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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-01
HEARING BEING HELD.
On the Question Of condemning Land for
New Roadbed.

On the Question OF C0ndemnlng Land Tor
New Roadbed.
4 hearing was started at l:30 this
afternoon before special meeting Of the
city council to give the Central Vermont
and Barre railroads an opportunity 10
show cause why certain lands owned bT
them on the Burnham meadow should
not b taken BIZ the city for the purpose
.of Strengthening Stevens branch.
The Central Vermont il represented
at the hearing By Superintendent G. II.
soule, Attorney G. vi. gitters and f.
~. Denison. chief engineer, all Of st.
Adams The Barre railroad il represent
ed by its attorney H. c. shurtlef Of
Montpelier
Mr.. Shurtleff says that the Barre rail-
road has no objection to the project, but
fayok ii. the matter of damage to land
no arising
Mr.. SonIe stated that the land which
the Central Vermont owns IN the sec-
tion affected BY the proposed change cost
the company 5000 and his impression
il that the change would cut this land
into five parcels, four Of which would be
useless for railroad purposes.
Mr. Writers asked that plan Of the
proposed change be made, showing the
land Of the Central Vermont company
In relation To tile proposed changes, thus
giving The railroad officials a chance TO
figure an Just what the damage To the
Central Vermont would be- Mr.. Writers
stated that this plan would have To be
submitted to Il It. Fitzhngh, the vice.
president 81 the road, and as the latter
II away from Montreal for 10 days, this
will set the work back that time.
1T ii expected that the railroad off
cials and the members OF the council
will 30 over the ground this afternoon,
thus giving the officials chance to
Judge in regard To the actual damage.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-01
DEATH AT PLAINFTELD.
MRS. May Cree Noble, a Native Of the
Town Where She Died

Plainheld, June Mrs May Cree
Noble. wife Of Willis Noble, died at her
home Sunday night after short illness
of consumption. Mrs. Noble was horn
in this town May s, 1864, and was the
daughter Of Dion and Grin Cree. She
is survived BY her husband, her father.
two sisters, Mrs. Maynard Spencer Of
NllliamstoWn and Mrs Henry Forhan
of this town. and brother. Eugene
Cree. also Of this town. The funeral SER
vices were held this afternoon at two
o'clock at her late home. Rev. A. ".
Hewett officiating The burial waa IN
the village cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-01
BODY IN THE RIVER.
Proved to Be That Of Lincoln II. Chap
man, Maine Bank Cashier.

Damariscotta, Me-, June 1.-The body
Of Lincoln H Chapman, cashier Of the
Newcastle National bank, who presume
ably committed suicide On May II BY
shooting, after wading about twenty
feet into tile Danariscotta river, was
found yesterday on the shore at Halls
Point, three-auarters Of mile below
the point where he Ill believed To have
shot himself. There was a bullet hole
III the temple. The body was discovered
BY Captain Lamson Of the coal laden
schooner Wellington, who was sailing III
small boat It was in good state Of
preservation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-01
MARRIED LAST EVENING.
Edward Carpenter and Mrs. Mary T
Noonan at st. Monica's Church.

A quiet wedding took place at $40
last evening at st. Moniea's church,
when Edward ChaFpentier and Mrs.
Mary &. Noonan, both Of Barre. were
united III marriage BY Rev. r. MI. Me-
lSenna They left On the morning train
for Montreal and Quebec, and after q
ten days trip will BE at home III the A.
Tomasi building Mr. Chafpentier Is y
granite cutter BY trade and il employed
as foreman at Canton Brothers plant.
They were accompanied BY Mr.. and AIRS.
Il. j Dion, brother and sister-in-law Of
the bride.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-01
ENGINEER SAVED CHILD.
Stopped Train So Suddenly That Three
Cars Were Wrecked.

Medina, II. Y. June New York
Central fast freight train No 70 vest
bound was going through Medina 1t
the rate Of 80 miles an hour last even
ing when Engineer Flanagan saw a
three year-old child sitting between the
rails near the Church street overhead
bridge. Flanagan Immediately ap-
piled the emergency brakes and brought
the train to standstill ten feet from
the child The little one made no move
to get off the track until the train came
to standstill Three cars were 50
badly wrecked BY the force Of the
emergency brake that they had to be
removed before tie train could proceed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-01
CLEARED GOOD SUM.
Hebrew Aid Society Held It's First An
nual Fair Sunday Evening

The Hebrew Aid society Of this city
held its first fair at Foresters hall Sum
day evening with large attendance
Many guests we're present from Burling-
ton ana Montpelier, and about $l00 was
cleared for the society The hall was
lastly decorated and tables were set Tor
rs people and about l25 were present.
THE affair was in charge Of Morris
GotIsr and M s. Levin, amusement COM
mitfee; Joe kovaisky. treasurer5 IT, a.
Segel. secretary. assisted by Afrs. Levin,
Mrs IT q. Segel. Mrs. S J Segel and
Mrs Golfer. 4 fine supper was given
aud speeches were made BY II. S. Levin,
II A. segel and Rabbi HaroYitz, al Of
this city.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-01
GEO. LAKES FUNERAL.
Was Held from HIS Late Home o. Sum
day Afternoon.

The funeral Of George Lake, who died
Friday afternoon, was held from his late
home Sunday afternoon at Z o'clock.
There were large number Of relatives
and friends present, who showed their
esteem BY the beautiful floral tributes.
The interment was in Hope cemetery.
Tie flowers.
Pillow, "At Rest wife; anchor, fa-
ther, mother and sister, wreath, Sons of
ST. George; pillow, I. Q. o. F. M. III;
wreath, Barton, Hayes, Bancroft and
employees roses, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ, al.
George and family, Mrs. Bessie Duprey;
carnations, Mr. and Mrs. r. Davie, Mr..
and Mrs NJ. Fl oliver and family, Mi.
and Mrs. j Rhind, Miss N Marley; Jon
quils, Mr.. and Mrs i. A. Cragg, Misses
Olive and Amy Williams, Mr. and Mrs
j. G. Morrison, Misses Leah and Nora
Bresett, Baraea class Of Baptist church;
ionquiIs and carnations. Mr.. and Mrs
Richard eale. Mrs. M proulx.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-01
ONE WAS DROWNED.
While Others Of Launch Party Had
Narrow Escape From Death.

Washington, June lone was drown
ed and five Others narrowly escaped d
similar fate in the Potomac river late
yesterday when a large gasolene launch
carrying three young married Neouples,
out on q holiday excursion. caught FIRE
from an explosion in the oil tank, fore
ing The occupants to leap overheard
while the craft was 100 yards from
shore.
Mrs. May Wood. 22 years old, was
drowned while her husband, Carl Wood.
who made a frantic effort to save her
narrowly escaped death but was rescued
By the timely arrival upin the scene Of
another launch, The others who were
rescued were Morgan Moore and wife
and Mr.. ThnrweIls and wife, All Of
them are residents Of Alexandria, We.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-01
CARRIERS ELECT DELcATEs.I
Washington County Association Met in
Barre Yesterday.

The rural letter carriers Of Washing
ton county held meeting in Worthen's
hall yesterday for the election Of dele
gates to the state convention which Is
to be held in Brattleboro on August 20
and ~. The following were elected,
Bert Townsend Of Plainfeld, Charles
Aver 81 Barre and Irwin Sparrow Of
Montpelier State Secretary L. J.
Stewart OF Morrisyille was present and
gave very interesting and instructive
talk on the rural free delivery. POST
master F. w Bisbee Of Barre spoke on
rural delivery as branch Of the post
office department and he was listened
to with deep interest By all present. 1t
was voted TO hold the next meeting in
Montpelier on Labor day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-01
READ JIM MARRs POEM.
At The Montpelier Celebration 81
Memorial Day.

Montpelier Memorial day parade was
larger and more attractive than usual
because of the number of organizations
that participated The mayor and city
council appeared ii the line. which was
headed Isl a detachment Of police; and
other organizations were the G. A, r.
Modern Woodmeu degree team, high
school battalion. st. AfIehael's cadets.
Company II, ". NJ G., high school fife
and drum corps and the Montpelier mill.
tarv band
The high school fife and drum corps
now numbers 80 members, and Is the
largest ii the world This corps was
the special escort If the veterans
The Rev. Donald Fraser of Berlin was
the ofator Of the occasion and. Ii addi.
tion to the exercises bv the q. A. r.
and school children ID the opera house,
an original noem, written FOR the orca
sion by ]. P. Mari Of Barre, was read.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-01
BIG FIRE IN FRISCO.
Big Grain Docks Destroyed Last Night
with Loss Of sl.000o00.

San Francisco, June 1.-Two thousand
feet eff the Nevada grain docks At Port
Costa, in which ail the grain from Cali
foTnia for foreign ports i loaded, was
burned last night. The loss is estimated
Il more than 81 100000. Nine hundred
tons OF grain and 100 tons Of hops we're
dssEroYea.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-01
HIP FRACTURED.
Fred Doueette Of Montpelier Cot Hurt
in Friendly scuftle.

Fred Doucette Of Doucette Brothers,
granite dealers Of Montpelier, is in Hea-
ton hospital with fractured hip. the
injury being sustained while be was en-
gagged IN 4 friendly seuffia with Bert III
spooner at Berlin pond. The men went
to the pond Saturday night, intending
to spend Memorial day I'll one Of the
cottages Doueette WAS taken to the
hospital n Montpelier Yesterday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-01

a bolt Of Tightening. during 3 severe
electrical storm Saturday night. struck
and set FIRE to the plant 81 the Green
Mountain pulp company at Huntington
Halls Tie entire property was destroy
ed. causing q loss of S2s.0o0, part 81
which IS insured. James Cartmell, as-
sistant superintendent at the mill. had
a leg badly crushed while fighting the
flames.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-01
TALK OF THE TOWN

Auction sale Of Large lot Of furni-
ture and other goods On the lawn st the
Ephraim French estate st ,. "a. Weds
nssday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-01
REVOLUTION OVER
And City Of Lima in Peru Is Quiet To-
day-An Imposing Funeral Of Victim.

Lima, Peru, June 1.-The revolution
Of last Saturday IS apparently over.
The city is quiet, and the conditions
are normal. The funeral Of Major Eles-
peru. the aide to President Legui. who
was killed while defending the palace
against revolutionary attacks. was the
most imposing in the history Of the re-
public.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-01

One of the attractions at the sheds
were two handsome stations and an IL
months-old colt from the Smith Stock
Farm. The colt was sired BIZ Wilkes
mails, and they attracted considerable
attention,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-01

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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-07-07

has settled around your liver. That's
why you lack etliciency-your brain lacks
Blood
The professor subjected himself to a lit
tie rubbing and pounding and squeezing
and the blood was properly redistriDuted,
with the result that his efficiency was
restored and he found himself able to
work as he used to work.
All this convinced Professor Fisher of
the simplicity of maintaining health and
of the enormous wickedness of the world
In not taking better care of itself. To
see the possibility of increasing happi-
to the world countless millions in wasted
wealth was hut to act with this man,
and he is acting. vigorously and ntei
gently and all the time increasing his
following.
SO far the United States government
has remained obdurate and has not taken
up with the idea of establishing ma
tional department of health or appropri-
ating money to bring about the great pos
sble economic savings through an in
crease in the life span.
But one day the government will yield
to the logic of Professor Norton, wn.
pointed out in an address the fallacy of
the governments position.
'.The department of agriculture, he
said, ''spends S1OOO,0OO on plant hcath
and animal health every year, but CON
gress does not directly appropriate one
cent for promoting the physical well-be-
ing of babies. Thousands have been spent
in stamping out cholera among swine,
but not one dollar was ever voted for
Graduating pneumonia among human be-
ings. Hundreds of thousands are con
sumed in saving the lives of elm trees
from the attacks of beetles: in warming
farmers against blights affecting potato
plants: in importing Siciian bugs to fer
tillze fig blossoms in California; in os,
traczng various species of weeds from
the ranks of useful plants, and in ex-
terminating parasitic growths that prey
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-07-07
By Roy Norto n
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ~

air of jocular good humor suppressed,
their hats in their hands. and were con-
dncted to the private portion of the
White House. passing the guard, the
captains on watch and the stately usher.
They We're received but a short time and
"fterward hurried out in quick process
sion, their faces aglow with the knowl-
"dge that they had been given another
story by the President.
1t was like the last stroke of bitterly
FOUNDED soldier, dying in the field with
his face still turned to the foe. 1t seemed
10 he the final effort which the ruler of
the nation could make in behalf of his
country, and it was message couched
In words which left no question as to his
attitude or the motives which had actu-
atcd him throughout the troublous times.
It read:
~ am addressing this in tine full knowl.
edge that | am spent, that it is person.
al appeal issued by me as an American,
Gather than as the President of the Uni
ted States-and that | can do no more.
| have strivcn my utmost to avert a sit
uation which has unfortunately been Gre
ated. Now my appeal Is made as from
a man to men. AS all who "ead are
aware, the country has been torn end
distressed by political dissension This
has been augmented seemingly by the
unprecedented and unlawful actions of
one OF many, known to us only as THE
Nations Pawn There have been taken
iIoIl among us Nv uHkIlOWu means Ine
staEdard-bearers of the two great politi-
cal organizations. Every effort has been
made on the part of the administration
to find these men, and to return them to
the field of their activities. SO far, these
efforts have been nnavailing. The adj
minlstration has today learned that, by
intent or otherwise. an embarrassing in
cident has taken place in the waters or
the United Empire of China and Japan
which may possibly terminate in war
with that country unless a peaceable
means may be discovered without relin-
quishment of honor. Our country divided
can face nothing but defeat. /, as one
who is familiar with the situation, one
who has given all that he has to give
and-I, as an American, appeal to other
Americans in this hour of dire need to
forget all party differences, all disputes
which have arisen and all bitterness
which has come from the recent election,
and to remember only that, since the be-
ginnings of history in this our country,
men have not fought amongst themselves
when threatened by an outward foe. The
ii has defenders, if these, our own dis
sensions, be forgotten and cast aside In
this, which may be my last message,
therefore beg all those true to the greater
needs OF home and country to use their
endeavors for the unifcation of the ma
ton, in the firm belief that Supreme
Reing Who has granted us so much of
strength will not be found on the other
side, II justice be with our cause and al
lied with the flag which we have III past
times upheld and defended by our blood
when necessity arose."
CONTINUED next weekly
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-07-07
CHRISTOPHER CAKE,

TN the good old days the southern Cali
fornia Indian cooks prepared dainty
that was not down in the White House
Cook Book. In this case, as In the
famous recipe for cooking hare, it was,
first, catch the grasshoppers."
The Indians had various methods of
doing this, but the most popular way,
and the most characteristic of the hui
name and gentle disposition of these In
dams was follows: Some thirty or
forty of the Indians, armed with long,
light sticks, would form "a large circle
around II convenient grasshoppcr pasture,
where the whrring insects lived by mil.
lions; and then. Mt given signal all
would slowly move toward the common
center yelling and beating the grass with
their sticks. and driving their prey before
them When they had thus corralled
millions of the grasshoppers in a suffl-
GENTLY small circle. they would set the
grass around this circle on fire. quick
blaze chat lasted just long enough to
burn off the wings and legs of the grass
hcpPers was the result of this fire Every
Indian now plunged into this scorched
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-07-07
Lengthening the Span of Human Life g. p X NAM

item. Could the days of illness be cut
down one-third, nearly $50O,OOo.0O0 would
be saved y
The appeal of such figures as these is
tremendous from the economic side
equally as great is the appeal of those
facts that cannot be measured by figures
the increase in happiness and the de
crease in misery due to sickness and
DEATH
1t is not strange that man like Pro
fessor Fisher should devote so much of
his time and thought to the promotion of
the movement to increase health and de-
crease mortaity-the possibilities are
enormous and Irresistible in their all to
men who know.
But DIR. Fisher has another reason to
feel that the movement is altogether
plausible and worth whlc-a reason found
in personal experience in prolonging
his own life when it seemed certain that
it must end while he was Still young
man.
In 1884 DR.. Fishers father died of tu-
bcrculosis and few years later he him
self was attacked by the same disease.
He took himself in hand Immediately,
went west for n time. lived in the open
and healed his lungs. Then he came
back east again to his work. But he
couldn't work-not as he used to work.
lie lacked what he called "eticcncy"-
ability to focus his mind on Il subject
and keep it there, sharp and clear. Then
he ran acroes a good physician
81 think i understand your case said
this doctor. The right side of our vest
is wrinkled." he added as he passed his
hand over Il curved ravine in the profess
Sor'S WaiSicoat.
The wrinkle was evident to Professor
Fisher, but not so the DOCTORS point.
Now if you will remove your clothing
you will find Il wrinkle in the same place
across your abdomen. There are also
some sore spots along your spine, and a
lot of blood that should be in your brain
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-07-07
The Nations Pawn

Dicks fellow officers were discussing
nothing now save the chance of foreign
war; and the corridors We're like a mess
room. swarming with men who talked in
whispers and showed by their eager faces
that they hoped to turn their arms
against an outside foe rather than their
own countrymcn. One or two were in
clined to criticize the Presidents answer
to the Chinese embassy, but more care
full thought led to the conclusion that
this could not have precipitated the I'M
fortunate event in Hong Kong. 1t was
made quite plain that the United Empire
had been looking for a prcteXt for war.
and although it had come few days
sooner than expected, it would not be
unwelcome to the eastern empire The
sympathy of everyone seemed going out
t" the white-haired man behind the
doors. who. throughout his trying ordeal,
had so quietly maintained an equable
poise and untiringly given the best that
was in him for what from his viewpoint
WAS right
Without compromising it. the nation
itself was undergoing a subtle change of
sentiment. which was to bear unlocked
for fruits. 1t was to be advanced more
rapidly in its growth by the actions of
the man in the White House. who had
uncompainingy borne the brunt of all
disputes and the woes of many support
ers. But the pitfu part of the imlros-
lilo was that he-who had strength OF
character sufficient to uphold Vice
president in a trying decision TO sit
calmly and counsel peace waen civil war
confronted and * last, to oyclrula his
Cabinet when Il foreign war threatened
was now stricken down and delivered ir-
to the hands of pathological experts. Tho
whispers which went around the stately
halls OF the executive mansion told that
the President of the country had at 'ast
succumhed, and was even then in a crit
cal condition, nccessitating absolute rest
and retirement. He had lived beyond his
term of office and the hope he had sus-
tanned of laying down the load of cane
had been frustrated by conditions over
which he had no control and for which
he was in no wise responsible.
dismissed various military experts had
passed beyond the doors leading to the
Presidents private apartments. remained
long time, and emerged with grave
faces and down-hanging heads 1t was
apparent to those in the intimate circle
that the head of the nation was on the
verge of a breakdown. which would leave
the country in the hands of the Vice
President, who had neither the confidence
nor the proven poise to meet the ext
gencies which he might be compelled TO
face.
There was an interval in which chaos
seemed eminent Then, from the Presi-
dents apartments. came the private sec
rotary, who hastily summoned the repre-
sentatives of the various newspapers and
press associations, who had been waiting
In an outer room close to the rear en-
trance. They came quietly, their usual
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-07-07

on fruit trees. But not wheel of the
official machinery at Washington was
ever set in motion for the alienation or
cure of diseases of the heart or Kidneys
which will carry off over 100000 of our
population. Eight millions will perish of
pneumonia, and the entire event is ac-
cepted by the American people with a
resignation equal to that of the IIindoo,
who in the midst of Understandable filth
calmly awaits the day of the cholera.
In this day when the government is
deeply interested in the conservatism of
forests and other natural resources of
the earth, it is not likely that 1t will
long neglect the conservatism of human
life and efficiency.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-07-07

mass of insects and gathered his indi-
vidnal supply of the dainty
The grasshoppers thus captured were
thoroughly dried and ground into fine
powder. Acorn flour was then mixed
with this powder, little water poured
on the compound, and the whole stirred
with stick until the paste became of
the right consistency. The dough- thus
made was baked into cakes, which MANY
white men declared quite eatable-until
they discovered the kind of -four that
went into their making
stews and soups were also made out
or this grasshopper -four, and were con-
dams.