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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-15
What President Wilson Said:

1T is essential that these utilities be maintained at their
maximum efficiency and that everything reasonably possible
should be done with that end in view hope that state and
local authorities where they have not already done WILL
when the facts properly laid before Them respond prompt
ly to the necessities of the situation
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-15
What the Nations Highest Authorities Say War Operation Public Utilities
What Secretary McAdoo Said:

Our public service utilities are closely connected with
essential part of preparations for and success
prosecution of the earnestly hope that you may fee
justified in expressing the conviction that the vital part whc
the public utilities companies represent in the life and wal
making energy of the nation ought to receive fair and just
ignition by the state and local authorities
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-15
1875

Hand-porIed, French-Americdn and
other Fine Lingerie.
Embroidery and lace-trimmed Gowns
and French-American Gowns of fine
lingerie muslin.
Lace, embroidery and trimmed
Envelopes and French-American Chem
Uses. with machine-made lace edge. One
model sketched at right
Chemi-knickers, with camisole top, en-
broidery and lace trimmed. AS sketched.
Muslin Petticoats, lace and embroidery
trimmed; assorted lengths.
Fancy Muslin Drawers with machine
made filet lace.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-15
What the Comptroller of the Currency Said:

1T essential that forbea and consideration be eX
ercsed by the state commissions and municipal authorities and
that the corporations be permitted to make such additions to
their charges for service will keep them the breath of
sovency and give them basis of credit which they may
tain the funds with which to meet the strain put on them bv
the governments needs The breaking down of these corpora
tons would be national calamity"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-02-15

Wanted A good sober, neat man to
run milk route and deliver goods also
TO make himself useful in store Mar
ried man preferred Woods Market
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-02-15

Wanted "a Sugar Camp to work on
shares this spring; am experienced
Address ], ], Cross Mansfield, Conn.
5t3p.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-02-15
MIDDLEBURY

Wilbur Barrows, l5-year-old son of
Nh and Mrs Charles Barrows Of
Bridport, was operated on for appen-
dicitls at his home Thursday after
noon Dr. II 7 Tnkham Of Bur
lingtou and Dr. i, C. Phelps Of Yer
gennes were the attending surgeons,
St. Stephens Episcopal church has
purchased a new Greenwood furnace,
which will be installed this week. The
old furnace will remain for use when
necessary, insuring comfortable
Church in all weathers 1t IS, however,
expected that in extreme weather the
services will be held in the Chapel
unless the coal shortage is measurably
relieved
There was a still alarm Saturday
morning at Sl5 for a slight fire caused
by the burning out OF one Of the Chin
neys in the tenement house on South
Pleasant street. known as the "Old
Bakery" Chief George Kidder re.
sponded with several hand chemicals
and the blaze was soon eXtinguished,
The damage was slight, caused mostly
by water
Dr. and Mrs b, A, Holmes Of
Brandon have been visiting Mrs.
Holmes parents, Mr. and Mrs Allan
Calhoun during the week Dr. Holmes
was among those recently burned out
in the Brandon fire He has leased an
Office in Rutland and will begin the
practice Of dentistry next Monday,
Mrs. Holmes and children will remain
in Brandon for the present
The Middlebury Suffrage Study
Club will meet this afternoon at
2;30 p, IN, with Mrs J L, Crane, to
work for the Suffrage Y, NJ c, A,
Fund and with Mrs X NJ Price on
February 22nd, for the same purpose,
Special study will be made during the
month on Town Meetings, and large
attendance at the weekly work meet
ing during the month is urged that the
subject may be freely discussed
James Calhoun, who enlisted as an
apprentice seaman at the United
States Naval Training station at New
port, r. l., several months ago visited
his parents, Mr. and Mrs Robert Cal
houn during the week.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-02-15
MIDDLEBURY

Mrs Charles Westall ST., is spending
the winter with her son, James, IN
Chcopee Falls, Mass
l., II Thomas is making repairs on
the interior Of his tenement house ON
Weybridge street,
Mrs. James Dumas Is III at her home
on College street Mr. Dumas who has
been employed in Boston was called
home Saturday,
News has been received Of the serious
illness Of Mrs Anna Moore In Colorado,
where she is spending the winter,
The Middlebury Public library and
National bank will be closed Friday,
February 22, Washingtons birthday,
The postollice will be open from 1880
to 0 a. m, and from 4 TO $3.50 p, m,
There will be one delivery by the city
carriers and no rural delivery.
W. G., Pennman who Is employed on
the Powers farm on New Haven River,
was operated upon at the Moses Hos
pital in Ticonderoga n, Y, Monday
for an infection in the bone of his left
leg Mr. Penniman was running trac-
tor last fall when a part Of 1t broke
hitting him in the leg Mr., Penniman
is resting comfortably
A four minute talk will be given at
the Opera House on Saturday. Feb
ruary l6, by {, /, Button and We'd,
nesday February 20, by Major Ray
mond Mcfarland In the near iu-
turc, possibly at the Century Club en-.
tertainment on Thursday February,
81. Rev Henry c, Newell will speak
in the course on eyes for the Navy,
AT present Mr., Newel's voice is SUI
ierng from a cold
The college vesper service Sunday
was conducted by Bishop Edwin II.
Hughes of the New England district Of
Methodist churches His text was
the Fifth Commandment" which he
amplifed in a most interesting and
effective manner Bishop Hughes was
president of DePuaw university un.
til 1908 and has always been a
popular speaker among college stu
dents, He spoke again in the evening
at a Union meeting at the Methodist
church which was well attended by
the college students
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-02-15

Gasoline engine for sale, eighthorse
power Ruggles engine, substantial
piece Of machinery with all accessories,
Well worth investigating II you need
power The Register Company
For Sale-The home place Of the late
W, L, Church In Cornwall near Dis
triet No, 2 school house, 3 l,2 miles
from Middlebury on main road 10
Shoreham, Comfortable house, good
barn and hen house ? l-2 acres Of land,
Good for garden crops, Apple, Cherry,
Plum and Pear trees This place will
be sold to settle estate,
2lti c, II, James, Administrator
For Sale The Grswold farm known
as "The Poplars" located in the south
part Of Cornwall, Addison county, con
sisting OF about 90 acres meadow, pas
ture and woodland, plenty OF water
heavy loan soil, Good eight room
house with cement cellar and cistern,
good well of water, Horse barn and
80 by 10 hay barn, sugar orchard Of
$50 trees, For further particular adj
dress, c, W Jones, Sudbury, VI, p, o.,
Brandon, al
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-02-15

Logging chain IS feet long for sale
for $40 at Register Office. Heavy, l
inch chain, with one hook Fine chain
for logging or hosting
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-02-15
MIDDLEBURY

J. A. Fletcher Is confined to the
house by an attack Of the grip,
Stanley Rose and Ira Baldwin have
returned from Burlington
Mr. and Mrs Horace Brunson have
moved from the Reese farm to Bird
port
Lieut. Theodore d. Wells, who Is
in the Naval Construction service on
Staten Island, was a guest this week
Of relatives in town
Mrs, Il, II Martin has closed her
home on North Pleasant street and will
spend the remainder of the winter
with her daughter, Mrs Lucius But
tolph
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-02-15
Red Cross Makes Shipment

The local Red Cross shipped lately
to Boston the following articles
llll gauze dressings
p hospital shirts
80 comfort pillows
ljj non-sterile dressings
II shoulder wraps
4 hospital quilts
Knit goods
30 sweaters, u scarls, 81 pairs socks,
2 helmets frtm ftmhraih bithmsbtfrd
u pairs wristers, "a helmets, 8 pair hos
pital socks
SERVICE FLAGS
Service flags are selling at 70 cents
each at the Register Office Size 2 X2ft
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-02-15

Copies of the Charter and Bylaws of
the village of Middlebury as amended
in 1906 may be had at The Register
Office at % cents per copy,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-02-15

Wanted Young man with good high
school education, fair knowledge of
mechanics to learn operation of limo
type for night work. Good opening
to learn a good trade Apply at Regis
ter Office
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-02-15

A MAN wanted for general farm
work and the care of small dairy,
March lst if convenient; will hire for a
year and pay good wages to right man
Apply to our address +. H. harrington,
Brandon, Vt. 6t2
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-02-15

If you have money to loan come
and tell me about it. If you wish to
borrow money come and tell me about
it. A. w. Dickens. 25tf
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-02-15

For Sale-A driving outfit consist
ing of a small driving horse Cortland
cutter, open buggy, harness, robes, etc,
Cheap for cash, Orvis H. Comstocks,
- South Street. 6t2p
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-02-15

For Sale-65 acres of my farm, loca-
ted and adjoining the College west of
Pearsons Hall r, G. S Blinn, Middle
bury, VT soft
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-02-15

For Sale or Rent-A house on Wey-
bridge street nearly new, Inquire of
Isaac Lavonche, Jr, Aft
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-05-08
Hero of Naval Disaster.

The man with the smile and the
CHEEKY word, the one who can lift the
spirits of his. fellows in the hour Of
danger-here Is the man of heroism.
And it is for just this quality that
praise is given to Lieut.. John X. Rich
ards, U. S. N, who was one Of the
officers on the torpedo destroyer Jacob
Jones. The reports of her sinking
brought thrilling story Of ler COM
mander, her officers and his men, Of
their bravery and loyalty to the last
moment, all equal to the best traci-
tons Of the American navy. Lieut..
Richards, the gunnery officer, was left
In charge of all the RATS. At this post
It was noticed that through all the or
deal he was cool and cheerful, putting
heart into the men about him and max
ing them all more able to stand the
strain. Lieut.. Richards is native of
Ironton, O., and was born In 1891. He
entered the naval academy in 1907,
and five years later was made ensign.
In 1915 he became Junior lieutenant
and was temporarily appointed lieuten-
ant in 1917.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-05-08
Aztec Relics Unearthed.

Announcement of the recovery Of
10000 specimens Of prehistoric Aztec
civilization from the famous "Aztec
ruin" in the Amas valley in northwest
ern New Mexico has been made by the
American Museum of Natural History.
Work of excavation has been in prog
ress since the summer of 1916, funds
for which have been provided by Ar
cher II. Huntington and j. P. Morgan.
The scene of the exploration was
once a typical pueblo. or great forti-
fed house and village, and although
the work of unearthing the hidden
treasures is only partly completed.
what has thus far been found within
the crumb!ing walls so long hidden
from human view has exceeded, II Is
said. the most sanguine hopes Of the
investigators.
Necklaces Of shell and tortoise, agate
knives, pottery vessels of various
forms and ornamentation, cotton cloth
and woven sandals are among the finds
reported by n. G. Nelson, assistant
curator of the museum and Earl n.
Morris, In charge of the exploring
party.
Enough masonry in the ruin was un-
covered to have built wall half way
from New York to Philadelphia.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-05-08
Iraoesix of French Trees.

Broken homes, ruined factories,
shattered churches, violated graves, 1t
had seemed to me we had rung all the
changes on the destruction Of war.
But there remained one-the tragedy
Of the trees. You can rebuild houses,
churches, towns even-for that takes
only money. But you can't rebuild Or
chards of fruit trees and avenues OF
great shade trees-for that takes time.
We were seeing them everywhere now
orchards with trees that were but
faded, shriveled punches OF brown
leaves lying on their sides; orchards,
where these had been cleared away,
that showed nothing but white-topped
stumps They say that, when the
warm spring came. some of these or
chard trees, lying on their sides but
not wholly severed, leafed gently and
then-just before they died-hloomed
once again for France.-1nez Haynes
Irwin in McClure's Magazine.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-05-08
Mkinn Shrapnel.

New inventions have been made Dy
Americans. and American machine
tools for shell making have been sent
to Europe and are used in the factories
there. The number of shells of shrap-
mel made in this country is almost be-
yond computation. Long before we en-
tered the war our different factories
were turning out hundreds of thou
sands of shrapnel week, and 1t was
due to this demand for munitions that
enabled us TO turn out the big product
we are now making. This is so not
only of shrapnel, but of powder and
explosives of all kinds. Before the war
one company was making about 4OO.-
900 pounds OF military powders per
annum, another was turning out SOC
82-mch shells per day, and third
making cOOOO0 loaded time fuses q
month. The orders of the allies ran
ento many hnndreds Of millions of dol
lars and it is said that almost $1,000
100000 worth Of war supplies were
contracted for by J. P. Morgan & Co.
alone.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-05-08
MADE POINT BY PARABLE
Chancellor Quick to See Truth In Fsso
Related to Him by Wander
ing Traveller.

Lee, the chancellor Of the kingdom
Of Han, was plotting to murder the
king. .Su, wandering traveller, came
to visit him, and introducing himself
as follows:
"Your humble servant, Su, wretehed
and poverty.Stricken, possessing not
even feeble horse and an old buggy,
has left his aged parents at home,
tramped through the dust, braved the
frost and snow, crossed River Tsarn
with the sole purpose Of seeing you
and offering you humble advice. VIII
you give him the privilege of speaking
to you?"
The chancellor, knowing the speak
er's intent, answered maliciously:
"Any word about men l am tired OF
listening to. But if you can tell me
something about ghosts and spirits. l
will be overjoyed to hear you"
"That is just what I would like to
tell about sir" returned Su, and he
continued: "When was tramping on
my way here lost my direction one
night in a lonely forest. Weary and
exhausted, I could find no place to
rest. l had no blanket, no mattress,
only chilly, misty vapor wrapped
around me. / hid myself in the tall
grass. By my side stood bulky tomb.
Family I heard a quarrel between a
wooden doll and clay doll as to which
was the superior in quality. The clay
doll droned the following argument:
az am nodded out Of clay If. per
chance. l am ruined by swift wind or
bitter rain, ] can return to my home,
to Mother Earth. But as for you, you
are carved out of the branch Of tree.
You have been severed from your own
root. When YOU face swift wind or
bitter rain, you will be thrown into the
Tsarn river, carried eastward to, the
sea, to the ocean. Then where will be
your abiding place? You will float and
drift for eternity
81, the traveller, listened and won
dered, and felt that the clay doll was
without question the winner of the
dispute.
"Now, your honor is plotting against
the king and the royal family. Do
you realize that you will kill off your
own root and destroy the very founda-
ton of your power"
"Remain with me over night. and l
will talk some more to you to-mor-
row." said the chancellor, after a
moody refection.-C. Y. Tang, In
Chinese Students Monthly.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-05-08
GRIZZLY BROOKS NO RIVAL
Testimony of Hunters Proves That Ia
Is Beyond Question Supreme In
His Own World.

The grizzly was once the monarch
Of the Western ranges, says Walter
Prichard Eaton, in Harper's Magazine.
Nothing disputed his title till man
came with the rifle. Of man the griz-
zly now has most intelligent fear, ex-
cept in places where he is protected
and fed. Fierce and formidable fighter
that he is, he doesn't fight man unless
he Is driven to it, but with the keen.
ness of his tribe (the bear is one Of the
most intelligent of beasts) he avoids
danger so far as possible, and has de.
veloped much cleverness at it.
The testimony Of all Western hunt.
ers agrees on the great caution q griz.
Ely uses before crossing an open or ap.
preaching dead horse or COW put out
for bait, frequently charging all the
bushes around to drive out possible
foes in ambush as preliminary to
feeding. That the mountain lion is
real foe of the bears our hunter de.
MED. The mountain cat is coward.
horse for their bait, and watched from
tree two lions feeding on the carcass.
A grizzly (called a silvertip by the
hunters) approached, shouldered in be-
tween the lions and began to feed also.
AS one fat grizzly can take up consid-
erable room the lions resented this
third party at the feast and drew Oft
snarling Then one Of them came back
and evidently clawed the intruder or
hit it. The bear, which had one fore
paw employed, swung with the otheE
caught the lion tremendous blow and
knocked him so feet down the slope.
Then Mr.. Silvertip resumed his repast
as i nothing had happened. He did
not even look around to see how far
the lion fell or what he was going to
do when he got up. Evidently the bear
felt quite sure Of his position. He was
justified in this confidence, for the lion
rose and with his mate sulked, snarl-
ing, off into the timber.
The man who told this story had
been q mountain hunter from boyhood.
and he is, furthermore, an uncommon.
ly sharp observer whose knowledge has
been more than once employed by the
federal government. There is no rea-
son to doubt the accuracy Of his tale,
which seems to bear out the statements
of other hunters that the grizzly is su-
preme in his own world, even con-
temptuously so.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-05-08
COULD HARDLY
STAND ALONE
Terrible Suffering From Headache,
Sideache, Backache, and Weak
ness, Relieved by Cardd,
Says This Texas Lady.

Gonzales, Tex Mrs. Minnie Phil
pot, of this place, writes: give years
ago I, was taken with pain In my
left side. 1t was right under my
left rib. 1t would commence with an
aching and extend up into my left
shoulder and on down into my back
BY that time the pain would be 30
severe I would have to take to bed,
and suffered usually about three days
III suffered this way for three years,
and got to be mere skeleton and was
so weak I could hardly stand alone.
Was not able to go anywhere and had
to let my house work go...I suffered
awful with a pain in my back and I
had the headache all the time. just
was unable to do a thing. My life
was a misery, my stomach got in an
awful condition, caused from taking
so much medicine. / suffered so much
pain. l had just about given up all
hopes Of our getting anything to help
me.
One day a Birthday Almanac was
thrown in my yard. After reading
it's testimonials l decided to try Car
dui, and am so thankful that I did,
for began to improve when on the
second bottle. II am now a well
woman and feeling fine and the cure
has been permanent for it has been
two years since my awful bad health.
I will always praise and recommend
Cardui." Try Cardui today. E 7S
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-05-08
Wished the Spikes Also.

The wife Of thrifty Western
farmer had worked very, very hard for
many, many years, deprivlng herself
not only of all luXHries. but Of many
comforts. "Foolishness. she had
termed such things. But the mail
order catalogue in which father was
interested had caught her eye-or was
It her neighbors new bonnet? Some
change had come over her ideas of
what constituted "foolishness," and
she astonished father one morning by
announcing she was going to town to
buy hat.
Arriving at millinery store she sur
prised the clerk who came forward to
wait on her by asking: &C., want to
know who's runnin' this hers! joint?'
II am at present" the clerk re-
sponded.
"Well what I want to know Is, If
buy fine hat here. will you throw in
the spikes?"-Indianapo Star.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-05-08
saw wars HORROR
English Lady Writes of Expert
enceS in Roumania-
NeeftabIe Inferno When OH Fteid0
Were Destroyed-Russian Soldiers
PiIlage While Their Comman.
der Is Occupied Elsewhere.

I had not thought that we could pos
sfbly enter into a new phase of horror,
but it was horn on Boxing day, when
the first whispers reached us Of the
destruction of the oil fields. Frankly,
We had, each and every one of us, COM
pletely forgotten the oil! A man, 6
friend Of ours, drove up in motor,
streaked with CRIME, weary and dead
to the world. After lunch he started
to tell his story, fortified by big
cigar.
he had been one Of a party who
went out alone to the petrol city to
destroy. No one would give them
help, and he told us wonderful ac-
counts Of the scenes which he had wit
messed. The first step had heen to
capture every single man and hoy who
knew anything about the petrol plans
and deport them bodily to Moldavia.
so that the Germans should fird no
skilled workmeu to utilize to their
ewn profit. And then a few pairs of
hands sufficed to crumble and lay in
ashes what many hundreds Of brains
had worked to build. First they broke
up all the machinery-the how of the
happening is immaterial; the most
primitive and bruta! weapons served
Them best. Then they poured benzine
from the roofs Of factories down their
walls and set them alight, they dug
trenches round the yats and started
blazing channels Of flame toward the
reservoirs. These blew up each in turn,
and SCOT and flames made of what had
been Sunlight an eternal night where
the fire king went mad. Town by town
saw the destroyers come to let hell
loose, and factory after factory writh-
ed in death agony Of twisted iron to
send jets Of poison fumes after the
four small flying motor cars. The de-
vastation LETT by retreating army lay
before them, turmoil Of an enemy
drunk with success stirred in the wind
gusts that fed the flames from the
south. One can hardly credit the fact
ttldl illbSS IS" lllliC ibCi iiu'S ~ -
fectually accomplished what they set
out to do that it will be six months be-
fore the Germans can squeeze a drop
Of petrol from the saturated EARTH
In our English hospital there is
man who has had his foot amputated.
He lay pinned under burning car. A
hatchet was brought by doctor to
French officer standing near, and the
doctor said: "Do 1t if you can; have
no instruments and feel paralyzed."
The Frenchman did the thing in the
whole horror Of the sunlight, whilst
the Russian privates who were his
charges took advantage Of the oppor-
tunity and pillaged private passenger
luggage on the train Lady kennard
In The North American Review.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-05-08
Their New Homer

Who says there is difficulty In find
Ing quarters in Washington?
There is q colored family in this
town that recently disagreed with It
self. Mrs. Jones-we call her that
decided to leave Sam Jones, so she
took the seven children and left sud
denly one day for her old Virginia
home.
Sam suddenly found himself bereft
1t cannot be said that Sam mourned
Fact is, he was pleased.
That was why he mourned when he
read the following post card one morn
ing:
"Ieet your family at Union Station
at 4:15."-Washingt Star.