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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-11-25

When Benjamin West, the great
American artist-born in Pennsylvania
in 1,3S-was little boy, one OF his
school fellows tempted him to a holiday
from trap and ball by promising him Il
ride to neighboring plantation. Here
is the horse bridled and saddled." said
his friend, $50 come get up behind me.
Behind YOU" cried Benjamin. Il will
sit behind nobody" "Oh, very well, -
replied the other, Il will ride behind
you; so mount" He mounted accord
ingly, and away they rode. This is
the last ride shall have for some time, -
said his companion. Tomorrow | am
to be apprenuced to a tailor. "A tailor"
exclaimed Benjamin You will surely
never be tailorr' Indeed l shall,
continued the boy; lit is a very good
trade. What do you intend to be, Ben
jamin?' "A painter" What sort of
trade is that" "A painter" said the
Quaker boy proudly, lis the companion
of kings and emperors." NOW You
must be surely mad" said the embry-
onic clothier; there are neither kings
nor emperors in America" Ave-" said
young West, "but there are plenty in
other parts of the world. And do You
really intend to he a tailor" Indeed
do. Then you may ride alone" cried
the future president of the National
Academy Of Great Britain. Il will not
ride with amy one willing to be a tailor
New York Press.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-11-25

Life indeed consists in series of
changes of tissue, and the human econ
omy is simply, as far as its material part
is concerned machine, aud primarily
depends on food as the most important
factor in keeping it in working order
When it is said that we commence IL
die as soon a. we are born. it Of course
means that certain parts of the body i'm
mediately begin 20 perish; their exist
ence is ephemeral; they come and 90
are repleuished and decay. They ar
the dying parts Of that system of life
which may last little while, but which
must eventually WELD to the memorable
law of nature The nails the hair, etc.
are observable as an instance of this de-
cay. The same rule applies TO every
other organ and tissue of the body
though it is not palpable to the naked
eye, The skin is always peelinS. Tbs
food that is taken in the one hour
nourishes the system, and elects tnal
which WAS taken tine hour before
Gentleman's Magazine.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-11-25
A DROWSY DAY.
The air is dark. the sky is gray,

The air is dark. the sky is gray,
The misty shadows come and go,
And here within my dusky room
Each chair looks ghostly in the gloom
Outside the rain falls cold and slow,
Half singing drops, half binding spray.
Each slightest sound is magnihed,
For drowsy quiet holds her reign;
The burnt stick on the fireplace breaks,
The nodding cat with start awakcs,
And then to sleep drops off again,
Unheeding Towser at her side.
| look far out across the lawn,
Where huddlcd stand the silly sheep;
My work lies idle at my hands,
My thoughts fly out like scattered strands
OF thread and on the verge of sleep,
Still half awake. dream and yawn.
What spirits rise before my eyes;
How various of kind and form!
Sweet memories of days long past,
The dreams Of youth that could not last
Each smiling calm, each raging storm,
That swept across my early skies
Half seen. the bare, gaunt fingered boughS
Before my window sweep and sway
And chafc i'm torturcs of unrest.
My chin sinks down upon my breast;
cannot work on such day,
But only sit and dream and browse.
Paul Dunbar.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-11-25
A COlORED BOY CHOIR.
A Very Meiodious One in SUPPLIES at st.
Philips Church.

tnu1cn
New York boasts Of the largest sur
pliced colored boy choir in the United
States, and so far as is known, in the
world. Such choirs are not numerous,
and are to he found only in large cities.
There are two in New York-one belong.
ing to Roman Catholic and the other
10 a Protestant Episcopal church. The
latter is the one here meant, and as the
music of the Episcopal is so different
from that of the Roman Catholic church
no comparison between the two can be
drawn.
st. Philips church in West Twenty
fifth street. between Sixth and Seventh
avenues. is one of the oldest colored
congregations in America. The present
building is an ordinary afTHt|f brick
and was once used by Methodists. Up
to few months ago the music at ST
Philips was furnished by an ordinary
mixed choir Of colored singers. Some
months before Easter it was decided to
change to a boy choir, such as are to be
found in Trinity, St Agnes, St. An
drews' and other more or less "high
churches in the city. The present or
ganist, Mr. E. b. Kinney, was engaged
to organize the choir, and the first serv-
| ices under the new order Of things were
heard on Easter Sunday. Mr.. Kinney,
/ however, found the task of organiza-
ton difficult one. He discovered that
so far as the constant desire TO have fun
and play FRANKS with one another was
concerned, there was not much differ
ence between colored and white boys.
And as the choir consisted Of thirty
boys, in addition to twenty men, he had
to keep his eyes open. In time the
Youngsters began to submit fairly well
to discipline and are now quite tracta-
bic. OF course there was no trouble
with the men.
The coorel race is essentially musical,
both in ear and voice. and this fact has
caused tine choir of st. Philips to be
reckoned among the best boy choirs i'll
the city. Once the Youngsters are in
terested they enter upon the work with
an eamestness that would put many a
white boy to the blush. In the choir
there are several remarkably good So
prano voices Two little colored chaps
Prentice hutchinson and Howard BraX-
ton, are regarded Is especially fine, and
to them most Of the solos are given. The
ages If the boys range from nine to six
teen years
Mr. Kinney says that as far as he
knows he is the only white person con
nected with the church, though the
rector, the Rev. II. c. Bishop, is FIRE
quently assisted by white ministers. St
Philips church is interesting for Other
things than its choir, 1t has a very
valuable chalice cup, made of gold
which has been insured for $4,000. 1t il
studded with diamonds, pearls, rubie'
and other precious stones. There is I
legend that two of the diamonds, eacl
worth 500, We're found in the bottom
of a trunk belonging to one of thu
women members of the church and wer,
: given to adOrn the chalice cup. Tn
altar is handsome one and was pre-
l scented by Or, Ray, colored physician
/ of some note in this city. The organ i
small, but very sweet in tone.-Nev
2 York World.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-11-25
An Electric Incubator

A novelty in the Matching of egs has ap
bator The special feature of tismachlne
matically regulated to the liftiet part of a
degree Fair. IL consists of "a ink incu
bator, heated 10y radiation frol the bot
tom of "A water tank, which is Instructed
on the multitubular system. Win the egg
drawer reaches the temperate of lOi
dogs. Fair. an electric thernstat con
meets up "a dry battery with u electro
magnet, which actuates dan'er, allow.
ing the heat to escape througl the open
air instead of passing throughhe 1ues of
the water tank. This entirely automatic
device is said to effect savig of 80 per
cent in the fuel used for heang,-Pitts-
burg Dispatch.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-11-25
Tn NRnNIT OUR FAITH IN
IuFkUEf THE MEDICINE,

on and after October |, 1891, we give every
person selling our medicine the privilege of
selling six bottles for $500, and guarantee
that in case it does you no good you can
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with every bottle. We claim to cule Dys-
pepsia, Headache, sour stomach, Heartburn,
Kidney Complaint, Neuralgia, Distress after
eating, Palpitatiun of the Heart, Collie, Ner-
vousnpss, Loss of sleep. Dizziness, Irregular
ity of the Appetite, Pleurisy Pains, Bloat,
Wind on the Stomach, Hacking Cough, and
Constipation. And why viii IT cure? Be
cause it is Relaxing, Purifying, Soothing,
and Healing. II is compounded from the
purest roots and herbs, free from Alcohol
or Morphia. 1t is harmless to the smallest
child; children like it, and it is far superior
to Castor oil and all other preparations.
Call for Groder's Botanic Dyspepsia
Syrup. None genuine unless bearing our
trademark, the Beaver.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-11-25
GfoDER,s SYRVP
A WORD TO THE SUFFERING FROM
A RELIABLE FARMER.

I have suffered with dyspepsia for the
last fifteen years and at times thought |
would die: Last winter was having one
of my bad spells, and had called in two
doctors without receiving any relief.
My wife wanted to have a third one, and
asked me whom she should send for; | told
her to send for a bottle of Groders Botanic
Dyspepsia Syrup, which she did, and in
less than an hour after using it l was
relieved. l continued to take it until
was completely cured. Today | am a well
man, free from any stomach trouble.
My greatest trouble was distress after
eating, sour stomach, severe headaches, and
choking spells | suffered everything but
death. l consider Groder's Syrup one of
the best blood medicines ever made.
JOHN RAY,
Wateryille, Me-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-11-25

THE BEST PLAsTER.-Dampen piece
of flannel with Chamberain's Pain Balm
and bind it over the seat of pain. 1t is
better than any plaster. When the
lungs are sore such an application on
the chest and another on the back, be-
tween the shoulder blades, will often
prevent pneumonia. There is nothing
so good for lame back or a pain in the
side. y sore throat can nearly always
he cured in one night by applying a
flannel bandage dampcned with Pain
Balm. 30 cent bottles for sale by drug
gists. Middlebury; also +. 6. Dyer,
West Salisbury. Vt.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-11-25

Thanks, remarked the star hoarder
to tine landlady at the table, "but don't
care for union butter"
Il don't understand you," said the
landlady, with an unctuous smile OF
doubt
"No?" responded the boarder pleas
antly. In union there is strength, you
know. "-Detroit Free Press.
The record-union., 1892-11-18
AMERICAN CITY HALLS.
Conditions Which Prevent City Fathers
Being Properly Housed.

Probably no class of structures is con-
demned so frequently, and with so much
justice, as the City Halls OF America. We
attempt too much; we are not satisfied
with a calm, rational treatment of the
problem, but seek to impress by means
beyond our powers, which too often pro-
duce only contempt or ridicule. In the
nature of the problem itself there is no
reason at all why our city buildings
should not be as successful as our blocks
OF business houses, our suburban resi-
dences, or many OF our churches, unless
1t be that few architects are called upon to
design city building more than once.
There is great deal in being familiar
with the kind of structure one is working
at, and one reason why we have sue
ceeded, on the whole, in these special
forms is the frequency with which our
architects handle them. Another eie-
ment against the betterment OF municipal
buildings is the faint of jobbery and coz
ruptIOn which hangs over them, and the
consequent reluctance of the best archi-
tects TO compete for them. Competition
is not without its merits in obtaining
good designs-if mere drawings are
sought-but open competitions, free 10
all, in which the whole Worl sln9y take
part, offer no attraction to ANeil- -estab
lished and successful architects, who
alone are competent to undertake such
work. These conditions add very ma
terially to the difficulty of obtaining
good structures, and, ii a city hall is 10 be
success, it is, in the nature Of things,
more miracle than the result of we'll
ordered succession of conditions. More
than anything else, perhaps, in the way
of progress and good results is the lack of
comprehension of the real problem which
too frequently pervades the most cult
tured communities. es.-Englneering Maga-
zine
The record-union., 1892-11-18
Mineral Phosphates.

When, something like half a century
ago, the great LieDig, father of scientific
agriculture, said "ln the remains of an
extinct animal world England is to find
the means OF increasing her wealth in ag-
found the great support of her manutact
uring in fossil fuel" it was thought that
he was indulging in a fine philosophic
fancy, yet scarcely a decade later vast de-
posits of fossil bones ana fossil eNcre-
ments of animals were discovered in Suf-
folk, Norfolk and Essex, and straight
way John Bennett Lawes utilized these
substances in the preparation of his
well-knOwn "coprolte manure or
"Lawes' uperph0sphates,' and thus
vastly benefited the agriculture of the
world. while greatly enriching himself.
Since then much larger deposits, of some
what similar phosphoric character, have
been discovered in other parts OF the
world, chiefly in South Carolina, the
West Indies, Canada and Florida, and to-
day he advanced agriculture of the most
civilized nations is probably helped more
by these than by any other sources OF
fertility. At present the worlds annual
consumption OF mineral phosphate is
about 100000 tons, and there is a yearly
increase Of from 70 to 30 per cent. The
old sources of supply-South Carolina,
Canada and the " est IndieS-have prob
ably reached the point of their maximum
production, and henceforth the world
must look to Florida for supply to sat
isfy its increasing wants. In five years
these must reach 1000, 900 tons.
The record-union., 1892-11-18

of his ailment warranted. Mrs. Wander
bilt and a number of other prominent
ladies of New York have given S4O,O
for the hospital.
Now this is well; it is an excellent
movement, and does credit to a generous
heart touched by grief. But if to this
hospital addition there is attached sys-
tenn for training the students in the art of
nursing, something practical will be
done. the benefits of which will be i'm
measurable.
The one thing man cannot do as a
rule, who has not been specially trained
to it, is to properly nurse the sick. If
Yale is able to add to its hospital two or
three skilled trainers and lecturers to in
struct students how to care for their sick
fellow students, the former will go out in
life at the end OF four years with an ac-
complishment of a high order, and that
Will contribute immensely to their use
fulness and general value as men.
Thus every year after the first three
Yale might easily turn out fifty men who
would know how to care for ordinary
sufferers in ordinary cases at least; how
to treat those who faint, those with
broken limbs, patients in fever, delirium,
and so on; how to check bleeding, to re-
duce Inflammation, to ventilate and heat
the sick room; how food for the sick
should be prepared and similar useful
knowledge. The idea suggests a new
and most desirable accomplishment for
colleoians
The record-union., 1892-11-18
WHAT THE WAR COST THE SOUTH

Il. ii. Edmunds in the ERgiaeerang
Magazine shows how the War Of the Re-
bellion crippled the South. When she Sc
ceded her assessed values were "A per
cent. Of those of the whole country. or
50, ,2OO, 100000.
But ten years made wonderful change.
In 1870 the South had only s., 900. .O00. 900
OF assessed value, while the total for the
whole country was $l4, ,l70,0J0, 900 While
the South grew poor the North and West
grew rich as never before.
In 1860 the assessed value of property in
MaSsa hdsetts was SIT, $50, 900, comp pared
%lth 5000 100000 in the SOUTH in IS- o
Massachusetts had S1,59U,OOOOOO of profr
erty, and the South $4,000, 0,OOO,OOO. Such
was the poverty of the South that the one
state OF Massachusetts listed for taxes more
than one-half as much property as the four
teen States OF that section could show The
assessed value OF property in New York and
Pennsylvania alone in ! $40 was greater than
in the whole South. South Carolina, which
in 1860 had been third in rank in wealth in
proportion to the number of her Inhabitants
had dropped 10 be the thirtieth: Georgia had
dropped rom the seventh to the thirty-ninti;
MISSISSIPPI, from the fourth place to the
thlrty-fourth; Alabama, from the eleventh 10
the I0rJy-tOurth; kentucky, trOm tenth to
twenty-eighth; and the other Southern states
had gone down in the same way While the
Northern and Western States had steadily in
creased IN wealth. In 1850 the assessed value
of property in south Carolina according 10
the census, was S49S, 100000 while the COM
Dined values in Rhode Island and New Jer-
sey aggregated S42I, 100000, or SOS, ,OOO,-
600 less than South C1rOhna's; of course the
true value is always greater than the
assessed value. In 1870 the com
bined values in Rhode Island and
New Jersey amounted to SS6S, S,UOO, 900,
and the value in South Carolina was $685.
100000. Thus, while South Carolina had
6S,0OO,OOO more assessed property in 1860
than these two States, in 1870 Jneir
wealth exceeded South Caioiiua's by S6S5
100000. Notwithstanding the mighty in
duStrial advance in the South during the last
ten years, the building of 20, 900 miles of rail-
road and the increase in agricultural pfoduc-
ton, the assessed value of property is not vet
as great as it was thirty years ago, and Mary
land-a border State-and Florida and Texas
are the only states which have as much
assessed wealth now as i'll 1860.
These facts and figures are very inter-
esting and throw flood Of light upon the
question of the cost of the war to the van
quished. They ought to serve as a warn
ing for ali time and emphasize the folly
and wastefulness of war in a manner to
serve much TO prevent its provocation
among peoples whose interests ought to
be mutual.
The record-union., 1892-11-18
DIAMONDS ARE sBxLESs.
Though Precious Stones Were Ear
Called Male and Female.

Though Precious Stones Were Early
Called Male and Female.
Many stories have been going the
rounds of the daily papers, in which the
statement has been freely made that
diamonds have sexes, and that on some
occasions they have been known to re-
produce their kind. 1t is needless to say
that this is untrue. 1t is absurd to say
that inanimate objects are SO born. Be-
lieving it possible, however, that the
terms ''male'' and "iemale'' might be
used in the diamond trade in a merely
tigurative sense, reporter recently in
terViewed George +. Kuntz, the gem ex-
pert with Tiffany d Co., on the subject.
Mr.. kuntZ had seen the stories, but
laughed at the idea. On investigation, how
ever, he found that the terms -'male'' and
female had been used in regard to
rubies as long ago as the time of Pliny.
'Pliny alIudes to this distinction" said
Mr.. Kuntz, ''in the thirty seventh book
of his Natural History, Chapter VII.
On Carbuncles or Rubies, and their sun
dry kinds of their faults and impertec-
tions; of the means to try them Of other
precious stones resembling the fire. The
following translation is from Phillimore's
Holland edition, published III 1881:
Moreover, in all sorts OF rubies, those
are taken for the male which show a
quick red, more hre-like than the rest:
and contrariwise female, such as shine
not so bright, but after faint manner
In the male 1t is observed that some
SCENE to name more clear and pure
others are darker and blacker; there be
again that shine brighter than the rest,
yea, and in the sun give more ardent
and burning luster; but the best simply
be those which are called amethystiZontes,
that is to say, that in the end Of their fire
resemble the blue violet color of the
amethyst
I'm Pnny's time" Mr.. Kuntz ex-
planned, sail deep-red stones, whether
carbuncle garnet or ruby tcorunduml
were designated as carbuncles Pliny
again refers TO this subject in chapter X :,
as follows:
o. AS touching the precious stone cyanus
l must speak of it apart, Notwithstanding
| have OF late mentioned and applied it to
one of the names Of jasper, to wit, that
| with the blue color. The best cyanus is
that of Scythia, the next cometh from
Lypros, and in the last place we are to
reckon the Egyptian. The stone is very
apt to be counterfeited, and especially by
tincture. The invention whereof is
ascribed to King of Egypt. who is
highly honored by being the first who
gave color to it. Distinguish these stones
also by sex, for there be of them both
male and female. Otherwhiles you shall
perceive a certain powder in them as it
were of gold, and yet not like to that of
sapphires, tor the sapphire also glittereth
with marks and pricks of gold. Sap
phires are likewise sometimes of blue,
mixed also with certain, although that be
very seldom; the best are among the
Medes, yet in no place be they transpa-
rent. Moreover, they are untoward to be
cut and engraven, by reason that the lap
diaries shall meet with certain hard knots
OF crystal coming here and there be-
tween. The bluest are thought to be the
male. ''1-Minerals.
The record-union., 1892-11-18
A NEW IDEA.

Yale is about to establish hospital for
students taken sick at college. 1t will be
completed this month. This novel idea
originated, it is said, with Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt, whose son recently came to
his home from Yale to die. He had con-
tracted typhoid fever while in New Ha-
YEN and it is said was not at first tended
As carefully in that city as the seriousness
The record-union., 1892-11-18
Dnlr Rtrps. & 90.

On November IS, 1904, General Philip
Schuyler died at Albany, N.Y He was
one of the Generals appointed by the Conti-
mental Congress in I775, and was commander
OF the Northern Department" Although
disabled by gout for continued service, and
finally through intrigue succeeded BY Gates,
it was Schuyler's genius which directed the
campaign CT I777 and accomplished the cap
ture of BurgOyne's army at Saratoga.
The record-union., 1892-11-18
THE DAILY RECORD-UNION
THE WEEKLY UNION

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IT is no easy thing to dress harsh,
coarse hair so as 10 make it look graceful
or becoming. By the use of Ayers Hair
Nigor this difficulty is removed, and the
hair made to assume any style or arrange
ment that may be desired. Give the
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The record-union., 1892-11-18

THE fall of the year is trying season
for elderly people. The many cheerless,
dark. dismal days act depressingly, not
to say injuriously, on both old and young.
Now is the time TO reinforce the vital en-
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of all blood medicines.
The record-union., 1892-11-18

MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP,
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mothers for their children while teething
with perfect success. 1t soOthes the child
softens the gums, allays pain, cures wind coiic
regulates the bowels, and is the best remedy
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or otner causes For sale by druggists ia
every part of the world. BE sure ana ask for
Mr7. Winslows Soothing Syrup. Twenty-Five
cents bottle. MWF
The record-union., 1892-11-18

FAST TINE TO THE EAST.-The Atlantic
ana Pacific Railroad (Santa Fe route is noW
Twelve hours shorter to Kansas City ana st
Louis, and twenty-lour hours shorter TO Chi
cago tnan formerly Pullman Tourist Sleep
ing Cars TO Chicago every Gay without change
Personally conducted excursions every
wednesday, with tourist ear TO Boston.
GEORGE ". HAILTON, Agent. 1904 Fourth
street, Sacramento. MWF
The record-union., 1892-11-18
Special Agencies.

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PAINLESS EXTRACTION OF TEETH b!
use OF local anesthetic. DIR. WELDON, Den
tist, Eighth and streets.
The record-union., 1892-11-18

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