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THE BAKiiE DAILY TIMES, HAlUiE, VT.. SATUKDAV, MAY 8, 190.
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Lace Curtains
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We are showing an innovation -in curtain materials
that is both practical and economical. Hand-some
Nottingham Lace Curtains can now be bought by the
yard. This enables you to make your curtains any
. width vou want, no waste material. Comes in White,
with handsome floral and convention
al design. Two yards makes a pair of
curtains, per yard
CANDY SPECIALS FOR SATURDAY
K-"i !-': 2
Liquid Cherry Chocolates, 90c value, per lb 63c a
rt Chocolate Peppermint Tatties, per lb 59c "
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5 Assorted Fudges, per lb 39c
Chocolate Nut Bars, regular price 14c, now, each 10c a
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and Top
Wc arc showing the latest in Suits and
Topcoats, for the young man, the man
of middle ape and the older man.
' The materials are of the best, and the
styles will appeal to all.
Sec us about them.
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of Tricotine and
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By Tuxedo revers, narrow
belts, snug fitting shoul
ders and sleeves are the
smartest tailored Suits of
Spring identified." Besides
these essentials, these late
ly designed Suits boast
high quality silk linings
and unusually careful fin
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BARRE DAILY TIMES
SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1920.
The Weather
Showers this afternoon or to-night j
Sunday probably fair; little ohanjte in
temperature, lhrbt to moderate south
I and southwest winds.
TALK OF THE TOWN
Lobster a la Newburgh at Shepard
cafe, Sunday. adv.
Don't forget Presbyterian rummage
Sale Saturday, Slay 8, from 2 to o
o'elook. adv.
j Fresh strawberries, eelory, lettuce,
I cucumbers and asparagus just in tit
! Marchctti's fruit store, Depot square,
adv.
I A stereopticon lecture, "Child Life in
I Missions," will be given in the iteddinf?
I Methodist church Sunday at 7 p. m.; C3
j beautiful pictures. Everybody welcome.
Boston Sifmlay Post and Herald and
the New York papers ore now due at C
p. m. Sunday, and patrons may call for
; them at that time. Martin's Dook
! Store. adv.
To-day's special at Fitts' Women's
light-weight fabric gloves, embroidered
bucks, gaunt-let wrists; brown, gray
arid mode; $1.50 value, specially priced
$'.10 a pair. adv.
You don't need to take time to "doll
up" for the overall and apron dance,
May 12, at the armory. Montpelier;
7'c per couple. Auspices K. of C. Car
roll's orchestra. adv.
Regular meeting of Sons of Veter
ans' auxiliary Monday night, May JO,
at 8 o'clock. Initiation. Kefreiments
will be served. Members please uotice
change of date of meeting.
Special sale of two-, three- and four
burner Kerogas oil stoves, the best in
Barre. Largest line of new and second-hand
range in Barre. Oct prices.
E. A. Prindle, Worthen block.
Philip AVilliam.- the infant son of
Mr. and Mrs. Q. II. Perry, died yester
day. The funeral will be held Sunday
at 2:30 p, m. at the. home, 19 Highland
avenue. It is roquested that no llowers
be given.
MUs Carrie N'ichols, who has been
i employed at the City Bakery for the
past tour montlis, will complete Her
duties there to-night and leaves for
Clareniont. K. II., where she expect
to be employed.
John Barlow of Richmond, for sever
al months night agen nt the Central
Vermont depot here, bus enlisted in
the U. 8. navy. He visited Barre ac
quaintances yesterday, before leaving
last 'night for the training station at
Hampton Roads, Va.
The next meeting of the Minister'
Monday club will lie held in the par
lors of Bethany church, Montpelier,
nex'l Monday at 10::I0 a. ni. Rev. J).
('. Huntington, rector of the lliirre
Fpi.copal church, will read a paper on
"The Place of the Church in Social
Servive."
Miss Helen Hercv of the ISaltimore
! Lunch was greatly surprised when she
; was presented a handsome rinfr by Mrs.
T. Stone and other friends. Miss Hcr
! sey is soon to leave for Dover, N. H.,
I where she Hbs secured employment.
I She is to leave with her sister, Miss
1 Verna Hersey of the Central cafe.
! This afternoon at 3:30 on the Lin-
coin baieball eampii9 Spaulding high
j meets Cathedral high for the first time
I this season. This is the only school
jgame scheduled for Barre to-day, in
j fact, is the only game of importance to
t.e held in the city. The Spaulding-
Montpelier seminary game of last week
I gave Coach William Johnson an oppor
tunity to pick the weak points of the
J tcsm so w ith these remedied, and there
: vcre but two weak points then.Spauld-
ing ought to piny a tight game. Re
' prrts of Cathedral's work in other
'ganrvs gives her a victory over Water
i bur) mid Montpelier high, and though
;ti'.is statement did not com from real
; authentic sources, nevertheless it may
' be true.
! For the past 21 years, veterans of
I the Spanish-American war, residing in
I Washington count v. have celebrated
j the anniversary of mustering into the
service of the I'nited States by a picnic
and field dav. This yesr is to be no
exception, says William Wishnrt, vire
I piesident of the Wellington county us
;s(siation, even though the president.
1 Dr. Jose ph W. Jmks.in is in Philadel
phia, lie has outlined a good program
ful the celebration, which will take
place either on the 1.1th or 17th of this
month, since the exact anniversary day
! r i. L-.. J Tl ' . .1.4. ...III L.
Hill on ruimay. i ins uaie win
made known as soon as Captain W. A.
Puttee of Montpelier. Captain F. L.
Howe of Northtield, First Vice-President
William Wishart, and Second
ice President Thomas Mercer of Barre
meet to confer on the subject, which
they plan to do Monday. This out
ing, it is expected, will lie held at
Caledonia park. Several speakers of
military rank. Colonel O. D. Clark. Ad
jutant A. 1. Keton, Colonel F. B.
Thomas, who in '!'H, was a private, but
a colonel with the Vermont Infantry
ar.d the .17th Pioneer in France, during
the late war.
I Oodilsrd seminary's lwsebsll gradu
ates ticureil quite largely in a recent
gsme in Boston between the Red Sox
and the Philadelphia Athletics, two
men who formerly cavorted on the hill
top diamond participating in the game
for the Athletics, Dan Keefe. who Used
to twirl for the seminary, was in the
box for the Athletics and although his
trsm was defeated, it s through no
fault of his. In fact, Keefe was en
titled to a victory because he allowed
the Red Soi only four hits in eight
innings, allowed but two bases on ba'ls
nd struck out one msn. James C.
jO'Lcary, the Boston ;iole sporting
writer. y: "Young Keefe, formerly
I of tJoddard seminary, pitched a good
' pnme for the Ma kmen! but his support
j caved in at a critical staire, and his
i crnnnendiblc efforts went for naught."
Farther on, the same writer says:
' "Young Keefe, who was in the box
for the A's. was born in Williston. Vt.
l!c b"k like a pretty good boy. He
p.Bjcd lft year w ith Reading." The
-t Sr i.xldrd player to participate in
Cue gsme w Law ton Wilt, formerly
hottj for the seminary. Win n
M-nt in as a pinch hitter, and delivered
;he jronds. afterwards slaying in the
;5Bf and making another hit. or two
out of tSe four credited to tha Mack
men in the whole game.
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TALK OF THE TOWN
Buy sheet music at Bailey's. adv.
Lobster a la Xewburgh at Shepard
cafe, Sunday. adv.
Dell Merlo is passing a few days in
Boiiton and vicinity.
Hats for everybody. Mrs. Shallow, 5
Forsythe place. adv.
Buy Victrola and Victor record at
Bailey's Music Rooms. advi
' Roast chicken dinner at Shepard cafe
Sunday from 5 to 8. Special music.
adv. .
Alfred S. Black of tho Black The
atre Circuit Co., arrived in the city to
day. ,
Samueh Cleary of North Main street
went to Portsmouth,, N II., to-day to
be employed.
Mrs. Nina Lewis of Cottage street
left ithia morning on a visiting trip
to Haverhill, Lawrence and Boston,
Mam.
"Ma" Sweet and her family are sure
gloom chasers. Don't fail to see them
at the Universalis church, May 11, at
8 p. m. adv.
The amusement committee of the
Odd Ladies will meat at the home of
Misa Elivira Cluidici, Beckley street,
Tuesday evening at 7. ,(
A stereopticon lecture, "Child Life in
Missions," will be given in the Hedding
Methodist church Sunday at 7 p. m.; oi
beautiful pictures. Everybody welcome.
Silvio Guidicl of Merchant atreet, un
til recently a drafsman at the Marr &
Oordon granite plant, left last night
for Cleveland, O., having secured a
similar position.
Jack Davidson, now employed in the
machine shops of SpnngheM and who
is playing ball with the Springfield
Community club, is visiting in the city
over the week end.
. To-day's special at Fitts' Women's
light -weight fabric gloves, embroidered
backs, gauntlet wrists: brown, gray
anil mode; $1.50 value, specially' priced
$'..19 a pair. adv.
A number of auto parties left the
city to-day for NortthlicJd to attend
the ' Nonvich-Middlebury' game there
this afternoon. Paul 'Scampini will
umpire the game.
The ftoddard school bell, which was
vigorously rung last evening, carried
the message of the third victory fcr
itho baseball team -which yesterday "de
feated Holy Cross Second at Worces
ter. Mnss.,"l0 to 0. MoMuhon, the on'y
south paw t wirier on therteam, pifoiied.
To-day the team plays Dean academy
st Franklin, Mass., with AmeTico P Hi
in tho box. and on Monday Cushing
academy, Ashburnham, Mas. This
completes the Massachusetts schedule,
the team returning Monday nigiit.
Next Wednesday a game with St. Mi
chael's college will be played on the
home grounds.
The Spaulding annual junior prom
was held in the school assembly hall
lust evening midst n host of lieauti
ful decorations. Class colors of red,
white and bene were everywhere to be
seen in large streamers and here and
there were Japanese parasols and paper
lanterns, making one of the most beaut
iful and eluborate decorations seen at
the school. A number of alumni of the
school? were intermingled with the
students to enjoy dancing and the mu
sic of Ericsons's four-piece orchestra.
Ice cream was served at intermission by
several young ladies. Following this,
novelty dances were introduced, such
as the "elimination" daiiice, "kiss"
dance and "streamers" dance.
Mrs. James S. Milne of Lilierty street
was the guest of honor at a farewell
reception given last evening by 24 lady
friends at the home of Mrs. Alexander
Oordon at 32 Spaulding street. Mrs.
Milne leaves Monday for jw York
City to join her brother, Alexander
Merchant, and family, who sail on May
20 to their home in England, Mr. Mer
chant, a wool buyer, having been here
for the past few months. The extent of
tlie visit to England and Scotland is
undetermined by Mrs. Milne, who will
stop with relatives in both countries.
A tine token of remembrance was pre
sented her by Miss Penelope Call be
fore refreshments were served.
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Robon of the
east hill, who have been in Florid
since last November, arrived in the
eitv Thursday afternoon, accompanied
by' Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Sargent and son,
Ix-ster, of East Barre. The party made
the trip from Florida, estimated as
17(H) miles, in a Ford (touring cur, -periencing
no- tire trouble the entire
distance. While in the southern state,
Mr. and Mrs. Roben traveled extensive
ly, having covered 5.(M0 miles. In 4 heir
trips they made vNits down the (at
coat. Htopping at Miami, Palm l!ech
and West Palm Beach, and accom
plished what very few have done by
automobile, going to the extreme east
eost. Cape Sable, on the new road be
ing built between Florida City and
Kev Wext. They aIo went down the
weit eost through St. Petersburg and
to Waschula. Mr. and Mrs. Roben wire
so well pleased with Orlando that they
purchased a building lot then. The
trip home covered 17 days and the
nartv camped out-of-doors at night,
carrying a vein, ana mij.juic!..
WASHINGTON
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Mrs. Fred Dley of Montpelier hss
len spending a week with Mr. It
YV-juhhurn of this place. WKlnsd.
thev vi-itrd Mrs. Charles Hcudry of
Wiiiiamstov n.
EAST MONTPELIER
iwithcr hiff dsnce and suoper at
village hall Friday night. May 21
Bov. get your girls early or you may
get left, as we expert a tug time, ima
ley's orchestra. adv.
1
GRANITEl 1LLE
Notice to the Catholic Order of For
lln and after June Itf. our
ritnlar meeting" will ! only c-n every
t.,rA V,Wsdav ot trie tnonm. i er
order m-ording secretary.
Regular meeting of
council 2.1.1, 1,1 nio
St. John Baptist
d'AmcTique. TnUy,
May 11, at 7 . m.
MemWrs are reqtc-te.l
to attend.
Card ef Thaak.
I wii to thsnk tb fr'rJ ard
t.v fcr tScir kiiidnc to mc a
. many wsy at the time of lb - k-
ad dcxtli f any knhaid. 4i Ha
.liMii-aa. 1 i'." in I wi-h to
t ark !. J'-n Pnmt ni im, y i-
t'.w a k i !- to ire
!- Jta M M i aa.
MONTPELIER
Paving Block Manufacturers Engage
Rooms In a Hotel for Monday. ;
i
Quarters for nine men of the Gran- I
He Paving Block Manufacturers' two- j
ciation have been engaged at the Pu- !
vilion hotel in Montpelier, and it is un-'
deratood that a conference tending to-
u-n lliu ar iniif im.tit. nf t.lieir lllll-.ll
trouble will commence Monday nfter-
IlOOIl. A l.r. J.UU1I1 Ol DUMUII iiiauc uic
engagement for the rooms. j
The authorities were notified that a !
dead horse had been found on the Tuft
property went of Terrace street andj
arrangement were made Friday aft- j
crnoon to have the carcass ''buried. In j
the meantime an investigation as to
who the owner of the horse was will j
Itakc place.
The annual meeting of the Washing- -ton
county branch of the Red Cross
will take place in the memorial room
in city hall at 10 o'clock Monday morn-!
ing. The meeting was to have been
held this week, but owing to conditions .
could not tako place.
M. T. Thomas of Northfleld was lo-1
cal f'isStor yesterday. j
R. M. Austin of St. Albans and A.
II. Graves of St. Johnsbury were at-!
tornevs in the city yesterday. j
F. W. Dutton of NorthfieW was a
visitor in the city to-day.
Harold Ke&h'of Bellows Falls U vis
iting relatives in the city.
Judges Charles Dana and G. II. Dale
of the county court -were here to-day
looking after some repairs that will lie
made to the county building and get
tling up their counity accounts.,
, Miss lena Koss, aepuny promniuon
officer, arrived . last evening after a
trip through the state looking after
matters in the department.
W. H. Jeffrey, dtate probation offi
cer, has been in Barton and other
towns -near there this week.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Heaphy went this
morning to St. Johnsbury and will
drive home their automobile.
Frank C. Archibald, attorney general,
who has been working on a .'-peeial
state matter, lefit, this morning for hi
home in Manchester.
Clarence Day, who has been connect
ed with the engineer's office, completes
work to-day and leaves shortly forj
Illinois, where he has been appointed
junior highway engineer. He is a for
mer resident of Fitchburg, Mass., and
has attended Norwich university.
Governor Clement has been request
ed by Charles Hughes, president of
the Italy-America society, to designate
May 24 "ns ltalv-Americi dav, in order
.i.". n i,.ii..a 4mnri..an frimiit
of Italv may appropriately recogni.e
the friendship and mutual understand
ing between Italy and America on the
fifth anniversary of Italy's entrance
into the World war.
In probate court today, Hiram I..
Sparrow of Kast Mont teller was ap
pointed executor of the will of Mary !.
Perrin, late of that town, and Ralph
Marsh bus been appointed executor of
i..i: 1 it f...,i. !..
the estate of Julian H. Marsh, late of
fal)ot. The will of K. J. Morse, late
of Duxbury, has bi;en presented for
probate.
WEBSTERV1LLE
To-morrow being mothers' day. ev-
erf mi:ber is invited to visit the Br.p- j vealed by the war than that J( per
ti-t vSundav school. Kvery chikl. ren ' cent of our ronseripted men were physi
the youngest, is invited to come withjcally disqualified for service and that
tier, we win vrv io ninne mr ou:iujt
. . 1.1-
scnool nour an enjoynmo .nir. -
R. J. Cordick of Springfield arrived
in town last night to pend a few
davs on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Imlaoh and Rob
ert Mackie of Cambridge. Mass., i.r
rived here this morning to visit rela
tives for a few days.
.lohn Gull went to Maryland Thurs
day, where he has secured employment.
Mrs. Gall accompanied him to Boston,
where she will visit relatives for a
short time.
Elmer Suitor of Iennoxville, P. Q..
arrived in town last night for a t-hort
business visit.
Notice to the Catholic Order of For
esters: On and after June IB, our
regular meetings will be only on every
third Wednesday of the month. Per
order recording secret ary.
WATERBVRY
Rev. William I Boicourt preaches
to morrow morning in the Congrega
tional church and in the ening speaks
in the Methodist church. Ser iocs at
the Congregational church will 1k omit-! SorxXx Montpelier will plav Plain
ted in the evening, so that all may fiM al lliM.1(;li Sunday afternoon at
have the opportunity to attend. :tii
WILLI AM STOW N
of trade for the election of ofticers will
be held next Monday evening in lire-i
Insure your car in The TRAVELERS
4.1. it A -4i 7 V . - rv ' . , Si..'--''S V
U-k, .r.f - ilJ. Al ih f 'it i ' Ti
Smashed the Fence
and the Piazza
Then the house owner brought a good-sized
claim for damages and the automobilist had
to pay. There was a!so a nice repair bill
on the car both of which the automobilist
would have escaped if he had had insur
ance. Be wise in time. Telephone today.
Paige & Campbell
General A Rent Thone TfivW
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THE UNION
2,500,000 Children Working in U. S.
Two' million five hundred thousand
children, according to a conservative
estimate, are at work in this country,
and the number is apparently increas
ing. "Each year," says the federal chil
dren's bureau, "an army of 1,000,000
children between the ages of 14 and 16.
marches out of the schools of this
country to become wage earners. Ihis
dDes not include the children under 14
yrs of age, who, in a number -of
states,
are auowea io umiv
early age.' ,;(f.
j The national child labor coram ttee
I very correct I V says: I he industry
! that cannot get along without, child la
K,r u mn i?et alotiff without."
"The child laborer is the father of
the man without a job, or with only a
poorlv paid one. He starts out in a
blind allev' occupation or a low-grade
industry: 'he shifts and shifts; some
how he" doesn't 'gpt al"'''-; a,llllt
years he is the 'marginal' laborer
the lat to be hired and tlie nri to oe
',
fired
Child labor contributes heavily to
juvenile delinquency. In New tone
tky four times the proportionate
share of delinquency among children
occurs among working children.
Child labor also contributes heavily
to adult illiteracy and physical unfit-
net. Xo more, startling tact was re-
, v(, per cen. ri- m""....
! r. 1 l,:i.l lolu.r li
The federal child labor law, enacted
lat year, designed to prevent the em
ployment of children under 14 and to
limit the employment of those between
14 and 10. has been declared uncon
stitutional and is now before the su
preme court. In the mean time, how
vr the international labor conference
' has gone squarely on record for the
'exclusion, the world over, of. children
under 14 vrars of age from industrial
employment snd of all young persons
uuder'lS years of age from working at
night or under conditions that menace
their development. It will rest upon
the law-making bodies of the various
nations to give force to these ana oui-;
er important agreements of the labor
conference.
The federal children's bureau in
Washington and the national child la
in committee in New York are ready!
to supply full information concerning'
the conditions affecting the welfare of.
our children. 1
NORTH MONTPELIER
PLAIN FIELD
! Town hall. Sat unlay. May -!. (urtain
8 p. m. The Nellie Gill Players prison I
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SERVICE SATISFACTION
UtI!
There is no outer garment that will give you the service
and satisfaction that you'll get out of one of these
New Tweed Coats
They are 45 inches long, making a splendid auto coat, and, being
Gray and Brown Mixtures, do not show the dust, ,
For rain or shine, they make an ideal garment.
We have just received another shipment of Tweed Coats, new
models.
PRICED SPECIAL AT
and
NEW POLO SPORT COATS BEST VALUES
x IN SUITS
DRY GOODS COMPANY
A Navy for Canada.
Canada is without a navy. The
order went forth in March from the
ministry of marine to "scrap' her
little fleet. It consisted, of two anti
quated British cruisers, one stationed
at Halifax for the Atlantic and the
other at Esquimault for the Pacific,
with a number of auxiliaries, yachts,
trawlers and various small vessels
which were employed for coast defence
during the war. Since the dominion
attained the status of nationhood she
has felt the need of something worthier
the name of navy than the makeshift
which has gone. Viscount Jellicoe has
inspected her doors on the two great
oceans, considered her requirements
and resources, and presented several
schemes of naval defense from which
she may make a choice.
Discussing the situation in the cur
rent number of the American Review
of Reviews, Sir Patrick Thomas Me
Urath says that the Jellieoe report
uts before the Canadian government
four alternatives, ranging in annual
cost of upkeep from $5,000,000, for a
coast ueicn.-'e oi purely local iorcv, m
W5.000.tKM) for n naval arm propor-
tionate in Britain's. He refers to the
adverse criticism of the report in the
oast defense of purely iocal torcc, to
Canadian Parliament on the ground
that, tho war being over and Germany
powerless, the naval expenditure would
be wasteful. But he believes that a
compromise is likely.
The Imperial GoVernment," he says,
"has offered Canada a free gift of ef
fective British warcraft costing origi
nally $16,000,000, and Canada pro
poses to operate them, which will
cost her $2,500,000 a year, while
as others are required in the fu
ture she will build them
in her own 'shipyards and man them
from the mercantile marine which she
is now working in conjunction with her
railways." This, we presume, is the
probable "compromise"' to which he al
ludes. If it be adopted, it will give our
Canadian friends an easy and effective
start, free from incitement to am
bitious naval competition. Boston
Herald.
The Woman s
Ready -to-Wear Shopj
May Sale of Blouses
Values that encourage economy. The vogue of the j
Blouse is at its height this season of delectable new Blouse
Skirts and Sports Skirts, and, to meet the demand for the
dainty and festive, the smart and tailored, or the dashing j
sports styles in Blouses, we are featuring at very unusual i
prices a collection of 300 models in j
VOILE, PONGEE, CREPE DE CHINE, j
, GEORGETTE CREPE j
From $2.00 to $25.00 '
Marabou is Flatternig to the Complexion.
A Scarf of Marabou has a softening efTect on the t
complexion that is delightful.
Large and small Capes and Scarfs,
$6.75 to $20.00 j
Untrimmed Hats
Untrimmed Hats in small, medium and large shapes,
in Black, Navy. Brown, Sand, Taupe, Blue and Red.
While They Last, $1.PS
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Chinese Claim Invention of Cards.
The invention of playing cards has
has been attributed to various nations.
India is said to have known them from
the earliest ages. The Chinese claim
them as the invention of their emper
ors and ithey are traditionally ascrib"d
both to the Arabians and the Egyp
tians. There is little doubt but that .hey
originated in Asia at an early date and
were introduced into Europe at the
close of the 13th century, perhaps by
the Saracens. Historical mention of
the game in Germany is made in 1275,
in Italy in 1'2!)9 and in France in l.'iOX
As early as the 15th century there
was an active produotion of playing
cards in Germany for the European
market. In England 100 years later
similar business flourished. But no
sooner did they come to be generally
used in Europe than several govern
ments prohibited them as immoral. Ed
ward IV prohibited the game in Eng
land under penalty, but the law was
revoked by subsequent rules bivaue
of popular opinion.
Suit marks are aupposea to nave
; , ,. ..
J ?J t represent symbolical y
I the different classe of society Heart s
ood for the clergy ; clubs for the sol-
diers: spades for the serfs, and dia
monds for the merchants. The face
cards in the beginning represented act
ual personages. The trench deck
showed David, Alexander, Caesar and
Charlemagne as the kings representing
the monarchies of the Jews, Greeks,
Romans and French: the queens were
Argine, Esther. Judith and Palia.s. Suit
marks of the European curds made in
Germany were hearts, bell, leaves and
acorns. Italian cards were swords, bat
ons, cups and money. The chfb of
modern cards derived its insignia from
the French trefoil.
In the 17th erntury English rardi
were embellished with heraldic design.
The king of clubs bore the ooat of
arms of the pope of Rome. Spades, dia
monds and hearts were adorned re
spectively with the armorial dovices of
the kings of France, Spain and Eng-land.--Cleveland
Plain Dealer.