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ms erected at this time. and many bust- less houses have been opened fn dilani- lated places Hssy from the main pAxt of le city.
 The bank cearings are now from one lundred and eight to one hundred and ten million dollars per month"
 Unable to get homes in Fort Worth cores of persons are living in Dallas and other towns on the modern ;nGeruli,an rail 'oad, 1t is said A leading hotel of Fort orth refused to permit guest to re- may stay and pay double the regular rate The hotels are unable to accommodate ali heir guests.
 Ranger, near the oil fields, has popu- .ation of 25,0oo people. as compared with -oo people twenty-nine months ago, before he discovery of oil. Ranger also has fine office buildings and paved streets Des- demona has 10000 people, and 28 months ago was only wide place in the road
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Liberty Bonds By Associated Press
Money Market

New York, May 6.-Mercantile paper [; exchange steady: sterling eo-day bills, 8 SO1s; commercial 6o-day bills on banks, 8. .301s; commercial 60-day bills, 8. .S0 de- mandA s3.s45s; cables, s3.s5A francs de- mand, 1640: cables. 16.3s; Belgian francs demand, 15.42; cables, 15.40: guiders de- mand, 3s?; cables. 362l; lire. demand. 20.s0N cables, POTS; marks, demand 1sJ; cables, 1.90: government bonds strong railroad bonds irregular. Time loans strong: 60, 90 days and six months, Sh
 Bar silver. s1.o5h; Mexican dollars, 595sc.
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Sugar Market
By Associated Pres,

New York, May 6.--The local market for raw sugar continues firm, and while local refiners are said to be willing to pay 1S12c for Cubas, cost and freight, for prompt and nearby shipment, there ap- pears to be nothing available at this level with holders asking higher prices
 Nc sales were reported locally today. all though it was said that recently 100 900 bags of Cubas were sold to New Orleans operators at 19c. cost and freight. fo,. June-July and August shipment Notb-
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Liverpool Cotton
By Associated Press

Liverpool, May 6.-Spot cotton in im- proved demand. Prices higher Good middling, 2s.59d; fully middling. 27 59d |; rniddling, 26 34d low middling, 23O4d; {; good ordinary 19.S4d; ordinary, IS Sid Sales, 4,000 bales. including 3,4O0 American Receipts, 2000 bales, none American Flu lures closed steady. May. 25 69d; July, 25 .44d; October. 24.41d January. 23.57d ; March, 23 23d.
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a. shinments ss2. stock 145s1

1so; shipments, ss2; stock. 14,561.
 Atlanta; Mddling. 4o,5oc; receipts, 504; shipments. 1,o47; stock. 25,655.
 Little Rock: Middling, 4200c; re- ceipts, so; shipments, 494; sales, 494; stock, 35,294.
 Dallas: Middling, 40S5c; sales. S32 Montgomery: Middling, 40.50c.
 Total for day Receipts, S.033; ship ments, 10,2S6; stock 768,539
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Cash Grain

Chicago, May 6.-Cash wheat not quoted. Corn, No. mixed. $1.92; No. 2 yellow, s1.99@2. Oats, No. white. $112@1.14; No. 3 white, $1.11@1.13. Rye, No. 2 $2.13@2.14A. Barley, $1.6o@ 1.S9 Timothy seed. $T10@11.5o; clover seed, $25035 Pork nominal. Lard, s20.3O; ribs, $17.50@1S.5O.
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sales, none; receipts, LAG; shipments, 650 stock. 19,95S. Quote; B, s1450Q15; D, s17.40@1775; F. s17.7O@17.75; G, S1775@17.90; II, s17.75@17.90; I. s17.SO 917.9O; K, s1S@1S15; NJ. s1S.25 @1S.30; IN. $1S.5O1s.55; VIC. $1S.75i wv $19q 1923
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Dry Goods Rv AssoeIafed rress

New York, May 6.-Cotton goods were quiet today. Some unsettlement was re- ported in few gray goods. Yarns were steady, while silks were irregular and weak. Wool goods were unsettled and burlaps easy.
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Rice Market
Qv AssooIatad Press

ny FSsUVIalbu FTEst New Orleans, May 6.-Rough rice no sales; receipts, 562 sacks; millers' re- ceipts, same. Clean rice steady; sales Honduras, 1920 pockets, 1sAc; Blue rose,
 2,224 pockets, 10A0115sc Receipts, 70S.
 Bran, polish, unchanged.
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ni<o,,aOll.e lk ex.

GA of letters being familiar with oil feds oil and who knows the technical side of the oil the Texas fields
 this through these columns for the benefit of
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Chicago Futures By Associated Press
Potato Market

l Chicago, May 6.-Potatoes strong; re. ceipts, 26 cars; northern white, sacked
 and bulk, $7.256l7. 40.
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St. Louis, May 6.-Cash wheat, No. 2 red winter, s3@3.o2; No. 3 red winter, s299. Corn. No. l yellow, s1.96; No. 3 yellow, s1. @1.96; May. $1.8S1a July S174&. Oats, No. 3 white, $1.14A 1.15; No. white, s1.15; May, $11o1A; July, -9fc
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 Baltimore & Ohio cv. 41as ...... 5sa Bethlehem Steel ref. Ss ........ Sl 1s Central of Georgia COTS. 5s. bid. 76A Central Leather 5s VI 12 Chesapeake & Ohio cv. 5s f3 Chi, B. & Quincy Joint As 94A Chi, Mil &, St. P. cv. 41hs ..... 649s Chi, R. I. & Pac. Ry. ref. As G3 City of Paris 6s ... s91a Colorado & Southern ref. AIS 6S1a Denver & Rio Grande cons. As 59% Dominion of Canada 5s 1931) S93 Erie gen. As 4l Illinois central ref. 4s ... 66A Int Mer. Marine 6s ............ S6 Kansas City Southern ref 5s .. 65A Megett & Myers 5s. cid ....... Sc Louisville & Nashville un. As =. 74A Missouri K & T. 1st As ..... 53A Missouri Pacific gen 4s ........ 53h New York Central deb. 6s .. S7% Norfolk & Western cv. 6s ..... 96% Northern Pacific As ...... TOE Pennsylvania gen. 5s .......... 83 Reading gen 4s ......,.. 7rk Republic l. & s. 5s Ge40). s7a St. Louis & San Fran. adj. 6s .. 5s1a Seaboard Air Line adl. 5s ..... 34 Southern Bell Tel. 5s bid ...... S0% Southern Pacific cv. 5s ......... 9SAl Southern Railway 5s ..........7 7Sk Southern Railway gen. As ...... 56 Texas Company cv. 6s. bid. ..... 104%' Texas & Pacific 1st ............. 76 Union Pacific As. bid .......... 79S United Kingdom of Great Britain
 and Ireland 51as 1S3O ...... s5% U S. Steel 5s .......... s2ssl Virginia -Caro. Chemical 5s. bid. s2A Wabash 1st S3h Wilson & Co. cv. 6s ............ SS
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Spot Coffee

by fssUcIdItu FTt5S New York, May 6.-Coffee, Rio No. I.
 l5; futures steady; May, s15.20; July.
 s15.49
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New Orleans: Middlng, 40.25c; re- ceipts. 51O7; sales, 2,494; stock. S42,- 316
 Galveston: Middling. 42.O0c; receipts. 3,993; sales, 367; stock. 236,ss4.
 Mobile Middling, 40.50c; exports. 404; stock, 5,110.
 Savannah: Middling. i1.50c; receipts. 2,59S sales S94; stock. 109,565.
 Charleston: Middling, 40.50c; stock, 232,670.
 Wilmington: Middling. 4OO0c; re- ceipts, S3; stock, 44,356
 Texas City; Receipts, 1,115; stock 57,S21.
 Norfolk: Middling. 4o.5oc; receipts, 29O; sales, 23; stock 69.924. Baltimore: Stock, 5,573.
 Boston: Middling, 4175c; receipts, 622; stock, 5000.
 Philadelphia: Middling. 4175c; stock, 5,977.
 New York; MiddIing. 41.5Oc; stock 40,413.
 Minor ports: Sstock, 16.547.
 Total for day: Receipts. 13,919; ex- ports. 404: stock. 1.172.156.
 Total for week: Receipts 53.321; ex- ports, 55.073.
 Total for season Receipts, 6,725,- s25; exports. 5,6S9,131.
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Daily Wall Street Gossip
BY HOLLAND.

more than S170,OO0o0O. The total cost e improvement Of this kind will cost not would be therefore $Z7O.OV0.VOU.
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Produce Market

FFSsVVFHFoU FTUSS
 New York, May 6.-Butrer unsettled; firsts. 57izSd59c Eggs irregular; fresh gathered frsts, 4Sd46c. Cheese firm, av- craze run, 2616d271sc.
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Shot Cotton.
By Associated rrsss

 New Orleans, May 6.-Spot cotton steady and unchanged. Sales on the spot. 2.O94 bales; to arrive. 4oo. Low middling, 31,25c; middling, 40.25c; good middling, 44.25c. Receipts. 5,107; stock, 342,316.
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New Orleans Futures

New Orleans, May 6.-The cotton market closed steady. 21 points down to 20 points up net.
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New York May 6.-Poultry, live firm; express broilers, 60cQ$l; old roosters, 19c; dressed steady and unchahged.
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Chicago, May 6.-Butter lower; cream. cry, 47G159c. Eggs higher; firsts, 42d43c Poultry unchanged.
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Building permits issued by the buidip.,
 inspector of Fort Worth, Texas in the cen.
 ter of the Texas oil fields and the home C
 many of the larger companies, totaled nor
 than nineteen million three hundred thous
 and dollars for the twelve months endin, January l. 1920. according to figures re
 ceived in Montgomery. The population ha. grown steadily, the increase being fro.r 6O,00O to 1855, 1000. Fort Worth's increase larger than any other city in the country figuring the percentage basis.
 People outside of the oil fields do not realize what work is being done in Fort Worth and Dallas" said a statement of z Montgomery man just returned from tn, oil fields. "In Fort Worth there is under building. one twenty four story bank building, one twenty story bank building | one seventeen story hotel, two twelve story
 office buildings. one six story building and several ranging from three to five stories
 There are at least thirty new buildings be-
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Port Movement

New York, May 6.-Spot cotton, quiet middling II soc.
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ing official is known about the confer enee between the leading refiners and government officials The market closed firm at 1S12c for Cubas cost and freight, equal to 19 56c for centrifugal.
 Prices for refined are gradually being raised to conform to the price of raws. and further advances were recorded to- day with the list now ranging from iS1ar to 23c for fine granulated. The demand continues active and refiners are still limiting their allotments, although deliv cries continue to improve with refners using every means possible to distribute their sugar over a wider territory. There was not much activity in sugar futures and price changes were irregular. The near months, however. were frmer in sympathy with the strength In the spot market and closed 3 to l5 points higher. while later deliveries were unchanged. although at one time December vas 90 points net lower.
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Naval Stores

Savannah, May 6,-Turpentine firm, s;.771s sales, 176; receipts. 446; ship
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Interior Movement

Houston: Middling, 41.25c; receipts, 2.55s; shipments, 4,21s; sales. 45s; stock, 25S,930. Memphis: Middling, 42.O0c; receipts,
 405S; shipments. 2,744; sales. $50; stock, 331, ,941. Augusta; Middling, 41.O0c; receipts, 652; shipments 300; sales. 1.274; stock, 1O2 150 St. Louis; Middling, 42.OOc; receipts,
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| Bulk ......................... lV.ovUii'VV
 Ton lambs ... 1900
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-30
CURRENT COMMENT
No Occasion for Alarm.

The educational get together" at
Montpelier last week, when Commits
sioner Dempsey met his staff of super
intendents in conference, and an able
review of school administration was
given by L. b. johnson of the state
board of education, cannot fail OF prae-
teal and beneficial results to all con-
eerned. So far as we are able to learn,
nobody who attended the conference
evidenced any alarm over the Stearns
proposition to make radical changes in
the present regime, or entertained any
idea that the "little red schoolhouse
was in danger of serious neglect on the
part of the state board, the commits
sioner, or any Of his superintendent.
If the Stearns plan is put before the
legislature las it undoubtedly will bel
the matter will, without question, re-
ceive careful attention, and there Is no
probability that anything will be done
TO handicap the states progress along
educational lines or interfere with the
proper training of its boys and glrls in
the larger centers and the rural dis
tricts,, so far as responsibility for that
training rests upon the commissioner
and his associates in this important
work-Ludlow Tribune.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-30

of tax burdens will be possible until
some central authority has the right
to enforce uniform system of property
valuation. 1t is common report that
many towns set their valuations with
a deliberate eye to making their share
of the state tax as small as possible,
and without state equalization board
there appears TO be no remedy for this
unsatisfactory Standardization
Reformer.
Under old conditions, when each
town was almost sufficient to itself,
or when at least il had no particular
business with the grand lists of other
towns, it was not so important TO
have grand lists made up strictly ac-
eording to law; now il is different.
The heavy state tax of the past two
years has been paid by inequitsbie as
easements upon the various towns, due
to the manifold variations of grand
lists. Some towns make up their grand
lists with some approximate relation
to the law which requires property TO
be assessed at its true value in money
and assets a moderate tax rate; 9th
ers deliberately hold down the grand
list and assess a heavy tax rate.
Some of them, as the tax commits
sioner points out, evidently do this de.
liberately. for the express purpose Of
evading the state tax. Even when
there is no state tax, or when IL Is
a nominal five or ten cents on the
grand lists, the disparity in the dis
tributions Of highway and school taxes
is a motive for dishonest or at least
doctored tax lists.
But whatever the motive and what
ever the pretext, the law is clear
enough and there is no doubt that
towns are deliberately making up their
grand lists without complying with
that law. Evidently, too, there is no
chance of enforcing the law by Under
taking TO hold the listers to account,
so the need of n state board or au-
thority with the power 60 revise grand
lists constitutes an issue that affects
every taxpayer in the state.
Legalizing grand lists by legislative
enactments used to be quite a consider
able portion Of the doings of Yer
mont legislature. II some aggrieved
taxpayer ever gets into the courts,
there will be some disclosures that
win show that not one half of the
grand lists of the state are even APP
proximately legal.
II is time such conditions were
changed.-Rutland Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-30
Living One Day at a Time.

The fable of the clock that stopped
to count the DAYS, months and years
il had TO tick, has a practical appli-
cation. The number Of ticks was 20
large that the works became discour-
aged and decided To stop. The Pendu-
lum suggested that a. only one tick
AT a time was needed IL would be well
not to look too far into the future
so the works took heart and went on
ticking.
Edward Everett Hale said the un-
happiest mortal was he who carried
three kinds of trouble with him, yes
terday's. to-day's and Tomorrow.
During the war, when we feared the
end would never come, We suddenly
realized that living one day At a time
was the easiest way 20 bear the Dad.
Nobody could tell what tomorrow
might bring forth. If life were one
long dav what q hard existence i
would be with no letup 10 break the
monotonyi Divided a. It Is into morn
inrs. afternoons and nights Il affords
constant change and surprise Today
is dark. tomorrow may he bright
There's always the chance that f7Fne-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-30

which was considered most often dur
ing the conference leading up TO the
signing of the Treaty of London, un-
der which Italy entered the World
war in 1915 on the side of the allies.
Under that treaty, Fiume was awarded
to Croatia. Fiume, although located
in Hungary, was largely populated by
Italians and was an important seaport
| II was expected that the Treaty of
London would be maintained but at
the close of the World war a party of
! Italian nationalists, headed by Dan
nunzio, insisted that Fiume should be
annexed to Italy, pointing out that
President Wilson in his doctrine of
self determination had really set the
standard by which Fiume, part of
dsmembered Austro- Hungarian mon
archy, having voted union with Italy,
should be accepted as part of Italy
and that the Treaty of London should
be abrogated thereby. Croatia, then
incorporated as part of the new coun-
try of Jugo-Slavia, put in a counter
claim for Fiume. Then ensued long
discussion in the peace conference in
Paris without definite results, other
than that the uncertainty led the am
bilious D'Annunzio to start a military
expedition to take over Fiume in sup
port of the claim that it should be
part of Italy. D'Annunzio's dramatic
entry into the city and his various
proclamstions and military expeditions
during the past year and half have
been familiar newspaper topics. Event
uslly Italian government troops and
warships formed a barricade against
Fiume, an agreement having in the
meantime been reached through diplo-
matte channels by Italy and Jugo-
Slavia directly by which Fiume was TO
be regarded as an independent state
but with territorial connection with
Italy. Concessions were mutually
made and the agreement became
known as the Rappallo settlement.
This settlement D'Annunzio disregard.
ed; and the recent expedition by Italy
against Fiume was TO enforce the
agreement. The downfall of the die
tatorship of D'Annunzio and the col
lapse of his government mean, no
doubt, that the great dispute of the
Adriatic has been settled and that fur
Their progress has been made toward
settling the warlike attitude which has
been so prevalent in Europe since the
summer Of 1914 D'Annunzio has con-
tributed a dramatic chapter in history
and has been largely instrumental in
bringing about a change in geographi-
cal lines, although not wholly after his
own ideas.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-30

While it is probably too much for
representative Joseph Cannon of IL
inois to expect to attain the age of
F 90 and set Babe Ruth record in the
lumber of elections to the national
House, it seems probable that he will
.urpass the record of Justin S. Nor
| i'll of Vermont by considerable mar
in. As announced in the press, Rep
esentative Cannon on Dec 2S equalled
he record of the distinguished YER
nonter by having served 40 years,
inc months and "a days in Congress.
De is now IS years of age and, as he
ays, hopes to reach the century mark,
b which event he would be enabled to
xceed the record of Gladstone, who
erved 50 years in the British House
+ Commons. There is no doubt that
be eighteenth congressional district of
Illinois will do its part in enabling
he venerable legislator to place the
ecord of longevity of service at a
pint not easily reached in these days
more or less frequent changes in
ervsnts. The entire country is with
representative Cannon in his ambition
serve longest and at the same time
cry efficiently.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-30
Vermont in Congress.

Vermont is much interested in the
reapportionment of the membership OF
the House of Representatives at Wash
ington in accordance with the new cen
sus, for, if the membership OF the
House is not TO be increased Vermont
will lose a congressman. At caucus
of Republican members the sentiment
seemed to be in favor of increasing the
membership so that no state would lose
a congressman, while 25 states would
gain in membership. A Washington
dispatch the other day read to the eff
feet that Congressman Dale OF tins
state either had or was going 70 intro
duee a resolution calling for the sub
mission of an amendment 20 the fed
eral constitution which would provide
that each state would be entitled TO
two congressman regardless of the size
Of the population. If this were TO be
Incorporated in the constitution Yer
mont never would fall below her pres
ent representation, but if IT Il not
adopted and the trend Of population
continues as at present the time viii
certainly come when this state viii lose
one of her congressman. This viii be
regrettable because one congressman
would then have to represent a con-
stituency Of 352.42s for this state.
while if the House Is 10 be kept At its
present size. the unit would be around
100000. In other words, II Vermont
were to have only one man in the
House he would have to run the err
rands and answer the questions of an
abnormally large constituency, and i
i a question whether he would have
much time left for the important legis-
lative work However, the indications
are that the present arrangement viii
continue for another 10 years.-St. Al
bans Messenger.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-30

There seems to be strong belief in
many circles that justice was done in
he conviction of the man Mudgett for
in the death of Amy
khonio at Johnson on July 81, last;
Ind, therefore, there will be little fault
Pn the part of the public in the SEN
ence to not less than 80 years in the
Etate prison which, if carried out, will
probably mean life sentence to the
pan who is approaching middle-age.
he details of the case were particular
" revolving, and the actual perpetra
| ion of the homicide, as framed by
Imposition, was of such .fendish ma
ure as to stamp the guilty person
worthy of no place in human society.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-30
SEEKING INFORMATION ABOUT
VERMONT.

NERMONI.
Although the situation does not per-
bps indicate any marked trend Of peo-
De toward Vermont, there is reason
pr encouragement in the fact that the
tate of Vermont's publicity bureau
|ps never been so frequently queried
3 to the attractions and advantages
y Vermont as at the present time.
director Walter H. Crockett of the bu-
Eau says he has never known a time
Then so many inquiries were received
pr information concerning the state.
here is no doubt that considerable of
bis inquiry is directed by organiza-
ons whose business il is TO gain in
brnation and then sell it through va
Gus forms; but at the same time
here are many direct inquiries from
PRISONS who are casting about for new
|cations of satisfactory nature, either
br residence purposes or for develop
lent of industry. Even from the for
Yer, Vermont may get some benefit
irough the publicity they carry out f;
nd from the entire list of persons ap.
lying for facts about Vermont there
iould be good returns in actual devel-
pment Of the state. Moreover, the
tequent requests for information
bout Vermont indicate that Vermont
much in the public mind of the
puntry as a whole and i BY no means
minated from the publicity move.
ent.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-30
New Trigger for Army Rife.

With all the improvements that the
modern army rife represents, no
change has been made in the general
form and operation of the trigger since
the firearms were first used. There is
now under test in certain U. S. arse
mails, however, a new type of trigger
action that, while similar in appear.
ance 10 the usual form. actually re-
verses the familiar firing operation. To
FIRE, the new trigger. which has con
siderable fore-and-aft movement, is
pulled clear back. and then allowed to
move forward again. At about the
rife is discharged.-Popular Mechanics.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-30

thing better is coming and the pleas
ant part of it is that something better
usually does come to everybody.
Doctors say that worry is the worst
foe they have to contend with and
that if worry were put out Of business
most of our mental and physical ills
would disappear II we would all quit
worrying over the past and future, we
should reduce our loads by two.thirds
quite saving from the practical
point Of view. To.day's load is enough.
Living one day at a time, just the
present, no matter what may come TO.
morrow, is the great idea of life. One
tick at time-the pendulum was
right.-Minneapolis Journal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-30

A bootblack profteer in New York,
who charged 10 cents for shoe shine,
rot black eye instead, and a warning
rom the Judge who tried his assailant
hat Is cents is too much to charge for
/ shine even in the home of excessive
prices, New York City. Not all prof
|teers can be treated in the same way,
but there is no doubt that some of
hem need black eye in business at
Eny rate.