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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-09-07
Che Pouseholo.
OUR DAILY BREAD,

Heavy and soul bread or biscuit has al
vast influence, through the digestive or1
gans, upon the measure of health we en1
Joy. How important to our present hap1
mess and future usefulness the blessings
Of good health and a sound constitution
are, we can only realize when we have|
lost them and when it is too late to repair
the damage. Notwithstanding these|
facts, thousands of persons daily ieopard1
ize not only their health, but their lives,
and the health and lives of others. by|
using articles in the preparation of their
food, of the purity and healthfulness of
which they know nothing. A few cents|
may have been saved, or it may have BEEN
more convenient to obtain the articles
used. and the h~ousekeeper takes the re-
sponsibility and possibly will never know
the mischief that has been wrought. Pa
terfamilias may have spells of headache,
the children may have lost their appetites
or look pale II SO. the true cause is rare
ly suspected. The weather. the lack of
outdoor air, or some other cause. is given.
and the unwholesome. poisonous system
of adulterated food goes on, Next to the
flour, which should be made of good
sound wheat and not ground too fine, the
yeast or baking powder, which furnishes
the rising properties, is of the greatest
importance, and of the TWO we prefer
baking powder and always use the Roy
al, as we thereby retain the original
properties of the wheat. no fermen-
tation taking place. The action of the
Royal baking powder upon the dough
is simply to swell it and form little cells
in every part. These cells are filled with
carbonic acid gas, which passes off dur
ing the process, of baking.
The Royal is made from pure grape
acid, and it is the action of this acid upon
highly carbonized bicarbonate of soda
that generates the gas alluded to; and
these ingredients are so pure and so
perfectly fitted, tested and adapted to
each other, that the action is mild and
permanent, and is continued during the
whole time of baking, and no residue of
poisonous ingredients remains to under
mine the health, nc heavy biscuits, no
sour bread, but, if directions are fol-
lowed, every article will be found sweet
and wholesome.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-09-07

The Chinese tailors make the laundry
men their blouses and short petticoats, to
save them from what they would con-
slider the misery of wearing the tight fit.
ting American trousers that prevent VEN
tilation. The doctors bring their cases
of Chi-Mayo, Neu Teah ia, Sin goopeh,
and countless other herbs, to prevent the
Washes from having the govt. dyspep-
sia, spiz and other kindred diseases that
are co-existent with western civilization,
and that were unknown to Cinnamon I'M
til they began to feed like Christians.
Yet, Notwithstanding the merits of Chi
nese drugs, the Cinnamon kept getting
more funeral in face and qualmish in
stomach, and continued to turn yellower
in skin, until Mr.. Wa Kee, an enterpris-
ing Hong Kong merchant, imported a
cargo of all of curious canned,
dried and preserved fruit from the far off
Gland of many flowers" Then the New
York Cinnamon began to revive, as the
plants of an Egyptian desert brighten up
after a refreshing shower.-Wong Chin
Foo in The Cosmopolitan.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-09-07
DON'T KILL THE OLD HENS.

When hens are shedding feathers they
often stop laying and grow fat. Most
people consider fat a sign of health. The
fattening of moulting hens however as
with some people produces debility rath-
er han health. Many OF the worst cases
of roup are contracted while the hens are
moulting.
The food of moulting hens, if largely
vegetable, is fat-forming and not required
for growing feathers. Therefore corn
fed hens get very fat. They need more
nitrogen and phosphate elements in their
food when moulting which, if not sup
piled, they stop laying, because the grow
ing feathers have used all and left no nj
trogenous matter to form eggs. At this
season, killing old hens and relying on
young pullets is a great mistake; where
people have a few hens and late pullets.
Because. if properly fed. the hens will
have their new plumage and lay well all
winter; while the pullets unless specially
treated may not commence laying until
spring, when high prices for eggs have
fallen one-half. Again. m old hens egg
will hatch a more vigorous chicken than
a pullet's egg.
John r. Jones, Suffield, Conn, a breed
er of prize winning notified Javas, says:
81 find Sheridan's Condition Powder
leu once ually III the IOou very NaluaDle
for moulting hens. | have used it two
years for exhibition birds. 1t assists in
growing new feathers, makes the combs
a bright red and gives a rich gloss to the
plumage. 1t will also make lens lay and
the eggs hatch well. | find when other
egg-foods are used in quantities to force
egg production the eggs do not hatch"
The above is the experience of many peo-
pie in using Sheridan's Powder. If fed
to Young pullets now as directed they
will begin TO lay before six months old.
Commence at once using Sheridan's Pow
der. 1t helps old hens through moulting
and gets the pullets in laying trim before
the season of high prices. Eggs will sell
very high this fall and winter. There
fore be ready to get all you an.
|. 5. johnson & Co., % Custom HOUSE
ST., Boston, Mass, sole makers of Sheri-
dams Condition Powder to make hens
lay, will send to any address for one two
cent stamp testimonials with full infor-
nation how to make a few hens pay well f;
also how to obtain S%heridan's powder
Adrt.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-09-07
Sheep Jnterest.
WOOL STATISTICS.

We have Just received from the treas
ury department the official statistics o
the imports of wool into the United
States for the fiscal year ending June 30
1883. The figures show a total wool i'm
port of 1l3,55S,753 pounds, somewha
less than for the year 1887. This aggre
gate is made up of 5.639,079 pounds O
combing wool, %, 039, 079 pounds of cloth
ing and S4,s79,54G pounds of carpet wool
the whole valued at SIS, sS7, 217. WI
have been informed so many times b
the enemies of the farming classes tina
it was absolutely necessary for this coun
try to import wool, some politicians going
so far as to assert that we imported hal
the wool we consumed, that we are graft
flied to know that official figures show
an import of only about o%ne-quarter th@
wool used in our mills. With a r~easonav
BILE tariff on wool and a certainty for |
term of years against Congressional medI
ding, our farmers could and would rais(
every pound of wool needed for ouy
manufactures. Our wool growers sim|
ply ask that their industry be saved fronJ
ruin. 1t is quite probable the number OF
sheep in this country has decreased ten
millions since the reduced wool tariff Of
1888. 1t is a matter of certainty thai
wool cannot be produced at the present
market rates. We cannot believe that
the members of any political party del
sire to commit the grievous error of del
stroying so important a branch of ouI
agricultural system as wool production
We call upon the members of all political
parties to aid in averting this national
calamity Manufacturers Gazette.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-09-07

India paper, which the Chinese call
lehi, is made from hemp, mulberry bark,
cotton, bamboo, rice straw, barley straw.
and from the interior membrane of silk
worm o Sometimes the whole of
the stalks of a years growth are used.
The pulp is mixed, after it has been pre-
pared, with a given proportion of vege-
table gum called hotong in China. The
paper is nodded in molds made of fine
bamboo flament. Those sheets. sixty
feet in length, which the Chinese are said
to make, are supposed to be fabricated
by artfully joining several small sheets at
the moment of laying the paper. India
paper, being too thin to bear handling or
any strain, is mounted on vellum, which
serves as a lining to 1t, and the white
borders of which set it off as a frame
would do. The sheets are kept in a dry
place, far away from the fire, and may
be preserved for years.-San Francisco
Chronicle.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-09-07

Unlike Americans, the Chinese do not
generally pay by the dishes ordered, but
by the tables or spreads, called by the
Chinese 'Gzuh." A first class spread
includes about forty courses, and it takes
two days to finish the feast. 1t costs $50.
A second class spread, with twenty
eight courses, costs $40. A third class
spread, with eighteen courses, costs S25.
The cheapest spread contains eight
courses for IS. This is the lowest price
for which a man can order a formal din
ner In a first class Chinese restaurant.
But then the spread is made for any
number of people within twelve.
If a man simply wants to eat a short
meal for himself and a friend or two, he
can get ready made dishes of fish. chick
en-, duck, pigs feet, rice, tea, etc.
cheaper than in any other restaurant, be-
sides many dishes peculiar to Chinatown.
The prices run from five to twenty-five
cents. The foods are all chopped in
small pieces, rendering knives and forks
unnecessary. The Chinese table imple-
ments are chopsticks, of ebony or ivory,
a tiny little tea cup, and a porcelain
spoon.-Wong Chin Foo in The Cosmo-
pOlitan.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-09-07
bursting of Steam Roilers.

The boiler bursting record is a large
and growing one. Over 200, all I'M
doubtedly supposed safe, exploded dur
ing the past year. The invention of the
safety seam steam boiler, which opens at
the joints, and puts out the fire before
the pressure reaches the bursting point,
u save many lives in a years time.
More than 700 persons were stricken
down, without warning, by boiler explo-
sions within our country during the past
year. More than half these persons were
killed outright, and many of the re-
mainder were manned for life.-Boston
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v TO

Are you disturbed at night and broken OF
your rest by a sick child suffering and crying
with pain of cutting teeth? II so, send at
once and get IL bottle of MRS. WINsLow's
SOOTHING SYRUP FOR L
Its value is incalculable. 1t will relieve the
poor little sufferer Immediately. Depend up.
ON IL, mothers, there is no mistake about II.
II cures dysentery and diarrh9a, regulates
the stomach and bowels, cures wind collie,
softens the gums, reduces Inflammation, and
gives tone and energy to the whole system.
MRS. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP o chill
DREN TEETHING is pleasant to the taste, and
Il 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
lie. ally
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-09-07
Food for IA Locomotive.

1t will, perhaps, interest some readers
to know how much fuel a locomotive
burns. This. Of course, depends upon
the quality Of fuel, work done, speed and
character of the road. On freight trains
an average consumption may be taken at
about one to one and one-half pounds of
coal consumed per car per mile. With
passenger trains, the cars of which are
heavier and the speed higher, the coal
consumption is greater. A freight train
of thirty cars, at a speed of thirty miles
per hour. would therefore burn from 900
to 1000 pounds of coal an hour.-Scrib-
ner's.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-09-07
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
well fenced, and has upon it a
young, thrifty and bearing orchar |.
This is a fine opportunity for any
one desiring a good home and a
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. PC, 1856. 5f
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-09-07

Counting the chickens before the eggs
are laid is the pastime of the modern
prophet. Vineyard Herald.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-02-25
The Expense of s1atri,nony.

A bright young woman is reported as say
ing that the social scientists" who say that
young men do not marry nowadays because
it costs so much nre all wrong, or, at all
events, tho young men ore oil wrong. II
beliove,n she says, ''that I'll this talk about
the expense of matrimony is nonsense. In
my circle of friends know half dozen
young ladies who would accept any honest
and industrious Young man. They would
like to marry, ard know it, and they would
marry if they had the opportunity am
tired of hearing the decrease in the number
Of marriages attributed to womans extrava-
cance. It isn't SO. Let some of the men try
it and find out for themselves This is in
decd leap year.-New York Sun.
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corls from tho Seine.

Thousands of corks are gathered from the
Seine every day, snd after these nrc sorted
they arc sold fla cork is intact it is washed
in chloride of tin and rcsoll nsn new; tho5o
that have been damaged by corlsscrews or
otherwise arc .ccuu into smaller sizes for the
use of pcrfuiners and druggists; those which
arc too much damaged To lie rccut are worth
forty cents per 100 pounds ut the linolcum
factories. Unchanged corks aIe examined
before they arc sold, and those marked with
known brands find thoir way to certain res
taurants, where they are used i'll order TO
pass OH cheap cider and other bogus prodnc-
lions as fine varieties of sparkling cham
pagno. II the customer complains Of the
poor quality Of this wine tho honest publican
protests that it is not his fault and grayely
points nut that the cork is marked with the
brand which has been called for. Every
thing is utilizedin this city.-Paris Cor. New
Orleans Picayuno.
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concea,ment of Aut,,or.htp.

As general rule, and excepting for some
special or personal reasons, habitual anon
UNITY for q professional writer's disadvan-
tago There arc certain advantages to be
derived. it is true, from concealmeiit OF
authorship in special cases. San anonymous
novel by well known author" always has
the charm of mystery about it, and publish
ers havo been known to take advantage Of
this fact, even sometimes when the author
was not well known to anybody but the
members of the firm. Sometimes an author
who has Won fame in some special way may
find it to his advantage to do writing of an
other kind anonymously or under a, borrowed
signature An anonymous series Of readable
novels, like the .sNo Name Series" for i'll
stance, is likely to be profitable to the pub
fishers, and is q good thing because it may
give to an unknown writer an equal chance
with popular novelist. There are some
other cases in which anonymous writing may
BIO advisable; but, as a rule, the writer who
means to make writing business will find it
to his advantage to put his signature to
everything be writes, and to make that sig
nature Us widely known as possible.-William
II. Hills in The Writer.
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Tho Ago of Crime.

Most criminals are young. 1t is seldom
that grave crime, provided it be tho first,
is committed after the a5c of 80. A careful
statistician has proved that of the entire
male population of England and Wales,
the largest proportion of criminals is found
to be between the ages of 20 and 25 Five
times as many crimes are committed in the
five years between these limits as in the ten
years between the ages of so and 10. Divid,
ing the whole population into groups of those
from 10 to Is, from Is to 20, from 20 to %.
from 25 to co. from 80 to 40, from 40 to so,
and from 80 to 60, it is found that from the
ago of 20 the tendency to crime decreases at
each successive term SO per cent in the case
of mcn-Atlnntic Monthly.
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Sick Child In China.

When child is taken sick in. China the
parents believe that one of its souls has wan
dcrcd away and is lost. So the mother runs
to tho open door and cries, "La! ln!'-"Soal
como home! soul como homeland the
father hastells out into tho street and crosses
the nearest bridge, searching for the truant
spirit; h. hears the mothers wall and shouts
back tho cheering answer, Coming. COM
ingm Then a paper horse is burned in tho
house for tho soul to ride homo upon, and the
mother, still attering her weird cry, begins
to search tho corners Of her tloor-mud, il
she is poor: brick or marble, if she DO rich
and the first thing of lifo shc finds is supposed
to contain tho missing spirit Often it is a
flea or beetle When it is secured she gives
a great cry of joy, wraps it in paper, and
places it under tho pillow of tho suffering
child, and expects on immediate recovery
Chicago Ncws
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The Saints, rnmou. Shop Trust.

On the signboard Of Park place cngraver
and printer are pasted specimens of his work,
including certificate OF stock III the uCo-
operative Mercantile institution Of Utah.
This is the famous shop trust of the Saints,
whose symbol-a big eye, under which are
the letters ~. Bl. C. I."-stares OF the trav-
eler from the time he passes through the
Rockies into Salt Lake valley until he gets
into tho Sierras to the west again. 1t is an
uncanny looking legend, bringing up thoughts
of the Danites, and marking as the property
of the Mormon church nearly every store in
sight in the territory. "A uniform price for
similar articles is charged at oil these church
stores, and the profits are necessarily large.
New York Sun.
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Lcavenworth claim 20 have q hou.o
wherein dwell in perfect harmony eighteen
Intelligent: nlarriagcableyoung women
I Sandwiches Of grated turkey. the bread cut;
in the form of crosses; were scryed atie New
York reception Of semi-religious character.
a fcw- days ago, - -. -
A New York correspondent asserts that
there arc fifty widows in tina. city with for
tunes ranging from 81 900. 900 to $15. 0OO 900.
So many scntrics wcre frozen to death in
Russia that they have turned some PEASANTS
: out OF their houses so that the soldiers can BIO
kept alive, while the peasants freeze to doath.
|; They nro being bothered in Mexico just as
VIC arc here. Tho local papers there complain
that the women who go to the bull fights
wear such big hats that it obstructs the view
of those behind Them lci
E Tho highest price, e10,935, paid last year
for picture ut auction was Doucher's por:-:
trait Of Nlmo. do Pompadour Gainsbor-
ough's Sisters" brought e0, 0G5, and Turn
er's "Van Gozcnn e6, 325.
r. Expert accountants have, already discov-
cred deficiency of $3.50 COO in the accounts
of tho province Of Manitoba, and the, books
arc in such Shape that i. is impossible to tell
just how the finances stand. -
"A Kafir vanished; and groans wore. heard.s
He was searched for without result. sblto
the foll lowing ights groans were sill heard
The search scontinhcd, and the man was
found murdered His murderer was arrested
and executed. but the groans still continued,
tothc dismay Of their auditors AT last they
were traced to knocking bird. That bird,
alone of living things, had seen the decd Of
blood. ,a....- ,--4,4..= 81 =
At Carlyle, Ills, young lady conceived
the idea of issuing invitations to unique
sleigh ride. Before sending OUT the cards,
however, she secured five larg,. pairs Of oxen.
These were hitchcd to stylish cutters, which
were loaded with the representatives of the
beauty, wealth and culture Of the town :
Throngs of people were attracted to witness
tho novel procession as it moved through the
principal streets. 81
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Let Him Whistle.

"Stop that whistling! Don't you know it
is Sunday, and tho minister is listening to
you::n said young officer to sailor on board
an English vessel on which Presbyterian
minister was passenger. "Nonsrnse!" said
the minister, ''let him whistle; it keeps evil
thoughts out of his mind.n / always cd-
mired that saying and tho man that said it,
though do not know his name. That man
knew something of human nature and of the
workings of tho human heart; and lie had a
Just and generous idea of tho Creator. Like
Luther, he believed that music drives the
devil away.n-IIome Journal
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A n,r,,cr,, Glover Feat.

A barber in London has recently per-
formed rather clever feat. Tho shop was
full of customers, and ono of them was UNDER
going the operation of shaving, when twas
noticed that the barber had his eyes closed,
though he still kept passing the razor over
the face of his visitor After some time, and
when the operation was finished, what was
the surprise of those in the shop to hear the
barber exclaim "Oh no, not yet" at tho
SAM time opening his eyes. 1t then became
evident that he was fast asleep, and had
shaved the man while in that condition.
Chicago Times
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Tho Age of Shin Canals.

This is tho age of ship canals. It-ly is pro-
posing to cut canal, navigablc for large
craft, across one of the narrowest parts Of the
peninsula instep, so To speak, of the boot.
At presentvessels trading between the Gulf
of Santa Eufemia, on tho western coast, and
the Gulf of Squillacio, on the eastern coast,
have to pass through the Strait of MESSING
g considerable voyage, although the distance
by land across the peninsula is not more than
siytv miles. -Home Journal.
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Tho Ancient Artillery Company.

The Ancient and Honorable Artillery COM
pany of Boston proposes to have q great
time next summer, when it will celebrate The
250th anniversary of its organization. a lot
OF persons are expected to come from Eng
land; there will be trip to Washington, to
Mount Vernon and to Gettysburg; Of course
there will be trip to New York and a sail
around the waterways and Up the Hudson to
West Point, and then all will 60 to Boston to
amuso themselves as best they ,Gay.-Chi-
cngo Eernht
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otl.l Incident in Court.

Tho result of the attachment for debt of
tho property of Webster county. Ark, man
brought out an odd incident in court Among
tho property attached was q small herd of
cattle, and to them tho debtors vito made
claim. She swore that when she and her
husband were engaged to be married he was
not abo to give her IN engagement ring, and
instead gave her likely ycarling hcifer.
The calf grew and prospcred and multiplied,
and the result was tho herd of cattle to
which the good wife laid clain.-New York
Sim
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STANDS AHEAD OF ALL OTHERS

The latestlmproyed cylinder shut
tie and fiat shank needle cannot be
set wrong, are among the latest
improvements Over 600,0 now
in use in the short time oil years.
Never such a record with any other
sewing machine. Don't buy any
till you have examined this new
machine then You can Judge for
yourself the quietest shuttle ma
chine on the maj let. Let me hear
from you.
have also the patent DOUBLE
EDGED REVERSIBLE SHEARS
or SCISSORS. the best you ever
saw. never need grinding nor get
loose in rivet. $50. = : .,
And am still making a large
amount of the hest quality of pop.
lar aud oak furniture, snch as mar
Die top bureaus, tables, stands.
sideboartlS, cuphoards,trnnd beds,
sc. Repairing done and pictures
framed. Pulpits for churches made
to order.
Thanking You for past favors, ]
submit my claims tn you in the fl ]
ture and will try and merit Con
tinuance Of the same patronage.
Respectfully, &C.,
R. II. PENNEWELL,
ONANcocK, Va.