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The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-06-29
Local News.

The street sprinkler made its first APP
perance for the season Monday morning.
Mr.. &. Nj. Wilds has been taking trip
TO Massachusetts this week.
Prof. Foster preached in the White
street Congregational church, Burling-
ton, last Sunday.
Prof. Eaton was absent from town the
early part of the week. attending com
mencement at Amherst
A brother of Mr.. Fuller w. Pierce has
been visiting in town. He is assistant
postmaster at Montpelier.
The general price for butter in this
market, Monday, was ~ cents, though
many selections sold for 20 cents.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-06-29

Massachusetts. But these orders are
sent in to the Office here. and from here
all disbursements are made. The orders
average about Sl00 day. which makes
business of over Sl00.0OD Il year. There
are several thousand dollars of orders
ahead already. some to ne filled next
season. 1t is fortunate for our place to
have such at industry: AMI the outlook
now is for still greater benefits to come
from its extension and enlarged opera
tiouS
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-06-29
Travellers Guide.

Trains pass Middlcbury station at the
|ours given below
GONG NoRTH-Exrress, $3.50 a. m. passen-
Ter, 500 II. M; mail, $3.50 y. m; express, 5:2)
b. m.
GOING SouTH-Mail. 1858 a. M; express,
p 40 Il. m; passenger, 5:20 p. M; express,
ESQ p. IN.
MAILS CLosE-Norih, 1880 and 7:40 p M;
south, 10:25 a. m, and 7:40 pm.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-06-29

.sg" For business cards and other adver.
sing, see inside pages.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-06-29
ID EPORT OF THE CONDITION


REPoRT OF THU, CONDITION
NATIONAL BANK OF MIDDLEBURY.
ut Middlcbury, in the state of Vermont, at the
close Of business, June %, 1883.
RESOURCES:
Loans and discounts, $500. 535 IL
u. ;. Bonds to secure circulation, 200,O0O 90
u. ). Bonds on hand, II, 100 90
Other stocks, bonds and mortgages, 5000 90
Due from approved reserve agents, 30,iB 81
Real estate, furniture and fixtures, 1900 on
Checks and other cash items, lSS %
BIS of other banks 2,2Sj 90
Fractional paper currency, nickes
and cents, $40 10
Specie lO,22S 90
Legal tender notes, lO.OSs 90
Redemption fund with U. $. Treasurer q
per cent. of circuation,) 1900 90
Total, S593,S7 10
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid IN, 100000 90
Surplus fund, 10000 90
Undivided profits, o. 05D OG
National bank notes outstanding 1739gj 90
Dividends unpaid, sSl 10
Individual deposits subject to check, 81 .,jn 20
Demand certificates of deposit, 3l,g02 Oh
Total, $685. lS1 10
STATE OF VERMONT ! !, John &. Wellington,
named bank, do solemny swear that the above
statement is true to the best OF my knowledge and
belief JOHN q. WELLINGTON, Cashier.
Subscribed aud sworn to before me this 18th day
of June, lsS}.
CHARLES e. PINNEY.
Correct-Attest,
a A. FLETCHER,
G G6liy ), T MFfiLrscros Directors.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-07-26
The Care OF Infants I'm summer.

The New York board Of health
recommend the following rules for the
summer in regard TO the nursing of
infants:
Overlooking does more harm than
anything else; nurse an infant a
month or two old every two or three
hours.
Nurse an infant of six months and
over five times in twenty-four hours,
and no more.
If an infant is thirsty, give it pure
water. or barley water; no sugar.
In relation TO the feeding Of infants,
the board advises:
Boil teaspoonful of powdered bar
ley (ground in coffee grinder) and one
half pint Of water, with little salt,
for fifteen minutes, strain, then mix
it with half as much boiled milk, add
lump of white sugar, size Of wal
nut, and give it lukewarm from a
nursing bottle. Keep bottle and
mouth-piece in bottle Of water when
not in use, to which a little soda may
be added.
For infants five or six moths old
give half barley water and half boiled
milk, with salt and lump Of sugar,
For older infants give more milk
than barley water,
For infants very costiyc. give oat-
meal instead Of barley. Cook and
strain as before. When the breast
milk is only half enough. change off
between breast milk and this prepared
food.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-07-26
The Irish Police.

The Irish police system differs alto
gcther from that which exists in Eng
land and Scotland. In England the
only police force under the direct con-
troll Of the executive is the metropoli-
tan. The city Of London, and all coun-
ties. as well as all the larger and some
Of the smaller cities and boroughs, have
forces Of their own, whose duties. pay
and discipline are entirely under the
control of local authorities. In Scot
land no part Of the force whatever is
in direct relation with the government.
In Ireland. on the contrary. there is
what may be called a national force,
Immediately under executive control,
entrusted with the maintenance of
order throughout the country, except
in the city of Dublin. which has a local
force of its own under the control of
the corporation. In Belfast. Cork and
Limerick. equally with the smallest
towns and the rural parts of the coun-
try. order is answered for 10y the Royal
Irish constabulary. The strength Of
this force on the lst Of July, 1882. was
two hundred and Gfty-eight officers and
thirteen thousand seven hundred and
fifty men. II has since that time been
somewhat increased. The Irish con-
stabulary is the only police force in
the United Kingdom whose cost is de-
frayed entirely by the imperial revcn-
ues. the metropolitan force, though
Immediately amenable to the secretary
of state. being supported, like those in
the provinces. only in part by govern
ment subvention in aid of the local
rates.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-07-26
The Solemn Mexican Dress.

entered at 10 o'clock 7. VI. n hall in
a large old house in town in Mexico.
and took seat on one of the many
chairs that were ranged round the
hall with their backs TO the wall. The
hall was spacious, and few people had
yet arrived. In one corner Of the hall
sat a man before a small round table,
on which were placed some plates full
of almonds and raisins Some ladies'
were seated at the other end of the
room. attentively watching this man
and the entrance door by turns.
Their curiosity was soon relieved, for
one by one the crowd poured in, and
each one took his or her seat on one of
the chairs against the wall. The
aspect Of the whole thing was ridicu-
lously solemn. Suddenly one young
man. less bashful than the rest, walked
mp 20 one of the almond and raisin-
watching ladies and began TO dance
with her. Others followed his exam.
pie, and to the slowest-timed waltz /
have ever seen, gloomily moved here
and there through the room
They had come there for pleasure
for business; but what pleasure these
young men and girls found in moving
about the room 50 slowly and sedately
shall, fear. never be able to find out.
As each cavalier led his partner to her
seat he would look at the almond and
raisin president and very gravely nod;
then, his "bein aimee" being seated.
he would purchase a plateful of these
delicacies and always present them to
her. She would place them In her
pocket-handkerchief and wait for the
next beau. As far az 1 could make
out the game seemed to be who would
get the most almonds and raisins, and
Ishrewdly suspect that the fruits were
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-07-26
PEARLS or THOUGHT.

IL is better for a young man to blush
than 10 turn pale.
The usual fortune Of complaint is TO
ex.ite contempt more than pity.
A good man Is kinder 10 his enemy
than bad men are to their friends.
There is no substitute for thorough
going, ardent, and sincere earnestness.
The claims Of habit are generally too
small TO be felt till they are too strong
10 be broken.
All other knowledge is hurtful To
him who has not the science Of honesty
and good nature.
How wise we are In thought! How
weak In practice! Our very virtue,
like our will, is-nOthing.
Poor and content Is rich, and rich
enough; but riches, flneless, Is as poor
as winter 20 him that ever fears he
shall be poor.
If it be difficult to rule thy anger, 1t
is wise to prevent it; avoid, therefore
all occasions Of falling into wrath, or
guard thyself against them whenever
they occur.
There Is but one solid pleasure in
life, and that Is our duty. How mis-
cradle, then, how unwise, how un-
pardonable are they who make that
one pain.
1t IS not merely selfish, but wicked
10 live too reclusively and exclusively
in our little worlds. 1t is a crime
against self in it's true sense 10 live a
life Of loneliness and isolation. The
mind becomes disorganized and preys
on itself, when it is, as it were, hide
bound by the neglect Of social obliga-
/ tiOus.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-07-26
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

Mr.. Earnest Giles, the explorer, con-
templates organizing . grand final cx-
pedition TO traverse the remaining un-
explored portions of the Australian
continent.
We read, says the Scientific Ameri-
can, every now and then of cases in
which burglars are supposed TO have
rendered their victims unconscious by
holding cloths wet with chloroform TO
keyholes before entering an apartment.
OF course, the absurdity of such a iic-
tion is apparent. Whether sleepers
can pass from natural TO chloroform
sleep if it is held near the face is still
question.
Drs. Sitherwood and Hanlan have
expressed the belief that excessive
mental work produces a rapid decay of
the teeth. As an explanation of the
alleged fact, another writer suggests
that the overworked brain steals all
for the phosphates and leaves none for
the teeth, or else that too much study
causes the general health 10 dcterior-
ate. The Lancet doubts If excessive
mental work can of itself induce seri-
GUS disease, but thinks it more proba-
BILE that i'll effects result from the
worry-which wears upon the system
like friction upon the enginc-attend'
ing such work.
As TO position in writing, a German
professor maintains that, while the nor
mai distance between the eyes and the
desk ought to be twenty-five cent?
metres, approximately, ten inchcs), ii
is but rarely that this distance is actu.
ally observed, in very many instances
no more than seven centimetres (2.75
inches) being permitted. From this
close application Of the head TO the
desk, and the circumstance that in
most cases the body in writing Is twist
ed to the right. thereby causing an ele
vation Of the right shoulder. curya-
ture Of the spine developed to from
thirty to forty per cent among girls)
is not infrequcntly brought about. II
was further remarked that Of the child
ren examined only ten per cent were
naturally short-sighted, and that, as
among wild races defective vision Is a
matter of great rarity, the trouble in
question was a product Of modern civil
lization and the existing system Of
class teaching.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-07-26

The glory Of the United States and
Of most Of the commonwealth com
posing the Federal Union, says the
Troy Times, Is liberal provision made
for public education. We have not yet
attained the highest ideal In this
matter, and in some respects are Ia
mcntable bchInd-tiIne In meeting the
educational needs Of the day; but rs a
whole the care bestowed on popular
education is one Of the proudest fea-
lures Of our free institutions and a
proof Of the intelligence and wise fore
thought Of the people. \ striking con-
trast between our own country and
European nations IS presented by a
statement recently made showing the
relative expenditures for school pur-
poses and for military establishments
by the leading powers Of the continent.
II appears that France spends e. for
war every time that she spends thirty
FIVE cents for education. That is a
great deal worse than Prussia, where
S5.47 is for war, against $l.2O for cdu-
cation. But little Switzerland makes
the best showing among European
powers, where $i-i is expended for
the public defence, against &ilG FOR
educating the people. Russia is worse
than France, the figures being six
cents for educating 10 $5.0s for war,
and no other nation stands mas uncyi-
able light. Thus among the great
nations and under monarchic's military
strength is upheld at the sacrifice Of
| educational advantages, and royal su.
I prcmacy is maintained At the expense
of popular intelligence. And France
can hardly bc called true republic as
long as she spends more than fourteen
times as much on her army as she does
/ on her schools,
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-07-26
In q Moorish Shon.

The old spelling (gross-ery) would
certainly tit a modern Oriental provi-
sion store, II the following is a fair
specimen. Mrs Elizabeth Murray, de-
scribing a Moorish merchant and his
stock in trade, as she saw them in
Tangicrs, North Africa, says that, "In
the morning the Moor unlocks his box
in the wall--for such is his shop-and
jumps in among his merchandise.
There he sits cross legged in the midst
Of his wares, offers them for sale and
endeayOrs % attract customers. His
stock cannot be described in honest
truth as very tempting in its nature.
1t consists Of heaps Of musty raisins.'
coarse sugar plentifully mingled with
flies, stale lcathery figs, snuff and sew
eral other odds and ends mixed up to-
gcther without any attempt at regu-
larity or order. There are also sew
eral large jars Of rancid butter, the
presence of which is announced by the
odor even before one comes in sight Of
the shop. The article is popular, not
withstanding Cor perhaps because Of
its staleness. and bears many visible
signs Of the demand which il has ex-
cited in the mark Of the merchants
fingers in all directions upon the jars.
It is an old saying tha; travellers sec
strange things and those that only
open their eyes may witness not only
. many novelties, but also the novel uses
TO which familiar things may be put.
\ carroty cat, for example. sits at the
merchants side, and appears TO be in
the enjoyment Of that state Of perfect
ly satisfied repose which individuals Of
the feline tribe appear to appreciate 50
much. The cat answers the purpose
Of soap, water and towel 10 the Moor,
who carefully wipes his hands on her
back between each dispensation TO his
waiting customers"
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-07-26
A Lost Bond.

One of the prominent treasury off,
GERS told me a story about a former of
fetal Of that department. who had a
desk in the broad division. saws
Washington correspondent Anderson
was in the habit Of coming into his Of.
fee promptly on time each morning,re.
moving his boots and placing slippers
on his feet. Then he would settle
down 70 work. Millions of dollars
worth of bonds passed through his
hands, and his honesty was undoubted.
Well, one day bond of large denomi-
nation was missing. and the entire di-
vision was thrown into great excite
ment. Desks were ransacked. floors
were swept. and every nook and cor
ner of the division peered into, but
still the bond was missing AS the
hour approached for closing the de-
partment, the excitement ran up 10 fe-
yer heat. andAnderson was fully as ar
itated as any Of his associates After
the vigorous search had been pursued
for a long time, Anderson made up his
mind that he would 60 home: so he
reached down for one Of his boots. and
as he drew it on he felt something
crisp inside. Then the whole matter
Of the disappearance Of the bond be-
came as clear as daylight lie had
thrown the bond into the ample recess
es of his boot IN fit of absent minded
ness, mistaking It. as he afterward ex-
planned, for the basket ordinarily used
for the reception of money. 1t was q
good many days before Anderson heard
the last Of the "bond story"
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-07-26
Opium Cigars.

There are few persons outside Of
those in police circles and dealers in
articles consumed 10y opium users that
are aware how widespread is the use
Of this noGious drug in san Francisco.
Druggists can tell Of the numerous
calls for It in liquid and powdered
form, land the police have only = partial
knowledge Of the number OF places
where opium smoking is surreptiiious-
ly carried on. Cigarettes imprcgnated
with the fumes of the drug have long
been sold. and in this way the habit Of
opium smoking has often been uncpn.
sci0usly acquired. II the several
forms mentioned in which the drug is
made 10 supply the demand were not
enough. another 2 nj more ins.nuaiing
ut the same time rs innocent In ap-
pcarancc ~ any. has been introduced.
Probably some Of the readers Of this
item have recently seen small, elegant.
" made boxes. an inch or an inch and
a half wide by two inches long filled
with the tinicst Of cigars toy cigars
they look likc-much better made than
the larger article. II curiosity had
prompted an examination these little
cigars would have been found TO have
been made Of the best tobacco and
very fragrantly scented. These small
specimens Of the cigar-makers' craft
are the new form in which the appe
tite Of opium smoking is INDUCED in
in n more open manner than 1t can be
usually followed by the deyotecs OF the
pernicious habit. Opium is too costly
TO be mixed with the tobacco OF these
small cigars. and it Is a question If II
is not in more poisonous shape than
when used in the way Of liquid such
rs laudanum, or a powder, or in the
usual pasty form. The tOhacco--and
good tobacco Is used-is put in o
brazier and held over burning opium
until the weed Is thoroughly impreg-
mated with the fumes OF the drug. and
It is a question If it is not stronger
thus smoked than when inhaled direct
from the paste. Those who know the
terrible effects of drinking anything
from a glass smoked with tobacco
smoke can probably appreciate the
strength Of these innocent looking
small cigars when saturated with the
fumes of opium. These cigars are not
sold by tobacconists. and are difficult
to get even by those who use them.
They are sold on the quiet. so it is
said, by Cinnamon who are strictly
"no sabee" to any one they are not
certain of, Two sizes were shown the
writer, one an inch long and over an
eighth of an inch in diameter, the
other nearly half an inch longer and
prOportionately thicker. both kinds well
made. A small mouth-piecc. similar to
a cigarette holder, accompanied the
box. which contained fifteen CIGARS
San Francisco CdA
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-07-26
THE FAMILY DOCTOR.
For sleepIessness.

y physician writing TO the Christian
Union on the subject Of sleeplessness,
remarks:
Physicians who used to prescribe
bromide of soda or potassium for
sleeplessness now urge their patients
to take beef tea instead. The writer,
after trying various prescriptions with
little benefit, was at length so fortu-
nate rs to receive such advice. At
first beef tea was used with some
light bread or biscuit broken in it,
slipped from spoon as warm as 1t
could be taken. Afterward, milk just
scalded, not boiled, was substituted,
and, to make it more easy of digestion
a teaspoonful of lime water was added
to a half tumbler OF milk. To facili-
tate matters, pocket-stove with an
alcohol lamp, or an arrangement for
the gas-fXture should be at hand. If
neither beef tea or milk can be easily
procured, hot water with an infusion
of hops or mint may be substituted, or
even hot water alone will quiet rest
leSsness and induce sleep. A darkencd
room that the moonbcams cannot
enter. little fresh air from an open
fireplace or window, are valuable
assistants in making the sleep continu-
Gus.
When once the habit of wakefulness
is broken up, the beef or milk may be
taken cold, but not iced. If you are
always poor sleeper, it will be well to
continue this late supper as a perma-
nent thing in your daily life.
Provide for it in the case of aged
and delicate persons who may be
under your roof; and as the troubles
of life appear most weighty when
scanned IN the midnight hours. you
may be able to tighten the load for the
rest of their journey.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-07-26

North Carolina boasts Of many tu-
lip trees more than 100 feet high and
many measuring thirty feet around
the base of the trunk.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-07-26

returned to the president, and each
plateful represented a certain amount
of money for the danseuse. e.-Galces-
ton NeInS.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-07-26

Even the feeble rays of the moon
have an influence upon plants. In a
paper read TO the Paris Academy OF
Sciences Musset states that plants very
sensitive TO light and heat were grown
from seeds in pots occupying very
dark place. They were then on thres
nights exposed to direct moonlight,
when the stems have bent over toward
the moon and followed IL in It's course
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-07-26

Commissioner Loring IS gradually
perfecting the corps Of statisticians at
tached 10 the department of agriculture
at Washington, and their monthly
" Crop Reports " have an acknowledged
value. They are not only adopted as
the basis Of transactions In grain in
this country, but are received as
authority abroad. The board Of trade,
the official bureau Of Great Britain
under which the census agriculture is
taken, has officially accepted the crop
reports Of the United States depart
mcnt Of agriculture az authority, and
a recent number Of the Mark Lun1
ErpTess, the old reliable agricultu-
raj journal Of England, concludes a re-
view Of Commissioner Lorings last
annual volume by a notice Of the re-
ports, saying, In conclusion: 1.-THE re.
ports are highly crcditablc 70 the de.
partment, while they chronicle an
amount Of work which, considering
the scanty remuneration Of the officials,
is very praiseworthy."
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-07-26

\ physician. writing in one Of the
magazines, says that the health Of
American women is very bad, com
pared with that Of their sisters in
other lands. He states that for thirty
years past be- has been in the habit Of
questioning travellers, missionaries
and foreigners with regard TO the
health Of the women Of other climcs
and races, civilized and unciyilizcd
In no single instance has he been told
that women are in worse health than
men. He attributes the ill-hcalth Of
American women 20 their dress. and.
particularly. 10 the use of corsets
tight shoes. heavy skirts, and 10 the
insufficient clothing Of all the limbs.
If what ne says of tight-lacing is true.
or even near the truth, the practice is
even a greater evil than it is generally
supposed TO be.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-07-26
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

The latest in ordnance Is n French
gun, twenty-nlne and half feet long,
that will put a ball through fifteen
inches Of steel armor at distance Of
seven and half miles. BY the time
England and France 90 to war they
can probably remain at home and
fight one another across the Channel.
1t Is marvellous how sheep and wool
growing have increased in the United
States within the past fifteen years
In 1880 there were only about 23,0OO,,
900 sheep in the United States. We
now have nearly 5O,0OO,000. In 1860
the wool clip amounted to only GO,0OO,.
600 pounds; to-day it Is nearly 100000
900 pOunds-an increase within this
period of over two-fold Of sheep and
iiye-fold in the production Of wool
giving unmistakablc evidence of the
advance in this industry.