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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-25

AS a boy. born in the town OF Col
vile. of parents IN moderate circuln-
stances, John Williams WIS called duh.
When he had reached his majority he
was accounted light in the head lie
was a butt OF ridicuie for years ana
years. and no one could ever remember
that he resented il When be was told.
as was often the case. that he was oniy
half witted he laughed 10 good ma
tured way. II people langhed M him
he laughed back. and II the joke was
on him 1t seemed 10 please him as
much as IL some one else had been MT.
There was only one thing about the
town fool which was not as plain as
day. From the time he was eighteen
years old he Kept diary. IL was
often wondered what be wrote down,
but no one ever had chance to see.
The diary didn't take in daily events,
as was one day discovered. but IN the
course of twelve years an abundance
of things were jotted down, At the
age OF thirty John Williams was fatal
ly injured by the kick of horse.
When ii was given out that he had
only three or four days to live the pub
lie had no sympathy to waste Fer
haps the town fool didn't expect any.
From time to time the doctors told him
he was doomed man. and he began TO
set his house in order-that is he had
his diaries brought to his bed and sent
for Justice OF the peace and worthy
witness. He had few deathbed con-
LESSONS 10 make. No ] went back
twelve years. A sawmill in the town
had been destroyed by fire. The day
after the fire man named Thompson
had put a redhot cent on the sidewalk
for the town fool TO pick up, The
diary recorded both events. The con
fession was TO the effect that John
Williams had seen Thompson set tire
10 the mill 1t was written ont and
sworn to and witnessed. and then came
confession No. . In that same year
some one had stolen three smoked
hams from the cellar of villager.
Following close upon tue loss o. Tue
hams. us duly recorded IN the diary.
the village blacksmith had ducked the
town fool in his water tub for joke.
The confession was to the effect that
Williams and the blacksmith stole The
hams and that the latter was the only
one TO profit by the theft The two
confessions implicated men who hnd
always been considered upright and
the justice felt It his duty to say:
John. this is serious business You
know you have only three days TO
live"
ayes. I know" replied John, lint
we have hardly begun vet I've cot
to get a whole carload Of things OF
my mind before ! 90
No. dated back eleven years.
horse had been stolen from nearby
farmer. and. about the same date a
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-25
RED CROSS AT FALMOUTH.
American Relief Ship Reaches English
Port II Days Out from New York.

London, Sept. 25.-The American hos
pital ship Red Cross, which. under com
mand of Captain Rust. left New York
Sept. Is. arrived yesterday at Falmouth.
Four Red Cross units, II is understood,
will be landed at Falmouth. two for serv-
ice with the British and two with the
Russian forces. From Falmouth the
Red Cross will 60 to Brest to land two
units for the French army. and from
Brest to Rotterdam. where the forces
assigned TO Germany and Austria viii be
landed.
Rear Admiral Aaron Ward. L. s. n.
retired. has been az Falmouth for several
DAYS waiting 70 take command q the
expedition.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-25
$4,000 CANADIANS GONE"
Dominion Minister Quoted as Saying
That Force Left Day or Two Ago.


Ottawa. Sept psf w. Crothers.
minister of labor of the Dominion Of
| Canada, announced at st. Johns, n. b.,
Yesterday that $4,000 Canadian volun-
| tecrs went to the front "a day or two
ago" Mr.. Crothers made the announce
ment in a speech before the Canadian
Trades and Labor Congress in convention
! here.
| A circumstantial story from Volcartier
camp Wednesday night would seem TO
cast some doubt on whether or not the
+, Canadian contingent has sailed. This
dispatch said;
admiral Wemys, commander OF q
feet of British battleships, cruisers and
other craft, went to the camp yesterday
and was in conference with the minister
of militia. with reference to conveying
the troop ships which will carry the Ca
madam expeditonary force to England
The admiral came from Halifax and
returned there last night. It was said
that a British feet which consists of 20
ships was ready. The route to England
is clear and there is considered to be no
possible danger of interference by Ger
man cruisers. Any of the enemy's ships
that may be in the Atlantic are bottled
up along the seaboard, it is declared,
The soldiers are still in training at Val
cartier, contrary to numerous rumors -
the effect that they are now on their
way TO Europe. When the force will
leave, IL is impossible to say. but when
they do break camp, everything possible
will be done to maintain secrecy. Drill
ing of strenuous nature was carried on
yesterday as usual. The big guns of
the artillery roared during the afternoon
while shells were being tested on the
mountainside. The field artillery carried
out tactical scheme
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-25
Ate Horse Meat During the "Siege of
Paris.

Ate Horse Meat During the siege or
Paris.
In the October Noman's Home Conf
panicn French woman gives her per-
sonal recolleetions of the siege of Paris,
at the close OF the Franco Prussian war,
wnen the half-staryed people resorted to
the most desperate efforts to obtain food,
What they were forced to eat il de-
scribed in the following extract from
the article;
"For four months ] never saw piece
OF bread. A few potatoes we had. hpt
long before the siege was over they had
gone All horses disappeared aod eae
streets The government took them, and
the elephants in the parks We were is.
sued card in which was indicated how
much horse or elephant meat would be
allotted to us every four days. Horse
meat was not bad. but dogs could not
bear it. And there were those who ate
much worse than dogs
II walked home alone one afternoon in
the dusk: two old men. beyond the age
OF military service. walked in front OF
me. and as they came opposite our house
one stopped and snatching something
hastily from the ground hid it in bag.
1T will mean food tomorrow he said trl-
umphantly TO his companion.
Afterwards ] discovered what i was
that they had snatched up so eagerly. 1t
was our cat.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-25
THIRD IN MINERALS.
Illinois Held Prominent Position in the
United States.

Illinois was third among the states
OF the union in 1913 in the value Of its
mineral production, according to figures
Of the United States Geological Survey,
compiled in cooperation with the Hi
nos state survey. The state owes its
prominence as a mining state chiefly 70
its petroleum and to the development OF
its elay-working industries In coal pro-
duction Illinois is exceeded only by
Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and in
the production of petroleum only by CAT
ifornia and Oklahoma, In the manu
facture OF clay products Illinois ranks
fourth.
The value of the mineral production
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-25
CIRCUITS Grip Growing.

There will probably be no opposition
to A. H. Grout's denomination to be
states attorney for Orleans county Mr..
Grout's record is a remarkably good one.
Records show that in the municipal court
Grout has secured "a convictions and
there have been only seven aequittals.
This is a fine record and tends TO show
that when Aaron gets his hands on a
fellow he pretty nearly walks. Bar
ton Monitor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-25
THE LIST INCLUDES
TWO CARDINALS
Gibbons and O'Connell Are
Back from Trip to
Rome

Boston, Sept. 25.--Bringing probably
the last contingent OF refugee American
tourists who will come to Boston from
Italy. and Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore
and Cardinal O'Connell Of Boston, as the
most distinguished passengers on board
the White Star liner Canopc Captain
III. r. Kelk reached Boston yesterday
morning from Naples, Almeria and Ponta
Delgada. Azores. All told, the liner has
79s saloon and steerage passengers The
saloon accommodations were taxed to
capacity, there being AL in that class,
practically everyone of whom was an
American. About 30 of the tourists
owed their presence on board to the as
sistanee given them by Captain Frank
I. Hines, U. S. A., who was a govern
ment representative on the American re.
lief committee in Naples. Twenty-Five,
whose homes are in various parts Of the
| United States. had their steamer fares
from Naples to Boston and train fare
to their destinations in this country paid
bv the committee, while nearly as many
more received financial assistance. Cap
tain Hines said that Italy is now prac'
tically free of American tourists,
The Canopic had an uneyentful trip,
although on several nights she ran with
lights blanketed as precaution. How
ever, the only thing of warlike nature
that came to the attention OF those
aboard the liner was the arrival at Glib
raltar of a German steamer that had
been captured by British cruiser. Some
of the saloon passengers found occasion
to prlmble at conditions aboard ship
during the voyage. but as a rule, the
tourists accepted matters as they were,
realizing that unusual circumstances
were responsible AT meal times it was
necessary to have two sittings in both
first and seeond-cabin dining rooms.
When the weather was favorable some
of the passengers slept on deck.
There was large crowd at the pier
when the Canopic locked at Z o'clock.
Many were friends and relatives of pas
sengers, while large representation Of
Catholic organizations was on hand TO
welcome Cardinals Gibbons and 0'Con.
nell.
Upon leaving Naples, the Canopic had
as passenger another prelate of the
Roman Catholic church, Cardinal Bourne,
archbishop of Westminster, England. He
left the liner at Gibraltar, to proceed
from there to England.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-25
rNDoRsEs COLLECTION PLAH.
President Approves Of Red Cross AP-
peal.

Washington. sept 25.-lndorsement
vas given by President Wilson Weanes-
day 10 the appeal 81 the American Red
Gross for special collections IN aH tie
churches ~ the country on Peace sun
dav. Oct. 4. 20 sNell The European war
relief fund
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-25

form the existing clubs into fedora
ton, with uniform programme for all
the clubs every month.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-15

will run into the millions, but that Is
nothing. as Missouri wants capitol
equal To any in the Union.
That Missouri is now building n State
capitol that will excel many capitols
of the East is an indication OF the
business ability and drive and pride Of
the people Of that state Jefferson City
is built on an elevation on the south
side OF the Missouri River and residents
Of the town are afforded a view Of the
undu!ating country for miles about
still greater panorama may be had from
the new state capitol building. ms it is
to occupy the highest site in the city.
The building Is to be 90 placed that
it Will form a connection with other
State buildings in Jefferson CITY. among
which are y fine State library and the
Lincoln Institution, Tho new capitol
has the appearance OF the National
Capitol at Washington because Of an
immense dome. 1t In nearly as tall. and
IL topped by a figure emblenatic OF the
State OF Missouri, The face of the lower
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-15

Among State capitol buildings the one
that is now being built for the State of
Missouri, il is said, will he the finest in
the country. This Is saying lot, but
architects who have studied the plans
of the building, which We're shown in
the Architectural League exhibition.
said 1t will surpass any State capitol
that has been built. The design IL the
result of "A competition in which most
Of the leading architects OF the coun-
try took part, Designs We're sent to the
awards committee appointed by the
Missouri Legislature and after months
Of elimination and comparison the COM
m!ttec decided To accept the design by
Tracy and Swartwnut Of New York city
as the one after which their capitol
should he built.
Construction has already been started
on the building in jefferson City. The
structure will require years 10 finish.
as II Is not only an imposing hut a
massive piece of architecture. as may
be seen from the photograph. The cost
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-15

anticipate that the suburban area OF
the city of New York would disturb his
rural retreat Great Neck, near by, was
n territory of rich mems country homes
Now Mr., Nandcrhilts estate is on the
market because he dscerncd that its
usefulness for his purpose win be inn
paired by the gradual approach of all
year home colonies to II. Other wealthy
men feel the same way about their
properties In Nassau county near the
city line. The operation of new trolley
roads through the north shore has en-
tended the area Of suburban homes be-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-15

pan!cs, for their operations are COM
pavat!yely small in this county because
OF the fact that the bulk OF the terri
tory Ia 700 far removed from the metro
politnn centre for suburban home plr-
poses. Most Of the purchases have been
made by city residents with the object
OF establishing landed estates or sum
mer homes. Notably is this the case
along the Wading River branch OF tho
road from Huntington to Wading River
and along the main line from Farming
dale east to Greenport. The southern
half Of Suffolk county. east Of Bay
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-15

Shore. is also a field OF country home
growth. The waterfront in the vicinity
OF Sag liarbor is steadily being bought
and improved with fine country homes,
The immense Hill section south of Hunt
ington IL also being discovered as avail
able area for summer homes.
Ten years ago the same movement
was confined to the northeast corner
Of Queens and to all OF Nassau county.
When William *. Vanderbilt, Jr,,
bought several hundred acres on the
dividing line Of Queens and Nassau
counties, at Lake Success. he did not
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-15

supplied with servants. and not long go
he announced the engagement OF his
daughter TO we'll known and we'll TO do
lawyer. Twenty-Five years ago that
man was an immigrant boy with pack
on his back. Arriving here. he obtained
employment as a buttonhole maker at a
mere pittance.
This man married soon after his ar
rival here, and as is tho custom with
immigrants OF that class. his wife helped
out the fortunes of the household by
making caps when she was not attend
ing to rapidly increasing family. AS
the children grew TO sufficient strength.
they too were employed at light work.
carrying work from house to shop and
the Ike, and the earnings OF every
member OF the family were carefully
boarded. not a cent of expense being
permitted aside from the cost OF actual
necessities. Indeed. in those days what
the average family would consider neces-
stiles were regarded Ivy this family as
luXuries and, therefore. not for them.
So It happened that when the boom
started this man had a few thousand
dollars. Those who know him best say
1t was not more than $4,000. winch nc
used In the purchase "f an East Side
tenement. The house was valued at
about $4,000. There was first mort
gage on IT OF $4,000 and a second Of
$1,000. To make up tho purchase price.
the buyer induced several of his friends
to advance him comparatively small
sums with the property as security. SO
that lie took title to It subject to five
mortgages totalling $4,000.
Instead Of continuing to pay rent
the family moved into the basement OF
their own tenement and from there
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-15
ZEAL ESTATE CURB NEAR ST. PAUL'S CHAPEL,
MARKET FOR MANY THINGS BESIDES PROPERTY
Vesey Street Market Has
Real Estate Operators
Who, Though Unable
to Read and Write
English, Have Made
Fortunes From New
York City Real Estate

that other crowd that num,nrd e,r,r.
its members such men as Tim Donovan
Louis Lese and Leo Huttcr, who alvay,
could be counted upon to make IN a,,c.
tton sale interesting. Tim Dono,pr
was the champion of women defend.
ants. IL Tim was in the room whom .
parcel owned by woman was I'm for
sale FOR Indebtedness she could be- aure
that the knock down price would h.
ABOVE the encumbrance. whether he or
somebody else bought It. The lndv
would get several hundred dollars OH.
or the property II Tim was about
llm was a newsboy and lived alon4
the river edge OF tho seventh wnra
Ills early life was one oy want and In
those DAYS he learned what help meant
10 the afflicted. as he was won't TO saw.
lie tod friend once that his heart
Always went out TO the women whose
property was brought into the auction
room under forced PROCEEDINGS and that
II was his conscience that force,i him
TO pay more or make others nav moro
Tor this realty than II would bring IL
q woman was not the plaintiff. In this
way he often forced charity ont OF the
hardened real estate operator who was
there 10 take the property for loss than
the enCtnmbrance> II he could get II
Tim reasoned that he could sell the
property at a profit even at the adj
vanced figure and therAfore was will
ing that some of this should go 90 ths
woman who had the misfortune OF fall
ing behind in her mort GO payments.
Donovan became such "A champion Of
women IN the auction room that he
was like thorn IN the side of the reg
,lar
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-15

much larger. was taken over on about
the same sort Of terms Again the
family shaved to pay OF mortgages
for year or so, when that house was
sold at n profit. Then two houses were
purchased which. with savings Of the
family ard profits from resale. enabled
them TO expand some more. So the
process was carried on until in course
OF time the former immigrant boy was
regarded as n substantial real estate
owner. Auct!oneers could always eX-
pect bid from him even IL II was low,
and persons having tenement property
to sell sought him for a buyer.
He quilted his trade and appeared
In Vesey street as a fun fiedged real
estate operator AS the market was
favorable he sold his tenements and
took to grades OF property which did
not require as much attention. He
moved into high class neighhorhood,
gave his children good educat.ons, and
became to all purposes a typical New
York business man. He still patronizes
the curb and win take interest in any
thing that savors Of bargain. He has
a small office but his principal bust
ness is done on the curb
There are many who have graduated
from this market To places OF wealth and
esteem in the real estate world. Their
progress has been along the same limo.
as that .: the man told of, and while
few can trace tho beginning of their
anlucrcc To a bit ~ good luck most oi
them have attained independence on
TREY through perseverance, self de nial
and the exercise Of extremely good judg-
mon'
This crowd has gradually come to
tako tho place in the auction room OF
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-15
LARGE ESTATES IN SUFFOLK co.
Buying Of Acreage Therr-Wealthy
Men Moving Further From CITY.

Real estate transfers In Suffolk county,
Long Island, during the last two months
show numerous convcyanccs OF acre
age in choice sections Of the county
from Cold Spring, in the western, to
Amagansett and Orient, in the eastern
parts. These tracts have not been ac-
ouirod for development nv land com
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-15

building is a series OF massive pillars
reaching from m elevated stone plaza
10 the pcdiment across the front of the
building. Tbs plaza is reached by broad
side steps up the face VI the retaining
wall of the square on which the build
ing faces.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-02-15
Mrs. Wood Jumps
from Deck of Ship
Into the Ocean

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 14.-Mrs
Charles II. Wood, wife of the late club
man and banker of this city who died at
Agra, India, December 5. jumped over
board from the steamer Iyo Maru the
first night out of Singapore, January S.
while enroute to Hongkong with her hus-
bands ashes
This information was received here yes
terday with the arrival Of the trans
pacific liner. Tenyo Maru.
Prior to leaving Singapore, Mrs. Wood
had arranged with Mrs. Esther Richard
son. a friend at Hongkong, to obtain
passage for her on the Tenyo Maru from
Hongkong to San Francisco.
When the Iyo Maru put into Hongkong
Mrs. Richardson learned of Mrs. Wood 8
death, and received from the captain u
letter addressed to her which was found
in Mrs Woods state room.
The letter said:
and see you, for am. going to look for
my beloxetiss--.4 scaffsot2liye without him.
May trouble you to forward my things
to Mr.. Woods sister, Mrs. Charles
Musaus, of San francisco.
Mrs. Musaus and her husband were at
the pier yesterday when tho Tenyo Maru
arrived. expecting to meet Mrs. Wood
Some hours later Mrs. Musaus received
letter that had been written by Mrs.
Richardson, enclosing Mrs. Woods. letter
to her and relating the circumstances Of
Mrs. Woods fate.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-02-15
Steamships Locked
in Ice Off Chicago for
Two Days Released

CHICAGO, Feb. H--After hard strug-
gle and with't the aid OF tug. the two
steamships that have been icebound for
two days within sight Of the city. early
today were freed from the floes and
steamed to their docks in the Chicago
river.
During the night the wind shifted.
blowing the ice packs into the lake, Plans
had been made to force a passage today
with the aid of dynamite II that had
failed. an attempt probably would have
been made to transfer the passengers
over the Ice TO shore.
The boats. the Arizona OF the Goodrich
Transit company, and the Kansas of the
Northern Michigan Transportation com
pany. left Milwaukee Wednesday night
and were due to arrive here early Thurs
day morning. Each boat carried a crew
OF about forty men and some passengers.
No discomforts were experienced by
those on board.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-02-15
German Socialists
Attack Olympic Item
in Imperial Budget

BERLIN, Feb. 14-The Imperial Parlia-
ment again discussed today the proposed
appropriation OF $4,000 for the olympic
games to be held here In 1916. The APP
preparation was rejected by the budget
committee on January 15 but number
of conservatives, liberals and radicals
introduced resolution TO restore the
item to the budget
Differences OF opinion among the Ger
man turner's appears to be the obstacle
TO the passing Of the appropriation, The
turner organizations disapprove OF the
alleged American tendencies within
the Olympic committee and the reputed
American Ideals of sport and It's pros
titution in the chase for records" were
criticised by several speakers.
The socialists declared during the de-
bate that while they were willing to APP
propriate money for sound sport, they
would not grant a single penny for the
purpose while the workmen's gymnastc
societies In Germany were excluded from
It's representation on the German
Olympic committee and were persecuted
by the police.
DR.. Theodore Lewald director of the
ministry OF the interior. strongly advo-
Gated the appropriation.
Germany is bound In honor" he said,
ito return the hospitality its Olympic
representatives have enjoyed six times. /"
The final vote which is to be taken
or February II, depends largely on the
attitude of the clerical party. which was
silent today.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-02-15
New Haven Inquiry
Formally Ordered

WASHINGTON, Feb. l4.Formal r
ders for investigation of financial trans
actions OF the New York, New Haven q
Hartford issued today by the Interstate
Commerce commission as a result OF a
senate resolution named, the following
roads. in addition to the New Haven, as
respondents:
Boston g. Maine. Maine Central, Cen
trail New England and New York. on
tsrio & Western. The place and date
Of hearing have not been set.
The particular Information called for
is as to what became OF funds invested
in various enterprises and corporations
by the New Haven. The senate also
wants to know whether the person or
persons authorizing the investments and
those receiving tho benefits are liable
to punishment under existing laws" and
and whether the funds can be recovered
on behalf OF the New Haven's stock
holders