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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-06
The Too Clean House.

The over.clnan housekeeper has loni
been the subject of unfriendly newspape
comment, and also OF ridieule A iok
going the rounds of the press lately tolc
of little boy who noticed that his ehun
tramped unreproved into the house ant
out again. docs your mother let yol
do that whenever you want tor" h,
asked. Sure" replied the privileged
one Don't ! wish / had a nice dirty
mother like yours" said the visitor, visit
fully. Harping on this theme a writer
| in a home magazine says: whenever
drop in to see my neighbor Brown, Mrs
Brown contrives to get behind me with
the dustcloth. She pursues me, Ticking
away my footprints, and setting straight
each piece of furniture in my wake, UNI
til l come to where poor Brown has
tucked himself off in the farthest corner
of the house.
Here's the paper you left on the
hall stairs, John Brown she announces,
following close to my heels. DO you
realize that there is path of cigar ashes
all the way in here from the front door :
What are you smoking in the house for,
anyway Now don't lay that cigar butt
down therei If each member of the
family would only clean up after him
self | would not have to be chasing
them all the while
1--WE escape to the porch and Brown
lays his paper on chair, worms his
cigar butt between the wire screen and
the porch floor, so it can drop into the
garden. Then we prepare to settle down.
"'What is that paper doing there'
demands his wife from the doorway.
And, OH why viii the children have the
hammock full of old magazines and paper
doll euttings2 If find that paper any
where else, John Brown, / shall GER.
tainly burn it up, snaps the irate wom-
an. She sweeps the children's picture
book under her arm and Brown makes a
grasp for the offending paper. We spread
il open and get behind it as fast as.
possible.
"How mary Mrs. Browns, perfect pro.
totypes of George Eliot's nagging over
clean Mrs. Pullet we meet day after
iay! How many housewives actually
pain us with their overneatness. You
10 not feel at home when visiting under
heir roofs. because you are afraid you
may misplace something in the guest
chamber, may forgetfully leave your
toothbrush lying around or hang a towel
n the wrong place.
Mrs. Browns house, il is true. is
clean: there are no finger.
marks on the walls or window panes;
nothing is out of its place; there is not |
speck Of dust visible throughout the 1
louse; vet such housewife is not a
rue home maker.
"The house over which she rules is |
merely a place to stay in. not home 4
he not only makes miserable slave /
f herself. but in making everybody else
oe the mark she 50 diseomforts her hus-
and and children that they fail to get
he best things which the real home az
ords'
Dorothy Dexter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-06
GERMANY SPEEDING UP.
Resume Warfare on Vigorous Lines Next
Spring.

Berlin, Jan. 6.-.By wireless to the As
ISOLATED Press, via Sayville, n. MANY
thousand guns each week, are reported to
be the measure of the mighty manufac-
turing effort which Germany Is now max
ing for the campaign of l9l7-an effort
upon which the entire manhood force
of the nation which can be spared from
the front and their regular occupations
is being concentrated under First Quar-
termaster Gen. Won Ludendorf's univer-
sal labor service law.
Counting four months before the prob
able renewal of the world war in full
yigor on all fronts these figures mean
now immense supply of cannon of all
calibre and field guns up to the gigantic
howitzers to meet the admittedly gigan-
tic effort which the entente allies are ex-
pected to make in this third year of
Kitchener's prophecy, to turn the scale
of the war.
Along with the guns the German fac
tories are turning out correspondingly
stupendous quantities of ammunition and
the production of machine guns, each
of which virtually replaces platoon of
men, has been placed on a scale far be-
yoHu tllab VI INC past year.
The campaign of 1917 will, it is al
ready evident, be fought as wide ex-
tension and development of the Somme
battle with even heavier concentration
of artillery over the far wider front and
with lines literally bristling with ma
chine guns. Confidence that their oppo.
nents will be unable to break through
this wall of steel and fire is not only ex-
pressed by the higher commanders, but is
manifested right down into the ranks |
of the common people.
To produce great masses of material
thousands of skilled men have been |
brought and are being brought back from I
the front and placed in the Krupp and
other munition factories. These men are
replaced in the ranks by levies set free
by the universal labor service bill and
by widespread coming out of ablebod-
led men from hitherto exemptions
Another expected development of 1917
Is change in the center of gravity on
the western front. The Somme battle
has swept its way into comparatively
quietude and while the military experts
here naturally are unable to predict with
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-06

when too stale, i. e., when decomposition
is well under way, the body turns dark
and greenish or becomes Shiny. The
flesh should be neither llabby nor stiff
but should give evenly and gently when
pressed by the finger. 1t is very difficult
to distinguish between good cold stor-
age and freshly killed poultry.
Age.
"One of the commonest ways OF testing
the age of dressed poultry is TO take
the end of the breastbone farthest from
the head between thumb and finger and
attempt to bend it to one side. In a
very young bird, say a 'broiler' chicken
or a green goose, it will be easily bent,
like the cartilage in the human ear; in
bird a year or so old it will be brit
tie, and in an old bird, tough and hard
to bend or break. Unfortunately there
are sometimes tricky dealers who break
the end of the breastbone before showing
the bird, and thus render the test worth
less. If the feet are left on the car
eass, they furnish mark of age. In a
young bird they are soft and smooth, be-
coming hard and rough as the bird grows
older. The claws are short and sharp in
a young bird growing longer and blunter
with age and use. Spurs generally oc-
cur on male chickens. On male broilers
and tender roasting chickens they are
small; on older, high favored ones they
are prominent but flexible; on cocks
they are long and attached to the bones
of the legs; on capons they seldom de-
yelop until the second year of age.
Turkeys up to year old are said
to have black feet, which grow pink up
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-06

to three years old and then. gradually
turn gray and dull.
"The age of pigeons can sometimes be
told by the color of the breast. which be-
comes more and more purplsh as the
bird grows older. Red feet are also said
to be sign of age in pigeon.
"In ducks and geese the flexibility OF
the windpipe is mark OF youth. it
can be easily squeezed and 'moved when
the bird is young, but later grows rigid
and fixed. If the tips of the quilts ut
the end of the wing are sharply point
cd the bird is probably young; the blunt
err they are, the older the bird.
Capons.
"When caponizing has been properly
done the head is small for the size of the
body, the comb and wattles are pale and
withered, the body plumper, rounder, and
larger than in an ordinary fowl, and the
spur abortive. If the operation was in
complete, the head win be like that of
an ordinary bird and the body less round
ed Such birds, known technically as
slip capons,' are much inferior to true
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-06
MRS. CORVALLIS
WEST GIVES UP
PUBLIC WORK
Mrs. Pat Campbell, the Actress, Defends
Her Mother-in-
Law

London, Jan. 6.--Mrs. William Corn.
walliss West, "the woman in the case
of the army scandal, whose feminine in
fiuenee in war office circles has just been
barred in the report of court of in
quiry, will soon sever her connection
with every sort of public work, it was
stated yesterday.
In this she will follow the demand
voiced in bitterly condemnatory editori-
ais, following details of her "persecu-
ton" of Lieut.. Barrett through high
army officials.
Mrs. Pat Campbell, the actress, daugh-
ter-in-law of Mrs. Corvallis West, is
stanchly defending her, pointing out that
she is "warm- hearted, impulsive Irish
woman, 63 years of age, who regarded
all Tommies as 'darlings'"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-06
Middlebury College Notes.

The annual election of officers for the
college Y. NJ. c. A. was held Wednesday
evening. Henry II. Chapman of Mid
dlebury was elected to the presidency
Cecil Plumb of Malone, n. Y, vice pres
ident and Walbridge B. Fullington of
Johnson, treasurer.
The Winter club at Middlebury has
voted to send delegation to the Dart
mouth carnival in February. Freeman
Walker of Barre has organized group
for snow -shoeing and Harold +. HOLSTER
of Corinth, n. Y, is instrueting a class
in skiing.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-06

certainty the plans of the Anglo French
leaders, advices of recent weeks point to
II transfer OF the entente allies main
efforts to another region-most likely
that of Verdun, where the French ener-
gies recently have been concentrated on
extending to its original size the sally
port west of the Mouse, the most OBJ
vious point as that nearest to the heart
of Germany--for the effort to roll back
the tide of invasion or in case of minor
success point whence operations into
the rich iron fields would be possible.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-06
Suffered Several
Years. PERUNA
MADE ME WELL T.. Nv

Mrs. Elizabeth Reuther, 1902 18th
ST., N. W., Washington, ID. c.,
writes: II am pleased to endorse
Peruna as splendid medicine for
catarrh and stomach trouble, from
which suffered for several years. |
took 1t for several months, and at
the end of that time found my health
was restored and have felt splendidIy
ever since. / now take it when / con-
tract cold, and 1t soon ribs the sys-
tenn of any catarrhal tendencies"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-06

That Guy Morton, the Cleveland In
dian pitcher, will be able to pitch his
best brand of ball during the 1917 sea
son, providing he submits to slight OPP
Grafton, is opined by Bonesetter Reese.
Thomas j. Hickey announced in Lonis
vile, KY, Wednesday that he had posted
$4,000 and that the International league
was going to post the same amount to
insure a series between the American as
ISOLATION and International league anoth-
er season.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-06
No New Peace Note.

Washington. Jan. 6.-The state de-
partment late yesterday, authorized the
statement that President Wilson was not
contemplating sending another peace
note.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-06

Vaseline is the very greatest help in
caring for the nails; it smooth and heals
and also makes them grow heavier.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-06
Women Get Relief

1t is unnecessary for you to suffer
with neuralgia or pains in the face and
m nsaa are wG now u fGlns m ai %sI
Liniment to relieve pain in. lTxS&
stantly. This time triedNNMN
physicians prescription is all TWIN
that is ever needed to give /ANJ M
quick relief. 1t is Won ffJEGU
derfully soothing, creamy VIZ w
liniment that does not stain or ~
blister and is positively pure. clean
and easy to use. Ask your drug
gist or your neighbor, for Minard's has
been used in many homes for more
than sixty years as the one dependable
liniment for pain of all kinds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-06

When cleaning the frying pan, rub
with a hard crust or bread and wash
with hot water and washing powder
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-06
Its My
Standby
for q
Cold.

Those who object to liquid ned.
cines can now procure Peruna Tab
let's.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-06

Mould can be kept from top of pre-
serves by putting drops of glycerine
around the edges of jar before putting
cover on.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-06
Topics of the
Home and
Household.

Common soda is good for removing
stains from teacups and tinware.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-06

In sweeping mating, cover the broom
with an old undervest. This takes up
the dust readily and saves the wear on
the mating. A bare broom makes the
straw rough.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-06

A raw egg is one of the most nutri-
tious of foods, and may be taken very
easily if the yolk is not broken. A lit
tie nutmeg grated upon the egg, few
drops of lemon juice added, some chopped
parsley sprinkled over it, or some salt
and dash of cayenne pepper will vary
the flavor and make it more palatable
when taken as a medicine. In case of
intestinal troubles, partly beaten raw
egg, taken at one swallow. is recommend
ed. 1t is healing to the inhamed stom-
ach and intestines and relieves the feel
ing of distress. Doctors say that four
eggs taken in this manner in twenty
four hours win furnish the best kind of
nourishment as well as medicine for the
patient.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-06

A leak in the water pipe may be
stopped temporarily till plumber may
be sent for by using a paste made OF
yellow soap and just few drops of
water. This has been known to stop
leak for several hours.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-27
CHINAMAN Is IN
ORGANIZED BALL
smuggling Ayan From Honolulu
Is In Seattle Lineup and
Making Good

SEATTLE. April 97-The FIRST
Chinese ball player TO make his
debut into organized baseball on the
Pacific coast was introduced in local
diamond circles by bill Leard. man.
ager OF the Seattle Northwest
League club lie Is Vernon Ayau.
a bughtlookinE and Engush-speak-
ine Chinese from Honolulu Leard
is counting on Ayau making good AZ
shortstop.
Ayau has had a deal OF experience
In our national pastime He was
born and reared in Honolulu, and
started playing the game when a
kid. For four years he shortstop-
ped for the 81 Louis college nine
over In the islands. and for the last
five seasons has been 3 member Of,
the all-Chinese team In 1913 he
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-27
Jones Says Weilman, But
Sunshine BeckOns Plank

Oscar Witt left San Francisco
this morning. headed for Chicago.
with good luck he will arrive In
time TO play in Sundays game The
sun has won a knockout decision
over the clouds. and bright weather
Is assured for Friday afternoon
That means that az least one more
game OF the series with the Browns
will be played The Wednesday and
Thursday contests we're postponed
because OF rain The Tuesday con.
test was captured by the Browns I'M
der very annoying circumstances.
Therefore the Tigers must win this
afternoon TO get an even break
from the series and insure a chance
10 gain a little when the postponed
games are played on
Fielder Jones said last night he
was going 20 pitch Carl Weilman
back az Tige today WeilmHn was
one of the villains OF the Tuesday
tracAs. The sun Is shining so
brightly. however. that It Is very
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-27
U. or MISSOURI
FAVORED To WIN
Bob Simpson Expected To Be
Hero of Relay Games
At PennSV

( PHILADELPHIA. April 27-Mis.
sour university. since the withdraw.
al OF Harvard. Cornell and Michi-
gan universities is favored to carry
away TIE relay honors in the annual
Penn relay meet. which begins here
today WIKI simpson heading the
/ list OF athletes from the western
university. This college probably
VII stand high IN the point score.
also
In spite OF the fact that war is
causing many colleges and univer-
sitles 10 abandon their athletic
training tins sprius. the greatest
entry list OK all time 500 teams. has
been received by the university
Earl Thomson famous Dartmouth
allrount star is entered In the
pentathlou and is expected 90 fur
nish the greatest opposition 20 How
ard Perry. star OF The University Of
Pennsylvania
Authorities here have promised
"a urn me meet into magnificent
patriotic demonstration. absolutely
refusing 20 entertain the possibility
OF calling or the established classic
OF college outdoor attfetes The
meet may prove 20 many schools
the convincing argument that prep
arauou oy disconunuance of ath-
,,gcs ia tho wrong kind of prepare
ton
simpson was thought 70 be our Of
me games when the University OF
Missouri athletic association An
nouncec !r had nor sufficient funds
70 pay bis expenses The students
Immediately look W collection
and word was aashed today that
there is more than enough and that
"Roh Is enroUte
simpson viii 30 one ~ the most
conspicuous % The manv stars who
viii compete for honors Despite
the war and large number OF ath-
letlc lghfs hat have been drawn
away BY IL. the carnival Will eclipse
any other Of is kind in Red and
Blue history. ir vas announced.
Fair tho cool weather greeted the
athletes a. they assem- BLEED for the
last trial" sprint around. the Gin
der path before the formal opening
of the tfac kand aeld classic this
afternoon
The program Of events for to-
day Il
Pentathlon 40 yard hurdle race;
Philadelphia inter-scademic A A.
cham pionship Philadelphia high
school championship; American col
lege championship, sprint. medley
relay race. American college cham
pionship. distance medley relay
race; throwing The 5s-pound weight,
running hop. step and jump throw
ing the hammer
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-27
Will Meet Master Defense When Kbane and Freddie Welsh Cla

made a tour OF the United States
with the allChinese team, and three
times since then has been over here.
Bill leard saw Ayau play in Homo
lulu when he made the trip with the
Swain and Sheehan all-starH, and ia
enthusiastic over Ayau's chances OF
making good
In the games against the Beavers
the Chinese hit Tor the proud aver
age Of S4S and nelded up TO the
standard he ls little fellow.
Weighing only 40 pounds. but IL
said 10 be whirlwind on the deld
and strong right-handed batter,
There was some talk OF Great
Falls and Butte barring out the Chi.
nese player, but Leard saws he has
assurances that Ayau will be able
70 hold down his position On the
Seattle team
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-27
SKLOVER HERO OF
TECH MARATHON
Little Isadore sklover
When be ran. he ran al

Little Isadore SkIover
When be ran. he ran al over
This touching little lyric is dedi.
Gated 20 Isadore skover 125.
pound speed merchant Who ran yes.
terday from Cass Tech high school
20 the boulevard and back In %
minutes and A. seconds He ran
this distance faster than 10 other
fellows who tried and nicked a
whole minute on The old record for
the run. which has been an annual
event at Tech for several years.
because be WAS the smallest fellow
In the race. because nobody ever
picked him 10 win and because ne
is an exceptionally bright lad 10 tie
school room SHOWERS victory was
quite an event The finishing orr
der ~ tht Nadine 10 runners was
sklover Cogean. Eby Dust Zen.
nan Gitcheil Forman Dubperneu.
bernstein and Saltors
Cas- Tech and Northern h.rh
Start tho baseball season this after.
noon al Northwestern field.
A. White hope Frra Fulton sssms
~ ~ NrWv nue ntanfer.W
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-27

prooaole-that Jones Will renege and
give old Eddie Plank workout II
Plank let's any bright days go by
without Numbering. he won't get
much work in the spring
Hughey Jennings will save all the
pitching he can for the Chicago
series. which opens AZ the Windy
City tomorrow and which lasts thru
Tuesday. lie also IS determined 10
win today He has an entire stan GA
his hands that has been entirely
!dle for couple OF days and sadly
needs work. Five OF six pitchers
will get good workouts today Which
OF them viii pitch the game ia
puzzle. This would be good
chance 10 try out Mitchell. out there
Is Just az much reason why othor
fingers should be selected. Ono
thing is fairly certain, looks as
II Coyeleskie viii open against Chi
cago.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-27
BOXERS CAN'T WEAR
FLAG IN COPPER STATE

ST PAUL. MINI. April 81
old Glory" won't be allowed 10
enter Minnesota rings any more
F = Thompson. member OF the
state boxing commission object
ed TO the Stars and Stripes be
ms worn on the 5eyss OF fighters
here recently.
III the flag is 20 be worn By
hshters. let them carry the col
ors in the army or navy 3"
Thompson said. IT'S too much
ike commercislizing the Stars
and Stripes 10 use them TO hold
up a boxers trunks"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-27
Fight Windsor Tracks.

OTTAWA, Ont. April g7.-rhe
Wilcox racing bill Will be a legisla-
tive storm center az the Canadian
capital very shortly Il is under
stood that several drastic measures
viii be pulled from the bill before
It can pass, but that its hackers viii
insist upon running out all but one
race track from Windsor and will
make a fight on that issue. There
are three tracks az Windsor now.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-27

Chicago D.
Cincinnati 50
Batteric -Dr FIas ana Wilson
Ring ard WING iwrires Eifr1
and Ensiie
Ncv York 0huadelrt rain
Boston B-rr kfvv rain
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-27
Another German Plot.

NHoSE Mexican
lets Of their gulbe constituency
a performed
rsnsko and the Ike their
out hacurng the A
champion OF the United
quest Of
championship OF the cushion billiard
corresponds to national championship
When The urgent WAR demand satisfied
~ esy on an order or The Chicago Cubs That club has
.eaes IN baseball and
ss l Do,e Is sun nursing alho he bit
sor- g That he To op
on loe 1eid'r sun Is nursing the
o they should be- for Msrbehead where b ssr
tom 49, 40 % P'''' N'ul'
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-27

uBANE perfect fighting machine Of he lime with the
Ia Wilde weight champion
crushing walop coolies OF experience
he
Knockout 10 rounds he has shown ms
planned OF attack on me
lightweight months and has become letter perfect IN
he put
One thing is popysd cinch any IN
that Welsh can't puncure hosn
/ the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-27
Mitchell WEEDS

MILWAUKEE. Wis. April N.-
Richie Mitchell, well known box
or who talked OF snlistinE a few
weeks ago, was married this week.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-27

r sad D'F-tl
pitchers that
the shattered wreck o"at
- be hardly had 70 get up steam
caught 9hTe
back the home haroor ON me sane
ana
captured by the Cards prize OF va
calls his sent 70 ne o
the Brownies did ~ HARRY
excellent Tor declaration OF
was punked square amdshps before he even knew SUP was I'D
ocea
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-27
Khbane and Welsh

FKNHls between Feahrwesh champion eans nq
New YORK lhtN 20 MAKE
n really after Weishs
IN be There good reason
Knbane do left IN
whc he viii everything
half Within his reach ihe
the time possessing Two Word
Sims Johnnys iiie
NOT he can take al kinds Of chances
defensive boxer ever donned glove ne u a
OF this been able
box ali hit hard once Ever since
wanted
occasionally he has been oalpone m ms
spot 2oround route and IN those
defensive
20round victories
aibe Baldwin
rugged oate
no get o marathons
Freddie Charley white vicious snsgs[
White left hook but he fTtheTTnof, mace
would shine ~ MS
The over he made JUS 9e9
Welsh the geat
will TUESDAY night Tor ne mas
nothing but purse 20 gain by this bout
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-27

early the afternoon Knoane
Johnny viii fight az about that figure but
probably outweigh featherweight
II pounds lightweight
He il did
But Welsh
the advantage
ME blows In this koane can
mate
difference height There not more than half an inch
in would big
fairly for the that Is
comparison hgures
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-27

Two bonahde bouts Of this duschnpon sort are recorded n ng
attempted make the
Ketchei u rounds
Spades
shoulders had sprawled
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-27

The Washington ctub has shipped
@Cut-up- sawyer. undeSstudy OF Niek
Aitrock. 60 the Minneapolis wtiIerr.