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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14
Distin9uishing the smiths. .AI V. N...... ls.za

Pate tried to conceal him by narn- ing him smith," says Oliver Wendell Holmes of the author of My Country, Iris of Thee" Fortune tried the same trick with great many inhabitants Of Long Island, but was foiled by na- tive Ingenuity" telisfh ffi n tive ingenuity. Mir Furman in his "An- rfous Smith families wer designated
 Therew ere many Smiths among the early settlers of the island. and 1t coon became necessary to adopt some means of distinguishtliw them.
 The Rock Smiths were so called because their ancestors built his firss house against q huge powder, which still remains in the highway of his town. The grandfather Of the Blue Smiths always were a blue cloth coat. The first settler of the 'GTangier" Smith Tangier during the reign of Charles IT.. who came to th.s country iYi Iese.
 The "BuIl' Smiths are the most numerous of the name. It is said there are more than 1000 male descen- dants of this branch. Tbeir common ancestor won his title from having once used A bun fn harness instead of a horse. 1ne "ewIght" Smiths origi- naI1y owned the only set of weights and scales in the neighborhood and all the farmers in the country resorted to them for the purpoAc of weighing.
 These various appeliations became firmly fixed as family names. When an injury was made of man. woman or child concerning the Smiths. the answer was invariably:
 which do you mean, the Rock, Blue, Bull. Tangier, or the Weight Smiths?"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14
SOW NURSES FROG.
A Monster From th eswamp Wins .
 Porker's Affections.

A m0u8tcE Ef0m tn eSWamp Whm1 V
 Porkexes Anecti0ns.
 A monster green frog has wonthe affections of q mother SOW from her seven sucking pigs, with the result that they are in danger of starvation. says a dispatch from oxford. Pa, to The Philadelphia Record. The story of this unnatural detection is youched for by Hug Cameron, prosperous farmcr of the neighborhood of Blue Ball, who claims 1t is the strangest experiepce 1n all his long years of raising pigs
 During the recent hot wave the sow longing for q mud puddles broke from her pen, leaving her offspring to exist as best they could Mir. Cameron soon discovered her assertion and went in search of her. 10 his great sur prise he found her walfowing on the edge of a pool in his meadow and an enormous buflfrog partaking of tho meal that rightly belonged to the abandoned shoats The unatural mos ther seemed very well content with the new arrangement, and the frog en3oyee himself immensely, despite the fact that the peculiar formation of his mouth prevented his getting more than small part of the milk. most of It running out of the sides and down his legs to the ground. It required con- siderable urging to get the SOW bacie to her pen and constant watching to prevent her breaking out and finding her way to the pool where her strange friend has his habitat. The naturaitsts of this section consider this the stfangest case of animal friendship on record.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14
The Raslne oaaal Is stun rnere.

century Magazine.
 When the New York Central paral- leled the Erie cenal over fifty years ago, 1t looked very much as If canals were q thing of the past When the West Shore heumed it in on the other side. canals had fallen fin public opin- ion to the raging canawl' of the hu- morist. But the truth is. the Erie Ca nal did not rage at all. It kept grow ing-slowly as beht.s canal. When 1t was completed in 1925, 1t was four ! feet deep and forty feet wide; in 1895 it was deepened to six feet and took barges of 248 tons burden. Later 1t was given another foot. and was en- larged to a. width of seventy feet at the top and fifty -sixsfeet at the bottom and there 1t remained. And while the railroads competed strenuously its boats kept appearing at Buffalo and hauling the treasure by the only and original route to thes a, As late as 1897 1t is said to have carried as much through freight as did these two trunk lines together, and it Kept on doing 1t aespite the long-drawn Jeers of loco rhotfvess
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14
self-Mindlne Matchek.

''watchmakihg is no longer what fl used to be-" said collector, to Ths New York Press. Where will you find today artists making and selling readily watches worth S2,500 apiece7
 "Brequet was Che greatest watch maker the world has ever seen. He was a Swiss, but he lived in France The watch collector who hasn't Bre- quet tiempiece has @ sadly incomplete collection. BreQuet watches were the acme of beauty, of originality. and oi accuracy. One played a tune every hour, another had on It's dial little hg- ures that danced, third vas self winder. | ''They were very ingenius. those self winding watches. They worked on the pedometer principle. The mo- ton of the body in walking kept them wound. I have a Brequet self winder, and sometimes. out of curios- ity, I carry 1t for week or two. My stride winds it, 1t never runs down, and 1t keps after all these years, fair ly good time"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14
All In The Same Boat.

Governor Comet. has announced that November [. Prohibition will not be included in the call. Railroad -legisla- tion will be the main purpose. As to how long the Legislature may be in session we cannot tell now, nor what matters 1t may take up under the two- thirds rule. The idea Is prevalent in the State that some of the roads are more Aubborn than others. But this is a mistake. All the roads are practi- eaiIy In the same attitude to the State. The l.. e N. and all the roads are re- sisting the new laws in the courts. The other roads put Into effect the new rates the L. & N. did not put. into ef- al damages It is probable that the rninistration anticipates 8 reversal m the courts and wishes to hedge of with new laws.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14
.Noa nas,.senr.d

W. D. Howells and Mark Twain, the two most prominent authors in Amer lean literature, have both received the degree of Lit. D. from the great University of Oxford. Mir. Howwels having been given hiE degree three
 Besides his degree from Oxford Mark Twain has degrees from Yale and from the University of Missouri, and Mir. Howells. in addition to his oxford degree. holds degrees from Har- yard and Yales all of which, in addi- tion to the learnin, the scholarship, the high attainments, and the distinguished literary skill Of both these men, as acknowledged in every part of the world. makes 1t of striking interest that neither of them had college ed- ucation. ,sl-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14
speeding the Bees.

New York PresSsH
 "Ye kin speed up a bee the same as man. said the graYbeard, chuckiing cruelty. why, I git twicet as much agin ou O them sixty hives O mine as I would if I didn't speed 'em. : S''one way to speed yer bee ia to bring the flowers close to the hives. My flowers. ye see, surrounds the hives. crowds lem In. Sech sight gives the bee a fever. Before sech plenty he can't work hard enough. Nothin' must be lost. an he gathers the honey. by gosh till he fair drops. I'm speedin' him unbcknownst.
 sThe young bee likes to stay, home an make comb instead O out after honey. Well, speed the young bee by putin artificial comb in the hives. That leaves him nothin to do--an' he'll never loaf3~but to do out honoy- getherin'.
 Another way to speed yer bee is to keep the combs always nearly empty mat worries h8ln. He sees winter tcomin on, an doubles his efforts to prepafe for 1t"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14
oy<r-sea Record Breken.

Gothenburg.. Sweden. Oct. 1s--The Daily Graphic mammoth balloon which left the Crystal Palace. London. last night. has succeeded in it's at- tempt to break the over-sea record. The balloon crossed the North Sea to Denmark and travelled over Scandina- via with great speed. Bearings were lost in fog and an exciting descent was made at Brockin. Sweden, at 10:30 o'clock today
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14
Attac,xs NIcxiean Consul.

EI Paso, Tex, Oct. 13-FraIcisco MiIien. Consul of Mexico at this place. was attacked and badly beaten on an EI Paso street car tonight by Juan Francisco, . deputy constable. rms IS tbe shird timc that Francisco has att tackled MiIlen. whom he planes for having secured the release ot rurale' who killed a kinsman of Francisco.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14
sas. |. Hohhea.

Houston, Tex. Oct. 13.--Early. this morning the safe of the Kirby Lumber Company at Silsbee was robbed of s7.500, funds of Paymaster l.. H. Hun ter, who deposited. the cash for safe keeping. intending to pay of at Vil- iage Mills Monday. All was in cur rency except $3oo. The safe doors were opened but not blown.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14
RrDDLED WITH BULLEvs.
Negro Defles Arrest snd is KiIIed '

Negro Deaes Arrest ana fs Killed By
 P0sse,
 Memphis. Tenn, Oct. 13--A special to ana. Ark. says:
 fingered 1t is understood. because of Sumner. a white man. had persuaded his landlord to order him to vacate be- cause of his color. Monroe Ballard. a negro. today shot and Killed Sumner. Barricading himself in his house after the shooting Ballard def1ed ar~ rest and fired on q posse who made an effort to take him into custody They returned the fire and riddled him with bullets.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14
2 FoF the country Paper.

S10fTeTU- FJTdnUaTUs .. 7l N misseB Ati opportunity to say kind
 word for the country newspapers. The editor Of 4The Advertiser is. perhaps, better qualified than any other man in Alabama 10 properly estimate the use- fulness of the country press. and he Is ever ready to accord to his country brethren full credit for all they do in the upbuilding of the State. And in this connection The Standard desires to say that there Is no abIer or truer ex- poflent of Southern sentiment than The Montgomery Advertiser.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14
f.aner.I noian suIcfaea.

Ell Paso, Texas. Oct. 1s-Discouraged bv Ill health. Gen. Ifivero Rojan, conr- mandant of tie Brazos District of the Mexican Army. committed suicide in his ouarters at Jaurez today by shooting himself in the head with pistol
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14
,Jonen 10 Retire.

Memphis, Tenn. Oct,s 1s.-According to announcement made tonight. Frank G. Jones, President of the Memphis Trotting Assoiiation and owner Of one of the most formidable stables racing on the Grand Circuit during the past two seasons is to retire from the field of harness racing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14
An oda Advertisement.

PhfIfDpInes GossIp'
 This advertisement appeared recent Iy In as Glasgow paper: Found wan" dering in Castle street, on Saturday evening, 2Sth ulto., a child. age about three years, Healthy looking, dark hair, gray eyes and ruddy cheeks, ab Ie to talk a little and swear"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14
ro nr MARRIEp TODAY.
wedding of Mir. Dexter and Miss Mar
 tia This Afternoon.

tia This Aftern0on.
 An Interesting event which is scbad- uied for this afternoon is the wedding of Miss Kathleen Martin and MT. Rich ard Dexter. Ir. which will take place at K o'clock The marriage is to be. 1t is anounced very quiet one. only in- ttmate friends and tho immediate rela~ tiyes being present on account of re- bride-elecf
 Miss Martin Is the daughter of the late Hon. Williara l., Martin. who was Speaker of the House of Representa- tives at the lime of his death. The bridegroorn is the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. P Dexter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14
wants To Know.

Marion Standard.
 The people would like to have some Idea what the Governor Is going to do about forcing the Louisville and Nash vile to accede to his legislative de- rnands while the case is pending In the Limited States Court before putting llp S60.000 for an extra sesison of the LeRtslatuFe,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14

city. A general reception of the bus mess interests will De tenoered the spinners at the culton Excnange Mon day morning. and the visitors will leave for Houston at o'clock.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14

tcrests. The whole matter win be placed before Mir. Churchill and will matte negotiations between tlle foreign office of London and Berlin.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14
snlnnern in Teran.

Galveston, Tex, Oct. 1S--The foreign sninners to the number of 130 arrived bere this afternoon and have put in inc entire day sightseeing and in so- cial intercourse with residents of this
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14
FINE HOME BURNS.

Twd Eaughters of J. F. Graham Barely
 Escape With Their Livess
 Birmingham, Oct 13.-tSpecial.)-- The beautiful residence of J. F. Gra- ham, on the South Highlands was damaged by fire today. to the amount of s5,O00.
 Two daughters of MT Graham barely escaped with their lives one of them being slightly burned about the face.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-09

Three Italians, arrested at Whitehall.
y. u, for the stahbing Of Robert Met
calf of Hydeville, have been discharged
because Of insufficient evidence. A party
Of Fair Haven men and the Italians got
into discussion at the station, and
Metealf was slashed IN the hip. It was
not possible TO positively identify the
man who did the deed. The wound was
not a dangerous one.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-09
ALWAYS CHEERFUL.
Evan When He Lost Both Feet He
Could Find Consolation.

Evan When He Lost Both Feet He
Gould Find Consolation.
Browns cheerfuiness was source
Of wonder and admiration to his
friends. according to the Ladies' Home
Journal, Either Ills religion on hts
philosophy taught him 10 accept ev-
erything as d wise dispensation But
then he had large share Of worldly
goods, his friends argued, and nothing
but adversely would shake his faith.
Therefore when promising crop
was washed away by a food the neigh.
bors were much astonished to hear him
say; TITS all for the best, I was bless
Cd with an overabundance last year"
In the winter his house was burned
to the ground. no his neighbors' ID.
Iicitations he calmly responded, 1.-THE
house never suited us anyway, SO 1t is
all for the best"
Other calamities befell Brown, but
still he refused to be disheartened
The climax came when he was Ia d
railroad accident. Both feet were so
badly crushed that amputation was
necessary,
Sympathetic friends gathered from
an quarters, They dreaded to hear the
lamentations they were sure would
greet them, for even Brown could
hardly be expected to pass THIS light
iy BY.
Guess you are pretty well discour-
aged, aren't you, with both feet cnt
orr ventured some one. do you
think this II all for the bestf'
But Brown nodded his head, smiling
wanly, and said.
"They were always cold anyway
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-09
IInnrofItahle Adam.

There Is occasion for much beating
about the bush for answers to many
questions put By wise theologues TO
timid people, but one set OF men found
their match In the old seotchwoman
under examination for admission to
church fellowship.
what are the DEGREES OF GodY she
was solemniy asked.
Indeed. trow. he kens that best
himself"
what kind of a man was AdamY'
"Ou, Just like ither foukg' was the
quick reply.
The questioner insisted on a more
definite answer. "weel." said she, che
was Just like Jeems Madden, ye KEN
tHow sop
"Weei, naebody got anything By him.
and mony lost
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-09

FOB SALE Two colts, three and four Years
0lu. Apply 70 W III MORTIMER Beekies
Hill, I4ft1As
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-09
KoNAD AND CLOTHES GONE.
Fellows Boarders Would Like to Find
The Smooth Appearing German.

elbows DUaNutAa Wuutu Like 10 tHu
The Smooth Appearing German.
Burlington, Sept. 9.--seyeral people
in the city are wandering where Eugene
Konad, smooth appearing German
from New York city, is hanging his
hat Konad arrived in the city last
Monday morning and found a boarding
place with Napoleon Rock al 90 ST
Paul street lie said he mad position
~ cook at the Mary Fletcher hospital
Friday noon Richard Turpin, a
coaohman, and Henry Reinfrank. who
boarded at the SAME place, discovered
that 4 good part Of their wardrobes ami
iewelry we're gone and that Kenad was
also among the missing Reinfrank was
minus new suit Of clothes, several
shirts and two suits Of underwear ana
Turpin mourned The loss Of two scarf
pins aad q valuable pair Of eif buttons
0He Of tho pins was presented To him
several years ago by Mira W. Seward
Webb, by whom be was employed
Il Is thought that KoHaId took the
morning boat for Flattsburg and The
local police will try and locate him
there. Konad was Of slight build ana
about five feet, eight inches IN height
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-09
Peanut Meal Bread

Peanut meal has been for q long
time d staple article iii the dietary
OF the poor classes in Spain Bread
made from pure peanut meal is light
and porous, but It ii said to be I'M
palatable because Or o persistent, pop
pyllke taste. Rye bread containing rs
per cent OF peanut meal cannot be dis
finguished from ordinary rye bread,
while far more nutritious skim milk
cheese is the only ordinary article Of
diet comparable to peanut meal IN Its
Percentage or heterogeneous matter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-09

FOR sALE-one building lot rods By g.
Good location. For particulars appi, 70 Rock
Miiano Webstefvilio. VT ts0tzSs
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-09

FOR sALIf-Fa4m Of 100 acres, known as the
Bixhy farm, 2 10 miles from Chelsea; extra
good house and buildings, land. in good state
III cultivation. Apply 70 William Edwinr,
Washington VI I42tf2
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-09
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
FsrATr d wIILIAM }. cAnRoIl

ESTATE OF WILLIAM J, IAHHULIa
The undersigned. having been appointed by
the Hon. Probate Court for the District Of
Washington, commissioners "a reeeive, examine
and adjust all claims and demands Of all persons
against the estate Of William ]. Carroll. late OF
the City Of Barre, in said District, deceased and
all claims exhibited in Offset thereto, hereby
give notice that we will meet for the purpose
aforesaid. at the Office Of q. II. Reed, In
the City OF Barre, in said District, on the
oath day Of September and 5th day of March
next, from / O'Clock r. Nj until o'clock
p NJ. each Of said days, and that six
months from the 6th day of September. A. d
iao7 Is the time limited by said Court for said
creditors b present their claims to Us for eE-
animation and allowance.
Dated At City Of Barre TINS 9th day Of Sep
tember A. -. 1901
ORAMEL H. REED, ! Commits
FRED S. BURNHAM sioners.
Sent 9-fE.qg
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-09
a fortunate Young Lady.

Miss Jennie Martin, lac North Paul
street, Rochester. n. Y, says; Il suf
fsred long from kidney complaints =
home physicians and their medicines had
failed 20 afford me relief A friend in
duced me to try Or. David Kennedy's
Favorite Remedy made at Rondout, n Y.
The effect was wonderful BY the time
i had taken two bottles was com
pletely cured and have had no trouble
since"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-09

The subscriber will sell at
Public Auction on
Tuesday, Sept. 10, at 10 a. m.

on the G. A. BigeI0w place, the farm, situated
IN the village ii Fast hfookiield, consisting Of
ai5 acres, suitably divided between tiliage
woodland aud pasture The pasture has the
hcst 81 water and will keen forty cows. Also
the following personal properly One pair of
black horses, weight 300 pounds enc f-year-
old gray horse, weight 200 pounds ten shoats,
weight about rs pounds each one brood SOW,
due to farrow about October Ist fifty nice
hens 81 young Jersey cows eighteen due 90
caiVe 10 septemher and October seven 1-year-
old Jersey heifers. all with CALI four nice Jef-
sey calves; thoroughbred Jersey bull team be
FegiHtefed1 and seYenty-fve tons Of nice early
cut hay. Also one DeLavei No. / separator,
neaIfy new. with pulley, shaftinR aud one
horse power stoddard barrel churn anu lever
butter worker. two pairs Of work harness,
nearly new; one driving harness; two good
twa.iforse wagons Il s-4 n. axiei; one-h0rse
wagon Mccormick grain binder, nearly new,
6-fAot cut; eulky pillow, nearly new; lntems-
tionai manure Apreader, nearly new; Motor
miek moving mneh Inc Mccormick corn bar
Vestef Osborn bag taddef. nearly new hpfFa
tHke twe- row Eureka corn planter gasaline
ehaine and snsilaRH cutter ~ ineh fseaF cot
81 FAlrudahs scales, weighs s0gppnnds SPRING
tooth haFrow, Nheel harrow, smoothing haF~
rnW, horse hoe, tWo cultivatefs aud quantity
0f small tpNis toe numerous to mention. Shia
positive, r8ih or shine. Refreshments win be
served 3 noon. Terms sales 0f ten dollars
ana under, cash over ten dollars, sixty days
On approved paper
c. n. BARBER. AuCtioneer,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-09

Two men met at the gate Of the GEM
etery, and each with excessive polite
ness bowed to the other to pass in be-
fore him. After a few minutes Of this.
when neither would give way. the
younger Of the two smged and said:
"You are the elder Of the two, SO
naturally you ought to so first
Sourire.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-09

"when / first went to housekeeping
I tried to run everything. | ended with
running nothing"
absolutely nothingp
"Well, perhaps the gamut of the
emotions now and then,'-New York
World.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-09

Travellers viii ind q small package
OF borax useful on their journeys On
tTalns, as often in hotels, the water
supplied for washing is hard and dry
Ing to the skin, and teaspoonful Of
borax added to basinful Of water
win make q wonderful difference.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-09
ESTATE or ALVIN 6. pay.

STATE or VERMONT, In Probate Court,
District OF Washing ton, 49, held in Montpei-
iaF, in and for said District, on the It'll day
September A, .. 1907.
Wilbur +. shepard, Administration Of the es
tate Of Alvin g. bay, late of she City Of Barre,
ia said District, deceased, makes application
to said Court with the consent and approba-
ton IN writing Of the widow and heirs Of said
deceased, residing in the Suite Of Vermont, for
license to sell all Of the real estate Of said de-
ceased, situated ~ the City Of Barre, IN said
District, % witt House and lot Including the
interest Of the widow Of said deceased
therein and the homestead right ren-
Eesentiug that the sale thereof would
be beneficial TO the widow and heirs
Of said deceased, and those interested
III his estate III erder TO convert said real estate
into money. Whereupou Il Il ordered by said
Court. that said application Be referred to a
session thereof to be held ct the Probate Or
fee, IN said Montpelier. on the 2bth day Of sept
A. II. 1900. for hearing and decision thereon; and
II is further ordered that all persons interested
DC notified hereof, By publication Of notice Of
said application and order thereon three weeks
HucceesIvely in the Barre Daily Times. news
paper published ct the City of Barre, in this
State. and which elreulatee IN the neiehbor-
hood a. those interested before said time Of
hearing. that they may appear Ht said time aud
place, and. If they see cause. object thereto.
by the Court Attest,
HIRAM CARLETON. Judge
Mon sept g~te-23
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-09
Lost and Found.

Lost between g.30 D. M yesterday and
noon tody, a bilious attack, with nau-
sea and sick headache This loss was oc-
casioned by finding at the Red Cross
Pharmacy q box Of DR.. Kings New Life
Pills, the guaranteed cure for bilious
ness, malaria and jaundice. Poe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-09

This sum of money, exceeding by
100000 the amount estimated by
George B. Cortelyou, chairman Of the
Republican State Committee, to be nee
essarv to insure the election Of MIR.
Roosevelt as President and Mr.. Hig-
gins as Governor, was collected by Mr..
Herman and Senator Depew and turn
ed over by Mr., Hartman to Cornelius
N. Bliss, treasurer Of the Republican
National Committee.
Mr.. Bliss gave his check for the full
amount to Mr. Cortelyou. The latter
retained 100000 Of it for his own use
in the state and gave his check for the
remaining 100000 to Mr. OdelL