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The Washington times., 1920-01-11

The text says: MANY mansions" not ONE, dull,
routine eternal existence in the same place. In many
mansions there should be many kinds of work, many
btions many improvements and accomplishments much
spiral upward climbing without which Eternity would be
an unthnkable bore.
What the mansions" are we do not know. They may
represent the billions Of suns scattered through space
mansions that earths dweers, set free by Death may
visit in which they may work in higher forms of le
Whatever your religion or belief absence of belief do
not fear specres invented by Others do not invent any Of
your own.
Do not doubt that here and hereafter life lasts forever
Man is thought and spirit Spirit and thought cannot die
In this universe science proves that Force and Matter
are ndesructbe It is unhinkabe that the thing to
be destroyed should be the Spirit the Soul that CON
trolls matter and force.
Mans history been of fear superstition cruelty
and horror.
The future should reverse all that, and 1T WILL
The Washington times., 1920-01-11

Sensation exists only where thought exists and what
thing real IS REAL, so far concerned
We worry ourselves with financial troubles, political
troubles Wealth WORRIES fearing it may lose its millions;
poverty fears that starvation may Health breads
disease and disease breads death
When look at this picture and realize that millions
of ancients lived fearing it, pity their folly knowing
we do that only horror created in their thought
If we wonder that THEY could not clear their minds
of fear also wonder that WE do not clear minds
of fear Fear is weakness. Fear is failure.
Death is natural Life The Wisdom that created
us and that rules us does deceive Universal longing
for Immortality will find realization.
We shall find that better life follows Death better
life follows peaceful Sleep
Our future life will be all that our feeble minds can
imagine and million times more.
In My Fathers house many mansions; if it
were not so, would have told you go to prepare
place for you.'
Believe that; it is magnificent promise.
The Washington times., 1920-01-11
The Navy Time Ball.

Here's the answer, from +. W
HOOVER, assistant superintendent o.
the state, War and Navy buildings, tc
the inquiry about the time ball OF
that building:
The tins ball now in use Is
three feet in diameter and weighs
rs pounds. IL was built In June,
1919, and is made OF sheet copper.
over a phosphor bronze frame
The ball is hoisted by means OF
n rope fastened to the ball and
attending through a pulley ut the
top of the pole, and thence down
ward to the attic to a hand hoist
operated by a crank. After the
ball is raised It is hold In plano
by a tripping device which al
lows the crank to be removed.
The operator then throws n switch
which places the ball under the
control OF the Western Unlcn
Telegraph Company. At the stroke
OF noon at the Naval Observatory
the magnet or tripper ~ auto
matically released. resulting in
tho ball falling rapidly OF it's
own weight
The Washington times., 1920-01-11
HEARD A ND Sc EN-
Sentiments Of SIMON WOLF.


SIMON WOLF was eighty-three
some weeks ago and herewith are
his sentiments:
Life is a strife, a bubble. dream,
Man a little boat, floating down
stream.
To be eighty years young Is not .
calamity.
To be forty years old IL . mis-
fortune.
And there are many distinguished
old men in Washington who are stiii
young.
I often meet former Judge s. J..
PEELLE on his strolls about Wash
ington. He was over twenty years
on the Court Of Claims bench IN tbs
city. seven years Of that time chef
Justice. Nearly every day he walks
four or FIVE miles. His face is ruddy,
his eyes bright. his steps springy.
Fresh air and the simple life make
him young at seventy-six years OF
age.
The Washington times., 1920-01-11
Plea for Great Falls Power.


There is one thing which in this
new year looms largest in import
aLce to the citizens of Washington,
and we are appealing to The Times
to set the ball rolling at once.
1t is this: Right at our doors are
the Great Falls Of the Potomac, a
water power which will furnish
enough power to light, heat, and
clean this town cheaply; which will
enable everyone to be comfortable in
winter, cool in summer, and get their
drudgery done without dust 'of
smoke. II will make us Independent
of coal mines and coal strikes. Why
is it allowed to go to waste while we
sometimes freeze for need of heat,
when the coal supply gives out-as
it did winter before last?
The claim that the citizens Of
Washington must be tied down to
the Potomac Electric Power Com
pany because this town must not be
defaced by factories" is about rs
puerile as the plea, put forth many
years ago when railroads were about
to- be introduced, that "they would
frighten the horses"
Now that there is a big Citizens
Association, let it take up the mat
ter, and let the citizens of this town
demand that we, in spite of the War
Department or the p. 4. p. c., use
the means wasting at our door, means
which will, for small price, give
almost unlimited power, heat and
h.,ht. S. M. COLEMAN.
The Washington times., 1920-01-11

e
Working to Pay Clergymen
Better Salaries
By BILL PRICE.

The Methodist Episcopal church of the Washington
district has about completed plans through the Methodist
Union, to advance the salaries Of underpad ministers OF
that denomination Under these plans the minimum for
ministers continuously engaged in their work will be 81 200
per year. with the houses in which they reside.
This minimum is intended to be effective April and
especially for the relief of the poorly paid men who
the churches of that denomination in nearby counties OF
Maryland and Virginia attached to the Washington district
The pay Of great has been less with no increase
since the began.
Inquiry reveals that in all the religious denominations
of the District there is movement to increase the salaries
cegmen that undepad preachers OF the gospel may
be compelled to endure the deprvaons through which
OF them going and have gone because their saa
res have not kept pace with the increased cost OF living
Washington congregations have considered the cost OF v
ing affecting their faithful pastors and in many instances
have granted such increases warranted by their
finances These increases however have not been general
uniform, and the fact remains that Washington clergy
rank with Washington school teachers the two poor
est paid professions in this city.
The strain is particularly heavy upon those faithful
clergmen who small congregations the members OF
which have been severely hit by living costs Uncomplan
ngy they have gone forward with their mnisratons, will
ngly deprvng themselves that they carry forward the
noble work for which they ordained.
Those conzant of church conditions in the District tell
this writer that the mseraby poor salaries of Government
employees is powerful element in its relation to the saa
of clergmen and of contributions to church finances
is not possible for these workers to show the beraty
their churches that their hearts prompt The burden of
Strengthening the weak places in all denominations falls
upon those who have been hit least hard by the
the last three years. and they doing gratifying work
Without these and women religious denominations and
their leaders would have found the fight dscouragng at
times.
1t is stated that people of moderate income mem
bers of wetodo churches have been compelled to decrease
their church contributions These and well
along lfe whose incomes from investments have been
affected by income taxes Formerly having no heavy taxes
TO pay they divided their with their churches The
Government now gets what sone of the churches formerly
received
Congress will give tardy justice to the school teachers
It nothing to do with church salaries That Washing
ton church engaged in widespread and auda
tory movement pay their pastors suitable salaries is
encouraging for satisfactory outcome.
The Washington times., 1920-01-11

Famine, Age, Disease and the Rest Greeted the
Traveller Drawn by Death from Earth's Pleasant.
Surface. ......
As the Greeks and All Other Ancients Created
Vain SpectreS and Punished Themselves With Terror,
So Do We Today, Imagining Horrors That Are Not
Real, Here and Hereafter Frighten Ourselves As Do
Children Seeing in the Dark Monsters Existing Only in
Their O1pn Brains. -
The Washington times., 1920-01-11

This Picture Shons You the Ancient Idea of the
Underworld to Which Men Must Go After DEATH 1t
Illustrates the Belief of the Greeks, Eight Centuries
Before Christ.
With Elaborate Detail Their Philosophers and
Theologists Painted Picture of Horror, :'The Under
world," Where the Sun Did Not Shine, Where Old
Night Ruled Where All the SpectreS of Horror, Want
The Washington times., 1920-01-11

II George washington gets
down from his horse in Wash
ington Circle some night for a
helping Of ham and, he Will be
justified. About l A. M. every
night the old night watchman
for a construction company
doing repair work in the circle
gets out his trusty tin skillet
and fires a mess Of ham and
over a glowing fire. The
aroma goes right by Georges
nose. D.
The Washington times., 1920-01-11
The Beauty of the Cops.

Pretty hard to turn the girls away
from fine-looking cops, and other
handsome gents. All other qualifica-
tons seem to fade into the distance.
EDNA MAE joyfully nominates
PAUL CAPPS. Of No. 2.
"Frenchy," as she calls herself,
stands UP for No. 6 precinct She
says JERRY is the prize cop in
that precinct. Then she asks me
to find out II he is single. mar
ried, or divorced. She is sure
only of the fact that he is an
Irishman.
Say, little girl, this is no bureau
for beauty inquiry or matrimonial
matters.
The Washington times., 1920-01-11
War Risk and senator smoot-

War Risk and Senator smoot.
We of the War Risk are proud
of our bureau. We do not idle.
We give all our energy and service.
We do not complain, even though
most of use have to borrow money
from one payday TO another TO
meet our current expenses. Has
senator Smoot ever visited the bu-
reau In person7 by what standard
does he Judge us7 Come un. FEN
ator. and see for yourself what we
are doing; find out what our pay In
and how we live on that pay
Rev. J. LUTHER MARTIN.
29b Mass. ave. northwest.
The Washington times., 1920-01-11
Man Creates His Spectres

In Our Lives, Looking Toward the Future, We Create
Ogres to Brighten Ourselves.
The Washington times., 1920-01-11
To know what horrors men have believed hell

To know what horrors have believed helps US to
conquer our foolish beliefs To know what have
feared and how vainy should help us to overcome our
fears Man constantly improving, more civilized every
century slowly but surely oonqueng superstition and
brutality within himself has if he but knew it, NOTHING
TO FEAR.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-24

SMALL TENEMENT TO RENT-centraii
located John Pspin. Papin's Livery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-24
FARMS FOR SALE

FOR SALE-S5-acre farm, located in West
Topsham village, good buildings, running
water at house and barn, dandy 60-foot
hen house hay and crops in barn, also
tools and some good furniture for further
particulars call on or write TO William X.
Hight West Topsham 1866
FARM OF 1876 ACRES FOR SALE--Four
head cattle. two horses. all crops and
tools, house and two barns In good order.
running water at house. big wood lot located
two miles from Wiliamstown. four miles
from Barre; for full particulars inquire Of
b. Carminatti. West Hill. or telephone
s95-l2. 1926
FOR SALEr--My home farm, situated three
miles from the village of Royalton, suit
ably divided into tillage and pasturage land {;
running water at house and barn large
strawberry patch and raspberry field
which will yield about 800 worth OF fine
berries per season, and more than enough
lumber than to pay for place, estimated at
$4,000 feet of spruce and hemlock. and
more than 100 cords Of wood than neces-
sary for the place: will be sold cheap Tor
quick sale; for further particulars call on
or write W. L. Hunt, R. F. D. l. South
Royalton, VT. l26tl2
FOR SALE--s0-aere farm. miles from X.
X. station On main road, VI mile from
school and churches, near neiyhbors. pien-
~ of water by spring and large brook. nice
sugar bush Of about $50 trees, besides other
lumber: for quick sale $1,000 including
crops sold ON easy terms apply to Geo. z:
BENJAMIN, Plsinfeld. Vt loSu
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-24
Auction Sale
of Registered Jersey Cattle
Greene's Farm, South Randolph
About half way between East Bethel
and East Randolph.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. Is
At O'clock Sharp

Twenty cows, all under eight years
of age, mostly to freshen in Septem.
Der and October, 1920; also 10 heifers
not bred, one bull calf and one two.
year old herd bull.
Most of these cattle were sired by
Pogis 90 of Hood Farm 5th ll6l79. out
of cows by Tonona End of Hood Farm
Son 1888, sire of Successful Queen
27s745, Duchess Valencia 293s60, the
herd bull is sired by Pogis 90 Hood
Farm 5th 1879, out Of Trudie's
Queen OF Hood Farm ll4ll6. an own
sister Of Successful Queen 27s743, made
90 ms. butter fat in the month Of May.
1920. The herd was tested March 20
and 30, 1920, and found free of tuber-
culosis. There has never been a case
in the herd, none of these cows ever
aborted.
These cattle are to be sold on account
of i'll health of owner. Farm and
crops are for sale at private sale.
Terms are cash, or bankable note 90
days No stock to be removed until
paid for. Dinner for those from away.
]. c. GREENE, Owner.
D. A. PERRY, Auctioneer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-24
ESTATE OF FANNIE S. LIFTS.

| State of Vermont, District of Washington, SIS.
The honorable probate court for the dis
| trict aforesaid, to the heirs and all persons
| interested in the estate of Fannie S. Little.
late Of East Montpelier, in said district, de-
ceased. GREETING;
WHEREAS, application hath been made
to this court in writing, by the administra-
tor, Harrison j. Conant. praying for license
and authoriy 10 sell all of real estate OF
said deceased to wit: Situated In the town
OF East Montpelier in said district repre-
senting TO said court that it would be
beneficial to the heirs and all persons in
terested in the estate of said deceased. TO
sell said real estate and convert same into
money.
And bringing into court the consent and
appreciation in writing. of all the heirs to
said estate residing in this state. and set
ting forth the situation of the real estate.
WHEREUPON, the said court appointed
and assigned the 9th day of August, 1920.
at the probate Office in Montpelier, in said
district, to hear and decide upon said appli-
cation and petition and ordered public
notice thereof to be given to all persons in
terested therein, by publishing said order.
together with the time and place of hear
ing, three weeks successfully in the Barre
Daily Times, newspaper which circulates
in the neighborhood of those persons in
terested in said estate, all OF which pubica-
tons shall be previous to the day assigned
for hearing.
THEREFORE,, you are hereby notified to
appear before said court. at the time and
place assigned, then and there in said
court to make your objections to the grant
ing of such license. if you sec cause.
Given under my hand at Montpelier, in
said district this 9th day of August 1920.
FRANK J. MARTIN. Judge.
Augf0-f7.2A
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-24
ESTATE OF WILLIAM r. SMITH

State Of Vermont, district Of Washington IS.
The honorable probate court for the dis
trict aforesaid, TO all persons interested in
the estate of William F. Smith, late Of City
of Barre, in said district, deceased. GREET
ING:
WHEREAS. said court has assigned the
3ist day OF August next for examining and
allowing the account of the executor of the
estate of said deceased and for decree OF
the residue of said estate to the lawful
claimants of the same. and ordered that
public notice thereof be given TO all per-
sons interested in said estate by publishing
this order three weeks successfully previous
TO the day assigned. in the Barre Daily
Times, a newspaper published at City of
Barre. in said district.
THEREFORE you are hereby notified to
appear at the probate office in Montpelier.
in said district, on the day assigned then
and there to contest the allowance of said
account IL you see cause, and to establish
your right heirs. legatees and lawful
claimants to said residue.
Given under my hand, this 9th day of
August 1920.
MARY J. CUTLER, Register
Aug24
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-24
MONDAY, AUGUST 80,
At ra:so O'clock

Personal property: % Grade Hol-
stein and Jersey cows, all due TO
freshen this fall and early winter, two
registered Holstein bulls, about one
year old; four horses, one bay horse
weighing 1000. ms, bay mare, weight
LOO Tbs, gray horse, weight 1900
ms, one fye-year-old colt, weight
about l,l00 fbs.-these are all good
workers and drivers
Tools and Maehinery-Nearly new
manure spreader, two extra good NOW
ing machines, two lumber wagons with
hay racks, blackboard, buggy wagon,
good Yankee rake. three sleighs, one
pung, set heavy sleds, two sets extra
good heavy harnesses, two driving
harnesses, wheel harrow, double unit
Empire milking machine, also all small
tools.
One-half acre Of potatoes. About 40
run of wood ready for stove.
Terms at time of sale. Sale will be-
gin promptly at 1880 o'clock. Lunch
for those coming from a distance.
CARL and JOHN BARNARD, Owners.
D. A. PERRY, Auetioneer, Barre, VT.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-24

FOR SALE-Seven-room house at 1s1 Wash
ington street all modern conveniences
apply TO F. W.. Nichols, Montpelier, VI.
phone 4se-w. l34te'
FOR SALE Residence of the late Wheeler
J. Batohclder of Plainfeld, property con-
sists of we'll kept nine-room house, 2M
stories with good barn attached and nice
garden In rear, pleasantly situated on
slight elevation with fine view in all diree-
tons and away from all automobile dust
independent spring Of water and spacious
lawn, with grove of large NAPLES must be
seen to be appreciated; NJ. e. Bstchelder.
Plainfeld, VT i30tf
FOR SALE-Seven-room cottage and garage
at 3s Summer street, all modern improve
ments apply TO o. N. Granger. Id Mer-
chant street. l2Tu
FOR SALE--The Fenwick place, one and a
half mile from Barre post office. AZ acres
land, keeps 10 cows and two horses, good
vegetable farm. good house and barns, best
OF spring water; price $4,000, including
some Of the fhrtning tools T. H. Cave I'D
ministrator Barre. I22h
JAMES STREET HOUSE of rooms hem
house 1920 IT; house is lighted by cleo
tfieity has bay windows I; cellar cemented I:
plenty Of fruit and good garden price
100000; this is a pleasantly located home
and convenient for granite workers ID. A.
Perry Real Estate Agency. Barre. setf
FOR SALE--s-roorp modern house on Mont
pelier road: piazza, barn. henhouse, z
acres land reasonable: also 2-tenement
house at 33 Merchant street and cottage
house on Washington street; Mrs. X. B:
Miles tel NIX 804tf
FOR SALE--A nice home in South Barre;
le-room house, barn. henhouse and garden
house is heated by a Spencer steam heater,
which cannot be beaten, burns the cheap
backwheat coal electric lights in house sns
barn nice lawn with shade trees and shrub
berry will sell az big sacrifice inquire OF
w. L. Carr at Jones Bros. Co or on prem.
ises s6tf
FOR SALE--I-rooni cottage. all modern con-
venienees barn, garage, lots If desired
owner leaving city; J. Bossi, So Berlin
street s6f
FOR sALE-Trow block, lis South Main
street. contains 2 stores, ? tenements, also
building lots good renting property price
for immediate sale. $500; ii. G. Boyce. II
Academy street. r2r
"GREENLEIGH." EOS s. Main street, for
sale the semi-bungaow residence Of the
late W r. Milne. built within years con
tains rooms. bathroom. hardwood finish
and floors throughout. set tubs cement eel
Ter foo. and etearn heat henhouse and ex-
trs lots go with the property apple trees.
berry bushes. etc. and garden In good con
dition apply to Mrs. w. F. Milne. tel
42e-M 27u
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-24
REAL ESTATE
INCREASES

Practically no desirable tenernents TO be
he'd Prizes must advance and we again
urge the Importance of securing that home
at once. We are offering these at cut prices
70 move them at once
ANOTHER ORANGE STREET HOUSE
partly finished in curly birch hardwood
floors, heated. lights, good plumbing, etc.
Owned by nonresident who allows 90
sell az $500. II Is worth more
MAPLE AVENUE or Brook street house
with very large lot all icors downstairs
are hardwood real bargain at $1,000.
MODERN HOUSE on South Main street,
eight rooms with all convenienees. Price
$4,000. Very central
DO NOT GET THE IMPRESSION that you
cannot secure good home unless you have
all cash. Very Easy trims on some Of
these listinSs may be had.
SMALL VILLAGE PLACE Of 90 acres
good comfortable house and barn fer only
$500 This is located about six niieS from
Barre and must be sold at once. Look II
over.
FARMs-we can please you whether you
are locking for a one man kind or large
stock farm; some especial bargains just
now. We are Offering an especially good
farm containing "a acres. one-haf mile
from East Montpelier; brick house base
ment harm, equipped with milking machine
splendid sugar bush Of 500 NAPLES viii sell
with crops, etc. or will sell the real estate
alone
whether thinking Of buying or selling.
call in and talk IL over with Us.
THE d. A. PERRY
REAL ESTATE AGENCY
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-24

1880, presented name of employee there
engraved) in recognition of 25 years
OF faithful service Charles H. Morse
ST., of Chicago, native of st. Johns
bury and chairman of the board of di.
rectors, led the list of longtime EN-
ployes, having been in the scale bust
ness for 10 years. Seven men have
been employed by the company be-
tween so and go years; 80 between 4o
and so years; Al between 30 and &C
years; SO from % to so years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-24
AZ HEAD OF STOCK

| Six head of pure bred Holsteins, one
registered COW, four years old, Susie
Keyes Pietertje, No. $4,000, daughter
of 80 10. bull, due in November, to a
81 900 32- 10. son OF Colantha Johanna
Lad; one eight months old daughter
of the above COW sired by an A. r. o,
bull; two ten months old daughters
of 32.ib. bull, Oakland Oolantha
Burke; one two year old granddaugh
ter OF the $4,000 bull. Cosy Hollow
Miss Hark Alcartra, due to freshen in
January, a most excellent individual;
one four months.old bull salt sired by
g. 900 30 10 son of Colantha Johanna
Lad, a splendid animal Six fancy high
grade Holstein cows, mostly all due in
November; six fancy two-year-old
heifers, now giving milk and with their
second calf due in January. These
cows have COW testing association rec
ogds as high as 3s7 lbs. butter fat in a
year, and profit OF $50 over feed cost;
six yearlings, some bred; eight grade
heifer calves, up TO ten months old.
These cattle are rs and 1916 pure
bred and are bred to a % 70. bull,
whose seven nearest dams average al
most 20 his. in seven days. Are well
colored and excellent individuals. All
tuberculin tested. Also ten cows, grade
Holstein and Ayrshires, large young
cows and due to freshen next month
and early fall.
One l5.months- bay mare, weight
1850 ms, good worker and driver
Ave shosts weighing about so fts.
Is high grade Shropshire sheep and
lambs,
Farming Tools and Machinery.
Lumber wagon with box body and !
hay rack, one-horse wagon with pole !
and shafts, blackboard, light driving
buggy, new set sleds with brake and |
body. pung, John Deere sulky pillow, one |
walking pillow, nearly new cutsway
harrow, nearly new riding cultivator,
smoothing harrow, drag, two walking
cultivators. Walter A Wood moving |
machine, horse rake, tedder, manure 1
spreader. 2ia h. p. Empire engine, No 1
Is DeLsval cream separator, set work
harnesses, express harnesses, driving
harnesses, Eclipse corn planter, grind
stone. two cross cut saws, l0.inch
blower, sulky pillow, pung sleigh, tedder,
buggy, manure spreader, and
all small tools.
Some household furniture. set plat.
form scales, set pulley blocks, new
water tank and heater, etc.
Terms at time Of sale Lunch for
those coming from distance
J. LEO EDISON, Owner.
D. A. PERRY. Auctioneer.