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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-06-07
RIPTON

Ralph Belden is visiting relatives
here.
Edison Day OF Burlington spent Sun
day with his family,
Mrs. D, W. Smith is visiting her
daughter in Castleton
Mrs D, c. Bent is somewhat i'm
proved from her recent illness.
Peter Larma who has been visiting
his brother Antoine has returned home
Mrs. A. G.. Bushey of Winchester, n
H., was recent guest of Mrs. H. Z.
Day,
Mrs. Corrine Austin of Mddlebury
visited relatives and friends here this
week.
W. V. Farr of Burlington was in
town this week in the interest of the
Free Press,
], Z. Hodges was summoned to
Weatherstield this week as a witness in
a law suit.
Mrs Gertrude Murray has moved
her household goods to Keene, n H.,
where she will reside
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Sparks, and Mr.
and Mrs. Philip Sparks of Castleton
visited in town last week.
]. E. Goodro has received the news
of the death of his brother Frank
Goodro, at the Soldiers Home in Ben
nington
Very interesting pre- Memorial exer-
cises were given by the pupils of the
schools taught by Miss Edith Farr and
Miss Reita Campbell.
Mr., and Mrs, Malcolm Douglas of
Shoreham, Mr.. and Mrs w. K Foster,
and Mr.. and Mrs P, A. Campbell of
Middlebury visited at P, A. Camp
bells Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Billings, daughter Eliza
beth and son Philip of Poultney are
here and will occupy the Methodist
parsonage. Professor Billings of the
Troy Conference Academy and daugh-
ter Charts, of U. V. M. will join them
after the completion of the school year.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-06-07
LEICESTER

School at the Corners closed last Fri
day.
Mrs. George Knapp is entertaining
relatives and friends.
Miss Sara Horton has returned from
six weeks visit in Connecticut.
Miss Oliver Laporte of Forestdale
was a guest at Woodland" Tuesday.
Fred Person of the U. S. Transport
America visited relatives over the week
end
Harry Foley and family of Massa-
chusetts are the guests of Mrs, Foley of
the Corners.
The regular bi-weekly meeting of the
Red Cross will be held in the town hall
this afternoon.
News has been received that Miss
Harriet Illsley of Brooklyn, N. Y, is in
very poor health. Miss Illsley is now
in Seagirt, N. J., where her many
friends hope that she will improve
rapidly.
The mas Much Circle held a large
ly attended meeting with Mrs. Austin
Johnson Wednesday Several articles
of clothing and quilt were made for
the Rev. Paul Thatcher's family in Jap
an.
Last Sunday being the first Sunday
of the month was observed as All Day
Meeting at the brick church. Holy
Communion was administered at the
morning service. Mr.. Edwin Palmer of
Brandon delivered an interesting SER
mon in the afternoon. Next Sunday
there will be the usual services.
Those who attended the meeting of
the Addison County Red Cross in Mid
dlebury last Friday were, Mrs. Charles
Farmer, Miss Nettie johnson, Mrs.
Frank Gambell and Mrs. Alice Jen-
nings Fiske. Mrs, Mary Capron, presi-
dent Of the Leicester Branch was voted
town chairman.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-06-07
Spraying "Circles" For Farmers

Community cooperation in spraying,
particularly in the control of such dis
eases as potato late blight and tomato
leaf spot, is urged by the United States
Department Of Agriculture. The de-
partment is suggesting to county agents
and extension pathologists the early
organization of such spraying Circles"
to deal more effectively this year with
such destructive plant diseases. A COM
munity spraying outfit with a man and
team continuously employed through
out the season is both economical and
efficient, department officials say, and
proved a successful plan in Vermont
and New York last yaer. In one New
York community the average spraying
cost per acre for the season was as low
as 60 cents while the cost of one appli-
cation averaged 10 cents an acre. De-
tailed reports of the organization and
operation of the community spraying
circles as they were conducted in Yer
mont and New York are being made
available by the department to workers.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-06-07
SHOREHAM

G. H. Wood is moving to Boston
where he will make his home.
Francis Baker of Rutland is assist.
ing J. c. Baker in Platt's garage.
The teachers and pupils of the village
school will hold a picnic at Watch
Point, Friday,
Mr.. and Mrs. All, Farnham went
Tuesday to Stowe to attend the fun
eral of F. ], Waite,
Mrs Zene Baldwin went Friday to
the Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burling-
ton, for treatment.
Mrs Anna Bingham of Cornwall and
son, Edwin, of New York, called on
friends in town Friday.
Word has been received of the death
of Franklin ], Waite at Stowe. He was
a former resident of this town.
Mr.. and Mrs, Orville Bigelow are
moving to the Church house in Corn
wall which he recently purchased.
Harry Baldwin of Camp Devens
passed the weekend in town. He has
received the appointment of Orderly,
Mrs. Charles Cook, Mrs. w. T. De-
lano and Mrs, James Moore are attend
ing the state meeting of the Federation
OF clubs held in Burlington this week.
At the recent entertainment given by
the teachers and pupils of the village
school about $2l00 was realized, which
was given to the local Red Cross circle.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. H. Preble went
Wednesday to Schenectady, N. Y, to
attend the graduating exercises at I'm
ion College. FIG. Bascom is a member
of the graduating class.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-06-07
DIZZINESS IS ANNOYING
AS Many Middlebury People Know Too
Well

When the kidneys are weak or dis.
ordering, they fall behind in filtering
the blood of poisons. AS these poi
sons attack the nerves, the result is
felt in spells of vertigo, just as drunk
enness will make man dizzy from the
poisoning of alcohol. Dizziness, head.
ache, backache and irregularity of the
kidney secretions are all signs of weak
or disordered kidneys and should not
be neglected. Use Doans Kidney
Pills, the home-endorsed kidney rene
dy. Read this Middlebury resident s
statement:
Mrs. Peter Stone, 70 Seymour St.,
says: 81 think overwork caused by
kidneys to become diSordered and my
back to ache. Ny back was a lot of
trouble to me, there being a dull,
steady ache in it, which changed to
sharp, shooting pains when 1 stopped.
Ny back would sometimes get stiff
and when I stopped, it was hard for me
to straighten up. My kidneys were
sluggish. Dizzy spells came on and at
these times I had to stop whatever I
was doing. I got Doan 8 Kidney Pills
at Sheldon Drug Store and they al.
ways benefited me. "
Price Coo, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Stone had. FoSter-Milburn Co.,
Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-06-07
Got Good Results

This honest, straight forward letter
from a woman who has suffered should
be read by all afflicted with backache.
rheumatic pains, sore muscles, awful
tored feeling and other symptoms of
kidney and bladder trouble: II have
got such good results from Foley Kid
ney Pills that L can sleep much better
and the pain in my back and sides is
good lot better. l am going to keep
on taking them. Mrs. Chas. Gray, go
9th st, Detroit, Mich"
Frost's Pharmacy, Middlebury.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-06-07

Horseowners: Talk about your wonder
workers You can improve the looks Of
your horses hundred per cent with a
Stewart Ball Bearing Clipper. Come
around and get one.-Adv.
STRONG HARDWARE Co., Burlington, VT.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-06-07
Monthly Financial Report
Middlebury Branch
American Red Cross
Nav
Nav

Balance on hand May 1st..... .Sl9691
Received from dues at 40
cents per member. .............720
Received from contributions. -. 1921
Received from other income. -. 1928
Total received during month. .. .$6S260
Disbursements:
Express and printing. .........S 1856
Janitor (services for six mos,) 80. $500
Material for supplies purchased. .544.29
Total disbursements. ........... 1857 So
Balance on hand May 9l......., S94,75
S6S2.6O
Mrs. Robert F. Pinney, Treas.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-06-07

Service flags are selling at 70 cents
each at the Register of6ce.-Size 2 x3ft
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03
Church Membership.

Of the 42,044,374 church members reported, 15,742,262, or 37.4 per cent. were Roman Catholics; 250,340, or six-tenths of 1 per cent. were adher- ents of the Eastern Orthodox churches (mainly Greek Church and Russian Church.; 359,998, or nine tenths of 1 per cent were members of Jewish congregations, and the re- mainder, 25,691,774, or 61.1 per cent. comprised the membership of the various Protestant churches, together with that of a few bodies, such as the Latter Day Saints, the Spiritual ists and others, not usually consider ed as belonging to any of the groups l named.
 In comparing the figures just given, | it should be borne in mind that the Roman Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox churches include in their membership all infants and the chiI- dren who have been baptized, where as the Protestant churches do not, as 1 a rule, receive young children IS members; and that in the case of some of the more orthodox Jewish organizations only the male incorpor- ators of the institutions or those who | nave bought shares or memberships in them are treated as members. The furegoing percentages, therefore overstate the relative strength of the Roman Catholic and Eastern Ortho- dox churches and understate that ot l the Jews.
 The canvass showed nine denomina. lions which had total membership of more than 100000 each and ar apgragate of S2,463.732. or TIP pe1
 cent of the entire membership re norted for all religious bodies. These
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03
CHURCH MEMBERSHIPS IN U, s, DURING 10 YEARS INCREASE
 19.9 PER CENT, SAYS REPORT

Churches and Church Membership.
 Washington, D. C., May 3-During the ten-year period ended December 31, 1916, the total church membership in the United States increased from 35,O6S,05S to 42,044,S74. or by 19.9 per cent; the number of churches, from 212,230 to 22S,007, or by 7.+ per cent; the number of ministers, from 164,830 to 191,722, or by 16.3 per cent; the number of Sunday school scholars, from 15,337 to 2o,- 569,S31, or by 34.1 per cent; the number of Sunday schools, from 192,- 722 to 207,789, or by 7.S per cent: and the number of Sunday school officers and teachers, from 1,746,O74 to 2,049. or by 17.4 per cent These data. which constitute few of the signif1- cant facts developed by the Census Buretau's recent inquiry relating to religious bodies, are contained in a statement issued by Director Sam L. Rogers and compiled unCer the super vision of MT. William c, Hunt, chief statistician for populatiCa- The sta- tistics presented are pDHminAry and subject to later revision. but arc sub stantially correct.
 The total' number of dsnc-a1nat3ons covered by the statistics wSs 9Ui, an increase of 13 over ths> number xe- ported for 1906. EtA4 increase is the net result of thesSBzssSaat1On or dropping out of 16 sn1AH Se4om3aa- tions and the addition of 2s small de-
 nominations. the latter comprising some which were actually in existence
 in 1906, but not then Brought to light
 and others resulting from consolida-
 ton of formerly independent
 churches, reorganization within exist 1 ing denominations. etc.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03

aand teachers and 61S,1 ,156 scholars. The average number of officers and teachers to each denominational Sun day school was thus almost exactly 10 and the average number of schol- ars was a small fraction more than 100; whereas in the case of the un- denominational and union Sunday schools the average number of officers and teachers was a little more than ' and the average number of schola rs not quite 50. The number of schol- ars in the Roman Catholic Sunday schools. 1,853,245, was equal to 9.3 per cent. of the total for all denom- national Sunday schools. This pro- portion was very much smaller than the corresponding one, 37.4 per cent, which Roman Catholic church mepl- bership represented of the total. This difference is due in large part to the fact that the attendants at Protestant Sunday schools include many adults, whereas practically all scholar in very young children, and in many cases the parochiaI school takes the place of the Sunday school. Moreover, as already pointed out, the total membership of the Roman Catholic churches includes all infants and children who have been baptized, whereas that of Protestant churches consists almost entirely of youths and adults.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03
JAMES c. oOoNNMh

James c. O'Connell, son of William B., and the late Mary O'Connen, died yesterday at his home AT Jetlan place, Black Rock. The deceased was 25 years old, and is survived by his father, and three sisters, Miss Mary O'Connell, Mrs. Fred O'Neil, and Mrs. Fred Cole. Funeral ser vices will be held Saturday morning at his late home, and at St. Peters church. Interment will be in St. Michaers cemetery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03
OBITUARY
RICHARD G. P1ATT.

Richard George, infant son of MT. and Mrs. George w. Platt, died yes terday. The funeral was held this afternoon from H. E. Bishops funer- al parlors, 274 Fairfield avenue, and burial was in Park cemetery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03

organizations, with their membership were as follows: Baptist, Mortimer 1,227,448; Baptist, Southern, 2,711,- = 591; Baptist, National (colol ed) B. 01S, ,341; Disciples of Christ, 1,232, 404: Methodist Episcopal, 3,718,396; Meth odist Episcopal, South, 2,108,O61; Protestant Episcopal, 1,09S,173; Ro- man aCtho1ic, 15,742,262.
 The aggregate membership of the several Baptist denominations (North South, Colored, and f others) was r. 236,65O; of the various Methodist de- nominations (Methodist Episcopal, Methodist Episcopal-South, Methodist Protestant, African Methodist Episco- pal, African Methodist Episcopal Zion, Colored Methodist, Episcopal, and Il other Methodist denominations, of which are white and 6 are colored) {, 7,165, 5,986; of the Presbyterian denom- l nations (Presbyterian in U. s. A, Presbyterian in U. S., United Presby- terian and ' others), 2,257, ,439; and of the 21 Lutheran denominations, 2,463,265.
 Ministers.
 ; The total number of ministers re- ported, 191,792, comprised 0,287 Catholic priests, 356 priests of the Eastern Orthodox churches, 719 Jew ish rabbis, and 170,359 ministers of other churches, mainly of Protestant l denominations. The percentage of increase in number of ministers dur ing the. ten-year period, 16.3, was somewhat less than that in member i ship, 19.9. The average number of church members to each minister for all denominations in 1916 was 219. i For the Roman Catholics, however, the corresponding average, 776, was much larger.
 Sunday Schools.
 The canvass showed 2o7,78s Sun day schools, with 2,049,293 officers and teachers and 2O,569, ,S31 scholars. These totals comprise 195,276 Sunday schools, with 1,959,91S officers and teachers and 19,951, ,675s scholars, con- dlleted by church organizations, and 12,5fS undenominational and union ! Sunday schools. with Ss,375 officers
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03

Chinese troops are moving toward the Fuzien-Wang Tung border to be- gin an offensive against rebels
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03

Lloyd Allen of New York, cadet yer at the Wilbur Wright aviation field, Dayton, Ohioa was killed when making a flight His machine became unmanageable and crashed into one of the school buildings.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03

Charles F. Phillips, New York city'N conscientious objector," must resume his status in the National Army. Or ders were issued by the War Depart ment
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03

Police Commissioner Enright abo1- ished the position of statistician at police headquarters when he learned that Edward Franl1el, holding the po- sftion, was pacifist.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03

Mortars are distinguished by even lower muzzle velocity, from about 4S0 to 2,00O feet per second, and by a length of barrel of about 10 calibers. with a range of from 2,500 to 15,Oo0 yards. This extreme range is ob- tained by very high angle of eleva- ton The common French type is Eba 240-mm. mounted on railway
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-27

had thrown the stones, don't you
know it is very cruel to hurt the
poor innocent geese?"
"But, your Highness," answered
the girl with a courtesy, did not
Hilda throw stones at mine yester-
day." The princess laughed, and
her cousin Elaine said: Did you
never hear the story of the little girl
who threw stones at the geese"
mo, your Highness," replied the
girl, looking up with surprise, rs
it pretty story?"
Call your friends over here" said
the princess, "and you both shall
hear the tale, for my cousin and
myself have read it no later than this
very afternoon"
When the four were seated, the
little willful princess turned to her
cousin and said, will you not read
the storyf' But the princess Elaine
answered, "Nay, cousin, do you tell
it from memory, for it will sound
more like lesson if you tell it in
your own words" So the little will
full princess began to relate how
once upon time there was a little
goose girl who was very unkind to
her geese, because she disliked going
out every day to the low, marshy
lands to watch them and to see that
they did not wander away. Often
she would be so dissatisfied and
cross that she would amuse herself
by throwing small stones and
pebbles at the geese, which fright
ened them and caused them to run
about, so that they grew thinner
and thinner, One day, after she had
hit several of the geese with larger
stones than usual, for I fear she
was in a more disagreeable mood
than she had ever been, there sud-
denly appeared before her funny
little old man, no bigger than a
pnome, who cried out in a high,
shrill voice, as he lifted his stick in
the air: Have care! have a care,
thou naughty child! For every stone
thou throwest hereafter at the geese
feather shall grow on theew And
before the astonished child could
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-27

his mistress tells him to get his
hammer. Max Immediately obeys
and his mistress breaks his dog bis
cult (Which is his desserD, up into
small pieces. Then Max returns the
hammer and table cloth.
Now, Mugs, isn't tn at a fine
trick? Do you ever think you can
be as smart as that"
Mugs, who was lying in the sun,
looked up and blinked his eyes and
then fell to his cozy nap again.
ooh, Mugs, you lazy little puppy,
you sleep all the time" Mugs
blinked again.
l know why he slept so much
now and why he blinked his eyes.
He was preparing for the time when
he could learn to do tricks. for he
is now, though only E months old,
very smart dog, and no doubt this
is why he blinked his eyes SO un-
derstandingly."
Probably Max is told by his mis-
tress a story like this:
Now, Max, I am going to tell you
about Mugs.
HE is a very smart dog for his
age, and shall some day excel you
in his tricks if you are not careful.
He can shake hands and sit up on
his hind legs. He will jump over
a stick and all his mistress says in
the morning is: Mugs, bring me
the paper and Mugs does so, wag-
ging his tail all the while, His best
trick is saying his prayers. His mis-
tress says, Mugs, say your pray
ers, and Mugs jumps up on the
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-27
T HE little willful princess ha

T HE little willful princess had
of late become very fond Of
- walking, and her small way
ward feet often led her through the
meadow, across the waving grasses
to the low hills beyond. Through
double rows of willows the little
brook wound lazi1y in and out, and
then tumbled down and walked itself
up, surprised to find itself turning
an old mill, the drip of whose large
wheel was enough to put it to sleep
again. Among the shadows in the
mill-pond, the little fishes dozed,
while frogs and mud-turtles took
short maps on the floating logs.
Even the old miller nodded in his
chair, until suddenly aroused by
cry from some ardent young fisher
man who had brought to land an
unusually large fish.
Since Prince Rupert had left, she
and her cousin Elaine had found it
somewhat difficult at times to find
amusement and so the little willful
princess, being of venturesome
turn of mind, often persuaded
her cousin to take long walks with
her, past the old mill and low lands
where great focks of geese fed, to
the low hills beyond. Sometimes
they would stop and watch the little
goose girls tending their feathered
hoeks. At other times they would
wander up the grassy hills, where
they would sit down and read fairy
stories or gather wild flowers that
grew in great profusion.
One afternoon, as they were
vending their way hemeward they
stopped to watch the little peasant
girls collecting their geese for the
homeward journey, and as they
stood looking. one of them COM
menced throwing stones at the flock
of her neighbor. This quickly re-
suited in general engagement, and
had not the little willful princess ar
rived on the scene and called out to
them to stop, the consequences
might have been serious.
Don't you known" said the prin-
cess, turning to the girl who first
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-27
Helping to Win the War.
The Little WTillful T Princess g

speak, he disappeared, The little
Willful princess paused in her nara
tive, while the two small peasant
girls looked apprehensively about
them, thinking no doubt that they
would behold the little old man
close at hand. But as he did not
appear, the princess resumed her
story.
For several days the goose girl
refrained from throwing anything
at her geese, but one day, in her
anger at one wandering off some
distance she again threw a stone
at it. That night, when she went
upstairs to her little room in the
cottage, and had taken off her
blouse, she found a small white
feather growing on her breast But
she only laughed at first, thinking
it had blown off OF one Of her geese
and had drifted through the open
ing at her throat This was not so,
however, for when she would pick
it off, she found that it resisted her
trembling fingers. Now, indeed, she
was frightened, as she remembered
the words of the little old man.
Presently she laughed, for, after all,
what was one feather? But, alas!
She had not controlled her temper
for so long a while as that before,
she was aware. She would often
throw stones at her poor frightened
geese, and day by day the feathers
came, until she was covered like a
goose with soft white feathers.
from her throat to her feet. And
still, she was too willful to stop
throwing stones. By and by she
left off wearing her pretty frocks,
short skirt ard blouse and her
wooden shoes, for it was so hot to
have a coat of feathers underneath.
Of course, all the neighbors laughed
at her, and the boys jeered, and
even her parents grew to care less
and less for her each day. for they
reasoned together that she must
have done some i'll to have so great
a misfortune come upon her. Each
day she wept as she sat like a great
wild bird watching her geese in
the low lands. But even this did no
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-27
HUGE ELEPHANT TUSK.

A letter recently received by t.
Geological Society bulletin from Al
G.. h. Theobald. state shikari of
Mysore, transmits a photograph of
dead elephant in bamboo jungle,
bearing remarkable abnormal tusks.
Mr.. Theobald's description of this
strange case follows:
Last year my son shot three
rogue elephants which were pro-
scribed by the government, as they
had become vicious mankillers. and
terrorized the Forest Department
staff and the surrounding jungle
tribes. One of these elephants had
very unique pair of tusks. In
stead of growing in the usual man
ner, they grew out almost at right
angles to the head, like the upper
tusks of wild boar, and making a
sharp curve formed a full semicircle.
The tip of one had penetrated over
six inches into the head just behind
the eye, leaving an open, fostering
wound. The animal was in an ema-
ciated condition, and must have
suffered excruciating pain from the
wound, which was probably the
cause of it becoming so vicious. /
am inclosing a photograph of the
elephant, showing the curious form
alton of the tusks."