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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-06-08
Real Worth Us. Low Cost

If you asked your but cher for
port erhouSe steak and he handed
you cut Of the flank and said,
"This doesn't cost as much and
is just as good," you wouldn't
believe him, would you?
Yet the but cher's stat ement
is just as truthful as the asser-
tion that nferior baking pow
ders made Of alum or phosphate
Of lime are as good as Royal,
viii CHI is made from cream Of
tartar.
Alum is mineral acid salt,
declared by many medical authori-
ties unsafe to use in food.
Royal Baking Powder is as
pure and Who'll eSome as the vineyard
grapes from viii ch its cream Of
tartar is derived.
The only reason for using such
subst flutes as alum and lime
phosphate is because their cost
is less to the manuf acturer.
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO..
New York
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-06-08
PUT IN PROTEST
OVER SPEEDING


the voters Of the city on referendum
vote. Regardless OF any progress the
legislative committee or council may
make in this direction, the curfew can
not be established until after the next
city election.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-01
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

The many friends of Mrs. Edward
Kelly of the Burgess road will be
pleased to know that after seyral
months illness, she is again able to
be out.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Aiken of
Troy, are visiting at the home of
Mrs. Aiken's brother Harry Evans at
Hinsdillville.
The Red Cross sewing society is
still meeting every Tuesday with
Mrs. J. G. Mccullough. More ladies
from all the churches should be pres
emit The need of the work is great.
A delegation from Bennington
council. Knights of Columbus will
leave on special car for Adams
Sunday afternoon at 2.15 to witness
the working of the third degree on a
large class of candidates by the class
council.
A good variety of gymnastic events
will be given at the carnival in the
Y. NJ. c. A. on Tuesday May 4th and
anyone interested in physical train
ing will appreciate this presentation.
The Y. NJ. c. A. orchestra will assist
in the program and with more than
80 participants in such varied line
of talent, an unusually attractive eve
ming is assured those who attend.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-01
To the Scrap Heap at Forty.

To the Star--I am forty years old
and feel that am just getting start
ed in life. But all this stuff about
"old age" getting Johnson at thirty
eight, and the Antarctic explorers re-
garding men of thirty-five as decrepit
sort of gets me. Am on the way
to the scrap heap? X. I.
You are, you are. You wouldn
have the slightest show on earth to
lick Jess Willard, or to make the
record in the 1O0-yard dash or to win
tennis championship Though Larn-
ed was champion after forty) or to
do spectacular pole vaulting Or to
get a job on the Packers or to do any
one of a hundred things you had in
mind to do when you were twenty.
You might as we'll admit it and make
up your mind to it. You are on the
way to the age of the lean and slip
pered pantaloon
The only thing left is to make the
best of it. There are a few trifing
still open. Men have
been known even above the advanced
age of forty to do little something
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-01
ARLINGTON

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Sherman OF
Bennington spent Sunday at II. d.
La Bats.
The different teachers in town were
in Bennington attending meeting
for Thursday and Friday
Mrs. Wood and Mrs. Hulett, who
have been visiting Mrs. w, /. Jones
for three weeks left Thursday for
Boston.
A special o. E. S. meeting will be
held Saturday evening for installa-
ton. All members are requested to
be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Cullinan took
Mrs. II. d. La Bait and son to Ben
nington Tuesday in Mr.. Cullinans
Studebaker car.
Henry II. Farley. age 70, died at his
home on Water street Thursday at .
D, m. from ulcers OF the stomach.
About two years ago Mr. Farley and
his two daughters moved here from
Burlington Mr. Farley married
Miss Helen Boiselle of Burlington
who died seven years ago in that
city. Although very quiet man all
who have known him during his
short residence here speak of him
as true friend one who every one
liked always willing to do favor
and help any one out in any way.
He has been employed by the Rig,
Co. ever since his coming here to
live. He is survived by seven chill
dran Iosanh w of burlington Sister
Imelda of Adams, Mass, Sister
of st. Laurent, Cana
da, Henry j., Fred s., Earnestine and
Grace M. of this town. The last
two daughters and Fred s., lived |
with the father. The body was TAX
en- to Burlington Saturday morning |
On the 9 o'clock train. The burial !
was Sunday afternoon in that city.
The following acted as bearers from
he house to the station. Messrs.
Walker. Mousse, Bowie, Martell, M.
Morrissey, John Morrissey.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-01

in medicine, the law, business and
such.
The trainers of the Constitution
thought enough of the aged and in
firm to bar persons below thirty-ive
from the presidential Office This
may have been due to the fact that
most of the members of the conven-
ton were well on in years and were
jealous of youth.
At the same time 1t has TO be adj
mitted that a modicum of fame is
still possible even at the age when
one can no longer hope to become
champion pugilist of the world and
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-01

wear an American flag about ones
waist. E. H Hartman was hardly
heard of before he was forty, and he
began his great work, the reorgani-
cation of the Union Pacific, at fifty
two. Cromwell never saw an army
until he was forty-three. Grant
a clerk in a store at thirty-nine.
Woodrow Wilson became president
of Princeton at forty-six. Sir William
Osler himself would never have bee4
heard OF if he had died at forty,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-01
ARLINGTON

The two ice cream parlors opened
on Wednesday for the summer, one
at Mrs. w. c. Vaults the other at
George Cooledge's.
The Misses MacAuley announce
the engagement OF their sister, Miss
Mildred l.. MacAuley to Robert Lloyd
Irving of New York
The demonstration of aluminium
ware which was given by Mr. Davis
on Monday afternoon at Mrs. w. c.
Vaults was enjoyed by a good
crowd of ladies.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-01

while Gladstone did not introduce
the first Home Rule bill until he had
reached something like maturity at
seventy-seven.
If you can reconcile yourself to
letting the youngsters win the ath-
letic championships, starve at the
North Pole and get killed in the
trenches. you may still find the OPP
portunity to live fairly useful and
happy life for thirty or forty years
ser.-Kansas City Times.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-01
LIES PURPOSES.

Lies purposes are the attainment
Of personal perfection and to help
in the whole life Of the world. Men
are given their lives and the posi-
biLty Of dying natural deaths only
on condition that they serve the life
Of the whole world, whereas the
suicide exploits life as long as it is
agreeable and refuses to serve the
life of the word as soon as it be-
comes unpleasant, ignoring the
likely fact that his service began
only at that moment when his life
became burdensome. Every work
is at first unpleasant. ! olstoy.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-06-18

The grand duchy has a parliament
consisting of an upper house of Is
members chosen by the grand duchess
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-06-18

and a chamber of deputies numbering
As. elected by the people. The grand
duchess is aided by the conseil de gou-
vernement of four members named by
the monarch.
The country is divided into 10 can
tons, the people apparently being free
from superstition in that respect.
There is no trial by jury in the land
Each canton has its Justice de paix."
A tribunal 'arrondissement' sits at
Luxembourg and another at Diekirch
and in the capital there is high court
of justice
Germans have done much to develop
the country in the face of national ha-
tired. They run the railroads and many
other enterprises, and Luxembourg still
remains in the zollverein or German
customs union.
Luxembourg, the capital, city of
$4,000 souls, lies on the Alzette and
Petrusse rivers, which join on the east
side of the citadel. The upper town
is high "in Some and Luft" lin sun
and breeze), standing on a great rock.
The low town is sheltered beneath it.
The city is remarkable, among other
things, for it's profuse display of roses.
The German poet Goethe spent brief
period in the capital, the Luxembourg
ers commemorating it by placing an
explanatory plate on the house where
he resided. The poet was delighted
with the city, asserting, Luxembourg
resembles nothing but ITSELF
The grand ducal palace, open to the
public when the ruling family IS abb
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-06-18
President Wilson's Father.

In an address at Washington re
Gently before the Potomac presbytery
of the Presbyterian church, President
Wilson spoke of incidents of his boy
hood when he assisted his father, a
Presbyterian clergyman.
He had a risky habit of saying ex.
actly what he thought" said the presi
dent, "a habit which / in part inherit
ed and of which have had diligently
to cure myself.
But he was the best instructor
the most inspiring companion, l ven
ture to say, a youngster ever had,
and in facing a Southern presbytery
| cannot think of myself as the presi-
dent of the United States-I can only
think of myself as the son of Joseph
r. Wilson, and / only wish l could
claim some of the vital connection
with the church which he could
claim"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-06-18
Copyright by The Century Co.
CHAPTER xx-contInued

His face lghtened. The weight of
the shock passed He threw off the
awe of the glad news. He smiled the
smile of happy child.
''Naow, mother, we kin buy back
our old chair, the rocker with the red
roses onto 1t. Seems ter me them
roses must a knowed all the time
that this was a-goin' ter happen. They
was jest as pert an sassy that last
day"
Angy laughed. She laughed softly
and with unutterable pride in her hus-
band
why. father, don't yer see yew kin
buy back the old chair, an the old
place. too. an then have plenty ter
spare?"
$50 we kin, mother so we kim" he
nodded his head, surprised. He
plunged his hands into his pockets, as
II expecting to find them filled with
gold. Wonder eff Sam1 wouldn't lend
me dollar or so in small change.
Eff / only had somethin' ter jingle,
mebbe | could git closer to this fac"
He drew her to him, and gave her
waist a jovial squeeze. "Hy-guy,
mother, we're richl Hain't 1t splen-
did,"
Their laughter rang out together
trembling, near-to-tears laughter. The
old place, the old chair the old way
and-plenty Plenty to mend the
shingles. Aye. plenty to rebuild the
house, If they chose Plenty with
which to win back the smiles of Angy s
garden. The dreadful dream of need,
and lack and want, of feeding at the
hand of charity, was gone by.
Plentyl All, the goodness and great
ness of Godl Plenty Abe wanted to
cry IL out from the housetops. He
wanted all the world to hear. He
wished that he might gather his wealth
together and drop 1t piece by piece
among the multitude. To give where
he had been given, to blossom with
abundance where he had withered
with penuryl
The little wife read his thoughts.
We'll save Jest enough fer ourselves
ter keep us in comfort the rest of our
lives an bury us decent"
They we're quiet long while, both
sitting with bowed heads as II in
prayer; but presently Angy raised her
face with an exclamation of dismay:
Don't 1t beat all, that 1t happened
Jest tew late ter git In this weeks
'Shoreville Herald!'"
"Tew later" exclaimed the new
nedged capitalist. Thar hain't nothin'
tew late fer man with money. Well
hire the editor tew git out another pa
ner, fust thing termorrerl"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-06-18
Rats as PLAQUE Transmitters.

In view of the admitted Importance
of the rat in the transmission OF
plague, the study of this disease
among rodents has become as neces
sary from the point of view of pre-
ventive hygiene as is the management
Of the human cases when they arise
In a report to the local government
board of England, on rat plague in
East Anglia during the period from
July to October, 1911, the magnitude
of single campaign is shown. Dur
ing four months 1882 rats were ex.
amined for plague infection Thirty
five of the rats were found to be
plague infected. Twenty-seven premi-
ses were found to harbor plague-in.
fected rats. The places were all with
in an area previously pronounced to
be infected. The rat destruction,
which has been maintained by local
enterprise for somewhat more than a
year, had, in many localities, appre-
ciably diminished the rat population.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-06-18
HAD A LIGHTNING" SHAVE
How Man Who Knew Human Nature
Fooled Barber and Got to
Dinner on Time.

The other evening about six O'Clock
| was sitting in BARRIERS chair get
ting dolled up" said a downtown man
according to the Washington Star
when friend of mine came rushing
in, threw off his hat and coat, flung
himself in vacant chair and cried tc
the barber standing by:
Here, hurry up and give me q
lightning shavel I've got to catch 8
train; got just two minutes to spare.
Step lively, now, or I'll miss that train
sure shotl'
THE barber busted himself at his
swiftest speed, and in a short time my
hurrying friend was shaved and gone
What was my surprise, therefore
when that evening about $3.50 o'clock,
as l was strolling about the foyer of a
theater between the acts, l saw that
train-catching friend of mine leaning
leisurely against a pillar there smok.
ing cigarette.
Why, ! thought you had to leave
town in a hurry this evening" l Elk.
claimed in surprise. You were in q
fervid rush at the barber shop
my friend smiled
There wasn't any train to catch,
he answered, but | don't suppose you
fully understand the psychology of the
barber l did want quick shave
wanted it just as much and just as
quickly as though had been hurryine
to catch train, for l was going out to
rather formal dinner party with this
theater attachment afterward, and ]
was badly pressed for time wherein to
get shaved and dressed.
Now, if l had told the barber that
| was invited to dinner and was in a
hurry because had small time to pre-
pare and didn't want to be late il
would have meant nothing at all to
him. In his experience the matter OF
bachelor being five or ten minutes
late to dinner has never been OF any
particular importance, and hence it is
beyond his comprehension that one
should need hurry to promptly fill any
such engagement through any other
motive than bald hunger. The fragrant
breach of good manners, amounting al
most to an insult to the hostess, in
volved in being late to dinner is as
much beyond his understanding as the
problems of the fourth dimension.
But when l told him l was in 9
hurry to catch a train, that appealed
to him, for some time in his life he's
had to hurry to catch one, and just
made it by the skin of his teeth
everybody has Accordingly his mem
DRY of his own feelings and his conse
quent imagination of my predicament
came to my assistance and spurred
him on. You noticed how that fellow
hustled to get over my face and how
pleased with himself he was because
he had been so expeditions about it
didn't your"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-06-18
CHAPTER XXI.
"Our Beloved Brother"

The services of the "Shoreville Her.
aid" however. were not required to
spread the news The happiest and
proudest couple on Long Island saw
their names with the story of their
sudden accession to wealth in a great
New York daily the very next morn
ing.
A tall, old gentleman with a real
BARRIERS hair cut" shining, new
high hat a suit of store clothes"
which fitted as II they had been made
for him. pair of fur gloves, and brand
new ten-dollar boots; and a remark
ably pretty, old lady in a violet bonnet,
long black velvet cape, with new
shoes as well as new kid gloves, and a
big silver-fox muff-this was the
couple that found the paper spread out
on the hall table at the Old Ladies'
Home, with the sisters gathered
around IT. peering at it. weeping over
1t. laughing, both sorrowing and re-
joicing.
This II be good-by ter Brother
Abe" Aunt Nancy had shifted when
the news came over the telephone the
day before; and though Miss Abigail
had assured her that she knew Abe
would come to see them real often. the
matriarch still failed to be consoled.
"Hain't you noticed. gals" she per-
sisted. that thar hain't been a death
In the house sence we took him in g?
An l missed my regular spell o. bron-
chitis last winter an this one tew-so
fur," che added dismally, and began to
cough and lay her hands against her
chest. That was allus the way when
[ was young'un," she continued after
9 while; II never had a pet dog or cat
or even a tame chicken that it didn't
up an run erway sooner or later This
here loss, gals. II be the death o. me!
Naow, mark my words!"
Then followed a consultation among
the younger sisters, the result of which
was that they met Abe in the morning
with unanimous petition. They could
neither ask nor expect him TO remain;
that was impossible, but
Hip, hooray! Hip. hip, hoorayl"
cried Abe, waving an imaginary flag
as he entered "Sam1 dropped us at
she gate. Him an Blossy went on ter
zee Holmes tew dicker erbout buyin'
back the old place. Takes Blossy an
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-06-18
How U. S. Rose From the Ocean.

An interesting exhibit shown by the
United States geological survey at the
Panama-Pacific exposition in San Fran
cisco is the illustration of the develop
ment of the surface features of the
United States and adjoining lands
the gradual rise of the continent from
the primal ocean and the accompany
ing development of life-a pictorial
story of progress from the early fish
and the huge half-reptile creatures
known as saurians to the higher nam
mails such as the great saber-tooth
tiger and the giant hyena.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-06-18
YEARS SUPPLY OF BABIES
Facts Compiled by Statistlcian VIII
Come to Many as Something of
Surprise.

1t has been computed that about &c.
100000 babies are born into the world
each year. The rate of production
is therefore about 20 per minute, or
more than one for every beat of the
clock.
With the one-a-second calculation
every reader is familiar, but 1t Is not
every one who stops to calculate what
this means when it comes to years
supply 1t will, therefore, probably
startle a good many persons to find
on the authority of a well-known sta
tisticician, that, could the infants OF
a year be ranged in a line in cradles,
the cradles would extend around the
globe.
The same writer looks at the matter
in a more picturesque light He mag
ms the babies being carried past
given point in their mothers arms,
one by one, and the procession being
kept up night and day until the last
hour in the twelfth month had passed
by. A sufficiently liberal rate is al
lowed, but even in going past at the
rate OF 20 a minute. 1,2OO an hour,
during the entire year, the reviewer
at his post would have seen only the
sixth part Of the infantile host
In other words, the babe that had
to be carried when the tramp began
would be able to walk when but a
mere fraction of it's comrades had
reached the reviewers post, and when
the years supply Of babies was draw
ing to a cclose there would be
rear guard, not Of infants. but OF
romping six-year-old boys and girls.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-06-18

sent, is a beautiful structure of the
Spanish Renaissance period, although
its splendor has been marred by the
addition of the chamber of deputies,
built in 1857, and not in conformity
with the original architecture.
The palace itself was built in 1872
by Count Ernest of Mansfield. Under
one of its doors may be seen the mono
grams of Siegfried, who founded the
city, and the Countess Ermesinde, who
gave its municipal freedom.
Louis XIV spent some time in the
palace and Napoleon tarried there in
1904.
Other points of interest in the city
are the remains of the former forbid
ding fortresses, the Cathedral of
Notre Dame, the National library. the
Casino, containing good restaurant
and reading-room, the new post Office
and the municipal palace.
Town That Hugo Loved.
To the students of Victor Hugo the
town of Vianden near the eastern bor-
der is sacred from the fact that the
Frenchman deeply loved the town He
paid five visits to it, going there in his
travels and his exile. The house where
he lived in 1870 and 1871 is appropri-
ately marked.
Centuries before the Romans made
a protracted stay there, building a fort
on high rock, which was called
Ruomberg. Later Attila, with his
hordes, drove them out, and the vic
tors also gave the name to one OF
heights there-Hunnenley, Rock of the
Huns.
No description of Luxembourg could
be called complete without at least a
brief allusion to Echternach. scene of
the Dancing Procession, a religious
ceremony that dates back several CEN
turtles, its actual inception being in
doubt. The practice, which takes place
every Whit-Tuesday. is believed to
have sprung from an incident in the
eighth century.
A strange epidemic afflicted the cat
tie of the people whereby the animals
suffered sharp paroxysms that gave
them the appearance of dancing. The
people rushed off to the tomb of Saint
Willibrord to pray for the recovery OF
the cattle. In their haste to reach the
tomb they almost danced, az did the
COWS. Their herds got well. This start
ed the ceremony. AS many as 10000
persons participate in the dance and
an equal number are spectators.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-06-18

mountains and lowlands, of sparkling
rivers and magnificent forests, veneer
able towns, ancient castles, perched
dizzily on altitudinous crags, Roman
remains and Druid relics, it holds
within its narrow confines much to
enthrall and move the visitor
1t is replete with folklore. It had
Siegfried for its ruler and by many
native students is believed to have
been the birthplace of the Nibelungen
legends. A novel state it is and ruled
by the prettiest and youngest sover.
eign in Europel
Has Mixed Population.
The inhabitants of Luxembourg speak
French. German and a patois. But
they are not French or Gernan-they
are Luxemburgers. French is the Ian
guage of the court The patois, a
strange mixture of many tongues, is
spoken by most of the poorer folk. 1t
Is a queer conglomeration of languages
and, to add to the difficulties of con-
versation, there are four varieties OF
the dialect. In traversing tie very ex-
cellent roads in the duchy one is apt
to be saluted with a German "guten
tag" or a French bon jour"
Agriculture is one Of the principal
occupations Of the people, and the di-
minutive state actually produces one
fortieth of the worlds supply'of iron.
Many Germans have entered the coun-
try to work in the mines or on the rail
roads, and, despite the traditional dis
like of Prussians they are quickly
made Luxemburgers. The same is true
In a measure of many Italians who
have made their way into Marie AIDE
ladies domain.
Besides its farms and mines Luxem-
burg is made rich by its glove, pot
terry, cloth, paper. beer and tobacco
industries. 1t has also produced in
good season as many as 1,250,000 gal
Ions of wine Cattle also are raised in
large number
Education is highly developed. the
schools even drawing many foreigners.
The people reverence titles even as
they love their grand duchess. Way
back in the old days they sided with
aristocratic Spain against the more
liberal Netherlands and favored Louis
XVI when he combated the revolu-
ton, bringing misery down upon their
heads for their pains.
How II Is Governed.
The grand duchy has a parliament
consisting of an upper house of Is
members chosen by the grand duchess