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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-30
AGITATION UNABATED.
East Siders Continue Fight for Lover
Rents,

New York, Dec. 30 The agitation for
lower rents among the thousands on the
East side continued unabated and all day
Yesterday the headquarters of The anti
high-rent bureau was thronged with ten
ants who declared they would join in
the movement. Committees spent the
day organizing families In the tenement
houses Numerous meetings were held
in the district to protest against the
present high level Of rents. which the
tenantry declares to be exorbitant and
in great measure responsible for the
poverty on the East side. The heads
Of 27 families in one large tenement
house met on the roof yesterday and
agreed to strike for q dollar reduction.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-30
CREW SUPPOSED SAFE
OF the Fishing Schooner, Which Went
Ashore.

Gloucester, Mass, Dec. 30.--The Cor
ton Iew Fisheries company to-day re-
ceived word from Captain Gilbert Cou-
Iert that their fishing schooner. the AM
ges Y GLEASON, had gone ashore on Put
nam ledge at the entrance to Boothhay
harbor, Maine, and viii be total loss.
The crew Of IS Gloucester men il sup.
posed to be safe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-30
BIG STORE THEFT
SIIRS UP BOSTON
Wilson Bros. lost Box Containing ST.
500 in caah. Checks. and consid.
eEable JeweIfy.

hoston, DIE 5o.-Tho blagcss theft
w.ach hAs bcfn reported 20 The police of
Boston for many weeks Was made known
yesterday when the members ~ tho firm
of Wilson brufhrFs, iewelry dealers al
aa Court ,tn~t stated that hox con.
taining $500 Ia cash. done up In two
packages, and hank choaks 8aasa which
may b drawn for Sf07, and a gold watch
and chain worth 500 had BEEN stolen
from the sefe of the store some time
between Friday and Saturday evenings.
Il j. not believed that the s3oro wac
hrnken into, buk that somcoue familiar
VITA illc firms habits bad taken the
saiaahles from the safe some time bc.
fore closing Saturday night.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-30
OFFICERS CHOSEN.
BY The Lodge Nordstjernan on Satur-
day Evening.

At the regular meeting Of the lodge
Nordssjernan Of the " o., held Satur-
day evening candidates were initiated
and the following officers were elected
for the ensuing term: ordfoTande, Sam
uel johnson; viee-ordforande, Hans
Hanson; PROTOCOL, sec, Carl Matson;
france sec, Edward Ericsson; kessor,
Ernest Selberg; ceremonimastare, Mrs
Adelia Knutson; kaplin, Gust. Rosen-
day; inreakt, Andrew Knutson; ytre-
vakt, A. S. Ahlin; r. D. ordforande, j.
A. Martinson; G.. Il. Martinson was
elected on the reyisions committee.
These officers win be installed January
18th. This lodge will have dance in
their hall In the Scampini block this
evening, All members and friends will
be welcome.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-30
SHE COULDN'T STAY ALONE.
Child Wife Couldn't Bear Loneliness; A
Suicide.

pittshurg, Pa. Dec. a0.-- Eetella Hart
zell. child wife II George D. HartSell,
killed herself lat night because she
could no longer endure being ieft alone
at night The couple we're married last
August and have been living Al VII.
mefding, a suburb. The husband /. en-.
ployed a. a night brakeman IN the
renasylsania railroad yards and failed
q heed the pleas ~ his wife. who was
only sixteen years old, that he quit and
seek day employment. A q result she
shot herself last night.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-30
YOUNG LADY rs DEAD.
Was Shot BY Lover She Refused Who
Immediately Killed Himself

Abingdon, Mass, Dec. 80 Edith NJ.
Ashley, the 1s-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred G. Ashley, died yester-
day at the Brockton hospital from bull
let wound, inflicted Saturday night by
her lover. Samuel II. Stetson. "a years
old, Of Raekland. who killed himself i'm
mediately aiter shooting her. She made
no statement at the hospital, but after
the shooting Saturday night, she said
that she had told her lover that he
must give ner up, and that Sam had
then shot her.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-30
FIGHTS AUNT'S WILL.
She Had Requested Pet Hen Be Killed
and Buried in Casket.

Burlington, Dec. 30.-charles &. Miles
of Randolph, nephew Of the late Mrs.
Esther Dunham of Salem. Mass, has
filed an appeal from the will, in which
she lett her property, of $500, to the
New Hampshire society for the preven-
tion Of cruelty to animals. IN her Will
Mrs. Dunham requested that her pet hen
should be put TO death after the writer's
demise and be buried in a easket.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-30
NAMES POOR POTATO CROP.
Causes Twelve Cases of Bankruptcy
During Past Week.

Houlton, Me-, Dec. So The failure Of
The potato crop Of Aroostook county
has been directly responsible for the
fling Of ~ petitions in bankruptcy in
Inc United States district court IN
Maine during the past week by farmers
and others interested in potato crops
II the county. 1t has been estimated
hat the loss represents about 100000.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-30
AN OLD YEAR SOCIAL.
Friends Gather at MFR. and Mrs. Alex.
Robertson's for Good Time.

A very enjoyable time was spent on
Saturday evening last by the friends Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Robertson, Who gath
cred at their. residence on Patterson
street to mark in social way the clos
inc days of 1907 a whist tournament
was engaged In with great zest and good
humor. Appropriate prizes We're award
I'd the more skillful, while those who
fought in the rear guard We're not for.
gotten Songs and recitations took up
the remainder Of the evening, chief
among which was Mr.. Ritchies "Song
without Words Under the Supervision
Of Miss Peggy Robertson bountiful
repast was served and the chairman,
Alex Forbes, brought most successful
evening to close by thanking the host
and hostess for their hospitality.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-30
oTro ON RESERVE LIST.
Former Northern Lacquer May Play
With Philadelphia.

Otto Deininger. an out6eldcr. who is
well known in Vermont, has been put
on the reserve list BY the Philadelphia
National team, although the National
commission has not raised the ban that
was placed over him several years ago
for jumping contracts. Otto jumped tne
Toledo team in the American association
hague and joined the first Burlington
team in the Northern league. lie has
not played in organized ball since. lew
Wiltsie. formerly with Plattsburg, has
been reelected to organized ball again
and Jack Campbell, formerly OF the uni.
yorsity OF Vermont team and Of the
Northern league, i also in the good
graees of the maguates. He viii play
with Cincinnati.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-30
REuLBAcH AS AN ACTOR.
Reported That lie Is to Be The aStar"
In q New Play.

II the report IN Sporting Life is true.
then Eddie Reulbaeh. the delight Of the
fans az the base ball diamond, viii soon
bccome matinee idol a. we'll. On
sporting contemporary announces that
Reulbach viii soon appear as the leaJ-
ing figure in a play written BY Thomas
Aidrich Barrett. q Wilkes Barre, Pa,
newspaper man. and entitled "The
World Series" No doubt the title and
the story OF the play are taken from
the last championship series between
the Chicago Cubs and the Detroit
Tigers" IN which RcnIbach' aided ma.
terially 10 the victory of his team. Chi
cago. Reulbach ought TO make 4gor
a 3 matinee idol as he always PLAYED
that part 70 the crowded front seats in
the old grandstand at lntercity park
when he was cutting down all oppo.
nents.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-30
DEATH CLAIMS THIRD
OF EASTMAN FAMILY
Daughter. Iossphlne. Followed Father
and Mother Yesterday AttsFaoon.
An Within a Week.

The death Of Josephine Eastman. who
hake been m for Two weeks with mnas.
les. occurred al her home in the Premier
building on Granite street at tnwe
o'eiock yesterday afternoon. This
dtafh makes three Ia che same family
since Christmas day when The father
died Mr. Eastman. draih waa follow
ed hy that of bis wilc withiu - hours
AMI nov comes that oi the girl.
The funeral Nns held a. af40 TODAY
from The house, Capt. G. =. Smith ol the
salvation Army officiating. TIE fr.
nains werc inferred IN Hope cemetery
beside those of her father and mother.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-30
TWO BURNED 10 DEATH.
Irosetting Of Lamp Causes Double
Fatality.

0ttowa, Ont, Dee 90.--F. X. Deloges
& years Of age, printer in the govern
n,eat printing bureau, and his little
son we're burned to death last evening
i their home ON Nelson street through
tbe upsettiug Of lamp Mrs. Deloges
md The other three children had narraw
escapes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-30
c. Merriam of Elmore. lives d

A. c. Merriam of Elmore, lives on a
farm that mas twice been struck by
,peteors The last time was in june
uben thin piece Of rock weighing two
mounds and one ounce, dropped out Of
sbe sky. 1t is seven inches long and four
;sehes broad in its widest part. Grass
All brakes around the spot wnere It
ssraek were burned. Fifty years ago
chunk Of meteor weighing ninety mine
.onnds buried itself in the farm, but
- unearthed to adorn the front piazza
4 tie Merriam home.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-30
a GOOD oID-FAsHIoNED BALL.
Old Firemen's Committee to Help Make
Hospital Aid Annual Success.

The first Hospital Aid annual ball I'M
der the management of the old Fire
mems club hall cammittee win be held
III Woodnen's hall on Thursday evening.
january %. This will be good odd
time ball with many of the old features
that made the old firemen's balls suca
a success. including the marches and
moonlight waltzes, and also many new
fcatares The old iremen's dance com
mittee at the request Of the Hospital
Aid mas agreed TO work and cooperate
with them for the benefit of this
worthy institution and the results
promise to be something noteworthy in
this line Tne best music win be se-
cured for the occasion. Keep this date
Ii mind and watch - further -
nouucementa.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-30
REV. L. M. HARDY DEAD.
was Formerly Head Master Of Bishop
Hopkins Hall.

Pomfret, Conn, Dee. 30 Arch. Dea
ron Lucius Mr. Hardy, aged So, rector Of
christ Memorial church here. died here
yesterday He has been rector here for
eight years, coming from Cranston. r.
/ IL previous to which he was head master
II Bishop Hopkins Hall in Burlington,
ri
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-30
BIG FLEET LEAVES
TRINIDAD ISLAND
United States Sea-fghters Started Yes
terday Afternoon for Rio Janiero.
the Next Stop.

Port Of Spain, Trinidad, Dec. 30.--The
American battleship fleet weight anchor
At four o'clock yesterday afternoon and
steamed for Rio Janeiro. Accompanying
the feet were the supply ships C,llgoa
and Glacier Earlier III the morning
the signal went up from Rear Admiral
Evans flagship Connecticut, to prepare
for departure at 800 a. M, but, owing
10 q delay in the coming of the battle
ship Maine from the collier Fortuna, it
was necessary to change the time Of sail
ing
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-30
EARTHQUAKE FELT
EARLY THIS MORNING
A Distant Shock Was Recorded by Wash
ington Seismograph for Whole


Washington, D. G., Dec. 30.A distant
earthquake Of considerable intensity was
recorded by the government seismogaph
this morning, beginning at 1922 a. M
and lasting more than an hour.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-30

II the probation officer should eome to
Barre, he would no doubt find the OBJ
iect OF his search, az Goldie was seen
on the street this afternoon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-08-29

days in bed, the Indians say, and then
the poison will go away"
With this advice carefully cherished
in their minds, Harry and Bob parted
from the little fellow; but not until
after they had inquired where he lived.
When the two boys were out of sight,
Font threw himself on the grass and
rolled around in paroxysms Of laugh
ter.
Three days later three horsemen
crew rein before the loghouse of Fonts
father, nesting snugly in a beautiful
grange grove. The boy, from his hiding
place in the grove, recognized Bob and
larry, and the man accompanying
them he took to be their father.
Font came out when the riders shout
el to attract somebody's attention. I'm
mediately the two boys shouted:
There he is now That's the boy ="
The gentleman rode up to Font and
dismounted. Taking the boys hand in
one of his, he said:
"My lad, l owe to you the life of one
Of my sons. Harry told me how you
saved him from death when a rattle
snake bit him."
Font felt uneasy, and rested first on
one foot and then on the other.
I'VE have come to thank you" the
| gentleman continued, "and also to re-
ward you"
He put his hand into his pocket and
drew out pocketbook. This was too
much for Font, and he raised his hand
in protest:
mo, no." he said, 81 don't want any
reward; don't deserve any"
"Why, my lad, you certainly do, If
you saved my sons life" the gentleman
said.
But" Then Font hesitated and
a smile crept over his face He glanced
from one face to another.
But what, my lad? Go on with what
you had to say"
II didn't save his life because-be-
cause.-the snake was not a rattle
snake; it was only a common ground
snake, and not poisonous"
Then why did you deceive the
| boys?" cried the father, sternly. you
frightened them nearly to death and
Harry has been in bed two days. What
do you mean by it?''
Font trembled before the angry eyes
of his questioner, but suddenly Harry
and Bob burst into roar of laughter.
They had sense and fairness enough
! to see the ludicrous side of the whole
affair. They had tried to bulldoze the
little fellow and he had deity turned
the tables on them.
81 say, father, don't scold him." Har-
~ finally said. HE deserves the re-
ward, too. We got only what we de-
served"
Font was touched by the boys frank
ness
I'm sorry" he said, but I was
angry at the way you spoke to me-"
Then Frightening UP: IF you'll come
with me, I'll show you all the snakes
in the swamp, and tell you how to
know the bad from the good ones."-
| Chicago News.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-08-29
Feeding For Bacon.

Brief statements are made by the
Orange River, South Africa, Colony De
partment Of Agriculture regarding the
pigs kept at the Tweespruit Expert
mental farm and a feeding test under
taken with reference to the production
of bacon hogs Is reported
-Four lots containing four large York
shire hogs each were used, and the ra-
tons consisted Of separator skim milk
and maize meal, buttermilk and maize
meal, and skim milk and Kafr corn
meal in each case 8 Il, and wheat mid
dlings (sharps) and maize meal 2,
mixed to a Stop with water. In the
forty-nine days Of the test the gain
ranged from G6.25 pounds per head on
the wheat middlings and maize meal, to
SIS pounds on skim milk andmaize meal.
The gain was most cheaply made on
the last mentioned ration and was most
expensive on the Kafir corn ration.
The shrinkage in dressing averaged 20
per cent Of the live weight, and when
marketed 'the meat gave entire sat
isfaction as to quality and flavor" and
was regarded as superior to imported
bacon.
In the authors opinion 50 good re-
suits would not have been obtained
with ordinary Kafir or unimproved
pigs, "but even at much lower rate
Of increase they afford a profitable
means Of disposal for portion Of the
meaIie crop"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-08-29
Sheep InduEfrY In KnnSns.

Indiana, Ohio and Illinois do not
have all the troubles in sheep growing.
One of the professors of the Kansas
Agricultural college calls attention to
the fact that Kansas has fallen down
greatly in the list of sheep growing
States, In the last fifteen years, and 1t
now ranks only thirteenth among the
reason Is to be found In the large dis
proportion of dogs to sheep, the dogs
numbering $4,000 to 167, 900 Of sheep
in the State. He maintains that there
is more profit in sheep than In any
other kind of live stock in Kansas, and
one reason Is that they are so excellent
In keeping up soil fertility, scattering
the manure they make perfectly over
the fields. He adds:
Money invested in sheep will nearly
double itself in one year, since the
fleece will pay for the feed and care
Of the sheep, and the lambs, often two
per eve, are the profit 1t is estimated
that you can keep ten sheep where you
can keep one cow, and the risk becomes
much less. The sheep always carries
her pocketbook with her. If she dies,
her pelt pays funeral expenses. II she
lives, her wool in the spring and her
lambs in the fall pay double revenue.
No other stock pays as large a per-
centage Of clear profit on the money
invested"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-08-29
The Pedigree Alone Want m

The pedigree is all right In itself In
selecting breeding stock of what ever
kind. In cattle breeding is, perhaps,
more neglected than In other kinds
In word Of caution on breeding, Prof
Boss, of the Minnesota Station, says to
young breeders that beginners in live
stock breeding seem to expect the pedi-
gree of an animal to make up for lack
Of feed, poor quarters, and poor man
agement. This, Of course, will not do,
but a we'll bred pig, If given good care
and comfortable quarters will unques-
tionably give better returns for the
money invested than any number of
scrubs can do.
Many breeders overlook the fact that
in stock breeding '1ike produces like"
lust as surely from poor individuals as
from good ones. This Is evidenced by
the number Of scrubby individuals that
are often seen in breeding herds, to be
sold to some one who sends mail or
der It Is matter Of doubt whether
or not the scrubby pure bred Is more
likely to bring scNibby offspring, than
is even the scrub without pedigree.
The fact that the good lines have been
concentrated for some generations and
that an effort has been made to keep
the animal pure in breeding emphasizes
the likelihood Of like begetting like, and
scrubby pure breeds are the result un-
less the inferiority Of the. parent is
due to poor care rather than poor
breeding
The pure bred pig that is scubby is
likely to be a cause of damage in the
breeding herd Of the owner, and to in
jure the reputation Of any breed which
may be unfortunate enough to possess
animals of this description. The only
pure bred pig chat should be used as
the breeder is the one that is good as
an individual and whose ancestry have
been good individuals All others
should be consigned to the packer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-08-29

it hurts; my hand is swelling up! Run
for the doctor! Quick. Bob"
Then in his fright and pain he near
ly tainted His companion was near
ly as badly frightened, and could not
move from the place. Font was the
only cool one of the three. There was
a smile of triumph on his dirty little
face, and the two boys saw it.
"See him laughing at me-" shouted
the wounded boy. You'll die for this ;
they'll hang you; you ought to be
lynched now"
II did nothing" said Font. You
stole the box from me and let my snake
out before | could speak"
"Why didn't you tell him that it was
a RATHER" said Bob.
Because he didn't ask me politely"
was the reply.
Then the pain Of the snake-bite
brought another spasln to the victims
face, and he shrieked aloud, holding
up his arm to show where the swelling
was already Transforming the limb.
Run for the DOCTOR Bob, or l shall
die!" he cried. Cant you help me?'
He turned to Font in his agony, and
the stolid face suddenly relaxed, as he
said:
81 know a sure cure for snake-bite,
but you didn't ask me before. It's bet
ter than doctors medicine"
Then get it quick Hurry, or it
will. be too late" cried the stricken
boy.
"All right I'll get it soon. and then
cure YOU
Font suddenly disappeared In the
swamp, and the two frightened boys
gazed mutely at his retreating figure.
They were miles away from the Flor
ida hotel, where their parents were
passing the winter, and no doctor could
be found nearer. There seemed no 9th
er way than to trust to Fonts knowl-
edge of rattlesnake-bite.
But the little fellow as gone so long
that the boys began to fear that he had
fooled them. They were on the point of
despair when he pushed through the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-08-29

stems in large glass, or, even better,
jar of cold water; then submerge the
jar ii bucket of cold water, allowing
the entire bunch to be almost covered.
Put all in dark place, cover with a
newspaper TO exclude the air; let them
remain thus overnight; in the morning
they Will be as fresh as new, even to
the glistening dew drops"
Roses and carnations respond better
than other flowers treated in this man
ner, but so far l have not fouAd any
way to freshen violets satisfactorily.
1t might not be amiss to add that
wilted green vegetables. such as spin
ach. lettuce and celery, are to be fresh
ened by the same means, and may be
kept for days, changing the water every
morning. of course. However, we all
know that the fresher all vegetables the
better they are.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-08-29

Natural-colored suede gloves are the
rage in Paris and have quite suppressed
ed black and white for all occasions.
For dressy house frock or tea
gown wash satin proves very salts
factory and so does velveteen; the quail
ity does not show so much indoors.
A new notion is the Frightening Of
the dark tailored coat with collar and
cuffs of gay Scotch plaid. These sets
are to be had ready-made, prettily
shaped and finished.
The new plaids and stripes allow of
much originality in the making up.
Very curious and beautiful effects are
gained by tucking to eliminate or bring
out the pattern of the material.
For everyday wear there is a ten
dency to return to the little English
walking hat of soft felt, simply trim
med with folds OF ribbon around the
a rosette on one side holding up the
rim.
Very charming things are done with
black ribbon velvet in the way of sus-
pender or peasant straps, or harness
es," as they are popularity called. Jet
or enameed buttons are effectively
used on these, as are also rhinestone
buckles.
Many of the light fabrics for even
ing, such as voile, crepe and grenadine
in pale yellows, pinks and white, have
either a satin crepe or narrow satin
check over them. Such gowns need
very little trimming except perhaps
some good lace.
Both pique and duck are to consti-
tute the smart little coat and skirt
suits, suitable for informal occasions
and braiding in fine soutache is the
newest ornamentation. An occasional
inserting of Il heavy lace. such as Irish
crochet and crochet lace buttons, COLI
tributes toward the general effect.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-08-29
BEAUTY IN NATURE.

There is beauty in the spring-time,
In the budding of the flowers;
There is beauty in the bird songs
Echoing through the leafy bowers.
Beauty in the laughing streamlet,
Ripping Ger it's pebbly bed,
Beauty in the feecy cloudlets
In the springtime sky o'erhead.
There is beauty In the rain drops
Glistening on the dripping trees,
Beauty in the waving flowers,
Famed by every hayward breeze;
In the rivers placid bosom,
Where are mirrored cloud and sky,
Beauty in the song bird soaring
Through the eth : blue on high.
There Is beauty in the autumn,
With its brightly tinted leaves,
Beauty in the few pale fow'rets
Over which the zephyr grieves.
Beauty in the snow of winter,
White and spotless, pure and cold;
Beauty when the wintry sunlight
Casts Ger all a glow like gold.
Yes, there's beauty in all Nature,
In all seasons as they fly
Beauty in the fields about US,
Beauty in the azure sky;
Beauty, whether May-day sunshine
Floods the earth with glory bright,
Or the sparkling snow of winter
Wraps the earth in mantle white.