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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-18

Families blessed with one genius
among their members will have to take
their hats off to the Selwyns. for in
that family there are two geuiuses.
both husband and wife being success
full actors and playwrights Mrs. Ed
gar Selwyn. better known TO the play
going world as Margaret Mayo, is the
author of Baby Mine" while "The
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-18
USE ALIENS FOOT-EASE

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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-18

The proposer Of the symbol was DR..
G. Sersiron of Paris. who is now as
sociate secretary OF EAssociation
Centrale Franchise Contre la Tubercu.
lose. The double red cross is similar
in shape to cross used frequently in
the Greek Catholic churches and also
to the Lorraine cross of France.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-18
100000 FOR RESEARCH.
Rockefeller Adds ss,s2o.ooo to His Gifts
to the Institute.

New York, Oct ls-It was announced
shortly after ! o'clock yesterday that
John d. Rockefeller would in the after.
noon give to the Rockefeller Institute
for Medical Research an additional sum
OF s3.2so,0O0, bringing his donations to
this Institution up 10 an aggregate sum
OF S9OO0O00.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-18

nounced that he has
been re-engaged to
sing in America
three years more.
He has also given
out some facts aud
figures concerning
his earnin Is in
grand opera. In the
last fifteen years the
great tenor's voice
has brought him In
S1,G00.000 and most
OF IL in recent years
He will sting IN some
OF the new operas
that America is 10
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-18
SPENT $4,000 IN TWO DAYS.
Gerke in Jail Now, But Hopes for An.
other Legacy

other Legacy.
st. Louis, Oct. ls.-The prospect Of
inheriting a third small fortune, to take
I the place Of the two which he has sauan.
dered in the last six months. cheered
Fred Gerke Sunday.
As he paced up and down the door
OF a cell in police station. lie was
most emphatic IN condemning his own
folly, which, in the form OF two DAYS
taxicab and champagne celebration. had
eaten up all but few dollars OF $1,000.
Last spring he received $4,000. but
treated himself so stingily that it lasted
him for more than month. although
he paid liveryman $40 for hauling him
four blocks.
For a few hours Thursday, Gerke held
tight to his money, but Friday he be.
came acquainted with Grace Coleman
and Bernice Bradley, and spent his in.
heritance entertaining them.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-18
HOMER DAVENPORT.

HOMER DAVENPORT.
of the Arabian Horse" tells the story
Of the pilgrimage It is book whose
simple, direct and often humorous text
Is illuminated by photographs and also
by Mr.. Daveuport's own picturesque
pencil One grows quite excited over
the bargaining in the desert and exults
when the group OF patrician steeds is
landed safely at Morris Plains, n. ].
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-18
Plays
And
Players

IN NE Of the sea
" sons ne W
plays that are
attracting much at
tention is Maurice
Maeterlinck's 1.-THE
Bluebird, and col
umns are being
written about the
playwright When
THE Bluebird" was
first presented at
the Haymarket the
alter, London. Mae
terlinek silent In an
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-18
Books
And
Authors

NEW men were
r. better ac-
quainted with
Mark Twain than
w lillian Dean
Howells. W h 0 Sc
n e W book, my
Mark Twain" has
just been publish
ed. He knew Mr..
Clemens when the
latter's white hair
was a flaming red,
and when the hui
IN oris t1ead 20
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-18

Caruso is one Of the worlds great
singers who don't harp about fare
well tours" In fact he is always quite
frank about his affairs and recently an
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-18

see this year. opening bis season In
The Girl From the Golden West"
Puccini's latest piece.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-18

NATALIE WHITE, NEW YoRK's cHAuFFEusE
an expert on repair work She says
that as women are more sober and
less reckless than the average chauf-
feur 1t is Just the profession for them
and recommends it as one Of the most
healthful occupations that the fair sex
can engage in.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-18

wear sealskin coat-fur outside-in-
stead of white serge and the Oxford
gown. They first met in the little Of
fee of james T. Fields, over the book.
store of Ticknor & Fields, in Boston.
Mr. Clemens was valued contributor
to the Atlantic. while Mr.. Howeils
was its editor, although the $40 page
they paid, Mr.. Howells says. ''proba-
bly, did not surfeit the author Of books
that sold, as he said, right along like
the Bible" Mr.. Clemens was not
stubborn contributor and his proof
used to come in "a mush of conces-
sion,' as Emerson used to say. One
time Mr. Clemens was very indignant
at request from the magazine to
leave out profane passages, because.
as Mr.. Clemens wrote, ''you see when
/ had read 1t to her | left out those
passages.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-18

One Of the new books that are at.
tracing much attention is Mary Rob.
erts Rinehart's ''The Window at the
White Cat" romance containing
plenty Of thrills and laughs. here are
some Of the bright bits TO be found in
the volume
When the hero at midnight. armed
with candlestiek, finds himself about
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-05

here till 7 get back and I'll show you
a new stunt" exclaimed Frank as he
and the Zip disappeared in the direc-
tion of Joes house
The waiting army set up % yell OF
surprise when the Zip hove in sight
half an hour later. And no wonder,
for in place of the wooden snow plow
in front they saw long, heavy beam.
with its sharp end projecting about
two feet beyond the Prov of the Zip,
while it was fastened to the top of the
sled in such way that IT was made
immovable by spikes driven into it
through heavy wooden cleats that were
nailed down along the sides of the
beam and at its rear end.
Now we'll see what the great auto
battering ram'll do" cried Frank as
they crowded around to examine the
new engine of war. 1t was getting
late in the afternoon so Frank didn't
waste any time going into action. 1T
was only necessary for one to work the
machine as rearranged for its new de-
structive purpose. Frank had taken
off the steering wheel up front and
replaced it with ropes, by which he
could steer the Zip from his place by
the motor in the rear. Thus he was
back Of the ram and out of danger.
Frank ran the Zip into the farther
end OF the vacant lot and carefully
W
of the fort. Then he addressed few
brief orders to his excited followers
who had reSained their courage un-
der his inspiration and promised to
back him up.
Then Frank started The Zip's
chained wheels turned so fast that she
must have looked like a blurred streak
as she shot toward the astonished
enemy. who scarcely had time to de-
liver single voiiey. Not a missile
found it's target--the onrushing auto
ram was going at such tremendous
speed Like a javelin hurled by a
giant hand that wicked looking ram
neared the glistening mark with the
irresistible weight of the heavy Sled
and motor behind 1t.
And then Franks army saw the whole
side wall of Fort Jordan crack and
cave in; the air was filled with flying
fragments as the Zip broke through.
tearing one corner OF the fort com
pletely away, The falling wall buried
the sled. which had come to a stop
The shock was so great that 1t threw
Frank off, but he was too far back To
be caught in the crash The enemy
who were all upon the parapet were
in state of panic which was taken
advantage OF by Franks reinforce
ments, led by Joe. who quickly ran up
almost unopposed by the enemy's fire
and rapidly enlarged the breach made
by the Zip
Hi, Leave the walls alone or the
whole fort will FAM" came from a
scared voice. which turned out to be
Ben Jordan's. I'VE surrenderw
The Zip had battered out a Victory,
Franks faith in her powers was iusti-
fed The Crystal rink was saved ana
Just to show how strong the Zip was
he backed her off and rammed Fort
Jordan until not yestige OF il re-
NAMED. while Ben and his defeated
army were forced 10 witness tie bu-
initiating sight,
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-05

reached height OF six feet planks
were laid across for a roof. A hole was
left for ascent by ladder, and then a
snow parapet, or breastworks, was
built on the plank roof This gave a
. total height of about 10 feet to the
walls and permitted any one standing
on the parapet to overlook the skating
rink.
The queer part of it was that Ben
and his gang absolutely refused to in
terfere with Franks forces in any way
when he started actual work on the
rink site. This work only took an
afternoon. An entrance was made in
the fence by knocking off a few
boards, and a rough ticket booth was
set up to collect the admission price
5 cents for children, 10 for grown up
skaters. Then Frank was ready to
flood the rink
ITS cold enough for perfect freeze
by tomorrow afternoon" he observed,
as he turned on the nozzle of the hose
which was attached to the street hy-
drant. Joe had begged the section OF
old fire hose from the nearby fire en-
gine house. where he knew the fore
man. The foreman had the first season
pass the Crystal Rink company issued.
The water spread rapidly over the
ground, and in about an hours time
the whole area was inundated. Frank
have lost interest in the whole affair.
as few OF the enemy manned the walls
OF the fort to look on. Yet this very
absence Of interest aroused Franks
suspicious and he posted a strong
guard in the rink inclosure with in
structions to stay there until relieved
by another guard who were to re-
main around a big fire until late that
night.
But Frank had not. reckoned on one
thing. The extremely cold weather
which he had welcomed as splendid for
freezing, not only frcze the ice but
nearly froze the second night watch"
to death, and the firewood ran out, too,
with the result that the guard all went
home long before their time was up
all Of which explains the scene that
greeted Frank the next morning.
Instead of solid sheet of glittering
ice. Franks astonished gaze rested on
a broken, rock infested surface. over
all OF which the tracks of a heavy
wagon were plainly visible. Investiga-
tion showed where part of the fence
had been removed in the night to al
low the wagonloads of rock to be
driven into the lot and all over the
shallow frozen rink. The rocks were
dumped off one by one at intervals OF
every few feet, and as the water was
not deep enough to cover them their
Jagged points jutted out above the sur
face, making skating impossibe.
Even as Frank looked, Ben Jordan's
head bobbed up over the forts parapet
and he made Frank low bow.
"Say! That was a great freeze last
night" he shouted. while some of his
cronies began 10 jeer Frank, who
could do nothing but shake his fist at
them.
There was no opening day that day.
Instead Franks gang put in their spare
time wearily removing the rocks and
getting the nclosure ready for an
other inundation. And il didn't inn
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-05

prove their tempers any having to
listen to the insulting remarks of Ben
and his gang, who now openly. boasted
of their share in the nights outrage.
Finally the rink was cleared and suG-
cessfully inundated and the fence closed
up again. This time Frank took the
precaution to personally look after the
night guard himself and made ar
rangements with the watchman Of a
new building being constructed not. far
away down the street to keep an eye
on the rink throughout the rest of the
night You may imagine Franks sat
isfaction the following morning to find
everything undisturbed this time.
The ice lay in an unbroken sheet.
smooth and fiawless as glass. The only
thing that he didn't like the looks of
was the white parapet of the double
decker fort, just outside the fence.
Still, he must go ahead in spite Of any
thing Ben might try to do. but he had
sense of approaching trouble. What
would Ben Jordan dare to do?
The news that the rink would be
opened without fail at p. m. spread
quickly, and as it was Saturday a large
crowd OF boys and girls assembled at
the gates. There were not q few
grown up people. too, and when the
gates were opened the procession that
formed for the opening ceremonies was
quite impressive.
Frank had-cast many an anxious
glance at frowning and deserted Fort
Jordan. Eie was just opposite it when
whizz bang a dozen boys rose into
view and as many iceballs shot down
on the unprotected heads OF the grand
marchers.
Frank was actually knocked over by
a ball that struck him with terrific
force square on the chest. His fall
dragged his companion with him, and
ha ri
either fed out of range or fell head
long in their mad efforts to get away
Ben Jordan's forces kept pumping in
their icebails with merciless precision,
sparing nobody, and as they had the
range of the whole rink by the time
Frank got back enough of his scattered
senses to drag himself off he caught
glimpse of the last bewildered REM
nants of the grand march scrambling
out of the entrance gate Another
minute and Frank had Joined the panic
stricken throng-and Ben Jordan 5
slaughter of the grand march was COM
plete,
Frank gathered his battered forces
behind the shelter outside the fence to
try to form some plan of attack on
Bens stronghold.
His quick mind cast about for q new
idea. Joe suggested a battering ram
but who could work the ram? The army
refused to expose itself. and it was SO
positive in expressing its views that
Frank was about to abandon the idea
altogether, when a new scheme sud
denly occurred to him.
Joe there's a heavy be&n with a
sharp point on one end up in the gar
age lumber room. Wen try the bat
tering RAM" he cried jumping into the
Zip.
But we said we wouldn't work any
ram-why, that gang w0uld kill u.s."
objected one of the army, while the
rest joined in the protest.
Nobody asked you. All Of you wait
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-10-14
Rice Bran and Polish at
Jones Bros.

Jones Bros.
A. R. McBurney was sactlng
business in Lake Charles Monday
C. A. Austin made a business
trip to Iowa Station, Monday Morn
ing,
Mrs. John Il. Cooper spent Mon
day with friends in Lake Charles.
FOR RENT:-A two story house
one block north of depot; can give
possession Sept.1. Address, A. h.
Bourgeoise, Welsh, La. l2tt;
Mrs. K. S. Hubener made a bust
ness trip to Jennings Friday,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Taught and
daughter, Miss Daphena, went to
Jeanerette Friday for a few days
visit with friends.
Isaac Hackworth made busi-
ness trip to Lake Charles Friday
morning.
Jos. Lee, one of the we'll known
oil men of this place, went to Vim
ton Tuesday, where he has a three
months contract of drilling His
family will remain in Welsh while
! he is away.
} J.E. Montgomery went to Texa
D Sunday, where he expects to remain
D a couple of weeks, looking ate
D business matters. NJ. L. FarloI
Q will wear the official star during nj
= absence.
r. FOR SALE:-A span OF goo
= three-year-old mules, beenharnesse
, q few times. At Richland Plan
= alton s miles northwest OF Welsl
, La. 10
, R. M. Lawson started Monda
y morning for Melville, La, in ord'
y to attend a meeting OF Presbyter
, going as delegate from the Fir
? Presbyterian church of Welsh,
X 1t has been decided by the mer
< bers of The Welsh Band, that 1
x the present, the Saturday eVenl
K concerts will be discontinued.
2 John Brooks Simpson, jr., a HI
. XIV lad of twelve pounds, arrived
x Welsh Thursday morning tor
x extended visit with his parents, I
X and Mrs. j. B. Simpson 1t
. needless to say that young
x Simpson is the center of attractit
x not only with Papa and Nam
X Simpson, but with Grandpa {
x Grandma Cooper and Great Ora
x ma Sherfey.
x One of the best residence pr
x critics on Adams street, Tor sale
x easy terms. For information
~ at this Office.
x The Ladies' Guild Of the Pres
x terrain church will give their am
y Bazaar and supper Friday even
. October Dist The place will
q announced later. A cordI'i Inv
x tion is extend ! to all toi,eet
< the ladies on IS occasion
e John Armstrong returned
@ day from a weeks hunting in
q northern part OF the state II
q we're about fifteen in the ps
q among whom were Messrs.
@ Armstrong and his father }
q armstrong, of Crowley, and
g father-in-law, E. T. Robinson
@ Roanoke. The party met with
q ceIlent success, bagging eleven
q besides smaller game, while on
AT5 hunt.
,,....-- +. E. Robinson was transao
business in the parish seat Mon
Call on Mrs. H. E. Head fol
d japanese hand embroidery
We drawn work. | have just rec'
- sdme handsome new pieces.
@ Mrs. H. E. Hea
K Miss Mary Jones, who has
: on the telephone exchange her
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-10-14

the guest of her sister, Mrs. d. K, {,
Read, from Friday evening until {
Monday MORNING. {
Mrs. J. W. Tanner has been spend 7
ing the past several days visiting =
her daughter, Mrs. s. W. Day, in :
Alexandria.
/ am agent for the Model Steam .
Laundry of Crowley Bring me
your work. All work guaranteed
satisfactory. Elmer Goodreau,
At Model Grocery store. Att
Mrs. John Armstrong and child
rem and her sister. Miss Leota Rob-
inson, went to Crowley Saturday
for a couple of days visit at the
home of Mr.. Armstrong; parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Armstrong.
For RENr;-A comfortable seven
roomed suburban home with all
conveniences and seven acres of
land, located on South Adams
street. Inquire or address, A. B.
Hall, Welsh, La.
Mr.. ana Mrs Alec Lawson and
baby went to Lafayette Saturday
for few days visit with Mrs. Law
sons mother, Mrs. H. K Robinson.
Mr.. Lawson expects to continue
his trip into the northern part OF
the state, where he will investigate
r the opportunities offered for land
' investments.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Gardiol ar
rived here last week from BaItl.
! ), more Maryland, where they were
- married few weeks ago. "Dlck
went to work at his old job in tht
If Jennings mill, as soon as he reached
:, town, and has not had time to cal
=, on many of his friends, but he say
. he is glad to get back to Welsh
J.. where he and his bride expect t.
make their home.
Messrs. Geo. Cosner, Ray Boiling
=, A.C. Morgan and several othe
gentlemen went to Crowley on M
o 10 Wednesday, to attend the ma;
meeting called by the president c
Is the rice association.
Dolce Bourgeois, of the Southel
:, Mercantile Co., is materially IN
- proving his residence property, c
=, South Elm street, by raising h
house and putting it on GENE
" blocks and converting it from o
to a two story building.
nd Thursday, Oct Is, being the d
of Atonement, one of the me
- strictly observed Jewish holidays
q, On holy days, was observed by the /
,all brews of this city by the closing
their business houses througho
h., the dav. Both Smiths dry GOO
ual establishment and the Signal Clot
ing, mo Store were closed during
NC entire day
ita-
With T. D. Calkins, who has bf
making an extended trip throl
,un- the Pacific coast country, return
tho to Welsh Wednesday.
lere J. ALI. Martin was transact
rty, business in Lake Charles Tuesda
Jno. The following gentlemen wen
u Crowley Wednesday morning to
MS tend the mass meeting called
OF that date, to take action in bel
ex- of the rice interests: Messrs' }
1eer Campbell, A, R. MeBurney, e
the A. Austin, P. ]. Unkel, W. b. I
bert, E. T. Louviere, F. Il. M
ting A. T. Jones, o. N England, l.
dav. Mills, N. C. Davis, D. G Bott
G. W. Yantis, Ray Patterson, e
I'D Jeter and L. T. Robinson.
lived Mr.. and Mrs. L. Bertrand sta
Tuesday evening for Northern
Id. ifornia, where they expect to II
boen their home in the future.
e for change was made necessary on
for &c M, portrand'S he:
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-10-14

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Evening journal., 1910-06-10
CURES
MANY HUMAN ILLS
WOrld-FamOuS Latin Scholar
Speaks Enthusiastically
Of Its Merits

Professor Mayor of Cambridge. the
and world famous Latin
scholar. is entirely i'm agreement with
the conclusions come TO by Charles
Spencer. who recently extollcd fasting
as "A cure for human Ills.
II have long been Of opinion that the
belief in the necessity of constant food
for physical and mental energy is moth
ing but a modern superstition said
Professor Mayor. Il am absolutely con-
WINGED that fasting would cure many
diseases, and can speak from exper-
ience of the beneficial results TO be
derived from it.
'In the autumn Of 1878 I was at
work on my edition of.Juvenal. a task
which meant the looking out Of thou
sands of Greek and Latin quotations
every day. ] calculated that / should
be engaged for about As days and de-
cided to fast during that period. The
method I mapped out for myself was
as follows: For the first week / was
to fast every other day; for the sec
ond week to fast for two consecutive
days and eat sparingly on the third /;
and for the last fortnight to desist
from food altogether.
Il put myself under medical super
vision and went daily TO the Cam
bridge county gaol to be weighed. The
turnkey told me that ! was losing
about fve pounds in weight per diem
but can honestly say l was never Sc
we'll or felt so eager for work in my
life. However, in obedience to the
earnest wish OF my doctor, who ex-
planned that it was easier to lose fiesf
than to put It on again. gave up tho
more rigorous part Of my regimen
during the last week. At the sams
time 1 am convinced that I SHOULD
have suffered no harm by perseverinl
with it
~Aimost all the great peoples OF th'
world have been moderate eaters,
continued the Professor. "Friedlander
who has recently died. scholar witt
whom / have often been in correspond
ence. and the admitted authority OF
the manners and morals OF the Ro-
mans, always asserted that the ide;
that the ancient world was given owe
TO luxury is erroneous. The ricl
| Americans Of our own day could give
Evening journal., 1910-06-10

1T is by this science that we are able
to determine the constitution Of the chem
ioal nature Of the heavenly bodies, and
through it we have learned that the same
kinds Of matter exist throughout the uni
verse. These things we have ascertained
by reading the lines Of light which serve
for us as the hieroglypnics Of the heavens.
Then. too. by the aid of this science we
have learned OF the progression Of the
stars. and so / have come to know that
Capella is about the same age as the sun,
and that Aroturus has lived longer than
either We have discovered. too, that those
elements which are pre-eminently essential
to a terrestrial life-namely, oxygen. hy-
drogen. iron, and others-are existent in
tho various heavenly bodies.
'And as the years ny past. fresh knowl-
edge becomes more and more difficult to
grasp 1t is not that L work less keenly
as tho days go by. but rather that as the
science has developed only details are left
for discovery. But who lnows2 Every day
work for hours in my laboratory, and
then on till nine O'Clock Of an evening.
am here In my study. thinking and read
ing. reading and thinking. Every now and
then some fresh detail is laid bare TO me,
and who is there TO say that any day my
experiments may not result in some new
discovery altogether