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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-13
NORTH CALAIS

Claude Young and Marcus Cutler took
an automobile trip to Alburg the latter
part of last week
Miss Isabel Leonard is Mt the home OF
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Leonard,
while she is having few days vacation
from her duties in Claremont ~ II.
Several from here attended the Nellie
Gin play in Plainfeld Saturday even
ing
Mrs. Elias Rickert and SIrs. Jennie
Ferris of Adamant were in the place Sat
urday to attend the meeting of the ".
R. G.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Young were in
Montpelier Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs Gardiner Ortan Of Athol,
Mass, were recent visitors of Edith
Boards
Guy Young and family Of Randolph
were weekend guests at the home of
Elery Young,
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Hunt of Montpelier,
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Fitch of East Mont
pelier are spending a week in the Parker
cottage.
Mrs. Sartel of West Berlin was re-
cent guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Franz, Hill
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Dolan and chill
dren, Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Daton of De-
troit, Mich, and Mrs Edwin Haskins of
Hyde Park, Mass, are at the home of
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Il. Il. Daton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Serbner were
business visitors in East Montpelier Fri
day
Miss Frieda Hill is spending few
days with friends in Barre.
Charles Young Of Randolph, who has
been passing several days at the home of
his grandson, Elery Young, returned to
his home recently
Will Scicely has moved his family
from Marshfeld to the Levi Ainsworth
house.
Mrs. R. Bumpus, Mrs. Edith Bumpus,
Mrs. Bently and Mrs. Alice Carley of
East Calais were in the place Saturday
to attend the meeting of the w. r. G.
Next regular meeting of the $. Of V.
and w. R. c. will be at the Memorial hall
next Saturday evening, Aug, 10.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-13
STAFFORD

Mr.. and Mrs Wight have sold their
place to Mr. and Mrs. L. ]. Whitney and
have gone to Maine,
G. F. Chandler and party were in Dan
vile recently.
Mrs. Hiram Fulton has returned from
a visit of several weeks with friends in
New Hampshire.
Mrs. Seth C. Chandler and daughters
Misses Carrie, Elizabeth and Eunice, Of
Wellesley Hills, Mass, are at their sum
mer home for a few weeks stay.
Dr. and Mrs. Hubbard of Gilsam ant
Keene, N. H., and Mr. Gullow of Boston
recently called on friends in town.
Mr.. and Mrs futile are guests at Mrs
Ann +. Whites.
On Saturday a Ford automobile driver
by w. p. Stone crashed into Buick
car driven by Miss Ruth Gilman on the
creamery bridge between the villages
The drivers were the only occupants Of
the cars and were uninjured, but botl
cars were considerably damaged. Thi:
is at present narrow and dangerou,
bridge and is to be Immediately replaced
by a fine, wide cement bridge.
f. w. Preston was recently in Well;
River.
Mr. and Mrs Prescott were recently il
Bradford, n. Fl.
During the month of August tn,
churches are combining for the Sunday
evening services.
Misses Mary and Elizabeth Marshal
of Connecticut are visiting their cousin
Miss Charlotte Sykes.
Fl. L. Hatch and family were in towr
Thursday for the day.
Mr. and Mrs Woodbury. and daughter
Doris, were in Randolph recently to con
suit DIR. Clifford
John Udall and wife were recently il
town for a few days.
Miss Hazel Root has returned from
Randolph sanatorium somewhat i'm
proved in health.
Mrs Maria Drew of Providence, r. /.
is visiting her daughter, Mrs George NJ
Moore.
Kenneth Gardiner of Seekonk, Mass.
recently visited at G. NJ Moore's
Mr.. and Mrs. George Rowland and in
FAINT daughter have gone to Springfield
where Mr.. Rowland is employed.
Miss Mildred Kent has been spendin.
some days with her aunt, Mrs. Ella Full
ton.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-13
GRANVILLE

Misses Ruth and Margaret Day and
Lester Day of Randolph Center visited
over Sunday at Nelson Pray's,
Mr.. aud Mrs G. l.. Rich returned home
Sunday after visiting the past week in
Mortified and Montpelier
Mrs f. w Elkins and son of Quebec,
Canada, are visiting her sister, Mrs. G. B.
Slayton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Ford are spend
ing several weeks with friends in New
Hampshire.
MIR and Mrs Bero and Miss Mary
Pollard from Mortified Falls visited at
Bert Hutchins Sunday
Fred Burke has recently purchased an
Overland car
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-13

Give your family an average chance. Ma
tionai Life ms Co., of Vt. tMutual.l
S. S. Ballard general agent, Rialto block,
Montpelier, Vt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-13
The Living Value of Men

is stored up by insurance, and is paid to
the families Of dead men by the incor
poration of average with the individual.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-07

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
In feeding hogs for the market, as
also with any other class of meat ami
mails, larger returns are obtained when
the stock is as nearly uniform as posi-
BILE, and as 1t is very profitable for
each farmer to breed his own feeders,
particular attention should be given to
the selection of the original breeding
stock. Uniformity is of primary i'm
portance, for to have a uniform crop
of pigs there must be uniformity in the
breeding herd. and to obtain this must
be one of the first considerations in
selecting the original herd.
Selection of Sows.
The females of the herd may be OBJ
tanned by purchasing bred sows or
gifts safely in pig to boar of recog-
nized worth. AS it Is often difficult
to obtain a. SOW which has shown her
self to be good breeder by the pre-
vious filters she has produced, it is adj
visable for ecOnomy'S sake to purchase
bred gifts. These should be about ~
months old, being bred after the age
of eight months, and if possible all
should be in pig to the same boar.
Here is the first opportunity to prac-
tice selection for uniformity; wheth-
er pure-bred or not. the sows should
be similar in color. marking, type and
conformation. The type of the sows
selected should be the one which the
market demands. While there is some
variation between the different breeds.
it is largely matter of characteristics,
as a good individual, no matter what
breed it represents, If properly fed
and managed well will make economi-
cal gains.
If possible, the first purchase of sOws
should be made from one herd. for in
this manner it is easier to get uniform
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-07
FEEDING CATTLE IN WINTER
Careful Estimate of Silage on Hand
Should Be Made and Prepare for
Any Shortage.

| prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculturcl
Before starting to feed slage to beef
cattle this winter careful estimate
of the total amount on hand should be
made, as 1t is not a good practice to
| feed Silage in such way as TO ex-
haust the supply and be compelled to
| feed dry roughage following the silage
before turning TO pasture in the spring.
! If shortage is anticipated there are
two ways to meet the situation-ei-
Their feed dry rOughages altogether for
time at the beginning and keep the
| silage until the latter part of the feed
/ ing period, or feed a small amount OF
/ silage with other rOughage throughout
! the winter
Sufficient silage and other roughages
should be provided so as TO begin feed
/ ing the cattle by the LIST of January
ut least, and to last until the LIST &c
! the 18th of April. This later date is
| suggested so as to keep the animals
off the grass in the spring and protect
the pasture as long as possible. Best
results from feeding silage are obtain
| ed when some dry roughage is fed
along with it. Unless legume hays are
used q small amount of cottonseed
meal, One-half to one pound. should be
used.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-07
FASTENED JOB FOR MINISTER
Youth Couldn't See Any Four Years
Counting If He Had to Visit
Girl on Horseback.

Cupids wings were slightly scorched
when the request went forth to leave
our automobiles in our garages on Sum
day and thus aid in saving fuel, says
the Indianapolis News. But youth In
Sullivan county-Quite loyal to his
country and his sweetheart, too-re-
membered the days of his father and
acted accordingly. When o'clock came
he went to the family barn, ignored
the presence of his new roadster, took
down his fathers ancient saddle. put
it on one of the pillow horses and gal
lantly rode forth.
But not far did he ride. Either the
horse unaceustomed to rider or the
youth to riding did something which
irritated the other, for soon the youth
was prone In the road and the horse
was gaIloping toward home.
After while the young man got up
from his PROSTATE position. Dazedly he
looked around him. Then he talked TO
himself: My father" he said, assert
ed that that saddle took him to court
mother weekly for more than four
years. Well. for myself. I'll say there
was something radically wrong with
father. II I had 70 ride on that saddle
four years TO see Nellie-well, never
mind. I'll propose tonight"
He did and Cupid chalked up enc
gainst Mr.. Garfield.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-07

keep my hands off the Germans. So |
guess everybody thought 1t was a good
thing to tell me good-by-anyway 1
was shipped into France. going direct
to st. Nazaire and from there to
Brest
made short trip TO Hull, England,
with letter from a man at Brandon
burg to his wife. She was not at home.
but | left the letter and returned to
France. I was in France altogether
about three weeks, and then went to
Barcelona, Spain.
Then l took passage for the States
on the G. Lopez y Lopez, Spanish
merchantmen. We had mostly "Spigs"
on board, which is navy slang for
Spaniards. Almost every one of them
had large family of children and a
raft of pets. We sailed down through
Valencia, Almeria, Malaga, Cadiz and
Las Palmas in the Canary islands.
When we left Las Palmas we had a
regular menagerie aboard-parrots,
canary birds, dogs, monkeys and va
riOus beasts. The steerage of that
boat was some sight, believe me.
We had boat Grill all the way across.
of course, and from the way those
Spigs rushed about I knew that If a
submarine got us the only thing that
would be saved would be monkeys. But
we did not even have a false alarm all
the way over.
IN, Hr1ri n
month of July, 1917-two years and a
half from the time l decided to go
abroad TO the war zone to get some ex-
element. 1 got it, and no mistake.
New York harbor and the old Statue of
Liberty looked mighty good to me, you
can bet.
So here l am, and sometimes l have
to pinch myself to be sure of ii. l GER
tainly enjoy the food and warmth l
get here, and except for an occasional
pro-German l have no trouble with
anybody. My wounds break open once
in a while, and I am often bothered
inside, on account of the gas l swal-
lowed. They say l cannot get back
into the service. 1t is tough to be
knocked out before our own boys get
into the scrap.
But / do not know. l am twenty
three years old, and probably have a
lot to live for yet. 1 ought to set
tie down and be quiet for while, but
comfortable as i am, / think l will
have to go to sea again. I think of it
many times, and each time 1t is harder
to stay ashore.
THE END
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-07

l got on the train to Zurich, and at
every stop on the way there were more
presents and more cameras and more
questions. At st. Gallen they had
cards ready for me to write on, and
then they were going to send them to
anybody l wished. The station at
Zurich was packed with people, and
began to think was star for sure.
Francis B. Keene, the American con-
sui general at Zurich, and his assist
ant, were there to meet me. We
walked a few blocks to his office, and
all the way the cameras were clicking
and the chocolates and cigarettes pill
ing up until felt like Santa Claus on
December oath. After, a little talk
with Mr.. Keene he took me to the
Stussehof hotel, where my wounds
were dressed-and believe me, they
needed it.
The Swiss certainly treated me well.
Every time I came out on the streets
they followed me around, and they
used to give me money. But the money
might just as well have been leather
or lead-I could not spend it. When
ever I wanted to buy anything the
shopkeeper would make me a present
of 1t.
also visited the Hotel Baur au Lac,
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Nc
Cormick of Chicago, who are doing
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-07
THE END.
Truth STRANGE AS FICTION
Novel by William De Morgan Has
Counterpart in Real Life-Story
of EngIishman. 2

+ A little more than ten years ago an
Englishman, deep in the sixties, won
great renown by going to a hospital.
| His illness, though severe, was Ordi-
nary enough. The use he made of his
convalescence distinguished him..
Propped up in bed, William De Nor
gan wrote his first novel. When he
was entirely recovered, he wrote an
other. which was destined to carry on
his fame around the reading world.
The book told the story of an engi-
neer returned to London after many
adventures. There miShap in the
tube caused him to lose his memory.
In the dazed state he lived new life.
| BY chance he met his former wife, fell
in love with her and married her again.
| Strange as was De Morgan's tale
critics said only he could make it con-
vincing-London itself has duplicated
| it from life.
der, was lately hailed into court for
absconding with money he had col
lected for his employers.
His innocence was easily proved. On
the collecting trip he had been struck
by a van and injured. Bereft of his
memory he wandered over England,
arrived at his old home, and was In
troduced by his mother to a young
woman, said to be his wife.
He refused to accept his past until
one night the German airmen dropped
bombs, and the shock of the explosion
restored his memory. Then all came
back, even the uncompleted days
work of last August.
History here modifies the ancient OBJ
servation as to truth and fiction. Truth
is not stranger than good writing.
Rather the artist senses probably
ahead of the facts and later reality
corroborates him. Who knows not at
least one Enoch Arden? Tennyson
guessed them all.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-07

The poet who said whats in a
nameT evidently had no idea that, in
so far as the important matter of food
is concerned, prejudice could be
aroused TO such point as to cause a
mental aversion to, if not a positive
condemnation of, really delectable
article of diet. Take the case of the
Chinese cabbage for example. In
stinctively the gourmet shudders at the
attempt to associate that name with a
delicacy. Call it petsai-the Chinese
name for it-and most probably his
prejudice will change to desire; he
will try it, like it.
Petsai was introduced by the United
States department of agriculture from
China. 1t is now grown in consider
able quantities in Illinois. New Jersey
California and other sections.
The testimony of unprecedented peo-
pie who have eaten petsai is all in its
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-07

favor, and many who have eaten chop
Suey and liked it, not knowing of what
it is composed, unwittingly have held
brief for petsai, one of the staple in
gradients of that well-known aud
much-enjoyed Chinese-American dish.
To Americans lettuce has become
the great leaf vegetable for salads.
Throughout the year it is grown in
some part or other of the country and
shipped from great distances TO our
tables. 1t is grown under square miles
of glass near the great cities and at a
considerable expense for coal 1t Is
estimated that 10000 tons of lettuce
is grown under glass every year and
that the value of this product is
$685. 900.
Petsai can be grown throughout the
whole United States. 1t possesses not
only all the good food qualities of let
tuce but also it has the advantage Of
| being more economically grown
about one-half the cost of lettuce-by
reason of its heavier yield This fea-
tGre alone should recommend it during
these times
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-07

we're old. We're not proud of being
old, for 1t means that younger and
newer stockings are taking our places.
They're being called Best stockings
and Good stockings while we're
known as the Old stockings
But we've had some fun in our
lives whereas you, poor old stocking,
you don't do anything.
I'VE walk and go over the earth
not all of 1t but great deal of it. We
sometimes are very idle when we go
a-driving or a-motoring. We some
times fall down and have a fight with
the earth and we come off with q good
old rip"
"Now," said the white stocking, 1--WE
listened politely to your story, though
none of it was new to me. know all
about the life of the average stocking.
You say / am old. You say am use
less. You say am coarse and entire
ly too strong to be nice stocking
You would rather be beautiful for
awhile even If other stockings took
your place than you would to be good
and strong and last for years and
years. And you pity me because /
haven't mate.
'But you don't understand. l am a
Christmas stocking. / am big and
strong so 1 can hold ,things-not ordi-
nary things such as feet which any
stocking could hold-9ut ! hold toys.
Yes, / have nuts and raisins and
oranges and bright penny and doll
and game and a number OF other
things put in me every year. For once
a year am taken out--and that time
will come soon now.
Yes. leave this bureau drawer and
am hung up by mantlepiece. There
/ hang for several hours when there
Is q strange noise in the chimney, near
where l am. Then there is a stamping
Of feet on the roof and more sounds
In the chimney. Next a little SCOT
falls down-all the family are asleep.
And then appears Santa Claus, the
children's great friend, and am filed
for Christmas by him. Yes, l am an
honored Christmas stocking" And the
others said they were proud TO know
the white stocking.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-07
CHAPTER XIV.
Back in the States.

After i arrived at Rorschach 1 was
taken TO a large hall. where / re-
manned over night. There were three
American flags on the walls. the first
l had seen in a long time. / certainly
did fine job of sleeping that night.
l think slept twice as fast TO make
up for lost time.
In the morning had a regular ban
Quet for breakfast-eggs, coffee, bread
and a small glass OF wine. Even now.
although 1 never pass up a meal. that
breakfast Is still easy to taste. and 1
sometimes wish / could enjoy another
meal as much. But l guess 1 never
shall have one that goes as good.
After breakfast they took me out on
the steps of the hall and photographed
me, after which / went to the railway
station. with young mob ar my heels.
Ii reminded me bit OF Germany-it
was so different. Instead of bricks
and bayonet jabs. the mob gave me
cigarettes and chocolate and sand
wiches- They also handed me ques-
tions-enough to keep me busy an
swsring 10 this day If / could.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-07
insects That Help Mankind.

One of the great sources of loss in
wheat growing has been due to the
injurious activities of the wheat-midge
which feeds on the grain, and, If IN
mOlested by its natural insect enemies,
would soon reduce our wheat crops to
the vanishing point. But several of
our friendly insects keep the nudge
in restraint, one being the ravenous
two-winged flies which seize and carry
away the nudge, and suck OFT it's
juices. Its most powerful foe, how
ever, Is the parasite that lives on the
midge-a small, black fly, somewhat
resembling the ant. The young of these
four-winged flies live on the larvae
and eggs of the nudge. As the nudge
increases In number, these parasites
also increase, for they depend for a
living on the nudge. and the more
midges there are the more parasites
there are on hand to eat them up.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-07
H MWYS[y[N|Nl|
\ [A|RH TALE
q s. hArN GSA4HHEA1..eQygR |
STOCKINGS STORY.

II am a stocking"
$50 are wei' said some of the other
stockings in the bureau drawer.
But / am-well / am a stocking"
said the first stocking.
$50 you said before
Its worth saying again." the first
stocking answered.
1--WE don't see why you're so proud"
the other stockings said. You're
rather useless. You haven't any mate.
And you're white. You're not made Of
a nice material You're very coarse
and strong"
''That is just what like" said the
stocking.
You don't mind not having a mater"
the others asked.
Il don't mind in the least" said the
stocking.
'And you don't mind it because you
lie in the drawer doing nothing, while
we are taken out and worn and
washed and darned and put back
again? We start in the shops, we
then go into packages and arrive at
different homes.
''NeXt we are worn, then we are
washed, mended and put with our
mates back in the bureau drawer"
you said all that before" said the
white stocking.
"Well," said the other stockings,
''you said the same thing twice"
''Pm important" said the white one.
Important" said the others.
You're important doing nothing. Why
we have the same interesting rounds
from"
But the white stocking interrupted.
"Yes. I've heard how you're worn,
washed, mended and worn again. I've
heard that enough times"
"Then why did you say it yourselfr'
the stockings asked.
$50 as not to hear all of you saying
it again." the white stocking answered.
poor excuse" the stockings said.
you're not years old as / am,'' said
the white stocking.
1--WE wouldn't want to be-" the 9TH
ers said. There comes a time in the
life of every stocking when it has had
enough of darning and when, in fact,
there are more darns upon it than
stocking. That Is the time when
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-07

such fine work with the Red Cross
and are looking after the Belgian and
French refugees in Switzerland. II
was a dinner, and much appreciated
by one guest, at least. / need not men
ton his name, but he ate so much that
he felt ashamed afterward.
/ do not think he got In bad for it,
though, for afterward Mr.. and Mrs.
Mccormick each gave him valuable
present, which he needed badly. After
the dinner Mrs. Mccormick made a lit
tie patriotic speech, in which she said
that the Huns would never trample on
the United States flag, and some other
things that made all the Americans
there very proud. especially Mr.. Keene
and myself. SO.you see / was having
great time.
But l was having a little trouble, all
the time, for this reason: there were
quite q few Germans interned In Zu-
rich. and they went about in uniform.
Now, when l saw one Of these birds
and remembered what had been hap
pening TO me just a short time before
my hands began to itch. Believe me,
it was not good morning" that
said TO them. I enjoyed 1t all right
they were not In squads and had no
arms, so 1t was hand to hand, and pie
for me.
But Mr.. Keene did not like 1t, l
guess, for he called me to his Office
one morning and bawled me out for a
while, and l promised to be good.
You're supposed to be neutral" he
said. And / said, "Yes, and when /
was torpedoed and taken prisoner, /
was supposed to be neutral, too" But
l said I would not look for trouble any
more, and started back to the hotel.
But no sooner was underway than
Hun private came along and began
to laugh at me. My hands itched
again, and l could not help but slam
him few. We went round and round
for while, and then the Hun re-
verseu and went down instead. Mr..
Keene saw us, or heard about it, so he
told me / had better go to Berne.
SO off | went, with my passport. But
the same thing happened in Berne.
tried very hard. but l just could not
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-07

~ down in il. I really do not think
you'd have lasted two weeks longer.
ana Just about that time, as l was
EASING hack TO barracks one day. a
.l11chman showed me German
-e">Paper. and there In large type on
ne Top Of the first page it said that
u. Gerard had left the country, or
"a getting ready TO leave. They had
~ afaS me the rest of the way TO the
'oiFAtkS aud throw snow on me before
esme To.
., no not know what happened during
The next few days.
nut week or so later the Spanish
-''paSSador and four German officers
sui NWattS came to our barracks and
,of ambassador told me 1 would be
"Sed- II was all / could do to
= rom fainting again. Then Swatts
.NAFd NE in English If had anything
say about the treatment In the
alp and | began TO think maybe
as frame-up of some Kind. so al
S'll was, When will I get out OF
and he said. why, you VIII be
Fs'eased tomorrow"