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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-20
MONoPoLlEs AND RINGS.
OIden Time Schemes For Obtaining
Wealth and Power.

Wealth and Power,
The evil OF monopolies and rings was
known to ancients, Aristotle referring
to them In his Politics. and then, as
now, 1t was found necessary to hold
them In check by legislation. The mo-
nopoIlst was in Roman law called a
dardanarius and punished under the
Lex Julia de Ammonia. Monopolies OF
clothing, fish and all articles Of food
were prohibited by the Emperor Zeno
under pain Of con6scation and exile, so
that 1t Is certain that the rings Of
the ancient days were as mischievous
as they are now. At Athens law linn
tied the amount Of corn man might
buy. The earliest recorded instance we
have was a corn ring.
There Is an ancient tradition thu the
king who made Joseph his prime min
lister and committed into his hands the
entire administration OF Egypt was
Apepl Apepl was one Of the shepherd
kings and ruled over the whole Of
Egypt as Joseph's pharaoh seems to
have done. The prime minister during
seven years Of remarkable plenty
bought mp every hnshel Of corn beyond
the absolute needs Of the Egyptians
and stored II. During the terrible fam
inc that followed he was able to get
his own price and bartered corn sue
cessively FOR the Egyptian money, cat
tie and land and, taking one-fifth for
pharaoh, made him supremely wealthy.
1t was not merely proyident act, but
very polite one, his policy being to
centralize power IN the monarch's
hands.-London Answers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-20
All 0BLlGlNG WAITER.
He Got the Five Dishes, and tis 60
Them IN Record Time.

He Got the Five Dishes, and he Got
Them In Record Time.
He was a stranger in town. The
gFerk Ill the hotel had neglected To call
him until twenty minutes after the re-
quested hour and asa consequence ne
had bat a short time for breakfast be-
fore be must leave Tor his train
Going into the dining room, be wafv-
ca the formaIfty Of having the chair
leisurely pushed under him by the
head waiter. and, nccostIng one Of the
dusky servers, be commanded hur-
riedly:
"Go to the kitchen and get me a
breakfast five dishes Of anything that
Is ready and get 1t qUIckw
As the order was accompanied by d
medium sized piece OF silver The way
firing man had reason to expect a
fairly good meal.
And as to speed OF delivery he was
not disappointed in an incredibly
short time the negro reappeared, bear
ing aloft q tray on which sat five
dishes, remarkable only for their sirni-
larity Of size and shape, When the
tray was lowered sufficiently to bring
the contents OF the dishes into focus
the traveller saw his breakfast five
dishes Of gteaming oatmeal, acconpa-
MED BY FIVE miniature pitchers Of
cream.
The negro beamed with satisfaction
at the rapidity with which he had exc
cuted the order. The traveller hurried.
III ate one dish Of tile oatmeal, and as
he left the dining room the waiter was
heard to remark:
vWondah wot dat man say be want
I'VE dishes foail,-Chicago Record.
Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-20
ToPsHAM

Mrs, bessie johnson IL working at
]. D. Millcrs'
Mss Ida Hall Is spending the week
ia Gfoton visiting friends.
Mrs. Myra Clement Of Orange Il
stopping with Mrs. j. Il. Nolan for
the nresent-
Dr. @. w. Darling Of South Ryegato
was called here last Sunday to see Mrs
Mary Rogers.
Mrs Martha +, Pcaka of Orange Il
spending a few weeks with her sister,
Mrs. Mary Rogsrs
Mira, Eugene Diokeg1nan d on tile
Hick list, md ID attended by Or j. a.
Cav Of West Topsham.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-20
TO INVESTIGATE
TRANSIT LINES
10 BE Undertaken at Once BY Public
Service Commission ofNew YORK

New York July 20.-An investigation
of the Interborough Metropolitan and
Brooklyn Rapid Transit companies will
b undertaken at once By the public
service commission under resolution
adopted By the board today.
This inquiry win be intended 10 cover
the financial condition Of the two com
panies, their ability ID render service
the character Of their service to the
public. the manner In which their CON
stituent companies and leased lines are
operated and 70 determine whether the
two corporations are Illegal monopolies,
Inquiry will be made by the commits
sioners whether the corporations are
complying with the law, in all respect :,
particularly as to the issue Of transfers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-20
DISCRIMINATION BY
EIGHT ROADS ALLEGED
Coal Men Want Federal Board to Cut
Rates--Lehigh Charge Excessive.

Washington. d. G, July 20.--In a
complaint filed with the interstate com
merce commission today, the whole
question Of the control and operation Of
anthracite mines in the Wyoming region
Of Pennsylvania ia presented for adj
Indication by the commission.
The petition was field by Meeker &
Co. independent coal operators, against
the Lehigh Valley railroad. The peti.
TONERS assert that the rates charged
for the transportation Of coal TO Perth
Amboy, NJ j., are excessive, unfeason-
able and discriminatory.
For man wears, Il IL asserted, The
eight coal carrying railroads have owned
and controlled large tracts Of coal lands,
and have been engaged in mining and
dealing in anthracite. and in this man
ner," the petition continues, "the said
companies control che eastern market
for largo proportion OF the anthracite
annually mined
The commission is asked 70 Ak . mini
mum coal carrying charge and to award
damages Of SEP, 412.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-20
PedIar Palmer Goes to Jail
For Manslaughter
FOR KILLING A GAS ST0KER
Once Bantam Weight Champion. He
Objected to Singing Of Male Passen-
ger On Return From Epson
and Killed Him.

London, July 2O.--PedIar Palmer, the
former bantam weight champion pugilist,
was yesterday sentenced to five years
imprisonment for mansIaughter. His
victim being gas stoker named Choate.
The trouble occurred on May "A while
Choate, who was returning from EPSON
in the same compartment with Palmer
and d companion, refused 70 stop sing
ing.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-20
JAPAN TO BUY
NEAR MANILA?
Negotiating With Dutch For Isle Near
Philippines for Coal Station.

London, July 20.--.The Globes cor
respondent al Brussels says IL ii runog
Ell that negotiations are in progress be-
tween the Netherlands and Japan look
ing to the purchase by the latter Of an
island in The Dutch East Indies, for a
coaling station The island Japan Is de-.
sifops Of buying Is said to be close TO the
philippines
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-20
must n'T oyERDo REGULATION
Justice Brewer Says That the Railroads
Are Entitled to Fair Return.

Milwaukee,, WIS, Inly 20.--Justiee
Brewer Of Tile United States Supreme
Court, Wednesday night addressed the
annual meeting Of the Northwestern Mu-
tual Life Insurance company, Of which
company Ike Il Il tru4tse
@Taking Tho earnings ana money in-
vested i'll railroads lis i WHOLE said
Justice Brewer, sthere IL not b fam re-.
turn on the money invested. The ats
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-20
ALL NIGHT COURT
FOR GAY GOTHAM
Joins All Night Bank as One Of the Ne.
cessities Of Life in the Metropolis.

New York, July 20.-lf you get ar
rested here after Aug. you can be
taken to eoprt BY electric light and have
your case disposed OF in time TO get
home before the women folks IN the
house become alarmed that i, II you
are set at liberty.
The night court begins business on
that date.
a MAN who gets into difficulty, say,
in an all-night restaurant, can send
around to an alInigbt bank and, it his
credit is good, get money TO pay his fine
at the night court.
The nighthawk cabmef expect to dou.
Bile their business when the court opens.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-20
FOUND HANGING
Inv HIS CELL DEAD.
Prisoner at Belfast Accused Of Stealing
Put and End to His Troubles.

Belfast, Me-, July 20. The body Of
George Z. Patterson, aged As, who was
under arrest nythe charge OF stealing a
watch, WAS found hanging by his sus.
penders. which had been fastened TO the
upper part ot his cell in the police sta
tion. He was born heie and lived with
a sister.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-20
prLfsI plLEsl PILRsl

Or. Williams Indian Pile Ointment
will cure blind, bleeding, liberated and
itching piles. II ahsorbs the tumors.
ollays The itching at once. acts az a
potitiee, gives instant relief, DR.. VIII.
lians Indian Pile Ointment Is prepared
for pilea aud itching. Every box is
guaranteed. Sold Dy all druggists, by
main for 500 aud si.oo. Sold BY g. II.
ISanlriek a O..
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-20
The Human Eve,

The human eve, It Is asserted. can
distinguish 100000 different colors or
hues and can appreciate and differen-
tate twenty shades Of each hue. In
other words, the eye is capable OF
100000 color impressions.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-20

Or, Paul Prayer. nm army surgeon
OF Vienna, suggests that molds OF the
mouths Of prisoners would be much
better than finger prints for identnca-
ton purposes, as the palnte remains
absolutely unchanged throughout life,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-20

The first turbine passenger steamer,
1901. was the Edward VII, built by
Denny s. Bros. England The steam
turbine Il steadily growing In favor.
The turbine engine creates less yibra-
ton than the older one and gives great
or anead
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-20
CAR TO VISIT ITALY.

Rome, July 20, Arrangements are be-
ing made b. Thomas Tittoni, minister
Of foreign affairs, aud Prince 0iToussow,
the Russian ambassador, for the visit Of
the Gar 10 Italy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-20

Fine edged tools lose their temper If
exposed to the light Of the sun for a
considerable length OF time.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-20
Peach Fed PORK.

Peaches are so plentiful in Buenos
Ayres that peach fed pork is an actu-
atty there.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-20

The salmon Is for short distances the
swiftest swimmer OF any fish. II can
travel at rate Of twenty-five miles an
hour.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-20
At New York Chicago IL, New York
National League Standing.
American Leagne standinr.

Yesterdays American League Scores.
at Detroit Detroit G, Philadelphia
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-13
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

hereby that Whereas petition of than
legally qualified and taxpayers of Washington
County Missouri been presented the county court of said
setting that Indebtedness
purpose building house said
said
and asking special election to issue bonds and it
appearing satisfaction of the that said petition signed
the legal qualified and payers
for which special held aud that the indebtedness
sought Incurred be paid by bonds to the amount of
thirty bearing per interest: and that
the the hundred dollars val
pay Indebtedness, and the matter being fully
voting precincts Washington
ty, Missouri,
SATURDAY, 18TH OF MARCH, 1907,
purpose voting tie proposition of indebted
county thirty thousand dollars for the building of court
house, the the ballot used at said election be fol
lows,
Appropriation thirty Thousand dollars for the purpose of build
ing Housewives
Appropriation thirty thousand dollars for the purpose of build
ing court house-NO.
ordered that clerk of the twenty
said election by publication the Potosi journal
Weekly independent being weekly newspapers published in
said county, and that said be least twenty days prior
the day of election.
John O. Long, clerk of the county of said county,
of the above order of hereby give notice that said cleo
will be held the voting precincts said county Sat
uray March the lG 1907 for the purposes set forth in the above
order of court JOHN o. LONG,
lSeal Clerk County Court.
Potosi, Mo-, Feby 1909.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-13

We hear good deal nowadays :
about the great benefits that are to
result from the federal purefood
law, but unless the law it support
ed by similar laws in the different
states, we are Liable to keep on
swallowing various decoctions that
arc anything bat pure food. The
federal pure food law applies only
on food products that have an in
terstate traffic. Unless Missouri
should have its own laws reguiat
ing the sale of adnlterated foods
anyone could manufacture for sale
within the boundaries of the state
any and all kinds of fraudulen
foodstulIs. State rights are otter
Il dctriment to public welfare. On
legislature should not adjourn
without passing state pure fooe
law to support the federal law.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-13

and his patriotism will cause him
to obey the wishes of the vast ma
jority of the American people.
We have no light or cheap re
marks to make against Mr.. Fair
banks. He is man all the way
through-some of the politicians
claim that he resembles an icjcle-
but maybe that is because it is cold
weather.
He is dignitied gentleman-a
little too cold to warm up as a
politician shOuld-but no matter if
he was bot air artist with a full
head of steam, there would be no
use for him to run this time. No.
The cards have been stacked. The
die has been cast. The Futes have
decreed, and it is written in the
stars that Theodore Roosevelt will
again be elected President of the
United States of America. We
feel it in our bones. 1t is a sure
thing, and Mr.. Fairbanks must
wait. He may wait forever-but
that makes no difference. Other
| GREAT men have waited for uDpOr.
tunitv aud death came before it
got there. Fairbanks may wait in
vain. No harm done if he does
the nation will live.
Never before was there such q
man since Lincoln, as Roosevelt il
proving Q himself to be, and meyer
before was there such tacit un
derstanding that the Office shoult
seek the man. If things out il
Indiana look favorable today to th'
| Hoosler stateman who is said to b,
CONCEALED, even Indiana will breal
away and come with & wild whoo,
and a wilder hurrah for the MAJ
of destiny-the man who today oc
cupies the White House.
All other pictures fade on th
canvass. The Fates have throw
away their brushes. They hav
left the picture of Teddy staadin.
there-he will obey the call of hi
country.
And where, please God. is ther
; another man who has done so muc
, who can still DO so much for hi
, country ~ ellow Jacket.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-13
Patience.

There are moments when the steel
of a strong mans resolution, high
tempered with concentrated effort,
becomes as brittle as spun glass.
Sherman found Grant one day, in
the period of Halleck supremacy,
in his tent on the Monterey road
in 1862, tying up his private let
ters and packing his bag. ''Tm
going to St. Louis" Grant said:
Il cant stand this no longer
Sherman related how he himself
had been on the point of reslgning
in tit of blues because an editor
called him crazy; but on second
thought by daylight he had found
the distinction cheering and com
plimentarv. Time will right this
injustice, and you would be un-
happier still away from the front
when our country is at war. y
Grant thought a while and con
cluded that Sherman was right.
Stevens is of the same type. Per-
haps his resignation was due to the
fact that he had no such friend Us
Sherman at hand 70 say to him;
"Come. Time will right these
matters, and you would be unhap
pier still away from this grea
work you have seen grow under
yonr hand. Because you can MOI
make everything 90 us you desire,
! you forget that yon have accom-
plished much. .'-CoIlier's Weekly
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-13
Voting by Mail.

A bill has been introduced in the
Iowa legislature, which, if it be-
comes a law, will make it legal to
vote by mail. In brief the meas
ure provides that in general and
city elections all qualified electors
who are absent from the city or
precinct, or because of sickness or
intirmity are unable to reach the
polls, may, on the day before cleo
ton, make affidavit to this effect
before a notary public and send it
to the Judges of election, together
with the names of the candidates
for whom it is desired to vote.
The penalty of mistlemeanor is
provided for any persons who
make false affidavitS, and the RICH
of others to challenge the mail vote
is the same as at present. Such a
statute is commendablc in many
ways, but chiefly because it would
give every man an equal opportu
nity to exercise his franchise
rights. At present, the sick man,
or the person who finds it neecs-
sary to be absent from his precinct
on election day, loses his vote.
That this is unjust, ali fair minded
persons will admit, and in the
event that Iowa should adopt the
proposed innovation, we predict
that it will result successfully and
that other states will enact similar
laws.-EX.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-13
Not This Time.

Vice President Fair banks has
been out extolling the virtues Of
Abraham Lincoln. OF course,
that is highly proper-bnt nothing
that can be said can add or detract
from the fame of that immortal
man. And in these days we would
rather hear from our Vice Presi-
dent on other things. The boys
say Fairbanks is trying all the
ways known to the politician to
inaugnratc boom for himself in
order that he may become Presi
dent Of the United States.
That is another iaudable and
highly proper ambition.
But until MIR. Roosevelt has beer
elected to his second term there
will be no chance for any of tn,
bright lights. Mr.. Roosevelt viii
be nominated tor the second tern
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-13

The party or parties who are IN
strumentaI in the distribution of
circulars calling on the people not
to vote for the bond issue on the
grounds that the amount named in
the proposition is in excess of re-
1uirements. are evidently of that
class of citizens who never make Il
move until someone else starts
something and then they are
against it. 1t is pretty certain
that none of these fellows were
present at the public meeting call.
ed to decide upon Il course of actor
in the matter.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-13

The fund Of $t75, 1913 paid Mis-
souri, several years ago by the fed
eral government on q war debt
was appropriated the other day by
the legislature for distribution
among the road funds of various
counties. As county road funds
are usually frittered away without
bringing any visible results the
benefits that will como from this
sum of nearly kaIf a million dol
lars will be decidedly Il negligible
quantity.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-13

Postmaster- General Corte,you
Just before stepping down and out
of his office the other day ruled
that the Woman's Magazine and
Farm journal of St. Louis. f.. q.
Lewis publications, be barred from
second class mail privileges. Lew
is, through his other publication,
the Woman's National Daily
makes tremendous howl about
the government bounding him and
trying to put him ont of business.
We trust our readers who may be
appealed to by this party of pecu.
liar business methods will not let
their sympathies be carried away
by his walls of abuse. The gov
ernment is little too big an insti
tuition to engage in the persecution
of an individual. We may be sure
that the postal authorities did no
act in this case until it was founc
beyond a reasonable doubt tha
Lewis was abusing the mail privi
lege for his personal gain.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-13
Roosevelt's Blunt Speech.

President Roosevelt never is at
psins to conceal an opinion. Last
winter maa engaged in some
shady transaction out West asked
bis Senator to take him around to
the White House to see the Presi
dent. II don't think you'll like
the interview" said the Senator.
"Never mind, I'll chance it" said
the man. He was taken in and in
trodnced. The President glanced
at him, moved impatientIy while
he talked, interrupted him in Il
wav that showed vast contempt.
Finally the >ni'or exclaimed
"Mr. President, you treat me MS
if yon thought | WAS thief
There was no hesitation in the Pc
ply. Thrusting his head forward
and separating his words in the
manner peculiar to him when be
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-13

rea ly so, are now earnest support
crs of the bond issue, and will not
only vote for it themselves, but
will undoubtedly use their influence
with their neighbors to have the
proposition carry. 1t is foolish to
inject into the question individual
opinions AS to what amount would
be sufficient for court house. the
time for that has gone by. 1t is
now a question of public good and
economy to provide without unnec-
essary delay the funds for rebuild
mo.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-13

One of the witnesses in the Ihaw
murder trial testified that the fact
that Thaw being given toa copions
flew of words wGs an indication Of
insanity. When we read the pro-
ceedings of our state Legislature
we wonder why it is that its ses-
sessions are not held in one of the
states insane asylums.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-13

Teacher (reading}: ''Droppiug
the :eins. Mr.. Flood assisted his
wife from the buggy, and together
they entered the house." Now,
can anyone shorten the sentence
without altering the meaning.
Bright pupil: Yes, maam,
can. The reins descended anC
the Floods came"
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-13
weaving Done uy Nature.

AS weaver nature produces fine
work. Certain tree barks and leaves
furnish excellent cloth, as. for In
stance, the famous tapa cloth used In
the South Sea islands. Nature is a
slassmaker. too, according to the In
dian Review. BY discharging her light.
ming into beds of quartz sand she
forms exquisite little pipes of glass
She makes valuable ropes of various
kinds in the shape of tropical vines
and creepers.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-13

During the past ten days, while
circuit CONT has been in session
many of the citizens of our county
have had an opportunity to see
for themselves the urgent neces-
sity of rebuilding the court house
a- soon as possible, aud these men
of intelligence and standing in the
community, if they were not al