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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-11-22
SHOREHAM

Herbert Dudley is the new clerk at
p w. Waite's.
d. f. McCauIey, who has been i'll is
improving.
Miss Addie Biglow has a position in
c, B. Kendal's store.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Mead are guests
of their son, Sherry Mead,
Miss Mary and Joseph Viens have re-
turned to their school in Burlington.
Mrs. Charles Kendall and Mrs. Gus
tave Baldwin were in Brandon Satur-
day.
The Woman's Missionary meeting
will be held Thursday in the Ladies
rooms.
Miss Agnes X. Bush attended the
Ormsbee- Huntley wedding ct Middle
bury Saturday.
Malcolm Douglas shot deer weigh
ing 200 pounds while hunting Friday on
Rlpton Mountain.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Royce started
Tuesday for Biloxi, Miss, where they
will pass the winter.
Harry Witherel and family are NOV
ing to the home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Witherell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Bigelow of Corn
wall are passing a few weeks at the
home of their son, Leonard Bigelow.
The total receipts for the Red Cross
branch, for the year ending October LIST,
1918 are az folloWs. from rontrihI-
tons, entertainments and membership
fees, $l60l. 49, Disbursements, 1852. so.
Balance on hand, $749.43.
The Moravian club were pleasantly
entertained by Mrs. A. M. Smith and
Mrs. J. S. Moore on Thursday at the
home of the former. After the bust
ness meeting, paper "Why America
Fought Germany" was read by Mrs,
Clara Delano. Also one on "Rocham-
beau" was given by Miss Bush. The
club voted to adopt French orphan for
one year
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-11-22

Standard cold remedy for 20 yeals--ln tablet
fom-safe, sure, no oplates- breaks up q cold
baekifit fails, The genuine Dor has Red top
with Mr, HIS picture, A. All Drug atofel
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-11-22
Inhuenza-La Grippe

The present influenza is now known
to be our old familiar la grippe. Foley's
Honey and Tar is just what every suf-
ferer from influenza or la grippe needs
now.It covers the rough infamed throat
with a soothing healing coating, clears
away the mucus, stops the tickling
and coughing, eases the tightness and
heavy breathing. Day and night, keep
Foley's Honey and Tar handy. 1t gives
ease, warmth and comfort from the very
first dose. Buy it now.
Frost's Pharmacy, IS Main ST.,
Middlebury, VT.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-11-22
CUT THIS OUTFIT IS WORTH
MONEY

Don't Miss This. Cut out this slip, en-
close with DC and mail it to Foley & Co.,
2S35 Sheffield Ave, Chicago, ILL.,, writ
ing your name and address clearly You
will receive in return trial package
containing Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound, for coughs. colds and
Group; Foley Kidney Pills, for pains in
sides and back; rheumatism, backache,
kidney and bladder ailments; and Fo-
ley Cathartic Tablets, wholesome and
thoroughly cleansing cathartic, for con-
stipation, biliousness, headache, and
sluggish bowels.
Frost's Pharmacy, So Main ST.,
Middlebury, Vt.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-11-22
slna slna Jail Short of Labor

The labor shortage has hit even
Sing Sing, which has a stationary sup
ply of 1900 men. The officials are
puzzled because they are unwilling
to employ women. Although Warden
Meyer has an allowance for a maid
he never has hired one. The only
woman ever employed within the prls-
on walls, telephone operator, left
after few days, saying that there
were too many men.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-11-22
Enterprlsina Alaskan VILLAGE.

Noorvlck, native village near Nome,
Alaska, is said to be the only Eski-
mo village in northern Alaska possess
ing electric lights and a wireless plant.
The light plant and wireless station
were Installed by Delbert Replogle,
teacher at the Noorvick government
school. Mr.. Replogle, who was in
Nome recently on his way to the
States, said he left natives In charge
of the improvements.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-11-22

II you have around the house some unused
article of furniture, il is possible that you can
dispose of It at a fair price to somebody who
lRants II, II you will invest a few cents in a
rPusiness Notice. Most everybody reads them
The Robesonian., 1918-01-31
AN ARMY OF
sTENOGRAPHERS

Washington, D. c., Jan.ary 20
There is today in the city of Washing
ton in active operation an army whose
exploits attract little notice, but whose
members are doing very large "bit"
toward winning the war for America
an army of stenographers and typ
lists, twelve thousand strong, recruited
from every State in the Union. A
majority of these soldiers of the note
book and typewriter are girls. Day
in and day out their nimble fingers
faithfully click out tho tremendous
volume of correspondence and records
required by 4 great nation at war.
They wear no badge nor uniform; !;
their work is all work and has no
thrill nor romance; but the United
States could not stay in the war a
month without them.
The rapidly expanding departments
of the Government in Washington
employ stenographers and typists
with q greed that seems unsuitable
The United States Civil Service COM
mission estimates that there will be
twenty thousand Government employ
ees of this class in Washington at
the end Of this year. Owing to the
general demand the commission is
finding it a difficult task to meet the
calls of the departments Examina-
tions are held every Tuesday in $50
cities, and the commission states that
an examination will be held in any
city at any time, day or night, when
there is prospect Of assembling class
of three or four competitors. Eligibil-
ity may be obtained through passing
an examination in practical tests in
shorthand and typewriting. It is
practicable to complete such an ex-
animation in one hour. Representa-
tives Of the Civil Service commission
at the post offices in all cities are
furnishing definite information to
persons interested.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-31
PROFESSIONAL CARDS

Offices over Pope Drug Company.
Vill practice in all courts. PFenpt
atte1tisl given. 70 all Business.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-31

Forty lives were lost through the
sinking of the French freight trans
port Dronne and the trawler Kerbi-
han, which struck mines January %
within sight of Marseilles, states a
Paris dispatch Of the 28th inst.
A woman, Mrs. Ellen O'Grady, has
been appointed deputy police commits
sloner of New York City, precedent
thereby being shattered. She will
have charge Of white slave tre.f:
cases and look after missing girls.
Germany has failed to renlv to the
proposal of the Un...,d .,.s. =, I'll.
German commissioned officers held
prisoner here receive the paw of their
grade in return for similar privileges
being accorded American officers held
IN Germany, SO the War Department
Monday cut the payments being made
The Robesonian., 1918-01-31
"Coon's Way"
State ,Journa


"Coon's way is one Of the popular
characterizations of that pictur-
esque insurgent, Professor Charles L.
Coon. who presides over the whole
Of Wilson county and city schools and
runs them in "Coon's way.
The votary Of the Wilson school
champion will say 'it's Coon's way
when Professor Coon doesn't please
her and Coon's way will be pleaded in
bar of anger when the Wilson man
says things that others dare not saw.
"Coon's way" has become a proverb
and Wilson has been segregated into
a district which is now known as
"Coondom"
1t isn't half bad place in which to
! live. Within a few days Coon's way
has become winning way. Janu-
| ary 18 the county voted local tax
OF thirty cents, making all of the 4S
| school districts local tax instead of
IL. This will give Wilson a uniform
term OF seven months and to those
| who teach the schools fairly good sal
aries.
That is county Wilson. Town Will
son seeing old rus distend herself vot-
ed $4,000 in bonds for schools. This
is the latest from "Coondom". It is
| "Coon's way" with substance.
The story is passed along and pre-
sented in lieu Of the weekly lament
on the school teacher pauper. If ev-
cry county in North Carolina will do
something like it in the burden of
writing into fundamental law the six
months school will be lessened and
North Carolina individual will be one
month ahead Of North Carolina cor
porate: OF all "Ceon's ways, this is
prominently the most winning and
that's not discounting any Of the
many.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-31
AMERICAN SUGAR
SENT TO. FRANCE
American Price RigiAy Regulated
by United States Food
Administra ton.
CONSUMERS HERE PAY Sc.
Sugar Cos. IS Cents . round During
Civil War-Rehners' Profits
Now Curtaiied.
CONSUMERS HERE PAY Sc.

Sugar is selling to-day Throughout
America at frsn 81 to 0 cents .
pound to the c2ssuIner, even Though
there Is a wsrlA shortage which has
reduced this nations sugar allotment
to 10 per cent. Of normal.
Through the easrts Of the United
States food adninisuation the sugar
market has been regulated as far as
the producer, rehner and wholesaler
is concerned. The food administration
has no power to regulate retail prices
except by public opinion. Even though
more than $1,000 tons of sugar have
been shipped to France in the last
four months the retail grocer's sugar
price is around to sA cents. He
should sell this sugar at 81 to 8
cents, the food administration believes,
and asks the American housewife to
pay no more than this amount.
Last August when the food admin
istration was organized the price Of
sugar rose suddenly to II cents q
pound. During the Civil War sugar
cost ths consumer IS cents a pound.
By regulad doA Of the sugar market and
reducing the price to 81 and Q cents
and keeping 1t from advancing to 20
cents the food administration has saw
ed the American public at least $780,
OOO,OO In four months, according to
a statement made by Herbert Hoover
the other day.
1T is our stern duty to feed the al
lies, to maintain their health and
strength at any cost to ourselves"
Mr.. Hoover declared. "There has not
been, nor will be as we see it, enough
sugar for even their present meagre
and depressing ration unless they send
ships to remote markets for it. If we
in our greed and gluttony force them
either to further reduce their ration
or to send these ships we will have
done damage to our abilities to win
this war.
"lf we send the ships to Java
for 25o, 900 tons Of sugar next year
we viii have neeessitated the EN-.
ployment Of eleven extra ships for
The Robesonian., 1918-01-31
z1c3 W 9OD SUI. 6.

The farmers of North Carolina CON-
troll the firewood supply, for they
own all land within profitable haul
ing distance Of ali our cities and
towns. Even the wood that is ship
ped in by rail is practically all cut
fromthe farms. The cutting of fire
tinctly farm activity.
er's privilege and opportunity. 1t is
plying the only possible substitute
pal sinues of war; and it is his op-
portunity in that he can now market
at a good profit a product Of his
farm for which heretofore there has
been little or no demand.
The State fuel administrat ad-
vocates the establishment Of NUM-.
cipal wood yard in every city and
town of North Carolina as war
measure. This should create steady
| demand for wood at a fair price, thus
| enabling the farmer to cut and haul
| wood whenever he had the time, with
out waiting to engage load to some
private party. He could be just as
sure of being able to sell his wood
when he took it into town as he is
his cotton or wheat. The municipal
ity could then cut this wood into fire
or stove wood and deliver it to the
ultimate consumer or direct the farm
er to the party who wants it, thus
enabling him to take advantage of
any extra charge for delivery. The
farmer could then plan regular win
ter work for his team. One of the
greatest drains on the farm now is
having to feed teams that are not
working and the first concern Of a
wide-awake BUSINESS farmer is to ar
; range to have his team busy as much
. of the time as possible. The market
, ing Of firewood, whether done
through a municipal wood yard OF
, not, will furnish profitable employ
7 ment for teams which otherwise
, might be ''eating their heads off,"
A bulletin is being issued by the
T State Geological and Economic Sur
) vey entitled "Cordwood for Fuel
) which gives cost Of cutting and prices
: received for firewood in North Car.
olina. Included also are some valu.
: able suggestions to landowners 70,
l cutting and marketing their cord
, wood. The State Forester, Chapei
7 Hill, North Carolina, will be glad tt
t send copies Of this bulletin to al
: who may apply for it.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-31

dividuals are compelled to command
attention at this hour, when speed is
needed in the construction of ships
Good For Concrete Ships.
For concrete ship building Whining
ton is probably without peer, as it
not only has the climate for such, but
it has just the right kind of sharp
sand directly at the sites, while gravel
is not for hog and cement can be
brought to the city via water. There
is also an abundance OF labor that es-
pecially understands this work, as
several large concerns that are doing
concrete work-not ships, however,
are running in full blast at Whining
ton.
Senator Overman was mindful OF
all these things when he held con-
ference with Chairman Hurley and the
senator especially emphasized that
the climate permit Of all year round
outdoor work, without the necessity
of having huge heated buildings for
the ship workers and that the gov
ernment was being asked for to ap-
propriate millions for solving the
housing problem, when Wilmington
stood ready to do such shipbuilding
without a housing problem.
Hurley Much Interested.
Chairman Hurley expressed great
interest over such things and determ-
ined to Investigate personally. Henry
Ford. it will be recalled, about a
month ago expressed the belief that
southern ports should be utilized more
extensively for the building Of fabri-
Gated ships Just when Chairman
Hurley will leave for the south has
not been determined nlrrlRlltnli1 Rlltn
The Robesonian., 1918-01-31

Al MT. d0Over pointed 0Ht, the
United States, Canada and England
were sugar iExpsrtiax csaatries before
the war, while France and Italy were
very nearly self snppsrting. The main
sources Of the wsrld's sugar supply
was Germany and aeighbsring powers,
the West Indies and tha East Indfes.
German sugar IS Ne snger available,
as 1t Is used entirely In Germany,
which also absorbS sasar Of surround
ing countries.
England can 40 longer buy 1,4eO, 600
long tons OF sugar each year frOm
Germany. The French sugar produc-
ton has dropped from 10000 to 21O,-
900 tons. The italian production has
fallen from 100000 tons to $4,000 tons.
Thus three countries were thrown
upon East and West Indian sources
for 1.925,000 tons annually to maintain
their normal consumption.
Because Of the worlds shipping
shortage the allied nations started
drawing On the West Indies for sugar !;
East Indian sugar took three times
the number Of ships, since the dis
=
denly the west was called on to fur
!! nish and did furnish 1,42O, 900 tons Of
sugar to Europe when 9OO,O 900 tons a
year was the pre-war demand. The
allies had drawn from Java 10000
tons before the shipping situation be-
came acute.
"In spite Of these shipments" Mr..
Hoover stated the other day, "the
| English government in August reduced
the household sugar ration to basis
Of "a pounds per annum per capita.
| And in September the French govern
| ment reduced their household ration
to 13 2-1O pounds a year, or a bit over
l pound Of sugar q month. Even this
meagre ration ceuld not be filed by
the French government 1t was found
| early in the fall. America was then
asked for 100,oeo tons Of sugar and
succeeded IN sending $4,000 tons By
December 1. Tho French request was
granted because the American house
hold consumptisa was then at least So
poWads per perssa. and 1t was consld-
cred the duty tf maintaining the
FreacA nseaie nsa4e sW course dear.n
Today the sugar s1auation may
! be sussaaaraDed ~ sta1ag that II
America viii reAace tts suuar con.
| sumption 10 10 rs per cent. this
nation VIII be akie to send 2o0,O 900
| more soldiers to France.
Sugar today sef1s at seaboard re-
hneries at $7.z5 4 hundred pounds.
The Wholesale grocer has agreed ia
limit his profit to . cents a hundred
plus freight, and the retail grocer "a
supposed to take - more than 50 cents
a hundred pounds prtdit. This reeu-
latioh 'ET-as made BY the food admins
tration, which now asks the housewife
to reduce sugar consumption as much
as possible, using other sweeteners
and also reminds her that she should
! pay no more than 8 cents q pound 70.
sugar.
| contrc; Of Cane Refners' Prof7ts.
Immediately upon the establish.
! nent OF the food administration" Mr.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-31
Are Your Sewers Clogged?

The bowels are the sewerage system
of the body. You can we'll imagine
the result when they are stopped up
as is the case in constipation. AS a
purgative you will find Chamberlain's
Tablets excellent. They are mild and
gentle in their action. They also i'm
prove the digNtisa.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-31
DRAINAGE TAX LAND
SALE.

By authority vested n, ms as Sher-
if OF Robson county, l will on Moa-
day, the 4th day of February, 1913,
at II o'clock, noon, at the court house
in Lumberton, N. c., sell for cash to
the highest bidder the following lands
in the Back Swamp and Jacob Swan.
Drainage District Of Robson county
to satisfy the Drainage Tax for 1917.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-31
Why We Are All Afraid.

Nearly every one Of us has some
peculiar fear something which con-
tlnually grips us and keeps us in
dread. Some fear thunderstorms
some are afraid to meet people-there
aEs hundred and ona other phasea.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-31

1t is possible to Danish these fears
by process now known as Psyche
analysis. This is rather a fearsome
name in itself But H. Addington
Bruce, in the February Harper's Ba
Ear, shows that Psycho-analysis is
nothing but a common sense way Of
ridding people of their fears.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-19

test from Germany against she manner
in which enemy alien owned concerns are
being converted into wholly American
institutions by the United States, has
been received through the Swiss lega-
ton, it was learned today.
The action Of the United States IN
lconfiscaing German-owned corpora
tions and their ensuing sale are de-
clared by the Germans to be consciously
aimed to do lasting injury to German
economic existence.
The taking over and sale Of Ger
man-owrsd ships is termed an attcmp
ITO shacklc' through measures Of forc'
lhc opportunities Of German shipping
interests to develop in the futnrc.''
The German government threatens y
take retaliatory measures against pro
pcrty owned by the Americans in N,
empire if the enemy alien propery Gus
todian persists in continuing his prac
ticc. The American property is WORT
about $12,0O0,O00. The United Stae
already has confiseated $s00,0G0,00
worth of enemy owned property.
A. Mitchell Palmer the alien pro
rcrty custodian, has returned only ON
!
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-19

Germans refrained from shelling Lille.
The last Germans quietly Withdrew
from Lille at a. m. Bye and l, unac-
companied by any troops, entered the
city at 2 P. m.
Our reception approached riot.
BRYAN or Roosevels never shook more
hands or kissed more babies, and prob
ably no two young men ever were so
thoroughly kissed by young, middle
aged and old ladies in one day.
There were cheers Of "vive l'Ameri-
que, and 9fvive l'Angleterre as hun
drcds Of persons surrounded our car.
Flags flew through the windows and
most of the children carried the tri-co-
lor.
We found Lille prac IDEALLY unframed
by the Germans, although early in the
war they had thoroughly stripped the
great woolen, cotton and steel factor.
| les. The houses had not been looted,
but in the surrounding villages and the
towns all the residences were plundered
and many burned. This does not ap-
ply to Turcoing and Roubaix, which
! have ESCAPED like Lille.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-19
Names Wanted OF Nurses In
Polk And Marion Counties

An effort will be made to secure
the names and addresses of all women
who have had any experience in nurs-
ing. At meeting held last evening
by. the committee appointed by vii
lamette chapter, Red Cross, it was de-
.cided to secure the names not only OF
all trained nurses in Marion and Polk
counties, but also the names and adj
dresses Of those now receiving train
ing, Undergraduate snurses, practical
nurses, midwives ana those who have
taken the Red Cross course.
With emergencies such as the pres
ent arising, it was deemed of the great.
est Importance to know just where
nurses could be secured for temporary
employment. The names of women who
were nurses before their marriage II cs
pecially wanted, not for army service,
but to- help in an emergency.
To secure these Qames, Miss Grace
Taylor, secretary on the COMMITTEES,
will send missionaries to those sug-
gcsted by the doctors of both counties
and also by the hospitals To get the
names Of those in the country who have
experience in nursing, w. M. Smith,
county superintendent, was asked TO
enclose request for names when cor
responding with rural teachers
II was estimated that in the two
counties, there should be at least l0O
women who have had actual expert
ence and who would be of great bene'
fit to their community in case OF sud
den emergency!
1t was stated that, many nurse OF
those who have had practical expert
ence were somewhat reluctant in sign
ing the questionnaires as they feared
it might result in a call for active ser
vice away from home. Miss Tayior
explained that no such service was con
tcmplated, but that the questionnaires
were to be used whereby nurses in dit
ferent localities could be found in Q
sudden case of need. Those who arc
willing to be listed as able to help ~
an emergency are asked to telephone te
Red Cros headquarters, phone 1900. \,
TO aid in listing the names Of Polk
county nurses, Dir, A. b. Starbuck ano
DR.. Butler were placed on the commit
tee. Those present last evening as mem
bers Of the committee to secure q nurs
ing census were Prof. J. @. Nelson
chairman; DR.. IL. i. Griffith, Misi
Grace Taylor. Miss Nell Hollenbeck
Miss Katherine F'owel, w. M. Smith
and J. G. Perry.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-19
silycrton and elsewhere.

The convention opened with a bust
ness session from 2.30 to $3.50 p. H., in
Odd Fellows Hall. when the hall was
thrown open for the public and pro-
gram given. After America was
sung the address of welcome was de-
livercd by Z. p. Morcom, P. G., who
spoke Of the pleasure it gave to greet
all, and especially on Liberty Day. He
referred to the Columbus incident 426
years ago and having been recently told
that the kaiser was sore atColumbus for
having discovered America first. The
speaker referred to the organization,
members of '.he order "oyer there'
helping to still fraternize the world and
helping to send enough Prussians to the
lower regions to change the language
heartily on behalf of the city and in
the name Of freedom and fraernalism.
The response was by President r. G..
Henderson, p. G., Chemeketa Lodge.
Instrumental music by Miss Elsie Clair
was followed by an address by Grand
Sire Adam Knight Of Candy, represent
ing the Grand Master, who was unable
to be present. "sThe Odd Fellows
Home was the subject Of an address
by Thos. F. Ryan, P. M., Oregon City
Lodge. o her numbers on the program
were "reminiscences A. G. Steel
hammer, P. G., Silver Lodge; reading,
Mrs. O. L. Davis; "0ur Brothers at
War,, Mayor L. p. Adams, silverton,
and "JStar Spangled Banner by all.
One of the interesting features was the
presentation of jewel TO J. g. Iddings
P. G., for his faithful seryiee as an Old