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The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-31

no ilaoe ifep0tkIn6, who Is Justly regard
I'D a. one of the most brilliant. minds in the
Russian empire, is the physical prodigy and
monstrosity of an intelligent man, with his
head ct tho termination OF his right arm and L
hand and arm growing out Of his neck and fall
ing down over his breast. Born IL 1888, the
prince has received thorough education, and
!. known throughout the Russian empire as
statesman and poet Of high order.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-31

Two valuable colts were lately poisoned in
Ohio by white snake root, eupatorun sgera-
toides. The disease known formerly a. "the
trembles" affection of cattle was caused by this
weed. When eaten by mich COWS the poison,
to some extent, passes off with the milk. even
when the cows have not been noticeably III,
and persons drinking it have sickened and
sometimes died. The weed ought TO be more
generally known so that it could DO Stunned
4 exterminated.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-31
ScOtt's EnuIs}o

COD LIVER OIL, WITH HYPoPuosPHITBs'
AS CURE FOR MA8AsAUs IN CHILDREN.
WV FARR, OF Brooklyn, N Y. Gays: "On the
Recommendation of my physician, DR. VIM Vyse,
have given my boy, who was dangerously III of
Marasuius, your EDn'stop, with excellent effect,
and he is at present as hale and hearty as can be
wished."-adv.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-11-13
DEADLY pOisOps.

The number of deaths that are caused
by poisoning is frightfully large. In one
year in England, 500 deaths were caused
in this way OF these, 2S1 were the vic.
TINS of accidental poisoning, while the
rest were suicides The death of one who
takes his own life is horrible enough, but
what must be the feeling of those whose
care 'essness has taken the life-it may be
of a loved and trusted friend. A man
may, in the heat of passion, strike his
friend dead, and pass the remainder of
his life in one hidcous nightmare; but
can his lot be easier than that OF him
who knows that but for his caselessness.
the dead might be alve2 We never know
how precious life is until it is lost
Every year dozens of reports reach us of
deaths caused by the careless handling
IF insect or rat poisons. In most of these
;ases, the mischief is caused by mixing
The bottles or packets containing the
poisons with those containing harm
less materials. Children or careless
members OF the family, in their ignorance
or haste, use the poisons without know
Ing of their harmful effects.
We hold that all poisons should he
kept away from anything that is used as
food. We have seen a package of Paris
green kept in the pantry with the sugar
and salt. Such an arrangement always
seemed like very tempting Of Provi-
dence. Poisons are safest when kept out
of the house. There ought to be a cup
board out in the barn where they could
be kept locked up until needed. We
know of one household where everything
of a dangerous nature is kept in blue
bottles. The children learn to associate
that color with danger, and consequently
shun it. 1t is impossible for one to use
too much care in this respect. Many of
the so-called "destroyers" are not ncces-
sary; there are mider measures that are
just as effective. In case the poisons ar,
taken accidentally, and the fact is dis
covered, prompt action is of the utmost
importance. In ordinary cases Of poison
ing, where there are no stains upon the
lips, give an emetic at once. The great
object is to empty the stomach. Mustard
and warm water will be easy to prepare,
and should be administered at once. The
vomiting should be encouraged by every
possible means. When there are stains
about the mouth or lips, do not give an
emetic, but give a large dose of oil.
Keep the patient awake by all possible
means. If there is danger of fit, dash
water in his face. Rural NeD Yorker.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-11-13
Hard to Get In.

1t is difficult to gain admission in the
New York Stock Exchange. A writer
in Hnrper's Magazine says
The nominators are asked in commit
tee if they recommend the applicant
whom they must have known for twelve
months-in all respects, and if they
would accept his uncertifed check for
$40, 1000. The latter query is crucial.
The nominee is requested to state his
age, whether he be a citizen Of the
United States, what his business has
been, whether he ever failed in business,
if so, the cause of his failure, amount of
Indebtedness and nature of settlement
He must also produce the release from
his creditors. lie is asked, if indebted,
what judgments have been given against
him: if not in debt, whether he pays for
the membership and the accompanying
initiation fec with his own means;
whether his health be good and has been
uniformly good whether his life be in
sured, and if not, for what reason; what
kind of business he proposes to do; alone
or in partnership. An elected
member must sign the constitution and
bylaws, pledge himself to abide by the
same, pay an initiation fee Of $50, 900,
or, if admitted by transfer, OF 81, 900 in
addition to the price of his mem
bership. All new members are now al
mittcd through transfer. In 1892 no in
itiatlon fee was demanded; in 1923, only
$25; in 1927, 500; in 1888, $3.50 in
1912, $3.50; in 1862, $4,000, and for
clerks, 81, 500. Thence it rose in 1866
to $40, 900, at which figure it stood until
1879, when it was raised to $50, 900.
There is little hazard in predicting ?
than such figure has cost at the Paris
bOurse.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-11-13
The Grane.Cure.

Or. John Ellis, of New York, who
lately returned from an extended Euro
pean tour, writes as follows of the
''grape. cure" in switzerland:
In Switzerland we inquired in regard
to the grape-cure, of which the reade
has Doubtless heard. We were told
that large numbers of people from vari-
GUS parts of the world have visited that
country for the sake of being cured of
various diseases by the use of grapes.
We found that patients ate the grapes
commencing with one pound day. and
gradually increasing the quantity unit
they ate three or four pounds. Some in
stead of eating the grapes with small
hand press squeezed the juice from them
into a cup or glass, and drank the juice;
and We learned that patients were often
materially benefited, and even cured, by
the treatment. Grapes do not cure dis
eases as poisonous remedies cure, but by
supplying the orderly wants of the body
for such as are suffering from the use of
fermented and intoxicating drinks and
other improper articles of diet, which
have not duly supplied them with all the
nourishment needed by the different
structures of the body. 1t is safe to say
that the juice of no other fruit or vege.
table so strikingly resembles blood in its
composition as the unfermented juice OF
grapes; and it is equally safe to say that
the juice of no other fruit used for hui
man food less resembles blood in lis
chemical composition than does well fer
mented grape-juice.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-11-13
Ranks and Salaries in the Army.

The rank and pay of officers in active
service of the United States are as fol-
lows.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-11-13
A Bulgarian Legend.

A writer in a French paper contributes
the Bulgarian version of legend which,
in one shape or other has Il place in the
whom we are acquainted. Nine master
masons, who were engaged in building
a citadel in the time of the Voivoid
Neagoe, found on returning to their
work each morning that the portion of
the wall which they had completed the
previous day had fallen to pieces during
the night, and was lying heap of ruins
in the ditch. Manol of Curtea, the head
mason, informed his comrades one morn
ing that voice from heaven had warned
him in his sleep that their labors would
continue to come to nought unless they
all swore that morning to immune in the
structure the first woman, wife or sister,
who should arrive with the morning
meal of one or either of them. They all
took the oath, and the last man had
hardly been sworn when Msnops own
wife made her appearance, bringing her
husbands breakfast. Manol kept the
oath, and "fora of the fields" dissp-
pesred in the mass of the rapidly rising
masonry. A curious practice of the Bull
garian masons which survives to this day
testifies to the vitality of the legend. To
insure the solidity of the houses they
build they measure with reed the
shadow of the first person who passes
after they have dug the foundation and
are about to lay the first stone, and then
they bury the reed under the founda-
tombstone.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-11-13

With all his deficiencies, the Burmese
soldier has one advantage over disci-
plined troops. lie requires no commits
sariat, and is ready for service at a few
minutes notice. A few pounds of rice
and little gnapi or fish paste carried on
his person suiiicirg for his modest re-
quircments. Not deficient in pluck,
cheerful, obedicnt, and patient under
physical hardship, it is found that for
sudden and short expeditions, to chase
rebels or to punish freebooters, he is sec
ond to none. There were reasonable
hopes, therefore, of making him thor
oughly efficient; but, in spite Of every
effort, the experiment had to be aban
doned. The Burman is impracticable as
regards routine and discipline. Drill is
simply odious to him after the novelty
wears off; an incorrigible sloven, he can
not understand the necessity of keeping
his arms and accoutrements clean and in
a serviceable condition. Marching to
and fro on sentry is to him simply ridicu-
lous he cannot be reconciled to the loss
of his cheroot, even when guarding a
powder magazine; and night, as he
sagely remarks, being allotted by an all
wise Providence as the time for sleep, he
does not understand why he should then
remain awake, even in cases where extra
vigilance is required Allowing the
widest margin, it is doubtful whether
Theebaw could collect more than 30, 900
muskets. -National Re0iew.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-11-13
SELECT SIFTINGS.

DR.. B. w. Richardson finds that the
cat resists suffocation three times as long
as the dog on the average, and In one in
stance nine times as long.
An old regulation at Yale is that q
student shall lift his hat at distance oil
ten rods from the president, eight from
a professor aud five from a tutor.
English physicians have expressed the
opinion that the use ofdynamite tends to
produce apoplexy, several miners having
fallen victims to the malady in one dis
trict.
Georgetown, Col, has had to import
new corps of female teachers for its pub.
lie schools, only one of last years
''schoolma ans" remaining. The rest
have all married or are engaged.
Fort Lewis, in La Plata county, is said
to be the highest military post In the
world, being $500 feet above seq level.
At present there are six companies OF
infantry and two companies of cavalry
with twenty-one officers stationed there.
Ccntipedes, such as abound in New
Mexico, make their attacks at night.
They are armed with about 200 little
lances dashed to the toe of each foot-of
which they have several-and at the
base of each lance is tiny sack OF
venom.
In the golden age of the Roman re.
public all sorts of food we're extremely
cheap, when com pared to modern prices
A bushel Of wheat sold for eight cents
and bushel of corn for ten. Only as
much as half cent per day was charged
at an inn for food and lodgings.
Why is dram drinkers nose redo is
answered by DR.. johnson, of Washing.
ton, D. c., who says that the dram.
drinkers heart beats about thirteen times
oftener in the minute than the heart OF
one who does not use liquor. The ar.
teries, in consequence of this increased
heart action, carry the blood to the
nose quicker than the veins carry it
back. The blood, therefore remains
CONCEALED in the over filled vessels ofth
nose and face.
This was one way of proving that a
woman was witch in the olden time.
She was placed upon chair or stool
with her legs tied cross, that all the
weight of her body might rest upon one
place, and by that means, after some
time, the circulation of the blood would
be much stopped. She was obliged to
remain in this position for twenty -four
hours, without either sleep or food. In
order to free herself from this torture il
is no wonder that she was willing to con-
fess that she practised witchcraft.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-11-13
TONIGHT.

sHesperus brings all things back
That the daylight made us lack.'-Serpho.
Bend low, oh, dusky Night,
And give my spirit rest.
Hold me to your deep breast,
And put old cares to fight
Give back the lost delight
That once my soul possest,
When Love was lovelicst
Bend low, Oh, dusky Night
Enfold me in your arms
The sole embrace crave
Until the embracing grave
Shield mo from life's alarms.
dare your subtlest charms;
Your deepest spell brave
Oh, strong to slay or save,
Enfold me in your armsl
Louise Chandler Moulton, in Harper.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-11-13
A SleeDIess Man,

There is man at the Woolwich work
house named Plumstead who enjoys Il
brief season of not oriety in England be-
cause he has not been to bed for seven
years. Sometimes he dozes in a chair for
a half hour. The longest sleep he has ever
had in these seven years was one stretch
of three hours. He is seventy four years
old, is never off duty, watching at the
gate by night and acting as assistant por-
ter by day. He contracted the habit
when butcher, his work requiring late
work and early attendance on the market.
He must be like the 'smale fowles" Of
Chaucer. which 'sleep with open eye.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-11-13
The Clever Device of a Trapper.

In the bottom of Wasnoe lake there
are living springs of pure water, and
Steve Woodward, an old hunter, draws
his supply of drinking water exclusively
from this source. In order to obtain it
he pulls out his boat to that part of the
lake where they are located, and, sink
ing large demijohn to the bottom with
a stone, draws the cork with string,
and when it is filled raises it to the sur
face. Alta California.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-11-13

For all grades below that of brigadier.
general ten per cent. of the above sala.
ries is added after five years, twenty per
cent after ten years, thirty per cent. after
fifteen years, and forty per cent. after
twenty years, with the exception, how
ever, of the pay of colonies, which
is restricted to -, 500 as a maximum,
and that of lieutenant colonies TO
81, 900. No allowances can be granted
to officers in addition to their pay, ex.
cept quarters and forage furnished in
kind, and mileage at the rate of eight
cents per mile allowed for travel under
orders, The pay of private soldiers runs
from $13 month and rations for first
two years service up to $31 month and
rations after twenty years service. A
company usually consists of twelve
officers and ifty-fve men, though the
law permits the number of privates to be
increased at the discretion of the Presi-
dedt, but not to exceed 100. An infantry
regiment consists of ten companies and
six regimental officers. \ cavalry regi-
ment contains twelve troops-a troop of
cavalry having when at its maximum
fourteen officers and eighty-four men,
but usually consisting of less. In the
ordinary arrangement of the army, the
law provides that two regiments of in
fantry and cavalry shall constitute a
brigade, and shall be the command of a
brigader general and that two brigades
shall constitute a division, and shall be
the command of major general; but
the commanding general has power to
change this arrangement whenever he
may think it proper to do so.- Chicago
Inter- Ocean.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-11-13

Artificial eggs-both the yolk and
white made of Indian corn -four, and in
closed in plaster of paris shell-are said
to find a ready sale.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-11-13

Druggists average from So to SIS per
month from each moderately large family
in New York city.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-11-13

A cordial wish is thus expressed in
Nevada: "May ne live till every hair
on the top of his head is as long as a
Mexican lasso."
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-24
TINE PENINSULA.

AM. Brown shipped, aus an experiment,
from Wyoming on Thursday, five boxes of
Smock peaches to A. Taylor, No.G3 Great
Charlotte street, Liverpool.
The seaford item says that Bridgevilla
man was so sure of getting the post Office
that he went and got married on the
strength of it. While of on his wedding
another man stepped into the postmaster
ship,
In 1850 u liar was legally punished by
having Il hole bored through his tongue.
If this We're the fashion now ii would 20
hard with several fellows iii the neighbur.
hood Of this town-tleir tongues would
look like eves,-DO0er Sentinel.
Now is the time of year that the life Of
the boy un the farm becomes a burden, a,,
he wears ont his hands "stripping
blades" or las to take the moonlight
| evenings when he would like to be hunt
| ing the festive coon or luscious oppos
sum, for climbing blades.n And as the
old man shouts, 'come boys, get the last
of them blades out, so We can stack ent
when the dew is on" he inwLrdly swears
when get to be man, III cut my corn
ut the ground MJ1,d Ch,Vnicle.
On Saturday week Henry Holden sued
Edward Sapp of FELTON, before Squire
Pitman, and in referee trial recovered
SD damages. Holden last year rented II
house of Mr.. Sapp and notified him to
provide a well on the premises This
Sapp neglected to do. Holden brought
in bill for each and every bucket of
water he had carried from n neighbours,
and was awarded the above amount,
Landlords had better look out and see
that their premises are provided with
wells.-AiJ0rG Chronicle.
On last Thursday Mrs. Winder HAST.
ings, who has been residing below town
since her separation from her husband,
came to Princess Anne to see her counsel
Joshua W. Miles and Col. Page-and
urge them to press her suit for divorce
which was begun over year ago. Al
that very time she was n widow but she
didn't know it nor did her counsel know
it until the arrival of the evening
mail, the papers of which contained m
account of her husbands death al
his home near Salisbury, Wicomicc
comfy. The widow was Mr.. Hastings
second wife and is about 20 years old,
while he is 80. As soon as her counsel
learned of his death they got into car.
riage, drove rapidly to the depot, where
Mrs. Hastings had gone to take the train
for home, and informed her of the fact
Thus her absolute divorce came sooner to
her through the court of death than
through our court of equity.-Princes,
AnnS Ma7ylander.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-24

They start i'm Almost N Calm for
BTentOn's BEeeR.
New Yok Star.
When the hawsers were cast oil from
the yachts the Luckenbach took her po-
sition abreast of the lightship, and about
200 yards distant. The Ocean King
turned about and took up her position on
the other side of the hghtship, the great
red hulk of the lightship looming up be-
tween the two tugs. The Genesta took
up her position Mt the right of the starters
tug, and little in advance; the Daunt-
less, 300 yards in the rear, and at the left
of the tug boat.
At precisely 4.50 o'clock n short, sharp
blast frcm the whistle of the Luckenbach
notified the contestants to prepare for
the start, and the blue peter WINS run up
the flagstaff Ten minutes later the
signal for the start, long, loud blast.
was given, and the blue peter was
lowered, md another signal run up. But
they did not start. The wind had died
away and the vessels were becalmed Mt
the starting point. Thus they lay for I.
few minutes only when suddenly n breeze
sprang mp from the south. The Genesta's
light sails caught it first, and veering
about on the port tack she rounded the
stern of the Luckenbach and crossed the
line at exactly BIB O'Clock, and started
on her journey with mainsail, spirit top.
sail, forstaysail, iib and small jib topsaiI
SIT.
The Dauntless was slow to catch th,
wind, which had increased perceptibly
and was then blowing from the south
southwest She had her mainsail clul
topsail, main topmast staysail, fores,,il
foretopsail, forestaysail. jib, flying i'll
aid iib topsail hoisted, and with the winI
increasing, and the pillows rolling high
she crossed the line at 5.23 o'clock, tel
minutes behind the Genesta, who was
quarter Of mile away.
At Shutdown the Genesta had increase
her lead to half mile and the wind la
decreased, but she had the wind on lie
beams and was moving along steadily
The Luckenbach, soon after the star
started in pursuit of the Genesta.
8 80 she ran up alongside of the Englis
cutter, and gave her parting salute {
three whistles. The Luckenbach the
turned her bow toward home. At Sd
she ran close in to the Dauntless, who's
officers and crew, in their natty blue I'M
forms, were gathered on the deck, and I
them a parting salute was given ms the tn
steamed quickly by.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-24
prsHINa rrs wa.


ming by january Next.
Philadelphia Record Of Monday,
]. D. Ellis, the rieht-of-way agent Of
the Baltimore d Ohio railroad ia this city,
says that If there is no trouble met with
in the building Of the foundations
of the Schuylkill river bridge, cars
will be running over the new
line from Baltimore into this city by next
january. Mr.. Ellis says that il is ex-
pscted that the foundations will be easily
and rapidly built. The caisson for the
pivotal pier yesterday reached the mud
bottom of the river, and to-day the work
of getting the dirt out and reaching bed
rock will be commenced with every pros
pect of success. While this work is going
on the grading and tracking of the road
in the city is being pushed ahead as
rapidly MS possible. About 2OO
feet Of the deep cut in West Phila-
delphia, from the river to Gray's lane,
has been finished and construction track
laid. This is the deepest cut to be made
| in Philadelphia. A thousand feet of the
cut from the bridge TO Gray's Ferry road
east of the Schuylkill has been dug out.
| A portion of this cut will be eventually
constructed as tunnel, passing under
| Gray's Ferry road and the Pennsylvania
rnilroad tracks and coming out near
Twenty-fourth street. The tunnel will be
made after all the dirt has been taken out.
| The cut will then be arched over and dirt
be thrown on to the level. This is the
most expeditions way to build the tunnel.
From the bridge along the line to the
| Delaware river, tracks have already been
| laid for 5000 feet along Wolf street,
| Twenty-third street and Oregon avenue.
A gentleman prominently and officially
connected with the Baltimore q Ohio rail
road enterprise in this city said lasi
night: "There will probably be interest
ing developments this week in the
obstruction tactics of the Pennsylyani,
Railroad Company, and in other natter
in dispute between the two great rivals. ;
Whether or not this statement has any
reference to a possible conflict in 'Iht
Neck it is evident that something OF i'm
portance is going on down at the Meadow
street crossing. The two parties have
watches on night and day, and the mys
terious structure built by the Pennsyl
vania railroad at Commercial avenue hai
been rendered more warlike by the cut
ting of port holes in the side facing thu
approaching tracks. A still more nys
terious structure has been placed in from
of it. This is regarded us significant b!
the opposition.