VILLAGE NOTES.

The study of German has been eliminated from the curriculum of the Altamont High school. Students who have taken two years of the language will continue the study but there will be no classes in German.

CLARKSVILLE.

Clayton Bouton of Rensselaerville began his work as teacher of the school here, on Monday. Owing to repairs being made on the school house, the school could not open last week. Mr. Bouton will reside here and with his wife and young son will occupy the Wood cottage near the school house.

GUILDERLAND CENTER.

Rev. A. E. Foote spoke forcefully and convincing in his No-License address on Sunday. The subject was presented from the pulpit by the pastor. The people are awake and mean to shake these rum shackles from our midst.

VOORHEESVILLE.

William Pomeroy has the position of gateman at night at the railroad station.

NEW SCOTLAND.

Mrs. Max Schnurr has received word from her husband of his safe arrival overseas.

FARM BUREAU NOTES.

Quite a number of farmers are seeding vetch with rye this fall. This is a practice which we are very glad to recommend. If those who seed vetch desire inoculation, they may secure it at the Farm Bureau at 25 cents per acre. This is the cost price.

HOW PUBLISHERS OF SMALL NEWSPAPERS ARE AFFECTED BY THE GOVERMENT’S RULING.

From the Pocomoke City (Md.) Ledger Enterprise

The War Department’s recent rulings in regard to newspaper and their conservation of white paper will create an almost intolerable hardship upon the small newspapers of the country, and if the publishers of these small papers obey the regulations to the letter the War Department itself will be a sufferer.

The Ledger Enterprise and thousands of other small weekly newspapers published in small communities during the last nearly two years have devoted column after column to War Department propaganda, which according to the every request which accompanies the copy, that the copy be published, has done much toward making possible the maintenance of the country’s great army and navy. These little weekly newspapers in hundreds of cases are the only paper which get into the hands of the country readers. Consequently, if the government, by its arbitrary rulings, makes it impossible for these papers to publish their regular sized editions, it is practically certain that the War Department’s free propaganda is to be sidetracked in favor of the more interesting news matter. If this is done, the country people will soon become ignorant of the needs of the army and navy and will of necessity fail to do their parts to win the war.

FOR SALE — Baby Grand piano at one-half price. Owner has been drafted. This beautiful mahogany piano was purchased a few months ago.