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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-11
The Value of an Oil Painting.

The most remarkable increase in the
value of an oil painting appears in the
case of Millet's "Angelus French
peasants bowling their heads in potato
field at the sound of the distant church
bell. Millet sold it to Paris art dealer
for 800; the dealer sold it to NJ. Wilson,
Paris manufacturer. for $500; NJ.
Wilson sold it to NJ, Secretan, another
manufacturer, for S32, 600; NJ. Secretan
sold it to a Paris art dealer, but soon re-
pented and bought it back for $40, 900.
He has since been offered $50, 900 for it.
The history of picture selling has nothing
to match this.-The Argonant.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-11
How Baggy Trousers Became Fash


Baggy trousers have come suddenly
into fashion with the fellows who ape
the English, and it is all "a mistake. The
duke of Sutherland sailed into port "a
month ago aboard his yacht, in which
he is cruising around the world, and his
advent stirred Fifth avenue profoundly
He was idolized during his three weeks
stay in the city, and in whatever respects
his manners differed from those pre-
viously accepted as the best in London,
in these particulars the Anglomaniacs
amended their own. He was accepted
as undoubted authority. One day he
went to the tailor most patronized by
this clique and ordered two suits of
clothes. He stipulated that the trousers
should be very loose, and they were made
SO. The tailor hastily informed his Gus
toners of the dimensions, and they fol-
lowed the example with all speed. In a
week the legs of hundred dandies We're
lost III tlabby pantaloons. Then some
suits direct from London arrived, and
the trousers were only medium size. The
truth transpired that the duke meant his
two pairs for wear aboard his yacht
simply for comfort and not for style.
But the fashion had been set, and baggy
trousers, though blunderingly donned,
are not to be taken off.-"Uncle Bills
New York Letter.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-11

The following story comes to us from
Florida: A man living in the neighbor-
hood of Tampa was bitten on the leg by
rattlesnake. A doctor was at once sent
for and the leg was bandaged tightly
above the wound, although it was ex-
pected that the man would die before
medical assistance could be procured.
The leg having been barred for the appli-
cation of the bandage was attacked by
mosquitoes, and when the physician
finally arrived he found the man in good
condition, but the ground around where
he lay was strewn with dead mosquitoes.
Medical journal.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-11
The Preparation of Popular Perfumes.

The Preparation of Popular Perfumes
More than go, 000, 600 are spent annu-
ally by the people of the United States
for perfumes for the bath, toilet and
handkerchief. Among the most popular
perfumes found in the stock of our lead
ing druggists are May Bells, Blue Bells,
Edenia, Marechal Neil Rose, Evangeline
and Alpine Violet. Rose odors such as
tube rose, tea rose and white rose are
largely in demand; also the pure oil of
rose. Ottar, essence or oil of rose, so
much sought after by the ladies, is dis
titled from the fresh rose flowers. 1t is
prepared largely in a little town called
Kisaulick in the Balkan mountains.
About 5000 pounds are raised annually,
the commercial value of which is $3.50 to
5000 per pound. The roses are gathered
in May and are distilled with the green
leaves of the caly. The oil is furnished
in minute proportion, not more than
three pounds being realized from 100
pounds of roses. Embellishments.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-11
Fruits Grow Most by Night.

1t appears that many fruits acquire
most of their growth by night. The
fruit of the cherry laurel, for instance,
has been found by DIR. Krauss, of Halle,
to increase at the rate of 80 per cent. at
night, and only 10 per cent. by day,
while apples increase 80 per cent. at
night, and 20 per cent. in the day time.
-Arkansaw Traveller.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-11

The so-called peanut factories of Nor
folk, Va, handle and put on the market
81, 500, 900 worth of peanuts each year.
The factory is simply cleansing, polish
ing and sorting establishment, and the
work is all done by machinery.-Chicago
Herald.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-11
Various Vegetables as Remedies.

Spinach acts as diuretic.
Dandelion as a tonic and laxative.
Asparagus as blood-cleaner.
Tomatoes as a cholagogue.
Beets and turnips said to he tonic.
Onions, garlic, and leeks are stimulat-
ing and narcotic.
The red onion acts as a narcotic in
insomnia and neuralgia. Western Plow-
man.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-11
First Printing Done In America.

The first printing done in America was
in the City of Mexico in 1889. The
second press was put in Lima, Peru, and
the third in Cambridge, Mass, in l639.-
Exchange.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-11
Sweet Lemons a Favorite Dainty.

Sweet lemons are a favorite Mexican
|dainty. They are the s".p-, COO, am
eize of the lemons of commerce, bl
|are sweeter than the banana. -Chica,
Times.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-11

Sounds of Bullets and Cannon Balls.
There were those who pretended to tell
by its sound what sort of cannon or
small arm projectile was passing them
in the air. Certainly there was a great
difference in the sounds. When a
musket ball was at full speed it made a
whiz like some huge and rapidly flying in
sect. To advance under a fire of in
fantry often seemed like attacking a
swarm of bees or hornets, the air was so
constantly cut by the little messengers of
death. But as the force of a musket
ball diminished it gave a melancholy,
long-drawn wall, almost exactly like the
meow" of a cat that is scolding its OPP
ponent. Between the "whiz" or the
full hubbub made by the greatest
of cannon projectiles there was
an immense variety of soul
narrowing sounds. There was a
projectile. used by some of the Confeder-
ate artillery in the campaign between
the Wilderness and Petersburg, whose
sound though not the loudest, was very
stirring irf its effects, and our men nick
named it The Great Demoralizer." For
there were few backbones in the Army
of the Potomac that did not involunta-
rily bend whenever this shot with Its
fearful combination of rasping tearing,
screaming and roaring sounds all in one
passed over them.-T. +. Galwey in Chi
cago Times.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-11
Cloth of Wool and PEAT.

A factory has recently been established
in Switzerland in which a very durable
cloth is made out of a mixture of wool
and peat fiber.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-11

A shoal of whales, eighty in number
was recently driven ashore on the Shet
land islands and captured.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-11

A single hair will support the weight
Of about four ounces.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-11

How this condition differs from the
Inconsistencies of chloroform inhala-
ton, so far as the mental state is con-
cerned, it is very difficult to perceive. 1t
does not appear to differ at all from the
mesmeric sleep. Even the methods
adopted to bring it about are the same in
both. These are, as may be learned from
works devoted to the eastern faiths, the
following: The seeker after nirvana
should stand motionless, or gaze fixedly
at the sky, or a luminous object, or the
tip of the nose, or repeat continually the
monosyllable ON (the sacred name of
Brahm) fixing the mind the while on the
attributes of the supreme God; to hold
the breath or slow the breathing to the
utmost: ito have no heed of times or
place." these are the modes of causing
"one to be like unto the placid lamp set
in place where the wind blows not"
Having attained the happy condition
occultists are seeking, the yoghi stands
or sits motionless and mute; at times he
speaks, signs, or gestures expressing the
vision that is before his mental eyes; his
eyes are open, but he no longer sees or
hearts, unless it is the person or voice of
some particular individual. General
sensbility is gone; pricking, pinching or
burning has no pain. They remember
fairly well what they saw or felt in the
trance or ecstasy. Their mental state
seems to be reduced to one image,
idea or isolated group of ideas, which
seem to receive the entire attention to
the exclusion of everything else. All
parts of the brain not thus engrossed are
asleep, that is to say, utterly Inactive
Cor. st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-11
{" O MI Z NJ

"0"e'" I at tho TnNNIldS Hotel and
- Surgical Institute has af-
!, forded large experience in adapting remedies
for their cure, and
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-06-18

Colonel pat" Donan, who has re-
Gently been visiting South America,
Central America, and the West Indies,
tells wonderful stories of the things
he has seen. The famous star span
gled Dakotan wakes indignant at the
indifference of the United States to the
possibilities OF commerce with these
countries. Many of them haveno cir
culating coinage of their own, but use
as circulating medium the coins oil
several European nations.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-06-18

Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton argues
against low-necked dresses in an arti.
Gle in Cosmopolitan. She says that
even il such highly virtuous women
and paragons OF perfection as Mrs,
Madison, Mrs. Adams and Martha
Washington did expose themselves, it
is no reason why women of the present
day should follow their example, be-
cause eve know more of the laws OF
health and morals than they did,"
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-06-18

The credit of the United States has
lately passed that of England. as it
long since passed that of every other
civilized country, and now stands at
the head OF the list. United States A
per cents. now command 1877 1.2 in
London, the highest point ever reached,
putting them far above any bonds in
the world, as at this figure they pay
only 2 1-2 per cent. if held until ma
turity.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-06-18


Carroll d. Wright, of the National
Bureau of Statistics, has published
tables which prove that a family sup
ply for four persons, for year, of
-four, cornmeal, sugar, beef, corned
beef, pork, lard, ham, Goldfish, tea,
butter, cheese, coal, beans, potatoes,
shoes, cotton cloth, printss denims,
satinet and house rent, cost in 1868 a
total Of $359.Ss, while in 1885 itcost
only $2l6.11, an increase in the pur-
chasing power, OF the sum to be in
vested Of S144. Meanwhile he shows
on gold basis, that wages have adj
vanced from 22 to 33 1-3 per cent.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-06-18

The London press is not slow to ex-
press it's regret that Canada and
the United States have become in
volved in a dispute over the fisheries,
and all England no doubt feels the
same way. There is no doubt of a
peaceable settlement of the whole al
fair, but in the meantime politicians
will have an opportunity OF making q
little cheap capital for themselves.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-06-18

Quinine, the alkaloid Of chinchona
that is most largely used in medicine,
il now lower in price than it has ever
before been in the history OF its manu-
facture. This cheapness Of the salts
Of quinine is almost entirely due to
che low price at which the chinchona
bark, from which they are obtained,
Is now being sold, and the bark is
cheap because it it il isis q plentiful sup
ply. When Congress removed the inn
port duty on the various salts Of qui-
nine il, july 1879, the price Of sui
phate of quinine, Of American manu-
facture, was $335 per ounce in bulk,
but since that date the price, with the
exception of q few slight fluctuations,
has slowly tended downward. until at
the present time the American drug is
quoted at SO cents per ounce IN buIk,
while the foreign article is quoted at
about fourc cents per ounce less.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-06-18

Nova Scotia wants to secede from
the Canadian confederation because
her connection with the Dominion
Government is too expensive. Before
the union it was estimated that the
cost OF governing the united provinces
would be eleven or twelve millions a
year, but the expenditures have
amounted TO $35, 100000,
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-06-18

Most of the railways in Russia fail
to do a profitable business, and there
is an annual deficit ofabout $25, ,OOO,-
600 as the result of operating the 49,
900 miles OF road in a country with
nearly 100000, 900 people.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-06-18

The Oregon election resulted in the
choice of candidates on both tickets.
The republicans have probably elect
ed a congressman, superintendent OF
public instruction and state printer,
and the democrats the governor and
treasurer.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-06-18

Business failures continue to in
crease slowly, but they are mostly SO
small and scattered that little uneasi-
ness is felt because of their number.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-06-18


A California paper says: Eas1e1n
farmers do not usually commence nay.
ing in midwinter, yet ia the middle =
February the somewhat anomalous
spectacle, even for California, was seen
in one of the southern counties O
farmer busy with mowing-macniIe =
cutting and curing . crop q allalla
hay. No trouble whatever was expslr
enced in securing the crop, ana "n'''
it is not the rule that haying Is success,
full in The month of February, even Y
this state, still it adds one more 70 'ae
varied possibilities Of our soil ana -
mate.
The celery crop of Kalamazoo, Mle''''
will be larger this year than ever = 81
fore. Last season about l,2oV ac1ss
were planted with this pleasant esca, !,
lent. This year the area plan1ea -. ~
exceed /. 600 acres. The value 81 ln's
crop to Kalamazoo is enormous. = T.
estimated by those in the business 'n@. e,
it brought to Kalamazoo last year osss 80
100000, Of which almost the emu Z
amount is spent or invested at no'us .,s
The small item of seed is almos' 'ns !,
only expenditure which takes any
the money away from the city. -,
Twelve men in Bridgeport, ools
are about to invest capital to nave .a -
experiment Of breeding quail A'sss Ia
Their chief object win be 70 prov :,
means Of sport any time In the yea ,',s =,
their own ground without inir'ng,nss ~
any known state game law. Inc e'ao soo
have leased for term OF years i'ss 81
acres a few miles north Of this c''y' e. O.
have already liberated 200 birds .rs,s nsssss
and expect to liberatc 200 more t~ ~.
quail come from Pennsylvania anu =. g,
very lively birds. Grain will pc so~r ~
and corn planted, the unders'anos,aiT' s'i'
being that the quail are to have 49, 's
range and be undisturbed by any 's'
members Of the club.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-11-10

No. SO. For a CLUB OF 50. /IttfH 81
One Tate's Victor Grain and Seed Separator
and Grader, with wheat screens complete
capacity 20 bushels per hour. Has complete
self bagging arrangement. Will give four
grades of the grain-bagging each grade sepa-
rately If desired. The best and simplest Sepa.
rator or Fan in the United States, worth $3.50
Manufactured by Winston Agriculture,
Works, Winston, N. C., and g~uaranteed1 -
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-11-10
SLEEPING-CAR SERVICE

On trains so and 81, Pullman Buffet
Sleeper between Atlanta and New York.
Pullman Sleeper between Colds orc and
Warm Springs.
On trains 50 and SO, Pullman Buffet
Sleeper between Washington and Mont.
somery, Washington and Augusta. Pull.
mar Sleeper between Richmond and
Greensboro. Pullman Sleeper between
Greensboro and Raleigh.
Through tickets on sale at principal
stations to all points.
For rates and information apply to any
agent of the company, or to
G.. w. CHEARS,
Asst. Genl. Pass. Agent.
E. B. THOMAS,
Genl. Manager.
RICHMOND, VA.
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goetry.
MY GRANDMOTHER'S HAT.

1t hangs in the attic all covered with
dust, ...,. .... .-.ss
And it's once white chip surface is brown
as a crust, "# "a"
1t oft makes a nest for the dark flying
bat, ":
And no longer looks jaunty, my grand
mothers had.
There it rests now quite shapeless, grim,
crushed and f~orlorn,
And the ribbon in shreds from it's small
sides are torn. E.t ~
Twas made in the time of this old, faded
mat,
They called it "bunnit," my grand
mothers hat.
1t fared not with feathers, nor glittered
with lace,
A it perched so demurely above her
bright face.
1t was dainty and modest, both words
are quite pat.
And twas sweetly be%witching, my grand
mothers hat.
With black cleaning letting it dazzled
no sight,
Nor did it up-tower, like Eddystone
Light;
And blessed was the man who behind it
oft sat.
1t meier hid the preacher my grand
mothers hat
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A CARD.

MIR F H HYATT Speciol Agent for the '"''
Mutual Life association, Of Virginia. ..,on
SIR:-Permit me to express my apprect"nner
of the prOmptness and business-llke sR GOO on
the life of John F = secrest, Of Monroe, un thns
county. The action of your Company lmmend
promptly adjusting this claim must ohn"
1t to the favor of all honest people:
Guardian.
Winston, N c, April %, 1886.
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ADVANTAGES OF Low CEILINGS

Rooms with low ceilings or
with ceilings even with the win
dow tops, says the Popular Sci
enc Monthly, are more readily
and completely ventilated than
those with high ceilings. The leak
age of air which is always going on
keeps all parts Of the air in motion
in such rooms; whereas, if the cell
ing is higher, only the lower part OF
the air is moved, and an inverted
lake of foul and hot air is left float
ing in the space above the window
tops. To have the currents of fresh
air circulating only in the lower
parts OF the room, while the upper
portion of the air is left unaffected
is really the worst way of ventilating,
for the stagnant atmospheric lake
under the ceiling although notion
less-keeps actively at work under
the law Of the diffusion of gases, foul
ing the fresh currents circulating
beneath it. With low ceilings and
high windows no such an accumula-
ton of air is possible, for the whole
height Of the room is swept by the
currents as the dust of the floor IS
swept by the broom. Low ceilings
have also the advantage ofenabling
the rooms to be warmed with less
expenditure of heat and less cost O.
fuel. The above does not agree with
the generally accepted idea Of the
height Of rooms in dwellings,, but
the authority is, good and we'll
worthy of consideration by persons
about to build. .a
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mix them gradually and feffectually
with one pint Of milk. Pour this
mixture into the prepared mould.
Lay a piece of paper on the top.
Set it in a saucepan full of cold water
taking care that the water does not
come over the top of the mould, put
on the cover. and let it boil gently
by the side of the fire for one hour.
Remove the saucepan to a cool place,
and when the water is quite cold
take out the mould and turn out
very carefully.
HAM TOAST.
Crate up finely some dry ham and
mix it with the b~eaten-up yolk Of
an egg and a little cream, and let it
Just simmer. Have ready some
nicely toasted slices of bread, butter
them and lay them on a fiat dish
that has been we'll heated. Cover
each slice with some Of the mixture
and serve very hot.
CHEAP CAKE.
A very excellent cheap cake may
be made according to the following
recipe: Half a cup of butter, one
cup of sugar, half a cup Of sour milk,
one teaspoonful of soda, one egg
and two cups of -four; to this add
one cup Of stoned and chopped rails
ms, one teaspoonful of cloves, one
Of cinnamon. Let n cup of dried
apples soak over night in a little
water and in the morning chop very
fine and boil them in the water in
which they were soaked; when
nearly tender, stir in one cup of
molasses; when soft, mix with the
raisins and spice and stir in thor
oughly with the cake dough. Bake
in a slow over for an hour.
Apple jelly is a desirable thing to
keep in the house for the use of the
children. 1t is easily made and very
inexpensive. Apples and water and
three quarters OF pound Of sugar
TO every pint of jelly being all that
is necessary. Pare and core the
apples, and put them in Il preserv-
ing jar with cold water enough to
them; let them boil for an
hour, then drain the jelly through a
hair sieve or a jelly bag, and meas
ure the juice allowing the amount
of sugar named to every pint. Boil
these together for three quarters OF
an hour, removing every particle
Of scum as it arises, and Keeping the
Jelly we'll stirred that it may not
burn. 1t can be stored away in
small pots.
Two quarts of sugar, seven cuptu:s
Of butter, six quarts Of sifted -four,
six pounds of fruit, one pint Of wine,
n pint OF yeast, eight nutmegs,
mace, twelve eggs, n quart of
milk. It should be made at such an
hour (being governed by the
weather. as will give it time to get
perfectly light by evening. 1t
should stand ABOUT six hours in the
summer and eight in winter. Put
in half the butter and eggs, and the
milk, flavor and yeast, and beat
thoroughly. In the evening add
the remainder of the butter, rubbing
it with the sugar, the rest of the
eggs, and the spice. Let the cake
rise again until morning; then add
the fruit. Put in deep pans and let
stand for half an hour. Bake from
two to three hours in a slow owe
ADVANTAGES OF Low CEILINGS.
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VALLEY
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STANTON, VA.
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Rev. DR.. c. T. Bailey, and other repre-
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4ou9holA.
MOLASSES COOKIES.

Two cups molasses, two teaspoons
saleratus dissolved in it, three
fourths cup Of shortening (Iard, but
ter or beef fat) n teaspoontul OF
ginger, one of salt (less salt if butter
is used) one-half cup of water. Cut
the lard into a cup Of -four, add the
spice and salt and mix with the
molasses. Then put in the water
and add -four enough to roll out.
Cut with a bisc%uit-cutter and bake
in a quick oven.
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RICH FRITTERS.

Very rich fritters r made of
one and one half pints of -four, the
yolks of four eggs, two small tea
spoonfuls Of baking powder, butter
the size of a large hickory nut, salt
to taste, with milk to make a thick
batter; fry in lard that is heated to
the boiling point. Arule for palmer
ones may be wished for also. Two
eggs, one cup Of sweet milk,a little
salt, and flour enough to make a
stiff batter. These are nice with
maple syrup. -,