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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-10


constantly before them in one of the
best patent drinking fountains YOU can
purchase at the supply store No sloppi-
ness, No old lcaky dishes. Such things
mean bad language. no eggs. and finally
no hens warm mash of bran and
middlines is an excellent thing with
which to start the little flock out in the
morning. but do not give them so much
that they will have no desire to dig in
the litter for grain Keep them busy.
Ground oyster shells and grits should
he kept constantly before them Green
food should he furnished frequently in
The form of weeds from the garden. clip
pings from the lawn, cabbage leaves from
the cellar. or. best of all in the winter
Sprou,cd oats Keen them warm at night
In winter they will spend about II hours
ON the roost. An adjustable curtain should
: tc arranged during the scverest weather
to conserve the heat of their bodies and
Not worth the trouble" do YOU say?
Get your system running rightly. and Is
minutes a day should he abundant time to
take care of the little flock But get the
right feeling toward the fancy and you
will want to spend more time than you
your little faithful feathered pets Out
/ You say. will the results materalize?"
talked with my neighbor, bank pres
ident. He's a business man clear through
said to him. How manv hens have
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-10
OLD.FASHIONED CELLARS.
Relation of Their Disappearance Ia the
Cost of Living.

You remember the old-fashioued cell
lar, Of course" says the Dayton News.
Perhaps YOU even remember the odor Of
fresh fruit and vegetables that thrilled
YOU, AS YOU entered it The pungent tur-
nps the ilavory apples, the earthly pota
toes, the carrots and cabbages and pars-
nps and the key of cider over in the
corner! You remember these things, of
course, and maybe, regret their passing
from sentimental reasons
But have YOU stopped to think that it
was not until the passing Of the old
fashioned cellar that We began complaint
ing of the high cost OF living? In your
efforts To solve the problem of the daily
food have YOU associated the present high
prices with the heated basement and,
with the little basket of potatoes out ON
| the back porch? There Is n direct con
nection, if YOU please" the News con
! tinues.
our modern houses do not have cold
room in the basement to take the place
| of the cellar The furnace is generally in
the center of the place, with its heat
| fatal to vegetables of all kinds, stored in
| any portion of the basement. The refrig-
| orator Is necessarily small; it is not in
tended for the storing of any considerable
amount Of foodstuns II Is typical of
modern life. is the refrigerator-a thing
to help us from day to day and not from
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-10
WANTED AND GOT GRIZZLY.
Nonchalant Hunter Changed Glasses
when lie Saw Rear Coming,

AN interesting story was told to me
by a trapper 20 whom | had given shell
ter at my campfire on kootenay lake.
SAYS Albert u. l.edouX in Mining and
Scientific Press. He said that he had Just
been up in the Selkirks. guiding man
named Roosevelt, who wanted to get a
cinnamon or silver tip Grizzly-1 have for
gotten whch-that they had got one and
that he had Just said goodby to his EN-
plover. then police commissioner in New
York. lie said:
That man Roosevelt is the bravest
man I ever saw. He is very nearsighted
and has pocketful Of different kinds of
glasses. We were going up a narrow trail
in the grizzly country when | saw around
the turn, not very far ahead. a big bear
stumbling down. dropped back and
motioned to Roosevelt to look around the
corner. lie stepped slightly forward and
saw the bear. not over a couple of hun
dred feet away.
The trail was narrow. on one side a
cliff. on the other a ravine. Instead OF
putting mp his gun Immediately and shoot
ing. Roosevelt CROPPED around in his pocket
until he found the pair of glasses that
he wanted. unhurriedly removed the pair
he wore. rubbed. put on and adjusted the
others. and when the bear got within sc
feet of him took deliberate aim and killed
him.
In picturesque language the old guide
said that any son of a gun who would
take the time to change his glasses when
a grizzly was looping down the trail with
in a few yards of him was the bravest
man he had ever seen"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-10
FATE OF PIRATE CREW.
shark Furnished Evidence THAT Con-
yictrd Men on Brig Nancy.

In the museum at Kingston, Jamaica.
saws an exchange. there are some tattered
ships' papers. brown with age and salt
water. and a small tin canister. These
articles attest the truth Of the strangest
pirate story ever told.
In 1890 the crew of the brig Nancy were
apparently honest traders, hut did some
piracy now and then on the side, One
dav they found it necessary TO go into
Kingston for supplies. Before doing so
they naturally removed all traces of their
h,iccaneering trade. Among other things
they threw overheard this tin canister
stuffed with papers taken from ships they
had sunk, with comments written on the
margin by the pirate captain.
Later in the day British frigate was
bccalmed near the spot. and he sailors
spent their leisure catching sharks. Pres
entity they hauled mp a big fellow, cut him
open and found the tin case with the
napcrs inside These were taken TO the
captain. who as soon as n breeze sprang
W. sailed into Kingston harbor found the
brig Nancy there and had the crew tried.
convicted and hanged in chains al Port
Rova,.
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FISH LINES SIXTY MILES LONG.

The most of the haibut are caught
with the hook and line. The fishing.
however. has nothing gamy or sporting
about it, The lines are dropped down
into the sea in such way that the
baitcd hooks rest on the bed OF the
ocean. The lines are OF great length.
Some of them are sixty miles long;
when loaded with fish it takes the steam
engine on the vessel the better part Of
day to wind them up. They are
divided into sections, each section hav-
ing float or buoy that rests on the
surface. and is marked by a flag in the
daytime and at night by a light. The
line lies right on the bed of the sea.
Attached to it are hundreds of hooks
and each hook Is baited The halibut
swallows the bait and is caught on the
hook and held there until the line Is
drawn up. These fish always feed on or
close to the bed of the ocean.-The
Christian Herald.
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Short Little Stories about Men.



About 5000 of the $50 900 mine workers
in the anthracite coal regions of Penn
sylvania are classed as "Americans."
speaker of the House of Representa-
tives Champ Clark began life digging
potatoes and watering livestock in
Kentucky,
Prince Albert has been a MILDLY i'm
the British navy since 1913, and takes
the greatest interest in his work as a
sailor,
one of the most popular members OF
the British royal family is Prince
Arthur Of Connausht, only son Of the
Duke of Connaught
If his forces have been properly con-
served a man reaches his highest intel
lectual efficiency between the ages or
10 and 80
Thomas Fortune Ryan. the New York
f!nancE. when ne was Il years Of
aSe, went to Baltimore and got a job
in IA dry goods store.
Arthur Henderson, the labor mem
Der of the British cabinet. wears civil
service blue and gold badge inscribed,
ION War Service"
Since the retirement of Richmond +.
IIobson of Alabama, the prohibition
movement in Congress will be in charge
of Congressman Edwin Y. Webb.
Daniel &. lacking, a western mining
expert, is said to receive sl,0O0O0o a
a year in sala ries from the various com
panles by which he is employed
When rlihu Root was secretary of
| state at salary OF 5000 year, he
| paid a lawyer $4,000 "A year to look after
| his practice as a corporation attorney.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-10

THE is tho erst thoupht. Where shall
1,,oor tho hirdso II IL tho first necessity.
M, I, ry. .,.cc aud large houses arc not
=, oil. osso,.i,, ror host results with
.rro,,o Hon, in u Rack Yaru"
hon !, ,ho most accommodating Crca-
.rro t., .bo rorld She would enjoy a
tbous,nd-ocrc RIM. but if yon will feed
her mol, and keen her huav and comfort
obi, she veil, siur ali the year through i'm
. .;xhveicb, ho,,sc and Inv Won eggs
-, scoros of co,,rsc she will do better
Win moro standing room'-and liberal
,rr,irr roon,-and your snort will he
n,o,surod 1.rrolv bv tho comfort and
coryoriorco afforded i'm the living auar-
for, ~ vour fowls
Have vour housc 40 largo as nossble
A ho,so 20 foo, soi,are will furnish snace
.uHc;or, for from, n IN 70 birds ACCORDING
e. ,ho siyo =, tho brood Eirhteon Rhode
,s,,,,a pods -, 1ybite o.borrs ehould
Din VOL, in a bonse of the size ono wear
7 len+ dozen Of tho Reds" in a house
o,,i,. civ la. oi,b, foo, I boupb, tho hons
iron, n f,rn,or at :, cents anicce In the
.rbt months from tho frs, Of January
o. III. fret or Sertomho. those - hens
,.id g.. tot,, NJ IN oyrs during tho ,brco
,,,,,.h, ,c ro,,orv Iobruor,. and March
-bc hirds wero chm, in t,a, little house
rr,,,ic.l,, ovor,. ,,or,cr, or da,. and uirht
n.h;,, ,bo ,borrorotors rau,,cd from 10
..o,.o ,ero IN IN bolo,v and vo, Gol of those
400. wore laid during those ,brcc wir,cr
r,on,bs In tho warm ycatbo, tho birds
NOD tbo RIM of q yard about !, NV ~ f,c,
In si,e
Get as much sunlight into the hcnhouse
as possible. The hens glory in IT, Ar
range the windows so that the rays from
old Sol VIII each day mt every square
inch OF floor space II possible The more
sun the more eggs. And remcnner the
birds must have fresh air the open front
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-10
IN A RUT.
Same faces every day | see,
The same old tasks to do.
I know tomorrow going to he

Same faces every day | see,
The same old tasks to do.
| know tomorrow's going to he
The Yesterday | knew.
Though other fellows higher climb
And prosper. | remain
4 settled fixture all the time
And not a mile ! gain.
Sometimes | fee! that | am tied
And bound by circumstance,
That in a field Of labor wide
I've never had chance.
Only the narrow roads of life
NY feet have ever trod;
Without a thrill | face the strife,
A soulless human clod.
And long ago | ceased TO dream
OF splendors that might be,
My eyes gave up the glorious CLEAN
OF future victory.
| used to wonder now and then
What time might have in store
For me and all my fellowmen,
But do that no more
Each DAY is like it's YESTERDAY,
Each year a year of grind,
Along my narrow, dreary way
There's nothing new to find
| see my neighbors proudly claim
New plea sures as they go,
But all my Joys remain the same
And not a thrill | know.
Do such thoughts ever come to YOU
Do you rebel at night
Against the tasks YOU have to do.
And dread the morning light
Then rouse yourself and break away.
No door to You is shut,
Your trouble is that day by day
You're sticking in a rut.
Edgar A. Guest in Detroit Free Press
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-10

turc" /, booming everywhere. Search for
out of this business.
You may take your choice of breeds.
one man likes a big. slow, socablc sort
of a fowl; he can find what he wants
among the hundred or more different
breeds and varieties. Another man adj
mrcs q small. quick. wiry bird; he can
please himself from many different class
co Many prefer general purpose
brecd-and they too, can be ahundantlN
accommodated. From the little bantam
hen weighing from l6 to % ounces up to
the great Brahma birds that weigh from
- to IL pounds apiece, there is plenty of
room to choose
Get an ideal mean get 1t in Your
mind. Study every breed and all breeds.
and then think what YOU want Visit
poultry shows. study Illustrated poultry
books. when YOU have decided definitely
what YOU want. what your ideal is then
go after it. BE willing to put a few dol
lars into the purchase of the fowls YOU
really fancy. If YOU buy a D-cent bird
Won will have a 5O-cent enthusiasm. You
will get out of your fowls in satisfaction
what you put into them in study aud zeal
and cash.
Don't assume that you know ii all at
frSt-thcres more about this poultry sub
ject than YOU and | have dreamed of
Expect to learn. Look for some hcWilder
ing disappointments. If you are unso-
phisticated there is plenty Of fun ahead
of YOU. 4 man needs plenty of grit and
Gumpton TO play the poultry game in fine
form. Better not swing in too deeply at
first. Get your bearings, he sure You
know, then go ahead,
CARE or THE FLOCK.
Almost everything depends on the care
Of the flock. The best hens in the world
viii not lay in winter without wise at
tcntion to feed and comfort and exercise.
/ The house must be kept perfectly dry.
have no wetness under foot or dampneSs
overhead. Good ventilation will care for
| this largely. Plenty of nice, clean litter
Of straw or other similar substance from
six to eight inches deep on the floor is
| an absolute necessity Into this litter va
i rious kinds of grain should he scattered
every day. The hens will dig every kerr
| mel of it out. Examine the litter frequent
! lN to see whether it has been overloaded
| with grain.
sweat OF their shanks the birds will keer
in the bloom of health. and songs and
. eggs will soon be forthcoming, provided
! of course, other things are looked after
! as carefully Pure water must be kept
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-10

season To season. We do not know WHY
the architects have never thought Of
building cool rooms in the Easements.
especially since they could be so cheaply
constructed.
Last fall apples could have been bought
for 81 a barrel Potatoes We're cheap.
Turnips we're ALMOST given away. All
sorts of vegetables. in quantities. could
have been secured reasonably. But there
was no place about the house to store
them. We had to buy only what We could
use from day to day. Now we are paying
a pretty price because OF the passing OF
the oldfashioned cellar And We find
fault with the times instead of the archi-
teCtS"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-10
FARMER THE NATIONAL GIANT.

Over five billion six hundred million
bushels OF wheat. corn and oats were pro-
duced in the United States last year by
farmers
one billion FIVE hundred million dollars
worth of agricultural products were sent
abroad.
over half million automobiles We're
bought by farmers who could we'll afford
them.
More than "A thousand counties now have
experts who are teaching farmers how to
make even more money.
The farmer is reapins his heritage; he
is the national siant-Farm and Firesde
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-10
Single Comb Orpingtons

become broody, sit and rear the chicks.
The latter are hardy and make vigorous
and rapid growth. When matured the
males weigh eight to 10 pounds. tho fe-
males six to seven pounds, having white
skin and flesh and pinkish white legs and
toes.
Tho Buff OrpinGton 10 handsome fowl
Their rich. golden buff surface color.
great size and handsome curves compel
admiration. Among those who breed
several varieties of Orpingtons there
seems to he the impression that the suns
are the best layers They are extremely
docile and have given general satisfac-
ton.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-10
SLOW HORSE Furnishes HIMSELF.

Some curious facts about team driving
are pointed out by Farm and Fireside.
The engineers Of the Minnesota ASri-
cultural college have proved by actual
test that the faster horse is the. gamer
by the operation. If the load pulled is
a ton, and the faster horse keeps his end
Of the evener eight inches ahead of the
other end,the slower horse is pulling OF
pounds, while the fast one gets away with
a load of only 9SS pounds. The fast horse
has his head with him. Unconsciously he
has adopted that golden motto for every
farm. Drive your work, let i: not drive
YOU Almost any job goes easier that
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-10

Tho Orpiugton is n breed of fowls Of
which there are T. varieties, aud the
late William Cook j. given credit for
their origin He spout many years in
England breeding and pcrfccting fowl
that would lay plenty of eggs, especially
in winter, ana with this in mind he was
successful in bringing out the Black.
White, Ruff, Jubilee and Spanglcd or
piugtorIs in the order named. and in both
single and rose comb varieties. Since
then other English breeders have added
the single and rose comb Blue Orpins-
ton.
They lay brown eggs and the hens will
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-10
RECORD HOGS AND COW.

Three OF Americas biggest hogs are
Jumbo Prince, shown at the Iowa State
Fair weight loo pounds, Long Chief at
Indiana State Fair. 1910 pounds and Big
Tim, Nebra ska State fair, FPS mounds
These hogs were OF the big-type Poland
China breed, and were active and not ov-
erfat The figures given are actual scale
weights
The worlds long-distance milk and but
ter record is claimed by the American
Jersey Cattle club for the Jersey COW,
Sophie 18th, of Hood farm Massachusetts
In six consecutive lactation periods this
remarkable COW produced 3S tons OF milk,
or the equivalent of over 500 pounds Of
butter.-Farm and Fireside.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-10

Caruso. tho opera singer, was WORKING
IN his fathers shop for 30 cents week
when someone discovered that he had a
voice that was worth cultivating
Henry Toborg, Chicago street car
conductor. has accumulated a fortune
of over s25O.OOO in the * years he has
bocn punching tickets on the cars in the
Windy city.
AS soon as he had secured his Aero
club of America license as an air pilot.
Neckles Dinouis, a Greek, left San
Diego, cal, to join the Greek acropanc
section near Salonilii.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-10
WAITING FOR THE HORSE TO YAwN

The story IL told In the Kingston Free
man Of two Trenton men who hired 4
horse and trap FOR little outing not
long ago. Upon reaching ther destina-
ton the horse was embarrassed and per-
mitted peacefully to Craze while the men
fished for an hour or two, When they
were ready to go home a difficulty at once
presented itself inasmuch as neither of
the Trentonians knew how to reharnesS
the horse, Every effort in this direction
met with dire failure and the worst prob
lem was properly to adjust the hit, The
horse himself seemed 10 resent the idea
OF going into harness again, Finally one
OF the friends in great disgust sat down
in the road, There's only one thing We
can do Bill said he. What's that
asked Bill wait for the foolish beas;
60 yaWn,'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-10
NO TRACE OF MORRISON GIRL.

Not a word has been heard concern.
Ing the whereabouts Of Geraldine Nor
rison, who ran away from her home m
St Johnsbury two weeks ago and was
traced to Boston. So far as known in
St Johnsbury no one has called for her
travelling bag containing her clothing,
left in a store on sudbury street, Cos
ton.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-10
STILL MORE PANSIES.

Mrs A. f.. Perkins Of North Hero
picked pansies from her garden the
other day that We're in fun bloom, They
were as nice as in summer, only not
30 fragrant She also has tulips com
ing through the ground
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-10
Vermont Notes
News of the State Gathered
Here and There.
Charles II. skinner Elected President
OF state Board OF Phnrmncy-Na-
son &. Rccbc Reelected
Secretary.

At the annual meeting OF the State
board Of pharmacy held at Montpelier
February > the following officers were
elected: President. Charles IL. skinner;
secretary, Mason G, Becbe of Burling-
ton; treasurer, W. L. Gokey OF Ben
ningtOn. The other members or the
hoard are W. +, Root of Brattlcboro
and Il. G, McClallen OF Rutland
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-10
NOW FEELS ENTIRELY WE'LL

A. H. Francis, Zenith, Nas. writes; Il
had severe pain in my back and could
hardly move. took about two-thirds
of a JOc box of Foley Kidney Pills AMI
now feel entirely we'll" Middle-aeed and
older men and women find these safe pills
relieve sleep disturbing bladder ailments.
l. w O'Sullivan tAdv)
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-10
COULD HEAR WHERE HE WAS.

At a British recruiting meeting recently
the speaker, having got his audience in
a high state of enthusiasm by telling them
of the many brave deeds performed by
our soldiers in France, says Ti,-Bts, sud
denly espied big. strongly built man a.
the back OF the hal. MY man" he
cried. how is it that YOU are not at the
'front.'" "Oh, it is all right replied the
burly yokel; 81 can hear every word YOU
say from here"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-10

While running over some old papers
Commissioner of Public Works Fred Il.
Patch Of Rutland came across "a unique
document, the paper being an agreement
between his great grandfather, Benjamin
Patch, and his grandfather, Johna than
l.. Patch, recorded in the town clerk 3
office, Ludlow, January =, 1916 BY the
terms of the agreement the eluer Patch
turned over to his son the nome farm
in return for 81 900 in cash and also pro-
vidod that his son care for his father
and mother during their life time.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-10
If THE BABr Is CUTTING TEETH

be sure and use that Old and will.
tried remedy, Mrs Winslows Soothing
syrup, for children teethlng. 1t soothes
pain. cures wind collie and Is the best
remedy for Disrrnosa. Twenty-Five cents
4 bottle.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-10
AND NOW CATERPLLARS.

Mrs Sidney Huntoon Of Lyndonville
discovered two lively caterpillars
crawling about on the snow in front Of
her house last week.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-10

One of the Most De-
lightful and Paying
Sidelines, Dollar for
Dollar, Now Open.
Gold to Gather and
Thrills Thrown in IF
You Follow This Light
BY G.. r. SMITH
Author and Experienced roultryman
cory RIGHT, 1916,

All, the luxury Of strictly fresh GEE
ticle Of diet is rather too much OF a lux
ury'' for the average purse Run 'ittl"
egg factory OF your own. Raise your own
chickens. or buy them. Produce your own
strictly fresh cgEs-aud cat thcm, too
Re a millionaire in ono respect I'cein any
season Of tho year. IFS easy. The man
who starts and starts rightly will never
wish to stop.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-10
CALLED no BARRE CHURCH.

The First Baptist church of Barre has
voted to extend "A call To the Rev. Burt
j. Lehigh Of Oswcgo, \. y, To succeed
the Rev. George II. Holt as its pastor,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-10
NOT sILENCED EASILY. THOUGH.

tRichmond. Va, Public Service NewsD
What I don't understand is why they
call a big gun She when it can he
silenced,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-10
VERMONT RENITIES.

Chester Ballard, for "A years almoncr
of Ch.copee, Mass and native Of
Brookine. Vt, is dead,