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Dennis Han and family were in the
City sunday
Miss Leona Cook was in North Adj
ans Saturday.
Darrell Sawyer is in the employ of
d. NJ. Gleason.
Frank and Forrest EIager were in
Bennington Saturday evening.
Albert Shultz and Fred Roller of
Bennington are in town fishing.
Mrs. Chas |. Wood was a guest Of
her father for two days last week.
Mrs Grace Leray and Clark Leray
of Searsburg were in town last week.
Niles Bratt of Connecticut was in
town visiting his daughter, Mrs. VIM.
II. Cutler last week
Mr.. and Mrs Carl Bugbee have
moved from the Park homestead into
Henry Knights house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Robinson
were visiting in Woodford, Searsburg
and Wilmington last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Darrell sawyer nave
moved from Bennington into the
Bugbee and Cutler cottage.
Mrs. Mort knights, Mrs. II. j. Bug
bee. Mrs. James Higgins and George
Bugbee were in Bennington Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Knapp and
Mrs. George |. Knapp and children
attended the circus in Bennington
Friday
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SOUTH SALISBURY


Mrs. Chamberlain and niece, Miss
Madeline Handy, who have been visit
ing at Edwin Humphreys returned
Thursday to their home in Boston.
Mrs. j. Fl. Messenger of New
Boston, Mass, and her sister, Miss
Maud Bottom of New Haven, Conn,
are visiting with their uncle A. B.
Mrs. Maud Sherman and Edward
Millington went to Albany Wednesday
returning with Mrs Edward Milling
ton, who has been in the Albany hos
pital for some time.
The South SALISBURY base ball
team defeated the Lake SALISBURY
team on their grounds one day last
week by score of II to Z, and last
Saturday defeated North Bennins-
tons best team on the Furnace
grounds by score of IA to 8. Next
Saturday, they play North Bennington
ton on their gorunds.
At the semi-annual election of
officers of the Ladies' Aid society
held this month the following officers
were elected: Mrs. Marshall Goewey,
president. Mrs. A. B. Hawkins, vice
PRESIDENT. Mrs L. r. Percy, secre-
tary; Mrs. Peter Heller, treasurer and
collector; Mrs. Thos. IL. Dunlap, first
director; Mrs. Charles p. Salmon.
second director; Mrs. Francis Il.
Rice, third director, Mrs. Harmon
Niles, fourth director; Mrs. Il. Nj,
Hawkins, fifth director.
Hawkins.
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has been the guest of relatives for the
past two weeks.
c. b. Patterson, Mrs. John Barber,
Mrs. Eleanor Towsley of this town,
and Mrs Hattie Patterson of North
Adams attended the |. b. S. A. con-
vention at Springfield, Mass, this
Week. 1t is expected that Pastor Rus
sci will be present at the convention
August /.
The following is programme OF
the play to be given at the Union
church Thursday evening of this
week." Innocence" Bernice sBlan-
chard; Tho Children's Calendar,"b
forty children; song Ills Buttons are
Marked U. ST. Lucy Morgan. Frank
Mason, .Jr,; ''Thara Thuthanna
Thaplonia Thweet," Media Sweet;
play, THE Cimder Maid, cast Cinderel-
lie, Margaret Sweet; Mrs. Toplofty
Florence ostrandcr; Della Topiofty,
Dorothy Ely; Mabel Toplofty, May
Myers; Bright Wings. Elizabeth Tows
lee; Prince Nobleheart, Henry Os-
trander:; Kings Herald, Walter Bur
rington; Page, Clinton Ostrander;
guests--,lslorence Baker, Gladys
0dell, Fanny Myers, Irene Card, Alice
Madison. Reading-fIelen Lewis.
Music Ostrander orchestra, play
begins at o'clock. Admission, Adj
ults, 90 cents, children 10 cents.
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POWNAL CENTER

Mrs. Louis Contois of North Adams
was the guest Friday of Mrs. c. II.
Myers.
Mr.. Mitchell, superintendent of
schools in Williamstown was in town
Saturday.
Roy G. Lampman returned from
Boston Saturday with a Saxon road
ster for J. W. Gardner.
Mrs. Myron Campbell and children
were guests of Mrs. Martin Niles of
Carpenter hill Sunday
Miss Esther Peckham returned Fri
day from Kingston, Mass. where she
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-11-18

brush In his hand, and appeared to
be assisting the cardinal in busting
his gems.
Il at once presented Vescaro to his
Eminence, who received him with we'll.
bred ease. Vescaro was obliged to
quit his hold Of my arm to return the
cardinals bow, but he seemed to do
so with decided reluctance; and OBJ
served him subjecting the Dominican
to a scrutiny Of which the good father
appeared to be perfectly unconscious
But no sooner had Salvaillerra led
the way to his case than Vescaro's un-
easiness disappeared in an overmas-
tering transport of admiration. He bent
over the table, he lifted each of the
seals separately and examined 1t with
the minutest care. /, who had seen
them before, took advantage Of his
absorption to glance at some OF the
other objects in the gallery. There
was a large Egyptian statue placed
against the wall opposite, which I had
not observed on my last visit, and
also noticed a curious little Buddhist
idol fixed on a bracket further down
towards the end of the gallery.
while l was idly gazing at these
things, | heard an exclamation from
Vescaro.
But your Eminence, this is
forgery
II looked and saw him holding up to
the light the famous Vespasian onyx.
Salvatierra almost snatched 1t from
him.
Never! What you say is impos-
sible!' he exclaimed Come this way;
there is more light
And he moved down the gallery
towards the mirror, followed by the
excited Vescaro and the Dominican.
"At this moment | felt a soft touch
on my arm. ! turned round with
start, and perceived Monsignor Per-
ratti, who had come up SO noiselessly
that | had not heard his footsteps.
"'My dear Ambassador, have made
a discovery which | have been waiting
to show you for days. he murmured
in a low voice. Come this way. 1t
is great secret. 1t is an Illuminated
French manuscript of the eleventh
century, and l believe the only one in
existence
while he was making these obser-
vations he had drawn me to cabinet
standing in an alcove off the gallery.
This cabinet he unlocked with fever
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scription of the cardinals treasures
When came to the onyx of Vespasian,
I could see he was moved. All men
have their fatal weakness; Vescaros
was the mania of connoisseur of
antiques. BY this time had learned
something of his base character from
his injured wife. He was unworthy
of that noble woman, whom he would
have sold for the worst of Saliva
tierra's seals"
The ambassador spoke with real in
dignation. 1t was in calmer tone
that he continued
"Vescaro ended by deciding to go
and see the gems. But he made it a
stipulation that | should 60 with him,
and he attached strange Importance
to this condition which l could not
understand.
"A day or two after he called at
the embassy, as had been arranged,
for me to take him to the museum.
"On the threshold of the Vatican he
literally carried out his stipulation of
taking my arm. and l could even feel
his own trembling as we passed before
the Swiss guard who were on duty
at the entrance. More than ever as
tonished at these fears, drew him
on through the building towards the
distant quarter in which the gallery
was situated
"'Where are you taking me?' he
demanded in q tone of uneasiness,
after we had crossed at least a dozen
saloon and corridors.
"'To the gallery in which the seals
have been placed, Of course I re-
turned, irritated at so much caution.
Did you not wish to see them?
THE count made no answer, except
to mutter a curse on the gallery for
being in such an inaccessible spot.
However, we reached it at length,
and were fortunate enough to find
Salvatierra there, with Dominican
friar. who held delicate camel's-hair
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guilty of embezzling the cardinals
priceless gem.
THE next day ! learnt that the mat
ter was in the hands of the police.
who no longer believed that Vescaro
had disappeared of his own accord,
but entertained the idea that he had
been secretly murdered A strict in
vestigation was made. Cardinal Cal
vatierra and the Dominican volun-
teered their evidence as to the cir
cumstances under which the missing
man had left the Vatican, and added
my testimony to theirs.
For some days the police pursued
their inquiries with great zeal, but
without throwing any fresh light upon
Vescaro's fate. Then an extraordinary
change took place in their attitude.
They dropped the investigation as sud-
denly as they had taken it up, and
seemed content to let the whole affair
sink into oblivion.
pose that suffered any real uneasi-
ness. l was assured of my own in
tegrity towards the missing count
and besides, as an ambassador, my
person was Of course inviolate.
when, therefore, I learnt Of the
strange behavior of the Italian au.
thorities, saw that it was necessary
for me to take this matter into my own
hands. This was by no means the first
investigation Of the kind which l had
undertaken, as you know. Aided by my
past experience, resolved to set about
it in a calm, methodical manner.
"The first step in my investigation
was clear before me. 1t was neces-
sary that I should dismiss for the
moment all theories turning on the
loss of the seal of Vespasian. All the
other circumstances in the case
pointed to the fact that Vescaro had
some secret enemy in the Vatican.
and that this enemy had seized the
opportunity of the counts presence
to inflict the vengeance which he had
evidently dreaded beforehand.
more lndn ever TeSOlVeu W Blu ILLS
frightful affair to the bottom, | set
out that very afternoon for the scene
of the counts disappearance. entered
the museum, traversed the apartments
/ have already described, without be-
ing perceived by any one, and quickly
found myself in the fatal gallery.
81 went straight to the case contain
ing the Salvatierra collection. My first
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Western Maryland r. r.
Schedule In EHect oeptember H. 1915
GOING WEST.

u liam 6 Diam I 2Uam TlU. 25lm
500 TO- AZ II 0lpm
*lO40 1881 arl 10 400pm s. l0a
IA )4pm 6 2lpm arr 40
+Ll0 9.22 1913
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ish haste. and produced the manu-
script. 1t appeared to be as great a
treasure as he supposed, but am no
Judge of such things, and was obliged
to confess my ignorance.
"He pretended not to believe me
at first, and expressed great disap-
pointment when he found l was really
unable to decipher it for him. At last
he reluctantly put the manuscript
away again, and l turned round to
look for my companion.
ITO my surprise, he was not to be
seen. The Dominican was there in
front of the case Of seals, using his
little brush, and the cardinal was ad-
vancing towards me with vexed
look upon his face.
"'I cannot think how your friend
can believe my onyx to be forgery
he said I suppose it will be perfectly
safe in his hands?'
"'What does your Eminence mean?
exclaimed. Where is Vescaro?'
"Salvatierra gave stare Of surprise.
Ibid you not see him 60 away?
Tell me, was 1t by any chance i'm
prudent 20 entrust him with my
Vespasian seal?'
Your Eminence has entrusted him
with the onyx! That man!
81 could say no more. The cardinals
face reproached me too strongly for
not having warned him against the
count. l parted from them hurriedly,
left the museum, and went straight
to Vescaro's address.
81 cannot say that was surprised
to find that he had not returned. l
waited for him till the hour grew so
late that feared to compromise the
countess, and then came away, unable
to disguise from myself the suspicious
which were In my mind.
THE next day nothing was heard OF
Vescaro. The affair began to get wind,
and was dismayed to find how easily
every one assumed that he had been
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Unsatisfied Curiosity.

Father" said the small boy, what
is the fourth dimension?"
81 can't be bothered about that
just now, my son.
"Why? Is that foolish question:"
Il guess the question is all right.
But must say / never heard an
answer to it that struck me as very
sensible"
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Note e-All train arriving and leavin
Tnurmont scheduled from Western Mary
land station.
Note-A!l trains arriving anl leaving
Frederick scheduled from Square.
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GOING EAST.

f6. 55am s l2am 10. 25ar'
17l5 55pm 3.l3pm 5 4lpm
'S.00pm l.30pm $50 4.5' 6.45
*4l5 533 S.l4
*Daily. tDAily except Sunday. +Sunday
Only.
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FREDERICK RAILROAD
ThurmOnt Division

Schedule In Effect September 10, 1915.
Ali trains Daily unless specified
...., Fra1arirk .rssa rrivp Thurmont
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Pray for the Soul Of

There could be no longer any
doubt beheld the tomb of Gulielmo
Vescaro!
Il went straight to the palace of
Cardinal Salvatierra, and requested
his Eminence to hear my confession.
"At first he seemed to think that
had taken leave of my senses.
but, Signor Ambassador. the mem.
bers Of the Sacred college do not re-
ceive confessions he said with haugh.
tiness 1t Is some pious Jesuit to
whom you require to co.
ION this occasion it is not So
responded firmly. The sin which ]
have to confess is very heinous one.
l have been guilty Of suspecting a
prince of the church of terrible
crime
'I saw the cardinal change color.
He hesitated for moment, and then
said:
1.-The sin which you have commit.
ted is indeed heinous. In this case
l agree to hear your confession
without waiting for more l com.
menced, and related the whole affair
exactly as l have done to you. The
cardinal listened to me in perfect
silence. At the close he assigned me
a nominal penance, pronounced the
usual absolution, and dismissed me.
Il came away, with the feeling that
had gained nothing by my bold step.
My intention, of course, had been TO
give him the opportunity of making an
explanation. However, l reproached
myself without reason.
THE next morning an officer Of
the Noble Guard arrived at the en-
bassy, bearing the pope's command
for me to wait upon his holiness forth
with. l was plunged into confusion
by this message, which l did not know
whether to regard as favorable or
the reverse. l could only obey; and
as soon as l had exchanged my or
dinary dress for my court uniform,
got into the state carriage of the
embassy, and drove to the Vatican.
There was received, to my aston
shment, by Cardinal Salvatierra him
SELF who greeted me with distin-
guished cordiality, and conducted me
straight into the presence of the pope.
only those who have had the priv
uege Of being received by the great
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-15
GERMANS HAVE GOLD
TO Win WAR, HE SAYS
Secretary of the Treasury. Addressing
Reichstag. Sets Total Cost at
$4OO.OOO,OOO a Week.

Berlin tby wirelessl. March 1.-THE
new session OF the Reichstag was opened
with a speech by President Kaempf,
who stated that all of Germany was
unanimous in tn determination to hold
out until final victory Is attained
The new secretary Of the treasury
Herr Heinrich. introducing the budget
stated that the Germans in the colonies
had defended everywhere the white
mans honor. He said that the German
debt would not be suspended during
the war and that the interest on the war
loan would not be paid by new loans.
but from the regular income
He also stated that the cost of the
war for all the belligerents was nearly
sitN.1r.Go per week. The first German
war loan. he said, was a brilliant sue
cess due to the excellent banking organ
iZatiOn of the empire and the increasing
prosperity of the German nation, which
had been moderated by its enemies
The secretary quoted his English COL
league. Chancellor LlOyd-George. who
said that the war would be won by the
last billion OF dollars. He said that
English opinion evidently is that the
war IS only n continuation Of business
while the Germans consider the war II
national duty. Nevertheless, he saiu.
the German wealth is equal to that of
the English and superior to that of the
French
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-15
GETTING A START
THE COMPLAINER.
BY NATHANIEL c. FOWLER, Jr.

You are not altogether satisfied with
yourself. with others. with your environ.
nent, with conditions. Nobody is salts
fled. Neither YOU nor anybody else will
ever BE- completely satisfied. Full salts.
faction leads to stagnation. The satisfied
man is a fool. intoxicated with his OWL
satisfaction. never sober enough to dc
more than stagGer along the road Of
life.
The complete Optimst is no better than
the contented pig in the well-kept sty.
Regulated dissatisfacti dissatisfac-
ton based upon fact, is a forerunner OF
success.
There is. however, a wide gulf between
legitimate dissatisfaction and that which
consumes the chronic complainer, the
disreputabe knocker. and the everlast-
ing kicker.
Life is made IN OF alternatives and
negatives. One without the other is in
complete. The two properly blended are
part of the composition of success.
The habitual complainer is an enemy
to himself and he is despised by all with
whom he comes in contact. He is a fail
ure at the start, and will be failure
as long as he INDUCES in chronic dissat-
isfaction.
Conversely. the complete optimist is
dangerous to himself and a menace to
Society, because ne does not KNOW
to get out of the ruts or to keep from
stumbling into holes.
Dissatisfaction has value only when
It spurs one on to better effort. When
it deadens ones faculties. as it often
does. and takes the gimp out of him. SO
TO speak, it is an evil Of the most virulent
form.
Nobody likes the constant complainer.
He has no friends. He does not occupy
any position of responsibility, and he
never viii. He cannot manage himself
or command others. He has no respect
for himself and nobody respects him. He
is no better than a dead log floating on
the stream. accomplishing nothing and
serving only as menace to navigation.
Everybody has troubles, and while every
decent man is willing to help others. he
cannot afford to give more than a part
of his time to listening to complaints
and he should not give any Of his time TO
those which are not legitimate ones and
which he cannot assist in remedying.
Keep your troubles to yourself or con-
fine them to your immediate friends.
Ninety per cent OF trouble doesn't ap-
pear. 1t exists wholly in the mind.
Don't make a speciality OF worrying.
There is real trouble to worry about.
and enough to keep You busy.
Kick when there Is something real to
kick at. You will strain yourself and
sprain your leg il you kick at nothing
Copyright. lsl5)
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-15
ULTIMATE CONSUMER
DODGES FUNERAL COST
Jnder;ahcr, Not His Client, Bears
Burden of Higher Prices,
Saw Embalmers.

Tn. I'.Ir"pran War may be boosting ma
''r.a.iv III. continental Undertaking bust
f..-- Int It is haviu- the sad effect of
dir, :H- Americas funeral directors To the
wall. &c, "rtIu- TO local cmba!mers and
,oGI>' handlers
\ Great d.al Of tn" "xpensIv" cloth used
lm ili."- collins ald dressing cOrpses
uulv~ i."Uu H,IOsS tn" sea. ;" the war
his tn" effect OF raising Tho pric" con-
s.drrIhly.
'Eu'..S. sn."uIS Innings and other fu-
neral trimmings have Increased notice
InIy in price, sand 4. r. Harvey. IN
Icrrai"r. Of - Fourteenth street north
west last night. Tut the undertakers
ar" hearing This additional item Of cost
II = not being shifted onto the ultimately
consumed. Tho popular practice of fu-
'!..l raj"-cuttinS is responsible for the
patrons being saved from the burden
"Emhaimimg fluid probably will ad-
vAuc,. in price If the war continues much
last capitol street. so far there has
,..-"n rp increase but practically al the
lu=~edi'uts Of the fluid are imported. and
They rr;r" has SCARED materially.
Il nderJakrrs' expenses are increas-
ing daily and all tn" while the num-
Der Of funeral directors is Increasing
Why unless an undertaken cuts rates
hc has to lose trade. and when he does
cut rates the chances are he goes to
the wall
Wy" are selling collins and trim
mings at loss" said W. l.. Sapping-
ton. local manager OF the National
CaSket Company. That's how keen
ratc-CuttIng has become. And due to
the war prices of materials are in
CrcasinC all the time. No. there's no
money IN the undertaking profession"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-15
POTATOES WILL SELL
Lower THIS Year
Larger Supply on Hand New Year S
Day viii Make Values Less. Says
Department Of Agriculture.

Truck grow ors who annually plant n
considerable. :,rrrac" of potat""s are
Warned by tn, United States Dcpartmcn:
Of AEricuIjui" that th"r" Wa. on Jan
Uary J, 49,. a Very much l"rg"r supply
Of NOrthrrn--rnwn POTATOES in the hands
Of Sruw"I< amt dealers than was the
,aSa Ianaury J. i"li TIL" experience
has demonstrated ITIt a large hold-oV-r
crop of Mort h,'ru-GT"wn potatoes is in
good condition and selling at a reason
all" prIr,. when the ,arlY truck-Crop po-
tatucs reach the market means low
prire>-SOm"tiIn"S 50 low that the ship
ment of such crops nets a loss to the
grower. Under such conditions. a small
arr"a-" means a smaller loss than i
larg" acreage.
With i3.0OO.000 more bushels of
POTATOES in sight January l. 1915. than
were ay.il.Ihlc at the same time last
wear and with = 1915 price of 81.
cents rs compared with Co. cents a
year ago. a price which. under the
then existing conditions, did not i'm
prove before the truck crop began 10
move, there * little hope that the
cOrd!iioiS will he better this year
TIL" price now is just about 80 per
cent less than it WAS ~ year ago. The
distribution of the crop is mitch better
than last season so there is little like
lihood that the price of hold over
-'orN VIII reach last years mark even
by the end Of III" storage period.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-15
FRANZ JOSEF REFUSES
To give UP TRENTINO
Refuses to Discuss Concessions 10
Italy, but Consents TO Rectih-
cation Of Frontier.

Paris. March 1.-THE Temps tonight
asserts that the crown council met I'm
Vienna last Monday with Emperor Franz
Josef presiding. Count TisZa. Baron
Burian. and Count HoetZendOrf were
present. The only question discussed was
that of territorial concessions TO Italy.
Count Tisza, Baron Burian. and Count
HOetZendorf all urged the Emperor to
yield Trentino. but he refused empha IT,
Cally, and II was only after long argu-
ment with his advisers that he consent
ed to an opening of negotiations with a
view to the rectification of the frontier
in Trentino.
The Emperor is still convinced that
victory by the German allies is certain
and he consented to permit of the negO-
tiations with Italy because he thinks he
will be able to annul the concessions
when Germany and Austria are in a po-
sitiOn to dictate peace terms
1t was Immediately after this consent
had been wrunS from the Emperor that
Prince Won Buelow opened the negOtia-
tons in Rome.