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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-21
Z 81 CAT TALES.

The domestic cat OF civilization is
not in any way related to the wild cat
but another species entirely.
A lady resident at one Of the palatial
hotels at Los Angeles keeps a maid
entirely for the purpose OF attending
TO the comfort OF her three expensive
Persian cats.
One Of the Los Angeles batteries
profits over $4,000 a year by the sale
OF aristocratlc kittens and cats to wo-
men OF culture, OF wealth aud OF af-
lection for this class Of dumb animals.
Mohammed, walked from sleep by the
crying of the muezzin at the adjacent
tower, found cat asleep within his
long sleeve. TO avoid waking the cat
he cut the part upon which II lay out
Of his sleeve and went to prayer,-Los
Angeles Times.
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against spending money for any such
crank idea as preventing consumption
PLEASE tell MS where we can take
mother, said the little boys, might
have replied in truth, TO grave, that
u the only place the great christian state
Of Ncrmpnt has for the reception OF poor
widows with consumption. At .1e
The above story Is q striking picture,
but none too plain. How often we can
find its counterpart l am aware that
through The generosity OF Congressman
Proctor we are soon 10 have q place
where a limited number Of incipent
cases OF tuberculosis can be treated,
What arc we going 70 do with the poor
unfortunate ones who have the disease
IN the more advanced stagesG What are
we going 20 do with those who are un-
able To care for themselyesg What Is
Barre going To do for these casesG II
I, Is a known fact that the general hospi-
tails will not take these cases. And
there are good reasons why they should
not.
We have taken number Of these
eases at the Emergency hospital, but
we find that we must refuse TO take
any more, at least under present condi-
tons. We regret that we must do this,
but necessary demands such action. The
question Is, what are we going TO do
with these poor nnfortunates? Are we
going to LET them suffer and die with
out any attention. Are we going to
let them keep spreading this terrible
disease, without some effort 20 put a
stop TO iti
Tube snlosis il prcyentable and cur
able disease If the right remedies are
applied. What are we 60 dot
G. w. Miller, NJ. d.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-21
Death Of AGED Native vermonter.

News has been received Of the death
Of Ephriam Pierce in Clintondale Mass.
MIR Pierce was formerly Vermonter,
having been reared in the town Of
Woodbury. where Cor some years he
lived OH a farm. Several years ago he
went to Massachusetts,, where he en-.
gagged III the real estate business and
pfospered, holding at one time large
real estate interests in Boston, Lynn,
and other suburbs.
He was nearly 90 years old and was
the oldest Of a large family of children,
most OF whom are now dead. Ahout
two years ago he suffered broken
hip, from which BE never fully recovered
and this IN part, with old age, caused
his death. Besides his wife he is sur
viyed BY ono adopted daughter, Mrs.
Bruce, who resides with him
Mr. Pierce was man Of devout re-
ligious principles and much of his money
previous TO death had been given to the
church. In the town of Calais stands
large church which he erected and
presented the Christians.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-21
STATE LINES.

Louisiana and South Carolina are the
only states In which the negroes are
more numerous than the whites.
There were only two murders in
Maine last year, though Maine has
neither gailows nor an electrical
chair.
The state Of California, which has
withln its borders over 28000000 acres
OF forest, IS taking steps permanently
to preserve practically the whole
amount. CALIFORNIA; forests are looked
upon not only as d great wood supply.
They are far more valuable as 0 medi-
Nm Of water conservation
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-21
HARDwrcK.

serious Gre would have been the re.
suit.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. N. Jones Sunday February IL,
Walter Dutton, who has been very
iii Of nervous trouble, is slowly re-
gaining his health.
The condition Of Mrs. J. J. Camp.
bell, who is in, continues TO improve,
though very slowly.
A small fire occurred here Monday
morning when a small house owned
and occupied by Mrs. Bangs, on Mil
street., was partially destroyed. The
blaze caught around the chimney, and
but for the lively work of the fremen
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-21
A LONG ROAD HEARING.
Relates to Laying Out Highway Between
Sheldon and Fairfield.

East Fairfield, Feb 21.--The commits
sioners appointed by Franklin county
court, ID. G. Furman of Swanton, chair
man, the Hon G. w. Gates OF Franklin
and +. II. Dewart Of st, Adams, are IN
session this week hearing and taking
testimony upon the question OF laying
out about three miles Of highway be-
tween this place and Sheldon. The indi-
cations are that many days more will
be required in the examination OF wit
nesses. The attorneys for the petition
ers are c. p. Hogan and Il. S. Upper,
and for the town of Fairfield, |. n. Chase
and w. II. Fairchild.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-21

Bryan Is to visit Vermont, it having
been discovered that THERE are enough
Democrats in the state to make up a
reception committee Concord, N. H.,
Monitor.
Brad Smalley's back yard il not big
enough to hold them, either.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-21

The congregationahsts and Methcdists
Of Randolph Center have got 50 far as
to unite il preaching, but disagree on
the shingles to worship under, They are
making progress.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-21

whene'er you find conceit Is nigh
There's but one thing to do
For Inflammation OF the /
Just use little You.
-Lippincott's Magazine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-21
onesidsd Debate.

There's no use talking
That's just what my wife tells me
after she has stated her side OF the ar
gument"-Cleyeland Plain Dealer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-21

A butterfly was seen fitting about
a window at Bartlett & Co.'S min in
Huntington Center recently, something
remarkable on account OF the severe
weather experienced Of late,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-21
a Fair Wnrniuo.

do you print serious poetry by anna
teursT'
only in the humorous column -
Detroit Free Press.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-21

Loyal L. Wright, Of Nsiddlebury. 90
years old, who voted for Andrew
jackson in 1882 and has been very
vigorous old man for several years, has
been confined TO the house nearly all
winter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-21
To Get a Seat.

To circumvent poor weary men
A woman uses tact"
That word describes her conduct when
The trolley car Is packed.
Catholic Standard and Times.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-21
We All Know Them.

A fellow cannot live on love,
But lois OF men there are,
Whom sou and have knowledge Of,
Who live on their loves pa.
Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-21
SEE

The CarborIndum Crystals in
the N. D. Phelps Company's
window. This is the hardest
substance known excepting
the diamond. We have Oil
Stones made from this, Razor
Homes, Pocket Stones, Knife
Sharpeners, etc. Call in and
get a sample. We are selling
SKATES Ar COST.
THE n. D. PHELPS co.
lac NJ Main Street, Barre, VI.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-21
MAXIM HIatnrv.

He makes q speech; he makes a hit:
He makes a record that's immense
When time rolls on a little bit
II hasn't made much difference.
Washington Star
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-21

BE truthful tomorrow Of all days. b
truthful
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-21

Suppose She Had Been out7
what day was born on, motherT
Thursday, child"
Wasn't that fortunatel It's your day
at home. '"--Harper's Weekly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-21

There being 10000 divorces a year in
the United States, there are just SO
many 81 those trial marriages
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-21

1t seems to be encumbent on the peo-
pie Of ST. Aibans TO lift the standard
Of their militia company,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-21
A Good Reason.

Hewitt--Gruet is always winking the
other eye.
Jewett--He can't help IL. One Is
glass. New York Press.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-21
eTakins Lessons.s

She tries her music hour by hour;
IndustriousIy she Iabors.
. Yet tries her music not nne-half
AS much as she tries her neighbora.
--Browning's Magazine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-21

There Is one thing certain, that $7I
will be chewed to mincemeat.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-21
JINGLES AND JESTS.


Winter Weight cIething.
A lawyer named Kant z. p. Small
Often caters suit In the fall,
But the very next spring
'Tik q curious thing
lie can't enter his suit at ALI
.-ItiA1a
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-21
New Waah Goods!

We have been planning for months to
show you one Of the best Wash Goods Depart,
ments in this locality Wash Goods ordered
months ago are coming in fast,
Ten thousand yards of the latest Wash
Goods for 1907 will boon our counters tor your
inspection BY Saturday. The popular Arnold
fabrics have first place.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-21
Fishy

"He claims the baby scaled fourteen
pounds"
THAT sounds iishy" = Lippincotts
Magazine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-21
Aye. there sthe rub. "--Hamlet

-r--+-~-
These Shirts will stand
the rub and the tub. They
arc built with rub sense.
They come from the
laundry refreshed and re
invigorated. Built to stand
by a man in his strcnu-
Gus hours.
New Spring Shirts,
Hats, Fancy Vests and
Suits. Look them over.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-21
SPECIAL PRICES TO GET you INTERESTED


Paris Tissue Riyoi Lawn not II lie but II yard
Roscmont Organde instead Of IL l2c, for lOc yard
Paris Tissue new CLOTH not Use, but lOc yard
Ombrc Lawn, very dainty, only IL lie yard
ST. Gaul Swiss, new designs, only lie yard
Aurora Satin Lawn, not Csc, but loc yard
Imported Checks, in black and white for lVc yard
White Goods of every kind that is new, Fancy
White Swiss, Swiss Checks Merccrized Madras, India
Lawns, Persian Lawns French Lawns, Nainsooks ana
many others will be glad to show you.
Twelve hundred and fifty yards Fancy Figured Lawns
all lust for this lot the price only i-Sc yard
Don't expect these for this price when this lot e gone
SATURDAY YIN addition to our White
Sale, now in progress, we will put on sale Sat
urday FIVE dozen Mercenzed Tape Girdle Cor
sets with Supporters for soc, FIVE dozen Cor
sets, full extended hip, also Taperlng Waist
Supporters, price only 45c each, and five dozen
Thompson Glove Fitting Corsets, Sl.OO quail
ity, for 75c each Don't miss this Corset sale.
See our window for the best Shirt Waist to be found for
CSC St.25, S1.5O, $l.o8, $2.25 up
III. Mngbaa Store
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$40

copies, the largest paid circulation Of
any daily paper in this section.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-09
CITIZENS STATE BANK MAY
REOPEN IN GOOD CONDITION
BY Associated Press.


SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. S.-President
Ragland of the suspended Citizens State
bank said today that the bank was Sc
curing from all its depositors stipulations
TO accept two, four and six months time
certificates for their deposits. BY this
means he said, the bank hoped to tide
over the difficulty and to reopen in better
shape than ever.
Members of the bank commission ex-
press confidence in the ability of the in
stitution to resume. The commissions
expert, c. II. Dunsmoor, is still working
on the accounts of the California Safe
Deposit and Trust company. The COM
missioners will continue in charge Of af-
fairs OF the bank, until the officials are
prepared to reopen the dors. More than
half million dollars came to the city this
morning for distribution through the sub
treasury. More is expected before the SUBJ
treasury closes tonigh. The general SEN
timent in local banking circles continues
optimistic and conditions are expected to
soon become normal.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-09
F0RTIFY PHILIPPINES
GOVERNMENTS PLAN
Army and Navy Board Is Considering
Drafts of Proposed Harbor
Defenses in the
Islands
Ey Associated Press.

Isy Associated Press
WASHINGTON. Nov. S-The joint army
and navy board considering Philippine
Notifications has divided itself into as
many committees of order" as there are
members, and individual reports will be
presented at an early date on the ques-
tion of whether a naval base shall b.
established at subig bay or Manila
harbor.
AT an exchange of ideas which are to
include drafts of plans for Notifications,
the joint board expects to reach a de-
cision so that a final report can be made
to the president before congress convenes.
Whatever the decision as to the loca-
ton of the naval base may be, 1t has been
settled that Subig bag shall be fortified
at the entrance, being regarded as such
fine harbor that it is to the advantage of
the government to protect it. The money
already spent there on Notifications has
not been wasted. even if it should ulti-
mately be decided to esta blish the base
at Manila. Members of the board believe
several meetings will be necessary before
the question Is decided.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-09
BUSINESS m WEST AND
NORTHWEST HANDICAPPED
BY Associated Press.


CHICAGO, Nov. S.-The financial sit
uation of Chicago and the northwest is
mainly matter of unlocking. That is
to say, the ordinary facilities for COM
merce and the transaction of banking
business have been curtailed by the
shortage of currency.
The bankers are taking steps to return
to the normal conditions. They did not
consider it safe yet, however, to begin
the payment of currency whenever de-
manded and cnecks on the clearing house
for small amounts are now in prepara-
ton, to be used as currency.
1t is almost certain that these checks
will be issued on Monday, and several
million dollars of them will then be avail
able. But meanwhile the Golfers of the
banks and the pockets of individuals
have been somewhat replenished by the
importation of over $6,000,000 of gold and
the deposits o. the United States gov
ernment in national banks have been
increased several millions.
Seemingly it is but a question of a
few weeks at the longest when money
will rbe freely in circulation. The Chicago
banks have been calling loans to grain
men to some extent in order to force the
product to market. The consequence has
been a decline in the price of agricultural
products. The amount of money that
can be realized to the west from agricul-
tural products is we'll indicated by the
fact that the visible supply of wheat in
this country is now over 43, 100000 bushels,
as against 37,000.00O bushels a year ago,
while the price is materially higher.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-09
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM
LEAGUE FIGHTS POLITICS
Twenty-seVenth Annual Convention Is
in Session at BuffaIo-Partisan-
ship by Employees Frowned
Upon
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press
BUFFALO, Nov. S-The twenty-seventh
annual convention of the National Civil
Service Reform league began here yester-
day. Last nights session of the council
was addressed by Governor Charles f.
Hughes and Charles ]. Bonaparte, attor-
ney general of the United States.
The annual report of the council was
read by Chairman Richard Henry Dana
of Boston. The report mentioned politi-
clans by name and condemned their al
legged shortcomings. The report said in
part:
"In regard to the suppression of undue
political activity among government en-
ployes we note two milestones as we
progress One is the policy established
that no government employe, even outside
the competitive classified service, shall at
the same time hold an office in a party
organization or allow his political work
to interfere with his official duty. The
other is the executive order giving the
civic committee power to investigate cases
of undue political activity of employees n
the competitive classified service. Among
these employees no political activity is
permitted"
Joseph H. Choate of New York was
elected president of the league to succeed
Daniel C. Gilman of Baltimore. who de-
clined reelection. Vice presidents elected
were Mr.. Gilman, Grover Cleveland, Seth
Low of New York, Franklin MacVeagh,
Chicago; Bishop Potter. New York; Arch
bishop Ryan, Philadelphia; Morefield
Storey, Boston; Thomas Strong, Port
land, Ore and Herbert Welsh, Philadel-
phia.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-09
GOOD PROGRESS MADE IN
READJUSTMENT OF FINANCES
sy AssocIated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov S.-Bradstreet's to-
morrow will say that good progress has
been made in accommodating the country
to the changed financial condition; this
too. with strikingly little friction, con-
sidering the scarcity of currency and
widespread substitution of credit instru-
merts for actual cash. At the same time
wholesale and jobbing trade has quieted
down very perceptibly. and the disposi-
tlon in Industrial lines has been to cur
tail production wherever possible. There
is in fact a rather more optimistic tone
prevailing this week than last. the out
growth of the better feeling at the east,
:he large arrivals of gold from Europe
and the idea that basis conditions, both
as regard the purchasing power of the
people and absence of large stocks. are
better than some preceding years of
stress.
There are, it is true. increasing evil
dences that the level of commodity prices
has been forced unreasonably high, and
the nrocess of readjustfnent will compel
numerous revisions. In this respect the
easing of iron and other metal prices,
the further decline in cereals and the
sharp falling off in live stock quotations
are taken as a sign of revisions in other
lines yet to come.
From two sections, the northwest ana
the south, complaints are numerous that
the absence of the actual cash prevents
the movement of wheat and cotton to
markets, but the country issuance of
bank and corporation checks In small de-
nominations has eased the currency stu
ntion greatly; the domestic exchange mar
kets are much more settled and the gem
eral acceptance of credit instruments Is
expected to allow of necessary business
being done pending the readjustmert of
the volume of business to the supply of
currency capital.
Collections are rather slower, but there
has been slight eaglng in the premium
for actual currency at the east. The
runs on the various financial concerns are
apparently a thing of the past. Failures
are not so important as in either the
preceding two weeks and the wave of
uistrust has perceptib,y subsided.
Business failures in the United States
for the week ending November I number
225 against 22S last week and 146 in the
like week year ago.
Wheat, including -four, exports from the
United States and Canada for the week
ending November Z, aggregated S,49S,593
bushels, against 4155,S11 bushels this week
last year For the last nineteen weeks
of the fiscal year the exports were 7S,727,-
4OS bushels, against 66,S2,312 bushels In
l9O6-07
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-09

this week. but the situation is more en-
couraging because of more general belief
that the financial storm Is being wealth
cred remarkably well.
About sf0.000,000 in gold was secured
abroad before the Bank of England raised
the official rate of discount and return
ing confidence is witnessed 'by deposits of
boarded money. 1t will take some time
to restore all this cash to circulation.
but the treasury has given further relief
and the banks are issuing notes freely.
Leading Industries are handicapped by
lack of funds, and so many contemplated
undertakings have been deferred that
working forces are reduced, especially at
steel mills. Prices of commodities have
declined still further and exports should
be increased thereby, but for the last
week foreign commerce at this port
showed loss of s2.512, 6s1 in value of mer
chandise exported as compared with last
year, while imports gained sl6506f.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-09

security for additional circulation. The
correspondence on the subject is almost
unprecedented and although the officials
applied themselves unrenittingly to the
work until late at night the volume of
work increases rather than diminishes.
The amount of additional bank notes
being spread is daily increasing and the
treasury officials are greatly encouraged
in the belief that the crisis In the money
stringency has passed and that gradual
relaxation in the tension that has ex-
listed for three weeks may be confidently
expected. The National City bank of
New York has arranged for $1,000000 ad-
ditional circulation.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-09
WORK
PROGRESSING
FOES OF LIQUOR HOLD ANNUAL
CONVENTION
Mrs. Stevens, President of organiza-
tion, Rejoices at Downfall of
Ancient Enemy, "king
Acohop
BY Associated press.

By Associated Press.
NASHVILLE. Tenn, Nov. s. - The
thirty-fourth annual convention of the
National Womans Christian Temperance
union was called to order here this morn
ing in the First Presbyterian church by
President Mrs. Lillian M ". Stevens of
Portland, Me.
Between 800 and 500 delegates were in
their seats. They are here from every
state in the union. several colored women
being among the number. After organi-
zation and appointment of committees,
the president delivered her annual ad-
dress, which was In part as follows:
Two decades ago we came here ac-
tuated by the same spirit inspired by the
same hopes, upheld by the same faith
which are ours today.
Can we not take for mis- convention
the same motto that Frances e. Willard
gave to the convention in 1887: There Is
nothing inexorable but love?' Her min
istrations in years gone by had much to
do with weakening the foundations of the
liquor power, and today we rejoice that
it can not be said as of yore: King AL
cohol is enthroned in the realm of King
Cotton
Each triumph over the liquor traffic
gained in the southlcnd is of national
value and the temperance victories In
Tennessee have gladdened the harts of
good men and women everywhere.
"Gorgia's struggle. Georgia's achiever
ment, will help Massachusetts, Illinois,
California and all other states to break
away from the bondage of licensed liquor
trade
Following the delivery of the address,
an evangelistic service was presided over
by Miss Elizabeth Greenwood, national
evangelist superintendent. The session
this afternoon was devoted principally to
the reading of reports.
The reports of the corresponding sec
retary and treasurer were of highly en-
couraging nature, showing the union to
be in most fourishing condition.