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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-16
Card Of Thanks.

We wish to thank the neighbors and
friends who assisted US during the i'll
ness and death Of our dear one and for
the flowers which were brought at the
time of the funeral.
Mr.. and Mrs Willie Fogg
and family.
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Activity Of Psychologists
One Of the Youngest of Sciences Is Of Especial
Aid to the Government

of nevertheless
steadily
summoned advice to render contnu
cancel
psychology offering minimum Of
this
of the
a nearly normal course
of mainly
spaal
suitable mental the selection Of
drafted special lines of training
discrimination
sensitive
detection
of
heshock of another
reu in service 'front.' he men,.
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0'Connor Cites History in
Connection With Troubles
of the People of Ireland

If the Irish rebellion had not been
followed by It's sequel it would have
been by this time forgotten and con-
demned by the vast majority of the
Irish people; but, as matter of fact,
writes T. P. O'Connor in Cartoons
Magazine, when the rebellion was put
down by one of those extraordinary
blunders so often committed in the
management Of Ireland by England,
dictatorial powers were given into the
hands of a soldier Of not particularly
marked intelligence. He declared ne
was going to put down sedition and re-
bellion in Ireland forever. Well, If
he had read any Irish history he
would have known that that had been
said for six centuries. He then pro-
ceeded, in secrecy, in the darkness or
cells, convicting on evidence not yet
published, these unfortunate young
men, and then taking them out In
patches in the cold, bleak morning and
executing them in the back yard of
jail. One of them was so severely
wounded that he had to have planks
put on each side of the chair on which
he had to sit while he was being shot.
All these executions produced a pro-
found revulsion of feeling in Ireland
and in America.
Now, that Is the beginning Of the
trouble in nelahd. If you read history
you will find that there has never been
anything so>incalculable in its effects
upon the human soul as an execution
for an ideal
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TREES NOISE LIKE WHISPER
NeedIeIke Points of Stiff Leaves
Scratching Upon Each Other Re-
sponsible for Odd Chorus.

Henry Heinelle of Santa Monica.
who two years ago sent biologists oD
hike to the wilds of the Malibu by
reporting the discovery Of a nest OF
dunes Of singing sands, has again
caused nature students to sit up and
take notice, according to the Los An.
geles Times.
This time he reports the discovery
of clump of whispering trees. The
find was made far up in Los Tunas
canyon, where the county surveyors
gang recently ran lines for mountain
road to connect the seashore via this
scenic canyon with the Topanga at Its
junction with Garrapatas.
The mysterious trees are near the
BUTTON Of the canyon, not far from
the Weber ranch. At this point the
wagon road Is hung on the side of the
canyon, far above the trickling stream
Persons passing along the road at this
point are invariably attracted by what
sounds to them as If somebody in the
underground were talking in a sub.
dued voice.
Shouts failing to bring a response,
Mr.. Heinelle, after listening to the sup.
posed whispered conversation, left the
trail and descended the precipitous
side of the mountain, expecting to dis.
cover some hunter who had fallen and
injured himself. But there was no
evidence of life anywhere, although
the air was filled with indistinguiSh.
able whisperings.
The sound always came from the
same general direction, and the will
o'-the-wisp directed him to a clump of
scrubby trees, much in appearance like
the English holly-and then the mys-
terry was solved. The need.e-like points
of thousands Of these stiff leaves,
swayed by the breeze blowing up the
canyon, scratching upon the surface
of other leaves was responsible for
the chorus.
The noise made by one leaf was SO
slight that 1t could not be heard foot
away, but the thousands grating con.
tinuously together kept the sound vi
brations in such constant motion that
their sigh was heard above the ordi-
nary rustIing of the leaves Of the chap
arral.
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y ,
look into the life and habits of the an
cient Greeks, and you will find that the
nations which used the plainest, SIM
plest and most meager fare were
among the strongest. while those who
descended to table habits bordering
upon gluttony rapidly retrograded.
Why? Because the mind of the glut-
ton is a dead mind. He cannot think,
his whole body Is sluggish, the organs
are so clogged that they are unable to
function properly and the result is
physical and mental decay.
Eating is a matter of habit. We
In America, the great land Of plenty,
have been accustomed to eat what we
wished. For generations it has been
the same until, from simplicity of eat
ing, we have bordered closely onto ex-
cess. This Is not true Of everyone.
America is not a nation of gluttons,
but do maintain that, on an average,
we Americans consume perhaps twice
rs much as is necessary to sustain
life, and that this very overconsump-
ton has been the cause of more illness,
more doctors bills and more suffering
than any other one cause.
In all life we are creatures Of her
edity. When Mr. Burbank wishes to
produce a new flower he looks back
into the past ages and finds all about
the ancestors of that flower. He dis
covers that flower which had once
been fairly hardy and able to with
stand rigorous winters, has become a
delicate plant which must be tenderly
nOurished, or it will die. This con-
dition is brought about through CEN
turies of pampering. 1t has been ar
tificially cared for, we'll watered, and
thoroughly fertilized with the result
that nature has not been called upon
to give 1t protection.
And so It is with us. We have
been reared in a land of plenty; a
land of vast crops and rich food and,
we have become soft. The savage
who depends on his acute sense of
smell. keen vision, and flCctnosS of
foot for his daily food is wonderful
animal. Nature provides him with all
these essentials to sustain life. Take
that same savage from his wild en-
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-04-12
Kite Balloons Form Very
important Part of Naval
and Military War Forces

"The observation balloon has been
one Of the important discoveries Of the
year." observes a writer in Aviation,
who continues:
''Its value is indicated by the rapid
growth of both personnel and craft.
1t is found today ON every front, and
almost every, mile of that front, for the
excellent reason that it has proved in
dispensable to the modern army in the
field.
"The observation kite balloon, as at
present used, was the invention Of
Captain Won Sigsfeld and Major Won
Parseyal of the German army, and
the craft was constructed by the Par
seval Airship company. The British
army got its first idea Of the kite bal
loon from the Belgians. Early in 1915
Squadron (now Wing) Commander
the excellent service it was giving the
Belgian artillery that he laid pro-
posal for similar equipment before the
board of admiralty. This was adopt
ed, orders for the construction Of the
craft were placed and the British K-B
made it's first appearance in the war
area in the early spring of 1915.
"As then constructed by the British,
the balloon was found to be consider
ably more reliable than the spherical,
being steadier and more airworthy,
and therefore more accurate in obser-
vation.
1.-The great success of the first craft
led to a demand for more, and the
British naval authorities made expert
ments with them on ships at sea.
More and more urgent grew the de-
mand from both branches Of the sery-
ice, until today kite balloons form an
important part of both naval and mil
itary forces.
1.-THE work of these craft is too wide
ly recognized to need repetition, fur
ther than to mention the danger to
which a captive balloon Is exposed
from hostile airplanes. There is often
not time enough to draw the balloon
to the ground when an enemy machine
appears, and the only protection is
friendly airplane, or the ever-ready
parachute"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-04-12
Cap'n
Warren's
Wards
By
JOSEPH C..
LINCOLN
Copyright, 1911, by D. Appleton q 90.
CHAPTER lII-continued.

$50? Want to know. Your husband
dead, ma'am?"
YES" she answered shortly. "It-
1t looks as If it might snow, doesn't
it?' she said. changing the subject.
81 shouldn't wonder. Have you any
children, ma'am|
"One-a son." The widows tone was
frigid.
$50? He must be a comfort to you.
1 s'pose likely he's friend of my
nephew and niece too"
"Certainlyv'
There came the sound of laughter
from the passage outside. The hall
door opened. A moment later Caro-
line, followed by her brother and
young Dunn, entered the library.
"Oh, Mrs Dunn" Caroline cried.
I'm so glad I accepted your-Mal-
colm's-invitation We had a glorious
ride! /"
She stopped short. Captain Warren
had risen from his chair and was fac
ing her. Mrs. Dunn also rose.
Caroline" she said nervously, "this"
-pausing on the word-"gentleman is
here to see you. He says he is
The captain interrupted her. Step
ping forward, he seized his niece's
hands in his. "Well, well!" he ex-
claimed admiringly. "Bije's girl, that
| amt seen since you was little mite
of baby! Caroline, I'm your Uncle
EIishar
Good Lordr' groaned Stephen War
TEN.
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when I got up. I was interested natt

when I got up I was interested natu-
rally"
Sure! Naturally, of course" sneered
the boy. did you think the twenty
two hundred was the rent Of the entire
building?"
"Well, didn't know. I"
"The rent" interrupted Caroline with
dignity" was twenty-four hundred, but
thanks to Mrs. Dunn, who explained to
her cousin that we were friends Of hers,
it was reduced"
1--WE being in reduced circumstances"
observed her brother in supreme dis
gust. "Pity the poor orphans! BY
gad!"
THAT was real nice of Mrs. Dunn" de-
clared Captain Elisha heartily. about
how much is she wuth, do you thinkF'
'I don't know. 1 never inquired"
mo. Well, down our way" with
chuckle, I'VE don't have to inquire. Ask
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was all right enough and turned away
without accepting the proffered hand.
Captain Elijah glanced quickly at him,
then at his sister.
"Well, Caroline" he said pleasantly,
81 s'pose you've been expectin' me.
Mr.. Graves told you l was comm +,
didn't hep
Miss Warren also was flushed with
embarrassment and mortified surprise.
NO" she stammered. He has been
ILL"
"Sho, you don't say! So you didn't
know l was comm at all"
mo. We've have not heard from
you since he returned"
That's too bad l hope shan't put
you out any, droppin' in on you this
way. You mustn't treat me as COM
p'ny, you know. If 'tain't convenient,
if your spare room amt ready SO soon
after movin', or anything Of that kind,
l can go to a hotel somewhere for q
day or so. Hadn't 1 better, don't you
think?'
Caroline hesitated. If only they
might have been spared this public
humiliationI If the Dunns had not
been there! 1t was bad enough to have
this dreadful country uncle come at
all, but to have him come now. before
they were prepared, before any expla-
nations had been made! What should
she do?
Her brother, fdgeting at her elbow
not daring to look at Malcolm Dunn,
who he knew was thoroughly enjoying
the scene, could stand it no longer.
Caro-" he snapped, what are you
waiting for? Don't you know that the
rooms are not ready? OF course they're
not! We're sorry and all that, but
Graves didn't tell US, and we aren't
prepared. Certainly he'll have to go to
the hotel for-for the present
He ventured to raise his eyes and
glare Indignantly at the captain. Find
ing the latter looking intently at him
he dropped them again and jammed his
clinched fists into his pockets.
Captain Elisha pulled thoughtfully at
his beard.
"Humph5s he grunted. "Humph
Then I cal'late maybe He took q
step toward the door, stopped, turned
back and said with calm decision: Il
guess I'd better stay. You won't mind
me, Caroline-you and Stephen. You
mustn't AS I said, amt comp'ny
I'm one of the family, your pas broth,
er, and I've come some considerable
ways to see you two young folks and
talk with you. I've come because your
pa asked me to. I'm used to roughin
it. been to sea a good many wages
nd if a feather bed amt handy l can
get my forty winks on the floor. So
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k&****+***kAt*ttttkttktkkA
s THE NATIONAL ARMY MAN !

I'm a National army man;
My name and number in the van
Was call of fate to serve the state
AS a National army man.
Take notice, Regular and Guard,
We pledge that nothing shall retard
Our effort great to emulate
Your just fame, sung by every bard.
For what is the great U. s. A,
Whose call to colors we obey,
But hearthfire ray, and old church gray
And the friends we meet every day?
And what is the flag Of our choice,
At whose flutterings we rejoice,
But mantel fair, fit for the wear
OF the lass with gentle voice?
Sans the fire of the volunteer,
We pay with all good will and cheer,
One duty more, to meet the score
We owe to those whom we hold dear.
AS National army man
I'm sure that all my people can
Say, when I die, in pride. that I
Was National army man.
Courier Journal
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PickereI Travel Most.

To study the migration Of fish, at
the request Of the United States gov
ernment the zoology department Of the
University Of Wisconsin has tagged
about 1000 fish and placed them in
the Madison lakes. About $50 are
perch and the others are pickerel,
black bass. white bass, silver bass,
bullheads, carp and other minor varie-
ties as we'll as few mud turtles. All
Of these fish We're labeled Zoology de-
partment, University of Wisconsin,
with small metal tags attached to the
fins. The pickerel seemed to be the
greatest travellers.
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The Two Family House.

l doubt the value of unduly ''high
brow" Ideas in Industrial housing,
Some plans of large housing projects,
for example, provide sha.eers instead
of bathtubs, but It seems to me that
nothing more useless could be devised.
The shower is useless for washing the
baby, or sailing boats, and is not even
very good to keep coal in, while the
uses of the good old ensmeled tub
can he put te are legion. Other plans
remind me .t an alleged discussion in
an English architectural journal
over the question whether five feet
eight inches is high enough for a
dining room, and # not why not -
Walter Kilham, In the Home Beauti-
full,
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Cheap Fuel.

Today the question of fuel Is burn
ing one, metaphorically as we'll as lit
orally. In series of very interest
ing tests recently conducted at the
Ohio State university, natural gas was
found to be the cheapest combustible.
There are many places, however, where
it Is not available. A breakfast which
cost one-fourth of a cent to cook with
natural gas. costs nearly three and
one-half cents to cook with soft coal,
two and one-half cents with coal oil,
over three cents with gasoline, and
three cents exactly with electricity
Popular Science Monthly.
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"Did you think It was the rent Of the
entire buiIdine?"
anybody you meet what his next door
neighbor's wuth, and he'll tell you with
in a hundred, and how he got it, and
how much he owes, and how he gets
along with his wife. Ho, no! Speakin
of wives, is this Mr.. Dunn married?"
He looked at his niece as he asked the
question. There was no reason why
Caroline should blush. She knew it
and hated herself for doing it.
NO. she answered resentfully; 'he
is not"
"Um-hm. What's his business?"
He is connected with Produce Ex-
change house, I believe"
Zone of the firm?"
"I don't know. In New York we are
not as well posted or as curious con-
cerning our friends private affairs as
your townsreople seem to be-"
II guess that's so. Well" he went on,
rising, II guess I've kept you young
folks from your work or-or play, or
whatever you was going to do, long
enough for this once. I think I'll 60
out for a spell. I've got an errand or
two 1 want to do. What time do you
have dinner?'
I'VE lunch at half past l." answered
Caroline We dine at T."
"Oh, yes, yes! I keep forgettin' that
supper's dinner. Well, presume likely
I'll be back for luncheon. If 1 amt,
don't wait for me. I'll be home afore
supper-there I 60 again !-afore din
ner, anyhow. Goodby."
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-04-12
Wilson's Lucky Number 13.

All Patriotic Americans ought to
share President Wilson's belief that
13 is the lucky number of the United
States, for, he says, the Union origin
ally consisted of 13 states, the Dec
laration of Independence was signed
by 13 men, and there We're 13 stars
in the original flag under which the
colonies fought their successful revolt
EXCHANGE.
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which bring this about is Interesting.
Tho atmosphere near the earth's sur
face. when hot and dusty, acts as a
magnifying glass, so distant objects
on the horizon are seen through a thick
layer Of air, which increases its size
many times. Looking upward, we see
through more rarifled air, which does
not possess the magnifying power.
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I l O n or certain
foods is more Of a
habit than a ne
cessity to sustain
life? The man or
woman who has
been used each
morning to his or
her ham or ba-
con, with eggs,
will undoubtedly
consider it prac-
teal starvation II
asked to forego
these habits, yet
there are today
millions Of people
on the earth who
eat less in two
days than you and
l consume in one
meal, but who are
among the health
lest on earth.
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vironments and daily struggle with

vironments and daily struggle with
life, place him in surroundings of
plenty, and in two or three genera
tions his descendants will have lost
all of those wondrous senses their an
cestor had developed. The American
Indian is the most striking example
of this we have today.
With these few facts before us let
us now look into those little prac-
tices of saving which we all believe
in trying to put into effect, but which
many of us deem impossible, because
habit has made us believe that we can
not live without certain things to eat
and certain quantity of each.
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talent of her own. With a final pat
and a kiss she prepared for departure.
After the pair had been shown out
by Edwards, on the way home In the
car Mrs. Corcoran Dunn lectured her
son severely.
Have you no common sense" she
demanded. Couldn't you see that the
girl would have told me everything If
Won hadn't laughed like an idiOt?"
The young man laughed again.
by Jover' he exclaimed, "it was
enough to make a wooden Indian
laugh. The old jay with the barnacles
telling us about the advantages Of
sailors life And Steve's face! Ho, ho!'
His mother snorted disgust.
Was it necessary to insult him the
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-04-12
TESTING Times.

When everything Is dark, that Is
the time tc have faith in the light, to
look forward stcadfastiy toward the
dawn. The worst moments Of doubt,
of darkness In the soul. asserts a
writer, can becoine priceless moments
of testing end OF development, If a
man uses then eighty and learns
their lesson.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-04-12
Short and Snappy.

Misery may love company,
but that's the last reason In the
world for wanting to be vel
coined.
The easiest thing in the world
to do is to make another man be-
licve that he Is the victim of the
worlds injustice.
The man who pays as he goes
is always asked to make return
visits.
Some people make themselves
as vague as possible and then
wall that they are misunder-
stood.
If liberty is worth dying for it
is also worth chipping in for.
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FOR A LAUGH

Great EaIlino Off,

Great Falling Off.
"What is the trouble, dear"
"Boo-hoo! I'm afraid harold
doesn't love me any more"
Ridiculous! Didn't he say If you
died he would shed quart Of tears?
"Yes, ut-but-boo-hoo; he used to
say he'd shed a gallon"
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i.-Backsliding in religious sense Ii
falling away from ones profession,

even though 1t is
not always visible
to the eyes Of men.
A Christian need
not blaspheme,
nor commit MUIR
der, nor theft, nor
adultery, to be a
backslider. He
need only exalt his
own reason above
the Word Of God,
or n e g l ct the
house Of God, or
begin to fellow
ship with tn Q
people who do not
k ow God, to
make him a back
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cAPN WARREN GETS A COLD RECEPTION AT THE HANDS
OF HIS YOUNG WARDS

Atwood lawyer Densboo Cape
Caught terrific while
accident with
informs Warren that his brother
died named him
Caroline
tells Graves he will New York and look
deciding whether he will the trust
CONSERVATION his wards
and aristocratic friends.
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CHAPTER
A Little Business Talk.

IF the captain heard Stephens fer
vent ejaculation he paid no atten-
tion to it. Dropping his niece's
hand, he extended his own toward his
nephew.
"And this Is Stephen" he said.
"Well, Steve, you and me have never
met afore, I b'lieve. But that's our
misfortune, not our fault, hey? How
are you-pretty smart?"
The boys face was flaming. He num-
bled something to the effect that he
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When the Sun Seems Bio.

We all know an optical illusion
makes the setting sun seem larger and
often Of an oval shape, but recent
explanation by w. F. Badgley in Popu-
lar Astronomy of some of the causes
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Looking Into Ii.

Mr.. Stonibroke
Yes, we've lost
all our money, but
it was an act Of
providence.
His Wife-DOn't
pass the buck.
1t was your acts
of improvidence.
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Another Definition.

wv nat S an ego
tt s II" q S X e d
T h r e e-Fingered
Sam.
"An egotist," re-
phi e d Broncho
Bob, "is a man
that 'ud stop a
regular card game
and ask all hands
to admire the way
he plays solitaire"
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I1Enfant Terrible,

"Your sisters long time about max
ing her appearance" ventured the
young man who was calling.
"Well," answered the kid brother
who was temporarily entertaining,
"she'd certainly be a sight If she came
down without making It'll"