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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-22
Driven To Suicide by Politics.

In the July MeClure's Carl Schurz
reviews the extraordinary political
campaign Of 1s66-a campaign to de-
stroy President. After telling of the
differences between Congress and Presi.
dent johnson, Mr. Schurz says:
"The great quarrel had created ex-
element so intense as to affect mems
balance of mind. About the time of
the assembling of Congress Mr.. Pres
ton King of New York, who had been
a Senator of the United States and
lad been appointed Collector of Gus
toms by President johnson, committed
suicide by jumping into the North
River from ferry-boat He had been
Republican of the radical type, and
when be took the office he supposed
the President to be of the same mind;
but Mr.. Johnson's course distressed
Him so much that he became melan-
choIy; his brain gave way, and he
sought relief in death. Another suicide
which greatly startled the country a
few months later, that Of Senator Lane
of Kansas, was attributed to similar
cause Jim Lane had been one of the
most famous free State fighters in
Kansas Territory. Since then he was
ranked among the extreme anti.slav
cry men and as Senator he was
counted upon as a firm opponent Of
President Johnson's policy. TO the
astonishment of everybody he voted
against the Civil Rights BILL This
somewhat mysterious change Of front, !
which nobody seemed able satisfactor |
~ to explain. cost him his confidential
intercourse with his former associates
in the Senate, and brought upon him
singing manifestations of disapproval
from his constituents. He was report
ed to have expressed profound repen-
lance of what he had done and finally
made way with himself as one lost to
hope"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-22
PAID FOR THE BATHS. :.
Exciting Hotel Incident In Bar Har.
boris Early Days.

Exciting Hotel incident In Bar Har.
boris Early Days.
''In the prehistoric days at Bar Har.
Dor" said a Boston man. before the
dress suit had cast its blighting shad-
ow there and when Rodick's and the
fish pond were the center Of all the
gayety. life was pleasant, even though
many Of the conveniences which we
now demand were wholly lacking. Ro.
dicks was barn of a place with no
elevator and innocent of electric bells
One man in imminent need of ice wa
ter once obtained it. however, by going
into the hall and yelling 'Murderr at
the top Of his lungs. lie gathered to-
gether most of the hotel guests and
finally got the ice water of his souls
desire, but his success did not seem
to establish precedent.
"The fire department was, so to
speak, in embryo. In the Rodick at
the head of each stairway there used
to stand large hogshead of water for
use in an emergency, and thereby
hangs the tale am about to tell you.
Late Of an evening there entered
the deserted fish pond young man
whose fixed and CLASSY eye and wan
dering smile betrayed what bis even.
ing's occupation had been. In order
to settle any lingering doubt as TO his
condition, however he proceeded to
emit a series of blood curdIing shrleks,
which called forth hasty and EN-.
phatic protest from the night clerk,
who on advancing upon the inebriat-
ed one was promptly laid low by
right handler. The night force In an
angry array promptly went TO the
succor of the night clerk. whereat his
assailant retrsated upstairs, closely
followed by his pursuers.
Reaching the landing, he espied the
hogshead of wafer, which he promptly
heaved down the stairway upon bis
who, drenched by the wa
ter and carried off their feet by the
butt itself, in wild state of rage
the attack, only to be treat
ed to the same dose on the second
flight Of stairs and yet again on the
third. at which point. his ammunition
being exhausted, they captured and
got even with the belligerent one,
I'm the morning great was the anger
and loud the lamentations of Herr
Rodicls at the state Of his stairway and
the damaged condition of his night |
force. but he who had accomplished the
outrage was rich in this worlds goods,
from part of which lie was made to
for divers ruined carpets, sun
Try abrasions and for giving five men
three baths apiece at 81 bath. the
regular rate at that time In Bar Har-
bor."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-22
Earth a-Drowse.

'Tis the noon of the year,
As a toiler, oppressed
BY the labor and heat,
Folds his hands on his breast,
Drawing strength from his dreams.
Lo the earth swings at rest
In the noon of the year,
IT'S the noon of the year,
Over full blossommed trees,
Over following grain, f
Earth, the toiler, a-drowse,
Must revive him again
In the noon of the year,
Ere it pass to its wane,
Come, be one with it, sweet
Love in dileness calls
Through the dangerous heat.
Where the dream peoples nod
In the wind -wimpled wheat,
II. A. DAILY in Catholic STANDARD.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-22
MAGAZINE REVIEW.
Encyclopedia Loyalty.

One Fourth OF July night in London,
the Empire Music Hall advertised spec
ial attractions to American visitors. All
over the auditorium the Union Jack and
the Stars and Stripes EMBODIED one an
other, and at the interludes were heard
Yankee Doodle and Hail, Columbia,"
while a quartette sang, Down up the
Suwanee River Altogether an occa-
sion to swell the heart OF the eXiled pat
triot. Then came the turn Of the HUI
man Encyclopedia, who advanced TO the
front of the stage and announced him
self ready to answer, sight unseen, all
questions the audience might PROFOUND.
A volley OF queries was fired at him,
and the Encyclopedia breathlessly told
the distance OF the earth from Mars,
the number OF bones in the human skel-
eton, OF square miles in the British
empire, and other equally important
facts. There was a brief pause, in
which an American stood up. what
great event took place July 4, l776?"
he propounded in loud, glad voice.
The Human Encyclopedia glared at
him, III hincident you speak Of, sir,
was hinfamous houtrage. Every
bodys Magazine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-22
Tales of Cities.

Coshocton, o. leads the world in the
manufacture of advertising novelties.
Derry, n. H., claims fagpole still
In service which was erected in 1860
and which bore a Lincoln and Hamlin
flag.
Though shooting is recognized as an
easy mode of suicide. it is not the IA.
yorite one in New York city, for, ac-
cording to the eeroners records, there
are one-twelfth more cases of self de-
struction by asphyxiation.
Chicago has a novel organization in
the Bartenders and Saloon Keepers To-
tai Abstinence society, which is now
said to have 1000 members. Many
saloon keepers in Chicago, it is report
ed, are bound by an agreement not TO
employ men who drink.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-22
Monday Meditation.

Now and then make a Journey
To lovely land afar.
Mingling in mighty tourney.
With costly motor car.
Now / spin and now ] speed;
Now | struggle with the brakei
Now am swell indeed
Then | wake
Now and then | build castle
For my summer residence,
Every servant is my vassal,
And the service is immense.
Now ] am nahoh proud;
Now scorn the country Jakej
Now I'm lurid, large and loud
Then / wakel
Now and then the Lustinia
Do / board for Europe shore
Albion's isle, Paree, Hispania,
Rome and half dozen more.
Now l smoothly sail the deep;
Now the common mob | shake;
Now, of course, | am asleep
Then / wake!
Puck.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-22
CHICAGO SEES GREAT
TRADE BOOM COMING

Chicago, July 29--Iohn G. Shedd,
head Of Marshall Field & Co, indorses
the belief of John Claim as to the bust
ness outlook.
"Trade is improving and prices are
tending higher" said Mr.. shedd. "Good
crops are almost assured. Wages have
not been reduced to any extent during
the depression, and now employees are
increasing their forces. As result of
the readiustment in prices sine October,
1907, value of most staple merchandise
are on firm and approaching level As
soon as the crops begin to move the
railways will have all the business they
can handle. There is sold-ou con-
dition of stocks of merchandise all over
the country and the indications are
that activity is coming in"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-22
AN OLD TIME BREAKFAST.
What One Visitor Was Treated TO at
Washinaton's Home.

What One Visitor Was Treated to at
Washinston's Home.
The diary Of Manasse Cutler, the
founder Of Ohio and the author of the
ordinance Of 1857, gives an account of
visit he made to Mount Vernon
Iyo years after General Washington's
leath. We say General Washing
ton, for that was what Mrs. Washing
ton was pleased to call him--a copy for
all those good women whose husbands
have won them honor on the field OF
war.
Mr.. Cutler says It was the desire of
their party to arrive at Mount Vernon
in time for breakfast q O'clock with
Mrs. Washington, but the bad roads
and worse horses detained them, so
they did not reach there until about
10, which Mrs. Washington regretted.
but she said, Breakfast would be
ready in a few minutes" The diary
goes on to say:
''In short time she arose and desired
us TO walk into another room, where
table was elegantly spread with ham.
cold corned beef, cold fowl, red her.
ring and cold mutton. the dishes orna-
mented with sprigs of parsley and
other vegetables from the garden At
the head Of the table was the tea and
coffee equipage, where she seated her.
self and sent the tea and coffee to the
company"
The point Of interest is that break
fast menu-fve kinds of meat decked
with sprigs Of parsley and accompa-
MED with divers vegetables. Isn't
there an appetlzing array and doesn't
the heart long for just such scene?
OF course the mere feeders, the fell
lows that banker for hot things, may
not think so, but the very mention of
cold ham, cold chicken, cold mutton
and cold corned beef all In the same
breath is an appeal to a conscientious
appetite that is unresisting. And that
was breakfast Of the long ago.
Most generous providers these we'll
70 do people in the early daysi How
good everything must have tasted!
That roast chicken and roast mutton
ind that great, tender clean chunks of
(. that he would not dare say which
vas best, for each was best. Compare
I with our latter day breakfasts-a
oil and an egg and a cup of coffee!
u course we like our way, but that
$ possibly because these are degen-
rate days.--Ohio State Journal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-22
Three Hundred Billion Bees at Work


Three hundred billion bees made
enough honey last year to fill train
Of cars long enough to reach from New
York to Buffalo. At the low whole
sale rate of ten cents pound it was
worth $25.O00O0o, and if the 100000
bee keepers of the country had worked
as industriously and skillfully as did
the bees the weight Of the output would
have been three times as great and
The value $4,000. 600
Not only did the little workers con
tribute that vast supply of a pure and
delicious food product TO the nation but
as they made it they treated it anti
septically with formic and thus pre-
venting impurities or decay.
In one year the bee hives sent to
market a product worth nearly as much
as the barley crop; three times as much
as the buekwheat crop; s6,OOOOO0 great
er than the rye crop and nearly $4,000.
600 greater than the rice crop. All Of
the rice ad buckwheats grown on an
aggregated area Of 2,i26A square miles
did not reach to the value Of the honey
hy sl5I.259
10 appreciate these results one must
uAaas<arilE strirs alsa "a annreciaia Tia
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-22

JINGLES AND JESTS
Low Living and Low Thinking.

Low Living and Low Thinking.
I'VE learn from the most recently
published volume of the Eversley Tenny.
son that the poet once made a strenuous
effort to be vegetarian. At the end
OF six weeks, however, his sense OF
faulty drove him back TO a mutton
chop, aftdf which he saw visionsl
Said I, Let the lambkin no longer
BE led to the slaughter for mel
Let the OK, honest beast,
Still continue 10 feast
With the grass growing up TO his knee.
No moro shall they jelly the conger
TO crafty palate of minej
The chick shan't be taken
And served up with bacon
To make me a dish when dine.
Refined shall be my food,
And simply ehaste my farej
Upon some humble cereal
My soul shall grow ethereal;
Gross thoughts shall nc'er intrude
To raise my startled hair
II 1 but crunch a nut for lunch
And dine upon pear
With hope all expeetant started
My test of the simple regime.
The first thing to take
Was eauifower steak,
And then | sat waiting TO dream.
When several hours had departed
And nothing came into my brain
dined somewhat sparsely
On outlets Of parsley,
And then sat awaiting again.
Week slowly followed week
How slowly none can knowl
Once DER a leg of lentil
My soul grew sentimentalj
And once a loin OF leek
Inspired my genius so
That with its aid | nearly made
A little tiny mot.
Alas! these poor Pickering flashes
Grew fewer and further between,
And they came not because
OF the diet that was,
But because OF the meat that had been.
Rice sirloins and earroty hashes--
/ found it was these 1 must thank
For kindly revealing
The empty.full feeling
And turning my mind to a blank.
"A ruddy chop" / cried,
"A steak with richness wet,
This is the raw material
That makes a man ethereall
My vegetarian pride
I'm eager to forget
Who will may rail, but shall trail
My clouds of glory yet"
Punch.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-22
"A Little Mrs. Malanron.

Bessie Green, tot of seven. likes to
use unusual words. In this she is a
constant source of amusement to her
relatives, with whom she frequently
corresponds. On one occasion, while
confined to the hospital, she received
this note from her aunt:
am delighted TO hear that the crisis IL
past and that you are now convalescent
Yours with affection. AUNTIE
A few days later the aunt received a
brief reply.
Dear Auntie-I have been very ill. but
the nurse says she is delightful to tell
you that-I am now convulsive. Yours.
with infection, BESSIE.
-Lippincott's.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-22
Excavation on culebra Cut Half Done.

Excavation on the Culebra cut on the
Panama canal is about one half com.
pleted. According to reports received
at the Washington Offices of the canal
commission total of 1905, APO cubic
yards has been removed from the cut,
while il Is estimated that 39,052 1922
cubic yards was taken out by the old
French company from 1881 to 1889, and
l0,000,0O0 cubic yards was excayated by
the new French company from 1898 to
1904, Since the American government
took charge OF the canal work ls,445426
cubic yards has been removed. II the
present rate of excavation is maintained,
the cut will be completed in about three
and half years.
Lieutenant Colonel George w. Goeth.
ais, chairman and chief engineer of the
sithmian canal commission, has recog-
nized the administration work on the
canal by aboIishing the department of
excavation and dredging and dividing
canal, construction work into three divi-
sions, as follows:
Atlantic division, in charge of Major
William L. Sibert, embracing all terri
tory north of Tabernilla; central diyi-
sion, in charge of Major d. ID. Gaillard,
embracing all territory north of Pedro
Miguel to and including Tabernlla, and
the Pacific division, in charge of acting
division engineer S. B. Williamson, EN-
bracing all territory south of and in-
Guiding Pedro Miguel.
Under the reorganization each super
OF construction will have di-
rect supervision not only over work of
excavation but also over the work of
and management of the
dumps in his district. No new men
have been employed as result Of the
new system.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-22
sUBoRNATIoN IN GOULD cASE7
Seamstress and Detective Arrested on
Charge Of Trying to Bride Woman.

NhdA&C Va AlyAhk w 1IAON WOAAah-
New York, July 22.--Charged with
subornation OF perjury in an alleged at
tempt to prepare false testimony for
use in the divorce case Of Helen X, Gould
against Frank j. Gould Mrs. Julia H.
Fleming, young seamstress, and Henry
S. Mousley, member of firm of
private detectives, were arrested Mon
day night. Assistant District Attorney
Smyth caused the arrests to be made
upon hearing the allegation that Nous
ley and Mrs. Fleming, together with a
woman whose name the authorities re.
fused to give, had attempted to bride
Mabel d. McCauslan, milliner's appren-
tice, to give false testimony in the
Gould trial Assistant District Attor.
ney Smyth eXonerates Mrs. Gould's at
torneys OF any possible knowledge of
the matter Mr. Smyth said that an
other arrest, that of the unnamed wo-
man, who is now i'll in her apartments
in hotel, would be made as soon as
the sick woman had sufficiently recov.
cred.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-22

the shops. The consequence will be a
widespread shortage of cars, as we'll as
other equipment.
Chairman Knapp of the commission,
in interview, takes the view an
early and serious car shortage is like
ly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-22
A Long Memory.

Golfer Ito long suffering and wearied
eaddie) How many's that, Sandy3
Caddie- We're playin' yere ninth. We
tappit it aft the tee yum, missed it alta
gaether in twa, went inta the sandbank
in three, We didna get DOT in four, but
ye got DOT in five, We gaed inta the
whins in sax, We didna get DOT in seven,
but We got DOT in acht, and moo yere
playin' yere ninth.Punch.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-22
Light Verses.

There was a cunning FREELY
Who gamboled in the air on high;
This fly was conscientious, too,
For when at night time he passed
..thrues
A lonly lane where lovers were,
(She loving he. him loving her)
This FREELY great tact would show
by turning bis bright light down low,
Harper's Weekly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-22
CARS SHORTAGE THREATENS
BIG EASTERN RAILWAYS
Returning Prosperity Likely to Catch
Them Unprepared.

Washington, July 22.--Despatches
saving that Pennsylvania, Baltimore
and Ohio. and Vanderbilt interests are
awakening TO the fact that they are
threatened with shortage Of equipment
with returning property are borne out
BY information at the Interstate Com
merce Commission. Officials there are
predicting a car shortage by fall. They
say that as traffic returns to former
Proportions it viii be foynd many idle
cars have not been kept in repair and
cannot be used without being sent to
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-22
In the Approaching National
Election
BUSINESS WILL GO ON
The Railroad Expert Believes, Just as
Well Whether Taft or Bryan Is
Eleoted-Thinks Presidency
Would Sober the Latter.

Hot Springs, Va, July 22.-Melville
L. Ingalls,, formerly president of the
Big -Four and the Chesapeake & Ohio
railroads, and still heavily interested
in them and in other roads, said that
IL will make little difference TO the
railroads of the country who is elected
president this fall. In month after
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-22

Moggs was returning to the club
house when Wilson met him.
well, how did you get on today?'
queried Wilson.
II never saw better golf" said Moggs.
"My opponent got away every drive.
he bit every brassie clean, he APP
preached up to the hole perfectly, and
be never missed putt"
How much were you beaten by7"
"Beatenl ! wasn't beaten. ! won!H
-Pearson's Weekly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-22
is NOT EBERHARD.
Man Held at Hastings, N. Y, Bears No
Resemblance to One Sought.

New York, July 22-The young man
who was taken into custody near Has
tings, n. y, late Monday night, in the
belief that he might be the much sought
August Eberhard, wanted in connection
with the murder OF his aunt near Hack.
ensaek, n. j., is not the missing grocer
boy.
An officer from Hackensaek who went
to Hastings to attempt to identify the
prisoner said he bore no resemblance
whatever to Eberhard. The men is be-
lieved to be insane.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-22
Government to Prosecute in
Oklahoma
TITLES IN MANY CASES
II Is Said, Obtained nlegally-Among
Defendants Is Senator owen--Exea-
walton of culebrn Cut of the
Canal Is Half Done.

Washington, July 22.-Among the de.
PENDANTS in the suits which the depart.
ment OF justice is about TO bring against
a number Of land owners in Oklahoma
are Senator Robert L. Owen, of that
state, and Theodore N. Barnsdalc OF
Pittsburg. The suits have been under
preparation for some months by A. A.
Richards, special assistant to the attor.
ney general, and involve the titles TO
more that six thousand deeds 20 lands
in eastern Oklahoma. II is the assertion
OF Mr.. Richards on the evidence he has
collected that the lands in question we're
the property OF Indians and could Meth.
er be bought nor sold under the existing
law. An act was passed by Congress
during the last session permitting the
sale Of Indian lands where the owners
were not more than three quarter lndi-
an, and it is the purpose OF the de.
partment to clear the title Of the lands
affected by this law so that they may
remain in full possession OF the Indians
or be legally sold by them The new
law goes into effect ON July q, and the
suits will be filed against seventeen hun.
dred defendants before that time. 1t is
known TO the department of justice that
much OF the land has been practically
stolen from the Indians and that in
other cases only nominal compensation
has been paid. Mr.. Richards holds that
any sale made prior to July p is illegal
and that the deeds are void. Senator
owen is said TO be the possessor of more
than Bftv nj those decJs
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-22
Musk Deer.

The little deer from which the musk
+ obtained ranges IN the Himalayas
and Tibetan mountains 1000 feet
above sea level. The male deer Yields
the finest and greatest quantity OF
musk. The deer are shy aud alert and
6lfncult Of capture.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-22

rumber Of insects at work. That is
rather difficult for three hundred bill
lion stretches long way beyond in
tellgent human comprehension. The
human mind doesn't work we'll in any
thing automatically greater than
thousands.-August Technical World.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-22
Preliminary Understandings.

Counsel Ito witnessl Now. allow me
to remind you OF what happened to
Balaam.
Witness--Certainly; but allow me to
remind Won that it was the ass that
warned him. Tit. Bits.
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His Generations.

Weary Walker-Wot do youse t'ink
nv me corporations, Tatters? Tired
Tatters = Wot corporations? Weary
WRlker-Me shoes. | call them cor
porations because dey amt got no
oles.-Pathfnder.
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II can safely say that no man ever
attempted to bribe me. gentlemen.
Voice In the Crowd-Don't be down
hearted. old chap; your luck may
change London TELEGRAPH.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-22
Johnny's oesni.Ion.

What is the meaning OF the word
tantslizingT" asked his teacher.
please, ma'am," spoke up littis
Johnny Holcomb, at means a circus
procession passing the school ana the
scholars not allowed to look out
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-22

Genius is a combination Of asplras
ton and inspiration.-Irish ProFesb.