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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-07-23

Speaking OF ppiendid dwellings, says
the New York correspondent of the
ochestor Democrat, ] am reminded
that jay Gould has recently purchased
the estate of the late George Merritt, Of
Tarrytown. II consists of two hundred
acres OF land and magnificent white
marble palace, which cost in all $500, 600.
Gould obtained this grand property Tor
S225, 1000, fact which illustrates the
decline in property in that locality.
Merritt called the place Lyndhurst, but
probably Gould will want new name
and hence respectfully suggest Stock
Jobbing Hall as an appropriate title.
Gould has ordered large library OF
modern literature, which certainly indi-
Gates good taste. How much they will
be read is another question. The books
will, however, be valuable as furniture,
and many a library is fitted iup for the
same reason. The new proprietor will
occupy this place as his summer resi-
dence, and will, no doubt, expend q
large sum in general Improvements. 1t
is the finest establishment ever occu-
pied by any Wall street man. The next
In point OF grandeur was lie Grand
Lockwood's magnificent country seat at
Norwalk. He was a native of that place.
whence he came to this city and became
Wall street clerk. When he reached
what proved to be his highest point OF
success, he determined to show the
people of his native town the extent Of
his wealth, and therefore built the finest
dwelling in Connecticut. He laid
out fine park and invested quarter
million in the establishment. just rs
it reached completion, the panic Of 1877
set In, and Lockwood was soon mum.
bered among the principal victims. III
failed in a hopeless manner, and was {
defaulter to the Lake Shore road to thu
extent OF half million. The compan,
levied on the Norwalk property, which
contained one of the fiLest private gal
leries in the country. The pictures wer
sent to auction with the exception of on
masterpiece, which was sold at privat
sale-Thomas Bierstadts Yosemit
Valley" which cost $4,000, and wa
really too valuable to be placed unde
the hammer. Lockwood died broken
hearted man, affording a startling lcsso
of disappointment.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-07-23
durability Of C0nsumpti0n.

The best physicians are coming more
to acknowledge that tubercular con.
sumption can be cured.
Doctor Carl Booth, Of New York, 6
man eminent in the regular profession
claims that he is able to cure sixty per
cent. of consumptivcs at all stages; and
that it is easy to arrest the disease in
its early stage. His aim is to secure five
points:
l. To get the muscles which control
the action of the lungs into such con
dition that they can draw the air forci-
bly, into the finest passages, thus clear
ing the lungs of all phlogm and pus, and
re-establishing capillary circulation and
respiration in the affected parts, and
stimulating the activity of the air-cells
generally.
2. To establish perfect digestion, as
similation, and cxcretion. In this, he
does not seek what to people generally
is the most nutritious and most easily
digested food, but such as the particular
patient can most readily digest and
assimilate.
3. To heal the tubercles by transform
ing them into cretaceous (chalk-like)
mass. He secures this ID with food rich
in salts of lime, (2) certain minerals,
UGH as lime and silica; and (3) certain
acids, such as citric, which promote the
oxidation of effete matter.
A. To increase the activity of the.air
cells. This is accomplished by bring
ing the patients under the influence, as
much as possible, of sunlight, ozone,
fresh air and bodily exercise. He says
"They sleep with open windows in
summer and winter, and go out every
day. So important is outdoor exercise,
that insist that my patients go out In
rain, snow, dampness, and even in night
air and dew. have had no instance
for twenty years where patient caught
cold from such exposure. l only guard
against strong head-winds and extreme
hot weather"
5. To prevent all unnecessary waste of
the nervous force, and to employ the lat
tei, as far as possible, in promoting the
nutrition. = Youths Companion. mary
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-07-23
The Coming War ship.

Professor Lowenthal. German,
thinks the coming war ship will be
built OF india rubber. His idea is to
make the entire hull of rubber, one foot
In thickness, strengthened below water
line by light steel frame. The vessel
will be driven by an ordinary steam
engine, and have no masts. The crew
win be on lower deck. out of the
range of shot. When a cannon ball
strikes the india rubber ship, 1t will
pass directly through 1t, above the
heads of the crew. and the hole made
by IL will Immediately close. The
method of attack Of this ship will be by
torpedoes only. The doomed ship will
Immediately sink, while her destroyer
will be merely driven some hundred
yards backward by the recoil fol.
lowing the explosion. The inventor
considers such vessel could destroy
all the navies In the world, and, after
her work wss done. could be made
as perfect as ever with the aid Of few
boxes of cement.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-07-23
Oatmeal md Water.

A great deal OF harm to health and
many deaths result, AS everybody knows,
from injudicious use of cold liquids TO
quench thirst during our blazing sum-
mers. Persons exposed 10 the heat,
especially those hard at work, cannot,
or will not. refrain from drinking. for
they feel the need OF supplying the
waste from copious perspiratiop. What,
then, shall they drink, asks New York
paper. Water seems, under the circum-
stances, to be inadequate to the wants
of the system. 1t passes through the
circulation to the skin as through
sieve, and flows over the surface in
streams. A big drink OF cold, or even
of cool, water on m empty stomach is
very dangerous; it is liable to produce
sudden death. The danger may be
avoided. it is said, by putting farina-
ceous substances, particularly oatmeal.
with the water to be d + ank by laborers
the proper proportion being three or
four ounces of meal to gallon of water.
Why oatmcals houl6 be better than rye,
millet, buckwheat or cornmeal cannot
easily determined, but those who have
used oatmeal, especially fremen, coal
beavers, and the like, say that it gives
them greater endurance and increases
their strength. This may be a mere no.
ton. but the peculiar aroma of the oats
may be 80 associated with an agreeable
stimulation Of the alimentary mucous
surface as to promote complete diges-
ton. The meal appears to fill the blood
vessels without increasing the cutane-
Gus exhalationA Workmen who tried
acid, saccharine, or alcoholic drinks as
a substitute for the oatmeal drinks
have invaribly expressed unsatisfactory
results. Water with oatmeal seems to
be by all odds the most wholesome and
desirable summer drink for manual
laborers. ~ q a r VI n
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-07-23
W oman's Temperance Column.
The Lord of hosts Is sciH as, the God
~ of Jacob is our REFUGE"
Mothers Way.


Oft within our little cottage
AS the shadows gently fall, Id. u.
While tho sunlight touches softly {
One sweet fnco upon the wall,
Do we gather close together,
And in hushed and tender tone,
Ask eaoh others full forgiveness
For the wrong that each has done.
Should you wonder why this custom
Aithe ending of the day,
Eyc and voice would quickly answer,
1t was once our mothers wayp
Ii our home be bright and cheery,
If 1t hold q welcome true,
Opening wide its doors of greeting
To the many, not the few;
II We share our Fathers bounty
With the needy day by day,
lis because our hearts remember
This was ever mothers way.
Sometimes, when our hands grow weary
Or our tasks seem very long,
When our burdens look too heavy,
And we deem the right all wrong,
Then we gain a now, fresh courage,
AS we rise to proudly say:
"Let us do our duty bravely,
This was our dear mothers way"
Thus we keep her memory precious,
While we mover cease to pray
That at last, when longthening shadows
Mark the evening of our day,
They mny find us waiting calmly,
10 go homo our mothers wny
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-07-23
The only Objection to your
'COMMON-SENSE ROCKER

is we all wantt They suit all Sizes from the two
year-od baby to the champion member Of the Fax
Mems Club"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-07-23
Agricultural Department.
SALES OF REGISTERED SHEEP.

ID. e. Grovenor, Bridport, to Byron
Farnham, w. Cornwall, four rams.
G.. w. Hurst, Greenwood, Ohio,
to John Potter, Helena, Montana, one
ram:, to G.E Durkce, Alden, H., one
ram; 10 w. l.. Schooley, Marion, Ind,
one ram.
Il. s. Stowell, Cornwall, to John
Campbell, Col.' two rams.
f. S. Higbee, Pataskala, Ohio, to II.
G. Miller, Pataskala, four ewes; to f.
Casener, Canterbury, Ohio, two ewes ;
TO b. Chadwick Pataskala, o., two ewes
and one-half interest in sixteen ewes,
also one-half interest in five rams.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-07-23

The steel industry Of the United
and in another year win lead that Of
Great Britain. Wth HH
Recent official reports show that the
edulteration of food and drugs has
largely decreased In Great Britain un-
der the operation OF she legislation
against II.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-07-23
TIMELY TOPICS.

Forty per cent. of the Chinese Of San
Francisco have been back and forth b.
tween the United States and China four
or five times. Most Of tho Chinese 20
back once in five years. and rarely any
one stays longer than eight years contin-
uously in this country. Many Chinese
merchants return regularly to spend the
Chinese New Year at home.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-07-23

The New York Bulletin makes COM
pilation of crop reports which shows
so far as can be shown at this time.
fully full, equal 18th That Of 1878. iowa and and
Kansas will fall off, but their deficiency
will be fully made up by gains in Illf-
nois, Ohio. Minnesota and Pennsylvania.
If present promise shall be verified, that
viii be the fourth successive great grain
crop in the United 6tates-a continu-
ance Of prosperity almost II not quite
without precedent.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-07-23

thank the Lord that there is one
thing in this world that money kant
buy, and that IL the wag ov q dogs
tail.-Josh Billiags.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-07-23

Parties in want Of engraved Visiting Cards
Wedding Cards, Invitations, Monograms. or any
other work In that line. respectfully informed
that they can have their orders flledkin the bss
manner and at low prices at the Register once
abstraction guaranteed.
Our engraving is done for us by one of the best
engravers in Boston, whoswerk has not fhiled
70 please all who have ordered through rs.
Samples shown,
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-07-23
Kendall, SPAWN Cure.
"a H..f

MEREDITH VILLAGE. N. H. Feb. II. 1879
DIR. u. J. KENDALL Il CO.-Dear Sirs The
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large as hens egg and had been there about a
year, and kept growing larger. used one bottle
of your SPAWN Cure on it, which took 1t nearly all
on, 50 that the leg was as smoothe rs the other.
II is worth 800 tn me and therefore feel very
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your SPAWN Cure &c. u. d." Yours with respect
JOHN U. To LIE.
WOODSTOCK VALLEY, CONN, Dec. 2, 1873:
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spring of 1877 bought a horse quite lame with
spawn. Alter using bottle of"kcndalrs spawn
Cure" his lamcness was gone and the bunch re-
moved. He has been worked ever since in
heavy team, but with no return of the lameness.
Since that time have used dozens of bottles with
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Yours respectfully. A. W.BANCROFT'
CONCORD, n. H., January 2, 1880.
B.J. KENDALL Co,--Gentemen I'VE have
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| your agents in Concord.
Respectfully, UNDERIllLL klTTREDGE
Apothccaries.
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% KENDALL IS
S PAWN CURE
ON HUMAN FLESH.

PATrES's MILLS. WASHINGTON CO., n. Y.
Feb.3l, 1878.
B.J.KENDALL, NJ. D.-Dear Sir The particu-
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malignant ankle sprain of sixteen months stand
ing. / had tried many things, but in vain. four
"Spavin Cure" put the foot to the ground and for
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For family linimcnt IL excels anything we ever
used. Yours truly, REV. NJ L. BELL,
Pastor NJ. T.. Church, Patterns Mills, n. \,
BAKERsFIELD, VT, Dec. %, 1873
FB.J j. KENDALL & Co,-Gents - wish TO add
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| that would give me permanent relief When
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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-07-23

Bartholdi, the French sculptor, says
there is no doubt that the great statue
of Liberty enlightening the world will
beready for its place in New York har-
Dor in 1883, the year in which New
York's great worlds fair is to be held.
This statue, when erected. will be the
largest in America. 1t was presented
pie, and Bartholdi is hard at work at it
in France.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-01
yHE TlEifF ISSUE.

One OF the remarkable features OF the taub
campai-u, TO winch We have OF late devoted 50
mich suacc in our news columns, has been the
frecdom wiki which merchants and manutac-
ru,cts have SPOKEN over their own names Our
nr,vious experience had led us to fear, when
we first undertook TO give eXpreSso on to the
changed sentiments of which we had privately
heard. that few of the Democrats who had
changed their political views and national party
because Of the tariff issues involved, would
care II have their names mentioned as guarantee
Of thc new faith that was IN them. Trade Is
usually conservative. Employers hesitate to
give public utterance to political views because
they trade with all parties. Besides. they fear
10 give even slight occasion for the cry OF
"bulldozng.' Employees prefer silence usually
because Of the fear OF offending employers
on the one hand, OI Of making themselves UNI
popular with their associates on the other.
But the freedom with which 50 many have
sDokcr-bOth IN their interviews witt reporters
and in their lclters-is ample evidence OF their
sincerity and earnestncss. We give this morn
ing further expression of this soIt from men who
have been lifelong Democrats and who have
become Republicans solely on the grounds ad
Nalctu DN INC d. IlttNOAo vi Wv 't'A''' '''"''
Undoubtedly the offensive and aggressive
attitude Of tie South the consequent Northern
fear of Southern domination at Washington /;
and the Indignation ut the sentiments OF leading
rebels, have done much in shaping the canvass
and placing the North i'll its position OF solid
oppOsitiOn to further Cnci0achment of the
South. But it will doubtless be found, ut the
close of the polls on election day, that the tariff
question has been largely instrumental III secur-
ing for the Republican party the electoral votes
of the Eastern and Middle States. As we new
close tie series of news articles which has been
devoted to illustrating the magnitude and ear
nestness of this movement, our information
from all trustworthy sOurccs-from the mer-
chants most active in this matter, and those at
politcal headquarters WHO have been most in
tcrested IN watching its elects that the sue
cess has been beyond all expectation. The in
huence upon wOrkingmen has been most salu-
tary; nothing but simple argument and the
array of facts has been employed; there has
been no demonstration which could even be
misconstlued as bul'dozing.n The men have
simply been set to thinking for themselves
The effect of all this will be seen not merely in
the Eastern and Middle States
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-01
THE FIGHrIN NEG-JERSET.

Il is the habit Of Democrats to count New
Jersey n, a sure Democratic State. SO they
counted Indiana. Thcy are likely to be as
much deceived as TO New Jersey as they were
as to the Stale of ,lr. English. Indiana was
under the personal direction and management
Of the Democratic candidate for Vice-Presi-
dent. lie predicted, without hesitation, an
Overwhelming majority for his friends. Yet he
WAS beaten a. no Democratic candidate III In
diana has been beaten for twenty years. The
PREDICTIONS of his friends as TO New -JeIscy and
connecticut are likely TO provo equally euo-
ncOus.
NcW-Jcrsey has the bad habit of giving
Democratic majoritics. Considering only the
mast history of the State, one might be
temp,cd to believe that New-Jersey would give
rs electoral votes 10 Hancock, as it did to
Seymour and Mcclellan. But the situation has
changed Thousands of citizens have made
their homes in NcW-jerscy since the last cleo
tion who will vote for the Republican ticket.
Thousands more will vote for General Garfield
who nave votcd hitherto for Democratic cleo
tor. In 1865, the State gave $3.50 majority
for Sevmouf. and over 5000 fraudulent nat
uroIiz,tion papets were used i'm HUDSON County
alone. In 1872, the State gave large Repub-
Gcan majority In 1876, Mr.. TIldcn had a
lorpcr vote than any other Democratic candi
date ever Obtained in that State, and won by
121lj majority. But in 1873 the Republicans
had a plurality on the Congressional ticket
no State ticket having been in the field that
vcar-of about 1900. The Grccnback votes,
il is true, were drawn mainly from the Demo-
cratic ranks. But the Republican party will
gain. since the complete and satisfactory re.
sumption of specie payments many more
votes than it has lost through tho Greenbacll
| detection.
When hard times were pressing and a!nost
| every industry was Frustrated the Democrats
carried the State 10y handsome majority with
! Mr.. Tilden ms candidate. u pleascs them to
count upon as large = majority now, ana yet
there il not single county in Ncw-Jersey
which viii rive Democratic majority as 'arge
as il gave for Mr.. Tilden. The Truth Is that
every intelligent Democrat will admit tins, as
to his own county. The only question is
whether the Republican gain will be sufficient
to overcome the majority cast for Mr.. lilden
| in 1876.
New-Jerscy has gained in population during
the last four years, and the gain has been
largely to the advantage OF the Republicans
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-01
CIV Mr.. GRACE De BEATENi

OF course he can. This is a Tammany NOM
nation, and in some resp cts the worst that
even Tammany has made for The Mayor
oltv II WAS made as all now know, by 4
emit HID lob" on the committee OF Irving
Han. But Tammany has never been able,
when opposad By the independent elements in
the Democratic party, to poll more than about
GO Coo votes for any candidate. Ii polled for
its mead and leader last year $4,000 votes
and made especial eXertion to get out It's full
force. but failed because the nomination
of Governor Robinson was regular
Il had regularity on its side IN 1919,
when onposed by "PcOples" ticket,
and poiled only $4,000 for Smyth,
~ 800 for Calvin and $500 for Freedman.
Two wears ago. with Mr. Schcll as It's " reg
"ular" candidate, it cast 6O,4o5 votes for
him. and 61,314 for Bedford for judge
There is no rea.on, in the past history OF the
city. TO suppose that Tammany proper can
command more than about 10000 votes, even
when its force is united in support OF any
candidate. but in this case it is very far from
united. Very many active adhcrentS OF Tam
many Hall are among the most earnest oppo-
nerts of Mr.. Grace and Jealous supporters Of
Mr. Dowd.
The total vote of this city will be about
0OO. 600. If it falls below that number, the
loss will be through failure or refusal of
democrats TO vote The Republican vote on
fine general ticket will be at least 10000 (;
bow much larger it is impossible to say.
This leaves not more than $4,000 voters to
votc for Mr. Grace or u refuse, AMI II only
ono in five vote for his opponent Mr.. Grace
will he beaten. No one doubts that muci
larger proportion OF Democrats want him
bcoten. The only danger is that they may
not know their own strength, and, supposing
tbot ne will be elected in any case, may
either vote for him or east half a
,.+a for him by refusing to vote at
III In 1875. when 1920 votes were
oost hv the Democrats for Bigelow, and from
5o 900 10 SO. 800 for other candidates on the
same ticket the Republican vote was only
70 600 but 1880 votes were cast fol
Uockett and Phelps, and 7S,lOO for Glider
sleeve. Here about $1,000 Democrats voted
to heat candidates of their own party WHO
were very much less Objectionable than MI
| Grace. Again, in 1878, when only $1,000
votes were cast by Republicans, 79,200 were
cast for Cowing. 1880 for Phelps. anc
70 osG for Cooper. Here, again, about 2700(
Democrats manifested their independence o
machine dictation. There is not The sllghles
doubt that if as many do SO this year. ant