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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-03-16
SOME GOLD WINTERS.

Early in the seventeenth century there
was succession of severe winters which
eliminated in the years 1905 and 1907.
1t is recorded in l606 that the snow of
that winter was greater than had ever
before been remembered, while in the
record, under date of March: ga pro-
digous snow fell. This winter last past
has been such an extreme one for frosts
as no man living doth remember, or can
speak of the like" The next year was
one of tempests, and that again was fol-
lowed by season of heavy rains, so
that year after year passed by with no
satisfactory harvest, and the dearth of
corn was great.
In the quaint diary of Philip Wyot,
town clerk of Barnstable, Enuland, from
l55S onward, there are some references
to the winters of 1907 and zoos. The
hard frost in the former year began a
fortnight before Christmas.
The winter of 1868 was very severe,
and the Baltic was again frozen, the ice
being so thick that Charles y. of Sweden
was able to march his whole army over
the Little Belt. In 1914 snow fell i'm
England for eleven days. But this was
far surpassed by the winter of 16S3-'s4,
which appears to haye been the severest
ever recorded in this country. This was
one of the occasions when the Thames
was frozen over from December to Feb
ruary and a fair held thereon. Trees
were split in the forest by the violence
of the cold, nearly all the birds persisted,
and the heavy SHOWS made the roads in
some parts of the country absolutely i'm
passable. In curious contemporary
manuscript record, written by one of the
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-03-16

at Sadowa by the definite exclusion of
the Hapsburgs from Germany. Still sep
arated by an interval of nearly five years
Law the eliminating hour of his own life
and of the Hohenzollern dynasty, when,
after the destruction of the French sec
ond empire, King William l. of Prussia
was proclaimed German emperor in the
Hall of Mirrors at Versailles.
When, ten years earlier, he had by
right of birth assembled the throne of
Prussia, he himself put the crown upon
his head, declaring that he ruled by the
favor of God and no one else. No such
overweening affirmation would have
svited the occasion at Versailles, and
there was rare proprety in the fact
that his assumption of imperial authority
was announced by Bismarck. 1t has,
indeed, been Bismarck, and not the man
who has Just died, that has made the
reign of William 1. the most illustrious
and fruitful in the annals of his country.
The deceased emperor had all his life
been a rigid absolutist, that is to say,
man impenetrable to the ideas of his
time, and he must have been worsted in
the struggle with the spirit of his age had
not his prime minister instructed him
that by making Prussia mighty he could
secure her forgiveness for the postpone
ment of her freedom. But in the amaz-
ing evolution of his inherited dominions,
which promptly followed his accession
to the throne, his own share was we'll
nigh as subordinate as was that of Louis
XIII. in the analogous but humber
exploits of Richelieu. Of the many
qualities that make up great comman-
der or great statesman William |. has ex-
hibited but one, the gift of discerning in
due season the abilities of others and of
suffering no clamors of jealousy and envy
to out-tongue services performed. For
more than a quarter of a century, from
that day in September, 1862, when he
summoned Bismarck from the Paris
embassy to become prime minister, the
most exalted because luckiest of Hohen-
zollern monarchs never wavered in his
attachment or lost the sense of his in
debtedness to his own and Prussia's ben
efactor. That was his virtue, and vast
was its reward.-[New York Sun.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-03-16
arly Fellows of the Royal Society, we

early Fellows of the Royal Society, we
find
"The winter of this yeare proved very
seveare. East winde, Frost and Snow
continued three moneths, so vt ships
were starved in the we mouth of we chan
mel, and almost all We Cattle famisht.
Ye fish left we coast almost five moneths.
Ye Thames was frozen up some moneths,
so vt became small city, with booths,
houses, printing, bull batting, shops of
all sorts, and whole streets made on it.
Ye birds of we aire died numerously."
The next winter also is noted as being
"terrible cold"
The winter of 170S-'09 was notable for
its continuous frost and snow. Ten years
later snow storm on the border lands
of Sweden and Norway caused terrible
disaster. The Swedish army were march
ing on Drontheim. They were overtaken
on the mountains by snow storm so Sc
we're that 1000 of them persisted, and the
expedition had to be abandoned. In the
south and west of England snow fell for
several days in succession early in Janu-
ary, and, as one of the sufferers remarks,
there was "a very hard frost for long
TYNE, besides snow very often. and all
things very deare, so that half penny
rowle weighed just crown piece, and
two turneps sold for penny, and Goals
sold for 40s. quarter, and all theis
things, Notwithstanding soc deare, was
very bad in kind" Nearly half centu-
ry passed before there was any snow fall
in England at all approaching this, but
in February, 1862, it showed for eighteen
days without ceasing.
The eighteenth century closed as it had
begun, with succession of ''hard win
ters." Looking through the records of
these times we can well understand the
oft quoted remark of the sold inhabit-
ants" that since they were boys the sea-
sons have changed. The winter of 1884
was one of the most severe of the series.
Snow fell, and from that date until the
I'd of April, 17s5-l77 days-there were
only twelve days on which it did not
either freeze or snow, or both.
In the winters of 17SS, 1894 and 1893
nearly all the principal rivers of Europe
were frozen-the Thames, the Seine, the
Rhone, the Elbe and the Rhine among
the number The winter of 17sS-' 80 was
distinguished by the extent and violence
of its snow storms, which ragged all over
Europe, and caused great loss of life.
SO many travellers persisted in the
snowdrifts near Limberg, in Galicia, that
thirty-seven were found dead there in
three days. a very remarkable story is
told of the great storm of February,
100, which was felt in this country with
considerable severity in the midland and
eastern counties. A woman named Wood
cock is said to have survived being buried
in the snow for eight days. Mr.. Whistle
croft, in his work on the "Climate of
England states: "This poor creature
having been fatigued. seated herself near
the side of the road (near Cambridge,
on February 2, about sunset, and from
cold and otherwise. became unconscious
of the snow, which drifted around her
until she was covered, but lived till the
autumn after she was discovered. -
Temple Bar, London.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-11-22
Tl,e Little Tewn o, Tailholt.

Ton kin boast upon your cities, and their
tidy growth and size.
And brag about yer county seat, and bust
ness enterprise,
And railroads, and factories, and all sich
fooIishery-
But the little Town O Talbot is big
enough for me-
You can harp about yer churches. with
their steeples in the clouds,
And gas about yer graded streets, and blow
about yer crowds;
You kin talk about yer theatres, and all
you've got to see;
But the little Town o. Talbot is wide
enough for me!
They haint no style in our town-hit's lit
tie like and small
They haint no churches, 'nuther-jes' the
meetin' house is all;
They's no sidewalks, to speak of-but the
highways allns free,
And the little Town o. Tailholt is wide
enough for me.
Some finds it discommodin like, I'm
willin' to admit,
To hev but one postoffice, and a womern
keepin' hit,
And the drug store, and shoe shop, and
grocery, all three
But the Town O. Tailholt is handy 'nough
for me!
You kin smile, and turn your nose up,
and joke and hep yer fun,
And laugh and boiler, Tail -holts is better
hollis n nunel"
Eff the city suits you better, wy hits where
you'd orto' be.
But the little Town O. Tailholt's good
enough for me!
jones Whitcomb Riley.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-11-22
What a BABY Can 10.

Mothers will be interested in the fol-
lowing list Of things baby can do, says
the author Of How to be Happy, though
Married, in his new book, THE Five
Talents of Woman, just published by the
Scribners. Doubtless every mother could
add many items to it:
A baby can beat any alarm clock ever
invented waking family up in the morn
ing.
Give it chance, and it can smash
more dishes than the most industrious
servant girl in The country.
1T can fall down oftener and with less
proyocation than the most expert lumber
in the circus ring.
1T can make more genuine fuss over a
simple brass pin than its mother would
over broken back.
1T can choke itself black in the face
with greater ease than the most accom-
plished wretch that was ever executed.
1t can keep family in constant tur-
MOL from morning till night and night
till morning without once varying its tune.
1T can be relied upon to sleep peace
fu ly all day when its father is away at
business and cry persistently at night when
he is particularly sleepy.
1T may be the naughtiest, dirtiest,
ugliest, most fretful baby in all the world,
but you can never make its mother believe
1t. and Won had better not try.
1t can be charming and model in
FAINT when no one is around, but when WIS.,
itors are present it can exhibit more bad
temper than both Of Its parents together.
1t can brighten up house better than
all the furniture ever made; make sweeter
music than the finest orchestra organized;
fill larger place in its parents breast than
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-11-22
At the Stamn XindnM.

ne was queef-lO0kln5 CHAP who
peered in at the stamp window of the
postoff:ee the other day and said to the
man in attendance:
BE you the postmaster?n
What do you want?"
II want to know what letter stamps
are selling at to-day"
1.-TWO cents"
Anything off when man buys two
or three?"
mo"
"Could't throw in cent stamp, could
you?"
"Throw in nothing"
"Thank you. Jes' thought I'd ask.
buy good many in the course of the
year, and you could have my hull Gus
tom f'yon'd do the fair thing"
1.-The law doesn't permit any dis
count"
"There's where the law makes mis-
take, for you'd sell more if you threw
little something off for cash, or give
chrome"
Don't block up the window,
please"
IF you had some stamps with the
gum stickum worn off that you could
take less for, / could make 'em go with
little paste"
I'VE have nothing of the sort here.
How many"
"P'raps you've got 'em without the
pictures. My girl, Marier, can paint
General Jackson's portrait so nat'ral
that any Democrat would get up and
squeal. /"
eff you don't want to buy any stamps
stand aside"
ners, but De1ng IN AusrIn Jnougnt L
might get 'em cheaper No stamp
scalpers in the city that sell below regn-
lar rates?"
81 reckon not"
"P'raps there's another postoffice in
town where they are sellin' off their old
stock below cost to make room for q
new stock of fall stamps of the latest
designs, just imported, Sheriff sale,
mebbe, or postmaster going out of bust
ness and determined to sell the supply
of stamps he has on hand at any sacri-
fice"
We'll, that is novel idea. Fellow
tried to run the regular postoffiee out of
town. eh, and had to close out?"
Exactly. Competition in every
business, you know"
"There's no competition in the post
office business of Austin, you'll find.
Now order your stamps, if you want
any, and vaeate.
aWell, then, boss, if I can't get no
discount here's two cents; give me a
stamp jes' to try, and if it gives salts
faction I'll recommend you to my neigh
bors."
THANK you. We aim to please.
Good day.
"Good day" -Terds Stfti,ags.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-11-22
Roy Life On the Prairie.

Some days were always spent in
stacking oats in the barn-yard, where
the straw could be banked up for win
ter use, and these were the pleasantest
OF all the harvest days, for it was near
the house where the girls could come
ont and chat occas; onally and show their
pretty calico gowns. The kitchen was
so handy that we could smell the
doughnuts frying and hear the plates
being laid for dinner. Attracted by
the swarm of crickets and grasshoppers
falling cut of the grain, the chickens
and turkeys came crowding noisily
about the stack, singing ioyously in
harsh, strange fashion, as If giving
thanks for their unexpected feast
Neighbers passing by on the way to
town stopped to 'gas" in the Western
| fashion.
aSay! Adamsl"
"He llop
"Y'r stacks tarnin over"
40, get out"
"You bet it is. You'll slide off in
another minute. Say!
"Say it y'rself; we got y'r mouth
open.
Con TO nave o shlnaig vino up
on?"
"Mebba."
aWal! don't leave me out r I'll bust
y'r biler. Who's go'n' t play fir VI
Dave McTurg?"
"Uh-hm!'
4That's bully! When y go'n' to
| thrash?"
i 80, in week + two"
Want to change works, of course p
aYou bet When you go'n' to start in p
Monday. Come over.
"Ill be there--t' breakfast"
"Yaas! You're likely to. If y do,
Pill
Say, drive on there. Howdy s'post
/ Adams is goin' to build ten-foot
bulge with you clockin' away like al
OF guinny-hen. Git. "-Hanali,e Gar
land, iss Tile Amelicdlt Magazine.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-11-22
FOUND IN 4 CLEFT.
A steed and His Rider That Had Aseen rid
den for Years

b *
Henry Martin, who resiees in the direc-
Of Antelope basin, w. r., recently came
across a CHASTITY relic Of early days. which
! might well form the foundation for tale
Of frontier life, says the Laramie Boom
erdng.
He was prospecting in wild and broken
part of the country, where in the midst of
anaelevated plateau, it is not uncommon to
| find ones self on the brink of crevasse
| or cleft in the rock, plunge down which
would inevitably prove fatal It was in ex-
aiming one of these strange openings,
formed during some tremendous convul-
sion of the earth ages ago. that Mr.. Martin
saw pinned between the admantine walls
far below him the whitened bones of man
and horse. He made cireuitous journey
around the hill, which brought him to
where it was possible to enter the narrow
gorge and by difficult climbing over ragged
boulders to reach the skeletons. He cau-
tiously picked his way through for dis
lance of several hundred feet, and at
length reached the object whic had excit-
ed his curiosity There was no doubt, from
the position of the animal and rider, that
thes had plunged to their death, either
while being pursued or in some mad ride
which did not leave time to check thenfs
selves on the brink of the yawning chasm.
The man must have been fully six feet
in height and between so and 80 years of
age, the latter supposition being establish
ed by the fact that he had during life lost
some of his teeth and the bone had grown
over the cavities.
The skull showed rather intelligent fore
head, the cheek bones were prominent and
the general shape of the head indicated
that the bones were those of MEXICAN.
This theory is further confirmed by the
discovery of rich Mexican sombrero, with
heavy gold trimmings, all in good state
Of preservation.
The skeleton was found in perpen-
dicular position, the head downward and
tightly pinned between the two walls of
rock. The rider had fallen from his steed,
and the bones of the latter were similarly
suspended. but twenty feet further up
In a basin at the foot of the grove was
discovered a copper plate about six inches
square, and strangest Of all, plug of to-
tacco of apparently ancient manufacture,
but seemingly as perfect as when the dead
man had put it In his pocket to solaee him
in his lonely ride across the hilln
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-11-22
ana e IFS lips. Hold on, Captain; here

hand to his lips. Hold on. Captain; here
comes the doctor.
The group separated to make Why for the
doctor. II was my father.
.Oh, Raymond, my boyi" he exclaimed,
this Is dreadful, dreadful"
All animosifies and prejudiees were for
gotten and forgiven III that one sentence.
Raymond seemed to realize his surround
inss. Looking long aud steadfasfly at nae.
he said:
You viii wear the gray for my sake, jess
sie." And his voice was lost forever.
Few wore the preparations for the home
ward journey The lights OF sunset and OF
sunrise. mixed in that brief summer night
that paused among her stars" TO guide the
dolorous voyage.
Upon the bluff which overlooks the tur-
bid Missouri white slab marks the resting
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-11-22

Knows he's q trader. done ben sold befo'
an @. Miss Jessie. can't go 'thout teliin
the chillun good-by.
Nonsense. Maria; Mr.. Kenneth wonld
naysr sell YOU and the baby.
20. vow don't know. Miss Jessie, DIS
care man axed me was Idifty year old, and
SAD more IN that; and Massa John stepped
no an said was a lynn. WASH more
forty:" and the poor creature once more De-
sought me: Please honey wri'e 'es .
You must promise to ehow the letter to
vour master. You know, Maria. this might
make great trouble for us.
"ssrtin. honey. He may 'es feaa every
" The letter was written according to. old
Maria,s dictation, to sths chiliun BACK IN
ole Yirginny.. and given to Maria to hand her
master for the post. 1t was my last glimpse
Of Maria. The next morning the neignoor-
hood WAS In blaze oil exciteme4L amy 4 y;
daeamped, How or when they had escaped
none knew. A currant bush that stoea py
tha wicket between our houS6 ana tnelfs
Ssne found to have something while hnIter.
ing among the leaves. y was ne leIts.
.hicb 1 had written. and which old Maria IN
her haste had dropped before she reached
her masters house, Then the iuii storm o.
wrath Was turned upon us. entering my
father's office. Raymond Kenneth denounced
our whole family for conspiring TO assis,
runaway negroes, Enraged at my refusal
"a Me hand. and feeling that 1t was through
NV father's influence. he was eager to pros
Toke 8 quarrel. Drawing his bowie knife.
Z sEsaDon with which all Missourians were
shsss aynsedzra fearful tragedy would have
sssn eriacted but for the interference Of the
sss1snderg. ThWarted In this, he mutfered
ssnssance. The following day he was en-
yoiIsd upon the list that sent 80 many mar
evrs to the lost cause, ,z.,,,. ~. =.
IN fha futskirts OF the town without. "
- any regularly appointed OfIleers. When
ISsss known that RaYmond Kenneth had
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-11-22
Going Down Hill.

There are more ways than one OF going down
hill. Besides rolling over a precipice. rush 'ns
down a toboggan slide and other methods. you
may, if you neglect to rectify an cratic diges-
ton. discipline q rebellious liver and restore q
regular habit of the bowels, rapidly descend an
incline whose bottom is the grave. failure in
to suggest repair. The finess surest, pleasantest
means of repairing physical energy is Hostetter
Stomach Bitters. Where the mineral poisons
and weak appetizars fail, this potent botanic IN
yigorant succeeds Whether feebleness il the
att endant of disease inherent in the constitu-
ton, or the companion of conyalescence, o ten
yery slow after wasting malades, the Bitters
ha 4 ever u. owed reliable means Of remedYing
it, through the medium of improved digestion
The Bitters cure malartal complaints, rhenila-
ism constipation and kidney troubles.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-11-22
Precisely.

Fishes are weighed in their scales,
And an elephant packs his own trunk;
But rats never tell their own tales,
And one seldom gets chink in chunk
Dogs seldom wear their own pants,
Which fact lays them spen to scorn;
No nephew or niece fancies ants.
And cow never blows its own horn.
A cat cannot parse its own claws.
No porcupine nibs his own quill.
Though orphan bears still have their paws
A bird will not pay its own bill
Sick ducks never go to quack,
A horse cannot pillow his own name,
A ship is not hurt by tack,
And window ne'er suffers from pane.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-11-22
BECAUSE ! LOVE You.
NJ SARAH x. BOTTOM.

y cannot bring you wealth, she said;
@Icannot bring You fame or place
Among the noted of the race
But / can love you.
When trials come to test you, sweet,
] can be sunlight at your feet;
Ny kiss your precious lips shall greet,
Because love you.
sWhen daylight dies along the west,
You win come home to me for rest,
And ] shall sleep upon your breast,
Because love you.
IF sickness comes, beside your bed
will bend low, with quiet tread,
And pray Gods blessings on your head,
Because love you.
@As dew cIings to the violet,
Making the fragrant chalice wet.
30 my life into yours lie set,
Because love you.
only myself, my all, bring,
But count It, sweet, a precious thing
To give my life an offering,
Because ! love You.
Il bow before no other shrine;
II 60 first across deaths line
will return to claim you mine,
Because love you"
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-11-22
From the District Attorney of Westches
ter County. New York,
WHITE PLAtNs, N. III. April

WHITE PLAINS, n. Y, April 10, 1886
hare recei Ell many letters in refer
ence to my testimo ial, lately published,
CONNIE ading ALL 70 j. s Porous PLAs-
TIERS
Ieanaot spare the time to answer them
in writing, therefore would again say,
through the press, that / have found
ALLcooK's Porous PLAsTERs invalu-
able as chest protectors and shields
against coughs and colds Furthermore,
/ have found ALLcocKs PLAsTERs un-
4equaled for pains in side, back, and chest.
NELSON III. BAKER
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-11-22
Catarrh Cured.

A clergyman. after years OF suffering from
that loathsome disease. Catarrh. and yainly
trying every known remedy. at last found =
recipe which completely cured and saved
him from death. Any sufferer from this
dreadful disease sending a self-addressed
stamped envelope TO Prof. j. A. Law
renee, IS Warren street, New York City,
will receive the recipe free Of charge.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-11-22
CANCER Cured.

cess In the treatment and cure of cancer at
the cancer hospital at Aurora. Ill. There
a.e numbers Of cures recently made by him
which are truly wonderful. Those afflicted
should not hesitate, but should go there for
treatment at once. For information. adj
dress DIR. +. L. Pond. Aurora. Ill.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-11-22

To the Editor: Please inform your read
above named disease which warrant to
cure the Worst cases. So strong is my faith
in the virtues of this medicine that | will
send free sample bottle and valuable
treatise to any sufferer who will give me
his P. o. and Express address. Ny remedy
has cured thousands of hopeless cases. II.
g. RooT, M. c., 1873 Pearl street. New York.