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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-04

New Substation.
a. post-office substation. which will be
known as No. ~, for tho collection OF mall,
sale OF stamps and the issue OF money.o or
ders. was Installed at Tragle's drug store.
No. $40 East Broad, on April list.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-04

The unusual charge to mnintenapce
of way and structures for las t. Febr
3ruary Ia questioned by tho heavy OK
pendituros incl dent to resta t!ng /. track
and roadway damaged by ~ n Water
on the Ohio and scioto Rivers.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-04

i Joseph ". Coke comptroller OF the
Norfolk and Western Railway Com
pany. makes tho following report OF
the earnings and expenses Of the road
for the month of February with COM
parsons for the same month OF last
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-04

One Of the ist original features Of
THE cntertajRnt VIII be the cab
bage patch, 7ich viii be filed with
ARTIFICIAL Cage. Attached to the
roots OF thj will be some article.
Mrs. Wiggs m sell these to the au-
4diencc fftephc performance.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-04

J. A. Connolly & Co. have sold for
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-04

MIR. Hutton will prcacl, again this
oyenng, his subject being "The
LeproSys OF SIM
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-08
prnaldnn. Neil Enonaratnd.

The many friends Of Robert +. Nell,
general president Of the international
Brotherhood Of Railroad Freight and
Baggage Men, whose headquarters Is IN
Boston, Will bo glad to learn that hc
has been exonerated from the charge
Of enlightenment brought against him
hy A. r. Bosner, who, It is said il an
expelled officer Of the organization.
Mr.. Nell and his personal counsel went
to Lancaster, Pa, to meet the charge.
An examination If the books showed
the court that the organization owed
Mr. Nell $1l0 for salary The court de-
cIdod to throw the case out, stating
that the eharge was entirely unwar-
ranted.--Boston Globe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-08
GLEANINGs.

Remains OF irrigation systems 1000
years old have been excavated In
South Africa.
For drainage and irrigation Holland
has the astonishing total of 100000
miles of canals and bitches.
In Russia the nobility enjoy freedom
from poll tax, In Germany certain
noble families pay no taxes at all.
Wrestling is the popular sport OF
Persia. Great tournaments are held
to decide supremacies OF districts.
A London policeman arrests on an
average no more than nine persons In
year. a Partisan arrests twenty
eight.
In Austria only IS per cent Of the I'm
habltants are engaged in agriculture.
while in the sister country, Hungary.
GA In each 100 are engaged in tllling
the land.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-08

broidered belt that would be becoming
to short WASTED woman is extreme
" narrow in the back, but widens ont
in front and Is flushed with a large
oval buckle. This belt should be pull
ed down in front so as to give as long
q line as possible Women who pride
themselves on their trim appearance
prefer the two piece belt to any of the
others. 1t is q simple matter to put
the two piece belt together after II
comes from the laundry. One end Of
the belt is run through the buckle and
fastened underneath with button ard
bnttonhole. 4 pearl button on the belt
is visible In the middle OF the buckle,
through which the other end Is drawn
and buttoned
Striped suitings are extremely smart
for the tailored gowns so much worn
this season. Gray and white is the IA.
vorite combination. but white and
brown or tan ana blue Is very attrac.
tive.
The costume IN the cut Is Of natural
colored pongee trimmed with bands OF
light brown silk The cape wrap has
collar Of embroidered muslin that
gives dainty touch to the whole.
JUDO CHoLLET
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-08

used to e considerable extent. Whits
batiste embroidered In eolors is very
popular us a trimming.
The newest handkerchiefs are so thin
that one is suspicious Of the service
that they VIII give. They are extreme
Is narrow bemmed and are SO small as
to be conveniently slipped into a card
case.
rique and duck suits are wonderfuI-
" smart trimmed with soutache braid
put on In fanciful patterns.
There are coat SETS for collars ana
cuffs Of two toned laces. coffee and
cream, cream and white, etc, with the
deeper tone edging the pnler color
Here Is charming little blue cham.
bray for the small girl Hand en-.
broidery trims the front panel and the
SKIRT md the bodice trimmings are OF
fancy beading. JUDO CHOLLET.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-08
DAUGHTERS OF TOLL.
The Number Of Breadwinning Women
Increasing Rapidly.

tAlU tNMtnDET VI 5IGAAWi0NAVA NVVtfhSfN
Increasing Rapidly.
The department of commerce and
labor has just issued special report
on women workers IN the United
States AS IL the case with most gov
ernment reports, the statistics presents
ed are several years old. But as 1t IS
well known that the percentage OF
women wage earners is constantly
growing the figures covering the peri.
cd 1Ss0-1900 win be understood as not
fully representing present conditionss
The report under this head says I
1.-THE extent to which women are en-.
gagged In breadwinning pursuits Is in
creasing. At the census OF 1880 the
number OF women sixteen years Of age
and over reported as having gainful
occupation was 2,35s,9s8; in 1900 1t was
4,S33, $50, an increase Of 2,4T9,042, or
1853 per cent. In other words, the
number OF women at work more than
doubled in this interval Of twenty
years. OF course the increase was in
part the result Of the growth Of popu-
latIon. But this accounts for not much
more than one-half Of the total in
crease, and it is probable that there
were over a million women engaged in
gainful occupations in 1900 who would
not have taken up such occupations if
conditions and tendencies had re-
NAMED the same as they were twenty
years before. The increasing partici-
patton of women in industrial pursuits
is indicated by the increase shown In
the percentages. OF the women six
teen years OF age and over JIG per cent
were at work in 1880, 10 per cent In
1890 and 20,6 per cent In 1900"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-08

The Times Daily Short Story.


masked. Short swords were in the
hands Of both adversarles. The stran-
ger showed skill fiji fencing. but not
extraordinary skill. Normindin was
plainly out Of nerve, This made an
even contest Of IT. They fenced for
some time without either getting the
advantage But there was a certain
spring in the stranger which increased,
while Normindip was heavy and grow
ing heavier. There was something
uncanny in the devils costume. The
mouth oil the mask was cut b repre-
sent q leer, and through two holes
above a pair Of glittering eyes looked
out 1t seemed to Normindln, In ma
IIcious triumph.
''You can't kill me, nor I you," said
Normindin presently. 1T is draw"
Normindin's seconds looked at each
other in surprise.
Il shall kill you" replied the other
confidently.
"yVhen7n sliei
Now"
Gathering his strength, he made q
lunge and showed his sword up to the
hilt in Normindins breast As Nor
mindin fell the stranger took or his
mask,
II am the friend" he said, "of young
Alphonse Mercier, the last Of your vic
Tins. In killing him you broke the
heart Of the young girl to whom he
was engaged. I determined to ayenge
her. knew you to be only vulnerable
through your nerve. have attacked
your nerve and have beaten you. am
but fair swordsman."
Normindin made no reply. for he
was dying. He continued to stare at
the speaker TIL his eyes became glaz-
ed. Then the latter. handing his
weapon to his second, got into car
rage and was driven away.
This was neither the first nor the
last act In a drama OF which 1t was a
part. The first IL this:
AIphonse Mercier, young man who
had just come Of age, wooed and won
Eugene Lefevre, the daughter Of a
wealthy cotton broker Of New Orleans.
Another sutton was Captain Roswell
Tracy of the United States engineers,
on duty In the Crescent City and If
teen years older than MERCER. When
Tracy heard that bis successful rival
had fallen a victim that Normlndin
might keep up in New Orleans the
role be had played In Paris, he began
a series OF Investigations, with view
to furnishing the murderer. He found
that Normlndin was wonder with
every weapon. Proceeding, however,
on the theory that such men are de-
pendent on their nerve, he resolved TO
make an effort In that direction.
All New Orleans rejoiced that the
Frenchman Ind been put out Of the
way from doing any more harm, and
one Of the first to hear OF the duel
was Eugene Lefevre. OF the meet
ing after 1t occurred between her and
Captain Tracy there Is no mention,
but 1t must have been one to stir the
deepest emotions In the young girl.
Certain 1t Is that at the expiration Of
a year Miss Lefevre became Mrs. Cap
tain Tracy. ESTHER BRENToN.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-08
TRAIN AND TRACK.

Japan's first interurban railroad was
recently opened
A Paris syndicate Is seeking permits
sion to build six new railway lines In
Spain.
The Bavnrian railway authorities as
a temperance measure have directed
that coffee, with sugar be supplied
free to train attendants and to large
class OF station and permanent way
men while on duty to the amount OF
one liter little legs than quart-a
day.
Henry r. Shaw, the well known me.
chanicai engineer. Of Roxbury, Mass,
has recently had patented a new type
Of his famous balanced locomotive,
which he maintains would II adopted
by all the railroads Of the country on
which high speed Is made reduce the
liability to accident at least 81 per cent
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-08
How She Was Won
forlglnail

[Criginai,l
u was abont 1880 that Alphonse Nor
rnindin came to New Orleans from
Paris. He had fought sixteen dueIs
and had killed nine OF his antagonists.
Friends or relatives OF his victims had
several times sought to take a life for
life, but they had all been wounded
nr killed. The truth was that Nornin-
din WINS so skilled In all weapons, so
especially fitted with eyes, deIicacy Of
touch and nerve, that he was inylnci-
bic.
One evening Normindin was sitting
with friends In a cafe adjoining d hall
where masked ball was in progress.
A man dressed to represent Mephis-
topheles and wearing d mask entered,
walked straight up to the table where
Nornlindin was seated, took up glass
or wine standing on the table before
the duelist and threw 1t In his face.
Normindin paled. This was the FIRST
time In his life that he had been thus
deliberately insulted. Wiping the wine
or his face. he half arose and asked:
Who are you, sir?"
'sThe devil" ,l@t.4
"Take Off your mask
THAT viii do when have killed
you. You shall look upon my face as
you pass below to my kingdom"
Il do not fight with unknown per-
sons"
You shall do 50 now or win kill
you where you Sit
sAnd if / fightl"
II will kill you anyway"
Those sitting about noticed that Nor
mindin was not his usual self. At
tempting to look unconcerned, he put
his thumb and finger on the stem OF a
wineglass and raised 1t to his lips.
His hand trembled.
When and where can my seconds
find youY' he asked Of his enemy.
Now and here" Turning to two
gentlemen In evening dress vino had
entered with him, he added, These
win accommodate you" Then he
went and sat down at a table in a
corner Of the room while the arrange
ments were being made. Normindin
wished delay, but tho stranger said
Now" Normindin, however, though
the challenger, was allowed the choice
Of weapons, for his enemy said that
since he was going to kill him 1t
made no difference with what weapon
be did the deed. This added to Nor
mindin's loss of nerve He had In
tended to choose a short sword, with
which few persons were practlced and
with which he was an expert, but be
had never before known case where
the challenger had been given the
choice Of weapons. This was supreme
Indifference.
Within an hour after the insult had
been given the principals were fight
Ing in a large unfinished room form
ing the whole top story Of a dwelling
house. lighted by lamps. The stranger
still wore his devils dress and was
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-08
vANITYs VISIONS.

Striped Shirt Waists For Morning
Wear--New Handkerchief.
Plain white shirt waists may have to
forfeit some Of their popularity, for
colored and striped blouses in both silk
aud wash materials are to be seen nc
the most fashionable establishments
The colored and striped wash waists
are made very simple, generally buts
toning in front, with stiff linen collaB
and cuffs, much on the regulation tailor
made model.
Fine all over embroideries, founcs
ings, insertions, etc. into which touches
~ delicate color are introduced, will be
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-08
vaGARIES or FASHION.

Ready Made Observation-Disclosures Fan
cies In 5eItdOm.
Buttonholes are sold by the yard In
some Of the shops. They are worked
In an inch fold of thin muslin and are
especially useful on sheer Syash waists
which are finished with a blind fasten-
Ing. They are also practical for IN
derclothing. These buttonholes are not
made by hand, but are far superior to
those seen on most ready made gar
ments. TO the woman who has to do
her sewing at night they are verita-
BILE blessing.
Colored linen belts are made with
stitched plaits and come in pink. blue,
brown and lavender. A white en-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-08
Wanand Now o..

A traveller putting up at a flfth class
hotel brought the boots up with his
angry storming.
want your room changed, sir7
What's the matter sirsr
"rhe rooms MI right fumed The
guest scorchihgly; "its the 1eas OBJ
ject to, that's nll.n
Mrs, Bloobs," bawled the boots IN
M uninterestcd sort Of voice, "the
gent in No. 0 IS satisfied with his room,
but ne wants the deas changed
Illustrated Bits.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-08
pannr 49,

Paper yarn has been spun and WOW
IN at Yeryicrs. In Belgium, for ten
years past. The paper eogd Is largely
used for tying small packages The
lacking manufactured there has rem
tered admirable service and seems to
replace the iute article perfectly, Sacks
III this material have been very sue
iessfully employed as mail bags.
Knives.
Knives laid by for time are apt 10
become rusty ind to spoil Rubbing
the blades with vaselne viii keep them
ia perfect order.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-08

Most Of the stone marbles used ~
boys are made IN Germany, Tho rcf.
use only Of tile marble and agate quar-.
ries is employed, and thIs Is treated Fl
such a way that there Is practically no
Rasta.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-08

II is an old saying that those who
were born in tho last six months Of The
year will have 4 great change Of expc.
rience every seventh year, and their
dreams will have significance during
the full OF the moon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-08

Many members Of the United Asso.
citation Of Plumbers, Gas Filters and
Steam Filters rre urging that the or
ganizGtlon establish home for The
aged and infirm along the same lines
as the typos.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-08
Bakers Extracts
COMPLY WITH AL FO0D LAWS

! Always have and always will. 1
But desire for profit is a human.
weakness, and dealers frequently.
substitute a compound extract on
which the profit is greater, unless
you specify Bakers and insist
upon it.
BAKER EXTRACT COMP Any
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-02
News of Nebraska.

BEATRICE-w H. Bowman, a farmer
living northwest of Beatrice, has lost thir-
teen head of cattle from blackleg.
PLATTSMOUTH-Jud Archer united
in marriage Charles Renner and Miss Lii
liam Uhlik, both residents of Plattsmouth.
.WAHOO-Fred L. Hadsell, formerly a
the Implement business OF Acker & Thigh
man.
YORK-A. F. Bloomer, the former well
known Nebraska lumberman, is sending
his friends In York souvenir cards from
Panama.
BEATRICE-A farmers institute will
be held at Ellis, this county, Saturday,
March 2 splendid program has been
BEATRIcE-The New Home Telephone
company Of this city will have its new
central office at Wymore equipped and
ready for business April 1.
PLATTSMOUTH - Henry Myers and
Miss Elvina Anderson were married at
the home of the brides parents, Rev.
John II. Address officiating.
WAHOO-District court will convene in
Wahoo on March 4, with Judge B. F. Good
presiding. The docket is small one, there
being two criminal cases and thirty-eight
YoRK-York promises the people CT
southeastern and central Nebraska a
large. most interesting and instructive
chantauqua than ever before In the history
of the assembly.
BLUE HILL-W. S. Ashby has COM
pleted arrangements TO move to Hildreth,
NeD., some time this month"; at which
place he will take charge Of the State
bank of Hildreth.
TECUMSEII-The hardware and furni-
ture firm OF -Seaver a Bush in this city has
been dissolved. B. e. Seaver retires from
the business which will be conducted in the
future by &c. II. Bush.
BEATRICE - Emil Klank OF South
Omaha and Clyde Wright of Des Moines,
Ia, will wrestle in this city Friday even
ing, March 8, for purse OF 500 and a GER
tain per cent of the receipts.
| TECUMSEH-G. w. Hassett has bought
| the lumber business here of the Hasseti
! Lumber company. The Hassett lumber yard
| is the pioneer concern of the kind in the
| city, having been established in 1879.
| COLUMBUS-Cupid has not been very
busy around here for several days and
Judge Ratterman has issued but one license
/ to wed, and that was to Earnest SchweizeI
and Mary r. Ernst, both OF Duncan.
! Notwithstanding is the best in York
/ county 1t has been for years. There was
| quite a coat Of ice and then about -four
inches of snow fell. Nearly everybody
| Is out In their cutters and bob sleds.
| COLUMBUS-Fred Abbott OF the Column.
bus Tribune, the new paper started out q
month or two ago to secure a circulation OF
/ 1900 by March /. He did not quite make
IL, but he has got where there is easy sail.
/ ing.
! POLK-G. L. Dorsey an ArborviIIe mer.
| chant, began this week the erection OF q
| hfty-foOt front store building. When the
building is completed Mr.. Dorsey will
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-02
'EsLEYAN UNIVERSITY
basket Ball Team Makes GaIInn
Fight. ARafnat Denver

Denver.
UNIVERSITY PLACE, Mob. March
lSpeclaL)-Last night the basket ball team
met the first defeat II has had for sorre
time. The Denver team was I'm NIincoIr
playing the University team, so a game wa .
scheduled for Wesleyan The bows tooIr
the result calamity, however. and are NOT
ashamed that the score was II to IS.
Wesleyan Academy and lincoln youro
Mems Christian association played a 0aue
the same evening, with a victory for. tho
latter. '''
me sixtyrsecond students recital Of the
conservatory was held in the University
chapel at the same time. Pupils from the
classes or Prof. Movins. Thomas and
Foershel In the conservatory and from the
elocutton department furnished an interest
ing program.
The. Willard Literary society is planning
its annual masquerade party for Saturday
evening. The Theta Phi Sigmas have a
party OF the same nature In the near f,l-
ture.
Prof. Foershel played two interesting
violin solos Thursday at the regular chanel
services. 1t has been many years since
this school has had a violin teacher who
could put so much feeling and expression
into his music as Prof Foershel does
Monday the professor leaves for California
on long concert tour He viii return In
the middle of May and be here during the
summer months, not returning to Germany
as he did last year.
Monday evening Chancellor and Mrs
Huntington will give their annual banquet
to the seniors of the college of Liberal
Arts. This is one of the pleasant social
events OF the year and one long looked
forward to by every senior class.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-02

tree falling on him. The two men were cut
ting down a large tree and one of them was
rope slip and the tree fell on Twardosk
and broke one of his legs and inflicted other
bad injuries. ss
wAHOOLThe Stetson quarter section, of
land two and one-half miles west of Wa
hoo has been sold to John Trutna for So
900. This is the highest price reached for
belonging to c. e. Beadle, two miles south
OF Wahoo, was sold to s. H. Jones. pro
prletorr Of the Wahoo electric light plant
for $40 an acre also.
ST. PAUL-Drs o. and Georgiana
Grothan were given a farewell surprise on
the eve of their removal to Kearney. In
presented an elegant set OF silver forks in a
hitting and appropriate speech, and DR..
Grothan responded feelingly. The doctor has
purchased a building In Kearney, where he
Will establish a private hospital
BEEMBR-Mr. James Flores and Miss
Ida Schultz were united in marriage at the
ReY Meeske officiating. This is the second
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. F. ID. Schultz that
they have given in marriage during the
leave in few days for Pierce, Neb. where
they will make their future home.
TECUMSEH-Miss Margaret Rice, the
Mr.. Walter INLAND, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. c. INLAND of Humboldt, were married
at the home of the bride. The ceremony
was by Rev. f. M. Sturdevant and was wit
messed by small company of relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. INLAND will go to Canada,
Mr.. INLAND having purchased a farm near
Peacock. Saskatchewan.
BEATRICE-In what was TO have been a
ten-round boxing contest, Jack Dunleavy
OF Omaha knocked out Cotton Bitner in
the fourth round before a large crowd in
the opera house at Wilbur last evening
The first three rounds were in favor OF
Biltner, but after some lively sparring in
the fourth Dunleavy landed a solar plexus
blow that put his opponent down and out
The contest was for purse of 500.
HUMBOLDT-Mrs. Frank Skalak, wife
OF pioneer farmer, died suddenly Of heart
failure at her home several miles south.
She was found unconscious by members of
the family and expired In spite OF medical
aid. She was native of Bohemia aged AZ
years and leaves husband and four grown
children. all residents of this section. Fun
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-02

CASH
Figures on what f. Coming from the
Railroads in Unpaid Taxes.

Figures on what f. Coming from the
Railroads in Unpaid Taxes.
AUBURN, Neb., March 1--(Speclal 1.-THE
decision of the United States supreme court
in the case of the Burlington and Union
Pacific taxes is Of considerable interest to
this county. For several years the Bur-
lington railroad has been paying less than
half Of it's taxes in this county In 1904
the amount due from the company was
s13Oo5.O2. and they paid but s7,s1616. Ieav-
ing a balance of S5,OSs.S6. In 1906 the amount
due from the company was S141n.OS. they
paid $s.6S9.27, leaving balance OF s5,5O1.S1.
In 1906 the amount due was S12O39.42, they
paid S,2sAS7, leaving a balance of A575.O6.
This makes a balance due from them of
S15,S45.72 and the interest on the same is
S2.34s76, making the total amount now due
from them s17,6Ss.4s.
COLUMBUS, Neb., March 1.--(Special y
The railroads owe the following taxes to
Platte county: Taxes for 1904, S4,76s.9 "a; In
terest, s107.ss; 1905 taxes due, t6,47L4s; inter-
est ssO9.9O; 1906 taxes due Sc, 9ss.S7; interest,
S159O9 Total taxes. S17,6O2.24: interest,
s2,O4o.27. Total taxes and interest, s19,-
64251. Platte county citizens are jubilant
over the decision of the supreme court.
WAHOO, Neb., March 1.--(Special. -Saun-
ders county win receive 81 ,279.17 In back
taxes for 1904, 1905 and 1906, from the Union
Pacific. Burlington and Omaha & North
Platte railroad by the recent decision OF
the United States supreme court. The fact
that the railroad companies withheld their
taxes in this county caused them to lose
a considerable amount OF freight business
In Wahoo and while there has been no boy.
colt the merchants have expressed them
selves quite freely on the subject.