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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-23
MISCELLANEOUS FARMS
FOR SALE
700 Acre Farm

Present price Of wool and beef points the
way to wealth here; l75 acres tillabe. bis
pasture Thousands Of cords valuable hard wood
and estimated a million feet timber apple or
trout brook and water power i2-rm. house. 3
big barns mail. del. near school and neigh
hor owner has another farm. price only
$4,000. part down another Of 500 acres with
pasture for 500 sheep. for $4,000 on easy
terms details both page Q. "Strout's Big Bunch
OF Bargains copy free. f. A. Strout Farm
Agency. Dept 272e, 29i Washington street
Boston 1921
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-23
Dog River Valley Fair, Mortified, Sept
n and 2S

Via the Central Vermont railway train
leaves Barre s:25 a. m, ll:55 a. m. !;
Montpelier . a. M, l2:ls p. m Fare for
round trip, Barre 75c, Montpelier SOC.
Returning, leave Mortified fair grounds
S:35 p. m, $3.50 p. m. See flyers for
further particulars.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-23
For Sale,

Annuities yielding guaranteed life in
comes. These are collectible annually.
annually, quarterly or monthly as
desired. Rates reasonable. Send for
particulars. National Life ms. CO.. of
Vt. tMutual.) 67th year. S. S. Bal
lard, general agent, Rialto block, Mont
pelier, Vt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-23
WANTED

GOOD RELIABLE PARTY wants farm 20
rent from TO five years, all stocked. Ad-
dress w R. Rowland. Cabot, Vt r. d:
No l. lo-u
WANTED Rooms for students near God
dard Seminary | have ? places for girls
20 work their board and attend. Apply at once
to o. X HOLSTER. Goddard Seminary. loou
POSITIONS WANTED American couple de
sire positions in institution as SUPERVISORS or
such like For particulars write to j. n.
care Times Office. Barre loVto-
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SATURDAY, SEPT. 80, '16
) Good Serviceable
All-ArOund Livery Horses

ranging in weight from 900 to l,025 lbs;
top buggies, ! Concord buggy and
surveys, sleighs--6 of them Courtlandt
and good ones; | 2seat express sleigh
and surrey sleigh, single drive har.
nesses. ? sets of double drive harnesses
and heavy express harness, I fur robes,
fall and spring robes, street blankets
some stable blankets and light robes, |
horse clipper and other stable equip
ment. This is good lot of livery stock
and will be sold as advertised, as mean
business. No reserve or limit. Terms at
time Of sale.
JAMES LAWSON, Owner.
c. F. SMITH, Auctioneer, Barre, VT.
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]. J. DASHNER
REAL ESTATE AGENT
Has Some Special Bargains at
This Time

NO. SOL is nice home on the carne be-
tween Barre and Montpelier large lot l00x215,
with shade trees nice 5-room house finished
in oak stain with some hardwood floors bath.
nice fireplace, hot and cold water. spring water
and electric lights piazzRs on sides of the
house this house only built 3 years ago
here is one OF the homes where anyone wish
ing for comfort and who would like 20 live
Just out the city and have a nice lot of land
and be able to keep chickens etc. would more
than enjoy ! am ready to show II to you at
any time, for il is a bargain at the price that
sell it at l0otf
NO. 302 Is another nice proposition for a
home or an investment this Is a 2-tenement
house, centrally located. with lot s0x1oo, with
"a nice shade trees house is divided so that
there are rooms side and rooms
on the other with all modern improvements,
electric lights, gas, furnace heat, nicely fin
tshed inside. anyone looking for an invest
ment had better look this up. for you could
live in side and rent the other. II is now
rented to frst-class people and for good large
rent. l00tf
NO sos Is another good proposition. which
you do not find very often for sale; a small
farm of 10 acres, only II mile from hustling
railroad town and near Barre City, this farm
Is nicely divided into tillage, pasture and
woodland: land lays fine; nice shade trees all
along the roadside; good fruit orchards
good s-room house in very good repair this
place IL well cared for would keep from TO
10 cows if you are looking for small farm,
let me show you this one. i0otf
NO. so4 is a very good Imam farm Of 1870
acres, some little distance from Barre but
near a good village; nice automobile roads
very productive soil for all kinds Of crops
plenty of wood and lumber with this farm
you get cows. bull. number of calves.
horse: there is a nice set of farming tools.
hand tools of all kinds, gasoline engine and
saws. poultry and hens, and frewood all fitted
for the stove for year or more this is one
that you seldom find with such good buildings
and location and equipment at such a low
price as only $500 100tf
For further information regarding these or
any other real estate. to price etc, write 4
1r call
]. ]. DASHNER Real Estate Agent
Building Barre. VT 4
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-23

Hiram H. Allen, for over 90 years a
Bennington business man, died Wednes-
day after two years illness with par
alysis of the throat, He served in the
Civil war
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-23

John Whittemore of Enosburg Falls
suffered broken nose Tuesday when a
board on which he stepped flew up and
struck him squarely on that member,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-23

The annual reunion of the lith rcgi.
ment OF Vermont volunteers in the Civil
war will be held in Middlebury the latter
part OF October.
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MISCELLANEOUS

THOSE N NEED or SPRING WATER
wIA do well 70 acarsss Thomas II. CORY N.
r. Montpelier. Vt. He gives dcuth and GUAM
thy 81 water. trace Eas and water mains. and
also accurate quantity and quality Of mineral
ssr1sltS- lEsz&-
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FOUR LINES FOR 25c

The Timo will publish Wants, Lost ana
Found, For Sale, To Let, ete,-short advertise
menb ~ the rate ~ four lines Tor twenty -nfe
cents for the first Insertion and five cents TOT
each subsequent insertion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-23

The steamer Vermont will make its
last trip on Lake Champlain for the
season to-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-23
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS

Over 800 students are attending the
Lyndon institute and Vail Agricultural
school
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-23

Work on the armory at St. Johnsbury
is progressing rapidly. The brick walls
are up above the first floor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-23

Alpheus Haskins was found dead in
bed at A. T. Carpenters in Huntington
Center Sept. Is. He had never recovered
from an injury he received while saving
wood a few months ago.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-23
LOST AND FOUND

STRAYFD-A yearinE heifer strayed into
our enclosure Owner can have same by
proving property and paying charges. A. W
Allen co. AeVS
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-23
WEBSTERVILE.

Complete line of latest fall and win
ter millinery. All new goods. Your
patronage solicited. Mrs. A. F. Neal
lister, East Barre.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-23
THINKING OF A FARM ?
Just Take a Glance at Thesel


NO. ilo2 An FOR $4,000; so acres, about
evenly divided; tillhge level and free from
stone about az miles 20 Barre City on main
road 2la miles 10 Plainfeld Groom house,
which Is being rcnaircd and little more
would make i rood barn with tie-ups for 10
cows silo children transported 20 school 81
the price. the owner includes horses, ! COW
40 hens. estimated IL tons OF hay, z acres
crops, rs ran wood and all farming tools lA9ti
NO, 95i-45 acres az miles 70 Barre, near
school. grocery and cream teams call only
Sl.750.o0. with the barns fun r. hoy % tplen-
did small farm all the land can be plowed
except the woodland good S-ruom hocse well
painted 30N40-ft. barn nice fruit orchard
place is pleasantly situated near neighbors, on
good road with plenty Of travel bear IN misd
that both the above farms are near enough 70
the city so one could work in the sheds, l+9u
NO. io07-All for So 10000: cows. 3
calves, a good horse, colts. pigs, brood
SOW. 80 to 40 hens. % 10 80 turkeys a splendid
included with this desirable 45-acre Plainheld
farm miles from Barre brick house of 10
rooms. barns a splendid one-man farm in
good location bargain at the price l49tf
WOODLAND on the Little farm 81 Gran
iteville. only about mile 10 the best wood
marke. in Vermont there are about 20 acres
in this lot and probably from $500 TO 4 600
cords Of wood can be taken from H. This
is the famous Fremont Little sugar place Of
about Zoo trees also from so TO 30 acres Of
tillagc and pasture; some acres Of backber-
RIGS and raspberries, 100 bearing apple trees,
choice fruit acres Of Mcintosh Red apple
trees the tilage land produced about 40 tons
Of hay this season there are barns. shop,
l00-ft. henhouse would sell all for $4,000 On
or will sell either parcel separate must be sold
as Mr.. Little leaves soon for the South. l4et
30 ACRES Of pasture and woodland 3 miles
TO Barre City; nearly three-fourths covered
with growing soft wood a bargain al $500 90.
i4en
This Is the place to get in touch with real
bargains in real estate. See us before buying
or selling Auction work attended 20 right
THE D. A. PERRY REAL ESTATE AGENCY
Telephone Connections
Howland-Cave Building, Barre. VI
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-23
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE


FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE Tor city Or
village property a river farm ga miles from
Rochester, w. on state automobile road farm
contains 100 acres about y wood and timber
good buildings with running water 900 sugar
trees, new sugar house. all fully equipped ;
farming tools and partly stocked large steam
saw-mll u mile from house, Telephone even
lngs 21s.W. or address Geo +. Laekey, Mont.
pcler. VI. lbttf
OFFER FOR SALE MY HOME PLACE
one OF the best small farms Ia Mashlngiah
county, near Barre City the land u practically
smooth and Il In high state Of cultivation
THIS farm viii keep 10 COWS and team hne
young orchard Of 200 trees, loo cherry trees IN
bearing, balance apple and plum 100 eurrant
bushes buildings consist Of an ll-room house
with bath. In good condition barns adjoin'
Ing, 26Nao pnd / 1880 basement stable
new sto, henhouse and carriage sheds plenty
OF shade, excellent location for summer board
srs. For further particulars inquire OF X
Northrop, Barre Vt, tel 3S6-22, or the ID. a.
Perry Real Estate Agency. 1851
FOR SALE-Lot and building. known IS
BENJAMIN Falls schoolhouse. Inquire OF D. W;
Gross. Montpelier VI l4au
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-23

Statesmen selling restaurant hotel cafe
cicar. pool, drug. general store trade can do
biz business with our new live pocket side line
All merchants towns 100000 and under want
il $500 commission each sale: no Collecting
no expense or risk % merchant We take hack
all unsoid goods Garfield Mfg Co. POS Sivel
street. Chicago III ls2fis
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-23

SALESMAN ~ Vacancy Oct with old
house: permanent position: cover Vermont .
staple line sold exceptional terms high
commission $500 weekly advance. Sales Man
arer Suite %. 500 Woodward Detroit l62tls
A WET WASH LAUNDRY FOR SALE
clearing $500 weekly price. $4,000 cash
Address - Hancock street South Braintrte
Mass. Is2ts
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-23
200 Head of Cattle For Sale

Davis & Martin Of Plainfeld offer at private
sale 200 head OF cattle consisting Of several
fresh cows about 100 cows 20 freshen in octo-
Der and November next. about 80 head OF year.
lings and two-year-olds: also / Registered
yeariing Guernsey BULL registered Holstein
bull calves, high-grade 2-yeAr-old Holstein
bulls, and several steers and oxen we also
offer for sale 100 small pigs at 81. so each, as
last rs they become weeks old. This is all
high-grade Holstein, Durham, Guernsey and
Jersey cattle. and In the very best Of condi-
ton, and must be sold before stock has 10 come
TO the barn. ~ r. telephone 34s-s MONTPELIER
or alb-W Barre. Davis & Martin. Plainfed.
W. l54t24
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Statesmen

WANTED Salesman to represent a Barre
granite manufacturer good opportunity for
the right man. Address M" Times office.
l62tSs
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-23

FARMS FOR SALE AND EXCHANGE for
good renting property: farms that will keep
from 10 30 eowT good location would ex-
change some Of those large farms for small
farms ]. r. Stewart Mortified. VT. i46t2s'
notice. have house that rents better
than $500 day that I would like 10
trade for farm and stock. J. W. Magoun,
SIS South Main street, Barre. i46tle'
FOR RENT Tenement. Maple avenue. sl2
1877
SALE OR EXCHANGE-Hou in Barre
City, for small farm. stock and tools, l45t
FOR RENT-House in Websterville, $500.
i45tf
FOR SALE, RENT OR EXCHANGE-Doub
tenement house in East Barre. l45E
FOR RENT-Tenement, Beckley court, $500.
146tf
II. A. PHELPS co.
Telephone 3l4-2 Miles Block, Barre, Vt
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-23

Louis F. Crosier, who was admitted to
the soldiers home from Stamford and
had been there II years, died Thursday.
He had been at that institution longer
than any man now living.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-23

Louis +. Crosier, who was admitted to
the soldiers home from Stamford and
had been there II years, died Thursday.
He had been at that institution longer
than any man now living.
Benjamin F. Payson, sea captain,
aged IS years, and Mrs. S. +. Lillian
Harry Smith, aged 50 years, both of
Gloucester, Mass, were married Wednes-
day in Bellows Falls. The bride was the
aunt of Mr.. Payson's son-in-law.
Burr and Burton seminary in Man.
chester delayed its opening one week
longer than most other institutions in
the state on account of the prevalence
of infantile paralysis in neighboring
towns and will not begin work until
Sept. 26.
Owing TO an alleged flaw in the warn
ing for the village meeting held in Swan
ton Sept 6, when it was voted to issue
900 in negotiable bonds for electric
development, second meeting had to
be held Wednesday, when the former
action was ratified.
There will be no session of school at
Vermont academy in Saxtons River this
fall and probably not for a year. At
the end of that time it is thought the
affairs OF the institution will have
shaped themselves so that school work
there may be resumed.
Just as Mr. and Mrs. Sabin Carmsn
and family were ready to move from
Peekskill n. Y, to a farm in Highgate,
which they recently purchased their
nine year-old son was taken i'll with in
fantile paralysis and died. They will
be unable to move until the quarantine
is removed.
A jury in Addison county court, which |
has been trying to settle a case in which I
it was alleged that Gilbert LaFarrier OF /
East Middlebury had left paint cloths
where a cow belonging TO Charles Mar
awhile had gotten hold of and eaten
them, was unable to reach an agree
ment. The COW, which was worth S25
died, and the suit has already cost (
enough to buy four or five cows at that
price
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-23

Factory output now one million cigars weekly.
Largest selling brand of loo Cigars in the
world. X C. Sullivan. Mfr. Manchester. n. II.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-23
FOR SALE

FOR SALE Good Glenwood heater for sale.
INQUIRE Of AleH. A. Stewart GFaniteyiils.
let's
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-23

FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE for city prop
ertyFarm in Washington with 225 acres, land
Is good tillage and easy TO cultivate estimate
10000 eds. Of wood and plenty Of growing
softwood with farm buildings In good condi-
tion and running water TO both house and
barn. For further particulars tel. 6ll-4. Barre
VT. iITtf
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SATURDAY, SEPT. 30, '16

at o'clock sharp in the afternoon, tn,
following choice stock
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-23

This is the place to get in touch with real
bargains in real estate. See us before buying
or selling. Auction work attended 20 right.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-23

COOKING RANGE FOR SALE CHEAP II
street barre. Inlf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-23
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 81

nj | o'clock p, M, at Myron Goodenough
farm, recently purchased by I'd. kilgar'
dan, 2ls miles from
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-23
HARDWICK

? miles from South Walden, miles from
Cabot. Good roads either way for au'
tomohile.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-23
TO RENT

To RENT-Two heated rooms in Eastman
hloek. suitable for light housekeeping tele-
phone A2i-2 or SEE C. l., Woodwork, Eastmsn
block. lt-u
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-23

FOR SALE-1he new crop Of seott's deli
.lous extracted honey l. now ready i6c per
To- net bring your package II. W. Scott 10
street isOtf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-23

THE D. A. PERRY REAL ESTATE AGENCY
Telephone Connections
Howand-Cave Building, Barre w.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-31

grapples with the assailant, who es-
capes. The awakened household
find Graeme bending over the body.
He is arrested for the crime, but
freed on the testimony of Mem, Katti
Hab's servant, who hates his master
Elsie and Graene are married The
sinister influence of the idol sepa-
rates them. The Yogi makes another
attempt to steal the Idol. He is
trapped in a closet with a spring
lock. He calls on the God for re-
lease. The Idol moves, upsetting
lamp. Elsie returning, discovers the
fire. Her latent maternal instinct
aroused, she rushed in to save her
child She is overcome by smoke and
both are rescued by Graeme The
God and its evil influence are des-
troyed, but lin the fragments of the
idol are found the priceless gems for
which Katti Hab paid his life. The
Queen is also showing today the 9th
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-31
cossack's Horse a Wonder.

The achievements Of the Cossacks
In the recent Russian advance Is no
surprise to anyone familiar with the
Cossack's horse The animal Is small,
with short, thick head and neck
and sloping back, but what he lacks
10 size he appears to make up In intel
iigence. He Is Indifferent to weather
and climate. because he never had a
warm stabie. He thrives where any
other horse would starve and relishes
food that a goat might scorn. His
rider win tether him on snow COW
cred plain and he will get his own
food by scraping aside the snow to
reach the grass underneath. And so
dociie is he that he will form breast
work for his master to FIRE over.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-31
GOOD PROGRAM At EMPIRE
- WITH CHAPLIN COMING

Mary Fuller is playing at the En-
pire theatre today in o double role.
that OF twin sisters, in Behind the
Vel Victor feature in two acts,
presenting the dramatic story of
a love swindler. This drama issby
Elizabeth II. Carpenter. telling the
story of twin sisters, one of whom
steals the place in society belonging
to the other Other numbers on the
Empire program are Universal
Weekly" showing news events in mo
ton pictures, and an L.-Eo comedA
"A Gamblers Gambol." featuring
Fatty voss. Tomorrow the great CO.
median. Charlie Chaplin. will be at
the Empire in one OF his late Mutual
Chaplin comedies. "The Vagabond. I"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-31
ATTIC A THING OF THE PAST
Treasure House Of Family Relics Has
Completely Disappeared IN These
Modern Days.

A very modern indictment against
the architects and builders OF this
town has been returned by young
married couple who have spent con-
siderable time looking for home.
They report the Incredible fact that
there are no nttics In the newer class
OF houses. or very few. Where the
attic ought TO be there are finished
rooms with regular. floors. papered
walls and lighting fixtures.
To the philoSorhic mind this is a
state OF affairs OF the gravcst mo-
mcnt. for in the swift moving tide of
American life that has swept away so
many of the moorings of the home
and family the attic WAS about all
that was left TO tie to. remarks n
writer In the Indianapolis News. Not
everybody can have ancestors, por-
traits, family skeletons. and the ether
things that go with lineage but ev-
erybody can have an attic IL they will
make stand for II and not allow o
mere style In houses to deprive them
WI tfftiF <tit atttt - wv b'Ftt
est substitute for n family tree that
has heen discovered. II takes only n
few generations to furnish 1t with me-
Ihentos that constitute complete
genealogical history of the occupants
Or the house. And these are the things
Like portraits and skeietons--that go
To preserve family pride.
No man can go into the attic and
see fhe first copper-toetl boots he wore
ds a boy hanging TO the rafters with
dut feeling some sort Of stir within
him. He cannot see the remains OF
his grandmother's hoopskirts without
feeling somehow that there IL con-
meeting link between him and the his
tory Of his country. As for the pad
dei silk brocaded vest his grandfather
wore on his wedding day. II is a pat
emit Nof responsibility equal to a suit
of armor--besides looking good deal
like one,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-31
DANGEROUS Bush.

He was laborer untutored In the
language of flowers. Mrs. Wife had en-
ployed him to work around the garden.
his principal duty being to Danish
weeds. lie displayed an interest, how
ever, In every blossom and seemed to
enjoy talking about them, particularly
& big towering bush near the back
fence.
What's thatT' he asked.
"Spirea," Mrs. Wife answered.
is IL poisonf"
"No, guess not"
Sure II is. j monkeyed around one
O them bushes couple o. weeks ago
an had to 90 TO the dentist right
afterward. And now he says l got
spirea."
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-31
FIGHTING COCK KILLS OWNER
Knife on Game Fowls Leg Cut Artery
In Mans Leg. and Death Fol-
fltfii lowed Shortly.

What proved to be, a fatal attempt
ut fighting cocks s,frreptitiousfy was
the one made In the back yard Of VI
cente's stables at AIT Gale q, Tauspn.
Sampaloc. In which Tlorentino de In
Cruz received deep gnsh on the left
thigh, cutting an artery, frornthe fight
ing knife of one of the ROSTERS. from
which he died from loss of blood while
being rushed to the Philippine General
hospital.
From the investigation Of the oc-
ctlrrence and from the Testimony OF
witnesses, 1t Is dedused that Floren-
tino, who was cochero Of the stables,
and Pedro Santos, another cochero.
were about to engage In a surreptitious
game Of cock-fighting and had fas-
tened knives to their respective birds
legs.
When everything was ready both
men sat on their launches preparatory
TO turning the birds loose. Florentino,
however. put his bird on HIS lap and
as the two men who had sat too close
together their birds began to fight
while still in their hands, with the re-
suit that Florentino received a deep
thrust in the left thigh. cutting an ar
terry. The fast wagon was Immediate
ly called to convey the injured man to
the hospital, but on account or the Sc
we're loss of blood ha died on the way.
Manila Cable to New York Sun.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-31

Vineyard owners in. France are this
year utilizing a peculiar sort of gun
rs O means OF stopping hailstorms
which are prevalent and frequently
ruin the grape crop. The mechanism
consists of a large breechloadiug gun,
supported on Il tripod. A funnel shaped
smokestack, which is u continuation Of
the barrel, passes through the roof
and distributes the smoke and force
of the explosion into the atmosphere.
This antihail gun Is fired against dark
clouds which indicate a coming storm.
and In many cases effectually scattsrs
them.