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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-20
NAMING A CITY.
How II Came About That sedaIia Was
Not Called SedviIle.

Not Called SedviIIe.
The city of Sedalia was both found
ed and named by General George r.
Smith, who was a distinguished citizen
of Missouri. He was a Virginian by
birth and Kentuckian by upbringing.
AS a young man he came to Missouri
and settled at Georgetown. which is
three miles north Of the present city of
Sedalia. He was prominent both in
politics and business and was instru-
mental in the building of the Missouri
Pacific railway from St. Louis to Kan
sas City during the tlfties OF the last
century.
He could not induce his fellow towns
men to make the necessary effort to
have the railway pass through George
town, and, believing that that would
condemn the village to decay, he bought
large tract of land beside the railway
tracks and laid out town site there,
from which, ia course of time, has
grown the fiourishing city of Sedalia
When 1t came to furnishing a name
for the new settlement General Smith
determined to christen IL Sedville, in
honor of his younger daughter Sarah,
whose pet name in the family circle
was "Sed" One of his friends. Josiah
Dent Of st. Louis, suggested that
willie" was a commonplace termina-
ton and that Sedalia would be more
beautiful and unusual name. General
Smith approved of the suggestion. and
Sedalia came officially into being when
he and his family. the first inha bitants
Of the new town. moved thither In
1s59.-Youth's Companion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-20
BETHEL

/ A. w. Honsinger of North Troy came
yesterday to visit Mrs. A. X. Honsinger
Rose Ward, the eight-year-old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Ward of Bar
nard, submitted to an operation for APP
pendicitis Sunday at DR.. Greene's sana'
torium, DIR. +. C. Angel, assisted by DIR
0. V, Greene, operating. The patient il
doing well.
Thrty-two cases of measles have been
reported to the health officer, mostly in
the rural parts of the town.
George A. Rogers brought to A. n
Washburn's mill recently load of hem
lock logs measuring LAS feet, and
George w Edmunds brought load
measuring l,l06 feet Heavier than eth
err was load of ash logs brought by
f. L. Rhoades, which contained 1854
feet.
The time OF the funeral of Mrs. L. d.
Bowen has been changed to ! o'clock to-
morrow.
Mrs. Elna Mudgett returned yesterday
to her home in Pomfret after few days
visit with her daughter, Mrs. John d.
Wheeler.
Miss Eva Goodell was home from
White River Junction from Wednesday
till Monday
Miss Evelyn Sargent of Woodstock,
formerly of this place, has been visiting
at +. B. Southworth's.
Arthur Quimby is able to drive to the
village after very long and painful ILL.,
ness with rheumatism.
Allie Holden of Windsor has been Wis
iting old neighbors.
Miss Nina Cox is employed as nurse
at DR.. O. " Greene's sanatorium.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-20
Women Too Ambitious

Excessive ambition leads all sorts OF
women to exert themselves beyond their
strength. The girl striving for honors in
school, the busy housewife, the shop
girl, the society climber or leader, all
overtax their natural powers of endur-
anee. Then come nervous troubles. back.
aches, headaches, frequently organic
troubles, which reduce them almost to
despair.
Women suffering thus should first re-
cognize the necessity of putting on the
brakes and slowing down. Besides this,
to remedy the mischief already done to
their health, the best reliance is upon
that famous and standard medicine for
women's ailments, Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.-Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-20
TRY THIS TO DANISH
ALL RHEUMATIC PAINS

People who have been tormented for years
yes. even so crippled that they were unable q
help themselves-have been brought back q
robust health through the mighty power o.
Rheuma.
Rheuma acts with speed it brings in few
days the relief you have prayed for. II an.
tazonizes the poisons that cause agony and
pain in the joints and muscles and quickly
the torturing soreness completely disappears.
II is a harmless remedy. but sure and
certain. because it Is me discovery that has
forced rheumatism and sciatica to yield and
disappear
Thy 5O-ceut bottle Of Rheuma. and II you
do not get the joyful relief you expect your
money will be returned. The Red Cross Phar-
macy always has . supply Of Rheuma and
guarantees IL 70 you--Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-20
WEST TOPSH4M

The West Topsham Dramatic club will
present the play. "Mr. Bob" Wednesday
evening, Feb. %. at the hall in West
Topsham, also the farce, "A Kiss in the
Dark"
Mr.. and Mrs. George Eastman of East
Topsham called on Charles Poole Satur-
day. Mr.. Poole remains about the same
Sylvester Tillotson and Roscoe Avery
were in Barre Saturday.
Roy Mills was business visitor in
Bradford Friday.
Mrs Carrie Bagley has i'll the past
weeks.
H. o. Bagley of Bradford was a bust
ness visitor here last week.
Hight brothers and Mckay are doing
rushing business in the woods and
mills.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-20
AMUSEMENT NOTES
THE Common Law" at Park Theatre or
Wednesday, Feb. 81.

Robert w. Chambers has never written
more wonderful story than this bril-
liant novel OF New York life. It's hero
inc, Valerie West, artist model and
philosopher, is one of the most symps
portrayed by Miss Clara Kimball Young,
she becomes living personiieation of
sweet and noble womanhood. Her joys
and sorrows, her trials and ultimate tri-
umph in the love of Kelly Neville, artist
and gentleman, have given the screen one
of the few really great photo-dramas
ever produeed.-adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-20
POWER OF THE eYRoscoPE.
Widespread Use Of What Was at First
Regarded az a More Toy.

| Hegsrdec az More Toy.
Tinkering in his machine shop to de-
sign novel Christmas present for one
of his boys, Elmer A. Sperry few
| years back stumbled on to half dozen
new applications Of what had previous
ly been regarded as merely inter-
esting mechanical curiosity, the gyro-
scope.
Now his inventions will keep a ship
from rocking and the passengers from
seasickness, an airship from air pock-
cts and furnish the only true compass
that the mariner, guide or air pilot
knows. Making the gun deck of a bat
tleship as steady gun mount as may
be had on land, the gyroscope eventual
ly will double the efficiency of the
navy. 1t is said Anything that needs
stability, excluding possible Central
American governments and street cars,
needs a gyroscope, Mr.. Sperry told a
Detroit audience.
The use Of submarines and airships
has been made possible largely through
the gyroscope. Before the stabilizers
were put aboard the undersea boats,
because of their cigar-like shape, rolled
so frightfully that no man could live in
them. With one CT the little tops"
aboard the Deutschland can ride as
evenly as mammoth liner on a
smooth sea. The principal advantage
to airships has been In the gyroscope
compass, which possesses the advan-
tage of always pointing north. An ordi-
nary magnetic compass In practical use
under stress points anywhere from
northwest to northeast--and sometimes
southeast.-Detroit News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-20
NORTHFIELD
Annual Report Shows that Selectmen
Issued Orders for S27,o25.o7.

The annual reports of the town o.
Mortified are being distributed to the
voters. The report shows that the Sc
lectmen issued orders during the year
amounting to $27,025,07; that the tota
amount expended upon the highways was
$2S6S60; that $2,770.70 was expended
for Permanent road work; that the poor
department cost $3,667.7l; that the as.
sets of the town amounted to $6,7339a
with liabilities of $23 ,2s0.22.
Charles A. Edgerton. Charles A. Plum
ley, w. +. Kidd and Floyd NJ. bearing.
representing the Mortified National
bank, were in Roxbury yesterday to at
tend the funeral of George A. Tilden,
which was held from his late home at
o'clock. The bank was closed during
the hour of the funeral.
Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy WEIGH of Grot-
on are visiting their son, DR.. G. N. WEIGH,
and family.
MIR and Mrs. James L. Hagen are in
Boston, being called there by the illness
of Mrs. Hagen's mother.
The Conversational club held regu-
lar meeting last evening with Prof. Z. A.
Shaw as host.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-20

Six dollars and eighty cents less IS
equals $50 more profit on a 30-pOund
COW per month.
The high prices Of both grain and but.
ter fat make a greater difference in
profit between good and poor cows than
ever. and il also gives the dsiryman a
chance to make or lose more money bv
feeding too much. or not enough. grain.
5. A. Chandler, COW tester.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-20
Card of Thanks.

I wish to thank my friends and rela-
tives for the lovely cards and handker-
chief shower which / received on my
birthday.
Mrs. Charles Gallup.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-20

daughter was born Sunday morning
to Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Osha.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Durkee, after a
few days with Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Dur
kee, left on Monday for their home in
Quechee.
The remains of Lucia Dustin were
brought from Waterbury on Monday,
her death having taken place there. The
body will be taken to Bethel Gilead
and the funeral held in the church, with
interment in that place.
The Baptist ladies took in SIG at their
supper last week, and the proceeds went
into the treasury for the aid society.
Mrs. H. T. Holman went to Water
bury on Monday morning to be present
at the 92d birthday anniversary OF her
aunt, who resides there.
A son was born on Friday to Mr.. and
Mrs Charles Adams of Waterbury.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-20
CABOT

Cow Test Assn Report Shows More Prof
it Per Cow Than in 1916.
The following is the report of the Cab
OF Cow Testing association for the month
ending Feb. Is:
Hay is reckoned at So. 50 and $40 per
ton and silage at 50, SO and 81 per ton,
according to quality and grain at cost
The average of the $50 cows in test. of
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-20
RANDOLPH
Joseph Rope, Aged 90, Died Sunday al
Home of Mrs. Waldo.

Joseph Rope who has been i'll for a
long time at the home of Mrs. Waldo
on Franklin street, died on Sunday aft
ernoon. Mr.. Rope was born in Canada
"a years ago but for many years had
lived in this town. Twice during his
residence here he has been back to Cana
da, but each time returned, contented
to have this his home. Mr.. Rope is
survived by two daughters, Mrs. Charles
Jerd of Montpelier and Mrs. Howard
Martin of this place; and one grandson,
Gerald Rope. who lives in town and
is attending. school.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-20

extra price per pound received for butter
fat this winter. For example, suppose
a COW is producing 30 pounds of butter
fat per month and is receiving 200
pounds per month of grain mixture.
Her record, compared with last winters,
is about as follows:
1917.
30 lbs. of butter fat at 46c per n. $3.50
DDn ,f
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-25
A BAD CASE OF GRIP.

"Tve given him lllls, " said old Doc
 Squills,
 And he's taken gross, guess; Anl jalap and rhubarb und ipecac- But it's puzzlin', l confess. I've given him wine and syrup of pine And iron and calomel: And he takes it mild as little child; But he don't seem inclined to get
 we'll. "I blistered his back at the first attack And l greased his chest with lard; And looked at his tongue and sounded
 his lung
 When found him breathin' hard. If I've written him one he's had a ton Of prescriptions, think He's had every kind of drug, by jing That a mortal can eat or drink. I've given him more than an even
 score
 Of things for his appetite, And some of 'em may be wrong; but
 say
 Some one of lem must be right. Why, fellow ought. with the stuff
 he's got,
 To be able to eat horse; But his stomach's weak and his man.
 nsTs' meek,
 And drugs don't have no force. I've given him a dose that'll fetch
 nigh close
 Most any known disease; It"l knock, by jinR, most anything From bilious spell to fieas; For it may be his stomach and maybe
 not,
 And it may be his spleen or gall; So just wroteln some medicine Thatd ought to hit m all. He's had morphine when his pain was
 keen
 And plenty of aconite; And digitalis whenever twas seen That his heart wasn't workin' right He's had his skin full of medicine Since at least six weeks ago, Swallered and hypo'd and some rubbed
 in;
 'But he gets we'll awful slow. "So I'm inst about clean plumb run out Of drugs and of ideas too; And everything's been done, by jing That a mortal man can do. And can't tell if he's goin' to get
 we'll, If he's goin' to live or die; But when it s done don't want none To say Doc Squills don't try"
 -J. W. Foley.
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-25
"HIRING AND FIRING"
 HAMPERS INDUSTRY
Civic Federation Told of Heavy
 Handicap on Trade,

Disclosure of a source of enormous financial loss in American industry an i announcement of the projection of a movement to prevent it by the organi, Zation of state committees of employ CTS in the various industrial states were made in the report of Louis A. Coolidge, chairman of the welfare de partment of the National Civic Fedora tion, at the opening session of its sev- enteenth annual convention in New York city.
 Unnecessary hiring and firing in factories, due largely to unintelligent methods of dealing with the workers. is responsible" said MT. Coolidge. flor a national waste of many million dol lars every year, and this loss can be prevented to a great extent by accord ing better treatment to employees aE regards wages. working conditions an other factors.
 we have thoroughly organized American industry into department, for manufacturing, accounting, selling transportation, etc. We must now ad, department on personal relations which, properly conducted. will do moro to solve the hiring and firing problem than any other effort imaginable. The idea is one of cooperation between em ployer and employee for their mutua benefit"
 Increase in the employment of wo men, both married and unmarried, i$ so appalling. even in the United States under peace conditions, that it be | hOOyes the state to take cOgniZance ac | lively of the statr of women in indus 1 try, was asserted by V. Everit Macy president of the federation, in his open 1 ing address.
 Notwithstanding what may be sai ! to the contrary by our so called femin- ist enthusiasts-mOstly leisure women it is not possible for woman to be q home maker, child bearer and indus ! trial worker at one and the same time. | he said. ''TO enable her to perform he: great function to society without i'm pairment of her own health and that of her progeny should be our contribu tion to posterity. for on the wise solu tion of this problem depends much ol the vitality of future generations.'
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-25
ORDER PERsHING OUT.
General Told to Prepare to Withdraw ys' From Mexico.

General Told to Prepare to Withdraw From Mexico.
 Orders have been issued to Major General Persbing to prepare for a withdrawal of the American troops from Mexico. It is reported in Wash ington he has begun drawing in his outposts preparatory to the march northWard
 Authoritative reports from Mexican sources said the anti-Carranza heads under Villa and Zapata have joined forces for the. overthrow of Carranza Representative of Villa and Zapata it was stated, conferred at length at San Andreas, near Ciudad Juarez, and came to complete agreement. A joint plan of consideration designed to ef fectually dispose of the Carranza mill tary forces was agreed upon, it was stated
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-25
STOCK EXCHANGE
 BALKS AT PROBE
Officials Plead vainIy to Leak Committee.

Officials of the New York Stock Elk change pleaded vainly with the house rules committee conducting the peace note "leak" investigation in New York for a modification of the committees request for the real names of members and customers. President Noble of the exchange said the governors were of opinion the demand imposed great hardship on the brokerage houses and that as only a few houses were in volved they asked for modification ot the order. Mr. Noble added the gOver nors felt they had not the power to en force the order MT. Whipple, counsel to the committee, replied that the en forcement could be left to the commit tee; that they would compel obedience in case of any refusal" MT. Noble haStened to assure the lawyer that there had been no refusal by the gov ernors to do what they could; that all they wanted was modification of the order
 MT Whipple told MT. Noble to inform the governors that they were to do their utmost to carry out the order Oi the committee, leaving the question of enforcement to the representatives.
 Intimation that the ''leak" in the presidents peace notes might have come from one of the capitals of the belligerent nations of Europe was made when MT. Whipple, concluding his ex- animation of S. F.. Streit, told him to request the president of the Stock Elk, change to inquire of all the members if any had received information from abroad regarding Mir. Wilson's mes sage before it was published and if so to furnish the names of such inform ants and their sources of information.
 Limitations that federal legislation to regulate the exchange and all stock transactions might be expected soon was given at the opening of the in quiry. It was brought out that, al. though the governors knew of pools to sell short on advance tips, nothing was ever done to discipline members for it. The house committee is after one man or firm who profited by the slump caused by the leak" To trace the party or firm the committee ordered the board of governors to produce their members lists of customers in trans, actions of Dec. 10 to g.
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-25
BRITISH WIN AT SEA.
Sink Two German Destroyers Off the Dutch Coast.

Two German destroyers were sunk by British naval forces in two engage. ments in the North se", the British ad- miralty announces.
 The first fight took place close to the Dutch coast, and the British forces de stroyed one German craft, while scat. tering the squadron of which this yes sel was part. The German sea forces were considerably punished" accord ing to the admiralty statement.
 The second engagement occurred near Schouwen bank. There destroyer struck torpedo and was later sunk by British ships. Three German officers and forty-fOur men were killed.
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-25
The Art of Embalming.

The modern embalmers have not re- covered the secret of the art as prac- ticed by the old Egyptians and prob- ably never will. Some of the bodies known to us as "mummies" buried 5000 or 4,000 years ago are still in q state of perfect preservation. Back. Of the ancient art lay religious creed The ancient Egyptian believed that after many thousands of years the soul came back to find its body and that if it was not found the soul wandered forever in misery and wretchedness; hence it was absolutely necessary to preserve the body, and hence, finally, the embalmer's art.-New York Amer jean.
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-25
GERMANS RENEW DRIVE.
Bulgars Cross Danube In New Move
 Against Russians.

Bulgarian troops, in pursuance of General von Mackensens renewed drive against the Russians in Molda- via. have crossed the southern arm of the Danube near Tulcea and estab- lished themselves on tho soil of the delta. it is offirially announced by Der lin in the following Statcment:
 At some places in the forest of the Car pathians and on the frontier mountains of MoldaVia there were liVelier artillery duels, the weather being frosty and bright.
 In forefield engagements German and Austrian troops took from the enemy be- tween the Slaric and Putna valleys 1Of prisoners and drove the enemy back.
 South of the Sasinu valley stronger hos tile advances were noted.
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-25
The Snail and the Screw.

It is no doubt true that nearly all human inventions have been suggested by natural objects. An engineer points out an interesting example in the case of the screw, the fundamental iiea of which, he believes, was suggested to primitive man by the spiral shell of thc edible snail. It was not the shape of the shell that suggested the screw, but the spiral motion which 1t is nee essary to give to the body of the snail in order to withdraw it from the shell. This at once showed that an object of j screw shape embedded in solid powerfully resisted attempts to with draw it by a straight pull. The hint was enough, and the screw became one o' the earliest of mans inventions.
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-25
No News Scoops" In Japan.

What is known as scoop" in America does not exist in Japan. If one newspaper has particularly choice item of news 1t communicates it to other papers. What is the use of being selfish? After all, it is the edi- torial opinion that counts, but even in this there is an exchange of "courte- sy," because it is a common thing for one paper to remark that the other recommended editorially as follows yes ay"--Archie Bell in Worlds Out look
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-25
OWN PLANT FOR U. s. NAVY
British Shell Bid Causes Daniels to
 Consider Project.

A federal steel plant to supply wholly or in part the needs of the Unite States navy is under consideration by the navy department, Secretar! Daniels announced.
 The recent pronounced underbiddin. of Hadfields, q British munitionn con cern, in open competition with Ameri can firms for the supply of armor pierc ing projectiles for the navy is under stood to have impressed the depart mpnt with the need for q federal stcr plant.
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-25
WILSON SHIFTS OFFICE.
Will Be at Capitol Part of Time to Spur Congress.

President Wilson has arranged to go to the capitol two or three times each week to keep in close touch with mem bers of the senate and house for the purpose of hurrvinG consideration of his legislative program and avoiding an extra session.
 His room at the capitol has been fit ted up for w".', and conferences.
 MT. Wilson Nants 10 nuSue cOnsid- eration of laws ne advocates, and he expects to degole much of his time during the 1ext few weeks to that end.
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-25
JUSTICE SHEARN PROMOTED
Governor Whitman Names Him to Su-
 preme Bench.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence ]. Shearn has been designated by Cover nor Whitman of New York to succeed Justice Chester B. Mclaughlin in the appellate division. Justice McLangh- lin goes to the court of appeals.
 Justice Shca"n will assurnc his new duties as a:@n as Justice Mclaughlin la6 finished win the cases now befora him.
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-25
An Abrupt Endina.

Winston Spencer Churchill, formerly British first lord of the admiralty, made little talk at a dinner of lit- erary men some years ago, when he was known to fame as only q young author. He began by saying, 'I, like Moses. am the author of five books, but I will not pursue the parallel fur. Eher."
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-25
North Dakota Suffrage Bill Law

The bills granting limited suffrage t, women of North Dakota July 1 and f0E il conetitutionat re(ereudutn arlnn i. ment have heNn signed by G"verno' TEa=1.'. The two Fi'lG wo"" pa.''21 i' both houses by sweeping majoritics.
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-25
East Trade Convention.

Five hundred delegates, representing commercial, imGu 'triIl, financial and agricultural interests in the east. will attend the fourth national foreign +ra"c rnnvcrticn 'n Pittsburgh the lest tt,,,"22 days-of this week under the aus ..;yls or the National Foreign Trade council
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-25
Able, but Not Willing.

Come, now," persisted the lawyer, "are you not able to say of your own knowledge that the defendant was in the room at the time and objected to the whole proceedingr
 Yes, sir" savagely replied the wit ness, "I am able to say it, l reckon, but I'd be telling the biggest lie you ever heard of if 1 did
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-25

The swallow has larger mouth in proportion to its size than has my oth- CT hiwl.
 Tt'e finer hoing n small hunk of sum shine than big bank of fog.-Heury F. Cope.