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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-01
BETHEL
Central Vermont R. R. Employe Had
Hand Run Over by Car Wheel.


Raffaele Graziano. aged 80 years, a
Central Vermont railway employe, was
placing switch light near the water
house last evening when a freight train
coming up jostled him and he fell over
with his left hand on rail. The hand
was so badly crushed that DIR. o. v
Greene was Obliged to amputate it at
the wrist. He is married, has two chill
dren and lives on st. Hyacinth street.
There were IL births and seven deaths
in town during the first three months
of the year.
Miss Mary Stearns returned yester-
day from Lake Helen, Fla, where she
spent the winter.
The remains of Rufus Mack, who died
Sunday at Goffstown, N. H.. of old age,
were brought yesterday to the home of
Mrs, Henry w. Davis, where funeral
services were held this morning at 0
O'Clock. after which the funeral party
went by train to Gaysville, where the
interment occurred in the family lot at
Mt. Pleasant cemetery. Alva Mack of
Bedford, n. H., came with his fathers
remains.
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PART SECOND.
The Road to Paradise.
CHAPTER TX.


On the 3rd of November Byram's
American circus, travelling slowly over
land toward the Spanish frontier, drew
up for an hours rest at Quimperle. l,
however, as usual, prepared to ride
forward to select a proper place for
our encampment, and to procure the
necessary license.
We were in seedy circumstances !;
an endless chain of bad luck had fol.
lowed us from Chartres.
The fortune that Byram had made in
the previous year was already gone;
we no longer travelled by rail; we no
longer slept at inns; we could barely
pay for the food for our animals.
Got enough cash for the ncenseT
asked Byram, uneasily.
Plenty, governor; don't worry"
replied, and set my horse at gallon
over the old stone bridge.
passed stone house, another;
then the white road curved under the
trees and rode straight into the heart
of Paradise, my horses hoofs awaklng
echoes in the silent. stone-paved
square.
A young girl with a face like the
Madonna stole across the square in
her felt shoes.
Can you tell me where the mayor
lives?" l asked, looking down at hel
from my horse.
"Ho! la; oui, monsieur, sill fault bien
The mayor is at breakfast in his kitch
en- yonder."
Thank you, my child"
I turned my horse across the shady
square to a stone house banked VI
with bed on bed of scarlet geraniums
The windows were open; a fat mar
with very small eyes sat inside eating
an omelet-
| told him that / wanted a license
for a circus to camp for one night;
that / also desired permission to pitci
camp somewhere in the vicinity. HI
made out the license. stamped 1t, hand
ed 1t to me, and paid him the usua
| fee.
How much win 1t cost to have you
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Discomfort NOT ALL GOOD
True That It Has Its Uses, but There
Are Other Things to Be
Considered.

It is perhaps true that some writer's
and teachers have over-emphasized the
gospel of contentment with our lot. 1t
is not always well to be contented with
our lot. Advancement in every line has
been made by people who were dis
contented with their present oppor-
tunities and broke through to some
thing higher But, even allowing this,
it is undeniably true that there is a
vast amount of unholy and wasteful
discomfort. We are apt to think pref
ty constantly how much more and how
much better we would do If circum-
stances were different While history
presents many cases of people who
broke away from humble task to force
their way to something higher, 1t Is
fuller of instances in which man or
woman, by doing with patient faith
fulness an Insignificant task, has been
celled to greater things.
The answer to the problem Is the
old rule Of living by the minute. 1t is
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Lorient at greatly reduced prices, thus
enabling the intelligent and apprecls-
tive people of Paradise to honor the
Republican circus, recently known a.
the Imperial circus, with their benevr-
lent and discerning patronage! Long
live France! Long live the republic!
Long live the circusi"
A resounding roll of the drum end
ed the announcements; the girl slung
the drum over her shoulder, turned to
the right, and passed over the stone
bridge, sabots clicking.
The maids Of Paradise were weeping
now by the fountain; the men gath
cred near, and their slow, hushed
voices scarcely rose above the ripple
of the stream where Robert the Liz
ard fished in silence.
walked across to the Quimperle
road and met JacQueline, dancing
along with her drum. We stood in the
middle of the high-road looking
through the dust haze, she doubtless
dreaming of the splendors to come, I
very, very tired.
Suddenly, straight out of the flaming
gates Of the sunset, the miracle was
wrought. Breathless, she shrank back
among the weeds, one hand pressed to
her throbbing throat. Then she caught
sight of something through the dust
that filed her with q delicious terror
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and she cried out. For there, uptow-
ering in the haze, came trudging a
great, gray creature, fearsome.
swaying thing in crimson trappings.
Tapping huge ears. 1t shuff1ed past,
swinging dusty trunk; the sparkling
horsemen cantered by, tin armor blaz-
ing in the fading glory; the char1ots
dragged after, and the closed dens of
beasts rolled behind in single file, fol-
lowed by the band-wagon. where
heaven-inspired musicians played fran
tically and white-faced clown bal
anced his hat on stick and shrieked.
So the circus passed into Paradise;
and turned and followed in the wake
of dust, stale odors, and clamorous dis
cord, sick at heart of wandering over
a world / had not found too kind.
And at my heels stole Jacqueline.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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CHAPTER K.
The Town-Crjer,

The bell in the unseen chapel ceased
ringing as we came out on the cliffs OF
Paradise, where, on the horizon, the
sun hung low, belted with a single
ribbon of violet cloud.
Below the cliffs, on crescent of fiat
sand, from which sluggish, rosy rivu-
let's crawled seward, a man stood
looking out across the water. And
the mayor stopped and called down to
him: "Ohe, the Lizard! want some
body to drum and read proclamation
Where's Jacqueline?"
At this instant young girl, a mere
child, appeared on the beach, dragging
a sea-rake over the ground behind her
She was a 1.-THE creature, bare-limbed
and ragged, with the sea-tan on throat
and knee. The girl caught sight OF
the mayor and gave him laughing
greeting which he returned with a
shrug.
eff you want town-crier," she
called up, in deliciously fresh voice
scarcely tinged with the accent, "Ill
cry your edicts and I'll drum for you
tool"
The girl threw her rake into a boat
and leaped upon the rocks at the base
of the cliff.
"Jacqueline! Don't come up that
way!" baw'ed the mayor, Mortified
Hey! Robert! Ohe!! Lizardi StoI
her or she'll break her neck"
Breathless, hot. and laughing. the
girl pulled herself up over the edge oil
the cliff. / held out my hand to ai6
her. but she pushed it away. crying
Thank you all the same. but here /
| am"
The mayor looked at her angrily
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Character Told by LAUGHTER

A French paper has discovered tina
a persons character is expressed Il
his manner of laughing. If you laugl
in "Ha ha" fashion, you are frank I
a man and inconstant and incapab BIZ
of keeping a secret II a woman. I
you laugh Heb, heh.' you are neu
rasthenic, melancholy and skeptica
If you adopt a deeper tone and laugl
in "Ho, hos" you are generous. cas-,
going and good-natured The prope
pitch for the fair sex to laugh In r
HE, he" while people who laue
with a Hoo. hoo" effect should
avoided as hypocriticaL scandal-ne
gering and misery.
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CHAPTER viiI.-continued.

SnAF En- NItI@SOuItrEuCUs
The shock came almost immediate
fy, for, without a word, he suddenly
lemptied the jewel-bag on the desk
before him. The bag contained little
pebbles wrapped In tissue-paper.
Suppose you explain this farce? p
Mornac suggested, unmoved.
Suppose you explain til" I STAN
mered.
He raised his delicately arched eye
brows. What do you mean?"
81 mean that an hour ago that bag
contained the diamonds from the cru
cifix of Louis XII! / mean that I
handed them over to you on my arri-
wal at this bureau!"
Doubtless you can prove what you
say" he observed. eft seems to me
that it Is high time we abolished the
Foreign Division. Imperial Military Po-
lice"
II refuse to be discharged" I said,
hoarsely. eft is your word against
mime; l demand an investigation"
Certainly" he replied, almost wear
lily, and touched bell. Bring that
Witness" he added to the soldier who
appeared in answer to the silvery sum-
mons.
Somebody entered the room behind
me, passed me; there was an odor Of
and I saw Mornac rise and bow to his
guest and conduct her to a chair.
His guest was the young Countess
de Vassart.
Mornac turned directly on me.
MADAME, do you know this offlcer?"
Yes" said the countess, smiling.
did you see him receive a small
sack Of diamonds in Morsbronn?"
The countess gave me quick glance
of surprise. "Yes." she said. wonder
tngiy.
Thank you, madame; that Is suffi-
Client" he replied; and before could
understand what he was about he had
room and had closed the door behind
him.
Quick" muttered Speed at my ell
bow; Tets back out of this trap.
There's no use; he's one of them, and
me means 20 ruin you"
But he's got those diamonds! Do
you think l can stand that?"
II think you've got to-" muttered
Speed, savagely. do you want to rot
in Cayenne? If you do, stay here and
bawl for court-martial."
He seized me with growl of
r@Idiot! come on!" and fairly showed
me through the colonnades of the insti-
kute, along the quay, down the river
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town-crier announce the coming Of the
circus?" I inquired.
THAT will cost ten sous If he drums
and reads the announcement from
here to the chateau"
gave the mayor ten copper pen.
MES.
The mayor glanced at me.
Paris still holds out?" he asked,
with yawn.
ooh yes," replied.
"And the warts it stin going badly
for us?"
There Is always hope" I answered
Hope" he grumbled; "oh yes, we
know what hope is-we of the coast
live ON 1t when there's no bread; but
hope never yet filed my belly for me-
Why, not keel has passed out of the
port since August Where is the fish.
ing feet? Where are the sardine
sloops that ought to have sailed from
Algiers? Where are the Icelanders p
"Have the German cruisers fright,
ened all your craft from the scar"
asked, astonished.
Eyes, partly. Then there's an ugly
French cruiser lying of Groix, yonder
and her black stacks are dribbling
smoke all day and all night. We have
orders to keep off and use Lorient
when we want port"
"You believe the cruiser out at sea
yonder is going to bring you evil?"
"She has brought it. But it's all the
same to me. am mayor, and exempt
and 1 have cider and tobacco and
boudin for a few months YETI
At that moment we both caught
sight of a peasant running and waving
packet of blue papers in the air
Monsieur the mayor! Monsieur the
mayor!" he called, while still far
away.
"Cre cochon de malheur!" muttered
the mayor, turning pale Hes got a
telegram"
He turned to me, almost bursting
with suppressed prophecy.
"It has come-the evil that the black
cruiser brings us! You laughed!
Tenez, monsieur; there's your bad
luck in these blue morsels of paper!"
And he snatched the telegram from
the breathless messenger. reading 1t
with dilating eyes.
When at length the magistrate had
mastered the contents of his telegram
he looked up with a stupid stare.
II want my drummer. Where's the
town-crier?" he demanded, as though
dazed.
HE has gone to Lorient, m sieu the
mayor" ventured the messenger.
"To get drunk. I remember. I'm.
beetle! Why did he go today? Are
there not six other days in this cursed
week7 Who is there to drum? No
body. Nobody knows how in Para,
disc. Seigneur, Dieu! the ignorance
of this town."
"M'sieu the mayor" ventured the
messenger, there's Jacqueline."
"Ho! Vrai. The Lizards young one!
She can drum, they say"
1.-THE little witch can drum them
awake in Ker-Is," muttered the mes
senger.
The mayor rose, looked around the
square, frowned. Then he raised his
voice in below: "Jacqueline! JAG
queline! Thou Jacqueline!"
A far voice answered, family break.
ing across the square from the bridge:
"She is on the rocks with her sea-
rake!"
The mayor thrust the blue telegram
into his pocket and waddled out of his
garden, across the square. and up the
path to the cliffs.
Unfnvited. went with him.
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course, that the government Is anxious.
But you don't know what pitiable
fright the authorities are in. The
crown jewels, the bars of gold Of the
reserve, the great pictures from the
Louvre, the antiques of value, inciud-
ing the Venus of Milo, have been
packed in cases and loaded ON trains
under heavy guard.
Twelve of these trains have already
left Paris for the par-port of Lorient.
The others are to follow, one every
twenty-four hours at midnight. A swift
cruiser-the Fer-de-Lance-is lying of
Paradise with steam up night and day,
ready to receive the treasures of the
government at the first alarm and run
for the French possessions In Cochin
China
"And now, perhaps, you may guess
why Buckhurst is SO anxious to hang
around Paradise"
OF course I was startled Speeds
muttered information gave me the
keys to many doors. And behind each
door were millions and millions and
millions of francs worth of plumber.
Our eyes met in mute interrogation;
Speed smiled.
do you remember an application
for license from the manager OF a
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| but, probably remembering he was at
her mercy, suppressed his wrath and
held out the telegram. Can you read
that, my child?''
Eyes, can read it. Why not? Can't
your"
Read? the mayor of Paradise!"
repeated the outraged magistrate
What do you mean. lizard of lizards!
gorse cat!"
Nov If you are going to say such
things won't drum for you," said the
| child, glancing at me out of her sea-
blue eyes and giving a shake to her
elf-locks.
gave her handful; at the first
glance her eyes sparkled, the color
deepened under her coat of amber tan;
she caught her breath and read rapidly
to the end.
ooh, how beautiful" she said, softly
Am to read this in the sQuare?"
Il will give you franc to read 1t,
Jacqueline."
mo, no-on1y-oh, do let me come
In and see the heavenly wonders!
Would you, monsieur? II cannot
pay-but would-could you let me
come in? will read your notice, any
way" she added, with quaver in her
voice.
Come whenever you like, Jacque-
line," said. ASK for me at the gate"
"And who are you, monsieur"
my name is Scarlet"
Scarlett," she whispered. as though
naming a sacred thing.
The mayor, who had toddled some
distance ahead of us, now halted in the
square, looking back at US through the
red evening light.
"JacQueline, the drum il in my
house. I'll lend you a pair of sabots,
too. Come, hasten little idler!"
We entered the mayors garden,
where the flowers were glowing in the
fuster of the setting sun. The mayor
soon reappeared with drum and drum
sticks in one hand and pair of sabots
in the other. Go, my child" he said.
and Jacqueline marched through the
garden opt into the square by the foun-
tain, drum-sticks clutcned in one
tanned fist, the scrolls of paper in the
other.
In the center of the square she stood
a moment, looking around, then raised
the drum-sticks; there came a click. a
flash of metal, and the quiet square
echoed with a startling outcrash. AL
ready a knot of people had gathered
around her; others came swiftly to
windows and doorsteps; the loungers
left their stone benches by the river,
the maids of Paradise f1ocked from the
bridge. The drum-roll ceased.
Attention! Men Of Finistere! By
order of the governor of Lorient, all
men between the ages of twenty and
forty, otherwise not exempt, are or
dered to report at the navy yard bar
racks, war-port of Lorient, on the 9Th
of November of the present year, to
join the army of the Loire.
"Bretons! France calls! Answer
with your ancient battle-cry, 'Sainte-
Anne! Sainte-Anne!' The eyes of the
world are on Armorica! To arms!"
The girls voice ceased; a dead 81
Ience reigned in the square. The men
looked at one another stupidity; wom-
an began to whimper.
''The curse is on Paradise!" cried a
hOarse voice.
The drummer was already drawing
another paper from her ragged pocket,
and again in the same clear, emotion
less voice, but slightly drawing her
words, she read:
"To the people of Paradise! The
manager of the famous American trav-
cling circus, lately returned from a
tour of the northern provinces, with
camels, elephants, lions and magnifi-
cent company Of artists, announces a
70 hn hol in
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almost never right to leave a tasl
unfinished. This day, this hour. THE
minute, puts task into our hands
Because of the nail the shoe wa.
lost; because of the shoe the horst
was lost; because of the horse tn
rider was lost; because of the rider
the battle was lost" So it was tn
blacksmith, after all, who lost the bal
tie. If he had done his work well. TIL
cause might have triumphed.-Chris
tan Herald.
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Would Be Worth SEEING.

A young woman from the east was
conversing with a Kentuckian about
tobacco and tobacco raising. She was
very pretty and good conversation
alist, and the young man from Ken
lucky was vastly interested in her I'M
till she gave him a sudden shock by
announcing:
II should love to see tobacco field
especially when 1t is just plugging
out National Food Magazine
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wall. to a dock where presently a
swift river boat swung in for passen-
gers. And when the bateau mouche
shot out again into mid-stream, Speed
and l stood silently on deck, watching
the silvergray facades of Paris fly
past shove us under the blue sky.
We sat far forward. quite alone. and
separated from the few passengers by
the pilothouse and joined funnel
waited: Speed chewed his cigar
grimly.
Look here. Scarlet" he said. do
you know what has become OF the
arown jewels of France?"
no" said.
well. I'll tell you. You know. Of
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travelling American show Yankee
circus?"
"Byram's Imperial American cir
Gus? ?" said.
That's 1t. They went through Nor
mandy last summer. Well, Byram's
agent is going to meet us at Saint
Cloud We're engaged; I'm to do bal
looning-you know 1 worked one of
the military balloons before Peters
burg. You are to do sensational rid
ing. You were riding-master in the
Spahis-were you not?"
81 tanned three lions for my regi-
ment at Constantinople," said.
Good lad! Then you can play with
Byram's lions, too. Oh, what the
DEVIL" he cried, recklessly; fits all
in lifetime"
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Amt None.

I'm always getting into hot water
at my house"
"You couldn't say that If you lived
In ours"
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SYNOPSIS.

Scarlet, an American soldier OF for
tune In the employ Of the French I'm
perial Police at the outbreak of the Fran
lco-Prussian war, Is ordered to arrest
John Buckhurst. leader Of the Com
nunists and suspected OF having stolen
the French crown Jewels. While search
ing for Buckhurst. Scarlet Is ordered to
arrest Countess de Vassart and her group
of socialists and escort them to the Bel
tgtan border. Scarlet finds Sylvia E1ven
OF the Odeon disguised as a peasant and
carries her to La Trappe where the
countess and her friends are assembled
All are arrested. The countess saves
IScarlett from fatal fall from the roof
of the house. He denounces Buckhurst
as the leader Of the Reds and the coun-
tess conducts him to where Buckhurst Is
secreted. German Uhlans descend on
the place and Buckhurst escapes during
the melee. Scarlet Is wounded He re-
covers consciousness In the countess
house at Morsbronn. where he is cared
flor by the countess. A fierce battle 1s
fought In the streets between French
land Prussian soldiers. Buckhurst pro-
fesses repentance and returns the crown
Jewels to Scarlet. He declares he will
give himself up to the authorities. Scar
fett doubts his sincerity. Buckhurst urges
1.-THE countess to go to Paradise. Buck
Hurst admits that he receives pay from
1.-THE Prussians for information which he
docs not give. He secures passports to
the French lines for Scarlet, the coun-
tess and himself. Scarlet reports to
the secret service in Paris and finds Nor
mac, shadow Of the emperor in charge.
He deposits the crown Jewels.
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Some Of US don't really forget our
promises. We Just brush then ap and
use them over again.
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ou,v One ..BRoMO OUINTNE"

70 get the genuine, call for full name. LAxA.
rive BRoMO QUININR. Look for signature OF
e W.. GROVE. Cures q Cold in One Dsy. zso
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The fellow who has free foot has
no business TO be q kicker
Evening star., 1914-05-17
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been report
ed 10 the health department:
Pauline sullivan. - years. a53 Blair
road. Takoma Park.
Fannie Well. II years 23N5 18th street
northwest.
Grace {. Hunter. =; years l+o7 Chaplin
street northwest.
Juliet NJ Plemmons. 10 years. aoo5 l
street northwest.
Adoph Sauerman 81 years. Govern
ment Hospital for the Insane
Frank Haser. a years tuberculosis
Hospital
Richard j. jackson ~ years. United
states soldiers Home Hospital
kchecca Bonsal. 1d years. Tenleytown,
u. {.
Lucia y Wilson, l. years. Garfield Hos
pital
Enrly Hunter. IS years 1921 18th street
Mar. \ Colbert. - years, l5aS I. street
northwest.
Martha Murdock. - years, 22-4 Georgia
avenue northwest.
Sarah y. Holmes. Is years, lis NJ street
southeast.
Lizzie saunders. 80 years, - Canal
street southwest.
Gorrine Ellis, IS Years, Frecdmen's Hos
l.ital.
James Penn. .. years. F'rcedmens Hos.
pItal
Katherine Beamon, :, years. Children's
Hospital!
Charles Ashton, - months, 1T p stree,
southwest.
Ruth Truman. 10 months. 45J1- stat
ford court southwest
Lewis Jackson, . months, 12.b5 Carroll
burg place southwest.