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Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-09
RUGS

We have them in all sizes and
grades Very attractive and beau
tifuI designs. A Wilton rug win
make a most acceptable gift and
will last for years. Prices range
from $3.50 to SIS for the small and
s12 to SOS for the large.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-09

FIBER ROCKERS AND CHAIRS
We have these finished in the
most attractive designs Of tapestry.
They are very attractive and sub
stantial and will last a lifetime.
Prices range from sto to $35.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-09
RRAss sEps

We know of nothing that would
make a better gift than one of
these, Our patterns are very styI-
ish and attractive and are sure to
please. The finish is of the very
highest quality and viii not tar
nish or rub off. Better call and
make your selections early. Prices
from $40 to $40.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-09
CUT GLASS

We handle the Whirling Star pattern
which is hand carved. While it is
not a heavy cut the design is beau
tiful. sherbet Cups, Ice Tea Glas-
ses, Goblets, Ice Cream Dishes, etc.
a few pieces, or a pitcher and
glasses win make an exceptionally
fine present. Prices from soc to
$500.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-09
PIANOS

We handle the famous Baldwin
make Our method makes 1t pos
sible to buy this plano without pay
ing any excess price for the ac-
commodation. They cost little
more than low grade pianos but
they give satisfaction for a life
time. Perfect tone, strength. pow
er. beauty-all that real music low
ers enjoy and demand. Prices
range from $3.50 to $500.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-09

PARLoR CHAIRS AND ROCKERS
We have some very beautiful de-
signs finished in oak, mahogany,
ivory and Circassian walnut. The
construction enables us to guaran-
tee satisfaction. They make very
desirable present and are sure to
please. Prices range from $3.50
to $40.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-09
ENAM ELWARE

In this line we have an excellent
assortment. A teapot, a coffee pot
or a larger piece is a very accept
able gift, and one that will last
for years. We have this in the
gray or blue and white. The prices
are exceptionally low, running from
1oc up to $500.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05

the roof. Tfcn her $ MS went, and she
hung Ike a dead thing. Inch by inch the
rop. slipped through the blistering fingers
OF the XII: nearer and nearer TO the ground
She came the red tongues darting 'hiT,siily
at her. Then q score Of hands seized her
lust as the rope, burned through, dropped
into the street q,
Far aloft upon one Of the ornate cornices OF
the Supcrba. straight and STILL backed by the
murk and frontcdby thcfamcs. stood the I'D;
The plunging horses Of an engine plo~e,d
a lane through the crowd; ladder truck
followed, the net was spread, held by a
score Of strong men. Husky voices roarcd
instructions; frantic hands gcs,iculated.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR JULY ,. l9l4

Then the KID lcapcd far out His body
struck a range Of wires and somersauIted
downward. struck squarely in the center
and rebounded; then he stepped out OF the
net. pale but wearing a smile.
The crowd shrillcd its approval; but The
Kid paid no heed He was waiting Tor
SchmtZ.
From his abyss the man Of the doorway
gazcd at this docr Of deeds. Schmitz also
gazcd. and his face still wore the wonder Of a
Child. It was McDade who spoke. He SAID;
This amt the guy that done the JOB at
my place"
Inspiration now illuminated the counte-
nance Of Schnitz. Sure not, SAID he.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05

A ND Jesse Harrington --5ooi little Jesse
"A who would always call attention TO the
Typographical appearance OF his books.
Iessc used u carry a poCkcttul Of little
American flags, each one mounted On a pm.
Entering an office, he would march s)lemnly
to the desk and stick flag upright IN the
middle IF the blottcr.
-Whats that" the astonishcl business
man would inquire
That. Jess would answer dramatically.
IS the symbol and sign If the Cnltei Book
Sellers order Of America. | have come as
a representative If that order o. present 70
YOU remarkable opportunity Should YOU
accept it. that flag will remain flying before
YOU as q warning To- all members Of orr
order that YOU are to be kept free from 50.
licitatiou But should You deny yourscl,
this opportunity. the members Of our order
will continue to call upon YOU until YOU
make d more happy decision.
And with such a canvass he helped ~
make CARLYLE living force IN American HE.
Jesse was a marvel in his way, particu-
larry on canva,sing women. | remember
once IN Seattle. when We We're both working
q juvenile set. he bet me ten dollars that he
would sell the woman IN any house | would
pick out. and that his talk would make her
cry before he finished H.
We went ont ID select the house, and
walked along until | saw a Manufactured,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05

Doubtless I should feel conscience stricken
at the thought OF their standing 50. me
snectcr Of their drawn, tense faces. the
tbouoh, Of their shattered faith, should
haunt me at night; but it does not. Ihey
pot exactly what was coming to them. hey
own the best set Of kipling in the world Tor
the moncv-thcy have read It too. heir
minds are richer by that reading than by
all the sermons and the club discussions that
have been in that town since the railroad
rome through. They would not now take
anvthinq for the loy that their reading has
brought. But would they have purchased
sinql@ volume Of Kipling on that basis; Not
in a thousand years They bought because
they couldn't resist the opportunity 10
cheat me and my publisher. And | beat
them to it, | cheated them.
| would much prefer to have sold them
the Kiping strictly on its merits: nearly any
hook AGENT would. For, after all, the ordi-
nary bookman is a rather good sort Of fellow,
fully rs honest rs the majority OF ms Gus
toners. and far more ingenious. Indeed
whom | look back over the bookmen have
known. and remember the varied devices
with which they have induced people 10
buy books. when | compare their keennes'
with that Of the ordinary salesman who re-
cciycs orders for staple commodities, am
led to question whether there be any sales
manship that. SO far as ingenuity Is con-
cerncd. Is more worthy Of the name.
REMEMBER old Pat Farley, who used
1 to sauntcr out early in the direction OF one
Of the great industrial plants from winch al!
agents were prohibited under penalty OF
arrest. Pat would slip along t. an empty
freight car outside the high fence, and.
climbing in. sit contcntcdly smoking and
reading the paper until friendly engine
would push the car inside the gates. There
Pat would remain in his private car until
the noon whistle blew. releasing the thou
sands Of clerks and operatives, when with
one leap he would be out OF the car and
among them. No policeman could pick INN
out in that crowd Of men, but he picked out
eight or ten orders day without any trouble.
remember Harry Evans, who, having
been forbidden entrance % great Office
building. slipped into the washroom On the
second floor, and. sitting there all day long
On the edge ot the washbowl. caught his
victims one by one as they came down
from the offices for a little smoke, and sold
them Mark Twain in twenty volumes.
A Nd jesse Harrington good little jesse
IA who would always call attention 10 the
=. y %
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05

agination. and produce a single remaining
sci OH, of the cmbers slightly damaged by
smoke but still perfect, and force It upon
YOU AZ half the price For Dickens and all
the wonderful people who are his creation,
YOU cannot find place by your hearthsldes;
but shh-s-h-h, don't mention It TO single
soull-thc publisher of this set has committed
suicide. and his wife, who has no business
sense and is mentally unbalanced by the
shock. IS letting these few sets 60 at price
that is perfectly ruinouS.
You almost upset the inkwcll IN reaching
for your chcckbook. You fairly implore
me to let YOU in on the good thing. and
YOU hand me the names Of three friends who
will help me along in the poor woman'S rum.
WIHO'S knocking at the door, Thack-
w cray. Thackcray; Never heard OF
the man. He can't come in.
He SAYS that he'll bring YOU the most
wonderful stories in the English language,
that he'll introduce YOU 10 men and women
with whom YOU can laugh and weep and
GROW wise and tender and happy, and gen
orally more worth while.
Never mind, he can't come IN.
He SAYS that all the wise men in the world
have admitted him To- their houses, and
would rather 20 without bread and butter
or high-hcclcd boots or prize-hght tickets
than to lose him.
II makes no difference. I'm busy.
But he SAYS. Sir. that there's twenty vol
tunes of him. and II won't cost YOU cent.
The government seized the volumes Tor
duty, and is giving them away. MI YOU
have to pay for Is the binding.
Whats that; 40 charge;
Nota cent. Sir. and he says he doesn't care
whether YOU take them or not. There are
ONLY hundred sets. and he'll substitute an
other name for yours on the list II YOU say SO.
Wait Call him back, Tell him | want
them. Thackcray why, Of course want
Thackcray. And free. YOU say: Why, Of
course. I've wanted Thackcray all my HE.
So Thackcray come, into your home,
shame faced AMI dropping, where he should
walk ROYALTY. And |, over whose trampIed
soul he has made his entrance, Sip away
into outer darkness
have made a successful sale; | have
widcncd by a fraction Of an inch the shining
circle Of enlightenment; | have got ava.
with my Canvass
For know YOU that So long as human
nature in America Is the strange dollars and
ccntsthing thatitis. SO long as tourtccn-dolar
clothes are marked up ID eighteen dollars,
and then marked down again, So long a the
word Tree in advertisement, pulls hundred
inquiries where the words - carat pull one,
So long will there be canyaSses in the world.
TX each quiet vcrauda Of fifty home, IN
" a certain Western city a woman stands
..,-.,,- ,r,,r,t,,, -if4lfug her eyes and look
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05

ON each quiet ycrauda Of fifty home, in
" a certain Western city woman stands
every morning shading her eyes and look
ing away into the east. And each morning,
as the long look reveals no cloud Of dust
upon the horizon, each one Of the fifty turns
back to hcrWork, her faith little mOrctatcI.
What is She looking for;
For me, Some day she knows that | am
coming back there, because told her So.
| sold her and her torty-nine friends fifty
sets Of the works Of Rudyard kipling. They
helped me sell them. they Went from house
To- house with me To- get the last five orders.
Why; Because promised them that when
the hftlcth order was signed. when the Kip
ling klub was complete, the great and good
publisher whom | represented would build
thcmcmbcrs a beautiful clubhouse. Socvcry
morning they stand for a moment on their
vcrauia- and look lougIngly into the east, for
some morning. they know. will come riding
down Main street at the head of an army
of workmcu with banners, and will cree, the
clubhouse IN the public square, ON the vacant
lot opposite the Baptist Church, which Wa
the location that We all agreed upon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05
DECKLE-EDGED. GILT-TOP CONfEoolON

C1rtrnsI >'0' plgs Z
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-15
900 KILLED IN
MEXICAN BATTLE
Yaui Indians Moved Down in Desperate
Charge Across Mined
Field.

Washington, Aug. l5,-The most san.
culinary battle of the Mexican revolution
was reported to the navy department
yesterday. Admiral Howard cabled from
Mazatlan that one regiment of 500 In
dams charged across field which had
been mined and covered with barbed
wire, facing a concentrated fire from
land artillery and the federal gunboat
Guerrero.
At the close of the engagement, only
% Indians were unhurt. Six hundred
were killed outright and IFS wounded.
The navy department was further adj
vised by Admiral Howard that the light
house on Preston island was burning,
Commenting on Admiral Towards dis
patch, Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Roosevelt said:
1T is difficult to obtain particulars of
the night attack of August 7, but it APP
pears that it was one of the fercest
battles on the west coast The men of
Carraseo and the regiment of Col. Men
des, composed of 500 Yaqui Indians,
made a charge across the field, which
had been mined and strewn with barbed
wire. The Sinaloa troops of Col. Flores
crossed the Estero, landing from canoes
under heavy fire.
Admiral Towards dispatch, which was
in code, said that the Yaqui Indians
were almost totally destroyed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-15

pushing strong cavalry masses around
Liege and to the west. These masses
seem to be steadily driving the Belgian
infantry and cavalry screen before them,
and if the German general staff still
persists in its determination to use west
ern Belgium as way of entering north
ern France, following the Marlborough
precedent which was wholly successful,
then the next week should see a great
German mass, the army of the Meuse,
following their victorious cavalry toward
Brussels and encountering the allies on
the position they have chosen, unques-
tionably between the Dyle and the
Meuse, facing Louvain and resting on
Namur.
Meantime the army of the Moselle,
operating from Luxembourg, has with
equally uniform success cleared Belgium
between Luxembourg and the French
frontier of hostile troops, at several
points crossed the French frontier, and
on a front from Givet to Verdun, and
facing the unprotected gap of Stenay
10 advancing slowly, methodically, but
so far uninterruptedly. On this front
great battle may be imminent, but even
this remains wholly problematical.
The outstanding fact about Belgian
battles" so far is that the great wave
Of German advance from Metz to the
Dutch frontier is moving forward, gain
ing rather. than losing hesdway, and
that on the whole line the allied forces
ire falling back, skirmishing as they 60.
For the rest, apart from the first efforts
% storm Liege the fighting, both in num-
,ers employed and losses, is relatively
rival and precisely what is to be ex-
,ected as a great forward movement de-
'elops. The newly reported capture of
he Huy fort by the Germans is in itself
N indication of their progress.
Indeed the general success of the Ger.
nan advance must infallibly suggest
hat the allies have deliberately elected
o FIGHT delaying war until Russian re-
erves come up or that French Often
i've is shortly to break out in another
York Evening Sun.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-15
Station Wrecked.

Port Arthur, Ont, Aug l5.--The Ca
madam government wireless station near
here was wrecked early yesterday morn
ing. When the crash of cables and sup
ports was heard, the staff inside the sta
ton and in an adjoining building rushed
out, but snots fired by two men running
away, halted them. The damage was
serious, but a large staff, supported by
a military repair corps Immediately be-
gan repair work.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-15
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

Chappell, the high priced outfelder of
the White Sox, played his first game
OF the season at st. Louis this week.
Chappell received injuries on the annual
spring trip which disabled him until this
week.
Pete Falsey, the star Yale outfelder,
who las been with the Pittsburg Pirates
for the past few weeks, received his I'M
conditional release this week.
To date the New York Americans have
the better of two clubs in their series.
The clubs are Boston and Cleveland.
Fielder Jones, formerly manager of
the Chicago Americans, was in confer
ence recently with President Gilmore and
other officials of the Federal league. 1t
has been rumored that Jones was seek
ing IN interest in the Brooklyn Feds.
Martin the new shortstop of the Bos
ton Nationals, has been advised by his
physicians not TO play ball for the pres
ent He will 90 to his home at Washing
ton soon to rest. Martin received a
broken leg in the Georgetown Princeton
series in June and the wound has not
mehded thoroughly. Martin broke his
other leg playing football two years
ago.
Davidson one Of the Baltimore pitch
ers. set a new record recently when he
passed 20 men in one game.
Honus Wagner may be growing older,
slower and his celebrated feet, but his
wit is as keen as ever 1t is related by
a Pittsburg scribe that when the Pr
rates were in New York on their most
recent trip that the team came to
side street on their way to the depot
A big sign stared them in the face:
This way for slow teams Honus took
look at it and said; This way, fell
lows"
Rsnkin johnson, the former Boston |
pitcher, won his first real game for the |
Kansas City Feds recently. He defeated |
Baltimore 1 to ,, but was touched up
for II hits.
David Shea, who has been managing |
the Northampton club Of the Twin State
league, has resigned. His position will |
be nlled by Marty Conroy, first baseman
on that team.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-15
WARNING AGAINST WAR REPORTS.
Americans in Berlin Fully Protected,
Says Trade Association.

Washington, Aug. 15.--Ambassador
Gerard cabled the state department yes
terday that the American Association of
Commerce and Trade of Berlin requests
Amer leans ito be careful in giving credit
to war reports"
1--WE would ask the American press
and America in general to be careful in
giving credence to war reports now cir
culating in the United States concerning
conditions in Germany" the association
says. "The city of Berlin is perfectly
quiet. Food prices are normal. For
eigners, especially Americans, are fully
protected"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-15
OF ENGLAND
DISCOUNT AT FIVE
LARGE Business Follows the Government
misunderstood Loans Asked at
About 4 Per Cent.

London, Aug. l5.--1'he tension in the
money market further relaxed yesterday
as a result of the government guarantee.
Discount houses transacted bills more
freely at from TO 5I4 per cent, and the
Bank of England was again doing a
large business at about the same level
Short loans were inquired for at about
per cent.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-15

The Boston Braves are said to have a
highbrow for mascot. His name is
William Connors and when asked in
New York what he thought of the
Braves chances, said: we must subiu-
gate Mr.. McGraw's hirelings before we
can begin to calculate. We have team
of superfine ability and we sincerely
hone that the fortunes of war will not
place our stars hors de combat"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-15
$50 Passengers and Grew
Killed on Austrian
Steamer
DISASTER OFF
COAST OF DALMATIA
Mauretania Sails from Hall
fax-Spy Shot in
Canada

London, Aug. l5.-About 100 of the
passengers and crew of the Austrian
Lloyd steamer Baron Gautsch were killed
or drowned when the vessel was blown
up yesterday by mine off the Island
OF Lussin, on the Dalmatian coast ac-
cording to Reuter- despatch from
Trieste. She carried about 800 passen-
gers and crew, of whom about $50 were
rescued.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-15
DO YOU SUFFER
FROM BACKACHE?

When your kidneys are weak and tor.
pid, they do not properly perform their
functions; your back aches and you do
not feel like doing much OF anything.
You are likely to be respondent and to
borrow trouble, just as If you hadn't
enough already. Don't be victim any
longer.
The old reliable medicine, Hoods Sar.
saparilla, gives strength and tone to the
kidneys and builds up the whole system.
Get it to day.--Advt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-15
Shamrock ". Coming.

New York, Aug l5--Sir Thomas Lip
tons challenger, Shamrock ". with
which be expected, prior to the declara.
tion Of war between Germany and Great
Britain, TO race for the Americas cup
this fall, left Bermuda at noon Thurs
day on the last leg of her trans Atlantic
voyage. She is expected to arrive here
Sunday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-15
GENERAL CARRANZA
IN MEXICO CITY
Official Report of His Entrance to the
Capital Is Reported in Telegram
at Nueva Laredo.

Laredo. Tex, Aug. 15.--Nueva Lare-
do, the Mexican city opposite here, yes
terday received an official telegram that
General Carranza entered Mexico City at
noon yesterday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-15
HOTLY CONTESTED
AMENDMENT TO
SHIPPING BILL
Senate Spends Hours in Debate, Pro-
vision Allowing Foreign Ships in
Coastwise Trade Provoking
y Greatest Protest.

Washington, Aug. l5.-The Senate
spent hours yesterday debating amend
ment to the bill to bring foreign ships
under American registry. The amend
ment to permit their participation in
coastwise trade was holly contested, Sem
atoi Gallinger declaring foreign interests
had Fpent large sums of money direct
" and by way of advertising" to break
down the coastwise laws.
He declared the provision would be
a greater aid to Great Britain than a
great victory on battlefield.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-15
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Games

At Boston--New York 7, Boston
G. Bstteries-Brown, Heating,
Cole and Sweeney; Foster, Collins,
Pedient, Thomas and Carrigan.
At st. Louis-Chicago 0, st.
Louis 4. Batteries-Faber, La
tnrop, Benz and Schalk; Weilman
and Agnew.
At Cleveland-Detroit s, Cleve-
land 4. Batteries-Dauss and
Stanage; Steen, Collamer o'Neil
Coumbe.
At Philadelphia Washington 2,
Philadelphia l. Batteries-John-
son and Ainsmith; Bressler and
Schang.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-15
Highwaymen Get $4,000
from Coke Company
Officials
WHOM THEY
SHOT DOWN
Bandits Escape with Their
Loot-No Clue of
Whereabouts

Williamson, W. Va. Aug. l5.--Joseph
Sheler, paymaster of the Glen Alum Coal
6 Coke Co.; DR.. w. d. Amiek company
physician, and F. D. johnson company
electrician were shot to death yesterday
afternoon and the payroll of $4,000 was
stolen by unknown bandits, who escaped.
The three men were taking the money
from the station to the mines when they
were attacked by four Italians.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-15
AMERICAN MARINES
LANDED AT BLUE
FIELDS, NICARAGUA
Because Of Threatened political Dis
turbance" Gunboat Tacoma Sends
Men Ashore with Consent
of Governor.

Washington, Aug. Because of a
threa tened political disturbance" at
Nicaragua, Commander Twin
ing of the gunboat Tacoma landed 81
officers and marines Thursday at the re-
quest of the American consul and with
the consent of the Nicaraguan governor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-15
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Games

At New York Boston Z, New
FORK 3. Batteries-James and
Gowdy; Tesreau, Demaree, Wiltse
and Meyers.
At Pittsburg-Pittsburg s, Gin
cinnati Z. Batteries McQuillan,
O'TOole. Harmon and Coleman;
Douglass, Ningling, Schneider,
Clarke and Gonzales.
At Observation-Disclosures $,
BROOKLYN T. Batteries-Rixey,
Marshall. lineup and Killifer;
Steele, Schmutz, Allen and Mil
Ter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-15
STEAMER MAUI
RETANIA SAILS
FROM HALIFAX
The Cunard Liner Leaves for an I'm
known Destination-Put in
About a Week Ago.

Holifax, n, S., Aug. I5.--The Cunard
liner Maurtetania, which put in here
about week ago to avoid capture,
sailed yesterday for destination which
was not announced.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-15
MAN SHOT AS spy IN CANADA.
Was Proving Around Barracks at Lon
don, Ont.

London, Ont. Aug. l5.--An unidenti-
fed man, suspected of being German
spy, was shot and, it is believed, NOR
tally wounded at the Wolseley barracks
early yesterday. The man was proving
around the barracks and failed to stop
when ordered to do so by sentry.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-15
BATTLEsHIPs QUIT VERA CRUZ.
New York, Virginia and New Jersey
Departed Yesterday.

Vera Cruz, Aug. l5.--United States
battleship New York sailed yesterday
for Lobos island in the gulf Of Mexico,
and battleships Virginia and New Jer-
sey for Guantanamo.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-15

Boxing throughout Europe is at a
standstill owing TO the war and the
knights Of the glove have exchanged
their padded weapons for those of far
more dangerous character. In France
alone several score of the professional