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Smyrna times., 1916-01-05
Society Takes to Art.

Society's latest fad is art study.
Many young women prominent In so
ciety are enrolled in the art schools
here, where they are studying interior
decoration and costume designing.
They all express the wish to obtain
knowledge that will enable therl TO
provide for the artistic arrangement
Of their homes and set styles that will
fix an American standard. and estab-
lish modes entirely distinctive to this
country. The war has furnished an
exceptional opportunity in this direc-
tion, and many American artists are
endeavoring TO seize upon il to en-
courage the advancement Of art and
fashions that carry American charac-
teristics. One of the directors of a
well-known school here says that so
ciety's interest is a sound refutation
of a sometime popular notion that
women of society devote their time en-
tirely to friyolities. He says the rOs-
ter of those who have shown enthusi-
asm over the practical work involved
in their presence at the school is al
ready large and growing constantly
New York Times.
Smyrna times., 1916-01-05
STRAIGHTFORWARD
TESTIMONY
Many Smyrna Citizens Have
Profited By II.

If you have backache. urinary
troubles, days Of dizziness, headaches
or nervousness. strike at the seat of
the trouble. These are often the
symptoms Of weak kidneys end there
is grave danger in delay. Deans
Kidney Pills are especially prepared
for kidney ailments--are endorsed
by over 80. 600 people. Your neigh
bors recommend .his remedy-have
proved its merit in many tests. Smyr-
ma readers should take fresh courage
in the Straightforward testimony Of a
Smyrna citizen.
Benjamin NJ. Riggs. Main street.
Smyrna, says: "Being compelled to
stand for a long period. weakened my
kidneys and severe spells Of baekache
resulted. l had heard Doan's Kidney
Pills highly spoken of and procured
q supply at Clifton & Jones' Phar-
macy. They brought me great relief
and since then haven't had to use
a kidney medicine.
Price SOC. at all de alers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Riggs had. Foster -Milhurn
Co.. Props. Buffalo. N. Y.
Smyrna times., 1916-01-05
CAT CAUSED MUCH TROUBLE
Family pet Has Been Formally cau-
toned that "The Cave" Is Not
Public Property.

Cut in Woodruff place a number OF
small boys have banded together and
done what most boys have done IL
they we're real-for-sure boys-built a
cave, says the indianapolis News. APP
preaching this cave is a long under
ground tunnel about two feet square.
What there is in this tunnel in the
way OF side chambers and the like. the
fathers and mothers never will know,
but at the inside end OF the tunnel is
the den. about five feet square. built
In a side hill and as dark as the most
cavernous depths Of a Wyandotte
cave.
One Of the youngsters belonging 70
the band OF cave dwellers hurried
home from school the other afternoon,
dOnhed his cave outfit, and made for
the tunnel Crawling in fat on the
ground. he made his way toward the
den. Arriving there. he heard a scram-
bling noise Just ahead and two fiery
spots loomed up in the darkness. His
teeth chartered with fright. He
couldn't back away, he was too fright
ened to go forward, and there was
no chance Of escape at either side.
The fiery spots became active and the
boy became panicky.
Just what happened in there the
outside wCrld will never know, but
when the cat-it was the family cat
came out Of the tunnel It was going
some. No cat ever moved faster, and
II didn't stop until 1t had reached a
barn three lots away.
And the boy-when he emerged his
face was as white as the arctic snow
and he was moving rapidly for the
open. The next afternoon the boy
painted a sign on which were the
words: The Cave" in white paint. on
a blazing yellow back ground. Gazing
proudly at the sign he explained:
Now. If tkat fool cat can read, he'll
keep out OF there"
Smyrna times., 1916-01-05
ONE SET OF BRAINS ENOUGH
Clever Man Makes Mistake When He
Takes to Wife Clever Woman,
Says Writer.

The wife of one OF our most cele-
brated literary men said the other eve
ming that a talented man should al
ways choose a wife with nothing fur
ther than domestic accomplishments.
1t is a great mistake for brainy peO-
pie TO marry brains" said she deci-
sively," according TO London Tit-Bits,
and, happily, few Of them do il. Put
two geniuses together in matrimony,
and you have put two cats in a bag
nervous. fretful. irresponsible crea-
lures, with no patience and less COM
mon sense. who will be always worry
ing each other and tugging in opposite
directions at the matrimonial chain. II
they are both talented in the same line
they will wear each other out in
the expression of different ideas; but
II they have separate abilities, there
will be pretty often a jangle about
which one is the more important
What a clever man wants is a clear
headed, sensible wife. who will forget
his vagaries in remembering his brill
liancy and remain a constant shield
between his sensitiveness and dis
agreeable things; something. in fact.
like one Of those cushions that sailors
put down on the side Of the vessel TO
keep it from jarring too roughly
against the dock Look at me, for in
stance; / never wrote a word for pub
lication. painted a picture. composed
music or did anything clever in all
my life. But make my husband Just
the sort OF wife he needs"
Smyrna times., 1916-01-05
SCARED BY TAME" PANTHER
priest Has Experience Which He ls
Not al All Anxious 20 Have
Repeated.

An adventure with a panther is re-
lated In the Madras Times by the Rev.
Father BARLEY, who a short while ago
was on a visit to an Indian priest at
Patiala In a place near a rocky jungle.
The Indian priest was away on visit
10 a sick person and Father BARLEY
went 10 sleep in the verandah. At
about midnight he was wakened by
feeling something licking his feet with
a great rough tongue. He started up
IN bed and was Mortified TO see that a
huge beast had put its forepaws on
his bed and was glaring into his eyes.
Father BARLEY got out of his bed and
ran towards the outhouses and called
for help. AS there was no response
he went into the open. gripping a rug
and holding Il between himself and
the beast. which was snarling at him
and began to walk round and round
him in a wide circle. At last Father
BARLEY backed toward the railway
line. He was caught by the ankle by
a wire and fell fiat upon his back. The
beast sprang through the air and
alighted a couple of yards away. There
was a red light close by and possibly
it's cleaning eyes gave the beast a
fright, as II turned round with snarl
and suddenly ran away and disap-
peared into the darkness of the night.
The next morning the Indian priest
told Father BARLEY that the panther
was a tame one and belonged to a
railway auditor. and that It must have
got loose that night.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-22

The marriage of Mr.. Robert Michael
Feeley and Miss Agnes Dempsey was
solemnizcd Mt the Catholic church
Tuesday morning at : o'clock with q
high mass. After the ceremony the
happy couple. accompanied by party
Of friends. went 10 the country home
n the bride in automobiles. where a
wedding breakfast was served. Nj
Fecley is n very valued employe Of
the Gregg Grocery Company, and Miss
Dempsey was popular hello" girl"
at the Bell telephone exchange,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-22
Nn,t nrnihcrhnnd SocInl.

The next social session Of the Mems
Brotherhood will he held Thursday
evening at $50 o'clock in the par
nchial school building on Center ave
nue.. Frank whelan. A. +. Moffett and
Lee Jack are on the refreshment com
mittec and the Rev. Or. Beddow, X.
Ad Hall and II. Il. Keyser are To ar
range the program Of entertainment.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-22

Miss Grace, left Wednesday for visit
with relatives At Morgantown.
Tho Ladies Aid Society Of the Bap-
DIST chFrch will serve a Hallowe en-
supper n The reception room al the
church.
b. Lehman has returned from an
extended visit with his wife ana So. in
New York.
Mr. and Mrs +. J. Kane lett This
week FOR a visit 10 relatives il Ohio.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-22
The Last Word in
Furniture Style

The tendency in modern furni.
tureture is TO graceful. slender
lines. The design created by
the Adams Bros. is proving
especially popular. This Adam
suite is finished in the newest
way-an American walnut that
certainly makes every piece
thing of beauty.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-22
Name Candidates.

The Republicans last Wednesday
evening picked Frank f.. Jarvis as
heir candidate for member Of the In
dependent school district board The
Democrats selected William Locke, a
former member Of the board, TO CON
test with Mr.. Jgrvis, who is at pres
ent member ana whose terms expires
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-22
MEXICAN INIOUITY
TEDDY'S SUBJECT

lew ul MI. wilson own supporters
take. the ground that he acts in this
manner because he is influenced by
downright fear. On August S last il
was announced in the press that Mr.
Frank b. VOorman. Democratic ma
uonal committeeman. of Colorado
stated at Denver that President vii
son had wisely avoided war with Mex
leo because there are 100000 Japanos,
soldiers in Mexico, and because botl
Germany and Japan are planning t,
overthrow the Monroe Doctrine. ant
therefore war with Mexico would meaI
war with both these countries. Mr.
NoOrmans premises are unsound
There is slight reason to believe thar
there are as many rs 1000 japanese
Of military age in Mexico. But his
statement. II correctly reported lant
II has not been contradictcdJ. is 4
frank admission and assertion OF hi!
belief. the belief OF one OF President
Wilson's close political admirers and
supporters. that President Wilson is
afraid to interfere In Mexico. because
he is afraid lest Germany and japan
stop us when we try 10 exact atone.
mcnt for the murder Of American cit
liens and the destruction Of Amer
lean property. Recently Vice Presi-
dent Marshall is reported in the press
ms having said that for us TO take ac-
ton in Mexico Tin defense OF the lives
and property of our people, would be
to make war on Berlin. and that
therefore we must not act against
Mexico. have seen no denial OF this
In other words. these cham
pi0ns OF Mr., Wilson justify his con-
duct-conduCt otherwise utterly mex
the ground that he is
afraid TO protect American life In
Mexico. lest he thereby offend great
old world powers. Why. II this state
ment is true. It is itself the bittcrest
indictment Of Mr.. Wilson's policy, and
proves his abandonment of the Mon
roe Doctrine. His own friends thus
that he tamely acquiesces in
the murder Of American men. and the
outrage of American women by Mexi-
can bandits for fear that he should Of
iend Japan and Germany. For the
three and a half years of his term Of
Office he has kept us in a condition OF
such military and naval impotence that
,,r rishte ~ th,, ,r ~. sao,l ,i i,t
sLau ~ ~, =, IT, ~ - e'slAelt'
~, 10, -. ILL, y. i,e anu properly
,,itt,jn ~, - -. :, 1917, '''ii " "ut even
M ~, w" s,o U"" ~ ~, S. III, Ie ,
bean piircd and woWndoJ 't 49,, "a Nv,
oy.,, Inrrd,,ios "''''''' o"'
,,.,,'
hh>"h hhoWs ABOUT lhcm.
Remember always that the infamies
that have been committed in Mexico
have been explicitly set forth hy Pres
ident Wilson himself through his see
Rotary Of state on June 90. last. Pres
idcnt Wilson in the course of his ef-
Rta.d Carranza. denounced
the truthful statement 81 the hidcous
slsN4c0 as being a .traf-
fee IN ialsehood designed to create
intolcrable friction between our gov
erumcut aud Carranza's in the inter-
Ust ~ certain owners or Mexican pron-
critics lie made these deliberate
charges On March 20 last. Senator Fall
promptly challenged President Wilson
70 name these alleged conspirators
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-22

WESTON. Oct. 21.-Following is .
program for the court house institute
to be held at Weston November 1, nj
80 Il. III.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-22

in Mr.. Wilson's diplomacy. Some da
this diplomacy viii be paid for by this
country in bloodshed, suffering ana
disaster OF war"
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-22

Da Costa Smith has purchased the
properly on First street recently oc-
cupied by Mr.. Harker and has moved
INTO il.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-22
Notice the Price
and Terms

These low prices and liberal
terms have built our prestige in
the furniture-store world. We
know that every good-looking
piere of furniture we place in
nome is a strong advertisement
Tor us and we keep this in
mind when we mark the price
tags and credit terms.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-06-30
WESTMINSTER WEST.

Hugh lloughton has gone to work
for Darrow & Akin of Putncy fol
the summer.
Mrs. Almon True of West Epping
n. H., came Monday for n visit Will
her mother, Mrs. F. j. Houghton.
f. II. Clark and daughter, Phyllis
of Cleveland, Ohio, are visiting hii
aunt, Mrs. Alfred Rann,y, and hi
uncle, j. Hunt Clark
Mrs. Henry Van Kleeck of Denver
Colo, and Miss Mary Cabot of Brat
tleboro were guests Monday of Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Clark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard d. Way OF
Hartford, Conn, were guests Sunday
of Mr.. and Mrs. S. ii. Minard, making
the trip in their automobile.
DR.. and Mrs. George Goodhue OF
Dayton, Ohio, came Thursday to visit
his brother, Harlan Goodhuc. Sunda,
they went to Brattleboro to visit Mr.
Goodhue 5 niece. Mrs. A. f. Schwenk
casason ot ana Mrs J an.
kins of Marlboro, Mass, were guest.
Sunday of his mother, Mrs. i. j
Houghton, making the trip in his au
tOmobile
Mrs. Frank Harlow and daughters
| from Maiden, Mass. They have
opened their summer home here. Pau
came back last week directly from Am
herst Agricultural college, where he
is a student.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-06-30
Minister Is Also Editor.

Rev Chester j. Underhill, the youth
full pastor of the Weymouth, Mass,
Baptist church, says he is the success
full publisher of a newspaper, entirely
by accident.
When he issued little four-page
folder several months ago, he didn It
intend it to be newspaper. 1t was
primarily for the purpose of boosting
the meetings of the community SER
vice forum, in which Rev. Mr.. Under
hill is interested.
The advertising didn't pay for the
paper on which the folder was printed.
But soon Mr.. Underhill 3 vigorous edi-
torials created a demand for the little
sheet, and he was forced to increase its
size.
Now the paper is six columns wide
and carries a good amount of advertls'
ing. The minister-editor has taken a
commanding position in local reform
circles by patting the police on the
back for their activities in liquor raids
and slamming the fremen for various
lalleged deficiencies. He promises more
action in his editorials and all the
town is Watching for them each week.
In addition, Rev. Mr.. Underhill is
giving his 2,700 patrons much local
news. He charges nothing for the pa
per, which guarantees it's circulation
/ Besides being editor, owner and pub
Usher of the Weymouth Free Press, Mr.
Underhill is business manager, re-
porter, advertising solicitor and fore
man of the composing and press rooms
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-06-30

vised, however, as a precaution against
mistakes.
Since no payments are. made for
stock shipped until returns from the
central market are obtained, these 60
operative associations may be formed
without capital. All that is necessary
is for the farmers to comply with
their engagement to furnish the stock
to the manager when, where, and in
suca quantities as they say they will.
In some associations fixed sum. of
money is exacted from shipper for
failure to deliver stock to the man
ager as agreed. In every ease the
amount to be exacted should be rea:
sonable and should fairly represent
the actual loss which it is estimated
the association will suffer as the re
suit of non-delivery. The provision for
liquidated damage is proper, because
the manager must arrange for certain
amount of ear space and if all of it
is not used the expense to those who
do ship is proportionately greater.
Fuller details in regard to the or
ganization and management of such
associations are contained in Farmers
Bulletin us.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-06-30
BROOKLINE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Lawrence spent
Sunday in Londonderry.
Miss Addie Frasier left Saturday
morning for her home in Abingdon,
Mass.
Mrs. Frances Snow of Townshend
visited her sister, Mrs. George Alibee,
last week.
Mrs. John Whitaker and daughter,
Florence, visited Miss Ruth Stevens
last week.
Mrs. Delard Perry and daughter,
Anna, are visiting at +. g. Perry's in
Cushman, Mass.
Mrs. Mabel (Hastings) Thomas and
baby of Guilford visited at C. p.
Stickney's recently.
Miss Ruth Stevens is at home. She
brought the four Bruce children with
her to stay a few weeks.
Rev. l. NJ. Compton of West Brattle.
boro will spend his vacation here and
preach in the Baptist church four
Sundays, beginning July 9.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. w. Bush, and Mr.
and Mrs. T.. l.. Bush and son, Henry
attended the agricultural meeting in
Weston last week. +. l.. Bush took
them in his automobile, going by way
of Bellows Falls and Chester and re
turning through Londonderry and ia
maica.
Following is the report of the Unior
school which closed last Friday with t
picnic in c. =. Stickney's grove; Not
absent nor thirdly for the year, Rub,
Landfear; for the term, Louise Eel
lows and Winnie Stevens. Absent ont
day, Eva johnson and Minnie Howe
Absent one and one-half day, Alton
Potwine two days, Herbert Gilchrist
Harry Stevens, Guy Wellman; two an,
one-half days, Walter Johnson; thre,
and one-haf days, Stanley Potwine
Hazel Potwine passed the examina
tions to enter high school
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-06-30
REPUBLICANS.

In order to maintain our peace
and make certain the security of
our people within our own borders
the country must have not only adj
equate, but thorough and complete
national defense, ready for any
emergency. We must have sufli-
cient and effective regular army and
provision for ample reserves, al
ready drilled and disciplined, who
can be called at once to the colors
when the hour Of danger comes.
We must have a navy so strong
and soiwer proportional and equip
ped, 50 thoroughly ready and pre-
pared that no enemy can gain CON
mand of the sea and effect a landin
in force on either our Western O
Eastern coast. To secure these re
suits we must have a coherent an
continuous policy of national dc
Tense, which even in these perilou
days the Democratic party has ut
terly failed to develop but whic'
we promise to give to the country
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-06-30

"Water is just as important to the
birds as foods,'' says a writer in the
Woman s Home Companion, "and
sometimes is harder for them to find.
Any plans for attracting birds must
include some sort of water supply, bota
for drinking and bathing. 1t is al
most impossible to let an apartment
to these tenants without bathroom
"a bird bath can be made a very
attractive feature of the gordon. All
the taste and money one has can be
lavished on it. / often wonder wheth
er the birds appreciate the Cararo
marble and the bronze sculptures pro
vided for them. l rather think tley
do. Practically, however, they get on
very well with cement pool. II
should be shallow with slowly shelly
ing rim and a rough bottom, and IL
should be in a somewhat secluded
spot, for, as we have already said
birds are shy.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-06-30
JAcKsoNv11.LE.

| 4 NJ. w. .stiekney visited his brother.
| Irving last week. Nfata2 ~" $50 ~
Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Allen were week
end visitors in Brattleboro.
Dr. and Mrs Thomas and son visited
relatives in Pownal recently.
| Two more cases of measles are re-
ported in the family of c. Z. Gates.
Frank Cross and Mrs. Agnes Cross
were visitors in Brattleboro recently.
Mrs. A. C. Stetson and Mrs. Marion
Jones visited in Wilmington Tuesday
L. j. Roberts and son, Roy, were
business visitors in Shelburne Falls
Tuesday.
Supt Sawyer of Readsboro was in
town Monday to attend a meeting of
the school directors.
The committee for Old Home week
met Sunday at l.. H. Sawyer s to dis
cuss plans.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Canedy visited
in Greenfield Thursday, making the
trip by automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Reed of Brat
tleboro have been here at the home OF
his parents this week.
Mrs. Waite, nurse from Brattle
| JoIO, 10 NdiiHS iol NHdiiNo L iVotohj w III
| is at the Glen House.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred burlington OF
Colrain were recent guests of Mrs
burlington S sister, Mrs. E. P. Reed.
Rev. Mr.. Fortier of st. Adams viii
speak in the. Universalist church next
Sunday, July ., at l0.45 a. m. Al
will be welcome. ,&
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mitchell ant
daughter, former residents, now OF
Westfeld, Mass, were weekend visitors
at Alfred Pike s.
Vad's express of North Adams now
makes three trips week to Reads
boro, Wilmington and North Adams
making it very convenient for mer
chants to get their freight at less cos
and in better condition than by
freight.
In the meeting Of the Eastern Sta
to be held July a patriotic program
will be carried out Members are re
quested to respond to roll call will
patriotic quotations. The families o
members are invited For this occasion
Light refreshments will be served.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-06-30
BOTTLING AN EGG.
Easy Trick That Makes Plain Some
Principles of Physics.

If You place an egg on the neck of
n carafe almost any one would say
that it is impossible to put the egg
into the carafe whole. Yet it can be
done, and at the same time an i'm
portant principle in air pressure can
he proved.
First have the egg boiled hard AMI
then peel it. Make torch of folded
paper, light and push it into the
carafe. After it has burned almost
out place the egg on the neck of the
carafe, small end downward, so that
it acts us stopper. But be sure You
10 not push it at all.
The heat of the burning paper has
by this time driven much of the air
ont of the carafe and heated what re-
mains inside. When it has finally
burned out the carafe will begin to
cool, the air in it becomes cooler and
therefore takes up much less space.
The pressure of the atmospheric air
outside of the bottle is eXerted upon
the egg, which lengthens out gradual
ly and at last drops into the carafe
with a loud "pump."
In this way several important
points in physics are made plain. First
it is seen how heat rarifies the air and
when the air in the carafe coOls ere
ates a partial vacuum. Then is proved
the fact of atmospheric pressure by
the way in which the egg acts. Al
last we see the egg forced into the
carafe, so that the air from without
may fill the vacant spaces. - FIX
change.