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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-02-05
TRIES TO BLOW UP BRIDGE.

Vanceboro, Maine, Feb. 2. Another
international problem incident to the
war was thrust upon the United States
today by the action of Werner Van
Horn, who, operating on the Canadian
side of the border, dynamited the rail-
way bridge over the st. Croix river and
then escaped into this State. A few
hours later in a room at the hotel here,
Van Horn quietly submitted to arrest,
but Immediately proclaimed himself an
officer of the German army and set up
the claim that he had committed an act
of war and having fled to a neutral
country, could not be legally sur
rendered to an enemy of the father
land.
The Canadian authorities took a diff
ferent view of the matter and at once
instituted proceedings to obtain the ex-
tradition of the prisoner on charge of
destruction Of railroad property. Pend
ing the outcome of these efforts Van
Horn is held at the immigration office
here in custody of Deputy Sheriff
George w. Ross of Washington county.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-02-05

burg, N. Y, reports that business there
has been almost entirely suspended as a
result of the northerly gale and drifting
snow. Sleet and snow borne into the
section about Rochester by a 30mile
northeasterly caused one of the worst
tie-ups in the history of interurban traf-
fic there. Massachusetts, and Connect
cut points reported similar tying-up of
traffic on electric lines by the snow
storm.
The Monongahela and Allegany rivers
have reached the flood stage as the result
of the snow and rain. At the point where
they join to form the Ohio considerable
damage has been done. The low lying
sections of Pittsburg are inundated and
trolley and railroad traffic there were at
a standstill Tuesday night. Hundreds of
families have left their homes in this
section and at points up the Allegheny.
Many manufacturing plants located
along the TIN ee rivers have been forced
to cease operatio IS temporarily. At
Martins Ferry, Ohio, 1900 men have
been forced to quit work and at East
Liverpool the municipal pumping sta
ton and four potteries have been iso-
lated. However, the rain having ceased
and the temperature having fallen, the
weather bureau expresses the hope that
the floods crest will not reach 80 feet
The Raritan river in New Jersey also
is out of its banks and at New Bruins
wick two manufacturing plants have
been forced to close. Considerable dam
age has been done there as a result of
cellars being flooded.
New York city has not been a severe
sufferer from the storm, although for a
time traffic was considerably affected by
sleet and snow which froze to tracks
and trolley wires. The street cleaning
department has set to work its vast
army of men to remove the slush and
ice from the streets.
Seabright, N. j., again suffered con-
siderably from the seas which caused
destructive washouts at several points.
A number of buildings along the water
| front have been so undermined it was
expected they would go to pieces
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-02-05
The limo TO Rraak Il.


There Is an anecdote in some volume
of French theatrical memoirs narrat-
ing an experience of Mile Clarion, the
great tragic actress, with pupil of
hers. girl of strong natural gifts for
the histrionic art, but far too frequent
and too eXuberant In her gesticulation.
So when the pupil was once to appear
before the public In u recitation Mile.
Clarion bound the girls arms to her
side by stiff thread and sent her thus
upon the stage.
With the first strong feeling she had
to express the pupil tried to raise her
arms only to be restrained by the
thread. A dozen times in the course of
her recitation she was prevented from
making the gestures she desired until
at the very end she could stand 1t NO
longer, and in the climax of her emo.
ton she broke her bonds and swung
her hands to her head.
When she came off the stage she
went humbly to where Mile. Clarion
was standing In the wings and apollo.
gized for having snapped the thread.
But you did quite right" said the
teacher. That was the time to make
the gesture, not before"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-02-05
America Not So Bio,

On the steamer off the west coast OF
Africa ! picked up an acquaintance
with an Englishman who had come
aboard somewhere along the Cold
Coast. After the usual commonplace
he dra wled, You are an Americana
| admitted the soft Impeachment.
did you ever meet an Englishman
over there named Jessup?" was his
next query.
| always take Englishmen seriously,
so instead of rolling my eyes and ex-
planning what a large country America
is. | told him the truth about all the
Jessups happened to know. There
were only two-one was a steel agent
in New York city and the other was
Y. NJ. G. A. secretary in Summit, N. j.
That's the chap" said the Briton,
Unexpectedly. HE used to live next
door to me in birmingham"
And he did. you know. And
couldn't keep up my pretense that
America was big country after that
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-02-05
Volcanoes In New Zealand.

New Zealands volcanic phenomena
are accounted for in the Maori legends
10 the following manner: One of the
first chiefs to reach New Zealand from
the ancient home in Hawaiki brought
with him a trusted follower, Ngauru-
hoe, with whom he set out to examine
the country. When they reached the
highest peak they suffered much from
cold, and the chief shouted to his sis
tiers on a far distant island to send
some Of the fire which had been
brought In canoes from HawaikL This
fire Immediately came in a southwest
erly line, subterraneously bursting
forth on the summit where the chief
and his follower sat freezing. 1t arriv
ed in time to save the life of the for
mer. but not that of Ngauruhoe, whose
name is commemorated in the highest
peak of the Tongariro mountains. Geys-
ers, hot springs and fumaroes mark
the course of the subterranean pas
sage. Mount Egmont stands In soil
tary grandeur because he. as one of
tie three giants, quarreled with the
other two, Tongariro and Ruapehu,
and had to fly to the coast to escape
their wrath.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-02-05
MlODLEBURY LOCALS.

At the annual meeting of the YER
mont Botanical and the Vermont Bird
clubs held at the Williams Science hall
in Burlington Saturday, January 80.
DR.. Ezra Brainerd of this village was
elected president The place of meet
ing for the next winter meeting will be
decided at the summer m eeting, which
will be held this year at st. Johnsbury.
DR.. Charles E. Hesselgrave, graduate
of Middlebury college in the class of
1898, has contributed an interesting
article to the February number of the
Independent magazine on Billy Sunday,
the evangelist. DR.. Hesselgrave is
well known to the people of Middlebury,
having taught at the summer session of
the college during the past several
years.
The annual meeting of the Congrega-
tional church takes place Thursday
evening in the vestry. Supper will be
served at six o'clock. Reports from the
different societies for the year will be
given. Elections of deacons and
deaconesses, church and Bible school
officers. The members Of the church
and society and all institutions con-
nected with the church, their husbands
or wives are invited.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-02-05
Express Train Hits Automobile

Rochester, N. Y, Jan. 81. Two men,
one an elderly ex-justice of the peace,
were killed and another so seriously in
jured that he may die, when an east
bound express train on the New York
Central struck an automobile in which
the three men We're riding at 1915
O'Clock this morning in Penfeld, near
here.
The dead; Jay T. Hurlburt, 80 years
old, wealthy Pentield farmer; instantly
killed. Oliver f. Furman, 81 years old,
Fairport farmer and former justice of
the peace of Perinton; died at Hahne-
mann hospital in this city at 2:15 O'Clock
this afternoon.
The injured man is Clark ]. Dey, 81
years old, of Penfeld, who has frac-
tured pelvis, injuries to skull and ner-
vous shock; injuries likely to prove
fatal
The train stopped within three car
lengths of the scene of the accident
The crossing at which the accident oc-
Cured was protected by an automatic
bell alarm and flagman.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-02-05
Power Of tho Supreme Court.

The supreme court of the United
States" writes Christian Bonnet in
Case and Comment, exercises a pow
er which we think Is unique in the
world. to pass upon the constitutional.
ity of the statutes enacted by con.
gress. 1t may thus suspend the execu.
ton of the resolutions lawfully adopt
ed by both houses.
The French courts have the right to
interpret the law. They cannot refuse
to do so under pretext that the law 10
not clear or that it Is silent or Insult
fcient BY so doing the judge be-
comes guilty OF Il misdemeanor called
denial of justice. and he is punished
by fine and deprived OF ali civil
rights for u period varying from five
to twenty years. But no court in
France. not even the court OF cassa-
ton. has the power to decide whether
law passed by congress is unconstitu.
tional Or not"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-02-05
Eugene Field and Children.

1T was children whom Field loved
best" says Miss Hildegars- Haw
thorne in st Nicholas. and he would
take all sorts OF trouble to make
child happy His room was crowded
with toys. queer dolls. funny little me
chanical toys that ran about or boxed
or nodded strange heads or performed
tricks His study door was never shut
to a child, and he had many child
friends his family knew nothing of.
His brother tells how few hours after
his death Il little crippled boy came to
the door and asked If he might go up
and see Mr. Field He was taken into
the room where the gentle. much loved
figure lay and left there. In a little
while he came limping downstairs. the
tears strea ming down his cheeks. and
went silently away. known to nobody
there"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-02-05
Two Kettles OF Water.

Sir Robert Hart. speaking OF mar.
riage and death customs in the far
east. told story of a great Chinese
scholar and high official who said that
the foreign way or letting the young
people fall in love and choose and the
Chinese way Of first marrying and
then making acquaintance reminded
him Of two kettles OF water The first
the foreign-was taken at the boiling
point from the fire by marriage and
then grew cooler and cooler. whereas
the second-the Chinese-was kettle
of cold water put on the fire by wed.
lock and ever afterward growing
warmer and warmer. 80 that said
his friend, after fifty or sixty years
we are madly In love with each 9th.
er?'-Exchange.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-02-05
When Earthquakes Come.

That animals are sensitive to the ap-
proach Of earthquakes is fact fire.
quently observed. and the more recent
seismic troubles in various countries
give numerous examples of this singu-
lar faculty which many animals pos
sess. For instance, in japan horses set
up an unusual agitation whenever a
seismic shock is near at hand. In Cen
trail America dogs and cats fee from
houses. and the inhabitants have be-
come so accustomed to this that they
follow the example of the animals and
leave their dwellings so as to escape
danger.
In Italy it has been observed that
birds left their nests and flew ND to a
great height in the air. but this with
out noise before the earthquake took
place. However, Mt the time when
the earthquake shocks were produced
the birds uttered cries which lasted
for all the duration of the earthquake.
1t is asserted that In Sicily cocks
crow and dogs howl just before an
earthquake. Chicago News.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-02-05
The THRICE A-WEEK EDITION
OF THE
NEW YORK WORLD

This is a time of great events and you
will want the news accurately and
promptly. The Democrats, for the
first time in sixteen years, will have the
Presidency and they will also control
both branches of Congress. The politi-
cal news is sure to be of the most alb
sorbing interest.
There is great war in the Old World,
and you may read of the extinction Of
the vast Turkish Empire in Europe, just
as few years ago you read how Spain
lost her last foot of soil in America, after
having ruled the empire of half the
New World.
The World long since established a
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We offer this unequalled newspaper and
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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-02-05
ERGE NJ NJ Ey

The funeral of Paulus n. Adam, sr ,
WAS held Saturday afternoon at st. Paul's
Episcopal church, the Rev, w. + Will
hanson officiating The bearers were the
tx eldest sons, Leon N. Frederick H.,
Paulus N, William c., Darwin c. and
Clarence X Burial was in Prospect
cemetery. The floral tributes were many
and beautiful. Among those present
from away were Mrs. Darwin Adams
and son of South Weymouth, Mass
Mrs. Lottie Phair Of Rutland, Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Phair and Mrs. Ida Berry of
South Bristol
Mrs. James Baker died Friday night
from the effects of a shock suffered at
the home of her daughter, Miss Nellie
Baker of Worcester, Mass, aged 7G
years. She was born in ST. Marie, Can
ada, the daughter of the late Mr. and
Peter Barrows of Addison, where she re-
sided until about four years ago, when
she went to Worcester, Mass, and made
her home with her daughter. Besides a
husband. she leaves five sons, James
Baker of BrattleborO, Frank, George.
Enos and Dorr Baker of Worcester. Mass !;
three daughters, the Misses Nellie and
Belle Baker and Mrs. Henry Howe of
Worcester. Mass. two sisters, Mrs DO
seph st. Clair of Addison and Mrs. l.. f..
Lucia of Atlantic, Mass, two brothers,
Dustin M. Barrows of Vergennes and
Martin Barrows Of Middlebury. The body
was brought here Saturday evening and
funeral services held at st. Peters
church Sunday afternoon. The Rev. L..
A. Vezna officiated and the bearers were
four sons, Frank, George, Enos and
George Baker. Burial was in st. Peters
church cemetery.
The annual meeting of the stockhold
ers of the Prospect Cemetery association
was held Tuesday afternoon in the
directors room of the Vergennes Ma
tional bank and the following trustees
were elected: c. e. Parker, c. H..
Strong. r L. .Kingsland, G. f. o. Kim
ball, w. A. Sheriff., II. C. Herrick and
A. w. Norton. At meeting of the
trustees officers were elected as follows:
President, G. II. Strong; secretary and
treasurer, A. W. Norton; superinten.
dent, G.. +. o. Kimball; auditor, Judge
Frank l.. Fish. A vote of thanks was
rendered to A. w. Norton for his faith
full and efficient work as secretary and
treasurer during the last year
The last of the series of card parties
for the benefit of st. Peters parish was
RiNeh wednesday evening AT fOrestefs
hall under the auspices of the married
men of the parish.
James Baker of Worcester, Mass, is
visiting his brother law. Dustin M.
Barrows.
Langdon Roleau of New Haven was
in town Monday.
Major NJ. j. McDonough of Albany,
n. Y, was in town Saturday to confer
with the local members of the Thomas
Macdonough memorial commission in
regard to the Macdonough memorial to
be erected on the park
Banns of marriage were published at
st. Peters church for Stanley. son of
Mr.. aud Mrs. Frank Rivers, and Miss
Marie Agan, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Agan.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-02-05
Why He Was Careful.

A man who believed In pedestrian.
ism coaxed a friend to accompany him
on a little jaunt Every time they
crossed the road his friend looked first
one way and then the other and re-
fused to bulge If there CHANGED to be
a motorcar in sight
Its all well enough to be careful"
said the pedestrian. but you seem TO
have let automobiles get on your
nerves"
1--we good reason to be careful" an.
swered his friend THE insurance
policy carry is void If get run over
by one."-Judge.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-02-05
JESUS CARRANZA EXECUTED.

Laredo, Tex, Feb. 1.-Gen. Jesus
Carranza, his son, Abelardo, and Igna-
clio Peraldi, members of his staff, were
executed by Gen. Santibanez, former
constitutionalist general, who detected
to Zapata, according to a telegram re-
ceived by the widow of Gen. Carran-
"a, refugee here. in announcing the
death of her husband, said Gen. Ven
ustiano ECarranza, the first chief of
the Mexican constitutionalists, had tel
egraphed her he would send troops to
recover the body.
Gen. Jesus Carranza and his staff
were taken prisoners recently near
San Geronimo on the Isthmus of Teh
uantepec. Carranza's staff, accord
ing to reports, were executed immedi-
ately. Jesus Carranza, his son, Abel
ardo, and Peraldi, relative, were held
prisonersSfor some time by Santibanez,
who demanded as price of their safety
that Venustiano Carranza cease opera
tons in that.territory.
The father, mother, wife and other
members of Gen. Santibanez's family
were recently reported captured in the
state of Jalapa and sent to Vera Cruz
where constitutionalists said they would
hold them pending disposition of Jesus
CarranZa
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-02-05
WEST CORNWALL.

Very cold weather and fall of sew
eral inches of snow early in the week.
MIR. and Mrs. L. Dewitt attended the
funeral of Mrs. Lewis Dumas of Bridport
on Sunday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Vancelette have
returned from Worcester, Mass, where
they visited their son, Ernest, and fam
lily. He is in a large machine shop.
Large orders from abroad have been
filed of different kinds of chains of
which their works make specially.
Miss Marguerite Vancelette, their daugh.
ter, accompanied them.
B. b. Dimmock was in Middlebury the
middle of the week, assisting in loading
hay for shipment for NJ. o. Field.
Mrs w. IL. Bingham and son, Lucien,
attended the concert in Middebury on
Tuesday evening under the auspices of
the Century club.
Matin Peck, who came from the West
several weeks ago and who has been
away in hospital for treatment, is now
at the home of his sister, Mrs Henry
Angel and is steadily gaining in health.
1t is also the home of his mother, Mrs.
George Peck.
Give Angel is improving slowly and
able to get about the house on crutches.
No school in No. on account of storm
on Tuesday.
Mrs. Joseph Drolette and daughter,
were in Burlington Oh Saturday last.
Paul Sawyer Farnham, who for sew
eral months has been staying at the
home of his gra' dfather, E G. Farm
ham. returned on Monday, February /,
to Providence, r L
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-02-05
POLAND'S MISERY FULLY AS
GREAT AS THAT OF BELGIUM.


Petrograd, Feb. LIN spite of the
fact that several commissioners are at
work investigating the devastation
which Poland has suffered during the
German invasions the acute misery of
its millions of inhabitance still goes I'M
relieved
Poland is now bleak and SCARED, al
most every house is in ruins, and the
mutilated roads are full of half starved,
half frozen people who have no
homes and NJ possibility of escaping
from the charred remnants of what
once were their habitations. For the
line of fugitive peasants escape is cut
off at one end by the heavily massed
Russian troops and at the other by the
advancing German army.
Prince Dominique Radziwill, a mem
Der of Poland's oldest and noblest arr
strocracy, has come to Petrograd from
hi home in Minsk to devise some prac-
teal method of assisting his unfortu-
nate countrymen.
81 am afraid, said the prince to the
Associated Press, 1.-The world has been
so busy giving its help to unfortunate
Belgium that our country cannot ex-
pect full measure of sympathy. The
Polish tragedy is not yet finished. In
this second German invasion Poland
has suffered more than in the first.
1t is now more swept by battle than
any other part of the world The
refugees have nowhere to go. There
are not the same railroad facilities one
finds in Belgium, one cannot take a
boat to friendly power where there
is shelter and assistance And this is
country almost 10 times as large as
Belgium.
Immediate assistance is needed for
the starving peasants whose condition
is steadily growing worse with the
march OF winter and the scarcity of
food and clothing.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-02-05
MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. Roy E. Whittemore, Pastor.

Sunday, 10:45. Morning worship with
sermo, by the pastor. Subject, 1.-The
Constraining Love" Communion fol-
lowing the sermon and reception of
new members. The Bible school meets
at l2 o'clock. New classes have been
formed and there is now II place for all.
Few members are wanted by both
REDS" and BLUE" Vesper service at
five O'Clock. A delight to all lovers of
good music. The Young Peoples society
meets at $3.50. Subject, christian En-
deavor that Counts Christian En-
deavor Day. All young people urged
to be present Thursday, 80 p. M.
Prayer and Conference meeting. Sub
ject, THE Power of Influence and Ex
ample A Bring One Service! Every
person who tonnes is asked to invite and
bIiug. if possible, some friend
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-02-05
HERE IS A NICE PIANO.

Which usually sells for $275 to $500 in
a beautiful mahogany case, large size,
71-3 octaves, warranted for ten years,
and we are going to sell this piano dur
ing the month of February for $l65, in
Guiding stool and book. The terms are
$40 down and So per month. 1t will be
pleasure for you to own one of these
pianos. This is another sample of what
we are doing to smash piano prices
Catalogue of this piano sent free to in
tended purchasers. Write Geo. d.
Jarvis & Son, Burlington, Vermont. -
adv. Off.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-02-05

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY S, 1915.
RURAL SCHOOLS.
le Editor of the Register.

To the Editor of the Register,
Dear Sir:
Many rural district schools are soon
to close and the children in them are
confronted with very serious condi-
ton. At time when youthful minds
are most active and out-of-door employ
ments most restricted they are con-
demned to torpid life comparable to
that of the bear in winter. Once
asked the father Of large family what
his children did in winter when school
was closed His answer was simply
nothing" Now this is something
which everyone who has their country's
welfare at heart should carefully con-
sider For the future of our country
depends upon the children of this gen
Grafton and our aim should be to do
what we can to make them useful citi-
Zens.
With this end in view would sug-
gest that some man in each rural dis
trict should get the boys to come to-
gether several mornings every week,
when school does not keep, and teach
them wood carving. The first things
made could be little wooden blocks of
different sizes and shapes which children
could use for building houses. In this
way the hands of the boys would be-
come so skilful in the use of the knife
and saw and chisel that they would be
able to make the wooden toys.
Then an industry would be estab-
lished which has been for many
years a source of great profit to Swiss
and German country people living in
similar conditions to ours. | need hardly
add that it is absolutely necessary now
that these wooden toys, for which there
is great and increasing demand, should
be made in this country.
Then in the same way the girls could
spend some mornings together each
week and be taught simple cooking and
household duties a part of the time.
During the remainder instruction could
be given them in sewing, knitting, en-
broidery and basket making, good
story being read to them while at
work.
am confident that wherever these
suggestions are carried out the winter
days will be pent by the children, in
every sense of the word, profitably.
Not only so but house industries will be
to town, State and country.
JAMES NJ. HUBBARD.
Boston, Feb. 2, 1915.