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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-05-27
BUYS Water Power.

The Burlington Traction company has
purchased of Dr.. w. Seward Webb the
water rights of the falls on Otter creek
in vergennes city, according to state
meut made by j. J. Flynn, a director of
that company. The deed of the property
has not been made yet and Mr. Flynn
stated that he did not wish to make
known the purchase price.
The water rights purchased comprises
the principal power of the falls, it com
Stunning all the water in the creek during
the summer time when the water is low.
This fall probably, has been utilized
longer for manufacturing purposes than
any other water fall in Vermont.
When asked concerning the proposed
extension of the electric line to Yer
gennes, Mr.. Flynn said that he did not
know as yet when the line would be ex-
tended. No surveys have been made,
but last fall there was much talk of such
a line. The purchase of the new water
right will make an electric line to Yer
gennes possible whenever the dire ctors
see fit to build one.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-05-27
State and District Convention.

The Republican state committee at a
meeting held in Burlington Friday, de-
cided to have the state convention for
the nomination of state officers, held in
Montpelier Thursday, June 80, at 8 a. m,
Joseph A. DeBoer of Montpelier was
selected as presiding officer of the con-
vention and Frank L. Greene of st. AL
bans as chairman of the committee on
resolutions. This committee will meet
to frame platform soon after the eau
cuses are held. Each member of the
state committee will designate some dele
gate-elect from his county as a member
of the committee. The resolutions to be
submitted to the convention will be pre-
pared so that they can be published in
the papers throughout the state at lesst
a week before the convention is held.
Charles Downer of Sharon was elected a
member of the state committee to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of John l..
Bacon of White River junction.
The Republican district committee Of
the first Congressional district held
meeting at the Addison House in Mid
dlebury on Friday of last week and de-
cided to hold the convention at Burling-
ton June 30. The same basis for the Sc
lection of delegates will be used as that
followed by the state committee. The
selection of temporary chairman will
be announced later by the committee.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-05-27
BurqIar Arrested at Beiiows1FaIls

1.-The daring break in Wilson & Abbott's
clothing store at Bellows Falls has been
cleard up by Frank Arachet, 20 years
old, a Hungarian, claiming .Pittsburg,
Pa, as his.home, being placed under ar
rest. Arachet confessed his guilt
The burglars arrest was caused by the
cleverness of John Wolfe, high school
student, and clerk at the store. He was
at the Windham hotel at 2 o'clock and
saw Arachet pass and his attention.was
attracted to the coat worn by him being
similar to one stolen from the store.
After a hot chase the man was captured
by the officers and taken to Newfane for
sentence at the county court.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-05-27
Farm ana
Garden
SEED CORN EVANGELIST.
How Professor Holden Taught low
Farmers to Plant Good Grain.

How Professor Holden Taught Iowa
Farmers to Plant Good Grain.
One day in 1904 an Iowa college pro-
lessor worked out a problem in arith-
metic which caused him to catch some
OF the zeal which the evangelists had
caught in their training schools, and
he resolved on a campaign in behalf of
yellow and white. variegated and red.
dent and flint. Indian corn, almost as
unusual as that adopted by the travel
ing evangelists who had been calling
men to account for the waste of life
by wickedness.
Professor Holden's little problem
showed the farms were increasing in
value because of the new and complex
development and new armies of pio-
neers pushing into the west. At the
rate they were producing the best
would soon stop paying dividends"
on valuation Of 500 per acre.
Thirty years ago, with land worth
So to $40 per acre, farmer did not
need to be as careful as he must be to-
from SIS to $3.50 per acre. There
must be better farming in the middle
west, and one way to do it is to go
out among the farmers and show them
that the book farmers in the agricul-
tural colleges are practical farmers
that they are capable Of making more
than living on forty acres and would
not starve to death on 100 acres, as
the farmers say sometimes" said Hol-
den after having thought the matter
over.
Other men were giving thought to
the same problem Of rising land val
ues and tagging production. AS early
as 1896 Henry Wallace, Editor of Wal
lace's Farmer, in company with State
Dairy Commissioner Boardman, had
made trial of the special train as an
educational agent in a campaign for
the stimulation Of dairy interest
through the Des Moines valley. Now
the former and Superintendent Given
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-05-27

this often fails, as the mice sometimes
work under the snow If there is a
nest near by. With rabbits, of course,
this mounding will not answer.
Mr.. Ballou gives a number Of plans
for protecting the tree trunk. His
pictures are so clear that little de-
scription is needed. The object Is to
put something around the tree trunk
which will keep the vermin away.
If rabbits abound this protection should
be high enough to prevent their reach
ing over it when standing on their
hind legs. Perhaps the simplest plan
is shown in the first cut. Here ordi-
nary cornstalks are used-cut to the
proper length, placed around the trunk
and tied with wire or string. Rab-
bits do not tear the stalks OF. Mice
would gnaw them, and to circumvent
them a roll of wire netting can be
used. This is put at the base Of the
tree outside the stalks.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-05-27

Of the Rock Island road turned their
attention to the corn question. They
called Professor Holden into their
councils. 1t was at once manifest that
he was the ideal executive-the man
to do the work.
Accordingly Professor Holden plan
ned a campaign in Iowa with the as
sistance of railroad managers. He
would take a special train and go out
on the railroads where he could meet
the farmers and show them that sci
ence only simplifies.
Professor Holden's plan was not to
go into plant breeding, but to confine
himself largely to insisting that the
farmers plant selected seed corn, seed
which had been tested In a simple de-
vice which could be made in any farm
and by the use Of charts, the Iowa ed
ucator believed the direct result would
be instantaneous, while the fairyland
Of science would be opened little
way to the farmers, and they would
realize after the first year or two of
experimenting that by Harvesting up
and using the forces of heredity in
corn and other farm crops production
could be greatly increased and conse-
quently the profits of farming become
greater, the land pay dividends" on a
higher valuation, because brains had
been mixed with muscle In meeting
the seasons.
The work Professor Holden proposed
to do was evangelistic, and when his
trains were started down the long
lines of shimmering steel they became
known as "seed corn gospel trains"
Some of the figures Professor Holden
presented were startling, but they sent
large audiences of farmers away from
the meetings pledged never again to
select seed corn from crib with
scoop shovel.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-05-27
Shriners Meet at BrattIebor o.

A delegation of yer 100 members of
Mount Sinai Temple. Ancient Arabic
Order, of the Mystic Shrine, of Mont
pelier and 100 from Melhia temple of
Springfield, Mass, made pilgrimage to
Brattleboro Friday afternoon, arriving
there in a special train late in the after
noon. They were met at the station by
about 80 local Shriners and escorted to
the Brooks house, where banquet was
served. Covers were laid for $50 people,
as many mobiles from Carlo Temple of
Rutland were present.
At 7:30 o'clock the mobiles marched to
festival hall, where the ceremonial
session was held and twelve candidates
were escorted across the sands.
This is the second pilgrimage that
Mount Sinai temple has made to Brat
tleboro. The ceremonial work of the SEES
sion was given by the divan of Mount
Sinai temple and half carload of prop
erty was used.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-05-27
Remedy For Potato BIiaht.

An efrectual remedy for potato blight
has been found In bordeaux mixture.
which consists OF four pounds Of cop
per sulphate and FIVE or six pounds of
fresh lime In sixty gallons Of water.
This remedy is also efrectual against
what is known as the early blight,
which attacks the early varieties, while
the late blight seldom appears before
the first of August and does not at
tack the late kinds unless they are
planted late In the season. This mix
ture can be used In connection with
paris green or arsenate Of lead for the
potato beetle. The arsenical article Is
especially valuable, as 1t does not burn
the foliage and adheres SO firmly that
It is not easily washed or by rain.
When spraying with this in connection
with the bordeaux mixture, use two
pounds of the arsenate In fifty gallons,
and use when the beetles first appear.
This will prove very effective, though
If other beetles appear later in the
season 1t will be necessary to spray
again in order to protect the growth
made after the first application.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-05-27
Estate of Lyman j. Kelsey.

Q TATE OF VERMONT
oDIsrRICr OF ADDISON IS
The Probate Court for the District OF
Addison:
To all persons interested in the estate OF
Lyman j. Kelsey, late OF Salisbury, IN said
District, deceased. GREErING:
By the authority of the State OF Vermont,
you are hereby notified to appear before the
said Probate Court, at the Probate ONCE in
Mtddlebury. In said District, on the 9th day
of June A. D., 1919. at 10 O'Clock A. M. to show
cause, II any you have, why the account OF
Mary K. Kelsey, the ADMINISTRATIVE or the
estate OF said deceased, should not be allowed,
and also why the residue OF said estate should
not be distributed to the parties entitled
Dated at Middlebury, in said District, this
18th day of May, A. ID. 1910.
20 MABEL A. BLISS. Probate Register
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-05-27

tree up. The damage is usually
worse In hard winters, when the natu-
raj food of these animals is scarce
They have been known to work In
open winters and to girdle completely
some Of our best young trees. Mice
are worse, as the hunter puts most
Of the rabbits out Of commission.
There is more damage done In sod
than in open ground, as the mice like
to nest in the grass
One Of the surest ways to invite dis
aster Is to leave a mulch close around
the trunk Of the tree. The mice will
work under 1t. If there is bare space
for few inches around the tree there
is usually little danger, for the mice
rarely cross a bare place to work at
the bark. In an ordinary winter one
finds a mound of earth or coal ashes
almost a foot high at the base of the
tree ample protection. With deep snow
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-05-27

Mr.. William F. Steese, 701 Coburn ST.
Akron, Ohio, writes:
al have been troubled for several
years with cafarrh OF the stomach.
Have used different patent medicines
to no effect whatever. and have doc
tored considerable with family doctor.
"Sometimes his treatment would re-
1ieve me for few weeks, but would
eventually have to 60 back to him, and
that had kept up for several years.
az was advised to use Peruna, and
have taken three bottles. Never felt
so good in my life. Am going to con-
tinue using 1t. Wouldn't be with
out it in the house. Twin gladly rec
onmend IL to any one afflicted with
catarrh of stomach, or stomach trouble
of amy kind"
The above is an oft-repeated story.
Troubled for years with chronic ca
tarrh. Tried different remedies and
doctors to no avail. Peruna was adj
vised by friends. Instant relief expe.
rienced. Great gratitude to Peruna
expressed. This, in brief, is story
that is repeated to us great many
times every year.
No one could he in touch with our
vast correspondence for 1ne month
without being impressed with the sim
cerity and truthfulness of these kind Of
testimonials.
Peruna promptly produces an appe-
tite, corrects digestion and relieves
stomach difficulties that have resisted
other treatment.
MAnra-lin an ideal Laxative.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-05-27
MlODLEBURY, 10; PITTS
FORD, 5.
Will, While Calhoun is Pug
gle to Visitors.

ZIG u
The Middlebury high school baseball
team defeated the Pittsford high school
team on the local fair grounds Saturday
afternoon by the score of 10 to 5, in a
loosely played game in which errors
playedsa prominent part. Middlebury
started with a rush, securing two runs
in the first inning on two hits, three
stolen bases and an error. Pittsford
came back strong in the second inning,
driving in five runs and forcing Cooke
off the rubber. Calhoun had the visit
ors at his mercy the remainder of the
game. The Middlebury batters seemed
to hit Fitzpatrick whenever they wished
to-. In the fourth inning two hits, a
base on balls and eight errors Melted
Middlebury team four runs. w. Cal
houn made the star play of the game,
bringing down long fly, catching the
ball while on the run with his back to
the plate. Raleigh played a good game
on third base for the visitors, while J.
Calhoun, covered the same position in
fine shape for the locals. The score:
Middlebury 20 l 0 ! a l l X-10
Pittsford 0 5 0 0 0 0 o. 5
Summary Two-base hits-Dow, Raj
eigh, w. Huntley, H. Burns. Sacrifice
hits Raleigh, M. Huntley. Stolen
bases Barnes, Fitzpatrick, Raleigh,
Tinnien, Carrigan 2, W. Calhoun 8 H.
Burns 3, ]. Calhoun. Bases on balls
Off Cook, l. off Fitzpatrick, 3. First
base on errors Middlebury, 5; Pitts
ford, 3. Left on bases iddlebury, 10;
Pittsford 2. Struck out-By Cooke, |;
by Calhoun, s., by Fitzpatrick, 9. Hit
by pitched ball.. Calhoun, Carrigan.
Time-2 hours. Umpire Tracey. At
tendance-150.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-05-27
Estate of Ellen l.. Stevens.

STATE OF VERMONT,
~ DISTRICT OF ADDISON, S.
son: Va NA""i'
To all persons interested in the estate OF
Ellen l.. stevens, late OF Orwell, in said Dis.
trict, deceased. GREFTrNG
:. BY the authority OF the State OF Vermont.
You are hereby notified to appear before the
salu PROBATE Court, at the Probate Office in
MluuIeDury, in said District, on the 3Ist day
or May, A. d. 1910, at 10 o'clock A, M. n
show cause, Il any you have, why the account
OF Davis L. Wells, executor OF the will OF the
estate of stid deceased should not he allow
ed and also why the residue OF said estate
should not be distributed to the parties en-
titled thereto. u"
Dated at Middlebury. in said District, this
18th day OF May, A. d. 1910
10 MABEL A. BLISS, Probate Register.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-05-27
Cheekrein Abandoned.

When horse stumbles he is far less
likely to go down If his head is left
free. In England, where they are far
ahead of us in everything pertaining
to horses, the checkrein has been abol.
ished. the last surrender being that of
the artillery and commissariat trains
OF the British army, the change hav-
ing been made by Sir George Bur
goyne, the late commander In chief,
and he testifies to the beneficial results
attending II.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-05-27
Estate of Julius j. Crane
and Mary Crane.
OF VERMONT.

STATE OF VERMONT,
- DISTRICT OF ADDISON, IS.
son:
To all persons interesed In the estate of
julius j Crane and Mary Crane, late of Bird
port, in said District deceased. GREETING:
lty the authority of the State of Vermont.
you are hereby notified to appear before the
said Probate Court. at the Probate ONCE in
Middlebury, in said District, on the Both day
OF May A. ID. 1910. at 10 O'Clock a. m, to show
cause, II any you have, why the account OF
Fred G. Crane, administrator of the estates of
said deceased, should not be allowed. and
also why the residue OF said estate should
not be distributed to the parties entitled
thereto.
Dated at Middlebury. in said District. this
9th day OF May. A. ID. 1910
10 MABEL A. BLISS, Probate Register.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-05-27
Farm ana
Garden
PROTECTION FOR TREES.

CornstaIks and Wire Netting Shield
Them From Vermin.
One Of the most timely and useful
bulletins seen in a long time is a re-
cent pamphlet issued by the Ohio ex-
pertinent station, Wooster. #. ii. Bal
lou gives practical methods Of protect
ing young trees from the attacks Of
mice, rabbits and other vermin. AS all
fruit growers know, these little ami
mails often cause great loss by gnaw
ing the bark from the base of the
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-05-27
Estate of Elizabeth B. Storey
COmmisaioners, Nation

The Undersigned, having been appointed
by the Hon. Probate Court for the District OF
ADDISON commissioners. to receive, examine
Eilzabeth B. Storey. late OF Leicester, in said
District. deceased. and all claims exhibited in
onset thereto, hereby give notice that we
VIII meet Tor the purposes aforesaid at the
her late residence in said town OF Leicester
on the 18th day OF MAY and 2lst day of October
next, from 10 O'Clock a. IN. until O'Clock D. M
each or said days, and that six months from
the I'd DAY OF May A. d. 1910 is the time limit
cd by said Court for said creditors to present
tnelr claims to US for examination and
allowance. ~
10 g ooH an B 3; wasks commissioners
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-05-27

Send Your Cow, steer and
Horse Hides, Calf, Dog, and other
Skins, to the Crosby Tristan Fur Com
pany, Rochester, N. Y, to be converted
into Fur Coats, Robes, Gloves, Mittens,
or Rugs. They are the largest custom
Fur tanners of large wild and domestic
animal skins in the world. Send for il
ustr ated catalog.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-05-27
Thomas & Weeks
SPECTICLES

We are licensed by the State. We can
fit you with the right glasses at a price
that will please you. Let us try. Bring
your watch to US and have it cleaned and
regulated.
BROUGH, The Optitcian
Middlebury,Vt.. Next the Bridge Angeles
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-05-27
ECZEMA CURED by PURIFINA

ANY Druggist CAN supply you. Sc. size Free
What BETTER Proofi PuRtFtNA. hsw fork cis.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-05-27
More
Fodder

We have a few more bushels
Of seed corn to plant that
piece that you have ready.
We have gotten a few BUSH
els OF Millet, and we want
you to pillow that old meadow
where those daisies are and
SOW this MILLET.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-05-27
E. E. WISELL

aUT. R. R. FREIGHT OFFICE. PHONE s.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-04-14

All sheepmen are hereby request
ed to keep their sheep off the
Riehfield segregation If for no other
reason than that they pollute our
streams, the water of which is used
for domestic purposes.
Richfeld Farmers Association.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-04-14

Not "Just as Good, " but Better
FL Monte Olive Oil.
H. NJ. Moore Co.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-05-06
I CT { 3 . CO.. I'M
UndsrsE Friendly coysr eaehsf Might
Safely Procssd % spin Ills
lnflnls iVoe. sS

{ Fl tried to get q chance 20 speak 60
you at church Sunday. : said Mrs. Old
castle, "but the crush was 90 great
that couldn't push through to where
you WERE" Eyes, wasn't It awful?" re.
,lied her hostess. as she hecked bit
Of dust from the Gobelin tapestry. All
he common folks in town seem to
want to crowd into our church lately.
It's too bad they amt satisfied to.stay
where they belong. How did you like
tho sermon?" well, as q sermon It
was fairly good, but do wish Doctor
Goodman would quit splitting his In
f1nitives. try not to let 1t make me
nervous, but can't keep from being
shocked every time he does It." 81
never let them kind Of things bother
me, but that's where the Episcopals
have the advantage Of us. II our
preacher would wear q long robe he
.ould split them and we would never
notice it."-Kansas City Star.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-05-06
pAPA's POSITION SET FORTH
explanation of Youthful Suitor That
Doubtless Satisfied Father Of His
Adored One.

"Yes, SIR" said the pale youthful
tutor; Give come to ask you for your
daughters hand. She is fair as lii.
les. sweet as honeysuckle, tender as
violet, charming"
lis that Mary you are talking
About?" asked papa.
Eyes, sir. It is mere formality,
know. this asking for your daughters
hand; but we thought it would be
pleasant to you if it were observed"
Marys papa stiffened.
And may 1 inquire" he asked,
who suggested that asking my con-
cent to Mary's marriage was a mere
eormality?"
'You may, sir" replied the young
man. simply. 1T was Mary's mother -
philadelphia Inquirer.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-05-06
HEARST BEGINS LIeER SUIT.
Starts Action Against New York
Times for 100000 Damages.

New York, N. Y. - William r.
Hearst has begun libel suit against
the New York Times because that
paper reported the speech of Mayor
Gaynor at the Associated Press din
ner on Thursday night, in which the
mayor declared that 1.-TWO stat: y .ison
felonies, namely, forgery and,s sifica-
ton of public document, were COM
mitted in the eagerness of this pub
Usher and editor (HearsD to wrong
The mayor of the city Of New York.
Mr.. Hearst alleges that by reason of
the publication of the speech he has
suffered to the extent of 100000, and
he asks to be awarded that sum in
damages.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-05-06
Only Nine Left.


Lee Wyman is an earnest advocate
Of some plan under which the say
ings Of children shall be preserved
for future generations to read.
"The other day, for instance" says
Wyman, my little boy was called be-
fore the tribunal over which his fond
mother presides.
You've broken one Of the precious
ten commandments she said.
Did II asked our boy carelessly
like.
ayes, my boy. I've said to You
over and over the ten command
ments.' said Mrs. Wyman. and now
you've broken one of them
Dear, DEAR my boy said, there's
only nine left now
"And Mrs. Wyman let 1t go at
that"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-05-06
Gentlemen Two.


Two street cleaning department
men were having an alteration as
hey we're driving their carts side by
,ide along upper Broadway the other
afternoon. One was red-faced and
bulbous-nosed, the typical "rummy."
The other was an adder-headed negro.
Both looked utterly disreputable.
Get out o. my way!" yelled the red
faced man. Don't cher know enough
to get outer der way when you see q
gentleman?"
I'm more Of q gem'men than you,
you big rum" retorted the negro.
"Youall drives garbage cart, an I
only picks up ashes."-New York
Press.