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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-27
CANADIANS IN UNION ARMY
Record of 4s.OOO Enlistmcnts during
Years of Civil War.

The tables are turned. A half-century
ago, in the awful tragedy Of the Civil
War in the United States. many thou
sands Of Canadians crossed the lines
enlisted in American regiments and
fought for freedom and humanity on all
the great battlefields Of the republic.
To-day new battalion is being organ-
lied in the Dominion. the 9th OF Cam
ada composed wholly, throughout all
It's ranks, Of men born within the Unit
ed States 1t will be known as ths
American Legion.
Back of all this. alike in Canada and
in the United States, there is some-
thing of the profoundest significance TO
the democracy of North America.
The other day there died In Toronto
Canadian veteran of the Civil War.
who fought under General Meade at
the decisive battle Of Gettysburg. Sew
eral years ago he was one of dozen
members of the Toronto Post of the
Grand Army of the Republic. who met
one day in the Globe office. They were
representative OF continKents OF Cana
dams who fought in Lincoln's armies;
in the Army of the Potomac. the Army
of the James in the Army of the Cum
berland, in the army of Tennessee and
in the Army of the Rio Grande
They had their story, each man his
bit told after the way of the soldier.
whose memory is undimmed through ~
years. And they had stories OF their
Canadian comrades in arms. Some OF
those Canadians fought with Grant at
VicksburG. some with Thomas at Chicka-
manga. some with Custer In the West.
some with Meade al Gettysburg, some
with Sheridan in the Shenandoah. sons
with sherman on his march to the sea.
The military archives at Washington
record some 5000 Canadian enlistments
during the years of the Civil War. and
tell of more than 1900 Canadian casual
ties in defense of American citizenship
and for the integrity of the American
union. Toronto Globe.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-27
HOW WASHINGTON TRAVELLED.

Not only young America but Amerl-
can grown-ups as well Will be Interested
in an illustrated article entitled when
Washington Went TRAVELLING by II. W.
Ogden, announced for the February st.
Nicholas Washington travelled far more
elegantly than our presidents of to-day.
His coach, with its cream-colored sides
decorated with panels representing the
four seasons. having green Venetian
blinds Mt tho windows, and bearing the
washington family arms, was drawn by
four and often six horses. On long
Journeys 1t vas followed by II light bag
eagc-wagon and two horses. with four
saddle horses and n led one for himself,
and he took with him five servants.
coachman, position, two footmen and a
valet Wherever he went the First
President was received with lavish pub
lie hospitality. and he journeyed through
The land not In the inconspicuous fash
Ion Of to-day but almost AS royal per-
sonaRe Mr. Ogden, the author of the
article. is well-known illustrator Of
evolutionary and colonial subjects, and
II is said that the material employed In
his text and pictures represents the ac-
cumulated knowledge of many years OF
work I'm this special field.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-27
LIKE CONSTANT THUNDER.
Graphic Description OF Grcnt Artii.
Iery Action In War Zone.

There are no words between the COW
ers of the dictionary which can convey
any adequate idea of what one of tn. .
great artillery actions is like. says a wri-
ter in Scribners aRazine One has 10
see-and hear-it. Buildings of brick and |
stone collapse as though they were built
of cards. Whole towns are RACED to tho |
ground as city Of tents woulo he leveled
by cyclone. Trees are snapped off lik~
carrots, Gaping holes as large as COT !
tage cellars suddenly appear in the fields
and in the stone paved roads Geysers
of smoke and earth shoot high into tn
air.
The fields are strewn with the shocking
remains of what had once been mer:
bodies without heads or arm or legs.
legs and arms and the heads without
bodies Dead horses. broken wagons,
bent and shattered equipment are every
where. The noise is beyond all concap-
ton II Is like a closely clap of thunder
which instead of lasting for 'raction OF
a second. lasts for hours. There is no
imir'tior to the rell OF sound. not even
a mo nentary cessation.
Tho ground heavcs and sh -dCers be-
meath your fee :-ou find It difficult II
breathe. Your head throbs until you
| think that II ia about to burst. You leei
az though your ear-drums had teen shat
tered The very atmosphere palpitates to
| the tremendous detonations. The howl
of the shellstorm passing overhead gives
YOU the feeling that the skies are failing.
Compared with 1t the roar OF the cannon
at Gettysburg must have sounded like the
popping of fre-crackers.
Inconceivably awe-inspiring and ter-
rifving as is a modern artillery action,
one eventually becomes accustomed to it.
but I have vet to meet the person who
could say with perfect truthfulness that
he was Indifferent to the fire of the Ger
man siege cannon. l have twice been under
the fire of the German siege guns-in Anti
werp last October and In Dunkir't in ear
~ May-and l hope with all my heart
that | shall never have the experience
again.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-27

as a doctor of medicine, she was the
means Of having several hospitals built.
mostly for the benefit of the poor, but
equipped with every present-day con
vcnience for their comfort and quick
recovery.
Aside from all the latest material inn
provements introduced into these houses
Of health. as they are sometimes call
cd, the Princess Elizabeth was, and still
is. firm believer In the psychology of
health--such as reading to a patient or
having some one sing or render an
instrumental solo as the suffering pa
tients YEARLY wait for their well-day to
come. The results were remarkably sue
cessful so successful that the princess
herself often helped out in this phase
of the new treatment of hospital patients
by reading funny stories to them
Philadelphia Press.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-27

aid to digestion and to produce rich yell
low egg yolks. Do not. however. feed
onions or other vegetables or foods haN-
ing strong flavor they might affect
the flavor of the eggs. Your State col
leres and experiment stations will gladly
furnish you with formulas for the rations
best suited to your locality.
COMBINE CRAFTSMANSHIP WITH
PRODUCTION.
The demand for hiGh-Grade eggs is
always in excess of the supply, and can
best he filled by the man who produces
"A uniform output throughout the year.
in order TO do this he must hatch his
pullets early enough to commence pro-
ducing eggs before the hens have ceased
laying and begun to moult. Where con-
dtions are similar to New York State
it is advisable to hatch Mediterranean
varieties in April and May and the larger
breeds two to four weeks earlier. Then
if they are properly grown. the poultry
man can supply his trade throughout the
year The man who can do this instead
of selling to the country dealer or whole
saler Will have no trouble building up a
reputation with the consumer during the
period of high prices that will stay by
him when eggs are plentiful.
A neat package appeals to the GUS
toner who is looking for high-grade
goods as it is usually an indication that
the contents We're produced under clean
sanitary conditions. One does not need
to stand long in the large markets to see
that the best packed goods sell first and
for the bests prices
Too many shippers are constantly
changing markets, as customers ar,
looking for new ones, instead Of educat
ing the ones they have to the fact tina
they are producing something better
| than the other fellow. and have plent.
| OF it all the time.
The old maxim "a we'll satisfied Gus
| toner is the cheapest and best adver
tisement" applies to the poultry business
! equally as we'll as to any other. Produc
| what the best markets want and fin
| hard to get and furnish regular supply
| then your hardest problem will he t
| keep up with the demand.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-27
A POPULAR QUEEN.
Elizabeth Of Bavaria Known for Kind
ness in Pence and War,

The Queen of the Begtans was born
Elizabeth, Duchess Of Bavaria and
from the moment she was able TO IN
derstand, her teachers and tutors i'm
pressed upon their little royal charge
the Importance of studying with all her
heart and mind II she would do honor
to the ancient and historic house OF
Bavaria-the most ancient In all Europe.
Elizabe was willing and promised to
do her best She almost lost her health
In her heroic efforts to become a
scholar but she came out triumphant
and Is to-day one OF the most learned
princesses of Europe, She won the de-
gree Of doctor Of medicine. and the
precious pigskn hangs ON the wall of
her study.
The Queen of Belgium is much more
than "A merely learned parsonage; it is
conceded by all who know anything of
European history that this young Queen
is more beloved for her splenddly
developed all-round character on the
whole continent than king, queen o,
princess, bar none, She is every bit as
popular as the King. and their domestic
life has been absolutely happy.
When she was a girl in her teens she
solemnly swore she would never marry
besides she had studied so hard she de.
cidcd it would be best to serve her coun.
try by improvements in one way Oh
another. in civic way especially. al
along the line.
For "A girl she certainly had the mos,
stupendous ideas ana she insisted upor
having them carried out. too. The frs
WAS tn build a few extra fine roada
Then. shortly after SSa xaS kradustad
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-27
White China Geese.
COPYRIGHT. 1916.

entv eggs between the first or January
and the end of June. She is good
mother and will usually rear all OF her
gosings. In raising geese, however, 1t
is advisable to confine the goose and her
brood until the goslings are few weeks
old Geese are great foragers. and the
old goose will tire and wear out her
brood unless they are allowed to frst
gain size and strength before being turn
ed out to pasture. Yet good pasture Is
as necessary to goose raising as 1t is for
dairy cows.
Within the last ten years more geese
have been fattened and fed for market
than were grown in the previous fifty
wears In New England New Jersey and
other localities their breeding has be-
come quite n feature Of the rapidly eN-
tending culture of poultry.
It is hardly necessary To add that goose
rearing is essentially business for the
farm Geese are noisy and require con-
siderable room to develop rapidly. and
where conditions are favorable they viii
prove profitable. Any building or shed
that will keep their bedding dry is q
first-rate shelter for them. and beyond q
few weeks care Of the goslings. aftel
they are Matched, they require little at
| tcntion.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-27

So much for a piece that was not old
Bennington, but "A grace'-., curious vase
at that. Now 20 over to the cupboard
and let your senses fully appreciate the
Bennington, which has stood such Sc
we're test. the soft brown pieces and the
snow-white ones, which are originals
With the exception of Il few ofthe small
er pieces, they are marked with the
stamp: Lyman & F'entOn, Y. S. Pottery.
lA9, Bennington, Vt" There is a small
bank in the brown Bennington pottery in
the shape of Colonial bureau with claw
feet and old-time knobs. Did Mr.. Great
back, bennington potter who came
from England. have a hand in this di-
minutivc bureau? GreatbaCk had a hand
IN many of the pieces which had the
Speeding brown enamel over white, II s
homely compa rison. but a certain rich
milk chocolate spilling over marshmallow
fits the color scheme of this ware right
well.
There are pitchers of Bennington and
jugs and mugs The keeper of the shop
has combed the country for the pieces
They are rare,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-27
WHITE COAL HEATS HOMES
Government Selling Electricity at Low
Fate as By-prOduct from Dam.
Companion

Tho government is selling electricity for
heating purposes at astonishingly low
rates in the thriving Idaho towns Of Ru-
pert and Burley, where three out Of every
four buildings and homes. large and
small. being heated by electricity.
Current for 81 to s1.25 per month per kilo-
watt Of capacity is being supplied as a
by-product from the governments water
power plant installed by the recla nation
service on the Minidoka reclamation
project The primary purpose of the plant
located al the diversion dam of the Snake
river near Minidoka is to pump water for
the irrigation of about 10000 acres of land
ZOO high to he covered by gravity canals
The water has TO he lifted about 10 feet
and to do this 1000 horsepower are re-
CURED during the summer irrigation sea-
son In winter, however the greater part
of this power would he wasted were IL
not for the development Of electric heat
ing and his accounts for the low rates
, charged by the government for power.
/ The revenue from heating would show a
loss IL heating were the only purpose Of
| the plant. Sold a a by-product for an in
! talation required for other purposes cleo.
trio heat is helping to carry the cost OF
operation as we'll as serving the cause OF
| conservation.
| Rupert for n year had been using cleo.
tricity in its high school. housing 6oo pu-
pills. for heating and ventilating and Bur-
ley has equipped a new school for 700
pupils with an elaborate and thoroughly
modern heating plant. Hot water for the
entire building 10 heated electrically. and
the domestic science department has a
complete outfit Of electric hot plates for
use of individual students, we'll as \
large electric range. These facilities are
utilized by pupils from long distances in
preparation of midday luncheons. Bur-
ley, a hustling town of about 300 people,
stands on ground that eight years ago
was part of sage brush desert.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-27
STATE FREE FROM PESTS.

In the February American Magazine
L. S. Senator John Sharp Williams Of
Mississippi says Mississippi is the most
nearly exclusively agricultural State in
the union. There are no cities of over
twenty-five thousand souls. there is no
crowdng of men and women in sweat
shops and back alleys and unsanitary
tenements. Yet we have city advantages
without their oorrupting influences.
Memphis. Tenn, is about as much Mis-
sissippian as Tennessean; New Orleans
is n metropolis for Mississippi almost
as much as for Louisiana, and Mobile
is a depot and entrepot for US, Wealth
Is perhaps more equally distributed than
in any other State. There are virtu-
ally no paupers and, as far as I know
not n real millionaire.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-27
OLD BENNINGTON WARE.
fFrom the New York Post)

1, was seven o'clock In the little shop
Fact is, so long as the keeper ana the
expert who dropped I'm talked about the
old 1sa9 Bennington pottery seven O'Clock
WAS as good as three O'Clock, with
curious little round glass the expert eX-
amined every corner of piece of white
ware. vase formed Of three lily cups
Was it the original old Bennington maze
ND I'm Vermont seventy-five or so years
ago? or was it an English piece mas
ouerading as the rare Vermont ware!
ant II lost out, and it lost out princ'-
,a,,v in the matter OF lining, 1t had no
.laze I'm the white depths. Not that the
old thing seemed to care whit but tha'
was the fact And the orange peel sur
face was merely a splotch here and there
the velvet dented smoothness OF real
Harrington was missing. Its shape die
.nek ffllesN true Colonial lines
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-27
CAVE JEWELLERS OF MANHATTAN.

According to the report of the bureau
of buildings, plans for the construction
of only u private dwellings on Manhat-
tan island We're filed last year. OF these
six We're to cost over $4,000 each, four
Were to cost about $4,000 each and 10
about 5000 each. Against this 1873 apart
ments or tenement houses We're planned
to cost a total of s2+960,T0. Apparently
the private dwelling house is destined
to become extinct on Manhattan island
and those who continue to live there
will have to content themselves with tho
submergence of an apartment. For many
reasons this is to be regretted. Neither
children nor civic pride is likely to
flourish in community of apartment
houses Commerce and Finance.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-27
PARABLE OF DEAD GIFTS
Lesson Taught by Curious Auctions mt
POstOffis~r Department..

Twice a year in Washington. they hold
curious auction. 1t is called the dead
letter sale, but in reality it is the sale
OF packages that have been sent to
the dead letter office because OF defi-
cient postage or wrong directions.
After these packages have been held
for certain length OF time, In order
to give senders or owners an opportunity
to claim them. they are sold at public
auction.
II is often a strange and pat hetic col
lection. Most of the articles are cheap
enough, although valuable things are
not lacking; but who can estimate the
intrinsic value Of some of those lost
gifts-the time. the sacrifice, and love
ed hearts must have watched in vain
for them, How many lives We're robbed
OF happiness that rightfuly belonged
to them, because of the sender's care
lessness or ignorance!
Is there not a parable lurking some
where about this strange auction? How
many lives are there to-day that hold
the possibility of gifts for other lives,
yet through carelessness or ignorance
or Indifference are robbing both them
selves ana others Ine woman who's"
love is spent upon some valuable pet
when there are little children all about
her starving for that love; the girl whose
taste and skill are spent in score of
useless ways when they might be put
ting so much beauty into beauty starved
lives the men whose business ability Is
all spent on making money, and none
OF II on making men and women; the
young people of quick minds and brilliant
possibilities who are unwilling to un
dergo the discipline necessary to devel
op their talerts-these and scores oi
others every day are carelessly making
dead letters" of gifts for which eaGel
| eyes and hearts are longing,
There Is no sale Of these dead gifts
no one has any chance at them. The,
"a aauhix lasar- ~ ~ ~ SsaA VIII
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-27

When one visits the largo egg Gambling
establishments and secs the enormous
amount of eggs consigned to the gar
bage, one wonders who is responsible Tor
this and the similar losses estimaj ed
by the L. : DEPARTMENT. of Agriculture
to have amountcd,last year. to about
s,JOOoNN. or Il per cent. of all eggs ship
ped. or these per cent. were dirty
eggs, > per cent broken eggs. per cent
eggs in which chicks have begun to
grow, per cent. with shrunken contents,
. per cent rotten and per cent. mouldy
or bad favored. Many producers and
shippers complain that they do not re-
ceve fair returns from their products,
feeling that they should have received at
least the highest quotations" without
realizing that highest prices are paid for
high quality only,
New York city pays the highest price
for No. / white eggs while Boston and
the best New England markets call for
fancy or No. / brown eggs. Yet of all
the eggs shipped to those markets. only
about to per cent are of the color
and quality desired for the best trade.
while the bulk of the shipments contain
eggs If various colors. sizes and quality
on the outside but containing meat spots
and blood cots easily detected in cand-
ling, which may be mistaken by the GUS
toner for partly developed chicks. One
can only expect to receive for such eggs
prices in proportion to their quality.
Nearly all of the losses and low prices
can be traced to the ignorance, careless
ness or Indifference of the producer or
good business methods were followed.
The poultryman should keep only healthy
stock, carefully selected and bred so as
TO produce large. uniform white or brown
eggs. AS color and size of eggs are in
herited characteristics, it is advisable TO
keep only Thoroughbred stock and in
cubate only the best types of eggs,
CLEANLINESS THE FIRST ESSEN
TIAL.
All eggs should he produced under
sanitary conditions. The buildings should
b" properly ventilated so as to admit
plenty Of fresh air. which is Il most po-
tent factor in maintaining the health o.
the fowls. The nests should be kept
clean, and protected at night with door
or cover to prevent hens roosting in then
and soiling them unnecessarily. Thu
houses should he cleaned and disin
fected often and the yards either usct
alternatively, or large enough that thu
hens will have green range MUDDY
feet mean soiled eggs. DO not use, il
the nests, disinfcctants or nest eggs haV
ing Objectionable odors, as eggs will a
quickly absorb these as they will odor
from filth
Eggs should be collected at least one
q day and in extreme cold or hot wealth
er twice "A day. All soiled ones shou
he cleaned at once with damp clott
They should never be soaked In water, a
egg shells are porous and a lars
amount of filth would be soaked throuS
and flavor or tint the egg.
The germ in a fertile egg may staI
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-27

to develop into a chick in a temperature
as low as - degrees Fahrenheit II is
Therefore advisable to keep males in the
hocks only during the breeding season.
thereby producing nfertile eggs. especial
lv during the warm summer months.
All Gags should be sold as promptly as
possible. for they deteriorate rapidly.
When it is necessary to hold them few
days they should not he stored in eel
lar or cooler where the air is stale. where
there is decay"d fruit or vegetables or
near vegetables having strong odors
such rs onions. cabbage or turnips. The
best place to store eggs for a short time
is in n clean. slightly moist cellar that
is we'll ventilated and preferably at
temperature of 70 degrees to 10 degrees
These eggs should be candled before
shipping TO remove any cracked or thin
shells, any that may have been spoiled
in stolen nests or that contain blood
spots. If eggs are held In a warm or
dry room the moisture evaporatos, and
large air space appears in the egg.
such eggs are graded as held eggs" Ia
very poor grade), and always suffer a
heavy discount on the market.
PROPER FOOD FOR HENS.
! The production of a large numb"r of
| high-grade eggs is not only matter If
! breeding; proper feeding is an equally
important factor Hens need large
amounts of water and should always be
clean, They must have sharp. hard grit
always available Smooth sand or gravel
will not do.
Since a good egg shell contains ahout
o. per cent. carbonate of lime. this
! should he furnished in an available and
! clean form, | know of nothing better
for this purpose than oyster shell. yet
often when this is before the birds al
the time we find many soft and thr
shelled eggs. This is usually due to tn,
fact that the method of feeding Is suci
the hens take but little exercise, obtain
ing their food So easily that their mus
cles become soft and their bodies 81
, filled with soft and often times disease,
fat that the lime cannot be utilized
Give plenty of green food all the yea
round as a stimulant to appetite. al
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WILL JOIN BANK STAFF.

Rutland, Jan. 23,-Earl Wright. son Of
DR., w. II. Wright, president of the First
National bank of Brandon, Is to join the
staff at the Marble Savings bank in this
city 1T is understood that he will be-
come assistant treasurer to fill the va
cancy caused by the promotion of Lathrop
II. Baldwin to take the place left vacant
by Treasurer John j. Murphy, No an
nouncement will be made of Mr.. Wright 3
position until the annual meeting of the
corporators January -. Earl Wright has
Just resigned as assistant cashier of the
German-American bank at Great Bend.
Kan, Of which his father is a large
stakeholder.