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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Giroux. Mr. and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-03

Bon Smith took n party Of fishermen
up Snow pond Friday afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-03
FAIRFIELD.

Charles McClintock was in town on bus
mess Friday.
Percy Smith is working for Joseph Saw
age for q few DAVIS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-03

The Waterville &, Fairfield Light &
Power Co are setting new poles along
High end Elm streets and Western ave-
nue.. Some rewriting has been done and
over 5000 feet Of new wire has been
strung.
Mrs. Charles Champine and Mr.. and Mrs
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-03

Charles Burgess, who was severely in
jured some time ago while at his work at
the S. A. Nye plant. is able to be at work
again. 80. u
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-05
Prominent MontpeIler citizen.

Montpelier, Feb, Charles Il.
Thurston Of upper Elm street died on
Sunday afternoon 81 complication Of
diseases from which lie bad been suffer
ing for several months. The deceased
was born in Of near Montpelier ~
years ago. For many years he owned
the large farm now owned BY Charles
a. Coriiss on North street. About forty
years ago he sold his farm and began
work in the old Tilden cab shop and
was employed there for several years
IL 1875 Mr. Thufston went to the West
and remained there until about four
years aga when he returned TO Mont
pelier and made his home with Levi A.
Pearsons, on the Mutt farm.
BY his industry and ability Mr..
Thurston accumulated considerable
fortune but through endorsing notes OF
relative and rs further alleged
through the forgeries of that relative
the deceased lost practically everything.
Mr. Thurston was man who
commanded the respect and regard Of
all the community. tie will be noufned
By many friends His wife, whom be
married In Montpelier, died III the West
several years ago 4 sister living IN
the West Is the near surviving relative.
The body was taken to NorthGed
and the funeral was held there at 2
o'clock yesterday afternoon with III.
terment IN the cemetery there.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-05
Tine vIIlEs. CONSOLIDATED DEAL.

The retirement Of Jesse s. viles from
business II this vicinity and his probable
removal from Montpelier win be regret
ted BY al those with whom he has come
iii contact iii business and social rela-
tions. III the twenty years Of his resi-
dence III Montpelier BIZ has been emf
nently successful iii business and has
helped materially toward the progress Of
Montpelier. AS well as Of Barre and
neighboring towns. The purchase Of his
electric lighting and power company BY
The Consolidated Lighting company
places in the hands Of the latter com.
pany the largest single business Of The
sort in New England, with the task Of
lighting practically all Of central YER
ngnt and furnishing power for the great
granite industry IN this vicinity, a. well
al sending the street cars back and
forth between Barre and Montpelier It
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-05

Ills mind Ut the time. When the Ameri-
can troops arrived they were received
with applause by ii all. They brought
tents and supplies that were badly need
ed, al thousands Of injured people were
lying around il The broiling snn On
the hot sand. The island was almost
without medical men and nurses, and
ii addition To maintaining order the
Americans not only worked hard, bnt
cared for the injured The only garri,
son On The island Il native company d.
blacks, who were practically useless. AZ.
ter the third day they were, however
disciplined and got into shape % that
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-05
BARREls FIN ANCIAI. STANDING.

There il splendid advice IN Che am
nalal report III the finance committee Of
TIE city government, ii published ~
today's news columns II Il the advice
To Keep watching constantly lest The ex
penaitures 81 each department exceed tile
estimates. OF course this should not
mean niggardliness and stinginess III the
conduct 81 the city's administration, but
d wise, conservative policy which will
not permit Of extravaganza In any der
partment. There II " goal ahead of
this policy which anyone who reads the
finance committees report carefully can
see. II ii tile reduction Of The eity's
indebtedness To \ minimum. The first
ten years of Barre's Incorporation All
city were necessarily years of great
expenditure because the community was
really starting anew after the separa-
ltion from the Town III 1895. We had
To erect city hall for housing the mu
nicipaI government, for one thing, and
1.-The sewer and water departments. These
and smaller necessities called for large
outlay 81 money Then, also, tile fast
growing children population called for
tie erection Of new sctiooIhouses ~ fire.
quent intervals. All things tended 70
heap up the expense column Of the city.
I And Barre responded to the imperative
calls with liberality.
Now, however, the city while growing
1 rapidly ii fairly well fixed 10 far "
modern municipal life 81 the small class
II concerned, and unless Unforeseen con,
tingencies should arise there need be
ne very great expenditures outside Of
4 tile ordinary conduct 81 affairs. This il
1.-The time for catching up. That Il long
step has been taken toward that end is
shown by the finance committees report
last night, that tho bonded and floating
Indebtedness was eut down III the twelve
months BY s3t.134,96, making a reduc-
uou in interest Of $3.50 per annum.
i This cut the city debt exclusive Of The
water department, which takes care q
Its own interest, down 70 s2l0,+t4.s2.
/ Provisions made III The budget for the
coming vcar allow for still further re.
dnctipn III that total, Besides this we
have On hand a sinking fund Of $s3,-
32s.25, 10 which there will be such al.
uaaons as will enable as IN 1909 to re-
tire the larger potion IL the $4,000
sewer bonds which fan due on that date.
So heed the advice Of the finance com
nittee and allow no extrayagant expen-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-05
diture Of the city's funds. To DO this,
let every city official take The respon-
slplity upon himself personally.
HALF MILLION
LIKELY TO DIE
Smallpox Breaks Out IN The Chinese
Camps and Famine Sufferers
Scatter

Victoria, B. q, Feb 5.-~AdYices from
the famine district Of central China
state that smallpox lias broken out III
Ito famine concentration camps, and i'll
consequences officials are breaking them
up. The people are nunhed by suffer-
ing and patiently submit q being
driven.
kilograms 10 the Hill Shippi say mp
ward Of 100000 people will die "a
starvation 81 disease Incidental to the
terrible conditions prevailing in tie
famine districts
Relief measures are stated to be in-
efficient and the 9th amid which The
famine stricken people live Il described
Az shocking
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-05

The general commentator Of Rear
Admiral Davis for his prompt relief ac,
tions 1T Kingston seems to have been
well based in view Of report which q
Canadian, one Of Quebec's most pronii-
nent citizens md who was IN Kingston
Al the time Of the earthquake, makes
a. follows Il condemn The governor
Of Jamaica he acted like crazy man,
and really believe that he was out II
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-05
THREE MEN KILLED I'M MINE
EXPLOSION I'm WEST VIRGINIA
Death List May Grow Much Larger
Four Horribly Burned.

Elkins, NJ. va, Feb. 5.Tbree miners
are known TO have been killed and four
horribly burned ia an explosion tnady IA
mine No. 15, Of the Davis Coal and Coke
company, AZ Thomas, near here, The list
IF casualties may grow much larger. as
there Is no way Of determining how
many men were underground At the
time ii the accident,
The explosion occurred before all the
men had entered the mine, and num-
ber 81 them who were standing At the
entrance 60 the shaft were hurled in
every direction and seriously injured.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-05

Senator Champ CLARK u Missouri has
MAPPED out three alternatives for Presi-
dent Roosevelt be either BE United
States senator, president of Harvard or
chief digger of the Panama canal. III
il comes down u those three choices
when Roosevelt leaves the presidential
chair II would not be 1T all surprising ii
he took the Job Of digging the ditch.
Would the dirt hy thens
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-05
DYING STICKS no THROTTLE.
Engineers Completes Run, Steps From
Cab. and Fails Dead.

Pittsburg, Feb, 5Just rs be was
stepping from the engine cab Of the
Cleveland Flyer re the Pittshnrg and
Lake Erie railroad station last night
after completing the fast rim from
Cleveland, Engineer - It. Morrow Of
this city dropped dead from heart dis
ease.
Although feeling i'll near the end Of
his run, Morrow refused to entrust his
engine to the fenan and insisted on
remaining at the throttle Tie brought
his train into the station exactly on
time
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-05

Turn the beautiful picture To the waIli
Hang tha fetish! Blot out The vision!
The marriage cavalcade of football
hero and the hero7wofshipping woman
has drawn up before The divorce court
INIT N Iowa Also revamp that short
story!
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-05

they could be 81 little service. the
withdrawal u the American troops was
d great mistake and caused much unnec-
essary suffering, and We were Az very
sorry Ia aee them go.8
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-05

The village Of Bellows Falls finds that
not enough tax was voted last year and
that there Is now a deficiency 81 $1,000
for the new administration TO pay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-03
STORIES ABOUT
EDWIN BOOTH
-
By Otis Skinner
By Otis Skinner

T NEVER play in Boston to this day or pass
i up Brattle-st. in Cambridge by the old
Craigie House without recalling the wrath
of Mrs. D. P. Bowers at Longfellow. l was a
youth in Edwin Booths company, and Mrs.
Bowers was the leading woman. We were
playing Richelieu" in Boston, and Longfellow
had come over from Cambridge to see the
performance.
After the second act he came behind to call
on Booth, and the two retired to the stars
dressing room. The call came for the third
act; but Booth had not reappeared. We were
all waiting rather impatiently in the wings.
The audience was doubtless waiting with
equal impotence on the other side of the
curtain.
Mrs. Bowers swept up and down in robes of
rustling magnifcence. Still Booth did not
appear. Then she asked me what had become
Of him. / told her Longfellow was with him
in his dressing room. She drew herself up with
all the wrath and majesty of tragedy queen.
"Longfellow, Longfellow1" she said, with a
scorn the printed words cannot reproduce nor
the question mark convey. "Longfellows make
long waits, it seems!"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-03
He Was a Gentle Man

HOW many times has it been said of Booth, l
IL wonder, that he was gentleman in the true
sense-a gentle mani? l have seen him bully
rag stage hand for some piece of laundering
stupidity-as who of us have not done? But
in the next five minutes l have seen him in
effect penitently beg this mans pardon-as
how few of us ever do! When l was first with
him special performance of "Othello" was
to be given for some medical association, and
Frederick Robinson was to play the name part
to his Iago. Robinson was rather important
enough for time, till suddenly he stopped,
looked around him, and said authoritatively:
"Mr. Booth, when l have played Othelo
I've always had my Iago on the other side
here"
There was deadly hush. We all expected
an outburst of magnificent rage from the great
star, towering blank verse passion that would
sweep this Robinson person away. But in the
hush Booth moved quietly to the other side.
There was not even a twinkle in his eyes.
Here. sir?" he asked humbly. Quite con-
tented, sir. Thank YOU
The hush was slowly dissolved in murmurs,
then in speech. The rehearsal went on. And
Robinson never knew
once more. He was an invalid then, nervous
and unable to eat. He was on tour with
Modjeska, and / was engaged to play the
parts Barrett had formerly taken. Booth,
his manager, and / travelled and slept in a
private car.
AS on all private cars, the food was cooked in
grease, hopelessly rich and indigestible. Booth
could eat nothing He used to sit all day,
smoking long black cigars and trying to sip
beef tea, growing more and more respondent
over his digestion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-03
Fascination of the Spread

WE reached Cleveland in the course of time,
w side tracked the car at the station, and
went to the theater. The house that night was
bad, and we drove gloomily back to the internal
railroad depot-at least it was an internal
station then, hole in the ground, dark, dingy,
depressing
That midnight it was abysmal 1t was
shrouded in sort of gaseous gloom, and the
only light came from a deserted lunch room,
where through dirty window we looked in on
a most melancholy picture, the ghostly setting
for the horrid drama of Indigestion Pale,
soggy doughnuts were stacked up in wire cages,
cheek by iowl with cages of yet more soggy
pie. Sad flies crawled over the nickel surface
of the cold coffee urn. The deserted stools
before the counter suggested occupants dead
and gone, slain by the food We wished to
hasten by, the manager and l. but Booth
paused fascinated. "1'll go in there and eat
some lunch" he finally said.
We were horrorstruck, and tried to dissuade
him, but in vain. He entered with deter
mined stride, climbed up on stool, and
devoured several hard boiled eggs number
of doughnuts, and large piece of pie Having
finished this CHASTITY repast, he went to the car
and climbed cheerfully into bed.
But we were anything but cheerful. We sat
IN momentary dread of run to the doctors.
We had visions of no performance the following
evening, perhaps in several evenings. We
crept frequently to his bedside; but he sum-
bered peacefully, SO finally we too went to bed.
The next morning he got up more CHEEKY than
he had been in weeks and announced that he
had slept like top and was feeling better
than he had since the tour began.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-18
WORK FOR MIGRANTS.

II Punished in Chain Gangs Crime
Of Violence Might De Lessened.
The murder Of Mr. ROsenheimer b.
"hoboes," coming on top OF hundred,
Of other crimes committed by Migrants
should arouse the public to actor
against these dastardly scoundrels who
VIII not work, but are ready to perpe
trate any crime for plumber, says q
contributor to the New York Tires.
The columns Of the daily papers are
filed with accounts of "holduDs, .
pocket picking, burglaries, etc., which
Indicate that the city is overrun with
criminals. The leniency with which
they are treated when caught by the
courts only serves as an incentive to
crime, punishment being wholly made
quate. We read of respectable citi-
zens being waylaid, robbed, and cruelty
beaten while their assailants are sell
dom punished, or, at the most, with
very light sentences.
An easy and economical way to rid
the city of those persons who can show
no visible means Of support would be
to establish chain gang, to which all
''hoboes," petty criminals and the like
should be sentenced for a specified per-
Tod. Turn this gang safely shackled,
over to the street cleaning department
and compel them under guard to sweep
and clean the streets. Put them in a
distinctive uniform, and assign to
them the dirtiest part Of the work that
the white wings are now doing. BY
this method the city can get the cost
Of their board out OF them and it is a
sure thing that after they have been
paraded through the streets few times
so that every one can sec them, they
will fight shy of New York as long as
such punishment is melted out to them.
The present plan Of sending them
to the island for few days is a soft
snap" for them, for they ere we'll fed
and lodged at the expense of the tax
peyers have little to do, and after a
brief rest come out recuperated and
ready for fresh depedationS. The rec
ords show that these petty criminals
go about prepared for any emergency,
ready to steal peanuts or commit high
way robbery, and to kill anyone who
seeks to Interfere with them. A few
days in a gang with a ball and chain
attached to a leg, would soon free the
city of this dangerous class. The plan
has worked we'll in other cities and
would unquestionably work we'll here.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-18
Hours for Study.

The president of the faculty Of
medical college once addressed a grad
uating class with reference to the ne
cessity of cultivating the quality Of
patience in their professional as well
as in their domestic relations.
The professor said: Gentlemen,
you are about to plunge into the
sphere of action No doubt you viii,
in some degree, follow the example OF
those who have preceded you. among
other things. you will doubtless marry.
Let me entreat you to be kind to your
wives. Be patient with them. En-
deavor not to fret yourselves under
petty domestic trials. If you are so
ing TO the theatre do not permit your
self to become excited if your wife is
ret downstairs in time. Have treatise
on your speciality always with you.
Read it while you are waiting.
And, l assure you gentlemen" the
professor concluded with delicate
irony, you'll be astoaished at the vast
fund Of information you'll accumulate
n this way."-Success
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-18
EASE YOUR HORSES MIND.

Animal May BE Suffering from Home
sickness or Other Mental A5Iment.
TO begin with, does your horse suffer
from nostalgia or inconsistencies? Most
horses do, and many really pine away
and die from do nothing cause, says
outing. We can at least, by making the
poor creature thoroughly comfortable,
90 all IN our power to give his pain
surcease" and to make him happy and
contradiction than homesickness Of
the acute and chronic form man knows
few more wearing ailments Is your
horses disposition sociable or nissan
thropic? You don't know Well. why
| not find out? Does 1t irrltate him to
have his yoke mate or neighbors eating
noisily and visibly while he does? Is
privacy evidently his preference? Very
| we'll, then, by boards, or zinc, or tin,
or canvas, shut off both sides of his
stall at the head SO that he may eat in
peace and live the isolated life which
he prefers.
If he lays back his ears, or snaps at
his neighbors, or fdgets and kicks at
the partitions, etc., he does not fancy
company-at least at meal times, and
| he will be better, do better and there
the pocket comes in, keep more cheaply
if you cater to his fancy. If, on the
| contrary, a 'shy FEEDER" let him see
others eat; even let him by a simple
arrangement feed from the same man
ger as one of his neighbors, which is
to be tied UP short until Master Dainty
has eaten all he will, when, upon al
| lowing the neighbor to partake, the fas-
tidious one will redouble his efforts to
eat just to spite the late conner at the
feast. The writer has used this plan
with many poor feeders from race
| horses down and always with the best
results.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-18
SCHOOL MA'AMS SCARCE.
Shortage in Wisconsin This Year
VIII Reach Into the Hundreds.

Shortage in Wisconsin This Year
Will Reach Into the Hundreds.
I don't know of anything scarcer in
this State than teachers said State Supt.
G. p. Cary. There may be a shortage
reaching into the hundreds, l cannot just
tell. [ do not know what to attribute
as a cause unless it is the great prosper
ity of the country. The greatest short
age is in the rural schools These are
largely taught by high school graduates
and | presume that in many cases now
the parents have become sufficiently we'll
TODD so that their daughters are not COM
PEELED to teach. [ have daily complaints
from county superintendents telling of
the shortage and in many cases they have
to search their districts to get the teach
ers. Of course, all the schools will be
filled. In many cases, however, unless
there was this shortage, better teachers
could be secured and the work of edu-
cation could he brought to higher stand
ard. In a large number of the high
schools of the State and in the city
schools there are vacancies and the super
intendents are spending a great deal of
time and money to secure capable teach
erS to accept"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-18
~ Wonder What Day."

, wonder what day of the week,
/ wonder what week OF the year,
VIII 1t be the midnight or morning,
And who will bend ofer my bier?
What a hideous fancy to come,
AS wait at the foot OF the stair,
While Eleanor gives the last touch
To her robes or the rose in her
hairI
do like your new dress, pompa-
dour?
And do like you?"-on my life,
You are is and not a day more,
And haven't been six years my wife!
Those two rosy boys upstairs
In the crib, are not ours! To be
You're just a sweet bride in her
bloom,
All sunshine and snowy and pure!
As the carriage rolls down the dark
street,
The little wife laughs and makes
cheer;
But | wonder what day of the week,
l wonder what week of the year!
Thomas Bailey Aldrich.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-18
INNOCENT WOMAN FREE.

Governor COmmutes Term After Six
teen Years Served for Murder.
After serving sixteen years in the
States prison for crime which it is now
believed she never committed, Mrs. Will
helmina Baehr has been released through
a pardon granted by Gov. Davidson when
the facts in the case were presented to
him. Mrs. Baehr came to this country
an immigrant girl about twenty years
ago. She came to Shawano county, and
there met a family by the name of Baehr,
consisting of the father and several grown
daughters. The latter persuaded the lit
tie immigrant to marry their father. She
consented and found herself the slave Of
The entire family. 1t was shown that
soon after a man named Sell came to the
Baehrs. Sell had considerable money.
While there he was murdered. Suspi-
cion rested on Baehr. 1t is claimed that
he induced his wife to make a confession,
saying she had killed the man, making
her believe that she would escape with a
light sentence. Instead she was sentenc-
ed to Waupun for life. Baehr later COM
mitted suicide. 1t is claimed by neigh
bors that he took his life because he was
afraid that the true story of the crime
would come out w. G.. Zachow, a veal
thy resident of the county, hearing the
story and becoming convinced of its truth
started a petition for the pardon of the
woman. This was signed by the judge
who sentenced Mrs. Baehr and court Off
Gals besides many prominent residents
of tha county,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-18
Assuming Credit.

what we want" said the radical
economist, is government ownership
of everything"
MY dear sir" answered Mr.. Dustin
Stax, at Is the highest patriotism that
causes some Of us monopolists to bear
our burdens as we do. Think of con-
centratlng on the government the
scrutiny and criticism to which cor
porations are now subjected. Wash
ingtOn Star.