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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-12-29

of their brother, II, II. Mitchell, for sew
eral weeks, have returned to their home
at Enosburg Falls.
Master Lawrence Condor Of Shoreham
is the guest of his grand parents, Mr. and
Mrs. S. j. Cooke.
Harold SoIlace of Albany, n. Y, i:
the guest of relatives in town.
D. c. Barbour, who has been very i'll
for two weeks, is gaining.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Wheeler, who have
been the guests of their daughters
Misses Harrielte and Gertrude Wheeler
of Burlington, returned home Wednes'
day.
Miss Margaret Dukett, who has been
the guest of her parents. MIR, and Mrs
w. A, Dukett, returned Friday to Wood
vile, N. H.
Mr.. and Mrs, John Moore Of Shoreham
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs, William
Grandey Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman SeIleck and
children Of Mddlebury spent Monday at
the home of Mrs. Selleck's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. N w. Russell
E. b. Wimette spent Christmas with
friends at CIaremont, n. H.
Mrs. Alfred Wimette of East Middle
bury, came Saturday to be the guest of
relatives in town.
William Mccoy of Shoreham was the
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Il, L. Miner over
sunday
Edgar and Woodwork Barlow went
Friday to st, Adams, where they are to
be the guests of relatives.
Misses Hope Billings, Lena Needham,
Katherine O'Rourke and Grace Leonard
are spending the Christmas vacation at
their respective homes.
The young people attending school at
Middlebury are home for weeks vaca'
ton.
The c. E. Topic for next Sunday even
ing will be blossoms to Learn from the
Past Eph. 5:l5-21. Leader, Miss Helen
Bennett
The visitors of the home department of
the Sunday School are invited to meet at
the home of the Superintendent, Mrs. J..
H. Howe, Saturday afternoon, December
30, at 2 o'clock.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-12-29
RRIpPoRT.

Miss Lydia Baldwin went Saturday to
Worcester, Mass, to be the guest of
friends during the holidays.
Harry Hutchinson of Amsterdam, N. Y,
came Saturday to spend the Christmas
vacation with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
T. II. Hutchinson.
&c. Williams of Niagara, N. Y, is
The guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H..
K. Williams.
Mrs. Alice Hough spent Christmas day
with her sister, Mrs. Edna Grosvenor of
Middlebury.
Miss Gertrude Draft of Middlebury is
the guest of her grand parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j P. Russell,
Donald Fletcher, student at Colgate
College, Hamilton, N. Y, is spending the
holidays with his parents, MIR. and Mrs
j. H. Fletcher.
Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Frost went to Shore
ham, Nonday to be the guests of Mrs.
Frost's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. H.
Holmes.
Pauline Wimmette of Bristol came
Saturday to visit relatives here.
Miss Mary Cooke of New Nork city is
the guest of her parents, MIR. and Mrs.
S j. Cooke.
Mr. and Mrs. Edrick Bodette and
daughter, Miss Josephine, were the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. II. N. Sollace Mon.
day and Tuesday.
Miss Ida Trombley, who was called
home because of the illness of her
brother, has returned to her home at E.
l.. Miners.
Miss Alice Hemenway came Saturday
to spend the Christmas vacation with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. l.. Hemen-
way.
Mrs. G. F. Sollace, who has been i'll, is
improving
Raymond Mitchell and his sister, Miss
Ethel MITCHELL who have been the guests
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-12-29
MlODlEBURY LOCALS

James Martin has returned after Wis
iting his mother, Mrs, Catherine Martin
in Florence.
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. M. Severance of
Proctor who have been spending a few
days with Mr.. Severance's mother,
Mrs. fl. E. Severance, have returned.
Mrs. B. j. Wimett and daughter
Agnes of Florence are visiting at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Patrick Dillon on Washington street.
Mr.. Wimett, who visited with his fam
lily here, returned to Florence Monday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Jones of Cambridge,
Mass, is visiting with her daughter,
Mrs. Allan T, Calhoun.
Bernard j. Burns is visiting his
mother, Mrs. Thomas F. Burns. He is
a student at Georgetown University.
Mrs. Eugene Smith of Rutland and
Harry Smith of Springfield, Mass, are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Smith.
Mrs. Mosley of Addison, Wis, is Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. L. j. Gorham.
This is Mrs. Mosley's first visit to Mid
debury in 26 years.
Miss Theodore Crane, a teacher in
the public schools at gainesville, Ohio,
is spending the holidays with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Crane.
M. G. Grady is making Improvements
about his residence on High street.
j. Bushnell Smith, machinist of the
second rating on the battleship Con-
necticut stationed at the Philadelphia
navy yard, has returned after a visit
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred C.
Smith. Mr.. Smith expects to leave in
a few days for Guantanamo, Cuba.
announcements have been received of
the wedding of Miss Mabel Agnew of
Plattsburg, N. Y, and Archibald
Spaulding of bingham, Mass, at the
brides home Wednesday morning, De-
cember o. Mrs. Spaulding is a gradu-
ate of Middlebury College and later
taught in the Middlebury High school,
completing her duties last June.
Miss Genevieve Elmer, a teacher in
the High school at Wakefield, Mass,
and Bradford Elmer of Worcester,
Mass, are visiting their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Horace Elmer
Harry Abbey has resigned his position
as picture operator for Harry Cobb at
Swanton and returned to MiddIebury.
Mrs. J. E. Buttolph and daughter,
Caroline, have gone to Albany, N. Y,
where they spent Christmas with Mr..
and Mrs. A. w. Mattison, after which
they left for New York to spend New
Years with Mrs. Buttolph's son, Clayton
Buttol phi.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-12-29
MIDDLEBURY
VERMONT
LEICESTER.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Otis of Cornwall
were visitors last Wednesday and Thurs.
day at l., o. Hathaway's.
Mrs. Julius Goodrich Of Brandon spent
several days last week with Mrs. Ted
Ladam of Fernville. While there Mrs.
l.. o. Hathaway entertained the Willing
Workers in her honor. which was one
of the pleasant features of her visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grin Moses and daugh
ter, Esther of Saratoga Springs, are ex-
pected to arrive at the home of his par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. Grin Moses Of Fern.
vile on Saturday to remain several days.
Miss Exile Morse came up from Proctor
Friday afternoon to spend her Christmas
vacation with her mother at Home-Sweet-
Home farm.
Principal Hairy Morse of Middletewn
Springs arrived on Saturday to remain
during the holidays.
Albert Wilbur from Hartford, Conn,
arrived in town the first of the week to
visit his parents, Mr.. and Mrs, James
Wilbur of the Forestdale road
Mr.. and Mrs, Frank Durant motored
to Rutland last Friday, when they visited
her parents, Mr., and Mrs. Gee,
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Sullivan enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Schroeder and
children Christmas day.
Miss Alice Gee came from Ticon-
deroga, N. Y, to spend the Christmas
holidays with her sister, Miss Lena Gee.
The young ladies are at Mrs. Summers
in Brandon.
Leroy Mayhem is much improved and
is able to be out.
At this writing l. Herbert Norton is in
a very critical condition. Mr., Norton
eemed much better last week but suf.
fered relapse.
Word has been received that Mrs.
Mamie Gavin, sister of Mrs. Thomas
Swinington, is very sick at the hospital
in New Jersey, where she is head nurse
Mrs. Gavin is we'll known here and her
friends unite in wishing her speedy re
covery.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Young and daughter,
Miss Margaret of Pittsford, are the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs Oscar Schroeder
Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald Hooker went to
Pittsford last Friday, where they re-
NAMED over Christmas with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs Lyman Rickert and three
children of Sudbury were guests this
week of Mr.. and Mrs, Charles johnson
and children were Christmas day guests
of Julius Goodrich and family in Bran
don.
Harold Rickert is spending several days
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Fer
son at the Corners. Mr.. Ferson remains
about the same.
Rev Myron French and family enter
tanned several guests very pleasantly at
the parsonage Christmas night.
Miss Ruth Rickert of Brandon is spend
ing her vacation at her uncles, Frank
Durant's, at Lake Dunmore.
The schools in town closed last Friday
for two weeks. The pupils having no
marks IN the Fernville school are Doris
Schroeder, Marion Johnson, Flora Durant
and Alice johnson. Leigh Schroeder
was absent but one day.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-12-29
Our Jitney offer-This and Sc

DON'T Miss THIS, Cut out this slip,
enclose with sc and mail it to Foley &
Co., 1885 Sheffield Ave-. Chicago, Ill.,,
writing your name and address clearly.
You will receive in return trial pack
age containing Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound, for coughs, colds, and Group:
Foley Kidney Pills, for pain in sides and
back; rheumatism, backache, kidney
arl bladder ailments; and Foley Ca
thartic Tablets, wholesome and thor
oughly cleansing cathartic, for constipa-
ton, biliousness, headache and sluggish
bowels. adv.
Fros's Pharmacy IS Main St., Middle
bury. E. j. Whitney, Salisbury, Vt
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-12-29
GRANVILLE.

A. A. Briggs is on the sick list
The stage over Braintree mountain did
not make the trip Saturday on account
of the heavy snow and blow.
E. c. Wilson has bought of Paul
Tinkham the Carpenter house and moved
there. Will Tinkham has moved to
Hancock.
Nellie Orcott is in Warren for two
weeks.
Mr. Rice has moved his mill from
Warren on the land he bought of j. r.
Vinton.
Mrs. II. E, Ford spent last week in
Bethel.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-12-29

An advertisement in this paper brings
results. A trial will convince you.
The broad ax., 1916-01-01

Miss Ora Harris of Pittsburgh has
taught twenty-five years in a school
for the blind.
Miss Mary s. Boyd. chief of the data
department of the National American
Woman Suffrage association, is known
as "the woman who answers ques-
TONS"
Nine. Rejane is one of the quickest
studies" among great actresses. She
can commit long passage to memory
by reading it over twice. But It may
take her weeks to decide how to rem
der it
DR.. Laura NJ. Riegelman, attached to
the New York board Of health, will
not live opposite a vacant lot, have
carpets or wall paper or rent an apart
ment without studying the soil upon
which it stands-health precautions;
that is all
Mrs. Mary Warren has the job Of
looking over the wastebaskets Of the
treasury department For more than
thirty years she has sat at her desk in
small back room in the treasury
building, carefully examining every
bit Of refuse taken from the Offices.
The broad ax., 1916-01-01
An AnaIvsis of "Ain'tO'

"Ain't' is an improper abbreviatiou
Of "are not" British writers spell it
SAINT" which properly indicates its
derivation. Americans make 1t an in
elusive offense, using it for 'am not"
and as not" as well as for ''are not"
1t is unquestionably the worst instance
Of slovenlineSs in the common speech
Of today.
Yet it is by no means Of universal or
even of common use. 1t will slip &C.
casionally from refined lips, always
with a jar to the enunciator as well
as to the hearer. But the habitual
user of ANTS is careless Of refine
ment. He may be an excellent citizen
who never beats his wife or kicks the
cat But there is likely to be some
thing slipshod about him somewhere,
for ''ain't" is needless as well as Ca
cophonous; it fills no void and supplies
no need.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The broad ax., 1916-01-01
Mounting a Horse.

In mounting take the reins in the left
hand. At the same time grasp little
name halfway up the neck. Now turn
the stirrup slightly toward you with
the right hand and place the ball Of
the left foot in it. Grab the horn with
the right hand and swing on. Don't
pull yourself OH, but swing on. Settle
into the saddle easily; don't flop into
1t. If you want to get your neck
broke" some time mount by taking
the horn in one hand and the cantle In
the other, and the time will surely
come when you will not be disap-
pointed.
Just a word in regard to dismount-
ing. First withdraw your feet from
the stirrups to the ball Take the
horn In the right hand and swing of,
letting the left foot slip easily and
quickly from the stirrup. Remember
this, for many n man has been dragged
to death because his foot stuck In the
stirrup. Your feet will nearly always
come free If thrown from horse, but
the left one is prone to stick in dis
mounting unless the above precaution
Is observed.-Outing.
The broad ax., 1916-01-01
Echoes of the War.

If there is an emperor Of Europe"
he'll have a throne Of ruins.-Atlanta
Constitution.
The sultan Of Turkey has wonder
full system of letting the other man
walk the foor.-Washington Star.
Kings will be fortunate in becoming
sick Of war before the common people
become sick Of kings. - Washington
Post
King Alfonso is still firm in his con-
tentions that Spain is neutraEand
how earnestly he hopes that neither
side will have cause to doubt tide
troit News.
The war is costing the European ma
lions S25,OOO,OOO a day. And the peo-
pie, who have little say about 1t, pay
the freight in blood and cash.-Bald-
more American.
The broad ax., 1916-01-01
Effect of Familiarity.

"What we see constantly we cease
to see wildly. The faces we notice
least are those We know-and perhaps
really love-best. Our eyes are bit
jaded by following the familiar lines.
1.-The same is true Of pure color"
says q writer in the Atlantic Monthly.
water and sky are very beautiful.
and you may suppose that you are
duly appreciative of them, but lie on
the deck of q catboat and look at them
with your head in an unaccustomed
position-sideways and upside down
and note how the colors flare out upon
your vision.
'Or stay indoors for a few weeks In
a room where you do not get much
outlook and then go out. You will be
blinded by the glory Of the world, but
not for long. The glory, alas, fades
quickly, and habit settles upon you
once more!
with our friends faces somewhat
the same thing happens. When we
first meet them they pique US pleas
antly with their unfamiliar line and
color. Gradually we grow used to
them. The first vision has passed"
The broad ax., 1916-01-01
Mark Twain a. nAttraction.r

A girl who was a stranger to Mark
Twain once found her way into his
Bermuda home with the hope Of get
ting a sight of the author. She came
suddenly in contact with him and
frankly explained her errand.
"Have you seen the crystal cave
yet" he asked, cor the aquarium
"No; I came to see you first" she
answered.
"Well. you shouldn't have seen me
first" he answered. 81 run in oppo-
sition to the crystal and the aquari-
um. But they're not shucks to me.
I'm lots better. give them their
moneys worth. But you should see
them. Then you'll appreciate me-"
This was said in his most earnest
drawl and with only a sparkle Of hu-
NOR in his keen blue eyes.
The broad ax., 1916-01-01

The terminal stage of a large number
OF affections is pulmonary tuberculosis,
notably diabetes and chronic bronchit-
is. No age is exempt; no race variety
is exempt but as low wages and long
hours of excessive physical exertion as
well as the other coneomitants of pow
erty predispose to the disease it is OBJ
vious that the race varieties seem to
vary in susceptibility. Those race var
ieties which get good pay and short
hours at clean work have less tubercu-
losis. Osler says: "The American In
dams have a death rate more than
double that of the whites. He also
says that the "negroes" Che does not
spell it with a capital letter as the
Chicago daily newspapers have recent
ly learned to do) also have an extra
ordinarily high death rate particular
ly in the cities. The Irish, both at
home and in the United States, are
more prone to the disease than other
European races. He continues by say
ing that the rate in Ireland has in
creased, and in America the mortality
is double that of the next highest Eu-
ropean race. The Italians in the large
American cities show a very high
death rate. The Jews everywhere have
low mortality from consumption
about one-half that of Christians which
Fishberg attributes to their adaptation
to city life for the past two thousand
years"
Thus we see there is an economic
cause of exceedingly great Importance.
We must not forget that we must Sc
cure better wages and conditions of
employment.
The man farthest down is more sus-
ceptible to consumption because he is
the victim of poverty and its concom-
liant misery.
The broad ax., 1916-01-01
Animal Oddities.

Sturgeon have no teeth.
The biting apparatus Of flea Is only
onetwelfth the diameter Of the finest
needle.
Ducks carry oil in little pocket near
the tail. With this they oil their outer
feathers and so make them waterproof.
Kangaroos, Of which there are fifty
six species. can sometimes leap as
much as twenty feet. The male kan
CARGO stands from six to seven feet
high.
A rhinoceros rolls In the mud be-
cause little insects get between the
folds Of its skin and worry it II 1t
gets its body covered with mud they
are unable to reach the skin.
The broad ax., 1916-01-01
"Firs on the Mountain"

In this game there are two rings of
players. one outside the other. The
players forming the inner ring sit
down. and those in the outer ring
stand close behind them, though there
should be a good wide space between
the two rings. A single player stands
in the center and presently calls out:
Fire on the mountain. Run, run,
rum Those on the outside then gal
lop round as fast as they can, the rest
sitting still, and the running is con-
tinued till the one in the center cries
stop"
Then everybody. including the single
player, tries to find a place behind
one of the inner ring, and the boy or
girl who is left out must take his or
her turn In the center.
The broad ax., 1916-01-01
TUBERCULOSIS

tuberculosis is like almost all pro-
cesses and events in the world of re.
ality, in this journey from the cradle
to the grave aptly called the battle of
life. 1t follows definitely the axiom
which says: "Coming events cast
their shadows before" 1t gives us
a number of warnings but many of us
are not sufficiently evolved to under
stand them.
Although the disease is caused pri-
marily by predisposing factors, the
germ called the bacillus tuberculosis
is the real factor, the determining
cause. In the study of tuberculosis we
see multitude of evidences that ex-
emplify the scientific principle of
cause and effect. The germ of tu-
berculosis is almost powerless before a
person who lives careful life; on the
other hand the tubercle bacillus is DOW
erful as destructive force upon the
bodies of those who do not live care
fully.
The germ is always in the air of I'M
sanitary, overcrowded places and those
who frequent such places will often in
troduce the deadly bacillus or germ of
tuberculosis consumption-into their
systems by the act of breathing. But
if their resistance to disease is kept up
TO standard by proper living they will
be able to overcome the germ and the
consequent misery.
A neglected cold, neglected cough,
improperly treated, la grippe, bron-
chitis, "sore throat" neglected dis
eases of various type often lead to
lung or pulmonary tuberculosis, the
old fashioned galloping consumption.
Measles is often the starting point of
tuberculosis. Whooping-cough is also
often followed by the dread disease.
The broad ax., 1916-01-01
Recent Inventions.

An attachment for scissors has been
patented to enable them to be used to
sharpen lead pencils.
A new serving fork has q piece
which can be pushed down along the
tines without the fingers touching the
food.
Made of fat steel spring, quickly
adjusted belt has been invented to take
the place of strings on kitchen or lab
oratory aprons.
For copying drawings or writings
ueVlce has been patented that follows
tne lines to be copied and at the same
ume guides pen or pencil
The broad ax., 1916-01-01
Eiaht Good Riddles.

Feet have they. but they walk not
stoves.
Eyes have they. but they see not
potatoes.
Teeth have they. but they chew not
saws.
Noses have they. but they smell not
-teapots.
Mouths have they. but they taste not
rivers.
Hands have they. but they handle
notebooks.
Ears have they, but they hear not
cornstalks.
Tongues have they. but they talk not
wagons.
The broad ax., 1916-01-01
The ReaI Thino.

Fred, aged three. had been a naughty
boy, and his mother had punished him.
He felt very much hurt and complain
ed to his auntie about mammals
spanking him. Auntie said, "It Is not
you that mamma spanks, but a little
devil inside of you who makes you do
naughty things" After sitting very
still for five minutes he said, at beats
all how It hurts me when that devil
gets spanked.
The broad ax., 1916-01-01
A Great Copper Nina.

For nearly TOO years copper ore
(chalcopyrite) has been taken regularly
from a mine in the province Of Dale
carlla, Sweden. The mine contains the
largest copper ore deposit in Sweden
and is supposed to be one Of the great
est chalcopyrite properties In the
world.
The broad ax., 1916-01-01
Our Trials.

"You know, my dear boy" said a
sympathizing friend to a man In trou-
BILE. that we really gain by our trials
in life"
"That depends altogether ON the kind
Of lawyer you get to conduct them"
replied the sufferer.
The broad ax., 1916-01-01
Current Comment.

California has taught the world how
70 make an exposition pay.-Philadel-
phia Record.
wen set some straw votes on the
PRESIDENTIAL candidates soon, and then
we VIII know no more about It than
We 10 now.-Philadelphia Press.
MISS Liberty in New York harbor Is
=, VI nave fine suit Of paint and gold
Ca But, alas, she will charm very
n," newcomers MISUNDERSTANDING
The broad ax., 1916-01-01
The Cats Tongue.

A cat can quickly empty a saucer Of
milk because at every swift dart Of
her flexible little tongue the tip Of 1t
curls up as 1t enters the fluid and
draws it back into her mouth. Her
rough barbed tongue, like little file,
enables her to get every particle Of
food from a bone by licking it. 1t an
swers for a wash rag, too. with which
to make her long and elaborate toilet.
The broad ax., 1916-01-01
A Real Artist,

as Brushpen a good artistY'
as he good? Why. he not only can
draw pictures that are good. but he
can draw checks that are good."-Pitts-
burgh Post
The broad ax., 1916-01-01
Different Methods.

There are two different kinds Of men.
Give one piece Of rope and he win
hang himself; give a similar piece to
the other and he'll form cordage trust
Washington Star.
The broad ax., 1916-01-01

It takes two people to make a quar-
rel, but one can often make more trou-
BILE than two can settle.
AS q last resort we could comman-
deer the annual output of the Ameri-
can hen and defy the world.
Getting along with your neighbors is
a comparatively simple task. All you've
got to be is a good neighbor.
Thousands Of young husbands will
welcome with shouts Of Joy the news
that dish wiping has been pronounced
insanitary.
A woman writer says Irritation Is one
Of the greatest games In the world. 1t
is one Of the few games in which both
players can lose.
The broad ax., 1916-01-01

BY medicine life may be prolonged,
yet death will seize the doctor too
Shakespeare.
The broad ax., 1916-01-01

It is noticed that most Of the ounces
In the school of experience are nisn'
pupils.
The broad ax., 1916-01-01

When you get to the point where you
are able to make both ends meet spice
the ends.
The broad ax., 1916-01-01

II people consulted their consclences
more they would have to consult law
yers less.
The broad ax., 1916-01-01
PITH AND POINT.

You will never be accused or cneat
ing at cards as long as you lose.
The broad ax., 1916-01-01

Being square with a man is quite dif-
ferent from getting square with him.
The broad ax., 1916-01-01

When you find that the truth - N
your way you may be sure that you are
on the wrong road.