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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-23
A FAMILY ORCHESTRA.
Has Your Home One, and, II II Has
Does This Just Fit it2


Does This Just Flt it2
When two people conduct an orches.
,, ira there Is plot material. If the two
are knit by marriage ties the plot thick.
ems. Endicott and | conduct family
orchestra he at the piano, / playing
second violin. know more about mu-
sic than does Endicott: he is more mu-
steal than |. | keep the time; he has
the temperament. Temperament is
more noble than time, but time, shall
always insist, has its place. perhaps
nowhere more appropriately than In an
orchestra. He at the piano can domi-
nate the situation more neatly than /.
In my position among the strings, how
ever, / can more readily organize a
strike.
The rest OF the pieces are presided
over by our children, young people of
infexible spirit and chromatic moods.
Sometimes we doubt whether we have
our troupe under the rigid control which
as parents we might expect to COM
mand. The conductivity of an orches-
ira, says our son Godfrey, varies with
the distance of the blood relationship
between artists and conductor. When
the children were little we held the
pleasant theory that family orchestra
would draw us all close together, stand
ing always as symbol OF our perfect
harmony. That would be all right if
the harmony would only go to suit us
all equally at the same time. AS 1t Is
our little band, In which observers find
so touching picture Of hearthside uni
ty, suggests sometimes all the elements
of guerrilla warfare.--Atlantic Monthly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-23
A Statue That Never Wa. Built.

Mount Athos. In Turkey, was the spot
contemplated by a sculptor for the most
imposing monument that man had ever
had. The sculptor Dinocrates offered
TO cut the huge mountain mass into
the form Of a statue. of Alexander
which should hold a city In the left
hand and In the right a basin to re-
ceive all the waters that flowed from
the mountain.
Alexander was much taken by the
plan, but rejected 1t for the practical
reason that there was not food enough
In the district to feed the inhabitants
of the proposed town. So the canal cut
by Xerxes to enable the ships to es-
cape sailing round the mountain re-
manned the greatest enterprise ever
achieved there.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-23
FINDING THE ALTITUDE.
How Airnen Measure the Heights to
Which They Ascend.

I
Which They Ascend.
Altimeters or Paragraphs are used by
aviators to measure the heights to
which they ascend. Both OF these IN
struments are constructed on exactly
the same principle as the aneroid ba'
rometer They depend upon air pres
sure. At sea level. where the air is
much compressed by Its own weight,
the pressure is about fifteen pounds to
the square inch. but at greater heights
it becomes less. The barometer is gov
erned by the pressure and so indicates
the height above sea level.
There are many forms of barometers.
The simplest is bent tube OF glass,
shaped like a very long letter ] and
partly filed with mercury. The upper
part is closed. and the space above the
column of mercury is vacuum. The
lower or hook end Of the tube is open
and subject to the pressure of the at
mosphere. As the pressure becomes
less on rising above the surface, the
mercury in the long part OF the tube
falls. The extent of the fall indicates
the height.
Airplanes use one of these instru-
ments mentioned, which are practically
self registering barometers, and when
the airplane comes down the instru-
ment shows how high IL has been car
ried.-Philadelphia Press.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-23
A POSSIBLE NEW ENTRANT IN WAR

Switzerland's fear that her neutrality
will be violated by Germany in the lat.
ter's efforts to get at the throat of
France seems to be little likely of com
ing true because not even Germany will
have the nerve" TO repeat the Belgian
mistake, mistake not from a tactical
standpoint but mistake rather from
the standpoint OF alternating the SYM
pathy of the neutral world. Moreover,
ii Germany should attempt to lead an
army across Swiss territory in an effort
to get at France it would be tantamount
to A declaration of war on the little re-
public; and thus a real, fighting foe
would be added to the already predomi-
mating influences working against the
e"ntral bowers. Switzerland has an army
al q:sartcr oi million men always I'M
lgr arms and especially trained during
tas past t~e years and a half in expec-
tatiau Of trouble; and it wouid not be a
repetition 81 the Rumsnian fssco II Ger
'ssRy incu-s the III viii q Switzerland.
- Switzerland may feel considerable
-ouiaencc IA the belief ;hst Germany
III not make such foolish venture at
this stage 81 the var.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-23

Throckmorton fancied any or their
necklaces 1t could be had for less
money than the clerk had named. But
the earl said that his wife would not
need jewels in America. and he would
not purchase anything more than the
earrings at present. This statement
removed all. doubt as to the genuine
ness OF the transaction. the earl's draft
on his London bankers was accepted.
and the earrings passed into his pos
session,
A couple of weeks later the draft
came back marked mo funds"
Then it appeared to the jewelry firm
that they had been neatly tricked. The
earl was a confidence man. and the
person who bad picked up the letter
wss his confederate. 1t is well
known fact that many lords affect
shabby clothes The swindlers took
Of the fact to inspire conf.
dence and by it made a successful
haul.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-23
HIS CHEERFUL RECEPTION.
Tho Compliment Came After He Made
His Little Talk,

Tho Compliment Came After He Mad,
His Little Talk.
A Washington newspaper man was
once member of congress from an
Ohio district. He Is not an orator and
rarely makes speech. When he was
running for congress he got word that
he must come TO a small town on the
edge of his district to attend meeting.
A famous "spellbinder" had been Sc
cured, and the candidate was expected
to be there, to shake hands and show
himself.
When he arrived at the village he
was horror stricken to find that the
speaker of the occasion had missed his
train and would not be there.
Come right up to the hail." said the
chairman of the delegation that met
him. There's big crowd there, and
they are anxious to hear some talking"
The candidate went in fear and trem.
bling He was introduced and talked
for fifteen minutes. He started to sit
down, but the chairman motioned him
to continue. He went on for another
quarter of an hour and by that time
had told all he knew or ever expected
to know that was OF interest to his au.
dience
Then he dropped into his chair. The
man who was presiding came cheerful
ly forward and said: we have heard
our candidate. Now. If there lis any
one present who can make a speech we
shall be glad to hear him. Youths
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-23
Publicity.

| The calendar the News has sent out
this year is being favorably commented
ON by the state press. Several of them
have emphasized the Importance of such
! a thing for the town of Mortified. 1t
is on this point we wish to speak. If
Northfield's board of trade would adopt
some such method much valuable pub
licity would result. Many communities
are continually doing this. 1t all helps
to put any town before the people.
If simple calendar such as the News
has produced win do it what might be
accomplished by united effort on the
part of the community. For illustration.
the writer in going over the state ex-
changes noticed the Mortified Savings
bank is doing advertising in many state
papers. The granite men are doing this
through their trade journals. Other man
ufscturing concerns are doing this all the
time. Go into any part of the country
and you will see Barre granite adver-
tised.
The Barre Granite Manufacturers as
ISOLATION is spending thousands of dol
lars each year for publicity. The pub
LEGATION that has given Barre granite
wide publicity is Rock OF Ages" one of
the high grade brochures, gotten out by
Boutwell,, Milne & Vsrnum. We under
stand there is another edition in the
works of this splendid work 1t takes
money to do these things, but results
have shown its pay. It is eyerlastingly
keeping at it that brings results. The
better kind of publicity is too often con-
sidered an expense when il should be
looked on as an investment. To our
mind there was never anything ever is
sued in Vermont that could touch Rock
OF Ages" such work pays.
If this is good for a certain industry
why not for every town. Pick up any
and lind il filed with local
advertising and It attracts attention to
a town. Il also encourages newspapers
to improve their quality.
For many years the News has gotten /
out a calendar, and there Is no doubt but /
u st IL has done much good for North /
field This j. the reason il is being con. /
iinued. Naturally IL pleases ~ 10 no.
tics this one has kept up with the
standard set BY Fred y. Whitney and
later carried out BY Mrs. Whitney
Northfeld NeWs.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-23
Raising the Subscription Price.

The Tribune feels that no apology is
needed for the slight lift in the subscrip-
ton price OF the paper. The material
ON which the paper lis printed has in
creased fifty per cent in cost, and every
thing else that goes into the making of
a newspaper has gone up in price. The
publisher of the country weekly, as well
as the publisher of every other newspa-
per or magazine, Is up against situa-
tion that he must meet in one way or an
other. We prefer not to reduce the size
OF the paper or the amount of matter
put into it. We prefer to maintain the
volume of town news budgets that are
sent to us from more than fifty loyal,
and interested, and helpful correspond
ents. We prefer not to lower the stand
ard OF the paper in any particular, but
rather TO strengthen it so far as we
can. And 50 we make the slight advance,
a matter Of half cent week on each
subscription, believing that members OF
The Tribune family will endorse the
move as neeessitated by business condi
tons that have been developing in all
parts OF the eountry.--Ludlow Tribune.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-23

The report that Chancellor Won Beth
mann Hollweg of Germany was to be dis.
placed gets its quietus with the assertion
that the German emperor has just "dec-
Grated" his chancellor, along with the
hero of the battlefield, Won Hindenburg.
1t is evidence enough that the emperor
feels confidence in the ability of Hollweg
to carry on the internal affairs of the
government while Won Hindenburg is at
tending to the foreign relations of the
empire.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-23

There is no doubt that the construc.
tion of state highway through Snug
glers' Notch would be to the great ad.
vantage OF the tourist interests of the
state and, at the same time, would serve
the people who reside in that vicinity.
The Notch, as most people know, lies at
the foot of Mount Mansfield and between
that famous peak and Sterling mountain
on the northward. At present the Notch
trip is impossible for automobiles and
almost so for any kind of horse-drawn
vehicles, most people hating, as they
approach from the Stowe side, when they
reach the spring" But the most pic
tnresque part of the route lies ahead OF
them and its beauties are, therefore, lost
to them Ii state highway should be
built through that cut in the mountains,
the route would become one of the most
famous in the state for touring parties,
and its attractions would prove a magnet
to thousands of tourists each year. 1t is
to be hoped, therefore, that means will
be devised for securing the contamination
OF the road building project.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-23

Goose fat makes excellent pastry that
Is absolutely free from any favor of
the bird or of the onion stuffing. The
pastry turns out light and short
when this sort of fat is used. A Bel
gian recipe is as follows: Throw all the
fat left after drawing the goose into
cold water with little salt as soon as
the goose is drawn. When the bird lis
half done ladie Off some of the dripping
before 1t browns or becomes strong and
as the roasting proceeds leave only
enough dripping In the pan to haste
with. Next day put the dripping, with
the fresh fat, in stewpan, with slices
of apple, and onion IL approved. Add
salt and pepper. When done clear it
and strain it into jar. Cover 1t and
keep Ii in cool place.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-23
LOOKING IL Up.

He was that type Of genteel beggar
that puts up a front" as the fellows
say. His face had more tears In II
than a cemetery, and he was just get
ting ready TO tell his down and cutters
tale when the man at the desk reached
into a drawer and brought forth a die
tionary, placing IL in front Of the ap-
pealing one.
What do you want-sympathy7" the
man at the desk asked.
Yes, sympathy" was the half sob
bed reply.
Look in S for 1t. saw it there the
sther day
The sympathy chaser grunted and
headed for the door. He wasn't look
ing for work. just sympathy-in the
form Of q piece Of loose chsnge-In-
dianspolis News
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-23

when I rose TO speak it was so still
In the hall you could have heard a pin
drop"
"Yes?"
well, / stood there for a moment
looking out over the audience and franz
ing my first sentence, and / am sure
that / should have been able to get
along all right, but just before had
got ready to utter my first word some
fool In the back end Of the hall yelled,
II ,oudpr I"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-23

Take IL on authority OF Secretary Dial
ton OF the Vermont state board OF health
that the easiest way to catch the grip il
10 remain in a poorly ventilated room
and that the best way to prevent the
grip is to breathe pure oxygen. Then,
having heard the advice, follow it.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-23

zone of the astronomers claims thai
he has charted 10000 new worlds"
by George, it's remarkable!
Not so very when you consider the
fact that he has the use of the largest
telescope in the world"
Il wasn't thinking of that, What
consider strange is that with so many
other worlds in existence the lady who
is acting as stepmother for my chill
dren had to light on this one."-Chi-
rago Herald
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-23

The tragedy at Still River, Mass, in
which an automobile was struck by a
train and five persons were killed out
right or fatally injured was due to the
fact that grade crossing was still main
tanned at the base of steep hill and no
provisions were made for the safety of
the users of the highway, not even by
the removal of the distractions to the
view as the vehicles on the highway APP
preached the crossing. Massachusetts,
has an imperative duty to perform, just
as Vermont has to abolish grade cross
ings more rapidly than at present.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-23

Ncrmont's "bluo sky" law gets more
stable foundation as the result OF the de-
eision Of the United States supreme
court upholding the eonstitutionality Of
similar laws in Ohio, South Dakota and
Michigan
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-23
Wedding Out Process.

How are you getting along with your
new efficiency expert"
Remarkably WELL" answered the
head of large business firm. I'm fact,
we are still quite friendly. although he
has discharged several members Of my
family. "-Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-23

It was ad ecidedly poor sense Of humor
that aetuated one or more persons in
Burlington to send fake subscription Of
$4,000 to the DeGoesbriand hospital
campaign in that city, and there is some
reason to believe also that they commit
ted forgery when they signed the
names of two wealthy Burlington people
to the subscription. The spirited
efforts of those who are back of the cam
raign merit something besides such mis-
cradle treatment as that accorded them
by one or more jokers. 1t would be sat
isfying ii the perpetrators OF the hoax
were brought to public notice.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-23
Reckless Disregard.

"The law of supply and demand"
said the economist, lis as memorable as
the law of gravitation.'
you can't always enforce either OF
them. The law Of gravitstion doesn't
prevent people from getting up in the
air these days."-washington Star.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-23

II Governor Graham signs House bill
No |, as it is presumed he will, the
statewide prohibition law which was
enacted two years ago and then held in
allegiance by overwhelming majority OF
the voters Of the state will be repealed I;
and there viii remain the policy Of local
option by towns, the policy that has held
sway for nearly Is years. The date on
which the prohibition law was to have
gone into effect automatically was 1927,
providing, of course, that no intervening
legislative action was taken. By the re-
peal of that law, the state absolves it.
self from the charge of inconsistency.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-23

MY daughter is a wonder At the
piano" said the proud father.
That's so. for wonders never
cease" said the man who occupied the
adjoining fat--Boston Transcript
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-23

Polly-I never knew such quarrel
come girl as Molly. Dolly-Thats right.
Half the time she isn't on speaking
terms with her own conscience.-Phil-
adelphia Ledger.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-23

$50 Stubkins has mind Of his OWN
Il should say he has. And you ought
90 see her use ft---Chicsgo Herald
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-23

Neither should a ship rely on one
small anchor, nor should life rest on g
single tope.-Epictetus.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-23

the legislature got by ladies week
quite successfully.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-23

!, mere precedent is nothing to presi.
dent Wilson; he merely steps over it,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-23

Even the wind is
blowing about our over
coat. Come in and blow
yourself to a 1917 model
at $19.17. Knee length,
belted back, double.
breasted, and planned
out by a young designer
whose sympathy, taste
and interest is in get
ting up styles for young
men.
Here's a few good,
new-style, regular cut
coats, priced $12 each.
SPECIAL
Boys overcoats, still
going down, 25c each
day, only a few left.
Just take a look in our
window. Come in and
look over our Bargain
Counter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-23
New Bills in Senate.

BY Senator Villas of Chittenden, relat-
ing to county courts and appeals TO SUI
preme court. provides that no term of
county court shall be finally adjourned
but shall be deemed in continuous ses-
sion and may be convened at any time
the needs OF litigsnts demand and Judi
cial duties OF court permit. All process
in suits at law retuTnable 10 a county
court shall issue to the court and not 10
a term Of that court. No exception shall
be granted in any court as matter of
right where amount in issue does not ex-
coed $50 except trespass 20 the freehold
and s'tions where title Of real estate is
at issue, but court may in it, discretion
allow exception in case where the eN-
ception is not otherwise provided by law.
This act TO take effect the. second Tues
day Of March, 1917. To Judiciary com
mittee.
BY senator Villas Of Chittcndeu. an act
70 abolish the municipal courts Of Essex,
Orleans and Addison counties and the
probate district Of Fair Haven. Hartford.
probate district and town Of Springfield.
fc committee on minor courts
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1917-11-15
OBITUARY

u-auaaorasr Savannah Eakpr
OF Hahn "a, born Aa1us, y. 1892
l.i Nl> r...-IO 0 .ro1rr 7. 1917. from
UI, u i,r "o-,i lf slu aui sorrow ,0
that land of fadeleSs flowers where
majestic sweetness sits enthroned
She live a devoted Christian for
seventy years She leaves five sons
and two daughters. a number Of
grandchildren and a great number
Of friends to mourn their loss
She was a firm believer in the
omnlpotent power OF the Almighty
and lived a life conSecrated to the
advancement and upbuiIiine of
Christianity and her fidelity was
unQuestioned
The journey through life was IS
years, month and II days. 1t de
llneates the conSumauon of a life
with love that maenlheS even vir-
tue, and where the social aunoS-
phere was never chilly.
Her life was truly beautiful, pleas
ant, glorious and ethical She let
her life do her talking and it spoke
more powerful than words She
loved her children with an ineXpli-
cable love and they can never
forget her kind words and noble
deeds,
The funeral was conducted by
Rev Stewart at Palmore chapel in
the presence of large and sympa-
thizing congregation of friends and
the body was laid to rest in the
Eaker cemetery to await the resur-
rection cali, while her spirit has
proceeded through the portals Of
the celestial city into that mansion
not made with hands,
A ERANnSON
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1917-11-15
$4,000


More 'han -n,sH pHyscran- are reea-
81 i'renro.W"at NTH" Mea.ca 3f.sr,.
h"-'ry" corps "a NEE, the requirements
LOG 'he United states army OF ta'-'
!-,'' have already been called into
active service. approximately 800
more are now waiting 60 nc ca.r.
'' avoid interference WIKI '5o e.na
,A'' med'ca. service 'or'he nl"ua.i.n-
''.'u and 20 e4uaH1r the nsw.n
al ng all sections "' the country "a. b.
s.a." and county is requested 90 iam sa
:" per cen!um l-' at its medical p"pu-
A'an. The f'lowiuG counties 20 MIS-
~"a1 have completed the,r quota:
MAI's, It, Charles, Benton, Deka.h,
h..rr, shelby, Platte, Mcdonald, Perry
an Ste. Heneyleve.
The surgeon Genera, requests that the
widest publicity oc given TO the fac, that
'h" acceptance Of = commission IN the
Reserve Corps does not necessarily lnp,y
immediate assignment 20 active duty.
tn" Reserve Corps has been organized
ro meet conditions that vii arise when
our troops are NOR" extensively eUgaC &,
and until that time, medical officers
should continue 70 give attention to
civilian practice. For some months to
come few officers viii be called out IN
less conditions materially change.
However, it Is very mportan; that the
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1917-11-15
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