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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-08

While Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Johnson
were driving home from West Towns :
bend village, good sized black bear
appeared in the road before them. The
animal kept to the road for distance
Of half a mile or more. As Mr.. john
son had no weapon he made no at
tempt to follow it, The next day a
party of men from the village searched
the hill for bruin, but no trace of him
could be found.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-08

SOUTH MAIN STREE--House and barn
for $4,000. This looks cheap. but the
property is worth good deal more thah
change for farm.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-08
WANTED TO BUY

uaNTF-D 10 BuY-sah - - test airy
49, r-firh erru aal -CErsT Err-Es-a.
r-er-asTs al Hal-tfis1. rut - 81 cEt-s
r.s.nrffr - ~ raoas ranaaaars gutm Y E-n-
sa-1- Enrrs rHr-s lEa-h @ttf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-08

EIGHT-RooM HOUSE in the south end.
All ready for immediate occupancy.
good renting property and would make
splendid location for boarding houuse
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-08
HOUSES TO RENT

TO RENr-Good upstairs tenement of font
rooms with gas. electric lights Rno hard~|
wood floors call ut IS Maple Ave. phons
7le-R. 225t6.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-08

wILLIAMSTOWN FARM-one Of the
best in town; practically level field OF about
30 acres. smooth enough for tractor Large
quantity of hardwood. probably enough 70
pay for the farm. Sugar place OF about
1900 naples. equipped for 500 trees. Place
will carry 20 cows and team and has win
tered forty. Good fruit orchard. Extra
good eight-room house. shed and carriage
house; stock harm is e0x46 IT. with leanto
for stable Price 100000. VIII sell
equipped II desired.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-08

TO RENT-Fist floor tenement o, four f
rooms, newly painted and paper~1 two
rninutsss' walk from rost of.e: :. T,
Mover g. Prospect street. s2a.s
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-08

TO RENTING four-rcorn upstairs tens.-
nents, all nlcdern eonveniences. Et lf|
Granite street spply TO Heary LundL.
phone e4s-X. 22tte
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-08

TO RENT-Tenement Of four rooms. gss.
electric lights, bot water, all in good
order, $1,000 a month b April lst; Smith
Place. OF Maple Ave. Smith Bros. 2251
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-08

We are always clad to show farms and
other properties. If at all interested, call
m
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-08

TO RENT-A pleasant -Ssssn. s3itnbie foe
lisht hosisekeepins: esE 81 50 w1hing-
ton street. 2l9H
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-08

40 REN1-Six-roorn tenement at IS NerlIn
street McAllister Kent 224tf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-08

FOR SALE-Round and square dining
tables, chains, leather rockers. sideboards.
book cases. kitchen cabinet, steel couches.
linoleum, etc, also Glenwood and Acorn
cook stoves and large coal heaters and box
stoves call at 46 Maple Ave 224t6s1
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-11-05
ALL THE TIME HE WANTED
Excellent Reason Why Traveller Need
Not Worry Over Possibility OF
Missing His Train.

A Cleveland man with business in
terests in Illinois tells of an incident
at a railway junction i'm that state. lie
was hungry and it was only two min
utes before the departure of his train.
He rushed up to he countermGn and
exclaimed: "Give me a sandwich and
cup Of coffee, quick! Haven't time
for anything else"
my friend" said the man behind
the counter, take all the time you
want. Just cast your eye over this
menu and I'll telephone the superin-
tendent to hold the train a while"
DO you mean to say that he will
actually hold the train while eat?"
Sure, friend. This is a branch
road, and there's no other train COM
ing or going over it this morning. The
superintendent will want you to have
a good meal-he owns this lunch
ROOM"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-11-05
How British Government Saved the
Situation When country's Financial
Solvency Was Threatened.

In the great war which England COM
menced with France In 1893, the first
four years saw E4O0. 100000 added to the
national debt, without any material
advantage being gained. SO much coin
had left the country for the payment
of troops abroad and es subsidies to
allies that the bank, during 1876. be-
gan to feel difficulty in satisfying
demands made on it. At the close Of
the year people began to hoard coin
and to make runs upon the county
banks. These applied to the Bank Of
England for help, and the consequence
was that run upon II commenced in
the latter part of February, 1897 This
great establishment could only keep
itself afloat ~ paying il sixpences.
Immediate insolvency was expecte2.
when on February &c, the government
stepped in with an order in council
authorizing the notes of the bank as
legal tender until such time as proper
remedies could be applied. This sus-
pension of cash payments was attend
ed by the usual effect of raising the
normal prices of all articles.
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feet, rifle In hand-and then Bryce
understood.
"All right, boss" said George. SIM
pl. as he joined Bryce and Ogilvy I'M
der the lee of the locomotive. Nov
we get busy again."
"Safe-o. men," Ogilvy called. Back
to the job" And while Bryce, fol-
lowed by the careless George Sea OF
ter, went into the lumber yard to sue
cor the enemy. Ogilvy set an example
to the men by stepping into the open
and starting briskly to work with a
shovel.
AT the bottom of the pile of lumber
the Black Minorca was discovered with
severe flesh wound in his right hip |;
also he was suffering from numerous
bruises and Commissions. George Sea
Otter possessed himself of the fallen
chOlo's rifle, while Bryce picked the
wretch up and carried him to his auto
mobile.
Take the swine over to the Laguna
Grande Lumber company's hospital
and tell them to patch him up" he or
dered George Sea Otter. ''T'll keep both
rifles and the ammunition here for
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-11-05
CHAPTER xIV-Continued.

For the space of minute the mayor
weighed his sons future as corpora
eion attorney against his own future
as mayor of SequOia-and Henry lost.
at might be, arranged, Colonel" he
fnurmured in low voice-the voice of
shame.
ut Is already arranged" the Colonel
replied cheerfully. Leave your jill at
the front gate and drive home in Shir-
tey's car. I'll arrange matters with
her." He laughed shortly. ut means,
OF course. that I'll have to telegraph
TO San Francisco tomorrow and buy
her later model. Thank goodness,
She has birthday tomorrow Have u
fresh cigar. mayor" .a.
Colonel Pennington had little diff
Guilty in explaining the deal to Shirley.
who was sleepy and not at all inter
90 extinction, and upon her uncle's as
surance that she would have a new car
within a week, she thanked him and
Gor the first time retired without offer
tng her cheek for his goodnight kiss.
Shortly thereafter the Colonel sought
this own virtuous couch and prepared
20 surrender himself to the first good
sleep In three weeks. He laid the fiat
tering JUNCTION to his soul that Bryce
Cardigan had dealt him poor hand
from marked deck and he had played
1t exceedingly well. "Lucky l blocked
calls out Of the Laurel Creek spur" he
unused. cor he'd have had his jump
crossing In overnight-and then where
the devil would L have been? Up Salt
creek without paddle-and all the
courts in ChriStendOm would avail me
nothing" ss.. 81
He was doing off, when sound
Smote upon his ears. Instantly he was
wide awake, listening intently, his
head cooked on one side. The sound
grew louder; evidently it was ap-
proaching Sequoia-and with bound
the Colonel sat up in bed, trembling
In every limb.
Suddenly, out of the deep, rumbling
diapason he heard sharp click-then
another and another. He counted
them-siX In all.
"A locomotive and two fiat cars :" he
fnurmured. "And they just passed over
the switch leading from the mainline
tracks ont to my log dump. That
tneans the train is going down Wafer
street to the switch into Cardigan's
yard. BY George, they've outwitted
sne!" -...--
With the agility of boy he sprang
into his clothes, raced downstairs, and
seaped into Mayor Poundstone's jitney,
standing in the darkness at the front
gate.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-11-05
By PETER B. KYNE

Bryce Cardigan, but call off the Black
Minorca. shall hold you, personally
responsible for Bryce Cardigan's life,
and If you fail me, l shall never for
give YOU"
SILLY, silly grill" he soothed her.
Don't you know would not stoop to
bush-whacking? There's some shoot
ing going on, but it's wild shooting, lust
to brighten Cardigan and his men off
the job"
You can't friohten him." she cried
passionately. "You know you can't.
He'll kill the Black Minorca. or the
Black Minorca will kill him. Go in
stantly and stop it."
''All right, all right !" he said rather
humbly, and sprang down the front
steps into the waiting car. "Pll play
the game fairly, Shirley, never fear"
She stood in the doorway and
watched the red tail-light, like a
malevolent eye, disappear down the
street. And presently as she stood
there down the boulevard huge gray
car tame slipping noiselessly-so
noiselessly, "A fact, that Shirley recog-
nized it by that very quality of silence.
1t was Bryce Cardigan's Napier.
"GeOrge!" she called. "CoIe here"
The car slid over to the gate and
stopped at the sight of the slim .shite
figure running down the garden walk.
rs MIR. Cardigan hurt? sh4 demand
ed in an agony of suspense.
George Sea Otter grunted ,-omtemp
tuOusIy. Nobody hurt 'cept tie Black
Minorca. am taking him ~ your
company hospital, miss. He r>ied to
shoot my boss, so / shot hin myself
once through the leg. Now my boss
says: Take him to- the Laguna Grande
hospital, George Me, | would drop
this greaser in the bay if was the
boss"
She laughed Historically. ION your
way back from the hospital stop and
pick ME up. George" she ordered.
He touched his broad hat, and she
returned to the house to dress.
Meanwhile Colonel Pennington had
reached the crossing once more, SIM
ultaneously with the arrival of Sam
Perkins, the chief of police, accom-
panied by two automobiles crammed
with patrolmen. Perkins strutted up
tC Bryce Cardigan and Buck Ogilyy.
"What's the meaning of all this row,
M. Cardi9an" he demanded.
Something has slipped, SAM"
Bryce retortcd pleasantly. you've
been calling me Bryce for the past
twenty years, and now you're mister
ing me! The meaning of this row,
you ask?" Bryce continued. "Well,
I'm engaged in making jump cross
il; of Colonel Pennington's tracks,
under a temporary franchise granted
me by the city council of Sequoia.
Here's the franchise" And he thrust
thu document under the police chiefs
nose.
CTO BE CONTINUED) .. ...
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Monaolians Great mea. Eaters.

Inhabitants of Mongolia are great
meat eaters, living in some cases en-
tirely on mutton. II is not uncommon
for a iongol to consume ten pounds
of this meat at one sitting. He alse
compares other foods by asking IL
they are as good as mutton. The Mon.
col puts mutton fat in his tea, which,
is prepared with milk from the poor
est grade IF tea. pressed into bricks.
He drinks enormous quantities of this,
80 cups a. day being no uncommon
amount for an adult. The natives eat
whenever opportunity comes, there
being no regular meal hours.
Water is scarce in Mongolia, a
few wells along, the caravan route
furnishing the entire supply. During
tn winter and spring the camel is
the only animal that can cross the
desert and subsist on the dried
up grasses. At this season of the year
blocks of ice are carried for water
supply, and in other seasons two large
tubs are carried on each camel, one
tub on each side.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-11-05
FLEA EMBALMED IN HONEY
Little Insect Pest Found Which Met;
Its Fate in Egypt Many Thou
sands of Years Auo.

1t is believed that the earliest food
store laid aside for his wants by man,
and which is still in existence. is jar
of honey found in an Egyptian tomb.
and probably placed there for the suS-
tenance of the dead during the jour-
ney across the Stygian river, says the
American Forestry Magazine. When
found, the honey had changed into
very dry candy and it had lost its
sweetness, though it could still be.
identified as honey.
In the bottom of the jar, we'll COW
cred with honey, was q dead flea of
precisely the same sort as those which.
plague Egypt to this day. Apparently,
the insect had hoped into the jar
while the last rites over the dead were
being observed, and. when the jar was
cOrked, The little fellow was shut up
within, and, like the true patriot, he
probably would have declared that
death was sweet. Anyway, he sank
to the bottom while the honey was
still soft, and there the psychologists
found him after good many thou
sands Of years.
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vice president and general manager of
the n. c. o., and l am engaged in the
blithe task of making a jump crossing
o. your. rails. Have cigar" And he
thrust perfecto under the Colonel's
nose. Pennington struck it to the
ground. and on the instant. half a
dozen rough rascals emptied their
sEovels over him. He was deluged
with dirt.
Stand back, Colonel, stand back, if
you please. You're in the way of the
shovelers.' Buck Ogilvy warned him
soothingly.
Bryce Cardigan came over, and at
si~ht of him Pennington choked with
fury. "fou-you--" he sputtered. IN
able To say more.
I'm the n. C. o." Bryce replied.
Nice little fiction that of yours about
Inc sWitch-engine being laid up in the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-11-05
CHAPTER XIV.

The success of Bryce Cardigan's
pian for getting his rails down from
Laurel creek depended entirely upon
the whimsy which might seize the crew
OF the big mogul that hauled the last
Toad OF logs out of Cardigan's red
woods On Thursday afternoon. Should
the engineer and fireman decide to
leave the locomotive at the logging
Gallup for the night, Bryces task would
be as simple as turning hose down a
squirrel hole. On the other hand,
should they run back to Sequoia with
she engine. he and Ogilvy faced the al
tentative of borrowing" il from the
Iaguna Grande Lumber company's
tQundhouse; and that operation, in
view Of the fact that Pennington's night
Eatchman would be certain to hear the
engine leaving. offered difficulties.
Throughout the afternoon, after
having sent his orders in writing to
the woods-bosS. via George Sea Otter
Cfor he dared not trust to the tele-
phone). he waited in his office for
telephone call from the logging camp
HS 10 what action the engine crew had
taken. Finally, at a quarter of six,
Curtis. his wOods-bOSs, rang in.
They're staying here all night, SIR"
de reported.
House them as far from the log
Sanding as possible, and organize a
poker game to keep them busy in case
they don't go to bed before eight
O'Clock" Bryce ordered. SIN the mean
time, send a man you can trust-Jim
Harding, who runs the big bull -donkey,
viii do-down to the locomotive to
Keep steam up until arrive"
He had scarcely hung up, when
Buck Ogiivy came into the Office.
'Well?" he Queried casually.
"Safe-o, Buck - replied Bryce,
"Nothing to do but get bite of din
Oer and proceed to business"
Buck insisted on keeping an engage
ment 10 dine with MORA, and Bryce
agreed to cali for him at the Bon
GuSto restaurant. Then Bryce went
iloiue to diNe with his father. Old
Cardigan was happier than his son
Tad seen him since the return of the
latter to Sequoia.
swell. sonny, " had mighty
pleasant afternoon" he declared as
Bryce led hun TO the dinner table.
.lve been up 10 the Valley of the
Giants. ~
Bryce was amazed. why. how
could you?" he demanded. THE old
skid road is impossible. and after, you
leave the end of the skid road, the
trail i'm to mothers grave is so over
grown with buckthorn and wild lilac
Coubt if a rabbit could get through
Ct comfortably"
"Not a bit of It." the old man re.
piled. Somebody has gone to work
and planked that old skid road and
put up a hand rail on each side,
while the trail through. the Giants has
been grubbe,i out and smoothed over
All that old logging cable / abandoned
Q. those Groupings has been strung
from tree TO tree alongside the path
on both sides. can COUP there alone
NOW, once George sets me on the old
skid road; can't get lost"
''llow did sou discover Iiiis;" Bryce
demanded.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-11-05
Where the Shah Sits.

The throne Of the Shah of Persia
is the most valuable one in the whole
world. and its enormous dimensions
and exquisite decorations would inspire
a multimillionaire with awe.
1t is of pure white marble, and Is
no less than Is feet ia depth by 10 fee.
wide. The actual seat is mounted on
large platform of the same material.
and is upheld by fourteen spotless
ivory pillars. carved in the shape OF
men and women; while the whole 1,
covered with pictures worked in the
purest gold leaf. Ascending TO tn,
platform is stat case of solid gold.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-11-05

precaution to keep the SYSTEM in q
vigorous condition so as to more
easily resist disease to which, every
one is subject. S. s. S. is without
an equal as a general tonic and sys-
tenn builder. It improves the appe-
ttte and gives new strength and vi
tally to both old and young.
Full information and valuable lit
erature can be had by writing to
Swift Specific Co.. 156 Swift Lab
oratory. Atlanta. Ga.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-11-05
Pure, Rich Blood Will Keep
Your Body Vigorous and Healthy

When impurities creep into your
blood the first symptoms are usu-
ally loss Of appetite, followed by
gradual .lessening of energy, the
system becomes weaker day by
day, until you feel yourself on the
verge of a breakdown.
Nearly everybody needs a few
bottles Of S. S. S., the great vege-
table blood remedy, to cleanse out
all impurities about twice a year.
It is an excellent idea to take this
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-11-05
Electric LiQht Plant-Perhaps.

A plant which Is somewhat common
in Brazil shows remarkable luminos-
ity which can be seen for distance
of mile. Seated near one of these
plants after nightfall it is possible to
read fine print and to perform other
operations which require light.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-11-05

| things" Is g..
Having dispatched the Black Minor
ca to hold up the work until the ar
rival of re-enforcemeuts, Colopel Pen
| nington fairly burned the streets en-
route to his home. He was DESTROYS O.
getting into heavy ulster before ven
turing forth again into the night air.
The violent slam with, which he
closed the front door after him brought
Shirley, in dressing gown and slippers,
to the staircase.
"Uncle SETH" she called. whats
the matter"
'"There's the devil to pay" he an
swered. "That fellow Cardigan is back
of the N. c. o., after all. and he and
Ogilvy have a gang of fifty men down
at the intersection of Water and b
streets, cutting in jump-crossing of
our line"
He dashed into the living room, and
she heard him calling frantically into
the telephone.
"At last!" she murmured, and crept
down the stairs, pausing behind the
heavy portieres at the entrance to the
living room.
''That you, Poundstone?" she heard
him saying rapidly into the transmit
ter. Pennington speaking. Young
Bryce Cardigan is behind that n. G. ..
| outfit, and it's logging road and not
Intended to build through to Grants
Pass at all. Cardigan and Ogilvy are
at Water and B streets this very in
slant with a gang of fifty men cutting
in a jump-crossing Of my line, curse
| them! They'll have it in by six O'Clock
tomorrow morning if something isn't
done-and once they get it in, the fats
| in the fire.
Telephone the chief Of police and
order him to take his entire force
| down there, if necessary. and stop that
work. To blazes with that temporary
| franchise! You stop that work for
two hours, and I'll do the rest. Tell
| the chief of police not to recognize
that temporary franchise. He can be
suspicious of it, can't he, and refuse to
| let the, work go on until he finds out?
And you can be hard to find for two
hours, can you not? Delay, delay, man |!
| That's all / want. Yes, yes, |
| understand. You get down about day
light and roast the chief of police for
| interfering, but in the meantime. .
/. Thank you, PoundstOne, thank
you. Good-by"
He stood at the telephone, the re-
ceiver still held to his ear and his
! right forefnger holding down the hook
| while the line cleared. When he spoke
again, Shirley knew he was calling his
mill office. He got response immedi-
| ately. notwithstanding the lateness of
| the hour.
Sexton? Pennington speaking. I've
sent over the Black Minorca with
| rifle and sixty rounds of ammunition.
! ~. What? You can hear him
shooting already? Bully boy with
crockery eye! He'll clean the gang
out and keep them from working until
the police arrive. You've telephoned
Rondeau, have you? Good
He'll have his men waiting at the log
landing, and therell be no delay. Sex
ton. we've got to block them. 1t means
- loss of millions to me if we fail!p
| Shirley was standing in the doorway
! as he faced about from the telephone.
Uncle SETH she said quietly, use
any honorable method of defeating
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-11-05
Remarkable Wild Flower.

Hungary grows wild flower which
is the exact floral image of a hum
ming bird. The breast is green, the
throat yellow, the head and beak al
most black
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-11-05
GIooA EXPLAINED.

Mr.. Glummiks seems to be particu'
larly gloomy" said Miss Cayenne. "Ha
seems to have something on his mind
II don't blame him for being
gloomy"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-11-05
The Reason.

"Pop, when is it they call man
harlboiledF'
"When he Is bad egg"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-11-05

It requires good sized closet for
some family skeletons
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-11-05

No city In the nation is removed
from starvation more than two weeks.
-Asbury f. Lever.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-11-05

Jules Rondeau and his woods gang.
They'll probably be dropping in on us
about a. M, if know anything about
Colonel Pennington's way of doing
things"
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SUSPENDED PAYMENT IN CASH

(To BE CONTINUED
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-04-24
RENO AMATEUR RADIO MEN
TO ORGANIZE CLUB

1t is the plan of the young men of
Reno, interested in amateur radio
work, to organize at a meeting to be
held in the high school building, says
the Reno Gazette.
Befor the war a club known as the
Reno Radio Club, with twelve MEM
bers, did much to help the amateurs
gain better knowledge Of radio and
carry on communication and relay
work with amateurs in other states.
One of the members, H. S. Beedle,
had carried on relay work with anna
teurs in California, Oregon and
Washington and East as far as Den
yer. Since the war he has even made
better record than this.