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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-07

1t is all right to pluck old geese when
their feathers are ripe and begin q
mott, which win occur about this time
and IL only the fenthers that come ccyf
nre plucked It is beneficial and not "a
furious to them 1t Is poor policy "
pick geese more than once year aud
not advisable TO pick the gosllngs atail
In plucking goose draw stockiur
over it's head 10 avoid being bitten. W
not pick tie feathers That cover tie
wing butts, as II VIII canse the wing
10 drop and means lots OF trouble o.
the goose % not pick feathers grew
Ing III the back o. Tie down on my pai
Of the body # would make nice wv
l,ws but let il be. II Is enotIghtopes
lie down frem those killed for market
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-07
THIS CLEVER HEN
RIDES HORSEBACK
Practices on Slow Old Nag and Then
Makes Thoroughbred
Race.

Herein is the history of an eQuestri.
enne hen. Fred yermilllon brought his
fine harness horse from the county to
Danville, KY the other day and placed
him In the barn lot at John Il. Stouts
on Lexington avenue. Mr.. Stout owns
anumber of chickens. and among them
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-07
ALLEGED REBELS JAILED.
Men Made Prisoners in Mexico Taken
to Tucson. ARIZONA.

Tucson, Ariz., Sept. Carlos Humbert
Bruno Troyino, and tionaro Villaria. the
three Foreigners who were arrested al
Nogales and Momry Camp on a charge
Of melting rebellion in Mexico were
brought here Wednesday BY rangers II
Was nimored TINT their friends in Son.
ora would cross the line al night and at
tempt their rescue, but Sheriff Fowler
threw strong guard around the Jail
and there was no disturbance
seventy FIVE Mexican cayalrymen, by
d forced march From canauea, have
reached Nogales One cavalryman died
Of hardship on The way.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-07

THE HEN cAsiENEAR RIDING HIM TO DEATH.
Is q Plymouth Rock hen which appears
to have the intelligence Of an ordinary
human being.
She took up with the horses when she
was a mere pullet and frequently dined
In the same trough with them. she
rode MI. Stout's buggy horse around
the LOT, but he WASH very spirited.
But when Mr.. Vermilllon brought his
spirited horse into town the hen came
near riding him 10 death. He had al.
ways been used to getting move on
himself when the spurs were put to his
sides, and when the hen began to peck
him he broke forth al high speed and
whizzed around the lot until, when
eauglit. be had beaten down path re.
sembliug q race course.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-07
Thieves steal 500 Pound cannon.

Thieves recently entered the grounds
Of the United States governments
arsenal at Watervllet, n. ", and stole
brass cannon about Ave feet In
length and estimated TO weigh about
800 pounds. The gan was lifted over
a twelve foot wall at the bank Of the
Erie canal and carried away by boat.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-07

Thunder shakes Duiiding Down.
The concussioa froni a heavy roll Of
thunder is thonglil 70 have been the
immediate cause Of the collapse OF an
old building at Hayer.ill. Mass, by
which one person was seriously and
two others slightly injured
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-07
HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT.
Good Roads nj small Cost In New
York County.

Uoou HoHda nj Small Cost In a New
York County.
That bad country roads may be
made good at small cost has been
shown In Orange county, n. u, where
the highways have been greatly i'm
proved by the Maple Dale Good Roads
club AT about $500 a mile This assoc
citation uses a road hone with good re-
suits patterned somewhat after the
King drag
The split log or King drag II kept
from tipping by having the two blades
fastened together rigidly, thus making
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-07
80. H..rsla and cosesost TO Mother ana

MRS. wrNsLow's sooTHING SYRUP, foI
children GstniaE as s0 III PAM me- a Sd cures wsna
~ I1sserfeofiy safe 81 all cases We woula
toiie, svsry mother vino has q suffering child
sy rot et your prejudice nor re prglnlees
OfotnssIs' ,.t I'D relief that will be sure yea
ing cIi. CUM, sare--fo follow the use OF this
Absolutely ,ftIfneIy used. Price aOe. q bottle
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-07
Towns IN HoIIand.

The country II which the large towns
are most nearly equidstant Is IIoI-
land They are at an average distance
Of twenty miles from enc unother.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-07
sIlee IilackIng Eio.xer-

An Australian flower Of the nibisens
species IL often used as Backing. iue
Juice squeezed from four blossoms Civ.
ing enough liquid to coat shoe with
nne lnstsr.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-07

seven Mig whales Stranded on Beach
Fishermen recently found seven
large whales stranded on the beech Of
Onastasia island. Florida They varied
In length from twelve to twenty feet.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-07

ChiidTsn's shoes; for style, flt and wear
they excel other makes.
II could take you into my large
factories at Brockton, Mass. land show
you how carefully WI. Douglas shoes
are made, you would then understand
why they hold their shape, fit better,
wear longer, and are OF greater vaIlse
than any other make.
Wherever you Hive. you can obtain w. L.
Douglas shoes. Ills name and price Il Dksrrped
on the bottom. which protects you agafust high
prices and inferior shoes. T0ke mo suhsffs
fufe. Ask your dealer for w. l.. DnARfss shoes
and insist upon having them.
Fast Color Egsiets used; they mf not ne0v trassy.
Write for Illustrated C0xaioR Of Fan Styles.
w. l.. DOUGLAS Brockton, Mass.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-07
pouma Before Februarv2

II is reported that the cabinet lately
had under discussion proposition to
conyoke the douma at an earlier date
than February Of next year. Premier
Stolypin afterward reported to the Car
m favor of an earlier meeting.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-07
Russian consuls in Manchuria.

Russian consulates general will be rs.
tablished at Harbin Kirin. Tsitgihar
ond Tarien (Dslny), replacing the pres
emit agencies Of the ministry OF foreign
affairs
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-11
Thinks They Are Safe.

In the spring term of the past year
the athletic young women of Smith
college developed a passion for base
ball. In conversation with a distin-
guished visitor at the college. Presi-
dent l.. Clark Seelye spoke of the
fresh enthusiasm which the students
were manifesting in the national game.
The visitor, having his own ideals
of intelligent gentlewomen, looked
somewhat distressed at this announce
ment.
Aren't you afraid" he asked, that
baseball will have tendency to make
the girls masculine?"
A humorous expression stole over
President Seelye's face. Masculine ?"
he echoed. "My dear friend, IL you
could never have further fears pitch
ing the ball you would never have any
further fears on that score"
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-11
Name Made All Complete.

AS is generally known, the charm
ing town of Waldoboro. Me-, included
among its first settlers successful
colony of Dutch. The names of III
mer. Helmerhausen, Winchenbaum.
Sidensparker and many others of
Dutch or German origin are now
borne by the most respected families
of Knox and Lincoln counties. and the
old Dutch Lutheran churches of Wal
doboro and Bristol. both erected in
the eighteenth century. are visited by
all tourists to that section.
One winter evening the solons OF
the village were gathered In the gen.
eral store, and. having tired of the dis
cussion of the latest "hoss trade" and
other local events, were amusing
themselves with constructing a steer
from the names of those present.
Mr.. Hoof thought his name an.
swered very well for n starter; Joe
Sides thought he was worthy of place
in the animal; John Horn considered
he would be ornamental as well as
useful. Still the "critter" did not seem
complete, when, by good luck, "Old
Jim Onbehind" came in, and by
unanimous consent 1t was voted that
he would do very well for a tail.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-11
NEGRO BUSINESS MAN.
Raised Seventy-two Thousand Bushels
of Potatoes Last Year.

Booker 7. Washington has an arti-
Gle In the American Illustrated Maga-
zine for January, entitled "The Negro
in Business. He tells of the really
remarkable success of particular
negro. Groves by name, and then
tells what Groves says about It, Mr.
Washington says:
But why is Mr.. Groves called THE
Negro Potato King?" Let me
answer. Last year he produced upon
his farm 72,150 bushels of white po-
tatoes, averaging 245 bushels to the
acre. So far as reports show, this
was 12.150 bushels more than any
other individual grower in the world
produced. And besides the potatoes
raised on his own farm, Mr.. Groves
buys and ships potatoes on a large
scale. Last year he bought from
white growers in the Kaw Valley. and
shipped away twenty-five cars of
white potatoes. He also bought
fourteen cars of fancy seed potatoes
in North and South Dakota, which he
sold to growers In the Kaw Valley,
and in Oklahoma and the Indian Ter
ritory. Mr.. Groves says that he ships
potatoes and other farm products to
nearly every portion of the United
States, and to Mexico and Canada.
AT the recent meeting of the Ma
uonal Negro Business League in New
York, Mr.. Groves was asked how he
was able to conduct so varied and
large business enterprises, when he
had had no education as business
man.
You have children, haven't your"
Mr.. Groves replied.
Yes" said the other Some of
them are grown up now"
How do you manage your grown
up children"
"oh, l get along with them" replied
his friend, laughing. you see | have
known them long time"
That's just the way with my bust
ness" said Mr.. Groves. Il started in
with 1t when 1t was a baby. and I've
had chance to get thoroughly ac-
quainted with 1t as it grew up"
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-11

though If this be accomplished success
fully. he takes kindly to captivity, and
often lives contentedly for many years.
In fact. single specimen existed in
the Geological Park in London for over
twenty-eight years.
Hippopotami in captivity do not re-
quire the excessive care and attention
which are usually Necessary for the
well-being of tropical animals. One
factor which is of considerable advan-
tage in this respect is the fact that
the animals lack the restlessness and
nervousness so commonly found in
wild creatures. Though terrible fight
ers if aroused they are even-tempered
and fairly intelligent, and learn to
obey the word of command of their
keepers. They appear to appreciate
kindness and seldom If ever required
punishment.
Hippopotami are purely herbivorous,
and in the wild state feed upon grasses
various water plants, rice. millet.
maize, and similar growths. This diet
is approximated as nearly as possible
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-11
Lost Fads of Fiction.

Where the lackadalsic lady
Who had tears on every page?
Where's the blood and thunder hero
And the wars he used to wage?
Where's the specter ever present.
And the gipsy and the seer?
Where, oh. where's the highway robber
And the swart-browed buccaneer?
Where's the villain dark and daring
Who pursued the maid averse?
Where's the helpless. hopeless. hapless
Victim OF an ancient curse?
Where's the lynx-eyed sleuth detective
OF the big and brawny arm.
Who. alone and quite unweaponed
Dealt host OF foemen harm?
Where's the guide and where's the red
skin.
And the trapper OF the trail.
Whose impossible adventures
Were the theme of many tale2
Where's the mining camp contingent
OF the California craze.
And the cruel overseer
or the ante -bellum days?
They are gone. the olden players.
They have had their time and chance,
There's a newer type arisen
In the region of romance:
We have turned to realism.
And the greatest novelist
Is the one who dares to show us
Life and love as they exist.
American illustrated Magazine.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-11

in captivity They are fed every dsy,
usually early in the afternoon, on
fresh grass or hay, various vegetables,
and bread. They have very healthy
appetites, and one can imagine the
quantity of food that hippo" can
consume, when one considers that the
stomach of large specimen will mea-
sure as much as eleven feet in length.
The hippopotamus is heir to few
troubles. Natural attrition keeps his
teeth, which grow throughout his life
time, within proper bounds. AS he not
only spends most of his waking hours
in the water, but often sleeps there
also the frequent dimensions keep
his thick skin in a healthy condition.
The water must have a temperature of
not less than fifty-five degrees, and
must be maintained at this point the
year around. With the exception of
the usual attention regarding the
cleanliness of the habitation, other
necessary care includes merely the
preparation of his food and the regu-
lation of the temperature.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-11
One Told by Fitzgerald.

Ex-Congressman Fitzgerald of Bos-
ton, who passed the summer at Old
Orchard. told this story Of the clam.
bake of the Redberry club, held at
Pine Point late in August:
A chaplain had been called upon to
officiate for the regular clergyman in
congress early In the term. The min.
lister was about to conclude his pray
er. and reverent silence pervaded the
big chamber. when the members were
atartled to hear the following sentence
drop from the lips of the chaplain pro
tenn: May corruption and sin in
every form be as far from every mem
ber of this body as Thou. art, O
Lord!"
re was several seconds before the
members fully grasped the meaning OF
tho clergyman's prayer. and when II
did It was unanimously in favor OF
having another substitute when the
regular chaplain was unable to attend
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-11
A New Beino.

Shepard. H.. Jan. sth (SpeciaD-
Mrs. Sarah e. Rowe. who is residing
here, says she feels like "a New Be-
Ing" although she is in her fifty-sev-
enth year. Why? because she has
taken Dodd's Kidney Pills. that well
known medicine that has put new life
Into old bodies. and has come as
God-send into homes of sorrow and
suffering. She says
No one knows what awful torture
l suffered with rheumatism and Kid
ney Trouble. until got cured by
Dodd's Kidney Pills. This grand rem
edy drove the Rheumatism out of my
body, nothing else ever did me any
good. Dodd's Kidney Pills are worth
one hundred times their price, for they
have made me. though | am fifty
seven years old, a new being. / am
In better shape now than | have been
for many years and | owe 1t all to
Dodd's Kidney Pills
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-11
Country Editors Day of Triumph

eous splendor makes us chuckle to
think we have a pass on her. She
goes so fast that the six pcrters look
like one big fat niger. She is called
The Southwest Limited She stops,
going both ways, at Chillicothe, and
you can get on her there, but you'll
have to hurry"
In the gratitude of his heart the
general passenger agent wrote the
poet-editor that whenever he desired
to come to Chicago he would be more
than pleased to cause the Southwest
Limited to pause long enough at Chula
to take him on and again to let him
off. The offer was accepted by wire,
as Editor Smith does not believe in
toying with fortune nor flirting with
opportunity. Then he wrote a piece
for his paper, as everything that hap
pens, If anything does happen, in
Chula is news, and told the citizens
that he was going to Chicago on the
limited and as the guest of the gem
eral passenger agent and of the road
AS might be expected, the entire
business of Chula was suspended the
following day and every man, woman
and child not bedridden was down to
the depot bright and early. The Chula
band in full uniform was there play
ing suggestive pieces about conquer
ing heroes. and Chula's mayor revised
his last Fourth of July "oration" to
fit the occasion. u was a gala day
for Chula, and the editor had to tell
them with becoming modesty how he
had achieved greatness.
About the time he reached the
spread-eagle stage of his address
there was long, mournful wall pitch
ed in a minor key which sounded like
the expiring war whoop of an Apache
Indian. 1t was the Southwest Limit
ed hailing Chula. Mo. Editor Smith
grasped his new s275 suit case firmly
by both straps and waited, all a-trem-
BILE with excitement The band be-
gan a furious fanfaring and the citi-
zens of Chula held their breaths.
There were two more long walls, fol-
lowed by two short ones. as the lin
ited's mogul swept down upon Chula's
only grade crossing, cloud of blind
ing dust, an answering "toot" to the
tower man as he dropped the sema-
phore indicating clear track and a
faint moan was borne upon a passing
breeze to Smith and to Chula's popula-
ton as the mogul whistled for MAN
tic or Chicago. which,"
Smith. standing disconsolate with
grip in hand, and with Chula's popula-
tion gazing seemingly with a Eillion
eyes clear through him. didn't care
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-11
RoosEvELT's GUIDE.
Granted Special License to Conduct a
Hunting Lodqe.

Jacob Borah. the veteran guide of
colorado. who has had charge of more
than one OF President Roosvelts fam
GUS hunting expeditions In the state,
mas been granted by the government a
special personal license to continue
conducting a hunting lodge at Deep
Lake. on the White River forest reser-
Walton. This is the notice received by
Deputy United States District Attorney
knaebel from the secretary of the De-
.partment OF Agriculture. AS a result
the proceeding brought by Mr. Knaebel
asking that the regular license which
was secured by Borah to conduct the
lodge in the first place be cancelled
Were dismissed.
II seems that Borah once sold the
place to other parties. who turned It
INTO questionable resort. He after
ward bought 1t back. but the forest
rangers feared he might sell 1t again
TO irresponsible persons and made the
application for canceling the license.
In the letter of the secretary of agri-
culture 1t Is stated that the guide has
given sufficient personal assurances
that he will never again let It go into
other hands and would take charge of
1t in person.
The lodge has been for several years
the rendezvous OF lovers of hunting,
and 1t was through the efforts of some
OF these that the government granted
Borah the privilege which he has oh.
talned.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-11

While few menageries or geological
gardens include hippopotami among
the members of the animal world
which they contain, the general public
is nevertheless quite familiar with the
appearance and characteristics of the
grsat ungulates. They have been de-
scribed in word and picture by In
Vulnerable naturalists, historians,
and writers, even of the earliest times.
We find unmistakable reference 20
thsm in the records of the ancient
Egyptians, and to-day there is little
doubt that the behemoth of the Bible
was identical with the hippopotamus.
The Central Park Zoo of New York
City, is particularly fortunate in the
possession of three splendid speci-
mems, a pair of older animals and a
young one. The pair, Caliph and Miss
Murphy, are well known, not only to
those directly interested in these mat
tiers, but also to the reading public, for
the huge brutes have been described
and pictured in various publications.
Caliph, the great male which is the
subject of the accompanying interest
ing engravings, has been in the Cen
tral Park Zoo since 1889, while his
mate, Miss Murphy, has been included
in the collection for somewhat short
er period. These two have proven re-
markably prolific, and have presented
an admiring public with eight healthy
offsprings, and these, with the excep-
ton of the young one at present in the
Park, have been sold to other menag-
cries. This is not an exceptional case,
for strangely enough these curious
beasts thrive well in captivity, and
breed not infrequently. Were it not
for the difficulty formerly experienced
in securing original pairs, they would
to-day be far more common in ZOO
logical parks. Needless to say, it is
very difficult to capture the hippipo-
tamus in a wild state and transport
the animal uninjured to civilization,
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-11
WOMEN WHO SUFFER
Or. WiIlisms' Pink Pills the One
Remedy Particularly Suited For
Feminine liIs.

To women who suffer DIR. Williams
Pink Pills nre worth their weight ia
gold. At special periods a woman needs
medicine to regulate her blood supply or
her life will be n round of pain and suf-
fering. DIR. Williams Pink Pills are
absolutely the finest medicine that ever
a woman took. They actually make
new blood. They are good for men too
but they are good i'll n special way
for women.
''It was three years ngo last spring
that my health failed me-" says Mrs
Arthur Conklin, of No. 8 Coldwater
street, Battle Creek, Mich. :. L suffered
from leucorrhea and other troubles
that, 1 presume. were caused by the
weakness it produced. 1 had sinking
spells. nervous headaches, was weak
and exhausted all the time and looked
like a walking skeleton.
my back and limbs would ache al
most continually and there were daya
when I was absolutely helpless from
sick headache. tried one doctor after
another but cannot say that they helped
me at all. My liver was sluggish and
1 was troubled some with constipation.
Zone day a physician who has now
retired from practice met my husband
ON the street and inquired about my
health. He advised my husband to get
some of DIR. Williams Pink Pills for me.
said they were good medicine, better
for my trouble than he could put up. I
tried them, improved steadily and soon
was entirely cured. As soon as the
leucorrhoea was cured the headaches
and other pains stopped. am entirely
well now but intend to continue to use
DIR. Williams Pink Pills as spring
tonic"
Tho genuine DIR. Williams Pink Pills
are sold by all druggists and by the DR.
Williams Medicine Company, Schaneo-
tady, N. Y.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-11

Very likely you have not heard of
cause Chula has but recently been
placed upon the maps of a state whose
citizens insist upon being "shown"
and who refuse to give proper culti-
walton to their credulity.
1t is not exactly correct to say that
Chula has been placed upon the maps,
for on one bright red-letter day in its
lexicon it was thrown upon the maps
in bright red splotch by a country
editor This editor came to the city
the other day as the guest of the st.
Paul railroad. He occupied an en-
tire drawing-room car, ate rich food
and drank sparkling wines and re-
ceived adulations from the colored
porter all the way from Chula and
back again at the expense of Soul
less corporation"
The man who compelled the map
makers to take notice of Chula en-
joys the not uncommon name of
Smith E. H. Smith.
Smiths great opportunity came
when the st. Paul put the Southwest
Limited train into service between
Chicago and Kansas City. The train
passes through Chula on its eastward
and westward flights, and there were
things about it that made a great i'm
preston upon Smiths Imagination.
He watched the flight of the South
west Limited as it tore great holes
in the atmosphere of Chula, and then
wrote this about the train
THE new train on the Chicago. Mil
waukee and st. Paul railway passed
through Chula for the first time Sun
day night, about three hours after
dark. There was no hesitation at
Chula town, at least none perceptible.
There are no high places in Chula
town, hence we question whether she
ever touched the track She just rip
ped a great fiery hole in the darkness
and left the atmosphere heated Gteam
hot for a second, then whistled for
Mantle or Chicago, we are not GER
tain which. If Central had not been
closed, we would have telephoned to
Chicago to see If she hadn't run clean
through the Union station. She is sure
'nuf a 'hurry-up train Chicago is
only about three miles up the track
now. She is a CLEAN of summer sun
light. vestibuled and electric lighted
from the cowcatcher clear back a
hundred yards behind the last coach.
She is knee deep with velvet carpets,
and her cushions are as soft as a
girls cheek. She is lighted to daz-
zle and seated to FRAGILE. She was
bu&ls 60 nat the world and her sorg-