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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-08
WOMAN'S VALQR

Major Hardy, Captain Mason and
myself were the three senior officers
on the stan Of a general officer. Our
tent was pitched upon a damp. uneven
piece Of ground. Mason was the first
to break the long silence.
'Well, for my part" quoth he, Il
don't believe one word Of women en-.
listing and serving as soldiers Every
paper you take up Is full 81 some such
trash. The other day at Inspection
Jay, the assistant surgeon Of the For
ty-uinth, said he'd bet that splendid
bay Of his that one OF the corporals in
Company A OF the Tenth was won-
an. / haven't seen him since 70 in.
quIre. but / never should have thought
Of suspecting the MANTLE woman,
mean"
Hardy did not reply.
Mason" said l. do you remember
at Bun Ran. when we were both In
the Seventh infantry, what a splendid
young fellow we had for q color SER
geantg How CALAMITY be defended his
dag and then how almost miraculous
" he saved Colonel Blair's life in the
shargew
sIndeed I dor replied the captain,
with enthusiasm, starting 20 his feet
Is be spoke IT was the most gallant
scton performed that day Why. doe
.or, his hands were all shattered to
pieces by a ball passing through them
,as be grasped the Gag, vet be managed
o hold it BY pressing It to bis breast
With bis arms though be must have
suffered awful agony. Blair said he
lad given up ever getting out Of that
grape alive when this fellow came
Iashsng along and. throwing himself
,etween hiIn and the enemy, received
i bic own body the ban intended for
be colonel. / never saw q man feel
nything as Blair did that
.sYou never surmised that the colol
eraeant Of the Seventh was a WON
ng' / asked quietly
"By Georgel Do you really mean Il +
loctorg exclaimed Mason in aston
slsment. and even the quiet Hardy (
tarted up from bis board and looked I
+ me to see IL were IN earnest
~You need not stare 50" / continued /
rasa telling you The truth. dressed +
ha poor creatures wounds that night 4
nd TIE next day SHE sent gor me and
DID Inc a secret She had been left +
orphan when quite young, and
sIair's mother. who was very wealthy 4
I'D taken her into her family as O.
ort 81 confidential servant keeping
er mostly in Der own apartments In
sis way she had seen more Of Blaii
IAN she would have done under ordi
aYv circumstances. He WAS q hand
ONE, dashing young fellow and II
lost unconsciously TO herself and en-
rely SO to him, she became deeply 81
ached tx him. Not long before tAe
rr broke out lie married and brought
X wife home to live. This opened
DOR Margaret's eyes to the sad truth
aat her peace of mind was gone for
ver. and she could not endure the
iaaiy to which she knew she must
< subjected If she remained ID the
unity. You know that Blair was one
4 the first 10 offer bis services and
ise regiment when the war came
argaret heard Of il and, By what
eans she did not tell nae, managed
disguise herself and enlist 10 il.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-08
An illinois Statesman.

Representative James NJ Graham Of
Illinois. member Of the joint congress
sional committee that Is investigating
the Balllnger- Pinchot affair, is serving
his first term as national legislator.
Mr.. Graham was the third choice Of
bis party for this committee. Henry
T. Rainey, also Of Illinois. was the
first selection, but the administration
objected and James 7. Lloyd Of Mis-
souri, was named. Mr. Lloyd declined
to serve, and the honor went 70 Air
Graham.
Representatives Graham Is an irish.
man by birth and came TO this COM
try at the age Of fourteen. His parents
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-08
He viii Ask For Shorter Dura-
ton Of Parliament
FIVE YEARS INSTEAD OF 7
As at present-London "Reformers'
Power Is Lessened- Through Their
Apathy They Lose q
Seats

London, March SIN che House u
Commons yesterday afternoon, Prime
Minister Asqlhth announced that the res.
olutions dealing with the House Of Lords
which are % be introduced On March 29
would include proposals for shortening
the duration Of parliaments.
London eRefomers'9 Power Lessened
The rate payers yesterday elected
county councillors, who control and man.
age the affairs Of the metropolis. The
Municipal Reform party or Moderates,
as they used 70 be called, who have gov.
ornod London well and economically for
the last three years, failed to maintain
the advantage they gained over the Pro
gressiyes three years ago, after having
been out for eighteen years. The new
London county council now consists Of
ifty eight Municipal Reiormers ifty.six
Progressives and three Laborites, the
Progressives having net gain Of TWEEN.
ty-one. The Municipal Reformers have
to thank their own apathy for this fall
ing away With a general election just
over and another one looked for b. mid
summer, the man Ia the street IS satod
with politics. Il is always difficult for
some Londoners to interest themselves
in municipal politics, and d IS the Re.
form party that suffers most from this.
With the newly elected council 80 evenly
balanced it should be possible to keep
9 check on Progressive socialism ard ex
travagauces Of various sorts
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-08

IL was I'll the days before church
organs and choirs and Deacon Dorsey
volunteered to lead the singing Of an
old hymn He started out very weA,
sly soul be on thy guard ten thou
and he stopped unable to Be any
further because he had such a high
pitch. lie started over again. @My
soul, be on thy guard ten thou
and once more he stopped, this time
pitched 50 low that he could not pro
aeed.
-Say. Brother Dorsey" said one Of
the congregation. hadn't you better
start It with 1--WE thousand Pr Success
apazine
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-08
OFFICIAL DIRECTOR
FOR REPUBLICANS
Representative Mann Of Illinois Is Said
to Have Thrown up His job as

Representative Mann Of Illinois Is SAID
to Have Thrown up HIS JOB as
Such.
Washington, p. O. March 8 Repre-.
sentative Mann Il Illinois. the aoiicial
obiector' for the Republican organiza-
ton, has objected to the orders Ne re-
ceiyed and has thrown up the job THIS
Is the most important piece Of gossip
going TIE rounds 81 Che House Just now,
and speculation IS rife az 70 who win Be-
the man to succeed him in the thankless
task. The matter is complicated 10
some extent III The eyes Of The regulars
+ by tie fact that Mann insists On stfI
playing the role 70 which he was as.
signed, and several times each day de-
lliyers some stinping blows at pet
projects Of auncie Joe'a crowd How
to persuade Mann 10 quit obieetiug on
his own hook is therefore likely to be-
come very serious question before
many legislative days are passed
In the character Of obicctor.in.chief
for the House organization. Mann was
supposed to rise and make points Of
order q interpose other obstacles to the
passage Of measures that did not have
the official %. X Sometimes he was.
also supposed 70 jump, somewhat lightly,
Nc II true. on bills that the adnanistra-
tion was pushing, in order 70 find ont
just where the opposition stood and how
much ammunition i bad in is cartridge
belt II the diplomatic objection was
loaded for bear the necessary tactics
70 drive it through or slip it through. as
the ease happened to 30, could Be adopted
in ample time 70 insure their SUCCESS
According to the story now being told
SOME Of the leaders became miiIed over
the altogether too vigorous manner in
which Mann picked flaws III certain Of
tie appropriation bills, and asked the
speaker 20 have him called of Some.
one said to be Representative Dwight,
tile Republican whip approached him
and intimated THAT he would mako at
greater bit with the speaker and the
other members Of the organization if he
would object wee Bit less strenuously |
here and there, to put On the soft pedal,
SO to speak, when given the tip.
Now, Mann is somewhat independent
il his manner, somewhat sudden in his
temper and somewhat outspolen III lis |
views Just what be said TO Che ennis
sary is not known. but it is understood I
that when Msnn concluded bis heated re
marks the gentleman addressed had d
perfectly definite idea Of just what Mann I
Thought Of him, Of the House organiza-
tion Of the speaker Of the president
Of the party ia power and everything
aud everybody bearing On or appertan-
ing to the subject under discussion. lie
was also quite certain that Mann would
object as much as he pleased whenever
Sc pleased, to amy bills be pleased and
f he didn't like It he knew what lie could
40 about it now OF in the future.
Of course this is 81 hearsay bat those
who have watched the proceedings On
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-08
WOUNDED" IN FRENCH DUEL.

Scientist Pricxs HE Opponent IN the Arm
and Honor Is Satisfied.
Nice France March s-Dr Doyen. the
French scientist, and Captain van lanen.
donck Of the Belgian army fought a duel
at the Hippodrome yesterday az noon
At the second attack DR. Doyeu pricked
the captains right forearm whereupon
the seconds stopped the comhat me
duelists were reeonciled The affair fol
lowed a scene in the Casino Sunday.
when The scientist accused the captain
af having iusulted Nine. Doyen.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-08

Senator Beverage, discussing an In
ternational marriage, said, with a
smile:
$50 many Of our richest girls have
married foreign noblemen that | IN
derstand they don't speak Of the aris-
toeracy over there any mere. They
say the heir esstocracy."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-08

Here's . new idea ia conservation. AS.
sociate Forester Potter proposes to con
serve tile good ia summer time
Away up on the mountain tops in The
national forest reserves, Potter tells See
reteTy Wilson that there are any mum
Der Of winding lakes and crystal streams
fripged with cool woods that would make
ideal rest eures for residents Of our
western mstropolises. His scheme is TO
provide for the poorly paid and over
worked slaves OF capital. at the cost Of
about SIS per annum, tracts Of nature
which they may fence ia and use for
their very own, with no restrictions other
than the ten commandments and the reg.
ulations Of the forest service.
Under Potter's plan, permits would BE-
issued 70 applicants good for ten years,
unless revoked BY the secretary Of agri-
culture. There are now several special
permits issued by the forest service for
summer homes ana one for hotel, 81
clubhouse, on the san Bernardino noun
tains in California Thsse are good for
only year at time. The clubhouse
permit, however, has besn renewed for
several years and has become a quite per
manent institution
Potters new plan is now passing under
the critical eye Of Solicitor AEcCabe Of
the department Of agriculture, because
Secretary Wilson does not intend start
ing anything again unless be knows it is
legal, even to The crosses of the t's. Tn
less the solicitors stern regard for duty
oompels him to object, the plan should
be in operation before long, and the
people 81 the West viii Be- able to put
in their application for country seats
this spring.
How General Grant made plucly
boy 4 second Lieutenant Ill The army was
told to the House BY Representative
Keifer tRep., o. during the discussion
Of the military retirement proposition
hitehed To the army bin by the SEN
ate.
The boy, now Col John Z. clem, senior
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-08

less, should submit
Dr. Perce's wEcu you right ia privacy of
own hone sRavorte Prescription has cured
hundreds Of thousand Of aeas Of
product regularly graduated
physician.
ingredient
ton No alcohol abiofmnG found il Some
uous medicine sphsease. Don't take H. Don't tribe
with your Dspenary
v. Pierce President she adviOe received and be well
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-08
CONVICTION OF
GRAFTERs CONFIRMED.
Snyder and Shumaker Must Serve
Their Sentences.

Philadelphia, March s. The eonvic.
ti0n 81 William n Snyder and James
NJ shumaker, charged with conspiracy
to defraud the state ia connection with
the furnishing the state capitol, was
affirmed BIZ the state supreme court
here yesterday
Snyder was q former auditor general
and Shumaker former superntend
ent Of public buildings and grounds.
Attorney General Todd Of pennsvl
wanna entered The supreme court Just
as the court announced its decision
Commenting on the decision. he said:
Il am glad that the law has been
vindicated, although / am sorry to see
any man 20 to Jail It Il All over and
the men must 30 to prison
at the same time tie supreme court
decision was handed down here the state
was instituting proceedings at Harris
burg to recover s5000000 from an
those charged with being IN the con-
spiracy
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-08
Anty Drudse Chauses Grocers.

Grocer Short8ight- Madam, the whole secret Is IN tire
naphtha. Now here's new naphtha soap-try it."
Anta Dr7ldge-N aphtha nothin' Couldn't get little
naphtha Of my own, if it only naphtha did it.
ten you these limitations don't have the combination
that's in Fes-Naptha soap, and won't wash clothes
the Fels-Naptha way Here's where quit trading
with you"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-08

We are sometimes asked by housewives
if Fels-Naptha soap is as good for washing
clothes in winter as In summer. Better, if
that is possible.
The best thing about Fels-Naptha is that
you don't have to boil the clothes either
winter or summer. And because boiling is
more disagreeable in winter, Fels-Naptha
is a greater blessing then. In the winter
doors and windows are closed, and the
nauseous odor of boiling clothes cannot
escape to the open air; then, too, steam
loosens and wrinkles wall paper. And
chapped hands are caused by dipping them
in hot water and then exposing to the cold.
I You don't need hot water in washing
with Fels-Naptha. But be sure and use it
the Fels-Naptha way. Follow the direc-
tons on the red and green wrapper
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-08

the floor during the last few days have
observed that Mann IS IN his seat every
minute and seems 70 take great delight
in swatling items h the appropriation
Bills
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-08
WELcOME WOE 10 WoMEN

Women who suffer with disorders peculiar to their
sex should write 60 DR. Pierce and receive free the
adyce 81 physician Of over 40 years' experience
skilled and successful specialist in the diseases
Of women. RyerY letter Of this sort has the most
careful consideration snd Is regarded es sacrediy
confidential. Many sensityeiy modest women write
fully TO Or. Pierce what they would shriak from
telling to their local physician. The local physician
is pretty sure to say that BE cannot dc anything
without an examination" Dr.. Pierce holds that
these distastsfui examinations generally need
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-09-09
PRAISE FOR REEVES
w. NJ. Mears of Boston Compares
Frank Reeves to Big East
ern Attorney.

Incorporation papers are being
drawn up today for the Boston &
Washington Apple Orchard company,
of which w. NJ Mears is president.
This is the company whose holdings
near Malott in the Okanogan valley
amount to 90 acres.
The attorney for the company is
Frank Reeves of this city. To re-
porter of the Daily World Mr.. .Mears
paid very high compliment to Mr..
Reeves today, saying that he is near
est to the type of Sherman L. Whip
pie, of Boston, of any lawyer whom
he has met. Attorney Whipple is
said to be the only lawyer who has
ever been successful in securing a
verdict against John D. Rockefeller,
H. H. Rogers and the Standard Oil
company. He is considered the
strongest lawyer in Boston and his
earnings run from $500 to $1,000 per
day, yet Mr.. Mears considers that the
Wenatchee attorney is of the same
calibre and would make a great name
for himself if located in one of the
metropolitan cities of the country.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-09-09
IS GIVEN
N0CRED|T At
CONGRESS
Roosevelt's Name Also is
Eliminated After
Controversy.

st. Paul, Mimi, Sept. 9.-The COM
mittee on resolutions of the national
conservation congress was in a tur-
moil, or verging on it, all day today.
Eventually the committee agreed to
recommend a night session of the
convention and a platform demand
ing national control of natural re-
sources.
The big fight of the committee
meeting concerned the mention of
the name of Theodore Roosevelt as
the originator of the policies recon-
mended by the committee, and ig-
noring that of Mr.. Taft.
The sessions of the committee
were executive, but reports of the
warfare leaked out. Violent speeches
were made, demanding that the poll
cies advocated by the congress not
only were those of Mr.. Roosevelt, but
those of President Taft, and that the
name of the latter should be specific
ally mentioned. This occurred dur
ing the afternoon when there were
but Is members of the committee
present, under the craftsmanship of
Ex-Governor Pardee of California.
The vote to include the name of
President Taft was lost to 10.
A new attempt was then made to
justice to the president and after
three ballots a motion to eliminate
the name of Roosevelt also carried.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-09-09
Richardson's Sell Out.

A business change occurs in Che
Ian this week which is something OF
a surprise to Chelan people and
which will be regarded with no little
regret. Not that we do not readily
extend a welcome to the new pro-
prietor, but sorry TO have the old
firm retire from the business circles
of this community Reference is had
to the sale of the Richardson Drug
company's store to l. L. Smith of
Minneapolis. A bargain has been
made between the parties and the
stock will be invoiced next Sunday
Chelan Leader.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-09-09
BURNING, HAS NERVE
George w. Watson of Ballard, Seat
tie Suburb, Is Victim of Serious
Accident.

Seattle, Sept. 9.-His body envel-
oped in flames from his blazing
trousers, which were saturated with
tar, George w. Watson, of Ballard,
gave one of the greatest examples of
grit ever seen. Although his son
and two other men enieavored to
save him from burning to death,
Watson cautioned them against the
danger of catching fire themselves.
and sitting down on the curb pulled
the blazing clothes from his person.
The clothing fell off in pieces under
his fingers Through it all Watson
never whimpered.
Watson's burns extended from his
hips to his feet, while his back, his
arms and hands were frightfully
burned. When the ambulance ar
rived he refused to go to the hos
pital. but insisted on being hauled
to his home, more than six miles.
Watson and his son were engaged
at tarring a roof. The father was
melting tar when the bottom fell out
of the can and the melted tar
blazed up from the fire underneath
it. Watson's clothes caught fire
with the flash.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-09-09
Building a Bungalow.

F. E. Champion is building a
handsome five-room bungalow in the
Prowell orchards tract on E street
1t will be finished by October 1 AMI
will cost in the neighborhood of 81
500. Mr.. Champion and wife came
here about three years ago from
Iowa, and are very much pleased
with the way the Wenatchee valley
and people have treated them in
that time. Besides the new home
Mr.. Champion owns three lots in the
city and a five-acre tract, and he
considers this is doing pretty well
considering the fact that he came
here practically broke.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-09-09
SHERMAN MEMBER
Of A TRUST
Vice President Main Stock
holder in Combine Court
Orders Dissolved.

New York, Sept. 9.-James S.
Sherman, vice president of the United
States, is one of the main stockhold-
ers in the Standard Cordage COM
pany, better known as THE Cordage
Trust" which was told by a supreme
court referee Wednesday that it
would be the best business policy to
dissolve.
Vice President Sherman's name is
included in the list of stockholders
in the S2,S00,000 corporation that
the referee furnished to the court
with his report upon the adviSability
of voluntary dissolution. Mr.. Sher-
man is credited with ia shares of
stock, and if he paid the par value
be out $17,400. 1t is conceded that
stockholders will not recover any
where near the face value of their
shares.
The vice presidents business acu-
men may have led him in 1906, when
the trust was organized, to have
looked upon the investment as an ex-
ceptional chance to get big dividends.
For at this time the cordage COM
pany had practically assured itself of
a monopoly by taking over the Stand
ard Rope and Irvine company, sue
cessor to the Old National Cordage
company. The Standard Rope and
Irvine company, a $12,000,000 cor
poration, went into the hands of a
receiver.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-09-09
LOST N MOUNTAINS
SAYS NOTE IN FLASK
E. w. Scott Sends Distressing Message Down Stream
in Whisky Flask-Found by Son of G. B. Richard
Near Monitor Sheriff Ferguson Making effort to
Locate Lost Man-Forestry Men Interested

Last evening the young son of G.
B. Richardson at Monitor picked
small whiskey flask out of the We
natchee river near the Richardson
place and found that the flask con-
tanned a note, bearing the following
distress notice:
ITO whom it man concern: l am
lost in the mountains and do not
know where 1 am, but l must be
near some public work, for 1 can
hear blasting, but, having been out
five days, l am too weak to reach
any place. Have just reached this
stream. E. w. SCOTT,
''McMinnville, Ore"
The note is dated September 3.
Mr.. Richardson at once commu-
nicated with Sheriff Ferguson re-
garding the note, and the sheriff at
once telegraphed the authorities at
McMinnville, Ore, asking about
OCOIl All dhSWCi AlOh OiO0Oh
stated that a Scott had lived at Nc
Minnville in the past, but his ini-
tials were not those of the Scott
whose signature was on the note.
Sheriff Ferguson was in doubt
last night as to whether or not the
note was hoax, but gave the writer
the benefit of the doubt and at once
communicated with his deputies at
Cashmere and Leavenworth. They
in turn got into communication with
the forestry officers, and systematic
search will be made of the Wenat-
chez river and the streams tributary
to it. Sheriff Ferguson himself took
the night train for the upper coun-
try and has been there all day. No
report has been received from him.
From the fact that the note stated
that the writer was in hearing OF
blasting it is thought that the lost
man-if such there be-must be
somewhere above Leavenworth
where the railroad company is doing
extensive construction work.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-09-09
Blast Delays Train.

No. 26, due from the Sound al
AIS last night, did not arrive until
about $40. The 1elay was occa'
stoned by huge blast set off just
this side of the tunnel. The Great
Northern is making some radical
changes in its line in the Cascades
and a blast set off yesterday after.
noon tore off the side of a hill, GOV.
ering the track with tons of earth
and rock. 1t took several hours tc
clear away the debris that held VI
the passenger train.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-09-09
TERRIBLE MARINE D|SAS-
TER ON LAKE MICHIGAN
Steel Ferry Sank Off Port Washington and Loss of Life
Estimated at About Twenty Five While Property
Loss is Estimated at About Half Million Dollars =
Survivors Saved by Com pany Boat.

Ludington, Mich, Sept. 9.-One of
the worst disasters in Lake Michigan
navigation occurred early today,
when car ferry Pere Marquette No.
Is, the flagship of the fleet of steel
car ferries owned and operated by
the Pere Marquette Railroad COM
pany, sank 20 miles off Port Wash
ington.
The total loss will exceed half
million dollars. No. Is car ferry
carried a crew of so men, and had
on board two women passengers said
to be from Saginaw. The car ferry
No. II rescued about 80 of No. 1875
crew and is on her way here with the
survivors.