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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-10-11
TALK OF THE TOWN

Max Miles Of South Main street
was recent visitor in Waterbury.
Thomas B. Carney Of Burlington
was in the city yesterday on bust
ness visit.
Edward f. Dudley of Fairlee was in
the city yesterday afternoon on a
business visit.
Albert Christie Of Merchant street
left last evening for Hoboken, N. u,
where he has secured employment
Mrs Dean Fl, Perry and seven weeks
old daughter, Mary, came home last
night from the Faulkner hospital, Bos-
ton.
Mrs. George Woolsey of Circle street
left the city yesterday for Newark,
N. J., where she will join her husband,
who is employed there.
For quick sale: 1919 Ford touring
car, good tires, good condition mechan-
ically; chains; extras. Seen any time.
Write box 342, Montpelier adv.
A regular meeting Of Col. J. B. Mead
circle, No. |, Ladies Of the G. a.. r.,
win be held in auxiliary hall, Worthen
block, Friday, Oct. l3, at o'clock
South Barre grange will hold it's far
next week Thursday and Friday eve.
nings Excellent programs have been
prepared and will be announced later.
adv.
Among the latest converts to the
radio among the city business men are
w. G. REYNOLDS and Maurice Watkins,
both having recently completed the IN.
stallation of receiving sets in their
homes.
All stores, members of the Barre
Retail Merchants association, Inc,
will remain open Wednesday, Oct III,
until o o'clock p. m. and will be
closed all day Thursday, Oct. II, CO.
lumbus day. ady.
Tomorrow Is Columbus day, but it
will be a quiet one as far as this city
is concerned for there is TO be no OBJ
servance of the day in an official way,
the only action in the city being the
closing Of the stores
Joy reigns in the hearts Of young
sters all over the city for tomorrow
the first break in the daily grind of
school life takes place. Thursday and
Friday there will be no school in the
graded and high schools here owing to
the fact that all OF the teachers de-
sire TO attend the teachers eonyen
ton at st. Johnsbury.
"Queclfee," the little cat over which
the American Legion boys have tax
en- such good care for the past week,
has gone. Two small boys called at
the post and claimed it as their own.
Hearing Of the plight in which their
sudden loss left the Legion members,
a woman In this city decided that they
should not be without mascot for
their teams, and brought them over
another little kitten, which has been
christened Memo II will take the
place Of its predecessor on the coach
ing staff.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-10-11
TALK OF THE TOWN

Wanted: A few men to cut wood.
Call f. w. Langlois. adv.
For plumbing and heating. call James
Mcleod, ia Orange street. Tel. S23-W.
adv.
Going out Of business All ribbons =.
half price. Wednesday only, 20 hats at
81 each and % hats at 81 each. Mrs. A.
G. Murphy. adv
E. G. Wells has returned to the city
after an absence of six weeks, during
which time he managed his brothers
store in Somerville, Mass.
All stores, members of the Barre
Retail Merchants association, Inc,
will remain open Wednesday, Oct IL,
until Q o'clock p. m. and will be
closed all day Thursday, Oct. II, CO.
lumbus day. adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-10-11
PLAINFIELD

The ladies aid win serve the annual
vegetable dinner at the church Friday
Everybody most cordially welcome;
CSC and 35c.--adv
Thursday, Oct- II, "Ten Nights in a
Barrroom. The most famous heart
interest drama the world has ever
known. Also a two-reel comedy.
James Bennett, one Of yermont's best
tenors. will appear in song. Songs by
another well known singer viii be
added to this program. Music furnished
by Landi's four piece orchestra. Ad-
mission 2sc and SOC. Dance after show.
Show starts at s:l5 sharp.-adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-10-11

Knights Of Observation-Disclosures
All knights of the order will assem-
BILE in Quarry Bank hall, Barre City,
Thursday, Oct. IL, at 1880 p. m, where
. party of novices will be taken to
the ancient city in full ceremonial
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-10-11
BARRE DAILY TIMES
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER ii, 1922.


Unsettled, probably showers tonight
and Thursday; cooler in Vermont !;
moderate to fresh south winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-02
RIDDLES AND
 JOKESFOR YOU

All right, Juniors, don't let so many puzzles and riddles scare you. Go to work nthem and mall in your answers early.
 Here are also some fine jokes to make you laugh.
 The riddles and jokes are by Will lie Anna Rice. She gives the Juniors a lot of hard things to do. doesn't she?
 Solev the puzzles, guess the riddles, read these jokes and then mall some of your own to Aunt Ann. Write on only one side of the paper.
 Riddles
 A Charade
 My first is a cover.
 My second a city.
 My whole you discover If In this you are witty? Why is the letter K like a pigs tail?
 Betty, going along on roller skates. had sudden and decided fall. A kind old lady picked her up and brushed her off;
 How did you fall little girl?" ''Flat mann. l think" answered Betty.
 Teacher: George, make sentence with auto"
 George They outo know better" The little girl who sent you all these fine things to do also sends an answer to Miriam Cannon's puzzle: History. arithmetic. geography. spelling, reader, health lessons, Eng fish and agriculture.
 Aunt Ann ts sorry the plus and minus puxxles cannot he printed, but she has no type of that sort. Thats why they have to be left out.
 AUNT ANN.
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lovely pink spots in either check. So natural and beautiful and dear she was-everybody loved her!
 We are speaking of Miss Julia Bergman.
 Miss Eloise Hemphill, to whom the photograph belongs. was literally bombarded with questions all day as was Miss Morton and the faculty as to Miss Berrymans' whereabouts, and if she never, never was coming to visit Birmingham, and an Alumnae day. again.
 Enyied was the girl who had the splendrous news to relate that she had actually been in Miss Berry mans" home. The latter was as wonderful a regular little house. holder as she had been a teacher of literature and English-and not oue whit of her old time. winsome per sonality, which had made thousands of girls her friends. had been lost.
 She was even more charming If that could possibly be!
 What do you think of this boy? Strikes us as though the city of Birmingham was losing a mighty fine coming citizen in not being able to claim him as her own. Still noth- ing can ever keep him from being "Birming gham's adopted baby"-no matter what Asheyiile, N C. says
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-02

Meet a young gentleman whose picture was a stellar attraction to between 200 an 300 young women who. as Alumni members and old girls of the Birmingham Seminary. assembled at the reception at which Miss Hattie Morton, the faculty and the students entertained a few days ago.
 He is Master R. F Campbell, Jr., now 16 months old, concerning whom the words, precious darling" "cunnin" and adorable" were heard every 15 seconds throughout the aft ternoon.
 All of the old school girls had to fave the picture and hold 1t for a while. and try to see in the eyes, the lips, the forehead the suggestion of hls mother--whom they have "los.' these past few years.
 Cupid Very Officious
 For the little God of love simply walked out and took her away from the Seminary to make her Mrs. R. F. Campbell, wife of Dr. Campbell, pas tor of the Presbyterian church at Ashville. N. c.
 Since which time there is that lone liness left behind which the old girls always feel when they go back. They can't get over hoping that they'll round a corner and see her there her eyes twfnkling and two
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-02
ABOUT SEALS

The common seal can swim at the as quickly as a dolphin. and the in- stantaneousness of its turning is like magic A fish--like founder, or whiting, or salmon-has no chance when seal has made up its mind.
 When we watch dog swimming we see that 1t treads the water with its fore and hind limbs, but this is rot the seals method. It keeps it's fore limbs close to It's breast, except when turning or steering. and It swims like a fish by means of It's very muscular posterior body, aided by the firmly suppressed legs. which form the hind part of the propeller. A propeller, however. that does not turn round; it simply dislodge es masses of water to one side and then to another, as quick as greased light ming.
 The gray seal is not nearly so fast, and 1t has therefore to attend to more slowly moving fishes like halibut, which 1t seeks out far below full fathoms five"
 The movements of seals on the sands arc very quaint. They herple along at the rate of about three miles an hour. The creature raises it's shoulders, depresses it's head. sticks its fore flappers outwards in the sand. drags its body forward (sometimes helped by a jerk from the hind legs), sinls prone, and be- gins again. What catches the eye Is the alternate arching and flattening of the body.
 young gray seal has been known to make land journey of half mile to cottage. and when 1t was taken back to the sea it repeated the visit next day. Short land journeys have often been recorded tor the common seal. especially, in the case of tame ones, which refuse to be sent back to the sea. There seems to be in seals something of the "local attachment and 'homing capacity" which is ex- hibited by cats, but most of the data remain unfortunately at a somewhat anecdotal level.
 Common seals have their favorite resting rocks. and the gray seal has favorite spots in the water. where 1t persists for hours and days.
 Unlike the dolphins and porpoises, the seals must have their rest on land. They take advantage of waves to get up on rocky shelf. They use
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-02

their nails in clambering. They ad- just themselves so as to slip into the sea in an instant. They sometimes post sentinels, but they fall asleep.
 And 1t is then and at the breeding time that man often clubs them.
 It Is a strange paradox that al- though man cannot deny certain fascination that the seals have, he cannot resist killing them when he gets a chance He calls them lost souls and fallen angels. mermaids and mermen. He has invented pretty stories about them and cherished SUI rerstitions. but he kills them at their play and in their sl0ep, or when the mother comes ashore to comfort her young.
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dolls.
 I hope to see my letter in the Junior page. From your little un- known friend.
 WELT MURPHY.
 Sylacauga, Dear Aunt Ann This is my first attempt to write to the junior page, but really I enjoy the Cousins letters so much it seems that I can't resist any longer the temptation to write. am just a little girl of ten years. am in the fifth grade. Our school Is out now. I have been taking music since.
 My father and brothers farm. They are planning to chop cotton next week.. I am anxious for the timc to come as I want to learn to chop, so if I see this in print I will tell you next week how I came out with my chopping lessons. l would be glad to get a letta from some of the cousins of my age. From your new friend,
 WILLIE MAE BEVIS
 Ashland
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The Children's Letter Box

Dear Aunt Ann
 This is my first time to write to you.
 I am going to tell you about our village. We have four large cotton mills.
 There has been a revival meeting about two weeks and the people have been wonderfully blessed. There has been nearly POO conversions.
 We have a large school in which there are about TOO children. We have IS teachers here. We have a wonderful school. I am in the fifth grade and I am II years old. My teaehed's name Is Miss Annia varda- man and I love her dearly. MT. E. B. Conner Is a wonderful man. He has been awfully good 10 the school children. MT. D. B. Conner owns the mills.
 We have a nice clean village, a laundry and nursery for the babies. They have fine Kindergarten for the children.
 Our school Is out now. It was out yesterday.
 I own one of the wonderful watkins 2
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-02
The Brave Cabin Boy
 Who Saued q .Ship

Once upon time there was boy named Jack, who was a cabin boy on board a coasting schooner. One night in December, 1856. when the sea was covered with fog, the man at the helm suddenly saw rising ahead of him great black mass. tall brig, which, before there was time to alter the course of either of the vessels, came crashing. into the schooner.
 For a minute or so the bow of the brig was damned fast in the hole which she had made in the schooner. The captain of the schooner, without waiting to see what harm had been done to his own ship, climbed into the other, and was followed by the whole of his crew but two. one who could not, and one who would not. follow. The one who could not was a poor sick sailor, and the one who would not was Jack.
 As the cabin boy was very small and nimble he might have been the first one up, and his captain was sur prised not to find him on deck of the brig.
 Come, Jack" he called out, "be quick. this vessel will back out soon and it will then be too late"
 Jack answered.; Brown has always been very kind to me, and I'd rather
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-02
About the Town

A realistic little pom. written by Myra Courington is contributed to the page. Birmingham the beautiful, Upon mountain high, With many merchants so truthful. And hundreds daily passing by. With Avondale Park so nice, That if you go once, You will want to go twice, And carry your lunch. Birmingham, that great industrial
 center,
 And her schools can't be surpassed, Central High will be my next to
 enter,
 Because nine grades I have passed. Birmingham, that city most adore, And but few people realize it's real
 worth, Because 1S years ago 1t marked. The place of my birth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-02
This Baby Is Inspiration
 OF City's Ice Cream Party

Sit up md take notice. you youngsters:
 You think, maybe, that little chill dren can't do anything. But listen 10 this story.
 This little chap, whose name is B. Werner Pace, Jr., Is going to be re- sponsible for almost the biggest ice cream party Birmingham has ever had.
 It Is to be given at Woodrow Wfl- son park very soon, the proceeds to be used to defrny the expenses of the Fresh Anir Ramp for kiddies, which is to be put on at the shades-Cahaba ba High school this summer by the Age- Herald and the Mary Rumph commit tee of the Anti-tuberculosis ns- sociation.
 The Story
 The way this beautiful little child was responsible for theA party was this:
 The other day, in store, Jimmie" as he is better known, walked up to one of the clerks, held cut hIs little hands and said
 Ice, please~
 Mrs. NJ. V. Pace. his mother, sitting by, noticed him, and the thought flashed across her mind:
 If my little baby, who can have anything he wants, longs for the delight of things that are ccol and pleasing. how much more would these things be appreciated by little deii- cate children who might not other wise get breath of fresh country air unless someone takes interest enough in their cases to see that they have a chance to go!''
 And so Mrs. Pace, then and there, made up her mind that she would do something really big for the youngsters.
 For the Fresh Ar Fund
 So she made arrangements for the use oc the park, and is asking that all mothers and persons who will do- nate cakes. home made candy, ice cream, or anything else that can be sold at the party, call up Main SIP and ask to speak to Mrs. Caldwell.
 Is To He Soon
 The party is to be put on one Sat- urday before long, and will last throughout the afternoon and night, It IS desired that every working girl and man, every society woman, her husband and family, and everybody in Birmingham be present to buy or to give money that undernourished children may be brought up to their proper weight.
 Miss Bertha Clement has already given cake. and it is urged that you say what you will donate at once. so that the committee will be able tc
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be too late than leave him behind"
 He had hardly spoken when the brig backed out. and the sick man and the boy were alone on what every one thought to be a sinking ship. The two said their prayers, and waited for the end. But, much to their sur prise, the schooner did not go down. Though there was great gap in her side, it was above the level ot the water, and she might float for some time, if the sea were smooth.
 When Jack saw there was a chance of their being saved he began to hus- tie about; for, whatever there was to be done, there was only himself to do it--he must be captain, crew and, cabin boy in one Brown was too ill' to give any help with his hands, but his advice was very useful At sun rise he crawled on deck, and. lying there, he could tell his young friend what to do.
 Jack unfurled all the sails, Brown telling him what to do. and soon the schooner was moving at a good rate, Jack steered for the nearest port, and in the afternoon he had the joy of seeing the pilot boat come alongside. He saved both the ship and the life of his friend.-Clara Oakeson.
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know how much 1t is necessary to buy.
 It Is the most unselfish. beautiful scheme for a good time-and & bene- ficial one - which anybody could dream about. and already an or chestra has been provided. Groups of young women will help Mrs. Pace make the affair a huge success.
 It is hoped that between s2.000 and $S,000 can be realized, and 1t Is being urged that the people regard 1t as an occasion of great joy and chance to serve.
 City's Party
 ''It won't be Birmingham's senii- centennial" said worker yesterday, but it's to be her ice cream party. and if everybody doesn't come we're going to feel very sad"
 Whatever you have to give, make the gift generous as possible-and in the meanwhile, please don't forget that 9 cots are now needed for the camp. These will cost s5.s5 each. Will you not give one in the name of your own little child, or a child or a loved one you have lost?
 Mail checks to The Age -Heralds Fresh Air Fund. Or if you have a suitable cot-army cots will do 1t will be acceptablA
 This beautiful baby who will do so much for the benefit of other children. has lovely brown eyes, two glorious dimples, hair like the gold of sunshine-and just four teeth. He lives with his father and mother at the Chesterfield apartments. and ia just IS months old
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-02
Ford's My Choice

Muscle Shoals is fine old place, And Alabama Powers having a doE-
 gone good race. If Ford should take the stand 1t would be the making of this Dixie
 Land. If Alabama Power should get in, The poor of this land would soon
 cash in. And when Ford said "a hundred
 years. Oh boy, how Alabama Power pricked
 their ears. Now, Mir. Ford, we've enjoyed the
 Lizzie very much, But you see times are mighty tough And we need you very bad For if you don't get Muscle Shoals
 we'll be sad.
 -Eudora Saunders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-02
PRIZE OF $ FOR RCHILDREN
 IS OFFERED

This Is written especially to inter est all grammar school children.
 A prize of s5 is being offered to them by J. W. Donnelly, for the best composition written about the sub feet: What is Baby Worth?"
 This prize competition Is being put on in the interest of Baby Week. which is to be between Juno fourth and eleventh, and as one of the feat ures of the gigantic baby show which is to be, staged by the Axis club. There will be 14 centers where mothers can take their babies to be weighed and examined.
 Every baby will be given cer- tificate. and sized up as to his needs, or as to his robustness. At each cen- ter, there will be doctors and nurses.
 Hurry along with your prize com position-you may win that s5s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-02

dWdT DelOIt lie hiSu anu WS AAd " been making our home here and there. with first one and then am other
 We are being used as drudges of the family
 T surely will be glad when I be- come a grown lady and can give poor little suffering children home and good treatment, which I would give my life for at this time.
 T have lived with good people, but they are not like my god moth CT. They can't see and understand my troubles. They do not sympa- thize with me. But if they had the experience I had I am sure they would be more than willing to help one like myself.
 "Sometimes I think God is testing people of their sins when he puts or phan children out to be cared for.
 "I want an education and want to grow up and be nice woman and work for myself and not be any ex- pense to anyone.
 twill everyone pray for me and my poor brothers that we may be taken care of and treated well-as well as the rest of the orphan children?
 Anyone having a word to say will you please put it in The Age Herald, and I will see it." BY AN ORPHAN GIRL.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-02
Be Sure 10 Go 10 Baby Shov

Aunt Ann wants all children remind Sunday of Week for Birmingham. ~ = ' - - o' The Birmingham Axis club putting t3 little baby brother
 
 i'll he or she is Everything is free. - - - - Watch the notice of to who will be be which to $50. s ~ "s s''' ifo" @tu You will lots of fun baby .howxo don't it. minister Sunday Listen attenively to wha he " = ~ ~ fAf->
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My heart has overflowed with troubles. I feel as if I want every one to know how orphans are So I have written an ar ticle for The Age Herald and will ycu please punctuate 1t correctly and spell the misspelled words right and oblige an orphan girl?"
 She says in her story, every word of which is worth reading because it will present to many people a diff ferent view point from one they have ever thought about before:
 Perhaps people who turn poor orphans from their homes do not know the pain that's given them They do not know how badly they are breaking their hearts. am an orphan girl 12 years old. My mother died five years ago. My father died later and left three brothers and myself and I have suf- fered more mistreatments, 1t seems to me. than anybody I know.
 "Only an orphan knows an or phan's troubles, and no one else, it seems, can see them. I sympathize with any poor child who is left without mother, for mother will die before she will part with her children.
 "A father doesn't care much, it seems, like. Father lived two years after mother died but he gave us
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-02
The I wiins

Read this fine little continued story. It Is written by Daisy Wind ham. Here's the first chapter:
 Once there lived a boy and a girl The boys name was Tommy and the girls name was Molly.
 When they were four years old their father joined the army and was killed by the Germans. Their. mother was so heartbroken that she soon died and this left the twins all alone. But their Aunt Mae. who lived at Newfort. upon learning that her sis ter's children were orphans sent for them for she wanted them to live with her.
 (To be continued.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-02
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These little advertisements are free. If you want to get any eer- tain thing, want to buy anything. or exchange any article, address your ads to Aunt Ann. care or Age-Herald. He sure to give your telephone number. If you have oae. and your addrcss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-02
Rabbit Trans

l would like to buy some rabbit traps. l don't want anything that will kill them. I want to catch them alive. Something like box trap. Please let me know what kind you have. Ernest Wilson. care Aunt Anu, Age Herald
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-02
UNNECEssARY sELF-DENIA1

UNNECESSARY SELF-DENIAL From the Boston Transcript.
 Passenger Gas ship Is sinking): Captain. is there no hope-no hope whatever"
 Captain: None at all. sir. not the slightest"
 Passenger: "Confound the luck.