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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-31
NEW SENATOR FROM VERMONT
John W. Stewart, DIR. Proctor's Success.
sor, Takes Oath Of Office.

John w Stewart, appointed BY the
governor Of Vermont as tic successor
Of the late Senator Redfield Proctor
was yesterday sworn in as a member
of the Senate. Senator Dillingham; ae-
companied him to the desk OF the vice
president, where the oath Of office was
taken.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-31
Free paper BIN?

Washington, March STA resolution
was introduced yesterday IN the House
~ Mr. Fuller of Illinois. calling on the
ways and means committee TO report
To the House 4 bill to repeal all duties
on wood pulp and print paper, so the
end that action may BE taken thereon at
the present session Of Congress"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-31
CONTRACT 10 NoRcRoss BROS.
For the New Bureau Of Republics Build.
ing at Washington.

Washington, March ST. Noroross
Brothers Of Worcester. Mass, have beer
awarded the contract for the construe-
ton Of the home OF the international
Bureau of American Republics in Wash,
ingtou. toward which Andrew Carnegie
contributed s750.000 The work IS 10
begin ct once and it is planned TO lay
the cornerstone with appropriate eere-
monies before The adjournment of the
present session Of Congress The build
ing is to be finished in marble The
amount OF the contract was not given
out.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-31
FOREIGNERS FIGHT.
Stabbing ARRAY Follows Argument on
Their Native Lands.

Chicago, March 3l-Cna man was
probably fatally stabbed and three others
severely cnt during a rot Of foreigners
IN Chicago yesterday The injured men
are 81 different nBfionalities, and the
quarrel that resulted IN The stabbiug
ARRAY followed a discussion IN The mer-
its al their respecsive countries.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-31
JAPAN TO PAY $4,000, 900
FIRST LOAN INSTALLMENT.
Amount Will Re Set Aside on April 80,
Oficial Gazette viii say.

Toxic, March 81 The official Gazette
viii announce to-day that on April SO
payment viii be made Of 20.A00,a00
yen, about $ia.00o.000, rs the first in
sediment Of the redemption Of tae
100.000,000 ven national Loan
This loan natures next December.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-31
MAY DELAY WALKER CASE.
Ascending Bank Treasurer Applies Fol
WIT Of Amnafi.

Hartford, Conn March si.-State's
attorney Arthur F. Eegleston. stated
Yesterday that Milliam E Walker. the
treasurer who embezzied s54i $50 from
the savings bank Of New Britain. and
who Is being held BY the Aiexieau au-
thorities Ct Ensenda, Mex, mad applied
for a writ q smpaTi. which, If granted.
would delay bis exlraaiiion at Ieast six
weeks.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-31
70 curs a Cold in One nav

Take LAXATIVE BBOM0 Qninins Tab
let's. Druggists refund money if it fails
to cure E. w. GROVES signature is on
each box. Poe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-31

Each package colors
Wool, Silks, Cotton and
Mixed Goods. Colors one
third to one half more
goods than any other with
less trouble, less work and
no failures. Follow the di-
rections. Full line of col
ors. Price 10 cents.
Red Cross Pharmacy,
Miles Granite Blk, Barre, Vt
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-31

Wells Il suffering greatly from shock
and has joined his family at Colorado
Springs for rest.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-31
NEW SMILE TUNNEL UNDER
THE ALPS is COMPLETED
State Railroad Tube Near Lake Zurich
Was Begun ia 1908.

| Berne. Switzerland, March 3l.--The
| Federal railroad tunnel through the
Rieken mountains, near Lake Zurich,
was completed yesterday
Construction on the tunnel, which Il
nearly five miles long, was begun four
years ago.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-31
LILLEY Will PAY.
Offers TO Finance Part of Submarine In
vestigation.

Washington March 3l.-All the books,
records and papers Of the three subma-
rine boat companies that are involved
in the scandal precipitated by The
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-04-23
Butterfly Brooches.

Since the advent of the millionaire
age. wherein everybody who Is any
DO can wear diamonds and pearls
galore, II seems to be the aim Of
women Of cultivated taste to choose
their ornaments among things slightly
out of the ordinary. With some the
collecting of antique jewelry is pur-
sued to an extreme. and these women
are loaded down with barbaric chains
and bracelets. Many women now
wear only the jewelry Of certain
period. notably that of Marie Anton
cite.
An English woman Of distinction
has shown considerable originality IN
wearing exclusively as ornaments
butterflies done In enamel. For
many years she has been a collector
of rare and beautiful specimens OF
butterflies that are native in various
countries, their brilliant colors and
often fantastic markings being a
source of constant pleasure to her.
One day the idea came to her to send
one Of her specimens. wonder in
the world of science, to an enameler
In London, reputed to be the best
artist of his kind In Europe. says
The New York Herald. He tAei.
made In enamel, a fac-simile of thu
butterfly, with marvellous fidelity tt
Its shape and coloring. Even tho
transparent quality of the insects
wings were effectively simulated. ID
was mounted on gold and In a way
that by pinching the wings together
allowed the sharp claws underneath
to fasten themselves to whatever
materials they were placed upon. As
the wings rebounded the butterfly
was held In place.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-04-23
Building Walls With Bags.

The practice of constructing break
waters and submerged parts of piers
with concrete inclosed in bags has
been largely developed in Scotland.
The concrete is prepared as near as
possible to the place where 1t is to
be used. 1t IL tnclosed In bags to
protect 1t temporarily from the ef-
fects of contact with the sea water
while 1t is lowered into place. The
bags are placed in a box suspended
directly over the spot where they are
to lie. The touching of trigger
opens the box and allows a bag to
drop out. A line OF bags having
been deposited, the longer axis Of
each bag In the next series Is so ar
ranged that the meeting edges Of
two of the bags in the lower row will
be covered. Thus q regular wall Is
built up and as the concrete hardens
1t becomes solid and immovable.--
Youths Companion.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-04-23
Tabulated Welded Life.

II any os the 100 residents of Chi
cago recently invited to an anniver-
sary party on November 7 hesitate
to accept it will not be because they
are unsupplied with information on
the condition of servitude, past and
present, of the hosts.
Frank Baum, we'll known to the
young citizens as Father Goose, and
Mrs. Baum will celebrate their twen-
ty-fifth wedding anniversary, for
which they have Issued invitations in
booklet form. 1t contains, in addi-
ton to the information that the party
Is going to be record of the mar
riage life OF the hosts, which is ex-
cellent.
The marriage certificate is repro
duced in full, signed by the 1862 guests
at the wedding, and is re-enforced by
the following record of their married
life:
Resided in Syracuse, N. Y, Aber-
deem, S. OAK, and Chicago-the latter
for sixteen years.
Raised four boys, smart as the av-
erage.
Quarreled just few.
Wife in tears three times. (a) When
cat died. (b) When bonnet was spoil
ed (c) When she had sore toe.
Husband swore 1877 times.
Wife swore none.
The swearing of the husband Is &c
counted for on the grounds that he
was notary public for four years.
Causes of jealousy-none.
Broke occasionally.
Bent often.
Unhappy none.
Future prospects good.-Chicago In
ter Ocean.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-04-23
PILGRIMS DRANK 80 TEA.
Therefore No Teapots Came Over
I'm the Maytlowcr.

II may be trusted that no lineal
descendant of the Pilgrims would.
and no other person foollshly should.
ever claim to have or to have seen a
teapot that came over In the May
iower. Whatever articles in what
ever number may be treasured as
parts of the sacred cargo that was
landed at Plymouth Rock In 1890,
relic hunters may rest in the assur-
ance that no rival owns teapot Of
Mayfower descent. says the Boston
Globe.
The explanation is simple. When
the Mayfower sailed for America
an ounce OF tea was rare enough to
have made up fitting gift for royal
ty. Yet forty years later the
wealthy and fashionable people Of
England were fairly familiar with
tea which the East india Company
had first brought into the country,
and foLr years later 1t was on sale
in the coffeehouses. at which time
pound might be purchased for the
moderate sum of GO shillings.
Only 25 years later tea was on
sale in Boston, and soon after there
were two tea houses besides those
kept by Daniel Vernon and Benja-
min Harris. In the first decade OF
the eighteenth century 1t could be
bought from Zabdill Bolton at his
apothecary shop.
Today the coffeehouses Of 100
years ago in London are in reality
teahouses. In England were made
the first teapots of pottery. Later
the most delicate creations in porce-
lain appeared, bu' as :ea became
popular the art OF the teapot. maker
was less exclusively refined.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-04-23
The Cautious Reporter.

Young man." said the editor to
the new reporter, you lack caution.
You must learn never to state a thing
as a fact until 1t has been proved q
fact. You are at to get US into
libel suits, Do not say. "The CASH
Ter stole the funds" say. "The CASH
Ter who is alleged to have stolen the
funds That's all.-Oh, get some-
thing about that First ward social
tonight"
The next day talf way down the
social column, the editor saw the
following cautious paragraph.
1T is rumored that a card party
was given last evening to a number
of reputed ladies Of the First ward.
Mrs. Smith. gossip says, was the
hostess. and the festivities are re-
ported to have continued until 11.30
IN the evening. The alleged hostess
Is believed to the wife of John
Smith, the so-called 'high-priced
grocer "-Success Magazine.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-04-23
Absent-Aiinded Beggars,

You see a lot OF absent-minded
men arornd barber shop" re-
marked the barbe. with the bristly
hair as he shovel one more little
COB OF lather into the customers S
mouth. You'd be surprised at the
number OF people who come In here
and make preparations to 10 to bed. "
he continued. mo. they ion't take
this place for hotel 1t amt that.
Here's how 1t happens: A man will
come In and take off his coat and col
lar and necktie. preparauory to get
ting shaved or having his hair cut.
Then when he sees himself In the
glass ne looks 30 much like man
about to retire for the night that
about half the time he will 60 ah
and wind his watch. A few of the
more absent-minded ones may start
10 undo their suspenders before they
remember that they aren' going to
bed at all. But scores of them wind
their watches just ~ they do at
night. That much Of Y y . CON-
ron occurrence"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-04-23
A Skunk Story.

The hunter in question was coon
hunting on very dark night. His
dog was worrying some animal in the
bushes, and he went to see what 1t
was. The bushes being very thick,
before he realized 1t, he was close up
with the dog. who was barking
around skunk and he received
charge from the animal full in the
face. A portion of the fluid enter
ing his eyes, caused him the greatest
agony for about ten minutes, and
he firmly believed that he would nev-
er see again. This wore away and
now comes the strange part OF the
story.
AS I said the night was very dark
and tho men were al, carrying Ian
terms, but the hunter could see quite
clearly as at twilight. The effect ap-
peared to be to dilate the pupil of
the eye like atropine. This condi-
ton lasted through the greater part
Of the rest of the night, and enabled
him to travel without light and see
clearly across the valley 70 the op-
posite hills.
/ do not remember to have seen II
ever stated that an accident of this
kind produced such an effect on the
human eye.-Forest and Stream.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-04-23

A childless home is cherries home
The maternal instinct exists in every
woman, and when it is ungratited she
is deprived of much Of the Happiness oil
life. 1t often happens that childless-
ness is due to some cause which can DC
removed, and often is removed by the
use of DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrlp-
tion. The vigor aud vitality which
this remedy imparts to the delicate
womanly organs, puts them in con-
dition Of normal health, the lack Oh
which Is often the sole obstruction 70
maternity. Every woman should read
DR.. Pierce's Common Sense Med cal
Advisor, a book containing zoos pages
and 700 illustrations. 1t is sent ntlre
ly free on receipt of stamps to pay eS
pense of mailing only, Send 2 one
cent stamps for the paper bound vo,'
ume, or 81 stamps for cloth coyerea,
Address DR.. r. V. Pierce, 693 MAN
Street, Buffalo, n. Y.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-04-23

Is a hornets nest guarded by sem
t!nels after the manner OF ant hills?
1t is not so easy to decide, for their
private habits do not invite familiar
approach. But some experiments
seemed to poin: that way. No noises.
however near or striient, had the
least effect upon the workers. Blow
on divers instruments as loudly and
shrilly as | would, they poured in
and out OF the gate or labored on the
walls. intent wholly upon their own
affairs. But at the slightest jar
upon the window or shutter, out
few a bevy OF irate insects and flung
themselves against the wire window
screen with an angry bump" that
showed how good was their inten.
ton, at least, to defend their home.
1t waI always so; squad OF workers,
free and ready for ggressive duty,
seemed to be lurking near the gate
prompt to sally forth upon alarm.
Even at night few kept near by,
and although their ror. had lost its
vicious swing and they moved about
With sluggish pace like .leepy watch
men. as doubtless they were, they
left uron the observer the impress
sion that they were upon sentinel
service in which the community
was never lacking.-Dr H. c. Nc
Cook In Harper's Magazine.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-04-23
Married One Hundred Years,

From Vienna comes the story Of
an aged couple who have been mar
ried one hundred years. They live
In the Hungarian village of Isonbol-
81. The husband Is said to be 1870
years old and his wife 116. They
have no fewer than 712 descendants.
The old couple live In a modest cot
tage; they are Almost blind and
spend most Of their time sleeping.
The patriarch can still smoke his
pipe. however. and from time to
time he drinks glass Of wine. The
couple have never seen . railway
train.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-04-23
Iron Clad Trees.
Old Fraud Being Worked on Farmers d
Stale.

State Economic Zoologist Surface
recently received word of the arrest
i'll Tioga county of tree salesman,
who is alleged to have victimized
farmers by saying that he had for
sale Iron clad" trees or sapling
trees, grated on oak and warrant.
ed to withstand the attacks of pests.
Although an old one, this is the
first time such a fraud has ever
been tried in Pennsylvania. Dr..
Surface issued notice that owing to
the cool weather the season in
which trees could safely be sprayed
for San Jose scale could be pro.
longed. Fruit growers can spray
safely until the first flowers open"
said he. 1T would not be we'll to
do anything after that"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-04-23
BRITISH NAVY MYSTERY.
Traditions Regarding the Death d
Sir Cloudesley Shovel.

OF the almost complete wreck o.
squadron under Sir Cloudesley shovel
on the recks off the Scilly Isles, to-
gether with the death of its gallant
commander, the greatest seaman OF
the age, number of curious tradi-
tions are associated both with the ev-
ents leading up to the catastrophe
and the fate of the celebrated Admir-
al.
The outstanding feature of the ca
tastrOphe Is the mystery OF Shovel's
death, which will probably never be
Admiral's emerald ring. One story
goes that the body was picked up on
the shore by soldier and his wife,
and buried by them onPorth Hellick
sands. A spot is still shown at Porth
Hellick as being the burial place OF
the Admiral, and according to tradi-
tion grass has never grown upon 1t.
Subsequently the identity of the
corpse was discovered. The remains
were exhumed and conveyed TO Lon
don, via Plymouth. where they were
embalmed. Lady Shovel rewarded the
soldier with pension for life, and re-
ceived from him the ring found on
Sir Cloudesley's finger.
Another story is that Paxton. the
purser Of the Arundel discovered two
St Mary men quarrelling over the
possession Of the ring He at once
recognized 1t as Shovel's ring, and
incurred from which body it had been
taken and when that was found he
knew and claimed the body. Lastly
there Is the startling narrative OF foul
play, viz, that many years after the
wreck an aged woman confessed to the
parish minister on her death bed that,
exhausted with fatigue, one man, who
he been washed ashore on a hatch,
reached her hut, and that she had
murdered him to secure the valuable
property on his person. She then pro-
dl ed a splendid emerald ring, taken
from the finger of her victim, and i'd
entitled as the gift OF Lord Berkeley to
Shovel.
The responsibility for this story
rests upon the Admirals grandson,
th" Earl of Romney. Modern re-
search reports rather in favor of the
murder theory. The ring was even
tually recovered, and altered into the
form of a locket and set with dia-
monds 1t is n precious relic OF the
Berkeley family
The theory as to how 1t passed into
the possession of the family OF the
original donor is that Lady Shovel
received it from the murderess as
stated and bequeathed It at her death
to Lord Berkeley. Several old works
OF reference contain the baseless story
that Lady Shovel was aboard the AS
sociation and was drowned along with
her husband. BY the way, her lady
ships ghost is supposed to walk at
midnight In the avenue of May Place.
hartford, Kent, once the home OF
the Shovels.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-04-23
"Honor Among Thieves

have often been asked as to wheth-
er "honor among thieves" Is fact or
fiction. The question Is not easy
to answer. In the first place, honor
is relative term, its Interpretation,
so 1t seems to me, depending on place
person and circumstance.
Those casuists Of the cynical sort
who affirm that all human motive
is based on selfishness, will hardly
except the attribute In question from
their generalization.
However open to criticism this
same generalization Is as far as It
applies to the average citizen, l am
certainly inclined to accept 1t where
the crook is concerned. Tne business
of attaching to yourself things that
don't belong to you, is plainly Of Q
very selfish nature.
1t has its inception a. we'll az its
execution In a desire to get as much
possible pleasure with a. little pos
sibie trouble al may b. and that. too,
while ignoring the incidental rights
OF anybody and everybody; this state
ment. as I take II, 10 . pretty fair de-
fnition Of selhshnsss OF any and ~
cry description. .-Sucosss NAGaatnA =.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-04-23
SpLaRY TAKES COMMAND
Will Take the Batt,eship
Fleet Around the World.
Is AN ABLE OFElCER
In the Spanish Var He Missed the
Glory but Not the Haru Work.
\ Quiet Mathematician Who Has
Heen in the Navy Forty-SiA Years.
1 Romantic Start.

10 | know Sperry? Let me see.
| entered the service in 90; that
"., rorty-six years ago. If that
'.uputation Is right, | have known
g.. cry forty-hve years and have
suOwn him intimately some forty
odd, says +. ". Very. a retired Off
Ger of the United States Navy. You
want to know what kind of a COM
mander-in-chief he Is going to make.
l. so far as the feet is concerned, |
can say without hesitation, that pre-
cisely as Evans has reported from
Magdalena Bay that the fleet is In
better shape than ii was when 1t left
Hampton Roads, so Sperry will be
able to show to an inspection board
when the ships anchor there again.
His start in active service was as
romantic as the start of a narrowing
dime novel, although | never could
persuade him to view 1t IN that light.
He started for the China station on
the corvette Sacrament and they
got along all right until somewhere
near the mouth Of the Hooghly River
on the way to Calcutta, when the
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-04-23
Bean Rabbit.

Heat 2 tablespoons Of butter in q
sauce pan and add cup Of cold
baked beans which have been put
through a vegetable press. II any
bits OF cold salt pork are left they
may be put through with the beans.
Season with salt and paprika; when
heated through add u cup OF hot
milk: mix thoroughly and add small
cup soft cheese cut fine and q spoon
full of catsup or Worcestershire sauce.
Stir until the cheese melts and pour
over buttered crackers or toast.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-04-23

Up went ashore at night in fog
we're lost and no clothes we're saved.
so all hands came home rich only In
experience. If were commissioned
to write Sperry's biography, I could
no doubt rake up lots of such mate
rial of narrowing interest to the peo-
pie who pass their lives at home, but
in order to be truthful l would have
to get my detailed facts from the
fountain-head. and right there Is
where l should meet wits defeat, for
the reason that all such episodes
would appear to him too common
place to be worth even relating.
Sperry is phlegmatic. l doubt II
he took his shipwreck any more Sc
riously than a person woulo who
stepped in mud puddle. 1t was all
over as soon as his pajamas got dry.
Appearances are always deceptive,
and the mAtter-of-fact air may come
from absolute vacuity Of mind, but
such an accusation can hardly be
laid at his door. His innate mathe-
the Naval Academy as an instructor
In higher mathematics. Only the
best talent in the service would ever
be picked for president of the Naval
War College, and he served in that
capacity for three years, relinquish-
Ing it to go as the naval member of
the Hague Conference.
He missed the glory of the Spanish
war, but he by no means missed the
hard work of 1t, for as ordnance off,
Ger Of the New York navy yard he
had anything but sinecure. There
was scarcely day for more than six
months then that at least a dozen of
the purchased yachts were not at the
docks tC be armed and started off
in a hurry, but not mistake must
be made.
l saw Sperry at his work often in
those days, and 1t was a Joy to the
spirit to see the machine work. There
was tangle in the thread every five
minutes but 1t came straight In
moment and without a stop in the
regular motion of the shuttle. He
IL going to handle the feet of battle
ships IL exactly the same way. 1t 10
not merely a matter of navigating
some twenty odd vessels in company.
There Is the comfort, the well-being,
the training, and the steady enthus-
iasm of fifteen thousand people to be
maintained. It takes q steady hand
at the wheel and solid sense unaf-
fected by what is called the exalted
position to carry the cruise to a sue
csssful finish. Trust Sperry.
He will increase the fleets eflc-
iency beyond the slightest doubt. He
knows the business of naval work of
to-day; al through his life. come
good or come i'll. he has not only had
the faculty but as shown In his work,
he has exercised It to the full of keep
ing up with the times, and making
use of experience In the most e.
fective way; and under all circum-
stances doing his work with the ease
and steadiness Of the trained athletes.
l.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-04-23

1t is only few years since but.
ter was unknown in China and even
the milk from the COWS could no!
be purchased. But recently Chin
ese restaurants have taken to the
serving of European style din
ners" and the better class of Chinese
are becoming large consumers OF
butter and other European luXurles.