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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-10-17
Optical Lecture
By A. d. BARTER.
Prof of Applied Optics in
the School of Experience

DEAR STUDENTS =
Economy means good management.
1t is not economy to walk mile to save
one cent on a dozen eggs. 1t is not
economy to save dollar on a pair of
shoes that will wear out in a week. One
man gets good pair of glasses that last
for years, another "saves" dollar and
has to get another pair in year. Which
man practices economy? Further in
struction at No. 10 Main street, Mid
dlebury.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-10-17
Not Paint

With linseed oil at ST., what sort Of oil
do you think they use in paint" at 81 10
and $3.50?
That stuff is counterfeit pain. Yon
can cheat yourself; you can't chea
Time or Weather.
Paint is rubbery coat over wood and
iron to keep out water.
Counterfeit paint may look like it;
counterfeit money looks like money.
What are all counterfeit for? They
are all alike.
DEVOE.
A. Calhoun & Son sell our paint.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-10-17
D. a. r. Meeting.

Hands Cove chapter, D. A. R., will
meet at the home of Mrs. Davis Wells
in Orwell village on Tuesday, October
2Sth. A noon lunch will be served be-
fore the meeting opens and all members
are requested to be present as near
IL o'clock as possible.
NELLIE PRATT PREBLE, Historian.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-10-17

Eczema spreads rapidly; itching all
most drives you mad. For quick relief,
Doan's Ointment is well recommended
SOC at all stores.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-10-17

End prize-Gents' Fine Shirt, A.
Ives, Clothier. Brandon, Vt.
Best Ten Ears-1st prices 90 Leath-
er Suit Case, Cheney & Co., Middle
bury, Vt.
End prize-1.s Flour, Benz. Johnson's
Grocery Store, Brandon, Vt.
z. Eight Row White Flint.
Best Single Ear-1st prize-Walk-
Over Shoes, Stevens, Weed & Co. +,
Ticonderoga, N. Y.
End prize-S1.00 Boudreau's Favorite
Blend Coffee. Boudreau's Grocery,
Middlebury, Vt.
Best Ten Ears-1st prize-Shoes,
w. E. Clement, Shoe Store, Middle
bury. Vt.
end prize-$100 Sugar, C. L. Clifford,
Grocery Store, Brandon, Vt.
8. yellow Flint, More Than
Eight Row.
Best Single Ear-1st prize-Big Ben
Alarm Clock, R. L. Brough, Jeweler,
Middlebury, Vt.
end prize-1 years subscription, any
paper, Addison County Newspaper
List.
Best Ten Ears-Youth's Companion,
one year, James Hubbard.
4. Dent.
Best Single Ear-lst prize-Book of
Corn, r. H. Everett, Books and Sta.
tionery, Brandon, Vt.
Best Ten Ears-1st prize-S1 90 trade,
Fred Sumner, Grocery, Brandon, Vt.
5. Largest Yield, I.S Acre.
Center Table, Moore's Furniture store,
Middlebury, Vt.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-10-17
Potato Contest
FOR MEN
Rest Half BusheI.

FOR MEN
Rest HI alt Bushel.
LIST prize-The Country Gentleman,
given by Gorham & Sons, Meats and
Groceries. Middlebury, Vt.
End prize-Book of Corn, r. H. Ev-
crest, Brandon, Vt.
FOR BOYS
Best Half Bushe1.
LIST prize years subscription tc
Youths Companion, j. NJ. Hubbard
End prize-Choice of Scout Hatchet OF
Scout Mess Kit, Friend.
All corn, potato :, or other products
|entered for competition, should be ad
dressed to secretary of the committee a
Middlebury, Vt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-26
The Field of Literature
ST. NICHOLAS FEATURES,

All children, and most grown-ups for
that matter. hate TO go 10 q book
store and ask questions about books
unless they are ready TO buy them,
however DESTROYS they may be for in
formation. This accounts for the
large correspondence that has been
created by The Book Man department
IN 81. Nicholas Magazine. The Book
Man is a genial person who discourses
with children about books through
direct correspondence He has some
difficult questions put up TO him from
time 10 time; for instance. he was re-
Gently asked by an inquiring child.
why Bret Harte made fun OF a number
e great books in his famous Con
densed Novels"
Rudyard Kipling Is conceded TO be
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-26
The Daily Story
THE PORCELAIN TowER-BY cLARIssA MAcKIE.
Associated Literary
y Associated Literary Bureau.

Dick Evans sat up in bed and sleep
lily rubbed his eyes. Again came eau
tious knock at his door.
Come in" he called impatiently.
and as the sleek head Of his Chinese
house boy appeared in the aperture he
added. Whats the matter, Fan Soo:''
Fan 500 closed the door softly and
tiptoed To the bed.
Him SmiSs man boy bring chit.
Hully up
Evans took the note and read the
brief cipher message it contained.
Then he manufactured a very sue
cessful yawn and dismissed the beady
eyed Chinese.
breakfast quick, Sabe, San Foo?
Dust out of here now"
Fan 500 busted out. or ii might more
aptly be termed as melting from
view
Alone. Dick Evans worked with light
ming rapidity. He was in and out Of
his bath in a jiffy. quickly dressed in
fresh white linen and packing few
valuableS in his pockets. When he
left the room there was nothing that
he valued contained therein. not even
a scrap of paper.
After hasty breakfast he left his
bungalow and went down the Can
ton road toward the city. AS the
agent of a large importing house in
Canton he preferred TO live in the
suburbs of that rather unfriendly and
seething city. His position was very
uncertain. Five times had the agents
of his house been driven away by the
hostility of the natives and each time
had they with customary English dog
gednesS returned to the scene of bat
tie.
Now things were rather different
With the country in n state of revolu-
ton, south China warning against the
northern provinces, it was only a ques-
ton of days before he would be COM
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-26
CHoATE on WILSON.

Addressing the commercial men OF
New York few nights ago. Joseph H
Choate, the well-known dipiomatist,
declared. in part:
What are we going TO do with Mex
leo or what IS Mexico going TO do with
US? should like very much to dis
cuss the policy OF the United States
with regard TO Mexico. but / think
could occupy the whole evening with
tiff ! only knew what that policy
was.
But there is only one man who
knows that policy and ne very wisely
keeps his own counsel. IL is a very
trying situation: IL is a very danger
Gus situation but one thing I know
and for one thing ! appeal to the heart
and head OF every gentleman present
in this chamber: That in this trying
Mexican situation there IL but one
duty for all Of US and that is TO stand
by the president OF the United States.
You may call il diplomatic bust
ness. you may call il executive. but IL
is fair TO assume that the president is
in possession Of information vastly
superior 10 that which even all OF the
members OF the chamber OF commerce
possesses. He knows what he is
about He knows what he is aiming
at.
One thing we are sure OF: That he
Is for peace: that he is for preserving
peace at all hazards and that by no
act OF his shall this nation be plunged
into a destructive and dreadful war.
He Is entitled 20 that from us without
regard 10 party and without regard
TO creeds. We stand by our presi-
dent throughout this and then we
shall come out right in the end"
That declaration OF fealty 10 the
president is indeed oommendable. II
is especially significant as IL comes
from a formidable figure in an oppos-
ing party man who has served as
am DassadOr to Great Britain and been
otherwise prominent in national and
international affairs. lie speaks in
diligently upon this great question.
His advice is timely. not only for
the business men OF the east. but for
the people OF all parties of the entire
nation
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-26
IT'S ALL FOR THE ASKING

clared and maintained with the unfail-
ing good faith that convinces the
underworld" that it is meant" is
that of itself and without prosecutions,
convictions or even arrests it puts an
end to a very appreciate percentage
of the vice traffic.
The last thing the underworld"
wants is real trouble with the police
When il is apparently defiant" we
may be sure that II has what it re-
CARDS as credible information that
the threatened trouble is not really
meant" and is more or less of
front" set up and put on TO keep the
reformers quiet" OF is in the nature of
a demand for more tribute" or its
different distribution.
When convinced that the police
"mean business and are going to
keep on meaning il the underworld"
doesn't wait, as a rule, for raids" II
transfers its activities TO more salu-
brious climes or seriously considers
honester means OF livelihood.
Chief Gleason is beginning well. He
is taking the right and also the eff
cient attitude. Let him be credited
with sincerity and upheld and assisted
by all good citizens in his efforts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-26

it can legally issue new stocks or
bonds The commission will inquire
carefully into the necessity OF such
Issue. II the issue is allowed, then
the bill prescribes certain regulations
governing the sale OF the securities.
and directs that the commission shall
have power to see to il that the money
from the sale OF the securities be de-
voted TO the bettermert and extern
sions for which the issue was per
mitted.
This bill seems TO strike directly at
the root OF many railroad abuses. 1t
has been clearly shown that the fun
damental cause of the New Haven
wrecks is the overcapitalization of the
road. Moreover, all rate making is
based on the railroad costs and the
necessity of paying dividends. If stock
is badly watered, then the railroad
will attempt to maintain rates which
are unreasonably high.
If congress has the right to regu-
late rates, II has the power to regu-
late everything on which the rates
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-26

/ PEELED to vacate not only his bunga
/ low on the Canton road, but his of
| fees in the city as well.
| The blow had fallen this morning
! The chit or note that Smith had sent
him had contained few words of
warning. A company of soldiers bound
| north would leave the city at 8 o'clock.
and that meant that their passage
would be marked by robbery and per
haps worse.
Dick Evans was going to the house
of his friend. James Smith, and to-
gether they might escape if they could
reach the city, although it was wills
pered that all the Travelled roads were
infested with murderous bandits.
1t was good three miles to the
Smith place, and when he reached it
he found it quite deserted save for a
fat comprador summing himself in the
gateway OF the compound. He gave
forth surly answers to Dicks ques-
tions.
Five hundred yards beyond the com
pound gate Dick came TO the old porce-
lain tower that is a historic feature
on the Canton road. Built many cen
turtles before as the private retreat OF
n rich mandarin. the exquisite porce-
lain paintings that adorned its inner
walls are still admired. Now the tow.
er was deserted save by bats and rats.
and it was whispered among the Chi
nese that devils haunted its many
stories
AS Dick passed the old tower there
came the sound Of a familiar voice-it
came in whisper-that voice Of James
Smith. and it fastened Dicks steps
toward the tower until he was stand
ing in it's tall shadow.
dodge I'm here. III tell you when 1
see you. Come up To the top floor
Dick cast a swift glance around the
countryside and saw not human be-
ing. He darted into the deep en-
brasure of the doorway and found him
self at the foot of a winding, rickety
stairway.
At last he reached the ninth floor
where Smith was waiting for him with
paIlid drawn face and haggard eyes
that had not known sleep for many
hours
Cut in here so / can close up the
place The rascals will be about our
ears in no time he exclaimed. You
received my chit?'
IAN hour ago. What are you doing
heref"
wait. Come with me" Smith led
the way to a door painted with an
other red dragon and opened 1t, ad-
hitting his friend TO the gloomy in
terror Of large room.
Here we are, and here we remain
until fate chooses TO release u.s. said
Smith gloomily as he faced Dick with
in the locked room.
Have a Light can't your was
Dicks first question:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-26

churches. The first minister he met
was Mr.. Mckinley OF the Episcopal
church. a fine young fellow. He took
quite a fancy to Mckinley. bought
him two overcoats and then asked
him how much his church was In
debt. Mckinley told him 1900. He
gave his secretary orders to give the
Church $4,000. Then he asked McGin-
ley IL he was married. When told
that he vas not he offered him an
other $1,000 TO get married on. This
mckinley refused TO take. Then he
got in touch with other ministers
and arranged to pay all Indebtedness
on their churches.
He dropped his pocketbook and
some fellow picked it up and handed
it to him. Gates told him TO keep it.
and when he investigated he found
there was 81. 900 in IL He said he
was going 10 spend $4,000 in Cody
before he left, and had all the people
standing on one foot wondering what
ne was going 10 do next
Gates got his money from his
father. His father got his out OF the
organization Of the barb wire trust.
and speculation in stocks in Wall
street The father doubtless thought
that in providing amply for his son
he was doing a deed OF service. In
reality lie shortened the sons life by
30 years. Killed with kindness"
would be one suitable epitaph On
Charley Gates headstone.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-26
HENRY ROWLAND

All, what a kind old world it is when you
have money IN your jeans;
In other words. when you are flush;
How kindly all the hre-zes blow how fair
are all the scenes
You gaze on in your daily rush;
How pleased your fellow men
Become to meet YOU then.
How gladly and how willingly they boost
your cause along;
For people who complain
You learn TO disdain.
And wonder why they should suspect that
anything is wrong.
An. what kind old world # IS when you
have. somehow. made hit
BY accident or otherwise
How rapidly your friends appear, to give
YOU praise for IL.
Ho. glad they are TO see you rise!
Wherever you appear
There seems to he good cheer.
And IL you have an enemy he keeps well
out Of sight;
II seems as II mankind
To all your faults We're blind
And studied only how to help to bring
you more delight.
All, what cold old world It is when you
possess empty purse.
When all your ventures have been bad!
Each driver tries to run YOU down and
passes out a curse
To help to make you still more sad;
Your friends. alas, too few,
Find WAYS OF stunning you,
And, II YOU foolishly believe you've credit
anywhere.
Be glad in that belief
And do not court new grief
BY ever ventur!ng 70 Try to borrow money
there.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-26
Capital Comment
BY CLYDE b. TAVENNER
CONGRESSMAN frsm the Fourteenth District.

are based" said Mr.. Sims. Then ne
turned to the paragraph in the falti-
more platform which reads; we
favor legislation preventing the over
issue of stocks and bonds by inter
state railroads" etc. quoting that as
authority for such legislation as he
proposes.
Various prominent financial stud
ents and authorities are responsible
for the statement. and their concur
sions are wholly sustained by reports
of the United States commission ana
the published figure Of the national
corporation tax returns, that ABOUT
$50. 600. 900 of the stocks of our in
dustrial or tariff trusts, represent
only water.
On this stock. vidends OF about
81 500. 100000 are being paid yearly.
amounting TO approximately SIS a per-
son or nearly 500 an American fam
lily.
There is not a dollar of water or
initiation in the capitalization of cor
porations which deal in commodities,
or in railroad or other public service
corporations. that does not impose
burdens upon the consumers and pro-
ducers of this country.
Watered stock is not only one of
the prime causes for increased prices
of commodities, but it is also an i'm
portant cause of the present unsatis-
factory condition of labor. To pay
these dividends on watered stock. the
trust magnates must either hold down
wages abnormally low, or raise prices
artifcially high.
Over-capitalization. therefore, Is
obviously one of the most important
problems confronting the American
people today. Politicians. for some
reason, refer to X less than they
should. The subject ought to be one
of the foremost political issues.
The people are not going to for
ever permit the Perkins and other
fnanciers to strap upon their back
the burdens of these enormous over
capitali=ations, which constitute one
of the principal causes of the increase
in the cost of living.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-26
Chicago Tribune.D

ftniCaE0 tribune
Chief of Police Gleason is showing
an attitude toward the vice traffic and
toward citizens who are trying to aid
in its suppression which is in pleas
ing contrast with that of his prede-
cessor.
On Thursday Chief Gleason received
from the committee of 10 a list of 6S
disorderly houses and saloons. lie
did not fall into a trance over il or
refere it to the corporation counsel for
an opinion"
He forwarded il TO Captain Michael
RYAN. John Rehm, John Gibbons and
Peter O'Brien, in whose districts the
accused places are. with instructions
10 investigate Immediately and make
arrests He also made a pertinent re-
mark with respect to the "promi-
hence" or pull OF the persons ac-
cused:
Il do not care how prominent they
are. or how influential they may be
in politics, or how much pull they
may claim to have, il they violate the
law they are going to be prosecuted"
The civic value of such an attitude
on the part OF the police authority. de-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-26
THE ONLY ISSUE.

~ The moral condition OF Rock Island
has finally resolved itsef into the
question OF the saloon agains- the
sdive. That Is the issue. and the only
tissue at the present stage OF the pro
sceedings. and it cannot be clouded
by irrelevant propositions OF any de.
: tcription- II is for the municipal com
: mission in its entirety 10 determine
(which shall be licensed and which
lhall be repudia,ed. II ought 10 be
fimpIe matter TO settle. 1. is a simple
matter in the eyes OF am fairminded
@person.
The decent saloon is as anxious 10
have the line OF distinction drawn as
6 IS the average citizen. The decent
: saloon does not want the entire traffic
= disgraced by the licensing OF a dive to
do business as a saloon The decent
+ saloon Places the responsibility on
the commission Of protecting l. in its
license and shielding II from the
Ignomy that attaches 10 the dive such
! rs can only injure the traffic as a
whole.
% The talk Of the city being mandamus-
ed to issue licenses 10 disreputable
saloons is a mere subterfuge. a cheap
excuse TO recognize the dive. II is
foIderol. II il tommy rot. T. does not
require a lawyer 70 say tina the city
cannot be compelled under any circum-
stance 10 license a dive. The NEE
suggestion is pTepOsterOus.
And for the Information Of the sup
porters % this low class, Il may be
said tina. every time a dive forces. or
attempts to force. the city 10 issue 4
license contrary TO popular sentiment. B
II drives home an irrefuJaBle argument .
for prohibition.
Mark that fact and mark il vel.
The city is not required 10 grant any T.
license. much less keep il IN force. TO
any disreputable joint.
Furthermore. that the commission
NAV revoke a license for technical
reasons was shown in one OF the 81
looms put out OF business last night
md Il was made the excuse for
resembling another-Ou the ground
that an insuficiency Of property
holders had signed permits for
the license prior to the time il was
issued. On the list OF seven held up .
Tor investigation ana consideration are
other saloons in the same box There .
arc those against whose existence ad-
tacent property holders object. and yet
they are permitted to get by. (
The Lincoln club. the Buffalo and
Billy Rice's pace have been ordered
closed. and one saloon has been de
prived OF its license on technical
grounds. But there are other offend /
ers.
They must all be cleaned out They
must all go Let the job be thorough 1
and without partially or favoriJism.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-26

ing drawn by Con
gresham Thetus
W. Sims, of Ten
nessee. Mr.. Sims
Is ranking mem
Der of the house
committee on in
terstate and for
eign commerce,
and the import
ance of his meas
use gains from
that fact, since the
bill is thus guar
anteed considera-
ton by the COM
nlittee.
In brief, the
Sims bill will re-
Quire all railroads
TO make applica-
ton TO the inter
state commerce
commission before
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-26
rur .rNI>CE or srENDERs.-

Charles G. Gates, who died fort
night ago in his SSH year. was the
"prince Of spenders." There was no
other in the country like him. Until
the things he did are stated, magma
ton cant encompass his prodigality.
Gates's last day Of life was in Cody.
Wyo.. and the incidents Of that day
are described in a published letter
from r. L. Archer. OF the government
forestry service. TO his brother-inlaw,
W. &. Patterson OF Des Moines. Says
Mr.. Archer. according 10 the Dubuque
aph-Herald:
Lots OF excitement in town the
past week. fellow by the name OF
Gates. from New York. who has an
income OF something over $4,000 per
day. returned from a hunt out in the
hills which was very successful, his
party bagging l. elk. several deer and
some sheep. He felt 50 good about IL
that he proceeded TO turn loose a lit
tie OF his money in town He bought
out one saloon. smashed most OF the
glassware at the Irma bar. and when
stunts like that failed 10 amuse him
he went into the clothing store or
Dave Jones and everyone that came
IN whom he sort OF took a Iiking 10 he
fitted out with the most expensive
clothing he could get He spent
something like $4,000 in the store.
That Is he ordered the clothing.
mostly fur coats that had TO be sent
away for.
Then he got It into his head that
he wanted 10 do something for the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-26

Ariadne Gilbert, author of a series of
biographical sketches. Her paper on
Lincoln is called The Matterhorn OF
Men, on Washington Irving The
Sunny Master of Sunnyside": on
David Livingstone The Torch Bearer
OF the Dark Continent"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-26
No Risk WhateYer.

do you think, asked the lady from
Boston, lit will be perfectly proper for
me to see this play?"
oh, yes. l read the accounts of
the critics this morning. and they
all agree that anybody over forty may
see IL without the least fear"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-26
IL Would. Indeed.

PA. what is the height of folly?"
"Oh, anything that is exceptionally
foolish. For instance. if | we're a can
didate for Office in a district where
should have to depend on the votes of
the farmers and were to let it be
known that ! wore pajamas instead OF
night shirt, that would be the height
of folly"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-26
Just WonderinQ.

at was Cicero. l believe, who said
that whatever one does one should do
with all ones might
Was it2 ! wonder IL he would rec
ommend that a man who was falling
downstairs ought to fall down with all
his might"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-26

one Of the greatest experts alive in
titles for his stories and books. His
Jungle Books. which originally appear
ed in s.. Nicholas Magazine, con-
tain many unforgetable titles. Another
less distinguished. but widely read
contributor 70 ST. Nicholas. is Miss
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-26
Help Wanted.

Give the world a little aid.
Add a hope or lend a smile;
Don't sit back alone, afraid
That your help is not worth while.
Don't crouch in the gloom and sneer
That whatever is is wrong.
You can add a word of cheer,
You can bravely help along.
Cease to think that man has made
Gods creation bleak or vile;
Give the world a little aid,
Add a hope or lend smile.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-26
Hard Luck.

MIS-
What's the trouble, old man."
Il wish there had been more great
men than the historians have written
up"
How would an increase in the num-
Der of great men help your"
Il have a new cigar that l want to
put on the market and there's nobody
left to name II after"