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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-07
TALK OF THE TOWN


New dress goods at Fits.
Buy your Mackinaw material at Fits
See Abbott's Saturday Goth anniver-
sary sale.
Mrs. Warner, nurse at the City hos
pital, is i'll at her rooms on Spaulding
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Wheaton left last
night for Albany, N. Y, where they will
visit for few days.
The Barre orchestra made a hit at
the Washington fair yesterday and will
furnish the music to-day.
Sale outing 1annels from Boston Dry
Goods Co. 10 and IL kinds at 8 cents
per yard at Vaughan's.
Another big banana sale to-day. We
will give you II fine yellow bananas for
25c at Diversi Fruit Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tyler Thompson, who
have been attending the Washington fair,
returned to their home in Woodbury. to-
day.
Who is going to win the rubber game
between Graniteville and the Italian Ath-
ietie club, at the J. A. c. grounds at 3
p. m to-day9 Sarka will pitch for
Granitevile. "Nuff ced!"
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Martin and Fred
Martin, who have been spending the
past two weeks in this city as the guests
of William Mcdonald OF Addison street,
returned to-day to Bellows Falls.
Corset fitting and demonstration all
of week beginning Sept. 8 by an expert
corsetier from Warner Bros. Co. We
ask you to call and see the new Red
Fern models, $3.50 to $500. Henry w.
Knight.
The Italian Independent club base
ball team administered a defeat to the
|. A. Juniors at the Rangers field Thurs
day night by score OF to !. The bat
terry for the winning team was 0gsten
and Levin and for the losers Cardini and
Riciarelli We're in the points.
Crop estimate 10000 baskets Of peach
es in the Rochester, ~ Y section. With
a few days sunshine to color and ripen
the quality will be fine Wait for the
large baskets, branded fancy Elbertas'
from Sidney f. Spafford, fruit and pro-
duce, Barre, VT. Your home dealer will
have item direct from the orchard as
soon as they are at their best, not earli-
or than Sept. Is.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-07
TALK OF THE TOWN

Sale on second floor, Saturday at
at Vaughan's.
Mortified fair, Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, Sept. Q, 10 and H.
Advance fall showing of Warmers rust
proof and Red Fern corsets. Henry w
knight.
Don't forget the auction sale of post.
office fixtures at the city hall on Satur-
day, Sept. Z, at p. m.
Plums Plums Now is the time to
get your plums for canning. We have
a large quantity just in, of green, red
and blue plums, suitable for canning.
Come and see them at Diversi Fruit
company.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-07
NORTHFIELD.

Claude A. Roys of Boston was a re-
cent visitor of friends in town.
Miss Frances Morse, who has been
spending few days at the home of
Mrs. Fred Fuller, returned to her home
in East Montpelier to-day.
Mrs Z. ID. Worthen and children and
Joseph Gould of Burlington are guests
of Mrs. II. L. Reed.
Congressman Plumley left town this
week to sail for Geneva, Switzerland,
where he will spend two or three
months.
L. c. Smith of the firm of Boyles &
Smith has returned from business trip
TO Boston.
Edward Connel has returned to Lyn-
donville after a short stay with friends
in town.
Manser Stone of Albany, n. Y, is
spending sometime at his home in town.
Miss Prudence Stickney, who has been
spending the past few weeks at her
home here, left to-day for Proctor, where
she is to teach in the high school.
Mrs. Paulina Davis, who has been
very i'll for the past month, is slowly
recovering.
Eugene f. Parker, who has been spend
ing the summer in town, left yester-
day for North Carolina, where he has
a position as instructor of languages.
Arrangements have been made by Co.
f., V. \. g., for the annual fair dance
to be held in armory hall. Tuesday, Sept.
10. Riley's orchestra from Barre will
furnish music.
William Hassett of Washington, d. C.,
il at the home of his mother, Mrs. Da-
vid Hassett, for a short stay.
Edward Sanborn is visiting friends
in Boston and vicinity.
Prof. c. V. Woodbury. has returned
after spending the summer at his home
in Maine. His family viii remain there
some time longer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-07
TALK OF THE TOWN

\ See Abbott'saSaturday Goth anniver
ssary sale.
DON'T forget sthe auction sale of post
office fixtures at the city hall on Satur
day, Sept. 7. at 4 P. m.
special meeting of Cobble Hill
grange was held Thursday evening. The
committee were unable to report in re-
gard to the proposed addition to the
hall and another meeting was called for
Wednesday evening, Sept. IL, when il
Is expected Mr.. Wheaton can make a
more definite proposition. Members take
notice.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-07
MONTPELIER.
Considerable Liquor Found in Raid Yes
terday at Home of N. Monte.

The home of Napoleon Monte was
raided yesterday and part of keg OF
beer, some whiskey and a trunk thought
to contain liquor were taken by the Off
GERS. Monte was in court yesterday and
bail was fixed at $500. which he secured.
Only few weeks ago the mans home
was also raided and liquor found, after
which he was let out on $500, and that
case is stll pending.
A daughter was born Thursday to Mr..
and Mrs Edward d. Field, granddaugh-
ter to Mr. and Mrs J. A. DeBoer
Miss Mabel Weeks OF Burlington is
to have charge of the domestic science
course in the public schools this year
and will teach classes in the room of the
Womans club in the Kellogg Hubbard
library basement.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-07

r e G II | a r
m e e t ing OF
Barre a e r i e,
1873, F. o. E.,
Monday even
ing at 1880
o'clock in
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-07
A Six Room House for
Sale Cheap

Furnace heat, set tubs and all modern
conveniences.
Also some household goods for sale.
Apply after four o'clock at George
Williamson's, Bank Street. lasts.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-07
Baptist Supper Menu.

The Baptist ladies' society viii com
mence their monthly suppers, Tuesday
Sept. 10. Supper will be served in the
church parlors from TO 1880, with the
following menu:
Hot Rolls Cold Meat
Cabbage and Beet Salad
Whipped Cream Cake Assorted Cake
Coffee
Price of supper only 20c.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-07
Card of Thanks.

wish to thank my friends and neigh
Nbors for flowers and the shower of post
cards and all other deeds of kindness,
during my recent illness in Barre City
hospital.
Mrs. Frank Trow
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-07

Mrs. Frank Trow
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-07

Who is going to win the rubber game
between Graniteville and the Italian Ath-
letic club, at the l. A. c. grounds at 3
p m, to-day! Sarka will pitch for
Graniteville. "Nuff ced!"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-07
TALK OF THE TOWN

Don't forget the auction sale Of post
office fixtures at the city hall on Satur-
day, Sept. I, at p. m.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-07
GRANITEVILLE.

Miss Georgia NJ Kossuth of Granite
vile, teacher of piano and organ. Tele-
phone 1882.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-01-26
HARDNESS OF A DIAMOND.
Pressed Between Steel Rails the Gem
Would Sink Into the Metal.

Pressed Between Steel Rails the Gem
Would Sink Into the Metal.
1t is difficult for one not intimately
acquainted with the brilliant and spar
king gems to realize just how hard
diamond may be.
A carpenter runs his plane over a
piece of wood and out come the pretty
curly shavings. Now, If plane Is
made with diamond blade instead Of
a steel blade and the blade is set just
right the plane when run over glass
will turn out fine, thinnest shavings
something like those made by plane
on wood.
This gives some idea of the wonder
full hardness of diamond, yet there Is
something harder than diamond. 1t
is another diamond or even the same
diamond, for a diamond may be extra
hard in one part and not so hard as 1t
ought to be in another part.
The Kohinoor diamond was in places
SO hard the cutters feared they might
have to give up work on 1t. Other
parts of the stone were soft, II you
could say any diamond is soft.
If a diamond is placed between the
ends of two heaviest steel railroad rails
and then by hydraulic pressure the
rails are forced closer together and then
still closer until they touch, the dia'
mond will sink right into the steel al
most like key forced into beeswax.-
New York Press.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-01-26
COLLEGE LIFE TODAY.
Student Ideals Much Higher Than
They Were Fifty Years AGO.

Student Ideals Much Higher Than
They Were Fifty Years Ago.
Not only upon the shields Of our
American universities do we find
"veritas." in spirit at least it is also
clearly written across the face Of the
entire college life Of our times. Gen.
tlemanliness, openmindedness, original
ity, honor, patriotism, truth-these are
increasingly found in both the serious
pursuits and the play life OF our Amer
lean undergraduates. The department
in which these ideals are sought Is not
so important as the certainty that the
student is forming such ideals Of thor
oughness and perfection.
Furthermore, the standards of morals
and conduct among the American I'M
dergraduates are percepdbly higher
than they were fifty years ago. There
is very real tendency in the line of
doing away with such celebrations as
have been connected with drinking and
immoralities. To be sure, one will al
ways find students who are often
worse for their bacchic associations,
and one must always keep in mind
that the college is on earth and not In
heaven. But comparison of student
customs today with those of fifty years
ago gives cause for encouragement
Century Magazine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-01-26
Fooled the Doctor,

81 remember one time" said come
dian, "when a medicine show came &c
our town. and father went to the per
Torrance. AS you probably know, Il
used to be the custom Of the medicine
doctor to try to make the audience
think he was merely selling his medi
cine to advertise it. Such was the
case the night my father attended the
show. The doctor when he began
telling of the virtues Of the cure-all de
Using the medicine. he would positive
ly sell but one bottle to a person. II
would be impossible to buy more than
one. That night my father reached
home very much elated. He came into
the sitting room and pulled a bottle Of
the medicine out of each side pocket OF
his coat
81 got ahead Of the burned sinner!'
he said
"'What's thatT I asked.
"'Why. that Teller said he wouldn't
sell us more than one bottle apiece,
but (here he shook his head and smil'
ed fooled him. l got two
"'How did you do itT l asked.
"'Why, durn him. replied my IA.
Their, 4 bought one. Then / went out
side, took off my coat an come back
in an bought another. The blamed
chump never knowed me-"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-01-26
HE WAS CONSERVATIVE.
The Old Man Bitterly Opposed New
TANGLED Methods.

Tangled Methods.
In Pennsylvania not many years ago
dwelt the descendants Of an ancient
German settler. The farm had de-
scended for generations from father to
son, and the original customs had been
faithfully adhered TO But youth
was born to the family who had In
spired some of the modern racial ideas
and was likely TO come into conflict
with his fathers stolid conservatism.
One day Johannes was told to sad
die the horse and take the grist to the
mill. 1t had been the practice from
time immemorial to place the grist in
one end Of the bag and a large stone
in the other end to balance 1t, and so
throw 1t across the horses back. But
Johannes on the present occasion man
aged to get the grist divided between
the two ends Of the bag, so that there
was no need of the stone.
"Oh, daddy, come and see! There
amt no use for the stone"
The old gentleman calmly surveyed
the device. and with severely re-
preachful aspect remarked to his ex-
ulting son:
johannes. your fader, your grand
fader and your great-grandfader all
went to de mill wild de stone in one
end of de bag und de grist In de odder
Und you, mere poy. sets yourself up
to know more as dey do. Yust put dat
stone in de bag and never lets me hear
no more Of such foolishness as dat
life
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-01-26
SNAKES ARE USEFUL.
They Arc a Check Upon the Lesser
Reptiles of tho Tropics.

They Arc a Check Upon the Lesser
Reptiles of tho Tropics.
What is the use of snakes? In their
going on their belly" the circum-
stance that so offended Bacon, lies one
Of their greatest uses, because that, to-
gether with their internal formation
and external covering. enables them to
penetrate where no larger carnivor-
Gus animal could venture, into dark
and noisome morasses, bog jungles,
swamps amid the tangled vegetation OF
the tropics, where swarms of the lesser
reptiles, on which so many Of them
feed, would otherwise outbalance the
harmony Of nature.
Wondrously and exquisitely con
structed for their habitat. they are able
to exist where the higher animals
could not, and, while they help to clear
those inaccessible places of the lesser
vermin, they themselves supply food
for a number Of the smaller mamma
LA. which, with many carnivorous
birds. devour vast numbers of young
snakes
The hedgehog, weasel, ichneumon,
rat, peccary, badger, goat, hog and an
Immense number Of birds keep snakes
within due limits, while the latter per-
form their part among the grain de.
vouring and herbivorous lesser crea-
tures.-Harper's Weekly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-01-26

1t Is rather startling to hear that
man thinks as intelligently asleep as
awake. but no less an authority than
Sir Arthur Mitchell admits that think
ing Is essential to life, says the Chi
cago Tribune. Thinking when we
sleep may be different from when we
are awake, but the process goes on
just the same. Man cannot think I'M
less he is alive, and he cannot be
alive without thinking Dreams are
not as confused as we think. They
become confused from the standpoint
Of memory. but are not from the point
of the dream organ. Memory half
blurred in trying to recall them makes
dreaming seem confused. Dreams
born under normal conditions are nor
NAL. 1t ia only those that are created
under abnormal conditions that are
strange. for, as Cicero said: 1T can
not be doubted the number of true
dreams would be greater If we were
to fall asleep in better condition. Fill
ing ourselves with wine and flesh OBJ
scures our dreams"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-01-26
{" The
Scrap Book
A M.I.die,ion On Mathew.on.

Soon after the baseball season open.
ed last spring Christy Mathewson Of
the New York Giants received letter
from a gentleman In a small town
reading after this fashion:
Dear Sir Will you kindly give me
some advice right awayf With the
bases full and Iii Hecker. the demon
hatsman. at the bat. ! contend that ]
ought to throw him my slow out drop.
NV manager insists that | ought to
give him my high in up. This emer-
gency is liable to arise at any moment
and | would like To hear from you
right away"
MatheNvson forgot to answer. and
three weeks later he received this let
ter from his correspondent:
"Slr-I asked you an important ques'
ton like a gentleman. and l expected
that you would answer ii IKE a gentle
man, but you did not do so. and what
Is the result? With three men on
bases / threw HI Hecker my high in
up. and he knocked the ball over the
fence. / hope the next time you face
Joe Tinker he bats you out OF the
Dox."-Saturday Evening Post.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-01-26
In and Out.


Soon after Martin w. Littleton was
elected to congress he went to Wash
ington and spent several hours watch
ing the senate and house In action.
He happened in the senate while a
western senator. one of the parties to
filibuster which closed the last regu-
lar session, was In the midst of
speech that had no bearing on the
ease at issue. His sole object was to
kill time
"Great Scott said Littleton. 81
was never so bored In my life. Why
do they allow a man to take up the
time Of the senate in this mannerr
why" whispered member Of the
house, did you not realize that he
was drinking steadily between para
traphsY'
'Yes, l saw him drinking water from
time to time" replied the New York
er. "but what effect could that have
upon the case?'
THAT wasn't water. 1t might have
looked like it from a distance, but it
was Scotch highballs he was taking to
stimulate himself" was the reply.
"Well." said Littleton, "al have to
say is that what went in was good
deal stronger and better than what
came out."-New York World.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-01-26
Didn't Blame Him.

Pete Daily one time was playing in
Chicago at the head Of his own COM
pany. At another theater there was
German comedian being starred in a
musical comedy. One afternoon Daily
and the German comedian were walk
ing along State street when the former
spoke to man who passed.
who was that?" asked the German
comedian.
Hes in my support" replied Daily.
WHAT" said the German comedian,
showing surprise. do you speak to
the members of your company ON the
streetT
ITO be sure" replied Daily.
II don't speak to the members Of
mine"
"Well," said Pete. 81 wouldn't either
IL l had your company"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-01-26
HIS LAST RESOURCE.
Teols Might Have Used II at First, but
He Didn't.


He Didn't.
J L. TOOle, the English comedian,
dearly loved u joke and Just as dearly
loved the excitement OF the gaming Ia
BILE. though he invariably lost. Dur
ing a holiday that. saws an English
writer, he and | passed together at
,Aix-les-B ains he did his best to i'm
peril the good effects OF his cure by
his constant attendance at the Cercle
and the villa des Fleurs. After night
In which be had been more than usual
ly successful In exhausting the ready
cash he carried about him we made
our way on the following morning to
the little bank I'm the main street OF
Aix-les- Bains In order that he might
make a fresh draft upon his letter of
credit.
But he did not at once reveal to the
clerk In charge his serious business
intent. Tapping lightly at the closed
window of the guichet, he inquired In
broken English. which be appeared
strangely to believe would be some
how comprehensive to his foreign in
terlocutor, whether the bank would be
prepared to make him a small advance
upon a gold headed cane which he car
rled In his hand. The request, as
might be supposed, was somewhat
briskly dismissed. and the little win
low was abruptly closed in his face.
Toole retired. apparently deeply de
jected by the refusal of his request,
but In a few minutes he returned to
the attack. having In the meantime
provided himself with fresh material
for a new financial proposition.
Fastening out into the little market
that lay near the bank, he hurriedly
purchased from one of the fish stalls
a small pike that had been caught in
the lake, and. having added to this a
bunch of carrots, he returned TO the
bank, where he carefully arranged
these proffered securities on the coun'
ter, enforced by the addition Of bis
watch and chain. threepenny bit and
a penknife.
When all was ready he again tapped
softly at the window and In a voice
that was broken by sobs implored the
clerk, in view OF his unfortunate posi-
ton, to accept these Ill assorted arti
Giles In pledge for the small sum which
was needed to save him from starva
| ton.
The clerk, by this time grown indig
nant, requested him to leave the estab
lishment, explaining to him in emphat
ic terms and In such English as HI
could command that they only made
advances upon circular notes or let
tiers of credit
At the last named word Toole's sad
dened face suddenly broke into smiles
and. producing his letter of credit, HI
handed 1t to the astonished clerk will
the added explanation that he wou!'
have offered that at first If he though
the bank cared about 1t, but that tn
porter at the hotel had told him n
thought that they liked fish better.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-01-26
Ipouirino For John.

The pricking of that soap bubble,
pretention. is always an agreeable pas
time. In her volume of "reminiscences,
entitled "As | Remember" Mrs. Gou-
verneur relates that the son of Presi-
dent Van Buren, was generally known
as Prince John because he had once
danced with Queen Victoria before her
accession TO the throne and was unable
to forget IT.
One day Van Buren, met on the street
James T. Brady. who had recently re
turned from visit TO England, In
a most patronizing manner he inquired
whether Brady had seen the queen.
Certainly" said Mr. Brady, "and I'M
der these circumstances. was walk
ing along the street when by chance
the queens carriage overlook me, and
the moment her majesty's eye lighted
on me she exclaimed:
"'Hello, Jim Brady When did you
hear from John Van Buren,"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-01-26
GERMAN MUSIC.
Wherein Il Is Said to Surpsss That Of
All Other Nations.

WFCFCln " 10 SaIh " Sei Pooe '"eh ~
All Other Nations.
Hans Won Buelow's remark that
Italy was the cradle of music and re
mained the cradle" was. OF course, not
intended 10 be taken literally. but sim
ply as a witty exaggeration Of an OBJ
vious truth. Italy gave the world the
first operas. oratorios, cantatas. over
lures. sonatas and most of the ecclesi-
astical forms. and In course OF time 1t
furnished master works In all these
STYLES of musical architecture: yet II
remained for the composers of Ger
many to write the most elaborate and
fully developed specimens in each case.
Italy can show no choral works equal
to Bach's "St. Matthew Passion" or
Handlers Messiah" no overture equal
to those of half dozen German mas.
tiers; no songs equal to those of Schu-
bert. SChumann or Franz; no operas
like Wagner's; no symphonies like
Beethoven's; no pianoforte pieces like
Schubert's. Beethoven's or Schumann's.
On these points there can be no dis
pute whichever. and that Is why Ger
many is now universally conceded to
be the chief musical nation. even by
those whose personal taste impels
them to favor particular examples OF
Italian, French or Russian music
The greatest masters of Italy. France
and Russia have been unanimous In
looking up to the German masters as
their masters-as the men to whose In
1uence they largely owed their own
education and development. - From
Etude.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-01-26
Lies Triumphs.

Each life has one grand day The clouds
may lie
Along the hills and storm winds flercely
blow,
The great red sunshine like thing of
woe
And deaths sad skeleton stalk grirnly by
Yet none of these. no matter how they
try,
Can shroud the perfect triumph We shall
know
Or dim the glory that some star will
show.
Set far away in depths of purple sky.
Sweet love may bring to US this day su-
preme,
Or IT may thrill our souls through art OF
song
Or meet us where red battle surges foam;
Hopes stranded wrecks the barren coasts
may CLEAN.
And weeks and months dash by a sombei
throng.
But some time, somewhere. It will surely
come.
It S. Collier.