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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-02
Christmas Cheer at Home.

Way above the noise an clutter an the
jarrin' sort o rhyme
That pervades tarnal city all endurin'
Christmas time, -.
There's happy sort o measure, jes' as
simple as kin be
That appeals t simple fellers jist about
the style o me.
It's the spirit of Christmas comm,
ringin', singin' down
OF Christmas back in Sway fore we
up an moved t town.
When our appetite got tony an de-
manded Frenchy feed,
An our bank account got busted an our
conscience went to seed
OF Christmas 'mongst some people ev-
cry bit as good as them
Who was round the ssinted manger on
that day at Bethlehem
Can't " hear 'em? Can't v see 'em ?
Can't y clasp their hands aginf
1t was ''Howdy, Cousin Rodneyl"
1t was ''Howdy, Uncle John
How's Aunt, and all the children,
An the stock a-comin' on?
Well, want to know! Here's Lucy
An the twins, an Mary's Paul!
Here is company, mother, company!
Merry Christmas to y ALL"
There was Wigginses an Platers an the
Hills an Bakers, too,
An the Crumps was comm later when
the road was broken through;
There was 'Lige an Hiram Oldham
though they wasn't kith or kin
They was allus mighty welcome on ac-
count o. fiddlin'.
An there's Thomps an Lester Morgan
an their cousin come from town,
An the Burton gals from Plunketts, an
the OF war wilder Brown
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-02

Who was allus present with us cause she
had no place t. stay,
An she used t. stir our feelin's an our
pity Christmas day!
There was others I've forgotten, an
'twould stretch my pencil some
To describe the Christmas baskets near
" twict the size of 'em
An there's nary ryhme, | swanny, that
would make " understand
All the depth an breadth of welcome
when we grasped EN- by the hand.
1t was "Howdy, Mister CRANKY
Don't " ever mind the snow!"
1t was "Howdy, Cousin Lucy,
An the twins want to know!
Well, if here amt Aunt Serepty
Put your wraps in yonder hall
Ma, " better turn the damper--
Merry Christmas to y all"
You kin build your city buildin's an kin
build 'em broad an high.
You kin pass your ordinances shuttn'
out the very sky
You kin hedge me in with trollies an
with walls of brick an SIGH,
An kin consecrate my efforts to the
pockets of the rich;
But y can't p'vent me dozin' in my
squeakin' swivel cheer
An a-dreamin' of a Christmas in bet
ter place than here
All your citiied contraptions an their
rumble an their roar
Amt enuff t. drown the greetin's of the
naybors at the door,
For above the noise an clutter an the
traffic an the din
I kin hear their sleighbells jingle an kin
hear 'em welcomed in.
1t was "Howdy, Mister Johnson"
An twas "Howdy, same I YOU
An "The other folks is comm
When the road gifts broken through
"Better stir the fire, mother,
For they're purity cold, Y see
Merry Christmas Merry Christmas!
To them all-exceptin' mel
John D. Wells in Woman's World for
December.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-02

Cancers and all Malignant Crowds treated
without the knife.
Tumors and all Enlargemenfs ana sweihnss
treated without surgical operations.
scrofula and all sores. ulcers and blood
troubles treated.
Eczema. Psoriasis and all eruptions, pimples
and skin diseases treated.
Women Weakness. Tumors, and all Female
Troubles treated without surgical operations
Nen-An nervous and blood troubles treated
successfully.
No matter what the Disease, its name or
nafure if il is Of chronic. long-standing,
obscure OF difficult character, Dr. Barorick
car giVe you full information regarding H.
tn. r.niditv with which he describes all dis
assss Is truly wonderful and sstonIshes al who
III anon him: and his extensive practical ex-
Ys-isr,ce enables him to determine almost at a
ssIanee whether q case is durable or whether II
Is incurable.
Not only will You be surprised At his wonder
ful knowledge q disease, his plain. concise ex-
rIanation Of every cause and elect. but at the
marvellous rapidity with which his new, com
non sense system treatment goes 70 the seat
If the trouble. giving almost instant relief and
in an cases that have not progressed too Tar, =
perfect, absolute and permanent cure
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-02
Deep Breathing a Blood Builder.

There is no medicine that can build
up the blood Nothing but good food,
well digested good air deeply breathed
and a strong circulation of the blood
can help to build up new, strong, vigor-
Gus blood cells.
Boiling water taken internally before
breakfast is like a stomach wash. and a
cup or two of it will do wonders to keep
us on the road to health. Orange juice is
of an acid nature and helps to counter
act the effect of too many sweets. APP
pies are gently Laxative, ald one taken
before going bed every night will help
along the good work immensely.
A very important thing to remember is
the necessity of the daily bath. Many
people are apt to neglect this because
they are tired or languid. or Just bit
careless. Under no condition should this
be the case. for if they stopped to con-
slider how much good the bath does to-
ward reviving the circulation they would
not hesitate to indulge in it, even though
they feel unequal to 1t.
A bad breath is something no cosmetic
will help and the so-called breath-sweet-
eners only acentuate the trouble. 1t
NAV come from various disorders, decayed
teeth. deranged digestion, eatarrh, ETC.,
and is a case in which physicians or
dentists advice and care are needed. II
il is the result of stomach disorder you
will be relieved temporarily by drinking
a cup of hot water with fourth of a
teaspoonful of biearbonate of soda.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-02

Judge-"You are a freeholderf"
Talesman-"Y sir; | am"
Married or single
married three years last June"
Have you formed or expressed any
opinion?"
Not for three years, Your Honor. y
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-02
Piety Up to Date.

George, the four year old grandson of
an extremely pious and devout grand
father, came rushing into the house wild
ly excited.
"Grandpa!v he called, "AIr. Barton's
COW is dead. God called her home
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-02
WILL GIVE SAFE
CONDUCT
Great Britain Accedes to a
Second Request for
Safe Conduct
lOF AUSTRIAN
AMBASSADOR TO U. S.
Had Refused First Request,
but Second Is Honored,
Is the Impression

London, Dec. 2.-The strong impress
sion here that Great Britain has acceded
to the second request made by Washing
ton for a safe conduct for Count Adam
Tarnowski con Tarnow, recently ap-
pointed Austro-H Hungarian ambassador
to the United States.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-02
Some Bird.

'rWhat is itf"
"Some bird to see you, sir" answered
the Office boy.
"Why do you call him a bind ?" de-
manded the dignifed employer.
'NWell, he's got bill.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-02
Topics of the
Home and
Household.

To remove brown stains from earthen-
ware plates, soak them in strong borax
and hot water
Keep dish mops odorlcss by having a
solution of soda in a stone marmalade
lar by the side of the sink and placing
the mops in this when they are not in
use.
A cheap and efficient frelighter may
be had at very little trouble. Save the
parings of the potatoes and dry them in
the oven. They ignite much more quick
ly than wood and save kiudling.
To clean window shades add two table
spoonfuls of benzine to pint OF hot wa
ter. Wet cloth in this solution and
clean a small space at time. Dry thor
oughly with a clean cloth. This Is espe-
cially fine for shades OF any light color,
removing fly specks and the general ac-
emulation of dirt that settles on win
dow shade.
To repair linoleum that has become
badly worn, proceed in this way to patch
the bare places. Take a piece of limo
leum as nearly like the original as pos
sible, little larger than the place to be
repaired and slip under the worn place
next the floor. Then with sharp PEN
knife outline the worn place upon the
new piece of linoleum, cutting through
to the floor. Remove the surplus edges
beneath, place the patch in position and
tack or paste to the floor. If done care
fully and the pattern matched, the patch
is scarcely noticeable.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-02
All Diseases and De.
formitieS Treated.

Catarrh, Consumption. and all diseases of
the head, nose. throat, lungs and chest
treated.
Deafness. Blindness and diseases Of the eye
and ear treated.
Dyspepsia. Indigestion and all diseases of
the stomach and bowels treated.
Constipation. Biliousness, Jaundice and all
liver troubles treated.
Bright's Disease. Diabetes and all diseases
Of the kidney and bladder treated.
Piles and Rectal Diseases treated without
the knife or detention from business
Nervous Diseases, Epilepsy and all nervous
disorders. except insanity. treated
Rheumatism. Neuralgia and all painful
affections treated.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-02

Prof YOU'RE too literal. You don't
read between the lines enough.
tt can't very well; it's half erasedl
Record.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-02

natl. 1923; Atlanta. 1900; Los Angeles, 1910. Post
Graduate New York Polielinic, 1902; NY .P.G.
1907 1908; EdinburG, London and Paris, 1872,
Vienna and Harvard. 1918. Ex-President and
member OF various medical and scientific
societies As a Teacher. Writer and Specialist
his reputation is international.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-02
Boston's Master Specialist
IN THE TREATMENT OF cATARRH,
LUNG, BLOOD and NERVE DISEASES
DIR, bARbRlCk
Will be at the
Montpelier House
Montpelier, vi.
Two Days Only
Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec 9Th and 9Th
Hours: 10 TO IL, z TO S and 7 to 8, Both Days

SPECIAL NOTICE TO The SICK Fs sasFd
yTryTo
nd
DR. Barrlk where n
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-02
J. FRASER BsRBRlCK, M. D.

Physician. Surgeon and Specialist. For seven
wears Teacher and Professor in the California
Electic Medical College. Graduate Cinein-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-02
READ HIS CREDENTIALS

For the benefit Of those who NAV not know him
we'll the following credentials will enable the
patient to Judge whether the Doctor is qualified
to cure him or not.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-02
Every Sick Person

Should call on Or. Barbrick. The marvellous
work done BY this Physician and Specialist has
attracted tho attention of thousands of people
in every walk of life and given TO tho sick and
suffering new life and hope. That the deaf
may hear and the blind may see, and the lame
may walk. that the unsghtly tuLnor may be
wasted away and the foul cancer cleansed and
dried up simply by his system treatment with
out operations seems beyond belief, but such
are the claims made nv those who have been
treated b. him, ami you are given the chance TO
investigate for yourself whether such things
truA-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-02

To remove brown stains from earthen-
ware plates, soak them IN strong borax
and hot water.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-25

sider MT Oakeys maiden speech but
 another instance of loves labor lost
 and wait for him to launch forth on
 more stupendous striving. Anyone
 with half 8 mind knows that the state
 of Connecticut, which has been a
 leader in the good roads movement
 and has improved it's highways and
 5yways until today they stand second
 not be made bear the burden
 of such states as Arkansas, Georgia
 and others whose roads are mere fiabby
 quagmires. In one year alone Connec-
 lars for the improvement of it's high
 ways, which, up to date, according to
 the department of agriculture, have cost $14,934,176. Under the Shackle-
 ford bill it would receive an allotment
 of $65,000, annually, and other dis
 bursements which would not bring the sum total up to a quarter of a million
 dollars, while some states that have spent little or nothing would get four
 or five times as much. The whole affair is a scheme to build rural roads country under the pretension of inn
 proving the rural delivery, a, service that costs annually almost twice as much as the appropriation asked by cSI,z and maintain all rural post roads at federal expense and when that term is used 1t means that any little lane out in Podunk county Arizona over which a mail wagon might eventually traverse will be considered post road. The bill itself does not dis guise that fact, for 1t plainly states that for the purpose of this act the term rural post roads shall be held to mean any public road over Whlch rural mail is or might be carried. further fastened by the prov1so that all necessary culverts ana prloseS shall be considered as parts Of the ! roads constructed or maintained under + this aot." The whole thing may be thought great in some states; but as for Connecticut, we will have none of it. MT. Oakley and his associates nay be expected, and will be ex- oected, to take care of 1t when the
 nal vote is taken. Away with it.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-25
People 0f the Veil"
 Hold AZ00f From World

From Morocco to Tripoli, the re- lentless ferocity, the cunning, and the daring of the Tuareg is mingled in all the traditions unpleasant to the more peaceful natives along the coast. The Tuaregs, meanwhile, openly spy upon the caravans in course of outfitting g in the coast cities and thrive upon the tribute they are able to exact. Still, the time is coming when the long car avan will no longer cross the desert, but the Soudan products will be car ried by railway to Port Soudan or down the Congo river for European ports.
 "The Tuaregs are of the purest Ber- Der stock, the noble families unmixed with other blood, and, in their own language, they call themselves the noble people, Nominally, they are Mohammedans, and some of their number compose the most intolerant and warlike sect in Islam, the Senus- site sect. Their hatred for the for eigner is greater even than that bred by their religion, and, so, they are more exclusive than ever were the Chinese or Japanese. Their social organization divides them into five classes the nobles, the priests, the All of these classes have this that is dem mocratic-they form together the Tuareg family, which holds itself su- perior to all the other peoples of the earth.'
New Britain herald., 1916-01-25
An Aeroplane Raid.
Providence JournaI)

The first appearance of an enemy aeroplane over the English coast, on Sunday, seems to have been nicely timed to the discussion in Parliament about the relative superiority of the air forces of the British and Ger mans. It is rumored that the latter have recently put in service a mon ster monoplane, after the design of a Dutchman, armed with a battery that shoots astern as we'll as over the bow. and capable of speed of one hun dred and eighty miles an hour. It may be doubted, of course, if a ma chine could carry fuel enough to sus tain itself in the air for many hours at any such speed.
 That London is now well nrotected against Zeppelins is apparent from the fact that no attack has been made there by this type of aircraft since October, though raids may have been attempted in the interval. Yestar- day, however, about one o'clock in the morning, an aeroplane dashed over the Kentish shore, dashing away again after dropping nine bombs: and. in the afternoon, two Zeppelins came and got away. It may be conjectured that these were practice flights. More attacks may be expected by aero- planes, either independently or in company with Zeppelins.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-25
BRING ON THE GnADIAToRs.

Where once reigned quiet and sur
 base from sorrow along the Matta- #essett, now there is strife and tur- oil The clouds have descended Hntil they dip their dark outlines in sne dulcet waters of Lake Compounce, 8retching themselves along Piper's Brook, and a misty film envelops the seights of New Britain. The political Sorizon becomes dark and murky,
 here is not a ray of sunshine. All is bnfusion and chaos. In the storm ellars, men are grooming dark |prses and making ready to flee over g gght to the political arena there to Btst ambitions upon the field of fray. fore than one gauntlet will be flung
 bwn when the skies clear and the
 bpulace comes forth for its holiday hmes. Old Caesars throne Is totter- ag. His senators are deserting him.
 H on out of the lightning flashes he ay be seen gathering his royal robes bout him and preparing to make his lst stand. It will be great fight 1hen the stalwart old Romans gather gr the fray. The tent flaps are fiut- ring. The swords are sharpened. lut with the chariots. Ye godsl Twill be a bloody affair.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-25
Another Becker Case. (HartfOrd POSt).

One of the newspaper writers who Is reporting the trial of Mrs. Mohr and the two negroes, Brown and Spellman, has likened it to the Becker case, and has designated the chauf- feur Healis, as the Jack Rose of the Providence trial. In many details the Mohr murder does resemble the famous New York tragedy. There Is the alleged inspired plot, the murder car, and the building of the states case upon the evidence of one of tho accused who has pleaded guilty and agreed to help the prosecution. But the one big difference is that there was no woman directly concerned in the murder of Rosenthal. This will make the verdict of the jury in the M ohr case all the more interesting,
New Britain herald., 1916-01-25
This is the Two-by-Four Senatorial
 Era.
(Capper's w eekly.)

(Capper's Weekly.)
 Asinine remarks in Senate debates on the war are not confined to any particular party.
 Senator Jones of Washington, who criticised the late Consul McNeely murdered in the Mediterranean, for not picking out neutral ship in which to travel to his consulate, is republican God save the markD.
 Senator O'Gorman, who endorsed the Jones statement, is a sort Of Fem ian democrat
 Senator Works of California, who declared that the United States gov ernment is morally responsible" for the assassination of the Lusitania in- nocents because it did not heed Ger man secret warnings and prevent Americans from taking passage, is a kind of a California hybrid progress with a specially large and lofty ear expansion.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-25
Characteristic.
Bridgeport Standard. !

We do not wish to point out the failings of our fellow citizens in other states, but the story of the rural free delivery in Georgia is so characteris- tic of certain parts of the South that it is too good to loose. It was the custom formerly to run the free de- livery routes with horses, but lately the motor vehicle has superseded the horse in this branch of the mail de- livery service.
 But the motors do not please the people and petitions are being sent to the postmaster general to once more bring back the horses. And why? Well, the average roads of Georgia are so bad that a horse hakes better time on them than an automobile. But why not improve the roads? That would not be the Georgia way. Instead of making the roads passable for the autos, they leave them as they are and ask to have the horses back.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-25
AWAY WITH TT.

l# All members of the House of Rep-
 Esentatives of the United States at zbme time during their tenure of
 mce, if they attend the sessions, get S chance to make a speech. It may Not be a very brilliant or wonderful @oeech; but, nevertheless, it is a. aDeech. And such was the maiden Nfort Of our own Congressman P. Davis Oakley, who, yesterday, in all Zis pristine glory addressed the Ipeaker and salIied forth on 8 discus ion of the so-called good roads, i'll, fathered by one Shackleford, |epresentative from Missouri. Our wn representative was first allowed bur minutes, the time allotted each I1ember for debate, but his time was attended so he had more leaway to sTax eloquent on a bill that should |eserve no more consideration than g. Brompt and speedy defeat. Mr. l,akey will make his best stroke when < se votes against such a preposterous Provision as the federal highway bill Which aims to levy a tax of $25,OOO,- goo annually upon the whole United 8tates in order that some few back yard states may come forward with B ew and beautiful roads gathered at Hhe expense of their sisters who have zIready done their mite
 What particular reference Congress- Snan Oakley made to the Baltimore Platform must be passed by as ire aevant When he opposed the bill on Ihe ground that the progressive states Ihould not be taxed for benefits, to be Herived by the stragglers of the Union he but took the logical view. The abole Shackleford bill is so pusillani- |nous and childish it is a pity to waste tms on it. We shall therefore con-
New Britain herald., 1916-01-25
GOODBYE MIR. GREENBACK.

M Bow. page MT. Greenback. The z#ading financeers of the nation sHouid have a word with him. From
 Sl accounts it seems as If the bankers brokers are tired of him and 8ey want MT. Greenback and family S move out of the national bank #g system. So the clerk at the front Rsk has touched the bell and the Allboy has started forth on his jour av to the third floor back, in the a.easury Department, and is looking 8r MT. Greenback, whose native @me is in the Bureau of Engraving Ad Printing. If he succeeds in find Sg Mr. Greenback and getting him appear before the House of Repre- antatives of the United States a bill say be drawn up and presented to
 bngress which would mean that Sreenback and all his ilk will be bnded their passports and started sr ports unknown It is proposed
 pt to have anything more to do with areenback. They want him called in, ke they being the committees of se American Bankers Association |hich met the Governors of the Fed |.al Reserve Banks at the recent con- Erence. These committees submit Ed a plan to retire the s346,Oo0,O0o treasury notes now outstanding and he tentative outline has been cor tally approved by the Governors of be Federal Reserve Banks. If Con-
 ress authorizes the carrying out of id-tine song, Good Bye MT. Green hck"
New Britain herald., 1916-01-25
THE OLD ARMY GAME.

It is the old army game that the Central Powers are playing with the United States in the matter of mak- ing amends for the Persia disaster. Tn that old gambling game, as we remem- Der it, the dealer has a pea which he conceals under one of three shells It is for the player to guess under which shell the pea rests. And, invariably, the dealer wins; because you cannot beat the dealer. It has been demon strated time and time again. In this case Persia is the pea and the three sh els are marked Germany, Austria and Turkey. The pea has passed un- der all three already and with such alarming alacrity that the quickness of it's movements deceives the eye. 1t has gone from Germany to Austria and from Austria to Turkey. It may and 1t may not go back again. If there were more shells used in the game probably Bulgaria would get chance to hide the pea. And so it goes,-the old army game. This way, gentlemen, keep your eye on the dealer.