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rnuy,rr OWNED uNruoNpS

Tbo ,pWportauon tines or tho country nro
again mJfr private uauar'ru,ul An cro that
had become wrll nigh ntolorabc has boon
closed. 1h,t substantial and omiucuug atafn'.
tory f,,t comcs to us out ~ the uiists of uu.
certainty ana threats which have hung 'o"
over the national capital during an the months
tho railroad bin was pcudiuF.
We havc no doubt that the period OF rcadJust-
mout viii bc trying and at times decidedly nm.
satisfactory But always there viii he the salts.
faction of knowing thnt We have To- contend with
experienced business men. trained In husin"8H
matters and FREQ from mat intolornnt ana i'm
possible arrogance which government admins
trution alone breeds
Tho public must be tolerant and patient Io
Is indeed an unclassifcd genius who would this
day covct "a position In the executive depart
mcnt Of any ~ tho great railroad systcms. II
has been said that It Is impossible to unscramble
eggs Yct that is precisely the task confronting
tho owners OF cnch railroad property ia the
United, states, We believe that co operation be
tween tho various roads and patience on tho part
Of tho paronIzng public can accomplish the
seeming impossiblc But the task is great
A. The world said recently the value OF tho
measure under which the roads were returned
remains to bo determined. II Is probable that
tho railroad people demanded more than thcy
were willing to accept; It Is possible that they
received more than they are Justly entitled to-.
only an application OF tho law To existing CON
di,ions can disclose tho facts. We believe that
an alert congress constantly supported by n
vigilant public will bc quick to detect any in
justice either way. II the railroad interests have
acquired privileges they not entitled to, they
will be required to rondush them; II congress
has failed to permit practices essential To an
economical administration of the roads that will
at the same time improve their service, then
public opinion viii order n remedy
within n reasonable length OF time There
must be an improvement In the transportation
service. That will be demanded regardless. And
mcnt will come In as short a time AZ any reason
able man has right to expect It.
It is the opinion OF Tho World that imnr"re-
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UNSULIIrD PATRIOTISM

The controversy over soldier bonuses con
tlnucs TO rage pro and con. There is indeed two
sides to the question as there Ia to all ques-
tions But who could read tho brief letter Of
j. X. Clcary contributed to Public barometer In
support OF Commander Hagan, without n thrill
Of pride. conviction that his ls the correct
viewpoint
'rhosc who suffered through wounds and
Illness should bc given adequate care. but there
IL should end" writes Mr. Clcary And again.
MY love " country prompted my going ana
| shall never have my thought tmpunged II
the American legion IL succcssful IN mucatng
from congress the money sought shall at least
have the pleasure Of resigniug from menrhership
in tho organization and l shall return the bonds
allotted me to the government
Those who arc stouuy defending IN" idea
that the Icgionaircs are within their rights In
demanding bonuses for patriotic service have a
brief worth listening to- hut they had and still
have the opportunity to discard that hrict and
pick up another more worth whlc that viii
ennohlc them and inspire tho nation As MIR
Clcary intlmatcs. a merconary patriotism ls both
ipdofcnsible and worthless.
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Benaie's Notebook

Me and Puds Sjmkins got inter.
dOoccd TO the pritty new gcrl yus.
tiddy aftirnoou. Mary watkins inter.
topccd us on account Of not hr.ng
able to get out Of it wen me and
fNlds wawkod up aud sttod there
vile her the the pritty gerl vas
tawking to each other Mary Watk|us
leat leevinB us stand there o. villa
ana then saying, - hello. boys, mis-
is Ioretter Miuoor.
Pleased to meet you. sol mo ana
Puds
How do -ou doc sed Lorettcr NIb.
Ger.
All rite. scd mo and Puds Ana
Nc stood there trying 60 thiuL Of
sumthing elts to say, and Mary Wat
Hins sed, Me and Lorett,r were i.s.
tawklng about Miss Maud, I think
Miss Maud ~ tho prottiest trst.0c-
IN HkoOl that's wat I think
YES, she's sertcny pritty am rifs.
scd
She serteny is. rs too bad she. A
fletcher. scd Huds.
Wy ! don't see single pr.tf, f.nr
To her sed l.orotter Minrer. and
quick sed. ! dideut aNuUv r.er
she was aXuilly pritty. jest mont
she was kind OF prltty for toctshcr.
that's wat ! ment.
Thas wat | mont, too, as f,r AS
being aNuilly pritty goes. sho a.nf
axuilly pritty. sod puds Both o' us
not wuutinE to couutcrdict either NJ
them on account Of them both honE
aYuillv pritty as cuythinE. and Nary
Watkins sed. Well than wat did vol-
say sho was for. I think you bows
arc perfectly awfill, Miss Maud n
perfeckly bewtifill, that's wat thI1s
and ! scd - well she mite bo tow.
tim. a persin can be bewtinu with
out being actually prittiy, she's bow.
| unll enuff. IL that's wat You mocn
and Puds sod. @ sure, euyhody can
sec she's howtifill. but not aylily
| pritty, thas wat / ment
don't bloove you boys krou vat
| you do meeu, and I think she's prit.
| ty as a picture, 80 there. sed Lorpt.
/ ter MinCcr.
Well, IT all depends on the pick.
/ turc, I've saw some piCktures shcs
as pritty as, sure, I sed, and pnds
sod I've 81 wlots OF pfckturea. and
| Mary Watkinds sed, q you make mo
| tired. both of you, como on. Gorst.
ter, lots go. Wich they did with their
| arms around each other and Puds
sed to me, Nw heck, watts the uss
trying to please gerls and / sos No
| use.
Wich there aint
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The Horoscope
Tho stsrs incline, but do no, compsl-
Wednesday. March 3. 1920.

Wednesday. March 3, 1920.
Astrologers read this as an uuim-
portant day in planetary guidance
Although Saturn Is in forbidding as
pect, the sun Is in a place that prom
1893 bepeEcent rule.
1t is a most auspicious time for
seeking positions or preferment
Many political appointments seem to
be indicated.
There Is sign that is Threatening
TO the rising generation and may
mean much illness, increase of juye.
nile crime and more Widespread
child labor.
Saturn seems TO give warning that
there will be anxiety wherever largo
revenues are imperative. Among
many who should give. great num-
bers will hold back. This aspect also
Will apply TO the income tax and
numerous cases of delinqucncics via
be discovered. the seers predict
This is not promising or salutary
sway for persons past middle age
The moon, ruler Of the tenth
house. conjoined with Uranus in the
fifth, is read by a London astrologer
to presage the death of a distn-
guished person, probably of royal
lineage.
While the sun is in benefic aspect,
1t is wise to seek employment This
should be n lucky day for all who
desire to better economic conditions
Although the King of italy may
have many labor problems and
much socialistic agitation to contend
with in the coming year. his horo-
scope seems to indicate that he has
little to fear. as his country viii
prosper.
The seers declare that tho pr,.s
dental election will bring such sur
prisIng results that new chalter
in political history will be written
1t has been repeatedly prophes.ed
that no man who belongs TO paS
campaigns will succeed in 1920.
Persons whose birthdate II Is
should particularly avoid entrance
to a quarrel Lawsuits will not be
successful
Children born on this day are Ike
ly 70 be headstrong and wilful. These
subjects of Pisces should be careful.
ly guided, as they are capable OF big
attainments.
tcopyr7sht 1920. tg the Ma1Ee SesSpscr syrisris
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Editor World: Your action in regard to sex
hygiene is commendable. The time for invest-
CATION was before Doctor Barkers lecture. Since
II was not done then, why has II not been done
since them Where WAS tho absent shepherd
when the wolf came into his fold and robbed his
flock OF that most priceless gift OF God, their
maidcnly modesty? 1t Is all right to bc progress
sivc and up-to-date, but some Of the people OF
our city are prone to open their arms to fadsm
even though II leads them to pcrditiOn. There
is no necessity of Introducing seX hygiene in our
public schools II "A mother IN not capable of
teaching her daughter knowledge OF her sex,
then she certainly will not consent to Doctor
Barker any other strange man doing 40. Just
because a whim enters the brain Of "A fanatic our
public school management is willing to sacrifice
it's students on the altar ot impurity. Have we
gotten to hcathcndom? More power to men like
MIR, Rooney. Hll Bennett and others
MRS. r G. LYNCH
Tulsa Okla, February IS 1920
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4 Rlggcr aud Hotter TnIsn.

Editor World The statement made by speak
er IN "A recent public address that there are TWEEN
ty-scven open gambling houses in Tulsa has been
challenged and denied by the Tulsa police de-
psrtmcut
Perhaps there are not SO many--let us hope
that there are not moro.
hut who will gainsay tho following plain facts ,
That tho streets OF Tulsa are not suff-
cieutly illuminated
2-Oue does not feel secure In walking the
streets of Tulsa At night on account OF the many
huldups and tho paucity Of policemen.
3-rhe street signs that have been promised
us some time ago have been put up on only
comparatively few streets while in tho greater
part Of Tulsa We must puzzle out where are
W. ut ''
4-rho lcttor boxes are too fcw and Tar be-
tWccu.
Last but not least-thc gas company Is
giving us too little gns and too much air for our
money
Tho above criticisms are offered with the hope
that such conditions will not be permitted 10
prevail Nothing must stunt the growth OF TULSA.
We want a bigger Tulsa. but it must also b, A
h"lirr Tulsa Respectfully yours,
Tulsa. F'h 2N. r ELG.ER
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HHuSha1ld
= and a
By.Ja1le Phelps


ing for a dead horse never appealed
TO me"
Now was my time. Had been Of
stronger fiber | should have told
him OF my debts. But ! hated to
quarrel, and also / feared he would
in some way stop any credit | might
have SO | took the $50 and said
nothing.
Rim ble's bin came in after he had
left for the office. l had added con
siderable to II in January, SO thar
| owed them nearly $50. 4 few Of
tho things I could have told Tom IA
they had been on IA separate bill.
But he was bit curious at times,
and once or twice had asked 10 see
house bills, 80 ] didn't dare say
anything about them. | would tell
him | must have certain things. ana
save the money he gave me toward
the bill.
never stopped to think that I
was treating Tom unfairly, that /
had no right to do as | did. Also
that 1t was making me deceitful anc
dishonest. one little Ne seemed TO
lead to so many. | had not been an
untruthful child, or young girl. bur
| that | was becoming a deceitful, un-
truthful woman there oould he no
Doubt did not realize It, however,
until later.
Insinuating Kindness.
Carol Blackjack had been more
than kind to me. Another thing about
which | deceived Tom: rather an
other thing which l did not tell him.
/ Flowers, fruit and bonbons were
| frequently sent me, Although no
card was enclosed I knew who sent
| them, Then too, he would occasion
ally call me up and say he had an
errand In our vicinity, and might he
call? Always gave him permis-
sion, but not always did tell Tom,
| He might fuss, and aa long as |
| knew | had no thought OF wrong,
what was the use saying anything
about It,
Tom was out a good deal now.
! Since taking the position OF man
ager he seemed TO have very little
| time OF his own. lie oCcaSi onally
spent part Of an evening at the hos
pital talking over some Dus;ne esS
matter with MIR. Crundell; but often
Ter he remained downtown with
! some out flown business man--so
/ he said.
| was not satisfied when he told
me this. remembered that nign,
when the stenographcr had beer.
ono Of the party, as n companion
! for Tom, and ! resented his remain
! ing out. Perhaps that had something
1 10 do with my willingness to receive
attention from Carol Blaeklock. !
don't know! l am not trying Ia ex-
Cuse myself, ltoNCver | liked "A good
| time. ! liked nice things He was
very willing TO give me the good
/ times and whenever ! spoke OF any
/ thing l wanted, but couldn't afford
| he urged me TO get II.
Your husband will surely allow
you to have thus and SO, whatever
, IL happened 20 be- and | foolish ana
VIC edly extravagant, would immc-
dtately plan some way 10 got the
desired article OF clothing
That Carol Blackjack was delib-
eratcly urging me on TO DO this
never even dreamed | had lived In
New York three Yeas, put because
/ OF my limited acquaintance. and
I Toms ideas, I was still little wiser
I In many ways than when | came
/ there n bride.
Tomorrow-A Reason for Unhap-
pinetS.
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THE LEAGUE As AN ISSUE.

The leaders OF both parties In the senate are
now agreed that the covenant must go into the
campaign 1t is significant OF the political mind
that II required eight months OF debate ana
strategy to convince 1t that what must be will
be- The gentlemen who reluctantly admitted
In the senate Monday that the covenant would
have TO he threshed out In tho campaign be
fore the bar OF American public opinion, ar
rived where the abest and clearest thinkers OF
the nation started last June
There was genuine demand at that time for
tho republican party to tnkc firm stand In
favor OF natlonalism as against intornationaIIam
unless and untn the American people after the
issue had been presented them during n cam
paign, ordered otherwise. THAT was the clear
and polite thing to do, And Senators Borah.
johnson. and the other so-callcd irreconcllablcs
who promptly moved to that ground and have
stood firmly there ever since. of all the various
shades OF political opinion on this subject. have
alone been consistent throughout the raging
controversy and partisan strategy which has en-
sued.
At this time it is clearly apparent to the most
unsophisticatcd in political affairs that a pain
ful experience awaits the republican party. The
covenant Is to Doe issue. Hut whore stands
the republican party on that issue? Tho an
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The railroad Nut.

Tho house vote the railroad bill ought TO
open the eyes of the labor union leaders who
think that they can successfully hoId "A stop
watch on congress Many things have happened
since 1916, when the brotherhoods dragooned
congress into passing the so-callcd eight-hour
law Tho railroad unions felt then that they had
the public by the throat Congress yielded to
their demands rather than risk u general ue-up
of transportation Hut this time union labor
threats to defeat any congressman voting for the
railroad bill failed to work The majority In the
house for the passage of the bill was 100 The
common sense OF the situation prevailed over or
ganizcd class interest and pressure-New York
Tribune.
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CHAPTER NCVI.
A Quiet Period.

There new cnsued period OF
quiet samcness. Almost every day
went down to the hospital for al
hour: usually taking some deiicacy.
Everett was doing AZ well as could
be expectcd--So the doctor said. but
his appetite was poor and he seemed
tu enjoy what | brought better than
the hospital food
Little Tom was getting TO be such
a big boy. In some ways he was less
care, more in others. | was awful,
proud Of him, and 30 was Tom. lie
was very michievous, ard it took
a great deal OF Norah's time to look
after him, SO leaving moro OF the
houscwork to me. | expected apOther &
addition To our family In the spriuL
and was already wondering II II
won ldn't be better TO move agaih
and get II larger apartment. Tom
probably would have another raise
by that time, | figured, and We
might move further downtown. /
had met some people who lived nea,
Central park, and | had even been
planning to live near them. The
park would be such a safe place ior
Norah TO take Tom, jr., to play.
| had argued again with Tom
about the money he sent his mother
and yielding to my wishes he hao
written her asking her once more
To live with us but she had refused
so decidedly. that I knew Tom would
never ask her again. | did not real
iZe at the time what II might mean
TO have another constantly In my
home; or how wise Mother Randell
was Ia refuse to live with us.
February First.
had been very miserable for a
week or two TO much so that had
gone nowhere save TO the hospital
occasionally had ordered every
thing over the telephone. so that my
bills were larger than they were
when Peggy was with MS, Tom had
given me $50 to pay for my rose
Culored dress with the remark:
There, Now YOU don't owe any
thing for clothes. And picase Sue
ne added, don't run In debt for
things 10 wear again. Wait until |
can give you the money. This work
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No Hood Money.

Editor World Notice lately several $50 walls
from the Soldiers union on Mr.. HaGun's bonus
stand and ~ occurs 10 us that II the hoWlors got
close enough to tho front to get good and lousy
th"y would at least demand s65 or i75 bonus for
N the wonderful sensation wasn't worth that II
wasn't worth anything
Tho idea ~ collecting blood money or using
blackjack mover dId appeal TO a white man.
rhr bonus proposition amounts to one or the
other and show me trout-linc gold strpcr who
wants to capitalize his buddios OF the western"
division or class himself with the wartime rail.
ruldcr whose motto was Raise my pay or I'I
l,t thum slarNc' II $50 houus or $50, 600 900
viii square these coolies they haven't been very
far along tine big road.
When you und am - douEhhoy as hungry as
n" has been. AS thirsty, wet, cold, filthy. mlspr-
ahIr and thoroughly exhausted, particularly tho
last then % will be safe 20 offer him this $50
bonus without unpleasant results.
Ana fond papa didn't fix things soft Tor little
Nork r.thrr bur when we get notions of pluck
ur Er1po- we futrrd io sock employment with
somo honest. cuterprsing safe cracking concern
and rnlopyur 'o work ourselves up. Sincerely.
ITCHY TOO.
Tulsa. March
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Barometer of Public Opinion
Another Document.

At a time when the senate is scoring tempo
rary success In obtaining Information concern
ing documents hearing upon the negotiations At
Paris about which there has been much mys-
terry and more rumor II h. hoped that some
member OF that august body vii recall another
document plgeonholed somewhere. to which the
American people are entitled. This IL the letter
which Mr.. Henry l.. Fletcher addressed 10 the
secretary Of state, or To the president rendering
his resignation aA Ambassador to Mexico and
setting forth the reasons impclling him to take
that step.-New York sun aud Herald.
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Why IL EnilCsl.

But the president went ahead in
his own way. He had an idea, was
oheSsed by IL, and could not under
stand why or that any should dis
lEree with them. He was warned,
but paid no heed--hc said he would
cram the treaty down the throat Of
the senate exactly as II was written.
lie misjudged both senate stubborn
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ness and the strength OF the Amer1-
can tradition against interference in
the affairs of other countries And
that Is mainly why the treaty re-
mains unratified. .-Aberdeen Wash.
World.
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Daily biblical Quotation
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3. 1920.

The meek will ho guide IN Judgment and tho
meek will he teach his way.-.Ihh. 26:O
oh that the Lord would guide my ways
To keep his statutes stu.
on mat my God would grant mo grace
To know and do his WIN
SHOW mo thy ways q Lord, trnch mo thy
psths.-Psa 25.4
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s.. u,rt,ru Palmer aud Hoover why not split
in, dufur.u,r tud keep WILSON.
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~ dull 'hud uu tho porch ~ 10" white
house ls not heard within the next f"w DAYS
n may safely bo assumed that President VII
SON viii not bo candidate for the third time
and mat his favor viii fan upon Attorney Cen
trll Palmer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-30
EAST BRAINTREE

Sunday guests at f. A. Wheeler's
were A. p. Hammond of Chicago, O. /,
Scott of Portland, Ore, recruiting Off
GERS in the standing army; X. T. Bis
bee of Burlington, Misses Marjorie
Morse, Arlene Roe and c. F. Tucker
OF Randolph.
Mrs. Ella Wills has returned home.
Her house has been closed since the
death of her mother, a year and a half
ago.
Roy Fletcher is moving his goods to
+. A. Smiths from the Blackburn
farm, where he has been living for the
past year. Mr.. Blackburn is to return
from Canada the first of April and oc-
cupy the the farm.
There were services at the church
Sunday. the first for several weeks. It
j. expected that Prof. Woodbury.. the
pastor, will move his family here for
the summer months.
Mrs. Alice Ferguson has returned
from a several days visit in Mont
pelier.
Mrs Isabella Kent. teacher in the
Clough district. j. spending her Easter
vacation with her mother in Randolph.
Miss Helen Wheeler went to Wilder
Monday to visit Rev. and Mrs. l. 6.
Chase
Eugene Dewey Of Keene. y. H., is
visiting his brother Max Dewey.
Mrs J. H. Hadley has been in Ran
dolph for a few DAYS. visiting her sis
ter. Miss Bertha Wheeler
Walter West came Saturday from
Meriden. Conn, and IS working for F.
l. Flint.