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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-07
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fort by the former method He with
drew his forces from one Of the ap-
proaches, a swampy piece Of ground,
leaving the Dutchmen to suppose that
he had been driven Off by the MOS
quitoes- Then he concentrated the prin.
cipal part Of his force behind barn
that had been incautiously left stand
ing quite near the fort
The next morning the Dutchmen saw
a number Of women, with baskets on
their arms, making their way across
the swamp. They came on, chatting
among themselves, and when a short
distance from the fort sat down their
baskets and themselves for q rest. The
baskets contained butter aud eggs, aud
the women kept up a clatter, discuss
ing the merits Of their produce and
what prices they would get for II when
they reached the settlement. The sight
OF the rolls of fresh butter and the
white eggs tickled the stomachs of the
Dutchmen gaping at them over the
parapet OF the fort and 1t was not long
before the women Were hailed to know
If they would sell and why SO many of
them were together. They replied that
they would sell If they could get as
much for their wares as at the settle
ment and that they were going to-
gether for protection from the In
dams, whereupon they were invited
into the fort. This was part of Jona-
than's Yankee trick. He had dressed
himself and a dozen Of his adherents
like Dutchwomen, and each had arms
concealed under his feminine apparel.
He alone replied to the hail from the
fort, for he alone had learned enough
Dutch from Katrina TO reply and could
sufficiently conceal the Yankee nasal
twang to prevent being discovered for
what he was, though the Dutchmen
were not quick at seeing through STRAIT
agem and he might well have strained
a point Be this as 1t may, the gates
Of the fort We're thrown open, and the
butter and egg vendors entered.
They had scarcely got inside and set
down their baskets when the main
Yankee force concealed behind the
barn made rush upon the gates. The
putchmen were about TO run TO the as
sistance of those who were shutting
them when they were set upon BIZ the
women and either held or driven back,
while those coming from without over
came the gatemen, and In few min
utes the whole Yankee army was In
the fort. a Dutcbman is no hand to
defend himself against surprise, and
those defending the fort surrendered
at discretion. Jonathan told them that
his only requirement was that Katrina
should be permitted TO choose between
going with him or remaining with
them. Katrina was brought forth and
chose TO 60 with her Connecticut lover.
Then there was wedding at which
much Holland gin was consumed and
n peace. Before leaving the Yankees
had sold all the butter and eggs they
had with them 10 the Dutehmen for
a good price. but when the latter came
to break the eggs they found them to
be Of white stone. while the butter was
I painted wood.
ERNEST LEON MUNRO.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-07
Do Yon Oaen Your mouth

Like young bird and gulp down what
ever food or medicine may be offered you?
Or, do you want 10 know something Of the
composition and character of that which
you take into your stomach whether as
food or medicine?
Most intelligent and sensible people
nowadays insist on knowing what they
employ whether as food or as medicine.
DR.. Pierce believes they have perfect
right to insist upon such knowledge. So he
publishes; -sznadcast and on each bottle.
wrapper, what lynedicines are made Of
and veEl fiesj tyundprea This lie feels
he can well aAtford % do because The more
che IngTedIents Ell which bis medicines
ara made are studied and undefsto0d the
nloT6 Will Their superlor curative yIrtI9s
Be aIlglEaCl RtedA
For the cure Of w0man's peculiar weak
nessAs, irregularities and arrangements,
giving rise to frequent headaches, back
ache, dragglng-down pain or distress In
lower abdominal or pelvic region, accom-
panied, Outlines, with q facilitating,
pelvic, catarrhal drain and kindred symp-
toms OF weakness, DIR. Pierces FavOrite
Prescription IS most Efficient remedy
1t IL equally effective In curing painful
periods, In giving strength to nursing
mothers and In preparing the system OF
the expectant mother for baby's coming,
thus rendering childbirth safe and COM
paratiyely painless. The HFavorite Pre-
scriptionT IL a most potent, strengthening
tonic to the general system and 10 the
organs distinctly feminine In particular.
1t Is also a soothing and invigorating
nervine and cures nervous exhaustion,
nervous prostration, neuralgia, hystaria.
spasms, ch0r0n or St Vitus's dance, and
other distressing nervous symptoms at
tendant upon functional and organic dis
cases of the distinctly feminine organs.
A host OF medical authorities OF all the
several schools Of practice, recommend
each OF the several ingredients of which
Favorite Prescription" is made for the
cure of the diseases for which 1t IA claimed
10 be q cure You may raad what they
say for yourself by sending postal card
request for Q free booklet Of extracts
from the leading authorities, to Or. r, v.
Pierce, Inyalide' Hotel and Surgical I'M
stitute. Buffalo. N. n. and 1t viii come to
you by return post
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A Yankee Trick.

IOriginall
The colonies Of North America hay.
Ing been composed Of different nation
altties, were diverse. New York was
Dutch, while the adjacent colony on
the east, Connecticut was English,
and the two no more mingled than oil
ana water. Indeed, the border line
was the scene OF continuous quarrel.
On one side Of this line lived Jona-
than Ppm, a young Yankee. while on
the other lived Katrina Blocker, q
young Dutch girl. Pyn used to stray
across the boundary line to hunt and
fish In the Dutchmens territory, which
only tended to increase the hostility
between the two peoples, especially
firing. the sluggish Dutchmen against
the sharp witted New Englander. But
when 1t was learned that Jonathan's
incursions were for very different
game than fish or fowl, indeed that be
was counting Katrina Blocker. all the
Dutchmen on the border laid down
their clay pipes, set their schnapps
mugs on the table and vowed that no
Dutch girl should marry with the
hated Yankees. Then they took up
their pipes and their mugs and began
to consider how they should prevent
such horrible catastrophe. The re-
suit was that Katrina was shut up iii
one Of those little forts built along the
eastern edge Of the Dutch colony.
When Jonathan next stole over the
border to the trysting place he did not
find his love, but a note scrubbed in
a mixture OF Dutch and English tell
ing that she expected to be shut up
Immediately in the fort. Jonathan
went back to his people and told them
Of his misfortune. They listened to
him with occasional interruptions
such as Dew tellg' and want t
know" and when he had finished and
asked them to help him out Of the
difficulty they volunteered to a man.
The next day all the Yankees living
near Jonathan's home collected, with
pixies, matchIocks, scythes and pitch
forks, and set out Cor the fort where
Katrina was prisoner The approach
was over an open field, and the Dutch
man on guard in the fort happened to
be awake. He raised the alarm, and
presently little six FOUNDER sent q
shot over the heads of the advancing
Yankees. Jonathan called halt.
Now, Jonathan did not wish to sacri-
fee the lives Of his friends simply to
gain wife for himself, SO he invested
the fort, hoping to starve out the garri-
son. But, whether 1t was that fear had
taken away the Dutchmen's appetite or
that the fort was well stored with pro-
visions. the starvation process was q
failure. Still there must be dearth
OF fresh food, for the Yankees had kept
the vendors OF perishable property
away. Jonathan, true to his Yankee
blood, preferred stratagem to blood.
shed and concluded to try to reduce the
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Says He Hopes West Won't
Regard His Railroad System
ASASELFISH ORGANIZATION
Eye Chief scamps,a at the Head Of the
Party Of Maignants and
Heretics Is His
Target.

Sacramento, Sept. TIE. H Hartman
in an address to the national irrigation
congress the other night told how ht
caqe to take control Of the Union Pa
cifc and Southern Pacific railroads, and
of the attitude Of these railway systems
toward irrigation and forestry. Harri
man and Governor Chamberlain Of Ore.
gon, the president of the congress, en-.
gagged in a mild debate, the former ris
ing to reply 10 certain remarks of Ore.
CONS chief executive.
Hartman said that when he suggested
to associates east of the Mississippi river
that they take hold of the Union Pacific
they regarded him as almost out of his
senses and asked what he was going to
do with the great desert which the roads
traversed,
II told them Of the possibility Of III
rigation," said the speaker, and replied
that il would come in another genera
tion but not in ours. had to go il
alone. and perhaps some OF them now
regret that | did not use more force
ana persuasion TO have them go along
with me"
Hartman observed that the Pacific
railroads controlled much timber LAND
in Oregon, but added that il was not
for sale The timber, he said, was to b.
saved for future generations.
The dnancier then referred to tho
work done in improving the Union Pa
cifc, and said that-it was necessary II
get control Of the Central Pacific and
improve it also, otherwise traffic would
be choked up at Ogden
He closed by saying that he hoped The
people OF the west would not regard tht
Hartman system as d selfish organiza
ton. and added that everything possible
was being done by the railroads to de
velop the west.
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4 Great peteetiveIs Imagination.


Lincoln StefIens story in the Septem-
Der American Magazine Of how Will
liam j. Burns caught the land thieves
is not only a great detective story; 1t
is an interesting study Of genius. Burns,
according TO Mr.. SteiTens, is successful
because he has imagination. Burns calls
IL forming a theory" but as one follows
the detectives story through the land
frauds, one sees that his thcoriaing con.
sists OF nothing but mental seeing aided
by reason The clash between Burns,
the imaginative, and Hitchcock, the
hard -headed is reported as follows by
Mr.. Stellens:
Burns went on to say that certain
officials, whom he named-men high up
in the department; Veterans in the ser
vice; gentlemen in department; mem
bcrs Of good families, friends OF great
mcn--were crooks The secretary de-
manded TO know how the detective knew.
And when the detective said the fraud
simply eonld not 20 on without their
/ knowledge and eonnivance, the secretary
asked for evidence,
II have no evidence yet Burns had
TO admit that's only my theory
ooh, said the secretaryi ifs that all
1 you've pot Well, we shall have 10 have
more than theory, You know
"Burns did not resent the secretary q
4 incrcdulity. lie was used to u. lie
7 tells how IN his most celebrated case
/ the Taylor Bredell- Jacobs and kendig.
4 philadelphia Lancaster counterfeit con.
! spiracy, he had o similar experience with
/ Chief Wilkic. Burns assumed that very
/ few ENGINEERS could have done that Job
From talks with men IN tho business
he lcsrncd OF Six who we're capable Of
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Poison Foods.

"How many scores Of times is a ply
stefan asked in perfect good faith and
ehildLike confidence, Doctor, what is
really the best foodf and looked upon
with panied surprise when he endeavors
to explain that there is no such thing
writes Dr. Woods Hutchinson in an ar
ticle on Poison Foods" in the Septem-
Der McClure's Dr. Hutchinson evident
~ entertains little SYMPATHY with the
food feforiners and prefers TO side with
the man IN the street, who, he says, "as
usual, is right There are a certain
number Of foods, DR.. Hutchinson main
tains, which have become staples all over
the world, among all races and peoples.
These are, broadly, the flesh and milk of
three or four domestieated animals; the
eggs of one species Of domesticated
birds; three great grains wheat, rice
and maize butter fish, milk and sugar.
The attempt to convert into staples what
are generally regarded as subsidiary
foods, such as peas, beans, nuts, cheese,
oatmeal, etc.--an attempt which has
been tried repeatedly BIZ the diet reform
ers--has invariably failed. The reason
for this, writes DR.. Hutchinson, Is only
beginning TO he seen in the light Of
recent laboratory experiments. These
experiments have revealed the surprising
fact that many articles Of food contain
combined with their high percentage OF
nutritive value, substances which, if tax.
en- in sufficient quantities, behave as &C.
tive poisons,
DR.. llutchinson's discussion of the DIFF
ferent varieties Of poison foods is i'm.
mcnsely interesting, and brings to light
some comforting facts for people whose
ecccntrieities in certain matters of diet
have been generally aseribed, like sea
sickness, to Imagination"
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with The Gloucester Fishermen.

The routine life on mackerel schoon-
CT IA not strenuous. The crew consists
of fourteen men, skipper and cook.
Two men constitute watch, one aloft
al d lookout, the other at the wheel,
50 that each man has two hours on duty
and then twelve hours of, before his
turn come around again, During this
period he may be called on to shorten
sail, wash the deck or to perform otner
work. Hall Of the crew have their
hunks forward with the cook, who is
king Of the forecastle, and the rest sleep
NIT with the captain. we were assigned
to a double bunk aft, whore we were
not troubled by galley smells, but had
to Be on our good behavior. All the
fiolics and reyels were forward. The
crew ate in two shifts, the oldest men
with the skipper THE Travel Magazine
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&c Rall IS 4 safetv Yalve.

The fundamental reason for the pop
ularity Of base ball is the fact that 1t
Is a national safety valve. V0ltaire says
that there are no real pleasures without
real needs, Now young, ambitious,
and growing nation needs to let off
steam" Baseball furnishes the oppor-
tunity. Therefore 1t is real pleasure.
But the outsider comprehends moth
ing of this. Base ball, he argues loftiy
rs a game for people whose minds are
vacant, whose Imagination "a dull, who,
Of necessity, seek diversion to be com.
pany for Themselves
In the face OF what occurred at the
opening game at the Polo grounds this
year, the enthusiast hardly known how
to gaiasay this aspersion Commission.
CT Bingham haveing Unexpectedly with
drawn all police protection, whole
army Of fanatics estimated at 49,.
000-ehsrged on the field Just when
hauling Philadelphia. WHAT did that
throng care for victory Of defeat Who
was John AicGraw pleading that he
might finish tine game, when $4,000
mortal dynamos surchaged with pent-up
emotion, energy, and demoeratiye eBthu.
siasm were bent upon expressing them
selves This way and that swept the
multitude fans, bugs, and rooters-
pommeling one another with cushions,
iubiatinE. yelling, making sieve Of the
weilcin physically and mentally get
ting everything "ofr the system That
is What base ball does for humanity.
n sorvns fha sut,1a pttr,,osn a. rsvolu.
tion in Central America or a thunder
storm on not day Allen Sangree, in
the September Everybody's.
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FOR THE BUSINESS GrrsIr-Sfss, oI5I.f
on account Of a piece shaped with 4
slight dip that fastens at each seam
of the front skirt panel with small
buckles.
In elaborate gowns the waist is near
~ always drawn up in semi-empire
fashion In the back, fashion which is
generally becoming.
A smart wolfe In two shades Of brown,
the palest deep cream and the deeper
tone q rich golden brown with two lit
tie corners Of yellow silk and line OF
soutache braid as trimming for skirt
and bodice made up costume to DO
worn at Narragansett Pier.
The tailored frock seen 10 the cut Is
especially designed FOR tho business
girl. The waist is as chic as IT 10 novel
and IS buttoned over In distinctly new
manner. Almost every seRsonable ma
terlal adapted to shirt waist suits Is
appropriate for this one.
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! MAGAZINE REVIEW.
w. w W w W w W Wv W W w
The cowardly Mountain Lion.

Many attempts nave been made to
hold up the mountain lion as a true
lion in point of bravery and courage,
says MIR. Charles u. Holder in The
Travel Magazine, but the consensus 81
opinion is, Of those who have hunted it.
that the mountain lion il a coward, that
the instances where it has attacked man
are very few and far between. Almost
any animal will fight when eornored
like a rat, or in defense Of Its young
but the mountain lion has been known
to charge camp Of men though do
know an instance where a cougar swan
to small key in Florida and spranp
into d camp and stole q pig that was
being used az lure, taking the animal
from among the hunters who were de-
moralized by the apparent courage 81
the beast.
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such perfect work. -Four of them he
found to be openly engaged all the time
at legitimate labor. Thus by a process
Of elimination, he settled his suspicion
upon the other two, and, finding them
grouped, mysteriously but handily for
crime, lie wired Wilkie, who then new
in the service, that he had located the
criminals
" The chief came rushing over to Phil
adelphia,' Burns relates, and talked Of
warrants. He was utterly Disguised
when / told him that | had only formed
my theory, and he laughed. Wen, I
laughed, too, and laughed last. It
took year to get the evidence. 1t had
taken only few weeks to form my
theory. ut the evidence bore out the
theory IN detailp
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FIELp EsTArE SIS, oOo, 600.
After Payment of The Debts and
Legacies.


Chicago, Sept. 7.--After the payment
Of all debts and legacies the estate 81
the late Marshall Field amounts to $685.
600, 900, according to a bill filed in the
circuit court praying for construction
Of the will. OF this amount $4,000, y
900 represents the value Of the realty
holdings Of the estate and the remainder
constitutes personal property,
The trustees, the Merchants Loan &
Trust Co., Chauncey Keep and Arthur y,
Jones, assert in The suit that they have
been embarrassed in the execution Of
their trust because doubt has arisen
concerning their powers 70 invest in
real estate and in rev issues Of stocks.
The suit Is directly against the North
cn Trust company and all benefieiarie
snder the will
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FORECAST or FASHION.
scmethine New In 5elts-5rown Again
Popular For Coat Suits.

Popular For Coat Suits.
A fad for the moment is belt about
three inches wide in gray or pastel
kid embroidered or hand painted with
roses, lilacs or pansies. Other belts
are OF narrw striped white and col
ored onameled leather. with a high
buckle 10 match.
In coat suits for fall, grays and
browns win be most popular. but as
for dresses. get what you like, and it
viii not be wrong.
The Venus is one Of the leather
belts easily adjusted to stout figures
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-07

OF all the musical successes which
were endorsed by New York the past
season, none stood out more boldly, and
continued through the entire year as
did Charles DiIlinQham's production Of
the Henry Blossomsand Victor Herbert s
musical story, THE Red MILL which
in point OF audiences and business has
never been eqnalled in the metropolis
by any musical play The tone of re-
finement which peryades, the modest and
picturesque costuming, the interesting
and clever story Of two American tour
lists who have gone broke on a travelling
trip and the many complicated sitra
tious they fnd themselves in, including
the escape from the mill. form one Of
the most sensational stories ever given
musical setting. At the opera house
Sept 90
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How He Departed.

lie isn't in our social set any more"
$50 / understand
Yes; he dropped out some time ago.
Indeed He gave me TO understand
he had climbed out Philadelphia
Press.
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coatrolllng the waters Of Colorado.

Mr. Hartman promptly took com
mand Of the forces Of men against ma
ture. With feverish energy, the South
ern Pacific company's laborers set to
work 70 repair the lower Mexican Head.
ing break. Twenty four hours at a
stretch they worked. Every freight car
for miles around was pressed into service
hurried to the scene and pushed back
and forth dumping loads Of rock and
gravel into the stream Passenger trains
even, were held up time and again, while
engineers borrowed their locomotives for
help IN the struggle.
IN fifty days from the time that the
work had begun the break had been
closer and the Colorado hurled back into
is proper channel Seyenty-seven thou
sand cubic yards of rock, gravel and
clay had man expended in the fight.
With this he had patched up a break
which the steady onslaught OF the river
had opened to width Of LOO feet in
the sole earth banks. The fight was won.
Day day swarms Of worlCnen are
making the great dam stronger and
stronger. One hundred and forty thous-
and cubic yards Of material, eighty
thousand Of which viii he solid rock,
viii be used TO withstand future on
slaughts Of the river. The great wall,
when completed, viii be sixty-fve feet
high. ten feet Of which will be above
tie level OF the water And the Colo-
RADIO. as it laps this unyielding barrier,
must realize that its destructive wander
ings are over for all time.-From "The
Battle Of the Salton Sea-" by Thomas
R. Ybarra, in the September Circle
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G. II. Forbes Lindsay, in the current
Harpers Weekly, contributes an article
entitled. Preserving the Public Lands
in which he says that large areas Of
coal lands have already passed out Of
the hands Of the government in the form
Of grants to railroads and other corpora
tons, az well as To individuals. A re-
GENT investigation Of the interstate com
fmerce commission showed that the most
extensive frauds have been practised in
securing these lands, and that a rigid
monopoly has been established in the
western coal fields Mr. Clarke, OF the
commission, stated to the House com
mittee on public lands that thousands
Of acres Of coal land, known to be coal
land have been entered on coal deelara
tory statements which is declaration
OF their intention TO locate and perfect
| the title made in many instances by
I young women" and in others by clerks,
stenographers, and similarly irresponsi-
bic persons, who Immediately transferred
the property thus dishonesty acquired
TO the operating corporations. In sim
liar manner, rich coal lands have been
| purchased from the government at $3.50
per acre on the allegation that they
were principally variable for agrieul-
tural and grazing purposes"
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and of the fight "by three determined
men against Rief, the Mayor, the super
yisors, the municipal boards, the sheriffs,
the police, and some OF the most wealthy
and powerful corporations on the Pa
Gifts coast is one Of thrilling interest to
every American.
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COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS.
East Lynne Next Tuesday The Red MI
Sept. 90.

Sept, 90.
Joseph Kings company win Be seen
next Tuesday evening at the opera house
in the everlasting faYorite drama, Last
Lynne" 1t win be wen remembered
that there are in this beautiful play
moments Of the greatest intensity
The company engaged for the presen-
tation has been selected with great care
and an adequate equipment will furnish
an effective background for the excellent
performance