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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-28
A COMFORT STATION LAW.
Wisconsin Statute Mandatory on Cities
and Incorporated Villages.

1T is greatly to the credit OF tht
state of Wisconsin that it has in force
statutes that require the maintenance
Iof rest rooms and public comfort sta
tions by incorporated cities and vii
lagos. The statute of 1917 is permits
sive and authorizes cities to establish
rest rooms and maintain them as a
public function, and in connection with
these toilets may be installed. The law
of 1919 is mandatory and provides that
every city and Incorporated village shall
maintain a sufficient number of suit
able and adequate comfort stations for
both sexes, that the state board of
health shall have power to establish
minimum standards and issue reglila
tons with reference to site, construc
ton, equipment and maintenance, and
that the governing body of the city
may adopt additional regulations. This
| is step toward furnishing factor
| toward public health as well as com
fort that Americans have been very
are some of them reasonably equipped
with accommodations but even here
hotels, stores, transportation companies
and other establishments maintained
by private capital have been forced to
furnish the vastly greater bulk of the
service
The Wisconsin state board of health
has just issued a pamphlet that is in.
tended TO be of assistance to the cities
nj nT -, h.,
struction under the new law. This al
fects 463 municipalities, 100 of which
have water supply and sewerage sys-
tens. 81 with public water but no sew
crs and 236 villages without either
water pipes or sewers.
The regulations define rest room to
be a convenient, safe and properly
cared for place, open at all reasonable
hours to the general public, men, wom-
en- and children, for short periods of
rest and comfort during absences from
home. Rooms in connection with them
may be equipped with washing and
other sanitary facilities and may serve
for comfort stations. The latter name,
however. carries with it no necessity
for the rest room equipment. Funds
for establishment and maintenance may
be raised by taxation, gift or devise.
or by bond issue. so that the public is
committed to their installation and
support.
The little pamphlet contains much
in the way of Specifications for prop
erly constructed stations, the person in
charge of the station shall be clothed
with police powers for the maintenance
of order, while the law provides pen
atty of stiff fine or imprisonment
for destruction of the property,
cutting or other DETACHMENT of any
part of the building or the marking
OF the building with pictures or obscene
words. Liquid soap and paper or indi
vidual cloth towels must be provided, |
drinking water must be in conformity |
with state laws, and cleanliness kept |
up to the legal standards.
The plans of the state board of
health not only include the equipment |
Of villages and cities, but il is proposed
to establish stations at the roadside,
where deemed desirable For the CON
venience of the public a symbol has
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-28
SARCI HISTORY.
British Columbia Indians Still Record
Their Story on Steer Hides.

There dwells in British Columbia,
within a dozen miles of the Furnishing
city of Calgary, a tribe of Indians
called the Sarcis whose lives and hab-
its, despite their proximity to the
city, are about the same as those of
their ancestors for hundreds and hun
dreds of years. This tribe retains its
painter" the artistic historian whose
duty it is to preserve for posterity
suitable records of the exploits of the
tribe. These records are, as they have
always been, made upon steer hides.
A great number of such hides are now
carefully preserved at the office of the
agent on the Sarci reserve.
The youth of this tribe rely for their
history upon the campfire stories and
well-tanned steer hide covering with
queer Indian characters crudely painted
by means Of a pigment concocted from
the juices, Of herbs and plants. While
these records are by no means of q
haphazard character, they are not alto
gether regular of chronologically ar
ranged.
1t seems that when several chiefs and
medicine men attain a certain advanced
age there is called an assembly at
which. one by one, the old men stand
forth before the people and recount the
stories of their lives These embrace
thrilling tales of battles fought. great
deeds performed and, sad TO relate. OF
horses stolen.
Sometimes an assembly continues for
several days. The younger members Of
the tribe. sitting about listen eagerly
to the recitals, which they. in turn.
will some day recount to their own
sons, until finally the stories become
the tribal traditions Of the past. As the
old men hold forth with much dramatic
fire, the painter sits on the ground. his
steer hide spread out before him. and
upon this he paints with his rude pig
ment pictures to illustrate the incl |
dents he has just heard
circle, for instance, represents the |
barricsde. or encampment; awkwardlv |
drawn pictures of animals stand for |
horses stolen; a gallOping horse with |
a brave on its back suggests the tale Of |
q wild flight across the plain before 4
pursuing enemies; a flag NAV mean a
battle won, a tadpole-like mark an en-
amy overcome Considerable ingenuity l
IS evinced in the grouping Of the /
characters. and each sketch is. in il |
way, key to the thrilling tale which |
IN time becomes Sarri historv.-New /
! ork Evening Post.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-28
Weed Cutting as Cure for Hay Fever.

Interesting observations made by Dr.
! William Sheppegrell, president Of the
| American Hay Fever Prevention asso.
citation, are reported in recent paper
| published by him. As result of a
, weedcutting campaign carried out in
New Orleans in the spring of 1915, the
number OF hay fever cases was reduced
to less than 80 per cent of the usual
prevalence. The cold storage" treat
ment of the disease. in which practi-
cally all ventilation is excluded in or
der to insure the absence of atmos
pheric pollen, is said to afford only
transient relief. while the low temper
allure is likely to cause bronchitis. The
effects of an abundant rain on hay
fever patients is beneficial, because the
rain not only washes the pollen out of
the air but also permanently removes
its toxic qualities. so that it is harm
less when again blown into the air aft
er the rain is over. This has been
proved by laboratory experiments, in
which pollen, after. submersion in wa
ter was inhaled by hay fever subjects
without any apparent effect. New
York Tribune.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-28
STAFFORD

w. r. Sanborn has been attending
| the commencement week exercises at
Yale college.
Mr.. French of johnson has been as.
sisting Mr. Fisk in his church canvass
ing duties.
Mrs. Julia Udall of Randolph is Wis
iting her daughter, Mrs. Preston.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Linton and lii
tie niece, all of Providence, R. l.. are
visiting his parents here
Mrs l.. l.. Hazelton and Mr.. and Mrs.
J. Guy Huntley were initiated into
the o. f. S. Mt a special meeting Tues
day evening.
R. b. Prescott and little daughter,
Helen, have been i'll for week past
and are under quarantine for a throat
affection.
Mrs. Sarah Carpenter is visiting her
cousin, Mrs. Curtis, in Mortified.
Charles Morrill, is working for his
uncle. Alfred Dodge, in Chelsea during
vacation.
Mrs. Anna B. Mosher is visiting Mrs.
George NJ Moore.
Mrs. H. A. Stickney has returned
home after several weeks visiting with
friends in Massachusetts.
Mr. and Mrs. Moore and Mrs. Mosh-
err we're in Lebanon and White River
Junction on Saturday.
Dr. c. NJ. Proctor and son of South
boro. Mass, and L. s. Fairchild of
Newton, Mass, are guests at Dr.
Cobb's.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-28
EAST BETHEL

The dance held at grange hall las
| Thursday night was well attended, al
though the early evening thundel
shower prevented many from coming
Steele's orchestra furnished music anc
refreshments of potato salad cake
coffee and ice cream were served Al
seemed to enjoy the evening.
Mrs. H. r. Wight went to the sana
forum at Randolph Wednesday for an
operation on the glands of her neck
She is doing finely and will be at home
soon.
| Mrs. H. V. Allen is moving back to
her house here from Randolph, where
she has spent the past year.
Miss Sarah Cain has a new Overland
car.
Mrs Blanche Fowler and her three
little boys are spending some time
here, keeping house in James Fowler's
brick house at the south end of the
village
Walter Brown and Mr.. and Mrs.
Malcolm Warwick of Randolph were
callers at his parents home Wednes-
day.
NJ, D. Brown is improved in health,
so he walked to The post office Fri
day, the first time for several weeks.
Mrs, p. c. House of Royalton is
stopping with Miss Edith Fowler for
a few days
Mrs. Fred Bacon was called to Am
herst, Mass, last Saturday on account
of the serious illness of her son, Ben
Davenport He is in the hospital at
Northampton. Mrs. Bacon returned
Wednesday night, leaving him not
much improved.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-28
Two Stories of Destruction in France.

Pleading for the adoption by Ameri
,ans of more than 5000 French wal
orphans, The American Legion Week.
y cites two typical eases of the desti.
tuition which prevails among war.
stricken families in France. The Week
" says:
Before the war Florence Mene2
lived in Lille, the great manufacturing
.ity of northern France, with her ia.
lher, mother and little brother-a hap.
py. prosperous family. The war came
The Germans invaded Lille. the father
was separated from his wife and chill.
lren. In 1916. unable TO stand the
strain longer, Nine. Menez committed
iuicide.
1T was not until his return to Lille
ate in 1918, following the German evac-
nation, that Menez learned of his wife's
ieath. In two days he lay dying of in.
auenza. Following his death, the two
children went TO live with their grand
lather, who earns six francs a day.
Florence is now 10 years old. She was
adopted under the A. f. f. plan by an
Infantry major. who contributed 500
francs to support her for one year. The
major is home now with the rest of the
A f. r.
"Fernsnd Sonnet, nine wears old. is
+, refugee from the Marine region. His
lather. farm hand. was killed in &C.
ion. Fernand's mother is struggling to
support her three young children.
Fernand himself was originally adopted
BY company +, 3l2th engineers, eighty.
seventh division.
individuals in America may adopt
French war orphan for at least one
year. contributing SIS for the first
Fesr's support. The mascots assigned
Eill be either orphans Of the children
" permanently disabled French vet
trans
The money should he sent TO the
French orphan fund. national treasurer.
american Legion. Indianapolis, Ind. ID
sill then be turned over TO the Ameri-
an Red Cross. which will assign the
children and supervise the expenditure
v the money.
"A specific child will be signed and
: photograph Of him or her viii be- for
Earded to the adopter, who thereafter
nav keep in touch with the ward either
y direct correspondence or through the
eed Gross. which viii translate letters
shen desired
All ~ the money contributed wiii
- to the child The Red Cross bears
ID expenses q administration
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-28
Misunderstanding as to Arctic Cold.

There is common belief that arctic
travellers are the best authorities on
the effects of extreme cold That idea
! has its origin in a hazy understanding
of the physical truth that, other things
/ being equal. the farther one goes TO.
ward the pole the lower becomes the
average temperature.
But. il seems. altitude and the pres
ence or absence of large bodies of water
are about as important factors as lat,-
tude in determining temperature.
The meteorological service of Cana In
has regular observers, among other
places, in Manitoba and at Herschel
island Manitoba is an agricultural
province. whose largest city has pop
ulation in excess of 100000, and with
climate that allows successful grain
farming wherever the soil is suitable.
Herschel island is whalemans rem.
devious about 900 miles further
north. Its only permanent inhabitants
are eskimos. II lies ON the northern
coast of our continent. far out of the
way of any warm current from either
the Atlantic or the Pacific, and yet for
10 years its temperature has never
fallen as low as the lowest record in
Manitoba--and this is measured with
instruments of the same sort, made by
the same maker and carefully compared
with the same standard in Toronto.
Up to May. 1918. the lowest recorded
temperature for Herschel island was
"a degrees Fahrenheit; for Manitoba,
81 degrees Fahrenheit. And yet the
Manitoba cold seldom prevents the
Young people of the farms from riding
in sledfuls to dances six TO ten miles
away, clad. too, in clothing that is not
nearly so thick and warm as that
which the poorest eskimo wears in
similar temperatures and under similar
Ii is true that tourist often writes
more Interestingly about a place than
its Oldest inhabitants can.
An eskimo reporter on a New York
daily might wriet r;;SHLuFN
daily might possibly write an amusing
account of a sultry July day in the
tenement district. but would it be like
ly to be accurate? II would give a
reader in Paris no very clear idea of
the summer climate of New York;
neither do some of the documents of
the Franklin search give strictly un
account OF the climate vt !
sea level in the regions about 20 de
yrces north latitude.
Here and there YOU will read in the |
book of the terrible cold and the sui |
fering il caused; turn to the tabulated |
in the appendix and YOU
nav find "-36 degrees" corresponding /
10 you day of horrors Detroit News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-28
STOWE

Professor I. w. Dix and the Z. " M
engineers, who have been in Stowe do
ing practical work for four weeks
broke camp Saturday and left for Bur
lington Mrs Dix, who has been here
with Professor Dix, and Miss Jane Nc
Intosh of the engineers, who has been
guest at the Green Mountain inn dur
ing her stay here, have also returned to
Burlington.
Martin Ellsworth Of the University
OF Vermont came Saturday to pass
his vacation with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Ellsworth.
A. J.. Gale, who motored to Burling-
ton Saturday, was accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs. Ray A. Baker.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Pike and family,
Mrs. G. NJ Culver and Edward Godfrey
motored to Burlington Friday.
Miss Ruth Mcmahon was in Burling-
ton Friday and Saturday 10 attend
commencement at the university
Mr. and Mrs. John G. Whittemore
and family of Boston have come to
Stowe for the summer and will occupy
Mrs. +. S. Davis house on Maple street.
Miss Grace Bigelow, teacher in the
Springfield Mass high school of com
merce, came to her home in Stowe Sat
urday for the summer vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Medlar, who have
passed the week following their mar
riage in Stowe, returned Saturday to
Burlington, where they will soon begin
housekeeping at 81 LaFountain street.
Raeburn Mcmahon, w. II. Hosmer,
p,,Il Is MN IN hnr RE
age went to Boston Friday night to re-
turn with Ford cars.
L. G.. Galley was in Lisbon. n. H.,
Friday moving truck load of house
hold goods to Greensboro.
Mrs. H. H. Cobb visited her sister in
Hardwick last week
John Boardman of Burlington was at
home for over Sunday. His brother, |.
Mum Boardman, who accompanied
him, returned Saturday.
Milo +. Hill, accompanied by his
mother, Mrs. Ida Hill, Mrs. H. 0. Smith
and the Misses Marjorie Hill and Ruby
Davis motored Saturday to Barton
Where Miss Davis remained for week
visit with her family.
Mrs. Ida Hill has entertained her
brother in law, A. b. Hill, and son,
Charles, of North Charleston, N. H.,
and other friends this week.
Mrs Dora Barnes of Waterbury
Center went Saturday to Mount Mans
field, where she has employment.
Ed Hall was called to Montpelier |
Saturday by the illness OF his brother |
Miss Emma Waugh of Waterbury |
Center was visitor in town Satur-
day.
Mrs. Benton Harris and little son |
have returned to their home in Bel |
lows Falls, after passing month with
Mr.. Harris parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred |
Harris.
Mrs. James Olson spend the
week end with her husband irf Mont
pelier.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-28
ORANGE COUNTY
FARM BUREAU
Notes for Week Ending June 20.

On Saturday evening, June 10. there
was meeting of the farmers interest
ed in the cooperative creamery propo
sition at Randolph. Mr.. Y. r. Jones
dairy manufacturing specialist, and l.
G. Mnlholland, state marketing agent
Were present and spoke along the lines
OF cooperative creamery organization
and operation. The committee which
bad made partial survey of the ter
ritory reported nearly 800 cows. This
. a very glad start and it is believed
that nearly twice as many more are
available and will be signed mp as the
result of further canvassing. A mum
Der of the larger herd owners have al.
ready signed up and are giving their
support.
The Central Orange County. Jersey
club is beginning extensive plans for a
sale of registered and grade stock this
fall. AT meeting Of club members
held at the farm bureau office, June
"a, ii was voted that the committee,
which had investigated the feasibility
OF holding a sale and reported so favor
ably, should be made the sales commit
tee TO make all arrangements for the
sale.
The new executive committee elect
ed at the annual meeting, June Is, met
Wednesday afternoon at the home Of
Ralph Wilcox in East Brookfield. The
officers of the farm bureau, as elected
at this meeting, are as follows: Presi-
dent, Ralph Wilcox; vice president,
Fred L. Flint; secretary treasurer,
Richard Bacon; Mrs. Ralph Wilcox is
to have charge of the home economics
Plans for the community
organization and membership work
were discussed
Harold A. Dwinell.
County Agric,, Agent.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-28
A New One on Her

While her biz brother was in France
little Dorothy exercised her patriotism
n learning var songs One dsv after
his return he entered the room where
- Va PLAYING with Der don and sing
ing over There
Why, Dorothy he said. don't you
knew the var J. over
She looked 81 him quizzicsliv and p.
Piled Hum b.. ard t1l see g do
Americsn Legion Weekly
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-28
A captious Critic.

n L. I. criticiscs a Transcript id
vertisement for saving that the fur.
nished apartment to let Is ideal Tor
man and wife OF bride and groom. e.
Why so fussy. old tope Everyone
knows that a welded pair are bride
and groom until the honeymoon Is
over and that often lasts quite a spell
until. in fact. she starts cooking or
asks him for money Boston Tran
script
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-28
Not the Nursery Kind.

little fellow. taken to the coui
try by his parents for the first time
was much impressed by the sights b.
saw "Oh, look, mamma" he cried as
they came to a field where fiocks were
grassing. there are lots and lots Of
sheep without wheels boston Tran
script
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-28
Fooled Him That Time.

How did YOU come to put this poem
on the back of Liberty bond ?" asked
the editor.
II was tired of hearing YOU say my
poetry wasn't worth the paper it was
written on. Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-28
Outclassed.

"Now if you could just hit it right
by composing the words for a popular
song" urged his friends, you might
get Independently rich
II know it," he groancd, ''but alas,
| am educated Portland Oregoniaa.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-28
Unreasonable.

First Lawyer-The Smith Robinson
are kicking because We don't settle III
estate.
Second Lawyer-As if we didn't nee
the money a. much as they Boston
Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-28
And Keeping It in Circulation.

"'rhe amount of money a fellows ia
Their has doesn't seem to cut much
figure here
"No, it's the amount 'of the fathers
money the son has. Yale Record.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-28
Details Wanted

Ant Il strange the way Cassidy
bests his wife
7Oi dunn. Hoe doss he Do its~-
Boston transcript
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-28
PUNCH

Chestnut, white star and stripe in
lace, left. hind pastern white.
Foaled March 2o, 1914.
Height, 10 hands. Weight, 1880 lbs.
Bred and owned by
H. R. c. Watson, Brandon, VT.
PEDIGREE His sire was Sampson,
5O6l A. VI. r., son of Knox Morgan,
1917 A, NJ. r. tSampson is pure bred
Morgan.
His dam was the imported Suffolk
Punch mare Ashmoor Jubilee. 1914
GO4. by Hustlers Prince, 1858. by Cock
field Prince, 3073.
PUNCH WILL MAKE THE SEASON
OF Io2o AT
E. A. SLAYToNS, BARRE, VT.
Call and see him.
TERMS: SIS TO WARRANT
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-04-18
Tricolettes, Foulards and Other
Beautiful Silks----Qt Economist


YOURSELF which
be
pastel well
blouses
excellent variety lowered and
Prices $3.50 81 90 a
- at yard.
4Onch All $3.50
High Finish Charmeue $3.50
You'll find wide kis,
Khaki
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-04-18
NORMAL UNIVERSITY
Las Ncgas.

LAS v N@Hes
President Frank Ii. II. Roberts
spent the last fortn-stt.. IN Tucum-
carl, Elida, Las Cruces and FL Pas1.
where he addressed interchulch
workers and rural and city teach.
ers, returning to his desk Friday
noon. He reported q fine gather
ing of teachers at EliGa and met
many former students OF the Nor
mai university. sunday he lef for
Clayton, where he was called to
address two important meetings
the meeting of the directors Of the
school boards and the Parent
Teachers association on the 1911.
The former hold their meeting ut
2 y. M. and the latter in the eve
ming of the same day. A. L. Eng
land, the progressive superintend-
ent of Union county, expects three
hundred directors at their meeting.
Dean Frank Carroon spent the
18th and 18th at SOcorrO, present
ing to the teachers assembled there
for the two days fine lecture on
Mental Tests and Measurements. ="
Work along these lines will be
given in the summer term under
Dean Carroon, DR.. Sarah Cocker
Miss Montana Hastings and Dr.
Edgar l.. Hewett, the latter the
specialists in the Child Welfare
work of the state. A splendid
course, leading to graduation with
degrees, has been worked out at
the Normal university for those in
terested in becoming supervisors of
this work and has been approved.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-04-18

six years of practical experience in
the school room: is a graduate Of
the University of Michigan, class
of IS; has served as assistant
coach of dramatics at the North
western university; during the war
was taken from the ranks and
placed on the Elsie Janis circuit
of the. "" as a single entertainer.
appearing AT various times in the
camps of England and France as
a reader for the officers
Miss Murphy Wallis of Elida ar
rived in Vegas Saturday to take up
her work in the institution, with a
view to remaining during the sum
mer term. Her brother and wife
are students al the Normal univer-
sity, Miss Murphy will make her
home at the doTmitory.
Miss Iva Searle, one of the most
popular girls at the dormitory and
at the school, was quietly married
10 Robert +. Juliana of Madrid At
the Methodist parsonage on the
10th and after one more day of
school, during which she kept the
change in name secret from all
her fellow students, left with her
husband for a short visit with rel
atives in Madrid. The young couple,
so it is reported, will make their
home in oklahoma, where the
bridegroom has large oil interests.