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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-04-18
TIE OLD STONE
HOUSE.

copyright, 1906 by G. Iii sutcliffe.l
There had been murder and sui
side In the old stone house, ana it had
been shut up for twelve years. six
blocks away tailor named Shayne
had an apprentice named Basconb
The lad was the son OF widow, and,
though only fourteen years Of age, she
could not control him. He was ro-
mantle and adventurous rather than
vicious. The tailor was practical
man, and when his apprentice showed
lack Of energy and zeal he gave him d
thrashing. He had done this Eve or
six times when Joe, as the boy was
Familiarity called, quietly slipped out
one night and set out on an adyen-
ture.
The mystery Of the old stone house
had strongly appealed to young Bas-
comb Just after dusk Of an evening
in May he bought candles, matches,
bread, sausage and butter Of a grocer
and carried them into the alley behind
the house.
There was wall twelve feet high,
but back of the florists place he found
a board ten feet long. This he used to
get himself and his purchases up one
side and down the other. The grounds
were a tangle Of vines and shrubs and
grass, and the old house loomed up
darby with every door and blind nall
ed. There was no cowardice in the
boy. He sat down ON a rotting door
step and made his supper and then lay
down among the weeds and slept
soundly until daylight. When he had
his breakfast, he set about breaking in.
He accomplished the feat by climbing
to the roof OF a shed and forcing q
blind and prylng up sash. When he
was once inside. he closed the blind
again. Then he lighted candle and
went on a tour of discovery.
From lot Of moth eaten bedding the
boy selected the best and set up house
keeping In servants room in the
second story. He explored the house
to find only grimness and dust and
darkness lie slept as soundly on his
first night In the old house as he had
ever done at the tailor's. On the sec
ond night he was awakened by a per
gistent noise. It sounded like two
pieces Of metal being struck together
He got up, lighted his candle and pass
ed through the upper part Of the
house. He found nothing to explain
the noises. Then he descended to the
ground floor. He was In his bare feet
and moved without sound. He had 70
move carefully, too, as the floors had
dry rotted and become shalSy. Down
here the noises came to him more
plain. and he located them as coming
from the cellar. This was part Of
the house he had not visited yet. lie
did not go down now He had more
courage than ninety-nine men in hum
dred, but he baked at that. He knew
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-04-18
AMUSEMENT NOTES

The Cohoes, N, Y. Evening Despatch
says Of sThe Mayor Of Toxic" company
which comes to the Barre opera house
Saturday evening, April 20; "The Mayor
Of Toxic which was the attraction at
the opera house last night, proved to
be the best attraction of the season and
delighted u lrage mad appreciative au-
dience The company headed by John
u. kearney was an excellent one num-
bering sixty people in all, and those
who attended are glad that they did
and those who remained away because
sof adverse criticism in the Albany pe-
pers, are sorry they were not present.
Seldonm has any musical play created
the furore that the Mayor of Toxic
did last night. John u, Seafney, who
has succeeded Richard Garlic in the lead
ing comedy role of Marcus Orlando
Kidder, the impecuniors comic opera
impresario, ii indeed d star and made d
great impression upon Cohocs theatre
goers last night.
The production was handsomely
staged, in real Oriental splendor, and
the first act setting depicting a scene
in Japanese tea garden was magnifi.
cent. The chorus was composed Of
twenty,four shapeiy girls who know
how to sing and dance well. The music
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-04-18

railroad commission made a pitious pro-
test that its powers were insufficient
and that the railroads defied its author
ity. Massachusetts is reputed to have
an effective railroad commission, yet in
1900, when II appears that discounts as
high lis 73 per cent. were given 10 favor
ed shippers from established rates, this
commission confessed that it knew moth
ing about the subject. Regulation has
proved. after 80 years trial through
out the world to be a farce, unless in
deed it be a tragedy.
THE regulation Of rates possibly
would alarm the investing public and
render its railroads pawerless to raise
the money necessary for proper del
velopment Such symptoms are even
now in evidence.
IF the railroad managers understood
that the immediate penalty Of their
continued abuses would be government
competition, this very menace might be
the best corrective which the govern
ment could apply.
In the light of history, the policy OF
the public ownership cannot be mis-
understood. We stand today debating
a question which the world has already
answered. Every nation in Europe ex-
cept Spain has acquired or il acquiring
its railroads.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-04-18

was whfstleabIe and catchy az only
Garlic can compose Mr.. Kearney's song,
II Like You" kept the audience hum.
ming while the others song hits were
Cruising Home Toxic Cheer Up
Everybody" "Foolishness,n etc, each OF
which was given several eneores by the
enthusiastic audience. "The Mayor Of
Toxic will be welcomed should il ever
be booked here again. It Is the first
big attraction Of the season, and Mana
ger Jacobs. ii he has the interest of
the local theatre going public in mind,
will do well to book more shows Of this
class.
Not Yet But Soon,' which Hap
Wrad and his musical comedy company
Of fifty people win present at the.opera
house on next Tuesday evening. April
23rd is new sun show that is billed ON
the programs as ''Kamedy Kackle in
Two Lays" The action occurs at Prof.
Nuts sanitarium "Bughouse on the
Hudson. Bill Nerve. the character
PLAYED by Hap Ward is an eccentric gen
tleman who had rather loaf than work.
He is brought to the sanitarium by his
laHliy III tine nope lDab ne can De cured
Of his laziness. The curious people BY
which he finds himself surrounded give
Pill a new INTEREST," in life. He passes
himself off as celebrated nerve special
ist from Europe, and manages to turn
"Bughouse on the Hudson upside down.
The musical numbers in Not Yet But
Soon win prove one OF the most pleas
ing features Of the performance. Great
care has been taken in selecting tile 80.
loists and chorus, and the list OF song
successes will include "Mary Wise
I'm the Leading Lady, Wonderland"
"My Irish Girl Things That Happen
Eyefy Day. "When Dreams Come
True "Sam Antonio I'm WISE
"The Wedding Of the Blue and Gray"
and 20! Come Ny Love" Among the
large company supporting Mr.. Ward
win be found Lucy DAILY, Fred Wyckoff,
Robert Evans, Abe Friedland, Richard
Barry, John G. Hart, Harry Parent,
Chas. (Sandy) Chapman, Marian Mer.
rell, Dorothy Wells, and Madeline
Buckley
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-04-18
CHURCH AND CLERGY.

An English windmill at Reigate
Heath has been turned into church.
Sunday, May 10, win be observed in
oil lands as worlds Sunday school day.
The new Trinity Episcopal church
which was presented to-the Roslyn On.
~ parish by Mrs. Clarence H. Mackay
in memory Of her mother, Mrs. Ellen
Travers Duer was recently dedicated.
The alliance OF the Reformed church
has appointed the Rev. c. G. Hazard
OF Catskill. n. y, TO take charge Of
the American church at The Hague
during the worlds conference this sum
mer.
The bishop OF London spends no
great amount OF time in the planning
of his sermons, forceful though they
are. He writes them only on special
occasions. Usually he eelects a suita-
bic text, ponders it for moment,
notes down the heads Of his subject,
verlfes his quotations and references,
and in the space OF few minutes he
has settled the whole matter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-04-18


1895, showered him with compliments
and said he is the one man 10 lead a
united Democracy 20 victory.
Representative Ollie James Of Ken
lucky, after branding the Hearst move.
ment as the "red glare of Socialistic
ruin" described the Nebraska statesman
as the greatest Democrat in the nation
and the ideal of every Democrat who
wishes TO elevate the party TO its old
standard. Hearst was conspicuous by
his absence
Seated near Mr.. Bryan was Daniel
Moynahan, president Of the clubs Ed
ward M. Shepard, Atty.Gen Jackson
and Lewis Nixon. Other Democrats Of
prominence were Robert a. Avis OF New
Jersey, Judge Gaynof, Josiah Quincy
and Geurge Fred Williams OF Massa-
chusetts.
Mr.. Williams said in part:
"A Republican President has declared
and Is attempting to execute a policy of
railroad regulation Our great leader a
guest at this table, has expressed the
opinion that the government ownership
Is the ultimate solution OF the trans
portation problem. 1t Il with fun
sense Of the disproportion IN our au-
thority that / venture to vary from
both these gentlemen, 1t seems to me
clear that one of these plans must be
right and the other wrong see no es-
cape from the conclusion that OF gov
ornment ownership is right, it should be
adopted now; ii regulation is wrong, it
should not he attempted at all. II there
Is but one final solution, that should
be the present solution.
II believe that regulation Is neither
right, possible nor expedient, The qles.
ton is not for the future. but for the
present, whether the government shall
own the railroads, or the railroads shall
own the government When every state
in the Union at least has two senators,
one representing the railroad companies
and the other representing the express
companies, the dream Of regulation will
surely be dispelled.
I'm our own country rs states have
appointed railroad commissioners, and
We see the results. Let me direct your
attention to New England. Maine has
been notorious under the dominion OF
single railroad while in Vermont, the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-04-18
INDUSTRIAL ITEMS.

Last year 100000 barrels of port
land cement were made IN the United
states. and this amount will be far
surpassed inl907.
The first silk factory on the American
Pacific coast is at Seattle. Wash. The
warm damp climate Ii aaid to be adj
mirably adapted TO tue spinning and
weaving Of silk.
The average wages paid In the Ian
cashire district, England, to cotton
gplnners range from about $i.44 per
week for doffers to s672 for men in
opening room and 1920 for cardlng
oyerseers.
In the bituminous mines of Pennsyl-
yania last year 444 miners were killed
Inside the workings and thirty-five out
side Thus one out Of every 345 en-
ployees was killed, or almost three
lives for each 1000 men employed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-04-18
TO NOMINATE BRYAN.
Hendricks Club, Evansville, Ind, Calls
On Roosevelt to Do This.

Evansville, Ind, April 1s.-The Hend-
ricks club, the largest democratic or,
ganization in the state, while relebrat-
ing tile birthday Of Thomas jefferson last
night. adopted the following and tele,
graphed it To John Temple Graves Of
Atlanta, Ga.
The Hendricks club Of Evansville be.
lieves that in the interest of a square
deal Roosevelt should nominate Bryan
for president in 1908, as there is now nc
doubt that Bryan was beaten in 1896
by the contribution Of money by in
surance companies. railroad companie,
and tariff protected monopoles, and that
President Roosevelt knows this to be q
fact and that Bryan ii 1896 stood on this
platform on which Roosevelt now stands
on railroad regulation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-04-18
BLooD.cLEANrNc TIME.

To make a splendid blood med
icine, which everyone should
take at this time Of the year,
mix: fluid extract dandelion,
one half ounce; compound Kar
gon, one ounce: compound syrup
sarsaparilla, three ounces. Shake
well in bottle and take in tea
spoonful doses after meals and
at bedtime.
A well known local druggist
states that these are all harm
less ingredients, which any phar-
macy can supply at nominal
cost.
This simple mixture, although
easily prepared, is said 10
strengthen the kidneys, forcing
them to filter and strain from
the blood all impure waste mat
ter and acids which cause Theu-
matism, nervousness. skin erup-
tons, sores, boils and pimples
and other effects Of unclean
blood.
Now Is the time to rid the
system Of disease and build up
the full blood count Of 95 per
cent red corpuscles, which means
perfect health.
Mix this yourself.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-04-18

ITO believing
andd
.Gaeaaa ~
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-04-18

New York, April 49, With enthu-
siastic applause and tribute such al are
paid few statesmen in Or out of Office,
William J. Bryan was hailed as the
Democratic presidential nominee at the
Jefferson day dinner Of the Brooklyn
Democratic club.
There was no mincing of words. Ed
ward NJ. Shepard, who bolted him in
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-04-18

each Others grasp. Price is a trained I
fighter and an athlete. BY sheer strength
he choked his opponent into submission.
His men in the meantime were busy
with revolver butts and clubs@ Every
head that showed was hit. Several of
the Italians could not rise when the
fight was over and were dragged off into
the darkness by their companions.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-04-18
loa ITALIANS ARRAIGNED
Large Lot Of Pistols and Dirks Taken
From Prisoners in New York.

New York, April 1s.-As a result Of a.
raid for concealed weapons made upon
all the Italian sessions Of the city fol-
lowing the fatal shooting Of two police
men in Washington square, 102 prisoa-
eFs were araigned in police court yes
terday. From the prisoners were taken
seventy five reyolvers and enough dirks,
stilcttos and other dangerous knives to
fill 4 barrel.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-04-18
President Talks Federal Control.

Washington, u. G., April ISL. Former
Governor Larrabcc Of Iowa had talk
yesterday with the president about
strengthening the interstate commerce
law toward a more strict federal super
vision of railroads and the prevention
of over-capitalization. Chairman Knapp
of the Interstate commerce commission
also called.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-28
VALUE OF NEWSPAPERS
One Who Reads Them, Another who
Does Not. One is an American,
The Other A Joke.

Mr.. S. r. Grant is~one of our ap-
preciative readers. He signed tor
four newspapers last Saturday. In
contrast with him another gentle
man called to pay his respects to
the editor. We asked him how
many papers he took? and he said,
mot any. We asked him if he
thought the primary election bill
would carry? and he said, "carry
what?" We. asked him if he thought
the State Marshal bill would go
through ? and he said. Ego through
Marshallt6wn" We asked him if
he thought Ben Train or Charley
White would be elected? and he
said, "say, when is election 2" We
asked how he liked MissIElla Stearns
as county superintendent? and
he said, guess we'll have to try
her some day, Repass suits me
pretty WE'LL" We asked him if he
knew Mr.. Ross of the Republi.
can 2" and, he said, Eyes, Mr.. Ross
asked me a lot of darn silly ques-
tons at one time in Audubon and
I've got it EN- for him." We asked
him if his wife didn't take the Jour
nal? and, to our satisfaction, he
said, s'no; but they were talking
of signing for il. Would we carry
them Z" And we answered, "no, by
thundern He lives in the north
part of the county.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-28
PARTNERS FOR LIFE.
Mr.. ]. E. Pratt and Miss E. L.
RabSon United Together in
Matrimony.

In our city, at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Watterson, the
home of the bride, in the presence
of number of the immediate rela.
tives and friends, the words that
made Mr.. James Eugena Pratt and
Mise Emily Laura Rabeon husband
and wife, were pronounced at high
noon by Elder Fl. A. Pallister, pas
tor of the Christian church.
Miss Emily is one of our home
girls, having been born and raised
in Extra. Mr.. Pratt is the son of VIM.
Pratt, one of Case county's pros
porous farmers, residing about sew
en- miles south of Extra, young
man in every way worthy of the es-
timable young lady whose affec-
tions he has wooed and won.
The solemn and impressive cere-
mony ended and congratulations
given, the company were invited in
to the dining room where they all
sat down to eumptuous dinner
thoroughly in keeping with the GU
linary reputation of the mother of
the bride, which was greatly relish
ed and enjoyed.
The happy couple were the recipi-
ents of many valuable and useful
presents, and begin at once the race
of life on the home farm of the
parents of the bridegroom.
The Journal throws after the new
ly welded pair a great, big hand
full of rice, wishing them every
blessing.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-28
spitzberoen.

For the first time learned, from an
eyewitness, something about Spitzber-
gen, that desert Arctic island, 500
miles north Of the North Cape of Nor
way and within 700 miles of the north
pole: frost-desolated land, where the
grass grows longer than the trees,
and huge glaciers in the ice-bridged
valleys amid the jagged mountains
move majestically down into the sea,
until mighty icebergs, a monstrous
birth, break OF and rise to the surface
amid thunderous reports-once the
only sound that broke the profound
silence of those awful solitudes.
Spitzbergen is the only spot of earth
that is positively known as No Mans
Land; 1t is the possession of no coun-
try, and has nothing even resembling
a specified government The island
seems likely to remain No Mans Land,
though it is said that an effort has
been made by Norway to establish
some sort Of protectorate over it
National Magazine.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-28

said. This abbreviation OF g. D. amused
me, but in two cases at least / soon
found that 1t meant more than a CRATE
full patient. One woman whom he
asked me to be nice to because she
was a g. p. has borrowed my clothes
more or less for four years; the other
has little girl born just a day later
than our Marjorie, and she uses the
coincidence as a reason for borrowing
all poor Marjorie's things. I've been
asked to lend the child's clothes, her
playthings, her perambulator, and
even the services of the nurse. Now
both those women are popular in diff
ferent little cliques and have brought
the doctor a patient or two. So If
were to speak my mind out 1t would
mean perhaps a loss. They know they
have me at their mercy. so until our
practice is very much larger I must
grin and bear it. My only consolation
is in saying that g. p. means, in their
case, graft patient"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-28
Go Slow Youno Men.

Nicholas Murray Butler, president of
Columbia, advises students against de-
Gliding upon a vocation too soon. Ac-
cording to DR.. Butler, 9. man should
not go to college with any settled
convictions as to what he Is to do. DR.,
Butler holds that college is the place
to make such decision. The opper.
tunities there are so many and varied
that, according to the president, every
man ought to find something to suit
him. He implies that by the end Of
his senior year man ought to have
acquired enough knowledge to enable
him to determine his right vocation.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-28
GATEWAY OF ANCIENT CHINA.
Old Mud Fort With Heaps of Small
Stones for Use of Defenders.

Chia-yu-Kuan has for centuries been
the spot where merchants, as we'll as
embassies from the West, have been
forced to await the permission of the
mighty emperors of CatAay before en-
tering China. AS such, and from its
remote situation-remote, that is, so
far as Europeans are concerned-this
frontier post has long enjoyed halo
OF romance in Chinese eyes. In real
ity 1t is a mud brick fort, far inferior
to such places as are to be seen at
Lahore and other Indian cantonments
long ago given up, except as mere
quarters.
The wallis at Chia-yu-Kuan enclose
an area some 100 to $50 yards square.
On the north and south sides these
are double the outer, being 20 feet
high and four to six feet thick. East
and west there are double gates of
solid aspect, and the inner wall is 35
to 40 feet high all around. From out
side the fort has, to the Oriental eye,
an imposing appearance, which the in
side does it's best to atone for. Here
40 W U0 SScu COll0CLlOu OIL dirty
mud novels, with one official residence
of the poorest kind. Along the wall
runs a narrow parapet, some four
feet from the summit, but, owing to
its height, unapproachable from below.
except in two or three places.
From the point Of view of modern
defense the whole position is pitiable
Guns there are none, the garrison
consists of half score withered old
men of the usual Chinese type and
these are the proud possessors of
| wooden jingalls. Having said so much
it might seem that the worst has been
told, but this is not so. With no in
tention to hurt the feelings of the
trusty garrison to whose charge is
4 committed the most advanced outpost
their mighty empire possesses it must
be added that piles of small stones
are heaped at intervals along the
parapet wall. With these it may be
presumed that the defenders will be
called upon some day to meet foe
advancing from the northwest.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-28
TAKE NOTICE.

Having on the 23d day of March,
1907, transferred my interest and
goodwill in our dental practice to
my former partner, DR.. L. ]. Old
aker, take this opportunity of
thanking the public for their gen.
erous patronage in the past, and
hope for continuance of the same
to DIR. Oldaker. my successor.
2wk. DIR. w. UAHammer.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-28
No Case on Record

There is no case on record of
cough or cold resulting in pneu-
monia or consumption after Foley's
Honey and Tar has been taken, as
it will stop your cough and break
up your cold quickly. Refuse any
but the genuine Foley's Honey and
Tar in a yellow package. Con-
tains no opiates and is safe and
sure. Nick Doffing.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-28
Notice to Our Customers

We are pleased to announce that
Foleys Honey and Tar for coughs,
colds and lung troubles is not af-
fected by the National Pure Food
and Drug law as it contains no Opt
ates or other harmful drugs, and
recommended it az safe remedy
for children and adults. Nick Dof-
fng.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-28
Watch This Space
Next Weeh

De gamle kendte danske Medisin-
er faces til enhver It'd paa N.
Hansen's DANSKE APOTHEK,
EXTRA, IOWA.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-28
The G. P,s.

A physicians wife was complaining
Of the annoyances she suffers in the
interests of her young husbands prac.
tice.
/ when I married the, DOCTOR" she
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-28

Due bills of Petersen and lessen
taken same as cash at h. p. Han
sen's millinery store. If
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-28

Ifyou want Gree" drop head
sewing machine, call at the jewelry
store of P. NJ. Christensen. If
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-28

Frank P. Tracy of Creston, Iowa,
arrived here Wednesday, to visit
for short time with his sister,
Mrs. Hellyer, and his niece, Mrs. j.
w. Kline.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-28

DR.. Oldaker finds it impossible at
this time for him to make his trips
to Elk Horn and Brayton since the
retirement of DR.. Hammer from the
dental office here, but may be able
in the near future to resume work
at those two towns.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-28

Peter Roth was in town Monday,
having just returned from North
Dakota after a brief visit in that
country. He is so we'll pleased with
the prospect that he will move
there next week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Flenstermachel
leaves Tuesday for southeast Colo
RADIO, where they have farm.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-28

County Surveyor Whitfield was
out east of Audubon yesterday,
surveying to find a lost corner.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-28

James Barham sold fine, big
horse to S. E. Powell, the horse
buyer, yesterday.