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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-12-22
CHRISTMAS VESPERS.

A community vesper service will be
held in the auditorium of the Congre-
gational church at five O'Clock Sunday
afternoon. 1t will be largely musical
service with especial emphasis on con-
gregational singing of the old-time
Christmas hymns. The local pastors
will participate in the order of worship,
and the vesper address will be given by
Rev. George B. Ilsley, D. D. This
service in the late afternoon takes the
place of the regular evening services,
thereby permitting families to enjoy
the Christmas eve together in their
homes. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to the entire community and
it is hoped large number will be pres
ent.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-12-22

There is more Catarrh in this section
of the country than all other diseases put
together, and for years i was supposed
to he incurable. Doctors prescribed local
remedies, and by constantly failing to
cure with local treatment. pronounced it
incurable. Catarrh is a local disease,
greatly influenced by constitutional con-
ditions and therefore requires constitu-
tional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by F. j. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo, Ohio, is constitutional remedy,
is taken internally and acts through the
Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the
System. One Hundred Dollars reward is
offered for any case that Halls Catarrh
Cure fails to cure, Send for circulars
and testimonials.
FL. CHENEY & co Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c-adv.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-12-22
Churoh Notes
METHODIST CHURCH,

METHODIST CHURCH.
d, II. Corkran, Pastor.
Morning worship at 0;45, Members of
the congregation are asked to bring u
Christmas Offering for the starving
babies Of Belgium,
Bible School at noon,
Union Christmas service at . p m. IN
the Congregational church. There VIII
be no evening service,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-12-22
ST. STEPHENS CHURCH.

ST. STEPHENS CHURCH.
Rev. John Evans Bold, Rector.
Rectory No, ll9 Main street.
1880, Holy Communion END, 4tli and
9th Sundays)
l0A5, Morning Prayer, Holy Com
munon (lst and 3rd Sundays)' Sunday
school 10 q, m,
1880 p, M, Evening Prayer Sunday
and Friday.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-12-22
MlDDLEBuRY REGISTER
Term. strictly In Advance.

ONE YEAR IN VERMONT -------. Sl'OO
Blk MONTHS IN VERMONT -.---.-- 90
THREE MONTHS IN VERMONT 600 20
ONE YEAR Outside Of Vermont, 90 fl,9b
ONE YEAR Outside Of U. S., .... l.bO
Advertising copy must reach the office
by THURSDAY noon to insure publication
In The Register for the current week.
The Register will be found on file at
the Congressional Library reading room,
Washington, ID. @.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-12-22
Hartwell Danyew,
Off Middlebury, VT.
Commissioners Notice.
Estate of
Mrs Anna L. Hamilton,
late Of Weybridge

The undersigned, having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District of ADJ
Olson. commissioners, to receive, examine. and ad-
Just the claims and demands of all persons against
the estate of Mrs Anna |. Hamilton. late of Wey-
bridge. in said District. deceased and all claims
exhibited in offset thereto. hereby give notice
that we will meet for the purpose aforesaid. at the
residence of Charles l.. Jewett. in the town of
Weybridge. in said District the 10th day of
January and 10th day of June. next, from
o'clock p. M. until 4p. M. on each of said days
and that six months frcm the 21st day of Decem-
Der A. d. 1916, is the time limited by said Court
for said creditors to present their claims to us for
examination and allowance.
Dated at Middlebury VT, this 2lst day of De-
cember. A. d. 1916.
John A. James Commissioners
Charles P. Conlon
George Ed Child, Administrator. 81
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-03-16
PIG OFFERED IN EVERY corn
CLUB COUNTY.

one purebred Duroc-Jersey pig will
he given ms prize in each county
that has corn club this year. L. II.
Ramsey Of the Mandalay Farm. Mil
dlehurg. offers the pigs. According 20
G. t. Harrington, club agent for the
University Of Florida Extension d.
vision. this is the biggest prize that
has been offered corn club boys. Some
Of the railroads have given prizes in
counties in which they own property
and other institutions have offered To-
cal prizes which will amount to more
than the value OF the pig for a single
county. but Mr.. Ramsey's offer covers
the whole state IL every county shaN a
corn club.
Mr. Ramsey has small farm which
he is devoting to purebred Duroc-Jer-
sey swine. He has some Of the hest
stock in the state and can not supply
the demand for animals. A number
of filters have been engaged before
they were old enough to wean. He
has recently leased more land and
purchased more breeding animals to
develop the business.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-03-16
DROUTH MAY CAUSE
POOR GERMINATION

There has been a continued drouth
in many sections Of the state for the
last two months. Farmers in those
sections should take every care in
preparing their seed beds. The land
plowcd for spring crops has not had
time TO pack, and has not had the
normal rainfall to settle it. In many
cases the soil has dried out to the
depth it was plowed.
Seed cannot terminate without
moisture. If they do sprout under
present conditions, the young plants
may not have enough moisture to put
their roots below the dry upper soil,
and will die. The best that can be
done is to prepare the land thorough
IT, Disc and roll it to make a firm
seed bed. Then harrow the surface
to make mulch. This will prevent
the escape Of moisture that may be in
the soil.
&. X. McQuarric. state agent for
the University Of Florida Extension
Division, advises farmers to roll their
land after the corn is planted. This
works the plowed land down on the
subsoil and gives the capillary omis.
ture chance to rise. 1t is advisable
to harrow the surface to prevent the
moisture from evaporating on the
surface. If the corn is planted with
drill. a sack Of sand should be plnc.
ed on it TO give the wheels packing
power
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-03-16

tions to locate Mount Mckinley in
Alaska. He is well known as a polo
Fort Oglethorpe is just across the
Fort Oglethorpe is just across the
border from Chattanooga, Tenn, and
the site of the camp for the civilians
will be on the famous battlefield Of
Chlckamauga, not far from Lookout
Mountain.
Fort Oglethorpe Is now garrlsoned
by the Eleventh United States cayal-
ry, and since the terrain is peculiarly
suited for the purpose, special en-
phasis will be placed on work in field
artillery and cavalry. Men who are
familiar with horses will be permitted
to enter directly into special course
in cavalry training throughout the pc
riod Of camp. This fact has appeal
strongly to Southerners.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-03-16
WOOD BLOCKS FOR PAVING.

\ citizen has written the editor Of
The Florida Metropolis, calling atten.
to the fact that Jacksonville is doing
and plans to do, much street paving,
and to the fact that wood blocks are
better for paving than bricks.
This is an important matter. Wood
blocks have come into use generally
over the country as a paving material
par excellence. They have been proved
better than bricks, generally, and
where properly treated with creosote,
will outwear any brick put down, be-
sides making a softer, less noisy and
generally better pavement.
All over the territory contiguous TO
Jacksonville, the yellow pine grows in
great profusion. This same yellow
pine is being cut and shipped to far
away points to be creosoted and made
into paving blocks.
Right here in Jacksonville there Is
a large creosoting plant. All around
us III lne pune "OOuS IL tnc raw ma
terial. We can use all Florida and
Jacksonville material and labor in
getting our paving material and keep
every dollar at home that now goes
outside for bricks and such paving
material.
Ten dollars brought to jacksonville
by tourists and sent back to other
sections for fodstuffs, building, paw
ing material, cts, are not as valuable
to us as ten cents paid out for Jack
sonvillc and Florida products, and
kept at home, doing duty all the time
In our commerce and industry.
A good, active, healthy dime, on the
Job, at work all the time, will pay from
fifty cents to a dollars worth Of debts
a day; will pay wages, will buy food
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-03-16
WORK ANIMALS
SHOULD BE CLIPPED

Work animals should be clipped in
spring as soon as danger Of cold
weather is over. Otherwise they are
apt to take cold when stabbed for the
night with sweaty coats. Horses and
mules with long hair sweat profusely
ON warm days. To put them in the
stable with a thick, wet coat Of hair
has about the same effect as stabling
them in a wet blanket. Their skin is
open, they soon lose the heat Of work,
and are apt to take cold at night.
Of course they should not be clip
ped as long as there is danger of a
cold snap unless good stables are had.
Every farmer who has several work
animals can afford to buy a clipping
machine. They can be had for less
than ten dollars. In case it is not ad-
yisable or possible to clip animals, II,
G.. Clayton, assistant animal indus
trialist to the University of Florida
Experiment station, recommends that
they be fed ration that will help
them get rid of the surplus hair. A
bran mash once week or little lii
seed meal twice week will start
them to shedding.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-03-16

thing with which To supplement It.
Experiment stations all over the coun-
try have tested corn alone as a hog
feed and have found II expensive.
John NJ Scott animal industrialist to
the University Of Florida Experiment
Station, carried on a thirty-day feed.
ing experiment with pigs in June,
1914 Corn alone and corn in various
combinations with velvet beans were
tried.
The lot Of hogs which received
equal parts Of corn and cracked vel
vet beans made the cheapest gains at
; IL cents n pound. The best gain re-
CARELESS Of cost was made by those
which received three parts Of corn to
one Of cracked velvet beans. These
consumed Hos pounds Of feed for 100
pounds Of gain. The most expensive
feed was corn alone. II took 654 1-2
pounds Of feed to make 100 pounds
Of gain.
Corn does not contain enough pro-
tcin to produce cheap pork, and the
protein it does contain is not the
right kind for growing pigs 1t does
not contain sufficient mineral matter
for the body requirements II is ex.
ccllcnt for fattening hogs in the last
stages, hut even then some protein
feed should be given. Farmers
should plan some iegume, rape. rye,
or other pasture which will provide
mineral matter and protein. Peanuts
are also good. These crops should
be planted In succession so that pas.
ture can be had all the year.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-03-16
GUARD THE FARM
WATER SUPPLY.

Water is one OF the most important
agents In the spread Of contagious dis.
eases. DR., +. Il. Flint, Of the Uni
ycrSIty Of Florida, says two Of the
most dreaded diseases, typhoid and
dyscntcry, are caused chiefly by pol.
luted water. Probably as per cent. Of
the cases are the result of infested
water. Before the advent Of the san.
itary city water supplies. these were
called diseases Of the city, but now
they may be termed diseases OF the
country and small towns depending
upon unSanitary wells for their wa.
ter.
As general rule a well receives
the drainage from q circle with a
diameter twice the depth of the we'll
For instance, If the well is forty feet
deep, 1t will receive drainage from a
surface circle eighty feet in diameter.
This area should he kept clean. DO
not place the well where barn yards,
cess pools, or surface closets will
drain toward it. See that the ground
around is raised high enough to pre-.
vent water from standing around the
pipe or stone work, as this easily he.
comes polluted and sccps down along
the pipe or through the walls into
the water. If the well Is shallow
there Is quit" as much danger II In
lection from polluted water scepina
through the soil to the water below
aS from surface drainage. The drill.
ed well is probably the easiest tn pro.
tcct. but the old fashioned we'll dug
well when carefully located and close.
~ watched can I've kept clean.
Remember that it is infection with
harmful disease germs that causes
the trouble. Use special precautions
when there is sickness in the family
Dispose If the sewage in such way
that it cannot possibly find it, way
to any we'll or flowing stream. There
is no way in which the members If q
community are more dependent upor
each other than in controlling sick
ness. \ little thought and work al
keeping a pure water supply may save
large amount IF unnecessary sick
ness and prevent the accompanies
financial loss.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-03-16
PRICES ENORMOUS FOR
FOOD STUFFS IN EUROPE.

Washington. March 9.-Enormous
Increases in food prices in European
capitals, particularly in those Of the
Tcutonic allies, are shown in a COM
parative statement in the depart
ment OF labors bureau Of labor sta
tistics. All food is cheaper in the al.
lied countries than I'm Germany and
Austria. but there have been sharp
rises in prices also in England and
France.
Vienna has suffered most Of all.
Meats that sold n year ago for twenty
cents pound now sell for forty-sev-
en-. Many other foods have gone un
In proportion.
Berlin beef rose from twenty-five
cents to thirty-five: veal from TWEEN
ty-two to thirty-eight. and pork from
twenty to thirty. Bacon is selling at
sixty-four cents. twice ms much as
year ago. Lard has doubled in price.
Eggs Mt eighty cents a dozen are
twice as high as n year ago.
Prices in Great Britain are given as
a. per cent. more than year ago.
The rise in France has been about
% per cent. Tn Italy prices have gone
upward very slowly for the last
twelve months. Meats alone showed
an appreciable increase.
Prices in the Netherlands, the only
neutral European country shown,
have risen steadily within the year,
but not so rapidly as in the belliger-
ent countries.
Food on the whole costs per cent.
more in the United States now than
a year ago. the bureau estimates.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-03-16

and clothing and supplies, and every
man, woman and child engaged in any
gainful occupation has n chance at its
seryice-whereas ten dollars brought
here today and sent out tomorrow, Is
just a transient dream Of wealth, with
none Of the actualitcs Of value that
attaches to the dime or the dollar that
comes here and stays here, and is ON
the job every minute Of the day, going
from cash drawer to drawer, adding
its mite to the prosperity and happi-
ness Of the people.
1t Is most important that Jacks on
willie live at home, and keep her money
In Florida, as much as It is possible
to do so. We have the wood for pay
Ing blocks, and the croosoting plant to
do the creosoting. Every dollar we
invest in either will stay TO work and
make lis more prosperous. Every dol
lar we send out is gone from us for.
ever.
Keep your money at home, and start
with the paving proposition. Let's use
our own raw material and labor, in
crease our thrade and augment our
industry Metropolis.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-03-16
KAFFTR CORN
AND SHALLU SORGHUM.

Pack yard poultrymen and those
who are in the business for a live
lihood are continuously looking fol
feed. The more feed they have tC
buy. the smaller their profits will be
just as in any other kind OF animal
production. A. =. Spencer, distric,
agent for the University OF Florida
Extension Division. recommends KAT
fir corn and shallu sorghum for their
consideration.
These two plants will produce an
abundance Of grain for poultry. Shall.
IN is especially good because OF the
thin coat on the seed, and because OF
the open head which is not so apt to
mold during the rainy season as the
close head varieties. These two crops
may be planted by March 10 in the
northern part of the state, and a week
or two earlier in the southern part.
Plant in rows about thirty inche,
apart. Plants should stand aho'
eight inches apart in the row wher
a large yield Of grain is desired. They
both do best on rich soil. but will
yield we'll on average soil.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-03-16
PROMINENT SOUTHERN
MEN GO IN TRAINING

New York, March 15.-The names
Of some 200 men, many Of them prom
inent in various walks Of life, who
have enrolled for the first southern
military training camp at Fort Ogle'
thorpe. Ca, next month, were given
out TODAY at Governors Island, the
headquarters Of the department OF the
East. The encampment at Fort Ogle'
thorpe will be along the lines OF the
one held at Plattsburg, N. f,lasi
summer, which proved so successful
as to have apparently become an an
nual fixture. The southern camp VIII
open on April 8, and from then on till
the Both of June there will be three
camps, each continuing for a month
Junior division will also encamp at
Fort Oglethorpe from July 8 to Au'
gust 8. Among the Floridians Is
Peter Knowles of Pensacola.
Major-General Leonard Wood
commanding the Department OF the
East. will be present for week or
more at the opening of the camp and
will give it his personal attention
throughout. The commander VIII De
Lieut. Col. Henry T. Allen, of the 1lth
United States cavalry, who was re-
Gently on duty with the general stan
az washington. The lieut-col. was
formerly military attache in Berlin
and Petrograd; he was organizer OF
the PHILIPPINE Constabulary with the
rank of brigadier-general; and he was
one of the leaders OF the frst expedi-
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-03-16
EAST COAST WANTS LIVE STOCK

The East Coast is talking live
stock. Now some folks will say that
talk doesn't mean much. Well per.
haps 1t doesn't when new railroads,
political platforms and other things
are the subject. But whenever a
community or section begins to talk
livestock. that community or section
will 90 into the livestock business.
They can not help it, The fire burns
cons iderably before the smoke ap-
pears.
A. p Spencer, district agent for
the University OF Florida Extension
Division, reports that the whole Fast
Coast is interested and particularly
the back country section Of that re-
gion. Much Of the land In that back
country is we'll adapted to stock rails
ing on a large scale. A project is
under way west Of FIT. Pierce to de
velop 10000 acre stock range. Two
years ago the company who own the
tract employed a man to experiment
with forage crops. Now they propose
to raise cattle on a commercial scale.
The tract is supplied with artesian
water and rs soon as the drainage
canal is projected It will he relieved
Of surplus water.
This is not the only tract that is
capable Of development into cattle
range. There are many similar lands,
not only on the East Coast but all
over the state
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-03-16
WHY GASOLINE is HIGH.

Profits for the oil companies, both
the Standard and independents, is Civ.
en- as the reason why gasoline is so
high in Il report made to congress Il
few days ago 10y Secretary Of the In
terror Frank X. Lane.
Mr.. Lane states that while both eX,
ports and consumption have increased
neither Of these is responsible for tho
high prices. There is no competition
in the oil business, he says, and cites
that the dividends declared by tho
Standard oil Company the last quar-.
ter Of 1915 reached the astonishing
total Of S21 7sSOOO, which is the rec
ord ~ any quarter since the first quar-
ter Of 1913, when the company made
its famous 10 per cent. cash distrihu.
ton.
Continuing, Secretary Lane says IN
part:
"Including these sums. the total Of
regular and extra cash dividend,
since the dissolution in December
1911, reaches the impressive total OF
5000 G0G,Os3, to which must he added
stock dividends at par totalling s1G0,.
100000. Taking into account the pres.
ent market value Of the distributed
stock, adds greatly to the total"
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-03-16
MOVEMENT OF CITRUS
FRUIT FALLING OFF.

Jacksonville, March 10.-The citrus
fruit movement last week was $50 cars
less than week before last, amounting
to 600 cars. The orange movement
was 4s2 cars and the grapefruit move.
ment 1877 cars as compared with the
previous week of $50 cars of oranges
and 200 cars Of grapefruit
Shipments are gradually getting
lighter and probably will be lighter
until the late valencias start in April,
when there will be a squirt in the
movement
The total orange movement to
March was 1908 cars, grapefruit
3,257 cars. or a total Of 1S,437 cars,
compared with 14.643 cars Of oranges
and 1881 cars Of grapefruit, or a total
Of 1884 cars for the corresponding
period last season.
There have been nice rains in some
sections Of the state, this being par.
ticularly true on the east coast, where
the showers materially benefited the
groves.
II is expected that the late valen-
cias will start about April 1. The crop
is reported in good condition and viii
run from 1000 to 1000 cars.
There is a very satisfactory bloom
in some sections of the fruit belt. The
bloom is a great deal earlier than last
Z season as a result Of the open winter
Growers are preparing to give the
trees their spring application OF fer
tilizer, and are busy going over the
groves cutting out all deadwood and
getting trees in shape for another
season.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-03-16
JOHN POWERS.

Florida's awakening is best evil
cenced by the publication within q
couple of weeks of each other, Of two
Illustrated books Of different sections,
telling in words and portraying in
pictures, the growth, healthfulness
and last, but not least, the resources
and possibilities OF Florida.
The latest edition to the pictured
story Of South Florida is or rather
vas issued from the DeSoto County
News, and is called "a Pictorial Re
view Of DeSoto County" The publ
cation is a creditable one, and should
be Of great benefit to our sister coun'
y. Its publication should be a yearly
event. and In which case either an
EARLIER date or one in September
should be chosen as the period Of its
appearance Mulberry Herald.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-03-16

Germany is in deadly earnest about
that submarine policy, says Colonel
House. II there is anything that
Germany isn't in deadly earnest about
we'd like for some one to uncover II.
Tampa Times.
Quoted with no thought Of dispu,-
ing same. but for the purpose Of re-
Enforcing your request for "some one
TO uncovsR."
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-03-16

esting reading and photographs con
corning DeSOto county Enterprise
Recorder.
The DeSoto County News publishes
fine Pictorial Review. Orange
County Citizen.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-03-16
A SPLENDID EDITION.

The Advertiser is in receipt of the
Desoto County News, published at Ar
adla, Fla. In addition to the regular
issue the News issued a 4S-page sup
pement entitled "a Pictorial Review
u DeSoto County" showing the prod
isality OF nature and the progressive
ness OF the citizenry of that live coun-
~.
HE supplement- is well gotten up
'nu wen printed. II contains many
su'' showing beautiful scenes
throughout the county and many Of
'ne prominent citizens. The edition
.s"ects credit on the publishers -
me ouitman tGa. Advertiser.
rue DeSoto County News has issued
very pretty forty.four page pam
ra'e' supplement which il calls "A
:. s,''orial Review Of Desoto County,,
''o"ing the Prodigality OF Nature
-"1 the Progressiveness OF the Cit
Long name. but q takes a
name to tell OF the wonderful
'"'ents OF such a good book. Ghere
II certainly r"blic and private build
Desoto county worth making
noise about, and its orange
..''''. are among the very best in the
''''s' We cOngratuIate the News On