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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-10-08
VERMONT HORSES EXCEL.


1t was perhaps a dozen years ago
that one heard of the governments in
tention to take hand in the rehabilita-
ton of the Morgan horse. 1t is also to be
recalled that the late Joseph Battell
insisted that "rehabii alton" was not
the proper term to apply to the govern
ment's proposed activities. If rehabil-
itation was needed it must have ar
rived for one reads of exhibits of high
grade Morgans made at nearly all of
the New England fairs. Vermont horses
have figured in the exhibits and the
lions share of premiums have been
awarded to animals bred in this State,
many of which were products of Rut-
land county,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-10-08
VERMONT'S THREE COLLEGES
Mortified News.

In recent issue of the Advance APP
pears very excellent write-up of Nor
witch University, the Military college of
Vermont. The columns of the Advance
have been generously devoted to the
three institutions of higher educational
and the editor has given good pen pic
ture of what Norwich is and what ii
means to the State to have three such
institutions as University of Vermont,
Middlebury College and Norwich Uni
versity, three schools each with its dis
tinctiVe features.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-10-08
Annual Boston Excursion.

The Rutland Railroad will run its
annual fall excursion to Boston two
days, Monday and Tuesday, October
18th and 18th, tickets to be good return
lug to leave Boston to reach starting
point until Friday, October 22nd, in
elusive. Round trip fare from Burling-
S6.O5: Brandon SIS. so; Rutland $500;
So go: Manchester inches Sc 90. adv Fanny
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-10-08
Rheumatism and Allied Pains-They
Must Col

The congestion of the blood in its flow
causes pain? Sloan's Liniment pene-
trates to the congestion and starts the
blood to flow freely. The body's warmth
is renewed; the pain is gone. The man
or woman who has rheumatism, neu-
ralgia, or other pain and fails TO keep
Sloan's Liniment in their home is like a
drowning man refusing a rope" Why
suffer. Get a bottle of Sloan's. 25c.
and soc $l00 bottle hold six times as
e5-. lzg.--adv.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-10-08

two years, he will find Vermont in strik-
ing contrast to other parts of the
country. Here in Vermont we are &C.
cupied, crops are nearly normal and the
majority of the citizens are too busy to
give time to reading properly the war
reports.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-10-08
VERMONT WEATHER.
Montpelier Argus.

Corn and fruit were damaged by
frost in eastern New York on the
night of September 20, but the weather
in Vermont on that night was warm
and balmy. In fact Vermont is about
all right on all occasions.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-10-08
FIRE PREVENTION.
Brattleboro Reformer.

New York is going to observe Fire
Prevention Day October 9 with con-
siderable energy. Twenty thousand
signs printed in red with the words,
This Is Fire Prevention Day-Clean
Up Rubbish" will be distributed
throughout the city, and there will be
parade with floats and fire apparatus
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-10-08

in which will be shown how fires are
started through carelessness. The need
of emphasizing the danger from fire is
an important one in every community
regardless of size, and New York's ex-
ample might well be followed, on less
pretentious scale, throughout the United
States
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-10-08
COMPETITION IN SCHOOLS.
Wolcott Messenger.

Swanton and Enosburg are scrap
ping over which has the best school.
That is the kind of competition that
counts. No matter which wins, the
boys and girls in either town are
very fortunate in being given the
privileges of start in life from such
schools.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-10-08
NOT ENOUGH CHILDREN

ever receive the proper balance of food
to sufficiently nourish both body and
brain during the growing period when
natures demands are greater than In
mature life. This is shown in 80 many
pale faces, lean bodies, frequent colds,
and lack of ambition.
For all such children we say with
unmistakable earnestness: They need
Scotts Emulsion, and need it now. 1t
possesses in concentrated form the very
food elements to enrich their blood. 1t
changes weakness to strength; it makes
them sturdy and strong. No alcohol.
Scott & Bovine. Bloomfield. NJ.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-10-08
COLLEGE ATTENDANCE.
St. Johnsbury Republican.


All the colleges tell the same story:
More students than ever before and the
largest entering classes on record. 1t is
a great move in the direction of national
prosperity and preparedness when the
young people show preference to study
rather than to Stay. A student is a
more valuable national asset than a
soldier.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-10-08
VERMONT OPINION
VERMONT'S YOUNG OLD MEN.
Ripton, Vt.

VERMONT'S YOUNG Old MEN.
Barre Times.
Lester Ball of Monkton Ridge, VT. J.,
aged century, reads the papers daily
and keeps abreast of the current events.
He is a good example of our young old
men in Vermont.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-10-08

Itching piles provoke profanity but
profanity won't remove them. Doan's
Ointment is recommended for itching,
bleeding or protruding piles. SOC at any
drug store.-adv.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-06-11
SYNOPSIS.

A curious crowd OF neghbors invade
the mysterious home OF Judge Ostrander.
county Judge and eccentric recluse. fol-
lowing yelled woman who proves TO be
the widow OF a man tried before the judge
and electrocuted for murder years before.
Her daughter Is engaged TO the judges
son, from whom he is estranged, but the
murder Is between the lovers She plans
10 clear her husbands memory and asks
the judges aid. Deborah Scoville reads
the newspaper clippings telling the story
or the murder OF Algernon Etheridge by
John Scoville In Dark Hollow, twelve
years before. The Judge and Mrs. Sco-
vile meet at Spencer's Folly and she
SHOWS him how, on the day OF the muir
der, she saw the shadow of a man, whit
tnng stick and wearing a long peaked
cap The judge engages her. and her
daughter Reuther 10 live With him in his
mysterious home. Deborah and her law
yer, Black. go 10 the police station and
see the stick used 10 murder Etheridge.
she discovers a broken knife-blade point
empedded I'm H. Deborah and Reuther go
70 i've with the judge. Deborah sees
portrait OF Oliver, the judges son, with
piack band painted across the eyes. That
mght she finds. in divers room, a cap
with a peak like the shadowed one, and
a knife with broken blade-point. Anon
ymous letters and a talk with Miss
Weeks increase her suspicious and fears.
she finds that Oliver was I'm tce ravine
on the murder night Black warns her
and shows her other anonymous letters
ninting at Oliver'e guilt.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-06-11
CARE IN SELECTING MUTTON
Healthfui Meat May Be Good or Bad.
According to condition-Mueh
Fat Good.

Mutton is generally considered the
most healthful meat. and is eaten by
many, TO the exclusion OF any variety.
Consequently great care should be ex-
ercised in the selection, and a little
time should be given TO the study OF
quality.
In buying mutton (or lamb caro-
should be taken TO see that the fat is
clear. hard and white. as mutton with
soft or yellow fat indicates too long "a
stay In cold storage. IL might appear
that great quantity OF fat on mutton
signifies waste; but the lean part Is
much jucier and more tender when
this is the case. SO the wise housewife
makes purchases with this in view.
The leg has the least fat in proper
ton TO weight. Next comes the shoul.
der. The color of lean mutton is a
deep red.
Lamb is good 10 eat when one year
old and is much more digestible than
other immature meat, such as veal or
young pork. The wise housewife
knows the value of nutrition. SO she
will hesitate about buying lamb mere.
ly because IL is in market, as IL is gen.
orally expensive.
The meat OF spring lamb should be
n clear pink, with plenty OF pure white
fat.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-06-11

advanced bravely down the steps. aw-
ing some and silencing all. until he
had reached his carriage step and the
protection OF the officers on guard.
Then hoot rose from ssme far-off
quarter OF the square, and he turned
short about and the people saw his
face. Despair had seized II. and II
had II. The knell of active life had
been rung for this man. He would
never remount the courthouse steps.
or face again a respectful jury.
(TO BE CONTINUED
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-06-11
Differentiation DlrIqIbles.

The London crowd which gapes
cheerfully at the army airship maneu.
yering over the city always asks itself
whether It Is looking at a friendly yes
sci or a Zeppelin II Is apparently
ignorant OF the difference OF design.
and so free from nerves" that the
doubt does not disturb IT, Probably
-if Zeppelin really did come the av.
.erase Londoner would crowd up for
good place 20 see the bomb dropping
The Instinct for a front seat seems u
be stronger than that OF self-preserva.
ton. The Schutte.Lanz airship Is not
unlike an ordinary nonrigid airship IN
the shape Of the balloon. II IL not
cylindrical but whale shaped, like
submarine. But In construction IL Is
like Zeppelin. with a rigid aluminium
framework. II is evidently considered
a successful type. for Germany has
been building as many OF tho Schultz.
Laz type as OF the Zeppelin. The
nams'is a compound Of the names OF
designer and builder The inventor
was Schultz. and LAM is the name OF
the firm that constructs them.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-06-11
VINEGAR KILLS THE GERMS
Should Always Be Used Liber-
ally on Salads.

Drs. Loir and Legagneux of Paris
have been testing vinegar as IA de-
stroyer of the germs OF typhoid fever,
That they are killed by "A mixture OF
wine and water in equal parts has
long been known. These investiga.
tors prove now that twenty germs OF
vinegar TO liter of water kill the
typhoid bacillus In an hour and FIVE
minutes.
From this" writes the Paris cor.
respondent OF the Lancet. IA practical
inference may be drawn concerning
salads. After washing the salad as
usual, detaching each leaf IL should
be put into water acidulated with ten
grams OF vinegar TO the liter and re-
main immersed i'm this liquid for
about an hour and a quarter. All
vegetables ordinarily eaten uncooked
may be subjected without any incon-
venience to the same process"
A liter is equivalent 20 about "A
quart and ten grams are equivalent to
about a third OF an ounce. SO. IL let
tuce or other green's for salad be
placed I'm water TO which about one.
third OF an ounce of vinegar has been
added and be left for about an hour
and n quarter, all danger OF typhoid
fever will be removed.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-06-11
THE GROWTH Of
WESTERN CANADA
Increase In Railway Mileage.
School Attendance and
Population.

Some idea OF the extent OF railway
construction In Western Canada can
be derived from tho fact that the rail-
way mileage in the Province OF Al
berta has been doubled In three years.
The present mileage is 4.097. In all
OF the settled districts there Is ample
railway privileges. The rates are gov.
erned by Dominion Railway Commis-
sion, and In the exercise OF their pow
ers they not only control the rates.
giving fair equality 10 both railway
and shipper. but form court 10 hear
complaints OF any who may desire to
lodge the same.
In the matter OF education no better
instance OF tho advancement that 10
taking place can be given than that
found In the information TO hand that
attendance at the University OF Al
berta has increased 1000 per cent In
five years. and Is now thoroughly rep
resentative OF oil settled portions or
the Province. The students In attend
ance arc from sixty-one distinct dis
tricts.
Then as 10 the prosperity which fol-
lows residence In Western Canada. j.
II. Edward OF Blackie, Alta, gives
splendid testimony. lie writes. In
the spring OF 1907 first came to this
locality from the State OF Iowa. Cass
County, and located on n quarter SEQ
ton OF land near Blackie. Since COM
ing hero have been engaged In mixed
farming. which have found to bs
more profitable than where formerly
lived. On coming here my worldly
holdings were small besides having .
family TO care for. now own three
quarter sections, sixty head OF cattle.
twenty head OF horses and forty head
OF hogs. without encumbrance.
During tho seven years have NOE
had n crop fail. My best crop OF oats
averaged ninety bushels per acre, with
general yield OF thirty.fivo bushels
and upward My best wheat crop aver.
aged forty-three bushels per acre
When I have had smaller yields per
aero I have found that II has been
duo TO improper cultivation. The win
ters here, although at times the wealth
er IA cold. I find as whole are very
agreeable. Tho summers are warm.
but not sultry. Tho summer nights
are cool and one is always assured OF
a good nights rest. My health has
been much better. as l do not suhsr
from catarrh since coming hero. I
have no land for sale. and am noe
wishing 10 make any change. bus
would be pleased TO answer any en-
ouiries concerning this locallty."-Al'
vertisement.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-06-11
CHAPTER XII.
The Misfortunes Of My House.

Schooled as most OF them wero to
face with minds secure and tempers
quite unruffled the countless surprises
OF a courtroom, the persons within
hearing paled at the insinuation con-
veyed in these two sentences, and with
scarcely the interchange Of a glance or
word, drew aside In silence which no
man seemed inclined to break
AS for the people still huddled in the
doorway. they rushed away helter-skel-
ter into the street, there TO proclaim
the judges condition and fits probable
cause-an event which to many quite
eclipsed in interest the more ordinary
one which had Just released to free
dom a man seemingly doomed
Few persons were now left In the
great room, and Deborah, embarrassed
to find that she was the only woman
present, was on the point cf escaping
from her corner when she perceived a
movement take place ia the rigid form
from which she had not yet withdrawn
her eyes. and. regarding Judge Os.
trander more attentively, he caught
the CLEAN OF his suspicious eyes as
he glanced this way and that TO see II
lis lapse of consciousness had been
noticed by those about him
Wherever the Judge looked he saw
abstracted faces and busy hands. and.
taking heart at not finding himself
watched, he started TO rise. Then
memory came-blasting. overwhelm-
ing memory OF the letter he had been
reading; and, rousing with start. he
looked down at his hand, then at the
floor before him. and. seeing the letter
lying there, picked IL UP with a secret
sidelong glance to-. right and left
which sank deep into the heart Of the
still watchful Deborah Il
II those about him saw. they made
no notion Not an eye looked round
and not a head turned as he straight
ened himself and proceeded TO leave
the room Only Deborah noted how
his steps faltered and how little he
was to be trusted to find his way un-
guided 10 the door. II lay to the right
and he was going left Now he stun
bles-isnt there any one to-yes. she
Is not the sole one on watch. The
same man who had read aloud the
note and then dropped IT within resch.
had stepped after him. and kindly. II
artfully. turned him towards the
proper place OF exit. as the two dis
appear. Deborah wakes from ber
trance. and. finding herself alone
among the seats. hurries to quit her
corner and leave the building.
The gIare-rhe noise Of the square.
az she dashes doEn into 1t seems for
the moment unepdurable The push
ing. painting mass Of men and women
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-06-11

up on that dreadful bridge for anyone
to see. After twelve years, Mrs. Sco-
Vile! After"
Miss Weeks" All, the oil Of
that golden speech on troubled wa
ters! What was it's charm? Let me
see those lines or what there Is left
of them so that | may share your
feelings. They must be dreadful"
They are more than dreadful. They
are for the kitchen fire. Wait a mo-
ment and then we will talk"
But Deborah had no mind to let
these pieces escape her eye. Nor did
she fail At the end of fifteen min
utes she had the torn bits of paper
arranged in their proper position and
was reading these words:
The scene OF Olive der's crime.
The beginning of the end." was
Deborah's thought. ''If. after Mr..
Blacks efforts, charge like this is
found posted up in the public ways.
the ruin OF the Ostranders is deter
mined upon. and nothing we can do
can stop It."
In five minutes more she had said
good-by to Miss. Weeks and was on
her way TO the courthouse. AS she
approached II she was still further
alarmed by finding this square full OF
people, standing in groups or walk.
ing impatiently up and down with
their eyes fixed on the courthouse
doors. Within, there was the uneasy
hum. the anxious look. the subdued
movement which marks an universal
suspense. Announcement had been
made that the Jury had reached their
verdict. and counsel were resuming
their places and the Judge his seat
Those who had eyes only for the
latter-and these were many-noticed
a change in him. lie looked older by
years than when he delivered his
charge. Not the prisoner himself
gave greater evidence Of the effect
which this hour of waiting had had
upon hear: whose covered griefs
were. consciously or unconsciously. re-
yealing themselves 10 the public eve.
He did not wish this man sentenced.
Tbs was shown. by his charge-tbe
most one-sjded one he had given in
'afT his career. -
Silence. that awful precursor OF
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-06-11

OF which she has now become q part.
closes about her. and for the moment
she can see nothing but faces-faces
with working mouths and blazing eyes
Thick as the crowd was In front II
was even thicker here. and far more
tumultuous. Word had gone about
that the father OF Oliver Ostrander
had been given his lesson at last. and
the curiosity OF the popuiace had risen
to fever-heat in their anxiety to see
how the proud Ostrander would bear
himself In his precipitate downfall.
They had crowded there to see and
they would see.
He was evidently not prepared to
see his path quite so heavily marked
out for him by the gaping throng: but
after one look. he assumed some show
Of his old commanding presence and
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-06-11

Morning passed and the noon came.
bringing Deborah an increased ur-
easiness. When lunch was over and
Reuther sat down to her piano. the
feeling had grown into an obsessiIn,
which had soon resolved itself into a
definite fear. She found herself so
restless that she decided upon going
out Donning her quietest gown and
veil. she slipped out of the front door.
hardly knowing whittier her feet
would carry her.
They did not carry her far-not at
this moment, at least On the walk
outside she met Miss Weeks hurrying
toward her from the corner. stumbling
in her excitement. At sight OF Debo-
rah's figure she paused and threw up
her hands.
"Oh, Mrs. Scoville, such a dreadful
thing!" she cried. Look here!" And.
opening one OF her hands, she showed
a few torn scraps OF paper whose
familiarity made Deborah's blood run
cold.
ION the bridge" gasped the little
lady leaning against the fence for
support Pasted on the railing OF
the bridge. should never have seen
it, nor looked at it. If II hadn't been
that l."
Don't tell me here,"s urged Debo-
rah. Lets go over 10 your house.
See, there are people coming"
Once in the house. Deborah allowed
her full apprehension TO show itself.
What were the words? What was
on the paper? Anything about"
The little woman's look of horror
stopped her.
TITS lie, an awful. abominable lie.
But think of such a lie being pasted
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-06-11

doom. lay In all its weight upon every
ear and heart. as the clerk. advancing
with the cry. Order In the court" put
his momentous question:
Gentlemen OF the jury. are you
ready with your verdict?"
A hush!-then. the clear voice OF
the foreman:
I'VE are"
How do you hnd' Guilty or not
guilty?"
Another hesitation. Did the fore
man feel the threat lurking In the air
about him? IL SO. he failed to show
IL In his tones as he uttered the words
which released the prisoner:
Not guilty"
A growl from the crowd, almost like
that OF beast stirring In its lair.
then a quick cessation OF all hubbub
as every one turned TO the Judge to
whose one-sided charge they attrib-
uted this release.
Deborah experienced In her quiet
corner no alienation OF the fear which
had brought her into this forbidding
spot and held her breathless through
these formalities.
For the end was not yet Through
all the turmoil of noisy departure and
the drifting out into the square or
vast. dissatisfied throng. she had
caught the fash OF bit OF paper chow
introduced into this moving mass OF
people no one ever knew passing
from hand to hand, toward the soil
tary figure OF the Judge. its delay as
II reached the open space between the
last row OF seats and the judges
bench and its final delivery by some
officious hand, who thrust II upon his
notice just as he was rising TO leave.
Deborah saw his finger tear its way
through the envelope and his eyes fall
frowningly on the paper he drew out
Then the peoples counsel and the
counsel for the defense and such
clerks and hangers-on as still fingered
in the upper room experienced a de-
cided sensation.
The Judge, who a moment before
had lowered above them all in mel
ancholy but impressive dignity. shrunk
with one gasp into feebleness and
sank back stricken. IL not uncon-
scious, into his chair.
1t happened suddenly and showed
her the same figure she had seen once
before--a man with faculties sus-
pended, bat not impaired, facing them
all with open gaze but absolutely dead
for the moment TO his own condition
and TO the world about.
But, horrible as this was. what she
saw going on behind him was infinite
ly worse A man had caught up the
bit OF paper Judge Ostrander had let
fall from his hand and was opening
his lips to read II to the curious people
surrounding him.
She tried TO stop him. She forced
cry to her lips which should have
rung through the room, but which
died away on the air unheard. The
terror which had paralyzed her limbs
had choked her voice.
But her ears remained true. Low as
he spoke. no trumpet-call could have
made its meaning clearer to Deborah
Scoville than did these words:
We know why you favor criminals.
Twelve years Is a long time, but not long
enough TO make wise men forget
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-06-11
STEPPED Prunes.

Take required amount OF prunes,
Wash thoroughly and sterilize them
by pouring boiling water over them
and let stand for two or three min.
utes. Drain, cover with cold water
and set aside TO soak for "a hours, at
which time they will be perfectly ten
ter. No sugar In required. They are
ready to use In any recipe calling for
stewed prunes. Any kind OF dried
fruit may be prepared the same way,
and is more palatable this way. Cook
ing develops a dIsagreeable acid In
dried fruits that sugar cannot cover.