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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-12
Tempting YuIe-tide Pudding,
Made Of Tapioca or
Rice are Delightful

Just at this season of the year
all the really good things which
are pleasing to the taste are
particularly appropriate.
Not far from the head of the
list comes buildings, and two Of
the most delightful are Tapioca
and Rice. AT this opportune
time we are offering the best
Pearl Tapioca put up in the
latest modern way--in sanitary,
white cloth sacks containing one
pound each. Splendid receipt on
sack for cooking. Its whole
someone's, its appetizing nourish-
ment, its exquisite relish appeal
to everyone--and its costs con-
vinces the economical housewife
of its desirability.
Try quarters (2sc) worth
four one pound sacks, to day.
The good qualities of rice are
we'll known. The main point is
to buy only the best grade. We
have absolutely the finest grown,
Fancy Head Carolina Rice, put
up in same modern, sanitary
way as Pearl Tapioca. 1t sells
three one pound sacks for 25c.
Remember, there is no other
place in city where these pro-
ducts put up in this way can be
obtained. Phone All 3 an or
der today, or come in tonight
and get some yourself. See win
dow display.
CoxAyT1On 3 TuOn
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-12

What message Of President Roosevelt
ever got through without stirring up a
hornets nest somewherei The last one
certair<y did not, and Mr.. Perkins OF
New York appears to be the most yenge.
full hornet.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-12

Taft hints that there viii be putting
green "a the White House enclosure be-
ginning with seasonable weather next
spring; which means goodbye to the
Tennis Cabinet, with the substitution Of
the Golf Embassy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-12
CURRENT COMMENT.
Knocking. Gently Knockinr.

ooh for one week of Proctor" was
the remark we hear around the State
House" Then there would be some
thing doing and some prospect tnat
the legislature might adjourn
time" Only too true. Burlington
Clipper.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-12

WHY Is our store the most
practical place for you TO trader
BECAUSE we consider your
satisfaction before we look for
our profit.
WHY Is this the safest place
for you 10 buy?
BECAUSE we have no last
years styles on hand; all our
goods are new each season and
the quality and the price we
guarantee will suit you or we
buy the goods back.
WHY can we give you adj
vantages in variety and style?
BECAUSE we buy not twice
year as Is done by most Cloth
iers, but constantly through our
Resident Buyer in New York
whose whole time is devoted TO
Selling the new fashions and
sending to us as soon as they
appear In New York.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-12

The president of bank which had
been robbed Of $4,000 calls it a petty
loss" If he had added letter and
called it pretty loss" the character.
cation would have been more apt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-12

Foot ball, crushed to earth, viii rise
again. II did at swarthmore and II is
doing II at Columbia .-iiah, Rah Rahl ?
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-08-13
A Novel Bottle.

In furnishing information concern
ing Calcutta's supply of the various
soft" drinks, Consul General William
H. Michael refers as follows to an i'm
proved bottle in use:
This bottle is so blown as to con-
tain in the neck a round glass stop
per, which is forced upward by the
gas in the bottle and holds the gas
perfectly. An expert can remove half
the contents of one of these bottles,
and by a shake force the ball up
into the neck, and thus preserve the
remaining half for future use. 1t is
an ingenious device, and every way
superior to the old-style corks. In
opening bottle wooden, cup-shaped
device, which fits in the hollow of the
hand and contains short nipple, is
placed over and against the glass ball
stopper and pressed downward. This
causes the ball to drop down into the
neck of the bottle, prevents too rapid
escape of gas and foam, and, if only
part of the contents is required, the
ball may be forced back into the posi-
tion as stopper.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-08-13

but he had set Wednesday as the day
for resuming operations in the market,
and | did not think that he would be
found here on Monday.
The room was cold and cheerless,
and the dingy books in law-calf ap-
peared to gaze at me in mute protest
as l looked about me.
The doors that separated me from
Doddridge Knapps room were shut
and locked. What was behind them? |
wondered. Was there anything in
Doddridge Knapp's room that bore on
the mystery of the hidden boy, or
would give the clue to the murder of
Henry Wilton? If vengeance was to
be mine; if Doddridge Knapp was to
pay the penalty of the gallows Tor the
death of Henry Wilton, it must be by
the evidence that | should wrest from
him and his tools. had just secured
the key that would fit the first door
l had taken the impression of the
lock and had it made without definite
purpose, but now was ready to act.
With a sinking heart but clear
head l put the key cautiously to the
lock and gently turned it. The key
fitted perfectly, and the bolt flew back
as it made the circle. l opened the
door into the middle room. The Sec
ond door, as l expected, was closed.
Would the same key fit the second
lock. or must | wait to have another
made? | advanced to the second door
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-08-13
SIZE.
Liberian Ice Cream.

A new industry in the form Of an
ice and ice cream mandatory has
been started in Monrovia under the
proprietorship d one Of the attaches
to the Liberian commission. The ma
chine is of American manufacture,
from the New Brunswick Refrigerator
company, and has capacity of one
ton. 1t turns out 500 pounds of ice and
ten gallons of ice cream daily. 1t is
principally an ice cream machine, but
ice is such rarity that the protector
decided to experiment in its manufac-
ture. This is the first effort Of its
kind in Liberia, and the demand for
ice, especially for fever-stricken sub
jects, Influenced the experiment. The
manager declares that the result has
been encouraging and will lead to the
ultimate enlargement of the plant,
with cold storage attached. This en-
terprise has filled long-felt need in
Monrovia, especially among the in
valids Of foreign BIRTH The price OF
ice at present is four cents per pound
and the price of ice cream per gallon
Is S2.4O. Under the circumstances,
this luxury is such treat in this
tropical region that nobody ever stops
| TO consider tho price
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-08-13
Woman Tougher Than Man.

Although men, as they run, are per-
haps muscularly stronger than wom-
en-, their ability to Withstand the ele.
ments and their reliance upon clothes
places them considerably below the so.
called weaker sex in the matter of un-
clothed toughness. Women wear
clothes for ornament; men use them
as a protective covering. A group of
men marooned, clothesless on an island
in the temperate zone might be expect,
ed to die off in month from draughts
and colds and rheumatism. The health
of women similarly placed would suf
fer little from the enforced exposure
The fact appears to be, therefore, that
in everything but muscle-in vitality
ruggedness, character, disposition
brain power, ETC., woman is the tough
er, not the weaker, sex.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-08-13
POSSIBILITY OF TIE FUTURE.
When Navigation Of the Air Shall
Have Become Common.

The man from Mars checked his
aerolite. He saw below him what re-
sembled huge rat trap. An immense
steel frame composed Of light rods en-
tirely covered the buildings beneath it.
The steel frame was of sufficient
height to just clear the loftiest sky
scraper.
AS the man from Mars stared at
this contrivance a section of 1t opened
inward and he and his trained aerolte
dropped through. AS he alighted in
the city hall square a man in uniform
hurried up to him.
Sorry to have kept you waiting
outside" he said in choice. Volapuk
but at first couldn't quite make you
out. I'm the guardian of the sky trap.
"Glad to know you," said the man
from Mars. And now tell me what
in the name of all that's wonderful this
wire cheese box means"
why, that's our balloon guard,
laughed the officer. you see the air
ships and balloons got to be such
nuisance that we had to put up this
frame. Why, they used to drop al
sorts of things on us. Sometimes
they'd drop themselves. Two of ou
best citizens were killed over there II
front of the cafe by fat aeronaut
| They'd have airship picnics, too, ant
| throw the scraps all over us. Their
was no use legislating against EN-
before we could enforce the law they
be three counties away. And they
hang shawls and overcoats over thei
numbers so we couldn't take 'em
Finally, when things got too bad, an
the mayor himself was felled by
cheese sandwich just as he was bow
ing to the governors daughter, we pu
up this balloon guard"
The man from Mars took out hi
notebook.
How very curious" he said.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-08-13
WOMAN WHO is APPRECIATED.
She of Sunny, Cheerful Temperament
Always Popular.

The woman who is appreciated Is
generous not so much with money
as with large-heartedness and thought
fulness and sympathy. The world
loves the one who can find a redeem
ing quality, even in the greatest Of
sinners, one who forbears to strike
a defenseless soul. The sunny, hope.
full woman is ever in request. Every
door flies open to her who has cher
ry, pleasant word and bright smile.
She is the woman who is always con-
siderate of the rights of others and
never attempts to monopolize the con-
versation or to make herself the cen.
ter of attraction. She realizes that
money will not buy love. That though
woman may enjoy every comfort
and luxury obtainable, her home may
be absolutely cheerless because OF
loves absence. She knows that there
is no woman living who, deep down In
her heart, does not appreciate being
cared for, admired and loved by
those she comes in contact with.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-08-13

with equal carelessness. Some fami-
ly affairs called me home sooner than
| had thought to come"
Mrs. Knapp is not i'll. | trust?' l
ventured.
"Oh, no."
Nor Miss Knapp"
"Oh, all are well at the house, but
sometimes you know women-folks get
nervous"
Was it possible that Mrs. Knapp
had sent for her husband? What
other meaning could l put on these
words? But before l could pursue my
Investigations further along this line,
the wolf came to the surface. and he
waved the subject aside with growl
But this is nothing to you. What
you want to know is that l won't need
you before Wednesday, if then"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-08-13

and was about to try the key when a
sound from behind it turned my blood
to water.
Beyond that door, from the room |
had supposed to be empty, l heard a
grOan.
| stood as if petrified, and, in the
broad daylight that streamed in at the
window, with the noise and rush of
Clay street ringing in my ears, felt
my hair rise as though | had come
on a ghost. | listened minute or
more, but heard nothing.
"Nonsense!" thought to myself; 1T
was a trick of the imagination"
raised my hand once more to the
lock, when the sound broke again,
louder, unmistakable. 1t was the voice
of one in distress of body or mind.
| listened with all my ears. Then
there came through the door the low,
stern tones of a mans voice speak
ing earnestly, pleadingly, threatening
ly, but in a suppressed monotone.
Then the groan burst forth again,
and it was followed by sobs and
choked sounds, as of one who protest
ed, yet, strangely, the voice was the
same. There was one man, not two 1t
was self-accusation, self-eXcuse, and
the sobs seemed to come in answer to
self-reproaches.
Then there was sound as of a man
praying, and the prayer was broken
by sobs; and again l thought there
were two men. And then there was
a noise of a man moving about, and
long smothered groan, as of one in
agony of spirit. Fearful that the door
might be flung open in my face, tip
toed back TO my room, and silently
turned the key, as thoroughly mysti
fed as ever | had been in the strange
events that had crowded m!
life since | had entered the city
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-08-13
Compensatlon,

When Wilson Hobart married Hetty
Lewis there were many people who
predicted domestic troubles, even
tragedies, but they were mistaken,
says the Youths Companion. The Ho.
barts were to all appearances, an un-
usually happy couple. II reckon Hetty
must have learned to keep her tenn
per better than she used to-" remark
ed one person, to whom this state Of
affairs was inexplicable. you don't
look a bit older than the day you
were married, Wilson" 81 don't know
as she has," said Mr.. Hobart, with a
slow smile. Il tell her l guess she's
got enough on hand to last her; she
needn't save any to accommodate me.
And l can tell you," he added, with
enthusiasm, 1T would take more than
any temper ever saw to sour Hetty's
bread or her cream pies!"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-08-13
Lincoln and the Tall Soldier.

advice. He indicated what my hab-
Its should be, and my diet in camp;
that | must eat no pastry pies, ETC.;
and emphasized the precaution against
the use of intoxicating drinks. He told
me. when lying down to sleep, should
always rest the head lower than the
chest; to expand my lungs, and seri-
ously added: Il am afraid you will
not stand the service"
L essayed to leave; but just then,
thinking of the orders about strag-
glers, asked him to give me a pass,
else the patrol might gather me into
the guard house. He at once repro
duced his memorandum book, tore out
blank leaf and wrote these words:
Pass the soldier on his way to
camp. By order of Abe Lincoln"
When that grand old man bade me
good-by he embraced me, virtually, put
mis- arms around my neck, and said.
with kindly emotion: "Good-by, my
son! God bless you! Come soon and
dine with me-"
At later time I, in company with
Quartermaster-Sergt. John Fritz, of
our company, paid visit to Washing
ton to exchange clothing drawn by
me which was too small. Returning
to camp we called, by the way, on the
president at the White House. We
we're ushered into the Blue room by
colored attendant. When the presi-
dent arose from his chair where he
had been writing he at once recalled
the former meeting and gave US q
friendly welcome to the White House.
He showed us the spacious building
and presented us to the invited guests
of the day. On being invited to dine
lost courage, and made up my mind
to decline. Mr.. Lincoln insisted, and
said: Il will give you a seat on my
right as my particular guest"
l confessed that Il was afraid and
ashamed to sit with such elegantly
dressed company in my shabby
clothes" when the president charac-
teristically replied: TITS not the cloth
, Ing tndI MdhSs INC udnS my SonI IL
the heart. l think more of a man
: dressed in blue, for love of his coun-
try, than these gay visitors whose
. chief business in these trying times
! is simply to dress for receptions" +
a tiowever, declined, stating that would
snioy my bean soup and hardtack bet
ter than the reception dinner. The
president took both my hands in his
and gave me parting blessing and
dismissed me, saying: IF you should
lie around Washington in the future
call again"
1t was always my great regret Il
after life that did not dine with thI
president, as kindly by him requested
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-08-13

him my life was sought and defended.
knew that Doddridge Knapp had
caused the murder of Henry Wilton,
and yet for some unfathomable reason
gave me his confidence and employ
ment under the belief that l was Hen
ry Wilton. But | had been able to get
no hint of who the boy might be, or
where he was concealed, or who was
the hidden woman who employed me
to protect him, or why he was sought
by Doddridge Knapp.
How long l sat by the desk waiting,
thinking, planning, l knew not. One
scheme of action after another l had
considered and rejected, when sound
broke on my listening ears. l started
dp in feverish anxiety, 1t was from
the room beyond, and l stole toward
the door to learn what it might mean.
Burning with impatience, | thrust
aside the fears of the evil that might
follow hasty action. | had drawn the
key and raised it to the slot, when
heard a step in the middle room.
had but time to retreat to my desk
when key was fitted in the lock, the
door was flung open, and Doddridge
Knapp stepped calmly into the room,
"Ah, Wilton" said the King of the
Street affably, Il was wondering if
should find you here
There was no trace of surprise OF
agitation in the face before me. II
this was the man whose prayers and
groans and sobs had come to me
through the locked door, if he hac
wrestled with his conscience or ever
had been the accusing conscience Of
another, his face was mask thai
| showed no trace of the agony o.
thoughts that might comfort the spirit
| beneath it.
81 was attending to little work o.
my own," l answered, after greeting
If felt much like a disconnected pick
pocket l was careful to conceal the cir
cumstance, and spoke with easy indif
ference. You have come back be
fore | expected you" l continued care
lessly.
YES" said the King of the Stree
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-08-13
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.H~INS
NEW LINCOLN STORY.
He Calls a Tall Boy Out OF the RANKS
for a Comparison Of Heights

While nv regiment (Ninety-tAlru
pennsvlvania). was passing through
Washington and Georgetown, Writes
correspondent of the National lrlO-
une. we passed in review on Fehh-
syIyania avenue, and among the thou-
sands who lined the sidewalks was
very tall, gaunt man, with pale coun.
tenance, dressed in black trock coa'
clinging somewhat tndlherenIly
aim. a black silk hat; with thougnr
ful and serious cast of face, and VINO
called out. "Bub! Bub!" Capt. Arthur
hearing him, and noticing that tno
man was addressing me, informed lno
of it and gave me permission 10 ieav1
the ranks. At once, with no speclai
thought on my part, this tall, saun'
looking man, with pleasing frlenuii-
ness of manner, grasped my hand anu
said: Excuse my rudeness; II was
jealousy on my part that MADE me
call you from the ranks to size you
up"
He said: "How tall are you?" and
what is your age!
I replied: "Six feet, sf& and nan;
and am in my seventeenth year.
weigh 140 pounds"
He at once drew from his pocket q
black, cloth-covered memorandum
book. and, with an ordinary stub leao
pencil noted down my answer. no
tbep introduced himself in this char
acteristic way:
81 am Old Abe"
was startled, but felt honored. he
then introduced me to Vice-Presloent
Hannibal Hamlin as my Son" Then
noticed Gen. Cameron and Gov. A. IT,
Curtin standing in the group. He no
ticed our separate and combined
heights in the memoranda, each CIV
ing his full name and height as tol'
lows:
; Mahlen Shaaber, B Ninety-third
Pennsylvania, 6 feet, 61s inches.
, Abraham Lincoln, president, 6 feet
inches.
) Hannibal Hamlin, vice-president,
feet, III inches.
Gen. Cameron, secretary OF war,
feet, inch.
Gov. Curtin, Pennsylvania, feet
, inches.
Total, 81 feet, inches.
O He said, jokingly: This incident
! where so many tall men have met, will
v never occur again"
e After a somewhat longer converse
|. ton he volunteered to me some goot
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-08-13
Imauinary Necessities.

"Were it not for the thousands of
people who are slaves to imaginary
necessities we might have avoided the
panic of last October" says writer
in Appleton's. ut was these people
indirectly who brought it on. 1t was
these people who suffered most when
it came. The laws of nature are iron
in their retribution. The man who is
earning $50 week and spending SIS
does not fear panics. Neither does
the man who is earning $5O,0O0 a
year and spending $25,OO0. Sailors
who do not know how to reef their
sails would be at the mercy of squalls.
People who do not know how to cut
down their expenses are at the mercy
of panics. A certain rich New Yorker,
who retired from the stock exchange
recently, started business 40 years
ago with three friends. When times
were prosperous he could not afford to
live as well as they did. When times
were hard they had to borrow money
of him in order to live at all"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-08-13
A Family Puzzle.

Atkinson-The family seems to be
somewhat mixed. Hughes-Yes, it is;
the woman is the mans third wife,
and the man is the womans second
husband; the baby is the Child Of the
woman's second husband by his third
wife, the twins are children Of the
man by his first wife, the girl with
red hair is the woman's child by her
first husband, the boy with the short
trousers is the son Of the man by his
second wife, and that little girl stand
ing over there by the woman's second
husband is another of the woman's
children by her frss husband. Life.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-08-13
CHAPTER XVII.
In a Foreign Land.

The groans and prayers, if they con-
tinued, could be heard no longer
through the double doors, and / seated
myself by the desk and took account
of the events that had brought me to
my present position.
Where did stand? What had ac-
complished? What had | learned?
How was | to reach the end for which
struggled and bring justice to the
slayer of my murdered friend? AS l
passed in review the occurrences that
had crowded the few weeks since my
arrival, | was compelled to confess
that | knew little more of the mys-
teries that surrounded me than on the
night | arrived. ! knew that | was
tossed between two opposing forces.
knew that a mysterious boy was sup
posed TO be under my protection, and
that to gain and keep possession OF
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-08-13

Paris Pattern No. 2469, All Seams
Allowed. d.-Flowered dimity is a suit
able material for this girlish frock.
The trimming should be of filet lace,
or with narrow fluted ruffies of the
material; the removable yoke being
of the lace. Foulard silk would be very
pretty made up in this style. The
skirt is four-gored model, attached
to the waist under the belt, finished
with a simple hem. This model may
also be used for an everyday frock,
embroidery insertion being used in
place of the lace, and, If desired, two
insertions of the embroidery are used
to trim the skirt above the hem. The
dress closes at the center-back, and, If
it is to be worn for every day, cham
bray, cotton voile, Irish linen, French
gingham or pin-spotted lawn are all
suitable materials. The pattern is in
three sizes-13 to II years. For a
miss of Is years the dress requires SH
yards of material 20 inches wide, 7A
yards 27 inches wide, 5A yards 36
inches wide, or Az yards AZ inches
wide; nine yards of insertion and 23A
yards of edging.
To procure this pattern send 10 cents
to "Pattern Department" OF this paper
Write name and address plainly, and be
! sure to give size and number OF pattern
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-08-13
Disappointed.

The old countryman with the faded
satchel stood in front of the side-show
tent with a look of disgust on his
face.
whats the trouble, sir?" asked the
oily-tongued individual who was tell
ing the crowd about the wonderful
wild man inside. You look disap
pointed
"T am" grunted the old man. 81
heard that there was "A crowd of bark
ers down at the side show and I ain't
heard one of you bark" ~