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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-01

A REPRESENTATIVE in every county 10
sell a product that reduces cost Of gasoline so
per cent, increases mileage. eliminates carbon :
used in automobiles. motor boats. motor cycles
trucks, stationary engines absolutely guaran-
teed. endorsed by motorists. automobile manu-
faeturers, chemists nearly 100 per cent profit
for you every sale brings quick repeat orders
building up permanent. profitable income repre-
sentatiyes throughout the country making big
money capable men protected If they produce
results valuable territory will he awarded
Motor-Vim is not an experiment it is the
original liquid gasoline tonic reg u S. patent
Office; of the biggest ney-rnaking prop
ositions on the market write to-day. Motor
N. Y. 92tls
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-01
WANTED

WANT TO RENT OR BUY secondhand
pool table. A. Hall, East Barre. box 1877. cots
WANTED-W family private
references given if called for. Mrs. Nellie
Matthews, q Branch street sits
WANTED-Smsll pigs in exchange for farm
machinery or wagons. A. w Allen Co. s5tf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-01

NO s77--Farm equipped for only s2.550.00
cows, horse. some calves, a good set of tools
all included well growing crops this
property is located miles from Plainfeid
good small cottage house of 6 rooms, horse
barn elspboarded and painted good COW barn
and large henhouse plenty of wood and quite
a quantity to be sold; owner wants a small
farm.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-01
statesmen

SALESMAN-Excellent permanent position
open July 18th capable salesman in Vermont; ;
staple line for general retail trade liberal COM
mission $500 WEEKLY ADVANCE. RICE
COMPANY. 1927 WILLIAMS BLDG, DE-
TROIT. 92tl'
SALESMAN-Profitahle, permanent position.
omen now. General retail trade in Vermont.
NEW merchandising plan: liberal commissions
thrty-fve dollars weekly advance CONTl-
MENTAL JEWELRY CO.. CLEVELAND.
OHIO 92t1S
Statesmen selling restaurant hotel. cafe.
cigar, pool drug, general store trade can do big
merchants towns 100. 600 and under want it
$500 commission each sale; We take back all
unsold goods Garfield Mfg. CO., EOS SiRel
street, Chicago. ILL., a2tis
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-01

NO. I075--Vilage place at Mortified Gem
ter consisting of house. barn and : acres of
land must be sold to close essnte; this
desirable property s near the university and
would be good point to rent rooms to stu
dents T-room house. lighted by electricity
good spring water will be decided with the
property; barn 25N30; this must be moved at
once to close estate; price, s2,72500. 77f
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-01

NO. los2-One of the most desirable 20-aere
places 10 be found well located on main stage
road. about : miles TO Barre City miles to
East Barre and the auarries everything is now
up in No l shape; 7-room house in fine con-
dtion extra good barn. capboarded and
painted: can tie head of stock running wa
ter. fruit etc; this is practically village
farm, being only u mile 10 church, stores
school. etc. daily stage to Barre passes the
place; We know you Will like this property !;
price is s2250.00 and well worth it. 7Ttf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-01

NO. 1902 House, barn and 10 acres Of land,
4 miles from Barre City in Plainield, for only
s950.00, which Is only little more than was
laid out in repairs TO the buildings only few
years ago: the land lays level. is all tillage,
and there is no better land for vegetables, fruit,
ETC., in the county /: large quantity of small
fruit. including blackberries, currants, straw
berries, in shape TO bear well this season there
Is also quite r quantity of fruit: the buildings
consist of 7-room house. recently painted and
shingled 60-ft. barn with new cement stable /.
a great bargain at the price; this property
will sell for s1.500.00 within years. 77tf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-01

NO 10si-Owned by widow and must be
moved at once; only few moments from
Barre City corker for anyone wishing to
work in town part Of the time 20 Of
land. practically all of which can be titled
except the wooded portion 10 acres in tiage,
10 in pasture and wood very productive soil,
well adapted 10 all kinds Of crops buildings
have been erected only few years ; consist of
a 7-room house and barn chance to tie 3 or
cows and ? horses plenty of room for car
riages this property you would enjoy can be
bought for $500. co. 1t will take only
few moments to look over. 77n
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CHAPTER XVIII.
door.

He emerged only upon second sum
mons to dinner. two hours later. and
came to the table so white and silent
that his wife made her anxiety mani
fest and was but partially treasured
by his explanation that his lunch had
disagreed with him a little
Presently, however, he spoke effec-
lively. Bibbs, whose appetite had be-
come hearty, was helping himself to a
second breast of capon from white
Jackets salver. Here's another diff
ference between Midas and chicken -
Sheridan remarked, grimIy. 81 reckon
you overlooked that Midas looks to
me like he had the advantage there"
Bibbs retained enough presence OF
mind to transfer the capon breast to
his plate without dropping it anu to
respond, ''Yes-he crows over it"
Having returned his antagonists fire
in this fashion. he blushed-for be
could blush distinctly now-and his
mother looked upon him with pleasure.
though the reference to Midas and
ROSTERS was of course jargon to her.
Did you ever see anybody improve
the way that child hast" she exclaimed.
81 declare, Bibbs, sometimes lately you
look right handsomeT'
Hes got to be such q gadabout. "
Edith giggled-
81 found something of his on the
floor upstairs this morning. before any
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ert Lamhorn to come and see her, be
cause he isn't going to do itp That's
what she said! And 1 want to know
what it means. / intend"
maid appeared at the lower end Of
the hall. Dinner Is ready" she said.
and. giving the troubled pair one
glance. went demurely into the dining
room. Roscoe disregarded the inter
ruption.
81 intend to know exactly what has
been going on" he declared. 81 mean
TO know just what"
Sibyl jumped up, almost touching
him, standing face TO face with him.
''Oh, you dor she cried, shrilly. You
mean to know just what's what. do
you? You listen to Vour sister insinu-
ating ugly things about your wife, and
then you come home making a scene
before the servants and humiliating
me in their presencei Do you suppose
that Irish girl didn't hear every word
you said? You go in there and eat your
dinner alone! Go oni Go and eat your
dinner alone-because won't eat with
your
And she broke away from the detain
ing grasp he sought to fasten upon
| her, and dashed up the stairway, pant
ing. He heard the door of her room
slam overhead, and the sharp click OF
the key in the lock.
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TRAVELLED BY PARCEL POST
EnqIishnan Duly Forwarded to His
Destination on the Payment OF
Small Sum.

The parcel post has made its useful
ness felt in many ways, unexpected as
well as foreseen- But the English par
eel post does one surprising thing that
has not yet been introduced into our
own system.
An Eng1ishman wished to reach a
customer living ina remote part OF
BALKAN, one of the suburbs OF London,
and it was very necessary that he find
him quickly. Knowing nothing Of the
district, he called at the general post
once at St. Hartins-le-Grand to con-
suit q directory. On explaining his
case to a clerk he was amazed to
learn that he could be sent to the ad-
dress by parcel post by paying fee
OF six cents mile.
The gentleman had never heard OF
such a thing. and L is said that yery
few persons A Engia1d know that Il
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CHAPTER XVII.

At seven O'Clock on the last morn
ing of that month. Sheridan, passing
through the upper hall. found a cou-
pie of scrubbed sheets of note paper
lying on the floor. He recognized the
handwriting and put the sheets in bis
coat pocket, intending to give them
to George or Jackson for return to the
owner, but he forgot and carried them
downtown with him. At noon he
found himself alone in his Office, and.
having a little leisure, remembered the
bits of manuscript, took them out, and
glanced at them. Having satisfied
himself that Bibbs' scribblings were
only a sample of the kind of writing
his son preferred to the machine shop.
he decided, innocently enough, that he
would be justified in reading them.
It appears that a lady will nod pleas
antIy upon some windy generalization OF
a companion. and will wear the most
agreeable expression of accepting it as
the law. and then-days afterward, when
the thing is a mummy to its pronulgatOr
she will inquire out OF clear sky:
why did you say that the people down
town have nothing. in life that chicken
hasn't? What did you -mean?' And she
may say it in a manner that makes a
so full of wonder that she remembered
so seriously
Yet, what does the rooster lack? He
has food and shelter; he is warm in win
ter; his wives raise not one fine family
for him, but dozens. He has clear sky
over him; he breathes sweet air; he walks
| In his April orchard under a roof OF flow
ers He must die, violently perhaps, but
quickly. Is Midas cancer better wayl
The ROSTERS wives and children must die.
-E.l9 -, =
! shorter than the life of Midas, but Midas
| life is only a sixth as long as that OF the
Galapagos tortoise
The rooster Is a dependent; he depends
upon the farmer and the weather. Midas
| Is dependent: he depends upon the
| farmer and the weather. The rooster
thinks only OF the moment: Midas pro-
yides for tomorrow. What does he pro-
/ vide for tomorrow? Nothing that the
| rooster will not have without providing
The rooster and the prosperous worker
they are born, they grub. they love; they
grub and love grubbing; they grub and
| they die. Neither knows beauty; neither
! knows knowledge. And after all. wheI
Midas and the. rooster dies. there Is ont
| thing Midas has had and rooster has rot
| Midas has had the excitement of accumu
| lating what he has grubbed. and that hal
| been his life and his love and his god. H,
| cannot take that god with him when n
/ dies wonder II the worthy gods ar,
| those we can take with
Midas must teach all to be as Midas
the young must be raised in his religion
The manuscript ended there. ant
Sheridan was not anxious for more H
crumpled the sheets into 8 bali, depos
ting IL with yigorD In a wastebaske
beside him: then. rising. be consulted
Cyelopedia Of Names, which boo
agent had somehow sold to him year
before:sa volume now FIRST put to uz
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body was up" said Sheridan 81
reckon IL people lose things In this
house and expect to get 'em back. they
better get up as soon as do"
what was it he lost?" asked Edith
He knowsl- her father returned,
Seems to me ike forgot TO bring II
home with me- / looked it over
thought probably 1t was something
pretty important. belongin' to 3 busy
man ike him." He affected to search
his pockets. What did do with 1t,
now? Oh yesI Seems to me like re-
member leavin' It down at the Office
in the waste basket
Good place for it," Bibbs muir
INJURED. still red.
Sheridan gave him a grin perhaps
pretty soon you'll be gettin' up early
enough TO find things before dor
| 1t was q threat. and Bibbs repeated
the substance OF 1t. later in the eve
ming, TO Mary Vertrees-they had come
to know each other that well.
Ny times here at last" he said. as
they sat together in the melancholy gas
| light Of the room which had been de
nuded of its piano. But the gas light.
though from a single jet. shed no
melancholy upon Bibbs. nor could any
room seem bare that knew the glow
! ing presence Of Mary. He spoke
/ lightly. not sadly.
Yes, it's come. I've shirked and
put il on. but I can't shirk and put OF
any longer. It's really my part TO 90
to him-at least it would save my face
He means what he says. and the times
come to serve my sentence Hard labor
for life. I think"
Mary shook her head 81 don't think
SO. He's too kind"
You think my fathers kInd?" And
Bibbs stared at her
Yes. I'm sure Of t. I've felt that
he has a great, brave heart It's only
that he has to be kind in his own way
because he can't understand any
other way"
'Ah yes" said Bibbs. "If that's
what you mean by 'kind'F'
She looked at him gravely. earneS1
concern in her friendly eyes Its go
ing TO be pretty hard for you. isn't it?'
"Oh-seIf- pityi'' he returned. smiling
This has been just the last flicker oil
revolt. Nobody minds work IL be
likes the kind OF work There'd be NJ
loaferS in the world if each man found
the thing that he could do best; but the
only work I happen to want TO DO il
useless-so have to give II up To
morrow I'll be a day laborer-"
What is il like-exactly
at wasn't musculaFly exhausting-
not at all They couldn't give me 6
heavier job because 1 wasn't good
enough"
But what will you do7 1 want tt
know"
when l left" said Bibbs. 81 was
on what they call over there a clip
ping machine and that's what I'll b
sent back to. It's very simple and
very easy l feed long strips OF zine
] into q mir of steel laws. and the Ia W
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and she says as long ago as last winter
she knew that girl got pair OF walk
Ing shoes re-soled and patched, because
she got it done the same place Mrs
kittersby's cook had hers!'
well. well?" he urged. impatiently.
well. I'm telling you! Mrs Kitters-
by says they haven't got a thing! Just
absolutely nothing-and they don't
know anywhere to turn! She says the
whole towns been wondering what
would become OF 'em. The girl had
plenty chances to marry up to a year
or so ago. but she was so Indifferent
she scared the men Of Graciousl they
were lucky! Marry her? The man
that found himself tied up to that
girl"
'eTerribie funny. terrible funnyr'
said Roscoe. with sarcasm. Its Sc
funny broke a cut glass decanteE
aud spilled quart Of"
.sWait!' she begged you'll see.
saw q big wagon drive up and some
men go into the house. Well.
thought I'd see, so slipped oFer-anf
It was their piano! They'd sold it and
were trying &c sneak It ont after dark
Sc uehodvsd catch ont' Again shl
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W. NJ u. KANSAS CITY, NO. 2s-is1e.
SOME FORMS OF HYPN0TISM
Many May Be Known TO the Readers.
While Others Have A Flavor
That Is New.

HypnotizIng d hen is a trick known
to most country boys. 1t is an old
experiment, first described by the Je-
suit Father AthanRsius Kircher, who
laid a hen on the table, held it firmly
for a little while, and drew a chalk
line in front OF its eyes, with the re-
suit that it remained as If in catalepSy.
In India ii is known that a cobra
caught by the neck and gently pressed
will soon become stiff and remain so
for a considerable time, either coiled
up or out straight.
A frog fastened to e board and
turned suddenly upside down goes into
a trance. Other animals are suScep-
tible to this treatment, some more
quickly than others.
Il You pick up a crab and wave 1t
in the air it becomes immobiIe. a fe-
male bending her legs over her abdo-
men, a male sticking them out almost
straight. The same is true Of the
fresh-water crayfish, only this resists
for q much longer time than the crab.
Among the insects catalepsy-cOm-
monty known as death feigning'
common, and. according to Prof. Err
nest AangoId, the learned naturalist,
is often a means Of saving the Life
OF the insect.
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bite the zinc into little circles. And
yet 1 was a very bad hand at it
He had kept his voice cheerful as he
spoke. but he had grown a shade
paIer, and there was a latent anguish
deep in his eyes. He may have known
it and wished her not to see it, for be
turned away
You do that ali day longT she ex-
claimed. mo wonder" She broke
OF. and then, after keen glance at his
face. she said: 81 should think you
would have been a bad hand at it'P'
He laughed ruefuIIy. 81 think IT'S
the noise, though I'm ashamed to say
it You see. it's very powerful ma,
chine, and there's a sort OF rhythmical
crashing crash every time the jaws
bite of a circle"
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CHAPTER xVI-continued.

won't you come in?" urged Mrs.
Fertrees, cordially. hearing the sound
OF cheerful voice out of the darkness
beyond the approaching glare Of auto
mobile headlights. DO! There's Mary
now. and She
But Sibyl was halfway across the
street. mo. thanks" she called. 81
hope she won't miss her piano" And
she ran into her own house and
plunged headlong upon leather divan
In the hall, holding her handkerchief
over her mouth
The noise of her tuuuItuous entrance
was evidently startling, for there fol
lowed the crash of decanter upon the
door of the dining room. and, after a
rumble of indistinct profanity. Roscoe
came forth. holding a dripping napkin
Ia his hand.
What's your excitement?" he de
manded. What do you find to go into
Mysteries over? Another death in the
family?'
"Oh. it's funny" she gasped
''Those old frost-bitten people! guess
they're getting their comeupancep
Lying prone. she elevated her feet in
the air. clapping her heels together re
peatedly, In an ecstasy.
"Come through. come through
said her husband. GROSSLY. 'What you
been up to-"
.'Me?" she cried. dropping her fee
and swinging around to face him
''Nothing It's them! Those Vertreeses!'
She wiped her eyes. They've had t.
sell their pianoY
''WelI, what of it,"
''That Mrs. Kittersby told me al
about 'em a week ago. said Sibyl
ssrJ~t,ovsUo hoar bard IN for n Io1r~ +i,,,o
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LNLNE@--L-LE-L-.I.. - 81.
CTO BE CONTINUED

can be done He was placed in charge
Of q messenger who was familiar with
all parts of the city, and was soon on
his way. The boy carried a printed
slip on which was written a descrip-
ton OF the parcel" in charge. under
the heading. article required to be
delivered" and before leaving the CHS
toners house both the customer and
the gentleman had to put their sigma
lures on the paper. The limit in
weight for anything delivered by par
eel post in England Is generally under
stood to be eleven pounds, but there
is one clause that reads: "a person
may be conducted by express messen-
mileage fee-~-Youth's Companion
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IHHIIlHIIllHIETIIIi


than ever was and recommend your
remedies to all my friends- "-Mrs.LESA
WYNN, 2S12 z. D Street, Richmond, Va
While Change Of Life is most crit
zeal period Of wuman's existence, the
annoying symptoms which accompany
1t may be controlled, and normal health
restored By the timely use Of Lydia z.
Pinkhsm's Vegetable Compound.
Such warning symptoms are sense
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backaehes, dread Of impending evil,
6midity, sounds in the ears, palpitstion
of the heart, sparks before the eyes,
irregularities, constipation, variable ap-
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For these abnormal conditions do not
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/ The Turmoil
81
II BOOTH HARRINGTON
lCOpyright 1918, b. Harper = BrOtheEO

II want to know what you say over
the telephone to Lamhorn.' he said.
fercely.
us that ali Edith told you TO ask
me? You saw her when you stopped
in there on your way home this eve
ming. didn't you? Didn't she tell
you then what said over the tele-
phone to Mr. Lamhorn?"
mo. she didn'tr' he vociferated, his
voice growing louder. "She said. You
tell your wife TO stop telephoning Rob
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V 2 eta bic Con.
pound I feel Ike =
new woman. ! al
ways had ahesdsche
during the Change
Of Life and was also
troubled with other
bad feelings CON-
mon at that time
dizzy spells, nervous
feelings and hest
flashes. Now I an
TE
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SYNOPSIS.

Eheridan's attempt to make a business
GnRn Of his son Bibbs by starting him in
the machine shop ends in Bibbs going to
q sanitarium, nervous wreck. On his re-
turn Bibbs finds himself an inconsider-
able and unconsidered figure in the New
House of the Sheridans. The VertreeseS.
01d-town family next door and impover-
4shed. call on the Sheridans. newly-Tich
and Mary afterward puts into words her
parents unspoken wish that she marry
one of the Sheridan boys Mary frankly
encourages Jim Sheridan's attentions. Jim
tells Mary Bibbs is not a lunatic-'tust
queer" He proposes to Mary. who half
accepts him. Sheridan tells Bibbs he
must go back to the machine shop as
soon as he is strong enough. In spite Of
8ibbs' plea to be allowed to write. Edith,
Bibbs' sister, and SibyI. Roscoe Sheridan s
wife, quarrel over Bobby LambOrn; Sibyl
goes to Mary for help to keep Lamhorn
from marrying Edith, and Mary leaves
her In the room alone Bibbs has to break
10 his father the news of Jin1's sudden
death All the rest of the family helpless
in their grief, Bibbs becomes temporary
gnaster of the house At the funeral he
meets Mary and rides home with her
Bibbs purposely interrupts tete-a-tete
Between Edith and Lamhorn- He tells
Edith that he overheard LamhOrn max
eng love to Roscoe's wife. Doctor Quincy
dnds Bibbs well enough to go back to the
machine shop. Mary and Bibbs meet by
accident and form a pleasant friendship
Roscoe Sheridan and his wife quarrel
desperately about Bobby Lamhorn.
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Hard Work for tommy.

Lady Visitor being shown trenches)
And are they real sandbags?
Omcer-Oh, yesI
Lady Visitor-Wen. really But
what an awful cost It must be 70 send
them ali to the nont-LOndon opin
Son-
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imagine the feelings of a
Woodworking, dutifuI husband
|. when he learns that his wife is
dangerously flirting with a
worthless bacheIor-and when
his wife defies him to do any
thing about the matter. Does
such a situation justify divorce,
notwithstanding the until death
do US part' VOW?
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China imports Yearly 2OO,OOo.OOo GAL
Ions Of keroseLe year.
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HEATFLASHES,
DIZZY, NERVOUS
Mrs. Wynn Tells How LYDIA
E Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Helped Her
During Change Of Life.

Richmond, Ya-"After taking
seven bottles OF Lydia z. Phkham's
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-12
woe TO
Cattle
Thief

Ell PASO, Feb. 12.-Two cattle
thieves were led to the Juarez
cemetery today and given an OBJ
ject lesson when Caranzietas exc
cuted Sergeant Rojas and Q civil
ian named Sanches, convicted OF
stealing and selling ammunition.
The cattle thieves were led to
believe the ywere to be executed.
and they were not told differently
until they witnessed the execution
of the others.
MOrmOns Threatened.
Gen. Villa is reported to be
headed for Casas Grandes, where
500 Mormons live practically I'M
protected. He and his forces
spent last night 100 miles south
of Juarez, where he stole horses
and cattle and looted the provi-
sion house.
Ell Paso Mormons are consider
ing bringing other members Of tho
faith to this city. The scarcity Of
foodstuffs and the depreciation Of
Carranzistas scrip Is causing
dissension among the garrisons in
northern Mexico.