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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-13

The story of a bridegroom finding
the wrong bride at his side for the
wedding ceremony was told In Bonn
bay high court. writes Calcutta cor.
respondent. A member of the religious
sect known as the Jams being forbid
den by Jain custom to seek out bride
for himself commissioned another man
to find one. After selected bride had
been viewed" by the Jain at rail.
way station he agreed to pay the
prospective brides father 1900 and
&c to an intermediary. and part of the
money was paid In advance. At the
ceremony the bride" wore a heavy
veil, and when the Jain asked her &c
remove it he found that some one had
been trying To pass of n substitute for
his bride. These adventures are not
uncommon In India. Sometimes very
ugly girl is passed or on bridegroom
london Mail.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-13
The Roumanian's Tobacco.

Roumania, the dark horse OF the Bal
kans, may be said 60 have been waited
into good government on cloud of
tobacco smoke, for ii was the to-
bacco monopoly established by the de-
generate ruler Couza that brought
about his compulsory abdication. Ev-
cry Roumanian smokes, and Couza
came up against national habit.
with the usual result II was in 1866
that the present ruler, Prince Charles
of ern-Sigmaringen, was in
vited. in the teeth OF the concert Of
Europe and the snltan, to become
CouZa's successor. aud nothing finer
ever happened to Roumania, except
its queen, Carmen sylvia. But the good
fortune of Roumania is also due to
Bismarck, who counseled the young
prince to accept the preferred throne,
remarking, IF you fail you will at
any rate have pleasant "Reminiscences
for the rest of your life"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-13
AMUSEMENT NOTES.
Tonight at Barre Opera House, vogeps
Minstrels

One of the many features to be pre-
scented by John w Vogels big city
Ministries, which will appear at the opera
house tonight is beautiful and up-to-
date dancing number, entitled, The
Great Event" The idea was conceived
by Manager yogel and arranged by Bar
ney Fagin, the worlds master producer
OF intricate dances and terpsichorean
movements. The scene is laid at the
Sheepshead bay race course, and the
prancing thoroughbreds are at the post
awaiting the signal for the start, they
get the word "Tery're off, hoof beats
are heard in the distance and immediate
ly after the finish the jockeys appear
neatly attired in the regulation eolors,
the worlds famous owners
and stake winners.
William Rowe the famous and world
solo clog dancer, has been en-
gagged to reeharse and produce the act
in the absence of Mr., Fagin. whose for
eign engagements prevent his doing so.
ADV.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-13
Beware of Ccusinsl

Cousins are not as simple as they
seem The very fact of being cous-
in. or having cousin. Is complicated.
The laisSez faire or cousiuship is both
Guiding aud deluding Cousins will be
cousins. even II yOn did not choose
them They can borrow money from
ron. visit you without being asked. tell
people they belong 10 your family. CON
test your will. even fall in love with
yUu-and rousin once removed Is
twiCe as apt to Never completely
IrTiSf cousin. Never depend ON his
NOT doing any OF these things. Never
take him for granted The -'cousinly
kiss" may or may not mean what II
means And cousins always do Kiss
Its part Of being cousins
Not that cousins need necessarily
rrove periious Once IN blue moon
they Invite Won 20 Europe or leave won
money. TUT that ainEsSI always takes
an aunt or an uncle.p-AtIantic.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-13
THE FLYS BALANCERS.
Without These Organs the insect
Would Tumble to the Ground.


Would Tumble to the Ground.
The insects OF the DIptera order. to
which the common househy belongs.
have. as rule. one pair of wings aud
rudimentary remnants OF another pair
In the form OF clsb shaped organ on
either side of the thorax behind the
wings. These organs are called bal
ancers' aud. AS experiments have
shown. are Indispensable In the main
tenance of equilibrium
A fy from which they have been re-
moved cannot direct its flight. aud II
ii tries to fy from the edge of a table
will Immediately take downward
course. dropping to the floor on Its
head about three feet away and falling
over on its back. Similarly. II IL tries
TO fly from the floor after succeeding
In getting on Its feet again IL will rise
in the air two or three inches and then
again tumble. striking it's head and
turning over on its back as before. but
only about four inches from its start
ing point liorizontal aud ascending
flight becomes absolutely impossible.
The similarity between these arti6.
cially produced Insect mishaps aud
many an aerOplane accident Is striking.
and a study Of why the removal of the
go long way toward solving tue prob
fem IN aeroplane construction.-We
minister Gazette
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-13
NiokeIs That Are Worn smooth.

Worn nickels are legal tender. Sc
says the supreme court OF Ohio in Gin
cinnatt Northern Traction company yer
sus Rosnagle COS Northeastern Report
er. SS4l. and il Is So recorded in the
docket The coin, says the court, was
issued by authority of law TO circu-
late as money. was merely worn. bruis-
ed and cracked in the process of cir.
culatlon and therefore legal tender
and an action for damages could he
maintained on Its refusal or course.
until this has thoroughly percolated
the street car systems. to convince a
conductor il will be necessary for a
passenger carrying n smooth nickel to
have with him the decision of the SUI
preme court of Ohio and also a thick
club.-New York Telegram.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-13
HANCOCK.

Several from here attended the New
Years ball at Rochester and all report
a good time, with fine music by Riley
orchestra of Barre.
Leon Curtis is at work for Clayton
Hubbard in North Hollow, Rochester.
Miss Minnie Curtis has returned ia
her work in Rochester, after spending
two weeks with her parents.
The w. G. T. u. will meet with Mrs.
Eleanor Whittier Jan. 10. A full at
tendance is desired.
Miss Abbie Eaton is working for Mr..
and Mrs. Claude Farr in Rochester.
Mrs. Mabel Marsh, who has been Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. win Stewart of
New York City, for three weeks, re-
turned home Monday.
Mr.. Gilchrist has moved his family to
Stockbridge.
Rev. Mr.. Smithers spoke at the church
here Sunday afternoon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-13
WORCESTER.

Mr.. and Mrs. Alsis are the happy par
ents of ll13-pound son, Alsis Lenwood
born Friday, Jan. 10.
Mrs. Selma Ellis, who brake her hip
some weeks ago, died at the home OF
Mrs. Carrie Darling Thursday night at
IL o'clock.
Lester E. Gray, who was sick the first
of the week, is improving.
William Emerson OF Burlington is Wis
iting his sister, Mrs. Melton Jacobs,
Fred o. Rood was in Calais on bust
ness Tuesday.
A very pleasant evening was spent at
the oyster supper given by Representa-
tive Smith to the voters and their wives
last Friday night.
Howard Curtis, who got a cut on his
leg while coasting recently, is improv-
ing rapidly.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Dodge returned
home Monday after visiting in Randolph
and Barre.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-13
A HINDU IDOL.
Its Strange History Caused Mmc. Car
not to Order u Destroyed.


When Mine. Cnrnot, widow OF Sadi
CarDot. died and her will was read II
clause In II caused considerable com.
ment This wis to the effect that q
certain small Hindu idol carved from
hard stone which would be found
among her property must be taken out
and crushed until completely destroyed
Many marve'ed AT this apparently sin.
g,iar request. for the Idol seemed q
harmless. ugly little thing. but her IN
structions were carried out TO the let
ter.
The idol had been presented to Sadi
Carnot years before he Ind ever
thought OF the presidency OF France by
IA friend who had brought II from In
dia. Later he learned that there was
that whatsoever would retain II In his
possession would rise to the fullest
height OF power In his chosen profess
sion. but die of stab wound when at
the zenith OF his career
NJ. cnrnot traced the history OF the
idol and found that for 500 years the
rulers who had possessed 1t Ind all
died either in battle or by assassination
from stab wounds Yet he laughed at
the story. called the facts adduced by
his search a mere chain Of condolences
and retained the idol. He died by
dagger In the hands of an assassin:
hence Mime. Carnot's strange request
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-13
Wireless and Aurora.

The aurora borealis. or northern
lights, apparently affects the wireless
telegraph waves that pass between
Hnmmerfest. Norway, and the north
ernmost station in the world at Green
Harbor. Spitzbergen. Often the polar
light so weakens the wireless waves
that the operator in the receiving sta.
ton at Spitzbergen can hardly hear
them. and mt times communication Is
wholly interrupted. On the other hand
the appearance of the northern lights
seems 10 strengthen the waves that
are sent southwark Once when the
aurora was so bright in Spitzbergen
that Ii was mentioned In dispatch to
Norway the receiving operator al Ham
merfest. where the polar light was not
even visible. noticed an extraordinary
increase in the volume and distinctness
of the signals. Youths Companion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-13

900 has been awarded to workmen who
have suffered from accident other than
fatal, The most that workman can
receive is $40 week and the least is 81
no matter how large or small his salary
may be. The average wage of all the
workmen is Sl2, and the average com.
pensation is 50. Owing to the fact that
the loss from accidents TO employees has
been made fixed charge against in
dustry has operated as powerful in
centive to prevent accidents. Dangerous
occupations are becoming less so. for the
insurance companies, with experts acting
as do the fire underwriters, are teaching
the employers how to eliminate danger.
Not case disposed of by the commits
sion has been taken to court. The speed
of operation which the commission has
attained has been commendable and
few, if any, cases have been undecided
two weeks after the accident was re-
ported, thus providing the injured with
to draw compensation i'm
the applicant is entitled to it.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-13

What have you done with your
playT'
1T didn't 20 IS farce. 80 ! bad
s"rne music composed and tried u as
an opera. hut IL fell nat Then hoiled
" down into a vaudeville sketch. but
nobody would touch ".
Too had fatal IoSS en-"
Not total. There's one god Joke in
In IL: ! can sell that for so oenzA"-
Louisville Courler.IournaL
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-13
A GOOD Stove Linina.

A good stove lining. one that will
last two years or more. can be nude
from blue clay Brick clay or one that
does NOT contain much sand. IL good
also Clay found IN salt water marshes
Is one of the BEST for stove Innings.
The clay must he reduced to a paste
about like putty The bed for lining
should he brushed clean and moistened
before the clay is applied. Put on with
hands, smooth With trowei or thin
piece of board. National Magazine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-13
"oLYMpIc" In A NEW SKIN.
Thus Safeguarding Ocean Travel, Will
Sail April Second.

New York, Jan. l3.-The White star
Line has received cable advices from
Liverpool regarding the progress made
in the important construction work on
the mammoth steamship Olympic" now
at the Belfast yards of Harland & Wolf.
and the steamer has now been definitely
scheduled to leave southampton on
April l2, for Plymouth, Cherburg and
Southampton.
The chief object OF the construction
work, which will entail an enormous cx-
pense, is the introduction of an inner
skin of heavy steel plates continuing, in
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-13
A centurx Old shin.

One Of the most interesting ships
sfioat Is the Eagle. which lies in one ~
the docks in the river Mersey. Eng
land For more than fifty years the
Eagle has served as a training ship. II
was launched in 1904 and took part in
several important engagements in the
early part Of the last century. when
the Napoleonir power was At its height.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-13
Cav, hIims.If AWAY.

A little girl was weeping bitterly In
the street. and benevolent old gen
tieman. patting her on the shoulder.
inquired what was the matter I've
lost u penny. sir" the child sobbed.
The old gentleman promptly handed
Der a penny. She lpokcd nj him
askance for n few seconds and then
said in tone more Of sorrow than Of
anger oh. You wicked old man, So
'OU bad IL all the une!7-LOndOn Tatler
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-13
ALARMING PNEUMONIA DEATH RATE IS
WARNING AGAINST NEGLECT or COLDS
More Than Half the Number of Cases Result
Fatally

Figures that, have just been compiled
by experts show that almost half the
number of pneumonia cases end in
death. This is the pneumonia season
and neglect of colds is in most cases the
origin OF the disease. When you take
cough balsams" or "syrups' contain
ing deadly drugs that weaken the body,
you are inviting pneumonia, Without
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-13
s1oo Per Plate

was paid at banquet TO Henry Clay,
in New Orleans in 1912. Mighty costly
for those with stomach trouble or indi-
gcstion. To-day people everywhere use
DR.. Kings New Life Pills for these trou-
blcs, as well as liver. kidney and bowel
disorders Easy, safe, sure. Only 25
cents at Red Cross Pharmacy.-Advt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-13
Won hx lis aIarnex.

Irish Magistrate. Haven't you been
before me before. Astuie Prisoner
that looked like yours. an that WAS a
photograph or an irish king Magis-
trate- Discharged. Can the next case!
s-London Answers
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-13

these drugs, Father Johns Medicine cures
colds and prevents pneumonia. Composed
of pure food elements which nourish and
build up the body, Father Johns Medi-
cine gives strength to ward of the dis
ease. 1t is not patent medicine. but
a physicians prescriptions 30 years in
use. Free from alcohol or dangerous
drugs.-Advt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-13
A CARD.

We, the undersigned, do hereby agree
to refund the money on 50-cent bottle
of Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar, If
il fails to cure your cough or cold. We
also guarantee a 25-cent bottle to prove
satisfactory, or money refunded.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-13
CARD.

Having leased the repair department;
( the Perry Automobile Co. IN rear of
" hotel. I respectfully solicit any re-
work Won may wish done on your
tomobiie- ! make speciality o. win
' overhauliug. an work guaranteed.
BEN c. HOWARD.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-13
Responsibility,

In men whom men condemn as i'll
! find so much OF goodness still;
In men whom men pronounce divine
| find so much OF sin and blot
do not care to draw the line,
Between the two, when God has not
Alex. Ironside, correspondent
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-13
The WAY L. Goas.

II want q nice is'us for nm invalid"
Something religious. madam
"Er-no- he's convaiescent"-B oston
Transcript
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-13

One hundred and twenty-five work
men formerly employed in the Brooklyn
navy yard have organized a committee,
which hopes to secure from the govern
ment $4,000 in overtime wages, which
workmen had claimed was due them,
the claims hanging fire for nearly
thirty five years. On March n, 1878,
an order signed by the secretary of the
navy was posted in the navy yard,
which stated that eight hours would
constitute a days work. 1t said also
that any workman who chose to labor
ten hours day should get proportion
ate increase in pay. Most of the men
worked overtime on the strength of the
order. During the time this order was
in operation, many earned six months
extra pay, but they never received it.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-13

Truth is an honest mans statement
OF q fact
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-13

The strike of the retail clerks of
Lafayette. Ind, against local depart
ment store is being vigorously prose
euted. The strike has been on for
twenty-one consecutive weeks. and the
ranks Of the strikers are still unbroken.
The clerks are fighting for a minimum
wage of So per week for saleswomen and
$3.50 o'clock closing except on Satur-
days. during the months of January,
February July and August. The retail
clerks organization. during almost its
entire history, has not been what might.
be termed militant organization.
Within the last two or three years,
however. numerous strikes have been
inaugurated by the retail clerks with
considerable success. While the strike
mentioned is proving a long-drawn-out
contest. il will undoubtedly prove bene-
fetal in the end to employees Of the de-
partment store, against which the strike
Is being conducted rs well as having =
salutary influence on other commercial
enterprises where clerks are employed.
Organized labor in Lafayette and ri
cinity Is giving valuable support to
the clerks in their present contest.
Compensation approximating s597o00
has been awarded workmen in the first |
five months operation Of the employers
liability law Of Massachusetts There /
have been 1000 accidents reported since /
july !. the date upon which the laW /
took effect. or these. 50 per cent. were 4
not disabled longer than the two weeks 4
required before the workmen can get 4
any compensation. Compensation has
been awarded TO 20 per cent. Of all the
,ases reported. OF the whole number
ess than ~ per cent. have preferred
10 take the recourse afforded them b.
av. that Of trial BY jury. About $780,,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-23
STRIDES OF PROGRESS

The resignation of Mr.. Frank Shef
field from the board of county commits
sioners serves to focus attention on
the remarkable progress in the build
ing of good roads that has marked the
tenure of Office by Mr.. Sheffield.
To one who goes out in car over
the good roads of Sumter county today
it seems that there must have been
splendid highways here from time i'm
memorial. Such is not the case, how
ever, as an examination of the record
shows that the history Of good roads
as they exist in Sumter county now
may beAsummed up within a period Of
less than ten years
Sumter county was in the condition
of many of its less favored sisters are
now at the time when the campaign fo1
better roads was begun in Sumter. New
roads were built Old roads were be-"
tered and regarded. All over the
state and the county went the news OF
the superlative bodybuilding that was
being done here. Immigrants heard OF
it, and thy came to Sumter county.
Good roads and good agriculture
have gone together in Sumter county.
The better the roads have been made,
the better have agricultural conditions
become. The two go hand in hand, as
they naturally should. Sumter county
laid the foundations for its claims as
one of the leading agricultural coun-
ties of Georgia when it committed it
self to the good roads idea May the
two constantly grow better and be-
come even better than they are now
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-23
A SAFE POET LAUREATE
(New York WORLDLY

The appointment of DR.. Robert
Bridges as Poet Laureate of England
that of Alfred Austin, is modern eX :
ample of the triumph of the safe man
over the popular or brilliant man.
Tennyson was made Laureate when
past 40, Austin when past 60. Now n
man who has been thirty years a retir-
ed physician and is 6S years old fills
the vacancy. He should have learned
tact and restraint; the risk is slight,
at any rate brief, of his embarrassing
the Government by blunders.
Scarcely a prophet named Bridges
as a possibility when Austin died. But
Kipling had offered royalty, as
Swinburne had done when successor
to Tennyson was looked for; and he
was, besides, trifle bloodthirsty for o
Liberal Governments taste. William
Watson, long eccentric, had inexcus-
ably lampooned the Premier's wife,
besides monarchs and brother poets :.
and in his time had given England a
purple moment by stopping the car
riage of the Duke of Edinburg with a
petition Behind these, a ruck of
clever rhymesters showed no one in
the lead.
If the Laureateship is to be bestow-
ed upon an old man as a pension rath +,
err than upon a young one for songs
expected, better than Bridges coul
scarcely have been chosen. Though
never popular, his gift is genuine. He
is safe" not least in being unlikely 70
make his Office a jesct by Austinia1
rhymes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-23
BRAINS REPUBLICAN AND DEMO.
CRATIC
Charleston News and Courier

tOudFlGSIOu news anu OOuTlGT.J
Now and then, in the old days whel
the Republicans were still in and the
Democrats were still out, somebody
with nothing else to do would make an
inventory of the really able men in
the two parties. The inventory gener
ally resulted to the serious disad
vantage of the Democrats. 1t seemed
to show that nearly all the real states
men in the country were Republicans.
while almost all the Democrats were
nothing more than little politicians
who never had done anything much
and who never could, even if they were
given a chance.
The present is an excellent time for
another inventory. Somebody with
considerable time on his hands ought
to make one at once It's results would
be awfully interesting as Joe Cannon
would say 1t would be mighty en-
couraging to the fellow who is not
usually considered by his acquain.-
ances as having much sense in his
head 1t would show a whole regiment
of men who used to be counted among
the statesmen" stripped of their
former power because somehow or
other their great talents failed to
bring about the results which the peo-
pie were sure would be accomplished
by such great talents. And it woul i
show on the other hand, lot of men,
who were once ranked as little pol
iticians," sitting in the seats of the
mighty and, not only sitting in them,
but filling them, too, and doing pre-
cisely the things which the people
wanted done and which the States
men" couldn't-or wouldn't-do.
After all, perhaps, the old-time the
ory that measures are more important
than men is going to turn out to be
true. If the poor despised Democrats,
SC sadly deficient in brains, do the
big things that are now being done at
Washington, maybe in<politics, as well
as in religion, it is the spirit that
counts. Maybe, also, we don't always
recognize brains when we see them.