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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-09-07
The Story of the Rose.

The name rose comes directly from
the Latin, and through the Latin from
the Greek. In its first form it is sup
posed to have been derived from the
color red. In its different forms it has
given its name to many lands. Syria or
Suristan is thought to be derived from
the name of a beautiful and delicate
species of rose, the surf, which grows in
that country. Gulistan comes from the
Persian name, gul, rose, and Rhodes, the
island made SO famous by the valiant de-
Tense against the Turks by the Knights
OF st. John, means the land or the place
OF roses. The rose has popularity been
supposed to be indigenous to oriental
countries. "Born in the east, it has been
diffused like the sunlight all over the
world" Esop told the gardener of his
master Xanthus that 1.-The earth is a step
mother to those plants incorporated into
her soil, but a mother to those which
are her own free product"
Where the wild rose hourishes, there
all other roses will grow. And the wild
rose, in spite of so much prating to the
contrary, seems to be indigenous to all
the world, in the temperate zones, ex-
cept Australia and South America. These
countries are among the youngest con-
tinents of Jul earth geologically and the
Rosace@ are the latest corners in time.
1t had not become rose time with them
when man came. The Rosacee includes,
reside roses, most of the hardy fruit
trees and plants, the apple, peach, pear,
plum, raspberry, strawberry, blackberry,
as well as many ornamental shrubs
Sophie B. Herrick in The Cosmopolitan.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-09-07
No Scarcity of Salt.

1t is said on the best authority that
80, 900, 600 bushels of salt are consumed
in this country. The average American
gets away with fifty pounds of salt every
year. The quantity taken at a time is SO
small that a person hardly notices it, but
a years consumption of salt by one per-
son is almost a bushel. An Englishman
gets along on twenty-five pounds a year,
and in France an ordinary mar swallows
eighteen pounds between New Years
day and December. If calculations
amount anything there is no danger of a
scarcity of the saline article, for a famous
statistician has declared that if all the
salt in the ocean were piled together, it
would make a bulk equal to 80, 900, 900
cubic miles. He never saw all this salt,
but he says it is there, and all that need
De done is to get it safely ashore.-Cur-
rent Literature.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-09-07
sham Battle Flags.

Sham battle flags. tattered and torn to
represent the real article, are the latest
product Of French ingenuity, and are
said TO have deceived large numbers Of
curiosity hunters and patriots. Chicago
Herald.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-09-07
The Ilaxor of Milk.

Milk is altered both in taste and ap-
p~earance by the character of the food
supplied to the cows. 1t is colored by
madden and saffron, scented by plants Of
the onion tribe, and changed in taste by
such articles as turnips. Certain food
may give it medicinal properties, and
milk thus indicated is proposed as a
method of treating disease. -Arkansaw
Traveller.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-09-07
II THAN SUICIDE.

Professor Arnold says: san incurable
|yspeptic is justified in committing sui
|ide." We will guarantee to cure any
|yspeptic within three months by Acker's
English Dyspepsia Tablets.
HANAFORD'S PARK DRUG STORE.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-09-07

"A hailstorm in the city of Pueblo,
|~Iexico, was so violent that the streets
ind roofs were blanketed with white and
III traffic suspended for the time.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-09-07

uNacoUAiNTEp WITH THE GEOGRAPHY OF THE COUNTRY WILL osrA n
MUCH USEFUL REFORMATION FROM A STUDY OF THIS MAP OF the
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-09-07
A WORD OF

There are many white soaps each represented to be ut as good as the Ivory"
they ARE NOT, but like all countetets, lack the peculiar and remarkable qualities
Of the genuine. Ask for Ivory" Soap and insist upon getting it.
Copyright 1855 by Proctor & Gamble
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-09-07

Twas hard to choose between the two,
The monarch knew not what to do.
The third is standing calmly there;
Now, with a half triumphant air
And smile of confidence and hope,
He shows a cake of Ivory Soap,
So peerless in its purity,
That dirt, alarmed, takes wings to fly.
The old king, as it meets his sight,
Grasps it, and cries in wild delight:
mo more confusion or dismay,
No more cold meals on washing day.
Subjects my youngest son obey,
The Ivory Soap has won the day"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-18
VIRGINIA NEWS.

1t said in Petersburg that the outlook
for the corn and peanut crops in the adj Din
ing counties il very discouraging.
The House Of Representatives held en-
evening session yesterday, at which bill was
passed TO establish lighthouse at Nicomico
River.
Mr.. John L. Hurt, of Pittsylvania, and
MIR. VIM. Lovenstein, of Richmond, are be
ing spoken of as possible candidates for
Lieutenant Governor.
E. A. Vim. until recently clerk in the
dry goods house of Fourquerean, Price q
Co.. Richmond, was arrested yesterday
charged with stealing S.. 500 in money from
his former employers.
Governor Fitzhugh Lee and the legisla-
tive committee on the oyster question ar.
rived at Old Point last night A grand bal
pOudre will be given at the Hygeia Hotel
tonight in honor OF the Governors arrival.
The Richmond finance committee yester-
day opened bids for the purchase Of SOL 900
city per cent bonds to be sold for the con-
struction OF sewers, &c. Mr.. Isaac Daven-
port, jr., bid 1861, which was the highest
bid received.
Representative Ford, from the committee
on military fairs, reported favorebly to the
House yesterday joint resolution granting
permission to Mesrs. Harry Libby and
Philip #. Woodin to erect a hotel upon
the military reservation al Old Point Com
fort.
Work on the new Masonic temple at
Richmond in to be commenced August /.
The plan adopted by the beard of trustees
il that submitted by Mr.. Jackson G. Gott
of Baltimore provided thu building Can be
built for 100000 The corner stone is to
be laid during the coming exposition.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-18
A Waterspout.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, July 1S-About 2
o'clock yesterday afternoon some boatmen
observed large waterproof in the ocean op-
posite North Beach, and at o'clock, with a
terrible rush and en- omiuous roar, 1t crossed
the narrow sand spit of North Beach into
the bay, and ohurned up the water in ter
rible looking whirlpool. 1t came directly
for the town. People on the bay were bad
ly frightened, deserted their houses, and
hundreds sought safety in flight. 1t struck
the steamer Spring Garden, moored by the
sea wall, tore the upper works and smoke
stack away, and, with crash, deposited
them against Perpall's bar; Smashed in the
roof and windows oil Ferpall's, and crushed
in the side of the Ice house. 1t then crossed
thu town, going southwest, being almost
spent. a score of roWboats were upset in
the river. After the spout had crossed the
city rain fell 10 torrents. When the Spring
Garden was struck the upper works were
carried in the air twenty FIVE feet.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-18
Suicide,

New YORK. July 1S.-Euil FAss shot
himself through the heart in room over
his fathers saloon at &c Delaney street this
morning. he did it to avoid disgrace. He
was to be tried on charge of seduction in
court this morning. The charge was made
against him by Maria Attipger, servant,
livi pg on Greenwich street. The suicide
Was % years old. Fass was arrested some
time ago on warrant. The case was post
poned until to-day. This morning his
bondsman, Morris Fircbs, walked into
court and said that the young man had shot
himself few moments before.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-18

CHEATED THE HANGMAN.-W. A. Potts,
who murdered Paul Lincke in June, 1887,
in Washington. N. c., and who was to have
been executed there yesterday for his crime,
committed suicide Monday night by taking
large dose of morphine, which had been
secretly given to him by some ono. he was
found dead in his cell yesterday morning by
the sheriff. Potts killed his victim by shoot
log him through the head while asleep. He
was to have been hanged last Friday, but
the execution was postponed on account Of
his critical condition, he having then taken
morphine with view of committing suicide.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-18
Executions

JERSEY CITY, N J. July 13.-Henry Con-
rad Ebert was hanged 10 the county jail at
thirteen minutes past ten this morning.
When the trap was sprung, the knot slip
ped around under the jaw and disarranged
the cap SO that Ebert's face was exposed to
view as he slowly strangled to death. When
the body was cut down it was turned over
to his brother and this afternoon it will be
taken to Mount Oiivet and cremated. The
crime for which Ebert was hanged was one
of peculiar atrocity Ia 1888 Ebert was
married to Mrs Diet, who was widow.
She had one child, Elsa, whose father had
left it about 81 800. Almost Immediately az
ter their marriage Ebert began 10 abuse his
wife shamefulIy because she would not let
bin have her little girls money. He fancied
that if he could have Mrs. Ebert declared
lunatic he could in that way secure the
money. He was partially successful in this
plan, as he secured his wife's con 6nement
in the Blackwell's Island asylum, but she
was discharged before he had completed the
work of robbipg his stepchild. On Sunday,
the 9th of last November, people living in
the vicinity of Eberts house heard twoshots
fred in rapid succession. A few minutes
later Ebert was seen in his yard. He was
covered with blood that flowed from
wound in his left temple. He was removed
to the city hospital and soon became uncon.
scious. When he recovered, his right eye
had been extracted from It's socket. He pro.
fessed to remember nothing about the shoot.
ing. Policeman Hopkins who summoned
the ambulance to convey Ebert to the hospi.
tai, had to break open the door to enter the
house. Mrs. Ebert was found sitting upon
lounge 10 the frcns room. She had been
shot in the side of the head and killed In
stautly. From the appearance of the room
1t was evident that Ebert had locked the
door as they entered. He probably told his
wife about mythical burglars The unfor-
tunate woman sat down upon the lounge
expecting her husband to light the lamp.
As she removed her hat and wrap she turn
ed her head aside. The next instant Ebert
killed her. He then turned the revolver to
his own head and fred. The weapon fell at
his murdered wife's feet. Ebert staggered
out Of the back door, which fastened with
spring lock. He was trying to reenter the
house when he was discovered.
FREEHOLD. N. j., July 1S-Richatd
Ksarney was hanged here to day for as-
saultipg ard causing the death of Mrs. Mar.
garet Purcell in April, 1888. Kearney was
employed as coachman by the late Daniel
Lyd6y's wife at E. boron, where he assaulted
Mira. Purcell, an Irish woman, so years of
age, and injured her SO seriously that she
died
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-18
REMARKABLE INrELL1eENcE OLA HORSE


"A novel story comes from Vanderburg
county, Indiana. a day or two ago horse
was standing tied to fence 10 the yard of
the Sunny Side Goal Company, in that coun
ty. A drunken man was staggering around
that neigbborhood, and 10 moment of
drunken fterzy took out his pocket knife,
and, seeing no one around on whom 10 vent
his spleen, he walked up to the horse and
deliberately plunged the blade into the
dumb brute's neck. The cash was long
one and quite severe, aud the blood flowed
from the wound profusely. The horse
writhed in agony, and in its struggles broke
the hitohing rein aud ran out of the lot.
The horse kept up it's speed down the road
until it came to a drug store on Fulton
street. owned by Jenkins & Kyle. The aui.
NAL s,aiked into the store deliberately, and
went as far back as the prescription case,
aud set up most pitiful neighing. The
clerk vas alarmed, but spoke gently to tho
animal and taking sponge batbed
the ugly wound In cold water. much to the relief
Of the brute. he proprietor, Mr.. Kyle, then
sewed up the wound and tied band ouud the
animal neck. The horse was then led back to
the yards, seemingly happy and contented. Mr.
Kyle ia positive in the assertion that this is the
neatest case Of brute sagscity on record, and
points to the blood spots on the floor of his store
as pro {.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-18

Amendments.

BALTIMORE, July 3D.. w. K. Brooks,
of Johns Hopkins University, has been ap-
pointed naturalist of the q. 8. Fish Com.
mission for the summer. Major MacDonold,
the Fish Commissioner, has placed at his
disposal one of the vessels belonging to the
commission, and part of the summer will
be spent In cruising for uatura history spe-
cimens in the Gulf Stream, and the remain
der in carrying on researches In the station
at Woods Hol. Cape Cod, Mass.
DR.. F. II. Herrick, special student for
several years at Johns Hopkins University
10 zoology, has been appointed professor of
biology in Adelbert College, Cleveland, O..
Dr.. Julius Nelson, special atudent at
Johns Hopkins University, has been ap
pointed professor of zoology in Rutgers Col
lege. New Brunswick, n. J.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-18
AN OLD LADY ELopss WITH A Boy

AN OLD LADY ELoPEs WITH Boy
News is received from Scotland of the mai
riage and subsequent flight of a lady in high
standing with lad. The lady was hand
some widow on the shady side of so. The
lady's husband died about three years ago,
leaving his widow handsome estate in
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and an annuity. One of
the sons had companion who paid frequent
visits to the house. The widow be.
came infatuated with the young man and
ran away with him. At Liverpool it was
learned that the couple had been privately
married and had immediately taken passage
for Montreal. An attempt will be made TO
get the pair to return home The youth is
between 81 and % years Of age.-1oronto
GI0bs
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-18

LONG VOYAGE OF A BoTTLE-On the
afternoon of Juoe 80, 1886, passenger on
the steamship Ceit;c named George De Witt
threw into the ocean bottle bearing his
mans and q request that ii it we're found to
send it to his address in New York He
forgot all about the incident until the other
day, when he received letter from Senior
Antonio Covras, directed from Rivadeo. on
the north coast of Spain, saying that he had
picked up the bottle on April s. 1887, and
sent back the inscription as requested.
The bottle had travelled ,050 miles in 90
daye, or at the rate of three and three quar-.
Ter miles p day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-18
NaywelI,s Crime.

The four weeks reprieve granted By the
Governor of Missouri to Hugh NJ. Brooks
other wise known as ". Fl. L. Maxwell, who
was to have been hanged Friday, re-awak-
ems interest iu stranger etory of crime than
ever Gaborau conceived and wrought out
in his labyrinthine detective novels. 1t Wes
three years ago last April that the body ofC
A. Preller, q drummer for Liverpool Eng
upholstery concern was found in trunk in
room Of the Southern Hotel st st Louis
along with abundant evidence that the muir
der had been committed by his intimate
friend and room mate, Maxwell Chloro-
form had been the means by which the muir
der was committed. Immediately after the
deed had been accomplished Maxwell went
10 San Francisco aud thence sailed for Aus.
tralia, using on the way the most clumsy
means TO disguise himself and hide all
trace of his identity. Extradiion papers
were made out, the telegraph and cable
were industl ously piled. and Maxwell was ar
rested at Auckland, New Zsaland. There he was
held without bsi till two officials arrived from
st. Louis, and four short months after his fight
he saw again tho city which had been the scene of
his crime. Able lawyers strove to defend him,
pre- enting the ingenious plea that Preller was
suffering from an silment which made tho uso of
chloroform necessary; that Maxwell had mistak-
en,y given an overdose, and that driven nearly
crazy By the fatal result, he had buried his room
mate in the trunk and fed. AT every point, how
ever, the evidence beat down the defence, and
Maxwell was found guilty of murder in the first
degree Every legal step was taken to save him.
His father, an cd schoomaster of Hyde, England,
went to the very limit of his means to no avail. A
motion for new trial ON grounds of technical
imperfections was denied aud appeal to tho
State Supreme Court WAS taken in vain. The ex-
ecution was fixed for August 26. 1887. Then
Justice Miller granted applicat on for writ
of error, but the full bench of ,he United States
Supreme Court dismissed the case not long ago on
the ground that Maxwell had had an impartial
trial The real motive of the crime is unknown
though robbery was an incidental motive. The
friendship OF tho men had been of the closest
Pre!lers character was mild and deeply religious.
On card at an end of the trunk was the inscrip.
ton, $50 perish all traitors 10 the great cause.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-18
Railroad Accident.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, July 1S.-A collision
took place on the Louisville and Nashville
railroad near Oxmoor yesterday morning
between the cannon ball" limited express
and an extra freight train. George Nichols,
engineer OF the passenger train, and jeff
Thomas. fireman of the freight, were killed,
and several persons seriously injured. The
fault seems to rest on the conductor of the
freight train who was running without or
ders out of time. He was making lis first
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-18

The TARIFF BILL.-The House practical.
ly finished the tariff revision bill yesterday.
The day was spent chiefly on the revenue
feature and tho whisky tax, which was re-
tanned. An amendment to make the distil-
lation of spirits from fruits free was defeated.
A few paragraphs Informally laid over re.
main to be considered. after which previous
question will be called by Mr.. Mills at 11:3O
Saturday morning, and the vote will be ia
ken on the completed bill. The republicans
failed to respond to appeals for help from
democrats opposed to internal revenue taxes,
and the tariff bill remains unchanged except
rs modified by consent Of the ways and
means committee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-18

HIDDEN BoAB.-United States Marshal
Marsh and two deputies brought 1uformer
Bowles to Halesburg, ILL.,, yesterday morn
ing to teat the truth of his story that dyna-
mite cartridge had been placed on the Bur
lington track, and subsequently,, in conse
quence of fear of results, had been concealed
in hedge near by. The officers and rail-
road officials and number of municipal Of
6cers and citizens went to the spot that
Bowles indicated, and after considerable dig.
ging found the dynamite cartridge. 1t is of
the Hercules kind. and has caps at both
ends. 1t is now 10 The hands of the railroad
officials. The sheriff and other officers then
went to the home of George Clarke, one of
the leading brotherhood engineers, and put
him under arrest on a States warrant.
Clarke made no resistance, and would say
nothing save to assert his innocence.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-18
NEWS OF THE DAY.

It is reported that Mr. w. l. Scott. of
Pennsylvania, will not be candidate for re-
election to Congress this fall.
1t is said in New York that sill right and
interest in Edison's phoncgraph has been
sold to an English syndicate for $25O,OOO.
The New York Journal states that sister
Mary Francis Clare, better known 20 the
Nun of Kenmore" has renowned Catbo
lcity.
After expepdiug IS 600 drilling test we'll
for gas and oil at Drurys run, near Lock
haven, Pa, the work has been abandoned at
a depth of 1855 feet.
The census of tue District of Columbia, as
tab en- by the police, shows population OF
21S 157, of which las, 635 are white and
III 22 colored. The population of George
town is 1885.
AZ stated in the GAZETTE, the national
democratic campaign committee met Twice
in New York yesterday. In the evening
Calvin S. Brice was elected chairman, and
nothing more than an Informal discussion OF
the situation took place.
The shipments from the mines of the Cum
berland coal region for the week ended SAT
urday last were G. $50 tons, and for the
year to that date were ], S43, 4SO tons, an in
crease of 1873 $40 tons as compared with the
corresponding period of 1887.
A savage bloodhound owned by Nicholas
Smith, OF East Buffalo, n. Y, got loose last
night aud attacked two boys. named Joseph
Sippel and Anthony Smith, decorating them
so severely about the head that it is feared
they will die. The dog was shot.
The League games for the baseball cham
ponship PLAYED yesterday resulted as fol-
lows New York 7, Chicago 4 {; Detroit Z,
Boston 6 /; Philadelphia 2, Pittsburg O; In
danapolis IL, Washington Philadelphia
by its victory yesterday passed Boston and
took fourth place. No League games are
scheduled for today. Tomorrow Detroit
will play at Chicago, Pittsburg at 1ndianap'
| oils, New York ut Philadelphia and Boston
at Washington. Should Detroit win to-
merrow's game that club will pass Chicago
| and take first place.
1t s said that the reception that will be
given Mr. Blaine on his return 10 his home
in Augusta, Maine, will exceed 10 entbusi.
asm, magnitude and uniqueness anything OF
the kind ever attempted in that or any 9TH
er State He is expected to arrive there
| on Aug Z.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-18

SENATOR BLAIR wants proposed amend
ment to the Constitution prohibiting the
citizens of the country from drinking liquor
submitted to The States for ratih cation. Such
q proposition is really no more contrary to
the spirit of free institutions thar is that of
local opion in the different counties OF Viz
GINA, for the reason that the people of two
thirds of the States have 10 more right to
prescribe the drink Of those Of the remain
ing on third than one hundred people in g
county have to prescribe the drink of the
ninety nine other people who live in that
county. The whole attempt to restrict per-
sonal liberty in respect of the matter re-
ferred to Is utterly incompatible with the
spirit and latent of republican government,
under which ali men are free and equal un-
der the law, and are at liberty to do what
they choose, provided only they do not en-
croach upon the rights of Others. The only
Unsuitable restriction that can be imposed
upon the use of liquor in this country is 8
tax upon those by whom it ia made and
sold
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-18

A GAY YOU'VE MAN.-Walter Phelps
Dodge, of New York, son Of Professor Stuart
Dodge the young man who made himself
notorious last winter by announcing in the
newspapers his marriage with Miss Lillian
May Stokes, MS cousin, and was sent abroad
for Eve years as punishment, is again in
trouble. Sunday he ran away with Miss
Ida Cooke, the equestrienne, and daughter
of the proprietor of Cookies circus, Keswick,
Londor, but was captured at Carlisle, en-
route for Glasgow, where they were to be
married The gir!s father was quite anxi.
Qua to thrash the young man. but he was
restraiped snd the girl hesitated scarcely at
all in giving him up and returning to her
home. Dodge is q nephew of William Wal.
ter Phelps. for whom he is named.