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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-12-12

have been bought and ISSUED 10 these light
batteries and To several artillery companies
of state militia
Neither the uUGazine rifle nor the ma
chine gun has tv r lOcn thoroughly tested
in actual war, though the Turks ut Plevna
had several thousand of the former The
mitralleuse which the French used against
the Germans was of course n machine gun,
but its effectiveness was inconsiderable
compared with that of the weapons of to
day. Some time ago, while on a visit to
Hartford, went out the Colts armory
on the invitation of Calling, the in
ventor of the arm viii bears his name
He showed me how rapi lily he could fire the
gun. How fast that was can't begin to
say, but bullet followed bullet so quickly
that there seemed no appreciate space be
tween the discharges. He placed three
inch plank of oak against the target and
began firing at it, moving the gun so that
each bullet struck just next to where the
preceding one had entered. The board,
some twelve inches wide, was cut clearly
across, just as though crosscut saw had
been drawn through it.
Then to show how accurately the weapon
could he used the inventor aimed it at a
certain point on the board. He fired sew
eral shots, and when we examined the
target there was only one little hole just
large enough to admit the first bullet
fired. The doctor, who, by the way, Sas
the most kindly face | ever looked upon,
smiled sweetly aud asked whether thought
regiment could charge battery of such
guns. at would Kill every mothers son
Of them" he aided. This remark sounded
very grim and bloodthirsty. But DR.. Cat
ling counts himself IA philanthropist for
he holds that the more horrible war is
made the less war there will he.
1t is not necessary in the new order OF
things for the American government to
make the same preparations for equipping
its forces with small arms and with ma
chine gu .s rs in the case of heavy guns to
be mounted in forts and used aboard ships.
The plants owned by private concerns in
the United States are now sufficiently large
to enable them 70 supply vast quantities OF
material upon short notice. But in the
case of heavy guns the republic has not
had until recently plants with facilities fol
making these monstrous instruments OF
/ warfare. Congress has appropriated ample
sums for this purpose, and there are now
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-12-12
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT,

We have made arrangements with DR..
b. j. Kendall Co., publishes of "A
Treatise on the Horse and his Diseases"
which will enable all our subscribers to
obtain copy of that valuable work free
by sending their address enclosing a
two-cent stamp for mailing same) to DIR.
b. j. KENDALL CO., ENOsBURGH FALLS,
VT. This book j. now recognized as
standard authority upon all diseases of
the horse. as its phenomenal sale attcsts,
over four million copies having been sold
i'll the past ten years. a sale never before
reached by any publication Ia the same
period of time. We feel confident that
our patrons will appreciate HE work. and
be glad to avail Themselves of this Oppor-
tunity of obtaining va,u lhlc book.
1t j. necessary HAT yuu mention this
paper in sending for HE "l'rcatise.
This offer will remain open for only Il
short time Advt. IF.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-12-12

been increased. But even thus improved
they would be inadequate in case of war.
Not only has there been great revolu-
ton in gun making, but the explosives
used are in many instances much different
from the old fashioned kinds. When the
war was over the government had vast
quantity of powder on hand. This lasted
for twenty-three years and was used up in
target practice, the Indian wars firing
salutes etc, while great deal not suited
for military work was employed by the en-.
gineers for blasting. The supply some
time ago ran so low that salutes and other
purely ornamental Uses of the material
were omitted. 1t has never been the Gus
tom of the government to keep very large
stocks, and the consumption of the war
time stores was deliberate Instead of &C
cumulating powder, it is the policy of the
ordnance department to gather great
quantities of inter and issue it to contract
ors when necessary. No private powder
maker could afford to keep on hand the
amount of inter likely to be needed in time
of war.
Experiments have been and are constant
ly being made with the new smokeles,
powder, from which so much is expected
At the Springfield armory this explosive
has been tried very fully with small arms,
and the results are satisfactory as to the
great velocity produced, but this velocity
and the absence of smoke are at the eX-
pense of the pressure on the barrels of
the guns. If it turns out that the smoke
less powder in case of rapid firing, bursts
the weapons it is likely to be more danger
Gus to friends than foes. If the pressure
eXerted is constant, and if the explosive
proves to have the advantages which the
Germans claim for it, the guns could of
course be strengthened.
With the infantry and cavalry armed
with magazine guns, the light artillery
supplied with machine guns, the forts de
Tended with great cannon which send
missiles accurately from five to ten miles,
and all of these using IA powder which
makes no smoke to betray the situation Of
an enemy, the whole tactics of war will
have to he changed Bat in talking with
army men | have failed to find a single
one who would say that he was looking
forward with any interest to the practical
test in actual warfare of these recent in
ventions in the art of killing.
JNO. GILMER SPEED.
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fifteen years ago would now be obsolete
The country, therefore, has been saved the
expense of experiments, and has had the
good luck not to have had it's unarmed con.
dition taken advantage of.
When the war closed in 1865 the gov
eminent had on hand vast supplies of
arms and ammunition. During the con-
1ict the Springfield mu.zle loading rife
was the chief small weapon in use and
proved very effective. Hundreds of invent
ors were ut work during that period en-.
deavoring to perfect a magazine gun. 1t
was not used much then, and it has not
been adopted by the American army yet.
Boards of ordnance began discussing
guns in 1865 and in 1870 the modified
Springfield rifle was adopted as the small
arm for the infantry and cavalry. The old
muzzle loading weapon was altered into
brcech loader, and that is about all the
change made up to date The government
still has thousands of the old "muzzle
leaders," and these are for sale to all who
care to buy ana will 60 through the for
mality of writing to the chief of ordnance
at Washington and applying for permits
sion to purchase. In reply the applicant
will receive an order on the nearest ord
nance storekeeper to sell at 81 each the
number of guns he may wish. Various
Grand Army posts are equipped in this
way, which has also served many farmers
to provide themselves with weapons The
old smooth bore Springfield makes a fine
shot gun and carries with great force and
accuracy.
During the war the field artillery used
chiefly the Rodman three inch rifles and
the twelve pound bronze Napoleons. These
guns are still in use, and the ten batteries
that is, two companies to each of the five
artillery regiments in the army-are now
supplied with these same guns The last
congress appropriated 100000 for the pur-
chase of machine guns, and such an appro
pration has been made annually for sew
eral years past, so that about seventy five
such guns-each one costs about 81 900
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-12-12

you've frozen your ears, Is COM
mon remark. Battle in Johnson's Ano-
dyne Liniment.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-12-12
A SAFE INVESTMENT.

Is one which is guaranteed to bring
you satisfactory results, or in case of
failure return of purchase price. On
this safe plan you can buy from our adj
vertised druggist bottle of DR.. Kings
New Discovery for consumption. 1t is
guaranteed to bring relief in every case,
when used for any affection of throat,
lungs or chest, such as consumption,
inflammation of lungs. bronchitis,
asthma, whoopng cough, Group, etc,
etc. 1t is pleasant aud agreeabl, to taste,
perfectly safe, and trial bottle flee at
Sheldon's Drug store.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-12-12
THE CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND G PACIFIC aA


Missouri Chicago, Joliet
PEORIA Sale Moline ILLINOIS
% nd Psa Az
Fairb1y Neisoh Topeka
ss %ho R Rsn the P elorodo
Wichita and HUTCHINSON rleverses and
cities northwest
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-12-12

personal recollections of a life that was
full of events. Concerning my request
he writes: Like the charity scholar learn
ing the alphabet am little in doub,
whether it will pay to go through 50 much
to get so little, but your friendly wish
must not be sighted" He then and hu-
blithely continues:
81 was born as the old family record de
clares. July II, lSll, in the ancient town Of
Portsmouth, y H., and no better or tHirer
place could have been selected for the pur
pose. My schooling was leslltory and i'm
perfect until, at half past - years of age.
became an attachment of the press - he
Palladium and Advertiser, printed a.
Dover y. H., for which paper worked
upward of two years. 1t succumbed t.
disastrous fate, and my regrets went with
it,
During the years 1881 and 1882 Mr.. Shil
laher was associated with the local press of
his native town. He then went to Boston
and finished his trade as a book printer
"In 1885" he says, II became free and all
my energies were devoted to sustaining the
proud position of ii jour
"ln October, 1886, bleeding at the lungs
caused me to voyage to Demarara, in Bri;
ish Guiana where remained until July,
toria, helping to print the government
Gazette When restored to health sailed
back to New England and got married,
the wisest act of my life. Book printing
not being remunerative, in 1910 associated
myself with The Boston Post, in which of
flee | continued uninterruptedly for ten
years. The Darlington papers were com
menced lin 1870 for my own amusement.
Their success in The Post led me to other
efforts, made anonymously.
"In 1850 found myself Qike the young
partridge which hides its head under a
leaf, thinking itself unseen) very widely
known. In fact, my name had a celebrity
There were new duties to perform. | had
a new position to maintain and new pow
ers to exercise"
Mr.. Shillaber had contributed to The
Saturday Evening Gazette and other lit
erary periodicals. and in partnership with
Charles q. Halpine (atterward famous as
private Miles O'Reilly') he started The
Carpet Bag, a gloriously short lived satiri-
cal newspaper 1t was in 1854 that he pub
lished 1.-THE Life and Sayings of Mrs. Part
ington and Others of the Family" The
initial sales of this volume exceeded 30, 900
copies! It's author had returned to The Bos-
ton Post in 1853, and for three years did
local reporting for that daily. In 1856 Col.
William w. Clapp Offered him the associate
editorship of The Saturday Evening Ga
zette, which Mr.. Shllaber accepted, and
another genial comradeship of ten years
ensued. When in 1866, Col Clapp sold
The Gazette Mr.. Shllaber's regular active
connection with the press terminated.
However, up to the time of his death he
did his full share of literary work for many
noted journals HENRY CLAY LUKENS
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-12-12
GENIAL MRS. PARTlNGTON."

The story of His Life as Quantity Told
by Himself
Among hundreds of similar autographs
treasures that have come at various times
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-12-12
MCDOUGALlS' SHEEP DIP,

McDougalls' non poisonous sheep DIP and
cattle dressing, scab specific and insect ex.
terminator on sheep, cattle, horses, dogs,
poultry, ETC., has been used with great success
in this county Tor several years. 1t instantly
eXterm1nates all ticks, hce and maggots; is
the only true specific for scab, and finely
stimulates the growth OF the fleece, making
its use very profitable. When used at a
special strength ii also waterproots the fieeces,
thus affording the animals great protection
now generally dopted-having to a large
extent displaced the use OF tobacco, arsenic,
1t has important advantages over such dress.
ings, and is more certain in its action. For
sale at
SHELDON ; DRUG STORE. l2:tt.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-12-12
UNCLE SANS ARMAMENT
T CAN BE INCREASED TO ALMOST
ANY PROPORTIONS.

lust ut Present, However, the United
states Is Not Spending Much Money
Explosives and Deadly Weapons.
Resources In Case of Emergency.
Copyright by American Press Association
Notwithstanding the many American in.
ventions relating to ordnance made during
the last quarter of century, the army of
the United States is very poorly equipped
with weapons, both large and small. This
condition is not i'm the least due to the in
activity or the policy of the ordnance de
paTtment, but exists because of lack of
appropriations. 1t happens that the
economical policy has been wise one for
the United States has not needed any guns
of late with which to defend her dignity,
and during the last twenty-five years such
improvements have been made in small
arms and cannon that those which might
have been made or purchased ten or
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-12-12

into my keeping
is a letter which
was not written
t or publication,
but from which |
am i'm p d to
transcribe certain
passages. At my
earnest solicita-
ton Mr.. Shilla-
Der, who died the
other day, IN the
5 IL III III err of 1880
iOtted down some
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-12-12
Estate of Daniel c. West.
Final Settlement.
CTATE OF VERNONT-District of Adj

The Probate court for the district OF Addi,
on:
To all persons interested in the estate OF
Daniel c. West, late of Middlebury, in said dis
trict, deceased GREETING:
BY the authority of the State OF Vermont
you are hereby notified to appear before the
said Probate Court nj the Probate ONCE
in MiddleDury, in said district on the 22d
day of December, A. ID. 1880, ut 10 O'Clock a.
m, to show cause, If any you have, why
the account OF Clara +. West, admins.
tratrix OF the estate of said deceased, should
not be allowed, and also why the residue OF
said estate should not be distributed to the
parties entitled thereto.
Dated at Middlebury, in said district, this
4th day OF November, A. ID. 1880.
By order OF court, 40
Attest. JAMES NJ. SLADE, Judge
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-12-12

building and have already been built can
non of heavy caliber and enormous range
Nearly all of the big guns now mounted
upon American forts are long ont of date
and useless, except for firing salutes and
drilling the men in the handling of artil
lery Many of the smooth bores have had
rifled tubes shrunk into them, and in that
way the range and penetrating power have
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-12-12
MAcNgE!cENT " TIRVLE EXpREss TRANS,

Leading all competitors IN spiapd0l
free from dust INrOur 3lf
Chair Cars, ana tsasu Of ID. SC ~
Des Moine5, Coun ELL Sluti5, and Or
North Platte, Neo.. pad 1e5wee L
and Pueblo, via st. LOscl.1 ~ a. an
Hotels (furni sizing nIoai r saiJs
California Excursions ally Al
Lake, Ogden, PorulsnC 70 ing
LINE to and from Pixies Fe,.s. -.
unS, and Scenic GranQSuV5 Of G-lo
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-12-06

s'Not more than 10 minutes; you are
bleeding to DEATH
"What time is it, Jim?" asked the
man of fellow employee.
Eleven-fiftyzf five was the answer.
'.1he children viii bring my dinner at
sharp ~. Some of you go and stop
them. They mustn't see me die. Poor,
motherless children-orphans now y
. / went to the door, with others. and
we were Just in time to send a boy OF s
and girl of 6. from coming in. Each
had hold of the handle Of a basket con-
tanning fathers dinner, and they were
smiling in anticipation of the greeting
they would receive. We sent them
away with false story about his having
gone home, and the eyes. of both were
The echo of their footsteps could still
be heard on the pavement when the
father breathed his last.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-12-06
RIVERS AND LAKES OF FIRE.
\ photographer Catches Realistic Views
of a Hawaiian Volcano.

From the Paradise of the Pacific
Mr.. J. j. Williams, the well-known
photographer, who went forward
Immediately to the volcano on hearing
Of this latest outbreak, returned this
morning October 2D, and in con-
versation he stated that it was no use to
cnicor attempt to describe the awful
grandeur of this latest phase in the vol
airy working.
81 have taken some good pictures"
said the photographer, land such as no
one else is liable to run the risk or have
the appliances to obtain. The courtesy
of the managers of Wilder's Steamship
Company and the Volcano House helped
me to obtain views that [ never could
have, nor any else, obtained alone; the
guides were detailed to assist and they
did.
"Do you see that" said Mr.. Williams,
holding up negative which looked
like storm at sea, "now, that is some
thing for you to describe if you can.
Those seething waves are waves, but
waves of fire, red-hot, unadulterated
volcanic fire This smooth, lakelike
looking picture" holding up another
negative, sis lake of solid fire. The
changes are constant and grand, and
beyond the power of artist to depict or
writer to describe. Tourists there now
are in ecstacies and pay visits daily to
the fiery furnace, and each time are
enthralled with new changes in the
volcanic pictures"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-12-06
s.Showing or Her Bright Pupils
From the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune.
A young teacher in one of our public
schools was, until recently, proud of her
class of youngsters, and constantly
Wanting the progress of her children.
She brought a friend in one day to try
them with a few questions and see
what wonderful children they were.
The first question the friend put to the
class was:
what month does the Fourth of July
come in?"
February" replied one of the
brightest youngsters.
"What day of the month";" the
visitor continued.
There was pause for a few moments,
during which the youngsters seemed to
be thinking desperately. At last little
fellowin the back seat yentured to reply:
1.-THE nineteenth"
The visitor next tried the class in
spelling. Among other words she asked
them to spell was kennel"
'K-e-n-n-e-l-l," responded a young
ster quickly enough.
'Now, what does it mean?'
''To kennel the fire." triumphantly
replied the little chap who had spelled
the word.rs
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-12-06
From the New York Sun.

4NCN
1t was in the Cincinnati, Hamilton Il
DAYTON depot in Cincinnati one day,
when one of the men employed to oil
the cars as they came in, accidentally
fell under the wheels of moving coach
and had his right leg and hip crushed in
a horrible manner. He was picked up
and laid on some coats spread on the
platform, and doctor was soon on
hand. He must have suffered intensely,
but after the doctor had examined him
he coolly asked: ......
Doctor, how bad is it ?"
Every bad indeed"
"Will | live ?"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-12-06
Virginia Plump udding.
From Harper's Bazaar.

From the Old Dominion comes the
best plum-pudding we have ever eaten,
that dear holiday dish which some wit
calls the est Paul's Cathedral of an
English Christmas. A truly rich and
spicy daughter is this ''speckled
cannon-ball' of the wishy -washy plum
porridge over which our forefathers
made such to-do, and which an old
scribe tells us consisted of ''beef or
mutton boiled with broth and thickened
with brown bread, to which half-boiled
raisins, prunes, cloves, mace, and ginger
were added"
Let my readers but once make their
Christmas pudding after our old
Southern aunties' formula, each one of
the household taking a stir for luck,
and venture to say they WILL never use
any other, will wish that
Christmas cheer ran round the year.
A small loaf of bread soaked in pint
of new milk until soft enough to mash
with a spoon, eight eggs, one pound of
sugar, one pound of beef suet chopped
fine, one pound of raisins stoned and
cut in small pieces, one pound OF
currants, half-pound of citron, half a
nutmeg, one teaspoonful powdered
allspice, a very little Glove, one
wlneglass of brandy, and enough flour to
hold the ingredients together, sifted in
by degrees. A pint of -four is gen,
orally sufficient, and butter may be used
in place of suet. Mix the pudding
we'll and boil either in a cloth or tin
mould for eight hours, being careful to
fill up the kettle with hot water as fast
as it boils away.
For the sauce to be served with this
dessert beattwo eggs, quarter of pound
of butter, and one pound of sugar to-
gether stir in tumbler of wine and
two tablespoonful of brandy; then add
half-tumbler of boiling water and a
little nutmeg, and set the whole over
the fire for two minutes, stirring all the
time.
Decked with holly and blazing with a
halo of blue flame, this will prove a
worthy capsheaf to the holiday feast,
round which we may we'll make merry,
remembering that
"Carols, and not mined meat. make Christmas
pies;
IT'S mirth, not Dishes sets table off;
Brutes and phanaticks eat. and never laugh.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-12-06

Well write it down till
everybody sees it
Till everybody IS SICK Oh
seeing it ;.
Til everybody knows 1t
without seeing it
that DIR. Sage's Catarrh KEN
edy cures the worst cases OF
chronic catarrh in the head,
catarrhal headache, and cola
in the head"
In perfect faith, its MAKERS l9s
the Worlds Dispensary Med
;cal Association of Buffalo,
N. Y, offers to pay $500 to
anv one suffering from chrome
catarrh in the head whom
they cannot cure.
Now if the conditions were
reversed-if they asked you to
pay $500 for a positive cure
YOU might hesitate. Here are :
reputable men, with years OF
honorable dealing; thousands
of dollars and a great name
back of them and they say
1--WE can cure you because
we've cured thousands like
you if we can't we'll pay
you $500 for the knowledge
that there's one whom we
can't cure"
They believe in themselves.
Isn't it worth a trial? Isn't
any trial preferable to catarrh!
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-12-06

We Offer One Hundred Dollars Reward TOT
any case of catarrh that cannot Dc cured ny
taxing Halls Catarrh Cure.
F.J. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, Q.
We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney
for the last fifteen years, ana belleVe nIu POI
tectlv honorable in all business transactions,
and financially able to carry out any obligations
made by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists. IoIeIo. "
Walding Kinnan & Marvin, wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, Ohio. . 4;a
Hall 8 Catarrh Cure is taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces ~ u
the system. Price. 75c per bottle. Sold by an
Druggists.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-12-06
Ask Your Friends About 1t.

Your distressing cough can be cured.
We know it. because Kemp's Balsam
within the past few years has cured SO
many coughs and colds in this community.
Its remarkable sale has been won entirely
by it's genuine merit. Ask some friend
who has used it what he thinks of Kemp
Balsam. There is no medicine so pure.
none so effective. Large bottles soc and III
at all druggists. Sample bottle free.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-12-06
They Have No Feeling.
From the Detroit Gree Press,

Repeated experiments have been
made in this country and IN France dur
ing the last year to see if a live oyster
could feel pain. In no one instance has
it been shown that he can. He is COM
posed of a fabric which has nc sensitive
ness, and the only result of a shock of
electricity is to make something like a
grin crawl over him.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-12-06

Don hang to my skirts and cry SO, said
mamma to her peevish and pale oking
little girl Ali mother. if you would give
it DR.. Bulls Worm Destroyers it would
soon feel we'll. and contentedly- play with
its blocks and toys.