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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07
THRIFT ENCOURAGEMENT.

Reference has already been made 70
the surprising way in which funds for
different purposes have been raised in al.
most constant succession. The remark
able thing about this whole situation Is
the gratifying development that people
are still increasing their savings despite
the enormous draft on their resources
resulting from the increased cost Of liv-
ing and the demands Of all sorts Of help
full war activities In other words the
people as whole are learning the true
meaning and possibilities of thrift as a
result Of the necessity Of economizing in
order to help win this war.
The same thing Is going on in England.
The British before the war rather prided
themselves on the fact that they were
not q saving people in the same sense
- are vermonters. for example. The
necessities Of this war have apparently
wrought a complete transformation in the
British people in this respect.
It is noteworthy that while the people
Of England periodically purchased enor'
nous quantities of war bonds during the
year 1916. the small savings bank do
positors in England increased their de.
posits over sso.oOo.ooo during that period.
According to the Oficial Bulletin Of the
United States government patriotic APP
peals to the American people to help
support the war through thrift measures
and dispensing with unnecessaries have
met with results as significant as they are
Gently ended are not yet available but
reports from different sections indicate
that membership and assets in co-opera-
tive building. or savings and loan asso-
Citations increased at least 10 per cent.
This rate of increase was the same as
in the year 1916. and about the average
rate Of increase for the preceding ten
years.
The same authority states that the small
savings bank accounts in different parts
Of the country show a similar increase
in number of depositors and amounts of
deposits as a whole.
III short the American people not only
in Vermont but also in the whole
country have responded in the most
reassuring way to the call of duty
to save and conserve in every possible
way. They have already purchased nearly
ts.0oo 900 of Liberty Loan bonds and war
savings stamps, in addition to increasing
their deposits in the savings institu-
tons.
The lessons in thrift we are now learn
ing will not be lost with the return
Of peace Imagination falters in the pres
snce of the possibilities Of prosperity and
business and thrift expansion for the
American people in the next quarter
Of century of peaceful developments.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07

While you are clutching your half-pound
Of precious sugar, II may be consoling to
learn that the prospects for the crop Of
1s17-1s were never more favorable and It
is not improbable the preparations now
being made may add something like Looo.-
900 tons to the worlds present production.
Tons, mind you, not half-pounds.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07
THE STORY.TELLER
A SUFFICIENCY.

A caboose. Dorothy. is a utility car at
tached to the rear Of freight train. BY
the way. Dorothy. your question recalls
little story. One warm summer day Mrs.
Murphy was sweeping off her piazza when
Mrs. Carr. the engineers wife. came along
carrying her latest baby, the tenth.
"Arrah. now. Mrs. Carr" cried Mrs.
Murphy. land there We are up and around
again with another little Carr"
Yes. Norah." said the engineers wife,
another little Carr 1t is, and as far as I
am concerned pray the Lord It's the ca.
ose."-Boston Transcript.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07
AN UNFORTUNATE CHOICE.

village gossip had 1t that the
Quigsbys were not inconsolable when
Aunt Jemima was gathered to her
fathers. The immediate cause of the
wealthy aunt's demise was that q
green servant girl had given her a
glass Of oxalic acid in place Of harm
less dose. realtes the New York Eve
ming Post. But 1t was thought that
the Quigsbys carried the matter a
trifle too far in their selection Of an
epitaph upon the tombstone they
reared. It was: We'll done. thou good
and faithful servant"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07

Uncle Sam is plainly conserving live
stock. The gain in this property on the
farms Of the United States increased in
the past year to the amount Of $l5oo.ooo,-
900. That is an enormous gain. and ought
to help US materially to win this war.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07
HIS TROUBLE.

You're looking miserable. subhuh..
Why don't you ask a doctor what An.
your"
Il know what ais me-quick consump.
don."
You don't mean it?''
i do I have to bolt my bi eakfast In
two gulps to catch the train, and my
lunch IN two moro to get back to the Of.
fce. boston Transcript,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07
MUTUAL SATISFACTION.

DO you think your sister likes to have
me como here. johnny"
You bet You take her to the theatre
and bring her chocolates"
I'm glad I can mako her, happy"
yes ana the young fsllsr what she's
engaged to don't mind IL either. for A.
saves him that much money toward h6use-
keeping. "-Philadelphia Ledger. p,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07
OUR KALEIDOSCOPE
BRAVO.

A suburban minister during his dis.
course one Sunday morning said: TN
every blade Of grass there is q sermon, :"
Next day one Of his elders found the
good man moving his lawn. well.
Sir" he said, Il am glad to see you en-.
ragged In cutting your sermons Short
Syracuse Pest-Standard.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07
ABSOLUTELY usELrss.

One Of the girls in cooking class was
asked: Did you wash that nsh before
you baked itT' "No: what's the usef''
was the reply. 1T has lived In the water
all its life."-Everbody's MAGAZINE.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07
BURLINGTON. FEBRUARY Z. 1918
wANYNO.

new special column Of this paper. Some
BARGAINS arc offered there this week which
This paper has more than $4,000 readers
every week and one cent word will reach
them ALL
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07

Harold-'"rhere's one good thing about
widows Weeds
Howard-"What's thaAFs
Harold-"They rarely interfere with the
growth Of orange blossoms. brooklyn
Citizen.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07

Save to Win

Everything muat be done to win the
war Saving money will help. Do
your share. Our savings department 10
at your service.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07
JOSHING HIM.

Josh Billings said he was an honest
man because Jail life didn't agree with
him."
THAT was frank. wasn't ttf'
mo. 1t was Josh. Never heard Of Frank
Billings. Boston Transcript.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07
FIVE O'CLOCK TEA rrrNn

Alice Hyson is dreadfully absent mind
cd. And she goes to church 20 seldom
that last Sunday when the contribution
plate WAC passed she said to the usher:
Not any more. thank you."--Boston Tran
script.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07
FIT PUNISHMENT.

Tho druggist died and face to face
With Peter at the entrance stood.
Said Peter: ''Try the other place.
you'll doubtless say IT'S just q
good"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07

JOHN }. FLYNN. vice.Prssise.t.
HARRIE v. HALL. Asst. Treasurer,
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T.. J. BOOTH. President
q. ID. WORTHEN. 1'reastreS.
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A HARMLESS WEED,

Boston TranscripI
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-12-28
EXPOSES KAI5[
BRUTAL" WAR PLOT
Prince Of Monaco Reveals Ger
man Rulers Plans.

Paris, Dec 2S-Prince Albert of
Monaco has given out a remarkable
letter he has addressed to former EN-
peror William
1t promises to rival the revelations
made by Prince Lichnowshy. German
ambassador at London, at The out
break of the war, and DR.. Muehlon,
former Krupp director
The letter gives textually many con-
yersations with the former emperor on
his war projects. also number Of let
tiers addressed to the prince as "My
dear cousin and signed Your High
ness, devoted friend, cousin and ad-
mirer, William I. r.
The conversations cover years Of
close intimacy during which Prince
Albert was frequent guest of the
emperor at Berlin and Kiel and at the
empernr'S summer palace on the island
of Corfu. The princes letter ITO His
Majesty William H. addresses the for
mer German ruler directly throughout
as "Sire." 1t recalls their cOnversa-
tons in which the emperor expressed
his ideas for Germany's future, thea
given the successful steps in which
he yielded to the military element.
Explaining the purposes of his let
ter, Prince Albert writes:
II speak with serenity after seven
teen years Of effort to enlighten you
I upon the only path which would main
tain the rival nations within the limits
of justice and dignity and would re-
unite in peace the interests of France
and Germany.
81 speak with ffrmness of soul in
revolt against the spectacle of the plot
of force to annihiliate law and honor,
all the beauties of civilization and all
the conquests of man over the brute.
ut was open to you to become the
greatest figure of all times if you had
directed your power to repairing the
injustice weighing on Europe and Civ
en- your high authority to the ideals
of right, justice and peace, to which
mankind now is eagerly turning.
"But instead, you maintained the
brutal customs of a military monarchy
until Germany, which could have won
world power based on civilizat ion, HI
dragged you down in its false ideas
and blind folly"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-12-28
HIGH EXPLOSIVES VhLULESS
228 Carloads Of Picric Acid and TINT
to be DESTROYED

Washington, Dec. 2S.-By order of
the railroad administration some hun
dreds of thousands of pounds of high
explosive material, including INT and
picric acid, the property of the French
and italian governments, is being tow
ed out to sea from South Amboy, n.
J., and dumped overheard thirty-fve
miles from the Scotland lightship.
This plan has been adopted as the
only practical and immediate method
of getting rid of 22S carloads of the
material, which has been parked out
side of Wilmington, Del, for some
time awaiting transportation. There
are now only Il few cars left, but the
owning governments have saved some
of the material in the last few days
by having it loaded aboard ships.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-12-28
STAYS RATHER THAN MARRY
Youth Tells Police He Killed Would
Be-Bride of Slxty-eiuht.

Washington, Dec. 2S.-'I killed her
because she wanted me to marry her.
Il hit her with an axe handle across
the forehead. She swooned and fell
to the floor. I made sure she was
dead by hitting her again. 1 did not
want to leave her suffering"
Without bravado or agitation, and in
the most disinterested manner, Ralph
Turner Bowling, an eighteen-year-old
youth locked up on the charge of MUIR
der. told of killing Mrs. Elizabeth
Beckwith, sity-eight years old, at the
woman's farm, near Colesville, Md,
Friday night.
The youth escaped from a Washing
ton reform school in 1917. AS he
talked, he puffed disconcernedly on a
pipe.
Il told her she was too old for me
to marry her." he said. Several
hours later she tried to put poison in
a cup of tea. I swallowed some and
it made me i'll, l ate raw eggs and
then ran tc a doctor. When I came
back, she said we should both die.
Then Host my head and hit her with
the axe handle"
Then he said he placed towel over
the dead woman's head, went into the
kitchen and shaved, and then fed
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-12-28
1911 NAMES IN
u. S. CASUALTIES
157 Killed in Action and sos
Severely Wounded.

Washington, Dec. 2S.-The usual
weekend decline in the number of
casualties announced by the war de-
partment was evidenced in the Ameri-
can eXpeditionary forces report of
1911 names. The list brings the total
American losses since the start of the
last Marine offensive To lS6.499
Most Of the men reported are listed
as wounded severely The list is di-
Vided as follows: Killed in action,
241; died of wounds. 125: died of ac-
cident and other causes. 81; died of
airplane accident, y: died Of disease,
232: wounded severely. S9I: wounded,
degree undetermined, Il: wounded
slightly. 10: missing in action. los.
Killed in Action.
ROYAL p. Schumacher. WilliamSport.
Charles BobwicZ. Nanticoke
George w. DERRICK Shamokin.
John c. NIlinicher. Scranton.
Howard w Meyer. Virginville
Died of Wounds.
III 4 l'luIt, 'N'l dlllol
Ralph r. challenger. Lebanon.
Died of Disease.
Lieut.. F. G. Coble. Asbury Park. n. ].
Jacob F. Mertz, Ephrata.
John NJ. Magic. Princeton. \. J.
Charles L. MIDI, Allendale. \. !.
George T. Beam. potterSviile \. 7.
Alexander p FrOw, West Newton.
William c. German. Mohnton
James r. McCurdy, Forty Fort
Thomas NJ. RitenOur, Slippery Rock.
Alfred G. Wilmer. State College.
Wounded Severely.
Russell L. Matchette. Harrisburg
George A. Pelt. I.ykens
Harvey w. Rittner. Myersdale.
Franklin F. Burkett. Trenton, ". j.
Moses Johnson. Chester
Lieut. Benz II. Pollock, Jenkintown.
Edward c. Wolf. Allentown.
Michael Burkwich. WilkeS-Rarre.
John Vessel. Bound Brook. n ].
Ambrose p. McGratl. Scranton.
Leo A. Will, LeeSpor!
Raymond B. Killian, Chambersburg.
Charles Connahan. Summit Hill.
Rreon Detwiler. Norristown
Charles F. FOSSler, ROslyn.
Henry Grab. Columbia.
John A. Miller, York.
Harvey f. Noll. Reading
Carl r. Clapppr Myersdale.
Clarence Martin. Mt. Pleasant Mills.
Freeman J. Artley, Catawissa
Carl J. Carlson, Mount Jewett
John G. Keller. Pottsville.
John A. Kramer JohnstOwn.
Joseph VI. Schrama, Nanticoke
Missing in Action.
Lieut.. Norton Downs, Three Tuns.
George A. Petit. Williamsport
Chester Anzide, Camden, n. ].
Horace Brown. Asbury Park, N. J.
Marcellas c. Martin, Altoona.
Left c. RomSdahl, Allentown.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-12-28
FORMER can IS
REPORTED SAFE
Russian Royal Family Safe in
Neutral Haven.

Warsaw. Dec. 2S-"There is no
doubt the car and his entire family
are alive | am>positive of this.
This assertion was made to your
correspondent by Michael de Tchi-
ratchet, nephew of the former ''het-
man." or commander of the Ukraine.
General Skeropadski. He has escaped
from the Ukraine. after Il "trip to Pet
.1ograd, Dvin%k. Wilma and ROvno.
Il cannot reveal where the ear is,
because he does not desire" he added.
Gle does not care To be bothered. and
he wants to be left alone.
His Whereabouts is known to an
allied government. 1t is in a neutral
country. Accounts of his murder at
Ekaterinbur@ were manufactured by
Trotzky and Lenine for propaganda
purposes.
st took too much money, time and
the lives of many officers to accom-
pliSh the cars escape. Among the
officers killed was Count Tatichev, the
cars former personal military at
tache. He was shot instead of the
car Documents describing the cars
escape came into the hands of German
Consul KoeniS, at Petrograd. He for
Tarded them to Berlin.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-12-28

glad that you can do it, you must
think only of the things you can't do
and try to do whatever is possible"
Dear me, dear me-" said Mr.. Camel,
you are teaching me quite lesson,
I do believe"
II do believe am" said Mrs. Camel.
swell, I'll try to improve" said Mr..
Camel. 81 mustn't be conceited be-
cause 1 can be used by travellers
through the desert. 1 mustn't be con-
ceited because can be used to carry
things. / mustn't be conceited be-
cause If ever I go TO zoo 1 will car
~ children and grOwnups for special
the zoo do.
81 mustn't be conceited because
can go fer several days without both
ering about water-and water is some
times hard to get in the desert
There are many things I can think
of about which / must not be con-
ceited."
that's So" said Mrs. Camel, 'but
must not be conceited either, and
must practice what I preach, as the
saying goes"
what does that mean?' asked Mr..
Camel.
1T MEANS" said Mrs. Camel, that
I must do what I tell you to do and
mustn't talk more finely than 1 act.
A conceited person is not so bad a
person to my mind as the creature
who lectures others but never does
anything right herself. One should be
fair and square in all things, and that
Is q little lesson to learn myself as
well as one for you. And we can be
fair and square even If we have
humpsi"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-12-28

Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured
by local applications. as they cannot
reach-the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure catarF-
hal deafness, and that is by consti-
tutional remedy. Catarrhal Deafness
is caused by an inf1amed condition OF
the mucous lining of the Eustachian
Tube. When this tube is infiamed
you have rumbling sound or imper-
feet hearing, and when it sentire-
| ly closed, Deafness is the result. I'm
less the Inflammation can be reduced
and this tube restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed
forever. Many cases OF deafness are
caused by catarrh, which is an IN
famed condition of the mucous sur
faces. Halls Catarrh Medicine acts
thru the blood on the mucous sur
faces of the system.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Catarrhal Deafness
that cannot be cured by Halls Ca
tarrh Medicine Circulars free. All
Druggists, Use.
FL. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, o.
Adv
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-12-28

HE about from house to house and
rang the bell and left me on the porch
while the people came to the door
I was there as visitor, saying how
do you do Well, some of those folks
banged the door when they saw me-
There is nothing wrong about me, but
you know there are some people who
are just cross and mean by nature and
they can't enter into the fun of the
autumn season and the pumpkin Jack
O. Lantern visitors. But thank good.
ness, most people aren't like that
still, don't know just how I'm going
to be liked"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-12-28
FL MDYSgglN('
Ill FAIRY TAl[
LII 81 MACY @AYAMpR
MRS. CAMEL'S TALK.

Mr.. and Mrs. Camel had been hav-
Ing talk. They were in the desert
and they often were very busy travel
ing. They took people on journeys
and they carried packages and par
GELS and all sorts of odds and ends.
In fact they were very busy pair of
camels but they enjoyed life very
much. They always chewed as much
as possible, and they chewed, and
chewed, and chewed whether they had
anything to chew or not. They would
just move their mouths around as If
they We're eating all sorts of fine
things.
Mr.. Camel had been very much mud
died throughout his talk with Mrs.
Camel. He had boasted a little about
what he could do, which he thought
was all right as he had done a great
deal of late.
Mrs. Camel had told him not to put
on airs and he was very much mixed
up because he didn't see why she
didn't speak of air instead of airs, and
why she spoke Of putting 1t on instead
Of breathing it in.
you don't understand" said Mrs.
Camel. "And other creatures hav,'
had just the same sort of conversa-
don't understand that when creatures
put on airs, it is something quite diff
ferent from breathing in air.
Putting on airs means that crea
ture tries to act very fine and smart
and tries to pretend he is very supe-
rior."
well, 1 am very superior" said Mr.
Camel I'm glad l put on airs"
"Oh, no." said Mrs. Camel, you
shouldn't say that You should say
that you hope other creatures thinl,
you are fine and superior but you
mustn't say that about yourself"
why not?'' asked Mr.. Camel.
Because it's not nice and modest.
It's very conceited."
"Can't be conceited if have some
thing to be conceited about?"
Now dear Mr. Camel" said Mrs.
Camel, shat isn't the way to be.
Listen to me. "a creature who has
something to be conceited about isn't
conceited. Great men don't go around
talking about how great they are.
They try to make use Of that great
ness to invent something which will
help people, or In some way they use
their brains and their greatness to
help Others.
ITS when creature doesn't
amount to much that he is conceited,
and SO hate to have you talk In that
way, Mr.. Camel"
II believe I understand now. Well,
1t is nice to have things explained to
one"
Il thought you would understand be-
fore long" said Mrs. Camel, "for If you
are proud Of what you can do and