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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-28
Timothy Nicholson Delegate to
American Prison Associa-
ton Favors District Work
Houses.
WOULD BE BIG STRIDE
IN RIGHT DIRECTION.
Prisoners Would Be Beneted
Instead of Educated in the
Present JaiIs Which Are
Schools for Crime.

The improvement of county Jail con-
houses is the most important work
to be accomplished in the prison re-
form movement in this state, is the
opinion of Timothy Nicholson, who
has just returned from Richmond, Va,
where he attended the annual meeting
of the American Prison association.
He states he was highly pleased
with the work accomplished and is
satisfied that Indiana is one of the
few states in the union that is doing
its utmost to improve prison condi-
tions.
Mr.. Nicholson states that the Indi-
ana delegation to the convention act
lively discussed the proposed plan of
locating workhouse in every con-
gressional district in the state. He
stated that the Jail system in Indiana
was most deplorable one and that
the legislature should give active con-
sideration to its improvement
My plan is said Mr.. Nicholson,
who is recognized throughout the
county, as an authority on prison
matters. lis to have one workhouse in
each congressional distr>', Every
county would be compelled to contrib
ute it's share in the maintenance of
the institution. Each county would
receive the profits from the work of
the prisoners sent by the county to
the institution. | would favor longer
terms Of Imprisonment so that the
prisoners would be better benefited
by the work taught them in such an
institution. | would also favor the
appointment of a commission by the
governor for the management of these
congressional warehouses;. Among
the duties of such a commission would
be to appoint the wardens of each in.
stitution. The management of every
workhouse should be kept out of poll
tics"
Mr.. Nicholson stated that the state
had provided for a woman's work
house, which was located at Indianap-
oils. All women in the state who
| were sentenced to Jail term of ninety
days or longer could be sent to this
institution and he said that the estab-
lishment of this institution was most
advanced step in prison reform.
Mr.. Nicholson styled the Wayne
county Jail and every other county Jail
in the state, a school for crime. Pris-
| oners. he said, were allowed to be idle
and that first offenders were permitted
to mingle with the worst class of Of
tenders, who exerted a bad influence
First offenders found guilty of mi
nor crimes, should be released on pro-
baton, and if for two years they con.
Quoted themselves properly, the charge
against them should be dismissed
Juvenile prisoners should never be per
mitted to mingle with adult prison.
ers," Mr.. Nicholson emphatically stat
ed
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-28
WH|TtCAPPERS TO Be
DEFENDED BY WATSON
Congressman Takes Up Legal
Work.

Rushville. Ind, Nov. 2S.-Interest is
being aroused in the trial of the cele-
brated whitecapping cases which are
docketed for next week. Watson,
Ellsworth and Green will defend the
accused whitecappers. 1T will be the
first active participation of the con-
gressman in d legal case for some
time. The men under Indictment
have the sympathy of the entire COM
munity They are alleged to have
horse whipped man named Tribbey,
who is despiscd by almost all who
know him.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-28
SITUATION DANGEROUS.
German Views Of DEVELOPMENTS il
Balkans.

Berlin, Nov. 2S.-The Balkan situa-
ton is considered here to have grown
more disquieting. The Austro-Hun-
garian military preparations are taken
to indicate that Austria-Hungary is
determined to support her claims at
all hazards and she will promptly
crush any attempts on the part of
Servia or Montenegro to disturb the
peace In the meantime negotiations
for an international congress drag on.
The report that Germany offered to
bring about an agreement between
Austria-Hungary and Turkey. through
her ambassador at ConStaztinople, is
without foundation
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-28
WIFE MURDERER
ELECTROCUTEO TODAY
STAY of Execution Is But Short
Lived.

Auburn, n. Y, Nov 2S.-William
S. Bransch, the confessed wife murder
er. was electrocuted at six O'Clock this
morning. The electrocution was
scheduled for November 2, but the ex-
ecution was delayed. pending an inyes-
tigation by the sanity commission,
which pronounced him sane
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-28

ary subservience or flattery, and
whose chief idea of service in CON
gress is an important committee as
signment, will remain awake at nights
to cast ridicule upon the man who
really believe that the house of rep.
resentatiyes has lost its represents
tive function.
Il am against the present speaker
reelection and for modification of the
rules whether he is reelected or not
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-28
DEFRAUDED BANK
OF 100000
Bank Officials Convicted To-
day.

Pittsburg, Pa. Nov. 2S-R. X. Kis-
sem, president c. z. Mullen, cashier,
and E. H Steinman. of the Farmers
and Merchants National Bank, OF
Mount Pleasant, were found guilty to-
day OF defrauding the institution of
more than 100000.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-28
THE WEATHER PROPHET.
Saturday night in
north, probably local rains in
south portion; Sunday fair; var
liable winds.

oHIo-Fair Saturday night and SUM-
DAY; variable winds.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-28
SPRAINS BOTH WRISTS.

Fred Lahrman of the firm of Cum
ningham & Lahrman, was painfully
injured yesterday by falling on lad
der at the store. He had both wrists
sprained
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-28
Rumors Dan G. Reid Sought
One, Exploded by Sale of
Star League.
SHAFFER THE NEW OWNER.
PREDICTED THAT CHANGE OF
OWNERSHIP OF PAPERS WILL
AFFECT INDIANA POLITICAL
SITUATION.

Indianapolis, Ind. Nov. 2S.-An-
nouncement was made here Friday af-
ternoon by John c. Shaffer. of Chicago,
that he has bought Daniel G. Reid 5
interests in the Star league of news
papers. including the Indianapolis,
Muncie and Terre Haute Stars. AL
though there was no announcement to
that effect. it is presumed that with the
coming of Shaffer will go the rumors
of the last four years that Reid intend
ed to use his newspapers to boost him.
self into the United States senate from
Indiana.
Reid started his successful career in
Indiana as a captain of high finance,
and it was a favorite theme among the
political dreamers in this state that
he bought the Star League papers to
lay the foundation of a candidacy for
the United States senate. First, it
was rumored that he would try to sue
ceed Senator Albert J. Beveridge. Next
It was said that he would try to land
the seat held by Senator James A.
Hemenway. although Harry c. Starr
and other MISUNDERSTANDING ma
chine men were very close to Reid
personally. and were said to have been
responsible somewhat for the policy of
the league during the race for the re-
publican nomination for president.
But Reid and his millions never
manifested themselves in Indiana poll
tics in his behalf. Several months
ago he applied for the appointment OF
receiver on the ground that the
league failed to pay him S221 600 due
on note.
Dropped Fairbanks.
A change of policy followed. and the
league no longer boosted the candidacy
of Indiana's favorite son = Charles
Warren Fairbanks-for the nomina-
ton for president.
The change in ownership is expect
ed to affect the political situation in
Indiana Shaffer had control of the
league a few yearsago. He is very
warm admirer of Senator Beyeridge
and it is believed that he hopes TO en-
-er the field here at time when he
can be of great service to his friend
Senator Beveridge's political lieutcn.
ants have known for the last week, it
IS said, that Shaffer had arranged to
buy Reid's Interest,"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-03
AMUSEMENT NOTES
A Fixed Institution.

! Lyman III. Howe's perennially popular
maving pictures have won such a pres
tige that they have, in sense, become
a fixed institution in many cities. Gifted
with that peculiar faculty which few
travellers possess of knowing exactly
what is really Interesting. his exhibition
can always be relied upon for abouniing
Ia all that il really worth while.
He has won the confidence OF over
a million patrons because for fifteen
years he has shown his exhibition has
merited IL. 1t is always replete wlen
human interest. Each succeeding pro-
gram has proven the wisdom Of his
selection and Judgment Moreover
every scene and incident is reproduced in
a way that the spectator can't forget.
He brings the most remote hooks AMI
corners OF tne world directly to us with
such fidelity to nature that you can talk
about il with confidence and intelligence.
You need read no longer about historical
happenings. You can see them actually
enacted az the opera house on next Wed
nesday evening.
The reproduction i easier for you,
and far more graphic than could be con
ccived BY reading. Mr. Howe's new pro.
gram combines pleasure and knowledge
to an unusual degree and in inc most
Fascinating way. Unlike dramatic at
fractions yon will derive muca suhstan
tial information from It which yuu could
not acquire from any other similar ex
hihition or IN any other way al the
some time II Is sure source OF much
pure ond wholesods amusement. Ticket
at Hendricks Monday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-03
a Preferred Pose.

lie lied to her. but eIeserly His hes
Indeed, had naaghs pf malice's pre-
pense
They tripped bis lips all CARRIED in fiat
tery's gllise
Some would not call them lies, bui
compliments.
And she one day opining that the mask
OF iiatteFcr he WITH inner protest wore
Took him, for playing thus a part, to
task
Begged that he'd be himself, and lie
no more.
lie took her at her word Thereafter
spoke rs
As truthful self decreed and how be
palled
He never laughed with her At polntless
Joke,
He never grew eastatie when he called
And she she took him quick to task
again,
Saying Your real self, dear. lacks
spice and gest
Your honest sides SO raeuous, inane.
/ like you Is clever liar bestlH
brooklyn Life.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-03
TALK OF THE TOWN.

Cut flowers at YOungson's. Tel 3l7-6
Tenemnt and barn to rent. A. E.
Batchelder.
Wanted. 200 Carriages to store for
the winter. Geo. Il. Mcfarland
Masonic charms and pins at L. P. Aus
tins, the watch and clock man."
L. p Austin sells stone cutters glasses,
all kinds and prices, from zoe to $500
per pair.
Any framed or unframed picture in
the store at the wholesale price. H. p.
Baldwin.
Clairvoyant.--Tuesday and Thursday,
2 p. m. to 9 p. M, Mrs. r. E. Ellis, rs
spaulding street, telephone 1861.
A complete line of overshoes and rub
bers for men, women, boys, misses and
children, at the Peoples shoe store.
Typewritiug and copying, writing
from dictation, circular letters q
speciality. Mrs. Mary G. Nye, and 8
blanchard block.
The financial secretary 81 ST. John
court, no. 522, will be in Moore a Owens
store every Monday evening for the col
lection Of dues.
II your eyes smart or feel bad when
you attempt TO read in the evening, ii
means that they need attention. You
can get the right kind Of treatment at
l. P. Austin's. the watch and clock
man.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-03
Vermont Savings Bank
Money Should be Used in
Vermont.
From the Norglltleld News.

The largest advertiser in Vermont is
Ex-Governor Carroll $. Page Of Hyde
Park one Of the states best ana most
progressive citizens
No individual Of corporation in exist
enee has better demons rated the prac.
tical value Of iudieious But At tile same
time liberal advertising than Governor
Page
Governor Page has not only won .
world wide reputation as dealer in
hides, but he has gained an eayiable
standing which extends FAR beyond the
limit Of his own state as a 6nancisr
At the head o tie financial iustitu.
lions Of Hyde Park. lie has carried his
ideas Of banking methods 20 a complete
success.
One o. the cardinal principles IN the
latter line has baen Vermont money in
Vermont 70 foster state industries and
10 develop Nesmond enterprises He
Points with parllonabie pride to the fact
that the Hyde Park savings bank under
bis direction has never loaned q dollar
outside q the state. and. Furthermore, has
ever .ost q single dollar hy 4 bad loan
a large business has been built up IN
TINS banking Institution hy local savpr-
tisine. Last year Governor raee decided
that this bank had better have more
deposits and a vigorous advertising tam
paian was started II the state press.
largely with the weekly papers. with
the result that nearly a quarter % mill
hon dollars was gained Ia deposits in
six months
The calnpaiea has not Iet Up and the
deposits are still rapidly Increasing. II
looks as If tke governor intended 90
make Hyde Park fanaas IL the financial
world as L IS 10 tie hide markets Of
every civilized uffian
The great success phieh Governor Page
has won il the commercial and fnan.ia,
world has uuque=s ienablv been due tn
strict integrity. . eesefiaa t sound
business principles active and proeves-
siye methods. coupled uith e liberal use
Of printers ink
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-03
Science siftinqs.

BY The aut8gen0us method two sheets
Of metal may lie welded BIZ placing
their edges and following the seam
with bIowpIpe Seamless copper
and steel vessels mag be made by
forming the body and ends separately
and tracing the joints with the blow.
pipe.
4 gyroscope was placed on British
torpedo boat. 11A beam and 116 feet
long. at Tynemouth. England A gale
was blowing waves six to eight feet
high and n hundred feet long, The YES.
sci was put broadside to the waves,
and the maximum incllnations were
only IS degrees. The naval experts
believe that the gyroscope win soon be
placed In passenger boats.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-03
CHELSEA

| Col II. O. Bixby who has been segi.
| 0lsly II for several weeks with rheuma.
tism, has 20 far recovered as to be able
to sit uP daily.
/ Mrs David Swinyer. who lives on the
heights between Chelsea and Vershire,
has gone to Burlington TO visit relatives
for few weeks.
| @. D. Tracy went to Randolph Thurs
day evening To attend the play, Under
Southern Skies and returned Friday
afternoon, and reports the play as fine.
Houston s. Fits has been appointed
administrator Of the estate of his sis
ten, the late Ellen A. Hood, and w. n.
Townsend and r. N. Mattison have been
appointed commissioner
| George Thompson, who works II
Smith & Cumings' meat market in Barre
City, is taking an enforced vacation BIZ
reason Of illness, and Is at the home
Of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Thomp-
son.
Wash Beede, who for the past two
years has been the efficient manager OF
the town farm. has purchased Of Mrs
f. O. Eaton of Skowhegan. Maine, the
Aiosher place. Just over the line IN Ttn-
bridge near II. O. Flint's farm, The
consideration was $3.50, and Mr.. Beede
expects TO occupy his new purchase April
l, when his second years engagement
at the town farm viii have expired.
N. + Hill and wife Of Mooers, N III,
a. ~ - - ~
moved into Minnie lSanborn) Goss house
on Main street. Mr. and Mrs. Hill have
four children, three sons and daughter
Two Of the sons are working on the
West hill, one for Frank Hemenway and
the other for Henry Clark, and the third
son expects soon 70 90 to Waitsfeld,
where he will have employment.
Among the arrivals at the Orange
County hotel Thursday and Friday were
Judge G. u Lathrop and William 2.
Pratt Of Williamstown; G. L. White and
T. Gabelloni OF Barre City; Earl P. Ry-
ford of East Bethel; H. c. Rys0n OF
Boston, Daniel T Stanley Of Wash
ington, A. j Knight Of Newbury, r. b.
Carney Of Burlington, John II. Plummer
Of Brattleboro, and G. L. Thomas OF
Burlington.
Miss Marion Whitney Of Tunbridge
closed her second term Of school in ts.
trict no II upper village Friday. Jan.
81. The pupils having no marks during
the term we're Berthe Flanders, Jesse
Hunt, Anna and Jerry Lucas John
LarTabee was absent one half day Joe
Darling two days ard Eva Lucas three
days. because Of illness. Mary Darling
Of Merton Laird had no absent marks
News has been received here OF the
death Of Mrs. Edward p. White OF Glare
mont, n. H.. from heart trouble, at the
age Of 81 years. Mrs White was
native Of Chelsea and viii he remembered
as Miss Fannie, daughter Of Fordyce and
Aurelia Fuller, late Of this town. OF
her fathers family. the deceased Is sur
vived BIZ three brothers. George Faller
OF Tunbridge. Ed D. and r. Eugene
Fuller oil Lowell, Mase., and one sister.
Miss Laura Fuller OF this town. Miss
Fuller left Saturday morning for Clare
mont to attend the funeral
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-03
ARTILLERY cURIosITIEs.
Old Time Cannon That Were Made Of
Leather, Wood and Rock.


Among the curiosities OF artillery
odd inventions hare great place.
Cannon have been made OF the most
unlikely materials. Leather was used
as early as Henry Wills day at the
siege OF Boulogne The very articles
were stored 10 the tower once. aud
Evelyn saw them there. Inscribed
"Non Marti opus est cui non deficit
Mercurius." Are they stiIl lying in
some corner Of forgotten lumber
room? The Scotch employed leather
guns In 1910 to batter Lord Conway's
Notifications at Newbourne. and they
did the work well. Describing the fer
verish alarm in Paris In 1902, Carlyle
says: zone citizen has wrought out the
scheme OF a wooden cannon. which
France shall exclusively profit by In
the first instance. 1t Is to be made Of
slaves by the coopers, Of almost bound
less caliber, but uncertain as to
strength"
Two small pieces brought to France
by the Siamese ambassadors as pres
ents from their king to Louis XIV.
were the only artillery procurable for
the attack on the Bastille--of eccentric
model no doubt, adorned with dragons
and golden inscriptions. but efficient
workmanship We read OF gold cannon
IN India. There were two so de-
scribed at Baroda in Burton's time.
ito which regular alteration was Of
fered." In fact, the tubes were Of
steel, but the massive gold casing cost
10000.
For the defense OF Malta In the old
days the knights invented kind OF
ordnance OF their own. unknown to all
the world beside" says Brydone, an
eyewitness. They followed out the nat
ural rock here and there in such fash
ion that the cavity was like a mortar.
put a barrel Of gunpowder into the
hole. plugged it with q wooden disk
exactly fitting and heaped miscellane-
Gus projectiles thereupon. About fifty
Of these singular cannon defended
creeks and landing places. Some Of
them were six feet In diameter and
threw 10000 pounds weight Of Iron or
stone into the afr. Doubtless If all
went well they would do tremendous
execution upon an enemy trying to
disembark
But there are eccentricities stu more
curious on record. In a tomb on the
island Of Chinal, near Usumacinta,
Mexico, was found a cannon four feet
eleven inches long Of terra Gotta, with
terra Gotta bullets. 1t is suggested
that when Cortes retired after his
great fight at ceutla. Tabasco, the ma
tiycs copied the Spanish guns ID clay.
hoping TO produce the same results
London Standard.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-03
Household Hints.

Alum helps to make pickles crisp. and
horseradish and nasturti1m buds pre-
vent the vinegar from becoming moldy-
A bedspread with the worn portions
cut out and the good trimmed into
shape and hemmed makes excellent
towels for the children's use In the
bathroom.
AS light muslin curtains often catch
fire It Is good plan to put an ounce
Of alum into the last water IN which
they are rinsed. This viii make them
almost fireproof, or il they do catch
they will not blaze up and start the
woodwork
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-03
sIREs AND SONS.

C0iebrook grange claims the youngest
master in New Hampshire Hollis l.
Whittemore. seventeen years old
President Roosevelt was chosen hon.
orary president at the second annual
meeting Of the American Bison so-
riety at New York recently
Secretary Of the Interior GARFIELD Is
not believed to have ever worn a SILK
hat. and he shuns the Washington
statesman's frock coat for an ordinary
business suit.
Gustav Jovanovitch Is the Russian
mutton king. Jovanovitch's sheep
whiten the Siberian plains for hun
dreds Of square miles. They number
100000. and $4,000 dogs look after
them.
Representative Bird S. Mcclure Of
Oklahoma has been quite a wanderer.
Born in Illinois, be went to Missouri
with his parents when ten years Of
age, then to Kansas and later TO In
dian Territory ana finally to Okla
homa
George Bruce Cortelyou, secretary
Of the treasury. takes his recreation
playing the pipe organ. or ii one is
not handy he will toy with piano keys
as long as the neighbors are patient
He is a musician of exceptional abil-
ity too
4 peculiar thing brought out OF the
election to the senate Of William James
Bryan Of Florida. who Is the baby
member Of that body. is that most or
the "haby bunch" in the senate have
as the first letter OF their last name
the second letter in the alphabet, B.
notably Senator's Bailey. Beveridge.
Burkett, Borah and Brandegee.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-03
LIKE THE INFERNO.
Graphic Description Of Climb Over
Volcanic island.

Graphic Description Of Climb Over
Volcanic Island.
A climb over volcanic island In
Boring sea Is thus described in Outing
Magazine hy Robert Dunn:
"Cliff sank away into chaos. Up
right fans OF tufa. creYices like salt
crusted wounds, chasms with Ieprous
edges breathad all like mad Less
steam, but more crinkly ana venomous
gases. Parched white and red and
ocher in their depths, they seemed al
most to whlstle-yet they did not
whistles furtive. ambient high
pressure 'Zjsssho-ooor Was It sound7
Then would pause and catch only the
horrid. cverburdened silence
THE thing seemed more friendly.
The sulphur no longer ehoked You
could have passed burning bunch OF
miners matches under ms nose and
would have gulped the fumes Ike
fresh air But the Invisible venom
still beIched out everywhere, secret
and furtive. now from Jaws and
gashes four feet and more across, no
longer red yellow. but with fangs
crusted white or brilliant green aud
brissling with rapier-ike stalagmItes
Heat tremors pulsed. as the whole
were a vast roof too close under the
eye Of the sun. And below on the
blasted acre under the beak the pant
ing steam flashed out the supreme des-
oIation-crumbllng clinkeFy and over
parcbed: traiied away its smear Of the
dull rainbow hues Of sulphur from
grotesqne mosaies It was pudding
OF Stag fresh from that great furnace
OF the unknown fusing point, and how
allen TO the cold waves and winds OF
the subarcticr'
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-03
Brain Growth.

The brain usually stops growing Al
about fifty. aud from sixty to seventy
It Is more likely to decrease, It has
been related BY Canon NtacColl that
Mr. GladstoHe's head was constantly
outgrowing his hats. AS late as the
Midlothian campaign. when be was
nearly seventy. be mas obliged to have
his head remeasnred for this reason.
Canon MacColl's conclusion that this
continual growth Of brain contributed
to Mr.. Gladstone's perennial zsuthfui.
ness appears not unwarranted. Lon
don Spectator.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-03
Industrial Items.

The erushers Of the Edison cement
works at Stewartstowu. N u, can
crush a SIX ron stone.
Pitch pine, which has been consld-
cred almost worthless, Is now 10 de-
mand for cranberry barrels
1t is said that the labor union move
ment in this country started in 1903
when the shipwrghts organized.
In the first ten months OF 1907 the
anthracite coal shipments were So
66l. 467 tons. 100000 tons greater
than for the same period Of 1906