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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-24
TALK or THE TOXIN

Fur-lined coat, value 5000, now 500
Lamorey's.
William stephens Of Pleasant street
has been confined to his home for the
past few days by illness.
Beginning Sunday, Jan. 25, the price
of all New York Sunday papers in
Barre will be l2c.adv.
Trucking Done Anyone wanting
| light or heavy trucking done, call the
Granite City Bottling Works adv.
Peter Landi and Ministries went to
Chelsea last night in three. seated
sleigh TO furnish music at dance
| there
Notice. Come to the Burns concert
at the Presbyterian church Tuesday
evening, Jan. n, and enjoy good
musical evening adv.
The Piano Movers held their second
dance in Rowland hall last evening.
Just as the one held a few weeks ago,
it was complete success, more than
100 couples being present. with Car
rolls five-piece orchestra playing
Miss Rose Macdonald and sister, Mrs.
Flora Carpenter, of New York City, to-
gether with Miss Daisy Macdonald, a
nurse, OF the army base hospital at
West Haven, Conn, left for their homes
this morning Mrs. Jessie Macdonald,
their mother, went to Denver, Col, last
Thursday TO make her home with her
three daughters Of that city.
Owing TO the advance in cost OF raw
materials, acute sugar shortage and
price, we are compelled to advance
prices on sodas in order to keep UP the
quality of our goods. We. therefore,
wish to advise that, effective Jan 25,
our pAicc will be advanced loo on a
case, plus war tax OF To-, making SLID
PEI case. Soda Manufacturers.
The anrual poverty dance of The
Knights OF Co!ambas sill be hel9 Mt
The club rooms aud lali tcxt Wcdncs-
dav evening. jim -. For years this
has been one Of the chief events OF the
winter entertainment and is expected
TO bring tog>thtr nearly every mem
be- 0f the loGnci witl a friends to the
club rosp.s that evening The enter
lainment COMMITTEES is being assisted
in the preparations by the ladies com
mittee, who will prepare the lunch and
refreshments to be served at the al
fair Committeeman ara looking for
ward to many OF the Granltevillr mem
bers to be present for It's occasion.
The temporary loss Of purse con
tanning $50 from an office in city hail
caused the sharp questioning Of
young man who recently came to Barre
from Somerville, Mass. and who APP
~ . H. ,,f fIs,
poors office for work Just before be-
ing auizzed, the young man thrust some
probation papers behind picture in
The police station. the papers having
been made out in Massachusetts. Lat
er the papers were found. Just when
the combination of things looked Sc
rious for him, report came that the
missing pockctbook and money had
been found, The young fellow was
then let go.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-24
Each a Right to His Own Opinion.

Rome, Ca, Jan. S4.-"Every Demo
crat is entitled to his own opinion"
William Jennings Bryan said yesterday
after reading Secretary Daniels state
ment that he thought National Chair
man Cummings action in attending
Governor Edwards inaugural banquet
was proper.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-24
New Closing Agreement.

About ~ II the retail stores IN the
city have arranged Tor 3 new closing
agreement. which VII include Monday
evening" On and after Feb. j. 1890
the above number 81 sfsres viii Oh
serve the following closing hours; Mon
day. Tuesday. "wednesday THURSDAY
and Frasy At $50. saturday a. 9;So
u. m
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-24
WILLIAMSTOWN

The board Of civil authority viii
meet at the town clerks Office Jan. -.
1870. at 1880 p. m. for the purpose Of
abating taxes and doing any other
business that may properly come before
said board. G. y. MeAliister, clerk
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-24
A Fair Question.

A New York man Is Jared by the
pronouncing Of Ensign ~Ensin,' and
wants 10 know If man who paints
signs Is a sin painter Boston Tran
srrint.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-24
After the Guest Had Gone.

"That Miss Chatters is as bad as a
parrot !.
-Worse. my dearl A parrot doesn't
hunt you up and compel you to listen.
Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-24
Rare as Radium.

aContentmeut is better than wealth,
my boy"
1T ought to be. It's blame sight
harder 10 get. Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-24
NOTICE

N-tsoe = he-etv given rat ny sffe. NAY
Bsx klzT having III ~ hcf and hoard vita
ast sast cause. ] sEi ~ ionrcr he ranoa-
saair for Any bills ccnfrzcted - her.
PAUL DEEELEf.
1a-rs. ". san a. issa. ssi.s'
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-24
BARRE DAILY TIMES
SATURDAY, JANUARY "a, 1920.
The Weather.

Snow tonight and Sunday, probably
heavy; colder with a cold wave, in
crreasing northwest winds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-24
WHEN Thrown Real Hard.

Denver Post-~The thought a the
coming struggle was ike the touch Of
the spud 10 . Thoroughbred. - Boston
Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-24

v Special communication If
e Granite lodge, No. 30, i. and
IA A. NJ, Monday, Jan. 26, at
IN 1850 p. m Tor the purpose OF
KY attending the funeral OF our
~ late brother. William II.
Per order, W. Nj.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-24
Just Before Inventory We Offer
Our Customers
A Sale of Small
Lots

.ci With the purpose of quick distribution CT few OF
a kind" aud remnant lots that have accumulated IN
regular stocks. Every item is marked at tempting
savings &c q,.ely speed il to owners. To appre
catc the values at .hajr own fu: worth - you must
come SATURDAY and see them. They won't last long
a. these prices, so come early you can.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-14

myself than to her. ~ wonder II It
could be anyone walking in their
sleep"
you mean''-she hesitated-"my
sister,"
~ don't mean anyone" | FASTENED
to say. II was only thinking aloud.
wondering if it could he a possible ex
PLANTATION. l have heard Of innocent
persons doing all sorts Of things un-
der hypnotic influence"
give read of that, too" she said so
berly, II wonder"
She left the sentence unfinished, bur
l felt that the same thought had flash
ed into her mind as into mine, Was II
! possible that the INSCRIPTIONS French,
man who had WrOnged her sister years
ago had in some way recently gained
an interview with her and had gotten
her once more into his power? Could
| it be that under the spell Of anOthers
mind Claire Bradford herself had TAX
en- away the papers concerning the an
nulment of her marriage and was plac,
ing the notes in the bIackmail plot?
"LOOk here" | said determiuedIy
"We've got to see each other some
where tomorrow and talk this over
Where can we meet?"
I'm afraid l can't manage it to-
morrow. I'm busy with my mother
and sister all day long. Tuesday, per-
haps. But we mustn't talk here long
er. Good night"
Good night" l called softly but hel
head had been already withdrawn, sc
quickly that l hardly knew whether
she heard me. AS | was about ready
for bed | recalled that | had spen
most of the money | had in my peck
cts, so l visited the bookcase where
had secreted my hoard and taking on
a twenty-dollar bill, wrapped it about
the three one-dOllar bills l had lef
and put the roll IN my trousers pocket
The next morning, as l was dress
ing, 1 happened to draw forth my
money. l gazed at it hOrrOr-stricken
! distinctly recalled having wrapped
the twenty-dollar bill about the three
smaller bills. Now one of the dollar
bills was on the outside.
There befor me was indisputablt
evidence thai soL cone had been in m!
room while I slept, someone had gone
through my pockets and had examined
my money. Someone had put the dol
lar bill on the outside of the roll.
Who had done it? How had the!
got into the room?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-14
Enter German, the de-
teCtiVe.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
SAINT OF HATTERS
Why St. Clement Has Long Been Ac-
corded Recognition by Makers Of
Head Coverings.

st. Clement is known as the patron
saint of hatters, because Of his dis
cOvery for the making of a compact
fabric out of wool without pressure
or weaving. The story goes that this
devOut priest, while on journey, be,
came fOotsOre and tired, and, removing
his sandals, sought rest by the road
side.
st. Clement was soon disturbed by
the bleating- of lambs. Looking up
be beheld fox that had just seized
one of the helpless young sheep. de
cleared hedge just in time to destroy
the fox and rescue the lamb, in the
process of which act he observed loose
wool, which he gathered and exam
ined.
The priest was struck by the sud
den inspiration that here was relie1
for his lacerated feet. Binding thu
yielding wool on his wounds, he wal
able to continue his journey. OE
reaching his destination st. Glen
ent removed the sandals from hi
feet, discovering instead of the flint
soft wool a piece of unfinished cloth
seemingly so firm and thick that h
couldn't pull it. apart. He called tn
matted material "felt."
This accidental knowledge Of tn
priest caused the basic principle tina
underlies the mems hat industry
November % has been named 81
Clements day and is red-letter da'
for the hat manufacturers Of man,
| countries.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-14

Then, too, there was my own unex-
peCted and uuwarranted discharge at
my place of business. was positive
in some way it was connected with my
having come to this place to live. Had
my great-uncle himself brought 1t
about for the purpose Of discreditlng
me? Was it the work of the black
mailers to get square with me for hav-
ing accidentally butted in on the
meeting they had arranged with Miss
Bradford?
The scar-faced man! Who was he?
was certain that he was in some way
involved. It might have been he who
had caused me to lose my job. Ger
tainly the malevOlent glance he had
given me in the restaurant that night
showed that he would have wrought
me harm if he could, The next time
/ laid eyes on him | was determined
to trail him with bulldog tenaCity I'M
til ascertained his identity and where
he lived. felt sure that the trail Of
the mystery would lead to his door.
l decided not to leave the apartment
all day. l had laid in a plentiful sup
ply Of food the day before so there
was no necessity for my going out.
There was plenty of work for me to
do. I must try to devise some way
Of examining the safe door and the
jewel box that remained for evidence
of tingerprints, and l must inspect the
building both from within and without
to see if could learn how the notes
were delivered
From one Of the toilet tables I OBJ
tanned some fine powder and opening
the wall safe again I took out the
jewel box and carefully busted it over
with the powder. hoped that the
powder would reveal markings of
hands on the box, but either l was too
inexperienced or my method was
wrong, for l succeeded in obtaining
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-14
AUTOMOBILE,
~0FUN>rS@A

Wheel alignment can be disturbed by
striking curb too sharply.
Dim your lights when approaching
another motorcar on the road.
Use common sense at all times and
you'll save trouble fer yourself and
the other fellow.
Engaging the clutch too harshly can
permanently harm a part of the power
transmitting system.
Never back Or swing from the curb
into the street without looking back
to see if the way is clear.
In passing a slower moving vehicle
pass it on your left, but in passing a
street car always keep to the right.
Learn to shift gears without clash
ing. Practice will show the exact en-
CINE speed needed to make noiseless
shift.
Do not cut the corners in turning
but keep well to your side Of the street,
and look both ways before you make
the turn.
Attention to fabrication regularly
will avoid rapid wear Of a part. Once
a part is badly worn lot of lubricant
helps little.
Stop when the street car ahead Of
you stops and stand still till all passen-
gers getting off are out Of the street.
In most cities this is required by ordi-
nance.
Often it Is difficult to start a nut on
thread of the bolt. A few draws of
a small three cornered file on the first
thread will almost always cure the
trouble.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-14
ur LITTLE PEOPLE"

6osis.-spaIding Nelson re-
an invitation to dinner from
. At Rufus Castor. On
IN he meets Barbara Brad
~ renders her a service. She
The same apartment build
,bs Gastons. They go there
sr CASTOR and his wife are
n Maine for a trip and ask
to live in their apartments
.cepts. Ee Gastons tell him
gsterioug noises about the
Ssnt-"whispers" and noises
ssve scared them. Going to
'rortment a few days later
again meets Barbara, his
.,ai acquaintance. Nelson
,bs building superintendent,
and instinctively dislikes
IN a wall safe he finds a
,ce of magnificent pearls.
5ov Nelson finds the pearls
disappeared from the wall
His first Idea of informing
alice is not acted upon be-
Of peculiar circumstances.
az been discharged from his
IN without adequate explana-
y reason, and feels himself
"a in something of a mys-
us decides to conduct an in
ration himself, That night
sra signals from the window
1 apartment, which is opposite
and they Arrange a meeting
ssyt day. In the morning he
note in his room, asking
Vhy he had not informed the
Of the loss of the jewels.
ara tells Nelson her sister
> had some years OeIOFe uldue
n.away marriage with an adj
,rer. from whom she was
narted, and the marriage had
annulled. Claire is engaged
married and someone know
At her escapade has stolen
nents concerning the affair
the Bradford apartment and
itemptlng to blackmall the
lords, Nelson and Barbara
apge condolences about the
spery," mysterious notes and
queer doings, which are
alike in both apartments.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-14
AVOID SkIDD|NG
BY USING CHAIN
PROPER Handling of Clutch and
Brakes viii Prevent Rear
Wheels From Locking.
DON'T TURN STEERING WHEEL
More Than Extra Caution Should Be
Exercised by Driver, Especially
the Novice, to Avoid Acct
dents on Wet Days.

Choose a smooth bit Of asphalt pave
ment when 1t is free from traffic and
where it is nice and slippery from a
spring shower. Speed up to the traffic
limit, put on the brake and at the
same time turn the steering wheel
slightly to one side. See what hap
pens. Then sit in the back seat and
let some one else skid the car You
will be cured, at least until you forget
the gone" feeling.
The open season for skidding is
spring, summer, fall and winter It
comes with late frost and cold rains.
with the thunder shower and the
street sprinkler, with the equinoctial
and earliest snowfiakes and with loose
snow, packed snow and ice. But YOU
may escape it or at least It's danger
GUS phases and learn to neutralize the
effect.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-14
Date With a Party.

My partner in business was called
out of town and was not expected to
return for few days, so when l met
his wife on the street she remarked
that she was lonesome and 1 asked
her to meet me late and have dinner
with me. 1t was all arranged and /
went to the Office to fix up for the Oc-
casion when in came hubby and want
ed to know why the dOlling up, so l
said that l had a date with a party.
When met my friends wife / told
her hubby had returned and she said:
"Why I know it; l told him you and
| were going out to dine. Exchange.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-14
Chief Cause of SkIddinq.

The chief cause Of skidding is run
ming On a wet pavement at dry pave
ment speed. Then you want to stop
quickly and apply the. brake, but the
car does not stop. The rear end slews
around and hits the curb or another
vehicle, or the car goes straight on
and drifts into a trolley, automobile
or pedestrian. You should treat car
on a wet pavement the same as you
treat yourself on ice, as though always
expecting your feet to 60 out from un-
der you.
Front wheel Skids come chiefly from
rounding corner or curve at so high
a speed that the front wheels lose
their traction. To overcome it apply
the brake gently, which will drag the
rear wheels and give the front wheels
q chance to take hold.
Another cause Of skidding, which
comes chiefly in the country, is due to
a crowned road, or one which is fresh
ly oiled. The novice will find a
crowned road-that is, one which is
higher in the center than at the sides
is often dangerous when wet. A
road which is much travelled accumu-
lates quite a bit of oil, and water add
ed makes it mighty slippery proposi-
ton. One is likely to take a sudden
slide into the ditch.
Chains Surest Safeguard.
Anti-skid chains are necessary
when travelling on roads such as have
described. Their use is not imperative
on the front wheels ordinarily, al
though many careful drivers apply
them there. Chains are the surest
safeguard against skidding.
When a skid occurs, turn the front
wheels in the direction of the skid,
release the clutch and apply the brake
gently when the wheels seem to take
hold, not before. Do not apply the
brake too harShly or you will increase
the skid action.
Skidding often may be prevented by
throttling down the engine and apply.
ing the brake while the clutch is still
engaged. This will prevent the real
wheels from locking. 1t is peculiar
ity of traction that revolving wheels
are less likely to skid than where they
are locked and sliding over the pave
ment. But when you try this method
be very sure that when the brake is
applied you do not twist the steering
wheel.
The novice would do we'll to test
this method on a wet pavement where
there is no traffic. Make the skid as
directed earlier In this article, but al
very moderate pace, and then try tt
correct it by this method.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-14
Repair Valve Stem. d

To repair a broken valve stem
the fittings should be removed
and the stem slipped back in the
tube. Now make q small hole in
the tube a short distance from
the valve stem, bring the valve
out again through this hole, and
in so doing the fabric in the ORR
ginal valve hole will not be In
jured. The small cut formerly
occupied by the valve stem can
be vulcani2ed easily.
II the valve is battered so
that no fittings can be removed
the valve Can be sawed off
across to the cut with q hack
saw and the nut can then be
easily taken off.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-14
Elnd Value of various woods.

Investigations by the agricultural
department show that one standard
cord of well-seasoned hickory, oak.
beech, birch, hard maple, ash, elm,
locust or cherry wood is approximate
" equal to one ton of anthracite coal.
A cord and a half Of soft maple or
two cords of cedar, poplar or bass
wood are required to give the same
amount of heat. One cord Of we'll
seasoned mixed wood equals at least
one ton of average grade bituminous
coal.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-14

no sort of result, beyond finding out
what my own tingerprints looked like
on a sheet of paper prepared with
some homemade lampblack. After an
hour or two of experimentation | gave
it up as a bad job, and turned to the
study of methods by which the notes
might have been delivered.
The CASTOR apartment was on the
sixth floor Of the building, which was
surrounded by ordinary three and
fOur-stOry dwelling houses. 1T must
have been someone in the building,
If not in the apartment itself. It would
be quite possible for someone on the
floor above to have projected the notes
through my window and that Of Miss
Bradford by attaching them to the
end of long stick. / made up my
mind to ascertain who occupied the
apartments above.
The mystery of the whispers did not
seem to be of such easy solution.
While / had been inclined at first to
regard my own experience as dream,
the coincidence of Miss Bradford and
my great-uncle having had the same
Illusion convinced me that it was some
claptrap devised by the plotters for
proving on the fears of their intended
victims.
Eagerly l waited for the coming Of
evening and from half-past seven on
/ sat by my window waiting for Bar
bara's signal. 1t was nearly nine
o'clock before l heard the three taps
that had so startled me the evening
before. Quickly l thrust my head out
of the window and was rewarded by
seeing hers appear at the same mo-
ment.
"We must not talk long," she warned
me. Someone might see us. Have
you learned anything new?"
EYES," 1 whispered. I'm my uncle's
diary found several entries about the
whispers"
"How strange!" she exclaimed.
"Where is Mr.. Gaston?"
81 don't know" \
That's funny"
'Tt's more than that. 1t is decided
ly odd that he left no word where he
could be reached"
81 don't blame him." she almost
sobbed. II wish we could all get away
off somewhere, away from it all"
Don't worry. Everything we find
out will help discover the plotters
Tell me from what part of your room
did the sounds come
always from the same place, up
in the corner, near the ceiling"
81 thought so" l answered. "That's
where they came from in my room
That shows it is Just some mechanical
trick they are using in the hope Of ter
rifying us. Do you know who lives
on the floor above"
81 haven't the slightest idea. Dc
you suspect themF
81 suspect everybody until this mys
terry is solved" I replied almost say
agely.
"Not so loud, they may hear you
Have you learned anything else|
mo, nothing. l questioned old Mrs
Burke, Mrs. Gaston's laundress. Sh'
knew nothing, although she insisted
that she had often heard footsteps
when there was no one in the apart
ment. OF course it is only her imag
ination."
Tm not so sure" Miss Bradford
whispered. "Pve heard them, too
They seemed to come right out of thu
wall"
"Why," l exclaimed in amazement
that's just how she described them.
"Often, too, when | get up in tn,
morning l have a strange feeling tina
there must have been someone in m!
room while / was asleep"
SLOW strange!" ] muttered, more Il
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-14

Pills and used Lydia E. Pinkham's
Sanative Wash and now | am well, can
eat heartily and work. give you nv
thanks for your great medicines. You
may publish my letter and will tell
everyone what your medicines did for
me. Mrs. PEARL HILL, Ais Jacksboro
St, Knoxville, Tennessee.
Hundreds of such letters expressing
gratitude for the good Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has accom-
plished are constantly being received,
proving the reliability of this grand old
remedy.
If you are i'll do not drag along and
continue to suffer day in and day out but
at once take Lydia E, Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, q woman's
remedy for woman's ills.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-14

10 De thinking the house is
- The old man was all the
aanhllng about"
nesitated and looked furtively
o !. whispers" I suggested. In
' replying to my question she
luO'her one at me.
nave ye been hearing them,
. ssnea' trying to put a note Of
eus INTO my tones.
~ y, believe in things like that. /"
Qua woman nodded her head
aul ! believing in them things
you hear them. Either
49, uem or you don't. The old
heard them.n
Y DO you know~
!, hear him asking meseli
y he heard them, many
"a, ao J. the Others-the serv,
- ~ they hear them, toow
may have that. Nlggers d
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-14
Rock Cannon.

When the island of Malta was under
the rule Of the Knights of Malta they
defended their sovereignty with can.
non bored in the rock. Each one OF
these strange weapons contained an
entire barrel of powder. and as it was
not possible to vary the aim of the
cannon fifty of them were made ready
facing various directions from which
the enemy might approach.
When the fame of these arms Of de
Tense became known to the world the
idea was conceived of transporting
rock to the SUBMITS to serve the same
purpose but the scheme was imprae
ticable.