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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-12
Hoods SarsapariII;
TELLS HOW SHE
BOUGHT A COUNT
Mrs. Marion Bishop, Rich Widow, to
Be Titled Lady Soon--Says Price
Was High.

New York, June IA pretty "a
ycar-old widow arrived here on tn
Noordam for final visit to this countr,
before achieving the ambition she ha
cherished since she was little girl il
pinafore. She is gazing to be titlet
lady.
Mrs. Marion Bishop, sometime o
Alabama and soon TO make her home il
Italy as the Countess Moretti, stood or
the deck Of the liner yesterday and TOLD
about the beautifully manicured hands
of the count and how the European
market for counts fluctuated
'fMy husband died soon after we were
married, when was 49," she said
And it seems as though I had been q
widow all my life.
II have always had desire to be a
princess or to have some title, and so
when my husband, who was an iron
manufacturer, left me money, | saw a
chance to realize my hopes.
''The first time | went aboard
didn't find anybody, but now I am en-.
gagged to Count Lionel Moretti, a retired
lieutenant OF the Italian army.
Il wanted title, and he seemed to
me to be about as good titled person
us could be found. So | put the propo-
sition up to him in a purely business
like way, and found that his price was a
little higher than had anticipated.
"The price for counts fuctuates. We
finally agreed on a figure and became
engaged. II was so high that / have
lad to begin to economic. You see
came back on small ship.
There was a Russian prince who UNI
derbid the count by good deal, but his
fingers were all stained with nicotine.
The counts fingers are all long and
tapering. and his hands are beautifully
manicured.
i am going to close up my business
affairs here and go back in September to
be married Then / shall be the Count
ess Morietti. Doesn't that sound fine 7"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-12
MOVE TO ATTACK
SULTAN OF JOLO
U. S. Troops Under Gen. Pershing March
ing on Moros, Strongly Intrenched
at Bagsag

Manila. June. l2-'Brigadier- General
John J. Pershing. commander of the De-
apartment of Mindanao, had made all
arrangements to move forward at day
light yesterday and engage in decisive
fight against the rebellious Moros en-
ftrenched at Bagsag under the Sultan of
Jolo.
A stubborn resistance to the advance
of the American troops was expected
and strong force had been assembled,
consisting of company of regular in
fantry, troop of cavalry, seven COM
panics of scouts, two companies of con-
stahulary. with a battery of four foun-
tain guns and a machine gun platoon.
Every precaution was taken to pre-
vent the Americans being ambushed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-12
PARCEL POST C. 0. D.
Instructions for Handling Packages Is
sued to Postmasters Yesterday.

| Washington, June Illustrations to
ipostmasters were issued yesterday for
handling of C. 0. d. parcels post pack
ages. The regulations will be effective
July /.
Charges on packages will be collected
from addresses on and after that date,
provided the amount ON single parcel
does not exceed 500.
The fee for collection will be ten cent
in parcel post stamps, to be affixed by
the sender.
This fee also will insure the package
against loss to the actual value of the
contents not exceeding $50
The sender will get receipt showing
the amount to be collected the amount
also appearing on a tag attached to the
package.
The addressee will receipt for the pack
age on the tag. which will serve as an
application for money order.
c. o. d. parcels may be accepted for
mailing by rural carriers, ana will be de-
livered by city and rural carriers and
special delivery messengers. Such pack
ages will not be mailable either to the
Philippines or to the canal zone.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-12
RENTS FOR POST OFFICES
Bourne Finds Failure to Charge $780,
900 Rental.

Washington, June l2.-Rental charges
Of approximately S5,5o00O0 should be
made against the postal service for the
use of space in federal buildings
throughout the country, according to
former Senator Jonathan Bourne, jr.,
chairman of the congressional commits
sion investigating matters of railway
mail pay and second class postage. In
a statement yesterday Mr.. Bourne said
it had been the practice when a city
post office was moved from rented quart
ers into new federal building to cease
charging any rent against the postal
service. On the strength of informa-
tion he had secured from custodians of
all federal buildings Senator Bourne es-
timsted the rental space is worth So
514,797. and that this sum should be d.
rectly charged TO the rental fund of the
post Office department.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-12
ATWOOD ALL RIGHT.
Aviator Reported Missing Arrives at
Sandusky, 0.

Sandusky, O., June l2.--Harry n. At
wood, who left Ecorse, Mich. Tuesday
afternoon for flight across Lake Erie
to this city in hydro-aeroplane, ar
rived here at l:35 o'clock yesterday
morning. He had been able to remain
in the air only ten minutes after leaving
Ecorse and made the trip across the
lake on the surface of the water. En-
CINE trouble compelled him to descend.
After alighting on the water, Atwood
proceeded to Hickory Island, where he
put in on account of a choppy sea When
the lake became more calm he started
out again, making Sandusky under his
own power. The aviator was unable
to get his craft into the air again, but
on the water it behaved splendidly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-12

Igument that the ports at Burlington
and Newport had the largest number of
lentries of any ports in the country with
the exception of those at New York,
Philadelphia and Boston.
Carroll G. and Proctor II. Page, grand
sons of Senator Carroll s. Page, have
returned to their home at Hyde Park,
VT, accompanied by their mother, who
came to attend the graduation of the
National Cathedral school for boys, from
which institution the former received
his diploma on June o. The latter was
successful in passing his examinations
| in the class in which he was enrolled.
After completing the details of organ
| ization. the House has again lapsed into
a state of inactivity that promises TO
continue until after July 4. Majority
Leader Underwood. Minority Leader
Mann, and Progressive Leader Murdoch
have agreed that no important business
is to be transacted until that time, and
that the House is to adjourn three days
lat time until that date. Representa-
tives Greene and Plumley have taken
advantage of this situation to spend a
short time at their respective homes in
Vermont.
The nomination of James MCGOWAN
to be postmaster at North Bennington,
VT, was withdrawn from the Senate by
President Wilson on june 5.
The president pro tcmpore of the SEN
ate, Senator Clark of Arkansas, has ap.
pointed Senator Page one of the two
members on the part of the Senate to
the joint select committee on the dis
position of useless papers in the execu-
tive departments.
An item of interest to paper manu-
facturers in Vermont is included in
report received by the state department
from the British Columbian provincial
government by which it is indicated that
the province has removed export restric-
lions from wood pulp and paper, but not
from pulp wood, the free expectation
of which is necessary to secure free en-
try OF any of these products into this
under the reciprocity act OF
1911. At present this province is the
only one enjoying the benefit Of the free
,ntry privilege into the United States
IN wood pulp and paper made from the
woods of crown lands, and it is rumored
hat the treasury department may re-
loke its action.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-12
WESTON GOING STRONG.
Has Abandoned Railroad Ties for the
Broad Highway.

Oswego. N. ", June u. Edward Pay
son Weston. the athletic old man who
is on walking trip from New York
to Minneapolis, left here in good shape
for Weston, where he had planned to
spend the night. When he is not walk
ing he is usually lecturing. He no long
er walks the railroad ties, but is tray
cling the open road.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-12
RAISES TARIFF ON COTTON.
Senate Committee Increases Duty to One
Cent.

Washington, juno l2.-Senator Sim
mons announced yesterday afternoon
that the Senate finance committee had
determined to raise the tariff ON cotton
from half cent, as in the House bill,
to one cent.
1t was also determined to put pig
iron and ferrc-maganese on the free list.
1t Is understood that the committee is
generally in favor of placing all blast
furnace products on the non-dutiable
list
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-12
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Results Of Yesterdays Games.

At Boston Cleveland 0, Boston
s Us inningsl. Batteries-Gregg
and Land; Wood, Leonard, Cady
and Carrigan.
At Philadelphia-St. Louis 5, Phil
adclphia 2. Batteries Leverenz,
Stone and Agnew; Houck, Bender,
Brown and Schang.
At Washington Detroit IL,
Washington 0. Batteries Dauss
and Mckee; Engel, Gallia, Wilson
and Henry.
At New York-lChscago /. New
York 0. Batteries Russell and
Schalk; Fisher, Heating and Cos
sett.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-12
OLYMPIC SIGHTS BIG BERG
Only a Few Hundred Miles from Where
Sister Ship Titanic Went Down.

New York, june ia mammoth ice
berg with twin peaks towering 1870 feet
rise last Sunday by the steamer olym-
pie which reached port yesterday. The
Olympic is a sister ship of the ill-starred
Titanic. The berg sighted was several
hundred miles from the spot where the
Titanic went down. II appeared to be
breaking up as the Olympic steamer
passed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-12
Determined to Die.

Cambridge, Mass, June l2.-Eluding
searching party Of policemen, a wom-
an whose name ia believed TO be A. NJ.
Robinson, committed suicide early yes
terday by throwing herself in front of
Boston & Maine train near Porter
station
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-12
Mrs. Barlow Wins.

West Newton. Mass, June 12.-Main-
tanning a lead from the start, Mrs. Ron
aid H Barlow Of the Merton Cricket
club. Philadelphia. completed yesterday
successful defense Of her two year
title a. champion Of the Woman's East
eTE Golf association
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-12
Standing of the Clubs.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Results of Yesterdays Games.

At st. Louis Boston ), st.
Louis 3. Batteries-Perdue and
Rariden; Griner, Sallee, Mclean
and Wingo.
At Chieago-New York 5, Chi
cago 90 innings). Batteries
Fromme and Meyers; Smith and
Archer.
At Cincinnati ~ Cincinnati 3,
Philadelphia 2. Bhtteries-Ben-
ton and Clarke; Mayer, Moore and
Killifer.
At Pittsburg Pittsburg IL,
Brooklyn 3. Batteries-O'Toole
and Gibson; Stack, Yingling, Kent
and Miller.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-12
Old Age Is Waiting

for US all and We cannot begin too early
20 make financial provision for il. Write
for details Of our special contract for
this very purpose. National Efe lns.
Co. OF Vt. Mutuall :. :. Ballard
general agent, lawrence building, Mont
peler, Vt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-12
Vetoed by Gov. Foss.

Boston. June 1.-THE legislative bill
permitting the New York, New Haven &
Hartford railroad to acquire all the troll
ley lines in western Massachusetts,, was
vetoed yesterday by Governor Foss.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-12

Senator Dillingham; was one of the
guests at an informal Sunday afternoon
tea given last Sunday at the Montgom-
cry Country club in honor of EXPIRES.
William Howard Taft, who was here to
attend the meeting of the Lincoln memo
rial commission.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-12

gument that the ports at Burlington
and Newport had the largest number OF
entries OF any ports in the country with
the exception of those at New York,
Philadelphia and Boston.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1913-06-27
Church Extension Day.

Sunday July 9th, being the
first Sunday in the month, the
Deacons of the Baptist church
have recommended to the church
plan for enlargement and mod
ern S. S. equipment which will
be adequate to the needs of the
growing congregation and S. S.
At the meeting on the first Sun
day in July this matter together
with the plans will be submitted
to the church for approval. A
number Of talks will be given
showing the needs and plans,
DIR. B. Nj. Walker, Prof Randall
carpenter and others have been
asked to speak. Every member
|of the church and friends of the
congregation are urged to attend
this meeting.
w. A Jordan,
Pastor.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1913-06-27

taxes. This is a. general and
common complaint. This Is a
matter that if handled by the
citizens, would very materially
aid the board. 1t is with the
citizens to help themselves. If
an individual is so fortunate as
to own property he should bear
his proper proportion of the gen
eral taxes. He will not resist
when he sees that the people
will not stand for it.
Tax dodglne will be much
harder than it has in the past.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1913-06-27

If any member Of the board of
supervisors or members of town
or city councils, accept of con
tracts, they are subjects of violat
ed law of the state; if interested
directly or indirectly or for one
related to member. The same
law applies to members of board
of trustees. In many instances
10 the past the law has been ig-
nored, but it will not be so
much in the future. Men should
be consistent and be a power;
when a man holding position be-
comes muzzled his usefulness as
an official or as a good citizen, is
a thing of the past and uncom-
plimentary things said about him
behind his back, are undeservlng
of good man.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1913-06-27
Womack Says the Brush
Way is the Real Way.

w SAy 40 S&1S 4NSSSA w
Lexine ton, Miss, June 16, 1913
To the Editor of Lexington
Advertiser:
My Dear Sir: AS I am now
here in your county, represent
ing a business house of Winona,
Mimi. and expect to make this
my future nome I am deeply in
terested in the welfare and pros
perlty of the people, and seeing
a letter from Captain J. 6. Lyell
Of Wesson Mss, my home town,
in regard to the best method OF
fighting the boil weevil, being a
farmer myself and having chad
seven years experience fighting
them myself, il you will give me
just a little room in your paper |
will give the people the best
known method of battling with
the pest from self experience and
that of other good farmers of my
county.
That is to go through their
cotton two or three times a week
with some sort of harrow with a
good brush tied on each end of
the slngletree, one tackled on
harrow or whatever they are US
ing, so as to thrash or knock tho
weevils off aud get them down in
the hot dust. Do this from $50
in the morning to about 4 O'Clock
in evening while the dirt is very
hot. By this means they will
knock off and kill ali the young
ones and most all the old ones.
1t is the first and second crop
of young ones that matches out
that sweep stakes by using the
brush as have said, knocking.
the young ones off Ia the heat of
the day. Ii the people can get
hot dry weather and will do this
they need not fear, they don't do
this. or if it goes to raining and
they can't, they had better pillow
up cotton and plant peas or
something else, for I have seen
big fields of cotton where the
people did not try to fight them,
without a bloom in it.
Mr.. II. G. Barger. whom am
now boarding with. has tried my
remedy and is we'll pleased with
results. Try it. friends. Just
one hour at noon hot day and
see the results. Catch some OF
the old weevils, throw them down
IN the hot dust and watch them
die. It is the best way to fight
I have ever seen or heard of.
Respectfully,
Fl. E. Womack
Lexington Advertiser.
There are many advisers to
the farmers as to deal with the
pests, we give the above as COM
ing from a man of personal ex-
perience, We are glad to print
the above. We hope that the
plan will be of benefit, but hope
that we in this section have no
need of the simple device.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1913-06-27
A Mysterious Man.
Who Can Il Be.

George Taylor boy aged
about ID wears while on his way
home from his uncle Mr.. Will
Taylor, was attacked by strange
man about 9 o'clock last Saturday
morning. The incident occurred
about two miles FROM LongvieW.
George was coming. down the
public road when with much sur
prise he saw a strange man come
out of the woods who came up to
George and caught him by his
pants and threw him to the
ground. The stranger mounted
on Georges horse and rode away
through the swamp from where
he first came. George could not
keep sight of him very far. The
stranger as he threw the boy to
the ground mounted on the horse
and galIoped away through the
woods from where he was first
seen coming. The boy could not
keep sight of his horse. 1t is
supposed that George was un
conscious on being suddenly at
tackled, altho' he can tell all about
now he watched the man until he
disappeared through the woods.
George says the man was gone
something like an hour with the
horse when he came galloping
back with full speed, alighted
from the horse and dropped the
oridel reins, walked back out OF
sight through the woods from
where be came. AS soon as the
horse was loose George mounted
him and made his way home al
most frightened to death.
George described the man to
his mother as soon as hereached
her. He said he wore mask
on his face and his hands were
black but said they looked to
have been white and BACKED
with something. This is a
strange mystery to the communi-
ty that such an innocent child
should be attacked and indeed it
is strange that he brought the
horse back to the boy never
speaking a word and walked
away.
Mr.. Ednor, please print this.
It Is all true words from child
of Is and we think 1t will he =
help and benefit to our communi-
ty to publish all such strange
and sad mysteries. | am not
sending this as a make up Of my
own but for the benefit it might
be to warn others to be more
watchful Now please print this
and would be glad if you would
send it to the Commercial for
such as this is something that
should be looked upon with good
attention. The. correspondent
asked me to write this to be pub
lished with the Longview locals
for heard the boy tell how he
was attacked and our Longview
correspondent said she thought
that I could write it better than
I could tell her to write as this
Is for the benefit Of our county. l
again ask you to print this.
| am,
Nora Hefin.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1913-06-27
TAXPAYERS
ORGANIZE.
Resolutions Favoring Econo-
my and Efficiency Adopted.

GREN ADA, MISS, june Il -
A mass meeting of representa-
tive citizens of Grenada County
was held at the courthouse here
today for the purpose of organ
izlng a Taxpayers League. w.
r. Baker was made permanent
chairman of the organizations;
H. J. Ray, secretary and j. T.
Jones, treasurer. 5 e ve "a
speeches were made and the do
ings of the board of supervisors
of the county were roundly ham,
died.
The following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
The undersigned citizens OF
Grenada County, Mississippi,
appreciating the imperfect man
ner in which the revenues OF the
county are disbursed, and the
need of concerted and organized
effort TO improve the conditions
as they now exist, and to encour.
age and assist the officers of the
comfy in the enforcement OF the
revenue laws and to prevent
waste and extravaganza, hereby
organize themselves into a body
to be known as the Grenada
County Taxpayers League. the
objects and purposes OF which
shall be as follows:
"First-To assist and encour-
age the board OF supervisors and
other officers of the county to
follow and enforce strictly the
laws governing the collection and
disbursement of the revenues OF
the county.
s.Second-To exam mime all
claims presented for allowance
and to assist in preventing frauds
by inspection of public contract
work and furnishing information
as to values and otherwise in
forming the officers of conditions
With which they have to deal.
"Third-To inspect and audit
county books and records and tc
furnish information to citizens OF
public conditions, to check ex
travagance and avoid waste OF
public moneys.
"Fourth-To employ attorneys
and special agents to enforce the
purposes herein declared and
all such proceedings as may be
necessary to protect taxpayers
of the county from unwise or
fraudulent appropriation OF pub
lie money and to pay the expense
of such proceedings; and we
hereby subscribe and agree TO
pay the amount opposite our
names for the purpose OF sup
porting the objects OF said league
upon the payment of which our
liability for costs and expenses
to cease"
There is a general complaint
throughout the sUate OF high
taxes and that the respective
boards of supervisors are unable
to deal with the many PROPOSE
tions that they come up against.
One of the greatest PROPOSE
tlons that presents itself to the
boards is, the dif1cultv of equal
ization of the assessment OF prop
erty. Take the lands OF the
state, there is no equalization OF
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1913-06-27

The M. & o, will put on al,
extra passenger to run from
Okolona to Meridian on July the
1st., and will be a permanent ar
rangement People can leav e
Okolona and return the same
evening, spending good poi :
tion of the day in the city. 1t
will accommodate people from
here and Columbus. We have a
train that leaves here at Z o'clock
In the morning. Meridian is
looking for more trade and 1t is
the business league of that CITY
that has. consummated the ar
rangement. Meridian is the be>t
city in the state and is determin-
ed to keep the lead. it seems.
It is extending it's interurban
lines and will continue to do su
until they reach from 10 to IL
miles in every direction. 1t has
finished it's rail road TO UuiOn,
connecting with the N. 0. M. &
G f. r and doing a fine bus.
ness through that territory.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1913-06-27
NOTICE.

J. n. Sykes D. G. NJ. of Miss
isslppi jurisdiction of Nj. T. of
A. is organizing the Mosaic
Templar of America In Stark
vile Mississippi.
Adv.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1913-06-27

Mr.. and Mrs. J. l.. Cunning
ham, of Meridian, we're present
at the obsequies of their mother,
Mrs. e. V. StiIlman.