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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02
Here is Am bition.

Canvassing for a book house during
the summer months, thereby earning the
cash to pay his expenses through Middle
bury college and Boston University law
school. is the record of a Hardwick young
man, who has Just received his degree
from the latter school. In his ambition
he was additionally handicapped with an
artificial leg. The Gazette takes the
liberty of holding this worthy example
up as an incentive to the young people
striving for an education. 1t shows
what little energy in the way of help
ing yourself will do.-Hardwick Gazette,
Many Middlebury people will, un.
doubtedly, recognize the subject of the
above article 1t is not always the young
man who has the most money at his
command, with wealthy parent who
stands ready to pay the bills, that is the
most successful. Quite often the re.
verse. The youth who must needs hus.
tie for the wherewith to pay for his OWL
education has, in some respects, dis
tinct advantage. He not only learns
self reliance but also come to know the
worth of dollar. having earned it him
self. The courage, ambition and pluck
here displayed is shining example fol
others to follow. This young man will
succeed,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02
DeRue Bros. Ministries.

One of the important features of a
minstrel show is the always welcome
monologue, when it is good. With De-
Rue Bros. Ideal Minstrels the monologue
by Billy DeRue is one of the best acts.
He has the faculty of keeping his audi
ence in continuous uproar of laughter
from the start, for he is one of the fun
niest comedians known in the minstrel
world to day. 1t is from his ease of
deliterance that he was justly named
''talkative man." He always has a large
collection of up,to-date jokes and songs,
many of which are his own composition.
A large publishing house in New York
City recently made arrangements for
Billy to write special songs and jokes,
and some of his productions are the
comedy hits of the season. DeRue Bros.
appear for one night only at the Opera
House on July 3.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02
SOME CLIPPINGS.
What the State Newspapers are
Saying on Topics of Interest.

The small boy and his sister with
smoked glasses watched for the sun to
set in an eclipse yesterday and an argu.
ment arose AS to which of the bodies was
the larger. Apparently both are of the
same size but this explained by the scien-
tific student telling us that the sun is
about 100000 miles from Brattleboro.
while the moon is only the short aero trip
of 23S, 900 miles. The sun is somewhat
ahead of this earth in size and some one
with gift for playing with figures has
arrived at the conclusion that it is l,3l0,-
600 times twice as large though it only
weighs 1871 900 times as much as the
planet upon which Brattleboro is located
-Brattleboro Reformer.
Happy, contented, selfsatisffed Brattle-
boro The moons shadow, sweeping
along, "passed through Brattleboro. y
The eclipse was visible only in Brattle-
boro-or il visible elsewhere the seats for
the performance were less desirable. The
event was Brattleboro's own. Happy,
contented, self-satisfied Brattleborol II
even martials celestial phenomena for it,
special entertainment and edification
Happy the planet that exists for the loca
ton of such town Randolph Herald
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02
Burlington Team Wins Prize Drill

The Pirie cup in the competitive drill
at the Vermont Log Rolling Association
convention in Rutland was won by the
Burlington team from Alpha camp.
Although it was expected that several
teams would enter the contest, the Bur
lington and St. Adams teams showed
such superiority in the preliminary drills
on the streets that the competition was
entirely between these two when the
contest came off at the fair grounds
Burlington was given "a points and ST.
Adams 81. The judges were Capt. B. S
Hyland and F. A. Gleason, of Rutland,
and A. L. Gravelin of Barre.
West Rupert and Granville, n. Y.
played baseball game for the conven,
TONERS, the Vermonters winning by
score of to /.
The teams represented at the gather
ing were Burlington, Rutland, Montpe
lier, st. Adams, Shelburne. Fair Haven
Poultney, Wells, West Pawlet, Wood
stock, Orwell, and West Rupert, and
Whitehall, Granville, and Salem. n Y
The Daughters of Woodcraft of Burling.
ton made a big hit with their drill. They
took part in the parade.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02
RUSHING MATTERS.

The Vermont druggists association, 10y
a roundabout method have nominated
Lieut.-Gov. Mead of Rutland for COVER
nor, as we suppose. At their state con-
vention at Bomoseen, near Rutland, they
voted in Mr.. Mead as an honorary mem
Der of the association, everyone second.
ing the motion, we are told, and the
motion being carried unanimously. Then
up jumped some member Of the associa-
ton with "How proud we should feel to
have member of this society governor
Of this state" whereat there was much
applause and gazing in the direction OF
the new honorary member. These are
the ways that governors are sometimes
made in Vermont.-Barre Times.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02
The judiciary Shortage.

1t is generally conceded by the news
papers of the state that the shortage of
$35, 900 or so in the judiciary department
is due in large measure to law passed by
the last legislature which provides that
persons convicted of crime, not felony,
wherein the sentence imposed does not
exceed one year, the confinement shall
be in the county Jail in the county where
the offence was committed, instead of
serving the time in the work house,
where their labor could be profitably en-
ployed.
"This, in practice" says the Rutland
Herald, has 80 filled the county jails
with prisoners that it could not be profit
ably employed that the appropriation
has fallen far below the immediate
needs and the recent awkward and dis
creditable situation made possible, which
required private individual to furnish
large sum of money to permit the bills
of the department to be paid and the
business to proceed with confidence"
The Herald points out the fact that
the new law is not alone responsible for
this humiliating condition of affairs. 1t
says:
"This, however, is not all the trouble.
The raising of salaries all along the line
had something to do with it. Take $10,-
900 increase in the salaries of supreme
and superior judges, Ss750 increase in the
salaries of states attorneys $500 in the
salaries of county clerks, 5000 increase in
salaries of judges of probate and the
placing of sheriffs on salary basis, with
civil fees beside, represent lump in
crease in expense of over $4,000. Can
any one say that the public needs re-
quired this increase? Is justice any
cheaper for the individual?
The judiciary system of the state is
being continually tinkered by the lawyer
members of the various Legislatures and
the continual result is cost. more cost,
increased cost and no cheaper justice for
the taxpayer. 1t is no wonder that the
latter is beginning to ask if there is not
something wrong with his legal advisers
when the one certain, inevitable result is
that the courts cost more money each
year and the poor man has no better
chance of getting justice.
Is IL HOJ pOSSiuie IldI lHc pfdCtiCe Vi
placing all lawyers on the judiciary
committee, practically all lawyers on the
committee on state and court expenses,
all doctors en- the committee on public
health, all bankers on the committee on
banks, all ministers on the csmmittee on
temperance, all pedagogues on the COM
mittee on education, all politicians on
the committee on appropriations and all
farmers on the committee on agriculture,
may have its disadvantages:
The Herald is not quite sure. but it
ventures the opinion that a few plain
laymen, business men and liberals would
make leavening of these committees
that would work for the public good.
AT any rate, taking the advice of law
yers on the matter of the judiciary has
certainly proven costly experiment for
the state"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02
BOYS AND CIGARETTES.

In an article in The Sunday -school
Times, the Hon. Ben. B. Lindsey, the
famous Juvenile court" judge, says:
81 have been in the juvenile court
nearly ten years, and in that time have
had to deal with thousands and thou
sands of boys who have disgraced them
selves and their parents, and who have
brought sorrow and misery into their
lives And do not know of any one
habit that is more responsible for the
troubles of these boys than the vile cigar
cite habit"
The judge does not say anything about
the effect of cigarette smoking upon
adults. and there he would find himself
on disputed ground. But pretty much
all sensible people, in America. at least,
will agree that the use of tobacco in any
form by growing boys is great evil.
How far latter day legislation intending
to prevent the sale Of cigarettes to minors
actually succeeds in preventing the smok-
ing of cigarettes by minors is problema-
teal. The natural expectation would
be that the prohibition by law simply
added the spice of risk and the dare OF
concealment to the boyish imagination
and stimulated necessity to mother a
little more invention. The best law
against cigarette smoking by the boys
can be introduced, passed to be engross-
ed, signed, proclaimed, and enforced at
home. And when that fails, there is not
much hope in sight elsewhere.-St. Al
bans Messenger.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02
GRANVILLE.

G. B. Vinton of Boston, Mass, is the
guest of j. A. Vinton. He is to make ar
extended visit with friends and relatives
through the hay season.
Mrs. Prudence Albee and Mrs Minnie
Harrington and daughter of Springfield,
VT, have been in town the past few days
with relatives.
Miss N. N. Porter was guest of Mrs.
Angie Lamb, not Mr.. Lamb as reported
last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Osha of Brain.
tree were in town Sunday, guest of her
parents, G. E. Wilson and wife.
School closed in district No. 10 last
Friday with picnic in the maple woods
of high hill where singing was rem.
dered by the teachers and pupils which
resounded through the valley for some
distance.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02

A committee of the Merchants Associa-
ton of New York, headed by Edward
Hatch, Jr., is making a vigorous cam
paign against the house fly, the pest
which is SO common in all localities in
the summer months. Display advertise
ments are appearing in many newspapers
calling upon householders to screen
their premises, keep them clean and to
report the names of dealers in things eat
able who expose them to the disease
breeding fly. This is step in the right
direction. Time was when the fly was
considered simply as a nuisance but now
it is known to be a positive menace to
the lives of the public on account OF its
carrying disease from one locality to
another. Look out for this insect, 1t is
positively dangerous, and to keep them
out of the house means, in many in
stances, to keep out disease.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02
FOURTH OF JULY GREETING.

Hurrah for Addison County boys,
Her farmers stout and strong,
Who drive the harrow, swing the scythe
And push the pillow along.
Then here's to Addison County boys,
To Addison brave and free,
Now swell the chorus loud and long
Old Addison boys for me.
I've read in books and there have seen
Bright eyes and waving curls,
But give us boys for all the world
Our Addison County girls.
For pumpkin pies, for pork and beans,
For every thing that's fine,
Old Addison the world defies
From zembly to the line.
When independence day comes round,
Whatever may assail,
Whate'er turns up in other towns,
Our turn ups never fail.
When Lincoln called for volunteers
Most fifty years ago,
Our boys, who knew no infant fears
Went forth to meet the foe.
They left their old Green Mountain homes
Our country's flag to save,
Their bones that bleached on southern
soil
Rest in nameless grave.
But yet we have a noble band
Composed of common clay,
Our Addison boys are not behind,
On Independence day.
Chorus:
Now here's to Addison County boys,
To Addison brave and free,
Please swell the chorus loud and long.
Our girls and boys for me.
ANGIE A. LAMB.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02
WEST SALISBURY.

Mrs. H. j. Hyde has gone to Essex
junction on visit.
Mrs. John Dyer was in Rutland We'd
nesday.
Rev. and Mrs. Peter Heller are the
happy parents of daughter.
Mr.. C. A. Persons has a fine heifeI
calf that weighed 100 lbs at birth.
The Ladies' Union met with Mrs Joseph
Little Thursday.
Miss Pauline Rowland is visiting hel
aunt, Mrs. Frank Atwood.
Miss Olive Manley is visiting her par,
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Manley.
Mr.. Wallace Dowd made short visit
in town last week.
MIR. Paul Lamorder has a fine new
meat cart
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02

Walter H. Crockett, for eight years
news editor of the st. Adams Messenger,
has accepted the position of editor of the
Montpelier daily journal, taking that
position about the middle of July. f. L.
Parsons, business manager of the Rut-
and Herald for five years, takes SINH
lar position on the Journal. Both have
made good and will undoubtedly make
the paper a success. 1t is said that the
Journal will soon be changed from an
afternoon to morning paper.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02

Walter H. Crockett's new book, "a
History of Lake Champlain,' is just out
and we acknowledge the receipt of a
copy. Mr.. Crockett is a well known
newspaper man. is secretary and his
torian of the Vermont society of the Sons
of the American Revolution, member
OF the Vermont Historical Society and
also member of the Lake Champlain
tercentenary commission. He has for
years been student of Lake Champlain
history and his book is the most exhaus'
tive history of the lake which has come
to our notice. The volume contains 300
pages, illustrated, paper covers and was
published by H. J. Stanley & Co.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02

The chances are that St. Adams will
have base ball team this summer after
all, not the expensive kind, with the big
salaries. The railroad hamlet has probably
had all it wants of the kind of sport.
This team is to be composed of local
players who will furnish just as much
amusement as professional team, and
then, too, it will be representative of st.
Albans, which is worth a whole lot.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02

Certain state papers are busy discuss
ing the result of the coming census in
relation to Vermont cities and towns
1t is conceded that Burlington will head
the list in population, but Rutland,
which ranked second in the census of 1900,
stands a good chance of surrehdering
that place to Barre. This suggestion is
not received kindly by the Rutland News
which seems to think that Rutland''
place as second largest city in the state
is secure. Brattleboro, which ranked
below both st. Johnsbury and Benning
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02

A woman smoking cigar on the
streets of St. Adams evoked news item.
Perhaps the lady had led a very. very
wicked life, and perhaps she was in a
hypnotic trance, and perhaps she i'm
agined as she looked about her she was
in - where she was supposed to smoke
1t was a pardonable error. - Rutland
News.
When the Rutland contemporary made
the Van Ness house the subject of an
editorial joke recently, the owner of the
apology. Why should not St. Adams,
through its city council, take similar
action in connection with the above
quoted gibe:-Enosburg Standard.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02

St. Adams is again agitating the hotel
project, through its board of trade. The
only thing that stands in the way is the
matter of $4,000 which must be raised
locally. Since the burning of the Wei
den House st. Adams has not had the
best in the matter of hotel accommoda-
tions and that thriving city certainly de-
serves something better. Here's hoping
they get it.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02

Vergennes celebrates the tercentenary
of the discovery of Lake Champlain this
week Saturday and the advertised at
fractions are many and varied, including
the presence of United States torpedo
boat in the basin below the falls. Citi-
zens of the ancient city have shown
commendable spirit in arranging for this
celebration and with good weather the
affair should be big success.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02

No public celebration of the Glorious
Fourth in Middlebury this year but the
Register prints this week some very
readable Fourth of July matter. This
and other matter makes necessary a
larger paper than usual which we trust
will prove interesting to our readers.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02

ton in the last census, thinks it has made
sufficient gain in population to take
fourth place. Notwithstanding the fact
that Brattleboro has habit of claiming
everything in sight, and some things NJ t
in sight, there may be good reason for
the claim. The question which concerns
us is how large a gain will Middlebury
oh
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02

With note signed by another boy us
ing his mothers name, Ralph Bennett of
Barre, age IS years, secured a Montpelier
and Wells River mileage ticket and $40
in cash to buy Boston and Main mile
age. The act was discovered soon after
his departure from the city and he was
captured at Wells River with s. in cash.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02
Sour
Stomach

No appetite. loss OF strength. nervous
ness. headache. constipation, bad BREATH
general debility. sour risingS. and eatarYh
Of the stomach are all due to indigestion
Kodol relieves Indigestion. This new discev-
cry represents the natural juices OF diees-
hon as they exist in a healthy stomach
combined with the greatest known tonic
and reconstructive properties. kodol for
dyspepsia does not only relieve indgsStiop
and dyspepsia. but this famous remedy
helps all stomach troubles by cleansing,
purifying, sweetening and strengthening
the mucous membranes lining the stomach.
Mr.. s. S Ball, Of Ravensvood W. Va. says:-
was troubled with sour stomach ior twenty years.
kodol cured me and We Ns now using IT In niHE
To- esoy,"
kodol DiSests What You Eat
Bottles only. Relieves indigestion sour f,enAeA
ecEine OF fss etc.
prepared by e. Q. Dewitt a CO., CHICAGO.
Sold by W. n. sheldon, Middlebury; south
Side Drug Store, Bristol.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02

Those who have been putting up such
q vigorous kick about the cold, backward
season, or many of them at least, are now
amusing themselves finding fault because
it is 30 hot. Funny, isn't it
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02

For the space of day Kermit Rooee-
welt was bigger man than his father,
having shot the largest lion killed on
the present hunting expedition. Such is
fame
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02
u1iooleburY Register
F. M. CROSBY, MANAGING EDITOR.

The serial story, 1.-THE Man from
Home" begins in the Register this week.
This is one of the best serials we have
ever published and is well worth read
ing.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02
Rutland Railroad
TIME TABLE
IN EFFECT OCT, 1908.
NOBTHBOUND.

Daily. Daily except Sunday. Il Pullman
Sleeping Cars attached.
p Pullman Parlor Cars attached. For de-
tailed time tables consult folders.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02

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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-04-01
A ROYAL COMPANY.

BY signing the bill for the creation
of the Calaveras national forest In
California President Roosevelt took
the last step necessary to save for all
time the most famous grove of trees
In the world. In the achievement
Of this desirable end the people of the
state of California and the several hun
dred of the California club are deserv-
ing Of large measure Of credit. The
campaign for the preservation Of this
famous grove has been waged for the
past nine years. Recently an arrange
ment was made whereby the owner In
return for the concession is to receive
in exchange for the timber which he
relinquishes an equal stumpage on 9th
err forest land owned by the govern
ment. The north part of the grove
contains ten trees each having a diam
eter of twenty-five feet or over and
more than seventy ranging In diane
ter from fifteen to twenty five feet
1.-THE father Of the forest" now pros
trate. is estimated by those who have
measured 1t to have had height Of
450 feet and diameter at the ground
of more than forty feet when 1t was
standing. The Massachusetts" con-
tains $4,000 board feet of lumber and
Governor Stoneman" 10000 board
feet. Some idea of the enormous size
of these big trees is gained when 1t Is
known that they contain as much lum-
Der as would be produced on an ordi-
nary wood lot of fifteen acres
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-04-01
A FEW FIGURES.

The salary asked by buttermaker
is often magnifed out Of all proportion
by shortsighted directors and his po
tentiallty as a money maker for the
plant As often ignored or overlooked
While there is no buttermaker who
can produce an extra quality Of butter
from poor batch Of cream, the quail
ty Of the product depends, notwith-
standing, largely upon the way the
cream Is handled after 1t comes into
the makers hands. If the output of a
creamery Is 100000 pounds year, a
difference Of half cent In the sale
price of the product means $1,000 for
the year and margin of a cent $1,000
while II the price falls 2 cents below
what 1t might have been with proper
handling the loss to the concern Is
$4,000 In the course of twelve months
There is food for thought In the above
figures that the directors of many a
creamery company might ponder with
profit
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-04-01

a fellow we heard of the other day
justified the careless and even filthy
handling of the cream which he
brought to the cooperative concern in
that he got just as much per inch for
his dirty product as other patrons did
for that which was clean and did not
waste as much time fusslng as they.
On the surface Of things his statement
was correct, as the average creamery
does not pay its patrons on the basis
of quality but quantity of butter fat
only. However, at the next stage of
the game a different state of affairs
prevails. When the butter from this
creamery is shipped to any city which
pretends to be a butter market the
product Is not only weighed but tested
by a butter expert, who can spot but
ter made from tainted cream just as
quick as said filthy farmer could rot
ten egg in breakfast omelet. Such
a consignment of butter-at least all
that made from given vat Of cream
would be tainted with one bad mess
Of cream, and as result the price
would be locked several cents per
pound. The upshot Is that when the
check for such a consignment is sent
back to the creamery manager 1t is
dollars less than 1t ought to be, the
filthy patron and every other decent
patron of the concern sharing alike In
the loss. The only way out Of this
situation is for the buttermaker to
keep close eye and still closer nose
on the product Of the dirty patron and
refuse 1t when 1t Is not above reproach.