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Gilpin observer., 1909-02-18

There are four advantages in TAX
ing Munyon's Homeopathic Remedies
First, they are positively harmless
Second, they are pleasant to take
Third. they relieve quickly. Fourth
they cost nothing unless they give sat.
isfaction.
Prof. Munyon has just issued a Mag
azine-Almanac, which will be sent free
to any person who addresses
The Munyon Company, Philadelphia.
Gilpin observer., 1909-02-18

the
is
mi made with tiny yoke and collar band
or white washing silk
ps and at the back plain the sleeves tucked
in
quite down the outside
that both -
6inches h. abou dozen
buttons, inches wide " ~
The
bound with
inc shaped waband Pieces of
the ide of waist ~ - i'O'
swde
a tucked
brown
of
The
ranged in folds that finished below silk cuffs
Sash of ribbon onsk '-A' Su"''
wide 4
IA yard silk for yards ining $1,000 A'
Gilpin observer., 1909-02-18

from irregulari-
ties, terrible drag
ging sensations,
extreme nervous
ness, and that all
gone feeling in my
stomach. I had
given up hope Of
ever being well
when 1 began to
take Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound. Then
1 felt as though
new life hod hoou
Gilpin observer., 1909-02-18
Savinu the Hands,

Cotton gloves worn when busting or
fussing around the house are much
cooler and just as useful as old gloves.
Most workmen who do their own work
Will be very glad to hear this. for 1t is
SO hard to work round the house
without injuring the hands, and old kid
gloves are hot and clumsy.
Gilpin observer., 1909-02-18
Coffee Stains.

II tea or coffee be spilled on wool.
en- material. 1t may be removed by
applying glycerin to the spot, after.
ward washing out the glycerin with
water.
Gilpin observer., 1909-02-18
Their Good Time

Little Elsie was very disobedient
and mother was cross and scolding.
Suddenly the little one looked up and
said, very sweetly: "Oh. mamma,
amt we having a good time!"
How" asked mother, Grossly.
"Oh, just fussing."-Delineator.
Gilpin observer., 1909-02-18

To restore normal action to liver, kid
neys, stomach and bowels, take Garfield
Tea, the mild herb laxative.
Gilpin observer., 1909-02-18

Riches without charity are nothing
worth. They are blessing only to
others.-Fielding.
Gilpin observer., 1909-02-18

Wise men make proverbs that fools
may misQuote them.
Gilpin observer., 1909-02-18

1t isn't the knocker who gains id.
/ mission to our confidence.
Gilpin observer., 1909-02-18
AFTER
FOURYEARS
OF MISERY
Cured by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable COMPOUND

Baltimore, Md. -"For four years
my life was misery to me. I suffered
Gilpin observer., 1909-02-18

Feet Ache-Use Aliens Foot-Ease
OverpUO testimonials. Refuse limitations Send fo
Tree trial package. A. s. Olmsted. LIE Roy n Y.
Gilpin observer., 1909-02-18

No man can own any more than he
can carry in his own heart.
Gilpin observer., 1909-02-18

PILES CURED IN TO IL DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure any cas-
of Itching. Blind, bleeding or Protruding Piles Il
to IL days or money refunded. Soc.
Gilpin observer., 1909-02-18
uNPRoFIrAsLE cusroMsxg

Caterpillar-How much a shave,
barber?
Barber-Ten cents. but it will cost
you dollar, the price of ten shaves,
II you want to be shaved all over.
Gilpin observer., 1909-02-18

An extremely modish hat in all
black is pictured in above cut. The
shape is the corday or mushroom
type. in black velvet. with long
black silk scarf whose ends are fin.
ished with deep fringe. artistically
draped around crown and falling over
brim on left side.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-31
AZ &c 81 Irnorance.

About the tenth Of last July 200 cars
Of peaches reached New York market
and more than a hundred fruit cars
came the next day. Two things hap,
pened Perhaps $50 ears sold for barely
enough to pay transportation charges,
and tens Of peaches were dumped into
the bay by order OF the New York
board 81 health.
It was the harvest for the buyer and
the Spectator, He picked up the ehoie
est fruit BIZ the carload in most I'M.
stances for Just enough to pay trans
portation charges from Gfeorgia--re-
shipped them 70 his own market and
sold them for a good price. n these
smaller markets, remote from New
York, they were short Of peaches, and
eager to pay good prices for them. But
this the distant grower did not know
Lack Of organiza Zion, Of intelligent co.
operation on the part Of the growers
wrought their own destruction. Their
orchard toll was more misspent than
the strength Of samson who shook the
temple pillars and brought the ruins
down upon his own back The advan-
tage which the buyers in remote mar
kets took 81 athe New York peach glut
was a legitimate one Forrest Crisseg,
in the September Eyerybody's.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-31
INQUIRY
GOES ON
Government Making Thorough
Investigation
----~--~-----
INTO THE PEONAGE CASES
The Federal Agents Arc Likely to Make
Radical RecOmmendatiOns-Any
Arrests Of Importance Are
improbable.
INTO THE PEONAGE CASES

Pittsburg, Pa. Aug sl.-Although
public hearings have been concluded in
connection with the complaints Of IL
treatment growing out Of the Pressed
Steel Car company strike, Special Agent
Hoagland Of the department Of justice,
Secret Service Agent Pigniolli and spe-
eial Agent schell Of the department Of
commerce and labor viii continue to
make private investigations this week
before reporting to headquarters at
Washington.
The secrecy now thrown around the
inquisition, It is said, is for the purpose
Of yerifeation Of sensational testimony
brought out during last weeks open ses.
sions. II is said to be unlikely that
arrests Of Importance win result from
the charges Of peonage, but i is as
serted the government representatives
win recommend stringent measures look.
ing towards the abolition Of practices
inside the big min which are held re-
sponsible for the present strike
In view Of the rioting and bloodshed
and tense conditions prevailing during
the past six weeks, the persistent friend
ly feeling is remarkable. Strikers, troops
and deputy sheriTs had ball game ar.
ranged for yesterday afternoon.
Even Pupils Join Strikers.
When the public school at Preston,
located in the strike district, resumed
yesterday, after the summer vacation,
only three small children out Of an en-
rollment Of 200 were present. On tele.
graph pole opposite the front door of
the building was posted sign, written
in child's hand, as follows:
1--WE are all on a strike"
Many Of the strikers, who have chill
dren. were recently evieted from the
eompanys houses and are now residing
in another district. Those who remained
are making no effort to send their chill
dren to school,
On account Of the school building being
upon leased ground, ii must be kept
open, il Is said. and one teacher win be
retained there in any event.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-31

reduced to water Is 81 and It's boiling
temperature is intermediary between so
degrees G. and 60 degrees G.
From a chemical point Of view, 1t
comprises the same elements and COM
pounds as coal gas, though in consider
ably different percentages. However,
the liquid gas Is absolutely free from
carbon monoxide and accordingly pos
sesses the advantages of not being pois-
onous. The heating value OF the gas
has been found to be 15,349 units per
cubic meter. Comparative tests Of the
heating and lighting values Of different
gases haye shown Blau gas to be far
preferable both for lighting and heating
purposes to any other kind Of CONNER
cial gas.
The most valuable feature Of the gas,
however, Is that when exposed to high
pressure it IS iquifed, contracting to
about one fourth hundredth Of its ini-
tial volume. 1t can therefore be put
into light steel bottles Of different sizes
and conveyed to the place Of consump-
tion An amount corresponding to the
daily consumption il introduced into a
reservoir in which it expands to four
hundred times its yolume--From
@Liquid Lighting Gas" in September
Technical World Magazine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-31
FIND NOTHING SERIOUS.
The Result Of Consultation on MI. Har-
rimaH.

New York. Aug. 3l.-Mr. Hartman
has dictated the following statement foI
the press. II am pursuing the course
laid out before ! went abroad and adj
vised BY the physicians / intended tax.
ing a rest as soon as my responsibilities
would permit My treatment abroad
reduced my strength and vitality and
weakened my digestion The most ex-
pert physicians ia Munich advised me 70
have an examination by surgeons az q
matter Of precaution. This has been
done very carefully by Dr. Brewer and
Dr. Grille, IN conjunction with On. Walter
James and Dr. Lyle, and the whole re-
suit is That they find nothing serious
and renew the advice previously obtained
that | should have a rest and not see
many people at one time, and this | am
trying 10 do.
This covers the whole case and later
on II the representatives Of the press de-.
sior and there Is any purpose to be ac-
complished, / will see them up here. but
now | ask that the surveillance Of the
operations Of my home be withdrawn,
not So much on account Of my family
and myself. but that the coming and go-
ing Of my friends may not be interfered
with. appreciate the interest shown in
my welfare BY the press and BY friends
in al sections and perhaps by some 9th
ers. If there was or should be anything
serious ! win let the press know and as
have never deceived them ask that
the press now withdraw its representa-
tives and rely upon me-"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-31
And All Sorts Of Influence
Has Been Used
BEHALF OF AMBASSADOR
Taft and Knox Discuss It--Met Yester.
day Afternoon to Decide Whether
Another Man for the Place
Can Be Found.

Beverly, Mass, Aug. 81 Secretary
Of State Knox called on the president
late yesterday afternoon, and according
to the gossip here discussed the attempt
that Is now being made to retain white.
law Reid as ambassador to Great Britain,
There Is nothing to indicate that the
president and Mr. Knox have abandoned
their determination to find another man
for the post, but Mr.. Reds influence in
the Senate and in social circles is being
brought TO bear in a eeaseless manner.
The president Is quoted as taking the
position that the only thing which can
retain Reid will be the inability Of the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-31

three RS You see. there have been
great changes in the educational world
in the last ten years. The old meth
DDS were inadequate for the modern
child. An era or fads began, Much
that is good was added to the old log
schoolhouse curriculum, but much that
was useless was added also. The time
has come to put a check on the fads
and TO ask ourselves which Of them
are really useful. We must not con-
fuse the real purposes Of teaching By
too many trimmings
Mrs Young was born in New York
is sixty-four years Of age and has de-
voted her life to teaching she has for
years been head Of the Cook county
normal school She began teaching in
1862, was married In 1865 and has
been a widow for twenty-five years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-31
Pen, chisel and Brush.

Raphael considered that meat diet
was not good for painter and there
fore lived principally on dried fruits,
such as figs and raisins, with bread.
Marion Hfll. whose stories Of the
stage are appearing In the magazines.
Is a daughter Of Barton Hill, who in
hts time was leading man for Edwin
Booth and other great actors
A Polish author named Strahinsky
has written to protest against the Rus.
sian censor who altered a sentence in
bis novel which read HE was the
slave Of his passions to NE was the
negro Of his passions"
Paul Bartlett Of New York has been
given the contract for the modelling Of
statuary to complete the decoration Of
the pediment Of the house wing Of the
capitol IN washington at a fixed cost
Of $4,000. OF this sum probably $70,a
900 will be paid to AIR. Bartlett.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-31
A Homelsss Ambassador.

At recent dinner in New York
Joseph II. Choate, former ambassador
from the United States 70 Great Brit
ain, was speaking Of the necessity for
proper ambassadorial residences in for
eign countries.
when ! hrst went to England, said
Mr.. Choate, Il spent weeks and weeks
looking for O house. It was most ar
duous service in my counsry's interest
| trailed all over the available sections
Of London, and while was at it a
London bobby arrested a man who
was pursuing a most cratic and for
lorn course out Hyde park way
Here, my man, said the bobby,
what are you deingg Why don't you
go homer
Homer replied the man bitterly.
4 have no home. am the American
ambassador
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-31
Gas THAT Can Be Shipped.

A most momentous advance has been
made in providing gas for light and fuel
in small communities by the discovery
Of a process allowing liquid lighting gas
to be produced. This material-called
Blau pas, from the inventors name
il gaseous like air under atmospheric
pressure and liquid ike water under in
creased pressure, in which condition il
is like other liquid fuels, such as oil
or alcohol
Liquid lighting gas is as transparent
and clear as water, and similarly to oil
gas, il a comhustible material obtained
from mineral oils BY distillation IN in
eandescent retorts. OF all commercial
gases ii possesses the highest lighting
and heating value, Its specific weight
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-31

administration to find a suitable success
sor This means that Mr. Reid win BE-
left in the place until next spring, and
then his place win be filed by some
other man ii be can be found Other.
wise Reid viii Be left undisturbed.
Although the probabilities are that
nothing official will he given out on the
subject at this time. il Is taken for
granted that one Of the prime topics Of
the discussion between Mr., Taft and Mr..
Knox win BE- a successor - Is 70 end
the talk Of Reia's remaining,
Gossip is rife here because Of the fact
that Secretary Of the Interior Baliinger
has been called BY official business from
the west to Washington This is taken
10 mean that, while the president still
stands BY Ballinger and has implicit
faith IN him in connection with the Gun.
ningham coal claims, 50 much publicity
has been given to the matter that Mr..
Tart viii not be satisfied with anything
less than a complete showdown by al
the high officials Of the department
This is for his own protection, for in
two weeks he win start on his western
tour, and he win have to have in his
all the facts.
It is not given out here that NJ.
Ballinger viii come to Beverly. but il
is believed to be highly probable that
be will
Ehen s. Draper, governor Of Massa.
called on Mr. Taft yesterday
afternoon to pay his respects.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-31
He Wac MlstaIken.

Eyes," said the sad eyed passenger.
II married the widow OF a man wha
was hanged, and I thought, under the
circumstances. ! would be able to avoid
odious comparisons in connection with
the late lamented But / was mis-.
taken"
@she praised him just the same, chr
rejoined the sympathetic hardware
drummer
''WeIl, not exactly" answered the D.
e. p, "but we hadn't been married a
week until she declared that hanging
was TOO good for me- Exchange.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-31
EARTHQUAKES IN PANAMA.
No One Hurt and No Damage Done to
Canal.

Panama, Aug. sf.--A strong earth.
quake was experienced here shortly af-
ter eight o'clock yesterday morning. The
people Of the city, unaceustomed to such
visitations, were greatly alarmed, but
no serious damage has been reported
and no one was injured The admins
tration buildings Of both the govern.
ment and the Canal Commission here
and at Aneon were 80 severely shaken
that the clerks left their desks hurridly
for the street. They soon returned,
however, when It was seen that no dam
age had been done and that the first
shock was not followed BY second
The quake was felt also at Aguna-
duloe, in Cocle province, and at Pacora,
in the province Of Panama, points more
than one hundred miles apart There
Is nothing yet to indicate that the
Panama Canal was damaged BY the
quke. Special inquiries are being made
in this direction and report from the
Canal Commission IS expected.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-31
HENRY LANE WILSON.

by President Mckinley In 1905, in
recognition Of his services, he was
made minister to Belgium, one Of the
most desirable diplomatic posts in the
grade Of minister He now takes a
step higher to ambassadorial rank
Mr.. Wilson IS a native Of Indiana
and after leaving college engaged in
journalism, becoming editor and pro-
prietor Of the Lafayette Journal Sub.
sequently he studied Law and about
twenty-five years ago removed to spo-
kane There he not only built up a
fine practice, but became wealthy
through fortunate investments in real
estate and IN the banking business.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-31
FIRE NEARER BIG TREES.
Is Believed, However, That They Can
n eaa

II Is Believed, However, That They Can
BE Saved.
Yosemite, Cal, Aug 9l.-The forest
FIRE that has been raging in the MERGED
grove vicinity for three days was within
two miles of the big trees Sunday night,
Major w w. Forsythe. acting superin-
tendent Of the Yosemite National park,
is confident, however, that he can save
the forest giants He has all the sol.
diers he can spare from other duties
scattered along the fire line, which is ten
miles in length, and is also making use
Of a number Of rangers. a new ERE
broke ont Sunday across the river from
Eel Portal and headed toward the Mari.
posa grove
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-31
Nsw Amhassaaer q Mexleo.

Henry Lane Wilson. who succeeds
David n Thompson, resigned, as am
bassador to Mexico, goes to his new
post with a long diplomatic experience
to draw upon. II fact. he comes from
a diplomatic family. His father, the
late James Wilson, was United
States minister to Venezuela and died
ii that republic. The new ambassador
was appointed to his first diplomatic
post, that Of minister to Chile, In 1907
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-31
OF THE DAY
Woman Head chIcauO schools.

Woman Heads Chicago Schools.
Mrs. Ella Flagg Young, who was re-
Gently appointed superintendent Of
chlcagos public school system, is the
FIRST woman IN the school annals OF
that city or Of other large cities to re-
ceive 50 important an appointment,
She defeated six men who have excel
lent records as educators. Her salary
win be $4,000 per year.
Discussing her policies. Mrs. Young
said:
Il think It is time to lay more force
on the old plain forms known as the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-31

young man." said Mr.. N. Peck.
''you win never know what real bliss
S until you have home Of your own.
"EhY said the young man. astonish-
ed at such a remark from such
source.
Fact Nobody but man situated
as ] am can properly appreciate the
delights Of going up to town for
few hours Of glorious libery."-Pear-
sons Weekly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-31
Mrn. Winulow,a soothing So

-. hssn asss for ovar sIxTY-FIyE YEARS ~ Nil
LIONS y MOTHERS for thsir eHiLDkhA VIII
TFKrHIN1s. with PERFECT Success. Y eoyAhEe
- rfiff. m sOFTENe the GUNS Ai4LAYs ali PAIN
FifrFe Wind collie. aad i the hsst remedy hsf Dtht
ss.lSA eaa ~ Drukxlsis 10 every Part Of nc Eefa
se~tehr ia other klna. T4eny-age csaa bottle 1har
~ under ts Food snd Drug At, Jane lh, 300 SCI ~
aas.naf 1ass AZ OLD AID n LIZ 4AAl.e hhaslp }.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-31

MAGAZINE REVIEW.
Glasses chnd-Beanug Among The Pleas
ures.

Glasses Child-Bear1ng Among The Pleas
ures.
I'VE must remember that when wo-
men are naturally reared they have an
astonishing amount Of energy writes
Professor wv ] Thomas. in his article,
Woman and the Occupations appear
ing in the September American Maya
zine Continuing, he says.
"The records of savage society and
Of peasant life still demonstrate this,
as did The home before the coming OF
the machine II may seem ungracious
70 say 20, but we indulge good deal
in what the rhetoricians cali the pa
ihetie fallacy' in connection with the
bearing Of children by women Nature
has given them an energy and DISPOSE
tion n proportion to this very serious
function, so that under normal condi-
lions il may be classed among the
pleasures, almost among the intoxi-
cants.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-31

Miss Bridge Fiend You ought TO be
able to write fine comedies, Mr. Post
Young Author--yoa hatter me, Miss
Beatrix. Why ougk II
Miss Bridge Field = Because you
make such amusing plays Miuneapo-
is Journal =
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-31
Three peaths . Rotterdam.
BUILDING A NEW HALF MOON.
An Expert to DO Work Sent From
Holland.

New York, Aug, 81. -E. }. Bentheim,
ain engineer Of the Royal Dutch Navy,
arrived from Holland on the steamer
Noordam yesterday, with commission
from his government to superintend the
reproduction Of Henry Hudson's ship,
the Half Moon, which recently was sent
across the ocean as Hollands contribu
ton to the coming celebration Of the
original voyage Of discovery Of the Hud
son river. The rigging Of the quaint
little ship, as nearly as possible as
Hudson's was rugged, viii be the Dutch
naval officers chief task.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-31
OLD MINE CAVES IN.
Damage in West Scranton Of Two Hun
bred Thousand Dollars.

Scranton. Pa. Aug 81 Fully s20000o
damage was done to West Scranton prop.
erty Sunday By mine cave the worst
the city has ever experienced. Aban-
doned workings of the old Cork and
Bottle colliery Of the Fairlawn Coal
company which ceased operations twenty
years ago, gave way under side bill,
and an area equal 10 two city block
sung from two to eight feet throwing
houses from their foundations, cracking
walls and otherwise damaging buildings.
Public school No Is, a $4,000 brick
structure, was So badly damaged that It
viii have to be torn down. The other
properties damaged are mostly frame
residences on Fairview and Chestnut ave.
nues and Robinson street with a few
small store buildings
One Of the biggest items Of loss is the
land which on account Of being on a
steep hillside, is probably made unmar-
ketable. The disturbance is estimated
to be about 1870 feet below the surface.
Fissures extending to the surface and
thre feet across the top snow themselves
in a number of places Gas and water
pipes were broken in all sections Of the
disturbed area and police are keeping
people from entering upon it for fear
Of lighted match starting fire. Rats
by the thousand ran through the assures
and scampered over the streets.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-31
Why Ne Wouldnlt

Dyer-Don't you ever intend to mar
~, Ryer?
Ryer-Net until these waists that but
ton in the back 90 out Of fashion,
Bohemian Magazine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-31
LINER SPEARS A WHALE.
Leviathan Struck on a Steamers
Bow.

Plymouth, Aug. 3f.--The steamer
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse arrived yes
terday from New York. While of the
banks Of Newfoundland she colidcd
with seventy-foot whale thar evil
IDENTIFY was asleep on the surface Of the
water. The whale became impaled on
the liners bow, and all its efforts I'd
free itself were futile. Finally the
steamer had 70 60 full speed astern 10
order to get clear Of the dying levia-
than
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-31
He Mas one.

Gerald j believe iii looking oct for
No. i.
Geraldine-I have heard something
about q scheme for the conservation Of
Holsters. York Press.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-31
SCIENTISTS STUDY WHEAT.
Papers Read at The Winnipeg Con-
ference.

Winnipeg, Man.. Aug 31.--1he edu-
cational, chemistry and agricultural sec,
ton Of the British association for the
advancement Of science united yestef-
day for the6purpose Of listening to q
number Of papers on the raising of
wheat and the milling Of -four. Tempest
Andersen delivered an address on The
volcano Of Metavana" Anderson has
climbed 10 the top Of this volcano which
now is in an active state 81 eruption.