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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-12-19
Board of rad G.

On Wednesday night at Grange hall
a meeting Of local men was held for the
purpose of considering the establish
ment of a local board of trade. Judge
j ohm E. Weeks presided at the meeting.
Max Powell and James P. Taylor of
Burlington, secretary of the Greater
Vermont association, were the principal
speakers, the latter outlining the for
nation and positions of various boards
of trades with which he has been asso-
ciated.
A large number of Middlebury busi-
ness men were present and considerable
interest was shown in the proposed pro-
ject.
The meeting was adjourned with the
intention of meeting again Friday night.
but owing to the regular Grange meet
ing, the next meeting of the board OF
trade will be on the evening of January
Z, at o'clock in Grange hall. At this
meeting officers will be elected and the
elementary steps taken in the formation
of permanent organization. A large
attendance is desired.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-12-19
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
Rev. A. A. Lancaster, Pastor.

Morning worship, 1O:45 Christmas
sermon by the pastor. Subject, "The
High Cost of Loving" Bible school
meets at noon. classes for all. Young
Peoples society meets in the vestry at
6:45. Topic The Christmas Spirit and
How 1 may Prevail Evening worship,
80 O'Clock. The Sunday evening
services during the month of December
have been in charge of group of young
men who hay done efficient work. AT
their request Rev. Samuel Rose of Corn
wall has consented to speak Sunday
evening. His subject will be, The
Knights of God" All are invited.
The Christmas tree exercises of the
Bible school will be held in the vestry,
Tuesday evening at o'clock. All mem
bers and friends of the Bible school are
invited.
The Camp Fire Girls meet in the par
sonage Saturday at three o'clock.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-12-19
Christm as Services.
ST. MARY's CATHOLIC CHURCH
Rev. Thomas j, Leonard, Pastor

The services at the Church of the As
sumption for the Christmas festival will
he as follows: Wednesday night, Decem-
ber 24-25th, there will be midnight mass
which will begin promptly at II o'clock ;
children's mass at s O'Clock, and high
mass at 10 o'clock, followed by benedic-
ton of the Blessed Sacrament.
Confessions will be heard on Christ
mas eve at o'clock in the afternoon and
from 10 80 to | / 80 before the midnight
mass.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-12-19
MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH.

Rev. Richard B. Esten. D. D., Pastor.
Morning worship at 10:45. Preaching
by the pastor. Subject, "The Power of
the Little Child" Sunday school at 10
m. Sunday school concert in the even
ing. Special music. Readings by Mr..
w. E. Dawson of Middlebury college.
Everybody invited.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-12-19
ST. STEPHENS CHURCH.

Rev. John Evans Bold. Rector.
Rectory No. 119 Main street.
80 Holy Communion. end, 4th and
9TH.
10:45, Morning Prayer-Holy Com
munion. (1st and Bird
1915, Sunday School.
1870, Evening Prayer.
Friday 1880 p. III. Evening prayer.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-12-19
Church Notes.
METHODIST CHURCH.
d. H. Corkran, pastor.

Morning worship at 10 AS. Sermon by
the pastor. Bible school at noon. Ep.
worth League, 6 6;45 p. m. Evening
worship, 1880 p. m.
Sunday school Christmas tree and
exercises Thursday evening December
25th, 1880
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-12-19

Doan's Regulets are recommended by
many who say they operate easily, with
out gripping and without bad after effects.
25c at all drug stores. adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-15
poomsdaY After 1893.

The Jews viii return to Jerusalem in
1915. and the Battle Of Armaeeddon will
be tonight in 1888, according to Rev. S.
Samuel Clements. superintendent OF
the WESLEYAN Methodist Society, who is
delivering a course of lectures in the
First Wesleyan Church, OF Philadel-
phia, Ffty-seccnd and Thompson
streets, on THE Second Coming OF
Christ" Mr. Clements declares that
the New Testament has foretold these
events. and that by a careful study of
the Scriptures and by comparing the
prophecies with happenings of the past
specific time can be set for these great
events.
1.-The signs of the times plainly show
that the fulfllment of all prophecy is
now at hand ST Paul declared that
the falling OF from the Christian faith
would be the forerunner of the final
destruction of the world. People now
adays are not going to church. This is
a literal fulfliment of the prophecy.
THE world is getting worse every
dav. The extreme disobedienc of chill
dren TO their parents is another sign
that tie world is getting worse in
STEAD of better The time is not fan
off when the final consummation OF
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-15
Radium in the Ocean.

Prof. Jolly of the University of Cam
bridge has found radioactive sub
stances to be far more abundant in
deposits on the floor of the deeper
parts of the ocean than any terrestrial
rocks or earth, says Harper's Weekly.
This has been learned from an exami-
nation of samples of the bottom mud
brought home by the recent deep sea
dredging expeditions, especially that
lately conducted by John Murray in
the Michael Sars. These radioactive
substances are mainly inherent in the
red clay which constitutes the floor of
the abysses, the various other muds
and oozes, which are more or less cal
eareous in their nature, forming at
medium depths, because the carbonate
of lime constituting the shells of
moiluscs and of many kinds of ami
malcules are wholly dissolved before
they reach the greater depths. Hence
oozes composed of limy materials can
be laid down only III comparatively
shallow water. This red clay. char
aeteristic of the bottom wherever it is
more than about two and one half
miles beneath the surface, is clay
deposit derived principally from wind
carried volcanic dust and pumce de-
composed by long exposure to the
chemical action of sea water. 1t con-
tains modules of manganese of iron.
certain crystals round particles of
meteoric origin and spicules from
silicious animalcules rariolarians. and
has imbedded in it profusion of
hinty sharks teeth and the dense ear
bones of whales, always coated with a
mineral crust. Many of the sharks
teeth are of extinct species known
otherwise by fossil remains, which is
one evidence of the extremely low rate
of the deposition Of this clay. where
almost no material from the faraway
land can be added to it. 1t seems i'm
possible to get any data as to what
the rate of deposit may be, but it must
be intellectually slow: and to this fact
is probably due its excessive richness
in radium.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-15
Uncle Sam As a Breeder of Horses.

Under the provision of the current
appropriation act for the Department
of Agriculture authorizing the inau
gura ton of experiments in the breed
ing of horses for military purposes and
providing $4,000 for that purpose the
Secretary of Agriculture, with the con-
currenee of the Secretary of War, has
appointed the following as advisory
agents in the selection of stations and
to assist in the operation of the Gov
ernments plan: Henry Fairfax, of Nir-
ginia. for thoroughbreds; G. l.. Railey
of Kentucky, for American saddle
horses; Walter Palmer. of Illinois, for
standardbreds: Maxwell Evarts, of
Nemort for Morgans.
Each acts with the officers of the
government in the selection of stations
of the breed he represents The Secre-
tary of War has designated Lieut.. Col.
d. s. Stanley of the Quartermaster
Corps to represent the Army. and the
Secretary of Agriculture has Gesisnat-
ed George NJ Rommel. Chief of the
Animal Husbandry Division of the
Bureau of Animal Industry, to repre-
sent the Department of Agriculture.
III teen SliiioBS iidNt pctI pulIildo-
ed To date. as follows;
Thoroughbreds, Gold Heels, by The
Bard; dam. Heel and Toe, Charcot, by
Common: dam. Spanish Match.
Saddle horses: Young Bill, by Golden
King; dam by Bourbon Chief. Fair
Acre King, by Bourbon King: dam.
Aletha Chief, Richmond Choice, by
Rex Peavine; dam by King Richard.
Standardbreds: MacNunne, by Mac
Dougall: dam, The hume. Sigler. by
Red Medium dam, Maud Sieler, Be-
Cue, by Virgins: dam. Lady Crescent,
Twilight Nj. by belmont Jr.; dam, May
Fry, Lord Roin. by Arion; dam, Madge
Fullerton
Morgans: Daniel Webster Lambert,
by Joe Allen, Madison Lambert by
Lambert +. Prince NJ, by Ethan Allen
Sd: dam, Topsy NJ.
All of these horses are we'll bred
and registered. and some are WELL
known individuals, Gold Heels. for
example. had 4 conspicuous career on
the turf: Common, the sire of Charcot,
was by IsoIomy. winner of the Derby
ard other important stakes in England.
All the Saddle horses thus far purehas-
ed have had winning records at the
Kentucky fairs. OF the Standardbreds,
MacNunne is notable in that he. like
Carmen az the Colorado stud of the
Department of Agriculture, is a
grandson of Robert McGregor. Sigler
was first in two-year- old class for
standardized trotters at the National
Horse Show in 1911: and Lord Rion's
sire, Arion, sold for sl25.000. The Nor
gans thus far purchased are excellent
representatives OF the breeds and
should prove useful as sires OF cavalry
horses of good size and conformation.
The sire of Prince NJ, Ethan Allen Sd,
has left a remarkable impress on the
character of the Morgans of the east
side OF Vermont.
The Department of Agriculture ex-
poets TO make other purchases during
the winter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-15
Wise Oregon Ducks.

THE eausal observer" remarked a
nun who is interested in the ways of
wild creatures, would never suspect
the wild duck of that important sci
entific principle technically known as
conservation of energy and much less
would he believe it capable of putting
that principle to practical application.
All wild ducks do not have this know
ledge or practice. have never noticed
it except in the wild ducks that fire.
quent waters of Oregon
There is no end to wild ducks on
the inland waters of oregon. The same
may be said of wild swans and wild
geese. Take it on Big Sturgeon Lake,
for instance. 1t is no uncommon thing
for 10000 swans to be feeding there
early in the morning or toward even
ing. to say nothing of the myriads of
wild ducks and geese that drop in
there at the same time
THE fat, nutritious root of the wa
ter plant known as the wapatoe is
the attraction that calls these water
fowl not only to that water but to
all similar waters in the region Swans
ducks and geese dote on this root, and
it is the way the ducks have got on
to the fact that the wild duck is a
finikin, short minded. unprotesting
chump that has given those fowls
their idea of conservation of energy,
and the ability to apply it for their
ease and comfort.
Now, if the wild duck in Oregon
was doing the diving act for his dinner
he would go down to the bottom,
yank out his roots. come to the sur
face, swallow his find and go down
again for rest or a breath and would
keep this strenuous work up as long
as the feeding hour lasted instead of
living on the best and taking things
easy.
But the wild swan is built on
different plan. He dives and comes
up with his wapatoe. He let's go of
it and as it floats on the surface he
takes u rest and breathing spell.
Then he must carefully wash and
rinse every particle of dirt that may
adhere to the root before he regards
it as fit to take into his royal stomach.
$50 the wild duck let's the swan do
the diving and the yanking of the
toothsome wapatoe from the bottom
and the fetching of it to the surface.
Then while the swan is resting and
getting its wind and subsequently
taking its roots one by one and wash
ing them the duck. always on the
watch fer the OPPORTUNITY. seizes on
a goodly share of the swans food,
gobbles It in trice and swims away
to await another chance which will
be quickly provided And the swan
submits to the robbery without Il
protest. and after eating what the
duck did not get of its roots dives
again for more, of which, as before,
the duckS will get the bigger share
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-15
nch15dtt

substance, or 100000 cubic yards of
surface soil. If this erosiye action had
been concentrated upon the Isthmas of
Panama at the time of American oc-
cupation, il would have excavated the
prism for an eighty five foot level
canal in about seventy-three days.
The amount removed from different
drainage basins show interesting
comparisons. In respect to dissolved
matter, the southern Pacific basin
heads the list with 1T tons per square
mile per year, the nothern Atlantic
basin being next with 100 tons. The
rate for the Hudson Bay basin, TWEEN
ty-eight tons. is lowest: that for the
Colorado and western Gulf of Mexico
basins is somewhat higher The
denudation estimates for the southern
Atlantic basin correspond very closely
to those for the entire United States.
The amounts are generally lowest for
streams in the arid and semi-arid re-
gions, because large areas there con-
tribute little or nothing to the runoff.
The southern Pacific basin is an i'm
portant exception to this general rule,
presumably because of the extensive
practice of irrigation in that area. The
amount are highest in regions of high
rainfall, though usually the water in
sections are not SO highly mineralized
as the waters of streams in arid re-
gions.-Science.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-15
March II, 1913.

!
Hon. Reuel ]. Noyes
Augusta, Maine.
Dear Sir:
In compliance with your request |
submit the following opinion relative
! to election of Mayor, Aldermen, Coun-
cilmen and ward officers
With respect to the election of the
Mayor the provisions of our charter
are clear If at the election called for
Wednesday, March 10, no one OF the
candidates receive a majority OF all
fthe votes cast and there is consequent
~ no election, the board of aldermen
shall issue their warrants for third
election To be held not less than three
nor more than four days subsequent to
Wednesday, March 10. At this third
election the candidate having the
greatest number of votes shall be de-
clared elected.
+, The charter provisions relating to
! the election of aldermen, councilmen
and ward officers are much more diff
Hcult of Interpretation. The provisions
relating to the election of the above
named officers were passed before our
present system of secret balloting was
adopted and consequently are not
/ adapted To our present system OF bat
IotinC 1t is therefore necessary in
i constituting il to keep in mind this faet
and so far as possible to give ii a con-
| struction consistent with the intention
! of the legislature passing it and also
with our present laws respecting cleo
tons that is, so far as possible a
| construction should be given which
would harmonic our old charter pro-
visions with our present election laws.
| I have tried to bear this general rule
in mind in reaching the conclusion
which ! have in respect to the pro-
eedure to be adopted in election oil
ward officers on Wednesday, March 10,
and subsequently.
In the first place, after careful
reading of the provisions of the char
! ter / am convinced that majority
and not a plurality vote is necessary
to eject the aldermen. couneiimen anu
ward officers at the election called Tor
March 10. my Interpretation of the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-15
AUGUSTUS ELECTION.
BY CITY SOLICITOR.
An Interpretation Of the Charter
Provisions, OH Request by Mr..
MCLean=--Of Interest to
EveryVoter of City.

charter being that the words at the
subsequent trial. on page % of the
charter refer TO an election or ballot
ing subsequent to the second ballot
ing If after ascertaining the count
it is discovered that there has been nc
choice in one or more Of the officers
voted for, no one of the candidates
having received a majority of all the
votes cast, the warden should adjourn
the meeting to the next day and there
after from day to day to some con-
venient day or until such time Gin the
event of there having been no choice
for Mayor as shall have been decided
upon for the third election for Mayor,
thus making it possible for the bal
loting for ward officers remaining UNI
elected and for Mayor To take Place at
the same time.
1t would be impossible to have the
ward meetings finally adjourned at the
election on March 10 and new warrants
issued for the election Of the ward Of
ficers ut the same time the third cleo
ton for Mayor was called for the rea-
son as stated above that the final vote
for Mayor must be taken not less than
three nor more than four days after
March 10, which would not give time
for the posting of warrants for the
ward tickets. no exception being made
in this particular in respect to the
ward tickets as IS done in case of the
Mayor.
It has been called 10 my attention
that there is some confusion as TO the
meaning of the word majority as
used in the charter, many Interpreting
if TO mean majority of votes over
all the other candidates. This con
struction is not correct. majority
means more than one-half of those
who vote for any given officer rms
rule of construction applies TO all the
officers to be elected "Wednesday next
will see that proper instructions
as 10 the method of adjournment are
mailed to each of the wardens before
March 10
Very truly yours,
ERNEST l.. MCLEAN,
City Solicitor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-15
BEAUTY OF BUiLT-IN FURNl'
TURE.
Fitting and Practical; Convenient and
Not Costly.


Built-in furniture is practical only
when properly designed. Book cases
of just the right kind will be found
of great utility, and when they are in
stalled in a house at the time it is
built the cost will be considerably less
than the cost of portable bookcases.
Sideboards and china closets make the
dining room truly charming, no mat
ter how simple and inexpensive they
may be, providing little thought is
expended on their arrangement, says
the Pictorial Review.
One or TWO built-in seats in the liv-
ing room (not under a window will be
found inexpensive and convenient.
Often such seat can be built in a
corner where the wall forms one end,
thus leaving only the other end to be
provided. Seats should be boxed in
to provide chests for storage, and
covers should be provided which can
be raised to give access to the storage
space. Have the front board under
seat recessed so that in sitting down
you will not kick the heels against
the front. comfortable slopinS
back should be provided and all df-
mansions should be carefully worked
out-broad low seats usually being the
most comfortable. Seats "a inches
wide and Il inches high will be found
very satisfactory when cushions three
inches thick are added, making the
total height Is inches. Drawers are
frequently built i'll under a seat.
With a little skill it will be found
possible to design and build a side
board in the dining room which will
be much cheaper than a ready made
sideboard. This will have the added
advantage of fitting the house The
easiest way is to provide an alcove for
the sideboard by taking little jog off
the kitchen and build in a simple
chest of drawers below with cup
boards for china above. Ornate side
boards of queer design will of course
find no place in homes of good taste;
but a simple design will be found
very attractive as well as convenient,
and such a piece of furniture undoubt
eddy pays the builder for his outlay.
China closets can be built in at
about half the cost of ready made
china closets. In some houses two
china closets are provided being built
in two corners with a window be-
tween. This is a very good arrange
ment. If the dining rom is small No
sideboard is needed other than a sim
pie chest of drawers between the
closets The price of simple cabinet
work of this sort is surprisingly low
when it is included in the contract for
the house.
In the room of the husband and
wife it is a good idea to provide two
built-in Wardrobes. SO that each per-
son may have ample storage place for
his or her clothes. An excellent ar
rangement is to have a chest of
drawers built into the space between
the two wardrobes with shelves above
To carry out the scheme TO the point
of greatest comfort have full length
mirrors applied to the panels of the
two wardrobe doors. These mirrors
take the place of an expensive cheval
mirror and they will prove most con-
yenient as the woman can view both
the front and back of her gown at
the same time by swinging the doors
to catch the etieetion.-Christian
Science Monitor
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-15
Colorado Mountains.

What is the highest mountain IN
Colorado? pixies fedh' NM - !.
nersons out of twenty will answer
and incorrectly The twentieth may
know that the two highest mountains
IN the state are Mount Massive ana
Mount Ebert, both in Lake County, IN
the I,eadville district. The ATTITUDE
Of each of these mountains, according
10 the United States Geological sur
vey. is 4.402 feet above sea level Ihe
height of Pixies Peak is 14,lo8 feet
Moreover. there are fifty or sixty 9TH
er peaks in colorado approximately as
higb-over 1900 feet The lowest
point in colorado is 1850 feet ABOVE
sea level. OF all the States Colorado
has the highest average altitude, esti-
mated by the Geological Survey at
$500 feet.
Although not the highest mountain,
pixies Peak is probably the best-known
peak in the United States. There was
at one time a weather bureau station
on it's summit. and it now has a
substantial railway station at the
terminus of the highest railway line
in North America. 1t can also be
reached by an excellent wagon road
and trail which connect the summit
with Colorado Springs GeoloslcaA
Survey Bulletin.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-15
AUGUSTA CHURCHES.
Regular Sunday Services to Which All
Are Cordially Invited to Attend.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE Society; sun
day services at II y. NJ, subject; sur
stance: Sunday school at j. NJ.
Wednesday evening meeting at So'cloek
Reading room opan to the puplc daiiN
from 3 to T. NJ, Christian Science nan,
30 Water street .,.,,,,,., ,..,,
Society will hold sunday services at z.ao
and 80 r. NJ in 6. a. 4. hall George
Il. Gutter. of Everett, Mass speaker
'V WIN SHfIIfSe "ea STREET UNIVERSAL
LIST church, Rev. Leroy ". Coon ms
pastor: Morning worship ut l0@, WIN
sermon by the pastor. upon l'aNlH i- i az
ingstone' Bible school at L ctock; ne
at $50 T. NJ. Palm SUNDAY, sunJec.'
What is Victory" Mrs. E. II. Jackson
SOUTH PARISH CONGREGATIONAL
ter: sunday morning worship WIN sen IL
mon at 1880 O'Clock; sunday sehooI ~
the chapel at 11.45 a. NJ, lesson toplS'
"The TEST Of Abrahams Faith, Gen.
221-i3: mems Bible class in the church
at 1l45 A. NJ. topic The Pioneer IL III
nuence Upon a Nations Ideals ou aG'
Peoples service in the chapel az o@ ON
mid-week service in the Gnape' VI
FIRST BAPTIST church on WllltiIop
street. b. p. Hope pastor: M MOTH 49, oe,
vice at 1880 with sermon on ne Cppo,
tunity of the Triumphal Entry SUNDAY as
school at noon; Y +. $. c. +. at 30,
evening service at $50 with sermon on
1.-THE Making of Character prayer
meeting Wednesday evening at n9",
SAINT BARNABAS' church, Bangor
st palm sunday: SUNDAY 81 school ,o az
2.45 p M; evening prayer a. ~, floG n
PENNEY MEMORIAL tkt.- b; hi
TIS'r church Rev. Charles G. Mosher'
pastor: worship and sermon at 1870
subject of sermon, ''Despised and he
iected special music by Quartet Su,i-
day school at 1145. mems cldss III auu, -
torium: Christian Endeavor meelihs a.
Gas; evening gospel service at ~, 80 p sub
iect VA C;reat Lenten Psalm: The Royal
Penitent" e,,a., .,d
oal- atraats paHj : Phalen, minister
1910 a AN NJ. Morning service with sermon
by the minister; 1l.45 A. M SUNDAY