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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-24
IMPROVED CONSTRUCTION.

$50 you are getting along nicely with
your physiology are you. dear" said tho
lady caller. "How many bones are there
in the human body?"
1.-TWO hundred" the child answered.
my teacher used to tell us $685.
well. guess people amt SO bony as
they used to be when you went to school,"
Boston Transcript.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-24

Serve Your Country

Don't forget that you can serve your
country at home by saving your money
for the next Liberty Loan. Our saw
ings department Is at your service.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-24

HELD ON DEER KILLING CHARGE.
Harry Bishop and Charles Russell OF
Bennington are held on the charge of
illegal killing of deer. Bishop made
lea of guilty to making false representa-
ton to a town clerk when applying for a
hunting license and was fined $3l.O6.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-24
REASONABLE.

Edith. I'm ashamed Of you. saw that
young Frenchman kissing you repeatedly,
Why didn't you tell him to stop?"
How could I. mamma? You know |
can't speak French."-Boston Transcript
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-24
THE MYSTERY.

British Warrior in France TO his com
rade)-l can never get on them trans
what 60 to that place Complet. They're
full up every time.-Sketch.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-24
BURLINGTON, JANUARY "a. 1918.
WANTED.

Wien you want anything. advertise IN tins
new special column Of this paper. Some
bargains aro offered there this week which
II will pay you to read about. See page two.
This paper has more than rs. 900 readers
every week and one cent word will reach
them ALL
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-24
VERMONT NOTES
News Items of the State Gatn-
cred Here and There.
WINTER CARNIVAL AT NORWICH y

WINTER CARNIVAL AT NOR" I'm
The date Of the winter carn,vai ~
he held at Northf1eld has been cha" ,,.s
from the last Of January to tne ~
and 18th of February. on acco."' A.
the late opening of many % ~
schools. During the evening u,
ruary II a dance will be held IN Dewus
Hall. Norwich University. the oe' a.,
Of which will be announced later' ing
start to the steak roast VIII De maue
at about 1900 a. M. February ~, inc
roast itself taking place nj IL clocN
The competitive events VIII peg" a.
900 D. M, and will consist OF the 1o.-
lowing events: Snowsnoe relay race sIV
yards, four men on team; SKI run
for distance: snowshoe race ror s,ris :
obstacle race for boys snowshoes' Tree
for all snowshoe race. These events
will be followed by baked pean sup
per. a glee club concert ana dance.
Those schools who desire to take part
in the carnival should send to the car
nival committee the names OF those
coming and the number OF entries III
the various events. Arrangements are
being made to entertain all high schooi
students who attend either IN rrater-
nifty houses or in private homes. free
of all expense.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-24
OVER 1,4oo SEE EXTRAVAGANZA.

Two capacity houses saw the musical
extravaganza given in Rutland under the
auspices Of the Woman's CLUB last week.
over 1,4Oo attending. More than 70 APP
peared In the play.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-24
RATHER DIFFICULT.

Casey Ton retiring)-"Whatever ye do
Norah. don't let me overslape In tA>
mornin'. II ye don't wake yourself. wake
me, anyhow" Transcript.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-24
WOULD NOT GIVE WIFE MONEY.

WOULD NOT GIVE WIFE MONEY.
Having given his wife $35 and having
promised to work for her support. Ray
mond Poulen Of Barre has been given his
parole by Governor Graham from the
house of correction. poulen had earned
s35 on road work last summer, employed
by the State, and would not turn 1t over
toward the support of his family and
would have had to serve his maximum
sentence of two years IL he had not
changed his mind.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-24
RED CROSS DRIVE IN CALEDONIA

The Red Cross drive in Caledonia
county is completed and shows 1895
new members enrolled. The total re-
ceipts of the drive were $5,647. Lyndon,
the home town Of Theodore N. Vale.
national chairman of the drive. leads
all other towns in the county In the
percentage of membership. st. johns
bury was one Of the towns in the
county that raised it's money by week.
ly pledges through 1913 and the net
amount of the pledges for the support
Of the local Red Cross during the year
is S5,777.40.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-24
A MISFIT.

Il must say this khaki camping skirt
Is loose fit'
You're In wrong. auntie. That 10 tho
boys tent you have on."-Louisville Cour1
ier-Journal.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-24
VERMONT MEN FOR VERMONT
REGIMENT.

Inspired by the patriotic example OF the
brave men who helped make Vermont
commands famous in the Civil War many
of our boys at the outbreak Of war with
Germany sought the opportunity to en-
ulate the example Of the fathers by maxi
ing the name of the Green Mountain State
illustrious in this war. For reasons that
appealed to them the federal military au-
thorities decided to distribute the. troops
Of different States promiscuously and the
Vermont troops to q certain extent lost
their identity.
OF late a change in the attitude Of the
have noticed that the troops Of Vermont
and New Jersey and SO on we're being
brought together and the same thing is
true in other directions. The following
appeal from Captain E. w. Gibson Of the
list Vermont infantry is self-explanatory:
I'VE have before us the very best op-
You know Of course. that the selective
service regulations. provide that a man
within draft age, may voluntary induct
himself into the service, by going to his
local board. and taking the physical ex-
animation. If he passes. and selects the
infantry branch of the service, he will be
sent to Camp Greene. Charlotte. N. c.,
where he can join the LIST Vermont. Ar
rangements have been made here so that
every draft man from Vermont will come
to this regiment.
"Of course every physically At man.
put down in class one, will be called
within a short time. He cannot escape
service. BY doing now. what he will have
to do in a few weeks, he will be entitled &c
the additional State pay. and the satisfac
ton Of being a volunteer.
Il am told by the officers who have re
Gently returned from Vermont, that tn,
method Of self induction is not understood
by the people. so am writing to many o.
the newspaper men Of the State, asking
their cooperation in campaign of educa
ton, so that every man who will be Gale,
can fully understand his right to ente
the service Immediately. OF course. ever!
man outside Of the draft age. that is. 1
to 81 and from 81 to 40 years old. may g.
to the nearest recruiting ONCE and enlis
for the LIST Vermont and be sent to CAM
Greene.
II would like very much to see Yer
mont's quota for the next draft hlle
through voluntary entry into the service
After a short time some officers from tn
LIST Vermont will go into the State for tn
purpose of encouraging the registrant
to joint Immediately. feel confident tn
FREE PRESS will give this movement
loyal support. I believe that with tn
united support Of all the newspapers q
the State, we can fill Vermont's quota 70
the next call
Very truly yours.
"E. W. GIBSON.
Captain LIST Vermont Inf"
This change in the general situation n
opens to the prospective soldier boys {
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-24

The Bolsheviki may be all sorts of
things. but II does no good to say so. Call
ing them names gets us nowhere.-Massa-
chusetts sprjrEheld Republican.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-24

r, =. BOOTH. President.
r. d. wORTHEN. Treasurer.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-24
WHAT BETTER AurHoR1Tyo

Daughter, do you think that young fell
low Is the man for your"
"Oh, l know it, papa"
How do you know it,"
He told me so himself "-Boston Tran
script.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-24
SOMETHING LACKING.

How does your boy like life in the
army?' mot particularly we'll. He says
he's been in 1t six weeks now and hasn't
once been ordered to do something glor-
ious. "-(Detroit Free Press.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-24
OUR KALEIDOSCOPE
ALWAYS WELL BEHAVED.

Farmer Bilkins-Thet ere pig bought
from ere last week as bin an died!
Farmer Giles-Wull! wull! thet's funny
Il niver cut any of them capers when
'ad un.-Cassells Saturday Journal.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-24

PITY THE POOR HUSBAND.
His trousers were held up with nails.
His shirtsleeves on the flip:
His friend said. us she knitting"
His answer was just Zip"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-24
Captain LIST Vermont Inf"

captain lSt vermont lnI
This change in the general situation re-
opens to the prospective soldier boys Of
this State the opportunity to put the name
of Vermont again at the forefront and to
make it necessary for the troops from
other States to hustle in order to keep the
lines we'll closed up.
We call the attention Of registrants in
this State especially to this chance to keep
Vermont troops together as volunteers.
Apply to your local boards at once and
follow the directions in other respects thus
provided by Captain Gibson. Keep near
the Stars and Stripes and always remem-
Der that Vermont was the first State that
fought to get into the Union, as it was
one Of the first to fight to keep the Union.
and 1t will be the last to surrender to
Kaiserism and Hun frightfulness.
Newport daily independent., 1918-09-02
SOME CREDIT DUE INSECTS
Ants Proved to Have Had Part in the Glory of Discovery of Hidden
 Precious Metals.

To the immortals in the hall of fame of mining, including the patient burro. who discovered the silver in the Occur d'Alenes, and the veteran mule re- sponsible for the location of the Sill yer King mine, in Arizona, together with the busy little hen with nuggets in her crop, and the gray goose with it's gullet full of gold sand, must be added another representative of the animal kingdom. Tn an interesting book, by John Nave, an English min eralogist, recounting travel obselva- tions in Brazil, made in 1S10, is record ed the discovery of gold in one of the then important districts in the state of Minas Geraes, in which the busy little ants played important parts. He says: "Some negroes employed in clearing the lands broke up an ant hill of con siderable size, when, upon laying it open to the air. for the purpose of de- stroying or dispensing the insects, large grains of gold were found" Future historians of mining will please take note of the above and distribute the credit of glory of the discovery of the worlds precious minerals so that the insect kingdom shall have it's dues.- Engineering and Mining Journal.
Newport daily independent., 1918-09-02
Use Old Irrigation Ditches.

The remains of irrigation systems that date back to prehistoric times when the valleys of Arizona were in habited by highly civilized Indian tribes are still in existence, says Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 One of the most famous of these is on the state highway running from Prescott to the Grand canyon.
 Water is taken from what is known as "Montezuma's well" curious nat ural well 440 feet iD diameter and 93 feet deep, except in one spot, where no bottom has been reached at 500 feet. Lime in solution is carried by the wa ter, and the sides of the ditch have been preserved by the petrifaction of the original earth.
 One ranch owner is using several thousand feet of these ditches after simply cleaning them out. A line of levels was run along the bottom of one of these old Indian ditches and showed the grade to be almost per. fectly uniform at the rate of COL foot per 100 feet.
Newport daily independent., 1918-09-02

The more you help the men at the front the quicker the. end will come.
Newport daily independent., 1918-09-02
A WOMAN'S HEARTY RECOM-
 MENDATION.

Worry and overwork cause kidney trouble, and women suffer equally with men. Miss Sara Westen Belvi- dere, H., writes: 'I could not stoop and when down I had to crawl up by chair. I was so lame I suffered agony. Now I feel like new person, stronger and better in every way. heartily recommend Foley Kidney Pills. ."-W Walkers Pharmacy.
 Advertisement
Newport daily independent., 1918-09-02
Fish. EinafInn in China.

It is the custom at Singapore to stock garden ponds with queer fishes many of them of the fighting variety so dear to the heart of the orientals.
 These fish are so cumulative that It is only necessary to place two of them near each other and irritate them a little to bring on lively conflict. They charge each other, with fins erect, at the same time changing color in their excitement from the dullest of gray greens to brilliant reds and blues.
 Indeed, confinement in close quar- ters is not needed to arouse their com bative propensities. Place two glass jars close together, with one of these fighting fish in each, and they will at once swim round and endeavor to charge each other through the inter- posed glass.
Newport daily independent., 1918-09-02
COMMITTEE ISSUES
 FAIR PRICE LIST.

At recent meeting of the 'sFair Price Committed, appointed hy the County Food Administrator, the fol- lowing were agreed upon as being fair nrices:
Newport daily independent., 1918-09-02
cLEvERNEss OF POLAR BEAR
Almost Impossible to Catch the Ani- nal in Any Sort of Trap That
 Can Be Devised.

According to the stories told by arc tic explorers and whalers, polar bears like many other animals of the far North that have hard time finding food-show an unusual reasoning fac ulty, says Peoples Home Journal.
 A whaler tells of planning to cap ture polar bear by means of slip moose arranged about bait. The moose caught one of the bears claws, but the animal worked itself loose and carried away the bait. The sailor set the moose again, but this time the bear pushed the rope away before ventur- ing near the bait. The third time the sailor covered the moose with snow, but the bear scraped about until he found the rope and again dragged it to one side. The fourth time the sailor put the bait in the bottom of hole so the bear would have to crawl partly into it. Then he put the moose entire ly around the hole and covered it with snow. This did not deceive the bear, however, as the animal carefully un- covered the rope, knocked it aside and carried off the bait. Then the sailor gave up.
 Another story tells of a polar bears cleverness in catching seal. The seal had climbed through hole in the ice, but was keeping near the edge in order to be able to plunge in at the approach of danger. The bear saw the seal from distance and knew that there was no chance to steal across the ice and attack it's prey. Accordingly the bear entered the water through an- other hole a considerable distance away, swan under the ice to the hole through which the seal had emerged and seized the luckless animal, which naturally was taken entirely by sur prise.
Newport daily independent., 1918-09-02
The South CAN Grow Wheat
 And WILL Grow Wheat
As War Measure It Is Willing To Do More Than It's Part To Feed Our Soldiers And Alies-The South Holds The Banner For Increase In
 Wheat Acreage.
Charles WhlttIe, Manager Soil Improvement Cor
 Atlanta, Ga

Improvement Committee.
 Atlanta, is Patriotic Willing. evernceasng to allies suffer from hun wheat besides meeting vegetable oils and
  which  of in Ii that will big wrest 1t from It.
 Some Facts Growing n wheat the south
  be The soil possible narrowed
   be mube 
  
   Better yields are obtained when the seed ground Fertilizer applied in Generally speaking similar will be found satisfactory profitable this be it O a
 
  lstak Selecting good s Tag desirable stalks pickings separate
 
  If they again. them again in the
Newport daily independent., 1918-09-02
DIDN'T THINK SHE'D M
 EVER BE WELL AGAIN
'eTanlac Has Made Me We'll and Strong Says Mrs. Miles Suffer ed 20 Years. Gained 29 Pounds

q am now twenty-nine pounds heavier than was when l began us-E ing Tanlac and I feel like 9 new wo~| man in every way said Mrs. Annie Miles, residing at 1445 Evergreen Avenue, Jacksonville, Fla, shoat time ago. s
 ~For twenty-five long years st1f- fered with stomach trouble and indi~ gestion and tried everything l eyer heard of for it, but kept getting worse all the time," she continued. q just had to force myself t0 eat' enough to keep myself alive, and what| little I did eat made me suffer holzx1 of agony, from gas that would rise| on my stomach. had awful heed- aches and dizzy spells constantly md was so nervous could hardly BlesIls fell off in weight and got so wS1k and so no-account that felt l coazlo never be we'll again.
 "One of my neighbors told me wllot Tanlac had done for her, and ! startv ed taking it. begun to pick up ri6hk away. I kept on gaining until 1 had increased in weight twenty y-nize pounds and my strength has co1n1 back to me in full force. can ez& anything I want and everything tastes good. My nerves, are all rleht again and sleep like child at niehk and get up in the morning feeling fine. Tanlac has made me strollG and well again"
 Tanlac is sold by al the leading duggists of the county.
 Advertisement.
Newport daily independent., 1918-09-02
WHEN CHILDREN START TO
 SCHOOL.

School opens at a time of year when the change of seasons is likely to cause coughs, colds, croup, hay fe- yer and asthma. Prompt action at the first sign of infection may keep children in prime good health and help them to avoid losing time. Fo- ley's Honey and Tar is an ideal home remedy. Walkers Pharmacy.
 Advertisement
Newport daily independent., 1918-09-02
Swellings of the flesh caused by

Swellings of the flesh caused by inflammation, cold, fractures of the
 bone, toothache, neuralgia or rheuma- tism can be relieved by applying BILLIARDS SNOW LINIMENT. It should be we'll rubbed in over the part affected. It's great healing and penetrating power eases the pain, re- duces the swelling and restores nat uralf conditions. Price 25c, soc and $1.00 per bottle. Sold by W. E. Rev. ems. 110d4tm 21w4tm
Newport daily independent., 1918-09-02
Oysters Killed by Poisoned Waters.

A few months ago phenomenon known locs,ly as "elturbio," appeared in part of the pearl-fishing grounds near Margarita island. This consists in decomposition or poisoning of the waters, which brings about the death of the oysters and the consequent de struction of the beds.
 The immediate loss in pearls from this disaster is estimated at from 3, 100000 to 100000 bolivars ($579. 9.OOO to $772,OOO), and 1t was thought best to prohibit fishing in the infected dis trict.-Commerce Reports.
Newport daily independent., 1918-09-02
SUNDAY SCHOOL
 MEET SUCCESS
Splendid Programs Were Carried Out, arli All Declare "Grubbs'
 Grub" Best In World.


 The Sunday School Convention which was held at Grubbs Saturday and Sunday was the best held in the county for many years.
 The program was complete, many of the residents contributing to it's success.
 Miss Elizabeth Pugh gave the solu- tion of the problem of the "Teen Age Boy"
 Miss Dove Erwin most efficiently handled the subject of Primary Work" Master Kenneth Reid, as sisted very effectively in this work by singing beautifully an illustrated song.
 Miss Mae Kidd spoke of Equip ment for the Primary Work" She handled her subject well and showed how much more effectively the Sun day school lessons may be taught if the room is properly equipped.
 Mrs. w. B. Grant gave a talk on Teachers Duties and Responsibil- ities." These, together with good talk from Rev. W. B. Hays and a stirring speech by F. R. Suits, were Newport's contribution to the pro- gram.
 The people came in every direction until the house was filled and the generous people of the prosperous little town of Grubbs proved their hospitality by entertaining every one.
 The decision of the whole crowd was that~no better place could have been found for this meeting and that "Grubbs' grub" was splendid.
 The following telegram was sent to our congressman ard senators from this district.
 "We, the Jackson County Sunday Convention urge you to use your in fluence toward bringing about nation al prohibition at the earliest possible moment, thereby conserving for our soldiers and allies three million tons of coal, sixty-four million pounds of sugar, weight million bushels of grain used by the brewers of our country"
 The officers elected for next year n Gyo1I+ h Secretary and Treasurer, Mrs. w. B. Grant; Children's Superintendent, Miss Dove Erwin; Supt. Young Peo pie, Mrs. B. H. White; Supt. Adult Dept, z. B. Reid; Supt. Educational Dept, Rev. Hays; Administering Supt., A. c. Gist; District Presidents, First, w. T. Altman; Second, F. R. Suits; Third, R. H. Dark; Fourth, J. D. Carvell.
 The convention will meet at Tuck erman next year.
 The city of Grubbs has shown their spirit of patriotism all along and did not lack in the financial part of the convention, but went over the top, in the amount raised for the general fund for state Sunday school work, having passed all other counties in the state in the amount subscribed, and in the line up as it is now Jack son county stands at the top. An other commendable feature of the meeting was the number of subscrip- tions to The Arkansas Sunday School Herald, a paper published for workers, and in this 80 subscriptions were taken which puts our county second in the state as to subscribers to the Sunday school literature, both commendable for the people of Grubbs, the hostess city.
Newport daily independent., 1918-09-02

The government needs your money; ou need the stamps.
Newport daily independent., 1918-09-02

Selecting should like plant sti growing Tag desirable keep pickngs separate
Newport daily independent., 1918-09-02
TRIED MANY FOUND THE BEST

Foley Cathartic Tablets keep the bowels regular sweeten the stomach and tone up the liver. J. c. Gaston, Newark, Ind, says he used great many kinds of cathartics, but Foley
Newport daily independent., 1918-09-02

The Independent has the exclusive sales rights for the American War Atlas, without which you cannot keep up with the war news as you should. Call at the office and get one. Only 35 Cents.
Newport daily independent., 1918-09-02

Cathartic Tablets gave him more satisfaction than any other. He says they are the best cathartic tab- lets made Walkers Pharmacy.
 Advertisement.
Evening journal., 1918-08-23
WANTED.

GRAlNER FOR THE TRADIi; REAs-
-, onable rates. Frank c. Mas 4O5 S.
Claymont St. aug3-im.
Evening journal., 1918-08-23

TTNFURNIsHED RooM-20 W. 29rH
y street. aug21-3t.
Evening journal., 1918-08-23
PROPOSALS.

CEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE
Dpopened by the Superintendent of
Lighthouses, Baltimore. Nd, at 2 o'clock
p. NJ, September 5, 1918, for erecting nine
light structures in Sand ShOal Inlet, Va,
and Great Machipongo River, Va. Infor-
nation upon application TO the above
Office aug21-eod-3t.
Evening journal., 1918-08-23
DENTISTS.
REMOVAL NOTICE
JEWELRY
MILLINERY.

EARLY FALL SPORT HATS AT
II Jenny's Millinery. No. 2O3 w Ninth
street. June6-1yr.
Evening journal., 1918-08-23

SELECTED USED CARsi
winter R-' anu
I9is i9iis chevrolet 5-passenger. baby grand
ii99ii1 Chandler. 7-pnssenger.
lgl9 Paige, T-passenger.
1912 Pierce-ArraT, T-passeneer.
Al newly painted and repaired
ty5-1yr Tenth 81 ana DaioTvaTs VA
Evening journal., 1918-08-23
HoOMs FoR RENT.

FURNISHED RooMs-11O4 JEFFER-
son street. aug23-2t.
Evening journal., 1918-08-23
STORAGE.
FOR RENT.

T'HIRD AND FOURTH FLOORS OF
Il S0f Orange St Suitable for light
manufacture. Possession at once. jy30 I'm.