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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-11
MIGHTY FOREST
IS BEING CUT
To Brighten Homes, Churches and
Other Places During the Christ
mas Season.

Washington, ID. c., Dec ll.-Be-
tween four and five million Christmas
trees will be felled this year to
brighten American homes, churches
and community centers, and delight
the hearts of the children. This is the
estimate of the forest service, which
saws the total of trees used in this
country each yuletide season equals
approximately the combined consump-
ton of England, Scotland and Wales
and is about % per cent greater than
that of Germany.
Forest service officials are opposed
TO any movement to discourage the
use of these trees for Christmas pur.
poses. To the argument that the cut
ting and use of the sees is a great
waste, they say that the custom is so
old, so well grounded, and so vene-
rated, that even if it were economically
somewhat indefensible, these aspects
will and should continue to outweigh
economic considerations.
Placed all together, the four or five
million of trees used annually would
make mighty forest, but forest SER
vice officers point out that many OF
them come from fields which are being
cleared for farming purposes or from
forests which need thinning to protect
the more sturdy trees. They also argue
that trees are for use and that there
is no other use to which they could be
put that would contribute so much to
the 10Y of mankind as their use by
children on this one great holiday.
OF the total of Christmas trees con-
sumed in this country, 100000 are
used in New York state and New
England, the forest service says.
Black and red spruce are very com
monty seen in New England Christmas
celebrations and in New York and
Philadelphia. In Illinois and Ohio the
local demand is supplied partly with
nursery grown Norway spruce. Pines
are in great demand for Christmas
trees when fir and spruce are not
available. Throughout Maryland, Vir-
ginia and in Washington, d. c., the
scrub pine finds way into many
homes, while in southern Wyoming the
Lodge Pole pine is almost the only
species available.
Hemlock is often used, but only in
the absence of other varieties. Red
cedar, says the forest service, is not
despised where better trees can not
be had as in the treeless states and
often in Tennessee and Pennsylvania.
In California red cedar and incense
cedar are not uncommon. The swamps
of Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota
furnish the markets of Chicago, st.
Paul, Minneapolis and the cities of the
plains states, while Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, the Berkshire hills of
and the Adirondacks
and Catskills in New York are the
sources Of supply for New York, Phila-
delphia and Boston and even Baltimore
and Washington.
Christmas trees, the forest srvice
says, vary in size from five to 80 feet
and prices run from 25 cents TO S35
or $50 Where the 25-cent trees are
available is not stated.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-11
Shrill Cry Solves Mystery of Nervous
Walker.

The other day there emerged from
an apartment house across the street
from us a very nervous man.
He looked up and down the street,
and then he started to walk up and
down, and he walked and walked and
walked and walked. and all the neigh
bors got to watching and wondering.
He walked to the corner, put his
foot on the hydrant, then took his foot
off the hydrant and walked back, and
he kept this up for two hours.
He chewed up nine cigars, and still
he walked and walked. A man drove
up in a coupe and the walker waved
his hand listlessly.
The man from the coupe darted in
to the house, and the first man kept on
up and down the sidewalk.
In another hour there came from a
window high up in the building across
the way a yell that was unmistakable
II was shrill pipe that rent the
air and caused the man to cock up
his ear and pause.
In five minutes more the man who
had gone into the house put his head
out of the window and said; "All right,
Jim. You can come up now. lis a
boy"
20. YOU docl" yelled Jim. And he
dashed into the house. And the whole
ncighborhood was happy the rest of the
day.--New York Mail.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-11
THE PUBLIC AND PRICES.
Psychology of Economics as Illustra-
ted by Recent Events.

Prof. Gildngs used to tell his
classes that every dog in pack would
run faster and harder because he saw
the others running. Whether or not
that is true of dogs sand | am willing
to take the professors word for it,
it is certainly true of the American
public A year ago they were running
after high prices with their tongues
fairly hanging out of their mouths
and dripping in expectation OF the big
profits they were going to make. To
day they are bounding every scared
commodity price down the hill TO its
last stand, zero.
Three.quarters of century ago,
when Mrs. Brown whispered to Mrs.
Jones that she had heard somebody
say that the village bank was short
of money, everybody in town knew
within an hour or two thac the bank
was about to fail-and the result was
that all the good townspeople We're
at the bank door clamoring for their
money. Ensued "the run on the bank
true and tried old property of the
Victorian melodramatist.
To-day the newspaper and the tele-
graph have made the whole country
into little village-almost the whole
world, indeed. Everybody at his break
fast table reads what everybody else
thinks. Mrs. Browns whisper Is meg
aphoned and wirelessed all over the
commercial world.
The grocer reads in the morning pa
per that Mr.. Stonehead Conspieler of
the department of theoretical asininity
at Washington, says sugar famine Is
imminent. One hundred thousand 9TH
er groeers read the same thing, and
they all try to buy sugar at once. Also,
the public all try to lay in sugar to
last year. Result, 25 cents a pound.
Next result, sugar comes here from
Patagonia, New Zealand, New Beb-
rides, Iceland, the Caspian sea, the
Sargasso sea, and other places, if any,
where they don't believe all they read
in the papers.
And wher the 100000 have bought
what they want, and the public has
bought all it wants, they all find there
is plenty of sugar, so they all try
to sell at once. Result 10 cents for
sugar. Next result, everybody uses
more; restaurants wake up and re-
member there is such thing as sugar,
and serve IL; all the women start 10
canning fruit because sugar Is cheap;
everybody begins to eat candy; even
Europe plucks up courage enough to
buy a little sugar. Meantime, grocers
won't buy much--they have had sugar
experience enough for a while, And
I suppose by-and by we shall wake up
to the fact that we are out Of sugar
again, and shall again fall over each
other to bull the price.--From the
Magazine of Wall street.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-11

ing things. one of the most irksome
things about homework is not having
the thing you want on hand at the
time YOU want it-getting up for
breakfast and finding that you heyen't
any eofTee-planning dinner party
and finding that there aren't enough
best" napkins clean to go around
starting a cake. getting the eggs well
beaten and the butter and sugar mixed
and then finding that there isn't any
baking powder, much less any baking
soda. Stop and recall how often It has
been just this sort of thing that has
put the nerve-racking qualities into
homework Dorothy Dexter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-11

about laundry supplies7 At 0 o'clock
Monday morning, after the laundress
has come and has impaired to YOU the
surprising fact that you haven't bit
of blueing and that there is only about
a teaspoon Of starch in the box, or Fri.
day evening or afternoon, when you be
gin to make out your order list for
Saturday morning?
When do you think OF having the
baby carriage wheel secured-when 1t
first begins to wobble or some fine day
when-zipi slip and snap!-and down
goes baby baby carriage and allT
And when do you think that it is a
very nice thing to have a shelf full OF
emergency provisions-at about $3.50,
after all the stores have closed ami
husband arrives home with an old col
lege mate whom he has met and just
persuaded to come home to dinner.
If you come right down to analyz-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-11
Topics of the
Home and
Household.

One of the quickest and easiest ways
to extinguish the flames of burning
gasoline is with ordinary flour.
In spring and autumn, when no heat
is available, fiji the hot-water bag and
set il alongside the break mixer and
there will be no failure with the bread.
To clean wallpaper make paste
with three cups of -four, three tea.
spoons OF ammonia and one and a hall
cups of water. Roll it into balls and
rub over the paper. II makes II as clean
as when new.
Save clean pieces of wallpaper.
When melting chocolate, cut on wax
paper, place on pie tin, set il in the
over or on warming shelf until melted.
With a knife one can very easily re-
move chocolate from paper and with
much less waste than when melted IN
dish.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-11
Why He Picked P:ctish.

An English mother was visiting her
son al Earlham college.
"Well. dear" she said, "what Ian.
guages have you decided to take ?"
az have decided to take Pictish
mother" he replied.
"PictishY" said the puzzled lady,
"Why Pictishf"
l"only five words of. it remain" he
said.-Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-11

NOT A MEMBER
Can Only Participate in
Work Of Technical
Commissions
UNDER SAME RIGHT
AS ARMENIA, ETC.
This Decision Virtually
Completes Work of
League Commission

Geneva, Dee. ll.-Lithuania, 1t was
decided by the commission on the ad
mission of new states to-day, will not
be made a member of the league of ma
tions during the present assembly but
will be granted the privilege of parti-
cipating in the work of technical com
missions, which privilege is also to be
extended to Armenia, Albania and
Georgia. This decision virtually com
pletes the work of the commission.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-11
Long Range Fire.

A gossip is never willing to repeat
unkind remarks 10 your face. We re-
Gently heard one when accused Of this
try to justify herself by saying; Cos
sip, madam, is social attack conduct
ed on the approved principle Of modern
warfare-you are not supposed to see
the person at whom you are shooting"
Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-11
Revised Signals.

An English manufacturer who was
VIGOROUSLY fond of his glass, was
about to deliver speech at gath
ering of his employees.
"Now Hopkins" he said TO his fore
man, Il want you TO start the laugh
ter and applause. aEvery time take
a drink of water you applaud, and CIV
cry time I wipe my forehead with my
handkerchief, you laugh
Better reverse those signals, gov
ernor." said the foreman. Its more
liable TO make me laugh to see you
standin' up there deliberately takin' a
drink of water"-Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-11
SMITH WOMAN
DIDN' 7 APPEAR
At the Offices of Her At
torneys in Fort Worth,
AS Expected
NO PLAN TO ARREST
HER IN THAT CITY
She Is to Be Permitted to
Return to Ardmore to
Answer Charge

Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. ll.--Clara
Barton Smith, charged with murder in
connection with the death of Jake l..
Hamon, failed to appear at the offices
OF her attorneys yesterday as had been
expected
Miss Smith was not to be arrested
while in Forth Worth, it was under
stood, but was to be permitted to re-
turn to Ardmore, Okla, where, it is
charged, she fred the shot Noy, q that
caused lannon's death Nov. 26.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-11
Deserved a Sharp Reproof.

"Alice ought to do wen in music. Not
only are her parents musical, but she
was born in A fat"
"Then, of course. il would B natural
for her TO make success. Boston
Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-11
Reward of Merit.

Mrs. Borem Elsie, why isn't your
brother, Robert. a the party, too.
Elsie-P lease'm, Bobby's been a good
boy all week, and mother said he need
not eome.-Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-11

Bix-Noodle saws he j. the last scion
Of an ancient but decayed family.
Dix-That's probably Why every
thing he says i such awful rot--BOs-
ton Transcript
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-11
Related Reform.

Edith-Why didn't you marry him ;
Everybody SAYS he has reformed.
Marie-Yes, but be reformed too
late. His money was all gone Boston
Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-11
Another Definition.

An optimist is a person who can
have good time thinking what good
time he would have if he were having
one.-Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-11
Alikeness in Unlike Things.

Watches and rivers seldom run long
without windine.-Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-11
M0THER!

Accept -Califorusa eyrus % rses
only-lOok for the name Caliiornia on
the package, then you are sure your
child : having the best and most
harmless physie for the little stomach.
liver and bowels. Children love Its
fruity taste. FBh dreetiszs OF each
bottle You must say California >
Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-11
Almost the Contrary.

links had been out the night before,
and was late at his desk.
Employer (sternly well?
Jinks-Not very, sirl-Stray Stories.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-11
How to Crate a Lemon.

II would seem that the grating of a
lemon would be a very simple thing,
but that many cooks are not able TO do
il properly is proven by the many cases
Of curdled custards and sauces result
ing from wrong method Of grating.
The object Of using grated rind of lem
on is to obtain the fragrance and hav-
or. which differs very much from any
extract. however good.
The whole of the oil which contains
this fragrance is at the surface-is, IN
fact. the yellow portion Of the rind.
Therefore, only this must be removed
with the CRATER. says the Christian
Herald. The white part underneath Is
bitter and causes milk or cream TO cur
die. and il contains no part Of the lem
on flavor. Yet when lemon flavor IS
called for. the lemon Is often grated
right down to tine pulp in parts, while
the yellow rind j. left on in others.
A lemon should be grated evenly, be
ginning al the end and working around
n. using as small a surface Of the graf
e. a. possible TO prevent waste The
habit Of turnins~the lemon a. you
crate comes a. easily a. TO turn an
ample under the knife wheIs peeling. A
vel -prat@ lemon should b. the same
shane after grating a. before.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-11
DO Your Thinkine Beforehand.

Il i not 80 much how much she
fhiuks-but when she thinks. that
makes for efficiency in the housewife,
says the Boston Herald
when do you think
For instance Wheu do you think
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-04-13

nct cost VOC oae penny and may be
Are means of adding golden years 81
hsnniness to YOUR life. The resu Is
The has accomplished for others toGaF'
/ the same can be obtained for you. Dr'
/ Ellison is too we'll known already IN
This community to need further men
tioD. He is permanently located IN
I Columbus. where he has established a
+ +ate-vide practice second to none IN
the south. Call early, as DR.. Ellison
will be very busy while here.
Married ladies should be accom-
panied by their husbands and children
by their parents.
If suffering from anv of the fol-
owing diseases call ard have Trend
" talk with DR.. Ellison; he will ad-
wise YOU free of charge as 20 the
best course to pursue: Catarrh IN
all forms, ear. nose. throat. Dronchl-
soles and lungs. General systemic
catarrh. after effects of influenza,
rheumatism, uric acid, gall stones and
painful joints, dropsical or swelling
of the body and extremities, back
ache. headaches, malaria, sciatlca'
epilepsy, bed-wetting. stomach. liver,
kidney and bladder affections, ner-
vous breakdown.
sthenia-diseaseS peculiar to
the female sex, overian and uterine
complications treated scientifically
without cutting. DR. Ellison's system
of treatment embraces no cutting
no knife. no hospital or operating
table. DR.. Ellison believes in the use
" a
cortends that there is entirely too
much cutting and slashing. The
proper Use of the knife in some in
stances is commendable, but the
abuse of it is criminal. DR.. Ellison
has brought back to health many who
had been previously told that nothing
but the knife would relieve their suf-
fering.
Patients who are suffering from
diseases peculiar to their sex, dis
eases about which they dislike tc con-
suit their family physician. are re-
quested to call. Consultation IS
strictly confidential PARALYSIS, loco
motor ataxia, spinal affections, are
generally the result of constitutional
diseases. Bood poison, contracted
diseases, catarrhal discharges, should
be treated by specialist. Pellagra
is durable disease if treated in time.
Don't neglect your health. Don't pro
crastinate; consult DIR. Ellison at the
Dawson Inn, April 14th. Hours from
9 to 8.
Don't forget the date He will cure
you if he tells. you So
Special notice: DR.. Ellison is IN
no way connected with other forms OF
specialists advertising in Georgia
Adv.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-04-13
AND NEWS
NOTES FROM BRONWOOD
Methodists viii Have Protracted
Meeting. Other Items of Interest.

Rev. W. H. Ketchum has announc-
ed a series of meetings at the Meth
odist church beginning the third
Sunday. Rev. Lovein Of Sasser will
lead the singing. and the pastor Will
do the preaching. Preparations for
this meeting to be a real revival have
been under way for several months.
Mrs. J. ]. Jones and little daugh-
ter. Virginia, who have been spend
ing the winter with the formers par
ents, Mr.. and Ms. D. A. Gammage,
expect to leave Friday for their home
in Bloomington, Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Worsham of
Fort Gaines spent Sunday with rela-
tives here. They were accompanied
hume by Mrs. Grady Massey and
Master Harris Massey, who will be
their guests for few days.
Mrs. Homer Collins and attrac-
tive little daughters, Florine and
Katie Pearl, of Ellaville, and Mr.. and
Mrs. |. A. McKissick of Americas
have been the guests of Mrs. j. G.
Collins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Smith of Worth,
who are the guests of Mrs. Smiths
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Reel Allen,
have announced the birth of son,
who has been given the name Roy
Albert.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Rauch of Daw-
son and Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Smith of
Doverel came over Sunday to hear
Rev. Wingard preach.
Apoia
Rec Saville, Who have been teaching
near Camilla, came home Sunday for
the summer vacation.
Miss Pauline Martin of Rift came
over from her school Friday for a
brief visit to her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Martin.
Miss Theo Williamson formerly
Bronwood girl but now trained
nurse, spent Saturday and Sunday
with relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas and Mr.. Will
lis Martin of Americas spent the
weekend with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. David Martin.
Miss Nannelle ElIerbee visited her
home in Shellman for the weekend
to be with her mother, who is still
sick.
Mr.. Watts Murray of Griffin was
the guest Of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. L. Murray, for the weekend.
Mrs. Rusha Gunnels, who has been
taking treatment in the Plains hos
pital, has returned home.
Miss Willie Mcneil is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Isom Knowles, in Amer
icus
Miss Traynum of Atlanta has re-
turned home after a weeks visit with
friends here.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-04-13
COMING BACK
TO DAWSON

Dir w. T. Ellison, the well known
speciahst, whose reputation IS flrmiy
established in this city, community
and throughout the entire south, VIII
be at the Dawson Inn April IA, where
he will personally examine all pa
tients who call.
DR.. Ellison already has great
many patients here. They are cordially
invited to call and see him again.
DR.. Ellison offers consultation eN-
animation and advice absolutely Tree
To all who call. There is no obllga-
ton incurred whatsoever
DR.. Ellison is a graduate of medl..
cine and pharmacy, an eX-teacher OF
both. He is licensed TO practlce MS
profession in this and other states
he has had over twenty wears eX-
nerience in successfully treating ner-
yous. chronic and complicated dis
cases of both sexes. DR. Ellison has
ono of the best equipped medicinal
offices and laboratories in Columbus.
Ga that can be found in this coun-
+rv He holds more certificates and
dinomas of medical merit than any
other phvsician or specialist in his line
in the entire south. Satisfied ana
grateful patients are in almost every
county and town in this state. he
has written testimonials from pa
tients he has treated from all over the
state. Dr. Ellison does not accept
cases which in his opinion are incur
able or that cannot be benefited. he
does not allow any misleading state
nents or untruthful assertions to ap-
near in his announcements. he holds
out no false promises, neither does he
give differing, Impossible guarantees;
he does not attempt to treat, diagnose
or prescribe for patients by mail, but
insists upon seeing each and every
patient in person in order to give
careful. painstaking examination;
then and only then is he enabled TO
l,oper!v and accurately diagnose DIS
cases. ascertain the real underlying
cause and intelligentlv administer
scientific medication which allevlates
human suffering.
DR.. Ellison will be equipped while
here 10 make all searching and tech
nical examinations. He carries his
electrically lighted diagnostiscope and
other diagnostic aids with him. He
has his own laboratories in connection
with his home office and headquar-
tiers. 203 Murrah Bu ding. Columbus,
Ga, where all his prescriptions are
carefully compounded and sent his
patients. In this Hav he always
knows each and every patient gets
exactly what he wance them TO have
herein lies the secret of his sue
cess. The pharmaceuticals and med
icines in his laboratory are all pur-
chased directly from the leading drug
manufacturers and are standardized.
DR.. Ellison's charges for treatment
and medicines are always reasonable
and he makes terms to suit patients
convenience. All those who suffer
from any nervous, chronic or com
plicated disease who have so far failed
in their efforts to get well are cor
daily invited to consula DR.. Ellison
no matter who has treated you, how
many patent medicines you have TAX
en- or how MANY failures YOU have
had call and allow DR.. Ellison to give
you his opinion Of your case. 1t vii,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-04-13
CIVIC COMMITTEE MAKES
AN IMPORTANT REQUEST
Asks Owners to Clean Vacant Lots
In Campaign This Week.

In connection with cleanup week
the civic committee makes the earn
est request that owners of vacant
lots shall have them thoroughly
cleaned and the trash piled for the
carts to remove as early in the week
as possible.
A SPECIAL request to the house
wives also comes from the civic COM
mittee that no tin cans be thrown
out until they are punctured, so that
they cannot hold water to furnish a
breeding place for mosquitoes. This
will be a great help in the fight
against malaria.