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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20
why overseers Co Wild.

To the people Of Lyndon: Your hum.
BILE servant has been severely criticized
because he has requested people asking
for help to use butter substitute instead
Of 50.cent butter and because they could
not have accent steak instead Of fish
and salt pork. One family was mad be-
cause / would not furnish all the white
flour they wanted. The man swore soma
thing fierce and said he had always had
white -four and all he wanted and was
going to have it. One family that have
helped every week all the time till school
closed have girl most ID years old and
a boy Of 10. / asked the girl If she did
not want to work out few weeks in va.
cation and buy her some clothes She
stepped back and made up the. worst
face, etc, ete.--0yerseer Farnum in his
home paper.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20
Judge DarIing,s Announcement.

Charles H. Darling of Burlington dis.
poses Of two questions in his announce
ment, which appeared on the fret page
of YESTERDAYS Herald. He makes It
clear that l) he has mo intention, ex-
pectation or ambition to hold any other
or further office" than that Of governor;
III that he has frankly endorsed the nos.
trum of nation prohibition.
For another thing, Judge Darling
comes frankly into the open and pro-
claims himself candidate, which dis
poses of various accusations of gum
shoe politics" and gives him rank as a
fair opponent to Mr.. Howe, in whose
proposal of making the winning of the
war a prime essential Of state duty he
proposes to participate.
The Herald heartily commends Judge
Darling's plank on highways. He says
in this relation:
During the war our taxes have not
declined but our highways have. =
our highways must be improved to meet
the new conditions"
The announcement il short and as q
platform it has distinct merits. What it
may lack in original or constructive
thought It may gain in conservative APP
peal The Herald, Of course, does not
agree with Judge Darling in relation to
national prohibition. 1t does not con,
slider his position sound, neither does it
attempt to reconcile his eloquent public
argument for local option with his pres.
ent championship Of prohibition.
On the whole, the document is very
much what people must have expected
who are familiar with Judge Darling's
mental processes and will no doubt ere
ate certain amount Of enthusiasm in
such circles Rutland Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20

BY becoming the residuary legatee OF
approximately $2o,oo0OOo through the
benefcence of John w Sterling, late Of
New York City, Yale university is placed
far beyond the class Of importunate edu-
cational institutions, always needing
help and generally asking for it, The
addition of such large sum to the en-.
dowment fund Of the university will en-
able it to carry along its work under
present conditions for a long time, the
income from the fund being ample to
meet all needs, it would seem. Yale Is
to be congratulated on the promised adj.
dition to its financial solidity, and the
educational world will be vastly benefit.
ed by the placing of such an amount
where it viii undoubtedly do maximum
Of good,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20
Judge Darling's Announcement.

Judge Darling's official announcement
Of his candidacy for the Republican gu
bernatorial nomination is a brief and
dignified document although it contains
nothing likely to arouse any great en-
thusiasm among the voters of the state.
A significant feature of 1t, however, il
the candidates statement that he favors
prohibition by federal constitutional
amendment That at least shows the
Judges political sagacity for it is be-
coming increasingly evident that no can.
didate for political Office can get very
far this year unless he nails prohibit
tion plank into his platform. -Brattle.
boro Reformer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20

Having reversed its position complete,
ly on the war and having retracted all
the things it said in favor of Germany
since the beginning Of the war in 1914,
the Milwaukee Germania, one of the
most widely known of the German news
papers in the United States, ought to
change its name and settle down to a
real American existence. 1t is about the
least that it can do to make amends for
the harm it has, consciously or uncen-
sciously, done to the United States in
the four years since the war broke out
and in the year and three months since
the United States found it could brook
no further insults from the German gov.
eminent. There should be no German
newspapers in the United States; indeed,
there should be nothing but American
newspapers after a reasonable time has
been given to make the change As
Theodore Roosevelt says, true American
ism cannot be reached through news
papers which are not printed in the Eng
lish language, albeit the statement
should be added that true Americanism
cannot always be learned through Eng.
lish language newspapers,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20
Tale of a Tummv.
las recorded by the journal of the
American Medical association

(As recorded by the Journal of the
American Medical assoeiation.)
10 a. m.--On, dear! Another warm
day. Wonder if I'll be abused as / was
yesterday Ii | am, I'm going to strike.
Just disposed of half.chewed breakfast.
We ran for the train, which meant was
so iiggled about and so tired that it took
me twice as long to do my work Hope
she gives me an hour or two of complete
rest before anything more comes my
way.
1880 a. m.-Two glasses of ice water
have Just arrived. It will take all the
energy ! can pump up in the next hour
just to warm me up to normal again,
1850 a. m,--Half -chewed breakfast
did not satisfy her and she had bought
some peanuts and started again.
II m,--peanuts have been drifting
along steadily ever since. Think she
has finished them, though,
1880 p m-Decided she wasn't very
hungry, and instead Of a good solid din
ner sent me down a cold eggnog heavy
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20

A Troy, N. Y, man, who confessed to
loafng 20 years, has just been sentenced
to three months imprisonment under
New Yorks anti-loafng law, The man
who has the efTrontery to admit publicly
that he has failed for more than quar-.
ter Of a century to engage in some use
full occupation deserves to feel the pres
sure Of law such as New York now has
in force. The Times would like to have
such law enacted by the Vermont leg
islature at its next session to cope with
the situation presented by the chronic
loafers, some Of whom are to be found in
nearly every community in the state.
Such irresponsible persons should be put
to work under the present urgent neces-
sity Of the government.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20
CURRENT COMMENT

In the sugar and -four business there
Is dual responsibility, 1t is up to the
grocer to sell in a single purchase not
over two pounds of sugar ii the customer
lives in the city or village, and not over
five pounds if the customer lives in the
country. This is for places where there
is no card system. The responsibility
laid on the customer, whether living in
country or city, is not to use over three
pounds Of sugar per person per month,
The family using more than three pounds
per person per month and which lies to
get the extra amount ia lacking in patri-
otism The sugar liar and the Stacker are
in the same class..Bellows Falls Times.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20

Are you the least bit sorry that you
loaned your dollars to the United States
government to make possible the fine
success being reached by allied srmss
OF course not In token thereof purchase
war savings stamps to the limit Of your
ability and prepare to subscribe heavily
for the fourth Liberty loan. AS much as
you put in your dollars you are fighting
with the soldiers of the United States
and our allies
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20

Although Japan's naval force still
keeps out Of the war it has lost as many
men, probably, as the American navy,
The blowing up of the battleship Ka.
wachi, with the loss of 500 seamen, make
a large addition to the material loss as
well as to the casualties Of Japan. That
battleship and those 500 men could have
done effective service against Germany.
Thereby there is serious waste.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20

other candidates declaring himself, other
than Judge Darling.
However, the time is short before the
closing Of nominations, and it behooves
the people of the state to consider
whether, in the two excellent citizens
who have presented themselves for gov
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20
An Old Yankee Farmer Speaks Out.

When was just leetle cuss,
An ulster go ter skule,
There wasn't airy one of us
mo odds how big fulel
Would ever dast ter try ter lick
One of the leetle byes, ~.
Lest bigger ones should holler quick;
Here, take sum wun yer sizel"
But then Yves only measey boys,
An not like manly men
We hadn't heerd a Tot O. noise
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20

They are playing 2l-inning games in
the National baseball league but are
causing only mild interest throughout
the country as a whole. The attention
Of the nation is focused on the tremen.
dous events taking place on the western
front in Europe,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20

Even the designs on the German post
age stamps are now declared to be ugly,
the German people doing the complain
ing Evidently the Germans are getting
soured in their disposition when they
pay attention to such minor things as
that
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20

ernor, they have men who viii adequate
Iy and honorably discharge that high and
important Office in time Of war.
As The Herald looks at it, the line,
"WantedA Governor" could appropri-
ately be kept standing in all Vermont
newspaper offices. Rutland Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20

Now that the government has gone
into the clearinghouse business at
Portsmouth, N. H., we wonder if the
time .honored prune viii go into the dis
card.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20

Have you got your share Of those
3,225,00O gross tons Of anthracite coal
which came into New England during
April, May and June? Remember As
below last winter, Ell?
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20
PRESERVING ROYALTY FROM
HARM.

While the sons of the royal house of
Germany are being placed in such war
service where there will be little ikeli,
hood of their losing their lives, or even
running into grave personal danger the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20

with chocolate Could have managed it
all right If it hadn't been SO unnaturally
cold, but that made it terribly difficult
to deal with.
l:l0 p. m.--More ice water.
l:40 p m.~Was mistaken about the
peanuts; she found another handful in
the bottom Of her vanity bag, and now
! am getting them again
2i05 p. m.-More ice water.
$40 p. m.--She has been lifting some
heavy books, and as usual used my
muscles instead of her arm muscles. You
see, she's never had any proper physical
education soft, fabby, slouchy sort.
Tired me almost as much as six-course
dinner
$3.50 p. m.--Furtive fellow has brought
us q box Of caramels, and she has started
right in on them
4:30 p. m Have received something
like half a pound Of caramels. just heard
her say: ooh, dear, ! don't feel bit
we'll The milk in that eggnog must
have been sour"
$3.50 p, m.-We played set of tennis
before dinner, and here / am all tired
out and lot of work to do
$3.50 P. m.-We were invited by sissy
sport with belt on his coat to have a
soda before going home Had a lemon
phosphate and then had to run for the
car.
7 p. m.--Fried taters, cucumbers, veal
outlets, catsup, cookies and canned blue
berries. What do you know about that
7:45 p. m.-~We are strolling down to
the corner with knock kneed guy I'm a
sport shirt and white pants for a pine.
apple walnut college ice.
$500 p. n.--Got home and found some
body had made some iced tea. She drank
two glasses. I tried hard to keep the
tea and the college ice separated, but
they mixed it in spite of me 90 on
strike
$3.50 p m.--Have sent back the college
ice and the iced tea.
$40 p. m.--Returned the blueberries.
s;45 p. m.-And the peanuts.
Q p. In.--The devil to pageant get
the doctor
9:lT p M Doctor found at the NOV.
les Mother thinks ii ia weak stomach
she inherited from her father. Knock
knees suggests it is the beastly weather
the big boob
9;45 p, m.--Doctor says it is from a
bilious temperament. Good night!
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20
MFMRER on rae ASSOCIATED PRESS

Every day dawns brighter for the al
lies.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20

Bout German Kultur then;
But now, beside old England's sword
Our own is fashin' high
TO smaller nations givin' word
yer Uncle will stan by"
d. A. K, The Waitsfield Plowman.
At the Surgical Dressing.
by request1
We Red Cross wrens
Like Leafy Lane
She never says:
Gust try agane." NJ. 5.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20

Marathoning toward an eclipse Of the
worlds record for zeal are the church
goers in Sharon, where the correspondent
reports that beginning July I services
were held in Steele chapel at 1880 TO
continue through the year"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20
MABEL SYRUP'S COLYUM
ITO have a lively and not stolid
countenance Truth Of Intercourse.

THE time has come to conquer or sub
nit. For us there il but one choice We
have made it. - President Wilson.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20

If il remains for any one person TO
brighten corners at the Johnson sessions
this summer, we should be pleased to
nominate Miss Ethel GLADDEN., who has
enrolled from East Coventry.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20

Haiti is No % Of the nations which
have declared war on Germany Next!
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20

II you wish to prepare for a good position in
Washington, Albany or elsewhere. Employment
sure for those who are qualified Girls are in
active demand and receive the same pay as
young men. For catalogue address
CARNELL & HOLT, Albany, n Y,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20

One of the outstanding features of the
pre-primary canvass is the rather aston
ishing number of newspapers who, while
manifestly favorable toward a second
term for Gov. Graham, believe that
Frank Howe should be rendered the
nomination under present circumstances.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20
Remember, Madam, Anything You Say
May Be Used Against You

Notice; All persons are warned against
buying any notes running to Mrs. Au-
gusta Burt of Coventry, as they are
stolen notes,-Newport exchange.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20

If the Plainfeld contributor who wig
wags vague rumors of an epoch making
invention on his native heath will for
ward his name, to be held in confidence,
we may warm to his communication
bit. And in passing we desire once more
to advise our assistant editors that The
Col is in nowise exempt from the libel
process
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-08-21
THE REVIEWS SPECIAL
D FARM NEWS DEPARTMENT
John II. D! Gray
Editor
Live News About Crawford County
Farms and Farmers
John II. D. Gray
Editor

! the mixture that is put in the engine
cannot be burned. Often the lubrica'
ton between the piston and cylinder
walls is so poor that even though a
proper mixture of air and fuel has
been taken into the engine it will leak
into the crank case on the compress
sion stroke and not enough is left in
the cylinder to burn. A leaky inlet
valve will let the most perfect mix
|ture that can be produced blow out
through the carburetor. If the ex-
haust is leaky the incoming mixture
will be diluted with burnt gas and it
may be impossible to ignite it.
TROUBLES directly traceable to the
ignition system are easily located, and
the remedy for each trouble should
suggest itself to the operator at once.
If faulty ignition is not caused by
dirty spark plugs, and if no spark is
produced by the magnetic or ignition
device, a careful inspection of the
breaker points will usually locate the
trouble. The points may be wrongly
adjusted. In this matter builders in
structions should be followed. They
may be dirty or have pitted surfaces,
or there may be short circuit across
the points If they are dirty they
should be cleaned so they will fit ev-
emily over their entire surface.
"Quite often disturbances caused by
dirt passing through the carburetor
into the combustion chamber is mis-
taken for carbon trouble. This dirt
mixed with the oil makes a gritty
grinding compound between the piston
and the cylinder, walls which can do
much damage. Doing all possible to
keep this dirt out and frequently
cleaning Of the parts is the best rem
edy for this trouble.
Attention must be given to cooling
the engine. Using clean rain water,
makes sure that no lime deposits will
accumulate at, the hottest points in
the cooling system. Be sure also that
it contains no sticks, leaves Or sedi-
ment which might stop up the small
pipes. '
1T is no doubt true that tractor op.
orators devote SO per cent of their at.
tention to the tractor and l per cent
to the implement it is hitched to. This
is grave error. To succeed with a
tractor the operator should not only
be able to handle the tractor efficient
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-08-21

judge of the contest will be George
V. Farley, state club leader of Massa
|chusetts. The entire space in the ag
ricultural hall has been turned over
to the club members for their contest
and exhibits. A big double stage is
being built from which the canning
demonstration contests can be held
Booths are being constructed around
the hall for exhibits. Each state will
prepare special exhibits, the things IL
be shown having been selected by lot
Iowa will have the corn and pig ex-
hibit; Nebraska, drying and the cook
ing of dried products; Wisconsin,
dairy and potatoes; Kansas, mother
daughter clubs and handicraft work;
Illinois, sewing; Minnesota, poultry;
Wyoming, meat curing; Missouri, sew
ing and garden clubs; South Dakota,
war breads.
While driving along the Lincoln
highway last week, and on passing
the farm of w. X Dobler, east of
Vail, l noticed he had already built a
silo and installed pitless scales. While
I did not see Mr.. Dobler nor his hogs,
yet l was told by gentleman who
knows that Mr.. Dobler recently turn
ed down an offer of $1,000 for that
young boar he bought last fall at the
McAndrews sale. 1t is sired by King
Orion Cherry and out of King the
Col. dam. So far as breeding is con-
cerned that is just about as good a
pedigree as you could write. By the
way, l looked over King Orion Cherry
the other day on the McAndrews farm
north of Vail. He is now three years
old and I believe he is improving with
age. l am going to expect great
things from this now famous sire this
year and look for his get to bring
sky high prices, and SO they should,
for they are certainly just about as
good as it is possible to grow them.
Mr. tMcAndrews & Sons will have
three sales this season. The first will
be boar sale October 18th. If you
want to be present when a yearling
will bring a barrel of money, attend
this sale. A yearling sired by King
Orion Cherry will 60 into the sale
ring that day and when he comes out
some more Duroc history will be
made, or am poor guesser.
Judging from the following, which
appeared in the Logan Observer last
week, the editor of the Observer is
convinced that the farmers are doing
their bit: when this war is over and
the boys come marching home from
France, there will be at least one
class of people who can greet them
with no feeling of remorse over fail
RI Sy II
way. This class is the farmers. Men
in many other industries
have struck for higher wages or for
shorter days. There has been curtail-
nent of production of many things
needed in the war, but never in agri-
cultural production. The farmers
nave their days of labor. Their wives
md children have participated more
in farm work Every avail
able acre has been planted to crops.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-08-21
TRACTORS HAVE OFF DAYS.

happened to run across the follow
ing article which appeared recently
in d Wisconsin newspaper and deem
it Of sufficient importance to give 1t
space in this department:
farm tractors have their off days
just like any piece of machinery sim
ilarly driven, but these off days can
be considerably lessened if operators
will familiarize themselves with the
causes which lead to the delays" said
John G. Voss, Sugar Creek farmer,
who has operated tractor for the
past three years and has had consid-
cradle experience. According to Mr..
yoss improper feeding of the motor
and improper bitches are common
causes Of tractor grief.
aThe operator must remember that
weather conditions govern the tract
or's fuel needs. Excessive dust, too,
must be taken into consideration.
There is an exact fuel mixture which
can be varied either way, but made
too rich or too lean, and poor results
will obtain.
.'Overfeeding can be detected by
the black smoke coming from the ex-
USAuSt pipe, LIE Ou6llc uCdIiA6 up
more than usual, appearing sluggish,
etc, These symptoms, if allowed to
continue, lead to further difficulty
Overlooking causing preignition. If
this mixture is too lean, back firing
through the carburetor results. There
are missed shots and very unsatisfac-
tory operation of the engine in gen.
eral
Z (. I
Careful fabrication of all working
parts is important especially careful
fabrication of that vital part, the mo-
tor. No part OF the motor should be
taken for granted by the operator.
He should study it and learn it's needs.
The oil used for fabrication should be
that recommended by the builder of
the machine. Engines that are hard
to start are often in need of lubrica-
ton, Reasonable application of oil
on the piston and cylinder walls u.s.
ually Overcomes the difficulty.
1T is said nineteenth of the trouble
arising in handling gas engines is due
to faulty ignition, but not all of the
missed shots can be traced directly
to- the ignition system itself. Often