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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-02-14
Cured Of the Quail Habit.

They were debating the oft-debated
question as 20 whether on not man
can eat thirty quaiIs in thirty days
There's nothing to il" declared Jack
lnglis. II won a 500 bet on that very
proposition several years ago, thus up
setting the popular fallacy for all time
to come. did more than my contract
called for. ate thirty.four birds, and
thereby won 500 from fellow named
Cannon. Remember Gannonl Say, Gan.
non was furious IIe said
Jack, how much do you weigh, now
that you've assinilatcd thirtyfour
quailT
I'm not surc, replied, lint certainly
several pounds more than you do,
I'D like TO bet you q hundred that
YOU do not weigh more than ! do, he
declared.
II hated to take the money for he
was three inches shorter than myself,
and quite slender. Reluctantly, con-
sented to the wager, and we stepped into
wholesale tobacco house whore they
had some heavy scales in the basement.
| had 5000 in gold in my pocket and o
loaded revolver. On the way 10 the
basement we passed q small weighing
machine, and someone picked up several
pound weights and handed them to me.
] slipped tlicm IN my pocket for good
measure, and began figuring what |
would do with the extra 800. Well,
sir, that understood, narrow.chestcd lit
Tie fellow beat me out eight pounds in
spite Of all tho junk had concealed
about my person and I've had mean
suspicion ever since that he had City
pounds Of pig lead slowed away in his
shoes. haven't had any appetite for
quail since San francesca Chronicle.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-02-14
Big Bear at Large.

One Of the members Of prospecting
party met with an experience which will
make him long remember the wiIds Of
the Black Hills.
A number Of men arrived at Dead.
wood, S. D. few days ago from Winni.
peg aud proceeded to make themselves
acquainted with the surrounding coun-
try. While wandering over the hills
George Barracough, the official photo
grapher Of the party, wandered ava
and became separated from the rest.
He was hunting for some good snapshots
and when he had crossed the ridge where
Wild Bill and bis old chum, Tnity
Jane. lie buried, he suddenly discovered
that he was not alone.
CHANGING around in response 70 INIT
tered growl be saw huge grizzly bear.
All his artistic sense awoke in his desire
to get snap shot Of bruin, but the bear
did not like the camera and made bee
line for the tripod aud the operator, who,
without ceremony. fled precipitately.
The hear did not follow, but Mr.. Barra-
clough in bis haste slipped and fell from
a preeipicc, iracturing q rib ADD hurting
himself otherwise. The bear Is still at
large st. Paul Pioneer-Press
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-02-14
THE SOUTH.

With or without immigration, land
values In the south have been steadily
advancing during the last year or two.
But much OF the best land Is still
cheap enough TO be very attractive to
a man with small capital who knows
good Investment when he sees it.
st Louis Republic.
In the race for wealth the southern
farmer is abreast OF the western gran
ger and the northern manufacturer. He
Is no longer hampered by poverty and
a tradition. From all over the south
come reports of expanding industries.
II is computed that farm properties In
the eleven states that once seeded
from the Union have risen in value
more than sl.000o00.oO0 in two years.
Philadelphia Press.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-02-14
Shut the poorl

Funny things you hear in a street
car" said a young man, day or two
ago, as he lighted his after luncheon
cigar Going home one night, two
weeks ago-when we had that cold snap
"a man pushed his way through the
aisle and out into the front yestibule.
When he arrived there the space was so
full that he couldn< close the door.
Presently few passengers began to
gowl What's the matter with that
guy said ono IT tho number. Oh
was the grumblng reply from another,
he's one of those fresh air fends YOU
read about. He sleeps with his feet
hanging ont Of the window Someone
in the yestibule heard tie remark and
shut the door Kansas City Star.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-02-14
Always Remember the Eull Nome
axagfVe Promo gNuiniEl0
Cares a Gold In One Day. Grip ln 2 Days
g M II On every
"a. [T E<9r1aeTuss~ bon, 2sc
HE wHISTLED.
Boston Lawyer Annoyed Country Sing
ing Teacher.

An apparently harmless incident at
tho annual concert in the town hall at
Mason's Corner has upset the whole So
eial life OF the village. Il is all on
account Of d "city chap" by the name Of
Quincy Adams Sawyer whistiing a tune.
bIr. Sawyer has been boarding at Dea-
con Mason's for several weeks, and in
tends staying until he RECEIVERS his
health.
This annual concert il the event Of
the year, and Obadiah Stout. the mas.
ter Of ceremonies, who is looked upon
az a sort OF Pooh Bah in the village,
objected to having his plans interfered
with by q dude from Boston. Every
thing had gone along nicely at the
concert until Mr.. Sawyer kindly offered
his services TO offset a disappointment,
but Mr.. Strout refused fatty 10 have
any foreign talent Cries Of go
ahead, came from all over the hall.
After five or six encores Lawyer Sawyer
whistled Listen to the Mocking Bird. "
1T was a capital piece OF work and the
audience was electrified.
After the concert Obadiah Strout made
the open boast that the village was not
big enough to hold them both, and he
proposed to run the Boston lawyer out
Of town.
Screams Of laughter pnctuate the per-
Torrance OF the play every few inmates,
and the casual spectator cannot look up
ON the audience for period Of five min
ntes without coming TO the positive con-
elusiQn that those who witness this pas.
tofal comedy, with its golden love thread
for a plot, are enjoying themselves huge.
IL. This seems to be the secret of the
success Of this play. II makes the peo-
pie forget all else but the amusing
things that are happening among the
country folks Of Mason's Corner.
Such realistic Incidents as the husking
bee. with the merry fun over kissing
thc girls when q red ear is found; the
udicrous courtship Of Mrs. Crowley and
Abner Stiles; Samanthy Green, milking
the wrong COW; the scrimmage between
Mr. Sawyer, the Getty shap," and Bob
Wood, the town bully; Hiram Maxwelfs
written proposal Of marriage to Mandy
skinner; the arrival OF the mail at Be
noni Hills 9roycry store; Mr. Sawyer's
clever discovery Of the parentage Of
Miss Indy Putami the beautiful love
story of the Mr.. Sawyer and the blind
girl, Alice Pettcngill; the Virginia reel
dancing at the finish Of the third act /;
Obadiah Strout's attempts to run the
Getty Teller" Mr.. Sawyer, out Of town,
etc--nll these are memorable features
Of the performance which stamp them
selves indelibly on the minds Of The
suectatOFs.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-02-14
TO TAKE UP CASE.
Grand jury VIII Investigate Matte
Hackett Murder.

Augusta, Ale., Feb. 1.-The Hon.
Thomas Leigh, county attorney Of Ken.
nebec county, stated yesterday that the
Hackett murder case would positively
be investigated by the grand jury at the
April term Of the superior court.
It was on the evening OF August II
that Matte Haekett, the 1zyear old
daughter Of Levi L. Hackett Of kent's
hill, in the town Of Readfeld, l2 miles
from here, was murdered short dis
lance from her fathers house, death
being due to strangulation. The father
and Alfred johnson, a tramp, were in
the house when their heard noises down
the road. The girl was removed to her
home, but died shortly afterward, So
johnson was held as a witness, but was
allowed his liberty after an incarcera.
ton of two months.
A few days after the murder the
finger Of suspicion was pointed to a
certain woman residing at Readheld Cor
ner, but the officials did not think that
they had in their possession sufficient
evidence to warrant the making Of an
arrest.
A short time ago girl named Lillian
Cownn told the officers that she was
positive she saw Mrs. Elsie Hobbs Ray
mond, the woman suspected Of the crime,
passing on the road ON the night Of the
affair from the Ilackett farm to Read
field Corner. Miss Cowan informed the
authorities that she was positive that
the woman was Mrs. Raymond, "a she
was well acquainted with her, and she
always had a peculiar gait made more
apparent by the fact that the woman
was soon to become a mother. Miss
Cowan's story is not generally believed,
as there are some peculiar circumstances
connected with It.
1t is known that within a few days
the county authorities have come into
possession Of new evidence which they
refuse TO diyulge, aud which has an i'm,
portont hearing on the case. Should
an indictment be returned, the trial can.
not take place until the October term Of
the supreme judicial court, as the super.
ior court has no Jurisdiction IN murder
cases.
The Hackett murder was one Of the
most battling in the history Of Maine
criminal jurisprudence.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-02-14

grievances in the same proportion as the
mans prominence increases. The COM
hination Of circumstances seems to have
Bean responsible for the disagreeable
situation in which Attorney General
Fits was recently placed. No other con-
cIusion cap Be reached. Else, why did
the bringers of the charges against him
W0it, two, four sis, eight, ten, twelve
years, until he had reached the position
Of highest prosecuting officer in the
tate, before they charged him with Inn
professional conduct? The answer is not
obvious aud we doubt if the bringers Of
the petition arc able To answer satis.
factorily.
Now that the special commission has
exonerated the attorney general and the
Vermont Supreme court has affirmed its
findings, that official comes out unscath.
ed Il is perhaps needless to say that
the people OF the state have a tremen,
dous confidence il the integrity 81 pur-
pose and devotion to duty Of thcir high.
est prosecuting officer. The dclying IF
the commission into the details Of the
charges confirms the popular and purely
superficial coyiction that there was no
intention to defraud," and, in fact, TINT
there was no fraud on the part Of
Attorney General Fits. The only
aight-by-the.line deviation was due to
an indication Of youth, and even in that
the commission found nothing to sus-
tain the charges OF unprofessional con.
Duct.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-02-14
FAMINE AppEAL.
President Asks Americans to Aid Starv.
ing Japanese.

Washington, D. O., Feb. 14.--Presi-
dent Roosevelt yesterday issued the fol
lowing appeal, which was made public
by Secretary Loeb:
~The famine situation in northern
Japan is proving much more serious than
at first supposed, and thousands Of per-
sons are on the verge OF starvation. 1t
is calamity such as may occasionally
befall any country. Nations, like men,
should stand ever ready to aid each other
in distress, and appeal to the Ameri-
can people to help from their abundance
their suffering feIlowmen of the great
and friendly nation of Japan.
Il recommend that contributions for
this purpose be set to the American Ma
tional Red Cross, which will forward
such funds to the japanese Red Cross,
10 be used as the Japanese government
may direct. Contributions can be made
to the local Red Gross treasurer, or sent
direct To the Hon. Charles Italian Keep,
Red Gross treasurer, United States treas
ury department, Washington, ID. G.
Theodore Roosevelt
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-02-14
suggestion

One morning Sunday school was
about TO be dismissed and the young
STEERS were already in anticipation of re-
Taxing their eramped little limbs after
the hours Of confinement on straight.
backed chairs and benches, when the su.
pcrintendent arose, and, instead Of the
usual dismissal, announced,
And now, children, LEI me introduce
Mr., smith who viii give ms q short
talk"
Mr. Smith smilingly arose, and after
gazing impressiyely around the class
room, began with i hardly know what
TO say" when the whole school was
convulsed 70 hear small, thin voice
back in The roar lisp;
"rllay amen and thit down l'--Sayan-
nah News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-02-14
Thrifty Gnl.

Grace-Do you remember all the boxes
OF candy Jack used TO bring Edna when
he was counting Well, she saved them
all, because candy hurt her teeth.
May--And what did she do with
them2
Gracefully, after their marriage and
Jack lost SO much in the stock market
she opened a confectionery store.-Chi-
cago News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-02-14
A 4sovereirn" That Costs Only 500.

DIR. David Kennedy's Favorite Rem.
edy, of Rondout, n. Y, is a Sovereign
medicine for Nervousness, Rheumatism
Kidney and Liver complaints, and all
the ills peculiar to women II drives
the poison from the blood, and restores
the patient to the bloom of health
You will never roget the exchange OF
one dollar for a bottle Sold in Barre
bv u. a. Drown.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-02-14
Immigrants ARRIVING AT
RATE OF $4,000 A WEEK
More Aliens Want to Come TO This
Country at the PRESENT Time Than
Can Be Brought by the
Steamship Lines.

New York, Feb. 14--Nearly 5000
storage passengers have been landed at
Ellis island in Che last two days, nearly
a,oo0 moro nre due today, and it is cal
culated that the weeks total viii be
close to $4,000 This is record for
this time OF the year and il taken as
an indication that the spring rush Of
1906 win probably exceed that of pre-
vious years. More immigrants want to
come than can be brought. May is the
banner month. Last May the great ar
my Of aliens was pouring in at the rate
Of 5000 or 5000 a day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-02-14
THE Fits CASE

Twelve years ago Clarke G.. Fits Of
Brattleboro was young attorney
struggling to build up practice and
meeting with the obstacles which lie in
the path Of most inexperienced lawyers
iii comparatively limited field. Today
he is attorney general Of the state of
Vermont, being moreover, the first man
to Be thus honored since the law Great
ing the Office went into effect. Between
the two periods lies the story Of steady
rise by means Of Conscientious effort and
native force. When conscientious effort
is backed up by the strength Of purpose
which Mr.. Fits possesses there is sure
10 be someone whose toes are stepped
on, and maybe crushed. Then, too, the
higher up man get the greater is the
fall provided the underpinning can be
knocked out and the desire to knock
out that mderpinning increases in the
minds ii those who think they have
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-02-14
Needs Regulating.

Jcweller i don't zce anything the
matter with this clock, 1t strikes all
right.
Gayboy-That's just what's the mat.
ter / want you to fix it 50 it will
strike II for 1,--Detroit Free Press.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-02-14

An increase in pay Of two cents an
hour doesn't appear large, but when q
day Of dozen hours work is consid-
cred, ono can readily see that several
Ioares Of bread can be bought with the
difference.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-02-14
EIkina Rnte Bin INTRODUCED.

Washington, Feb. 14.--Senator Elllins
Yesterday introduced his bin for railway
rate regulation. The features Of the
measure have already been published.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-02-14
MS CITIZENSHIP ESTABLISHED.

HIS CITIZENSHIP ESTABLISHED.
In the life OF nearly every American
there comes at some time on other q
feeling Of pride in his citizenship, a
Cloating over the sense Of Joint proprie-
torship in the sovereignty Of great ma
lion. an efferyescense of spirits over the
rights and privileges it brings. This
afternoon, if we mistake not, there
comes yelling up in the bosom OF States
Attorney jackson one Of those surges
Of pride. II ever man should be pleas.
ell that he is an American
citizen, Washington county's pros.
ecuting official should sc glad
today. To have been declared an
alien would have led to complications
OF serious nature and entanglements, the
end Of which cannot be prophesied. To
be declared citizen of the United
States, oven ii one had considered him
self citizen, is in the present situation
reinsurance OF no doubtful nature.
Thus ends a controversy which was
started even before the election Of Mir.
jackson TO the Office, when doubt as to
his status was raised as political CAPT.
tai. A second chapter was added in the
recent quo warranto proceedings brought
through a man who was charged with
crime under the statutes. The word
"Einisa has undoubtedly been appended
TO the story,
We congratulate States Attorney
jackson on his citizenship.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-02-14

Other brides viii please take the real
seat until after Saturday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-02-14

Fits and jackson, If not in the same
boat, were in boats which we're very
much alike.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-02-14

And now Quincy, Mass, hes in the
trouble zonc.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-02-14

There's just faint furry to disturb
Tie political calm.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-02-14

Edyth-They say the minister's new
assistant is a confirmed woman hater.
Mayme- Indeed! had no idea he
was as young as that. New York Life.
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When first be saw his name IN print
Twas set in type this size.
And yet no dor BIT Il looked about
THIS BIG TO HIS PROUD EYES.
Catholic Standard and Times.
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1900

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hntcred at the Postofliee at Barre az Second
Glass Matter,
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY IA, 1906
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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-09-03
REACH FINALS IN
WoMEN's GOLF PLAY

Chicago, Aug. 31.-Mrs. c. L. Der
ing of Midlothian, the present western
Womens' golf champion, will today
ATTEMPTED to hold her title against
Miss Frances Everett OF Exmor,
champion of 1904. The semi-tinals
we're played yesterday. Mrs. Derlng
winning / up in game Of 20 holes
from Mrs. w. A. Alexander or Elk
NOR, while Miss Everett easily de-
feated Miss Myra Helmer OF M1dlo-
THAN, 4 up and to play. Mrs. L..
N. Brochon of Lagrange and Mrs. Il.
C. Belknap will meet in the finals FOR
the ExmOr cup today, while the as
ISOLATION cup lies between Mrs. II. A.
Beidler of Lake Geneva and Mrs. II.
l.. Pound of Skokie. The solace cup
will be contested for by Mrs. w. A.
Buckley of EXmor, and Mrs. O..
Page of Edgewater. These women
were winners in the semi-finals yes
terday and will contest for the tro-
plies today.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-09-03
MEAT LABELS
MUST Be TRUE

Washington, Aug. 31.-Nothing
short of the placing upon meat prod
ucts of labels which will not deceive
the public was the ultimatum of
Secretary Wilson delivered to 40 rep
resentatives of the various packing
houses who met here yesterday. Here
after, if the packers want their goods
accepted for interstate shipment, they
must bear labels more specific than
those used in the past. 1t will not
do, for instance to state merely that
package contains sausage. The
label must distinctly describe the ar
ticle and plainly show that the sau-
sage is made entirely of pork, of pork
and beef combined, or of other ingred-
tents. The same rule will apply to
other products. The elimination OF
certain advertising features of labels
also will be insisted upon. The pack
ers were particularly solicitous re
garding meat products already put up
and held in stock, but Mr.. Wilson as
sured them that it was not his inten-
ton to open every package, but to Sc
lect a certain percentage of them and
if they were found to be as repre-
scented he would authorize the issu-
ance of labels for the entire lot, GER
tifying that it had been inspected AMI
had met the requirements Of the
law
In administering the law Mr.. Will
son said, he would apply the princi-
pie of common sense and it was not
his intention to be hypercritical or to
impose any unnecessary hardships
upon the packers. The conference
with the packers will continue today.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-09-03
HumbIinu the Mighty.

1t is getting to be almost as difficult
to reach Public Printer Stillings in
Washington as it is to get speech
with the president The Boston man
has given strict orders to hold up all
who would intrude upon his privacy,
even if they come on public business.
The other day man got into the
sacred presence unannounced and Mr..
Stillins roared at him: How did
you get in here?" The visitor did
not seem to be much alarmed and in
stead of replying asked another
question: Are you the public
printer" Mr.. Stillings again de-
manded 81 want to know how you
got in here" The caller replied
calmly: IF you are the public print
er | would like to introduce myself
and possibly make a few remarks
about how to act like a gentleman.
My name is Dick. l am from Ohio
and happen to be a senator with bust
ness here" Whereupon the public
printer lost all of his anger and most
of his dignity.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-09-03

of the icebox one of the two men
shouted:
'Here!"
Andell turned in surprise at the
peremptory manner in which the word
was spoken,
He found himself confronting two
revolvers the muzzles Of which to
him looked as big as cannon. Instinct
lively he threw up both hands. The
shorter of the two men deftly
searched the saloonkeeper's pockets
while the bigger man kept him Gov
cred. They obtained about $25 in
money.
After satisfying themselves that he
had no more money about him. the
smaller man threw open the door of
the icebox and the taller man, with
an oath, commanded Andell to crawl
in and keep still unless he wanted
to be the star actor at a funeral An
dell obeyed, and the heavy door was
swung shut upon him and latched on
the outside. About twenty minutes
l1lCl MI D A1uSIl, III IuS living apart
ments on the second floor, heard the
sound of a dull tapping floating up
through the dumb waiter shaft from
the saloon. Her curiosity being
aroused she went down stairs The
saloon was apparently deserted. Bot
ties in confusion on the bar and an
open money till made her suspect
that something was wrong. A mo-
ment later she heard the pounding
again. 1t appeared to come from the
refrigerator Throwing open the door
she was astonished to see her hus-
band sitting astride a beer case with
bottle in his hand with which he
had been pounding on the door in an
attempt to summon aid The robbers
have not been caught.
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LOCKED IN ICE
CHEST BY ROBBERS
A WAUkEE SALOONKEEPEF
PASSES CHILLY HALF-HOUR
AFTER HOLDUP.

Milwaukee, Aug. 31.-After Anton
Andell was robbed at the muzzle OF
revolvers in his saloon he was com
PEELED to enter his icebox, in which
the robbers locked him before they
made their escape.
Andell was alone in his saloon at
about 1890 when two shabbily
dressed men entered. Andell arose
from the table where he was seated
and went behind the bar to attend to
the wants of the men.
Weiss beers said the taller of
the two men, shortly.
The saloonkeeper turned toward
the icebox in which were the cases
containing weiss beer.
AS he was about to open the door