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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-27
CURIOUS CAIRO.


The Water Sellers, coffee Makers ard
Fakirs Of the Streets.
The most numerous and also the
most interesting of street figures in
Cairo are the water sellers, some Of
whom 80 about with hideous looking
goatskins filled with Mile water
Others carry more inviting looking.
reddish clay jars, decorated with brass
bands, and these Jars often have d
piece Of Ice at their mouth and sprlg
Of mint protruding % either side Of
tee Ice. The carrier with the goatskin
calls out his mission, but the other
with the Jar carries Ia his left hand
two brass saucers, which he elinks to-
gether with sort Of musical jingle.
The water In either case ii not filtered,
but Is taken straight from the Nile,
and the purchasers are all natives,
who pay a fraction Of d penny for all
they are able to drink.
The street sellers of coffee are every.
where, squatting about on the pave
ments In the most unexpected places.
Their outfits comprise merely a kettle
Of charcoal, small copper coffee cup
with long handle, two or three small
bowls Of china and a supply Of coffee
and sugar. 1t takes one only a few
minutes to brew d fresh cup, and as
Turkish coffee goes that brewed by
the street seller is not really bad.
The ever present conjurer Is worth
stopping to watch, although the tricks
are In most part generally on the or
der Of conjurers' tricks in other coun-
tries. The most interesting part Of
their paraphernalia is their sign. which
Is o small live rabbit. The moment
the performance begins the little ami
NAL rolls over, to all appearances dead,
but when some ten minutes later all
of the tricks have been done, some Of
which are admittedly more or less
puzzling. up jumps the little rabbit as
clipper ana gay ais ever. 1t IS claimed
that the ego of the rabbit leaves the
body for the express purpose Of assist
ing the conjurer, and one for mo
ment is inclined to give credence to
this while watching the performance
and after having seen the rabbit 20
into its trance.-Harriet Quimby in
Leslie's Weekly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-27

Some plants, as the strawberry.
propagate readily from runners. In
most cases this Is done without the
aid OF man. The old or parent plant
sends out above the ground long, slen-
der shoots which viii form roots and
little plant at some Of the joints. The
little plant receives nourishment from
the parent until the runner decays or
Is cut. The strawberry shown In the
accompanying illustration Is a good ex-
ample Some runners form only one
bud. while others will form several.
Although these buds naturally take
root, in many cases far better results
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-27
ORIGINAL GOTHAM.
The Scheme by Which It's inhabitants
Fooled King John.

Tho Scheme by Which It's inhabitants
Fooled King John,
This name Gotham, was first applied
to the city OF Manhattan Ia d book OF
humorous sketches called "Salmagun-
di," written about 1907 by Washington
Irving In collaboration with his broth
er Peter and the poet Paulding.
1t was evidently intended to suggest
that the people OF New York made UNI
due pretensions to wisdom, and that
there were both satire aud wit in the
suggestion Is shown BY the story Of
the original GothamItes. Gotham was
parish in NottinghamshIre, England.
The old story tells how King John
wished to pass through the parish, but
the people there. fancying that the
passage OF the king over a route made
1t a public road, decided to prevent the
transit by all pretending 70 be crazy.
Therefore when the king and bis party
arrived they found every one OF the
inhabitants employed IN some peculiar
ly foolish task. Thus a group were
Joining hands around q thorn bush to
keep cuckoo from getting away, some
were trying to drown an eel, others
dipping water with a sieve, and so on.
When the king saw these perform
nnces. he swore at the people for q
pack of idiots and, turning, departed
with all his retinue, says the House
keeper The Gothamltes were delight
ed with the success Of their scheme for
turning aside the king. regarding it as
superlatively clever
After this Gotham came to have the
reputation Of being a sort OF headquar-
ters for conceited fools. In the time Of
Henry VIII. book entitled 1.-THE Mer-
~ Tales OF the Mad Men Of Gotham"
was published. Among these was the
story of the Three Wise Men Of
Gotham one Of whose exploits was to
60 to sea In bowl.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-27


Oh, for some Asmodeus OF morality
to make not only roofs and walls trans
parent to his favorites, but also to lift
the veil Of discrimination. fraud, hypoc-
rlsy. pretense. falgehood and deception,
which IS spread over all things, to show
how little true honesty there is in the
world and how often, even where II 70
least TO be expected. behind all the ex-
terror outwork Of virtue, secretly and
in the innermost recesses, unrighteous-
ness sits at the helm! 1t is just on this
account that SO many men OF the bet
ter kind have four footed friends, for.
10 DO sure, how Is a man to set relief
from the endless discrimination, falslty
and malice Of mankind II there were
no dogs into whose honest faces he can
look without dlstrust?
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-27

Scholars have wondered why Il was
that the ancient Roman genius never
achieved the art Of printing. The Sc
crct Of the failure lies probably in the
fact that the Romans never discovered
how to make paper. for recent investi-
cations prove that they had IN general
use wooden and metal stamps for
marking wares, packages, etc.-Pitts.
burg Post.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-27
sTRAwBERRY pLANT WIZ RuNNER.

Will be obtained II they are properly
cared for. The ground should be mel
low and moist, so the roots from the
buds can enter, explains American Ag-
Ticulturist Sometimes the runners are
not close to the ground and not enough
moisture reaches the bud to form roots.
This can be overcome by placing a
little earth on the runner near each
bud. These runners form during the
entire growing season. After midsum-
mer they can be taken up and planted,
but Usually they are left until the fol-
lowing spring. II one desires large.
vigorous plants much can be gained
by preventing the little plant from
fruiting by cutting of the flowers. If
one can secure plants from genuine
pedigree stock much can be gained.
These plants are true to name and are
larger and generally more vigorous
than plants that have received no spe-
ciaI treatment.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-27
wILLrAMsTowN.


Miss Myrtle Seaver arrived home last
evening for the summer vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. Return Davis Of st.
Johnsbury are visiting friends in town.
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Lavine returned
last evening from their weeks outing at
the lake.
The morning train now leaves at 7;l0
a. M, instead Of 1920 a. m, as printed a
few days ago.
All members of the Village Improve
ment society are requested TO attend
the meeting Friday evening il possible,
The annual parish meeting of the Uni
versalist society, which was to be held
last evening, was adjourned until Sat.
ufday evening of this week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-27

Machinery is digging the Panama
Canal a thousand times quicker than the
shovel dug the Eric.
Machinery produces the L. & NJ. Paint
at SO times less cost OF labor, than ii
made by hand.
The /. & NJ. gives the best Job in the
world, because l.. g. NJ Zinc hardcns
l.. g. NJ. White Lead and makes L. &
NJ Paint wear like iron for 10 to Il
years.
1t only requires four gallons of this
celebrated paint and gallons Of Linseed
Oil at so cts per gallon, to paint a mod
crate sized house.
II any defect exists in Il. s. NJ. Paint
will repaint house for nothing.
Sold by AIaxfeld y Cutler, Plainfeld.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-27
Remarkable Rescue,

That truth Is stranger than fiction, has
once more been demonstrated in the lit
tie town Of Fedora, Tenn. the residence
Of c. V. Pepper He writes: 4 was in
bed, entirely disabled with hemorrhages
Of the lungs and throat. Doctors failed
to help me, and all hope had fed when
II began taking DIR. Kings New Discy-
cry Then instant relief came. The
coughing ceased; the bleeding diminished
rapidly, and in three weeks | was able 20
60 to work" Guaranteed cure for coughs
and colds. SOC and $500 at the Rcd
Cross Pharmacy. Trial bottle free.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-27
water ana saIt.

Where pastures are Of such char
acter as to produce good quality OF
nutritious grass, then there should only
be enough animals to keep it properly
fed down, In this way the growth
win be continually fresh and more
nutritious.
There should be plenty Of water in
pastures. and where cows are kept II
should be pure and wholesome; other
wise the quality OF the milk might be
unfayorably affected.
All animals should be sailed regular
". With COWS It is we'll to have a
supply where they can get it as want
ed. and then they win eat only as
needed.-F. G. r. In American Guilt
vator.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-27
~ rnna nn AZ WI.

His mother was superstltious nfore
lin and always knew when 'er friends
died by hearing three loud taps on the
wall. The on'y mistake she ever made
was one night when, arter losing no
less than seven friends, she found ont
It was the man next door hanging pic
lures at o'clock IN the morning. She
found It ont by i'm hitting Is thumb
nail. Strand Magazine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-27

Peters pence was presented by Ina,
king Of the West saxons, to the pope
about 725, for the endowment OF an
English college in Rome. The fund
took its name from the fact that It was
agreed to be paid on Peter mass, Aug.
/. The tax was laid on all families
possessed OF 30 pence yearly rent In
land, out Of which they paid penny.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-27
700 DEAD AND HURT
I'm REvoIg I'M PORTUGAL
Women and Children Hunted Down Like
Animals BY Soldiers.


Lisbon, Portugal, June 27.--Fired on
BY the troops, hunted down like rabbits
through the narrow streets and finally
pursued by cavalry, which rode down
men, women and children indiscrimi-
nately, over 100 persons are dead and
fully 600 wounded as the outcome of a
violent street demonstration against
the government in the three northern
towns OF Braga, Villa Real and Vianno
do CASTILLO. Further troubles are ex.
pected before quiet is restored
The mobs paraded the streets shout
ing, Down with absolution," and de-
crying King Carlos for his attempt to
rule the country without Parliament.
Soldiers were met with volleys Of
stones. They replied with volleys which
stretched scores Of the rioters in the
streets.
This did not quell the mob entirely,
however. Persons on the roofs continu.
cd to lombard the troops with stones
and hot water. Angered beyond all
control tie soldiers began firing indis.
criminateiy. Cavalry charged through
the narrow streets riding down everyone
in their way
A mutiny has occurred at 0porto to
add to the seriousness OF the condition
in Portugal. Members Of the Fifth and
Sixth Artillery batteries refused to
obey orders demanding the deposition of
King Carlos and the establishment Of a
republic The mutineers we're arrested,
but this has angered their comrades.
Every day the situation il becoming
more dangerous. Possible bankruptcy
faces the country. Treasury receipts
Indicate deficit OF 10000, 900, and the
gold reserve is only S6,250.O0O.
There is little likelihood that loan
can be made unless ruinous interest Is
paid, and It is impossible to increase
tsxes any more.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-27

belled Bartletts, and sold on the repu-
tation already gained by the Bartlett.
says Orange Judd Farmer. Hundreds
OF tons Of ISieffers are sold by the push
cart men in the large city markets sim
ply because Of their attractive color.
The tree IS hardy. vigorous and pro-
life bearer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-27
The BARRE DAILY TIMES
THURSDAY. JUNE AZ 1907.
$3.50 Per year For 500 Life

Insurance age AZ Other ages proportion
ate. See our low rate and 10 year
term policies 5sth year. National
Life Insurance co., Montpelier, We.
(MutuaD.
s. S. Ballard, General Agent, Montpel-
ier, VT. N, d. Ballard, Local Agent,
Miles block, Barre, vt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-27
KIEFFER PEARS. I

They Are the Greatest Rival Of The
Lonc Favored Bartlett.
OF all the pears that appear IN the
large casters city markets the KiefEer
is the greatest rival OF the long fa-
vored Bartlett. The Kieffer, as ordi-
narily grown, ig or poor quality. some
growers, however, produce 1t Of fairly
edible quality.
a large quantity of the commercial
canned pears are Kieffers. often la
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-27
SOUTH BARRE.

The spiritualist society Of South
Barre win hold q soeiable Friday even
ing, June 2S Refreshments Of ice cream
and cake viii be served and all are cor
daily invited to attend.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-27
ST. JoHNsBuRY is GROWING.
As Shown BY the Report Of the Board
of Listers.

st. Johnsbury, June 27.--The report
Of the board Of listers shows 2,106 tax
able polls for this year compared with
1850 last year. The total grand list is
$42,00447, compared with $41, 263.6s in
1906.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-27

It Is an interesting fact that the cent
was flrst proposed by Robert Morris
and named by Thomas Jefferson.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-27
COAL! COALl

Buy now but before buying talk with
us. Lowest prices Of the year. We
handle D.L.&W., DIN H., and Scranton
free burning Goals, and can quote you on
them these prices
Nut, Stove and Egg 90
Crate. .............. 7.35
We also handle several grades of Le-
high Goals and would be pleased to talk
with you about them. All inquiries an.
swered promptly.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-05-25

Tho Oldest book In the world to
which a positive date can be assigned
IS an assortment OF proverbs some
what after the style OF the proverbs
collected by solomon. The work Is nc
credited to Ptah.hotep, an Egyptian
king, and Egyptologists assign 10 It an
antiquity Of at least 200 y. 9. Abra-
ham was called to leave his home IN
Ur Of the Chaidees 1921 b. c.. so that
this volume was written 1,iOo years
before the beginning Of Jewish hisio-
~. The deliee is placed by most ehre-
nologiste at BIO 234e. SO the book. ic
It's dating Is correct. must have been
written before tlp food Mcthuselnh
was born i. o. 33h, so that this papy-
rus was prepared and these proverbs
were collected when tho oldest man on
record was a lively young feHow or
800 years.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-05-25
WHEN BOSTON SHOOK.
An Earthquake That Rocked the City
November, 1855.

An Earthquake That Rocked she City
November, 1855.
On November IS. lT55. "a liitlc after
I on a serene aud pleasant night"
Boston was reused hy an earthquake
which lasted nearly fyc minutes. a
writer OF the times gives az account
Of the catastrophe. ANA Rev Henry
White quotes It IN his Early History
OF New England."
Ono hundred chimneys were leyeled
20 the roofs OF the houses ana fifteen
hundred We're shatterod in part The
streets were covered With bricks which
had fallen Tic ends Of bgicll houses
were thrown down.
II was art introduced with a noise
like several coaches rattIing ovc.' pave,
ments, or rather ,sse many cart loads
Of paving stones thrown down. The
first motion was strong pulsatlon.
which threw my house upward I'm
mediaieiy after p tru;nor succeeded;
then instantly a quick vibration with
sudden Jerks followed.
The first view had was OF the
steeplcs of The churches, and / 75as
glad 10 see them standing bnt the
spindle and y0ne of Faneuii Hli
market were thrown down
Many persons ran into The streets.
shrieking with apprehension Of is be-
ing the last day 0r the Judgment. and
some thought they heard tie last
trumpet sounding and cried for mercy
The beast creatures lowed. the birds
huttered in surprise, aud an the ami
mai creation was filed with terror
Every face looked ghastly. and many
knees smote together Never was such
scene of disqster IN New England be.
fore
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-05-25

One OF the animal curiositics Of South
America Is The ''oll bind" or guachafo
It breeds in rocky caves on the main
land, and one OF It's fayorite haonts Is
the island Of Trirddad 1t lays It's cges
in a nest made OF mud. and the ycunr
birds are prodRiously fstt. The natives
melt the fat down ip clay pots aud pro
duce from It kind Of butter The
caves inhabited by the birds are usuai
~ accessible only from Che sen. ano
the hgnting OF thcm Is sometimes on
exciting sport
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-05-25

Col. Wisby was the Democratic
standard bearer fer delegate TO coa-
gress in the throo-cuinered contest
that took place in 1894, year when
the fortunes of the Democrats in Okla
hohla and che entire nation. owing to
the panic were AZ their lowest cbb A
large m9ioritv OF the people In this
territory wore opposed to the Republi-
can party. but this opposition was di.
vided into hostile camps and the Re.
publicans elected their man. MIR Wis.
by was one of the active factors In all
the SUBSEQUENT battles of the party
Tor political supremacy ana for state
mood, and his personal knowledge Of
the men who have. played important
parts IN the eighteen years OF party
history in Oklahoma is complete and
interesting. A representative asked
the Colonel what he Thought Of the
present prospects for statehood and
his opinion of some of the candidates
for senator from Oklahma.
Il believe the admission of a state
into the Union is purely a nolitlcal
proposition said Mr. Misby. and as
such, congress. or the President iF
congress should delegate to him the
authority has the sole power 10 pass
unon the states qualification fog adj
mission. had believed that con.
stitutional convention was provided
Tor under the enabling act for the pur-
pose of framing a constitution. but II
seems that ! was proceeding on the
wrong premise. for it appears that
the courts OF Oklahoma have taken It
upon themselves TO decide what shall.
and what shan not, go into The state's
charter Seriously, / think that a de
termined effort Is being made by po-
litical cabal that includes some of the
wiliest Republican politicians in and
out of the territory to defeat state
hood, and while J cannot think 1t will
succeed II is going To require eternal
vigilance and united efforts on the
part of the people TO secure for Them
selves the boon az self government.
The bureaucrats in every country die
hard and give up grudgingly 70 the de-
mands of the people but they have to
give uD in the end There can be no
argument about the great advantages
that will accrue 10 all the people and
10 every section OF the now state by
the early adoption of the splendid con
stitution which has been presented.
and the election OF five congressman
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peafness cannot he cured

by local applications, as they cannoi
reach the diseased portion OF the ear
There is only one way TO cure deaf
ness, that is by constitutional reno
dies. Deafness IS caused by an in.
famed condition Of the muscous lining
OF the Eustachian Tube. When this
tube Is intlamed you have rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when
II is entirely closed, Deafness Is the
result and unless the Inflammation can
he taken out and this tube restored
TO It's normal condition, hearing will
be destroyed forever; nine eases out
of ten are caused by Catarrh, which is
nothing but an inaamed condition OF
the muscous surfaees.
We viii give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness tcaused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for Circu-
lars, free.
Il. j. CHENEY g. CO., Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists, 7jc.
? Take Halls Family pills for consti-
patton.
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rbe nost Far the MiasourI.

The eccentric and variable Missouri
river has "a personal friend In George
Fitch, who declares In the American
Magazine that the stream Is navigable
enough II only the steamboats, would
conform to its poculiarities. "The Mis-
souri, river steamboat" says Mr. Fitch,
SHOULD be shallow, 1.-the, deep chestei
aud exceedingly strong In the stern
wheel. II should be hinged In the
middle and should be fitted with II
suction dredge SO that when II cannot
climb over a sand bar il can assimilate
II. The Missouri river steamboat
SHOULD be able to make use u chan
mel, but should not have to depend up
ON It A steamer that cannot on oc-
casion climb a steep clay bank. go
across cornfeld and corner river
that Is trying 70 set away has little
excuse for trying 10 navigate Che Mis-
souri,"
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JOSEPH WISBY ESPOUSES
HOFFMAN'S CAUSE
Believes Lincoln County Man the Most Available Can.
didate for United States Senate.

Col Joe Wisby. OF this city. who is
known as one of the stafwart Demo
Gratis whose influence in Oklahoma
politics has been widespread ana ef-
fective in the past. hut who has late
ly kept ont of active participation in
IFS contests. has been taking consid.
cradle notice OF things political late
", and his opinion about the senator
ial candidates now in the field from
the Oklahoma side is a matter Of in
terest to every voter.
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A Marrow uocape

G. w. Cioyd. merchant, OF Plank.
Mo, had a narrow sscape four years
ago, when he ran a flmson bur into his
thumb. He snys. THE doctor wanted
TO amputate II but woud not consent
] bought box OF Bucklen's Arnioa
salve and that cured the dangerous
wound" 25c az all druggists.
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FIrat chrlstLan churoh.

Corner Ash and Noble.l
Preaching at II H. m. and 1880 p. m
each Lords day.
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Junior Christian Endoavor. 3 p. m.
Y, r. s. G. u. $3.50 y. m.
Preaching at n a. m. and 8 D. m
Officers meeting first Monday in
each month at $ p. m.
Teachers meet Wednesday at y. m.
Prayer and praise, Thursday at s
p. m
Chorus rehearsal Friday, u. m
Remember. services every Sunday.
All are invited
X. G. YENTREsS. Pastor.
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Coughs and colds contracted at this
season OF the year should have lin.
mediate attention /, Bees Laxative
Cough syrup contains Money ana
Tar. and Is nnequaled for hoarse.
ness, Group aud coughs. Pleasant to
take; mothers endorse Il: children
Hke TO take H. Coatains no cpiatos.
Moves che bowels. Sold by J. N.
Wallace.
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Corner Broad and Vilas)
Sunday school 10 q. M, J. S. Glad
ish, superintendent
Rev w S. Sims presiding older
VIII preach In the morning and viii
conduct the quarterly conference al
the church on SaturdaY evening The
pastor VIII preach in evening.
Epworth league at 7:ib.
Prayer meeting. Thursday 7:3O.
Choir practice Thursday evening.
All are cordially invited TO worship
with u.s.
j. ID. DISCH. paafnr.