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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-17
FRANCHISE
RATE HOLDS
Continued from first page.

sent, being in Boston, was authorized t.
off Third street to Alfredi .Buzzi for $l0t
and lU-foot strip of land which tn,
school commissioners had dickered fol-
when Mr. and Mrs. A. Morandi were tn,
owners of the land.
Health Report for Three Months.
Reports of officers and committees oc
cupied the most of the remainder of the
two hours session. Health Officer DIR
j. Fl. Woodruff reported for the months
of March, April and May as follows:
For March-Births %, of which were
male and IA female; ! still birth; nj
contagious diseases reported; IL deaths
which included 2 for consumption and
each for apoplexy, accident, bronchitis
cancer, heart disease, brain disease
hemorrhage, jaundice, marasmus and
peritonitis.
For April-Births "a, of which IL were
male and IL female; | still birth; no
contagious diseases reported; 10 deaths,
with consumption, commissions and pre-
mature birth leading with 2 each, and
with each from bronchitis, kidney dis
ease, accident, appendicitis, old age, cry
sipelas, hemorrhage, meningitis and
pneumonia.
For May-Births "a, of which Ia were
male and 10 female; still birth; Ia
cases of mumps and 3 of measles: total
deaths 8, with / each of consumption,
epilepsy, birth injury, meningitis, pre-
mature birth, unknown, uremia and still
nth ha arf
Building Applications.
Building Inspector Rand reported that
he had granted 43 permits during May
and he reported favorably on the follow
ing applications: Jones & Stephens, to
build addition to grinding house roof on
Smith street; C. A. Heath to build store
building at l73 Washington street
Charles Mudgett to build IL by Is ga
rage at rs Beacon street; Silas Matott
to build II by IS single-story addition
to house off Washington street; John
Bassi to build addition to barn at 80
Berlin street; John Brown to reshingle
house at 10 Center street.
With the exception OF the Heath APP
plication, all were granted; and that one
was referred TO the committee of the
whole. Mr.. Heath applied to build
one-story structure of wood, IL by 20
feet in size, to be used for store pur-
poses.
The fire committee reported concern
ing c. L. Bugbee's wood working plant
on the Wheelock land between Main and
Summer streets that Mr. Bugbee had
started picking up; also that no build
ing permits had been granted Mr.. Bug
bee at those premises. 1t was informal
ly stated in conjunction with the latter
report that Mr.. Bugbee had built pro-
tecting sheds over piles of lumber The
council was in doubt whether such pro-
tecting sheds could be classed as build
ings.
Incomplete Poor Department Report.
A report of the poor department for
May was read but no action was taken,
as the councillors said they wanted
full report OF the expenditures, and item
lied. The report as presented named
only the sums granted 10 persons not re-
siding at the city farm, and the aggre-
gate of such sums was $296, the largest
single amount being s25 to one family
Of 10. Alderman Cook stated that the
assistance given persons not residents of
the city farm had been considerably re-
duced during the month and he expected
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-17
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Games

At st. Louis-Boston 3, st.
Louis 0. Foster and
Cady; Weilman, Baumgartner and
Agnew.
At Chicago-Philadelphia 10,
Chicago Z. Batteries Shawkey,
Plank and Lapp; Russell, Wolf
gang and Mayer.
At Cleveland - Cleveland 2,
Washington 1. Batteries-Steen
and O'Neil; Ayres, Engel, Henry
and Ainsmith.
At Detroit-Detroit 3, New
York o. Observation-Disclosures and
Stansge; Fisher, Warhop and
Nunamaker.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-17
Mo Rural credits This Season

Washington, June l7.-Rural credit
legislation was killed as far as this ses-
sion of Congress is concerned by the
House banking and currency committee
yesterday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-17
WILSON APPOINTS A WOMAN.
Mrs. Grace B. Caukin of California to Be
Receiver of Public Money.

Washington, June l7.-Mrs. Grace b.
Csukin OF Sonoma, Cal, was yesterday
appointed by President Wilson to be re-
ceiver of public moneys at San Fran
cisco.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-17

Get it into your mind pretty quick that Prince
Albert is just as bully delicious rolled up into
cigarette as damned into jimmy pipe anc
that means going some too
Just to change your luck switch for spell
from the dust-brands and fire. brands and know
first hand what a real and true jimmy pipe o.
mal1in's cigarette can taste like when you ge
the brand of tobacco that men everywhere PR
their faith to
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-17

sent, being in Boston, was authorized to
execute deed conveying piece of land
off Third street to Aired ,Buzzi for 500
and a lJ-foot strip of land which the
school commissioners had dickered for
when Mr.. and Mrs. A. Morandi were the
owners of the land.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-18

met Cannon in a hotel and greeted MN
warmly, but it is said that Uncle Joe
d., not return the welcome efus1Veiy.
Desiring to be a representative VINO
represented his constituents. Mr.. O'Hair.
very soon after taking his seat. wrote 10
many of his voters asking their wishes
In reply he got let: er from one Fellow
back home WHO wrote:
Dear O'Hair: II you don't know any
more than 1 can tell you, you better re-
sign and come back"
Representative O'Hair's secretary tells
a good one on Private John Allen OF MIS-
sissippi. Allen was back down in his
district and one Of his constituents was
talking about the custom of Congress TO
pay the funeral expenses OF the members
II tell you what. john" remarked the
old fellow. shifting his tobacco to the
rear part of his leathery jaw. Il don't
see no sense in Uncle Sam having that
EXPENSE at ALL l think home folks ought
to stand for it. anyway. Now, John,
when you die we all down here will bury
you in fine shape and be burned glad to
get the chance to do it!'
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most Interesting and valuable copy of
ST eech which was delivered in the
House by Abraham Lincoln in 1889. In
1t Lincoln speaks of the fact that Wash
ington's administration cost in eight years
but $4,000. 600. and contrasts that with
the fact that Van Buren, expended $780,
OOO.0oO in one year.
Lincoln concluded his address in words
which are SO vitr.olic that these who to-
day preach of the good old times will
have some difficulty in proving their
point The winding up runs thus:
II know the great volcano at Wash
ington, aroused and directed by the evil
spirit that reigns there. is belching forth
the lava of corruption in a current broad
and deep, which is sweeping with fright
full velocity over the whole length and
breadth of the land. bidding fair to leave
unscathed no green spot or living thing.
while on its bosom are riding like demons
on the waves of hell the imps of that
evil spirit, fiendishly haunting all those
who dare resist its destroying course!
Mr.. Greene asserts that this speech Is
not included in the published lives of
Lincoln, and that. therefore. the copy In
his possession il Of great value.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-18

When Col. Roosevelt rounds his canoe
into the main branch of the Orinoco, he
will begin the last leg of his journey. And
the voyage down this noble stream will be
a cinematograph of interesting sights.
The hundreds of lazy alligators that line
the shore stretched out with eyes closed
and huge jaws open give a dim perspec-
tive of life in the primordial past. The
morning flight of the bird-life, when the
heron, the ibis and the crane sail in
graceful succession overhead to disappear
in the slow rising mist, is fairy scene.
Then, when the sun grows stronger. chat
terlng monkeys venture out on overhang-
ing branches, to make biting and sarcastic
remarks of a personal nature as your
canoe fits below them.
A weeks sail, and the scene changes
The river leaves the forest country and
flows through broad savannah lands that
are a sea of green as far as the horizon.
This prairie land is called the llanas.
Some day a wise cattleman will discover
them and bring the long horns of Texas
to Craze there. Then the world shall
have another enormous meat supplying
district
When in the voyage down the Orinoco,
Cuidad Bolivar is reached you are still
a hundred miles from the sea. At this
old but very active town the canoes will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-18
A Reference,

TOHN A. HENNESSY. the graft In
} vestigator, said of an upstate
CRATER the other day:
He used to farm. you know. Well.
1 met an old farmer neighbor of his
last month.
ST. l said. would you call him an
honest man.
"Si scratched his whiskers and smiled.
but he made no answer
We'll. ST. l went on, would you
call him liar, theng
Isl scratched his whiskers again, and
then he said:
Now, Mr.. Hennessy. l dunno's Id
go SO far as to call him a liar. but
them as knew him hereabouts do say
that when he wanted his pigs to come
for their feed. he had to git somebody
else to call en-"
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Poetic License.

SOMETIMES children hit the nail on
- the head unconsciously Bobby who
lives up in the northwest section and
goes to Thomson School. has moths,
very fond of books. He had often heard
her sIeak of poetic license and had
also read in the comic supplements about
the sad fate of the spring poet, who was
daily thrown out of the window or TO the
lions to make Roman holiday
One day mother and Uncle Hunk were
talking and poetry was the subject
Mother" said Bobby. reflectively, do
poets have to go down to the Municipal
building and get a license?"
Why, no. child: what ever put such
an idea in your head" laughed the
mother.
Well drawled Bobby, Il heard you
and Hunk talking about poetic license
and I thought it meant that everybody
hated poets, so that they had to go and
buy a license same as dog
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A Forgotten Heroine.

WHEN piogenes went about with his
y" lantern looking for an honest man
he would have ended his search when h.
found Sophia Holmes. She was co..
ored woman. plain in face and untutored.
in LIES humblest position, and she now
lies In a cemetery. her grave forgotten.
But il ever there was an honest patriot.
the same was Sophia Holmes.
Sophia, whose husband was slave
worked fifty years ago in the Treasury
as 4 charwoman. 1t WAS her duty 10
clean out the waste baskets. wash thr
floors and dust the desks. and not untl
this was done could she go home to he
ten children TO get them their sIup.-
supper. Her husband was at the front
with the Union army. and sophia re-
manned at home. caring for the children
and toiiing after Office hours at scrub
bling.
At this time Cen. spinner was tie
treasurer of the Emitted States. and so
vaults. so worried lest some rebel band
office every night
One afternoon when sophia was about
to empty box OF seeming trash ST..
q
the top, and her eyes met wonde~f,
sight There in the box were bundles o.
fresh. new. crisp paper money, tied IN
in packages of thousand dollars. Sopf.ia
was frightened. Who had put the money
there: II she informed any OF IN.
watchmen. they might pocket the treas
ure and lay the blame on her So Sophia,
remembering Spinner's habit. said moth
ing She went about her sweeping, afta-
placing the waste paper back on the hoN
The night drew on, and there were hun
CRY children in the home But thern
were no telephones in those days and
there was nothing to do but wait for
Spinner. At last he came and the woman
told her story and showed the box Of
money.
Spinner sent in haste for the other
omcials. the money was counted and
found to amount to s200OO0. Then car
riage was called and Sophia drove home
to her children. The next day she was
appointed to permanent position paying
her $50 month. About a dozen years
ago. when she died at the age OF seventy
nine. she was buried with funeral
in which prominent men of the gov
eminent took a conspicuous part
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Meyer twisted around in his chair sew
eral times. thought rapidly. but about
the only excuse he could give for not
consentfng to name a ship for n town
he had never heard of before was tina +
1t is a small place.
VIII admit it Is not a great metro;
OILS. said Henry. but at that it is the
birthplace and home of the Creates
statesman Texas ever produced. The state
will be grateful to you If you do him
this honor"
Then he left.
Secretary Meyer racked his brain. lie
could not ascertain the name Of tho
statesman from Waco. He asked several
people about the department and they
failed to remember
Henry kept still. ana 1t was a long
time before Secretary Meyer really
learned.
Representative Henry himself lives in
Waco.
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to him that he lust ought to stay at
home" On his arrival at the banquet
hall a distingu.shed-lo looking foreigner
came forward The Hon Josephus bowed
with true southern courtliness.
Il am glad to see you here" he said.
'It is gratifying that foreigners OF dis
tinction should take an interest in our
politics; We are new people, sir,
but
The distinguished foreigner uttered no
word but this:
Number, blease."
Number" calculated the Hon. Jo-
sephus.
Yes. seat number"
What, are you waiter?'
Yes. IF you please.
Then they ought to change your uni
form so you can be distinguished from
the guests of honor." muttered the Sec
rotary of the Navy.
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named streams. From complex cities n,
has gone to primitive villages. From the
rush and swirl of the course of economi,
activity he PASSED to the pursuits Of the
80. anu 'e - ~
-
''. ''
-'i .-e e' 'o' s'>
'"o''hs' 'nee "'n'n '"e o"'oers " 'na'
NV '''''@ ""r'" '"e ''"-
ter "' the sh'ftner" cont'neh'. '1ne ao'en-
'irers o''s' '"oR 10 themselves aiohe III
every emergency
the land where fnev are now traVehns
IS less trarFHd than thaf secfion OF Ar
rfca where Nr. eonSeVeN mas aireadv
hunted No evner'en"ed guides. familiar
with the country and ire inhabitants are
70 Re fonnd Neither does the saHar' or
any sir'i'ar organization. trained In bur-
den hearing. camp making or hunting
tactics evist.
No such facilities as were offered In
Nomhassa will he founa in PARAGUAY
However. the men in charge of the diff
ferent elements Of the exnedition are all
experienced and shor1d soon accommodate
themselves to the unusual circumstances
OF travel In the interior of South America.
The first and continual diHcnitv Is IN
getting natives to go an" distance into
IRE thieket The lnhian who lives on the
fringe OF the wild country hoids the oe-
yond in awe This awe Is increased TO
active fear when he penetrates the forest
and ut anV untoward adventure ne oe-
serts. No pay can hold him. His fear of
Yne iungIe comes from n host of legends
r..s.il from, ,r.ndfather 10 gr,,dso-
P-.-7
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1t was her money which bought the
new wagon, that lifted the mortgage
That fixed the roof on the barn, thar got
new COW and that settled the bill at
the crossroads grocery. Frequent re-
minders of these facts finally got on the
old mans nerves and he turned.
III it hadn't been for my money that
wouldn't be here" she stormed, referring
to the new fence.
''yes, and If it had not been for your
money you wouldn't be here. either!" he
came back promptly.
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the animal he Is after. AS the trail often
leads over swamps through almost i'm
passable thickets and the densest forests.
where the trees drop an impenetrable
network of vines. the chase is of extreme
difficulty.
Arriving at the Parana falls, the launch
will have to be abandoned. These falls
are actually series of extraordinary
RAPIDS The river above their site
branches out into a number of tribu-
taries that drain the nat country. In
the rainy season these tributaries pour
their full streams into the main branch
as into a funnel.
The torrent comes rushing down, boil
ing over the rocks. with Il roar heard
for miles. The difficulties of travel in
this section have deferred the most ad-
venturous from coming thus far; and the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-18

seeking their prey with the stealthiness
of the jaguar. The blow-pipe tribes are
! not all actively hostile to the white man,
and when convinced that explores in
their country mean them no harm they
are even friendly. In his journey out
from the trackless forest Mr.. Roosevelt
must use these Indians as guides. They
will bring him to the broad waters of the
Amazon.
Up this river it will be but short
voyage to the city of Manaos. After the
experiences of the middle jungle the
sight of trolley cars, electric light and
all that a city of 100000 means will come
as welcome contrast. Here the explor-
ers will have the chance to rest and re-
fit. They will need reorganization. The
specimens already gathered will be sent
to the states. But Col Roosevelt must
needs be impatient to push on.
1t is fair sail up the Amazon to its
confluence with the Rio Negro. What
with the rubber traffic of the river, small
steamers make the passage frequently.
But the traverse of the Negro and the
INNER Orinoco is formidable There are
two falls that must be circled. They
make the continuous water trip to the
main Orinoco an impossibility. The coun-
try here contrasts with the region south
of the Amazon. 1t is billy and In parts
fairly open.
This is the region of the Respondent or
child The air-fed flowers cluster in the
branches and on the bark of the trees
making vivid splashes of color against
dull brown background. One of these
plants bearing silvery white flower with
a curious bird-shaped stamen is called by
the half breeds 1.-The holy spirit"
Droves of peccaries trundle through the
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crossed in certain measures 10 pass cflt-
icism upon himself in the hall mirror a.
he left his home for the Capitol.
When he came into his office. his clerks
Rrinned, but said nothing. thinking no
knew his own business and didn't care
TO be reminded or advised as to his ap-
pearance.
m presently, and asked one Of the young
men to please go over to the Senate and
remind the senator that he had worn
their young sons raking green felt hat
down to the Capitol. and that the boy
couldn't 60 to school. or wouldn't, till he
had IT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-18

record states that only thirty-two white
men have seen these stupendous rapids.
Beyond the Parana Col. Roosevelt will
strike for the upland region of Brazil.
Tearance can be compared with Arizona.
The heights of the hills reach no great
altitude, but stand out simply because
thousands OF square miles OF the interior
sea level. Mr.. Roosevelt will pass the
fringe Of the diamond mine section Of
Brazil.
While the run of stones found here does
not equal in size or dneness the dia-
monds of South Africa, yet the district
produced one famous stone, The Star
of the South" worthy of adjoining
kings collection. The diamonds have the
disadvantage of being found in isolated
pockets, and the presence of one gem Is
no indication that others will be discov-
cred in that immediate vicinity
While making his journey through this
territory Mr.. Roosevelt will undoubtedly
sample the two specialties of the region
Paraguan tea and armadillo. Paraguan
tea is made from the leaves of plant
that looks like a rhodedendron bush The
leaves are gathered and dried very much
in the same way as Ceylon tea is treat
ed. The dried leaves are put in a pipe
with sort of perforated bowl, called a
bomba.'
This bowl is immersed in boiling water,
and the water then sucked up as through
a straw. Paraguan tea Is a splendid
stimulant with no after effects, and ia
drunk throughout most of South Amer
lea. The COW hands, working in the In
terior of Argentina. are able to lut In
a good morning work on couple OF
bomoas Of this infusion.
But the real luxury is the armadillo.
This sympathetic title animal. that has
been celebrated by Kipling in his verses.
Rolling Down to Rio." where he sings
of the 'armadillo, dillying in his
armour" Is the gastronomic tit-bit of
the Brazilian hinterland. When he Is
roasted in his shell he is as savory
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-18
Entirely Superfluous.

The small politi-
clan Is not usually
noted for his poll
ish. There is a
story told by Sen
ator Pomerene Of
Ohio concerning q
group of politicians
who were brought
into q city before
convention to do
8 o m e organizing.
The reception COM
mittee e 8 C o r ( e d
them from the sta
ton to their hotel
ard apologfzed be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-18
Not Alone in This.

Nearly yer y
man in the United
States Navy is
turning his eyes
these days toward
Josephus Daniels.
the Secretary of
the Navy. who Is
working out some
very radical and
homespun meas
ures which may
turn life on a bat
tleship entirely up
side down.
IAe never got
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-18
Then 1t Began!

r e pr e sentative
A. T Smith from
Idaho tells a good
story on a fellow
out in his state
who married a lady
who possessed as
much money as
she did temper.
And it was not
long after the mar
rage that the wife
commenced to gen.
tiy insinuate that
she was the better
half financially, as
we'll as in every
other respect. "-+.
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Lincoln Speech.

r epre sentative
W. S. Greene of
NJ a B S a c n u sets
does not think the
present is one of
hard times on
account of the
high cost of living.
He says he can re-
call his young days
when he worked
for a dollar a week.
Again. that some
times he could not
find work to do
at any price.
Mr. Greene owns
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mess as any camper ever sank his teeth
in. He tastes something like sucking
pig.
When Mr.. Roosevelt and his party
descend again to the river country they
must travel in the manner of the Indians.
The type of canoe used to navigate the
streams in this region is the same today
as ii was when Juan de So Is first touch
ed South American shores. Marvellous
endurance is shown by the paddlers-they
will keep going eighteen hours at a
stretch, and day after day for several
weeks.
Col. Roosevelt will journey amid
scenes of tropic splendor. Here he is
going to meet his most formidable oppo-
nents in his plunge through jungle land.
This is not the huge anaconda, although
these reptiles are sometimes sixty feet
in length. and would be terrifying enough
to one less experienced than the colonel
Nor yet the missiles Of the lurking blow
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cause there were not many facilities.
I'VE tried to get your suite OF rooms
with bath" apologized the head Of the
reception committee. but we were unable
to do It"
Thunder" exclaimed one of the poll
ticians. why. that don't make a particle
of difference
WHAT" gasped the chairman of the
committee.
You see" explained the politician,
heartily. I'VE amt needin' no luxuries like
that. Wen only be staying here about
two months"
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kEv',1UNDER IHE6G2 BE- White r: D0MEEv1
No De'phian Oracle.
X epre sentative

K epre sentative
O'Hair of the
eighteenth Illinois
district. who had
the honor OF sue
ceeding Uncle Joe
Cannon, is going to
have a great fight
on his hands short
ly, for Cannon has
sw orn to get
O'Hair's " goat y
and return to the
halls of Congress.
Just after taking
his at ! a s t
spring Mr.. O'Hair
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"S'Matter, Pop?"

Though not con-
sidered absolutely
careless in his at
tire. Senator John
8 h arp Williams
does not pay par
ticular attention to
his gloves. his ties
or whether a hand
kerchief Is sticking
sort Of careless out
of his vest pocket.
But the other
morning he reach
ed the limit OF
not caring. or. pos
sibly. was too en-