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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-30
HIGH COST OF LIVING.
xs An Old, Old Story and Was Told
1000 Years AGO.

<,VVU Years ago.
A wifes letter 1000 years old was
unearthed recently In the ruins OF the
Serapoum, the temple OF Memphis, the
great city OF ancient Agypt. TIE let.
ter was written by Lsias TO her hus-
band Hephaestion, who had deserted
her. There were two letters, In fact,
the first bearing date equivalent 10
July "a, 1s6 B. @. In them the wife
reproaches her husband for neglect OF
his family, and. what is particularly
interesting at the present time, she
complains of the high cost of living.
Here are some extracts from the first
letter. 'Isias to Hephaestion, her hus-
band. Greetings-If you ere we'll and
other things are turning out with you
according to your wishes it would be
as perpetuslly pay the gods. ! my
self am in good health, and the child
and all In the house make mention OF
you continually. When received your
letter from Horus, In which you ex-
plainSd that you were III retreat In the
Serapoum at Memphis, I Immediately
gave thanks to the gods that you were
well. But that you do not return dis
tresses me, for having piloted myself
and your child through such a crisis
and having come to the last extremity
because Of the high cost OF corn, and
thinking that your return would bring
Inc relief, you have never even thought
of returning or shared 1onlS for my
helpless state. New York World.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-30
Panic Starts by Stoflng Up Food.

The September Womsn's Home Com.
panion prints an article in which the
writer says:
MANY foodstuffs are prepared contin.
uously: that is, they are produced in
even quantities throughout the year.
They should therefore be purchased only
as needed. In many communities there
are only two or three or perhaps six
months supply in advance. This is
sufficient if everyone buys only for the
weekly needs. But if one third of the
people suddenly decide TO purchase
two.months' supply, then the purchas
ing will be in excess of the rate of man
ufaeture or of production, with the re-
suit that the stocks in the retail and
wholesale trade will be entirely depict.
ed. Panicky buying means inevitably
soaring prices.
Zone of the best illustrations of this
occurred last summer in Germany Ger
many is one of the great salt-producing
nations Of the world, In peace times
Germany was an exporter of salt. After
the war was under way the German gov
eminent estimated the capacity of the
salt plants, estimated the needs of the
people, on the table, in the kitchen, in
the conservation of food, for animals,
and in industries. Since labor was scarce
they allowed just enough men to remain
in the salt works to produce each week
the sum of their weekly needs as calcu-
lated. Wholesalers carried enough for
their stores, and the retailers the same,
and the country had about months
supply of salt, with limitless supplies
Suddenly someone started
the cry of a salt famine. Ten million
people, or thereabouts, frsntically rushed |
10 purchase all the salt in all the local |
stores in the neighborhoods. The re-
'ult was that the available stock of salt |
Then the people who need
ID salt TO conserve meats found that |
here was none upon the market, and
before the production Of the salt plants
.ould be speeded up by sending add.
ional labor. thousands of pounds of
neat had been destroyed on account
# the lack of salt"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-30

A passport TO the north pole was is
sued some years ago by the governor
of the province of Tobolsk, which
stretches along the Russian shores of
the Arctic ocean. The official was ap-
preached by two men who had been
engaged to proceed to the north with
an English expedition then fitting out.
Their petition was for a passport to
the pole itself. but the governor point
ed out that the pole was as likely to
be In their home province as In any
other, that it was extremely unlikely
they would reach it and that IL they
did there We're no police there to ex-
anime their credentials At last, how
ever. to satisfy them he ordered the
issue OF document allowing them TO
pass without let or hindrance to the
north pole.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-30
VOLCANO STILL ACTIVE
One in San Salvador Has Been in Erup.
ton Since June 2.

San Salvador, Republic of San Saliva
dor, Aug. 30 Correspondence of the As
sociated Press The San Salvador vol
cano which burst into violent eruption
on the night of June last, still con
tinues to hurl into the air at intervals OF
from half minute to a minute quaint
ties of red hot stones. These emissions
are accompanied by tremendous explo.
sions, like the firing together of hun.
bred pieces of heavy artillery. Smaller
stones glowing with heat are thrown
5000 feet in the air and larger ones 500
to 500 feet.
In the great eruption of June I, when
scores of persons were killed or injured.
vast quantities of burning lava poured
from vents in the sides of the ancient
volcano, spreading over the valleys of FL
Pinar and Las Chintos. These fields Of
fire now mostly have cooled
A lake which occupied the old crater
was undisturbed by the first eruption,
but, few days later, il began to throw
off steam. For p DAYS it continued to
boil from subterranean heat and when
at the end of that period the water of
the lake had evaporsted, it was possible
to observe that a new crater had been
formed within the mouth of the old one.
II is from this new crater that erup-
tions now take place az regular intervals
The spectacle is awe-inspiring Millions
Of tons of burning stones have been
thrown out on the dry bed rock. where
they continue to glow. Nevertheless il
is possible to 20 within q few hundred
Yards Of the old crater without danger
md some men even have lowered them
selves into the old crater with ropes.
Excursions 70 the volcano from all
lsrts Of the country are popular as a
abroad runs from san Salvador - san !
a Tecls. eight miles from the volcano. ]
The remainder Of the journey Is made on
iorssback-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-30
THINNEST SOAP BUBBLES.
They Almost Give Us a Sight Of the
Invisible Molecules.


Invisible Molecules.
What is soap bubblei Nothing but
film OF water molecules held together
by the cohesive power of soap In solu-
ton. A soap bubbles size and strength
depend upon the right composition Of
the mixture that furnishes It's mate
rial. The colors In a soap bubble are
due to what is known in physics as the
interference of light, and depend upon
the varying thickness Of the film of
water.
IL is a singular fact that the last
color to appear on soap bubble just
before ii breaks is a gray tint. The
thickness OF the film when this tint
appears upon IL is less than the one
hundred and fifty-six- thousandth Of an
inch.
Were a soap bubble to be me~aified
to the size OF the earth and the mole
cules magnified in proportion. then the
whole structure would be as coarse
grained as a globe OF small lead shot
touching one another at their surfaces.
In the blowing OF soap bubble there
is presented the spectacle of the
stretching of liquid to the extreme
limit OF It's capacity. In this way we
come nearer to sight of the invisible
molecules of matter than could be got
in any other way no matter how elab-
crate the Observation-Disclosures
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-30
DOGS WANTED
IN u. S. ARMY
Baker and Gorgas Indorse Bill Filed in
Senate-If You Can't Go,
Send Fido.

Washington, Aug. eff you can
go TO war, send Fido.
Secretary Baker, Surgeon General Cor
gas and the war college yesterday
agreed that Fido, Spot and all their kir
in America dogdom should do their bi,
against the Boche.
They Endorsed the bill introduced in
the Senate by Senator Brady, Idaho
providing that the army get 1000 pa
triotic American dogs for war service
in France.
Most of them are to be recruited by
voluntary enlistment. Your dog will be
welcomed.
After training at selective service can
tonments in this country the dogs would
be used as camp guards, trench sentries,
scouts and aids to Red Cross workers
in recovering wounded on the battle
fields.
Thousands of Alaskan dogs already
are at the French and Italian fronts
England's and Germany's dogs are doing
their bit.
European armies have $4,000 dogs in
service" said Senator Brady yester.
day Their ability to perform certain
services is marvellous. They can pick
out wounded man in the blacklist
night on a battlefield. They quickly
distinguish between friend and foe and
also are valuable couriers. Their ODE
dience is unquestioning, their keep little
and their value fully proved.
Secretary Baker has written me a
letter indorsing my bill and saying the
Minister Dog club of New York has Of
fered 100 dogs. | believe we'd get all
the dogs needed as gifts, buying a few
special breeds for specific services"
Secretary Bakers letter stated that
the war college and Surgeon General
5orgas were strongly in favor of using
The dogs,
Under Senator Brady's plan military
.rainers would be provided with the
.ank of captain in the army, Secretary |
Baker would appoint an officer to Sc
ect the dogs offered.
In the army appropriation bill of 1916
money was asked to buy war dogs, but
he request was stricken out by the
House.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-30
Topics of the
Home and
Household.

II is said that adding fresh grated
horse radish to every jar of pickles will
make them not only crisp but of an ex-
ceptionally nice flavor.
Some newspapers have advocated the
using of rhubarb leaves as greens, but
the United States department of agri.
culture is authority for the statement
that cooking develops an acid in the
leaves which to some persons is quite
poisonous.
When salt hams or tongues are
cooked they should be instantly put into
cold water, as the change from the boil
ing water they were cooked in to the
cold water loosens the skin from the
flesh, and it peels off without any trou-
BILE.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-30
THE WONDERFUL
FRUIT MEDICINE
Thousands Owe Health And
Strength To "Fruit-d-tiveS"

"FRUIT.A-TIVES", the marvellous
medicine made from fruit juices = has
relieved moro cases of Stomach, LftS','.
Blood, kidney and Skin Troubles Than
any oLsey medicine. In severe cases
of rheumatism, Sciatica, Lumbago,
Pain in the Back, Impure Blood, Ncu-
ralgia, Chronic Headaches, Chronic
Constipation and Indigestion, "Fruit-
a.tives" has given unusually effective
results. BY its cleansing, healing
powers on the eliminating organs,
"Fruit-a.tives" tones up and invigor.
ates the whole system.
SOC. box, for 81 so, trial size, CSC,
At all dealers or sent postpaid by Fruit
a-tives Limited, Ogdensburg, NY.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-30

no effect, and ! stood the pain for twelve
months. Then fused Cutioura Soap and
Ointment. and found relief after twenty
four hours. and two cakes Of Cuticura
Soap and one box Of Ointment healed
me (Signed) Maurice Levins<y, 7o6
Pembroke St, Bridgeport. Conn.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment are not
only wonderful healers but wonderful
preventives Of skin and scalp troubles
Il used exclusively. The Soap. for
daily use in the toilet. cleanses and pun
hes. the Ointment soothes and heals.
For Free Sample Each BY Return
Mail address postcard. 'sCutieura.
Dept r, Boston" Scld everywhere.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-30
PRACTICAL EALTH HINT.
Measles,

i. Every rise In temperature of
i. a child should mean isolation as
i. completely as IL that child were
i. in fact afflicted with an acute
i. contagious disease" says the
i. Medical Record in discussing
i. means for the prevention of
i. measles. By rise in tempera-
i. ture" is understood any tempera-
i. ture higher than 80 degrees F.
4. For measles is most infectious
i. in its earliest stages. when the 4.
1. symptoms are generally only .
i. those of cold In the head The .
i. typical rash has not yet appear :
/. ed, but the child is sneezing. !
I. blowing minute spray from its !
+ nose with every sneeze. This !
!. spray is laden with the germs 4
+ of the disease. These germs are 1
= scattered through the air of the !
+ home or the schoolroom and in !
i. hailed by the noses of brothers i
i. and sisters or schoolmates. i
I. IL is then. far more than when /
+ the disease has developed to the /
1. easily recognizable stage, that I
1. infection is spread; therefore it is !.
!. then that the child must be iso- +
i. lated. +
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-30
Two Causes

OF course unhappiness is the cause
OF divorce, and much OF the unhappi-
ness is due to the circumstance that
the wife has nothing to do at home In
the daytime and the husband has en-
tirely too much to do downtown at
Post.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-30
Not Troubled That Way.

A psychologist came upon a hard
working Irishman toiling, bare headed, in
The street
Don't you know, said the psycholo-
Eist. that to work in the hot sun with
out a hat is bad for your BRAIN
Dye think asked the Irishman. that
Old Re on this job if OF had any brains p
Ladies Home Journal
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-30

Then the blisters turned
into sore eruptions which
were red and inhamed, and
itched and burned so that
when | scratched the blood
came. | could not sleep
or eat.
Il tried all kinds Of ONT
ments, salves, etc, butwith
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-30
Countina a Billion.

An expert money counter of the Unit.
ed States treasury can count 4,00G sill
yer dollars an hour, or $4,000 day. At
that rate it Is figured that 1t would
take him 1902 years to count a billion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-30
Read This to Your Wife.

what time did my wife say she
would be here?"
can hour ago, sir"
Dear mel I'm early!"-Life.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-30
j. i. + !. j. i. j. j. j. !. J. !. i. !. j. !.
No Chance.

Mrs. Jones-It's queer that baby
doesn't talk. She's almost two years
old ands hasn't spoken a word yet.
Mr.. Jones-I know, dear, but do you
ever give baby chance?
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-30

A sharp tongue is the only edged tool
that grows keener with constant use
Irving.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-30
CUT|CURA HEALED
SKIN TROUBLES
ThatCaused ltchingand Burn
ing and Loss of Sleep at
Cost of S1.00.

my neck and ears were covered with
green blisters. thought would go
franfir with the main u,hich u.,e terril,ln
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-12-07
Our Abundant "white Coal".

There will be TO ''d0uslng the
glm" along the great white way OF
Broadway under the orders Of the
administration at Washington. We
don't depend on coal for our power n
this neck of the woods. Los Angeles
Times.
Nor up here 10 Oregon. either
There Is enough water power running
To waste down our Cascade and Coast
Range mountain sides, add through
their gorges, and in our peaceful
valley, to I'LL all the Willamette
valley with the hum Of Industry, and
to extract from the air The fertilizer,
and TO propel the farm machinery, 10
make the spaces between the factor
les one great garden and orchard.
After peace shall have come, no
doubt there will be vast further de
velopment of our all but unlimited
"white COAL resources. Salem, Ore,
Statesman.
The only thing which will prevent
such power development IN all parts
of the west is lack of workable water
power legislation permitting develop
ment and it is to be sincerely hoped
that the coming session of congress
will remove this obstacle. No greater
fuel and labor conservation measure
could be passed. The Manufacturer.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-12-07
Want Helmets and Wristlets.

Boise Idaho. Nov. 30.-"Kuit hell
NETS and then more helmets, and
write letters'
This is the message which Mrs.
John Eagleson brings back from New
York from The Idaho boys, TO the
women an girls of the state.
The last thing the boys said to
me before left as we'll as the thing
they greeted me with, when l arrived,
was that they needed helmets worse
than anything else" said Mrs.
Eagleson, who with her husband,
went on to New Yo:k to see their son,
Don ii. EagleSon, of the 16i;t field
hospital corps. They can buy a
fairly good sock which will do them
until they reach the trenches and the
Red Cross has provided them all with
sweaters, but the intense cold on the
coast makes helmets absolutely nee
eSsary for the artillery and machine
gun companies. They are obliged to
20 without their hats when practic-
ing and with nothing to protect their
heads 10 that penetrating cold; the
man aatpollu cpHor
II told the boys | would let the
women of the state know how badly
they needed helmets. Wnstlets come
next in Importance, and | would
suggest that the school children get
busy and make wristlets by the
dozens for our Idaho boys. They can
be made 10 plain knitting and need
not be so perfect and If sent direct to
some officer Of the companies for dis.
tribution, imperfections will not be
noticed.
MAY | give word of suggestion
for those who make the helmets?%
added Mrs. Eagleson. They should
be wind proof as far as possible and l
used double yarn with the regular
sweater needles and my son says il is
most satisfactory"
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-12-07
: ". c. 7. U. Column. /:
EDITED nY MfMnrns on LOCAL ". c.ru.

EDITED BY MEMBERs OF LOCAL ". C. I. U.
Regular meetings. 4th Friday of each
month. Place Of meeting announced each
month. Allladies Interested in temperance
work are cordially invited to attend.
PLEDGE.
Il hereby solemnfy promise, God helping
me- TO abstain from all distilled, fermented
and malt liquors, including wine, beer and
cider. as IA beverage and to employ all pro-
per means to discourage the use OF and
traffic in same.''
OBJ ECT-To unity throughout the world
the work of women In temperance and social
reform, and to work for the complete over
throw of the alcohol and opium trades.
WATCHWORDS-Agita Educate, Or
ganize.
METHODS Preventive, Educational,
Evangelistic. Social and Legal.
BADGE--A Knot OF White Ribbon.
TIME OF PRAYER-Noontide.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-12-07
Catarrh and Bronchitis

Mrs. Rosa A. Kiss, 31S Clinton
Place, Kansas City, Missouri, writes:
II was very sick with catarrh
and Bronchitis. ] also had a cold
In the head. / used Peruna and am
well pleased with the results. It
has done me a great deal of good.
/ do not need any other medicine. I
can cheeEfully recommend it to any
one who is troubled with catching
cold frequently or any one who has
chronic cough or chronic catarrh.
Those wishing further particulars
concerning my case may write me.
Be sure to enclose stamp and I
will answer"
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-12-07
The Hicks 1913 Almanac.

For more than twenty I've years
the Hicks Almanac has had a world
wide reputation. The 1918 Almanac
has been prepared by Fri R. Hicks, Jr.,
assisted by Rev. John B. Noyes. for
many years the assistant editor asso-
ciated with Rev. Iri r. Hicks
Bigger, brighter, better than ever is a
concise description of the 1918
Almanac. It's now ready and is sold
as before for 35 cents postpaid. Worn
AND WORKS is the name of the
monthly family magazine founded by
Rev. Irl r. Hicks. The subscription
price is $l.00 year, including copy
of the Hicks Almanac to the sub
scriber. Send 5 cents for sample
copy. Write Word and Works Pub.
Co, 340l franklin Ave, ST. Louis,
Mo. 25-27
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-12-07

Two United STATES infantrymen,
stationed at the Presidio, San
Francisco, INDUCED 10 liquor 10
Sacramento, Cal, saloon. One of
them died soon after his indulgence
and the other was rendered uncon .
scious and came close to death.
Another instance of where the Kaiser'S
allies, the saloonkeepers, are getting
10 their deadly work.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-12-07
THE YOUTHS COMPANION CALEN-
OAR FOR 1918

The Youths Companion Practical
Home Calendar combines the beauti-.
full with the useful. 1t is especially
sought for by busy people, because it
gives at one glance net c3ly the days
of'the days of the current month, but
those of the month preceding and the
month following, all on the one leaf.
AT the same time the calendar is
decorative 10 design and suitable for
a place in the best room In the house.
IL is given To all readers Of The
Youths Companion who have paid
their subscriptions for 1913.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-12-07
Recent Gains.

The dry forces of New Jersey
won splendid local option victory
at the polls on November 6.
There is now but one wet spot
in Delaware, which is the city Of
Wilmington.
The drys in Perry county, Pa,
elected their candidate, George A.
Boyer, of Duncannon, associate
Judge over James A. Noel, of To-
boyne township, by majority Of
$50. Mr.. Boyer will succeed S.
w. Bernheisle, who has always
been in favor of license.
The returns in Kentucky show
that there has been elected a safe
three fifths in both branches of the
Legislature for prohibition amend
ment such as real prohibitionists
of the state desire submitted and
for which sincere dry citizen can
vote after it is submitted.
Sweeping victories were gained
by the dry forces in New York
state on November 6. Incomplete
returns show that the drys made a
net gain of 1872 towns. There were
1872 changes, five dry towns return
ing to the wet column and 1877 wet
towns going into the dry column.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-12-07

The long session of the 65th Con-
gress convened Dec. 3. Budget
estimates for the coming year were
submitted totalling $l3, 500, 900, 900,
the greatest in the nations history.
More than $ll, 900, 900, 600 of this
sum Is for the war. Between. two
and three billions are to be raised by
taxation; the remainder will come
from issues of Liberty bonds.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-12-07
stomach Trouble and Constipation.

Those who are afflicted With stQIn.
ach trouble and constipation should
read the following: II have never
found anything so good for stomach
trouble and constipation as Chamber
laln'S Tablets. | have used them off
and on nov for the past two years
They not only regulate the action OF
the bowels but stimulate the liver
and keep ones body ina healthy con.
diton, "writes Mrs Benjamin Hooper,
Auburn, N Y, d adv