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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-11-30

III " 49, 49,. - ="
lvousness, flashes of
heat, and | suffered
$50 much / did not
Dknow what / was
doing at times. l
spent $1,000 on doc
tors and not one did
Ime any good. One
day q lady called at
!Imy house and said
.Ishe had been as sick
las ! was at one time,
land Lydia T.. Pink
ia 1,,,'r N,- ,l,la
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UNCLAIMED LETTERS,
WOMEN'S LIST.

List or unclaimed letters I'm the Burling-
ton postofficc for the week ending. Nov.
emher $50, 1916
WOMENS LIST.
Jennie Alexander, Miss OHvinc Rechar,
Mrs c. NJ Brown, Miss Mary Brown.
Miss Nita Borella, Mrs y G. Crahbs
Ruth Carpenter, Laura Fuller Mrs Jes-
sic ilorncr, Mrs Clara Morse Mrs Mer-
rill. Miss Theresa f.. Olzendam Mrs G.
+. Phil, Miss Leah SeaVer ., Frances
Stafford, Mrs. Lillian Trudo, Miss Mildred
Wright
MEN : LIST.
Jas. Birney, w. r. Coleman Fred Chad
wick, Rev, Father DcvolVc. NJ. II. Davis
Harmon Davis, H. d. Howard. Frank
llelebestos. W. j kclCourse Theo r.
Lyon, A. Miller, +. Schuyler Mathews,
Eliot Norton. l., A. Richards. l.. T.
Richards, Chas, L. Smith, Francis Tru-
deau, Jack Williams, b Bosch
WlNOOSkl LIST
Joseph Chaput, Mrs. Charles Cheese
man, Florence Gerow.
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If THE nABY IS CurpYNG TEETH

he sure and use that old and well-tried
remedy, Mrs, Winslow's Soothing syrup.
for children teething. u soothes tho
child, softens tie gums, ailays all pain.
cures wind collie and is the best remedy
for Diarrhoea. Twenty-iiyo cents .
tOttle-ady.
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the photograph which he took OF
Phoebe. the ninth night satellite Of
Saturl.
The Astronomical Society OF Mexico
awarded him the "Filipe Rivera" prize
Mr.. Mctcalf is well known in Burling-
ton whore he was for ten years pastor
of the Unitarian Church.
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A REMARKABLE
STATEMENT
Mrs. Sheldon Spent $1,000 for
Treatment Without Bene-
fit. FinallyMade Well by
Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg.
etable Compound.

Englewood, III. -" lille going
through the Change of Life suffered
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-09

night clerk up to the chief of the detective staff.
and from that gimlet-eyed individual up to the
august general manager himself, were thrown into
a condition of CONSERVATION, bordering panic
sharply for bis delay in answering her call but
ton, brought to the two Social Pirates their first
intimation of the startling situation. The bell
boy, 1t developed, had been detained by the house
detective to answer certain questions regarding
his last call at 1874 and the youth filled with the
mystery OF it all. was more than eager to pour
out the whole story to sympathetic listeners. The
girls found themselves in possession of fairly
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-09

facing white-coated attendant. who was telling
them to be seated while he notified the doctor
OF their presence The attendant had been seated
at fat-top desk, on which was opened large
book, suggesting journal register. Mona
stepped quickly across to the desk ~ the man
left the room. A her eyes fell the opening
page before her she gave little gasp. The latest
entry in the ENTHUSIASTICALLY q register Of the
patients Of the institution-was
Robert Gardner"
And it had been written in the same hand.
writing, which had addressed the mysterious
letter at the Grand Hotel the day before!
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-09

a little bit better than anyone else just now!
Come what do you say"
Maxwell paced back and forth across the
floor affecting to consider.
Isn't it a fact, Wentworth, that you and
nurkin have been caught short on munitions
and that YOU would stand to profit more than
anyone else by the play you suggest?
Wentworth laughed in an effort TO cover
the confusion which the others direct question
had caused.
What of it? OF course, have been caught
So have others We can't all be as lucky
YOU were"
What do you think am-as big a scoundrel
YOU two2" returned Maxwell with deliberate
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-09
Plot byI George Bronson H0,Uard, Nouelizat
COPYRIGHT BY KALEM COMPANY

trouble in the proper wording of its contents
At length, however, the task evidently
finished to their satisfaction. The speaker, whose
cryptic sentence Mary had overheard, finally
picked up the letter head, and read its contents
to his companion, but his voice slow that,
strain she might, Mary found 1t impossible TO
follow his voice She saw the couple push back
their chairs, and rise from the table, taking the
mysterious letter with them sealed in
velope. Mary them safely out of the room,
allowed herself two or three minutes leeway,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-09

Ihere Is some SAUSAGE
ton in that thought. Per-
haps there will be another
development in the situa-
tion soon which will set us
on the right track !"
Little did she dream
how soon such a develop
ment was to occur--or
the sinister situation into
which 1t was to plunge
them!
1t was shotly after
eight o'clock the next
morning when the final
inkling of the startling
mystery, which was soon
to claim the attention of
the entire city, first OBJ
truded itself into the usu-
ally well ordered routine
of life at the Grand Hotel.
This was nothing less than
the fact that the occupant
of Suite No. 124 had dis
appeared as thoroughly
az though the earth had
opened suddenly and swal-
lowed him bodily. Such "a
situation would have been
sufficiently unquieting had
the central figure of the
mystery been an ordinary
parsonage, without any in
dividual claim on public
attention. But when ii was
learned that the missing
occupant of Suite No. 1874
was Roland Maxwell, the
millionaire plunger and
a m a teur philanthropist,
the official staff of the
Grand Hotel fror, tha
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-09

anu rapidly crossed 10 bnc desk Lhey nau va
Gated. On the polished mahogany surface lay the
blotter with which the man had dried the ink OF
the address envelope. 1t was new one and this
the first to which it had been put The
girl smiled she several zigzagging lines
of inverted writing-the reversed impression
from the envelope. With the aid of a mirror it
just possible that the lines could be read.
She slipped the blotter into her handbag, and
hurried excitedy back to the elevator, and back
to her room Il
Mona awaiting her eagerly, and listened
closely TO her report, "All that need Is
a mirror" finished the girl" Then read
the blotter and will have real Sherlock Holmes
clue ="
Mona smiled. II afraid, dear, that blot
tiers not read with mirrors-except in detec-
tive stories! However, try it, For the
better part of an hour, the two sought industri-
ously TO gather the message of the tell-tale blot
ter holding mirror in all kinds of lights and
angles and then going far to try the effect
OF magnifyng glass-but all to purpose.
The impression of the envelopes address had left
out several letters almost entirely, and those
which remained were faint and blurred that
at the end of an hour the two owned themselves
fairly beaten.
"Well, have done our best' said Mona.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-09

GLAND MAXWELL glanced UP curl
ously from the table as the visitors
were ushered into his room. One
of the reasons for his success was
his human curiosity in people,
whether high or low. The big Wall
Street "piunger" was fond of say
ing that there was no subject so
interesting as the study of hui
man face-thst the panorama of
a city street held far more express
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-05
MIDDLESEX

Owing to the illness of Miss Sweeney.
the school in the Swift district has been
closed the past week.
Mrs Luther Russell is confined to the
house with bronchial trouble.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. T Miles go Sunday
night to their new home in Montpelier.
MI Miles viii work for the Montpelier
Grocery company.
Mrs. win Herring is nursing in the
family Of Gilbert Miles, sr.
On account OF illness, the grange did
not hold its regular meeting Wednesday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luke Somers have re-
turned from weeks visit in Fair Haven.
Mail Carrier II. W. Comstock has been
confined to the house with heart trouble
the past few days.
Mrs. F. B. Miles is spending the week
end with her sister in East Montpelier.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-05
TALK OF THE TOWN

James c. Carswel Is passing a few
days in Rutland and Proctor.
Noticel All kinds OF stove repairs al
l.. A. Prindle & Co.'S. Pearl street.
Factory method, shoe repairing. Char,
bonneaus, basement Worthen block.-ad
Joseph ID. 0ssola OF North Main street
returned 20 The city to-day, fter pass
ing several days in Waterbury on bus.
mess.
Richard Venner left this morning for
Moretown 60 join a party OF Barre hun
tiers in camp on the outskirts of the
village
We buy chickens, hides, skins and
pelts Pay the highest market price,
Bring yours along. II. j. Smith Co., 367
North Main street.
Clarence Loso of plattsburg, n. Y, ar.
rived in the city yesterday for visit Of
several days with his brother, Charles
I.oso Of Maple avenue.
The condition of +. A. Prindlc of Keith
avenue, who has been confined to the
house by the grippe for several days.
was reported TO be somewhat improved
to-day.
Raymond Cave, returned to his studies
at the University Of Vermont to-day,
after spending a short vacation at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Cave of French street.
William Grant OF Pearl street, Gen.
trail Vermont railroad employe, who was
removed to the City hospital few
weeks ago to receive treatment is ON
the road TO recovery after a very seri-
Gus illness.
Harold Fits, who has been passing
few days with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Homer Fits Of Park street, re-
turned this morning to Burlington,
where lie is student at the UNIVERSE
ty of Vermont.
DR.. c. II. Magoon has optical parlors at
y North Main street in Barre. He is
graduate optometrist, thoroughly trained
in his profession. lie will examine your
eyes, make, fit and adjust your glasses.
Good service guaranteed.-a
John II. Carrick of Park street, who
is employed by the Peoples Lighting,
Heating & Power company, was taken to
the City hospital yesterday in the Perry
& Noonan ambulance to receive treat /
ment for an attack of pneumonia.
Charles II. Northrop of Merchant I
street. who resumed charge OF his ex-
press business for a few days this week,
lfter having been confined to the house
Tor more than a month, is again detained
1t home by illness and under the care of
/ physician.
Officer Harry Gamble went to the cap
tai this morning and brought to Barre
,ne Reuben Clough, an inmate of the
,ounty Jail, who was subp@naed to tes
.ify in the city court case of State VS..
Joseph Bennett, charged with furnishing
liquor Illegally
John Reid of Elm street, who has
zen employed as steward at the VIM
tia club for the past three years, has
esigned his position to accept the stew
rdship OF the country club in New Jer I
ey. Mr.. Reid will terminate his daties
ext week A meeting OF the club board
f managers viii be held this evening
0 act ON the resignation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-05
Notice to Public.

Beginning Feb. /. the meat business
of w. II. Martin and the grocery bust
ness OF Bartlett & Nye, conducted by
George c. Nye all of Plainfeld, have
been united into partnership, namely,
Martin & Nye. A frst-class meat, gro
Gerry and provision business viii be car
ried on. All old bills due either of
these firms must be settled at once. We
respectfully solicit your patronage.
w. H. Martin,
George c. Nye.
Plainfeld, Vt, Feb |.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-05
WATERBURY
Offer of $3.50 Per Head Made for 20 Hol-
stems in States Herd.

Offer has been made of $3.50 per heat
for 20 cows of the herd of registered
Holsteins owned by the state at the
barns near the hospital. Part Of these
are in the advanced registry All have
been raised here. They viii not be sold
AT the Methodist Episcopal church to-
morrow Rev w. B. Dukeshire, superin-
tendent of the st, Adams district, will
preach both morning and evening.
At the Congregational church the pas
tor, Rev. w. L. Boicourt, win have for
the subject of his sermon, "Why Come
to Church3" Il. Thurston Damon of
Plymouth, Mass, who is in town on bus
mess, will probably assist with violin at
this church
Rev. Robert Dewey will celebrate high
mass at the usual time at st. Andrews
church.
Lewis A. Morse was in West Berlin
Friday to see his aunt, Mrs. Marinda
Robinson.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-05
MAsoNs TO MEET In BARRE.
Third capitular District Session To Be
Held Feb. 8.

A meeting of the third eapitular Ma
sonic district Of Vermont, Royal Arch
Masons will be held in this city Tuesday
| Feb. s, afternoon and evening, with the
following program:
| At $3.50 p. M. a Royal Arch chapter
win be opened in full form by Granite
chapter, No. 20. Chapter called from la
Dor to refreshment.
At 4 p. M, lodge of Most Excellent
Masters will be opened by King Solomon
chapter. No. 7, and the degree conferred.
Work reviewed by grand lecturer. Lodge
closed.
At $3.50 p. M, supper, with the follow
ing menu: Roast beef with brown gravy,
baked potatoes, escalloped oysters, cab
bage salad, hot rolls, pickles, pie, cheese,
plain doughnuts, coffee. Tickets, soc.
At 7:45 p. M, chapter called from re-
freshmeut to labor. Reception of grand
officers. disqualification of Royal Arch
degree by Granite chapter, No. 20. Re-
view of work by E. George l. Whitney,
grand lecturer. Addresses of grand Off
GERS and others, Royal Arch chapter
closed. f. George l. Whitney, grand lee
turer, and others are expected to be pres
ent.
The chapters comprising the third ca
pitular district are Whitney, No. 5, of
Randolph; King Solomon, No. Z, of
Montpelier; Waterbury, No. a. of Wa
terbury, and Granite, No. 20, of Barre.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-05
wILLIAMSTowN.
Card of Thanks.

We express our sincere thanks to
those who were so kind and helpful to
Mr. Earle during the long period of fail
ing health and for the generous assist
ance in his last illness.
Mr. and Mrs. II. A. Holt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-05
Polishers, Notice.

All shop stewards are requested to
meet in polishers' hall on Tuesday even
ing. Feb. s, at o'clock. A. w. Prize,
secretary.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-05

Clerk-This is the best burglar alarm
made. The burglar no sooner enters
the house than it alarms the residents.
Customer-favent You got one that
will alarm the burglar Exchange.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-26

ington, the recorder to be appointed by
the Commissioners. and the register by
the court The Senate committee, it is
understood, believes that both of the
officers should be appointed by the
President as at present, but there APP
pears to be no particular objection in
that committee to the proposition that
they should be actual residents of
Washington. If this is the ease there is
no reason why the committee should not
approve the bills with amendments re-
speeding the manner of the appoint
ments and leaving the residential quail
fications unchanged. 1t will be most I'M
fortunate if this legislation. which is
so desirable to the end of securing for
these strictly local offices incumbents
who are Washingtonians, and, there
fore. familiar with the conditions with
which these places deal. should fail en-
tirely The residential qualification is
from the Districts point of view the
most important. for it takes these of
fees out of the range of partisan pat
ronage and insures their being filled
by local men who are competent through
their acquaintance with the conditions
and the people to do the work most sat
isfactorily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-26
are worth if Mr.. Wilson is to be again

are worth if Mr.. Wilson is to be again
put over
Hence, at ST. Louis, in recognition Of
what will be expected of the state later,
the New York delegates will probably
receive assurances of distinguished con
sideration. The rough hand they felt at
Baltimore will now be the glad hand.
The words of dispraise will be discarded
for words of eulogy. On. the banks of
the Mississippi nothing will be too good
for the Tammany braves and their as
sociates.
And then Mr. Bryan will not be ter
rible. If he is present-and such is
his present purpose-he will appear
shorn of much of the power, and maybe
of some of the spirit, which made his
Louis he will not hold the nomination
in the hollow of his hand His wise will
not be necessary to insure the comfort
and responsibility of delegates. For
since 1912 he has come into rather sharp
antagonism with many men whom for
many years he led; and some of them
are as eager to keep him out of the st.
Louis convention as he was eager to
drive New York out of the Baltimore
convention. ST. Louis should attract
New York, and probably will.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-26
The New York Democrats.

Last week the New York republicans
were on view in state convention. Next
week the democrats will be. Their con-
vention meets at Syracuse. It promises
to be very interesting affair.
The experience at Baltimore four
years ago still rankles in the bosom of
many democrats Of the Empire state.
They cannot forget Mr.. Bryan's bitter
words, or his bitterer implications.
They might have forgotten both except
that the convention was Influenced by
them, and New York's support made a
disadvantage to the candidate to whom
it was being given. Still, regardless of
that, they are preparing for st. Louis,
and hope for better luck there.
They probably will have it. Things
have changed since they were lambasted
in the presence Of their fellows at a
national meeting, and their favorite
beaten because their votes appeared in
his column.
Mr.. Wilson will not need their votes
at st. Louis, but will later. His re-
nomination is likely to be made by &C.
clamation, but his reelection is far
from certain. That will have to be
fought for with all the strength the
party can command. The New Yorl
democrats along with democrats else.
where must whoop it up for all they
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-26
The UNIQUE Status of Uncle Sam.

No employer who runs his business
on sound principles will change the
| working conditions of his service with
out some urgent necessity. He will
not reduce wages unless his business is
going bad and he is in danger of losing
money at the old scale. He will not
! lengthcn the hours of labor unless his
| work has fallen behind, and even then
| he will compensate his employees for the
extra work he requires, unless he is
vcrging upon financial failure. In short.
work or funds, change the system that
has prevailed for long period.
Uncle Sam. however, is not a "busi-
ness man" He is not businesslike in
his methods of management. He is the
| largest single employer of labor in the
world, and yet he fails to apply to his
own workers the principles that he asks
and even insists that other employers
shall follow in their treatment of their
>. w
that without stress of work or funds,
without the slightest suggestion of an
emergency, he add a full hour to the
working day of his force, with no hint
of additional compensation!
The business man, the manufacturer,
the merchant, the contractor, the rail-
road superintendent, these are all gov
erned to a great degree by whole
some fear of the refusal of the working
force to submit to an arbitrary change
of working conditions, a disturbance of
the balance between time and pay. But
Uncle Sam is under no such restraint.
He can do as he will with the major
portion of the public service, for it is
not organized. 1t has no voice. 1t is
helpless. For some of the people under
his employment, the technical workers
in the yards and shops and the big me-
chanical establishments, he has always
in recent years shown regard based
upon the fact that they are under the
protection of great labor confedera
ton. The clerks and messengers, how
ever, have no such powerful friends.
They can be dealt with ruthlessly if the
within seizes those who write the laws
to grind few hours more of work a
year out of them, with no change in the
pay scale.
Is it the wish of those who now pro-
pose the addition of an extra hour to
the days work of the government clerks
without compensatory pay to make I'm
Gle Sam stand forth as the only en-
ployer of labor in this country who
dares to be unjust and greedy in his
treatment of his helpers! Do they want
to establish the government as the hard
est and most grasping taskmasters
There is no escape from the conclusion
if this step is taken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-26
Suppressed Emotion.

I am willin' fur to worry
Bout the doin's on this earth,
When the hurry an the furry
Amt appropriate to mirth.
I am willin' to conjecture
Over questions so abstruse
An to whoop it up an lecture,
But-What's the usef
l am willin' to be raisin'
Arguments with all my strength,
An to make a talk amazin'
Fur its f1uency an length.
Things I'm not quite comprehendin',
If / wanted to turn loose,
I could talk ON without endin',
But-What's the use7
There is always temptation
To rush in an lend hand,
Interferin' by grafton
With the folks that understand.
With a little careless chatter
You kin sometimes play the deuce
With highly serious matter,
And-'Tain't no pss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-26
Attentions Missed.

'1 thought Crimson Gulch had re-
formed"
at had," replied Broncho Bob.
"But it seems wide open now"
1--WE had to make some kind Of q
demonstration. There's nothin' We used
to enjoy so much as havin' good talker
come along an tell us how wicked We
were. We've been so regular respectable
that nobody pays the least attention to
us an we feel sighted"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-26
The Residential Qualification.

The Senate District committee has
acted unfavorably on the bills which
recently passed the House changing the
manner of the appointment Of the reg
lister of wills and the recorder of deeds.
Zach of these bills on reaching the Sen
ate carried provisions specifically re-
curing that the officers in question
should be bona fde residents Of Wash
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-26

The wise student at West Point or
Annapolis will avoid any temptation to
slip through his examinations without
proper study Future events may call
on him for all the technical informa-
ton he can bring to bear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-26

The submarine that sank the Japanese
liner in the Mediterranean remains I'M
identified. The use of torpedo as an
ANONYMOUS communication is one of the
strange developments of modern war
fare,