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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-04-15
Over the Limit.

Husband (reading from his paper)-
Here, they say, is a comet coming to
ward the earth. travelling at the rate
of a million miles a minute. Wife
(awaking from doze) - Why don't
they enforce the speed laws better!-
Exchange.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-04-15

Every mans house is his safest
refuge.-Law Maxim.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-29
F. H. Rogers & Co.
We Clean, Press and Repair Clothing

We venture to say that no country in
/ the world has reached that stage oil
military efficiency which would permit
| il to perform this double work with such
success as has met the efforts of Ger
man arms; and we venture the opinion
also that no nation would consider for
a minute the performance of such her
culean task, aided merely by an inferior
ally like Austria Hungary.
On the one flank is an enemy of al
most unlimited resources in men for
slaughter, slow at organizat ton, to be
sure, and rather sluggish in military
movements; on the other flank is an
enemy whose combined strength of men
i fully equal to that Of Germany, whose
fighting ability is as good, whose leader
ship is no doubt as keen, but whose
army is lacking in the Advancement of
preparation which characterizes the Ger
many military arm. During the early
clashes the advantage was largely with
the Germans because of that greater
stage OF preparedness for war; and lat.
terlv, as her enemies have reached a
more advanced stage of efficiency, Ger
many has stood off her enemies, first
on the one side and then on the other,
and now she has the reserve strength
to make bold and particularly Zero
cious strike at the triple enemy in the
western border of Europe. The marked
mobility of her armies has largely made
this shuttlecock movement possible from
one side of the German empire to the
other: no sooner win an army complete
its work in standing off an enemy on
one flank than it will be whizzed to the
other extremity of the nation and there
be put to work in checking the other
enemy. 1t is really marvel Of military
achievement. How long it viii be pos.
sible to continue this double task is not
but for the present Germany
is making wonderful display of mill
tery efficiency, coupled with the fighting
spirit
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-29
MORTIFIED

Charles A. Plumley, commissioner OF
taxes, was business visitor in Burling'
ton yesterday.
w. B, Lance, county game warden
was in town yesterday
James Giffin and Louis Rock were in
Burlington yesterday.
Fred 7. Blanchard of Mortified Cen
ter has been taken to the state hospital
at Waterbury for treatment.
The Norwich university ball team left
yesterday morning for Durham, N. H.,
where they play New Hampshire State
college to-day.
Samuel j. Matson has sold his farm to
Carl Reed of Berlin, possession to be
given May /.
Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Hill have moved
to the President Brown house on South
Main street
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. A. Plastridge and son,
Robert, have returned from Brattleboro,
where they attended the Methodist con-
ference.
Mrs. Charles Duke is in New York
City. attending the annual meeting of
the Daughters OF 1912.
Mrs. A. f. Covell has returned from
her trip to Washington, D. G.
Miss Gladys Mayo is spending the
week with friends at Essex Junction.
Dir. w. II. Hurley was in Montpelier
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-29
CURRENT COMMENT
A Unique War.

South Africa is the scene OF an extraordi.
mary war within a war. Though the con.
I flict between British South Africa and
German Southwest Africa may be viewed
A. part OF the great war among tho
European powers, IL is unprecedented IN
this respect. that IL is a struggle between
two colonies unaided BY their mother
countries. When war was declared in
Europe the South Africa Union govern.
ment told the home government that the
imperial troops might be- withdrawn for
European service. as the South African
citizen force was perfectly able to pre-
vent German invasion and. IL necessary
70 carry war into the adjoining German
territory. There were IN Southwest Afri-
90 al that time German forces estimated
40 not Tess than 10000 in mounted in
iantry and artillery. with camel corps
ut 500. and 80 batteries Of machine guns.
No additional forcc could hc had from
Germany. as German shipping was soon
driven from the scas. 80 those African
colonies started something ike an indie
pendent little war Of their own. not re-
wing on endorsements from Europe.
some time ago wp called i @Botha's
var. because THE famous Borr general
nov tie premier of tire union. bad Foiun.
tarilv takfn commend 1T the expedition
ordered - Dis government fmr the con
0nest nf tbe German TERRITORY on the
west Hut then rame tltr report that the
rkfs.dlt5aa bad been undertake. II ron
sequence ~ THE Ertish government hat-
ing srHt o. tie S1uth Airiea government
ruezsanf HEiah vas in substance "pf-
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don't ue EisaH usf lnlian TROOPS for the
rurTlozr TIE rHihIleat 1n nj the uaieisi
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-29
eFRnaNY,s MIGHTY rAsk.

IN making estimates 81 the European
var and 81 the participants in that u.
TAME struggle, We lslieye that due con
s.deratisn b not given - Germany for
ooBdueting What amounts sfrtuaIiv % q
.iouiie war simultaneously. o. ans 9th
- times e ronfHf vith Russn uould h.
rated - a var 81 no rnean proportions
atia tissh ufth tes ssth r.8uerfui
snemirs - Great BrtsiH ana Frnnce.
tferther vith vilrt nss stanee lattlt nrI-
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-29

The attention of our readers is direct
ed toward an article in another column
to-day from government officials in the
department of agriculture regarding the
best methods of controlling the tent
caterpillar. The season is at hand when
Vermont is to be confronted with the
pest and despite some effective efforts
that have been put forth in few com
munities at destroying the egg masses,
the caterpillars will be just as much Of
a nuisance as ever. How to deal with
the problem afforded by the pest is well
described in the government statement,
and its methods ought to be followed
faithfully.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-29

The diabolical working of the human
mind along morbid channels nearly
reached the limit of its possibilities in
the case of a youth who sought by the
use of a cunningly devised trick" to make
his fiancee a party to his suicide, the
occurrence taking place at Bridgeport,
Conn, earlier this week. After arrang
ing revolver in his clothing so that
the muzzle pointed under his chin, he at
tached a satin ribbon to the trigger and
then told his fancee to shut her eyes
and pull the ribbon and see what a won.
derful trick he had perfected. Not sus.
pecting the nature Of the trick the girl
PULLED once and nothing came Of il. Told
to pull again and harder, she did 20, and
the act was Immediately followed by
the discharge Of the revolver and the
youth rolled, dying, At her feet At
least that was the apparent manner Of
the operation: but il il not At all Ger
tain that the contriyance failed to work
,ut and the youth further hoodwinked
the girl by shooting himself while the
grl's eyes were averted and she was in
tently occupied in pulling the ribbon.
The latter will h. the Interpretation oi
The act which most people viii b. in
elined 10 fasten 20 Il. absolving the girl
II al blame. either moral or legal such
morbid mind a. that young man pos
ssssed should have had a certain prohibi-
tion If action 20 forfend against such
terrible deed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-29

1t is not joke when you can get
$50 rebate on the automobile you paid
hard cash for, and the participants in
the melon cutting can well afford to
laugh now.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-29

When the observer of a Vermont sta
ton of the L. S. weather bureau tells
us that the soil contains 80 per cent. of
the normal moisture, only the top layer
being particularly dry for this time Of
the year, Just iron out those wrinkles in
your countenance and get ready to do
Your planting with firm faith in natures
ability to equalize things all in due sea-
son.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-29

There seems to be no real valid rea
son why the wealthy men of Glasgow
should not 90 to work making ammuni-
ton, providing their poorer neighbors
ere willing to go to the front and shoot
the ammunition at the enemy of the
nation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-29

Boys in the manual training class of
Rutland high school are to undertake the
building of an eight-room dwellinghouse.
We suggest that when they have com
pleted the work they be given the school
insignia just as the athletes are given it
for service. At least they ought to be
given some mark of distinction for a
real performance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-29

Jerusalem on the east and gone up
through Warmbad and Kalkfontein.
They have about 700 miles more between
them and the northern extremity of the
country, III they succeed we may look
for the annexation of the Germany col
ony TO the Union OF South Africa, which
gives promise of becoming powerful
state Boston Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-29

A little piece of poetry containing
scott Nit Uns" has stirred up heat in
the Harvard university faculty and a
professor OF German descent has re-
signed. Why should the Germans be so
tender over that line when they We're
the first to use it?
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-29

After the Roosevelt case comes the
Thaw case, and after the Thaw case
comes the Roosevelt case, and so on, and
so on.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-29

Barre voters are reminded Of the city
meeting to be held at the opera house
this evening.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-29

1t is well to bear in mind that Barre's
cleanup campaign begins next Monday,
May 3.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-07-01
auxina an Island.

The story OF the settlement Of Tan
gier island. In Chesapeake buy. As told
by ]. ~. Church In his book about the
island and il Isolated inhabitants. out.
does that VI the famous sale Of Man
haitian:
You gentlemen aln'i never henrd
how Tangier got settledf II were by
q man from the eastern shore settle
menu back In 1905 -more'n 200 years
ago. The island were the home Of Q
tribe of Indians. AMI this here man
Post got the liee of ruiSln' stock on II
So he runs over aud tells the Indians
that the coIonists ARE goIn to come
and massacre them and they'd better
get outen the way. That scared the
Indians. all right. and they sailed over
to the western shore Of virginny. But
before they went Post said. rs the Is
land wasn't goln to be any more use
to 'em. he'd buy Il on them. The
chief agreed. 30 Post gave him two
old overcoats. and the island was his
Then he brung over I've families and
Q passed. o. horses and cowA"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-07-01
Wharf II Eurepsi

The man who motors from London
to Brighton would never dream Of tell.
ing his friends next week that he had
spent the holiday motoring In Europe
But the man who motored from Calais
TO Boulogne would.
Europe doesn't mean England to the
average man. Try Il on him and SEE.
Europe be concelves only as the cont.
nent
The Scilly islanders are much the
same They greet newcomers with In
quIries as TO Affairs In England. !
have known old country folk In the
Isle OF Wight speak In the same way.
and the people VI the marsh country
at the back Of Dungeness used to and
may even now regard themselves a.
extra territorial. They were the
mauhmen: other people were foreign.
err and EnglIshmen- London Mirror.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-07-01
German soldier. Y.n BY Orders.

Here b q curious instance Of the
German way Of doing things The
German military system does not take
into account the natural impulse Of q
charging. excited trooper to yell any
way under the vociferous conditions Of
a battle. He IL commanded to yell A.
part Of the shock action to which each
man must contribute to make overpow-
ering. During tho winter schooling be
actually Is drilled In individual chars
ing to yell at certain point In the
charge and Is severely criticised II be
does not make noise enough II II the
same with singing. The Germans are
naturally a musical people and sing
spontaneously. but with regiments In
the field songs are started and stopped
by command.-world's Work.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-07-01
Man and the Ground.

The love Of dirt u among the ear
hest a passions. a. II u the latest
Mud pies crafty one OF our drst and
best instincts. 800 Fondness for the
ground comes back 10 a man after be
has run the round OF pleasure and
business. eaten dirt and sown Wild oats.
drifted about the world and taken the
wind In oil It's moods. The love Of dig
cling IL sure to come back to him. 800
To own a bit OF ground. TO scratch u
with q hoe. to plant seeds and watch
their renewal OF life-this h the com
monest delight Of the race. the most
satisfactory thing = man can do
Charles Dudley Warner.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-07-01
Not o square Deal.

Miss Mason was explaining 10 her
Sunday school class the lesson for the
day. the subject being the tarss and
the wheat
-Now. remember. children. the tares
represent the bad people and the wheat
the good ones."
why. Miss Masonr' exclaimed q
rosy checked boy. who had been listen
ing through the lesson with deep In.
terests did you say the tares are the
bad folks and the wheat the good
onesT'
~Yes. James.- replied the teacher.
pleased at the lads interest
"well. that's funny. thinkr' ~
marked the matter Of fact child Its
the wheat that gets thrashed; the tares
don't"-Country Gentleman
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-07-01

GWye8' esyV
Perhaps you do not know T. bot
whea you walk distance OF ten miles
you expend enough force. could Il b
al collected. to raise 500 tons one foot
from the ground OF this enormous
quantity Of energy the legs are respon.
sible for 100 tons. the heart Tor 100.
the lungs for twenty-five and the bulk
Of the remainder Il wasted In the heat
given % fycm the body.
In severe athletic compositions. such
20 running. rowing and b0xing. you
must BE- In ssch q condition a. 10 b
able to eysst. BY your limbs alone.
each minute 10 much force ~ would
MT 5000 pounds one foot above the
ground.
When q powerful man works for
twenty-four hours with oil his might
the energy he expends 10 equal to lift
ing q third ciass cruiser. aud during
his life be disxipates enough power
to carry his body ct death to the sun
These statements may ut urst sight
seem extraordinary. but win not seem
% when Il Is remembered that two
ounces OF bread contains the potential
energy OF $50 tons.-Pearson'a
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-07-01

Nfhen Tksy H;~>s ~ ME-
In the Sudan campaign - 10 m
iah troops approached 0mduFnan ~
Khallfa Abdullah conceived the idea
Of upsetting the British gunboat e.
petition by mining the Nile A former
of,cer Of the Egyptian army whom
be had long held prisoner was order
ed by the khalifa 70 construct . couple
Of mines. which were produced forth
with. They were primitive In form.
Consisting. In fact. Of two old iron
boilers stuffed with gunpowder. n
which was concealed a pistol with .
string attached to the trigger whereby
the charge could BE- exploded The
arst mine was laid BY the Ismailia.
worked BY . native crew. and demon
strated In sfhciency By exploding on
the instant. sinking the Ismailia and
killing the crew. including the milne
constructor
The khalifA was dslightsd. not 1t TIE
accident. but at the testimony to The
power Of the invention. aud immsdi-
stely ordered the emir In charge Of his
arsenal to lay the second milne. The
anesr. prontins by experience. insured
his safety BY putting the Nile Into the
boiler before he put the boiler into the
Nile He then carried out the INNER
sion succsssfully. to the Joy Of Abdul
lab. who loaded him with 'prsssnls
and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES GUARDIAN.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-07-01

Although marble In the most impcr
tant product Of Knoxville. Tenn. there
being thirty 1--we mills and quarries In
the city district. producing values
which have reached 100000 q year.
the great variety and value Of Ten
nessee's marble deposits were IN.
Known until 1853 Between that year
and 1857 the two larye additions Of
the capitol at Washington. wherein
The United States senate and the
house Of representatives sit. were built
Of this marble The beautiful East
Tsnnsssss vsrisgated marble b the
material of which the desks Of The
president Of the senate and the speak
Or Of the house ~ well - the railins
Of the stairway leading from the nrst
door Of tho capitol TO the galleries OF
the house. were built-Argonaut
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-07-01

Bad news and ditto eggs had best be
broken gently. philadelphia Ledger.
When Luke McLuke wrote II two
years ago Il read. had news and bad
eggs should be broken gently. "-Cincin
natl Enquirer.
Just 90! And when we wrote Il four
years ago II ran thus: How do you tell
q bad eggf II ! have anything TO tell
. bad egg break Il gentiy."-Boston
Transcript
Don't get excited, gentlemen The
thing had wbIskers when Noah was 9
boy -Biddeford Journal.
Not 80: Il was q female egg. And as
the Argus remarked away back In
1903. "News dropped to q woman Ia
like q bad egg-everybody will 5000
know It. broken ever 80 gently
Portland Eastern ArguA
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-07-01
mecss.HsNsARllNo.
Popular Young Couple Surprise Their
Friends ey Getting Married.


PECULIAR Young Couple Surprise Their
Friends ey Getting Married.
At 10 o'clock last night. Mr.. Horace
McGee OF this city and Miss Hester
Hensarlins Of Coleview. were united
in marriage by Rev. J. c. WEIGH. pas
tor OF the First Christian church OF
Bryan. at the pastors home.
The young couple did not take their
friends into their confidence. but all
has been forgiven and the consratula.
tons and good wishes for their future
happiness Is none the less sincere.
The bride Is q daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. II. L. Hensarling OF coleview.
and was reared In that community
and 10 one Of the county's most worthy
young ladies. She has always been
. social favorite In her community
and by her gracious manner and kind
~ disposition. has won . warm place
In the hearts OF all who know her.
The groom II 4 son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe MCGEE and 10 . most excellent
young man Of high moral principle
and sturdy traits Of character. He Is
In the employ Of the postal depart.
ment a. mail carrier on rural route
No. 8. and has large number Of warm
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. MCGEE will make their
home In Bryan.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-07-01

Charity dos not require Of - hat
W should not - the fuuln Of othwA
bot that We should avoid Oh nssdisn
and voluntary observing Of them and
that We should nos b bind b thsh
good qualities when We are - sharp
sightsd In their bed onss What u
others are weak. = that . reason tor
your no longer keeping any measure
with themi You that complain a
thsir troubling you 10 you dive -
body any troubled You that ars -
shocked 1t the faults you sss-if ~
10 whom you have been troublesome
should return the trouble they have
had with you. you would b oppssssd
with the weight and. bssides. even
supposlng that men had nothing to ~
preach you with. yet consider. further.
what obligations you b. under from
God to show forbearancs toward 9TH
err for which you know you have such
abundant occasion at his banda
Fenelon.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-07-01
Msndino . Broken Nose.

DIR. o. A. Lathrop Of Boston reports
to the Boston Medical aud Surgical
Journal on remarkable operation BY
which he Strengthened baseball play
cr's nose that had been smashed by .
bat. lie cut n strip Of bone two inch
Go long and a quarter Of an inch wide
from the inner edge Of the mans shoul.
der blade and inserted this In bis nose.
Four weeks later the graft had entire
ly healed and the nose had assumed
its normal shape and color.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-07-01

sslar,ss o. the Pact - csmpsrsd VIA
These II To-day.

oslsr,ss 81 the Psss q Compared VIA
These u To-day.
Our imaginatious arr % uimbls b
this world Of dollars that We have a.
ssady ceased to notice the bagatslls VI
q vaudeville salary OF 5000 . week
snch A. some Of our Actresses are said
b have recsived. We are slrvady cal
eulating 90 the salary Of the futurN
The salary Of the past was not - an
bitious Il was = thing TO worvy ovse.
Dot 70 speculate upon
In the late ufties OF the last century
MrA Drew and Der mother received
$40 week for the two. Mr.. and MIA
q. q. Gilbert received the same sum
A. this time the custom was % give
two plays night With singing and
dancing bstwesn The regular acton
also did three spscialtiea Thsy sap
plisd their ~vn wardroben - well and
q the thestrr going public was smaller
there wus uscsssarily . constant
change OF DILL The SIC Wa undoubs
sdly we'll earned
The drss persou % rsceivs . saiary
Of three dgures wus Rose Eytinss. ths
most popular emosionai actrsss u be-
uma Her drse saiary - leading 10
nan had beeh 90. and at The tims che
considered Il q great sum. for shs bed
seartsd On the stage &C q . vssk
Hamlet called The playess the ~
seract and brief chrOniclss Of the tina
and indeed In no other business today
q ~ npd - cisariy The charsetsris.
In Of our aga No oehse psofsss,oe
b more ovsrcrowded o. more Of . gAm-
~ yet thoss msmbeu Of e Who SO
esed h dnding sagassmsuts shcuh
have little complaint b maks agains(
he high cost Of living. WITH such
changes N their enumeration within
COR msuoy.-Nsv Yosk TribunA