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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-13
WES1 TOPSHAM
Martin L. Tillotson in Hospital from
Nov. 3 to Jan. 1.

The following letters were received by
Mrs. Sylvester Tillotson and Leonard
Tilotson from their son and brother
Martin L. Tillotson;
In France, Jan 3, 1918.
Dear Mother and All; ! have now got
out OF the hospital and am all right now.
was there from Nov TO Jan. !.
got started to tell you in my last let.
ter what was the matter with me, but
forgot II. so will now. II was the mumps
and bronchitis.
Well, received the box and every.
thing was fine. The cake and cookies
and jelly that Carrie sent were fine,
They We're as soft as they were when
made. Tell her that | thank her for
them Tell Aunt Laura that | thank
her for the raisins, for ! like them aw.
fully well. | am cleaning some of the
gum papa sent me. II is fine. ! thank
all for everything. The wristlets were
just what | have wanted for long
time. Well, | got letter from Ada,
Jessie and Lucian Fosdck.
You asked me if | were near store.
Yes, am near enough, but | don't buy
much. am going to save all ] can. !
expect box from Jessie soon. Well,
YOU folks will have to excuse me for not
writing more and oftener, for you don't
know my circumstances. Martin.
France, Jan. 3. 1918.
Dear Brother Leonard: win put in
just few lines What are you doing
this wintert | wish was back at
Dicks. / liked there so well. / can't
think of much to write unless ] write
the same to all, but will do the best |
can. There is no snow here to amount
to anything, but il is some cold.
They never have any sleighs or sleds
here Wagons all the time. They use
one horse ahead of the other, sometimes
three and four. Never have two togeth-
er, always walk and lead them. 1t
looks funny to me. l can tell you lot
when ! see you.
When ! got back from the hospital |
had twelve letters and the box waiting
for me, for il was the first | had re-
ceived since have been here, and to day |
/ got four more. Got one to-day from |
Uncle Lewis Dexter.
| will write to Gladys and Mary next |
time. thank you for the candy you
sent me. Martin.
Co C, loS Inf. 2e Div. 81 Brigade,
A. Z. +.
When in Chelsea, stop at Chelsea inn.
adv.
Miss Eula Poole, who has been in
South Corinth working for Mrs. Charles
Washburn has returned home.
Mrs. Maynard Williams and son, Or
vel, attended the funeral of Peter Parie-
20 in East Barre Sunday.
Waldo Hood was Bradford visitor
Monday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-13
SOUTH RANDOLPH

Mrs. {. L. McPhetres visited friends in
Williamstown the first of the week and
brought home her son. Andrew, who has
been working in Plainfield for a few
months, but came home ON account Of
the illness Of his father.
George Spsulding and family, who
moved 10 Springfield. Mas. about three
years ago, are moving back into the
house with D. l. LOOMS
Warren Carpenter Of North Randolph,
while visiting his sister here Sunday. had
a had spell
News has been received Of the death
Of q former resident here. John Judd II
Swansea. y. n
Austin Marsh i Al work Tor VIII
Czmn.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-13
V|N0L MAKES
WEAK WOMEN
STRONG
Pcsitive-COnvincing Proof

We publish the formula of Vinol to
prove eonvneingly that it has the power
to create strength.
u Cod Liver and Beef Peptones, Iron
IN and Manganese Peptonates, Iron
and Ammonium Citrate. Lime and
Soda Glycerophosphate Casearin.
Any woman who buys a bottle of Ninol
for a weak, rundown, nervous condition
and finds after giving it a fair trial it
did not help her, viii have her money
returned.
You see, there is no guesswork about
Vinol. Its formula proves there is moth
ing like it for all weak, run down, over
worked, nervous men and women and for
feeble old people and delicate children.
Try il once and be convinced.
Red Cross Pharmacy, Floyd G. Russell,
Prop, and at the best drug store in every
town and city in the country. -Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-13
PLAINFIELD.

There will be dance in the s. and d.
of L. hall Friday evening, Feb. L Dancing
from till | o'clock.
E. j. Rutter, optometrist from st.
Johnsbury, will be in Plainfield at the
hotel Monday, Feb. lS.--adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-13

Richardson, Philip Angel, 49, Christine
Angel, Doris Sprague, Mabelle Taft, 10;
George Sprague, May Stevens, Hattie
Stevens, 81 Mabel fullnm. Grace Mar.
tin, 49, William Taylor, Lillian Tay.
lor and Ola Mayo, '25.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-13
CABOT
Daniel Mclean, Former Resident, Died at
Beebe Plains, P. Q.

Daniel Mclean, former resident oil
Cabot, passed away at his late home in
Beebe Plains, p. O., Feb. 2. Mr.. Mclean
had been in his usual health until the
morning he was stricken, heart trouble
being the cause.
Daniel Mclean was born III Scotland
so years ago, coming to Canada when IL
wears of age, where he lived about %
years before coming to Vermont. Fifty
two years ago he married Cristena Nc
Donald. who came to Canada on the same
boat with Mr.. Mclean 6S years ago,
Besides his wife he leaves five chill
dren, Mrs. Adelaide Patterson of Port
land. Me-, John Mclean of st. Johns
bury, Mrs. Annie Mckenzie of Beebe
Plains, p. O., Mrs Christie Mcdonald of
Georgia and Daniel f. Mclean of Cabot.
One daughter. Florence, died 10 years
ago. Mr.. Mclean was veteran of the
Civil war, enlisting in the navy and serv-
ing during the war. As resident of
Cabot for Is years, he was very success
full as farmer and lumber dealer, hon
est in all his transactions and man
who had many friends and was a friend
to all. About two years ago he sold his
farm to his son and moved to Beebe
Plains, where he died.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at
his late home and the remains were en-
tombed at Mount Pleasant cemetery. st.
awaiting burial at Lower
Cabot.
f. J. Rutter, optometrist from st.
Johnsbury, will be in Cabot Tuesday and
Wednesday, Feb. 10 and 90. Advance
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-13

sitting in his chair, and lived only Il few
minutes. We extend sympathy TO the
bereaved companion and other members
of the family.
When in Chelsea, stop at Chelsea inn,
adv.
ID. II. Eastman was called to South
Ryegate on Thursday by the serious i'll
ness of his brother.in-law, Ira Currier.
Miss Ethel Sawyer has gone TO Brad.
ford TO work in the family of G. X.
Church during the prolonged illness of
Mrs Church
Lewis Hall was at Barre and Mont.
peier on Friday.
Funeral services were held from the
u. p. church on Thursday at p. IN. for
little Pauline May, aged one year and
nine months, next TO the youngest child
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. Thomas Eastman of
Newbury. Rev. c. A. Lay ofiiciated, as
sisted by Rev. j. c. Wright. Burial was
in the village cemetery.
Mrs. C. +. Hood and Mrs. Elmer j,
Mills were at Bradford on Friday.
Joe Powers was home from his work
at Bradford over Sunday.
The many friends of Mrs. $. II. Gut
ting of Brooklyn, n. v, (nee Miss Hat
tie Wright will be sorry to learn that
she still remains in a critical condition
at the hospital from a recent operation
for appendicitis. which has been followed
by typhoid fever and forebodes a doubt
full recovery. We extend our heartfelt
sympathy to Mr.. Cutting and family,
also to Rev. J. c. Wright and family of
this place in their affection,
G, L. Taplin was at East Corinth last
Thursday.
Lewis Hall and Eugene Hood, who re
Gently passed the physical examination
at Chelsea, have enlisted and have been
assigned to the Spruce division of the
aviation corps They left Mont
pelier, to-day for Vancouver, Wash.
This makes the second son of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. r. Hall to be engaged in the |
service of their country. Our best wishes
20 with these brave boys and we hope
for them all a safe return in the not dis |
tant future.
The ladies' circle plans to serve a
Washington variety supper at town hall
IN Friday evening, Feb %, from TO s,
after which there will be short enter
.ainment.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-13
TOPSHAM
Charles Pliney Bromley's Death Resulted
from Heart Trouble.

Charles Pliney Bromley passed away
on Friday evening at the home Of his
son, p. ID. Bromley, at the advanced age
Of ~ years. The cause of his death was
due 10 heart trouble, from which he had
been suffering for several weeks, but had
been feeling better of late, when sudden.
ly he was seized with an attack while
sitting in his chair, and lived only few
minutes. We extend sympathy TO the
bereaved companion and other members
Of the family.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-13

E. J. Rutter, optometrist from st.
Johnsbury, will be in Cabot Tuesday and
Wednesday, Feb. 10 and 20. Advance
appointments may be made with G. w.
Halves. Have your eyes attended to.
adv
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-20
An OLD RESIDENT
CALLED BY Death
John C. Hammes, Who Has Lived in
Keokuk for Over Sixty Years,
Passed Away Last
Night
WAS BORN IN HOLLAND
He Came to This Country in 1857 and
Was Engaged in the Tobacco
Business in
keokuk.

John C.. Hammes, resident OF
Keokuk for sixty years, and form
er business man here, died last might
at st. Joseph's hospital. Com2lica
lions resulting from old age were the
cause OF his demise. Mr.. Hammes
was eighty-nine years old and lived
In Keokuk for over half century.
Mr.. Hammes was born in Holland
October 10, 1929. He came TO this
country June 20, 1857. coming first to
New York, and then west, setting
here in Iowa. He was married In the
old country, and his wife died here
about nine years ago.
The surviving relatives are two
sons. and one daughter. and one
grandson, and sister. who is living
in Holland.
Mr.. Hammes was engaged in pdsi-
ness in Keolzuk for years, as man
ufacturer of cigars and retail tooac-
co dealer.
The funeral services and burial
will be private and will depend upon
the arrival of one Of the sons from
the south.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-20
Three Seems to Figure
Prominently as Sign OF
Death, According to Leg
ends From. the Trench
Fighters

| Edward Fuiere. writing in the Chi
cago Tribune Sunday, gives an IN
teresting glimpse into the supersti-
| lions of the soldiers in the great war.
He writes from Geneva as follows:
GENEVA. - Especial correspon-
dence. Never before have the soS
diers of the worlds armies amassed
| so large a number of superstitfons,
charms, mascots. and luck bringers.
Among number of French. British,
German, and Italian soldiers interned
in separate camps near here l have
inquired into what their superstitions
are. Superstitions having to do with
the number 3 are the most wide
spread. The third of anything is
fatal. Soldiers of all armies don't
like their third leaves. Some refuse
to go home on third leave, for fear
they will be killed upon returning.
The lighting of three cigarets with
the same match forms the basis for
another very widespread superstiti-
ton. One of the three soldiers is
bound to be killed before many weeks
are over, and even those who see the
three-time sharing of the same match
will share In the i'll luck. This being
SO, every watch turns his back upon
the smokers In the hope of avoiding
the Ill luck Men who know say the
origin of this superstition is a reli-
gious one and goes back to the light
ing of the lamps in the churches of
Greece. 1t is most popular in the
British navy, which is the home of
a good many superstitions.
1 learned, for instance. from a pr1-
yate in the royal naval division which
did such good work for the British
at Antwerp that British gunners still
expectorate on their shells before
firing them in battle. Most people
think this Is an amusing triviality.
but as a matter of fact it Is an act
of sacrifice of very great antiquity.
In the long, long ago primitive folk
considered that the saliva was part of
the soul of the individual, and thu:
to part with it in the act of splitting
was tantamount to making sacrifice,
and this not only as an act of propi-
tiation, but also as thank offering;
and we all know that gratitude Is a
lively sense of favors to come. The
suryivals of this remarkable form OF
sacrifice are far more numerous than
is generally thought. but the original
motive has become degraded into
mere Tuck" which is the modern
concentration Of many fine old folk
ceremonials.
I hear, for instance, that in the
north Of England verbal statements
of importance were made more valid
by splitting the SOUL" and we arr
told that the ancient Romans in
cases of contact, spat together on the
same stone, as binding act There
are records, too, that to obtain rain
in times of drought the people spat
on pebbles, which were then thrown
into rivers or ponds. Again. If two
people wash hands in the same bowl
OF water. they will fall out, but spit
ting IN the water will avert the evil.
The bad luck incurred by seeing an
unfortunate number of magpies is
made quite all right il you spit. whilst
today nearly everyone makes a form
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-20
PERI. perCt Per Ct.
WHEN LIFE GROWS LIMITED.
Anne Bryan Mccall says in the


Woman's Home Companion:
$50 many of us are hedged abou.
by old beliefs. old conventions, or,
it may be, old prejudices and fears
which grow up like the hedges
around our homes and which, like
them. thicken and grow taller with
the years. And outside these hedges
there stand. like pointed iron fences,
the sharp opinions OF others; and
these things shut us in and bar us
from the world of larger living, un-
less we are careful to keep the gate
ways OF our lives open. unless we
are careful to venture forth, now and
then, past all these limitations.
I'm childhood there is practically
always the healthy desire to explore;
the love of freedom and fndepen-
dense; but as we grow older we
often lose these because lie has be-
come more and more difficult to free
ourselves. AS the years go on so
many of us seem to lose our keen
desire for knowledge and experience
and truth. From too much staying
at home we lose the longing to know
the world better and more widely.
And by and by some Of us get so
used to the little narrow enclosures
of our own lives that we not only
do not care to go far outside of them
but are actually afraid to. or, what
seems to me worse, we have become
quite Indifferent to the whole mat
ter"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-20
ern. s14.00@17.s5: lambs. $16.500
21.25; western. $17.00@21.S0; ewes,

ern. S14.0O@17.S5: lambs, $16.50@
21.25; western. $17.00@21.S0; ewes,
$13.oO91700.
EAST ST. LOUIS. April 20.-Cattle
receipts 1900; market steady. Texas
receipts 21O. Native beef steers. $11.5O
Q16.75; yearling steers and heifers'
SO .5OD15.OO; cows, $7.50@12.50; stock
ers and feeders, $9.50Q12.00: calves,
s775@15.7O; COWS and heifers, $4,000
1880.
Hog receipts 4.5oO market G10c
higher. Mixed and butchers, $l7.5O@
1885; good to heavy. $17.30@17. go;
rough, $15.75@16.00; light. $17.70@
1880: pigs, $15.25@1775; bulk. $l7-5o
Q17.s5.
Sheep market steady. Owes, $3.50
@14.5O; lambs, s17.5O@1S.00; Gamers
and choppers. $6.50@s.50; wethers,
S14.50@15.50.
Omaha Live Stock.
OMAHA, April 20.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 1000; market, steady; steers,
$12.OO@16.50; cows and heifers, $I.5O
013.25; stockers and feeders, $500
1880; calves. $9.o0@1300; bulls and
stays, H.75@11.75.
HOgs-ReceiptS, 1O,60O; Market 10
@25c higher. advance lost at closing /;
bulk, $16.90@17.20; top, $40.
Sheep-Receipts, none; marke.
no market; no quotations.
Kansas City Live Stock.
KANSAS CITY, April 20.-Cattle
receipts. 300; market. steady; steers
So. OO@17 20; cows and heifers. $7.7o
@1425; stockers and feeders, 50. 2t
@13.5O; calves, $S.5O@12.50.
Hogs - Receipts, 5000; market
steady; bulk, $17.25@17.45; heavy
$17.1O@17.50; medium, $17.25017. 80;
light, $17.20@17.45.
Sheep - Receipts, none; market
nominal: lambs, no quotations.
Chicago Produce.
CHICAGO, H., April 20.-Butter-
Creamery extras, 42c; creamery stand
ards. 41@41hc; dairy extras. $50
Acc; dairy firsts, 35@3 6c.
gs-Ordinary firsts. 31h@33c;
firsts, 321s@34c.
Cheese-Twins, 21A@22c Young
Americas, 22022Ac.
Potatoes-Receipts, IA cars; Wis.
Mimi, s1.30@1.45; fancy westerns
s1.40@1.50.
Live poultry-Fowls, SOC; ducks
use: geese, 13c; young ROSTERS. Csc:
turkeys, &c.
New York Produce.
NEW YORK, April 20.-F1our mar
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-20
Late Market Quotations

ket quiet, unsettled.
$500. V'''OVv
Lard market easy. Middle w.,,
spot. $25.60@25.70. '''
!, Sugar. raw. market quiet. Centric,
gal test, $60.05. u
Sugar. refined, market quiet c,.
loaf. 1895; crushed. $S.70; powder.S
$3.50; granulated, $7.45.
Coffee Rio No. on spot, 90.
Tallow market firm. City M.
special. 1Sc. -
Hay market quiet. No. /. 4, 4km
LIB; No. 3. $1.0091.15; clover, S5c@
$135.
keys. 25@3Sc; chickens, 25@3sc:
fowls, 2s@35c.
Live poultry market scarce. Geese
Csc: ducks. 35@42c; turkeys, a5o:
;; ROSTERS. 27@35c.
Cheese market quiet. State mill
common to special. 16@25hc; skim.
common to specials. 4@19kc
Butter market quiet. firm. Receipt,
1916. Creamery extras, 441sc; dairv
tubs. 36@441xc; creamery held on
storage. 36@43c.
Egg market quiet, weak. Receiu,
25.O1S. Nearby white fancy, 3sa4oc.
nearby mixed fancy. S5@37c; fre,h,
3s@3811G
New York Money Market
NEW york., April 20-Bar silver
New York. 97Nc.
| Demand sterling. $4.76h.
| Daily Stock Letter.
NEW YORK. April 20.-The New
York Evening Sun financial review
today said:
| Under the Influence OF Accumulate
ing Indications of German WEAKNESS,
prices in today's short session Of the
| stock market again advanced sub
! stantfally, although trading was re-
stricted. Gasns OF a point or so were
general IN the Industrial list. Move
ments in the railroad department
were mixed when there was any
movement at all The rubber group
showed pronounced strength, Good
rich and United States Rubber each
adding points to the Friday closing
level. u. 8. Industrial Alcohol, M
tional Conduit, General Motors, Rail
way Steel Spring. Sloss-Sheffield and
one or two others were strong spots.
In the second hour trading expand.
ed measureably and prices moved for.
ward with considerable show OF vigor.]
The equipment and sugar stocks|
were especially in brisk demand and|
| the steel shares were not far behind
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-20
Waste Paper.

Chicago Tribune: Rumors exist
that the government may require
newspapers and publications to re-
duce in size as a measure of economy
in fuel, labor and transportation IL
such an order were determined upon
it would be Loyalty obeyed But be-
fore 1t issues may we suggest that
ovi"''no waste be checked before
newspapers and magazines, which
a. necessary sources of public in
telIigence, be cut down? In fact econ
omy might begin. like charity at
home. The government and its var
ious agencies are probably the worst
MASTERS in the country. The amount
of circularizing which has the waste
basket for it's immediate destination
would be hard to compute But any
ones experience shows 1t to be enor-
nous. In normal times we can stand
the strain, but If war conditions are
reaching the point at which the gov
eminent thinks of cutting the size of
publications, these conditions have
passed the point at which existing
waste is justifiable. Not until gov.
eminent agencies begin to economic
and existing waste is curbed. should
the restriction of legitimate agencies
of public intelligence be considered
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-20
WOULD CAN
MONIKERS
Those Which Have Anything Sound
ing Like Teutonic Origin
Should be
Shelved.

Letters are being sent out by the
American defense society OF New
York City to the governors Of states,
and also to mayors of cities, request
ing that those towns or city streets
which have German names be re-
named.
This letter points out that there are
no less than twenty-seven towns in
the United States named Berlin, and
gives Iowa among the list OF states
which has a Berlin. The town OF
Berlin is in Tama county and had a
population in 1915 OF 143 people
There are Berlins in Alabama, Cali,
fornia, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia
Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Massachu
sets. Michigan, Nebraska, Nevada
New Hampshire. New York. New Jer
sey. North Carolina, North Dakota
Ohio, Oklahoma. Oregon, Pennsyl
vania. South Carolina, Washington
and Wisconsin In Ohio there arc
four different towns bearing thai
name.
There are almost as many Amer
lean cities named Bismarck as are
named after our own great Lincoln,
continues this statement by the de
tense society. There are Bismarcks
in Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri, Nortf
Dakota, Pennsylvania, Virginia anC
Oklahoma
Hamburg, the great Prussian port
has a namesake in twenty states
Eight cities are named Bremen, elev
en- Dresden and there are Hanover
in every part of the nation-twenty
two in all
There are two villages, one in Mis-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-20

percentage Of wheat flour substitutes.
Bakers are well aware Of the seri-
ousness Of the flour situation, and we
depend upon them to do their share to
help win the war. Thus far, we have
not been disappointed in their att
tude. They have rallied manfully to
aid the food administration in putting
across it's very great and its very
necessary campaign.
We feel, however, that such bakers
as find 1T at all possible to attend this
convention should do so in order to
partake Of the benefits OF the lectures
and demonstrations of victory bread
baking. Faithfully yours,
U. s. FOOD ADMINISTRATION
BY J. F. Deems.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-20
souri, and one in Wisconsin. named

souri, and one In Wisconsin. named
Kaiser.
The statement concludes with the
following: I'VE name our children
after those whom we love and sim
ilarly we name our cities after per-
sons or places FOR which we have a
great affection. The Germans who
came TO this country years ago from
the fatherland doubtless carried with
them pleasant association, which they
wished TO perpetuate. Such associa-
tons can no longer exist. Let US
show Germany and show the world
that she Is an outcast from civiliza-
tion-her language, her names, any
thing suggestive of her is stencil
in the nostrils of the world.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-20
BAKERS ARE
URGED TOGO
Food Administration Calls Attention
to Conference at Burlington
This Coming
Week

Burlington Gazette: All bakers OF
Iowa have been urged TO attend the
convention of the Trans-Mississi ppi
Master Bakers association, which will
be held in this city rsext week, in COM
munications sent out by the Iowa
food administration. The communica-
ton follows:
April IS, 1918
To All Iowa Bakers:
There is no other thing in the world
for us but TO define everything in our
lives as acts of military necessity or
policy. We have got to reach the
place, each of US. where we define
every decision in our lives as an act
Of war policy. Everything that we do.
plan, eat, wear. must be analysed and
measured from one single point OF
view-wiil it contribute to the carry
| ing on of the war, or will 1t contribute
| to the prolongation?
The Trans-Mississippi Master Bak-
| eTs' association will hold its annual
convention at Burlington, Iowa, April
%. "a and rs and It appears to us
that this meeting will be of the great
est Importance to all bakers in Iowa
regardless as to whether or not they
are affiliated with this association.
| The chairman of the national tech.
nical service committee OF the bakers
viii be present, and this committee
will offer its services to bakers who
are not members OF the association as
well as to those who are. All the rules
Of the food administration with ref
erence to baking will be explained
and the baker will be shown how he
may make good bread with a large