The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-27
MABEL SYRUP'S COLYUM
sTo have q lively and not a stolid
countensnce."
Truth OF Intercourse

new thing in Vermont. Several other
towns have public Fairgrounds, but none
supervise the play The work of the
ladies who have started this project in
st. Johnsbury is real public service
and is worthy of complete support by
all citizens-lSt. Johnsbury Caledonian.
Paid supervision by persons who can
discriminate between work and play has
public playground system since 1911.
just now there are two supervisors de.
voting their whole time to three public
Fairgrounds in the city.
A plain clothes advocate of prepared
ness preached patriotism to baseball fans
at the Berlin street grounds Saturday
afternoon without obtaining single en-
listment. BY his side sat one OF Uncle
Sans Citizen soldiers in regimentals,
who remained eonspicuously silent while
his companion sent up the appeal. Cries
of "Play ball Play BALI" interrupted
the speaker and someone in the bleach
ers ventured to suggest that the speaker
show the way by enlisting himself.
-FOUR real uYeurlH- tHt"Nooi ihii ID IN
patient Of interruption, even though the
enemy be knocking at the city gates.
The roll-top desk soldier cannot hope
to arouse perfervid enthusiasm, although
at heart he may entertain a serious no
ton that the other fellows place is at
the front.
On with the game, let patriotism be
confined.
Isn't it singular that season OF dog |
berry weather conspicuous for its oppor
tunities for immersion shold be broken
by sunny interlude on St. John the
Baptist's dayf
For the benefit of those erudite young /
graduates who are at the threshold OF a
career in the mellow field of letters we
set forth at some pains a budget of dis
tinctive rhetorical expressions calculated
to expedite the requirement of that jour
nalistic will o. the wisp, style.
No. l. 'In pleasing manner" Suit
a BILE for pat after dinner responses, fair.
w euphonious presentation speeches, and
half sung vocal solos.
No. g "wended their way" What
the audience did after the lyceum in the
at Dist. No. 10.
No. 3. Nestled among the hills 10.
Gale OF the little white-spired church
where the wedding took place. tNeo-
ohyte may add that the w 6. church is
he visible glory Of New England de-
nocracy).
No. 4. "Was an impressive sight"
Suitable for graduations, lodge funerals,
Ind May day exercises.
No. S. "Discoursed sweet music" Mu-
lical felony committed by the orchestra
,efore the curtain went up.
No. 6. Dull, sickening thud.' What
he assailsnt fell with when the village
lawkshaw arrived. Almost always apt
nd never trite.
No. I. "Replete with interest" May :
Y used effectively at harvest home fes-
ivals and grange fairs. Ii
No. s. Order out OF chaos" What
he chairman brought. Good for any
,ublic meeting when two small boys,
rening over a stick of licorice in the
bird gallery, may be translated into
ioters.
No. .. The proud possessor." None +
enarian who receives a gold-headed cane :
rom the county newspaper.
No. 10. CAS- luck would have it, E1- il
Anation Of an issue that was due Who'll
y to predestined influences. Neophytes c
bould not be discouraged il the "luck" ],
heory does not square with Emerson's
say on "Compensstions.' Probably +,
merson was wrong. F
No. II. Specimen Of humanity.
ynonym for unknown person who (
,bbed the widows clothesline.
No. ~ @All nature was clothed in n
,be.- Nav be used with = variation Of p
bite and gorgeous red when the Vacuum
weepers' Assistants Local Social club, Ii
o. 3. has it, annual corn roast or snow Al
zoe hike lD
Don't forget ths cat II you close the
,use for the sumner.