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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-23
PLEDGE NOT OFFERED.
Although Frank Covey Intinated 10
Might Be Acceptable.

Frank Covey of Trow hill and Canada
was arranged before Judge H. w Scott
in city court this forenoon on an intoxi.
cation charge. first offense. He entered
Il plea Of guilty and paid fihe Of vs.
and costs amounting to SI.54. Cuvey
was arrested on North Main street Sat-
urday night by Officer Harry GAMBLE
who took charge of the mans horse and
left his prisoner at police headquarters
while on his way to the stable with .he.
outfit. Covey asked to sign the pledge
to-day, but tacitly admitted that it was
only to dodge the fine. As for the
pledge. itself. Covey said he did not drinS
often enough to need it. The court ex-
planned that the pledge was not designed
as medium for immunity from fines.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-23
IA DEREL|CT
is TOWED IN
Fate of Captain and Crew of
the Schoop Is Not
:. .NN
nEY MAY HAVE BEEN
RESCUED BY ANOTHER
The Henry r. Tilton Vessel
of Belfast, Me-, Was Picked
Up Yesterday

Boston, Dec. 90. With the fate OF her
captain and five members of her crew
the Belfast. Maine, schooner Henry r.
Tilton, mystery, the abandoned and
waterlogged vessel arrived off Cape cej
to-day in tow Of the steam trawlef
Swell, which picked up the derelict 10
miles southeast of Highland light YES
terday. The Tilton's boat WI 5 gone, ana
il is thought here that the crew have
been rescued by some passing vessel.
The schooner had lost all her aJls, TIE
deckload Of lumber had been shifted for
ward, the stern was smashed and tlis
seas were sweeping her decks.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-23
SIGNED BY go PERSONS.
Application for Building and Loan Asso.
citation Charter

Secretary of State Guy Bailey has filed
on record the granting of charter to
the Cooperative Savings and Loan asso-
citation of Barre. The association is
formed for the purposes prescribed under
chapter 200 of the Vermont public stat
utes. relating to savings and loan asso-
Citations. 1t is the intention OF the pro-
moters of this project to commence inn
mediately to establish the association
permanently and subscribe for stock.
This movement was inaugurated by a
committee from the Barre Board of
Trade. The application for the charter
was signed by SO persons in the city.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-23
KILLED TRYING MORPHINE.
College Friend Gave Professor Rene
Bichet Hypodermic Injection.

Paris, Dec. PA great sensation has
been caused in academic circles here hy
the death from morphine poisoning OF
Rene Bichet. one OF the most brilliant
graduates from the higher normal college
and who recently was appointed profcs
sor Of French in the Royal college at
Budapest. The police say that a college
friend. who was a victim Of the NOR
phine habit induced Bichct to try the
effects Of the drug and gave him a ny
dermic injection which proved fatal Tic
student has been arrested and the police
say that a search ~ bis rooms in ths
college brought to light a forged phyi-
cans prescription through the use Of
which be obtained the drug.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-23
200 MINERS CAUGHT,
PROBABLY WILL DIE
Terrible Explosion in a Japanese Col
liery To-day and Little Hope
Is Held Out.

Toxic, Japan, Dec. %. Over two hun
dred japanese coal miners were en-
tombed and are probably dead as the re-
suit of terrible explosion to-day in the
ubari colliery at Sapporo, island of Hok-
kaido
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-23
WITH $4,000 CAPITAL.
Consolidation of Two Barre Firms Is
Incorporated.

Articles of association were fled with
the secretary of state at Montpelier to-
day forming the Gerard Barclay Gran
ite company to do a general granite
manufacturing business in Barre. The
signers of the papers are Samuel Ger
ard and Andrew and Robert Barclay.
all of whom are well known in the
granite business the former as a man
ufacturer located on Smith street and
the latter as a member of the firm of
Barclay Bros. on Granite street. The
two businesses will be consolidated and
continued at the Smith street plant.
The capital stock of the new corpora
ton is S25 600
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-23
DECLINES THRONE
OF BAVARIA TO-DAY
Prince Ludwig, the New Prince Regent,
Sent an Autograph Letter to Pre-
mier Vetoing the Proposition.

Munich Bavaria, Dec. 23.-Prince Lud-
wig, the new prince regent, to-day sent
an autograph letter to the Bavarian pre-.
mier, vetoing the movement to place
him on the throne as king of Bavaria.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-23
PLAINFIELD

Christmas exercises viii be held at the
Congregational church Tuesday evening
for both sunday schools.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-23

Fair tonight Tuesday increasing
cloudiness. probably followed by snow
moderate variable winds
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-23

All new money VIII b. given ont in
change Tuesday At Smith Cumings
Gilpin observer., 1912-09-26
MADE THE WRONG QUOTATION
Nervous Swain Meant Well, but Il
Was Not Likely He Won Love
Of Fair Maiden.


He was diffident and universal in 20
ciety's ways, but he was badly smitten
with reigning, belle. and had nsrtsd
himself to WOO and win. SO he -
cured an Introduction, and in due
course went to pay his first call.
He thought It would help him out
bit II he took her some flowers, %
he bought superb bouquet for her. AZ
he reached the house, however. he re-
membered that she had splendid con-
servatory, and he tried to think of q
way out Of the diniculty. Suddenly he
recollected the saying ansnt taking
coaR to NEWCASTLE" and determined
to make use Of it. But he was dread
fully nervous. He broke into a cold
sweat as he rang tho bell. and when
the divinity appeared In the recep-
ton room he didn't know whether he
stood On his head or on his heels.
T-I-thought," he stammered,
that would bring you bouquet,
b-but it's like casting 00pearls
before swinei"
Gilpin observer., 1912-09-26


continued its use until Twas made well.
Mrs. HENRY LEIsEBERG, TAB Adams st.
Kearneysville, w. Va.-"I feel it my
duty to write and say what Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
done for me. I suffered from female
weakness and at times felt so miserable
I could hardly endure being on my feet
"After taking Lydia E. Pinkham'6
Vegetable Compound and following your
special directions, my trouble Is gone.
Words fail to express my thankfulness.
/ recommend your medicine to all my
friends. Mrs. G. B. WELLINGTON.
The above are only two Of the thou
sands Of grateful letters which are con-
stantly being received by the Pinkham
Medicine Company Of Lynn, Mass. which
show clearly what great things Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound does
for those who suffer from woman's ills.
2 II you want special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (c0nfl.
dentiaD Lynn, lass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by .
woman and held in strict confidence.
Gilpin observer., 1912-09-26
Further substsntlatIon Of Aztec In
dian's Remarkable Reeord-Hs
Died at 1856.

Austin, Tex.-Further substantiation
Of the report from Tuxpan. Mexico.
OF the death some time ago of Jose
Caivario at an age lacking only Is
years OF the two century mark, was
contained In a letter received here
from Frank l.. Watson. an American
mining man at Coloma. Mexico.
Il was at Tuxpan on the day Cal
vario died" he writes. Il had seen
the old man walking about the streets
of the town many times and he was
often pointed out to me as being near
ly 200 years old. So Interested were
the state officials in the report Of the
great age Of the man that a special
commission was appointed to investi-
gate the claim. The records Of the
parish church show that he was born
in 1877 He left 1000 descendants.
HE often told his friends in jok-
ing manner that he had the largest
family of any man In the world. No
one knows how many times he was
married. but It IL commonly reported
that he married his last wife when he
was past the age Of 160 years and that
they had several children.
"Calvario was an Aztec Indian. He
ate whatever hs liked and. Of courss.
Gilpin observer., 1912-09-26
Moaollon, New Mexico.

Deep Down.-Leasers are sinking
the shaft in good grade of ore.
Mogollon Gold & Copper Co.-Thirty-
men are employed at the Little Char
lie mine. The ore is sent to the Dead
wood custom mill.
Deadwood Mines-The mill ran con-
tinuously in August. handling 100
tons Of ore. A large amount of devel-
opment was prosecuted in the mine.
Ernestine Mininp Co.-For the last
ten days Of August 10.36O Troy ounces
Of gold and silver bullion were smelt.
ed: five tons of concentrates were
produced for the period.
Oaks Company.-Four hundred and
sixty-one tons of ore of an average val
ne Of SIT per ton were shipped to the
mills from the development OF the Pa
cific and Johnson mines during Au.
gust. -15
Socorro Mines.-Contract to break
ore has been let on a portion Of the
Consolidated mine on the Queen vein;
the ore will be treated in Socorro
Mines mill. The crusher at the mill
is being moved to the shaft and the
ore will be transported to bins by
belt conveyor, eliminating the elevated
tramway. Development faces in the
lower levels are being advanced in
good ore and large body has been
opened up above the 200 level east.
Gilpin observer., 1912-09-26
is RUDE TO GABRIEL

spond. BY that time he had glanced
over the second-class passenger list
and had picked out for his own q
large unoccupied stateroom.
Gabriel was one of the first at table
for the first meal of the voyage, and
kept up the record for several days.
He was a cheerful soul, and in his
search for congenia, spirits acquired
considerable popularity in the sec.
ond cabin.
For the first few days of the trip
the purser was visibly worried. Time
and again he wandered about the ship,
counting noses. One by one he call
ed the second-class passengers into a
private conference and Quizzed them.
The last to be cross-examined was
Gabriel. Every one else had been able
to point out their particular name on
the purser's list and show in other
ways that their passage had been hon.
orably contracted for.
You are rude. sir" snapped Gabriel
when the purser suggested that he
might have neglected to purchase his
passage. You are ridiculous, too.
fair with you"
Without delay the purser proceeded
to live up to the character given him
by Gabriel. He moved the young gen.
tleman from his comfortable state.
room to the lazaret, which is the
ships prison. And then-but no!
It 10 too horrible; 1t is monstrousu,
the act of fiend-this rude, ridicu.
lous purser dug up from the hold an.
other who had started without the
equivalent Of stowaway de luxe.
This person was Lucien Guiliermet,
a Swiss, who had worked with his
hands. He was dirty from his days
OF intimate contact with the cargo
In the bowels OF the ship, and not al
all debonair. And iEto the lazaret
they put Lucien Guilliermet!
Gabriel sent an indignant message
to the captain. saying that he was un.
used to occupying the same sleeping
quarters with another. particularly
one such as bis present roommate.
But the pig Of . purser intercepted
the note.
They turned both Gabriel and the
Swiss. who confessed he wanted to
work with his hands In the new world
30 badly that he had stolen a perfect.
ly good passage from La Campagnie
Trans-AtlantiQue over to the ELLIS is.
land authorities.
And the mockery Of It 10 that they
will probably let the horny.handed
plodding Swiss have his way, while
tho most desirable Gabriel will return
whence he came
Gilpin observer., 1912-09-26
WEDDEDBY BEECHER

there were score of maidens to greet
the bride. and many men to welcome
the bridegroom.
Not one had ever seen the parties
or knew aught of them. 1t was enough
that the man was going to fight for the
old flag. We looked in their faces
and were satisfied. The rooms were
thronged. The service proceeded and
closed. Then some one, unbidden. but
moved to do 1t, began to sing. Guide
Me. o. Thou Great jehovah" all
Joined. Then America" and the "Star
Spangled Banner" were added.
Flowers were brought in for the
young wife-white day-lilies and ge-
ranium leaves. Little remembrances
were sought out for the guests, and
an enthusiasm of kindness filled the
house. Thus two strangers, at twi-
light. came riding into town. seeking
solitary wedding. in order that on
the morrow. he going to the war. she
might have right to wear his name.
They were stopped, caught out Of
their vehicle, borne into refined
home, surrounded with loving hearts.
all delicately offering service and ma
king them welcome, and giving them
a wedding that. for glow and Joy and
gladness. few even of those most fav-
ored can give their children. AS the
young husband and wife were leaving,
all gathered about the dooryard gate
and sang a parting hymn.
Gilpin observer., 1912-09-26
Colorado.

Colorado.
The great success attending the
completion Of the Cripple Creek deep
drainage tunnel has inspired a move
ment for another and still deeper tun-
mel.
Announcement has been made at
Erie that $4,000 Of the necessary $5.-
900 has been subscribed to put in op-
GRAFTON the state coal mine, which has
been idle for some time.
Ore carrying high values was
opened at Cripple Creek by George w.
Roerig and James Marsen, sub-lessees
operating on a block Of the Ell Paso
Gold King property on Gold hill.
Forty sets OF leasers are operating
in Stratton's Independence mine on
Battle mountain at Cripple Creek and
the number probably will be greater in
the next two months. The ore pro-
duced averages 1.400 tons month.
Thomas Tonge, chairman of the
committee on mines and mining of the
Denver Chamber Of Commerce, says
that the metalliferous mining industry
provement, with better outlook for the
early future.
F. W. Parrish of Denver started
the Humboldt mine at Ouray for Cali
fornia and New York investors, who
have bond and lease on it. They
have agreed to spend 100000 on de-
velopment this year and next year will
build mill and tram.
? That Colorado will be vastly bene-
fitted by the establishment of.a ma
tional ore testing plant, made possible
by $4,000 appropriation from the
national treasury, is the opinion of
James F. Callbreath, Jr., secretary of
the American Mining Congress.
Estimates of Colorado's mineral out
put for 1912, made by the men in
charge of the official figures and
based On operations for the first nine
months of the year. reach the enor-
nous sum of $4O,O0O.OO0. These fig
ures represent a gain Of almost $S,0o0,-
900 over 1911.
Edwin Gaylord, owner of the re-
Gently erected cyanide mill at the
Dante mine, on Bull hill, at Cripple
Creek. will shortly. 1t is reported.
take over the Ophir mine, on Raven
hill, under lease contract. The Ophir
is owned by Mrs. J. ]. Cone of Canon
City and has been fine producer.
Sixteen feet wide of "solid granite
pay ore" is some ore body. 1t really
is q bonanza when it carries values
running from twenty to more than
twenty-five ounces of gold per ton
That IL what the Strong Gold Mining
Company has opened in the Jolly Tai
claim, within the town limits Of Vic
tor.
Gilpin observer., 1912-09-26
Wartime Romance Recalled by
50th Anniversary.
Hasty Marriage Of Divinity Student
Mawes Deep Impression on Fa-
nous Preacher - Makes 1t
Subject Of Article.

Danbury, Gonna wartime mar
riage. performed by Henry Ward
Beecher. then pastor of Plymouth
Church. Brooklyn, while making a
visit to Washington, Conn, was re-
called by the celebration OF the If
tieth anniversary Of the wedding Of
the Rev. and Mrs. Horace Q. Judd. at
their home in Bethel.
Mr.. Judd, a retired minister Of the
New York East Methodist Conference,
was a young divinity student at the
time Of his marriage. and had just
enlisted for the war His bride was
Miss Ellen E. Crofut, OF New Preston.
The wedding was decided upon the
day before Mr.. Judd's regiment. the
18th Connecticut Volunteers, was to
march away to the war, and the youth.
ful soldier and his bride hastened to
Washington, the nearest village to
Miss Crofut's home. to find a minis
ter.
Mr.. Beecher learned of their errand
and performed the ceremony. The In
cident 80 impressed the famous
preacher that he made It the subject
OF an article that appeared In THE
New York Independent" soon after
ward. in which he wrote:
II was Sabbath evening. calm. soft,
clear. sweet breathed. as II there had
never been a sin or a sigh among
these lovely hills. We wandered down
TO Mr.. Gums school to find boy OF
our liking. when lo! posthaste. came
messengers. a wedding! A young sol.
died just going to the war meant to
give his girl the right to come to him.
should he be sick or wounded. To-
morrow he leaves. Tonight they must
be married. To Mr.. Frank Brinsmade's s
we posted.
How came 1t to be there? The
young volunteer had got his "certifl.
cate" of the town clerk, and he had
stepped across the street and told our
friend that the brave soldier was
hunting for a minister. Just then. in
stout. coarse soldiers blue. came the
man. and his flower by his side.
BY one of those generous sympa-
thies that seize good people. out ran
. noble woman to invite them to
stop and be married there. and as
several connected families were gath.
cred there Tor an evenings singing.
Gilpin observer., 1912-09-26
MAY KISS ON THE STREET
Philadelphia, Magistrate Rebukes Po-
iiesman Wto Arrested Lad for kIss-
Ing Sweetheart.

Philadelphia.--It is no crime to kiss
girl on the streets Of PHILADELPHIA
harold Luders was arraigned before
Magistrate Scott for kissing Miss
Hilda Young. his Hancee, whom he
was leaving to board q car for his
home. A policeman who stood on the
corner had blushed. then arrested Lu.
ders for disorderly conduct. If q
girl IL good enough to pe kissed she
ought to be kissed out in the open so
that everybody can see." said the
magistrate in dicharging Luders.
Gilpin observer., 1912-09-26
Purser Elects Him From Appro-
priated Stateroom.
Polished Nails and Manners Of Stow.
away de Luxe Fails to Win Ships
Officer-Goes Into the
Laxaret.

New York.-You have to hand 1t to
Gabriel Ranches for the polish on his
finger nails. his manners and his
nerve. The officers OF La Lorraine
OF the French line have handed 1t to
him already.
Gabriel went aboard the vessel at
Havre with SIS In the coin of La Belle
France reposing close to the exact
crease running down the right lef
OF his trousers. and the money was
still in his pocket when La Lorraine
steamed into New York harbor.
When the French equivalent for
"All ashore that's going ashore" was
sung out at Havre. Gabriel did not re-
Gilpin observer., 1912-09-26
MARRIED AT THE AGE OF $50

his poverty prevented him from far.
ing very sumptuously. He was q mod.
crate drinker of native liquors for. 165
years. and his memory did not go
back to the time when he began
smoking Mexican handmade ciga-
rettes.
This Methuselah OF modern times
was born and lived within the shadow
of Mount Colima, Ell Cano. He was n
witness to the destruction of Tuxpan
by an earthquake in 1906. when over
1000 people were killed"
Gilpin observer., 1912-09-26
Wyoming.
The Eclipse OIL Company at Casper
brought In a 300-barrel well.

The Eclipse OIL Company at Casper
Drought In 300-barrel well.
The magnitude of the strike recent.
ly made on the Royal Flush at Hahn's
Peak grows with every foot of devel-
opment work. The drift is now in
more than thirty feet and the foot
wall has not yet been found. The
rich ore lies on contact of shale and
quartzite. On the hanging wall is a
loot Of soft material that Is filled with
brittle and ruby silver. assays show
ing that 1t carries 800 ounces. There
is also some gold and twelve per cent.
lead, making a total Of between $500
and $500 ton. f.
Titanium, hitherto regarded as q
relatively unimportant constituent Of
the earth's crust. is the ninth in
abundance Of all the chemical ele.
ments. The titanium in the earth's
crust IL estimated to be about four.
tenths Of one per sent.
Gilpin observer., 1912-09-26
BRAVE DOG GIVEN FUNERAL
Tlee Got Ten Cents for Every Rat He
Killed and Had Bank Account
Of His Own.

Columbus. O.-Lying IN little
white silver handled casKet In q local
hotel and properly embalmed was the
body of Tige. the dog who saved sew
eral lives in a hotel fire three years
ago. Tige was carried to a cemetery
in a real hearse.
Since the fire which threatened the
masters totel and the lives Of many
people Tige ran down the corridors
and scratched on the doors until the
guests were awakened In time to es-
cape.
Gilpin observer., 1912-09-26
A Rhine Museum,

A Rhine museum is soon to be
founded at Koblenz, If present plans
are carried out. It will include q
large collection of charts. pictures,
models and diagrams illustrating the
physical conditions. past and pres
ent, of the famous river, and a COM
plete exposition of its economic his
tory. The city of Koblenz has already
given a site for the building.
Gilpin observer., 1912-09-26
Bad Practice.

Fresh Boarder-Mrs. Simpkins, you
would never get employment in
street railway office.
Landlady-Why not?
Fresh Boarder-You. exhibit too
strong a tendency to cut down the
fare. -.
Gilpin observer., 1912-09-26
Sounds Familiar,

What did the preacher preach
about Sunday?"
Thou shalt not steal"
I'm getting tired Of that kind Of
talk. What business has a preacher
got mixing in politics?"
Gilpin observer., 1912-09-26
chinese Cure Falls, sculptor Dies.

Seattle. Wash.-Louis Potter. the
New York sculptor. died here while
undergoing treatment by Chinese
physician for a minor skin disease of
long standing. Mr.. Potter came here
ten days ago on a tour Of the west.
The exact cause of his death has not
been determined. The coroner is
conducting an investigation.
Gilpin observer., 1912-09-26
SUFFERED
EVERYTHING E
For Fourteen Years. Restored
To Health by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound.
Elgin, nl-"Aftsr fourteen years of
suffering everything from female COM

plants, l m aS lass
restored to health.
II employed tho
b est doc tors and
even went to the
hospital for treat
ment and was told
there was no help for
me. But while taxi
ing Lydia E. Pink
hams Vege table
Compound I began
a.
Gilpin observer., 1912-09-26

Red Cross Bag Blue. much better. goes
farther than LIQUID blue. Get from any
good grocer. Adv. ',-.
Gilpin observer., 1912-09-26
Us. shakespearean Names.

London.-The Times announces that
Winston Spencer Churchill, first lord
Of the admiralty. in a search for names
for 20 new torpedo boat destroyers
has gone to the works Of Shakespeare
and Scott.
Gilpin observer., 1912-09-26

Where ignorance is bliss 1t is folly
to cultivate the acquaintance of a
chap that knows 1t all.
Gilpin observer., 1912-09-26
Arizona,

Ten miles east of York station on
the Arizona and New Mexico railroad.
the Twin Peaks Mining Company Is
opening up new district Of large
promise. Under construction Is fine
concentrating and cyanidlng mill.
Gilpin observer., 1912-09-26

There's many a slip 'twixt the ak
and the chip.
Gilpin observer., 1912-09-26

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething. softens the gums, reduces innamma.
tiou. allays pain. cures wind collie, sc bottle.
Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1912-09-26

Mr.. Goetz Coyne-Lord De Broke,
your new son-in-law, hasn't much Of q
head for business.
Mr. Dustin Stax-You wouldn't say
that II you knew the bargain he drove
with me.
Gilpin observer., 1912-09-26
WE ERIN
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