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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-01-21
LODGE 20 YEARS OLD.
Green Mountain Chapter, I. o. q. f..
Celebrates Anniversary.

Green Mountain Lodge, No. /, l. o.
O. f.. celebrated in odd Fellows hall
last evening the 10th anniversary of
its foundation. Green Mountain lodge
was the first in this state and was
founded January IA, 1S45. The regu-
lar meeting Tuesday night was opened at
1880 o'clock and was closed as soon
as possible to allow time for the fol-
lowing program: Piano solo, Chatter
box" Little Miss Helen smith; vocal
solo. Il Know a Little Boy" Little
Miss Marion Keller; reading. Prog
ress and Fraternity" Mrs T.. o. Mills (:
address. f. p. Nichols, past grand
master. of Richmond; piano solo, Miss
Dicken; address, the Rev DR.. c. V.
Grismer; contralto solo. Hush Me to
Dreams" Miss Minerva Kdder.
The affair was largely attended by
members of the order and invited
friends. Following the program whist
and dancing furnished amusement for
the evening. Light refreshments con-
slsting of Ice cream. cake and punch
were served.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-01-21
CALLING FOR SMALL DICKS
Hotels md Restaurants Catering to n
Growing Fad.
Il. q. Norton

IL mas become fad of late. in fash
ionaoIe hotels and restaurants, to serve
small chickens, guinoa-f fowls and ducks.
as individual portions, which has. OF
course, brought about n great demand
Tor the smaller breed of ducks and
White Ieshorns for squad brotlers, etc,
me black duck fills thia want admirably
In size Weighing about 3ia to pounds,
they are hardy. easy to raise. and gentle
to handle. A Malard also proves salts
factory for the same purpose. If a little
larger duck is wanted, a cross between
a Mallard drake and a small Rouen duck
will produce a bird weighing from 70 :
pounds when fully grown.
Ducks are like hens, in that tbev are
only profitable when properly handled
for they must be well housed and VOL
fed If they are to thrive and lay their
full quota Of eggs. a suitable laying
house may he Of the shcd-proof type Skill
feet, with height of Gih feet in front
and feet in the rear. The window open
ing feet long and feet wide, will
need no sash. but only a frame covered
with wire netting and provided with a
curtain for stormy weather Instead of
the usual small door for the birds to go
through. have II aout Is inches high
and feet long in order to prevent crowd
ing, and also be sure to provide against
any chance OF dampness or drauChts
The floor should be preferably of cement
covered with sand and in winter n warm
bed of straw hay or leaves Is necessary
for although ducks are very hardy, their
feet are always sensitive II the cold
y CONVENIENT WAY TO WATER.
Water should never be given to ducks
in their houses but outside, where II is
a good plan to dig a hole feet deep
and ~ inches square. filling 1t with small
stones about the size of an egg, making
cover of Quarter-inch wire screen
ing to At over it by tacldng the wire to
frame and setting the water pail on
the centre of it. In this way the slop
and overflow will not make a mud hole
around the bucket. Provide a V-shaped
feed trough long enough TO allow all the
ducks to feed at one time The nests can
be soap boxes cut down to inches in
height. Twelve ducks and three brakes
should fill such n house comfortably. As
to feed, good results as to health. vigor
and eggs are assured by the following
ration. mixed by measure: Two parts
corn meal, 2 parts ground oats or bar
ley. pa parts beef scraps. y sharp sand
. parts green food. Moister and feed
twice daily all that the birds will eat
At noon a light feeding Of dry grains
consisting of ! part oats, ! part wheat.
and . parts cracked corn Is added. while
oyster shells kept in boxes. and water.
should be kept before the birds continu-
ously. The breeding ducks will do bet
ter II provided with a swimming pool
but fairly good results may be expected
without lny such contrvance
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-01-21
BURNS BIRTHDAY.
Anniversary to BE Observed with Ban-
Quet and Ball.

The birthday of Robert Burrs will be
observed in formal manner in this city
this year by the Burns club with a
banquet and ball at the Hotel Vermont
the last of the month. 1t was impos-
sible to have the celebration the day
of the anniversary of the poets birth
owing to the fact that the talent neces-
sary to make the observance a success
could not be obtained on the day men
toned. The banquet will be held in
the main dining room of the hotel and
will be followed by few speeches.
The ball will take place in the same
room.
No observance was held last year
owing to the death Of a member Of
the committee. Two years ago the
celebration was held at tn Sherwood
House with one of the largest ban
quets ever held in the city, more than
four hundred people being present, and
1T is hoped that as many will attend
the event of the present year.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-01-21
FARMER SAYS HIS
HIRED MAN STOLE
HIS WIFE'S HEART

Brattleboro, Jan. 19,-Edward Todd a
farm hand, until two days ago in the en-
ploy of John Thaycr of West Brattle-
boro. was arrested this morning by Dep
uty Sheriff Knapp as he was about TO
board the ten o'clock train nj the rail-
road station with Mrs Thayer. on a
warrant sworn out by Thayer, charging
alienation Of the affections OF Mrs.
Thayer. Todd could not arrange for tho
5000 bail demanded by Municipal Judge
Frank f. Barber and was taken to New
fame jail to wait trial at the April term
OF the Windham county court Todd was
arrested in Hinsdale, N. H.. Saturday
night on complaint OF Thayer, but was
discharged in the district court In Win
chester Monday morning as no one APP
peared against him. He was in company
OF Mrs. Thayer when arrested Saturday.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-01-21
KNOWING THE CHANNEL.

It is well known that In the bed of
the St. Lawrence River, the outlet of
the great lakes, there are In many
places masses of rocks that make nav
igation dangerous except to reliable
men whose knowledge of the safe chan
nels IL unquestoned. A passenger on
one of It's steamers was plying the cap
tain with questions as to the safety OF
the tourney and at length asked: Cap
tain. do you know whore all the rocks
are in this river"
In his patient, deliberate manner he
replied, mo ma am, I don't know where
all the rocks are, but ] know whore the
channel is"-In National Monthly
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-01-21
THE POLITE BULL

An Irishman was going along the road
when an angry bull rushed him and toss
ed him over the fence
The Irishman. recovering from his fall,
upon looking UP saw the bull paving and
tearing UP the ground as Is the custom
of the animal when irr1tatsd. whereupon
he smiled happily and said:
Faith and II II wasn't for your bow
ing and scraping and humble apologies
I'd think you had thrown me over that
fence on purpose. National Monthly.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-01-21
CENTRAL VERMONT RAIL VAl
NINE Table In Effect January 2. 1915.

TRAINS LEAVE BURLINGTON.
d.1O a. m. daily. for Montreal and
Chicago,
7.1O a. m, except Sunday. for Bos-
ton, pringheld and New York
parlor cafe or broiler car from,
Burlington, without change. due
Boston 4:30 p. m.
1920 n. m. except Sunday. for St
Johnsbury and Portland.
100 a. m. except Sunday. for Rich
ford, Montreal and Ottawa
200 a. m. Sunday only. for St. AL
bans.
100 a. m, daily. for Boston. Spring
field and New York; for New
London week days only.
Through parlor cars and dining
cars Essex Junction to Boston.
Coach Burlington to Montpelier,
except Sunday. without change.
:18 p. m. except Sunday. for Boston
and New York via Montpelier
and White River Junction.
.25 p. m. except Sunday, for St.
Johnsbury; also for Rouses
Point Ogdensburg. Richford and
Montreal.
.35 p. m, except Sunday. for Mont
pelier and White River juno
ton. Through coaches Bur-
lington to Montpelier. without
change.
6:45 p. m. daily. for Montreal and
Chicago. Tourist sleeping cars
Mondays. Wednesdays and Fri
days to Chicago. without change.
az p. m. Sunday only. for White
River Junction.
10 p. m. daily. for Boston and New
York. Through sleeping cars
from Essex Junction, due Bos-
ton sos a. m. Springfield TAO
a. m.
II, ii Hickok. City Passenger Agent.
College St. Telephone 63s.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-01-21

den wedding anniversary. Mr. g,ro,t-
ingham belonged to Lebanon Lodge Of
Masons of Boston.
The death of Mr.. rockingham caused
great grief to the members Of the com.
pany. who did what they could to con-
sole the widow. 1t was sad comnanv
that left al noon to appear Tuesday nigh
at Barre-a company that can no longer
boast of possessing n member of the
original cast.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-01-21
FEMININE RIVALRY.

IAN women are rivals when 1t comes to
clothes"
eyes; each one tries to outstrlp the
othar!'-EXchange.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-01-21

The steamer iberia sailing from Boston
carried as part OF her cargo 10 carloads
al Dofnr trucka Tor uls British ARRAY,
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26
KANSAS BOASTS OF
GIANT FOOTBALLER

New York Dec 25-The University Of
Arkansas boasts the tallest man In foot
bail. Big Rabe Turner stands feet :
inches. wears 1Sis shoe and weighs 81
pounds lie is only - years old. and
according to reports. he is still growing.
He says he expects to reach feet and
weigh go pounds.
Turner had never seen football game
until last fall. but took to the sport so
naturally that Tom Mcconnell. director
Of athletics at the University. predicts
that in another year he will not only be
the tallest but the best football player
on the gridiron.
An amusing story is told Of his first
scrimmage.
The coach instructed Balm. varsity
quarterback. to let Turner run with the
bail. Turner didn't understand just
what he was supposed to do with II.
Balm told him to run over everything in
front of him and then keep on running.
And Turned did run. He ran over every
thing and kept on running. 1t wasn't the
mere fact that Turner ran with the ball
that made history on Athletic Field that
afternoon. but 1t was the way he ran. 1t
reminded fans of the days when Ole. the
Terrible Swede. was plucking laurels on
the Siwash grid. He didn't know when to
stop and would have been going yet II
Coach Mcconnell hadn't run In front OF
him with a club and yelled:
stop. or I'll bean you with this stick
Glaring furiously at Mcconnell and the
club. Turner said angrily:
You've got the drop on me now. but
you won't stop me the next time
The coach explained that he should
stop when he reached the goal posts and
that clubs were not in the game.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26
No Interference with
New Orleans Racing
Gov. Hall Is Convinced that
Association Will Keep
Within Law.

New Orleans, Dec "a complete un-
derstanding. which insures the holding OF
the coming race meeting. was arrived at
yesterday between Gov. Luther Z. Hall
and the management of the Business
Mems Racing Association. Presiding
Judge Joseph Murphy promised that
there would be no valuations OF the law.
and that the meeting would be conducted
on the same plan as last year.
Il believe that We have now given the
governor sufficient assurance that the
meeting Is to be conducted absolutely
within the letter and spirit OF the law.
said Manager Murphy. Il have sent the
governor a list of the employees ! have so
far appointed for the meeting. and as
appoint the others / will send him their
names also. I am presenting him with
a list OF stockholders, who served during
last year. and on account OF the satisfac-
tion they rendered have been reappoint-
ed. Friday ! shall send him the names
of the BoyIan police detailed to patrol
the grounds during the meeting.
I'VE have also invited the governor TO
make any suggestion or criticism in re-
gard to the operation Of the meeting
which he may deem fit. and We will well
come his cooperation to make II a law
abiding and decently conducted AFFAIR.
The meeting will begin on New Years
Day. Already there are more and better
horses In New Orleans than have ever
before been gathered together for win
ter season. Visitors by the hundreds are
registered at the hotels awaiting the
opening, and every indication points to
the greatest season ever known in New
Orleans.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26

ing plant is running fu,I blast. 1t was
here that the famous apple tree gang
came into existence. The players de-
rived this name from the fact that their
clubhouse at this course was verdant
apple tree: its limbs were the clothes
racks, its leaves were awnings. and its
fruit provided the refreshment for the
wearied players.
Here were held the first tournaments.
and here. to Guote the secretary of the
newborn St. Andrew Golf Club. ]. B.
Upham, in the second round Mrs. Reid
and Upham won by one and one-half
holes, and John Reid beat Robert Lock-
hart, L. to 1-2.'' The John Reid
gold medal was played for in 1889 and
won by P. c. Mpers. No player was
forced to wear a high hat, but Prince
Alberts were usually worn at tourna-
ments.
In 1894 the game became so popu-
lar and the membership of the st. An
drew's Golf Club SO large that another
change was made. and a course was laid
out in the picturesque Sawmill River
valley, east of Yonkers, at a place called
Grey Oaks. Many famous matches were
played there. but the ever-increasing
interest In the game forced the st.
Andrews players TO move to the pres
ent location at Mount Hope, where an
eighteen-hole course was laid out that
has remained almost unchanged to this
day.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26
Eastern Tracks Gave a
Million in Racing Purses
Sum Is Distributed to Rl
Horsemen During the
Past Season.
HIP. WHITNEY HEADS LIST

Racing was a little more worth while
at least from a monetary point, last
year. In the eight months long sea-
son that began at Bowie and ended
about three weeks ago at that Mary
land track the association under the
jurisdiction Of the Jockey Club distributed
more than a s, 100000 In purses-S. .oel. .sA.
to be exact
II. p. Whitney again led the list of
winning owners. although his horses
raced under the colors of l.. 8. Thomp
son. His string won the tidy sum or
s6sS1. Second on the list was August
with 5000. while r. T. Wilson was
third with S40,ss0.
These three stood out from among
the other AS owners who shared in the
distribution of the prizes. Twenty
owners who won more than $10.0U
gathered in SAIL &C.. leaving $50 So for
the little fellows.
With the exception Of August Bel
mont's Stromboli. which won the Metro
politan and Suburban handicaps and
S15.15S. two-year-olds were the biggest
money winners.
II. p whitney's Dominant, which won
the United States Hotel Stakes, the
Saratoga Special and the Hopeful. earned
his feed bills with s1s.946. Thundered.
winner of the Futurity, was a clos.
second with S1.sS. These two good ones
from Brookdale Farm contributed more
than half to the total of the Whitney
stable from which almost forty went to
the races.
Some of the other stakes to the
credit of this establishment were the
Champagne. won by Chicle. the Eng
lish bred youngster: the Saranac. ~
the unbeaten Regret: the Municipal
Handicap, by Borrow: the Lassie and
Greenfield. by Regina: the Belair and
Philadelphia handicap. by Slumberer III.
and the Autumn lightweight Handicap
by Harmonicon.
Roamer did not have 81 good a sea-
son this year as last. when he swept
eyr rything before him and put Andrew
Miller at the list OF the winning own
ers for the year. This year Roamer won
$i So and the Miller total for the season
was 81. no. fifth on the list.
Friar Rock and Fernrock. the former
with the Whirl Stakes and Adirondack
Handicap to his credit. and the latter.
which was first in the Suffolk, Canarsie
and Trenton Selling Stakes. and Mis-
sion. winner of the New York Steeple-
chase and the Grand National Steeple-
chase Handicap. shared the honors with
Stromboii in paying some of the bills
at the Belmont barns. Most OF the others.
although consistent performers. started
in overnight handicaps or selling races.
Tartar. Montressor and Ormesdale. the
two-year-old which showed so much
promise when he won the Keene Me-
mortal Stakes and the Great American
were factors in adding to r. T.
Wilson'S total of $+0.5e0 with more than
500 apiece.
The Finn carried OF the lions share
of the purses in the Withers. the Bel
mont Stakes. the Southampton. Huron.
Manhattan. Baltimore. Eilicott City and
Dixie handicaps to the sum Of SASS.
more than half of the $sS5so. won by
II. c. Hallenbeck.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26

year We had seven on the All-American
team. This year Yale did not have a
single star. How could she expect to
win? The fault is not. fundamentally.
coaching. Hinkey did as well as could
nave been expected. What is the fault !,
Well. 1 think they are beginning to zee
the hgnt there. and maybe We shall
see change In their athletic policy in
another year.
The little colleges have been Rettine
whole lot stronger. They've been re.
cruiting better men. It's getting to be
more Of an honor nowadays to play on
q team that beat Yale or Harvard than
1t used to be to wear an H or a Y
Not having seen the Washington
State College football team, should
say that Brown would beat It at Pasa.
dena New Years Day. I saw the Brown
team play. and got an eyeful, too. for I
had been in charge Of the Yale team only
q few days before. It beat us, to O
because It had better team that day.
It has fairly heavy team, probably
l'o to LIS pounds average: a smart team
OF seasoned. intelligent players; a very
fast backfeld. fairly heavy. and q team
that will take q lot Of beating. wash
ington State won't win on errors. It'u
have to have something.
Glad to see my old friend GIL Dobis
at the University of Washington ret
through another year. He's a real
coach. and I'd like to see him back
East. He deserves to be-
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26
I ON Shevlin Tells Whv
And How Old Eli Lost

Portland, Greg, Dec. 25.-Tom Shev-
lin. the famous old Yale football play
er. talked here for publication yester-
day for the first time since Yale was
overwhelmed by Harvard.
Whats wrong with the Yale foot
ball teams the last few years? Simply
haven't got the men," That was the
blunt reply of Shevlin. Football fans
well remember how the former ALL
America end responded to an 8 o 8
signal from his alma mater and put
the team through it's PAGES for the
last two weeks of the disastrous 1915
season.
Shevlin had the Same success in his
Princeton game as he had in 1910, but
he saw a very mediocre Yale team,
that had played like wild men-better
football than they knew-against
Princeton. crumple up and wither
away against the superior Harvard
machine.
The Yale men were charged for
the sixty minutes against Princeton,
and condensed q whole seasons en-
ergy into those sixty minutes" said
Shevlin.
Against Harvard they were out
tucked in the first few minutes, made
two bad errors and then did what any
super-charged team would do that had
been primed for q supreme effort that
was too much for them-just reverted
to type. Or In more plain English.
blew
Harvard had . good team, q beau
tifuuy drilled team by q smart coach,
and was immensely Yale's superior in
everything that goes to make for q
football team"
shevlin arrived yesterday morning
from Seattle and left last night for
Portland. He will look over some Of
the lumber interests at Bend, Oreg.,
and other Northwestern points before
returning.
On every Yale team that I was Q
member Of were nve or six stars. One
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26
John Reid Is Pioneer
OF Golf in America

The beginning of American golf is
usually set down as November IS. 1855.
when John Reid. the Father of Ameri-
can Golf" Joined with six other enter
prising and enthusiastic gentlement and
formed the st. Andrews Golf Club. The
real start was somewhat earlier. Robert
Lockhart returned from his annual trip
to Scotland In the fall Of 1SS2, and hap
pening to meet John Reid on the street
In Yonkers, n. Y. he informed him that
he had brought from Scotland some inn
plements for playing new game called
golf, and invited him to come to his resi-
dence and try the game in the back
yard.
These two men constructed an i'm
promptu six-hole course In a pasture be-
longing to II. o. Tallmadge, another
resident of Yonkers. Tallmadge was in
vited to Join the circle of players for
three reasons-he was a good fellow, he
became enthusiastic about the game and
he owned the golf course.
The number Of golfers at this time
was perhaps half a dozen. and there
were only fourteen or dftecn sticks In
the country, all owned and used by
this group. These sticks had rings
of different color painted on them to
distinguish the clubs Of one player from
those of another, and also to ten the
clubs. apart. for the players of those
days were not so familiar with the varia-
tions between the putter and the driver,
as the present generation seems to be.
The golf clubs of the old days were
fearful and wonderful things, and four
sticks were a good load for any caddie.
About 1855 the players had become too
numerous for the pasture links and a
new six.hole course was laid out on
the cast bank Of the Hudson River.
whore now some Yonksrs manufactur.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26
Lightweight Grid Title
To Trojan Club Eleven
Two All-Western Stars
Passed Up by Walter Camp

How does it happen that Maui
betsch, OF Michigan, or Chamber
lain, OF Nebraska. were not rec
ognized by Walter Camp? Both
these men are universally picked,
respectively. as the best half
back and end in the West. Yet
neither is placed on even the
third team as selected by Camp
when the latter made his ALL
American selections.
Still. Camp places other West
ern men on his teams. In fact.
Macomber. of Illinois. half back.
and Baston. OF Minnesota, end.
are placed on Camps first team.
Evidently Camp does not agree
with the opinion of the men who
have watched the play Of the
Western teams throughout the
entire season.