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The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-05-18
Travers and the Terrier.

A good story is told of William Il.
Travers, the stammering wit of Wall
street, New York. One day he met Il
canine peldler, who offered to sell
Travers Il beautiful terrier. but bred
so fine as to be a mere midget. Tray
ers asked: "Wh-a-at is he g-g-o3d
f-for?' He is a splendid ratter, Mr..
Trayers," was the response. "We-ell,"
said Travers, "you bring him to my
h-house tonight and III b-b-buy him.
In the evening man and dog were ut
Travers' house. In the center Of the
library was a porcelain vase covered
over with a cloth. and surrounding it
We're a score of personal friends.
"P-p-p-ut your d-dog in there" said
Travers. The owner of the valuable
purp did so. and awaited results. In
a few moments an unearthly shri *
came from the vase, and, looking down,
the company saw a linely-bred terrier
being shook at will by an enraged
rodent. The owner of the dog was.
dumbfounded, when Travers said:
"H-h-how, m-m-uch, did you say
you would t-t-t-ake for that d-d-d-og?'
Fifty dollars is my price, Mr..
TraverS," was the feeble response.
"F-f-f-ifty d d-d-ollars for the
d-d-dog? Why, I'll SIS sell you my
r-r-r-at for t%-t-twenty-f f-f-ive."
Amid a peal of boisterous laughter
man and dog disappeared.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-05-18
Foreign News.

Two newspapers have been suppressed in
Vienna for political reasons.
The Halifax N. s. authorities have been
scared by a rumored Fenian attack upon the
city by sea.
B~RADLAUGH, being prevented from taking
his seat in the British house of commons
will resign.
POSSIBILITIES have been resumed between
the CHILEAN and Peruvian troops. Two en-
gagements were fought, the Gillian loss
being four killed and twelve wounded, and
the Peruvian loss fifty-nine killed.
Mr.. GLADSTONE will pay Lord Wolseley
and LORD Alcester a lump sum of money for
their services in Egypt instead of granting
them pensions, which would descend to their
heirs
A FIRE at Aspinwall, Panama, destroyed
ten houses near TIE railroad station.
The American exhibits in the international
fisheries exhibition, London, exceed those of
all Europe.
EARL SPENCER. the lord-lieutenant of Ire
land, has committed the death sentence of
Patrick Delaney, who pleaded guilty to the
NHoi SO VI NoAilNASiy II tht luAdS "a NOA
Frederick Cavendish and Mr.. Burke.
NEARLY 200 deaths have occurred from the
Glandular plague in Soulimania and Bagdad,
and n quarantine has been establishel along
the Turkish frontier.
INTELLIGENCE from Ravenna, Italy. gives
particulars of a sensational murder, of which
that city has just been the scene. I~tappears
that the editor of the newspaper Soleii dc
PArenir had written and published an article
strongly condemning the acknowledgement of
a local orphan asylum. The director of the
establishment took umbrage at this strong
criticism and, armed with a revolver, waylaid
Signor Zirardini, the editor, and shot him
through the body. Signor Zirardini imme
diately FELL, crying out, 81 lie willingly for
justice, honor and the good of my country
He vas carried to the local hospital, where
he expired shortly after admission. The
crime has caused much emotion in the city,
where the murdered man was well known
and popular.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-05-18
The New Civil Service Rules.

The new civil service rules, as approved by
President Arthur, prohibit political assess
n,ents, and the exercise of official authority
or influence TO coerce the political action of
any person; make it the duty CT collectors,
postmasters and other officers TO give such
information as is needed to enable the com
mission to select competent examiners; di-
vide the service into three brar ches. not in
Gliding laborers or workmen, or officers re-
ouired to be confirmed by the Senate; desig-
nate the employees in the Washington depart
ments as the classified departmental service,
the other branches of the service 10 be the
classified customs andthe class fed postoflice
services; provide for open competitive exami-
matte ms for admission to the service, llmitedto
photography, renmanship, fractions, percen-
tage, interest, discount, element of book
keeping, elements of the English language.
and elements of the geography. history and
government of the United States: provide
also for examinations for promotions in the
service; fix the standards of proficiency re.
CURED in the several examinations: describe
the steps 10 be taken by applicants to be adj
mitted to examinations: authorize the com
mission to hold eyaminatiCn ms at places con-
venient for applicants from different States
and Territories; provide for grading exam
ined candidates in the order of their excel
lence: provide that vacancies shall be filled
from those who grade highest, and limit
original appointment to a probationary term
of six months, after which the prof. %ationer
may be absolutely appointed.
The following are excepted from examina-
tions: The confidential clerk or secretary
of any head of a department or Office,
cashiers, of collectors and of postmasters,
superintendents of money order divisions in
rostoffices, the direct custodians of money
for whose fidelity another ficer is under
official bond, persons employed exclusively
in the secret service of the government, OF
as translators, or Interpreters, or %stenogra-
pliers persons whose employment is exclu-
sive'y professional, chief clerks, superin-
tendents, and chiefs of divisions of bureaus.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-05-18

A BOILER explosion in a sawmill near Ma
panee, Ind, instantly killed two men and ia
tally injured three brothers.
AMAsA SToNE, a prominent millionaire,
committed suicide by shooting himself
through the heart at his home in Cleveland,
Ohio. 1t is thought he was suffering from
alteration Of mind.
FoUR men were hanged in different sec
tions of the South and West the other day,
as follows: Sylvester X. Mackinscn, twenty
five years old, at Cambridge, ILL.,, for the
murder and robbery of a farmers wife;
Thomas w. jackson, at jackson Court
House, Ohio, for the murder and robbery of
an old farmer; Jerry Blalock, at jackson
port, Ark, for the murder of a man with
whom he had quaIreled, and Henry Revells,
at Lake Providence, La., for a murder COM
mitted in 1873.
WILLIAM CoNNERs, aged twenty-six, who
shot and killed two men and cut two others
during a drunken quarrel at Glenmary,
Tenn, was hanged on the following day by a
crowd.
A ~EsTRUCTIv cyclone swept across the
southern part of Kansas City. Mo-, early in
the evening, unroofing and demolishing
buildings fer a distance of two miles. The
track of the storm ranged from half a block
to two blocks in width. The Engli 'h
Lutheran church, a brick building, was com
pletely demolished fifteen minutes after the
Sunday-school had been dismissed. Tire
persons were killed, several more fatally
injured and others badly hurt. while the
uecuniary damage is estimated at $500. 0C0.
HELENA, Ark, is hopelessly in debt, and
unless the citizens can effect a compromise
with the city's creditors they will surrender
their charter.
Mrs. FAIR was granted a divorce at Virgin
ia City, New, from her husband, United
States Senator Fair, and was allowed $4,25),-
COO, the family residence at San Francisco,
and the custody of three minor children.
The custody of the oldest boy was awarded
to Senator Fair.
EXPECTS say that California's wheat crop
this yea- will be the greatest it has ever
had, I'M that it may exceed the crop of any
other State in the Union.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-05-18
FASHION NOTES.

Plated skirts are very much worn.
Brocadedf oulards will e much worn.
Colored laces will be worn to trim
seaside costumes.
There is a tendency in all dress goods
toward the gay co!ors.
Black lace bonnets are fashionable
for middle-aged women.
Flowers, fruits and feathers trim
the summer hats in profusion.
The crowns of most of the ne
bonnets are made either of gold beads
or gold braid.
Red or green silk pompon trimmin,
are fashionably worn IN walking cos
tunes of tweed or nun's-gray ladies'
cloth.
Garnet. crimson, in fact, reds in all
shades, will be the colors most used
this summer in facing hats and
bonnets.
A new way of applying floral trim
mings on bonnets is to sew single
blooms on in a double row outside the
brim, so as to make a fiat bordering.
Ivory-white Canton crepe for a
basque, train and lambrequin 1ounces,
and a skirt of Terry velvet make an
exquisite combination for a dinner
dress.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-05-18
NEWS SUMMARY
Eastern and Middle States,

The Union printers employed at the Uni
versity Press, Cambridge, Mass, struck
work, being dissatisfied with the present
rate.
A COMPANY with S2,o00,oC0 has been or
ganized in New York under the name of the
Electric Railway company of the United
States. It is proposed to run railways with
electricity as a motive power, and the CON-
pany has acquired the patents of Thomas
A. Edison and Stephen D.. Field for electric
railways.
NEARLY LOCO CANNES OF high ana low
degrees competed for prizes at the seventh
annual exhibition of the Westminster Kennel
club in New York. fI' o.
AN elderly lady while dec orating her
daughters grave in Greenwood cemetery,
BROOKLYN, was taken suddenly i'll and died of
heart disease.
COMPLAINT has been made That many
houses occupied by Cinnamon in New York's
Chinese quarters are dens of 1niqulty,
abiding places for the moral destruction oil
young white girls, and an investigation is
taking place.
CASUALTIES from lightning are occurring
among the first cases reported being one
from Pleasantville, n. j. Charles Scott, a
well-to-do wheelwright of that place, was
instantly killed by being struck by lightning
while standing outside of his forge. Scott
was sixty-one years of age, and had held
many public positions.
GEORGE H. CoRL1ss, of Rhode Island, is
building the engines for the first cotton mills
to be erected in China.
The New York police have been raiding
the Chinese opium dens in the city, and have
made numerous arrests.
By a collision on the Hudson River rail-
road near Peekskill, N. Y, two Western New
York drovers on their way to New York with
cattle were killed.
WARD MoCoNKEY was hanged at Pitts
burg, Penn, for the murder of George A.Mc-
Clure. He declared he was innocent, and
met death without finching. McConkey
was one of a gang of young outlaws, and his
victim was a hardware merchant of McKees-
port, whose store they had robbed, and whom
they murdered while he was searching for
his stolen property in a ravine.
ANGELO CoRNETTI, the murderer of Daniel
Cash, a fellow convict at Sing Sing prison in
1881, was hanged in the prison yard at White
Plains, N. Y.
Mrs. JESSIE R. GRANT, mother of ex-Presi-
dent Grant, died a few days ago in Jersey
City, N. j., aged eighty-four years. Her re-
mains were taken by General Grant TO Gin
cinnati for interment.
AT New Castle, Del, the sheriff whipped
nine prisoners, seven of whom had been con-
vIpta1 of loroa,V- opl two 1f raoa;,;., e+o1ap
goods.
EX-GovERNoR ISRAEL WAsHBURN, JR., of
Maine, died the other day in Philadelphia,
whittier he had gone to undergo medical
treatment. Mr.. Wa. hburn was born in
ls13, had served in Congress several terms,
in 1sCO was elected governor of Maine, and
reelected the following year. In 1868 he
was appointed collector of customs Mt Port
land, Me-, and held that Office Until 1871.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-05-18

Kate Field says: Take a strip Of
something that, for the sake of on
venience, we will call a man-which.
by the way, is a gross libel on man.
Around its neck place a tight collar.
enshrouded with a hideous scarf AMI
breastpin. Put upon it a silk hat and
a cutaway coat. Clothe its lower eX-
tremities with pants wherein calves
were never m'ant to grow. In its
hand n cane and On its feet boots that
creak at every step in limping measure
Place a cigarette in its mouth, teach it
a brief vocabulary of adverbs and dd-
jectives commencing with immensely
clever" and finishing with "see you
later, you know And. in my humble
opinion, you obtain a fair conception
of the brains and capacity of the
American dude.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-05-18
A Juveniles Query.

On a Boston street a the other day
a half dozen happy fathers were match
ing babies. To the anecdotes of prizs
children a listener whose offspring had
grown to the age of talka iveness con-
tributed an account of his boys eX-
perience in peeling an orange with his
thumb. With great difficulty the rlnd
was taken off, but to remove the inner
lining or film without breaking into the
pulp was still harder. Finally, in
vexation, the little fellow cried
out Papa, what makes oranges wear
flannels ?"
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-05-18

The young ladies of Washington
have taken up a new fancy--t that Of
knitting bright colored silk stockings
which brings to mind the following
scrap floating about in the papers:
She can work a fancy screen,
just the incest ever seen,
In a style that all her I" culchawed" set en-
chants.
But, my friend, 'twixt you and me,
1t would chill a man to see
How she stitched a patch on the old mans
-New York World.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-10-18


the glare of the lantern again fell on her
face. Through the closed lids of her
eyes she saw the light, but remained
calm and motionless in its scrutinizing
rays, fearful that the least movement
might imperil her life. What moment
of suspensel The light was removed
from her face and she felt that some one
was leaning against the bed. Still she
remained motionless, nor did she stir
when the warm breath of the burglar
famed her cheek. Not until his lips
pressed her forehead did she spring up
and half shrek, "Who is in this room?"
''Hush" responded voice. in strong
whisper, while rough hand was laid
on her shoulder. "Speak nothing and
fear nothing" The next moment she
heard the sound of retreating footsteps
and the creaking of shutter; then all
was still again. Satisfied that she was
alone, she sprsng out from the bed and
touched lighted match to the burner,
then sank into chair completely pros
trated with the danger through which
she had passed. Recovering she looked
round to ascertain of what she had been
plundered.
The drawers were all in the utmost
confusion. but, strange to say, little or
nothing was missing. A casket of jew.
elry was open on the bureau, but dia-
monds and gold were all there. Beside
the casket she discovered little roll of
paper containing ring which had been
given to her many years before and
which had been in her possession ever
since. Half bewildered at the singular
proceeding she was about to cast the pa
per from her, when her eye caught the
marks of pencil upon it. She carefully
opened it and read:
"This ring, which once was mine,
tells me whose house I am in. You
know am an outlaw-the world knows
it and do not care to deny it.; but, fall
en- as I am, I cannot rob you, Maria.
Forgive me, and God bless you.
HENRY
This explained all. Falling on her
knees she prayed for him who had writ
ten the scroll. And who was "Henry?"
Ten years ago he loved that same Maria
and he would have made her his wife
for she had promised to be his-had he
not taken to drink and gambling, and
finally forged the name of his employer,
for which he was given home in con-
vict prison, When he was worthy of her
love he gave her that ring, she had kept
it in remembrance of what he had been.
This is the story of the ring.
On the return of the husband the wife
related to him the adventure and showed
him the note, but he has never attempt
ed to arrest the burglar.-Chicago Tri-
bune.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-10-18

mercial Advertiser. The paper had been
running down and vas without spirit
and enterprise. Mr.. Hastings threw into
it's existence the enthusiasm and ardor
which had characterized his management
of the Knickerbocker, and placed it once
more upon q sound and solid basis.
His Office door was always open to Wis
itors, and no one was too humble to ind
admission and patient listener.
He made short work of frauds. how
ever, and could detect them almost at
glance.
In 1879, 1880 and 1881 he published a
series of articles in the Commercial Ad-
vertiser under the title: Ancient Amer
lean Politics." which attracted much at
tention and gave evidence of his studious
habits and intimate acquaintance with
the leaders in American political history.
Tender and genial to his friends, fierce
and scathing to his enemies, he was ever
ready to change the bitterness Of hate to
the fidelity of friendship. He has made
his mark upon the century, both in jour.
nalism and politics, and while his strong
personality was productive OF i'll feeling
at times, while he was alive, his death
has called for universal recognition OF
his ability and manhood, and the ban
ishment Of personal animosities.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-10-18
Household Dirt and Sickness,

A good deal has been said ct various
times about the terrible effects which
may be expected to follow from a Whit
of gas inhaled on passing q sewer graf
ing in the open street. There are no
facts known to medicine which justify
the belief that such a Whit would have
any effect at all. If stinks could kill,
the inhabitants of London would speed
lily undergo q serious diminution of num-
bers, and many foreign cities would be
left as desolate as the ruins Of Palmyra,
The high probability is that those sewer
gases which are the most Of
fensive to the nose are the least
likely to be deleterious, if only
on account Of the haste which is made
to escape from them, and Of the impossi.
bility of their presence being upper
ceived. That they should be injurious
to passers-by, except to the extent of
producing nausea or disgust iu some
delicate person. seems inconceivable,
especially when it is considered how
largely and how rapidly they become
diluted with air as they escape and are
thus exposed to the chemical influence
OF the great purifier, oxygen. A far
more subtle enemy to health, whether
at home or at the seaside, is to be found
in the oftentimes cherished presence of
what may be comprehensively called
household dirt. The dirt of an ordinary
house, the dirt which might be wiped
from the wall, swept off the furniture
and beaten out Of the carpets, would be
sufficient. il it we're powdered in the
form OF dust over the patients in the
surgical wards Of q great hospital, to
bring all their wounds into condition
which would jeopardize life. 1t cannot
be supposed that such dirt is innocuous
when it is brsathed or swallowed, and
it certainly possesses the propsaty Of re-
tanning for long periods the contagious
matters given OF by various diseases.
Instances without number are ON record
in which the poison Of scarlet fever, long
dormant in . dirty house. has been reused
into activity BY some probably imper-
feet or badly directed attempts ct cleans
ing. The preservation Of health is not .
mere mechanical question Of the perfec.
ton OF traps to certain drains, but de-
ponds upon the intelligent avoidance Of
the causes by which disease is liable TO
DO roduced.-London Times.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-10-18

Cracked earthenvare should never be
used for domestic purposes. It il safe
rule in good housekeeping TO break any
fractured stoneware to pieces and rem
der them quite unified for any employ
ment as utensils. In . paper read be-
fore the Academy Of Sciences, Paris, n.
E. Peyrusson demonstrated very clearly
hoy the germ: Of cholera, typhoid fever;
and communicated by even the slightest
crack or assure which may be caused by
very trihing aosidsnts 70 crooksry add
science.
The proper temperature for bath IL
he one which feels agreeable and oom.
Portable, nys Ne Herald Of Health, and
not The ono tAat feols hot OF cold. OF
eearse thsse nay b necessary il certain
easss. A. . rule . baEh nay Lest =
loog - II y agrseable. This ny b
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-10-18

Some time ago the wife Of merchant
was suddenly awakened in the night BY
the sound of footsteps in her bedroom,
and the next moment the light OF dark
lantern flooded her face 30 near that she
could almost feel the heat and hear the
suppressed breSthing Of the intruder
Her husband was from home, and the
only person in the house except herself
was servant girl, who slept in the story
beneath. Her presence Of mind did not,
however, forsake her. Il doubtless re-
quires . great amount Of resignation
and fortitude in woman to listen to,
without screaming, the ransscking of her
store Of valuable lacss and the sppro-
priation of her jewelry; but the lady.
very nationally deemipg her life worth
al the lace and diamonds In the world,
quietly closed her eyes and awaited the
result.
The light was Withdrawn from her
face and she heard the rushing Of silks.
The picking Of locks asd occasionally {
Low whisper Of surprise or dinppoint.
ment. Then there VS. dlsaee for {
nin1te-it sesmsd a hous - hsr-and
. soft foo>stsp approached Ne bed ed
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"My wedding, father?" Esther gasped.
Certainly, why not? I've always
thought DIR. Bell was sweet on you, and
to day he asked me for you. could not
be better pleased to"
Father! Hush, I cannot marry DR..
Bell"
"Why not?"
because can never love him."
"Oh, that all right! In the meantime
I'll have the carpenters round in the
morning and have them throw out bay
window in the sitting-room.
And with q jovial laugh the old man
sauntered down the steps and away
through the sunshine.
Up in her chamber that night Esther
stood at the window and raised q pale,
tear-wet face to the twinkling stars.
II will die FIRST" she murmured,
resolutely, "for have promised George
that I would be true to him, and will
not break that promise"
bright and early upon the next morn
ing she appeared at breakfast, and,
though her father eyed her keenly he new
or mistrust the conflict she had been
waging through the dead wastes Of the
previous night.
With q shudder of horror Esther heard
the carpenters begin work ct the sitting
room window, and while her father stood
in front of the house planning some
alterations with the architect, she fed
up to her room to stife her misery by
reading Georges letter the twentieth
time.
Scarcely had she concluded the perus-
al of the first page when rap came at
the door, and upon opening it Esther
encountered the maid -of-all-work.
please, Miss Esther" the girl said,
extending something in her hand; "the
carpenter just found this when they tore
away the mop board under the sitting
room window"
Esther took the object, uttered wild
cry and darted down the stairs.
Father. father, look!' she screamed.
George lie innocentH
With puzzled air the farmer took the
dirty envelope and with tremb bling finger
extracted a widowed note for 800.
"Slipped out Of my fingers into that
pesky crack" he gasped. "By Jove,
what wouldn't give if that poor boy YES
here now! I'd give you to him without
one cent for the wrong I've done him."
In his bewildermentt the old fellow did
not notice the stir beside him, and when
he raised his eyes at last, 10, there stood
George Santley with Esther tightly
clasped in his arms.
"Your wish is granted, sir" the young
man said; "the boy is here, but not poor.
There are the bills you wanted to see be-
fore could claim Esther"
But Farmer John pushed the prof
fered wallet aside and faltered brokenly:
"Say no more about it, George; take
her, she is yours, and may God forgive
me and bless you both. See here, Mr..
What's yer.name, I want you to get
through with these improvements in
double quick time, for there's going 10
be wedding here next week."