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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-11

though they are so fond Of a single locality.
They do at times show signs of affection,
though nothing like the dog or the horse.
Still a cats affection is largely dependent on
being fed regularly To make cat perform
In private room Is quite another thing from
making 1t perform before an audience. Still
cats can be trained to care little about an
audience and to get over stage fright; and
like actors and actresses, they very easily get
used to applause; though it Is not asserted
that the cats, when once used to 1t, pine for
It, and grumble about want Of app eciation
when they don't get It But II a stranger
crosses the boards when cat Is performing
the animal will pause and look round at him
inquisitively, like Theodore Thomas If inter-
rupted when leading his orchestra
Professor Fredericks' influence over animals
Is a natural gift He once belonged to a cir
Gus company. One day the lion tanner when
about to enter the lions cage for a perform
ance scratched his face on a nail, which drew
blood. Knowing the effect of blood on lions
he declined to enter the cage, and put the
lions through their PAGES. The audience
were clamorous, and 1t was necessary to pro
vide some one to amuse them with the lions
Frederioks, who had never tanned lions or
had anything to do with them. entered the
cage and went through with the performance
He said afterward that he was only nervous
upon opening the door of the cage. Once In
side he knew he had control When asked
what he would have done had the lions at
tackled him, he replied, Nothing; could
only stand still and be eaten till somebody
outside had got the red hot irons ready"
The professor, however, gave up having any
thing to do with lions. His wife naturally
worried about his entering the cage So he
turned his attention to cats, and finds his
feline performances very profitable
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-11
SOME KNOWING CATS.
THEY HAVE RECENTLY CREATED
A SENSATION IN LONDON.

Here Arc Pictures Showing Some of the
Feats They Accomplish, to the Great
Wonder and Entertainment of Human
Spectators
Cats have generally been regarded as espe-
cially and only useful for the purpose Of
catching rats and mice. The cat has never
been supposed to be an intelligent animal;
nothing like as intelligent as the dog. But as
a sportsman the cat Is eminently successful.
How four legged animal can catch a winged
bird, who has nothing to do to get away ex-
cept to fly up in the air, where the cat can't
follow 1t, is remarkable Nevertheless, pussy
may be seen almost any time In summer steal
ing through the long grass, crouching, slowly
whisking her tail from side to side, now
crawling forward, and at last bouncing on
the unsuspecting bird. before 1t has time to
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-11
THE PROPOSED NEW VESSEL

A military mast about twenty inches In
diameter and fifty feet high will be placed
abaft the smoke stack to be used for signal
purposes. IL will have two tops, one fitted
to carry two machine guns, and one fitted for
a search light. The main battery will consist
Of; One ITO ton 10 inch breech loading rifle
one 40 ton l2 inch breech loading rife, and
one Is inch pneumatic dynamite gun The
auxiliary battery will contain: Six So FOUNDER
rapid fire guns; three v FOUNDER rapid fire
guns, two FOUNDER rapid fire guns, and four
8 FOUNDER rapid fire gunA
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-11
FATHER HEWITT.

He Is to Succeed Father Hecker Supe-
rior of the Order of Paulist Fathers
The Rev. Augustine Francis Hewitt, who Is
to succeed the late Father Hecker as superior
of the Order Of the Paulist Fathers, was, Like
his predecessor, Of the Protestant faith in his
early manhood He was always a Jealous
coworker of Father Hecker, having Joined
with him In the organization of the Paulist
Fathers.
Father Hewitt has passed remarkable life
He was born in Fairfield, Conn, in 1920, and
and his father, the Rev. Nathaniel Hewitt, was
Congregational clergyman for the first half
Of the century and the pastor of a church at
Bridgeport He WIS In charge of PreshY-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-11
HOW DOCTORS CONQUER DEATH

Doctor Walter X. Hammond says
"After long experience have come to
the conclusion that twO-thirds of all
deaths from coughs, pneumonia and con-
sumption might be avoided if DR.. Acker's
English Remedy for consumption were
only carefully used in time" This won
derful remedy is sold under positive
guarantee by
HANAFoRD's PARK DRUG STORE.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-11

taken. 1t is certainly fitting that monu-
ment should he erected TO the man whose dis
covery opened up TO the world SO rich treas
ure as lay hidden in the earth Of California
But so boundless has been the wealth taken
out that it would seem fitting that a statue
of the precious metal he discovered should be
put up instesd of the cheaper material This,
however, would be altogether too tempting
for the California road agents" who would,
doubtless, the first night after unwilling be
found around the golden statue thick eats
ON roof at the time Of the full moon.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-11

is very thirsty it is
"holler from skull
to boots" being a
$ b e IL made of
zinc and copper. 1t
represents j q m es
W. Marshall, the
discoverer of gold
in California.
The statue is to
be erected by the
Native ons of
California 1t Is
ten feet and a half
high, st a n d n :
erect, the ri & h t
hand KITE n d e d
with a lump of
gold in its palm.
The left arm hangs
by the side, the
elbow bent and the
hand slightly All
vanced, the fingers
point in & d wn
wards as 10 the
"hole" from which
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-11

terrain church at
the time of his
death, in 1867. His
son was brought up
under the tenets Of
the Congregational
church, and he was
gra d u a t ed from
Amherst college in
1889. He took up
the study Of law,
but abandoned it at
the end Of n year To
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-11

trained at all Professor Fredericks' first
move Is to teach the cat to sit up and beg;
across the stage on champagne bottles.
The professor holds the view OF many
people that cats have no affection at all I;
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-11
A Statue of James W, Marshall.

statue is about to be set up in San Fran
cisco representing the figure Of a man in
frontier costume Of rough shirt, SLOUGH hat,
belt, pistol and other frontier equipments
And, us John Hay would put it, when a man
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-11

get its wings going and rise In the cir. Then
a cat will watch the parent bird till it goes to
its nest, thus revealing its locality, when puss
will mount the tree and eat up the young
birds. When bird is seen hopping about
over fences and shrubs, chirping all the time,
making great fuss and evidently distressed,
the chances are that somewhere near a cat Is
watching to see where the bird goes. But the
bird at such times is usually too sharp for the
cat, and stays away from its home for fear Of
betraying its birdlings
Lately man in England has trained cats.
He is professional trainer Of animals, such
as the horse, the dog, the goat or the pig. He
has large number Of cats and has given
them considerable attention. He is Professor
Fredericks, and Is an exhibitor of his pets.
He exercises them In the morning, In the
back garden of his house, and feeds them on
cats meat, bread and milk. They are not
easily trained and are not reliable In a per-
Torrance, being a good deal like children,
who will never "show OFF, when expected.
They get obstinate every now and then, and
the only way to treat them when in this con-
dition is to let them rest. Professor Freder-
icks never uses force In training them,
and never thinks of whipping them Kit
tens can't be trained. At least all effort
thus far has failed, and substantial mid
ile aged cats are usually taken for the
purpose. The trouble with kittens Is that
they are too playful In being trained they
think the trainer wants to play and don't
consider the matter at all serious Every boy
or girl knows that lessons can't be learned
without serious attention, but as the kitten
doesn't realize this he never can learn.
At Professor Fredericks' performance the
cats first climb pole. One would suppose
that there would be no need to teach a cat to
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-11

The bow will be constructed for ramming
The vessel will be built on the basket system
having a double bottom nearly her entire
length, extending up to the armor shelf; the
inner bottom and the interior hull being d.
vided into water tight compartments A
belt Of steel armor extends the whole length
of the vessel Over vital parts, this belt is six
teen inches In thickness, but at the ends 1t is
only six inches thick The armored deck
over the magazines and machinery for NOV
ing the Is and u inch guns, is three inches
thick, and at the fore and aft ends Of the
battery is three inches thick.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-11

But 1t is not simply the climbing, but the
control Of the eats movements after 1t gets
out Of its masters reach 1t Is expected to
60 to the top Of the pole but whether it
reaches that point depends entirely on its in
clnation. Then a cat Is made to walk q
tight rope. Considering the elevated peaks
Of roofs and giddy guitars cat will traverse
in dark night one wouldn't suppose walking
a tight rope to be a very difficult Job for it.
In this case, as in climbing, tho training is Ia
the cat walking the rope under special in
structions One Of Professor Fredericks' cats,
called Sloper, is trained to walk a tight rope
strewn with mice and canary birds He iity,
his feet deity over the mice and the birds,
and makes the return journey with mouse
on his back. -
1t is generally supposed that all cats are
fond of mice and birds This is not true. One
cat in eight doesn't care for either. a
curious incident occurred at one of the pro
fessors exhibitions recently. A cat who was
performing, yielding to a temptation quite
natural to cats bent his head and caught O
rat in his mouth. A word to the wise is suffi
cient, and, the cat being wise, upon a word
from the professor dropped the rat. The
boxing cats are an attractive feature. They
stand on their hind legs facing one another
on two chairs, and fight quite scientifically.
Portuguese cats make the best performers
In Lisbon they take great interest In cats
from their boing the means of keeping the
streets clear Of mice, which would otherwise
readily get a foothold there All the cats IL
Lisbon have lean appearance, from being
engaged In mice hunting. Black cats learr
easiest, and only one cat in three can b.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-11
For Coast Defense,

The plans for the new coast defense vessel
authorized by congress have been completed
and are ready for the inspection of shipbuild
ers. The style is that of monitor sitting low in
the water, with classmates for two barbette
guns Her dimensions are as follows:
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-11
, TATE OF vERMONT--Distric of

Addison, SIS.
Be II remembered, that at a session of the
Probate Court holden at Middlebury, within
and for the district OF Addison, on the Goth
day OF December, A. ID. lsSs.
Present, Hon. Lyman f. Knapp, Judge.
Whereas, u certain instrument in writing,
under seal, purporting to be the last will and
testament OF Agnes Lathrop, late OF wey-
bridge, in said District deceased having
been this day presented to said Court for Pro-
bate, and duly filed in the Registers ONCE (:
Therefore 1t is ordered, that all persons in
terested in the estate OF said deceased, be
notified to appear before said Court, at
the Probate Office in Middlebury, in said
District, on the 2lst day of January, A. ID.
lisa. at 10 o'clock a. m, by publication OF
this order, three weeks SUCCESSFULLY previous
paper printed at Middlebury, to show cause,
II any they may have, why said instrument in
writing should not be proved and allowed, as
the last will and testament OF the said de-
ceased.
LYMAN +. KNAPP, Judge.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-11
IA MAN

UNACQUANTED GEOGRAPHY COUNTRY
MUCH VALUABLE INFORMATION FROM A STUDY
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-11

At Professor Fredericks' performance the
cats first climb pole. One would suppose
that there would be no need to teach cat to
:limb pole that it would be done naturally
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-11

Castoria cures Collie, Constipation
Sour Stomach, .Diarrhea, Eructatior
Gives healthy sleep also aids digestion
Without narcotic stupefaction.
Telegram-herald., 1889-08-09

Guards and 'Tapiora, sang II for over
ten years The next approach TO this Is
The Whistling Coon, which my son in
law, Eugene Stratton, il now singing
nightly. l. Is only an old melody OF mine
worked up into the whistle"
"You have always managed to outdis-
tance rivals"
Yes, we have had the largest bands In
the world with az many AS "A hundred per
formers. j have had mauy troupes try TO
fight me but most Of them have gone
broke"
The banjo IL getting rather popular in
this country isn't its"
1T Is becoming a very popular instru-
ment. The Prince of Wales plays it and
| hear his daughters are learning II. You
see whereas il was originally nothing but
a pumpkin head stuck through. Il has
now become quite scientific instrument,
and YOU will find ole ia almost every good
house now"
What Is the secret OF your SUGGEST"
"Ali my men are artists in themselves.
I never allow one Of them TO be = dummy.
As for the boys, OF course ! have Ali tb.
Cathedral chOristers 10 pick from and
have turned out at least Fifty OF my boys
thorough good performers. ! had rather
discover voice at suy time than singer.
Give me the voice aud III soon make the
singer"
Does minstrelsy grow or wane IN popu-
larityf'
We'll. my theatte holds over a Thousand
people aud il always crowded Al the
same time the new tangled smoking con
cerfs interfere with n as with All otaeI
classes OF entertainment
''YOu have DO trouble In getting fresh
talent
no. discover it for myself Ny ba.s
singer could not ~ipg note when ! took
him on <et Hundred letters IN the
course % = week sometimes from candi-
dates chiefly from amateur troops. Some
ofthem are queer chsps. TOO. who csu
do anything - ali We cannot resist
lark with such ~ snch times. making them
dress up and black. and -eadius thsm on
40 one " huckered wlth water in order
that be shouid sihg TIE BAY o. R.soav
more realistically and fben eft him 10
grope his way out in the dark -
u further corversstion NJ Moore
pointed ont that sn H0giishman can
never persousf. .eith ulnch success ;fz
genuine chsr.ct-r. sftcs of th. Southern
darksv Tie Lorlon comedians sl~avs
drop their he 100 nucs snd fhsts ieff.r
the niger always usss Moor. himself
doesn't kRov nos- of music bat he hss
com posed over hundred ioeiodies Hs
PICKS them ont on his b>vjo or with one
finger on ths risnr snd g.ts be mnsIcsl
director 20 10 ths rest. Ore csH rare 2
drop irto the Nao-. House. without
finding some re, % ths pnhNc s-ae
famous enter-s t-t r. - Fourfh r
Telegram-herald., 1889-08-09
berzeNceS III le10 H0rk.

pToyaL
Rusa thoroughly disliked the system
u 'lnteTvie~ earned ga as 10 rad
been up ~ this time. but he s-~ oppor-
runitles Tor making Il . grva~ feature.
To run after every NTH class actress be
fore she had fairly landed Ia New York
and azk ner what she thought ~ Amer
lca a. Disgusting I'd hInl. Dat - xet
statesman - talk upon 4n important
sub Jet. or 70 get personal memoirs from
distinguished men - letters. he believed
vas not only interesting bat legitimate
branch Of journalism His brightness
and sincerity Of purpose made him d
great many friends among the public
men Of England and he succeeded IN
getting some important interviews out OF
them. La the matter of foreign news he
kept The Dawn hours ahead OF any other
New York paper. and everybody inter
e-ted Ia newspaper work said that Rush
Hurlstone was a Journalist OF marx
For TWO years Rush STAYED in London
Two busy years they were Ia all this
time he had nst seen Helen. but be had
heard from her occasionally. She did
not hesitate 10 tell him that she missed
ham, but she did not tell him how much
she wished that he was back in New
York. II Rush had planned his absence
as ruse he could not have planned a
more successful one. The man who in
vented the proverb. ''Out Of sight, out OF
mind" didn't know what he was talking
about. "Out OF sight, never out of
mind" would DO nearer the truth Helen
had never thought SO much Of Rush as
during his absence. / can't say that he
thought more Of her, for | do not see
how that would have been possible.
Helen's life was busy one, too; but still
she missed Rush almost as much as
though she had been an idle woman.
He was not man TO be taken out Of a
Young woman's life and not be missed.
Rush heard occasionally from Archie
Tillinghast, who sometimes spoke Of
Helen, but more frequently of Bessie
Archer.
Bessie was getting to be more like her
old self, and Archie began 10 hope, as
she now had no crackbrained agitators
on her visiting list. She had tried wood
carving and amateur photography as a
pastime. and now she was amusing her
self by trying 70 hatch chickens with a
patent incubator. Rush was verv glad
To hear this. for he had feared that Bes-
sic. in her craving for something that so
ciety could not give her. might fall again
into dangerous company. He did not
know her The lesson she had learned
lasted her a lifetime.
At the end Of Rush's two years in Lon
don Mr.. Plummett sent for him TO come
over 70 Paris, where be was living in
great style. Rush crossed the channel.
and hurried on 70 Paris 10 learn a piece
of important news. The managing edi-
tor Of The Dawn was getting too old to
do his work satisfactorily, So Mr.. Plum
NETT concluded 10 retire him on n pen
sion and oGer Rush the vacant chair.
Telegram-herald., 1889-08-09

ssYoa WI fazgfse Ens q ss3 yos
q1ssEaoo po1at ta.lk- ! h@ss fs~nzss
ta.ss Ar. Hssz1Sss gsads gs0xsesA n
GnsrraA-.e u yea tA-s anarnooa- Ana
rls-hry sa-d tsssA. - 9u-ieEiy - = Ka4A
es.uIa &hea SsEy LaaoA sxaEs4d
..Nr. Huristone. szzad Hsfuz. r.slns
s.you fexess y0urseit. Yosr qas<riesn is
inI.ertasssnE-
No, 4 IS not ilapertlnsnL Ne man
who loves : WoIl4n - / love you would
s.Sk her d. apartment questlgn must
lss 3nsN cred once -1d foF A- Every
oz4s SAYS yoa ale engaged - Nh. Hast
inEs. Is i true"
Hush heSrg be4I So hard and fast that
IT almost choked hln hls eyes ~ero
faxed intentls upon Helen 5. a. though
As would read every ti4oughl that paassd
through her brain. She DesiIAled mo
mens before aI.s~ sriag f.lla, and thea
she sad. slo~is. Ia a low safI voloe.
No. an lot engaged ID Nj Hast
in.rs. I have never hln engaged 10
hl u. and J never shall L..
'.TAen. Helen. said Rush. taking her
hAnd. viii sou llsten q ile. / have
loved you letoselly fog I've $ ears ever
since my s1es tTsi s4W NauI beautiful
face. ! have lad no thought ban of you
during al these years Gii not iell
YOU ot my love, beo.ause / believed that
YOU were not - be taken by storm al
least not by me =, ho II that time could
be nothing more - yOu tA4-D boy lsh &C
quaintance. But / lived every day "
my hfe with the one end Ia view You
are 10 me life, and love. and everything
that there l. IL the world. II you viii
bo nay wife you will have a lover for a
husband 70 the end II yOH DAYS. II you
Say no - me, God help met l am not
man enough TO bear such q blow quietly
But YOU VIII not say no. Helen
cannot say no 10 a man who adOnes YOU
who worships yos, who lives only for
4 you. / must know. cannot live any
longer in suspense. Helen-darling
Will YOU be my wifeS'
Rush spoke every word slowly, and
with an intensity that there was no mis-
taking Helen stood pale as death before
him. and in d voice scarcely audible. said
| II cannot De. al cannot be-
"My God. Helen, what do YOU meanf
/ Do you love another man
! No, love no other man; but II can
/ bot be. YOU would repent IN sackcloth
/ Ind ashes before YOU were 30. Don
/ you know / am five years older than
/ you, / would be "A old woman while
/ you were a young man
And would you let such a thing as
| that wreck man : lifes ! couldn't love
u woman younger than myseit A wo-
man is not interesting % me until she Is
/ 30. though began 70 love YOU when you
were p. Is this question Of years the
only obstacle in my way. Heleny
1T Is insurmount2ble, said Helen, in
= whisper turning her head away.
My darling" And Rush's strong
arms were around her In a second. and
her head was resting on his broad
shoulder. The long twilight shadows lay
across the floor; but Rush saw only the
/ glory Of the October sun AZ its rays fell
upon the face Of her whom he had al last
won after years Of patient waiting.
THE IND.
Telegram-herald., 1889-08-09
NOTHING TO FEAR.

Tn- youth sat on ne raoon-nt stoop
Gloss oy turti "A -.
Th-y made mos romantic group
Because they were "a love.
20. ask my %" The MAIDEN bluso-d
n answer 20 hssut
- dare not. x-oared ths lover crushed
He might ~aat ms TO boot"
-Gawgs FOR me you have sworn 30 de-"
The snx Gus sweeihe art spoke.
Be or1ve-So NOw-o else-good bye
This sc any joke"
The young mans collar rose satn
Il covered both h.s ears.
To see your pa be cried. I wIII
Ia spite % All ny fears"
'Hai ha~' she laughed. when IN be vent
To Interview the "a.
rs lucky. though. hs ~asn't seat
To say a. much % ma"
rhs r. Ehtened youth With standing hah
Knocked on The study door.
-Coms n. pA answered. "take = chair
"A have we met 0eiorer'
-No-no, air. but~ no youth replied
Il ~ant - ask Tou for
For-o. doc : "a ne. sir. 10 cried
Your laughter adore
-which ons~' laughed pa "Aan. Faa or Kate.
Be.s. Eth-l Ia8s OF sue.
or Mary have daughters -ight
And not Dor Ike you.
%. Su--f you csn spare her siEhcd
The yo1th. becoming bold
.Yss take aer With NJ blessing" crled
TIE a. "5ut. sonny. hold
-Tner-'s isft- Please tell your triends
mat I es1 SPAR them AL.
Aut. sonnT. tlu ta's business ends
ThsT ue-tn' : fear 20 CAL"
II C. Dodge. n GoodaiTs sun
Telegram-herald., 1889-08-09

salt rheum is compared % n burning
bnildlng by one VINO suffered severely.
He was completely cured hy Hood f,
Sarsaparlla, and is grateful for "tho
peculiar medicine 100 doses one
Telegram-herald., 1889-08-09

kRIFED IN
London the
nrst thing
Rush did al
ter euEaZ
.ns ls~i
~ Ls 10 C1ll
upon his
L De found
FldnInett Ia
.nlIAble frame
1ind and dis
d 70 Dc very