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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-08

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Charles ]. Torrey, Mr.. and Mrs. Elroy
Torrey and Merton Torrey of Addison
were guests yesterday at Forrest South
ards after all had attended the funeral
of Mrs. Scion Rogers.
Charles McCollom of Pittsfield was
here yesterday. He has worked most of
the winter on w. K. Barrows' new mill
at Stockbridge. He formerly worked on
number of buildings here.
The following grand and petit jurors
for county court were chosen at the
town meeting: Grand jurors-E. L. Dear
ing, w. II. Arnold, w. L. Parsons, Edgar
Trask, G. E. Durham, Il. L. Bass, p. A.
Bowen, A. w. Perkins, e. S. Tewksbury
and III. l.. Washburn. Petit jurors-W
G. LaRock, +. R. West, c. E. Clahin,
G. G, Morse, j. M. French, z. e. Holbrook,
G. G. Washburn, j. NJ. Booth, w. H.
Preston, w. G. Whitaker, J. C. Gilman
and j. w. Sharpe.
A. L. Cady was in Barnard yesterday
to attend the funeral of Henry B. Put
nam and was at Randolph cemetery with
the funeral party of Mrs. Florence Wy
man.
John Bush has moved from +. \.
Northrup's house to John Haley's house.
F. A. Burridge and Walter Lewis are
in Boston to attend the automobile show.
Miss Olive Merrill is working this
week in the office of NJ A. Sturtevant of
South Royalton, superintendent of
schools
w. w. Marshall has been home from
Windsor for few days.
Mrs. Mark Savage and her four chill
dren are i'll with measles. Mr.. Savage is
home from Windsor to care for them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Faxon Bowen, jr., of
Springfield, Mass, Oliver Fl. Luce of
Cambridge, Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Neff
of Stockbridge, Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Luce
OF Gaysville were called here by the
death and funeral of Mrs. Florence wy
man.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-08
RANDOLPH
Body of Mrs. Florence Wyman Brought
from Bethel

The remains of the late Mrs. Florence
Wyman were brought from Bethel on
Wednesday and later will be inferred
in this cemetery, Mrs. Wyman had
reached the age OF go years and had been
i'll from tubercular trouble for long
time, at the home of her daughter, Mrs
Wesley Collins, in Bethel, where her
death occurred on Monday. Deceased
is survived by two daughters. Mrs. Col
Inns, with whom she was at the time of
her death, and Mrs. Luce, better known
here as Ethel Wyman. She is also sur
vivcd by several grandchildren. For years
Mrs. Wyman lived in town, where she
was we'll known, but as her health failed,
she gave up her home here and went to
live with her daughter. Rev. S. G. Suit
or ofiiciated here at the burial
Mrs. George Billings of this place has
remarkable plant, Towering maple,
which is about four feet high and has
upon it $50 buds and blossoms, in beati-
full shades of pink.
The repairs upon the upper part of 3.
A. Thomas store are about completed,
the steel ceiling having been placed and
fresh paper and paint given the same,
which makes a decided Improvement.
New openings have been made to in
crease the size of the room also which
will add much to the convenience as well.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Bragg were in
Waitsfeld over Sunday with Mr. Bragg's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Bragg. and
on their return the first of the week,
Mrs. Francis Bragg returned home with
them to remain the rest of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Dubuc of Rutland are
passing a few days in town with the
latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Emery.
Indications are favorable for the
building of the new hotel, as it is under
stood that the builder would like a place
to five during his stay here.
The Half Century store is closed this
week. while taking an inventory. Mr..
Lazelle's interest is still owned by Mrs.
Lazelle, and it is necessary to rearrange
matters somewhat in view of his death.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-08
What to Do for
Itching Skins

There is usually immediate relief for
skins itching, burning and disfigured by
eczema, ringworm, or similar torment
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-08
BETHEL
M. ]. Buck Elected Chairman of Board oil
Selectmen.

The selectmen met Tuesday and or.
ganized by electing NJ. J. Buck chairman
OF the board. The appointiys town offices
were tlled as follows. Fence viewers,
f. 5. Blossom, jr., G. s. Putnam and
L. Z. Dean; pound keeper, c. @. Morse;
surveyors OF wood, j. A. Graham and
A. n. Washburn; weighers Of coal, c. O.
Spaulding and A. n. Washburn.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-08
CHELSEA
Proposed New Hotel, to Cost Not Less
than $4,000, Exempted from Taxation.

The local town meeting passed off with
the usual peace and harmony that is
characteristic of Chelsea town meetings
The following officers were elected: Mod.
orator, Stanley G. Wilson; clerk and
treasurer, w. r. Townsend school di-
! rector for three years, to succeed Dean
Ii. Gilman, Henry Menard; lister Tor
three years, Ernest Nj. Young, to sue
coed himself; selectman, Stanley z. VIII
son. to succeed himself; auditors, for
one year, Harry X. Wshart; two years,
Leon G. Ordway, three years, Lyle X.
Beckwlh; constable, o. +. Burgess;
overseer of the poor, Benjamin ID.
Adams; Albert G. Bradshaw was elect
ed road commissioner for the west side
of the town and Charles II. Baraw was
elected road commissioner for the east
side of the town; town grand jurors,
William H. Sprague and Il. Ralph Walk
er; agent, George L. Stowe, On the
question of license, the town went no,
while on the question of a druggist Ii.
cense, yes voted prevailed. 1t was voted
to exempt from taxation for term OF
five years the Orange County Hotel cor
poration's property, provided hotel be
built to cost not less than $4,000, such
exemption to become operative on the lst
day of April, after the house has been
opened to the public. Whole tax, $2,l0,
and it is expected that the selectmen will
erect new cement bridge at the june
ton of the STAFFORD road and the Chel
sea Tunbridge highway the coming sea-
son.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-01-25
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PROTECT YOUNG FRUIT TREES
Something Should Be Done to Keep
Rabbits Away During Winter
Season--Some Use Paper.

Young fruit trees should be pro-
tected from the rabbits during the
winter season for two or three years
after they are set in the orchard.
Some do this by tying paper about the
trunks of the young trees; others paint
the trunks with blood from the
slaughter house; and still others APP
ply mixture consisting of soap, water
and some other ingredient like tar, or
carbolic acid, to the trunks of the trees
to q distance Of Is inches or more
above the ground. OF these three
methods, the second. with one writer,
proved to be the most successful.
For years he used the first method
that of tying papers about the trunks
of the trees-but he found that in
sects harbored beneath the paper; also
that 1t took a great deal Of work and
time to fasten the paper about the
trees. especially If there were many
trees to be protected, so he discarded
this method and is now using the old
method of painting the trunks Of the
young trees with blood.
For best results, tie blood should be
applied two or three times during q
winter. 1t can be applied with a brush,
or swab Of rags tied on the end Of a
stick.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-01-25
SUCCESS IN FEEDING SHEEP
More Use Of Brains Required In Han.
ding Animals Than In Any Other
Line OF Agriculture.

Mr.. G. G. Starr, who buys and feeds
several thousand lambs each year, In
q talk to the Missouri sheep feeders
recently, said:
ITO be successful feeder requires
more use of brains than any other line
Of agriculture.
1.-THE successful feeder must be on
the watch for things to happen in the
pens.
care in being punctual with break.
fast for lambs will do wonders.
"The greatest trouble we have In
feeding Is to induce our partners and
customers to feed plenty. No one
ever made sheep fat by stunning them.
Lambs really do best in dry lots
when the feeding begins too late to
use green blades of corn and grass.
They have a disposition to wander
and will not stay with the feed unless
more or less closely confined.
Enough troughs should be provided
for grain feeding so that all can get
all the grain they desire.
"The water should always be fresh
and clean; have plenty Of it In troughs
so that sheep can easily drink.
"Plenty Of corn is always needed.
Cottonseed meal is very useful, espe-
cially when silage is used. A pound
of silage per head per day is about
enough"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-01-25
REPAIRS WILL SAVE MONEY
On Average Farm There Is No Well.
Equipped Shop for Making
Necessary Alterations.

(By w. w. CARLSON. Kansas Agricul.
tural College.)
On the average American farm there
is no satisfactory place to make the
necessary repairs and improvements
to the machinery and buildings which
are so vital to the success and comfort
of the people.
During the winter months when
there usually is considerable idle time,
the needed repairs can be made and
many dollars saved. Besides there
is probably nothing that will be of
greater interest to the ingenious boy
and boys are all more or less ingenious
than to be provided with neat,
well-equipped shop where he will be
free to a certain extent to develop his
constructive talents.
The development may be rather
crude at first, but with good tools and
suitable surroundings it will not be
long until he will be constructing
many useful articles and making val.
liable repairs. Moreover, he will be
developing the industrial side of his
nature, point that must not be over
looked.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-01-25
WIRE SCREENING FOR TREES
Mulch Affords Protection for Mice Dur.
ino Cold Weather-Some Orchard.
lists Use Paper.

II your young trees were mulched
and not properly protected from mice
and rabbits, you will probably be sur
prised when you visit the orchard to
find that many Of them have been
ruined. Mulch is good thing for the
trees. but 1t Is also a good thing for
mice. as 1t affords them the best pro-
lection during the winter. and they
gather in large numbers around the
foot Of the trees and eat away the
bark.
Protection is easy. The best material
is wire screening. although some use
tnrred paper and veneer from wood.
Some orchardists practice tramping
snow around the base Of their trees,
hut oftentimes this is neglected and
the trees are injured before the work
Is accomplished. The protectors should
be pressed into the ground deep enough
to prevent the mice from crawling un-
der. Personally I prefer wire screen
ing, but in case tarred paper Is used
It should be promptly removed in the
spring to prevent injury from scalding.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-01-25
NAMES OF BRITISH POLICE
They Are Numerous but cooper"
"Peeler" and Bobby" Those Most
Frequently Used.

It would be interesting to have a list
of the names by which the British po'
lice are known. Copper" ''peeler"
and "bobby" are probably the most
prevalent, and they carry their deriva'
tons with them, An officer who cops
people is copper; and the name OF
the founder of the force, Sir Robert
Peel, explains the other two styles. In
many parts a policeman is called q
'slop," corruption Of "ecilop" ("po.
lice" spelt backward). In Dundee q
policeman is "shout," the name hav.
ing originally been got from the
fact that he wore a helmet with bold
peak fore and aft. Hotten's Slang Die.
tionary, published in 1864, makes no
mention of "rozzers' or "slops." But
how many would recognize the police
man under the name of "cossack,"
"crusher," frog" raw lobster" IN.
p" (member Of the police), nam"
(probably backslang for 'man"), or
"Philistinew A "beak" is only mag.
istrate now, but Hotten gives police
men as an alternative meaning. BLUE
bottle" for a policeman Is now extinct,
but no vehicles are called policemen"
now, as the earlier flies or "bluebot-
ties" sometimes were.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-01-25
ART OF ANCIENT CRETANS
It Was Very Different From That Of
Early Egyptian Times, Says
Writer In Century.

"There could hardly be stronger
temporaneous arts of Crete and Egypt,
for 1t is a contrast in fundamental as
well as in superficial qualities. Cretan
art Is not monumental; 1t Is an art OF
small things-of things so often small
In idea as well as in material scale,
that genre is the term that best de-
scribes them. Again, in its most char
acteristic phases, Cretan art is not
cOnventiOnalized, but is singularly I'M
trammeled, naturalistic. And its spirit,
Its aims, Its themes, are not grave and
religious, but secular and animated,
writes Mrs. Schuyler Van Rensselaer, In
the Century.
I'm Crete there were no great tenn
pies, but closely built towns and wide
ly extended, tall palaces of innumer-
able rooms, passages, and courts.
There were no great stone cOlonnades
or sculptured walls. The few stone
columns that remain, with indications
that there were many more of wood,
are poor and plain in form. Generally
the walls were plastered and painted,
and often the paintings with human
figures were very small in scale. In
no material did the Cretans attempt
large works of sculpture in the round,
nor, despite their naturalistic tenden-
cies, did they practice that art of por-
traiture wherein Egypt excelled. On
the other hand, we marvel at their skill
when we look at their small figures
and reliefs, sometimes Of stone, more
often of ivory, metal, or pottery, at
their engraved gems, and their inlays,
exquisitely wrought with crystal, ivory.
colored paste, and the precious metals.
We know from Mycenae what the
Egean goldsmith could do, and there Is
proof that he did as well in the mother
island at much earlier time. In deco
rated pottery the Cretan did much bet
ter than the Egyptian, and almost the
only things that he seems to have
cared to make impressive by reason of
their size are his jars Of pottery and
stone"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-01-25
WHEN DICKENS WAS thrash"
What the Youngsters Of New York
City Had to Read In the
Year 1854.

A book reviewer, telling of the use
full work Of John Cotton Dana OF the
Newark free public library, called at
tention to the list of authors whose
books were most frequently called for
in the public libraries a dozen years
ago. The list was headed by Marion
Crawford, Rosa NOuchette Carey and
Alexander Dumas.
An Illuminating parallel Is found
in the first installment Of "A History
of the New York Public Library, pub.
lished in that library's July bulletin,
remarks writer in the New York Sun.
Joseph Green Cogswell, the New Eng
land schoolteacher who became the
mentor of John Jacob Astor in the mat
ter of libraries, was almost as curious
us Mr. Dana to learn what the public
was reading. The Astor library IN
Lafayette place was opened January
8, 1854, with about 10000 volumes, and
Cogswell watched the public with keen
eye.
Everything goes on very smoothly
he wrote to George Ticknor after his
library had been open six weeks 1.-The
readers average from one to two hun
dred daily, and they read excellent
books, except the young fry, who EN-
ploy all the hours they are out OF
school in reading the trashy, as Scott,
Cooper, Dickens, Punch and the Illus
trated News. Even this is better than
spinning street yarns, and as long as
they continue perfectly orderly and
quiet, as they now are, shall not OBJ.
ject to their amusing themselves with
poor books"
Poor books! Then what did libra.
rian of that day consider good books!
Well, the books asked for at the Astor
library were Woodhouse's "AstronO.
N.Y." FrOntinus' "Asiatic Researches
Alternately on diseases of the stomach,
Moore's poems, Cuvier's "Animal King
DOM" Goldsmith's works and some
others not quite so light. The fright
thinking citizen" wanted to read some.
thing that would last. But the young
fry, who did not know what literature
was and were quite devoid of culture,
sat down and frittered away the gold.
en- hours by reading 'Ivanhoe" and
1.-THE Spy" and David Coppertield."
And we fancy that as the years went
on these lowbrow fry haunted the AS
tor library waiting for chance at "A
Tale of Two Cities" sour Mutual
Friend" and the other poor books"
which Dickens kept on turning out
Some of these are still observed oD
the shelves from which FrOntinus
"Asiatic Researches" are unaccount'
ably missing.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-01-25
TRAINING BOYS TO
PROFIT BY FARMING
IMPORTANT PART OF THE WORN
OF THE COUNTY DEMON
STRATION AGENT.
ADDS TO SCHOOL INTEREST
10 Recognized A. Necessary TO
the Agricultural Develop
ment OF the
state.

College Park, Md, Jan. 25.-Ths
records Of the Extension Service for
the past year show that one OF the
most important pieces Of work done by
the County Demonstration Agents OF
the State has been the training OF our
country boys in profitable methods OF
farming. In no section of the country
has greater interest been aroused or Is
there a sincerer wish on the part OF
all classes Of people to see the young
farmer of tomorrow properly encour-
aged to educate himself for success
full farming. The improvement OF corn
and potato yields by following demon
stration methods, the growing OF more
profitable pigs and poultry, making
money out of the home orchard,-these
are some of the things the young farm
ers enrolled by County Demonstration
Agents under the leadership OF the
State College Of Agriculture have done
and are doing. Even more important
is the revolution II is causing IN the
way the father and mother feels to-
ward the boy. They are realizing that
the way to make him happy and con.
tented and to wed him to profitable
farm life Is to give him the oppor-
tunity to farm for himself, to meet
with other boys, and to have bank
account of his own. True farm part
nership is fast becoming characteristic
Of Maryland and in future that holds
a promise of both profit and honor
many Of our boys see something
worthy Of their work and ambition.
In reporting on his work among the
boys, County Agent E. F. White, OF
Queen Anne. which has held the cham
pionship for three years. says: THE
winner in our Queen Anne County
Club, ]. Earl Smith, grew 11O.5 BUSH
els of standardized shelled corn at a
cost Of 1916 cents per bushel, The
average yield for the county, according
to official records is 80 bushels per
acre BY carefully selecting and grad
ing their seed corn, planting only In
well-prepared seed beds, and giving
frequent shallow cultivation our corn
club boys have been able to raise an
average of "a bushels to the acre, or
IS bushels more than the average for
the county, and at cost As per cent.
of the county average" nor should
we forget to add that the boy who
raises an average crop OF corn like
the above and puts the profit to his
account is certain to become prog
ressive farmer in his home county and
a pupil in his school who sees the
value OF education as applied to farm
life.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-01-25
The Jealous Youth.

The Employer-If my wife calls up,
say that l have gone out.
The Office Boy-Yes, sir; I'll say it
every time she calls up.
The Employer-You mustn't do that.
My wife would have a poor opinion of
your truthfulness.
The Boy-Yes, sir; she has 1t now.
The Employer-What do you mean?
The Boy-Why, she called up this
morning and asked me If / was the
new boy. An I said, "Yes, ma am"
And she said it was no place for a
truthful boy. She said you had no
use for truthful boy. Then she
said: did you ever tell lie7" And
said, "No, ma'am."
"And what did she say?"
"She said: You'll do y"-Cleveland
Plaindealer.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-01-25
New and Useful Metal,

In locating bits of metal, French sur
geons use an electro vibrator, but this
sets up oscillations in ordinary surgi-
cal instruments as well as In the frag-
ment sought, and non-metallic instru-
ments have been found necessary. Ber-
gonie and Guillaume report that iron
nickel alloys as a material offer diff
culties Of manufacture. A more suit
able metal has been found in so-called
''baros," which has been used for
weights of precision, and is 30 per
cent nickel, the remainder consisting
of chromium, manganese, and little
copper. 1t works like mild steel, is
practically uncomfortable, and is not af-
fected by magnetic vibrations.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-01-25

winter, in sections of the country
where there is sufficient snowfall to
cut off their supply Of favorite food
heritage of all sorts.
The majority of eastern states pro-
tect rabbits during the greater part OF
the year, although many of these
states have provisions enabling farm
ers and fruit growers to destroy the
animals in order to protect their crops
and trees. Trapping is very effective.
A simple, practical trap may be easily
made which will catch many rabbits.
Thus will the opportunity for damage
be lessened, and very palatable food
for the table be cheaply supplied. If
one is near enough to good market,
the boys may make considerable mon
ey by trapping rabbits to sell.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-01-25
Lime 10 Probably Used.

College Park, Nd, Jan. 25.-Reports
received by the Agricultural Extension
Service from County Demonstration
Agents in every section OF Maryland
indicate that lime Is being moro and
more used as necessary part OF sue
cessful crop production in the State.
In this connection, valuable informa-
ton regarding the use Of lime has
been issued by the Maryland Agricul-
tural Experiment Station in a circular
prepared by Nicholas Schmitz. Of the
Agricultural Extension Service. He
urges the liberal use OF lime, saying:
1.-THE kind OF lime to apply will de-
pend almost entirely upon the relative
cost of the different forms. The main
function Of lime is to correct acidity.
Any form will do this. but 1t requires
practically twice as much ground lime
stone or oyster shells, and one and
one-Quarter times as much hydrated
lime as burned lime to do the same
amount Of good. The nneness to
which the raw material is ground de-
termines to great extent its ef-
fectiveness The finer the better.
whether we should use lime de-
rived from limestone or oyster shells
depends upon how we are situated
with regard to transportation, since
freight rates are an important item to
consider. We cannot say that either
source Of lime Is decidedly better than
the other.
How and When To Apply Lime.
1.-THE method Of spreading lime will
depend upon the kind used. If we use
lump lime we may slack 1t In large pile
and spread it with manure spreader,
or 1t may be placed in small piles over
the field and after stacking, spread
with shovels. II the latter method Is
used, 20 pounds heaps Il peck) placed
20 feet apart each way, or l bushel
40 feet each way, will provide about
one ton per acre. The small piles
have the advantage over the larger
ones in Stacking more readily, and on
account of being closer together. will
not necessitate 1t being thrown so far
with the shovels when spreading. Mix
ing Stacked lime with fine earth before
spreading will make 1t less disagree
able to handle.
IF the ground stone or hydrated
lime be used, the most convenient way
to distribute 1t will be with lime
spreader. Caustic limo should never
be mixed with manure or commercial
fertilizers. 1t Is better to pillow the
manure under and put the lime on top
Of the soil after blowing. II com
mercial fertilizer is used the lime
should be applied few weeks before
the application of the fertilizer is
made.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-01-25
FEEDING MILK TO CHICKENS
According to Nebraska Experiment
Station Practice viii Double
Production Of Eggs.

The use of milk In feeding chickens
will double egg production, according
to the poultry section Of the Nebraska
experiment station at Lincoln. "The
hen never lays an egg until all the In
gradients necessary for the complete
development Of chick are present"
the station announced.
"Since the egg contains protein as
well as carboh5 drates, any amount of
carbohydrates fed in the form Of grain
will not offset the necessity Of protein.
Milk given to the birds, either as
drink, or In the form of wet mash, will
double egg yields. Commercial meat
scrap is Of equal value, and may he
substituted when milk cannot be OBJ.
tanned"