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The Prescott daily news., 1907-06-11
MfheWaitinQ
 Room
By Emily Watson
Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles)

Copyright by Joseph B. Bowles.)
 The notes of popular song echoed sentimentally through the big station waiting room. With one accord the turned to look in the direction whence it came. A young man had entered at the south door and was making his way across the floor. His clothes were those of the well-to-do mechanic; over his shoulder was slung a canvas bag of tools. Behind him came col ored porter bearing a step ladder,
 The young man paused beneath the big station clock and glanced up at the dial. The hands pointed to nine, in onen disregard of the fact that the afternoon sun was streaming in through the western windows. Darn things taken to going two hours fast day" explained the porter.
 Put the ladder here," said inc young man. and we'll soon see what's gone wrong Stll enrolling, he mounted and began observations.
 It still wanted three-quarters of an hour to the departure of the New York express, when girl entered She glanced round the room, then crossed over to the full length mirror, which hung on one of the walls. After critical survey of herself she opened satchel and drew out handglass, comb and perforated chamois pow. der bag. Raising her spotted veil she combed to still greater height her already exaggerated pompadour, readjusted the angle of her hat, care- fully powdered her face and studied in the hand-glass the result of her operations. Finally satisfied, she pulled down her veil, returned the toilet articles to the bag. and shut it with snap. She smoothed down her jacket. hitched out of place by the raising of her arms; and then shoul- ders well back. and with an exagger- ation of the fashionable gait, she strolled to an empty bench and seated herself
 The clock-maker had finished his job to his liking, and was slowing away his instruments. preparatory to
The Prescott daily news., 1907-06-11
The Righf Kxs,d Of Readlsssy LIaffer

ing,
 Why, Nelly" with a sudden joyful conviction, T believe you love me still"
 "Oh, Jim," she sobped, 1T dol do. But I've given Michael my word, and I'll have to keep it."
 Why look here, Nelly" he pleaded, If it's a question of keeping prom. ises, you promised me long before you promised Michael, and it's the first promise that holds in raw. you know"
 East bound express, stopping at Hudson, Poughkeepsie and New York" chanted the station official. The girl made to rise to her feet. but the clock-maker's arm drew her back.
 sweetheart" he whispered, you don't want to go and marry Michael do you?"
 "No," said the girl, eI don't want to marry Michael. but"
 But what?"
 Well, you sec she explained, its ike this: l told all the girls at the store that was going to get married. and about my trip to New York. and II l go back and tell them there wasn't any wedding, and there wasn't any trip, why they'll josh me to death. limits dreadful for me to say it. but you love me, don't you Jim? Let's go away to New York, you and me. now. and let us get married. Then they couldn't throw anything up to me"
 But Nelly" he protested, taken aoaek' what would the boss say if I went off at a moments notice that way?"
The Prescott daily news., 1907-06-11
TUESDAY, JUNE II. 1907.

The fight in Helena between the edi- tor of the Helena World, and two po- liceman, in which both officers were given drubbing, leads inquiry up to the cause of the trouble The dispatch es state that the editor had been criti- cising the acts of the police depart ment through his paper, and the two officials took exceptions to his remarks. While no true editor should take advan- tage of his opportunity and position to punish his enemies, merely because they are his enemies, yet everyone rec ognizes that it is the absolute duty of every paper to criticise the actions of an official when there is direlection of duty, and the paper that fails to per form this duty, even though it in wolves the best friend the editor has, is not worthy of place in the profess ion of true journalism. The only thing to avoid in the matter is the appea trance of venting personal spleen and should only be done when the interests of the community are involved.
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"1 guess he'd say nothing, seeing you went to be married"
 Look at my clothes" he cried. "And, sweetheart, haven't the money to buy a ticket, let alone to get mar ried with.
 I've got the money, Jim," she whis. pered. 1850 I've saved"
 Nelly he said, desperately, T can't take your money like that. I'd be a regular sponge"
 East bound express, stopping at Hudson, Poughkeepsie and New York. All aboard" called the official with a tone of finality.
 oh, we'll" the girl acquiesced, T don't wonder after the way I've be. haved that you don't want to marry me"
 Not want to marry you!" cried the clock-maker, mot want--hold on there" he shouted to the gateman. we're going" Thrusting his arm through the girls they ran together towards the closing wicket
The Prescott daily news., 1907-06-11
LITTLE PRESCOTT LAWS

Sec. 46 It shall be the duty of marshal of said town to erect and maintain, without expense to the town, a bell, which shall be known as the curfew bell, which he shall ring or cause to be rung, five minutes before the time deS, ignated herein, as warning to all persons within said age to re- tire to their places of abode.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-06-11

And now Attorney General Kirby comes along and says there is no law for paying clerks and committeeman of the legislature for work done after the body adjourns. MT. Kirby acknow- ledges that it has been done without question in the past, but there was no law for it; and in the opinion of the at torney general, custom is not law.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-06-11

One of the evidences of the present era of prosperity is the fact that at the tax sale of delinquent lands yesterday, only Fl tracts of land were offered for sale, which is less than half the number that has ever been of fered before.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-06-11

murderer, thief, spy, and traitor, would doubtless not hesitate to add per jury to his calendar of crime.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-06-11

If the highway men operating in Little Rock, would only way-lay and sand bag two or three of her ball play CTS, that city's club might rise from her second place Ito the bottom, Ito more commanding position.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-06-11

The condition of Governor Little is worse again, and their is a feeling throughout the state that the reports of his improvement are not genuine, and hope is giving away to fear again.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-06-11

The bright sunshine today will do much toward purifying the foul soil that has lain in dank seclusion under the old cotton platform for the last 27 years.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-06-11

Taft has said that he would accept the republican nomination for presi- ldent. In these days of nomination lodging, it is really refreshing to find one man who is willing to take it.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-06-11

descending the ladder. At the sound of his singing the girl started, and looked nervously round.
 "Jim!" she murmured incredulous- ly. Then, after moments hesitation, rose and stealthily moved to bench directly in front of the clock.
 He caught sight of the girl and
The Prescott daily news., 1907-06-11
SCRIPTURE READING FOR TODAY

Psalms ,: 1.-Why do the heather rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
The Prescott daily news., 1907-06-11
Ube Nrescott Dallv Hews.

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The Prescott daily news., 1907-06-11
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The Prescott daily news., 1907-06-11
Raid by Band of Foxes.

A curious vulpins raid was wit messed on Sunday on the Manor farms Corston, near Malmesbury. A number of unsuspecting fowls were feeding quietly in one of the fields when band of five foxes appeared.
 Heading for the fowls, they each picked out one of the unfortunate birds and made of, carrying their prey with them.-London Daily Mall !
The Prescott daily news., 1907-06-11

Entered as second class matter April 15,' 1907, at the post office at Prescott, Ark, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-06-11

WHEN YOU WANT s;'s;;:!s ,ss:! ss: $: Kind we do. and at the night prices Give tne Home printer the same chance you would asK 'os I1e home merchant-trade at home.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-04
Six Persons Were Killed Out
right in
AWFUL RAIL WAY CRASH
On Canadian Pacific Railway Train
Going to the Toronto Exhibition
Dash to Death as the Train
Took Horseshoe Curve.

orangeville, Ont, Sept A. 4 Canadian
Pacific railway special train, carrying
over 800 passengers bound for the To-
ronto exhibition, was wrecked yesterday
morning at Horseshoe Falls, nine miles
south Of here.
six persons were killed names UNI
known, and over ESQ injured.
The train left Markdale at O:ao b. m,
and pulled into OrangesiIle at 9sl5. one
honr late. Half an hour later the loco.
motive jumped the rails on the down
grade Of the Horseshoe curve Of the
Caledon mountain. Five crowded cars
were piled mp on the locomotive
Nearly every seat was filed and peo-
pie were standing IN the ,aisles. All
these ears were jammed together iii tho
fierce shock Not less than 800 passen-
gers were in the cars that left the rails,
|Of these at least $50 were injured, many
Of them fatally, and six were killed
outright
The only explanation of the disaster
SO far Is that the engineer was trying
to make up TING, and took the Horse
shoe curve at q high speed,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-04
COAL ROADS DENY CHARGES.
File Another Reply to The Federal
Government.

Philadelphia, Sept, Another an
swer, that Of the Temple Iron company.
was filed in the United states circuit
court here yesterday in the suit Of the
federal government against the railroads
and coal companies that are charged
with maintaining monopoly Of the an
thraeite coal industry In restraint If
trade. The government charged that
certain Of the anthracite coal carrying
reads prevented the construction by in
dependent coal operators of railroad
TO carry their product To tidewater and
that they forced the independents to
turn their coal over to The railroads.
which had formed pool to handle this
traffic In order to make the pool effec-
Tive the railroads purchased the entire
capital stock, $4,000. Of the Temple
Iron company, which operated a small
iron furnace near Reading, Pa, but
which had tie right under its charter
to own and operate coal mines. The
answer denies that the coal roads pur,
chased the capital stock Of the company
and also denies that the Temple Iron
company has "throttled competition in
the transportation and sale Of anthracite
Goa"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-04
TO DISSOLVE
OIL TRUST
Purpose Of Hearing Called in
New York.
TAKING OF TESTIMONY
Postponed Until Thursday Standards
Lawyers Not Ready to Proceed
One Of Most Important Of the
Federal Trust Cases.

New York, Sept 4-The taking Of
testimony in this city i'll the suit
brought. by the United States govern
ment ait 81. Louis Hast December 10 dis
solve the Standard Oil company, under
the provisions Of the sherman anti
trust law, at the request Of the eaunsel
for the defendant company
1t WAS announced that the adjourn
ment would really facilitate matters in-
asmueh az the opposing attorneys are
in consultation az 70 matters ct proof
and various other matters which could
best be handled iii their preliminary
stages at least out Of court.
The attorneys for the government
were ready u proceed when former
Jndge Franklin Ferris of ST. Louis, the
special examiner appointed BIZ the fed
eral court, to the bench IN the United
States circuit court room yesterday, but
offered no opposition TO the postpone
nient requested by the defence
The principal feature of the brief ses,
sion yesterday was the making public
OF a partial list Of witnesses which indi,
Gated the wide scope of the testimony
expected to be taken here.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-04
RUNYAN AGAIN TEsTIFIEs.
Declares That Mrs Carter Must Have
Know Of Embezzlemeut.

New York, Sept. 4.-Chester b.
Runyan. the paying teller OF the Wind
sor Trust company, who is awaiting
sentence for emhezzling nearly Si00,o00
OF the trust coinpany's money, wss a
witness again yesterday in the trial OF
Laura Carter, who betrayed Runyan to
ute police, and was later indicted on a
charge Of having received portion 81
the stolen funds Runyan testified
that he had read several Newspaper ar
tieles on the robberies to Mrs. Carter be-
fore his arrest. The defense has con.
tended that Mrs. Carter had no know
ledge that the iioney was stolen.
George ". Young, chairman OF the ex-
eeutive board Of the Windsor Trust
company, the next witness, said that
Mrs. Carter bad told him that she had
received from Runyan about s5,s00 in
all. and that $1,000 Of the money she
had returned.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-04
satE RICK AND MANNING
PASS LIE IN WORD WAR.
]. Reed whippIe The Cause of All m,
Trouble Wrongly Summoned.

Boston. Sept. Asst. Dist. Atty
Mcaettrick aud CLERK of the superior
criminal court Manning furnished the
most sensational episode yesterday that
has ever occurred in Suffolk county
court room.
The two men, in the presence Of
Judge Crosby, hurled the lie, accused
each other III iaeompeteney, and III the
most violent language said things to
each other which would not bear repeti-
tion In print
Yesterdays clash capped the climax
Of series OF contests Between the dis
striot attorneys office and the clerk of
Jne superior criminal court and was the
outcome Of a summons for j Reed
Whipplc, proprietor of Youngs, Parkers
and the Touraine hotels.
Mr.. Whipple had remained all the
morning Iii the corridor aWaiting to be
called before the grand jury to testify
in the contingent fund investigation. He
chafed under the restraint aud sought
to be allowed to 90. He discovered that
his order to appear before the grand
jury was improperly made ont and iie
wanted the court made cognizant Of it.
The district attorneys Office was de-
termined that the hotel owner not be
allowed To 20. and after the smoke Of
battle had passed MI. Whipple was
served with a subpoena made out prop.
erly, and It was 4 victory for the dis.
trict attorneys Office.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-04
His Patriotism.

There Is an old Irishman in Baltimore
who for many years was prosperous as
grocer Not long ago. however, the
old fellow lost bis all in "a side line
and was compelled to look for job.
Through the influence Of friend ae
was offered the position Of crossing
tender at small railroad station ia
Maryland.
The Celt looked dubious as the duties
81 the office were explained to him and
the meaning Of the various flags were
stated.
eIn case Of danger you wave the red
flag" explained the man told OF to in
struct Mike.
wait BIT, wait a bit,' interrupted
Mike, with doubtful shake Of tine
head. I'm afraid this job d be too
much for me. could never trust me.
self To remember to wave q red flag
whiH there was green wan handy
Harper's Weekly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-04
Fierce Fighting Takes, Placel
al CasabIanea
FOUR OF DRUDE'S SOLDIERS
Wounded in Engagemnt--Heavy Losses
Suffered by the Fanatics The
American Missionaries Forced
TO Leave the Capital.

casablanca, Monday, Sept a--Four'
French soldiers, including Captain Mas
senet Of the Thirteenth Artillery, were
wounded during sundays engagement
with the Moors, which was holly wagcd.
The fanatics showed extreme reckless
ness, but eventually retired under the
repeated sweeping charges Of the French
and the terrific bombardment Of the ar
tilIery. The fighting was started by the,
Arabs, who made savage attack on a.
accommodating party. General Drude,
Tho French commander, reinforced the
party BIZ five companies 81 infantry, two
batteries of artillery, a detachment Of
spahis, African Hussars and irregular
Algerian cavalry. The loss of the Mocrs,
who were numerous, is not known
III ii reported that a Moorish column
at Taddert has been dispersed BY d
French detachment. Tedala, which the
French cruiser Gueydon bombarded, was
used as supply center by the Moors-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-04
WAR ON OPIUM sMUGGLERs.
Treasury Department Increases Inspee-
ton Forces at Lubec, Me.

Lubec, Me-, Sept. 4.-The treasury de.
partment at Washington is trying to
round up a gang Of opium smugglers
who are supposed TO be operating in
this vicinity by carrying ON the traffic
through the small fishing hamlets along
the New Brunswick shore, thence by the
way Of the large Canadian settlements
on Deer and CampobeIlo islands 10 Lubec
and Eastport. Special officers have been
stationed here. the local force has been
increased. night officers have been ap,
pointed for short terms and day officers
are making nightly rounds. The pas
senger steamers from the Canadian Dor.
der previously have been visited on their
arrival at PASSPORT by a single official
but now three inspectors meet each
steamer. every trunk is thoroughly
searched and every handbag emptied Of
It's contents
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-04
POEM TO EXPLAIN WHY
EARLE GAVE UP WIFE.
Artist Writes Sonnets to Tell Of All
nifty Whom He Will Wed When
Former Partner Gets
Her Divorce.

New York, Sept. 4,r-Ferdinand F..
Earle Jr., who has made room IN his
life and art for a young woman whom
BE declares is his affinity, by parting
with Ills wife and child, who viii sail
for Europe, gives out to the world in
poem Of seven connected sonnets, wnicn
he has been working upon for two years
reasons which explain bis views upon
marriage.
MI. Earle ~ the son Of the late Gen.
Ferdinand 2. Earle, the hotel man, and,
besides the absorption in the technical
demands Of his art, ii sensitive 10 cur
rents Of new thought which have set
people thinking and acting.
The separation between Mr. Earle and
The woman who win soon be divorced
from him is the result Of N ual con.
sent The young woman Of Bethlehem,
Pa, whom the artist met III France, will
take the place as his affinity legally as
soon as his present wife procmes dir
vorce abroad For the last 10 days she
has been living at the Earle home in
Monroe. n J., with the wife, consent.
| Tie affair has In most respects, run as
smoothly as the COURSES Of the stars
since It was discovered that the present
Mrs. Earle was not the heayen-destined
wife u the artist
.The coming Of the child made ii
douhly hard 70 take the logical step.
Whatever interests husband and wife
may have that are far apart they are
centered In one great thing the child"
says Earle.
But constantly / believed more and
more that a man and woman are in
torment when they are not afiinities |
found that the laws of convention that
makes man and wife hive together for
the sake Of appearances when they are
doing 50 III every Violation of every die.
tate Of their own hearts were not to be
ahided.n
The artist maintains that he Is acting
On his own convictions and his step
which be IL taking the step which the
wife and child are also taking issues
from his own conception Of a mans duty
toward himself He says that the mean
ling of life IL 70 secure happiness, but
that love that is trammelled By the alb.
surd conventions Of society should break
liz bonds
Earle met the woman who viii accom-
tpanY him To the steamer to see Mrs.
Etrle and her son start for their journey
abroad on q trip TO Europe to attend
the death bed Of brother. He says:
She was Socialist like myself She
believed not il free love, but the free
dom Of love when it opposes social pro-
prieties we became attached and real
lied that our marriage had been fore.
cFdained before our birth and was 70
continue forever
When this knowledge came to Mr.
Earles he explained the whole situation
to his wife's father, who recognized mis-
point Of view and consented 10 the ar
fragments for his daughters divorce.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-04
THE COURT TO DECIDE
RAILROAD CONTROL,
New Case VIII Settle Point of How Far
the Government Can Go.

Washington, d. G., Sept. 4-The ques,
ton as to whether the interstate com.
merce commission has, under the proyi
sions Of the Hepburn railroad rate act,
exclusive control over the operation Of
railroads, is brought squarely to an issue
in case just appealed to the United
states supreme court by the Missouri
Pacific Railroad company.
The railroad takes the position that
under the new rate act common carriers
are federal agencies, under the exclusive
control OF the interstate commerce com.
mission, and that the state have no jur.
isdiction over their operations,
This case win attract widespread at
tention, as a question Of states rights
is involved, and the highest court in
ere land il called upon TO mark out
where. IN the world OF transportation,
the authority Of the federal government
begins and ends.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-04
BAD FIRE IN sKowHEGAN
A Heavy Loss in the City's Business
Section.

skowhegan, Me-, Sept. 4.-Seven wood
en- buildings occupied by mercantile es-
Establishments in the heart Of the bust
ness section Of S<owhegan were burned
early yesterday The loss on buildings
and stocks Of goods is estimated at S5,
600. The buildings burned included four
wooden blocks Of two stories owned BY
j. G. Merrill, block owned by Griffin
& Sampson, two stories tall, three
story block owned BY George y. Fair.
gricves. and twostory structure owned
BY Il. ". Merrill.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-04
Pill. GRIlMS WIN,
YANKS WIN
Eaeh Take a Came ID ! sier
GAYS
DOUBLE HEADER AT N. X.
puakers Take Two From the Senators,
Making Them a Close Second to
Detroit in the Race for the
First Place.

New York Sept 4 Honors were even
in the double.header at the American
league grounds yesterday, when the
Yanks and Pilgrims drew conclusions,
each team taking one and losing one.
The FIRST game was d holly contested
l0inning hattie with a total score at
the windslip III 4 q I III favor Of Bos.
ton Morgan did The twirling for the
Bean.eaters, while Hogg held down the
slab for, New York The second game
lasted seven innings, when truce in
hostilitics was declared because Of rain.
The second at the end Of the seventh
Wars 10 To in favor Of the Yanks, with
prospeet Of mere coming
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-04
PROSPERITY SIGNS
SEEN EVERYWHERE
Railroad Agents, Sizing Up Business Out.
look, Are Enthusiastic.

Chicago, Ill, Sept. 4.--Aeeording TO
general reports Of the agents Of the New
York Central lines, from Buffalo west TO
the Pacific coast and south to the gulf
Of Mexico, prosperity Is evident every.
where.
Every summer the traffic department
Of the New York Central and other big
trunk lines gather information Of future
business outlook for the purpose of pre-
pairing for the movement ia the fall and
winter. Early in August, B, B. Mitchell
general traffic manager, advised his
agents 20 prepare and send him on q
specified date the best information OBJ
tainable as TO crops and the business
outlook
The outlook, without exception as to
location, is reported As bright.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-04
rHREE KILLEp, scoRE HuRr.
Rear-End Collision Of Trolley Cars in
Outskirts Of Schenectady.

Schenectady, N. III. Sept. 4Three
persons were killed, six seriously injured,
one OF whom may die. and dozen less
seriously hurt Monday night in rear
end collision between two cars on the
Albany line Of the Schenectady Railway
company The accident occurred on a
sharp grade in the outskirts Of the city.
The brakes Of the car ahead set suddenly
and the ear behind crashed into it, send
ing il down the HILL There were two
other collisions before the cars could be
got under control Both ears were pack
Cd with persons returning from Albany.