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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-07-31
Flags "Take-oa" on Certain American
Girls.

In the August American Magazine
Janes Montgomery Flagg, the famous
wit and numerous artist, does an ainuse.
ing piece in words and pictures entitled
sshams." Following is an extract from
what he tays about certain American
girls,
Take the American girl who, through
the folly Of her parents, is cent abroad
90 schools when che returns 20 these
shores she doesn't as a rule wholly re-
nounce us, she still has a kind word on
occasions for her birthplace even Il Il IL
Newark or East ST. Louis. She inhsles
Il more or less, but still she doesn't come
right out on the front porch and say
he never heard Of the beastly hole be
forei But she viii pull things Ike 'kes-
kersay luh moe poor 'abbstoir' 'on on
glayf And when some grouehy towns
man replies, Slaughter house sid you
know iti' She gives that towusman tie
picked eve. and roes 70 the window and
locke ont moodiiy with her nose way
M IN the atmosphere. and decides onee
again that American men are sadly lnek-
inr in Polish and other foreign Ierquls-
ties commencing with reorreads capitsls.
ns,he ureteuds she prefers bot SKINNED
milk a. cream in her coffee. bcoause on
the other side one doesn't put cream IN
ones eofes. And Tor the love Of Rotten
Row cont hard her - water lp e
ths time that che LANDED N Europe She
hsa sufrrci e IN hurketfuls 81 II BEG
tuaiBrn ifs. hut shs farrets. NiIils shs
8prsrF actually asFunss 20 ~ foreign.
-. - manfs von 30 think shs : not "a
aetlv an American.
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insa vua rad followed her cuurss slrusd
sfrp - step Fgursff Yuu have 10 Nag
az lrnnin1 that her TREND. The Mar
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-07-31
WOODBURY.
George Maddox, Head Derrickman, Got
Hand Caught in Machinery.


George Maddox, head derrickman al
the Woodbury. Granite company's gray
quarry, suffered painful injury Tues
day, when his left hand became caught
between chain and stone they were
lowering to the ear, the two middle
fingers being badly crushed. DR.. Crane
was summoned and dressed the wounds
Warren Thomas, who has been seri-
ously i'll, is much improved.
Miss Flora brennan, Miss Alice Eng
| lish and Miss Irene Carpenter of Mont
pelicr were Sunday guests of the for
mer's sister, Mrs. r. j. Sweeney.
Misses Mildred and Shirley Ainsworth
were weekend visitors of relatives in
Hardwick.
Horace Peck of Cabot was recent
visitor of w. c. Peck.
Mrs. Glen Sulhan and son, Carroll, OF
McIndoes Falls are spending few days
in the place with friends and relatives.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Emile Sarre died Tuesday. Funeral
services were held Thursday.
Fred Clapp and Mr.. Humphrey of
Plainfeld were at Albert Crawfords
Sunday.
M. G. Leonard, Mrs. Lawrence Donlin
and two sons of Concord, N. H., and Miss
Mayme Leonard of Boston, have been
spending several days with MIR. Donlin
at N. A. Roses. Mr., Donlin has rented
Glen Sulham's house and their furniture
arrived Thursday.
Dorothea Ainsworth is at her grand
fathers G. H. Dana for few days
visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. Mac brennan of st.
Adams, Miss janet Harmon of Shelburne
and Mrs. Arthur Stevens of Washing
ton, ID. c., have been passing few days
in camp on Nichols fiat on the road to
Hardwick, and visiting Mr.. Drennan's
sister, Mrs. Robert Sweeney.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest George and Ed
win Burke spent Sunday at Caspian
lake, Greensboro.
Kenneth and Lyman Orton of Athol,
Mass, were visitors last week of Henry
Weber and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Holt of Barre
were guests Saturday and Sunday OF
Mrs. Hollis mother, Mrs. Anna Carr.
Everett Ainsworth returned Tuesday
from few days visit in Hardwick with
relatives.
Mrs. Martin johnson recently visited
relatives in North Montpelier.
Misses Hattie Grey and Leila and
James Ferris attended the dance at
Camp Comfort Saturday night.
Mrs. Maude Daniels has been quite,
ill the past week with liberated teeth
and neuralgia.
Mrs. Bessie McLay of Graniteville
was visitor the first of the week OF
Walter Davis and family.
Miss Lydia Hull is working for Mrs.
Calvin Hathaway.
Miss Mary Van 0rman of tslais
was in town Wednesday and Thursday.
Clifford Doty left Thursday for afew
days visit in Barre.
The ladies' aid will meet with Mrs.
Henry Weber Wednesday, August 4,
afternoon and evening A supper will be
served and everyone is cordially invited
to attend
Miss lila Carr has gone to Barre to
spend several days with her sister, Mrs.
Harry Holt.
Miss Lorraine Cady visited her friend,
Miss Oma Thomas, recently.
Phil Bashaw has moved TO the farm in
Cabot for which he recertiy tladedi
with w. L. Swain. This community is
sorry TO lose Mr.. Bashaw and family
and the best wishes of many friends 60
with them TO their new home. Mr.. and
Mrs. Swain have also moved to Mr.. Ba-
shaw's house.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-07-31
WAITSFIELD
Mrs. Sarah A. Hewitt Brought for Burial
in Thayer Lot.

The body Of Mrs. Sarah A. Hewitt, o
former resident, was brought to town
| Wednesday afternoon and the interment
was Thursday morning in the village
cemetery in the Thayer family lot. Rev
w. A. Remele, pastor OF the Congrega
tional church, ofliciated, and number
of relatives and friends were present
Sarah A. Hewitt was the daughter OF
Richard and May Strong, and was born
in Fayston, Nov. 7, 1886. She was twice
married, first to John Thayer, Aug. %
1860, and second to Calvin i. Hewitt
March 26, 1878. She formerly resided in
Waitsfeld and is kindly remembered by
many as successful milliner in town
The deceased has been suffering with
Bright's disease, which was further com
plicated by pneumonia. The end came
July 20 at the home of her son, Frank
w. Thayor, "a Aspinwall road, Dorches-
ter, Mass, with whom she made her
home. A year ago, when all packed
ready to start for Waitsiield, in some
way she fell in her room, fracturing her
hip and since then had been practically
bed ridden and was able to move about
only ON crutches She is survived by
one son, Frank w. Thayer of Dorches-
ter, and one granddaughter, Madeline S.
Thayer. Mr. and Mrs. Thayer accom-
panied the body here. She was the
last of her family and was the sister of
the late William Strong, so highly re-
spected in town, and a cousin of Matthew
Strong of Fayston.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Clement and little
son, Howard, of Newport are guests at
J. A. Niel's.
The entertainment which was to have
been given in the Congregational church
by the Home circle on Aug. has been
postponed to Tuesday evening, Aug. 10.
The Misses Della and Mabel Joslyn
and Rachel Lavanway spent Friday in
Montpelier.
Ward Joslyn, eldest son of +. S. Joslyn,
has received from Governor Charles w.
Gates a certificate of his appointment as
delegate to the meeting of the Top Notch
Farmers club in San Francisco on Aug.
and 6. The state provides no funds
for the delegates expenses, but the APP
pointment is highly priced as a recog-
milton of the good work done by Ward
Joslyn while in the state agricultural
school in Randolph.
Harold Wallis was home from Mont
pelier Tuesday and Wednesday.
Lydia Goss and sister of Moretown
are guests at George Cota's.
Little Helen Boyce, elder daughter of
Seth Boyce, is visiting relatives in Ran
dolph.
Mrs. George Pierce returned Thursday
from Middlesex.
Harold Clark of Montpelier has been
guest at A. N. Poland's.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-07-31
WORCESTER

Miss lillian ID. Rember, pastor Of th'
Methodist church. j. spending two
weeks vacation at her home in Frank
lin. There viii be no services for The
next two sundays.
Little Thelna Cooley Of MiddleseS
spent several days Of last week viii
Jessie Bolton.
Mrs. Mary Maxham IL nursing in Mid
diesex.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Doying were IN
Barre over Sunday.
The storm Of July -, which vus very
severe. did 8 good deal Of damage IN this
part 81 the country. some Of the crops
were badly damaged by Tire heavy hail
storm.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-07-31

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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-07-31
wILLrAMsrowN.

The ladies' aid Of the Universalist
church viii hold it, annual meeting and
election Of Officers Aug. " % p m. at
the church. Al are requested 20 be
present
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-07-31
MARsHFIELD

Tonight. regardless Of weather Or
Hrffs. ths Nellie Gin Players win pre-
sorf @Tl1s Man Of the Hour in Prihian
hnn Adv
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-28

The lingo press is now busy
circulating the alleged state
ment of some German that
Canada would be a German
possession after the war, and
that then it would be a small
matter to also grab the United
States. The intent of such
slush is too obvious to need
comment. In the event of Ger
many winning out in the Eu-
ropean war she will find plenty
of valuable possessions in the
Eastern hemisphere. But some
excuse must be devised for the
peace preparations projected
by the next congress.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-28

THE LITERARY DIGEST has
just completed a poll of the
press of the United States on
the suffrage question. Letters
were sent to 1000 representa-
tive newspapers of the nation
and of these 526 replies were
received. The personal views
of the editors showed 391 in the
affirmative, 81 in the negative
and 3S non-commital. The
time is drawing near when the
opposition to equal suffrage
will be confined to the class
that opposed the Australian
ballot system because it was
too complicated.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-28
The general land Office at
Washington has handed down

The general land office at
Washington has handed down
a decision to the effect that
persons who have declared
their intentions of becoming
citizens of Canada have not
forfeited their citizenship in
the United States. This is of
special interest to those re-
Clustering for homesteads on the
Fort Berthold lands, the de-
partment under a former rul-
ing having held that persons
having filed in Canada would
again have to take out citizen.
papers in the United States be-
fore being permitted to file on
homesteads, or otherwise ex-
ercising their rights as citizens.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-28
vERDRAF

Those who have been honest
in their belief that the state
finances were in a bad way
should take heart from a peru
sal of this report.
And those who have been
proclaiming the bankruptcy of
the state, because of political
reasons, should desist, or con-
fine their criticism to the facts
and figures as they appear.
The states finances are con-
Quoted in a very unbusiness-
like way. That is generally
conceded. But no administra-
ton is to blame for complying
with the law in the disbursing
of state funds. Let the law be
altered 60 that it will not be
necessary to have one fund
overdrawn and another fund
bloated with a big balance that
must lie idle, because the law
says so.
The state penitentiary is a
case that will serve to illu.
strate. While the Irvine Plant
Operating Fund has a balance
on hand of 500, 532. So, yet some
bills against the penitentiary
are held up for lack of funds.
A law that makes such a
situation possible is certainly
open to criticism, but the ad.
ministration should not be
criticised for it's compliance
with the law, even though the
law itself is ridiculous in its
provisions.
If the administration has
been lavish and extravagant ir
handling the business affairs OF
the state, that is subject tC
criticism, but no specific charge
of that nature has so far beer
forthcoming.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-28

HIGHLAND county in Montana
adjoining Mckenzie county of
this state, last week voted to
Gust the saloons from the COun-
ty by a large majority. Nearly
half a hundred saloons are at
feCted and Richland will be the
first dry county in Montana.
tairview and Sidney, the larg-
est cities in the county, both
pOlled a three to one vote
against the saloons. The vote
OF the women under the state
suffrage law was largely res
pOnsible for the overwhelming
dry victory. The charge that
the Montana suffrage Organiza-
ton and the Montana Liquor
Dealers association were in
league is hardly borne out bv
the results in RiChland.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-28

IHE real wear and tear of
farm machinery will now com
menCe. The depreciation of
binders, mowers, drills, ETC.,
during the few days Of the year
that they are in operation is
very small. But if hauled into
a fence corner and left there as
a prey to the elements for the
balance of the year, the deterio-
ration will be rapid and GER
tain. No progressive farmer
can afford to he without a good
machinery shed in which to
store his working tools and inn
plements when not in use.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-28

w. F. PORTERFIELD of Fargo
is being groomed by the demo-
Gratis as a candidate for govern
or in the coming primaries.
The Fargo man has served his
district in the senate and is
said to possess many qualitica-
tons that would make him a
strong candidate.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-28

There is scarcely a thing a
woman cannot do with a hair
pin. They use it to pick their
teeth, button their shoes, clean
their finger nails, punch bed
bugs, out of cracks, fasten up
stray bangs, clean out the stem
of their husbands pipe, scratch
their head, trim lamp wicks,
run it into cake to see if it is
sufficiently done, and about a
million other things the poor
deluded men know nothing
about; and it is claimed that
some of them do it all with the
same hairpin.-.Ex.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-28
0tfloiaI Newspaper Of City Of Bottineau
IS The TREASURY EMPTY

THE assertion that the state
treasury is empty continues to
appear in a certain portion of
the state press, in spite of all
the proof that has been produC-
ed to the contrary.
1t is mighty poor advertising
for the state and wholly mex
cusable, from the fact that it
does not contain an element of
truth. The state treasury is
far from being empty, as can
easily be ascertained by con-
sultiny the states treasurer's
report for Sept. 80. AS a matter
of fact, on that date there was
actually a balance on hand in
the different funds aggregating
the neat little sum of 1915. 49,
Al.
Does this look like bank
ruptcv?
Again the fact should also
be taken into consideration that
none of the 1915 taxes have
been paid into the state treas
ury, while a large part of the
appropriations made by the
last legislature have already
been paid out.
AS a result, a few of the in
stitution funds are slightly
Overdrawn, while other funds
show a large balance on hand.
To give correct estimate OF
the situation the entire state
treasurer ) report, showing the
balance on hand in the differ.
eat funds at the close of bust
ness on Sept. 80. 1918. is given
hereWith:
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-28

The name of the Minot Demo.
Crat has been changed to Mes
senger.' Lutte MCGahan never
was very strong in the demo
cratic faith and concluded that
his paper under the old mo-
nicker was pretty much of a
misnOmer.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-28

If Rutnania, right in the
heart of the trouble, can pre-
serve neutrality, seems as if
the United States, 5000 miles
away, ought to be able to.
jamestown Democrat.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-28

The jamestown Democrat
man is more satisfied than ever
of the good judgment of Presi-
dent Wilson, after seeing a
photograph ofthe new mistress
of the White House.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-28

GOVERNMENT control of WO-
mems dress has been suggest
ed. But show us the man who
would enforce the law Justly
and impartially.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-28
Twenty Years
Ago

The county board consisted
of Henry II. Russell, chairman
Frank NJ. Hammond, Thomas
Kelly, Chas. Whiting and John
w. Macarthur.
The assessed valuation of
Bottineau county, as deter
mined by the State Board of
Equalization, was as follows:
real estate $547, 746. 90, personal
property $297, 475. 90. The to-
tai indebtedness of the county
was $4,000.
An inhuman tiend entered
the farm home Of William
Burgomaster, twelve miles
northwest of Willow City, and
criminally assaulted the nine
year old daughter. After the
crime he murdered the child
together with three younger
children and then fired the
house. The children were
left home alone while the faith
er was away ~threshing, the
mother having died the previ-
Gus year.
Bottineau in those days had
a resident deputy collector of
customs, Thos. Gardner hold
ing this position.
Petty thieving in the unoc-
cupied houses in Oak Greek
township was reported to the
authorities.
e.. S. McCandless occupied
the pulpit in the Baptist
church until the congregation
could secure a permanent
pastor.
Two hoboes got into a scrap
at Omemee during a card
game. One drew a gun and
pumped five shots after the
fleeing form of the other.
When he had emptied the gun,
however, the Splinter returned
with a club and beat the gun
man into insensibility.
A large addition was being
built to the Willow Hotel at
Willow City.
The Presbyterian church at
Willow City was nearing COM
pletion.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-28

VIM. Emsinger of Elgin was
killed when a pitchfork he was
using became caught in a belt
and was hurled against his
stomach with such force as to
rupture several blood vessels.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-28

The Cavalier Chronicle fig
ures that McCumber simply
should be returned to the Unit
ed States senate, but cannot
figure out what to do with
Hanna.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-28

NEW ROCKFORD claims to have
successfully raised sweet DO
tatoes. 1t is now up to Bis
marck to spring a lemon.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-28
SciSSOred
Sarcasm

After trying local option
and county dispensary''
schemes for the regulation of
its traffic in spirituous liquors,
South Carolina took a stand for
statewide prohibition Sept. l.,
the law to 60 into effect Jan. /.
The vote stood two to one for
the statewide prohibition.
Either the dram shop boosters
have not always told the truth
about the conditions in prohi-
bition territory, and the usual
determination of the people liv
ing in such to install the sa-
looms again, or there is some
thing peculiar about the people
of South Dakota. All but fif-
teen of her counties were pro-
hibition before, and only two
of these fifteen wet counties
voted to remain wet. And so
the old. south receded again
this time from the saloon, and
the devil and the drink. Car
rington Independent.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-28

Marriage is the longest SEN
tence a justice of the peace can
impose, says the Grand Forks
Herald.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-28

There is a good deal being
said nowadays about old age
pensions. But the surest way
to insure one for yourself is to
make frequent and regular Wis
it's to the savings bank while
you're still youne.-Jamestown
Democrat.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-28

The new editor of the Botti-
neau Courant regrets to see
nearly all the county papers
running the plate matter sent
out from the w. n. L. by the
so-called Farmers Union.'
You will have to hunt around
some to find any of that junk
in the Standard, Bro. Rishoff.
--Westhope Standard.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-28

An exchange says that an
editor once applied at the door
of H a d for admission.
'Well,' replied his sable ma
jesty, we did let one of your
profession in here many years
ago. and he kept up a contin-
ual row with his former delin-
quent subscribers, and as we
have more Of that class of peo-
pie here than any other, we
have passed a law prohibiting
the admission of editors.'
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-28

Talk about newspaper adj
vertising, here is a pointer.
The Golden Rule Store, St,
Paul, on Sunday, September
10Th, used ten full columns of
the Pioneer Press. This store
was started 80 years ago with
Grit for capital. Today it is
worth millions-all due to
newspaper advertising.-Wil-
listOn Herald.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-28

We had a strange and start
ling dream the other night. In
imagination we saw every fell
low walking up and squaring
his subscription account and
paying a dollar and a half in
advance, and forthwith we
were arranging to take up a
large slice of that billion dollar
loan, when an insect started to
fox trot on our nasal protuber-
ance and brought us gently
back to the sWeeter realities of
life. Just why is a dream, any
way?-Forman Independent.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-28

War is hell.' but there's
one thing more diabolical than
hell. That's the rare military
sport of dropping bombs on a
sleeping city. No matter what
city-Paris, Dusseldorf or Lon
don. Aim at a fort and you
have the pleasure of killing
half a dozen mothers. Let go
an incendiary bomb to burn a
dock and you gallantly burn
up a child. Throw down a
nitroglycerine bomb at a fact
DRY and you have the satisfac-
ton of blowing a baby to bits
in it's cradle. Superb strategy!
Sublime heroisn! Hats off to
twentieth century humanity!
Fargo Courier News.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-28

Matt Johnson and Thad.
Michaels are sure having some
strenuous times electing and
defeating governors and senat-
ors these days. Better wait a
while boys and give some of
the rest of us a chance. Rugby
Optimist.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-27
TO DECIDE sculAlHe HTtE
English Champion Refuses 70 Permit
Contest to Take Place in Australia
Must 30 on Thames. n,

Ernest Barry Of England, who Re
Gently received a challenge on behalf
of James Pallon to another match for
the worlds sculling championship,
with generous financial consideration,
provided the race was rowed on the
Wangan's river, New Zealand, has
reiterated his decision not to take
part in a contest for the title on any
river other than the Thames.
II think l am perfectly justified in
continuing the policy l have always
adopted" said Barry. 1T is one
which Will give the English people an
opportunity of following my career,
either until / am beaten or I retire.
II Australasians want to relieve me
OF my possession they must come 70
the Thames. hope that will be ssuf.
fcient to settle the question for all
time: 1 am not, however, averse to
2 visit: to Australia to take part in q
big handicap race Oh the Parramatto,
provided receive ! reasonable offer
toward the expenses. - q