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THE BOHLTN0T0N FRBB PRESS AND TIMES: THURSDAY FEBRUARY 20, 1910. The WRUKIjY I'ltMIl I'llHSS. throe cents rrr roi'V. rent for olx months, $1.00 per onr, pontiigo paid. Advertlnomcnts nnd subscriptions received nt Dip office.

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ni year in odvnnce DAILY by mull i year In ndrnnce, .......41. It ATI! IS CANADA I DAILY Sll.no it jpnr In ndvnnre WHIllil.Y ycur In advance I'KBi: I'JtKHS AHSOCIATION, Publishers, Ilurllnicion, vt. BURLINGTON, JANUARY 20, 1919-t" WANTED. When yon want anything, ndvertise In thn new npocial column of this paper. Some bargains nro offered thcrp this week which It will pay you to rend about.

See pace two. This pRper has moro than 2.1.000 readers every week and one cent a word will reach them alL Tho society of nations Is doubtless deemed very exclusive by Germany, but one has to have a clean mouth and clean hands, If not a clean heart, to get Into good society. PRIMA It HOAD NEEDS Uie members of the Vermont Legislature- have dono so well In so many ways that we are reluctant to Intimate oven thero Is anything left undone. Wo would llko to emphasize the point, however, tiiat some move should bo mado toward a solution of Vermont's road problem and wo should begin now, with a capital "Nt" and no period following the word. Tho trouble with most suggested Improvements Is that we seek to work out a gigantic system.

Thero Is Just ono thing wo should do first and that Is decide the best way to provide Vermont with the roads wo ought to have. When that point Is decided-system anil red tape will take nnro of themselves VERMONT The pi oil cf reconstruction and readjustment following the war Is now -upon us In A ermont. Wo need to face at once the problems of rebuilding, and when we say this we do not mean the mere construction of houses i anil business blocks and other buildings but the rebuilding of business and Industries and tho other varied activities Interrupted ny the war. What arc we to do about It? Socrctary of Labor Wilson rcmntly sent out to the different States the request to stimulate Interest In public work and civil construction. In response to this appeal Governor rfoolldgu Issued to the people of his State an Inspiring statement, advising them thnt Massachusetts does not Intend to be the "sport of rlinnce," but the "master of her destiny." The governor argues that the return to normal business llfo will not be accomplished by worrying over what may happen, but can onlybe accomplished by doing the tasks a' hand.

His statement is a of courage and optimism not only for the people of Massachusetts but for the country. The substance of hii messngo follows: "Men entrusted with the grave respon-sibll ty of managing the business affairs aro now -n to decide whether they Will cont mil activities as usual or wait to see if there is a decline In prices. No doubt there will be a decline In some dlrei ti. in. The public question is how best i i roreed for tho general welfare.

It seems "clear that a gradual decline would be preferable to a perpendicular fall In prices. It should bo remembered that prices of labor and materials aro all relative. When once adjusted the amount Is not of great importance. There are two things to do. One (s to wait; the other is to go on with business activity.

If everybody waits thero no doubt will bo a perpendicular fall with attending want, distress and calamity. If people will go ahead with business, while there may bo gradual decline, It can bo borne with tho least Inconvenience. "I realize that business Is and ought to bo conducted for profit. there Is not only the duty, but the expediency of keeping tho working force, the organization, In dull times. AVo have all worked together to win tho war.

Let us all work together to enjoy the blessings of peace. Tho working people of Massachusetts, her most valuable possession, must be considered ond they must be maintained. "Jnstoad of being the sport of chance, Massachusetts ought to bo the master of destiny. Instead of waiting, wo should i net, Government has released raw mate- rials, labor and transportation. Thero Is 1 plontyof money, which makes a demand for merchandise.

There ought to be no lack of a disposition to act, no lack of enterprise. "Tho question is where to begin. A committee working with our board of labor and lndustrlos suggests the revival of building. This Industry has been at a standstill for tho past two years. It Is In Its nature basic.

A contract for any kind cf building once makes tho opportunity for labor contracts for steel, coment, brlolcB, lumber, plumbing, steam heating, electrical equipment, and all othor materials required In construction, This would moan tho omploymont of large numbers of pooplo In various factories manufacturing thooo materials. "In this tho various agencies of government QUjrht to tnko tho lead, It Is there, fora urged that nil tho deportments In tho commonwealth, countlcH, cities and towns fihould utnrt tho foundations, nt leant, for nchool houses, hortpltals, libraries, police rind flro department headquarters, bridge and other p'ubllo buildings, Thero are many of tlicwt operations partially completed, and many others for wliloh plans liuvo been drawn rind money appropriated, If public construction beslns, private con- struotlon will oon follow as tho Inareaso In population requires more housing facilities, Thoro la also muoh nanntruo. tlonal worlc on the railroads of Eng laud, whloh tho ropds themoelvps aw the I national government should bo uracil to begin nt once. "The material resources- of tho com-1 muntty must bo used for tho benefit i of tho people of the community. Such uso Ib tho only thing that given thorn value, and tho only warrant for their existence.

Unions this lg done by private onterprlso, It will have to be dono through tho taxing power and otherwise, for the purpose of rollovlng the suffering caused by unemployment. Evory facility Is at hand for an era of great prosperity. What Is needed Is the courage to act. In the exhibition of that courage the government agencies must take the lead." All this Is Just ns true of Vermont as of Massachusetts. The business of Vermont will be what tho people of Vermont mako It.

Shall we wait for something to happen or will you act now and make some thing happen? THE MELTING-POT (Krom Lesllo's) Senator Ashurst of Arizona says: "I am opposed to feeding anything but bullets to the Bolshevlkl." It Is calculated that nearly 10,000 allied soldiers have been totnlly blinded In the war, and that nearly 40,000 lost one eye. During his visit recently to the American zone at Coblonz, Germany, tho Prlnco of Wales attended a danco and danced with many nurses who declared he not a good dancor. Managing-Director Alexander of tho National Industrial Conference Board recently criticised President Wilson for writing a foreword for," and Secretary Lane for approving, a book written by two University of Chicago professors containing socialistic propaganda. Armed strikers recently rushed Into a clothing factory at Rosolle, N. drove out tho workers, many of them women, wrecked the machinery, Emashed the windows, fired revolvers and throw acid upon a number of employes, blinding one of them.

Restraint of trade. Hundreds of sailors recently were landed In New York from France and sent to camp without a dollar In their possession, the government not having paid them. Patriotic women of Now York, hearing of their dilemma, personally visited the camp and distributed $2 bills to the needy ones. SHOUT AND SIIARP As an additional argument for their recognition, the Bolshevik 1 have begun to use poison gas. Springfield Republican.

If the world Isn't plumb topsy-turvy, how can we account for tho fact that Yankee soldiers are facing Chinese troops away up In Russia near the Arctic Circle. Boston Transcript. All restrictions on the price of coal have been removed by the government. Now wo will see whether It will go up or down. Portland Press.

What Btarvlng Europe wants first Is a league of rations. Chicago News. There are no Bolsheviks in this coun try, merely piam tnievcs ana burglars. Lawrence Tribune. Woman's next struggle will be for the right to sit on Juries.

After she sits on one Jury sho will forever struggle to evade the duty. Rochester Herald. Tho conference has not yet decided whether the peace league will carry confetti or 14-Inch guns. Exchange. In Oregon tho temperature of each legislator will be taken as he starts the day's work.

It might be wiser to try 'em out after business gets under way. Omaha. Bee. HEARD ON THE STREET" That this proposed universal military training is going to interfere awfully with tha study of baseball In tho colleges. That the politicians would bettor be reconciled to the league of nations Idea, as It seems likely to provide a good many offices.

That a tremendous energy was displayed by the "wets" in organizing a campaign against prohibition after the thing was all settled. That the Journeymen carpenters who want $8 a day for doing odd Jobs may have plenty of leisure time this spring to plant their gardens. That the politician! are looking for the the old style presidential candidate who always kept his mouth Bhut and never did anything to offend anyone. That horse flesh Is declared to be the most sanitary meat there Is. It Is apparently highly popular and satisfactory when labelled and sold as beef.

That a Washington dispatch reports that Miss Myrtle Ash nas sailed to do war work In Prance. Now If Mies Ash would only marry Mr. Oakcs the family tree would grow some Spm young branches. OUR KALEIDOSCOPE OUI. OUI, JERRY If tho French have no Postcards Jerry Gllson, Do they (sorry to trouble you), Spell It out Boston Transcript.

"POOR ANDY Under prohibition perhaps we shall have moro epitaphs like tho following from a cemetery In Georgia: Within this grave Thero lies poor Andy; lilt by a snake-No whiskey handy. Boston Transcript. NOTHING PROVED Mrs. Blngs "I don't think Auntie will stay long, She didn't bring any baggage." Bobby Blngs "Huh! The baby didn't bring none, ntther, an' look how long he's stayed," New York Evonlng World, IN THE CAR Old gentleman (In street car) Ha any one here dropped a roll of bills, with a rubber elastic around'them? "Yes, I cried a dozen afbnce. "Old Gentleman (calmly) Well, I've Just picked up the elastic Cornell Widow.

FORTUNATE INCREDULITY Mrs. Casey (with newspaper) They got Put Murphy'i name In the death notices Instead of his brother Mike. Casey don't ayl It's a nice fix Pat would bo In If he waa wan o' thlm that belave nil thoy read In the papere. Boston Transcript. HATKIWALlfiM Pat ThU In thn folut tlmo Inny of theao etiruoratlonu hcv don Innythlng to blnne-fU thn wnrlilngman, Mike Mow In that, Tat? rut It Is thu Blvon-elnt faro.

I have bin wnlltln' to and from mo work and Bavin' (In oentu, and now I kin save cinU, Montreal Btttr. Everybody admits we pro Jiving In the "new nrfli" What uhaniros Iwo oomo to our etnres? Pq you find broader and finer spirit In their advertising" nw passion for ervloor, 35Tl THE STATE BENDINO TAX AGENTS. Seth W. Jones, coltootor of Internal rovonue for the district of New Hamp- shire, which cmbracos tho States of Maine, Now Hampshire and Vermont, announces that within a few days ho will' dolegato a large force of Income tax agents, Inspectors and deputy collectors to tho various cities and larger towns of this district, for the purpose cf aiding taxpayers In executing Income tax returns for the year 1018, SANG AT PEACE JUBILEES. The coming anniversary observance of tho peace Jubtleo In Boston In 1SG0 recalls tho fact that Mrs.

Henry Har-man of Rutland sang In both the 1SG9 and 1872 Jublleos. Mrs. Hnrman, who waa Jean F. Woodward, was born In Lowell, and lived thero untlt her marriage and removed to Rutland In 1SDC. While sho was a student In tho high school, P.

S. Ollmorc organized a large chorus for his famous peace Jubilee held in Boston during the week of June 15 to 19, 1SC9. The chorus singers were from Boston and cities and towns within a radius of CO miles or more. More than 100 In Lowell Joined the class nnd rehearsed tho music. Carl Zcrrahn had charge of the chorus.

Miss Woodward was ono of those who iiuallflcd for the Jubilee. She sang In all tho concerts and also In tho second Jubilee In June, 1872. Later Miss Woodward sang In the quartet of the" Lowell Unitarian Church for 1G years. She sang also In Boston besides taking part as contralto soloist in musical festivals under tho leadership of Carl Zerrahn. She was also contralto soloist In concerts given by William Sherwood and Eugene Thayer.

Her musical education was obtained under well known teachers In Boston. Mrs. Harmon has taken part In a number of musical events In Rutland In recent years. RESCUED FROM WATER. Kenneth Lewis, five-year-old son of Mr.

and Mrs. Thomas Lewis of Fair Haven, came near losing his llfo Sunday by drowning. He was discovered Sunday afternoon by Mr. and Mrs. Holland Smith, who were about to cross the Riverside bridge near the mill of Durlck Kcenan flontlng on' the water.

The boy was rescued and taken to his home where Doctors Carty and Parkhurst, after several hours, restored him to con sciousness. The child Is inv a critical condition owing to exposure. TO TEACH AT BRATTLEBORO. Karl A. Braman, who has been In the radio service at Camp Meade, the last eight months, took up thp duties of supervisor of music in the public schools of Brattleboro, succeeding Charles Wood of Springfield, who left at Christmas time on accou.it of ill health.

Mr. Braman was supervisor of music In Brandon two years, resigning eight months ago to enter the service and at tho same time was organist and choir master In Trlnltv Episcopal Church In Shelburne. He is a graduate of the Grieg School of Music In Rochester, N. and attended tho Leach School of Music In York. PROCTOR HOME ROBBED A reward of $100 has been offered by Redfleld Proctor to the person furnishing information which will lead to the arrest and conviction of the thlefs who on tho night of February 1 or early Sunday morning, February 2, burglarized his home at Proctor, at? which time many valuable articles were taken.

It has been known that there was a break at the Proctor home, but the amount of loot secured has only recently been made known. Besides the county officials who have been working on the case, Pinker-ton detectives from the Boston agency have been In Vermont for a week. It Is said that on the night of the robbery a light was seen In the house. On the morning of February 2 a man, carrying two suit cases, left Proctor for the north on the seven o'clock train. He is fro.n I 38 to 40 years old, five feet seven inclvs In height and weighs about 155 pounus.

Ho has black hair and a small, black mustache. He has a round face, work black or dark clothes, dark soft hat and overshoes. VERMONT AUTHOR'S DAUGHTER DIES Mrs. Rachel Robinson Elmer, who died at New York on Thursday, a daughter of the famous Vermont author, Rowland Robinson, was a graduate of Goddr.nl Seminary at Barre In 1897, after which sho continued her studies nnd then returned to tho seminary as a teacher nf art. She was quite talented in that Una of work nnd her productions have brought nut a great deal of commendation.

She was married about 10 years ago and she leaves, besides her husband, her mother, one sister, Mrs. Llewellyn Perkins of Middlebury and a brother, Rowland, who lives on the homo place In Forrisburg. Mrs. Elmer was well known to a largo number of people In the State. VERMONT SHERIFFS IN SESSION A highly successful, although somewhat lightly attended, convention of tho Vermont Sheriffs' association was held In Barro Wednesday and Thursday.

About 50 members were present from all parts of the State, nearly all tho high sheriffs being in attendance and a liberal sprinkling of tho deputy sheriffs. The first gathering was presided over by Sheriff Richard Bcattle of Maidstone, who was president of the association during the last year. Tho spenkcrs Included State Auditor Benjamin Gates of Mont-pellcr, Harvey Goodoll, secretary of civil and military affairs under Governor Clement, and State's Attorney Earl R. Davis of Barre. When the convention wnH re Thursday morning, i Hirer H.

C. Lawson of Mont-poller vsented hlq annual report. Ho repoiud a total of 300 members during tho year 1913, and the financial sldo of tho report stated that tho amount duo for foes from those members was $322. Caledonia county has tho largest membership, 51, with Washington county second, 42, and Bennington and Grand Isle counties tied for tho smallest mom' bershlp. Tho only three counties which had a clear slate In the payment nf dues were Addison, Essex and Orange.

Tho membership Is divided as follows: Addison 18, Bennlneton 11, Cnledonia 51, Chit tenden 35, Essex 13, Franklin 23, Grand Isle 11, Lamolllo 18, Orango 19, Orleans 21, Rutland al, Washington 42, Windham 17, Windsor 22. The report of tho socrotary-trearuror was accepted and placed on rucorl, after which the association proceeded to tho election of officers, which resulted ns follows: Presl-dnt, Georgo A. Tracy of Chelsea; vlce-pvesldont, Georgo Catlln of St. Albans; nuerotary-licasuror, Honry Lawnoniof Mont puller; auditors, W. Fitzgerald of Norwich, Fairbanks of Springfield, M.

C. aargeld of St. Johnsbury. DIAMOND IHNO AND DOOR KNOB A burglar, possibly a boy or an amateur, ooourod iv ring set with two diamonds and pearl, also the knob to tho bathroom door, at the resldenco of Mr. and Mrs.

Inaao Mlllor In Rutland some tlmo Wednesday evening. Bo far an known, noth-llifl oleo tnkon, Wednesday night Mru, (Jeorgo Oaoulfly, who lives noxt door, JLiTA- tti'vllffhtB lu.iw," roomn on tho second floor of tho Miller homo wero burning and nho txilophoncd to tho houso. When she rocolved no reply she wont to tho houso and rang tho doorbell but there) wan no response, Sho then tiotlflod Mr. Miller nt the Sterns storo nud ho, with a pollco olllccr, went to tho houso searching tho plnco from top to bottom. At that tlmo nothing wns found to bo dlsturbod and Mr.

Miller thought ho had left tho lights burning. But tho noxt morning Mrs. Miller illamimnul thnt thn knob on tho bath room door on tho first floor had boen romovod and later ovldoncos of where somo one. had crawled through a small window wero discovered. Mrs.

Mil- ler also found that ono or her rings was I missing, although othor Jowolry moro val- uable was undisturbed. All tho sllvor In tho dining room was found In place. Thero aro evidences that tho break waa the work of a boy or very small man. CENTENARIAN DIES Mrs. Louise Pelkey, who recently celebrated her 100th birthday anniversary at Newport, Is dead at tho homo of her son, David Prue.

Sho was believed to bo tho oldest Vermonter. VERY MUCH ALIVE Hnrl.md MacPhetras, who was reported killed In action several weeeks ago, has written to his brother at South Randolph saying he Is very much alive, 'although reported dead. Ho was near another brother, Hadley, when the latter waa killed nnd was so overcome he was taken to a hospital, nnd, their names being much alike, and both holding tho same rank In tho service, tho mlx-up occurred. TO EXPLOIT CAVES The Green Mountnln club Is to exploit u.m 7 '7 i They aro within 10 minutes' walk from tho main road to Woodstock and are said to be little known. The big cave au-nenrs to have lienn formed when the face of the mountain broke away and slid down the hill, making a great cavern under tho enormous rock.

ESCAPES FROM BENNINGTON JAIL Bennington county's makeshift Jail has had another break charged up against its long record. These breaks have become so numcipus that they aro expected at almost any time and occasion but little comment when they occur. It Is safo to say that the county has spent In the vicinity of $30,000 on tho building In recent years, a large portion of If on the Jail, and yet prisoners who have a prcferenco for outdoor nlr continue to change their environment at will. The latert actor in the continuous performance In Efford Stevens, who was arrested a few days ago by Olllccr Richard Hurley for a burglary at the home of Burt L. Allen on County street.

Stevens' exit was 'one of the easiest of the lot ns the way had been previously prepared for him by one of his predecessors, Eug'no Allen, who Is now at tho State prison at Windsor, svrvlng a two-year sentence) for horse stealing. Allen was arrested about two years ago for tho heft of a horso In Pom. With flies that were admittedly furnished him by his wife he cut on the heads of bolts In a steel ventilator shaft, lifted the plate made his way into tho cellar. He was arrested for a second time, brought back to Jail and sentenced. After Allen's escape tho ventilator shaft was not re paired and the opening was left for tho prisoner who disliked confinement.

Tuesday February 11, Stevens, who was confined In the corridor, went Into the cell formerly occupied by Allen, bent hack the steel plate and crawled Into 'o shaft. It was then an easy matter io reach the cellar and thence to make his way out of the building. At the time of the escape other prisoners wero In the Jail kitchen only a few feet away but they did not disturb the escaping prisoner. I5ARRE CHIEF OF POLICE RESIGNS Samuel Sinclair has resigned as chief of police at Darre, having served as head of the department for nine years. HEADS SCALEMAKERS' ASS'N Carl B.

Hlnsman, vice-president of the Ilowo Scalo company, Rutland's largest -inufacturlng concern, has been elected president of tho Scalemakers' association of the United States. This association has for Us membors all of the leading acale concerns In this country. Mr. Hlnsman la will known In tho scalo world. He has spent practically all of his life In Rutland.

His first employment was with the Howe Scalo company, about 28 years ago. and ho has since been connected with the Industry, holding nearly every office In the conipany. Ho has been vice-president for some time. Mr. Hlnsman has been moro or less In the eye of the public for many years, and has boen senator from Rutland county In the Vermont Legislature.

CLUB HAS ISO MEMBERS Tho Young Woman's club of Rutland Just organized opens with a membership of ISO. Classes In dressmaking, basket-weaving, stenciling and designing and other novelty work, also cooking and Interpretative folk glancing, probably will bo taken up. A supper will bo given every week. WANT PASTOR BACK Tho Rev. Dr.

Charles O. Judklns, who went to Glens Falls, N. from Mont-peller, has been nuked to remain another year nt Christ Methodist Church, where he has served as pastor for 17 years. A resolution with a view to bringing this about hns been adopted unanimously by tho quarterly conference of the church. The resolution urges tho Rev.

Dr. Junius E. Mead of Pittsburgh, N. superintendent of the Pittsburgh district, to use his Influonce with the Troy conference at Its noxt annual session to seo that Dr. Judklns Is sent back to Glens Falls.

Dr. Judklns went to Glons Falls from Montpeller In 1902 and slnco going there he has caused a church to bo erected at a cost of more than $100,000. Usually tho Troy conference permits a pastor to remain In a certain pastorate only flvo years. THIS AND THAT. Twenty-nine candidates aro seeking municipal offices at Rutland.

Tho Bprlngflold hospital treated 218 patients during tho past year. Tho Masonic block at Chelsea, recently burned, Is to bo rebuilt. Tho G. A. and W.

R. C. of Rutland ara to give a charity ball on April 21. A prlzo of has been offered for an essay on "Industrial Economics." Dr. Herbert H.

Howe, formerly of Sprlngflold, died suddenly at Norwich, Conn. CHITTENDEN COUNTY TRUST COMPANY. BURLINGTON Was That Bill Paid? It would be a very easy matter to find out If you had paid It with a chic't and had you so paid It, you would have a valid receipt. Open a checking account with this Bank and uay your bills by check. nniKOTon.ii i Boofh.

job" Vlrn K. A. Oook IS. r. Oebhardt.

Pascal Wool of Rutland, 12 yoars doputy sheriff, utul a well known contractor, Is oandldato for 'aledonla County Teachora' as mi will hold Its annual mooting and Saturday at Bt. Johnsbury. Hiram Irish, veteran of Company 1st Vermont cavalry, died at tho Soldiers' Homo at, Bennington Saturday. Alfred Harbour Is to succeed Arthur Russell as managor of tho -Bennington fown Mayor E. C.

Glysson of Barro has been renominated with no opposition at a non-partisan city caucus. The 25th anniversary of tho Italian Aid society of Rutland was celebrated Saturday evening. The seventh annual dinner of tho Rutland Business Men's association will be held February 18. The Ladles' Ctrclo of the Unlversallst Church at Brattleboro mode $700 from a recent fair. The creamery South Peacham has Installed a plant for making artificial Ico at a cost of (1,500.

Schools In South Ryegate have beon closed for three weekB on account of tho dread Influenza, but have now re-opened. B. A. Brehmar has resigned as organist of Trinity Church at Rutland. Ho Is to bo succeeded by Miss Helen L.

Perkins of Shelburne. Friends gavey Mr. and Urs. A. E.

Campbell of Barre a genuine surprise party on their 2Sth wedding anniversary last Friday, Harry H. Oilman, 65, died at St. Johns-bury tho other day. For 22 years ho conducted' the Wllloughby Houso at Lako Wllloughby. George E.

St. Plorro of St. AlbanB has filed a petition In bankruptcy with liabilities of $483 and assets of $500, all claimed exempt. Marshall Clapp, victim of a bold Jewelry robbery In New York tho other day, when Jewels valued at $5,000 wero stolen, was formerly of Bennington. William H.

Field, sen of Henry F. Field of Rutland, Is to be tho Chicago Tribune's representative in its newly opened Now York headquartors. Robert Arnold, a 12-year-old boy, has confessed to burglarizing the home of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Miller In Rutland, when he got a diamond ring and a door knob.

There has Just been installed In the Barro city hospital ono of the latest and best X-ray machines, tho gift of Mrs. Laura Alnsworth of -Wllllamstown. The Woman's club of Rutland netted $933 from a four days thrift shop that it conducted. This will enable the club to properly flnanco Its after-war activities. There is a possibility that the tenure of office of Barro aldermen will be changed from two to threo years so that four experienced men will head the new administration each year.

James Barrett, a well known Civil War veteran, died nt Rutland Saturday In his SOth year. Ho underwent an operation In New York threo weeks ago, and died a few hours after being brought home Saturday. Efford Stovens, who broke out of the Bennington county Jail February 11, was captured Friday evening undor a railroad culvert on Tho Flats, having fled from his aunt's homo nearby when deputies arrived to search. A trolley car left the tracks on a cement bridge In West Brattleboro the other day and turned at right angles across the roadway of tho structure, but the car did not jump tho embankment nor was any of the passengers Injured. Roa Eaton, a native of Bristol, whoso debut at the Metropolitan Opera House In New York was announced some tlmo ago, has been preventod 'from making her first appearance by an attack of pneumonia that nearly caused the young Vermont singer's death.

Village President E. H. Holden of Bennington has received a letter from the postmaster of Bennington parish, England, acknowledging receipt of the American flag and the engrossed greetings forwarded to England in accordance with a vote at a public meeting In observanco of British day. A verdict of (1,000 has been given In the suit of Arthur L. Miller of Vernon agalnet tho Central Vermont.

The suit was brought to recover $15,000 for dam-ages and injuries received when Mr. Miller and his farm tractor were run into by a Central Vermont train at Vernon crossing In April, 1317. HARDWARE STORE ROBBED Thief Showed Partiality for I Lax or nd Pocket Knlvea Tho Isham Hardware company's store was broken into early Tuesday morning and dozens of razors and pocket knives were taken, as well as considerable other booty, amounting in valuo to about $200. Entranco to the storf was made through a rear window and considerable difficulty was overcome In getting In, for tho window was protected by a heavy wire screen, which wns removed. The window was then broken.

Whoever did the trick took all tho time ho wanted In going through the Btock nnd selected things of value. The entire stock of goods taken away could have boen handled easily by ono man In splto of tho largo number of articles. A list of the goods mlsslnn- upjast evening and Included; three Mark labors, nine Duplex razors, 20 ordinary razors, two Gem razors, a chain twister, leather watch chain, flvo stag handled Jack knives, a pedometer, six fancy pocket knives, a fountain pen, a pair of double field glasses, a wrist wa ch. two Duko watches, five Ingersoll watches WK, two )oather tw(jt addition to other pocket knives. Are you missing nny of the classlfjod advertising messages which may be cu-peclally intended for you? f.

Woodhnry, J. ft. MaoexatM liHiiiliii'iiiitiii1iiiiMliiiii(fc pimwisiiawwiiui mNiii.miml,iiTrimr,1ril,fr.,r.... EVERY TOWN, CITY OR NATION IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE MUTUAL IDEA OF BANDING TOGETHER FOR GREATER SAFETY AND MORE PROFITABLE RESULTS. A MUTUAL SAVINGS BANK IS JUST A DEVELOPMENT OF THIS IDEA TO THE POINT WHERE GREAT NUMBERS OF PEOPLE GET TOGETHER FOR ENCOURAGEMENT IN SAVING, BY MEANS OF THE GREATER SAFETY AND PROFIT DERIVED FROM PUTTING THEIR SAVINGS TOGETHER IN CHARGE OF MEN WHOSE SPECIAL BUSINESS IT IS TO KEEP MONEY SAFE, AND TO MAKE IT EARN THE HIGHEST RATE OF INTER- EST WHICH SAFETY WILL ALLOW.

Burlington Savings Bank 1847-More Than 70 Years of Stability-1919 Largest Bank in Northen New England URLINGTO Thrift and Popular Why not adopt Wo will contribute Declare War on Habits of Wastefulness. A Useful Weapon Is a Deposit Book in the WINOOSKI SAVINGS BANK FIFTY YEARS OF SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS NO. 11 WINOOSKI BLOCK WINOOSKI, VT. THE NEW YEAR ts a customary time for good resolutions. However, a resolve to start a savings account Is good at any time.

Wo will continue our weekly saving club for next Christmas. Also wo have a few little banks for children's accounts. 4 interest paid. Mall accounts welcomed. 10 MAI ITHEET.

HOME SAVINGS BANK C. Biovrnell Pres. a. Ilrotvnella Trea. SONGS A NATION IS SINGING i "DIXIE" I wish I was, In the land pb cotton, Old times dar am not forgotten.

Look away, look away, look away, Dixie- Land! In Dixie Land whar I was born In Early on ono frosty momln' Look away, look away; look away, Dixie Land I CHORUS Den I wish I was In Dixie, Hooray! Hooray! In Dixie Land I'll take my stand To lib and die in Dixie, Away, away, away down south- in Dixie. Old Missus marry Will de Wcaber, Wlllum was a gay decelber, Look away, look away, look away, But when ho put hlB arm around her. He looked as fierce as a forty-pounder Look away, look away, look away, Dixie Land! One writer says of It was continually used during tho struggle between North and South, and the rest of the world wondered as half of a great nation took up arms to the sound of "John Brown's Soul Is Marching On" while the other half answered by do-fiantly playing "Dixie's Land." Daniel Decatur Emmet, bettor known as Dan Emmet, died In 1901 In a ltttle hut In Mt. Vernon, Ohio. At tho tlmo when he composed song destined to lead the army of the South, he was a performer In Bryant's famouR minstrels.

Those wero tho days of tho real old-fashlonod minstrels with bones. Interlocutor and end-men. Usually a performance onded with what was known as a walk-around, which wns supposed to show a bit of real plantation llfo. A new walk-around was needed by the Bryant minstrel troupe, nnd Emmet, who was known to be Bomuwhat of a composer, was given tho task of writing ono bo-tween a Saturday and Monday evening. Sunday came, a cold stormy day, and tho new song was not ready.

In his younger days Dnn Emmlt had traveled with a circus. On cold frosty days when tho routo led north, tho performers, thinking of tho warm southern routo would often say, "I wiBh I was In Dixie." This had become a circus oxprosslon. As Emmet stood looking out of tho window on that cheerless Sunday, the old familiar phrase camo Into his mind, and ho said, "Oh I wish I was In Dixie." Immediately the expression suggested a beginning for tho now song, and getting out his violin ho was soon hard nt work on worrit and music of a composition destined to become a song of tho people. It Is needless to say that as a walk-around Dixlo was a succcsb. Later It was sung by a popu A WOMAN'S IinCimMENUATION Mrs.

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Dixie Land! lar actress In a theatre of New Orleans in the spring of "61. The audience went wild over It and called for the song over and over again. It was taken up by tho people, sung from tho stage, played by tho military bands and the orchestras, Mr. Kobbo tells us that the Washington, artillery had tho time arranged for a. quickstep and the whole South rang with it also that Pickett ordered It played before his famous Gettysburg charge.

Accoiding to Mr. Emmet's own account, ho received $000 for his copyright of Dixie, and about $100 all told for his other songs, Including "Old Dnn Tucker." It Is small wonder that he retired In his old age to a hut In an obscure llttlo town. When Mr. Emmet hod become an old man, someone persuaded him to leave hi little homo nnd travel as a Bpecial attraction wltli a troupo of present-day minstrels. Ho tried It for one season, and was glad to return to his cabin.

His part In the show wns to rise, attired in a dress suit, and sing Dixie In hli qunvering old voice, using his old-tlmo gestures. It was too exciting for such nn old man who hal so long lived a quiet llfo. When ho was taken 111 ho mndn tho request that ho might be burled In tho dress suit that he wore on that last trip. Tho request was remembered anil he was burled In tho suit. A military baml played "Dixie" over his grave.

It Is peculiar thnt tho northern battle song was originally a southern camp-moetlng hymn, while "Dixie" was composed by a northerner. Quoted above are tho two stauzns most often sung In the South. The words are trivial. The Inspiration Is mostly In tho melody, which Is played by tho bands and orchestras all through tho South. BERYL M.

HARRINGTON. Rurllngton, Ken. 7. ECONOMY This Is the contents of tho telegram he received: "Dear John. Conic ns soon ai you can.

Am tlylng. Kate." After a long Journey ho arrived, to bo met by Kato herself, "Why what did you mean by wiring you wore dying?" asked. "Oh," ebe 'all, "I wanted to ay that I was dylnr. cce you, hut my words ran out and I had to stop." Louisville Courier-Journal. i Sell i.