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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-07-31

You cannot regard any letter you
may send through the post as being
private The government has q legal
right to open any letter or parcel pass
ing through the post and Is also en-
titled. OF course, 70 use any lnfoTma-
ton thus obtained In furtherance of
the Interests Of ibe law. AT one time
che official and secret opening of 'pri.
vatey letters was Of such common &C.
eurrence that postoflce employees were
sent to France to take lessons from an
EXPERT In the art or opening and re-
sealing letters. In 1912 the postmas-
tiers Ok Manchester. Nottingham and
Glasgow were Instructed to open all
such letters ais should appear to be Of
q suspicious nature and likely TO con.
rey seditious Information and 50 re-
Gently as fifty years ago there was an
agitation to deprive the government
Of the right to open letters passing
through the post The agitation failed,
however, so THAI yonr letters are stili
liable to be opened and the law would
be Oh the side 81 The Official opener
London Answers
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-07-31
NEED SERVICES.
Democrats Appeal to Bryan to Hurry
Home and Aid in Campaign.

Washington, july 81. The statement
IS made here that appeals have been
sent to William Jennings Bryan 70 hurry
back to the United States a. soon *
possible According 10 the present pro-
gfamne he viii not reach New York
until the latter part Of August
II Is understood the Democratic man
ayers have come to the opinion that ii
Mr. Bryan is Ia be 81 any help 10 them
in the coming campaign he should re-
tufn ia the country early in August.
They believe, il is said, that by sept. I
the public mind win be practically made
up on the political issues
There is good reason to believe that
the Democratic campaign managers
would have been glad to have utilized
the services 81 Mr. BRYAN in Maine, but
that Is not NOW possible, inasmuch as
the election in that state win take
place early in September. Bryan Is to lie
sent 10 number Of state where fac
tional strife among the Republicans gives
some promise Of Democratic success
Hiss voice will doubtless be heard IN
Iowa and Wisconsin, certainly ii In
diana and Missouri, and probably IN
Illinois and Ohio. The sooner be gets
10 work, according To Democrats here,
the better 1t viii b. for the party.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-07-31
BOSTONS BAT
BALL HARD
And Win Final Game Of St.
Louis Series
SUPERIOR STICK WORK
Euabied Them to Win to 3--Phila
deiphia and New York Won in
American League, Chicago and
New York ID National.

by superior stick work the Boston
Americans managed to capture yester-
days game at st. Louis, thus breaking
svcn with The browns in the present
series. The score was 5 to ), and the
former Champions actually moved up
an inch toward getting out Of last place
rhsy are yet one hundred points behind
the Senators, but il The latter continue
70 lose as they have done lately, the
Collins tribe may soon be ont Of last
place. Philadelphia and New York con-
tinucd to draw away neck and neck In
the race for first place, Philadelphia get
ing away with Detroit and New York
easily disposing Of Cleveland
IN the National league the Boston
bunch again made easy picking for Chi
cago and enabled the Westerners to
make IT straight series. Pittsburg
could not get at Philadelphia on account
of rain, 80 New York drew up on the
Pirates by an easy victory over Gin
cinnati, . to |. ST. Louis got away
with Brooklyn by the same score.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-07-31
IOWA IDEA"
DILUTED
Cummings Plank on Tariff a
Breakdown
REVISION, RECIPROCITY
And Always proteetion--cail for Bryan
to Return and Aid the Party
in Its Fall Cam
paign.
RE VISION, RECIPROCITY

Dies Moines, la, July 81. The Repub
lIcan State Central Committee met yes
tetday ID arrange the preliminarics for
the State convention, which win bc held
here tomorrow Governor Ctnnmins, who
is a candidate for denomination, claims
to haze majority of the delegates. The
adherents Of George p. Perkins, who Is
also a candidate for governor, maintain
that there were irregularities III many
of the county conventions, and have con-
tested the delegations selected By the
majority in such conventions. The friends
|of Governor Cumndins, insisted that they
have the majority, ii Ii said intend ID
assert their rights and 70 take charge 81
the convention themselves The feeling
On both sides II apparently very bitter.
The committee is understood to stand
seven stand pat (Pefkins1, and four
progressive tCuminins)
The Cnmmins people have announced
the following as their tariff plant TO be
morrow
We are uncompromisingl in favor Of
the American system Of protection. DIT
ties on foreign imports should not be
levied for revenue only, but should be 80
industries, enlarge our foreign markets.
secure remuneratiye prices Tor The pro-
ducts OF our factories and farms and
maintain the superior scale of wages and
stapdard Of living Of American labor
Wise and unselfish tariff laws. main
tanned in the interest Of tic general vel
fare, equally opposed To foreign control
and domestic monopoly, are essential to
our commercial and industrial pros
perity We believe that all Inequalities
IN the tariff schedules, which inevitably
arise, from changing industrial and COM
mercial conditions should be adjusted
from time to time. and condemning With
|out reserve all assaults upon the protec
tive SYSTEM we favor such reasonable
and timely changes a. win keep the
tariff in harmony with our industrial
and commercial progress.
We favor the reciprocity inaugurated
|hv Blaine. advocated bv Mckinley and
Roosevelt and recognized in Republican
platforms and legislation. While the
growth OF our foreign trade Is most
gratifying we believe that judicious
application Of maximum and minimum
tariffs viii multiply our exports with.
out restricting our home market.
While this il generally regarded as a
hackdown from the Cummins position on
the tariff, il does not promise To have a
harmonious effect upon The two factions.
The standpattefs declare that Cummins
Is always willing to run on any kind 81
3 platform, bat when once elected spends
his time IN preaching doctrines which,
IN the majority 81 eases. are antagonis-
tic thereto. Il il stall The belief that
there win be two State conventions to-
morrow.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-07-31
PORK PRICES SOARING;
HIGHEST In 20 YEARS
Scarcity Of Stock Given by Packers As
Exruse--Live Stock Market
Doesn't Reflect It.

Kansas City. No, July Kansas
City butchers have been notified Of an
advance in the price IF pork which will
make the cost Of these products the
highest they have been in 20 years
Meat has been advancing ia price an
summer. Pork lsas advanced particular
". Fresh pork has been sold wholesale
at Ills to IL cents pound % the
heavier buyers beginning Yesterday
the price win be 1915 cents and it Is 70
Be maintained by All the companies, ac-
ecrding 70 information received BIZ the
butchers,
Mutton sold in carcass at ~ cents a
pound last week Today the price II 80
cents l-asrb sold az $ cents a pound
last week; II brings 10 today. Since
april hahn has advanced from ois to
1915 cents. bacon ilA 70 IL cents, and
boiled ham from s 70 2lta cents.
Scarcity Of stock j. given hy the pack
ers as the excuse. but there has been no
advance Of prices in the live stock mar
ket 10 warrant such increases
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-07-31
New Steamer Iic0ndcrOga On
Lake ChampIain
REGULAR SERVICE MONDAY
Boat cost slso,O0o and Was Launched
III sbsIbnrne yiarbpF April IS
Lask Ii Model Of
HI Klsd. AAz

Burlington, daly n The new sfean-
II gieeaaesoga, tAe LATEST acquisition
NJ The fhamplaln transportation COM
papg's feet sn l4lsr caamplain, made
It'll sgiaI hip this afternoon ard viii
III inia Yegstlsf Service 81 the lake Non
INV aest takfa9 tae schedule of the
fbateaagay, nblela Alil hereafter be used
Ill an r2enfsiog boar.
gEe uew steames aas built al cost
~ $4,000, MA y mosei "A hsr kind.
she liza eapaestg d l-so0 persons and
/ need ~ sWeatg miles IN hour. She
Il a2o feet ting asd has = sa.foot beam.
she has three deeks, rFit oging u ths
laas that siie 49, pa into commission
thns eayls tier upper deek Win not BE-
finished for passengers uatii nest year.
III comparison, thu neF steamer Yer-
mont n zsg fees sopg ard We Chateau
aay H z0s feef sang. THE Vermont cost
s10g, 000 and hs hstesugsg $4,000 to
build.
The contract sas let IN March. 1905,
for tie IsconderDgass hui and engine
NJ W. II n. Fletcher cf Bpboken, N il,
Who subIet fisn haH 10 The r s. Marvel
slsipbaiidiBg c0asFant Of Aewbargh, N.
81.
she was launched fYon THE ways at
ebeIbnrDe lafbor April "a last, and since
then smaii arnr of men has been
employed III finishing ssr SIR il light
81 by sieetfIeitY and heated and steefed
IN steam.
Captain 81. Wares Rockwell viii
command thp steamer, wieh FL y. Rock
sell a. pilot. Edward Perfer is crgi.
neer ana f8asn 81 MURPHY steward. The
transfer ~ TIE oaieers ard crew OF the
steamer thateaugay Ia the new boat
win bs naste next sunday.
The 1icoHdeFuga was brought oFer
fran Shelbune hsftsor thls morning and
this afterHo0n sent On 4 short cruise
with party III officials On board and
few invited guests
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-07-31

TagQart Ii negotiating f0F properties RI
Excelsior Springs, Bal, and ais0 fSg 9
pleasure resort III Mississippi, has been
taken by biz friends Aefe W mean THAT
he will abandon the French ijek resort
owing 10 the attitude wbich fi0RrgHuf
Hanly has assumed toward him End ne
methods praetised IA West Baden mad
French Lick. II y sald list IaRgart
feels that d pleasure resort cannot he
made proiitable nnder eDnIitlons which
the State will demand, and hla expert
ence of tie laAt few Weeks hae eVn
WINGED him that tie governor i III earn
est and that with siieh in example W.
fore them future executives Mill not BIZ
as casygoiug Al were tii9ge pf the past.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-07-31
The soIus,on.

Tie bankruptcy court can beast some
delightfully."- naive rejoinders. How.
sir, Is Il possible" angrIly demanded
the opposing counsel CT the bankrupt.
ITO live In The luxurious style you have
affected On 5000 year, The witness
replied. with an air OF jnstlfable pride
that that twas problem to which he
had devoted considerable time in the
interests OF social economy. and the
results Or his humble efforts were now
before the court
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-07-31

Nothing will stand you In better
stead in the hard. cold. practical. every
Gay world than good. sound business
education. You win find thar your sue
TESS In trade, occupation or profession
viii depend as much on your general
knowledge Of men and affairs IS on
Four technical training Success Mag
azine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-07-31
NatIonal League STANDING.
SUED FOR $4,000.
Mrs. Butler Of Swantop Seeks Damages
from Burlington Traction Co.

Burlington, July 81. Papers have
been served In suit brought by Mrs.
Butler Of Swanton against thesBurling-
ton traction company The plaintiff In
this action seeks to recover damages Of
$4,000 for injuries received May G.
She claims that she was a passenger on
one Of the cars and that when she was
about To alieht the ear was started
and she was thrown to the ground. She
claims she was injured seriously.
The case Is returnable in The Franklin
county court and win probably come up
for trial at the September term.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-07-31

Take boiled egg. remove the shell.
have. bottle With d sarge neck. add
a piece Or paper to DE seek and light
IL When III blaze put the egg on 1t,
poiEt down. and TIE Heat VIII pun the
egg with great fore inside NOW put
again 4 bIe-ed paper III ne bottle ane
manage to hare the cgg IN lie neck
point Up. and the heat yin push out
the egg with an explosion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-07-31

A professor at one OF the Australian
universities recently informed his class
that the darkest hour IN the day Il IN
the middle Of the night at O'Clock ia
the morning" On another occasion the
same professor made his apology for
the intrIcacies OF statement By add
ing. 4 can't give you an easier expla-
nation without making II more din
cult
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-07-31
GIANT EATS A WHOLE
WATERMELON AND DIES
Lem Dong, six-Foot- Eight chinaman
Gives Up the Ghost in spasm
Of Cramps.

New York. July 3l.--Lem Dong, the
Chinese giant, feet 8 inches in his
stockings, the pride Of Chinatown for
many years, died Sunday from eating
watermelon.
Lem Dong had wandered from the
paths Of his fathers He joined the re-
form movement in Chinatown, sacrificed
his long enc, and put on American
clothes. The wise heads Of Chinatown
wagged onninusly. II was prophesied
only speedy death could follow such an
outrage as the loss Of that cue.
Lem bought the largest melon he could
find and ate ii down TO the rind.
Soon after be was awakened by ter
rife cramps, aud ran around TO the Cain
csc hospital. There he died.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-07-31
HAVE INVITED GoMpERs.
Rutland Labor Men Want Him for Their
Celebration.

Rutland, Iuly 3lThe committee on
labor day attractions have invited Sam
mel lsompefs. national president 81 the
American federation 81 labor. u u tie
principal speaker ~ their celebration ID
fhis city, September b II they 4uceped
u securing Mr. tsompers his address
sill b tie principal feature of the day,
There will - paia,lc which Vii
include AZ The local labor men, ana il il
expected e BE the largest which has
eyer taken place in Rutland. The parade
viii start at noon
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-07-31
querr 1nrtsee.

Prison visitor-M Mr. friend, you ought
not 70 complain. You are here to sat
lsfy the demands OF justice. Prisoner
Not much | am For months my
creditors kept urging me 10 raise mon
ey and then when raised check they
put me ID Jail I'm blamed If can see
bow you call that justice.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-07-31
CRUISER OIL YMPIA OUT
OF ACTIVE SERVICE
DeweY's Flagship al Manila Boy VIII
Be Used Hereafter for Naval
Cadets.

Washington, ID. e, July ai-~yile
cruiseF Olympia, On wfich Commodore
Dewey sailed into Manila has May
1873, win fight % more The vessel
wiil be turned over - TIE naval arad
cmy for the annual cruises II the mid.
Shipmen and FOE general Instruction pts
poses II Is not intended that the
cruiser shall haze apy future activity
ia the naval services.
The authorities 1T the Navy depart
nlent decided that because III The senti.
merit attached to admiral Dewey's flag
ship, che vessel car hereafter best ~
utilized in educating future naval Off.
GERS.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-07-31

You always appear to Be worried
about your housekeeping. remarked
the sympathetic friend.
But really, replied The housekeeper.
there are only two occasions when I
am really worried. One Is when I
baven't a servant ara the other is when
| have
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-07-31
Yesterdays National League Scores,

AT Boston Chicago .. Boston 2.
At New York New York 8, Cincin.
natl /.
AT Brooklynst. Louis ,, Brooklyn
1.
At Philadelphia Rain.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-07-31
Yesterdays American League Scores.

At st. Louis Boston ;, st. Louis
At CIeyeland--New York 8, Cleveland
4.
At Observation-Disclosures 6, Detroit B.
At Chicago Chicago 4, Washington i.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-07-31

Always responds to the cry
Of distress. No cramp or pain
has ever made a demand Upon
1t for relief or cure, that has
not met with instant and
grateful response. With
unfailing promptitude this
matchless household panacea
instantly relieves cramps and
pains, cures colds, chills, and
grip, assists digestion, allays
nervousness, promotes sleep,
and wards off nalarial, conta-
gious, and epidemic influences,
Besides, It's always healthfui.
ssLook for owl TRADE MARX on the
wrapper. Forty years the standard Of purity.
flavor, and strength. A delicious combination
Of Ginger Anomalies, ard French Brandy.
Sold BY druggists and grccers everywhere.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-07-31
TO GIVE UP FRENCH LIcKp
Taggart, Finds Indiana Law Too 0p-
pressive.

Indianapolis. July sI.--Thc fact that
National Democratic chairman Thomas
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-04-05

For such small creatures mos
quitoes exhibit an astonishing amount
OF character and diabolical intelli.
gence. They dash through smoke,
creep under veil or wristband like a
ferret into rabbit hole and when
they can neither dash nor creep will
bide their time with the cunning Of a
red Indian. We wore stout dogskin
gloves, articles with which they could
have had no previous acquaintance,
and yet they would follow each other
by hundreds in single file up and
down the seams, trying every stitch,
in the hope Of detecting a flaw"
And the same writer concludes:
"The problem presents itself, Why
are these vermin so horribly blood.
thirsty and so perfectly formed for
sucking blood? 1t is one of the great
mysteries of nature. On the uninhabit.
ed stretches of Finmark they must as
rule exist on vegetable diet, the
chances of blood so rarely occurs"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-04-05
RELICS OF FAMOVS FRIGATE

Interesting relics from the frigate
Constitution, the proposal by Secre-
tary OF the Navy Bonaparte to destroy
which was defeated by vigorous pro-
test, are in the possession of ]. A.
Murphey Of Philadelphia. They are
the logbook and ledger kept during
the command of Commodore Charles
Stewart, says the PHILADELPHIA Led
ger.
It was the intercession Of the Miss
es Stewart Of Philadelphia, descend
ants OF the commodore, that was
most instrumental in creating a SEN
timer for the preservation of the
old hi
The book embraces the period
from December, 1913, to May, 1915,
including some of the most important
naval battles Of the war Of 1872. It
Is In One handwriting, presumably
that CT Commodore Stewart himself.
It tells In concise and most mat
ter-of-fact style the thrilling incidents
OF that historic time. Among the
more interesting stories is the recital
Of the capture Of the Levant.
The ledger contains the roster of
officers and men, and is an account of
the advances to them to pay. etc. It's
early entry is August 10, 1903. The
officers Of the Constitution at that
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-04-05
That night learned from the no.

That night I learned from the no.
tel clerk, who had seen me with How.
son and took an opportunity of ask
ing me If "the old man had been
throwing 1t into me- that he and
Mr.. Howson came from the same
small city In Pennsylvania, where the
latter was employed as floorwalker
in the one dry goods store In the
place. He had been with the firm
ever since he left school. when a boy.
didn't want to be hard on the old
man; but | thought a broad hint
might possibly be Of service to him.
So, as I was leaving the hotel that
night on my way to the railroad sta.
ton I handed to the clerk note for
Mr.. Howson," which read as fol.
lows:
Dear Sir-In reply to your inquiry
concerning the German celebrity. Bar.
on Munchausen, beg to inform you
that his reputation stands supreme
over that of any man in everyday life
or in the world Of fiction, as that Of
one possessing an incompatible fac.
Guilty for inspiring his hearers with
redulity.-YOurs," etc.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-04-05

time were: Commodore, Charles
Stewart; lieutenants, James r. Cald
well, Michael B. Carroll and Joshua l.
Maxwell; midshipman, Clement Bid
die, and sailing master, Alexander c.
Harrison. The name of DR.. Samuel
R. Marshall also appears.
The book is an example Of old.
fashioned thoroughness. 1t is hand
ruled in red ink with the precision OF
Autograph. The entries are in bold
clear script, as legible as if they had
been written yesterday.
In contrast with the luxurious cir
cumstances Of an officer of a modern
man-o'-war IS the entry against Lieut.
Caldwell. He evidently had recourse
to the slopchest, from which at the
present day the ordinary seaman only
is fitted out with clothing and other
necessities. Under the heading OF
Advance Of Stops" Lieut.. Caldwell
is charged on the dates Jan. 81, and
July 81, 1904, with eighty cents and
$113.
Ithad been Mr.. Murphey's intention
to present the old records to some ap
propriate historical society. In view
Of the fact that Old Ironsides will
probably become itself a national mu.
scum, he now thinks that their most
appropriate resting place will be on
the old vessel.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-04-05
A More Attractive Subject.

On bleak, snowy day Eugene
Cowles praised the winters of Egypt.
you sail in icy weather." he said,
"and in a few days the Azores are
reached, and from off these islands
of bananas and cocoanuts and dates
the mild airs of May float to you.
Then you enter the Mediterranean
and it grows warmer and warmer.
The sea and sky grow bluer, the
sun more splendid, the air sweeter
and purer.
Finally you reach Cairo, with its
picturesque coloring and it's luxuri.
Gus hotels-its hotels where every
one In the world who can afford il
goes for at least one winter.
"The odd characters that one meets
In Cairo!
TN the cafe at Shepeard's hotel |
once saw two London costermongers.
''They staggered in, all buttons
and perfumery, and sat down near
me at table beside banana palm.
"'Who wuz Pharaoh, Bill?'" wills
pered the first hoarsely.
Never mind the other answered
Here's the bill o. fare"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-04-05

Hunters find the mosquitoes ter
rible pest in parts of northern Scandi-
navia. One writes: "The warmth of
the sun is rousing our deadly enemies,
the mosquitoes, into active warfare
Attacked as we are by few score Of
viciously piping skirmishers from the
mighty host, we have before advanc-
Ing to look to the joints of our har-
ness and don our gantlets; then in
descending the long slope toward our
bivouac the scores Of the foe are grad
ually multiplied to hundreds, the hun
dreds to thousands, the thousands to
myriads, till we are at length envel-
oped in a dense cloud of winged
fiends. The horses are distressing
sight. From nose to tail, from hoof
to withers, their unfortunate bodies
are covered with what might be taken
at. casual glance for gray blanket
clothing, but which is really textile
mass of seething insect life, so closely
set that you could not anywhere put
your finger on the bare hide.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-04-05
IN The 0RIN0co WILDERNESS

1T is doubtful If the Orinoco coun-
try VIII be properly opened UP during
the present generation unless q radi-
cal change of administration takes
place." writes South American trav.
eler. Its population to-day is beliey-
cd TO be actually less than it was
nearly four centuries ago. The In
dian stands in such fear of the vene-
zuelan and his government that he
frequently prefers to follow the small
er waterways of the Guiana region or
take overland trips through the virgin
forest rather than use the broad high
way that Is his rightful heritage from
countless ancestors. This disappear-
ance OF the Indian has greatly imped-
"a the gathering of rubber, tonka
beans and other natural products. and
since immigration is not encouraged
and continuous revolutions have scat
tered or killed the settlers of E,1ro-
pean and mixed descent It would
seem that the country is steadily ret
rogradlng. There is a project on
Ioot at present to establish a COLONY
OF Boers upon the Ilanos and Gen.
castro is said greatly to favor it: but
the Venezuelans assert that this is
because he sees chance to augment
MS army with tried fighters. not be-
cause ne favors foreign colonization.
l sailed 200 leagues down this
giant waterway and Voc anoo1ad ~
the primeval condition Of the country.