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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-01
GRoToE.
Wagon Destroyed, and Narrow Escape
For Barns.

Y dbVA DtoNIVyN W. tIW Nut4VW LotdPN
For Barns.
The farm buildings of l. y Hall had
narrow escape from destruction by
fire Monday evening Mr. Halls hired
man drove into the large hay barn and
mhitehed his horses from lumber
wagon in which he had been smoking
while out OF doors Soon after passer
in the highway discovered the wagon in
flames The alarm was given and a
large crowd gathered but help was not
needed as the fire was confined to the
wagon which was quickly removed, and
tho damage confined TO that and blan-
kets and coats 1t contained
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-01

Barre granite qaurries with about $50
acres quarry land for sale. Worth in
vestigating.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-23
Warns Banks Against Lax Operations

CONTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY
~ MURRAY has been strolling
through some of the national banks
and glancing over their stock ledg
ers AS result, the banks must do
a little better housekeeping.
In one case the controller spent
whole day with one of the national
bank examiners in a bank in middle
west city and personally balanced the
stock certificate book, and although
this book bore the initials of several
examiners as evidence that at differ
.ent times it had passed through their
hands, he found in the book that some
of the certificates bore no indorse-
-ments; some were indorsed, but
the signatures were not witnessed;
some were Endorsed and witnessed,
but were not Cancelled in any way, and
in almost every instance the signature
OF the president and cashier on the
face of the certificate was neither
punched out nor crossed out with ink
or any other material in any manner
whatsoever
AS result of the controllers inves-
tigation he issued the following in
structions to all banks:
"All transfers of stock should be
executed either by the stakeholder in
person or by duly authorized attorney
"All signatures should be witnessed
and signatures not known to the Of
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-23

VEJASHINGTON.-T United States
w government has investigated a
report to the effect that the Maine
was blown up in Havana harbor
by an American who had been con-
demned to death by the Spanish, but
won his freedom by destroying the
American warship. The spy who
turned the story into the secret service
bureau at Washington asserted that
George B. Boynton, Soldier of for
tune" who died recently, was the man
who actually blew up the Maine
Horace Smith, biographer of Boynton,
declares the story is false and he can
prove Boynton was in Venezuela at the
time of the explosion.
1.-The Spaniards," said the informer
to Chief Wilkie of the secret service,
were entirely unprepared for the visit
of the Maine, which was sent to Ha-
vana suddenly and without warming
Consequently there was no mine at
tached to the buoy at which she was
moored.
Captain General Blanco and his
staff did not relish having hostile
warship in such an advantageous posi-
ton in the event of war with the
United States, which they then re-
garded as at least possibility, and it
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-23
Spy Says American Blew Up the Maine

was decided to blow her up, under such
conditions as might make it appear
she had been destroyed by an acci-
dental explosion of her own magazines.
A large boiler from the navy yard was
taken to the arsenal and filed with
powder. 1t was provided with mech
anism by which 1t would be exploded
by electricity and then Theoretically
sealed
THE boiler was dashed in a sling
under a lighter, which was towed
across the bow of the Maine at night.
When the lighter was directly in
front of the battleship the lines which
held the boiler were cut, and it
dropped into the mud.
The Spaniards then fixed on Boyn-
ton as the person to set off the mine.
He had been captured shortly before
while conducting a filibustering expe-
dition for-the Cubans, whom he had
aided durM,s the the Ten Years war,
and was then imprisoned in Cabanas
fortress.
According to the story, he was
tried and sentenced to death, but was
offered life and liberty if he would
press the button that was to destroy
the Maine, and swear never to reveal
the secret. He accepted these terms
and on the night of February Is, 1898,
when the Maine swung around until
her bow was directly over the mine,
with her keel only three or four feet
above it, he was taken to the Machina
wharf, where he threw the switch that
caused the explosion. Then he was
set free and left Cuba"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-23
Capital Prisoners May Read Papers

Zinkham has noticed that inmates
made great efforts to have newspa-
pers struggled into them. Some of
them could go without tobacco and
other things they were accustomed to,
but all made constant demands for
news from the outside world. Often
he caught inmates having outsiders
bringing them papers.
1T is an absolute fact that prisoners
are harder to manage when they are
deprived of newspapers than when
they are given the papers every day."
says the superintendent. when they
have the papers they are satisfied. They
can sit down and read the news, and
this gives them topics to talk about.
Now that the comptroller has au-
thorized the payment of government
money for the papers, I feel satisfied
that | viii have much more con-
tented lot of prisoners than | had
formerly. We always have allowed
some of the prisoners to buy papers,
but all of them did not have the neces-
sary money.
ut is particularly noticeable that al
most all of the prisoners want par
ticularly to read about their own
cases."
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-23
Equally Guilty.

The proprietor of a certain hotel in
Maine is not only one of the kindest
and best hearted of men. but also one
of the most profane. He swears with
out knowing it and means no offense.
He spends but little time in the Office
and is practically unknown to his
guests. One day, however. he was in
conversation with the manager when
lady interrupted them.
Il want my room changed she
said 1T is on the side overlooking
the kitchen and l am annoyed by the
swearing of some man down there
every morning. am a church woman
and will not stand it another day.
The remarks were addressed to the
manager, for she did not know the
proprietor or that the one who did the
swearing was he.
do you happen to know who that
man is?" he asked. before the mana
ger could reply.
"No. | do not" she answered.
well, l do" the proprietor con-
tinued: "and he doesn't mean any
more when he swears than you do
when you get down on your knees to
pray"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-23

ficers of the bank should be satisfac-
torily authenticated.
"All transfers made by attorneys,
administrators, executors, agents,
guardians or trustees should be &C
companied by evidence of their au-
thority to transfer, and all transfers
from corporations, associations and
societies must be executed by duly
authorized officers only, and accom-
panied by evidence of authority to
make the transfer.
Transfers to or from minors should
be made through their guardian and
authority to act must be sworn when
ever necessary.
Surrendered certificates must be
marked Cancelled on their face, and
the signatures of the banks officers
thereon either cut or punched out, or
crossed out in ink, and if a stock GER
tifcate book is used, the Cancelled GER
tificates should be securely attached
to the stubs; otherwise they should be
filed and CAREFUL preserved"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-23

carry just enough weight SO IT win
smooth the surface and fill the ruts
without clogging the drag with an ac
emulation Of mud before it. 1t should
iron out and smooth the road with.
out disturbing more than surface pro-
jections. It's main use is to fill the
ruts and keep the center of the road to
the proper crown SO the water will
readily find its way into the bitches.
The attempt to have the farmers vol
unfairly drag the road by their farms,
or by cooperation have all the roads
dragged, will never work out satisfacs
torily Some will respond and do their
duty, but the human hog must be
reckoned with-the one who is su.
premely selfish, and takes pleasure In
overturning the good work of another
sometimes Just to be mean-pure cuss-
edness. The writer was told of an in
cident that Illustrated this perverse.
ness. coarse grained middle aged
man was heard to say: "T'other day |
was coming back from town and / seen
old man Jones out with a road drag In
the rain-you'd thought he owned
the road. Say, you ought to a-seen that
road when HE and Jake druv over it.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-23
Dressmakers Tried to Beat Uncle Sam

r through the espionage on dress
i makers maintained by special
treasury agents with the cooperation
of Collector Loeb and Surveyor Henry,
new scheme for defrauding the gov
eminent of customs duties has been
uncovered and checked, resulting in
1.-THE saving to the treasury of an
amount, it is estimated in Washing
ton, between $4,000 and 100000.
/ Included in this sum to be covered
into the treasury through the watch
fulness of eagle eyed special agents
lis $4,000 consignment of womens
wearing apparel shipped from Paris to
shopkeepers in New York, Philadel-
phia, Baltimore and Boston which has
been ordered seized.
The American dressmaker would
pay in Paris one-fourth or one-third
cash and take a bill which on the
face of it was the bill for the entire
amount paid for model gowns and
trimmings.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-23

'ESWITHOUT newspapers prisoners
F., w in any institution are almost
unmanageable. They get nervous and
are always wondering what is going
on In the outside world. They do not
keep their minds on the things they
are doing and make poor workmen.
Give them newspapers and they seem
to feel that they are in touch with
the world and are partly content"
! This statement by Louis F. link
ham, superintendent of the Washing
ton asylum, to the comptroller Of the
currency, has led to the comptroller
authorizing the payment by the gov
eminent for newspapers for the in
mates of the asylum. In the future
prisoners at the asylum will have the
pleasure of reading both morning and
ievening papers.
! Ever since he took charge of the
Washington asylum, Superintendent
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-23
ALMOST CAPTURED BIG PRIZE
McCurdy Was Within Ten Miles Of
Havana When the Lubrlcatina
OIL Gave Out.

Aboard the Paulding seaman. hav.
ing no glasses at all, shouted:
There he isl"
There he was, two streaks of black
against the sky. He had come over
the slow boats, passed all the Destroy
ers except the Paulding, and IVES sail.
ing surely toward waiting Havana,
with only one destroyer-a mere ten
minutes or so-between. McCurdy's
two mechanicians aboard the Paul
ding began to grin. Make it? OF
course he would! Everything was evil
IDENTIFY working well; and ten minutes
only ten minutes-would see the
man landed safely in Havana, with
the big prize to his credit. McCurdy
was coming strong. Every moment
he was growing blacker and bigger
against the sky.
The Cuban coast-the smoke of the
city was within sight.
And then
my God!" somebody said, hes
fallen"
This was true. The man had
fallen. There was no bird-like speck
In the sky. The man had fallen. The
Paulding was already turning, at 20
knots, to pick him up; and the Terry
was steaming straight on for the
same purpose. There had been an &C.
cident; the lubricating oil had slipped
away and the engine was burning to
pieces There was nothing for II h,,t
to descend; and this McCurdy did de-
liberately, waiting patiently, as he
stood on the seat of the airship, for
rescue. When boat from the Terry
picked him up-the Paulding was only
a moment later-he said:
Dashed hard luck! Why, could
see Havana!"
He was only ten miles off.
Dashed Hard luck!" he repeated.
He hadn't wet his feet.-Norman
Duncan, in Harper's Weekly.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-23
- : 49,
NOue1 Features
Offspring Blouces
Both White and Colored
! Materials Are In
( Vogue.

The ubiquitous shirtwaist despite
the constantly recurring rumor that
one-piece frocks will supersede it, il
always with us, and undoubtedly will
continue in favor as long as women
are in. the business world. q
For, while the wife may don a
dainty neglige in the. mornings and
later exchange it for one of the semi.
princess afternoon frocks, the girl
who works in an office never looks
so we'll as when she is trinity and
smarty CARRIED ina tailored suit and
an immaculate shirtwaist.
The; blouses this spring, are nearly
all cut on. tailored lines, although the
plain white ones are not quite SO much
in vogue las those having touch Of
color in them.
Some Of the prettiest ones are of
checked and striped wash silk, while
the linen ones are embroidered on the
front panel, cuffs and even on the high
collars with designs in colors.
The peasant sleeve is still shown on
the new models, and this effect is
gained not only by cutting blouse and
sleeve. in one, but also by strips of
lace or embroidery which run from
the throat to the cuff, and also by
Jokes of lace which extend down over
the sleeve.
There are number of new soft
materials on the market this spring
which make dainty shirtwaists, the
new styles being prettiest carried out
in these soft and clinging crepes,
mulls and various new weaves of the
white cotton goods
A few yelled effects are still seen
to match the tailored suits for the
first spring months, but the more ex-
elusive shops are not showing any of
the chiffon warehouses, despite the
continued popularity of the chiffon
tunic for over lingerie frocks.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-23
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After Senator Depew returned from
a notable trip into New England re-
Gently, on which he paid railroad fare
for the first time in he does not know
when, the senator was praising the
wit of women in an after-dinner
speech in Washington.
Against this w.t. he said, 1--WE men
are powerless. Even when all the
right and logic of an argument is on
our side, woman, with her wit, is able
nine times out of ten to put us to
rout.
THUS a man once found that his
wife had bought few puffs of false
hair. This displeased him. He hid in
the hall one day, and, just as she was
fixing the false puffs upon her brow,
he darted in upon her.
Mary he said reproachfully, why
do you put the hair of another woman
on your head?'
g Why the wife answered, do you
put the skin of another calf on your
hands "-Selected-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-23

kind. 1t has its uses and its limita-
tions. Unfortunately; the man who
made it, and for which the country is
under obligations, overshoJs the mark
in his slogan: Good Roads without
Money" The drag is doing good work
it is pity the inventor is not salts
fed to put it and leave it where it
belongs.
The drag is not only useful for earth
roads, but serves an excellent purpose
in keeping gravel roads in condition,
and 1t may be used at times on macad-
am roads to advantage.
Dragging should always be done in
or just following rain. The surface
should be quite wet. The drag should
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-23

The French dealer would send this
short bill' to the American consulate
for certificatioD, and the dressmaker
upon her arrival here would show the
consular invoice to the appraiser on
the pier, with the design of having it
approved and her goods assessed on
only the face value of the invoice.
Later on the Paris merchant would
mail to the American modiste a gen.
uine bill for the goods, in order that
the customers who ordered imported
gowns and finery might pay a substan-
tial profit upon the real cost Of the
dress goods.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-23

ruts along the wheel track and less
ones made by the feet of the horses.
When in this condition one or two
round trips with the drag will fill the
ruts and reform the surface and in do
ing so will move very little material.
The forward movement of the drag
should be at an angle so that when
the material is pushed forward it is
also carried to the center of the road.
The office of public roads will fur
nish bulletins upon the use of the
road drag free upon application. Road
officials and others would do we'll to
send for them.
A good road is one that is good and
disable 365 days In the year: a road
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-23
Trade in Sea Worn Pebbles.

A new industry is being started in
Seaton which will provide employ
ment for people in the winter. At
present large business is transacted
in sea worn pebbles which are i'm
ported from the French coast, and
1t is hoped to capture part of this
trade.
Trial orders from several large
users of the pebbles are on hand,
and gangs of men are engaged in &C.
lecting the pebbles from the beach
at Seaton and the neighboring VII
lages.-London Mail.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-23

no reason why they should not come
into general use.
The problem Of supplying prisoners
with work that shall not compete I'M
fairly with free labor is not yet solved.
Here, however, is an article that can
be, readily made to advantage in the
penitentiary and 1t would be we'll to
have few thousand turned out
The writer desires in the outset to
correct misconception that seems
quite general, and that is, that the
split log drag is solution of the good
rvads problem. 1t is nothing of the
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-23
LITTLE LAUGHS
Q . = . ~ $1,000

She-Only think, Mrs. Jones threw
fiat iron at her husbands head be.
cause he accidentally sat down on her
new hat l couldn't do a thing like
that.
He-No, you love me too much,
don't you?
She-Yes, and besides, l haven't
any new hat.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-23

You wouldn't s'posed it had ever seen
a drag. Jones was hot when he seen
us coming. He tore around like a
crazy man. We wouldn't row with an
old man, so we give him the ha! ha!
and went on"
1t is no use to drag a road and then
cut 1t up again. Let all such work
as dragging be done and paid for and
make 1t heavy fine for any one to
drive over a dragged road until 1t is
dry enough so It will not cut up.
Gravel roads while new and COM
pacting under the traffic show deep
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-23
THE SPLIT LOG DRAG.
USE AND LIMITATIONS OF THIS
DEVICE IN CARING FOR
ROADS.
USE FOR CONVICT LABOR
Dragging Should Always Be Done
just After a Rain-Good Road Is
One That Is Good and disable 365
: Days In Year.
BY HOWARD n. GROSS.

~ 'F'tOHOS0'
There Is no road implement that Will
do more to make bad roads. better
than the split log drag, and, none that
Is so inexpensive. A handy man can
usually get up one alta. cost of SO or "a.
Better ones can be bought of road
machinery companies for So to SIS.
There is no patent on 1t, so there ia
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-23
SERENITY is POWER
QUICK temper Is an indication of
y a lack of mental and moral cul-

lUACh temper Is an 1ndlcatlon OF
y lack of mental and moral cul-
ture.
The. illtempered Christian is not "a
Christian at all, no matter what his
faith may be.
There is but one evidence, | be-
1ieve in all his life that the gentle
Christ ever showed even righteous
indignation.
Anger is crude, and is an element
of our early savage ancestry, when
men tore. at. each other like brutes.
Many people imagine it is an evil
dence of high spirit to be quick
tempered.
It Isl merely an indication of crud-
ity.
The really cultivated. man never
shows anger; the man whose spirit
ual nature is highly developed never
feels it. He is serene under all con-
ditions..
Every time we yield to an irritable
impulse, We put ourselves out of har-
mony with the universe.
Every. time We, overcome such an
impulses and remain calm, We bring
ourselves nearer to divine law.
We all know the miserable sense
OF humiliation which follows after
burst Of anger. We feel an inde-
scribable. emotion of abasement. We
have stepped down from our own ideal
of ourselves.
This is, true even of those who
imagine that they believe quick
temper to be an accomplishment.
That Is only an opinion acquired by
a false education, while the know
ledge of that anger is ignoble comes
from the infinite.
The habit Of ill-temper, once ac-
Quired. Is difficult one to break.
It requires patience and faith and
character.
Vanity, too, is an aid. A girl who
First, She controlled her speech,
then she controlled her appearance,
and after time she found her feel
ings were controlling themselves.
In one burst of anger we exhaust
enough vitality to take us through
days of hardship and deprivation, or
to enable us to. do some great deed
Of courage Or heroism.
In little continuous III tempers we
dissipate our strength as a leaking
gas main wastes its force poisoning
the air with the element which should
be conserved for light and heat.
Serenity is power
Let us all remember the great
truth contained in those three words
The noisy thunder does nothing.
The silent lightning strikes.
The greatest possible aid to the
control of the temper is to remember
that an exhibition of anger is a, vul--
garity. ~
Most of us would rather be vicious
than vulgar. The goal of serenity is
far and; high, and weary the climb
and many the fall; yet up and on
again, for only. by reaching it can We
attain to the best in life.
prided herself upon always wearing
becoming gowns and hats was once
rebuked. by friend for her quick
temper.
Don't get,in a temper over every
little annoyance the friend said.
1T is SO unbecoming. 1t quite spoils
your looks when you are in such a
mood"
The young woman had often been
told her. temper was a sin and vice,
but she ,had never before been made
to feel that it was "unbecoming." like
an ugly, hat Or Uplifting frocks
She set about the task Of control
ling her temper and succeeded admir-
eh1v. NJ ~
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-23
Quite Literal.

She Qndlgnantly)-Look at this
piece Of goods which has just come out
Of the washtub! How could the man
who sold 1t to me tell me the colors
were fast?
He-I suppose because he knew how
they could run.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-23
THE END OF TUBERCULOSIS
Start In the Schools.
By GEORGE F. CANFIELD.

by GEORGE f. CANFlELD.
The school is probably the most
hopeful field for our labors against
tuberculosis. For immediate prac-
teal results In lowering the death
rate the hospitals, dispensaries
and visiting nurses are perhaps
more important, but for the
achievement of final victory the
school offers the best opportunity.
There we can apply ourselves to
forming right habits instead Of
trying to change bad ones. There
we have the best chance to ar
IT st the germ before 1t starts on
its deadly work. There through
the education Of the children we
can most thoroughly and effec-
lively educate the whole COM
munity.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-23

Education Tui rirs..
ArgentiMa's government spends as
much on education as on its army and
navy cofnbined.