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The Crittenden press., 1920-08-06
SUPERSTITI0NS OF THE PAST
Peculiar Beliefs That Not So Very
Many Years Ago Had Almost UNI
versal Credence.

A reader furnishes Us with list
OF old superstltions which were part
of our folk lore In this part of the
country before We had to have folk
lore societies to preserve this sort OF
thing:
A rooster growing at the front door
meant visitor coming.
A twig catching a young lady's dress
meant beau.
An itching ear meant that some one
was talking about you.
To turn back after starting meant
bad luck.
Opening an umbrella In the house
meant bad luck to the house.
A measuring worm on . woman's
frock meant new dress.
An itching left hand meant that you
would marry soon,
An itching right hand meant that
you would shake hands with Il strang-
er
Seeing the new moon over the left
shoulder meant one would soon get
money.
Probably most OF us are supersti.
tious about the number l3 Just AS peO-
pie were long time ago. Our own
superstItlons win amuse subsequent
generation. as those recalled by our
render amuse us. Only a subsequent
generation can safely laugh at super
stitions Socrates was put TO death for
laughing at some OF the superstitions
Of the Greeks. Let us, then, laugh OF
these and take the superstitions Of our
own time as seriously as we please
ST. Louis Post Dispatch.
The Crittenden press., 1920-08-06
LIVE STOCK NOTES

Self.feeders save time and labor In
feeding swine
The hog Is the cheapest producer
OF animal fat
No animal parasite Is quite 50 per
sistent rs the hog luuSe.
with the SON particularly good feed
ing and plenty ~ exercise are lmpor
tsnt.
II proper care Is given th. eve pre-
vious to lnmhing many losses can he
prevented.
In the selection OF the brood sow
Il Is essential that uniformity of size
and quality he maintained.
NecrolncillnSi> known In pigs NJ
gre mouth, hui nose and SMILES "
controlled h, clnnus and iisInfrcims
houS. aud fr.''ug places and isnln
'ion Vt ulr,'a' p'.N
The Crittenden press., 1920-08-06
PUREBRED SIRE IS VALUABLE
First Cross on Average Herd Increased
Income s32 Per Cow In Province
Of Ontario.

The first cross ~ purebred hull
on the average dairy herd Increased
the income s't2 per COW. These figures
were secured In the province of
Ontario In comparison ~ l+0 herds
using grade bulls and 81 using pure.
breds MIR Rex 4. willard OF the
farm management department Of the
North Dakota Agricultural college. In
applying these ngures To North
Dakota shows that II one farmer with
~ cows using grade hulls received an
income Of Sl,,iS0. his n-lghhor with 20
COWS hut who began using purehred
bulls i've years ago should receive 81.
800. or $3.50 more
The Crittenden press., 1920-08-06
Average Price Of Milk Cows Per Head
Has Increased From $ss.2s In 1915
to $9t.s5 In 1919.

department OF agriculture. Not even
the total value OF all other cattle IL
equal 10 the value OF the dairy COW.
The average price per head OF milk
cows In this country has increased
from s5S2i since January I. 1915. To
SOL %, the Verage for 1919 or Il gain
Of IS per cent In Ave years, accord.
Ing 10 the bureau.
The Crittenden press., 1920-08-06
dEFARkb
..$1P0N1K
KEEPING SHEEP FOR MUTTON
There Are Many Areas Where Animals
Could Be Kept TO Advantage
for Meat and Wool.

Sheep are not very generally kept on
farms for supplying the home family
with meat There are many areas,
especially In hIlly or mountainous re-
gions, where nearly every farm could
keep q few mutton sheep 10 advan-
taee. Boys and girls clubs In some
parts of the country have done much
20 foster home production of mutton.
Sheep naturally Craze over rnther
wide areas and seek Vurletv of plants.
The Crittenden press., 1920-08-06

To Sandy e. Wallace by W. T.. wsEI
don and wife and l.. A. Weldon an.
his wife ou the 10th day Of Msr;l
lNSS and containing pa acres mo-
or less.
For the purchase price. the purl
chaser. with approved security or {"
euIltles, must execute Bond. bearia
legal interest from the day " as
until paid. aud having the force ~
effect of Judgment. Bidders W
bc prepared To comply with thsa
terms
u. A. LOWRY. Commissions
The Crittenden press., 1920-08-06
WASH MILK BOTTLE WELL
n Allowed TO Stand u Should Be
Filled With Water 10 Prevent
cassin From hardening

The milk hottie n not washed as
soon as emptird Should he Oiled with
cold or luLewarm water I'LL II II
washed The alhumen and caseIn
harden and stick fast when they dry
~ well aS when heated. SO that II
hot wnter l. poured In the hottie or
can that has had mllk IN II the al.
bumrn rnd caSrin viii harden and
stick. After washing with lukrwnrm
water use hul water. which removes
the fni AMI rinS" in holllnr water ~
stran m hill the m, 'iria ENipn>lnn
nN'sl"H Norlh imtms Agricultural
tti,''
The Crittenden press., 1920-08-06
wide Choice Afforded.

Edward had an uncle who owned Q
grocery aud market Gu SATURDAYS II
was Elwsrd's delight to 90 there to
help A aelrhho' chancej Ia. and and.
Ing Edward there. she thought she
would nud gu, how much the little Eel.
Low knew about business aud sald
I'D. have you chickens iodayt" The
youngsters reply WAS; Yep We have
all kinds. alive. dead. dpssed sud un.
DRESSED"
The Crittenden press., 1920-08-06
NOTICE

On Saturday. August : the Xii.
patrick graveyard will be cleaned
of. Those who are interested In Ia.
king care Of this cemetery will please
bring tools and dinner. There will
be service in the afternoon.
W. II. REYNOLDS
The Crittenden press., 1920-08-06
INCREASING VALUE OF cows
oaln Of So Per Cent In Five Years 10
Shown by Reports Of Bureau Of
Crop Estimates.

The farm COW that gives milk for
human food stands first. with total
value Of s2022. 100000, ss compared
with other classes Of farm animals for
January !, 1920. by the bureau OF
crop estimates Of the United States
The Crittenden press., 1920-08-06
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION

There will be an examination con-
Quoted in Marion on August % for
post Office clerks and carriers. Those
desiring 10 take this examination
should get in touch with Postmaster
Jesse Olive at once.
The Crittenden press., 1920-08-06
Ecueatlon In China

iLtrrHc, pmonR the people ~ south
China l. greater than among those Of
the north Claim l. advanced In Can.
ton that nearly ell m. children Of
Cantonese psrentaer. except those Of
the large hoai population can Rad.
whereas In the North 4, l. unusual 10
6nd y family the children ~ which
srv all placed In school.
The Crittenden press., 1920-08-06
wife 10 Boss In AbyssInls

Abysslnla, It is said, gives great
authority to the wife II Is her priv.
llege to abuse her husband. and ~she
can divorce him at pleasure. where
s the husband must show cause II
he wishes to divorce his wife
The Crittenden press., 1920-08-06

FOR SALE-one pair Of good
mules. win sell cheap for cash or on
time. any way to suit purchaser. or
would trade for hogs. c. 4. CLARK
Phone i2-2h, Tolu. Ky BIZ SO 4
The Crittenden press., 1920-08-06

WANTED To buy one to 4 horse
power oil or gas mine hoist
Lynch and Clark. Clay. Ky.
The Crittenden press., 1920-08-06
MONUMENT BUYERS READ THr

There Is u monument agen, MN
at Marion who falsely tells that -
do not sell Monuments that are MS
of Green River Stone. Give "
chance to prove this Is untrue ~
tina, We can furnish you the hign"
grade VI Green River Stone MON
mcnls. u HENRY 4 liENh
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-15

olate company, of which Mr.. Walker Is
head. gives an interesting insight into
the improvements Of its Industry and also
the large part that Boston plays in sup
plying the rest of the United States with
this much-wanted product.
The Massachusetts, Chocolate company
and Its subsidiary-the Vermont Milk
Chocolate company-durng the year 1919
just eight years from the time they start
ed manufacturing-mark moro than
II ,O00. 900 pounds of chocolate.
This Is better than % per cent. of the
total consumption In the United States.
During the war, especially in the years
1918 and 1919, American manufacturers ex-
ported very large quantities of choco-
late and cocoa to foreign countries, es-
tmated at more than so per cent. of
the total amount manufactured in this
country, but-as Mr. Walker pointed out
the drop in exchange had reduced the
export on these products to a vanishing
point. Notwithstanding this the chocolate
and cocoa output by the Massachusetts
Chocolate company for the first quarter
of 1920 would equal-if not exceed-the
first quarter Of 1919.
The Massachusetts Chocolate company
did its share in supplying the boys at the
front with chocolate to he used as an
| emergency ration, and also for drinking
purposes-and for this they received CT
tation from the government for the eff
cient way in which they handled the
| business. and also for the fine quality
of their product.
During the year 1919 the Massa chusetts
Chocolate company, and its subsidiary
the Vermont Milk Chocolate company
! which manufactures nothing but Wan.
Eta products. together consumed a tota
of 100000 pounds of cocoa beans.
The value of its sales in 1911 was SILL
600, while last year the sales totaled the
splendid sum OF s19,0O0O0o.
| The Massachusetts, Chocolate company
was incorporated in 1910 under the laws
| of Massachusetts to manufacture choc.
olate, cocoa and cocoa butter for manu-.
featuring purposes, as well as to put out
a full line of eating and drinking choc.
! olate.
Particular attention has been given tc
the development of highest grade of mill
and nut chocolate. To distinguish theil
chocolate from others they adopted ar
Indian girl in a circle with the wore
| "Wan-Eta" as a trademark.
| From the first offering to the trade
which was made late in 1911, their prod
ucts have received very favorable at
tention. and from that time on the growth
of Wan-Eta chocolate and cocoa has beer
continuous The highest quality of tn.
product and the demand of the Ameri
can public for more and more chocolate
| has made them successfully meet com
petition until to-day they are occupying
an enved position as one Of the thre,
| largest manufacturers in the United
| States.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-15
CANDIDATE BABB|TT
ON V0LSTEAO ACT
Believes There Is Some Dissatis-
faction Over Its Interpreta.
ton of Eighteenth Amend.
ment, But Says It Should Be
Obeyed While It Is Law

Frederick n. Rabbit. candidate for the
republican nomination for governor, is
spending a few days at the Hotel Ver-
mont. When interviewed by Free
Press man yesterday regarding the
volstead act. Mr.. Babbitt said:
There is PROFESSIONALLY among our
people a feeling of dissatisfaction over
the unnecessarily drastic wording of the
Volstead act and its all too harsh inter-
probation of the eighteenth amendment
to the Federal Constitution. The indie
pendent spirit of Ethan Allen. ever
present among our green hills. is vital
force in the rugged character of our
citizenship and our people believe that
changes in the constitution should only
be made by popular will. Future Legisla-
lures will give heed to this demand. Yer
monters realize, Notwithstanding the
agitation now going on in one or two
Of our state papers. that the only way
the 'Volstead' act can be Humankind is
by congressional action, and not through
any action by the governor or the
Legislature, but popular sentiment, seek
ing an opportunity to express itself re-
garding the Volstead act, is insistent
that the several candidates for governor
make their position on this matter
perfectly clear.
The people OF Vermont nave always
deserved and maintained the reputation
of law-abidng citizens, steadfast and in
dependent, confident Of their own
capacity to manage their own business
and settle their domestic concerns with
out outside dictation upon the principles
of law and order, recognizing the duty
of obedience to State legislation. repre-
sentng the popular will and consent OF
Vermont. The purpose of our laws has
been the promotion and security Of the
physical. intellectual and moral welfare
of the community. and this purpose has
been successfully accomplished by our
| statutes. enacted by the General AS
sembly of our State. We belong to the
Union, and the Federal Constitution is
the supreme law, and it's precepts must
be obeyed. Laws framed under 1t must
be enforced. Experience, however, justi-
| fies the conviction that If congressional
acts like the Volstead act, become
offensive to the majority and are I'M
necessarily harsh, that fact will be DEM
onstrated by their impartial and in
discriminating enforcement, and when so
dem onstrated, all such enactments will
be amended or repealed because not sus-
tanned by the consent Of the governed,
and therefore inconsistent with and
subversive of republican and democratic
institutions. 1t will be my constant effort
to execute the office of governor. II chosen
| to that position, so as to maintain law
and order, and encourage and foster
temperance. industry and independence
among our people"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-15
fine MIDI. STUDENTS
Six Assessed Varying SuIus - Result
Of Disturbance At Play at
Town Hall

Middlebury. April l2.-Six Middlebury
College students were fined in municipal
court to-day for breach OF the peace, the
result Of a student demonstration at a
play at the village hall Friday evening
when potatoes and pennies were thrown
on the stage.
The students fined are: Clyde c. Jack.
way, $40 fine and costs OF 1881; Francis
c. Coates. so fine and costs of sos
George Keppler $40 fine and costs OF
S6; Alfred Quakenbush, Robert valen,
tine and George Whittcmore, each 81!
nne and costs Of $6,O6. All were held
open until Wednesday morning In order
to give the students time to raise tho
money. All pleaded guilty.
The cases were rapidly disposed Of A
jury had been summoned. States Attor
ney A. r. Sturtevant prosecuted and tn.
students were represented by James B
Donoway, Ira II. LaFleur and w. G
Boetwick.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-15
VANDALISM IN CEMETERY
Old Milton Burying Ground Despoil-
ed by BOys-HendstOnes Broken
and Torn Down

Milton. April 1.-THE village cemetery.
one of the most beautiful small ceme-
teries in the State, was badly wrecked
one day last week by school boys. and
to-day scores of people have visited the
place and are shocked to see the sad
sight. Forty-five monuments and head
stones. or parts of them lie fiat. torn
from the bases or tipped over. This
does not include small unidentified mark
ers, or a number of others that have been
put hack into place.
1t is reported there were several eye
witnesses Of the vandalism
The cemetery Is situated on the main
street, short distance from the rail-
road station, and like old graveyards in
England and Scotland is near the
churches, a fact often mentioned by
visitors.
What motives back OF the boys pro-
fame work, the boldness of the daylight
Job. is not known. 1t looks most like
the work Of an insane person. Lots
where vases held Easter memorial flow
ers are now covered with the broken bits
of smashed vases. flags left on the SOL
diers graves are pulled up, large urns
tipped over.
The greatest damage was in the old
part of the cemetery opposite J. E. Wag-
ners store. where marble slabs erected
Is years ago are torn from the founda-
lions. Nearer the fountain two large
slab markers on the Irish lot are broken
In two.
The culprits did not confine their work
to any particular part of the cemetery,
but everywhere is wreckage.
The expense of restoring old stones,
picking up glass etc. Will cost between
500 and $500.
Persons throughout the country who
own lots in this cemetery need not worry.
for the Milton Cemetery association is
fully alive to the situation. and ali will
be righted In time. so that this sacred
yard may be kept in the future as quiet
and peaceful az 1t has been in the last
century.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-15

The bags contain cocoa beans which
were taken on at Lisbon. Portugal. and
consigned to the Massachusetts Choco-
late company, and its subsidiary, the
Vermont Milk Chocolate company. to be
made into Wan-Eta cocoa and chocolate.
The cargo Is valued at about three
quarters of a million dollars-quite siz-
able sum for raw material. Yes, but
that Is only one shipment The steam
ship Goa preceded the Lake Frumet and
unloaded 10000 bags of cocoa bonns for
the same company recently, at similar
valuation of 100000.
This gives some idea OF the tremendous
growth Of the chocolate and cocoa busi-
ness industry of the United States and
particularly of the growth Of the Mass
achusetts Chocolate company, which now
ranks third amongst all the chocolate
menufa cturers of the United States.
HISTORY OF THE INDUSTRY
Chocolate and cocoa have come into
their own in America. The growth of the
industry has been--and will continue to
be-on an enormous scale. Twenty-six
years ago, or in 1900. there was a total
of 56.lOO.c0O pounds Of chocolate and cocoa
consumed by the American people
Evidently they found this very pleas
ing, for 10 years later we find them buy
ing 100000 pounds q year. Last year
! tho consumption of chocolate and cocoa
reached tho enormous total Of 2S6, 600, 900
pounds-or over two pounds to every man,
woman and child in the United States.
THE increase In the consumption of
chocolate and cocoa" said John Walker,
managing director of the Massachusetts,
Chocolate company. and one of the best
tnR~
| United States. "s due to three things:
"First-There has been steady i'm
provement in the quality of the raw prod
| uct by the planters in the growing coun-
| tries
Observation-Disclosures and skill combined
with research has so developed the quail
ity of chocolate and cocoa manufactur.
ed In this country that it is an equal
II not superior-to any made in the world
The World war probably had more
to do with the bringing home to the peo-
! pie the value Of chocolate and cocoa as
food than could have been done with
500, 100000 worth Of advertising. 1t es-
tablished cocoa and sweetened chocolate
at the head of all other foods as an emer-
gency ration, and was adopted as such
| by all the armies and navies in the
world"
DO you not credit prohibition with in.
crease in the use of chocolate?" Mr.
Walker was asked
Yes, indeed" he said. ut would place
that as the third reason for the increase
in the business. and I believe that pro.
hibition will continue to aid all high.
grade chocolate and cocoa. so that we car
expect the same increase for the mex
so years as we have during the past 80.
Fifty years ago there was only one
manufacturer of chocolate in the United
States of any size. and even abroad the
use OF chocolate and cocoa was extremely
limited
To-day it is outstripping all other bev.
erages. I know Of no other beverage
which combines the qualities of nourish
ment and helpful food digestion as doe.
cocoa-and in this all diettians agree
so that it is only natural to expect grea
increases in the industry"
BOSTON PLAYS BIG PART IN
| INDUSTRY
| The history of the Massachusetts Choc
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-15
PECULIAR DISCLOSURES
IN NON-SUPPORT CASE

Rutland. April San unusual circura-
stance made necessary the nolle prossf2s
of case of non-support which came be-
fore City Judge George NJ. Goddard to.
day, Arthur Pratt of Whitehall, n. V,
was arrested on a warrant issued by
Grand Juror John S. Dorsey charging
neglect Of his wife and three children.
1t was disclosed that Mrs. Pratt. who
is about 35, was married at l6 and had
four children by her first husband. He
obtained divorce. Then she went
through a marriage ceremony with an
other man the legality of which she
doubts, Children were also born Of this
union. She never got divorce from this
man. the woman says. She married
Arthur Pratt a few years ago and they
have raised a family In view of these
disclosures Judge Goddard dismissed tho
non-support case.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-15
C. V. DIRECTORS
Stakeholder Have Their Annual
Northumberland OF Board

st. Adams. April 13.-At the annual
meeting Of the stockholders of the Cen
trail Vermont Railway company. held at
tho headquarters offices In this city this
morning. the following directors were
elected for the year ensuing:
Howard G. Kelley Of Montreal. r. j..
Chamberlin OF Ottawa. r. C. Smith OF
St. Adams, e. A. Chittenden or st.
Adams, w. Seward Webb Of Shelburne.
Albert futile of Fair Haven. Charles r.
Smith OF Burlington, s. f. Kilner OF New
York city. II. s. Marston of New York
city. w, II. Biggar. X. c., of Montreal,
J. Gregory Smith Of st. Adams. w. M.
Macpherson of Montreal and Frank Scott
Of Montreal.
The directors organized with the election
Of the following officers:
Executive board, Howard g. Kelley,
E. C. Smith, Albert futile; chairman OF
the board. Howard q. Kelley; president
of the board, e. c. Smith; vice-president.
w, II. Biggar. X. c.; comptroller. e.
Deschenes; treasurer. w. H. Chaffee;
clerk. Bruce r. Corliss; assistant clerk
j. r. Wood.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-15

urged cooperation among the new Of
ficers and directors In increasing the
efficiency Of the association locally with
out the addition OF new equipment.
f. e. Ebersole, from the headquarters
office. outlined the overseas program
which the international branch of the
"Y." of which he is secretary, is plan
ming. He said that the work of the Y.
NJ. c. A. in Europe by no means ceased
with the signing of the armstice. and
It is felt by DR.. John r. Mott and the
| other leaders of the movement that the
"Y' has even a greater work to do
there now than was the case during
the war. Thirteen different nations are
now calling for the Y. NJ. c. to carry
| on it's work within their borders. feel
| ing that the "Y." better than any other
agency can bring about a stabilizing
| influence.
During the war period, the Army Y.
| M. c. A. recruited 10000 workers AMI
| served 100000 men. A large number Of
"Y" workers are still engaged over
seas, working with the 10000 men Of
the United States Army in Germany;
| with the French armies of a million
| men still modified; with tho Italians
in the armies and student centers; with
the Poles who are fighting in rags
and barefooted to keep Bolshevism out
| OF Europe; with the Czecho- Slovaks,
who have Thorough all their troubles
kept alive the faith which their an
cestor John Huss, propogated; with
the Greeks, so of whose young mon are
| assisting seven "Y" secretaries to keep
| up the morale of the Greek army in IA
huts; with the Roumanians, assisted
by the queen of that country. who has
backed the "Y" work from the first;
and with the Russians. who need this
establishing Influence most of all.
| Lieutenant Governor Stone spoke
very briefly of his experience overseas
last year under the ~" banner. and
said that he thought the Y. M. c. A. had
nothing for which to apologize for it's
| work during the war.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-15
REPAIR BRIDGE
lns agnir Use ROuxes Point Struc-
turc Damaged by Ice

burg. April S. 192o.-The railroad
|ge at Rouses Point. n. Y, owned
operat u, jointly by the Rutland and
|trai Ver,aont railroads. which was
Jagged by ice late last Friday night.
where the big Rutland locomotive
80 went into the lake, was opened
In for traffic shortly before noon to-
|itland passenger train No. A from Ma
was the first to make the crossing.
bridge work was completed about
X last night and a crew of trackmen
e put to work at once In an endeavor
ct the rails placed for the resumption
|ravel at the earliest possible moment.
west bound passenger trains on both
BIS were held here for time last
bit in the hopes Of crossing, but were
bly, ordered to detour via Noyan juno
and Lacolle Junction.