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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-19
M ENTY FIVE CENTS

Positively at E. A. Drown, D. f. Davis.
O. H Kendrick & Co, The Red Cross
Pharmacy
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-19

(Laughter.D Then l reserve the right
10 myself to get mad and to stay mad
during the remainder Of the session
In seventy countries Of the world dur
ing the last year plows and cultivators
bearing the mark made in America"
turned the ground for foreign crops; Is
nations harvested that crop with Amer.
lean manufactured mowers and reapers
and hound il with five million dollars
worth Of binder Irvine from the United
States.
All Of which serves TO illustrate the
striking popularity Of American made
goods throughout the world. The figures
are from the detailed export tables Of the
bureau Of statistics, just made public.
The statement shows further, for in.
stance, that American stove polish dur
ing 1908 contributed 10 the happiness Of
housewives in the United Kingdom alone
to the extent OF about $4,000 worth
not to speak Of Canada with $4,000
worth; and Australia, New Zealand,
Hayti and dozens Of other countries.
American candles light homes in 40
countries Of the world. Cuba bought
Slss,000 worth Of them in 1908. Fifty
nations use American made street cars,
and people in 90 ride bicycles made in
the United States.
Il may seem like carrying Goals to
Newcastle to invade French markets
with American automobiles, but never.
theless motor cars made in the United
States speed over roads there and in 40
other countries az WELL
Cooks in two score countries use
American baking soda to raise their
dough American watches mark time
in practically all Of the nations in North
and South America and IN most OF those
in Europe, to say nothing n China,
British India and Asia. Al srican cot
ton cloths 20 to 20 nations milady
wears them in Europe, and the savage
Of Asia. Siam, Liberia, 0ceanica covers
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-04
Wanted = Hstehed Baby.

Manager Knight OF the Scottish ma
tional exhibition at Edinburgh has re-
ceived the following from little girl:
Il heard you hatch babies in incuba-
tors. Do you give any away? If you
don't, I'd like one about IS (75 cents);
one that has been hatched for week
or two. l would like fair-haired
and blue-eyed little girl; one that is
nice and healthy and does not squeal
much. If you have no fair-haired at
IS. a brown-haired and brown-eyed
girl will do 1t must be healthy and
q girl l will not have boy"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-04
TELLS OF SIBERIAN HORRORS.
Sufferer Describes Agonles Endured Ia
Russian Penal Settlement.

Horrid is the picture Of existence In
the penal colonies of northern Siberia
given in a book just published in Ger
many by L. Tame, who returned to life
after burial of eight and half years
in the living grave of Kolymsk. In
that time, he says, he saw one after
another of his fellows succnmb to sui
eide, hunger and insanity. They were
all young men and all we're sent away
for terms ranging from five to ten
years for political offenses.
The trip to Kolymsk takes l6
months Il was 20 years old, he says,
when was convicted for harboring
liberal convictions. In our party were
a 16-year-old boy and another a year
younger. All told we were so politi-
calls" The writer describes the ag-
onies OF hunger which the deported
"politicals" had to endure. Mail was
received three times a year.
Il shall never forget one mail day"
he says. I'm Is months a certain one
of cur number had not heard from
home This mail brought him letter
1t was a last greeting written in an
uncertain hand by his mother on her
deathbed. In desperation he did what
so many of our party had done before
him, and which others did after we
had laid him away"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-04

Washington, D. c., Jan. president
Roosevelt in a special message to con-
gress today, asked forsthe approval Of his
act in sending the government supply
ships Celia ann Culgoa, to Italylast week,
with three hundred thousand dollars worth
of supplies for the earthquake sufferers,
He also recommended further appropria-
ton Of a half million dollars for relief Of
the victims Of last Mondays disaster
President Roosevelt says The immense
debt of civilization to Italy, the warm
and steadfast friendship between that
country and our own and the affection for
their native land, felt by great numbers
Of American citizens, who are Immigrants
from Italy, an abundance with which God
has blest us, our own, safety, all these
should prompt us to immediate and eff
fective relief.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-04
Driven Out of Berlin.

Miss Anna Morgan, heiress to $780,
900 900, says a Vienna paper. was
driven out of Berlin, where she hoped
to study politico-social conditions, by
the beggars, high and low, nobility and
others, who no sooner heard of the
arrival Of the rich American girl than
they set siege to her dollars. Indi-
viduals. societies, churches, charitable
institutions and promoters of business
schemes wrote, telegraphed and sent
messengers. 1t all looked funny to
the young woman at first. but il be-
came a nuisance, from which she es-
capped by means of her automobile, in
which she hastened to nearby sum
mer resort.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-04
.ELKS TO ASK COUNCIL
TO HAVE CENSUS TAKEN

The Elks of this city met yesterday
morning at the Commercial club rooms,
and decided to ask the city council to
pass resolution TO have the mayor ap-
point enumerators to make an official
census of the town. in order to determine
the exact population of Vinita 1t is the
belief of the Elks that Vinita has more
people than the last census shows by sew
eral hundred. Under the census proposed
the additions to the city viii be included
and it is believed that with the increase
of the last year Vinita win have popu-
lation of 5000.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-04
ANOTHER
BIG EARTHQUAKE
Flaw in Earth's Crust Will Cause
More Serious Shocks in Next
Few Days in Messina
By Associated Press

By Associated Press
Messina, Jan.4-Frank Perret, of Brook
lyn, assistant to Prof. Mateucci. director of
the national observatory on Mount Vesu-
vious, in speaking of the disaster here,
and in Calabria says; other earthquakes
are inevitable, as there is flaw in the
ear.hs crust, where the slip occurred, and
predicts heavier shocks for Monday and
declares that something, possibly very
serious may happen January seventh or
eighth, when the relative positions Of the
sun and moon will produce the greatest
strain.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-04

By Associated Press
Tulsa, Okla. Jan. A passenger train
and a freight train on the A, Y, & W.
branch of the st. Louis and San Francisco
railroad collided headon naar Fisher a
small station twelve miles west Of Tulsa
this morning. One engineer and a fire.
man were killed and a score of Others
more or less seriously injured.
None of the passengers were fatally
hurt The trains were the Meteor passen-
ger train, south bound from Kansas City
and a north bound freight.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-04
GARFIELD SUBMITS
HIS ANNUAL REPORT
Head of Interior Department Calls
Attention to Attorneys Desbarr-
ed for UnprOfessional Acts
By Associated Press

By Associated Press
Washington D. C. Jan. 4--The improv-
ed methods or administration instituted
, by Secretary Garfield, having for their
purpose the simplifcation of business
without any loss in accuracy or response
bility have proven of great value, says
the head of the Department Of the Inter-
ior in his annual report made public to-
day. The report covers wide field,deal-
ing as it does with the work of the various
bureau embraced within its management,
the territories, national parks and reser-
vations, District of Columbia corporations
etc.
Secretary Garfield calls attention to
certain unscrupulous and unprofessional
acts upon the part of a number of attor-
neys practicing before the department,
which resulted in their disbarment. Some
Of these have brought mandamus suits
for a restoration of their names to the list
of those entitled to practice. The cases
are now pending. but IN the meantime,
the secretary says, attorneys will be no
titled, heard and disbarred in all cases
where am satisfied beyond a reasonable
doubt that their conduct as attorneys has
been disreputable, fraudulent, illegal, or
undoubtedly unprofessionaL The recent
Patent Office fraud, resulting in the con-
fession of one defendant. the conviction
of another and the acquital Of the third
are touched upon, and the statement is
made that it was the first case of the
kind that had occurred in the one hum
dred and eighteen years of Patent office
history. The Commissioner of Patents,
it is stated, has taken steps 10 provide
additional safeguards around the filing of
patent papers.
Regarding the movement for the con-
servation of the natural resources OF the
country, Secretary Garfield says that it
shows the people of the country have
fully awakened to the vital necessity of
caring for what is left of the public do
main.
The pension roll, as usual, piled up an
enormous death rate, 50,675 names hav-
ing been removed on this account. OF
these 81, 1888 were soldiers and sailors of
the civil war. During the entire year the
total number of pensioners on the roll was
1,006,053.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-04
LAND SQUABBLE RESULTS
IN KILLING At WEIGH

WeIch. Okla, Jan. 4-D. H. Henderson
is dead and M. E. Shinn is on his way to
the jail at Vinita asa result Of shoot
ing affray here today. Shinn and Hen
derson, both of whom live near Hollow
have been in a squabble over some land
for sometime, and today in a continual
ton of this squabble Shinn shot and
instantly killed Henderson. Shinn was
arrested by the justice of the peace who
left on the local for Vinita to place his
prisoner in the hands of the sheriff.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-04
Engineer and Fireman Killed and Several of
the Crew Injured Blame for Bad Accident
Laid to Dense Fog and to Confusion of
Orders--Passenger Train was Double
Header--MiIIer and His Fireman were
Crushed and ScaIded Under wreck-
age of Three Engines.

The dead are; W, A. Miller Of Enidpas-
senger engineer.
Fireman, name unknown.
Those seriously injured were; Fireman
Hancock, arm, leg and back crushed. He
may die.
Conductor Barnard, leg broken
Frank Weddle, express messenger, knee
crushed.
The passenger train was a doubles
header One of the engines went
dead three miles from Fisher and flag
man was sent ahead to notify the agent.
The disabled, engine was finally started
and met the freight in a fog while the
train was running at about fifteen miles
an hour. Their freight crew and the crew
Of first passenger engine jumped. The
crew of the second passenger engine did
not attempt to save themselves and
buried under the wreckage of three en-
gines, which were badly damaged.
All Of the cars remained on the tracks,
and the passengers escaped with only
cuts and bruises, Engineer Miller was
crushed and scalded and lived only a
short time after being taken from the
wreck His fireman was also badly crush
ed and scalded.
The blame for the collision is laid, jointly
to the fog and confusion of orders.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-04
CONGRESS WAITING
FOR TWO MESSAGES
Disposition to Make Liberal Re-
sponse to Cry of Aid from
Earthquake Sufferers
By Associated Press

By Associated Press
Washington, D. C. Jan, Much inter-
est was manifested in congress today over
the prospect Of the receipt Of two mes
sages from President Roosevelt.
One in response to the houses requestf for
information, upon which the president
based his structures of congress relative
to the use of the secret service force, and
the other recommending aid to the surviv-
ing earthquake victims of southern Italy
Four of the recommendations of the lat
ter became known in advance, and dis
position among the members to make a
liberal and prompt response, was notice
able on all hands.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-04
TurtIes FurnIsh a eusIness.

Capturing giant turtles seems to be
a profitable business along the Maine
coast A 1,500-pound one was recent
ly taken in those waters, and so great
a curiosity was it that the two captors
promptly exchanged it for a perfectly
good check for $3.50. The purchasers,
present day p T. Barnums, hope to
reap a small fortune by exhibiting the
turtle at county fairs.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-04
INTEREST IN TRIAL
At HIGHEST POINT
Thornton ]. Hams Takes Stand to
Tell His Version of Shooting
of William E. Annis
By Associated Press

BY Associated Press
Flushing, N. Y, Jan. 4-The trial of
Thornton J. Hains reached its highest
point of interest today. The story writer
taking the stand to tell his version Of the
shooting Of William E.Annis,by his broth
er Captain Peter c. Hains, Jr. The de-
fendant claimed that the act was without
his knowledge, until after it's commission
and that he only drew his revolver to save
his brothers life, from the Yacht Club
members, who threatened Captains Hains
after the killing.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-04
FIRE DESTROYS HOME
OF MARION WARRENSTAFF

A fire supposed 10 have started from the
fire place, last night destroyed the house.
on the Jim Connolly place on Grand river,
occupied by Marion Warrenstaff. The
fire started after the family had retired
for the night, and consumed the house
and all Of its contents, except the beds.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-04
SUPREME COURT DISMISSES
CASE or NEGRO SOLDIER
By Associated Press

BY Associated Press
Washington, D. c. Jan. 1.-The supreme
court today dismissed the case of Oscar
Reid, one of the negro soldiers discharged
by President Roosevelt on account of the
the Brownsville riot, holding that the
amount involved was not sufficient to
Justify the bringing of the case to the
supreme court.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-04

All Berger and Ed Shanahan today were
summoned to serve on the federal grand
jury at Muskoeee. They will leave tonight
for that place.
The coal chutes Of the Frisco, that were
burned about two weess ago are being re-
paired today.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-04
AMERICAN FLEET STARTS
THROUGH SUEz CANAL
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press
Suez, Jan. 4-The battle ships Connect
icut Kansas, Minnesota and Vermont,
composing the first section of the fleet
started on the passage through Suez Can
al this morning. A large crowd witnessed
the spectacle.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-04
FORMER PRESIDENT CASTRO
UNDERGOES OPERATION
By Associated Press

By Associated Press
Berlin, Germany. Jan. "A very dan
gerous operation was performed upon
former President Castro of Venezuela.
here this morning, by DR.. Israel, the great
German specialist, for kidney complaint,
with:which he was suffering. Misunderstood
that Castro came through operation fairly
well
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-04
WRIT OF CERTIORARI DENIED
IN STANDARD OIL CASE
By Associated Press

BY Associated Press
Washington, D. c., Jan. 4--The supreme
court of the United States, today denied
the petition of the government for a writ
Of certiorari, in the twenty nine million
dollar fine case, of the Standard Oil Com
pany
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-04
VICE PRESIDENT OF SAVINGS
BANK COMMITS SUICIDE
By Associated Press

By Associated Press
Detroit, Mich, Jan. 4-Henry c. Potter
Jr., vice president Of the Peoples State
Savings bank, of this city, committed
suicide at his home this morning. He
suffered from nervous prostration.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-04
NAMES ARNOLD SHANKL|N
FOR CONSUL GENERAL

BY Associated Press
Washington D. c. Jan. 4-President
Roosevelt today nominated Arnold Shank
lin, Of Missouri, to be consul general at
Mexico City, Mex.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-04
TELESCOPED RELIEF TRAIN
KILLING FIVE PERSONS
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Press
Messina. Jan. AT Nivisa. between
Messina and Calabria, freight train to-
day ran into and telescoped relief train
crowd with injured persons, five of whom
were killed.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-12-15
Men and Women and Money.

Divide $500 between q boy and 4
cir! and start them on a vacation with
it. and the girl will 60 twice as far
see ten times as much and come home
with new clothes and money In her
purse. But the boy will be dead broke
aud have seen less. This Is the diff
ference: A girl when out sightseeing
will live on crackers and soda water.
and the boy will stuff himself with
three big meals a day. The same diff
ference is apparent when the boy and
girl are grown. Ever know that fa-
Their spends lot on eating when trav-
cling and doesn't get to see as much
as mother. who makes every time she
misses a meal take her few miles
farther?--Atchison Globe.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-12-15
Paris Actresses.

II Is a very usual thing for tie Paris
hostess to engage actresses to per
fern for her guests, and they, Of
course misg1e With these guests on
fairly equal terms during the rest OF
the evening. But know Of very few
Partisan society hostesses who would
invite actresses to dinner. / am not
sure. either that the actresses would
accept such an invitation If they goi
II. and I may add that It II an anus
ing lesson In equality aud fraternity
to hear Mime. la Marquise address an
actress as ''mademoiselle." The tone
Is exQuisitely polite, but It would
freeze you on the hottest day In sum-
ner. And yet numbers Of Paris &C.
tresses are married women and. II an
married. essentially respectable. bat
the word actress" Is q label, AID
Paris is . town Of labels.-M. Raphael
In London Strand Magazine.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-12-15
When SHEPHERD, Watched By n,sh,.

Some historians contend that the
shepherds could net have watched BY
night on the Bethlehem plains In De-
csmber. 1t being q period Of great In.
clemency. In answer to this q well
known student says: "Bsthlehsn il
not cold region. The mercury usual
ly stands all the month Of December
at 46 degrees. Corn 10 sewn during
this time. and grass and herbs spring
up after the rains. so that the Arabs
drive their docks down from the moua-
tains into the plains. The most DELI
cate never make fires TIL about the
end Of November. and soBs pass the
whole winter without them. Tren
these facts think Il u established
without doubt that eur Saviour was
born on the 25th day Of December. tho
day which the church throughout the
world has "Nited to celebrate In honor
Of Christ's coming In the fesh"-Wash.
ington Star.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-12-15

A DACGHTRR PLAYS ON TIE GUITAR.
and buildings break the sound waves
or in suburbs on the hillside the effect
Is unSpeaka5ly delightful.
Pleasantest Of all Is 1t when you are
sitting In the inner court or quadran-
gle Of Porto Rican home. AROUND
you on four sides the house rises abov
you. and In the grounds or In grea'
tubs and porcelain pots rich flowers,
graceful vines and restful trees afford
shade. color and perfume. The sound
Of the bells descends from the air
above very much like a benedictiou.
You sit in an easy chair. and servants
bring you tea or steaming coffee,
sweetmeats and biscuits. CONNECTIONS
ard cigarettes. while daughter or son
plays ancient songs or dances upoa q
mandolin or guitar.
The churches are crowded; 80 are the
clubs and most Of the places Of recrea-
ton. Every vehicle Is In use. and here
and there can be seen young men lad
women trying TO initiate English mod
els Some Of the people Of the moap-
tain districts carry out many Of their
early superstitions In regard to Christ
mas. They hang over the doors Of
their houses boughs Of trees which are
supposed to possess charms and often
conduct marriage ceremonies under
great canopies made Of these charmed
trees.
A great many wild flowers are In
bloom at Christmastide. and these are
worn by children Of the mountain dis
tricts in wreaths and gariands about
their heads, necks and waists. The
Christmas giving is sadly missing IN
our new possessions. The churches
hold no Christmas tree. and there are
few charitable societies to give feasts.
However. one hospital for old people
and orphans in Ponce gives a Christ
mas fete, and the inmates have a gooA
meal and receive warm clothing. med
icines and other needful gifts.
The American occupation has brought
extra Christmas cheer TO the people Of
the island The American residents
celebrate the day In good Americas
fashion. and. best Of all. they put
money into circulation and give Fest 10
industry and business.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-12-15
SANTA CLAUS
IN PORTO RICO.
~HRIsTMAs in Spain Ia q reli.

~HRISTMAS IN Spain Ia q reli-
= yious festi'-'' ~ather then a so
w. ciai one. II was so originally In
Porto Rico. but the population
has been Influenced partly By the
spirit Of the new world and partly By
the many American merchants who re-
side In the cities and who exert an In.
fuence much greater than the num-
bcrs would seem to warrant
Tho churches welcome the day with
chimes which begin Mt midnight and
last until the midnight of the next day.
What with one church beginning ten
minutes too soon and another ten min
utes too late and a third at the right
moment, what with bells ,hich ring
every fifteen minutes and bell ringers
who under some ancient custom will
sound the great bells every half hour,
the air Is filed with music which never
seems to end.
II you arc near campanlle the e.
feet Is not altogether pleasant on &c
count Of tn volume Of sound striking
the ear with too much force. but In
public square several hundred yards
from the nearest belfry. where trees