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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-03-30
THE HAIR TONIC BOTTLE.

How dear to my heart is the old village drug
store,
When tired and thirsty 1t comes to my view;
The wide spreading signs that asked you to TRY
It,"
Old Bildecker's bitters and vermifuge, too.
The old rusty stove, and the c~uspidor by it;
That little back room! Oh you've been there
yourself,
And oft times have gone for the doctors pre-
scription,
But tackled the bottle that stood on the shelf.
The friendly old bottle,
The plain labeled bottle,
The "Hair Tonic bottle that stood on the
shelf.
How oft l have seized 1t with hands that were
glowing,
And glzzled a while ere | set off for home;
] owned the whole earth that night, but next
morning
MY head felt as big as the capitol's dome;
And then how I hurried away to receive it,
The druggist would ''smile" DER his poisonous
pelf,
And laugh as he poured out his unlicensed bitters
And filled up the bottle that stood on the shelf.
The unlicensed bottle,
The plain labeled bottle,
That Hair Tonic bottle that stood on the
shelf. Bow Hackley in Chicago Herald.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-03-30
RUssia's Political Offenders.

When a burglar, murderer or other
common Russian felon has been tried,
found guilty and sentenced to penal
servitude, he is, as a rule, released from
thes solitary confinement in which he has
been held pending trial. is allowed to
mingle with other prisoners of the
same penal grade, and is forwarded
without unnecessary delay to Siberia.
When, however, a political offender
has been tried, found guilty and
sentenced to penal servitude under
the same code of laws, he is not released
from solitary confinement, nor sent with
reasonable promptness to Siberia. as he
would be if he had merely killed his
mother with an AK, but is thrown into a
bomb proof casemate in what is known
as the ''penal servitude section of the
Petropavlovsk fortress, or into one of the
smaller cells of a central convict
prison. and there lies in solitude and
~wretchedness for one, two, three, or
even five years, before he finally goes in
sane or is sent to the convict mines of
Kara.-George KEENAN, in The Century.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-03-30
ROYAL Blood at a Discount.

The Courier DIES Etats Unis publishes
some interesting notes on the marriages
of German and Austrian princes. Roy al
blood appears to have been for some
time at a discount in the matrimonial
market. A brother of the empress of
Austria married a plain Miss Mendel.
The Archduke Henry married a singer
in the Gratz theatre, a Fraulein Leopol-
dine Hoffman. An uncle of the emperor
of Austria fell in love with a position,
who was the daughter of a postmaster.
She was a great horsewoman, and, as
there was no position for his highness at
the Brandhofen station, where she lived,
she volunteered her services, put on the
leather breeches, cracked her whip, and
started out on the road to fame and fort
une.-New York Sun.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-03-30
Books Published Last Year,

The number of books published in this
country last year was 4,437. This is
something more than 1000 less than
were published in 1886, the difference
resulting from the falling off in copy
right books, and the increase in story
newspapers and magazines. The cheap
publication system is accountable for a
good deal of this, but one is at a loss to
know where the nearly 1000 new publ
cations of last year are all to be found
Boston Herald.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-03-30

Another delightful relic of the life and
times of the tyrant of Padua is a simple
key-about the size of an ordinary door
key. 1t was the key of the dukes
library in his private room. When he
wanted to get rid of any of his suite or
any person in his household that he had
a bitter feeling against he used to ring his
bell and ask for Mr.. John to be sent to
him fancy name, of course). When
John entered the duke would say: ooh,
John, l wish you would go to the book
case in my private room and bring me
the 'Dagonet Ballads" ''Certainly, YOU
grace" Mr.. John would say, and away
he would trot with the key in his hand.
When he got to the library he would
put the key in the lock of the book case
and turn it. But directly he turned it,
out of the handle of the key shot a long
poisoned needle, which stabbed the hand
of the holder and instantly shot back
again. John would let go of the KEY
and say, What the deuce was that?''
He would look at his hand, and see only
a small, dark blue spot. He would think
nothing of it, but all of a sudden he
would begin to feel queer in his head.
Presently some n would come in and
find him in a fit on the floor, and the
household would be alarmed. .'Mr.
John has had a stroke or a fit" the
people would say. A doctor would be
sent for, but his services would be Of no
avail. In twenty-four hours Mr.. John
would be dead, and everybody would
think that he had died through a fit.
There We're no bothering coroners' in
quests to upset the plans of clever fellows
like the Duke Francis in those days
George r. Sims in London Referee.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-03-30
Old Men in Prison Garb.

There were three men, apparently in
Grm and gray with age, at work shovel
ing the snow from the sidewalks ON
Nicholas street, and the three were con-
spicuous inasmuch as that they wore the
prison garb. A white headed senator
from down near the sea, who tottered
past, halted when he saw the trio of
veterans in uniform, and murmured to
his colleague who escorted him: Life
is not worn living when the evening of
it is spent in that ay."-Ottawa Free
Press.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-03-30
Willie and His Mother.

'Papa," said little Willie Wilkins to
his father, who was reading the paper.
Papa, won't you listen to me2 Pa
pal
Don't bother your father, DEAR" said
his mother, ''what is it you want to
know"
"Why do sailors trim their sails?"
"Oh, why, to make them look pretty,
of course. Whenever you want to know
anything just ask your mamma ."-Mer-
chant Traveller.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-03-30

The duties of the early justices of the
national supreme court could hardly be
called onerous. During the first twenty
years of the court it had very little bust
ness. From 1920 to 1851 the cases sub
mitted to it averaged only about fifty-five
a year. After 1860 the dockets became
crowded, and 10Y a now case is ordinarily
not heard for five years.-New York
Evening World.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-03-30

The practice of covering clusters OF
grapes by placing paper bags about them
commenced some five years ago, and re.
suited in producing fruit without spot OF
blemish. Recently several gardeners
have bagged tomatoes and the pears pro-
duced on dwarf trees with equally good
results. -Chicago Times.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-03-30
A New Lubricating Oil.

A new lubricant, the use of which is
advocated in The Austrian Railroad Jour-
nal, is mustard oil. 1t remains perfectly
fluid at the low temperature of IA dogs.
Fahrenheit, and will keep unchanged for
years.-Public.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-10-26
MINERS HAIR DYED GREEN.

A contract has been let on the Martin
White mine at Ward, New, and work is
to be resumed forthwith, says the Terri
torial Enterprise. A queer phenomenon
is connected with the working of the
Martin White ore. The ore is very base,
and it is necessary to roast the whole Of
it. During the roasting process no dele
ferrous or disagreeable fumes are observ-
able, yet the hair and the boards of all
the men engaged about the works are
soon dyed bright and permanent green.
Even the eyebrows of the workmen are as
green as grass. In scores of Nevada mines
ores of various kinds are smelted and
roasted, but at none of them is either the
hair or boards of the workmen changed
from their natural hue. 1t is said that
there is less arsenic in the ore of the
Martin White than i'm that of many other
mines. Old smelters say arsenic has no
such effect on the hair, and all declare
that the emerald hue impaired to the
hair is due to the presence of some I'M
known and mysterious metal or mineral.
White, light and sandy boards and hair
take a grass green, whereas black or
dark-brown hair is dyed a deep bottle
green. The hair is not injured by its
change of color. 1t retains it original
softness and strength.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-10-26
TO CHOOSE AN ORANGE,

The very sweetest orange and richest
is the black or rusty-coated fruit. Pick
out the dingiest oranges in the box and
you will get the best. Another way to
choose oranges is by weight The
heaviest are the best because they have
the thinnest skin and more weight of
juice. Thick-skin oranges are apt to be
dry they either weigh less because of
having so much skin or because of the
poverty of the juice in these particu-
lar specimens. y slight freezing on the
tree causes this condition in otherwise
fine fruit. The ''kid glove" oranges are
the two varieties of small fruit grown i'm
Florida from stocks respectively brought
from China and from Tanglers. They
are called "Mandarin" and "Tangarine."
They may be eaten without soiling kid
glove, because the skin is loose, and the
little "gores" or pockets of juice come
apart very clearly and without breaking.
All the above applies to Florida oranges.
The Jamaica and Havana oranges are
much paler yellow, and their juice is US
ually of more acid quality The Caterer.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-10-26

Shing,cl roofs are unlnown in Eng
land and on the continent. talked with
two men, iatei,.-en, English working
men, about the construction of buildings
in their country, and they both asked
me (whcn | told them how they made
roofs in Amcrica) what shingles were
they had never seen o. heard of them,
and laughed, when | described them, at
the Yankee notion of making "wooden
roof slate. y They thought their matched
roofs must be much better, every way,
than orr singled ones. In Whittlesea
saw square topped garden walls sur
mounted by caps of thatch, to shed the
rain. In al this town | did not see Il
veranda, Il piazza or porch-no place
where one could sit out of doors and be
protected from the rays of the sun-not
even an awning. William 7. Tidsley in
Lyons Republican.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-10-26
THE ELECTRICAL TYPE WRITER,

Among the most interesting and i'm
portant of recent developments in the
science of electricity is the electrical type
writer, many patents relating to which
have, during the past year, been issued
to j. F. Mclaughlin of Philadelphia.
The invention is beyond doubt destined
in the near future to play most impor-
tant part in the transmission of CONNER
cial and social intelligence. By the use
of synchronal transmitter and receiver
controlling the electrical impulse upon
line wire, it is designed to operate type
writer at one point, thus registering the
communication sent, and also at the same
time operate any desired number of
similar type-writers at points more or
less distant, each of which will automati-
cally and unerringly record every char
acter made at the point of origin. thus
not only substituting ordinary type
writing for the mysterious click of the
telegraph, but also rendering it impossible
that any error should be made which the
sender may not instantly detect The
Electro Mechanic.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-10-26
WHAT WOMEN CAN DO.

Twenty-Five thousand women have
registered in Boston to vote at the COM
ing election; and thousands more will
register. What does it mean. Simply
this, "When women will, they will"
Silently but surely the subtle influence
of our mothers, sisters, sweethearts has
shaped our country's end, causing them
to be respected as are no other women on
the face of the earth. Then why deny
them the right to vote? If woman can
teach school better than man, why
pay her ten dollars a week and him
twenty? And so on in other avOcations.
just as surely as that a woman can tend
a baby better than a man, just so GER
tainly can she care for any animal
better; raise flowers and eggs, tend
chickens, etc. A man, living near Bos-
ton, clears $1,000 yearly raising poultry
and eggs. Two women, living at Au-
burndale, formerly school teachers on
small salaries, now bid fair to outstrip
the man before mentioned their eggs, al
ways fresh, have become famous.
Every wife or daughter living near vii
lage or large market can make many
dollars each year raising eggs. For eX-
ample, Mrs. Eunice Goodwin, East
Livermore, Me-, says: SIN four weeks,
last autumn. my thirty hens laid l3l eggs.
L then leu them Silerluau NoilullioH
Powder, advertised to make hens lay;
and in eight weeks they laid AS. Having
sold twelve, the remainder laid Sl5 eggs
in eight weeks, by feeding Sheridan's
Powder. | sold the eggs for Sl5.93,
making clear Sl33S from only eighteen
hens in eight weeks. l am satisfied the
Powder is excellent. One of my Polish
hens which | could not buy for $500
would have died but for Sheridan's
Powder. So much for it sure" The
new edition of a book just published,
call the Farmers Poultry Guide, contains
much information upon the above subject.
|. S. johnson & Co., % Custom House
street, Boston, Mass. the only manu-
facturers of Sheridan's Powder, to make
hens lay), will send Guide, postpaid,
to any address for % cents in stamps; or
two 25 cent packs of Sheridan's Powder
and the book for 60 cents; five packs,Sl.
A large II pound can of the Powder and
the Guide sent for el.20, postpaid; six
cans, 50, express prepaid. A testimonial
circular free.-l Advt.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-10-26

Presently, directly in out front, stood
great high hill, and it seemed at first
glance as though further progress was
impossible. But mans ingenuity over
comes mighty obstacles, and as this one
could not be turned the road had been
made to ascend its steep side by a series
Of zigzags or swing this way and that
way and that no fewer than nineteen
times ere the top is reached. From
where we left the torrent bed TO its sum-
init this barrier is at least / 200 feet high,
and when we had reached the top found
myself at the western end of the upper
Engadine.
This is the Hottest, most extensive high
valley in Europe, and perhaps the high
est inhabited valley in the world. Its
average height is 5,400 feet above the
level of the sea, and that is higher than
the top Of famous Rigi, near Lucerne,
which everybody thinks wonderful al
titude. 1t is a plain forty or fifty miles
long and n mile or so in width, which
which has many large towns, luxurious
meadow lands, and several Alpine lakes
that finally flow off into the Inn river,
and the whole inclosed in majestic noun
tains so awfully high that they are for
ever covered with snow and colossal
glaciers, all so Enthusiastically shaped and
gltterng that the spot has quite polar
aspect. In other parts of Switzerland
eternal snow is never found below an al
titude Of about 6 GGD feet, hut this limit
is not reached oo the lurlers of the En-
gadine until we ascend as high as 1900.
Henry Hdyuie il New Orleans Picay-
une,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-10-26
Farm for Sale

THE Farm in the southeast part
of the town of Shoreham, of late
the home place of William G. Will
son, deceased, is offered for sale
This farm is supposed to contain
147 acres, consisting of meadow,
pasturage and woodland, in desira
BILE proportion. The dwelling
house has lately been thoroughly
repaired and modernized; and is
neat, convenient, comfortable and
commodious. The out buildings,
though not new, are in fair condi-
ton, and entirely ample for the
wants of the farm. The farm is
we'll fenced, and has upon it
young thrifty and bearing orchar |.
This is fine opportunity for any
one desiring a good home and
farm with more desirable and fewer
Objectionable features, than the av-
erage of farms. If desired, easy
terms of payment will be granted.
For price and other particulars, in
quire on the premises, of
Mrs. ELIZA WILSON,
Or of E. j. ORMSBEE, Brandon.
Shoreham, VT, Jan. 20, 1886. 5tf
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-10-26

A most interesting experiment culmi-
mated the other day in the raising of some
wheat grown from seeds as old as the
Exodus. The experimenter is David
Drew, who last year received from a
friend in Alexandria, Egypt, some grains
of wheat taken from mummy cxhumed
near the ruins of Memphis, and belong
ing, it is believed, to the period of the
MINI Dynasty, which would make it
grown about 5000 b. c., or be nearly
5000 years old. He planted the seed
early in the spring, and carefully nursed
it. 1t grew rapidly, and at the time Of
cutting measured from six and half to
seven feet high. The leaves alternate on
the stalk like common wheat, but the
product of the plant is the most singular
part of it, for, instead of growing in the
ear like modern corn, there is heavy
cluster Of small twiSs in place of the
spindle which hangs downward from its
weight, and each twig is thickly studded
with kernels, each of which is in sepa-
rate husk. From what is threshed a
larger crop will be grown next year, as
the result proves this ground to exceed
in quality anything that the modern
grain can grow.-Plymouth (Nlass.) Cor.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-10-26
The Croaker and the Kicker.

The kicker is a developer; the croaker
is an incubus. The kicker incites to i'm
provement; the croalier to Indignation
and resentment. The kicker only is heard
when he is given one dollar accommoda-
tiors at three dollar rates; the croaker
would be just as noisy if he was getting
three dollar accommodations and paving
nothing. The kicker is lively. jovial,
progressive fellow; the croaker is a dis
NAL nuisance, who lags superauous on
the stage augusta lGa.) Chronicle.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-10-26
FLAMING FIRE IN THE VEINS.

We hold positive proof that Acker's
English Blood Elixir cures all blood poi
sons where cheap sarsaparilas and So
called purifiers fail. Knowing this, we
will sell il to all who call at our store on
a positive guarantee.
HANAFORD'S PARK DRUG STORE.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-10-26
ADVICE TO MOTHERS.

Are you disturbed AT night and broken OF
your rest by IA sick child suffering and crying
with pain OF cutting teeth? If so, send NJ
once and get bottle of MRS. WISsLow's
SOOTHING SYRUP FOR CHILDREN TEETHING.
Its value is incalculable. II will relieve the
poor little sufferer Immediately. Depend up
on 1t, mothers, there is no mistake about H..
1t cures dysentery and diarrhRa, regulates
the stomach and bowels, cures winI collie,
softens the gums, reduces Inflammation, and
gives tone and energy to the whole system.
MRS. WINsLOw's SOOTHING SYRUP FOR chill
DREN 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 for sale by all druggists
tie. lay
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-10-26

Bird fanciers say that the voices Of
American bred canaries become harsher
in each generation. German birds must
be constantly imported to preserve
mellow note.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-02-17
Atteutioui

To the Sections of each and every
cemetery in Shiawassee county: The
Grand Army Post of this city is
anxious TO make perfect roster of
all soldiers buried in this county, it
is needed as part of the history of
our county, Ist in the War of the
Rebellion, also as step towards
marking their graves. Please give
name and location Of cemetery, full
name, rank, Co. and Regiment of
soldier, date and cause OF death, add
ing all other items of interest that
this record may be as complete as
possible. 1t is hoped all relatives of
deceased soldiers will assist, also all
others that remember the fallen brave
who leaving home, father, mother,
wife, sweetheart behind, took his
life in his hand and exposed il not
only OH the battle field at the can.
mons mouth, but in bivouac and
southern prisons that our country
should remain one and Undivided.
County papers please copy. Address
all communications TO ID. F Blair,
Owosso, Mich The list when com.
pleied will be published. -
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-02-17
Cheap Journal Lu ubricator.

j. Slever, OF Owosso, has invent
ed 2 device for oiling the journals OF
cars, which consists of two small ro;-
lers on wheels on opposite sides OF
the journals; and sort of scraper
which prevents the loss of oil The
axle is kept fully fabricated wiihouI
the use of waste, and with but so per
cent of the oil now necessary. The
invention was attached TO two cars
which ran 40 miles each day on the
Michigan Central railway, and it was
found that no replenishing Of the oil
was needed for three weeks. AS the
company uses SAB 900 worth of oil
and S. 900 worth of waste, at present
it is apparent that the saving by the
new device will be very large, espec.
tally as the cost of making is but so
cents. The railway companies are
holding back, however, as they do
not want to give Mr.. Stever his price.
Evening Journal.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-02-17
Mrs. ]. =. Peters.

Once more the little str. am of life
has emptied into the ocean. After c
most painful illness, succeeding the
paralytie stroke sustained in August
last Mrs. ] r Peters died Monday
night, Feb 18th She was born IN
F.nIay, Ohio, February /, IS43. Her
maiden name was Margaret Forte
Bigelow. Her father was jurist of
repute, her grandfather, an alumnus
Of Yale and distinguished preacher
in the Presbyterian church. The
alertness and sign Of intellect, and
the strength OF will which character
lzed them found, perhaps, equal fruit
in her, since her mind was siDgularly
clear, reten,ive and powerful, and her
will superior to obstacles that seemed
TO her friends insurmounrable. At
the age Of fourteen she began her
career as school teacher, and for
twenty six consecutive years presided
over important schools in Ohio and
Indiana, and later in Michigan. She
was married August 9. 1881 TO Mr..
Peters and after three years residence
in Henderson and vicinity removed
TO this city where her influence w9s
marked in every field with which she
identified herself. She was a promi-
nent member in the Methodist
Episcopal church among whom her
Influence will amount TO a parental
inspiration. She was a woman of
rare courage, full Of sunshine, SELF
reliance and veslility; her character
was adorned with devotion, and her
end was serene and victorious. The
funeral occurred Tuesday afternoon
from the family home on Washington
street, Rev G B Spencer officiating,
and to day her remains are on their
last journey to Indiana, where she
was married and where she desired to
be laid at rest.