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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-01-03
NUMBER OF DEAD
NOW PLACED AIT 49,
Many Bodies Were Burned in The
Wreck at AAlma, Kansas,
Yesterday.

Topeka, Kan, Jan. 3.--The latest es.
Inmates put the plimber Of killed in the
wreck Of Rock Island train at Alma,
yesterday AZ 40, all but five Of them
Mexicans. Many bodies were complete
ly destroyed when the ears burned.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-01-03
eRANIrEvILBE

Court Rob Roy; No G, win hold a
regular meeting Tuesday evening, Jam
uary 8. Per order Financial sec.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-18
Those Pert Paragraphers.

Arkansas has begun sending State
legislators to Jail for bribery, and if
all is true that is told, the next session
of the Legislature will adjourn to the
penitentiary. philadelphia Inquirer
The estimate that $50, 0OG, 600
more wages will be paid out in this
country in 1907 than were paid in
1906 indicates that labor will cut
something of melon, too.-Philadel
phia Inquirer.
As there are difficulties in the way
of his issuing another yachting chal-
lenge, how would Sir Thomas like to
take on the American nation for bit
of a go at roller skating Chicago
News.
This is an Osler administration.
The new chief of the bureau of yards
and docks in the Navy Department
has been in the service only eight
years, and jumps II eniors.-Phila-
del pha Record
A Connecticut baker has produced
the "Uncle Joe Cannon custard pie. 3"
A little crusty as to outward appear
ance, perhaps, but all to the good so
far as the heart of it is concerned. -
Washington Herald.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-18
What Women Really Want.

Resenting the claim that women
and need to be emaucipated Bishop
Stang declared at meeting of the
Catholic Union in Boston, recently,
that the question now being put by
various phases of socialism as to what
shall be the position of woman is bas-
ed on the false assumption that up to
now she has been deprived of the
chance of developing and utilizing her
faculties of soul and body. Insisting
that good women wish only to love
and obey, the bishop considers spas
modic declarations of woman's indie
pendence as moral epidemic border
ing on insanity. He fears that il is
only the female OF the modern culture,
as she is called, with her head cram
med full of undigested knowledge and
her heart Blinded by man who cannot
understand womans lofty aspira-
tions- she who cannot find the right
sort of man to appreciate her. Con-
fdence marks the prelate's belief that
the true Christian women of the
land-the anxious mothers, the af-
fectionate daughters and the sweet
sisters-those guardian angels of our
homes and cheerful companions of
our life-prefer to remain as God
made them-women. Knowing God s
order in society, they cheerfully and
willingly submit to the firm and wise
direction of man. The great church
man finds the cause of woman's dis
satisfaction in the unworthy conduct
of so many men-in the rapidly in
creasing number of male loafers and
volunteer bachelors. The good
bishop is not far wrong when he says
that what the world needs most is
strong Christians, who are willing to
use their brains and muscles to pro-
vide for women, and when this is
done, the woman's question and the
great social question are solved, for
then women will leave public life and
return to the happy home. = Brockton
(Mass. } Times.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-18

both houses, at pubic meevfns, de-
clared themselves at that time enthu-
siastically in favor Of the measure.
1t would undoubtedly have passed
the house without a dissenting voice
rs it passed the senate, had the word
not gone out just before 1t was ex-
pected the bill would come up in the
house that the auditor general doubt
ed whether the funds in the treasury
would be suflcient to meet the require
ments of the schools and all the char
table and penal institutions, asylums,
hospitals and colleges, and the other
regular expenses of government, and
leave enough to provide for the en-
largement of the capitol park.
The event proved that the auditor
general was mistaken; magnificent
surplus was left in the treasury, and
it has been gradually growing ever
since The revenues OF the state were
never so great as now. There are and
will be ample funds to meet this eI-
penditure and all other legitimate ex-
penses of every kind.
Moreover, the money will not all
have to be expended in one year, but
will run over period of three or four
years, as 1t will take at least that
length of time to acquire the grounds,
clear them off, change the lines Of the
streets and transform this now rather
unsighty section into a magnificent
extension of capitol park.
All should remember that this i'm
provement will be made by a commits
sion to be appointed by Edwin S. Stu
art whom the people last fall, having
confidence in his patriotism and high
purpose, elected to the great Office Of
governor.
This commission will not be made
up OF citizens OF Harrisburg, but will
be selected by the governor from the
sections of the state where he cnn ind
men best suited for the duties None
OF the money will be required this
year, as the commission cannot under
the most favorable circumstances,
more than fairly start the work. All
that can be done during the next IL
months will be for the Legislature to
pass the bill, the governor to select
the members OF the commission and
for the commission to get the matter
fairly under way.
The money required for this pur-
pose will not in any way encroach
upon the appropriation for schools or
good roads, the maintenance of all
state and semi-state charitable and
correctionary institutions, the proper
conduct of the state government or any
other proper enterprise that the legts-
lature in its wisdom shall determine
upon.
This is an improvement which every
-iAi--.-.-E- -th=4-ataEa should work for.
and it may be confidently asserted that
every citizen who is acquainted with
the situation will earnestly advocate
IL.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-18
Collector e
Cupid ~

BY ESTHER HARNDIN

Peggy Hall sat among her shattered
household idols and wept.
The particular idol which she had
elected to moistcn with bitter tears was
Il small desk of mission wood, around
which had centered her happy house
hold interests How she had kept her
accounts, calculating with infinite
pains her steadily reduced living e1-
pcnseS! And she had written to the
little town in New England letters
which fairly brimmed with the content
ment she had found in her life in the
bustling city which would have terri
fled most girls from her native village.
For she had been content-nay, more,
she had been happy. She had done
her lest, too, to make things move
smoothly, but now
No, she would not say that she hated
Kit and Lucy, but she did think they
We're playing very small part. Then
she dried her eyes, pulled out her bank
book and Il sheet of blank paper and
began to figure. At the end of five
minutes down went her head again,
kled all over with relentless figures re
ceived the food OF tears.
Perhaps at this time Kit and Lucy,
who worked in the suit department OF
Keith Il Blanks store, felt bit un-
happy too. 1t was n rainy, depressing
day, and customers were few. The
foorwalker went downstairs to con-
suit with the head of the advertising
department, 50 Kit ana Lucy stood
shoulder to shoulder in the big square
window overlooking the rain swept
street.
Il never dreamed she'd take it SO
hard" remarked Kit, with slight asper-
ity in her voice.
"Why, she just acted as If we were
Cheating or doing something dshon-
est asscntcd Lucy in aggrieved ac-
cents. I'm sure we haven't hurt the
furniture, and the company has had
more than rent on it. They'll polish it
up and sell 1t for new"
81 don't think it was the furniture
exactly said Kit Peggy is just
crazy about keeping house, but for my
part don't think girls in business have
any right to do houscwork | got so /
just hated to think of going home and
waiting on myself"
Mrs. Hopkins says we can have our
old room back at the same figure. She
knew we'd get sick of light houselleep-
ing She says the head booklleeper at
Ainsley's has the second story back,
and he plays the piano splendidly.
Maybe we can get up some Friday
night Dances"
"Well, anyhow, I'm glad we're giving
up the apartment. Peggy makes love
ly salad dressing and fudge, but | can't
make Il bed deccntly, so housekeeping
was mistake SO far as | am con-
cerned."
Talking in this strain, each imagined
that she was convincing herself, if not
her companion, that they had treated
Peggy in a perfectly fair way and
were altogether justified in their posi-
ton. Down in their hearts they did
not feel quite comfortable, and neither
could forget the pathetic figure they
had left in their small living room.
Peggy, Kit and Lucy had met at
monday lunch room in the days when
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-18
MONEY
IS KING.

The Pennsylvania railroad manage
ment announces a need of obtaining
two hundred millions, half in stock
and half in bonds, in addition to its
present investment, making a total
of five hundred millions of stock and
nearly three hundred millions of
bonds, an aggregate which would
have been startling little while
ago, hut in this age of thousand mil
lions corporations isNnot remarkable.
The Pennsylvania railroad was
taken by President Cassatt into new
and rapid gait, which he deemed to
be needful in these fast times to keep
it in the forefront; and there is
abundant reason to believe that the
changing conditions called for the
pace. The other great railroad COM
panies started to swell and to COM
bine in manner that has made the
fashion, and calls for the abolition of
the little fellows, and requires the
big ones to do fast work in the
game of grab so vigorously inaugu-
rated.
To stay in this game there has been
lately demand from all directions for
additions of hundreds of millions of
capital; and the people who have
money to lend have the comfortable
assurance of profitable demand for it
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-18

IT would appear, from the inter.
probation placed upon our wonderful
primary election law, as if a man
simply had to be a candidate, whether
he wanted to be or not, if sufficient
number of his friends filed a certifi-
cate to that effect. Down in Phila-
delphia the County Commissioners
give the unwilling citizen fortyeight
hours to escape, but not so in Montour.
Here if certificate is filed the candi-
date is in for it, willing or unwilling.
1t is certainly queer law, rendered
additionally queer by peculiar inter-
probation.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-18
Turner's Alley; Characteristic View of
the Section 1t is Proposed to Take
For the Enlargement of Capitol Park


squalid alley, such as is shown in the
accompanying picture, which is fairly
characteristic of the whole section
which it is proposed to clear off and
make into an extension Of the park?
FCrty years ago Philadelphia could
havs secured a setting for its city hall
from 18th street on the west to 18th
Street on the east, and from Arch
street on the north to Chestnut street
on the south, for a comparatively small
sum of money. Probably $4,000, 900
could not buy it now.
Seventy-five years ago the whole sec
ton lying between the present capitol
park in Harrisburg and the Susque-
hanna river-which, if cleared of all
buildings. and it contained the finest
residences and most magnificent
churches in the capitol, could not now
be bought for less than s4,OO0,OO0 or
$4,000, ,000--was offered to the state au-
thorities for S35,OOO
Our forefathers, in their blindness,
thought the price was more than the
state could afford to payG
" we neglect the great opportunity
now offered to secure the land on the
other side of the capitol, when 1t can
be bought for a very moderate sum,
we shall commit as great blunder as
the state authorities did rs years ago.
bill similar to that which will be
introduced by Senator Fox this week
was introduced in the legislature of
1905, and passed the senate unani-
mously. The lieutenant governor of
the state, the president pro TEN. OF
the senate, the speaker of the, house,
and many of the leading members of
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-18
-ALTHoTGH the city of New Yor

-ALTHoTGH the city of New York
covers an area of about twenty-five
square miles, and we are accustomed
to think it is all densely built over,
such is really not the case. During
the past five years 16, 1853 fiat houses
We're built, providing homes for near
ly six hundred thousand people. The
cost of these buildings alone was
$500, 600, 900, while the land on
which they stand was itself worth
twice that sum. The investment to
house each individual dweller was
81, 719. If each renter had paid, on
an average, ten per cent. on the cost
of housing him his rent would have
been about s171. And yet, with all
this building going on, the city's area
is not yet built up, but there are still
many vacant lots for future dwellers
to build upon.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-18

"A MORE or less distinguished
thcorist, having nothing else to do,
has figured it out that the decadence
of the otherin-law joke is due to
the fact that there are less mothers-in-
law now than there used to be.
Whether he is right or not, it is an
indisputable fact that most any kind
of mother-in law is more sensible
than the jokes perpetrated about her.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-18
.iCc For lOyCr,

W am not too presumption said
the young clerk. Il will ask yol to laok
at our new typewriter especially adapt
ed for writing love letters"
"Oh." exclaimed the blushing maid,
"is there any difference"
Eyes. indeed. Among the punctuation
points there is n little star for marking
kisses. s."-Philadelphia Record.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-18

FRANCE urging little Japan to
go to war somehow or other reminds
one of that old story about the mon
key urging the cat to let him have
the use of her paw while he raked
few roasted chestnuts from the fire.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-18
ECZEMA and PILE CURE

E R F F Knowing what it was to suffer
will give FREE OF CHAR
GE, to any afflicted positive cure for
Eczema, Salt Rheum, Erysipplas Pl,s
and Skin Diseases. Instant relief Don't
suffer longer, Write f. W. WILLIAMS.
400 Manhattan Avenue, New York En-
close Stamp
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-18

IT seems that we will have
trouble over those Indian lands as
long as we have Indians and lands.
The CRATER these days thinks the
good Indian" is the landed In
dian.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-18

IN attempting to reform Wash
ington, Aunt Carrie Nation has tack
led hard job sure enough, but it is
hoped she won't find it necessary to
whet her hatchet on Washington $
monument every morning.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-18

JUDGING from the attitude of
nearly every legislature that has ex-
pressed itself this year, King Booze
is a decidedly unpopular individual,
but King Doodle still gets a glad
hand once in while.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-18

Published every Friday at Danville, the
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Rates of advertising made known on ap-
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Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-18

Free magazine, worth ten cents,
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Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-18

MAN WANTED ! somewhere near
Danville, to assist us in showing and
selling properties. No experience neces-
Sary, if willing to let -us teach you the
real estate business Salary 5000 Il
month, to honest man, willing to devote
part of his time to this business. Co.
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Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-18

The railroads of the country
don't seem to need new system of
signals half as much as they need a
competent corps of signalers.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-18

In his efforts to acquire all the
railroads of the country, Mr.. Harri-
man was perhaps only trying to beat
the Government to it.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-18
His Outing.

"Were you out driving yesterdayT
"Yes, out Sc for the rig. The girl
told me she was engaged to another
fellow. Exchange
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-18
Appointments Confirmed.

HARRISBURG, Jan. I6.
The senate today confirmed the ar
pointment of David Martin to be in
snrance commissioner. by vote of SO
to 6. Tic appointments of Robert Mo
Afee to be secretary of the Commons
wealth, NJ. Hampton Todd to TO ar
torney gene raj and Thon as j. Stewart
to be adjutant general were confirmed
unanimously by the seuate
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-05-30
DR.. TALKS OF FOOD
Pres. of Board of Health.

What shall eat?" is the daily in
quiry the physician is met with. l do
not hesitate to say that in my judg-
ment, large percentage of disease is
caused by poorly selected and improp-
erly prepared food. Ny personal ex-
perience with the fully-cooked food,
known as Grape-Nuts, enables me to
speak freely Of it's merits.
From overwork, / suffered several
yea with malnutriton, palpitation of
the heart, and loss of sleep. Last
summer ] was led to experiment per-
sonally with the new food, which I
used in conjunction with good rich
cows milk. In short time after l
commenced its use, the disagreeable
symptoms disappeared, my hearts ac-
tion became steady and normal, the
functions of the stomach were proper
ly carried out and | again slept as
soundly and as we'll as in my youth.
II look upon Grape-Nuts as a per-
feet food, and no one can gainsay but
that it has most prominent place in
a rational, scientific system of feeding.
Any one who uses this food will soon
be convinced of the soundness of the
principle upon which 1t is manufac-
tured and may thereby know the facts
as to its true worth" Read, "The Road
to Wellville," in pkgs. There's a
Reason"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-05-30
THE NEW INSURANCE AGENT.
He Comes In With the New Law-Paui
Morton on His Opportunity.

The new insurance law of the State
Of New York has opened up promis-
ing field for both men and women
with brains and energy in the sale of
life insurance. The law now provides
standard forms of policies. each of
which practically bears the hall mark
Of the State of New York. and this new
order of things has established the
sale of life insurance on a correct
basis.
The prohibition against rebating and
extravagant allowances to agents has
driven out of the business the old
type of insurance agent, who in many
cases virtually bought business, with
large rebates, instead of selling it.
His place is being taken by profes-
sors, lawyers. school teachers of both
sexes, and others, who find that being
a life insurance agent under the new
system offers greater reward than
their previous vocations. The law has
reduced commissions but all of the
commission now goes to the agent.
Life insurance is something that
everyone needs and under the pres
ent system it's sale is being conducted
with becoming dignity and propriety.
Paul Morton, president of the Equita-
BILE Life Assurance Society, has taken
the lead in building up an agency or
ganization that is in keeping with the
I ~
standard he has set for his company.
He says: I'VE want new agents, both
men and women, but none except en-
ergetic, able and truthful people need
apply. For such there is a splendid
opportunity"
Mr.. Morton's policy of injecting new
and vigorous blood into the agency
force of the Society is meeting with
success in all parts of the country.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-05-30

that she would choose her own
friends, and he accepted her deci-
sion.
Six months after Lieut.. Edwards
had graduated from West Point and
entered the army he made Blossom
Nathan his wife, and took her to the
western post, where his command was
stationed.
Bryant in the mountains had fin
ished his college course, and not find
ing it so easy 10 secure civil ap.
pointment to the army, had settled
down to the study of law in his home
town, and confined his military ambi-
tions to a place in local company of
state guards.
Then came the call to arms to
save the union. The southern states
had sececded; the flag had been fired
upon. Every available company of
the regular service had been rushed
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-05-30

similar to one he carried idly in his
hand At one grave he noticed the
frail staff had been broken, and the
flag blown away. He stopped to
read the name on the stone. 1t was:
BVT. LIEUT.. COL. WILLIAM ED
WARDS.
Instantly all the old animosity OF
the years gone by returned. The man
buried hero had stolen from him his
opportunity, had stolen the girl he
loved and then there came to him the
thought that this man had sacrificed
his life for the flag; that this man
had lost his life in bringing success
to himself and his comrades, and had
helped in saving them from probable
annihilation at the hands of the en-
emy.
Reverently he stopped over the
grave and planted the flag he carried
beside the white stone. AS he
did so woman's voice close behind
him said:
Il thank you"
He turned. 1t was Blossom Ma
than. The same Blossom, though a
sad, sweet-faced woman now, instead
Of the chit of girl he had known
so many years ago. The years of
exposure and hardship had changed
him so she did not know him.
ut is my husbands grave" she ex-
planned. THE wind has evidently
blown the flag away, and have been
looking for it, but without success.
1t seemed so lonely without a flag
like the others
Blossom he cried. Don't you
know me?"
The voice brought back to her the
days of her girlhood; the impetuous
boyish lover.
She gave him her hand, and togeth-
er they left that battlefield, where
hope had died and hope was born
again.
A few months later she again jour
neyed to the west to spend her life at
an army post-a soldiers wife.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-05-30
SAHARA GROWING DRYER.
French Observer Says the Gases Are
Shrinking and Will Disappear.

c. F. Gautier, a French explorer, is
authority for the statement that the
Sahara is continuously becoming drier
TO such an extent that the oases are
berceptibly drying up and will disap-
pear altogether in relatively short
SINE. He quotes historic records and
physical signs to show that springs
were at one time more plentiful than
now. and that the extent of the
patches where vegetation fourishes
were much greater even so to 100
years ago.
AS the climate of the region has un-
dorgone no change in perhaps thou
sands of years, he believes that the
disappearance of the water must be
due to purely mechanical causes. He
considers that it is due to the con-
tinual advance of the great sand
masses to the north, thus forming an
lmpenetrable barrier against the wa
tershed of the Atlas mountains.-N. Y.
CNn