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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-28

B A special conyen'ion OF the Car.
>ihge Builders Nat NAL association
ee<ts AZ Cincinnati today TO cJnsd-
ia the high cost Of material and
peens for reducing manufacturing
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-28

Several hundred women college
graduates are expected IN Baltimcre
today for the annual national cou.
vention OF the Gamma Phi Beta
sorority.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-28

PvtntinE-the Platp neat ktwA--<Ant
IN riEht-Tfmes Job Dept.-Msi. sHso.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-28

That most accomplished and de-
Nahtfui actor David Wsrdeld. uu-
der fhc direction % David BeIasco.
will revive the comedy drama The
Music Master" By the late Charles
Klein. In the Detroit opera house
newt week star and play have been
appearing before capacity audience
ir the knickerbockeT theater New
york OH season This will be Mr.,
Warueld's lest appearance In his IA
rfouA role - Anton Won Barwig. the
1avabl, old music tearher The Mu-
SIC Ne ster" ia In three acts. the
scenes being iaii IN New YORK - the
pre- sent sine
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-19
How a Man Home From War Feels in
Theatre.

This is taken from a story by Hol.
worthy Hall in the December American
Magazine. He says
They had seats in one of the last rows
of the orchestra; and from the time that
the young man gave Frances her pro-
gram, and the house lights subsidized into
dimness, she was sensitive to a sweeping
alteration of his mood The sentimental
play, which seemed banal to her, affected
the young man powerfully. He had
spoken the bare truth when he had filed
his brief for the trench fighters. Failing
relatives and friends to inspire him, he
had labored through two arid years with
none of the finer emotions to stir him I;
and in hardening himself to grim ac-
Qualities he had left himself no defenses
on the romantic side; he was hungry for
the human elements which by definition
must be excluded from the science of
war; he was exquisitely receptive to all
soft illusions. And as Frances, recogriz-
ing these facts, reminded herself that not
once had he taken advantage of this brief
relationship of theirs, and as she recalled
that what she had first set down as for
wardness had been merely his eagerness
to behold the home of a visualized ideal,
she was suddenly overwhelmed by
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-19

grazing materially lepgthen the period
necessary for the grass to come back
A study OF the methods of herding
goats has resulted in an improvement in
the handling of these animals on the
range, On the tornado range reserve a
calf crop fully 10 per cent above the
average was saved from breeding herd
held on a fenced range under improved
methods and given small amount of
supplemental feed From another herd,
fed an average of so pounds of cotton
seed cake per head and given still better
care, the calf crop exceeded the average
by more than 20 per cent.
On some of the Utah, Montana and
California forests tests were made which
further demonstrated the advantages Of
the bedding out" system of handling
sheep over the old method of close herd
ing with dogs. Advance was made in the
methods Of sailing cattle and in showing
the value of well distributed watering
places. On a number Of forests demon.
stration tests were made of eradication
of the poisonous tall larkspurs. In every
case, the report states, the losses from
were reduced to an extent
which more than justified the cost. Mi
nor investigations were also started to
work out methods of getting rid of
other poisonous plants.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-19
CRANITEVlLLE

! The Red Cross drive commenced here
yesterday with Mrs. j. II. Suitor and
Mrs. Perley NJ. Smith as canvassers for
lower Graniteville.
Lemuel Halligan left yesterday morn
ing for Springfield, where he expected
to secure employment.
Mrs. Joseph Pierce, who has been at
the Barre City hospital several weeks,
came home. Sunday.
Miss Kathleen Letourneau spent the
week end in Burlington.
Miss Annie Campbell has returned
from Springfield, Mass, to spend the
winter with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. John Murray, ir., of
New Haven, Conn, are guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Murray.
Miss Florence Coughlin and her broth
er, Russell Coughlin, left Saturday night
for Hartford, Conn. where they are to
make their home,
William Imlah has gone to Barre,
where he has employment in Young
Bros granite she'd
Alphonse Allaire, one of the Orange
county draftees, was called yesterday to
Camp Devens, Aver. Mass.
A fair will be held in the convent
Thursday from 8 a. m. to p. m. The
public is cordially invited to attend,-ad.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-19
ARMY LIFE AGREES.
Private Guy F. 0ltolini Writes to Barre
Friend.

Writing from the base hospital al
Camp Beauregard in Louisiana, Private
Guy +. Oltolini advises his friend, Joe O
Cassellini of Cottage street, concerning
life in a military hospital where more
than thousand patients are cared for
at one time and another Parts of Pri-
vate Oltolini's letter are given as sol-
lows:
Dear Joe: / received your most well
come letter to-day, also the box and con
tents, for which thank you most kindly,
and sure enough | appreciate it to the
limit. just now | am smoking one of
your cigars. | also opened the box of
sardines and the cheese and the captain
and two other men are going to join me
in lunch.
So far, Joe army life agrees with me,
and of the treatment here | cannot com
plain | am enjoying good health. /
presume you will be pretty busy in the
next few weeks on account of Christmas
| hope business viii be good, though
think you don't expect much on account
of the war, as people will hold onto their
money more than ever. You may be sur
prised to hear this, but even here it's
cold, very cold, at present, and it is
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-19
FOREST RANGES IN DEMAND.
Grazing Privileges Are Being Sought By
More People.

A continued increase in the demand fol
permits to Craze livestock on the nation
al forests and the necessity OF Coins
ahead with the work of developing The
forest ranges TO the utmost are empha
sized by Acting Forester A. +. Potter ir
the annual report of the forest service
The settlement of the public domain
brings new applicants for grazing priv.
ileges with each succeeding season, while
the continued high prices received for
meat, wool and hides are an incentive for
the older permittees to endeavor TO in
erase their numbers New permits for
an increased number of animals and an
advance in the grazing fees made during
the year brought the total receipts from
grazing up to 81 $4,000
The winter season of l9l6.I7 was the
most disastrous the range stockmen of
the West have known, Mr.. Potter states.
There have been years when the local
losses were heavier, but never when the
losses were so general in every range
state. As result OF continued severe
weather throughout the winter months
and scarcity of hay, which was hard
to get at any price, stockmen suffered
severe losses. The lamb crop for the en-
tire West was probably Is to 20 per cent
below the average, while the calf crop
was considerably below normal. Because
of the shortage of feed on the open range,
the national forests We're opened to graz
ing in advance of the regular season and
several hundred thousand sheep and cat
tie were admitted to the forest ranges.
The number of cattle on the forests
the past season was nearly 100000 great
er than in 1916, and the number of sheep
more than 100000 greater. This in.
crease, it is stated, was due to more
intimate knowledge of the forage growth
and the carrying capacity of the ranges,
and to efforts made to increase produc-
ton of livestock to meet the emergency
food needs of the country.
About 100000 acres were examined
by the grazing experts of the service
during the year. The information gained
will, the report says, aid in raising the
number of livestock on the ranges to the
maximum, without excessive damage
Light grazing for three years has result.
ed in excellent reeuperation of large
area of grama grass range on the Jor-
NADIA range reserve. On the high noun
tain lands of the Manti national forest
in Utah, it was found that erosion and !
decrease in soil fertility following over
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-19
NEWS OF BARRE BOYS
Written BY Private Harry Levin in Eu-
rope

From his post with the l0lst ammuni,
tion train IN France, Private Harry LIE.
win, formerly of G company, writes as
follows to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs NJ
), Levin of Merchant street, the letter
being dated Nov. 81;
Dear Folks; One of my weekly letters.
| was made corporal again last week,
and | am in hopes to retain such until
am promoted. Just returned from two
days pass and had fairly good time,
but IL is not like the good old L. S. A.
Stopped at a hotel one night. The room
cost three francs, or about 90 cents.
Each meal between five and eight francs,
and they were worth the price. John
Mcdonald, who was formerly. with the
Headquarters company, and who is with
us now, received bunch OF Barre papers
dated up to Oct. 10, and in one of them
saw where Mr., Brown went to Aver,
Mass, to visit Nelson. Has he been
draftedi What is Tom Tomasi doing
Is he back in school?
As yet ! have not received my candy
or tobacco that | wrote for, but received
socks and they are fine, We are going
to have regular Thanksgiving dinner
Thursday Tom Forbes received letter
from his mother stating that you have
received my cablegram. | am glad to
hear that. am feeling fine and hope to
hear the same from you all | have not
received any letters since the one written
Oct. and 3, but | suppose we will get
some any day now. There isn't much to
write at present.
Hoping these few lines will find you in
the best of health, ! am Harry.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-19

wave of compassion which left her pal.
pitant.
I'm tho dusk of the theatre she put
out her hand. 1t encountered his, and
automatically he drew away Frances
smiled deprccatory little smile to her
self and waited, and as she had correctly
anticipated, his strong, lean fingers came
stealing back and closed around hers and
frightened. She could fathom, as definite
ly as though his sensations were spread
before her for the laboratory test, just
what were his reactions at this moment.
She knew that he was reverent in his
attitude toward her, and that he was
UNNECESSARILY grateful to her, and she
couldn't possibly have avoided the knowl-
edge that she fascinated him; and yet
his clasp was firm and steady and re-
assuring to her, for il told her that he
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-19
Farmers Meeting.

The meeting held last Friday night t.
consider the matter Of the farmers ex
change was so poorly attended on &C
count of the bad weather and roads tina,
another meeting of the same character
will be held in the hall in the Worthen
block on Saturday night Of this week
Those who were present at the first meet
ing were pleased with the prospects o.
exchange and many orders for fertiliz-
ers and seeds were taken. Be sure to
come to this meeting on Saturday night.
This matter will interest you the same
as il did the Others r II. Abbott
County Agent.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-19

damp cold that chills one up pretty stifi'
We are kept pretty busy here and pa
tients coming in every day. Yesterday
we had 225 measles cases, besides 500
others, and it looks as though we would
have to leave our barracks and turn them
into wards. Every moment we expect to
leave here, but believe we will not
leave for France until the middle of Jan
uary. Nobody is allowed furlough for
Christmas on account of taking care OF
the patients. Joe, we are not allowed ~
say much, but with the opportunity rt
hand, | bid you and your friends merry
Christmas and happy New Year Give
my regards To all the boys. Guy,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-19
WILLI1MSTOWN

Williamstown grange, No. 81, will hold
its regular meeting Wednesday, Dec. ID
Owing to the scarcity of fuel, the meet
ing will be held in the diningroom. All
ladies please come prepared to help out
on the program. Lecturer.
The members of the Congregational
church will hold meeting in the church
parlor Thursday evening, Dec. 90, at 1880
o'clock A full attendance is desired as
Importance business is to be transacted.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-19
A Popular Belief.

1--WE elect congressman to get us our
rights"
"Well?"
"And good hustler will get us little
more. Louisville Courier-Jo Journal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-19
Norah with the Noodle.

Miss Bute-Gracious, Norah, here
comes that tiresome Mr.. Bohr. I'm not
ut home; but If that's box of candy
he's got | hope he'll leave il.
Norah lat door)-She's not at home.
sor But if thot's candy ye have she
hopes yen lave it.-Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-19
Notice

A regular meeting Of the Central Ia
Dor union Of Barre and vicinity will be
held in carpenters hall, Worthen block.
Friday evening. Dec. -. at 1880 O'Clock
Per order A Mcdonald, secretary. Please
nots change Of date.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-19

was in undisputed control OF himself. IL
also told her that he was palpahlc
foreigner in the realm OF fiirtatious'
mass y
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-19
PLAINFIELD.

promenade and dance at the S and
d. of Liberty hall, Plainfield, Friday
evening, Dec. q. Admission, 25c. Dane.
ing from till l.-adv.
The Monticellonian., 1917-02-15
Rural Carrier Examination.

The United States Civil Service Commission has announced an exami- nation for the County of Drew, Monti cello, Arkansas, to be held on March 10, 1917, to fill the position of rural carrier at Wilmar, and vacancies that may later occur on rural routes from other post offices in the above.mention- ed county. The examination will be open to only to male citizens who are actually domiciled in the territory of a post in the county and who meet the other requirments set forth in Form No. 1897. This form and application blanks may be obtained from the of fees mentioned above or from the United States Civil Service Commis. sion at Washington, D. c. Applica- tions should be forwarded to the Com mission at Washington at the earliest practicable date.
The Monticellonian., 1917-02-15
Saturday, March 3rd, 1917,
Notice.


 The following named Executors, Admin istrstors and Guardians filed theirAnnual Ac' counts Current at the Jan. term, 1917 of the Drew Probate Court to come up for ap' proval at the April term, 1917, of said Court as follows to-wit:
 11th Account Current of Mrs Linnie Tindall Guardian of Fred Mason, minor.
 4th Account Current of Claude Jones, Guar dian of Cortez Jones, minor.
 4th Account Current of Claude Jones, Guar dian of Emmet and Bryant Hudspeth, minors
 2nd Account Current of T. W. Finn, Guar dian of Mike Finn minor.
 l1th A ccount Current of R. H. Wolfe, Guar dian of Hagood minors.
 lst Account Current of Harry Wells. ST. Guardian of Harry Wells, Jr, minor
 2nd Account Current of Claudia Berryman Guardian of Johnnie and Tommie Bergman minors.
 lst and Final settlement of pr. w c. Kim bro, Guardian of Evona G. and Exall Kimbro, minors.
 Ist and Final settlement of W. H. Nelson Administrator of J. L. Nelson estate.
 l2th Account Current of R. H. Wolf, Execu' tor of A. L. Founders estate.
 4th Account Current of E. c. Grubbs, Guar dian of Garland Cary, minor.
 1st Account Current of A. T.! Wells, Guadiar n, Elizebeth Wells, a minor.
The Monticellonian., 1917-02-15
Lingering Coughs Are Dangerous

Get rid of that tickling cough that keeps you awake at night and drains your vitality and energy. Dr. Kings New Dis eovery is a pleasant balsam remedy, antiseptic, laxative and promtly effective. It soothes the irritated membrane and kills the cold germs; your cough is soon relieved. Delay is dangerous get Dr. Kings New Discovery at once. For nearly fifty years it has been the favorits remedy for grippe, croup, coughs and colds. Get a bottle to-day at your Druggist, soc. advt
The Monticellonian., 1917-02-15
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONYEN
 TON.

At last, after the matter of calling Constitutional Con- vention for Arkansas has been upin every Legislature for years, the present Assembly has passed a Bill providing for the holding of a Constitutional Convention on the 18th of the coming Nov. This is a most important meas ure to the people of Arkansas and one that should be met with proper care and caution. A new Constitution may be the making or the running of the state. It will all depend upon the kind of an instrument dra wn up by the members to such Convention. And, herein. lies the problem. If the right kind of delegates are elected, from all over the state, we may reasonably anticipate a fundamental law that will be beneficial and prove a blessing; but if the people are unmindful of their true interests, and select lot of demagogues and hobby riders to frame their organic law, then it would be better to have no Constitu tion at all.
 The framing of the Constitu- tion is the most important mat ter that country can have, and that the voters ever have the privilege of selecting delegates for. Hence. 1t IS all important that the ablest nd best men. in the state, should be singled out for this great work. Personal friendship should be ignored. favoritism should be bauished from thought. and ability and fitness should be the watch. word Many interests will bob up before the Convention, to be subserved. and 1t will be abso- lutely essential to have good and able men in that body to guard and protect the interests of the people from the cormor- ants that will seek advantages by which they may be enabled to prey upon them in the future.
 It would be we'll for the people of Arkansas to realize, at first blush. that Constitutional Convention is no Kindergarten. no training school, and that nearly every county in the state has five hundred or more men who think they are we'll equip ped for the job The facts are that not more than half dozen
The Monticellonian., 1917-02-15
You Should Feel 100 per cent
 To-day.

You cannot meet the days work cheerful feeling bilious. Dull headache, coated tongue, bad breathe are signs that indi- cate your liver is overworked or loafing. In either case you need Po-Do-Lax, Natures liver regu- lator. derived from the May Ap- pie. By stimulating the flow of bile, Po-Do-Lax makes work eaiser for your liver, and by its mildly laxative quality removes the impurities that clog the in- testines. At all Druggists soc.
 advt
The Monticellonian., 1917-02-15

Rev. Horace Jewell, the oldest and best known. minister in the Little Rock Conference of the NJ. k. Church, South, was killed at Hope, Arkansas, last week, by an Iron Mountain train, while the aged minister was crossing the track, in one of the city streets.
 Mir. Jewell was S4 years old, and had been preacher for more than fifty years. MT. Jewell was well known in this city, where he had many warm friends, and where he, at different times, ser ved as Pastor of the Methodist Church.
 His first service here as Pastor of the Church dated back to 1860, just before the breaking out of the civil war. Since that time he has served the Church here. He was good, true man and a sin cere and devout christian, and his aim in life was to do good and help hls fellowman. His un fortunate death is ofdeep regret.
The Monticellonian., 1917-02-15

The Stock Gro wers Assoeia- ton, which held its annual meet in Little Rock, last week, recon mended to the present Legisla. ture the passage of a Bill repeal ing the present crop mortgage law. Repeal of this law, it was claimed, would make the small
 farmers independence possible and result in diversi6eation oi crops. This would, doubtless be a good thing to do If some means were provided whereby ' the small farmer and his family could subsist while diversifying But since many small farmers have no other means to secure advances upon which to grow a crop than the mortgagi1g of that crop, it might be hard on them to have this privilege re. moved from their reach.
 The members of the Stock Growers Association are com posed of men who have crossed the Rubicon,' and are now liv- ing on easy street. and have no need of assistance; but, unfor- tunately, not all of the Ark an. sas farmers are in that condi- tion, and the right to mortgage their crops often aids them ma terially in providing something to keep the wolf from the door.
 We are willing to concede the fact that 1t would be better for the small farmer (and the large) not to mortgage if he can get along without it; but this is a matter that should be left with the farmer. himself. and if the necessity exists, leave him free to exercise the right of mortgag ing his crop, in order that he may obtain the necessities ot life. Legislation is not a "cure- all,' any way.
The Monticellonian., 1917-02-15

could be found, in most counties, that should be selected for such important work. Every means should be resorted to to induce qualified men to assume the task of framing a new Constitution. The document should be made to last. The present Constitu, tion has been in effect for 43 years, and a new one sh ould be framed with a view of like lon. gevity.
 Let the people of Arkansas be- gin, right now. to think about the men they want, and when
 the proper time comes, select the
 men they think will best serve
 their interests, and let the office
 hunters slide.
The Monticellonian., 1917-02-15
$l0O Reward $IOO.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all it's stages, and that is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly influenced by constitutional conditions re- quires constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in- formally and acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the sys- tenn thereby destroying the foun- dation of the disease, giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing it's work. The proprietors have so much faith in the curative powers of Halls Oatarrh Cure that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure.
 Send for testimonials, free.
 J. F. Cheney & Co.,, Toledo, o.
 Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
 Halls Family Pills for consti- patton. advt
The Monticellonian., 1917-02-15

ed and other property y taken and paid for; and If the ships are held their crews are safely provided for and safely returned to their homes, while under the German plan, ships are torpedoed and sunk, without warning, all the property destroyed and the lives of the crew and the passengers sacrificed; and this is done, not in conformity with international law, but in direct opposition to 1t Therefore, to the logical and fair minded man the difference is so great that to attempt to ar ray them in the same category is little less than effrontery.
The Monticellonian., 1917-02-15

If the German submarine Is such a powerful war weapon as it is said to be, why is 1t not used against the English battle-ships which are blockading German ports? If these internal under water machines were thus engag- ed, instead of roaming the seas and taking the lives of innocent people, there would be no remon- strance from this or other neutral nation.