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Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19
LOW PRICE FOR SMALL EGGS
Western Markets Pay From Three to
Ten Cents Less for Product From
he Scrub Hen.

Careless breeding and poor feed and
care will produce scrub hens that lay
small eggs. These when fresh and
with clean. sound shells bring In west
ern markets from three to ten cents a
dozen less than large eggs of the same
quality. Small eggs bring the same
price as dirty eggs. In a case of small
eggs taken at random from a carload,
an average dozen of the small eggs
weighed IS ounces.
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Drive At Italy Next.

Far off as this front is from England
and France, it is being watched more
closely than the western front, be-
cause it would appear these operations
are being pressed in an attempt to
clear Galicia of the Russians, prepara-
tory to a breathing spell in the east,
which is likely to be followed by a
crushing blow aimed at Italy.
The fighting is growing harder daily
along the Austro-Italian frontier, and,
in view Of past performances, 1t is con-
sidered reasonable to assume that Ger
many, will throw a great mass Of
troops on this front and endeavor to
sweep into Italy and hold ground there
just as she has done in Poland, Bel
gium and France.
The fighting in France around Arras,
while bitter and marked by daily at
tack and counter-attack, has reached
the stage where the German and
French official communications fatty
contradict each other. On the whole
it is believed here the advantage has
been with the French.
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somethlna New Is q "Mlddv.D

A pleasing change from the old
stlye, sailor-collared MILDLY blouse for
tennis wear, is this smart tunic with
its belt passing under the front panel.
and its unusual arrangement Of collar.
Skirt and tunic are of fine white cot
ton percale, the skirt in a gore-hared
cut and the tunic having wide arm.
holes and slashes at the hip SO that it
is very roOmy and comfortable for ac-
tive exercises. The trimmings are of
Dutch blue chambray. This maiden
wears a sensible tennis hat of light
weight straw with shady brim. Her
feet are shod with tennis shoes of
white cotton duck trimmed with tan
calf.
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DAINTY LITTLE PEN WIPER
Can Be Made From Old Dress Pattarn
or Almost Any Kind Of Dis
earded Remnant.

New ideas for dainty little pen wip-
ers are always welcome. as they are
articles that can be made from old
dress patterns or almost any kind Of
small remnants Of material and they
always find ready sale at a bazaar.
We give a sketch of a pretty little
hanging pen wiper that can be quick
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The coraaae EIoMsr

The bright artificial flower is still
used to give color where 1t is needed
Some Of the black and white frocks.
especially. show a flower of brilliant
crimson or scarlet, very effectively
placed. And some Of the black and
white coats-which. by the way, are
to be quite feature of summer fash.
ions-show big, bright flower placed
somewhere TO give a touch of color.
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coIored Handkerchiets.

Colored handkerchiefs are perhaps
more usual nowadays than plain white
ones-at least handkerchiefs showing
some color, even If only little. There
are pretty ones of crepe de chine In
plain light colors-yellow. pink, violet
and blue. There are others with col
ored borders and many with coIored
embroidery.
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table or bureau. Blue headed pins in
groups of five suggest an inner wreath
of forget-me-nots on the pincushion It.
self. Commencing operations with
cushions about the size of small wal
nut will result in the daintiest nose
gays, which, as favors for the shower
luncheon. will prove both useful and
attractive.
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BANK CASHIER PLEADS GUILTY.
Gets Six Years and Eight Months For
EmbezzIing $4,000.

Columbus, Ohio. = Harry McMillin,
former cashier of the Morrow County
National Bank at Mount Gilead, plead
ed guilty to charges of embezzling $685.
900 of the banks funds in Federal Dis
trict Court here. He was sentenced to
serve six years and eight months in
the Federal Penitentiary at Mounds.
Vile. W. Va, by Judge John E. Safer.
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TEUTON ARMY IN
FIERCE STRUGGLE.
In An Attempt to Drive The
Russians From GaIiCla.
LEMsURG AGAIN IN DANGER
Austro- German Drive Considered Pre-.
lude To Breathing Spell In East
and Crushing Blow Aimed
At italy.

London.-The Austro-German rush
In Galicfa~ is on again. Both Berlin
and Vienna officially lay claim to prog
ress along virtually the entire south
eastern front and Lemberg seems
again to be in danger
Mosciska, to the east of Przemysl,
has been captured by the Austro-Ger.
mans and, according to the German
contention, the Russians are falling
back south of the railroad connecting
Przemysl and Lemberg. All the Rus
sian counter-attacks have been re-
pulsed with gains for the Teutons from
a point north of Przemysl into Bessa'
rabia.
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STRANGE MALADY APPEARS.
Stock and People Victims OF West Vlr.
ginia Epidemic.

Grafton, w. va.-Taylor and Bar.
bour counties have been visited by a
strange malady, which is not only af-
fecting horses and cattle, but people
as well. The families of D. G. Nestor,
]. ]. Gainor and Bruce Philips, a few
miles south of Grafton, have been
quarantined by orders of Dr. Leuder,
of the State Board of Health, who has
been working on the cases for more
than a week. Several persons and SO
horses, cattle and mules have develop.
ed the disease. 1t is somewhat SINH
lar to the foot-and-mouth disease and
is said to be quite as serious.
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Keen Vermln Away

Don't let the lice bother your hen
that is setting in the old shed yonder.
"a stitch in time saves nine!" Very
true; and the same thing is true in the
poultry business. Kill the lice in
time and it will save an increase of q
million"
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Fluffy EriIIs Nov,

The collar is an important point Of
a costume the present season, and
while there is great variety in the
styles, something new is constantly
being added.
Medici collars have disappeared and
fluffy frills have taken their places.
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GERMAN SUBMARINE SUNK.
Berlin Confirms Recent Announcement;
In Commons.

Berlin, via Amsterdam.-The an
nouncement recently made by A. J.
Balfour in the House of Commons that
a German submarine had been sunk by
the British is confirmed by the Ger
man Admiralty. 1t is said that the
submarine was the U-14.
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19
,RITlsH NAVAL LOSSES 1s,547.
q o4s OF Total Killed, Says London
Announcement.

London-A total of 13,547 officers
and men of the British Navy, includ-
ing marines and members of the naval
division, have been killed or wounded
or reported missing from the begin
ning of the war up to May 81, accord
ing to announcement made in London.
OF this total SPAS are stated to have
been killed.
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19
XIII Fad Lles

A good ointment to kill head lice is
made Of equal parts Of lanolin, mer-
curial ointment and lard. Grease the
heads of the chicks lightly when they
are "a hours old.
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19

AFFAIRS in panama and soft felt. Whine
kid hats are new, IL rather heavy. The
all-white or all-black hat is always q,
good choice.
Copyright. 1915. by the Mcclure Newspa-
per SyndIcate)
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19
XIII the AlIIna Hen.

1t very seldom pays to doctor or
bother much with a sick or ailing hen
If she gets well she will eat all the
profit of before she is vigorous enough
to lay well again. Her room is of some
value.
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Great cItv,s sawane

Every "a hours there is poured into
the Harlem river 10000, 900 gallons of
New York citys sewage; into the
North river 132,O00,OOO gallons and
into the East river 264,O00,OOO gallons.
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He Had 10 Have the Monev.

HS Hau 70 TaNS INC WOhSy'
I've simply got to have an increase
IN salary"
What for? Are you going to get
married?"
Worse than that, boss. My need is
greater. I've an automobile"
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LOSS OF AoAMEmNoN DENIED.
No Other Fighting Unit Gone, Says
British Admiralty.

London.-Odicial denial was made
of the report circulated in the United
States that the British battleship
Agamemnon had been sent down in
the Dardanelles by a German sub
marine. 1t was further announced
that no other fighting unit, not already
officially reported, had been lost at
the Dardanelles.
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19

Inclusive Of all ranks. $4,000 men
are serving in the Navy of the United
States of America.
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19

About the only thing some men are
qualified for is posing as innocent by
standers
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PRODUCE stronoer chick.

Eggs from one to two-year-Old hens
produce the strongest chicks.
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19

Gather eggs at least twice day dur
ing the cold and the hot months.
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INTERNATIONAL
SUNDNSOOOL
LESSON

BY Z. o. SELLERS. Acting Director Of
Sunday School. Course OF Moody Bible
Institute. Chicago.)
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
BASEBALL PEACE
AGREEMENT ENDS
FEDERAL LEA c j

Cincinnati, Dec. 22.-Probably the most
disastrous war that the baseball game
has ever experienced came to close
here tonight when "A treaty of peace
was signed between the Federal League
and both parties to the national baseball
agreement. better known as organized
baseball
Two major league clubs are to change
hands and two new faces will be seen
among major league magnates. Charles
Weeghman, president of the Chicago
Federals, will purchase tho controlling
interest in the Chicago Nationals from
Charles p. Taft of Cincinnati Phil Ball
and his associates, who were connected
with the st. Louis Federals, gain con-
troll OF the St. Louis Americans from
Robert Hedges, Cal McDlamand, John f
Bruce and others, who have long been
connected with major league circles
The agreement gives immunity to the
mon who jumped their contracts from
both the major and minor leagues of
organized baseball as well as all other
Federal League players. All of them
have been reinstated or made eligible
to organized baseball
That there will he wild scramble for
some few of the best Federal League
players was clearly indicated by a pro-
vision In the treaty that the Federal
League, as league and which, inso-
far as actual baseball playing is con-
cerned ceases to exist, will assume all
Of the contracts of Federal League
players.
RumOrs were numerous tonight re-
Rarding the future of these players
One which lacked confirmation was that
Benny kauff Of the Brooklyn Federals
would be seen next spring with tho New
York Nationals.
SYSTEMATICALLY It became known that
several former Federal players will be
seen on tho New York Americans.
The agreement does not go into the
distribution of any players and 1t was
announced that the bars have been
thrown down and that inasmuch as all
are eligible those who are for sale will
probably go to the highest bidder
The Federal League clubs in Chicago
and. St Louis are expected. inasmuch
as Weeghman and Ball will be permit
ted to keep what players they desire Of
the ones who have been IN their employ.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

New York. Dec. o.
TLOUR-Tirmly held.
BUCKWHEAT F'LOCH-Dull
BUCkWHEA T--FGrm
WHEAT-Spot irregular. No. ! Durum
sLAhs 4. o. b. New York; No. northern
Duiuth sl29 and No. northern Mani
toba sl.2SH C. l. f Buffalo. Futures
easier Dec. si2sA..
CORN-spot steady. No. syelow s,hc
prompt.
cATS-Spot steady.
pORk-stcady.
LARD Steady.
POTATOES AND CABBAGEs- tyule.
and unchanged
RAW SrGAR-ffrn Centrifugal 4soc;
fnolasses 4.l2c; refined quiet.
SPOT COTTON AID FUTURES.
New York. roc. .!
Spot cotton steady Mildlmr ur!ands
3l2 10; sales 1900 bales
Cotton futures closo I: Jan. .lt q-f,ys.
March sl2i6a17; Ma 5,2&1o; .it.ly
$1264065; Oct. sl2.o50c6
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
Chicago, Dec. a..
WHEAT-.Dec. Silica May $l29, July
sl.1S5s.
CORN-Dec. 7oasc, May 7nsc
OATS-Dcc. 42hc; May 45;gc
RIBS-$9 75d1o.25.
Provisions
PORK-Jan. $751;.
LARD-Jan. $3.50.
RIBS-Jan. 1911
Cash quotations:
PORK-$1606.
LARD-$952
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
BRIGHTON MARKET.

Values were not much changed at the
brighton stockyards Tuesday morning.
though an easier feeling was noted In
most lines. Heavy arrivals Of hogs from
the West made tho small local offer
ings go slowly.
Arrivals at Brighton for Tuesday
We're six cars from tho Boston ana
Albany railroad and 10 cars from the
Bosto'. and Maine. During the week ar
rivals at Brighton included y cars Oh
cattle and II cars of hogs from the
west, II cars of livestock from New
YORK state ana eight cars Of livestock
from the Boston and Maine. WATERFOWL
arrivals Tuesday were II cars. Inns
makes the total arrivals at both Brigh-
ton and Watcrtown for the week, "a
cars, compared with 80 cars for the
previous week
Beef cattle were easier, with nothing
fancy Offering Best offerings sold at
71a to cents with good cattle at 6la to I
cents and light cattle Mt TO G cents.
Six cents was about the top price OF
the day for beef COWS, and few we're
good enough to bring that figure. The
market for Gamer cows was very good
| and sales were freely made at around
3R cents. Quotations for Tuesday were
5l2 to cents for best COWS. to bls
cents for good cows. with ordinary
cows at 80, TO AZ cents and Gamers ut
3ls cents
Best beef bulls sold as high as 6 cents,
but offerings Of bologna and low-gradc
stock was heavy and prices easy, bologna
bulls selling at to Az cents, ordinary
bulls at 8 to ia cents and tops at 5}s to
6 cents
Calves were net materially changed.
good lots selling at 8 to cents. with
few fancy at 9,s to 10 cents. Fair
lots brought : TO cents, but grasser7
and drinkers wore frr1or at AZ TO {
cents.
The local run Of hogs WAS light, but
prices were easier. owing to heavy ART
walls from the West Most sales OF good
lots were made at 6ia cents, though
shippers were generally trying to get
more Rough lots sold at 81 to cents
with boars at 3 to 315 GEMS
Lambs sold readily at the top p-:ces
recently current, the best lots bringing
~ to S1a cents with sheep at TO
| cents.
Mich cows we're in ample supply for
| the demand, and trade was SLOW. Or
binary cows sold at $40 to $50. with good
cows at SEQ to 500, and n few fancy
mixers higher.
Another big increase IS noted In the
| local kill OF hogs. the total reported for
| the week by Boston packers being 49, O
hogs. against $4,000 for the preceding
week and 5000 for the same week last
year. Since January /. 1915. the tota
| kill by Boston packers has been LOIS, 20t
| hogs, against 9lS,5O for the same period
in 1914
Exports Of pork provisions have also
been heavier. the total value reported
for the week by Boston packers being
$4,000. against $4,000 for the preceding
week and $4,000 for the same week
last year. Since January /. 1915 tota
exports by the Boston packers have beer
valued at s5,396.OoO. AGAINST s54l4.cOO fol-
the same period IN 1914
Dressed hogs have been up and dowr
during the week. Saturdays quotation
being up one-fourth cent from the last
report. Tuesday. the market was dowr
again, the packers quoting 81. to cents
the same as week ago
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J0[1NNly
Q1I2[YT'l[AS
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Harold arter
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Copyright, by W. q. CHAPMAN,
SsSSSS SasR s&SsSSSa

WO bats, six Teddy
bears, three balloons
six boxes Of lead sol.
diers," the head nurse
counted. And a foot.
ball. Who wants the
football?"
Johnny Ward" an.
swered Nurse Blair,
half crying and halt
laughing. Isn't II
pitiful, Miss Cough ?"
N,,reo Go,,Ch ont
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
~l've Brought Him This-and These.


Keith, after the operation, unless
well, miracles had happened and such
cases had got we'll before. So he said
nothing to the pretty young mother
who came day after day, wistful and
patient and always hopeful. OF late
she had begun to suspect that her
only boy, her stay that was to be In
her later widowhood, would never
leave the building save in wheeled
chair. But she kept her fears to her.
self and nobody had had the heart
to tell her.
And Johnny wanted football for
his Christmas present!
Well said DR.. Keith gruffly, why
shouldn't he have one If he wants it?
Isn't there enough money to buy a
football? Why. I'll buy him one my
self. What sort should he have?
What are they made Of? It's a long
time since l was a boy myself" he
added. in self-excuse.
Why. they're made of pigskin.
aren't they, doctor?" answered the
nurse. But you don't understand.
How can we let him have a football
and let his mother see him with It.
and him lying there so helpless? It
would be inhuman, doctor"
Hum! I'll take the matter under
consideration the doctor answered
But a few minutes later he was ask.
ing the head inferno, Where would
you 90 to buy football?" He put
down the address in his memoran.
dunn book, and the inferno looked at
him in wonder. for football and Dr.
Keith seemed somehow unassociable
We'll. here's the football, nurse, y
he said that evening. coming into the
ward. 1t was Christmas eve All
the children were supposed to be
asleep Here and there an eye
drowsily Enclosed to see II Santa
Claus had really come, but sleep wal
stronger than expectation. and Nurse
Blair would see to it that no gifts
went to the sleepless. DR.. Keith hello
out the paper-wrapped globe. The
clerk had blown 1t up for him. and
not thinking Of having 1t Debated
again, he had carried 1t thus for hall
dozen blocks. III you think 1t hes,
for him not to have 1t, give 1t t.
someone else. Give him q Teddy
bear" he said.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
zaaas0'.5faan~1Ra


Lift up your eyes to the great mean
ing of the day. and dare to think Of
your humanity as something so divine
ly precious that it is worthy Of being
an onering to God Count it as priv.
ilege to make your offering as com.
plete as possible, keeping nothing
back, and. then 60 out to the pleas.
ures and duties of your life, having
been truly born anew into his divin.
ity, a. he was born into our human
ity on Christmas day.-Phillips Brooks,
D. q.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
@aez. Is iasuez
Something He Wouldn't Break

0OTUeIU'U8 ITO WOulOUt 0VSdks
Willie is boy who Is very much
blessed with aunts aad uncles. These
use every opportunity to give him
presents. Last Christmas he received
SO many toys that his parents, instead
of giving him toys, told him he could
carry out one Of his cherished plans.
Actually said his papa. you have
more things now than you can break
in a year"
"Oh, no, papa" said Willie with an
injured air; there's one present l
won't break"
Well. Willie. I'm glad there's one.
Which is little cast-iron train from
Uncle Jack?"
"Oh, mol" cried Willie. Il can
manage to break that. mean
won't break your promise to buy me
a season ticket for the baseball
matches"
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LIVESTOCK MARKET.

New York, Doe. g.
BEEVES--Rccolpts 1910 Steady Steet.
sM,s.5o; bulls st5ou6.Jo: cows s.. 1862.
CALVTS-Recelpts 1913 stead. Vcals
N'oo112bo; barnyard calves stu6; year.
!tngs Ad5; fed calves $G51osT
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts 3,;i3
Steady. Sheep sifts; culs :3n3.50; lambs
$50I10; culls scar
HOGS-Recclpts $3.50 Market easier,
at sCM6.s5; roughs s5.75.
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BURLINGTON MARKETS.
Wednesday. Dec. %. 19l

Wednesday, Dec. %, 1915.
Flour continues to advance in price
and now ranges from $7.25 to 81 a barrel.
Geese are quoted at % cents the pound
for those who wish the traditional
Christmas bird for the holiday feast.
new grouping of commodities is to
be found to-day under the heading Of
Retail Fish and Sea Foods" the prices
being quoted by the Carpenter Perley
Fish company Among the new things
in this line are Holsters. fresh salmon,
founders, cusk, pollock. Flnnan hadde
soft shell clans and deep sea scallops
No. | provender in retail grains has
advanced to Sl.15 the hundred. while hay
continues firm at SIG to $50 the ton
prices under SIS being for the poorer
grades. The following prices are quoted
for the Free Press by C.. A. Barber and
f. II. Perkins, grocers. r. T.. Howard
meat dealer the Carpenter Perley Fish
company, the Burlington Fruit company
and the A. ID. Pease Feed company
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down her pencil and the memoran.
DUN and looked at the other wonder
ingly "A football" she reiterated.
Then he doesn't realize?"
NO poor little fellow. Would you
give it to him. Miss Cough"
What would the mother Think"
the head nurse asked, and then Nurse
blair ceased all pretense and dabbed
her handkerchief against her eyes
openly.
Lets ask DR.. Keith" she answered.
and that solved the difficulty for the
time being.
Johnny Ward was eight years old
and had been in the hospital for
aearly five weeks, ever since he was
Knocked down by the bakers wagon
while playing upon the street almost
In front of the hospital entrance. He
was quite helpless below the waist,
and would always be so, said Dr..
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
QUOTATIONS ON BUTTER

Boston, Dee. %
To-day's Chamber of Commerce quota
TORS, the price of commission merchants
TO dealers, follow:
BUTTER-Creamcry extra. &c; cream.
cry firsts c7a29c: creamery seconds g5c
dairy butter, 2Su@,; ladies, 9li2; rcnuvat.
ed butter ei12Ha; storage creamery, cx.
ira. 29hlAl3O; storage creamery fist
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