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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-14

A most attractive dramatic fare Is
promised at the opera house this season
one 81 the most important and welcome
81 which will be the engagement on
Thursday Sept ~ of Mr. Paul Gil.
more and his company in sThe Call Of
The North said to be a most colorful
and lifelike portrayal Of life on the ex-
treme Canadian frontier around Hudson
Bay. This new comedy drama by
George Broadhurst, author Of @The Man
Of the Hour and many other noted sue
oesses, Il 4 decentralization OF the popular
mover. "Conuror's House" BY Stewart
Edward white ITS central character Il
Ned Trent chr. Gilmore) daring young
adventurer who has trespassed upon for
hidden territory to trade with the In
dians for flrs, and finds himself at log
gerheads with the ancient powerful
Hudson Bay company. The equipment
81 scenery. costumes and effects Of THE
Call Of the North" are reputed to be
most elaborate and artistic, statement
that Is hardly necessary, however, in
view of the costly production with which
MT. Gilmore has been seen every season
for some years past.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-14
AMUSEMENT NOTES
"The House Of a Thousand Candles"
Coming Soon.

"The House Of a Thousand Candles
Coming Soon
The dramatization IF The House Of !
Thousand Candles, the enjoyable novel
by Meredith Nicholson, has scored one
81 the greatest successes IN recent years
In It's stage form, the remarkable mani
festations. the rooms SO filled with mys-
terry and the odd Characterization take
on added interest, something which il
not always the ease with stories that
have been adapted for the stage. Des.
pita the fact that there Is weirdness
about the production, Ii Is yet alled with
d breezy comedy that arouses ripples OF
laughter az the mysteries Of the story
are nfohed The production which will
Be seen here shortly has been made with
especial care, as the four acts picturing
the exterior Of the mansion, the boat
house. the chamber Of strange sounds.
and the room Of the anparation are all
mounted with special settings The
company has been most carefully select
ed. and includes such well-knnwn artists
as William Webb. Hortense Clement,
Wayne Campbell, Wayne Lyter, William
Mccarthy, William lakewood Claire,
Fred d. Woodbury., W-lter Lennox and
Anna Jamison.
Amador ledger., 1909-12-10
WORSE AND MORE OF IT.

We afford pass the almost weekly abuse of the
editor of the Ledger in the columns of the Dispatch
silence Our contemporary adept in the of dodg
ing facts and dispensing with solid argument and substtu
ing abuse therefor Such tactics avail nothing with the
reasoning impartial public Iu its last ISSUE the Dispatch
referring the injunction suit against that paper to pre-
vent the collection of bill for city printing the ground
that Penry sen of the city trustees interested
party being the proprietor of the Dispatch stated that the
suit brought against the advice of the attorney for the
editor of the Ledger That certainly is piece of
the Ledger man, and at the time serious charge of
unprofessonal conduct against reputable attorney Per
haps the silly Willie does understand that
tons between attorney and client sacred protected by
the laws of the land. No attorney, the witness
stand can be compelled dvuge any conversation between
himself and his Client without the of the latter
For attorney voluntarily do talk
the Dispatch inmstes done in this instance, is the
grosses breach of Without waiting hear from the
attorney concerned take this opportunity brand the
Statement of the Dispatch absolutely false The attorney
advised against bringing suit Maybe verdant
editor who is able dismiss the admitted publication of de-
berae alsehood in his paper week after week and year
after year matter of consequence aiming break
down attorney the opposite side of the political fence
by of campaign of lies after the admitted example of
deludng his readers and for the past four
the question of proprietor and publisher Of that veracous
sheet.
And cap the climax the Dispatch has the hardihood to
libel the whole community of Amador county by asserting
that the chosen policy of jack olanern journalism as ex
emplihed in that characerless has gained many
friends while the Ledger stand for honest truthful dealing
with the people has few supporters in Amador county Let
him console himself by huggng that deluson to his hearts
content.
Amador ledger., 1909-12-10

County politics begins to be subject of discussion The
primary law is not in much favor with the prospective
candidates 1t imposes upon them additional expense and
of this additional expense finally fall upon the
taxpayer in the shape of additional salary eventually
make good the difference between the old and the system
regards expense 1t will be time for candidates
moving Instead of nsurng multiplicity of candidates
select from the primaries the law is likely Just
the other way. Men will be rather backward is risking
double defeat in the primaries and again the general
election the first the hands of the of his party,
and the at the regular election, But point is
gained by the new law notwths anding many defects
namely the of the party will have the oppol-
tuny of selecting the candidates. If they do exercise
their right by going the polls that is their fault and
the fault of the law 1t impossible indifference by
any legal ment.
Amador ledger., 1909-12-10

President Tas message congress able and conser
tive statement concerning national affairs 1t lacks the
adcasm of the messages under the Roosevelt admin
traon and hence may be somewhat disappointing those
who devoted all the policies of the former president
But the of this first message will be received with graft
fcaton by business interests generally aimed nspr
ing confidence in commercial circles And this probably,
the main thing in vew following the intensely aggres
sive spirit of the former regime Taft wllgve the country
wise and prosperous administration.
Amador ledger., 1909-12-10
OFFICIAL MAP
OF.
AmadOr County

veys by D. G.. CARR TON, showing,
township and school district bound
aries, ownership OF all lands according
to assessment roll of 1904, mineral
claims, canals, location Of all school,
houses; also townsite man OF princi
pal towns, namely Jackson, Sutter
Creek, lone, Ama1or City, Drytown,
Plymouth and Volcano.
Size by 81 feet
Price, colored & mounted $40
Plain and unmounted S.
Sold only at
AMADOR LEDGER OFFICE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01
MANKATO IS PROUD.
Has Y. NJ. c.. a. Building Second in
Size Only to One in Topeka,

Mankato, Kan, Dec. Among the
institutions of which this town points
with pride is the splendid Y. NJ. c. A.
building and equipment.
1t was made possible by the liberal
donation of Mr.. D. H. Stafford for
building purposes, and tho following in
scription explains why: This building
was donated in memory of the Chris
tian life and character of John Bar
ker." Mr.. Barker was the father of
Mrs. Mary Stafford. wife of D. H. STAFF
ford. The general secretary of the
ssociation is Mr., r. E. Morgan,
ar with all classes of Mankato and is
especially so with the young people.
The building provides fine gymna-
SUM, reading room and library, bowl
lrg alley, game rooms where chess and
checkers together with dominoes are
engaged in.
A bowling contest with twenty mem
Fers on side is now being played, n.
Z. Myeriy. sheriff of Jewell county,
BEING captain of one team and DR.. J..
2. Kirk captain of the other Mr..
Morgan is arranging chess tourna-
n.ert which will soon be pulled off. In
addition there are severa, classes that
take regular drills in the gymnasium,
q debating society called the "Senate"
nd meeting every first and third
Tuesdays of each month is establish
ed and in full swing. night classes in
Spanish have been organized with R.
teacher.
Mr.. Turner is an excellent master of
the Spanish language and an old
teacher, having years ago been one OF
the leading educators of the state and
-.ditor of the Western School Journal
There are various class rooms in which
bible classes and other religious work
* carried on The association has Is Z
members mostly young men and boys
that range from twelve to sixteen
1t is an ideal place for the formation
OF good character and upright aims.
Good system of lockers, shower and
Tub baths and on a whole is the finest
Institution for the young in the
sixth district. The gymnasium is the
same size as the Central Y. M. c. A.
of Topeka. In it all the matched
games of basketball are played and by
special permission the young ladies'
basketball team of the town play their
matched games there and are permit
ted to practice there once week
Judge Teeple is the recording secretary
of the association and R. w. Turner
.he president. Mr.. Stafford gave s10,-
400 for the building and equipment of
this new Y. NJ c. n. building.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01
FARslER BOUGHT CITY,s BONDS
Broker Diclzered While Son of Toll
Wrote His Check.

Winfield. Kan, Dec. 1.-Seven
thousand dollars in bonds sold to a
farmer who lives near here was the
business transaction of note at the
city clerks office The bonds We're
for sewers and various other special
improvements which had been offered
to the state school fund and had been
declined on account of no funds being
then available.
A local bond buyer was dfckering
for them, and a disputed question was
whether the city or the buyer should
have the accrued interest. The
farmer heard the conversation. and
when the buyer went out without
closing the deal. he asked eagerly:
Can I buy those bonds" Being told
that he certainly could If he had the
money. he wrote his check for the
amount on local bank and became
the owner of securities drawing five
per cent interest. and nOntaxable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01
NO MIDDLEMAN FOR DUTCH.
DIR. Van Eeden Tells University Stu
dents of Plans for Colony.

Lawrence, Kan, Dec. I'm a lee
ture before several hundred univer-
sity of, Kansas students in Fraser hall
here, DIR. Frederick Van Eeden of
Amsterdam, Holland, told of his plans
for starting a communistic colony in
this country. He expects to start his
colony by bringing to this country 295
Dutch families.
II have made arrangements" said
the speaker, ito estab lish a colony
at Wilmington, N. c. There the land,
I find, is more like what we are use
to in Holland, than in any other sec
ton of the United States
DR.. Van Eeden has the option on
$4,000 acres of land in the vicinity
of Wilmington. In beginning his
colony, he will have company. None
OF the members is to own his land
but to farm it, get all out of the soil
that is possible, sell the crops to the
company. buy his implements and
such things as he needs from the
company and in that way he said the
middleman or landlordism will be
eliminated. None of the members
will have a right to sell land and
move to town. If a man leaves his
land, it will revert to the company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01
Not a "Cure-all"
Separate Remedies, Each De-
vised for the Treatment of
a Peculiar Ailment.

Ihere Is no "cure-alI'' amono ~.
Rexail Remedies. There are different
and separate medicines, each one d.
Viseo FOR certain human aflnoent or
class Of ailments closely allied For
instance, Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets arc
recommended for the positive relfef
OF stomach Irritation, indigestion
iiatuiency and dyspepsia. They are
rich In Observation-Disclosures. Pensin
and Carminatives. They are nrenar.d
by special processes which perfect end
enhanse the great remedial va1ua -,
these well-known medicinal aoerts
This remedy sells for rs cents "a
cents, and $1.oo per package. Every
one suffering from stomach fIfsoraar
should try RexalI Dyspepsia Tablets
inasmuch as they cost nothing If tbav
do not satisfy.
remember, the Rosser Drug store
ozs Kansas aenue, is the onfy stora
IN Topeka where there remedies no,
be obtained. and every one in need =.
medicine is urged to investigate -
take advantage of the frank ana
elous manner in which they are sofa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01
A KANsAN THERE OF COURSE.
Member of "Fighting GOTH Among
Heroes at Cherry Disaster.

Frortenac. Kan, Dec. 1-William
MeFay,sen, of this city, has received
the following letter from his brother
" no was in the Cherry mine disaster.
HIS brother formerly resided here and
was member of Company F of the
Twentieth Kansas volunteers and is
very well known in this city as we'll
as in Frontenac. The letter is as fol<
lows:
Cherry, ILL.,. Nov. 81, '09.
Dear Brother:-I thought / would
write and answer your letter. Well,
Willie, l have not had time to an
sWer your letter. 1 nave been pretty
busy and have had. pretty hard time
since the shaft took fire. 1 have had
my hands full of work but 1 thank God
that am alive. I got out all right and
have been working every day since it
happened. Well l will try and tell
you how it happened. The top men
sent down six bales of hay and it had
to be sent down to the third vein. We
work the second and third veins here
and when the eager was pushing it
on the cage, it caught fire from a torch
that was hanging on a timber. 1t was
in the main air course of the first bot
tom and they got excited and run off
and left it and it burned out all of
the timbers in the air shaft.
Well, Willie, this was one of the
worst disasters 1 ever saw. 1t is worse
than the No. 2 explosion in F'rontenac.
L guess lnaJ you saw my picture IN
the paper. l was the first man to go
down in the shaft and the first to
bring out any man. I came UP and
asked for three men to go down with
NE. 1 got Barney Dougherty, and one
other man to go with me- We fought
the fire for two hours and 40 minutes,
then We came up on top and stayed a
while, and then went back down and
fought it again.
Then the Chicago fire department
came and took charge of the work.
Well we. got four men on the bottom
OF the shaft. We asked for more vol
unteers and we worked very hard. We
got 20 men out alive. One of them
was my pal, Bill: Clenand, and two 9TH
ers.
Well, Willie. I have not had good
nights sleep since 1t happened but the
shaft is sealed up now. We got 1874
dead out and 20 live ones. I was the
first man down the third vein. We
found about $50 men all in the third
northeast of the north entry and these
men are down there vet. There are
about $50 men in the mine yet.
This is just like the army. The men
that do the work don't get any credit
for the doing of it. Well 1 will close
hoping this will find you all right as
it leaves me all right.
ROBERT M'FAYDEN.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01

stations which are all county seats
of all the counties. and it has a
branch line that connects Liberal.
Kan, with Richfield. Kan. and from
Richfield, Kan. it has two separate
lines, one crossing southeast to Okla
homa City, Okla. and other runs
south to Amarillo. Tex.
The outline or preliminary survey
has been made from the northwest
part of the state to the Greeley coun-
ty line. but for the past two weeks
nothing further has been done on ac-
count of the extreme wet. muddy
and disagreeable weather. In the
campaign the company have with
their engineers openly discussed the
proposition in every precinct and
school house in the county, and it is
seriously believed that the long felt
want and desire of north and south
road across western Kansas is about
to complete a chapter of history, that
heretofore has sounded more like
fiction than a reality. At this writing
the western part of the state is
covered with a heavy sleet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01

we wanted him to watch our shoes
that night. He agreed. got
the shoes and set them in the aisle
just in front of his berth and after
appear, for fear of offending the play
erS and the manager, / left.
Everybody had given up and gone
to sleep. It seemed that the porter
never would start away with those
shoes and that they would not be
in the night we heard yells, calls for
help and sounds of a struggle that
made us think of a wreck. 1t wasn't
a wreck. Looking down the aisle
we saw the centerfielder and the
porter locked in deadly combat and
there wasn't much. sleep in that car
until we had pyied them apart. We
afterward learned that when the por-
ter came after the shoes our sure
hitter had jumped upon his back and
nearly killed him.
''At last we separated them and the
recruit watched the boys lead the
porter away with his mouth and nose
bleeding, one eye swelled shut and
his face scratched and beaten. Then
we pushed our man toward his berth
and howled with laughter. Parting
the curtains he dived in and we stood
outside and continued to gasp for
breath. Soon our new candidate for
ring honors pushed his head out of
the berth and said:
ct got the - all right, didn't ] ?
1.-The boss was the only man who
had nerve enough to tell the young
Cy Landreth of the joke. And he
didn't like the job. He had seen
the porter.
Another one is told of young
pitcher, who made the training trip
with one of the big teams. He was
as verdant as the fields in spring and
knew no more about a sleeping car
than the average baseball fan knows
about the merits of the Cook-Peary
controversy. He was puzzled as to
the reason there was a hammock in
connection with his berth and hunt
ing up one of his team mates told his
troubles.
THAT is a sling for your arm his
friend replied, hold your arm in
that all night and tomorrow 1t will
be in good shape
The hopeful returned to his berth
and his sling. The friend went to
sleep. Along in the night the friend
was awakened.
TIL be -" said the young pitch
err. sif I hold my arm in that thing a
minute longer. Job or no job, guess
know enough not to break my arm
off,"
The friend explained that he would
not tell of the disregard for the rules
of training and told the pitcher to go
to sleep. In a few days the young
pitcher was ''wised up" to the situa-
ton and by taking good care of him.
self, the friend was able to get out
for practice by the end of the week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01
LEBANoNITE A POOR SHOT.
As Result of His Demonstration Lew
DiclSey Is in Jail.

Smith Center Kan, Dec. Lew
Dickey and Ben Allen, two Lebanon
ties, engaged in a wrangle, as result
Allen is suffering with a slight wound
cE the cheek and Dickey is incarcer-
ated in the county bastile awaiting his
preliminary hearing.
Owing to the fact that Dickey drew
his gun when at close range and that
Allen caught his arm and spoiled his
aim, the shot went wild and merely
grazed Aliens cheek and travelled up
through his hat brim
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01

miners unions of Frontenac and
members of the Anti-Horse Thief as
ISOLATION, who hare raised a lump
SUM of $3.50.
e Two suspects who are being
watched are the same two who
stopped the two Dunkirk men on Fri
day evening, a short time before the
murder happened, and asked for a
light. Others saw them in the same
neighborhood on the same evening.
They have been traced from the time
they left Frontenac. The route they
Travelled and their Whereabouts on
the night of the crime also are known.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01
PROFESSOR FREEMAN RESIGNS.
Sewers Connection With University on
Account of Poor Health.

Lawrence, Kan. Dec. 1.-R. NJ.
Freeman, assistant professor of cleo
trical engineering at the university,
has rendered his resignation to take
effect at once on account of poor
health Prof Freeman went away for
the Thanksgiving vacation and will
not return.
The resignation will mean several
changes in the faculty c. A. John
son of the department of physics,
will be made assistant professor of
electrical engineering. and his place
in the school of physics will be filled
by j. S. Staudt, a University of Chi
cago man.
Prof. Freeman has been with the
university since 1901.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01
DELAY FOR CUTOFF LINE.
Rains Left Union Pacific's Marysvilit
Route in Bad Shape.

Hanover, Kan, Dec. IA track
laying gang of about thirty japanese
arrived here to begin laying heavier
steel on the west end of the ST. Jo-
seph & Grand Island railway, pre-
paratory to the Inauguration of the
Union Pacific through traffic by way
of the Maryvilles cutoff. Another
gang of trackmen is at work out of
Fairfield east and they already have
about twelve miles of heavy steel laid.
1t was recently given out that the
through traffic of the Union Pacific
would be begun in a few weeks, but
since the heavy rains the new road
to be in such a condition that it will
require constant work from now until
spring to bring the work up to stan
dard.
A motor car for use between Han
over and Grand Island is expected in
few days and will be put into SER
vice as soon as 1t arrives.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01
GREELEY COUNTY BONDS CARRY
North and South Railroad Will Re
ceive $4,000 as Aid.

Tribune, Kan. Dec 1.-The cleo
ton held in Greeley county. fer the
purpose of voting $4,000 of bonds
for stock in the Gulf & Northwestern
railroad, has in every precinct
carried in favor of the bonds. This
completes the campaign that has
been made for bonds across the ex-
IRENE western tier of countless north
and south in western Kansas.
The company is Incorporated by
all Kansas men. but it is rumored
that it is financed by men on Wall
street in New York. 1t crosses all Of
the trunk lines in western Kansas,
and it crosses these at the division
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01
JUDGE sTILLwELL INSTALLED.
Kansas Man Now Deputy Commission
err of Pensions

Washington. Dec. Judge Leander
Stillwell of Erie, Kan, has taken the
required oath of Office and vase in
stalled as deputy commissioner of pen
sions, in the United States bureau of
pensions, taking the place made va
can't by the promotion of Deputy
Davenport to the commissionership.
Judge Stillwell entered immediately
upon the discharge of the duties of his
office. He was visited by several mem
bers of the Kansas colony now in the
city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01
KANSAS STEERS ARE THE BEST.
X. S. y. c. Stock Captures Prizes at
Chicago international Show.

Chicago, Dec. kansas AgricuI-
tural college two-year-old Angus steer,
King Ellsworth, won grand champion
ship as the best steer in America at
he International stock show here, and
the Kansas college breed yearling
Angus steer stood second, winning
reserve grand championship. No other
exhibitor ever won the honors before
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01
HOPE HAS NO DRUNKARDs.
Town Is Free From "BooZers' and
Proud of the Fact

Hope, Kan, Dec. This city has
not had drunkard in it for some
time else it has escaped notice Not
since the threshers cult work has
there been a single drunk or beer
party. More than that. Hope has not
a single person who might be called a
"boozer" or a "booze fighter" 1t
may be that you do not appreciate
this fact, but the general run of peo-
pie of Hope are very proud of it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01
WATER TANK TOOK A TUMBLE.
Marion Will Be Partially Dry for Some
Time at Least.

Marion. Kan, Dec. 1-For the time
being at least, this city will be par
tally dry as the tank belonging to
euins. The hoops had rusted until thew
were no longer able to withstand the
pressure. TIE tank was full of water
at the time and the gauge stood at 60
pounds but when the tank broke it
quickly dropped to about 20 pounds. 1t
was nearly midnight before the men
from the power house got the water
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01
GAME LAW BEING VIOLATED.
From Indications Corey County Needs
Another Warden

Burlington, Kan. Dec. There is
a great deal of complaint III this
county that the game law is being
violated daily in almost every possible
manner People are hunting without
licenses, hunting on property without
the owners permission, killing game
out of season and selling game.