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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-07
QUEER RAILWAY RESTRICTIONS.
Looking After Schoolboys-Where a
Locomotive Was Nuisance.

/ Locomotive Was Nuisance.
Some Of the provisions OF acts Of
/ Parliament relating to railways in their
earlier days seem very curious to US
/ now.
The Great Western railway comnsnv
was psecihcally forbidden bv act Of
| Parliament to make a railway within
three miles Of Elton College without
the consent of the provost and fellows.
More singular still was a provision
that the company should maintain at
its own expense number OF watchmeh
to insure that no Elton boy got on the
line. The Great Western company ac-
tually observed this obligation for moer
than forty years.
Eton was not the only scholastic
Institution whose rulers thought it nee
essary to get special protection for
their scholars and students from the
contamination OF the railway. The
vice chancellor, the prOctors and pro-
proetors for the time being Of the uni
versity of Oxford, the heads of col
leCes and halls and the marshal Of the
said university" and persons appointed
by them, have to this day under the
Great Western railway act of 1S43. the
right of free access ito every depot or
station for the reception of passengers
proceeding by the trains on the said
railway and can demand information
with reference 60 any passenger or
person having passed or applying to
pass upon the said railway who shall
be a member G. such university or sus-
pected Of being such" The penalty up
on any person refusing access or infor-
nation is 6.
So recently rs 1862 the Cambridge
university authorities put the Great
Eastern railway under obligations by
a clause in their act OF that year mot
to take up or set down passengers at
Cambridge station or at any place with
in three miles thereof between the
hours of 10 a. m. and p. M, on any
Sunday" the penalty for a breach be-
ing E5 a passenger. The passage cor
at any place within three miles thereof
was repealed by a later act, and / p.
Nj. substituted for p. m The obi
cation was actually observed for a CON
period, but it gradually be-
came a dead letter, and was finally re-
pealed by an act Of the present year.
The London and Northampton rail
way was also subject to many strange
and restrictions. ut shall
not be lawful for the railway company
10 see any locomotive engine upon the
ailwav within the town of Liverpool"
'nacts the Liveruool and Manchester
.ailway act Of 1926; but the way ana
whereof Of this drastic enactment do
rot appear, even in a preamble. An
musing enactment is contained in
lause 10 of the Liverpool and Manebes.
er railway act of 1892, which provides
hat mo steam engine shall be set I'D
n the township Of Burtonwood or Win
gisk, and no locomotive shall Be allowed
o pass along the line within those
owuships which shall be considered bv
homas Lord Lifori or by the rector Of
Ninwick to be nuisance or annoyance
Q them from the noise or smoke
hereof"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-07
HAD PETITION
TO THE QUEEN
Noted Mems Names on Curl
Gus Paper
FOUND ON SWINDLER
Thad Thousands Of Worthless Securities
Which he Rented out for Use as
Collateral to Money Bor-
rowers.

New York Dec. Tone curious pa.
per found among the effects Of Samuel
NJ. Biddison, the broker who was ar,
rested yesterday afternoon on a charge
Of forgery, and which does not seem tC
have any financial aspect purported to
be a petition to the Queen of Eng
land, Victoria.
To it were attached tho names o.
John sherman, Grover Cleveland John
j. Rockefeller and seven other promi.
mont men Of the last decade.
ITO Her Majesty the Queen Of Eng.
land and His Royal Highness the
Prince OF Wales:
eve, the undersigned, do earnestly
beg your Majesty, the most gracious
and beloved Queen Of England, and
His Royal lIighness the Prince Of Wales
pardon for the uuwacious act of orr
iorefathers Of over 100 years ago in
declaring the independence of the Unit.
cd States,
"And now, after 100 years Of indie.
pendcuce we come before Won with this
petition from a humble people and ask
your forgiyncss. We also acknowledge
our inability TO run this government
alone and beg Of you that we may have
the great and glorious privilege Of being
annexed to your great and glorious do.
main, in order that we may thereby
enjoy an the blessings Of q monarch.
cal government, and we mere and now
promise you we win never advocate
measure without international agree.
ment"
The other names attached 10 the
petition were those of Marcus Hanna,
John G. Palmer George MPullman.
Simon p Buckner John r. Tanner,
Lyman J. Gage and John G.. Carlisle.
Biddison was still a prisoner today in
the Tombs, unable to raise $4,000 bail.
In looking over nris papers, repre-
sentatives Of the district attorneys
office brought to light bonds, stocks,
coupons and prospcctuses, mnninw in
coupons from 500 to $4,000 600, and
one statement was found which gave
an estimate Of Biddisons total wealth
at about S20OOO0O00.
Much Of this was represented by
claims on large tracts Of land IN va
rious sections OF the country, particu
lurly in Tennessee, West Virginia and
Indiana.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-07
Haytian Victor Refuses TO
Seize the Government
URGES A SPEEDY ELECTION
By General Assembly-Army Of 5000
Men Marches into Port au Prince
Firm Still Says That Hes to
Be the Man.

Port au Prince Hayti, Dec. Cen
Antoine Simon, the victorious revolu
tionary leader, marched into this eity
early Saturday forenoon at the head Of
his army of nearly 5000 men. He wa.
received with acclaim and shouts OF
Long live President Simon"
His troops were under perfect control
and went at once to the barracks which
had been occupied by the soldiers of
Nord Alexis. Gen Simon was met in the
suburbs by members Of the committee of
public safety. who presented him with a
crown OF palms.
Accompanied by his staff officers and
small escort. the victorious general
went TO the cathedral, where a TIE Deum
was celebrated AS he left the editco the
ropulace again acclaimed him, the bells
in the city were rung and throughout
Port an Prince there was rejoicing.
Gen. Simon refused to 90 to the ma
tional palace and occupy the suite so
suddenly vacated by Nord Alexis, but
established instead headquarters at a
privo residence on the Champs de Mars.
One Of the first acts OF GEN Simon was
to dissolve the committee Of public safe
ty. In the place of this body he APP
pointed a commission to take charge of
the affairs Of this city. Then he re-
ceived a body of deputies and senators.
He urged these men to have the general
assembly meet as quickly as possible to
take a vote for president
Gen, Simon was not disposed to assert
his rights to the office. Instead he told
his visitors to vote freely for their
choice. and that he would abide by the
decision of the majority, On the other
hand, Gen. Simons officers urged him to
declare himself president, saying that he
was entitled to head the republic by rea-
son of his victories
Gen. Firmin is reported to have reach
ed San Juan, Porto Rico, on his way to
this city. Gen. Firmin is quoted as say
ing that he viii be named president
There has been an outburst of indig-
nation because Gen. Coicou has taken ref. !
lge at the French legation, and marines |
from the Duguay Trown have been on
duty there constantly since Coicou went
there.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-07
SEVEN LOST AT SEA.
Barge Bound For Halifax From Bos-

/ Barge Bound For Halifax From Bos-
ton Goes Down in a Storm.
Halifax N. S.. Dec. Seven men
met death on the southern coast OF
Nova Scotia last Tuesday morning when
the barge No. 10l owned by the Bar
rett manufacturing company of Boston.
in tow of the tug John Hughes. bound
from Boston for Halifax, went down
with all her crew. News of the acct
dent was received at Shelburne. N. s..
yesterday
Tho barge left Boston Wednesday in
tow of the tug john Hughes. carrying
800. gallons Of coal tar. That night n
gale sprung up from the northwest and
tine sea became boisterous. The barge
appeared to be making good weather.
however, and Capt Evans Of the tug
had no fear for her safety. About lao
o'clock on Thursday morning however.
an unusually nea1y strain was felt on
The tow rope and the barge Suddenly
disappeared from the view of the look
out on the tug. Taking in the situa
ton at q glance Capt Evans had the
tow line cut Immediately SO that the
sinking barge would not drag the tue
down with it Freed from the hswser
the tug steamed back to where the
barge was last seen. but was unable to
find any trace of the crew or any
Trackoce The accident occurred al
aoint go miles south Of Seal isla !
cape Sable After remaining IN the
vicinity until dsvbreak the tug headed
for Sbelburne and reported the tragedy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-07
TRIBUTES TO MR.. CLEVELAND.
Feature of Insurance Meeting in New
York


New York. Dec. 5-Notabie exercises
in memory Of the late Grover Cleveland
ex president of the United States, CON
stiuted the opening session in this city
yesterday of the Association of Life In
surauce Presidents, OF which he had been
chairman during the year and half
between the time of its organization and
his death
The program, which was brief. included
addresses by President Paul Morton of
the Equitable Life Assurance society and
Dir. John II. Finley, president Of the coli
lcrc of the city Of New York, and the
reading of letters from former Vice
president Adlai e. Stevenson. ex-Gov.
Hoke Smith of Georgia and Hilary A.
Herbert, a member of Mr.. Cleveland's
cabinet
This meeting was an interesting fore
runner Of the general memorial meeting
for Mr. Cleveland to b held III this city
on March Is of next year
For the afternoon, a taxation confer
ence was planned. with addresses by Rob
ert Lynn Cox, general counsel and man.
acer Of the association, on objects Of the
conference and necessity Of cooperation;
by Prof. Lester Seartman Of Yale uni.
veEsitv on eTbe Necessity for Reform Of
Lie Insurance Taxation by President
John Il DRYDEN of the Prudential In
sulance company ON Taxation Of IAfe
Insurance in the United States By Rob
ert. III aitteB on The Need of Improved
Legislative Nethol5 and a Ncssage
from the south and West BY ~amue
p. Smith president Of the American Life
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-07
The Countrv-llfe Problem.

"God made the country and man made
the town, ia only another way of recor-
nizing the fundamental character OF
country life In our civilization. Country
life would be ahundautiy possible with
out city life, as compared with city life.
In some countries, like Russia, ninety
per cent. Of the population live in the
countrv but city life is impossible with
out country life as its foundation This
fact gives The work OF the presidents
commits ion on country life a very real
interest to the dwcllers in towns. A.
well rs TO those who live in the country
Clifford Pinchot in Suburban Life for
December.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-07
wREcKAGE FROM THE 500 CITY.
Mysterious Belts Marked IS. S. Stan
ley" Washed Ashore.

ST. Johns, n. b.. Dec. THE mys-
terry surrounding the fate of the Ger
due 500 City, bound from Chicago to
Texas, was intensified Saturday by the
finding Of a number of life belts at
Cape Race, bearing the name OF IS, S.
Stanley" The belts driftod ashore
near North Sydney, C. B., with similar
ones marked $50 City" and this cir
cumstanee has led to the theory that
the lake boat was possibly sunk in
collision 1t is also suggested that the
life belts marked IS S. Stanley mag
have been bought at second hand at
some time by the owners Of the 500
City when she was carrying excursion
lists on Lake Michigan. The only
steamer named Stanley in Canadian
waters is the government ice breaking
boat, which runs between Charlotte.
town p r. T., and Picton, N. S. That
vessel has not yet gone on the route
and is in Charlottetown harbor Small
quantities of wreckace continue to
drift ashore at Cape Race. Among it
are parts of a steamers railing, inside
cabin doors. fragments of boats, oil
clothing and life belts, No bodies
have been found,
An examination of the wrcckage does
not satisfactorily Indicate the probable
time the 500 City went down, IF she
was sunk in collision it is probable
That the disaster occurred within three
or four days after she left Quebec on
November IA, Had she remained about
10 days after her departurt she could
have reached her destination, or touch
ed at some Nova Scotia port for coal.
ri she was lost in last weeks storm
She must have been dinsabled for sew
eral days previously.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-07
gPilesr-A Great Affection

No one who has piles needs to B.
told how they spoil ones comfort o.
what a world Of pain and distress they
cause. Hills lie Pomade puts a posi-.
tive end TO pile suffering relieves d
l5 minutes permanently cures piles Il
po8 follow orr easily carried out al.
rectiun5
Your druggist has it-Get it today
D. +. Davis.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-07
A Water Farm

Last year Mr.. Walter B. Shaw. a
one.armed veteran Of the Civil War.
sold from bis "puddles" near Washing
ton, enough Egyptian and japanese
lotuses, wSter-lilios, and brilliantly col
ored japanese carp and paradise fish
for aqusriums to round out an income
Of nearly $1,000 an acre.--World's Work
forfor December
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-07
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
MAGAZINE REVIEW.


In the Worlds Work for December,
John d. Rockefeller quotes a letter 10
him from a member OF the Rockefeller
institute, telling how DR.. Alexis Carrel
Of the staff performed the remarkable
operation from the arm Of a fellow ply.
stefan to his dying infant, thus saving
the life OF the child.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-07
John ". vogoI'a Big City Ministries,

Minstrelsy has been. and promises to
continue TO be, the favorite form OF
amusement. for four ffths Of the thea
tire going publie--ard well it should be
for no manner of a performance can
include such a variety Of material nee
eesarY for the edfcation Of the multi
tudes; besides, It is the cleanest and
best of all amusements. Then, there
are no waits.
Promptly at the appointed hour the
curtain rises. and from that moment
until the final you have fun without a
blush Songs of sentiment by the
worlds greatest yocalists, comic ditties
Ivy the best comedians on earth, who al
so furnish humor without a faint. The
songs have been sung; jokes have been
told: the Adonis like person in the mid
die has his friendly repartee with the
various comedians with the bones
and "Tambos" Personal grace has
been shown and beauty added because
Of the handsome paraphernalia used in
the first settings
The sentiment Of the balladist may
have caused you to be possessed Of a
feeling of intoylcation; the festive wit
If The comedians has amused you; the
charming acts Of the first part in its
entirety has possibly astoHished you;
yet the gIamor, frolic and fun rolls on
without hindrance.
There's no tiresome overture, but on
the contrary the various novel feats
gathered from all quarters Of the globe
commence, and ere the fms has been
reach you have. with your brother audi.
tors, proclaimed minstrelsy the king Of
This organization viii
appear at the Barre opera house on
Tuesday evening December 18th.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-07
D1sPENsARY SYSTEM STANDS.
Oklahoma Judge Rules That The Voter,
Didn't Know What They Were Doing

Guthrie, Okla, Dec. 7.--Oklahoua's
liquor dispensary system is still law
although the people repudiated It on
November 9 by a decisive ma ioritv. In
the district court here Saturday Judge
A. II Huston held that the fern Of
ballot presented TO the voters vas such
as 70 convey no intelligent idea 81
what vas to be voted on and therefore
the only part Of the proposition defeat
ed at the polls was the provision max
ing the dispensary law part Of the
eanstitsrtis-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-07
II was Ready.

Hubbie-My dear, if ] cannot leave
the Office in time for dinner I will send
you q note by messenger
Wife-You need not 60 to that ex-
pense. GEORGE. for [ have already found
the note in your coat po1ket.-London
--s-insl
The Yale expositor., 1908-11-06
The Doctors Fee.

The average man will give a lawyer
$500 to $500, together with a lifetime's
praise. to keep him out of the peniten-
tiary for from two to ten years, and at
the same time he will raise a phos-
phorescent glow and a kick that can
be heard around the world IL doctor
charges him $50 to 500 TO keep him
out OF hell for lifetime. We are the
only people under Gods ethereal tent
today who keep open shop 2f hours
each day and 800 days in each year.
We are also the only laborers to keep
on working for people who do not pay.
can carry my part of charity with
as good a grace as most men. can
go through rain, snow or mud and do
my best, provided the case is one OF
worthy need, but to reward continually
downright rascality. willful drunken
ness and wanton laziness is getting
out of my line.-TeXas State Journal
of Medicine.
The Yale expositor., 1908-11-06
ARE
FOR THE BETTER.
WORK IN THE LUMBER CAMPS
WILL BE PLENTY AND
WELL PAID.
A BRIGHTER FUTURE NOW
Many OF the Families in the Metz and
Posen Districts viii BE Better Sit
uated.

There is one thing that the fire re-
lief commission will not have to wor-
~ about-fuel There is wood TO
burn around Metz and Posen, TO be
had for the cutting and hauling. While
the recent forest fires were disastrous
IN account of loss of life and property,
they did an immense amount of good
In many ways. Many hundred acres
Of good farming land were practically
cleared. A large percentage OF the
burned out families will be better sit
uated than before. when the relief
commission completes it's work.
Extensive operations to lumber in
the burned district have already com
menced. Wages will be $24 to $50 and
board, about Is per cent higher than
last winter This seasons operations
viii be twice as heavy as last season.
An immense amount of timber will be
cut TO save il. Alpena firms to oper-
ate extensively are f. w. Gilchrist.
Churchill Lumber Co. Richardson
Lumber Co. and Island Mill Lumber
Co. S. +. Derry, of Millersburg, will
operate three large camps To employ
l75 men. r. L. HOLMAN and James
Inglis will soon establish large camps.
The Lobdell-Churchill Co. and Gard
ner, Peteman & Co.. of Onaway. will
send large number of men into the
woods.
AS soon as the Alpena mills shut
down most of the men will hustle to
he lumber camps Men who own
tracts OF cedar burned over will save
all possible ties and posts, while those
those cedar swamps escaped the
flames, will get it out this winter to
prevent possible loss next year. The
prospects for an excellent winter in
the woods are good.
The Yale expositor., 1908-11-06
Rolled the Deer.

A frightened deer dashed into the
rolling mill at the plant of the Algoma
Steel Co. at the 500 and leaped into
the rolls which were turning out steel
rails. As a result LOCO men were Idle
several hours.
A buck and a doe emerged from the
river near the plant and wandered
about the yards, greatly interested in
the signs of human enterprise. When
a yard engine came steaming By the
buck deserted his companion and
plunged into the river again, but the
doe. trembling with fear, dashed in
the direction OF the mill. rushing
along the tracks and leaping over the
heads of the startled wOrkmen. She
.anded on the steaming rolls and was
so badly injured that she had TO be
killed. The doe was one OF the finest
specimens ever seen in the north
country.
The Yale expositor., 1908-11-06
LIVED ON TEN CENTS A WEEK.
Bill Dooiittle's System a Good One,
But Not Attractive.

'D'y'u find smoking hurts y'ur'
asks Hi Biddle, a Yankee lawyer. ia
Willie Brooks story. The Solar Ma
chine" in Harper's.
1T probably doesn't do me any
good" said; but I'd have trouble
quitting IT,"
mo, y'u wouldn't. Smoke this"
He took from his vest pocket the fel-
low to the stogey in his mouth and
tossed 10 across the table TO me. Ever
hear how Bill Doollttle lived on ten
cents a week."
/ confessed that Bills economies
had never been brought to my atten-
ton.
wal" said Biddle. he took dinner
with friend on Sunday an ate
enough to last i'm till "Wednesday.
Then he bought ten cents wuth o
tripe, an he hated tripe so like thun-
der that it lasted i'm the FEST O. the
week. These seegars work a good
deal like that tripe. You take to
smolIin' 'em, an y'u won't want mOre'n
one or two a day"
The Yale expositor., 1908-11-06
The Woman Shot Him.

With an ugly.looking bullet wound
in his cheek, William Wesnick, of st.
Clair, was arraigned in police court
charged with an attempt to steal
chickens from Mrs Anna Hecker. of
Marine City. He waived examination
and was bound over to the circuit
court for trial.
Mrs. Hecker says that she saw Wes-
nick taking chickens from her coop
early Sunday morning and ordered
him off. She says that he refused to
go and that shs then shot at him
twice with a 22-caliber rife, one of the
bullets striking him in the face. Chief
CT Police Frank Baker and Patrolman
Alex Alore heard the shots and ar
rested Wesnick. who was brought to
Port Huron His wound is not consid-
cred serious.
The Yale expositor., 1908-11-06
Only Cash Needed.

As a result of the meeting of the
executive committee of the state fire
relief commission plans !0r perma
nent relief stations in the burned dis:
tricts have been made. Alpena will
remain the headquarters and sub sta.
tons will be opened in Metz and Pc.
sen. AS soon as an accurate state
ment can be drawn UP a complete re.
port will be made public. The com.
mission has discovered that much is
to be done. The 80 shacks put up In
Metz will shelter the people for the
winter. but there are no sheds or smell
.er OF any kind for livestock and snow
fiurries have begun TO be frequent.
More clothing has been received than
is needed. and only cash contributions
are necessary from now on.
The Yale expositor., 1908-11-06
PUZZLE SOLVED.
Coffee at Bottom Of Trouble.

1t takes some people long time to
find out that coffee is hurting them.
But when once the fact is clear,
most people try to keep away from
the thing which is followed by ever
increasing detriment to the heart,
stomach and nerves.
Until two years ago was a heavy
coffee drinker." writes an Ill. stock
man, land had been all my life. / am
now So years old.
About three years ago / began to
have nervous spells and could not
sleep nights, was bothered by indi-
gestion, bloating. and gas on stomach
affected my heart.
Il spent lots of money doctoring-
one doctor told me ! had chronic ca
tarrh OF the stomach; another that I
had heart disease and was liable to
die at any time. They all dieted me
until ! was nearly starved but 1
seemed to get worse instead of better.
Having heard of the good Postum
had done for nervous people, dis
carded coffee altogether and began to
use Postum regularly. soon got bet
ter. and now. after nearly two years.
| can truthfully say I am sound and
we'll
Il sleep well at night, do not have
the nervous spells and am not both
cred with indigestion or palpitation.
weigh 30 pounds more than when
began Postum, and am better every
way than ever was while drinking cot
fee. ] can't say too much in praise of
Postum. as ! am sure 1t saved my life"
There's Reason
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Crock. Mich. Read The Road to Well
yille." in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time 90 time. they
are Eenufnss trues ssa full of kumsa
s-r~N ~. 81 ~. -.
The Yale expositor., 1908-11-06
A Queer Harvest.

II was little Ethels first visit TO
church, and the sermon had for it's
text, "As we SOW, so shall We reap
But on her return home she could not
remember it. and in consequence was
chided by her mother for being stupid
A fortnight later a seamstress came
to the house to do days work. After
watching her for awhile fashion old
style garments into those that were
tn evogue, Ethel suddenly exclaimed:
20 mamma, / know now what the
preacher said. 1t was: What you sew
in the winter you shall rip in the sum.
mer'"