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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-24

Mccullough of Bennington, w. L. Bur-
nap of Burlington, L. s. Hayes Of Bel
lows Falls and Gilbert A. Davis OF Wind
sor. Col. Julius j. Estey of Brattleboro,
president, Charles S. Forbes of st. AL
bans, secretary, Mason S. Colburn of
Manchester, executive committeeman
and w. G. Dunton of Rutland, vice-pres-
ident of the national organization, were
made delegates ex-ofiicio to the national
convention, making vermont's delegation
10 in the Nashville convention.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-24

BE it remembered, that at n session of the
Probate Court holden at Middlebury, within
and tor said District on the 2lst day of Janu-
AIRY A. ID. 1890.
Present: Hon. James NJ. Slade, Judge.
Whereas, a certain instrument in writing,
under seal, purporting to be the last will and
testament of James Forbes, late of Shore
ham, in said District deceased, having been
this day presented to said Court of Probate,
and duly filed in the Probate Office Therefore
it is ordered, that all persons interested in the
estate of said deceased, be notified to appear
before said Court, at the Probate Office in
Middlebury, in said District, on the 10th day
OF February, A. ID. 1880, by publication of
this order, three weeks SUCCESSFULLY pre-
vious thereto in the Middlebury Regis
ter, n newspaper printed at Middlebury,
aforesaid, to show cause, if any they may
have, why said instrument in writing should
not be proved and allowed, as the last will
and testament of said deceased.
l.. ID. ELDREDGE, Register.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-24

The Probate court for the district of Addi
son:
To all persons interested in the estate OF
Lora Stlckney, late OF Shoreham, in said dis
tl1ct, deceased, GREETING
BY the authority OF the State OF Vermont
you are hereby notified to appear before the
said Probate Court, at the Probate ONCE in
Middlebury, in said district, on the 81 day of
February, a. ID. $780, at 10 O'Clock a. m, to
show cause, if any you have why the account
of ii. 5. Brookins, administrator of the estat 2
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 ut Middlebury, this 18th day OF Janu.
airy, A. d. 1890.
3 JAMES NJ. SLADE, Judge.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-24
Oldrrteo.

CHASE-LENO-In Montpelier, Jan. Is, by
Rev. j. Edward Wright, Ellsworth F. Chase,
of Berlin and Ednah Leno, of Middlebury.
Y-wHITEMORE-In East Middle
bury, Jan. 81, by Rev. S. w. Bidwell, Charles
E. Durfey and Jennie Whitemore, both of
Middlebury.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-24

CTATE OF VERMONT-DistrictO of Adj
y olson.
The Probate Court for the District OF Addi
son.
To all persons interested in the estate of
Tyler Stickney, late OF Shoreham, in said dis
trct, deceased.
GREETING :
BY the authority of the State of Vermont
you are hereby notified to appear before the
said Probate Court, Mt the Probate Office in
Middlebury, in said district, on the Sd day of
February, A. d. $780, at 10 o'clock Il. m, to
show cause, il any you have, why the account
of ii. 5. BrOokins, administrator of the estate
OF said deceased, should not be allowed, and
Dated at Mddlebury, in said district, this
18th day OF January, A. d. 1880.
JAMES NJ. SLADE,
Judge of Probate.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-24
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL,
CASTLETON. VT.

= VZflJ It III ON, I.
The past term is said to have been the most
prosperous III the history of this school. 100
pupils were enrolled and an average main.
tanned OF lis. The next term will begin on
February 18th. Entrance examinations will
be held on that day and full work will begin
at once. prompt attendance is thus rem.
dered necessary.
ABEL f. LEAvENwORTH, Principal
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-24
THE
BURLINGTON
SAVINGS =. BANK.
CHARTERED IN ls47.


Deposits January !. Isss, sI,9.e,7as
surplus 100, SOL
Receives and pays deposits daily. Deposits
made on or before the 4th OF any month draw
interest from the LIST. If made after the 4th,
interest will commence the LIST OF the follow
ing month. Interest will be credited to de-
positors January LIST and July LIST, compound
ing twice year. There are no stockholders
in this bank. All the earnings, less expenses,
belong to depostors. The rate OF interest de
ponds on the earnings and has varied from
per cent to per cent.
For the last Is months the rate OF interest
has been ~ per cent year.
All taxes are paid by the bank on deposits
OF $1,000 or less. Deposits are limited by law
to $4,000, and no interest will he paid on any
sum i'm excess of this amount, except on de-
posits by widows, orphans, administrators.
executors, guardians, charitable or religious
institutions or on trust fund deposited by Or
der of court.
This bank prefers Vermont securities for
the investment OF its funds and sends no mon-
ey out OF the State until the home demand Is
met
Funds may be sent by bank check or draft
or postal money order and deposit book Will
| be returned by next mail.
Applications for loans or for information as
| to standing OF the bank may be made to Rufus
Wainwright, Middlebury; j. K. Roberts, Yer.
! gennes or Il. c. Dixie, Bristol.
CT. WARD. Treasurer.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-02-25
THE OLD WORLD.


Naieht. Dfaziiiah M'niseet NJ Washing
ton, has received an "ifcial conimuhica-
tion rom 'he MeSican "lnis"s, sva.ns
That the Mexican government mas io,'h-
ally recognized the h9puorc o' nraH''
Nine. BakhmetF. wife of a Russian
nobleman ana nipioma, ana t,ie oaWgn.er
OF General anu MIS- +, oeaie o. WASH
lngton, WIN sal' from ureeee ior tnis
country early next iiiOht'i, anu WIN spenu
the spring season WIN her Pareh's'
Al Lima Peru. a Democratic assembly,
comnosed OF three dele .ates IRON each
denartment of the Republic. met and
nrocla;med Nicolas de Pierola the party's
candidate for the Presidency. This is
the first time that an assembly of such
nature has been organized in Pe,u
A cable special from London saws: Sir
cbarles DiiL e,s new hook called The
Problems Of Great Britain" in two vol
umes ia inst ont In his work the author
ax nresses a helief that the world in the
tutnre viii he divided among the Auglo-
Saxon Russian aud Chinese races,
M, ...; - coox poha;ro az
ny l s"n a., a,,,rs ~, No
pIaA'' ''ea's ~ ne ',,pfi,o,;op i has
nu,i"oS' III E ~ ra.;Jonts of rio
Gus V ~ ,ointr,,a s ,ast as tha;r >
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-02-25
CRIME AND CRIMINALS.

l. T.. Cole and Mamie Bucknell eloped
from , entralia to Tacoma to get marie 4.
Marshal Weaver oi Centraia, who hap
pened TO be in Tacoma, recognized Cole
and arrested him, and the wedding did
rot come oil.
At Westchester, Pa, Professor Alfred
Brown, professor of medi ine,' has
been convicted of practiciug medicine
without "a diploma and u sing incantations
and voodoo methods, and was sentenced
to three years imprisonment and so fine.
DR.. j. p Guthrie, the Young English
blood, who SO cleverly did resid 'nts OF
SEATTLE out OF sums OF money aggregating
between So 900 and : 900 and then made
his escape To Victoria, has been arrested
in Victoria fDr passing "A check for 81 70
ON the Bank OF New Westminster.
Larry Kelley, an opium smuggler of
Port Townsend is suspected OF having
done away with John lingenfeldter, g
cause Engenieldier pred too much into
his aiiu g Kelley took him out forcibly
in skill so an Indian reports. AS Kel-
ley turned alone, 1t is presumed he
drowned ~ murdered Lingenieldter, who
has not since been seen.
The Chicago grand jury in returning
indictments against number Of gam
hlers complains that the city administra-
ton failed to assist in the collection OF
evidence against suspected rites, and
concludes lis report by saving; at is
thg opiujon OF the grand jury that gam
bling would Instantly aud entirely stop
ia Chicago ii the city administration s.
desired it.
Mark NJ Herr, formerly Assistant Ser.
geant-at- Arms Of the United States Hous,
OF Representatives, was shot and klllet
at san Francisco 10y Jack Naughton, 4
man whom he had befri nGed for years
Naughtor has been acting as agent TO
one of the shady insurance schemes o
that city and the fatal quarrel occurred
over Naughton's acts in appropriatin.
some OF their funds.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-02-25
NATIONAL CAPITAL.

The per cent. bill, which has already
passed the Senate and is destined to ben
eft Cal iornia by several hundred thou
sand dollars, will be favorably recon-
mended by the House Committee Cd
Public Lands.
Social life at the Capital il now in full
sway. Mrs. Senator Hearst does not yet
know when her new house will be ready
for occupancy, but Mrs. Stanford is pre-
pairing TO keep up the reputation OF Cali
fornia for hospitality.
In executive session of the Senate Ed
munds called up his esolu ion Oh the
Samoan treaty again, but they were ia
bled. Edmunds then desired to be ex-
cured from further service on the For
ei} n Relations Committee.
In the Senate IA resolution was reported
from the Committee on Foreign Relations
congratulating the people of Brazil on the
adoption of a republican form OF govern
ment. 1t WAS placed on the calendar.
1t will he remembered that the President
formally received the new Brazilian rep
resenta i've several days ago.
The House Committee on the Worlds
Fair has adopted the bill of the sub-com-
mittee, with an amendment providinA an
appropriation bill OF 81 800, 900 for the
eret ton OF build NJ Tor the Government
exhibit. The committee MAS instructed
to frame and report a bill providing lor a
plan # procedure N the House.
Mrs. Coppinger, the eldest daughter o.
Se1retty Blame, died on the ~ instant
THE Secretary and his family are com
pletely prostrated with grief. The Pres
ident and his vile were appraised OF hei
death as soon as it OF urred, and at ouct
died upon Mr. Blaine aud were followe,
by other members of the Cabinet circle
Senator Frye's bill, amending regula
| tons for steam vessels, will undoubtedlN
pass this session. IL allows the inspect
OF hulls aud the inspecto- OF boilers n
| san Francisco each an assistant at sal
AIRY OF 81 & per year and aclerk at 81 20
per year. The sa AIRY OF the Inspector a
| Portland is IN, reased ftom 81 y 0toS 20
and that OF the inspector at Puget SounC
from $50 to $3.50.
The monthly report OF the irrigation
! branch OF the re logical survey has beer
! r, ceivSd Ivy the secretary OF the interior
| II shows that field work WAS prosecute,
only in Colorado aud Idaho The part,
engaged in Segregation oil the surv VS. il
the Owens River Valley, California, com
pleted their field work and returned t,
San Francisco, where the specification
will be completed
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-02-25

fever and an extraordinary swelling OF
the feet. Eight out of fourteen died.
The captain was among those who died.
Five men on handcar, going from
Orc Grande to Victor, on the Santa Fe
railroad were run into by freight train,
and Mike Dempsey, a section boss, was
horribly mangied and instantly killed.
Larry Ennis was thrown twent, feet into
the air, and received severe injuries, but
will recover. The other three men were
unhurt
A isastrous conhagration visited ke-
nosha, Wis, which at one time threat
ened the entire city j. L. Ackey and
Chris Bronze, two fremen, who were car
rying leather out of turning tannery,
were scorchsd by the fire, and were
Obliged to jump from the seconds story
window, sustaining severe injuries. The
total loss is 100000.
A fall Of rock took place in the Noting
ham shalt OF the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre
Coal Company at Plymouth, Pa, which
drove the accumulated gas into the gang
ways, where ten men were vt work with
naked lamps, and an explosion soon fol
lowed All the men were more or less
seriously injured and badl, burned in the
face, hands and body.
Fire broke out in the clothing store OF
Julius Smith. in third-story tenement
hous', POI North street, Boston. The
fire department had the blaze under con
troll ide of half an hour, but not before
five persons--thfee men and two women
were burned to death and fourteen Sc
rio,,sly, il not fatally, injured by being
L.. L. hn ind
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-02-25
PORTLAND MARKET.

But little record of any business trans
&C ions Of magnitude has leaked out our
ing the week for obvious reasons. Local
trade was principally confined to gum
boots, in which line it assumed abnormaily
larger proportions. the market being fairy
well supplied as far as the knees. Iha
movement Of merchandise was OF exceed,
ingly large proportions, mainly ,lpw ro
and onward, however, like Pharao'ts no
across the Red sea and a ike emph a'icaii'
suggested by the encroachlnR element
MI little complaint is heard, the tempo
rarv suspension Notwithstanding ana the
brisker demands in all lines, which we are
justified in anticipating. viii no doubt
substantially reimburse all but The serious
'osers.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-02-25
THE ACCIDENT RECORD.

Edward Reed, logger, jumped from a
Puget Sound and Columbia railroad train
at Seattle and broke both his legs One
had TO be amputa,ed, and 1t is feared he
will lose the other.
The pant al the Kansas City Packing
and Preserving c mpany formerly owned
by Morris K Butts aud recently sold TO a
syndicate Of Boston capitalists, was
burned. Loss, $780, o; insurance,
$500, 900
The bark Anita was recently towed
into Valparaiso Bay, making six inches
OF water per hour. She was bound for
Falmouth with cargo of lumber. On
the voyage the crew were attacked with
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-02-25

A boy only twelve years ola h %"ndrqd.
in the streets of Madrid a one'nui ~ ata
peseta bank note and changed ~ an S
money changers, and divided the "a 'p HO
with another boy, eleven year, o,t. and
then bought a pistol and ou.i ,a innate
then began a quarrel with his p'a ~ ace
about a little girl twelve years " r,ocer
the daughter of weli-'o-uo oort and
whom he called his swee'no'' nrefer.
whom he accused of showing were
ence for his companion. AS 'n ,osnod to
discussing the matter they napp ooryans
meet the girl with her ionla,o lined OF
and the older boy deliberately Jealousy,
her and shot her dead IN d NV I'd despite
Both BOYS were sent to jail an servants
testimony, the accused says ysJ 1ns g pslu
went oil accidentally
News.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-02-25
SHOOTING STARS.
How They Travel Toward the Earth ana
Perish in Streaks of Splendor.


Perish in Streaks of Splendor.
A small body, perhaps as large as a
paving stone or larger, more often per
haps not so large as a marble, is moving
round the sun. Just as a mighty planet
revolves in an ellipse, so this small oo'
iect will move round and round in an
ellipse, with the sun in the focus lhPre
are at the present moment lnconceNaoio
myriads of such meteors moving IN 'Di'
manner. They are too small anu Wv
distant for our telescopes, ana we Gan
never see them except under exHaoi'
binary circumstances At the time W.
see the meteor it is usually moving WIN
enormous velocity so that 1t often 'ra''
erses distance of more than tweh'!
miles in second of time. Such ave
locity is almost Impossible hea, WV
earth's surface: the resistance OF Vne oh
would prevent it. nu,o
Aloft, in the emptiness of space, 'neio
is no air to resist the meteor. ~ ins,
have been moving round and rounu 'nO
sun for thousands, perhaps for iiiii' w.,
of wears, without let or hindrahce' Wv
the supreme moment arrives any
meteor perishes in streak OF spleihia aSr
In the course of its wanderings inc OS soy
comes near the earth, and within ,. .sa
hundred miles of its surface, OF cout a.s
begins to encounter the upper r., su aartb
of the atmosphere with which tn .i, s' the
is inclosed. To body moving WIN 'Innce
appalling velocity of a meteora pt taial
into the atmosphere is usually, h la' At.
AS the meteor PUSHES through 'mo rm MI
mosphere the friction of the ar "H Then
it's surface; it becomes red no ~ into into
white hot. and is finally driven . On We
yapor with brilliant light Will hhnudred
on earth. one hundred or two hun a.a il
Lila I"' h Ini exclaim. so, look, there ID
a shooting starr'-Albany journal
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tights, looking with amazelned,
after another Of the population y y oas
village came into the room wishss. 'ne
Ing past the ticket-taker. some !. n
women had tainted as they recoy = .ns
their progeny dropping in upon t shs'
from above In this way, but ia , ,..,
eipal man OF the show, who had p ~
dontly been boy himself once lan. ~,
and said: --usned
II there are any more up tho,. !,
wish they would come down ana ~ ~, !
givea free entrance by the usual s, Wy y
Then the plaster was swept IN aras
show went on. Luke Sharp n ~ ~. 40
Free Press. 3oat
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-02-25
MY LITTLE LADY.

know q little lady,
So young and sweet and shy,
She bushes like the roses
When II sunbeam dances oy.
She trembles at rude wind'
Is full OF fancied fears;
II seems as If I'd happened
On violet in tears.
But a smile her tears VIII oanisn'
And her skies be blue again.
For she knows no more oil sNrrow
Than violet of pain
She is SO pure and gentle,
Could reach the spring on hiBh'
would drink to her in starshihe
From the dipper in the sky.
MARY A. Mason, in N. Y. Independents
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-02-25
FlREslDE FRAGMENTS

Give children oranges 49,
fast and tins nlaosa a.ses before breat.
use ~ sulnbpr 81 ! 10y anticipate tha
Salt nnri, ant. ,p'aug medicine.
bapdaped aronpd +ha ~ WIN red pepper
lent counter-,rr,tant ,oa' Is an excel.
sore throat -o' uiphtheritic
If il said that ro.a,
Terminated ~ d nou'aa ' may DO OK.
mixed consisting ~ az thoroughly
az borax. nine narts - 80, ~ seven parts
parts of cocoa Is libera1' Ialon ana four
the cracks and cornoraas sprihkled IN
IONS VI 'neir rendez-
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fully pick over four norns n anu care.
berries: add to them ono 10 VI cram
gar. four pounds OF sugar ~ ~ y. vine.
full of molasses. one teasnno..' a,i acup'
namon and one of clovos ~, VI Gin
spoonful OF allspice. hoil ~ nah tea
-Glazed Ham. po;i nv nour.
move the skin. wash ~ nun and re-
beaten epp. moisten ono a, a.,a,e with
dered crackers tboronr,h,' VI pow.
add one teaspoopful - ",'n milk;
and work tho whole .. outter,
tbis evenly and tbicL,,, pssVo' spread
brown delicatalv ~ 49,, o'o' Tue ham;
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-prescrint;op for +ro..
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.Taotod ,nar,hnan 10. "i'n. spray the
salnt;nn 81 auin;no 80 zen per cent
w and taka Conn .oeiy anu frequent
IN Id ~ SRI Uiines day
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ona saIt ana az o, on.u' VI anohovy sauce,
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in tbo usn.I n,onpan na aiaa 'non spread
onnnlar sliaos 80 mol, 1I L,.. .iiin' I'LL
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sor,o tina op i'0'n io'
The mneratpra Of mill, 60 =,
inheritance 70 ali nersons uot , e'va,
stimulates evorv diro.tiua .'lu.s
cold liouid has the revarse efteet INV W..
;s the whole secret If hot wat en' ,n. nna az
custom and II annlies WITH n,rtio ,. ~
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the stomach TO DIGEST and tberat" "s ~ !.
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-Rerularitv in the honrs of meals
can NOT he too STRONGLY ;nsisted on Tho
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-02-25

florists art could imagine. Five thou
sand people were gathered at the house,
but inside were army and navy officers
in full uniform also public officials, the
entire diplomatic corps, ] Guiding the
Chinese, Japanese and Corean legations,
the Pam American Congress in body
and at least 100 Senators and members
Of the House of Representatives. The
pall-b bearers were members OF the Cab
met.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-02-25

Fred w. Fuhrmann, purser on the
steamer Oceanic, who shot himself on
hoard the vessel, died the next day
Dependency over the death OF his wife
is s.atei to have been the cause OF the
shooting.
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down to the hole in the ragged plaste
so as 10 command good view. Some
body was doing perilous acrobatic fea
on tight wire, but the audience wer
To see an acrobatic feat that was to knoc
that silly in about two minutes, IA
though none OF them knew it. Tn
tlght wire was almost out of the rang,
OF vision, and one of the boys leaned
over to get better view. and fell head
hrst down on the frail lath and plaster.
lie would have been all right if he
haa IAN Just We're he was. for, though
The plaster fell in shower on the
4eaos ot the people below. the lath held.
hut he sprang to his feet, and like a
plnnmet dropped down into the audi
ence, graspihg, however, in his fall two
Oh the boys nearest him, who also fell
through with him, one, however. grasp
ing JoiSt, and dangling there for a
minute. above the heads of the paralyzed
spectators, who had now stampeded to
the corner of the room, and finally he
uropped The rest of us were terror
stflcken. We did not know but hanp,
ing was the penalty for this sort OF
thlhg and we stampeded to get down the
lirt escape but the place was all dark
ana we ran not wisely but too well. and
pe'ore ilVe minutes most of the boys had
gone through the ceiling in new
place and were down in the audience.
VI course 1t ought to have broken the
n1'Ns oi some of us, bat you can't hurt
= poy' ana all OF us escaped uniniured
ne wire rope walker had lost his bal.
ahce ana fallen of the wire when the
,i'st BOY came through, and the per
'oiherS stood in their spangles and