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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-11-23
SOLID vESTIBULE TRAINS

Now run through daily, over the great
Rock Island route, between Chicago and
Colorado Springs, Denver and Pueblo
Similar fast vestibule express trains be-
tween Chicago and Council Bluffs Coma
ha) and between Chicago and Kansas City
and St. Joseph. These trains are equipped
with new and elegant day coaches, re
clining chair cars, dining cars (east of the
Missouri river) and Pullman Palace sleep
ing cars,s heated throughout by steam
and having all the modern improvements.
West of Kansas City and st. Joseph,
splendid dining hotels are located at con-
venient stations. The completion of the
Colorado extension of the Rock Island
system affords the most direct. desirable
and only line from Chicago through Kan
sas and Nebraska to Colorado Springs,
Denver and Pueblo, giving choice OF
routes to and from Salt Lake City, Port
land. Los Angeles, San Francisco and the
Pacific coast.
Tickets via this popular route are on
sale at all railway coupon ticket offices
in the United States and Canada, where
time tables, folders, etc., can be pro-
cured, or address E. A. Holbrook, G. T.
q z. A., ChicagO.-lAdv.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-11-23
Boston Library's Literary Curiosities.

Under the glass showcases of the Bos-
ton public hbrary-supposed to be the
most complete collection Of books in this
cNintry-are exposed to view many lit
erary curiosities Of most interesting
description. For instance, there is copy
of The Nuremburg Chronicle, published
fifty years after the invention of print
ing, with wood cuts, and dated 1893.
Near by is the epistle of st. Jerome in
black letter, dated 1913, with Martin
Luther's autograph on the fly leaf. The
title page of little volume in the hand
writing of David Garrick has this in
scription: "a Dialogue Between an Actor
and Critic, by way of Prologue to the
English Opera Called Tempest" An odd
shaped book is the Indian Primer, or
the First Book by which Children may
Know Truly to Read the Indian Lam
guage, and Milk for Babes" One B.
Green, of Boston, printed this in 1920.
Here is also the first ballot cast in South
Carolina by colored man. 1t originally
belonged to William Lloyd Garrison.
Likewise on exhibition is the smallest
complete book ever printed. 1t is copy
of Dante's "Divina Commedia," struck
off from the smallest type ever cast.
Two sheets of paper, cut into sixteen
parts, were enough to contain the whole
1929 verses. The leaves measure two
inches in length by one and half in
width. The type was cast in 1850, but
the compositors and proofreaders en-
ployed on the work repeatedly abandoned
it, on account of the eye strain, and it
was not completed until 1875. The type
was too small to distribute" and so,
after using, it was melted and cast over
again. Another interesting volume is
1.-THE Indian Bible, Translated by the
Apostle John Eliot" 1t was printed in
1863 at Cambridge, in Matick dialect, a
portion of the type being set by praying
Indians" a book dated 1878, by Latin
John, the famous negro scholar and poet,
is SO rare that the British museum has
no copy of it. Juan Latino-as his
name properly was-is celebrated as one
of the most learned men of the Sixteenth
century. He was professor of Greek and
Latin in the cathedral school Of Grenada,
an accomplished swordsman, beau, a
wit and musician-in short, sort Of
Admiral Crichton in burnt cork, as it
were. He fell In love with one Of the
beauties of Grenada, and they were mar
ried by the bishop Of the cathedral, Don
John Of Austria acting as best man.
Rene Bache in New Orleans Picayune.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-11-23
A Costa Rican Delicacy.

Aside from the scant rations he brings,
the Yularos food consists mainly Of wild
hogs, or such other animals as he may
be able to kill, eked out by tortillas, and
us an occasional luxury a dish of red
beans stewed in fat. Monkeys are con-
sidered the choicest of morceaux, par
ticularly the large red species, which are
as highly relished by the hunters as are
raccoons by southern darkies or Thanks
giving turkeys by New Englanders. In
deed, in many parts Of Spanish America
monkey meat is eaten by both natives
and foreigners, whose gastronomic tastes
are harder to please than those Of the
hungry Yularoes. l can, myself, testify
to the fact that well broiled slice of
young ape, though triile tough and
strong, is not more unpalatable than
bear steak or buffalo meat, which ii
greatly resembles. If one could over
come the cannibalistic ideas engendered
by Darwinian nonsense, and not feel as il
feeding upon black baby, monkey flesh
would be decidedly preferable to pork as
an article of diet.-Cor. Philadelphia
Record,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-11-23
Cheap Grades OF Candy.

Our business is injured to great de-
gree by the plan adopted some time ago
by retail grocers in giving away candy
to children who come to their stores for
small articles needed in the household.
The most Of these grocers buy a very
cheap grade Of candy, painted up with
poisonous coloring. These are dealt out
to children whenever an article is pur-
chased, no matter how much or how lit
tie the purchase may be. 1t frequently
happens that child, who has become
smart, will make two or three trips to
the store when the errand could have
been performed at one time. This is done
to get double dose Of the poison. Or
the child will leave home with instruc-
tions to purchase two or three articles,
and visit as many different stores, get
ting ''taffy on stick" or some other
such stuff at each one of them. Pure
and healthy candy cannot be made and
sold for this purpose at 10 and - cents a
pound, and this is what most of this stuff
costs.-Candy Merchant in Globe-Demo'
crat.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-11-23
Wnnders of the Dead Sea.

One Of the most interesting lakes or
inland seas In the world is the Dead sea,
which has no visible outlet. 1t is not
mere fancy that has clothed the Dead
sea in gloom. The desolate shores, with
scarcely green thing in sight, and scat
tered over with black stones and ragged
driftwood, form a fitting frame for the
dark, sluggish waters, covered with q
perpetual mist. and breaking in slow,
heavy, sepulchral toned waves upon the
beach. 1t seems as if the smoke Of the
wicked cities was vet ascending up to
heaven, and as il the moan of their fear
full sorrow would never leave that God
smitten valley. 1t is a strange thing to
see those waves, not dancing along and
sparkling in the sun, as other waves do,
but moving with measured melancholy,
and sending to the ear, as they break
languidly upon the rock, only doleful
sounds. This is, no doubt, owing to the
great heaviness of the water, fact well
known and which we amply verified in
the usual way, for, on attempting to
swim, we went floating about like empty
casks.
This experiment was more satisfactory
in its progress than in its results, which
were very unctuous skin and a most
pestiferous singing of every nerve, as If
we had been beaten with nettles. Nor
was the water we took into our mouth q
whit less vile than the most nauseous
drugs of the apothecary. That fish can
not live in this strong solution of bitumen
and salt is too obvious to need proof;
but to say that birds cannot fly over II
and live is one of the exaggerations OF
travellers, who perhaps were not, like
ourselves, so fortunate as to see flock
of ducks reposing on the water in appar'
emily good health. And yet this was al
the life we did see. The whole valley
was one seething caldron, under more
than tropical sun. Missionary Herald
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-11-23

One never failing source of amuse-
ment was watching the street gam.
blers. You see a man, generally the
most innocent looking Of Cinnamon,
if one Chinaman can be said to look
in any way different from another,
unless in size, walking along with
what looks like a rather large UNI
brella. He stops in what he thinks to
be convenient place, always near a
corner, sticks this machine on the
ground, which in some ingenious
way becomes a gambling table,
marked into squares and spots In an
instant he is surrounded by a crowd
of all ages, and the game goes merrily
on.
Suddenly a cry of police goes up
and in an instant man and table have
mysteriously disappeared and the
crowd has scattered. believe the law
is strict against gambling, but the po-
lice seem about as efficient TO stop and
prevent it as are the police of our
country. / never could get to under
stand the game, but it seems to be run
on the good old principle that the odds
should be in favor of the bank, as the
bank seemed always to win. After
watching the game for several days, l
came to the conclusion that the person
who raised the cry of police must be a
confederate, as it was always done
when the stakes were quite large, that
is, for that game, as only pieces of
copper were placed on the board, and
in his anxiety to get away the man
would not wait to hand back to the
players their money, but would disap.
pear, money, table, and all.--Samuel
+. Farrar in Chicago Journal.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-11-23
Sheep Jnterest.
FACTS NOT GENERALLY CONSlD-
ERED
From the Michigan Farmer.l

From the Michigan Farmer.l
There is one point in theorizing upon
the result of placing a protective duty
upon wool which is seldom referred to.
but without due consideration of which
a correct conclusion cannot be arrived
at. That is the condition of wool-grow-
ing abroad at the various periods when
the duties upon imported woods have
been changed. Before 1861 Merino wool
was scarce, and therefore dearer than at
any time since. The S0,000,0 900 sheep OF
Australia, and the immense f1ocks of
South America and the Cape of Good
Hope were just becoming factors in the
worlds wool production. The wonder
full growth of the industry in these coun-
tries first began to be felt by the WOOL
growers of the United States at the close
of the civil war. By 1866 the competi-
ton had become so strong that there was
a movement inaugurated which resulted
in the tariff of 81, which increased the
duties to considerable amount. Before
the duty had been changed heavy impor-
tations had been made which kept the
price of wool down for two seasons af-
forwards, when it began to advance
again. There has been a continuous in
crease in the production of wool ever
since, with a steady reduction in values.
AS prices dropped abroad they naturally
declined in the same ratio in the United
States, prices ranging here about the
same as abroad, with the amount of the
duty added.
1t is, therefore, a fact, not generally re-
ferred to, however, that wool abroad has
declined since 1860 more than it has in
the United States by the amount of the
duty levied by this government This
being the case, it seems, therefore, only
a fair inference that the doing away OF
the duty would bring prices down to a
level of those existing abroad with which
wool would have to compete.
Another point: The wool-growers OF
the United States, as well as the manu-
facturers, have not had the full benefit OF
the present tariff for the past four years
owing to notorious and frequent evasion'
of the law by importers of worsteds anC
so-called "waste." The latter really in
cluded high grade of secured wool, ant
Every pound of this so-called "waste'
took the place of at least three pounds O.
line wool, while it came in, under treas
Iry decisions, at the same duty rate az
'shoddy." In worsted goods the decis
ons were even more outrageous. tn,
secretary of the treasury decided that al
goods where the wool was first spun int
yarn before woven were not "manufac
lures of WOOL" and admitted their i'm
bortation at less than a third of the dut,
ate collected on other woolens. The re
ult was to cut down the demand 70
wool to make these goods, and man,
Mills in the United States were compele,
% stop their manufacture. Both tn
Nils bill and the Senate tariff bill con
aimed clauses remedying this injustice t
manufacturers, which of course hurt tn
Eool-grower as we'll as them.
With these irregularities adjusted, an
he present duty rates maintained o
WOOL and woolens, the wool-grower wi
hen have an opportunity to test th
uestion in fair manner. If 1t is foun
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-11-23
Citizen Trains Astonishing Discovery.

One reason why world is SO upside
down is from the astounding error in
Cosmos Chronology" If Jan. l
Ammo Domim was first day of First
century, end of twelfth month, Dec.
81, at midnight, ended first hundred
years. If correct, Jan. 1, 1900, was
first day of Eighteenth century, and
yet for eighty-eight years we have
been calling it Nineteenth century,
when that does not begin till Jan. /,
1900.-George Francis Train in New
York World
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-11-23
IA MANI

COUNTRY,
INFORMATION FROM A
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-11-23
NOTICE-Estate of
" Garlic Myatt.

The undersigned, having been appointed by
the Hon. Probate Court for the District OF Adj
Olson, Commissioners to receive, examine and
adjust all claims and demands of all persons
against the estate of Garlic Myatt, late
OF Orwell, in said district, deceased, and
give notice that we will meet for the purpos-
es aforesaid at the town clerks office
in Orwell on the 18th day of Deem
Der and 10th day OF April, next, from |
O'Clock, p. IN. until O'clock p. m. each OF
said days, and that six months from the 81 st
day OF October, A. ID. lsSs, is the time linn
tied by said Court for said creditors TO pre-
sent their claims to us tor examination and
allowance.
Dated at Orwell, this 5th day OF Novem-
Der, A. ID. lSSS.
GIDEON ABBEY, I co,,r,s
As GEORGE ID. BUSH, oo"ii o
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-10-03
Lighting The Path Of Commerce.

Hon. William Smith, the Canadian
deputy minister of marine, was in
Tacoma last evening on his return
from visit along our coast to San
Diego. He came out from Ottawa to
inspect the Canadian lighthouse ser
vice on this coast and to establish
new lights. This morning he went to
Victoria, and as soon as the weather
permits will go down on the COrmOr-
ant to the mouth of the straits to
locate a new lighthouse and fog
station at Bonilla Point, if that is
practicable, and if not to establish a
light and harbor of refuge at Port
Sal, Juan. 1t is the purpose of his
government to light the entire path
way from the ocean to Vancouver SO
that steamships can make the en-
trance without delay. Our govern
ment is acting in concert with Canada
in these improvements for the navi-
cation of Puget Sound and Alaskan
waters, and will place a light on
Stuart island and other points within
its jurisdiction. 1t is of great i'm
portance that there should be light
and fog-horn at Bonilla point and Mr..
Smith will spare no pains to effect it
The Dominion telegraph manager is
now exploring a route for telegraph
from Vancouver to the mouth of the
Straits of Fuca, to be operated in
connection with the lighthouse SER
vice and to report the arrival of YES
sells there. The south coast of Van
couver island. from Race rocks to the
sea, is very rugged and may be found
impracticable for a telegraph line.
II so, the line will cross the island
farther north. Mr.. Smith says that
as soon as the route from the ocean
to Vancouver is furnished with suf:
ficient lights, his government will
light the west coast of the island, as
well as add to the lights on the inside
passage to Alaska.-I'GcOMG NeICS.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-10-03
A Warning.

The modes of deaths approach are
various, and statistics show conclu-
sively that more persons die from dis
eases of the Throat and Lungs than
any other. 1t is probable that every
one, without exception, receives vast
numbers of Tubercle Germs into the
system and where these germs fall
upon suitable soil they start into life
and develop, at first slowly and is
shown by a slight tickling sensation
in the throat and if allowed to con-
tinue their ravages they extend to the
lungs producing Consumption and to
the head, causing Catarrh. Now all
this is dangerous and if allowed to
proceed will in time cause death. At
the onset you must act with prompt
ness; allowing a cold to go without
your attention is dangerous and may
lose you your life. AS soon as you
feel that something is wrong with
your Throat, Lungs or Nostrils, OBJ
tain a bottle of Boschee's German
Syrup. 1t will give you immediate
relief.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-10-03
He Had a Bad Mouth For Pie.

One of the social features of last
week was the gathering of the pie
eaters at the residence of Mr.. A. A.
Sage Saturday night. On our arri-
val we learned the programme was
enjoy yourself-which everyone car
ried out to the letter. Excellent
pumpkin pie, cake, coffee and water
melon composed the refreshments, to
which all did ample justice. One of
the young ladies undertook the task
of eating as many pies as the writer,
but we knocked her out on the third
pie; but she attributed her defeat to
the fact that she had eaten two pies
before our arrival Ritzcille Times.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-10-03
Gage Cannot Wither Her.

Remarked an old gentleman, as he
gazed fondly upon the comely little
woman by his side; ''but frankly" he
continued, "at one time l was afraid
cosmetics would" The silly little wO-
man, sin order to appear youthful, plas-
tered her face with different varieties
of whitewash, yclept "balms," creams"
lotions" &c. "Yes," interrupted the
little woman, 81 did, until my skin be-
came like parchment, and so pimply
and coarse" "Well," SAID the listener,
what, do you use now? "Use," was
the reply. nothing but common
sense, and DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery. Common sense told me if
my blood was pure, liver regulated, ap-
petite good, that the outward woman
would take on the hue of health. The
Discovery did all those things, and ac-
tually rejuvenated me-"
Its thousands of cures are the best
advertisement for DR.. Sage'S Catarrh
Remedy.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-10-03

plying between Charleston and
Georgetown, reports that the sea
serpent was seen in Georgetown har-
Dor Thursday last, half way between
that port and the bar.
The monster was seen from the
schooner Henry Buck, captain
Sprague, who passed within two
hundred yards of it and examined it
carefully with his glass. He says he
made out nearly its entire shape. 1t
seemed to be resting or sleeping, the
head and body being more or less ex-
posed to view as the waves rose and
fell. The mouth appeared to be beak
shaped, the head oval and quite large.
The body looked to be as thick as a
-four barrel and lay upon and in the
water in the curves common to snakes
while swimming. The tail was not at
first entirely visible. While looking
intently at the monster something,
possibly the noise of the tug, which
was towing the schooner, seemed
to arouse it and in an instant it
threw its tail into the air, exposing
fully fifteen feet of its length, and
lashed the water into fury. It swan
off in the direction of what is known
as Muddy bay and the mud fats,
where it was impossible for the tug
to follow. The color OF his snakeship
was dark and its length is stated to
be about fifty feet.
At the point where it was seen the
water is fresh, as is the case for sew
eral miles below, and Capt. Sprague
thinks that the serpent was made
sick by it. 1t is thought that the
monster cannot get out of the harbor,
and as soon as the news was received
an expedition was made up TO go il
search OF it. The serpent was seer
by the crews of both the tug and the
schooner she was towing.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-10-03
A WOman's Discovery.

Another wonderful discovery has
been made and that too by lady in
this county. Disease fastened its clutch
es upon her and for seven years she
withstoOd its severest tests, but her vi
tai organs were undermined and death
seemed imminent. For three months
she coughed ircesSantly and could not
sleep. She bought of us a bottle of DR.,
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
tion and was so much relieved on tax
ing first dose that she slept all night
and with one bottle has been miracu-
lously cured. Her name is Mrs. Luther
Lutz." Thus write W. C. Herrick & Co.,
of Shelbyyille. N. C.,-Get a free trial
bottle at w. E. Dement, & Co.'S Drug
Store.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-10-03
HEADACHE.

AZ was for many years a
perfect martyr to Headache
and Dyspepsia, and some, e,
times thought it would kill
me. After trying many
remedies, and finding them
of no account, I concluded
to try Simmons Liver Regu,,
lator, and I am now and
have been for fifteen years
a stranger to a headache.
1 can recommend the Regu-
lator, for it is no humbug."
B. 1. DoDD, Putnam Co.,
Ga. ."I have suffered for
five years with the Sick
Headache, and find it is the
only thing that will give me
relief" w. J. ALsToN, Ar
kadelphia, Ark. | use
Simmons Liver Regulator
when troubled with Head
ache. 1t produces a favor
able result without hinder
ing my pursuits in business.
l regard it as a ready pre-,
scription for Disordered
Liver" w. W. WILMER,
Des Moines. Iowa.
/. n. ZEiLiK & CO., Philadelphia,
Price s1.OO.
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The Verdict Unanimous.

W. d. Suit, Druggist. Bippus, Ind,
testifies: 81 can recommend Electric
Bitters as the very best remedy. Every
bottle sold has given relief in every case.
One man took six bottles, and was cured
of Rheumatism of 10 years standing"
Abraham Hare, druggist, Bellville,
Ohio, affirms: 1.-The best selling medi-
cine have ever handled in my 20 years
experience, is Electric Bitters." Thou
sands of others have added their testi-
mony, so that the verdict is unanimous
that Electric Bitters do cure diseases of
the Liver, Kidneys or Blood. Only a
nalt dollar bottle at W. E. Dement, &
Co.'S Drug Store.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-10-03

Mrs. WINsLOw's SOOTHING SYRUP
should always be used for children
teething. 1t sOothes the child, sOftens
the gums. allays all pain, cures wind
chOlic, and is the best remedy for diar-
rhPa. Twenty-Five cents bottle.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-10-03

Private rooms for ladies and families
at Central Restaurant, next to Foard &
Stokes.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-10-03
Wanted.

A good blacksmith for the country
one who understands his trade and can
do wagon repairing. Address immedi-
ately, p. o. Box 45, Astoria, Oregon.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-10-03
CIRCUIT COURT PROCEEDINGS.

Oct. 2. Taylor, F. j., J.
M. G. Berkman vs.. A. Berkman; on
trial.
G. W. Nutter vs.. B. Gallagher;
order set aside.
VIM. McBrearty admitted to citi-
zenship.
W. G.. Ross and Jno. Curran ap-
pointed as guards to convey parties to
penitentiary.
Adjourned to Oct. 5, at 10 Am.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-10-03
ADVICETO MOTHERS

The finest and juiciest steak at the
Telephone Restaurant.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-10-03

At the Telephone Restaurant for sup
pers, parties, etc. The best cooked to
order.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-10-03

Ludlow's Ladies' $500 Fine Shoes /;
also Flexible Hand turned French Kids,
at p. j. GoCDMAN's.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-10-03
Sunny Rooms.

With or witho ut board at the Holden
Library, etc. " "'''
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Meals Cooked to Order.

Coffee and cake, ten cents, at Il
Central Restaurant.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-10-03
BORN.

At Lewis and Clarke's, Oct. 9, to the
wife of w. j. Heckard, daughter.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-10-03
GambrinuS Beer

A fine cup of coffee, at the Telephone
Restaurant,