Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-12-17
GlEANlNGS AND GOSSIP

Even the market reporters of the wild
West are "hustlers" in journalism. One
OF them thus describes the condition of
the corn market in Minneapolis paper:
Corn, the friend alike to poet. uheas-
ant ana Spectator, lowered lovingly
moment at 10 cents, and then alighted
with pink-doved feet on A."
y brave young French lieutenant who
fought desperately at the retreat from
Moscow and for the greater part of the
encounter was barefooted in the snow. i
living in back street in Philadelphia. in
a dingy little brick house. and if he live.
till next year will be 100 wears Old. His
mind wanders now, and he is very feeble.
but he Is surrounded by loving family.
Russia, inclusive of her naval forces
mas at her command fully 2,4SS 900 COM
Datants. The main army is composed of
$50 battalions, Cos squadrons and 352 bat
terles, making total of 1,290, 900 troops
OF all arms. The reserve army is made
up of 322 squadrons, 529 battalions and
ll6 batteries, forming an offensive force
or 664,oOO men. These are all ready for
service at Il moments notice
EX-Alderman +. a. Smith of Calves
ton, Texas. who was convicted of embez-
cling $1,000 while treasurer of the Cotton
Ncrewer> Benevolent association. WAS
recently sent to the penitentiary, chained
] by thp mock and hn, 4
mon thief an one side and would-be
negro murderer on the other. while the
officer i'll charge of the prisoners conspic-
uously displayed Il six-shootcr during
the trip.
y colored woman, well known in Law
renee, kan., as "Aunt Ester" died on
the Sd OF this month, aged lOl years, II
months and days. She had Il written
statement, taken from the plantation reg
lister, that she was born Dec. %. l1S4.
Capt. Billy Walsh of the Salvation ar
my attracts considerable attention when
ever he takes his walks abroad. for ON
the front of his red shirt are the words.
Jesus calls YOU" and on the back "A
Burning He'll awaits the Careless" and
his belt is labeled ETERNITY" The CAP
tain picks banjo extremely well.
1t is reported from st. Paul that when
John l.. Sullivan was there IA great crowd
gathered in the corridors of the hotel
where he was staying. \ well-known
Judge was introduced to him and re-
marked: swell, Mr.. sullivan, notice
you are a drawing card, even in hotel"
sullivan looked around for Il minute and
replied: "Oh. this is nuthin. Yacht to
see me in New York. | am often sur
rounded by sich a crowd that | have "A
good deal of difficulty in Citing round
a tall"
/ Engineer Squire> of the Western and
| Atlantic railroad says that while speeding
along through Georgia the other day at
forty-tive miles an hour he saw a dog on
the track wagging his tail at his master.
who stood leaning against Il wire fence
swapping his fingers and calling to the
dog TO get off the track. Before the dog
really knew what it was all about the
locomotive struck him and flung him
against his master with such force that
he was doubled up and knocked through
the fence. The man was not much hurt.
The dog was killed.
II was writing editorials on now de-
funct morning paper" says "A New York
literary man. "when there came into the
office little, neutrality-suspicious. man,
who presently ditiused very palpabe
suggestion that his stature had no rela-
ton whatever to the dimensions of his
intellect. lie was mine of daring theo-
ries, which he gave forth with certain
nervous fluency, but none of the strong
and pictorial expression which his pen
was capable of. lie was a good speaker,
however, and his matter was so interest
ing that one had to listen to and remem-
Der it, He was then at work on a book
on the land question in Ireland and had,
| think, just returned from a trip on the
other side This visitor was Henry
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