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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-20

The Times Daily Short Story.


rest stood ready 10 tackle me in case
Of need. In vain I protested. They
did not notice anything said TO them
or reply to my questions as to what it
all meant. They took me back from
the dunes and In the direction OF the
village. Then espied Jacqueline com
ing i was mortified that she should
see me In such plight, but glad to
have some one know that / was being
kidnapped The men, seeing her, turned
their steps toward her, and when we
came up to her, while stood scarlet
and scowling, one OF them said to her;
"We got lunatic, Miss Rathvon.
We're goin' to turn him in. He was
standin' on a dune talkin to the ocean.
If we hadn't a. been there on the nick
O. time he'd a walked right down and
drownded hisself."
"Jacqueline," / said, rosy red, II see
1t ALL These men have mistaken my
elocution practice for the rawlings of
lunatic. Good, isn't IT'D Ha, ha! Very
funny" tried to laugh.
What did the little mink do but look
at me with blank stare!
do you know him" asked one OF
the men.
II never saw him before In my life."
.That settles It," said the leader. HE
thinks he knows you. / wonder what
asylum he escaped from. There's nary
one around here
you'd better take him to our house"
said Jacqueline, ''till you can find out
about him. Likely his keeper will be
here looking for him."
Fancy me led along for q lunatic.
the girl I loved pretending not to
know me. supposed that when we
reached the house she would tell them
all about my elocution practice and
the joke would be ended She had
other plans In view. It happened that
none Of the family was at home, so
she was free to act as she liked. She
led my keepers, who led me, to room
In the attic and locked me in herself.
The men protested lest / should COM
NIT suicide by jumping from the win
dow, but she said she didn't think
/ was that kind OF a bedlamite and
there was no such risk. Then the
men went away. Presently l heard
soft voice ask:
who told you / was engaged?"
I made no reply for a time, then
said CURLY:
Il took SO little interest in the mat
ter that l have forgotten"
This was home shot, and II told.
Jacqueline unlocked the door, and
when l opened 1t l saw her going
down the stairs with her nose in the
air.
Later in the day Charlie came and
found bis sister and me not on speak
ing terms. He inquired the cause, and
was Obliged to give It to him. His
bursts Of laughter infected both Jac-
queline and me, and we soon joined
him In his mirth.
I remained at the seashore a week,
though practiced something very diff
ferent from elocution-how 10 propose
to girl. But, after oil, blurted what
/ had to say. / was accepted.
EDMOND COMPTON.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-20

President Hadcy Of Yale, coming back
10 New Haven late one night, got into
one OF the cabs at the station, and tax.
ing it for granted that the cabby knew
who he was. said;
Drive fast. cabby'
"All right, sir.F replied eohby. The
horse started OF with plunge, and kept
up his rapid gate for half an hour go
ing up one street and down another
Finally Dr. lIadlcy, seeing that he was
being taken IN the wrong direction. stuck
his head out Of the window and mid
Arc yoti not going III the wrong direc.
tion, eabbyY
Hanged II ] know mister WAS the
astonishing reply, where 40 you won't
to pog' Philadelphia Ledger
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-20
Russian Reds Stay Prominent
Officials
BATOUM SCENE OUTRAGE
The Chief of Police Was the Target
Of the Russian Reds, who Failed
to Kill Him--Two Passing
Are Dead.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 2o.--A telegram
from Batdam says that a bomb was
thrown there yesterday at Chief Of Po-
lice 0zrgheti. He and his wife were
wounded and two passerby were killed.
A woman was wounded
-Four arrests were made.
Another reign Of terror, it il believed,
has been inaugurated throughout the
empire by revolutionists.
Colonel Schroeder, military command
er of Bialostok and personal representa-.
tive and protege Of the car, was assassi-
mated yesterday. A bomb was exploded
within a few feet Of him, and he was
blown to pieces.
Other terrorist attacks on prominent
officials have occurred in widely sepa.
rated parts Of the empire. There is ev-
cry indication Of concerted movement
on the part of the revolutionists.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-20
etyIlsh oombInatIon d COLOR.

While the ordinary woman does not
look for unusual or frealSlsh modes,
she Is always anxious TO know just
what society is wearing, and now and
again sho gains clever idea which
she introduces IN her own simple
frocks. For this particular little wom-
an lot It be remembered that certain
smart effects are obtained In combln-
ing two or more unusual colors-that
is, coiors that at one timo would have
been considered eccentric For exam
pie, a stylish linen dress cut on simple
lines with plated skirt and semiftted
cont IS IN wedgwood blue, which color
in Itself Is vastly becoming 20 clear
complexion, but which Ii simple and
unattractlye from modlsh viewpoint
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-20
How 70 Mend Mohair.

One Of the most popular fabrics for
outing wear is mohair, and no tear is
so ruthless, so positively aggrayating
or so difficult to remedy as the aver
age hole in this material. II never
tears straight or cornerwise, or even
bias, but always accomplishes all three
directions at the same time, and such
q rip across sl1irt-where it general
" happens, either from slip Of the
foot or from being caught on a bush
Is enough to bring despair into the
face and heart of the most accom-
plished member.
To try to take such a rip between
the fingers and then darn 1t in the
usual way results IN its drawing and
puckering. so that the remedy is worse
than the hole. Still properly gone
about it can be mended. il not to be
invisible exactly, still with very sat
isfactory results. The rent may be
best described as being scraggy. So
the better way is to lay q stiff. large
piece Of paper over the tear and haste
it down to the goods, the cloth to lie
exactly as though II were whole; as
the paper is on the right side, the
mending must be done on the wrong.
It win be seen that the threads run
ming one way are generally whole, so
that the darning In and out win be all
that is necessary. the one line Of
threads being already in place. Raw
elings Of the same goods are Of course
best for this, but sewing silk will an
swer nearly as well, seeing that mo-
hair IS quit shiny. The process will
be tedious. but carefully done ones
efforts will be rewarded.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-20

bers, every one OF which Is a veritable
gem. The story takes place in an old
English toy-shop, where by means Of
electricity a mechanical doll, invented
by Johnn Senior Stubs, is brought to
life. Fun, produced by such a combina
ton Of circumstances, is better imagined
than described. Sufficient to say that
the entertainment never fails to keep
its audience laughing from start to fin
ish.
The Toymakers" was taken from the
book Of the same name, written by Mr..
Pid4n, and those who see the play
would do well to read the book Tickets
Wednesday morning.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-20

until 1t is touched up with a widely
contrasting tone which gives 1t an en-
tirely different appearance and rem
ders the shade available FOR almost any
type The little frock In mind is OF
this particular shade Of blue trimmed
with collar and cuffs Of coral pink,
around the edges OF which is q Tiny
piping Of sage green. This introduces
the French touch that Is practically the
making Of the entire frock. Other
wise it would lack chic and be nothing
more nor less than merely a simple
blue linen coat suit The home dress
maker should not be afraid to combine
unusual colors SO long as they do not
clash too noticcably. 1t is these little
touches that give the gown distingue.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-20
MusoIIno a Maniac.

The name Of Musolino, the onco
world famed Sicilian brigand. is again
attracting notice in Italy His highly
strung temperament has had several
phases since bis condemnation, from
an extreme placidlty Of resignation to
fervid writing in verse, with ceaseless
reading, and now there is another pow
erful reaction, which threatens thG
worst and most hopeless form Of IN
Banlty--religious melaneholia. A mad
house may be the end OF bis lurid ca
reer.-LOndon Globe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-20
ARAB HORSE
CUT DOWN
----~---
by French Machine Guns
Yesterday
.WARSHIP'S ARTILLERY
Saves Ambushed spahis--Moors Again
Charge On Cannon With Desperate
Courage, But Are Slaughtered
at casablanca.
.WARSHIP'S ARTILLER Y

London, Aug 2O.--A dispatch to the
Evening News from Casablanca says the
expected attack on the French forces by
the Arabs took place yesterday. It was
futile and was easily repulsed.
But though the attack was quite unor-
gallized, it was carried out with des-
perate and splendid bravery. The bodies
OF Arab horsemen charged repeatedly in
the face of a concentrated fire Of maya
zine rifles and artillery.
It is believed the Arabs have exhaust
ed their ammunition, and therefore it
is expected that the attack viii not
be renewed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-20
CAMERA CATCHES
sHIRKING WORKERS.
Novel Method Adopted at New YOrE
Navy Yard to Check a Growing
Habit.

New York, Ang. 2o--Ty engaging
photographers to snapshot workmen
who quit before their work is over, Adj
miraI Goodrich, commandment OF the New
York navy yard, plans to put check
to The habit which some Of the men
have Of leaving the yard ahead Of
time.
There is no disposition in the great
bulk Of employees to shirl their duty
the admiral says, but We want TO be on
the safe side and have taken the meas
ures we thought necessary, The first
photographs were taken az TOO long a
range. and for that reason were retaken
do not know what the result Of such
pictures will be-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-20
$4,000 rs MUCH LIKE
THE EDDY CASE.
"Next Friend" Charges That Mrs. Burke
Is Kept from Family.

Nashua, N. H., Aug. 20.--A suit para
telling in some respects the celebrated
Eddy case in its legal aspects has been
brought in this city by Mrs. Mary
Neary, next friend" and cousin Of Mrs.
Mary Burke, in whose interest she Ia
suing, for $4,000.
The so-called Ynext friend" alleges
that through undue influence at the
hands of MIR. and Mrs. William S. Stet-
son, Mrs. Burke is kept away from her
friends and relatives and is mis- spending
and misappropriating her property.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-20

Sawyer" is the greatest New England
play ever written, 50 "The Toymakers'
gives promise Of being the greatest inu-
steal absurdity ever produced. It is
scheduled TO come to the opera house
on Thursday evening, August %, and
will be produced by The Jollities," the
company of clever actors, singers and
fun.makers.
The company carries all its own seen
cry and costumes and gives produc-
tion which Is far above the average of
those usually seen in this town. The
music for 'srhe Jollities" is written by
Charles D. Blake and Jehn A. Bennett,
and there arc twenty-six musical mum
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-20

not too expensive and. moreover, are
in keeping with almost any toilet,
whether for day or evening wear
There are quite plain fans on this
order in white marquIsette silk with
Qmountlngs Of imitation ivory that are
just the thing for mornings, and cost
only p cents upward, the most expen-
siye being MS low as 90 cents.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-20
"The Toymakers' Is a Different
Kind Of Comic OpeYs

"The Toymakers,p the latest comic
opera to achieve marked success, is de-
cidedly different from all other musical
pieces. Il is built along original ines,
has an original plot and develops laugh
ter at an original rate OF speed and in
original quantities.
It's author, Charles FELTON, Pidgiu, who
is responsible for "the best New England
story ever written" Quincy Adams
Sawyer has fairly outdone himself in
"The Toymakers," in providing clean,
wholesome fun. just as Quincy Adams
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-20
DIDN'T KEEP PLEDGE.
Therefore Thomas Blackjack Will Saw
Wood for Twenty Days.

Middlebury, Aug. 20.-Thomas Black.
lock has been brought to this town and
placed in the Addison county Jail to re-
main 20 days. Blackjack was arrested
in Addison June "a on a charge of in
toxieation. lie was brought before JUS
tice Of the Peace NJ. T. Barnes Of that
place and on signing the pledge. as re.
quired by the law, he was allowed to 20
free. lie became intoxicated again last
Friday. He was at once arrested and
for 20 days he viii saw wood for Add
son county.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-20
painty Fans For Summer.

Whether it is that the craze for the
mother Of pearl belt buckles is re
Eponsible for the demand for the same
mounting for fans, 1t Is impossible 10
say, but certainly the white gauze
fans mounted on mother OF pearl
sticks are the most popular this sea
SON.
There is much to be said in their
favor for they are light and dainty,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-20
Wonua Point.

White belts Of either soft kid or lin
en- with brass buckles are most popu-
lar. They serve to keep the waist line
long when white blouses are worn,
and they do away with that unbecom.
ing patched effect
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-20
"A Duet By PROXY.

visitor--Is your daughter going to
make her debut this season?
Mrs Montague.Jon De Smythe--
Gracious, mol, Mme.' Rosalie attends to
all that. We don't have to do our sew.
ing no more.-Punch.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-20
WOMAN AND FASHION
For ! enc Auto Run.

All sorts of practical and fantastic
headgear for the fair motorist are now
IN evidence, the smart turbau here IL
Illustrated being one Of the newest pro-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-20

Bialystok military station, who was as.
sassinated, was accused of organizing
and helping to carry out the recent at
tack on the Jews there.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-20
A New Aid Fable.

This is not George Ado fable though it may sling some
slang 1t is Home Aid fable
Once there Geezer who sat around and cut Kndlng
too small for Cook Stove purposes He Whitfield against Time
and Fbbergasted against his Town. The town No Good
he said-strictly on the Blink Yes it was N. G. Why,
hadn't he lived Here since S4 and found that the Place
Punky? Sure, Mikel
Look at that town in the next County Grown like
Jonah's Gourd Must be Jonah here We've grown some,
but don't that we're knocking any particularly Big Per-
simmons That's the way this Gazaboo knocked his town.
one day a Sarcastic Stranger
the had Bossomed like Jonahs
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-20
To KEEp Jews prom pouMA.
Demand Of Russian Union--Col. Schroet.
fer Killed.

St. Petersburg. Aug. TO- The union of
Russian people recently sent an address
TO Emperor Nicholas demanding the
tire exclusion Of Jews from the Douma
in order TO obtain genuine Russian
Douma. His majesty wrote upon the
margin Of the document, Read with
pleasure"
Colonel Schroeder, commander of the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-20

Gourd. He Heard some
Of the Flnbbergasting
and Dropped to the sit
uation.
Look here, you" he
remarked to the citizen
who was Handing Out
the Knocks. What do
you do for, this town.
Are you doing your part
TO put this Burg on the
Upgrade? What's that
hefty Bunch OF lltera-
ture sticking out OF
your Ciothesg"
That's q Mall Order
Catalogue from Chi
cago-a town that Is a
town." replied tho Gee
ger.
80 I thought" said
the Impairment Arriv-
al. "Now let me hand
you out a nice little
vad OF common sense.
For the past ten years
you have been sending
your money to the CHI
cago Mail Order houses
instead Of spending Il
among your home mcr-
chants. What would
have happened TO Chi
cago fifty years ago IL
all the First Settlers
had shipped their Loose
Coin 70 New York on
catalogue lnducemonts7
Why. you'd have to use
a sand drcdger now to
ind the Original Site
OF Chicago. Now. IN the
Burg from which +
have Just Blown in we
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-20

got years
and help Spread
you Sight It without using opera
md a o
Substance Riotous Expenditures Chicago
the sheriff hang out the Nothing Doing IN
towns mercantile Emporium Look
and then look at What makes tho Differ
ence7'
Whereupon the Whiting Gazaboo threw few well cho
sen Thoughts his mental makeup and went down to the
village store to Annex linen collar in place Of the Paper
Circles which he had bought from Chicago at Two Bits Box
MORAL; II you want your town to
grow patrOnize home enterprises.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-14
BRIGHT YOUNG
MAN DIES AFTER
SHORT ILLNESS

Edward A. Carter, son and business as
sociate OF Patrick Carter, the we'll known
real estate and insurance man of 32 West
minister street. died at his parents home.
27S Globe street. early this morning after
a few days illness. lie was stricken last
Thursday evening with double pneumonia
and grew rapidly worse, despite all that
medical aid could do until the end came
Edward Carter was Is years old, and
received his early education at the Tyler
school and later at La Sale academy. Az
ter completing his course at La Sale he
took the commercial course at Bryant d
Stratton's Business College and was grad
uated in 1905. After completing his busi-
ness education he became interested In his
fathers business and had worked with
him ever since.
He was well liked by his many friends
and business acquaintances, who feel
keenly his loss and sympathize deeply
with his parents, for he was dutiful son
and "A bright, intelligent business youth,
whose future seemed full of promise.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-14
RHODE ISLAND TURKEYS
NOT SCARCE THIS YEAR

Hore Nose of Westerly, the well-known
turkey raiser. is busy now arranging his
Thanksgiving shipments. on Tuesday he
shipped 10 live birds TO parties out Of
town.
According TO his custom, Mr. Vose will
send his finest bird to the White House
this year. He has had the finest birds
selected and both OF them will he killed
and dressed and the best OF the tow sent
TO the president for his Thanksgiving
dinner. The birds weigh about 30 pounds
and the selected one will be shipped Mon
day. Nov. 25
Mr. Vose estimates that there arc all
OF 5000 turkeys within a radius of 10 miles
OF Westerly. lie gave IL as his opinion
that 500 more turkeys we're raised about
him this year than last.
The birds are very plentiful this year"
he said.
He said that he was unable TO give the
price the birds will bring at retail, but
that the retailers will probably ask from
90 TO 81 cents a pound.
Reports from Connecticut and New
York indicate that turkeys arc scarce
there this year. the late spring being
given as the cause.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-14

Mercury made its way across the suns
surface early this morning. The planet
is so small that It is not visible to the
naked eye.
Preparations were made at the Ladd
observatory TO watch the phenomenon
carefully and special arrangements were
made to note the exact time taken by the
planet in making the passage.
The crossing took about three hours and
"A half and it's scientific value Is that IL
gave an opportunity for determining the
position OF the planet. whereby the accu-
racy with which its orbit is known may
be proved
The last transit was made in November.
1884, and the next will occur I'm 1914 and
there is a good deal of interest attached
to the present observations
The meteorc showers peculiar to No
vember will also be visible here In few
days. according to tho astronomers.
At Badd observatory the crossing of the
planet was observed by Professors Upton
and Slocum and Mr.. Edwards of the OBJ
servatory.
The weather for observing the event
was ideal and several photographs were
made of the phenomena. The sun rose i'm
"A haze but IL cleared later. There was
nothing unusual observed in the transit
which occurred i'm at the time and manner
expected.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-14
FIRE COMPANY
MUST SETTLE
QUAKE LOSSES

san Francisco, Nov. IA verdict
against "A fire insurance company affect
ing nearly all the suits in which earth
quake clauses In policies have constituted
the main defense, was rendered i'm the
United states circuit court yesterday.
Judge Van Fleet ordered the jury TO re-
turn the verdict in favor of the plaintiff.
The case was that of Leon Willard &.
Co. against the Williamsburg Fire Insur-
snce company. The amount awarded was
$500, the fun amount sued for. with i'm
terest at seven per cent from date of the
earthquake, Aprll Is, 1906. The ruling OF
the court followed closely i'm line with
that of Judge Whitson in the Bergin case
some time ago. The defendant company
based it's defense on the clause in it's poll
icics which reads IL would not be liable
for loss occasioned by or through vol
cano. earthquake, etc.
There are about % similarl suits against
the Williamsburg company in which the
defense Is the same as In the action de-
cidcd yesterday.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-14
SIX governors
WILL ATTEND
THE CONVENTION

Attorney General Bonaparte will pre-
side over the three-day convention OF the
National Municipal league, IN this city.
beginning Nov. 10. and I'm addition TO
other prominent men who will attend
there will be present the mayors of many
cities and governors of a half dozen
states.
Attorney General Bonaparte will deliver
an address upon Government by Public
Opinion"
Lawson Pvrdy. president of tho board OF
assessments and taxation of greater New
York, Is expected TO open the discussion
of the question of taxation.
Mayor Brand Whitlock of Toledo, o.
will read paper upon national parties
In local elections.
Attorney General Bonaparto also will
preside during tho discussion OF various
reform plans OF municipal government
tried in Galveston. Des Moines and other
cities of the country.
Electoral reforms will be discussed by
men who have been Identified with the
various movements for ballot reforms and
honest elections.
In his yearly report, Clinton Rogers
Woodruff OF Philadelphia, secretary OF thu
National league. will review tho NUM-
cipal progress of the year, his subject be-
ing: Battling for Betterment."
In connection with the convention, the
yearly meeting OF the Civic association
will be held. Tisers ~ill be several toint
sessions with the National Municipal
ioanue
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-14
Democrats Demanded That Re-
turning Board Allow Guard to
Be Stationed in State House to
Have an Eye on the Vault, But
This Was Refused.

II a bomb had been exploded under the
state returning board yesterday Il could
hardly have caused greater apparent ex-
c'tement than followed a request by Gov
ernor Higgins and Charles Sisson. Demo
cratic candidate for lieutenant governor,
that the Democrats be permitted TO sta
tion watchers TO guard. particularly at
night, the state house vault containing the
ballots cast at the last election.
The request was made by Peter c. Can
non, Esq, one OF the Democratic watchers
at the count Secretary Richard w Jen-
nings, i'm whose custody the ballots arc
held, asked the board to grant the request,
but the members did not seem inclined To
do so, owing partly TO the absence OF
Thomas j. Dorney. who was elected by the
Republican senate as the Democratic
member OF the board.
The Democrats present supported the
governors request, while the Republicans
declared their faith in the integrity OF the
whole proceedings OF the board. asserting
that II anything irregular had been In
tended. there had been ample time already
for the mischief TO be done, and nothing
would be gained by granting the request.
The members of the board went into