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The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-15
SELECT SETTINGS.

Linen shirts were first worn in England
about 1858.
The Fahrenheit thermometer was in.
vented in 1926.
New York has club called the ''Ti
tans, ;" to which no one of smaller stature
than six feet and four inches is said to be
admitted.
Nets fabricated from the filaments of
bark are much employed by the North
American Indians. They are rudely-
woven meshes, with stones as weights.
There is a modiste in Paris who cuts
and trims for dogs only. In her estab-
! lishment are mats and rugs on which the
animals repose while waiting to try on
their garments.
After many experiments sailors have
returned to the compass floating in a
bowl of water, but instead of being
mounted on wood, as in the old days, it
is now fastened on card.
The God of the Bedstead, the chief
idol of the Chinese women, consists of a
rice bowl, with two pieces of red ribbon
on the bottom of it. two cakes of yeast,
and twelve leaves culled from as many
different trees.
The Sutro tunnel is three and one-half
miles in length, and passes through all
the ramifcations of the Comstock lode
near Virginia City, New, and is used
for draining the mines at a depth of
nearly 3, 900 feet.
Lloyds is the name given to an associa-
ton of merchants, shippers and under
writers who meet to obtain shipping in
telligence, and where the business of ma
rine insurance is carried on. Insurance
rates are fixed on vessels, and earliest
news of disasters. storms, and other
items of importance to the shipping in.
terests are received at the Lloyds.
Schleiden maintains that single visit
ing card, when it is covered with a white
layer of chalk, represents geological
cabinet containing nearly 100, 900 shells
of animals These shells are formed of
carbonate of lime, and are so extremely
small that it has been calculated that it
would require 10000, 900 of them to
make pound of chalk.
Tunnage and poundage were ancient
duties levied ON every tun of wine and
pound of other goods, imported or OK
ported, and were the origin of our "cus-
toms They commenced in England
about 1916, and were granted to the
kings for life, beginning with Edward
". Charles |. gave great offense by
levying them on his own authority,
1928. They were granted to Charles II.
for his lifetime, June p, 1860. BY act
- George ILL.,, chapter ID, these and
other duties were repealed, 1877. and a
new arrangement of excise and customs
was introduced.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-15
Terra.COtta.

The popular knowledge of terra Gotta
in America may be said to consist in
greater or less familiarity with such small
objects as the StatuctteS made in italy
and in Spain illustrative of the types and
costumes of the people, and in some gen
eral information concerning the relics of
various AGES in the museums and churches
of Europe: but the capabilities Of terra
Gotta as a material for practical and arts
tic uses are little appreciated.
The manufacture of terra Gotta has
been carried on in some form from the
earliest civilization of which we have
any record in fact, much of our knowl-
edge of ancient history has been derived
from terra-cotta tablets, whose impervi-
GUS surfaces have retained the original
Inscriptions for thousands of years, under
conditions that have caused stone to
crumble away and have corroded metal
until all trace of its having been
fashioned by human hands has disap-
peared.
Terra-cotta would literally include
everything made of cooked earth. from
brick to china and porcelain; but what
is now understood by the term is some
thing neither so rough and coarse as brick
nor so fine as porcelain. 1t is not an inr-
ltatlon of stone nor Il substitute for il,
but material possessing distinct advaL
tages and capabilities subject to the linz
1tatlons imposed by the consistency and
the processes OF anufaCturc, which pro-
ccsses have now become so exact as to en-
able us to define clearly the advantages
and disadvantages of terra-cotta as com.
pared with other materials in any partic-
ular undertaking.
The clay selected for the tcrra-cotta is
that composed of silcate of alumina and
small percentage of iron, oxides of
iron, as in bricks, producing a red color
when fired. The clay is stacked in sheds
until it is dry; it is then ground to fine
powder, and mixed with powdered old
tcrra-cotta or with ground flint, granite
sand, or other vitrifable substances.
The mixture is then ground with GER
tain small proportion ST water, to obtain
perfectly homogeneous, ductile. model
ing clay free from the smallest air cavi-
ties. The proportion of water deter
mines the shrinkage that must occur in
burning, and this shrinkagc can be relied
upon as Onc-tWclfth.
All objects, whether mere cubes or
statues, must be hollow, and as nearly as
possible of the same thickness through
out, as a solid object invariably becomes
distorted in burning, owing to the inter
ior being more slowly baked than the ex-
posed portions. The darker the color re-
quired, the harder the firing must be-
often reaching a white heat, or more than
l, 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
1t has not always been possible to at
tain perfect uniformity of color in num-
Der Of pieces of terra-cotta. even when
the pieces have been made of the same
mixture and burned at the same time; but
this fact is rarely serious objection. On
the contrary in many instances some va
ration in tone in mOnotOnous rcdupli-
cation of form is agrecably elective
HdfPer's -Nagaziae.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-15
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

Leather wheels are made in France for
railroad and other cars. The inventor of
the process is NJ de la Roche. Unframed
buffalo hides are cut into strips, and
these are built Up into solid disks, which
are strongly held together by two iron
rings after they have been subie cted to
hydraulic pressure.
a curious method of sinking shafts in
quicksands, and in any situation where
running water proves an obstacle to the
ordinary method of procedure, has been
invented by Herr Poetsch. The bore
holes are filed with pipes containing a
freezing mixture, so that the wet ground
is frozen hard, and can be dealt with
like dry soil
A recent official report says that the
mercury in South Australia often rises in
summer to rs degrees in the shade, and
this has been exceeded on several occa-
sions. In January, 1869, it reached 116
degrees and in January, 1892 it was 1870
degrees-only thirty-two degrees below
boiling-in the sun. New Workers will
after this feel quite cool in what they
call hot water
The whale is not fish, but is carniv-
orous cetacean mammal, with a fish like
form, of which there are several families
as the balpnide, physeteridG and del
phinidG. The first two are enormously
large, embracing the balcen and sperm
whales, while the latter embraces the
dolphin, porpoise, grampus and narwhal.
The whale was regadred as a fish even by
naturalists to the time of Linneus, and
are so now by persons ignorant of natural
history; but they are true mammals,
warm-blooded, air-brcathing animals
bringing forth their young, and sucking
them for some time, while fish have none
of these pcculiarities.
Musty grain, says the Milling World,
totally unfit for use and which can
scarcely be ground, may be rendered
sweet and sound by simply immersing it
in boiling water and letting it remain
until the water becomes cold. The guam
tity of the water must be double that of
the grain to be purified. The musty
qualities rarely penetrate through the
husks of the wheat. and N the very
worst cases it does not extend through
the part which lies Immediately under
the skin. In the hot water all the de
cayed or rotten grains swim on the sur
face so that they can be removed, and
the remaining wheat is etfcctually cleaned
from all impurities without any loss. 1t
must be completely and thoroughly dried
afterward
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-15

If piece of wood which floats on the
water be forced down to great depth in
the sea the pressure Of the surrounding
liquid will be so severe that quantity of
water will be 50 forced into the pores of
the wood and so increase its weight that
it will be no longer capable of floating or
rising to the surface, Hence the timber,
of ships, which have foundcrcd in deep
part of the ocean, never rise again to the
surface like those which are sunk near the
shore. \ diver may, with impunity, go
to a certain depth in the sea; but there is
a limit beyond which he is subject to
danger. For the same reason it is prob
able that there is depth below which
fishes cannot live. They have ACCORDING
TO Joshlin, been caught in a depth at
which they must ha' Q sustained pres
sure of eighty tons TO each square foot Of
their bodies.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-15
MORRIS & IRELAND,
BOSTON MASS.
Continued from last ,ceek)
How Watch Cases are Made.

The many great improvements intro
duced in the manufacture of the Jas. Boss
Gold Watch Case, have led to similar i'm
provements in the making Of silver cases.
Under the old methods, each part of a
silver case was made of several pieces of
metal soldered together, requiring a great
amount OF cutting and soldering, which
softened the metal and gave it the pliabilty
OF lead rather than the elasticity of silver.
Under the improved methods, each part
of the Keystone Silver Watch Case is made
of one solid piece of metal hammered into
shape The advantages are readily appar-
ent, for every one knows that hammering
hardens the metal while soldering sottens il
To test the superiority of the keystone
Silver Watch Case take one of 3 OF. weight,
press it squarely in the center when closed,
and it will not give, while n case of same
weight of any other make will give enough
to break the crystal The keystone Silver
Watch Case is made only with silver cap
and gold joints.
send cent stamp to Keystone Case F.,tor pb.
aephia Pa for handsome illustrated bor
James Boss and Keystone Watch Case. made.
ITO be cOntiHued)
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-15

It's entirely different from all others. II
Is a. clear "a water, and as its name indicates
Is perfect Vegetable HAIR ltesturer. 1t viii
Immediately free the head from all dandruff
restore gray hair to its natural color. and pro
duce new growth where il has fallen or Ii
does nor IN any INA luer AFFECT the health
when sun huH, Usar of lCal and nitrate Of
silver preparation, Lave d, ne. 1t VIII change
light or iaded hair in a few days to "A beautl
full e'osSy brown. ASK y,ur druggist for it
Each bottle is warranted. SMITH. KLINE a
co, " holesale Agents, Phila lelpha. Pa,
and I. \. CRIrTENTON. New Work..
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-15

:, iuhEsr AND BEST COD-LvER OIL. from selected
HVers, on the seGshore by Caswell, Hazard Is
20, ny Absolutely pure and sweet. Patients
VINO VINO nave once taken it prefer it 10 all others
PHYSICIANS declare it superior to all other oils.
S;hArrED HANDS, face, pImples and rough
s S cuTeI by using Juniper Tar Soap, made by
CasWell, Hazard Co., New York.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-15
FI.uR.I..uK
Fiuu-FaluinE


A doctor heard that consumption, rheu-
mats,n, neuralgia, asthma, debility and
like diseases were unknown among the
Maine lumbermcn He visited them and
found that their chief food was salt pork.
He prescribed salt pork for his patients.
They all died. Concluding that something
was wrong, he went back and found they
slept on pine hOughs. How could his
patients get beds of pine boughs? They
couldn't then, but they can now. You can
bca Maine lulnbermGn Mt home, or you can
goto Florida in your bed room, by introduce
ing IA PinO-Paimlne mattress
"The actiyity of nearly every substance which can
be used is three il four times greater when II Il
given by the skin, through the absorbing vessels,
than when wed"-(Aeport Of ROya! Medical So
cieiy, EngtIHD
This is giving away little secret. II il
telling you how dose of pine halsam
can get into your system every night, 10y
simply placing your body in contact with
piuOIaminc mattress. But since 1t Is
out. you had better know something about
the medicine you thus take. Read from
Iareira's Matcria Medica just to get an Ink
ling of what hulSam is and for what class
of diseases it is Il specific.
From the conifers (pines) como balsams turpen:
medicine They have special power in all diseases of
the mucous membrane, feycrs, diabetes. kidney dis
eases infiammatons dropsy, cllcui, sciatic, neural
gia rheumatism, constipation"
You get a dose ofpinc balSam. by inhala-
ton and through the pores. every time you
sleep on Pine Palminc mattress.
II there ia no agent near you, send orders, with
length and breadth Of bed to Agent Pho Pamine
Co. ll5 Water street. Boston. Mass
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-15

Alderman John Baxter, Toronto, Can.
ada AYERS that ST. Jacobs Oil will pcne-
trate to the bone to drive out pain.
know it, for have tried it; it hits the
mark every time.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-15

Gear God and take your own part, {"
is inscribed on North Dakota's coat of
arms This entities every citizen to a
church pew and navy six.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-15

Young men, or middle AGED ones. sufTerirg
from nervous debility and kindred W aknesS,
e e should send three stamps for Part VII of
Worlds Dlspensary Dime Series of books
Address Worlds Dlspen,ary Medical Associa.
ton, Buffalo, n. Y,
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-15

On the orators voice is a mighty power,
As it echoes along the green,
n VI tne iearieS Zen has more sway DER men
10 sound the praises of Carboline.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-15

A mans brain weighs three and half
pounds, Awoman' ; is somewhat Lighter,
but of finer quality. That is what en-
ables her to taste lard in her neighbor.
nuStrN
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-15

cheertully add my testimony to the value
OF Elys cream Balm as a specific in the case
OF one IN our family, who has been seri 1usly
debllitated with Catarrh for the asst eight
years, having tried Intellectually olher me Ii
cihes ana several specially doctors in Boston
She improved at once under tins discoverv
ana has gained her health and haarin which
mas been considered incurabie Robert W
merrill, Secretary of the Phoenix Manufac
.rlng Co, Grand HnYen. Mich
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-15

There is no dissent from the decision of
candid and cal able daiiymen, that the i'm
prove b liter Colr of Wells, Richardson 4,
Co, Burlington, VI, is the best in the world.
Such men as a. W. Cheever, of Massachu,
,etts, p. D. Mason, Vermont, Francis A.
Hoffman, Wisconsin, use it, and recommend
il "a superior To all others
DIR. Sanford's Liver Invigorator- vegetable.
Try it when gentle cathartic action i, needed
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-15
THERE are eleven ex-governors in tn
United States Senate


DR.. Robert Newton, late president of the
Eclectic college, of the city of New York, and
formerly of Cincinnati, Ohio, used DR.. VIM
Halls Balsam very extensively in his practice,
as many of his patients, now living and re-
stored to health by the use Of this invaluable
medicine, can amply testify. He always said
that so good remedy ought to be prescribed
freely by every physician as a sovereign
remedy in all cases of lung dis a 5es 1t cures
consumption, and has no equal for all pee
toral complaints
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-15

Every one likes t. take solid comfort, and
it may be enjoyed by every one who keep
kidney-N ort in the house and takes a few
doses at The first symptoms Of an attack OF
Malaria, Rheumatism, Biliousness, Jaundict
or any all, ct.on of the Liver, Kidneys 81
Bowe.s, 1t is n purely vegetable compound
of roots, leaves and berries known to have
special value in kidney troubles. Added tc
these are remedies acting directly on the
Liver and Bowels. II removes the cause Of
disease and fortities the system against new
attacks.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-15

flsos cure for Consumption does not dry
up cough; it removes the cause.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-15

ONO has fifteen and three tenth per cent
OF the railway mileage of the country
You have tried everything for your II art
Disease: No, sir Allow me 20 show YOU DR.
Graves Heart Regulator, been in marked
thirty years, great many good testimonials
from It's use Only 81 per bottle "a druggists.
THE Crow Indians are estimated to be
worth $500 each in land
\ Head s'iIoI
may ne 'aAen AT llNer and bilious disorders
with Dr. X. '. Pierces Pleasant Purrativa
Pellets Mild yet certain in oreration: and
thefe is none OF the reaction c0n,eduent upon
taking severe and drastic cathartics nv
druggists.
THERE are 2,G2} telegraph poles and 81;
miles OF wire in Washington.
Dr.Graycs' Heart Regulator cures all forms
OF Heart Disease, nervousness, sleep.essness
A CHINESE Joint house, or sacred temple
is to be erected in Denver, Col.
''Woman aud her Diseases"
Is the title OF an INT resting treatise GO pages,
sent post all, tor three stamps Address
Worlds Dlspen AIRY Medical Association, Buff
falo, n. Y.
A TRAIN of l4O teams recently arrived in
faouse valley, Wyoming, from rexas
When We say Samaritan Nervine cures
rheumatism, we mean it.-FriScO Journal
Dr. Is. f. Laughlln, Glide, Kan, writes:
samaritan Nerctne cures fits.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-15

W., becitne OF Man.
Neakhes', dyspepsia, Impotence Sexual
beDlIlty,cured by Wen Health Remover. 81.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-19
GAINESVILLE.
Powell Admitted 10 Bail--Connty Demo.
cratic Convention
SHARP Case.
Special 10 the Gazette.

Special 10 the Gazette.
GAINESVILLE, April lS,-The ex-
amining trial of Charlie Powell, ac-
cused OF the murder of Lige Hudson,
was finished to-day. Both sides sub.
mitted the case without argument
merely citing some authorities. Judge
Hall, In summing up the case, stated
that IL was evident that one OF the
most atrocious murders known in the
history Of Cooke county had been
committed, and while he did not feel
authorized under the evidence TO re-
mand the defendant to jail without
bail, still the circumstances connected
him with the crime to such an extent
that he felt warranted In placing him
under bond. His bail was fixed
at 81 600.
Toe Democracy of Cooke county are
called to assemble ut the courthouse
In Gainesville on May - for the pur-
pose of electing delegates to the state
convention ut Fort Worth.
The governors proclamation COM
muting the sentence of q. ID. Sharp
aud the order to deliver him to the
penitentiary at Huntsville, has been
received by the sheriff. The
governor gives as reason for
his action that the communication was
asked for by the district judge who
tried the case, and many citizens and
officials.
Bill Underwood and Bill Epps left
In charge Of Marshal Tom Wright for
sherman to appear before Commits
sioner RICKETTS,.
Rev. DIR. Lawson, for many years
the learned and esteemed minister OF
the Episcopal church, left today for
Colorado, his future home.
The Siinms sisters are playing al the
opera.house tonight.
Physicians report the city almost
entirely free from sickness.
The improvements now going on In
the city foot up the handsome sum o.
1853. 100.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-19
DUvAL COUNTY.
Dots from San Diego Personal, Local
and General.

Co rrespondence of the Gazette.
SAN DIEGO, April lG.-I had the pleasure OF
meeting two very agreeaoe anu nh,ers ~,
1919 6,,r ..ciIv In the woods The one was
Air. i n Rawilngs, The special core spondent
OF your very interesting ana vaiuaDie PhpuI,
nies lie salne position for the Laredo Times.
both %! them did me the honor 81 Gaining u,
my place OF business, and we nau Wy
lively conversation on the val ied sol the
iay rom The affairs OF the nation TO the last
little dog fi.ht. The fast that the Te,ns-
Mexican trains do not run on suna Wy. e MS,
the two gentlemen 70 say ose my gain. as on
that day did myself The honor OF calling on
them Ina turn. and had quite p,ea ssnl p, ~, y,
Ing; enjoyed !. hugely npa watIe hepe 'E my
Mons exampie made them better, u indeed
there was any need forimproVsmehlin 'hei'
moral condition. c,,da o,uht
and already The change may DC seen on ,he
prairies. Our mesquite giash p sssesssssss Wy '
peculiar properties o ol pd do person good "a
see now green and fourisbing The range Y
look ing, and Notwithstanding tnal the aIous !.
has been long and sesared " rnn ,., H nd
some really look Ing full, fat anu sisek. Qai,..
a large drove ef cattle have been xa.nsIea ~
Ills vicinity and the adlosn on their way e
Ksnsss. under the manag emit MT OF Mr.. jane
Donehiy, formerly one OF the prlrc Gil o. pre-
prietors Of RockporI M"uau , nss. s, v /,
ieable men OF the age and never Yields 10 cir
cnmstances. as the fact tha,at IA III iine 2
life The must be sixty odd years ou. ~ w"m'.
trip, goes to show. He will carry u out. WIN
such good MANAGEMENT snssss.
MI =. II, refers xo,i me- cattle and horses, bu
baiieve these are being gathered 10y HIN 10
other parties and not fJr shlpment ..,
rros yessss o,ir Popular merchant and e
| ieeined fellow-townsniau, Mr.. Francise
Gneydan, has ast prssiictsdi opened ~ ,, oSt n
| IN Ia Relle France, that has made The peopl
heie or en- ibsar eyes and their purses Also. "
| have good many stores mere doing ih, .is
| Ing business. hut our city in the woods ~
| no csIablishnlent At all comparable 70 ~
/ house OF 0ueydan Bros mol only Ior ~
| quantity. variety and quality OF iheir sopl
l spirit which they manifest at all times !
| their numerous customers,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-19
LONG VIEW.
Experience OF Travel Practically Az,
plIed-A Dark Tragedy.

special 70 the Gazette.
LoSGvIEw, TEX, April Is. Bryant
Thompson. colored, owner OF Bryant's
hall, u negro dance house here, has just
returned from a trip out West, where
he was told cowboys made people
dance by pointing rcyolvers Mt them.
Filled with his lately acquired KNOW.
edge and a lot OF whisky, lac pulled his
pistol on some col0red men IN his
dance-hall. They "sashaied all y and
Marshal Booth wAltzed him TO Mayor
Young, where Bryant danced TO the
tune OF a heavy fine.
MoIlie Gibson, dark-skinned
maiden, had two dusky lovers, jack
Williams and Eugene Wilson. Jack
became Jealous OF the more favored E.l'
gene and mashed his Ia al witha brick
| Eugene lies low, being badly hurt.