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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-30
JuNKETING GOES INTO DISCARD IN
VERMONT.

The purpose of Vermont legislators tc
eliminate the usual junketing by large
delegations of members to various state
| institutions is to be commended, and we
believe it viii be commended by vast
majority of the people OF the state.
Three proposed junkets were nipped in
the bud at Monday afternoons session of
the House, and thereby large waste of
time and money was averted. Each bien-
NAL session of the legislature, it has been
considered one of the perquisites of the
service as legislator that certain
number of the members who happened to
be on the committees having relation to
the various state institutions should have
the side pleasure of taking an excursion
to some distant point in the state for the
ostensible purpose of inspecting the state
institution there located. So they went,
whole troops of legislators piling up the
expense to the state and, far more costly ),
disrupting the machinery of legislation
by impairing the efficiency of committee
meetings, if not entirely cutting off the
meetings for the time being. These
iunkets have always added materially to
the length of the sessions and thus have
caused an additional expense to the state,
while at the same time their results have
been far from commensurate with the
expenditure. If there is some informa
ton which the legislators may desire to
receive concerning any state institution,
a man competent to present the situation
can do more good by appearing before
single committee or the committee of the
whole than a flock of legislators can do |
by wandering through the mazes of the
state institution and getting only sn
perfcial stock of information. We sup
pose that the exception made in the case
of the state school for feeble minded as
the resolution fayorably acted upon by
the House Monday afternoon finally was
framed, was due to the fact that the in
at Brandon il new and not gem
orally known throughout the state; but
we believe even that exception should
rave been swept aside and the excursion
% Brandon should have been done away
With Some one competent person could
nave told the legislature at committee
rearing far more than the visitors can
icquire in their visitation in person. II
We as state are starting out on the
Dad to economy, this junketing is one of
he incidental expenses that could be
Eliminated without damage.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-30
vermont's Asbestos Mines.

The Reformer has contended for years
that we have only begun to scratch the
surface of the immensely valuable min
eral deposits in Vermont The state now
leads the world in the production of
granite and marble. but there are mex
haustible supplies of both OF these stones
which have never been developed.
II the high price Of copper continues it
is entirely probable that the copper mines
Of the state. which wears ago turned out
annually metal TO the value of hundreds
of thousands Of dollars viii be reopened
and worked al a profit. The tale deposits
of the state also possess incalculable val
ne. These are now being worked TO
some extent, but their development is
sure TO increase rapidly within the next
few years.
The writer, on a trip through Canada
a few years ago, was surprised at the
great extent Of mining operations at Col
rain. about IS miles south Of the city Of
Quebec, and few questions brought the
information that from this point came a
large part Of the asbestos used in this
country. and that the Colrain mines had
yielded a product aggregating many mil
lion dollars IN value. II has been known
for years that there were rich deposits
OF asbestos extending for miles through
the mountains in the town Of Lowell in
Orleans county and the adjoining town
Of Eden in Lamoille county. II Is said
that attempts u work these mines sew
eral years ago resulted IN failure through
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-30

1t is not surprising that the farmers of
Washington county are more and more
taking advantage of the opportunities
afforded them through the county farm
bureau because those already members of
the association have found the results
quite beneficial All the farmers of the
county have chance to receive similar
benefits by joining the association, thus
signifying their desire to get in touch
with the work of the county agent. The
agent, Mr.. Abbott, is meeting with more
hearty response as he goes about the
towns in his district, there being larger
attendances at the meetings and evidence
of earnest consideration of the problems
of the farmer. The farm bureau under
his direction is already quite power in
the agricultural life OF the county and
promises to grow.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-30
Who Won in Cuba?

Do you know who won the presidential
election in Cuba held in early November
If so, you are better informed than tn,
Cubans are. They are holding confer
ences of party leaders, fighting decision;
before boards and commissions and be
fore the highest courts, and even plan
ming to hold second election in Feb
ruary in some of the districts where the
November returns were officially annullec
on account of fraud that was too open TO
be denied. But the happy phase Of the
situation, and to many in this country
the amazing phase, is that there has
been no revolution and no violence or
lawlessneSs to a degree that makes il
necessary for Uncle Sam TO straighten
out the affairs of the island. The Con-
servatives believe that they elected Pres
ident Menocal for a second term and the
Liberals are equally confident that DIR.
Zayas was the victor at the polls. 10th
sides have talked about invoking the aid
of the United States, and some Of the
hot heads among the Liberals arc NUT
tering threats OF revolution II President
Menocal does not give way 70 DR.. Zayas
but thus far nothing serious has hap
pened beyond the stage Of conversation;
and If the island, which was never be-
fore 50 prosperous, has stood the strain
through three months, there i gocd
ground for confidence that IL viii be
able to determine for itself which man
i wants IN the presIdency.-Boston Her
AID
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-30
War in Winter.

Again and again in the progress OF the
great war have come reminders that
powerful as modern ornaments may be,
there are times when the forces of ma
ture are more powerful stili than the
mightiest of armies and fleets. 1t is
true that the bclligerents have upset old
motions about winter luils, and that some
very active campaigning has been seen
in mid winter, but the fact remains that
the weather continues to play big
part in the fortunes of war as well as in
crop yields and other hazards of peace.
Recent dispatches have said that the big
Somme offensive and defensive alike
were handicapped by mire so deep that
troop movements became a practical i'm
possibility. The British lost their post
at Kut-el- Amara because floods ended
hope of bringing up re-enforcements.
Again we have read of this, that or the
other undertaking halted because of
heavy downpours, while confessedly ex-
istence in the trenches has been made al
most unbearable as much by storms as
by the enemy fire.
just now the dispatches from Europe
tell of a cold wave of great intensity.
Rivers and canals of Holland and CEN
trail and eastern Germany are ice bound.
Along the western fighting front the use
of motor cars has been rendered almost
impossible, owing to the freezing of ra-
diators and carburetors. The soldiers
are suffering severely, yet it is insisted
that the health of the armies is good.
Doubtless, the soldiers are faring bet
ter than large share of the civilian
population. Every nation is doing its
best to keep its men at the front ade-
quately clothed and fed. The pinch of
short rstions has been felt more keenly |
in the towns than in the camps Eat.
less days" make lean, if not an alb
solutely hurry, folk, and vigorous cold i
wave viii do much to remind man of the |
useful purpose served by a reasonable
amount of adipose tissue. Moreover,
there is reason to believe that there is a
great shortage of fuel; SO that the mis-
cry resulting from the cold is wide
spread.
Truly, in every way this is a sorely
bitter winter for Europe and its people.
Manchester Union.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-30

A little girl went right into the heart
of New York City and handed the me.
tropolis gold brick. Miss Louise Saeh-
en-, the "wondrous eyed, unspoiled queen
OF the Alaskan wilds,' as one newspaper
described her, proved to have been Chi.
cago bean foundry waitress, and yet she
had, for time, all New York gaping in
wonder at her description of Alaskan life,
etc. "rill pa split the beans" by notify
ing New York that Louise was an impos-
ter, the girl was having glorious time
of it. Finally her father, Nick Sachen of
Kansas City, Mo, couldn't stand for the
duplicity any longer and, therefore,
"spilt the BEANS" as the girl concisely
but inelegantly asserted. Now New
York is waking up with headache of
resentment at being handed gold brick,
of being caught at its own game-bun-
coed, as it were.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-30

the action of the so.called asbestos trust
Transportation from Lowell is something
OF problem. The power question, how
ever, is said TO have been settled through
the proposed development OF a hydro
electric plant ut Stevens Mills, only a
few miles from Lowell.
! Now comes the announcement that a
company backed by New York capital IL
preparing to establish 81 100000 plant
at Lowell which will employ several hun.
dred hands throughout the year. 1t is
said that not wheel will be turned until
100000 has been expended in establish
ing the plant.
Canada has placed an embargo on the
expectation of asbestos and men inter
ested in the marketing of this mineral
fibre are said to have found in Lowell
and Eden the best opportunity of supply
ing the American market in this country.
1t il stated upon the authority of the
meteorological survey of the United
States that the Lowell vein is contin-
nation of the Canadian vein which has
been worked at great profit many years.
The announcement of the proposed de-
velopment is good news TO the northern
Vermont communities where the opera
tons are carried on, and ii the result is
what the promoters anticipate it will
eventually add millions to the value of
the mining industry of the state and
large increase in population and general
business to at least two counties Brat |
tleboro Reformer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-30

The founding of the proposed new De
Goesbriand hospital, for which cam
paign is now being conducted, is calculat-
ed further to increase the clinical facili-
ties to be gained; and the location of the
proposed new hospital will be particular
ly advantageous to the Medical college
because the buildings will be within
stones throw of each other. So it will be
seen that the Vermont Medical college,
whose existence was threatened few
years ago, is doing much to improve it,
self and TO improve the general health
conditions of the state, not forgetting the
small and sparsely settled localities.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-30

What is more, if he were stricken witt,
that disease his chance Of recovery would
be 10 per cent less than normal. 4 man
who is thinner than the average. on the
other hand, has less danger Of dying in
this decade than a man who tips the
scales at the normal figure.
"Whcn man is in his twenties a de,
ficiency of 20 pounds in weight makes
him IL per cent more liable to fall be
fore the scytlc of the implacahle reaper.
A slight surplus of flesh seems to assist
one in escaping diseases that cause death
in this period principally tuberculosis
and typhoid fever.
"a man in his fifties who is 90 pounds
over normal weight has Is per cent
mortality handicap to face. Should he
be 40 pounds over weight his chances Of
dying are increased 45 per cent thereby"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-30
MIDDLESEY

Mrs. George Herbert and son. Bernard
were weekend visitors in Randolph.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Bailey were called
to Mortified Friday by the illness OF
relatives.
Miss Jessie Olmstead returned Friday
from her parental home in Bellows Falls.
George Herring returned Saturday
from a week in Colchester, where he had
employment.
Miss Linda Crane commenced work
Monday as toll operator in the Montpe-
Iier telephone exchange.
Mrs. Emma Marble, who has been at
c. T. Miles the past week. went Friday
to Jericho for weeks visit before re
turning to her home in Waitsfeld
Mr.. and Mrs. George HAYES and son.
Edwin. spent Sunday with relatives in
Waterbury Center.
George johnson spent the past week in
Moretown.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-30

The Russians apparently are about to
give us a demonstration of their ability
TO come back" after being mercilessly
hammered on the field of battle. For
months the Russians have been on the
defensive on the southern extremity of
their far-fung battle line, having been
forced back, together with the Ruma-
mans, almost to the Russian frontier of
Rumania. Beaten and battered there,
they have brought up reinforcements and
are now turning the tables on the victo-
rious enemy. The new offensive in Blu
kowina is coming just at the time the
western entente allies need the distract.
ing influence to call German soldiers from
France and Belgium in order to increase
the chances of great spring drive on
the western European war front. Russia
is oftentimes made football but is new
ertheless proving herself an important
factor in the entente allies maneuvers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-30
PHYSICIANS FOR VERAIONT'S
TOWNS.

Fourteen Vermont towns are clamoring
for physician. And yet, short time
ago, there was a strong drive toward
wiping out Vermont's only medical col
legel Had this institution been wiped
out, it would not have been many years
before so Vermont towns would have
been elamoring for the services of ply
stefan, Manifestly, we would have been
doing some self-surgery-cutting of our
own nose-if we had consented to the
wiping out of the Vermont Medical col.
lege, because it would have been impos-
sible to induce graduates of far distant
medical colleges TO come into the sparse
" settled portions of Vermont. especially
since the locations would have been SO
lar from home ties and interests. The
good of the public health service OF the
state of Vermont is bound up closely
with the progress and prosperity OF the
medical institution in Burlington. II
may be stated in this connection that the
Institution is maintaining its progress
along many lines, one of the most not
able being the purpose to raise the re-
luirement of entrance so that freshmen
must have had at least two years Of reg
ulsr collegiate work in some reputable
Institution before beginning their med.
sal studies. This is in accordance with
he demands OF the American Medical as
ISOLATION if an institution desires 10 be
.sted in grade a Of medical colleges.
1nly a comparatively few Of the med
cal colleges OF the country require two
Fears II regular academic work as pre-
ssratory to medical studies, and thus II
viii be seen that the Vermont Institution
: keeping up in that respect. In clinical
advantages. some progress Is being made |
n Burlington, the establishment Of free |
lispenssry being one q the features.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-30
CURRENT COMMENT
"The Place to Meet ("

Though there have been much larger
meetings of the Vermont Press associa-
tion than the one held at the Hotel Barre
last Friday, we doubt indeed If there was
ever more friendly, good natured one.
What with good music, good grub"
fine speaking, hostpitable city and a
frst.elass metropolitan hotel, the ad-
vantages of the big city over the little
country town as a winter stamping
ground was perfectly apparent to all
the editor boys before they left for their
homes on Saturday.-Swanton Courier.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-30
Not a Manufacturing Plant.

Redd-Where does he livei
Greene-In Brooklyn.
What's his business
Il guess he's interested n the man
ufacturer Of automobile tires
What makes you think thatf'
Because he told ne be owned a rub
Der plant. -Yonkers Statesman-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-30
Surplus Flesh Increases Your Chances
of Death.

In the February American Magazine
there is an article on reducing and gain
ing weight. The author says;
Between 40 and so man who allows
his weight TO remain high is running
more danger of an early demise than he
would run if he contracted typhoid fever.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-30

Gov Graham appreciates the value of
newspaper publicity in the dissemination
of his views; and the newspapers have
thus far shown marked liberality to him
in the matter of space.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-30
Five Minutes Time

is sufficient to render man uninsurable
Every insurable man in time becomes un-
insurable. Insure now and be sure. 6Sth
year. National Life ms. Co, of vt.
tMutual.) S. s. Ballard, general agent,
Rialto building, Montpelier, VT
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-30

In view of the renewed efforts to find
the leak, Senator 20" is respectfully re-
quested to,come forward and be listed by
his full cognomen.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-30

Montpelier Has No Stove or Nut Coal
Prices Remain Unchanged" says a
newspaper headline. Why should there
be change in prices if there is nothing
to sellY
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-30

A crowd of 500 people witnessed win
ter sports program at Burlington one day
last week. This indication of lessened
fear of the fresh air is encouraging.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-30

You may lead Mexican women TO the
bath but you can't make 'em battle.
The Washington times., 1917-09-13
ANECDOTES OF
THE FAMOUS

Il left England a political slave;
I shall return 10 Il q free woman
remarked Mrs. Pankhurst recently
at a meeting Of Russian su1rsgists.
>9ut," she continued. gravely. 1T
is not the possession of the vote
that counts. # Is the knowing how
TO use IT," And in order to Illus
trats her contention she proceeded
TO tell the story OF the pedestrian
who had nearly been run over by q
taxi.
you don't know how to driver
cried the angry man. as he brushed
the mud from his clothes.
Don't r. cried the no Iess In
furiated driver. Here's my drivers
certificate"
81 don't believe it's yours" was
the retort
Not mIneF" Easped the Indignant
driver. why / bought IL from a
pal who's gone into the army. and
paid him for It."
In his newly published volume OF
recOllections baAAOuT DEOHue leiAA
story Of Justice Martin. a blum
lawyer. who was noted for his
bulls"
one OF these II still remembered
as probably the best example ever
uttered by = Judge in his official
capacity.
He was sentencing a man who had
been convicted OF sheep-steaiing.
and after treating the unfortunate
prisoner 70 a lengthy lecture on the
enormity OF his Offenss. he wound
up as follows:
Ny man. IL you had been cried
for this eighty years ago. you would
have been hung Tomorrow morn
ing"
The Washington times., 1917-09-13
Where Spiders Work.

In q large English factory that
produces surveying instruments
spiders are numbered among the
most indispensable workmsn- They
spin the delicate thread used for the
cross-haIrs that mark the exact
centre Of the object lens in the sur
veyor's telescope spider,web Is the
only suitable material yet discovered
for these oross-haIrs. Human hair
is transparent. and when mAgninsd
has the apparent Dimensions Of a
rough-hewn lamp-post.
The spiders produce during a two
months spinning season Thousands
OF yards OF web. which 10 wound
upon metal frames and stored away
until needed. A spider at work.
bangles In the air by its invisible
thread. the upper end of which IL
attached to a metal wire frame
whirled In the hands OF E!IL fha
girl first places the. spider on her
hand until the protudlnE end Of the
thread has become attached When
the spider attempts to leap to the
ground she quickly, attaches the
thread to the centre OF the whirlinE
frame, and as the spider pays out
it's web she wraps It round the
frame. At one time she removes
from a spider several hundred feet
of thread.
The spiders are Kept In a large
room under the supervision OF three
girls and q forewoman- When the
little workmen are not spinning.
they live In q large wooden cage.
Flies are their chief article Of diet.
During the Winter months the
spider colony usually dies. and an
The Washington times., 1917-09-13
Rebuilding Soldiers Faces

A well-known English sculptor,
who felt the call to do his bit. but
who was well past military age,
Joined the Royal Army, Medical
Corps some time ago. In few days
he, was drafted into the wards to
take plaster casts Of damaged limbs,
and in the course Of his work he
saw the saddsst sights Of the war
the men with mutnated faces.
These so affected him that he
went to his colonel and said: Let
me see what can do for these poor
fellows" Consent was gladly given.
His skill as sculptor stood him n
good stead here. BY means Of
masks Of thin copper. tinted to re-
semble flesh, he has wrought mar
vellous transforlnations in the facial
appearance OF horribly dIsnEurod
men.
One case among many in which
happiness was made to dIspiacs
despair was that Of a trooper whose
face had been smashed By an sx-
plosivs bullet. His nose hae been
carried away almost entirely and
his left cheek torn open from his
ear TO his mouth. Before the war
he was a taxi driver. and now.
made presentable by the wonderful
facial mfsk that the sculptor-Iisu-
tenant contrtved for him-a mask
consisting nt false nose. cheek ana
mustache--he is plying his old trade
and prosperlns.
The Washington times., 1917-09-13

TN going from the earth to Mara
you would be increasing your
distance from the sun by more
than l&ooo. 900 miles. and, in conse-
qusnce. the solar radiation ClIght
and heGt) would fall to not much
more than two-nfths of its valuS
onthe earth You would seem to have
been plunged into q fearfully cold
bath, almost cold enough. you would
think, to freeze the blood In your
veins. At least such must be the
case unless there Is something
about the atmosphere and the sur
face of Mars capable of counter
acting the effects of the decrease of
temperature caused by increase of
distance from the sun. Whether
there 10 or IL 'not-anythinE OF that
kind on Mars is one OF the problems
that your VISIT would enable you TO
solve.
But even without such compen-
SatinE circumstances the climate of
Mars might be bearable, after you
got used to II, and provided that
you could stand the nrst shock Of
fall of the mean annual temperature
TO, say, 40 degrees below Esro. It
would help you much in becoming
aociimatsd f. you had your intro
duction to Mars on that one of its
hemispheres which happened at the
time to be enjoying Its Summer.
Then you could gradually train
yourself, through the long MArtian
Autumn, which, in the southern
hemisphere. lasts more than six
months, and in the northern about
fvs, 20 endure the rigors OF Winter
On the other hand, II the supposed
compensating circumstances exist,
YOU might, from the start, nnd Mars
a very delightful place of abode
miniature OF the earth, its entire
surface having an area about one
quarter less than that Of the Pacific
ocean. ..-..
The sun would look curIously
shrunken, like q lamp at the end
of q long hall, and the daylight
would seem wan and pale. as in .
Winter afternoon. but the length Of
the days and nights would vary so
little from what you had been ae-
customsd to that only careful OBJ
servation with the aid OF your watch
(stiu keeping terrestrial time), would
make you aware OF any difference.
The general aspect of the sky at
night would not Ofter anything very
novel. unless you had been accus-
toned TO watch the heavens when
at home. In that case you would
notice several changer For Instance,