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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-18
nabv,s chow p speHs Learning.

We enter this world knowing moth
ing and not nearly % wel3 equipped tc
take care Of ourselves a. are other am.
mails There il no helplcssness IKE that
Of babe. But wonderfully early he
begins to ask tie qs'Ssti0n, "IEow3" A
little boy wall ask more questions in
day than his father viii ask in a
week; nor can he be stopped or deceived,
because the question, 'W7g?4 you can
answer as you please, but not How"
He who can ask How r can be a
learner as long Is he exists, whether
here or hereafter In his life here he
may become neither i great anancier or
"a great statesman, but certainly not
either unless lie knows how ANY eiuca-
ton IN fact, is simply learning how.
What Is true in the intellectual world
Is still more true in the moral world.
Wherever a question bearing on morals
enters, everyone should step and ask,
.sTTowi' A mistake here il like enter
ing the wrong gate IN large railroad
station The longer Won stay in its cor
responding train. the farther it will take
you from where You should 90. 70,
example. there are some who sagthe hui
man will is not free, but that our actions
are all, in the last analysis, according
TO or makeup. In other worlds we are
machines which must 80 as they are
made 10 20. There Is. therefore, no right
nor wrong Ia human conduct, for MA
ciEnes cannot be held responsible for
conduct On tie way they 81 There can
be no SINFUL automobile o. wicked wind
mill.
According to these reasoners, there
fore, when the human law Furnishes one
Who has robbed widow Of all she had,
or has seduced the daughter Of friend.
Or committed i cold-blooded murder, tho
law is wholly illogical il Furnishing him,
because. since he Is a machine, his pune
ishuent Is ike throwing clock ont
Of window If II does not keep GOOD
hme. The only answer 10 spel taaler
should be, sect outlv with particularly
emphasis on the out Dr. William
Hanna Thomson in the August Every
body's Magazine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-18

took holo or old Toms nose with the
fore6nger and thumb OF his left hand
and. pulling # first to one side then
to the other. looked up at me. winked
and began TO shave the commandant.
Carter has lost"
Il believe" said Brown. "that ras-
cal Kendall brlbed Nose 70 be sick"
"Sure enough" chlmcd In Seabury.
Lets 20 and find Carter,
At Carriers quarters they told the
story, and The captain agreed that the
Joke was worth the stake In a little
while Kendall came in and told how
be had bribed Nose with ten dol
lar bin 10 take an emetic. to fool the
surgeon and stay In bed the next
morning. knowing how old Tom
dreaded 10 80 without shave and
couldn't shave himself. Kendall had
bantered him IL LET him do the Job.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-18
MILLION LOSS
In JERSEY CITY
--
Fire Destroyed Whole Block
Last Night
ONE FIREMAN WAS KILLED
The Blaze Burned Fonr Hours Before
1t Was Under control--Many Fam
lies are Made Homeless by
the Fire.
ONE FIREMAN WAS KILLED

New York. Aug, Isl Fire that broke
out shortly after s O'Clock last night
in tie warehouse district Of Jersey City,
wiped cut one entire block Of business
buildings and factories. turned 2o00 ter
RED families into the street, Killed one
irenhp broke both legs of another by
falling walls, ara was not out until
after midnight, when It had indicted
losses yariousiy cstimated at from ST.
000e0o to sl.5oOOoo
Butler Brothtss notion waTeioue, one
Of the largest in the country, which
lay directly in the path Of the flames,
was fec time thought TO be Doomed,
but proved instead to be bawter that
they eou'd not cross.
THE dead man is Spencer Babsoek,
WHO was knocked unconscious By q live
wire and died afterwards in tao hos
ptaL
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-18
Magazine Repien
Findlng a sectIon corner.

Stewart Edward White says that it's
lots Of finn finding section CORNER. He
writes Of MS experience with a sur
yeyors gang IN tbs high sierras, in
the August American Magazine. lie
says
1T Is fun. this game You have in
hand your hasiy field notes, iotted
down ii absorption q Tie days work
ncarly forty years ago. Il ba1bes Of
brooks . links wide course sW,' ami
Of trees thirty inch aia.' The brooks
lave long since dstd into .trnger mead.
ons, perhaps aad the tiee. probably
COX buck aith seorn Of their youngful
slcudelness Of Tie taiity inches. The
party IS scattered in al directions
tlrouh the fragrant forest spying micro
scopIcally for the iaintest indication
that man ha preceded Il into this ap-
parently virgin fastnes
'Fnally. one o. the other Of the party
utters whoop. We all gsther to his
call. IN triumph he poiats 70 tic win
l,lc Of TIE old blaze. sugar pine AZ
in. diameter reads the surveyor 'slhss
grown since. Now fustle out your ir'
That is short matter.
eAnd then comes the wonder Of It
ak Jack sets to work chopping careful
~ above anl below the scar Inch after
inch he cuts into the tree, tlle white
cdp. lying. With final wrench,
long Sab falls away. There is the
weather beaten old blaze, coated with
tie transparent sarnish Of the dried
pitch, it, carving as distinct and clear
cut as the day II was made. And on
the Sab Of sold wood Jack has cut
out are those carved letters reversed
and IN relief, like printer type. ! have
seen such slabs az much as eight in
ches thick.
In the meantime, the rest Of Us have
been prowling around the brush Wilde
Allt hDlfNlti SCI IT'S AfNArA " NNifA'
mine the exact location Of the corner
BY the directions from the witness trees.
IN the middle al a bunch Of chinqua-
pens we stumble over three on four scat.
tered stones. II seems incredible tliat
these should represent the mound Of
rocks yet in moment Jack holds up
httle fragment OF dried. cracked and
deeaying wood 1t is exactly ike the
thousands Of limb fragments scattered
everywhere, except that. among almost
precisely similar seorings. we make out
two straight lines at an angle to each
other Worms DO not score in straight
lines Therefore We know that we are
looking upon the marks Of the old sur
spyor's scribe; that they are some part
Of tlnt u Cor Sec. VI; and that this
fragment lying IN the hollow Of jacks
hand represents the post > feet bong
and inches square"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-18
CHILL TO SEND
FOR THE BODY
Likely to Dispatch warship to Bnng
the Dead President to His Home.
Excitement Was Too Much.


Excitement Was Too Much.
Brcmen, Aug. IS The death Of Prca-
dent Pedro Mont Of Chill, in this city
few minute before IL o'c,osk Tuas.
day NIGHT, was mott unexpected. he
was preparing for bsd when hs WIS
.sized with cramps OF the heart and
died almost instantly. lbs wife was
with iim at the time Almost al tire
members Of The presidential party were
ytilI up, engaged in conversation with
Senior Besa, secretary Of the CHILEAN
legation at Beiin, and other attaches
who bad met Precedent and Mira Mrott
here on the arrival Of the steamship
Kaiser wilhelm dsr Crosse from New
York.
As soon as t was seen that Senior
Months condition was arous, doe
cor was summoned, but il was too late.
President Mont passed away almost in
stantly.
Tie president lad had firing day.
He got up early TO be ready 10 land
from the steamer AZ Bsemsrhaven az
$3.50 He disenbafked al tifs hour and
about ore hour later received the visit
Of the members Of Tire Gillian lega.
tfon at Berlin and q number Of officials
Of the North German Lloyd sne. He
talked with animation unta he took the
tmin for Bremen, where he was vel.
coined by a depusation from the Sen.
ate.
1t was the intention Of President
Montt to 20 to Bal Nauheiin, passing
through Berlin On his way It was
planned that senior Matte, the CHILEAN
minister to Berlin, should meet him at
the railroad station yesterday morning
Senior Mite, howsver. awakened early
yesterday morning By telegram an
nouncing the death OF ssnor aionit.
The Chilian ruler lall been invited to
be the gliest Of Emperor William at the
autumn reyeiw u tlle German army,
aitsr wilich he WIS to have had luncheon
with his maiestsy.
Senior Matte called a. tie foreign Office
at 10 O'Clock yesterday morning and gave
official notification Of the deEth. After
this formality. the manastsr, with lis
military attaehe, left Berlin for this
city,
The body Of senior Month has been
embalmed ard probably will be taken
to the Catholic church Of ST. Johannes,
where il VIII rest until its final dispoa.
tion has been decided upon. The mem
bam Of the hate PRESIDENTS suite are
Of opinfon that The Gillian government
will send warsa6p haze to convey Inc
body back to Chill.
Owing TO the difference in time be-
tween here ami Chill its was hardly ex,
psctea that the C1ilian government
would he heard from Yesterday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-18
BALKs AT FAMILY OF 10.
wife's Children by First Marriage Too
Much for Husband.

Cleveland, O., Aug. is. Frederick,
sprink draws the line at marrying an
entire family and has asked for di-
vorce from otele Sprink, stating in his
petition that he is willing to support
his wife. but net her 10 children BY a
former husband, and her son-in-law.
sprink had four children Of his own
when he married second time at Port
Clinton, O., in 1900. His petition says
at the time Of the marriage It was
agreed that he would not be called upon
to support his wife's 10 children and SON
in-law. He claims the family spent his
wages for groceries and clothes. to tae
extent that he was unable to attend
his mothers funeral.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-18
An Attachment for S36,725
Shortage Follows
Books Years Uncheckca--Illness Of the
Employee Leads to the First Dis
eOveries Of the Irregu-
rites

New York, Aug ls--Ad5lf Gabriel,
boolelseeprr for tic Blatz Leather com
pany Of 90 Spruce street, has been
ID Of typhoid for two weeks at his
home. When he was taken sick the Of.
accrs Of the company had examination
Of his books made and the result was
an attacl,ment against him for $780,
rs.
Gabriel had been a confidential en-
ploye OF the concern for 10 years and
had charge Of the finances Of the New
York Office. 1t was said the company
had such confidence in him that no ex.
amiration Of his books was made in
recent years, but that when he fell sick
It Was discovered that he had flied in
checks for amounts greater than wer,
indicated by the stubs or BY che cash
book. His salary is said 70 have been
$40 a week
The sheriff cahsd at Ma. Gabriers
home and took away a safe he found
there.
Dir. Gabriel has been in deiirium for
two weeks. HIS doctor says he has Civ
en- up hope
NIaen lie WIS stricken with typhoid
caspal suggestion that his ledgers be
gone over was leisurely acted on. The
torfshmens Of tts officers Of Tive com.
pany at the discoveries was profound.
officers Of the company went to Cab
fe,'s home and found him in bed at
tended by trained nurses. Only ais
uothr.in.law was in the house. his
wife having died a year ago. His moth-
er-in-law knew nothing and Gabriel was
already deErious
The heads Of the leather company
found Mr., Hanauer, the manager u The
Cafe Boulevard who said he guessed
he was about thc only close friend Cab
REL had When they told ham wilas
they were pretty sure Of he WAS in
crednlous He says now he doesn't BE-
lieye it.
SIR Hamuor told tine company that
on the day when he fen sscS. Gabriel
had got check for 81 500 from zim-
mermaun & Forsiay Of 9 Wall street,
which check closed out his account with
them. He had given this check To
Hsnaner, who had Endorsed It with Cabs
riel's permission and deposited It. as the
sick beekkeeper requested, in Hanauef's
nama with the German Exnrhange bank.
That was an Hanauer knew about it.
The leather company served Hanauer
with papers Tuesday II proceeding
to recover the face value Of the cheek.
IIanausF accepted service, but remarked
that until the charge against Gabriei
had been pretty clearly proved he'd do
his best to keep the ~ 500 for his sick
friend.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-18
VOICE RECORDS ARE LOST.
Edison's Collection Included King Ed
ward and Gladstone.

New York, Aug Is. After a search
extending over two years, Thomas A.
Edison has almost given up hope Of find
ing d collection Of talking machine rec
ords Of the voices Of some Of the most
illustrious men Of the 18th century. One
81 the missing records was snort mes
sage BY the late King Edward AM
other voice was message to posterity,
given BY Gladstone. Tolstoi and other
famous men were represented in the col.
lection.
The records had been made BY one Of
Mr.. Edison's assistants during a Euro
pean trip. He was killed in a railroad
accident in New Jersey. After his death
search was made for the records, but
Mr.. Edison said this week that they
have disappeared 20 mysteriously that
not trace Of them can b found.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-18
orew Too Tan.

II recall case Of genuine bone
headedness. mixed with enthusiasm.
that cost great many people bunch
OF money said an oil operator. 1t
was during the time when a big strike
meant a drop in the price Of oil The
foreman Of drill crew had been In
structed BY the employers 10 use a
code in the event OF oil being found.
III It was a big flow be was to wire.
Pine trees grow tall' II. on the other
hand. the flow was small. Pine trees
grow small, was to be the code mes
sage. The drill struck gusher. and
the following message was sent by the
ivory topped individual: Pine trees
grow tall as hell and she is flowing
all over the derrick" OF course there
were a number Of rnen about the ex-
change who could understand teleg.
raphy. and the consequence was that
the price Of oil dropped about SO
barrel ID few minutes Louisville
Times.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-18
intoxicated BY Tobacco.

Giving evidence against man on a
charge of disorderly conduct at Bow
street police court. constable said
that the accused behaved in very
violent and dIsorderly manner in Lei
cester square on Tuesday evening. He
quarreled with a cabman. and eventu-
ally the witness took him into cus-
tody. believing him to be drunk. AT
the police station the prisoner denied
that he had been drinking, and the
doctor who examined him reported
that he had chewed tobacco TO such an
extent that It had had the same effect
upon him as alcohol Pail Mall Ca
zette
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-18
KOREAN ANNEXATION SOON.
FINAL Negotiations" Begun at Seoul or
Tuesday, It Is Reported.

Toxic, Aug. ls.-Ihe long.awaited an
nexation Of Korea by japan is about
to become reality, according to special
dispatches from Seoul published yester-
day BY the Toxic press Tie dispatches
Announce that the final negotiations for
the annexation were commenced Tues
day BY Lieutenant General yiscount Te-
rauchi, the Japanese resident general Of
Korea. The resident general then out
lined the conditions upon which Japan
will sign the agreement Of annexation.
It is believed that the negotiations with
the members Of The Korean cabinet viii
be concluded in two or three days, and
that an early conclusion Of the act Of
annexation may be expected The Ho-
chi, Mainicni. Dempo aud other papers
are issuing extra editions with the Seoul
dispatches.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-18
wLps IN HER NIcHTGowE.
Miss Cheeks Parents Stole Clothes, to
Prevent Elopement.

MISS LheekS Parents stole clothes, TO
Prevent Elcpement.
Atlanta, Ca, Aug is. Dressed only
in nightgown and stockings, Miss Co
lpmbia Cheek was married at 3 o'clock
in the morning to Guy H. Buchanan.
Buchanan and Miss Cheek had been
engaged for some time, but the girls
parents bitterly opposed the match
Miss Cheeks parents learned that the
lovers planned to elope, and they locked
the girl in her room, after taking away
her clothes. Buchanan heard Of her pre-
dieament and after midnight went in an
automobile to the Cheek homo.
BY throwing pebbles against the win
dow, ne attracted the girls attention
and found her willing to elope, though
she admitted her trousseau consisted Of
a nightgown and pair Of stockings by
means Of stepladder, Miss Cheek de-
scended from her room into the arms Of
her lover, was put ii the automobile
and hurried to the rectory Of the En-
manuel Baptist church.
The Rex w. 1. Gilmore was aroused
and quickly made the lovers husband
and wife. Mr.. and Mrs Buchanan went
to hotel. rang up the Cheek home and
told OF the marriage coupling it with
the request for some clothes for the
bride. In d short time the brides trunks
came, accompanied with blessings.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-18
Real Laziness.

The Little Russians-those Of the
south are said TO be cleverer than the
Russians OF the north. but they are
lazy just how lazy may be gathered
from this quotation from Mr.. Maurice
Earrings book, Russian Essays and
Stories
'The Little Russian" said a Little
Russian gentleman TO me. lis so lazy
that he Will say TO his wife. Little
wife say whoa to my horse. have
a pain Ii my tongue.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-18
Took an Unfair Advantage.


Mrs. Dorkins Yesterday | called
Mrs. Grundages attention to the fact
that she had left the gate between our
back yards open and that her chickens
had come through and scratched up
our flower beds. and she looked as If
she would have liked to bite my head
of. How foolish 1t is for people 20
get angry when you remind them that
thaT have been careless about some
thing they had no business to over
look.
Mr.. Dorkins--I am glad to hear you
say thar. Maria. You won't mind 4 |
mention that when ! came home last
night / found that you'd left both the
back doors unlocked
Mrs. Dorkins Yes; you're always
watching to see if you can't catch me
IN some little fault and it makes you
perfectly happy when you dol-NeW
York Tribune
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-18
Hnahes go ns IIonae.

Albany, N. Y, Aug. ls.Gov. Hughes
has leased house at 240l Massaehu-
setts avenue, at Washington in the
Sheridan circle section. He will live
there when lie begins his duties as a
justice of the United States supreme
court. IIe expects to 90 to Washington
about the first Of October.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-18
Ard III Msssr,t.

Victoria said her husband, "you
viii not mind II. presume. II should
happen to be detained downtown late
this eYening?'
Il shall not mind it." austerely an
fwered Mrs. Wick Sem. because you
viii not he detained downtown lite
This evening or any other evening. ="
Chicago Tribune
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-18
Low WATER AFFECTS MILLS.
Drought in New Hampshire May Compel
Curtailment for Lack Ct Power.

Lowell, Mass. Aug. ls.The water
ii Lake Winnepesaukee il the lowest
ever known and So inches below high
record It's present height is SA inches
on the locks, against preyious low
mark OF 20 inches in 1907. As a result,
there is grave danger Of serious
drought this fall in the Merrimaek river.
the lakes outlet, on the waters Of which
many textile mills depend in part for
their power The Cocheco river is also
reported to be at the lowest point for
many years, and the country brooks
to he dried up. Wells also are giving
out. The mills on the Cocheeo will be
forced to suspend soon for lack Of water,
unless hlayy rain comes quickly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-18
Proaresaiva.

"when did you commit your first
fatal extraYagance 2"
when MY boss referred to my
wages as my salary
And when did you perpetrate this
latest folly"
"The day my wife called my salary
my income. Cleveland Leader.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-18
tlot Worth WhiIe,

II notice thar you usually tell the
truth"
Eyes: / found that tellinr lies gets
you into almost IS much trouble. -
Kansas City Journal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-18

The feminine pesslelisl worries be-
cause she IS aot soasg as he once
was: The eTlimist q Che same srx 81
joices thar she IS not 50 old as she VIII
be.-Life.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-18
TWO TORPEDO BOATS SUNK.

German Naval Vessels collide-No Lives
Lost.
Kiel. Aug Isl The German torpedo
boat S 10, in collision Tuesday night
in KEEL bay. rammed The torpedo boat
S 80. Both the torpedo boats sunk.
The crews were saved
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-18
One Meg
Overcome

constipation permanently By proper
personal cooperation with the bene-
fetal effects Of Syrup Of Figs and
Elixir Of SIENNA, when required, The
forming Of regular habits IS most I'M.
portant and while endeaYoring to
form them the assistance OF Syrup Of
Figs and Elixir Of Gsnna Is most val
pabIe. as it is the only Laxative which
acts without disturbing tae natural
functions and without debilitatiag ana
IT is the one laxative which leaves the
internal orgars in naturally healthy
condition, thereby really aiding one in
that way. TO get its beneficial effects
buy the genuine Manufactured by ths
California Fig syre9 co. only. and ior
sale BY all leading druggists. syFup
Of Figs and Elixir Of sanEa IS never
classed BY the weli-informed with
medicines which make extraYagany
and unfounded claims to cure h25ituai
constipation without personal coop.
GRAFTON.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-18

would ron he nappys Be the thing
you seem.-HoE@se
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-18

A dash Of sanford's Ginger IN puddirgs.
c,,stsr ice creams and other desserts, lends
rev snap ard richness 30 the favor Sold BY
drugrIsts and wrae~fs everywhere. Look for
The Owl Trade Mark lest You gft q cheap,
worthless or even dangerous SUBSTITUTE
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