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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-05
BRADY'S S70,0O0,0OO ALL
GOES TO HIS FAMILY
Wife Given $1,000, ooo-Charity Gets
,o00-Rest to Children and a
Grandehild.

New York, Aug. 5.The viii of An
thony n. Brady, the traction magnate,
as made public by his lawyers here this
afternoon, leaves to his five children and
a grandchild the bulk of his estate,
which has been estimated at s70,0O0,000.
The widow receives 81 100000 outright
and an annuity of 100000. One hundred
thousand dollars goes to charity.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-05
Very Attentive.

81 can't get old Snip the tailor to pay
any attention TO me- remarked Dub
bleigh.
That's strange" SAID Slathers. Hes
most assiduous in his attention to me.
Sends me three or four bills every
nth."-Harper's Weekly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-05

1 am able. ! had
nervous spells, fe-
male weakness and
terrible bearing
down pains e v cry
month. | also suf-
fered much with my
right side. The pain
started in my back
and extended around
my right side, and
the doctor told me it
xUaS organic inhnnn.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-05
DIES OF HER WOUNDS.
Mrs. Baker Shot by Husband Succumbs
in Hospital.

Providence, r. l., Aug 5.-Mrs. Anna
Baker, who was shot by her husband at
Lymansyille Thursday last, died in the
Rhode Island hospital yesterday. Baker
killed himself at the same time.
Financial and domestic troubles un-
balanced his mind it is believed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-05
Hum of the Wires-

Anything that is stretched Ia apt to
be thrown into vibration by the force
of the air blowing against it. If it Vi
brates so fast as to produce the air
waves that our ears can hear then that
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-05
FARMERS Wife
ALMOST A WRECK
Restored to Health by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Her
Own Story.

Westwood, Md am farmers
wife and do most of my own work when
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-05
BADLY DIST TOURED
WITH P|MPLES
Face a Mass. Ashamed to Show
Himself. Scratched Them Raw.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment
Cured in Less Than a Week.

1871 Mystic ST., Arlington, MaS. -
There were pimples on my face the size
of bird shot. They were dark red with a
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-05

Has qualities which make
it the ideal food
The Detroit times., 1913-08-22
PORTER SWALLOWS
A BUTTONHOOK
Doctors With Knife and For
cops Finally Succeed in Re-
lieving Him

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 22-lt was a sad
day for Robert Lewis when he used
when drowsy, buttonhook for a
toothpick.
Dr. Waldo Briggs and his assist.
ants used whole kit of surgical
implements in the interior OF Robert
in removing the metal hook that fina-
'ly had found snug resting place
Lewis Is Pullman porter. The
night OF February IS. when he was
resting from a run he dined heart
lily and felt the need Of a too.hpick
A button hook ca ne handy and he
applied 1T
Something surprised him and when
he got through gasping he crook ed
piece Of steel with the handle and
all had gone down his throat.
For few days the hook kept NOV.
ing around In Lewis interior. hunting
a quiet resting place. In those days
Of travel IL did not bother Robert
much. Finally IL reached a place in
the stomach where II panied him so
much that he sought the doctor.
DR.. Briggs made careful exami.
nation and estimated to nicely
where the stray piece of metal lay
Knives and forceps were brought into
acquisition and the buttonhook was
brought TO light, to the eminent sat.
isfaction of Mr.. Pullman's porter
The Detroit times., 1913-08-22
COUNTESS BEARN
is VERY ORIGINAL
Charity Fete of Wealthiesl
French Landowner, Most Re-
markable Display of Season

PARIS. Aug. 22.-Charity has be-
come fashionable here and the honors
for this year go 10 Countess de Bearn
for her original way OF getting money
for deserving cause.
The countess is the Aston OF France.
As landlord she is to Paris what
the Duke OF Westminster is TO Lon
don. In other words, she receives
more money from Paris ground rents
than any other landowner in the
French capital Most OF her property
is IN the neighborhood OF tic Grand
opera. ranked with the most costly
land in the world.
She is beautiful, as well as rich
Her famous charity fete was made up
OF living pictures, which also moved.
These moving human pictures were
seen in the ball room OF her magnifi-
cent town house in the Avenue Bos-
quet.
This Byzantine mansion was filled
with groups of dancers costumed In
different periods of French history.
On entering, one Toasted his eyes upon
a group OF dancers OF the time of the
Consulate; Bonaparte and his Consu.
lar court were there The leading
ladies OF this group were the Princess
d Arenberg. the Marquise de Brantes,
and the Countess Veil de Castel.
When enough had been seen OF the
Consulate costumes, party OF pretty
women frisked into the ball room TAX
ing their places. These were of the
time of Louis Philippe. and were
robed In the floating gowns of that
borgeois period An American led this
group. She was Princess Guy Fauclg-
ny de Lucinge. formerly Miss Natica
Perry and later Mrs. Stickney. She
was ably seconded by Countess Igna-
tief.
Suddenly the scene changed and
collection OF beauties In crinoline APP
peared. They were in the height or
the fashion Of the Second Empire.
Here the Countess Jean de Segouzac
was leading. II the Empress Eugene
saw this scene she would think she
was enjoying her triumphal career
again In the Tuileries The countess
was the belle of the ball
The Detroit times., 1913-08-22

or two or half dozen flyers out
Of business.
| But navy men have not fallen into
! this error. They know II would be
! Just as foolish for a naval command
or to send one aeroplane against a
battleship as ii would for military
I commander to send one machine gun
against brigade OF troops They
know that their problem figures out
! about as follows
! A battleship costs from 10000
900 to $4,000 II carries a crew OF
1000 men.
An aeroplane costs from $1,000
to 10000. carries crew of not
more than two men.
! Therefore. to be sure of success
against the battleship. the proper
tactics would be to send a feet OF
from % TO 100 aeroplanes, or even
| 200, into the fight.
! Suppose there were 100 in our
! feet and fifty of them would be de-
stroyed and their crews drowned. 1t
isn't altogether probable that this
would happen. but suppose ii did.
! In men We would lose 100 lives, in
money less than million.
But, at that. there isn't chance
! in the world that the battleship
would be the destruction of a SI5,-
600 900 battleship the loss OF 900
! lives
1t would take at least year to
build another battleship. while the
loss OF the 80 aeroplanes would be
replaced in month or two.
The aeroplane would be the hard
I est sort of mark to hit from the
deck OF a rolling ship. But how
about hitting 100 aeroplanes?
The protection afforded the ship
| by It's deck armor wouldn't be very
great In rain OF high explosives
such as a fleet of aeroplanes could
! drop on it. II was proven by the
work of air scouts in Turkey that the
| piercing of wing two or three
/ times by bullet does not put an
aeroplane out of action.
In Tripola. Italian airmen were
able to drop bombs in Turkish
camps and do tremendous execution
and thIn get away. So far in war
fare there have been two men killed
and several severely wounded while
! dying.
In trial in Paris ali ex American
army officer demonstrated device
which shoots as accurately from an
aeroplane as the big guns OF a war
ship shoot-70 per cent of hits.
Now suppose we send our feet OF
I 100 air craft against battleship and
each ship drops two bombs with 20
per cent of hits. That Is lao bombs
with 20 per cent Of hits That is
400 bombs out OF zoe landing. One
would be enough to wreck the ship.
So we can ready believe that these
little craft that carry but two men
and cost SO little will become the
terror OF sea fighting
First. because of the deadly nature
Of the bombs carried by the airmen.
Second, because there are so many
air craft against each individual
ship.
/ Third, because no ship has yet been
built or ever will be built that can
get away from an aeroplane feet that
Is once started after It,
An aeroplane could give battle
ship 80 miles start and catch her be-
fore she had been going half an hour
The Detroit times., 1913-08-22
SEARCH FOR BOAT
LOST ON LAKE

CHICAGO. Aug. 22.-Iife savers
searched the lake, today. for launch
containing several persons, reported
to have been caught In a freak wind
and electrical storm that swept the
south side OF Chicago, last night
causing enc death and a score OF in.
juries
James Lowell, film operator in q
moving picture house. was electro
cuted when lightning struck the cleo.
trio feed wire. His body rolled over
the balcony rail and fell twenty, feet
TO the floor. causing panic In the
crowded theatre Several persons
we're injured when the wind leveled
circus tent.
The Detroit times., 1913-08-22
IAIRSHIP FLEETS COMING TERRORS OF SEA, WILL
SWEEP 1T CLAN OF Sl5000OOO DREADNOUGHTS
BY A. 3. Ferguson.

That is the battle cry OF the mod
ern dreadnought battleship. The fly
Ing machine is today the greatest
terror of the men who go down to
the sea in Sl5.OOO.00O floating forts.
The fact is that the nevies of the
world are feverishly trying, on the
one hand. TO find a way TO avoid
the bird machines and, on the other
hand. building as many war aero
planes as they can.
In considering the effect OF an
aeroplane in battle. too many people
are apt TO pit a single plane against
a battleship. How easy TO put one
The Detroit times., 1913-08-22
Pair Die In Pact.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Aug. 22.--
Embracing each other. Roy Gross. u,
was found dead. early today. with an
unidentified young woman. in his
room. They had taken poison in
| suicide pact, and the girl died short
ly after being taken to a hospital.
The Detroit times., 1913-08-22

A viennese composer has written
an operetta intended for use in the
hlms only. The characters In Il will
not be heard They will be seen.
while an orchestra plays the music
intended to illustrate their story.
The Detroit times., 1913-08-22

Dsssn<ss-Ifke Printing. No fuss and
no feathers. The plain, neat kind that
looks right. Times Printing Co.. IL
John r. st Phone Main 1875.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-23

Tors for my Sister Helen Is having
Watch Party tonight"
Yes. she and her guests are watch
Ing for i..e, you know. And am
q bit ahead of schedule time. 1t
wants half an hour to twelve. so
I said to my followers. Well pay
Miss Birdie Agnew visit while the
time is ours SO here we are. Come
on, my followers"
As New Year spoke, he beckoned
to the crowd Of tiny creatures about
him, and together they all focked into
the hall and followed the happy Birdie
upstairs to her room. They quite
filled the room. and Birdie had to
allow some OF them TO sit on the
floor while others sat upon chairs.
couch, pictures, and window castings.
They coulC fly to any spot where there
might be a place to sit. So the room
presented a very queer appearance.
Birdie sat upon the side of her bed,
happy az any little girl could be
under the most unusual circumstances.
New Year, who had seated himself in
an arm chair, smiled at her and be-
gan to speak.
Now, Miss Birdie, shall tell you
who my companions are. They are
band OF Good Resolutions. and have
come to remain with me during my
eojourn OF a year on earth. They
battle against a very wicked army
Of Bad Temptations, that also comes
on New Years day. I know you
will want the advice OF one OF my
band. for he can tell you which path
to follow for a year"
But just a. he had finished speak
ing 4 most peculiar noise was heard
| in the house. Bells were ringing
loud laughter mingled with singing
Brides door opened rudely. and
Birdie felt something cold touch her
Come. Kiddo. wake up and ear
the old year going out and the New
Year coming In
Birdie felt herself slipping over n
steep hill, then she suddenly opened
her eyes to see standing over her
big Brother Ned. all in his clowns
suit. He was grinning from ear to
ear. Hear the bells all over the
city, Kiddo?" he asked, shaking
Birdie, and making her sit up. Listen,
Now it's New Year. And you've been
fast ;-sleep while the little chap stole
into the city. Come-hear Helen's
company downstairs? They're sing
ing New Year anthem. Sounds
great. Ell? I came home In time for
supper. The carnival was great, too.
believe me. Say. kiddo. I'll slip
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-23

office again. After warming his stiff
fened hands and red nose over the
steam radiator. he went into the ad-
joining room and found n big ball of
heavy twine. Then he got a paper
weight, and next seated himself at
the ctenographer's table and hurriedly
typed off little note. 1t read:
please look up and see a prisoner in
distress Then call to the janitor Of
this building and tell him boy
Is locked into the ONCE OF Greville.
and that the phone is not working. i"
This note he folded and tied to the
paper weight. which In turn was at
tachcd to the end Of the long string
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-23

went to the outer office door. He took
hold Of the knob, but it refused to
turn. He tried and tried again and
again, but could not open the door.
He knew that in some way the lock
had sprung when his employer had
closed 1t vigorously behind him.
Tommy he'd heard the door go bang
pretty hard, and it had caused him
to give a little jump at the time.
well. locked in" he said aloud.
standing back and surveying the sit
uation. but the janitor will have a
key and will come up and let me
out" he added mentally, Then he
went TO MIR. Grcville's desk phone and
took down the receiver. But as he did
SO he noticed the absence of the
familiar click. He listened intently.
but no voice replied 70 his attempted
call. Then he lifted up and down TN,
spring which held the receiver, bui
in vain, No response came from
"Central" There was a telephone IN
the hall which communicated only
with the ianitor's rooms down stairs
hut this was barred, as Tommy coulc
not get past the locked door.
81 reckon I'm "A prisoner for some
time" he observed, hanging up tht
useless. receiver. This phones beer
sljshtly out of fix for couple of days
and Mr.. Greville has asked that II
be repaired. And now, just at the
critical moment, it goes back on the
once Gee. III miss my train. II
have IN wa. for the neXt--a local
and Il won't put me at home til
| aYtor eight. And have no way OF
Iettine Mother know. She'll be wor-
r,od almost to death. Whenever I'm
n,oment late, dear Mumsey thinks
! 10 mot with some accident. And
| ,h;a .arribIe snow storm is SO binding
.ha,lI have fears that I've got lost
VIZ ~. could afford n phone in ouI
,,sa so | do" As he thus solilo.
'',,i.ad Tommy turned and looked out
70 tha front window at the snow
storr, "a which he had just alluded
"roIl nothing's done standing still
Wonder if / could get out ON the win
49,. Iodqe and make some one on tn,
s,root below hear my call for help
Iat,s see. I'm eight stories above
arornd, Rather an unhandy prison
believe me
NANNY went 20 investigate tt.
nossihility Of calling from the win,
a., IS he threw up the sash tn,
snow nd freezing wind cut him tC
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-23

some of the nut cake and ice cream
up to you il you want it,"
Cake and ice cream! They were
the magic words which woke Birdie to
full realization that she had been
fast asleep and dreaming. And no
band OF Good Resolutions. led by New
Year. had been in her room. She had
dreamed the whole fairy tale.
With a smile as warm as her own
little heart, Birdie turned to her big
Brother Ned. YES, Brother, ia like
some nut cake and ice cream, IL yo,,
please. It's not wrong to eat at the
very beginning of New Year is it?"
well, ] should say not, Kiddo.'
roared Ned. And as no rushed from
the room in his clowns suit Birdie
was glad 1t was he--her sure-enourh
big brother--instead Of the winged
New Year Of whom she had dreamed
Roal People and Ice cream and cake
were better, after all. than fairy crea.
lures who belonged rightly in books.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-23

live at Grace Hill with my mother.
sir. Wen have to wait now for the
seven-thirty which will put us into
Grace Hi station in about twenty
minutes. DO you have far to so from
the station ."
m not SURF about where I'm GO
Ing the stranger laughed. Then they
left the elevator and went out to tho
street. the jani-or going down to tho
basement to look after some work be-
fore leaving the building.
ON the street tho stranger said.
My sister lives at Grace Hill, and
I'm on my way to pay her a visit
Haven't seen her since was a little
chap like you. She doesn't know I'm
coming. for I wanted to surprise her.
But | know it is only Ittle burg,
50 ! shall have no difficulty locating
my sisters home. Guess they have u
street car or a town hack there, oh?
You SEQ. I left all my baggage--save
this hand grip--at the depot II will
be sent out tomOrrow-as soon as l
find my sisters home"
Yes, We have town hacks, and also
street car" replied Tommy. "But
maybe | can help you out as to your
sisters home. | know most every
body in Grace Hill-was born there.
SIR
My sisters name IS Green-Mrs.
Sadie Green. She's a widow with one
child boy about your age, l should
say"
Tommy stopped suddenly and caught
hold of the young mans hand. "She's
my mother" he gasped, n lump In
his throat I'm Tommy Green an
--and-you must be Uncle IhomaS
whom I'm named for.
We'll, X dldnt lake MIR. Iho.nas
Harding long to grasp the situation,
and he and Tommy shook nands all
/ the way To the station. IN fact'
/ Tommy wondered II Uncle Ihonlas
would let go his hand long enough Tor
/ him TO get out MS ticket
As soon as they got TO tho Grace
+ Hill station there was announcer sur
prise awaiting them IoInlnyS motn
er had become uneasy at ner son
delay and mad 'pnonea 70 'ne once
building where TomIny worked Luck
lily the janitor had not YET Ie1e the
building, and explained 10 her mat
/ her son was on his way nome ana
/ told her the reason or MS hardness.
| But of the stranger ne SAID not Il
word, thinking, of course, tnat the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-23

company.
If you have allowed yourself to
drop behind in your class at school,
make amends during the year just
being ushered in. Study to learn. and
love learning. You will be a thousand
times repaid in the near future.
If you are in the habit OF using
slang. quit it on New Year. There is
no habit more pernicious than that OF
employing slang in your conversation
Some children have large vocabulary
of slang, but a very small one OF
proper words. Determine to use only
clean, proper language during the
year 1913 and after that period OF
time, nothing could induce you tc
return to the use OF vulgar words and
phrases.
If you have been blind to the dis.
tress of the poor and unfortunate
open your eyes on New Years day
and learn the value Of giving sym
pathy and assistance to those not sc
well-placed in life as yourself. We
are all the children of one God. ant
es CHI Of US should do all in his power
to make the other happy.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-23
Thomas Green, Prisoner

the quick. But he did not mind a
bit OF chill. He was a hardy boy,
and used TO exposure. Often he spent
whole evenings, after supper, on the
pond near to his home, skating with
his young friends. So a bit of snow
and wind did not affect him dis
agreeably.
well, I've got n taste of what It
means to be a sparrow and live under
the cornice Of n high building" he
unused, crawling out upon the broad
window ledge which juttod some feet
over the street below. and now for
the strength of my lungs" He called
down az loudly as he could, trying
in vain TO attract the notice Of the
few pasSers-by who came scurrying
along. heads bent and ciins thrust
into turn cd-up coat collars.
After about three minutes spent In
this way, Tommy decided upon an
other plan. and got back into the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-23

IKE boy with little wings sprouting
at his shoulders. About him focked
small army of little creatures not
haf so large az himself. They. too.
had bits Of wings at their backs. All
were most gorgeously and fantastical-
ly dressed.
Birdie had not long to wait for an
introduction from the visitor. for he
doned a dear little cap and bowed
low. Then he said in the most beau
tiful voice Birdie had ever heard.
II am Master New Year, Miss, and
with your permission. / shall como in
and pay my respects to you while
waiting for twelve o'clock to arrive.
You see, ! am bit ahead Of time"
"Oh. surely. come in" said Birdie.
greatly elated to have New Year call
Ing upon her. And 1t certainly wa
comfort to know that New Year wa
not day. but a beautiful winged
boy Come right in and follow me-
please You cannot 60 into the par
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-23

- HOMAS-or Tommy" as he was
called--hnished filing the letters
which had come by the five
~ thirty delivery and turned to re-
ply to his employer, a gray-haired
man. who was putting on his top coat
and hat at the outer ofice door.
II say. Thomas" said Mr.. Greville.
you and I are tho last in the office,
and as you have q few minutes work
to do. I shall leave you alone. BE
sure to close the outer door tightly
- till II clicks. understand - before
leaving. Good night. and Happy
New Year to you and your mother"
"All right; I'll see that the door
Is locked. Mr.. Greville. and thank you
for your kind wish to Mother and me.
I hope you'll also have a happy New
Year. sir"
Then Mr.. Greville vas gone, and
Thomas turned to his work again.
He was not only ONCE boy. but trusted
boy as well. and Mr.. Greville often
went off without closing and lock
ing his desk OF an evening, leaving
Tommy to do Il for him. And on this
New Years Eve he hurriedly left the
office. failing to close and lock his
desk.
Soon after Mr. Greville's departure
Tommy finished his work. closed and
locked his employers desk and put
on his overcoat and hat. Then he
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-23

>.,,u. ,, ,,. w.
mn 1>1 ''aN
ll"'heF' A''"e'' DlO'"V' 49,
ana sister Helen talking great
~ deal about the coming Of New
Year, and being only seven years old.
she had been obliged to ask num-
bnr of oilestious regarding the holiday
,,,,,o,, .o,,,ad o. ,,ror,,se q great deal.
,,''~ ., ,s ,uo,ni,r
80 49,, g.
Watch fartE' anu ''Oie '''N az
first supposed 1t TO mean parry
where every one carried "a'cn' si'
yer or goiu: but Helen nau eAPialh.u
that her party or young 1rlenos "ouio
come TO stay through the entire hrst
half of the night, ana preclsely AZ
twelve. sit down to supper which
their mother was assisting TO plan
And brother Ned' fourteen WAS gu
ing to a skating carnival dressed as
clown, and he was spending most
of his time just now at the costumeT =
experimenting his masquerade dress
He was almost too much occupied to
answer BRIDES questions when she
asked him about New ear ana why
50 man. people ana Things on that
especial day. Hut ne tolo hcr TINS
lnuch: gu see Nldo", ne sald'
that little chap by the name OF
New Year comes trotting to the earth,
from the clouds ana taxes up the
reins OF government. Ana either he
makes people good or allows them 10
make themselves pad Now nell
come to town Just on the stroke or
twelve, and
But Mrs. Agnew had overheard a
part Of the fantastic yarn Ned was
weaving for his baby sisters edifica-