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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-24

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not reply and When she had finished
said, without a trump Mr. Haux-
hurst doubled Miss Rursley "went
back" This was kept up till half De
what Miss Bursley had left was at
stake on that one hand. Mr.. Haux-
hurst went back" again.
He won five tricks and the rubber.
Then Mr.. Hauxhurst, instead of
recommending caution to his adver-
sary, proposed that they play d single
hand of euchre for the funds she had
IN sight. She accepted the terms and
lost
He was raking in his gains when
Miss Bursley moaned that be had won
her last dollar, Every vestige Of her
property had passed to him
There IS one thing you still pos
sess of far more value than all you
have lost" he said, still smiling.
She looked at him for an expiana
tion.
Yourself. | win play all / have won
from you against that treasure"
Miss Bursley flushed and said:
There are different ways in which
man may possess a woman"
"The only way would possess you
Is by marriage"
Miss Bursley was very white, and
her bosom was heaving unanimously.
Gambler-like, she caught at a straw.
she might yet retrieve her losses. If
hot well, then-she was too perturbed
10 decide whether the loss Of herself
to her opponent would be curse or
1 blessing. The alternative had come
too suddenly.
IDEAL the cards." she said.
Mr.. Hauxhnrst dealt, and she no.
iced that his hand trembIed. His
nerve seemed to have deserted him.
Miss Bursley scored four points to her
enetny's two. Then he scored one.
making his points three. 1t was Miss
Bursley's deal She turned kuave,
made the trump hearts and was Gu
hired. She had lost the game and
herself.
/ Il have been months" said MFR.
Hauxhurst, working up to this point.
eut now that have won you without
FOUR consent give you your choice
iither to abide by the result as indica1
ID by the cards or take as a gift all /
have won from you. Which shall it
oe?'
She sat with averted face consider
ng while he remained as be was,
gazing at her. intent on hearing her
ieclIon. Perhaps It would have help
ID matters had he spoken few words
from the heart, but be preferred not
10 influence her. Presently she put out
Ter hand across the table.
~ stand by the decision Of the cards"
ELTN0R r. BOYD.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-24
OIL TRUST
TO REFORM
To Re0rgaDize on Publicity
Lines
WHENOUT SCLUTCHES
win Quadruple Its Capital, and Also
Issue Periodical Statements Con-
corning Its Earnings, ope-
rations, Etc.

New York, Sept. 24.-The Standard
Oil trust, run to earth by the United
States governments prosecution, pur-
poses once more to "reorganizes itself
should II have enough vitality remain
ing to do so after the United States
government has finished its present suit
for dissolution.
1t purposes to increase its capital
stock-n about $4,000, o00-to four
or FIVE times this amount. It win seek
to avoid popula< condemnation on gen
eral principles BY a policy, under which
it will issue periodical statements Of
earnings, operations, something
heretofore unknown III its management.
H intends. in other words, as a result of
the Christening process through which it
Is now passing, to parade as a ,reform-
ed" trust, and in a way to play fair
in order to avert death blow and gain
All opportunity 10 demonstrate that
millions may still aceure under the up
to-date plan Of publicity.
For this declaration representative
Of the holding company-the Standard
Oil company of New Jersey, now be-
ing probed by Deputy Attorney Gen.
eral Kellogg in this eity-is authority.
This representative said yesterday;
"rhe statement that q conference of
Standard Oil interests has been called
Tor the purpose OF changing the name of
the company and affecting reorganiza
in general Is without foundation. We
can do nothing in this respect so long
as the company is under Investigation.
Il can say however, that as soon as
the Standard OIL company has freed
itself from the labyrinth of litigation
row involving it then there will be a
reorganization. The capital stock will
be increased to an amount more in
harmony with the value of its assets
say 400.000,000 or 100000, 600.
"We also purpose to Issue periodical
statements OF earnings operations, etc
We purpose to give the representatives
Of the government everything in the
way of information that it calls for,
which is all we can do. II we arc guilty
OF certain infractions of the law then
practically al other corporations are
guilty of the same offenses and should
he treated accordingly. But VIC are
confident we will win out"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-24
WOMAN RISKS LIFE To
SAVE MAN in LAKE
Wakefield Society Leader Paddles Leaky
Boat With Board to Rescue
Youth.

Center Ossipee, N. r., Sept. 24.--AIl
this section Of New Hampshire il pay
ing homage to Mrs. Emma Mansfield
Whittemore, society leader Of Wake
field, Mass, who Sunday risked her life
in a leaky boat with only seat board
which she had torn from it's fastenings
with almost herculean strength, saved
the life Of one man and worked heroi-
cally to save another, her strength, how
ever, failing before she could drag him
from the water.
Ernest M. a. Machado, Salem, Mass,
architect, was the man who lost his life,
while Walter Osborne, nephew of Mac
hado, seventeen years Of age, il the
youth who owes his life to Mrs. White
more
Mr.. and Mrs. Whittemore were driv-
ing by the lake when she says a canoe
containing two men capsized in treach-
erous spot, many hundred feet from the
shore.
Jumping over the wheel Of the car
riage before her husband knew what she
was about, Mrs. Whittemore ran to the
bank and pushed off an old boat that
was lying there.
When she looked for oars, they were
missing, but she ripped up one of the
seats and padded with all her strength
to the place, where she could see the
men struggling in the water, reaching
there just in time to clutch Osborne BY
the hair as ne was sinking to death.
When she reached the spot where Os-
borne was she was almost overcome
with her exertions, and it was with diff
Guilty that the almost unconscious form
Of the young man was pulled into the
little craft. It was some minutes be-
fore either of the pair recovered sufIi-
GENTLY to work their way ashore.
Mrs. Whittemore Is the daughter Of
Dir. and Mrs William H. Mansfield OF
Wakefield, and was born in Wakefield
twenty eight years ago She was edu-
Gated in the Wakefield schools and the
normal school Of Salem, and was a
school teacher before her marriage to
Mr.. Whittemore, which took place last
winter, Her husband is connected with
the concern Of Whittemore Brothers u
company, manufacturers of shoe black
ings, with factory in Cambridge and
Office in the Boston leather district. The
Boston residence of the couple is at No.
~ Pinckney street.
As a school teacher, Mrs. Whittemore
spent her vacations at q summer camp
in Freedom, N. IT., close to Lake 0ssipee,
with a party Of teachers She and her
husband were passing Sunday there.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-24
MUST BEAR HIS WIFE no GRAVE.
No Friends Willing to Aid Greephauish
al Funeral Of Victim Of Religious
Mania.

Chicago, Sept, 24.--Tn Zion City, yes.
terday, an undertaker's wagon, accom-.
panied by single mouruer, oo0r old
Adam Greenhaulgh, the aged man uho
called the now celebrated victim 0f ~.
ligious fanaticism, carried plain black
casket to the burial ground. II was the
third scene in the tragedy Of the Grip.
Piled woman who was tortured to death
BY her relatives and friends in vain
endeavor to exercise from her body the
evil spirits" Of rheumatism which were
supposed TO have made her bed-ridden
No friends have signifed their will
inguess to act as pail bearers. Indeed,
a search had to be made for some church
officer to pronounce the last words as
the coffin Is lowered into its resting place
by the grave diggers. The grief stricken
old man must lend his own strength to
this last Office for his dead
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-24
cIeanina Che TynewrIter.

The most important thing in clean
Ing a typewriter is to get the dust and
grit out of the machlne-not farther
into it, as is too often the case. At
least twice a year every typewriter
should be thoroughly cleaned with gas
oline and then the machine should be
left alone until all the gasoline has
evaporated. Then all points Of frlc-
tion should be oiled and the ribbon,
which was, Of course, removed at the
start, replaced Simply as business
proposition it pays to keep typewrit.
ers covered when not in use.--Circle.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-24

shiraz itself is the most beautiful
Persian city | saw. City of roses. city
OF poets, city Of sunshine, II has MI
ways been famed for It's loyellness.
Under the brown bills and amid the
gardens Of roses ana oranges there
lived the poets Saadi and Ha6g and
many another sweet Persian singer.
Thence has come any inspiration which
has ever animated the nationality Of
Persia. NOR does this seem strange to
one who has known days spent IN the
brown walled. cypress studded gar
dens ana nights wrapped ~ soft still
moss md bawitched by the power Of
the mystic Persian moon. Wide World
Magazine
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-24
CLERGY WARN GIRLS
AGAINST STUDENTS
Threaten to Publish Names if They En-
terrain Boys from Lehigh.

Allentown Pa, Sept. 24-The Rev
j. ?. Walsh, rector, and FIR. Gaiiney
curate Of the Church Of the Immaculate
Conception, in their sermons, warned the
young women Of the parish against toe
close association with students of lie.
high university.
The priests threatened that unless the
Young women stopped the practice Of
entertaining Lehigh students, their
names would be announced from the pul.
pit The warning came as a surprise
TO many of the parishioners and was the
cause Of considerable comment.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-24
Won by Card.
[Original.l

LOrtgfnall
Miss Bursley sat iii the library OF
her residence at card table opposite
Mr.. Hauxhurst. They were both
young. handsome and to the manner
born. Miss Bursley had inherited a
small fortune, the remains Of d large
one, and had lived fashionable life.
Mr.. Hauxhurst was rich.
Miss Bursley's especial interest In
Mr.. Hauxhurst was that he INDUCED
her passion for cards. She was an in
veterate gambler. Mfr. Hauxhurst be.
ing rich, she did not scFuple to win his
money, and ne did not object to her
doing so If she could. He invariably
permitted her to fix the stake and to
decide whether the game should be
heavy or light She always decided
that it should be heavy. She had 9TH
er men friends who gambled, but some
could not afford to lose, others took lit
tie interest I'm the game, while others
were extremely cautious. She knew
that II she won the whole of Mr..
Hauxhurst's fortune he would lose it
like a man and scorn to blame her.
Perhaps there were times when she
fancied that possibly she might
'break the bank" of his finances and
be rich. Then she would marry Har-
ny Hunter, young man whose ambi-
ton was to be spendthrift and was
only prevented by the want of funds.
For time her dream of making her,
self rich at Mr.. Hauxhursts expense
seemed Of possible realization. Slow
ly his money was passing from his
bank to hers. One evening when she
had won from him a larger amount
than usual he looked at her with his
imperturbable smile and asked. "sup-
pose you win all / have. What will you
do with it,"
Marry poor man."
ITO pass it ON for your
She took up fine hand and was too
intent upon it to reply. He did not
press her. Indeed, he scanned his own
cards, then sat looking up at a paint
ing on the wall It represented the re-
turn of the prodigal, and he seemed
to have forgotten the game In It,
When the hand was played his was a
winner, and it won large sum.
From that moment the luck changed.
Little by little Miss Burslcy's winnings
passed back to their Original owner,
and then there was steady flow of
her own possessions toward Mr.. Haux-
hurst. a woman in games of chance
invariably becomes a pIunger The
more Miss Bursley lost the higher she
fixed the stakes and the wilder she
played. Mr.. Hauxhurst sat before her
languidly dealing the cards, apparent
~ neither pleased nor displeased to be
winning such large sums from a wo-
man. Finally there came o time when
Miss Bursley knew that at the rate she
was losing one more evening would
put The whole Of her estate into the
hands Of Mr.. Hauxhurst.
That evening had arrived. 1t was
the evening mentioned at the begin
ming Of the story. The game was
two handed bridge whist. Miss Burs-
Iey's hands ran well at first, and she
won handsomely. Mr. Hauxhurst
looked at her with one of his usual
smiles and remarked:
III this keeps up you'll yet be able
to marry your poor man"
Miss Bursley, who was dealing, did
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-24
OLDEST ACTRESS TO
RETIRE FROM STAGE.
Farewell Of Annie Yeamans on Her 72d
Birthday, After Service Of 90
Years

New York, Sept, 24.--cood old Annie
Yeamans, who has made us laugh and
cry many a time, will retire from the
stage on her 72d birthday She has been
on the stage for GO years, Since the
death Of Mrs. Gilbert she has been
known as the oldest actress in active
duty.
For more than q century the Yeamans
family has been identified with the stage
in England and America. Annie's FIRST
appearance IN this country was in 1865
on the Pacific slope. Lolita Crabtree was
then playing girl parts in the same sec
ton.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-24
WHAT TO WEAR.

The Tailor Made Girl 10 "It' This Fall.
Separate Jackets In Smart Effects.
The tailor made girl Is the girl of
the fall this year. The dainty lady in
frills and furbelows will have no place
In fashions scheme 1t Is easier for a
furbelow lady to become a tailored
girl than for d tailored girl TO reverse
the process The befrilled maiden may
take heart 81 grace, for some suitable
styles In tailored garments viii soon
be found for her
The separate jacket comes to the
fore each autumn, but this season 1t ID
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-24
Train and Track.

Trains on the Scottish highlands
have been occasionally stopped by the
force Of the wind.
The storage capacity Of the yards Of
the Pennsylvania railroad has inoreas.
ed 200 per cent In ten years.
Steel box cars have been built re-
Gently which VIII weigh about 5000
pounds less than wooden cars Of the
same size and capacity.
In every mile Of railway there arc
seven feet not covered by rails This
consists Of the small spaces left be-
tween the rails to allow for expansion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-24
WELLINGTON and Waterloo.

Heine, in speaking OF welllngton's
good luck at Waterloo, says: This
man has the bnd fortune to meet with
good fortune when the greatest man OF
the world IS unfortunate We see in
him the victory Of stupidity over genius
Arthur Wellington triumphant when
Napoleon Bonaparte was overwhelmed.
Wellington and Napoleon! It Is a Won
derful phenomenon that the human
mind can at the same time think OF
both these names"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-24
STEAMER SUNK IN LAUNCHING.
Italian Vessel Damaged to the Extent
of 100000.

Romes Sept 24--While the italian
Lloyds transatlantic steamer Princess
Yolanda, 10000 tons, the largest emf
grant ship ever built in italy, was be.
ing launched at Rivatrigoso, near Speda,
she heeled over and rushed into The sels
on her side, and sank. There were many
workmen on board and they were res
cued with difficulty. The tlamSge Is
estimated at about Sl00,000.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-24

Doctor Ito PATIENT Your heart is
rather Irregular, Have you anything
that is worrying your Patient-Oh.
not particularly. Only that just now
when you put your hand in your pocik-
ct thought you were going to give
me your bill.-London Telegraph.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-24
Killed bv Successes.

A bull at a cattle show In italy won
the prize for size and well being, so
his proud owner made a wreath Of
laurel leaves and put It round the vic.
tors neck Well, the victor ate his
wreath and died.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-24
eotb better on.

Don't giieye; your husband Is bet
ter Off"
$50 am /, responded the young wild
ow: he carried $4,000 life Insurance
Houston Post
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-24
Queer Rowing.

The ignorance Of many noveiists in
regard to sport IS lamentable. a lady
author says IN describing boat race,
"Al rowed fast, but none SO fast as
gtrokei"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-24

st. Peters, Rome, has floor area Of
227,000 square feet, the greatest Of any
cathedral in the world.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-24

Iet not things bepaase they are
common, enioy for thot tne is'a share
uf our consideration pllny.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-24

The world Is too small for the covet.
ous. Latin Provoth
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-24

The oldest bank notes In the world
are those issued In China 1887 b. @.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-09-04
Growing CamphOr Trees.

We found an item on this subject,
written for The Florists Exchange, by
Joseph Meehan, which contains clip
ping full of transformation which he
found in daily and proceeds to correct.
1t is as follows:
"One of our daily papers has this to
say concerning camphor:
''Camphor trees won't grow profta-
bly, anywhere but in Japan. They yield
nothing, even there, till they are forty
years old Then the tree is cut down,
and from the whole thing-leaves, bark,
trunk, branches, even roots-the cam
phor is distilled. The process is difficult.
1.-The Japs, a far sighted people usual
ly, made mistake in the past, and
did not preserve their camphor groves
as they should. Now, in consequence,
there are not enough camphor trees. But
the next generation will see this deficit
more than corrected; for today, in Japan,
for every old camphor tree cut down
ten young ones must be planted
'The writer of the above extract is
mistaken in saying the camphor tree
will not grow proftably anywhere but
in Japan. It will flourish in any ordi-
nary climate where but no more than
a few degrees of frost occur. The trees
flourish in Florida, and seedsmen there
advertise seeds from their trees, and it
could be grown in other states as we'll.
It would thrive, no doubt, in California
and in British Columbia, and it thrives
even in the extreme southern part of
England. There must be a good trade
already in the South for young trees,
as many Southern nurserymen adver
tise plants in quantities, but they may
be only for ornamental purposes.
cat any rate, it is certain the trees
could be grown profitably outside of
Japan"
In addition to the above, we call at
tention to an article which we cut from
a State paper, but which was credited
to "Exchange:"
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-09-04
Texas CamphOr Farms.

CamphOr farms are the latest addl-
tions to the resources of the Lone Star
state. So far there are only two, both
of which are operated by the govern
ment, but Texans confidently expect
their state to become one of the great
camphor producing regions of the world.
Practically the entire supply of cam
phor now comes from Formosa. The
demand has increased to such an extent
that the attention of all of the leading
countries of the world has been directed
to opening up a new source of supply.
This is made necessary by the fact that
in the manufacture of the modern ex-
plosives which are used in big power
guns camphor forms an important in
gredient.
Now that the Japanese government
controls the worlds supply Of the pro-
duct, it is by no means certain that
it may be obtained in the desired guam
titles at all times in the future. In
order to provide against any such con-
tingency as this, the growth of the cam
phor shrub is being encouraged in Texas.
The camphor experimental farm at
Wharton was established nearly a year
ago, says The Southwest. The shrubs
have thrived wonderfully we'll and they
are now as high as mans head.
The process in operation at Formosa
for extracting the camphor is to chop
the trees down and cut them into small
pieces, from which the camphor is then
distilled. DR.. Watkins will adopt
different method in Texas
He sows the camphor seeds like wheat
or oats, and the shrub quickly sprouts.
When it has attained a height of about
three feet it will be cut down by now
ing machine at a height of about one
foot from the ground. The several por-
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-09-04
"A Monster Flower"

(See Ornamental Department for Aug. y
The editor is doubtful of the truth
of an item concerning a flower "as large
as carriage Wheel" said to be found
in the Philippines, species of Rafflesia.
Allowing few inches for the story to
grow in the time elapsed, [ see no diff
Guilty. The four or five species of this
genus hitherto known grow in Sumatra
and Java, which are not far from the
Philippines. Some species have flowers
only two or three inches across and all
are true parasites growing on the roots
or stems) of various species of Cissus.
They have no stem nor leaves, the flower
being the whole plant. A round knob
appears on the Cissus and grows for
some months, Towering at time when
the Cissus leaves have fallen. The R..
Arnold has flower more than yard
across. The sexes are in separate flowers
and the flowers smell like carrion.
E. S. Gilbert.
New York.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-09-04

tions will be put through the distilling
process and the camphor extracted.
From the tender stubble other shoots
will spring up, and the cutting process
can be repeated once year for several
years. It is asserted that a better quail
ity of camphor can be obtained by this
method than by the ancient process that
is used in Formosa. The crop requires
no attention except the sowing and har-
vesting.
It is claimed by DR.. Watkins that
a large portion of southwest Texas is
specially adapted to successful camphor
growing. At present prices one acre
of camphor would yield profit of about
$3.50. It is expected, however, that when
it's cultivation becomes general in Texas
there will be drop in prices.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-09-04

staff By shaking this over the plants
early in the morning, very effective
work may be done. Ii the area is very
great, a bag containing more Of the
mixture may be placed on each end of
staff which is balanced across the
back of mule, the powder being
distributed by simply Earring the staff.
After the application Of either Of these
mixtures, the hay should not be cut
until after a good rain as there is
danger Of poisoning. Even though a
portion of the hay was lost, this prac-
tlce would be worth while for the sake
of keeping this pest in check.
Florida Agricultural Experiment
Station, Gainesville, Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-09-04
New York.

A friend Of mine living in a town
where he has room for a few fruit
trees, tells me he likes the Kieffer
pears because they are not tempta-
ton to boys, who do not care for fruit
they cannot eat at once. This fruit is
poor eating when first picked, but it
improves with age, if kept as it should
be. The trees grow rapidly, are pro-
l1flc, and are troubled less, we find,
with insects and diseases, than other
fruit trees.-F. M. W., in Farm Jour
nal.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-09-04

I WILL EXCHANGE a trio of thorouobbred
5. L. w. Leghorns for trio of thoroughbred
barred Plymouth Rocks. A. Lamont, White
City. Fla. y ~
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-09-04
FREE EXCHANGE COLUMN.

Advertisements Of twenty (2O) words or
less will be inserted in this column free for
regular subscribers who have products or
other articles they would like to exchange.
regular business announcements will not
be permitted under any circumstances.