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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-11-15

MAY ask how you became aware
of thatg'
Il was informed by an anonymous
note"
sParhieul 1t was agreed between
my uncle and myself that should
come over here and offer my play for
what It II intlnsically worth. Unless
you will give me your promise not to
betray my identity my plan has
failed"
You need not go further with your
work. / am ready to make you an
offer for it,"
Il prefer that 1t shall stand on Its
merits, /"
1T shall n 1t is not worthy Of pro-
duction II shall not be placed by me
on the boards. / take especial pride
in giving TO the public only such plays
as seem TO me to be meriiorious'
"Rut you said you were ready to
make me an offer for mine"
Certainly. ! knew that your uncle
would not consent to your offering an
inferior play and that no work could
be inferior which he had supervised"
The visitor. who had meanwhile been
invited to take a seat. sat tapping the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-11-15

as proceed 20 business. Read the con-
uacty"
"The manuscript cried the author
Impatiently. The manager unlocked
bis safe and produced ii Selling it.
the author tore of the wrapper and
showed only blank pages
"You are the man. he said. "who a
year ago received a play from me
You have never read 1t to this day, and
have not been able to secure its re-
turn, have played this trick to show
that you buy plays simply on the
name Of the author / wrote the
anonymous letter giving myself away.
NV name Is neither Rostand nor Nos
tand; 1t ii Jones.'
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She SWOons in Court When
She Hears Verdict
LAST DAY WAS EXCITING
Acquittal Had Been Foreseen Since the
Prosecution Showed Loss of Con-
hdence in It's Case by Modify
ing the Charges.

Paris, Nov. l5.-Mme. Marguerite
steinheil was acquitted by a jury at
Paris at nm early hour Sunday morn
ing Of the murder Of her husband, Adolph
steinheil, a noted painter, and her step
mother, Mime. Japy. The verdict was
rendered at 1886 a. M, after "a hours
deliberation, during which the jury thrice
summoned the president Of the court
for explanations, thus proving that the
original majority was for conviction.
To some degree, sentiment and stuffy,
crowded court room favored the prisoner,
and the delay caused much apprehension.
With the first appearance OF the jury,
however, several of whom were smiling.
an instructive feeling Of acquittal flashed
through the court room.
A dramatic scene followed. The red
robed judges and counsel filed in and took
their places Every eye was riYeted on
the door through which the prisoner
should enter, but she did not appear.
NJ. de Wales, the presiding Judge, turned
to the jury and said Have you reached
a verdictg" The foreman arose and re-
Piled "On our conscience, we answer
No to every question.
A salyo of Braves" followed this am
nouncement and a perfect bedlam broke
loose NJ. Aubin, counsel for Nine
Steinhei, embraced his colleagues. Men
and women in the rear OF the hall jumped
and screamed for joy. The judge threat
ened to clear the court room, and when
sembance of order was restored, he
called, Bring in The accused
Fully two minutes passed before the
hlack-robed figure, with white face
dropping on her breast, appeared in the
doorway, supported on either side by a
gendarme. The woman swayed and
seemed to be fainting, but in response
to wild outburst Of cheers she lifted
her head and looked about, smiling faint
IL IN acknowledgment. Then she tot
tered forward and sank ON the floor be-
side the rail-
When the judge pronounced the YER
dict her faint murmur of thanks was
hardly audible. An instant later, NJ
Aubin was over the rail, lifting her in
his arms The crowds surged forward
in sold wall, making the rafters ring
with cheers. Outside the gloomy court
house, tens Of thousands, who had been
waiting for hours, took up the cry.
Special editions Of tie papers spread the
news Like wildaTe tAznugh tao bosAle-
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NEW TRIAL DENIED TO JORDAN.
somervilIe Wife Murderer Is Nearer the
Electric Chair.

somerville Wife Murderer Is Nearer the
Electric Chair.
Boston, Nov. l5.-chester S. Jordan,
the Somerville man who was convicted
last May Of numbering bic wife, Honora
Jordan. will not be granted new trial,
according to a ruling filed BY Judges vii.
liam b Stevens and Charles Y, Bell Of
the superior court. in the Office OF the
clerk Of courts at East Cambridge Sat.
urday.
Attorneys for Jordan made motion
for new trial on the ground that one Of
the jurors who convicted Jordan, Willis
a. White of Maynard was insane during
the trial and at the time the verdict was
rendered.
In their ruling, Judges Stevens and
Bell find that, Al a matter of evidence,
Juror White was of sufficient mental
capacity during The trial to comprehend
the evidence intelligently. appreciate the
arguments Of counsel the rulings Of law,
the charge Of the court, and to arrive
at a rational conclusion.
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wards. where thousands more were wait
ing in front of the cafes, and the same
scenes Of rejoicing were witnessed there.
After being teRderly assisted out Of
the court room, Nine. Steinheil was con-
Quoted from the building by one OF the
numerous suhterranean passages. Where
she was taken Is not known, but prob
ably she was escorted back to st. Lazare
prison, as the French procedure requires
the formality Of 'lifting the bolts be-
fore the definite release OF the prisoner.
The ceremony of liberating Nine.
Steinhei occurred soon after her ac-
qnittal, and the woman, heavily yelled,
accompanied by a relative and one of
her lawyers, entered high powered au-
tomobile and dashed away to an I'M
known destination, holly pursued by
newspaper reporters.
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roll in his hand with bis fingers. He
was evidently dissatisfied with the
turn the affair had taken
"Come. ". Rosfand. or Nosfand, II
Won prefor@ he continued = will
take your play home with me tonight.
read it and give you an answer to-
morrow. ] pledge you my word that
II think # viii not be acceptable to
the public ! shall decline It and you
shall be free to offer Il where you like.
agreeing TO keep your secret"
Since you already possess that Sc
cret.p replied the author. with evident
reluctance. II can DO nothingshnt what
you propose. therefore leave my
manuscript with you I'll tomorrow
morning at-what hourf"
"Ten o'clock. Nine If you prefer it.r
81 win call at 10 shall rely upon
you to ignore me and my unele's repu-
tation in the matter and produce my
play only II you consider it meritori-
ous.v
Certainly
Remember that my own name, Nos
tand, must be published as the au-
thor. not that Of my uncIer
The manager astroked his beard com
placently and looked at the author
through a pair OF shrewd, twinkling
eyes
ITS the play ! want" he said, mot
the name"
The author withdrew, while the man
ager returning to bis desk. opened a
drawer and took out printed form Of
contract, the blink spaces Of which he
proceeded TO till Then he unlocked
safe. put NJ. Nostand's manuscript
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within It's steel doors, shot the bolts
and, taking up bis hat and cane. left
the theater
The next morning at 10 o'clock the
manager was In bis office awaiting a
call from n. Nostand. AT II o'clock.
when he bad not appeared, the brow
Of the man who had battered himself
that he had secured A prize began to
darken. But remembering that he had
the play locked 10 his safe. his com
plaeency returned to him. At 11:30
the author was announced. He was
received with distinguished considera-
tion. The manager handed him the
contract he had prepared.
What's thisi" asked the author,
CHANGING at the document
you Think said the manager,
shat $1,000 advance payment Is not
enough. Very well, viii make it
$4,000"
Ten thousand" repeated NJ Nos
tand IN amazement.
'And the royalty will double as
we'll"
"Do you consider my poor efforts
worth so much?'
Certainly. It is the work of an ex-
pert"
How do you Judge Of that"
"As an expert. II is plain that the
scenario received an enormous amount
Of attention before a word Of the dia-
logue was written though the dia-
logue shows the influence OF the au-
thor OF 'cyrano. The play will be a
grand success"
where is the manuscript"
'Never mind the manuscript. Let
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Leaves Baby $4,000 Income.

New York. Nov l5.-That a three
year-old baby cannot get along without
an income Of $4,000 a year. If she i.
heiress to an estate worth 1920, 900 and
yielding an income Of nearly $4,000 a
year was the dietun laid down BY Judge
Truax in the supreme court.
The lucky baby is Althea r. Ward
daughter Of T. Edwin Ward and grand
daughter Of the late George Rudd When
the grandfather died. he left an estate
valued at s040,0a0, Of which little Althea
was made the leaRtee Of one hall.
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MUST PAY WIFE IS WEEKLY.
Judge Han Issues an Order in Frank A.
Larrow Case.

Brattlehoro, Nov l5.--Judge Hall is
sued an order yesterday in the case Of
Angelina Nj I.arrow against Frank A.
Lauow, in which the defendant must
pay his wife IS week, beginning Nov.
20, and every Saturday thereafter until
the final order Of the court
This allows Mrs Larrow S2 a week
each for the maintenance Of her four
children. and the order also allows the
defendant to see his children at reason
able times, but not to interfere with
their care or custody and the personal
freedom Of his wife.
Judge Hall overruled the motion to
have the case carried to the United
States courts.
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my friends what it has done for me. !"
Mrs K. HANSON, 80a East Long St.,
Columbus, Ohio.
Another Woman Helped.
Graniteville, VT. - was passing
throughthe Change of Life and suffered
from nervousness and other annoying
symptoms. Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound restored myhealthand
strength, and proved worth mountains
of gold to me- For the sake of other
suffering women / am willing you
should publish my letter" - Mrs.
CHARLES BARCLAY, RID, Granite
vile, VT.
Women who are passing through this
critical period or who are suffering
from any Of those distressing ills Pc
culiar to their seq should not lose sight
of the fact that for thirty years Lydia
E. PinkhamS Vegetable Compound,
which is made from roots and herbs,
has been the standard remedy for
female Ills. In almost every commu-
nifty you VIII and women who have
been restored 10 health by Lydia II.
PinkAAm's Vegetable Compound
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An ANONYMOUS NOTE.
ny HELEN v. TURNER.

Copyright. 1903, by American Press Asso-
ciation.l
The theatrical manager received a
card on which was engraved 'Jules
Nostand"
The manager tapped bell An at
tendant appeared and was directed to
admit the visitor The latter entered
with roll OF manuscript
M. Rostand,s said the manager, adj
vancing effusively and taking both
hands OF the visitor In his, 4 am de-
lighted to see you"
Pardon, sir; you have mistaken the
name. It is Nostand, not Rostand.
/ am not the author OF 'Cyrano de
Bergerac.,
No; you are not. but you are a
nephew Of the celebrated Rostand
and have come from Paris to America
incognito to dispose Of play written
under the guidance of your uncle"
The visitor stood looking in aston
lshment at the manager. then said:
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Making Good Makes Friends

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and fS by
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honest squadd medicine of
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-11-15
HER
PHYSICIAN
ADVISED
Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Columbus, Ohio. II have taken
lydia e, Pinkham's Vegetable Com.

pQuilu q u Z ! III y
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doctor told me Il
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taking it I feel 50
much better that |
can do all my work
|aQain. / thin h
III ytiia e. Pinkham's
w egeta BILE Com.
pound a fine remedy
for all woman's
troubles, and /
|nayar forget tn fall
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Had to Be Done.

'Don't you know, little boy, that it
is wrong to try to shoot your neighbours
cats n
Il got to, ma'am. Nav won't let me
pizen EN-. Chicago Tribune.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

circuit 10 the whole state and OF course
In Idaho Falls it has n steadiIv &C.,
ing business and prestige.
Iona. a thriving city of 700 popula ton
Is seven miles northeast of Idaho Fan.
IN the center of one of the best farm
ing districts of eastern Idaho. II ba,
Two stores. three blacksmith shops. be-
sues other place of minor nature. 1t
started as little village in 1856 the
Iona Mercantile company being the
pioneer there; and now 1t is regarded
as one Of the most promising cities of
the district.
Its city officials include Isaac Gud-
munsenf chairman; and NJ. II. Rush.
ton, c. w. Hanson, Delbcrt Stanger
and c. z. Crowley, town board
Iona IS the place for sugar beets
and potatoes, 1t is noted for It's oats.
alfalfa, wheat and fruit and its es-
pecially abundant supply of water
For Information concerning Iona
write c. w. lockwood. who Will gladly
explain its opportunities.
Another live place near Iona is Elya
About four years ago the townste of
Elva was plated AT that time there
was nothing but the railway running
through the townsite. Now we have
the iona Mercantile Co. and Simmons
Woof Co, both general stores, Ma
guire drug store. Nathan Groom dry
goods store. Nathan Freeman barber
shop. c. Calvin pool hall. David Jones
restaurant, Maxfield butcher shop.
roller mills, blacksmith shop, two
coal yards, and the o. S. L. has put in
the finest depot on the branch. Good
headway Is being made on a large
now storehouse for grain and potatoes
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Women Of the Midnight Sun.


thrOe years it has gone forward by
leaps and bouncs. and though we hear
little about it outside 1t Is one of the
most vigorous in Europe.
In 1881 unmarried women and
widows over % who were household
ers or self-supporting were given the
vote for parish and town councils.
and IA years later the Icelandic Wom-
ems Alliance was founded, its main
object being to improve tho position
of the women of this country. Its
members realized at once that the
first step must be toward obtaining
the political acknowledgment of wom-
on. and that no permanent good could
be done without It. They therefore
sent up q petition to the Althing
bearing over three thousand sigma
tures, but nothing came Of It,
The National Women's Suffrage AS
ISOLATION was founded at Reykjavik
on January 81. 1907. It's objects are
to obtain political and civil rights
for women on the same terms as for
men and to interest women in the
cause. It's first undertaking was to
collect signatures TO petition for the
full municipal and parliamentary
franchise. and so eagerly was this
taken up that though the country
only numbers about $4,000 inhabi-
tants, over twelve thousand names
were obtained in four months.
In the summer of 1907 Skull
Thorodden, a member OF the Althing.
and editor of Rjodrlljinn an impor-
tant Political paper, brought forward
bill to enfranchise women. 1t was
not discussed. but was referred to a
committee, and another bill was pass
ed granting all married women In
Reykjavik and Halnanjordur who pay
taxes, however small. the right TO the
municipal franchise and to sit in the
councils.
The bill became law on January 1,
,90S. This was famous victory. and
the association for women's rights, In
conjunction with six other women's
societies, at once began 10 prepare
for the next town council elections at
Reykjavik.
A committee of 81 was formed and
four women candidates were chosen.
The committee did magnificent work,
they personally canvassed every wom-
an elector, held demonstrations. gave
lectures and arranged meetings, which
were largely attended.
There were few absentees when the
rolling day came. with the result that
all the women candidates were elect
ed. On April Is another bill was pass
ed. further extending the suffrage to
all TIKI aging men and women over
% years of age who have lived a
year In an electoral district. This
law came into force OH January l.
1909. There now remains but the par
liamentary vote to fight for, and the
granting of 1t cannot be long delayed.
The whole trend of public opinion IL
In favor of it. new minister. Btorn
Jonsson, editor of Isafold. the lead
ing national paper. has promised to
take up the question.-New York Sun.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

About 20 dwelling houses are now in
process of construction. The busl-
ness men OF Elva think there should
be bank in the town and that an
institution of that kind would pay.
AT BlVa OF Iona the following re-
markable yields have been recorded:
Wheat. 20 bushels.
Oats, 139 bushels
Barley. 100 bushels.
Alfalfa, six tons in the season.
Timothy. four tons.
Glover. four tons
Potatoes. 500 bushels
Sugar beets. 25 tons
or course these are given as un-
usual yields. but have actually been
made. and I'm a few cases will be
equalled this year. The averages.
however. may be given as follows:
Wheat 40 bushels
Oats, so bushels
Barley. 60 bushels.
Timothy. three TONS
Alfalfa. four tons
Glover. three tons
Potatoes. 800 bushels.
Sugar beets. 10 tons
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THE IONA MERCANTILE CO

I" IGHTEEN years ago at Iona,
l. little city a short distance
from Idaho Falls. was organ
lied ono of the largest II not
the largest mercantile establishment
in Idaho. The Iona Mercantile COM
pany, limited. The company capitalized
at s150.00O has q mammoth store at
Iona, managed By c. w. Hansen. an
other at Lincoln. managed by A. E.
Stanger, one at Elva, managed by l..
F. Hatch, and one at Idaho Falls, man.
aged by ]. B. Anderson.
The general officers include such well
known men as James d. Steele, presi-
dent and general manager. 1. Gudmun-
sen, secretary: A. j. Stanger, treasurer,
and the above with H. w. Kiefer and
C. P. Ward. directors.
The company carries general mer-
chandlsc, farm machinery and shelf
hardware including In tho second nam
ed the following we'll known brands:
Schutler and Blrdseli wagons. Moline
plows. Milwaukee and Deering harvest
ing machinery. Deerlng binder twine
and extras for all implements
The Idaho Falls. store. however. car
ries only the implement and hardware
line, not the merchandise.
The business of the company covers
all southeastern Idaho and amounts In
the aggregate to 100000 yearly. In all
except Idaho Falls the company owns
its own buildings and grounds A
mammoth concern of this size is
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

The women of Iceland are never Idle.
Each family supplies Its own wants In
food and raiment The people live
principally by sheep rearing and fish
ing and the women work as hard as
the men for livelihood. They also
take a large share in the agricultural
work that is done on the island. says
country disposing of the things they
make and they may be seen loading up
the cargo boats.
During the long winter evenings they
spin. knit stockings, mittens and shirts.
embroider bed covers and saddle cloths
and weave carpets; they are also ex-
perts in the use of vegetable dyes
Their outdoor work is very hard, for
they have TO fetch water for the cattle
from long distances and to help the
men mend their fishing Implements,
besides the bearing and rearing OF chill
drcn and the household work In spite
of all. however. the average duratioh
of a womans life is considerably long
er than q mans.
There is no society in Iceland as we
understand the word. but there Is
much practical hospitality The women
are proud of their long pedigrees and
the broad acres which have been In
their families for centuries. No one Is
rich, yet no one is very poor. Thev are
dlgnifcn, simple and polite and are
all extremely we'll educated. 1t is rare
to find a man or woman who cannot
read or write.
The love of literature and Of learning
for it's own sake is general among the
people. They all know the Sagas' and
their eyes glow with pride as they re-
peat the stories of the heroic deeds Of
their ancestors In the former glorious
days of their country's history. while
European standard works have been
translated into Icelandic and are read
aloud and enjoyed at many cottage
freside Some of the farmers are at
the samo time learned men and even
scholars.
In some respects the Icelandic women
occupy DetleT ppSllioh thah ehii oiS
ters in England and in other European
lands. In 1850 a law was passed giving
them equal rights of inheritance with
their brothers. but 1t was not until "A
yeprs later, when the right OF self
government was given to the country,
that they began to take an active
part In public affairs. and since then
the women's movement in Iceland has
progressed steadily. Within the last
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18
INSURANCE FOR spINsrEKs.

In Copenhagen. a well-known artist.
Nine. Wiehe Bereny, has had the idea
OF founding an insurance company
which should draw its clients only from
women. These ladies are te pay a
decent premium against the possibility
of finding no husband
Should any Of the insured ladies mar
ry before they are 40 years of age, they
lose all the money they paid in. This
of course would benefit the other poll
cyholders of the Insurance company.
After reaching 40 years OF age every
woman who is insured shall receive an
Income for life, the extent Of which
Will be determined by the premiums
which are available.-Lady's Pictorial
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

An electric power plant situated at
Shoshone Falls. develops 10000 horse
power and furnishes light, heat and
power for most all the near by towns
and also for the Salmon river dam.
over 40 miles away. and Will be used
for the electric railways now contem-
plated.
Land values on the Twin Falls tract
arc advancing steadily. ranging from
$40 to $50 for farm lanes, according
to quality, location and improvements
There are scores of men here who
came with Il few hundra1 dollars and
have cleared from $4,000 to $50 900 in
the last four years.
The Salmon river tract lies south OF
Twin Falls, the nearest point being but
five miles away. At It's opening on
June !, 1908. over 10000 acres OF land
was entered the first three days. Tho
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

entry price was si0.50 per acre; 1926
per acre was paid down. and the rest
Is In annual payments. about equal to
tho amount of usual rent. and extend
ing through a period Of IL years.
Two and one-half million dollars are
being expended now to complete the
dam and the canal system on this
tract This Goes not include the rail
road building this year from Twin
Falls, through HolllsterY Salmon Dam
and on TO the south.
Plans have been drawn and the
movement IL succeeding to erect n
100000 bridge at Shoshone Falls across
Snake river, 1t Is to be $50 feet above
the water, with span 1,140 feet long,
and to be used for wagon. foot and
railway purposes.
For further information concerning
this wondrous country write to tL>
Commercial club or to Mr.. s. II. Bo.
ton, ons of the live boosters,