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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-01-04
AMERICANS LEAD
IN WAR WEAPONS
Engines Of Destruction Invented
in This Country.
LONG LIST OF GENIuSES
For a Peaee.LoVins People Americana
Have Been Quick In Giving to World
Most PowerfuI.and Ingenious Weap'
ons-Alrplane, Submarine and Lewis
Gun Devised Here,

The invention Of the nlrplane, the
submarine, the Lewis machine gun and
other destructive agencies Of war en-
phaslzes the fact that though Ameri-
cans may be peace-loying people
they have been quick In bringing into
the world the most powerful and In
genious weapons.
Away back in the days Of the Amer
tcaa Revolution American small Grma
were famous, and these guns caused
General Howe to write home about
1.-THE terrible guns Of the rebels" At
that time Americans were a nation Of
gunmakers and gun users, and an au-
thorIty has written;
an the colonial days the residents
Of the Atlantic seabOard were the
greatest users of guns Of their period,
and gunmakers' shops were in every
city and town. With little knowledge
Of the science of ballistlcs, these men
perfected the American rifle that was
n factor Of great moment in the RevO-
luton when welded by the sharpshoot-
ing, kccn-cycd men Of the colonies"
American lnVents Revolver.
From about 1900 until a period near
the time of the outbreak Of the Civil
war the lager rifle, made at the
United States arsenal and rifle factory
at Harpcr'S Ferry, and generally
known MS the "IIarpcr'S Ferry rifle
stood at the head of the list for eff
ficiency as military rifle.
It was an American who invented
the revolver Colonel Samuel Colts
first vital patent was taken out in
1888, but at the beginning the army
and navy officers looked with suspicion
or aversion upon the device. The
Seminole war; in 1897 gave the inycu-
tor his first opportunity, and his re-
volvcr proved effective in terrifying
the Indians of Florida
II came into use in large numbers
during the Mexican war in the hands
~ l'AIN IAtllN'lN =. III l'N'lN'l W.
that period was far different from the
type of today. The powder had to be
dropped into six holes, the bullets then
placed on top and ranmed down by Il
lever; percussion caps affixed back of
each charge and the hammer pulled
back after each shot.
Invention Of Calling.
Then there was the invention of
Richard j. Calling who brought forth
the first serviceable machine gun of
the world. A writer on military weap-
OnS has said that "in the Yankee group
of inventors ranks Eliphulet Reming-
ton, ,Tr., of the same period as Colt ;
Maxim of Maine, the inventor Of Eng
lands best rapid-fre gun, and PARROT,
who made the great smoothbores of
the last century,
Among Americans who did much in
the development of heavy ordnance
were Dahlgren and ROdman, inventors
md designers of the most effective big
guns of the Civil war, and Colonel
Bomford of New York, who designed
and superintended the building of the
great COumbiadS.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-01-04
Estate of
Samuel T.. Meekin
late OF NIiddlebury
CTATE OF VERMONT,


kODIsTRICT OF ADDISON. S.
To the Honorable Probate Court for the District
Aforesaid:
To all persons interested in the estate Of Samuel
E Meekin, late of Mddlebury, in said District
deceased, GREETING
Whereas. said Court has assigned the 18th day of
January, next, at ten o'clock a. M for exam
ming and allowing the accounts of the admin.
,atrator Of the estate Of said deceased and
for a decree Of the residue Of said estates to
the lawful claimants of the sare, and ordered
mat public notice thereof be given to all persons
Interested in said estate by publishing this order
three weeks successfully previous to the day as
signed, in the Middlebury Register, newspaper
published at Middlebury. in said District.
Therefore. you are hereby notified to appear
at the Probate Office in Middlebury, in said Dis
trict on the day assigned, then and there to con-
Test the allowance of said accounts if you see
-ause, and to establish your right as heirs ega-
ices and lawful claimants to said residue.
Given under my hand. this nth day of Decem-
Der, 1917.
81 Charles I. Button Judge
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-01-04
Estate OF
Milo II. COburn
late of Wcybridge
OTATE OF VERMONT
- ,,,f,sr.ut,,s, az, AnntenA &C

L-NTATE OF VERMONT
> DISTRICT OF ADDISON, SIS.
The Honorable Probate Court for the District of
Addison:
To all persons Interested in the estate Of Milo
y Coburn, late Of Weybrdge, in said district,
deceased GREETING;
Whereas, application hath been made to this
court in writing by the Administrator de bonus
1on of the said estate praying for license and
authority to sell all Of the real estate OF said de-
ceased for the payment of debts and charges of
administration, setting forth therein the amount
If debts due from said deceased, the charges of
administration. and the amount of personal estate
and the situation Of the real estate
Whereupon, the said Court appointed and as
signed the It'll day of January, 1918, at 300 o'clock
a. M, at the Probate Office in Middlebury, in said
district, to hear and decide upon said application
and petition, and ordered public notice thereof be
given to all persons interested therein, by pub
fishing said order together with the time and
place of hearing, three weeks successfully in the
Middlebury Register, a newspaper which circu-
iates in the neighborhoOd of those persons inter-
ested in said estate all which publications shall
be previous to the day assigned for hearing.
Therefore, you are hereby notified to appear be
fore said Court at the time aud place assigned,
then and there in said Court to make your objec-
tons to the granting of such license, if you see
cause.
Given under my hand at Middlebury in said
district this 18th day of December, 1917
81 CHARLES !. BUTTON, Judge.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-01-04
URGE SWIMMING RICH CREAM
Saving Can Be Accomplished by Turn
OF Cream Screw, and Is Well
Worth Effort Required.

In sklmming a hundred pounds Of
80 per cent cream, - more pounds Of
skim milk is kept on the farm than
when the same amount of 90 per cent
cream is taken. This saving can be
accomplished by n turn of the cream
screw and at present feed prices is
we'll worth the effort required More
skim milk on the farms also means
more calves raised to furnish .meat
and milk for all. Milk producers are
paid for the butterfat In cream; not
for the water and other constituents.
This makes it advisable to skim a
rich cream.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-01-04
WAS FEELING ALL RUN DOWN.

symptoms of on-coming kidney
trouble deserve prompt attention, for
neglect invites serious illness. Louis
Buckner, Somerset, Va, writes: 81 was
feeling all run down; tired, with pains
in my back. After taking Foley's Kid
ney Pills felt like new man. Back
ache, rheumatic pains, stiff joints, sore
muscles, swollen ankles, puffiness under
eyes, and sleep-disturbing bladder all.
ments yield quickly to this time-tried
remedy. A boon to middleaged men
and women. Frost's Pharmacy, S.
Main street, Middlebury, and E. j.
Whitney, Salisbury. adv.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-01-04

Seven hundred thousand fewer births
took place in Germany last year tnan
in 1914.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-01-04
BRIDPoRT

The annual meeting Of the Bridport
and Addison Detective Society will be
held at the Town Hall at Brldport,
Wednesday, Jan, 8. Dinner will be
served at the yestry by the Ladies'
Society,
Miss Ruth Grosyenor, of Mddebury,
was in town Thursday to attend the
funeral of her uncle, Walter Rock
wood
Mrs, Dwight Powers went Thursday
to Highgate Springs, where she is the
guest Of relatives,
Lester Packard, who went to St. Al
bans, to visit his mother has returned.
Miss Flora Booth who hes been the
guest of Miss Elizabeth Hamilton, re.
turned Sunday to her home in North
Ferrisburg,
Stanley Converse who has been spend
ing the holidays with his parents, Mr.,
and Mrs. o. h. Converse returned TO
Burlington Saturday,
Miss Beatrice Seleck has been the
guest of her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs, N W. Russell, during the past
week.
News has been received that Mrs.
Carson Fisher who went to Rochester,
Minnesota, for an operation for goitre,
has been through successful operation
and % doing nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Guilda and
daughter, Miss Ruth, who were guests
of their uncle, George Conn, Christmas.
returned Saturday to their home at
Rockland, Delaware.
Thomas Nadeau started Monday for
Wisconsin having been called there by
the serious illness of brother.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Nadeau of
Port Henry, N. Y, were guests of Mr.
Nadeau's parents, Mr.. and Mrs, Rich
ard Nadeau, Tuesday,
Miss Carrie Conn, who has been visit
ing at the home Of her brother, George
Conn, returned to Burlington Saturday,
The next regular meeting of the Bird
port Grange will be held at the Grange
Hall Tuesday evening, Jan 9Th, when
the new officers will be installed by
State Master, w, N. Cady of Middle
bury. Light refreshments will be
served.
Seventy couples attended the Old
Folks Dance held at the Grange Hall
Friday evening,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-01-04
NOTICE

The annual meeting of the Patrons
Cooperative Fire Insurance Co. will be
held at Grange Hall, Middlebury, VT,
on Tuesday, January 8th, at P. M.
All policy holders and voters are invited
to attend as well as any others who are
in Grange Insurance.
WILLIS N. CADY, President.
Abram w. Foote, Secretary.
Middebury, Vt, Dec. 20, 1917. l Il
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-01-04
CIothinq Is Needed,

The Red Cross society is informed
that great quantities of clothing will
be needed by the civilian population Of
war-strlcken countries of Europe.
Women who are not able because Of
home duties or physical disability to
take up clerical work: ere urged to
make garments for the noncombatant
peoples Of Belgium. France and Po-
land.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-01-04

Miss Elizabeth Shelley of Washing
ton has memento Of many months
work conducting with Nine. Slavko
Grouitch a children's hospital in a lit
tie Serbian town in the early stage Of
the war. His name Is BOgaljub, which
is Slavic for Gods love, and his chief
ambition is to be Boy Scout and an
American citizen. Bogaljub IS four
years old, one of the few Serbian or
phans allowed to depart from Serbia
after the Austrian occupation.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-01-04
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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-01-19
Glass Eve That Moves.

Capt. J. l.. Aymard. British army
surgeon, describes In the Lancet an
improved glass eye which can move.
The chief drawbacks to the ordinary
glass eye are that, being simply con-
vex shell Of glass. 1t tends TO sink
back into the socket and is fixed In n
stony stare. Captain Aymard gets
over these difficulties by placing in
the socket Of the eye sphere of liv-
Ing cartilage or gristle taken without
risk from the patients ribs. II Is all
one operation. While one surgeon re-
moves the destroyed eye, another sur
geon removes the pieces of cartilage
from nenr the patients breastbone.
Two pieces are made into little
globe, which is placed in the socket,
and the thin outer covering Of the eye,
the conjunctiva. is(sewn over to hold
II In place. The ordinary glass eye
shell Is inserted over this and is pre-
vented from sinking backwards. Some
movement Of the eye by the wearer Ia
said to be possible.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-01-19
Kate Fields Prophecy.

When, good many years ago, Kate
Field wrote those clever verses begin
ming: "They talk about a woman's
sphere as though 1t had limit" little
she guessed how tremendously that
sphere was destined to be enlarged
by the coming Of the year of our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and seven
teen. As matter Of course. observes
an exchange, the great world war is
responsible, for the very rapid advance
the women are making In every sphere
Of the worlds work. We are no longer
surprised to find that women are doing
anything and everything that men can
do. from driving warplanes to shining
shoes. A shoe-polishing "parlor" In
which only women are employed Is
now doing business in Boston. yet even
this innovation scarcely challenges at
tention in these times of shifting con-
ditiOns.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-01-19
FINDS BULLETS IN THE BODY
Electro Magnet, Proves Of Value in Ca
madam Hospitals Along the Lines
OF Battle.

A sound "very much like the whistle
OF Il steamboat" in a stcthoscope placed
on the patients skin Is the manner in
which an electro magnet tells the posi-
ton Of a bullet in wounded soldiers
body, according TO Surgeon General
Fotheringham of the Canadian army
medical service.
The new magnet has been found to
be of great value in large number
of the Canadian hospitals in the battle
zones, rs with 1t the exact location OF
any electro magnetic substance, in
Guiding the German bullet, can be de-
termined. An easily discernible vibra-
tion is set up by the magnet when the
bullet is not deep-seated.
In cases Of deeply imbcdded bullets
the electro magnet is placed on one
side Of the patients body and n stetho-
scope is moved about on the side oppo-
site the magnet. The nearest point to
the foreign body is indicated by the
steamboat whistle" and the skin is
marked ut that point. The operation
for extracting the bullet follows.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-01-19
"Bruqes Ia Morte."

In lost corner of the great low
land fiat OF Flanders, defended from
the sea by an artificial dixie. and at the
point of intersection of network OF
canals and waterways, there stands 4
little town known to the Beigians az
Brugge and to the rest of the world as
BrugeS. writes Niksah.
Fortunately for lovers of the quaint
and picturesque. this city with it's slen.
der bell turrets, its lacelike gables and
decorated house fronts has so far been
spared the general devastation that fol-
lowed In the wake of the invading Ger
mans. They call 1t "Bruges In morte"
and at every turn there Is something to
remind the visitor of the decay that
has fallen upon the town. The ever
recurring view of picturcsauely
grouped tower. gable and bridge. Of
wide tree-filled parks. breathes an at
mosphere Of Infinite stiffness and
charm. which is ut the same time
strangely pathetic.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-01-19
BALLOON LIKE BIG TADPoLs
Latest French Aircraft for Observation
Purposes Requires Fifty Men
to Maneuver II.

Among the latest triumphs OF the
French aerial service is an observation
balloon, named lie Caquot," writes a
Paris correspondent. In shape 1t re-
sembles great tadpole. Whereas 9TH
er types are inconvenienced by wind
of from 80 to 50 feet second, lie
CaquOt can remain in the air unless
the wind exceeds Go to 70 feet per Sec
ond.
II takes so experienced men to ma
neuver 1t, for as soon as IL leaves the
shed great attention must be paid to
the wind currents, so as to save the
envelope from being torn. Attached to
the balloon Is wicker car. in which
the observer Is installed with his maps,
charts, arms, barometers, and tele-
phone, the latter fixed over his ears so
as to leave his hands free. He is also
provided with glass and white silk
parachute for an emergency.
When the balloon attains an alti-
tude of from 1000 feet to 5000 feet
the wlndlass to which the cable Is fixed
is drawn by horses or motor car at
moderate pace to point near the en-
envy lines, where n refuge excavated
In the soil mas been prepared. This
accomplished, the observer transmits
his instruction by telephone.
Two anti-aircraft posts are estab-
lished nearby to keep off enemy air
planes. If the balloon is menaced the
crew bring it down from 5000 feet In
seven to ten minutes.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-01-19
Needed More Weight.

Tho lady of the house shut her lips
tightly when she saw who had rung
the bell.
"No," she said. "you were here I'm
December. never give TO Il beggar I'M
deserving of help"
Il wouldn't ave called, num-" said
the tramp. seeing that lie need ex-
pect nothing more from that house.
"only 'oped YOU might ave one OF
them 'ome-made cakes left like you
gave me month ago. wants to en-
list, but I'm Jest five pounds too light
and one of your little cakes would ave
put me right"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-01-19

| ser, STOPPING her head under the table
to laugh to herself. "Why, Mr.. Bow
ser, You have dug up something en-
| tirely new"
'Thank you. dear-thank you. That
was my object--to get something en-
tirely new. 60 on:
"Little George was to be n great
man, but his father couldn't see any
| signs of IL, nor did his mother expect
milk for supper just like other boys,
and he always knelt down by his bed
side and prayed before he worked his
way between the sheets. Nothing &C.
Cured to show that greatness was
sleeping In his character until he was
sixteen yearssold. Then bear killed
one of his fathers sheep. and he was
bemoaning the loss Of the old woody.
when the son spoke up and said:
""Father, I will kill that bear for
you. He has done very wicked thing
and should be punished for It."
"'"But, you are only a boy" said
the father.
"'"I know 1t, papa. but feel a
greatness within. Let me take your
old shotgun and l will load II with
handful of peach stones and bring
you back the scalp OF that bear, or
will perish In attempting to do So"
"'And the father consented, md lit
tie George took the old musket out
and became great In an hour. He saw
the bear and discharged u load of
peach stones at him, and he not only
ended the life OF Bruin, but killed
seven sheep at the same discharge.
He brought all the scalps to his fa-
Their, and the overjoyed parent took
him Into the house and said:
"'"I surely have great son In this,
my little George. Keep on, my son,
and you will he known of all the
world."'
Now, Mrs. Bowser," said Mr.. Bow
ser, as> he Strengthened up. This is
only small part Of the essay, but
you can judge by this what the whole
Is. Is 1t not an interesting paperr
"It seems--seems to be-" she re-
Piled "But would you call 1t his
toryT'
'It Is the straightest kind Of his
tory. But are you satisfied with it?'
"Y-yes. But, Of course"
"Of course whatI'' demanded Mr.
Bowser II might have known you
would find some fault about II. What
| is wrongT'
/ "N-nothlng" she replied. at Is In
some respects the greatest essay on
| Washington ever heard"
Mr.. Bowser went to the telephone
and called up Mr.. Phllbrick and told
| him to come tn the office the next
morning and get his essay Mr.. Phil
brick came. but he did not take the
essay away with him. Instead of that.
he hurt Mr.. Bowser's feelings by call
Ing him nm old jackass, or some such
name.
Mrs. Bowscr hns not got that fifty
dollars yet, md she has no hopes that
she ever will get H.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-01-19
ABOUT PERSONS

MIR. and Mrs. T. NJ. Tobin of Swan
ton, VT. for SO years have had chill
dren attending school. =
Mary Fitzsimmons of Winchester.
Va, recently left her own ground for
the first time In 40 years.
Governor Mccall Of Massachusetts
has been advised by Food Director
Lythgoc to require storage Of larger
quantities Of food by dealers.
Fuel Commissioner Weaver forbids
Washingtonians boarding coal. saying !:
"Wherc once It might have been called
thrift for citizen to lay up ten or
fifteen tons Of coal In his bin, 1t Is now
downright sclfishness, the very incar-
nation Of selflshness."
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-01-19

whom l know, IL going to join. 1t Is
. rule of the club that everyone who
joins shall deliver an essay on George
Washington. Philbrick Is no hand ut
the pen, and he came to me the other
day and offered me fifty dollars if 1
would write him an essay. I thought
4 would give you the fifty dollars.
81 have just finished 1t and am go
ing to read 1t and ask your opinion.
L commence by saying:
"'George Washington was fine boy.
Tie obeyed everything his father and
mother told him to. He never tore his
little trousers; he never lost his little
cap: he never made faces ut his ia
ther's hired man. He never climbed
trees. and snapped the buttons of his
clothes. He rolled on the grass once
IN awhile, as boys will. but he always
rolled very gently. aud he didn't even
rmuss up his hair. nor get grasshOppers
IN his little hind pockets
"How is that for abeginning. Mrs.
,Bowser7"
"Why-why." she answered. you
nave gone back farther than any his
torian."
II intend to-" he smiled In a sort
cf superior way. "Hcre Is some more
of It:
"'As boy. George Washington
never had the collie. He lodged the
measles and the whooping cough. He
was kind to oil living animals, and,
II he found crow with broken
wing. he brought 1t home and nursed
it until well. All the crows for fifty
miles around got to love him, and they
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-01-19
Tommy Needed Them, Too.

The wounded Tommy wrlthed and
squirined as the masseuse, with iron
flngertips. massaged his injured leg
At last he burst out:
"Arf q mo! What dyer think yer
a-doing Of? Oww
''It's all right" said the masseuse
I'm kneading your muscIes"
The Tommy gently but firmly pulled
his leg away from the none too gentle
grasp Of his tormentor. and breathed
"So'm IT.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-01-19
1emptino Natives to Work.

Tempting natives Of British New
Guinea to work was a process which
was explained during the hearing of
a case In London recently. A man who
has lived many years there said that
he had solved very difficult labor
problem in New Guinea. The men
could not be tempted to work for
money. and he hit upon the idea Of Of
fering them beads, gaudy cloths, dogs
teeth and musical instruments. To get
these they worked for twelvemonth
and then induced others to do likewise.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-01-19
Maize From Venezuela.

AS result of suggestion from
the American consulate, based upon
the higher prices for maize in the New
York market than in Venezuela, ship
ments Of maize from Venezuela to the
United States have been undertaken
for the FIRST time on record, and al
ready so tons have been sent. IL pres
ent New York prices hold until the
new crop of maize comes in there may
be large shipments, as the crop Is ex-
traordinarlly good.