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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-09
HALF NAKED
AND STARVING
Refugees in Mississippi Flood
District Rescued
1000 TAKEN INTO MEMPHIS
Scores Of People Were Taken from
Church in Wyanoke, Ark, Where
They Had to Build Up Pews
to Keep Above Water.

Memphis, Tenn, April o.-More thar
1000 persons vino we're marooned il
Wyanoke, Ark, were brought to Mem.
phis late yesterday afternoon. Scores
OF flood sufferers were found by rescuer-
ia a church where they had taken ref
uge when the flood descended.
As the water rose the refugees built
scatfoldiug with pews and thus kept
tier heads above the surface. On the
high ground and in attics OF houses near
Wyanoke, hundreds more victims were
found.
Though the refugees from the Modoc
food district report considerable loss Oh
life, probably 80 fatalities would be a
conservative total.
There has. however. been tremendous
suffering among the homeless. OF 10000
driven forth by the raging tide, hun
dreds had gone without food or water
many hours before help reached them.
Despite ample warning many Arkan-
sas and Tennessee homesteaders re-
manned by their property until the lass
minute, and, scores were taken from their
refuge on housetops, in trees and on
RATS, half naked aud starving.
Thirty thousand persons homeless,
1000 square miles of country inundated,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-09
"AIl WOOL wooIens

The educational campaign canied on
by the EaIns!ul. Sorsted Co. OF Clir-
ton, Mass. who produces only pure
virgin wool iabr.ns las done Us part
in causing the present public agitation
to place laws upon uui statute, to com
pei manufacturers to Label their prod
ucts truthtuliy
Experience makes masters. Nearly
everyone has h;,t the unpleasant eX
perience III hnAlhg a suit that looked
good at first but soon grew shapclcss,
cockled and laGed vet the tailor was
honest, he gave you good workman
ship The trouble was that the cloth
was not "wool"
This is one reason why the public
when purchasing clothing should do 50
from cloth made by the Earnsdale Wors-
tel Co, and insist upon seeing their
seal Of guarantee and thus securing
garments which hold their shape until
they are worn ont, because they are
made from pure virgin wool fabrics.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-09
THINK DYING WOMAN
WAS HIT BY AUTO
Police Find Her Unconscious in Rain
Propped Against Harlem Flat
lion Building.

New York, April o., What the police
think is another automobile killing put
Nh the detectives in the West One Hun
bred and Twenty street station at
work Sunday night, apparently without
the slightest che to 90 upon.
An old woman, unconscious hut still
breathing was found in the rain and
the dark proppcd up against the Harlem
hatron building, One Hundred and
Twenty-tirst street and Eighth avenue,
with injuries that the police think must
have come from being hit by an auto
mobile She died an hour later in Har-
lem hospital without resaining con-
seriousness.
The police found, however. news
paper reporter who had ben standing
at the corner Of One Hundred and Thir-
ty-third street and st. Nicholas avenue,
which joins Eighth avenue at the Flat
iron, who few minutes before the WON
an was found had seen large black
touring car covered with canopy
against the rain. which had gone south
at a rate which the reporter approx
mated at 80 miles an hour This, and
an analysts Of what had happened drawn
from the wounded woman's injuries, are
all the police have to work upon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-09

lily, but l tell them of my good friend,
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, and that there will be no back
ache and bearing down pains for them if
they will take it as have. am scarcely
ever without it in the house.
| viii say also that think there is
no better medicine to be found for young
girls. My eldest daughter has taken
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound for painful periods and Irregular
ity, and it has helped her.
81 am always ready and willing to
speak good word for Lydia E. Pink
ham, Vegetable Compound. tell every
one meet that l owe my health and
happiness to your wonderful medicine. !"
Mrs. ]. G. JOHNSON, Scottville, Mich,
RID. 8.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and herbs,
contains no narcotics or harmful drugs,
and today holds the record of being the
most successful remedy for womsn's ills
known.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-09
81 Passengers Of the Fire-ridden
Steamer Ontario
MOST WITHOUT BAGGAGE
In Spite of the Fact That the Fire Broke
Out at O'clock in Morning, There
Was No Panic Except Among
Steerage Passengers.

Boston, April "A group of 81 tired
and hungry passengers of the steamer
Ontario, which was driven ashore burn
ing at Montauk Point, Il. H., early yes.
terday, arrived here late yesterday after
noon from New London, Conn, where
they were landed by tug from the
burning steamer.
Most Of them were without baggage,
and some had scarcely sufficient cloth
ing. All declared they believed the fire
unavoidable Though fire was discov-
cred at o'clock in the morning, when
most Of the passengers were asleep. there
was ~ panic, except among the ten
Storage passengers, who did not under
stand English.
Purser James declared when the blaze
was discovered by a seaman who gave
an alarm, it undoubtedly had been burn
ing some time, as there was lively
blaze.
One southern passenger stated his be-
Lief that the FIRE started before the ship
lcfs Baltimore, as he saw steyedores,
who were slowing cotton below, smok
ing He believed a careIessly thrown
match or cigarette started the fire. which
smouldered all through the voyage.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-09
THE RED CROSS PHARMACY - @ TORE ~
ShQ


30 persons drowned and financial loSs
OF Sl0,000,000 constitute the result OF the
two weeks food. bur yesterday morn.
ing conditions showed some improve
ment when sunny day gave further
encouragement to those conducting the
work of rescue among the hundreds iriy-
en- from their homes by the high water.
All levecs in the food -menaeed district
were holding strong and at this point
the river had subsidized sevehteulhs Of
foot With upper district levecs hold.
ing however. the STRAIN on the likes IN
the NazOu section Increased ana men
worked ali night ON the cmbankment
south OF Memphis to bolster weak points.
The danger at several places along the
Arkansas shore has not passed Two
hundred leyee workers narrowly escaped
being swept away when tie embanE-
ment caved III at Mile Post "a, sixteen
miles south OF Helena. Ark. Sunday
The town of Mode near tlt break.
was twenty feet under water Yesterday
Modoc practically has been denspulated
aud those who remained took to fly ut
when the roar Of the water 9a,a y;lrn-
ING OF its coming he steamer Kate
Adams was near Mndoc VIXEN the leyre
broke and rescued thos, luperiled 4
hundred OF more panic-sjlickch negroes
were taken from a governmcut barge
moorcd to the hank Later motor
launches went INTO the food an rescued
number Of farm hands lrom the roofs
Of their cabins, fram thu trees and the
peaks Of knobs which were above the
water
The work Of caring 70, IT,. refugees
from the lowlands is last being sss
tematized, Tents and supplies have bcen
received at the more important eenters
and arrangements have been made for
the establishment Of Centrsi rcltet
headquarters at Helena. Captain Nil
liam + Baker, Fourth infantry $. A.,
stationed at Fort Logan H. Root. VIII
be IN charge OF the Beclioot lake Ie.
gion with headquarters at Tiptonrilie,
Tenn.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-09

troubled with constipation, and have
tried many remedies. all of which
seemed to cause pain without giving
much relief finally tried Dr. Miles
Laxative Tablets and found them ex-
ceilent. Their action is pleasant and
mild, and their chocolate taste makes
them easy to take. am more than
glad TO recommend them
Clean up the bowels and keep
them clean" is the advice of all
physicians, because they realize the
danger resulting from habitual con
stipation. Do not delay too long.
but begin proper curative measures.
DR.. Miles Laxative Tablets are
new remedy for this old complaint,
and great improvement over the
cathartics you have been using in
the past. They taste like candy
and work like a charm. A trial
will convince you.
DR.. Miles Laxative Tablets are
sold by all druggists, at IS cents
box containing IS doses. If not
found satisfactory after trial, re-
turn the box TO your druggist and
he will return your money.
MILES MEDICAL CO., EIkhart, Ind.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-09
WAKING UP A
TOWN
By M QUAD
Copyright, 1912. by Associated Lit
erary Press.

do you know. sir" said Deacon
Singer to Abraham Scott in front Of
the postoffice one eyening-"do you
know that this town of Beverly is
slow. the slowest in the staten
Yes: business seems to drop Off a
little every year." was the reply.
And why are we dead and dying
here?" asked the deacon as he step
ped up ON the platform beside bar.
rel of kerosene. for it was postoffice
and grocery combined.
He waited till his audience had shut
and pocketed their jackknives and
then answered his own question.
Because nothing ever happens here.
Does any one die? Do we have any
funerals? Does any one ever get mar
ried? Does any one steal? Has any
one present even seen dog fight in
the last two years?
mo. nor
Something ought TO be done. dea-
con-" suggested a voice.
And don't know it? Don't we
all know it?'
Might call a public meeting and
resolve" was a second suggestion.
Resolve what--that we are going to
the dogs"
Our forefathers did that, and then
we licked the British
But where's your British to lick
now? I've been thinking this thing
over for two years, and hain't Lit on
a remedy yet I've got whole barrel
of molasses in the cellar, and I'll give
1t to the critter who can wake this
town up"
The crttter to do it was right at
hand. The deacon meant human be-
ing, but the critter was an old spotted
bull coming down the highway. The
crowd at the postofflce was scratching
its head and almost tasting that mo-
lasses when the bull turned a corner
and saw his golden opportunity. He
charged with snort and a below,
and after smashing three gates that
were swinging open he was at the
postoffice. He knocked the crowd right
and left. He cleared the platform Of
barrels and boxes. He ran his horns
through windows.
The bull came and saw and did
things and went his way. 1t was a
fine beginning to wake up town.
None of the three doctors IN 1t had even
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-09
DEEP SHOWS MELT
AND Much Damage Already Done in New
Hampshire.


Hampshire.
Woodsville, n. H., April 9.-The melt
ing of the deep snow in the north woods
during the last few days has raised the
Connecticut and Ammonoosuc rivers and
minor streams in this section to freshet
pitch and much damage has been done.
Washouts are seriously delaying trains
on the Boston & Maine and Montpelier
& Wells River railroads.
At LyndonvilIe, VT, passengers and
baggage arc being transferred around
section of washed out tracks, all the
express trains between Boston and Mont
real over the Connecticut Passump-
sic division of the Boston & Maine be-
ing affected.
The same method is being pursued
on the White Mountain division. The
worst washout on this division occurred
Sunday night two miles north Of Woods
vile. when go feet of the railroad bed
gave out
A bridge across Wells river on the
Montpelier & Wells River railroad.
few miles northwest of Woodsville. has
been swept away, interrupting traffic on
that line. In the village Of Wells River,
where the Wells empties into the Con-
necticut, several buildings are partly
flooded.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-09

had q case of measles In six months,
Now they had thirteen bull horned and
bull kicked victims to practice on. In.
stead of every light being out by Q
o'clock they were burning In almost
every house at midnight
Next morning the town was early
astir to repair damages and exchange
anything more to happen when the old
bull came charging again. Instead OF
being miles away he had slept just out
side the town to be ready for an early
call. That below was like the fall of
a brick house. There were three farm.
was. To play ball with them was fun
for the bull He put his horns under
old Mrs. Baxter as she was crossing
the street to borrow an egg and tossed
her over a fence to come down head
first in a tomato patch. He kicked
Elder Southfield in the solar plexus and
knocked him the length OF a black.
smith shop.
There was no loaf1ng on the part Of
that bull. He was at work every min.
ute of the time, and when he finally
quit it was because there was nothing
more in his line to be done. On this
occasion our staff correspondent sim.
ply telegraphed:
II have seen the dead and dying, and
have gazed on the wide wrought de-
etruatinp opd on, cfmrIv nvaronr1a -
At shutdown scouts that had been
sent out reported that nothing had
been seen of the bull, and 1t was be-
lieved that he had retired to some
place where the rates were not too
high to commit suicide There was
great felicitation and an attempt to do
business, but the old bull had fooled
'em. With the same old below. same
horns, same tail, he came charging in
for the third time. He was willing to
work overtime without extra pay.
They had axes and clubs and crowbars
and guns ready for him this time; but
they knew him not
Abner Goodhue and his wife were
going TO prayer meeting. Over a fence
they went instead Aaron Littlefield
and his mother-in-law We're going to
sit up with one Of the injured on the
first charge. Aaron saved himself by
climbing a locust tree, but the woman
was kicked in the head and never
spoke again, though she lived on for
twenty years.
There were q score more cases like |
the above, but our staff correspondent !
didn't particularize. He couldn't. His I
emotions were too great He had to /
simply say:
"My grandfather was at Gettysburg. /
but he saw nothing like this. | simply
stand appalled, and ask myself who is
who"
If you should enter that town today !
you would find $4,000 population in
place of 1000. You would find brick
postoffice with lot of old men sitting
around, and one Of them would be like
ly to ask:
Deacon Singer, wasn't there a time
In the history of Beverly when she
sorter stood stillT /
And the answer would be:
''There was, sir"
"And then the snow shovel factory
came to give her an impetusT
"Snow shovel factory be burned! It
was an old spotted bull. and we orter
have a bronze statue of him on every
street eornerr
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-09
DOG REVEALS TRAGEDY
OF HIS MASTERS END
Shows Workman Where the Man Lay
Crushed Under Hundreds of /.

North Berwick Me. April O..
A very unusual fatality was
revealed hero yesterday by pet
dog that had watched throughout
tie night over the body OF its master,
John J. SHAW. Mr.. Shaw's body was
found beneath a pile containing thous-
ards Of feet ct dogs at a box mill. 1t
was evident that the man had been
sitting on the pile when the high wind
oi sunday night started the logs roll
ing and the whole pile went over him
and crushed him TO death. The atten-
ton ol a Workman was attracted by
the dog yesterday morning, aud an in
ycstigatiun disclosed the victims body.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-09
HISTORICAL LAUGHTER
IN ROOM OF DEATH
Woman Found in Apartment of Louis G.
Parma Was Taken to Bellevue
Hospital-Parma Had Been
Dead II Hours.

New York, April 8. Hysterical laugh.
ter issuing from the room of Louis G.
Parma, the aged director of the New
York Conservatory of Music yesterday
prompted the authorities to break down
the locked door.
On a bed in the center Of the floor
Uttered with paper and clothing, was
found Parma's body. in which life had
been extinct twelve hours.
Beside the body sat hysterical wom-
an talking incoherently. The coroner
found Parma died from natural causes,
apparently eolapsing while seated on the
edge of the bed, The woman was taken
to Bellevue hospital, where her identity
is still unknown.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-09

weather will overspread the eastern dis
tricts Monday, but il will be followed
by rising temperature on Tuesday aud
Tor several days thereafter The rext
disturbance of Importance will appear in
the far West about Wednesday and cross
the eastern states near the close Of the
week; it will be attended by local rains
ana followed BY cooler weather."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-09
MOTHER OF
LARGE FAMIL- Y
Tells How She Keeps Her
Health - Happiness For
Those Who Take
Her Advice.
Scottville, Mich. 81 want to tell you
how much good Lydia E. Pinkham S Veg

tableCompound and
Sanative Wash have
done me. / live on a
farm andhave worked
very h ard. / am
forty-fve years old,
and am the mother
of thirteen children.
Many people think
it strange that / am
not broken down
with hard work and
the care of nv FAM
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-09
WEEK or SEASONAL WEATHER.
Temperature Will Rise To-day and Con
tinue Higher.

Washington, April o. Temperatures
will be near the seasonal average
throughout the country this week, with
rains generally light and local according
to the weekly bulletin issued last night.
The bulletin says;
"A change to considerably cooler
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-09
TWO YALE STUDENTS
KILLED IN AUTO
Machine Crashed Into Pole in Philadel-
rAia and One Man Had Skull
Crushed and the Other Re-
ceived Injury to Spine.

Philadelphia, April 1.-Two Yale stu
dents, John +, Hoffman Of Radnor and
Arthur w. Ryerson of New York, died
last night in a hospital from injuries
received when Hofman's automobile
struck telegraph pole near his home.
lloiIman's skull was fractured against
the pole, while Ryersons spine was in
jured by striking fence
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-09
Says a Man Can't Work and be Always
Sunny

IT, G.. Wells, in his story, Marriage"
in the April American Magazine says
1T is only in romantic fiction that
man can work strenuously to the limit
OF his power and come. home to be sweet
sunny and entertaining"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-09

does not perform
by force W h a t
should be accom-
plished by persua-
sion is DR.. Miles
Laxative Tablets.
After using them,
Mr.. N. A. Waddell,
BIS Washington
ST., Waco, Tex,
says:
almost all my
NtFA 49,.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-09
'Clean Up the Bowels and
Keep Them Clean"

There are many remedies to be
had for constipation, but the diff
Guilty is to procure one that acts
without violence. A remedy that
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-09
Talcum Powders
Eve Glass Cleaner

For removing grease, dirt and 9TH
er visual distractions from eye
glasses, spectacles, and lenses OF ev-
cry kind and description. 1t doubles
the efficiency of all lenses. Price
25c.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-09

We are making special pusb on this
department from new on. The most las
chatting inexpensive pastime known.
You push the button and we develop the
roll Of film whether OF y eSposure)
for l0c, provided We make the prints.
Cameras from Sl0o to 1915 kodaks
$500 to Sl35o0 II we haven't what
you want, we viii get it.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-09
Special for Saturday
VIOLET BATH POWDER =

Tie latest toilet necessity for the
bath. Sprinkle a small quantity in the
water. It is sure to please you. Price
s6c.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-09
Cut Prices! Cut Prices! Cut Prices!
at the RED CROSS PHARMACY

A pleasing, pleasant
and reliable effervescing
remedy for the bowels
that is sure to please
you. A teaspoonful in a
glass of water in morn
ing before breakfast pro-
duces the desired effect.
Special price, large size,
soc.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-03-01

Travellers should not be permitted
to, sleep in the barn. Give them a
meal at the house and treat them
ciyilly. This is much the best way.
County insurance rates are mod
crate and few farmers can AFFORD not
to be we'll insured.
Electric lights are coming into use
for lighting the dwelling and stables.
The light Is cheaper and much safer
than coal oil or gas. This source of
, furnishing light and power should be
availed of by farmers who have SUN.
Client waterpower to develop the cleo.
tricity.
Have buildings insured In a good,
solid company. Read the policy be-
fore signing agreement. Insure for
one or more years. Most companies
will give reduced rates when insuring
for five years or for three years. II
you insure for five years they will give
you two years insurance free. This
is the most economical plan. Keep
your insurance paid up. Don't run
the risk of fire from neglect of re.
Lewal before the time expires.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-03-01

Farmers bulletin ATS, entitled lice
Houses" was prepared by Prof l.. c.
Corbett, horticulturist of the bureau
of animal industry.
The advantages of supply of Ice
for farm use are given, also directions
for harvesting ice and constructing Ice
houses and refrigerators. The bulle-
tin does not treat with the ice crop as
q source of direct revenue, but with
ice as factor in the economies and
comforts of the country home. In in
PRODUCING this bulletin, the author says
In part as follows:
AN ample supply of ice is Of
greater economic importance in the
country home than in the city resi-
dence. City people can purchase per-
ishable supplies as needed, but the re-
moteness of country homes from mar
kets often renders 1t necessary to use
canned, corned or smoked meat prod
ucts during the season of the year
when the table should be supplied
with fresh meats. Not only Is ice ap-
preciated because of it's use in the
preservation of fresh meats, butter
and other table supplies, but the pro-
duction of high grade domestic dairy
products is almost impossible without
| it. Many markets to which milk is
now shipped demand that 1t be cooled
before shipment to degree not at
tainable without the use of ice.
ice is one of those luxuries, which
In many sections of the country. car
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-03-01
SPENDING A FORTUNE TO TELL
OTHERS HOW TO GAIN WEALTH

given in the two theaters in the 22
days the Land Show was opener an
average Of 90 lectures day. Thirty
different men and women from differ
ent parts Of the country sent out the
call for their particular sections; each
presenting in his or her own way the
advantages to be derived from resid-
ing there.
Governors day at the Land Show
was November %, and on that day
the Union-Southern Pacific companies
threw open their theaters to the gov
ernors of ten western states, welcom-
ed them there, and 1t was there that
the messages of these states we're told
to Chicago. Other distinguished visit
ors were invited, and they also talk
ed to thousands. On the special days
of the states represented at the expo
sition the programs were given, as q
usual thing, in one Of these theaters.
Men stood at each door of the two
theaters all day long with counters
in their hands, and every person that
entered was licked off on the little
watch-like machines they held. At the
end OF each day the total was taken
from each and they were set back to
zero again ready for the next day.
In this way accurate count was kept
of the $4,000 men, women and chill
dren who were told the message of
the west
Message Straight 10 Hearts.
I'VE found that we sent our mes
sage straight into the hearts OF the
land hungry" said an oflcial Of the
railroads who was present during the
land show They came into our lit.
tie theaters with their eyes and feet