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The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1922-12-08

While our advertising columns
don't show it to any extent, the
Laclede merchants are better
pI epared than ever to supply
your needs for the holidays and
you will have about as good
luck in doing your Christmas
buying in Laclede as anywhere
else.
About twenty men of the
Locust Creek neighborhood ex-
emplified the true neighborly
spirit when they turned out and
gathered ten acres of standing
corn and four acres of shock corn
for R. L. Balcom last Monday.
Mr.. Ralcom has been sick the
past eight weeks and ole f
harvest his corn. + many
friends will be glad to learn that
he is now slowly recovering with
encouraging prospects of regain
ing his usual good health.
~.
The annual Thanksgiving oys-
ter supper of the Locust Creek
neighborhood was held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. W.
Anderson Thursday evening,
with a large number present.
The evening was spent in a way
that will make it most pleasant
ly remembered by everyone for
tunate enough to be there. Mr..
and Mrs. Anderson and family
are noted for their genial hospi-
tality and their reputation lost
nothing on this delightful occas-
ion.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G.. Clinefelter
were host and hostess to about
thirty of their neighbors and
friends at an oyster supper at
the 'Clinefelter home in south
east suburbs of town Friday
evening. 1t goes without say
ing that all enjoyed themselves
at this hospitable home and
that Mr.. and Mrs. Clinefelter
were delighted to have their
friends with them. Those pres
ent were c.. W. Simmons and
family, VIM. Enrich and family,
Carl M. Wilson and family, H.
w. Robbins, wife and son, Mr..
and Mrs. Bloyce Deininger, Miss
HERNIA Deininger and Miss
Erma Kent of Kansas City.
A banquet was given at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. P.
Higgins on Tuesday night, of
last week in honor of the men,
bers and friends of the Baptist
church whose birthdays were in
November. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. Higgins, Mrs. Bar
low, Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Stark,
Mr.. and Mrs. V. E. Hogsett,
Misses Berle and Merle Pearce,
Pearl Harris, and Albert |
Mustapha. A most pleasant |
evening was spent with music
by the Edison and stories by
Mr.. Higgins who is a master
hand at telling them. Several
games were played which were
enjoyed by all present.
Guy Stark and V. E. Hogsett
captured the prizes on the wedd-
ing trip around the world. Each
one present was presented with
a pound of honey by Mr..
and told to keep sweet.
All enjoyed themselves and ex-
nressed the hope that Mr.. and
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1922-12-08
ON LOCAL SUBJECTS
Local Items and Interesting Bits Of
News Of All Sorts

While our advertising columns
don't show it to any extent, the
Laclede merchants are better
pI epared than ever to supply
your needs for the holidays and
you will have about as good
luck in doing your Christmas
buying in Laclede as anywhere
else.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-25

ond set this minute. And that madr
me think about games, and tele
phoned around and got hold Of a check
erboard and backgammon board that
folks weren't using. And cut some
! big letters out Of the magazines and
pasted them on pieces Of cardboard
and made them a set for that spelling
game, Iogomachy, they call 1t. And
spliced some old rope into rings, and
made 'em set Of ring toss. Oh, lots Of
things came into my mind when ! re.
membered back when was little
girl
fits been fun. And what else? oh
yes aunt Mari began to laugh, Il
found out that nobody paid any more
attention to the truant law than as il
| 1t didn't exist. You know what the
law is, that every child's got to go to
school as long as he's Of school age.
Well, knowing that was the law Ia
never thought thing about it, Sup
posed of course they did. Well not a
bit Of III Once ] began to take notice
of what went ON about schools, found
that there were families Of children in
this town, them that live far back up
in the hollows, that hain't been to
school regular, neveri Miss Rice, being
a stranger in town, thought all she
could do was to 60 to the truant Off
Ger about it.
But who is the truant officer in
town. Well. who but Jim Rathbone.
my cousin Jim, and what does he care
whether the Burrit children 60 to
school or not7 Less than nothing. Nor
nobody else. till Miss Rice told me
about It, Why that big Burrit boy,
that's ii now, is nice bright boy as
ever was, and he couldn't hardly read
the name of the town he lived in last
fall. Well, Miss Rice couldn't think of
anything to do about getting the Bur.
rits TO school except to 90 to the prop
er officer about it. And he being cousin
Jim, that's all the. good IL did.
"But could think Of something else,
you'd better believe. went to Jim's
wife, and his daughter and called up
the family every morning at breakfast
time to ask 'em If the Burrit children
were going to school that day. And n
got all the neighbors round here stirred
up too, and they'd telephone once or
twice every day; and the men folks
when they went to town and see Jim,
they'd holler out, When are the Burrit
children comm to schooly' We kind OF
made game of it. But 'twan't no
game for Jim. He was as mad as a
hornet. You'd think to hear him 90
on, that we were all picking ON him
without cause, and that 1t wasn't moth
ing to him whether the Burrite got any
schooling or not. Honestly don't be-
lieve he'd ever thought in his life be- |
fore what il meant to be a truant Of
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-25
Because II Is a Fruit Medi-
cine made from Fruit Juices

WHITEHALL, NEW YORK.
'sIn 1912, I was attacked by Severe
Headaches, coming on at intervals
of two weeks, and lasting two days
and two nights.
Tried seven differentkinds ofpills.
One day while in Burlington, Yer
mont, / found an empty "Fruit-a-
livestock. Isai0 il seas fruit medicine,
made from fruit juices. and useful for
liver complaint; and I came to the
conclusion it was my liver that was
causing my Headaches.
procureda box of "Fruita-tives"
or "Fruit Laxo Tablets" and waited
results. The headaches did not mate
riAfize until the third week and have
never had headache since and that
was four years ago..
GEORGE Fl. SCOTT.
soc a box, 6 for So so, trial size, csc.
AT dealers or from FRUIT-A-TIVES
Limited, OGDENSBURG, NY.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-25
|SPAULDING W AS
| ELIMINATED
Put Out Of State High
School Championship
BY Montpelier High
LATTER TO PLAY
HARDWICK TODAY
Burlington High Was Put
Out BY Cathedral
High

Burlington, March 25.--The opening
round Of the Vermont high school has
ketball championship, fplayed in the
University Of Vermont gymnasium last
evening, resulted in the elimination o.
Burlington high school by Cathedral
high school Of Burlington, 10 to IL; Of
Spaulding high school of Barre by
Montpelier high school, n to Is; of St
Adams high school by Woodstock high
school, "a to 20; and of Troy Confer.
ence academy by Hardwick academy,
20 TO Is.
The second round will be played this
afternoon when Cathedral high school
and Woodstock high school will meet
and Montpelier high school and Hard.
wick academy will come together The
winners in those two matches will
play off for the championship tonight.
The best game last evening was be-
tween Cathedral and Burlington, the
latter being somewhat handicapped by
the absence of three of their regular
players, Prentice, Rand and Katz, who
were i'll and unable to participate. Ca
thcdral was able to force ahead only
in the last few minutes of play when
the Burlington defense crumbled and
Captain Boiselle dropped in two and
Polworth and Gervais one apiece.
In the Spaulding Montpelier game,
Spaulding's shooting eye was dim.
Sheridan of Montpelier was the sharp.
shooter of the game, getting six bas-
kets from the floor and scoring nearly
half of his teams points Slayton Of
Spaulding worked hard and piled up 10
Of his teams l6 points. The scores
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-25

ficer. Rachel, his wife, told me, that
he got so he'd swear like trooper
every time the telephone rang.
But land 'twan't long before the
Bnrrits were in school all four Of them,
and nice young ones, too, though they
do look as wild as little hawks, with
never seeing anybody before. Miss
Rice and | take special notice of them
and she sends them over here to get
washed and combed when they come to
school very bad you know their
mother amt more'n half wittad for all
she's so good natured. Miss Rice has
made an arrangement with their folks
TO keep them down here nights when
it's too stormy to get back up there
in the hollow, and we're learning them
all sorts of decent ways, between us"
"Well, for mercy sakesl" ! ex-
claimed, awill you please tell me where
you put four children, as well as n
school teacher, over night ~
Aunt Mari explained, Miss Rice
and ! sleep together, and we put two
of them in the other bed, and the 9th
er two we send over to the Perkinses
-tHtf We EOt III fAtf" bNAf ei'u = YIN
Jen Perkins I'd like to know what bet
ter use she could make of her spare
room than to help civilize some chill
dren in her own town that never would
get it any other way"
Oh, yes, | knew how aunt Mari
weuld say that, with her old jaw get,
and her sharp eyes piercing / under
stand how Jen Perkins would not have
dared say no. Yes, / quite understand
what il had meant for the school teach
err to have valiant old aunt Mari adopt
her--and with her the school and edu-
cation OF the children in her district
And although ! was shouting '.hur-
rah for aunt Mari'l' in my heart, |
was aIso laughing inwardly at the pic
ture of the marshaling Of public opin
ion in the matter of the trnant officer, /,
with aunt Mari marching at the head
She was laughing, too, and now she |
said, well. Won ought to hear Jim
Rathbone swear he'll never be truant |
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-25

office again. | rather think well gel
somebody elected next March meetint
that will expect to do something!"
At this moment the car came bach
for me and / had to leave, aunt Mari
hobbling to the door and calling afte
me, Goodness, / amt told you hal
of what we've done! | haven't told yol
about getting for once, enough good
text books for the children. They2
been showing off the old ragged out-of
date books on the rural schools--rInti
got busy. 1t made me so mad whei
Miss Rice showed me what they have
and new books in the village schools
And | haven't told you what we dix
about those horrid dirty old toilets
oh, say" she shouted after me az
got into the car, .'You stop in the nexl
time you come around the mountaii
and I'll tell you some of the thing.
we're going to do. We haven't halt
started, yet.n
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-25
canada's Growth.

Complete returns of the Canadian
decennial census for 1921 show an in
crease Of the population Of the Domin-
ion in that year TO $780, s9, from T..
20s,343 in lell--a gain Of l,562, $40. OF
nearly twenty-five per cent. Every
province in the Dominion has increased
its population except Prince Edward
Island and Yukon--the increase hsv-
ing been largest, naturally, in the
western provinces, with the exception
of Yukon, and smallest in the east.
The rate of increase Of population in
Canada in this period has been larger
than that OF the United States in the
corresponding period, for the rate Of
increase in this country was but 40
per cent between 1910 and 1920. How
ever, the great disparity between the
population of the two countries pre-
vents anything that might be called
gain on the part Of Canada upon The
United States, for the actual numeri-
cal increase in the United States in
each decennial period is and has ST.
ways been, larger than the entire pop
ulation of the Dominion al the time.
Our numerical increase from 1910 to
1890 was l3.73s.354. We are adding
to our great population every ten
years greater number OF people han
the entire population Of the Dominion.
The growth of the Dominion. inst
the same, is most substantial, and Il
represents genuine national prosper
ity. Canada has at this moment much
more room for growth than continental
United States, and it, undevelo2rd
western regions are attracting settlers
from our own western states. A larger
proportionate increase Of population
and wealth may be looked for in the
present decade than in the last since
the war interrupted immigration 20
great degree. and the condition Of
population nov prevailing in
Great Britain cannot fail 20 stimulate
emigration to Canada Already tie
population Of the Dominion j. greater
than that Of the majority Of European
than Holland. great
er than Sweden, greater than Den
mark. greater than Portugal. and near
" tsice ss great - that Of either
Scotland o. Ireland For q people Al.
ready 80 numerous a. the Canadians. I
possessing The highest character and /
infellirsncs. and endowed vita sa1h /
uaruifceut resoprocs. q career 81 "a
ficnai greatness must CERTAINLY Be S.
5 lred.-Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-25
Pat Was Too Sly /.

During their dinner hour Mike ant
Pat were playing cards. aOi'll bet yez !
quarter" said Mike, that Oh can cui
the ace of diamonds the first try"
"0i'll go ye,' said Pat.
Mike shuffied the cards, then lait
them down and went into the adjoin.
ing room. Returning with an axe h.
cut the deck clearly in two with ont
blow.
'Oi'll thank We for the quarter" hi,
said triumphantly
mo yez, WON'T returned Pat, fish.
ing the ace of diamonds out of his poch
eft. "0i slipped it from the deck whir
We went after the axe. "--Boston Tran
script.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-25
POSTMASTERS
AVERAGE WELL
Everyone Of 1000 Appoint
ed BY Pres. Harding
Passed
ON EXAMINATION
OF CIVIL SERVICE
The Results Are Consid-
cred Very Satisfac-
tory

Washington, D. G., March 25.--
President Harding has signed approxi-
mately 1000 commissions for post
masters since his Inauguration, it was
made known to-day. Under present
civil service rules each. postmaster, be-
fore appointment, must pass an
examination and all of the 1000 APP
painted passed with fair averages, it
was announced.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-25
Melbourne's Mot.

"Who remembers when ones news
paper used to come to one damp and
clammy," queries an exchange. We do,
Is there prizeY
Speaking of that the story Is told
of Lord Melbourne in those old days
meeting an editor who had attacked
him in the newspaper The editor was
bundled up and remarked that he had
severe cold.
"Ahi" said Lord Melbourne, shat
comes Of lying on damp sheets. Dos
ton Transcript
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-25
A Disadvantage.

City mani suppose you find your
automobile a great improvement over
your old horse, farmer.
Old farmer-Wal, in some ways, yes,
and in other ways, no. can't go ter
sleep on my way home from town and
wake up in the barnyard, like | could
with old Dobbin. Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-25
Death Of Widely Known Woman.

Andover, Mass, March "a
Agnes Park, daughter of the late Pro-
fessor Edward A. Park of Andover
Theological seminary, woman widely
known because of her activities in be-
half of .',bot academy, of which she
was a 81 siuate ~ dead at her home
here aged II. Her niece, Miss Marion
Park, dean of Radcliffe college, is
president elect of Byrn Mwr
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-25
NEW YORK GROWING FAST.
Has Increased $4,000 Since 1920 Cen
sus, It is Estimated.

New York, March 24-New York
City has increased its population by
$4,000 since the federal census was
taken in 1920, making tlie ont
population 5,s39,73s, said t
issued to-day by the heat
ment. The population is a.ed
each year by the department in order
to compute the city's death rate.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-25
Consistency.

Betty tchattering awayl--The idea
of Bob whistling to attract my atten-
ton; | felt insulted and wouldn't
notice him Harkl What's that, It's
Jack honking his auto horn for me to
come out. Excuse me, dad, must go.
Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-25
Insignificant.

Cholly--I should WEAKLY like to sea
myself as others see me, don't you
know.
Miss Keen You wouldn't give yolr.
self second glance. Boston Tran
script.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-25

Are what everybody wants, but
comparatively few have.
II you are tired and weak in the
morning. have no appetite, have
indigestion or dyspepsia, sleep
Iessness. scrofula sores. blood hu-
mors, pains OF rheumatism. disa-
greeable catarrh in the head. your
3 blood Is not good.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is the medi-
cine to make good blood and good
health. II contains great curative
n virtue and promptly gives nerve,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-25
GROTON

High School Won Seven and Lost
Eight Games During Season.
Thursday. March 20, Groton H. S.
played her last game of the season
with Woodssille III. S. seconds and
won % to "A. The game was rough,
Groton having a safe lead throughout
the whole game. Groton won seven
and lost eight games during the sea-
son. The score:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-25
spaulding II. S.
Conversational Cement.

are often used to mend broken prom
As you say. Aurelia honeycd words
ses.--Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-25
Woodsville III. S.

Last week Friday night Groton H.
s. defeated Cabot H. S. at Cabot, the
score being 20 to Is. The lineup:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-25
Good Blood = Good Health

muscular and digestive strength.
The small dose. three times q
day, and the positive results. abso-
lutely prove its merit. The reduce
tion In price and the removal OF
the stamp tax make 1t by far the
most economical OF all family
medicines. Get a bottle today.
"One boil would be followed d.
rectly by another. painful and an
noying. One bottle of Hoods Sar-
saparilla gave such relief never
have had a boil since" Mrs. Anna
Cornwell, Bridgeton, N. j.
Hoods Pills help as a laxative.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-01

sternation, and lastly disgust over- spread her face.
 "Of course" said she. after a long pause, that would have the advan- tage of bringing you closer to your charmer.'
 That was only one of the induce ments There was another. Finding myself forced to choose between the stage and the gallows I had the in- credible weakness to prefer the for mer Shall I stop the carriage and remove the contamination of my disgusting person? Or shall I tell you how it happened?"
 Tell me how it happened first Then we will decide"
 He told her how he met the Binet troupe, and how the men of the marechausee forced upon him the dis covery that in its bosom he could lie safely lost until the hue and cry had died down. The explanation q dis solved her iciness.
 My poor Andre. why didn't you tell me this at first?
 For one thing, you didn't give me time, for another, I feared to shock you with the spectacle of my degrada- tion. What did you think of the play last night?" he continued.
 Tt was amusing and well con- ceived."
 Let me present you to the author"
 You? But the company Is one of the improvisers."
 Even improvisers require an au thor to write their scenarios. Soon I shall be writing plays in the modern manner
 You deceive yourself, my poor Andre. The piece last night would have been nothing without the play CTS. You are fortunate in your 
 'In confdence-I present you to him"
 ou-Scaramouche? You?" She turned to regard him fully. He smiled his close-lipped smile that made wrinkles like gashes in his cheeks. He nodded.
 And I didn't recognize you'"
 "I thank you for the tribute. You of course, that I was a scene-shifter. And now the question | I have been burning to ask. Why are you in Nantes. Aline?"
 T am on visit to my aunt, Mime. ie Sautron. She is receiving several guests today. M. De La Tour d'Azyr IS to be one of them"
 Andre-Louis drowned and sighed. Did you ever hear. Aline. how poor
New Britain herald., 1922-07-01
OLD SAND LOT HAS
 PRODUCED PLAYERS
Notable League Stars Once Ca
 Y0rted on Its Bases

San Francisco, July 1.-The twelve acre grass field in San Franciscos S Golden Gate park from which came Willie kamm, infelder recently sold for st00,000 by the San Francisco Coast league to the Chicago Ameri- cans has produced scores of other well known professional baseball players. On it's wide expanse ten or more games frequently are in pro- gross, and from it are recruited keen youngsters for "semi-pro" teams. If they make, good with the semi-pros, the boys may be given a trial with the Coast league, and thence many of them go to the major leagues.
 T suppose no 'sandlot' in the coun- try has produced more good players than Golden Gate park" remarked Charlie Baum, when he heard that Kamm was to play with the White Sox next season. Baum, himself product of the park. quit baseball last year after pitching 20 years and most of that time in the Coast league
 Right now bunch of the Golden Gate park boys are np in the majors keeping their teams in front in the pennant race.' Baum continued. Walter Mails is burning over strikes for Cleveland, and Doran is playing the outf1eld for the same club. Bert Cole and Carl Rollins are pitching for Detroit, and Dutch Reuther is doing the same for the Brooklyn Nationals.
 Harry Heilmann, who led the Am erican league in batting last season, is near the top again this year. He is in Detroit's outfeld. The Cincinnati Nationals have Louis Fonseca, Sammy Bohne, Babe Pinelli and Jimmy Cav eney in their infield. George Kelly is in the outer garden for the New York Yankees, and Bill Cunningham is catching hard ones off the fence for the Giants
 "Other sprouts from the big grass patch making ready for the big time are Armstrong, infelder for St. Paul;
New Britain herald., 1922-07-01
GO ON WITH THE STORY.
 CHAPTER VIII

The door," Aline commanded her footman, and Mount here beside me-" she commanded Andre-Louis, in the same breath.
 "A moment, Aline."
 He turned to his companion, who
New Britain herald., 1922-07-01
R .r11IE o ob Raol Sabattnt
Q b Rafaol Sabattnt

In the carriage Aline was consider ing Andre-Louis with grave eyes. lips slightly compressed. and tiny frown between her finely drawn eyebrows.
 You have taken to queer company, Andre" was the first thing she said to him. "Or else I am mistaken in thinking that your companion was Mile. Binet of the Theater Feydau."
 You are not mistaken. But I had not imagined Mile. Binet was so fa- nous already"
 "Oh, as to that ." mademoi- selle shrugged. Tt is simply that I was at the play last night"
 You were at the Feydau last night? And I never saw you!'
 Were you there, too?"
 Was I there!" he cried. Then he checked. and abruptly changed his tone. "Oh, yes, I was there." he said, as commonplace as he could, beset by a sudden reluctance to avow that he had so willingly descended to depths that she must account unworthy.
 T understand" said she, and com pressed her lips little more tightly. But what do you understand ?"
 ''The rare attractions of Mile. Bi- net. Naturally you would be at the theater. Do you know that you dis appoint me, Andre? I was foolish enough to imagine you to be different; rather above such trivial pursuits. conceived you something of an idealist.
 Sheer f1attery."
 'So I perceive. But you misled me. With your gift of acting I won- der that you haven't joined Mile. Binet's troupe"
 T have" said he.
 He saw first incredulity, then con-
New Britain herald., 1922-07-01
FIERY, ITCHY SKIN QUICKLY SOOTHED
 WITH SULPHUR

Mentho Sulphur, a pleasant cream, will soothe and heal skin that is ir- ritated or broken out with eczema that is covered with ugly rash or pim- ples, or is rough or dry. Nothing subdues fiery skin eruptions so quick ly, says a noted skin specialist.
 The moment this sulphur prepara- tion is applied the itching stops and after two or three applications, the eczema is gone and the skin is de lightfully clear and smooth. Sulphur is so precious as skin remedy be- cause it destroys the parasites that cause the burning, itching or disfig- urement. Mentho Sulphur always heals eczema right up.
 A small jar of Mentho Sulphur may be had at any good drug store