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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-26
REVISING THE TUBERCULOSIS
DEATH RATE IN VERMONT.


During the past IA years there has
been a reduction of 35 per cent in the
deaths from tuberculosis in Vermont, ac-
cording to the report of DIR. c. s. Caver-
", president Of the state board of health,
last year there being only 347 deaths
in the state from that cause, The cam
paign of education as to the nature of
the disease is surely bearing good re-
suits, and it ought to be prosecuted with
greater vigor until the people of Che
state shall have become informed of the
best way to avoid the disease and, If
contracted, to be cured of it if the cure
is started in season. A reduction Of IS
per cent in the death rate from this dis
ease in the comparatively brief space of
IA years is an accomplishment which
should lend encouragement to the state
board of health and hearten the people
who may have contracted the disease
and who are making brave struggle to
counteract the effects of IT, The coming
IA years ought to see as great re-
duction in the death rate as the period
just passed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-26
HERE AND THERE
ABOUT BARRE

"The best thing Barre has done for a
good many years remarked a man who
knows Barre rather thoroughly, although
now located elsewhere.
lie referred to the entertainment of so
many retail monument dealers from all
over the United States following their
convention in Boston. at came high"
he added, "but il win come back to Barre
many, times over"
And the general impression seems to
be that Barre did about as good a
stroke of advertising as it ever did,
probably far better than any other.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-26

Vermont marble interests also were
alive and entertained considerable por-
ton of the delegates to the National
Retail Monument Dealers association
convention. No wonder that Vermont
granite and marble are at the head of
the industrial procession.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-26
A Prominent Banker

says, Judging by my experience and
as result of my observation, life in
surance is the best thing for the poor
man and the only hope for many who
are now rich" Are you insured? Ma
tional Life Ins. Co, Of VT. tAmtuall
5. S. Ballard. general agent, Lawrence
building, Montpelier, Vt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-26
No Room for Cream.

"My dear" said the young husband
"did you speak to the milkman about
there being no cream on the milk?"
eyes, and / told him about it this
morning, and he has explained it salts
factorily; think it is quite a credit to
him, too"
what did he say?'
"He said that he always filled the
Jug so full that there is no room on
the top for the cream."-Farm and
Home.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-26

That quarter of million dollar lum-
bering plant which is being installed in
the western Vermont forests speaks well
for industry but bodies i'll for the scenic
beauty of that part of the state.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-26

Several Vermont towns remain in
more or less unpleasant anticipation of
being the dumping ground Of H. X.
Thaw. It's pity that the fugitive
cannot be taken directly back to the
state from whence he fed, just as soon
as he is brought over the line from Can
ada
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-26
F. H. Rogers & Co.
JINGLES AND JESTS


ut says here that blind girls are en-
ployed as telephone operators in Balti-
more" said the Old Fogy, as he laid
down the paper.
That's nothing" replied the Crouch.
"They employ deaf girls as operators in
lots of towns. n-Cincinnat Enquirer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-26

Pugilist johnson finds that his way in
England is not strewn with flowers, but
doubtless he appreciates the free adver-
Using he is getting, for he thrives on
publicity.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-26

The good roads slogan, Pull Missouri
out of the mud" needs to be changed in
Vermont to "Dust off Vermont" just
at the present time.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-26
Lest She Forgot.

rs it hard to learn to swim?" asked
the sweet young thing.
"Dear me, no" replied the more expe-
ffenced young thing. 81 learn every
year. detroit Free Press.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-26
Another on Her.

Grocery Wouldn't you like some horse
radish?
Mrs. Newlywed-Mercy, no! We don't
keep a horse-Judge.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-26

Supt. Loukes has been in charge oil
the Vermont house of correction for a
week-and no protests have been heard.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-26
She Didn't Mind.

'Of course you are paying for my
time" said the pretty stenographer,
"and if you want to waste it.
81 do" promptly declared her employ
err, and kept on wasting it.-Judge.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-26

Frequent calls for more workmen in
the Barre granite industry at this sea
son of the year constitute very good
| sign.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-26

"Hearsts mask" is charged against a
mayoralty candidate in New York. Ter
rible Terrible! The limit has been
reached.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-26

If France knows the public mind in
the United States it knows that the
United States wants nothing of Mexico
but peace.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-26

The absence of the usual Monday
morning grist of automobile accidents
yesterday must indicate growing sanity.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-26

Suffers forces ought to indulge in a
little get together and then stay-to'
gether, in the interests of their man.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-26

The longer Huerta holds off, the longer
the "Chateaugay circuit will suffer from
want of attention.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-26

The chief reason for the belief, aside
from the fact that the guests were peo.
pie who are likely to handle Barre's
granite product, is the fact that they
came from such wide area of the
country. Barre granite is known, of
course by every monument dealer in the
United States; but only small per-
centage of the dealers have been able
to get that first -hand information con
corning the magnitude of the industry
in Barre which it does business good
to receive.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-26
TUESDAY, AUGUST 40, 1913.

The expectant attitude-S-s-h, don't
whisper; it may rainl
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-26
Her Last Chance.

"She was married at high noon"
Eyes, and everybody said it was high
time. "--Birmingham Age. Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-26

Dog River Valley fair, Mortified. VT,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
Sept. ., 3 and ADV.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-26

For the links you
want to link up with
our new Norfolk Suit.
Homespun in various
shades of gray, three or
four patch pockets, mar
row sleeves, straight
hanging trousers. Half
a dozen different models
of belts and pleats.
Conservative or eX-
IRENE style, So to SIS.
Special trousers in
flannel at $3.50.
Everything to give
the exactly right effect
to your vacation outfit.
n.y. rtn.. Dxonr ,r5 Dara;r T1oth;rr
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-26

BY the way, one OF the visitors was
a Texan who not only had not ever Wis
tied the Barre granite belt but who new
er had been in the northeastern section
of his country.
"Why, when we went from New York
to Boston he asserted; st was almost
continuous city You're awfully
crowded up here. / have the feeling of
being eramped and no chance for elbow
ROOM
Down in Texas" he continued. give
a ranch where my nearest neighbor is
ten miles away So do you wonder
that ! feel cramped for room up here in
the North?"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-26

When a resident of Brattleboro, James
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-26

was carried out so successfully last
week
Officially it was "Barre Day; actual
Nv it will be "Barre's day" in the monu-
ment business every day in the year,
even more than it has been for thirty
years back, or since Barre began to take
the forefront of the monumental granite
business. Quincy papers please copy.)
But the gathering was by no means
all commercial; there were social fea-
lures which added to the enjoyment of
the brief stay Of the visitors. And the
householders who took the visitors into
their homes and gave them lodging free
of charge greatly aided in the enjoyment
of the monument dealers. Those house
holders are to be commended in no small
measure for their fine sprtedncss,
as shown by their hospitality.
The visit to Barre, all outside efforts
TO the contrary Notwithstanding, was
one of the features of the 1913 conven-
ton of the National Retail Monument
Dealers association.
That the commercial instinct in Barre
is highly developed was Illustrated by
a little incident the other evening when
four little tots Of unmistakable foreign
parentage sidled into a drug store and
stood expectantly by the soda foun-
tain while several patrons were being
served with cooling beverages. 1t is the
habit of these tots to wait until they
are noticed by the customers and then,
without saying word, but looking all
kinds of hunger and thirst, to expect
the customers to leave 'em the GORE"
or give 'em brand-new treat But
this evening the benevolence of the GUS
toners took another turn and one man
fished around in his pockets tall he got
some pennies that he distributed among
the four tots At length, the man ex-
hausted his supply of pennies and while
fishing around in his pockets for more,
brought up a dime.
MY pennies are all gone" declared
the customer with some fnalty; but
the CLEAN of the dime had been caught
by the tots and one of them, a little girl
of perhaps five years, piped up:
Change it, Mister.N
The customer saw the force of the
suggestion but declined.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-26

We Clean, Press and Repair Clothing
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-26

Then there were others from the mid
die West. They had seen big cities be.
fore. New York was no novelty to them
But a business where they turned out
so many and so handsome monuments
as Barre is doing was something new
even to them, as was evident by their
remarks now and then. Therein lies the
value Of Barre's advertising stunt, which
was carried out so successfully last
week.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-10-30

1t was handed down from Mrs. Noah
or very nearly! Aunt Jane wrote
that she had a good tailored skirt
she didn't mention that the tailor died
| in his dotage long since-and wouldn't
| | like it? 1t was hardly used a bit,
she said, and she did hope that I'd
| appreciate it. She had kept it for
years, expecting to make some use of
it, but it was always too good to cut
up.
80 I accepted 1t as gracefully as
could, for Aunt Jane bears grudges
forever If she gets them. Now she
writes every week to ask how it's
wearing-and she's coming down this
summer, SO I've got to give it little
use or she'll suspect something. She's
dreadfully observing!
"And see this trimming on my col
lar! Well, my Great Uncle John found
that in Venice once upon a time, l sus-
pect in some former incarnation! The
gold is all furnished, and the colors
are so blended with age that it looks
like piece OF leather. But you ask
grandmother about it, She can see 1t
cleaning In its pristine splendor, and
she beams on me whenever l come
near in this suit! As she lives with
us, l have to wear 1t on every occa-
sion. l can leave 1t at home when l
go to the store, on the plea of pre-
serving IT, but If I'm dressed up
grandmother is right there to see that
this collar is In It's proper place.
why. they've grown so used to see
ing me in heirlooms that my younger
aunts send on their old shoes! And
mother, being economical and desir-
ing to be grateful for all favors, writes
back to say how delighted | am-and
then we get more! And each aunt
brags TO the others how generous she
is, and their generosity grows!
Our house is 80 full of heirlooms-
all moth-eaten and rickety-that we
haven't room for a decent chair, and
our pictures are all enlarged photo
graphs! But they're heirlooms-ask
the people who gave them to US and
see II they're not!
NOW mothers growing stout 80
she's bestowing all her outgrown
things on mel
Actually. think when take things
of I'll just burn them up TO save some
one else the agony of possession!
Don't show me any heirlooms. I'd
rather go in here and see the way gold
and silver is made into money, to buy
new things to wearl"-Chicago Daily
News.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-10-30
TOO MANY HEIRLOOMs
BY HENRY scHREYER.

NO." said the girl at the museum,
lets not go In there. just hate
heirloomsl" she frowned with disfavor
on the exhibition and turned away
I've been brought up among heir
looms since | can remember, and l
loathe and despise them!" she said,
shuddering.
when | was baby they began.
My best dress all through my baby
hood was the dress my mother and
grandmother had been baptized in.
OF course, IL they'd been noble blood
ed, or something, so the dress could
have been delicate lace, or something,
| could have stood it, but | know my
infant flesh protested against wearing
for best a yellow old unstylish piece
of heavy muslin that looked like a
bath robel
But IL was an heirloom, and in
every picture | have of my babyhood
I'm inclosed in that thing! I'm
ashamed to show my baby pictures for
people will think I'm three times my
natural age, from the style of my
dressl
Then / had a lot of great aunts,
with garrets, and when they saw that
picture of the dress of ancient vintage
nothing would do but they should turn
over their rubbish and send me boxes
of things almost perlshing with age!
OF course, mother had to fix them up,
and she usually just did as little as
possible, so / could wear them a little
while and then throw them away.
She felt that as much as that was
needful, to keep in with the relatives.
But there | went around, in my girl
hood, with hoopskirts minus the hoops,
and with moth-eaten sleeves, skin
tight, when all the girls were wearing
big puffs. And to appease me mother
always told me that l should be proud
to have heirlooms!
81 tell you, If you want to look at
heirlooms, look at me! Here l stand,
a perfect museum! Look at this skirt
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-10-30
HER PULLING MANNER
by X. M. GARDNER.

"Nell-if you don't mind. I'm going
to-to-lodge, tonight"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-10-30
LOOKING FoR sat or TEETA
Philadelphia Police Must Find Them
Before They Can Convict
Prisoner Of Guilt.

Upon the result Of the search Of
detectives for a set of false teeth rest
ed the question Of the guilt or inno-
cence Of Albert Alter, who is charged
with the robbery Of a diamond scarf
pin from Charles Lanholf Of Cam
den.
Lanholf testified before Magistrate
Yates that Alter approached him and
indicated he wanted to whisper some
thing. Leaning over him, Lanholf
said that Alter seized his scarf pin
between his teeth and bit off the dia-
mond.
All the while Lanholf was testify
ing Alter kept his mouth closed
tightly, When the complainant had
finished he opened his mouth, dis
playing a wide expanse Of toothless
gums and demanded to know how he
could have bitten a scarf pin or any
thing else without teeth.
The magistrate held Alter for a
further hearing, and ordered detect
ives to search the scene of the alleged
robbery for a set of false teeth that
will fit Alters mouth.-Philadelphis
Dispatch to the New York Sun.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-10-30
The THRICE-A-wEEK EDITION.
OF THE NEW YORK WORLD
Practically a Daily at the Prico
OF a Weekly. No other News
paper In the world gives su
so much at so low a price.

This is time Of great events. aud
you will want the news accurately
and promptly. All the countries Of
the world steadily draw closer to-
gether, and the telegraph wiren
bring the happenings Of every one.
No other newspaper has a services
equal to that of The World end IL
relates everything fully and prompt
ly.
The World long since established q
record for impartiality. and any
body can afford its Thrice-a-Week
edition. which comes every other
day in the week, except Sunday. II
will be of particular value to you
now. The Thrice-a-Week World al
so sbounds in other strong features,
serial stories, humor, markets, car
toons; in fact. everything that it to
be found in first class daily.
The THRICE-A-WEEK WoRLn's
regular subscription price is only
$l.OO per year. and this pays for
l56 papers. We offer this unequalIed
newspaper and HopkinsvilIe Ken
tuckian together for one. year for
81 so.
The regular subscription price of
the two papers is $500.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-10-30
pIqqlnq for pipe Bowls.

Meerschaum is extracted in precise
y the same way as coal. Pits from
25 feet to 1875 feet deep are dug. and
as soon as the vein is struck horizon.
tai galleries. sometimes OF consider
able length. are made. though more
than two galleries are seldom to be
found in one pit. When taken out OF
the mine meerschaum is soft enough to
be easily cut with a knife. II is i'm
bedded In a layer of red clay several
,ches thick cod in this ctate IL T.
Oh 10 the dealp.s
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-10-30
INVOLVED SLANG.

"Then you don't enjoy reading
about baseball"
81 might if l understood the
phraseology," said the lawyer. "This
description of the game is as tech
meal as legal document"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-10-30
A WISE PARsoN.

Mrs. Wesley Crosscut-You're
surely not going to be away We'd
nesday night! Don't you remember
that is the date Deacon Bunce has
set for our pound party2
Rev. Wesley Crosscut (firmly)-
1 do, my dear; but 1 prefer the
ounce of prevention.-Puck.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-10-30
SUSPICIOUS.

Briggs-Doesn't the manager Of
that cleaning establishment give you
receipt?
Clerk-No, sir. You are not
afraid you won't get your white fan
mel suit back, are your"
swell, 1 thought / saw her wear
ing it yesterday Life.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-10-30

The words we're
out at last. Not
daring TO look at
her, | gulped the
steaming coffee
and covertly over
the edge of the
cup give her a
quick glance. In
stead of tears,
greatly to my sur
prise, a pleased
expression illum-
ined her face.
Arising, she swept
over to me and
threw her arms
lovingly about my
shoulders.
do go, Jack;
II will do you
good. I'll not be
at all afraid to re-
main here"
She was very
insistent on my
going and later
as / walked to the
club / could not
help thinking of
her eagerness to
get me off. We had
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-10-30
UN8RipLEp NOW.

'You used to say that just to
hold my hand was like being in
heaven"
81 know did, but you held your
tongue then"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-10-30
Plenty Of Books.

Compulsory education is a great
thing" exclaimed the little man.
yes" replied the big man, "but I
notice that people continue to call up
Avon is4 and ask for Mr.. Wolf and
Mr.. Campbell"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-10-30
NO DIFFICULTY THERE.

Her Father-Grace is too young to
marry yet. She knows nothing about
the world and could not manage ser
wants.
Suitor-Oh, there'll be no diff
Guilty there, sir; we shan't have any.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-10-30
MAIN THING.

MISUNDERSTANDING, what are the
intentions of that young man you are
permitting to call on you so often2
Daughter-Never mind that,
mother; 1 know what my intentionS
are.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-10-30
DRY.

Guzler-My life was a desert I'M
ill / met you.
Miss Caustique-Ahl At last I
have an explanation Of your marvel
Gus thirst.-Judge.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-10-30
PROVED 1T.

"Bill says his son writes him from
the city that he's got a job as a
shower"
81 knew that boy had plenty Of
push about him"
The Republican journal., 1913-07-24

clothes. One day my husband got the
neighbors in to see what the matter was
but they could not help me. My first
thought was for Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and sent my hus-
band out for it and took it until was en-
tirely cured. am woman of perfect
health and my health and happiness
came from Lydia E. Pinkham's medi-
cine. You may rest assured that do
all can to recommend your wonderful
medicine to my friends. - MRS. FRED
STONE, Route No. 8, Malone, N. Y.
The success of Lydia E. Pinkham's
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and herbs, is unparalleled. 1t may be
used with perfect confidence by women
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hams Vegetable Compound is the STAN
dard remedy for female ills.
The Republican journal., 1913-07-24
AT THE HERsEY RETREAT.

The second party from Bangor is now
at Jersey Retreat, the summer resort
of Universalist church members at
Standpoint, and there will be seven
parties in all, one leaving and returning
each week until the latter part of Au-
gust. These trips are made without cost
to the members of the parish. They
are financed by the Hersey fund, which
provides that members of the Universal
list church and their families may spend
week at the Hersey cottages at Sandy
point every summer. Trips have been
made every year for many years now and
have proved an important factor in the
church social life.
Repairs have been made on Dale cot
tage, the dining hall, and it is now in a
thoroughly renovated condition. New
water pipes have been laid. The French
house has been furnished by the associa-
ton, and has been let to member of
the parish, who is occupying it this
month. Mrs. Thomas Hersey will occu-
py it during August.
While on the outing the mothers and
boys and girls have fine times from day
break to dark. There are no cares for
anyone, as there is a manager, Capt.
Blanchard, who with Mrs. Blanchard
and the domestics, do all the work.
Clambakes, long drives in the blackboard
owned by the retreat, informal dancing
in the recreation hall, and all sorts Of
outdoor summer games are played.
The Republican journal., 1913-07-24
NAMES SHOE INDUSTRY.

In survey of the shoe industry of
New England, the Boston Herald says of
the status of the industry in Maine:
"Maine is showing steady development
in it's shoe manufacturing interests, and
this is particularly evident in Auburn,
which today is producing quite variety
of footwear.It is the birthplace and home
of the canvas shoe, and there is more
truth thanfiction in the oft-repeated state
ment that ''the world goes to Auburn for
its canvas footwear. The two largest
factories in the city specialize on all kinds
of canvas footwear for mems, women's I,
boys, youths, misses, and childcen $
shoes.
According to latest figures, Maine
stands seventh in the list of shoe manu-
featuring States. and in addition to Au-
burn the factories Of Portland, Gardiner
and Lewiston make good showings.
Maine is making more than $4,000, 900
worth of shoes annually. The State
gives employment to more than 10000
shoemakers, and although there have
been no large increase in factories during
the last five years, the number of en-
ployees has increased from 30 to 40 per
napt -