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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-23
OUR BIG GAME.
Bret Harte's Explanation That Mace
the Matter Quite Clear.

Bret Harte, the whimsical and brill
liant chronicler Of Roaring Camp and
Poker Flat, used to become weary to
evaporation at the foolish admirers
who could not separate him from his
characters and who insisted on con-
founding their experiences and predi-
lections with his own.
Since he wrote Of pioneer mining
camps In the early days of the gold
fever. his characters were often heroic
only In part Indeed. they were quite
MS often rogues as heroes. As he OBJ
yiously could not be identified with
the rougher types among them. the
favorite notion seemed to be that he
was. or had been. gentleman gam
bier. With that idea In mind young
Englishman in London once tried hard
to get him to describe and explain
poker, which be referred TO as your
great American game. Mr. Harte
conveniently misunderstood him.
so you say great game over
here?" he inquired amiably. I'm the
United States. now. we call 1t big
game grizzlies. catamounts. buffalo
and bighorn-dont you know. But
we don't chase them With pokers. No.
no. They're abundant, but they don't
often come into the houses, really.
It's usually necessary to go outside
with a gun"
At another time he learned that
certain noted hostess. whose invita-
ton to dine he had just accepted. had
been questioning one Of his intimates
to learn IL Il were true that he was
reformed gambler.
Not reformed" declared Mr.. Harte
YEARLY Tell her / am beyond refor-
nation. Tell her that ! was my own
model for the gambler oakhurst and
that the scene of his suicide Is pure
autobiography ."-Youths Companion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-23
NoRTHFIELD FALLS.

| Grace Lockln, who is teaching at
East Barre, spent Sunday with her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. d. NJ. Locklin.
Winifred Stone of Montpelier visited
at Tom Cooper's recently.
Mrs. Mary Gould is in Brattleboro.
Charles Heath has moved back from
Williamstown, in order that he may care
for his mother.
Albert Hartwell is not so well and is
very low.
Twenty years ago May 20 and q it
rained and showed, and Sunday, the 22d,
there We're six inches of snow on the
ground.
Mrs. Florence Clark and daughter,
Katherine, were here over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. B. Adams were in
Barre Saturday on business.
Mrs Rebeeca Kerr, Hattie Legier and
John O'Grady were in Montpelier Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Locklin arrived
from st. Adams Saturday to visit Mr..
Lockln's parents.
B. L. Whitcomb, living on the Hod.
HreSner place. Is yer loN Win Stohioch
trouble and the infirmities of old age,
and is not expected to live. He is so
years old.
Elizabeth Rich of Northfeld visited
her sister, Mrs. George Plumb, Satur-
day.
win Legier and family are visiting in
Montpelier.
The dramatic club gave the play, The
Country Doctor" at Cross hall Friday
evening to good-sized audience.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Briggs of East Mont
pelier visited at Charles Briggs last
week.
Martha Rogers spent Sunday in Wa
terbury.
Mrs. Lydia Locklin has gone to Hal
cey Clark's TO care for Mrs. Clark, who
is suffering from rheumatism.
Allen Bagley visited Mrs. Strong Sun
day.
Mrs. Hannah Hill visited her son,
Clarence Hill, over Sunday.
Ethel Adams came home Saturday
for over Sunday and has been unable
to return on account of Illness.
Grace and Vesta Lyon visited their
brother, George Lyon, last week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-23
Coal Ashes Kill Hen Pests.

In the spring OF 1909 my henbonse
a small one. but large enough for my
small flock of hens, became badly in
tested with mites. Two large window
openings on the south side of the
house have no glass, but are covered
with muslin during the cold weather
and / find it well to have the roosting
place protected by a muslin curtain
during the cold months. This curtain
was swarming with mites, and remoy-
ed it and subjected it to a bath OF
boiling water. Then, following the
advice of an acquaintance who keeps
a few hens, l busted all parts of the
house thoroughly with fine sifted coal
ashes and placed a supply Of the ashes
in the house for the hens to dust them
selves with and have kept up the sup
ply ever since. / have had no more
trouble with mites, and the hens keep
remarkably free from lice.-Rural New
Yorker.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-23
CoRINTH.

Carl Corliss went to Bradford on last
Monday to work in the veneering mill
Mrs. Mary Munson returned to Chel-
sea last Monday after visiting at Albert
Magoon's and calling on old friends
and neighbors in Cookville.
Lightning went down the chimney of
Lesley Parker last Monday afternoon,
knocking the stovepipe over, but not
doing very much damage. Fortunately
no one was hurt.
Mrs. Moses Magoon was taken TO the
Woodsville hospital in John Hastings
auto for surgical operation on last
Wednesday.
Charles Eastman was in Springfield
and Greenfield, Mass. on business last
week.
Mrs. Helen Hayward of Chelsea has
been caring for her mother, Mrs. Moses
Magoon.
Mrs. Della Coil of Somerville, Mass,
was called to town by the serious ill.,
ness of her mother, Mrs. Heath, last
Sunday
Mrs Charles Heath passed away last
Thursday afternoon after long i'll
ness, at the age of IS. She leaves two
daughters, Mrs. Della Coil and Mrs.
Susie Dickinson, to mourn her loss.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-23
EUROPE IS
NERVOUS
Italy Upsets Balance in the
Mediterranean
OCCUPATION ON AEGEAN ISLES
Signifcant-Part Of Panama Canal
World Route Dominated--Powers
Again Discussing Ending
of Conflict.

Paris, May 23--The extension Of the
Turco- Italian war is awakening the
powers to the necessity OF making
renewed attemps to bring the conflict
to an end. Italy's steady occupation OF
the Turkish island in the Egean Sea,
which Turkey has answered by expelling
Italians from the Ottoman empire, is re-
garded here with considerable inquie-
tude. Italy is now in control OF eleven
Turkish islands in the archipelago, and
this, it is pointed out, totally nulliiies
the equilibrium of forces in one section
of the water route round the world
which, with the completion OF the Pana-
ma canal, means continuous global
marine movement.
The Temps declares that Italy's occu.
patton of the archipelago changes the
whole political map, as the Eastern
Mediterranean enters into the dominion
of the Triple Alliance. The turn OF
events, therefore, is distinctly against
the interests of the triple entente and
chiefly against those of Russia, and the
time has arrived for the members of the
triple entente to examine the situation
seriously.
Various suggestions for mediation be-
tween Turkey and Italy have ben prof
fered. including the calling of congress-
of the European Powers and proposal
to allow Italy to remain in Tripoli as
England has remained in Egypt, with
Turkey retaining her legal control in
the country, getting back her islands
and receiving additional economic COM
pensation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-23

tening cattle and hogs. The most In
teresting thing about this yield is that
1t is the result of the proper utiliza-
ton Of barnyard manure. The ma
nure shed has an important place on
the farm.
For four important reasons the cloY-
ers are among the most valuable OF
forage plants first, the manurial cost
of their production is exceptionally
low; second. they are richer in pro-
tein than most of the forage crops, far
richer than the grasses; third, they en-
rich the soil i'm nitrogen as well as sub
soil it, so that the following crops are
almost invariably good; fourth, in per-
manent mowings they ultimately so
enrich the soil in nitrogen that the
grasses as well as the clovers make
vigorous growth.-Professor w. p.
Brooks, Experiment Station. Amherst,
Mass.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-23
WILLIAMsToWN.

Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ Wing of Boston
has lately visited Miss Olive Robinson
while Mr.. Wing was in Montpelier.
F. w. Lozell of Moretown is in towr
in the interest of the Faryiew Casualty
Co. of Barre.
Charles NJ. Edison has lately sold
Mitchell Six to c, L. Hodges OF Kan
dolph.
The household goods of Fred j. La
vine have arrived from New Bedford
Mass, and have been taken to the house
he is to occupy, owned by Charles II
Beckett.
There are persistent rumors that the
hotel is again to be open to the pub
lie about June lst. The name of the
landlord is not yet made public.
The ladies Of the Relief Corps are tc
meet to make wreaths and arrange flow
ers for Memorial Day at the town hal
on the afternoon of Tuesday, May 2Sth
They will be glad to have any who will
come and assist in this work and also
for any donations of flowers.
Social dance uunder auspices OF the
grange next Friday evening at Grange
hall Music, Gauthier's orchestra. Bill
rs cents.
,Sibley Young finished his engagement
as mail carrier between the station and
postoffice yesterday, after continuous
service Of over two years. His place
will be filed by Louis Gagon, brother
in-law of station agent, Fred L. La
due.
Mrs. Arthur Freeman left town to-
day for a visit of several days to her
parents in Cambridge, n. Y. She will
be accompanied by her two daughters,
Louise and Grace.
John A. Perry is at work for Nelson
NJ. Carlton, finishing his house back OF
the Congregational church.
Ezra Goodwin has finished work for
Geo. w. Lynde and moved with his fam
lily to South Barre.
Union Memorial services at the Meth
odst church next Sunday, with spe-
cial music and sermon by the pastor,
Rev j. @. Angel.
The Ainsworth drug store building,
including counters, showcases and fix
lures, for rent after June LIST. VIII be
altered to suit tenant. Apply to George
Z. WILDER
Mrs. Walter NJ Williams returned
yesterday from weeks visit to her
home in Gaysville.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-23
What You
Thinkin' About
Grampa 2"

ITO be able now to have feet that
never ache, never get tired, blistered,
swollen or chafed or have corns, cal
lolises or bunions, is a glorious recon-
peDse for all the other aches and pains
ono suffers in the winter of life. TlH
makes the feet feel young, and young
feet make you feel young all over.
I've tried many things for my poor
oil tired feet, for those bunions of 20
wears, and for those corns that have
added wrinkles to my face, I've tried
plasters, powders and salves--and moth
ING has ever given the relief that TIZ
has. Ny feet are now strong and yigor-
Gus, they never get tired or swollen.
| have no corns, callouses or bunlons
any they are boys feet on an
old mani"
TIZ gives instant relief and cures all
foot troubles. 1t operates on new
principle, draws out all the poisonous
exudations that cause foot miseries.
Don't accept substitute An elderly
nan especially, has mind of his own;
see that you get TIZ.
TIZ, % cents box, sold everywhere,
or sent direct, on receipt of price, by
Walter Luther Dodge & Co., Chicago, Ill.
Recommended by all drug stores, de-
partment and general stores.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-23
FREAKS OF DYNAMITE.
Ono That Was Lucky For the Man
Down In the Mine Shaft.

mot long ago." said a Leadville min
ing man, there occurred one Of those
freaks of dynamite in one of the deep
shafts of the Carbonate camp that
might not happen again in thousand
years.
1.-TWO men at the bottom of a shaft
had put in FIVE -four and one-half foot
holes which were TO be exploded with
dynamite cartridges IL inches in diam
eter. As Is usual In such cases, they
gave the customary signals to the
hoisting engineer and after lighting the
fuse stepped on the bale of the bucket
and started upward. When about ten
feet from the bottom one of the men
had an epileptic flt and toppled out
His partner tried to reach the bell cord
to stop the bucket, but it was too late.
The bell cord could be reached only
from the lower part of the shaft
When the engineer saw only one man
come through the collar Of the shaft at
the surface his face blanched.
where's jim? he asked excitedly.
quickly tue IHlutE ieIdtSu tue SA :
cumstances and exhibited his hand,
bloody from contact with the sharp
rock in an effort to reach the bell cord
before the bucket entered the timber
ing. The men, their hearts beating
wildly. listened in suspense for the FIVE
explosions of dynamite that would tear
their unfortunate comrade to pieces.
They heard five faint reports, one after
the other They were simply the deto
mating caps of the cartridges. Every
one OF the charges of dynamite had
missed fire-failed to explode. / have
known of one or even three shots out
of Ave missing, but I don't believe
there is another case on record where
five missed as providentiafly as in this
case "--Exchange.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-23

WELL DEVELOPED CASE OF CLUBRooT.
loose. The earlier the plant is infected
with the disease the smaller is the head
produced. II the diseased plant is
pulled up one finds that it has a swoll,
en- and contorted root in place of the
fine fibrous roots of the normal plant.
This explains the whiting when one re-
members that the soil and its dissolved
food substances are taken up through
the fibrous roots. When the plants are
infected at the seeding stage they are
usually killed before the season is hall
over, and the infected areas may be
seen entirely bare of cabbage. Tbs
swollen. contorted roots, which have
robbed the plant Of its food material
begin to decay in the soil in the latter
part of the season and continue the
process of decay, aided by frosts and
soil bacteria. so that nothing Of them is
seen the following spring. The disease
is caused by fungus, and the follow
ing methods of treatment are recon-
mended:
Avoid introducing any materlal INTO
the field which may carry the germs OF
the club root from diseased fields.
Guard especially against diseased soil
and diseased cabbage plants.
PRACTICE crop rotations which will al
low at least three years between crops
Of cabbage, rutabagas or turnips.
Apply stable manure TO the crop
which precedes cabbage, but not to the
cabbage crop itself. If acid phosphate
Is applied the same rule would hold.
Lime viii more successfully counter
act the club root disease than other
substances. Apply it at the rate of Zoe
bushels or more per acre one or two
years previous to planting the cabbage
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-23
4 arm ano
Garden
CABBAGE ROOT DISEASE.
Virginia's Experience and Advice on
Methods of Combating Pest.

Virginia's Experience and Advice on
Methods of Combating Pest.
In describing the cabbage clubroot
disease, which has inflicted injury on
the cabbage growers of Virginia, the
agricultural experiment station of the
state says:
When a field is badly infected with
this disease it may appear at the seed.
ling stage as a dwarfing Of the young
plants, but the fields are not usually
badly enough infected the first season
10 manifest the disease until the cab
bage Is half grown. In districts where
the disease has just begun to get
foothold the grower notices that the
plants which are being infected show a
tendency to wilt on bright sunny days,
although at night they recover and do
not wilt on the following day unless II
Is again bright and warm. Such plants
may succeed in making enough growth
to produce salable cabbage. although
1t Is somewhat understood and slightly
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-23
BRooKFIELD.

Charles Williams and son, George, WIS.,
tied in Roxbury Sunday.
DIR. f.. f. Ellis and w. S. Williams
were in Mortified one day last week.
Rev. John Irons of Williamstown viii
deliver the Memorial sermon at the
First church May 20, at p. m.
The high school entertainment, re-
Gently held in town hall, was sue
cess. About thirteen dollars was real
lied.
The two-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Amsden fell from chair recent
" and broke his arm.
There will be a sociable at the Sec
ond Congregational church Friday even
ing, May 25, conducted by the men.
Everybody come and see what they
have.
Leon son OF Mr.. and Mrs. l.. O. White,
who was taken to the Mary Fletcher
hospital, Burlington, for an operation,
is not getting along as we'll as his
friends wish he was.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-23
Slow peveIopment In the child.

Remembering that Balzac. Walter
Scott, Daniel Webster and the great
educator, Froebel, were counted as
billiards in their youth. the importance
of allowing certain minds slow de.
velopment is manifest A child who at
fourteen is learning numbers may at
forty compose a great epic or discover
a new element. Through kindergarten
methods. manual training, physical
and industrial exercise. dancing and
military drill. the attention is arrested,
the slumbering mind Is reused. the
wandering will be recalled.--Rheta
Childe Dorr In the Century.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-23
Orchard and Garden Notes.

If air slaked lime be in earth in
which plants are ported it will keep
worms away.
Most growers using fats sow one and
a half to two inches apart. The seed
need not be covered with more than
one-fourth Of an inch of soil. Water
thoroughly Immediately after sowing.
and do not apply more water than Is
absolutely necessary. Overwhelming.
high temperatures and lack of ventila-
ton are responsible for spindling
plants.
Mats of some kind must be used az
night for the protection OF the plants ia
hotbeds and cold frames. These should
be removed as soon as possible in the
morning when the sun is shining and
replaced on the frames not later than 4
o'clock In the afternoon. Some air
should be admitted to the frames every
day If the weather will permit.--Na-
tiOnal Stocklaan and Farmer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-23
Rheumatics
No Longer Dread
Changeable Weather

The prescription, "Nurito," free from
opiates and narcotics, found to be the
antidote to uric acid, gives remarkable
results, almost immediate relief and an
absolute, quick cure to rheumatic suffer
ers. This is now testified to by many
Barre sufferers, and what is better than
home testimony?
If you have rheumatism, seiatica or
neuritis, be assured that you will get rid
OF it or your money will be refunded.
"Nuritop will Danish all aches and pains,
timber up those sore and infamed joints
and muscles. Go to Red Cross Pharmacy
or f. A. browns, the druggist, and get
81 box of "Nurito,' the prescription
that produces results.
You can feel it working
Compounded by the Magistral Chemi-
cal Co., Flatiron Bldg, New York.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-23
The Demons of the swamp

are mosquitoes. As they sting they put
deadly malaria germs in the blood. Then
follow the icy chills and the fires of
fever. The appetite flies and the strength
fails; also malaria often paves the way
for deadly typhoid. But Electric Bitters
Kill and cast out the malaria germs from
the blood; give you a fine appetite and
renew your strength. "After long suf-
fering," wrote VIM. Fretwell of Lucama,
\. c., "three bottles drove all the ma
laria from my system, and I've had good
health ever since" Best for all stom-
ach, liver and kidney ills. 90 cents at
Red Cross Pharmacy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-23

We have been in business in this town
for some time. and we are looking to
build up trade by always advising our
patrons right.
So when we tell you that we have
found the eczema remedy and that we
stand back of it with the manufacturer
iron clad guarantee backed by ourselves
you can depend upon it that we give our
advice not in order to sell a few. bottles
of medicine to skin sufferers, but be-
cause we know how II will help our
business if we help our patrons.
we keep in stock and SELL all the well
known skin remedies. But we will say
this. If you are suffering from any
kind of skin trouble, eczema, psoriasis,
rash or letter, we want you TO try full
And, if it does not do the work, this
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-23
Easy WAITING.

A newspaper woman, a spinster,
went 80 interview a member of one of
the leading firms in Boston and was
told to wait FIVE minutes for him ia
be at liberty. Three-quarters of an
hour later he came hurrying toward
her with, well. Miss W., would
never wait so long as this for any
manr' "oh. Mr.. Cole" she retorted. IF
you had waited forty-fiye years for a
man you wouldn't mind an extra half
hour."-Boston Post
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-23
HANDLING a Celery Bed.

Sow celery in February, March or
beginning of April in rows in fine. rich
soil and II dry enough press the soil
firmly with roller or the back of the
spade. Keep the seed bed well wa
tered, as celery terminates very slow
ly. Transplant from June to August.
Celery does best in a moist, mucky
soil and in situations where plenty Of
water is abundant in the soil
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-23
For the Farmer Who Thinks.

Irrigation will bring maximum crops
while the land is new and full Of plant
food, but where the crops are sold year
by year irrigation will not Of itself
assure good results.-James Wilson,
Secretary of Agriculture.
Twenty tons of corn silage an acre
were harvested last fall by George L.
HysIop Of Ohio He uses it for fat
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-23
Soma Ar. So hY Nature.

A certain young man. who prided
himself on a brusqueness that he mis-
took for wit met an eminent, but
touchy, sculptor at studio supper.
$50 you're tie chap" he said. on
being introduced. that makes mud
headsT
Not all of them" the sculptor re-
piled, quietly.-Youth's Companion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-23
Watch Your Drain Tile Outlets.

A thing for every farm owner to re-
member should be to look after his tile
drain outlets in cold weather, that they
may not get clogged by muskrats, rab'
bits or other rodents, nor by sods slip
ping over the tiles, thus waterlogging
the soil during the wet season.-Farm
Journal
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-23
TOO MUCH LAND.

There seems to be an almost
irresistible inclination on the
part Of many persons to culti-
vate too much land Land well
cultivated will produce better
crops with less work than large
area poorly cultivated The small
farm with the use Of brains will
do better work than will the
large one where only muscle is
used.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-23
COMPOUND Fracture,

ct Just saw Hunter, and he looks
pretty bad. What's the matter with
him, do you known
Compound fracture"
what sort Of compound fractured"
Hes broke. and Miss Riehley. dis.
covering the fact. broke her engage
meut to him."-Catholic Standard and
Times.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-23
ksan the Best.

Do not make the mistake of giving
the purchaser the pick of your flock.
Keep the best COW, the best horse, the
best of everything So shall you be
proud of your stock and proud of your
occupation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-23
ITALY TAKES ANOTHER.
Turkinsh Island of Cos Visited by Bat
tleship.

Rome, May ga wireless message
received from Admiral Vialo states that
the battleship Napoli has proceeded to
the Island of Cos, on the west coast of
Asia Minor, and taken off the Turkish
authorities and gendarmes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-23
"Our Personal Guarantee
to all Skin Sufferers
RED CROSS PHARMACY.
RED CROSS PHARMACY.

bottle will cost you nothing. You alone
to judge.
Again and again we have seen how a
few drops of this simple wash. applied
TO the skin takes away the itch. in
stantly. And the cures all seem to be
permanent.
d. d. D. Prescription made by the
d. D. d. Laboratories OF Chicago. is
composed of thymol, glycerine, oil of
wintergreen and other healing, soothing.
cooling ingredients. And if you are
tust crazy with itch, you Will feel
soothed and cooled, the itch absolutely
washed away the moment you applied
this d. D. ID.
we have made fast friends of more
than one family by recommending TINS
remedy to a skin sufferer here ana
there and we want you to try IT now
on our positive no-pay guarantee.