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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-12-10

The kite, which has so long served as toy
for boys, has lately received attention from
mechancans, who find it means of apply
ing and verifying formulas relating to the re
sistanre of the air and thus contributing to
the solution of the problem of flight.
Mr. j. Pillct of the Paris Polytechnic school,
has recently presented to the French Associa-
tioh for the Advancement of Science IA theory
as to the equilibrium of the kite. The ele-
ments to be considered are-its weight; its
plane surface; the position of its center of
gravity, which has been found to be very
near the lower extremity; the center of the
winds pressure, and the point of attachment
of the string.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-12-10

Fig . shows vertical section % this ad
mrable household implemcn', N.. ! the din
ner inside 1t is good dinner, too, from
boiled com aad pudding at the top TO roast
chicken at the bottom.
Observe the tubes A, B, c at each side Of
the cooker. a, Oh the right, is a tube Tor
conveying the surplus steam into the stove.
B, on the Let, is i steam whistle When the
water is getting low, pingl it goes of, shrill
as a penny trumpet Then the cook knows
she must pour moro water in at the tube {
below B. This tube is provided so that water
may be poured in without taking off the
cover.
The cover over all is steam tight There is
safety valve provided which regulates it
self There is also an indicator which tells
when the water is boiling and the food cook
ing
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-12-10

The kite with which Mr. Pillet has been
experimenting has superficial area of
So square yards. The frame weighs $50
pounds and the canvas and cords ~
pounds Two cords Unanswered from the
earth and connected with the two extremities
of the vertical line passing through the geo
metric center of the kite give the proper in
clination according to the velocity of the
wind. Two assistants prevent lateral in
clnation. With the kite weight of $50
pounds has been lifted 81 feet. Whether any
thing of value is to he ELECTED from these ex-
perlments the future can alone discover. So
far all aerial experiments have failed to en-
able us practically to navigate the air
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-12-10
SilESIAN MERINOS.
day

Just over the Green Mountains and
among their foot hills, are the only pure
bred Silesian Merinos we know of in
America.
1t was one of their sheep which took
the first prize at the worlds fair at New
Orleans, and a noble sheep he is. The
Silcsians were imported to this country
by the late VIM. Chamberlain of Red
Hook. Duchess Co., n. y. Mr.. Cham
berlain was "A New York merchant and
took great pride in his tinewooled sheep.
\ Silesian shepherd came over with
the sheep, and. at Mr.. Chamberlain's
death. this man, Carl Heyne, purchased
some of them and kept them pure. He
died soon after from an accident, and the
flock passed into the hands of the pres
ent owners, who have also kept them
dure. When first imported the Silesians
were smaller than now-at least one
third. They were round and compact
sheep with very fine wool. Their size
has increased and also the length of the
fleece. They will rank for ineness next
to the Saxony. and no doubt some of
them will equal the average Saxony.
This very fine wool is in much demand,
as there is shortage always in the mar
ket. and feeces are looked for in all lots
of Merinos which may grade up to the
desired standard, supertine. The SaXOny
breeders have three supertine grades,
XXX, Picklock and Picknic. The last
is very scarce Our Country Home.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-12-10
A steam Cooker.

Persons who have tried the steam cooker
shown in the illustrations are enthusiastic in
its praises. It's well tested claim is that it is
constructed on scientific principles, giving
concentrated heat, toge,ner with steam press
ure.
Its is called the Peerless Steam Cooker"
and can be used on common kitchen range
or cook stove. or an oil, gas or gasoline stove.
We are assured that it will cook meat, pud-
dings and vegetables at the same time, with
out mingling the havors and without having
them all taste alike, like so many hotel dishes.
The ordinary size is designed for a family
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-12-10
New Weather Signal system.

On March /, 1887, new system of govern
ment weather signals will be adopted for gen
eral use at local and volunteer display sta
tons 1t is a white flag for clear or fair
weather; a SQUARE blue flag for rain or snow
a triangular black flag for temperature, to
be hoisted above the other flag for higher
temperature, below for lower temperature,
and square white flag, with square black
center for cold wave, as now used. When
suspended from horizontal pole or rope Il
small white streamer will be used to indicate
the end from which the flags are to be read.
This system seems to be great improvement
on the one now i'll Use.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-12-10
ADVICE TO MOTHERS.

Are you disturbed AT night and broken OF
with main of cutting teeth? II so, send at
once and get bottle of MRS. wNsLow's
SOOTHING SYRUP FOR CHILDREN TEErHING
Its value is incalculable. Ii will relieve the
poor little sufferer Immediately. Depend up
on il, mothers there is no mistake about IL.
II cures dysentery and diaThpa, regulates
the stomach and bowels, cures winu colo,
softens the gums, reduces Inflammation, and
gives tone and energy to the whole system.
MRS. MISSIONS SOOTHING SYRUP FOR CHlL-
DRRS TEETHING is pleasant to the taste and
is the prescription of one of the oldest and
best female nurses and physicians in the Uni
ted states. aud is tor sale by all druggists
throughout the world. Price 10 cents bot
lie. ally
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-12-10
Sheep 9nterest.
DEATH OF ANOTED RAM.

The ram Burr. owned by Mr.. j. J..
Buttolph of this town, died the other
dav. He was sired by Rich's Broker, he
bv Burwcl's Bismarck; dam bred by
V. Rich and sired by Banker Burr
first fleece weighed % lbs. his second,
SO lbs. J ozs. ; and last March at the an
nual shearing he sheared b lbs. q ozs.
The skin as taken off weighed % IL lbs.
1t i quite a serious loss to Mr.. Buttolph.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-12-10
COOKER ON STOVE.

COOhFTk hVVT7'-I WIZ Vo7'No
several things at n time upon an ordinary
range. 1t saves time, labor and fuel.
Fig shows the cooker rs i. LOOKS upon the
outside when it sits upon the range with
several articles of food steaming inside 1t
seems able to do everything but fry pancakes.
There is no doubt that food cooked by
steam is tenderer and more evenly done and
better favored than that slapped up i'll the
ordinary fashion anyhow and in any time.
In the cooker before us water is put into the
bottom. 1t turns to steam, passes up and
around the outside of the various compart-
ments, heats them intensely hot and roasts
chicken, bakes potatoes, etc. At the top Il
colander containing food to he steamed, as
corn or pudding, is set upon the cooker and
tightly covered. The steam passes through
and through it and soon does the work.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-12-10

Dr. w Mueller describes in kosmos the re-
markable habits of the Brazilian long horn
beetle (Oncdere,), of less than an inch in
length, which gnaws Off branches from one
to two inches i'll diameter of the hard wooded
camphor tree for the purpose of inserting its
eggs into the twigs, which is done after the
branches have fallen to the ground.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-12-10

On of the great engineering works of the
age is the New Severn tunnel, and is especially
remarkable for passing under an arm of the
sea. 1t extends from New Passage to Port
skewet two and half miles under the water
Its entire length, exclusive of approaches, is
about four and a half miles. 1t has taken
thirteen years TO build the tunnel
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-12-10

Silver spoons are used to scrape kettles;
coffee, tea, pepper and spices are left to stand
open and lose their strength; potatoes in the
cellar grow, and the sprouts are not removed
until the potatoes become worthless; brooms
are never hung up, and are very soon spoiled;
nice handled knives are thrown into hot
water; the flour is sifted in wasteful man
ner, and the bread pan is left with the dough
sticking to it-Detroit Tribune.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-12-10

of from two to
eight persons. One
of the greatest adj
vantaSes of this in
vention is that it
preserves the juices
OF meats. A whole
dinner can be
cooked at once, with
none of the fussing
and skipping about
that vpGrS out the
life of the house
yanpar wbn cooks
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-12-10
STATE or VEHMoNT-Distri of Adj

- utsOn.
Be il remembered. that ut II session of the
Probate Court holden at Middlchury, within
and for said district ON the 2Hth day of No
Vcmbcr, A. II. lS>t.
Present Hon. Lyman f.. Knapp, Judge.
Whereas, Rufus Wainwright. administrator
of the estate al Caroline Adams, late OF
Dwight, Illinois, deceased, has this day pre-
scntrd to said court his petition in writing,
setting forth that il will hr necessary Ia sell
n mart OF the real estate at said deceased, for
the payment of the debts and charges of ad-
ministIntion; and also that ii will he benefit
cial for all parties interested therein to sell
the whole of the real estate OF said deceased,
and therein making application To SAID court
that all persons interested in the estate of said
deceased, be notified to appear before SAID
court at the probate office in MtddleburY, in
said district, on the Goth day OF December \.
u. lsS6 by publication of this order, thre"
weeks succcssivclv previous thereto, in the
Middlcbury Register IA new spapcr printed AT
Middlebury aforesaid, to show cause, II amy
they may have, why said license should not
be granted. -
/ 40 LYMAN T.. KNAPP, Judge.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-12-10

f. Stone Virgins writes a two-col-
umn letter to St. Louis paper to prove
that the earth has an invisible moon.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-12-10

The illustration shows Il number of runners
fixed to lift the sled high enough to avoid fric-
ton, and enabling the tobogganer TO attain
greater speed without increasing the incline
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-12-10
NOTICE.-Estste OF
7 Sarah VI. Fletcher.

lhe Hon. Probate Court for the District OF Al
Olson, Commissioners, to receive, examine
and adjust all claims and demands otall per
sons against the estate of Sarah NJ. Fletcher
late of Middlebury, in said District, deceased
and all claims exhibited in offset thereto, here
by give notice that We will meet tor the pur-
noses aforesaid, at the National Bank of Mid
dlebuIy, Vt, ON the cath day OF December and
10Th day of April next, from O'Clock p. m. uh,
iii O'Clock H. m, each of said days, and that
six months from the 29th day of November
A. ID. lSs6, is the time limited by said Cour
for said creditors Ia present their claims 10
US for examination and allowance.
Dated at Middebury, this S0th day of No
vember, A. ID, lSS6. ~
CALVIN HILL, lCo,,s
CHAS. +. PINNEl,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-12-10
EStray Notice.

From Basin pasture three two-ycar old
steers; two having label marks In left ear, one
with name OF j. l.. Cahce, and the other %: H.
r. Kctcham. The one having no label has
hole in left ear, is nearly all red, is good size
with straight back and somewhat stag-like IN
appearance. Any information leading 10 the
recovery of the above cattle will be suitably
rewarded. u. l.. CAhtt.
Brandon, VT. f-u
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-12-10
500;

We will pay hundred dollars gold in premiums Tor
best results from eight weeks trial OF Sher1dan's
Powder to Make Hens Lay. send your name ana
ost-offce for particulars |. :. JOHNSON Co-
n CUSTOM House STREET, Boston, MASS
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31

tnues, as ever, TO her comfort and his honor
- One Judge Pitman said, some wears
ago, me city OF Vineland, n j., stands
h leIe solltary bright spot upon, the dark
ga! nach gIouhd OF drinking state" If moth
ing nas gone amiss, our worthy towns
woman, MISS Violetta e. Hibbard, no longer
goes MISS, but is (of course the bappy)
VIE Oh a resident of this "bright SPOT"
Nlneianu. Many years Of happiness and Of
the usefulness that has characterized the
past 10 her - Mrs. DIR. c. w. McClearn
returns nome in improved health -
Inc universallst society will hold maple
sugar festival at the town hall on Friday
evening OF this week. H. G.. House IL 10
furnish music Tor the occasion - Sila s
Smith IS about TO vacate Mrs. LYMAN Ga
pron's house and move to Berlin. Mr..
Noah Smith OF Ely is to occupy the house
ana work on one of our quarries A
keen observer of men and things for some
scores OF years having occasion, as he felt To
criticise certain class of officials i'm The
state, recently said to us: Three-fourths
OF our towns elect for the Office men who
never did do anything and never will do
anything, and nobody is mad at them
- Ralph Ditty has bought of j. b.
Brockway the house which the latter has
occupied in years past. 60 Mr.. and Mrs
L. &. Little have just received the sad news
OF the death of their little granddaughter,
Sadie Grace Woodbury.. She died of mem
braneous Group at Ada, Mimi, March 10th.
she was about the house at play only three
or four hours before her death - Mrs.
Ellen Stickney returned to her home last
night
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31
Temperance Instruction in Schools.

Mr.. Editor:-All persons Interested in
scientific temperance instruction will note
with pleasure the passage of the national
temperance instruction bill by the senate on
the 18th instant. Members of the Woman $
Christian Temperance Union will be graft
fed to learn that Senators Edmunds and
Morrill, and Representatives Stewart and
Grout gave assurance, some weeks since, in
reply to request from the press department
of the Vermont Womans Christian Temper
ance Union for their interest and votes for
the proposed law, that they should most GER
tainly support the measure. A printed
statement of the citizens committee of the
District of Columbia concerning the scien-
titic temperance instruction bill contains the
following: " Mrs. Mary II. Hunt national
SUPERINTENDENT of scientific instruction OF
the Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
who is the leader of this measure in this
country and has been chiefly instrumental
in the passage of these laws in the states, is
now in Washington in charge of this work,
aided by this committee, who with her, be-
speak the hearty cooperation of all citizens
OF the United States in this effort TO intelli-
gently pre-empt childhood and youth for
sObriety." NJ r. NJ
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31

II there is anything in the way of house
furnishings you want it will pay you to
read the advertisement of Il. A. Atkinson
& Co., S27 Washington street, Boston, Mass.
They are headquarters for furniture, car
pets, bedding, stoves and ranges, and in fact
for everything that appertains to the COM
fort and welfare of the housekeeper. One
of their special inducements is that they
will pack and deliver free all goods bought
of them to any railroad depot in the New
England States. The large Nassau Hall
building, in which they are located, has just
pairs in order to accommodate their ever
increasing business. Their stock is the
largest, cleanest and best selected of its
kind in Boston, and intending purchasers
NAV rest assured that their wants will be at
tended to in prompt and courteous manner.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31
Chittenden COunty.


HIRAM A. CLARK of WillisSOn, who had
been slightly deranged, committed suicide
last Saturday by hanging himself with tip
pet at his residence. He had but recently
returned from Concord. - lido Green
who went to California, reached Oakland in
just eight days. Although seventy-nine
years of age. he wrote back that he stood
his journey nicely - Una Lodge,
Knights OF Honor have hired the rooms
over Whitcomb Brothers store and are
fitting them up for their use as a lodge-room.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31
Orange County.
Bradford.

Mrs. j. Il. WILSON sold her household fur
niture at auction last Saturday, and on Mon
day went to Boston to live. == i. f. Hale
has bought the William Aldrich farm of Mr.,
Harmon for 81 600 His brother, Dan. Hale
of Topsham will occupy the place. 60
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31
Addison County.
Granville.

LAST Saturday the two lads who stole the
money from the town treasury were placed
under bonds for five years to insure good
behavior. - Some of our farmers tanned
their sugar orchards last Saturday, when
sap ran quite freely. - Orrin l.. Sabin
and wife have moved to Hill, n. H., where
their children reside. - A. n. Briggs
Is having bad time with one of his legs.
- Mrs. l.. Martin is quite ILL.,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31

The telegraph columns tell many stories
about clergymen who are a disgrace to their
calling but the sacred profession must be
Judged by the merits of the hundreds and
thousands of its members who do their duty
aud whose names are never the subject of
public reproach.-Bubdlo Com. Adcertiser.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-03-04
DECREASED ELABORATION.

The report OF the Secretary of the
Board of immigration for 1885 shows
that there was a decided falling.of in
the number of arrivals at the New York
port in that year as compared with the
previous year. The total number of
passengers landed there was only 346,.
l49, of whom So, OS3 were either citizens
of the United States or had visited this
country before, leaving less than 300. 900
actual new arrivals. This is the smallest
number of immigrants reported in any
year since 1870, and far below the max
imum OF about half a million that was
reached three years ago.
There are many reasons that might be
assigned for this decrease. Over 35, 900
of the new corners were Irish. But the
troubles of Ireland are now in a fair way
of some amelioration, at least, if not Of
final settlement. If a happy settlement,
or anything approaching it, does take
place, many Irishmen can and will stay
in the Green Isle who would otherwise
be driven over here by stress of poverty
or politics. About 26, 900 were English.
The English Government is already tax.
ing steps that may lead very soon to
such an improvement in the condition of
laborers as may keep thousands at home
who might come here.
The exodus from Germany and Scan.
dinavia will perhaps go on without much
abatement for ONE years, but it is
hardly possible that the drain of 100, 600
every year from Germany and one.third
as many from the scandinavian countries
will continue indefinitely.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-03-04

Twenty years have passed since Prus.
STA. arming herself with the needle gun,
marched against Austria, and overthrew
her on the battlefield. Now, all the ma
tions Of Europe, as if by a common in
stinct, are seeking to supply themselves
with a more formidable weapon than the
single breechloader. namely. the mag.
azine or repeating rife. Switzerland and
Sweden some time ago furnished their
troops with magazine guns. Within the
last few weeks the British Admiralty has
decided to distribute 5000 Spencer.L Lee
magazine arms to the Navy for expert.
ment. France has gone still further in
ordering the issue of a hundred Robin
rifles to each infantry battalion. These
rifles are a modification Of the Gras pat.
tern. and contain in a cylinder eight
cartridges, which are moved into the
barrel by a spring as needed. The Krop,
atschek repeater is already used in the
French marine, as well as elsewhere.
The Austro.H Hungarian infantry is to be
armed. at least in part, it is said, with
the Mannlicher magazine rifle, unless
some others shall be found more effective.
On all sides the tendency is toward mag.
azine guns; and while various practical
objections to particular rifles come up,
the ultimate triumph of the magazine
arms seems clear.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-03-04
SLAYER MOVEMENT IN ENG
LAND.

A very important silver movement has
been commenced in England. a meet
ing was held at Manchester on the night
of the 23d ultimo to advocate the restora-
ton of silver currency and to propose a
plan for its accomplishment. The reports
of the meeting by special cable, indicate
that som considerable progress had been
made by the silver campaigners before
the public meeting was called. Man.
chester, says the Chicago Evening Jour
nal, as a great center of industry and
trade, was evidently chosen for this
demonstration on account Of the i'm.
p~ortance that the movement would de-
rive from the locality in which it origin.
ated. 1t is also added that several
statesmen Of the Liberal party have pre-
pared a bill to be considered in Parlia-
ment relating to the restoration OF silver.
So far as the plan Of the English silver
advocates has been developed, it appears
to resemble, in some features, the policy
of the silver bill introduced by Mr..
Sherman in the United States Senate,
but it does not contain the limitation as
to the monthly amount of silver certlti.
Gates to be issued, which is an essential
part of the Sherman plan. The Man
chester plan simply proposes, according
to the cablegram synopsis of its pro-
visions, that all silver offered at the
Mint for the purpose of coinage shall be
received at its gold price on the day OF
its presentation, and be paid for in Ger.
tificates issued in various denominations
up to f5OO, such certificates to be a legal
tender for all debts, public and private.
The Sherman plan simply proposes to
issue silver legal.tender certificates based
on bullion at its market value, and re-
deemable in the same metal, to the
amount of not less than 81, 000, 900 nor
more than 81. OOO, 900 per month. The
Manchester Guardian, one of the most
powerful newspapers in Great Britain,
indorses the silver movement.