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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-08
The Farmers Problem.

The American farmer usually knows
how to operate his farm to advantage
and he certainly takes the best of care of
his choice breeds of cattle, horses and
swine. How to spend his earnings in a
manner which shall be of the greatest
benefit to his wife and children is often,
however, a new and strange idea. Now
il is for the farmer himself to decide the
relative values OF things is his
supreme desire? TO make the most of
life and to further the welfare of his
family. or to accumulate money Mar
garet Woodward in the Countryside Mag
lzine for August
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-08
How the laps Beat the Americans.

An unusually interesting story about
the japanese situation on the Pacific
coast is in the August American Maya
zine. The writer, Mabel Abbott, de-
scrbes how Washington farmer named
Sylvester is ousted by his japanese hired
man. In summing up the situation Syl-
yester says:
AN the laps get more work done,
too declared Sylvester, expanding with
the unaccustomed sense Of endorsement.
"A white man'll throw. say, so many
sacks of potatoes in day. At the end
of the day somebody's got to cook him
big, expensive meal of meat to keep his
strength up for the next day. A Jap'l
throw more sacks than the white man
will, an then he'll 60 get him bucket Of
rice an wash it at the pump an cook it
himself
"The faces around him had darkened.
"'That's how they're gettin' the valley
into their hands Wemmiek said They
can outwork Us and underline us. It's
a good thing the law don't let 'em buy
land, only lease it, If they could own
land, guess instead of them workin for
us we'd be workin' for them"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-08
HARRIS CASE HEARD
Eighteen Murder Witnesses Before Bos-
ton Grand Jury.

Boston, Aug. s.-Eighteen witnesses
testified before the grand jury yesterday
in the case of Eldridge d. Atwood, the
osteopath, charged with the murder of
DR.. Wilfred f. Harris at the latter's Of
fee in the Hotel Westminster three
weeks ago. DIR. Celia F. Adams, a friend
of both physicians, died from poison I'M
der mysterious circumstances on the
night before the shooting OF Dr. Harris.
Three women, who have not been con-
nected with the case before testified yes
terday. They are Catherine Clairmonte
OF Nova Scotia, Dorotha Allyn OF Mag
nolia and Lena j. Lamson of Newton,
who was in DR.. Harris Office when ne
was shot The other witnesses were Pa
trolman Joseph NJ. Mattey, Thomas Har.
vey and Captain Thomas f. Gcode OF
station Is, Inspectors Glessey and Hen
nessey Bradley C. Mason, Edmund }.
Burke John H. Adams, James H. Stew
ems, James H. Doherty, Reginald S. Har-
gison, Charles +. Irwin, Edward Hauver,
Louis A. Pasco and John j. Mahoney.
The testimony was completed and re-
port viii be made Saturday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-08
Forty-Four More Deaths
from Paralysis in New
York City
las NEW CASES RE-
PORTED YESTERDAY
Beginning of Sixth Week of
the Scourge Shows
No Let-Up

New York, Aug. s.-Yesterday marked
the beginning of the sixth week of the
epidemic of infantile paralysis, and the
daily bulletin, issued by the health de.
partment yesterday morning, showed
that the plague continues undated. Dur.
ing the n hours preceding 10 o'clock yes
terday morning, A children died of the
disease in the five boroughs of New York
City and l45 new cases were reported.
Since the inception of the epidemic there
have been 5,l6s cases, of which number
l,l43 proved fatal. Three new cases of
the disease were reported in Jersey City
yesterday.
The health authorities announced that
their appeal for volunteers among per-
sons formerly suffering with the disease
and on whom they wished to experiment
in the hope OF developing new serum
had been in vain. Consideration is being
given TO the suggestion that horses be
with germs, so that blood may
be obtained for this serum. Also, it was
stated. efforts will be made TO induce
former patients in localities outside of
this city TO offer their blood for the de-
sired purpose.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-08
Talking on Extravagance

While Republicans generally have ex-
pressed themselves as well satisfied with
Mr.. Hughes opening speech of the cam
paign, and are ready to trust the candi-
dates ability to make good on his tour,
there has been no hesitation among them
| in offering suggestions for powerful
points OF campaign argument. For one
thing, many Republicans have said they
would like to hear Hughes dwell more
! forcefully upon the Wilson administra-
tions extravaganza
The various pork measures OF Congress.
the increased taxation, the poor business
policy of Wilson's regime are counted as
damning faults of the Democracy, great
opportunities for Hughes. And so they
are. And Mr. Hughes no doubt will land
heavily upon that subject
What impatient Republicans need to
remember, however, is that the matter of
the Wilson extravaganza and taxation is
not easy to approach from the stump.
Such spendthrift measures as the good
roads bill, the government nitrate plant.
the rivers and harbors improvements and
so-called flood control are bad, but as
seen in the several localities affected.
thoAe HedSuieS CledtS tiil piu y iIiSHt, ClEtu-
late money and build business-as all
pork measures do-and nine enths of
Mr.. Hughes audiences will look at the
situation in just that light, without any
deeper reasoning.
Added to this administration careful
placing of pork barrel projects is the fur
Their and politically important fact that
the increase in taxation as purposed by |
the present Congress is to fall chiefly |
upon the country's wealth, with no di |
rect burdens upon the citizen of small in
come.
The munitions tax is over the head of |
the IMAM on the street; the doubling of |
the income tax does not increase the
number OF income tax payers. The man
Of small means pays his share, certainly.
but he doesn't pay it directly, and he
rather likes to see a new levy upon the
fortunes of the rich1
Talking of extravaganza to an audience
not directly touched by new taxes and
not Immediately impoverished by govern
nent prodigalty is no easy task.
Wages are high, prosperity fattens the
and. How many in the crowd at a
rally, or among the readers OF
campaigning newspaper, can be made to
hink beyond that where the spending of ,
government funds is concerned Boston
Journal
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-08
How to Organize a Boys Club.

In the August Woman's Home Com
panion a writer says, Lets assume that
you have decided to organize boys club.
There are several national organizations
doing very good work for boys, and it is
desirable to communicate with these, for
their literature will be suggestive to you.
There should be a very definite plan In
the mind of the leader as to what is to be
accomplished through the club.
Before beginning definite work with
boys, it is advisable TO make careful
study or survey OF boy life in the town.
Find out what kind of homes they come
from; the general influences by which
they are surrounded, and what is already
being done to help the boys in the town.
In the average small town this is com
paratively easy task The police depart
ment can give valuable suggestions So
can the judge, the newspaper people, the
school principal, the teachers, and the
town librarian. Some storokeepers, and
perhaps the postmaster, can give valu-
able pointers. II the town is fairly large,
the Young Mems Christian association
secretary can give information. The
gathering of this material will be useful
when you are ready to make your appeal
for assistance in carrying on the work.
The fact that you know the actual con
ditions will at once gain the respect and
attention of those to whom YOU will pre-
sent your case. 1t will also help you de-
termine the kind of work that should be I
done"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-08
FOREST FIRE DEATH LIST 252
An Official Estimate by Canadian Minis
ter of Forests.

Toronto, Aug. Sc. Howard Ferguson
minister of forests, works and mines
who has returned from an inspection o
the northern Ontario fire-swept areas
states that, according TO an official est
mate, the death list is 252.
'To me the situation appears much
better" said Mr.. Ferguson. eve are
furnishing every burned ont settler witt
a tent, cooking utensils, tools and grub
stake to carry him over. Already We
have an option on 100000 feet OF lum-
Der. and within the next 10 days we will
have lumber yards at the different sta
tions and will be handing out to She set
tiers at actual cost lumber to replace
their buildings together with all the nee
essarv materials. hardware, etc In ad-
dition, it is proposed to give each settler
in the burned out area enough clover and
seed free of charge to seed eight
or ten acres"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-08
TO OPEN IN DETROIT
Hughes Will Make Two Addresses There
Tonight.

Detroit, Aug. Charles Z. Hughes
will open the presidential campaign here
this evening with two addresses. The
nominee had busy day before HIM
With a series of receptions, conferences
with Republican and Progressive leaders,
and tour of automobile plants, Hughes
faced a program that left him little time
that he could call his own.
Upon his arrival, Hughes headed a long
automobile parade before large crowds
from the station to his hotel.
Niagara Falls, n Y, Aug. Charles
E. Hughes, westward bound on the first
trip of his presidential campaign, spent
yesterday at Niagara Falls Mr.. Hughes
and his wife attended church in the
morning and went for long motor ride
in Canada in the afternoon.
During the ride through Canada, the
obtained first hand impression
of the vigilance exercised by the domin-
ion government over tourists. At a lone
ly spot a Canadian soldier with fixed
bsyonet appeared in the roadway, or
dered the driver to halt, and made a
business-l like search of the ear for explo
sives while Mr.. Hughes and his wife
stood waiting nearby.
The soldier, when told of Mr.. Hughes
identity, replied with grin that he was
sorry to inconvenience the candidate, but
Canadian military rules made no excep-
fions
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-08
The Presidential Cabinet.

A great many people are wondering
and some of them are worrying whether
Charles f. Hughes, if elected president
would call Theodore Roosevelt to his
eabinet and whether Col. Roosevelt, If
called, would accept.
That is matter which NAV be safe
ly left to the future. Mr. Wilson has
so lowered the usefulness and prestige Of
a cabinet position that, possibly, it does
not appeal to-day to meE who formerly
would have looked upon seat at the
table as something to be highly priced
Mr. Wilson, who once expressed
righteous hope that William Jennings
Bryan might be knocked into cooked
hat, called Mr.. Bryan to his cabinet be-
cause BRYAN succeeded in procuring the
Democratic nomination for him at Balti-
more.
He called Josephus Daniels to his cab
met and permits him 70 remain there al
though why he called him and why he re-
tains him nobody pretends 20 know.
The one really large man who was in
vited into the cabinet resigned in order
10 preserve his self-Tespect when he
found that the president, instead OF sup
porting a policy Of military preparedness
which he had publicly accepted and in
iorsed, had actually turned and commit
ed himself to a policy which has since /
proved utterly futile.
1t may be safely predicted that. If 4
'harles F. Hughes should be elected pres
dent. his cabinet would be an improve 4
nent on the present one, whether Col. /
Roosevelt were in or out Of it.-Boston
Traveller
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-08
Denouncing Medicines.

Wholesale denunciation Of proprietary
medicines is no more iustifiable than
wholesale denunciation of the medical
profession. II l. no more true that there
are reputable physicians who unselfishly
devote their lives to an unending strug-
gle with disease than that there are
standard remedies which do as good 2
work often where the work of the good
physician cannot reach. A good example
is lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound which has for 50 years been ale
waiting the sufTerings Of women and cur
ng the lis neculiar to their sex.-Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-08
Why Suffer
From Migraine or
Sick Headache?

DELI. Caldwell says that this exceedingly
distressing disease does not shorten life,
but does not appear to be durable. Suffer
ers from this aff1ction are condemned to
undergo the periodical attacks every few
weeks until they are forty years of age. after
which the attacts are less frequent, and
nnAlly disappear entirely. Palliative meas
ures during the attack are all that IL is
possiole TO suggest. while care in the diet is
the pest preventive measure. An attack
may often be prevented by taking two
anti-kamDia tablets when the first symp-
toms appear. and one anti knmnia tablet
every two hours during the attack shor;ens
1t, eases the pain and brings rest and quiet
Anti-kamnia tablets may be obtained at
all druggists Ask for AK Tablets, They
quickly relieve all Pain.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-08
The Romance of Binder Irvine.

Farm and Fireside says that although
binder Irvine is used extensively by farm
ers throughout the United States, few
know anything about sisal hemp from
which the binder Irvine as manufactured.
Practically the whole supply comes
from Yucatan. Mexico, where the grow
ing and shipping of the hemp is the main
industry, The plant needs no irrigation
or cultivation of any sort, and only twice
a year do the fields have to be cleared of
weeds. To offset this, however is the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-08
WAR ON CHILD
LABOR BILL
The South Continues Attack,
Alleging Unconsti-
nationality
SAYS 1T ABSORBS
POWERS OF STATES
President Makes Norris the
Farm Loan Com
missioner

Washington, Aug. s.-0ne means OF
keeping children out of Jail is to keep
them in cotton mills, according to Sen
ator Overman of North Carolina, oppos-
ing the child labor bill He submitted
figures to the Senate yesterday TO prove
that fewer children-l4 to rs years of
age-are jailed in his state, where they
are allowed to work. than in As other
states of the union. Per 100000, the fig
ures in 1910, he said, were: Massachu
sets, 279; Rhode Island, 1919; Missouri,
l22; North Carolina, Is.
Rapping magazines for attacks on his
state, he said: Whats to become of the
children who work, if this bill passes
Say an orphan boy is making $40 week
and supporting his widowed mother,
would you pension him."
He declared the least that could be
done was to give the mill owners two
years in which to adjust their plants to
the new conditions.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-08
Men Grow Strong

by assuming responsibilities. They
acquire power BY doing things. Life in
surance Is an inspiration TO the man
who carries it. Insured men are better
men. National Life ms Co. OF Vt.
lMutual1 : s. Ballard. general agent.
Rislto block, Montpelier. Vt
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-08

season, as this is determined by the de.
gree of maturity of the plant. The aver.
age productive life is about Is years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-08
NO AMERICANS ON BOARD.
The Italian Steamer Letilnbro, Which
Was Sunk

Rome, Aug lit has been ascertsined
that there were no Americans aboard the
Italian steamer Letimbro, sunk by a
submarine last week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-08

fact that it takes six or seven years be
fore the plant is ready to be cut and
yield fiber. There is no fixed harvesting
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-08
Norris Named.

Washington, Aug. s.-George Norris of
Philadelphia was designated by President
Wilson yesterday as farm loan commits
sioner, executive head of the farm loan
bank system created by the new rural
credits act Mr. Norris is one of the two
Democratic members of the farm loan
hoard
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-08
Is good for about everything
that can all you in the way
of cramps, pains. colds and
chills. Takeitearly and often.

A delicious combination OF ginger aTomatcs
and French brandy for the relief OF cramps,
pains. colds. chills weakness, nervousness and
insomnia Look for the Owl Trade Mark on
the wrapper lest you get cheap worthless or
dangerous substitute. Forty years the standard
of purity. favor and strength Sold by all
druggists and grocers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-08
Hymns at $500 . Yard.

A musical composer once said TO Afr
Sankey with more frankness than
courtesy that be could write such
tunes as those OF the GOSPEL Hymn
Book" by the yard If he were willing
to come down 10 it. well. sir. all
have to say is that am willing to par
$500 yard either to you or TO any
body else for eli the tunes you can
bring me Ike those in our Gospel
Lynn Book"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-25
WEST TOWNSHEND.

Cyril B. Switzer was in Brattleboro
Tuesday.
Taft S mill was closed Tuesday on ac-
count of the picnic.
Mrs. Lydia Harrington of Windhan
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Sarah How
ard
w. II. Taft went Tuesday to Spofford
to get Mrs. Taft and Willis who spent
a week there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Wheeler and lit
tie child are guests of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. II. w. Wheeler.
1t is expected that there will be
preaching by candidate in the Con-
gregational church Sunday morning.
Mrs. William Howe and son, Law
renee, of WATERFOWL, Mass, came Mon.
day night to the Lawrence homestead
Miss Annie Perry, who spent two
weeks with Mrs. Arthur f.. Hadlock, re
turned to her home in Boston Saturday
Miss Carotta Lawrence of Grafton
has been spending few days will
her grandmother, Mrs. Sarah Howard
Charles O. Kimball, superintendent
of the West Townshend Congregations
Sunday school had in charge the ar
rangements for the union Sunda,
school picnic held in East Jamaica
Tuesday. The event is reported in tn,
East Jamaica correspondence.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-25
QUEEREST COIN ON EARTH.
Horseshoe Shaped and Used by Natives
of West Africa.

Among the strangest coins in the
world are those used in certain out of
the-way towns and villages in south,
west Nigeria, on the west coast of AT
RIGA, and called "manillas. In shape
they resemble a horseshoe with the two
extrcmities tlattened out like camel s
foot. Being made of solid copper,
three-eighths of an inch thick, they
weigh over eight ounces each. In
" face value' seven of these queer
coins are equivalent to 20 cents, sc
that one dollars worth would be an
uncomfortably heavy load.
Not only are these "manillas' used
among the natives, but white traders
accept them as legal tender for goods
sold at the various stores. At one time
this strangely shaped money had quite
a large circulation in certain parts of
the coast, but its use is now restrict
ed to a few bush towns and one or two
of the smaller seaboard places, in
Guiding Bonny, Brass and Akassa
Manillas' are very difficult to oh,
tain, and curiO collectors value them
not solely by reason of their scarcity
but because of the novel servictte rings
they make when silver plated.-Wide
World Magazine.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-25

is at work for Otis johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Cawl (Abbie
Prctlow) of Yonkcrs, y. Y. are at the
Pretlow farm for a short stay.
Mrs. Elsie Gates and son, r. f
Gates, motored to llinsdale Saturday
to visit Mr. and Mrs. Chase Delphy.
Those from here who attended the
dance at North River were Miss Ruth
Page, Walter Gates, Pcrlcy Pond and
Ray Gates.
Mrs. Stevenson and two children of
Brooklyn, n. Y, who speIt the summer
Mt John Hall S, returned to his home
Saturday.
Inez and Rollena Lee, who were
guests at Mrs. Lee s, went Friday to
spend q few days in Colrain before re-
turning to their home in Greenfield.
Mrs. A. G. Gallup and two little
daughters have returned from Leyden,
where she was called last week by the
illness Of her father, $. C. Severance.
y. G. Gallup and sons, Leslie and For
rest, and nephew, Luther Perry, attend
cd the Whitilgham Old Home week eel
ebration Thursday, going by automo
bile.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-25
GREEN RIVER.

Miss Ruth Page was a guest of Alice
Prouty Friday.
Norton Fairbanks of Halifax is a
visitor at d. f. Fairbanks's.
Wilbur and Archie Burnett of Brat
tlcboro were home over Sunday.
Rev. William Robertson will hold 8
service in the church Sunday at > p. m
Two young men from Greenfield ar,
spending their vacation at Mrs. Alni
Pages.
A party of relatives from Grcenfcl,
were entertained at Otis Johnson 5 Sun
day.
Luther w. Pcrry of West Hartford
Conn, was guest several days u
Barney hill.
Harold Seabrook and Grin Ball OF
Greenfield, Mass, are visiting at Ar
thur Worden S.
Ozro Thompson and son, Herbert, o
Elm Grove, recently were visitors a
NJ. A. Thompson s.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. F. Fairbanks an,
daughter, Bernice, and Doris Clark mo
tored to auckland Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Thompson ano
two children of Christian Hill are Wis
iting at Myron Thompson S.
Wilbur and Archie Burnett spent the
weekend at home, returning to Their
work in Brattleboro Monday.
Edwin Boyden has returned from ;
stay of several months in Halifax ant
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-25
T0WNSHEND
Grange Fair Committees Named.

Plans are being made for the second
annual Grange fair, which will be held
the first week in October, the day to be
decided later. The chairmen of the va
rious committees appointed by the gen
cral committee are: Evening entertain
mcnt, DR.. +. i. Osgood; supper, Mrs.
Emma Franklin; table, c. Hawkins
premiums, DR.. +. l.. Osgood; fruit, |. j..
Dutton; vegetables, II. II. Franklin;
flowers, Mrs. II. H. Franklin; needle
work, etc, Mrs. +. G. Cutler; poultry,
DIR. +. L. Osgood; antiques, c. d. Boy
den; canned goods, Mrs. F. L. Osgood
cookery, Mrs. A. w. Barry; grain, Earl
Knapp; refreshments, Mrs. Harry
Sparks; advertising, w. M. Sparks;
children exhibits, including cookery,
canned goods, needlework, manual arts
and school exhibits, George b. Whitney.
A list of the members on each com
mittec has been handed to each chair
man, who will notify the members. All
committees are expected to hold meet
ings at an early date. The premium
committee already has done so and the
list of premiums will be announced
soon,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-25
Graduate Teachers Secure Positions.

Each of the nine Leland and Gray
seminary graduates of the teacher-train-
ing course for 1916 has secured an en-
gagcment as teacher for the coming
year, all but three filing vacancies in
this district under Supt. G. b. Whit
ncy. These graduates include Miss Della
Bcebce, who Will teach in Jacksonville,
Miss Bessie Davis in East Dover, Miss
Mary Davies in Winhall, Miss Ruth
Farnum in West Dummcrston, Miss
Ruby Howe in West Dover, Miss Flor
encc Howard in Brooksidc, South New.
fame, Miss Edith Kidder i'll Athens
Miss Eta Thomas in Wardsboro Center
Miss Mabelle Hazeltine at the red
schoolhouse, Wardsboro.
This is the third year of the course in
the seminary. The teachers graduating
in the previous years have done efficient
work and given satisfaction in their va
rious schools. Sufficient students have
been secured to continue the course this
fall under the instruction of the same
teacher, Miss Marion Graves of CASTLE
n. Y.