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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-01
A Murderous Maniac.

In Spalato, village of Dalmatia, a
wealthy "proprictairc," named Giovan-
hi Tonic, occupied house on the Bor-
go Grandc, opposite the parish church
OF santa Croce. On the goth Of March,
in furious fit of rage, he fell upon his
wife, with knife, inficting such fright
iul wounds that the poor woman sue
cllmbed. Her father, who interfercd
in her behalf, likewise fell victim TO
the madman's murderous blade. When
the police arrived at the scene of the
tragedy TO arrest the murderer. they
found all the issues of the hou 70 barri-
caded. Tonic had intrenched himself
against all comcrs, and, armed with a
gun and abundant ammunition. fired on
every ohe who attempted TO approach
the house. The police retired before
TINS 1usilladc TO consult. A young man,
crossing the square at the time, then at
tracted the madman's attention, and he
fired at him, bringing him down. The
next victim was woman who was
coming from the church. She received
severe wound, but managed to get off.
The gcndarmes surrounded the house
on three sides, eflectually cutting off all
means of escape for the man inside
The front of the house, which comman.
ded the plaza in front of the church and
the streets opening on it, was closely
watched. For fear of the man inside
no one dared attempt to rescue the
corpse of the young man who had beer
shot, and which lay purifying in the
sun. Finally the cure of Santa Croce
who had considerable influence with the
murderer, proposed to parley with him
AS the brave priest advanced TOWARD
the house, Tonic ceased popping away
at every head that showed itself, ant
greeted him respectfully. The prizes
asked him to send out his little daugh
ter, child of two years, whom he ha(
barricaded in the house along with him
self. For answer the inhuman father
tossed the limbs of the child into tn,
street, one by one. The poor little on,
had actually been cut to piece. Tomb
then resumed his cannonade. and fo
twenty-four hours more kept the entir,
armed force of Spalato at bay. Tn,
authorities refused permission for tn,
gendarmes TO fire on him, alleging tha
he was crazy. and not responsible TO
his acts. All that was left for ihem wa
to blockade the house and siarye hin
out. During the blockade one comi
incident occurred. In the night, in tn,
midst Of the death-like silence whicl
prevailed in the neigborhood Of the sin
gular battlefield, voice could be occa
sionally heard from the church pitcousl,
begging for bread. The speaker wa
the sacristan who had gone into tn
church on the day of the tragedy to rim,
the "Angelus," and had been Their
when the shooting began. As the onl,
exit from the sacred edifice was unde
fire from Tomic's barricade, the poo
| sexton dared not venture forth
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-01
".The Sure Witness"

"Thc nineteenth century is the age OF
novels" remarks literary histOrian,-
he might have added with equal truth,
"and novel impositions." Studied po-
likeness has been passed of on us for
native refinement, the forms of dcvo-
lion for its essence, and speculation for
science, until we look askance at every
new person or thing, and to an asser-
ton of merit, invariably eXclaim,
"Prove i'll In brief, Satan has made
himself so omnipresent, that we look
for his cloven foot everywhere-even in
bottle of medicine. Imagine lady,
having complexion so sallow that you
would deny her claims to the Caucasian
type if her features did not conform TO
ii, purchasing her first bottle of the
Golden Medical Discovery. The one
dollar is paid in the very identical man
ner in which Mr.. Taylor might be ex-
pected TO purchase II lottery ticket after
his experience with "No. l0l, ,l63," with
this difference, his doubt would be the
result of personal experience, while hers
would be founded on what certain
practitioner (who has been whole year
trying to correct her refractory liver)
has said concerning it. AT home, she
examines the bottle half suspicirusly,
tastes Of its contents carefully, takes the
pre>crih'a dose more carefully, and
then lrnceeds to watch the. result with
as much anxiety as a practitioner would
count the pulse-beats of q dying man.
She takes another dose, and another,
and shows the bottle TO her friends,
telling them she "feels better" Her
skin loses its bilious tint, her eyes re-
gain their lustre. her accustomed energy
returns, and the fact that she purchases
another bottle Is sure witness that she
has found the Golden Medical Discovery
to be q reliable remedy for the disc sc
indicated. The lady wisely resol, es
that in future her estimate of any meai-
cine will be based upon personal
klowie ge Of ifs effects, and not u, on
what some practitioner (who always
makes long bills rhyme with pills. may
say il. DIR. Pierce is IN receipt of
letters li'om hundreds OF the largest
wholesale and retail druggists IN The
United States stating that AT the present
time there Is greater demand for the
Golden Medical Discovery and Purga-
tive Pellets than ever before. In afiec-
tions OF the liver and blood they are
unsurpassed.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-01

A short time ago Gossipcr made a
visit to a coflee-grinding establishment
to get some idea how the fragrant and
delicious Mocha is manufactured, and
there for the first time he was made
practically acquainted with chiccory ,onc
of the most common and successful
adultranis ofcoflee. Along one side OF
the room in the mill were n number oi
bins capable of containing each perhaps
eight or ten sacks of coffee. They were
nearly full at the time of the visit. Il
the first was coffee ofa superior dual.
ily, next 10 ii some not quite so good
then came chiccory, then barley and
other grains, all being roasted and ready
for grinding. There was nothing
delctcrious. only that the most of Il
was not coffee by any means.
Chiccory is species of dandclion, OF
rather it belongs to the same botanical
farmily as the dandelion, and there is 9
great resemblance in the shape of the
leaves of the two, although those Of
the chiccory arc much the larger, coai.
ser and darker colored. The roots Of
the chiccory are ffeshy and milky, and
grow to the size of parsnip or carrot
lhey mature i'll October, when they
are taken from the ground and spread
out 10 dry OH raised platforms. A few
days exposure to the hot sun make,
them sufficiently dry for the roasting
furnace, which is made in the shape of {
cylinder suspended over a hot fire ant
kept revolving until the roots are par
ched to crisp. This and the driving
process reduce them about one-fourli
Ill bulk. After roasting, the roots ar,
ground to a coarse powder, like grount
coffee, which is barreled and sent 10 IN,
market.
The beverage made from pure chic
cory is unpleasant TO the taste. Chemi
cal analysis proves ii to possess few o
the elements in common with coffe,
and very little of the nutritive proper
ties commonly ascribed TO it. In case
where it is used long time its effect
are often dcleterious, especially upol
the nervons system. One variety O
the chiccory is cultivated in England
salad, The tops having a pleasant
pungent flavor, and even the common
variety is sometimes eaten here whcl
other salads are scarce but il is YER
coarse and strong, and rather too sue
gestive Of the diet upon whicl
NeDuchaunezzarW was for time compel
led to feed.
The chiccory grows wild in great pro
fusion along the lanes and byways il
England, and in most parts Of Europe
and California, on the banks of the Sa
Joaquin, near stockton, large area O
land is yearly devoted TO the growth 0
this plant, and the rich alluvial soil
seem to be peculiarly well adapted t
its luxuriant growth.-Boston CONNER
cial Bulletin.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-01
The Eye of Man.

Science gives us interesting details
about what the human eye has been
and what il may become. The Vedas
of India, which are the most ancient
written documents, attest that in times
the most remote, but still recorded in
history, only two colors were known,
black and red. A very long time elaps-
cd before the eye arrived at the percep-
ton of the color yellow, and still longer
time before green was distinguished I;
and ii is remarkable that in the most
ancient languages the terms which de-
signated yellow insensibly passed to the
signillcation ofgreen. The Greeks had,
according to the received opinion now,
the perception of colors very well de-
veloped and yet authors of more re-
cent date assure us that in the ime of
Alexander, Greek painters had Tor fan
damental colors only white, black, red
and yellow. The words TO designate
blue and violet were wanting 10 the
Greeks in the most ancient times of
their history; they called these colors
gray and black. Ii is thus that the col
ors OF the rainbow were only distin-
guished gradually, and the great Aris-
totle only knew four of them. II is q
well nown fact tina. when the colors
of the prism are photographed there re-
mains outside the limit of the blue and
violet in the spectrum distinct impress
sion, which our eyes do not recognize
as color. According to psychologists,
a time will come when the human eye
will be perfected, so as to discern this
color as well as the others.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-01

A WoNpER-WoRkING horlp.-Al-
cohol regularly applied TO a thrifty far
mer's stomach will remove the boards
from the fence, let the cattle into his
crops, kill the fruit trees, mortgage his
farm, and sow his field with wild oats
and thistles. 1t will take the paint of
his building, break the glass out of the
windows and fill them with rags. 1t
will take the gloss from his clothes and
polish from his manners, subdue his
reason and arouse his~passions, bring
sorrow and disgrace upon his family
and topple him into drunkard's S grave.
1t will do this for the artisan and the
capitalist, the matron and maiden, as
well as for the farmer; for, in its dead
ly enmity to the human race, alcohol is
no respector ofpersons,
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-01

HONE iECoRATIoN.-A meager home
may be made beautiful by the ingenui-
~ of a tasi fhl woman. There Is usu-
ally no better excuse for barren home
than ignorance or carelessness. A lit
tie mechanical skill can make brackets
and shelves for the walls. A thought
ml walk in the woods can gather leaves
and lichcns and ferns for adorning the
unpiciurcd rooms. A trife saved from
daily expenses can now and again put
a new book upon the table or shelf.
The expenditure of a few sliillings can
convert the plain window into a con-
servatory. In these and. fifty other
ways can plain, bare room be conver-
ted into a scene Of beauty.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-01
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

MIDDLEBURY.
Conertgational-Corner Pleasant and Main sts.
Rev. E. P. Hooker, pastor. Sunday services at
10 As AN. and 80 Pm. Thursday evening prayer
meeting at !, 80.
1fethodist-North Pleassnt.st. Rev. W. H. Row:
som, pastor. Sunday services at l0:45 AN. and
Z 80 PM ThurBday evening prayer meeting at
7:30. Glass meeting on Friday evening at Z 80.
Episcopal-St. Stephens Church-Main.st. -
-, rector. Sunday services at 10 30 AN.
and 8: 100 PM
Roman Catholic -wey ybridgest. Rov. p. Gun.
ningham, pastor. Sunday services, alternate Sab.
baths, High Mass at 10 90 AM, Vespers and bene-
diction at PM
EAST MIDDLEBCRY
Methodist--Rev II. Vandecar, pastor. Sunday
services al 00PM.
vERGENNEs
Baptist-Rev. Charles Hibbard pastor Services
in town hall. Sunday services at 10 As AM and
1880 PM. Weekly prayer meeting on Thursday
evening AT 30.
Methodist-Rev. H. n. Munger, pastor Sunday
services at 80 and 80 PM Weekly prayer
meeting on Thursday evening at I 80.
Episcopdt-9f. PduPs Church-Rev. G. /. Chaplin,
rector. Sunday services at 10 AS AM. and 80 PM.
Friday evening at 30
Mission Chdpel-Drt IL. A. Ingham. sunday
services at 10:45 AM. and 80 Pm. Weekly
prayer meeting on Thursday evening.
Services, alternate Ssbbaths, High Mass at 10 %
Conqregdtiondl-Rev George E. Hall, pastor.
ly prayer meeting on Thursday evening at I 30.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-01

The testimony ofone of the most ex-
tensiye laser beer makers of the North
west, Mr.. Lill, of Chicago, concerning
his own celebrated brewery, is that ~
was mandatory of drunkards in con-
slant operation" And this but corrob-
rates innumerable witnesses against this
as dangerous intoxicant.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-01

Government has no more right 10 H.
cense the cause of crime than il has 10
remove legal restraint from the com
mission OF robbery, perjury or arson.
Prohibition, and that only, is right.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-01

|, Alison Il. Colby ofMiddlebury. W.,
do hereby solcmnly pledge myself, that
from this time, | will not, either BY III,
self, my clerk. servant or agent, or BY
any other person sell, furnish or give
away 'any spirituous OF malt, liquor or
any kind of intoxicating drink" at my
place of business in Middlebury afore-
said, or at any other place within the
limits of said Middlebury. And to this
pledge | challenge public scrutiny.
Signed, A. Il. Colby.
Middlcbury, May ~, 1877.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-01
Woman's Temperance Column
"7he Lord Of Hosts IS with rs, the Cad
qfJacob is orr refuge"
To the Ladies Of me noman,a ca4a.

To the Lodies Of he U'omon's Chris
tim Temperance Union.
We, the druggists ofMiddlebury here
by agree that we will not sell, furnish
OF. give away any Intoxicating liquor,
wine or malt liquors in connection with
our business rs druggists or otherwise,
except upon the prescription Of "a physi-
clan in good and regular standing-said
prescription to be written in regular
form, and TO be recorded by us, and ia
no case will we sell or dispose of said
liquors clear.
On. +. RIDER,
(SigncD q. ii. PLuMLEY, M. D.,
B. i. Owens g. Co.
Middlcbury, Vt, Feb. G, 1877.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-01

A Buffalo man has been held ia $500
bail for opening his wife's letters.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-01
POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Arrive from Ticonderoga, 9: 25 A. NJ.
Leave for Ticonderoga, 5:37 p. M.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-01
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.

TRAINS LEAVE NIpDLBBuRY.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-28
THE FfMINE IN INDIL
pi.cournsins Reports from Many OF the
stricken Districts.

LONDON, Aug. 27-Accounts from the In
diam famine d.stricts are still very bad. Rain
has fallen during the las, week in Madras.
though in mos, districts only slight fall. In
Bombay there has been no sunlrcncy OF rain
anywhere except in the Cnnara distrif. There
has been no rain in Brrar or central India.
REPORTS relative to Bengal. Assam. Dude. ana
the Northwest pruVinrrH are larry good. ,,nnl
those relating to tho Punnh mr. hhd. Ihr
n failure uf the o tOhcr rains may prQong II
until next AUGUST In Wow Of this. and ~ th,'
uroyin.c and Enipooinnu the Government ~
determined turNorN So the utmost chre IN ts
rNpnnd turr Tre Nndris famine alone mas
$500 900 per month. Tho nrNt budget VIII Ger
tniuly show IA don It, md probably ncccS5 tate
n lnr,rr amount II fresh tlNntion. -,
Wn,,u,V kul, 27-ll,in has fallen in Khan
drish, mo Do.nn. Gujcrni. and knitywar
the general prusprt- are considered better
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-28

PROVIDENCE. Aug 27-Thc body found IN
bristol hntnor /. probably that OF Era B'Ntr OF TINS
,, f,rueti, ID .iiNmssirr lie in~e.-srd ~ com
si, r,lc rrnicrv. iurluiint an estate IN Wrt n'.
M. b. tf--ut -frr lIf ln dhN. any " -
tor.it 10 with his brother ~ boston No cau~ i
Lun,u for tho uuriUr % Sulrldc.
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-r,,ro>,, uo,rs LANDING AT

n IUNTIN I-T-NNU - :. : -
EVERY DAY ISL NDANs Dtb. ,uNfh lS ~ =, ~
Ti,, nm M " steamer. KOSiDA lf aud BLEW IT'D VIII
run a. tuNEN ISLAND III Atlt livery DAY. LEAVING ,
2rh i \ n, e AMI lp'o A NJ u ~ ~ D. y "''
ION i y r.. 40 ioAo AN, iaio 90 10 no.
"frnnknn H.. \ r. o2o. 1900 \. NJ. IL ~ 90. ~.
fcr = \ r. $50. II AN. IL ao. >, . -. $50 AMI .
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6stutslons.
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.,.prDA VI boat nom Morrisana. LANDING ~ A,tr't
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The Ottawa free trader., 1877-05-19

was dipped and placed in his mouth by the
attendant; these brushes were sometimes not
more than four inches long, In this way he
produced the most exquisite drawings, equal
10 fine line engravings, which were sold for
him by his friends and patrons. some OF them
finding their way into the highest quarters
and thus he was enabled to experience the
delight OF feeling that, paralyzed as he was,
he was not mere burden, but was able TO
contribute to his own support.
Several of the most beautiful of his works
are now in America, and we believe we are
right in saying that as much as twenty.tiv
and fifty pounds apiece have been given for
them. Another very fine work, copy of
"St. John ard the Angel" about eighteen
inches by twelve, Is in the possession of Rob.
ert Hanbury, ESQ, of Poles Ware, Hertford.
shire, and is wonderful in It's power and deli
cacy. In the copies Of Rembrant, Carter has
so completely caught the peculiar touch and
style Of the great master, that even connois.
seur would have some difficulty in dis,n.
gushing therl from the original"
The Ottawa free trader., 1877-05-19

Though the Russians, in their advance into
Eastern Turkey, were repulsed before Kars
that has not prevented them from turning
the position and moving on towards Erzc
roum, one hundred and ten miles southwest
OF Kars, where we shall next hear Of hard
fighting. OF the latter city we find the fol
lowing account in an exchange:
This city, situated in the richest portion
OF Turkish Armenia, stands on an elevated
plateau $500 feet above the sea level. The
climate is Glsagreeably cold in winter and
disagreeably dry in summer, but these disad
vantageS are more than balanced ty the ia.
vorabe position as trade center. The
main roads leading from Trebizond, Trans.
caucasia, Persia, Kurdlstar, Mesopotamia
and Anatolla, form a junction at ErzerOum-
thereby making it a commercial depot be.
tween Europe and Interior Asia. Business Is
chiefly IN the hands Of Turks, Armenians
and Persians; ali of whom are noted for their
shrewdncss and energy but not for their hon.
esty. Copper and lr0n.ware is also manu-.
featured 10 considerable extent The
streets are narrow, crooked ard dirty; the
houses, for the most part small are built of
wood and sun-dried brick, and not unire
quently Of mud; and on every side one sees
hdosNe iulus WHICH teIl OF former age ana
far greater prosperity. There are thirty.
nine Mohammedan mosqnes-twenty.f four in
the city proper and It's suburbs, and fifteen in.
side the walls of the fortress The latter is
somewhat imposing in size, but neither in
construction nor armament is it capable of
resisting the modern artillery soon to be
brought against it. The population, not in.
clud:ng the garrison Of the fortress, is estima.
ted at about 40,00O-sixty thousand less than
at the beginning Of the present century.
Erzeroum dates back to very remote an
hquity. Its original Armenian name was
Karin, or Charm khaakh, and 1t was known
to the Arabs as Kalikalah. In the fifth CEN
tury Anatollus, Roman general, erected a
fortress there, which he called Theodosiopo.
lis, in honor of the Emperor Theodosius III.
by the middle of the eleventh century the
city had reached the height of its wealth and
renown, and when in 1901 it was captured by
the Seljuks. it is said one hundred churches
were destroyed and 10000 people slain by
the ruthless invaders. A year later the Mon.
gols drove out the Seljuks, and in 1917 the
place was seized by the Turks, who have ever
since held it. The Russians took Erzeroum
in the war Of 1929, but returned It TO the
Turks at the peace oe Adrainople. If they
take it now they may conclude to hold 1t tor
an indefinite perion. 1t is very convenient
Oack door to COnstantinOple
The Ottawa free trader., 1877-05-19
The Flag of the Prophet.
Philadelnhia Prnss


What is this Flag OF the Prophet, around
which turbaned, 1.-THE Faithful" are called
upon 10 rally. The best authorities state
that it was originally of a white color and
was composed of the turban of the Korcish,
captured by Mohammed. A black flag was,
however, soon substituted in It's place consist
Ing OF the curtain that had hung before the
door OF Ayeshah, the favorlte wife Of the Pro.
phet, whose affection for her was so strong
that he was wont to say that she would be
the first Of his wives TO whom the gates of
Paradise would be open The .Sanjak-!Sherff
is regarded by the Mohammedans as their
most sacred relic. 1t first came into the pos
session OF the followers of Omar, the second
Caliph of the Moslems and generally regard.
ed as founder of the Mohammedan power, as
from mere sect he raised it to the rank of a
conquering nation, and left TO his successor
an Empire greater thaD that which Alexan-
der OF Macedon had made and ruled IN oiden
time. 1t was this Omar who assumed the
title of Commander of the Faithful" (Emir.
dtmunlentd,l by which, as the readers OF the
Arabian Nights Entertainment" will re.
member, the Caliph Haroun.al. Raschid, who
was contemporary with Charlemagno, was al.
ways addressed The flag of the Prophet passed
from the followers of Omar al Damascus into
the hands OF the cCnQuerIng Abbasdes, in
The middle of the eighth century; next unto
those of the Caliphs of Bagdad and Kahira
II was brought into Europe at the close of
the sixteenth century by Sultan Amurath H.
with whom Queen Elizabeth made treaty of
commerce In 1919. 1t was deposited in Con.
stantinople, where, covered with iorty.two
wrappings of silk, it WAS deposited in chapel
IN the interior of the Seraglio where il Is
pcrpetlaliy guarded by several Emlrs with
siAf1st n N 70
the banner untolded by the Moslems at the
beginning Of war, and likewise carefully
preserved, is not the same as the Identical
flag which Mohammed had made out of the
white turban of the Koreish. The Moslems
believe that it IS, and will fight bravely under
1t, thus verifying Mokanna's famous declara-
tiou, tina;
Faith, fanatic Faith, once welded fast
To one dear falsehood, hugs 4 10 the last
The Ottawa free trader., 1877-05-19


John Carter only sen of laborcr in Essex
county, England, 10y severe tai, was made
utterly helpless, the only power Of movement
left to him being in the neck, enabling hm
10 raise or turn his head, all the rest of his
body being completely paralyzed. This ter
rible misfortune resulted IN the development
OF a marvellous artistic genius, of which a
writer IN the Chambers J0urAal thus speaks 4:
Having read one day of some young wo-
man who, deprived of the use of her hands,
had learned 10 draw little things with her
mouth, he was seized with . desire to try the
same thing, and was not content till me had
made his first attempt. Deprived of the use
of his hands, why not try his mouth! \ but
terfy that had fiutterei into the cottage was
caught and transilXed; a rough desk extern
pOTIzed, and with such materials as a six
penny box Of paints afforded. he made a
sketch of the insect. Delighted with his sue
cess, he determined 10 perseverc \ light
deal desk was made after his own directions
on which 10 tx his paper; the picture he
was about Il copy being fastened above, or If
large. hang from the top oi the bed by tapes ,
he always drew IN bed, his head being
slightly raised by pillows. \ pencil about
six inches long and bound round with thread
was put in his mouth, and with this he
sketched his subject. 4 saucer OF Indian ink
was prepared, and aae camel-haH brush