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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-01

The board of trustees Of Middlebury
college has granted President John M.
Thomas leave of absence for three
weeks because of i'll health. In the
meanwhile Dean Wright will act as head
of the college.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-01
Friday, February A,
/ HAVE FOR THIS SALE
is Fresh Horses

out of a carload recently received from
the West, a good general business lot,
ranging in weight from LOO to 1000
lbs, some nice pairs, all ready for the
lumber business or any place you want
to use them; some nice single horses,
the kind you like to see. | also have
for this sale 8 or 10 good serviceable,
second hand horses of our own and from
rs to 40 COMMISSION HORSES, all
kinds, both single and double bitches.
You win find in this lot some good ones
and some cheap ones, all kinds and val
ues. We also have consigned two good
straight young fresh cows, and some
other cattle expected. We shall have
the usual number Of sleds, sleighs, new
and secondhand, single and double, work
and drive harnesses. We also shall, have
big closing-out sale Of street and sta
bic blankets. some of those nice raw
hide whips, halters, etc. This is our
first sale Of the year, and we shall try
and make it good one. Bring in the
property You have to dispose Of. and
let us get the cash for you; and, If
you wish to buy, you always find some
good bargains at these sales. We viii
have other property that comes in be
fore our sale that is not mentioned here. 4
Come out and help make this first sale I
Of the year big one. Usual terms of 4
credit Lunch room on the ground.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-01
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS

Mr.. and Mrs. William Woodbury. OBJ
served their 50th wedding anniversary
Thursday at their home in Castleton.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-01
AGENTS
MISCELLANEOUS

MADAM CORA-Quesfious answered and
street gE2f1s
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-01

Ray l.. Fisher left Middlebury Satur-
day for Springfield, Mass, where he will
be engaged as physical director in the
Springfield Training school. He expects
to leave for the South the latter part of
March to begin practice with the New
York American baseball team, OF which
he is member of the pitching staff.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-01
S. i. FARNHAM. clerk.

c. r. SMITH, Auctioneer, Barre, Vt.
COMMISSIONS CHARGED FOR SELLING
HORSEs-AM ever SO, per cent AL unoer
$50 per cent No horse sold or puf
through the ring for less thEn f2.oo oounrnis-
sicn- a commission WI - charged for al
horsez sold sither a. ate or suction sale.
on the rrcunis auctinn Gays Cattle. boss.
rcultFy. Warrzs. hsrnesses. farm tools. furri-
-ar- - ,sher property. 40 Der cent con-
~~t.a5rr
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-01
LOST AND FOUND

LOST-Sum of money somewhere around
Websterville postoffice. Finder please leave at
the postofhce and receive reward. 26stf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-01
WANTED

A FEW SHoATS AND YEARLING HELPERS
in exchange for Farm Machinery. Write or
phone US what you need, or better yet
COME AND SEE
A. w. ALLEN COMPANY
New England and Orange County Telephones
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-01

ADMINISTRATOR SALE

SALE OR EXCHANGE House in Barre City
for a small farm. stock and tools. 2e4tf
RENT--TENEMENT, BeckIey court; $500.
26Atf
FOR RENT-House in Websterville; $500
264tf
FOR RENT-House, Maple avenue; $1,000
2B4tf
SALE OR EXCHANGE-75-acre farm on
easy terms. or will exchange for small house
or personal property. 264tf
II. A. PHELPS co.
Telephone 3l4-2 Miles Block. Barre, VT.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-01
TO RENT

TO RENT = Furnished room at 2s Brook
street 2TitS.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-01
FOR SALE

fOh sALE--One Victor piano, manufac-
tured by the Bush & Lane Co. fully 01,sran-
teed for 10 yrs. must be seen to be appreciate
Cd at $4,000. Inquire at Carey's Music
Rooms, le Hubbard street Montpelier, VT
272tf
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-29
PROSPERITY NIGHT

TIME Harrisburg Rotary Club is
going to entertain the wives,
sweethearts and guests of men,
bers tonight at a prosperity dinner.
The Rotarians are the optimists of
Harrisburg. Happiness is their creed
and confidence in the city their watch
word. But a year back even the. en-
thusiasm OF Rotarianism would not
venture upon prosperity celebration.
To-day there is ample reason for jubi-
lation on that score. The war in
Europe has given to us, willy nilly, q
measure Of prosperity such as even
this most favored of lands has never
known. But next year the war may
he over. What then? Will the Rotary
Club have occasion to celebrate as it
does this year? Most certainly, for
March of 1917 will witness the re-
turn to Washington, clothed in full
power, of the party of Prosperity. All
signs point in that direction; but if,
perchance, there should be a failure,
and the present free trade admins
tration should be continued in power,
it would not require prophet to fore
see a great dearth of prosperity BAN
quets next spring.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-29
UNCLE SAM A MUDDLER

VTTHAT blundering old muddler
wv your Uncle Samuel is. Here
we are. with every man jack
of us, from cabinet member to cracker
barrel statesman. united in the BELIEF
that we must improve our national
defenses and fully aware that to that
end the navy and its compliment of
men and officers must be increased,
the army reorganized along modern
lines, strong second line of defense
organized and many other things done
to take us out of what Colonel Roose-
Welt has called the fat boy class" and
make us respected among the fight
ing nations of the world. Yet we do
nothing. Congress has been talking
continuously since the first of the
year and is not so near an agreement
as when the racket started. Any sane
businessman would have settled all
the details in less than months
time, and some of them in twenty
four hours If Congress isn't careful
ii will cease to he the greatest de-
Lucrative body in the world and be-
come instead the worlds most delibe-
rate body"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-29
CRACKING

DEPRE ENTATIV E JOHN n.
X TILLMAN, of Arkansas, spoke
in support of his Confederate
pension bill in the House recently. The
bill proposes to give to each Confed-
crate soldier and widow now living
$500, and $50 per month thereafter,
and S100, 200. 900 is to be appropri-
ated for the purpose.
Mr.. Tillman spoke fervently of the
moclingbird, pink peach blooms. fra
grant pines and bubbling springs. By
some oversight he omitted the classic
mint julep, possibly because it is no
longer in the odor of sanctity.
"rhe cost of these pensions will be
a mere bagatelle," asserts Mr.. Tillman.
Irrespective of the merits or demer-
its of such a measure, we should like
to know where the money is coming
from to pay these pensions. We hest
tate to speak of this bill as pork for
fear of wounding the tender sensibili-
ties of some punctilious Southerner
May we, therefore, be permitted to
refer to it more delicately, using a
term endeared TO the Southern gour-
met. and call it cracking"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-29
AGAIN WE APPROACH IT

! n GAIN we approach it. We pause
~ in our perusal of thrilling ac-
counts of the awful slaughter
about Verdun to find ourselves in a
cold sweat over the horror ahead of
us If only there could be some way
10 avoid it, But no. we have gone all
over that ground before. We must
face it, that's certain, and only two
things can intervene to save us. One
of them is divorce and the other is
death We are not certain that either
would be worse to contemplate than
that which we face. but there is no
immediate prospect of either. No, the
thing must be gone through with. We
might be driven to the point of tenn
porarily forsaking home during the
period of our approaching trial and
hiding ourselves away from the faces
of our loved ones during the reign of
terror but we reflect on what hap
pened the last time we attempted an
evasion of that kind. There is no
alternative; the only comfort we have
Z is that we are not alone in our misery.
Thousands upon thousands of good
men and true are doomed to the same
fate. The housekeeping season is uni
versai
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-29
THE STATE FROM DAY TO DAY

A trainload of powder from the du
Pont factory passed through Law-
renceville, Pa, few days ago and
scared the population out of a years
growth, SO the report says. The en-
gineers were particularly cautious in
stopping and starting, because there
was enough material on board the
train, bound for the Pacific coast and
thence to Russia, to blow up the town
and the county and then some.
Twenty members of the First Meth
odist Episcopal Church of Beaver
Falls, face the possibility or receiving
the pink Slip at the hands OF the
pastor of the church for having signed
liquor petitions. and the dry mem
bers of the congregation aver that the
pastor will make good his threat.
Little old Philadelphia is making
extensive plans to royalty entertain
the Associated Advertising Clubs of
the World next June, when the center
of illumination will be the city hall
and on the night of the pageant Broad
street will be as light as day. The
indirect lighting system Will be ap-
piled to city streets for the first time
and the climax will be reached In
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-29
MILITARY TRAINING
[Phlladelphia Press.1

If a certain bill which is now be-
fore the New Jersey Assembly shall go
through, the State will be setting an
example, for New York and other
States, of alert patriotism and of
readiness to slough the restraints of
unreasoning conservatism. The bill,
Assembly ESQ, is a supplement to the
public school act. It's purpose is to
establish. beginning with the next
year, high school course in military
training.
If the bill passes. the course of two
hours a week will be compulsory to
all physically fit" boy students of
high school age, except those whose
parents certify objections based on
religious scruples., The sons of such
parents will not be envied by their
comrades as is the boy who "gets out
of his Latin or "math." The nature
of the State Board of Education, sub
ject to approval by the Adjutant-
General, who is also to pass upon the
selection of instructors.
Whether military training in the
schools is a good or bad thing de-
pends entirely upon the manner in
step toward "militarism." If proper
ly managed. such drill will benefit the
growing boy physically and morally
But its success depends absolutely
upon the maintenance, in drill hours
of military discipline; and its effect
would be perceptible in other hours
and other work. No one who has
seen the high school boys of to-day
can seriously question the good they
would derive from such filling of the
greatest gap in the structure of COM
pulsory public schooling.
This bill presents to the lawmakers
of New Jersey splendid opportunity
to serve the State.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-29
Counsel of Desperation
[Philadelphia Inouirerl

The tremendous attack which the
Germans are directing against Nerdun
with what result remains to be de-
termined, looks like counsel of des-
peration. Even should the stronghold
be captured. il does not appear that
any permanent advantage would be
gained commensurate with the enor-
nous sacrifices which are being made
1t is not as though the fall of Yer
dun would jeopardize the safety of the
capital. Verdun is situated one hum
dred and forty miles from Paris and
the German advance would, we may
be sure, be stubbornly contested along
every inch of the way. Before the in
vasion could be fairly started one mile
after another of the trenches and for
tifications which have been construct
ed with this contingency . in view
would have TO be taken, each at a
terrible cost and the losses of the
Germans as the assailants would i'm
measurably exceed those of the
French. What then are the motives
which have inspired the operations
which are proceeding?
/ One imaginable motive may be
found in the ambition of the Crown
Prince, the titular commander of the
attacking army. He may well have
been chafing under the reproach of
adverse criticism which his previous
failureS TO successfully carry out the
part assigned to him in the general
plan of campaign have provoked.
Verdun has been his objective from
the first, and it will not have been for
forgotten that ii was his inability to
cooperate, as had been planned, with
General Won Kluck during the opening
days of the war when the general was
directing the terrific forward rush
which carried him almost to the gates
t of Paris, that necessitated the Ger
man retreat after the French had won
the decisive battle of the Marne. Had
the movements of the Crown Prince
co-ordinated with those of General
Won Kluck at that critical period. II
is at least possible that the French
would have ben overwhelmed and that
the whole course of the war would
have been changed, to Germany's great
advantage.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-29

pillar of light rising zoo feet above
the statue of William Penn, founder
of the city.
The motion picture as a source of
amusement Is nothing compared to
it's matchmaking propensities, as evil
denced by the marriage of Margaret
G. Doe of Washington and II. S.
Frankhouser of Reading. Frank
houser, who Is an attache of the Am
erican Diplomatic Bureau at Washing
ton, is likewise a chess expert, and he
first saw Miss Doe in a moving picture
film, "Checkmated," played by So
ciety amateurs in Washington. Re-
suit as stated.
Michael Devine, PHILADELPHIA
policeman, is what you might call a
subconscious scrapper. His house
caught fire Sunday and he was carried
out apparently unconscious from the
flames. Our hero came to, however
smote one of his rescuers over the eye,
threw another one downstairs and
then called for more. Which we opine
is not the first rule of gratitude.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-29
THE .SEARCHLIGHT

\ new. department has been added
TO the school of journalism of the Jlni-
yerstty of Missouri. 1t is called the
department of agricultural journalism
and its object is to train both men and
women to write more intelligently uD-
on farm subjects. Its first plan in
cluded only the admission of students
who had taken work in agricultural
colleges. Afterwards students who had
nad successful journalistic experience
were admitted to classes providing in
struction i'm agricultural terms
Although still in it's first year, this
department has had an exceptionally
| large registration. showing the need
OF journalism as a complement to ad-
vanced agricultural education. 1t is
planned TO provide correspondence work
Tor home study as u part of the work
next year. These courses will be open
TO farmers who wish to increase their
facility In the use of technical agricul-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-29
p. r.. r. STOCK OWNERSHIP

TIME announcement is made that a
n majority of the owners of Penn
sylvania railroad company stock
reside in this State. That is at once a
compliment to the management of the
road and tribute to the sagacity of
Pennsylvania investors. Pennsylvania
railroad securities represent properties
of intrinsic worth and growing value.
There is not one drop of water in
them, and never has been. Through
out all the days of ''frenzied finances"
It's management resisted the tempta-
tion to make rich the few at the
expense of the future worth of the
system, and the reward has been suf-
ficient to justify the course.
Pennsylvania stock is not a specu-
iation--it is an investment. A story
is told to illustrate this point. A
wealthy old man lay dying and he
called his sons and divided amons
them his various stocks and bonds
II was noticed. however. that he tuck
ed bundle of Pennsylvania shares
under his pillow. and those gathered
about asked him what he meant to
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-29
TUESDAY EVENING, FEB. 30
IMPROVEMENTS AT sTEELToN
a NNoUNCEMENT by the Beth
IA lehem Steel Company that four

: a INVOLVEMENT by the Beth
IA lehem Steel Company that four
new blast furnaces are to be
erected at Steelton as the first of u
series of improvements contemplated
for the industries of the town means
much to that thriving borough and to
Harrisburg. 1t does not require an ex-
pert to forecast, as a result of this, am
enlargement of the 'bessemer or open
hearth departments, probably the
latter.
Steelton, it would appear, is still in
swaddling clothes and some of her am
bilious citizenry may be excused if
they go about with chips on their
shoulders these days trying to stir up
an argument with Harrisburgers as to
how long it is going to take to make
Harrisburg a suburb of Steelton. Jok-
ing aside, however. what a great city
this would be if Harrisburg and Steel
ton joined forces and came in under
the same charter.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-29
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

-Ex-Attorney General Joan C. Bell
is at Palm Beach.
Thomas A. II. Hay, of Easton,
strenuous Bull Mooser, pla1s to run
for national delegate.
Robert Glendinning, Philadelphia
banker, is active in establishing
school of aviation at Philadelphia.
John NJ. Rose, talked q for Con-
gress in the Cambria BEDFORD Blair
district, is a former mayoroI JOINS
town and one of its wealthy citizens.
CONGRESSMAN It. s. Crayo, who is
discussing military training now, is a
veteran of the Philippines.
-Ex-Judge Mayer SulDerger, oil
Philadelphia, is one of thecommittee
to take care of the Jews firm Europe
when the war is over.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-29

What did DIR. Z. Ewing Pratt, of the
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce, mean by this statement. taken
from an address delivered before the
National Gamers Association at Louis
Vile: american manufacturers are apt
to be reluctant. They are apt to hang
back; they are apt to ask for some sort
of a support to lean on; they are apt to
wait until someone else breaks the
ground. Let me suggest that our own
usual. accepted and successful busi-
ness methods are equal to the occasion
The suggestion, following the accusa-
tion, makes poor logic. In his address
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-29
Planting Seeds in ne Sky

Mr.. Manufacturer, IL 'ou were
starting out to plant seds you
would not shoot them Ikywards
hoping a few would ligit on the
ground?
OF course not!
You would go direct to the
ploughed fields and s'W them
carefully.
Catch the advertising thought?
It's very important one.
The newspaper carries the mes
sage direct to the ploufhed field.
II reaches consumers and deal
ers Immediately and response is
rapid.
to the ploughed field of profit
are invited to write to tie Bureau
of Advertising, American News
paper Publishers Association,
World Building, New Ylrk.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-29

The passage of the first defense
measures in the House without roll
call should not be taken with too much
exultation by the friends of prepared
ness. Those measures contained a
goodly share of pork. One of them
gives to each member an additional ap-
pointment at Annapolis and the other
carries hundreds of thousands of dol
lars for navy yards. Preparedness
yoked to pork is a strong and compel
ling combination
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-29

President Wilson is opposed to a pro-
tective tariff and wants a "non-parti-
sam tariff commission to investigate
the subject In view of the kind OF
commissions he has appointed in the
past, il is a safe guess that the Ameri-
can people won't approve Of a tariff
commission selected by him. After
our recent experience with tariff for
revenue only. American labor and capi-
tai are not likely to compromise with
political theorists who preach "America
First and practice "Foreigners First"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-29

do with those. Keep them, my
boys" he replied. pennsylvania shares
fare negotiable anywhere" And II
this is so IL is because with the Penn
sylvania the policy has been always
one of future development rather than
present profits.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-29

before the United States Chamber of
Commerce. the evening before. Secre-
tary Redheld said: Our keen alertness
of mind is the only thing that has
saved us from irreparable damage I'm
the business world" Poor team work,
Dr. Pratt.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-29
POPULARITY

"My son was voted the most popu-
lar man in his class. He graduates
soon"
Popular. Ell? Then you won't
get much work out of aim for the
next two years. Most of his time will
be taken up in acting as best man.
coaching various teams and boosting
glee club tours"
aJournal.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-29

Governor Johnson, of California, an
nounces his readiness to cooperate
with the Republicans IL they select a
candidate in sympathy with Progress
sive principles" The. Governor may
rest assured that the Republicans will
nominate a candidate in sympathy with
progressive principles. anyway.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-29
Dassent Say So to His Face

David Starr Jordan waited until C.
w. Eliot had gone to Bermuda before
he Ventured to talk about there being
too many low-brows in our colleges. !"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-29
INDIRECT VICTIM

Il see you have a cold like every
body else"
This isn't cold. / simply got
hoarse telling all my friends how to
cure their colds. Washington Star.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-29
EDITORIAL COMMENT
Not Really ADVANCED Yet
fIndianapolis Starl

The duma may begin to feel its oats.
but 1t has not yet tried to hold up
any OF the czars supreme court ap-
pointments.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-29

1t is said that the Treasury Depart
ment manages to find one excuse after
another for delaying the construction Of
public buildings authorized by Con-
gress or for which appropriations have
been made. Fact is, the Treasury can't
snare the money. The people pay
awar taxes" but go without the inn
proyed service so much needed in post
Offices
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-29

All this is true, and DR.. Apple might
have added that the Pennsylvania Ger
man is that in name only. He is
American to the core. He reveres the
flag and is a staunch defender of our
Republican institutions. Many of them
left the homeland to escape a form of
government that they found obnoxious
and their descendants have been
brought up as admirers of Karl Shurz
and as lovers of America.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-29
TELEoRAPH's PERIScOPE

The main trouble about the
measles is that they seldom have any
thing to do with the school boy who
wouldn't mind catching 'em.
This is an extra day in the year
but up to present writing the Boss
hasn't said anything about an extra
days pay.
There's always rift In the loot, "
says the sombre poet; yea brother, and
in the clouds, too.
Its not as serious as 1t looks. The
Germans haven't begun to brush the
dust off the old "On to Paris" signs.
is the Planet Mars alive?" asks
the Pittsburgh Post. We don't know,
dear Post, and by the way, how old
is Ann and when is a hen when she
crosses the road?
Every time Justice Hughes de-
nies he is candidate we note that
he does not say he will not accept q
nomination if it is rendered him,
which may or may not mean some
thing.