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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-03-07
CTATE Of VERMONT-Distr of Adj.
The Probate court tor the district OF Addi.

The Probate court tor the district of Addi
on:
To all persons interested in the estate of
Davis Rich late of Shoreham, in said dis.
trict, deceased. GRrrTISG.
by the authority of the State of Vermont
you are hereby notified to appear before the
sald Probate Court, at the Probate Office
in Middlebury, in said district, on the 10th
day OF Marcn \. ID. 1880, ut 10 o'clock n. m,
to show cause, II any you have why the ac.
count OF Gasca Rich, surviving executor 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, this l4th day OF Febru
AIRY, A. ID. 1880.
JAMES NJ SLADE, Judge.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-03-07

uNAooUANTED
A
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-03-07

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, few
er sores, letter, chapped hands, chill
blans, corns, and all skin eruptions, and
positively cures piles, or no pay required.
1t is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac-
ton, or money refunded. Price % cents
per box For sale by W. Ii. SHELDON.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-03-07

A cashmere shawl does not depreciate
by age; on the contrary, it gains a GER
tain mellowness, for the coloring be-
comes toned by time. The true worth
of the vegetable dyes which are en-
ployed may be seen in other descriptions
of shawls which are imported.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-03-07
MR.. DlMMOCK'S NAME.

Editor Register We, the undersign-
ed, in justice to our townsman, Geo. r.
Dimmock, state that we have been per-
sonally acquainted witt him and that
he has been IL resident of Cornwall since
1873.
At that time his name was DIMMOCE
and have never known of any change
a cause so desperate as to call forth q
charge of change of name we consider
cowardly.
f. G.. FARNHAM,
a. 5. BINGHAM.
j. w. PECK,
DEAN l.. BINGHAM,
w. II. DELONG,
III. f. TAYLOR,
ii. A. MOODY,
w. ii. BINGHAM,
j. +. HASKELL,
j. r. JONES,
f. f. JONES,
j. F. RANDALL,
MERRILL BINGHAM,
HARRISON f. DEAN.
West Cornwall. VT, Feb. n, 1890.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-11-08
Goina to Gladstone.

It Is now definitely settled that the
Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic road
will build to Gladstone. Since it was
frst rumored that the South Shore
would seek Lake Michigan port there
has been some little speculation as to
where that port would be, but Gladstone
always had the preference in the minds
Of the people, inasmuch as the owner
ship Of the South Shore and 500 is
practically the same. While at North
Escanaba station the other day Calu-
met reporter was shown stakes, by one
IN authority, where the new line would
connect with the 500 for Gladstone,
using the latter's track to the bay shore.
One of the leading railway officials was
strongly in favor of coming into Escana-
ba, or near here, but under existing
circumstances the expense will be far
.less and the service as good. The in
terests Of Gladstone and Escanaba,
however, being almost identical, the
supbuilding Of that place materially
assisting in the advancement Of Escana,
bs, il should be source of qualification
to our people to know that Gladstone
is to be the new lake port Of the Duluth
South Shore & Atlantic railway.-Cal
umet, Escanaba.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-11-08
Watching the Clock.

AS the Christian Union says, there is
q deal OF common sense in this story
lately told of Edison, whether he said
IL or not. A gentleman went to the
great electrician with his young son, who
was about to begin work as Office boy in
q we'll known business house. The
father asked Edison for motto which
the boy might take to heart in his
struggle for promotion and success.
After o moments pause, Edison said,
laconically. aNever look at the clock !"
Edison, meant, we take it, that the
man who is constantly afraid he is going
to work overtime or overhours doesn't
stand . chance Of competing with the
man who clears up his desk no matter
how long it takes. The carpenter who
drops his hammer, uplifted above his
head, when the whistle blows, is likely
70 remain q second class workman al
his life. The carpenter who stays fifteen
minutes to finish a~job. is working to
ward shop Of his own.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-11-08

4 a matter Of great interest to the set
Tiers along the old Ontonagon and
Brule River railroad has just been sub
mitted to thesecretary Of the interior.
In March, 1889, congress forfeited the
grant, except along the 20 miles Of road
then constructed.
The original grant would have given
40 sections Of land for each 20 miles Of
construcsed road, but the company now
holds that under this new oct and GER
tain words in the old grant they are
entitled for the 20 miles they built to
twice that amount, and under some am
biguous words in the forfeitint act they
claim the right to select more man 145,-
900 acres within the old indemnity belt
opposite the forfeited portion Of the
line.
These latter lands have been largely
settled upon and the settlers are greatly
alarmed. The matter was first submit
ted to the commissioner of the general
land Office, who decided against the
right Of the company to take any lands
except those opposite their tracks and
within ID miles on each side.
The company appealed and the case
has now been argued orally before the
secretary and also submitted on printed
briefs. The important points involved
are whether the 20 miles Of track
claimed by the company was ever
properly constituted; if it was whether
the company is entitled to 100 sections
or 240 sections; and whether any of the
lands to which II may be entitled can
be selected outside the limits on each
side Of its tracks.
The last point is one of vital interest
to the settlers. Those on the odd
numbered sections within the old in
demnity limits along the forfeited part
Of the line are very properly on the
anxious seat. The company is repre-
sented in the matter by Messrs Mariner
q Redington, and the settlers by J.. H.
Met Gowan- Detroit Tribune.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-11-08

X - prove pndoubtsd usefnlhess;
vsrsfef 70 Old 6sult CstArrh Cure.
fdee IS cents. /.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-11-01
A VERY powNY elEI.
How n st. Paul Maiden Proved Hcr Love
for tho Idol of Her Heart.

| How n &c. Paul Maiden Proved Hor Lovs
for tho Idol of Her Heart.
''No Mr. Billandcoo," said the fair
maiden, tapping impatiently the rich
sunset colors of the Administer with her
shapely pedal, 'it is worse than useless
to further prosecute your suit at the
present moment What to me is the
idle bauble OF three dollar raise in
your weekly salary? A bagatelle. Think
you that can be caught by the glitter
ing dross of gold? No, sir"
"But Miss Onyx-Clementina-I--"
"Have done with thy childish prattlel
Mere words are as vain as the feathery
down blown from the thistle-top across
the wind-swept moor. must have proof
of your affection. Give me strong,
substantial proofs Of your alleged un-
dying attachment = something that
shows your courage to be based upon
else than the stimulant of wine, iron
and beef-or forever afterward look
upon me as plain, everyday sister,
devoid of the niclsel-plate ornamental
tion of a bride expectant. Give me
PROCTOR give me rest!"
Then the youth rose haughtily and
turned his pale. alabaster, intellectual
cast OF countenance toward the radiant,
yet indignant maiden.
"Tis well," he said, hoarsely. II did
not come here to handy words with one
whom, although she dumps me, even as
the book-makers periodically dump the
talent at the races, can never cease to
respect, yea venerate. 'Tis we'll that
thou hast spoken those fitting words
and at this time. They are in the
nature of reminder. /, too, am in
position to demand proofs of your
own boasted affection. / too, call for
suitable testimonials to tho effect that
your passion contains as many thousand
volts and ohms as my own, that you are
as watchful of my interests as am of
yours; in short, that you are all my fancy
painted you, to say nothing of any artis-
tic efforts on your own account. Give
me some proofs that you respect my
feelings!''
"Proofs" demanded the fair, lily-like
creature, rising with all the undulating
leonine grace of Ninth Ward beauty,
proofs of my tenderest regard for your
feelings? Here they are. Gaze on them,
feel of them, feast your eyes upon this
purest, rarest proof OF woman's devotion
to the man she lovesp'
"And what are they?" inquired the
young man, edging nearer the panel Of
the side-board thrown open by the lovely
girl.
"A pair Of the largest, softest felt
slippers could find in the market, for
papa. He'll never think to stop to put
his heavy boots on when he is excited" {"
my darling" he said, bringing her
small head down upon his shoulder,
''you have conquered. Your one great
desire shall be gratifed. Your cards
shall bear the name Mrs. Billandcoo,'
and my mother will have to attach ini-
tials to her name" - ST. Paul Pioneer
Press
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-11-01
THE PATENT FIEMD.
How He Came Near Getting an Homes
Man Into Trouble.

How He Came Near Getting an Honest
Man Into Trouble.
There were only half dozen people
in the palace car all day long, and after
dinner, when the man who had been
sleeping and reading in seat No. 12
came over to me for chat, welcomed
him with open arms. He said his name
was Saunders, and that he had patent
or improvement on some part of loco
motive. He was going through to Gin
cinnati to have it perfected or adopted,
or something of the sort He had been
in partnership with mean mana man
who had tried to swindlo him out of q
fortune. To get even he had stolen the
patent and run away. He had it with
him in a valise. That was all he said
just then, but later on he confided to
me the fact that at town about thirty
miles away this wicked partner of his
might possibly be on hand to board the
train and attempt to wrest the treasure
from his keeping. He wanted my ad-
vice, and / offered to take charge Of the
valise. He thanked me with great eff
fusiveness, and as we approached the
town he shut himself into the smoking
compartment.
AS the train drew up saw an old
acquaintance on the platform, and while
we were talking a posse was hunting
the train for my friend. They didn't
find him, as he had dropped off and
struck out for the country. / went on
to Cincinnati, taking his valise along,
and although l was there four days he
didn't show up. 1 arranged to leave it
with the landlord, and it was Carried to
the office, to be opened by a meddlesome
clerk. Instead of a patent it contained
wedges, drills, a brace, a fuse and other
neat little devices for successfully work.
ing burglars job. and it cost me two
days of the hardest kind of talk to
satisfy the chief of police that wasn't
in it, l had rode over one hundred
miles with full-hedged burglar, and
one who had made his mark, and must
say he was better talker and more of q
gentleman than any Governor I ever
met-N. Y. Sun.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-11-01
THE LAST cANTINlERE.
Disappearance from the French Army Of
n Picturesque Character.

Disappearance from the French Army Of
Picturesque Character.
The French army has for many years
past retained feature in its personnel
which all other armies had dropped, the
cantiniere, or canteen woman, who trav-
eled with the soldiers during the CAM
paign, was present on the field Of battle,
and ministered with her little wooden
keg, slung at her side, and her tin cup,
to the thirst of those who were wounded
But at last even the French have given
up this picturesque character. There
has been only one cantiniere on the
army list for some time, and the other
day she was retired by order of the
Minister Of War. Nine. Vialar is one
of the last survivors of class whose
feats are unwritten in history but whose
memories are cherished by the French
private. Her form is still sturdy and
her features still preserve the solidity
of healthy middle age, but she Is really
wall on in years, having seon active
service in the Crimean war. Mime. Viala,
went all through the war with Germany,
winning the respect and gratitude Of
every man in the regiment to which she
was attached. 1t is owing to the inter-
cession OF her old comrades and officers
that the project of a pension for her aas
been agitated. The French soldiers
never called Nine. Vialar madam"
but .he tenderer LA Mere" and even
went so far as to treat with great re-.
spect her inevitable cat, for Nine. Vislar
was never sufficiently unsexed by hei
singular occupation to lose her feminine
love for pets. The cat was always q
large Angora with long reddish fur and
almost human eyes and accompanied
the regiment whithersoever 1t went
The soldiers were won't to say that be-
tween the martinet Colonel, LA More, "
and tho Angora, the regiment was well
tyrapnized over London Telegraph.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-11-01
High Speed on the ocean.

1t has been said that when the dan
ger of collision arises, if vessel is
slowed down she will have time to get
out of the way. This, as matter of
fact, is fallacy, says the Pittsburgh
Dispatch. The faster ship steams the
more fully she is under command Of her
helm, and this is especially true In the
present day of steam steering gear,
when the quartermaster has unlimited
power at his command to put the helm
over quickly. Ocean liners will never
go slow enough to allow them to stop
and go astern in the event of meeting in
a fog. Captains will always depend on
the maneuvering properties of their
ships, and, as already stated, the faster
they go the more quickly will the rud-
der act, so that speed, which from one
point Of view is an element of danger,
has its counterbalancing advantages
The opinion Of our best shippers inclines
toward the greater safely for their ships
being obtained at high speeds, in the
matter of danger from collision in case
OF meeting other steamers in q fog.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-11-01
EXECUTION BY POISON.
Several Drugs That Do Their Work Ex-
peditiously and without Pain.

Several Drugs That Do Their Work Ex-
peditiously and without Pain.
"In case had to be executed" said
the senior resident physician of the
Pennsylvania Hospital to Philadelphia
Press reporter, ~ would prefer to be
sent to my last long sleep by poison
than by either electrothany or hanging.
/ think it less barbarous and less
poisons that might be used for such a
purpose, though l doubt very much II
such a way of fexecuting criminals would
ever be adopted in this or any other
civilized country. Nearly all of them
act more rapidly when given hypoder-
mically and that, think, would be the
best way of administering them.
1.-THE poison above all others that 1
think would give the best results as a
means of execution is morphia- If one
grain of morphia is injected into the
arm of any ordinary man, the dose re-
peated an hour afterward, the man
would pass away in quiet sleep. He
would drop off into delicious slumber,
md from this painless sleep there would
be no waking. OF course, IL the man
was addicted to the use of morphine,
such a course could not be pursued, or
the dose would have to be enlarged.
"Hydrocyanic acid, better known to
the general public in the form ofprussic
acid, is another poison that might be
utilized this way. 1t is probably the
most rapid of poisons. 1t is so deadly
that when inhaled it causes death.
Smelling and tasting it is very danger
GUS. 1t should not be experimental
with save in draught, and it should
not be handled in summer. 1t is sup
posed that Scheele, who discovered
prussic acid, died from inhaling the
fumes, as he was found dead in his lab
oratory. A person taking it in one
corner of the room would, have been
informed, die before he could take two
Jumps to another corner The man
would have convulsions, but he would
fall unconscious as he was seized with
them.
"Aconite is also very rapid. Admin
istered hypodermically it would cause
death in less than minute. A we'll
kEown doctor was taken sick in the
night and told his wife to get him bot
tie OF medicine. She handed him in
mistake bottle of aconite. He took a
big dose, and recognized instantly from
the tingling sensation about his lips
what he had swallowed. My dear he
said, you have given me aconite.' The
next minute he was unconscious and
soon he was dead"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-11-01
First HelIgoland-norn oermnn.

In the very hour in which the German
Emperor performed the historic act of
taking possession of Heligoland, the
wife OF q poor cobbler gave birth to a
boy, says the Leipziger Zeitung. Accord
ing to the Anglo-American agreement,
this boy, being born under German rule,
was the first recruit from tho island won
for the German army AS soon as this
event became known, several Berlin
visitors issued an appeal, which was
couchcd in terms both serious and hui
morons, for ''the first German recruit
from Heligoland" The members OF the
committee headed the list with con-
tributions of twenty marks each, and
then circulated it among the other vis-
itors to the island, who on that significant
day were equally willing and liberal.
Before sunset the parents OF the "hrst
German recruit" were most agreeably
surprised by present Of nice little
sum in grateful recognition Of such
Well-timed patriotism.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-11-01
PREHISTORIC ANIMALS.
Why They May BE Considered the Truo
Builders of tho Pyra amids.


All the magnificent buildings of Paris
are made of limestone taken from quar-
ries near the city. These quarries are
composed of layers made entirely from
the tiny shells of microscopic animals.
No less than one hundred and thirty
seven species exist in these limestone
beds. There were other little beings,
not so small, that did an enormous
share of bodybuilding. They have re-
ceived the name ''nummulities, from
the Latin word ''nummus," meaning
money" because their shells resemble
coins. In Germany they are commonly
called the devils money" They are
so perfectly formed that one can not
help thinking, on first looking at them,
that they have been stamped with q die.
In some places mountains of great
height are made of their shells. In
Egypt the layers are of such extent
that since centuries before Christ the
rock has been used for building pur-
poses. The ancient pyramids and the
Sphinx are made of this rock.
Beds of Ignite, a kind of half-finished
coal, are also found among the rocks of
this age. With it is found the yellow
amber, which is only fossil resin from
species of pine tree. 1t is abundant on
the shores of the German ocean. In
sects are often found preserved in it as
perfect as on the day they were impris-
oned. The first bee of all the ages was
found in ami Der, IAN embalmed corpse
in crystal coffin" With it were found
fragments of flower and leaf, as if the
resin dropped on the flower upon which
the bee had alighted, and enveloped
both.-St. Nicholas.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-11-01
The Approach of Thunder.storms.

Among the earliest symptoms of tho
approach of a thunderstorm is the ap-
pearahce on the western horizon Of a
line of cumulus (wool pack) clouds, ex-
hibiting peculiar turreted structure.
We say on the western horizon, for most
of our changes of weather come from
that quarter, and it has been proven
that thunder-storms, like wind-storms,
advance over the country, generally,
from some westerly point. The bank
of clouds moves on, and over it appears
first streamers and then sheets of light
er upper clouds-cirrus Tor mares tally,
which spread over the sky with extreme
rapidity. The heavy cloud mass comes
up under this film, and it is general
observation that no electrical explosion
or downfall of rain ever takes place
from cloud unless streamers of cirrus,
emanating from its upper surface, are
visible when the cloud is looked at side
wise from distance. boston Budget.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-11-01
jim SHATTUCKS.

ssgAsh~sd l1ua Tire dictionary premiscus through
-An, he'd lab statistics inter 70 frum almost
ev'rywhare
An oil Erastus Beede
Said he ct n cyclopedy
Ev-ry n,ornin' nth his breakfast; an b'liove
he did, 1 swear.
An I'm knowledge Of the scriptur' he could lay
the parson fat,
T3nut Mclchizedek an Moses, Jonah nm Jeho.
sophat
An you couldn't fin his ekn
In Leviticus or zeliil;
He Keep oil the law an prophets packed away
beneath his hat.
Med rotc Congressional Reports Jest like his A
An Of ali the laws and statoots he possessed o
n full idee,
An he'd argify on science
18th all the intellectual giants,
An he'd run 'em frum their burrows, an he'd
chase 'em up a tree.
An down to Pelcg Perkins store he uster set
an talk
oaJne day w'ea he wuz spoutin' in there come an
orkerd gawk,
An he kinder sneaked an sidled
Like hoss that isn't bridled
An Jim pitched into him an tried to make him
toe the chalk.
an the gawk he looked so silly that we kinder
pited him,
an Peleg Perkins whispered: "kinder stroke
him easy, jim"
Then the gawk he sQurmed an wiggled
Till the gal clerk up an giggled,
When ne wadcd in an argered like blessed
seraphiml
E5c pelted Jim 18th school books till tell ye 1t
rich,
Nm he'd whelt him with the Bible as he'd beat
him with q switch,
18th thu history of Chiny,
Timbuctoo an North Carliny,
Cheology an jollogy, geogerfy an sich.
sze'd kote the Presidents messages an his in
augerul speech,
an no crumb in wsdom's pantry seemed to be
beyond his reach;
All histry would he gabbe on
F"rm Boston back to Babylon;
W-cn he shook the tree of knowledge ev'ry
shake would drop peach.
an Jim he sorter wiltcd, an then hung down
his head
an slowly shuffed frum the store, but not
word he said,
An we all knew OIL Jim Shattucks
Had met his Appomattox;
Ss1' day his children foun' him, in the upper
corn.feld, dead!
S. w. Foss, in Yankee Blade.