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FKIDAY. Sfcl TKMUKB 1003.
The averaaa dally ctroulatlou of the
Btrre Daily Times for the week ending
oaturaHy wan
2,804
copies, the largest paid circulation of any
dally paper In this section.
A GAIN OF 400
In the daily circulation of the
Times since Jan. 1st is something
no other Washington county daily
can show.
The circulation statements of
the Times can always be verified
by anyone who so wishes. Tress
room, circulation books, paper
bills and all that pertains to the
circulation of the Times are open
to the Inspection of all. Is there
any other Washington county
dailyMhat will show up In like
manner ?
If the trotters and pacers continue to
lower the world records for speed, the au
tomobile may have to look to its laurels as
a means of fast locomotion.
The Xorthfield News, a prohibitionist
supporter, declares that Its readers will
not be bothered with beer advertisements
In its columns. That is consistency, and
admirable Is consistency.
Today is the anniversary of the publish
ing of the first newspaper in America. The
newspaper was suppressed, 'but that fact
did not keep the newspapers down as, In
the 213 years intervening, thousands have
sprung up. The newspaper has come to
be a recognized necessity.
If aty man in Barre cares enough
about managing a base ball team, to re
ceive the usual kicks and punches that
fall to the managerial lot, let him step for
ward and present himself. If such a one
is found who is satisfactory Barre might
be represented in the proposed six-team
base ball league next summer. Those in
terested would do well to cast about for
such a man. If run without extravagance
base ball could be made to pay in this
city.
One of the visitors to the granite quar
ries on Wednesday was heard to remark
that the quarries "didn't amount to much
after all," meaning undoubtedly the sight
of the hundreds of men engaged lu one of
the treat industries of the country. As a
scenic attraction the quarries do not pre
sent anything in the lineof the wonderful
but it is in the industry Itself the thought
ful observer sees so much that amounts to
gometLlng. , But probably the visitor who
thought the trip didn't amount to much
after till would fail to be impressed even
by the luiignifieenee ofaNiagra or the
grandeur of the highest Alpine peak, ex
cept for a moment, as a child, before
whose eyes something new wa3 spread.
In commenting on a recent church so
cial, held in Barre, at which "kisses"were
advertised to be sold at two for a cent, the
Vergeunes Enterprise fays:
The common vulgarity of the kissing
game has practically disappeared, but
thre is still the occasional outbreak that
calls for attention by parents and teach
er.s. When will girls learn that the lip is
the portal of the heart, tt be opened only
by the man to whom she Is prepared to
give her life?"
We quite agree with the Vergeunes con
temporary on the oscillatory practice, but
iO this ease it was a little different. The
"kisses" advertised and sold were the mo
lasses and water variety to be obtained at
any grocery or candy store. Lest the re
port of the alleged laxity of the girls of
Barre gain further credence The Times
hastens to offer this explanation.
Considerable of a discussion has been
started by the fact that I'resident Roose
velt has this fall caused a second son to
be enrolled in the public schools of Wash
ington. Another son entered the public
schools of that city last year. But why
should so much attention be paid to the
fact that the two boys are pupils in a pub
lic Institution? hat is a president a son
that he should require any other means of
educational training than that afforded the
'other youth of the country? Manifestly
there Is no reason. It is the very essence
of our boasted democracy that the young
of the country should not bo differentiated
into classes and one section or part be
made to feel its superiority over another.
In sendirg his sons to the publio schools
President Roosevelt has done Just what a
majority of American fathers have done
and will continue to do. If the public
school is good enough for the son of a
man in private life, and It surely is, then
the same school is amply good, enough for
the son of a man In publio life, even
though that man may be the head of the
republic. We want no distinction of
classes and we do not want to inculcate in
the minds of the coming generation any
idea of superiority or inferiority. Presi
dent Roosevelt needs 110 commendation
for his action for his was the natural
American course.
! A l
Just 213 years ago today. "Pub
lic Opinion," the first newspaper,
was published tt this country Sep
tember. 25th, 1699. Boston.
What would the early pilgrim
think to see one of our modern new s
papers ?
Look for our advertisements in this
paper every day. We will make
things interesting for you!
. Today see our Boys' Sweaters,
all styles, 50c to $2.00 each.
Rogers & Grady Co.,
TOP TO TOE OUTFITTERS,
Ouinlcn Building, - Barre Vermont.
ABOUT THE STATE.
ItPina of Ii)errt Clonurd From Our
James dimming has been appointed
postmaster at llydeville.
The annual meeting of the Vermont So
ciety of Colonial, Dames will be held in
Rutland Tuesday, Oct. 1.1.
lit. and Mrs. N. C. Hayes of St. Al
bans, celebrated the 5-lta anniversary of
their marriage on Monday evening. -
A petition in voluntary bankruptcy was
filed at the district court clerk's office in
Burlington yesterday by Albert C. Ster
ling, a store keeper of Warren. Liabili
ties $5,919.50; assets, 48,091.
The farm house of Fred Mattison In the
west part of Bennington was burned
Wednesday afternoon. The lire caught in
the second story. The contents of the
bouse were burned. The loss is $2,500
and is partially covered by insurance.
T. II. Tanner while helping Silas Carl
ton fill his silo at Marshfield Wednesday
had a narrow escape from death. He fell
from the staging into the Biio. The men
missed him and on looking fonnd him at
the bottom of the silo with a brokeu hip
and a fractured right arm.
Eighteen Civil War Veterans of Co. I,
4th Vt. Vols. t held their annual reunion
at (iraud Army hall. Brattleboro, Satur
day. Aliaz Pike of Whitingham, was
elected prenident of the company. Dinner
was served at the American House. The
next reunion will be held at the home of
Mr. Pike in Whitingham.
The trespass and trover case of P. V.
Grifliu against Louis Martel and J. C.
Jones, which began in Rutland county
court Sept. 10, was brought to a close
Sept. 23, when the jury returned a special
veraict fixing the amount ot tbe damages
due the plaintiff at LICK), of which -.'00
is for damages suffered by the plaintiff In
his person and for exemplary damages,
and $1,500 for the stock and fixtures eon
verted by the defendants.
Export and Import Flsrureir.
It is estimated by the treasury "'
partment that the exports of the Unit
ed States for the current year will
reach the great total of $1,500,000,000.
The imports will be about $1,000,000,
000, half of It raw material for manu
factures. , Old gold and silver wanted at refiners'
prices lu exchange for goods at F. K. Burr's
Wise King Flour is always reliable.
United States Depository
THE
Standard
or value is the honest
dollar. Its value . is
guaranteed by Uncle
Sam but he sets no
limit on its earning
power nor docs lie en
sure its owner against
its loss.
nji
The National Bank
cf Barre
is organized to take
care of the deposits of
lis customers and "in
crease the earnings of j
their money.
. It is established on
a firm financial Basis
having a capital of
gioo.ooo. 00 and sur
plus $20,000.00.
T h e managemen
solicits the accounts
of individuals, firms
and irif itutions.
Savings Department.
Deposit books issued, interest credited
an. 1 and July 1 in each year at the rate
of 3 1-2 per cent per annum.
Drafts on London a specialty.
F. G. HOWLAND, Cashier.
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Jl Flil'S OEVEIIGEll Atmoimccmcnt
Copyright. IN", by C. B, Lvvrix J
In lml;:i the term fakir" U-s not
un'-an a cheat or a fraud, but is applied
' to the so eallivl holy men who carry
out certain vo'vs. Of all ihe fakirs
known to the decade between JSf'O and
ISTi) Gunga Gee of the provim " of lly-
l. iiM.f v;i tllp mot nmlmiii-l't I In
was a .holy man and one who did
Strang, things. Having caused the
death of his father by accident, ho
blinded one of bis own eyes, cut off a
finger from his left baud and a too
from his right foot and vowed to carry
out certain things.
In the line of jugglery Gunga Gee
could do wonderful things, mid the
English were awed and the natives
made afraid. One day he gave nn ex
hibition in the suburbs of Hyderabad
and performed such wonderful' feats
that General Cluet, commander of the
military post, decided to imprison him
and destroy his prestige, lie was
charged with beins a vagrant and a
nuisance and dragged off to jail, and
after he had been locked up for a cou
ple of clays he was offered bis liberty
if he would leave the province. He re
fused and was defiant.
In some mysterious way word got
out that on a certain hour of a certain
dny Gunga Gee would leave his prison
in spite of his guards, and when the
time arrived. 20,000 natives were gath
ered in the streets. General Cluet had
turned out four regiments of infantry
to preserve order. At the jail the fakir
was loaded with irons and put in the
strongest coll, and sixteen armed nun
stood between him and liberty. Prompt
ly at the hour named the man ap
peared amid the mob in the street and
was at once bustled away. When his
cell was unlocked hia irons were found
on the floor. He had passed out of the
cell and into the Street like a spirit.
If the reader is inclined to doubt that
this thing happened he can find corrob
oration in the civil ami military rec
ords of Hyderabad. The matter deified
the fakir in the estimation of the na
tives, and the English became alarmed.
Charges were preferred against the
guards, the governor of the jail lost
Lis place, and it was pretended that a
conspiracy was unearthed. As a mat
ter of fact, however, the affair was a
perfect mystery and could not be ex
plained iu any other way than to credit
Gunga Gee with supernatural powers.
Notwithstanding that a large reward
was offered, the fakir was not recap
tured. He went Into hiding somewhere,
and the excitement finally died out.
Three months after Gunga Gee's es
cape a grand military review was held
at Hyderabad. There were eight regi
ments in cantonments there, and ninny
high officials were present to witness
tin? maneuvers. General Cluet had
won his wny by means of "pull" rather
than by merit. He was pompous, arro
gant and tyrannical and was uo.favor
ite with officers or men. It was an oc
casion for him to show off, and he
meant t make the most of it.
It was estimated that there were 75,
OOO people massed on the grounds when
the I Htupots sounded for the review to
begin. As a preliminary the general
was to ride up and down along the
front of the regiments, followed by-his
staff. He had just started out, while
the bund struck up nrul the regiments
prepared to clieer, when n native ran
from the crowd nnd barred his wny.
It was Gunga Gee. He was recog
nised by" thousands, and after one
great shout a silence fell upon the mul
titude. A dozen troopers rode to drive
the man back, but he motioned them
away find stood for a mopient looking
the general in the eyes. Then be raised
his hand above his head and mutton d
something, and the people witnessed a
thing unparalleled. The general , de
scended from his horse, unbuckled and
threw away his sword and went
through numerous antics. He stood on
bis head, he rolled over' and over, lie
moved about on his hands and knees
and barked like a dug. He even kissed
the bare feet of the fakir.
The affair did not last above five min
utes, and you may wonder that it last
ed so, long. The English seemed to .be
dazed, and hundreds of men rubbed
their ryes as if to clear them. The na
tives were silent as death. Here was
another marvelous exhibition of the
powers of God, and tliey watched ev
ery motion nnd hardly breathed.
When the general who bad impris
oned linn b:sd been degraded before all
that multitude Gunga Gee walked back
among bis people nnd was swallowed
np iu nn instant, while the general
continued his antics and was Jeci 'd by
thousands. The spell was not broken
until his officers laid hands on hini,
when he at once retired to his quarters
and another led the review.. The affair
of course created a tremendous local
sensation, and for several days the fa
natical nn lives were ready for a riot.
The general's humiliation was com
plete, and military circles were a unit
in agreeing that ins resignation must
be tendered to wipe out tiie disgrace.
In a month he was on bis way home to
England, looked upon almost as n pa
riah. Could Gunga Gee have been found
the English would have wreaked
vengeance upon him. He was searched
for high and low, and the reward was
doubled and trebled, but he was never
again heard of, although he doubtless
lived for many years under some dis
guise. His power over the general was
no doubt some specie's of what we call
hypnotism, but how he managed to
cast off his irons and leave the jail Is
another matter. He did it, nnd no man
can gainsay it, nnd the old building,
With its grated windows, stands today
just ns it stood then. While the gov
ernor and his guards or jailers bad to
go, no one ever believed for a moment
that they gave the fakir the slightest
nid M. or a n.
OPENING OF NEW MERCHANDISE
Tor fa'S in all departments. No effort has been spared to secure for
our customers the most desirable styles that can be pro- ,
cured, in qualities that will give satisfaction,
and at reasonable prices.
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Our Repairing
and Remodeling
- OF -
Is Equal to New.
Prices and Satisfaction Guaranteed.
A. C. vSPIRO,
FUR STORE.
Sign of the Seal, 31 State St., Montpclier
JINGLES AND JESTS,
Wouldn't Go Farther.
Van Quizz I hear thnt De Broune
has sent his wife to Europe.
Fitz-Bile Yes. She wouldn't go far
ther. -New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Share and Hair Cut.
I used to wish a beardless lad)
For lmir enough for ohavinp. but,
y Grown oldor now, I wish I had
A few more hairs to cut.
Philadelphia Press.
"All He Hud.
The Nurse The doctor has come to
take your temperature.
The Convalescent I suppose it's all
I have left. I'uofe. ;
A Calm Aaanmntton.
Today no credit comes to you
For hems noble, wisa or great;
The advertisers gay it s due
Entirely to the foods you nte.
Washington Star.
The Alternative.
Friend You have made your bed.
and you will have to lie in It.
The Defendant Not if I can lie out
of it Smart Sot.
Not hi II HT Dot 11 nr.
That "good Intentions never die"
We haven't any doubt
Perhaps that la the reiison why
They're seldom enrrif d out.
-.' . Philadelphia Press.
The Iletort -O'.ivlou-.
Stout Man Hello: Yon look as if you
had been riding on a b;u n;l. ,
riowleycted Man You bok as if you
had swallowed one.
Dr. Wiley'a Willing Victim.
Dr. Wiley of the department of agri
culture announces that ha will conduct a
series of experiments to determine the ef
fect ot salicylic acid on the human sys
tem when the ackl Is used as a preserva
tive In wines and liquors.
I'm a man who loves researches
And regard your efforts highly.
So I take the first occasion
To write to you, Dr. Wiley.
I'm a patriotic person
And should call myself a duffer
If I, by my hesitation,
Let my cherished country suffer.
I don't care what It is mixed with,
Fusel oil or cream of tartar,
On the altar of researching:
" I'm prepared to be a martyr.
Such a fate would maloS'me happy;
I should call my death Idyllic
If I sank 'neath R. frumentl
Mixed with acid salicylic.
Rest assured that I'll come gladly
If you say that you desire me.
Drop a postal or a letter;
On the whole, you'd better wire me.
When the country calls for helpers,
Let mo urs this truth' on you, Kir,
She will get the quickest answer
From yours hastily,
A. BOOZER.
Chicago Tribune.
Today Ayer's
Sarsaparilla day.
Take other kinds
tomorrow.
J.C. Ayer Co
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OUTING
Saturday morning we will put on sale fifty Fleece Lined
Wrappers, the $1.25 and $1.48 kind?, and give you. your choice
for 98c each. They won't last long at this price.
We have about 500 yards of dark colored 'Outing Flannel
short lengths. Saturday your choice for 5c per yard. Every
woman who wants to sive money will take advantage of this sale.
THE VAUGHAN STORE,
44 North Main Street,
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THE PtONICK WtTMtR-lROOr NO tUSTJC BOOflNO.
WCARINQ OUAUTItS lNE3UL!:! U1 AN OTHER HOOflNO.
wATtn-enoor. Acio-PRoor. rmE-ncsisTiwo.
VM. H. PITKIN,
Telephone 2:11-2. lloom 3. Mllr Hide linrr. Vt.
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GLEANINGS.
Between Sknguny and St. Miehnel'd,
Alaska. 000 dogs are kept by the postal
authorities for letter currying.
Nearly oil the safety matches which
are safe against friction on sandpaper,
stone, wood or brick Ignite readily
from a quick rub on glass.
To collect a dollar of customs costs a
triile more than 3 cents, while the cost
cf collecting a dollar of Internal reve
nue is a little less than 1"4 cents.
Ten years nso cents were little uswl
in California and the south and wore
practically unkuovvu In Nevada. Wyo
ming nnd Arizona, but today they cir
culate everywhere for the beueiit of
the slot machines.
Pelican island, in Indian river, on the
coast of Florida, has been acquired bj
the department of agriculture as a gov
ernment reservation. The step was
taken to prevent the entire extinction
of the brown pelicans which breed
there.
The Strongm! Jail.
Graham county jail, at Clifton. Ariz,,
19 the strongest jail in the world. It
comprises four large apartments lu-wn
from the solid (uailx rock of a hill
side. The entrance is through a bo.v
like vestibule built of heavy masonry
and equipped with three sets of steel
gates.
AT
PUBLICAUGTION.
C. L Currier Home Place
in Barre City.
As I have decided to go south I shall
j sell my residence at the corner or Mer
chant and Wellington streets at auction on
Saturday, Sept. 26, at 2 p.m.
This is one of the best locations in the
city. The lot has a frontage on Mer
chant street of about 70 feet, on Welling
ton street of about 08 fctt. and a rWth
of about 135 feet.
The house, which cost more than
$6,000 to build, is in good repair and is
provided with all modern conveniences.
I shall also sell at the same time a large
amount of household furniture, wagons,
harness, farming tools, one cow, etc.
Terms of sale made known at time of
auction. C. L. CURRIER.
Just stop and think,
and I will likely place that
IN
YOUR
HOME.
By the deal you have saved
good money. I have made a
little and we rejoice together.
H. A. GOULD,
TUNER and DEALER,
56 Spadding Street, - Barre, Vt.
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V That's tho kind r,f
we would lite to sell you. (;
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' There is nothing which com-
bines use and ornament so l-j
completely as one of our hand-
some guaranteed clocks. The IJ
prices are right, too.
A Jeweler and Optician,
3 Depot Square, Earrc, !j
Depot Carnage.
The Hotel X.irthrrn now ha a farritit-f nin
i,fft m! fr..m railroa.1 Hains at lt,e .
to all parti, of ,. city, - ' 1M-"'
Telephone Call 232-17.
KINDERGARTEN MATERIALS
Recently in so much it., 1 .
nt uavc iir-
ranged with one of the best known manufacturers
of these goods to supply the schools nd families
with their productions. We respectfully solicit
your catronan'p fnr th. j. .-j ... .
" svvm hu can guarantee
satisfaction, both as to quality of goods and prices.
BARRE BOOK STORE,
CIIAS. A. SMITH P,n.!t.
Gordon Block. 140 North ifraj t
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