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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-21
PAYING BOYS TO BE GOOD.
Iowa Millionaire Starts Novel trimmer
Band"

Des Moines, Ia, Dec. 81 To every
boy in Iowa who viii take a pledge to
neither use tobacco or liquor, Samuel
Saueerman, wealthy Des Moines resi-.
dent. viii give ST, cent day for three
years and another dollar at the end OF
the three years.
At the same time he urges the boys
who accept his proposition to also save
The neckels and dimes they would other
wise have spent. fer tobacco and alcoholic
drink and put them with their account.
He has figured out that If the boys
will do this. none will arrive at the age
of 81 years without having enough to
take them through college or give them
q good start in life.
Mr.. Saueerman is reputed to be worth
81 100000, The new organization be IS
perfeeting to help the boys is to be
known as "The Trimmer Band" To
demonstrate his earnestness. he has de-
posted in the name OF THE Trimmer
Band 5000. which is drawing interest.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-21
KILLED SAVING HIS DOG
Hartford Lad Struck by Fast Danbury
Express.

Hartford, Conn, Dec. 2l.- While saw
ing his pet spaniel dog from what he
thought would be instant death, 7-year-
old Daniel Marshall, son Of Robert Mar
shall of l2T New Park avenue, was In
stan..y killed Saturday BY the fast Dan
bury express.
The train was rushing along at 30
miles an hour, trying to make up four
minutes.
The dog jumped nimblg out Of harm
and was grief-stricken when he could
get no response to his efforts to attract
attention from his little master, who lay
stretched beside the railroad.
When the train was rim back the dog
snapped viciously at Engineer William
Goodspeed. who held him while Con-
ductoT Lynch carried the dying lad into
the train He was rushed to st. Francis
hospital, but died in an hour.
The train was crowded with passen-
gers, who were greatly affected when
they learned how the self sacrificing vic
tim came to be on the tracks. The dog
found its way To the hospital and
whined piteously for admittance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-21
GIRL CANNOT KEEP AWAKE.
Case Of Ida Desdelenais Puzzles Augusta
Officials.

Augusta. Me-. Dee. 2l.--M Miss Ida Des.
dclenais. Ia, Of 20 Mill street, this city,
has gone into another sleep or trance
after being awake for half an hour, and
the case il puzzlfng the local officials,
who have called III consultation.
The young woman. who Is employed
at the Edwards cotton mill, went to
work al usual last Monday morning,
and was later found asleep IN the hall.
way.
She was taken to her home and was
given light nourishment by being raised
up in bed. All efforts to arouse her were
futile until Saturday morning, when she
suddenly awoke, opened her eyes with
her fingers and remarked that they must
be filed with dirt. After being awake
for half an hour, she lapsed into uncon-
seriousness and of last accounts was still
in that condition.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-21
Furnishing The snall Room.

The question of now to furnish the
house is one which housewives find Of
perennial interest. Richard Morton.
writing in Suburban Life for December
says; THE greatest fault in American
furnishing is providing. The small
room is obliged to accept large chairs
and tables and cabinets, and the large
room is packed with a variety of pieces
until it seems small Of course, in
the large room the fault is easily cor
reeted By elimination. Throw out half
Of the stuff, and arrange the rest
simply. But the small room demands
special attention. It requires furni-
ture adapted to its size,-not furniture
copied or reproduced more OF less dis
family from places in Europe. And,
even in the large room, small pieces are
not out Of place when used jndiciousiy.
Tor the small room Of modern houses
and apartments, historic furniture Is
toe heavy. Il would almost seem as
if il oiden times, all msn wers giants.
and demanded psraphsrnaiis sf osFres.
Baadisa sizs.r
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-21
MOTHER PITIES HER
DAUGHTERS SLAYER
Mrs. Hartley Has Not the Slightest III
Feeling for poor Jimmy
Harmon"

Boston, Dec, PLAT every turn reach.
ed by the police in their investigation
to discover the motive that impelled
James D. Harmon, the nineteen.year- old
someryille lad, to kin Maud Hough Hart.
Icy, the daughter OF DIR. II. Agnes Hart
ley, in that city Friday, more mystery
surrounds the motive for the tragedy,
The one person who possibly could clear
up the problem, the one person who
could tell OF The reason that The beau
tiful girl was wantonly slain, ia in his
cell at East Cambridge, constantly pro.
testing: II remember nothingJ | re-.
member nothing
Acute insanity was the theory Of DR..
Hartley when she assigned reason for
the killing Of her daughter. She told a
reporter that under no other reasoning
could she explain the action OF young
Harmon.
Il cannot state too positively she
said, "the feeling of deep sympathy l
have for poor Jimmy. II Bow street
had not been 80 far away, this morning
l should have gone 10 the police station
and told him that / had nothing but
mothers feeling Of sympathy and pity
for him.
THE poor hoy could not have been
in his right mind. / knew him well and
know that he could not have harmed
hair Of anybody's head If he had been
right.
'sWhat he did he did when an attack
OF acute insanity came over him. 1t is
n well known fact that persons who slay
while insane never turn on their enemies
or upon those whom they fancy may
have done them wrong. but they MAIN
or kill their dearest friends.
Jimmy turned on Maud, the girl with
whom he he'd associated as a pal, COM
rade; girl with whom he had gone TO
school. They were beth coed pals, good
comrades, and spent many evenings in
each Others company here in my home.
Il feel 50 sorry for his mother. have
not the slightest i'll feeling for him, as /
know he must be deranged. He spent
Wednesday evening at my house and
with Maud had Jolly time.
s'You know his home Is Just back Of
mine, and often he ran in for a visit.
II was so convenient. He was only one
of three or four boys who often visited
US. He never had any quarrel with
Maud in all his life lie was always
and joking when here, and often
walked to school with her. His father
did not want him to come to my house,
and asked me to discourage him. | de-
clined to do so, and / think now the
boy worried because of his fathers at.
titude."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-21
POLAR BEAR FELL ON
DECK FROM ICEBERG
Other Remarkable Incidents Related by
Captain Of the Karthago.

New York, Dee. l9.--If anyone be-
lieves that the age Of romance is past
and that polar bears are no longer met
with except in geological gardens, then
let him seek out Capt Fritz FRANKIE, Of
the steel ocean freiFhter karthago,
which arrived here yesterday carrying a
mixed cargo and live polar bear in a
pig pen.
Capt. FRANKIE has sailed the seas, man
and boy, for 26 years. He tells this
story:
ION the 18th of November, we sailed
from Hamburg with the Karthago for
New York. On Dec. 6 while we were
running before the worst gale / ever
encountered in ali my life at sea, the
first officer called to me, his face white
as a ghosts.
The ship is afrcp he eredie. Come
and see for yourself
Il went with him, and, sure enough,
some cans Of calcium carbide that we
were carrying on our after deck had
broken loose and were afre. 1t was a
magnificent sight. The more water that
came aboard the higher the carbides
burned. ii being the nature Of the stuff,
as you know, to burn fiercely when
wetted.
Il smiled, knowing that the carbides
would burn themselves cut without in
iuring the vessel, which has steel decks
At that moment the lookout raised
blood curdling cry
Icebergsl Icebergs aheadh
Before / could give an order the yes
sci crashed into berg and at least 20
tons of ice came tumbiing down upon
our bows. / gavethe order 10 full steam
astern; and when we got clear Of the
berg ordered all hands forward to
shovel away the loose Ice that had fallen
ON ms.
"It was then that | got my surprise.
Two men who lad tackled an especially
biz block Of Ice suddenly leaped back
yelling. 1t seems that polar bear
had been on tile berg and had fallen
on our bows when we struck.
We tied the bear hand and foot and
put it in pen we have for hogs, but iii
which at the time there were fortunately
no hogs. We have the bear still and
viii take 1t back to Hamburg and pre-
sent it to the animal gardens there
Capt. FRANKIE further said that while
the seas were toughest a portfolio was
smashed. The seas poured in through
the hole for five minutes and then stop
ped. He found on examination that al
eonger or seal eel, eight feet long and
nine inches thick, had poured into the
portfolio and struck fast. The sailors
cut the inside half Of the conger off and
ate it.
Capt FRANKIE concluded with the state
ment that the ships carpenter had been
washed overheard one morning and wash
ed back again in the afternoon, IAN in
cident scarcely worth mentioning
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-21
s2so.ooo.ooo MOVED.
National City Banks Cash and securi.
ties Hauled Across Street

New York. Dee. 2f.--Close to S525,-
100000 in cash and securities were
dragged across Wall street IN sheet
steel boxes Saturday afternoon from
the old National bank, at No. -, TO
the new banking quarters in the re-
modelled old custom nouse. The trans
fer was effected under a strong guard
OF policemen ard piHkertons without 4
mishap of any consequence. 1t was
tie biggest movement Of money in this
town in recent years, probably The Iarg-
est actual transfer of wealth that ever
happened here. In actual cash-roid
and gold certificates -there was trans
ferred more than 500 100000. which
Included the reserve Of 9,a0f 900 and
The CO on hand taken in on todays
busineE which closed at noon
The cash and securities and other
documents and papers were transfer
red across Wall street in specially con-
structed steel boxes about four feet
wide and four feet long and two feet
high These boxes were equipped with
rope handles for two porters. Husky
porters grabbed the box and left the
bank with It followed closely By a.
clerk and two pinkerton men. Each
box was safely locked and the clerk
carried the KEY. Some Of the boxes
we're 30 heavy that the porters drop
ped them on the smooth asphalt Of
WALL street and dragged them from
curb to curb.
The first documents removed were
the customers securities, amounting.
to $4,000 900, which were contained
in TO vaults. Then the cash was shift
ed, and there was a lot OF excitement
attending the transaction, too Final
IN more than s175,000,000 Of notes and
either forms of indebtedness and S102.
600, 600 in cash. hcecks, drafts and
other deposits made in the bank before
noon were transferred.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-21
The Christmas Entertainment Manager

"a particularly successful girl makes
speciality Of arranging Christmas en-
tertainments for children and clears a
neat sum every year" writes Anna
Steese Richardson in Woman's Home
Companion for December. "She insists
upon contract at certain figure, and
then relieves the hostess of every de-
tail. She plans and executes decora-
tions, attends to the refreshments and
supplies all favors and entertainment.
She has an arrangement with iugglers
maeicians and musicians, from whom
she receives a commission for all en-
gagenents, and she is a splendid hand
at decorating the table or arranging
games. This year she is filing tarIatan
stockings for one huge party tree. using
home made popcorn, candies. nuts and
oil sorts Of small toys and novelties
which she has picked up at wholesale"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-21
Nut Chocolate Caramels.

''Nut Chocolate Caramels are ricn
delicious CONNECTION, immensely popu-
lar" says Fannie Merritt Farmer in
Woman's Home Companion for Deem
Der. PUT three and one-haIf table
spoonfuls Of butter in sauce pan, and
when melted, add two cupfuIs Of mo-
lasses, one cnpful of brown sugar, and
one half cnpful Of milk. Stir until the
sugar is dissolved, bring to the boiling
point add four and one half squares
1T unsweetened chocolate, and stir
constantly until the chocolate Is melt
Cd. Let boil, until, when tried In cold
water, firm ball may be formed in
the fingers. Remove from the range,
add one and one half teaspoonful Of
vanilla and one and one half pound of
almonds, blanched and chopped. Tura
into buttered pan, cool, and cut in
small squares"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-21
100000 FOR XMAS.
David ]. Hamburg Of San Francisco
Enriches His Wife.

San Francisco. Dec. g1.-The record
Christmas gift Of the season was made
Saturday when David 7. Hanburv
turned over to his wife property
II lred at $4,000 900. Although Mrs.
Hamburg assums legal possession Of
Tire vast holdings she Nil not exsr-
else absolute control until after the
death of her husband Every effort
was made to keep the transaction Sc
cref. but the facts became public.
The Hanburys figured prominently
last spring in connection with = di.
vorce suit, but Just as the climax had
been reached. after days Of bitter
charges and recrimination. they for
gave and forgot and decided TO begin
life together again. Mrs. Hamburg. At
enc time a telephone girl, has nov be
come one Of the wealthiest women in
California.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-21
what He Wanted.

The waiter expostulates with the guest
for snmmoning him BY swapping Of the
fingers with the remark;
Are you calling for the dog. sirf"
aGoodness.n exclaimed the diner. are
you thought resdsfg7
why do you ask 2 inquired the wait
sr.
Why returned the guest, q was
about to ask for sausage Tit-Bits.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-21
seared.

Don't worry about John. mother
well, Eph, 7 don't suppose ! should;
but when one letter says his condition
is So good and the next that he'll have
to BET rid Of his condition before the
faculty viii let him play foot ball Tn
awful afraid he'll make himself sick and
weak. Puck.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-21
Perhaps tho most. comprehensive and

IeIHaps the InUsb COKnpFeHHuslVe AHu
enlightening of the articles on the great
Russian "Lyof N. Tolstoy" which have
recently appeared in the article by wv.
D. Howells in the December number OF
The North American Review. Mr..
Howells places the name of Tolstay
among the very greatest Of the names
Of the nineteenth cen<ury. 9There
was" he says, Napoleon and there was
Lincoln, and then there was Tolstoy in
an order which time may change,
though ii appears to me certain that
time will not change the number of
these supreme names" MFR. Howells
continues
"Since | have set them down here
they have suggested to me a sort Of
unity In their relation
to one another If You fancy Napoleon
the incarnation Of the selfish force
which inspired and supported his own
triumphant enemies in their reaction
against progress; If you suppose Lin
colin the type Of humanity struggling
toward the ideal in the regeneration of
the worlds policy, You may we'll con
eeive Of Tolstoy as the souls criticism
Of the evil and the good which, how
ever wholly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-21
Retort Courteous.

was trying to heave the shot,
4 trainer happened By.
He told me I was doing wreng,
And tried to show me why.
.But il Is Just another way
OF putting Il" said ].
Harvard Lampooa.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-21
MAGAZINE REVIEW.
Mr.. Rockefeller and Organized Philan-

In the December issue Of The Worlds
Work. Mr., John d. Rockefeller, in dis
cussing the difficult art Of giving, tells
how his conversion to feeling that an
organized plan was an absolute neces-
sity came about AS late as 1900, he
says, be was still following the hap
hazard fashion of giving here and there
as appeals presented themselves, work
ing himself almost to nervous break
down. He then tells, with an apology
for speaking of personal matters, how
he devolved his own ideas of giving.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-21
NEW VENEZUELAN PERIL.

Colombia Reported to Be Massing
Troops Upon Her Frontier
Paris. Dec. 2i.-Hriyate adviees have
reached here to the effect that 1900
Colombian troops have been modified
"a the Venezuelan frontier.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-19
MEMS FURNISHINGS

Big lot Pan-American s1,00
shirts, splendid line OF pat
terms and sizes, Clear-Up
price. ...............1 19c
Mems Straw Sailor and Manila
hats. ...........1n Price
$500 Hats, Cleanup
price. ............S1.5O
s. Hats, Cleanup
price. ............S1.OO
sl,OO Hats. Cleanup
price. .5Oc
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-19
MEN, S FURNISHINGS

MEMS FURNISHINGS
Mems soc Hose, fancy and
plain, Clean Up price. 3Sc
Mems 25c and 35c Sample Hose.
black and tans, Clean-Up
price, 3 prs. for. SOC
Mems Pin Check Belt Pant,
sl00 regularly, Cleanup
price. 79c
J lot Mems soc and 65c Shirts.
Cleanup price. SIC
25c and SOC Suspenders, Clean
Up price ...........l7c
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-19
EMBROlDtRiES AND LACES
Al CIean-Up Sale Prices

EVERY HAT TN OUR MTLITNtHY
DEPARTMENT Goes in the Big Cleanup
Sale at u PRICE.
25c Corset Covers, embroidered,
Clean-Up price ...................17
soc Skirt Flouncing. Cleanup
75c Skirt Flouncing, Cleanup
price. Observation-Disclosures.
/ Table Embroidery lOc to ljc
regularly Cleanup price.............7c
l Table Embroidery, ljc to 2Oc
regularly, Cleanup prices.
! Table Embroidery poe to 30c
regularly, Cleanup price .....,..,.15c
! Table Embroidery, 25c to 40c
regularly, Cleanup price .........1Sc
Big lot Fine Embroideres,
Cleanup price ...............15 PRICE
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-19
Towels, Table Linens, Napkins

5S-inch Table Linen, 25c regu.
larry. ...............l
5S-inch Table Linen, 40c regu-
larly. ...............29c
60-inch Table Linen, soc regu-
larly. 3Sc
72-inch Table Liner, 75c regu-
larly. ..............5 SOC
72-inch Table Linen, $l.00 regu-
larly. ...............79c
72-inch Table Linen, $l.25 regu-
larly. ..........9 Csc
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-19
Towels, Table Linens. Napkins

72-inch Table Linen, $3.50 regu-
larry. ......,.....S I'D
72-inch Table Linen, $500 regu-
larly. ...........S1.5o
All Linen Napkins go in the
Big Sale.
iSX3G inch Huck Towel. 25c
regularly. .. ..1Sc Pair
22Xl2 inch. Huck Towel, 35c
regularly. >. 2Sc Pair
Large size Nap Towel. 25c reg
ularly. .........lSc Pair
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-19
WASH GOODS
Al CIean-Up Sale Prices

Al Cleanup Sale Prices
3l.inch Mercerized Henrietta, in
navy. red and Copenhagen, 25c
regularly, Clean-Up price. e...........15c
All 25c Gingham Batiste. Voiles and
Tissues, Cleanup price ce........... 15c
All soc Colored WASH Fabrics,
Cleanup price ....................29 .29c
All l5c and 2Oc Lawns and Batlstes
Cleanup price ................,.....9
All lOc and 121ac Lawns. Clean-Up
price. Observation-Disclosures.
one lot Fancy Lawns mot many,
l-3c and l0c values, Cleanup
urce. Observation-Disclosures.
pieces 25c Coored Linens, Clean
Up price Observation-Disclosures.
3G-inch Colored Sultng assorted
shades, zoe value, Cleanup price 1212c
Big lot Novelty suiting, in stripes
and plaiis, 20c value, Cleanup
price. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
80 pieces Fancy Ginghams, 15c reg
,uarly, Cleanup price. ce................lOc
% pieces BooKrod Suiting, 1Oc and
122c regularly, Cleanup price. ....7c
one lot White Lawn, Cleanup price. .4c
One lot white Lawn and good one
for l0c Cleanup price.
32-inch White Pique, 25c regularly,
Cleanup price ....................1S
32-inch White Pique, 40c value,
Cleanup price .,..................S Csc
20 pieces White Waistings, in
stripes, dots and checks, 25c tC
SOC values, Clean-Up price. ...... ..lSc
3 pieces Light Blue, Green and Pink
Dress Linen, soc regularly and
good any season OF the year.
Cleanup price NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .39c
India Linons, Persian Lawns, Dmities,
Wash Chiffon and Batiste, all at Special
Prices for the Big Sale.
Big line New White Linens, SO to 80 iDc
ches wide, all go in the BIG SALE. RE-
MEMBER OUR WHITE GOODS DEPART
MENT HAS BEEN RE-STOCKED SINCE
THE BIG WHITE SALE.
Best Standard Prints, CleaTrUp price. SC
3Ginch Heavy Brown Domestic,
Cleanup price ......................5 &c
3G-inch Bleach Domestic, sofe finish,
Cleanup price .....................5 SC
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-07-09
MURhI HALSIEAD
THE VETERAN or AMERICAN
JOURNALISM DEAD IN
CINCINNATI.
An EDITOR OVER 50 YEARS
Mr.. HaIstsad Was . War corfespon'
dent Of Ability az Well AZ
q Magazine Writer and
Author.

Cincinnati, O., July S.-Murat Hal
stead, one Of the leaders in American
| journalism for over . half century and
widely known as vigorous editorial
and magazine writer, died at his home
in this city Thursday afternoon in his
seventy-ninth year. At his bedside
were his wife, his son, Robert, and
one daughter, Mrs. Arthur Stem. Mr..
Halstead had been falling in strength
for several months and Wednesday
suffered from cerebral hemorrhage.
His physicians Thursday morning told
the family that death was simply q
question Of hours and those Of the
family at a distance were at once
notified.
Mr.. and Mrs. Halstead celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary a
little more than year ago, at which
time Mr.. Halstead's health seemed
frail and as time passed he grew
weaker, so that the news of his death
was not wholly unexpected. The sud-
den death of his son. Marshall, few
months ago was severe shock to
him and Is believed to have had an
adverse effect on his health, being the
first break in his family. Albert Hal
stead, another son, is American con-
sui at Birmingham, Eng, and other
members Of the family are scattered
throughout the country.
. Mr.. Halstead was one OF the great
editors Of the last half Of the nine.
teenth century, and one Of the strong
est tributes to his incisiveness as
writer was in 1889 when his nomina-
ton by President Harrison to be
American minister to Germany was
rejected by the United States senate
because of articles he had published
charging corruption to some members
Of that body.
He was a native Of Butler county,
Ohio, and after a short service on 3
literary weekly, he, in 1885, became
connected with the Cincinnati Com
mercial, in which he secured small
interest year later. becoming chief
owner in 1865. Nearly 20 years later
his paper was consolidated with the
Gazette and he was editor in chief
of the combined newspaper until years
afterwards when another consolidation
was effected, new owners securing
control. For time he was editor Of
the Brooklyn Standard Union and dur
ing the last ten years he has figured
largely as a magazine and special
newspaper writer, besides issuing q
number of books on current matters
Of historical interest. In the Civil
war Mr.. Halstead personally reported
many battles, being rated as a. war
correspondent Of the first class, and
later in the Franco German war and
also in the Spanish-American war he
added to his reputation in that line.
For so years he attended and re-
ported all Republican national conven-
tiOns and in 1860 he was the only
newspaper man who reported all the
varied political conventions of that
year.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-07-09
Mr.. clev.land,s viii Filed.

New York, July S.-The will Of
Grover Cleveland has been filed with
the surrogate Of. Mercer county, New
Jersey, and will be probated within
ten days, when Mrs. Cleveland will
come to Princeton from her mothers
home in Tamworth, N. H., where she
has been staying since the former
presidents death. The amount of the
estate could not be learned, but 1t was
stated Thursday that 1t was larger
than hitherto supposed and would pro
vide comfortably for Mrs. Cleveland
and the children. Mr.. Cleveland drew
the will himself and arranged thai
the bulk Of his property should go t
his widow.