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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-04
Beer Thirst Growing in America.

Washington. Aug. 4.Americans are
rapidly becoming beer-diinking peo-
pie, although during the fiscal year end
ing June so they drank 7,250,00O gal
Ions more Of distilled spirits than dur
ing the preceding year
These facts are shown by the figures
OF the commissioner of internal revenue
whose reports for the fiscal year just
ended indicated that f6o,000,0o0 more
gallons 81 beer were consumed by the
people than in any previous year.
The people also used more cigars,
cigarettes and chewing tobacco than ever
before.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-04
ON HIS asth BIRTHDAY.
Thomas Akeley Straw Of Stowe Has a
Party.

stowe, Aug. 4.-The 9sth birthday Of
Thomas Akeley Straw was observed on
August 2 BY the usual family picnic.
Ice cream, lemonade and u bountiful
supply 81 more substantial food were
served under the butternut trees by the
river in II. T. Straw's meadow. The
children present we're John Straw, Mrs,
NJ. a Jenny, II b. Straw, Miss Rose
Straw and Mrs A. u. Douglass. The
grandchildren were Mrs. A. II. Cheney,
". Nj. Douglass, T. A. Douglass, Mrs.
II. w. Barrows, George Douglass, Miss
Minnie Straw and Mrs. G. l.. Mcmahon,
II great grandchildren were present.
Others present were q Il Mcmahon,
a. H. Cheney, Dr.. II w. Barrows, Mrs.
w. NJ Douglass, Mrs. = A. Douglass,
Mrs. Fl. e. Straw, Mrs John Straw,
Mrs. $. Nj Brush, Miss Ethel Brush,
Miss Myra Cheney, the Misses Mar
foric and Rcbecca Burt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-04
Happx Adam.

The first monopolist was Adam. The
frst consumer was Adam. Therefore
Adam had the unique and exquisite
pleasure Of rasing the price Of beef
to The consumer and the equally great
pleasure OF Kicking at the price put Oh
IT by the trust. Adam was the only
happy man. Detroit Times.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-04
IA French view o. nnelish,nen.

To an American d I'renchman Is
waxed mustachlo and extraordinary
stoYeppe hat. III "Chainc Anglaise"
the French idea Of an Englishman Is
given He speaks French with a shock
ing accent. ends every sentence With
''all right and when he Is introduced
to d woman does not remove his cap
from bis head o. his pipe from his
mouth.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-04

MRS. WfNsLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP, foI
chilAfen tccthinR, sofscns the gums, reduces
Inflammation, ai1ys MI pain, and cures WIND
cote. Perfectly safe ia ali cases We wouio
sny to every mother who mas a suffering child
30 not let your prejudice. nor tho prejpdices
Ofothors, stand between you and your sufIer
Absolutely anre--to follow the use of thja
retlicine, iftlmely used. Price 3Ou. q bottle
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-04
Past, Present and Future.

Mrs, d. vorcee-If | could only for
get the pastl But. alas, 1t is ever be-
fore mel Mrs 0ldun- You'll have &
sad future with your past always pres
emit Take my advice and leave the
past behind for the present and live in
the future fol the future and not ia the
past--Life
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-04

Learn to be pleased with everything
with wealth, SO FAR MS II makes us
beneficial to others with poverty, fer
not having much to care for. and with
obscurIty, for being unenvied. = Plu-
tarch.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-04
THREE MEN KILLED.
Another Injured in Wreck at Butler,
Penn,

Butler, Pa, Aug. o.--Conductor Field,
Fireman Hanon and Brakeman Smith
were killed in the wreck of freight
on the Buffalo, Rochester & pittsburg
road and Engineer Hunter badly injured.
The train ran into an open switch.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-04
Ficthionr.

Angel Child--Aunt Daisy, what is
mcante by "a fictitious character7"
Aunt Daisy-That means one that is
made up. dear Angel Child--Oh. yesi
Then you're fictitious character,
nrent you. auntls?
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-04

y aI,m going to give UP that new spe-
cialst I've been trying"
DWhat's the reasonW
"Whv. he's always telling me that !
must Try to help myself. !.
sswhat did the other man TIL YOU
a1ie always told ME lie was helping
w -. Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-04

~ not try to drive your employees
shoed ~ you. but keep ahead Of them
Nh invite them to come on--suceess
Magozne. r z
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-04
'SCOTTY'S
GOLD MINE
Unearthed Robbers Cache In
Torrid Death Valley
AND BRINGS OUT GOLD
Eagles Of 1910 Date aDust" From His
Claim Went in Broke Came
Out with Minted Coin in
His Pocket.

New York, Aug. "A special CORE
spondent to the Telegraph from Tono-
pah, New, says
'Scotty," who created mild interest
by his flying ride on the Coyote spec
ial, his mule Jim and his tale Of a
Death valley mine, is sensation
throughout Nevada. The secret Of his
mine" has been discovered From Bull
frog, New, which lies south Of Tonopah
and Goldield, auto parties are organized
to cross Death valley and the Funeral
range. II was in the desert that ! saw
4scotty.
Night is the only time that the trip
can Be taken. AT the "Boraxs ranch
in the valley Il registers 40 in the
shade Of an adobe house. In the sun
its 100. Three hundred aud fifty feet
below the level Of the sea, nothing lives
in the clustering heat but scorpions and
rattlers. They langnidly exist in the
borax and alkali, Out in the desert
to the north lies 4seotty'sg mine.
4Scotty" has found the old-tilne cache
Of the robbers who held up the trans
continental stages in the early days.
Dozens Of Wells Fargo Atchison 4 SAN
ia Re safes, dragged from the coaches,
were never heard of again until now.
All over Nevada they are Cabling Of
the romance Of @Scottyn and his luck.
Water Sells at 50.
lie left the main travelled road to
the new strike at GrecnNater 10 days
ago, with o mule for company, and,
swimming north, disappeared. He had
not taken the Death valley trail. left
BulIfrog in big auto at p. m. South
African water bags hung along the sides
and water barrel was strapped at one
side Of the car. Every person had a
large towel
Rolling out between the tents and
shanks, into the sageblush, we started.
In Bullfrog at this hour, when the sun
II down and a breeze comes over the
desert from greenef country to the
east, IT IS lU5. Everyone IS THIRSTY,
but water is SO a barrel and to drink
it means that you don't care what be-
comes Of yourself.
"Ain't this where 'Scotty's' mine is
asked the cheerful talker from Pitts
burg.
"0yer here somewhere" answered the
promoter from Alaska. Il saw him in
Beatty the other day and he was fat
broke Said he was going into the mine
soon and get heeled again"
"Scottyn had left Bnilfrog broke and
everyone knew it. II was getting dark
and hotter. Suddenly the auto horn
sounded and the car lnrehed quickly to
one side, Just missing man and mule
or horse.
"Gixe my regards 10 helIn he reared
AZ We went on toward Death valley,
everyone grinned feebly II was too
hot to laugh strenuously. Twenty min
utes later we stopped. The chauffeur
wished to look his car over TO prevent
accident. a prospector on mule rode
slowly nip.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-04
No we'll dressed man

is happy if there is dandruf on
his coat collar, or if he has a
shiny, oily skin, Or if the pores
Of his face are filed with pow
der, causing blackheads and
blotches. He can be both hap
py and well groomed, however,
il he will use
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-04
scotty,s 1870 Cold.

@See sScotty'g" lie asked. "Howdy.
folkss Quite warm, amt it?" He ex-
planned that "Scotty" was somewhere
ahead of him, because he had stopped
IN the shade of his mule to rest, while
~Scotty" pushed on. Say, he had
champagne in his water bag, the bottles
keepin cool in it, he said, "and good
grub. He showed inc some high grade
ore and he's goin' to realize on it. He
finds out I'm broke. pulls out roll a
cow can't Jump over, and LOT Of gold
eagles, and he stakes me to two hundred.
Amt he grand puyH
In the light Of the lamps he held out
some gold eagles for us to look at. The
date was 1910 on each one, with mint
mark Of ID
In 1910 there was no Denver. but dur
ing the rush to Georgia d mint in Del
ganus, Ga. coined money for time.
The chauffeur craWled ont from under
the machine and opened water bag
They've had detectives after Scot
ty.'p said he "Thcy followed until
their tongues stuck out and they had
Ito quit Those ore samples he carries
are a blind. He gets to 4 town, dumps
the sand in his bags out and turns up
with legal tender money. He's got the
old stage eoach cache, and he's slick
enough to keep It, too"
We rode on. Scotty is the only man
alive who can visit i mine, and bring
forth ore in the shape Of minted coin.
He Is his own smelter When he gets
shy on cash. he hikes for the desert.
gets fresh bundle and returns to the
haunts Of man.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-04
SNAPSHOT OF LA MODE.
Leghorn Hats Very PopuIar--FShnIri
Suits For Small Boys.

Suits For Small Boys.
Leghorn hats are more popular than
they have been for some years Nea-
politan is a fayorite, chip is very
modlsh. and host Of other braids. new
and old, have important places In the
millinery world
Natter and vatican models are
among the fashionable hats OF the sea-
The Springdale news., 1906-03-02

ear. Dr. kidwell of St. Paul was was called Sunday to dress the wound, and he k said to be doing well. NuckleS is under arrest.
 The latest in the way of inter- nal improvements for this county is the Huntsville Telephone Com pany, organized for the purpose of operating a telephone system with headquarters at Huntsville. W. B. Stephens president and general manager; F. Q. Berry. secretary; NJ. D. L. Denny, treas urer. All these gentlemen are we'll known in Madison county and are pushing the work to eonl- pletion, which will first be d line from this polnt to Rogers. The poles have been set from Hinds- vile to War Eagle and will be eX- tended to Mont Ne and Rogers at one. The line from Huntsville to Hindsvills will be by Ovid. The bridging system k being in- stalled and will give the best of satisfaction at d very small cost. as We understand the Huntsville eompauy's charges to those not subscribers VIII be but five cents for fife mles of distance. Hunts vile Democrat.
The Springdale news., 1906-03-02
MADISON.

T. J. Anderson and Miss Pal estine Damrel of St. Paul, were married d few days ago.
 Says the Pettigrew correspond ent to the St. Paul Mountain Air: "On Friday evening of Hast week Turner Steward got into an alter cation with man named Nuckles about timber lands near Stew ards mill. five or six miles east of this place Nuckies struck at Steward with an ax evidently aiming to split his head. The blow was warded off to the extent that Steward did not re- ceiye the full force of 1t, but was badly cut on the head above the
The Springdale news., 1906-03-02
Afflicted With Rheumatism.

T was and am yet afflicted with rheumatism. says Mr J c. Bayne, editor If the Herald, Addington. In dian Territory but thanks to Cham berlain'S Pain Balm am atle once more ta attend to business It k the best of liniments Ii troubled with rheumatism give Pain Balm q trial and you are certain to De more than pleased with the promt relief which 1t affords One application relieves the pain For sale by H. \. Daily and all druggists.
The Springdale news., 1906-03-02
6. B. Burnhass Testifies After Four
 Years.

6. 5. BurnhaAs, Of Carlisle Center, N | A. writes:
 About four years aga l wrote you stating that had been entirely cured of a severe kidney trouble bY taking less than two bottles of Foley's hId- ney Cure It entirely stopped the brick dust sediment. and pain and symptoms of kidney disease disappear ed l am glad to say that l have not had return of any Of those symptoms during tue four years that have eiaps- ed and am evidently cured to stay enred, and heartily recommend Foley x Kidney Cure to any one suffering from kid hey or bladder trouble Brown < Nelson.
The Springdale news., 1906-03-02
Chfckea Chatter.

It is more profitable to have the hens in laying condition for the period when prices are high than it is to attempt to preserve eggs until that time
 Don't overlook the fact that hens iu confinement require green food. and t should be given them daily
 The beginner should remember that starting I flock with dunghtas k ike cutting a tree with d dulI K
 In your efforts to Improve the flock don't overlook the faet that { poorly scrub
 About the best remedy for .-scafy legs, which x the work e< miaute par asites. is an application of sulphur and melted lard once I week
The Springdale news., 1906-03-02
Interesting Items Culled From Our Exchanges
In N6drbU Counties

Beginning about the first of May two excursions will be run to Sulphur Springs monthly.
 A mass meeting of the eiti- zens of Gentry was held last week and the following city tic ket was nominated: Mayor. Dr. (. 4. Rice.recorder, 0. W Feem- ster; aldermen Bob MeGaugh, L. H. Moore, E. {. Eaglesfeld, K. J. MaXson and T. H. Oakley.
 Miss Lula Strengths. of Rogers died last week at Rocky Ford. Colorado. to which place she had gone for her health. She was the last of a fainily of four 10 die with consumption during the past few years. The remains were brought to Rogers for inter- meut.
 At tile meeting Of the Benton- vile Shipper, Union recently the following officers were elected. President, " ". Jenkins;tiee- president. c. T. Lincoln: treasur- CT, H. \. Euekens; secretary, I. E. Lawton. These. with r. NJ. Bates and Julius Gieer. consti- ute the board of directors.
 Mrs. LaughIin has sold her ho- tei at BentonviIIe and will retire from the business. For years Mr, Laughlin has had tle rep uta .an of conducting what was prob. ply the most popular hotel i'll Nc invest Arkansas, and the travei g peblic generally will re- gret has quit the busf- nesS.
 The T. z.eenee of= K. Hull. two miles south ot Rogers. was total lY destroyed bF fire Wednesday morning. contents with the exception of the furniture down stairs. is also total loss. Hull Lad just completed several im- provrment, on the house and the loss will De quite heavy on him.
 Rogers Republican.
 Dr. S. B. Highley. president Of the Bentonvilie Mems Lea que, met Capt. Zimmerman of Sloan tie first of tie week in confer cree relative to the Sloan and !. BentonvilIe motor lire. Dr. Hig ley states that II is about definite ly settled that work will begin on the road with the opening of Spring. -Bentonyille Sun
 The Democrats of Siloam Springs will meet in mass meet ing tomorrow night to nominate a city ticket. and the Republs- cans have issued a call for meeting on the evening of March Is for the same purpose, 50 municipal politics promises to be lively in that burg for the next few weeks.
 Mrs. Mary Leach died at her rooms in the old Eagle hotel last Saturday. She was quite an eld- cry lady. ard there was consider able interest over the crowns of feathers taken from the pillow on which she died It k said that a crown of feathers forms in the pillow under the head of the righteous. BentonvilIe Sun.
 Grover James. who has been cashier of the Bank of Hailey- vile. I. T. for several years, has resigned that position and on Saturday he left for Washington City, having received the appoint ment as private secretary to Con- gressmau J. (. Floyd. Grover k ! son of Col. and Mrs. J. D. James. l of this Bentonvil1e Sun.
 Ben Vaughn filed another suit against J P Hamilton in the cir cult court of thiS county last week asking that Hamilton be required to show by what authority he seeks to hold the office of collect or and for judgment against him for the emoluments of the
The Springdale news., 1906-03-02

Talk about miSerS who hoarG 5heir gold-ever see housewife that just wouldn't open her preservesa
The Springdale news., 1906-03-02

Some three weeks ago the government transport Meade was badly damaged by fire al San Francisco and several lives lost
 Nothing particular Was thought of the accident here at the lime. but we now learn that Llenten- ant Joe McAndrew with his bride were on board the steamer bound for the Philippines with his eOrn- mand, the 2nd infantry. They. themselves. escaped u11rr1Jured, but all their clothing was either burned up or destroyed by the sea water. Joe was married the last of January to Miss Louis Brown, daughter of the ma jor of hts regi- ment. .-Bentonville Sum.
 The first preaching service ever held in Gentry, according to A. C. NaSSon, Was held under an arbor where the post office now stands. twelve years ago last spring Parson Moore form Coon Hollow, was preaching and the congregation seemed very much interested, until he had reached about the middle of his sermon when d train whistled short dis tance up the track. when tile en- tire congregation arose and struek k a .b" line for the depot as fast as they could run. NIT. Wassor says this k the truth, but in doing so, no discourtesy was intended to- the preacher. but in those days it was the custom to meet the trains and other matters ot importance were secondary con- alterations. Gentry Journal.
The Springdale news., 1906-03-02
BENTON

fiiI1 &'itt Nti =
 G. $. Gamble, of Decatur, aud Mrs. A. $. Mckissick, residing near Hiwassee. were married last week.
 D. N. Crandall an old gentle man who had been living at Gen. try for several months, died re- gently.
 Prof. Bagby of Rogers has been engaged as instructor for the new band at Grayett. and will give them two lessons per week,
 Robert Elderidge, aged eigH- teen. and Miss Rebecca Horton, fourteen, were married Sunday afternoon by Elder Sherrg.-Rog- CTS Democrat.
 Adolphus Brogdor;, who has been at Cahe.Hil for several months. las returned home on account Of tic illness of his mother Gentry Journal
 The Pension Board k now re- organized and will me. the first and third Wednesdays of zach month in Rogers at the office of  Dr. Pennington, the chairman. Rogers Republican.
 The wives and daughters gave the members of the K. of F. lodge at Bentonville reception on Monday night of last week, at which there was speech making and refreshments.
 The report that the easket fac tory at Bentonville k to be moved to Fort Worth. Texas, k a mis- take, and the Sun says the build ing and plant will De enlarged and put on d more substantial basis.
 Herbert L. ear1ey and Miss Gretchen Hobbs were married at Bentonyille last week. They will make their home at Hydro. Oklahoma. where AIr Carney has been located for the past few years.
 Mrs. Ellen NJ. Anderson, wife Of J. A. Anderson Of Bentonyille, died Tuesday of last week, the re- suit of stroke of paralysis re- ceived some three weeks previous. They had been residents of Ben- tonville for about two years.
 Hugh Puckett. who has for the past year clerked for the II. l.. Stoud Mercantile Co.,, and Jess McFarlin have purchased the grocery stock of Park Jackman, on Walnut St. and will operate It in the future. Rogers Republi- can.
 Dave Horton was brought oyer from Rogers few days ago and lodged in jail here for unlawful trespassing. He moved into 1 residence without permission of the owner and refused to vacate when ordered to do SO Benton vile Sun.
 A. E. Wilson is now acting as carrier on routes , and , at Gar field, covering them on alternate days, which gives each route three mails a week. It was de eided that the number of patrons did not justify two carriers Ros- CTS Democrat.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. 4 (. Black burn left yesterday morning fer Kirbyville, Texas. where they will visit for two weeks with the latter's sister. Mrs. Laura Win ton. Norman Van Wrinkle and family are also living at kirbY- ville.-Rogers Democrat.
 The citizens of Grayett held d mass meeting Thursday evening of last week and nominated the following municipal ticket: May or, Wm. Frazier; recorder, II. r. Lewis; aldermen, A. F.. kindley, J. K. Dunagin, W. L. Clark, C. K. Atkins and W. Daubens. The Kansas City Southern has ac- a,,ired nroDertyat Sulphur Springs
The Springdale news., 1906-03-02

l Main; Third, that part south of
 East Main and west to Mount
 Olive street; Fourth, that part
 west of Mount Olive. street and
 south of Sager creek.
 The City Council of Sloan
 Springs has voted to furnish with out charge 200 16 candle power electrict lights and city. water for
 the proposed tourist hotel for a period of ten years, beginning 1 April 1, 1900; also agreeing that corporation taxes on the hotel property be lot collected for ten years, and that the city construct and maintain sewerage for the hotel for period of ten years.
 4 few farmers from over the county inform Us that peaches are not all killed vet. Live buds are found frequently on the limbs of trees on the north side of hills where the warm weather had not brought out the buds before the first freeze last month. Some even ventured the assertion that there wifi be enough peaches in tie county for home use.-Ben- tonYille Sun.
 \ large delegation left Non- day night for New Mexico. talk ing advantage of a special low rate to the southern section. \ number went merely for the fun of tie trip while others say they will locate there if they find con- d1tions satisfactory. Tie party included Abe McGarrah. Matt Campbell and sons. Charley and Lun1, Dick Johnson. Mack Grimes WllIPuekett, R1ley \ andoxer. Louis Carroll.-Rogers Democrat.
 Last Friday night Putman's store at Pea Ridge was broken into and robbed of some clothing. shoes and other articles. Satur- day two young men were arrested with portions of the goods in their possession. One of the euI- prit> gave his name a> ]. ". Young. of Cyclone. Missouri. and the other wa9 Alta Foster. aged about sixteen years. @ho lives al Pea Ridge. Young wa> brought here and lodged in jail but Foster gave bond in the sum o5 s75e for his appearance at court Beutou- vile Sun.