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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-27
REMINGTON SUccuMBS TO
APPENDICITIS OPERATION

Ridgefield, Conn, Dec. 27.-Freder-
ick Remington, the artist, died here
yesterday of appendicitis after a
brief Illness. He was operated on last
Thursday.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-27
SENTENCED TWO HOURS
AFTER ARREST.

Grand junction, Colo, Dec. 81
Two hours after the arrest of Blaine
Kitzmiller on charge of illegally
selling liquor he began serving a
thirty day term in Jail Four other
men were arrested and two express
wagon loads of liquor were confis-
Gated.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-27

is sun in the grip OF blizzard which
descended upon this section of the
country on Christmas. Business is
tied up worse than for many years
and il will be several days before con
dltions are normal, An unprecedented
heavy snow fall. coming almost un-
heralded, caught the railroads. street
car companies and other public serv-
Ice concerns wholly unprepared With
the exception of the Market street
subway there is practically no street
car service in this city this morning.
President Kept Home BY Blizzard.
Washington. Dec. 27.-President
Taft today abandoned his intention OF
going to New York to dine tonight
with Andrew Carnegie and speak be-
fore the American Historical Asso-
citation in Carnegie hall. Traffic con
ditions due to the blizzard are so un-
certain that the President thought
best not to risk getting temporarily
showed in.
\ Ten Inches of Snow at New York.
New York, Dec. 27.-Hard work all
night by thousands of men on the
city's streets broke the blockade
caused by the greatest December
storm in years in this vicinity. Ten
inches of snow fell
Storm Passes Out to Sea.
Washington. Dec. 27.-A hopeful
view of conditions was held out this
morning by the weather bureau. 1t
was stated there that the storm which
has raised such havoc on the Atlantic
coast and in New England had pass
ed out to the sea off the Maine coast.
es of snow fell, but otherwise this
city escaped the fury of the storm.
Eighteen Perlshed in New York.
New York, Dec. 27-Eighteen per-
sons in and near New York perished
in the Christmas storm or from acci-
dents caused by it. Six died in the
snow drifts, others were drowned and
several were killed by trains today.
New York is rapidly digging herself
out from the ten inch snow fall. and
street and railroad traffic is rapidly
improving. No heavy loss to ship
ping is reported, but small boats suf-
fered severely. There is shortage
in food supplies as the result of rail-
fDau blockades and the consequent in
crease in nriceS ntrihlttad tn tho
h9rdships of the poor.
Storm Continues.
st. Johns, n. F., Dec. 27.-The ter
rife storm which began on Christmas
eve was still raging today and has
caused great damage throughout the
colony. The telegraph and telephone
service is prostrated and railroads
are blocked.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-27
Lodqed in the Penitentlary.

Sheriff julius Meyer and Sergeant
J. w. Collier, of the mounted police,
yesterday. lodged the following re-
cruits in the penitentiary; Lewis Nc
Kinley, three to four years for burg
larry and larceny; George Boyles, to
2 years for burglary; Leslie Johnston
one to two years for burglary. The
three were sentenced by Judge John
r, McFie,
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-27

Christmas dinner at the peniten-
tiary provided an unusual feast for
the prisoners. Roast goose with ap-
pie sauce, mashed potatoes, stewed
corn, mince pie, tea and coffee proved
a tempting menu. Cigars donated by
H. b. Cartwright and Brother were
passed around In the afternoon, the
customary exercises were held in the
chapel for which La Banda de Santa
Fe furnished the music.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-24
corporalion with 4 soul.

The Groton Telephone Company i'm
forms us that it has just declared a four
per cent semi.annual dividend. That
being so, we should like % know The
actual semi-annual dividend Of the New
England company Barre Daily Times.
The Croton Telephone Company is a
local corporation. II pays no assess.
ments or rentals 10 the New England.
tt owns its own instruments entire II
connects with the New England and
patrons OF the Groton Telephone Com.
pany can use the New England lines to
any point by paying the regular tolls.
The only revenue the New England re-
eeiyes from this company IS these tolls
from subscribers. Consequently the
income Of the local company has no di-
rect connection with the New England
other than the use Of its lines for long
distance calls
The Groton Telephone Company Is a
local enterprise in which the people this
way take great amount Of pride. It
has its own lines all through this valley,
and in its management aims TO give
everyone a square deal If all corpora
tions did business on the same principle
we would hear less about their greed.
-Groton Times.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-24
RnuNn ZIP TIE LrrNArrcs

supt stanyan will have to keep a
pretty close watch on his 80 miles Of
Montpelier & Wells River railroad if
they allow lunatics to wander around
loose. And it is fortunate that the
county authorities rounded up the man
who escaped from the asylum at Water
curry before he had actually accomplished
his nefarious work Of train wreck;ng.
There il lesson to be learned from the
experiences of Thursday, and that is,
we should be more energetic about
searching ont the escaped inmates Of
our insane asylum. Elroy Kent escaped
and, according to the findings Of a jury,
murdered q woman IN the town 81 Wal.
lingford, before being rounded up in
another state. Charles GetcheIl, another
asylum inmate, escaped and, It is al
legged, twice tried to throw a train from
the track between the towns of East
Montpelier and Plainheld II seems bat
a fairly vigorous effor would have res
suited ia his reeapture before he had
had chance to make his way from
Waterbury Ia East Montpelier, where
The first attempt at train wreclSing was
iced. Wouldn't it be well for the asy-
lum authorities and the county and
state officials to have closer relation
with each other and join their efforts
70 secure the escaped prisoners1 These
fugitives from the state insane asylum
are quite apt to turn their steps toward
their former homes, which makes their
capture somewhat easier than it is in
the case Of sane criminals. Both Kent
and eetchell were considered to be harm
less. but events proved that It was not
safe to allow them to be at large.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-24
Reuben 60 . Town.

lie was a lean, long, lanSy fellow
with complexion as brown az q berry
and an eve as blue as tile summer skies,
Any ore looking AZ him for the first
time could hardly have failed to guess
that he came from that section Of tho
country where mothers pies are as good
aud, therefore, as popular as they ever
were, and a. he entered TIE hotel and
planked bis carpet bag On the counter
the clerk winked AZ the other fellows
about the Office, as much as 70 say,
watch me dazzle the Reuhe
Good morning, SIR he said polite-
".
"Mornin's said TIE farmer. Got
a place where a Teller can sleep here r
Yes, | guess 50, said the clerk Do
Won want a room with hathf"
aWa-al I dunno" said the farmer.
ut All depends II your rooms is 50
al-fred dirty they need a bath, reckon
! do Harper's Weekly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-24

Miss Winnie Tredo OF Hillsboro, NJ
H., IS passing The week with her cousin,
Miss Hazel Slack.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. II. Miller have gone
70 Pomfret and Barnard, where they
viii spend The summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Huse have moved
their household goods 10 Windsor where
Mr. Huse has q fine position in a ma
chine shop
Mrs Alonzo Emery has bought Of tho
Du Bots estate the half acre Of land ly-
ing back Of the Emery house On High.
land avenue.
}. B. Putnam and his son, Robert
Putnam, Of Hanover, n. H., arrived in
town Friday morning for q few days
visit with relatives.
Miss A. C Nortbrup, who is passing
her vacation with her sister, Mrs. AZ
fred Webster, has gone TO st. Johns
hurry and Greensboro for q several
weeks stay before returning to her
work IN New Work City.
Wiufred Bagley, who was graduated
from the university OF Vermont IN
June, has been making a two days
visit 10 town with friends Air. Bagley
viii take a summer course 81 the uni
versity ia preparation for assistant pro-
fess0r in mathematics All Worcester
Polytechnic institute, Worcester, Mass,
to which he viii 40 IA the fall.
A society for the prevention Of cruel
tv to animals was formed the fFst of
This week when i meeting was held in
the Office Of pr. A. G Bailey. The fol
lowing officers were elected: ,. G SHEER
hurne, presidents Rev. Fraser Metzger,
secretary; end Or Fl q Angell treas
mer. d. p, Howe was also elected to
c8Bss. a committee was ap
pointed 70 draw up constitution and
bylaws To be acted upon at another
meeting % Be called later.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-24
woMAN Use ~ ely woLvEs
Take Shelter in Sheep Camp, But Are
Trailed by Pack.

san Bernardino, Calf, July 2ls-To
b. lost for two days and a night in
the wiId's Of Nevada without means
81 protection and terrified by the bowls
OF the big gray wolves, was the eX-
perieuee of Mrs. w j. Getker and
daughter. Mrs. Getker is the night
operator for the Salt Lake railroad AZ
crestine, the highest point on the route
between Salt Lake and here.
The women eft the telegraph station
to hunt for strayed burro When
they failed 10 return al nightfall the
husband, who IS the day operator, no
titled the railroad company, which or
dered out the Japanese section men and
other employees working near Crestine
No news had been ri we'd az midnight,
aud a special train mas sent from Cali
ientc with men aud horses Lyman
Candeld a timber trailer, found the
women yesterday in deserted sheep
camp % miles from the station. They
had wandered until darkness tell when
tie bowling Of the wolves caused them
to seek shelter ID an ol8 camp at Mil.
lers Wells They found crusts of bread
ard plenty Of water
IN the night the wolves trailed them
to the door of the hut and remained
about the place until daylight. snaFl.
ing and trying to tear down the door
or dig beneath IT, Tho women stood
guard with clubs until daybreak.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-24
A ROMANCE IN A CAB

The stopping Of his cab made Mr.
Arthur Cargill look up from his paper
The way was packed. All At once be
recognized a girls face frightened
and pale. Jump inF be cried The
girl saw him just in time, caught the
extended hand and was BY his side
painting and safe, III a moment
Ny dear Miss Chesterton," he said,
why do you run such risksp
Fl don't know. Suppose Id been
Knocked down and run overT'
And by my cab" murmured Cargin
Cargili, quite BY accident, laid bis
hand upon Miss Chesterton's.
BY this time they were approaching
the Trocadero, where Cargin had pro
posed TO dine Miss Chasterton's
fright had evidently quite put her
own destination out OF her head. The
cab drew up impassiYely. Miss Ches-
terton suddenly awakened.
where are wey she asked.
"At the Trocadero." said Cargiil,
4where hope you are going to dine
with me"
'But / promised to be at Hampstead
BIZ 7, and I couldn't think Of dining
with you as l am, Mr.. Cargill."
You can't possibly reach Hamp-
stead by I. II il $50 now, ana It's
precisely as you are that | want you
to dine With me.
snow" said CaFgiIl. 'come along. |
insist on you coming Remember. /
saved your life"
III You put It like that, EIr. Cargill, -
she said. you leave me no option
Dining be said, SIS an art Not
one lady IN thousand understands tt
The harmony must be preserved. ii ia
not less subtle than music. Now. your
misfortune this evening has been the
means Of giving me q great deal Of
pleasure. # you hadn't Jumped into
my cab ] should have been dining
miserably alone
'You would probably have been
quite happy" Miss Chesterton said.
believe memo" said CargilI. .To
Ne3 yVu the tIuEut was thinking
about you just before. l Intended to
call upon you tomorrow"
Miss Chesterton turned her head
aside and sought earnestly for her
pocket handkerchief.
Il should have been glad to see you
she said.
II suppose you VIII consider It win
be unnecessary to call nowYa be asked
''0h, no." she said; mamma win ~
i'm
II say It with all respect to vour
mother" he said. but / didn't par
ticulariy want to see her. / wanted Il
see you"
about the collie puppy you prom.
ised to get for meg' Miss Chesterton
asked hurriedly.
no, the puppy had nothing to do
with IT,
mo" miss chesterton agreed hum.
4 don't want to spon such 1 pleas
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-24
ADVERTISE IN THE DAILY TIMES

ant evening pleasant 10 me. at ant
rate"
"And to me, too she said.
Thanks said Cargill. hut I'm GO
ing to risk tiff you could only prom.
ise not to be annoyed at what I'm 60
ing to say" He felt bis way can
tiously and watched her face sidelong.
lie was very much In love with Miss
Chesterton. but he was still well
enough ia hand to 60 carefully.
"I'm sure you wouldn't say anything
to annoy me, Mr. Carglll. she said
That's d kind of permission for nee
to 60 on, isn't itfa
Yes, unless you were going TO pro
pose something very dreadful
II was going to propose" said Car.
gill catching at the word, that you
should marry me-"
Miss Chesterton instantly felt that
the eyes Of all the room were upon her,
but glance assured her that she was
as much alone there as in church
rs that SO very dreadfulga Cargll
asked.
no; IT'S very kind. said Miss Ches.
terton.
T didn't quite put It ID the form Of
question. but viii now. rye been IN
love with you Tor quite three months
Of course you didn't notice IT. My dear
girl'-he laid hold Of her hand under
the table-'will you be my wifeg"
Her fingers closed upon bis, and she
turned flushed face toward him.
But the art of dininggg she said
I'VE should never get On together.
should we? / know nothing about It
remember
I'm take the risk" Cargili said.
Then you don't take any interest in
bazaars." she said.
None whatever, but II you partlcu.
larly wish you can run bazaar Of
your own and manage IT all yourself"
Not for the world, said Miss Ches-
terton.
Are there any other obiections2"
asked CarglIl because, If there are,
we may as well settle them now"
Il can't think OF any more at pres
ent."
Then you say 'yesT"
Mr. Cargill," she said. "don't you
think you have me at disadvantage
almost at your mercy You see, you
saved my life this evening and then
gave me very good dinner after
ward
"You admit the dinner was good2r
Excellent"
Then forget about The life saving.
! give that up--count it out"
but ! emit" she said.
Then count It In be said.
4 will," said Miss Chesterton "and
] say yes.a
There was long silence, IN which
both Miss Chesterton's hands were un-
der the table. Suddenly she cried out:
sft's nearly 0 o'elockf'
fes," said CargIlL I'm going 70
see you home now
TN cab2 she asked.
In cab, he said sTf there's any
fund for pensioning deeayed cabmen I
SHAH subscribe largely to it,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-24
JINGLEs AND JEsTs
Old Acquaintance

Bill Stiggins surely is a man
Of consequence round here;
There's scarcely ans one who can
BE mentioned, but youth hear
Bill pipin' up with briqhtenin' eyes,
in accents loud an. slow:
"The party you ies' mentioned
] knowed him years ago"
He says that tennis he has played
a LOT with Theodore,
And Bill has been a heap dismayed
To see his Collin score.
And, speaSin' Of the tariff war,
When everybody else
Calls Mr. Aidrich senator"
He always calls him "Nels.s
Jes' fur a test we handed out
Some names from ancient lom,
He never showed a Sign Of doubt
He knowed EN- as Of yore.
With Socrates he'd make his home
N Athens. O-bo-o,
And helped J. Caesar build up Rome,
in Georgia, years ago.
It didn't modify his glee
When grayely we inquired
If Ananias miehtnt be
a friend whom he admired
All placid his way be goesi
They keep us wondering still,
The folks that old Bill Stiggins knows
Who never heard Of Bill
washington Star
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-24
ADVANCE IN CHEAP CLOTHES.
"Ready Made Manufacturers Blame il
Upon wool Dealers.

Upon Wool Dealers.
Washington. July "a stung by TIE
criticisms which have been heaped upon
them for announcing d 20 percent III
crease in the price Of wooden cloths
although the new tariff bill does not IN
crease the Dingley rates on wool in any
particular, delegation representing 81
percent 81 the ready made clothing man
ufaeturers Of the country called upon
President Taft at the White House to-
day to explain their position.
The declared that the wool dealers
have been forming a combination n
the past few years ard are now ready
to advance Che price 0n that quality
Of wool used in the cheaper grades Of
clothes the poor mans raimant.a ag
they expressed tt IN order 10 prevent
the increase It Was asserted that redue-
tions IN The Dinaley bin rates were nee
essary il also would be necessary,
according to the clothiers to change the
method Of imposing the duty.
The trouble with the Dinglov rates
which are repeated in the present bill.
the manufacturers said, Is that The du-
AiNff AAFANh Va bfAN iNttA VI WRiA NUN
which the poor mans clothes are made
are comparatively 50 much greater than
the duties upon the wool used in the
higher class Of clothes as to amount to
. serious discrimination
The delegation told the President that
unless change could Be made in the
wooden schedule, even at this late day,
great storm Of protest would sweep
the country as a result Of the increased
price. for which the manufacturers OF
the clothes claim they win Be in on
wise responsible They animated that
The result would be that the poor peo-
pic no longer would be able to purchase
clothes which contain wool and will
have TO be satisfied with cotton as
shoddy.
The manufacturers favor an adval0rem
duty on wool according to It's grade,
thus making the higher grades more
heavily dutiahle than the lower one,
which il IS claimed il not true under the
Dingley bin
The Presidents visitors included S.
d. Kline Of Chicago, Simond D. Some
born OF Baltimore and Frank r Cham
bers ard William Goldman Of New York,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-24

The ludlow Tribune amends the Wa
terbury Records motion to give the
summer visitors the "glad hand' by
STIMULATING that innkeapers refrain from
charging thirty-six dollars for four days
board as was inadvertently done in
Burlington not long since. we suspect.
ed that Burlingtonians had acquired the
habit 50 that they didn't realize when
they charged more Or less, chiefly more.
The Tribune's advice is good sensible,
in fact, absolutely necessary if we ex-
peet TO hold this summer visitor bus
mess. People don't come here 10 Be
robbed, even politely,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-24
WE CLEAN, PRESS AND
REPAIR CLOTHING
FHRDGERS sG
The big store with little prices
174 North Main st.. Barre, Vt
cHEAp eoAL RIsEs N vALUE.
Means BY Which it Does Twice th'
Worth Of High Grade Coal.

I
Worth Of High Grade Coal.
According 70 expert Government re-
ports on fuel the gas engine j. capable
81 generating from two and a hali to
three lines a. much power from q given
amount OF Goa Re the steam engine
It economies also u another way.
Fuel with 50 high q percentage 81 inn
purity That II could not hitherto be
used In factories can now be made to
generate sufficient power hy means 81
gas engine 20 do the saIns work that
otherwise would require double the quan.
tity Of high grade coal
The Ignite coal 81 North Dakota, says
tie National Magazine has been made
70 give on as much gas engine foree
as The best West Virginia and bitumin-
Gus coal used under steam boilers.
Some sort OF coal Is indigenous TO ale
most all parts Of America, but the fact
tina in che average steam engine only
Is percent Of the coal energy Is trans
formed into acual working power made
low grade coal Of little commercial value
until the perfection Of the gas engine,
which increase the efficiency Of fuel
BY almost l2 per cent.
Time was when the big mills had to
be placed beside some swift running
stream to secure water power Later
on factories sought the vicinity Of the
great coal fields, but today, with the
generating power Of the gas engine, i
Il mater Of little Importance so far
as power is concernedwhere plant
IS built
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-24

According 70 the Burlington Clipper
not day passes that the secretary 81
states office is not called up BIZ prone
10 find out the owner Of an automo-
bile, the number Of which has been
noted BY the inquirer This system Of
Identification is one Of the handiest
methods Of determining guilty parties
aver manufactured IN New York city,
where the serious offences are frequent,
the very first thing done il to find the
number Of the automobile, then the own
er Of the machine and then the driver
who took the machine from the
reckless chauffeur has been brought to
Justice.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-24
One - CbamberIain

Mr. Chamberlain, who recently ceie
brated bis I'D birthday was leaving hi.
house New Years Eve when he wa.
met ~ band 81 men.
Are yow a deputatiohfn he asked
''No SIR replied one Of the men: "wt
are the waits we have been playing
here every night for the last two weeks
and now we've one"
eWellgr inquired the tariff reform
leader, impatientiy
The fact is, sir, we've Gomez
sob, | see, intefpased Mr. Chamber.
Jain, you've come 70 apologize lion.
don News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-24
A Scotch Fam

A farmer living ii late and wet
district in the east Of Scotland found
times and seasons 50 against him that
he decided not to renew his lease Meet
ing bis landlord the other day be said:
Il can max nothing O Sic wat and
sour land, and I'm no goin' on VII il
of I'm Be ruined"
welt John, take time 10 think OF
said the landlord; no doubt welI be
able to come terms. might let you
have the farm at a reduction on the
acre"
sAh laird, replied the farmer, your
land should Be let By the gallon, no
By the acrel"-Tit Bits.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-24

Funny Isn't It7

Funny, isn't II, that none Of the na.
tiyes knew that Vermont was beautiful
and finely adapted TO the summer home
of the we'll e. do until Ambassador
Bryce should have mentioned It. FUNNEL
still Il the shout Of state papers that
this information from the British am
bassador be put IN print along with other
matter and used 70 advertise the state,
New Hampshire has been in that bust.
ness for the past fifteen years, and her
receipts from the summer boarders will
be better than five million dollars
White River Junction Landmark.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-24

An American heiress, living in Bos.
ton, has been sued by foreign noble
man who declared that she agreed to
bestow $4,000 a year upon him in a
sort Of anti-nuptial agreement. Fact
or not, the case Illustrates the pitiful-
ness Of titla-hunting BY American girls
and it should have a tendency to stop
the silly practice.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-24

If one wished TO win the gratitude
Of the public he might ventiliate the
city hall corridor and purify the lava
tory in the basement Of the building.
Moreover, the member Of the city health
board who has an office on the corridor
might find little duty right handy By
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-24

When Sc. Albans does leap II takes a
long one-S4O00O for a new sewer sys-
tenn and $4,000 for permanent roads,
But both are worthy undertakings, and
the municipality is to be congratulated
on making the move.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-24

Nobody knows where the gypsies
came from-or where they viii so TO,
now that country after country is
shouldering them out.-Boston Tran
script
Perhaps they win 60 to work, poor
tlfngs, who kncwsi
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-24
eRANITEvILLE.

Al members Of Clan Gordon No 70
who reside in Graniteville on district
are requested to attend a special meet
ing Saturday evening, July oath, at 7
o'clock for the purpose 81 eleeting a
physician for that district. James Ell
rick, Sec