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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-07-18

II is of interest TO note that the
English have gone so far in their
organization of Jerusalem as to
bring into operation a new and re-
constructed government on a demo-
cratic basis. Moreover, the mayor
Of the city, Elias Audi. is a Chris
tan by religion, the first ever TO hold
that Office in Jerusalem. IL taxes
the imagination somewhat 10 realize
the changes that are taking place.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-07-18
Belgium May BE Province OF Germany.

Amsterdam. Baron Fried
rich Won Falkenhausen. the German
General of Belgium. has decided, says
the Hamburger Nschrieten. that Bel
GUM shall be turned into a federal
state ON the lines OF Austria
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-07-18
PRESIDENT VETOES
AGRICULTURAL BILL
siLENcER PUT ON s24o WHEAT
PRICE WOULD ADD 81 TO BAR
REL COST OF FLOUR,

Executive Says, Sending Bill Back TO
congress-Dissents on Principle, He
Ayers in Message, Declaring Public
Would Pay Extra 387 Millions.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-07-18
French General Picked To Be chl.s.

Paris.-Gensral A. Gramat. OF the
French army. has been commissioned
Chief OF General Stan OF the Greek
army.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-08-09
WEST CORNWALL

Rev c. Hamlin was caller here on
Monday afternoon
Josephine Miller visited her grand
mother in Nergennes Sunday.
Miss Lottie Monroe of Lowell, Mass,
is visiting Mrs. H, A. Moody
Kendall Field went to Shoreham a
few days ago for an indefinite stay
Mr. and Mrs. L.C. Drolette visited at
Nelson Merril's in Panton on Sunday
last.
L. Dewitt has just received the sad
news of the death of his brother, Albert
in Holland
Mrs L. Dewitt has recently returned
from visiting relatives in Schenectady,
IN. Y, and Bennington.
Arthur W. Bingham of New York
spent the early part of the week with
his grandmother, Mrs, P. r, Bingham
Mr. and Mrs. Erwin F. Gulley of St.
Adams were visitors on Sunday of her
sister, Mrs. H. f.. Taylor, also Mr.. and
Mrs. F. c. Gulley of Middlebury.
The following item is from the Yer
mont Journal. DR.. Martin praCtiCed
medicine both in Mddlebury and this
town. "Dr. S. S. Martin has passed the
physical and medical examination re-
quisite for enlistment in the medical de-
partment of the United States army
and in due time will be indicted into
work there If the DR.. goes we shall
miss his CHEEKY manner and familiar
face on our streets DR.. Martin has
practiced here for the past fifteen years
and done good work His long exper-
fence as a practitioner ought to be of
great service to the government He
was graduate of the Hahmenan Med
ical College of Philadelphia and has the
degree of medicine in both the allo-
pathic and homeopathic schools" DR..
Martin has left Windsor and before
leaving a reception was held at a pop
ular club and he was presented with a
wrist watch
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-08-09
BURGLARS Dread a Noise.

"Noise is the greatest enemy Of the
burglar and is what he most fears
Bear that in mind If you believe a
thief has entered your home"
So says Frank McCarrlck, lleuten
ant in Manhattan's downtown detec'
tive headquarters, whose long years
In the police department give weight
to his statements.
"The best of alarms In household, "
he continued, as glass or chlnaware
pitcher or similar vessel. Slam 1t
through the window and its crash
above will be followed by another as
the missile falls to the street or the
areaway below. .
"Never grapple with midnight
prowler, for he Is prepared for such
eventualltles and has 1t on you. Cen
orally no qualm Of conscience would
come between him and murder If there
was danger Of his being caught"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-08-09
Etiquette In Mexico.

Travellers through Mexico report
many peculiar customs which reflect
the temperament Of the people. Some
of these are founded upon superstl-
lions hundreds of years old while 9TH
ers date from more recent days. There
is a prevailing belief in the country
that there Is bad luck in sequence
Of threes and wherever possible the
combination of three is avoided. This
is shown very often to persons strange
to the land In the lighting Of a Gig
arctic.
In the United States one often sees
three men light their pill from one
match. 1t would be a gross insult
In Mexico to offer a man a light from
match that had already started two
cigarettes going. Instead one must
blow out the match and give him a
light from the lgnited coffin nail.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-08-09

New Haven Junction, Mr. Begnoche
came from Canada two years ago and
bought this farm Of A. J, Payne, He
has only one horse left for farm work,
John Pecue died at his home on Wa
ter street Monday night after an illness
Of four days. He was 80 years old The
funeral was held Wednesday afternoon
in Vergennes Baptist Church, He Is
survived by his wife three daughters,
Colista, Lucia and Edith, his mother,
Mrs, Adelne Pecue Of Ferrisburg and
three sisters, Mrs, George Austin Of
Vergennes, Mrs, William L, Beach and
Mrs, William Smith OF West Ferrisburg,
Mr. and Mrs, Carl B, Brownell op,
ened their home on Main street on
Thursday evening, August |, for a mu-
sicale given for the benefit OF the Red
Cross, A very pleasing program was
given consisting of selections on the
piano by Miss Lillah Slayton Of Nor
Irsville, readings by Mrs A, S, Haven
and vocal solos by Supt Charles w,
Wilson of the State Industrial School
and Miss Enie Stewart Of New York
City, Seventeen dollars and thirty.siy
cents was realized,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-08-09
Plum Pudding

The plum pudding is essentially a
British dish and II Is deserVedly a very
popular article Of the menu Hence il
comes about, probably, that we read oe-
casionally Of really Brobdingnagian
puddings being put into circulation, and
there are several on record the very
mention Of which will be be quite sui-
iicent to make the average schoolboy's
mouth water,
For instance, early in the last century
one was made, for distribution among
the poor Of Paignton, which weighed
900 pounds, The ingredients included
a very large number Of eggs, 100 pounds
OF suet, like weight OF rasins, and
4 hundredweight Of -four II was kept
boiling from Saturday morning 10 Tues
day evening, and when those in charge
thought it sufficiently cooked, it was
drawn by three horses to the village
green and there served out to the large
assembly,
In this case, however, the cooks had
been too precipitate, aud three days
boiling was not sufficient for the 81
gantic lump was not ready in the CEN
ter, and only the outside was really
fit to be eaten
The dainty morse was the outcome
Of an old charter which prescribed
that the inhabitants Of the place should
distribute big plum pudding among
the poor every fifty years,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-08-09
Estate of
Mrs. Carmelia IL. King
late of MiddIebury

STATE OF VERMONT.
DISTRICT or ADDISON, ss, !
To the Honorable Probate Court for the District
aforesaid
To all persons interested In the estate Of Mrs.
Carmela u, King, late Of Middehury, IN said
District deceased, Greeting
Whereas, application hath been made 10 this
court In writing by the administrator Of said
estate, praying for license and authority 10 sell
all the real estate Of said deceased. TO wit che
home place Of the deceased. located on Court
Street. In Mlddlebury Village, representing 10
said court that II would be beneficial 70 the heirs
and all persons interested In the estate Of said
deceased TO sell said real estate and convert the
same into money,
And bringing into Court the consent and APP
probation In writing Of all the heirs 10 said ea-
tate residing In this State and setting forth the
situation Of the real estate,
Whereupon, the said Court appointed and az
signed the 2ith day OF August, 1918, at nine
o clock n, m at the Probate Office In Mddlebury,
In said District, to hear and decide upon said
application and petition, and ordered that public
notice thereof TO be given 10 all persons inter
ested therein, by publishing this order, together
with the time and place Of hearing, three weeks
successfully In the Middlebury Register. a news
paper which circulates in the neghborhood Of
those persons Interested In said estate. all Of
which publications shall be previous 10 the day
assigned for hearing,
Therefore. you are hereby notified TO appear
before said Court at the time and place assigned.
then and there in said Court TO make your OBJ
jections to the granting Of such license, II yon
see cause.
Given under my hand, this 9TH day Of August
1913.
80 Charles |. Button, Judge.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-08-09
Erous That Have Hair,

"Finer than frog hair" has long been
a slang method Of expressing the su-
perlative degree. Doubtless no one
ever gave 1t a thought whether frogs
have hair OF not. Probably no one
ever realized they did until Prof. G..
A. Boulenger discovered in the Ger
man Congo frogs that had growing
upon their bodies either hair or very
good imitation of it. 1t has since de-
veloped that anatomlcally 1t is not
hair, in the sense In which that term
applies to mammals. Our own hair is
akin to finger nails; 1t is horny
growth, whereas the chair" on the
African frogs Is an abnormal devel-
opment of the tubercles that appear
on the skin of the ordinary frog. The
ordinary person, however, who places
appearance above origin, win doubtless
call 1t chair"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-08-09
THEN IT CAME HOME TO HER
Moment When Henrietta Realized That
There Were Dishonest People
In the World.

Henrietta Weird looked at the
change the conductor had just given
her-a quarter and five nIckels,
Goodness" she thought eXctedly,
"he's given me a nickel over I'm
riding for nothng'
And she quickly closed her hand
over the change, and then she remem'
bered that the conductor had rung up
her fare and that probably the nickel
would have to come out OF his own
pocket.
"Oh, dearl" she thought remorse-
fully, "PerhNps the poor man has a
large family and perhaps nickel a
day Is all he can afford to feed them
with. / suppose ! really ought to re-
turn 1t to him, But no, he has bad
face-I shouldn't be surprised If he
beats his wife every day and It would
serve him right to suffer for his own
carelcssness Stlll, Of course,
wouldn't like to feel that | am depriv-
Ing his baby Of Its daily bucket Of
mllk-no, I'll keep tia man in his
position has no moral right to have a
large family. Goodness, what If he
should suddenly find out he gave me
too much and demand 1t back again?
think I'll get right out-Tm only ten
blocks from home, anyway"
And Mt the next stop she hurriedly
left the car, stlll clutching the quarter
and five nickels in her hand,
"rd better look agaln-perhaps
there are only four nlckels after all"
she thought. And she opened her
hand and looked, No, there were five
but, as she looked, the quarter slipped
through her fingers and fell on the
payement-with hollow, leaden
sound
"Oh" she grtted through hT teeth
1.-THE dishonesty of this worldw
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-08-09
A ServiceabIe Piano.

A prominent musician tells some
funny yarns.
One relates to his experience in find
ing suitable instruments when on a
tour.
On one occasion at a small place
where he was due to appear he in
quired where he could hire piano,
and found that the only one available
was an ancient looking instrument In
a small shop.
He asked If he could borrow 1t for
his performance.
"You could not play on 1t, least
ways, not as it is" replied the own
er, "for it's full of books, JIM" he
bawled, "where's the inside Of this
plano?"
And Jim's voice from upstairs. ere
piled: "Aln't it out in the gardenT
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-08-09
SOUTH STARKSBORO

Miss Cora Orvis is at P J Orvis'.
Milton Elliott goes to Fort SIocum
this week
Mr. and Mrs, W. H. Young were in
Huntington Sunday
The Misses Paulen of Brooklyn are
guests at Daniel Sargents
Stephen Young and family Of Port
Chester, ~ " are in town,
Walter Rollin Tracy has returned
from Huntsville where he has been
with his grandparents,
Miss Helen Hurlburt OF Monkton is
a guest of her grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. d. d. Follansbee
Miss Emily Birdsall who has spent
her vacation with friends has returned
to her work in Burlington
Miss Mary Jones who has been at
II. +, Hammers has gone to Burling
ton where she has a position,
Clayton Hallock has his barn ready
to put in hay, when completed this will
be a great Improvement to his farm.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-08-09
PRETTY LEGEND OF NIAGARA
How the Great Lakes Joined In Their
Wondrous Leap over the Fa.
nous Ridge,

In old, old times, on the highest
peak Of a great mountain, there dwelt
n hunter and his five sparkling daugh.
tiers. Their lodge was Of bright betula
bark and on clear days they could see
the distant ocean flashing like a silver
band. "Come out Come OUT" cried
the youngest daughter, the little Err,
"Come Su Come IIu Come MI Come
Cla! (The names stand in order for
Erie, Superior, Huron, Michigan and
st. Clair. Let us away to the sea,
where the foamng breakers roarw So
they left their lodge and leaped and
sang with happy hearts, Their robes
were of blue and chrysolite green and
hoated on the breeze Their mOccasinS
were of frozen water drops and their
wings OF painted wind, And they scam
pered and romped across the plain or
foated beneath the sky, or rushed past
valley and hill and field, singing and
shouting with glee. At last they came
to preclplce of jagged rocks and
moss. "Alasw cried Err, "what a dread
full leap! But we have come so far
that we must 90 on or our father will
laugh at us! SO come Su Come HUI!
Come Mi! Come Cha and follow meH
So over the steep they sprang and
hoated down on their painted wings.
They ledRed and they sang like happy
hearted birds. Then the little Err cried {:
"Let us up and down the steep again w
And up and down the five maids
skipped and laughed at the sport and
foam and called 1t Niagara Falls. And
today, through the rainbow mist, you
may see their robes of blue and chryso-
lite green and their painted wings and
their twinkling feet, as the five play
in the waterfall.-New York Evening
Post,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-08-09
Women From College

1t has been the general opinion in this
and many other sections of the country
that it is out of place for girl to go to
college, the main argument being that
she will marry, and have home and
family to look after, and therefore have
no use for a higher education. We
have here in Bristol two remarkable
proofs of the fallacy of this theory.
Last Sunday, Mrs. Hughes, wife of
the pastor of the Baptist church, a
graduate of the University of Wis
consin, and the mother of nine chill
drnn, occupied her husbands pulpit
and preached one of the most bril-
liant and inspiring sermons that has
been heard in Bristol for many day.
Over at Round Lake, N. Y, Mrs.
Gould, wife of the pastor of the FEEDER
ated church. and a Cornell woman, is
leading the missionary meetings of the
Sunday school institute, teaching and
uplifting the people assembled there,
and showing them the meaning and pur-
pose of missions. And while these
women are going about doing good,
they are also bringing up families.
Surely no one dare suggest in the face
of these facts that girl need not con-
tinue her education beyond the gram
mar school-or high school, either.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-08-09
Estate of
Mrs. Rose ShaCkett
late of Middlebury
STATE OF VERMONT.
INSTINCT OLE ADDISON S.

STATE OF VERMONT. I
DISTRICT OF ADDISON, IS. !
The Honorable Probate Court for the District
of Addison:
To all persons interested in the estate of Mrs.
Rose Shackett, late of Middlebury. in said Dis
trict, deceased. Greeting :
At Probate Court. holden at Mddebury
within and for said District on the Goth day of
July. 1918 an instrument purportng to be the
last Will and Testament of Mrs. Rose Shackett
late of Middlebury. in said District deceased, was
presented to the Court aforesaid for Probate.
And it is ordered by said Court that the 10Th
day Of August, 1913. at nine o'clock a. M. at the
Probate Office in said Middlebury. be assigned
for proving said instrument and that notice
thereof be given to all persons concerned. by
publishing this order three weeks successfully in
the Mddlebury Register, newspaper circuat-
ing in that vicinity. in said District, previous to
the time appointed.
Therefore, you are hereby notified to appear
before said Court, at the time and place afore-
said, and contest the probate Of said will. if you
have cause.
Given under my hand at Middebury. in said
District this Goth day of July, 1918.
81 Charles |, Button. Judge
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-08-09
zIRCONIUM IN THE ARTS
Rare Metal Has Properties That Make
II Of the Highest Value
Commercially.

The layman would hardly know that
baddeleyite and jacupirangte are diff.
ferent names Of the same thing-in
fact he would probably not recognize
either Of these impressive words and
would find their pronunciation difficult,
but they are the correct mineral names
for the ore of chromium, which is
found in Brazil and Is said to occur
there in enormous quantities.
The mineral zlrcon, a silicate of zir.
Conium, is probably most familiar as
n gem stone and when so used is
known as hyacinth, jacinth, jargon, or
Matara diamond.
Chromium minerals are used chiefly as
refractory material, which melts only
at an extremely high temperature and
is very resistant to the action Of tiuXeS
and sags. Chromium fire brick prom.
ises to be extensively used. The fused
oxide Of chromium expands so little on
being heated that crucibles, muffles
. combustion tubes, and similar articles
made Of 1t are not broken by sudden
changes Of temperature.
Several alloys of chromium have I'M
usual properties. A chromium steel is
said to be particularly suited for max
ing armor plates, armor-piercing pro
jectlles and bullet-proof metal; new
patented alloy of chromium with nick
ell, called cooperite, is extremely hare
and is particularly well adapted fol
making cutting tools.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-08-09
EAST MIDDLEBURY

Miss Fanny Lott of Boston is the
guest Of Mrs c, +, Partridge.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Cashier are with
their people, Mr. and Mrs d, A, Perry,
Mr. and Mrs. John Calvin of Wor-
cester, Mass, were the guests Of Mr..
and Mrs Sheridan Newton during the
week,
The Good Templars will hold their
annual picnic at Warehouses; picnic
pavilion at Lake Dunmore Saturday,
August H. The outing will be en-
joyed as a community affair and in con-
nection with the Sunday School Every
one is invited Don't forget the lunch,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-08-09
Estate of
Mary NJ. whitney
late of NIiddIebury
on VERMONT.

STATE OF VERMONT,
DISTRICT OF ADDISON, IS.
The Honorable Probate Court for the District
Aforesaid
To all persons interested in the estate of Mary
NJ. Whitney. late Of MiddlebIry. in said District.
deceased GREETING !:
WHEREAS. said Court has assigned the 18th day
Of August, 1915 next at clock am, for examin-
ing and allowing the account Of the executrix Of
the estate of said deceased and for decree of the
residue of said estate to the lawful claimants of
the same, and ordered that public notice thereof
be given to all persons interested in said estate
by publishing this order three weeks successfully
previous to the day assigned, in the Mddlebury
Register. n newspaper published at Middlebury.
in said District.
Therefore, YOU are hereby notified to appear at
the Probate Office in said District. on the day as
signed. then and there to contest the allowance
of said account If you see cause. and to establish
your right as heirs, legatevs and lawful claimants
to said residue.
Given under my hand at Middebury. in said
District. this .25th day Of July 1918
30 CHAIR Es |. BUTTON, Judge.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-08-09
TYina the Nuptlal Knot.

In some parts of the world the nup-
tlal knot is literally as well as figura.
lively tied. This is In India, at the
marriage of a Brahmln. No sooner
has the father, in words as plain as
can be, given the bride away than the
bridegroom places the "tall," or insig.
mia of marriage, consisting Of a piece
of ribbon with gold bead suspended
upon 1t, around her neck and ties the
knot. Before the knot Is tied the
brides father may refuse consent I'M
less better terms are offered, but i'm.
medlately the knot Is tied the mar.
riage Is indlssoluble, for the Brahmins
do not recognize divorce, The Par
sees bind the hands of the bridegroom
with a sevenfold cord seven being a
sacred number. The ancient Cartha.
ginians tied the thumbs Of the betroth.
ed with leather lace. With the Lat
ms, on the contrary, part Of the cere-
mony was for the bridegroom to loosen
(solvere) the brides girdle (nodus her.
culeus), not to tie it.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-08-09
WHAT CATARRH IS

Science has shown thatnasa catarrh
often indicates a general weakness Of
the body and local treatments in the
form Of snutfs and vapors only irritate
and do little il any good.
To correct catarrh you should treat
it's cause by enriching your blood with
the oil-food in SCOTS Emulsion which
is a medicinal food and a building
tonic, free from any harmful drugs.
1t is helping thousands. Try it. =
Scott & Bovine. Dloomasld,N Nj
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-08-09
Gould Mako His Own WAY.

"Your hard-luck story Is one Of the
most affecting have ever heard"
Thanks, boss. Then you'll give me
a small donationT
mo"
"But you just said"
"Exactly. A man with your imag-
nation and gift Of narration ought to
make great deal Of money as a pro
moter. There is no earthly excuse"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-08-09

FOOTE'S BIG BARN recently cree
ted in Cornwall is built upon honor
and is certainly up-to-date in every
particular. Mr.. Foote used our roofing
on this barn. Isn't the roofing he used
on this barn good enough for you?
Strong Hardware Co., Distributors,
Burlington, VT P. E. Lavalley, Corn
wall carries it in stock. 32t3
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-08-09
COMMIssIONERs NOTICE
- - AVA a'A -" ~ - e y - 49, - - a -
Estate of
Janette Il. Lewis
late of MiddIeburV

The undersigned having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District Of Adj
Olson. Commissioners, TO receive. examine. and
adjust the claims and demands Of all persons
against the estate Of Janette +, Lewis, late Of
Middlsbury. in said District deceased and all
claims exhibited in Offset thereto. hereby give
notice that we will meet for the purpose afore-
said at the National Bank Of Middlebury, in the
Village Of Middlebury. in said District on the
18th day Of August and 30th day Of December.
next, from o clock p. m. until o'clock p. M.
on each Of said days and that six months from
the nth day Of July A. ID. 1918. is the time linz
tied by said Court for said creditors to present
their claims to US for examination and allowance.
Dated at Middlebury. VI, this Goth day of July
A. d. 1918.
Charles Z. Pinney. lco,,r,,ss;orors
81 Robert F. Pnney, commissioners
Frederick w. Ward, Executor, Burlington. Vt.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-08-09

Service flags are selling at 70 cents
each at The Register office-size 2 x 3ft.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-08-09
.LYNOID ROOFING

Roofs covered with LyNoID
over "a years ago are all in
good condition,
Ifyou're buying roofing buy
the best, it's cheapest.
4 Low PRICED ROOFING
means a Low GRADE ROOFING
which will prove many times
more costly in the end,
Buy roofing that has an es-
tablished reputation, having
proven by years Of test that it
is a good material.
Weigh we'll what the roofing
man tellsyou, Remember he S
out to sell goods, and his ell
thusiaSm is apt to lead him
into careless statements,
.)Ia&e him M0W GotamcR& IL
byozc hoao loag Hc 1oQt'ag he is oE
JtyWg has brU IN the mayfM
STRONG HARDWARE co.
BURLINGTON, VT.