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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-05-20
GOOD LOOKS.

Good looks are more than skin deep,
depending upon a healthy condition of
all the vital organs. If the liver be mac
tive, you have bilious look, and if your
kidneys be affected you have a pinched
look. Secure good health and you will
have good looks. Electric Bitters, the
great alternative and tonic, acts directly on
these vital organs. Cures pimples, blot
ches, boils and gives good complexion
Sold at all drug stores, soc per bottle.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-05-20
Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria.
Notice to Fishermen.

All persons are hereby warned not to
take fish from streams running through
my lands in the towns of Ripton, Co
shen, Hancock ard Rochester.
Special attention is called to the fact
that control the streams from Riptor
Hollow, and the old Selden mill in Rip
ton to East Middlebury.
JOSEPH BATTELL.
Bread Loaf, VT, April 2S, 1892.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-05-20
STORES TO CLOSE.

The following merchants will close
their stores Decoration day, May 30
one week from next Monday at II
O'Clock. Farmers will please bring their
butter, etc, in the forenoon: Il. 5. Ben
edct, E. p. Cushman, Benz. f. Wales,
Bond Bros, f. X. Clay, Chapman IL
Co., a. Calhoun, Pine Hall.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-05-20
THE STALLION PRODUCE STAKE.

Mr.. f. II. harrington of Brandon. Sec
rotary of the Vermont association of
Road and Trotting Horse Breeders, an
nounces the subscribers to the stallion
produce stake, to be trotted in 1896 The
amount subscribed is 500, which will be
added to the entry fees. These are the
subscribers and the stations named -
CT. Holmes OF Charlotte names Nero, 6555,
by Winooski, 7ol; dam Lady Ethan, by iola'
birds Ethan Allen.
c. A. Chapman OF Ferrsburgh names John
Porter. by Aristos, III; dam Kit, by Hamlet,
100.
w. W. Moore OF Shoreham names Gillig,
231a by Aristos, 227; dam Alice, by Pear
sail.
Jingles, l4o72, b, Baron wilkes, is; dam
Lamberta, by Daniel Lambert, l02. Also
steele, 1886, by startle, 29O; dam Hebe, by
Belmont, g. Jngles and Steele are standing
at Morrisville.
+. A. ingalls, OF swanton names Adorable,
1929, by Messenger Wilkes. :23 dam Lam
bertha, by Daniel Lambert, l02. Also Sir llo
mer, i4644, by Rockefeller, 622l dam Sadie L.,
by Young Rolfe, . 2l4.
Highland stock iarm at Derby name Nut
mont, by NutDournc; dam Strabo, by knick
erbocker Also Abdalah Wilkes, by George
Wilkes dam Marie, by Wagner Abdallah.
II. Il. Cults OF Orwel names star Franklin,
by Ben franklin; dam Lady Beck, by Motifs
independent.
G. b. Hall OF brandon names Leicester,
? .I74, by Deucalion, %; dam Lady Win
4
pole
T.. +. Brownell of Burlington names Alcan
der, by Alcantaa; dam Cleopatra, by Alb
daliah Prince.
Guy NJ. Bentley OF Rutland names Mack,
1921, by Thought; cam Topsy, by Billy
Ring.
| Nv. Hendee OF Morrisvihe names Rare
I Ben, by Ben Ifrankln; dam lby iiolabird's
Ethan Allen.
W. j. Howes OF Hydeyille names Victor
! Wilkes, by Won bismarck; dam Matte
Wilkes, by Colonel Wilkes.
| +. ii. Harrington OF Brandon names Casta
way, 1890 by Ansel, 90 dam Sally Ham
let, by Hamlet, 100. Also Captain Pichoy
1920 by Deucalion, ? %; dam Nellie H., by
| Ben Franklin, %.
The conditions of the stake follow:
stallion produce stake, for foals of 1898, tC
be trotted in 1886 open to the get OF all stall
lions owned or stood by members OF the asso
| cation whose owners subscribe IA sum equa
| to the amount of the advertised service Tee
| OF such stall Ons for 1892, this sum to be add
ed to the stake. subscriptions to be sen
and sta. lions named May |, 1892. stake Il
close and name August 10, lsB. Entrance
s35, payable as follows 80 January !, 1894
a. January ], 1885; - January |, 1896 and -
at time OF final payment to the regular event
OF 1896.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-05-20
THE CATTLE MARKETS,
Doings at Brighton and WATERFOWL for
the Week Ending May I8.

Prices for northern and eastern beef cattle
n dressed weight, WHICH includes beef hides
and tallOw. Choice 6dG34c ffb; first quality
5la@y5tlc second quality 4@I>ec; third quality
3lt31ec poorer grades of course oxen, COWS,
bulls, stays, etc, 234l3c.
Hides-BrightOn hides 6G16l6c u n; Brighton
tallow, 4G14lac; country hides o1giI6c: country
tallow, 2l16t3c: lamb skins G0G15 each; extra
heavy wool skins. 81 .256tl. IS each; calf skins,
7OGg6c each; cow hides, &c u n; dairy skins,
40I5Oc each; bull hides 4c an
Working oxen-The supply has been very
light and there is no demand: Working oxen
were offered at from $50 to S;35 u pair.
Mich cows and springers : The supply
was quite heavy ana the quality very good.
Good cows are finding a reader sale.
Veal calves-The receipts were heavier by
30 head, and the market of Ac on the best
qualities and more on the ordinary grades.
Sheep and lambs-The supply was heavier,
quality slightly better,and no change in price.
A goodly number of spring lambs were on the
market and brought fancy prices.
Swine-The arrivals from the west were
confined wholly to home saughterers, and
were taken directly from the cars to the
slaug hter houses.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-05-20
MOrrOw's Day.

BROOKLYN, May l7-Judge Morrow won
the Brooklyn handicap, with Pessara Sec
ond, Russell third, and Longstieet the
faYorite last
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-05-20
SciOtO, No. 6762- Record, 2::37i.

Scioto will make the season of 1892 as fol
lows: Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesday ;
at A. \. Fishers, Middlebury; the balance OF
the week ut 5. II. Stewards, Pleasant ST., Bris
tol. Terms, Sl5 to warrant. His record was
made here Mt home ut a pubic trial.
MiddleDury, VT. l9:3t A. V. flSHE Elk.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-05-20

Deans Rheumatic pills absolutely cure
Rheumatism & Neuralgia. Entirely vege
table. Safe. 40
The Opelousas courier., 1892-08-06
The Snrnlus Energy Of Luna.lcs.

Over on Blaekwell's Island the most
violent patients in the insane asylum
those who . few years ago were kept
wholly behind bars-are4noW employed
in the laundry. There are tubs with
scalding water at command and redhot
furnaces eneircled with convenient irons.
On one occasion at least, and 1t may bea
daily occurrence, there were ninety of
these women washing and ironing, aud
only one attendant present. It was Bed
lam indeed. Imaginary enemies were
being rubbed to n~othingness on the
washboards and the life being pressed
ont of them with scorehing hot irons.
The talk was blood eurdling, but it was
only talk. Nobody threw boiling water
nor used the hot irons as missiles. The
work went on, aud it was the washing
and ironing for the BiackWelrs Island
colony. The shirt bosoms were immac-
ulate. the starched clothes all that could
be desired. This work is not so much
an economical as a remedial feature. In
the vigorous exercise of washing and
ironing the superabundant vitality OF the
violent patients is expended. This de-
crease is SO marked that on Monday,
after the Sundays rest, the patients are
much more manageable. After Q sui
icient time Of laundry work it is often
possible to remove patients to the less
violent wards. The value Of regular
employment in strengthening the faculties
and giving health to the mind has beer
abundantly demonstrated at the insane
asylum on Blackwell's Island,-NeN
York Sun,
The Opelousas courier., 1892-08-06
Iananese Crystal Balls.

Crystal balls, the most valuable stone
which Japan furnishes, are those called
rock crystal, or sni-sho (seki-ye) crystal
lied water. These, balls, which are cut
out of ~eolorless crystal, reflect beautifully
the forms of objects around. Their
value increases with the purity of the
stone. They are found in many of the
mountains, and are ground and polished
into perfection only by the use of (kongo-
sha) diamond sand, which comes in the
form of little round grains and which
show more Or less distinctly the garnet
structure. These crystal balls are very
fine and handsome, and add greatly to
any curio collection. They are hard to
distinguish from diamonds, and rang" in
price from about four dollars to six hun
dred dollars.-New York Commercial
Advertiser.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-08-06
eurrrNe CLOVER EARLY.

This year of all others in the West the
Farmers should cut heirclover early. be
s,,re to cut it before the seed has formed.
There is a physical law in this that Will
5AeIn the farmer if he is wise enough to
observe it. Glover is a biennial-one of
those plants that commences to die when
once it has produced seed. Here is the
uoint: BY cutting before the seed forms
YOU can cut two crops in one season and
still keep thereof alive. At least it will
not die because its purpose has been full
allied. This year we shall need all the
hay we can get. Skillful management
~ our clover meadows viii give US a
large additional yield of hay and have
the roots right. for the next season. That
wise farmer, the late Hiram Smith, once
showed Us d field OF medium clover nine
years old, from which he had taken that
YEAR fully three tons per acre in three
cuttings. But there is another great adj
vantage ia early cutting. Tho hay for
I milk and butter purposes is worth double
that Of the ordinary grade.
Now is the time, according to Hoard's
Daigyman, which gives the foregoing
advice, to make a mistake that will oc-
cupy us a whole year in mourning about.
Cut the clover before it seeds. Cut two
crops. Get more hay per acre. Get hay
worth twice as much as the ordinary
kind. Preserve your clover meadow fol-
next year. One great reason clover
meadows kin out in winter is because
they become exhausted in summer by
being allowed to stand until the seed has
formed before cutting.-New YorE
World.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-08-06
Another National Park.

The Alpine Club of Portland, Oregon,
wants the Government to reserve Mount
Hood as a National Park. The only value
that the land possess is the magnificent
timbers that covers them, as they are too
mountainous tor settlement, and the OBJ
ject of the Alpine Club is the preserva-
ton OF these timbers and the water that
has its sources in them. The d~enudation
of the land would probably have a disas'
trous effect on Hood River aud inlure
the agricultural conditions of Hood River
Valley, which at present is one of the
most delightful and productive spots 70
the State.-New Orleans Picayune.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-08-06
The seven Moons OF sonoma.

sonoma Valley, in Sonoma County,
California, is, in n repect Of least, one
of the most remarkable spots on the con-
tinent. 1t is the only place in America
where the moon may be seem to rise
set seven times in one evening. The
indians gave the valley the name it bears
away back in the misty pasts and many
have been the explanations offered py
the white man to account for it. Even 9
slight acquaintance with the language
spoken by the original inhabitants Of the
valley teaches one that when the Word
sonoma is attached the whole phrase
means aValley Of the Moon" But why
does this natural sink have Luna's other
name attached to ito That was the ques-
tion asked and left unanswered Tor many
Years, even though the phenomenon
which had caused the observant red MAJ
To rive the valley its name was regularly
witnessed and admired. A year or two
600 the editor Of the Sonoma Index-1E-
hume visited an Indian who was supposed
to Re between 100 and $50 years old. In
course oil the conversation the old ln-
/ dian stated that the reason the valley
was called Sonoma was because it had
ssbaan muchee moon,n meaning many
uoons. Then he told how between the
town Of sonoma and q certain peak the
moon. when in its full, can be seen to
rise seven times in succession IN one
evening, owing to the peculiar iorma
t;on If the mountains. This oddlty was
noticed centuries ago by the Indians
who, on that account, called the depre 8
SON s.The Valley Of Many Moons.'-st'
Toais Republic.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-08-06
Reckoning Time By the stars.

The astronomers at the National OBJ
selvatory, Washington, do not calculate
time by the sun, but by the "6xed" stars,
which are so "fxed" on account of being
so far away from the earth that in some
instances they do not change their rela-
tive positions to Jul little planet in wears.
This being the case, the ultra-exact as
tronomer remarks that star time is the
only true time to go by. In calculating
'tstar time the observers use a large
sized telescope and watch for a given star
TO cross the plane of a certain knoWD
meridian. As the star crosses the OBJ
server records it to the most minute frac-
ton of a second, using a star time clock
with a twenty-tour hour dial for that pur-
pose. The clock and the star may OF may
not correspond, but the simple fact makes
no difference to the star gazer, who is re-
nowned for his ability for using a half a
hundred figures for expressing the dis
lance in miles to his so called sshxed"
clock regulators. The error, should one
be detected, although it is but the TWEEN
tieth of a secon !, is corrected later on.
In his next calculation, computation and
operation, the observer reduces the time
as shown by his star clock SO that it cor.
responds with sun time, which is no small
mathematical feat, especially when we
take into consideration the fact that the
sidereal or star year is about one full day
longer than the solar or sun year. A
s'standard" time clock stands near the
timepiece whose regulator is the stars,
and the amount of variation between the
two is calculated, and the next instant
exact time is transmitted all over the
land. A Washington writer, who knows
whereof he speaks, says that it takes
twenty-one weeks to properly regulate
aud test the chronometers used by the
Navy Department of the United States.
During these tests they are subjected to
every known degree of heat and cold
with which they are at all likelyto come
in contact.-St. Louis Republic.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-08-06
a Ramrod Through the Brain.

An Australian journal gives the follow.
ing case, which is nearly as remarkable
as the crowbar accident to Mr.. Pnlneas
Gage: "Robert Campbell, a young man
connected with the Postal Department,
was Admitted to the Melbourne Hospital
with a pistol ramrod through his brain.
The story Of she accident is that Camp
bell was out shooting with a muzzle-
loading pistol. While he was ramming
home the charge the weapon exploded,
and the ramrod, which was composed OF
fencing wire, with a lead plug at the
end, made by the victim,. was sent
through his cheek across the eye and
came out at the top of his head.
DR.. Harris stated that when the man
was admitted to the hospital it was found
that the rarnrod had passed through his
cheek. on the left side of the nose, into
the infraorbital plate of the superior
| maxilla, right through the eye, going in
it's course through the superior orbital
| plate of the frontal bone, the brain, and
/ coming out at the top of the skull, about
| the middle Of the internal portion of the
p~arietal bone. The wire portion of the
ramrod was sticking out of the skull
about six inches.
"Dr. Charles Ryan. INSISTED by DR.,
Harris, t~rephined the s%Ssll, having first
cut off the wire. WheR the bone wa
removed the leaden base came with it
and the eye, which had been completed
DESTROYED, was taken ont. Antisepti
lotion was then syringed through the ey
socket, along the course the ramrod ha
taken. and by this means the wound wa
we'll washed. Campbell is now Gonzales
cent. Medical Record.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-08-06
Good and Bad Feathers.

Feathers figure very prominently in the
religious customs of most aborlglnes'
and remarkably so in the Southwest.
Among Navaios and Pueblos alike these
plume-symbols are of the utmost emcac5
for good or bad. They are part OF al
most every ceremonial of the indefinite
superstitions of these tribes. Any white
or brlght-hued plume is of good omen
good Hmedicine'' as the Indians would
put it.
The CAV feathers of the parrot are par
ticularly valuable, and some dances can
not be held without them, though the
Indians have to travel hundreds OF miles
into Mexico to get them. A peacock Is
harder to keep in the vicinity Of Indians
than the finest horse-those brilliant
plumes are too tempting.
Eagle feathers are OF sovereign value;
and in most of the Pueblos great, dark,
captive eagles are kept to furnish tne
coveted articles for most important occa-
sions. If the bird of freedom were sud
denly exterminated now, b whole IN
dian economy would come to a standstlli,
No witches could be exercised, nor SICK
ness cured, nor much of anything els
accomplished,
Dark feathers, and those in p%articu'al
| of the owl, buzzard, woodpecker ane
ave are unspeakably ~accursed. No on
will touch them except those who a
the evil road"-that is, are witehes-an'
any Indian found with them in his o.
her possession would be officially put t.
death. Such feathers are used only II
secret by those who wish to kill or nar1
an enemy in whose path they are laid
with wicked wishes, that ILL fortune ma
folIow.-New York Journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-08-06
rha ranse nf Trichan0sis.

The Secretary 81 the Massachusetts,
state Heard of Health sand the ofher
dsy. III Response 70 an inquiry = 70 what
thst Board had to state regarding ~ I
s Us cases, thas ii people would eas
~ nork thsy would BE- sick, and that
s;rea ~ middle Of February there had
hean upward Of atty cases ot trichinosia
& saoston. With Ave deaths, 4 larger
,,,,,,bar than had ever before been re-
.o-fsd Il the Boasd In the past fiffy
Pssrs one tenth Of III the pork arolnd
gosfon. BE said, was Affected. Ids
aslv sasesy ID the use Of pork WIS ln asa
thorough cooking. New xork Aapa
The Opelousas courier., 1892-08-06
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Can be counted on
to cure Catarrh DR.. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy. It's nothing new. For
25 years it has been doing that very
thing. 1t gives prompt and COM
plete relief-but you want nor
than that. And you get it, with
this Remedy there's a cure that
is perfect and permanent. The
worst chronic cases, no matter OF
how long standing, yield to it's,
mild, soothing, cleansing and heal
ING properties. "Cold in the Head"
needs but a few applications. Ca
tarrhal Headache, and ali the
troubles that come from Catarrh,
are at once relieved and cured.
You can count on something else,
too-$5O0 in cash.
You can count on it, but it's
more than doubtful whether you
earn it.
The proprietors of DR., Sage's
Remedy, in good faith, offer that
amount for an incurable case of
Catarrh. Don't think that you
have one, though.
They'll pay you, if they can't
cure you. That's certain.
But they can cure you. That's
Just about as certain, too.
Can you ask more2
The Opelousas courier., 1892-08-06
BEANS o PROFIT.

Til carrying out a system OF rotation
beans can often By grown with profit.
one advantage with them is that they
occupy The ground but a short time, and
al tie work necessary can be done with
DIT hiring much extra help.
While beans viii grow in almost any
kind Of soil, yet to secure the best re-
snssa good soil, well prepared, is neces-
aFy. They should not be planted until
I'LL danger of frost is past, as they dc
hester Il they can make a steady growth
rom the time they are planted until they
are matured. Many do not plant until
late, but when this is done there is al
ways the risk of hot, dry weather blast
ing the crop, and in many cases a better
Yield could be obtained by earlier plant
ing. The soil should be well plowed
and thoroughly narrowed. By prepar-
ing the soil properly before planting the
cuItivation can be given earlier and
more thoroughly. Mark cut the rows
three and a half feet apart, running out
the burrows reason IDLY shallow. II the
planting il done in hills, drop three or
four beans every two feet. A better
yield, however, can generally be re-
eeived BY planting in drills four inches
apart; 40 not cover deep; two inches is
plenty. Cultivate often enough to keep
tho weeds down and the soil in q good
filth. Generally it will be necessary to
hoe once or twice, depending somewhat
upon the condition of the soil.
Clean, thorough cultivation is neces-
saFy to get the best growth and yield,
aad the number of workings that may be
necessary will depend upon the character
and condition of the soil, and in many
cases one more working given at tn
right time, while not adding much t.
the cost Of the crop, will increase thu
yield and quality.
Especially when planted early It vii
not always do to walt to harvest the crol
until all the plants stop b~lossoming
When the bulk of the pods are ripe tn
crop should be harvested, as after tha
there is risk OF loss. The vines can b
Pulled up or cut off close to the groun'
and but loosely into small piles TO cur
out. It'll d few days as soon az the pod
md stalks are dry enough they shout
be hauled ID and stored uuder shelter
q barn 81 shed loft where there is q goo
circulation of air. They should =
threshed out when the other work WI
permit. III the weather IS dry they ca
FL left 10 dry out sufficiently to TIRES
ID the field. with an ayerage vel
beans can be made q profitable crop
81 Louis Republic.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-08-06
Country People to the Front In Cities.

Recent statistical inquiries have shown
that cities grow because they abs orb the
bess. and not the worst, of the rural
population, who better their condition
By coming to town.
Charles Booth, the eminent English
statistician, in his great work, Labor
and Life OF the People," has shown,
rom very extended inquiry, thatrmost OF
those who come TO London from the
cosutry either have work already en-
aaged, or have good prospects of get
ting work; and that their condition is
generally improved by their change OF
abode.
The British census Of 1890 confirms
this in a striking by showing
that the people of country birth are most
numerous il the wealthy quarters of the
city, where employment abounds, and
least numerous in the poverty stricken
quarters.
All this is contrary to the p~reconceived
opinion that countrymen wander aim
lesaIy to the city, and are chiefly tramps
or broken down persons.-Scribner.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-08-06
CARE or THE HBrFER CALF.

The idea ID past years, By the many.
hAssbeen that q COW was a COW and, II
ane was better than another. It was 9
aass of ncow Iuck.p This left fine
breeding in the hands Of the few. i
vss called the rich farmers sasport,
which the ordinary farmer could not
aaeFd, and bear the extra expense Of
Keeping fine cows. A change i now ap-
rent. on Us rich can afford TO keep
p0of cow ~aaoa breeding and 1aSfanal
SSge have ata, b do with the develop
nenA of ths F.st the breed d Grade
Whas It may, Ills cali, il worth raising
al deserves GOD care and treatment.
Emp 1dea Ii II axpressed that many q
woElhleas day, If she had been
DneFls r. When q calf aud heifer,
slsd sof e., ably fed, would have
MAAs f@ COW, of fine productive
~ while all COWS have 9
4sh os the owner il responsible
Cow Anot developed into that ex
Of production.
heifar calf should hage
The Opelousas courier., 1892-08-06
900 vrrws OF CHECK RE1Ns.

whether the ordinary check rein is OF
hsnest may, perhaps, be considered
e, z o Osn. question. There are arguments
= gp sor and against its use. On some
sora ! t may be useful. On Others it is
osabably an injury. But, however, this
Eas,n 81 the rein may be regarded there
sssu,s d be but one way to look upon the
vss1bead check. This kind of a rein is
! hsrbarity and ought to be abolished,
s. ance and forever. 1t keeps the horse
4 constant pain while it is on and the
discomfort produced by its use remains
soro after it is removed. In many
ssgss ii has caused severe disease. The
horse il i noble animal and it is a shame
mi disgrace that for the sake Of show
he should be tortured by the wealthy ana
aristocratic owners who use this form OF
nheck rein.-American Dairyman.