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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-14

tween them, worthy rather Of two
schoolgirls than two veterans OF a
great war.
For forty years the card continued
TO pass at Christmas time between the
two friend-enemies. Picture processes
improved. and the little dove OF 1865
was a sorry looking bird beside the
dove OF the twentieth century. Be
sides, the card was worn and soiled.
Possibly had ting two friends been
near each other they would have re-
turned to q closer relationship. But
In all these years they never met.
Ayres never married. and Mrs. Young.
who meanwhile had come into posses
sion of the story Of their quarrel, said
facetiousIy that she believed he loved
her husband too well to marry wo-
man.
A Christmas came round when Peter
Young was in no mood to remember to
send the card with the dove and olive
branch. A crisis had come in bis af-
fairs. and what be had been for years
building fell with crash. The crown
Of his and hts wife's sorrow was that
bis health broke down under the
strain.
Had he not after these many years
rome to tread in q rut be would have
written to learn the cause Of his not
receiving his token. But he had never
written line or spoken word to the
man with whom he had Quafreled IN
his youth. and It seemed too late for
him to begin. The result was that he
refrained from writing and worried.
One day--it was shortly before
Christmas Mrs. Young, rummaging In
her husbands desk. found the old
card. Il occurred to her at once that
In her husbands preuecupation and
distress be had for the FIRST time for
gotten II. she had saved q paragraph
taken from a newspaper mentioning
her husbands failure In business and
another stating that he was suffering
from nervous prostration. Placing
these items with the card In an en-
veIope, she sent II 10 Ayres
Christmas morning brought letter
from Ayres fnolostng his check for
10000 and note stating that # was
sent in the hope that it would place
his friend again on his feet The
Christmas card he would thereafter
Keep in bis possession.
That was the end Of the partial
astraneement. Mrs Young telegraph
I'd Ayres urging him to join them
that evening at Christmas dinner.
Ayres took the first train and reached
The house OF his old friend to find him
and his wife waiting for him. And
there and then they laughed over the
soap dish incident.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-14
coIors IN Poetry.

AS to color, Grant Allen maintained
in an Essay 90 the Color Sense" that
only eight coiors are recognized BY the
popular mlnd black white. red. blue.
green, yellow. gray aud brown Edu-
Gated people speak OF scarlet, crimson.
lilac and purple only under exception
al circumstances In prosaic hour
Grant Allen went through Poems and
Ballads" on the quest for color and
found that Swinburue used the WORD
red ISL fimes, rosy and crimson once
each and sauguine. rudy and scarlet
twice each Gold Is mentioned thir-
teen times Blue reaches twenty-five
And the prosalc conclusion is TO
adopt the statistical form. we might
say. if we chose to reckon the unreck-
enable. that red is 500 per cent more
poetical than blue.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-14
Sad Case Revealed in a Cam
bridge, Mass, House
NO FIREW0OD AND NO FOOD
John and Margaret Flynn Found Dead
in Their Miserable Quarters Yester-
day-A Simple-minded Daughter
Was with Them.

Boston, Dec a. John and Margaret
Flynn, aged % and 60 respectively, died
Of privation at their home, 54s Green
street. Cambridge, some time within the
past few days Their dead bodies were
found lying on the floor Of the bedroom
in their apartments BY neighbors yes
terday morning Their daughter, Mary,
aged 20 who Ii simple minded, was in
the apartments with her parents, and
thought they were sleeping.
The FIynns always kept to themselves,
and occupants Of the house with them
knew but little regarding them. Mrs.
Flynn was employed for seven Or eight
years at Murray's restaurant on Massa
chusetts avenue, but had not worked
there for two weeks past
Medical Examiner Swan. who was
summoned to view the bodies, found that
there was not morsel Of food in the
house and no fire. He gave it as his
opinion that Mr. and Mrs. Flynn died
OF privation and had been dead for as
least two days and possibly longer
The condition III the Flynn tenement
was disclosed when the owner Of The
house. Mrs. Thomas Gethin was sum
moned by Mrs. + J. Burgess, the tenant
who lived over the Flynns, told Of her
suspici0ns that AL was not right be-
low.
II appears that the daughter Of the
Flynus came TO Mrs Burgess last Fri
day and asked her 20 loan bar some kero-
sene. This was thought peculiar BY
Mrs Burgess, for the Flynus were not
people Who borrowed The daughter
came again for kerosene Sunday, and
morning Mrs. Burgess called
The girl and told her to tell her mother
she would like to have her come up.
stair. Lac girl replied that her mother
was asleep and she could not awake
her.
Mrs Burgess immediately decided 10
notify Mrs. Gethin, and the latter went
into the Flynn tenement and found the
old couple lying on the floor Of their
room Mr.. Flynn was beside the bed
Mrs. Flynn was nearer 10 the kitchen,
her head pillowed on the body Of hes
husband.
Mrs. Gethin notified station and Pa
trolmen John Hezlitt and Thomas ?.
Rowe took charge IF the house nnfn
The arrival Of Medical Examiner Swan,
gho ordered the bodies removed To Horace
d LitchfeId'H morgue
Mrs Gethin took charge Of the girl
and word was sent to an amt Maggie
Steele, 1913 81 street. South Boston.
II was learned yesterday hat short
time ago daughter Of the couple died
ID New Bedford and they received
small amount Of money as insurance.
Two paid mp insurance policies for small
amounts were found in their tenement.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-14
REGULATES KIDNEYS
AND ENDS BACKACHE
out-of-order Kidneys Act Fine and
Bladder Misery vanishes After
Few Doses.

NO man or woman here whose kidneys
are out Of order or WHO suffers from
backacne or bladder misery. can afford
70 leave Pape's Dimetic untried.
After taking several doses, All pains
N che back, sides Or Ioins, rheumatic
twinges, nervousness. headache, sleepless
ness, in5aAed or swollen eyelids. dizzi-
ness, tired or worn.oat feeling and other
symptoms Of clogged, sluggish kidneys
simply vanish
Uncomfortable urination especially at
nightly smalting discolored water and
al bladder misery ends
The moment YOU Suspect the slightest
kidney or bladder disorder, or feel rheu.
matism pains don't continue to be mis-
cradle or worried but ret a ffty-cent
case treatment Of Pape's Duretic from
your druggist and start taking as direct.
ed, with the knowledge that there Is no
other medicine at any price, made any
where else in the world, which Is 50
harmless Or will effect So thorough and
prompt a cure
This unusual preparation goes direct to
the cause Of trouble, distributing It's
cleansing healing and vitalizing influence
directly upon the organs and glands af.
fected and completes the cure before you
realize it.
a few days treatment Of Papes Diu.
retic means clean, healthy. active Kid
neys bladder and urinary organs and
you feel ane.
Your physician, pharmacist. banker or
any mercantile agency viii tell you that
Pape, Thompson 4 Pape Of Cincinnati
Is large and rcspon sihle medicine con.
Germ, thoroughly worthy Of your conf
dencc
Accept only Pape's Diuretic fifty.cent
treatment from any drug store any
where in tho world.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-14

Charles. said old Mrs Spreckles to
her husband. I'm so ashamed of the
way you go TO sleep In church Sunday
after Sunday that don't know what
to do. can't hardly hold my head up
and look the people In the face after
the services. You are such a deyout
man on week days that don't see why
you show so much disrespect for sa-
cred things on the Sabbath
There's no disrespect intended. an
swered Mr. spreckles. Il am like the
little boy next door. All week he
looks forward eagerly to the sunday
auto ride bis uncle gives him. 1t is
the browning event Of the week to
him. Yet he goes to sleep invariably
before be has ridden a mile. and he
doesn't wake up until it is all over.
Because While goes to sleep is no sign
that the ride is not doing him any
good. Is it?''- Newark News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-14
4 CHRISTMAS CARD,
o. r. TowNsENp sMIrA.

Iy r. lOWNSENL SWi -
Copyright, 1909. BY American Press Assoc
clation.l
Peter Young and Frederick Ayres
were playmates in childhood, attended
Me same school and left the same col
lege In the spring Of 1851 to enlist in
the same regiment ii the Union army.
They campaigned together and after
each fight Immediately sought each
other to learn Of their mutual safety.
On one occasion Young shot a Con-
federate who was about to run a bay
onet into his friends breast. On an
other Ayres carried Young. who had
been wounded, for miles on a retreat,
saving him from a southern prison
and perhaps death. Their devotion to
each other was well known in the
army la which they served, and they
we're referred To as furnishing an .ex.
ample OF a typical friendship.
In the fourth and last year OF their
service they quarreled. Both had be-
come subaltern officers and were tent
mates One day Young entered their
tent and, looking under bis cot, missed
chip he kept there as rest for his
soap.
Whats become Of my soap dish?"
he asked his friend
"What soap dishf"
THAT chip had here"
"Oh. that dirty thingl I threw it
OUT
what did you do that forT angrily
because I propose to have the tent
live ii respectable Z
"And propose to have something to
put my soap on. and / won't allow
any man to interfere with IT.
It is not essential to give the steps
By which these two bosom friends be-
came more and more angry and finally
alienated, The contemplate cause
was a chip which its owner considered
a soap dish and his friend as not suf
Gciently aesthetic to grace their can
vas habitation. They did not speak to
each other during that campaign and
before another Ayres had been trans
ferred to the staff and assigned TO
duty with a different corps.
In 1886 Young and Ayres were both
again In civil life On Christmas
morning OF the next year on going to
the postofIice for his mail Ayres was
handed an envelope addressed to him
in the familiar handwriting Of bis
friend. Opening It. he drew forth a
card on which was picture of a
dove with an olive branch In its
mouth. Nothing was written on the
card nor did any letter accompany it,
but the recipient knew that his friend
had remembered his birthday and sent
a peace offering. He was not de-
man--nor was Young. for
that matter SO he put the card In his
pocket. saying nothing to any one
about 1t. but thinking on II great
deal.
The next Christmas morning Youngs
wife, whom he had just married. hand
ed him an envelope the superscription
on which was in Ayres' handwriting.
1t contained the Christmas card he
bad sent Ayres on bis twenty-third
Mrs. Young asked her hns
band what it all meant. He prevari-
Gated. He was ashamed to tell her
the story firstly, on account Of the
cause that had separated
him from his friend. secondly, because
he blushed at this missive passing be-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-14
Early EARRINGS.

The earring is not a modern inven.
ton. for more than twenty centuries
ago the daughter of Aristotle wore
golden hoops. The philosophers daugh.
ter's earrings were found In her tomb
near Chalcis 10 Euboea. by exploring
psychologists, and certainly modern
workmanship cannot produce their
equal. In each golden hoop swung a
tiny dove. with precious stones for
eyes and bands Of minute gems TO
give the color Of the iridescent breast
and wings The feathers were OF gran
ulated gold. and the tail feathers were
SO marvelously wrought and adjusted
that they acted like balance. AS in a
living bird, SO that the exquisite minia-
ture creatures whenever the weares
moved or laughed or tossed her head
would move and balance themselves
upon their pendent perchss.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-14
MAGAZINE REVIEW
English Fruit Pudding.

Soak onehalf Of pound Of stale
bread-crpmbs in one cupful Of scalded
milk one hour Add two thirds OF a
cupful Of sugar the beaten yolks Of
five eggs, one cupful Of raisins, seeded
tout In pieces and dredged with one
and one half tablespoonful Of dour.
two thirds Of cupful Of chopped Eng
lish-walnut meats one half II cup-
ful Of fnely-cut citron. Chop one half
Of pound Of suet and work until
creamy, using the hands. Add to first
mixture, and when thoroughly mixed
add one hall Of grated nutmeg, three
fourths of teaspoonfnl az cinnamon,
one third Of a teaspoonful Of cloves. one
third Of a teaspoonful Of mace and
one and one hall teasponfuls Of salt;
then add the whites Of five eggs. beaten
until stiff Turn into a huttered ring
mold cover with buttered paper and
steam four and one half hours Wom-
ans Home Companion for December
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-14
METHODTSTS
CROWD TAFT
President Center Of Foot Ball
Rush ia New York
AFTER HE HAD SPOKEN
They Jumped on the Press Table at the
Meeting in Carnegie Hall and
Pushed forward to Shake
His Hand.
AFTER HE HAD SPOKEN

New York, Dec. l4-The Methodists,
who were celebrating in Carnegie hall
last night the founding Of the ehureh's
missions is Africa. gave President Taft,
two secret service guards and Capt,
Archibald Butt, his aide. nervous five
minutes at the close OF the meeting.
President Taft had been greeted cordial
~ By The audience when Ne entered the
hall, and later when he spoke, but the
demonstration that came at the end al
most resulted in his being crowded oil
the platform onto fragile press table.
Bishop Greer Of the Protestant Epis-
copal church had hardly pronounced the
benediction before the audience began to
mount the platform BY way Of the press
table. At the same time, several hun.
dred people pressed forward 10 get their
share OF the handshaking. The presi-
dents two alert secret service guards,
with Captain Butt, rushed TO the front
Of the platform, acting as bulwark
Tor the president, and at the same time
checking the crowd that was swarming
up from the boa yof the hall,
After finishing at Carnegie hall, Presi.
dent Taft dropped around 10 the Bowery
and made a speech to 500 OF the unem
plQyed at the Bowery mission, The Bow
eiN took to him nightly, smiled IN rel
spouse to biz smile and checred until
their threats cracked The unemployed
did not get as familiar as "Bill,s but
when President Taft. at the end OF his
talk. called ont, Good night boys.s
there was quite chorus Of Good night
and merry Christmas. William
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-14
KNOCKED FOR RAIN.
And Within an Hour the Wind veered
and the Shower Came.

And Within an Hour ths Wind Neered
and the Shower Came.
Frances Gostling. author Of The
Briions at Home. has this curious tale
of the dolmen Of Rocenaud. with its
curious cup shaped impressions like
the constellation pleiades: An Old wo-
man, bystander was asked what the
marks were for. Folks say said
she. that they were made by the eli
bows and knees OF st. Rock He fell
down on this stone when he landed
from Ireland" And then the old wo-
man added Eve use the holes now
when we want the wind to change
We knock In them.p The story con-
tinues: DO ask her TO knock | cried
eagerly. There was a moment OF hesi-
tation on the part OF the Old woman. d
half franc shown In careless way
and What wind would madam like to
have?' southwest. said |. looking at
the cloudless sky.
The old woman took up nlnt and
went slowly to the dolmen Without
any pause for reflection she knocked
three times IN particular depression.
murmuring some words | should not
have understood even had they been
audible Come. observed my friend;
we have yet time to see the rest OF
the peninsula
The old woman said something at
which NJ. lie Rouzic laughed She
says that If we are going farther 1t
will be best TO be quick. said he
Why? The rain you asked for will
be here shortly. And in less than an
hour II was raining"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-14
DOUBLE SUNSET.
Curious Spectacle Seen at Times IN
One Spot IN England.

Curious speetsc'e Seen at Times IN
One Spot IN England.
A very curious astronomical phe-
nomenon occurs 10 The heavens at a
certain time of the year which can be
witnessed only By standing in the par
fish ehurchyard Of Leek. in Stafford.
shire. England.
From that position the top OF a
mountain known as the Cloud breaks
the line OF sight and fully intercepts
your view Of the setting Of the sun.
This mountain is six miles distant. as
the crow fiies. from the town Of Leek
and owing 10 It's peculiar formation
causes the sun when it has entered
that sign OF the zodiac known as Can
Ger. which happens when we are about
halfway through the year. to produce
the strange effect Of setting twice
daily.
The FIRST time that IL sets the town
sinks into darkness. and the inhab-
itants hight up their houses aud shops
IN the usual way Presently dawn suf-
fuses over the town, clear daylight
follows. and artificial lights are par out.
At the second setting Of the sun
darkness sets in for good This phe-
nomenon continues for some days.
The head and shoulders Of the dis
tant mountain intervene just at the
guncture when the sun AZ the FIRST set
ting drops behind the top or head OF
the mountain. There he hides for some
time and emerges again from behind
just below the bend and throws day
light out upon the locality once more,
when be again sinks behind the noun
tain's shoulders and finally sets behind
the horizon. STRAY stories.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-14
Her strona Faith.

"Oh. Tom exclaimed the fair
young maid as their auto dew along.
there's a church just ahead there!''
But replied the clipping lover. I'VE
can't De married there.
Well. bur we might stop there and
pray that we mas not be oyertaken."
Uucle Remus' Magazine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-14

Asvonan. observed the epigfam q
hatle boafder. lis a puzzle without an
|ukwer !,
:.auhe snorted old GrumpIey. !
lever sau woman without one yet
Boston Transcript
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-14
Two ID ono.

she-Charlie why are you SO very
much opposed to piano duetsg He
From principle. | think it's eowardly
Cor two persons to attack one piece Of
music.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-14

Wife-A tree. you know. gets new
clothes every spring hat, parasoi, ev-
erythlng Husband Yes. darling. and
makes them all E'liegende Blat
ter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-14
Dr.. PierCe'S FayOrite Prescription

disorders and weaknesses peculiar women II is the
only preparation of It's kind devised by regularly aadu-
ated physican-an experienced and skilled specialist in
the diseases Of
II i a safe medicine in any condition Of the system.
THE ONE REMEDY whieh contains NO alcohol
and injurious habit-forming drugs and which
creates no craving for such stimalants.
TIE ONE REMEDY 90 aood that its makers
not afraid to print It's every ingredient on
cach outside bottle wrapper aad ateat TO the
truthfulness of the same undsr oath.
Il IS sold by medicine dealers everywhere and any deal
get i. Don't take substitute Of unInown conpositon
Known COMPOSITION No counterfeit il socd thu senl
who says something else i FUSS good DE-. riesces
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-07
WHY HUMAN DERELlcTS
ARE DOWN AND OUT

New York, Jan. 7.--Human dereliots,
unshaven and unkempr, told IN husky
voices in "a little mission on the How
eng last night why they were down
ana out. y The men gathered az the re-
quest Of J. Q. Hallimond, tho dominic
Who conducts the bread line at the
hoWerN mission.
% opening the meeting Ar Halt
mond said.
God bless you mon; believe in NON
and ] mean 20 stick 90 you. TIE main
reason why ] asked you 10 come here
this way rs 20 talk over some criuclsms
that have been voiced recently about
our bread line
re then expressed confidence that
seven-oghths Or The men we're not pro-
fessional buns but only temporariiv
out or work. and asked Tor voiuntecra
% come forward % toIl WHY and how
they were destitute
TIE Criticisms referred to were naIn-
ly those OF T. n huRdcrlN "a unrrrn-
mcnt agent. who has naan i.rentI,,
quoted aH having disguised himself ~
tramp and Investigated fho bread line
whore no found a grrar portion of the
men % be undcaerviuF u AID
Despite natural backwardnees. tha
domInies charges needed little urarinr
and score rose one by one ana tod IN
their miafortuuea When % was over M
dominic declared DE feit sure thaf fHe
bread line was Justified
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-07
L. D. S. Conference Pledged Itself
To Prohibition, Says Heber j. Grant

ia minds o omce dout to ccsat
@ ra al Il conf ference" Io Icr Grrtto isl
a o. G nj To nrdHt on but 10 local
s. IN a o. tina rrluo and t person uho
one seemed
% cda more ceahys tgs Let
Il m sin scto ays
% vn members % the Chcho csuC Christ
a IN pt cal proper done wh makers gerto ha,esu
~ % c a may b ry O close saloon otrvied
o a k inc law
b close THOU tpchnf nn oid M eisof tn
Il r1n in
at no teaanth
in counties eeonn ccrcfton w aderandk r
me he ~ o fl r and al nc cu6nne the ale flqut
in pet namely mehan lmecnh lasa
pnpo
The Church OF 81 in natter ocy
dd t hrp
Church nembeo
a Ig o m gongo work day and qntbr
o law phh in character c a the nqprq esio in
las General confer
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-07
MESSINA TO
Be ISOLATED
1t is the Only Means OF Preventing
An Outbreak of Epidemic
Or Serious Illness.
THE EARTH STILL TREMBLING.
shocks Continue at About Rate Of Ten
An HOur--Fire Has Again
Broken Out.

Messina, Jan. Earthquake shocks
are still continuing here at the rate Of
about 10 per hour. Fire also has again
broken out completing the destruction
Of the city hall and the records stored
therein
a party of men under the direction
of Msj Lands, the American military
attache at Rome. has besn working
for four days to aknicata-il1,s andies OF
A. s. Cheney and wife from the ruins
OF the American consulate. The apart
ment Of the Cheney's has not yet been
uncovered and many feet Of wreCkage
still remain TO be removed.
Bayard Cutting, Jr., winthrop Chan
Ter and stuart X. Lupton, consular
Representatives, are making every ef-
fort TO trace Americans supposed 20
have been in the earthquake zone at
the time of the disaster. but 80 far
without success. The authorities have
determined to Isolate Messina as the
only means OF preventing an outbreak
of serious illness. The relief parties
complain that the starving refugees
require the most nutritious food AMI
want only macaroni. The work Of the
soldiers in Messlna today consists
principally in gathering up dead bodies
and buryng them In arches between
layers OF quick lime. Out Of respect
10 the prevailing religious feeling 1t
was determined not to burn the dead
The work Of relief Is now well under
way in Messina, but the smaller towns
in the interior are being neglected.
Ships arriving on the scene Will be
sent 10 coast towns and parties win 60
inland with supplies. The English
have established a splendid relief camp
In the hills behind San Giovanni A
search for survivors is still going on,
and yesterday seven living persons
we're taken from the ruins. The ma
jOrity OF those now found alive are
children and elderly persons, who evil
IDENTIFY did not eXpend their energies
In vain efforts 90 free themselves.
The policy Of clearing Messlna was
inaugurated yesterday with the refusal
of the authorities to furnish people
with food unless they agree 10 embark
for other places. This viii be done 20
discourage peasants coming down from
the mountains TO take advantage 81
the free distribution OF rations