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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-17
Large Resources of Wyoming.

Wyoming is a state of large resources
whose development has only begun
Within its 81 ,594 square miles lie the
most extensive coal fields and the most
productive known oil fields of the Rocky
mountain region thousands of acres OF
| irrigated and dry farming lands, and
extensive areas of splendid stock range
moreover, some of the finest fishing and
hunting in the United States can be
found within its borders. Although the
precipitation averages only l2la inches
a year, the many irrigated areas are
highly productive, ana the success which
dry farming has here and there attained
seems TO indicate that still larger area
may be brought under cultivation Of
that kind.
Among the mineral products of the
state coal is preeminent. Its coal fields
cover about Al 500 square miles-two-
iifths of the states area-and contained
originally an estimated GO, 723, 000,000
tons. OF this quantity only l7S,000,000
tons, or about one-fortieth of one per-
cent, has been exhausted. The produc
tion in 1918 was 7,3D3,O66 tons, valued
at Sll ,5l0,045.
The second in value of production
among the mineral resources is oil, of
which 2,406,522 barrels, valued at ST.
ISL ,232, was produced in 1918. The pro-
duction ia 1914 amounted to about A.
100000 barrels, equal TO more than 90
per cent of the production of Pennsyl-
vania for the same year, and places Wy
oming. whose oil fields are newly dis
covered and only partly developed, in the
ninth place among the oil-producing
states OF the union.
Other minerals, including gold, copper,
iron, gypsum. limestone, sandstone, mar
BILE, brick clay. and mineral waters,
brought the value of the states mineral /
production in 1918 up to sl3.6s2, 09l. |
Among the undeveloped resources are
shsle, volcanic ash, graphite,
asphaltum. manganese ores, bentonite,
in, salt, bismuth. and, perhaps most i'm
portant phosphate rock. on which the /
'uture Of American agriculture may 4
srgely depend II is estimated that
more than 10000 acres in Wyoming
re underlain by workable phosphate de-
,osits, a phosphate area greater than
hat 81 any other state.-Overland
bulletin 6l2. L. :. C. s.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-17
ZINC INDUSTRY IN 1915.
Large Increase in Quantity and Enor-
nous Increase in Value Reported.

| Both the zinc smelling and the zinc
mining industries of the United States
enjoyed year of unparalleled prosper
/ ity in 1915 According to the best in.
/ formation obtainable at this time the
recoverable zinc content of zine ores
mined in the United States in 1915 was
over 100000 short tons compared with
407 900 tons in 1914 and 4lS,000 tons in
! 1913. With a continuance of high prices
for spelter during 1916 the output will
be greatly Augmented, for the very high
prices did not begin until April and May
and it was naturally some time before
much additional zinc mining could get
under way. The production during the
last quarter OF the year was at much
higher rate than during the first quar-
ter.
For the same reason the output of
spelter during 1916 should be much
greater than it was in 1915, provided the
spelter market remains the same. The
output during the first half of 1915
was at the rate, of $4,000 tons year,
during the last half it was at the rate
of about $4,000 tons. Though the total
spelter produced in the United States in
1915 increased 40 per cent over the pre-.
ceding year, the value of the output in
creased nearly 300 per cent However,
even this does not represent the true
value, for it is based on the average
price Of prime western spelter, whereas
there was a large production of brass
special, intermediate and high grade |
spelter, all of which command premiums. |
The real value of the spelter output was
therefore probably between 10 and 20
per cent more than the value as given. |
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-17
RESINOL BEGINS
TO HEAL SICK
SKINS AT ONCE

You don't have TO WONDER II Resi-
mol Ointment is doing you good. You
KNOW IL is, because the first applica.
tion stops the itching and your tortured
skin feels cool and comfortable at last.
Why don't YOU try this easy Resinol
way TO heal eczema or similar skin erup.
tionf Resinol clears away pimplcs. too,
and Ia valuable household remedy for
cuts, sores, burns, chafngs, etc. IL has
been prescribed by doctors for 90 years
and contains nothing 10 injure the ten
derest skin. Sold by all druggists.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-17

ply in bis second administration, after
more Democrats had found their way TO
that tribunal. In fine, unless Mr.. Taft
himself intercepts the program, he is
very likely to end his official career on
the object of his ambition. Boston Her
aid.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-17
How the wasatch Mountains Were Made

Z
In the overland route guidebook re-
Gently published by the United States
Geological Survey the history of the for
nation of the Wasatch mountain range
which overlooks Salt Lake City, is graph
ically told. Long before there were any
mountains in this region most of ths
rocks in the Wasatch range were laid
down as sand and mud on the bottom
of the ancient sea, where they became
compacted and hardened into sandstone,
shale and limestone. The sea bottom
eventually became land As mother earth
has aged her skin has cracked and wrin
killed.. In the Utah-Nevada region many
long cracks were formed and the rocks
on one side or the other were moved :
slowly upward or downward, forming
long ridges along the cracks. steep on
one side and gently sloping on the other
Such breaks in the earth's crust are
called faults. a fault may be few
feet or hundreds of miles long, and the
distance which the rock bed5 on one
side slip past those ON the other NAV
range from fraction OF an inch to
thousands of feet. When the rocks or
one side are showed up over those or
the other side. the break is called ~
verse or overthrust fault Overlano
guidebook. bulletin 6l2, Z. 5. G. 81
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-17

10 , tay at nome
from work and suf-
fer a 10 g time.
One day a woman
came to our house
a n d s k e d m y
mother why ] was
suffering. Mother
told her that / suf-
fered every month
and she said, Why
don't you buy a
bottle of lydia II.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-17
HOW TO KEEP BABY,s SKIN WELL

The regular use Of Resinol Soap Is
usually enough TO prevent those dis
tressing rashes and chafings to which
most babies are subject. This is so,
first, because Resinol Soap is absolutely
pure and free from harsh alkali. and
second, because it contains the Resinol
medication, on which 50 many physi-
clans rely for skin troubles.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-17

She-Who Is that stingy little man
that keeps running around and taking
the ban away from everybody.
He-Thats the referee.
What side = BE- ous
He-0hi the other always
Minnesota Munehala.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-17

Currant Cookies-Warm some beef
dripping slowly until it will run from
the cup. Pour quarter of a cupful
of this over one cupful of light brown
sugar; rub together for a minute, then
add one whole egg and beat for five
minutes. Rub into this two level cup
| fuls of an "allaround -four" two level
teaspoonfuls of baking powder and two
| Tablespoonful of clean dry currants
When well stirred together mix with
half a cupful of milk, This may seem
moist, but do not add more hour the
rest is best accomplished on we'll
Toured board with well-foured fingers.
Drop third of the mixture on the
board with the lightest touches of we'll
Toured fingers roll it until Toured on all
sides, then with as little pressure as
possible flatten it out little, fold and
fatten again. 1t should be still moist
when lightly rolled out to about quar-
ter of an inch in thickness with we'll
Toured roller. Cut out with a Toured
cookie cutter and bake in a hot oven
until light brown on well creased pans.
1t is far better to divide it than to try
to roll the mixture all out at once.
Ginger Cookies-Beat together half a
cupful of light brown sugar, half cup
full of moasses. one tablespoonful of |
warmed beef drippings, one teaspoonful |
of ground ginger. Add two level cupfuls |
of good -four, one teaspoonful of baking |
powder, one teaspoonful of caraway seeds |
and half a cupful of liquid half water
and half milk Mix well together and /
proceed as in first recipe
Apricot Cookies-For these, use your
own favorite cooky recipe. An hour or
two before making put stewed apricots
where they will drain thoroughly. While
the cookies are baking beat mp the whites
IF one or two eggs, according to the
number of cookies you are making
Sweeten slightly. When the cookies are
brown remove them from the oven and
lrop a spoonful of the white of an egg
IN each cookie, place half an apricot In
he middle of it, and just as quickly as {
wifi fingers can accomplish it, get them
Jack into the oven for Just long enough !
o brown the white of egg very slightly. '
These are treat for chldren's parties,
mt should be made the same day and !
aten while fresh. II
Bunny" Cookies-Take one and one I
ali cupfuls of sugar, two eggs, three {
ourths of cupful of butter and beat c
ntil creamy. Add half cupful of milk. $
nd nutmeg to flavor. Stir in one and e
ne half teaspoonfuls of baking powder, b
18th -four enough to roll out. Cut with (
rabbit cookie cutter. Bake in a hot Il
ven. Use currants for the eyes and o
ocoanut for the "whiskers.' II desired, :
art OF the cookies could be iced with l.
he following simple icing: To two level o
,blespoonfuls of cocoa add one cupful 5
confectioner's sugar. Mix and add c;
cry slowly warm water until the mix f
ire will spread. Flavor with vanilla. d
Dorothy Dexter. 81
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-17

Using broom dipped in turpentine
and water occasionally for sweeping will
brighten the colors in the carpet and
moths will not nfest them.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-17
Topics of the
Home and
Household.

When packing for travelling bottles
containing liquids, dip the corked tops in
melted parafiine TO avoid accidents.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-17


Using broom dipped in turpentin,
and water occasionally for sweeping will
brighten the colors in the carpet and
moths will not infest them.
To clean raincoat, use soap and wa.
ter and not gasoline, as that will injure
the rubber. Lay out on fiat surface
and scrub lightly with soap and water
DO not wiring. Put on a coat-hanger
and hang out to dry.
Eggless, BUTTERFLIES, Milkless Cake
Three cups of strong cold coffee one and
one-half cups OF molasses, one cup of
sugar, three fourths of cup of lard,
one fourth teaspoon of salt, two tea
spoons of cinnamon one OF cloves, one of
ahspice and one.fourth OF teaspoon Of
saleratus, flour enough TO make a stiff
batter. This recipe makes three large
loaves. Bake one hour in a moderate
oven. The older the cake the better it
is.
On putting parasols away at the end
of the season remember that they may
be saved from cutting" as il is com
monty called, by adopting this simple de.
vice: Take a double sheet from news
paper and roll it up to form a cornu
copia, or in the shape of an ice cream
cone. Pin it or sew it to keep it in
place. Make as many of these 'cones"
as there are sections of the parasol, and
drop one in each section. The silk can
not fall into ereases or get "cut" If this
care is taken, and your parasol will last
twice as long.
This is the day of the wooden candle
stick. 1t is with us in every sort of
shape and in all woods. Those of ma
hogsny and other hard woods follow the
old colonial shapes, while the light
woods and those that are hand-painted
are in the Adam period. Black and
white is shown in vertical stripes of
lifferent widths, and again in the white
ground with black figures or floral dec
,rations silhouetted on them. Some may
lad in the tall Russian shapes to hold
he very large candles, while Others fol- |
ow famous and well known gargoye |
igures, the candle-hol being fitted |
nto the head or the hollow of shout |
Ter. or in the mouth where possible. |
)ld-fashioned wall brackets, carved elab-
rately, have been revived to serve as
wooden candlestck holders.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-17
GIRL COULD
NOT WORK
How She Was Relieved from
Pain by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Taunton, Mass. had pains In both
sides and when my periods came l had
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-17

To clean raincoat, use soap and wa.
ter and not gasoline, as that viii injure
the rubber. Lay out on fiat surface
and scrub lightly with soap and water.
DO not wiring. Put on a coat-hanger
and hang out to dry.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-17
Play Leaders.

Seventy cities maintain classes for
training recreation workers. Two thous-
and one hundred and sixty-four students
are reported in 55 of these cities. new
profession has grown up. Within two
years the number of play leaders in
creased llS9, so that there are now 1907
workers employed in addition to 1920
ga ref kers
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-17
100000 Expended.
More Than 700 Buildings.

Six hundred and twelve school build
ings are reported to be in use as evening
recreation centers in 1876 cities. Fifty
five cities report l46 buildings which are
set aside and wholly given over as neigh
borhood recreation center buildings. In
26 cities streets are set aside for play.
One hundred and thirty-nine cities have
BOG swimming pools. Ninetyfour cities
reported 3l4 public baths
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-17
Fairgrounds Municipal.

In $50 cities, more than half of the
432 cities, Fairgrounds, like parks and
schools, are administered by the munich
pality itself. Everywhere city govern
ments are recognizing that the mainte-
nance of neighborhood Fairgrounds is a
regular government obligation,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-01-26
Ghosts Didn't Bother Her

Until a few years ago there lived
in quaint old house in Connecticut
quaint, amiable, matter-of old
lady. IL was a matter of common
knowledge in all the country round
about that the house was haunted I;
that ghosts and ghostly demonstra-
tions wer everyday affairs there. But
the old lady didn't mind having visit
ors from the mysterious realms of
spirit-land, not she. If spooks want
ed to come to her house and parade
around in their clanking chains why
should she bother her head about it :?
She invariably remained serenely un-
concerned when the shades took it
into their heads TO swish invisible
crinolines and if some other spirit
thought to disturb her in the middle
of the night by rolling invisible can
non balls down the stairs he was dis
appointed for she merely uttered a
mild exclamation and turned over for
another nap.
Why should she be afraid of all
those spectral antics? They were all
carried on by her departed ancestors,
she reasoned, and they could not pos
sibly do her harm. So she lived on
in peace and contentment in the fine
old mansion, the only annoyance she
experienced from the appearance of
the spooks being in connection with
her cooks, who invariably resigned
their position summarily and bolted
from the scene at the stealthy open
ing of trap door in the kitchen by
an invisible hand, proceeding that
invariably took place whenever the
cook undertook the concoction of
appetizing dainty Ii is annoying TO
have to be looking out for a new cook
all the time and it is no wonder the
old lady found this ghost prank lit
tie trying at times.
She managed TO get along however
and lived peacefully and serenely to
a full ripe age. At her death the
mansion of course passed to other
hands. At first it was no trouble to
find tenants provided the agent
sought far enough away but there
was trouble enough keeping them af-
ter they were found. Usually about
one nights experience in the haunted
place was enough and no amount of
arguments or threats availed to keep
them. The reputation of the spook-
infested house spread rapidly TO ad-
jacent territory and it was only a
short time until no-one could be
found anywhere who would take it
even rent-free. Then the owners de-
cided that the only way to overcome
the haunt" was to tear it down.
Ghosts ought to have some con-
sideration for property but in
this case they showed a shocking
deficiency in that respect. If ethical
consideration are insufficient to pre-
vent them from carrying their pranks
so far legislation ought to be enact
ed prohibiting such unseemly ghost
ly actions.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-01-26

MUTUAL
ANNUAL
Officers Reelected And "a Good
Showing Made At 45th
Anniversary

From the Ionia Sentinel, Jan. Is.
The annual meeting of the Peo-
pies Mutual Fire Insurance company
OF lonia, Montcalm and Clinton coun-
ties was held at the city hall on Tues
day afternoon. This is the 45th an
niversary of this popular and strong
organization that has won it's way in
to the good will and confidence of its
$500 members by liberal treatment of
the insured and prompt satisfactory
adjustment of losses. The most pop
ular features of it's methods in deal
ing with its membership are paying
the full market value of live stock
killed and damages to buildings with
out discount and the adoption of the
blanket" form Of insuring personal
property. The peoples" is a repres-
entative, "old reliable" mutual that
has had a remarkable growth in the
past % years, having only 861 men,
bers and $1,150,000 at risk in 1891.
1t begins the new year with a men,
bership of 5,217 and $7,822,60 insur-
ance. During 1915 $925,495 new in
surance was written, $214,868 more
than in 1914. Some companies boast
of an occasional lower rate of assess
ment but do not tell their members
that the full market value in favor of
Peoples company paid without dis
count on a single horse killed would
pay the slight difference in assess
ments for so years. And this liberal
ity in treating with its members APP
plies not only to all classes of live
stock, but also to damages to build
ings as well as the generous blank
ct" form of personal property.
The annual statement last year
showed unpaid assessments for 1914
of $759.54. OF this amount $561.15
were collected, leaving unpaid only
$198.39, less than one per cent on the
total assessments reviewed. This fine
showing will compare very favorably
with the most economically managed
business corporations.
The annual meeting of the COM
pany convened at the city hall at 10
a. m. and adjourned at 1870 p. m,
and was called to order by Wesley j.
Stearns, president.
The minutes of the last annual
meeting were read and approved.
The 45th annual statement of the
company was read by the secretary
and on motion was adopted.
The meeting then proceeded to the
election of officers and four directors.
The rules were suspended and on
motion the vote of the members was
ordered cast for:
Wesley j. Stearns for president;
Joseph Hauck for vice-president;
Thos. G. Stevenson, secretary-treas-
urer.
The election of four directors fol-
lowed:
Geo. Peter Johnson of Greenville,
Jas. p Throop of Ferris and Thomas
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-01-26
WEST KEENE

Howard Hull and wife of Lake City
are moving into the Finch home. and
he will work for his uncle E. Pinck-
new this year.
Mrs. f. Daniels is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Mark Brown in Beld-
ing.
Band No. 2 of the Keene Ladies'
Aid will meet at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Daniels Wednesday. Febr-
uary 2. Everybody invited. Dinner
served at noon. Bring your thimbles
scissors. There's work to do.
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. Pinckney and Mr.
and Mrs. f. Daniels attended Pomona
Pinckney was elected secretary to
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-01-26
KEEP IN HARNESS.
Why II Is Dangerous to Retire From
Active Work.

ACtiNc WOFk.
In Farm and Fireside DIR. David K.
Spahr gives some advice to workers
who are planning to retire from their
callings and enjoy peaceful old age.
"The abrupt change from an active
member OF the producing class TO an
idle member OF the consuming class"
he says, lis too much for a man who
is facing the setting sun. And just
here is the excuse and reason for this
article. l want 10 sound a note of
warning to those contemplating such a
move-'Safety first
For a man In declining life whose
arteries are already beginning to hard.
en- from INDUCING in rich and stimu-
lating food the change should be made
gradually, allowing his system to ac-
custom itself gradually to the changed
conditions A lessened amount of rich
and stimulating food should be indulg-
ed in. Regular hours must be main
tanned. regular exercises that will bring
into play and actively all the different
muscles OF the body in order TO insure
the elimination Of the waste products
of the body.
"A sedentary life, inactive and pur-
poseless. with nothing to live for, no
object in view but TO live and eat and
wait and waste away. with a lessened
income and greater expense, with more
and greater demand upon the purse
strings-how great the temptation TO
become restless. nervous and irritable ("
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-01-26
Making Concrete Waterproof

1t is impossible to make concrete
entirely waterproof, particularly
when it is subjected to a very heavy
water pressure. A mixture of one
part cement, two of sand and four of
gravel, if made of medium consist
ency and thoroughly tamped into the
forms, will be fairly waterproof and
its imperviousness can be materially
increased by more thorough tamping.
Compounds of alum and I've or soap
are of service in making concrete
more resistant to water but a method
that has been found superior consists
in washing the surface of the concrete
on the water side with one part con-
centrated I've and two parts alum dis
solved in 16 parts water. Two or
three coats should be applied, allow
ing time for each application to dry
before putting on another.
From five to 10 per cent hydrated
lime added to the cement before mix
ing adds to the concrete's waterproof
qualities but it renders it somewhat
weaker. The use of a larger proper
ton of concrete without the lime will
also make the concrete more water
proof but the increased cost Of this
method is often prohibitive. Where
the concrete is to be subjected to very
high water pressure the surface OF
the water side should be coated with
asphalt, pitch or alternate layers OF
pitch and tarred felt. Melted paraffin
applied with a brush while hot is eff
fective for this purpose but this is an
expensive method where the surface
to be covered is large.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-01-26
MOST ANCIENT TREATY.
Carved In Stone on the Walls Of Two
Egyptian Temples.

On the walls Of two of Egypt's great
est temples. that OF Karnak and the
Ramesseum at Thebes, carved in the
everlasting stone of the dry land of
the Nile, says the Christian Herald. is
the oldest international treaty known
to man. Rameses the Great, one Of
the signers, is the best known man Of
remote antiquity. Khetasar (the car
of the Kheta or Hittites), the other par
ty TO the treaty, Is unknown except TO
a few, and his nation is little known
even TO the scholars
The Hittites were mighty race
whose empire, equal in rank with the
mighty empire OF Egypt and Babylo-
MIA, once extended over 100000 square
miles OF territory in Asia Minor and
Syria. A few years ago practically
nothing was known OF the life and civ
ilization OF these mysterious people
They are mentioned In the Bible and
in the Egyptian and Assyrian records.
but until very recently their own story
had never been read by modern man.
Today, thanks TO the excavations that
were carried on at the capital city of
Carchemish. much has been learned
about this great group OF tribes. and
orderly evidence about them is now
available for the first time i'm 1000
years