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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-04-19
SICK COW, FED GASOLINE,
ExPLODIs; FLYING HORN
KILLS sse.POUND HO(

dadsen' Ala, April 1S.--George
washington Maxwell. a small farme,
living near here. was in town ono dsy
this week and he brought a hard
luck story that makes the other fell.
lows tale of misfortune look like a
mere bagatelle." as they say in New
Orleans.
Maxwell relates that during a cold
spell In this vicinity recently his only
cow a fine animal, was taken sick
ana ne was unable to figure out the
nature of the disease. Knowing Of no
one with whom he could consult in
the matter, he finally resolve ed to
make a few experiments of his own
hoping to effect speedy cure of the
cows ailment.
lie made a mixture of turpentine
and gasoline, he says, and few 9th
er things, and gave the cow a good
dose of the stuff. She seemed To
like 1t and it appeared to help he-
ne asserts. So far. so good.
Now, Mr.. Maxwell had a big s5o.
pound hog that he was also very
proud of and which was expected to |
Bring him In a nice wad of lonp green |
auring butchering time this month. |
The hog came down with the "Au"
and Maxwell being afraid that the biz
porker might take pneumonia had a
IRE built close to its pen to keep the
hog warm while suffering from the
Epidemic.
Il don't know exactly how II han
'ened," said Maxwell in explaining
ne remarkable affair, "but I suppose
ne COW got a hard chill and left her
tall to go over and stand by the fire
nat was blazing near the hog pen.
anyway 1t is quite likely that the
'armth OF the fire caused gas to
enerate inside of the COW and when
ne started to smell the blaze she ex-
loded. That much I know. for was
lsy picking up pieces of her dur
q the next day and half"
Maxwell says it was a serious MIS-
rtune TO him to lose a fine COW. -
1t that wasn't all of his hard luck
hen the cow exploded It scattered 81
ais and embers into the hog pen.
tting fire to the straw and DESTROY ie
6 the pen his 950-pound hog and q
ack OF hay that stood near the pen VI
le hogs death, however, was caused
one Of the cows horns piercing tn
eye and brain. Maxwell reckons -;
al loss at over $500.
odd Joe Mayo. the card sharp, used
say that there were some reasons y
teller can't lay up a cent and this Z
'ms to be mine," said Maxwell. az
mounted his blackboard to leave
home. z
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-04-19

$500 pounds.
In the case of another company he
said that "for the ten years ended in
1918 the dividends paid were equiva.
lent to about 243 per cent Of the In.
creased capital, or over 900 percent
on the actual capital"
The witness said that in most cases
the extent Of profits in coal had been
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-04-19

obscured b ythe capitalization Of 70.
serves or other readjustments of CAD
ital.
by these methods and by diyi-
dends," he testified, 'the most sue
cessful companies are able to return
to their shareholders every few years
the whole of the share capital orig.
inally subscribed by them"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-29
A Credit to Vermont.

New Hampshire has spoken very
creditably of Vermont and its methods
of controlling diseases of livestock,
Commissioner of Agriculture Andrew
L. Felker of that state has recently is
sued an order to take effect Nov. /, re-
quiring a health certificate for all
horses, mules, asses, cattle over six
months old and hogs shipped, trailed
driven or otherwise transported into
the state of New Hampshire from the
states of Massachusetts and Connect
cut. This order follows an inyestiga
tion by Commissioner Felker which
showed that many diseased animals
had been shipped into New Hampshire
from those two states, especially Mas
sachusetts.
In announcing his order, Commission
err Felker told newspaper man that
New Hampshire farmers have no fear
that diseased horses or cattle might be
brought into the state from Vermont
the latter state being not only we'll pro-
tected by its own department of agri-
culture, but fairly free from such NAL
aides among its livestock"
That statement is worth thousands
of dollars TO the livestock men Of this
state, 1t shows confidence in the
cattle and horses Vermont il producing
that will bring buyers here ready to
give good prices for stock the farmers
may wish to sell 1t is strong en-
dorsement of the policy of our depart
ment of agriculture in Kidding the state
of dangerous diseases among its live.
stock. II pleases every Vermonter and
gives him additional pride in his state
and its officers.
It also brings a responsibility to
every livestock producer of the state
to maintain the good reputation the
state has acquired 1t should lead all
men to take advantage Of the states
agencies for the detection and eradica.
ton of contagious diseases in every
herd in the state. 1t has cost large
sum of money TO bring the livestock
up to this excellent condition but il
will cost less to maintain it than it
has to attain it. Every Vermonter
should become a booster for healthy
animals throughout Vermont. Brat
tleboro Reformer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-29
IfIlNfl f1IIIflll

the house and lot in mill village. lust
across the road from the DR. Davenport
place, from John Nichols, now Of Fox
boro, Mass, to Mrs. Clorinda Cross,
wife Of +. A. Cross.
j. Gillian Irons was home from e.
V. NJ over Sunday The family ex-
poets 70 move to their new home in
East Hardwick the last Of this week
William 4. Morrison found good
lusty strawberry plant with two bios.
SONS and several buds while going to
his work in the Downs store this morn
ing.
The r, G. L. c. held its regular meet.
ing on Oct IS with Mrs. Wesley Seav-
er, with very good attendance 1t
was voted to hold gentlemen's night
on New Years eve, the club to pres
emit an old.fashioned lyceum, The
members were assigned parts as fol.
lows Supper committee, Mrs. Julia
Andrews Mrs Lizzie Townsend. Mrs.
Edla Walbridge; paper, Mrs. Jennie
Martin, editor; Mrs Lefie Bailey. as
sociate editor; music, Mrs. Blanche
Poor, Mrs. Tessie Blanchard: debate.
first affirmative, Mrs. Marion Wal
bridge, first negative, Mrs. MAY JEFF.
fords; reading, Miss Florence Phelps;
recitation, Mrs Ethel Poor: recitation,
Miss Susie Hayward.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-29
WHLT4MSTOWN

Mrs. H. S. Miles, miIliner, 33 Mer-
chant street ~Barre, win be at the home
of Mrs Staples Wednesday and Thurs
day with a nice line Of millinery.
Mrs. Ada Roberts, widow of the late
Rev Frank II Roberts. Is to spend
the winter in Deland, Fla.
Halloween social in the parlors of the
Congregational church next Thursday
evening. Admission, one iitney Ey-
erybody invited Come and meet your
own ghost and peer into the future.
COLLINS, witches, seers and black cats
galore. This is for all and especially
for children and romantic young PEG.
pie.
Mrs. Anna A. Holden and family
have moved from mill village to the
home Of Mrs. Catherine Jones on
School street.
Carl A. Sawyer, who came home sew
eral weeks ago on account of the Sc
rious illness of his aunt, left on the
night train yesterday from Barre, and
will return to Omaha, which city is
his headquarters as salesman for the
Guatemala City, except the railroads
There being no public conveyance in
Guatemala City except the railroads
and mules, Rev. Erwin W. Thurber,
who is now in active missionary work
in that province of South America, has
thought it wise to buy for his use a
motorcycle, which he finds a great CON
venience in meeting his appointments.
The railroad bridge gang are back in
town and are at work putting in place
the new steel turntable.
George Edwards is furnishing board
and rooms for a party Of men en-.
gagged in cutting Christmas trees.
Charles U. Sivright resumed work
as carrier on route, No. 2, last Mon
day morning, after vacation of Is
days.
Quite a number of herds of dairy
cows owned in town have been tested
by the tuberculin test in the past few
days and the results have indicated
that the disease has but slight hold
at the present time. In some herds but
one or two cows have shown any re-.
action to the test, and several, among
these being the herds Of l., j. Bailey,
H. Z. Smith, Ernest Hutchinson and
Others, have been found free from the
disease.
Papers have been signed transferring
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-29
the city, these investing forces might
be hard put TO it to maintain their own
lines through poor communications.
THE DESIRABILITY OF VERMONT
FARMS.

AT the rate Vermont farms are sell.
ing there is likely to be a flood of in,
qulrles resulting from the distribution
OF the new book, Vermont Farms Fol-
Sale" which has just been put out by
the state commissioner Of agriculture
on authorization by the legislature
The book lists large number of farms
whose owners would sell their property
and it sets forth briefly some of the
advantages of the real estate listed, Sc
that the prospective purchasers of farm
real estate can get some idea before
making more detailed investigation
Vermont farm land has been selling
well since the beginning of the war
and the movement has been increased
since the signing of the armistice, as
men and women are realizing the de-
STABILITY of agriculture from many
standpoints This movement has ne
doubt been accelerated too by the
great improvement being made on Yer
mont highways, that improvement
making it possible to reach the mar.
kets in much quicker time than for
merly by means of both horse drawn
vehicles and automobiles, besides en-
abling the farm folks to throw of
some of the isolation which has made
farm life a great trial heretofore. A
farmer can now whisk to town and
back without losing much time from
his farm work, in the meantime dis
posing of some of his products, buying
articles from the stores and receiving
the pleasure of association with his
friends. 1t may be asked why there
are so many farms for sale if the con
ditions of farm life are so much i'm
proved over a few years back, and the
reason may be found in the fact that
a large percentage of such farms are
now occupied by people who are get
ting along in years and who are dis
posed to settle in the villages and cities
to spend the shutdown Of their lives.
They are giving place to the younger
and more vigorous people, many of
whom are pouring into the state from
Canada and other states and picking
up the choicer farms at prices that are
startling This movement toward Yer
mont ought to be considerably accel,
Grated by the new book just put out
by the state department of agriculture.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-29
A DISCOVERY THAT
BENEFITS mankind

Two discoveries have added greatly
to human welfare.
In 1885 Newton originated the vac
uum process for condensing milk with
cane sugar to Scmi-iquid form.
In 1888 Horlick at Racine, Wis, dis
covered how to reduce milk to a drY
po7cder form with extract of matted
grains, uithom cane sugar.
This product HoRLlcK named
Matted MIX. Name since copied
by others.) It's nutritive value,
digestibility and ease of preparation
(by simply stirring in water) and the
fact that it keeps in any climate,
has proved of much value to mankind
as an ideal food-drink from infancy
to old age.
Ask for HoRLlcRs --Ax0la limitations
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-29
CURRENT COMMENT
Have This Printed in Your Paper.

OF all the detestable kinds of pub
Lefty agents, the most maddening is
the undetermined variety that tries to
slip its propaganda into the newspapers
by the hand of some citizen, to whom
it is sent with a request at the bottom
that said citizen should see that it is
printed in his local paper The meth
cd of approach is sufficient to queer the
movement at the start, and to give rise
to suspicion that it may need ad-
vertising of kind it would not en-.
Joy. Legitimate agencies seldom need
to resort to such indirect methods as
attempting to wiring concessions by the
force OF personal influence, which Is
often exerted more out Of good ma
ture than any violent interest in the
matter Local newspapers everywhere
subjected to this kind of pressure,
would no doubt esteem it favor if
the eonsignees of such literature would
deposit it in their own waste paper
baskets as those in the various Offices
are filled to overlooking every mail,
and the devil" who has to empty
them, is striking for shorter hours and
more pay.-Springfeld Reporter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-29
Wanted the Whole Schedule.

"'The best rewards" said the emf
nent physician to body of students,
come, Of course, to the established
specialist. For instance, charge S25
for call at a residence, $40 for an Of.
fee consultation and So for a telephone
consultation.
"Say, doctor said a chap in the rear,
chow much do you charge fellow
for passing you on the street ?"-Bos-
ton Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-29
BETTER ACQUAINTANCE
SERIES, NO. 6

Dear Friends:
| supposed that the War was over
but ! notice by the papers or rather
the headlines q always Judge the sig
nificance of events by the size of the
headlinesl that there are wars by the
hundred going on all over our fair
country. We licked the Kaiser and
now were going to lick each other. ]
notice that most of these wars are be-
tween what they call capital and labor
] might kinder edge into the ring but
Ill be hanged if | know what side /
belong to. | don't want to fight unless
| know what I'm fghtin' for. I've. been
looking for long time for some Teller
who can define just what a capitalist
and laborer really is, When get
that, then / can 90 ahead and line up
on one side or the other. | know of
fellers who have come to this country
flor the reason, | suppose, that they
had not had the good fortune TO be
born here to get protection of popular
government, freedom of religion, speech
and social environment, and in fact
any advantage which any other decent,
law.abiding citizen can have They
have earned good wages, saved their
money, deposited it in the bank at
per cent interest. Then they have in
vested a part of their savings in some
good going corporation (which is mere
ly.an association OF others like them
selves similar to the one for which
they have worked for many years.,
selected a trained man to manage the
business so that their savings may be
secure and return fair rate of inter
est on the investment. The man they
selected is probably not earning as
much money in proportion to the time
required to fit himself for the job as
the fellers who put their money into
the business, and he works probably
more hours TO keep the business going
through good times and bad. SO that
his friends shall suffer no loss. Now,
why aren't these men capitalists and
the Teller in the office laborer, or why
aren't they both laborers and both
capitalists, either or both. A capitalist
need not have a lot Of money, neither
must the laborer be necessarily en-
Ehgtu III Iuduuhi tpiA. All u IHln hdik
creates in the minds Of the public class
distinctions which should not exist. In
fact, the whole thing is fundamentally
question of right and wrong Men
who do violence. crime and arson are
doing wrong. Men who grab greedily
for every last dollar, regardless OF fiesh
and blood, are doing wrong. That's the
issue Both of these men are menace
to society and orderly government.
Let's recognize this, shake hands, ad
nit that we're both wrong, get to work
and make made in America a world
slogan
Truly yours,
L. Savings Book.
business Address
Peoples National Bank.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-29

Winter, that ancient ally of the be-
leaguered in Russia, has come to the
aid of the bolsheviki in their defense
against the various elements arrayed
against them. Old winter is worth a
hundred army divisions sometimes be-
cause it brings the snow which blocks
the path of the advancing army and
permits the defending force to strength
en- its defenses. The success of the
present movement against Petrograd
seems very much in doubt unless some
sudden, startling military coup should
be carried out by the investing forces
And, failing in the purpose to carry
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-29

Barre's undoubted progress in the
granite manufacturing business is
pointed out by the frequent appliea-
tons made recently for enlargement OF
plants. The engagements made during
the last few months would of them
selves make quite a sizeable addition
to the industries Of the city but they
are almost lost sight Of because they
are additions to plants already estab-
lished. However, close observers Of
the local situation are certain that the
Barre granite industry is surely max.
ing progress.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-29
Misdirected Concentration

I'm afraid that boy Of ours lacks
concentration"
"Oh, he has concentration enough,
only instead Of using it on the work
he has to do he concentrates upon how
to escape doing it,"-Boston Tran.
script
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-29

Northfeld's new worsted plant, tax
en- in conjunction with Barre's new
underwear plant, means a good boost
toward the prosperity of Washington
county. The public-spiritedness of
some of the people of Mortified which
made the new worsted plant assured is
to be commended ana set up as an ex-
ample for the remainder Of the county
and, in fact, for the whole state OF
Vermont, Washington county needs to
take on a new impetus if it is to keep
pace with its strong rival, Windsor
county, which has been coming along
fast in the period since 1914
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-29

1T is again evident that Pres. Wilson
could command tremendously powerful
support in many ways were he to an
nounce that under no circumstances
would he be a candidate for the presi.
dency again, thus verifying a growing
belief. 1t is, perhaps, poor common
tary on our American governmental in
stitution that such declaration should
be considered necessary, but, neverthe-
less, the fact remains so.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-29

The entire country awaits in fearful
anticipation the decision to be made
regarding the cessation of work in the
soft coal mines Of the country, well
knowing that long suspension Of the
coal mining industry would paralyze
the countrys industries and bring woe
upon the entire nation. Coal mining
is basic industry upon which the
country depends almost exclusively,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-29

Senator Martin S. Villas of Burling-
ton discussed the league of nations be-
fore an audience in Barre last Friday
and the Montpelier Argus arises to say
that there was no competition by the
band Brattleboro Reformer.
To tell the truth, Senator Villas had
the hall pretty much to himself that
night. Which, however, need not be
taken as reflection on the earnest
speaker.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-29

II is rather heartless for the Rutland
News to run in adjoining columns the
story of marital differences brought out
in divorce court and the account of
pre- nuptial shower given to a young
lady
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-29
A Not Unusual Case.

Here's a southern poet singing that
while his body is in Texas, his soul is
in Tennessee
well, he's not the first poet who
has had trouble in keeping body and
soul together Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-29
CABOT

DR. Edwin F, Heininger, dentist, Of
Barre, announces the opening Of an Of.
flee at the Bancroft inn, Plainfeld. DR..
Heininger will be at his office in Plain
field on Thursday of each week. Hours,
8 to IL and to 5.--adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-29

A shining mark for Goddard sem
mary to aim at for an endowment fund
would be a quarter of million dollars
an addition Of something like 100000
to the present invested funds Of the
institution. In order that the school
may do its best work and fulfill its
mission such sum seems necessary
under the conditions that are likely to
obtain during the next decade or two.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-29
Reportorial Realism.

Clergyman-The couple l just mar
ried were deaf and dumb.
Reporter then I'll say it was a
quiet wedding. Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-29

The Moses amendment to the peace
treaty will soon be where the light
went out.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-29

How would the full coal bin do for
a political campaign slogan? 1t would
seem to be appropriate for some party.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-29

Speaking of strikes, it would be a
grave matter if the undertakers should
go on strike.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-29
Foot Shaping
Shoes for
Girls

Every woman wants
her feet to be pretty
likes to wear the
smartest styles.
Very soon your "little
girl" will b e your
young lady. If she
is to know the joy Of
pretty feet you must ,
see that she has cor
rect shoes now. We
heartily recommend
Educator Shoes" for
we know that they are
correct in every detail.
Don't forget we have
an extra good line of
Boys an d Little
Gents Shoes.
Prices are very rea-
sonable now but they
are sure to be higher.
Call and look at them.
Rogers
w alk-Over Boot
Shop
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-07-24
Another AntIoas Invention.

"Neutralizing ointment" is one OF
the latest war inventions. 1t is pub
licly revealed in an official descrip-
ton Of the protective devices against
gas attacks. now being issued to our
troops.
The mask, with its contained chem
icals for neutralizing any poisonous
fumes that creep In, is familiar. But
one so-called gas is a liquid, and be-
cause of its blistering effect the SOL
diers have given it the name mustard
gas"
When an area is drenched with
this stun the menace may persist for
many days. The peril Is not from the
LIQUID itself. Mustard gas burns
through the clothing. and makes pain
full wounds where the flesh Is reached,
The newly invented ointment must ap.
parently be rubbed all over the body,
as we'll as on face and hands, to pro-
tect the soldier when the enemy's
bursting shells are spraying this hor-
rible liquid gas> about.-Providence
Journal.