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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-06-22
IN THE HOT BATHS OF JAPAN
Immersion at Temperature That
Would seaId the Occidental, Elk.
lies Wonder Of Visitors.

The number Of baths taken by the
japanese at the hot springs, says the
Herald Of Asia, and the length of time
they remain In the water run counter
10 all western medical opinion regard
Ing the utility OF hot baths for inyallds.
Five or six times day for an hour
or longer at q time would not be con-
sldered IN uncommon regime. A smile
OF incredulIty was raised some years
ago when Professor Chamberlain told
us OF n tiny spa where the bNthers
stayed in the water for q month or
more, with stones on their laps to pre-
vent them from floating in their sleep.
Yet ! could nNme another remote little
spot where very old man, well adj
vanced in his nlnetles, In fact, has lit
orally lived In the shallow warm wa
ter OF the spring for years, his knees
and neck supported by n beam, from
early morn till midnight.
The high temperature at which the
baths are taken has excited the wonder
OF many travellers, At Kusatsu, for In
stance, that Of the chief bath is 1913 de-
grees Fahrenheit; but such n temper
allure necessarily involves special pre-.
cautions before entering the bath, with
limit Of from three and one.half to
four minutes immersion. When we
remember that water at 10 degrees
Fahrenheit can just be borne by the
hand but not by the whole body, 1t Is
possible to realize the agony Of Nnilct.
ed humanity In the Kusatsu baths.
At the same time the japanese skin
cannot be so sensitive as that Of the
European, for the daily tub is enjoyed
by the native at a temperature that
makes the boldest Of us vince.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-06-22
Blind Children Learn.

Here is an original method used to
teach little blind child her alphabet,
that l hope may help other mothers
who have little ones afflicted with the
same handicap. Use the raised letters
from old felt pennants and paste on
four pieces of cardboard. Dividing
the alphabet into four parts prevent
the child from trying to learn too many
letters at once. When the alphabet Is
mastered the letters can then be made
into words and put on small card
boards. The little ones touch soon
learns to distinguish between letters
and 1t is interesting to note how soon
It grasps both letters and words.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-06-22
How TO Make Rugs From seIvageu
Otherwise Quite Useless.

Tailors first cut selyages from the
material which they use to make mems
suits. These selvaRcs make much bet.
ter rugs than ordinary carpet rags
when woven in the usual manner,
They come In long strips and require
little work In preparation for the
weaver. In place Of sewing the rags
in the usual way lay the end Of the
strip fiat upon the end Of another and
sew together without doubling. Tai
Tors usually throw these selvages away
and would therefore give them away
or sell them for n few cents. It ia an
easy matter to obtain all you wish.
II you would like. to make braided
rugs Of these selvages they must be
used double Wind the balls in one
color. so that you can blend and stripe
your rug conveniently.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-06-22
Safe to Be Around.

'How is your husband getting on
with his golf2"
"Very well, indeed. The children
are allowed to watch him now"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-06-22
OUR CL U B LIST

The Register and Toledo Blade,
full of good reading, Ma.
tional Weekly. ........."" 81 so
The Register and Mirror and
Farmer, an excellent Farm
er's Weekly. ................ 81 rs
The Register and Tr.Weekly
World, popular with every.
body, and taken largely... 81 65
The Register and The Country
Gentlemen, old, conservative
and reliable. ............... So 90
The Designer and Register for. 81 20
The Delineator and Register for So 10
The Woman's Home Compan.
ion and Register for. so 10
Modern Priscilla, Ladies World
and Pictorial Review and Mid
dlebury Register. ........ SO so
Middlebury Register and Farm
and Preside 7.............. 81 80
Good Housekeeping and Mid
dlebury Register. ........... 81 10
Middlebury Register, and
Christian Herald. .......... 81 30
Middlebury Register and Cath.
oIic News .................. 81 So
Middlebury Register and Farm
and Home. ............... 81 30
Pictorial Review and Register 81 10
The Register and Rural New
Yorker, a weekly of great
value TO farmers. 81 80
The Register and McCalls Mag
azlne ---- Observation-Disclosures. ST so
TIE ABOVE RATES are for subscrip.
tons inside the State An additional |
% cents should be added to outside the !
State subscriptions.
5000
Clubbing rates with all
Newspapers and
Magazines
T HE EGISTER oMPANY
Middlebury Vermont
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-06-22
EAST MIDDLEBURY

A pleasant party gathered at the
home of Mrs. Eliza A. Bradley when
thirty-eight of her friends surprised her
on the occasion of her seventy-siXth
the party being under the di-
rection of Mrs. Frank c. Warner of AL
bany, N. Y, who is visiting her A
bountiful supper was served and Mrs.
Bradley was the recipient of many pres
ents from her friends.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-06-22
EAST SHOREHAM

Mrs. Luther Webster is not as well
for the past few days.
R. M. Osborn is finishing out the
school term by taking the children from
Goose Hill to Richmond school.
Mrs. C. E. Severy of Hyde Park Wis
tied her mother and sisters, Mrs. M. P.
Cook and Mrs. Franc Bissel, several
days last week, returning home Mon
day last.
W. T. Delano went to the Mary
Fletcher hospital Sunday for treatment.
He was accompanied by his family.
Mrs. Delano remained with him.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-06-22
WEST BRIDPoRT

William Wilkinson of Douglas, Ariz,,
has been transferred from the Medical
Department to Artillery and expects to
arrive in New York the latter part of
June.
The heavy rains caused the pond at
Ashley tDukett's farm, which was
built last fall, to give way, doing much
damage to the roads and fences.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-06-22
VERGENNES

Capt, Charles f. Parker, Timothy
Neville and N. j. McCuen, delegates
from 81, Paul's church, went Tuesday
to Burlington to attend the annual con
vention Of the Episcopal diocese.
The receipts of Tuesdays sale at the
Atlantic and Pacific store amounted
to STA. GO and the local manager, h. S.
Benedict, has given 10 per cent of the
sales, to the Vergennes branch of the
Red Cross.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-06-22
CORNWALL

The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis
E. Samson, particularly the ladies' of
the d. A. R., who made their anniver-
sary celebration so pleasant have re-
ceived the heartiest appreciation from
the golden wedding couple. Mrs Samson
has said that she has discovered that
golden wedding day is many times hap
pier than the original day.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-06-22

ALL KINDS OF REPAIRING AND PAINTING
PROMPTLY DONE. ALSO HAVE A FIRST
CLASS HORSE SHOER. WORK GUARANTEED
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-06-30
GERMAN ADMIRAL PROMISED
 SURUGATION OF AMERICA
(MiChigaa Tradcsman

In 1s9S at Manila, the Gern.aa rear ad miral, Ven Goctzen. close friend of the kaiser, said to the American Adn2iraf Dewey:
 "In about fifteen years my country will begin great war, during which Germany will absorb Holland, annex Belgium, de stroy France cripple Russia humble Eng land and subiugate the United States. Some months after we have done our business iii Europe we shall take New York and prob ably Washington, and we shsll keep them for a time We do not intend to take any territory from you. but only to put your country in its proper place with reference to Germany We shall extract one CT two billions of dollars from New York and other towns"
 About fifteen years" proved to be a close prophecy, because the kaiser started his long planned war on civilization and democracy within fifteen years and fifteen months after the German rear admiral ut tered his prediction to one of America s greatest naval heroes
 The Tradesman has long had in its pos session a series of books written by the different members of the German general staff, describing how each would proceed
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-06-30
PERSHING'S FIGHTING MEN
 FINEST FIGHTERS IN WORLD

"The finest body of troops in the world," " is what foreign military observer ex- claimed as Pershing's veterans swung across the Mexican border a few months ago, ac- cording to Webb Miller, staff correspon- dent of the United Press, writing from Washington.
 They are the men who will make up 'Pcrshing's 25,000"- the first of the Amer- ean troops ordered to France They are the men who pushed across the "helI hike" -23 miles without water in whitening sun in one day, and pitched camp singing.
 America and the allies will be proud of these men, They are the flower of tine army
 In the l2.0OO men who followed Pershing into Mexico after Villa the United States has the best body of trained men and trained for real fighting that can be found in the world.
 After the first rush into Chihuahua the
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-06-30
THOSE WHO ARE EXEMPT

Those absolutely exempt under the seiec- tive conscription bill, according to advlces from Washington, are:
 Officers of the United States and any state or territory; ministers, students of recognized divinity or theological schools, and members of "any well-recognized rcli- gious sect or organization at present or ganized" whose existing creed" forbids participation in war. The last class is not exempt from noncombatant service. In addition the President is authorized to eX- clude or discharge from the draft the fol lowing: County and municipal officers, custom house clerks postal employees. work men in navy yards CT arsenals or armorles others in the general governments employ whom the President may designate; pilots and mariners actually employed in sea serv- ice; persons engaged in industries, lncluG- ing agriculture, found to be necessary to the maintenance of the military establishment, or the effective operation of the military force during the emergency; those having persons dependent upon them for support, and those found To be physically and nor ally defclent
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-06-30
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE

To w. F. Taylor and F. \. CoIonbo. their
 heirs and assigns:
 You and each CT you are hereby notified that the undcrS gned has expended fin labor and improvements the sum of one hundred dollars (si00.oo) for each of the years 1918, tQt4. 1915 and 1916, upon placer mining claim known as and called No. potosip gich, tributary Of Cane creek; and the further sum of one hundred dol lars (StO0.00) for each of the years 1915 and 1916 upon each of the following named placer mining claims, 10 Wit: French flllI Bench, fraction between French Hill Bench and No i above discovery. Etdnlght lFac- ton, and q fraction between No. 3 above discovery and No 1 PCtOSic 2ulCh. all upon Cane creek tributary of InnOkO river. Inn0kO mining district, Alaska.
 You are further notified that if at the pXplratlCn Of ninety t90) days after the date of the last publication of this notice you fail or refuse to contribute your pro portion Of such expenditure, your interest in each Of said claims Will become the property Of the undersigned, your CO owner, under section 2324 Cf the Revised statutes of the United States, and amend mcntS thereto.
 C. r.. OLSON, CO-OwneT-
 Date Of first publication, Na% ,, t9t7-
 bate of last publication, Aug i, 1917.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-06-30
Rabid Utterances

For using obscene language and for ut terances against the President bordering on the trcasonous, Jack O'Ncil. an old-timer Of the Tenana vst}ey, was arrested recently by Chief of Police Wise,nas at Fairbanks. In speaking of the war ONel called the President vile, unprintable name The matter was later taken up with the federal authorities, and it was said thst 8 com munication had been seat to the attorney general asking what disposition he wished to make of the case. O'Nell is said to have been guilty of other rabid utteraaces. The News Miner says: "In the Fairbanks district there gre several men who are re ported to be making statements against the government and the President, and they may not be as fortunate as O'Neli in escap- ing with arrest, for had 1t not been tor the self-restraint shown by the men who heard the utterances last night the man making them might now be in the hospital instead of the jail"
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-06-30
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE

To Henry kleimola, your heirs and assigns
 You and each of you are hereby notified that the undersigned has expended in labor and improvements the sum of one hundred dollars (StOOGOl for each of the years 1914, 1915 and t0i6, upon placer mining claim Last Chance Association, situated on Dodge creek, d tributary of Innoko river, in the lnnoko mining and recording dis triCt, territory of Alaska location notice therefor being of record in Vol. 9, at page 4i6. of the records of location for said
 You are further nouncd that If at the cxpIratton Of ninety (90) days after the last publication of this notice you fail CT refuse to contribute your proportion ot such expenditure, your interest in said claim will become the property Of the un- iprsigncd, your Co-ownCr. under section 2324 of the Revised Statutes of the United states. MATT klEI, Co-oWncT.
 Date Of first publication, April 2S, t9fe-
 nate of Iasl nMLIiCatlmn. L..lN 2s. l2l-.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-06-30
FORFEITURE NOTICE

To Sam Sanderson, and to his heirs and
 assigns:
 You are hereby notified that the under signed has expended in money. labor and improvements during each Of the years: 1915 and 1916 the sum of tDn hundred dollars ($f0O) upon plscer mining claim known as the Gold Run Association Claim, on the left limit of otter cree X, adjoining the New Moon Association, rl the Otter mining and recording district, territory of Alaska, in order to hold said claim under the provisions of the law respecting annual labor on mining claims.
 And if within ninety days after the last publication of this notice you fail or refuse to pay your proportion of such expenditure, your interest in said claim will become the property of tn" undersigned "o-oWner. ar- cording to the provisions of section 232f, Revised Statutes of the United tSatcS.
 CHARLES r. GERHART.
 First publication, April 7, 1917.
 Last publication. July :, 1917.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-06-30
Rich Pay Reported in Toloyana

That remarkably rich pay has been found on the ground of Kinney & Franklin, on No. Franklin gufch, IS the news received from Brooks by J. c. Kinney of Fairbanks, according to the News Miner In a letter received from Carl Swenson, a partner in some other mining ground, MT. Kinney is advised that pans running as high as S9O apiece were taken out recently by Martin, Goodwick X Arndt, the laymen on the ground One pan produced S63 another one S9O, and three others S87. Judge John F. Dillon, a recent arrival from the Tolo- vana, corroborates this report, saying that before he left the Tolovana district he learned that S250 had been taken from three or four pans of dirt. To date this is positively the richest strike made in the Tolovana district. In the same letter Mir. Kinney is advised that some ground in which he is interested, on Amy gulch, has shown as high as S2 pans, and MT. Kinney feels that he is as the writer of the letter wrote, "in bad all around
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-06-30
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF
 CO-PARTNERSH,P

A o-partncrship heretofore existing in the name and style Of titkcn & Riley iii the Territory of Alaska and the Yukon Territory. is this day May 1, t9l7J dis solved by mutual CofiSrnt.
 In the dissolution of said co partnership Thomas r. Aitk"n has taken ever the cn- tire Alaskan and Yukon Territory interests owned, leased and operated by the aror"- mentioned partnership.
 All persons, nrmS and corp DratIon1 in dcbtcd tO sand Co- partnership i1 the TcrIr tory Of Alaska and the Yukon Territory are respectively requested. in sctrip" said lu- dcbtcdncsS, to mak" all payments to Thomas P. Aitkcn Of Idtarod, ta5ka.
 Any indebtedness owing by in" said cp- partnership Of Altllcn & Riley i0 the Terri tory of Alaska and the Yukon Territory iI assumed and will be paid by said Thomas r. Aiken of IditarOd, Alaska
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-06-30

to "subjugate America All of the books are addressed to the kaiser, and state ex- plcitly that they were written at the kaiser's request.
 In the light of these positive proofs furnished by German officers of the German ruler-no American citizen who has ordl- nary intelligence can fail 10 see that for more than nineteen years the kaiser has been planning to "subjugate the United States" in his determination 10 destroy de, mocracy and substitute it with the cruel and tyrannca rule Of Prussian imperial
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-06-30
Attorney Disbarred

Alexander c. Young who has been prac- tcing law in the courts of Aleska for nearly year, was permanently dlsbarred from further practice by Judge Jennings on May l2 as the result of charges fled against Young recently, and on which hearings were held during the greater part of a week The attorney was charged with dis honest practices in dealing with clients, In making the order of diabarment Judge Jennings said "When MT. Young came here he stated to me generally that years before he had been disbarred in New Jer- sey. He asked me privately whether l would hold the previous dsbarment against him if he applied for admittance to the bar here. He assured me that his previous disbarment was on account of domestic troubles, and said nothing about being dis barred on account of reprehenslbie prac- tices"
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-06-30

little army settled down on the sun-baked plains to wait While they waited Pershing gave them the hardest continuous round of training any American forces have ever un- dergone For eleven months they drilled, drilled, drilled. The war department was waking up The lessons of the world war were eagerly seized upon. Every phase of the European war was studied and the re suits drilled into the men. Modern trench fighting was practiced day by day. The army dug the new style trenches and prac- ticed going over the top" It was severe training. But the fruits should send a thrill through the nation when they go over" the front trenches the first time Tn France.
 As the little army marched across the international line at Columbus, N. M, on the morning of February ,, l stood at the side of foreign military attache.
 In the thirteen mile column. with Persh- ing at the head, they poured silently down the dusty slope, amid sand clouds from the hot desert The little group on the bor- der stood fascinated Then the attache, who had seen thousands of men train, fight and die. broke the silence
 "They're the finest body of fighting men in the world" he said They've had such training as no other army has had And in them is the spirit of you Americans. l don't know what it IS, but I can see 1t in the swing of their shoulders and the rhythm of their march,
 These men are now waiting for the word. As all old grizzled first sergeant said while the troops were marching out
 They'd follow Black Jack Per>hing to hell"
 And.."Black Jack Pershing is the man to lead them there if need be-
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-06-30
Midniaht Closing in Third Division

To put an end to alI-night drinking and curtail the use of alcoholic drinks, Judge Brown has ordered that sH saloons close their doors from midnight until 6 o'clock in the morning every day, commencing Hay 19 Following is the order: ''In view of the unsettled conditions prevailing and the tendency all over the United States to c;utail the sale of liquor as matter of public policy, to prevent disorder and crime, it is ordered that from and after the 18th day of May. 1917 every saloon in the Third division of Alaska shall close at l2 o'clock midnight of each day and remain closed until o'clock the following morning All saloons shall remain closed from Satur day at l2 o'clock midnight until 6 o'clock Monday morning."
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-06-30
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ALASKA NEWS
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"Slackers" Come to Alaska

A Seward dispatch to a Seattle news paper says that officers on the steamship Alameda report the bringing to Alaska of number of sons of wealthy families who are sending them North to work in can neres and elsewhere in the hope of escap- ing conscription. These are referred to es "rah-r boys" and flag cheaters' by the sailors, who asked them how their par ents came to think of the scheme. Most of the cannerles are in remote pieces and will not be liable to be visited by draft census takers Officers are anxious to know how so many families happened to think of this scheme of aiding their sons to avoid conscription at the same time.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-06-30
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that the under signed has been appointed administrator ui the estate of sam Austin, deceased. All persons having claims agalnS5 the estat" of the said sam Austin deceased, are hereby notified to present them, property verified ard With the proper vouchers, within six months from the date of thi5 notice, to the undersigned a.lniniStrator at his place or business, at Flat City Hotel Front street, Flat City, Ouc? precinct, Alaska
 (SiGncd) JAMES Ct INNING, Admins trator of the Estate Of sam Austin,
 DeCeaSCd.
 hated lime 1 l. 1N l.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-06-30
The kuskokWim Medicine Man

Those residents of the Kuskokwim and Iditarod districts who remember Dr. Fred M. Spiers will appreciate the following, which is from the Butte Miner: 'Tales rvalEng those portrayed in Rex Beach's Spoilers and painting a glowing picture of Alaska, are being told around Hunters Hot Springs these days by Dr. Fred M. Spiers, United States commissioner for the Second district of Alaska. Dr. Spiers, wear ing a Russian sable cap and the regimen tsI shoe equipment. arrived here Sunday to take treatment for sciatic rheumatism. It takes the commissioner whole year to make the round trip from Ochotzgacha- famute, where the government mission IS established He says the way to pronounce the name of the place is by simple sneeze, It is located in the far North, over l,2OC miles from Nome and to get there several different kinds of iourneylngs are necessary. Leaving Nome, he travels on the White Pass x Yukon railway to the Yukon river, thence a canoe trip to the mouth of that stream takes the traveller to the kOyukuk river, whence he gets to the land of the Eskin1o. The last $50 miles of the journey Is made via dog team, and this can be made at only certain seasons of the year when the ice is formed. Dr. Spiers hes to cross Chilcoot pass in getting to the base where he has been for the past twenty-one years He says this Is his first trip to this country during that time. He scouts some of the claims made by Stefan son, the explorer, and declares that Dr. Cool: has a great deal to learn about seal ing Mount Mckinley"