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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-04
Vermont Notes
News of the State Gathered
Here and There.
Northern vermont Fish nnd Game
League Organized Mt Newport with
DR.. Harry r.. Hamilton as
President.

The Northern Vermont Fish and Game
club has been organized at Newport and
the following officers elected: President
Or. Harry f. Hamilton, Newport; vice.
president, George l.. Macdiarmd. New
port; secretary, Jocl Il. BY, NcWpoi Il
directors. Col. =. 5. Emery, y. \. GriAgs
Newport. George T.. Morse, West Derby
DR. f. n AldriCh, Derby. Solon Gray
Morgan, T. G, Moulton, Holland y. g
Gallup, East Charleston. Walter tlene-
land, Coventry, Or. y. II. Butterheld
North Troy. Tho object Of the club Is
to foster and develop higher apprecia
ton of the natural attractions of wood
and stream in that section of northern
Vermont; to Systematically stock lakes
and streams with fish adapted to them
to encourage protection Of FISH and game
and game birds, and to urge obedience to
law
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-04
DRY-FARMERs or ANCIENT ROME.

The problem If drY-farmng with which
our western farmers are struggling was
faced also ty the ancient Romans and
handled Wy thorn in q manner from which
We moderns can borrow many suCges-
tion. When the French took control of
Tuns they found established there, a
legacy from the Roman colonists Of old.
a system of dry farming as perfect as
anything achieved by modern experiments
in Australia, South Africa. and our own
West. Prof J. Russell Smith of the Uni
versity of PENNSYLVANIA has made first
hand investigation Of this remarkable
archaeological puzzle which he describes
in the May Century in an article entitled
"'rhe Dry Farmers OF Rome Professor
Smith Is convinced that We can adapt the
methods of the old Romans, to our own
great advantage. Here is what he says
In part;
PLAINLY the Romans were master dry
farmers to succeed under conditions
worse than those under which we have
failed. How did they do 1t? Can we not
copy them? Fortunately we can copy
them, for they succeeded by the very
simple device of growing tree-crops Since
our dry farming has failed with grain
crops on 10 inches Of rain and upward
and theirs succeeded with tree-CropS on
/ 10 inches of rain and downward, the lesson
| Is most plain. We. too. should grow tree .
crops. This preachment for the conquest;
/ Of the American desert does not rest up
on archaeological evidence alone. 1t Is
( huttressed by the much more certain fact
of present practice. Olive-farming is now
going on again with conspicuous success
in n corner of this ancient Roman or
nl, itv1 In, al nttG ,iCi i'm,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-04

the American workers in Turkey during
the coming six months or year than they
have seen in any OF the past,
The American Board recognizes that its
situation in Turkey has of late grown
mora tense and critical If the present
ultimatum of the United states to Ger
many shall result in diplomatic break
between tho two countries TurNcy may
side strongly with Germany. seize all
American property and intern all Amer
lean residents in her empire. or she may
refuse to be drawn into Germanys COM
troversy, on the ground that she has no
quarrel with the United states ana lha'
she desires to maintain friendly relations
with her. There are limitations that she
may take the latter course. 1t Is not eN-
pected that, in any event American
Board missionaries in Turkey VIII nc
brought into physical danger; that their
work may be still more seriously inter
rupted and their property contiscated are
contingencies that must be faced
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-04
VERDUN ROCK OF HISTORY
Sinister Destiny Iadc 1t Scene of
French and Germnn Battles

~ sinister destiny seems to have sclec-
ted Nerdun as one of the rocks of history
around which the storms Of battle be-
tween France and Germany shall rage
ropeatedly," says "A bulletin just issued
by the National Geographic society
whose headquarters are in Washington
TT was in this city for the possession
OF which the greatest battle in the an
nails of civilized man has been waeed
for wee. that the treaty was signed
which div lied the empire Of Charlcmagnc
and esta) shed the neuClcus Of Germany
II. r., -.On separate from France" con-
Tues the bulletin. The Treaty of Yer
dun was executed in the ninth century
by the three grandsons of the great en-
pcror. BY its provisions the CarOlingian
domains were partitlonod, never again
to be reunited under one ruler That
territory lying east of the Rhine and
including Bavaria, FranCOna, ThurinGia.
SaXony and the districts around Spires.
Worms and Mainz fell to the lot of Louis,
who very properly is known to history
Ms Louis the German, for he may be con-
sidered the real founder Of the German
cmpirc Lothair the eldest son of Louis
the Pious, Charlemaene's successor, as
sumed the title of emperor and secured
the kingdom of Italy, together with Lor-
raine, Provence and Lyonnais, To
Charles the Bald. half brother Of Louis
and Lothian, were allotted Aquitania
Neustria and that part of Spain which
had been wrcstcd from the Moors. To
Charles fell the distinction of founding
the French dynasty.
But long before this treaty of S3, Yer
dun was assured a place on history S
mage. The basin on the banks OF the
Mouse was known in the days of the
Roman empire AS the camp of Viroou-
mum 1t was destroyed in the barbarian
Inyasions which occurred during the de-
cadence of the Caesars, and did not re-
cover until the fifth century In SOP il
was seized by Clovis who, actuated by
religious zeal nculcated by his wife, the
Burgundan Princess ClOtilda, cndeaVor-
ed to subjugate all the nom hrlstiar
Frankish princes,
"In the eleventh century Verdun, hay
Ing become German city. was the scene
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-04

our papers. our little country papers,
seem drab and mserahy provincial I"
strangers: yet we who read them read IN
their lines the sweet intimate story OF
life. And all these touches of nature
make us Wondrous kind 1t is the coun-
J try newspaper, bringing together daily
| the threads of the towns life, weaving
them into something rich and strange,
, and setting the pattern as ii weaVeS. di-
recting the loom, and giving the cloth
it's color by mixing the lives of all tho
people in its color pot-it is this country
! newspaper that reveals us to ourselves,
that keeps our country hearts quick and
our country minds open and our country
faith strong.
When the girl at the CloVe-Counter mar
rles the boy in the wholesale house, the
news OF their wedding is good for a forty
! line wedding notice. and the forty lines
! i'm the country paper give them self re-
spcct. When in due course We know
| that their baby is a twelVe-pounder,
named Grover or Theodore or Woodrow,
/ we have that neighborly feeling that
breeds the real democracy. When We
read of death in that home we can mourn
with thcm that mourn. When We see
them moving upward in the world into
a firm, and out toward the country club
Ineghborhood, We rejoice with them that
! rejoice. Therefore, men and brethren.
when YOU are riding through this vale of
tears upon the California Limited. and by
chance pick up the little country news
paper with it's meagre telegraph service
of three or FOUR thousand words-or. at
best fifteen or twenty thousand when
YOU see its array of countryside items; it's
intermnable local stories; it's tiresome
editorials ON the waterworks, the schools,
the street railroad. the crops and the city
printing, don't throw down the contempti-
hle little rag with the verdict that there
is nothing In il. But know this, and
know it well: If YOU could take the clay
from your eyes and read the little paper
us 1t Is written, YOU would find all OF God $
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-04
SINGLE-COMB WHITE LEGHORNS.

The Icshorn hen will probably respond
more readily to highly concentrated feed
ing methods than any other variety. They
are vcritable egg machines. Hens laying
over 90 eggs in n year are not uncom-
mon i'm this variety. some individuals
hold records Of laying over 800 eggs.
Icghorn eggs are usually very fertile,
and Che chicks develop and grow rapidly.
pul.ets often commence laying at FOUR
months old The young cockerels mako
splendid SQUAD broilers, for which there
is a steady demand. The average Leg
horn male weighs from four TO five and
Il half pounds and the females about
three to four pounds.
They have long heads. bright promi-
nent eyes and brilliant red comb ard
wattlcs. which make striking contrast
to their snowy-white plumagc. The back
is long and curves gracefully into low
Widespread tail. Body prominent In 'ho
breast and wide between the thighs. pr'-
yiding ample room for the egg and diges-
tive organs.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-04
LIFE IN CONSTANTINOPLE.
Food supply Rapidly Decreasing and
Outlook Dark for Future,

The American Board of commissioners
for Foreign Missions has Just received
from a correspondent in a neutral Euro
pean country letter giving n statement
of conditions as he observed them in a
recent business trip into the Turkish cap
itaL The letter says:
Economically the situation in Constan-
tinople was much worse than had antici-
pated The various issues of paper money
have driven most of the gold from the
market, 1t is said that Germany has Sc
cured control OF practically all the gold
in the country. Even the good paper
money, such as the Ottoman bank notes,
and much of the silver have disappeared
| and there remains only the paper issued
by the government and the small nickel
money.
| The food supply Is rapidly decreasing
| Bread still sells at the rate of ~ paras
! the oke but the loaves are from 100 to $50
| drahms light In weight. Every day some
sections OF the city are without bread.
For the 50 hours before my departure no
| bread had been distributed in the Gcdik
| Pasha suburb. y few days earlier HIS
sar (anothcr district had no bread for
As hours. The railroads leading TO the
city We're being used almost exclusively
for miitar' purposes and the sea routes
We're closed.
| The situation in eastern Anatola is
likely to make TRANSFORMATION of food sup
plies from that region to the capital less
and less favorable. There is no doubt
that tho Germans are sendinq certain
food supplies e,g., meat, fats. eggs. olives
and olive oil, etc, from Turkey to Ger
many. Turkey is watching this leakage
Ia ln b.,p
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-04
PROGRESS IN CHINA.
bible school stands Where Boxers
KILLED Fifteen American Missionaries.

In Paotingfu, China. in 1909 the
EoNe1s killed fifteen American mis-
aionar!es and destroyed as they sup
posed the foreign" religion. In Pao-
tingfu to-day on East street" a re-
gion crowded all day long, is a sign
which reads Gospel Hall, Preaching
Every Night Free Reading Room"
IIrcre business men. smart young mill
tary students in epauleted uniform with
swords dangling at their sides, stolid
looking soldiers from the Paotingfu
barracks, students-also in uniform
from the government schools, rlcksha
men footing their horns. and now and
then a dignified teacher of the old days
walking slowly and stiffly along, all
iostle each other around this sign from
morning till night.
The Gospel Ham is room which
the American Board mission in paot-
ingfu have hired so az to get close to the
heart of the citys life. The hall and
the reading room are crowded con-
tnually, 50 much so that the latter
room has had to be closed on sundays,
as the president Of the military academy
and other authorities were afraid Of the
crowds who gathered on that day to
read about the revolving provinces in
South China and to talk politics.
The governor of the military school
remarked that he was entirely willing
to have his students come to the mis-
sion's Bible school. and they do so ir
large numbers. a wealthy Chinese bust
ness man has been giving Bibles t.
those in the gospel meetings who desired
them. Not long since the military stu,
dents sent to the American hoard''
worker "A list of 700 names of those who
wanted Bibles; and the questions the
students ask of the missionaries show
"A genuine earnestness and determine
| ton to know what is at the bottom o.
the Christians faith.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-04

Ira J. Watkins son Of Mr.. and Mrs Z.
S. Watkins of Rutland, who was travel
ing with his autodrOmc, fell while per-
forming at Braddock. Pa, last week and
suffered a dislocaton of the hip and frac-
ture of three fingers on his left hand, III
addition TO several cuts and bruises. Mr.
Watkins has lately organized the Wat
kins Drome company, which controls Il
number OF motordromes and autodromes
used by travelling shows. The automo-
bile in which MIR, Watkins was ridin;
when hurt was speeding around the drome
at the rate Of 30 miles an hour when it
struck a railing and turned turtle in the
bottom of the pit Mr.. Watkins was pin
ned underneath the car and he was UNI
conscious when removed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-04

until the jar is filed, or, II the jar is not
fun of eggs. the topmost eggs should be
covered with the solution to a depth OF
at least two inches. When the jar is
filled the cover should he placed over
same and il should be set in dark, cool
place. If the crock or preserving con-
tainer IS covered tightly II prevents
evaporatlon hence the solution remains
in a normal condition longer than where
the crock is left open. Even If carefully
covered. a slight evaporation will take
place which will mean that additional
solution VIII probably have to be added
once every three months. a bench or
table in the basement or cellar Is the
best place to keep the jars. such as that
| used for preserves or canned fruit.
This method as outlined above is not
! designed to hold eggs from one year to
another. or over periods longer than n'ne
| TO 10 months The season Of cheap pro-
!duction is April and it is therefore most
economical and profitable to put the eggs
down at this time. A shortage or eggs
is usually felt beginning the latter part
/ of july August hence enough eggs
should he preserved to meet daily needs
! from August until the following Eec-
ruary.
| Uses OF PRESERVED EGGS.
| Preserved eggs, If properly handled
can be used for any purpose, although
they have not the consistency of new
! laid egg Many people prefer to use them
only for cooking purposes. In appearance.
the preserved eggs will show an albunen
or white which is trife more watery
| than a strictly fresh egg. The yolk Will
not stand up as we'll as the yolk In
strictly fresh egg. The preserved egg VIII
not stand quite the rough usage that a
strictly fresh egg will endure. due 70 a
slight Weakening OF the structure of the
membrane surrounding the yolk
Preserved eggs should never be offered
for sale whore they must be removed
from the solution and handled many times.
| When using such eggs at home they
should be taken from the solution as
needed. for they are apt to deter'orots
If held out of the solution any great
length of time When boiling preserved
eggs, it is advisable to make n slight pin
prick is the large end Of the egg TO pre-
vent the cracking Of the shell.
1t IS earnestly believed and recommend
ed that a more extended practice Of home
preservation of eggs, by the water glass
riethod, will do much to reduce the cost
of eggs which must otherwise he pur-
chased during the fall and winter. tho
method is simple, the cost is very low,
and the profit resulting from the practice
is very material
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-04

inch across. and not more than one
eighth of an inch in depth. Eggs which
have large air cells. as determined by the
candle. show that they have been held
and should not be used.
If the eggs are purchased by contract
from a reliable party who has previously
eandled them. it will not be necessary TO
candl> them again before preservation.
Candlinp takes but a few minutes, in
which both the freshness of the eggs, as
well as freedom from blood clots can be
determined Strictly fresh eggs may oc-
casionally contain blood clots, which are
due to slight ruptures in the otiduct
while the eggs are being formed. THESE
clots can he readily detected before the
candle as the eggs will have red cloudy
appearance. Such eggs should not be pre-
served
II does not pay to preserve poor eggs
They not only take mp room In the solu'
ton which should be occupied by COCO
eggs, but they may go bad ana spoi
other eggs in the same container. Only
eggs which have clean shells should be
used. Eggs for preserving should never
he washed, as it opens mn the pores III
the shell and makes possible more
rapid evaporation. All eggs suitable foi
preserving should have hard, smooth
shells No cracked or th!n-sheued eggs
should ever be placed in preserving SOIL
ton; they are apt to break ana lnluTe
the adjoining eggs.
! MAKING THE PRES ERNING Sol-t
TION.
A normal sodium s!licate which IL com
| ,,o,l,. l;p,vu ne water gla - can lie llr
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-04
THE COUNTRY NEWSPAPER.
(Wflliam Allen White in Harpers Maya
ZineD

civilian Allen White IN Harper Masa-
ZineD
Fut the beauty and the JOY of our papers
and their little worlds Is that we who NV,
in country towns know our own heroes
who knows Murphy in New York? Only
a few. Yet in t.mporia we all know Tom
O'Conner-and we love him Who knows
Morgan In New York? One man in IA
hundred thousand. Yet in Empora who
does not know George Newman, our bank
er and merchant prince? Boston people
nick up their morning papers and read
with shuddering horror of the crimes of
their daily william. yet read without that
fine thrill that We have when we hear
that Al l.udorph is in Jail again in En-
noria. For all we know AL we've rid
den in his hack score of times. And
we take up our paper with the story of
his frailties as readers who begin the
narrative Of an old friends adventures,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-04
Preservation in Water
Glass Is a Simple, Re-
liable Treatment for
Home Use.
BY PROF. HARRY r. LEWIS
Department Of Poultry Husbandry, New
Jersey State College Of Agriculture.
Copyright. 1916.

Eggs are scarce and consequently high
in price during the winter, and they are
abundant and cheap in the spring months
The spring is the natural producing sea
son, and weather conditions are such that
all poultry focks are laying heavily.
The problem of the housewife is to Sc
cure eggs during the winter at a price
that is reasonable, and there are but two
ways to do this. either to buy cold stor-
are eggs. or to preserve ones own supply
a a time when they are cheap.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-04

Placing eggs in cold storage Is rrac-
ticed extensively each year by large
wholesale dealers. They buy eggs at
from Il to - cents per dozen in April.
with the idea that they will be sold dur
ing the period OF high prices in Novcm-
Der. December and January. such eggs
are Of good quality if properly stored and
handled but often the quality Is qucs-
t:onahle by the time they reach the uiu-
mate consumer. This practice Of cold
storage Is, however ver% material adj
vantage to both producer and consumer.
for il acts as balance regulating the
supply and demand. If it were not for
this supply of storage eggs in winter, the
housewife could not buy eggs for any
amount Of money. Likewise, in the
spring, If it we're not for the demand for
storage purposes. the producer would no;
find it profitable to ship his eggs because
the prices would he so low The preser
walton OF eggs for home use will do much
to insure quality at reasonable prices.
WATER GLASS PRr2sERVAT1ON.
Water glass, or sodium slicate is prob
ably the most satisfactory material to use
for home preservation. The only arti-
Giles needed for this practice are as fol-
lows: stone or eartenware crooks. n sup
ply OF sodium siliCate or water glass
and strictly fresh, good quality eggs.
Earthenware crooks with covers, holding
about four gallons each, can be secured at
a cost of seventy cents each. Crooks Of
this size will preserve about 10 dozen
eggs each. Smaller crooks can he used
| for n smaller quantity of eggs, but there
is no advantage in having smaller
utensil. as the eggs can he taken as
needed from the larger crock and they
can be preserved gradually, simply by add
ing more solution as additional eggs are
placed IN the CROCK. strictly fresh high
grade eggs. however, are vital to the
success of the work.
/ SECURING THE EGGS FOR PREsE.R
The best plan is to arrange with some
reliable poultrynan to supply these eggs
II large numbers are to he preserved, they
should be bought by the crate. Il is
usually possible for a number OF families
to cooperate and in this way secure an
excellent supply at reasonable prices.
Eggs can be secured hy contract at
about - cents per dozen in case lots
during April \ price of two cents above
. W
the poultryman is to produce infertile
eggs and guarantee clean, fresh, uniform
eggs.
Irfertile eggs are superior TO fertile
ones for preserving, for a number OF
reasons: they do not hatch nor will the|
ever contain a developed germ; they
Withstand heat we'll and bear shipment
with little danger Of injury; they are
slow to decay and are no more costly
than fertile eggs.
When purchasing eggs for preserva-
ton, if infertile eggs are guaranteed. the
purchaser should break an egg or two
and by examining the yolk one can be
sure that the quality for which an eNtra
price is being paid, is present. Fresh
ness is one Of the most important require
ments. The age or freshness of the egi
can he detected by Gambling and study
ing the size of the air cell Strictly frcsl
eggs suitable for preservation should con
J tain air cells that are very small. 1h'
cell should not he more than one-ha't Al
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-04

ing 1t from the rays OF the sun. Given
one good drink. an olive-tree has shown
it's ability to survive two rainless desert
summers with only single shower be-
tween. That is why the dry farmers OF
Rome succeeded 1,5oo years ago, and their
successors are succeeding now while our
dry farmers have often failed through
their dependence on the quick growing
mich. perishing ANNALS"
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POULTNEY CHILD BURNED.

Lloyd George Roberts three ycar-old
son of g. William Roberts of poultncN.
was severely burned about the legs and
the back the other afternoon when h.
overturned a Kettle of hot water upon
himself His grandmother was preparing
to clean an oil stoVeand placed the kettle
of water upon a table. The boy ran
against the table.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-04
CLARION.

God send a prophet tongucd with fame
To scar the Nations self-contant:
Lest writ in words OF vivid shame
Ye read, eternal Punishment.
Dread Punishment from those High Halls
Your fathers builded wide and deep.
once, twice and thrice the trumpet calls
How long shall ye lie bound in sleep?
The skies are dark with homing ghosts
With Belgian blood the world is red.
Through the salt sea in piteous hosts
Stll troop the phantoms Of your deadt
Shrill-voced your chosen leaders cry
The need of freedom for your gold.
Thank God the men at Concord lie
Too deep to know what W have sold.
Was il FOR this ancient hand
Carved out the riches of your soilf
Then let the sea blot out the land.
The storm blot out the wasted TOLL
Blot out the dream OF Washington.
Blot out the vision Lincoln knew.
Blot out the hope OF air and sun.
Bring back the night they overthrow!
The sword is nigh. the sword is come,
Awake, o Waterman on the walls,
And lift your dead hands to the drum!
Harold Trowbridge Pulsifer in the Out.
look.
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MARE1ED 80 YEAES.

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred II. lIohson Of Bel
lows Falls observed their golden we'd
ding anniversary April 70. II"
served in the civil War in Company
s, Seventh Vermont Volunteers.