Tor duty. 70 were abb
sent sick, 80 on leave. 9 on sraduatinq
leave, and 81 on detached duty. OF tbe
line officers. 2,07O were present for duty.
- were absent sick. 81 on leave. 90 on
graduating leave. 55 on detached duty.
n 8 IN arrest.
The absenteeism OF company officers
from their commands on detached SER
vice IS excessive. Many regimentaI off,
GERS complain OF Il. u several DEPART
ment commanders u1men on IL I'm their
annual reports. over cighty-two per cent.
Of the officers on detached service on June
30. 1906. were captains or ueutenants of the
line. The duties upon which detached OFF,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-06
THE LoNELIEsT BACHELOR.

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fToSea I pfo oono pupico mauah.
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r II sil.
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-06
A HARD STRUGGLE
Many a Barre Citizen Finds the Struggle
Hard.

4
With d back constantly aching,
With distressing urinary disorders,
Daily existence is but struggle.
No need to keep il up.
Doan's Kidney Pills win cure you.
Barre people endorse this claim:
A. 1. Spaulding, painter living at
tie corner OF Warren street and Maple
avenue, Barre, VT, says: II had more
q less kidney trouble for five years, and
think it was brought on by conditions
which amy man working at my trade
is subject to. After hard days work
there would be such an aching in my
back that | could hardly sleep at all.
Dark spots doated before my eyes at
times and the action OF the kidney sccre-
tions plainly showed that the kidneys
were disordered. The use of two boxes
Of Doan's Kidney Pills, procured at f..
A. browns drug store, stopped the back
ache and corrected the kidney weakness
50 that the seeretions were regulated and
became natural in color. Doan's Kidney
Pills are the best kidney remedy know
Of, and | have advised their use to
friends whom ! have heard complaining
Of their back or Kidneys
For sale BY all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster. Milburn Co., Buffalo, New
York, sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name Doan's and take
no other.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-06
INDUSTRIAL ITEMS.


Fifty years ago the Hamburg Ameri-
can lire was started, with two steam
ers Today the same company has 157
ocean steamers plying on ffty-flye diff
ferent routes 20 an parts OF the world.
II IS estimated that the worlds in
ternationnl commerce viii aggregate
this year fully S25000.o00,000, Ia 1850
the commerce between all the nations
amounted to only s4000,00o00o. The
increase Ia the half century has been
therefore over GOO per cent.
Acetylenc lighting IL quietly gaining
favor. and the German Acetylene asso.
citation finds the gas is supplied the
public by 75 places in Germany, 202 in
the United States 1G IN the United
Kingdom and 10 in the British colo
MICS, while Germany alone has 10000
private installations.
Heavy fines are imposed IN Great
Britain on factory owners. engineers.
engine builders and Others to whom
any blame attaches fer Boiler explo-
sIons. The Consequence Is that the
death roll is only one-tenth Of that in
America from such explosions in pro-
portion to the number Of boilers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-06
Oneida Community Today.

! Mr.. Moves il d tall man, who looks
down when lie talks to one. He showed
me over the associated factories, told me
how the trap trade of all North America
is il Oneida's hands, told me Of how
they fight and win against the British
traps in South America and Burinah, He
showed me photography 81 panthers in
traps, tigers IN traps, bears snarling at
death, unfortunate deer, foxes caught
BY the paws. NV.
did my best to forget these photo
graphs at once IN the interest Of his
admirable machinery, which busted IT,
self with chain-maiSing as though II had
eyes and hanGs. | went beside him, full
OF that respect which literary man
must needs feel when creative business
controller displays lis quality.
But the old religion Of Oneidalp
would interpolate
Each one 81 Us il free To follow his
bis own religion, Here Il new sort d
Chain we are making for hanging lamps
Hitherto '--~-g
Presently | would try again. Are the
workers here in any way members 81
the community
"Oh, no Many of them are Italian
immigrants. We think Of building q
school for them No we get 10
labor troubles. We pay always above
the trade nnion rates, and So we get the
pick Of the workmen. Our class OF work
can't b swcated.
Yes, be was m astonishing personal
ity, 70 immensely concentrated on these
efficient manufacturing and trading de.
yelopments, 50 evidently careless Of theo-
logy, philosophy, social speculation
beauty tIarpers Meewl.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-06

Try The new Ice cream Cake At the
City Bakery.
Old gold and silver wanted at re.
liners, prices in exchange for goods at
T. r. Burr's.
+. p Austin sells stone cutters
glasses, all kinds and prices. From zoe
to $500 each.
For Sale, One baby carriage; one oil
stove, almost new. Apply at "a Sum.
rner street upstairs.
Stone-cutters' glasses, zoe per pair.
Lenses, per pair, SC. II. u. Burr & Co.,
50 North Main street.
All kinds Of kerosene and gasolene
stoves at cut prices III G. w. Averill Il
COS See advertisement.
Reynolds q Son are the local agents
for the Pitkin Supply CO. and carry 4
large stock Of Dallett Stone Working
Tools.
Are y1u buying shoes for yourself
and family wher you get coupons that
are worth SIS for every S25 In coupons /
u not inquire at The Peoples Shoe store.
Slnsll place with six acres Of land
near the city il offered By the ID. A.
Perry real estate agency in their adj
on the 9th page,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-06
Prize Poetry.

Miss Ellabelle Mac Doolittle. the poet
sss, il conducting poetry writing con-
test among the little children Of Lees
vile for the Light. The prize, she states,
Viii be 3 cents worth OF the best sties,
candy obtainabIe in the United States.
Friday she published hree Of the poems
entered in the contest The FIRST il by
George Biifer. II is entitled, "snow Il
Gone Here II ii:
q would not slide
On the snow in summer;
| don't know Of anything
That could be hummer.
People would think me crazy,
For there is no snow;
] hope 70 win the prize,
While the south wind blows
Miss Doolittle had an intuition that
Gcorgie's parents helped him write the
poem, but his father denies It strenuous
~ WELL remarked the poetess, ii
spaeks Of master hand.
Another printed Friday was from the
pen OF little Tommy Stillhorst, the son
of Pete Stillhorst, Ieesville's popular
dog catcher 1t is called, Two Beau
tiful goats The poem;
1.-TWO beautiful goats
Once buted each other.
Although, il has been said,
The two were brothers.
So it is through life;
We fight our kin;
| wonder If we all
Will be washed Of our sins"
Denver Post.