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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-12-19
Soph o more Hop.

On Friday evening, December 18th
at the Mccullough gymnasium the
sophomore class of MiddIebury college
held their annual sophomore hop.
The gymnasium was beautifully deco
rated with blue and white streamers
extending from large square in the
center of the ceiling upon which the
white enumerals 1916" were embodied
on blue field, and blue and white crepe
around the walls. Evergreens were
profuse in the hall decorations and an
enclosure from which the orchestra
played was furnished by means of small
fir trees. A light but dainty supper
was enjoyed at midnight. the supper
being served under the direction of Mrs.
Gertrude Connolly.
About fifty couples of college, town
and out-of-town guests We're present.
The gowns of many of the ladies were
very beautiful and formed charming
feature of the occasion.
The dance orders consisted of a
leather card case done in the class
colors with the class seal on the outer
cover, with an insert containing order
of dances, music, committee, patrons,
autograph and memoire pages, making
very pretty souvenirs of the event.
Wilson's orchestra of eight pieces, from
Rutland, furnished music.
The patrons and patronesses were
Professor and Mrs. Duane Robinson,
Professor and Mrs. Ray L. Fisher,
Professor and Mrs. Perley C. Voter and
Dean Suzanne Throop.
The success of the hop was due to the
untiring efforts of Chairman Lamere
with his assistants. The committee
consisted of Mr.. Lamere (chairman) g,
Miss Veet, Miss Fisher, Mr.. Robinson
and Mr.. Huntley.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-12-19
JAIL FOR SPEEDERS.

Governor Glynn has signed the Callan
law amendment recently passed by the
legislature and which is designed to put
check on the recklessness of automo-
bilists. Under this amendment a con-
viction for breaking the speed laws or
driving car while in an intoxicated
condition automatically suspends or re-
vokes the license of either a chauffeur
or the private operator of an automo.
bile. Owners as we'll as chauffeurs will
also be required to demonstrate by an
examination their fitness to drive cars.
The leniency with which irresponsible
operators of motor cars have been
treated has done much to foster the ap-
parent contempt in which the speed
laws are held by many. Out of fifty
four convicted ofintoxication in the last
three and half years in that State
only twelve have been deprived of their
licenses by direction of the trial Judge,
which is necessary for revocation.
Chief Magistrate McAdoo's cam
palgn against automobile speeders bore
good fruit Saturday and Sunday in the
summoning to court of 500 delinquents,
and again yesterday when Magistrate
Krotel, Nolan and others disposed of
365 cases the majority of them by fines
of S25 and $50.
Some idea of the difficulties the police
rest under in enforcing the law is af-
forded by the fact that nearly every
Tammany and Republican district leader
in the city was on hand in Magistrate
Krotel's court in answer to appeals from
influential culprits for help in "get-
ting off. y 1t is creditable to him that
their efforts were in vain.
The law is fair-it is generous
making excessive speed presumptive
evidence of carelessness. The city has
got most forms of street traffic under
good control. 1t must keep ever
lastingly at the automobile offenders
until they too are brought under re-
spect for and constraint of the law.
Burlington News.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-12-19
Football Team Gwen Banquet.

A banquet was served by the Woman S
Auxiliary of the Y. M. c. A. in honor
of the football team and boy scouts of
the Y. M. C. A. at the Baptist church
Wednesday evening at $50 o'clock.
About forty boys were present. Rev.
A. A. Lancaster was toast master.
Short speeches were made by Prof. NJ
R. Sanford, Judge c. |. Button, DR.. H..
L. Averill Edgar j. Wiley, assistant
dean of Middlebury college, and L. A.
Morhous, county secretary. A very
enjoyable evening was spent.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-12-19
PROGRESS OF UNITED STATES
TABULATED.

A century survey of the growth of
the United States in population, com
merce and industry is presented in a
pamphlet, Statistical Record of the
Progress of the United States. 1900
1913 just issued by the bureau of foreign
and domestic commerce, department of
commerce. The publication contains
monetary, commercial and financial sta
tistics of this country, and in less de-
tailed form, those of the principal ma
tons OF the world, and the share which
the United States supplies of their i'm
ports and takes of their exports.
In area the United States is shown to
have increaaed from 892, 1876 square
miles in 1900 to 3,O26, 789 in 1918, and in
population from 5,308. 483 to 81, O38, 1876,
exclusive of the island territories now
under the American flag. Meantime
the production of basic articles of in
dustry shows marked growth. Coal,
from 20 tons in 1914 to AIT, 900, 600 tons
in 1912; pig iron, from 81, 200 tons in
1910 to 80, 600, 900 tons in 1912; copper,
from 100 tons in 1845 to 558, 900 tons in
1912; petroleum, from 1000 gallons in
1858 to over 8, OOO. 600. 900 gallons in 1912;
cotton, from $1,000 running bales of
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-12-19
The Century.

No prospectus for the year 1914
could express the new spirit of the
Century" so we'll as the current and
the future numbers of the magazine.
The program already drawn up is rich
and varied, although The Century is too
close in touch with matters of current
interest to tie itself down to a twelve
months program in advance. A pro-
phetic trilogy by H. G. Wells will begin
in the January number. This is the
work of the modern prophet and seer
who writes like pure romancer. The
February Century is called the mid
winter Fiction Number" and contains
group of short stories which alone would
make this issue notable. Among these
is one by the author of MADAME But
terfy," in which John Luther Long
returns to the scene of that classic
which, since it was printed in The Cen
fury in 1898, has developed first into
play and then into beautiful opera.
The New story is called THE Temple of
the Countless Gods. " About half of
each number of The Century will be
cares that "this is, in a real and vital
sense, the very age of fiction, we plan
that each number beginning with the
November Century shall contain, in adj
dition to leading article on modern
conditions, an exceptional fiction fea-
ture"
Among the papers on vital American
subjects scheduled for 1914 are those of
Prof. Edward A. Ross on immigration.
These are already making the deep i'm
preston that the publishers anticipated.
1t is proposed that the magazine shall
continue to lead in literature and art
and to be 1.-The leading art magazine of
America adv.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-12-19
THE FIGHT AGAINST TUBERCU-
IOSIS

There is no doubt that the next CEN
sus will show that the death rate from
tuberculosis is decreasing in the United
States. In some States the decrease is
marked. In some cities there has been
but small decrease, if any at all.
Perhaps in some States there has been
very little decrease. But in the country
as a whole the disease without a doubt
has lost ground. 1t is regrettable that
the registration area for vital statistics
does not cover the entire country. If it
did those who are active in the war on
the white plague would know more
nearly how the campaign is progressing.
But even with incomplete statistics they
are assured that their fighting is not in
vain.
To carry on the war money is neces-
sary. 1t can be very easily demon
strated that the sale of the Red Cross
Christmas seals has been made an i'm
portant factor in actually reducing the
death rate of tuberculosis in some States.
According to the Board of Health of
Wisconsin, for instance, that State
shows a decrease of Sc per cent. in the
tuberculosis death rate, in the five
years ending with 1912. In Milwaukee
where the campaign against the plague
was waged very earnestly the decrease
is said to have been % per cent. That
fine showing means that there have
been scores, probably hundreds, of lives
saved in Wisconsin in the five years,
that would not have been saved had it
not been for the organized effort to
wipe out tuberculosis.
What has been done in Milwaukee
and in all of Wisconsin can be done as
easily in al most any other part of the
country. The Red Cross Christmas
seals are now on sale. lntrinsically
they are worth little. They are not in
tended to be a work of art But their
value can not be estimated in terms of
dollars and cents, 1t can only be
measured by the number of lives they
will be the means of saving, and by the
added happiness they will bring to
hundreds of homes the country over.
They are symbols of a warfare that
means lives made longer, not lives cut
off
There is no doubt many home that
will be happy during the approaching
holidays, that would not have been
happy had it not been for the sale of
the Red Cross seals last Christmas.
Life is the best Christmas gift that can
be given. Those who buy the seals this
year will be aiding in making that
great gift to many persons during the
following year. Prevention has proved
its value and it is prevention that is
cutting down the death rate of the
disease. - Exchange.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-12-19
Republican Party Dead in Cali
fornia

San Francisco, Dec. THE Pro-
gressive party of California became a
fact yesterday in name as well as being
Gov. Hiram w. johnson christened and
dedicated it before party leaders, men
and women, from all parts of the State.
To-day the old Republican State Cen
trail Committee pronounced its own
dissolution as legal entity and today
its members met to reorganize under the
emblem. The Progressives had control
led the Republican party machinery of
the State since before the 1912 election.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-12-19
SHARP COLD IN DENVER.
Streets Blocked by the Cold.

Denver, COL, Dec. "a sharp drop
in temperature today made the work
of removing the deep snow from the
streets much more difficult and greatly
aggravated existing suffering. Forty
dead are awaiting burial but the ceme-
terry cannot be reached.
A large reservoir near Boulder burst,
threatening that city with a flood.
There is great suffering all over Colo
RADIO. st. Augustine Record.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-12-19
DANIELS SEES NECESSITY OF
DRYDOCKS ON PACIFIC
COAST.

Washington, Dec. 7. Absolute neces-
sity for drydocks on the Pacific Coast in
which the great battleships of the At
lantic fleet can be locked when they
pass through the Panama Canal, has led
Secretary Daniels to seek authority
from Congress to enter into an unusual
contract with private dock owners. The
collapse of the great Pearl Harbor dock
in Hawaii which was to have been the
mainstay of the Navy on the Mare Is
land Navy Yard basins until a great
deal of dredging has been done, has re-
duced the navy resources of the West
coast to one dock at Puget Sound, en-
tirely too distant from the Panama
Canal to meet naval needs.
The Secretary therefore proposes to
contract with a private corporation
which already owns docks at the en-
trance of San Francisco Harbor, to
construct another great dock capable
of handling the dreadnoughts on the
basis of guaranteed compensation in
so many thousand tons of naval docking
per annum.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-12-19

The Atlanta Constitution (Dem.),
says: GAS nearly as possible the in
come tax law is drawn to meet the
requirements of the constitutional
amendment which is its authority.
But no one supposed it would run the
gauntlet without at least a show of
legal opposition. The care with which
the amendment itself was drafted and,
subsequently, the bill that vitalizes it,
precludes any considerable fear that
the law will be overturned. But it is
just as well that all bubbles be settled,
that the government itself, no less than
those affec ted, may proceed about col
lection with smooth mind.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-12-19
HOLIDAY DECORATIONS THE
CAUSE OF DISASTROUS
FIRE

Light, infammable decorations max e
fires easy to start and easy to spread. A
match, gas flame or an electrical de-
feet may do it, says an authority.
Watch gas jets Decorations may be
carried against them by air currents.
Watch smokers! Do not permit them
to light cigars inside buildings.
Before attempting any haste or i'll
advised decoration which may cause
fire, examine your insurance contracts
and see if the policies contain anything
like this:
"'This entire policy, unless other
wise endorsed hereon or added hereto,
shall be void, etc., etc. If the hazard
be increased by any means within the
control or knowledge of the insured
eff you burn, you want your indem-
nifty; do nothing therefore to impair
your contract.
Every year in America many chill
dren are burned to death by fire from
Christmas candles.
''Do not decorate your Christmas
tree with paper, cotton, or any other
inflammable material. Use metallic
tinsel and other non-fammable deco
rations only, and set the trees securely
so that the children in reaching for
things cannot tip it over.
''Do not use cotton to represent snow.
If you must have snow use asbestos
fibre.
''Do not permit children to light or re-
light the candles while parents are not
present. They frequently set fire to
their clothing instead. The tree itself
will burn when needles have become
dry.
''Do not leave matches within reach
of children at holiday time. Candles are
meant t. be lighted, and if the children
can get matches they will experiment
with them. They initiate their elders.
"A house of merriment is better than
house of mourning. IN. F. P. A.
Bulletin.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-12-19
As LETTERS ON A PIN HEAD.

A brass pin with as letters engraved
upon the head of it will be exhibited
during Christmas week at one of the
big department stores in Sixth avenue,
New York. Twenty-six of the letters
form the alphabet and the rest make up
the statement. Engraved by F.
Blodgett," which is arranged in a circle
about the pin head.
F. Blodgett, who many years ago ex-
hibited pin head engraved with all the
letters of the alphabet, work which he
did when he was employed at Tiffany's.
He is now working on pin head which
he hopes to cover with no less than a
hundred letters.
Eugene Blodgett, son of the engraver
has just returned from Europe, whei e
he has been exhibiting his fathers work.
He showed the pin head engraved with
as letters at the British Musuem of
Natural History in London and at the
Beaux Arts gallery in Paris.
Mr.. Blodgett says that his father got
the idea of pin head engraving when he
was in the Civil war. He thought what
a fine thing it would be for a spy to
have his secret message engraved in a
small compass and in such a way that
it could not be discovered if he should
be caught
1t took Mr.. Blodgett 80 days to en-
grave his second pin head, and he is
sure that there is not another like it
anywhere.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-12-19
A FRIEND 70 The
WORKING MAN

Five years ago l was troubled with
kidney truble and Inflammation of the
bladder that had to cease working my
farm. Life looked dark to me until /
heard of DR.. Kilmers Swamp-Root
through a a cured friend. | tried 6.
bottle and began to feel better at once.
After using five or six bottles l felt fine
and have continued to work as | had
before my affection.
| want to state that DIR. Kilmer's
Swamp Root is kidney medicine that
will cure and l owe my good work dur
ing the past five or six years to it.
Yours very truly,
c. w. NORRIS,
Prescott, Ark.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this 81 day of March, 1912.
o. B. GORDON.
Notary Public.
This is to certify that Mr.. c. w. Morris
has bought Swamp Root at this store in
the past.
Adam Guthrie, Jr.,
Druggist.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-12-19
Vermont Tree for John DIS Christ


Cleveland, Dec. Is. Compelled by the
illness of his wife to remain here over
Christmas, John D. Rockefeller is plan
ming the biggest celebration ever seen
at Forest Hill. 1t will be a reunion of
cronies. 1t is said the celebration will
cost about $35, 600. John d. Rockefeller,
jr., and family are expected.
In response to an order for a per-
feet Christmas tree, one about 40 feet
high has been cut on the farm of F. H.
Bean in Glover, Vt. 1t will cost about
500.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-12-19
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1o, 1913.
BONDS FOR ROAD BUILDING.

In government circles the very gen.
eral disposition of States and counties
to issue bonds in large amounts for
road building purposes isn't looked
upon without misgiving. Already there
are about as many bonds on the market
as the country can well take care of.
Only the other day Mr. J. J. Hill, the
well known railroad magnate and fl
nancier, said that the country was
'waterlogged" with bonds. If the
country should become overloaded with
bonds, road improvement bonds or any
other kind, there would be a loss of
confidence in that sort of security and
it would be hard to sell them. Not
only that, but in event of troublesome
financial conditions the existence of
such a vast amount of bonds might
push the country along towards finan-
cial disaster.
In speaking of this condition of af-
fairs the other day Mr.. Walter Page,
director of the Office of Public Roads
of the Department of Agriculture, ad-
mitted that while the outlook general
ly was satisfactory the wholesale way
some States and counties were issuing
bonds for road improvement was the
cause of misgivings. Continuing he
said
There is an element of real danger
in some of these bond issues. For ex-
ample, take the great Empire State of
New York, which has bonded itself to
the extent of 500, OOO, 900 at a per
cent, the bonds maturing after fifty
years. By the time the bonds mature
the roads will have been worn out five
times and it will have cost the people
more than the original cost to renew
them. Other States, and in some in
stances single counties, have bonded
themselves to the extent of millions of
dollars for highway Improvement. I'm
less great wisdom is exercised in eXpen-
ditures of this kind disappointment is
bound to follow.
1t is well to keep in mind that these
bonds for highway improvement must
be paid and also the interest on them.
Taxpayers would find the paying of
the bonds and interest extremely bur-
densome, if, for instance, the roads
We're to be permitted to get badly out
of repair. And the cost of keeping the
roads in good condition is certain to
be heavy, and this cost in addition to
the annual amount needed for interest
on the bonds and for a sinking fund
will be burden that will be keenly
felt.
1t is question if it isn't much the
wiser plan to build only such a number
Of miles of road each year as the rev.
enues of State or a county will per-
NIT. If more miles yearly are desired
there might be small addition to the
rate of taxation. This sentiment in
favor of going into debt deeply for
something that wears out so rapidly
and can be kept in good condition only
at heavy annual expense is pretty
certain to be followed by reaction. 1t
isn't remarkable therefore that Direc-
tor Page says that the rush with which
States are going into debt for highways
is the cause of misgivings. Savannah
Morning News.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-12-19
Estate OF Edward T.. stokes
Commissioners Notice

The undersigned, having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the district of Addi-
son. commissioners. to receive, examine, and adj
just the claims and demands of all persons against
the estate of Edward +. Stokes, late of Shore
ham. in said district. deceased. and all claims ex-
hibted in offset thereto. hereby give notice that
we will meet for the purpose aforesaid. at the
store of Z. w. Waite. in the town of Shoreham,
in said District. the 9Th day of January and
2lst day of May, next. from ! o'clock p. m,
until o'clock p; m. on each OF said days, and
A. D. 1913 is the time limited by said court for said
creditors to present their claims 10 us for exam
ination and allowance.
Dated at Shoreham this 18th day of December.
A. ID. 1913.
Pin W, Waite. Commissioners.
81 A. N, Farnham, I S'seS'
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-12-19
Letter to
DIR. Kilmer & Co.,
BinQhamton. N. Y.
Prove What Swamp-Ro Will Do For YN

Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y. for sample
size bottle 1t will convince any
one. You will also receive a book
let of valuable information, telling
about the kidneys and bladder
When writing, be sure and mention the
Middlebury Weekly Register. Regular
fifty-cent and one-dollar size bottles for
ale at all drug stores.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-12-19
Two Killed in Auto Accident.

Wilmington, Del, Dec. 2.-Levin j.
Moore. a travelling salesman for a
Philadelphia tobacco house, but a resi-
dent of Salisbury, Md, and Mrs. Harry
Pierce. widow of Wilmington, were
killed in an automobile accident today
near Newark, Del.
The automobile was found overturned
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-12-19
May Debar Bad Movies.

Washington, d. c., Dec. 9.-Impro-
per moving picture films will be de-
barred from the United States if the
new customs regulations compiled by
Chief Clerk Halsted of the customs
service are approved. The new regu-
lations include all films classed as
doubtful.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-12-19

Terms Strictly i'm Advance.
ONE YEAR IN VERMONT - 81 90
Blk MONTHS IN VERMONT --- so
THREE MONTHS IN vEMoNT 40
ONE YEAR Outside of Vermont, - 81 .25
ONE YEAR Outside of U. s., l.5O
The Register will be found on file at
the Congressional Library reading room,
Washington, d. c..
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-14
A NOTRE DAME LADY's
APPEAL.

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tism, whether muscular or of the
Joints, sciatica, lumbago. backaehe
pains IN the kidneys or neuralgia pains
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II TO all sufferers FREE. You cure
yourself at home as thousands will tes-
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brightens the ewes. giving elasticity
snd tone 10 the whole system. II the
above interests YOU, FOR proof address
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