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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-31
A DESERTED VILLAGE INDEED.

Fire has added its lugubrious efforts
toward the complete wiping out OF Cop
| perfeld, once thriving village of 1000
people in the eastern boundary of the
state, and has destroyed half the build
ings remaining after the general hegira
following the shutting down of the cop
per mines some years back. The state
ment that one-half the buildings have
been destroyed by fire should be accom-
panied by the qualifying remark that
there were only two buildings standing
before the fire broke out; so the loss was
not so tremendous as might have been
suspected by the first assertion. The two
buildings were the huge structure once
used by the mining company as a store,
office and meeting hall, and a caretakers
house. 1t was the store which was
burned; and now there is nothing but
the caretaker's little house in that whole
solitary waste, where once the hum OF
industry was heard and the boom was
on. Copperfeld was but scene OF desc
lation and gloomy memory OF van
ished hopes even before the destruction
of the eompany's old store building; now
il must be desolation and gloom intensi-
fed. To visit the place end walk over
the scenes of so much former activity
was to give rise to a desire to get out as
soon as possible, especially if the day it
self be lowery and forbidding. There
was something almost uncanny in the |
deathlike stiffness of the place; and |
there was the unpleasant sight of acres |
Of ground torn up and quilted out as if
by terrific bombardment of countless
heavy guns on the western war front. |
And now fire has added its depressing eff
feet to the region by wiping out the
great, gaunt structure that stood like
the sentinel of the desolate region, tell
ing Of the once proud pretension. of the
hopeful Copperfeld. Yet there was a
attraction about the place de-
spite its dreariness.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-31

the German government with them
whether their conviction be confirmed or
not.
Nothing has been heard Of any official
disfavor shown toward Capt. Won Papen
since his return to Germany from the
United States. There has been no word
OF condemnation OF Capt. Boyd in re-
gard to his peculiar activities in this
country. He is said to have been a re-.
cipient of fresh honors. The ruthless
war spirit apparently smiles on the I'M
scrupulous and frowns on the conscien-
tious. While Ambassador Gerard tells
Berlin that the relations between the
United States and Berlin are more cor.
dial than ever, the commander of the
submarine that sank the Lusitana with
more than 100 Americans can point to
the rewards on his breast, the order Pour
le Merite and the Hohenzollern House
Order with swords. On the other hand,
Gen. Baron Won Huene, the military
governor of the province of Antwerp, is
dismissed because he would stand by the
guarantees he gave to Cardinal MERCER
in September, 1914: young men need
have no fear Of being carried off to Ger
many, either for enrolment in the army
or for forcible employment" Thus the
war fury 50 possesses the German au-
thorities that they honor what civiliza-
ton condemns and condemn what civil
ization honors.-Boston Herald
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-31
German War Honors.

Ii would be pleasure to be able to
doubt the word of Mr.. Erich Zoepifel, the
acting German consul general at San
Francisco. No disrespect to him would
be implied by rejoicing at his being mis-
taken. if he were, regarding the attitude
of the German government toward ex-
Consul General Bopp, and the felony and
misdemeanor OF which he has been con-
victed Mr.. Zoepffel is reported as de-
claring that his predecessor will be given
promotion" on his return TO Germany.
Unhappily for the reputation of the Ger
man government, such reward is prob
able. Mr.. Bopp and his assistants, Won
Setback. Won Brincken and Crowley. il
not successful on appeal, will each have
TO serve two years in prison and pay a
fine of $4,000 for eonspiring tll to vio-
late United States neutrality by setting
afoot military enterprise against Can
ada in aid of Germany, and 90 to VIC
late the Sherman law by dynamiting mu-
milton ships in interstate commerce. They
had the German embassy at Washington
behind them in their defense. and It Is to
be regretted that they viii probably have
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-31
CURRENT COMMENT
Making Homework Interesting.

| The White River Junction Landmark
announces that it is about to publish a
lseres of feature editorials by syndi-
cate writer on how to make homework
more interesting and scientific. One can
not help admiring the courage of the
Landmark and its syndicate writer, while
Edevoutly hoping for their sakes, that in
entering the domain of the kitchen they
will not be invading unknown territory.
That a house might be run on scientific
principles is conceivable but it would be
an institution, instead of an ordinary
home with lot of children under-foo
wanting to consume bread and butter
and molasses between meals, to pop corn,
sugar off and to do thousand and one
other things terribly upsetting to a sci
entific schedule. To make homework in.
teresting is another proposition and one
before which even science might stand
appalled,. Tbs endless round of sweep
ing busting, hopping, laundering, bak-
ing, brewing, providing three square
square meals day and after each wash
ing dishes. pots and pans and kettles,
with leisure" hour or two in the even
ing, in which to sit down to patch and
darn can perhaps be made as thrilling as
a moving picture play, but Judgment
in the matter is suspended until the APP
pearance of the syndicate articles, con-
corning whose interest there can be no
question. Domestic science authorities
claim that the well-trained woman can
easily perform all household tasks in
half the time II takes the average house
.
an art. Artistic housework would be |
delightful If its results were equal to
those of the unframed. unseientific but
notable New England housekeeper, !
whose rugs you can accidentally kick !
without being smothered by a cloud OF |
lust and whose broom reaches the cor
ners as well as the center of the floor
Springfield Reporter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-31

Undoubtedly skeptieism is rampant in
South Dakota, because a bill is to be pre-
scented in the legislature at Pierre that
when the condition of the appendix does
not show an operation was necessary the
surgeon cannot collect pay for his serv-
ices in removing the same. Moreover, a
somewhat complicated system of proving
that an operation was not necessary is
provided, concluding with the stipulatio
that the ex-member of the human anat-
omy be returned to the former possessor
thereof. Evidently there aren't any
hedgehogs to legislate about in South
Dakota; so they take mp with the com
mon, house variety of appendix vermi-
formis to expend their legislative foolish
ness upon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-31

If British raiding parties are able to
clean out the German first line, then
pass along to the second line and even
penetrate to the third line, as is report
ed TO have occurred near Amentieres, the
numerical superiority of the British over
the Germans in that section of the west
ern war front must be certain. Judging
by Field Marshal Haig's report to the
war Office in London, the movement was
accomplished without heavy losses to the
raiders but with great damage TO the
raided. both in destruction of trenches
and dugouts and in casualties. Il viii be
remembered that the great Somme drive
WIS preceded by just such raiding ex-
petitions as this carried out near Armen-
there's, there being a raid nearly every
night at some section Of the front and
the raiders getting an intimate knowl-
edge of conditions in the German
trenches. Il Is TO be presumed, therefore,
that the present operations are the pre-
~''rsor Of another big offensive movement
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-31

The burning of those 10000 barrels oil
potatoes at Houlton, Me-, is bound to in.
crease the price of tubers, even if only
slightly. A supply of potatoes is likely
to become valuable product anyway be-
cause the yield in many localities was
not up to the average; and when hard
blow like the fire at Houlton falls on the
market there can be no other result than
to accentuate the value. To the general
public, therefore, the loss of the 10000
barrels of potatoes was fire of far great
err consequence than the destruction of
100000 worth of property in Boston or
S3,000,000 in Pittsburg. In Germany the
fire would have been considered calam-
ity at the present time.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-31
Equity and Economy.

Two men. strangers to each orher.
were seated together Oh the outside ct
tramcar, and both oiled their pipes
simultaneously. One. however. struck
his match first, and the other request
ed that he might share the light HAY
ing done so, he took from ais pocket
q box Of matches and handed one to
his obliging neighbor. 1T La foolish. :
he said, 80 strike two when one will
do, but can't very well expect you to
provide that one when have some
also. Let me payr A mind of nice
balance In equity as well as economy
London Chronicle.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-31

recover the gem. l did as he COM
manded and have 1t In my possession. +"
But why" asked Worthington, did
| you not tell me that the ruby had been
stolen and ask me to return ft?"
Firstly, | could only ask you to re-
turn It; could not compel you Sec
ondly, / did not know whether you
would surrender 1t or what terms you
would make"
But you would have had the law"
said Worthington.
Yes. but you western people have
a saying, Possession Is nine points In
the law We Indians have something
much better than the law. We are
adopts in secret methods"
II shall certainly not dispute that"
said Worthington. Now that the mat
ter is finished I wish you would tell
me why you think 1t necessary to re-
turn me the price paid for the gem"
His highness has many English and
American friends and does not wish to
do an injustice"
Lastly, will you tell me how you
recovered the rubyy'
II came over In the same ship with
you. took an impression with wax
of your lock, from which I made a
key. Soon after you left your room.
where you had hidden the jewel, en-
tered 1t. / smelled varnish | knew
at once what that meant. 1t was but
a few minutes before | found fresh
ly vanished board. To remove 1t was
very easy, You western people in such
matters are as children In the hands
Of us orientsls."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-31

Mr.. Bernard Baruch would never quail
ify for modest man or else it panied
him execrably to tell the leak investiga-
tors that he made $476,l6S tcents not
mentioned) by virtue of his shrewd, ca
pable, discerning, calculating, downright
keen sapiency. Not for many moon
has such q prodigy of the stock market
been willing to produce himself as a spec
tacls for the wonderment of just plain
human mortals.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-31
CAPRI. A TWIN BUMPED CAMEL
Island Richly lowered For Artist, His
torian and Geolosist.

torian and Geologst.
Capri, a great twin bumped camel of
an island, kneels in the blue just off
the sorrentine peninsula. From the
sway backed huddle OF white. pink.
blue, cream and drab houses along the
large harbor up the breakneck road to
the fascinating town nesting among
the hills, white rooted and Moorish,
and on, still higher, by the winding
road or up the nearly perpendicular
flights of rock stairs which furrow the
frowning crag with their sharp, zigZag
outlines TO Anacapri, 500 feet or so
above. every step of the way breathes
the pride and splendor and degradation
of the islands greater days.
Here a cyclopean mass of shattered
masonry in the warm emerald water
tells of Roman emperor's bath. yon-
der on a chimney-like cliff the sinister
ruins of a stout castle keep whispers
of ancient garrisons and pirates not
armed with automatic rifles or high
powered artillery, and here, overlook
ing the sea, the vast ruins Of villa re-
call that hairy old goat" Tiberius and
his wastral righteousness that turned
fair CsNri into satyrdom.
Capri today Is richly lowered for
sightsee artist, historian. antiquary
and geologist. on every hand are shad-
ed walks and sequestered bowers in
the thick groves of orange and lemon.
laurel and myrtle. wild backgrounds OF
tumbled rock, titanic riffs in the coast
into which the sea has thrust long. in
sidious blue fngers.-National Geo
graphic Magazine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-31

They ought to have been kind enough
to Sherman L. Whipple to forego talk of
his prospective political preferment in
case he should conduct successful inyes-
tigation of the leak concerning the presi-
dents peace note. 1t is positive handi-
cap to man in an important work to
begin to discuss his political future al
most as soon as he has done that work,
Mr.. Whipple no doubt would have desired
fervently that he be allowed to carry on
his investigation untrammeled in that
respect.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-31

1t was no slight accomplishment to
raise 100000 in IL days toward hos
pital; and the promoters OF the DeGoes-
BRAND hospital campaign in Burlington
are to be congratulated on the results ac-
complished, even though the desired $780,
900 was not reached That viii not be
the limit Of the effort or the limit Of the
cost of the project, for it is proposed to
expend $l75,0o0.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-31

Tho people OF Vermont voted unmis-
takably in favor of the direct primary
law; and the legislature, by good judg-
ment, has preserved that law TO the state
by decisive action in the House looking
to the defeat of the measure which would
have repealed the law. 1t was an action
according to the plainly indicated desires
of the people.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-31

"Do you know" she simpered. you
are the first real actor | ever met. 1t
must be extremely interesting to act
the parts created by the master dram
atists like Shakespeare and
"Now you're talkin', kid" he broke
In. Il just eat that Shakespeare stuff
alive. Why, played in Shakespeare's
East Lynne for two whole seasons.
and part of the mime played horn
In the orchestra. New York World.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-31

About all the United States is able to
get from Berlin nowadays is an acknowl
edgement of the receipt of communica-
tions, an act which is considered purely
perfunctory in business matters.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-31

No great rush on that special horse
meat store in New York City is reported;
In fact, the first five hours of the stores
opening resulted in the sale of only 40
pounds OF the unusual food. Americans
are not educated to the tastes of Euro
peans.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-31
Firth OF Forth Bridge

The bridge across the Firth OF Forth
in Scotland is a cantilever bridge erect
ed 1Ss3-90. The two main spans are
each ITO feet long. The total length
of the bridge is S.295 feet; the towers
are 343 feet high the bridge contains
$1,000 tons Of steel and cost about
100000.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-31

You can look all over
the map, visit any town
or city, you can't find
any better clothing for
the price, or any better
style for the money,
than at F. H. Rogers &
Co.
The styles all origi-
nate in New York. We
60 to New York to make
our selection - no mar
ket anywhere has any
better.
To-day at this store
you can find just the
right wearing apparel
for men and boys.
Look in our window
for special low prices on
a few ovecoats, boys
coats 1895 and 1895;
youths coats, S4.95;
mems coats, S11.95 and
S14.95. These are new,
up-to-date all wool gar
ments at less than the
wholesale prices.
A few mems union
suits, Soc each. Buy now,
or you'll be sorry when
you see the prices next
fall.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-31
csuob. Both WAYS.

Mrs. Exe-My servant girl has left
me. She said | had so much company
there was too much work to do. Mrs,
Wye-Thats singular. Mine has left
me too. She said l had so little com
pany 1t showed / had no social posi-
tion.-Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-31
DsIicately Eliminated.

How did you get Mrs. Bounce out Of
your bridge club? Did you ask her to
resign"
No, we didn't like to do that, but we
all resigned except Mrs. Bounce, and
then we all got together and formed a
new club. New York Times.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-31
Rogers Walk
Over Boot Shop
10 No. Main st.
Vain Quests.

A little girl who was trying to tell
friend how abseatminded her grandpa
was said. HE walks around, thinking
about nothing, and when he remem-
bers 1t he then forgets that what he
thought Of was something entirely diff
ferent from what he wanted to remem-
ber."-Christian Register.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-31

Shall we add it to the high cost OF liv.
ing that Brattleboro physicians have
raised the price of their services Or dy
ing?
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-31

If the ground hog is able to dig his
way out of the snowdrifts on Friday he
will not find the prospects Immediately
ailuring.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-31

Mrs. Baeon-Don't you think I'm en-
titled to a pension. John? Mr.. Bacon
Why. no. A pension is something yon
get after you are through hghting.-
Yonkers Statesman.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-31

Barres water department is running
financially strong.
The Winslow mail., 1917-07-13

Altho you are joke, | thank
you for sparing my poor dear
husbands money. Now we can
let the business run itself for a
while, and go up to the Thousand
Islands for our regular annual
trip, where we can enjoy our
selves in the cool woods and for
get about the poor boobs who are
scratching up the grains of wheat
around the sizzling stacks in the
harvest and the sordid pinching
of poverty-striken housewives
bending over the stove and saw
ing the scrapings and crusts be-
cause food is going higher all the
time and because you have ap
pealed to their patriotism.
Thankfully yours,
BREWERS WIFE.
The Winslow mail., 1917-07-13

Miss Rankin, representative in
Congress from Montana, has in
troduced measure for the gov
ernment to pay regular allow
ances to the dependent wives and
children of the soldiers during
the war. The rate fixed by the
bill gives a wife with no children
$50 a month, wife and one child
S45, those with two children $50,
and those with more than two
$75. If this bill is passed there
are many women in this country
who will be hoping and praying
to have their husbands drafted
into the service, because she can
get her hands on more real mon-
ey every month than she now
gets in a year.
The Winslow mail., 1917-07-13
There is liable to be a declar;

There is liable to be a declara-
ton Of war by California on Ari-
zona. The authorities at Nee
dies called out the home guards
to prevent Arizona from dump
ing two carloads of l. w. w. tin
cans on California soil. She in
sists that the Golden State is not
maintaining a national garbage
dump, and they threaten to call
out the state troops. |. W. W. S
do not seem to be very popular
in any community in this coun-
try, and we suggest to Gov.
Campbell that in order to main
tain amicable relations with Cal
ifornia, h hereafter all exports be
billed to Mexico, where they can
be utilized in Villas army.
The Winslow mail., 1917-07-13

The town of Holbrook has only
been incorporated about six
months, and now it has become
necessary for w. H. Clark to
have a forty-acre tract surveyed
and sub divided as an addition to
accommodate the growing popula-
ton. There is hopes that Hol-
brook will yet make a city if
some of the old moss-backs will
get out of the way and give the
community a chance.
The Winslow mail., 1917-07-13

The conservation of food Cos
pei is going to put the saloon free
lunch out of the running, and
many a rounder will lose his reg
ular boarding place.
The Winslow mail., 1917-07-13
Old Furniture.

Why let old furniture go to
waste, when you can get cash for
it by calling at Amen's Second
hand Store. He is always in the
market for any kind of old furni-
ture.
The Winslow mail., 1917-07-13

Even the monument dealers
have organized a trust, and the
government has been asked to
investigate. There is no escape
even after death.
The Winslow mail., 1917-07-13

The following from the Hol-
brook News would indicate that
Sheriff Newman expects to do
his share towards reducing the
high cost of living:
'Sheriff r. l.. Newman was at
Linden Monday, where he assist
ed in rounding up and cutting
out 500 head of yearling heifers
which he purchased some months
ago from the Hopen Land &
Cattle Co. Mr.. Newman's con-
tract with the Hopen company
calls for the delivery of the
heifers in Holbrook, and they are
now being driven to this place.
They will probably reach Hol-
brook Saturday, and Mr.. Newman
will then take them to his ranch
about 20 miles northwest of this
place. The cattle are all Here
fords and are a nice uniform lot.
Mr.. Newman recently purchased
1 lot of fine Hereford bulls from
Jot Stiles, which were shipped
here from Texas. D."
The Winslow mail., 1917-07-13
Brewers Wife Writes.


Eagle, at least has the merit of
expressing fact even if it lacks
authenticity:
Dear Food Administrator,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir: | have seen your
pledge card to be filled out by
housewives as printed in some of
the newspapers and am writing
you about it.
AS I understand it, the house
wives are expected to save all the
bread crusts, fruit, cereals and
other items of food. There is a
blank for Occupation of hus-
band" to be filled.
Here is where | have a huge
joke on your department. My
husband is a brewer!
He and his fellow-patriots in
the same business use corn, rye,
grapes, apples, peaches, barley
and other foods in such enormous
quantities that what little the
housewives could do in conserv-
ing the supply would be like a
grain of sand compared with the
Sahara Desert. Altho | consider
it a joke, inasmuch as you have
decided to let the brewing busi-
ness continue, | am just a little
too conscientious to be a hypocrite
and pose as a patriot when my
living depends upon the destruc-
tion of food, that product which
is expected to win the war for
Americas
My husband solemnly told your
your committees and President
Wilson himself that the use of
barley for beer did not affect the
food supply, because people do
not eat much barley. And you all
believed it. You were so "easy"
that you didn't recognize it as a
thinly yelled falsehood. You
forgot that cattle and hogs thrive
on barley and that meat is just
as important as bread. And in
the cloak room you should have
seen my husband chuckle!
They told you that the revenue
taxes were worth so much that
they could not be sacrificed.
And you swallowed it. By the
same token you would buy mer-
chandise just for the trading
stamps. You are a huge, dear
Joke.
My husband takes the food
products and changes them into
liquor. The poor Workmen spend
their money for it and they get
nothing in return but a cheap
jag. They get no nutriment
whatever. Then you step in and
take a few cents out of each dol
lar that the workman spends.
And then you call that wealth. -
Where did you study economics
But you are a good scout, after
all. You have made it possible
for me to keep my electric and
my servants and spend my Au-
gust at Newport. | can have
such a good time that | can for
get about. the horrid, old war.
Those starving Belgians and
Frenchman get on my nerves
some times. and | have to have
diversion to keep them out of my
mind. And when the American
soldiers go to the front and have
to be put on short rations and
when the poor people in America
set up their awful noise about
high food prices, | know | shall
want to go the mountains or
down to Palm Beach to get away
from the thing. You see | have
a tender conscience. after all.
My husband, poor dear. is try
ing to salve his conscience these
days by buying Liberty Bonds
and paying one tenth of one