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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-04

In the death of Edwin T. Palmer,
Duxbury loses one of IFS most able
citizens, one who had done much val
liable work in several lines Of activity.
Mr. Palmer had recently been more or
less actively engaged in newspaper
work, being connected with the Wa
terbury Record and contributing much
to the success of that paper. Mrs.
Palmer, too, is engaged in newspaper
work, being at present the Waterbury
correspondent of The Times. The edi-
torial staff of The Times wishes to
take this opportunity to extend to
Mrs. Palmer its sincere sympathy be-
cause of her great loss.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-04

Entertainment of 500 monument
dealers at Proctor during the conven-
tion Of the national association at
Springfield, Mass, will serve to show
of one phase of the monument bust
ness of Vermont 1t is unfortunate
that conditions are not right to set
forth the granite end of the industry,
for it is certain that the 500 dealers
could get a new conception of the
business by visit to Barre.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-04

All things considered, Montpelier
was extremely fortunate in having
only $5,346l2 in uncollected taxes out
Of total of S262,577.9s when the
books were turned over to the col
lector recently. Barre taxpayers need
to bear in mind that the last day for
payment Of taxes in order to avoid
the extra cost will be on August 10.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-04

Women's skirts are nearing the
ground but there is still a long dis
lance to 60 before they reach terra
frma. Fashion ought to decree a
'happy medium" between the altitude
record Of recent years and the trailing
Of former years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-04
Excess of Feeling.

I'm this neighborhood," says the
Thames police court magistrate, "as
soon as couple start counting, the
young man gives his sweetheart a pair
of black eyes TO impress upon her his
great affection" Silly sentimentalism,
we call it.-London Punch.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-04
1t Can't Be Done.

81 think I can make new man of
your husband" said the doctor.
go to it, DOCTOR replied the wife
of the sick man. 1--WE have been mar
ried ten years and that's move than I
have been able TO do. Highland Eve
ming Express.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-04

N Now that they have taken to the
policy Of having speeches Of members
read by clerks we may expect, sooner
or later, to hear Of canned speeches
delivered in the United States Sem
ate
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-04

A man has just died in New York,
q victim Of precipititis--inability to
resist the impulse to jump from any
high elevation. A good many YER
monters we know are victims Of pre-.
cipititis--they can't resist the impulse
to jump into politics.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-04

The Rhineland has always looked
good to France and it Is, indeed, one
Of the choicest parts Of the present
German domain. 1t does not seem
probable that there win be any par
tition of the Rhineland from Germany
for the benefit of France or another
country.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-04

A state fuel administrator without
any coal to distribute is in much the
same position as an executor Of a
property less estate.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-04

The American fruit season is at
hand, we know it from the number of
financial berrypickers sent out by gov
ernments of Europe and other parts
Of the world.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-04
CURRENT COMMENT
Looking Backward.

All Liberty bonds are above par; all
German marks beneath contempt.
Some persons in their financial wis
dom, bought one, and some the other.
Minneapolis Journal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-04

A Plattsburg man who had been
suspected for year or more of being
engaged in the rum-running business
was finally caught in. the islands of
northern Lake Chsmplain caught
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-04

If Theodore Roosevelt were in the
white House!
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-04
"A Naval Battle on Lake Champlain

During the War naval battle fought Lake Cham
plain seemed if the odds all the American fleet but
Commodore Madonough the fire of all his vessels
the big ship of Down regardless of the fact that the other British
ships all hurting balls his little fleet The OF the
big ship enced the others taken easily
Commodore Macdonougs has been used time after time by
people who wanted be financially independent They have concen
rated all their forces savings and sandered
their for little things Of temporary value With the big goal
before them the little things became unmporant and easily
dispensed with.
Many Barre have savings account in
this National bank they have made the growth Of that
account their aim and well on the road TO
financial independence.
You cordially join them The Of the beginning
does edfastne of dollar
will start YOU Why not do it to-day?
Peoples National Bank Of Barre
/ Barre
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-09
SIDE TALKS
bv Ruth Cameron
ON GRACEFUL RECEIVING

A friend OF mias has an elderly rc'a-
tive whom she furnishes with most Oh
the latter spending money. one daE
while | was a, the niece's home she MAD
a letter from Auntie In which the latter
mentioned the fact that her niccs
birthday was on the way and wanted -
know wha, she would like for Il pFC"-
day gift.
Now what" said the niece. can
think Of chat Aun;ie can make ana tna'
won, cost her 100 much:
..yShv don, YOU tell her not 20 bother
20 give you anything. suggested Some
one. YOU know il JUST comes out OF
YOUR money. les really absurd i"r ne'
TO gtve you anything when YOU nave |"
pay for It IN the end.
As Much a Luxury az the Movies.
Why IS II any NOR. absurd 'hah t"'
me 10 pay for her :" 20 70 IN" moves
once j, a While OF To par her CartarH
when Sho wants - 80 visiting. aSk'n
,ho niece. She loves 10 do things Tor
mo ard wouldu', deprive her Of that
Measure any NOR" than l would "c any
rlessurr could afford 10 git" h"r'
Sc,bfr- could Il" would hurt her f'"!'
,ocs moro shan 10 bring II nom" 10 n"r
RIA, she has nothing to give. ! nsua'IF
.ncres. something I would have :" NnF
myself and ger round II that vaf. Hn'
.y.n fl couldn't. wouldn't hurt Annoa
ny not giving her A chance 70 give me-
something
like that. don't YOU
think that girl shows fine sense
q, values and fine ability 20 put her
self In the other persons place.
Oh, Don't Bother.
think there are many people who
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-09
fK9 Dietand Health
g. !!...:'r By Luu Hunt Peters. MD !
szA4'r Auaor q Dit audKsa@, with pto the ca@ssg
KIDNEYS-NO. I.

tain-the peritoneum. The perttoneum
IL the membrane that covers the intes-
tines and limos the abdominal cavity.
When the kidneys are in normal po-
sition they are held In a cushion OF TAT
and are cuddled down nice and c"zy
back Of this pcritoneum curtain. Oc-
casionally one or both OF Thorn get tho
wanderlust and will step out bit.
They are then known as wRnder'nS' or
floating. or loose, or movable Kidneys.
DR.. Richardd Cabot says that they are
not at all unusual but It Is very unusual
for them to give any symptoms what
ever-unless tho pRtinet finds out about
IT, and then his life becomes a perfect
hades from thinking about them ana
fearing that they arc going TO flop over
and thus cause an obstruction 10 the
outflow Of urine. But nr. Cabot Ia 80
convinced that thia IL an unusual thins
n happen that he advises phyhcians
who discover n kidney IS movable TO
say nothing about IT.
Usually It is In the very emaciated IN
dividuals that the kidneys may e1hiplt
The ambitious tendency. Now, I hope l
am no, going TO have all my T. T. H. 8
worrying about their Kidneys For good
ness sakes, don't Don't think about
them but do take our advice on how to
gain so your kidneys will have the nor
mai amount Of fat TO keep them con-
tented.
(Of course II may be possible that
some OF our +. r. F.'s have ambitious
kidneys too. but no examining physician
could discover II for obvious reasons
III show no partialityD
Tomorrow No. Z.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-09

to ner hair. sw1rte,- she drawled At
tho office boy. would you mind tell
ing Mr.. Crek that Mr.. Regain. tho
newest and freshest Of the statesmen, Is
about to turn IN a report
Resan. with the edge OF HIS eIuber-
nnce sadly turned went into tho office
Of hi, superior while the girl pretended
to have forgotten the incident. To the
smiling office she was the Indifferent
queen checking over the letters on her
desk. Only Margaret knew what HAD
taken place.
IT never sxv suoh- q hnn9,ome man
her thosshts ran. with a fscs IKE
a collar ad and those clothes no ought
to BE- In tho movies. To think he 10
going to work for CreH." All day she
thought Of the now salesman and told
harsslf ne wasn't fresh. "mst bold
and masterful." she said, and tho love
Hest eyeei"
For all tho comuotion the salesman
caused IN the heart OF the regal MISS
Powers there was none In tho office
who could suspect. The way to get
these birds" said Margaret in the
words OF Crek, ais TO treat them like
YOU don't caro-. IN be the high and
naughty and have him eating out or
nv hand" Respect for Crek Increased
with tho apparent result Of his sys-
tenn. Regan seized every opportunity
ITO talk TO the girl and the office saw
a hrash young salesman turn 70 a
humble but persistent sutton.
Score another for rhs queen" was
the way they put it. and some who
looked into their own experience felt
sorry for tho salesman. To Margaret
IL was another glorious experience.
MFR, Regan," she said one day. has
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-09

= evyr occurred to You that Crek and
Co. hires mo 10 transcrioe letters and
not TO inspire witticisms in the sales
force?"
TT was only this. Miss Powers" Re
ian answered SOLDERING. at once. u
know I have bothered, you a lot but
you are the only girl around here that
csn talk to, and I've got 10 talk. What
have been trying to lead UP to Is se-
cret" He olushed. Honest l can't
go around keeping It all to myself. You
see, I arm going to be married. He
ga1ed out Of the window. picture Of
rapt manhood. ITO the most wonderful
girl In the world"
To Crex system-~nd Msrssre-s
Creams BOIL in ruins but the oueenly
emeanor held true
II am sure" said Margaret, II am
honored by your telling me-" When he
had gone she looked into the square OF
glass on her desk, then reached frantic
ally for her rouge She would not cry
she told herself and wondered II rs
had soon tho tears all ready to spill.
Tho queen next day was very humble
and Regan Was his old Iord!y self.
IT 30 on the road tomorrow" he sad
carelcssly. land won't be back for a
month" He stopped nearer that tho
others would not hear" Thought I'd
tell you before you 60" and his man
ner changed. that I know you care
Margaret. You arc the most wonderful
girl in the world. and II you aren't mad
you'll 20 to q show with me tonight"
The queen poked long handled
brush into her typewriter while she
struggled with conflicting emotions.
why not2" she said at last. ~
haven't anything else to do"
Tomorr0w-Famo
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-09

W. have been thinking about Kidneys
recently because our Presidents VIE
who has endcared horsef worry much
10 the public. has been acutc!y u! Win
disorder Of her Kidneys. We have
been reading eagerly every day ot he'
condition and hoping and praying tha'
her refractory organs would get BACK 10
their work.
II has made VIZ all realize how very
important the Kidneys are. Because OF
this great interest which has been OK
cited by Mrs. Hard!ngs case and be-
Cause the subject ~ 80 very Important
I shall devote some papers to 1t this
week.
The chief organs which excreate the
waste products OF the body are the lungs
tho kidneys. the intestnes and the SKIN
The waste cast off from them IL IN the
breath, tho urine. the feces and the
pcrspiration.
Tho order IN which I hav" given theSe
Ia the order " the seriousness OF an'
obstruction to these eXcretons i OF
instance. the suppression Of the nrca'h-
ing !s moro quickly fatal than the sup
.rassinn of the urine. and tn" suppress
sion OF tho urine Ia more fatal than tho
The Kidneys arc a pair "t organs
plsccd 20 the right and left OF me YER
tebral column. tspine) just below the
diaphram. half Of each being above the
last rib and half below.
Roughly speaking, tho kidneys arc
composed of about dozen bundles OF
urinary tuhules. (small tubeS closely
asssociatcd with the most beautilul sup
MY Of blood vessels. supplied ny Two
large IN, short vessels. connecting the
kidneys directly with the aorta and the
ycna cava. the main blood vessel or the
body. ,
The tubulcs empty into the upper ol-
Iarcd porr of tho uretcr. the tube wnich
conveys the urine TO the oladder ana
which comes of from tho inner SIDE Oh
tho or tho kidneys. The ur"ters arc
ahou, the sIze Of goose quill and from
u IN 10 inches long. They open ln'"
Tho bladder down low At the back. me
rrothra Ia the tube which leads from
tho bladder 10 the external opening.
| Tho kidr.ye are not in the ahdomins 81
r.vion prorer They are behind m"
scenes. We might say. back OF the cur
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-09
A SkASONABLE STYLE

4121. A new version OF tho Slew
less dress is here portrayed. A fpn.
straisht skirt, with jumper portions ana
a."slip on" gutmps with sleeves IN WITT
length or SHORTER" Tub six would
bs nice for the dress. and orsandX or
yotle for the guimpe. Crepe, crepe 90
chino or tissue bingham ars also a.
tractivA
Tho pattern 10 cut In sevsn sass -.
Is. SO, 10. ~, ~ and Is fndhes oest
MEASURE. The suimpe viii require ="
Yards Of 16-inch material and the drcss
~ yards for q 3s-inoh Axs. II tne
rut1nps 70 made with short sesve1 u
Win require Is yard Of material 70
mako tho guimpe and dreas OF one IA
tsria viii require 81 yards - innnes
wide Tho width OF tho skirt X me
foot 10 ~ yards.
pattern mailed to any addrsss oa
receipt Of 80 in silver or stampA -.
Send lie in silver or stamps Tor,
IrpTO-nATT FALL & WINTER WI
1s,s BOOK OF FASHIONS.
Write name and aAdrAss plainly. SEND
II cents TO Tho Intelnganoef sence
wheeling. W. Va
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for her and for whom she had done
good many kind things brought her two
bottles Of wine. She knew the woman
was very poor and could not afford to
give even that and she was 20 intent on
that fact that she completely failed to
put herself in the woman's place and
realize that the latter might love 10 give
"a much as she. "Oh no, I couldn't take
It" she insisted, you need II yourself.
You keep It," and sent the poor old
thing away feeling far poorer than she
would have at parting with the wine.
Sympathetic Imagination IS another
phrase for: Putting yourself IN his
place" II 1. a quality that - the basis
Of many other good qualities.
To-morrov-A Virtue with q Had Name o.
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II b. ths time you are IN the mar
ket.- dictated Mn CreS. we are caught
up In production sufficient to all the
order, we would be glad to submit
samples and prices"
-Thate tho way to treat EN- CTeh
smiled superiority a. his stenographer.
Mako them think you don't care SO
much as ginger-pop ana they'll como
I'D and ask you TO sell them goods. The
secret Of my success, MISS Powers, Ia I
always act Like 7 don't care" Crek
staIked back to his office and the girl
busted herseH On tho letter. -
shouldn't wondes- shs <houSht. II his
sr1bs was right
MISS Powers was undfsputed queen
OF Crock 4 Companys office Her
clothes were mo envy Of do girls and
her desk tho favortte stopping place OF
tho men back from the road Dowan
70 tho adorinE ofnos bog v1o kept her
supplied with gum. she filled tho ira
dtttonal picture Of the heart-oreaktng
monographs, . gin who powered her
nose six times ~ hour. abuses her
mother tongue and IL Indispensable 70
the business.
Ward Regain. newest OF tho statesmen.
bressed into tho office ono day with
that air OF a coroueror which was his
main stock In trade. He ratified tho
teeth Of tbs office boy With a resound-
1nE slap on the back. tossed his hat on
the sacred desk OF the boRlceeper and
started for the private haunt OF Crek.
Al Margaret Powers desk rs stopped
IN amazemsnt.
MY bolts and boilers rs said.
s'hut you are an ornament 70 this ss-
tablishment. II IS my idea VIC should
be better acquainted"
Margaret Powers lifted q weary hand
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-09
BRAIN TESTS
By SAM LLOYD
Wv, Minutes to Answer This.


Ono OF the Incidents leading up TO the
Revolutionary war. especially interest
ing to young students. is represented by
that monogram. What was the h!stori-
cal event?
Answer to Yesterdays.
Delaware, Georgia Ethan Allen. TUT
nam, Ticonderoga Stark aud Princeton.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-09
RIVER NEWS

Tho General Crowder cleared tho
wharf o'clock yesterday morning EN-
route for Pittsburgh.
The J. p Davis left about noon en-
route from ParkersburE to Pittsburgh.
The Senator Cordill departed about
o'clock last evening for Pittsburgh.
Tho Betsy Ann will clear Ger Charles
ton about midnight coming from Pitts
bureh.
The pool stage Of . fset was register
cd at III, wharf yesterday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-09
A Stenographer's Romance
THE GIRLS RENT A FLAT
By JANE PHELPS

room. Paint isn't as cheap ~ Il used
to be. either Is labor. Now that Toor
In the living room-that will have.fo
have two coats TO make Il look decent.
really should have three. It's poor
lumber"
I'll pay for the paint Il youn Pvt
II on" Nellie broke In.
That's q bargain. But that 10 AL
I can do. Paint the woodwork or the
front room. paper II, and put tho pssat
on the floor II you pay for II, ana
paint the kitchen one coat" -:
will you do it at once7- Cora asked.
| We want to como right In"
1--WE got a man can get right at, It,
Miss" Dugan said, addressing Cora.
but looked at Nellie. ~
Tomorrow-A Special Delivery Lsttr.
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are generous abou; gifts and about do
INK things for people but arc not Ecncr-
Gus about letting other people do things
for them. l have known sons and
daughters placed In relation I" their
parents as this woman WAS 10 her aunt
who were very generous about doing
for the parents but very selfish about
letting tho latter do for them. ON,
don't bother" they would say when they
were asked what they wanted FOR
Christmas or birthdays. Il wish you
wouldn't try 10 give me anything. And
when the parents did manaG" 70 com
pass some small gifts the children re-
Ceived them with thanks commensurate
to the size Of the gift and its value 10
them instead of commensurate" To IN"
amount Of the love and cagnrnesS and
longing - give pleasure which these
dear old folks had pu, Into their gifts.
On rho whole | think tho generous
ri,er ~ more common than tho generous
receiver.
| suppose that is because Il takes
SYMPATHETIC IMAGINATION to max" gen
crous giver.
Sent Her Away Porer.
know a woman who - known am K
ALI her friends as an eN"se1inEiT gen
arous giver. saw h"r do one OF IN"
most unthinklrS things IN mo way OF
yraceless receiving. I have ev.r known.
An old Italian woman who had worked
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-09
Answer to Yesterdays.

Policeman (to tramp on park hench)
Hey. there, YOU cant sleep hero.
Tramp know ! can't with YOU
n, aking all that fuss.
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w. need sorns nov twists to our act
What are you
"ContortionistS"
, 1922-05-03

day morning, the guage at the fort re.
cording Il lines.
A very fine evening made up Of beauti-
ful pictures, well screened, and accom-
panied with the usual charming music
was afforded the patrons of st. Mary's
Hall at the show there lost mig t..
La P~rincesse Rural School YVES the
scene of attraction last Saturday April
29th when nearly sixty public school
teachers and their friends met for a
teachers conference with view to furth-
er the teaching Of agriculture.
The Assistant Director of Education
opened the meeting and complimented
the teachers for the excellent showing
they had made in the recent teachers, ex-
aminations. He counselled those who
had failed to not be discouraged but to
let their defeat be an incentive for in
creased efforts for improvement.
DR.. Thompson of the Experiment Sta
ton spoke of the history of the teaching
of agriculture in toe United States. He
informed his hearers that Abraham Lin
coin was the first to sign the bill creating
Agricultural Colleges. 1t was nanv
years after that time, however, before
these colleges actually began to function
and was only within recent times that
the teaching Of agriculture has been in
troduced into the elementary schools.
DR.. Thompson told of the splendid results
obtained by the American Government
, 1922-05-03

the Philippines, that they had their be-
ginning the same as we uuder difficulties
and t9aE they succeeded in establishing
a high type Of civilization largely through
their work IN agriculture
Mr.. Quinones the Supervisor Of Agri-
cuIture for the public schools outlined the
work in the schools and presented the
teachers with mjmeographed lessons to
be used for the balance Of this year.
The presence Of nearly sixty persons
TO this meeting speaks we'll for the inter
est taken in this new phase Of school
work. We will watch with interest it's
development.
, 1922-05-03
PROCEEDING
or THE
COLONIAL
FOR ST.
(Co@chsdc1 from y9sterday'S Avis.)

{CoHctl5de1 from y8sterdaY's AVis.)
After recess the Council rcconvened
and the Chairman remarked: We Will
now proceed with discussion on Colonial
Council Bill No. 16.
3rd Member for Christiansted Country
District (Robt. W. Skaoch) remarked:
Mr.. Chairman. AS Speaker Of the Com
mittee | am glad to be able to report
tdat during the recess we met with the
Government Secretary, and after ex-
planning one or two points, Government
is IN favor Of accepting the Bill, with
the understanding that Government Will
not take over the repairing of the roads.
Government Secretary (GGfneU re-
marked: Mr.. Chairman. The under
standing Of the Speaker of the Commit
tee IS IN thorough accord with the Gov
eminent, and Government has 10 0biec-
ton to the bill.
5tb Appointed Member (NcTetosh)
would like to know whether the Commit
tee IS in possession Of an estimate cover
ing the cost OF the road roller, scarf
fer and stone crusher?
End Member for Christiansted Town
(~Caneg1tG) ln answer said, AS far as J
understand the former Public Works Off
GER Submitted an estimate Of four thou
sand dollars, but it was thought that that
amount might pot be sufficient, so it was
increased to ten thousand dollars.
9th Appointed Member (McIntoSh)
would like TO know whether the road rcIl-
er, etc. would be pat up to public bid ?
2pd Member for CbristiansteG Town
{Canegdt1) answered 1t will be p1r-
chased by Government.
4th Appointed Member (BtackUood)
would ike to know if a balance remains
after the roller, scarifey and stone crush
are purchased whether that amount
be used for working the roads?
End Member for Christiansted Town
lC0negGt0) in answer said,-That cannot
be done; whatever remains will have to
be tuned into the T~rearury and cannot
, 1922-05-03
LOCAL.

Some light refreshing showers have
been falling now and again since yester-