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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-02-19

There were many who did not under
stand why the ordinary calls remained
unanswered, but il can be readily seen
there Is no way to distinguish between
legitimate calls and the inquiry calls
consequently every call was delayed un-
iii the rush was over.
Every switchboard position was o..
cupied by competent operators, but with
this force. the largest possible TO place
on the switchboard, the operators were
unable To render prompt service, owing
10 the fact that they were actually
swsmpod by these curiosity calls.
Manager Gowdy declares that his COM
panv is always glad 60 do what il can
20 supply any general information. The
serious part OF such a situation Is that
emergency calls, calls for physicians or
other urgent business get no attention
whatever, except by the barest chance
and at such times there il generally
cause or need for such emergency serv-
ice that should be promptly given,
Subscribers can materially help the
service by curbine their curiosity In con
nection with these matters, and i Is
not doubted that al would he glad g.
40 80 when once the matter i under.
stood
n only those having business inter.
ests in the particular locality from which
the alarm is sounded would call there
would h. no perceptihlc increase IN The
number Of calls handled BY The opera
tors. but the fact that hundreds cal
who have no business interest actually
paralvzes The service. This is particu-
arlv true during the night. when bui
one or two operators are On duty
-Four BIG sales Saturday at vsughan's
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-02-19
WOMAN OF STRONG CHARACTER.
Mrs. Mary A. Grant Died Yesterday in
Waterbury.

Waterbury. Feb. l0-Mrs. Mary A.
Grant passed away yesterday at the
home Of Mrs. c. C. Minard, after a brief
illness with uraemia. She was the Wild
ow of Rev. Miles Grant, an Advent min
ishter Of wide acquaintanceship. Mrs.
Grant came 10 this village y years ago,
making her home az the Barrett hotel
and remaining there when il was pur-
chased by W. f. Davis.
Seven years ago she was thrown from
a team. receiving serious injuries, and
has since been az the Minard sanitari-
um.
Mrs. Grant vas a woman Of strong
character. interested in the better things
of life and viii be pleasantly remember
ed by those who knew her. The Water
bury public library il the recipient Of
many books from her. Her attendance
At the Congregational church few
years ago was quite regular and sire
was especially interested IN the music
of the church.
She j. survived by one sister. Mrs.
Lewis 81 Chicago. and nieces. The fu-
neral sill b. held Saturday afternoon
81 two O'Clock AZ the home Of Mrs. Nj
uard. with burial IN the Minard Dot he
the siliaee cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-02-19
TALK OF THE TOWN

Final sale on second floor at Vaughan's.
Cut prices on an goods; our big sale
still on Paris Shirtwaist House.
At the Presbyterian church Sunday
evening, the pastor viii talk on Wash.
ington.-Adv.
At the Bijou to-day; A two-reel l.
NJ =. drama, "The Futility Of Revenge
featuring Alex. Gaden and Dorothy Phil
lips; also Mary Pickford and Willir n
Shay in MARY Convent"
All Of the carpenters Of the city arc
in receipt OF an invitation to b. pres
ont az The annual Observance Of the an
niversary Of local 4sI, C. and J. A., 10
BE- held IN Carpenters hall this evening
Their supper viii b. served al the Uni
versalist church a. : $50 After the sup.
per the social viii Immediately follow
IN their hall
Three Of the carpenters laying hths
on the new addition 10 the high school
had narrow escape from injuries this
morning A staging bad been built in
order 10 reach the place where they were
working. In some manner one end of q
ten and ell were precipitated 10 the foor
which vas more than Is feet below.
They we're VERY fortunate IN not getting
badly hurt a. they fen en- in heap.
Minor bruises came 70 an. hut beyond
n few bruises and some deep Scratches
~ cscaped
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-02-19

One ol fbe VOLUNTEER frsmer was Al
derman A. D. Bruee. nho remained a.
BE- post q aoIid huur after q stream
pouring tlsraueh our Of thr Office yin
8ovs had eittu him thorough arereh-
ing
The air ffhting f1rers uers II eilarrf
of First Assistant Efieinaer p. - lotun
auf "a u CaTsrtef fhe third engineer
Mr. Tnhfn rendered gaa5 Hrrttee FFar
uetfrits thf fs1f BEFORE the Hrit bad
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-02-19
ToOLATE TO BE CLASSIFIED

Pour bic salc. saturday At vaughaH''.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-02-19

A concrete illustration Of the rush oil
the curiosity people was given on last
Tuesday evening, when fire at the
Martinetti farm on the west hill at
tracted a great deal of attention This
fire occurred about o'clock and owing
to its nature Illuminated the sky to such
an extent that il was seen for miles
around. As soon as ii was noticed calls
began to pour in at the central Office.
The regular number OF operators on duty
between and 8 .. m. is three, and the
average number Of calls 800 for the hour.
When the calls began to come in three
additional operators were secured, max
ing double force, which was totally
incapable Of answering the number Of
calls. 1t is estimated that between 800
and 1000 calls came in during this hour
which would require force of 20 opera
tors to handle promptly, the calls COM
ing from places as far distant as Woods.
vile, Marshheld, Roxbury, Waterbury
and Calais.
Owing to inability 10 determine the
exact location, no definite report was
available al the central Office to sup.
plv. The, best that could be given was
that II was some farm in Berlin, but
inquirers desired to know the location.
how much was burning, if both house
and barn were involved and many other
questions that could not be answered.
Some desired connection to the nearest
house to the fire.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-02-19

Continuing along the same line, Mr..
Gowdy said:
Suppose under these circumstances a
real emergency occurs, such as the need
Of a physician, police or additional fire
apparatus. II must be clear that it
might be possible that no response to
this real emergency call would be re-
ceived for very long time and the re-
suit might be serious Central could not
be blamed, as she cannot distinguish in
portant from unimportant calls until
she has had an opportunity to respond. :
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-02-19
BARRE DAILY TINES
FRIDAY, FEpRuARY 10, los.
The Weather

Fair tonight and Saturday; not quite
so cold IN interior; fresh north winds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-02-19

STONE CUTTERS KIT FOR sALE Also
a ,.o..is.e h..f and q lahr crrrisEe. CAL 81 81
r.rr- sfr..f ans fiase after 9 ccinrt lssiss
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-02-19
SATURDAY
SPECIALS

Nice Native Onions, peck 25c
Carolina Rice, 4 TBS. for 4. .25c
I6 lbs. of Sugar for .S1.00
Fancy Corn, 3 cans for .25c
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-02-19
HERE AND THERE
ABOUT BARRE

IT'S said that curiosity killed the cat.
Which may be true. But curiosity does
other things. One Of them is 10 clog
the telephone service during fires 10 such
an extent that normal and perhaps urg.
ent business is either excluded or delayed
beyond hope of effectiveness. Whenever
the fire alarm sounds, il is the signal
also for strenuous time at the central
Offices of the telephone companies.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-02-19

Speaking OF those strenuous times,
Manager Gowdy of the Barre and Mont.
pelier exchanges of the Vermont Tel. y
Tel Co, inquired:
"Dd you ever visit the central tele-
phcne office during fire? If not, you
can have no idea of the increased bus.
mess created without a moments notice
Imagine, if You can, handling your work
under normal conditions and without
warning have the volume doubled and
tripled. This is exactly what happens
in the central office upon the first blast
Of the fire alarm gong. Hundreds Of
people at this moment, men, women and
children; those with interests and those
without rush to the telephone and ask
all manner of questions, such as Where
is the fire. How did it start Is it UNI
der CONTROL etc. The central office OPP
orator cannot answer these calls. She
has had no time to look up the infor-
nation, as she has been busy with her
regular duties.
Perhaps you have noticed, when you
have called during a fire, that central
seemed slow in answering. This is due
to the fact that so many people rush
to the telephones at the moment and
attempt to ply her with questions. The
switchboard is one blaze OF light"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-02-19

TFs rs-tlaf n,rfiHr
- 81.
80 Er wnuntEtr
-
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-01

mental all events In the far North
is trihe strong, 1t cannot be doubt
ed that enmities are ended and friend
ships strengthened in the general re-
joicings.
So then. every Scot. wherever and
whatever his l0t-Scots VIVA Haze and
Scots Wha Hinna-will raise the
glass to the New Year, and his heart
will turn to the Mecca of his hopes,
the home of his poet and prophet,
Robert Burns.
Writing to an English friend from
Scotland in 1902, Henry Bickersteth
says: On December 81 almost every
body has a party, either to dine or
sup, the company almost entirely con.
sisting of young people. They wait
together till midnight strikes, at
which time every one begins to move,
and they all fall to work-at what?
Why, kissing! Each male is success
sively locked in a pure Platonic en-
brace with each female. This matter
is not at all confined to those, but
wherever man meets woman it is the
privilege OF this hour.
New Years gifts have taken many
different forms at different periods
from the eggs exchanged by the Per
slams and the sacred branches of mis-
tletoe of the Druids down to the fat
capon which the tenants In many Eng
fish counties we're expected to pre-
sent to their landlords.
In the sixteenth century, gloves
were often given on New Years day,
and there is record of a certain Mrs.
Croaker in whose favor Sir Thomas
More had decided case, sending the
chancellor a pair of gloves with 40
gold angels therein.
Mistress" wrote More, returning
the money, Since 1t were against
manners to refuse a New Years gift,
am content to take your gloves, but,
as for the lining. utterly refuse 1t. :"
What precisely is "Hogmanay?"
Etymologically, it has been derived
from the French "au-gui-menez,"
come on to the mistletoe." The Nor
man French "a-gui-lan-neuf," also an
association of the New Year and mis-
tletoe, seems likelier.
Can anyone tell us precisely, what
was the origin of the custom in some
parts of England, of the going to the
parents bedroom on New Years
morning with new snow (if it can be
had), and the song,
New Years day in the morning
The cocks begin to crow
Open the doors and let me in
And I'll give you some New Years snow,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-01
IN ALL LANDS
CONCISE REVIEW
OF WEEKS NEWS
War News.

That the latest attacks launched by
the allies in Belgium are being re-
pulsed by the Germans; that the
French troops are showing greater ac-
tivity in the vicinity of Camp de Cha
Ions, and that the French forward
movement in the vicinity of Sillerie,
Reims, Souain and Pa-tha have been
partly repealed, are the features of
the latest announcement issued by
the German army headquarters.
A revolutionary movement directed
against the German element in the
Turkish government is seriously
threatened in Constantinople.
+ + r
The Egyptian frontier has been
passed by Turkish troops in force, an
official statement issued at Constan-
tinople, asserts. The Russians made
night attacks east of Keeprikey, but
were repulsed. the statement adds.
+ + r
Two thousand Germans, part of a
column of the advance on Warsaw,
were annihilated in single engage
ment along the Bzura river.
+ T. +
The 20.mile front in Poland TO the
west,o of Warsaw, where the Germans
and Russians are at grips on the
bonJu 90 Tho Donna pou,lyo opd DiIioa
rivers, continues 10 be the scene Of
the most desperate fighting in either
the eastern or western arenas of the
war.
+ + r
Germany is building forty 900.ton
submarines. They will bring its
known fleet of "Unterzebootes" up to
ninety-five. The new vessels are Of
the latest design. embodying several
novel departures from the former type
of German submarines.
+ + r
British tars honored the bravery
of their German enemies by according
full military honors to those of the
mOrtally wounded in the Falklands
naval engagement who died aboard
the flagship lnvincible.
+ r +
Naval losses Of the belligerent pow
ers since the war began total 1879
warships sunk, damaged or informed,
according to official and unofficial re-
ports. Germany heads the casualties
with sixty vessels, and France is last
with two.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-01
Indian MarrIaaes ReoounIzad.

That marriage contracted between
members of an Indian tribe in accord.
ance with the customs of such tribe,
where the tribal relations and govern.
ment existed at the time of such mar.
riage, and there was no federal statute
rendering the tribal customs invalid
will be recognized by the courts as q
regular and valid marriage for all pur,
poses, is held in Buck VS.. Branson, "a
Okla. S07 And the same effect is also
given to the dissolution of marriages
nnder the customs Of, the tribe. as is
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-01

the picturesque procession Of the
boar's head at Christmas quaint
but less known custom for New Years
day has been retained. After dinner
on this anniversary the bursar pre-
sents to each guest a needle threaded
with silk of a color suitable to his
faculty, and prays for his prosperity
in the words, Take this and be
thrifty" This word thrifty" has no
connection with the philosophy of the
late Samuel Smiles, but is, according
to Doctor Magrath, the retired pro-
vost, the old English for prosperous
To grow thrifty" in the sense of to
thrive was used in America within
living memory. The ceremony is a
practical Norman-French pun (aiguille
ct fill upon the name of Eglesheld,
the chaplain to Queen Philippe, who
was the real founder of the college.
A picturesque ceremony marks New
Years eve at the court of Dresden.
A reception is held in the evening
generally one of the most thronged of
the year-during which the king in
stead of receiving the guests in his
ordinary manner, plays cards with
his suite.
Those invited file past a group Of
card-tables, all the players at which
are intent upon the game, except the
king. whose aide-de-camp stands be-
hind his chair and whispers the card
for him to throw. so his majesty can
devote his attention to acknowledging
the greetings of his courtiers. The
king plays a card, then bows as
curtsying lady catches his eyes, then
another card, another bow, and so on,
until the long procession has passed.
The little Scotch fishing village of
Burghead on the Moray Firth, keeps
up n strange survival of pagan ritual,
the burning of the "Clavie." This is
sort of rude spoked wheel or tub
made from half herring.cask and
half tar.barrel, knocked together
without the use of hammer, for
which smooth stone is substituted.
The blacksmith supplies long nail.
This continuance is borne flaming
on the shoulders of a succession of
bearers to the town boundaries, and
then to the "Doorie," sort of stone
altar, on small hill The "Clavie"
is then smashed and the crowd scram-
bles for the pieces. The custom de-
fies explanation and is immemorial.
The great Scottish festival of Hog.
manay is celebrated in the wee. sma'
'oors ayont the 'twal" with unusual
zest among the Caledonians.
In every corner of our far-flung
empire, wherever the Scot has car.
ried his accent and his Robert Burns,
the festival of the Celtic race will
find its earnest, II decadent, express
sion in good wishes and good resolu.
tons for the newborn year.
If you have taken part in the festi.
val in Scotland itself you will be able
to conjure up what the Saturnalla
was in the classic days. The modern
Italian carnival bears little resem.
blance to that great festival in which
the worker in the field expressed his
whole-hearted delight that one year
of toll had ended, and that new, and
perhaps better, year had dawned.
Hogmanay is the Saturnalia of
Scotland. and If the Bacchanalian ele-
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-01
Washington.


The federal reserve board has fixed
February 10 for a hearing on the ap-
plication of Southwestern Oklahoma
banks to be transferred from the Dial.
las regional bank to the Kansas City
federal reserve bank.
In order that the house may have
a real breathing spell the Mondell
woman's suffrage amendment will not
be called up before January 10.
T. + :.
Governor Hodges OF Kansas and ex-
Gov. NJ. A. Ansel of South Carolina
have been recommended to President
Wilson for membership on the new
federal trade commission. Democrat
ic congressman from Kansas Endorsed
Governor Hodges and Representative
Aiken supported Mr.. Ansel.
+ + +
Agitation in congress of the ques-
tion of preparedness of the United
States for war will go over until after
the holidays.
+ r r
The success of experiments by &c.
42O members of girls garden and can
ming clubs, organized in the South by
the Department of Agriculture, has
prompted marv Southern farmers to
plant vegetables suitable for canning
purposes as substitute for cotton.
+ T. +
Lieutenant Crenshaw, naval radio
officer, at the Panama canal zone,
has cabled the navy department that
the wireless of the British steamer
Protesilaus, in Balboa harbor, was dis
mantled by canal zone police, after
II was found ii had been sending code
messages.
The farm value Of the fourteen prin-
cipal field crops of the United States
this year is 500 'illion dollars, ex-
ceeding last years value by sc mil.
lion dollars, the Agricultural Depart,
ment has announced
+ + +
Tests demonstrating the effective
ness of the American navy's anti-air-
craft gun have been reported to the
House naval committee by Read Adj
miral Strauss, chief of the bureau of
ordnance. This weapon, used wears
ago for other purposes, has been de-
veloped to bring down hostile aero
planes and dirigibles.
=. = r
To handle the greatest volume of
Christmas mail in the history of the
postoffice 1t has been found neces-
s1ry to purchase additional equipment
in the open market.
+ + r
Domestic Items
Steam railroads operating in Indi'
ana are preparing to appeal to he
1915 legislature to repeal the 2-cent
fare law and substitute for 1t law
providing for fare of 21S cents a
mile. 1t is said hos simil r arpe'ls
will be made BY railroads to in
crease fares in and Illinois
William Stppley West, former Unit.
ed States senator from Georgia. was
found dead in his bed at valdosta, Ga
He had retired apparently in good
health
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-01
The Zulu Trick.

The English soldiers who had
served in South Africa quickly taught
the allies in France how to sleep com
fortably on the ground
To sleep on the ground in the ordi'
nary way, without the aid of this
South African trick. which the English
learned from the Zulus, is so painful
as 20 be almost impossible Sleep, in
stead of resting fatigues.
The Zulu trick. is to dig little hole
to hold the hip bone. The soldier can
then rest on back or side with equal
comfort. He rises from his slumber
on the hard ground as refreshed as II
he had slept on feather bed
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-01
The canny Scot.

A Scotchman recently returning
home from Russia would now be IN a
German Jail had he not written Brit
ish after his name on the passenger
list The naval officer who stopped
the ship he was on carefully removed
all English. but British escaped the
German eagles eye An eminent d.
vine said some 200 years ago; In all
my travels never met with any one
Scotchman but what was man of
sense" II he we're alive today he
might say It again.-Raltimore Sun
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-01

given to the marriage relation itself
Such marriages are not to be treated
as common law marriages, but as legal
marriages according to the customs of
the tribe, when such customs are rec
ognized by congress as concerning and
regulating the domestic relations Of
the tribe
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-01
Johnny Knew Them.

Johnny" said the minister. can
you name the three graces?"
Sure" replied the little fellow.
breakfast. dinner and supper"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-01
WEI, COMING TIE NEW YEA.R,
I'M DUFAND PROPER F0RlMd,n.

HE seeing of the Old
Year out and New
Year in throughout
the world is generally
accompanied by much
merriment and some
times with much
noise. But whereas
in some countries the
g wild" night has dis
appeared and has
been replaced by cele-
6rations more in
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-01
Tureign Alters.

The Duc ORLEANS the French pre-
tender, has written a letter to Pre-.
n,ie- viviani in which he says that
inas~'uch as all the Allies have re-
fused his services in the war he begs
the ir'~oduction O. hill in the cham
Der changing the exile law
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-01

Between the hen and the consum-
er there is an estimated waste in
eggs of 5000, 100000 annually in this
country, according to William Mann,
attorney for the New York Central
Railroad Company, who testified at
the inquiry into the butter and egg
business of New York state, by the
attorney generals office.
r + +
William Montrose Alexander, re-
tired attorney, said to be million.
sire, was shot and killed in Los An
geles by one of two burglars whom he
discovered in his home.
1. + !
Felix n. Humes, 30 years old, who
drilled the first oil well in Pennsyl-
vania in 1S47, is dead at his home
in Tarentum Humes was drilling for
salt near Tarentum when he discov.
cred the oil.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-01

William Stapley West, former Unit
ed States senator from Georgia. was
found dead in his bed at Valdosta, Ga.
He had retired apparently in good
health
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1915-09-30
8. n. 9ipe. e9m. e. ehIes
PIPER&STILES
Feuer- U. aIIgemeine verSicherung; Surety Bonds.
Ode Commerce nb eoIebab strake. ae Telephone go. 6.
gir bitten NJ Guer OefhdfL has prompt beicret mirb.
,Muf Der 6Iuht? = graabIen

.auf Der Sluht? = grsablen Ste
es uns, lieber Serr 3infernagel =
Sic peroen Miteefiibl uno ber5liae
Teilnabme bel uns fiaoen. Aber
porber nod ems: Sic meroen unier
Salt iein nit Sbren ainoern - in
nieier 3eit, no ale Sanoe iid OUT
Inn. meroen mir getpiB niht auriid-
lteben. llub mas Die fleiner ainoer
~anbetrifft - feline Gorge: meine
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1915-09-30
Nelb al berleihen.
b.Nhvrrh 81

Sic llniteb earrings gani bon 9es
troit, Mi6., fat un6earen5te Slntr1eis
@elb 5u berleiben anf Gan Intonio gts
aentnm. s. g. Nptulin, 402 Central
Gffice BriIbino.
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@pteIs.
HOTEL ALAMO

1926 Glamo gIn5n -bibf6 m6blierts
refine 3immer. SOC, 75c 81 per Sag;
$3.50 nnb nuftpdrts per Wode. 3immcr
NIT 2 Betten $500 per Wo6e. Nltes
Eelepbon grodett 658.