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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-09-11

The determination by the government
to add to its reservations in the White
Mountains by the purchase of Mt
Washington and the presidential range
is continuation of the movement for
the preservation of great natural
beauty spots and parks, the cOnserva-
ton of the forests and the protection
of the rivers through the effect which
the Iainfall.
Though the deal involves about
threequarters of million and yet re-
quires the approval of the commission
on forest reservation, it will be readily
recognized as a most worthy use of the
funds which are available for this pur-
pose. With what had been previously
purchased by the government in the
White Mountain region this additional
purchase, over twice as large as the
earlier acquisition, will insure the gov
eminent control of practically 100, 900
acres of forests, lakes and mountains.
When the deal receives the required
sanction, it will mean the completion of
an undertaking which has been under
way for the past eleven years, but
it is an accomplishment which means
much for the future interests of the
country as well as meaning the preser-
walton of one of New England's de-
lightful wooded mountain sections.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-09-11
HOW CHILDREN GROW

Children grow by nourishment-not
overloaded stomachs or rich foods but
qualities that are readily converted into
DEMONSTRATING blood; too often their
digestive powers cannot procure these
qualities from ordinary foods which results
in weakness, dullness and sickness.
If your children are under-size, under
backward, pale or frail, give them Scott s
Emulsion whichis pure medicinal nourish-
ment 1t sharpens the appetite, builds
healthy flesh, firm muscles and active
brains. SCOTS is growing food for
children. Refuse alcoholic substitutes.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-09-11

"A farm in Enosburg brought Sl4,
500 the other day. Not knowing the
size and fertility of the farm, we should
say it was a rather attractive PROPOSE
ton. However, those in the cities who
yearn for little farm in the green hills
of old Vermont need not be discouraged,
for there are nice little properties that
can be bought for a rather small frac-
tion of that amount, and good farms,
too. There is no need to let long
cherished desire 90 unfufilled. But
come to Vermont. Barre Times.
No section of the country offers bet
ter opportunity for profitable farming
than does Vermont. Perhaps not in
cereal raising, but in dairying, livestock,
fruit culture, the chances are that any
experienced farmer with few hundred
or a few thousand dollars to finance the
proposition could take Vermont land
with better chances of success than he
would have in the middle west with its
high land prices or in the far west with
it's niece ssity for irrigation expense. -
Rutland News.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-09-11
~ K. MOORE,
Estate of
Sarah f. Ha1Ia day
of NIiddIebury
STATE OF VERMONT.

STATE OF VERMONT.
ADDlsRICT OF ADDISON, IS.
The Honorable Probate Court for the district
aforesaid
To all persons interested in the estate Of Mrs.
Sarah +. Halladay. late of Mddlebury, in said dis
trict. deceased, GREETING:
Whereas said court has assigned the 18th day of
September next at II o clock a. m, for examin-
ing and allowing the account of the admnistra-
tor of the estate of said deceased and for decree of
the residue of said estate to the lawful claimants
Of the same, and ordered that public notice there
Of be given to all persons interested in said estate
by publishing this order three weeks successive
" previous to the day assigned, in the Mddebury
Register, a newspaper published at Middlebury,
in said district.
Therefore. you hereby notified to appear at
the probate Office in Middlebury in said district,
on the day assigned then and there to contest the
allowance of said account if you cause and to
establish your right as heirs, legatees and lawful
claimants to said residue.
Given under my hand, this Goth day of August
1914
IS Charles Button. Judge of Probate.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-09-11
North Bound
VERMONT MUNICIPAL BONDS

Parties wishing to buy or sell Yer
mont County, Town, Village, or School
District Bonds, taxable or non-taxable,
will find it to their interest to com
municate with the Lamoille County
Savings Bank and Trust Co., at Hyde
Park, VI.
This Bank is always in the market
for Vermont Municipal Bonds, and it
always has line OF frst-class Vermont
Bonds, either taxable or non taxable,
to offer,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-09-11
Dizzy? BiIiouse Constipated?

DIR. Kings New Life Pills will cure
you, cause healthy flow of Bile and rids
your Stomach and Bowels Of waste and
fermenting body poisons. They are a
Tonic to your Stomach and Liver and
tone the general system. First dose will
cure you of that depressed. dizzy. bilious
and constipated condition. 25c, all Drug.
gists.-adv.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-09-11
OF NATURE
An Interesting Feature For the
Lecturers Program.
Nature Study In the Schools Is Advo
Gated by the Grange-The Following
Questions and Answers May interest
Children Of Larger Growth.

Children OF Larger Growth.
The following questions have been
propounded by the Burroughs Nature
rub and the answers are taken from
the works Of John Burroughs and are
used by permission Of the president of
the club. They have been prepared 10y
the editor Of this department for the
use of lecturers of the oranges in the
hope that they will use them as fea-
ture of their programs as frequently as
is possible. thereby giving an added in
terest to the study Of things about us
and with which we should be more
familiar than we are. The lecturer
may assign the questions in advance
or may read the questions with their
answers in the lecture hour | should
be pleased to hear from all lecturers
who use this feature and have their
opinion of its value.
J. w. BARROW
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-09-11

We must learn to work with pa
thence. With the tasks appointed to
US will be provided the power and also
The opportunity.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-09-11

The undersigned, having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the district of Ad-
adjust the claims and demands of all persons
against the estate of Mrs Mary c. Culver late of
Weybrdge, in said district, deceased, and all
claims exhibited in offset thereto. hereby give
notice that will meet for the purpose aforesaid,
at the Probate Office in the town of Middebury,
in said district, the 18th day Of Sep
TENDER and 18th day of February, next, from two
o'clock p. m, until four O'Clock D. m, on each of
said days and that six months from the Goth day
of August, A. d. 1914. is the time limited by said
court for said creditors present their claims to
us for examination and allowance.
Dated at Weybridge VT, this 2sth day Of Aug
ust, A. D. 1914.
+ ! = B. HHa aHwopd Commissioners.
Edward Bowdish. Administrator.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-10
YES, WHY WAS IT?

The members of business firm
from Let's, Louisa county, Iowa, wrote
the Des Moines Register and Leader
stating that as there is quite an IN
terest in that territory, in the Capitol
Grounds Extension matter, they would
like for that paper to publish the vote
of the members of the legislature on
that bill In yesterdays issue it pub
lished the vote (nearly two weeks al
ter the Courier had published IT'D and
it also published column editorial in
defense Of the members who voted for
it.
Why is it that the Register and
Leader which a short time ago was
daily declaring in favor of submitting
everything 10 vote Of the people, now
takes g. position trying to justify the
legislature in not letting the people
vote even on bond issue?
Is it to be the position of future leg
islatures that the people who pay the
taxes are not to be considered at all?
Are the papers that have been the
loudest in their clamors for the
people, going to turn against the con-
stitution when their attention is called
to the clause in the constitution that
provides that. the people shall have
the very opportunity that those papers
have been calling for?
The Register and Leader says:
Why should there be any delay about
the passage of a bill upon which there
was such substantial agreement, and
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-10
INEFFICIENCY.

One way the government has of
wasting the money of the people is to
pay experts to compile useless and Of
times inaccurate information. The
department of agriculture working in
cooperation with the Iowa weather and
crop service gets out pamphlet on
climatogical data. Real money is paid
for this work and it is presumed to be
exact Information for those desiring
climatogical data. Yet, if the experts
are right, the Mississippi river is run
ming uphill along most of the eastern
boundry of Iowa. The experts have
found that Davenport has an elevation
above the sea level of $50 feet. Keo-
kuk, about 1875 or so miles below DAY.
export, is GA feet above the sea level
In other words the Mississippi river
between these cities runs up instead
of following the usual procedure of
water.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-10
Daddy sBedtirne
q, Midgie and
,NORV- The Rare
.-,.sx.*..--. Old Violin.

LITTLE named Midgie fond Of music In fact
~ else "she would
IA listen outside window she she heard
the choir
heard That the church when wonderful
:oinist had piece after
But daddy fond she of music he said
n violin
rou'd like it with
##rs.
out her family nota pleasures
hummns herself Of melodies the had played
her You think I'm old and good said the violin but m
picked old little
The at the
really could sold DEAL But
fond Of should
You daddy violin dealer
and just how much -
smiled and said =.
afraid nothing but of But will do
you ask and l cal I'll
until the result
daddy without VIOLIN
he said: 6
The violin
a herself" . .
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-10
MENACE OF DECREASING
REVENUE.

When the new tariff law was passed
It was recognized that the elimination
of sugar duties, which produced an
annual revenue of more than $5O,O0o,-
900. would be the chief peril to nation
al finances. The income tax was I'M
posed to compensate for the losses
from sugar, the intent being to trans
pose this huge tax from the national
breakfast table to the shoulders OF
comparatively few citizens.
Free sugar does not go into effect
until May /, 1916: the revised duties
did not go into effect until March /.
1914. Sugar, therefore, has up to this
time had no effect whatever on Gus
toms receipts. Nevertheless, the Gus
toms receipts in January were nearly
$6,OO.QOO less than for January, 1913,
although January year ago there
was hesitancy in the importing trade,
due to approaching tariff revision.
The excess Of disbursements over
receipts last month was more than
s7.OoO,00O. January last the receipts
exceeded disbursements by nearly So
900 900 There is a ledger difference
of 100000 in the two Januarys.
This enormous falling off in revenue
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-10

against which there was so little oppo-
sition when. as everybody will remem,
Der, the legislature was much behind
with it's work because of the time that
had been used in the debate over road
legislation?
That is the very question that has
been bothering thousands Of people in
Iowa. Why was this bill delayed and
not brought up until the session of the
legislature was nearly over? The leg.
islature convened January 10, yet this
bill was not brought up for action till
April 8, when it was damned through
both houses in one day. Why was &C.
ton on it delayed until the end of the
session, when "the legislature was
much behind with it's work?"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-10

during the period in which the old
sugar duties have been maintained is
ominous. It indicates that the final
decrease in customs revenues will far
exceed the estimates Of Mr.. Under
wood and the administration. 1t even
portends critical financial conditions
unless the income tax yields larger
return than is anticipated. 1t for
bodies the imposition Of new taxes or
the increase of the income tax.
The multiplication Of governmental
activities proposed at washington
simply cannot be carried out under
the present revenue system, if the GUS
toms returns under the Underwood
tariff are a correct indication of future
eceipts. The road the administration
-. following leads directly to noun
, in of taxes, a large portion of which
M..re previously paid into our Golfers
! Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-10
JUpIcloUs SPENDING.

Monday the voters of Ottumwa will
decide whether or not to PROVIDE Tree
text books for the pupils Of the pubhc
schools. If the proposition carries. IL
will mean the addition of several thou
sands of dollars to the fund allowed TOT
school purposes. However, that adol-
tional school tax is not the important
point in this matter. This is the ques-
ton for the voter to consider:
Is what we are voting on, the most I'M
portant need of the city now?
The citizens will do we'll to consider
if thew are spending the money IN the
way 1t is most needed. If it is found
that there is need for a similar ex.
penditure for some other purpose and
that the need Is greater than the need
for free text books then if there Is still
determination to spend the amount,
by all means let it be spent for that
which is needed the most.
For instance the city has no isola-
+ion hospital-and the need for it is
glaring. Going to an isolation hos
nital is bad at best. but being put into
the "pest house" of this city is terrible.
Words will hardly describe conditions
which the unfortunates sent there 10
protect the rest of the community, are
forced to endure. Investigate LOT
yourself.
Another need of the city is SAM
tarium or tent colony for those IN
dicted with tuberculosis. The city
and county have no places for patients
and the states lone farm at Oakdale
is so crowded as to be entirely made
ouate to meet the demand. For the
same amount that would furnish free
text Books the city could provide a
place for a considerable number OF
tuberculosis sufferers and incidentally
lessen the danger Of further spread or
the disease. and also build an isolation
hospital for those afflicted with other
contagious diseases.
Before voting, think it over. If this
tax is to be levied. where can the
money best be spent?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-10
WHY is IT.

The state of Connecticut, already
mich in debt, recently floated a bond
issue OF S4,00O,O00. These bonds draw
only per cent interest, but they
brought a premium of $2.71 per thou
sand. Why is it that the Iowa legls'
lature and executive council make
deal on the capitol grounds extension
bonds that costs the taxpayers 5 per
cent? :,
II the little old debt ridden, rock
ribbed state of Connecticut, where the
ground is so hard that grain has to be
planted with shot gun, can borrow
money at per cent, why does the big
fertile state of Iowa, have to pay per
cent? Is that efficiency in office? Is
that kind of business management the
best that Iowa can get? This is not a
matter of politics-it is matter OF
business.
Il is high time that the people of
this country take serious interest IN
the selection of their officials. Gov
eminent is business or it is nothing.
Just because a man seeks an otfice IS
no reason he should have it. If he is
not capable of performing in manner
beneficial to the community, the duties
connected or that may be connected
with that office, then he should not
even be nominated. That will apply to
all offices from the smallest to the
highest.
II the people of the state had been
allowed an opportunity to discuss the
capitol grounds bill before it became a
law. they would never have had to pay
< per cent interest on these bonds, be-
cause if they are valid bonds, they
could have been disposed OF at 4 per
cent.
There is an urgent need now Tor
men of business experience In once.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-10
In a detailed report to the boz

In a detailed report to the bond
holders protective committee T. M.
Schumacher, chairman Of the board of
directors OF the Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific railroad company, makes
known the result of his recent investi-
cation of the Rock Island lines, includ-
ing their present cash needs and fu-
ture requirements.
Mr.. Schumacher estimates that not
less than $20,000,000 will be required
by July ! next to meet bonds and car
trust certificates maturing, floating
indebtedness, including s1,500,OOO due
the railroad company and interest pay
ments together with many other press
ing obligations. He estimates that
cash on hand and net earnings for the
period will aggregate So, 100000.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-10
----------------------
RIcHLANO.

DR.. David NJ Edwards of Oska-
loosa preached in the Friends church
Sunday morning to good audience.
Rev. Alvin Hoskins pastor Of the
Friends church here Is conducting
revival meeting at the Woolson church
south Of town. Miss Elva jackson will
assist in the services.
Miss Cora Haworth closed a success
full winter term of school Friday even.
ing at Business corner.
Al Epworth league society was or
ganized at the M. E. church Sunday az
ternoon
The Young Ladies Missionary soci-
ETY. met Saturday afternoon with Miss
Lenra Duke and spent profitable and
pleasant time. Several new members
were added to the list.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
society were entertained Friday after
noon at the home Of Mrs. B. T. Bot
torf. Delicious refreshments were
served by the hostess.
Mrs. Aldo Drummond has returned
from Smith Center, Kan, after the in
terment of her father Robert Tracey
Miss Lottie Bailey who spent last
week in Chicago buying her spring mil
linery has returned home.
Wade Grigg who has accepted posi-
ton in a Minneapolis tonsorial parlor
departed today for that city.
The funeral Of Mrs. Jane Holland
who died Friday night was held Sun
day afternoon at the NJ r. church. Rev.
e. NJ. Vance conducted the services.
She was buried in Highland cemetery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-10
oh. FUDGE.

Oh, Fudge.
Reno again shocked"
What's the scandal"
No scandal Just slight earth
quake tremor."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-10

n a man could have half his
riches, he would double his
jamin Franklin.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-10

Now I've 4 sheep and COW,
everybody bids me good morrow.
benjamin. Franklin.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-10

Foreign representatives.: Cone. Lor-
engen & Woodman, Mailers Building.
Chicago; 225 Fifth Ave, New YORK
City; Gumbel Bldg. Kansas City. Mo.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-10

Entered as second class matter
October II, 1908, at the postoffice, OF
Aumwa. Iowa, under the Act of Con-
gress Of March 3, 1879.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-10

I'm Quimby.'
Mr.. Magee threw back his coat, and
sprayed with snow Mrs. Quimby's i'm
maculate floor.
.J'm Magee,' he calculated again,
civilian Hallowell Magee, the man
Hal Bentley wrote to you about. You
got his letter didn't your
Mr. Quimby removed his pipe and
forgot to close the aperture as he
stared in amazement.
Good lord." he cried, "you don't
mean you've really come"
What better roof could you ask, :
said Mr. Magee tlippantly, than my
presence here?"
why" stammered Mr.. Quimby
we've thought it was all joke
'.Hal Bentley has his humorous
moments agreed Mr.. Magee, "but II
isn't his habit to fling his jests into
Upper Asquewan Falls
"And-and you're really going to
Mi. Quimby could get no further.
Yes said Mr.. Magee brightly, slip
ping into rocking-ch Yes. I'm
going to spend the next few months al
Baldpate Inn
Mrs Quimby, who seemed TO nave
settled into stout little mound OF
woman through standing too long II
the warm presence of her stove, came
forward and inspected Mr.. Magee.
"Of all things" she murmured
"It's closed expostulated Mr.
Qhimby; "the inn is closed, young
fellow" s|g.
"I know It's closed" smiled Magee
That's the very reason I'm going tt
honor 1t with my presence. I'm sorry
to take you out on a night like this
but I'll have to ask you to lead me VI
to Baldpate. believe those were Ha
Bentley's instructions-in the letter.
Mr.. Quimby lowered above Mr.. Ma
gee. shirtsleeved statue Of homes
American manhood. He scowled.
Excuse a plain question, yolrfls
man. che said but what are you hid
ing from p
Mrs. Quimby, in the neighborhoot
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-09-18

is Neutral" is a placard numerously
displayed in Broadway cafes. One
big Broadway hotel, with a small
army of help OF all nationalities.
German. French. Austrian. Italian
and Swiss, has issued an iron-clad
edict forbidding the discussion of the
war on its premises.
Still another chapter of the war
is now being written in America,
the legitimate war drama. 1t has not
appeared to any great extent yet.
because the playwrights have not had
time, but it is known that scores of
authors, especially those who grind
out the ten, twent' thirt'" melO-
drama, five acts of slaughter and a
blood pump in the cellar, are hard
at work on war stuff, and 1t will
begin to appear in reams before
long.
New York and every other Ameri-
can city today knows more about the
war perhaps than the people of Lon
don, Paris, Berlin and Petrograd.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-09-18
.SIDELIGHTS
ON THE WAR
~ .
New York City Much Excit
ed By Strife.
Sixteen Years Ago Empress Of
Austria Was Slain by an
Assassin.

The United States Is strategicaily,
automatically and politically neu-
trail in the great war embroiling al
most the whole of Europe and indi-
rectly half the earth and the people
thereon. but the "Man From Mars"
alighting in New York would never
believe that this country is not al
war with somebody.
The newspapers publish little but
war: their front pages with their
headlines are all of war. The news
boys have screamed war until their
little threats are callOused.
experimenting the newspapers are
the bulletin boards. They are every
where, i'm front of every publishing
office, and on all the odd corners
as well. In letters a foot high they
give the latest developments of the
holocaust that is laying waste the
rich countries across the Atlantic SO
that all who run may read.
And if this were not enough, the
theaters have absorbed the war fever
and the martial spirit pervades the
drama in all its branches. the legiti-
mate stage. vaudeville and the NOV
les. The other night a great vaude-
vile theater in 'Eongacre square put
IN news 'tickers and announced that
II would read war bulletins to the
audience between the acts.
"'Lest we. forget" moaned a pa
tron who by chance worked on the
war desk OF a newspaper and went
to the theater to ease his mind.
Almost every vaudeville act now
playing is built on a military plan,
and those which are not overlook no
opportunity to make some reference
to war. The lines of the comedians
bristle with martial phrases and al
llusions.
Along that portion of Broadway
known as the Great White Way"
steps have been taken in several
directions to stop the war talk. for
the protection of that large conting-
ent of the patrons who do not want
TO hear or see anything about war
/ when they are out for nightly rec
reation and amusement.
mix on the War Talk. This Place