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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-02
A Marvellous
Escape
BY RYLAND BELL

During the French revolution at first
the people thought only of getting a
constitution from the king, and many
OF the best men and women of France
were interested In the movement. But
ii is easier to start rebellion among
those who get the least of the good
things of the world than TO control 1t
after 1t is well under way. The move
ment soon fell under the control Of
the lowest, most oppressed classes.
and their prime object was to eradi-
cate by the guillotine the royal family
and the nobility, whom they consider
ed their natural enemies. By this
time, maddened by the taste of blood.
they were bent on executing those who
would not follow them in their pas
sion for murder, and from that time
till the end many good man and wo-
man fell under the ak.
Jean Odinow was walking in the
Champs Elysees In Paris. moaning.
weeping and wringing his hands.
Through the trees he could see a
crowd, above which lowered the gull
lotine that was doing its work in ex-
terminating the nobility of France, in
the Place de la Revolution. The crowd.
curious to see the horrible work, en-
circled the instrument, the executioner
the condemned and the soldiers whose
business it was to keep the victims In
place.
Jean could neither bring himself to
join these onlookers nor could he keep
far away. He knew that his sweet
heart, Julie lie Brun. was standing
among the condemned. waiting her
turn to be executed. He could hear
the knife drop every few minutes and
wondered whether or no it had releas-
ed her from suffering. There were
many to be dispatched that day, and
since the work was not commenced till
late in the afternoon. though the day
was ending. it had not been finished.
Near the guillotine stood the victims,
with their hands tied behind their
backs. arranged in three lines, Julie
lie Brun, girl of eighteen, in the sec
ond. The first line had been nearly
exhausted when the ak got caught
above and would not come down No
one Of the officials present was capa-
bic OF fixing 1t, and mechanic was
sent for.
Waiting causes disorganization The
soldiers lowered their muskets to the
pavement and stood at rest. Behind
them stood the crowd, Now and again
some curious person would push or
be pushed forward toward the prison
ers. The soldiers would order these
intruders back. There was consider.
able delay in finding mechanic, and
when one came he did not seem famil-
lar with the contrivance by which the
ak was suspended and dropped. All
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-02
F. H. Rogers & Co.

shortage of water pressure, the latter of
which proved to be the case Saturday,
as the press reports say. The state
must protect itself from possibility of
great loss by fire. Moreover, it must
adopt modern construction, as it seems
to have done in the case at the indus
trial school, where fire wall saved
part of the property from complete de-
struction, If the lesson of ample insur-
ance and modern construction needed
any more emphasis, the vergennes fire
furnished it.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-02

The position taken by the Rutland
Business Meri's association that heavy
tax be imposed on itinerant peddlers
from outside of the city is reasonable
enough and the recommendation ought
to be put into effect, as protection
to home people engaged in similar lines
of business. The home people pay taxes
to the city and contribute in every way
that citizen and resident may con-
tribute toward the advancement of the
community. As side consideration, it
may safely be asserted that similar JUS
tice dictates that Rutland people should
trade with home dealers, all considera-
tons being equal, the reasons being the
same in this case as in the other con.
sideration.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-02
THE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FIRE.

Misfortune seems to trail the state
industrial school, but the latest disaster
the fire of Saturday afternoon--was
unaccompanied by any features to lend
tragedy to an already serious situation.
The fire broke out at a time of the day
when it was possible for all the oceu-
pants of the building to get out safely
and even save their meagre belongings
ii they had so devoted the first few
minutes following the alarm. rather than
turning their energies toward fighting
the flames. But it appears that most
of the boys elected TO become fire fight
ers, letting their small properties burn,
and they worked valiantly toward saving
that which meant certain measure
of restraint for them as long as il stood
That they should have displayed such
a willing spirit in trying to save the
maih building of the institution is a
matter for oongratulation to them. as
well as to the people of the state who
HFe sJfiNiAg W give bntm tine care ana
training they need; and it speaks we'll
also for the kind of treatment they have
been receiving under the direction of
Supt. Barss. Therefore the fire brought
out many features which are to be com
mended. while at the same time it was
tree from most of those terrible accom-
paniments of institution fires.
As to the monetary loss to the state
Of Vermont, there also is cause for con-
graduation inasmuch as the state had
learned lesson from several fires in
various state institution buildings, even
in the state industrial school itself when
the institution was located at Water
hurry, and was carrying good insurance
on the property. Such means of pro-
lection is only a reasonable precaution
in any community in the state and it
becomes doubly so in a small community
like vergennes, with necessarily limited
fire fighting equipnent and possible
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-02
vergennes Station Case.

| IL looks as if the state of Vermont
had lost its case involving the question
OF jurisdiction in appeals from orders OF
| the public service commission. Hereto
fore, appeals from such orders have only
been permissible to the supreme court
of this state, and then only on issues
of law and questions of procedure; the
findings of the commission We're final as
| to facts.
Some time ago the public service COM
mission, after due hearing ordered the
Rutland Railroad company to erect a
new station at Vergennes Instead OF
appealing to the supreme court, the
railroad carried its case into the United
States district court, claiming that the
order was eonfscatory and meant the
| taking OF property without due process
OF law. The state contested the juris-
diction of the federal court in matter
that, if alleged, was purely of intra-
state concern.
| Judge Martin asserted the jurisdic-
ton of the federal court in his decision
and from this the state promptly APP
pealed. The case was advanced on the
docket and heard recently by the SUI
preme court of the United States, which,
in decision rendered last week, gave
jurisdiction to the federal court. The
issue itself must now be tried in the
federal courts, with likelihood of an APP
peal to the highest court in the land
whatever the outcome in the district
court
This new phase Is very, important
one to Vermont. If the public service
commission of this state cannot order
improvements by transportation com
panies without an appeal being taken
to the federal courts on such questions
as those raised in the Vergennes sta
tion case; if railroad company can
block, and by interminable delay post
pone and perhaps finally defeat, the or
ders of the commission; if the state
must be put to the heavy expense of
litigation before the federal courts in
the numerous appeals bound to be taken
in such cases, if above all the sover-
eighty of the state is to be invaded and
set at naught and questions of great
moment are to be disposed OF by courts
whose authority over them appears to
the lay mind to be most shadowy, the
people of Vermont have reason for real
concern at the prospect.
If any change in the statutes can be
made 50 as to preserve final jurisdiction
of these matters within the state, no
time should be lost in taking the step.
The people of the United States have
no interest or concern in whether Yer
gennes has new railroad station or
not. The people OF Vergennes and of
Vermont have an interest and concern
in it, and in other similar matters bound
to come up for determination Ran
dolph Herald and News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-02
Champ Clark in 1916.

The Hon. Beauchamp CLARK, speaker
of the House of Representatives, as
serts that he will be the nominee OF
his party in 1916 and that Senator Bo-
rah viii be his Republican opponent
Clark makes no allowance for the pres
enee of any Progressive in the contest,
presumably considering Borah sufficient
unto that day. In his recent speech at
a Baltimore banquet, in which the
speaker said these things, he showed
that he was still smarting under his
defeat for the nomination in that city in
1912. Because he had majority of the
votes in the convention, he believes him.
self the peoples choice, and that the di-
rect primary, rapidly coming into ia
vor, will bring him to his own before
it is too late.
As soon as we have the direct presi-
Dental primary in operation, it will
be interesting to see whether it les
sens the ability of the man in the
White House to secure denomination.
Under the old system almost any man
in control of the federal patronage ac-
quired backing sufficient to give him
another nomination. The second chance
was accorded almost automatically.
Chester A. Arthur in 1884 is the
last man of whom this was not the
case. Mr.. Cleveland was renominated
in 1855 by reclamation. Benjamin
Harrison, after contest with Mr..
Blaine, was renominated. Mckinley was
renominated. Roosevelt was renomi-
mated. If the Democrats should not
accord that courtesy to Woodrow vii.
son it would be most extraordinary,
and due-from ell present appearances
Ito the new and more direct methods
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-02
JUST EAT SEA MUssELs.
That's the Way to Reduce Cost of Liv-
ing, Says DR.. Field.

That's the Way to Reduce Cost of Liv-
ing, Says DR.. Field.
Worcester, Mass, Feb. 2.---That the
federal government has found way to
reduce the high cost of living is the
statement OF DR.. Irving A. Field of
Clark university, who has just returned
home after six years of secret scientific
investigation for the government into
the value of sea foods not generally
used.
According to DIR. Field the sea mnssel
is the solution so long sought.
"The movement to place sea mussels
on the market is no visionary scheme Of
lovers Of unusual experiment" said Prof.
Field. THE sea mussel movement is
part of practical attempt of the ma
tional government to attack the high
cost of living by introducing cheap sub
stantial and hitherto unused foodstuffs
into America"
When the public becomes aware OF the
fact that from 5000 to 5000 bushels of
mussels grow in one acre and that %
cents worth will supply enough food for
10 persons, DR.. Field declares that this
despised dish viii be welcomed as
great reducer of the cost of living in
every home.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-02

If the Vermont colleges had generous
private supporters like Bowdoin college,
which has just received single bequest
of 100000, il would not be doing them
an injustice to withdraw all state sup
port, as the Carnegie Foundation inyes-
tigators recommend to the Vermont state
educational commission. But, unfortu-
nately, the Vermont colleges are not at
the present time the recipients of such
magnificent largesses as that bestowed
on Bowdoin by Edwin Bradbury Smith
Of its class of 1856, nor are there any
immediate prospects Of becoming the OBJ
iects of such liberal benefactions.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-02

this took time and the day was fading
| into darkness
| The lines of prisoners became some
what confused. The soldiers behind
them also become disordered. The
prisoners, the soldiers and the rear
line of prisoners at times were Tapped.
Julie dropped back into the third line
and was at the end of it. An artisan
in blue blouse, anxious to see the
death of an aristocrat, pushed forward
between Julie and the next prisoner.
BY this she found herself as much a
part of the crowd as of the prisoners
A woman Of the former was next to
her, and Julie sided behind her. The
girls heart stood still with wild
of her, but he was endeavoring to
force back a man who was trying to
get forward to place where he could
see the guillotine. Julie backed far
Their out, the gap before her being i'm
mediately filed with those who were
pushing forward Turning, she slow
~ forced her way to the rear. The
plcbcluS dBaAleb bCi, nv OaC
noticed that her hands were tied be-
hind her. At last she reached the
rear of the crowd and was free. Then
she ran like a deer toward the trees
in the Champs Elysees.
Monsieur" she said to one she met,
but whose features she did not distin-
gtIish in the cleaning, have you
knife in your pocket?" a
Mon Dieuw ~ sRgTf
"0h, Jean"
Us it you, Julie, in the flesh or In
the spirlt?"
Cut the cord. Be quickr'
He then saw that her hands were
bound behind her. and, recovering from
the shock and with wild joy in his
heart. he released them Then both
hurried away. Julie fed. feeling that
It could not be possible that she could
get away without being followed
Even If not missed before. her escape
was sure to be known when her name
was called for execution. When she
became exhausted Jean begged her to
rJst but so great was her terror that
she ran on till she could go no farther.
They were by this time near the
summit Of the rise on which later Ma
poleon built the arch to commemorate
his victories, Jean. taking Julie in his
arms, carried her into side street.
Dreading least some of that class that
was crying for blood would suspect
and stop them. they crawled unobserv-
ID under the front steps of a house
md there remained till the night had
July settled and Julie had recovered
rom her exhaustion. Then they sal
led forth and walked leisurely till
hey had reached one of the city gates
ind, having satisfied the guards that
hey were ordinary persons going
lome, went forth free.
The lovers walked all the way to
3oulogne where they succeeded In
the captain of a vessel
bout TO cross the channel to England
o take them aboard.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-02
( bringing about presidential nom

Of bringing about presidential nom
nation.
Senators are not lasting SO long, with
the popularizing of the machinery OF
their selection. The oldtime senator,
elected by the legislature, was usually
in control of the caucus of his party.
1t gave him his. nomination, and If the
party was ascendant in the legislature
his course was clear. The popular pri-
mary has knocked out" many senator's
of more than local prominence, and the
direct election is likely, in the same
way, to give freer play to the caprices
OF the electorate.
1t remains to be seen whether the
presidential primary which Mr.. Wilson
is urging, and toward which in some
form state legislation is tending, will
have similar effects on the presidential
Office itself. Boston Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-02
FAMOUS THoRoUGHBREDs BURN.
"a Horses Perish in $4,000 Fire at Lin
coin, Mass.

Lincoln, Mass, Feb. 1.-The racing
stable of A. Henry Higginson Of the
Concord road, South Lincoln, was burned
to the ground early Saturday morning
and with it were destroyed twenty-five
horses, several of them of national rep.
utation. The total loss as estimated by
NJ. Higginson is $4,000.
The cause of the fire is not known,
but incendiarism is suspected.
The fire started about 6:45 in the ell
of the stable. The principal building is
one and a half story wooden structure,
containing the carriage room, harness
rooms and efiiee and trophy room on the
first floor, and the hay lott, feed rooms
and bedrooms for the stablemen on the
upper floor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-02
A New Picture of Franklin.

What newspapers would call ''beat'
or scoop" is the reproduction by The
Century Magazine in its midwinter tic-
tion number february of an unpub-
lished portrait of Benjamin Franklin, re-
Gently discovered in Biskra. This inter
esting portrait, showing rather elderly
Franklin, is attributed TO the great
French painter. Fragonard.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-02
Inventory on Present

market basis your investments in the
last ten or twenty years, then compare
villa the results guaranteed and achieved
by our policies. No care, no loss, and
you are insured all the time. National
Life Ins. Co., of VT. tMutuall 5. 5.
Ballard, general agent, Lawrence build
ing, Montpelier VT.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-02

The publishers of weekly newspapers
in Vermont are progressive people, and
they are putting out some excellent
newspapers. Indeed, some of the papers
are even better than their field of opera
ton would seem to warrant.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-02
SEEK REVENGE ON BISHOP.
Militants Interrupt Service in London
Church.

London, Feb. Aroused by the bish-
op of London's letter, declaring that
there was no truth in the allegation
that the suffragettes in Holloway jail
were subjected to torture, suffragettes
repeatedly interrupted the conservation
services conducted by him at st. Mi
chael's church yesterday,
The women upset the chant and dis.
turbed the service. An attempt by them
TO reach the bishop as he left was frus-
trated by the police.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-02

In replying to the charge that he was
drunk on Sunday morning, Sam Com
pers points to the fact that he was oc-
cupying the pulpit on that Sunday even
ing, Does he intend to put the burden
of proof up to the other occupants of
the pulpit?
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-02

Intangible property brought out for
taxation increased 10 per cent. two years
after the adoption of an intangible tax
Of four mills in the state of Rhode Is
land. 1t is reasonable to assume that
Vermont might get tax on a large
amount of property at present concealed,
were similar law to be adopted.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-02


Twenty-four days this
month our daily adver-
tisements will interest
you because we're clos
ing out the balance Of
our winter clothing for
men and boys at great
ly reduced prices and
also opening the adj
vanced spring styles.
See these for to-day:
$500 Overcoats and
Suits now .S21.00
1000 Overcoats and
Suits now $3.50
l0.UU OVefcOdCS ana
Suits now 49,. 1900
1000 Overcoats and
Suits now -. 500
While these reduc-
tions may not look as
large on paper as a
good many others, we
assure you our original
prices are always the
lowest, quality consid-
cred, and these mark
downs are genuine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-02

Governor Fletcher told the Vermonters
in Boston Saturday night that a revo-
luton is going 81 in Vermont, but he
neglected to say who the Gen. Villa is
and who the Gen. Carranza.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-02

Now let the Vermont public service
commission give fairly expeditions, as
well as fair, decision on telephone rate
reduction.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-02

Boston to-day lost one of its big ad-
sertising assets Mayor Fitzgerald.
Mayor Curley can't hope to sing Sweet
Adeline" so alluringly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-02
TWENTY TRAPPED in ROOMS.
Guests of New York Hotel Rescued from
Fire by Ladders.

New York, Feb. Twenty guests in
Hotel Lyric, Times square, were trapped
in their rooms yesterday by fire. They
were rescued by means of ladders. Man
ager Kennedy was seriously injured.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-02

Just now it isn't SO much question
whether the Monroe and Nantucket off
csrs and men We're brave afterwards as
whether they were reasonably careful
beforehand.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-02

The Boston Evening Globe has joined
tic fast-growing procession Of one-cent
newspapers. Welcome to the ranksl
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-02

1t might have been called the indus
trious school at Nergennes Saturday,
judging by the way tile boys worked.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-02

"Thaw hampers logging" viii
that fellow be up to next
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-02
Enoouranensnt.

Jack-I am afraid that IL ask you
to be my wife you will treat my pro-
posaI as a joke Molly-But all jokes
IRE not rejected. Jack.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-02
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1914.

lis a short month and soon buried.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-02

We Clean, Press and Repair Clothing
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-02-20

Of unusual interest is the announce
ment of the st. Louis Globe-Democrat
to be found elsewhere in this issue.
The "Twice-a-Week" edition of that
sterling publication, great Semi
Weekly newspaper with Weekly
Farm and Home Magazine Section in
colors, is offered at the special rate
of two years or two yearly subscrip-
tions for one dollar. The Daily Globe
Democrat, six issues per week. is Of
fered to Rural Free Delivery or Star
Route patrons, yearly subscriptions
only, for $3.50 per year, or if the
Sunday paper is desired, seven issues
per week, for $3.50 per year. The
regular price of the Daily Globe
Democrat, including Sunday, is $500
per year, Daily without Sunday $500
per year. Sunday only $500 per
year. Read the announcement and
order the Globe-Democrat, either
daily or ''Twice-a-W Week, to-day.
Address Globe Printing Company.P Pub.
fishers, St. Louis, Mo.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-02-20
Mad Dogs

We have a mad dog report from
some one at Pocahontas whose name
is not given. We presume the facts
as given are true. A dog bit four
persons and many dogs. The
dogs head was sent to Nashville, and
the officials reported it was most GER
tainly rabies. Maidstone and Pasteur
treatment have been made. There
was general killing of dogs Satur-
day. 1t should be an incentive to kill
a majority of the dogs running at
large in the country as we'll as towns.
Selmer is cursed with scores which
are nuisance and menace. A mad
dog scare would be the means of
good.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-02-20

as the purchasing member who
acquired all the lands in the park.
He is the last survivor of a mum.
ber of Irwin brothers who were
of the old Irwin family pioneers
of Savannah. He was prominent
in Masonic circles and a leading
and devout member of the M. E.
Church South. An acquaintance
of over forty years with the de-
ceased bring to mind pleasant
social memories Of the past and
sadly feel the not unexpected
bow which came to his family
and relatives. He was about rs
years OF age.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-02-20

The Memphis Commercial Ap-
peal Saturday in. a half column
editorial, strongly advocates the
return to Congress of Joe G.
Cannon from his Illinois district.
The Commercial says he is needed
in Congress and all old members
want his return. 1t shows the
proper patriotic spirit to want
able, experienced, and honest
representatives, even if they are
from the opposite party. How
ever the Commercial makes a
great departure from the usual
political journals. By the way,
that old and reliable paper is be-
coming quite Independent and
sane on many political questions
recently.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-02-20
A Winter Cough

A stubborn, annoying, depressing
cough hengs on, racks the body,
weakens the lungs, and often leads to
serious results. The first dose of DR..
Kings New Discovery gives relief.
Henry b. Sanders, of Cavendish, VT,
was threatened with consumption,
after having pneumonia. He writes:
"Dr. Kings New Discovery ought to
be in every family; it is certainly the
best of all medicines for coughs. colds
or lung troubles" Good for chill
dren's coughs. Money back if not
satisfied. Price SOC and $l.00. AT
all druggists. H. E. Bucklen & Co.,
Philadelphia or st. Louis. adv