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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-09-28
ladies' Annual weekly Tournament.
IDEAL In HEIGHT.
For Man It Is Fixed at Little Under
Six-foot Mark.

Recruits who are much over six feet
tall are not desired for the United states
army. There are exceptions, OF course
but as rule men who run much over
six feet lack depth Of chest, and by rea-
son ot'inadequate lung capacity fall be-
low the average in power at endurance
The ideal height for slan, according
to observations from a military point
of view, il an inch and half under six
! feet. 1t does not seem to be intended
\ by nature that The male human animal
shall exceed this stature, ii due regard
is to be had for development at all
points. On the other hand, it is an OBJ
vious disadvantage for physical effective
ness to be under the average number
of inches. At 5 feet l0Ia a man attains
his best development of muscle and bone,
with highest vital efficiency.
Just what is the average height for
man seems to be not satisfactorily
settled Obviously, it differs largely
with race, we aud the japanese repre-
senting among civilized peoples the two
extremes, On the other hand. the Amer.
lean Indians are taller than we are, and
the aborigines Of Patagonia must be con
sidered the loftiest folk in the world.
inasmuch as the men commonly run over
six feet in height. When the early
Spanish explorer described them a. 4
race Of giants they were not far from
the fact.
Even in the United States stature
seems to very considerably with locality.
During the Civil war, from the beginning
to the end OF which our government
put into the field and on board of fight
ing ships more than 100000 men, the
tallest recruits came from Kentucky.
averaging over 5 feet 80 inches Kan.
sas, Minnesota, Missouri, California; and
Nevada came next in the order given
all of them over feet inches. Maine
Illinois and Michigan averaged ) feet
I 40 inches, and Ohio and Pennsylvania
trihe less. Recruits from Masaehu.
sits and Connecticut stood at the foot
of the list, measuring feet 6l2 inches.
After so years of age the human body
begins to undergo a progressive shrink
age. Not only do the muscular tissues
lose bulk, but even the bones become
smaller Meanwhile, there is con
traction OF the cartilaginous tissue be-
tween the vertibre of the backbone. which
causes loss of height, man originally
q feet tall frequently losing as much as
an inch and a half of his stature by the
time he is 20 years Old.-Saturday Even
ing Post.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-09-28
OFFICIALS DEPRIVE
ROSE, OF RECORD
Had No Steel Tape to Measure Wonder
full Shot Put of so Feet ia
Inches.

New York, Sept. 2s.-With a mighty
heave OF so feet Ia inches, Ralph Rose,
the giant shot putter and worlds record
holder, sent the sixteen.pound shot Sat
urday afternoon, at the games OF the
New Jersey Exhibition company, held at
the Eastern League base ball ground in
Jersey City. 81 inches further than 1t
has ever been put before,
Though the Western giant has been
smashing the record with regularity Of
late, some technieality always seems TO
be in his way, and only one record out
of his last six performances will stand.
In yesterdays event, Rose had three
competitors, but the failure of the Off.
cials TO have steel measure will again
cost him new mark for the sixteen
pound shot. His best previous recog
nized performance of 40 feet 10 inches
was made at Celtic park on Labor day.
After failing to send the missile beyond
this mark in his three trials, Ralph came
back in the finals and sent the iron ball
to the record distance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-09-28
LOW SCORES
AT THE START
College Foot Ball Teams in
Opening Games
HOLY CROSSBEAT NORWICH
Brown University Rolled Up the Biggest
Score Of 1lturday Against the
New Hampshire State
College.

Low scoring was the rule In Satur.
days foot ball games, which was to be
expected in view Of the muggy weather
conditions and the early stage OF the
season. Brown ran up one OF the biggest
scores of the day in its game against
the New Hampshire state college eleven,
"a to 0. The Providence eleven was in
fine condition and simply ran away with
its opponent The university Of Penn
sylvania was able 20 get but one touch
down in two brief halves OF the West
Virginia game. The Carlisle Indians de.
feated yilanoya, 10 to o, the same score
that Il made in last years game. Fred
Crolius' team always gives tne braves
an interesting game. Two years ago
Carlisle won only by a score OF 0 to o.
Holy Cross could get but one touch.
down against Norwich university. The
"Aggies" and Rhode Island state went
without scoring. Bates beat Exeter,
while Andover won from Gushing acad.
envy. The results:
At Providence, Brown "a, New Hamp-
shire 0.
AT Worcester, Holy Cross 5, Norwich
o.
At Exeter, n. H., Bates I, Exeter 0.
At Andoyer, Andover 4, Gushing acad'
envy o.
At Carlisle, Pa, Carlisle Indians 10,
Nillanoya o.
At Philadelphia, Pa, Pennsylvania 8,
West Virginia 0.
At Easton, Pa, Lafayette 10, Wyom-
!ng seminary o.
At Carlisle, Pa, Dickinson $, Western
Maryland 0.
At Charlottetown, Va, university OF
Virginia IL. William and Mary O.
AT Lewisburg, Pa, Bucknell sollege
83. Susquehanna university 0.
At State College, Pa, Pennsylvania
State 30, Grove City 0.
At Troy, Rensselaer, polytechnic insti.
tute "a, st. Stephens 0.
At Syracuse, Syracuse university Is,
Hamilton O.
At Rochester, university OF Rochester
I'll. George Junior Republic O.
At Amherst, Massachusetts, "Aggies"
,, Rhode Island State o.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-09-28
BRYAN CHALLENGES
ROOSEVELT In REPLY
Tells Him to Name a Trust That Has
Contributed to the Democratic
Campaign This Year.

Milwaukee, Wis, Sept, 2S.--Willism
Jennings Bryan made public Saturday
night an eighteen.nundred- word reply
which he had telegraphed at his own
expense to President Roosevelt, answer
ing presidential campaign letter No. T.
issued last Thursday, in which Mr..
Roosevelt touched up the record OF Gov.
Charles N. Haskell, the Democratic ma
tional treasurer, and intimated that the
big trusts were this year giving their
money to the Democrats.
Mr.. Bryan's come back is a challenge
to Mr.. Roosevelt to name a single per.
son connected with a law-defying trust
who is contributing to the Democratic
fund, and a further challenge to him to
explain why his party is not making
public campaign contributions before"
instead of after" election.
He call the presidents attention to
the fact that J. Pierpont Morgan two
years ago contributed $4,000 to Gov.
Hughes campaign fund; John d. Rookie.
Teller. $1,000; Andrew Carnegie. $1,000;
Charles NJ Sehwab, $1,000; John W.
Gates, $1,000; and W. f. Corey, $1,000,
and intimates that this may nave tenn
pered Gov. Hughes criticism of the Dem
ocratic party's trust plank, which the
president quotes in his letter.
Mr.. Bryan tells President Roosevelt
that he did not make good his charges
against Treasurer Haskell, and declares
that the president, for q partisan pur-
pose, rushed in and convicted Haskell on
ex parte statements. lie, however, does
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-09-28
HEN LAYS TAFT EGG.
Looks at Campaign Banner, Lays Por-
trait of @. 0. p. Candidate.

Johnstown, Pa, Sept. %. Republi.
can hen in the coop Of William updegsv
must have heard OF that Ohio spider
which wicked Democrats bribed to spin
the name of William J. Bryan in its
web, and Immediately decided TO do a
stunt that would knock Buckeye in
sect silly.
After mature deliberation. the hen
proceeded to lay an egg. Having ample
opportunity in the seventh ward to OBJ
serve Taft's picture on campaign ban
ners, it is supposed the good old hen had
some decided impressions on her mind.
When the egg was gathered at the Up.
degrav coop attention was called to a
series Of lines on its shell structure.
Closer observation revealed well.de.
fined portrait OF Taft in lines OF deep
and ineradicabe color. The likeness is
remarkable, and the Ohio Democratic
spider may well 20 and hang himself in
his own web.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-09-28
W. c. 7. U. Convention Program.

As already announced in The Messen-
ger. the thirty.iifth annual convention
Of the Vermont Woman's Christian Tenl
perance Union will be held in the Con-
gregational church at Newport, October
| q, and s. The convention will open
Tuesday evening, October ., at 1880
o'clock.
| The annual convention Is composed OF
the general officers OF the state. vice.
president t.large, secretaries OF the Y.
! w. G.. +. L. and the l.. I. L., county
presidents, secretaries and treasurers,
state superintendent, editor of Vermont
Home Guards, Union Signal reporter,
and two delegates from each auxiliary
union, including the "" unions. Each
delegation may fill its quota by visit
ing members from its own union.
Newport white ribboners are planning
Hospitality for entertainment. The re-
ception committee will meet the mem
bers of the executive COMMITTEES at the
station Monday evening. The delegates
of the convention. will be met at the
station Tusday afternoon and evening
and assigned to their respective places
Of entertainment.
A meeting of the state executive com
mittee, which consists Of the general
officers, vice president at large, secreta-
ries Of the Y. W. G. II. L. and i. I. l..
branches, presidents of the counties and
editor OF Vermont Home Guards will be
held Tuesday morning at 0 o'clock in
the parlors of the church.
A superintendent institute will open
in the church at 1880 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon. Mrs ID. w. Wright of New
port Center will have charge OF the evan
gelistic hour, 1880 to Gals. Tuesday
evening will be welcome night, Wednes-
day evening a demonstration by the l..
4. L.. and Mrs. Deborah Knox Living
stone, president of Rhode Island w. C..
4. L., will give an address. Thursday
evening is y" night, and Mrs. Elizabeth
Griswold Waycott, secretary OF the
Worlds Y. w. c. T. u, will be the
speaker OF the evening.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-09-28
NORWICH HELD WELL
AFTER FIRST BUSHES
Holy Cross Could Only Score Single
Touchdown in Opening Game With
the Mortified Team on
Saturday.

Worcester, Mass, Sept. 2S.-Before GOO
foot ball enthusiasts, Holy Cross Satur-
day played its first game, defeating Nor
witch 5 to O. The game was clean, and
a fair sample of the new style of foot
ball. Although Norwich worked consist
emily and strongly, the ball was for the
greater share OF the time in Holy Cross
hands, The touchdown came after three
minutes of play, Shield receiving the
ball on the kickoff and carrying it TO
the Holy Cross 40-yard line, and later,
after gains by Jones and JOY, carried it
over the line. Jones failed to kick the
goal. The second kickoff was received
by Sweeney, who brought the ball to
the 50-yard line, but there Holy Cross
was forced to kick. Norwich could not
make the distance. and Driseoll brought
the ball to the Holy Cross 20-yard line,
and drop-kick was tried, but failed.
The second half was more evenly con-
tested, Norwich receiving the ball sew
eral times, but failed to make any dis
tanee. Jones was the ground gamer for
Holy Cross, making several end runs for
20 and 80 yards Mahoney and She'd
also passed the Norwich men for large
gains. The forward pass was tried sew
eral times, but was success only once,
when Driseol received the ball for To-
yard gain. Clark and Carswell were
fast when they received the ball Nor
witch suffered heavily by being penalized
several times for ID yards AT the close
OF the game the ball was on the Holy
Gross 20-yard line. The game was played
on the new field, and Mayor Logan was
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-09-28
BETWEEN RUsTIN AND DAVIS.
Mrs. Rice Permitted to Tell of Alleged
Murder and Suicide Pact.

Omaha, Neb., Sept. 2s.--Following
a legal battle, continued throughout
the giving of her entire testimony, Mrs.
Abbie B. Rice was permitted Saturday
to tell of the plans between DR.. Fred
erick Rustin and Charles Edward Davis,
whereby Davis was TO shoot the physi-
clan and then commit suicide. The
state finally secured the testimony of
the witness with which it hopes to
prove Davis guilty Of frst-degree muir
der. Cross examination was deferred
until tomorrow, to which time the case
was adjourned.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-09-28
CREW STILL ON THE YANKEE.
1t May Take Two Weeks to Float
Cruiser.

Newport, r. T., Sept. 26. work
Of extricating the United States cruiser
Yankee from her stranded position on
Spindle Rock. where she struck during
a fog on Wednesday, was conferred to-
day in the construction of wooden
cofferdam about the vessel Ii is plan
ned by this means to free the vessel
from surrounding water by pumping
out the basin thus created, following
which the work of assisting the cruis.
er from the rock will be begu. 1t is
believed that it will take almost a
week to erece the dam. and it may be
a week more before the vessel is finally
freed.
Should the seas remain at their pres
ent smoothness during that time it is
anticipated that the work will progress
without serious danger to the cruiser.
but heavy seas are likely to pound her
upon the rocks and force her abandon.
ment by the force of three hundred men
and officers on board at present. The
Yankee is plentifully supplied with
provisions to last through more than a
fortnight at least, so that no trouble
is anticipated from that source.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-09-28
BALD HEADS NOT WANTED
Badness Is Too Generally Considered a
Sign Of Advanced Age.

A bald headed person does not have
an equal chance with one blessed with
a healthy head Of hair, because badness
II too generally accepted as an indica.
tion OF age, Many large corporations
have established an age limit and refuse
TO take men over 80 years OF age as
new employees.
Almost 10 per cent, Of baldheaded PEG.
pie may regain a good head OF healthy
hair II they will follow our advice and
accept our offer. We have remedy
that We positively guarantee TO grow
nair on any head, unless the roots of
the hair are entirely dead, their iollicles
closed and the scalp has become glazed
and shiny. We want people 20 try this
remedy az our risk, with the distinct
understanding that unless II does exact.
~ what we claim II Will and gives sat.
isfactiOn IN every respect we snail make
no charge for the remedy used during
the trial.
We know exactly what we are talking
about, and with this ofer back OF our
statements no one should scoH, doubt
our word or hesitate TO put our remedy
to an actual test.
We want everyone M Barre who Is
suffering from any scalp or hair trouble,
dandruh, falling hair or badness TO try
our ReXall "03' Hair Tonic. We want
them to use it regularly say until three
bottles have been uscd--and If IL does
not eradicate danduh. cleanse and re.
fresh the scalp, tighten the hair in its
roots and grow new hair. we will return
every cent paid us for the remedy for
the mere asking. There is no iormality
expected, and we exact no obligation
from the user Whatever.
We are established right here in Barre
and make this offer with a full under.
standing that our business success de-
ponds entirely upon the sort OF treat.
ment we accord our customers, and we
would not dare make the above offer
unless we were positively certain that
we could substantiate it in every par.
ticular. Rickert & Wells, the Red Cross
Pharmacy, Miles granite block. -
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-09-28
The Famous Letter Attacking
W. J. Bryan
WAS NOT AN EXACT COPY
The Republican National Committee Has
Directed the Withdrawal Of the
Pamphlet Containing the
the Letter. ,,f

New York Sept 2s.--Broughton Bran.
deburg, VINO sold the New York Times a
political article purporting 10 be signed
by the late Grover Cleveland attacking
| William j. Bryan, has admitted that
Mr.. Cleveland did not actually write the
article as il appeared in print, nor did
the eX-president actually dictate 1t as IL
was published.
John G.. Carlisle, secretary of the
treasury under President Cleveland. was
the fret OF Mr.. Cleveland's intimate
friends and associates 10 question the
authenticity OF the article sold by
Broughton Brandeburg and to institute
an investigation as to its origin
Il fully concur in the conclusion Of
Mr.. Hastings that the signature IS not
genuine said Mr.. Carlisle. "and / know
that TO be the opinion Of other close
friends Of Mr. Cleveland. who have ex.
amined the signature in The Times
office.
Il have not, however, relied alone upon
the signature; there are internal evi-
dences in the document TO prove TO my
satisfaction that it was not written by
Mr.. Cleveland. Further than this, | am
not going TO say at present | certainly
am not going to give away the evidence
we have, and | have advised Mr.. Hast
ings TO say nothing more until we have
a further conference
Mr. Hastings left his summer home in
Greenwich on his yacht early Saturday
for an all-day trip. Before sailing he
said that he had not been correctly
quoted by The Times in saying that he
had no evidence, What / did tell The
Times" said Mr.. Hastings, was that
did not have the evidence in my pocket,
and that | was not at liberty then TO
talk further about it,"
The widow OF the ex-president made
hurried trip from New Hampshire Just
before Mr.. Hastings issued his repudia
ton of the article as Mr.. Cleveland's.
She spent Friday night in Princeton
and started hack Saturday afternoon TO
rejoin her children in the White noun
tains. She declined TO discuss in any
way the authorship OF the letter or her
reasons for believing it not TO be her
husbands work.
Committee Withdraws Article.
The Republican national committee
has directed the withdrawal OF the pam
phlet containing the article alleged TO
have been written by the late President
Cleveland, but recently repudisted by
Mrs, Cleveland and the executors of ner
husbands estate
Richard v. 0ulahan. the literary di-
rector OF the national committee, said
Saturday night:
THE Republican national committee
had many calls for the Cleveland arti-
Gle. and We sent out a number Of copies
as a campaign document. Mr.. Hastings,
executor Of the Cleveland estate, told me
two days ago that he was convinced the
letter was genuine. This was after the
Of the letter had been ques-
toned Now he comes out to-day and
says he believes 1t was not authentic"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-09-28
WON'T HAVE VACCINATION.
Christian Science Postmaster Believes
Prayer More Efficaeious.

Pittsfeld. Mass, Sept. 2s.--The eff
eacy Of Christian Science as a preventive
Of small pox will be argued before the
school board. The state law provides
that children who have not been vacci-
mated cannot attend the public schools.
Assistant Postmaster J. II. Butler, wne
is a Christian Scientist, has refused TO
permit his children 10 be yaccinated.
Because they had not been, the children
were sent home by Miss Florence Pray,
teacher of the Fem street scnool. Mf..
Butler asserts that Christian Science is
a more eficacious preventive OF small
pox than vaccination.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-09-28
The Imperturbable Lady.

The Chinese lady on my plate so old
Smiles on from day TO day;
No matter what that ancient plate may
hold,
She always smiles that way. :.
Vinegar cannot sour her, nor mustard
embitter her;
Curds cannot curdle her, nor mince
pie disturb.
Clear off the plate and her smile VIII
still filter there
Unquenched by the fok ,ares that
outward perturb.
My little blue lady, fain would Ile1RS
of thee
That smile so assembling daily dis.
Germ in thee!
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-09-28
MISSION
At ST. MoniCa's Church.

Beginning Sunday, September 18th,
the Rev Fathers Kennedy and Brady.
Paulist Fathers of New York City,
will preach two weeks mission in
St. Monica's Church, Barre. The
Fathers of the Society of ST. Paul are
noted as the most eloquent and sue
cessful preachers and missionaries in
America. They have never before
been heard in Barre. All are well
come to attend the services and hear
these famous preachers. Admission
free to all. Services will begin every
evening during the mission at 80.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-09-28
TWO CLAIM $4,000 REWARD.
Money offered For Arrest of Murdere
Of Onleys in Dispute.

Middlctown, n. w. Sept. 2s--Two
persons claim the reward of $4,000 of
Tered by the supervisors of Orange
county for the arrest and conviction
Of the murderer of the 0lney brothers
and Alice lngerick
Charles II. Rogers was executed in
Sing Sing for the crime. George G..
Rogers of this city claims the money
as letter written by the murderer TO
his brother and delivered to the claim
ant, led to the capture Of the murderer
S'ergt. Mctiraw, Of the Los Angeles pc
lice force who arrested the murderer
ia that city, also claims the reward.
Both men have engaged attorneys.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-09-28
ONE VICTORY FOR HASKELL.
Charge That He Mismanaged Contract
ing Company Unfounded.

Muskogee, Okla, Sept. 2s.--ludge X.
n. Campbell of the federal court Sat
urday dismissed petition for receiy'
ership filed by the Baileys Of ottawa,
o.. against Governor Haskell and the
lndianola Contracting company OF Mus
kogee.
The Baileys. who own 24O shares OF
stock of the company, alleged that It's
affairs were being mismanaged by Has
kell, who is president OF the company.
The court held the allegations to be
uniounded.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-09-28
TUBERCULOSIS COMMISSION.
DR.. Koch at Head of Body Organized
at Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Sept. 2s.-A commits
sion of seven, headed by Dr. Robert
Koch of Germany, was appointed at
Saturdays session of the international
conference on tuberculosis to inquire in
to the danger of tuberculosis infection
from milk how TO prevent it. The
commission was appointed on motion
cf DIR. J. + Heymanns of Belgium at
the conclusion Of his address on the
sugiect Of milk infection. a feature of
the session was the address of Miss
Mabel Boardman Of Washington. ID. C..
who spoke on the subject. "The Red
Cross society in the crusade against
tuberculosis.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-09-28
RESIGNATION is CONFESSION.
So Mr.. Hisgeu Says of Action Of Du POnt
and Haskell.

Kansas City, Mo, Sept 2s.-Thomas
l.. Hisgen, Independence party candidate
for president, addressed large crowd IN
Turner nall Saturday. lie was rendered
a luncheon by the City club, made up OF
business men.
Mr.. Hisgen spoke Of the designations
of 4. c. DUPONT aud Charles II. Haskell
and declared that in these cases resigna-
ton is equivalent TO confession. lie as
serted Mr.. Bryan had known OF the
charges against Haskell months ago, and
he spoke OF tho Democratic candidate
as a political fakir," saying, IF Bryan
is sincere, let him get right with the
people"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-09-28
Saturdays National League Scores.

At Boston. Pittsburg 5, Boston o.
At Brooklyn, first game) Chicago 3,
Brooklyn 0; (second camel Chicago >,
Brooklyn 0.
At New York, first gamc) New York
O, Cincinnati 2; tsecond game) New
York 3. Cincinnati l.
At Philadelphia, first camel St Louis
3, Philadelphia GA innings); Csecond
camel Philadelphia !, st. Louis o IS in
ningsl.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-09-28
LAST OF WEEKLY GAMES.
Was Won Last Week by F. W. Nichols
with 70.

The last of the weekly tournaments
at the Barre Golf club links was played
last week and resulted in a win for +.
w Nichols with net score of 70. L. II.
Hutchinson was second with 1914 and
w Smith third with So The point win.
ners will be announced later. The scores
were "a fDlIoWs,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-09-28
Defeated in Golf on the Mont
pelier Links
BY SCORE OF rs x TO 10 u
The Last Weekly Tournament Resulted
in a Victory for Nichols--Miss
Gall First Among the
Ladies.

The Montpelier Country clubs golf
team defeated the Barre Golf clubs team
on the formers alleys Saturday after
noon by the score of 25ls TO 1919. The
matches bctewen the two clubs for the
season now stand tied, ana It is expected
that tine deciding game will be played
next Saturday The scores Of last Sat
urday's match are as follows;