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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-14
A Race
For a Wife
BY EDITH v. ROSS

Miss Jaquelin Medocroft-she was
usually called Jack-was an athletic
girl OF the period. She was the best
skater ana tennis player in the county,
and, as for motoring on land or water,
she had no equals among women and
few among men. Jack was one of
those ingenious. heller SHELTER, fearless
persons who are always beloved. All
the men were in love with her, and she
was positively pestered with proposals.
she began preparing for love bank
ruptcy by being so tender hearted
whenever she refused man that upon
his begging her not to deny him all
hope she said he might hope just a lit
tie bit, The next man she promised
she would try to love him. And so II
went on, the numbers of these aspir-
ants for her hand increasing every day
till she did not know herself how many
Of them there were
One day she received lecture from
her mother in this wise:
''Jaquelin. do you know that you are
wasting your opportunities? You won't
always be young. One by one these
young men who wish TO marry you
will begin to drop off till all are gone.
And then what will you doT
'I'lI look out that the last one doesn't
get away"
Jaquelin stood half an hour of this
talk, at the end of which she told her
mother that she would come to deci-
sion among her lovers Immediately.
The good lady asked her to name
those who had proposed to her. JACK
gave the names and was told that her
decision would not be interfered with
except in the case OF Dick Gregory.
who was very much among men what
Jack was among women. The moth
er's preference was Henry Hilliard,
young clergyman.
why Jack didn't decide between
these two men instead Of following the
course she did no one knows. That one
of the two was her preference every
one supposed. Only one man could
have first place In her heart. but which
that one was only Jack herself knew.
She had only to accept the one, and
the other, with the rest of her suitors,
would relapse, so far as she was con-
cerned. into nothingness.
Jack wrote each OF her admirers that,
not being able to accept them all, she
would institute a test examination as
to their fitness. In Lapland, she said,
the groom must catch his bride. She
proposed that the man she would
marry should catch her. She lived on a
river that some fifty miles below pass
ed the city of B. She would leave
the next morning for B.. but whether
by rail, steamboat. trolley car. motor
car or aeroplane she did not say. The
man who first proposed TO her after
she had commenced her journey would
be accepted.
We will follow only the efforts OF
two Of the applicants, Dick Gregory
and Henry billiard. billiard was loath
TO enter upon so undignlied a contest.
But his objection was based solely on
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-14
HIGH COST OF POLITICS RIDDEN
CITIES.

The United States census bureau is
authority for the statistics showing that
of the cities of its class, that Is, of 500.-
200 and more population, Boston shows
the highest per capita expense Of general
departments. the highest per capita ex-
pense of the police department, Of the
FIRE department and Of the education de-
partment. In the cost Of general depart
nent's Boston's administration was near
" twice az large as that Of Baltimore,
the city with the lowest per capita ex-
penss; in the police department, Boston's
per capita was more than twice a. great
~ that Of Cleveland; in the fire depart
ment cost the per capita was between
two and three times IS great a. in the
much larger city Of Philadelphia; in the
psr capita cost Of education Boston was
approximately twice as expensive to th,
individual a. in Baltimore.
These statistics are not a. al reassur-
ing to the taxpayers Of the city Of Bos-
ton. albeit the taxpayers must have
known for years thst they were paving
assrly for VIA; they have been getting
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-14

All the treatment to which the New
York, New Haven 4 Hartford railroad
company has been subjected during the
last few years seems perhaps unduly
harsh and drastic, eliminating in the
sharp and bitter arraignment Of its for
mer officers by the interstate commerce
commission in the report submitted on
Monday. Yet such searching investiga-
tions, followed by such drastic recon-
mendations. are just what the system
needs to restore itself to normal condi-
tions, both as to financiering and as to
operation and finally, to win back fof
itself high position in general repute.
No make-shift housekeeping could per-
form either of these duties; nothing
short of thorough cleaning out of the
extraneous matter would do it. There
fore, the true friends of the great rail-
road system will welcome just such
sharp treatment as the road has been
receiving during the past few years,
knowing full well that the system will
come out purged and in better standing
with the populace of New England, upon
which il depends largely for its support.
There is fine field of operation in New
England for the New Haven railroad
system and once the corporation proves
itself worthy it will find the public of
its field fighting for it.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-14

vermont's weekend automobile ia
talitv in the town of Pawlet seems to
have been entirely needless, providing
both the automobiles in the crash had
been driven as they should have been
driven. If the ordinary rules of the
road had been followed there would have
been no chance for collision between
fast moving vehicles, even on Vermont's
narrow roads. In the occurrence there is
A sharp lesson for all other drivers OF
automobiles.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-14

An odd deed shining forth in very
commonplace world deserves to be noted
Hence we deem it wise to announce that
a member of the Rhode Island legisla'
ture has returned check for $500 to
which he was entitled for services to the
state. There may have been similar
cases heretofore in other states as well
al in Rhode Island, but they are of rare
occurrence. Generally, legislators to-
gether with Others take all that is COM
ing to them and sometimes more.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-14

make repairs and the lights were turned
on again in an hour or two.
Mrs. Marcella w. Andross, who went
to the hospital at Burlington some time
ago for an operation, is recovering and IS
now with relatives in Worthwhile
A letter from Mrs. Anna Franklin,
now of Whittier, Cal, states that the
busy season with citrus growers in that
state is now on and that the firm by
which she is employed is now shipping
four and FIVE cars of oranges and a car
of lemons per day to the East.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-14

A New York state man who was arrest
ed in Rutland for failure to provide IL
cense numbers for the automobile he
was operating in Vermont made the as
sertion that he had been told over in
Rome, N. Y, that the Vermont authorities
were rather lenient in enforcing the laws
regarding automobiles and motor vhicle
registration. 1t is a safe venture that
the person over in Rome who made
such a statement was speaking from
general long distance impressions rather
than from actual first-hand information
regarding the same; else he never would
have been so widely at variance from
the truth. The fact is that Vermont is
very particular about registration OF
cars operating in the state. Many prose
cutions thus early in the summer bear
witness to it. The visitor to Vermont
from Rome was grossly misled.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-14
wEBSTERvILLE.

st. John the Baptist Episcopal Church
There win be meeting on Wednes-
day evening in the vestry at 1880 o'clock
to decide if the annual Sunday school
picnic will be held this year, and, II so,
when and where. All the parents, teach,
ers and children are invited to attend
the meeting.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-14

If we mistake not, Charles A. Prouty
regrets it already that he made such an
attack on Senator William p. Dilling-
ham when he made his most recent an
nouncement that he would like to be
United States senator from Vermont.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-14

For a man who was run over by the
Progressive steam roller Charles n.
Thompson of Montpelier shows himself
rather active.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-14

In making wafies. if little cold wa.
ter Is added and thoroughly Incorporated
in the batter, they viii brown more
easily ard viii be lighter.
n moths are in q carpet, spread q
damp towel over the part and iron Il dry
with q hot iron. The heat and steam
VII kill TIE worms and eggs.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-14

Vermont is making a good crop of hay
while this sun is shining.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-14

We Clean, Press and Repair Clothing
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
Fifty-Seventh Chapter.

TEXT day Lady Margaret came 10
N nv room to say goodby tell
ing me she had only stayed at
Castle Raa to keep house and make
ready for me, and must now return
to her own home, which was in Lon
don.
l was sorry, for my heart warmed
to her. and when ] stood at the door
and saw her drive off with my hus-
band to catch the afternoon steamer
l felt had lost both sympathy and
protection.
Aima's feelings were less troubled,
and as we turned back into the house
could see that she was saying to
herself: =,
THANK goodness, she's gone away
A day or two later DIR. Conrad
came. according to my fathers in
structions, and was glad to see his
close cropped iron-grey head coming
up the stairs toward my room.
Naturally our first conversation
was about Martin, who had written
to tell his parents OF our meeting IN
London and to announce his intended
visit il was all very exciting, and
now his mother was working MORN
ing and right at the old cottage, to
prepare for the arrival Of her son.
such scrubbing and securing! Such
taking MP of carpets and laying them
down again. as II the darling old
thing were expecting a prince!
1T ought to be Sunny Lodge indeed
before she's done with it, said the
GOCtOr,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13

content with roundabout process,
and consequently they never really
attain it. Immaturity is the result.
not youth in its truest. sweetest
meaning.
And nov the secret of learning
how to keep mentally active? oh,
yes, believe abs olutely in secrets l
think a beauty secret is valuable
simply in its suggestion. You know
If a person has a beauty secret and
believes in it implicitly. a benefit Of
some kind is bound to be the result.
And so my secret of keeping ment-
ally active is simply this: Be inter-
ested in everything, no matter how
trivial. Make up your mind to see
good in everything and to be able to
deduce something of personal impor-
lance to yourself in everything mod
ern and up to date, This will give
YOU an interest in affairs of the day,
will keep you from being bored with
life or from boring the lives of others,
will impart fresh interest to every
thing YOU undertake, will, in short,
give Won that mental activity which
is in itself the first step toward
beauty"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
.Daysey Mayme
and Folks
By FRANCES L. GARSIDE.

THERE are certain things a wom-
an will say on certain occa-
sions, never varying her re-
marks nor her infections by word
or a note, and so certain are these
certain things said that failure to
hear them would have the same as
founding effect as if man reached
out to put the key in his door and
found that the door, and the house
itself, were no longer there.
To the credit of Woman, this dunn
founding experience is one that Is
rarely met She may be monotonous
in her remarks, but at least she is
reliable.
When Daysey Mayme Appleton re-
turns from a funeral, Mrs. Appleton,
without pausing in kneading the
bread or making the little haystacks
known as French knots, will ask:
Did they take it hard?" or when
Daysey Mayme returns from re-
ception her mother will as surely IN
quire: What did they have to eat?"
And though she isn't always con-
scious that she has asked the ques
ton and seldom hears the reply, she
never mlsplaces her INQUIRIES.
1t is a form of feminine greeting
that is purely mechanical and has
known no deviation since the days "
our cave mothers 1t is the same all
the world over, the mother in the
sands of Sahara saying as unfailing
ly as the mother in the swamp lands
OF Florida when her son appears:
Look at that mud on your feet!"
Lysander John Appleton has lain in
an unconscious state ever since -
o'clock last nifiht. and, though every
effort has been made to arouse him, it
has been unavailing,
The cause viii be thoroughly IN
derstood by every man, though not
ing experience that hefell Lysander
John. II seems that yesterday even
ing Immediately after dinner, ne put
on his overcoat, picked up his hat and
started for the door. His wife saw
him, but did not ask Where are you
going?" and he left the house a little
dazed.
When he returned an hour later.
she did not ask. Where have you
been ?" and the shock caused him TO
fall to the floor unconscious, in which
condition he has since remained
II can understand what a shock it
must have been to my father" ex-
planned ChaunCey Devere. 1T is just
as If l had come to the breakfast
table and my mother had omitted he:
customary morning salutation of DID
you forget to wash your handsY
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
By MAUDE MILLER.

.CCCH a dear, bewildering naive
y little lady is Miss Frances
starr, who is playing in The
Secret with such distractingly pref
y ways and so much real common
fense back of it all.
Il think beauty is based on proc
PISS of evolution she said, smiling
pr al me with her whole heart in her
eyes, that is, we seek BEAUTY,
peauty is youth, and eternal youth is
gained through one thing only, ment-
a activity So to begin at the foot Of
lhe ladder to work our way up, We
'nust first keep mentally active-this
'll keep us young, and with youth in
our'poSsession beauty only too eager
" crowns us with her laureIs. All
lhs means that we can not approach
beauty directly-it is like problem
IN algebra, if y equals y and y equals
y then Y equals 2.
That is just the trouble with most
people OF to-day; they all reach out
lor beauty They must have it i'm
mediatev at any cost; they are not
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13

The tailored afternoon frock is of navy blue ga
bardne
The bodice is fashioned in sort of bolero held
up the shoulders by horn buttons and at the waist
by crossed straps and similar buttons. This is ar
ranged over wastcoat of "linon glacee" harng into
a Normandy collar and fastened in front by single
vest button of blue enamel
The sleeve AMI the underarm are OF tafeta Of the
sameNcolor
A deep cuff fat tened by three horn buttons. gath
ers up the sleeve
The skirt is lifted up with broad hox-plait in
front and is held in place under the butoned straps
Of the waist.
This very daring tailor made suit, the right, is
by Mile Sydney-a very charming French ac-
tress-and it's design originated in Of the most
famous of all the dashins French houses.
The coat is Oriental blouse cut very loose
kmono lines
The collar Of black fox is continued in a straight
line down the front Narrow white braid sketches a
very broad armhole and trims the coats in two
bands extending horizontally about the coat The
lower is finished by a broad band of braid.
The sleeve is finished in the way.
Two ornaments of the same braid fasten the
coat over jet buttons.
The extremely short skirt is slightly draped on the
right side. -OLIVETTE
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13

tn HIS little tailor made of geranum eponge,
the left. is advance model for Southern
wear, but milady will do well to keep it in
mind for her spring wardrobe The coat is straight
motel turned back to form collar and revers. These
revers broaden the bottom of the and
caught back by three white pearl buttons
tab fastening with buttons of white pearl
holds the together in front. The plain coat
sleeve is finished similarly by a buttoned tab. The
small waistcoat is of white eponge, with turned up
collar rolling the coat. This waistcoat fastens
down the front with twin" olives of ruby and
pearl.
The skirt, slightly gathered at the waist is
plain, round model fitted with patch pockets
either side of the front
Here is a charming afternoon costume, in the
center for girl who wished prepare early for the
coming of Easter.
Every detail is carefully thought out from the
smart pagoda parasol Of vanilla brown with its
single row of hemstitching and tasseled handle,
the pumps of vanilla brown suede buckled in bril-
iants.
The hat is of vanilla hemp with outstanding brim
that forms a halo for the face Brown taffeta is set
shanter-wise this, and at the front there
is a perky little bow of taffeta caught by a little
nosegay of bachelor but tons and Scotch heather
These flowers enwreath the brm just under the line
of the taffeta tam.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
Up-to-Date Jokes

Didn't Oliver Goldsmith once live
here?" asked the tourist
Il don't remember the name" said
the janitor. who was the CENT?"
He was a poet
Then it is hardly likely that he
ever lived here, sir. We always de-
mand the rent in advance
Country Vicar Ito widow whose
best pig had dled)-Wen, you know,
Mrs Higos, these little troubles are
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
o.

sent us by Providence for our good.
Mrs. Higgins-Oh, yes, sir: but
what comfort it is TO know that
there's one above as won't let Prov
idence go too far!
Mr.. Cyrus Molly, what is
that picture c,.lled in the catalogue?
Mrs. Green (reading) Cows after
Rosa Bonheaur.
Mr. Green-By gosh! zee the
cows, but where is Rosa Bonheur?
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
Freckle-Face
Now Is the Time to Get Rid of These
Ugly Spots.

Do you know how easy II is to re-
move those ugly spots SO that no one
viii call you freckle- face?
Simply get an ounce of othine.
double strength, from your druggist,
and a few applications should show
you how easy 1t is to rid yourself Of
freckles and get beautiful complex
ion. The sun and winds of February
and March have a strong tendency
to bring out freckles, and as a result
more othine is sold in these months.
Be sure to ask for the double strength
othine, as this is sold under guar
antee of money back If it fails to
remove the freckles.-Advt.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
THE WOMAN THOU
GAVEST WF By HALL CAME
The Greatest Story of the Twentieth Century

Copyright. 1912, by Heersts Magazine
Copyright. 1918, by Hearst Magazine.
Copyright in Great Britain Copyright.
1913 by j. b Lippincott Company.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-15
CHARGE SMALL FEE
State Employment Bureaus to be Made
Self Supporting by Charging
Small Fee.

OLYMPIA, Dec. 14.-To make the
proposed system of state employment
bureaus self-sustaining and thereby
lay no additional burdens upon the tax
paver. is the decision of the commits
sion of employers and employees ap-
pointed by Labor Commissioner E. w.
Olson to outline plans for state en-
ployment bureaus, made necessary by
the enactment of Initiative Measure
No. 8. which legislates private agen-
cies out of existence.
At the same time the plan of the
commission is to furnish the laborer
onportunity for employment at the
bre cost of operating the bureau Com
missioner Olson believes charge OF
25 cents probably will prove sufficient
The attorney general has ruled that
the state may legally charge for such
services, though private individuals
ara forbidden from exacting a fee.
A bill outlining the views of the
commission will be presented at the
coming session of the legislature.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-15
CHAMBER and
LEGISLATORS
lhe Executive Committee Of
Chamber Of Commerce Dis
cuss Coming Legislation
WILL BACK UP SOLONS
Chehalis County Delegation
in Legislature Favors Prun-
ing Appropriations

seventeen members of the executive
committee of the Chamber of Com
merce and the legislative delegation
from Chehalis county met last even
ing, IN the Office of the City Retail
Lumber Co., to discuss legislative
measures at the coming session.
Chairman Wilcox explained the OBJ.
ject of the meeting to be for the MIR.
pose of talking over such matters as
might come up in the legislature af-
fecting the business interests of Che.
halls county or the state, and in order
that the Chamber Of Commerce and
members of the legislature might talk
over such matters in an informal way,
so that the views of all would be
known and that the members would
not go to Olympia in the dark as to
the wishes of their constituents.
The legislators all expressed them.
selves we'll pleased to know the views
Of the commercial organizations OF
the county, and to have the knowledge
that those organizations would back
them up in their actions during the
session. Senator Boner gave his views
at some length, in which strict eco
nomy in appropriations was the key
note, as, indeed, it was with all four
OF the delegation.
Representatives Fleet, Pearsall and
Harris expressed themselves along the
same line, and Harris called attention
to the excellent position of Chehalis
county, owing to its interest in bu,
one matter calling for money-roads
This, he said, left them in position to
resist other appropriations and freed
them from the necessity of log roll.
ing.
The request Of the railroads to be
relieved of the unnecessary cost en-
tailed by the Full Crew" bill, was the
only measure discussed at length, in
the course of which it was stated that
the law cost the railroads of the state
$160,0O0 a year, with no beneficial re-
suit. 1t was shown that under this
law, the Northern Pacific gasoline cal
requires four men to operate it, in
stead of three, and that to send light
engine from Aberdeen to Hoquiam the
law compelled a conductor to accom-
pany it. A vote was taken on the re
neal of this law, and the committee
voted unanimously for repeal.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-15
MAY START
PUBLIC GYM
The Plans for Public Gym.
nasium May Be Completed
Tomorrow Evening
BASKETBALL CONTEST
Four Members of Governing
Board Named Nominal
Fees Arranged

Plans have been almost completed
for the opening of the public gymna.
SUM in the basement floor of the
First Methodist church, on or about
January 1. Control of the gym. will
be in the hands of a governing board
Of five, four of whom have been named
and who will select the other. The
four appointed are: w. c. Mumaw
county manager of the Pacific Tele
phone Co., Phillip A. Bertrand, man.
aged Of the Grays Harbor Railway &
Light Co., Worth Mcclure, principal
of Franklin school and Dr. Lawrence
Hopkinson.
There will be basketball contest
in the new gym. tomorrow evening,
when it is hoped the movement will
be sufficiently financed to insure its
success. Fifty men will be asked to
contribute S. each, in the way of a
years dues in advance. which will
be used to install the shower baths.
The response tomorrow night will be
taken to indicate whether or not the
people of Aberdeen really desire the
public gymnasium. Nominal fees have
been arranged as follows:
Boys up to Is years, IS cents for
six months paid in advance, or Is
cents month; girls up to 1S years,
a like charge
Boys between the ages of Is and
81, 80 cents a month or $3.50 for
six months, paid in advance; girls
above 18 like charge.
Men, so cents a month, $3.50 for
six months and IS for year.
A private locker can be had upon
the deposit of 81, which will be re.
funded whenever the patron surren.
ders the privileges Of the gymnasium.
Hours tentatively fixed are: $3.50
to 5 each afternoon for boys and
girls, and 5 to Z for business men.
Soap and towel will be available
for fee of 10 cents.