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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-01-07
How a Dog Bought His Dinner.

But if you are looking for downright
intellect call on the pointer dog. 1t is
safe to assert that the pointer has mind
enough for anything. lie is far more hu.
man than the monkey, and, we cheerfully
acknowledge, far worthier Of the rela.
tionship. Why, look at JEFF everybody
knows Jcff,-Dr. Mattaners liver-colored
pointer. The dog carries notes, goes
for the horse and buggy, goes for beef
and tetches ice regularly. Besides all
this, JEFF has many accomplishments
that make him finished dog. Would
anybody deny Jet's intellect? Hardly.
Why, last week Jeffwas sent for ice, and
what did he do? lie started with n
towel, in one corner OF which the nickel
7as tied up. JeT saw that nickel put
IN, and Immediately temptation assailed
him. He could buy ice on credit, and
beef was always cash. Now watch the
dog. He reasoned. He labored under
the temptation until he reached Huff7s
corner, near the old house, and then he
Welded. Down in the dirt he crouched,
and after russell got the knot united
What next? 1t would never do to carry
that nickel into Corputs. He reasoned
again. He buried the nickel, carried
the towel in, received the ice and came
out not for the nickel. Oh, no; he had
studied that out too. The doctor must
be left under the impression that the
nickel had gone for ice, and he was.
The ice was carried to the office, and
jeff came back like flash, secured his
cash, galloped onward to the beef stand,
and in few moments was observed
homeward bound with his dinner. He
was not afraid TO carry it home. He
reasoned that the doctor would suppose
some one had given it to him. This is
vouched for by three Witnesses Ma
con lGa.) Telegraph.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-01-07

All animals, says Professor Mivart in
the Contemporary Review" arc di-
rectly or indirectly supported by plants,
and the range of plants and the very ex-
istence of species are often wonderfully
affected by the appearance on the scene
of even one new kind of animal. Thus
q great grazing district at the Cape,
called the Midlands," was, in Bur
chell's time, covered with luxuriant
greensward, with n few trees and bushes,
with willows and acacias along the sides
of its streams. Tho Introduction of
sheep first destroyed the grass and then
most of the shrubs-a change which
affected the rainfall, 50 that this region
has been invaded by the hardy plants OF
the adjacent Karroo desert, and is fast
becoming an extension of the desert it.
self. Saint Helena, when discovered by
the Portuguese, in the year 1902, was
entirely covered with forests (the trees
dropping over its high precipices over
hanging the seal and with rich flora OF
absolutely peculiar pants. In 1913 some
goats were introduced, and in fifty years
had multiplied into thousands. Yet in
1903 trees still abounded, and the pc
culiar native ebony tree was still so
abundant that it was used to burn lime
with. In another hundred years (1810),
the goats had entirely destroyed the
great forests, yet so rich was the soil
that it was hoped, with the destruction
of the goats land they were destroyed
the island would regain its wood by o
quarter of q century. But this was not
to be, for the government of that day
most unhappily planted the island with
trees and shrubs from other countries,
which have so grown and spread that
now the old indigenous flora is almost
confined to n few patches on the central
ridge of the island, at a height of 2, zoe
feet. What has been lost may be judged
by the fact that of the forty-five kinds Of
lowering plants and twenty-three spe
cies of ferns which yet survive, no less
than forty of tho former and thirteen o.
the latter are absolutely peculiar to the
island.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-01-07
Seeking a SunIlen treasure.

Work upon the wreck of the British
frigate Hussar, which now lies on the
bottom of the Harlem river, New York,
is being pushed with great vigor.
Operations were begun last June, and
will be continued until floating ice
threatens to cut the divers air-pipes and
life-lines. What is left of the wrecked
man-of-war rests in from eighty to ninety
feet of water, and owing to the great
depth and the swiftness of the tide the
divers can make but slow progress. The
schooner Hudson is held in position over
the wreck by five anchors-two astern
and three forward. A steam engine on
her deck operates the air and hydraulic
pumps and other machinery. The
mound of rubbish at the bottom of the
river-all that remains of the frigate-
is mined with hydraulic drill. The
enterprise is in the hands of a new com.
pany holding government license.
Mr. G. w. Thomas, the acting manager,
when asked what progress had been made
this season, said that he would prefer
not to say; that so uany previous efforts
to recover the treasure having proved
abortivc, the press and the public were
disposed to laughter whenever the sub
iect is mentioned. He would say, how.
ever, that the indications we're such shat
the gentlemen composing the company
were encouraged to persevero, and paid
their assessments with promptitude. II
is tho opinion of many divers who have
worked upon tho wreck that when the
Hussar was blown up by other divers
over fifty years ago, that portion of the
vessel holding the treasure was cut of
and carried away some distance by the
tide.
The Hussar, while on her way to Nor
wich, Conn, on November %, 1880
struck ON Pot Rock, in He'll Gate. She
is said to have had on board, 81, 300, 600
which was intended for the land an6
naval forces engaged in the war with the
colonies.
Interesting mementoes of the wreck
are daily brought to the surface by the
divers. A few days ago metal box
holding q number of British copper
coins, was brought up.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-01-07
HAPPY CHILDREN.
How to Make Them SO. Keep Them In
Health and They will Take
Care of the Rest

Thejoy Of every well-regulated household comes
Chiefly from the children. Thousands of Affection
ate parents do not take care Of their children.
Through ignorance more than through culpable
neglec, they suffer them to fall sick and die when
knowledge might have saved them to love and
and home. DIR. David Kennedy offers his Fav-
orite Remedy" as emphatcally medicine for the
children gentle in its action, containing no harm
ml Ingredients whatever, going straight to the
Blood, which, when impure, is the seat and source
of disease. "Favorite Remedy"is the friend o
childhood and should be found in every nursery
In the land. Keep 1t in your house for your chill
dren's sake, as well as for your own. Try 1t and
you will be glad you saw this article. Mako nc
mistakes. The medicine is "Favorite Remedy
and the'proprietor's name and address DR.. David
Kennedy, Rondout, n. Y. One dollar a bottle
Parties living at a distance, Except in surgical
cases.) by sending statementof their case can be
treated at home
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-01-07

4 recent issue of the Little Rock
| ark Gazette says: An accident hap
pened to man named Jack Welch re-
Gently, and the particulars are so marvel
| Gus that, were it not for the reputation
for veracity which has always distin-
| guished Mr.. Welch, skeptical people
| would be disinclincd to express hearty
belief in the story. During the wind
storm, when the wind was playfully
slamming doors, breaking windows, roll
| ing barrels through the streets and
,huckling at the veXGtion It caused, Mr..
WEIGH was driving across the Barring
| Jross bridge in wagon. The roadway
across the top of the bridge is open and
exposed to the weather A railing about
six feet high runs on each side the
whole length of the bridge. Welch was
| driving toward the south side of the
bridge, and accomplished two-thirds Of
| the distance, which brought him on the
| draw. Just as he reached this point the
| wind came with tremendous force from
the west ,whistling like calliope. Sweep
| ing down tho narrow passageway on
which the wagon stood, it knocked the
horses down, upset the wagon and blew
Welch off the bridge into the river.
The top of the bridge is sixty feet from
The water, and, whirling, sprawling, tum-
bling over and over, Welch finally
reached the river feet first. The water
closed over his head, and he went clear
to the bottom. After prolonged sub
mersion, he rose close to the pier upon
which the center of the draw rests. Ho
held to the smooth iron surface of the
pier as well as he could, but realizing
that this support was somewhat insecure,
inasmuch as he could not hold on at all,
! he struck out for shore. Half drowned
and almost dead from his fearful fall,
WEIGH finally reached the shore, and
crawling out on the bank, lay there until
he had recovered small amount OF
the breath which the freakish air had
caused him to lose. His horses were
stopped at the gate of the bridge, WEIGH
made his way home, and was mono the
worse for the accident.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-01-07

There are 3,7c2 manufactures in Chi
cago, giving employment to 113,5O7
operatives, and representing capital of
over $50, 100000 The value Of the out
put annually is $4,000, 0OC; value of
material used, Sl7s, 900, 900; wages paid,
S37, 100000. III II g.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-01-07

Denguc, or broken-bone fever, also
known rs "dandy fever" "bucket fever"
and 'bou1uet fever" is snid to have
made its first appearance as mnlady in
the West Indies in 1927. at which time
il was also communicated to the
Southern portion Of the United States.
Tho disease, ms has been previously
been stated, received the name "dergue"
from the Spaniards of the West India
islands from their word dengue, denot.
ing prudery, which expresses Stiffness
pain in the bones and stiffness of the
body, being the principal features of the
sickening disease.
During the past few months reports
have come from every quarter in the
Southern States regarding the pre-.
valence of this troublesome, but not
necessarily fatal disease. But few, il
any, deaths have been made known from
its effects. Nearly every citizen OF
Savannah had touch-some light, some
severe-of the malady, and not one OF
them can give a definite explanation OF
the fortunes Of the disease. It has
spared no one-adults, children, little
men, large men, black men, white men,
colored men, business men, spoi ting
men, printers, editors, lawyers, judges,
every one being subject to its fond EN-.
brace.
As for cure or q preventive for the
little nuisance, we arc not prepared to
say what is good or what is not good in
either case, but leave the matter to the
physicians, who, by the way, have been
reaping rich harvest from the unlucky
victims of the disease. Some persons
have gone so far as to say that the fever
is more violent ON those who have defed
it before falling into its clutches, but for
this we cannot vouch. We can say,
however, that any one, sooner or later,
who are among its victims, does not
wish a second battle in order to show
better fight. Probably for the above
reason, more than anything else, that is
its severity ON those who defy it, we dc
not wish to agitate Mr.. Fever, as our
ranks have already been visited by the
merciless monster, and to his majesty we
saw farewell "-ISavannah News,
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-01-07

A Connecticut four-year-old, spying
tue gray hairs on her mothers head,
said: "Oh, mamma, you've got Let
4 bssting-thread in yon head"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-01-07

Doctor Bosse, Of st. Louis, attempted
to stab his wife with carving knife be-
cause she stuffed duck with onions,
This shows that it isn't alway the hus,
band that is to blame in these affairs. =
Pere's s. an.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-01-07

Professor "Alr. NJ, what is the an.
swer to the second question ?" Mr.. NJ.
latter waiting in vain to be proinpted),
"Nobody seems to know, professor"
College Mercury.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-01-07

A great deal depends upon mans
courage when he is slandered and ira
duced. Weak men are crushed by de-
traction, but the brave hold on and sue.
coed.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-01-07

Extremes meet. The man with corns
on his feet will quite likely show wry
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-01-07
Engraved Work.

Parties In want OF engraved Visiting Cards
Wedding Cards, Invitations, Monograms, or any
other work In that line are respectfully Informed
nst they can have their orders niled in the les
manner and atlOw prices at the Register onlce
Shsfhction guaranteed.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-01-07

Meets the requirements OF the rational medica
philosophy which at present prevails. IL Is per
iecily pure vegetable remedy, embracing the three
AN Alternative II iortihes the body against disease,
invigorates and re-yitaliEes the torpid stomach
and liver, and effects most salutary change In
For sale by all Druggists and Dealers general.
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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-01-07
HOW u HE! !lrWAss.

In every house from 10 10 10 barter articles nc
cumnlate that am ready 10 exchange No. J.,
Kitchen goods for. Save your rags. metals, rub
beers and all other barter and replensh stock from
one CT my wagons, have some live pedlars on
the road now and We are thoroughly ready for
business with larger assortment Of firstelass
CHAPMAN G. SMITH.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-01-07

MENDELSsOHN PIANO CO., P Box 2O58, New York City
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-08-05

the purpose OF exciting hostility to the Pro-
gressist or Radical party. .4t8s III
An explosion in mine at Lourches,
France, killed ten persons and seriously injured
twenty. ta.rs sesesa,s5ss5 4dg
The London Standard says there is
an average wheat crop in England the root
crop is bad, but the potatoes good. aoa BUG
Another plot to assassinate the Czaf
has been discovered by the police of Moscow.
This time a lady of high rank was to be the
agent. She has escaped, but her accomplices
have been arrested. ~ o s3A 'i''
In the British House of Commons, for
persisting in raising the question Of Irish POI
ltieal prisoners, in spite of the Speakers ruling
Parnell was named for offensive language.
Gladstone moved his suspension for the re-
mainder of the sitting Parnen quilted the
House, and the suspension was carried by 1Sa
to IA. - $50 81
A committee has been formed in Paris
under the direction of Gambetta for the pur-
pose of furthering the Republican cause in the
approaching general election. Prince Napoleon,
writing to the Bonapartist Electoral Committee,
urges that o provision be inserted in the CON
stitution providing for the election of the head
of the nation by, popular vote. ta.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-08-05
Losers of Money.

g Pardon me for troubling you, sir
but did you drop $40 gold piece p
asked man with an earnest look on his
face and memorandum book in his
hand, of we'll dressed individual on the
corner of Jefferson and Woodward ave.
nues.
The man addressed ran his hand nerv-
ously into various pockets and replied !:
2 ''Well, now, I declare Can it be
possible that ] was so careless as to drop
that coin ? Yes, it's gone. I must
have lost it right here, near where we
stand" ~
3 The man opened his memorandum
book, took from his vest pocket the stub
OF lead pencil and said:
"Will you favor me with your name
and address2D 81 0HITh ~
They were given, and the questioner
started ON, when the well-dressed man
cried @
eli, there I Where's the money?
Give me my gold piece"
sob, I didn't find any money. I
took notion this morning that in city
like this, where thousands and thousands
of dollars are handled every hour, there
must be great losses, and started out to
investigate the matter. Between here
and the river I found seven men that
lost $50 gold pieces, and Isexpeet to run
the list up to 200 before I reach the City
Hail. Good-day, sir. Detroit Free
fS9n4R2
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-08-05

Fs
In an interview with a representative
Of the New York Tribune Guiteau expressed
desire to be defended by Gen. Benjamin F.
Butler or States Attorney Mills, of Chicago.
At the election in kentucky Senators
and Representatives were chosen favorable to
the reelection of James B. Beck to the United
States Senate. .~.s- fu
The Yorktown Centennial celebration
will begin on the 18th of October, and will
continue until the 18th, when the national
ceremonies viii begin. Among those who Will
deliver addresses are Secretary Schurz, Fred
eriek r. Condert, Prof. Charlier of New York,
and Congressman Goode.
Emancipation day was generally OBJ
served by the colored citizens Of the United
States and Canada. ,.
A fearful accident is reported from
Mazatlan, Mexico in which over seventy per-
sons lost their lives. The Government maya
zine at that point was blown up through the
carelessness of the guard, an ember from
whose pipe caused the calamity. Beside the
magazine many houses in the vicinity were de-
stroyed, Over seventy dead bodies were taken
from the RUNS. +ntff- &" 3 sts
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-08-05
Mutiny In a Naples Prison.

77 On the islands of Naples Bay is q
prison called Sant0 Stefano, open to the
sky, and the circular precinct lined by
Vows of cells Here are kept 761 pr1s-
Eoners, 490 Of them being condemned to
hard labor for life. r...t pg-a.sHt
One Of these is Luciani, young man
whose trial five years ago for incltlng
the murder of Sonzogno, created great
excitement. He had succeeded by false
means in gaining seat in Parliament,
although he only occupied it for q few
days, as the fraud was discovered. he
is the king Of the galley Slaves at Santo
Stefano, and even holds communication,
it is said, and has political influence
without the walls of his prison. Lately
he melted the prisoners to revolt, the
excuse being that the bread was not
good These men are his adherents, his
servants, his slaves, and the muany he
excited was so fierce that the military
force was called into the prison and 46l
men chained In their cells. They re-
ceive only bread and water, but many OF
them take the bread, as they say, only
to give them strength to cry out against
the authorities. Others refuse it until
they are forced by hunger to ask for it.
An incessant cry of hate goes up from
these chained men, Invested of almost
every trace of humanity, and governed
by one who has been proved to be an
Incarnation of wickedness.. Yet these
for their great crimes merit their fate.
Time was, not many years ago, when
natures neblemen-the braYest, the
boldest, the. best Of Naples-were sent
to this terrible prison. There languished
for many years luigi Seltembrini, Carlo
lPoeEio, Sylvio SpaVenta, and other pa
triots who had incurred the wrath Of the
Bourbons, Happily, those days are
past, and may they never return to Italy
or any other land. -I0osJ5e Letter.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-08-05
FOREIGN NEWS.

On the arrival of the steamer Alicanti
at Havana, the embezzlers of the branch Span
ish bank at Matanzas were captured with $780,
900 in their possession.
Another Nihilist plot for the assassina-
ton of the Gear has been discovered at st. d
Petersburg. One of the conspirators who be-
trayed his aecomplices was found murdered in
the outskirts of the city.
NIidhat Pasha and the others recently
convicted of the murder of Abdul Aziz, ex-
cept Izzet Pasha. Seyd Pashs and the two.
actual assassins, have been sent from Constan-
tinople to Arabia, where they viii remain in
exile for life OF until they can escape.
The customs officials at Cork and
Queenstown have been warned to be cautious
in handling suspicious parcels.
News comes from India to the effect
that Ayoob Khan has defeated the Ameer Alb
durrahman Khan During the engagement be-
tween the two armies regiment of the Arneers
deserted, and thereupon the balance of the,
army ANONYMOUSLY fled, leaving their guns and
baggage behind. England must eitLer rein
state the Amer, or, by leaving him to his fate,
lose the prestige she gained in that country at
an enormous cost Of lives and treasure. The
Indian Government are greatly concerned at
the gravity of the situation. ~sa
The Grand Jury at Liverpool has in
dicted McGrath and McKevitt for attempting
to blow up the Town Hall in June.
Mr.. G. S. Read, an English agriculture
al expert, said at recent meeting that the
British harvest this year would not be q great
one
The climate of Tunis does not appear
to agree with the French troops. Large num-
bers of them are reported to be dying of
malarial fever.
At Hammershein, West Prussia, there
are nightly demonstrations against the Jews
and considerable Hebrew property has been
destroyed by mob at Boerwald, Pomerania.
In spite of a bitter speech against the
Irish Land bill by Lord Randolph Churchill, it
passed to third reading in the House Of Com
mons on the Goth ult by vote of 22o to IA,
and was immediately sent to the House of
Lords. where it was read the first time.
The Chief of Police of Rome has
been dismissed for neglect of duty on the oc-
casion of the riots over the remains of the
Pope.
Gar Alexander has entered Moscow,
the ancient capital of Russia, safely and was
received with enthusiasm by the inhabitants.
His first public act was to offer prayers at the
Cathedral 0HM @9E36
Bismarck has received threatening
letter, and his organs ascribe it to the influence
of the Radical press, and warn the Radical ed
itors to beware of the consequences which viii
follow if German Guiteau should 8 turn up. -
The Radical press insinuates that the threaten
ing letter is !" weak device of the enemy" fol-