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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-27
Conscrlpted for Golf.

It seems that form of CONSUMPTION
Is now applied to golf. A writer at
one Of our training camps states that
the officers In one of the main centersl
Of the Royal flying corps have been.
literally ordered to the links, one day
In each week. One of the courses In
the vicinity is quite crowded with
khaki, and the players have begun to
find the fascination of the game and
Its value In making them ft.-Golfing.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-27
Hard-Hea rted.

"Why did you abandon your plan to
become doctor?" asked the motorist.
81 can't bear to see other people suf-
fer" answered the garage man.
"Umph l guess it's all in the point
Of view"
allow is that?"
when you presented me with this bill
for repairs"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-27

an get even with him some day.
he threatened.
whats the matter?" asked a third
party.
81 don't know" replied another
shut wish he'd make the same threat
to me. He owes me for that suit Of
clothes he's wearing"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-27
A Bold Statesman.

81 must say that your congressman
seems to have the courage of his con-
victions."
"How Is that?'
HE dares to speak a good word now
and then for the capitalists Of this
country"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-27
ALARMING SYMPTOMS.

"Dubwaite's bachelor friends are
troubled about him."
"Why SOP"
"They are beginning to think he il
!rretrievably lost to them"
"Still, don't understand"
Although he has been married for
nearly two years, Dubwaite's interest
In his club has not yet revived"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-27
Here First.

Willie was Boosting about his fam
lily. "Our folks came over in the
Mayflower," he declared proudly
Huh That's nothing" said Bobbie.
Il guess they stayed with our folks
the first night after they landed
Boston Evening Transcript.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-27
Tho Kind to Lose.

"What In the world do you want
with set of Schibson's books?"
81 was thinking they might be useful
some day."
mot to read, surely?"
"Oh, no. But when a person loves
good books and wants to keep them, 1t
pays to have few volumes on hand
to lend to careless borrowers"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-27
Iona Walt Ahead.

He-Do you believe In love In cot
tage?
She-Decidedly not
He-How about love In palace?
She-Oh Jack, this is so sudden.
He-Well, it won't be If we've got
to wait until l earn the palace.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-27

"What has become of my almond
cream?"
"Your almond cream?"
"Yes my complexion cream"
81 thought that was some fancy grub
you got for the party last night, so l
spread 1t on the sandwiches. Louis
vile Courier-Journal.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-27
Music of the Spheres.

Mrs. DeGush-Don't you think my
dauy.ter has heavenly voice?
MIR. x-Well-er-now that you
speak of it, there is something I'M
arthly about it.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-27
Nvvice on the Farm.

"What ~ this7"
"A butternut tree"
SLOW Interesting. 30 this Is where
YOU farmers get your butter fromr
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-27
All the Same.

A kiss from a homely girl
Is to my old-fashioned mind
AS good as one from pretty girl
That is. to man that's blind
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-27

THAT poet who lives next door told
with the fire of genius"
Eyes, and his wife borrowed a bod
Of coal from me this morning."
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-03-14
SHEFFIELD.

(Mrs. D. S. Roberts, Correspondent
Irwin ). Brown has purchased the
Joseph Chesley farm one mile above
the village. Possession was given at
once.-George Kendall is at the home
of Joseph Montminy to board for a
while.-Town meeting passed off
quietly. The two Ladies' Aids added
SIS to the treasury.-Everett Laura,
who lives at S. A. Jones' is i'll with
pneumonia His father, Carl Laura
from East Barnard has been called
here to help care for him.-Rev.
Frank O1dridge left for Montreal last
Friday. Rev. Mr. Moore of Lyndon
Vile supplied at the NJ. e. church last
Sunday.-Miss Harriet Jameson was
a weekend visitor at Peacham.-Ar-
thur Bates has the grip.-Ifenry Lyon
was in town over Sunday.-Irwin
Brown was in Barton Saturday on
business.-Leonard Russell was at
Orleans Saturday.-Mrs. ID. S. Roberts
and children spent Saturday at Kirby.
C e. Jones was at his home Sun
day-Mary Phillips returned to Lyn-
don Institute Monday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-03-14
For Vermont Prisoners.

A bill is before the legislature au-
thorizing the establishment Of state
detention farm, the object being to
furnish employment and more liberal
conditions for prisoners. The bill has
merit and with the matter of caring
for convicts before us the experience
of Fulton county, Georgia, has special
interest.
An experimental camp was estab-
lished there in 1916 and the prisoners
are put upon the honor system. About
100 different prisoners have been sent
there and there had not been an at
tempt to escape at the end of the
year. The only building in camp that
is locked is the commisary building.
The men are reported to be more eff
cient than in other camps, to take in
terest in their work and appreciate the
confidence shown them.
How would it do for Vermont, in
stead of going to the expense of buy
ing and equipping a farm, to arrange
for two or three gangs of prisoners
to be quartered near some large high
way construction job, placed upon
their honor, and under the direction of
state officer, employed at road work.
If this proved successful these gangs
could be placed in lumber camp,
fed and cared for under state control,
and allowed to work through the Win
ter. The expense of such an expert
| ment would be small compared with
the expense of equipping a farm, and
would demonstrate the practicability
of employing convicts outside of pris-
on walls. If the negroes in Georgia
have proved themselves worthy of
| such confidence it would seem reason
able to expect good results from the
! white men of Vermont. +
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-03-14
just a "FisIl Story"

The Newport Express and Standard,
always q pessimist on. Vermont fish
and game laws, declares that we do
not need $4,000 fish expert to stock
our waters with razor back bass, por-
cupine perch and hog-rooting steel
head trout" There is some force in
the Observation-Disclosures Herald.
There might be some force to this
objection if there was any truth in the
statement, but there is not. The
state of Vermont does not raise any
bass or perch and has granted in
many instances privileges to clear
ponds of perch by any method to
prepare the waters for the propaga-
ton of trout. The federal hatchery
does raise bass and pike. but they are
not planted in waters inhabited by
trout Steel head trout have been
raised in limited quantities and plant
ed in waters inhabited by perch and
other coarse fish for the purpose of
driving the coarser fish out, with con-
ciderable success
Newspapers should have some
knowledge of the facts before they at
tempt to discredit the work of the
fish and game department.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-03-14
Moro Insults BY Germany.

The arrival of Ambassador Gerard
try some interesting Information that
shows how insulting that country has
been toward the United States. AS
soon as Germany was informed of the
break in diplomatic relations with
this country it refused the American
ambassador the privilege of communi-
eating instructions to American con-
stlls located in Germany His tele-
phone was Immediately put out of
commission and official mail was not
delivered to him. Before the break
with Germany he was granted per-
mission by the German government to
visit British prisoners in the detention
camps as the representative of Eng
land and talk with them, without su-
perrision and out of earshot of the
German officials" but on arrival at
the camp was refused by the German
commandment the right to see the
Z L
twice. but on the third effort he was
allowed to see them under disagree
able conditions -.-...- .-
Further details tell of the effort to
sand bag" Am bassador Gerard into
signing protocol of reaffirmation and
emendation of the old Prussian treaty,
and the delay Germany made in al
lowing him and other Americans to
leave that country. There is no doubt
that if hostilities had been declared
before the ambassador reached Amer
lea the ship bearing him and other
Americans across the Atlantic would
have been sunk by a German sub
marine. He was warned from u reli-
able source this would happen.
It is reported that Ambassador
Gerard has been busily engaged on the
home voyage writing a book on his
experiences in Germany that he in
tends to put upon the market at the
earliest possible date and for this
reason he will not make public much
people would like to know. 1t seems
somewhat questionable for him to at
tempt to make a private fortune of
his public work, but enough is made
public to show that Germany is ready
to outrage this country in every pos
sible way. He doubtless will report to
that would provoke beyond endurance
every person who believes in America
That Germany should be crushed is
concerning her purposes against this
country become known.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-03-14
GREENSBORO BEND.
(Mrs. w. D. Hill, Correspondent.

(Mrs w. D. Hill, Correspondent
Mrs. George Batten and four child
rem are sick with measles.-Mrs.
CLYDE Smith is in the ST. Johnsbury
hospital.=Mrs. A G. Daniels OF st.
Johnsbury was in town Saturday.
Mrs. Mary Weed has returned to her
homie here after spending several
months with relatves.-Fred Demars
of ST Johnsbury was in town over
SUNDAYS. r. Wheeler and Lena
Cutler of Orleans visited over Sunday
at l.. D. Leavitt's .-Mrs. Eliza DEAN
and Homer DEAN were in st. Johns
bury Monday-Mrs. Henry Dewing OF
Glover is at George Battens caring for
measles patients."J B. Silver is able
to be out after having the measles
r. w. Oldstead of Morrisville was in
town Saturday.
Mrs w. D. Hill, Correspondent
N. D. Martin has sold his place
known as the John Barr place to
Richard Allen, possession to be given
May 1st.-Ruth Silver has the
measles.-L. E. Jennings of West DAN
Vile was in town Friday.-Della Hart
son was quite sick Thursday.-Celia
Goethe has been suffering with ton
silitis.-W. d. Hill has had an 1nde-
pendent telephone placed in his home.
Henry Paddleford is working for X.
A. Ritchie-Frank Robinson is work
ing for J. W. WilcoX.-Harry Hoga-
boom is gaining slowly.-A. A. Miles
was at Sumner Hills the last of the
week painting and varnishing.-Glenn
Buck is working for Nellie CaSWell.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-03-14
WEST BARNET.
Death of Mrs. Frank Lackic-Pcr-
SOnal Items.

.-asaa sonar lteH1S.
CThressa c. Blain, Correspondent
Mrs Frank Lackie died Saturday
night after two weeks illness with
Brght's disease She was a splendid
christian woman and will be much
missed in the home and in the church
of which she. was a member, and for
which she labored faithfully. Iantha
Aiken was born in Barnet 81 years
ago, the daughter of Daniel and Susan
Aiken, and spent her entire life in
Barnet She is survived by her hus-
band, two sons, Harry and Leslie
Lackie, q daughter Wanna Lackie,
and two brothers, Daniel Aiken OF
Barnet and William Aiken of Boston.
The funeral was held at the Barnet
Center meeting house, of which
she had long been a member, Tues
day afternoon. at 100. Her pastor.
Rev. A. E. Brownlee, officiated and
interment was in the cemetery at
Barnet Center.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph HASTE visited
at Alvin Blandn's Wednesday.-Mr
and Mrs. Fred McClaren visited rcla-
tives in Wells River Wednesday,
Mrs. Chapman visited at Winnie Har-
vey's part of last Week.-The Priscilla
Club met With MIS-. CnafleS CnOdCe
Thursday with II members present.
A fine supper was served and good
time enjoyed by all.-Mrs Alex Mar
den visited Miss Mary Roy at Barnet
Tuesday-Miss Jennie Appleton Wis
tied at Charles Roys the first OF the
! week-Miss Margaret Blair and Miss
| Ida Nelson are spending few days
! at Elmer Bailey's.-Miss Mena Nc
Allister visited at Margaret Fitzger-
! AIDS Tuesday.-Miss Clara kinner-
/ son was called to Cabot Friday by the
serious illness of her mother.-Bar-
| bara and Lulu Roy visited relatives
| and friends in West Barnet last week.
| About Is couples attended the
dance at West Barnet Thursday night.
| Fine music and a good time was en-
! poyed by all.-Mrs. Fenton Judkins
visited her mother, Mrs. wallace
! Hanson, Tuesday.-Mr. and Mrs. Hen
ry Roy recently visited their father
and mother.-Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Roy attended church at West Barnet
Sunday morning from Boltonville.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-03-14

The Essex County Herald makes
one of the best suggestions on road
building we have noticed in Vermont
papers lately. To pay the interest on
a $2,000,00O. bond ISSUE, it says, would
require a large sum of money each
year and a direct state tax It con-
tinues: cit seems to us the far bet
ter course would be to take the sum
the state would have to pay as inter-
est on this proposed Indebtedness, and
apply it each year to building trunk
lines through the state, the work to-
be done under the direction of the
state highway commissioner. In this
way long before we could pay interest
and principal on two million dollar
debt, the state would have splendid
trunk line highways and be free from
a large and annoying debit That
looks to us like pretty sound reason
ing. Anyone can run into debt but
it would be much more creditable for
Vermont to keep out of debt and get
good roads in stable installments
than to saddle 100000 debt on
the state for the next fifty years.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-03-14
The Food Situation.

We are Indebted to the Secretary
of Agriculture for an exhaustive re-
port on the food situation in this
country in which he shows there is
no shortage of food in this country
and that the high prices prevailing
must be due to some other cause.
The production of corn last season
was nearly equal to the five year av-
erage, oats above it, barley near it,
rye and rice far above it. Meat
products exceeded the five year av
erage by nearly three billion pounds
and the production of milk, butter
and cheese was the highest in history.
There was a marked decrease in the
production of wheat and Irish pota-
toes. There was, however. large
amount of the 1915 wheat crop left
over for this year and the exports of
wheat have been very largely de-
creased. He shows there was wheat
enough this year to supply the normal
needs of this country and leave 1884,
0OO, goo bushels for export. Up to
January first only 100000 bushels
had been exported and exports since
that date have greatly fallen off.
There is a prospect of a greatly in
creased acreage of wheat this year so
the supply of wheat does not warrant
the high price it is bringing.
There is no escaping the fact that
the potato crop is short but it is stat
ed that in many cases about twenty
per cent of the edible portion Of po
tatoes is wasted Another source of
waste of food is the excessive quaint
ties of food served by the well-to-do
and wealthy people, So it would APP
pear that a considerable saving in
this food could be effected. r.
The domestic production of meat
| in 1916 was three billion pounds in
excess of the production, in 1914 and
the tendency iss still upward. 1t is
stated that the number of cattle in
this country January /, 1917 was
100000 greater than on January i,
1916 and the increase in milk cows
for the same period was 100000.
These facts indicate that the pres
ent high prices for food are unwar-
ranted and that greater economy in
food consumption undoubtedly would
cause a considerable reduction in
| them.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-03-14

The Burlington Free Press quotes
the late Ex-Minister Phelps, Ex-Jus-
tice Charles E. Hughes, the late
Charles M. Wilds of Middlebury,
Judge Harland B. Howe, Congressman
i. l.. Greene and numerous Republ-
can platforms, all urging court re-
forms that will make justice more ex-
peditious and procedure more simple.
Yet Il large numb Der of Vermont at
torneys are fighting tooth and nail to
defeat the proposition placed before
the Vermont legislature by Gov. Hor-
ace l.. Graham to employ nine judges
to do the work that seven judges for
merly did. They insist that the state
continue to pay eleven judges to do
this work in the same old way that
has been so generally condemned by
the highest legal authorities. The
question is will the members Of the
legislatures allow them to do this.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-03-14
Former Vermontcrs' Opinions.

In these times of stress the opinions
Vermonters, each strong in the line of
public work with which they have
been identified. have expressed them
selves regarding the American crisis
They are George F. Edmunds, one of
the statesmen Of America, and George
Harvey. one of the strongest editorial
wrote a message to Senators Dilling-
ham and Page as follows:
'I beg and, petition you, once my
constituents and later my. representa-
tiyeS, to urge the Senate to insert in
any act proposed for the protection of
life and property on the high seas and
as partial retribution for the awful
crime committed by the submarine
vessels of Germany to provide that
the naval forces of the United States
shall without delay proceed to capture
or destroy such German submarine
war vessels wherever found upon the
high seas"
Mr.. Harvey was writing of the
breaking off of diplomatic relations
with Germany before the German plot
had become known or SO many Ameri-
cans had lost their lives at sea. He
said in the North American Review:
$50 long as We remained a disunited
people, with an uneasy conscience and
a bitter sense that in this. the most
moving tragedy in the worlds history,
we had, played but Il paltry part our
potential strength for justice, and
righteousness was as good as wasted
and we could neither speak nor act
asa nation. 1t is the stern
condition. of the stern times in which
we live that International influence is
impossible without either power or
respect, and readiness to use the one
and cultivate the other
But now, thank Heaven, we have
ceased to be neutral. We have now
at long last taken sides. and the side
we have taken is the side of democ-
racy, of public faith. of all that
makes for right dealing between ma
tons - = We hope that
he fthe president) will Danish all half
heartedness, face the issues squarely
and embrace the allied cause without
reservations and in the full light of
the world It would be unworthy
both of our dignity and of his mas
cuiine intelligence if he paltered with
this fundamental issue or allowed ii
TO stand over in the hope that the
course of events would solve it fol
him."
These strong men have spoken
what every thermometer feels and the
sober judgment of tho American PEG.
pie at large.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-03-14
The board of aldermen Of the city


e The board of aldermen of the city
of Manchester, N. H., has appointed
a committee of three aldermen to act
in cooperation with five citizens in
formulating a practical plan for the
utilizing of public and private land
FOR gardening purposes in order to
increase the supply of edibles. This
seems like a very desirable move.
Doubtless there are heads of a thous-
and families in that city who have
the time to cultivate enough land to
raise all of the vegetables needed in
their families. Let the land be made
available at actual cost of production.
The plan is worthy of consideration
right here in st. Johnsbury. There
are large number of families here
who should produce their own vege-
tables and if they would do it they
could materially reduce the cost of
living. Every sqaare rod of land that
can be made productive right here in
this village will add something to the
value of production in st. Johnsbury.
Look your ground over, get hoe and
a spade and join the ranks of st.
Johnsbury producers.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-03-14
GRoToN.
A Drama Presented By East Topslam
TaIcnt.-TOWn News.


TaIent-TOWn News.
Mrs G. H Mills, Correspondent
The drama Nevada" or THE Lost
Nine" was presented in the opera
house here last Wednesday evening to
a large house by the East Topsham
Dramatic Club.
= Mrs. Cameron of Wells River visit
ed her aunt. Mrs. Abbie Hunt. last
week.-Rola Barnes cut his right
hand quite badly while working with
The saving machine at Charles Moul-
son's. 1t is healing well.-A meeting
IF the Woman's Home Missionary So
eiety was held with Mrs. F. w. Lewis
Tuesday afternoon, at which the mite
boxes were opened, which contained
l good sum. Refreshments of ice
cream and cake were served-Mrs
Wiley of st. Johnsbury was called
aere Thursday by the sickness in the
family of her daughter, Mrs. J. c.
Chalmers. The whole family are sick
with the grip and tonsilitis.-Eugen
Williams and baby are both sick with
he measles.-S. L.. Annis finished
work on the railroad Saturday night
Ind John Hatch will take his place
4 St. Patrick's supper will be served
1T the Baptist church Friday night,
March 16.-John Chalmers is sick
With tonsilitis.-Mrs. Chrissie White
aill> and sister, Mrs. Maggie Mead,
'eturned to their home here Thursday.
They spent the winter at Mrs. Mead's
home in Dorchester, Mass-Horace
lanes cut his foot quite badly Tues
lay while hopping.-Percy Lund of
Bradford was in town Thursday
Mrs. n. r. Caldwell and infant son
came home Friday from the Mary
Fletcher hospital in Burlington. They
were accompanied by DR.. N. r. Cald-
well.-Marshall Robinson attended
he automobile show in Boston last
Weekday Wilson, who has been
working for Horace James, has moved
his family to G. A. Ricker's house and
ne is working in the stone shed-Miss
Margaret Chalmers of Barre visited at
!. Fl. Pillsbury's last week-Mr. and
Mrs. E. D. Kicker were sick with the
grip last week. Mr. Kicker is able to
be out again.-Rev. F. w. Lewis was
in Waits River Monday to officiate at
funeral.-Miss Mildred Teller was
sick Monday and unable to teach, so
there was no school in the intermed-
late room.-Mrs. E. J. Clark is recov-
ering from her severe attack of the
grip.-The Ladies' Aid served dinner
1T the Methodist church town meeting
lay.-The school in the south district
closed Friday for the spring vacation.
Mrs. Andrew Benzie is working at
e. F. Clark's.-Miss Dora Chase, who
has been working in Lowell, Mass, is
at the home of her parents, Mr. and
| Mrs. Roy Vance.-The 'Needlccraft
met with Mrs. D.. G. Farrow last
| Thursday afternoon.