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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-15
a7.0oO Trainmen VOTING on strike.

Oakland, Cal, March 15.--Forty-
seven thousand men, the memberhip Of
the Brotherhood OF Railway Trainmen
west Of Denver, are today voting
whether to 90 on strike to force de-
mands for an increased scale Of wages.
Indications are that the last ballots
will reach the national headquarters
at Cleveland, o., about March rs.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-15
WILLIAMSBURG.

The central Office Of the Peoples line
L being moved into G. l.. Edson's drug
store. There win be some trouble with
the lines for few days III consequence
but II win coon be IN working order
again. Mr.. Lane Of Plainfeld Is dong
the work.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-15

Several southern states are to adyer.
tise for immigrants. Among the means
taken should be an effort TO show them
that New York City Is the worst place
to settle in, in order to gain the best
kind Of living.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-15

The government protests against car.
rying chunk Of the virgin soil when
anyone sends souvenir card through
the mail Enough dirt catches on with
out having any extra stuck on Tor deco.
ratiye purposes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-15

Appendicitis as a great human i'll Is
Just OF age, according to medical ex.
perts, having been discovered IN 1856.
Before that the disease went BY less
fashionable name.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-15

Mayor tom announces that he will
have charge Of Billy BIS campaign.
When Bryan comes to Barre next month
we shall have an opportunity to see a
president -in-the.wishing.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-15

Southland and the bulk Of them are
law abiding that there is never an oc
casion when resort to lynch law is iusti
iaole among civilized people"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-15

Those maple sugar makers in the
northern part 81 the state who tapped
their trees earlier in the week got a
good run--of rain water,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-15

The railroad disasters on the iron are
now being duplicated by the railroad dis
sasters in stocks.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-15

The Central Vermont is now being
tried as by fire on top of the trial by
public opinion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-15

When pittshurg does not furnish us
with flood OF crime, it isna aood Of
water.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-15

Do not miss seeing A. W. Allen as
Sir Lueius o'TriRger in The Rivals" on
March 81 and a2.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-15
4,44O

Or. Ricll former state cattle inspector
is poorer, but wiser.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-15
RI0TING GROWS MORE
SERIOUS IN LOUISVILLE.

Five Cars Broken TO pieces--Several
Persons Badly Hurt.
Louisville. Ky, March 15.-The most
serious rioting since the street railway
strike began was witnessed today at
the l4th and Chestnut streets. Five
cars were broken TO pieces. Several
persons were badly injured, among
them Police Corporal Louis II. Wyman.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-15
DANIEL
'CONNELL.
lRELAND'S GREATEST SON


Daniel 0'ConneIl MIR w. j. Kingston
George Dacre afterwards Sir Georgel
.................... Mr. VIM. Riley
Edmund Dacre (age six) .....,..
..... Master Lawrence insolvency
Edmund Dacre (age 81, known as
Leonard Burke) Mr. VIM. Marion
Can't. afterwards Cen. YORK.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-06-29
THE REoRGANiZED NEW YORK
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.

The new Board of Trustees of the
New York Life Insurance Company,
chosen by the policyholders under the
Armstrong laws, has taken charge OF
the company's affairs and has begun
the work of reorganization.
In choosing the principal officers OF
the company, the Board has adhered
to the idea that life insurance COM
pany should be managed by life in
surance men. The new president Is
Darwin P. Kingsley, college bred
man of good New England stock, who
has been in the company's service in
variety of capacities for a period Of
nearly twenty years. In the parlance
of life insurance, he began with the
rate book" and has advanced step by
step up to his present position.
The first vice president Of the COM
pany is Thomas A. Buckner, who has
served the company for more than
quarter Of a century,-indeed has
never had any other business connec-
ton.
Associated with these men are
others long trained in the company's
service, each an expert in his own de-
partment Of work. VIM. e. Ingerson,
who has for many years had charge
of the companys great business in
Europe, is one Of the second vice pres
idents, and will continue at the head
of the company's Office in Paris.
Rufus w. Weeks, who has been in
the company's service for nearly forty
years, ranks next to Mr.. Buckner as
vice president, and continuous as chief
actuary Of the company.
The policyholders have expressed
their belief in this company in no un-
certain terms. Tie upheaval in life ir-
surance within the last two years has
resulted in a great deal of misunder-
standing and policyholders, alarmed on
matters which were not very clear to
them, have been disposed to give up
their contracts at a heavy sacrifice.
This has not been true in the New York
Life to any great extent. The com
pany had $4,000, 100000 insurance on
it's books when the life insurance in
vestigation began, and while the laws
of the State of New York now do not
permit any company to write over
$3.50, 100000 year (Which is about
one-half the New York Life formerly
did, the company's outstanding busi-
ness still exceeds $2,O00,000 900.
Policyholders generally will be still
further reassured by this action Of the
Board, as it places at the head Of the
company to protect their interests men
of thorough training and unexception-
able character.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-06-29

order that he might have an audience
appropriate to SO great an occasion,
Mickey had spread the news among
all the boys OF the neighborhood, and
at nine o'clock SO boys sat on the
fence surrounding the back yard. Mr..
Finn, tired of the excitement of the
day, had fallen asleep in his rocking
chair on the back stoop, when Mickey
lit the stem of the big cracker and
placed it carefully under his fathers
chair
The moon shone brightly, illuminat-
ing the grin ON every boyish face.
Every ear was strained to catch the
faint kissing of the fuse and every eye
intent upon the sleeping man.
The fuse burned itself out and the
silence and suspense was deepening.
A minute passed and another, until
Mickey could stand the strain no long
er. He reached down and lifted the
firecracker from beneath the chair.
AS he held it up in the moonlight
to examine it, a mosquito lit upon his
fathers nose and the old gentleman
awoke. Grabbing the firecracker from
his sons hand he arose and holding il
aloft, he said:
Boys, there will be no explosion
tonight. I'm sorry to disappoint you
was afeered that Mickey might do
some harrum wild that big cracker. so
whin he wasn't lookin' this afternoon
took the powder out of it and filled
it wild clay. So, you see that the show
is over and ye may as well go home
and go to bed There'll be no more
explosions only what | give Mickey
wild a shingle afore I turn in Good
night to We all Come around some
other night whin there is somethin'
doin'."
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-06-29

Big Fire
Cracker
The explosion that wound up the
Fourth Of July Celebration
on Cooney Island.

Two mammoth firecrackers stood in
the window Of Casey's grocery They
were 70 inches long and proportions
ately thick
For month before the Fourth OF
July these gigantic indicators of en-
thusiasm had stood in the window like
British soldiers on dress parade, while
a predatory spider hung a filmy ham
mock between them and calmly killed
his buzzing victims over two powder
mines
The firecrackers were the admira-
tion and the envy of all the boys in
, Cooney Island. It was seldom that
youthful nose was not fiattened against
the window pane in ardent covetous-
ness.
But the price demanded by Casey
for the thunderers was prohibitive, so
far as the boys we're concerned, and
there was not one of them patriotic or
courageous enough to invest 20 cents
in a single ecstatic explosion.
Said Mickey Finn timidly one even
ing when he had been sent by his
mother to get a quarter Of a pound OF
tea and half a pound Of pork
"Mr. Casey, ! suppose now, that
whin wan O. thin big fellows wint off
1t would blow the stars out Of the
SKYE his mind filled with blissful
thoughts Of mighty explosions.
Casey stopped measuring out half
pint of New Orleans molasses, raised
monitor finger, and replied:
eAiicky. my boy, I'd be afeerd to tell
you what would happen II stood wan
O. thin big fellows out on the side
walk and touched the stem wild the
lighted end OF Eve cent ciga-ar. The
noise would be terrible terrible, my
son 'TwouId make your head ring
like an anvil, and you would see
sparks like flrehies.
would 1t blow the house DOWN."
asked the boy in an awed whisper.
"No, / don't think it would said
Casey. TT might shake the chimly
down and break all the glass in the
windys IN small pieces, and there
would be paper In the streets as
would fiji an Imply barrel o. flour. Oh
but thin big fellows is mighty power
ful. Micky. mighty powerful They
use them in China to kill murderers
and robbers. They put wan o. thin
big frecrackers bechune the teeth of
a murderer and make him light the
fuse wild his own hand and blow his
own head Off Thin Chinese is mighty
crool, Mickey, mighty crool"
This vivid description lnhamed Mick
eys desire, which was Casey's motive
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-06-29

Another Impressive proof Of the
growing solidarity Of the country is
furnished by the announcement that
the war department will buy head
stones and mark the graves Of cap
tured confederate soldiers and sailors
who died while held in hospitals and
prisons. The fact that the order to be
given will call for 10000 such head
stones indicates the magnitude OF the.
undertaking, and also emphasizes
anew the extent of the sacrifice made
during the civil war, says Troy Times.
To the hundreds of thousands of union
soldiers and sailors who gave up their
lives must be added an equal If not
greater number from the south who
pelished in defense Of the confederacy.
But It is all over, and kindly gov
ernment, rejecting the temper Of the
people from whom II derives its pow
ers. recalling that those who fought In
gray as well as those in blue were
Americans and that their valor gave
them fame which is a common heri-
tage, takes this method Of showing ap-
probation.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-06-29
Had Fallen Asleep.

full Of chuckles, he received his prize.
No grass grew under his bare feet
as he ran homeward the precious
powder mine clasped to his bosom.
Holding the big frecracker aloft as
he darted through the kitchen door,
he exclaimed:
Mother, I have it! Amt it
beauty?"
Wen, I don't see anything about it
to be maxim fuss over" said Mrs.
Finn, who, like most mothers, had
no love for fireworks. ''Now, don't BE-
bringln' it nearer to me, as Mickey
ran toward her. y don't want to be
blown into the middle o. next week.
Throw the dirty thing away I'm
altered o. me life while YOU have it in
your hands. Now, don't be goin' near
the stove wild itl Arrah, We little
spalpeen, will We take it OFF the stove?
Take it off afore ye blow the ROOF of
the housel and the frightened woman
ran lato ihe bedroom and peered
through the keyhole-
With the recklessness Of boyhood,
Mickey exclaimed, as he lit a match
and reduced his mother to Mysteries
by pretending to light the frecracker
stem.
You needn't be afeered. mother. I'll
nip it out afore it goes on
In this simple fashion the afternoon
Of the Fourth passed away in the Finn
household varied by the boy with oc-
casional visits to the neighbors, whom
he threw into a panic of feai r. pre-
tending to light the big explosive.
Mrs. Murphy and her three children
were gathered around the kitchen
table when Mickey placed the lighted
mammoth in the middle of the table
Two of the boys went head first
through the window. while Mrs. Muir
ply tried to crawl under the kitchen
stove.
All this excitement afforded the boy
a good deal Of delight but he re-
served for the evening the culmina-
ton Of his joy He intended 10 biow
his father up as he sat in his chair on
the back stoop.
Mickey thought It would be an in
snifing sight TO witness his father fly
ing across the back yard and plow-
Ing up the ground with his nose. Ia
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-06-29

a San Francisco woman is suing her
wealthy husband for divorce because
he compelled her to eat pumpkin pie
three times a day Ne doubt he did
it through mere kindness of heart. He
probably thought because he liked
pumpkin pie that ne was making it
pleasant for his wife when ne com.
PEELED her to eat it at every meal
What a splendid world this world
would be if every man in it could
learn that what he thinks is right may
not always be considered right by
others, that what he coyets most may
have no attractions for other people.
and that what pleases his appetite
may be revolting to those about him.
The San Francisco case is merely
variation Of the old story Of the saint
who had suffered martyrdom because
he could not think as others thought
OF believe what he was ordered to be-
lieve
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-06-29

ready made upon the boy Casey per
mitted him to handle one of the twins.
The boys eyes had widened to
their utmost capacity when he was
outside the window, but now that he
could feel the red jacket his hands
trembled with the eagerness Of pos
session and he would have given ten
years Of his life to own it.
Take it along wild you, Mickey"
said Casey, cajoiingly Thin crack
ers were made in Chow Chow, in
China, for the Cooney Island trade,
and want to get rid Of thin have
on hand before send another order
to Wan Lung, the haythin."
''But / have no money" said Mick
ey sorrowfully. my father is goin' to
give me three lunches of little fire.
crackers and a pinwheel, but J. know
he wouldn't buy wan O thin big fire.
crackers for me-
We'll" continued Casey, you come
down here tomorrow mornin' and
carry in half ton of coal for me and
I'll give you the big cracker"
The next morning Mickey was busy
for two hours carrying chestnut coal
in a nail keg and dumping 1t in Casey's
cellar. Just after noon. with a smile
covered with coal dust aad a bosom
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-06-29
Facts About Elrecraekers.

The greater part Of the almost
S2,O00.00 worth Of frecrackers annu-
ally exported by China comes to New
York. And the United States stand
next to China in its use of them.
Thousands of Chinese men, women
and children work at the making Of
hrecrackers, for there are no manu-
factories there. the work being done
By hand. They receive only about
$40 for making 10000 frecrackers,
laboring from six in the morning until
ii at night seven days a week
So a Chinese woman or child works
IKE a slave for two days to earn what
is spent on a few lunches Of firecraek-
ers by the urchin bent on doing JUS
tice to the Glorious Fourth
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-06-29
vINITA.
kinq Alfonso as a Father.

according to the old saying babe
"a the house is a wellspring Of pleas
nre. and no doubt the saying is true
In most cases Yet you never can
tell Something appears to depend on
the station in life which the babe is
assigned to fiji. That the young king
Of Spain is a happy papa since the
heir to the throne arrived cannot be
doubted. Yet there are ample indica-
tions that the proud father is deeply
impressed with the responsibility Of
bringing up the infant in proper fash
ion. The story goes that among the
many articles provided TO amuse and
instruct the child is large Install
ment Of English juvenile literature
provided out Of thoughtful compli-
ment to the nationality Of the charm
ing mother, But here is where Alfonso
draws the line He is said to have
overhauled the books. and finding that
they were filled with English nursery
rhymes and with pictures by English
artists he sternly remarked; These
are curious pictures for the future
king Of Spain to be reared on. /
would rather the pictures were Of
Spanish soldiers But a compromise
has been effected by having the yari-
ous blank pages in the books decorat-
ed with drawings Of Spanish soldiers
and historical incidents by Spanish
artists If the king wants to make 4
real terror Of the boy, remarks Troy
Times. why not supply him with the
colored Sunday pictorial supplements
Of some American yellow journals?
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-06-29

To produce colored FIRE, metal filings
are added to the gunpowder compost
tion; steel filings for brilliant fire or
cast iron filings for Chinese fire. Cop
per filings give greenish tint -
flame; zinc filings give a fine blue
color, powdered magnesium a dazzling
white light; amber, colophony or com
mon salt affords yellow fire. Lamp
black produces a very red color with
gunpowder. and a pink with niter in
excess, and it is used for making gold
en- showers. Verdigris imparts a pale
green; sal ammoniac, a palm tree
green; barium salts. grass green.
potassium picrate, whistling sound
camphor, very white flame and aro
matte fumes.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-06-29

"Is goat a sheep?s is a geological
question that the commissioners Of
this county have beer called upon to
decide officially There has long been
a state law providing that the county
shall reimburse farmers for sheep
killed by dogs. A. R. Harvard. Of
Mifin township, has filed a claim for
$50 for Angora goats so destroyed
Columbus correspondence, Pittsburs
Dispatch.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-06-29

To the long list 81 valuable animals
which have passed as gifts from one
monarch to another must now be add.
ed two of the finest horses in the stud
OF the sultan. They have been chosen
as presents to King Peter and Crown
Prince George Of servia. Every pre-
caution is being taken to insure the
safe transport Of the animals Elabo-
rate preparations are being made for
their care. and one Of the sulian's Of
ncers will superinteud the four grooms
in charge Of their delivery TO King
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-06-29
TREATMENT INDUCED 4 CHILL.
Remssy Given in Hospital Tent MuA
Have Been Pleasant.

The captain tells story which runs
something like this; In camp one
morning the first sergeant reported
that Private B. had chill. rs Il
serious one?" asked the captain.
well, sir, don't know just how seri-
Gus it is, but it's big one, for It
seems to be all over him, and he
weighs 200 pounds. On seeing hiD
the captain found him looking rather
blue, and instructed. the first sergeant
to send him to the surgeon in charge
Of corporal.
Soon after breakfast the captain
saw the corporal and asked him how
the man was getting on. "Oh, he's
all right now" was the reply. Il took
him up to the hospital tent, and when
/ saw what kind of medicine the doc
or gave him ! had chill too."--Army
and Navy Life.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-06-29
eood for EvII.

One Sunday teacher was trying
to illustrate 70 her small scholars the
lesson, Return good for evil" To
make it practical she said:
Suppose, children, one Of your
schoolmates should strike you, and
the next day you should bring him
an apple-that would be one way OF
returning good for evil
To her dismay one Of the little
girls spoke up quickly;
"Tben he wou' strike you again
to get another applet"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-06-29
EXAMPLE, OF TRuE cHWALRY.
Modern Lover Proves Himself Equal
to Heroes of the Past.

There was a moment OF profound
silence. He was the first to speak.
'sYou are richer than l am" he faE
tered, with emotion.
She bowed her head, replying moth
Ing. But now the true nobility Of his
character manifested itself.
"Yet for all that am no better
than you are!" he cried, and folded
her to his breast.
And when, her conscience accusing
her, she tried to tell him that not
only her father but four Of her uncles
were Pittsburg millionaires, he sealed
her lips with kisses, and would hear
nothing.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-06-29

Underlying all other needs is the cul-
tivation Of individual strength OF char
acter. OF self-respect and Of the sense
Of personal honor You do not
make a man a better man by putting
him in the employ of the state. Nor is
the fellow who criticises everybody
else. but is quietly looking out for
chance TO get little graft himself
the sort OF man who will improve the
public service The employer. says
Gov Hughes. in Lesle's, who win OPP
press his men and treat them unfairly
win oppress the people if he gets a
chance And the employee who win
cheat his employer, or the representa-
tive OF a union who win betray It for
his own advantage, win cheat and be-
tray the public ii he is put In Office
The man who thinks the first object
in life is TO serve himself. and who
thinks that the American idea is
every man for himself and the devil
take the hindmost7 win never be
faithful servant for the people.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-06-29

On the recommendation Of the com.
missary general Of the army. the field
ratious Of the troops serving In Alaska
viii be 16 ounces OF bacon, OF, when
desired, 16 ounces Of salt pork or p
ounces Of salt beef; "a ounces Of
fresh vegetables. instead OF i6 ounces:
three and two-ffths ounces Of des-
sicated vegetables. instead OF two and
two-hfths ounces. and e-25 ounce II
candlea. instead Of s-a5 ounce
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-06-29
FOURTH OF JULY DoN,Ts.

Don't allow the children to bend
over fireworks which will not "go off.
They sometimes do it unexpectedly
with unfortunate results to the little
meddler.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-06-29

Don't neglect to send for a physi-
clan at once in the case of a serious
burn, to prevent possible scar or
worse still, blood poisoning, from ig-.
norant or improper treatment Of the
wound.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-06-29

Ella-My face is my fortune.
Stella-Hayen't you ever had any
more money than you have now?
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-06-29

Don't forget to have some remedies
for burns at hand. When the skin
is not broken by burn scrape a raw
potato, place on a piece of soft linen
and use as a poultice. Bicarbonate of
soda-the ordinary baking soda-is ex-
cellent for burns whether the skin
is broken or not. If broken apply the
dry soda, if unbroken dampen the soda
with water to make paste and apply
to the spot. The pain will be instant
ly relieved.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-06-29

Keep the wound open ana send for
the doctor.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-06-29

Don't leave the windows Of town
house open if it is to be left for the
day Stray rockets and sparks may,
find an entrance.