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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-02-22
THE WATER METER.

Tn wicked water meter. Pharisaic water meter,
with face Of white enamel hard enamel
trimmed with brass;
But wear the soft expression Of a painted Simon
Peter, looking out into the future like gold
fish through glass
When 1t happens that the carcass Of an infant
alligator plays the mischief with my vitals
in its efforts to get through,
record the strange occurrence on my brass bound
indicator by the fraudulent addition OF
hundred feet or two
o, the miasmatic matter and the poison which
scatter. with the simple name Of water I'M
aduterated purei
While my friend the undertaken wakes richer
slicker, fatter, and the druggists wife and
daughter take a European tour
o, often pause and wonder as ponder DER my
plumber pause and wonder why in thunder
honest people let me lie,
Why they do not rise in anger, tear me limb from
limb asunder, and adopt water meter more
ingenious than II The Wasp.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-02-22
Prophetic Visions.

One day in the spring OF 1861 l sat
with a lady friend conversing pleas
antlv, when ! saw on my left knee a
pile of bank notes, the top one was a
So bill. | saw il distinctly, and
so told my friend; she could not
see it. II quickly disappeared, and we
specialized over the matter little and
soon forgot it. This happened in the
same day a man came in UNEXPECTEDLY
and paid me rent money. He was not
in the habit of paying at stated times.
After he had gone j took a bank
note detector to examine the bills to
see if they were all good laid them
in a pile on the left of my lap, and,
with the dctector in the right hand,
proceeded. A 50 bill lay on the top,
and instantly recalled the vision Of
the forenoon, and drew my friends
attention to the situation.
At another time saw two $50 bills
in the air. | was sure some one would
pay me money. / could think of no
one unless It was my mother, who
owed me that much or more, and was
to pay it when she pleased. thought
she would send it in letter, but days
passed and no letter or money came.
! felt puzzled, for l could not remem-
Der any mistakes in these experiences.
1t might have been week after the
vision when my two children came in
on the stage. They had been staying
at my mothers and had not expected
them home The girl was IL years
old and somewhat careless. She had
been home three days, and we had
seemingly talked over everything
about grandma's affairs, when she
spoke up loudly and quickly, saying;
"Ohl ma, | forgot to tell you !;
grandma sent you some money, and
it is sewed up in the bosom of my
dress" We got her travelling dress
and found the money, just two notes
of the amount l had seen.-Religio-
Philosophical Journal
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-02-22
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
The Step Taken BY Columbia Col1ege--A
Special Course In Electricity.


Special Course In Electricity.
Columbia College, New York, has
decided to have a special course in
electrical science, and not q moment
too soon, for this has long been seen
to be department by itself, and,
while allied to other branches of nat
ural philosophy, requiring, at least
from those who would adopt it as a
profession, an undivided attention.
Because of this it is to be made
postgraduate course of one, two or
three years, thus allowing those who
have completed the rudimentary stud
les in electricity and magnetism in the
school of mines and outsiders with
elemental experience to continue their
studies. The proposed course will con-
sist in practical work, construction of
lamps, dynamos, primary and second
airy batteries, insulation and installar
ton of the plant, and, of course, in
vestigation of the phenomena of cleo
trioity.
There is that called theory" and
that called practice" and while one
may be had without the other, no man
may justly consider himself an cleo
trician who is not familiar with both.
In all the large electrical shops, as in
the engineering ones, experience has
been had with men schooled only in
the theory of their work, and though
it is an invaluable capital to commence
practical work with, it has not been
found infallible in the making of a
first rate workman, while in some
shops they prefer a slight acquaint-
ance with practical work, if the man
is intelligent and industrious, to deal
of theory where the latter is allied
with over confidence. On the other
hand, it is hard to find shop bred
man, let him be ever SO skillfu1, who
does not sorely regret his lack Of theo-
retical knowledge. Few such men
can draught their own designs or make
their own calculations; often witness
ing phenomena while experimenting,
or during the course of their labors,
which, were they read in the natural
laws, those that have been formulated,
they could perhaps appreciate and re-
produce.
A workshop, laboratory and lecture
room, such as It is designed to place
at the disposal of the electrical depart
ment of Columbia college, ought to be
sufficient to turn out men capable OF
original investigation; men at least
capable Of taking a responsible posi-
ton in the practical work in the mer-
camille field; who can design and
work or superintend work from their
own drawings. In practical age like
this, that would seem to be the most
valuable college instruction which
most nearly resembles what its recip
tents are looked to to accomplish out
side of it.-Scientifc American.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-02-22
''Thrins."

Certainly, if any man is entitled to
coin word under the circumstances
narrated below, it is the happy father.
He was a Connecticut man, and was
already the father of six children, all
daughters.
Then three little boys were born to
him at the same time.
Radiant with happiness the proud
father set out to spread the news
abroad. He stopped first at the house
of his nearest neighbor whom he hailed
with:
"Sa-a-y, Zed Knapp, We don't know
what / got over tew my houseT
mo, l can't say that ! do" replied
Zed.
well, what'd We say if l told ye
had leetle boy over there3"
II should say I was glad over it"
said Zed, heartily.
"Well, meow, what'd ye say if
told We l had two little boys, hey"
Better STILL" replied Zed. 80 you
have twin boys2"
"Twinsf Why, bless yer soul, Zed,
I've got thrinsl Yes, sir, thrin boysp
and Oft he rode to proclaim the arrival
of the "thrins" at every house in the
neighborhood. Youths Companion
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-02-22
A Nice Little Pick Up.

Upon the testimony of an old negro
Mrs. Jane Hayden has been awarded
100000 by the Tennessee courts, it
being legacy of $40, 900 and interest
for thirty-one years. The legacy,
originally 81, 500, was bequeathed to
the fortunate sutton when she was a
child, in 1S4S, by James Dick, a
wealthy Louisiana planter The money
was to be paid when she married. II.
R. w. Hill, the child's uncle, was
made her testamentary trustee. He
died and by will increased the legacy
to SIC, 900, and this has been recovered
from the estate of James Dick Hill,
his son and heir. The question at
issue was whether j. d. Hill had &C
knowledged the debt The old negro
had been Hills body servant and set
tied the knotty point in the afiirma-
tive. New York World.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-02-22
Forty-nine Years in Prison.

The Franklin County almshouse at
present affords shelter to man who
has a remarkable record in the Grim
inal annals of this part of the state.
His name is William Pierce, and he
was released from Auburn prison a
few days ago, after serving term Of
imprisonment amounting to forty
nine years, four months and six days.
The crime for which Pierce suffered
this terrible punishment was for the
murder of his own father on Jan. 10,
1889. Pierce, who was then about 16
years old, was working in the woods
with his parent, when a dispute arose
over the use of a horse which he de-
sired to drive in the evening to attend
a party or spelling school in the neigh
borhood.
The father, unable to stand the abu-
sive language of his son, attempted to
chastise him. In return, William
seized his ak and with two or three
blows killed him. The parricide was
arrested and tried in this village in
July, and sentenced to be hanged
on Sept. 2 of the same year. On
account of his youth Governor Sew
ard committed the sentence to impris-
onment for life.
Pierce became hopelessly insane a
few years ago, and a second commu-
tation was granted, which allowed his
release. Every one of his relatives in
this county has been dead many
years, and the story of his crime was
almost completely forgotten Malone
On. W Special to New York Sun.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-02-22
Tho Mountain Goat.

While engaged in hunt tried to
learn something from the half breed
about these strange animals, but al
though he had killed scores of them,
he was so uncommunicative that I
was given precious little information.
However, l learned enough to know
that the race is nearly extinct, having
been hunted with great vigor on ac-
count of the hides by those who didn't
care for the sport, and also having
been pursued SO hard by genuine
sportsmen, who were carried away
with the delights of the chase. | had
formerly thought that they had these
big curving horns you have seen in
pictures, on which they alighted I'M
harmed after springing from some
lofty height; but that's all nonsense,
for their horns are small and sharp
pointed.
They are fearless, however, in rae
ing over the mountains, and make
some astonishing leaps and climb up
to seemingly, inaccessible heights,
taking sure foothold where it would
seem almost an impossibility for them
to stick. Altogether, don't wonder
that there is so much of an effort to
capture them.
By the way, I learned that in the
Sawtooth Range another animal could
be found which is unknown except in
Europe-the ibex. AT least there is a
tradition to that effect, but | saw
none, and couldn't ascertain that any
had been killed; so after all it may be
a fable. Chicago Tribune.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-02-22
A Crank's Gamers.

All of the cranks and fools do not
ride on the street cars, as some street
car patrons may believe. Some of
them go to the theatre. One of them
visited theatre the other night. He
occupied seat in the parquet, well
front. During the progress of the play
it is necessary once or twice to turn
the lights down very low. At one of
these times the idiot in the parquet
dropped his hat. He could not find it
by feeling around under the seat, so
lit match. The little flame was visi-
BILE from the gallery and balcony. By
the light of the match the crank found
his lost hat. Then he dropped the
burning match on the floor and again
looked at the stage. The match caught
a programme lying under the seat and
in moment it blazed up. A lady sit
ting next to the idiot promptly stamped
it out. If any one in the gallery had
seen the blaze and raised the cry of
fire there would have been disas-
trous panic in the darkened theatre,
and the man who dropped the match
might have been injured. Chicago
Herald
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-02-22
Everybody Has a Remedy.

Did you ever run across q man who
did not have his own remedy for every
i'll to which poor flesh is heir2 And,
if suffering from one of these myriad
ills, did you ever try to apply all of
these remedies2 A young man in Chi
cago who has large circle of &C.
quaintances, appeared in public the
other day with a face inflamed and
swollen from an liberated tooth just
behind it. He met his friends one by
one in his walks about town. His I'M
shapely face at once attracted their
attention. whats the matter-bad
tooth2" was the first query. He would
reply, with several qualifying adjec-
tives, that it was a bad tooth. Put
oil Of cloves on the gum-best thing
in the world for it-cured me-always
does" one man said. The sufferer had
confidence in his friend and bought a
small vial of oil of cloves
After he had anointed the swollen
jaw with the powerful oil for an hour
or SO he thought he was carrying a
red hot base burner around inside of
his mouth and he threw away the
bottle in great disgust. 'Saltpeter
will knock that in a minute" said an
other friend. The druggist was again
enriched, but the raw saltpeter made
the inhamed flesh howl, and it was
also thrown away. "Poultice your
face with hot ginger tonight, said
another friend. That's the stuff" If
any one does not believe that this ad-
vice was followed the young sufferer
can show him the outline of the poul-
tice on his cheek. In turn he tried
thirteen sure cures" recommended by
we'll meaning friends, and one side Of
his face is sight. He has agreed
with himself to try no more expert
ments, and will suffer in silence until
the tooth gets tired. Then he will
have it out.-Chicago Herald.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-02-22

Spike teams" are an institution
peculiar to the south. The Georgia
team consists of a mule or a jenny and
an OK; these are geared to an old
rickety wagon to haul guano and
watermelons in. The Florida team is
less complicated and more economical.
An OK is harnessed to pair of shafts
fitting to yoke on the animals neck
and connecting with pair of wheels
in which a box is placed, a rope at
tached to the creatures horns an.
swering for reins. The box generally.
contains man and a woman of type
that can be found nowhere but in
Dixie. Chicago Times.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-02-22
Johann Mozart.

Johann Chrysostom Wolfgang ANA
deus Mozart, one of the greatest of
musical composers, was born at
Salzburg on the 9th of Jan
uary, 1856. When but years
old he composed short pieces,
which he performed with great APP
plause before the court at Munich.
The next year he astonished Paris by
his performances on the organ and his
powers of improvisation. Mozart COM
posed numerous operas which still
hold their place on the stage, and ex-
celled in all departments of compost
ton and in the universally of his
genius. He died at the age of So
Philadelphia Times.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-02-22
Tender Memories.

On the eve Of my marriage ! made
three mental VOWS. They were-never
to aggravate him, never to have a
secret from him, nor by any selfish or
thoughtless act of mine to lead him
one step toward bankruptcy. Fifteen
years afterward / told him of these
VOWS, and although l have been a
widow for ten years, ! should blot this
paper with my tears if attempted to
put in writing the love and tenderness
of his reply.-Good Housekeeping.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-02-22
A Valuable Horse,

America is not the only country
where what looks like extravagant
valuations are sometimes put upon
horseflesh. 1t is said that w. Bur
dett- Coutts is the possessor Of a ia
nous hackney stallion-Triffit's Fire
away-that represents in his stock a
money value of f250, 900. He is 30
years old, and his get sell readily at
300 to 400 guineas pair in London. -
San Francisco Chronicle.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1889-02-16
J. w. ECKART.

Practical Matchmaker and
Jeweller.
NEW IBERIA LA.
- DEALER IN -
Waltham. Elgin, Rockford & Columbus
gold and silver watches, best grades OF
jewelry only, Quadruple silver plated
wares, spectacles, eyeglasses. accOrdeons,
banjos etc. etc.
We are regularly appranticed watch
makers. having served our term of ap-
prentice of five years at the bench under
the charge of trained watchmakers, and
finished our trade in the best HorlOgical
schools of the north and west.
Our prices are moderate give us trial.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1889-02-16
Celebrated Gardens.

The celebrated Hanging Gardens OF
Babylon" were within the precincts OF
the palace called The Admiration of
Mankind" They consisted Of gardens
of trees and flowers on the tOpmOst of a
series of arches Is feet high and built in
the form of a square, each side Of which
measured 4(o Greek feet. The city Of
Babylon, which its famous gardens, was
razed to its foundation, 600 B. G.
Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sc
venty-Nine years later we find the cele'
brated gardens Of James Vich in ROch.
ester, New York. For description, Cata-
lOgue of seeds, advice how to obtain fret
copy of Vick's Floral Guide and als(
of the famous new rose, called Wick,
Caprice" address, James Wick, Seeds
mau, Rochester, y. Y.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1889-02-16
The Chill Blast

That sets the naked branches equi-
vering, is not felt by the wealthy vale
tudinarian indoors, but not all the COW
ering that can be piled on his warm bed,
nor all the furnace heat that anthracite
can furnish, will warm his marrow
when chills and fever runs its icy fingers
along his spinal column. HOstetter's
Stomach Bitters is the thing to infuse
new warmth into his chilled and aguish
frame, to remedy the fierce fever and ex.
hausting sweats which alternate will
the chill. Dumb ague ague cake, bilious
remittent-in short, every known form
of malarial disease in subjugated by this
potens, and at the same time, whole
some and genial medicine. BiliOusness
constipation, dyspepsia, sick headaches
loss of appetite and sleep, kidney trou
BILE, rheumatism and debility are only
remedied by it. Use it with persistence
to effect thorough cure.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1889-02-16
Court Doings.

Grand Jury made its report to the court
which We publish in another column.
The Grand Jury reported true bills
against the following persons: Alcee
Guidroz, for murder; Vilmont Hollier
and Didier Hollier, for murder; Adam
Jean, for assault and wilfully shooting
at; Harmon Fridge, for stabbing with a
dangerous weapon; Geo. Davis, for lar
ceny; Felix BrOussard, for shooting at a
dwelling house; Noel Jean Louis, for
burglariOusly breaking and entering a
dwelling house in the night time, with
intent to commit rape; Joachim COmeau
for carrying concealed weapon; Sam
Polk. Didier Hollier and A. Thibodeaux,
for assault and battery; Omer ZenOn, for
murder; MINNIE LOuviere and Oscar
Francois, for larceny; Joseph Norbert.
for obtaining goods under false preten-
ses: Geo. Bell for assault and battery;
Geo. Davis, petty larceny.
True bills were not found against the
following persons: HypOlite Cinquieme
and Charles Sam, accused Of robbery;
Sam Polk and Noel Jean Louis, accused
Of breaking into dwelling house armed
with pistol; Evariste Norbert, for rape;
Hilaire Urbin, for murder; Chas, Lee, for
horse stealing; Sam Polk, Didier Hollier
and Numa BOudreaux, for assault and
battery.
The following cases were tried: Geo.
Davis, for larceny acquitted; MINNIE
Louviere and Oscar Francois, larceny,
found guilty: Joseph Norbert, for OBJ
tanning goods under faulse prentenses,
convicted, and sentenced to one year
hard labor. Geo. Bell, for assault, ac-
quilted. Geo. Davis for petty larceny
acquitted.
In the case Of Minnie LOuviere and
Oscar Francois, found guilty by the jury.
a motion for arrest of judgement on the
plea of prescription, was maintained by
the court. The District Attorney then
filed an information with the proper
allegation to take the case out of pres
criptiOn, and was fixed for trial.
Harmon Fridge was tried for assault
and battery, convicted and sentenced to
three months imprisonment and one
hundred dollars fine.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1889-02-16
A True Tonic.

When you don't feel well and hardly
know what ails you, give B. B. B. (BO-
tanic Blood Balm) a trial 1t is a fine
tonic.
7. o. Callahan, Charlotte, n. c., writes:
"B. B. B. is a fine tonic, and has done me
great good"
L. W. Thompson, Damascus, Ca, writes:
81 believe B. B. B. is the best blood puri-
fer made. 1t has greatly improved my
general health"
An old gentleman writes: "B. B. B.
gives me new life and new strength. II
there Is anything that will make an old
man young, it is B. B. B."
PA Shepherd, NOrfork, Va, August
10th. 1888, writes; II depend on Il. B. B.
for the preservation of my health. 1
have had it in my family now nearly
two years, and in all that time have not
had to have DOCTOR"
Thos. Paulk, Alapaha, Ga, writes: II
suffered terribly from dyspepsia. The use
of B. B. B. has made me feel like a new
man. l would not take a thousand
dollars for the good it has done me-"
W. NJ. Cheshire, Atlanta, Ga. writes:
II had long spell of typhoid fever.
which at last seemed to settle in my
right leg, which swelled up enormously.
An ulcer also appeared which discharged
cup full of matter day. l then gave
B. B. B. trial and it cured me-"
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1889-02-16
A Remedy Needed.

There was negro killed at cades sta.
tion Tuesday night. The particulars are
that two negroes were shooting at each
other at wedding, when Martial Jaques
by stander was killed. One of the
fighters was wounded. One Of the prin.
cipals of the affair was arrested by Coz.
stable Fuselier and jailed.
A courier was immediaily after the
killing of the negro, sent for the Cornor
at Breaux Bridge. but this official hap
pened to be absent from the parish, and
as the Coroner and the parish had re.
fused to approve the accounts Of the JUS
tice Of the peace and the physician who
made an inquest in this ward a few
weeks ago, they refused TO make the in.
quest in this case, and the body of the
dead negro remained where he was
killed until Thursday morning.
The action Of the police jury In appro-
priating two hundred dollars for the
Coroner is very unreasonable. The law
allows him ten dollars for each inquest,
and he should be paid according to law
for the work performed by him, and
when he is absent, the amount should be
paid to the officers making the inquest.
We protest against this appropriation, as
and unjust one. and ask the police jury
to take action in this matter and pay
those who perform the work in the ab-
sence Of the Coroner. And only for the
work done. No standing appropriation,
work or no work.
An INCEST was held on the body in
the cemetery by Juutice Defiance Drs.
rilly and Delaureal.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1889-02-16


If st. Martinsville is not thriving il is
the fault of our own people, as when
they want to buy anything they send else
where to get what they want and rs a
general thing pay higher prices else
where than they would pay here. Thus
they send their money away and get
poorer themselves. 1t is even so with
the printing, most of the merchants
send to New Orleans for their printing
when they can get better work here and
for less money. Now, one may believe
we are not telling facts, but look in the
columns of the Colegian published in
New Orleans. and you will see the busi-
ness card of Mr.. F. Rousseau, one of our
largest merchants, and look i'm the COL
unns of the New Iberia Enterprise and
you will see the card of our only hotel,
Mrs. f. CASTILLO, but look in the Col
urnns of your local papers and you will
not see their cards. This shows
clearly the business ability of our peo-
ple?