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The Detroit times., 1916-08-31
UNNECESSARY TROUBLE.

Henry, Henry" exclaimed his wife, shaking
him vigorously II hear somebody down stairs
Go down and sec n It's e burglar"
"1.cinme alone" muitprcd her husband sleep
ily That's only the cat you hear"
No, " II not the cat. Listen DO YOU hear
that? I'm sure is burglar
Well N you're sure it's burglar what's the
sense Of my going down 20 sen V World
The Detroit times., 1916-08-31
OFFENDED.

Now. see here" said the lawyer. before
take your case ] want 20 know II you're guilty"
Am ! guilty." replied the prisoner. "Woi
dyer s'pose? Dat I'd hire dc most expensive
lawyer In town IL wuz innocent Judge.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-31
HIS FIRST VIEW

Dr Mary Walker, known the country over for
her devotion 10 masculine dress. was once taking
n stroll along the road 90 NarehaIn Massa.
chusetis town On Tho road she met native
Yankee and inquired Of him
ia THIS the way 10 WarohamG"
Well said tho Yankee. rubbing his eyes. "Tm
Harmed " know. rs thc first time ever seen
any on a lady "-Ladies Home Journal
Vinegar heated 10 The boiling point Will soften
hardened paint brushes
The Detroit times., 1916-08-31
EXPLAINED.

Pop. what Is end seat hog the paper
talk about
IAN end seat hog my boy is the fellow who
gets the seat that you want yourself"
The Detroit times., 1916-08-31
DIRE POSSIBILITY.

Maybe It's lucky they didnt have moving
pictures when Shakespeare wrote"
why"
He'd probably have put Hamlet into the form
of 'snsrio and left the poetry out" Wash.
ington Star.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-31
Taking a Mean Ad-
vantage Of Papa

He tnervouslyj Do you think
your father will be pleased when he
hears ~ our engagement
She tcheerfullyj Not particular.
~ but he Is just recovering from
an attack OF tho grippe. and II YOU
keep ont OF his reach. he probably
will not be able 70 do anything very
Richmond Times Dis
patch.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-31
The Keep Well Column
DIRTY HANosI

Dirty hsnds are dangerous
Clean hand aro health meas
The Detroit times., 1916-08-31

Too much OF the noise in this
world tries TO pass Itself OF a.
music
The Detroit times., 1916-08-31

New Nurse ui why don't you
want 10 take your bath Tommy
Small Tommy Cause somebody
said the good die young. and I'm
afraid OF getting drowned
The Detroit times., 1916-08-31

Judge Connolly is respected for his
many admirable personal traits even by
those who have criticised his activities
and. at times, his methods as politician
His ability and personal integrity have
never been questioned.
His promise would be accepted by the
people because his word has always been
as good as his bond.
II he will say IL will enforce the law as
mayor" and keep on saying it, he can be
elected 10 the first office of Detroit, and
once elected, he can stay there just
about as long as he wants to.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-31

Judge Connolly can command in No
vember every vote that was cast against
Marx in Marx party.
This vote was reputation of wide
open-town policy that has filed Detroit
with scarlet women and their pimps,
with panhandlers, pickpockets, Peter men
and pistol toters.
The decent citizens who voted for Duf
field and against Marx want the mess
cleaned up.
Will Connolly promise TO clean it up?
Will he enforce the law?
Will he say so?
Will he be the Gaynor to lead us out of
the mire?
The Detroit times., 1916-08-31
This Rebuke for Marx In
The Decent Precincts Is
COnnOlly's Opportunity!

Looking forward to election day, Mayor
Marx may well regard the vote for him
In the primaries with apprehension, de-
spite the fact he was returned winner
and nominated for third term.
He had the benefit of the most powerful
political machine that Detroit ever knew,
Int the early returns are said to have had
1e mayors headquarters in state of
near panic.
Unquestionably, Duffield received the
votes Of many Democrats, but il is also
true that Duffield received big majorities
over Marx in heavy Republican precincts
These are what are known as outlying
or residential precincts, not controlled by
saloon buns, fixers. foaters or repeaters,
and where the votes cast are the votes of
conviction
The decent citizenship, with pride in
Detroit and solicitous for their city's fair
name. voted against Marx.
His administration was roundly in
dorsed in the precincts that can be con-
trolled, where dockwallopers represent
the balance of power.
It was soundly rebuked in the residen-
tial districts, where there is an interest
In homes, by Marx own party.
The vote ought to present itself to
Mayor Marx as pretty distinct handwrit-
ing on the wall.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-31
from another Point OF VieD
By C. T. 5

A little girl on Twenty third-st was
taken on trip to the island and ever
since has been talking about the Tip
perary bridge.
Some little concern was felt at Stand
ard Oil headquarters, We are informed,
until it became known that il was a col
lector for the company instead Of a gasO-
line tank that had been robbed.
Tie ran for estimator
And he pOllcd a heavy vote
lie got vote, he's figured Out.
Fr0U every man he wrote
IN every single precilct
His ma jorl'y ~ scared,
Along with The majority.
Aboiishiug fhe board.
A candidate for estimator wants 10
know if he gets back the dollar he paid
TO enter
The Detroit times., 1916-08-31
WHAT DISCIPLINE MEANS
eY X. AooiN6ToN sRUcC

dole Y Personality. "Fsych00gy and Fsra7I100 &c
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-09-20
A Costly Lesson

It has cost the United States govern
ment about one hundred millions of dol
lars to send troops to the border and
into Mexico to catch Villa, and Villa is
still uncaught. About fifteen thousand
of the guardsmen who were sent to the
border have been ordered home and the
outlook now is that Gen. Perishing's
regulars who are in Mexico will soon be
directed to return to the United States.
The refusal of the administrators great
and good friend. First Chief Carranza.
to cooperate with Gen. Perishing in the
suppression of Villa bandits, and his
Withholding from the American forces
consent to use the Mexican railways,
greatly hampered the punitive expeoi-
ton. Had Perishing been allowed a
free hand it is likely that Villa would
long ago have been really dead.
However. the expedition to Mexico
and the border mobilization have not
been fruitless. 1t revealed weaknesses
in the land forces of the United States
that led to a demand for a strengthen
ing of the army, and taught the army
chiefs some valuable lessons in the as
sembling of troops that will be useful.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-09-20
No Further Contest; It's Settled

Some of our contemporaries have dis
cussed the possibility of the continuation
of the United States Senatorial strug-
gle in connection with the November
election. We believe all hands will be
ready to accept the decisive results of
the direct primary, which can not be
questioned as representing the unre-
strained voice of the voters of Vermont
as whole. Senator Page is entitled to
the full fruits of the marked victory he
has won. LET the people rule. Free
Press.
We have scanned oureexchanges pretty
closely and find that this is the first in
timation of further contest along this
line. The fact that Senator Page received
more than three to one votes than Fetch
err and four to one than Gates, would
indicate that the people knew what they
were doing when they voted at the pri-
maries.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-09-20
Overwhelmingly for Page.
(Rutland News.

lnuIlduu NeWS)
The outcome of the first direct
primary in Vermont held on Tues
day is not very different from
what had been confidently pie
dicted by the Rutland News and
several other Vermont newspa-
pers. The percentage of voters
who participated was crafty.
ingly large and was to be entirely
expected in view of the almost
unprecedented contest for the
United States senatorship in the
course of which the state from
end to end had been vertically
combed by rival candidates. In
addition to this spirited contest,
those for acknowledgements
anau6tate authorship added con-
siderable interest, all serving to
bring practically every voter
with appreciation of his suffrage
responsibilities to the polls.
The most confident friends of
Carroll S. Page expected that he
wohld poll a vote as large as his
two competitors, Allen M. Fetch
er and Charles w. Gates, but few
of them anticipated thatit would
be so much beyond this. At this
time it looks as if Pages vote
would be fully fifty per cent lar
ger than the combined Fletcher
and Gates vote.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-09-20
The Art of Letter Writing
randolph Herald)

The strength of Carroll S, Page
as a political factor rests largely
how largely probably no one
can estimat e-on his accomplish
ed art of letter writing. For
years he has kept up an astonish-
1ngly large correspondence of a
pseudo personal nature with
some thousands of Vermonters.
Some of this was business, some
political, much both. Senator
Page has a remarkable ability
of reaci ing people through let
tiers and of convincing them that
their everyday affairs figure
largely in his sight.
Next to personal touch, it is
the most effective of all political
agencies The average person
feels considerably fattered to re-
ceive asoulful appeal on the basis
of long-standing friendship from
a United States senator. Even
the offer of photo or portrait
has its carrying effect in many
quarters. For one who has not
spent a great deal of time in
meeting the people, Senator Page
has put himself next to a very
large number of Vermonters, as
he never could have done but for
his unusual faculty as a ready
letter writer.
Many do not understand how
simple the Page method is and
probably not all would be so
gratifed ifthey did, but it counts
just the same. In a neighboring
town, one man, asked to sign
nominating petition for a SEN
atorial candidate said, mot
much! Why, I'm personal friend
of Senator Page. l have had
several letters from him."
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-09-20
THE SENATORIAL CONTEST
Press Comments
Page Nominated
Chadwick GaZette)

Senator Carr oil S. Page was
nominated over Allen M. Fletcher
and Charles w. Gates, the other
republican candidates for the Sen
ate, by a vote at the primaries
Tuecday, which was much be-
You'd what his friends antici-
pated. A fairly good vote as a
whole was registered, and what
seems especially pleasing is that
the nomination came from the
voice of the people of the state in
the face of the most bitter and
scurrilous charges made against
a candidate in recent years.
The voters believed in Senator
Page. He has been before them
in business life for nearly sixty
five years and success has come to
him through his own .acumen
and integrity. His business is
in a way a peculiar one, a dealer
in green calfskins, and it's growth
from aim lost nothing to the larg-
est thing of the kind in the world
is the result of his own personal
foresight and sagacity. His sue
cess in the banking business also
has been marked. Today he is
known as a man of wealth, and
of homer.
The Gazette admires success in
any man as result Of his own en-
deavors and labors, and believes
the honor is due Senator Page cf
being one of the most successful
business men the state has pro-
duced who has achieved that
position within it's borders.
His reelection to the U. S. Sen
ate in November is certain.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-09-20
The Peoples Choice
(Swanton COurier)

The hottest sena torial fight on
record is ended. The three cor
nered scrap is over. Now the
good people of Vermont are priv
lie ed to enjoy rest.
BY the overwhelming figures
of Senator Pages vote, the junior
senator is renominated in a way
that leaves no doubt as to the
fact that Page is the peoples
choice.
Vernonters said plainly enough
that they were positive in their
intentions to preserve the good
old customs Of rewarding faith
full public servants. of keeping
her senatorial sons in Washing
ton as long as they are fit and
behave as they should. YER
monters said plainly enough that
they believe in gaining prestige
by virture OF service, that they
do not care to use the Vermont
senatorship as a plavthing, that
they positively will not crafty
personal ambitions with big
things at stake. Vermonters
were very emphatic in all this.
The people have done what
they thought was right and
Senator Page should feel very
proud indeed that Vermont was
SO flat-footed in respect to the
voters wishes. No doubt he
does. Congratulations to Mr..
Page.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-09-20

The Burlington Free Press thinks that
inasmuch as the Republicans have nomi-
mated three State Senators, all from that
city. that M. F. Villas, one of the number,
ought to decline so that another part of
the county might have representation
in the Senate. To this Mr.. Villas strongly
objects and with good reason. He re-
ceived the nomination; it is his. If any
consideration was to begiven to another
part of the county, before the Primary
was the time to think of it. AS the Pri-
mary is now upon US, it is in the power
of thickly populated localities to out
vote sparsely settled localities every time.
The former can so vote every time as to
control the Senate, but thank goodness.
all parts of the state can get represen-
tation in the House.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-09-20
Back to Business.
Barton Monitor.

Well, it's over. There were
surprises, but we hope the best
man won. Now we can all for
get what we said and what we
thought and go back to the even
tenor of our ways, as we have
been wont to do after every po-
litical fight since Vermont was
born. That's the beauty and the
blessing of a Republican form of
government. Every man has to
"take his medicine" so to speak,
and if he doesn t come up smiling
he is counted as a poor loser and
worse.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-09-20
COsfUU SUFFER
FROM BACKACHE I?

When your kidneys are weak and
torpid they do not properly perform
their functions; your back aches
and you do not feel like doing much
Of anything. You are likely to be
respondent and to borrow trouble,
just as if you hadn't enough al
ready. Don't be victim any longer.
The old reliable medicine, Hood S
Sarsaparilla, gives strength and
tone to the kidneys and builds up
the whole system. Get it today.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-09-20
The Conservative Habit
ludlow Tribune)

(Ludlow Tribune)
Senator Carroll S Page gets
the denomination by large plu-
rality, the easy-going conserva-
tive habit of Vermont inuring to
his benefit and refusing to dis
turb him in his occupancy of the
junior senatorship at the nation
al capital. He is to be congrat-
ulated on the way his friends
have stood by him through
thick and thin" in the most lit
eral Interpretation of that term.
Certainly the campaign in his di-
rection has been thick with inter
est.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-09-20
Can You Beat 1t

A beautiful upright mahogany Piano.
"A strictly first class instrumeut-the
kind for which you usually pay from $50
to 400 Dollars. and just stop and think,
we are selling 100 of these Pianos for
$3.50 each, and only $40 down and SIPS
per week. Write Geo. d. Jarvis g. Son,
Burlington. Vermont, for catalogue of
this Piano.-adv.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-09-20
Persistent Effort
[St. Johnsburv Republican,

Senator Pages business and
political successes have been won
by careful persistent effort rather
than by any spasmodic or spec
tacular coup. He has always
counseled thrift, industry and
frugality and has practiced these
virtues. No public man in YER
mont has had harder battles in
making his way in politics than
Senator Page.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-09-20

Old John Barleycorn doesn't appear to
be popular even among the miners of the
Yukon territory. The first vote on pro-
hibition there gave the "wets" MAORI
ty of but three votes.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-09-20

M. w. Wilson, one of the famous Will
son brothers of the Bristol Herald, is the
Republican nominee for Representative
from that town. Myron is a loyal Re-
publican. a good townsman and will
make an A 1 Representative, Success to
h;,,, I
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-09-20
AS Was Expected
bristol Herald)

Senator Carroll S. Page won
out just as was expected, he re-
ceiving big majority. 1t is evil
dent that the voters believe in
retaining a good man of expert
ence and influence rather than
take a man who has had no ex-
perience in congress.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-09-20

Col. Harry Parker, longtime at the
head of the Bradford Opinion, is the Re-
publican nominee for Representative from
Bradford. He won the nomination by
handsome majority and will undoubted-
~ be winner in November. Bradford
will have strong member in him.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-09-20
bennington Banner)

The result of the senatorial primary
was precisely what was expected by
those who knew anything about the can
vass, but was slightly more one sided
than even they expected.
Since the canvass started there has
never been a minute when either Gates
or Fletcher stood even a shadow of a
show. They were told so by their
friends; or at least Fletcher was, before
he started, but he insisted on going in
against their advice and he has gotten
licked, only little worse than he was
told he would be.
1t was not the popularity of Page that
gave him his vote, but the unpopularity
of Fletcher. Mr.. Fletcher, whose ability
is unquestioned, has violated Vermont
precedent and offended Vermont tradi-
tions and is hated not only for some
things he has done but mostly for the
way he has done them.
Not many men are able to vote for a
man whom they dislike. In this canvass
Fletcher was up against this insufferable
obstacle. He tried to force a reaction in
his favor and got hit by the buzz-saw.
He ought to have known better than
to have gone into the race, but seeing he
didn't he had to be told. He has prob
ably heard now.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-09-20

r. w. Hulburd, Lieut.. Gov. elect. has
received numerous congratlatory letters,
among them a most felicitous one from
Hon. John Weeks, whom he defeated for
the position.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-09-20

No. I464,-Farm of so acres, good
level land in good state of cultivation,
exceptionally well located on main road,
1 mile to nearest village and miles to
hustling railroad town on B. M. r. r.
School nearby. Well water which
could be pumped into buildings. Will
winter 20 head and pasture for IS head.
Plenty fruit for home use, also wood
and timber. II story house, 26x3o, with
ell, 20x4O, in good repair. 10 rooms and
pantry. Stock barn and horse barn con-
nected, double. boarded, good wide sta
BILE for 20 head and 4 sta lis, warm and
comfortable. Good manure shed. There
are 10 COWS, 2 2-year-old heifers, 2 heifer
calves, bull, good young horses, 2
hogs, and all hay, grain and fodder.
Good set of farming tools, also wagons,
sleighs, and harnesses. New sugar
house. 15x20, pans and heater. This
is good trade and can be bought right.
Must be sold on account of owners poor
health. Price, $4,000
C.J.OBEN & go.
Dealers in Real Estate Of All Descriptions,
Newport, Vermont
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-09-20
Good Words For Roger
BARRE Times1

One of the surprises of the campaign
in Vermont was the large and winning
vote which Roger w. Hulburd of Hyde
Park polled, Notwithstanding the fact
that he had made little noise about his
canvass for votes. A great many voters
remembered Hulburd's smooth tongue
and ready flow of words, to say nothing
of his genial personality.
Rutland News
Roger w. Hulburd of Hyde Park gave
ample evidence of his strength with the
voters of Vermont in defeating Judge
John E. Weeks of Middlebury, speaker of
the house of represe natives and chair
man of the state board of penal commits
sioners, for the nomination of lieutsnant
governor. 1t is victory of no mean
proportions, for Judge Weeks has been
more prominently before the public than
has the eloquent Hu!burd in recent years.
The Hyde Park man, by virtue of bis
splendid ability, impressive platform, APP
pearance and eloquence of tongue, will be
a distinct ornament to the position. Mr..
Hulburd is one of the most talented men
in the state today.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-09-20
The Senatorial Result

The following is the worse slap at Gov.
Fletcher, any paper in the state has
made, either before or after thecampaign
and to come from paper that strongly
leaned towards him during the campaign
make the comments decidedly remark
ohle.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-07-15

J
the arch, by smearing the soles with
carefully on a piece Of white cardboaT
sion may be preserved by spraying it
The business of graduating its girl
students with good feet is a serious
part of the University of Oregon's
curriculum. 1t. has found by care
full tests that the great majority of
women's feet are seriously deformed.
Exercise to improve them are com
pulsory.
These exercises, carefully worked
out, should prove valuable to women
everywhere. Part of them were de-
tailed in The Day Book yesterday.
Below is a supplementary list, to be
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-07-15

taken IN conjunction with the others,
upon the advice of the university
physical education department:
Sitting or Lying Down
Cautions: The foot should never
be turned outward beyond the
straight line.
The movement of the leg must not
be confused with that of the foot.
Each movement should be done
slowing and completely.
Spread toes apart-25 times.
Curl toes downward times.
Stretch the foot downward, US
ing toes to aid in the movement
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-21
ZINC'S BIG PLACE IN WAR
Important Metal Has Advanced In
Price Until Il Costs More Than
Copper.

Zinc is SO essential in war time that
1t has risen enormously in price in the
last year. Costing originally only two
fifths as much as copper, it now costs
decidedly more than copper despite
the fact that copper itself has sharp
ly increased in value
Zinc Is a constituent Of cartridge
brass and shell fuses, and is used also
as covering Of iron barbed-wire fenc-
ing. In 1913 the United States, Ger.
many and Belgium were the leading
producers of zinc.
OF the three, only the United States
smelted domestic ores, the Philadel-
phia Inquirer states. Belgium and
Germany relied mainly on zinc con-
centrates that they imported from the
Broken Hill mines in New South
Wales. where, for one reason or an
other, 1t does not pay to do the smelt-
ing. France. Spain and Great Brit
ain also produce substantial quanti-
ties. but not enough to supply their
own needs.
Austria and Germany have consider
able deposits of the ore In Silesia,
Hungary, Carinthia and the Tyrol. As
the zinc smelling furnaces Of Great
Britain are not well adapted for dealing
with the Broken Hill concentrates, it
buys the bulk of its supplies from the
United States.