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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-04-17
Couldn't Break the Set.

A little boy of five went with his
mother to make call. The lady of the
house. who was very fond of children,
told him she intended to ask his mother
to let her have him. Don't you think
that your mother would let me buy
you?'' she asked. No" he said, you
haven't got money enough" How
much would it take?'' she asked.
Three hundred dollars he answered
promptly, land you haven't got that
much Il think could manage it, !"
she said IF | can, will you come to
me?" No he said, with decision
mamma wouldn't sell me. anyhow.
There are five Of Us. and mamma
wouldn't like to break the set.''--Harp-
er'S Young People.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-04-17
Bee Farms.

1t is estimated that Santa Barbara
county, California, contains thirty bee
farms. with 1850 hives. The output Of
Ioaey this year was 10000 pounds.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-04-17

There are only five werkingmen
Justices of the peace in Great Britain.
Tnree of them are in England and two
in Scotland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-03-22
I'M MSRTAL.

He walked the world with Bonded head;
''Tnere is no thing" he moaning said,
'.That must not some day Join the dead"
He sat where rolled a rive deep;
A woman sat her down to weep;
A child lay in her lap asleep.
The waters touched the mothers hand.
His heart was touched. He passed from land
But left it laughing in the sand
That one kind word, that one good deed,
Was as if you should plant seed
In sands along deaths sable brede.
And looking from the farther shore
He saw, where he had sat before,
A light that grew; grew more and moro.
He!saw growing, glowing throng
OF happy people white and strong
With faith, and jubilant with song.
1t grew and grew, this little seed
OF good sown in that day of need,
Until It touched the stars indeed!
And then the old man smiling said,
With youthful heart and lifted head;
mo good deed ever joins the dead"
Joaquin Miller, in N. Y independent
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-03-22
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

The proprietor of a gaming house
should never abuse his betters.-TeXas
Siftings.
-Wife-"Who will mend your clothes
when | am dead and gomez" Husband
Nobody. I'll be able to buy new
clothes then. Munseys Weekly.
Mrs De Fashion-"How is this, my
daughter? l hear that since your mar
riage you have dropped out of society"
Mrs. De Sense-"No, mother, 1 didn't
drop out. climbed out. IN. Y. Weekly.
-Dudley-"You look at me as if you
thought l was fool, eh?" Stranger
"Why, no; you can't be such fool,
after all. Your remark shows that you
read a mans thoughts at a glance
Texas Siftings.
1.-THE sphere of woman is certainly
extending" said Mrs. Washington to her
husband. Every once i'll while some
woman goes into the lecture field"
Eyes" said her husband YEARLY, "eve-
ry married man knows that. Wash
ington Post.
-Tommy-''Paw, why do they always
say counting noses when they talk
about counting crowd?" Mr.. Fight
started at political meetings, my son.
You can see a politicians nose when
there is not light enough to distinguish
any thing else. ''-Terre Haute Express.
Husband of strong minded woman
"Well, my dear, they have elected you
president of the women's equal rights
club You're Mrs. President, of course.
That will be your title now. What will
Ibe?p Wife-''You'll be the same little
Sd idiot you always were, George"
Mrs. Hobbs parent of an infant ter
ror and several half grown terrors)-
well, Mr.. Hobbs, since you are so dis
satisfied with the way l am raising our
darling Willie, maybe you will conde-
scend to inform me how you would raise
boys" Hobbs Certainly, every boy
ought to be kept in a hogshead and fed
through the hung hole until he is twelve
years of age" ''And when he reaches
the age of twelve?" "Stop up the bung
hole"
DISQUALIFICATION do you like my
new drama?" Friend-''Tm delighted
with it. The dialogue is so natural
you know" Playwright with blush
of pleasure) so, you flatter me-"
Friend--''Nota bit of it. Your characters
talk commonplace and handy old jokes,
just the same as people do in real life.
You've made great hit, an intensely
realistic one, L assure you. boston
Transcript.
The Worm Turned. Mr.. Bully Rag
-'Now, sir, you have stated, under
oath, that this man had the appearance
of a gentleman. VIII you be good
enough to tell the jury how gentleman
looks, in your estimation" Down
trodden Witness-"Well, era gentle
man looks-er-lile-er-. Mr.. Bully
Ragg-''I don't want any of your ers, sir;
and remember that you are on oath.
Can you see any body in this court room
who looks like gentleman?" Witness
with sudden asperity)-"I can if you'll
stand out of the way. You're not trans
parent Puck
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-03-22

"And walking, or in the underground
or on the top of a 'buS?"
"a little of all three, and the club Il
finish with"
'Well, and have you found your ploty,
Eyes, but l can't write it now, SO am
not much better off than before"
"Good gracious! why?"
because" said Stephen, bending and
kissing her eyes, ''the story is so pretty
that l have no words in which to tell Il.
no character that l have hitherto con.
ceived is good enough to play a part in
it; no incident that l have known 0,
imagined but seems poor and tedius
beside it."
Then it is very good?"
''Perfectr'
''And is it real or ideal?"
Both"
Wont you tell it to me?" ),
'Some day."-London World.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-03-22

Is all that is asked for DIR. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery, when taken for catarrh
in the head, or for bronchial or throat af-
fections, or lung scrofula commonly known
as consumption of the lungs) and if taken
in time, and given fair trial, it will cure
or the money paid for it will be refunded.
1t is the only guaranteed cure.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-03-22

ToTHE EDIToR:-Pleasei inform your read
above named disease. By its timely use
thousands of hopeless cases have been per-
T2anently cured. shall be glad to send two
bottles of my remedy FREE to any of your
readers who have consumption if they will
send me their express and post-otfice adj
dress. Respectfully, T. A SLOCUM, NJ. c.,
Isl Pearl street, New York.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-03-22
A Bore RcbuIzed.

Mr. Anger docking over editors
shoulder as he clips an article from an
exchange)-"Does that require 1nuof
intellect?"
Editor-''None whatever; why, l be-
lieve even you could do t."-Munsey's
Weakly
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-03-22

A MAN who owns goat has only to earn
his bread; he has his butter for nothing
Rochester Post
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-03-22

THOSE who wish to practice economy
Forty pills in VIAL only one pill dose.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-03-22

CLEANSE the liver, stomach, bowels and
whole system by using DR.. Pierce's Pellets.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-03-22

THERE are plen5 of bark5 upon the sea,
but they have nothing to d with the ocean
Northumberland Globe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-03-22
M arch
April May

Are the best months in which TO purify your blood
During the long, cold winter, the blood becomes
thin and impure, the body becomes weak and tired,
the appetite may be lost, and just now the system
Graves the aid of reliable medicine. Hoods Sarss.
parilla is peculiarly adapted to purify and enrich
the blood, to create a good appetite and to over
come that tired feeling. 1t increases in popularity
every year, for ii is the ideal spring medicine.
My health was very poor last spring and seeing
an advertisement of Hoods Sarsaparlla thought
would try 1t. 1t has worked wonders for me as Ii
has built my system up. have taken four bottles
AMI am the fifth. | recommend il to my Rcs
Quaintances." JOHN MATTHEWS, OsweGo, N. Y.
NIB. Be sure TO get only
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-03-22

THE woman who is always self-possessed
Is the old maid.-Lowell Courier.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-03-22
"A young lady in Weston. Oregon.

"A young lady in Weston, Oregon,
dreamed her lover gave her an engage
ment ring, and thrust her finger into a
knot-hole as a substitute, from which,
when she awoke. she could not extricate
it, until she had aroused the whole fam
ily. This dream was doubtless meant as
a warning to foolish maidens that mar
rage is not only failure, but delu-
sion and a snare, as we'll. 1t is awful
easy to get in, but it sometimes requires
the assistance of all your relations to
get you out again.-West Shore.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-03-22

The okra plant is likely to come for.
ward in prominence as substitute for
jute, the fiber being superior, and the
cost of production much less. ~.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-03-22

Ones eyes are regular educational
institutions. We learn great deal by
their aid, and they have pupils, too
jamestown News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-03-22

-Bronson-'See here, Galley, did
you tell Smithers I was. the mean est
white man that ever lived?" Galley
mo, didn't draw the color line. IN.
V Sim
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-12-26
WEST ADDISON.

Mrs. Frank Trimble began her school
in district No. 2, Dec. l6.
Rollin and Ella Holcomb give party
to their friends Thursday evening.
The Nortons of this town are to have a
reunion at Abe Norton's this week Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry S. Foote and niece,
Madeline, of the " Epson, are visiting
in Middlebury.
Louella Smith returned home from
North Adams, Mass, last Saturday to
spend the holidays.
The crossing from Chimney Point to
Port Henry on the ice is very good.
There is considerable travelling over it.
Prentiss Hoyt came home from Rut-
land last week Tuesday. He had been
sick and unable to teach for about two
weeks.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-12-26
County Oems.
BRIDPORT.

oHiDfOHis
A zee girl was presented to Mr.. and
Mrs. S. j. Cook on the 23d.
Mrs. Hannah Hamilton is in Irasburgh
with her son, Fred Holdredge.
w. A. Lewis, agent for the J. c..
Aver Co., was at b. A. Skiff's over Sun
day, going on Monday to Lowell, Mass.
Clayton Crane, who is employed in
the building of the new State asylum at
Waterbury, has been at home the past
week.
Geo. and Leman Wilkinson announce
that they will be able to furnish our
townsmen with ice from the lake for
summer use after Jan. |.
Miss Lena Hemenway and Geo. D..
Payne are home from Poultney for the
holidays, as are also our scholars that
are attending school in Middlebury.
f. A. Brunette and wife of Nashua,
n. H., have recently been visiting old
acquaintance in town. They left on
Wednesday for points in York State,
and will visit Canada before returning
to New Hampshire.
The college boys entertained good
audience on Friday evening IN the NJ.
+. church. At the close collection
was taken to procure presents for some
of our children to be distributed from
the Christmas ladder on Christmas eve.
About 50 was thus contributed.
All are cordially invited to attend a
sociable at the residence of Asa Hem
enway on Friday evening, the Goth
inst, under the auspices of the Ladies'
Sewing society. Tea will be served at
seven. The ladies are requested to carry
a neck tie. Proceeds are for the benefit
of the vestry fund.
Agreeable to vote taken at the an
nual meeting of the Bridport Ladies'
Sewing circle, we, the undersigned COM
mittee, present the following resolu-
tiOns:
WHEREAS Almighty God, in His all-wise
and mercful Providence has removed from
us our dear and beloved friend. Miss Marietta
Miner, therefore be it
ReSOired. That in her death, we, her
friends and associates, in the Ladies Sewing
circle, in the church, sunday school and
whole community, have lost a most vaueC
and highly esteemed friend, an earnest and
faithful Christian, and an active and Jealous
worker in every good cause.
ResOlred. That we tender to her sisters
and other relatives, our sincere and heartfelt
sympathy.
ReSoired. That copy OF these resolutions
be put in the society book, and printed in
the Middlebury REGISTER.
Mrs. G.. y. PAYNE,
Mrs. ID. &. BARBOUR, Committee.
MRS.J. I. FLETCHER.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-12-26
General l7eps.
MATTERS AT WASHINGTON.

Senator Gray has introduced resolu-
ton looking to a free commercial ex-
change between the United States, Cana
da and Mexico.
President Harrison is not satisfied with
the financial guarantee of the worlds
fair directors, and will defer his proclaim
alton announcing the fair to the world
until the finances necessary for its COM
plete success are assured.
Only one new cruiser is provided for
in the naval appropriation bill; the limit
of her cost is S2,750.000. The total an
preparation called for is $50, 800 600, three
millions less than the estimates, but con-
siderably more than was called for last
year.
Senator Plat has introduced a Joint
resolution appropriating 500, 900 to en-
able the president to take action to OBJ
tain from the German government a sup
ply of the remedy discovered by DR..
Koch and the formula for the manufac-
ture of the same. Laid over.
The census office, in bulletin upon
the subject of marble production in the
United States. states that the demand for
marble in this country is for the most
part supplied by the State of Vermont.
There are IL States in which marble is
produced, but Vermont furnishes more
than all the other States combined. There
are now lob quarries in operation and the
total value of the annual output is So
1888, 900; of this amount Vermont produced
81, l69,56O, and Massachusetts S35 900.
OF the capital employed S9,346,92 is in
Vermont, S2,312,62S in Georgia, and
81 ,033, 461 in New York. The average
wages of quarrymen and mill men is
stated to be 81 .26 day; mechanics, 81 .9S
laoorers, SIPS; foremeD, S2S7. The
value of the importations of marble dur
ing the calendar year 1889 was S7Ol.5lS:
in 1883, 1914, 263; in 1887 1920, 1913.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-12-26
DOME STIC.


Ommander-in-C Chief Veazev will at an
eaiiy date issue general order calling
on all the Grand Army posts in the Unit
ed States to assemble at their several
halls and hold commemorative services
OF the twenty-fifth year of the order
on the evening of April 6, 1891.
The Tennessee supreme court has re-
versed decision in the case involving
the payment of taxes on real estate mort
cages. The court is of opinion that a
mortgage is not taxable. 1t is not the
property but simply an incident to secure
a debt and is not taxable. A mortgage
Is not property, but simply security.
a convention of representatives from
the farmers alliance of the 9TH Kansas
congressional district met at Wichita
Saturday and adopted a resolution in
structing all farmers alliance members
OF the legislature from the district to
vote against Mr.. ingalls, for United States
senator and to work for his defeat.
One of the inmates of the house of the
GOOD Shepherd at Detroit has left the in
stitution. She said that the reason she
left was that the institution was not run
properly. The tasks set the sisters were
too onerous and in many instances I'M
possible to perform in the allotted time,
under which circumstances the delin-
quent was whipped by "A machine strap.
Many of the counties of the northwest
ern part OF Kansas authorized extraord-
nary Dounties on wolf, rabbit and gopher
soaps, III order that destitute people
might have means of making IA living this
winter. In Decatur county the treasurer
paid out Sl1OO in one day and over $1,000
IN six weeks and the drain became so
heavy the county board suspended the
order. The same co mites are getting
ready to vote aid bonds to buy seed corn.
wheat and potatoes for Impoverished
settlers.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-12-26
SHOREHAM.

Fred Hathorne is home for the holiday
vacation.
j. B. North returned from Poughkeep-
sic on Saturday evening.
Mr.. langye of Australia has been
spending few days at E. n. Bisseils.
A little pilgrim" arrived at w. w.
Moore's bright and early on the morning
of the 22d. His name is Hammond Num-
fred.
Loren Parish started for New York
Monday morning to deliver three horses
from this section which had been previ-
ously purchased by parties there.
The fair given Friday evening by the
ladies of the Universaist society was
largely attended, many coming from adj
joining towns. There was a large dis
play of fancy and useful articles. The
ladies realized about 5000.
The concert on Saturday evening given
by the Orwell people was not as largely
attended as it merited, owing to the sew
erlty OF the weather and the previous
nights entertainment. We hope they may
come again under more favorable circum-
stances.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-12-26
EAST MiOOLE9URY.

William Davis has gone to Rutland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Peck are to spend
Christmas with their son, c. A. Peck, at
St. Adams.
People are improving the excellent
shedding just now, and seem to be max
ing but little stir about the coming holt
days.
The Ladies' Library association dance
will be at Good Templars' hall on We'd
resday evening, Dec. 81. Bill, half a
dollar.
The rector, Rev. Thomas Bell, had so
far recovered from his illness as to con-
duct services at st. Barnabas' chapel last
Sunday. The services were conducted
by Mr.. Chapman the Sunday before.
Sunday school is held at the usual hour
every Sunday.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-12-26
FOREIGN.

y canal burst at CUrdova, in the Ar
gentlne Republic, destroyed hundreds of
houses and drowned one hundred peo-
pie.
Two lepers in Berlin have received in
jections of the Koch lymph. The ex-
pertinent is being made at the request of
the patients.
Stringent orders have been sent to the
Russian government officials in the eau
casus for the expulsion of all Jews who
are not authorized to reside there.
The sensational Paris murder trial ter
minated Saturday. The man was SEN
fenced to death, and his accomplce, the
woman, who WAS alleged to have been
mesmerized by Michel Eyraud, was sem
fenced to prison for life.
The Paris police were on Friday COM
PEELED to disperse the brokers on the
Petite Bourse. Some of the brokers
desired to have the bOurse closed till
Jan. 2, but Others were opposed to this.
From quarreling over the matter the
disputa1ts finally came to blows, with
the result that the police were obliged
to interfere.
The Spanish coaster, San Francisco,
recently ran ashore near Alhucemas,
'ioioSSo' a party VI MOOTs boarded
the vessel and carried off everything of
value they could find. They made
prisoners of the entire crew, and
woman who was passenger, and de-
priyed them of all their clothing, even
stripping them of that they had on.
A detachment of native troops pursued
the robbers and secured the prisoners.
The news of a horrible accident in the
Alps has been received from Nice. Seven
Alpine chasseurs, who were working I'M
der the command of an officer at the new
forest on the summit of Mt. Sacharal be-
tween La Briga and Riyiere, were swept.
with their superior, by "A sudden blast
over precipice into an abyss. Five of
the men and the officer fell distance of
25OO feet. Their bodies have been re-
covered in frightfully mutilated con-
ditiOn. Two of the men managed to
cling to some rocks, and so escaped death.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-12-26
WEST CORNWALL,

Geo. 7. Dimmock arrived home from
Ohio last Friday night.
At present writing TUESDAY evening"
Mrs. II. n. Parker is very. low.
Mrs. Geo. +. Dimmock went to Ver-
gennes on Wednesday to spend Christ
mas with friends.
Geo. ID. Barber went on Wednesday to
Rutland to spend Christmas with his
children there. He expects to be gone
several days.
Mrs. Mary Burton. who has for the
past year or more, been with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Geo. r. Dinmock, went last
Thursday to Binghamton, n. Y, to visit
sisters apd other relatives.
The roads are in fine condition now,
and they are improved in every way.
Hay is being drawn, wood piles are grow
ing larger every day, colts and other fine
horses are being broken and exercised
and pleasure riding is much INDUCED in
by those who have teams and leisure. If
the fine weather and roads hold over the
holidays. there will be much comfort and
pleasure, especially among the younger
portion of our people.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-12-26

hemlock boards with one pair of horses
to Middlebury and few days after 1884
feet of hard wood.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ellis celebrated
their wooden wedding few days ago
and had goodly number of their neigh
bors to assist. Those that were there re-
port splendid time.
The school in district No. ?, recently
taught by Miss Clara Chapman, made a
very pretty showing for scholarship and
department. Eighteen scholars had an
bic 100, eight-yearold Edith Damon lead
ing with record of % and "not absent
or tardy."
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-12-26
VERMONT PENSIONERS.

Vermont has 754l pensioners of the
war for the Union, who were paid 81 .000,-
600 in 1890. There are three surviving
widows of Revolutionary soldiers on the
pension roll residing in this State, their
names and places of residence being as
follows: Esther S. Damon, Plymouth I'm
ion; Lucy Morse, East Barnard; Patty
Richardson, East Bethel. Addison
county has 52l pensioners, to whom was
paid last year the sum of SG9,Sl4, not
including arrears. The surviving widows
of revolutionary soldiers number but %
in the whole country.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-12-26
WHITING.

S. III. Rawson is out again among his
friends.
DR.. A. Ketcham of the Boston Dental
college is home on a visit TO friends.
The ice harvest has begun. The ice is
good and just thick enough to handle
easily.
Geo. 5. Walker has a number of teams
hauling wood to the lime kilns at Leices-
ter Junction.
l.. f. Shattuck of Stanberry, Mo-,
shipped 66 sheep to that place. They
were bought in this vicinity and were
hard to match for the money paid for
them.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-12-26
CORNWALL.

There will be meeting of the Young
Mems Debating society next Monday
evening, Dec. 20. The question for dis
cussion is "Resolyed, That the protec-
ton afforded to American industries by
the duties on imports is beneficial to the
American people, The speakers in the
affirmative are VIM. Lavalley and II. $.
Cobb; in the negative, |. l.. Hamblin and
j. G. Alden.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-12-26
RIPTON,
Mrs. 5. c. Gibbs is quite sick.

Mrs. 5. c. Gibbs is quite sick.
Ira Boynton, who has been quite sick,
is some better.
l.. A. Sparks recently killed "A swine a
little over year old that weighed 525
pounds.
The Commercial Union Telegraph com
pany move slowly in putting in their
apparatus, and some think that the year
1900 will not see it completed.
A short time ago w. +. Howard drew
from j. S. Chambers mill 24lS feet of