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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-26

in front Of the stores. telling them they
must keep ga the move or hitch their
horses back to Che opera house block
I The decree caused considerable excite.
ment amonr the trurkmen. most 81
whom thought Il preferable 10 drive up
and down Che streets
g. tt Cross s. CO.. sent out from their
bakery yesterday 700 dozen buns
Montpelier win have At least a dozen
more automobiles this season than last.
Mrs Harry Carroll was IN White Riv-
er Junction yesterday to attend the fu-
neral q her husbands mother.
Samples al Montpelier's drinking wa
ter from Berlin pond have been sent To
the state laboratory for analysis and
the report has just been received This
shows that the water is normal and free
from colon baeili
The wrestling bout, which was to
have been hold here this evening. has
been called 0N 81 Arthur W. Daley.
the promoter Of tie sport a telegram
was received from Tommy Dnehesne.
one Of the principals d The main match.
that he bad sprained a lIeament in bis
arm 1T New Bedford Mass where he
threw Bob sorncrrIls sWice. aid ragh.
~ than g have the match with an IN.
ferior man Mr Daley called il or
The Central Vermont section men
were Il work yesterday repairing the
rDad bed which was So badly torn up
Ihursdav by a freight The condition
of tie road was such that new tics had
To Be used IN several Places The string
ers on the iron bridge were torn. but
VIII be left until general repairs are
made &c IL 0nlv the liangas Of TIE
engine ar8Yeg prevented the train from
going over Tue bonk d the time Of tile
accident
g @ 0fmshee. Che tree specialist. s.
treating the trees il the state house
yard. some Of which have become de-
eayod The decaycd portion viii be
cleared away and the cavity filled with
cement. a particular Job. as ii must Be
put il ii such q way That no water can
get around e. freeze and force ont the
cement It must also be placed So That
tile new growth can come around ID
rather than behind, for ia the latter
case, tbe cement would be forced out
Six new transformers have been re-
ceived BY TIE Cory Desvitt and Frost
Electric company three Of which viii
be used Al the plant at Kiuney's mills
and the others III q snb.station at the
Wetmorp aud Morse Quarry at Barre
Those at THE power plant viii Be used
10 store MP The current from 2.300 volts
10 1900 volts for transmission to Gran
iteville The high tension on the Barre
line Of wire viii allow saving Of cop
per, big item at the present price Of
copper
The city il considering Tie use 81
dustoliHe on its streets this summer,
on State street, where
create > great deal Of dust
10 the annoyance Of property owners
~ Is claimed that one application lasts
several weeks and one II two appliea-
tions are sufficient for two summer sea
sons The cost Is six and one-half cents |
a gallon, and IS thought to Be cheaper
il the end than SO many trips Of the !
water cart The matter has been con
sidered hy THE city council, but no ac
tion hos vet heen taken.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-26
Why Women Suffer
with plies and How to Find a Lasting
Cure.

Constipation is q most frequent cause
Of piles That is why women suffer more
often from piles than men Indoor work
and lack 81 exercise brings on The at-
tarks.
Burt If Wells. Barre. VT sells Hem
Roid, an INTERNAL tablet remedy for piles,
on the understanding that you can have
THE money back if dissatisfied 81 fof )
large hottie. pr Leonhardt CO., Station
- Buffalo. n. u, mails booklet on re-
quest.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-26

W. /. Douglas shoes are the lowest
price, quality considered, IN the world.
Their excellent style, easy fitting and
long wearing qualities excel those Of
other makes. IL you have been paying
high prices for your shoes, the next time
you need q pair give w. l. Douglas shoes
a trial You can save money on your
footwear and get shoes that are just IS
good IN every way as those that have
been costing you higher prices.
If You could visit our large factories
at Broel<fon, Mass, and see For yourself
how carefully w. L. Douglas ahoes are
made, you would then understand Why
they bold their shapa. fil better and
wear longer than other makes.
NANE'AVM = VI. Z. Douglas name and price Is
stamped Oh fhe bottom e Hfateet she Weafef aRatasl
hiEa prices ana inferior aAoea. Take Ma Nehsff-
SUITE. II A. u DouRiat x1aes not f1r ssia ruur
Vicinity wEie ios MAJ Order Caialog. W is Douglas.
---BoR SALE Rx
GEORGE N. 1ILDEN, BARRE Vt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-26
MONTPELIER
Trucilmen Can't Leave Teams on Main
Streets Any More.

Following the complaints OF many
citizens. particularly merehouts, the po-
lice committee Of the city council,
through Chief 81 Police D1rkee. yester-
day ordered the city truesmen not 10
leave their teams standing. az has been
the custom along the main streets or
in front Of the stores telling them they
must keep ga the move or hitch their
horses back 10 Che opera house block
The decree caused considerable excite.
ment among the frurkmen. most 81
whom thought it preferable 10 drive up
and down che streets
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-26

Appetite Gone. Nerves Un-
strung, sleepless, Thin, Pale, Tired.
HLast spring my health was
completely broken down. Ny APP
petite was gone ana was in un-
strung nervous condition, unable
to sleep. I became thin, pale and
was languld and tired an the time.
Hoods sarsaparilla restored me
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-18

naturally snapped them on forthwith
thinking 1t was only a trial, but l INN
mediately disappeared in my cabinetr
having the keyhole In front as I wished
1t. reappeared almost Immediately witIc
the irons open, thanks to the fact thas
had made duplicate key to fit thu
irons. ! II
In order to open the irons when thh
keyhole Is placed next to the body, sim
ply push the key into the end of a mate
box 1t being pinched between the cove
and the box II the box is now taken be-
tween the knees the key will project SUI,
fciently to enable it to be passed int
the lock. Once In the lock 1t NAV b.,
turned enough to release the sprin'
catch by the action Of rubbing It agains,
either knee h
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-18
Bernhardt Has Dreams

when was a little child" said
to take me into Normandy. My imagi-
nation was aroused. 1 was enchanted
by the idea of the Journey | tried to
picture to myself the new scene in which
was to live for awhile. We set out.
we reached our destination, but In order
to get to the chateau where we were
expected there remained a stretch of road
in country quite unknown to us. II
was at nightfall and there was no means
of transportation. How were we to
reach the end of our journey, still at a
considerable distance, without informa-
ton or a guide?
MY mother did not know the way.
She hesitated about starting, for there
were ten chances to one that we would
go astray.
Then I said: Il know the way
You. little one? Why, you have never
been herer
That makes no difference I know
how the chateau is builtr
And, in strict accordance with nv
dream, I gave so faithful a description
of the place and completed the descrip-
ton with such precise landmarks that
my mother no longer hesitated, but
fearlessly trusted this strange present
ment which had shown me the real de-
tails of an unknown country
Here is another instance-among
many of the same kind. I was in Ameri-
ca, in the course of a long tour
dreamed that my son, who had remained
In Paris, had just been the victim of an
accident and had been bitten by a mad
dog. Upon awakening l was extremely
anxious. 1 telegraphed for information
at NJ
point by point, was true. The dream had
been almost at the very moment of the
accident. Happily, they gave me good
news My sons clothing had protected
him from the terrible consequences of
the bite.
In regard to all those who are dear
to me have also had real forewarnings
sometimes sad sometimes joyous, but al
ways offecting'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-18

1t is certainly wonderful to step into
Gums Pharmacy and see the people
who have come to hear and see about the
Quaker Extract and Oil Of Balm that Is
doing the marvellous work of curing peo-
pie, some Of whom have suffered for
years with rheumatism. catarrh, In some
form or another. stomach, kidney. liver
or blood troubles. indigestion, constipa-
ton. and the way people who have used
these remedies only few days, some
who have tried almost every treatment
under the sun, and now claim they are
well or greatly improved.
Here ie a report from a local lady. Mrs.
j. D. Haggard, who resides at 2117 Eighth
avenue. who suffered for years with ca
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-18
The Tag Day Nuisance

Il rum lcSne y
Tag Day. is a nuisance and, like every
other nuisance, ought to be suppressed
The fact that a commendable charity al
ways reaps the benefit does not make a
disagreeable custom less Objectionable
Mayor Gaynor of New York, in vetoinz
a resolution passed by the board of alder
men permitting the Day Nursery in the
borough of Richmond to raise funds by
means OF tag day, is to be commended
for riskiIg the personal unpopularity that
may come from some quarters. OF church
fairs 1t is commonly said that it costs
very little to get in, but a great deal
to get out. However, when one goes to a
church fair he does so voluntarily, know
ing what is ahead of him. But most
people very much resent being held up
on the streets, even though the highway
man in this case be pretty young woman
and the proceeds of the "hold up go to
a hospital or similar institution
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-18
The Birth of Tombstone

From the Popular Magazine.
John Hays Hammond, the mining en-
gineer, tells the story of how Tombstone
Ariz., came into being.
Two brothers named Shefflin, Ed an
Jake. had been prospecting for gold 1
Arizona. and they finally hit the 1ocalit
which was later to be known as Toni
stone. They got down so deep that Jak
had to dig the earth and load It on
bucket which Ed would draw up by work
ing a windlass on the surface. One da
Ed called down to Jake that he saw som
Indians in the distance.
Then skip" called up Jake. "becaus
this is going to be a great gold camp, an
you can't save me from those devils. Blu
when it's safe, come back and put up
tombstone over my grave"
Neither one had to skip. and they finall
struck 1t rich. A few years ago Nj
Hammond was talking to one of tn
Schefflin brothers and asked to be show
the original papers locating the claim I
the NINE He read it, and Tombston
was spelled "Toamstoon."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-18

the night show, as I certainly escaped
from the cell. and the theatre was
packed.
! While performing at Demands Palace.
Chatham, England, two sailors secured
a very old torture handcuff, which they
| were anxious for me to tackle. Luckily,
j I got to know of this, SO when the usual
number of challengers stepped upon the
stage 1 examined all, but careessly re-
jected the sailors cuffs. saying that ow-
ing to time 1 was quite unable to give
more than two or three tests.
During my appearance in Wilmington,
| Del, when one man came upon the stage,
could see his cuffs were going to give
me trouble, SO I said to him: Put them
in your pocket want to see you after
the show" Luckily, he did SO without
word, thinking probably I would offer
him money to keep quiet. During my in
terview with him after the show it was
arranged that he should post a challenge
of $25 to fix me in straitJackets, insane
belts, ETC., but instead of paying the $25
he was to receive 1t for his trouble. He
replied that It was impossible to do as
suggested, as he did not possess the
necessary 1nanacles.
"Wellv' 1 laughed, that's all right. I
| have a trunkful you can use"
| I recall how on one occasion I might
have had very rough time of 1t had 1t
not been for the fact of my being in the
theatre managers office at the time.
| l was at the Theatre Royal, Woolwich,
London, and the man who was going to
challenge me was employed at the well
known Woolwich arsenal. He was one of
the chief mechanics. He passed the the
atre in the morning and wished to show
the manager the irons which he had in
\ d.
challenge me that night. He said he
was certain I would stand no chance
whatever. He also remarked that he
was going to place those irons on me
with my hands in front, but with the
keyhole nearest the body, to make my
escape doubly hard.
| The manager expressed surprise at the
Ingenuity of their construction and
begged to be allowed to show them to
a press representative who happened 10
be in his office The poor inventor un-
suspectingly did So Needless to add I
was the press representative and quick
ly made the key impression on wax, cut
my key and in a few moments the inven-
| tor had his treasure restored to him
again. So, not forgetting what the mall
ager had told me about his being so anx-
ious to get the keyhole nearest the body,
| I was in readiness for him. We met face
to face upon the stage, and I accepted
his iron after lot of sham reluctance.
I got over the keyhole difficulty by turn
ing the irons about quickly in my hands
so that my challenger could not we'll fol-
low the keyhole; then, putting one hand
entirely in and the other only partly. /
thrust my hands out toward him quickly
and remarked: IT don't think they'll go
round my wrists. Just try them" He
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-18
WANTED, AT ONCE!

We have an immediate GUS
toner for a Groom house on the
Northside or in West End, with
a lot not less than $50 feet deep
with alley in the rear. The price
on this place must not exceed
$3.50, with $500 cash payment
and the balance monthly. The
party who wishes this place is
q man who will pay for any
thing that he obligates himself
to pay for. Let us hear from
you.
MEYER & GOLDMAN,
2009 LIST Ave. Phones 787.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-18

tarrh Of stomach, kidney. bladder and fe-
male trouble, and no appetite, had con-
slant headache for the past two months.
After using the Quaker Extract and Oil
of Balm ten days, she feels better in
every way than she has in years, her
aches and pains are all gone, she eats,
sleeps and has no more of that tired,
languid feeling, and says that Quaker is
certainly a grand medicine for woman.
Mr. w F. Herman, who resides at
Lewisburg, North Birmingham, who IS
boss driver for the Alabama Console
dated Coal and Iron company, has suf-
fered for years with distress in his
stomach. pains in his side. loss of appe-
tite. nervous. all run down. bad . tired.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-18
REQUEST For Bids On Coal
ATLANTA WAFER WORKS I,

Sealed bids VIII De FtCtIVtu Uy tIIc
BOARD of Water Commissioners, on
Wednesday,, October 5th. 1910, until IL
o'clock. noon at Water Works OFFICE.
Chamber of Commerce Building.
Atlanta Ga, for seven % months sup
plv of coal. approximately 5000 tons to
be- delivered T. o. b. cars at Water
Works Pumping station, Nos. i and z.
Pumping Station No: LOCATED on
sntIr track of the A. L. r. r. and w.
A. r. r., Chattahoochee river,
and station No. 2 COATED on Southern
Belt Railroad. to be delivered at the
rate of five co cars, per week to each
station or in quantities more or less,
as ordered by general manager Atlanta
Water Works Department.
Specifications for coal will be fur
nished by general manager Water
Works Department, on application Y
BOARD or WATER COMMISSIONERS
~ w. z. Smith, General Manager
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-18
Many Cheaper Places

This is only one of Pel1ln's restaurants
AS in other cities, it has restaurants
which meet the needs of ALL In every
street there are what seem to be evil
smelling cookshops, dirty, unwashed dens
with paper covered, tesselated windows,
where an abundant lunch is served for
10 cents, and the less wealthy go to smoke
and chat with friends. Then there are
the open air restaurants where for a cent
or two unthinkable messes are served.
Here seated on a stool or bench at an
old plank table the laborer eats with a
relish many and varied denominations,
cooked in d pot nearby.
AS you pass these well patronized
though unsavory sheds you wonder that
cholera does not hold permanent sway
here. Everything appears suitable for its
propagation. From every corner comes
the stencil of an open drain, the water
is bad, there are pools of stagnant water
Yet the Chinaman, fortunately for him
self and probably. from long centuries o.
such living, seems immune to that form
which an ordinary mortal would speedily
succumb.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-18
A Fire Alarm
From the National Monthly

From the National Monthly.
Somerset physician relates a.
amusing incident in his early carees
when he practiced in the Kentuck
mountains.
An elderly lady patient in that re-
gion was suffering from malady, thI
remedy for which the doctor prescribl
ed in the form of capsules. The old wo
man trusted her medical adviser. bur
for the medicine she evinced suspicion
Sometime after she had taken TIL
capsules. she was asked by her SOL
how she felt.
Poorly"
I Don't you want nuthin' to eat?"
No"
Soon, however, the old woman aros
from bed and took her seat in a rock
ing chair. Thinking that the attentio;
would be gratefully received, the so
filled her pipe. and taking live Goa
from the hearth, carried both to hi
mother.
Take that away. SOM" yelled the oil
woman In the utmost fright. Don
you know better'n to come near nj
when I've got those cartridges in me-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-18
Real Old Salts, These

FTOIn EVeTybOdyS MaBdZIne.
A guest landing at the yacht club float
with his host, both of them wearing OIL
skins and sou'westers to protect them
from the drenching rain, inquired:
And who are those gentlemen seated
on the veranda looking so spick and
span in their white duck yachting caps
and trousers, and keeping the walters
running all the timer"
They're the rocking-chair members.
They never go outside, and they are
waterproof inside.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-18
The Crowds Are Growing
Larger Every Day
del Quaker Herb

languid feeling. After taking one bottl
of Quaker Extract 1t did him more goo
than all the medicine he has ever take
In his lifetime, makes him feel like
new man.
Now. Birmingham people. If you hay
tried every medicine on the market BIT
never received any benefit or only &c
slight relief, don't fail to call and hav
the Quaker remedies explained, tellin
you of the curative powers Quaker COZ
tains 1t does work others have Il
undone, it cures positively and perms
nently all the diseases mentioned allow
and will expel all worms from mai
woman or child. Call today at Gum
Pharmacy, Third avenue and 18th stree
or your local druggist,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-18

pipes. cigarettes and tea were served,
and it seemed to me that the delicious
aroma which rose from the latter soothed
our senses and almost dispelied the anti
pathy which had been fast growing on
us for Chinese food.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-18

lifting a screwed pin, and thus releasing
a spring catch. This catch must always
be lifted There Is a shoulder on the or
binary key which prevents 1t from en-
tering the key hole beyond a certain
point. and when that point is reached the
| key begins to lift the pin inside the LOCK,
This shoulder Is not necessary on 1ehe
or trick key, as once 1t has reached ana
secured a hold on the pin the latter may
be raised as required with a reasonably
strong pull. The reason the feke must
be split is so as to fit any size screw pin,
and this feke expands IL the screw pin
is stout. All of these pins vary in thick
ness. otherwise any ordinary snouioer
key would spring them.
I have opened many English irons by
giving them a sharp rap at the hinge
near the keyhole, on the other iron, cdr on
the heel of my boot Qf could reach IT.,
as the sudden recoil of the spring usually
makes 1t fly open.
AS regards American handcuffs. 1
could also manage generally without a
feke. though I sometimes use a very thin
piece of clock spring, and when / am
handcuffed 1 take care that the person
who locks them on me does not squeeze
them on up to the last notch on my
wrist Then when I get into my cabinet
all [ have to do Is to get the piece or
clock spring and place 1t fiat over this
notch that is left. then squeeze the
cuff as though on to the next higher
notch, which naturally goes on to my
piece of fiat spring, and the cuff catch,
of course, fails to fit into the notch. All
I then have to do Is to slide the cum
carefully open, pushing at the same time
the clock spring over all the cuff notches
~,Af 70
spring to wedge itself into one OF thehi
agains
When my hands were fixed behind my
back I could always bring them to the
front by squeezing my legs and entire
body through my arms, ana this, or
course, requires considerable muscular
fiexibility on the part of the performer.
Another position that looks harder than
It really is: II the right hand is fixed
over the right shoulder to the left hand
behind the back, one appears to be help
less; but 1t will always be found posi-
BILE to pass the right arm over the head'
which brings both arms to the front
1t was in Clermond-F errand that the
notice decided that I certainly should not
escape from their cells. They would not
let me have any conditional examina-
ton beforehand so, being absolutely I'M
able to wedge the door, / had to resort
to my wits. They locked me in. After
a few seconds l called out; open the
door." They opened it. WELL" I said,
"are you satisfied now?' The policeman
that opened the door replied: didn't
YOU tell me to open the door?" I replied
looking very fierce for the occasion:
"Who said the door was locked?" Need
less to say, I so confused the poor po-
liceman about his simply pulling 1t open
and I having already unlocked 1t, that
this ruse worked. My ad. stood good Tor
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-18
TRICKS OF THE
HANDCUFF KING
The Secret of Removing the
Shackles
HAS AN EXPLANATION
Victor Alexander, Who Has Puzzled
HAS AN EXPLANATION
Victor Alexander, Who Has Puzzled
People and Police of Two Worlds,
Tells How the MystIfying
Trick Is Done

Victor Alexander in Popular Mechanics.
Frequenters of the vaudeville theatres
and music halls Of America and Europe
have many times been entertained and
mystifed by an act that has come to be
widely known as the great handcuff re-
lease and prison cell escape mystery"
The curtain rises and the 'handcuff
king" is announced. In the course of his
Introductory remarks to the audience he
states that he is but an ordinary human
being, but possesses the power to release
himself from any manacle that any men,
Der of the audience wishes to put on
him, and that, furthermore. in most
cases, he can escape in shorter time
than 1t takes to bind him.
His challenge is forthwith accepted,
and a small delegation of citizens or po-
lice officials, chosen from the audience.
proceeds to lock and secure him in such
a manner that it seems manifestly i'm
possible for him to free himself. Yet
after disappearing into his cabinet for
few seconds he reappears as entirely free
from his manacles as though they had
never been locked on him.
This is SO mystifying performance
that the public, together with the police,
have sometimes acquired the impression
that the ''handcuH king" so called, pos
sesses powers supernatural. Having been
favored with the royal appellation my
self, after appearing nearly all over the
globe in this act, have thought that 1t
might prove interesting to disclose for
the first time the secret of this trick, or,
rather series of tricks, which have
aroused SO much comment wherever wit
messed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-18

the night show, as I certainly escaped
from the cell. and the theatre was
packed.