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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-26
QUEER JOURNALISTIC FEAT.
II Hit the London Times and Doomed
the Manchester Guardian.

II Hit the London Times and Doomed
the Manchester Guardian.
Once there was an obscure subeditor
Of the Manchester Guardian in Eng,
land II was long time ago, and the
Guardian was scarcely known outside
of its own city.
The subeditor had a habit of drink.
ing ale until he was so drowsy that he
could not lift his head from his desk
On one occasion the composing room
was yelling for copy" as the editorial
page was absolutely vacant.
The subeditor had been asleep on
his desk for hours and his pen had
been idle. The foreman of the com
posing room finally succeeded in arous-
ing the man and yelled in his ear that
something must be done for copy.
Whereupon the sleepy one grabbed
pair OF shears and clipped one whole
column from the editorial page OF the
London Times. At the top he wrote in
grabbed hand:
What does the London Times mean
by the following?"
II was printed, column and ALL That
single quizzical introduction made the
Manchester Guardian famous People
began 10 ask what the Times did mean
by the editorial. which was on a rath-
er revolutionary subject The sub
editor slept for several hours. but John
E. Wukle says his papers greatness
begun from that Washing.
ton star.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-26
OXYGEN GAS.
The Value of Rev. Joseph Priestley's
Momentous Discovery.

The Value of Rev. Joseph Priestley's
| Momentous Discovery.
! Oxygen was discovered In the year
1774. Joseph Priestley, a dissenting
/ English clergyman who had turned
scientist. obtained the hitherto un-
known gas by igniting mercur1c oxide,
The oxygen he thus produced he called
"dephlogisticated air"
He and Benjamin Franklin had often
discussed the mysterious composition
of air and water No one up to that
time had determined what element it
was in both which so inyigorated the
physical energies of nun. II Is said
that Priestey made his actual dis
covery OF the oxygen while experiment.
ing In brewery near his home In
England He spent the last ten years
OF his life in the United States.
voluntary exile.
Today a monument stands in Eng
land to commemorate Priestley's dis
covery. Were he alive, be could read
OF thousands Of lives saved by his
work. oxygen is the only gas capable
Of supporting respiration. and is re-
peatedly used In the sick chamber TO
pull a patient through a crisis Hell
NETS equipped with oxygen attach
ments enable the diver TO 60 to ocean
depths, the aviator TO ascend into rari-
fed air, the fireman TO stand In dense
smoke. and rescuers TO descend into
gas flled mines So wide are its uses
that some 100000 cubic feet OF this
gas are bottled in the United States
every year.-New York Post
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-26
cloo Almanaes.

In early times in England the people
used what were called clog almanacs
which remained In use till the begin
ming OF the eighteenth century. An old
writer thus describes them:
This almanac is usually a square
piece of wood containing three months
on each OF the four edges. The num-
Der Of days in them are expressed by
notches, the first day by a notch With
patulous stroke turned up from 1t
and every seventh by a large sized
notch. over against many OF the
notches are placed on the left hand
several marks or symbols denoting the
golden number or cycle OF the moon.
The festivals are marked by symbols
OF the several saints issuing from the
notches"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-26
Obituary

The death Of Alonzo NJ Foster Of
Cabot, December p. 1914, Is worthy OF
more than a passing notice. He was the
last survivor Of the four well known
Foster brothers, and the last one Of the
eleven children 81 Deacon George w. and
Polly lKeltoni Foster Of Calais, 20 be-
called hence. Born at he old Foster
homestead in Calais. January 30 ls50,
he died at the ripe old age Of IS years.
lacking one month. fun Of wears and 81
honors. loved and respected By all who
knew him. Bred in an atmosphere Of
pisty. industry and fugality. be- early
developed those sturdy traits Of charac-
DER for which be was noted during his
long and useful life.
His EDUCATION was obtained In The dis
trict schools and at The Peoples aoad.
envy Of Morrissille. re taught school
few terms and among biz pupils was
senator Carroll s. Page. then just BE-
ginning bis selool life. The senator has
often referred 10 his old Teacher IN terms
81 uarm affection. About 1881. in part
uership with De elder brother. sidney
.H Poster Pc purchased The greater part
81 the Poster farm from bis father and
the partnership confiuued untn tsG8
uhfn u vas dissolved. ard Aiguz0 moved
Is Cabot. uhers ~ flVe8 until his denth
A. seiertman Of Calais Mr. Poster
tnuk truminent part in sling tie
foun's quota q tneurs in the var for
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-26
"Enaaqed Mans Panie.u

Engaged mans panic" is as famil'
lar a phenomenon as the squawking
OF a captured chicken or the Topping
OF hooked fish And woman In.
stinctively anticipates IT, feels II be-
fore II actually begins. deals with II
according TO her abilities. No woman
ever feels that this is a slur upon her.
She knows that IL does not involve her.
but is only the nervousness OF the free
az the touch OF the matrimonial bride
and that bride, as she knows and as
be knows. is not in her hands. but in
the hands OF society. Even the man
marrying for a home. even the man
marrying for children or for money.
even the man marrying because only
by marriage can he hope TO get some
one 20 associate with him. bear with
him. listen TO him on terms OF bis own
arranging-even these men feel the
nervousness as the bride drops over
their heads and the biz presses their
qulvering lips. From "Degnarmo's
Wife," by David Graham Phillips.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-26
MONTPELIER

-Four cases were up in juvenile court
yesterday, as follows; Evelyn Weight
man of Barre, aged is. was sentenced
to the industrial school at Vergennes for
the remainder of her minority; William
johnson of Montpelier, aged Is, received
the same sentence, but was placed in the
probation officers hands and the order
was suspended; Rollo Martin Of Montpe-
ler, aged II, was released under the
supervision Of The probation officer; Al
den Shaw of Roxbury, aged IA, who APP
propriated some cider belonging to an
other was also released in charge of the
probation officer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-26
SHOOTING A DEER.
The Tropical Poisoned Arrow Sent
Him to Sleep and Death.

Tho Tropical Poisoned Arrow Sent
Him to Sleep and Death.
Hunting with poison. as practiced by
the natives OF Brazil and other tropi.
cal American countries, Is thus de-
scribed In communication to the Ma.
tional Geographic society. at Washing
ton, by Dewey Austin Cobb:
''In bunting, the arrows. which are
dipped In poison, consist OF point or
wood or bone. not more than an inch
long and the size OF q toothpick. To
which Is attached a little tuft or hairy
fiber of the silk cotton tree. The gun
Is straight bamboo tube from Eve
TO six feet long. with sight at one
end and a funnel shaped expansion to
fit the mouth al the other. The prin.
ciple is precisely the same as the
schoolboy's tube for blowing putty
balls. and the accuracy of the natives
Is wonderful"
Mr.. Cobb gives the following descrip-
ton OF the shooting of deer:
"A good sized buck walked out of
the corn and stopped. exposing to us
its full broadside as we lay some
thirty feet away. Our hunter fred
The animal gave a slight start as he
felt the prick OF the arrow on his
flank and turned partly around, sniff
ing the air for scent and looking
around as If searching for the insect
that had bitten him Detecting moth.
Ing. he stood still and unbalanced At
the end of minute or so his head
little. as If he was sleepy
The hunter stepped out In plain sight.
The deer looked at him and moved
forward not away from him. a few
steps and stopped. He showed no
fear. but simply curiosity.
: My companion and rose, and the
three of as walked quietly within
reach OF him He made no movement
10 run away. bnt watched. us intently
and shifted his position little. His
seemed perfectly easy and
Absence of fear seemed the
1nly observable change until at the
end of three minutes or more: then he
ay down. not falling. but as naturally
as COW or sheep when ready for
sleep His breathing seemed easy and
natural At the end of ten minutes.
.hough be opened his eyes when tonch-
ID. his breath became shorter and
slower Eighteen minutes after he was
truck by the arrow ne was dead"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-26
CHELSEA

Mrs. Stanley G. Wilson spent severa
days in Montpelier with her husband
Representative Wilson, last week.
| Fred S. Conant OF Lowell, Mass, cam,
last week for visit to his cousin, i. II
Adams.
Mrs. Abbie l.. Davis has recently re
turned from Franklin, N. H., where sh,
was called by the death of her sisters
husband.
Mrs. Mary Folsom, who has been in
Randolph Center for sometime nursing
Alfred Rowe, student at the agricultur-
al school, who has been i'll with scarlet
fever, has returned to town and is stop.
ping at present at the home OF her moth
er, Mrs. W. NJ. Nation.
Miss Mae Ashline, who has recently
completed course in stenography and
| typewriting at the Albany Business COT
lege, is stopping temporarily at the home
OF her mother, Mrs. Henry o, Laid, on
the Corinth road.
News was received last week OF the
death of John McCollum at Lebanon, n.
H., where he had been living with his
daughter, Mrs. William Dexter. Mr.. Nc
Collum was for many years a resident of
this town and is survived by a son, John
McColum jr, of Concord, N. H., and the
daughter already mentioned. He was 81
years of age.
Fred Z. Watson, who has been with his
sister, Mrs. DENIS Densmore, for the past
eight months, returned TO his home in
Chester, Mass, last Thursday. During
his stay here he has been much of an in
valid although his condition has improved
here.
The remains Of Isabel s. Roberts of
Barre We're brought here last week Tues
day for interment in the family lot inI
Highland cemetery. She was native of
this town, being the daughter of the late
Josiah and Sophia Titus Robbins. Her
husband, Charles l.. Roberts, brother of |
George b. Roberts of this town, died |
many years ago and she is survived byI
one son, Ned J. Roberts of Barre, with
whom she had lived for many years, and
who, with his wife, accompanied the re-
mains here.
Mrs Laura T. Berry, lifelciIg resident
here, died at the home Of her daughter
Mrs Harry Wilder, OF Barre, on Tuesday,
Jan. 49, and the remains were brought to
her home here on North Main street
Wednesday following and the funeral was
leld from her late home Thursday at /
''clock p. m, Rev A. B. Enright officiat-
ng, assisted by Rev. John A. Lawrence.
was in the family lot in High
and cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs Edwin G. Harrington of
Cast Brookfeld were guests OF Mr.. and
irs. W. II. Sprague Sunday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-26
ARE THESE YOUR SYMPTOMS?

Do you find your breath bad in the
morning, bad taste in the mouth, 3
coated tongue, mean feeling in the
head2
Constipation, which these symptoms
denote, is dangerous because it means
that poisonous materials which should
have been expelled from the body are
being retained. 1t is condition which,
If not corrected, becomes chronic.
The remedy is to stimulate the liver by
the use Of Pinklets, the gentle laxative
pills that do notgripe or purge but simply
assist nature. Taken regularly for a
time, they really do correct constipation.
Write the DR.. Williams Medicine Co. :,
Schenectady, N. Y, for free sample or
get full-size, 25-cent bottle OF Pinklets
from your own druggist.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-26
Pennsylvania BITUMINoUS COAL
Estimated BY United States Geological
Survey at 100000 Tons.

The war in Europe has apparently had
little direct influence on the production
Of coal. The production of bituminous
coal in Pennsylvania for 1914, for in
stance, is estimated by Z. w. Parker,
OF the United States Geological Survey,
az l50.000.O00 tons. compared with 49,
ISL ,2l7 tons in 1918. As the general de-
preston in business, il il stated BY the
coal operators who have discussed the
conditions which resulted in this de-
crease, had set in several months before
the war broke out. and a. there does not
appear TO have been any further falling
of afterWard. the question a. 10 what
might have been had peace continued Il
purely a matter Of conjecture. IN some
districts the demand from railroad and
manufacturing concerns IL stated 70 have
been substantially one-third less during
the last nine months Of the year than m
the corresponding period in 1913. The
cokinR districts appears % have suffered
most, for on account ~ the demorulized
condition Of the iron trade the proaue-
tion Of coke was fully 30 per cent less
in 1914 than in the preceding year.
There Was some interruption 10 mining
operations on April 4, when the wage
scale negotiations were in progress. and
severe drought IN the Pittsburg district
compelled a suspension 81 operations a
some ri The mines bar neither Of these
facts had any noticeable effet On the
industry az 8 whole II is needless 20
say that there vs. M complaint Of in
adequate supplies ~ labor ~ trnmsToFta-
ton facilities.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-26

Uncle Zack. the stable man. enjoyed
local repute as weather prophet. Miss
Cassie. coming down early one morn
ing, found Jack on the back porch.
lis the rain going 10 last an day.
ZaekT' she asked
'.Yessum. All reckin' Il Is"
"Why. Jack" Miss Cassie said, Il
have always heard you say. Rain be
fore I. clear before IA Isn't that
trueT'
"Yessum. it's strickly true Uncle
Zack maintained stoutly. "jes' 'cepting
IL doan't apply 10 an all day rain.
ma'am."-New York Post
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-26
ORANGE

Miss Florence Cutler visited friends in
plainfeld last week
Miss Ruth Bruce spent the weekend
at her home in Williamstown.
Miss Berniee MagoOn, Lillian Flanders
Harriet Hood and Ruth Bruce attended
the teachers conference at Barre last
week
Kimball Corner school closed last week.
Pupils having perfect attendance dur
ing the winter term were, Fern. Guy and
Porter Lord and AIbertine Bison; Ber-
nice Magoon, teacher.
The Center school will hold a poverty
social at the town han next Friday. Jan.
20 Music will be furnished for dancing
and promenading. and refreshments will
be served Those not wearing old cloths
win be fined. Everyone cordially in.
vited.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-26
BEGY'S MUSTARINE
ENDS SORE THROAT,
LUMBAGO, NEURALGIA
Will Not Blister and Is Always Ready
Nothing So Good for Rheumatic
Pains and Neuritis

For only 25 cents you can get big
yellow box Of yellow MuSTARINE anC
sincere druggists will tell you that if il
isn't better than any plaster, liniment
or poultice you ever used money back
BEGY'S MUSTARNIE absorbs instant
ly, is very penetrating and that's why
it only takes few minutes to get rid OF
earache, headache, toothache, backachc
and neuralgia.
Rub it on tonight and in the morning
that sore, raw throat will be better. 1t
acts the same way with tonsilitis, bron-
chitis and pleurisy.
It's Americas household remedy for
sprains, bruises, soreness, lameness, stiff
neck, cramps in legs or sore muscles.
Ask for BEGY'S MUSTARINE in the
yellow box, the original yellow mustard
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-26
GAYSVILIE

Lester Roberts was quite badly in
iurcd last Saturday. when the team that
be was holding became frightened. ant
he wss thrown under the horses feet
lie received a bad cut on his face, which
required seven stitches 20 close.
The attendance at the last meeting Of
Good Will grange WAS good, regardless
OF the stormy weather which prevailed
and the program well carried out.
Mr.. and Mrs George Waterman Of
Royalton were recent visitors at Mrs
Maria knowlton's
Mrs v. q. Fletcher entertained a few
ladies "a Eve hundred last Tuesday aft
ernoon. An elaborate luncheon was
served BY the hostess a. one O'Clock.
Miss Ruth Ware Of riconderogs, \. u,
was recently the guest Of Mrs. Eliza
Ware tor . few days.
william Rowe has returned from
Bridgeport and j. boarding az George
Jonesf
Mrs. ". A. Brown. who has been Wis
ltinf her daughter. Mrs.. J. y. small has
returned 10 her home in DovcuYilie, r.
..
Mn Ida Martin has bern very IN the
past wesk
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Newell Of Rsthei
visited a. Mrs. Alma Newelis sunday.
Chauucev boutwell, has finished uofi
tor Ren Goddard and returned 20 bis
bone.
Rev. g p PORTER 81 81 AIbans
Irrsc ised Al the Unirsrsalist church last
-uuiaY
NJ Wpn8ruH ef Windsor wns tisit0r
ne A g. Farnsaortis over Sunday
MerNlls fspufd returnea from Ran.
ta'rt saturday
Mss Eha HarYuHs ~ stuck bridge whs
J weekend ruast 81 Mss Aiira Trask
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-26
YOUR HAIR NEEDS
PARTISAN SAGE
Ii Quickly Removes Dandruff,
Stops Falling Hair and
Scalp Itch

II your hair is full of dandruif, thin,
streaky, dull and never will do up to look
pretty, you can almost Immediately re-
move the cause, making it beautiful,
thick and fluffy by the use OF Partisan
Sage, one of the most helpful and invig-
Grating hair and scalp tones known.
Partisan Sage not only saves your hair,
but stimulates the hair roots and fur
nishes the nourishment needed TO make
it grow long, abundant and radiant with
life just one application removes every
trace of dandruff and stops scalp Itch
your hair becomes soft and fluffy with
an Incompatible gloss, beauty and charm.
You cannot be disappointed with this
harmless and delicately perfumed tonic,
for there is nothing so good for your
hair. 1t is easily applied at home and
costs but trhe from the Red Cross
Pharmacy, or any drug counter-Adyt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-26
ACOUSTIC CLOUDS.
Why Church Bells Sound Louder on
Some DAYS Than on Others.


| Every one has noticed that on certain
days church bells are heard much bet
ter than on others and sometimes are
not heard. at all on other days. The
same distance intervenes between the
church and the persons residence. tlIe
same intensity is used TO strike the
bell, the same visible obstacles are be-
tween the two at one time as at an
other.
Then why does the intensity OF the
peal vary? Ii has been found that
there are what is known as acoustic
clouds" In the air They cannot lie
seen. but they may be detected artiii-
cially. They have the property Of re-
necting sound Just ms brick wall has.
So II u thick one of these so called
''clouds" intervenes between the church
bell and the observer most OF the sound
Is reflected back 10 the bell, and very
little gets through. The acoustic clouds
consist simply Of large quantity 0f
water vapor in the air. and water va
por itself is invisible. So we are able
10 see through something that we eau
not hear through. Generally, of course.
II Is the other way round. We can
hear through piece OF black paper.
but we cannot see through H.
Now. II these acoustic clouds are dis
posed In certain manner II is possible
that they viii reflect the sound into a
region where the bells tone is ordina-
rily not heard at all save when the
clouds are present and disposed In the
proper manuer.-ChicaCo Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-26
ST. GAUDENs' GOLD COINS.
This Country Did Not Appreciate Their
Art, Says a Critic.

Art, Says a Critic.
All the arts but one, says Layton
Crlppon in his book, "Clay and Fire"
show degradation today, In many cases
degradation so great that they have
virtually ceased to exist We have not
only forgotten how to make beautiful
things, but we have even acquired an
instructive dislike OF beautiful things.
They seem to have become offensive to
u.s.
There was recently one curious lit
tie instance to which / am tempted to
refer showing as Il did that in our
present stage Of degradation beauty is
not only ignored, but has actually be-
come offensive, causes instructive dis.
like. The st. Gaudens ten and five dol.
lar gold pieces were undoubtedly the
noblest coins produced in any country
In 200 years Within q couple OF
months the American public had howl
ed them out Of circulation.
"The explanation was afterward
made that the coins were disliked be-
cause the, relief was inconveniently
high, but n reference to the files of the
New York or Chicago papers will con
vince anybody that the original outcry
was against the design and only the
design Of these exquisite examples OF
die cutting But America has no mo-
nopoly Of this instructive hatred OF
beauty. 1t is exempIified In the van.
daism that is now common all over
Europe, the destruction of ancient and
glorious buildings. usually without val
d excuse