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The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-06-08
Bristol.

j. j. Dumas has begun work upon his
house, on Garfield street.
Mrs. Norton, who fell down cellar last
week. is slowly improving.
The Baptist society have begun work
on their church extension.
Mrs. f. ID. Thayer of Brandon is in
town, visiting relatives and friends.
W. ID. Battles has his carpenters at
work on his house, on Spring street.
Quinn Grover has erected an addition
to his livery barn, on Church street.
There will be meeting of Comstock
Post, No. 30, Thursday evening, June IL.
Many of our citizens are attending
county court at Middlebury this week.
Aunt Betsey Thomas, aged 81, died,
Thursday night of last week. She has
long been supported by the town.
Mine Host Ridley, of the Bristol House,
has made an improvement by putting in
new steps. etc. in front of his hotel.
Rev. Mr.. Taylor preached, last sun
day, at the Methodist church. 1t is not
decided yet whether he remains here OF
not.
Rev. Mr.. Sergeant of New Haven
breaches at the Baptist church. next
Sunday, in exchange with Rev. MIR.
Coombs.
W. b. Dunshee has put in a large els
tern near his stable, has force pump
and conveniences for washing car
riages, etc.
There was much dissatisfaction among
butter makers. last Saturday, owing to
the low price of butter ard the refusal
of the buyers to take it at any price.
There came near being 4 runaway anC
smash-up on Main street, last Monday
Joseph Oakes' horse broke from hi.
| fastening by breaking his headstall. +
b. Oakes saw him Just in time to catcl
him around the neck and by the nose
bringing him to a standstill.
We noticed in last weeks Herald ;
communication from G. Il. b. saying
that the Bristol railroad attorney is hav
ing our road, depot b 'ildings, etc. made
to order in New York. We understand
that the railroad committee have decided
to get them ready made there, it belns
cheaper, etc. We are glad to hear tina
the veXed question has been final!
settled and we are to have railroad.
Decoration day in Bristol passed OF
pleasantly. Nothing occurred to inter
rupt or mar the sOlemnity of the occa
sion. The address, by Judge Dunton o
Rutland, was one of his best efforts ant
highly spoken of by all. The veteran
entered into the spirit of the occasion an,
appeared and marched well. Comstocl
Post formed, on Main street, at 10 a. M
and marched to the park where tn
Sunday and graded schools with citizen
joined the procession, then marched t.
the cemetery, where the usual exercise
were gone through. The graves in tn
cemetery north of the village were dec
Grated, in the morning, by a delegatio
from Comstock Post. There was no ar
pearance of disorder at any time durin
the day, and there was nothing said o
done during the exercises that might nc
have been done with propriety upon an
Sabbath of the year.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-06-08
Goshen.

Joseph J. McFerson is in very poor
health; he has not been well since last
winter
David Clark lost valuable horse last
week. The horse was sick about thirty
hours with what was called spasmodc
collie.
James Washburn as petit Juror and
Judge Churchill as grand juror have
been summoned to Middlebury to attend
the June term of the Addison county
court.
Fred C. Foster is now sick at w. ID.
Watson's. He arrived there about two
weeks ago, from Madison. Conn, in
very poor health; he grew worse and
Dr. Hamilton of Brandon was called to
see him.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-06-08
AN OPEN LETTER
FROM ADAM FoREPAUGH TO THE CITIZENS
OF VERMONT
Boston, June 4, 1883.

Boston, June 4, 1888.
To the Citizens Of Vermont:
When | last visited your state i'll 1879
had one of the largest shows III the
world, exhibited ten elephants, and per-
formances We're given in one ring. At
that time | travelled with one train OF
cars Since that time my show has
grown to enormous proportions, my
menagerie is three times its former size,
have twenty-five elephants, perform
ances are given in three rings and on IA
half mile hippodrome track. | now find
it necessary to employ THREE TRAINS OF
CARS, no other show visiting Vermont
this year uses more than one If any
other manager advertises that he uses
more than one train of cars, go to the de
pot and see for yourself the falsity of the
statement.
My claims to your patronage are, ex-
hibit three times as many animals, three
times as many actors. have three times
as many horses and three times as many
railway cars as any show that will visit
Vermont this year. Besides IA thousand
times better performance. the fact that |
eAnlDlt Ill DOSioH Ten NdNS II HuihNiVht
guarantee of the merits and magnitude of
my show. On account of the great size
of Forepaugh's Museum, Menagerie,
Triple Circus, and Roman Hippodrome l
can exhibit only at the following points
in the state Rutland, Wednesday,
July 25 Burlington, Thursday July rs /;
Montpelier. Friday July 27 White Riv-
er Junction, Saturday July Is; st.
Johnsbury, Monday July 80 West Ran
dolpll. Tuesday July 81; st. Albans.
Wednesday Aug. l.
Liberal excursion rates will be given
on all roads. Full particulars will be
given in due season by my corps Of one
hundred advertising agents.
will be present at each OF the above
places to superintend the amusements
and welcome my friends.
ADAM FoREPAUGH.
OF Forepaugh's Museum, Menagerie.
Triple Circus and Roman Hippodrome.
The largest show in the world. The
only exhibition that will visit Vermont
this year with THREE TRAINS OF CARS and
the only show that will use more than
lone,
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-06-08
@o,enfg G1eos.
AddisOn.

L. C. Seeger raised his new barn, last
week.
Those splendid rains made our farmers
smile.
Mrs. Almina Whitford has improved
in health.
G.. and A. Norton have begun their
mammoth barn.
Norton. lockwood and Gotf have built
a new fishing yacht.
Services were held in the Baptist
church. last Sunday.
Grass looks extremely well, here, and
promises big hay mows.
Hon. j. n. Smith has unfurled his flag
at the Grand View House.
Mrs. G. Pond has commenced the
foundation for her new dwelling.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-06-08
prfOrmers than any Circus i'm the Universe.

Worlds Illustrious Gymnlsts.
French Female Charioteers.
| Entire English Circus Company.
/ French and German Circus.
| American Circus Company.
All in Three Separate Rings.
Italy's Greatest Rider, AGUZZI.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-06-08

Bicycle Races and Prizes.
Races by Dromedaries.
Laughable Mule and Monkey Races.
Exciting Roman Chariot Races
Every Race a Real One.
Four Hundred Horses.
% Trained Stallions.
3 Rings. Circuses.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-06-08

Great French Circus.
Wonderful Silbon Troupe.
Leonati, Bicycle w onder.
Purvis and Donkey Clowns.
Hindoo Snake Charmer.
Little Alright"
Newbould Sisters.
Champion Riders.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-05-10
Proposed Law in Russia.

The No1coje Wremla of st. Petersburg re-
Gently gave an outline # q remarkably dras-
tic law which it is proposed to enact to les
sen the evil of intemperance in Russia.
First it is proposed that no drinking house
shall be allowed to be erected in the neigh
borhood of factories and workshops; that no
S cling of drink for consumption on the
premises shall be permitted except in a
limited number of places in the more public
and general resorts; that if drink is sold to
children and minors, whether with or with
out their parents consent, the public house
at which this was done shall be closed by the
police. Secondly, among the clauses deal
ing with the customer, there is one which
proposes that ''every incorrigible chronic
drinker" shall forfeit the rights of a pater-
fdn,ilids. His children are to be taken away
from him and regarded as the children of
the State, by which they will be placed in
some educational institute, where the father
will be prohibited from interfering with
them. In the case of an incorrigibly drunk
en- husband the project suggests that the
courts shall be allowed to grant his wife,
upon her own appeal, species Of conditional
divorce, with guarantee of exclusive right
to her earnings Similarly at the request of
a husband whose wife is an incorrigible
drunkard, it is proposed that he be freed
from the obligation of maintaining her and
living with her. In either case this separa-
tiOn is to be counted as legitimate divorce
enabling the spouse of the incorrigible tip
pier to contract second union. We hear
that the special commission includes large
number of medical assessors
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-05-10
How he Shot the Dog.
I Arkansas Traveller.

"You are charged, Uncle Primus, with
firing off gun and killing Mr.. Browns large
Newfoundland dog. Are you guilty or not ?"
The old man looked up over his spectacles,
turned partly around to the large audience
and said in very effective way: Il are
not"
"Well, then," continued the court, 'let's
hear what you have to say for yourself"
"Hits jis dis way, yer honah. I b'longs
to er kullered militery comp'ny hyeer in dis
town an on las Sad day night went to drill
at de armury, an when I started home, jis as
1 wuz gwine pass Mr.. Browns house his big
ole dog jumped fun de fence an jis ter skeer
de brute, cooked my rifle, wild de 'tenshun
ter snap de trigger, thinkin' dat would dribe
him back. But, lor' bless yer soul, boss
some mischeevous niggar stuck a Cartridge in
dat ar gun up at de armury onbeknows ter
me, an de consequence wuz, de dog got
shot,"
"Then, of coure, your plea is you shot the
dog in selfdefense?"
mo, sir; yer honah, I never loud dat l
shot him in selfdefense"
"Then what did you say?"
II said I shot him in de side wen he run
through de fence"
Uncle Primus was not fined.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-05-10

Fifty Thousand Acres to be Put Under
Cultivation.
[SAit Lake Tribune.

John W. Kerr, Alex. Tcponce and asso-
ciates have inaugurated a Dig enterprise in
the way. which eclipses anything of the kind
in Utah. Mr.. Toponce has been the possessor
of farm containing between 5000 and 1000
acres for several years, which he has culti-
waited to some extent This land lies in the
vicinity of Malad river, some miles north Of
Corinne, and is supplied with irrigating
bitches. The Central Pacific owned each al
ternate section in Bear and Malad valleys
above Corinne, while the government held
the other sections. A short time ago the
Central Pacific sold $4,000 acres to Kerr and
Toponce, and these gentlemen secured from
the government similar amount, and they
now propose to fence in the entire tract. Be-
sides this, they propose to dig such canals as
as will be ample to irrigate the entire body.
This land is rich, and all that has been lack
ing to make it productive was water, and
this can be had in abundance from Malad
river. For wheat there is probably none
better than Utah. 1t is great enterprise,
and promises big results under their manage
ment
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-05-10
THE TERRIBLE BANG GIRL.
Distressing and DemOralizing Effects of
Banging the Hair.
Wichita (Kan.) Times.l

Bangs on girl give her an unruly look,
like cow with board over her face. You
take the gentlest COW in the world and put
board over her face and turn her out in a
pasture and she gets the reputation of being
unIuly, and you would swear she would
jump fences and raise merry Hades, and you
wouldn't give so much for her by $40 only
for beef 1t is so with the girl If she wears
her hair high Oh her forehead, or brushed
back, or even had frizzes, and had good
look, you will 60 your bottom dollar on her,
and feel that she is as good as gold, and that
when she tells her young man that she loves
him there is no discount on it, and no gig
Cling back but take the same girl with her
front hair banged, and when she looks at
you you feel just as though she would hook,
and you can't trust her. She has fence
jumping look that makes a man feel as
though he wouldn't feel safe unless she was
tied hand and foot so she couldn't get out of
the pasture A girl with bangs may try to
be good and true, but it is awful hard work.
When she looks at herself in the glass and
sees the quarter of forehead, she says to her
self: II am dangerous; they want to look
out for me-" She thinks she is all right, but
she is constantly doing that which girl
who wears her hair brushed back would not
think of doing. The bang girl may belong
to the church and may try to put on pious
look while the hymn is being read But she
will 10 out from behind those bangs side
wise at some meek and lowly young Chris
tian who is trying to get his mind fixed On
the hymn and he will get his mind fixed on
her, and it will break him all up and he
won't know whether he is singing "A charge
to keep 1 have" or "She's daisy" The
bang girl may place her bangs down on the
back of the pew ahead of her during
the morning prayer and try to be good, but
her corset will be too tight, and as she
bitches around to ease the pain one eye will
rise like the morning sun over the back of
the pew, and that eye will catch the eye of
young man two seats to the right, who is
trying to cover his face with one hand while
he tries to keep the flies off the pomade on
his hair with the other, and his interest in
the prayer is knocked into cooked hat. The
banging of girls hair changes the whole
nature of the little wretch, and she becomes
as gun that is loaded. You take picture
of "Evangeline" and bang her hair and she
would look as though she would run at"
people How would Mrs Van Cott, the al
legged female preacher, look with her hair
banged 1t is just the same with boys.
You take nice pious Sunday school boy
who can repeat 300 verses of the New Teta-
ment and cut his hair with clipper and he
looks like Tug Wilson.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-05-10
Peter COoper's Success.

Il owe any success which may have been
mine," said Mr.. Cooper, largely to my atti-
tude in regard to the banks. | would not
put myself in their power by running In
debt. l had learned three trades by the
time was 81 years old-one of them on
what is now the corner of Broadway and
Chambers street. ] could make any part OF
a hat, and for several years worked in an ale
brewery with my father. In my 18th year
l entered as an apprentice to the coach
making business, in which ! remained four
years till / became of age. | made for my
employer machine for mortising the hubs
of carriages, which proved very profitable to
him, and was, perhaps, the first OF Its klnd
in this country. When l was Il years OLD
my employer offered to build me shop and
set me up in business, but as always mad
horror of being burdened with debt, ana
having no capital of my own, | declined ms
kind offer. He himself became bankrupt:
have made it rule to pay everything as L
90. If, in the course of business, anything
is due from me to any one and the money is
not called for, I make it my business on the
last Saturday before Christmas to take 1t 10
his business place."
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-05-10
Helena, Montana, Thursday, May 10, 1883.
READING CHARACTER.
The Mistakes Made by Bartender of
PhrenOlOgical Tendencies.
From the New York Sun. |

From the New York Sun.
"I can always tell by the expression of a
mans face whether he is a selfreliant man
or not" Said bartender in Nassau street
saloon to customer yesterday. "Now, that
large man Just coming in has will of his
own, and the smaller one with him could
be guided by any one," and he speculatively
| iingled two glasses on the bar as the two
gentlemen approached. They were both
well dressed, and looked contented with
their lot. The tall one had, indeed, face
expressive of desire to have his own way,
and was not unlike Tug Wilson in appear
ance His smaller friend had an exceeding
ly mild aspect. He seemed nervous, and
not at all, as the bartender had said, like a
person of strong will power. They both
took whisky, and the smaller one offered to
pay for it: :.
bartender, politely, handing him two TO-
cent checks. He looked at the cashiers
desk, which was some distance away,
and, suddenly losing his mild appearance,
said:
"T1l be hanged if am going to be made a
waiter of by id bartender. l came in to
get drink, not to run errands."
"For heavens sake, Jack: pay at the desk,
and don't make scence," said his tall friend,
who seemed to have lost his pugilistic aspect
as quickly as his friend had got rid of his
pacific one.
"I'll be shot if do" said the smaller man,
his voice growing louder. Here, will you
take this or not? Its the last time of ask
ing"
Pm not allowed to take money" said the
bartender.
"Well, hope for your own sake you are
allowed to give drinks for nothing" was the
reply as the small man stalked to the
door, followed by his greatly subdued COM
panion.
The bartender considered for moment,
and then crawled over the bar and went after
them.
Il suppose must take it the way you say"
he said.
''Then take it !" said the small man, throw
ing two dimes on the floor. "And thank your
stars that you get it."
The bartender picked up the coins, gave
them to the cashier, and went back to his
place.
II made mistake" he said, confden.
TALLY, to his first customer. Its the little
one who has will of his own, and the big
one whom any one could guide"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-05-10
Give the Best of Yourself.

A lady gave us rule, by which she had
succeeded in interesting her lively fun-lovlng
boys, so they preferred to remain at home
evenings instead Of seeking amusementS els
where.
She said II remember that children are
children, and must have amusements. |
fear that the adherence with which some
good parents regard any play for children is
the reason why children 60 away for pleasure.
Husband and / used to read history, and at
the end of some chapter ask some questions,
requiring the answer to be looked up if not
given correctly. We follow a similar plan
with the children; sometimes we play one
game and sometimes another, always plan
ming with books, stories, plays or treats of
some kind to make the evenings at home
more attractive than they can be made
abroad. I should dislike to think that any
one could make my children happier than l
can, so l always try to be at leisure in the
evening and to arrange something entertain
ing.
when there is good concert, lecture or
entertainment, we all 60 together and enjoy
it, for whatever is worth the price of ad-
mission to us older people is equally valua-
to the children, and we let them see that we
spare no expense where it is to their advan-
tage to be out of an evening.
"But the greater number of our evenings
are spent quietly at home. Sometimes it re-
quires quite an effort to sit quietly talking
and playing with them when my work bas-
ket is filled with unfinished work and books
and papers lie unread on the table but, as the
years 60 by and I see my boys and girls
growing into home-loving, modest young
men and maidens, am glad that made it
my rule to give the best of myself to my
family
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-05-10
Flowers NOurished by Potatoes.
Utica Observer.

A gentleman from Utica, in Lo uisville
who wished to send some beautiful flower
buds to his wife, was at loss how to do So
A florist friend said he would fix them. He
cut potato in two pieces and cut holes in
them, into which he inserted the stems OF
the buds and placed them in box, with cot
ton to support them. A letter from the re-
cipient acknowledged the remembrance, and
said the buds had developed into full blown
flowers. There IS sufficient moisture In a
good sized potato to support flower two
weeks in o moderately cool temperature.
Flowers from boquets or baskets may be
in the same way. The potatoes
may be hidden by leaves or moses.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-05-10
The Bad Boy and His Pa.
lPeck's SUM-


Said the bad boy the grocery man: Il
think when a man is in trouble, if he has a
GOOD little boy to take his mind from his
troubles, and get him mad at something else
it rests him. Last night we had hot maple
syrup and biscuit for supper, and pa had a
saucer full in front of him, just steaming.
| could see he was thinking too much about
his mining stock, and thought if there was
anything | could do to take his mind off Of
it, and place it on something else, | would
be doing kindness that would be appre-
ciated | sat ON the right of pa, and when
he wasn't looking pulled the table cloth so
the saucer of red hot maple syrup dropped
off in his lap. Well, you'd died to see how
quick his thoughts turned from his financial
troubles to his physical misfortunes. There
was about q pint of hot syrup, and it went
all over his lap, and you know how hot
melted maple sugar is, and how it sort of
clngs to everything Pa jumped up and
grabbed hold of his pants legs to pull them
away from himself, and he danced around
and told ma to turn the hose Oh him, and
then he took pitcher of ice water and
poured it down his pants, and he said the
condemned old table was getting so rickety
that a saucer wouldn't stay on it, and told
pa if he would put some tar on his legs, the
kind that he told me to put on my lip to
make my moustache grow, the syrup
wouldn't burn so and then he cuffed me,
me- aud then l think he felt better. 1t is a
great thing to get mans mind off Of his
troubles, but where man hasn't got any
mind, like you, for instance"
At this point the grocery man picked up q
fire poker, and the boy went out in
hurry and hung up sign in front OF the
grocery, Cash paid for fat dogs"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-05-10
Species of Slave Traffic in Germany,

VIM. Joest, German traveller, who has
traversed all the accessible countries of the
world, writes that he has found an organized
and widely extended traffic in German girls,
who were consigned to condition hardly
better than that of slaves. They are sent
from Hamburg, which seems to be the main
shipping point, to the countries of South
America, both on the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts, to Cuba, the West Indies, Central
America, Mexico, and the United States
Joest found such girls in Alexandria, Suez,
Bombay, Calcutta, Singapore, Hong Kong
and Shanghai. There were none in the
Dutch colonies of Asia. Holland not permit
ting their introduction. Joest states that he
has evidence that large number of agents
and travelling drummers are employed in the
traffic, and that it is well known to many of
the German Consuls abroad.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-05-10

One sultry Sunday minister was thun-
dering away at his drowsy congregation, the
majority of which would 90 to sleep in spite
of all his efforts At last he shouted, wake
up here! There is a man preaching to you
who has only half a shirt on his back ~ 1t
woke them tremendously. The next day a
delegation of ladies visited the parsonage and
presented the preacher with package con-
tanning some very nice shirts, saying that
il was q shame that he should be reduced to
half shirt to his back" He replied, after
accepting the shirts with thanks, "that he
was not literally reduced to half shirt, al
though he wore only half on his back; he
wore the other half in front of him."
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-05-10
Passed the Crisis.
[Wan Street News,

W2u street News.
How do things seem to open this sp ing?'
inquired one shabby-genteel of another, as
they met at the City Hall.
Favorable-highly favorable. A men,
Der of the Legislature in town yesterday
took me for canal commissioner, and let
me strike him for $40. How is it with
your"
Positively splendid. originated syndi-
cate to buy 100000 acres of wild land in
Arkansas, and sold my idea for $15."
1t seems as if we had passed the crisis"
"Oh, think so. At least, I'm going to in
vest in another white shirt and three-dol-
lar cane"