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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-09
SALT IN ILLINOIS.
Its History Curiously interviewer with
Mastodons, Indians and Slaves.

The Shawneetown and Equality topo
graphic maps, recently issued by the
United States geological survey, interior
department, in cooperation with the
state Of Illinois, cover an area in Illinois
in whose history the commonplace COM
modify salt has played an important
part.
The brine springs of Gallatin county
were worked at an early date under the
management of army officers at a time
when the government of the United
States reserved from sale all lands con-
tanning salt springs. The only brine
spring that could be profitably worked
here was about mile south of the town
of Equality, near what is known as
| "sHalf- Moon" semi-eircular excavation
made by buffalo and other wild animals
that congregated in vast numbers to lick
/ the salty earth. This locality must also
| have been favorite resort for the nam
moth and the mastodon, huge monsters
| that roamed in immense numbers over
the country when the present site OF
| the salt works was an alluring swamp,
LOT from Niut W tAtAtt a EANoN many
bones belonging TO these extinct animals
have been found, resting on the drift in
the Half Moon"
While the Saline salt. works were un
der the control of the federal government
an immense district of country depended
on them for its supply of salt. Between
1000 and 1000 persons were employed,
and the yield of the works was estimat-
ed at so to 100 bushels OF salt day.
The demand so far exceeded the capacity
of the works that applicants for salt
coming from Tennessee, Kentucky, In
diana and other parts of the country |
were regularly ticketed and could be sup |
piled only by awaiting proper turn, On
getting their supply they did not wait
for the salt crystals to drain but start
ed away with them as soon as they were
cool enough to handle, the water trick
ling from the sacks of salt. which were
carried by pack horses. 1t never oc
CURED to these early salt makers that
the five. foot bed of coal through which
their wells were generally dug would fur
nish a never failing supply of. good fuel
for evaporating the water from the brine,
and as the country became stripped of
timber for miles around, they resorted
to the expedient of conveying the brine
for miles in wooden pipes to the rapidly
reeeding forest.
The fact that slave labor was en-
oloved in the salt mines at the outbreak
II the Civil war had considerable in
1uence on the sentiment of the people !
here as to slavery; it caused this part
II Illinois to take the southern view.
Around the brine springs near the old ,
niger works" have been found many
of Indian pottery, some orna-
nented with vertical bands arranged
With considerable taste. The curvature
f some of these fragments shows that
he vessels to which they belonged were :,
of less than four to five feet in dia
meter. size truly astonishing, made, as :.
hev appear to have been, of common !,
Law and fragments of fresh water shells. !,
t is inferred from their large size that :
hey were used as evaporating pans by =
prehistoric race of salt makers. =
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-09
STRICKEN IN THE
Street
Completely Restored To Health
BY "Fruit-a-tiYeS"
8S2 Sr. VAIIER Sr.. Mo

oo- OF. WALLER Sr., MONTREAL.
"In 1912, l was taken suddenly i'll
with Acute Stomach Trouble aad
dropped in the street. / was treated
by several physicians for nearly two
years, and my weight dropped from 225
pounds to l6o pourAis. Then several
of my friends advised me to try 'Fruit-
a-tives". Z began TO Improve almost
NTH the first dose, and by using them,
I recovered from the distressing
Stomach Trouble and all pain and
Constipation were cured. Now weigh
2os pounds. ! cannot praise "Fruit-
a.tives" enough. II. WHITMAN.
Soc. a box, 6 for $3.50, trial size, 25c.
Atall dealers or sent postpaid by Fruit.
a-tiyes Limited, ogdensburg, NY.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-09
FIRST OF SEPTEMBER.
First Draft for New Army Will Join the
Colors.

Boston, Aug. 9.--The first men ac-
cepted in this state for the new National
Army will be called to the colors Sept.
l. Orders received to this effect yester-
day by Charles F. Gettemy, director of
military enrolment, from Provost Mar
shall General Crowder, stated that they
would entrain for the various camps be
tween Sept. | and 5. Fully one-third
of the states quota, according to Direc-
tor Gettemy, will be called on the first
day of next month.
Brigsdier General Clarence r. Ed
wards, commander of the northwest de.
partment, announced that the canton
ment at Aver, known as Camp Devens,
will be ready on Sept. I.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-09
CARRIER PIGEONS WANTED.
They Can Garry War Messages for the
Aviators.

Boston, Aug. 9.-An appeal to owners
of carrier pigeons to send their names to
the headquarters of the aviation section
of the signal officers reserve corps was
made yesterday by Lieutenant Charles J.
Glidden, in charge of recruiting.
IL was explained that carrier pigeons
were being used by avistors in the war
for sending back messages containing in
formation obtained behind the enemv's
lines and that this method might be
adopted to some extent by American
sviators.
The state public service commissioner
has sent to all shippers in Massachusetts,
q circular urging that all freight cars be
loaded to their maximum capacity. The
circular saws that corporation in this
matter viii greatly facilitate distribu-
ton
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-09
GOOD RUBBER RINGS IMPOR-
TANT IN HOME CANNING.

The fat' o the food material
canned or preserved at home may
depend upon the quality of the
rubber rings used on the glass jars.
If the rnbbers are of poor quality,
the food may spoil.
Good rubber rings for the aver.
age pint and quart jar-glass top,
etc.,-should be not less than one
fourth nor more than fiee-six-
teenths of an inch wide, and two
and e.fourth inches on the inside
diameter, and be cut IL to the
inch, that is, IL rubber rings placed
side by side will measure one inch
in thickness. They should be able
to stand up under sterilization in
boiling hot water or in steam un-
der pressure for at least three
hours without injury to the rub
Der. Good rubbers will stretch and
return promptly to place without
changing the inside diameter. They
should also be reasonably firm,
and able to stand bending with
out breakage.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-09
IRISH HOME RULE
CONVENTION RENEH'ED
Leading Ulster Unionist Urges Settle
ment Including All IRE
land

Dublin, Aug. 9.-The Irish home rule
convention reassembled yesterday. Since
it was adjourned July 26 more san.
guine feeling has developed that the CON
ference will have good results.
Importance is attached to the inter
view which Sir Horace Plunkett, the
chairman of the convention, had with
King George. it being taken to indicate
the royal interest in the proceedings,
All the Dublin newspapers yesterday
gave prominence to a letter from Sinclair
Lisburn, a leading Ulster Unionist,
strongly favoring home rule settlement
including all of Ireland.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-09
Topics of the
Home and
Household.

Homemade Fly Paper-Melt one part
resin with one part castor oil in double
boiler, and spread on tough, stout paper
A pretty fad is that of crocheting a
narrow edge of light color onto the edge
of Valenciennes lace or insertion for
trimming lingerie waists.
An Orange Jar-When peeling oranges
save the peelings and parboil them until
clear and tender. Then preserve them in
thick rich syrup and put them away in
a glass jar. Add to them now and then
as new Feelings are available. There
are many things that the flavor of the
rind improves or the syrup adds to and
it is great convenience to have an
orange jar always ready at hand.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-09

hands to his face to scratch while
asleep, waking him. The eruption also
caused Disagreement.
Somebody advised me TO Try Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment so / bought
cake OF Cuticura Soap and box Of
Ointment. They brought relief night
away and before the first box Of Ointment
was used with the Soap his face was
healed" (Signedl Ono V. Jorgensnn,
kingman, Me, Sept. II. 1916.
Cuticnra Soap not only works wonders
in al cases Of skin troubles but its prop
critics are 50 mild and delicsfely COM
bined that Il is ideal for every toilet use.
For Free Sample Each BY Return
Mail address postcard: 'aCuteura,
Dept. X, Boston" Sold evenwhere.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-09
SILVER At HIGHEST PRICE
IN ALMOST THIRTY YEARS
Quotation in the New York Market Yes
terday Was s21z Cents an Ounce
in the Bar.

New York, Aug. 9.--Bar silver rose to
a new record of s21a cents an ounce in
the market yesterday, the highest quo
tation, according to dealers, in almost
30 years. The movement was concur
rent with new maximum for the metal
in the London market.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-09
Not Much to Say.

"You have sworn to tell nothing but
The truth
Nothing but the truth. your honori"
Precisely
Then. judge, with that limitation
upon me ! might - vel warn you that
In not going 20 have much 10 say
Detroit Free Press
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-09

If Old Mother Hubbard should go to the
cupboard
Shed find all the food she'd desire
For stored away there is foodstuff to
spare,
The product of Gamer and dryer.
From National Emergency Food
Garden Commission, Washington. d. C.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-09

Mrs Sadleigh has given up signing
At tho cost of the food shes been buying
For she's got 'em all beat
On good things to eat
Since she's taken to canning and drying.
From National Emergency Fooo
Garden Commission, Washington, ID. c.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-09

Said Miss Gladys Clarissa McTanner
1--WE abandoned my player pianner.
Art is all very good
But it won't supply food
So I'm playing my tunes on my Gamer. 2"
From National Emergency Food
Garden Commission, Washington, ID. c.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-09

eSHtlonS ana pInpleS. l
had him treated and tried
many remedies but all
failed to help. The skin
was sore and infiamed, and
the rash itched badly caus-
ing him to scratch the
breaking out all the time,
and he would carry his
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-09
A Difference

lam magazine writer by PrOfes
sion
~But what do you DO for a living,--
The Lamb.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-09
Cuticura Healed
itching Eczema on
My Little Boy
Writes Mr.. Jorgenson

MY little boy two years old was suf-
feriDg with eczema for about a year,
his face being almost covered with sore
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-09
CornS Lift Off
Doesn't hurt a bit TO lift any corn
or caIIus on with fingers.
No humbugl YoI

No humbugl You truly
can lift off every hard corn
soft corn or corn between
the toes, as well as hardened
callouses on bottom of feet
without one bit of pain.
A genius in Cincinnati dis
covered freezone. 1t is an
ether compound, and tiny
bottles of this magic fluid
can now be had at any drug
store for a few cents.
Apply several drops of
this freezone upon a tender,
aching corn or a callous. In
stantly all soreness dissp-
pears and shortly Won viii
find the corn or eallous so
shriveled and loose that you
lift il of with the fingers.
You feel no pain while APP
plying freezone or after
wards.
just think No more corns
OF csllouses 20 torture you,
and they 60 without causing
one twinge Of pain OF sore
ness
LADIES' Keep a tiny bot
me on the dresser and never
!. raIlnns arhe fuirn--Adr-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-09

Dorothy Dexter.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-08-24
GLAD TO TESTIFY
Says Watoga lady, Gas To VIVA,
Cardui Has Zone For Me, So
As To Help Others"

Watoga, w. Va.-htrs. S. W. Caldwell
OF this town, says: "When about s wears
OF age, suffered greatly =. r.. Sometimes
would 10 n mor,l, or two, and | had
terrible :cWachc, backac.,c, 5nd bearing
down p-;ns, and would just drag and
had no appetite. Then i. il would last
-. two weeks, and was so weakening
and my health was awful.
My m1thcr bought lie bottle of
Carcui, and ! began TO improve after
taking the first bottle, so kept ii tip till |
took three. ~ gained, aud was well
and strong, and owe it all 10 Cardui.
J am married now and have 3 children
-. Have never had 10 have doctor for
female trouble, and Just resort 10 Cardul
1t | need tonic, an glad 10 testify 10
what it has done for me, SO as TO help
others"
u you are nervous or weak, have head
aches, backaches, or any Of the other
ailments so common 10 women, why not
give Cardui a irial7 Recommended by
Ulany physicians, IN uac over 20 wears.
Begin taking Cardui today. Il may
be the very medicine YOU need.
NC-l3O
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-08-24
WOMEN VOLUNTEERS
FROM VIRGINIA.

In stress and trouble the women Of
n nation are always to be counted
upon. In this country few of our
women escape the weakening troubles
peculiar to their sex.
Lynchburg, Va.-"I am glad to
speak OF DIR. Pierce's remedies in high
terms. While 1 have not had any
occasion to use Favoritc Prescription
myself, ] can tell Of its benefit to my
sister. She used it to build up after
nervous breakdown. She was we'll
satisfied and it did all she could ex-
pect. have been well pleased my
self with DR.. Pierce's Pellets. They
are fine. am only too glad to
recommend them. Minis. J. G. FRANK
LIN, Cabell Street
Hinton, w. Var am glad to re-
commend DR.. Piercc's Pleasant Pellets.
For pills that cure indigestion, con-
stipntion and biliousness 1 have never
found anything better. 1 cheerfully
recommend them."-AiRs. J. w. Moss,
615 James Street.
Middle aged women about to expert
ence that dreaded change Of life, should
profit by the experience of thousands
Of noble women who have gone through
the same period with little or no pain,
misery or discomfort.
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is
and has been for nearly so years just
the medicine. 1t is not secret pre-
scription, for its ingredients are print
ed on the wrapper; It's temperance
medicine, glyceric extract from roots.
Not only does 1t build up the entire
system and make 1t strong and vigor-
Gus enough to withstand the organic
disturbances but 1t has quicting ef-
feet upon the feminine organism
Every woman should be careful that
the liver is active and the polsons are
not allowed TO clog the system-get rid
Of these poisons by taking vegetable
laxative occasionally-such as DIR.
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They do not
grippe and will not harm the sYstem.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-08-24

During this time witnessed a scene
which, vita some others. shah never
forget, An old chaplain OF the Cana.
dian forces came to our trench section
seeking the grave OF his son, which
had been marked for him on rude
map by an officer who had seen the
young mans burial We managed to
find the spot, and at tho old chaplain's
request we exhumed the body. Some
of us suggested to him that he givo us
tho Identification marks and retire out
of range Of the shells which were
bursting all around us. We argued
that it WIS unwise for him TO remain
In danger. but what we really intended
was thnt lie should be saved the horror
of seeing the pitlful thing which our
spades were about to uncover.
81 shall remain" was all he said
He was my boy"
1t proved that we had found the
right body. One of our men tried to
clear the features with his handkcr
chief, but ended by spreading the
handkerchief over the face. The old
chaplain stood beside tho body aud
removed his trench helmet, barring his
gray head to drizzle of rain that was
falling. Then Whl0 we stood by 81.
lently bis voice rose nmil tho noise OF
bursting shells. repeating the burial
service OF tho Church of England. ]
have never been 30 impressed by any.
thing In my life rs by that scene.
The dead man was young captain
lie had been married TO IL Indy OF Bnl.
timorc JUST before the outbreak OF the
war;
The philosophy of the British Tom.
mics and the Canadians nnd the Aus.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-08-24
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications MS they cannot reach
inc diseased portion OF the ear There In
oy cpnsiitutionnl remedies Dcn fncBs Ia
caused BY IN intlamcd condition OF the mu-
cnu5 lining OF the EuBtachinn Tube When
this tube In inilHmcd you have n rumbiinr
sound or Imperfect hearing. and when II In
unless the Inflammation cnn bc tnkrn out
nhI this tube restored to Its normal cou,ii-
Uoh hearing VIII he destroyed forever; nIno
cascs out or ten nrc caused by catprrh
winch In nothing hut IN inlnmrd condition
OF tho mucous surfaces
wv VIII rtvc Ono hundred Dnllnrg for nny
cas-" "f n'Nir"rI icuLsod by cntnrrhl TINT
cannot u" ""'.' Icy liars Catnrrh Cure
Send Tor Cirtn''Is. free
+ J. cli;%EY y co. Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggists. Tbc
Take Halls Family iilis for constipation
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-08-24

There was n Canadian Scot in our
crowd who said that the only word
which described the situation was
Ag-r-r.r-a-ndw
There was good deal Of jealousy at
that time between the Canadians and
the Australians. Each had the same
force in the field-four divisions. Ell
tier force was bigger than any other
army composed exclusively of volun-
teers over before assembled. While l
belong to the Canadian army and be-
lieve the Canadian overseas forces the
finest troops ever led to war, I must
say that have never seen u body of
men SO magnificent I'm average physique
Rs the Australians. And some of them
were even above the high average. The
man that punched me in the eye In an
"estamina" In Poperinghe made up en-
tirely in his own person for the NIB
sence Of Les Darcy from the Austria
lian ranks. don't know just how the
fight started between the Australians
and us in POperinghe, but / know that
1t took three regiments of imperial
troops to stop 1t. The most convincing
story ] heard Of the origin of the bat.
tie was told me by one OF our men,
who said he was there when it began
He said one of the Australians had
carelessly remarked that the British
generals had decided it was time to
get through with the sideshow in Bel
GUM. and this was the reason why
they had sent regular troops like the
Australians in to relieve the Canadians
Then some sensitive Canadian wish.
ed the Australians luck and hoped
they'd finish 1t UP as well as they had
the affair in the Dardanelles. After
that our two days. rest was made up
principally Of beating 1t out of esta-
minas when strategic requirements
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-08-24

trnlans on the Somme was remark
able reflection of their fine courng,
through all that hell. They went about
their work paying no attention to the
lying death about them.
IF Fritz has shell with your name
ana number on It," said Il British Tom.
my TO me one dizzy, you're going to get
it. whether you're in tho front line or
seven miles back; If he hasn't. you're
all right"
Fine fighters all And the Scotch
kilties, lovingly called by the Germans
the women from hell" have tho re.
spect of all armies. We saw little of
the poilus. except II few on leave. All
the men are self sacrificing to one an.
other In that big melting pot from
which so few ever emerge whole. The
only things II Is legitimate to steal in
the code of the trenches are rum and
"fngs" (cignrettcs). Every other pos.
session is MS safe as If 1t wore patent
lock.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-08-24
Are You Unlucky?

In August the air is full of pollen
ana dust that cause trouble for some.
yes others arc never bothered. No
remedy does more to relieve hay foyer
a ana asthma than Folcy's Honey and
lar Compound for coughs, colds and
Group; 1t clears and soothes the Of
tubes. o'ohcniai
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-08-24
Chronic Constipation.

1t is by no meaons an easy matter
to cure this disease, but it can be
done in most instances by taking
Chamberlain's Tablets and complying
with the plain printed directions that
accompany each package.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-08-24

George Creel, says he has no intcn-
uoh oil rosigning. That's the effect
the Washington atmosphere has on
most office Birmingham Are
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-08-24
Ask Anyone Who Has Jrssd r.

There are families who always aim
to keep n bottle of Chamberlain,s
Colo and Diarrhoea Remedy in the
mouse for use in case it is needed
ana find that it is not only a good
investment but saves them no end
Oh suffering. AS to its reliability. ASK
anyone who has used A. "sA
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-08-24
Stomach And Liver Trouh,os

No end of misery and actual suf-
iering is caused by disorders of In,
stomach and liver. and may be avoided
ny the use of Chamberlain Tablets
Give them trial They onl, r1st n
quarter.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-08-24

Inc gentleman undertaking to walk
Il WIRE roap across Niagara Falls ma
daiiy outing could sympathize with
herensky,-Montgomcry Advertiser.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-08-24

A prima donna reports being rohb.
"a Oh her jewels in Chicago. And the
iuea Is so very old that il is ac-
tually novelty nowadays. Pitts
burg Dispatch.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-08-24
SECOND LIBERTY LOAN TO BE
LAUNCHED SOON.

The treasury officials have announc-
ed that second Liberty Loan of 49,
000,000,000 will be offered on No
vember 18th.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-08-24

IL the new law is passed in England
women over thirty are to be riven
the vote. And yet they say English
men have no sense of humor.-Ex.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-08-24

N raid, which, ended ed so spe dls Du%Sans
ly for us, our battalion was re-
neved from duty on the front line, and
the tip we got was that we were to 60
down to the big show then taking
plnce OH the Sommc. Our relief was
a division of Australians. You see,
the sector which we had held in Bel
GUM was sort of preparatory school
for the regular fighting over in France.
1t wasn't long before we got into
what you might Gull the big league
contest, but in the meanwhile we had
n little rest from battling Fritz and
the opportunity to observe some things
which seem to me to be worth telling
about Those of you who are exclu-
sively fond Of the stirring detail of
war, such as shooting and being shot
at and bombing and bayoneting, need
only skip little of this. We had an
entirely satisfactory amount of smoke
and excitement later.
AS soon MS our relief battalion had
got in we moved back to Poperinghe
for couple of days rest. We were a
pretty contented and jovial lot, our
platoon especially. We were all glad to
get away from the strain of holding q
front trench, and there were other ad-
Tantages. For instance, the altera-
lions Of our muster due to casualties
had not come through battalion head
quarters, and therefore we had in our
platoon sixty-threa rum rations night
ND e;x
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-08-24

NO. 5.-Wounded In Action.
This article describes the terrible fight
tho dead and dying. tho loss OF n pal and
the final falling of McClIntock in Nc
Mans Land. Simply told. 1t IL ono OF the
most remarkable descriptions of q battle
by n participant ever put together
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-08-24
'T()vER THERE,
The Thrill and the He'll of
the Trenches, Described
by an American Boy.

Sergeant Alexander McClintock of Lex
ington, KY, and the Canadian Army Has
Gripping Tale That Every American Will
Read, For He Tells he FactS--Unadorn-
ed. Wounded, q Di; ieguished Conduct
Medal Man, He Was IL "lidcd Home,
but Is Going "0ut There" Esaii to Fight
For Uncle Sam and His t,ics kn In
spring, Interesting, Personal Nerrative,
Full of the Spirit and Atmosphere of the
Trenches.