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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-24
Somebody Said Once

that opportunity knocks but once al
every mans door. He got mixed in his
numbers. They sometimes run as high
as 1890, for that is the number Of days
between ones 10th and 65th birthdays
on any day of which the opportunity i,
his to apply for policy in the National
Life Ins. Co, Of Vt tMutual S. s
Ballard general agent, Rialto block
Montpelier, Vt
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A. THoRNE HAS SOME CHICKENS for
sale, weighing and 8 lbs; 30c a ID. live
weight; tel. 1912. 298t3
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FOR RENT-Two small tenements at No.
s0-32 Ayers street also | modern house with
furnace at No. 3 Glenwood avenue; Reynolds
a Son 207u
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FOR SALE-Nice Rhode Island Red pullets,
ready TO lay, at 40c per ~; phone 67S-W,
Montpelier; address Geo. C. Benjamin, r. d.
3. Barre. Vt 2letf
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FOR SALE-one Of the handiest pair of
oxen in the state black and white and well
mated weigh about 5000; would take few
head of young cattle in exchange also A-wks.-
old pigs for sale; j. J. Dashner, Rowland
building. Barre cliff
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BE:E|:r|.HIAn'S!!'
pills.
Largest Sale Of Any Medicine in the Woxid.
Sold everywhere. In boxes, l0c., use.
MISCELLANEOUS FARMS
FOR SALE
SLIPS Down Gets 1876 Acres,
& Fine Cows and

Team good horses, moving machines, wagons,
harness, cultvator, tools, quantity oats, pota-
toes, beans, corn, etc. cuts 60 tons hay, ma
ehine-worked dark loan fields, 20-cow, spring.
watered, wire-feneed pasture, estimated 1000
cords wood, $4,000 timber variety fruit spring
water piped to Groom house and 52-ft stock
barn, sio, horse barn, etc. distant owners
low price $3.50 for all. half down details
page is Strout's Catalogue bargains II states,
many with stock, tools, crops copy mailed
free; dept. 1929, z. A. STROUT FARM
AGENCY. 294 Washington street, Boston. 239tI
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ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting Of the stockholders of
the Peoples National Bank Of Barre win be
held at the banking rooms in the city Of Barre
Vt, an Tuesday, January II, 1919, at 10
o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose Of
eiecting directors for the year ensuing and the
transaction Of any other business that may
properly come before said meeting,
Dated at the city Of Barre, VT, December
IA, 1918.
W. C. JOHNSON, Jr., Cashier
2SlE5
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ABOUT THE STATE
Happenings of Interest from Dit
ferent Sections.

Rev G. r. Hill Crathern, pastor Of the
old First church in Old Bennington, who
signed up some months ago for Y VI. G..
a. work overseas for year, has been
notified 70 be prepared to sail for France
Dec. q.
Mrs Josephine Herbert of Burlington,
who pleaded guilty in Caledonia county
court Saturday 10 abandoning her three
month old child and leaving it under a
Tree in Milton last April, was sentenced
80 not less than three and one-half
months in the house of correction at Rut-
land and has been taken there.
Two Bennington men, William II.
Bradford and Edward L. Bates, the lat
ter member of Vermonts oldest law
firm, have folded 100000 Red Cross com
presses in a period covering less than
nine months. Mrs +. b. Jennings of
North Bennington provided the gauze and
DR.. l. II. Ross cut it and packed the
congresses for shipment to New York
Major Dwight +. Smith, U. S. NJ c.,
who recently returned to military hos
pital at Chelsea, Mass, is at his home
in Stowe on leave for the holidays.
While at the hospital, Major Smith had
pieces of bone removed from an old
wound in his ankle, received while fight
ing in France.
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FOR SALE-Two bench saws, extra saws,
S6-in pulley, Bin. face; one 30-in pulley. 5-in.
facel shaftinR, etc. address Geo. G. BENJAMIN.
r. D. 8, Barre. VT phone 67s-W Montpelier.
2I9tf
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FOR RENT-Tenement Of 6 rooms and bath.
eorner Of Cliff street and Maple Grove street +;
Mn. Homer Fits. Hotel Barre. 2o2h
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FELL OFF STAGING.
Middlebury Man, 90 Years Old, Weight
200, Badly Bruised.

Middlebury, Dec. 24.--James Bur.
roughs, employed by the Hortonia Pow
er Co., north of the village, tripped on
Saturday while walking backward on a
staging, and fell IL feet, striking on his
back on three-by-seyen board, and
only. escaped phinging 10 feet into the
river by the promptness of Archie La
brake, another employee.
He was examined by DIR. S. f. Eddy,
who found no bones broken, but bad
bruises. Owing to Mr.. Burroughs age,
go years, and his weight, 200 pounds, the
outcome is still i'm doubt.
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Four Lines for 25c

The Times will publish Wants Lost and Found,
For Sale, To Let etc.--short advertisements
for the first insertion and Ave cents for each
subsequent insertion.
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ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting Of the Granite Mutual
Insurance Co. OF Barre. Vermont will be held
at the home office of said company in the city
of Barre, Vermont, on Tuesday January 4,
1919, at 10 o'clock a. m. for the purpose of
electing directors for the year ensuing and the
transaction Of any other business which may
properly come before said meeting.
II. G. ROBINSON, Secretary.
235tIb
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FOR SALE-Fifteen extra nice reg. A. r. o.
Holstein heifers, due to freshen within 2
months also bull calves eligible for registry,
l5c ID. live weight; John f. Benjamin, tel
lO6-R, Barre, VT 227n
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TOE INJURED IN PRESS.
Wilfred Remillard of St. Adams Suffered
Compound Fracture,

OoHlpOuHu rIdCtult.
st. Adams, Dec. 24.-Wilfred Remillard
suffered an injury to the big toe Of his
left foot yesterday afternoon while
working around the newspaper press in
The Messenger office DR.. II. H. John
son was called and the boy was taken
to st. Albans hospital, where it was
found that there was compound frac-
ture of the toe. 1t is hoped amputation
may not be necessary.
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THURSDAY, DEC. 26, 1918
at 1890 o'clock sharp, oil my personal
property, as described below;
"a HEAD OF STOCK

FOURTEEN cows, all coming in before
spring; | registered Holstein COW, Daisy
Pauline DE l\ol Beets, No. 403674, 3 yrs,
old, daughter of 25-ib. bull and we'll
bred dam; her sire is son of korndyke
Pontiac Cornueopia, full brother to the
frst 3S-ib, COW in the United States;
Holstein bull, which can be registered;
2-yr.-old heifer, yearling heifer, year
lings, 2 brood sows, 2 6-wks. -old pigs,
boar, | pair work horses, 5 and yrs.
old good all-round horses, weight about
1900 ibs.; 30 hens and chickens.
FARM TOOLS AND MACHINERY
Pr, double traverse sleds, pung sleigh, pr.
double sleds, one-horse sled, sap sled,
bob sled, 2 double wagons with bodies
and hay racks, express wagon, buggy
wagon, road cart, pr. double work har-
nesses, single driving harnesses, Worces-
ter Buckeye moving machine, horse rake,
wheel harrow, cultivators, 2.horse hoe,
horse hoe, pillow, smoother grind
stones, some lumber cedar posts, 10 tons
hay, some straw, corn fodder, 80 bu.
oats, 20 bu barley, so bu. potatoes, cat
tie beets, table beets, carrots, 80 head
cabbages, milk cans, caldron kettle,
scalding tub, and lot of small tools, etc.
Sale will begin sharp at 1880 o'clock,
Thursday, Dec. 26, 1918.
ARTHUR c. BARBER, Owner.
D. A. PERRY, Auctioneer.
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ElI..II.lI7;L.I!I{1::I al IA.

BOUGHT IN ANY CONDITION - Highest
prices for old gold. silver and platinum mail
to American Tooth Co. 45s Washington street,
Boston. ODD Flene'G.
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Personal Property
at Auction

Having sold my farm, viii sell at
public auction TO the highest bidder, on
the premises where / now live, on the
Richardson farm, so called, Just Oft the
carline, opposite Jones Brothers granite
plant, on
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-24
MALE AND FEMALE HELP

HELP WANTED - Young men and women
70 take positions as attendants at the Vermont
State Hospital for the Insane at Waterbury
TO those who desire. an opportunity offered 30
attend nurses training course: apply at hos
pital, Waterbury. VI l9tf
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

FOR SALE Residence at corner Of Yelling
ton and Sheridan streets and half-interest IN
land in front, bought TO preserve the view APP
ply at law Offices Of s. HOLSTER Jackson. 224h
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LOST AND FOUND

LoST--A horse and buggy on Barre street.
Montpelier, Vt finder please return TO An
tonic Daneuzzi- box 44S, Mortified, VI tel
1888, New England telephone. 29St3
FoUND--A female fox hound Of the Blue
Strain breed owner can have same by Prov
ing property and paying for ad. and the dogs
keeping Charles Lovely, Waitsfeld,Vt 224ti6s
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SOUTH MAIN STREET HOUSE of rooms,
large barn and very large lot for only
s2,600o0; ought to sell for at least s3.50ooo
inside Of year easy terms Of payment; is
owned by a nonresident who says sell.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-24
Spreader Pointers

l. A good spreader should carry its weight on
all four wheels.
2. The beaten should not revolve in the body
of the load, but work from the very end of
the load as it leaves the body. This assures
the highest possible draft.
3. 1t should be equipped with roller bearings.
4. II should have no chains to drive beaten or
apron, and no clutches.
5. 1t should be low down and easy to operate.
6. II should have self-adjusting axle bearings.
Z. Machine should be light weight throughout
and durable.
s. Il should have a reliable company back Of it.
You will find all these points in the John
Deere Spreader. It is the only Spreader made
with the beaten on the axle The John Deere
Is the original low-down Spreader You won t
be satisfied until you get the genuine article.
We are getting in Spreaders now 70 make sure
of them when needed. Don't wait till spring
but buy now.
KEEP YOUR PLEDGE-BUY w. S. S.
MARSH. ALLEN co.
N. e. Tel l40 Barre Orange Co. Phone
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N1NETY-SIX-ACRE FARM, with wood a
good comfortable house and barn "a miles
from village and railroad station, for only
$4,000 farm must be sold to satisfy mortgage.
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BUY REAL ESTATE NOW

You will save money by purchasing at
this time, as the demand will be great
er in just few months Those de-
scribed below are sure to be worth
more.
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When
Your Liver is
out OF Order

You know the signs-a
neavy head, sick stomach,
bad taste in the mouth,
latent dyspepsia. Pay strict
attention to these symptoms
and get prompt relief by
using Beecham's Pills. A
few doses will stimulate the
liver, help the stomach, reg
ulate the bowels and make
a great difference in your
general feeling. Nothing
will put you on your feet SO
quickly as a dose or two of
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-24

FOR SALE--Pair of work horses, weight
about $500 good all-around team. about 10
yrs. old horses and harnesses can be bought
for about the value Of one horse: / have no
work for them; Frank Harris. Mansfield, VT.
229ti2s
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w A r

has taught us a lesson in preparedness, Are
you, Mr. Farmer, ready for your springs work
or are you going tU hitch up the horses, start
for the field, before you discover you must
have a Plow or perhaps a Harrow, a Spreader,
Planter, a Weeder or repairs for all of
them We have printed information and cata-
logucs on everything from a Sap Spout 70 a
Threshing Machine, all free for the asking.
It's a mighty good time now to inspect your
tools. Come and see.
KEEP YOUR PLEDGE BUY w. S. s.
MARSH-ALLEN co.
Orange County Telephone - N E. Phone i40
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Save TRADEMARKS from
Rabbits Cleanser

Rabbits Lye, Babbitt's 1916, Rabbits
Soap-Bring so to Jackson's Coal Office,
for Six Beautiful Tea Spoons, 28at2s
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70 ACRES

one-hah tillage and the rest PASTURE
and woodland: a good set OF buildings,
house Of 6 rooms, newly papersd and
painted; running water ut house and
barn large orchard, and blackberry and
strawberry plants owner IL selling te-
cause Of other business interests for fur
Their particulars inquire Of
j. j. DASHNER
Real Estate Agent, Rowland Block, Barre
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FOR SALE - Fifteen heavy work horses !;
Mitchell Goslant Tel. 1868, Lanesboro VT.
230i
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NO. I290--BERLIN FARM, stock, tools and
crops: all for 100000; only 6 miles from
Barre and Montpelier; contains 1872 acres, 80
in tilsge. balance pasture and woodland; sugar
bush Of 400 naples quantity Of soft wood
and valuable cedar lot from which good
income can be derived each year The tillage
lays well and is exceptionally good buildings
consist of very good 6-room house, in excellent
repair; soft basement barn with convenient
stable; the personal property consists of 3
head Of stock, horses, brood SOW, II hens.
about rs tons Of hay. ~ tons straw, quantity
oats. new DeLayal cream separator, extra good
2-horse wagon, express wagon, Concord wagon,
set Sheds pung moving machine, rake, pillow.
harrow, etc. all ready for immediate posses
sion. Bear in mind that this is well-located
farm, on good main road. near neighbors, and
in splendid farming section within short
drive of Barre and Montpelier markets will
sell on favorable terms
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FOR RENTING ] Forsyth place, Groom
upper fiat No 23 West street. broom 2d-noor
fat No is Laurel street, rooms, Sd floor
all fst-class tenements e. L. Smith, II West
street 20lh
TO RENT ~ Four-room tenement electric
lights and gas, and hardwood floors, and also
a garden for the spring call at IS Maple ave
nue. ZofVo'
FOR RENT-The Cottage, No. 24s No Main
street formerly occupied by J. J. Cayhue, hrst-
class licensee; inquire Of Frank E. Austin, 247
No Main street 231t6'
TO RENT--Tenerncnt Of rooms at 20 High
land avenue; furnace. electric lights o. l..
Cheever Montpelier; tel 414-W Montpelier
----- -
FOR RENT-Five-room cottage; also girl
for general homework apply $3.50 No. MAN
street, tel. 56S-M. Zoooo
| TO RENT-Six-room tenement at 400 North
Main street gas, electricity, and all other
modern improvements apply at Sl9 North
Main street. 224n
4 TO RENT-A warm tenement of rooms on
I first for for 81 per month for the winter
occupied within a week; call at 50 Pleasant
street or write to L. f. Fortney, Plainneld
| TO REMISSION room. self-contained tene-
ment, newly repaired. at Laurel street in
quire at % Church street or TEL bsf-m. zzzu
/ TO RENT-Tenenents on North Main street,
! Central street and Shurtlef place; inquire OF
o. d. Shurtleff, 329 North Main street tel
4s1-a 220tf
TO RENT-A dandy 5-room tenement at 22
\ Averill street vacant Dec. is inquire OF " A.
/ Gale, Montpelier, phone 22l-M, 22ou
TO RENT--A tenement on Circle street, s
rooms, bath. furnace and electric lights call
\ 54s-M. 220u
FOR RENT-Two up-to-date Groom tene-
ant street. 220d
! TO RENT--Good 6-rm. tenement near Jones
1 Bros on the Richardson road, with large gar
den for spring inquire Of F. G. Canton or
! Mrs. o. N. Canton, 25 Maple avenue, tel
| 719ll. 2lbh
! FOR RENT-Two small tenements at No.
4 S0-32 Ayers street also | modern house with
| furnace ut No. 3 Glenwood avenue; Reynolds
| & Son. 207tf
FOR RENT-Tenement Of rooms and bath.
! sorner Of Cliff street and Maple Grove street !:
Mn. Homer Fits. Hotel Barre. 2o2H
! TO RENT-Tenenent Of rooms, $1,000 q
month, at Smith Bros, 1857 No. Main street I;
inquire Of II. J. Smith or Smith 6 Cummings.
198tf
| TO RENT--One s-room tenement with fur
mace and all modern improvements, at Cen
trail street, tel i1l-W. 1851
ROOMS TO RENT - In Aldrich block; in
quire OF Robert Knox, on the premises. 7otf
| TO RENT - First-class tenement; modern
improvements; inquire OF DR.. o. G. Suekney.
Washington street 27u
| STUMPAGE FOR SALE-Estimate 1000
runs stove wood and 25 M. IT. of soft-wood
! lumber situated off Baptist street, near Gran
itsville.
FOR RENT-Double tenement house. $500.
/ FOR REET-Cottage with modern imp. $1,000.
EXCHANGE--Sinrle or double house for small
farm, stock and tools.
II. A. HELPS co.
| Tel 3f4-R Barre, Vermont.
1
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FOR SALE - Sixteen-inch block wood, in
woods or delivered one 3-seat traverse sled
for or horses 2 single sleighs II. W.
Dane, Cabot, VT. 22sH
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TO RENT -Tenements on North Main street,
Central street and Shurtlcf place; inquire OF
o. d. shurtlefY S29 North Main street tel
Asia. 22Od
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NO. l2SS-Yillage farm with stock. tools
etc. only a few minutes walk to railroad
stores, etc. . 100 acres, good house, barn 40xS0
henhouse, icehouse, corn barn, good one-mar
farm finely located and all in fine shape; esti
mated 200 cords or more Of hard wood, which
, could be sold; with the farm the owner vii
include cows, calves, hog, pr. good horses
a good set Of tools and machinery also guam.
tity Of hay, grain and potatoes and beans
This is all ready for you. Price s6,b00.00 ant
easy terms Of payment can be secured.
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TO RENT

FOR RENTING ! Forsyth place, 6-room
upper fiat No. 23 West street. 5-room 2d-hoor
fat No. 10 Laurel street 9 rooms, Sd floor
all first-ciass tenements e. l.. Smith, II West
street 20lh
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Nice, straight, well-matched pr
3-yr.-old steers for sale; weight 2,450 also
Of good Jersey bull for the winter i; F. II.
Jones, Waitsfeld, VT. 239t6s
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TO RENT--A dandy 5-room tenement at ~
AveriLl street vacant Dec. is inquire OF Y. A.
Gale, Montpelier phone 22l-M. 22ou
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TO RENT--A warm tenement of rooms on
first for for 81 per month for the winter II
occupied within a week call at So Pleasant
224tf
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TO RENT-Seven-room self-contained tene-
ment newly repaired. at Laurel street in
quire at % Church street or tel 597-M. 222tf
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TO RENT--A tenement on Circle street. s
rooms. BATH furnace and electric lights call
54e-M 220u
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FOR SALE Gentleman's black Persian
lamb coat; beaver collar; never been worn
much; viii be sold reasonably inquire Of Ar
thur Lebarron. South Barre. 23St6s
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FOR RENT--Two up-to-date Groom tene-
ments at low price; z. L. Densmore, Pleas.
ant street. ZZOu
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FOR RENT--The Cottage, No. 24s No. Main
street, formerly occupied by j. j. Cayhue, first
class licensee; inquire Of Frank Z. Austin, 247
No. Main street 2olt6'
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TO RENT--Good 6-rm. tenement near Jones
Bros on the Richardson road with large gar
den for spring inquire Of F, G. Canton or
Mrs. o. N. Canton, rs Maple avenue, tel.
7le-ll. 2lbtf
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Real estate is sure to be higher. Buy NOV

THE D. A. PERRY REAL ESTATE
AGENCY
Howland-Cave Building, Barre, VI
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TO RENT-Six-room tenement at 400 North
Main street gas, electricity, and all other
modern improvements apply at Sl9 North
Main street. ZZ4u
New-York tribune., 1918-04-07
She Showed Him
7 oward the Cemetery

An old woman showed her face be.
hind the blackened pile of debris. He
asked her in trembling voice:
You are Nine. Fourche, aren't Won
| am the son of the Girots.o
She answered slowly:
Il recognize you. my boy"
He asked again:
Where are my parents ,"
She pointed toward the cemetery.
And my sister Marie ?"
Eight days ago tomorrow the Ger
mans took her away--with Julie, the
daughter Of the Heurtevants. Catherine
Romaine, Felicie Arnaud of then, ~
he old woman went on her way.
The soldier stood there stupefied, his
head bared.s He stopped over, picked
up stone, gazed at it in the hollow
OF his hand, threw it back among the
other stones and started toward the
hillside terrace on which the church
used TO stand. In those times the dead
slept peacefully under its clock tower.
and the graves, which the caprice Of
spring covered with flowers, looked out
across the valley from whose depths a
soothing silence mounted.
Up there there was also nothing left
New-York tribune., 1918-04-07

passed that stage at which thew were
content with the painters of the Bar
olzon school. Many of them have spe-
clahzed in the old masters of earlier
periods, some have devoted themselves
to Oriental antiquity, and of late there
has arisen a considerable group en-
amored OF the Primitives. 1t is for
these last, and particularly those of
Iotnlc predictions, that the Denote
gallery has been established here.
ne place contains q variety of i'm
portant and beautiful objects. In one
room there are some magnificent tapes
trles, both of Flemish and French
origin. There are some striking paint
lhgs, 100, chiefly of the early Spanish
school. But the value of the collection
rests more particularly upon its exam
Pies OF Gothic sculpture. These bring
back, as in tide Of austere beauty. the
pure traditions of Burgundy and the
lie de France. Travellers in old France.
students of the cathedrals and the mu-
seums, know we'll the poignant manner
Az Wiilcn tHeSe traditions seize uDOn the
imagination We recall, for example.
the great Puts de Noise at Dion. re-
mote IN the grounds of the great hos
pltal for the insane. The tremendous
hseratic figures of that masterpiece by
Claus Schluters loom upon the scene
like ghosts turned to stone. Thev re-
vlve all the mystery, all the artistic
might, of the Middle Ages. Thrilling
as they are, they yet remind US of the
simple realism upon which all the
great art of that period was based. The
sculptors in those days would have no
traffic with the virtuosity so popular
in our own time. Perhaps they were
too devout to interest themselves in
those proud hosannas of the flesh"
which have absorbed a man like Rodin,
for example. The nuance, in modelling,
for the sake of the nuance, was some
thing they ignored. Sculpture was for
them too noble an art for that. They