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The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-12-05
Victims of Morphine.

A well-known New York physician
relates the following in illustration of
the terrible and insidious power of the
morphine habit, once it has been formed:
"a lady in distant city, connected
with one of the oldest and best families
in this country, was suffering from
disease which her physician could not,
or at least did not cure, but gave her
morphine to keep her comfortable. The
habit grew until she took eight to ten
grains a day. Her friends finally sent
her to me, and after relieving her trouble
| began the process of curing the opium
habit. At last she became as we both
thought, entirely cured, but soon slight
craving for it reappeared and grew until,
unknown to me, she succeeded in get
ting a supply and was soon about as bad
as ever. This supply was cut off, the
desire was successfully combatted and a
year passed without her touching it or
experiencing any desire for it. One day
she called with a little bronchitis. /
gave her a prescription in which was
a little paregoric. This she called
for again and again, taking larger
doses each time, until she was
on the verge of establishing the
old habit. l discovered this, forbade
the use of the medicine and again she
recovered. A year or two afterward,
when | had almost forgotten her, she
came to me with sprained joint.
gave her a liniment containing small
quantity of opium. When she discov-
cred this she Immediately began taking
the liniment internally, and again the
thirst for the drug was awakened. This
was detected, and when | upbraided her
for deceiving me she said that / was as
much in the wrong as she was for giving
her such liniment. On all other points
she was honest and truthful, but in this
respect she would do anything to get the
drug she loved so muchn
And DR., Quinlan of the same city says
administered hypodermically,it its effects
are felt at once and consequently more
sought after by opium users. Its effect
is terrible. The victims lose all sense
of right or wrong, and will steal to pro-
cure it. One of my patients, an English
lady, the wife of prominent engineer,
living in an uptown flat, had syringe
of her own. She broke the needle, and
/ was called to give her hypodermic
injection. found her dull, torpid and
neryeless, and prepared my syringe
when she said: Excuse me, doctor. but
| will take it myself. Thinking it q
matter of delicacy acquiesced, and she
retired. She returned in few minutes
as active as possible, her eyes bright and
her manner as animated as ever. She
was so sorry she had broken my needle.
She had stolen it, and pushed her own
broken one in my case. Her husband
came next day with new one. but OF
course | refused to receive it. The hab-
it is frightful curse" sadly ended the
doctor, land numbers some of our most
brilliant society ladies among its victims. .
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-12-05
Waking Ones Self at Will.

An old problem of the psychologists
has been revived by II letter to La Nature
written by French business man, who
mentions that for years he has been in
the habit of waking himself at any hour
in the morning he wished, simply by i'm
pressing upon his mind before going to
sleep the fact that he must awake at that
hour, and saying further that he has sell
dom varied five minutes from the
moment which he had assigned himself.
We have very distinct recollection of
many instances in which we have our
selves tried the experiment with success,
and at one time, when it was necessary
Tor considerable period for us to wake
on certain days of the week at very
early hour, to take the first train to the
place where our services were then
needed, we had an opportunity of study
ing the circumstances under which this
species of self-control is most easily ex-
ercised.
During this period we found no diff
Guilty in waking regularly within five
minutes of the time necessary to enable
us to reach the train comfortably, al
though for portion of the time this in
volved getting up long before daylight;
but we discovered also that in order to
wake with precision at the right moment,
and to rest quietly until it arrived it was
necessary to look at our watch just be.
fore going to sleep. If we neglected
this precaution we were apt to sleep un-
easily, waking first an hour or more
before the proper time, and allow
ing ourselves in consequence only
short maps afterward until the
minute arrived for getting up. What
ever part of our mind it might have been
that took charge of waking us seemed to
begin its count of the hours from the
time at which we composed ourselves to
sleep, and if we did not inform ourselves
of this our conscious reckoning was cor
respondingly uncertain and the effort to
wake vague, but if we took a clear note
of the time in the evening we could sleep
peacefully through the whole of the al
lotted interval, sure of being aroused at
or very near its expiration. Another con-
dition of waking we found to be the oc-
currence of some small external event,
through which, as it were, the internal
effort could take effect upon our senses.
very trif1ing circumstance-th f1utter
of 4 leaf outside the window, the chirp
of bird or any other of the unnumbercd
sounds of early mornng-was sufficient,
if it happene at the right time, to wake
us by sort of magnifying process which
at that moment gave the power of start
ling us by noise which would at other
times be unnoticed but without such
sensible impressions we think we should
not have walked. In fact, on one or tao
occasions we remember to have been i'm
pressed witha dim consciousness OF wait
ing for something to happen before wax
ing, and a moment later tritling sound
would open our senses with little shock.
To the necessity of waiting for this i'm
preston, small as it might be, we were
disposed to attribute the variation of a
minute or two either way from the exact
moment assigned for waking, which
might otherwise be kept with eyact
punctuality. american architect.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-12-05
B|LI0USNESS.

Bilious symptoms invariably arise
from indigestion, such as furred
tongue, vomiting of bile, giddi-
ness, sick headache, irregular
bowels. The liver Secretes the
bile and acts like a filter or sieve,
to cleans . impurities ofthe blood.
Ey irreSuiarity in it's action or sus-
pensions of it's functions, the bile
is iiaeleto overflow into the blood,
causing jaundice, sallow COM
plexion, yellow eyes, bilious diar-
rhoea, a lan2uid, weary feeling
and many other distressing symp-
toms. BiIiousnesS may be prop
erly termed an affection of the
liver, and can be thoroughly cured
by the grand regulator of the liver
and hillary organs. BURDOCK
BLOOD BiTTERS. Act upon tho
stomach, bowels and liver, MAX
ing healthy bile and pure blood,
and opens the culverts and sluice-
ways for the outlet of disease.
Sold everywhere and guaranteed
to cure.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-12-05

Speak what good you can of anyone,
and let the rest go.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-12-19

NtNrl
Mr.. Good win is an honored member o. the
famous Hull Yacht club, OF Boston, and the
experiences of his yacht have been so nu-
merous that they would fill tones to over
flowing. His yacht is, not inapproprtately,
named the Sinker, and IL is justly considered
the most remarkable craft on the Atlantic
coast. Whenever Mr.. Goodwin sets sail in it
his Boston friends buy pools on the chances
OF his ever showing up again 1t Is worthy
OF note that the chances OF never returning
are invariably the favorite In the pools. Mr..
Goodwin tells us, and we are inclined TO
believe him, that his yacht Is the
only sailing vessel in American
waters that can jump fence. ne
saws that whenever he leaves the Boston
wharf and heads the Sinker for the mighty
expanse OF brine due east. every tug In the
harbor gets up steam and gives chase 1t
seeming to be friendly rivalry among the
tugs TO see who win earn the $40 and the
honor Of conveying the Sinker back into port
when IL slaves hole in its hold, or splits its
mizzenmast, or looses its boom, or disaoies
It's rudder, or meets with any one OF the
misfortunes which appear to be inevitable
when Mr.. Goodwin il in practical command
aWben have my new yacht built says
Mr.. Goodwin, u shall have it constructed on
ingenious plans which are the result OF
long and eventful experience. 1t VIII pe 80
devised and built as TO be capable OF shutting
nm like an ACCORDION whenever 1t strikes
rock or a sandbar. In this way all disaster
will be ayerted, and will be spared the
humiliation and expense Of liquidating the
damages which now attend every cruise Oh
the Sinkerr
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-12-19
GIVE OVER CoAxIN, NE1GHBoR

margaret Eytinge In Harper's WeekIv.1
Give over coaxin', neighbor. for mn 90 ont
no more,
Unless to walk about tho farm, s,,,.o 4, .
while trv o'iee III
rTis not because do not feaI as ,r;.,,,,,,, .
before -
She left ma Rut thar. cit vo,, ao,,,,, -
Twill tell you wby. "'' a''o
You see when she was here-it,s novv so,,a
fifty wears AGO 'oA'o
Since first brought ber bona-- bo,. clad
and proud I was that dayI-
I never went abroad but that ae s,ra n, t.;,h
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-12-19
Chicago,s Schooner yane.
[Chicago Journal.

ICnicaR0 JournaI
The tower of the new board of trade IL
now rapidly nearing completion. The finish
ing touch will be put on the spire in a
short time, when the weather vane
will be raised to its perch. 1t will consist of
a schooner in full SAIL not cut out of a sheet
of metal, but made in every respect like a
model The mechanical work on the schooner
has been finished. 1t is nine feet long, eight
feet high, and Is built of sheet copper through
out 1t weighs close to 200 pounds, and about
100 pounds of ballast will have to be stored
in its forward hold to balance 1t, as the sup
port passes up into the forward mast. twill
receive double coat Of gliding when it Is
finished Tho sehovner, togethor with its
mounting and the putting Of It up WIN cost
1925. It viii no doubt present q very fine
appearance provided it does not occur to the
beholder how absurd it is for q schooner to
sail all the time against the wind, for, Of
course, the bowsprit is made the pointer.
The public will feel great interest in the
immense clock and bell to 60 into the tower.
The contract has been let to a clock company
of New England. 1t is classed among the
company's products as its mo. 20, Centen-
nial Monument" /" though in point of fact the
company has never made as large q clock
before. 1t will be in general like the clock
the company made for Independence hall in
Philadelphia, but much larger. In fact, II
will be the largest and most powerful clock
in the United States. It will operate not
only the four ten and half foot dials in the
tower, but a six-foot dial in the main hall
and thirty Inch dial in the delivery room,
all by mechanical connections, without the
aid of electricity or pneumatic pressure II
also supplies the power for striking the hour
on the gong in the main hall, as well as on
the 4,s0o.pound bell in the tower
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-12-19
A RICH CHURCH.
Grace Church I'm New York and the Per
pIexitIes That Surround It

Grace Church I'm New York and the Per-
plexities That Surround 1t.
New York Cor. Albany Journal
Wealth is perplexing thing to handle,
even for those who do not grip much Of 1t
for their own. The congregation OF Grace
church contains more riches than does any
other In America A new minister has
Just been tried. Tho selection was made
with exceeding care It was desirable that
the choice should fall upon q handsome man
Of distinguished department, for he would be
one Of the central social figures Of the
metropolis II was found that Rev. DIR.
Huntington would answer all the require
ments. He is now in the exalted position.
DIR. Huntington will settle down to
luxury In the finest New York parsonage,
draw the largest New York ministerial salary
Tor the rest of his life, and serve as an orna-
ment In his parishioners' parlors as we'll as In
their pulpit His income is estimated at $30,
o0O year, made up Of salary, rent-free resi-
ience, and personal gifts Tie pulpit is con-
sdered the biggest prize in the ministry,
aside from those which can only gained by
be great ability.
Grace church is singuiarly situated. 1t
has a site in busy Broadway, and succeeds
nearly In separa ting itself, as a scene, from
the surrounding press Of traffic. 1t stands
80 at bend In the great thoroughfare that,
from any point southwark as far as the eye
can see il, the marble spire closes the vista
Of mercantile buildings. The edifice has a
parsonage alongside, in corresponding archi-
lecture, and Is exceedingly picturesque. A
wall in a style to match is carried upto the
top Of the adjoining store SO that nothing un-
ecclcsiastic would make a sharp contrast
were it not that the merchant neighbor has
raised huge sign-hoard above the churchly
facade, which consequently looks as though
grandly supporting his very secular an
nouncement AS he could lift the sign above
the greatest height to which the wall could
possibly be built, the Grace trustees are COM
PEELED TO let him disfgure their premises.
Another novelty in the environment Of
Grace is that while 1t fronts conspicuously on
Broadway IL backs On the Bowery, and can
therefore handily keep a rear door open TO
the poor. Charity is here dispensed In new
and beautiful marble structure. The chill
dren of poverty are fed, clothed and religi-
ously instructed. Through this distinctive
portal only can they enter the church itself
during sich services as they are admitted to.
In the same manner, whenever congrega-
ton OF Grace chapel-a mission supported by
Grace's wealth-are invited to visit the
parent temple, they are invariably taken
through the Bowery door.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-12-19
Black the Standard Color.


As usual, black is the standard color. The
woman who can afford but one handsome
dress a season wisely chooses this as always
suitable, always fashionable, and least likely
to be recognized through all possible muta-
tionS She who can indulge in several cos
tunes is equally certain to have enc ri nffdaI
96 then flhanf3es at least one handsome black
suit for street and afternoon.
Next to black In the color scale comes red,
which, in all its tints Of rose, ruby, garnet
ox-blood-and dahlia, is extremely popular.
Brown holds its own, with seal, golden
browns and reddish browns for the favorites.
Olive is also in high favor; there ara many
blues, and gray has not yet lost its prestige
of last year. when everybody wore II. yell
low is relegated to evening wear, and for this
Is very popular Harmonies in black and
gold, dark blue and gold, red and gold, etc,
figure among French fancies, and brilliant
brunettes array themselves in canary color
or shine resplendent in white and gold.
There is, to borrow the aesthetic term,
great feeling for shot or chene effects Many
Of these are exquisite, combining not only
two, but three, or even four, tints. Red,
gold, and gray gives the effect Of sunset
cloud: gray and red produces the new shade
known as smoked rose; red and gold, blended
with bronze, suggests confagration, brown
and gold, with touch Of green, the plumage
of some tropical bird. Lighter tints show
blendings of pink and cream, blue and cream,
lemon and rose, etc. Many Of these shot
silks are brocaded with velvet figures, small
or medium-sized, in one or other of the tones
Of the fabric, aud sometimes, to increase the
color effect, all the shades of the ground
work are brought out in the embossed velvet
figure, which always on these goods stands
out in full relief.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-12-19
Italian Girl. wives.
NEW York Cor. Philadelphia


There are nearly $4,000 Italians living in
various parts OF New York, most Of whom
belong to the lowest classes. Nearly one
bird Of their number live in what is termed
the Italian quarter, which comprises the
lower part Of the Sixth ward. or this 25,-
900 nearly five-eights are children. What
these children do Ia known to New Workers.,
who meet hundreds of them as boot blacks,
flower vendors, newsboys and peddlers of a
thousand and one little things which are
made in their houses.
It will be noticed that large proportion
of these children are girls of not more than
IL or Is years Of age, many even younger,
who wear with manifest pride q wedding
ring of brass or silver. They are regarded
with q curious respect by the little urchins
with whom they compete for the sale of
matches, newspaper or fruit Followed to
their houses these girls may be seen toassem-
BILE on tho rickety steps Of the hives in which
they live at sundown and in the evening,
especially in summer time. when many have
babies In their arms, attending them with
every manifestation Of matronly affection
and treated by the fercely- bearded Italians
who lounge about as their wives.
These girls are married when they are
IL years old and live with their husbands as
soon as the ceremony is performed. As q
rule, they are married by Catholic clergy
men who require the presence of the girls
parents at the marriage. In Italy these
early marriages are the rule rather than the
exception. The girls Of this age are usually
quite pretty, but few years Of married life
transform them into the hideous hags who
patrol the streets investigating the contents
Of ash-barrels and garbage.bo4es, It re-
quires but about four years of experience for
these child-matrons to become aged. There
Is no law to prevent these early marriages,
where the consent Of parents or guardians Is
given, and society Is unable to cope with the
growing eyil HtUf
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-12-19
Dou,t Ask Too Much.
chambers Journal-l

IIIautUcIs SoWh@As-1
man who had an excellent appointments
ia the city was drawing 1,000 pounds sterling
n wear for work that required some taiens'
but was pretty easy and pleasant; moreover,
he was on the fair way TO better things Dus
he was too inpatient Ills employers Ooio
with him for q while, and In fact raised ms
salary four times within three years, ior tney
fully appreciated his services aay came,
however. when they had to tell MN p'ainiy
that his demands were unreasonap's, uPua
which he stood on his dignity, and reslgnea.
He quite expected that he wouid instantly
fInd In the city another situation - gooo =.
thst which he had left; but ne wsS nos aols
10 get an appointment at 20 nncn - nAAA :,
his former salary. a.
Evorywhere his presumption ~ asking ior
800 pounds sterling year was iaug -, ~
and be soon had to acknowiedge 70
that I'm the former situation, wnicn 10 -
10 fooIishly thrown up. be mad Deen 10 -
generously overpaid. Deeply moTunou' -
rroud 10 return to his old employers,
would have been willing TO take nim 49,,
the misguided man became Guy Ess, ..s.
tried TO set up in business Tor niinssn =. 80. -
out sufficient capital, and, aftsr 80
Iuchless speculations, took 70 orinAns, e.,.s
vas NO more heard Of. This story P -.
r,oraI which ambitious young men ~ ~.
always sufficiently lay 70 neAr; ,nas;Dg
that 10 resign good berth pe,o's . h.,rs
mre 81 d better II 70 run the risk On Dos
lsft out In the cold. ,vbo
! We know an unwise young msn -" -.
leaving gool place out Of purs oaEn.c .h,rI
ssrnssfly advised by his employer 70 %, ~ Srd
twice Of what hs wss doing. @fou w - In n
L 1 positive disadvantage % have - ~,
o,,r hnse.p said his employers Sfor ~ ~,
trovn 70 b. just masters, and nooooy az '
hslievs that you left us Of your own sse s.'.i,,.
~ Young man would not heed the $3.50 wars
md Tie upsl,ot vas that he had 70 en- .sts, 49,
having faiisd in his sndsavors 70 ses s
dtuatiop.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-12-19
WORKING A BARBER SHOP.
A secdy Gentleman's Way OF Max.
ing n Lfving-Cash but mo shave.
New York Exchange

A Secdy Gentleman's way OF MAN.
ing n Living-Cash but mo shave.
New York Exchanged
A long individual, with shiny coat and
frayed trowsers, sat in downtown barber
shop last night and fondled q weeks growth
of a stubby beard that looked as IL 1t might
have been knocked of with a tack-bammer,
but could be separated from his visage in nc
other way, Like Dickens ghost OF art, he
was working that beard for all it was worth
es solid capital The shop was crowded with
unshorn and unshaven men, In Q hurry to
ger home after work The seedy gentleman
exposed his chin and airily looked oser
newspaper until the barber said "next, and
then started up from his seat A choleric
old GENTLEMAN looked at him for second
with glowering despair. and then said:
aSay, my good fellow; IL you will let me
take your turn I'll stand q treat Tor your
shave"
aYou're my man." was the reply. Fork
over the tin"
Fifteen cents was handed him, and he re-
lapsed into his chair and continued his news
pauer and his dig1tal wanderings In the
hirsute wilderness on his face. The Old
gentleman got his badness trimmed up and
his whiskers dressed down, and left. The
barber again called next and the seedy in
diyidual again hastily arose. A busy-look-
ing clerk gazed upon him with sad pathos,
and said
aLook here. Really, IL you let me come
ahead Of you IN give you quarter and
stand treat"
aYou're tho oyster Pm huntin' tor said
the seedy one And again was his pocket
made richer by the addition OF 25-cenf
niece He leaned back and watched the ton
sorial operations on the frontispiece OF the
clerk with a wealthy chuckle; but q thifc
t,me arose as the barber called next" ana 9
third time was he intercepted and propitf
.ted by some anxious customer with piece
~ silver. This little industry he worked I'M
til he had obtained s1.65. At last tbs barber
said TO him:
Took here. You'll read all the printing
of those papers IL you stay there much
longer. Come On II you want 70 get shaved.
The 81 L saw that the harvest was. over;
md. assuming Napoleon-at-St Helena at
titude, said. sconfully;
ashavei Do yer s'pose I'm goin' ter let ysr
rasn over me cheek with that old corn knife
n yoursi Not much Am ! goin' ser have
this here beard cut or when II enhances my
personal appearancei Well, not frequently.
Grss. ri leave II rm TO Be insultsd Good
hver And hs walked on to try the game
a-.....-1.oxo alSoL
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-12-19
Books that Mold tho Face.


In ones intercourse with the world, he can
not fail to feel that the absence Of an intel
lectual expression often mars the beauty
and renders unattractive those who may
have naturally well formed faces and SYM
metrical figures. Books, 1t Is true, Of them
selves are not obtrusive. To be had and en-
joyed, they must be sought and read, and II
the seeking and selection be judicious and
the reading systematic, the result will be
beneficial, will inspire generous and tender
sentiments, strengthen and improve the
mind, giving to the countenanoe pleasing
and charming expression and beauty as
attractive as it is unfading.
"The lady who Is judiciously conversant
with books will fnd," says well-knowi
writer, "her countenance improving as her
mind improves and her looks ennobled as her
heart is elevated, and they who select and
read pure and elevating books can rest as
sured that their friendship will become more
interesting and their nttractiveness greatly
increased" Physical beauty, SO desirable
and SO often and generally sought to be Inn
proved by paints, cosmetics and other nos
trums, is and ever must he inferior TO men
tai; but, when the two are combined IN q
lady of sense, they render her conversation
exceedingly interesting and her personal
charms captivating, If not, indeed, irresist-
ihle