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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-27
TALK OF THE TOWN

Have you seen those ladies' gauze
vests with the wide lace yoke for l0c at
Perry'sg
Plenty of home baked beans and
brown bread on sale at the Episcopal
church yestry Saturday at ? p. m, also
pies, cookies, cakes and doughnuts.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-27
RaincOats

We are putting out as special a
lot of Silk Faced Rain Coats; colors,
Blue, Gray and Tan. The price is
only $500.
We have some good Rain Coat val
ues in the English Gaberdine and
English Tweeds that are extra val
ues.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-27
Ribbons

A job lot of 5Ks.inch All Pure Silk
Ribbons in White. These would be
good values at 25c. This lot at 19c
per yard for hats and hair ribbons.
Same Ribbon in colors.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-27
TOrchOns Lace

These are special values bought at
a linen sale. They come from one
inch to three inches wide and sell for
DC, Sc, and Toe per yard.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-27
Long Cloths

For those that want to make up
these garments we are selling 1914
Long Cloth for Toe per yard
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-27
S1.OO Membership Fee
More Than 200, 600 Satisfied Users of Sweeper-Yac

For further details and FREE
TRIAL in your home, mail or bring
in the attached coupon.
OUR CLAIMS PROVE MOTH
ING-A FREE TRIAL PROVES
OUR CLAIMS.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-27

CAUTION; Purchase no sweeper
without "SWEEPER-VA stem
cilled in gold on its top. Otherwise
it is neither genuine Sweeper-Vac
nor protected under u. S. Basic
Patent No. 996,Sl0.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-27
A. P. ABBOTT co.
Saturday Night Closes Our White Sale

g If 0
nd IS o in
stormha a moe of
o or
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-27
Muslin Underwear

Here are several kinds of Muslin
Underwear that are priced less than
we could sell the material and not
stand big loss.
Children's Muslin Drawers in as
sorted sizes from to II years; made
of good fine cotton, ham burg trim
med. These while they last at 1Oc
per pair.
One lot of Misses or Young Ladies'
Circular Drawers. These are SOC val
ues that are soiled. This one lot at
half price. 25c per pair.
Ten dozen Ladies' Muslin Drawers
made of fine cotton with hemstitched
ruffle with five rows of fine pinhead
tucks. These never sell for less than
25c per pair. This sale at 19c per
pair
Five dozen Crepe Night Robes in
ladies' sizes, Well made with linen
torchon lace areuna sleeves and neck.
These would look good to you at 75c.
This one lot at only 49c each.
Five dozen of Ladies' Night Robes.
Well made of good nainsook, very
heavily trimmed with hamburg and
lace edges and insertion. These would
be good values at any price less than
Sl00. Nov in this sale at 49c each
Four dozen fine Crepe Night Gowns
trimmed with fine linen torchon lace.
These are our Sc special. These four
days at only 69e each.
One lot of Sl25 Lace Trimmed
Night Robes now at Toe each. "a
little soiled.
One lot OF SOC Combination Skirt
and Corset Cover that sold so fast
at Soc. This is the last of these.
They are soiled; the price 29c each.
All sizes in Muslin Slips. These
are all of them new goods that are
little mussed up or soiled The
prices are as follows;
1925 values for ......... SOTO
$3.50 values for ........... .9S
$500 values for ......... I49
$3.50 and s29s values for. I.9S
Real bargains in Muslin Underwear.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-11-16
TOMMY HAS AN AWFUL PEEvE

n Ncg trs svssds q be .
Seattle When mouth. psussd
- to listen.
Tommy eloquent
pie him for advice.
Burke could bird on srsrehiss on council
The people coming him and Tommy
ting Ios Of fine buildings
advised railroad Another
building advised
And another Burke deposit 20 the banks
When Seattle ready retire
Pacific million dollars
for rainy day.
Wise he though
offering
Burke wisdom.
him senatorial 1910 his which
he lived IS turned Burke down.
But Tommys corporation skin 10 thick
fool
municipal ownership the lighting plant and the
o N buildings
When Superintendent Ross OF the lighting department gently
lighting plant spayns Instu
tIon IT cor TomMYs NANNY
public Judge Burke "hat
comfortable
"a Burke he7
BIG declares that THE Nso
IoNT HAVE MORE STRIKING OR
STARTLING ILLUSTRATIONS"
Really Mr. Ross how could your
built plant spite OF
defending something Judge didn't Ike
woud high treason.
He isn't used to being treated that
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-11-16

suit of which is the LOSS OF JOBS by men
employed in productive activities.
The new law creates a system which will
avoid bankers panics, will help keep business
moving, and the laboring men at work. At
least that is what its advocates say about it.
Az explained by the statesmen who
planned it, the new system does two things:
First, it provides elasticity to the cur
rency-that is, il furnishes means for TURN
ING CREDIT INTO CURRENCY WHEN
NEEDED.
Second, it provides new scheme of bank
reserves intended to PREVENT THE DRIFT
OF RESERVES INTO NEW YORK AND
THE STOCK EXCHANGE.
To understand what this change means,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-11-16

that happens only once in life me- EVERY
MAN, WOMAN AND CHILD IN SEATTLE
IS AFFECTED BY 1T, DIRECTLY OR INDl-
RECTLY. Do you know, Mr.. Reader or Mrs.
Reader just what the law 10? Do you under
stand il? If you do not, read this article to
the end
WHAT AND WHY IS THE FEDERAL.
RESERVE BANKING SYSTEM, WHICH
WENT INTO OPERATION THIS MORNING
EVERYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA?
Answer: Il is a system Of banks, created
by law, intended to prevent BANKERS
PANICS.
A bankers' panic results in disturbance of
business caused by contracting credit and d.
minishins circulation Of currency, the final re-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-11-16

RESIGNS
HISP0ST


Superintendent @. A. Rus
sell, OF the chehsils training
school. against whom serious
charges Of cruelty had been
made, has resigned.
This announcement was
made at Olympia by Chairman
n. T. Jones OF the board OF
control.
With the evident intention OF
letting Russell down as easy as
possible. Jones passionately as
ser,s that Russelrs resignation is
voluntary. and was not the result
OF the charges published by The
Star.
In fact. says Jones. Russeifs res.
ignaiion has been In the hands OF
the board since October I. aud the
governor has been looking for q
successor since then.
THE charges OF cruel treatment
OF INN mltes OF the school" said
Jones. probably has reference 20
incidents occurring some months
ago. which the board investigated
and found grossly exaggerated.
and. like most charges. Is made
from hearsay without personal
representative being sent to the In.
stitution.
Corporal punishment has been
administered since the institution
was established. This. however.
has only been In cases whore all
other methods have failed"
Just why Russell resigned,
Jones falls TO state. But he's
sure u was not on account OF
the charges published by The
Star.
Oh. very WE'LL
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-11-16
MODERN SAMSON
PUSHES WALL OF
JAIL OUT; LEAVES

WATTS. Cal. Nov. To-
Albert Wright, n city pris-
oner, 10 at liberty today and
tho Watts municipal "hoos-
gov" 10 heap OF debris.
Because he dIsliked close
confinement. Wright did a
Samson" pushed over the
walls Of the jail. and walk
ed forth 20 freedom.
Wright backed Up against
one brick wall OF the jail,
braced his feet against an
other. and hesved-ho. The
walls parted. and Wright
went down under a shower
OF brick and mortar.
The next man 20 run
afoul Of the law In Watts
Will be put 10 work TO re-
build the prison.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-11-16
Uncle Sans New Money System Goes Into Effect Today;
It Is Intended to Prevent the LOSS OF JOBS in Panics

T ODAY the new federal regional bank sys-
tern went into effect Financial experts
in Seattle say il will bring marked stimulus
in business prosperity.
OF course, this remains to be seen. II 10
untried, A. yet.
But this much is known. absolutely. The
new system, which reduces the amount of re-
serve funds required in national banks from
Is per cent to IS per cent releases approxi-
mately 100000 which can be used for
loans to the public.
With 90 much additional money thrown
into circulation, local business cannot help but
be benefited
The regional bank law marks an era in
the nations system of finance. II is a change
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-11-16
DESERTS
C|RI. WHO
WORKED
HIM!

They were boy and girl play.
mates In Finland.
In the new country they
worked side BY side In a rub
Der factory at Woonsoeket
r. 1.
He was ambitious. She was
loyal.
So she sent him to college
to get an education. while she
toiied on at the factory.
For seven years he studied. and
the little woman sent him most Of
her pitiful earnings.
When her father died. she sent
her student husband her inheri-
tance of $1,000.
They were married while he was
studying. And in 1907 came the
day when c. w. Silyerberg became
a physician. Shortly afterward
they came to Seattle,
Hannah Silverberg was the happi-
est woman in the world then.
But her happiness was short-liv-
ed Gradually husband and wife
grew apart.
And then. finally, came this
heart-rending letter to the wife
from the husband;
"Youknow yourself that all the
affections I have shown have been
cool and compulsory on my part.
Every letter which ! have written
these years has not been from =
sense OF pleasure, but with feel
Ing Of duty. you ARE AS GOOD
A WOMAN AS EVER WALKED
THIS EARTH. I know Il and
honor you very highly, neverthe-
less cannot love you. A
person cannot create love himself.
There Is ravine between
US. We are OF different tempera-
ments. Harmony Is lacking.
= You probably think there
is another woman playing part
In this, but that is not the case.
! know you are unhappy.
II hurts me, but | cannot make my
feelings otherwise than thev are.
"The help ! have received from
you during these years will be ac-
counted for, and all Will be readily
kept. | shall see to II that you
need not slave and work any more
as long as my health will hold out.
You have worked enough.
| shall care for you hereafter, no
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-11-16
SAILOR PUTS ONE
OVER ON MOTHER

LONDON. Oct. 29.--tBy Mail
10 New York. Meeting one
OF his former employees In ma
val uniform, n London mer-
chant asked him why he had not
Joined the army instead.
My mother would not let
me-" replied the youth.
What! A great big. hulking
fellow like you. and you say
your mother would not let
your"
Yes" said the recruit. so
volunteered for mine sweep
ing"
But that is far more danger.
GUS than fighting in the army"
said the ex-employer. amazed
Il know IT," the boy chuck
led. but mother does not"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-11-16
HOPE FOR CAN0PUS

LONDON. Nov. l6.-Replying to
questions asked today I'm the house
OF commons concerning reports Of
the loss OF the British battleship
C.nopus. First Lord OF the Admiral.
ty Winston Churchill said:
I'VE have every reason to believe
that the veRsel is safe'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-11-16

You're just starting. m'son. I'm
through You listen TO mel"
Ted Pinkman blushed. and said:
"Yessir!' politely, as a nice boy
should.
Ted is professional prizefight.
er. but he doesn't look like one.
He made his debut only recently.
He isn't much like the ordinary
type of fighter He isn't tough"
He IL still a student at the Broad
way high school, He doesn't
drink or use tobacco. and he hasn't
any bad habits.
Just now he was listening to
heartfelt words of wisdom from
the lips of Denver Ed" Smith,
whose day as fighter Is done, but
who % years and more ago clash
ed with the best.
Fought Charley Mitchell
Unless you are an old fan" you
have forgotten the names OF the
great ones who were contempor-
aries of Denver Ed"
There were Dick Matthews. the
champion OF Australia, whom Den
YER Ed knocked out In five
rounds; and Larry Farrell: and
sN-..f.,.a 81. D.o. oA
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-11-16
3 CARLOADS OF
CATTLE HELD
AT ISSAQUAH

Three carloads OF cattle were held
in quarantine at Issaquah Monday
by the state agricultural depart
ment. and the cars in which they
were shipped are being dislnfected
at Tacoma. on the theory that some
OF the cattle may be infected with
the foot and mouth disease.
The fact that they came from
Watertown. Wis. one OF the cen
ters OF the disease. is the cause OF
their being put in quarantine.
The city's milk inspectors who
Friday started on an inspection
tour OF the district supplying Seat
ties milk. to warn producers
against the disease. had found no
symptoms OF the disease Monday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-11-16
WELCOME, BOYS

WASHINGTON. Nov. is.-Trav.
cling In a private car. 5000 full
grown New England Holsters. half
Of them male, left Bath, Me. for
Puget sound. whore they will be
planted by the federal bureau OF
fisheries I'm the vicinity OF the San
Juan islands
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-11-16
Want WAR FUND

LONDON. Nov. 16.-Premier As
quith told the house OF commons
today that up to Saturday the war
had cost the government between
$4,000 900 and s5,000.000 n day. He
asked he commons for an addi-
tlonal credit Of 1850, ,000,0
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-11-16

one must remember that up to this time
very large part of the currency-THAT IS,
PAPER MONEY-of the United States has
been what are called bank notes." issued on
the security of per cent government bonds,
bought by the banks and deposited by the
bankers with the u. S. treasury as security
for the issue of their bank notes.
Thus, currency has been based on the
governments debt
But it happens that these per cent gov
ernment bonds are a commodity which are
bought and sold in the market in a specula-
tive way and that at times the price of these
bonds has been SO high that the banks found
it UNPROFITABLE TO BUY THEM as Sc
curity for the note issues. In such time
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-11-16
Denver Ed Smith, Old Time Prize Fighter,
Gives Some Advice to Schoolboy Pugilist

II Isn't customary 70 publish
prlxefIoht articles on the first
page. But The Star believes
the words OF Denver Ed Smith,
The figure al the ieft. to Ed
PInkmsn. ~ right. are . ser.
mon TO any young man In ANY
walk Of life.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-11-16
BRITISH PUBLIC ANGRY At

FAILURE OF KINGS NAVY
LONDON, Nov. f6.--Aithough
the admiralty had still failed to-
cay TO admit Its loss, the public
felt no doubt that ,he dreadnsught
Evdscious really was destroyed. a.
reported. by a German mine In the
North sea
Acceptance Of the disaster 10 a
fact caused anger rather than
gloom. This feeling plainly was
directed against the British naval
administration.
The sentiment had been grow
Ing since early In the war that
King Georges fleet has not been
giving a satisfactory account Of
itself. Every succeeding loss II
suffers, with no corresponding
damage to the Germans, adds TO
this feeling.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-11-16
CRIPPLE
english
VESSELS

BERLIN (By Wireless
via Sayville). Nov. 10
German guns on the Bel
gian coast have disabled
the British cruisers Fal-
con, Brilliant and Rihaldo,
according to an official
statement issued here to-
day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-11-16

The first of a series of
short articles on muni-
cipal ownership by expert
students of the subject
will be found on page S
of The Star today. 1t is
written by J. D. Ross,
superintendent of the mu-
nicipal lighting plant of
Seattle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-11-16
5INDMASTER SAYS HE
SAW AUDAClOUS SUNK

NEW YORK, Nov. f6.-Whether
the AuoscIovs 10 now lying help
less, tangled mass Of steel. at the
bottom Of the North sea. or is
undergoing repairs. was net def.
initely known today.
James Randolph Beames and
Hugh Griffiths. passengers on the
steamship New York. which arrived
here yesterday. declared they saw
the sinking OF the Audacious. and
watched the steamship Olympic.
from 10 a. m. until p. m, saving
the battleship crew.
GrIffiths was bandmaster OF the
Olympic. Beames was cornetist.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-11-16

Japanese unwilling participants In
war Is word brought by officers OF
Canada Maru.
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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-08-10
Our HARD TINES

When one visits the shops and
the railroads trains. and the high
priced restaurants. and sees tn.
automobile trips and tie summer
jaunts and S. bills fitting about,
he naturally thinks with President
Wilson there is a good deal IF psy-
chology mixed up with the situa-
ton. OF course, there is some
depression, there always is, in three
fourths of the cases good times
made it Business is like the tides
OF the ocean, up and down they go,
according to law. Good times make
bad times. That is easily explain
ed. When bad times stop specula.
ton, that is the first step to good
times. But it is the funniest bad
times when there seems to be
plenty of money and nearly every
body is enjoying it. When gcod
times really come we will hardly
know ahat to do with ourselves
Columbus, o. Journal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-08-10
CONDITIONS At ELY

Saturdays Expositor says that
acting under instructions received
from the east, the Giroux was clos
ed down last night and the force
of about rs men was paid off to-
day. The work ut the Giroux
mines consisted principally of drill
ing and prospect work which tn
present conditions, throughout the
copper industry do not warrant
continuance at this time.
Manager Gray is preparing to
leave for a visit tn the east and no
future prospect as to the action of
the company were given out.
This morning the Coppermines
en- ploying three shifts of IL men
each. under Superintendent Lane
Pearl, discontinued operations for
the present.
The Nevada Consolidated com.
pany has informed its employees
that during the half time work all
house rents at MnGill will be reduc.
ed one-half and the tenants will be
furnished fuel at half price. This
and the proposition which the Ne
vada Northern is making in extend
ing the time on Communication
tickets of employees one month maxi
ing a reduction of one-half railroad
fare, takes some of the blue color
OUT of the preceding news.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-08-10
Ex-NEVADA BUSYBOOIEs

The Nevada Society OF caiifoi mia
will meet tonight Ia the Exposition
building Battery and Pine Streets,
to discuss Neyada's participation
in the Panama Exposition Interna-
tional Exposition Examiner.
Does it not seem rather funny
that the people who have left the
state and have made their hons In
California should be dis ,ussing
what Nevada will do at the Fair
while the home people Of Nevada
are all kicking and trying to find
some way to save their state from
being made a fool of at that same
Fair? The ex-Neyadsts who want
to tell the home people what to do
would seem to be butting in on
something which 10 none Of their
business. Carson News.
These busybodies will doubtless
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-08-10
MRS. WILSON'S FUNERAL

Out of respect to the memory of
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of the
president of the United States,
Governor Oddie has directed the
closing of all executive offices in
Nevada. on Tuesday, the day Of
Mrs. Wilson's burial. The Cover.
nor's proclamation to that effect is
as follnws:
Whereas, The death of Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson, beloved wife of
the president of the United States,
occurred at the White House,
Washington, on Thursday. the 9th
instant; now, Therefore. I, Tasker
L. Oddie, governor of the state of
Nevada hereby direct that all exc
cutive departments If the state
govrnment close on Tuesday, Aug
ust 18th, the day Of her funeral, as
a mark of the states profound re-
spect for her memory and deepest
sympathy for the great sorrow
which has befallen our president.
Given under my hand and the
Great Seal of the state of Nevada
at the capitol in Carson City, this
9Th day of August in the year Of
our Lord. A. D., 1914.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-08-10
AND GEORGE DID

The battleship schools have made
some startling contributions to
literature. Here is the essay Of a
Filipino sailor who was told to
write about George Washington:
George Wassingham was sore
be ause Americal persons is not
free. He sale to England on
manning bis own battleship) ship
and say to King. 4 express declar-
acton of independence for Americal
persons. King he say, 'Notbin
doin.' And Mr.. Wassinvham tell
Admiral Dewey to shoot turret
guns at him. Bime by king he
say will not rule Americal persons
egain. Let George do it, say king
and today Americal persons is frse."
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-08-10
SPOILED HIS DAr

The young Scotcbman never liked
his mother .in-law and this weighed
heavily upon the mind Of his wife,
who was ill. Calling her husband
to her bedside, she said to him:
Sandy, lad Pm vera ill and
think I'm.aboot to dee, and before
l dee, l want you to gle me a
promise" I'll PROMISE" replied
Sandy. What is it," "Weel, /
ken that when l dee I'll hse a fine
funeral, and l want you to ride up
in front in a carriage wi ma
mither." "Weel," sadly respond
ed Sandy, Pa gied ye my word
an it's a me that'll gang back
on that, but I'll tell ye one thing
we've spolt the day fur me-"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-08-10
EVER see A PINK MONKEY

If you should ever happen to be
wandering about the Choco section
Of Colombia it would be we'll to
have an eye out for the sohbing
monkey. If this animal gets on
your trail you might as we'll ring
down the curtain and put a period
after yourself. -.
When it gets after the Colombian
Indians. according to H. G. Spur
rel, naturalist and member of the
London School of Tropical Medi-
cine the Indian listens to the beasts
soul whitening sobs for three days
and three nights and then commits
suicide.
Mr.. Spurrell says that the sob.
bling monkey is pink and one of the
most are animals seen in South
America. For reasons that have
never been made clear the sobbing
monkey will at certain times in
the year leave its home in the most
impenetrable wilderness and go to
the nearest Indian encampment.
where it will select its victim and
follow him day and night keeping
up a continual weeping and vail
ing.
According to tribal traditions this
is a sure sign that the victim will
shortly be taken with the sleeping
sickness or some other fatal disease.
1t has been customary for the ma
tiyes to listen to the monkeys sob
bling fol- three days and three
nights, and then commit suicide.
thus avoiding death by the dread
ed sickness.-New York Mail.