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New Britain herald., 1915-11-23

swaddling clothes, Cyprus was widely known for it's impossible forests, which not only clothed the sides ana summits of its mountains with thick, dark masses of green, but which overgrew the whole floor of the valley between which such an interlacing sturdy tangle of trees and underbrush, that it was difficult to clear the land for cultivation.
 The wonderful forests of the land. however, in the more than 2,OOO years of exploitation that have passed over them have been almost cut away. Those forests built the ships of Egypt, of Greek Syrian rulers, of Asia Minor cities, and of Turks, and all that remains of their once much heralded glory are the pine growths on the mountains. Today the whole central plain Is bare and treeless, and with the extinction of the forests many disadvantages of climate have come upon the island, so that Cyprus of the present is not the bright home for men so bravely praised by the Greeks of classic times. It is, never theless, a valuable land, and much of it's former splendor could be brought back to it by the proper administra- tion and development. The English | have already begun this work of re- |! ha bilitation
 Population of Island. "The population of the island is es- 1 timated at 240,000, Greeks and Turks. The chief towns are Nicosia, the capi- l tai, with 15,000 inhabitants, the | largest city, and Limasol and Larnaca. Most of the people gain their live lihoods by agriculture. The methods | employed are almost as ancient as are 1 the traditions of the island, and the inhabitants are sturdily opposed to in- novation. The olive, mulberry, grains grapes an dother fruits, oil seeds, cot ton and all sorts of vegetables are grown. Irrigation works have beer undertaken for the reclamation of the soil, so fruitful of old, and many
 acres have been brought under culti. vation. In passing, it may be stated
 that the miles of Cyprus have found
 favor in all of Britain's wars since
 that waged against Russia in tht Crimea.
 Cyprus does an annual trade oi
 about S1,500,00O. It is handicapped
 in the development of its commerce
 owing to a want of natural harbor
 dnu 70 an Eastern IdtallsIn too ohoI
 oughly learned to permit of mucl
 initiative. Since the British occupa
 tion some energy has been brough
 into the little land, but there still re l mains a great deal to be accomplishe'
 before a st-Europe commerce an'
 business management can become in ! 6igenous. Great Britain administer
 Cyprus through high commissioner
 with the powers of a colonial gover nor"
New Britain herald., 1915-11-23
Longest Vine and Whiskers.
(Wilmore (Ky,) Enterprise.) )

(Wi1mOre (Ky,D Enterprlse.J
 The Princeton Leader says: wv. F. Holeman has @ tomato vine in his garden which measures Ii feet and 8 inches long," and wants to know If anyone can beat it. The Enter prise has found the vine, raised by pr. H. H. Duley of this city, which measured over 12 feet in length and has furnished two families with plen- ty of fruit for over three months
 Dr. Duley has not only grown the longest tomato vine, but also the longest beard Some years ago his beard measured five feet long, and when standing erect six inches of his beard lay on the floor at his feet.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-23
LONGEVITY IN ITS RELATION
 TO SEX.

For centuries,-well, since Sir Walter Raleigh's day,-the nations have wanted to know why fewer men than women attain old age. And this is apart from the time worn plau- tude that women do not tell their ages after they reach twenty five, that they. stop having birthday celebra- tions, or, if they do recognize such occasions it is only now and then. From life insurance statistics and death notices, where truth will out, it has been learned that men, as 0 rule, die younger than women. Of course, there must be some reason for this, and medical science has come to the fore with an explana- tion. A physician in Chicago, from whence comes the solution of many things, now informs the public that 1t is not because the men are good that they die young; but because the and cigars and, in some remote in- stances, even go so far as chew the weed. Horrors!
 This is a fact, according to the Chicago medico. Every time man reaches in his vest pocket, brings forth fat perfecto, lights up, and lolls back in his easy chair to enjoy the evening paper, or the day dreams of his own creation, he prunes just so many minutes, or hours, days, or weeks, or months, off his gay young life. This information was divulged before the Chicago Medical Society, an institution held high in the world of medicine men. Natural ly, the period of time which man sacrifices for long, cool, smoke de- pends largely upon the various at- tributes of the cigars, cigarettes, or pipes he uses. The size, strength, color and length of the cigar has much to do with the hours that are taken off a mans life. The brand of the cigarette likewise enters into the equasion. If they are tailor made" or home-spun, that is, roll ed from the "makin's,' they must necessarily be much different from the ''ready-made'' kind,-whether they are better or worse depends upon the brand of tobacco,-saw- dust not considered. As to the pipe, it probably depends on the age of that instrument. The little short stubby pipes are deadlier than the long, crooked stem ones. But all of these things have demonic way of cut ting down the length of a mans life. Statistics, quoted by the Chicago phy- women as men live to the age of one hundred years, despite the fact that women are not prone to admit this. And the death rate of men is ed by that arch-demon of them all
 lawn Bawleycorn. All of which probably bears some semblance to the truth; but the fact still remains that no HldLCSI hoW IIluCu d I1du IllSjlI wish to prolong his life, even if he eliminates tobacco and other vices from his makeup, there Is always the probability that he may step off a curb-stone too soon one day and find himself beneath the wheels of a big, lum bering, motor car,-and the man in the back seat may he nuffing ioyfully at a luxuriant and fair HIavana perfecto. Such is fate.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-23

Through the energy and ability of the United States Bureau of Mines the cost of radium has been cut two- thirds. Any one interested may now purchase this precious ore for the trifling sum of $37,000 a gramme. How many grammes will you have?
New Britain herald., 1915-11-23
FEW RRITAIN'S TURN NEXT.

his is Old Home Week in Water
 Reviving an old custom Of
 ting wayfaring sons and daughters
 home at some stated interval
 ng the year, our neighboring city
 chosen the one best week in the
 ndar for this occasion. If there
 yer time when the human heart
 ks for home it is around this
 lon. At Thanksgiving and at
 bstmas where is the man who does
 think of the old folks. of mother
 father, of all the friends at the
 stamping grounds? So, having
 cted this most suspicious time Lerburys Home Week should
 Ee a wonderful success.
 bring the same idea home, why
 Id it not be a good thing for New
 ain to hold some sort of a muni-
 U festivity wherein all the wand
 -s might be invited to come back participate. It would not neces- Ely have to be held this year, or year, or even the year after that.
 if the idea were fostered at this
 preparation could be made,
 hs formulated, and, perhaps in
 a wonderful celebration could
 staged in our own city. And it .uld have all the significance Of
 ome coming for the ones who arc ky. There are many former resi- . ts of New Britain scattered about country, in New England, in the Est, in the, South. everywhere. who 'lld be only too glad to come back the scenes of their former mphs and renew the friendships acauaintanships that have long
 dormant. These people could lily be traced by their friends Ie. Each resident of the city |lId be given five or ten invita- |hs to send out and from that num- a goodly proportion might bear lit. y.r--.
 furthermore, if some of those who the precints of this city ten or klve years ago were to come back lay, or tomorrow, or next year. |y might never go away again. For |y would see a far different New |tafn. than the one they knew. Icy left a town; they would come Ek to a city. And what has been Eomplished in the past ten years Il be more than doubled in the kt ten, if we may judge from the esent stride of, things. New Brit is going along on an even keel, [ sails are set to the wind, therc no shoals ahead.
 By all means have a home week. it is nothing more than a large nily reunion, it should be staged. aterbury has done the proper Ing. There is more joy in Water ry today than in any other city of And all because the velcome'' has been placed on the ,nt-door mat, the glad-hand com- ttee is down at the station greet 3 the visitors, and everybody is hiking of everybody else. There no selfishness in Waterbury today lere is. instead a broad spirit ot something which per. eates brotherly love, and that is cd for" any person, any city, any ate, any nation. It is the thing at should be cultivated everywhere the United States. Waterbury vii i've accomplished a great deal if i ows to it's sister cities in the state e advisability of holding reunions
 this kind. Let us hope that ou1 Tn comes next.
 TO STOP THE FIGHTING.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-23
FACTS AND RANCHES.

mand that the methods employed to check submarine warfare in the Eng fish Channel and North Sea be adopt ed in the Mediterranean is, aside from the fact that difficult local conditions exist in the Mediterranean, that Eng land could not spare the pursuing ships and Italy does not possess enough of them.-New York Sun.
 Great Britain is looking forward to $25, 100000 a day as the cost of the war at an early date. It may go higher before many weeks have pass ed. A nation to endure such a drain must not alone have wonderful re- sources in the present but even most wonderful recuperative powers for the future. The end of the war will only mark the beginning of the real
 burden.-Wilkesbarr Record. The Germans are gaining in the north of Serbia and the Allies in the south. When the two hosts meet and it comes time for both sides to dig in or fight a pitched battle, the des- tiny of the world may hinge on the choice of these two methods of fight ing That will be an event well worth waitful watching.-Burlington Free Press.
 'The ebb, slow or fast, but ebb, all the same," has arrived in the Teuton tide, said MT. Balfour declared, and IF speech of eloquence he paid trl- bute to the force and power on which the strategy of the Allies is based the British f1eet-and ''to the ar mics which Lord Kitchenef's genius has raised from the country" In fine contrast to the tone of the "whtmpering press" and the carp ing Lords was the cheery and splen- didly optimistic speech of the First Lord, who, in passing the hail "a1ls well with the f1eet.' added "alrs well with Kitchener's armies''-New York Herald.
 All signs point now to the rapid uncovering of the biggest alien con- spiracy ever matched on American soil. This conspiracy has had for its object the disorganization of Ameri- can property as we'll as of foreign property under American protection. It was an attempt by alien spies and secret agents to carry the war into America, to break our laws for the purpose of aiding one group of Flu ropean belligerents. We hope that guilt will quickly be established and punishment follow in enough cases to end forever the dastardly conspiracy which has defied our laws in the hope of gaining some military advantage for the Teutonic allies-New York Tribune.
 A vital question of this hour is this: Do the American people want reasonable preparations for the strengthening of our defenses to begin early in 1916, or are they willing to wait two years longer for the be- ginning of the execution of a larger and more expensive plan, or at least to postpone all action on defense for many months? The time for action is now, not later. We have dallied too long with the question of defense and we must make up our minds to take what we can get, especially as that is obviously so much more than we had reason to hope for a year ago and will take us a long step in ad- vance of the com paratively unpre- pared state which we have hitherto endured.-New York Times.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-23
See Our Showing
 of Thanksgiving Linens

Make your selection from this store your needs have been looked aftcr our aim is to serve the public only with reliable merchandise. PATTERN TABLE CLOTHS, HEM STITCHED TABLE CLOTHS, napkins to match.
 sCALLoPEL TABLE CLOTHS.
 LUNCH CLOTHS AND TRAY
 CLOTHS
 CENTERPIECES, SCARFS AND
 OOILIEs.
 PLAIN AND FANCY LINEN
 TOWELS MERCERIZED TABLE DAMASK, by the yard PURE LINEN TABLE DAMAsK, by the yard.
 All our own importations, exclusive designs on all our own linens, ex- coptional values.
 SALE OF CUT GLASS.
 All one-price, your choice $1.0o, values up to $2.00. Several hundsed pieces of Cut Glass in this sale. Buy now for Thanksgiving and Christ mas. WOMEN'S AND MISSES COATS. Smart models of plain and fancy coatings, Thanksgiving specials, $5.9S, $7.,8, $9.98, $12.98 each, values up to $1S.00. PLUSH AND CORDUROY COATS. For Women, plain and striped | Plush Coats CORDUROYS AND PLUSH BRO- l CADES. Thanksgiving specials, s15.00, s2O, | and $25 each CHILDREN'S COATS. 1 Hundreds of them in this special Thanksgiving sale, $3.9S, $4.9S, $5.ss, | to $9.98 each.
 MISSES TAILORED SUITS.
 At $15.00. Really smart models. Your tailor would charge you that | much just for the making.
 WOMEN'S SUITS. .. Thanksgiving specials, s12.9s to s3o.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-23

only profitable advertising medium In Re city. Circulation books and press
 room always open to advertisers.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-23
W BRYAN HERALD
.rRALD PUBLISHING COMPANY.
 Proprietors.

q daily Sunday exceptedl at 4:15 ?. m.
 | Herald Building. 67 Church St.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-23

Ted at the Post Office at New Britain as Second Glass Mail Matter. A
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-25
TALK OF THE TOWN

A rehearsal for beginners and the pri-
mary department of the Congregational
Sunday school will he held Saturday
Afternoon at o'clock. Next Sunday
viii be rally day, with promotion exer.
cises at the Sunday school hour.
Giovanni Fontana OF Prospect street
did not wait the bidding of his country's
consul in New York 20 answer the call
TO the colors and in consequence of a
lot of serious thought which he gave
the matter he is now on the. first stage
of his trip to the firing line MIR. Fon-
tana left Barre for New York Friday
morning and expects to sail with large
number of reseryists for Italy next
Monday afternoon. Unlike a number of
other Italians in the Barre colony, Mr..
tontana did not receive written re-
quest from the Italian government
through any Of its consuls in America.
He is Of military age and is determined
TO take a small part, at least, in the big
fraoas overseas. Other Barre people
" no are returning 10 Italy Monday for
a stay Of several months are Mrs. A.
Rinaldi and two children Of Second
street
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-25

quartermaster's department of the army
and navy to introduce his roach powder
which he manufactures.
Victor johnson of Barre street left
last evening for Salida, Col, where he
will make an indefinite visit.
Rawson Myrlck, deputy secretary OF
state, returned yesterday from Bridport,
where he visited relatives. Walter b.
Crockett, who has been taking his place
in the secretary Of states Office here. re-
turned this noon to his home in Bur
lington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Hunt of Burlinc.
ton arrived in the city last evening for
a visit with the formers mother on
Spring street.
Mrs. Fred J. Robar and Mrs. Ida Keni.
ricks of Burlington are visiting at the
home of the formers mother, Mrs. Edwin
c. Hutchins, ~ Main street.
Mayor James NJ. Boutwell, returned last
evening from Dover, N. H., and Boston,
where he passed week.
A portion Of the road and the Rialto
bridge on the west side was tora ~ this
morning by men working under .he d.
rection of Contractor James r. eastman
for the purpose Of finding out how wide
the present abutments are. There u con.
siderable preliminary work 10 be done
before actual construction can be com
menced.
The grand jury Of Washington county
court, which has been 10 session this
week, concluded lie duties last night.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-25
MIDDLESEx

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ryan and son
left Friday for = two weeks vacation.
Miss Bernice Price came Friday from
johnson normal school for a few days
visit.
Mrs. r. T. White % Waterbury IL
spending = few days al \. Stockwell's.
Mrs. Elibridge Durham j. quite III
with Appendicitis and stopsch trouble.
Mrs Slayton OF East Calais. came
Wednesday 20 care for her daughter,
Mrs. Elbridge Durham
A teachers' meeting was held in the
grammar room Of the village school Fri
day night, AZ which al teachers from
Middlesex. .Moretown and Worcester
were present An informal talk Was
given BY Supt w. n Lance on the work
q the teachers and the superintendent.
followed ~ an interesting tax By Rev.
Mr. Hewitt 81 Flainfeid
W H. Marshaf has returned from
trip 20 Massachusetts,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-25
TALK OF THE TOWN

| Miss Bella Gordon Of North Main street
has resumed work at Jacks lunch room,
Depot square, after passing a week at
Montreal and vicinity.
Mr. Edward Conway opens beginners
class in modern ballroom dancing Mon
day, the 9th, in the Woodnen hall. Sub
seription SOC. Recommendation from
the Maurice and Castle schools. Phone
l07-22.-Adv.
Clarence II. Wood, who is passing some
time with his brother in Randolph, ar
rived in the city to-day TO witness the
football game between Goddard seminary
and the Vermont agricultural school at
Randolph Center.
Regulars at the fire station had the
auto chemical truck out for a short run
this morning TO adjust the engine 20 the
change in temperature. With the alter
mating seasons, the big fire truck has TO
be attuned TO the temperature.
Mrs. Roy C. Bugbee of Richardson
street was removed to the City hospital
for medical treatment to-day. The con
dition of Mr.. Bugbee, who underwent an
operation at the hospital several days
ago, continues 10 improve steadily.
Ernest Lennon of Vancouver, B. c.,
who was taken seriously in while visiting
relatives in the city, was removed 10 the
City hospital yesterday for treatment
The young mans condition was reported
TO be somewhat improved this morning.
At the Church OF the Good Shepherd,
W. J. NJ. Beattie. rector, holy communion
will be observed tomorrow at 5 a. m;
morning prayer and sermon at 1885,
Sunday school at ll;50; evening prayer |
and sermon az Z o'clock Confirmation 4
class Friday evening At 1880 ST. John
the Baptist Episcopal church. Webster
vile, ". J. NJ. Beattie, rector. service Z
az 3 p. m; Sunday school at ? p. m.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-25
TALK OF THE TOWN

Big auction sale tonight at the Croft
Jewelry Store.--Ady
Sanitary service and no long waits
at Ross Depot square barber shop.
Miss Meigs, the beauty demonstration OF
the Harmony laboratories of Boston, will
be at RusselPs this next week. ADV.
i Mrs. John Howell OF Park street left
this morning for two weeks visit in
southern Vermont and Massachusetts,.
The ladies Of the September circle
will give social to all ladies of tho
Universalist parish Wednesday after
noon, Sept 20. Please come and bring
your work. Make this social after
noon.
The Ladies' Aid society OF the Presby-
terrain church will hold food sale on
Saturday, Sept. rs. Home made bread,
pies, doughnuts, cake, shortbread, baked
beans, also vegetables. Sale from 2
o'clock to 9 o'clock. All who are giving
food are asked to send it to the church
as soon after o'clock as possible. ADV.
Mrs. w. ID. Reid and daughter, Chris
tina c. Reid, OF South Main street left
yesterday for Kingston, Ont, where
they will make a visit of several days
with relatives. They will also make
brief sojourn in Toronto. They were
accompanied as far as Montreal by DR..
Reid, who returned home last evening.
A large number OF local amateur ae
tors gathered in Clan Gordon hall last
evening to enroll in the clan Ministries,
which are to be presented late in Octo
Der on the occasion of the annual fair
~ l. L. Ia ~ Ii J;..rt
auxiliary. Some of the best talent IN
Barre is available as the result of last
nights initial meetings and a series OF
Tehearsals will be started at once. The
clan has engaged w. H. Goodfellow to
train the Ministries.
Baseball promoters having abandoned
the TARTAN American diamond series in
favor of the more seasonable gridiron
pastime, there remains only one sporting |
fixture on the calendar for this after
noon At the seminary campus at 3:30
o'clock, Goddard and the Vermont Aggies
Of Randolph Center are due for the first
football brush of the autumn. The Ag
gies were on the gridiron early this year
and won two games while most of the
teams in their class about the state were
getting their headgear and guards
adjusted. They are confident OF putting
/ kink in the state championship aspira
ions ON the hill to-day and an interested
'rowd of football fans viii probably be
IN hand when the referee blows his whis-
lie for the eurtain-riser.
Yesterdays visitors in the city includ-
d the following people: Mr.. and Mrs.
". p RuDyon and Cooper H. Runyon of
Perth Amboy, N. j., and Mr.. and Mrs.
lanes Trumbull and Mrs. John Turk of
Jew York City, who were motor arrivals
t Hotel Barre; b. S. Ward of More
own, j. III. Sullivan of Quincy, Mass,
'etrie kontoile OF Burlington, r. H.
.lewellyn of Burlington, l.. G. Bradley
( Gloucester, Mass, Miss Kathleen Null
ahcy Of Brattleboro and Nancy Flem-
ng of Southern Pines, n. c., F. p. fetch
r of Hardwick, Charles K. Lawrence of
bridgeport, Conn. w. L. Peck of st.
f. A. Phillips of Mortified,
I. g. Elrod of St Adams, Mr.. and Mrs. ).
!. r. Cameron of st. John, n. b., Henry \
/. blanchard OF Lowell, Mass. aud Ed.
ard Cosgrave OF Bellows Falls
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-25
Millinery Openings.

Fall and winter millinery opening, he
ginning Saturday Sept. 25. This is the
first millinery opening in Mrs. Flora Eos.
ter's new millinery and art needleworls
store at 3l5 North Main street. Every.
thing new and up-to-date. Mrs. Foster
has with her as trimmer Mrs. G. 4. Nc
Intosh, who has conducted a millinery
store I'M Montpelier for a number of years
and is well known. She comes here
highly recommended. The ladies of Barre
and vicinity are cordially invited.