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AMERICAN TEXT BOOKS.
Books to He Rewritten So As to Teach
Thrift.

America will be the first nation in the
world to rewrite her text books so that
the children of this country will be taught
thrift in the school room. According to an
announcement made Friday by the thrift
education committee of the National Edu-
cation assassination, radical innovations in
the American school curricula are about
to take place.
The lives Of James j. HILL Marshall
Field, John Wanamaker, and other great
American business men will be studied in
the schools, and text books on arithmetic,
history, English composition, domestic
science and household economics will be
subjected to radical changes. For the first
time in the history of the world, thrift
and personal efficiency will be given
scientific consideration in the class room.
Not the narrow thrift of mere money saw
ing but the broader thrift of individual
preparedness for practical life will be
taught, declares the committees state
| ment
| This Is the sweeping significance Of the
resolutions adopted by the national coun-
Gil of education at it's meeting In Port
land last week. The resolutions were writ
ten and presented by S. w. Straus of New
York. president Of the American Society
for Thrift. They point out that on account
Of the war America must from now on
eliminate waste of every character; that
President Wilson's first message to the
public after the declaration of war was
on thrift; that the only way to safeguard
the economic future of the nation IL
through a better understanding of thrift,
which can be made possible only through
the school-room and that at the forth.
coming meeting Of the council OF educa
ton in Atlanta, Ga, the school organize
ton will be expected to have before it 6
comprehensive plan for the practica
study of thrift in the schools of America.
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LAKE EXCURSIONS.

The steamer Ticonderoga will operate
the usual searchlight excursion to the
beaches and Westport this evening"
Steamer leaves at $50 p. M. returning at
1000 D. m. Romeo's orchestra will furnish
music.
Sunday. July % steamer Ticonderoga,
excursion to Plattsburgh or sail north
among the islands. Steamer leaves at
1920 a. m, arriving Plattsburgh HAS a..
M, sailing northward from Plattsburgh
at 1880 p. m. returning at 500 p. m. Leave
Plattsburgh $50 p. m, arriving Burling-
ton Gas p. m. Excursionists will be al
lowed to stop Off for five hours in Platts-
burgh or remain on board steamer and en-
Joy the sail north among the isianos.
Sunday. July %, steamer Vermont,
Excursion to Montcalm Landing
and intermediate landings. Steamer
George Phelps of Newport visited in
Montcalm Landing 1885 p. m. Returning
leave Montcalm Landing 1875 p. M, arriv-
Ing Burlington 500 p. m.
Thursday. July 26. steamer Ticonderoga,
excursion from all stations Westport to
Burlington inclusive, to Port Kent or
Plattsburgh and return. Steamer leaves
Burlington $50 a. m, arriving Pittsburgh
1890 q. m Returning leave Plattsburgh
3:15 p. M. arriving Burlington 4:55 D. m.
Excursionists from landings south have
the privilege OF remCining in Burlington.
Saturday. July 2S. steamer Tconderoga,
usual Saturday night searchlight excur-
sion to the beaches and Westport. Steam.
er leaves at $50 p. ms, returning at 1000 p.
m. Romeo's orchestra will furnish music
Sunday, July %, steamer Ticonderoga,
excursion to Plattsburgh or sail north
among the islands. Steamer leaves at 10: 80
a. m, returning at 6:45 p. m. Excursion
lists will have five hours in Plattsburgh
or remain on board steamer and take the
sail north among the islands.
Sunday, July %, steamer Vermont, ex.
cursion to Montcalm Landing and inter.
mediate landings. Steamer leaves at 90
a. M. returning at 500 p. m.
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SUMMER SCHOOL NOTES.

On Tuesday afternoon at four o'clock
there will be lecture at the chemistry
room of the science hall by Russell w.
Hyde Of Boston on French art. After
next week the lectures will take place
at the same hour on Tuesday and Thurs
day.
Another class for beginners in German
will be started next week. 1t will be held
at 1880. the room to be announced later.
The excursion to Ausable Chasm will
take place this morning, since Mr.. Hooper
has guaranteed good weather for the day.
The round trip will cost 81 Lunches
should be taken.
Miss Harrington explained the ground
that yer course in music appreciation
would cover this morning at the con-
ference. The aim of the course is to help
the teachers to pick out those things
which will be interesting to the children.
Any students wishing to visit the
weather bureau may mako arrangements
with MIR. Hooper to go in parties.
The benches have been placed in the
park In front of the college to accommo-
date the summer students. 1t Is hoped
that they will be kept warm
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CAMP WEDDING.
Miss Katharine Burritt Married to F.
H. MONTGOMERY of New York.


Miss Katharine Rushlow Burritt, daugh-
ter Of Mrs. Charles G. Burritt. a musician.
and Frederick Hamilton Montgomery, an
insurance broker of New York city. were
married at Camp Mudwayauschka on
Shelburne bay at $3.50 o'clock Monday
afternoon by the Rev. George r. Brush.
pastor of Trinity Episcopal Church. Shell
burne. The ceremony was performed on
the piazza of the cottage. fnformality
being the keynote Of the whole affair. The
cottage is situated in position over
looking Shelburne bay and the decora-
tons. enhanced BY the beauty Of the out
look. made the wedding a very pretty one
1t was n camp wedding in every respect,
the attire Of the wedding party and guests
being simple. Miss Burritt's attendant
was Mrs. Francis Trainor. whose maid Of
honor she was last year. and she was
given in marriage by her mother. The
best man was John Rushlow. an uncle
of the bride. After the ceremony simple
refreshments were served and the guests
left the couple at the camp. where they
will spend two weeks Only immediate
friends and relatives Of the couple were
present. Mr.. and Mrs. Montgomery will
will be at home in New York city after
December l.
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FITZGERALD AT POST.
Former Mayor OF Boston Entestains
with Speech and Song.

The soldier boys were entertained at the
Knights Of Columbus building at the State
reservation Tuesday evening by ex-Mayor
John F. Fitzgerald OF Boston. Owing to
the lateness OF the train on which Mr.
Fitzgerald waste arrive the boys were kept
waiting for some time, the building being
crowded for an hour before the ex-mayor
arrived. In the meantime Leo T. Ryan
Of Boston rendered several vocal selec-
lions, accompanied by his sister at the
piano. He also told several witty stories.
A mandolin quintet composed of members
of the 18th and 18th cavalries, then rem
dered several pieces. About S:45 Mr. Fitz-
gerald arrived with his party. amid the
cheers Of several hundred soldiers After
being introduced by Stephen NJ. Driscoll
of st. Adams, no made q 15 minute speech
concerning largely the features of the war
situation.
He first thanked the boys for their fine
spirit and patriotism. and said that all
America venerated them He gave them a
short sketch Of the great wars and of their
causes in the history of the United States.
They were wars for liberty and the pres
ent war Is also war for freedom. he said
The world looks to-day to Wilson for
the liberation Of the world from German
autocracy. He spoke of the good work of
President Wilson and of the enormous
task that was on his shoulders. saving
that the job is all up to one man for the
arranging OF the details of this great war
for this country. He said. moreover, that
the President would send no men to Eu-
rope until the way was made certain for
them. More care Is given the soldiers
now than ever before in the history of this
country and their salaries are to be raised
greatly by means of the income tax Sec
rotary Baker says the way to win the war
Is by using the boys in the best way pos
sible. In closing. he congratulated the X.
OF c. for erecting the building. and again
thanked the boys for their good work in
answering the call to the colors 30 prompt
ly and blessed them In their task.
After finishing his speech the ex-mayor
sang Sweet Adelne." Mr.. Fitzgerald
has strong tenor voice and the boys
called for encore after encore, and he re-
kAponded with aeysraL populaS ~songss Hhl
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TO Be A BUMPER HAY CROP
Chittenden County Will Be Typi.
cal of State, Probably.
Quality May he Poorer, but Alfalfa
Will He'll. Out-Ciover Good This
Summer--Harvcst IL Late
U. .. Estimates.

The hay crop, which is now being cut
IN Chittenden county, will be about az
large as that of last year, when a bumper
yield prevailed. says County Agent ]. ".
Dana. The crop In the State is also large.
There Is likely to be more poor hay, how
ever, he says, because of the weather. The
yield will run from l6 to IL tons an acre.
generally speaking. The lower price this
year-$12.S0 on July / for loose hay per
on. as compared with $3.50 last--is due to
the fact that SO much hay was carried
over.
The hay in the county isn't half cut. and
the other IL counties also are behind. 1t is
good clover year. though perhaps not
as good in Chittenden as last year.
The county will make up In the quality
of its alfalfa crop what the hay crop lacks.
But the acreage of the hay crop was some-
what smaller, because of more land being
planted to potatoes. beans, etc. The grass
hopper pest will not be a great factor.
although Jericho mad Milton will suffer a
little.
PLENTY OF ALFALFA.
The first of the three crops of alfalfa
averaged ~ to 2 tons an acre in Chit
tenden. as in Addison. Mr.. Dana will con-
tinue the % demonstration plots Of last
year and add these new ones: Farms of
j. d. Spaulding Of Cloverdale, j. w.
Spaulding Of Huntington. e. A. Rhodes
and B. s. Goodrich of Richmond, w. v.
N. Ring of Jericho, ]. F. Leach and Clay.
ton Rice of Essex Center, E. F. Sibley Of
Milton and P. NJ. Curtis Of Colchester. The
Grimm variety will be used almost exclu-
sively this year, because of the success
which attended 1t last summer. The Sec
ond crop of alfalfa will be better than the
first, If the usual signs rule, while the
third will be the thnnest of the three.
U. g. CROP ESTIMATES.
Prices of field crops on July 1 in Yer.
| mont were in some cases nearly double
what was asked on July l. 1916, according
| to the monthly report of the bureau OF
crop estimates of the federal department
of agriculture. which reached Morrill, hal
| yesterday.
| Corn cost s1.57 bushel, against $50 6
year ago. This years price was the loves
of any State in New England. Wheat cos
1918 as compared with s1.2O on the SAM
date a year ago. Oats. which is a larger
crop in Vermont, were at $50 as agains
s.6S a year ago. Barley, S1.S5 and s.e3; rye
s1.S2 and SIS; buckwheat, sos and s1.o1
hay, loose, per ton, $3.50 this year. $15.6
last; butter, $40 a pound this year. SO
| last, ceBS, goo d uOZeI lnlS year, f1f ldot
chicken, S.179 in 1917. $.14S in 1916.
The wet, cold spring delayed all blooms
from two to four weeks all over the coun
try, practically speaking, and man.
colonies of bees have died since the Ma.
report. Yields to July 1 were low, espe
cially in the clover belt. In the northern
States the supply Of clover is very short
as compared with a year ago. but a heav
underground is now springing up.
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istence. He insists on having 30 or %
holidays a year and often refuses good
pay for overtime work. The other day.
when the producers at one mine were
pushed to increase production. they went
to the Polish priest in an outlying town
and begged him to hold mass at 500 a.
m. on a coming saints day. 80 that the
miners could attend church and still get
in a regular days work. The priest con-
scented. the men acquiesced. but when the
day came not one of the force showed up
for work after attending the religious
service.
THE LIQUOR QUESTION.
This is typical of the anthracite dis
trict as many miner within the last few
weeks has refused to earn 81 or IS a day
which he could have made for doing a
little extra work. A few of the better
class are making from 500 to $500 month.
but these are exceptions. The producers
would be glad enough II they could get
eight hours a day work out Of their men,
as the wage agreement of last year stip-
ulated. But at most collieries this is
impossible, for with the numerous holi-
days. button strikes" and days off. the
working time in the anthracite district
has been materially reduced.
The miner Is about as Independent as
his union can make him. He knows that
his place is secure. since years ago the
Pennsylvania Legislature made 1t tmpos-
sible for even a college graduate to OBJ
tain miners license without serving an
apprenticeship, passing an examination
and complying with other conditions
which the unionized politicians provided.
You cannot study the labor situation in
the anthracite district five minutes with
out realizing. however, that nothing short
Of prohibition will bring about capacity
operations at the mines. .-..
One leader has estimated that with the
booze peril eliminated, the coal output
Of the United States could be increased
100000 tons year. Such q gain. for
both the anthracite and the soft coal dis
tricts, would be easily possible. There
are about LOO saloons in Luzerne coun-
ty, and since most of them are in the
| hands Of alien owners. it is not difficult
! to tell where the pay envelopes are emp
| tied on Saturday night.
The nation may have to choose before
] long between a fuel famine and closed
| saloons in the mining districts, should
the American miner be called upon to
keep the European Industries in opera
ton as we'll as those Of this country
BILLY" Sunday put dent in the liquor
traffic when he was here several years
ago. War will probably finish the jot
If the struggle should be long drawn
out. for the mining companies here are
up against the hardest labor problem that
they have wrestled with since the mem.
orable strike Of Ii years ago.
/ The difficulty then was in getting the
| producing companies to agree to pay
higher wages: the problem now is to &c,
the miners to accept the best pay an,
miners ever received for an eight-houl
day and to consent to earn more none,
for the extra work which must be forth
coming IL present production is to b.
| continued with a reduced working force
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OF COAL PLANTS
Prosperity Dependent on Labor supply
-Causes Of ShOrtage-Liquor
Question.

Wilkes-Barre, Pa.-Prosperity in this
district has come to be largely dependent
upon labor supply, says the Evening Post.
The large plants have had to turn
down profitable foreign business. owing
to the difficulty of maintaining full
working force. The men here are receiv-
ing the highest wages ever paid by Wilkes
Barre plants. Nor are the advances In
wages over, as the demand for labor Is
30 far in excess Of supply as to make 1t
difficult for large employers to keep rum
ming at even 80 per cent. of capacity. The
other 10 per cent. has been attained In q
few instances, but many manufacturers
have to be cOntented with a three-quar-
ters force. This means more now than 1t
ordinarily does, since there is SO much
business to do and such a large amount
Of profitable orders hanging in the air.
The labor situation has been made the
| more interesting by the activity Of the
recruiting car" which has made trips
nightly into various sections OF the dis
| trict in search of men to enlist in the
army and navy. This Is the first city to
| adopt a recruiting car" and the total
returns indicate that the expedient has
been successful. The trolley officials fur
nish car with a crew free of charge,
SO that the claims OF the government can
be presented each night by speakers.
| Great crowds have turned out to see
| this car. and since there have been ex-
| cellent speakers to present the cause the
result has been satisfactory from the re-
cruiting standpoint. A good many mon
have enlisted. Although the car has been
sent into various outlying mining towns.
there has been no persistent effort to OBJ
tain the enlistment of miners In either
the army or navy service ut this time.
A NEW LEISURE CLASS"
The reason is that the anthracite mines
although making a highly creditable rec
ord In the production of coal, are running
on the average of only rs per cent. OF
capacity. But the sons of the miners and
other young men of enlistment age have
come forward in answer to this novel ap.
peal. The large population In this dis.
trict has shown it's loyalty to the flag ir
many ways since the declaration Of wal
with Germany. Much enthusiasm has
been shown by these sons of foreign-b orT
Americans. and those who have lived
with them have no doubt as to the sin
cerjty of their patriotism.
One of the Independent coal operators
some time ago offered to pay anyone wht
could supply him with 500 laborers fe,
OF so per man secured 1t is not be
lieved that anything will come Of THU
offer. as labor is very scarce, and Their
is no way to mako good the lost efiicienc!
represented by the withdrawal of mel
for the munition plants. The average
kmtnsI liyee-A sort -o&u hAppVgo-luclEy IN
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MANY THOUSAND SHINGLES
SHIPPED ny PARCEL POST

western lumber company made *.
ceptional use Of the parcel post SUSTAIN
not long ago when 1t shipped consiGd-
ment of $4,000 shingles through the mat1s.
The destination of the shingles was %
miles from the shipping point. and the
postal charges were less than $50. Al.
though a shipment of this size is uncchl-
mon, the parcel post is frequently usedfn
the western states to send supplies to We
mote places in the stock-rasing country
as we'll as to the mines. many of which
are far from the beaten paths of travel
and so have no adequate railway facilities.
The lot Of shingles referred to went via
q star rural-delivery route.-From the
August Popular Mechanics Magazine.
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POLIO IN BARRE CITY,.
Beard Of Health Gets Report OF Illnsss
of Ross Boy. 80

DR.. e. F. Dalton. secretary of the Stat4
board of health. had another case oA
poliomyelitis reported to him yesterday.
The Is months old son Of Mr.. and Mrss
Alexander Ross Of Barre city is the latest
addition to this dreadful scourge. To
little child has suffered the paralysis OF
both legs. reads the report. -.
DR.. Dalton is also busily engaged In -.
ceiving and answering communications
which he is receiving by every mail ask
ing as to the advisability Of coming into
this State. or from parents who wish to
inform themselves as to whether or not
they should leave their chilren ut various
resorts along the lake in consequence OF
the dread OF the infantile paralysis germ.
These communications come from New
York, Massachusetts and many other
places,
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THE MEANEST MAN.

''It Is remarkable" said Mr.. 0runtjer.
"how mean some people are. had with
me on a fishing trip two friends who cyl.
IDENTIFY were familiar with my reputation
a. an angler. Before starting. one OF Thorn
made this suggestion: We will agree that
tho first one who catches ish must tnaat
the crowd I assented to this. and Swe
started Now, don't you know. those two
fellows both had bite. and were too neAn
to pull them up "
II suppose you lost. then?" remarked
the friend. *
"Oh no." replied Mr.. Gruntler. II di1p't
have any bait on my hook."-Milestonac (
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program for the evening was closed by the
singing Of America" and THE Star Span
gled Banner" by the whole audience. and
several cheers for Mr.. Fitzgerald.
Mr.. Fitzgerald arrived in the city last
night on the hysr and was met at the
station by a delegation Of Burlington busi-
ness men. consisting of T. B. Wright. J. p.
Taylor, NJ. d. Mcmahon, DR.. A. L. Larner
william Riley and w. v. scully, Manager
Steele Of the New Sherwood entertained
Mr.. Fitzgerald and the committee at din
mar.
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Foley Cathartic Tablets thoroughly
cleanse the bowels. sweeten the stomach
and arouse the liver. For indigestion. bill
iousness. bad breath. bloating. gas. or
constipation. no remedy 10 more highly
recommended. Don't be careless. See
benefit I derived by their USE" J. w.
,o;aullivAnvSoo- Chuychset. xAdVx
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FULL MILITARY HONORS.


to BE Held This Morning.
The funeral of DIR John C. Murphy. sur
geon OF the newly formed 18th cavalry at
Fort Ethan Allen. whose death occurred
at the Post hospital on Thursday morn
ing. will be held this morning at nine
o'clock at the Church of the Holy Rosary
In Richmond, with military honors at
tending the burial In Mt. Calvary ceme-
terry In this city.
The Second cavalry band and an escort
from the Post will meet the funeral
procession at Morrill, hall on University
place between 1qs45 and eleven O'Clock this
morning and proceed down Main street to
South Willard and thence to the ceme-
terry. Taps will be sounded and q salute
fired.
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UNDERHILL FARM SOLD.

Layely & Burdette have sold for C. N.
stvo,es of Underhill a 80 cow farm to
Allen Thompson Of Sheldon. Possession
was taken at once.
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QUITE TRUE.

(From the Boston Transcript)
The Germans are adopting measures to
toughen their soles. II they can make
them as hard as their souls they ought
60 be able to get through the winter bare
,Eootads
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FROM FACTORY TO HOME.

have no agents. Send for catalogue,
prices and terms. Save SIS to $50 real
money on any plano, Adams Music store.
Iss rank street. Burlington, VI. (adv.)
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II you are selling your. services afo9
cheaply. get in touch with the hetokf
work-markst through usinG the classD10
column
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OFFICERS OBDURATE.
Colonel Wolf Says Order VIII stand
until eurgeon.General Says No.


A Plattsburgh despatch says
Vermont. or that part of 1t repre-
sented by United States Senator Carroll
8. Page. is wrought up over the action
Of the camp authorities In prohibiting
the landing here Sunday of several excur-
sions from that State.
Another cause Of the offense felt by
the Green Mountain State is the revok-
ing by Colonel Wolf Of all passes to men
contemplating a trip into that State be-
cause Of the infantile paralysis epidemic
reported there.
This information was conveyed to q
member of the camp in kilograms re-
ceived from Senator Page to-day. who
threatens to visit the camp himself and
see about it.
Colonel Wolf told newspaper men to.
night that he did not know whether there
was or was not infantile paralysis across
the lake, but that the State board Of
health OF Vermont had 30 notified the
suTGeon-general. who reported 1t to
Colonel Wolf Acting on that informa-
ton, he said he had ordered all passes
for men going into Vermont revoked and
that the order will stand until the sur
geon-general ordered otherwise.
'"The camp authorities are not respon-
sible for the stopping Of excursion par
ties from across the lake coming In here.
The local board Of health took that step.
but Colonel Wolf told the newspaper men
tonight that had the local authorities
been backward In the matter he would
have acted himself
The Plattsburgh board Of health has
prohibited the landing In that city of any
| excursion from Vermont. An excursion
from Burlington last Sunday was no,
| permitted to visit Plattsburgh and the
Ave hours stop" In that city became a
| delightful five hours sail on the lake
| instead.