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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-12
TALK OF THE TOWN

Alexander Mackenzie and Dennis Lin.
nehsn have returned from Boston where
they witnessed two games Of the worlds
series
Martin Mcmahon, who is employed in
Boston, returned to the Hub this morn
ing, after passing few days with
friends at his former home here.
Miss Alice Maricote Of Merchant
street returned to the city last evening
from Montreal, where she has been visit
ing with friends and relatives during
several weeks.
H. Babbitt Of Montpelier is taking a
two weeks vacation from his duties as a
clerk at the Homer Fits Co.'S store,
which he is spending visiting friends
and relatives in Bellows Falls.
Mrs. Anne w. Robertson Of 1875 Wash.
ingtou street and her daughter, Mrs
Maria Watt, left this forenoon for Hart.
ford, Conn, where they were called by
the death Of the formers son-in-law,
James Rhind, a former resident OF Barre,
who passed away early to-day,
r. James Grigg, former member of
The Times staff, who left Barre to pur-
sue a course in dentistry at Tufts coll
lege, is now lieutenant in the army
dental corps and is stationed at Camp
Deyens. Prior to receiving his commits
sion, Lieutenant Grigg was a practition-
er in Haverhill, Mass
News of the sinking of the British
steamer Mssanabie by submarine in
European waters brought apprehension
to William Duff Of Barre, for his nephew,
Ernest Rennie, was an engineer on the
Inflated ship. Mr. Duff is planning TO
communicate with the Office of the Ca,
madam Pacific railway line in Montreal,
the owner Of the ship, TO ascertain the
fate of the people aboard, Mr. Rennie's
home is in Aberdeen, Scotland.
Announcement is made here of the
wedding in Claremont, N. H., Saturday
evening of Miss Ethel NJ. Holder, daugh-
ter Of Mrs. Gertrude j. Holder Of Is
Mount Vernon place, this city, and Pri-
vate Lawrence r. Howe, son of Mrs Mel
lie M. Howe of Claremont, n. H. The
ceremony took place at the Baptist par
sonage. the officiating clergyman being
Rev. Wesley A. Paige. The couple were
unattended. The double ring service was
used. Private Howe is training with
an automobile detachment at Hanover,
N, II.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-12
TALK OF THE TOWN

CARLOAD OF California grapes just ar.
rived, for making grape juice and other
preserves, Apply G. Zanleoni, tel. 6l3- NJ.
Regular meeting Of |. o. O. L., NJ. u,
in K. of G. hall Friday evening at I
clock A large attendance IS desired.
Refreshments.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles f. Butterick and
little daughter Of Springfield, Mass, for
mer residents of Barre, are visiting rela
tives in the city.
While motoring home from trip
through southern Vermont, Mr.. and Mrs,
D. W. True Of Newport called on friends
in the city yesterday.
Sadlier, Keith avenue, is showing a
complete line Of ladies' and misses fall
and winter garments Every department
more complete than ever-ady,
William Hurry Of Long street, district
deputy grand master of Vermont Ma
sonry, will 20 to Cabot next Tuesday
evening for an inspection OF the lodge in
that village
William =. Noonan of North Main
street left the city last evening for New
York City, where he will report for duty
in the naval branch Of the service, before
being sent to the naval training station
at the Great Lakes.
Charles Chierayalli Of Granite street,
who is taking a vacation Of two weeks
from the upholstering department of b.
w. Hooker & Co.'s store, returned this
morning from weeks visit with rela-
tives in Springfield, Mass
Barre statesmen who are engaged in
the easy task of talking Barre granite
to customers in every corner of the con-
tinent are associated with an organiza-
tion, perfected In Chicago, ILL.,, recently,
that is to be known as the Wholesale
Granite & Marble Salesmen's association.
Many of the travelling men who repre-
sent some of the largest monument dis
tributing concerns in the country are
connected with the organization, which
seeks ito cooperate with the manufac-
tuners; to spread a feeling of greater
confidence among the statesmen on the
road; to eliminate the evils and abuses
now existing among the statesmen travel
ing in the retail field; and to elevate the
entire monumental business" The next
meeting Of the travelling men is TO be
held in Barre next January, at which
time a constitution and a set Of bylaws
will be presented for ratification,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-12

Wisconsin, Illinois and Kentucky,
though showing decrease in production
in 1917, were still far ahead of 1915.
Only small part of their decrease in
1917 was offset by gains in adjacent
states, but their total loss was less than
10 per cent of the gains of Ohio and
Michigan, which can supply the same
markets in the Great Lakes region. The
combined decrease of the four western
states mentioned was nearly double the
gain made by other western states and
the loss Of Montana alone (20s,ol0 long
tons) was more than so per cent greater
than this gain.
The states showing the most striking
increase were Ohio, New Jersey, and
MARYLAND in the east, Tennessee and
Alabama in the south, Michigan and
Indiana in the central region, and Arr
IONA and Washington in the west. Mary.
land, whose output rose from less than
5000 long tons in 1915 to more than
100000 long tons in 1915, made further
gain of 22,256 long tons in 1917, and its
value passed the 100000 mark. West
Virginia, which passed the 900, 000-ton
mark in 1915, made further gain of
l90, l04 long tons in 1917, and the value
Of its output passed well beyond ST..
100000 Alabama produced more than
100000 long tons. and the value Of
its product exceeded 100000 for the
first time Michigan gained SAL 1892 long
tons in 1917, continuing her steady in
crease in output since 1913, the year in
which this industry was begun in the
state. Arizona and Washington more
than doubled the quantity and value of
their output in 1917.
According to the Iron Trade Review
the production Of pig iron in the Unit
ed States for the first half Of 1918 was
SO per cent less than in the correspond.
ing period in 1917, a reduction which
indicates what may be expected of the
fuxing industry for the first half Of
1918.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-12
Progress Of Cottage Cheese Campaign

Over $4,000 pounds Of cottage cheese
has been made and consumed in homes
as a result of the campaign to increase
the making and consumption Of cottage
cheese Of good quality undertaken last
spring by the dairy division cooperating
with the state relations service of the
United States department Of agriculture
Educational work has been done in 40
states, largely through the instrumental
ity of the women home demonstration
agents. Over 1000 meetings and demon
strations have been held before 100000
people. As result Al 400 persons have
been encouraged to take up the manu-
facture of cottage cheese Not only has
the manufacturing end been demonstrat-
ed but uses lin cookery have also been
explained The campaign, the results of
which will continue to spread, has shown
the people Of the United States a means
Of utilizing skim milk in the home and
creamery in the preparation of valu
able food.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-12
FURNACE FLUx IN 1917.
Passed the Record for 1916 in the Unit
ed States.

ed States
The production of limestone used for
fux in the United States greatly sur
passed even the record production of
1916, showing an increase of l,743,920
long tons, or per cent, in quantity
and of $4,56l ,lO3 in value. These in
creases followed increase of "a per cent
in quantity and A per cent in value in
1915, and of "a per cent in quantity and
% per cent in value in 1915. The aver
age price in 1917 was 70 cents per long
ton, compared with 50 cents in 1916,
and 81 cents in 1916
Production in 1915 was reported from
SO states; in 1917 from IS states, Ne
vada reporting production for the first
time. In 1917, as in 1915, FIVE states
produced more than 100000 long tons,
Alabama rising above that figure and
Illinois falling below. Five states ex-
ceeded Sl,000,000 in 1917 whereas only
three exceeded that value in 1915.
OF the % states whose individual pro.
duction is shown in the accompanying
table, Q showed decrease in quantity
Dut only showed decrease IN NaIue.
The nine states whose quantity de-
creased included Pennsylvania and New
York in the east, Wisconsin, Illinois and
Kentcuky in the central region, and
Colorado, Montana, Utah and California
in the west. Pennsylvania fell below
the 10000, O00.ton mark, which it passed
in 1915, but its output was still more
than double that of the second state,
Ohio, and nearly three times that Of
the third state, Michigan. The combined
increase in quantity for Ohio and Mich
igan was nearly four times the com
bined decrease Of Pennsylvania and New
York, New York's output had also de-
creased in 1915. The three central states,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-12
THE STATE SCHOOLS
Castleton Normal School opens Sept. II, 1918
Johnson Normal School opens Sept. "a, 1918

Unusual opportunities for professional advancement await teachers who
adequate Homeie dormor@ provided The instruction
For urther nfornatio write
c. A.
JOHNSON NORMAL SCHOOL,
Bessie Bacon Goodrich, Principal, johnson.
Randolph Agricultural School opens Oct. L. 1918
to
residents Of
porunity a their
further information write
PRINCIPAL G. L. STEVENSON Center,
The T. N. Vail Agricultural School and Farms
teach
Of
is
a Of
the
For further nfornation write
REYNOLDS, Diretor Lyndonvlle Vt
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-07-05
GOD OF THE HUNT IN CHINA
Propitiatory Ceremony That Was Per-
formed After Staying Ram in
the Mountains.

We reached the ledge at the same
moment and saw u huge ram standing
on narrow ledge a hundred yards
below. l fred instantly and the noble
animal, with feet widespread and head
thrown back, launched himself into
space, falling 600 feet to the rocks be-
meath us, Roy c. Andrews writes in
Asia. AS the coral leaped, Hotefa
seemed suddenly to go insane. Yelling
with joy he threw his arms about my
neck, rubbing my face with his, and
pounded me on the back until thought
he would throw us both off the cliff.
l was utterly dumfounded, but man-
aged to seize his three-barrel gun to
unload 1t, for in his excitement there
was imminent danger that he would
shoot either himself or me. Then i
realized what it was all about. We
had both fred simultaneously and nei-
Their heard the others shot 1t was
my bullet which had killed the coral
by mistake Hotenfa had discharged
O load of buckshot-but his joy was SO
great that for worlds / would not have
disillucioned him.
1t was a half hours hard work. to
get to the place where the coral had
fallen. The dogs We're already there
lying quietly beside the animal when
we arrived. 1 photographed the
coral where it lay, and after 1t had
been eviscerated the hunters performed
their usual ceremonies. One of the
natives cut leafy branch, placed the
coral upon 1t and at the first cut
chanted prayer. Then, laying sew
eral leaves one upon the other, he
sliced off the tip of the heart, wrap
ping it carefully in the leaves,
and placed 1t in nearby tree as an
offering TO the god of the hunt. The
idea that 1t is necessary to propitiate
the god of the hunt is universal.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-07-05

No matter what ais your child, a
gentle, thorough laxative should al
ways be the first treatment given.
Ii your little one is out Of sorts,
half-sick, isn't resting, eating and act
ing naturally-looI, Mother! see If
tongue is coated. This Is a sure sign
that the little stomach, liver and bow
els are clogged with waste. When
cross, irritable, feverlsh, stomach sour,
breath bad or has stomach-ache, dlar-
rhea, sore throat. full of cold. give a
teaspoonful of california Syrup of
Figs" and In a few hours all the con-
stipated poison. undigested food and
sour bile gently smoves out of the lit
tie bowels without gripping, and you
have well, playful child again.
Mothers can rest easy after giving
this harmless ''fruit laxative" because
1t never fails to cleanse the little ones
hver and bowels and sweeten the stom-
ach and they dearly love its pleasant
taste. Full directions for babies, chill
dren Of all ages and fnr ggrewn-upps
printed on each bottle.
Beware Of counterfeit fig syrups.
Ask your druggist for bottle Of "Cal-
ifornia Syrup Of Figs then see THAT
1t Is made BY the California Fig Syrup
Company."--Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-07-05

Do you feel tired and "worn-out?"
Are you nervous and irritable? Don't
sleep well at night? Have dragged
out" unrested feeling when you get
up in the morning? Dizzy spells? Bill
ious? Bad taste in the mouth, back
ache, pain or soreness in the loins,
and abdomen? Severe distress when
urinating, bloody, cloudy urine or sed-
iment? All these indicate gravel or
stone in the bladder, or that the poi
sonous microbes, which are always in
your system, have attacked your kid
neys.
You should use GOLD MEDAL
HARLEM OH Capsules Immediately.
The oil soaks gently into the walls
ard lining Of the kidneys, and the lit
tie poisonous animal germs, which are
causing the inflammation, are imme-
diately attacked and chased out of
your system without Inconvenience or
pain.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-07-05
HARLEM OIL CAPSULES
IF YOUR BACK ACHES

Don't ignore the little pains and
aches" especially backaches. They
may be little now but there Is no tell
ing how soon dangerous or fatal dis
ease of which they are the forerun-
ners may show itself. Go after the
cause of that backache at once, or you
may find yourself In the grip of an in
durable disease.
Do not delay minute. Go to your
druggist and insist ON his supplying
you with box of GOLD MEDAL
HARLEM Oil Capsules. In "A hours
you will feel renewed health and vig0r-
After you have cured yourself, con-
tinue to take one or two Capsules
each day so as to keep In first-clasH
condition. and ward or the danger or
future attacks. Money refunded IL
they do, not help you. Ask for the
original imported GOLD MEDAL
brand, and thus be sure of getting the
genuine.--Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-07-05
Red hot Weather !!
Stomach OFF,
No Appetite? Mouth Dry? Tongue
Stiff and a Fierce Thirst?
Here's Relief!l

.
Hot. heavy foods and iced drinks
often play havoc with bud stomachs
In hot weather. The weak ones haven't
got a chance. A quickly chilled or
overworked stomach is a starter Of
untold misery for Its owner.
When you have that dull. depressed
feeling after eating-stomach pains,
bowel disorders, heartburn or nausea,
belching, food repeating--it Is the dam
ger point. You want to look out--and
be quick about 1t in this hot weather.
A way has been discovered to make
sick stomachs well and to keep them
cool and sweet. It Is a commonsense
way. No starvation plan Of diet Is
needed. Make this test and see how
quickly you get a good appetite in
hot weather and enjoy the things you
like without misery to follow.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-07-05
THE LUMP IN HIS SIDE.

A workingman, almost ruined by
rink, was induced to sign the pledge
Tor year. When the year was out,
he went and renewed it for life. He
had just received his wages, and had
the money in bag in his inside pocket,
when he met the saloonkeeper at
whose place he used to drink.
swell, old fellow" said the saloon
keeper, show do you d0?"
"Pretty WE'LL" the workingman an
swered, "only I've got hard lump
here on my side"
"Oh!" said the other, dts cold water
does that; If you'd drink some good
liquor, 1t would soon take the lump
away"
'But," said the man, II have just
renewed the pledge for life, and !
can't do IT."
"Then, mind what l say" said the
saloonkeeper, "that lump will go on In
creasing, and very likely before an
other year you'll have another on the
other side.n
Il hope So" said the workingman,
taking out his money bag and shaking
1t. TITS cold cash."
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-07-05

Stop using calomel! 1t makes you
sick. Don't lose days work. II you
feel lazy, sluggish. bilious or consti-
pated, listen to me!
CalOmel is mercury or quicksilver,
which causes necrosis of the bones.
Calomel. when 1t comes into contact
with sour bile, crashes into it, break
ing 1t up. This is when You feel that
awful nausea and cramping. If you
are "all knocked out" If your liver is
torpid and bowels constipated or you
have headache, dizziness. coated ton
que, If breath Is bad or stomach sour,
just try spoonful of harmless Dod-
sons Liver Tone.
Here's my guarantee--Go to any
drug store and get bottle of Dodson's
Liver Tone for few cents. Take q
spoonful tonight, and IL 1t doesn't
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-07-05
Just Once! Try Dodson's Liver Tone!
Take No CaIomeI! Listen TO Me!
If bilious constpated headachy or Sick guarantee
relief without taking dangerous calomel
which sickens and salivates

straighten you right up and make yen
feel fine and vigorous by morning, l
want YOU to go back to the store and
get your money. Dodson's Liver Tone
is destroying the sale of calomel be-
cause 1t is real liver medicine; entirely
vegetable, therefore 1t can not salivate
or make you sick.
/ guarantee that one spoonful of
Dodson's Liver Tone will put your
sluggish liver to work and clean your
bowels of that sour bile and consti-
pated waste which Is clogging your
system and making you feel miserable.
/ guarantee that bottle of D0dson's
Liver Tone will keep the entire family
feeling fine for months. Give 1t to
your children. 1t Is harmless; doesn't
grippe and they like Its pleasant taste.
ADV.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-07-05
French PoIIteness In War Time.

The new French luxury tax" dis
eliminates between men and women,
In favor of the latter, bien entendu,
Thus, while a man pays a tax If he
buys hat costing more than les, wOm-
ems hats are untaxed unless they are
priced In excess of e.. This preferen-
tial treatment. says the Temps, par
odyIng a famous phrase, may be gal
liant, but it is not war. One may add
that the difference is even more In
favor of women than is apparent on
the surface, because the average wom-
an buys at least three hats to the
mans one.--London Globe.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-07-05
SERVES AS AN ANEMoMETsS
Marked Peculiarly Of the sargasso
Sea That Columbus Discovered,
II Is Said.

In the space between the Azores,
Canaries and the Cape Verde islands
lies the great Sargasso sea. Covering
an area equal In extent 10 the valley
of the Mississippi, 1t Is so thickly
matted over with gulf weed that the
speed of vessels passing through 1t Is
often much retarded. The weed al
ways tails to" a steady or constant
wind, SO that Il serves the mariner as
q sort of thermometer. telling him
whether the wind as he finds 1t has
been blowing for some time on whether
it has Just shifted. and which way.
Columbus first found this weedy sea
on his voyage of discovery. There 1t
has remained until this day, moving
up and down, and changing its posi-
ton, like the Gains of Cancer, as af-
fected by the seasons, the storms and
the winds, according to Maiiry's au-
thority, exact observations us to its
limits and their range. extending back
for 80 years, assure us that its mean
position has not been altered since
that time. There is also sargasso TO
the west of Cape of Good Hope, which,
though comparatively small, is clearly
defined. Mention is casually made OF
it in the logs as ''r0ck weed" and
"drift matter The weedy space about
the Falkland islands is probably not
a true sargasso. The seaweed report
ed there most probably comes from
the Straits of Magellan, where Inn
mense masses Of algae grow. These
straits are 50 incumbered with sea-
weed that steamers find great difficulty
in making their way through II. 1t
so clogs their paddles as to make fire.
uuent stoppages necessary.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-07-05
WHAT LIFE INSURANCE RECORDS

WHAT LIFE INSURANCE RECORDS
TELL.
The Life Extension institute, Of
which Prof. Irving Fisher of Yale is
chairman, and ex-President William
Howard Taft is president of the board
IT directors, published report of the
lctuaries of 43 American life insur-
,nce companies covering a period of
rs years from 1856. showing the in
creased mortality Of moderate users Of
alcoholic liquors. These records were
Iept without any reference to the pro-
iibition issue, and reveal that:
/. Very moderate users Of liquor
increased their death rate by IS per
rent over the normal rate.
2. Moderate users of liquor with an
occasional excess, increased their
seath rate by 80 per cent over the
aormal rate.
3. Those who drank more than two
glasses Of beer or more than one glass
If whisky per day and yet were con-
sidered acceptable standard risks for
insurance, increased their death rate
~ SO per cent above the normal rate.
These three classes of insured mod
crate drinkers increased their mortal
Hy by an average of 81 Upper cent.
The death rate recorded by these
companies includes only men suffi-
tiently temperate to secure a life in
surance policy. If we add the thou
sands Of heavy drinkers who cannot
get life insurance the death rate from
liquor will be largely increased.
The comparisons In this report are
with the average mortality of all In
sured men. including the users OF
liquors. If it had been made with the
total abstainers the difference in NOR
tality would have been even greater.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-07-05
Temperance
lss'zlOtesH
CONSERVE! CONSERVE.
Conducted by the National Woman
Christian Temperance Union.)

CONSERVE! CONSERVED
Oh, yes; oh, yes;
Dear Uncle Sam,
We women are willing
To help all we can.
Well eat less bread
And save the wheat,
Add fish to our diet
To save the meat
Well use less sugar
And still keep sweet
And
Wen save our money and buy q bond
For Liberty's cause the world around:
But Uncle Sam,
Please, won't you close the breweriesf
Oh, yes; oh, yes;
We hear the cry
For conservation
Wen do or die
Wen talk and try.
Wen skimp and save
And work and slave,
Corn bread for every meal we'li eat.
And give our. allies the best of the wheat.
Wen save our money for stamps of Thrift
70 give Liberty's cause a hearty lift
But Uncle Sam,
We can't understand
Why you don't close the breweries?
Margaret B. Plat
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-07-05
THE BUSINESS VIEW.

The time Is not far. distant when
a prohibition zone viii surround mills
and factories, even as schools and
churches are now protected, within
which no liquor win be sold. It is big
business that II now talking. not mere
" preachers and reformers. Large
financial interests are at stake. Com
petition is so close that the very ex-
istence Of factories In the race for
trade and maintenance is threatened
unless the field be clear one with no
mill discounted By lower standards Of
efficiency than another. No business
will tolerate the drink habit today.
Trust companies presided over by
boozers are tabooed by the investor.
Time was when the brilliant alcoholic
could hold his place in almost any
Job or profession. That time is past.
Industry and education have come to
realize that dependability is better
than brilliancy itself and that bril-
iiancy is more common with men Of
clear heads than with those whose
brains are muddled with alcohol. --Yar-
mouth Times.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-07-05
Both Walked Alike.

Our little ncighbor boy had been
hurt In an accident and was obliged
to walk on crutches. Reaching his
little hands through the fence and pat
ting our dog on the head, he said to
him: "Topsy, we're bos alike. We bos'
has to walk wifi fsir legs. -Chirago
Tribune.