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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-19
s6.353.96
Report of Superintendent.

The report of the superintendent, Miss
Fanny Pickup. from Dec. l, 1915, to Dec.
l. 1915. was as follows:
Number of patients in hospital Dec. |.
1918. IS; patients in hospital Dec. l.
1916. 20; admitted in hospital year 1915
Ia. 3l4: male patients, lao, female pa
tients 20l; male surgical 81, female sur
gicaI JOS: male medical Al, female medi-
cal 35; obstetrical cases, Al; births,
males IS. females 26; discharges from
hospital during year 337, well OF i'm
proved $40. dead p; maximum number
OF patients any day y, minimum number
,r-..-a -. ..sx4h ,,aoo
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-19
UP FOR CONFIRMATION.
Several Vermont Postmasters' Names
Sent to Senate.

Washington, ID. C., Dec. l9-The Sen
ate Yesterday received the following
nominations for postmssters: Vermont
Albert b. Roberts. Dorset; Antonio Bo-
nazzi, Plainfeld; W. Ralph Whitney,
Franklin; Riley w. Densmore, West
Burke.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-19
GRANITEvHLE.
Quarry Workers Notice.

Regular meeting OF branch No. II. Q.
W. /. L. Of \. A.. viii be held in Miles
hau Thursday evening, Dec. p, at :
o'clock. Balloting for international un-
ion president aud auditor. As many as
can d. present. Per order OF secretary.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-19
Spanish Steamer Sunk.

London. Dee la.-Hoyds announces
that the Spanish steamer Ason has been
sunk
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-19

The transport Russia referred to is
probably the British steamer of that
name which sailed from Newport News
November 10 for Alexandria, Egypt,
which would be about due TO return.
Her net tonnage was 5,753.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-19

Continued on sixth Page.l
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-03-02
CHAPTER XlV-continued.

Gerry started opening the sluiCe
gates, the lowest first. The water CUR
igled' out into the main trench and from
there was distributed. At first the
thirsty soil swallowed it greedily but
gradually the rills stretched farther
and farther down into the valley. I'm
der the blazing sun they looked like
streams of molten silver and gold.
Margarita came running up to them
from the house. Gerry put his arm
around her and made her face the val
ley. Then he looked at the girl and
smiled. She smiled back at him but
trouble was still in her eyes.
Gerry left her to start on the work
of fitting the ponderous sluice-gate of
lhewn logs that he had prepared for
the mouth of the great ditch. 1t was q
triumph of ingenuity. He never could
have evolved it without the aid of a
giant lronwood wormscrew taken from
the wreck Of cotton press. The screw
was so heavy that he and BOnifacio
could hardly carry it.
At the end of three days the great
gate was installed He and Bonifaclo
.tolled like sailors at u capstan. They
drove the heavy barrier down into the
sand with last turn of the screw and
shut out the river. Margarita came
and saw and was pleased.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-03-02

really caught her looking at me while
was sitting on the old stone bench
down by the pond.
I Jumped up and ran after her all the
way down Long Lane and up the Low
Road 10 where the red COW broke her leg
that time and there I lost her. l didn't
find her again and had TO come away
without her and now feel so queer
sort of haif-y, just like YOU
Somehow can't blame hef. She didn't
want to leave the Hill in the gorgeous
month so she just stayed behind. DO you
remember
This is the gorgeous month when iesfy
fires
Mount to the gods in myriad summer
pyres -.
A few hours ago when was doing my
mile on the avenue almost got run down
and Mam'selle gave me an awful scolding
for being so absent-minded. II was a true
word. I was just Observation-Disclosures
because my mind was of chasing that
other half. And then came back and
there / was on the avenue with people
staring at me more than they ever have
before. ! suppose 1t was because / was
out Of breath with chasing In my mind
Good-by, Alan. GLEN.
Alan sat in the circle of light from
the hanging lamp and stared into the
darkness. From the river came the
sound of sucking mud, then a heavy
tread. A monster hippo Numbered
through the bushes in search of food
On the other side of the tree trunk the
Zanzibar was snoring. The fires were
burning out at the mems camp. Once
more the odor of their bodies hung il
| the air.
Alan arose and dragged his chair tC
the outer edge of the mango tree. HI
sat down and with hands locked ant
elbows on knees gave himself up t
memory. He forgot the sounds ant
smells of Africa, the black-green Of
overhanging leaves, the black shadow:
of the swirling river, the black-bron",
of the men about him. For an hour h,
tore himself away from the blacl
world to wander over the beloved hill
in New England where summer die
in a burst of light.
| Red Fill, crowned with mountain
ash, called to his spirit as torch il
the night to lost wanderer. The thir
ty months that had passed since las
he saw its budding promise wer
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-03-02

Under the broad dome of a mango
tree on the banks of an unnamed Afri-
can river Alan Wayne had pitched his
camp. The Selwyn tent and the pro-
jecting yeranda fly were faded and
stained. The bobbinet mosquito cur
tains were creamed with age and serV-
ace. Two camp chairs and a collapse
Ibe table, battered but strong, were
placed before the tent. Over one of
the chairs hung a towel. On the ground
squatted a take-down bath tub, half
filled with water. In the deep shadow
of the tree the pale green rot-proof
canvas of the tent, the fly the chairs
and bathtub, cleaned almost white.
On the farther side of the great
trunk of the tree was the masters
Kitchen, three stones and a half-circle
of forked sticks driven into the ground.
tOn the sticks hung u few pots and
pans, saddle of buck, bits of fat and
a disreputable looking coffee-bag. Be
tween the stones was a bed of Goals
Before them crouched a red-fezzed
Zanzibari
From under second tree, fifty
yards away. came the dull, rhythmic
pounding of wooden pestles in wooden
mortars. The eye could just distin-
guish the glistening naked torsos of
three blacks in motion. They were
singing a barbarous chantey At the
pauses their arms went up and the
pestles came down together with a
thud. The blacks were pounding the
kadr corn for the mems evening meal.
Down the river and almost out of
sight a black. spldery construction
reached out over the water-Alan's
latest bridge. Men sWarmed on it.
Six O'Clock and there came the trlIl
of whistle. Suddenly the bridge was
cleared. A babble of voices arose
There was cracking of twigs. a
shuhiing of feet. here and there a high
excited cry, and then the men poured
into camp. A din OF talk, held in
check for hours, arose GIistenlng
black bodies danced TO lerky, fantastic
steps Songs, shouts and Impatient
cries to the cooks sweIled the medley
OF sound. Through the camp stole the
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-03-02
GEORGE AGNEW CHAMBERLAIN
= copYRI0HT By THE CE1ZZzgY CO.
SYNOPSIS.

Alan Wayne is sent away from Red Hill.
ais home. by his uncle. J. Y. as q moral
failure. Glen runs after him in a tangle
of short skirts to bid him good-by Cap
tain Wayne tells Alan of the failing of the
iWaynes, Glenn drinks Alan's health on his
birthday. Judge Healey defends Alan in
his business with his employers. Alan and
AK meet at sea. homeward bound, and
start a Irritation. At home, Nance Ster-
ling asks Alan to go away from AK AhX
As taken TO task by Gerry, her husband.
for her conduct with Alan and defes him.
Gerry as he thinks. sees Ally and Alan
leloping, drops everything and goes to
Pernambuco. Alix leaves Alan on the
train and goes home Gerry leaves Per-
'nambuco and goes to Plranhas. On a
canoe trip he meets a native girl. The
Judge fails to trace Gerry. A baby is born
TO Alix. The native girl takes Gerry to
her home, and shows him the ruined
plantation she is mistress of. Gerry mar
ries her At Maple house Collingeford
tells how he met Alan-"Ten Per Cent
Wgyne"-buildng a bridge in Africa. Col
lngeford meets AliX and her baby and he
gives her encouragement about Gerry.
Alan comes back to town but does not
go home. He makes several calls in the
City. Gerry begins to improve Margar-
dta's plantation and builds an irrigating
ditch
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-03-02

swept away. He imagined those very
budding leaves at the end of their
course, the pale amber of the elms,
the deep note of the steadfast frs, the
Haunting fire of the brave naples.
Maple House arose before him, its
lawn carpeted with dry leaves. From
the leaves floated an incense, dusty,
pungent. The cool shadows of the
great, rambling house beckoned to
him. Here is peace, here is rest, they
seemed to cry. The memory of home
gripped him, held him and soOthed
him. His head nodded and he slept
only to awake with start, for he had
dreamed that he had lost the way
back forever.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-03-02

to Gerry. "He says" the foreman re-
marked with a leer, on making the
presentation, "you can ride anything
you can catch"
Gerry felt the foreman needed put
ting in place. He went into the house
and reappeared carrying something in
his hat. He climbed the fence and
called The horses raised their heads
and looked. Some were lazy after wa
tering but the others trotted over to-
ward him. They stopped few yards
or and scrutinized him as though to
divine his intentions. Then they APP
preached cautiously, with tense legs,
ready to whirl and bolt. A greedy colt
refused TO play the game of fear to a
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-03-02

Gerry turned to his work of filling
the soil. He cut the best of the cane
and Bonifacio planted the joints at a
slant with knowing hand. He sorted
the bolls of cotton. The women stu
died the fiber and when 1t was long,
silky and tough they picked out the
seeds with care and boarded them, for
their time was not yet One duty
urged another. The days passed rap
idly.
One morning Gerry looked up from
his labor to find a mounted figure just
behind him. An elderly man of florid
face sat a FESTIVE stallion of Arab
strain. The strangers note was opu-
lence. From his Panama hat, thin and
light as PAPER, TO his silver. spurs and
the silver-mounted harness of his
horse, wealth marked him. He was
dressed in white linen and his flaring,
glossy riding-boots Of embroidered
Russian leather stood out from the
white clothes and the whittier sleeps
fleece that served as saddle cloth, with
telling effect. In his hands was a
silyer-mounted rawhide quirt. His
face was grave, his eyes blue and kind
ly. AS Gerry looked at him he spoke
I'm Lieber from up the river"
Gerry started at the familiar Eng
fish and frowned AT the frown the
strangers eyes shifted. II didn't come
down here to bother you" he went OF
hastily. One Of my men told me
about the green grass and / couldn't
keep away. I've got cattle and horses
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-03-02

w OiSpStg TiSui OP huS ihNSis
finish. He strobe forward and was re-
warded with large lump Of sugar.
The sugar was coarse and black, first
cousin to virgin molasses, but it was
redolent. The horses crowded around
Gerry. They paved at him. He had
to beat them back. They made a bold
assault on the empty but odorous hat.
Gerry laughed and cleared the fence to
get away from them. II think your
master must be mistaken" he said
with a smile to the foreman. "Some
of these colts can never have been
backed"
The foreman looked his admiration.
He began to take Gerry seriously; it
was man to man now. He pointed out
the horses that were broken to saddle
and named their gaits and mettle.
Then his shrewd eyes looked around
for further details to add to his report
| to his master He noted that few,
very few, of the cattle were still
| lying down when they should have
been on their feet and eating. These
were herded into a corner of their own
| and old Bonifacio was tending them.
grass. AS they ate they nosed it away,
but Bonifacio pushed it back.
The foreman's eyes caught on two
newborn calves They had been taken
from their weak mothers and were in
a rough pen by themselves. The fore
man did not have to count the stock
to see that none was missing. He was
cattle bred. A gap in the herd or the
bunch of horses would have flown at
the seventh sense of the stockman the
moment he laid eyes on the field. In
stead there were these two calves.
Master" he said to Gerry, you have
made up your mind not to lose head.
You would save even these little ones,
born before their time!"
Gerry nodded gravely. he had
worked hard to save all. He WINGED
at the mere thought of death at Fa-
zenda Flores even down to these least
weaklings. He himself had fed them
patiently from a warm bottle. In trou-
BILE and valuable time they had cost
| hllh al dClC VI COlLOh' nut IN dSlC VI
cotton was a small price to pay for
life.
A grip Of the hand and the foreman
was Off in cloud of dust At the
bridge he pulled his horse down to the
stumbling fox trot that spares beast
and man but eats steadily into a long
journey. A bearer of good tidings rides
slowly.
Gerry turned to his work but a cry
from the house arrested him. He
dropped his field tools and ran to the
houses Dona Maria glanced at him,
clawed and hustled him out of the
room--out of the house. The door
slammed behind him. He heard the
great bar drop. He was locked out.
Gerry paced angrily up and down
the veranda. Calm came back to him.
He saw that he had been fool He
stopped and sat down on the steps of
the veranda. Here, before he had
made his benches, she had often sat
beside him, caressed him. sung to him.
How cold he had been. How little he
had done for her. He remembered
that as she had worked on baby
clothes she had said she wished she
, had some blue ribbon. They had all
laughed at her, but she had nodded heI
girls head grayely and said. Eyes,
/ wish had some blue ribbon-a little
! roll Of blue ribbon" What a brute he
! had been to Taught
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-03-02

In every man there is little of the
instinct of a slave; the instinct to
cringe before power.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-03-02

To keep clean and healthy take DIR.
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They regulate
liver, bowels and stomach.-Adv.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-03-02

Suppose you asked a man for
a job you needed desperately
to keep from starving. Suppose
that man gave you a frightful
beating, out of pure cussedness
and afterWard gave you work.
Would you watch your chance to
get even, or would you save his
life when opportunity offered?
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-03-02

According to Her Cook Book.
Bride-Merciful heavens! That pie
is burning and can't take it out for
ten minutes yet!-Life.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-14
Owl Restaurant

m We don't care too-who too
~ who you are, or too-what. too
what you be; but if you are hungry
you'd better look for me. Where
good home cooking, like some
mothers used to make, and the full
side dishes which certainly are no
fake. Courtesy is our motto if you
only have a dime; of course we
want the money-just fall right in
line. Good things to eat-we're
not so cheap, for the price is high
we all know why; we will do the
best we can" says 81. So II you're
on the street without a place to
sleep, our coy rooms you cannot
beat. We don't care too-who zoo
who YOU are. or too-what, too-what
you be; but II you are hungry.
you'd better look for me. Name?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-14

On Who is the progressive firm
OU which handles the Buick au-
tomobile? This firm is seeking the
business of Abilene and surround
ing territory purely on the basis of
quality, service and friendship. 1t
is the store where you can get your
heating plants and bath room fix
lures, hand, power and electric
washing machines; Copper-Clad
ranges, Savers & Scovill buggies,
Farbanks-M Morse gas engines. wind
mills, etc. If you are contemplat-
ing building a new home, or want
to modernize the old one it will be
a wise move to see this firm and get
estimates. No matter how large or
small the job it will be handled in
satisfactory manner. The stock in
this big store is so complete that
it readily meets all the require
ments of the trade.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-14

| weight and unnecessary size and
power are expensive in every sense
Of the word, but remember also
that if you get a car that is toe
small and too light you stint your
self on comfort and appearance and
real service, in addition to depriv-
ing yourself OF many features which
most buyers of today demand.
The sensible kind of a car to
choose is one of proved mechanical
worth which has been kept up to
date in every detail by experienced,
progressive engineers No car can
be called really sensible unless it
embodies the most scientific light
weight design, unless it's power is
rightly proportional to the weight
of the car, unless it is economical in
fuel, oil and tires, unless it is big
enough to seat all of its passengers
comfortably, unless it is built by a
reputable, strongly established,
conserYatively managed concern,
and unless its price is such that it
can be built in large quantities in
order to give full value, and also
such that its second hand value al
ways has a reasonable relation to
its first cost. How can you be sure
of buying such a car as this? How
can you know when you are max
ing a wise investment? There is
really only one way. Don't take
just your neighbours word for it.
Don't go by over-claimful advertis
ing or altogether on what the
salesman tells you. In addition to
these things, make a study of cars
for yourself. Learn to compare them
in the vital points. Find out about
their manufacturers, and above all,
go to the root of their construction.
Don't think that a car is good just
because it has a handsome body
but get down underneath and study
the chassis and motor, which are
the foundation of the service and
which you will get from
a motor car. We are interested in
seeing every car buyer make a good
and because of this we
urge you to compare cars carefully,
not only as to their construction
and features but chiefly as to their
fitness for your needs. We believe
hat the Oakland Sensible Six is the
deal car for the average buyer and.
we want you to keep in mind the
qualifications which make it SEN
sible car for you to buy. Who?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-14
j. e. Brewer Go.

. What is the name of the firm
y in this city which has been fill
ing the family larder and supplying
the people of this community with
things to wear for more than 35
years? This store carries a com
plete line of dry goods and ladies
and mems furnishings. An attrac-
tive feature just now is a display
of fine table linens in the dry goods
department. This is where you get
Pictorial Review patterns. The gro
Gerry department is large and most
complete and is a model in cleanli-
ness and neatness. The name is in
laid in the doorway and also ex-
tends across the front of the build
ing in large bronze letters. This
name is an absolute guarantee of
quality.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-14

10 A bank that is large enough
ID to accommodate you and not
too large to appreciate you" 1t is
a twentieth century institution and
one of the fast growing banks in
this section of the state, and is pre-
pared to take care of your every re-
quirement pertaining to the banking
business. What is the name? A
part of the name includes the class
that feeds the world. The officers
and directors of this bank have al
ways shown a desire to cooperate
in every movement for the advance
ment of Abilene and tributary ter
ritory and to make this bank use
full to all classes in. every way pos
sible. This bank has safety deposit
boxes for rent. United States de-
pository. Uniform courtesy to all.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-14
G. +. Bath Music store

% Music hath charms, and no
Ji home is complete without
this elevating and educational in
fluence. Who in Abilene and tribu-
tary territory has the agency for
the New Edison Diamond Disc
photograph. which is the premier
of all instruments of this charac-
ter? Visit the store where these
instruments are sold any afternoon
and hear the wonderful results of
this master instrument. What store
is this? This store carries big
stock of records, unbreakable. and
also all late popular songs. Every
Edison reproducer complete. includ-
ing the diamond points, is guaran-
teed for fifty years.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-14
j. L. Kruger Lumber Co.

"a What is the name of a popular
~ lumber firm in the south part
of the business section of Abilene,
which has been in operation for the
past twenty years. supplying this
community with the very best ma
torials for home building? This
firm carries one of the largest stocks
of lumber in the state and will al
ways give you a reasonable price on
you may wish to buy. They
also can supply your wants in coal,
and handle the we'll known brand
of Sewall paints and Vulcanite roof
ing. Their planning mill will take
care of your needs in anything you
may care for in the line of wood
work Headquarters for lime, ce-
ment and plaster.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-14

Or An ill-fitting shoe is the bane
JU Of mans existence. There is a
shoe store in Abilene where you
take no chances Of this sort This
store is exclusive agents for Stetson
shoes and sells ]. & K. shoes for
women: Bostonians for men; Jack
and Jill shoes for boys and girls.
fthis store has corner location on
Broadway) also Educator shoes
which "let the child's feet grow as
they should" What is the name?
You will be assured here of always
getting the kind of footwear you
want at the lowest price, and you
will have the service Of courteous
statesmen who know how to fit you
in a satisfactory manner. Centrally
located.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-14
The Security Flour Mills Co.

On The American housewife is a
OZ severe critic when 1t comes
to passing on the quality of flour.
She knows that only good flour
will make good bread What is the
name of the flour mills in Abilene
which guarantees security in the
use of its products? Grown" flour
is a product of these mills, and
finds a market in all parts of the
world. 1t is sold by all good grocers
on a guarantee of the highest food
value. When you use "Crown" Pat
ent flour you are sure of results
that are pleasing to the entire
household Quality uniformly the
best.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-14
Ra,,gcr Lumber Co.

or Can you name the Oldest lum-
% Der firm in Abilene, place
where it pays to trade? This lum-
Der company has always done its
part toward boosting the growth Of
the city and country. Anything that
is wanted in the line Of building
material can be purchased here at
a most reasonable price. and they
will be glad to give you careful es-
Inmates and any suggestions which
might be Of value. This company
has always maintained a policy Of
fair dealing and carries a complete
line of lumber, coal, lime. cement,
plaster. The name of a North
American animal will guide you in
locating this popular lumber yard.