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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-07-27

DEACON BURNHAM
W. H. PENNELL. c. A. DICKINSON.
In February, 1881, the Rev. F. E. Clark
conducted very successful revival in the
Williston Congregational church of Port
land, Me-; and in devising means to main.
tain a religious interest among the young,
thought out the plan of a society of young
people, of what might be called social
Christians. 1t proved remarkable success.
1t began in an ordinary "church social, and
on the first evening fifty-three young gentle
men and ladies enrolled their names By
degrees a constitution was formed the or
ganization extended and has just held its
seventh annual convention in Chicago. In
1881 the second society was lormed, and
from that time to the present the member
ship has increased to $4,000.
The cause Of this rapid growth seems to be
that the organizers have completely solved
that problem which long puzzled so many
good people-how to make the social in
stincts and activities of young people har-
monte with the church life and powerful for
Christianity. The new movement seems to
effect this
"Father Endeavor" Clark, as he is jocularly
called, his initials being F. E., is genial
young man of SO, with clear blue eye and
attractive face, born in Canada of Massachu-
sets parents temporarily residing there. He
is graduate of Dartmouth and of Andover
Theological seminary Since the national
constitution of the new society was adopted
he has been president Closely associated
with him is Deacon Choate Burnham, the
patriarch Of the society. 1.-THE original con-
stitution," says he, left us old folks out
Well, got hold of the boys, read the consti-
tuition over to them, and got em to rope us
in. And the missing link was found, the
deacons were admitted, the young and the
old were one, and the old became young
again"
Mr. Burnham is the oldest member Of
Phillips church, Boston. Other workers in
the organization are Revs. S. W. Adriance
and c. A Dickinson. These and many more
attended the convention held in Chicago dur
ing the first week of july among them Rev.
James L. Hill, of Medford; N. Boynton, of
Boston; DIR. Wayland Hoyt of Philadelphia,
and DR.. H. a. Stinson, of st. Louis George
NJ. Wood, of Boston, is the general secretary
of the society. "The Golden Rule" is its
official organ The motto is ''For Christ and
the Church." and the general method of work
about as follows: Committees are appointed
to care for ALL The shy, the bashful, the
stranger, these are taken under the wing of
the social committee The lookout committee
the outside conscience of the society-rallies
the faltering, encourages the timid, strength
ems the weak, and reclaims the hayward and
wandering ones back to their fold. There are
committees for prayer meeting work, for
temperance labor, for Sunday school, for
labor among foreign born people in the large
cities, and for scores of other objects all
tending to the advancement of the great
work of the church.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-07-27
The Native Army Of India.

The imperial service-I use the express
sion recommended by the civil service
commissioners because it covers both the
civilians and the administering soldiers
have displayed for century a rigid re-
spect for promises and perfect pecuniary
honor. Consequently, aided by the
rooted Indian idea, that, power being of
God, any one, however hostile, may hon
orably serve de facto ruler, they have
always been able to hire Indian agents of
all kinds-soldiers, policemen and minor
oficials-in any number required. That
power, however, gives them no foot
hold. AS 1857 showed, they have not
secured even the loyalty of the In
dian soldiers bound to them by
oath, and while actually in the
service, and outside the ranks of their
paid servants, they have nothing to de-
pend on. There is no nation or tribe or
caste in India which is certain in the
hour of trial to stand by the white mans
side; which has so to speak, elected him
as ruler; which, were the garrison de-
feated or withdrawn, could be trusted to
die rather than the empire should fall.
There is no native army that the i'm
perial service-which is, repeat, the
empire-could summon with confidence;
no tribe whom they could arm en- masse;
no native city whose inhabitants would
risk storm to protect them from being
slain. - Meredith Townsend in Fort
nightly Review.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-07-27
THE clTY'S CROWD

The city's crowd What motley throng
OF people compose 1t, as two ami fro,
Laughing or frownins, they hurry along;
On business intent;
On pleasure bent
Laughter with sounds Of sobbing blent;
Where do they come from-where do they gof
Where do they 60 when the day is done'
When the light with the gloom Of night Is
blended,
And the twinkling stars
Through their lattice bars,
Each in his place, show one by one
Their crystal lanterns, God attended
What are their hopes and what are their fearsf
How many shall quaff from the cup successS
How many remember the burned out years
OF the past by its bitter wretchednessS
Mem'ries of hopes denied. and tears
Shed at the bier of lovelines
Backward and forward the citys crowd
Sweep ever and ever, motley throng;
Pleasure in finery, woe in a shroud
OF black. meet and mingle and hurry along,
Hitler and thither;
Whence from? and whittier?
How many shall live, and how many
shall wither
through the night, in the night
When the day shall be ended,
And its pallid, cold light,
Into darkness be blended9
James G. Heulin.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-07-27
English Wor,hip of Royalty.

1t is only natural that there should be
great competition among the London
hotel keepers for the royalists who visit
the metropolis during the season. No
one knows better than the landlord of
one of these fashionable hotels what fear
full snobs the well-to-do English man and
woman of the middle class are. They
morning, and pay handsomely for the
privilege. The king of Sweden is stop
ping at the Grand hotel, and, whether
he is in or out, there is always a crowd
of snobs hanging about the door. They
gloat over the coroneted carriages which
drive up to the door and worship the
very calves of the footman who opens
the doors and carry the bouquets. 1t is a
sickening sight. Mall Gazette.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-07-27
Disposal of Old Wooden Vessels.

Some Norwegian ship owners have hit
upon a novel method Of disposing of old
wooden vessels with some profit. The
work of breaking up such vessels being
not only costly, but very laborious, YES
sells unfit for further service are lowed
across to the coast of Jutland. where
there is great scarcity of firewood and
timber. They'are there loosely anchored
some distance from the shore, which is
here sand, and during the first gale the
sea will perform the operation of break
ing up and carrying the timber ashore.
This is then collected and sold at very
good prices. OF late scores of useless
hulks have been disposed of in this man.
ner,-Ircn,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-07-27
European Railway Mileage.

Germany has the largest railway mile
age in Europe, Great Britain and Ireland
taking second place and France coming
third. All these together, however, have
but little more than half the railroad
mileage existing in America. Relative
to the area of the country, however,
England has nearly half again as many
miles of railway as Germany In the
United States there We're at the end of
1880 about twenty-five miles of railway
to every 10000 inhabitants; in England
about five: in Germany fraction less;
France still lower in scale.-Poultney
Bigelow in New York Commercial Ad-
yertiser
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-07-27

The orator secures but poor success
who makes people exclaim, "What fine
speech" but he is entirely successful
who persuades them to his thinking.
That is what Fenelon meant in his
Dialogues of the Dead" when he repre-
sents Demosthenes as saying to Cicero,
''Thou madest people say, How well he
speaksr but made them say, Let US
march against Phillip" That an orator
will create no impression who does
not seem to feel his words is certainty.
Austin Flyers in Once a Week.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-07-27
A Military NJicrophone.

1t is reported that young infantry
officer of the French army has invented a
kind of military microphone by means
of which the approach or the movements
of troops, as well as their probable num-
bers, may be gagged. The apparatus
is described as being as simple
as it is ingenious, and consists
of transmitting and re-
ceiving machine, which are connected
together by metallic wire. The expert
ments made with the instrument during
the recent maneuvers at Montauban be-
fore Gen. Vincendon and his staff were
very satisfactory.-Paris Cor. London
Telegraph.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-07-27
HIRAM SIBLEY DEAD.
HE HAD MUCH TO 90 WITH THE
FOUNDING OF WESTERN UNION.

In His Early Days He Was Shoemaker,
but He Became Farmer on a Grand
Scale, Was an Intimate Friend of Bussia's
Murdered Gar, and Died Very Rich.
Hiram Sibley, practically the founder Of
the Western Union Telegraph company, who
died at Rochester, N. Y, recently, was born
at North Adams, Berkshire county, Mass, in
1907 His youth was passed in the region
where he was born. He early displayed evil
dence of natural mechanical genius Ban
tering one day with a shoemaker, he under
took to make a shoe without any training for
the work. He was so successful that he was
at once placed on the shoemakers bench.
When he was 16 years of age he went to the
Genesee valley and entered machine shop.
Before be was of age he had learned five
different trades. He finally established him
self at Mendon, fourteen miles south Of
Rochester, N. Y. Here he had machine
shop
Mr.. Sibley gradually grew prominent. In
1913 he was elected sheriff of Monroe county,
but other matters occupied his attention and
gave him no time to pursue political ca
reer. Three years before this election he
went to Washington and assisted Professor
Morse and Ezra Cornell in procuring an APP
preparation of $40, 900 from congress to build
the first telegraph line-from Baltimore to
Washington. Other companies were formed
and the business was so cut up as to be un-
profitable. Mr.. Sibley conceived plan for
uniting all the patents and the companies
under one organization. He worked for
several years buying up the stock of the
different companies, some Of which he Sc
cured as low as two cents on the dollar
After three years spent in this effort he had
succeeded in getting hold of the majority Of
the stock of the different corporations and
organized the Western Union Telegraph
company. Mr.. Sibley was its first president
and held the office for sixteen years. Under
his management the business grew rapidly,
and the telegraphic offices increased from
1872 to over 1000, the value of the property
at the same time swelling from $500, 900 to
S4S000,000.
1t was in 1860 that Mr.. Sibley began his
attempt to build a uranscontinental line
There were a good many predictions that the
line would be found impracticable, and that
it would be destroyed by Indians if it should
ever be completed. To these objections Mr.
Sibley replied that he would build the line if
he had to build it alone He went to Wash
ington, procured the necessary legislation,
and alone took thc-contract from the govern
ment to do the work. Of this contract,
however, he was afterward relieved by the
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-07-27
Dickens, LoYe of Order.

Dickens love of order was very marked,
and his writing materials were always
neatly arranged, and his household was a
model of order. The highways and by
ways of London were familiar to him
and many happy hours were spent ram
bling in them. He had a theory that the
number of hours engaged in literary labor
should have corresponding time spent
in pedestrian exercise, and he frequently
enjoyed twenty mile walk.-Home
.Inlrnal
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-07-27

Western U n i o n
Telegraph compa-
ny. I'm d er Mr..
Sibley's manage
ment the Western
Union co m p a n y
built the line ten
years before the
completion of the
railroad.
After finishing
this enterprise Mr..
Sibley turned his
attention to a line
between the United
States and Russia
via Alaska, Behr-
ing's strait and ST.
laar;a Ho hadLoar,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-07-27
Sunflower Versus Malaria.

1t is stated that since the sunhower has
been cultivated on certain swamps Of the
Potomac malarial fever has decreased.
At the mouth of the Scheldt in Holland
it is stated that similar results have been
obtained. The sunfower emits large
volumes Of water in the form of vapori
and its aromatic odor, as well as the
oxygen it exhales. may have to do with
the sanitary influence in question: Bos-
ton Budget.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-07-27
The Spanish Peanut,

The Spanish peanut is now very ex-
tensively used in Georgia for feeding to
hogs, 1t is stated that the averagelcrop
is 1875 bushels per acre. The hogs do all
the harvesting, and they generally eat
the vines as well as the nuts. 1t is esti-
mated that an acre of Spanish peanuts
will furnish four times as much hog food
as an acre of corn.-Chicago Times.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-07-27
How to Kill Wolves.

The natives of the Arctic regions have
barbarous, but effective, way of deal
ing with the wolves which are a pest
there. Sharp blades are stuck in the ice
and baited. The meat freezes, and in
thawing it cut with his tongue the blade
cuts the tongue, ultimately preventing
the beast from licking the snow, and
thirst finally kills the animal Chicago
Herald
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-07-27

Daisy, daughter of Henry A Wise, one of
the famous governors Of Virginia. He ac-
quired large and lucrative practice, and
numbered among his patients w. W. Corco-
ran, the late celebrated philanthropist, and
Jefferson Davis, who was at that time secre-
tary of war. His sympathies were with the
south. and when the war broke out he went
to Richmond, where he was made surgeon
general of the Confederacy, and was the fam
fly physician of Mr.. Davis.
His property in Washington was confis-
Gated, but he was able to recover portion Of
1t at the close Of the war when he returned
10 the capital and resumed his practice.
His friendship for Jefferson Davis and his
belief in the Righteousness Of the cause which
Davis represented always enlisted his pen
and voice in the controversies which arose
from time to time in later years. He was a
man of strong convictions and never hest
tated to express them. Socially he was one
Of the most agreeable Of men. He was a cul-
tivated man, fond Of books, and had the re-
spect and esteem of his professional brethren.
He was president Of the American Medical
association last year, and was a frequent con-
tributor to the medical periodicals.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-07-27

Whatever we get in this world we not
only have got to ask for, but to insist
upon; giving away things is not human
weakness. Uncle Esek.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-07-27
Mr. Siblev,s philanthropic investments
Milan and Natalie.

King Milan and Queen Natalie of Servta,
who separated some time ago, have been dis
turbing the world of late as to the possession
81 years of age. He was at school at Paris
when his second cousin, the prince of Servia,
from whom he inherited the throne, was
murdered in 1868 Milan returned to Servia
and in 1872 was crowned as Prince Milan ".
In 1876 he joined the Montenegrins and Bos-
mans in a campaign against his suzerain, the
sultan. During this time he was proclaimed
king, but was not recognized as such till 1889.
Queen Natalie is a Russian, and is five years
younger than her husband. Being at Wies-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-07-27

MIA in 1911. He Sc
cured an appoint
ment as assistant
surge on in the
navy, and for five
years cr'uised all
over the Pacific
ocean. He was or
dered to the navy
yard at Washing
ton, but soon re-
signed from the
navy and began
the practice of his
profession t h ere.
While in the navy
10 nao,.,.sn1 Mice
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-07-27

The Prince Of Wales has seventeen
brothers-in-law, sixteen uncles, fifty
seven cousins and fifty-eight nephews
and nieces.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-07-27
THE SOCIAL CHRISTIANS.
Plans and Work of a Rapidly Growing
Organization.

Organization.
When the author of the "Hoosier School
master" presented Bud Means and his
teacher as organizing 1.-THE Church of the
Best Licks," it was plain to the reader that
the writer was setting forth his own senti-
ments, and hence it was no surprise to learn
soon after that Rev. Edward Eggleston was
preaching in Brooklyn to a congregation
calling itself the "Church of Christian En-
deavor." Its only creed, or requisite of
membership. was that one should sincerely
and earnestly "endeavor to lead a Christian
life" 1t was only one of many attempts
about that time to found a church which
should be Christian without creed: but the
realization of that idea came some years
later in the form of what is called the
"Young Peoples Society of Christian En-
deavor"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-07-27

prominent in entertaining Admiral Lusoffski
when the Russian feet visited New York in
1868 This secured him recognition of the
car of Russia, and during stay at st. Pc
tersburg he was the recipient Of great atten-
ton At an important ceremony held by the
emperor Mr.. Sibley was honored with the
second place on the list of guests. The Rus
sian government agreed to cooperate with
him. and build the line between Irkootsk and
the Amoor river. Fifteen hundred miles had
been put up, when the successful laying Of
the Atlantic cable caused an abandonment
of the enterprise.
After Mr.. Sibley discontinued active opera
tons in building telegraph lines, he took up
railroading and number of other enter
prises. He was for several years connected
with the management of the Southern Mich
igan and Northern Indiana railway. After
the civil war, guided by desire to restore
amicable relations between the north and
the south, he made investments In the latter
section He went into salt at Saginaw and
into storing seed at Chicago At Chicago he
tore down a comparatively new building and
erected on its site an immense seed ware
house The seed business Mr.. Sibley COM
menced at Rochester thirty years ago. He
was an innovator even in this and instituted
many experiments for the improvement of
plants with reference to their seed bearing
qualities. He cultivated the largest farm in
the state of New York. He was the owner
of fourteen other farms in New York state,
besides estates in Michigan and Illinois.
Mr.. Sibley's philanthropic investments
kept pace with his other enterprises. He
founded the Sibley College of Mechanical
Arts at Cornell university, Ithaca, N. Y,
on which he spent at different times $3.50, COO
At Rochester he built and presented Sibley
hall to the University of Rochester, at cost
of $1,000 to be used for library and cabi-
MT
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-07-27

A human subject without collar bones
has been met with in st. Louis dissect
ing room.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-07-27
A. Y. P. GARNETT, N. D.

Death of a Doctor Who Was on Intimate
Terms with Jefferson Davis.
DR.. Alexander Y. P. Garnett, the famous
Washington physician who recently died at
Rehoboth Beach, Del, where he had gone in
the hope of recovering his shattered health,
was born in Essex county, Va, Sept. 10,
1920. He was graduated from the medical
department of the University of Pennsylva-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-07-27
KING AND QUEEN OF sERVIA,

KING AND QUEEN OF SEKVIA.
baden when the demand was made for the
crown prince, the Prussian authorities found
themselves in position to become involved
in marital quarrel, which was doubtless
anything but desirable. They desired the
queen either TO submit to magisterial author
ity IT leave Germany The latest develop
ment in the play was the kidnapping of the
crown prince by thirty soldiers for King
Milan.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-01-09
ARouT PEOPLE.
Strangers in the City and Wheeling Folk
Abroad.

Strangers in the City and Wheeling Folks
Abroad.
MI. George Vardy has been III for several
days past, and Is still confined to his
room.
Mics Jessie Caswell, OF the South Side,
who has been Ill for some weeks with ty-
phoId fever, is recovering slowly.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. h. Bishop, Mics
Frances Biahop and several members Of
her company are at the Mcclure.
Mr.. W. Law Hoof, who has been
spending the holidays here very pleasant.
" with friends, starts out on tho rond
again to-day.
D. W. Baird, acting President OF the
Riverside Glass Works, expects to remove
his family here from Wheeling in the
spring, II he can find suitable residence.
-RsllSbtrg Herald.
Mrs. Sam ?. Norton will entertain q
number Of society people at her home on
the Island next Wednesday evening. The
reception Is to be given in honor OF the
Misses Washington, who are her guests.
Meosrs. John B. Hart and 7. NJ. Jack
son, Of Clsrksburg, were registered at the
Mcclure house last night, They were in.
terested spectators at the formal opening
OF Martins FeTry's new water woIka Sat-
urdsy. Olnrkaburg has long felt the need
OF ike improvement.
Messra. Ion BugRnt, f. E. stansbuEy,
and L. F. Foster, Of Cincinnati, and j. A.
Kelly and P. ]. Hobbs, Of Columbus,
formed jolly qutntOtte Of insurance sd
busters who met at the Mcclure Saturday
and spent Sunday there. They had been
at sienbsnvillp, Naismoraa and Cam
bridge settling up fire LOSES.
Colonel John A. Ellsler and his wife
and Mr.. Harry Ellslsr, are at the McLus,
They and their aladdin" company ar
rived from Columbus last night. Both
genilemen are we'll known theatrical
mansgerB and anything With theiE name
attached to 1t is always q suCeesBlul affair
worthy OF patronage, They both hEva G
number Of psIsSnal iTieudB here.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-01-09
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