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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-05-23

Mrs. Rockwell, Mrs. Warner. All
were elected. Mrs. t.. G.. Greene, OF
st. Adams, recording secretary of the
state w. c. L. u, was present and
added much TO the interest OF the meet
ing. The states attorney. James M.
Slade, spoke upon the advantages and
disadvantages of prosecution. His :
marks were of interest and profit.
There was a goodly attendance from
New Haven, Cornwall, and Weybridge.
The reunion following was social and
pleasant, and the supper was enjoyed
by all, several gentlemen being present.
In the evening a good audience was
present at the Methodist church TO lis
ten to the address by Rev. L. A. Dibble
of Bristol. Mrs. Sturtevsnt presided.
After prayer by Rev. Mr.. Rowsom and
singing by the Middlebury Legato
club, the lecturer was introduced. He
occupied about an hour in an interest
Ing and forcible address, giving his
tory of the women,s crusade movement
and of the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union which grew out of 1t. He
took occasion to compliment our states
attorney, saying that if Mr.. Slade had
had his present record, he would not
have opposed his candidacy in the cam
paign last fall. Mr.. Dibblc is bold
aud uncompromising temperance man
and his vigorous utterances were quite
refreshing.
AT the close of Mr.. Dibble's lecture,
Mrs. K. G. Greene was introduced, who
spoke shortly on the extended interest
in the work of the w. Z. T. u, and
congratulating the Union on the sue
cessful work of enlarging the field of
its influence now being done by Mrs.
Sturtevant. The Legato Club gave a
few excellent songs, and the meeting
closed with the benediction by MIR. |
Dibble.
The ladies of the Union deserve credit |
for their success in deiberative work, as |
shown by the business-like way in which |
They managed their meeting. A Mid |
dlcbury town meeting called to discuss |
A new bridge would bear no compare
son. Mrs. Sturtevant presided with
dignity and skill, and the deliberations
were conducted in way indicative of
M earnest appreciation of the import
ince of their purposes.
EAST MIppLEBuRY.
Peter Llbroad's wife is seriousK1
u with hemorrhage of the stomach, Or
ungs.
The q. A. r. and friends purpose
. observe Decoration day with the
Usual services.
Farmers are keeping pace with the
eason. A large acreage has been sown
n the past week. Gardening is yet to
'e done in majority of cases.
H. Dewey, in blowing OH K. Tup-
oer's place, turned up record OF the
'borigines In the shape of fully devel-
ped arrow. 1t appears that in their day
md generation they made their mark.
There is bright prospect of a
fruitful season now appearing in the
Ibundant blossoms on the trees. We
lever saw more rapid transit from
Try, leaf1ess branches TO green, living
mes. All nature seems gay and beau
iful, and we are in the midst of life.
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ADDISON.

Reed g. Smith are in the WOO
trade.
j. X. Day has sold his bay team ia
Elisha Smith.
-Rumor speaks of an opera house
on Majors Point.
Mr.. Ernest Southland expects to
put up dwelling house.
One or two cases of typhoid pneu-
monia have appeared In town.
Norton Cemetery is to be repaired
and planted with trees, shrubs, etc.
The remains of the late j. II. Pull
sipher were taken to New Haven for
burial last week.
Kent Bros horse tried to run
away the other day, and succeeded in
breaking the wagon.
The charms of counting never fade.
A suit was tried before Justice A.
Barnes last week, Norton VS.. McFar-
land, suit for balance of wages.
The Ketch fever is taking off MANY
of our folks to Bridport to trade with
u. w. Ketch &c Bro, whose low prices
and fair dealing have spread the new
fever. Wonder if the next will be the
walking sickness.
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Notices.

Go to Dodge's for Paris green.
Choice spruce gum at Manney's.
Wire screens at Wales u Hyde's.
Lemons 20 cts.per doz. at Manney's
--Parasols at T. M. Chapman g. Co.'s
Go to the Star Mill to get your Gus
tom milling done.
-Cucumbers, pineapples, ,sdish
lettuce, etc., at Manncy's. -
-Well-buckets, wool tw,ne, milk.
Hyde's. So , n
All accounts due E. vallette & Co
must be settled within thirty days To
save cost.
"A nearly new parlor organ for
sale at less than half price. For par
ticulars call at this office.
Wall paper,window shades, fixtures
cords and tassels, new stock and low
est prices, at Beckwith u Co.'S.
Those in want of vegetable seeds
that are reliable, should order them
direct of j. J. II. Gregory, Marblehead,
Mass. f..4
MONEY TO LoAN.-On first-class Sc.
curity. Inquire of w. II. Parker,
Treasurer.
Middlebury, April II, 1879.
See advertisement of Columbia
Bicycle in another column. For circu-
lars or information address II. M. Bal
ley, agent, Middlebury, VT.
Buy Hydrangea, or seven Banks,
for all diseases of the kidneys and blad-
der and for rheumatism 1t is the
best known remedy. For sale by Dr.
Plumley.
SEWING MACHINE FOR SRA new
easy running sewing machine with all
the usual extras, and does the best of
work. Has embroidering attachment.
Apply at Register office.
Our apothccary department is COM
plete, and with competent dispensers and
moderate prices you will do well to pat
ronize us. Yours respectfully,
If SHELDON 4 Co.
We will pay the highest cash price
for live poultry every day in the week.
Will take them in at the barn near
Harvey Smiths on Seymour street.
If PIPER i ROBBINS.
SHEEP BREEDERS ASSOCIATION |
committee on pedigrees will hold a
meeting at the Addison House, Middle |
bury, Tuesday, June 8, at 10 o'clock,
AN ALBERT CHAPMAN, Sec.
WANTED. - Several sixteen hand |
bay, black, brown or chestnut geldings
five or six years old, for which good
prices will be paid, at my place imme-
diately. EDWIN s. STowELL,
6 3w Cornwall, Vermont.
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS. ALL per-
sons having unpaid taxes in my hands
must call and settle at once to save
costs. Special Office days, Mondays
and Saturdays; Office IN Brewster's
Block, up stairs.
6-3w M. A. MUNRoE, Collector
Remember the strawberry and ice
cream festival to be given by the ladies
of st. Stephens church, Wednesday |
evening next. A free admission and |
pleasant time are among the things pro.
vided. The strawberry field will be
hereafter announced, to which all are
invited.
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NEW IA YEN

-Mrs. Conkey Of Minneapolis,
Mimi, daughter of Mr.. Seth Langdon,
arrived at her fathers last evening.
Mr.. Seth Langdon's injury, which
we mentioned last week, has assumed
serious aspect. The internal injuries
have been found to be more severe than
was at first supposed, and fears are ex.
pressed that they may prove fatal.
AT the last report the following stu
dents OF beeman Academy were found
to have had remarkably good recita-
TORS for the two weeks previous:
Messrs. Barton, Billings, Doud, Dana,
Defontee, Dyer, Foote, Miller, O'Neil,
Severance and Stearns, Misses Bru-
nell, Hill, A. Human, Nimblet and
Wilson.
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Local News.
Otter Greek is down to par.

Otter Greek is down to par.
Most of the stores will be closed on
decoration day.
Two of the college societies talk of
building new lighthouses.
DIR. Plumley's soda fountain is now
dispensing its cheerful contents.
No tidings from Emory since he
walked ont of Jail at Ogdensburgh.
-Messrs. Earle & Barnum have taken
possession of their new store in Dyer's
block.
The last two nights have been
quite cool, but no frost resulted, so far
as heard.
Tho dust has been almost unbeara
BILE for two or three days. That stree
sprhkler Isn't doing duty half enough
Rev. Chas Van Norden will deliver
the address before the Philadelphia
society on the evening of Baccalaureate
Sunday. fts'--iW
The boys are speeding" OH the
fair ground every evening. They coll
template another race to take place
there soon.
The undergraduate for May is out,
and is an unusually good number. We
"crib" from it several items of college
news this week.
The Seniors have engaged the Tenn
pie Quartette of Boston and BlaisdelPs
Orchestra of Concord for the Com
mencement music.
Rev. II. VI. Tenney of Wallingford,
Conn, will deliver the poem before the
Associated Alumni, on Tuesday before
Commencement day.
We have received neat pamphlet
containing Pres. Hulbert's two last
Baccalaureste sermons. We under
stand that ii 10 printed through the gen.
crosby of Mr.. L. NJ. Bates, of New
York city.
"A poor show is made profitable by
securing a seat behind Freshman who
is in the habit of treating his girl with
candy out of narrow-necked bag
undergraduate.
Mr.. Buttolph has completed turn
piking and graveling the road from the
village TO f. j. Matthew's, and is now
graveling North Pleasant street from
the Congregational church TO Seminary
street.
The opera "Pinaforep at Burling
ton, last Wednesday evening, proved
great attraction. Six car loads wen
up on this road. About fifty wen
from this place. They report it a
"splendid."
-Four persons joined the new Bap
fist church, and were baptized by i'm
mersion by Rev. Mr.. Hubbard, Of Yer
gcnnes, last Sunday. The ceremon,
took place down at the eddy" beloy
the falls. A large number of peopl
were present.
james III. Batchelder has finall
located in Burlington in the clapboar,
business, commencing dressing al tn
Pioneer shops on Monday next. MI
Batcheider takes with him severrl O
his old employees, including his fore
man, Mr.. James Cass.
The committee on pedigrees of IN
MerinO Sheep Breeders Association
held meeting at the Addison Hous
last Tuesday. One member of the com
mittesj not being present, very it'll
business was transacted. An adjourn
ment was made to June 5.
The following men have bee
sopsonord clsss y. e. Barton Nes
Haven; III. o. Cady, Middlebury: j
ID. Jones, Richville, N. Y; Fran
June, Brandon. Freshman Glass;. L
Bnttolph, Middlebury; III. +. Howard
Concord, VT; c. q. Leayenwortt
Randolph; G. B. Ross, Poultney.
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Two Organs.

Regulate first the stomach, secon(
the liver: especially thsufirst, so as t.
perform their functions perfectly ant
you will remove at least mineteel
twentiethes of all the ills that mankind
is heir to, in this or any other climate
Hop Bitters is the.only thing that will
give perfectly healthy natural action t,
these two organs.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-06-25

"Grand Prize OF Paris" has been won this
year by the three-year-old bay FLY Nubienne.
For this race $4,000 are contributed, half by
the city of Paris and the other half by the five
great railroad companies of the French capital.
A riot against the collection Of taxes has oc:
Cured in the district OF Catania, Italy, and
MIR. and Mrs. Howard Paul, well-known &C.
tors and singers, are dead. Their deaths took
place within one day Of each other.
By O vote of 3O6 to 1876 the French Chamber
of Der uties authorized the prosecution by the
government of Deputy Paul de Cassagnac, the
well-known journalist who has fought so many
duels. The charges against him were attacks
on the republic in his journal, the Pays. Dur.
ing the session there was a scene OF great ex-
element, two deputies coming to blows.
The eruption OF Mount Etna has ceased, but
the volcano continues to give forth smoke.
At Ascot, England, the race for the Ascot
Stakes was won by Lord Roseberry's four
year-old Ridotto, carrying 100. pounds. Lori.
lard's American horse, Parole, met his second
defeat in England at this race. Parole carried
the t~opsweight Of the eleven horses that start.
ed-l25 pounds-and came in seventh.
Another dyke in the River Pc, Italy, has
burst, and the waters pouring through the
break have done imm: -se damage in the
province of Mnntua. Tie inundation took by
surprise upward of twelve communes. The
inhabitants were rendered completely desti'
tute, and were compelled to cncamp on the
dykes. The scenes Of distress were heart
rending.
It is stated that the reason why the Car O.
Russia renowned his in'c;'im Of going tc
Berlin to attend Emperor Williams COLDER
wedding was because he received information
from the German police that it was highly
probable his assassination would be attempted
in Germany.
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An Astonishing Series Of Crimes.

At Chicago Lucien Yoe, Charles Yoe
and Peter Yoe, formerly in the Wholesale
boot and shoe business in Madison
street, gave information against Edwin
Harris, their former bookkeeper and
cashier, charging him with stealing II
yery large amount Of money, and actu-
ally impoverishing and driving them
out of business. Harris has worked for
Voc & Co. since 1871, and since that
time has embezzled about $4,000. He
said he used to take about $4,000 a year.
which he kept in Il private box in their
vault. lie bought 4 house, paying $4,000
for it, and investing $1,000 in improve
ments. When the Yoes spoke of going
out of business Harris proposed to buy
them out. They accepted the PROPOSE
ton, not thinking they were being
bought with their own money. Harris
then had $4,000 in cash, and raised
80, 500 more by m%ortgaging his house.
A MIR. Brooks and q Mr.. Morrill, went
into partnership with him, perfectly I'M
conscious of his rascality. He then even
hiredione of the Yoes as a travelling sales
man for the firm of Brooks, Harris &
Co. All this was confessed in court by
Harris, who said his crimes were
prompted by IN ungovernable desire to
grow rich. He was sentenced to seven
wear. in the State penitentiary:
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Does Dr0uth Come Once in Eleven
Years.

Mr.. F. j. Lowe, of the Nottingham
Observatory writes to the London Times:
There can be no reasonable doubt that 4
cycle Of the seasons exists, thought its pre-
else period has yet to be a]scertained. A
heightened investigation has, however,
satisfied me that the cycleis about eleven
years. Thus every eleven years drought
and heat are experienced, usually of
three years duration-that is to say, the
drought recurring in three consecutive
summers. Such a period Of drought is
now apparently at hand, and the sum-
mer of 1879 may be expected to be very
similar to that of 1868.
Although the calculated period may
be assumed to be eleven years (from the
commencement Of one drought to that of
the next), certain disturbing influences
operate from time to time, and occasional
ly accelerate or retar1 the return of these
droughts by one or two years. One
striking f ct to be specially observed is
that the periods of extreme heat and
cold are grouped together. The records
ofremarkable droughts and trosts, which
have been handed down to us by the
chroniclers. show hat great droughts
have usually been preceded by severe
frosts, and as frequently followed by
frosts of greater or less severity-that is
to say, in the majority of instances, so
far back rs we may trace, all the ex-
tremes of temperature are in groups of
somewhere about five years, followed by
q like period in which the heat and cold
are not excessive. In this series ofyears
midway between these periods of Excess
sive heat and cold, when the weather is
more or less free from frosts in winter,
and from droughts and heat in summer,
we have, for example, Fl ON 1869 to the
present time scarcely any drought re-
corded in the fourth, fifth and sixth
years after the computed commencement
of what may be termed the drought
period.
In many instances the severe winter
has preceded the first years drought by
q period Of less than six months, and this
is therefore a further proofthat the sum-
mer of 1879 will in ali probability be one
of heat and drought.
At the present epoch of 1879 we have
recorded q great drought in 1877 and 1878
in Australia and China, and in 1878 in
Cape Colony. Barbary and Morocco.
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Keeping Animals...an Interesting Case.

Judge Clifford, OF the Supreme Court,
has just eXpounded the law of bucks at
Saratoga Springs, N. Y, apropos of q
casualty which occurred in October,
1870, but has only just reached final de-
cision. Mingling in one narrative the
main facts gathered from the opposite
accounts given by the parties, it appears
that the proprietors of the Congress
Spring, who were the parties sued, had
added to the various attractions of the
"park" several wild deer, one of which
was a large buck Of savage disposition,
particularly in the fall of the year, and
gifted with q dangerous pair Of horns.
were the objects OF considerable atten-
ton from visitors; and us these atten-
tons were not always judicious, but
sometimes tended to vex rather than to
please the animals, placards were posted
c%autioning persons walking in the
grounds from meddling with the deer.
The proprietors believed hat their pets
would do no one q mischief unless they
were provoked to it. However, the
lady who brought this suit, after Il
morning drink, took her accustomed
stroll in the grounds: she met the mis-
chievous buck; she gave him no provo
cation, nor did him any injury: but he
attacked her, striking and goring her
with his horns, and throwing her down.
For the suffering and expenses thus
caused the jury found a verdict in her
favor. Justice Clifford ~sustains the
finding. He explains the law to be that
people may keep animals, but if the ami
NAL is of a wild and savage species, the
owner is. rs q general rule, liable for
any mischief which it may do to others.
If the creature is of a tame kind, such Us
a horse or a dog, it's owner may let it
run at large, and is not liabl1 for single
hurtful act unless he had knowledge
that such mischief might be expected
from it. But in respect to wild animals,
though they may be lawfully kept, as
curiosities for instance, the proprietor is
bound to know their savage character,
and must keep them Gagged or chained.
If he allows them to run loose where
the general public have a right to 60,
and they do injury to persons who are
without fault themselves, who have not
given them any provocation, he must
pay damages. 1t is no answer to say
that he did not think his beasts would
do such mischief; he is bound to know
that they very probably will, and to
take pre- cautions accordingly.
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Trimming Cows.

Something quite new to you, I dare
say, for which of you ever heard of trim
ming COWS with their own horns and
ears? How would you like to see a cow
with her ears-poor tlling!-cut to the
shape of a leaf with notched edges, and
horns trained in some queer shape,
twisted into curls, or divided into four,
with two meeting overhead, and two
turned down toward the ground? I
would be Il dreadful sight to me, / am
sure; but the Africans admire such
things. They consider this trimming of
cows II sort Of fine art. You don't see
how they manage the hornsP Well,
they begin when the horns are young;
divide each into two, or more, and grad
ually train them, while growing. in any
way they choose. Of course it must
HURT the poor cows, and take a good
deal of time; but the people who train
cows horns have not very tender feel
ings, and they are richer in spare time
than in anything else. Besides they do
not have to trim their own clothes much
they're savages.-&. Nicholas.
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Mustaches and Credit.

A correspondent ofthe Boston Journal
is reminded of an experience he had in
l843 or l648. He says: I was then u
young man just entering business, and
had the bare-faced impudence to allow
what little beard nature had blessed me
with to grow, not excepting the upper
lip. q do not think there were nor
than two or three men in Boston who
dared to wear a mustache, and they
were foreigners.) One day I had applied
to the Washington bank for a discount,
the president was the father of. Charles
Baldwin (whose residence was at or near
the corner of Essex street,. The notes
were returned with word that nothing
was DONE" AS I never had been refused
before ! thought it strange, and I i.nme-
diately interviewd the cashier, who re-
ferred me to the president. found him
in his room, and approaching him. I
asked why the notes could not be dis
counted. Raising his eyes and scanning
my face, he replied: 1--WE cannot dis
countnotts for q person who wears ashoe
brush on his face. Argument was use
less, and rather than give up the mus
tache, which has never been shaved to
this day, l removed my account to an
other bank.
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Odd Home of q Prairie Dog.

Recently the head of Frank Tolles, the
leader of a band of highwaymen. was
borne into Cheyenne, Wyoming Terri.
tory, and exhibited to a jubilant crowd,
When the people had taken a good look
at it, it was buried in a prairie in the
outskirts of the town. In passing ovel
the prairie a short time ago, G.. P. Clark
saw the skull dancing along and bobbing
up and down among the cactus bushes,
His hair stood on end. Cold chills
struck him. When he reached Cheyenne
he was as white as a sheet. Everybody
scoffed at his story: but a few men were
induced to go out and take a look.
They, too, saw the skull fitting hither
and thither. The next morning a
large crowd went out to investigate.
There again was the moving skull.
The boldest in the party approached
All at once a little prairie dog bounded
from the skull and shot away into its
hole near by. 1t had appropriated
the highwayman's head for a resting
place.
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Treatment of Cuts.

In treating ordinary cuts, cleanliness
and are are generally more requisite
than skill. If the cut be extensive, or
an artery, vein or any other important
part be injured, it becomes q more ur-
gent matter. Accidental cuts from
knives, cutting tools, scythes, ETC., are
more likely to occur on the face and
limbs than on the body. All that is re-
quisite, in general, is to bring the parts
together as accurately as possible, and
to bind them up; this is usually doneby
adhesive plaster, when the cut ceases to
bleed. Nothing is s good for this pur-
pose as paper previously washed over on
one side with thick gum. water, and then
dried; when used, it is only to be slight
ly wetted with the tongue. When the
cut bleeds but little, it is as well to soak
the part in warm water for a few min
utes, or to keep a wet cloth on it. This
removes inflammation and pain, and al
so a tendency to faintness which a cut
gives some persons. If the bleeding be
too copious, dab the part with a rag
wetted with ~creosote. If the wound be
large it should be sewed up. If the
blood that issues be very scarlet, it may
be concluded that all artery has been
touched, and then, whenever the bleed
ing cannot be stopped, medical aid must
be procured; the best method to pursue
is to bind up the wound tightly, or to
hold q finger tightly against the part
that bleeds.-HeGM and Home.
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A Good Lawn.

No greater fallacy exists than the idea
that spading is better than blowing of
an!equal depth. No filth can be better
than that given by the plow, followed
by frequent and continual applications
of the harrow. Leveling with the spade
can then be executed in the most perfect
manner, and the finishing touch can be
given by a light cross-plowing and har-
rowing. Seed should be always literally
applied; and, instead ofthe various lawn
grass mixtures, we believe in the use of
simple red-top seed, together with a very
little white clover; and when it is thus
applied During the quiet hours of the
day that it may fall evenly, two orthree
years should suffice to grow q thick,
velvety turf. Weeds are the great enc
mics Of good turf, and every lawn should
be kept as free from these pests as a flow
er-garden. The employment of good arti-
fetal fertilizers greatly helps to secure
permanent freedom from weeds, since
foul seeds cannot lurk in them.-Scrtb:
ner's Monthly.