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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-27
RHEUMATICS
WON'T BE
FOOLED
They Stick to "Neutrone Prescription

They Stick to "Neutrone Prescription
&c."
You have tried lot of things for
rheumatism but still have it, it sure is
discouraging
Now try the new, sure, quick, easy,
no-trouble way, the new Prescription
90 way.
Watch it get that uric acid out of
your system, get rid of those sore, ach-
ing, infamed joints and muscles, and in
a hurry, too, "Neutrone Prescription
80" is as sure as time.
No more fiery salves and liniments
that hurt you more than the rheuma-
tism, but a good, clean, internal remedy
that eliminates all impurities of the
blood, makes you like new, makes you
feel like doing things once again. You
can distinctly feel your rheumatism leav-
ing you and oh! what a relief, your
rheumatic days are over. soc and Sl.00
the bottle.
E. A. Drown, the druggist, and lead
ing druggists everywhere.-Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-27
.U-BOAT GOT
TWO STEAMERS
The Pomeranian and the
Medora Were Bound
for America
FORMERS CREW
LOST EXCEPT ONE
Officers of the Medora Were
Taken as Pris-
onerS

An Atlantic Port, June 27.--The Cana
dian Pacific steamships Pomeranian and
Medora have been sunk by German sub.
marines OIL the British coast, according
TO the captain of vessel arriving here
from England Both ships were bound
for American ports.
Only the second engineer Of a crew OF
80 was saved from the Pomeranian, IL
was declared
The crew Of the Medora took 10 the
boats and the U-boat commander is said
to have made the captain, wireless opera
tor and chief gunner prisoners.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-27
BRITISH LABOR PARTY
DROPS POLITICAL TRUCE
Conference Votes That II Shall No
Longer Be Recog-
nized

London, June. 2T.-The British Labor
party at its conference held here yester
day passed a resolution TO the effect
that the party political truce which has
been in effect in Great Britain since early
in the war, should no longer be recog'
nized.
Delegates representing l,704,000 votes
favored the resolution, while representa-.
tiyes of 9l5,000 votes were against it.
At the opening Of the conference w. F.
Purdy, the presiding officer, made it clear
that there would be no wavering among
the members Of tbs party in their de-
termination to bring the war to a sue
cessful conclusion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-27
NEWPORT MAN
GAVE HIS LIFE
Private George l.. Pelkey
Was Killed in Action
in France
FAIR HAVEN SOLDIER
DIED OF DISEASE
Sergeant Ebenezer Bull Was
Included in To-day's Cas-
ualty List of so

Washington, d, G., June 27.-The army
casualty list to-day contained so names
divided as follows;
Killed in action, 20; died of wounds, @;
died of accident and other causes, 4 died
of airplane accident 2; died of disease,
2; wounded severely, 81; wounded, de-
gree undetermined, 4; missing in action,
2.
The list:
Killed in Action.
Lieut.. Ernest A. Giroux, Boston.
Sgt. Elwood d. Allen, North Dexter,
Me.
Sgt. Harrison Gallamore, Jellico Creek,
Ky.
Sgt. Harold Mckinney, Skowhegan,
Me.
Sgt. Aloysius ]. Poplmann, Covington,
Ky.
Corp. George E. Friday, Detroit.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-27
Premium Cows Brings $3.50.

BrattlebOro, June ga ive-vear-old
COW, which has taken premiums at the
National Dairy show. was sold this
week At the first consignment sale Of
Ayrshires ever held here. and brought
$3.50. She wss bought BY C. B. stevens
Of s. Johnsbury. Fifty-five animals
were disposed Of in one day.
Tie heaviest buyer vas B. r. Davis
% Bsrre, who paid 81 $50 for ~ head q
Young stock. y D. Nichols Of Dainty
r3id sos for six had.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-27
TO INCREASE
YOUR STRENGTH

power and endurance, you viii find this
new medicinal combination, Hoods Sar'
saparilla before eating and Peptiron aft,
er eating, 20 be remarkably, even won.
derfully effective. There is nothing bet.
ter for weakened, run down conditions.
The economy Of taking these two great
medicines together is being proved every
day by thousands who must be careful
of their expenses.
II laxative is needed, take Hoods
Pills. They are purely yegetable.-Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-27
sAxoNY APPEALS FOR FOOD.
Situation is Described as Worst in the
Empire.

Amsterdam, June 27.-The Dresden
newspapers, says dispatch to the Tag.
ebatt from the Saxon capital, have pub
lished an appeal TO the government for
relief from the critical food situation in
Saxony, which is described as the worst
i'm the empire.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-27

Mrs. Charles Scott of Graniteville yes.
terday. The following officers were elect
ed President, Mrs. John Gall; vice
president; Mrs. G. Petersen; secretary
Mrs. James Cumming; treasurer, Mrs
Charles Scott.
Mrs. Fred Amedy of Barre is visiting
Mrs. Henry Turcot.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-27
PL4NFIELD

Attention, good people The Fourth OF
July is coming. The Red Cross will help
you celebrate. "Yama Yama Man" IS
something different. so plan to see it
All the young ladies to be in it please
meet Mr.. Gage, the director, at the opera
house Friday at $50 p. m.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-27
RECALLED FROM PEKIN.
American Minister is Coming Back for a
Conference.

Pekin, Monday, June 24.-tBy Asso.
ciated Press Paul S. Reinsch, the
American minister, will leave the end of
this week for the United States, having
been recalled for conferences at Wash
ington.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-27
GEORGIA RATIFIES
FOR PROHIBITION
One More State on Side of National Con-
stitutional Prohibi-
ton.

Atlanta, Ga, June 27.-The Georgia
legislature yesterday ratified the fed
eral prohibition amendment TO the con-
stitution.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-27
SOUTH BARRE

Regular meeting of South Barre grange
at the hall this evening at s o'clock,
Program in charge of Worthy Flora.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-12
LETTERS TO UNCLE JED.
Auduben and His Pietures.

Dear Uncle Jed: I am going to tell you about a great man. It may show how difficulties and annoyances should be met and overcome. and how much better it is to persevere and try again than to give up and rep.ne when d misfortune happens, Or when things do not turn out as we wish.
 Some years ago there lived in the country man who studied the hab- it's and the structure of animals and plants, John J. Audubon. He had made up his mind to write a great book about the birds of America: and as he could draw and paint beautiful ly, he went out into the woods and shot wild birds of bright plumage, of
 which he made colored drawings while the bright tints on their feath-
 CTS were yet fresh and gay. He went on with his work for years and at last had collected thousand drawings Fancy ten hundred draw ings of birds, all large and beautiful ard all carefully finished. But by ac-
 ctdent fire broke out, and the whole collection was burned.
 But what did Audubon do9 Instead
 of repining over his misfortune he be- gan his work all over again. He made fresh drawings, and worked night an6 | day until he had thousand new ones ready.
 And then he produced great book which is considered one of the fines .1l the world and which will cause hi:
 name to be always remembered. l CLARENCE HATHAWAY, Age 14. 1 Goshen
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-12
Graduation,

It was the class of 1918 that was so happy on June 9th. It was beau- tiful day, but rather cool.
 I stayed down to my teachers house that day to help her trim the church and do few other necessary things.
 In the morning my teacher. Miss Duryea, and two other school children and myself went out picking daisies. Our class colors were green and gold; our motto was Aim High" and our class flower was the daisy.
 Miss Duryea and 1 made a large placard. in green with Aim High on it in gold letters. We hung this up in the front of the church.
 There were eleven in my class, and we were seated in a semi circle on the platform of the church.
 We had quite a long program in which l recited poem entitled When Thomas Takes His Pen" After I re- cited this l was given a bunch of car nations and a dozen peo1lies.
 After the program was over we marched out of the church, with our dipomasl neatly tied up with green and gold.
 It seems to me that no one could have happier graduation than I had but I hope All my friends, the Wide Awakes, will be as well pleased as was.
 ELEANOR FROST. Age 12.
 Cushman Mass
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-12
HUMOR OF THE DAY

Don't try out mans friendship too far"
 ''Huh?' t If he agrees with you on any one subject, let it go at that."-Louisvflle Courier-Jour11al. Mans hair turns gray before wo-
 mans;
 That's known in every cline. l, The explanations easy, for
 He wears his all the time. =.
 Punch Bowl "As surely as can determine" said the supercilious young woman, "Spu are, what they call a literary hack" No" replied the young man, wear fly. I'm not even a hack, I'm <, a jitney.'-Life. r What became of Piute Pete?" asked the visitor at Crimson Gulch. He joined the army" answered Broncho Bob.
 Thought he was too old to fight" He was. But he was such a fighter that nobody dast tell him SO. Washington thaSr.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-12

In the year 1777 one of Connecticut's greatest patriots, NtEhan Hale, went on a very dangerous expedition. He was going to try and discover the British plans, which he knew. was death if he was caught. But he did not hesitate Bidding his friends good bye, he started out on his errand to help his country.
 It was a bright starlight night as a dark form crept along in the tall grass Slowly, silently he passed the sentries through the great gates of the enemy's fort. He found the in- formation he was looking for, and was about to leave the fort when he was recognized and captured.
 Caught as spy, he was told he must die at sunrise. So he asked the guard for a Bible and pen and ink which was refused. So he sat drearily down to wait for sunrise.
 Sunrise came all too soon. and he was led out by squad of soldiers to the seaffold- He mounted the ladder mid death stiffness and as he looked at the sorrowful faces of the people for the last timey he spoke those brave words which never will be forgotten T regret only that l have but one life to lose for my country"
 EDITH H. STOWE. Age 14.
 oNrWich
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-12
Will You lake a Dare?

Maude and Winifred were playing down in the meadow one day, by a ditch. Gan you jump across that ditch?" asked Winifred.
 "I can, put it is not a sat9 thing to do." answered Naude.
 Yes it is" said Winifred "1 have Gcne it many times and 1 have not hurt myself yet"
 "Wen," said Maude, you probably have not. but if once you should miss even within half an inch, you would fall and hurt yourself badly. Just see how deep the ditch is and tt is fdli of muddy water. too she added, looking down into it.
 q will dare to jump across it, though" answered Winifred, fit can't hurt me a bit" She started to jump acr9ss, but. alas, she missed within half an inch and came down into the water with a splash Maude, without waiting to stop for anything, seized her Jumping rope, tied loop and threw it around Win ifred's waist and with all her strength pulled her from the water
 Winifred was not hurt, but she took a bad cold from being in the wa ter. She had to stay in tile house for several days. which she did not like at all.
 Next time" she said to Maude, q will follow your advice and liot jump across that ditch. l have learned my lesson now"
 JANE FELLOWS, Age F, l Washington, D. C.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-12
POETRY
THE S0fy1TER

He moves among his fellow men. auiet and straight and strong. .. Ready to join the gallant host that He doesn't feel like a hero--he is just
 a human boy. With a modest pride in his uniform
 and a deep sustaining joy He's not part of the conquering
 horde-a vast inhuman plan;s He has not known the savage spur that
 finds the brute in the man: He's a little shy and little kind But he'll set his lips and sight his gun
 and go to it with will He wouldn't be called "crusader;" he
 wouldn't pose as a knights. But his soul has felt the accolade of
 the sacred sword of rightas He's springing now to the sterng de-
 fense Of world whose wounds
 are sore. E3 And there's light in his grave young
 eyes that was never tnereE be- Oh, mother of his. be glad :6f hint Be
 proud of his willing ,heart,g So ready to place his life9at stake, 50
 eager to play his part. Be true to him, and l1eybrave to. him;
 steady your signing breathg He is yours today on the spirits height
 -he is yours in life or death Soldier of ours. go out. then, with gal
 lant soul and gayi
 Young manhood is the bravest thing in
 all the world today. Could we hut fight or die with you! The time is sad and long; g. But our hearts are beating high with you to the drum and the march ing song.
 Marion couthouy Smith.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-12
Beth GeIIert.

Prince Llewelyn had a favorite greyhound named Gellert. It had been given to him by his father in law, King John. Gellert was as gentle as lamb at home. but was lion at chase.
 One day Lleyelyn went hunting and blew his horn in front of his castle and all his other hounds came at me call except Gellert. He then blew q lohder blast, but all in vain, Geilett did not come. At last the prince could wait no longer and went hunt 1 ing without Gellert. He had little swiftest and boldest of his hounds, was missing. The prince returned to his castle in rage and as he opened the gate Cellert bounded out to meet him. The prince was startled to see that tie dogs lips and fangs were dripping with blood He started back and the hound crouched at his feet | Prince Llewelyn had little son with whom Gellert used to play. A thought crossed his mind that forced him to rush towards the child's nursery The nearer he approached the more blood and disorder about the room When he feached the nursery the CraQlo was luFn0O over anu uduD- ed with blood
 The prince grew more and mo@ frightened and looked for his son ev. anywhere. He could not find thu child but he could see that mucl blood had been shed. He felt surt that the dog had destroyed his sor and he shouted for Gellert, Monster thou hast devoured my child!" H. drew out his sword and plunged i into Gellert's side The dog fell witl a deep yell. still gazing at his mas
 ter's eyes.
 Hearing this deep yell little chil,
 oke up from under the cradle ant
 tine prince found that his child wa
 unharmed.
 Beside him lay the body of a grea
 gaunt wolf, torn to pieces, and GOV
 cred with blood Llewelyn learne,
 what had happened while he wa
 away. Gellert had stayed to guide th
 child and had fought and slain tn wolf that had tried to kill the prince . heir.
 The prince buried Gellert and owe ais grave raised large cairn C , stones The place is called Beth Gel
 lert or the grave of Gellert
 MARJORIE BEAUREGARL, Age 1S. . Taftyille
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-12
THE KALEIDOSCOPE

In China there are oil and salt wells more than 1000 feet deep which have been drilled through solid rock by hand with the most primitive impleemnts.
 It has been estimated that Noah's ark was 547 feet long, 91 feet broad v and 54 feet high. It's capacity, &C., : cording to Bishop Wilkins, was 72,625 tons.
 A rich deposit of asphalt has been discovered in the Philippines located so near the waters edge that no in land transportation whatever is neces- sary.
 All the public swimming pools and some of the public baths in London are being used for communal kitof- ems. With their steam plants and heating appliances they are very adaptable.
 For the first time in their lives, refuge children sheltered in the Lux 1 emburg asylum in the Foul sector in | France are ping taught to brush and 1 care for their teeth by American Red Cross nurses.
 Chicago's Liberty bond buyer with i the longest name is ConstantinoS J. | apatheodorokoumun munduigiotomlchala koupulos. He bought a s200 bond and | wrote his entire name on single ap- plication blank.
 The durability of wood in facorable l circumstances is almost incredible Pieces of wood, wooden caskets and wooden articles have been taken from gyptian catacombs constructed 1000 or 3,000 years before the Christian era.
 Each state in the Union is repre- sented by star in the flag, the added star making it's first appearance on the 4th of July following the adrnis- sion of state. During the Civil War the flag had thirty-six stars and 1t now has forty eight.
 The principal destination of mica exported through the custom houses of Argentina during the year 1917,
 according to data furnished this office, was: England, 1,012 pounds;
 United States, 52470 pounds; Italy,
 12,099 pounds; and Spain, 2,Soo pounds.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-12
,oys are very fond of swinging and

boys are very fond of swinging and swimming.
 Rich people live in very fine houses and have carpets, cushions and tables, but no chairs. They sit on cushions on the floor.
 The poor people live in houses made of dried mud with roofs of bamboo polas and straw, and scarcely any fur niture. They sleep on mats made of palm leaves. The chief food iof the Hindoos is rice. The father always eats first and when he has eaten, the children and mother sit down. The women do most of the work here and the girls have to learn to work. but men and boys do all the sewing.
 The Hindoos worship over thirty thousand gods. When one wants to go 10 heaven, he goes down to the Ganges river with two jugs, each under one arm. He wades into the river. An other man with a'tup in his hand fills those jugs with water while he cries: You're going to heaven" When the l jugs are filled to the brim the man is drowned. Though the people of India know how to go to heaven, not many are anxious to go.
 GABRIELLE R. BUJAK, Age IS. Mansfield Center.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-12
LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Lawrence Gauthier of Brockyln- Many thanks for the Thrift stamp. I certainly appreciate it.
 Anna Kramer of Norwich-This is to thank you for the Thrift stamp which you. gave me for the story which I sent Many thanks again.
 Olive Guile of Norwich--I thank you for the Thrift stamp you sent me sev- ersl weeks ago am going to try for more. I think Thrift stamps are the best. -a-
 Grace |. MahoAsy of Colchester-I thank you very much for the Thrift stamp received. Hope I win another
 Mildred GrAndy of Yanuc-I thank Uncle Jed for The Aeropiane Boys in the Secret Service. but think pre- fer Thrift stamps as prizes now, be- cause I am filling book.
 Mary PeIeehstz of Wilimantic-I thank you very much for the prize book, Boy Scouts Afoot in France that You sent me. have read almost all of it and have found 1t very interest ing. (
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-12
UNCLE JEp's TALK TO WIDE.
 AWAkEs.

Do you know. that among grown folks thets iare tnany who think they are wide-awake who are not and never will be.
 No enc was ever wide-awake yet who did not learn something new every day.
 z One new word every day makes 8S5 words in a year; and one new fact roints up inst the same.
 2 Very few people have at their com nsnd over one thousand words, and H1ik is an easy three years work ( They haven't studied very hard. and fhe other twenty five thousand words in ithe dictionary are all useless to nem, they are sound asleep in their te.adon to the greater part of the sssIliaE book and they can only un- defst-nd very little
 As ide-Awakes going to school you are very much like young biFds learning to fly. -........
 Your parents and teachers are try ing to awaken you to the blessing and value of knowledge and you must all stady hard to become wide awake to All the requirements of life.
 We owe the school work we are 1oing to ourselves, and if the debt is never paid we shan be poor indeed.
 We nrst all try to be real Wide -Awakes. and to realize that work is a joy because of it's benefits.
 1t takes knowledge and knocks to seep one wide-Awake. N'.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-12
Are You Worth It

A rich man who had lazy son once complained bitterly that he had spent thousands of dollars on boy, and he wasn't worth the price.
 Am I worth it? is question. that every boy may well ask himself! You come high, you boys and girls of America. There is the money your parents pay for your education and upbringing, and beyond the money price, there are the hours Of toll and sacrifice and love and sympathy that you have cost.
 Then your country has something invested in you. The school stands open to educate you. be you rich or poor. Protection, care of your health, hours of play are provided. Equal opportunity is yours. Men have died in the past, and are dying today to give you liberty, safety and a chance to show what you are worth. You cost an enormous price. What can you do to show that you are worth it.
 ALBERT PHILLIPS, Age Is.
 Versailles,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-12
The chiIdren of India.

How would you like to go to school at o'clock in the morning? That is what nearly all the children in India do. They stay until o'clock, then go home to breakfast, then back to school at 10. At o'clock they go home to dinner. returning to school at 3, where they stay until evening. They do not learn their letters as we do. The teachers write i've letters in the sand on the floor and then the boys and girls copy them and study until they know them well, then the teacher smoothes over the sand and writes some more until they learn the letters They learn to write them on palm leaves with pen made of wood The last thing is to write them on slate and on paper.
 The peope of 1ndial are called Hin doos and have dark skin, eyes and hair. It is very warm most of the people wear little clothing. The girls are very fond of jewelry and no mat ter how poor family is they try to have some jewels for their girls. The
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-12
Norwich.
The Butterfly.

Did you know that butterflies are scaly- winged-that is. that their wings are covered with little scales which lap over each other like shingles on the roof of a house? These scales are very beautiful. They are of various shapes and painted with all the shades of color you can imagine. But you cannot see half their beauty unless you canslook through a microscope.
 There is another wonderful thing about the butterfly, and that is it's trunk. To you it looks like a little thread coiled up at the head, when not in use; but examine it with a glass, it proves to be beautiful and perfect contrivance for sucking up the juices of flowers. If you watch butterfly feed himself from lump of sugar through a glass you can see just how it was dona.
 First, the little fellow would send down from his mouth some liqui6 which seemed to dissolve the sugar and then he would suck up the dis. solved fluids into his mouth. Thus ht could eat sugar and thick honey Whicl he could not otherwise get through hi dainty little tubes.
 But the trunk is not the only beaut, about him. He has lovely eyes and 8, many of them that 1t is no wonder h is so hard to catch. They are what ar called compound eyes, and one littl butterfly will have as many as thirty two thousand of them.
 He needs them, however, for he ha hosts of enemies, swifter in flight tha, he is-such as birds and dragon flies and if he did not have eyes lookin, every way he would stand little chanc | for his life.
 Another help to the butterfly is hi 1 zigzag sort of flight. Birds who fl after him are constantly lodged an
 thus he gets away. Sometimes a Dir
 will chase one butterfly for a lon
 time, unable to catch it, yet evidentl 1 astonished at his failure.
 Another safety for the butterfly
 the color of his wings. Howeve
 gaudy the outside may be, you wi
 notice that the inside or underside ( the wings is generally duller colo
 Now when a butterfly is at rest |
 holds his wings up over his back, neal
 ly touching each other, so of cours
 the bright side is hidden, and the 1u
 colors on the underside harmo2i;
 with the tree on which he rests, an
 he is almost invisible. A ELIZABETH SHAW, Age 13. NnNr11nh