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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-08-18
SHIP BULLFR0GS TO JAPAN
Large Louisiana Product Sent to ool-
Ieee Of Science of Imperial
University at Tokyo.

And now the song and hind legs Of
the lusty-throated Louisiana bullfrog
have been exported to Japan. Soon
the heavy, bass, belly deep" Of the
big swamp batrachlans will be heard
meath the wisteria vines while frogs
legs en- casserole" will be listed on
the japanese menu with tea and rice
Fifty Of the largest specimens of
Louisiana frogs were shipped to the
College Of Science Of the Imperial
university Of Tokyo by the Southern
Biological company for breeding pur-
poses. The consignment is the third
shipment Of frogs to Japan, according
to officials Of the state conservation
commission.
The frogs were forwarded In espe-
cially constructed cages and direc
tions were provided the American
Railway Express company for their
care during the 30-day voyage.
The first shipment of frogs was
made in April, 1918 and many Off
springs were raised successfully. Here
tofore frogs used for dietary pur-
poses in Japan have been of a species
similar to the small American spring
frog, and an attempt will be made to
thoroughly establish the large Louis
lana bull or chicken frog, which at
tains a length Of eight inches.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-08-18
His Way.

~ felt kinda lost for a spell after l
sold the place and came down to live
with my niece" admitted the retired
farmer, Il missed the familiar tasks,
and there weren't enough new ones to
keep me busy. The familiar sounds,
too, were absent, and at first
couldn't get used to the new ones; the
young Lady ON the left tinkling the
piano, the folks on the right running
their talking machine, the Teller
across the street practicing his clari-
net, and so forth. They bothered me.
But bime-by took to going out on
the back porch and filing a saw to
quiet my nerves And 1t always done
so; after good spell of filing the
noises Of the neighborhood didn't pes
ter me at aI1~Kansas City Star.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-08-18
LIGHTHOUSES MURDER BIRDS
Thousands OF Feathered Migrants
Perish Yearly, Death Toll Be-
ing Greatest in Fall.

Every spring lighthouses destroy
many thousands of birds flying be
tween their winter homes in the South
and their summer homes in the North.
The death toll is greater in the fall.
Lighthouses stand every few miles
along the 1900 miles of Atlantic coast,
but those especially destructive or
birds are the lights on the FoWey Rocks
and Sombrero Key at the south end Of
Florida. This is because of the char
acter of their lights and their position
Countless birds pass each year to
and from Cuba, and these lights, at
the top of high towers, are on much
travelled emigration routes The light
on Fowey Rocks is fixed white light,
which is curiously deadly to migrating
birds. A flashing light frghtens birds
away, and a red light is avoided by
them, but steady white light looming
up in the mist and darkness attracts
many of the night-traveling birds. Cen
orally they do not strike against the
windward side Of the glass Of the
light, but they fly around to the lee
ward side and wear themselves out
flutterlng in the bewildering rays.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-08-18
TOLD WILD BULLFR0G TALE
Oklahoma scrlbbler Properly Rebuked
by Man Who Knows Those Of
CRlaVeras County.

FOR ~ years after Mark Twain wrote
his story Of the celebrated jumping
nog of Calaveras county, California,
no writer had the temerity to suggest
that there could be In any other part
Of the country bullfrogs comparable
with those In the famous mother lode
country.
Recently, comments the San Fran
cisco Chronicle. some fooIhardy scribe
from Oklahoma broadcast a story
to the effect that Oklahoma bullfrOgS
were capturing and deyouring unwary
chickens. The story was a palpable
attempt to discredit the Calaveras bull
frogs and has brought forth merlted
rebuke.
A modest and essentially veracious
Tuolumne county miner, commenting
on the Oklahoma story, brands it as
q rank imitation of what really hap
pened near Shawmut, TuOlumne Coun-
ty, Just across the line from Calaveras
county. He says "A lot of Calaveras
bullfrOgs were washed down into a
creek in Tuolumne county and that
shortly thereafter young ducks began
to disappear.
one duck, larger and wiser than
the rest, permitted himself to be swal-
lowed all but his tail and legs, where
upon he started padding and brought
the bullfrog ashore. Thereafter he
made a regular business Of catching
bullfrogs in this manner The miner
says he sold 159 frogs caught in this
way at $3.50 dozen. He is training
other ducks to hunt bullfrogS and con
templates giving up mining. It's u
great country.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-08-18
Growth of the TELEPHONE.

If the telephone calls that we're put
in last year in the United States alone
had been scattered evenly about the
earth, every person in every country
would have been seven times to the
phone-eyery one Of midas troubled
millions, Of Chinas and of Afrlca's,
and Of the almost countless others in
every other land. The wires used in
the United States would span the dis.
lance Of the moon 100 times-would
circle the earth 1000. The army and
navy Of the United States together
number about the same as the en-
ployees Of the Bell telephone system.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-08-18
ak

Nineteen billion conversations were
carried on over American telephone
wires last year Telephone com
panies having figured this out,
also find that the distance covered by
these messages was 45OOO.OOO,OOO
miles Six million messenger boys
working nine hours a day, would be
required to deliver all the messages
that pass over the telephone wires
Forty-six years ago there was only one
telephone belonging to Bell, It's In
ventor. 1t was a crude device com
pared with the phone you use today.
Perfection comes rapidly In our age
Do you remember when you had to
turn a crank to attract central's atten-
ton?
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-08-18
Roman Graves Found In Britain.

A stone coffin has been found BY a
Bath (England) resident. Whilst max
Ing his back garden he brought to
light a full grown skeleton at a depth
OF four feet. Further excavations re-
suited in the discovery of a stone
coffin made from hollowed-out block
Of Bath freestone, with a slab four
inches thick forming the lid. 1t is
small coffin about four and onehalf
feet long, with shaped head, and
containing dust only The site being
near the main Roman road, 1t is prob
a-toriv
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-08-18
Talent Gone Elsewhere

"DO you find It hard to secure com
petent campaign managers?'
More difficult than 1t used to be-"
replied Senator Sorghum. Politics is
much more difficult than craftsmanship
and is not nearly as reliable In com
pensatiOn" 49, Washington Evening
Star.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-08-18
Carpina Criticism.

At a certain London store the deco
rative scheme includes a miniature
fountain and a stock of goldfish. A
small girl was overheard to remark,
knowingly, 81 suppose when they are
grown up they are red behring's -
London Post.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-08-18
Real Home Atmosphere.

Henpeckke-My wife and l spent
the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs
Gnaggs.
Flubdub-Did they make you feel at
home?
Henpeckke-They certainly did.
They strapped like the deuce all the
time we were there.-NeW York Sun.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-08-18
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE
Estate of
THERESA A. CLEMENT,
Late of Middlebury.

The Undersigned, having been APP
pointed by the Honorable Probate
Court for the District of Addison,
Commissioners, to receive, examine, and
adjust the claims and demands Of all
persons against the estate Of There's
A. Clement, late of Middlebury, III
said District, deceased, and all claims
exhibited in offset thereto, hereby give
notice that we will meet for the pur
pose aforesaid, at the Court House, III
the town of Middlebury, in said Dis
trict, on the 18th day of September, and
9TH day of February, next, from 10
o'clock a m until y O'Clock m, on
each of said days and that six months
from the 18th day of August, A d.
1922, is the time limited by said Court
for said creditors to present their
claims to us for examination and alloy
anCe
Dated at Middlebury, this 18th day
of August a y 1922
ARTHUR G. HINMAN,
T. II. THOMAS,
Commissioners
William L Clement, Administrator
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-08-18
CORNWALL

Rev. W. f Frazier of Burlington will
preach Sunday at the Congregational
church.
Mrs. William Bachschmid of Wash
ington, d. C., is in town to visit her
parents, Mr. and Mrs George Blair.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-08-18

The bathing cap may be kept in good
condition for another year by sprinkling
it thickly inside and out with powder
before putting it away.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-08-18

In the District Court OF the United
States for the District Of Vermont,
In Bankruptcy
In the matter of Z o Garrow,
Bankrupt.
In Bankruptcy
To the creditors of Z o. Garrow Of
Vergennes in the county Of Addison
and District aforesaid, a Bankrupt
Notice is hereby given that on the
10th day of August, 1922 said Z o.
Garrow>was duly adjudged a bankrupt,
and that the first meeting OF his cred
itors will be held at my Office in Mid
dlebury, Vermont, on the 9Th day Of
September, 1929, at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon. at which time said creditors
may attend, prove their claims, appoint
a trustee, examine the Bankrupt and
transact such other business as may
properly come before said meeting.
LEROY c RUSSELL,
Referee in Bankruptcy
Aug. H. 1922 35ti
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-08-18
Notice Of First Meeting Of Creditors.

William Z Clement, Administrator
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-01
News Of Fifty Years Ago

'From the Richmond Dispatch. AUGUST /, 1922
In tn. clerks office of the County Court OF
Ii"nrco. nine marragc licenses were issued
fast month eight 10 whites and one TO col
orcd.
Police Justice White was taken suddenly
I'll yesterday afternoon and had to be car
ried home III a carriage. lie suffered slight
hcmorrhagc
In iienrico County Court nfty-two deeds
were recorded in july. The largest amount
involved was $3.50 and the smallest. $40.
There was only one fire alarm in Richmond
during the month OF July. and that was to
bring out the department 10 the fire at Mayo's
tobacco factory.
visited Riverside Park and enjoyed a ride up
the canal. Returning they stopped at the
Tumphous.. where they were royalty enter
tanned by the Virginia Dental Associate ion.
Resides elegant refreshments a number of
spicy speeches were enjoyed
The clerk OF the Hastings Court Of Rich
mond issued twenty nine marriage licenses
in July--iwclvc 10 white couples. and seven
teen 10 colorcd.
Samuel j. Darlington. of this city. arrived
IN Boston yesterday from Europe. \ tele-
he left Liverpool.
The new iron steamship being built at
Rockets vii he launched day after tomor-
row. according to the plans agreed upon.
Married. July goth ut Oakwcll. No,toway
County. Va. by Rev. 7. w. Sydnor. Or. George
u. Steel. OF Richmond. and Miss Bette Scott
Sydnor. daughter Of the officiating minister.
The nnal Democratic meetings OF the great
North Carolina campaign were largely, and
as cnthusia stically attended a. any OF the
previous days. Inst night Governor Walker
spoke TO an Immense crowd in Goldsboro.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-01
1000 MEMBERS JOINED
COOPERATIVE IN JULY
Growers Association Gets TO-.
ooO,oOO Pounds in Final
). e.. Drive.

-lHpecial to The Tin.s- Dinpa,rh1
nALEiGlI. y G.. July ai-Ovcr
,.ooo new members have Joined M.
i"""cS" Grow"rs' Co-Opcra,ivc A..
9"''"''on iron the South Carolina be-,
"urihE July, according to the conn,
OF contracts mad" todny a, nal.l,.h
"chaHuhft"rs OF the association.
hundreds OF signed contract
IN the hands OF the association ware.
h"nseincn AT the sixtv-nyn w.r
houses OF IN" association In this bcI,
an" hundreds wcr. signed TODAY oc
'",hlhE 10 r"pur's from Florence
''h over 10000 H0h pounds to show
~ ,nelt hriEc OF the past few weeks,
'h"thh"rs OF IN" growers ass0cintlo,,
ar" preparing 10 rnark,, tn. r,.i,r,,.,
OF IN" south Carolina crnn vim .y.,,
assurance" Of h"itcriup their nr,c.
interest ccni"rH on the opening ri
IN. auction markets TUESDAY avn,
'h"Hrh nigh prices ar" Ionkch FOR a,
We opening sales. tho directors of
'"t DIX cooperative freely predic,
mat II VIII ne, It's ,ucurhr-s bi,ho,
Pi't'S IMAM mos" wh" sell upon tho
auction noors can average through
the season
IN" growers association has nm
Hn"Sron"hly raised the rrlc. Of TO-
pace" on tho open markets and the
- = NV - = no hnll their
'"hhccn ON last gears opcniar mar
H"t FOR from To 10 cents ana are
now orsanIz"h for orderly sales
through their association. VIII hardly
'org", 'hclr experience ~ 1921 -,
the hrst high prices on tn. auction
f!oprs
Following ia" enthusiastic meeting
at Rocky Mount on "a urday, which
OPP ned the las, drive in Eastern caro-
Ilna' all Ia" banks 81 Rocky Monn,
nav" agreed 20 max. the loans re-.
qn"s'ed by N" association.
NJ! the banks OF DtnvllIc have mad.
loans 10 the Tobacco Growers 90
'p"raiIv" Association ana mos, Of tho
tobacco firms in that city have con
tT"ct"d with the association to 70.
order the tobacco OF the organized
growers
ON" OF III" latest additions to tho
association IS the erowcr,r' Warehouse
"f Eo!dSboro, which has capaci,y
OF 1000 horshcnds. and NH hc used
Tor s'orag" purposes. making colds
h"ro another 100 per cent co-opcra.
tive market.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-01

anger that attends many OF the annoyances
of life.
New York citizen voiced the
unanimous and multitudinous desire to
assassinate Mr.. Coleman. He wrote
letter, saying he had endeavored
10 negotiate the National Highway between
Roanoke and Rocky Mount. His charac-
tcrization OF tho condition OF that thorough
rare was not confined to parliamentary
language In fact. the dictionary itself
seemed Ia fail in supplying remarks ndc-
quatcly to voice the New Workers. fury
lie concluded with the assertion that he had
"ould Kill him. IL Is assumed the first one
Coleman appeared in that locality. they
heard eight different men say that ~ Mr.
20 eaten him alive would attend to the lob
since the commissioner does not claim 10
surpass n cat in the number of incarna-
lions
~ seems unnecessary to record that the
writer received a reply from the shoulder
aha me heart. His ignorance said Mr.
Coleman i'll response, was astounding In
Inc fir5t place, that portion OF the so-called
Na'ional Highway" is not pnrt of the State
highway system. and Mr.. Coleman and his
commission have nothing to do with Il
Next, even II 1t were part Of that system.
the road could not DO rebuilt or repnircd
unless and until the funds we're provided
Tor that purpose. Finally. the commissioner
said' II the eight men desired to force the
issue, he would appear. and he launched
the prediction that when the row ended.
his would not be the only body left on the
battlefield. No fifteen men on the dead
mans chest. nor eight for him
In the conflict by correspondence. Mr.
Coleman is clearly victor. II may he that
IL was reserved for New Yorker thus to
record his feelings. because in Virginia we
nave been used to the mud so long that
We hardly dare hope for better things. TO
say nothing of threatening to annhilate
somebody.
Is there a moral to this? If there is. il
is mat roads cannot be built without money
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-01
SENIORITY ISSUE
TO BE FOUGHT OUT
BY RAIL EXECUTIVES
(Continned From EIrn rnreN

Continued From Fir1 Pnre)
rcss OF events here. that NJ, settlement,
would he made by the organizations
unless * took care Of all their mon
ihat meant that all railroads. and
not merely the largest nu,nh.r a,
smaller roads. had to put The agree.
mont into effect. ana thai an IN,
strikers on each road had to be taken
back.
ADVISERS 70 the President had II
mat the executives OF tn. larger sv.
TENS who have publicly stated ,hoir
positive refusal to take back the
strikers on a seniority bas!. were
willing. in advance OF ,oinorrow's
meeting, To say TO associates that
while they thought the policy wrong.
they could not pcrsls, In refusing to
accept a plan devised by the govern.
men, Of IN" United states
These advisers Were norc,ul tina,
a resolution would he passed by the
~ '''''H S'HS''n !'' Id'lNs tbhl
such proC.dur. was contrary to
their best Judgment Of TIA" n.cessitie.
ot The situation. hu, tina, In v!.w Of
ia. responsibility OF the President,
th"y would acccd" L" his Views Of
what public interest required
Some railroad officials were very
doubtful. however. that this dispos!.
ton Of the plan would Toe mndc
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-01
\ Month OF prinnrics

WITH Virginia and four other States.
Missouri, Kansas. Oklahoma and
west Virginia. leading on Angus, comes
rs Il month OF party primaries. for both
democrats and Republicans Later during
me present week Tenncssce and Kentucky
N!!t hoid the center OF the stage. and next
Week. 10 go no further into the poiticaI
''n'""'" Tor August. tn" voters OF Ohio
Alabama and Arkansas will perform
Attention. nationally. will be centered
upon contests in two doubtful States. Mis-
souri, and Ohio In the former stare ,bc
democratic Senatorial contest oversbadows
'''I olSri with picturesqu" Jim Reed fghtiup
i"f IN" party Endorsement against Breck-
!Ari"ee Long, the issue of wisconsin. So
called. has inevitably obtruded itself "A
rlcbiscitc on wisconsin. 49," some ohsoryors
NAY" called TINS race and Mir Wilson'S
"u'Spoken denumciatiuu OF Senator Reed
mas necessarily given color 10 this couccp-
Ton "i The campaign 1t may not b. for
N"'iv"' however mat Missouri is a State in
which the German element is large and
powerful aud wet" scntimcn, y.r, srI
s'antiaI ana tha, Reed has a clear claim
10 support under both heads
IN ONO the Republican gubur,ratoriaI
primary presents AN opportunity for pro-
E!tHHiNlSh again 10 test it's strength
against Tie national administration and. ,ho
pld Guard cA!mi \ Thompson is running
with the Endorsement Of the White Uouso,
lie is opposed by =, large field including
incidentally negro editor OF Cleveland
nn'' more Significantly. Representative
Charles Knight. former Roosevelt adberor,
ana out-and-out progressive in prjncipI.
Ihe race probably hes between Thomson
"nf knight and ohio progrcssivcs are con
iI"n!iy Affirming that the state Will fan in
Inc with Indiana Iowa and peunv,Iy,r;,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-01
Rebuild the Chambcrlin

p EBtlLDlNG the Chamberln Hotel at
~ Old Point should not be left alone
to the people OF the Hampton Roads com
munities. The interest in the project should
De not only Statewide. but nation wide. 1t
is understood the President has approved
the bill authorizing the Secretary OF War
10 enter into contract with lessccs for
use OF the ground on the government reser-
N".,oh AZ fort Monroe. Without doubt. the
"haer'aking soon will take tangible form
The Chamberlin was an institution Hum
dreds or thousands OF guests from all parts
OF The country have enjoyed its elegant and
homelike hospitality. a new hotel would
command general popularity from the stari,
drawing from the four points of tho com
pass. All Virginia would help. and the re-
spouse would come from every State
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-01
SUSPEND BOYS VOTING
WANT OF CONFIDENCE"

kfrO. JAPAN. July 3,-Tbe
noEs OF the high school of Kyoto. who
p"sacn u v"t" al want of conf
'chct IN their principal. were sts-
pended for week. This drastic
step as the japanese papers describe
me acton OF tn" school authorities
- unusual IN the frequent ''sir!kcs''
.! somebody's in Japan. they usual
""iht s"iiIcd by compromise in
"h'ch IN" boys generally secure the
enforcement Of some of their de-
mands.
IN" NONCOMPLIANCE vote in Kyoto
was based on the alleged "d"spotism'
OF The principal in discharging old
professors. As a conference between
inc principal and the scholars could
not come to an agreement the sus-
pension OF the boys was decided
upon
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-01
4 Plea for Decent Koad.

To the Editor Of Tn" Times pi.na,ch.
Sill notice in a late Issue of your
paper that the United Commercial
travellers Commission. John {. Good
chairman. is advocating II freight.
carrying truck line from the North
crn Neck. Before buying your trucks
I'll" commission should take a spin
over TIL" proposed route. and am
afraid they would not have The en-
ihuSiasm the young man had who
mad just been appointed Justice of the
peace. and WAS Informed h. hid to
ma Ne an annual report. So hc rushed
around and gave his order to the
printer FOR 800 BLANKS The kiwan-
ihnS 81 your city visited our burg and
they were not overly complirnentary
OF the roads. hear the supervis-
orS OF NInS " llliam ana Hanover are
waiting for the State highway to
build the proposed Richmond Tappa-
hammock road In the meantime we
plunge into or under the mud when
few hundred dollars would make
the road passable. Many persons
who would visit your city stay at
home and send orders TO the mail
order houses: others take the mud
route, and some others still having
tried the mud now go the road via
Ashland. which is eighteen miles fur
thcr. nut they claim they can save
time. II I am not mistaken. I saw
in your paper last winter there was
$4,000 available for immediate use
on the Richmond -TappahannoCk
road" and ] also saw that contract
was let for three and ore-four;h
miles. Did this contract use all the
money? Some years ago was in
hopes I'd live TO see this road COM
plc,cd. but I have long since decided
Id have TO live beyond the century
mark To see its completion.
IL. IL. WALKER. JR.
Walkcrton, Va. July 81, 1922.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-01
Health Talks by DR.. Brady
Abnormal Behavior.

y correspondent sends this communication.
Dear poctor.--Will YOU kindly advise me
regarding my husband?
lie is so nervous and high strung that some
times fear he Is insane. He slceps little
a. night. because he says. his mind is so
crowded with thoughts that he can't scep.
But, doctor II he can't sleep he won, let
me sleep He signs aloud keeps incessant-
~ tapping the side OF the bed sometimes
Tor hours without interruption. lie will lie
with his head In his hand raised upon his
CHOW JUST watching me. aud lately I am
beginning to feel afraid OF him. He says he
- always depressed and has terrible thoughts
bat he wont tell me what they are Some
times. he says he thinks of killing himself
II" always imagincs som" one is trying
!" ihjurc MIN or hurt his feelings in some
way ana no one in the world plcascs him
lie is always watching IN. with his .vcs
SIninted ana peculiar sm. on his face
something quite unlike his old self IL makes
III" te"i Ike screaming. He has nothing to
max" him worry. lie ought TO be happy We
nave been married eighteen years and until
no" our life has been happy one together
W" hay" Two girls and boy. l6. II and
!" years old. respectively He is at v.ars
old Ny people do not live in this country
ana d" not know where To turn for advice
can't prevail! upon him to visit the doctor
IL ne does 80 into a doctors office he won,
wait, but no matter how MAN. are ahead OF
him, If III" doctor won't him immediately
"a" walks out. lie says he can't waste his life
sitting IN doctors Office
MRS -
print this communication. not because il,
gives any typical symptoms OF insanity bu,
because II illustrates not uncommon pre-.
dtcainent-what TO do when n loved one or n
dependent begins to behave in an abnormal
way.
Tn" correspondent in this case did rish, f.,
trying 10 rersuad" the man TO consult his
physician Had the physician been appriscd
OF IN" stat" OF affairs in such a letter as the