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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-12-23
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l.. ID. Jenney's Estate.

Application for License to Sell Real
Estate.
CTATE OF VERMONT, Be 1t remem
- DISTRICT OF ADDISON IS. ibered, that at a
session OF the Probate Court holden at Mid
dlebury, within and for said district, on the
2lst day OF December, A. ID 1892.
/ Present Hon. James NJ. Slade, Judge.
whereas. Apollos Munger and A. K. Stan
lev, executors of the estate OF Leonard ID.
Jenney late of Leicester, in said district, de:
ceased, have this day presented to said court
their petition IN writing. setting forth that 1t
will be beneficial to all parties interested there
in TO sell the whole OF the real estate OF said de-
ceased tor the purose OF better distribution,
and therein making application to said court
for license to make such sale. And said ex
ecutors having produced to said court the as
sent IN writing OF all the heirs residing in this
State, interested In said real estate 1t Is or.
dered that all persons interested in the estate
OF said deceased be notified to appear before
said court, al the Probate Office in Middle
bury. in sal district, on the 9th day of Janu-
airy, A. ID. 1893, at 10 o'clock a. m, by publica-
ton OF this order three weeks successfully
previous thereto in the Middlebury Register,
newspaper printed at Middlebury Aforesaid,
TO show cause, il any they may have, why said
license should not be granted.
BY order of court,
So Attest, JAMES NJ. sLADE, Judge.
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Manchester Centre.

Charles L. Dench is on the sick list
Mrs. George Boynton fell in her yard
last Friday and fractured an arm.
Herbert Mattison has greatly improved
his premises by grading and laying new
marble walks. He has also moved the
town pump out of his door yard.
Miss Anna BATHS represented the
Christian Endeavor Society of the Bap-
tist church of Manchester at the late
general meeting of the society in New
York,
Mrs. Charles Eddy of Hoosick Falls
and her two children are visiting Mrs. H..
NJ. Burgess during this week, when the
husband and father, Capt Eddy of the
thirty-second separate company, N. G..
S. N. Y, is at the state camp at Peeks-
kill.
Miss Terrell of Coldwater, N. Y, on
her way home from the recent Christian
Endeavor meeting in New York, has
stopped in our village to visit her rela-
tives, Mrs. Orson Brewster and Mrs.
Horace Sykes.
The Rev. E. E. Shoemaker, minister in
charge of Zion church, after one year S
residence among us has decided to spend
the coming year in Germany for purpose
of study. He will, however, remain
with us and officiate as heretofore until
just previous to his departure in Sep
tember
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POTATOES AND THE TARIFF.

The Granville, N. Y, Sentinel has a
word to say ON this subject that furnish
es reply to questions we have been
asked since the campaign began:
1--WE would call the attention of Wash
ington county farmers most seriously to
this proposition, viz: Tariff for reve-
nue. only" The tariff on potatoes is
wholly protective. 1t is levied for the
purpose of protecting Washington coun-
ty and other American farmers against
the destructive competition of Canadian,
Scottish and German farmers. Abolish
this tariff and the potato industry in this
country is ended Are Democratic farm
ers in haste for the sake of putting few
politicians in Office for inaugarating a
policy that would destroy their princi-
pal industry? Potatoes can be grown in
Canada, Scotland and Germany at half
the cost of growing them here. Help
costs but little and ocean freights are
cheaper than ours (they are often car
ried as ballast), and the only thing that
can possibly save this industry is the
duty imposed by the Republicans of 25
cents per bushel. 1t may be argued by
Democrats, that with the duty this year,
potatoes have been very low, in fact,
only little more than the actual duty,
Very true. But it must be remembered
that last year phenomenal crop was
grown. In fact more were grown in this
country thar could be consumed. But
this condition very seldom exists. In
seven years out of ten the tariff on po-
tatoes is vast help to farmers, notably
so last year. We cannot think it possi1
BILE that the Democratic farmers will be-
SO foolish this fall as to vote for Grover
Cleveland, and say, by SO doing, that
they are in favor Of removing this duty
and thus lower the valuation of their
farms. Can you not see it, farmers,
that every bushel of potatoes shipped
into our cities from foreign countries
lessons the price of your product? And
yet, you deliberately vote the Democrat
ic ticket, because you are in the habit of
doing so. That is what the politicians
depend upon. They know that you will
vote for them, no matter what they i'm
pose upon you. Don't do it. Vote for
your own interests this fall. If the tar
iff be taken off potatoes and wool,
Cleveland sitting in luxury at Washing
ton, will hardly come to Washington
county and help pay your mortgages.
Vote for America, not England and
Canada. Vote for yourself not the
Canadian farmer. Vote for Harrison,
not Cleveland. Vote for Protection for
yourself and your country, not for Free
Trade and foreigners,
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Stamford.

The Linwood Sunday school picnicked
in Millard's grove Saturday.
o. ]. Copeland of Montpelier, Vt, has
been in town few days on business.
J. W. Millard has been visited the past
week by friends from Illinois and the
west.
Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ. Oakes and son
of North Adams, spent last week at z.
w. Kemp's. .......
2. W. Kemp and family started for Illi-
nois Monday. They will; visit the prin-
cipal places of interest in Chicago, and
on their return will visit friends in Ohio
and New Yory State.
The Baptist Social circle met Friday
p. m. with Mrs. Charles Richmond of
Clarksburg, Mass. A good number were
present and had good time.
Mrs. Adelaide Knapp and Mrs. Mary
Temple, living on Sherman hill, while on
their way to Stamford village Monday
morning, had their horse run away
and were thrown from the wagon
and seriously injured. DR.. Nichols was
called.
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WHY WOOL rs LOK.

Hon. H. E. Paul of Wells, in the col
umns of an exchange, furnishes some
facts and figures for the Free Traders to
consider, written in reply to a farmer
whose text was "Price % cents per
pound, owing to the Mckinley bill, 1
suppose, last year wool was 33 cents per
pound" Mr.. Paul says;
with your permission would like to
add to the facts you gave, some further
facts and figures. The Democratic par
ty at present lay all the imaginary evils
they think they are afflicted with to the
Mckinley bill.
''The worlds price of fine wool has
declined nearly 40 per cent. in the last
40 years, chiefly because of the great in
crease in wool production in South
America and Australia. Before the war
the average clip of sheep per head was
less than two and one-half pounds; the
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from II to l o'clock on Tuesdays and
Thursdays, and from to s o'clock on
Saturdays.
At the Republican caucus, Saturday
evening the following delegates to the
county convention were elected: NJ. S.
Colburn, D. K. Simonds, R. H. Linsey,
]. N. Hard, F. G. Archibald, j. W. Fow-
ler and f. w. Cook; Alternates: L. Shaft
ner, E. j. Hawley, G.. W. Bradley, NJ.
Garfield, W. II. Benedict, S. W. Bourn,
D. S. Wilson.
The Taconic Marble Company, OF
rather the Manchester Marble Company
for the Company has lately re-organized
under the latter name, has been testing
the deposit of variegated red marble,
using core drill. The result of the
test is very satisfactory. At a depth Of
over 100 feet the stone helds its color
and grows sounder as the depth in
creases. There is now no doubt that
there is large deposit of the stone,
sufficient to last for years, and as the
limit has not been reached, it may be
practically inexhaustible. Boring to
the west fine quality of blue and pink
marble was struck, so that pleasing
variety of stone is found in the same
quarry. 1t ought to develop into one Of
the very best quarries in the world.
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BondVIlle.

Mrs. L. X. Burbank has returned from
her visit in Bennington.
Rev. E. B. Harris. our former pastor,
spent several days in town recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Kendall of Gardner,
Mass, have been visiting at j. NJ. and E.
j. Kendalrs.
Eddie Styles who has obtained a
position as bookkeeper in New York is
home on a vacation.
Miss Ola NJ. Kendall won the prize at
the Demorest silver medal contest held
here few days ago.
Mrs. David o. Gale former resident,
now of Monticello, Iowa, is spending the
summer with her sister, Mrs. G. Liver
more.
Clement Burbank, who is in business
in New York, has been spending his
summer vacation at his fathers, A. K.
Burbank.
Harry Leonard of Spencer, Mass, has
returned from his Western trip, and is
stopping for few weeks in town with
his grandfather, M. M. Leonard.
c. B. williams one of our merchants is
building a new residence, which when
completed will be an ornament to the
village, the iron roof is laid and being
painted
Miss lone Burbank, who just
graduated from the Castleton Normal
school is in New York visiting hez
brother, Clement, and sister, Mrs. B. A.
Cushman.
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THE MUGWUMPS.

George William Curtis, editor of
Hdrper'S Weekly, says the Belfast Re-
publican, is the great mogul of civil
service reform, and was member of the
original board of commissioners appoint
ed by President Grant. Naturally there
was some curiosity as to how he would
receive the Democratic nomination for
Vice President. Mr.. Stevenson is the
antithesis of civil service reform, the
embodiment of the spoils system. "To
the victors belong the spoils'' was his
motto when first assistant postmaster
general, and he has been aptly termed
"the headsman of Cleveland's admins
tration." Mr.. Curtis accepts the nomi-
nation of Mr.. Stevenson with remarkable
subserviency. In effect, he says that
with Mr.. CleYeland at the head of the
ticket it matters little who occupies the
second place. The Vice Presidency is
not so regarded generally. There is a
contingency that the Vice President may
become the President. Tyler thus sue
ceeded Harrison; Fillmore succeeded
Taylor; johnson succeeded Lincoln; and
Arthur succeeded Garfield. Mr.. Curtis
should have selected some other ground
to stand upon, or else have admitted
that his championship of civil service
reform is insincere, and that his pro-
fessed independence is merely intended
to delude his readers. Practically he
wears the collar of the Democracy and
Tammany Hall holds the other end of
the chain. Kate Field remarks, philo-
sophically, in her own WASHINGTON: "The
more l see, read and hear of profession
al reformers, the more faith have in
the common variety of humanity that
makes no pretensions to superiority"
The cap fits George William Curtis
''like the paper on the wall" This is
"the more the pity" because Mr. Curtis 6
life deserves better ending than this
opinion, but his later course leaves no
room to judge him except as above.
His followers, the Mugwumps can see
the mirror held up to life.
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Under the heading of Stevenson, the
Copperhead," the st. Louis Globe
Democrat says: "The Golden Circle
flourished like green bay tree in South
ern Illinois during the early years of the
war;" said Thomas Stevenson at the
Lindell. "They made demonstration
on Matoon, but few score old men and
boys, armed with shot guns, hastily as
sembled and gave them stand-off.
They then made a demonstration on
Charleston, but there encountered half a
company of boy soldiers, who chased
them out of town. have heard that
Adlai was one of those who grabbed for
military glory and missed it, but can
only say of my own knowledge that he
was generally regarded as 'butternut,
or Southern sympathizer. The fact that
he was a Democrat is strong presumptive
evidence against him. While all Demo
Gratis were not traitors certain it is that
all traitors were Democrats"
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average clip to-day by reason of i'm
proved breeds is six pounds per sheep.
According to the statistics of wool pro-
duction in the United States, we find
that in 1850 there were less than two
pounds of wool per capita grown in this
country, while in 1891 there were four
and one-half pounds grown; which shows
that sheep are doing remarkably well
under Protection. In 1850 we produced
only Is per cent. of the clothing woods
consumed in this country; in 1901 we
produced nearly 10 per cent. Does any
sensible person believe that, with wool
on the free list" as the Democratic
party proposes, there would be such a
favorable showing?
According to statistics furnished by
the Secretary of Agriculture, during the
past year under the influence of the Nc
Kinley tariff, which has reduced the i'm
ports of wooden goods, the number of
sheep in this country has increase 800,
600, and the clip of wool has increased
5000, 900 pounds. The amount of wool
produced in the United States in 1860
was GO, ,246, ,613 pounds, while in 1891, the
product was 2S6, 100000 pounds. With a
far greater increase in South America
and Australia, anyone can readily see
why the price of wool is low. A half
crop of potatoes brings the farmer more
money than full crop"
This is farmers reply to a farmer;
both of them sheep raiSerS.
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Sunderland.

The Rev. Mr.. Adam delivered an able
sermon to crowded house last Sunday.
j. G. Bradley of Hoosick Falls preach
ed to large audience in the Union
church Sunday evening.
Mrs. j. p. Williams sister and families
have been visiting her. They all enjoyed
a very pleasant ride over the mountain to
Peru, one day last week,
G. f. Bacons store was burglarized
Monday night, entrance being made
through one of the large show windows
in front. A few small things were taken,
the money drawer was broken open and
small sums of money some orders and
notes were taken. Only few weeks ago
the depot and Post Office was broken in.
to and a small sum of money and
stamps taken. No clue has yet been
found.
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THE FIGURES OF THE FIRST COM,
PLETE YEAR OF THE MCKINLEY
TARIFF

THE FIGURES OF THE FIRST CON-
PLETE YEAR OF THE MCKINLEY
TARIFF.
The Bureau of Statistics of the Treas
ury Department has just completed its
compilation of the foreign trade of the
United States for the fiscal year ending
June Both, 1892.
The figures here given are not esti-
mates, but are official totals. For the
first time in the history of our country
the total exports of the year reached a
billion dollars, the exact value being ST.
O3O, ,335, ,626. This is an increase over the
previous year of S145, ,S16
The exports exceeded the imports by
$2O2, ,944 ,342. Truly magnificent and
unequaled balance of trade in our favor
See article on Balance of Trade" else
where to-day. The total foreign trade
of the United States (both imports and
exports), was S1,S57, ,727, ,910.
The value of imports coming in free of
duty, was $45S,00l, ,145. The value of
dutiable imports was $685., 800, ,139.
The percentage of free imports was
55.SS, an increase of 1913 per cent. over
1891, when the percentage of free i'm
ports was 1915. In 1890 it was "a. 10 and
in 1889 it was 34.85.
But the following statement tells its
own story as to the Mckinley tariff even
more startlingly. The average al uaiO-
rem duty levied on the total imports of
the year ended June 30th, 1892, was 20.-
60; for the year ended June 30th, 1891,
it was 2S.60; for 1890 it was 1892, and
for 1889 it was 2969
The figures in detail will admit of
many interesting comparisons and fur
nish texts for countless Republican cam
paign speeches, and Democratic Free
Trade orators will have an opportunity
to answer them.
Here are the facts simply stated: EY-
cry Democratic organ and orator said a
year ago: "The Mckinley law will stifle
foreign trade" The first complete fiscal
year the Mckinley laws operation has
given the nation the largest foreign
trade ever known.
Every Democratic orator said: "The
Mckinley tariff will increase tariff taxes" "
1t has decreased them more than $780,
000, 900 annually.
Every Democratic organ said: ut is
worse than war tariff" Under its OPP
GRAFTON larger percentage of our whole
foreign trade is absolutely freer than ever
before in the history of the United
| States.
1t levies a smaller tax on larger vol
ume of trade than any previous tariff
law, Republican or Democratic, and it
protects every industry in which Ameri-
can labor is brought into competition
| with Europe
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BACK TO PURE FREE TRADE.
The Confederate Greed of 1851 Reaf-
firmed by the Democrats in 1892.

Article l, section s, clause Of the Per
mGnent Constitution Of the Confederate
States, ddoDted ,ohen in rebellion on
March 11th, 1861, ,ods as fallo,oS:
"The Congress shall haze po'oer TO lay
and collect ta1es, duties and e1cises FOR
REVENUE ONLY, NECESSARY to
pay the debts, provide for the common de-
.}ense and carry on tie Government Of the
Confederate States BUT NO BOUN-
TIES SHALL BE GRANTED FROM
THE TREASURY; NOR SHALL ANY
DUTIES OR TAXES ON LMPORTA-
TTONS FROM FOREIGN NATIONS
BE LAID TO PROMOTE OR FOSTER
ANY BRANCH OF INDUSTRY.
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Manchester.

Geo. F. Wade caught $50 pound bear
in trap on the East mountain last
week.
Miss Maud Swift returned with W. II.
Frost to his home in Smiths Falls, On
tario, for visit.
The Rev. Charles NJ. Niles, Rector of
Trinity Church, Rutland, is the guest of
the Misses Hawley, at Fairview.
Those persons who were out late Sat
urday night were treated to magnificent
display of northern lights. 1t exceeded
anything often seen in that line.
The Manchester Library Association is
under obligations to Mrs. J. D. Wick
ham for a handsome antique oak table
for the Library. The Library is open
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Senator Proctor Of vermont declared

Senator Proctor Of Vermont declared
to city reporter Saturday, that all the
New England States could be counted on
to 60 Republican. he believed the Re-
publicans could carry New York, but
even IL New York should be lost he
thought the President would be elected.
He added: 81 believe all the regular
Republican States can be counted on to
give Republican majorities, and many Of
the so called doubtful states will 90 Re
publican. The Northwest? I believe
that section is all right. By blood and
tradition the people are Republicans in
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The Democratic National Convention
adopted as It's platform, June 22nd, 1892 !:
"We declare II TO be a fundamental
principle Of the Democratic party that the
federal government has no constitutional
poiUer to enforce and collect tariff duties
except for the purpose Of reuenue only"
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the great Northwest. l do not see any
reason in the world to doubt Republican
success. We have the best of the issue,
and our National platform think will be
upheld by the voters as Republican
principles have been in the past" The
Senator smiled when asked about Yer
mont. Putting his hands together as if
to represent a compact mass, he said
Vermont is solid for the Republican
National ticket" pa
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FORESTS SWEET AWAY.
Their Inhabitants Becoming Almost
Extinct.

The rayages Of time are upon the
forests. Civilization seems to mean a
ceaseless war waged upon arboreal
growth. The constructive necessities
of man require a continuous supply of
lumber. The hills are denuded Of their
trees and their inhabitants either sue
cumb TO the demands of sport or retire
into Businesses inaccessible to man. The
mighty bison which once swarmed upon
the Western plains as bees about hive
has almost utterly disappeared from the
earth-save a very few that are contained
in geological collections, 1t was reported
last summer that herd Of twenty were
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TRoY,N.Y Y.

roaming wild in Arizona, but the most
careful search failed to reveal them. As
it is the mighty buffalo so it is with
great majority of the various species of
rare wild beasts. Those that are rare
are yearly becoming scarcer and more
valuable. Added to this fact is the
further fact that in the rapidly growing
American cities the increasing density
of population requires the establishment
and maintenance of public parks, OF
breathing places, as an imperative
necessity. These parks are rightfully
regarded as incomplete if they do not in
clude among their attractions geological
garden ar collection of wild and strange
beasts. This increases the demand for
animals of that description and else
where increases their scarcity and value.
1t is pleasure, therefore. to note the
fact that the menagerie department Of
the Adam Forepaugh shows has been
largely increased over its dimensions
when last here, by the addition of some
extremely rare and valuable animals.
For the last thirty years it has been
notably the finest collection of animals
in America, every species of wild animal
life, other than mere insects being rep
resented therein. 1t is especially fortu-
nate for the children that this is true as
it will afford them the same, and even
better opportunity to benefit from
practical object lessons in zoology than
their parents had. 1t is more than likely
that without the preservative care of
some species of wild animals that is
given them in the Adam Forepaugh
shows menagerie they would soon be-
come quite as obsolete and in time as
ynvtbioo1 nc tho N, IN, m 9th hrutac of y,ra
historic ages. And when you consider
that in addition to this enormous
menagerie there will be triple ring
circus, museum, an aviary, an eques-
curriculum and a hippodrome, and still
greatest single feature of all, the sublime
historic Bible spectacle, The fall of
Nineveh it will become almost bounden
duty as we'll as a boundless pleasure to
see them all in visit to the Adam
Forepaugh shows when they exhibit
here on Wednesday, August Sd.
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Rheumatism Cured in a day
''Mystic Cure" for Rheumatism and
Neuralgia radically cures in one to three
days. Its action upon the system is re-
markable and mysterious. 1t removes
at once the cause and the disease i'm
mediately disappears. The first dose
greatly benefits, Is cents. Sold by j. T.
Shurtleff, Druggist, bennington. 41yr1
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BY the way, we have not noticed in
the Rutland Herald any call for the
wholesale arrests which would naturally
be expected to follow riot like that of
Tuesday evening. Does our contempor-
ary with marble conscience favor a
high license law for mobs also?-Free
Press.
The prominent Papal encyclical on
the Columbus celebration was issued
to-day. In it the Pope enjoins the
Bishops in Italy, Spain and America to
celebrate the anniversary of the discov-
cry of America by special services.
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COLE & BURT /!

Wellead the procession in our sele
ment is complete, and will be kept so
show common sense novelties of hig
dinary best grades, yet the prices are
cases we quote below the market. We
attractive designs and peculiarly rein
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GAVIN-In Bennington, July 10Th, Margaret
NJ. Gavin, aged "a years.
BUTLER-In Bennington, July 18th. Mary
Butler, aged 65 yeais.
KELLEY-In Bennington, July 18th. Nathan
ial. 7. son Of James II. Kelley, aged years, I
months.