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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-16
FOOD PRICES
GOING UP
Startling Increases Shown
by Federal In
quiry
HIGH COST OF
LIVING PROVED
Nothing but Sugar Shows
Any Drop in
Price

Washington, Sept. ia bulletin is
sued by the United States bureau of
labor statistics showing retail prices of
the principal articles of food in each of
forty important industrial cities
throughout the United States shows how
food prices have increased
Comparing retail prices on June Is,
1913, with the prices on the same date
in 1912, eleven of the fifteen articles for
which quotations are given advanced and
four declined in price.
Bacon advanced l6.2 per cent. smoked
ham, AL per cent; pork chops, 1874
per cent; hens, lis per cent; eggs,
III per cent; round steak, l0l per
cent; sirloin steak, 9.S per cent; lard
~ per cent; rib roast, 6s per cent. !;
butter, So per cent; and milk, Al per
cent. Potatoes declined 3l.9 per cent.
sugar, 1872 per cent. wheat -four, II
per cent; and corn meal, 80 per cent.
Comparing retail prices on June Is,
1913, with average prices for the period
1890 to 1900, every article for which
prices are carried advanced except sugar.
Bacon advanced 1855 per cent; pork
chops, ia per cent; round steak, l02.5
yer cent; smoked hams, 81 per cent:
hens, 1858 per cent; sirloin steak, 1872
per cent; rib roast, rs per cent; LAID,
66.5 per cent; corn meal, 57.3 per cent;
potatoes, 44.4 per cent; butter, 4l.3 per
cent. eggs, 40.s per cent; milk, 36.I
per cent; and -four, 2s.6 per cent,
Sugar declined per cent.
When the price of each of the fifteen
articles of food is weighed according to
the average consumption in working
mems families retail prices were at a
higher level on June Is, 1913, than at
any other time during the last twenty
three and one-half years, excepting Nov.
Is, 1912, when the level was slightly
above it.
Retail prices of food on June l5 1913,
were 5g2 per cent. above the average
price for the tensyear period 1890 to
1890; 33 per cent. above the price on
June Is, 1912, and IA per cent. above
the price on June Is, 1911.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-16
The goth Century "chimes of Normandy"

At the opera house next Monday, Sept
%. 1t is more than. 35 years since the
charming melodies of "The Chimes OF
Normandy" which include "The Legend
of the Bells" Con Billows Rocking" Il
May Be Princess" at Was in Septem-
ber,' "By Your Side" "Silent Heroes
etc, etc, were first sent forth in the
ever widening ripples of harmony. The
opera has been presented many thous-
and times, but it is said the recent re-
vival of "The Chimes of Normandy in
n mammoth spectacular stage environ
ment by the Aborn Opera Co.. has
eclipsed all previous presentations OF
recent years, and in their desire to make
this production memorable one, the
Messrs. Aborn are said to have provid-
ed for the musical and dramatic de-
livery of all voices, every member of
the sole cast having been chosen not
only for excellence of vocal ability, but
with a view to having each individual
prove correct type of his or her par
ticular character in the romantic story
upon which 1.-THE Chimes of Normandy"
is based. Miss Gladys Caldwell, who
will appear as "Serpolette," is well re-
u
Yum Yum" in the all star cast of the
Frank Deshon, who appears in
the role of "Gaspard." the miser is UNI
1oubtedly the best known exponent of
this quaint character in existence, he
having essayed the role in this country
times innumerable; Miss Ethel Bell was
-hosen for "Germaine" from list of
some half hundred applicants. 1t is
said she not only possesses a remark
ably sweet soprano voice. but is gifted
with an acting ability of no uncertain
quality, and she fills the physical re-
Iuirements as to petite, winsome and
personality. Others to whom
roles are entrusted are Charles
Jingle as "Grenechieux," Albert Wal
erstedt as the Marquis" Fred c.
Holmes as the 'Baillie,s and j. C. Don
lelly as the notary. Joseph Nicol, long
with the Aborns as musical
Iirector, win direct the special orches-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-16
ALL IN THREE
WORDS
BY ALLAN C. LAMOND

While scanning newspaper for the
purpose of passing the time my eyes
lighted ON the following advertisement:
Nine Durant = Healer. Removes the
wear and tear OF domestic troubles. Re
unites divorced couples. Effects recon
Citation between parted lovers.
l cut the adj out of the newspaper
and put it in my pocketbook. About
once an hour ! read it over l won
dered If Nine. Durant could help me-
| wanted some one to go to Della and
show her how unreasonable she had
been. At last started for the address
given. with no definite purpose.
| expected to find Nine. Durant in
dingy apartment, with worn furniture
and not overcleanly. Madame herself
would doubtless be either French, Ital-
ian, Spanish or of some other supersti-
tious race and rely chiefly for her fees
upon any or all of these peoples. She
would be of tawny complexion, hair
like an Indian and eyes piercing black.
She was nothing of the kind. rang
the doorbell of neat little house, and
tidy young woman answered the
summons. She was Nine. Durant
only she was an American and Du-
rant was not her name. She had
adopted 1t because she considered it
more attractive than her own, Ida
Smith. She invited me into a neatly
furnished living room and after hem
ming and having and stammering 1
finally got out what wanted to tell
her about my difficulty with Della and
asked if she would engage to bring
the young lady to her senses,
She said that from what had told
her she judged Della to be entirely in
the wrong, while the position 1 had
taken was unimpeachable. She would
engage to settle the matter between
us for 500, half of which was to be
paid in advance and the other half
after the reconciliation. If there was
no reconciliation l was not to pay the
remainder of the fee. She was to
make the acquaintance of my ex-
fiancee, and without letting her know
her mission gain her confidence and
convince her that she owed me hum
BILE apology.
This was a heads i win, tails you |
lose in favor of Miss Smith. But she
seemed very confident of being able to
bring Della and me together and had |
an honest countenance. This and my |
desire for makeup" decided me, and |
drawing check for $50 l gave it to
her. l sat some time after this listen
ing to the cures she had effected. She
had brought together father and a
daughter, the latter having been turn
ed out of doors for marrying a man
the father did not like. She had re
united no end of divorced couples and
parted lovers. She did it all on a prin-
ciple which could be stated in three
words When l asked her TO give me
these words she laughed and said,
Should / do so you would expect me
20 hand you back the retaining fee you
have given me. and there would be no
/ heard from Nine Durant, or Miss
Smith, as / prefer to call her, within
.wo days. During this time she had
to make Delia's acquaintance
md learned about our separation. The
following was the letter | received
rom the woman / had hired to con
-ince Della that she had i'll treated me:
Dear Sui suppose you were giving me {
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-16
THE MOST HUMAN SNAKE.
Lovable Traits of the American Rattle
snake.

/
snake.
The American rattlesnake is really
one of the most human of living Great
ures, says Prof. Marley, an English
naturalist of wide repute. He is so
cable amiable enemy. But he is also ex-
tremely conceited. He knows that he
possesses death-dealing power and i
consequently of the opinion that because
of this he should be considered the ter
ror of the wilderness. Other animals
understand perfectly how he regards
himself, the bad man" of the region,
and they recognize his terrible power.
For this reason they have had to study
his limitations, which he in his egotism
is blind to.
The rattlesnake gets irascible on oe-
casions, Prof. Manley goes on to say. He
becomes most cross when his vanity has
been wounded. But he rarely bites a
human being except when he is OF the
opinion that his own personal safety
requires it, Neither does he go out
hunting trouble. His sociable instincts
lead to seek the same comforts with
which men surround themselves, and If
men would only leave him alone he
would not object TO their company at
all
If he enters room he Immediately
seeks a retreat under stove or bed
or dresser, and sometimes will work
his way laboriously into the very walls
of the house and emerge through the
ceiling paper. or again will crawl be-
tween blankets or under mattresses, not
dreaming of the connection his discov
cry would cause.
Dogs are perhaps the most dangerous
enemy the naughty RATHER has to face.
Together with hogs they are the only
species of animal that are almost entire
" immune to the venom of the RATHER.
shepherd dog will come out
badly bitten and used up from his first
encounter with RATHER and have to be
taken care of for days by his master.
though, he becomes wiser,
and in due time develops into an adept
ut the art of killing his enemy
The cat is by far the cleverest of all
at PLAYING with the RATHER and outwit-
ting him at his own game. He seems to
be aware, too, that puss is making fun
1f him, and she therefore succeeds in
working him up into terrible rage.
She has no trouble at all in inducing the
snake to coil, and then she cautiously
stretches out a forepaw in his direction.
lie becomes furious and strikes, but her
paw is not there, for of the two the cat
5 infinitely the quicker.
Coyotes are much the same in their
lealings with their common enemy,
playing on the weaknesses of the snake
or their own pleasure for long lengths
If time. Horses are not nearly so clever
IT wise in their dealings. OF course, one
cared on the range will avoid a RATHER
IS a mule avoids work, and at the dread
ound of the rattles will leap and shy. |
Eastern horses taken west do not know |
o much at first, though they speedily |
earn.
There seems apparently no uniformity |
n the rafting If the snake is in bad /
Iumor he will rattle even when there is
10 sign of an enemy about. Usually, |
lowever, he will not rattle unless he is
realty concerned.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-16
SECRET OF SEX IN PLANTS.
Sir Oliver Lodge Thinks He Is on the
Verge Of Great Discovery.

Birmingham, Eng, Sept. l6-The
secret of the determination of sex pos
sibly may be found in plant life, Sir
Oliver Lodge told the British association
at its meeting Saturday afternoon. Re-
ferring to the fact that some plants pro-
duce both male and female flowers, he
said this must be the result of some pro-
found change in the sap at the junction
in the stems where differently sexed
flowers branch away from each other.
He continued: 81 do not know what this
is and the microscope tells me nothing.
Perhaps ii psychologists could find out
what happens in that little plant joint
they might get clue to the reason why
some human beings are born boys and
Others girls"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-16
DIES WITH BOOK OF VERSE.
Richard de yinez, New York Poet,
Starved to Death.

Cleveland, o., Sept. l6,--Too proud to
ask aid as a charity patient, Richard
de Vinez, poet and iitterateur of New
York, spent his last hours beneath a
shady tree in vacant lot on West
ll7th street in Cleveland. His body was
found by a passerby and taken to the
morgue, where, four days after, it was
identified by a little boy who said the
writer had visited his home.
Ray Hyre of 1925 Archwood avenue
told the authorities yesterday that he
met de Vinez about a month ago, while
the poet was conyalescing from an at
tack of pneumonia.
He told me he was living under the
trees" said Hyre. "having spent all his
money in a private hospital"
He was reluctant to give up his art,
he once confided, preferring starvation
to turning from his vocation, although
he was in no condition to do good work.
De Vinez was a graduate of Cornell
university. In his pocket was book
of verses
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-16
TOPS AND YARNS ADVANCED.
Senate Conference Make Important
Concession to House.

Washington, Sept. l6.--An important
concession was made by the Senate to
the House yesterday in the tariff con-
ference by which the duty on wool tops
will be advanced. The duty on yarns
was also advanced. While the confer
ences would not disclose the rates, it is
understood that the compromise figure
was between the Senate and House
rates.
The House made the rate on tops Is
cents, the Senate cut it to 5. The yarn
duty in the House bill was 20 cents and
the Senate rate 5 per cent. lower. 1t is
assumed here that about IL and Is cents
was the basis of compromise.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-16
ECZEMA |TCHED
AWFULLY ON HEAD
Thought Would Go Wild. Dry and
FIaky. Hair Nearly All Came Out.
Used Cuticura Soap and Ointment
Three Months. Head All Cured.

80 Atkinson St., Bellows Falls, Vt. ar
had eczema ON my head and it itched some
thing awful. 1t seemed sometimes as
though would go wild. The eczema was
dry and fiaky. One day / combed 1t hard
with fine comb and made it all raw. My
hair nearly all came out gradually SO / had
small twist Of hair and did not use but one
hairpin to hold it.
i tried --- but In vain; 1t did no good.
Then | thought would try Cuticura Soap
and Ointment. I used them three months
and then my head was all cured and my
hair began to grow SO it is quite thick now;
/ have four times as much as had"
tSigned Mrs. Ellen w. Adams, Nov. I6,
1912.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-16
PRESIDENTS HOLIDAY ENDS.
Tariff and Currency Bills Call Him Back
to White House.

Cornish, N. H., Sept. l6.-President
Wilson yesterday determined to return
to Washington Immediately in view OF
the messages received advising him that
the conference ON the tariff bill is be-
ing rushed and that the national cur
rency measure is nearing vote in the
House.
Preparatory to leaving his summer
home, the president played golf yester-
day afternoon over the Is holes on the
Hanover golf links. This is the second
game he has played since arriving at
Harlakenden, and outside of one drive
through the hills he has remained in.
doors. The president will arrive in
Washington to-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-16
ODD FELLOWS I'm SESSION.
Eighty-Ninth Annual Grand Lodge Meet
ing at Minneapolis.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Sept l6.-The
annual Sovereign Grand
Lodge, Independent Order OF Odd Fell
lows, was opened here yesterday. Dele
gates are present from every part of the
United States as well as Canada,
Europe, Philippines and Hawaii. In adj
dition to the grand lodge session, repre-
sentatives OF all Rebekah lodges, the
women's auxiliary of the order, are here.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-16
DRIVEN TO DIVORCE BY NAGGING.
Hoosier Gave His Wife His Land Acre
by Acre, but Got No Relief.

Logansport, Ind, Sept. l6.-Suit for
divorce has been entered in the Cass
County Court by Marvin Brown, who
says that his wife's nagging has almost
driven him to desperation. Brown gave
his IS acres of land to his wife in the
hope that she would stop nagging him.
He promised her an acre day as long
as she desisted. This she did until the
rs acres were hers and then began
again. Now Brown wants divorce.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-16

Angry Adieetives.

II was not young woman novelist,
but Charles Sumner, of whom the late
&c. L. Godkin, the New York editor,
said:
"He works his adjecdves so hard that
If they ever catch him alone they will
murder him."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-16

you've tried so long to get rid of is a
seconds that's all. "GETS-IT" does the
rest. There's no more fussing, no more
bandages to fix, no more salves to turn
the flesh red and raw. No more plasters
to get misplaced and press on the corn.
No more pulling" no more pain, no
more picking and gouging, no more ra-
Zors
'HGETS-IT' stops pain, shrivels up the
corn, and the corn vanishes. "GETS-
IT" never fails, is harmless to healthy
flesh. Warts, eallouses and bunions dis
appear.
"GETS-IT" is sold at drug stores at
25c bottle, or sent direct on receipt of
price by E. Lawrence & Co., Chica co.
Advt
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-16
East and Slow

Redd-Did you have a nice auto
mobile trip? Greene-Part of the way.
The chauffeur went too fast going out.
81 suppose he reduced speed coming
back:'
"Oh, yes; we were towed backr'-
Yonkers Statesman.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-16
IN SUCH PAIN
WOMAN TORE
her CLOTHES
Testifies She Was Restored
to Health by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Malone, N. Y, -" Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has cer-

fanny zone me a Iot
of good. first heard
of it when / was a
girl and / always said
that if / ever had fe-
male trouble l would
take it.
Il suffered from
orga mic infiamma-
ton and would have
spells when | would
be in such pain that
ii would tear my
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-16
How II I1anpensd.

The Chronic MeddIer-You are ex-
tremely bald for one of your age. The
Bare Pated Party-Yes; got this way
by butting into other peoples affairs
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-16
Sleep and Lonaevity.

Sleep is as necessary as air or food
Those who shirk the sleep of life are
only fastening unconsciously to the
sleep of death.-Brussels Independence
Beige.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-16
PETER COATS is DEAD.
Son of Late Founder of Thread Firm
Dies at Glasgow.

Glasgow, Sept. l6-Peter Coats, son
of the late Sir Peter Coats, founder of
the Scottish Thread firm, died here yes
terday. He was director of J. & p.
Coats, Ltd.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-16
"GETS-IT" Is a
Wonder for Corns
No Fuss, No Pain, Sure and Quick
Nothing Like It--"Gets" Them
Every Time

You never used anything like GETS
IT. for corns, beforel You're sure at
last that every stubborn corn that
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-16

Contentment gives a crown where
fortune has denied it.--Ford.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-23
LOPEZ MYSTERY WILL Be
SOLVED AFTER CHRISTMAS

Bingham. Utah, Dec. 23.-If Ralph
Lopez, the slayer of six men--a MeXi-
can, two deputies in the Andy Tunnel
chief of police and two deputy sheriffs
Is still in the Utah-Apc2 mine. where
he took refuge November 27th, he is
securely sealed up and will be- prisoner
there until after Christmas.
Not sound has come from the mine
since December ~ when heavy hulk
heads were erected in the tunnel
mouths to prevent his escape.
Many believe hc escaped shortly ar
ter the smudscs were lii December
first fpr the purpose of asphy NialinG
him.
II is believed tine mystery will not
bc cleared until the hulkhcads are re-
moved and the workings are searched
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-23
CALLS EuGENics FATAL.
Bird Coier Declares Sex Hygiene
Would Kill Race.

Chicago Dec. 23.-"If the policy OF
teaching eugenics to children in the
public schools is persisted in, the race
will die out i'm 80 years." said Bird s
Coler. former comptroller Of New Yorl,
city. In an address before the Indus
trial club of Chicago, on Patriotism
and Philanthropy"
What are you going to do about
the children whose minds are filled
with the false science of a bankrupt
materalsm ?" asked the speaker
What Of the foulness that fills our
theaters and impels those incompre-
hensible products of n sick sentimen-
talism, the sex hygienics to put mat
ter in the hands Of children which
bans from the nails"
Mr. Coler said he based his asscr-
tion regarding dead race in 15C
years upon birth rate statistics of a
college for women, whore eugenics
and sex hygiene have been taught FOL
many years.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-23
CITIZENS CLEAN CITY
TO BREAK UP STRIKE
Prominent Men OF Leeds, Eng.
Engage in Municipal Work

Leeds Enalard, Dec. 20 Sixty
prominent men. comprising doctors
lawyers, clergymen and merchants
with brooms, shovels and garbage
trucks. acted as swecpers today and
gave q demonstration OF the determin
alton Of the citizens not to Weld tu
ia" demands OF the employee Of the
municipal service who are on strike
The streets had not been swept nor
garbage cans cmpt;cd for. ten DAYS.
Many volunteers drove 10 the place
of assembly in their own automobiles
AT midnight They worked for siN
hours under police guard despite vol
ley of stones and metal thrown by
strikers AZ several points Anothcr
body of private citi2cns manned the
mnniciral gas, electric and water
works
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-23
WILL BRING CHEER
TO $4,000 HOMELESS
Charitable New York Residents to
BountifulIy Supply Poor

New York. Dec. 23--It is estima ted
that 10000 men, women and children,
all of them practically pennless and
many of them homeless. will be treat
ed to bountiful Christmas dinners in
this city day after tomorrow. The Sal
vation Army alone intends To give
$4,000 dinners and the Volunteers Of
America, which give all their dinners
out in a basket, viii provide for from
$1,000 10 10000. In addition, hun
drcds of TIA" homeless win sit down
before well laden tables provided by
numerous church and charitable or
eanizations In all sections of the city.
Not only viii the hungry be fed hut
hundreds of the ill-clad will he given
warm winter clothing.
Though Big Tim Sullivan is no
more. the annual Christmas dinner
which he gave for many years to the
homeless dcuizcns of the Bowcry dis
trict will be- given this year as usual
Some days ago Congressman Loft the
successor of Big Tim" sent word TO
the former sullivan Heutenants to 20
ahead with the preparations for tho
dinner and send the bin To him. The
dinner will De given as usual in the
old headquarters on the Bowery on
Christmas morning and it can pretty
safely he said that there Will he no
more interesting event in the city dur
ing the day.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-23
RATES TO BE THE SAME.
Ruror Of Increase in Price OF Admis-
sion to Colosseum Denied.

Officers of the Colosseum company
took occasion this morning To nail the
persistent rumor circulated To the ef-
feet that the price of admission 20 this
popular new rink would be boosted this
year. They announce emphatcaliy that
the rates of admission To the Colos-
scum will be the same as the rates
charged az the old Park rink. twenty
five cents for men. fifteen cents for Ia =
dies, and ten cents for children under
fourteen years of age. Communication
ticket books may also he secured maxi
ing II substantial reduction in the rates
quoted above.
Good headway Is being made with
the ice making at this popular new
rink. but some hlndicaps were en-
countered i'm the beginning. Ice is being
made on the bare ground, which natu-
rally soaked up considerable water be-
fore the freezing started The man
agemcnt is determined to have first
class ice bed before skating begins
even though the opening is delayed un-
I'll after Christmas. Manager Cowley
when asked today, stated that the rink
will be opened on Christmas day, IL
there Is q satisfactory bed of ice, but
not otherwise.