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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-10-17

out special permission.l
New York had 1,465, 900 dairy cows
on Jan. l. Wisconsin 1.504 900 head and
Iowa 1887 900 head
Wild hay has considerably less than
half the protein content of timothy
and a trifle more digestible carbohy
drates.
The largest as well as the best bloom
will be got from the row of sweet
peas if the blossoms are picked regu-
larry and at frequent intervals.
1t costs the American people $1,000
600 a year to buy the perfumes for
their handkerchiefs and sachet bags
and about $4O,OOO,OO0 for chewing
gum.
Tame doves lay two white eggs, and
the hen will be incubating these while
the male bird will be feeding the half
grown birds that have but lately left
the nest.
Many a farmer in the corn belt would
this season have been helped out great
ly by four row corn planter, as there
was lot of this work to do in
mighty short time.
Buttermilk may be kept several days
If, after the milk is removed from the
container. the vessel is filled with fresh
water, this being poured off before the
milk is used the next time,
Bread candy and strip are now
made from alfalfa. The strip is said
to have valuable medicinal properties
Maybe the kids of the next generation
will be using it for cough strip.
1t is always welcome time when
the spring chickens get big enough to
fry. They furnish Il welcome change
from the meats that are available dur
ing the greater part of the year.
The field of alfalfa is ready to cut
when about one-tenth of the blossoms
are out and before the new shoots
from the crown of the plants are hinh
enough to be cut by the mower sickle.
Where the flock of hens are closely
confined they should be provided with
shade of some kind. If there are not
trees and bushes to furnish this a
piece of canvas should be fastened up
The reason why hogs are so fond of
a walow is attributed by some to the
fact that they do not perspire as do
other animals and hence seek this as
the only method of keeping themselves
cool.
The unsightly garbage pile can just
as well be shielded by row of sweet
peas as by a wilderness of burdock or
nettles. while the old shed may be i'm
proved in appearance by a curtain Of
wild cucumber vines.
Imports of cocoa are three times as
large now as they We're ten years ago.
Imports of tea have increased only 20
per cent, while in the case of coffee
the imports last year were less than
they were ten wears ago
The Washington times., 1913-07-22
PHONE DEMENT|A
NEWEST DISEASE
Comes When Hello Girl Answers
Lines Busy" When 1t
Isn't-Sad, Sad Cases.

The latest kind of lunatic is the tele-
phonatic, and the official title OF his
disease is telephone dementia. OF
course, everybody at one time or an
other has declared that the telephone
service was enough to drive anybody
crazy. but it has remained for the
Journal of American Medical Associa-
ton to prove that such a form of in
sanity really exists.
II is caused by answers of the phone
girl.
The first case is that of German law
Yer. Nine times-that isn't bad, is tt?-
he called a number and got the reply OF
busy" Finally, the girl condescended
to get his number for him, and he learn
ed that no one had been talking on the
line. and that il had not been tested for
busy" He went nutty. A court fined
him SIS, even though his attorney
pleaded telephone dementia in his be-
half
Here's the method of getting this new
kind of demertia: Pick out one Of the
turkish bath booths, such as are to be
found in any hotel or newspaper office.
Ask central for main 1.293. 100. or some
thing like that. Be sure to get the right
sort of a phone girl. You must have
the one who will promptly proceed to
transpose your number into Cleveland
>. T6S 1871. Try IL over a dozen times, and
and by then you'll have the telephone
dementia all right St Elizabeth's is
the proper place for the telephonatIcs.
OF course, the new kind Of lunatic Is
likely to get over 1t, but he'll never
be the same.
The Washington times., 1913-07-22
E-E-E-EKTRA! EXCUSE
FOUND FOR TANGO

NEW YORK, July 2.-Tango enthu-
siasts are putting up a new argument
for the permanence of the craze. Tn"
argument is going the rounds of the
hote! bathrooms, restaurants and by
the-sea dancing paviliOns. And. OF
course. II is always a charming debu-
tantc or an equally charming young
matron who advances the new reason.
The devotees of the tango. and es-
rcciaIIy the proprietors Of the places
wher. it fiouriAhes. have become vastly
alarmed at the concerted attacks made
on the american negroid" dances, as
they are called abroad, and they ar"
seizing every plausible argument to
boost the gyrating dance.
This is the way they put the latest:
No dance can ever replace the tango.
for. don't you see. il is just another
name for a beauty eexrcise? Just
think of what we had 10 do to reduce
our avoirdupois before the tango came
along. We went through all sorts Of
tiresome, unattract!ve exercises at home
alone or else in the gymnasium. where
we wore an ugly uncomfortable suit.
But now IL is all different. The tango
has banished rolling and all the other
tlresome and inefficient flesh cures. and
gives US grace ard enjoyment at the
same time.
That is why it is here to stay. 1t
is the verv best kind OF exercise, and
II is amusing as well. II Is the very
hest way that has yet been discovered
10 reduce the hips and remove the
double chin" And then the devotee
will proceed to illustrate her point
Now watch. One. two. three. turn
one. two, three. dip-thats the one.
See? The entire weight is placed on
the right leg. The knee is bent while
the left foot is pointed straight out in
front to balance the body. with the
head md trunk thrown back. Now In
that one short-llved dip Is there not
world Of good? Does II not take the
place OF all those mOnotonous bending
exercises the calesthenics teachers used
TO give US? And does not tossing back
the head take the double chin away?
No need of chin supporters or ice BAN
dages II you dance the tango
So, the 1913 society slogan. therefore,
must be: Reduce Dip, reverse with
quick twist and reverse again with a
dip Reduce
The Washington times., 1913-07-22
Length Marks Typical
Business Mans Head

LONDON. July PA writer in an
Indian paper states that heads have
changed remarkably during the last
quarter of A century, owing to the aG-
vancement OF education, which is ma
terially affecting business men and
women by developing the mental
powers. The person who will hold the
reirs of command in the future will be
the long headed individual, who is fast
SURPRISING his wide headed brother.
The shape of the head is of greater
Importance than its size, and the best
literary type of head varies from q to
23iA inches, but up to 24A inches may
be found men of powerful inteIlects
Heads that succeed in bushes and in
manufacture and mechanism are usually
large, wide about the ears and forward
with a broad, though not always a
high forehead.
Heads that succeed in educational,
literary, scientific, analytical, and ar
tistic pursuits are generally long. pro-
porticnately narrow and high, with a
good development forward of the ears
Sir Thomas Upton. II. Gordon Sell
fridge, and Sir Joseph Lyons are
among the men who possess heads
which may be accounted somewhat ideal
types of the class of business men who
will lead in the future.
The Washington times., 1913-07-22
Swim
Result Is Kept Dark

Senators owen and POmerene do not
intend to be drawn into another swim
ming race just because they did not
take the entire Senate along when they
went down to the river and settled the
contest OF supremacy 10 their own sat
isfaction, at least.
ASK Senator Reed, is the only
word that will come out Of either OF
the Senator's offices as TO the swim
ming contest. Senator Reed Witnessed
the aquatic contest. but remains silent.
Which is the better swimmer-Sena-
tor POmerene, who. the oklahoma mem
bers friends insist is web-footed, or
Senator Owen. who has fins, according
TO the OhiOans-must remain mystery
until Senator Reed gives the secret out.
Senators owen and POmerene have
recedeed from the belligerent attitude
they formerly assumed when any one
mentioned swimming race and they
evidently feel satisfied that they have
gone az far as they had TO in defending
their swimming hOnors, even though
the public remains in the dark as to
how the race resulted.
The Washington times., 1913-07-22
Mysterious Box Sent
To Andrew Carneqie

NEW YORK, July ga zinc box
containing a liquid. and believed by
the police to be a bomb. was deliver
ed by parcel post at the Offices Of the
Carnegie Corporation. report that
the package was addressed to Andrew
Carnegie could not be verified.
The box was turned over to In
spector Egan, the police expert on
explosives. II was said 1t might con-
tain nitroglycerin. The box is four
inches wide and ten inches in length.
The liquid apparently was poured
through openings, which later were
soIdered, at either end OF the box.
ID. II. Clark. an employe, who received
the box became suspicious when he
found no other writing on IL than the
address, and called in the police.
The Washington times., 1913-07-22
Wholesale Produce Market

--.s---.,-.~s. -..--.. S~-.. SN--..-
ern. -Vc per uOL o., q
Cheese-New York. new, Isle per ID; fat.
l6c per Id.
Butter-Elgin prints, 30c per h.; tubs, Zs17c
per h.. process, &c per ID.
Live Poultry-Hens, l7dlsc per lb.; ROSTERS,
lOc per h.; turkeys. l7qlsc per lb.; spring
chickens, 1sn20c per lb.: ducks, $50 l5c per ID.
Chickens more plentiful at decline OF
cents per pound from one week ago.
Green Fruits-California oranges, SS.50d6.3o
per bUx: peaches. S.Wg$a:0 per crate;
lemons, SS.ooQ900 per box; pineaples,
per CRAZE, 82SgS. rs: Florida grapefruit. IS. OO9
SEQ per box: apples, per bbl.: 8. 0oG3.5o; cher
ries l0dI2c per box; blackberries. 15c per box;
pears, 81. .0Og2.2 IS per box.
Vegetables-Potatoes, new, H0ca2.o per
bbl. onions, Texas, Sl.25 per crate: per bbl..
81 o0q2. 40: cabbage. N-0od1.75 bbl.; lettuce,
s. 30 per Dbl. beets. 81 coz 90 per 100 bunches;
tomatoes. home grown, 81 N.5062.5 per box;
rhubarb. $500 per 100 punches; yans. g. oo9
800; celery. $l.ooGl.2S per dozen; squash.
g. .0Od2.50 per bbl.:, Lima beans. 800
a2.50 bu.; ksle, per bbl., 5o975c; corn, 81. ooq
rs per crate; string beans, s2.oo per bbl-
Live Stock-Veal calves. S610c per ID. /;
spring lambs. TGsc per ID.
The Washington times., 1913-07-22
THRILLING BATTLE
WITH NINE SHARKS
Captain of Liner Tells How
He Fought Them With Only
a Jack Knife.

NEW YORK. July 22.-The biggest
New York today. In comparison all
others are weak. tottering and trivial.
Capt. James S. Clarke. of the Panama
liner Advance, who arrived here today
from Cristobal told the story, and Cap
tain Clarke's reputation for veracity
has never been assailed. This is the
story as told by Captain Clarke:
last week while lying at Cristobal
and having some time on my hands,
l started in small boat for the break
water which is TO protect the Atlantic
entrance to the Panama Canal. A
squali suddenly came up and the boat
Capsized. ] knew Limon bay was tull
Of sharks and within a few minutes
saw the shining fins of several headed
for me | took my jack knife from
my pocket and as the first shark
brushed by, ripped Il open with my
knife. By this time l thought all the
sharks in the bay must have been after
me. and | struck out wildly with my
knife and killed another one. ! sighted
a third shark maneuvering around
waiting for a chance TO charge at NE,
but | did not give him the opportunity.
l made for him and literally ripped
him wide open. By this time the wa
ter was red with blood and the other
sharks began fighting over the bodies
of the ones / had killed. / kept up
nearly Il half dozen more and then
struck out for shore. mile away with
nv knife in my teeth. When about
a half mile from shore l was picked
up b.. a native, who was out IN oCat
fishing"
The Washington times., 1913-07-22
Army and Navy
NAVY.

Ensign c. c. GORDON, detached Yank-
ton, to sick leave.
The following changes in the stations
and duties OF officers OF the Corps
of Engineers are ordered
Lieut.. Col. GEORGE A. ZINN will
transfer temporarily to Major HAIR
LEY b. FERGUSON the duties in
his charge, and will proceed to Phila-
delphia, Pa, and relieve Lieut.. Col.
JOSEPH f.. KUHN. Lieutenant Col
Onel KUHN will proceed to Wash
ingt0n Barracks, ID. c. and relieve
Major WILLIAM ]. BARDEN, Aug
ust 70. as commandment OF the En-
gineer School. Major JAMES A.
WOODRUFF will transfer on Aug
ust !. temporarily to Capt ERNEST
GRAVES the duties in his charge,
and will proceed to Washington, d.
C., and report 10 the chief OF en-
gineers
First Lieutenant WILLIAM S. NEELY,
Infantry, is relieved from duty at
Gettysburg. Pa, and will return to
this city.
Colonel GEORGE LIE ROY BROWN.
United States Army, retired, is re-
lieved from duty at the Tennessee
Military Institute, Sweetwater.
Tenn, and is detailed as professor
of military science and tactics at
the University OF Arizona, Tucson.
AriZ.
Major HARRY l.. GILCHRIST. Medi-
cal Corps, to Montgomery, Ala,
and report to the governor of Ala
bama to assist in the TeorganiEa-
tiOn of the sanitary troops.
Colonel STEPHEN VI. FOOTE, Coast
Artillery Corps. and Major JAMES
W. MCANDREW. Infantry, 10 this
city and report to the president of
the Army War College for duty as
assistant instructors at the War Col
legc for the course l9l3-l9l4
AE,E II gT~T
enth Cavalry, and WILLIAM II.
HAY. Tenth Cavalry. will report to
the president of the Army War Col
lege. this city. for duty as assistant
instructors at the War College for
the course l9l3-l9l4
Leave OF absence for one month and
fifteen days on surgeons certificate
of disability is granted Second Lieu
tenant FOLLETT BRADLEY, Sixth
Field Artillery.
The Washington times., 1913-07-22
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS

Virginia at Bremerton,
Buffalo at Guaymas. Minnesota at
Newport. Marietta AT Portland, Me 4,
Hercules at Norfolk Yard.
Yard
from Washington for
cruise. Nicksburg from Tacoma Cor
cruise, Worden from New York
Yard for Philadelphia Louisiani
from Vera Cruz for Tuxpan. Mexi-
20. Wheeling from Fernandina. Fla,
for Key West Neptune from Kew
West for Vera Cruz, Maryland from,
Sitka. Alaska, for Controller Raw
Alaska. Mayhower from Ports
mouth. y. H., for Frenchman's Rdy.
Me. California from Seattle for
Tacoma. Alert from San Diego for
Sah Pedro, wyoming from Newport
TO sea for exercises. MONAGHAN from
Newport to Sea for exercises.
The Washington times., 1913-07-22

STOCK PRICES SHOW
SOME |RREGULAR|TY
Advance Checked, But Majority
of List Acts FirmIy-New
Haven Weakens.

NTw YORK, July 2.-The upward
movement in prices on the New York
Stock Exchange was not so rapid today
as yesterday and there was some ir-
regularity. Price changes we're small.
but most issues were firm. Steel and
Copper were of slightly. Union Pacific
gained y but held around the level of
yesterdays close. Reading acted SINH
IarIy. Canadian Pacific rose to 200 and
remained around that figure. Balti-
more and Ohio was strong, gaining u
and receding only a fraction. New
Haven weakened and sold down to
lD1h, recovering only u. The special
committee of the directors to choose a
successor to President Mellen made no
decision this morning. Republic shares
were strong, the common advancing 2h
points and the preferred 61A. Bethle-
hem also gained point. California
Petroleum sCld down to I'M, recover
ing only to l9. Mexican Petroleum
was also off u.
The Union Pacific Management is pre-
pairing for the formation of a syndi-
cate to underwrite the $ss,000,000 of
Southern Pacific stock, IL is under
stood. and when preliminary details
are complete an announcement will
be made as to the price at which the
stock will be offered for subscription.
The announcement will be made after
August Is.
The surplus of the New York Cen
trail after charges for the quarter
ended March 81 increased 1891, ,4Ss.
For the same quarter the surplus
of the Delaware and Hudson increas-
ed s450,195.
For the quarter ended June 80 the
report of the Central Leather Com
pany shows net earnings for divi-
dends of s936-366.
A special meeting of New Haven
has been called for
August % to vote on authorizing
1852, 400 of 6 per cent 20-year con-
vertible debentures.
The subtreasury gained sl,624.000
from the banks yesterday, making
the gain $3,231, 900 since Friday.
The Washington times., 1913-07-22
Realty Transfers

olumbIa Heights -Gebhardt a. Meyer ct uA.
TO George w Acorn. lot lS5. block .. SIC
l2ll X street northeast-AleXAnder Wolf ct
al, trustees to William Il. Drury. lot Il,
square 1902, S2.425 William II. Drury ct
uN. convey same property to Martin Nc
Hugh. SO
22Os Fourteenth street northwest-P. J. Nee
Company TO Frederick a. Linger, lot 30
square 2O2, SO
Connecticut Avenue Terrace-Alice NJ Hop
per ct vir. N. Barry. to Harry V. Bouic
lot 10 square 1859. $40.
Long Meadows-James A Clark ct uK. to
Bernhardt Guntow and Mary l. Guntow.
LOT al. block o. SO
1871. l2u. l2i5. l2l5 Four -and-s half street
southwest and t65 + street southwest
Helen T. Whitton to Ignatius J. Cpstigan
original lots -, 70. "A, 70. square 502. and
west half original lot q. square 49,. $40
ignatius ]. COstigan conveys same prop
erty TO Helen T Whitton, SO
7l5 II street nOrthWest-John ID. German e;
uX. TO Frederick A. Linger. half interest
in lot G. square I2S. $40 Frederick A
Hnger conveys same property to p. J.
Nee Company. SO
Addition 20 Anacostis-John H. Dewdney ct
w. 10 Oscar c. Brothers. 1r.. lot 253. SO.
The Washington times., 1913-07-22
QUAKER CITY OPENS
SCHOOL FOR cops"
Grown Men Will Study Duties
of Police as Children Tackle
Their Lessons.

PHILADELPHIA. July 90. The
Quaker C'ty's School for Coppers" to-
day is in fuIl swing and every day for
the next -four week. III prospective
Philadelphia policer en- will theo-etic-
ally tuck their booi.s under their arms
and attend the first grade. These grown
men attend school just as they did wnen
they were kids They are supposed 10
be in the school room at 9 o'clock. They
get an hour for lunch and then go back
to the grind until 40, at which hour
school" lets out. And the course of
police A B C's which these men are
put through is not by any means play.
When they pass the course they are
names The NJ c. stands for Master
OF Copology.' The regular course is
four weeks long.
The first weeks curriculum includes
instruction in military and physical
drills, courts and court procedure;
felony and misdemeanors, duties of
patrolmen on their beats, reports of
street distractions; illustration of crime
and action to be taken, and In what
Instances il is right to use force.
The second week includes studies in
crimes, gambling operations. control Of
mobs and how to serve warrants. In
the third week they will be instructed
in how &c deal with dIsorderly houses
and persons, how to get evidence and
confessions. and how to enforce traffic
regulations The last weeks course in
cludes instructions which deal with
cases of cruelty to animals and the
duty of policemen to enforce health
laws. On the last day of the fourth
week all students will take their
final examinations The averages will
be made public Those passing will be
awarded diplomas and put into active
service
Lieut.. Harry c. Davis is the official
head of the school, with Martin H. Rey
as advisory director. The faculty in
cludes Superintendent of Police James
Robinson, acting Detective Charles Lee.
Physical Instructor Frank Rodman, At
torney Cooley and acting Chief Police
Surgeon John Wanamaker, Sd.
The Washington times., 1913-07-22
Police Making Search
For House Ransacker

Search is being made by the police
today for a thief who ransacked the
home of Harvey Wine, Eighteenth and
Taylor streets northwest, during the
absence of members of the family yes
terday. Postal savings stamps to the
value of $3.50, as well as a quantity of
clothing, several pieces of jewelry and
a number of other things were stolen.
Complaint has been made to the po-
lice of a thief who stole SIC from the
ticket office of the Washington and Old
Dominion Railroad Company, Thirty
sixth and NJ streets northwest.
The Washington times., 1913-07-22
Mrs. Phipps Denies She
Has $500, 900 Husband

BOSTON, July 22.-Before leaving for
Colorado Mrs. Genevieve Chandler
Phipps, divorced wife of Lawrence c
Phipps, millionaire tool magnate Of
Pittsburgh and Denver, early today
joined Edward E Powell, of Denver. in
emphatically denying the report Of their
marriage. which followed their arrival
on the same steamer from Hamburg
under assumed names Mrs. Phipps will
forfeit the income of 3JO0O 900 if she mar
rIes.
The fact that they were late in book
ing is given by Powell as the Reason
for their sailing under assumed names:
Mrs. Phipps being booked as Frau G
Porter" and Powell as ''E. W. Porter"
The Washington times., 1913-07-22
Card Goes Seven Miles,
And Takes Seven Years

CHICAGO. July 22.-Seven years ago
leather post card was addressed and
mailed by a Miss Wilson, OF Zion City,
10 Miss Violet Brothers, of Waukegan.
1t is seven miles from Zion City to
Waukegan. The letter reached its des-
tinatiun six years after Miss Brothers
had been married and moved to Brook
lyn, n Y. The missive was delivered
at the home OF the former Miss Broth
ers' brother, sos North avenue. He took
the card and looked at the postmark.
1t was plainly stamped 1906, "
The Washington times., 1913-07-22
Confirmation of Smith and
Sheehy Expected Soon

The Senate District Committee is ex-
pected at meeting later in the week 10
make favorable reports on the nomina-
tions of r. G Smith and Joseph c
Sheehy as excise commissioners.
The confirmation OF Frank 3. Lord is
vigorously opposed by the Anti-Saloon
League. President Andrew Wilson saws
Messrs. Smith and Sheehy will not be
opposed and that the fire will be cen
tered on Mr.. Lord.
Reports are current about the Senate
that the President will withdraw the
name Of Mr.. Lord, but these lack OFF,
cial verifcation.
The Washington times., 1913-07-22
New North Dakota Law
Stops Fourteen Weddings

GRAND FORKS, n. D.. July 22-The
effectiveness with which North Da-
kota's new marriage law, which makes
a physicians certificate necessary be-
fore license can be issued, works
against the intermarriage of diseased
persons, drunkards, etc, is illustrated
by the fact that since July / the applI-
cations Of fourteen couples have been
disallowed By State marriage officials
In five cases one or the other of the
parties were found TO evidence traces
Of insanity. two Of them being under
parole from State asylums; in the other
cases various causes Were assigned for
refusal. three being on the basis OF
tuberculosis. In only one instance has
the rejected couple gone TO an adioin-
ing State to be married
The Washington times., 1913-07-22
Pair Seals Divorce
With Parting Kiss

ST. LOUIS. July 22-After obtaining
q divorce in Circuit Judge Caves court
Edna Catlin affectionately kisesd Arthur
Catlin, divorced, and expressed a hone
that he would have good luck
They met in the corridor Just outside
The courtroom. The decree was granted
by default, but CatIin was among the
spectators. Mrs. Catlin was ed
custody of their two children.
While Mrs. Catlin was surrounded by
friends offering congratulations, CatIin
elbowed his way TO her side. He en-
braced Eer and kissed her gOod-by, and
she returned the kiss.
'Good-by, Edna" bystanders heard
him say, II never had a show"