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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-11-27
farm FOR SALE.

Farm of 100 acres, two miles from Salisbury
depot on the road to Middlcbury; comfortable
buildings, land in good shape. VIII sell very
low and give most favorable terms OF payment
to purchaser. Address or call on
Is tt MRS. II. ID. HULETT,
West Salisbury, VT, Sept. 10, 1880.
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ALEXANDRIA.
THE CURRENT BOOM.

THE CURRENT BOOM.
The committee appointed at the wage work.
ers' meeting to obtain subscriptions to the pro-
posed manufacturing and loan association.
which is to form part Of Alexandria's boom,
are now at work with a certainty of obtaining
sufficient subscriptions to organize the associa-
ton at an early day. The projectors think
that this organization will prove as profitable
as the building associations here, in which over
500. 900 are invested and which make good re-
turns for the capital invested.
THE COMING ENGINEER.
At the next meeting of the city council the
bill creating the Office Of city engineer at
81 800 per annum, to be chosen by the city
council, will be passed. 1t will be followed by
surveyor and Of the superintendent of police
(street commissioner to the city engineer No
salaries will be provided for either Of these
offices. and survey fees will be turned into the
city treasury. No Alexandrian will be chosen
city engineer, but there will be an opening for
an engineer from abroad skilled in city work.
THE C. d o. TRAINS TO PASS THROUGH.
Arrangements have been made by which on
the LIST proximo the Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
way company will run Its trains through this
city to Washington. The trains will come here
on the Midland railway and connect north on
the Washington Southern railway.
PROSPECTS FOR FACTORIES.
Besides the plant of glass works there is now
aproposal to establish knitting factory here.
The Potomac shoe factory established here last
year at the large building on Prince and Fair
fax streets has found good trade and promises
a decided success.
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Nine. Bernhard in Fedora"


In some respects Fedora" is the most at
tractive of Sardou's plays. 1t has all the IN
tensity Of passion that the most ardent admirer
of the emotional can desire and it lacks some
of the tragic horrors of la Tosca." There is
more of sequential plot in this than in the most
of Sardous dramas, and others than the two
leading characters are given a respectable
showing in dialogue and action. The part of
Fedora has been made familiar to the play
going public by Miss Fanny Davenport, and
yet those who saw Mime. Bernhardt last
night at AlbGugh's were quick to OBJ
serve the difference between the original
and the copy. Bernhardts Fedora is a woman
OF the strongest passions and in her action she
displays the greatest intensity. She carried
her audience completely with her and in the
third act aroused them to the highest enthusi-
asm. So, too, at the close Of the play her death
scene was remarkably effective and impressive
As has been before said in regard to this ac-
tress, her art is SO transcendent that the mech
anism by which she produces her effects is COM
pletely concealed. Every detail is observed,
and yet the movements come so naturally that
the artistic is wholly lost sight of in the charac-
ter that is represented. In none of the plays
that she has presented in this city
is this more observable than in "Fe-
dora, and in some respects this may be con-
sidered her greatest impersonation. In it her
tone Of voice, emphasis, gestures, action are SO
eloquent that hbretto is hardly necessary for
an understanding Of the play, even for those
who are not French scholars.
Mr.. Duquesne made an effective Loris. He
looked the character and thoroughly under
stood its possibilities. He was cool. careful
and self-contained when it was necessary, and
when impetuosity and vigorous action were de-
manded he fully met the requirements. Nine.
Vallot was bright and piquant as the Countess
Olga, NJ. Angelo was q good De Sirier, and in
fact the entire company gave the most efficient
support
Tonight Mime. Bernhard will appear in
CLEOPATRA" and this play will hold the stage
during the remainder of her engagement.
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BurgIArs Mako q Visit to 8. 8. Daish
Sons Ware House.

BurgIArs Mako q Visit to 9. 8 Daish &
Sons Ware House.
The failure to open a safe and secure its
contents at the store Of Mr.. A. Y. Grimes on
Pennsylvania avenue about two weeks ago did
not seem to have discouraged safe burglars who
are in this city. Last night they made another
attempt. This time they broke and almos,
ruined heavy iron safe in the feed and ware
house of s. s. Daish & Son, corner North Capt.
tol and d streets.
In both cases the burglars took desperate
chances, but managed to escape. Mr.. Grimes
store is near the corner of 9Th street. where
policemen and other persons are passing at all
hours of the night.
Mr.. Daish's feed ware house is not two
squares from the sixth police station and is
just at the north end Of the Baltimore and Ohio
depot, where the railroad employees are pass
ing to and fro all hours of the day and might.
How the burglars got into the place no one
knows, for there was no door or window
broken. One of the rear doors was found open,
but 1t WIZ evidently opened from the inside,
because ths fastening CONSISTED of clasp and
hook.
The ATTEMPT to rob the place was made be-
fore 5 o'clock this morning for at that hour
the driver reached the place and found the rear
door open. When the clerk reached the Office
visit of the would-be safe robbers.
There was blacksmiths hammer and part
OF chisel or blacksmith's rasp found on the
floor, and near them the clerk found the dial
that had been broken off the safe. After break
ing the dial from the lock the burglars battered
the hinges, but to no purpose they were too
heavy to be broken with a hammer such as was
used.
The door of the safe was also battered, show
ing that the one who used the hammer had
probably tried to shake off the lock after the
dial and knob fell. 1t is possible that the
burglars were frightened of before they had
time to get in the safe.
Had they succeeded in opening the door they
would have made a good haul, for in the safe
were bonds of various institutions amounting
to about 1000, but there was less than $50 in
cash. The books Of the firm were also in the
safe.
Soon after it was discovered that the D ace
had been visited by burglars the police were
notified and the instruments left by the burglars
were turned over to them.
The police are of the opinion that it was the
work or amateurs.
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Russian Police Authority.

Thoe W. Knox in San Francisco Call.
Few Americans are aware to what extent
matters which are purely the affairs of ,ndi-
viduals in this country are supervised by the
police in Russia. The regulations come from
the minister of the interior and are executed
by the police and many Of them are of the most
trivial sort. What would the inhabitants of
any. village in the United States think if they
could not organize a singing school, a reading
club or a skating rink without asking the per-
mission of the authorities at Washington? And
III their petition they would think it a very
severe regulation if they were obliged to name
every member Of the proposed society. give
the names OF his or her parents and set forth
the objects of the association in the most minute
particulars. Yet if their village were in Russia
they would have to make such an application
to the authorities, and Furthermore, not one of
them could open a shop for the sale of any
thing or change his location from one shop
to another without the permission of
the police: If the doctor Of the village
was growing old and did not wish to
answer calls that would take him out at
night he would need the permission Of the
police to allow him to stay at home when
ever his services were demanded. 1t is
hardly necessary to say that no doctor can
practice without permission. and even then
he cannot write prescription which con-
tairs poisons OF any kind unless he has been
specially commissioned to do so. Printing
OF all kinds Is under police control, and this
contro! ID made to apply to rubber stamps
and to personal and business cards. Mrs.
Smith cannot send out her visiting cards to
her friends announcing that she is at home
on Thursdays unless she first obtains the per-
init to do SO from the chief of police Nor
can Mr.. Smith use a rubber stamp advertising
his goods or print plain business card with
out similar authority. Even the printing on
cigarette papers and the bands around cigars
Is subject to police revision, and so is that on
how fr.rtl h,ft -.
every name and kind. The list of things which
are officially regulated in Russia but are left to
the citizens in this country could be carried to
great length, but space and time do not permit.
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AN INGENIOUS BARRIER.
How He Gets Ahead Of HE Customer by Not
Keeping q Clock.

Aeeping q CLOCK.
BARRIERS have splendid opportunities for
studying human nature, saws a writer in the
New York Herald, and when a barber has be-
come acquainted with the whims and weak
nesses OF his customers he is very slow person,
SO to speak, if he fails to profit by them.
know a barber down town whose long ac-
quaintance with Americans has taught him not
to keep a clock. Strange. isn't it? And why
such madness?" 1 hear you saw. An
There's method init. I'll tell you in his own
words.
"You are about the bundredth man that has
asked me about the CLOCK" said he pleasantly
'Well, I'll tell you trade secret You know
my customers are al business men and stop in
two or three times week to get shaved
Whether in a hurry not, they want to get
through with all possible speed. That's one of
the pecularities of Americans. An American
may have all the time in the world, but never
theless. he'll rush his lunch and his barber all
the same.
80 long as had my clock here in the shop
men would come rushing in here, take glance
at 1t, jump into the chair and tell me to rush
them through in ten minutes, they desired to
catch train or keep an appointment. III
didn't get through with them in that time there
would be picnic sure, and not only that but
I'd run the risk of losing good customer.
So after n while l caught on to this clock racket
and took my reliable old timepiece from its
accustomed corner and placed il beyond reach
How does it work. Splendidly. The first few
days could hardly restrain myself from burst
ing into fits of laughter. You know, the first
thing an American looks for when he comes
into any place is the clock. You should have
seen the disappointed faces in my shop the first
few days. Every one rushed in with his sccus-
toned haste, glanced in the corner for the
clock, and my! Well. You can imagine the
rest.
And now" said the barber, with a satisfied
air, II can give every one q first class-shave
and none of them knows just how long take to
shave them, because there's no clock here to
to regulate me by.
..NextI
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GEORGETOWN,
REPAIRS ON THE CANAL.

REPAIRS On THE CANAL.
General Manager Henry c. Winship of the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal has been authorized
to make contracts with the various bidders.
the work of repairing the canal to be done by
sections The contracts will require that the
work be completed by May / on that part of
the canal between Williamsport and Climber
land. On the rest of the canal the work is to
be completed by May if possible or as soon
thereafter as can be, and not later than three
months from the date of contract in any case
The work will be in charge of Chief Engineer
II. ID. WhitcOmb. 1t is expected that $50 boats
Will commence running as soon as the canal
begins operations. The estimated cost will be
3250.O The superintendent is having all the
small bridges over the canal put in order.
AN INTERESTING COURSE OF LECTURES.
Mr.. b. I. Jannoy, supervising principal Of
the public schools of this district, has organized
an interesting course of lectures for the in
struction Of the pupils of the Western George
town High School The lectures take place
on Fridays, at 230 o'clock, in the hall in Cur
tbs school building. Already the following gen.
tlemen have given interesting and instructive
talks to the pupils: u. L. Janney. supervising
principal; w. b. Powell. A. NJ, superintendent
public schools; W. L. Harris, LID, commits
sioner of education; L. Il. Klemm Phi. D.; Hon,
]. ID. Mcpherson and Hon. 1hos j. Gardner
This evening Hon. j. T.. Mitchell will speak
about Education Outside of Text Books" On
March "a the scholars will listen to Hon. A. r.
s. offord. librarian Of Congress. and on April
Pref. ID. c. Bell will lecture to them on 1.-The
Christmas Carol"
THE CATTLE MARKET.
Arlington, Va.-Eight cattle. all sold. Best,
to SIC; good, ~ to &C.; medium, 4 to
41zc.; common, ~ to 31zc. Sheep and lambs
Lambs from TO 7Ac.; sheep from to &c.;
calves from to &c. Five cows and calves, from
$25 to $40. Market good.
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An ASIAN MYSTERY,
The Cause of the Famous Lamp Rock Dis
covered by an English Omcer.

The Cause of the Famous Lamp Rock Dis
covered by an English Omcer.
From the st. James Gazette.
An interesting note comes from Capt r. T.
Younghusband Of the Kings Dragon Guards.
who is again on his travels Of exploration in
Central Asia. He writes from his camp in the
Cashgar mountains, dated October "a, 1890:
From the Ahchur Psmir returned eastward,
crossed one of the branches of the Upper Oxus
and made for Lake Rangkul. On the shores Of
this lake is the famous rock known Is the Lamp
Rock of Central Asia, so called because from
cave in its side aperpetual light shines through.
Ney Elias had passed by this in 1885 and had
thought it might possibly be q phosphorescent
light: he had not time, however, to examine il
properly.
''When arrived at the lake saw this rock
standing up by itself, about zoo feet in height,
projecting out from the mountain side, about
100 yards from the waters edge. High up
on the steep cliff was shown the cave, and
sure enough there was q pale light visible,
looking very like q phosphorescent light.
asked the kirghis il any one had ever been in
side the cave. They said: NO. it is the dwell
which are slowed there, and the light comes
from q diamond stuck in mis- forehead. No one
dares to go there Well, / am going there, at
any rate, said I, and started Of 10 climb the
rock.
1T was pretty easy going till within about
twenty feet feet OF the mouth Of the cave, now
hidden from view by projecting slab Of nm
broken rock which Il looked impossible TO sur
mount. Luckily, however, a Pathan servant
had accompanied me- He took Oh his boots 20
Is to be able to get better grip with his feet
and then proceeded to climb the rock. I fol-
lowed, but must confess that il was far from
pleasant work, though I had also taken Oh my
boots and had only my socks on. The rock
was rough, and, luckily, firm, but it had NO
lodges that could support even half ones foot;
moreover, it stood up almost perpendicularly,
50 that a false step or alp would have meant
certain death.
IAN we could get was precarious purchase
for the tips Of our fingers and our toes In the
inequalities in the surface Of the rock. In this
way-the Pathan, . born mountaineer, lead
ing-we climbed the rock like cats and entered
the dragons cave. Then We saw the light and
found it to be neither phosphorescsnt nor that
Of . diamond set in the head Of demon; but
the pure and unadultersted light Of heaven
coming from the other end Of the cave, which
was, in fact no cave, but tunnel right through
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A woMAN's DOUBLE LIFE.
A Social Leader I'm an Eastern city and n
Real Estate Agent I'm the West.

From the Kansas City Times.
Several years ago in an eastern city there
lived a young widow. She possessed all the
graces usually incidental to such person. but
she did not have many foolish feminine inclina-
tions. She had a strong spirit OF independ-
ence and considerable cash. She was a bril-
liant, talented woman. and she was the life Of
the social circle in which she moved A great
eastern bank failed and the young widow with
drew from society and to a small suburban cot
tage. In the financial complication her fortune
was swept away and she was left with bare
maintenance. She dressed plainly and did her
own marketing. She was known then as the
woman who had once been wealthy and sine
was respected by her neighbors. Part Of the
time. however. she away from home aud
her cottage dark. When she was absent IL
was said that she was looking after her prop
erty that had been involved in the bank failure
Shortly after the young widow moved TO her
cottage a young man opened n real estate Office
IN western city. He WIS a handsome Young
man. His hair black and curly and his
frank, open countenance graced with a
slight dark moustache. He WAS a genial com
panionable fellow. but thoroughly business Iik.
and was soon acquainted with the most substan-
tlal business men Of the city. He was liked by
all and in all of his business ventures he made
money.
BY his acquaintances il was noticed that the
young agent absented himself from the CITY
days at a time. He explained his absence by
saving that his business in the east demanded
this much of his time. He became a member
of the commercial exchange and joined the diff
ferent business organizations of the city. Be
fore he had been a citizen of the place two years
he became the owner of a couple of business
blocks. About this time be opened a saloon
and afterward another and still another. These
proved paying properties. The young man
lived in the western city four YEAR,. At the
end of that time he disposed of all Of his prop
erty and returned 10 the east.
In the meantime in the eastern city the
young widow had built costly home and
finally she again entered the social portal more
wealthy, more brilliant, more sought after than
she was before the bank failed IL was said
that she had saved a little from the wreck of
her former fortune and iudicious investment in
the east had gotten all OF it back and more too.
The young widow and the young real estate
agent and the saloonkeeper were and the
same person. This woman once lived an Kan
sas CITY.
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Thoroughly Fair minded.

From the ST. Paul OlObe-
A short time ago one Of st. Pauls prominen.
dealers in musical instruments gave opening.
embracing an attractive entertainment to the
public. The succeeding day young man de-
nominated in circus patois as q ''Reub" walked
lcisurely into the establishment and said:
SCOT any ice cream on draughti'
This is net Refreshments bazaar" replied .
salesman, softly.
Il knowed that, but yer had some in hsrs
yesterday"
.'oh, yes, that was an opening day. and We
did entertain a large number Of our friends
with cream. You should have been around
Il warn't, though; but kinder reckoned you
age to give way some II a man to buy Q
musical Instrument and the youth picked M
q 80 guitar. thrummed il csrelessly. at the
same time resting his bssilisk eye on ESQ up
right piano.
Il think we could; Charlie, see IL there isn't
some cream In the back room for this gentle
man. Please walk right in. SIR"
The prospective customer walked In o. di-
rected and was handed nut-brown chocolsts
ice.
Eyer give some cake, too. yesterday, ~
derstand-"
A plate Of macaroons Jelly cake and lady's
which he demanded glass Of ice water. The
repast over, he re-entered the sales room, wiz
ing his mouth on the back Of big hand
Wall, I'm through" he said.
Yes, SIR, now what can do for your
"Of course don propose 10 eat your cream
under false pretenses You've toted sqasr
with me an IN tote squar with you You may
give me one Of them nickel-spiece kasoos sod
In Their winder."
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Saturdays Star Will Eclipse Everything q
the shape Of . Newspaper.

Saturdays Star VIII Eclipse Everything in
the shape Of q Newspaper.
Tomorrow, the same being Saturday, The
STAR, - is its usual and well-approved custom,
will appear . sixteen-page paper, With every
page bright, snappy and readable. There will
! be all the news Of the day from all parts Of the
world-not excepting Washington-and in adj
dition the miscellaneous reading matter will be
up to the standard The STAR has set for itself and
maintained with all consistency. II the serv-
ices Of special correspondents in all directions,
press associations, large force Of reporters
| and any number of special writer's on special
subjects Of general interest can avail anything
then The STAR of tomorrow will be worthy Of
the city and worthy Of itself. Keep Your eyes
open for Saturdays STAR. II you miss it you
will miss more than you can afford. Among
the specially attractive articles will be:
THE PATENT CENTENNIAL (1ustrated).
The men who are preparing for the great
April celebration.
EARLY SPRING STYLES Qllustrated).
Some becoming costumes for fashionable
women.
DOGS IN THE SHOW Qllustrated).
Picturesque points of the canine exhibition.
EASTER AT HOME.
A chapter on the social customs and tradi-
tons Of the day by Mrs. II. E. W. Shsr-
wood.
AN ANONYMOUS LETTER
An entertaining story written for TIE EVEN
ING STAR by Edgar Fawcett.
TALE OF A CATS GHOST.
Strange adventures which befelI the tenants
of G street house.
ACROSS THE FLOOR OF THE OCEAN.
What might be seen on trip from San Fran
cisco to New York through unfathomed
depths.
THE FRENCH CLAIMS.
Story of their justice and the wrong of the
long delay. By John F. Coyle.
CROCODILEs AND ALLIGATORs.
What science knows about them. Some pop
ular misconceptions exploded.
THEY WERE HERE IN 81.
Experiences of Pennsylvania volunteers who
arrived early.
ATTRACTIVE HOMES.
Seasonable suggestions for interior decora-
tions.
READY FOR THE ONSET.
Shall the nation print its money on fast
presses2
PENNIES AND PIPES.
A saloon keepers proof Of hard times among
his customers
BITRATE OF SODA.
Some interesting facts concerning this valu-
able commodity.
ABOUT MALTA AND VENDETTA.
The one has its origin in Sicily, the other in
Corsica.
FUNNY FACTS ABOUT TEETH.
Curious information regarding the dentition
of mammals.
ON AND OFF THE STAGE.
theatrical matters Of interest to everybody
AN OLD SOLDIERS INN Qllustrated).
A temporary home in this city for wanderers
who have worn the blue.
WHEELING AROUND THE WORLD.
The spin which two Washington wheelmen
propose to take.
NEW YORK GOSSIP.
What the people of the busy metropolis are
doing and saying. By The STARS special
correspondent
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES
What is going on at headquarters and in the
armories.
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THE POST OFFICE SITE.
Further Testimony ~ to the Value OF the
Ground TO BE Taken.

The commission to condemn square s2s. be-
tween @, ID. 18th and 18th streets, for the site
for the city post Office yesterday afternoon
heard the testimony Of Mr.. Geo. C. Henning.
president Of the Traders Bank. After giving
his opinion of the values of property in that
section he said that he valued the ground Of
the whole square at els per foot, llth and ID
streets at $3.50. 18th and ID at s23 and the other
parts Of the square rs low as ss
The commission adjourned to Monday morn
ing.
IL was inadvertently stated that John A.
bsker valued his improvements at s2o 900 TO
$4,000, when his statement was ESQ 900 90
S35.OOO