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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-12-02
Two Receptions.

Though have served scores of writs
upon all classes of persons, have never
had SO much as finger laid upon me,
the nearest approach to personal vio-
lence being offered by an irascible
old red faced grocer, who, disturbed
in the midst of poring over his bills,
leaped to his feet and threatened that,
if l did not at once take back the
writ he would knock my head off or
pitch me through the window, neither of
which fearful contingency, however, en-
sued.
Another grocer I remember, too, of a
totally different type, for he insisted
upon my taking tea with himself and
family, and at the termination of my
visit pressed upon my acceptance a large
pot of raspberry jam.
''They'll be selling us up in few
days" he observed quite cheerfully. $50,
you see, it don't matter much what
goes"
When got home and opened the jam
pot 1 found the writ inside.-London
Tit-Bits.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-12-02
HUMAN PROGRESS.
The Greatest Events of the Nineteenth
Century,


The Greatest Events of the Nineteenth
Century.
A correspondent wants to know what
has been the greatest event of the pres.
ent century in the interest of society.
/ Omlttlng all reference to wars, the two
greatest events were the introduction Of
railroads and the telegraph. Back Of
these great events was the application
OF steam to river and ocean navigation,
the construction of steamships subse-
quently that cross the Atlantic in less
than week, and the entire revolution
OF the naval ornaments of the world.
These are the three great events in the
line OF human progress during the
Nineteenth century.
There are eight years more to come
to round out the present century. Il
is hardly probable that any single event
IN these few years will be of more sig.
nal Importance to the world The de.
velopment of electrical science has onlv
just begun. There are hints and fore.
shadowings that electricity may to a
large extent displace the use of steam.
The use of the former for street transls
suggests larger use. The mere prom.
Use is long way from fulfllment. At
the beginning of this century none Of
these great events were clearly pre-
dlcted The previous century did not
inspire any such anticipations.
SO, near the beginning of the Twen-
tieth century, there is hardly an init.
nation of the great things that may be
wrought out in the line of human pro-
gress. The strongest expectation cen.
ters in the development of improves
ments already begun. The railway
system is to be perfected. The few
trains that make mile a minute are an
indication of what is to be gained in
that direction. There will be far less
destruction of human life in travel by
land and sea. Steamships of 10000
and $4,000 tons, with speed of more
than twenty miles an hour, may be con.
sidered as antiquated means of travel
before the close of the next century.
There is also general expectation that
telephone messages can be sent across
continents and under oceans with even
less trouble than messages are now sent
by telegraph. But these results, if
they are ever reached, would be simply
the development of processes and in
ventlons already begun. There is hardly
an lntlmation as yet as to what will be the
two or three great discoveries of the
Twentieth century, ranking in impor-
tance with those of the present one.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-12-02
DAHoMEYANs HARD TO CONQUER.
Their knowledge of the JunHles Makes
Them Dangerous Foes,

Their knowledge of the Jungles Makes
Them Dangerous Foes.
The method of warfare followed by
the Dahomeyans is one that does not
promise well for their annihilation. It
is the custom of their army to never
follow the roads or beaten tracks. They
cut a new road with incredible swift
ness through the forests and jungles
and swoop down on an enemy when it
is least expected.
They are thoroughly acquainted with
the jungle, and a pursuit of them would
be an almost hopeless task. To con-
duct guerilla warfare of this character
would be productive of great loss of
life, not alone from the enemy, but
from fever and miasmatic diseases.
Those acquainted with the Dahomeyans
and the country, says an exchange, and
who are not carried away by the idea
of an African campaign, know that to
completely subdue Dahomey will be an
expensive undertaking, both in life and
money.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-12-02
Too Much knowledge.

The foreman in q room of one of the
largest manufacturing establishments in
the country told friend recently the
circumstances of his first going to work
there. He was sent to the foreman OF
the factory by a friend who was anxious
to get him into the employ of the COM
pany, and the following conversation
took place
"Well," the Jreman said, 81 under
stand you want to come here to work.
What do you know about machines q
Nothing" the other replied.
Nothing r echoed the foreman in
surprise. You do not mean to say
that you never saw machine, sup
pose 2"
Il literally never saw machine work
in my life" was the reply, except a To-
comotive.
Where did you come from9"
Cape Cod"
Hum J. the foreman remarked,
studying the face before him. Il came
from the Cape myself. Do you suppose
that there is anything in our business
that you will not know all about in six
months, if you come here to work ?"
The Cape Cod man was puzzled how
to answer and contented himself with
saying that he was sure he could not
tell.
The truth is, the foreman explained,
"we can get plenty Of men, hut by the
time they have been here six months or
year they know so much that we have
to send them away, They know vast
deal more than we men who have been
here twenty years, and they are mostly
willing to impart to us their valuable
knowledge. Now # you think there are
things that you can not learn in week
or two, we should like to hire you but
if you are one of the abominable wise
kind, you had better move along and
give US ohance to find somebody who
doesn't know quite SO much.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-12-02
The TYpewritar,a Trials.

''Are you Miss Plunkins, the new
stenographer ?" asked Mr.. Cumrox.
"Yes, sir.
well, put this in letter Smith
& Co., Wauseoghenoc, Me. Sirs
That last consignment of yours was all
out of gear. There wasn't nothing in
it we could use. 1t was the all-fredest
lot of stuff ever set eyes on, he con-
tinued, growing excited. why, 1 tell
you, Miss Plunkins, some of it was pos.
itively gosh-awful.
1T was all moth-eaten, and we had
to disappoint old-timers In our trade
just because these jays didn't come up
to the scratch and do business. What
l want to know is what they're goin' tc
do about it, and he paused for breath.
He thought moment and said, "Goi
all that 2"
Yves" replied the young woman,
rather doubtfully.
We'll, fix it up and put Yours re.
spectfully after it, and let me see it. q
And yet people seem surprised whe1
stenographers lose their minds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-12-02

The Umbrella Is q Mark of Rank.
The Chinese book of ceremonies,
"Tcheou-Li," dated about 300 A. D.,
gives directions for the use of an UNI
brella to be borne over the imperial car.
In Hindoo mythology it was with an
umbrella borne over his head that
Vishnu visited the Internal regions.
The use of the umbrella in ancient
Greece and Rome as an adjunct to the
toilets of people of fashion and in sew
eral ceremonies is attested by countless
quotations from such writers as Gillian,
Pausanias, Aristophanes, Aristotle, Plu-
tarch, Ovid, Martial, Juvenal, Pliny
and others. The Greeks called it "ski-
adeion" and the Romans ''umbella" and
"umbracula."
The Roman umbrella was formed of
skin and leather stretched on rods and
could be lowered when not in use. The
honor of bearing it over the owner was
reserved to the favorite slave or servant.
Umbrellas formed part of the luxuries
of wealthy Byzantines and Romans.
The Emperor Claudian carried golden
umbrella with carved ivory handle.
A Roman writer (Gorius) says that the
Romans got it originally from the
Etruscans. In Siam the king grants the
right to employ an umbrella as patent
of nobility.
The Indian and Persian title of satrap
comes from the words CHI hatra-pati, or
"lord of the umbrella" the Hindoo and
Burmese for umbrella being 'Chata."
The king of Ava was skiing of the white
elephant and lord of the twenty-four
umbrellas" The umbrella is in fact
all over the east mark of high rank
Clothier and Furnisher.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-12-02
WOMEN PAST FORTY.
Their Opportunities for Intellectual Inn
prOvement are Few.

| prOVement are Few.
why should woman at the age of
forty be, in any sense of the word,
pGsse? asked Mrs. Terhune, the other
day, at the Monona Lake assembly.
And then she answered the question in
paper that was full of the simplest vet
the saddest and most pathetic sentences
that one is likely to hear for many a
day.
Mrs. Terhune pointed out that after
the age of forty the mental forces of
woman are at their best, and yet the
sunset of her life is darkened. Take
the average case. A woman of twenty
marries. She is handsome, intelligent
and educated. She has read, she has
bathed little in the sea of thought,
and looked with wonderment upon its
hillows. She has even dreamed Of voy-
ages out there where stately ships of
splendid minds are grasping all the
winds that blow, and are pushing for
the port of progress. And then she
turns to her duties as wife. At first
she follows her reading and tries to
keep up with the times, but it keeps
her buster now than it did. Then the
children come, and she is so hurried.
Her work is so unending and so exact
ing. She finishes one task only to find
it has brought her to the threshold of a
hundred new ones. She thinks some
lines of the culture she is losing, but
she has no time. Here are duties that
will not be waved aside. She is good
mother, and her children shall not be
neglected.
She loses her touch with the women
whose cares are lighter. She forgets
much that she once knew well. She
bends every energy that the children
may have advantages. She would feel
chat she had done selfish, an unpar-
donable thing if she sat down to read or
to study when there were tasks de-
manded of her by her husband Or her
children.
Presently she sees that the boys and
girls have discovered that mother does
not know.
How quickly children come to that |!
They compare her with some one, and
she suffers. Without meaning it OF
knowing it, she loses interest in the
things that interest them. She never
would have thought she could do that.
To avoid it is the very thing for which she
sacrificed herself. She has made duty her
slave SO long that duty is her master.
She can not escape from the treadmill
she has builded. She goes her weary
way till the day is done, and even in
sleep she dreams of toiling. All her
associates drift further and further from
her. Her circle narrows till she stands
IN the center-alone. There is not a
throb from her brain that is answered
by thought from the world, and she
knows it.
Has she done best Would it have
been selfish for her to neglect the chill
dren little in unconscious infancy to
keep pace with them better in acute
maturity? Does she not quicker lose
bold of them, lose guidance of them
when they can outrun her-outthink
her :? And when they have gone and
left her alone, and the echoes are loud
where laughter used to live, what has
she? Neglected, forgotten, unrequited,
unthanked, in many things ignorant, in
many things dull, the measure of suf-
:ering that must be hers will simply be
the measure of possibility that was hers
the day she wed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-12-02
A New Cure,

A German doctor has started theory
hat most drunkards can be cured by a
very simple and pleasant course OF
treatment, namely, by eating apples at
every meal Apples, DR.. Tuplett
maintains, if eaten in large quantities,
possess properties which entirely do
tway with the craving that all con-
drmed drunkards have for drink. The
.ioctor says that in many bad cases
which have come under his notice he
has been able to effect q cure by this
means, the patient gradually losing all
his desire for alcohol.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-12-02

His mother was discussing supersti-
tion with some friends not long ago
when little Johnnie entered the room.
"Why," she was saying, my husband
is so superstitious that he won't have
anything to do with the number thir.
teen."
"That's funny, ma" chimed in john
ME, to the embarrassment Of his mother
and the merriment of her friends.
"Why, the last time dad bought a dozen
eggs he coaxed the grocer all he knew
how to put in an extra one. New York
Evening Sun.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-12-02
A Valuable Plant,

The compass plant found on the
western prairies, is Of great value to
travellers. The long leaves at the base
of its stem are placed, not fiat, as in
plants generally, but in vertical posi-.
tion, and present their eSgss north and
south. The peculiar propensity of the
plant is attributed to the fact that both
surfaces of its leaves display an equal
receptivity for light (whereas the upper
surfaces Of the leaves eli mest plants
are more sensitive to light than the
lower); the leaves thus assume a verti.
cal position, and point north and south.
Travellers on dark nights are said to feel
the edges of the leaves to ascertain tho
point of the compass.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-12-02
What Ami To Do?

This is the oft expression of the
weary sufferer with rheumatism, neural
gia aud other painful diseases. The
whole human frame is tortured and
Facked with pain. II is we'll to remem.
Der no known medicine equals Red
Flag Oil for rheumatism, neuralgia,
sprains and bruises. Prices 20 cents
at E. I. Reynolds drug store.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-12-02

"How would you like to cure your
horse of that shaggy look and rough
coat?' swell, you can do it ,oy giving
him Bulls. Head Horse and Cattle
Powder; a pound package costa only
IS cts"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-12-02

Alice's grandpa had set her bantam
heR an eleven cunning white eggs, and
Alice was greatly interested in watching
the result One day she ran into the
house calling excitedly, Mamma,
mamma, tive ehickens have bloomed p
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-12-02

The Emperor of China chooses his
own successor, whether the person
chosen is member of the royal fam
lily or not.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-12-02

The butternut is admirable where is
thrives. In winter it's limbs are a glo-
rious study. Its fruit is always in de-
mand at good prices.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-12-02

VWe keep on hand full line Of
Magistrates Blanks. Orders by mail
Allied at short notice from the MD
LAND Office.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-12-02

The first horse railroad was built in
1926.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-07-08

now have the best line of oak chamber
suits that has been in Addison county Tor
years, at very low prices. Call and see them.
b. b. HOPE.
NoTICE-l keep constantly on hand at
Sterns' drug store a stock OF the McDougall
sheep Dip.
% I'll J. Il.
Ice CREAM will serve ice cream at my
restaurant every Wednesday and Saturday
night till further notice.
% c. A. WAINWRIGHT.
PHosPHATE-We shall have n fresh stock of
Bradley phosphate this week at our place of
business near the depot.
ATwOOD 4 THOMAS.
BUTTER-I will buy butter Mt the store of
Kendall II Moore, Shorehan, VT, every Mon
day on ana after June 90, and as | have large
orders to fill | shall pay Boston prices.
25 ;3m j. II. HOWE.
Ice CREAM will have ice cream for sale at
my place, Is High street, on Wednesday and
saturday OF each week by the quart, and on
any other day when | have an order tor three
quarts or more. | will serve it by the plate
on Wednesdays and saturdays from : O'Clock
till 80 p m. 26;2w II. c. LANGwoRTHY.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-07-08
LOCAL NOTICES..

Watch repairing at b. +. Wales.
Go TO f. X. Clay's for Jackets and wraps.
Full line OF infants wear at Z. X. CIay's.
e. X. Clay's is the place to buy millinery.
Large splint rockers at B. Il. HOPES.
New potatoes IS cents a peck at Fleming's.
New stock OF chairs and ash chamber suits
at j. b. Hopes.
Still another invoice of light ties, scarfs and
bows at Pine Hall.
Have you any OF our berry baskets? Kind.
ly return at once. Bond Bros.
Best OF canned salmon, lobster, foreign and
domestic sardines at Benedict's.
Buy your gents furnishings at Pine Hall;
they keep the largest and finest stock.
Pure drugs and medicines at Riders drug
store. Prescriptions n specially.
Boarders wanted and rooms TO rent to schol.
ars. Mrs. SamlB Brooks, 6 High st. 3l;tt
wASTED.-A chamber-girl and a dining
room girl, at the Pierce House. J. HIGGINS.
Go TO Farnsworth & Co.'s TOR repairs tor all
kinds OF mowers and horse.rakes; cheap, tor
cash.
II you want a set OF scales cheap address r.
A. Foote X son, Middlebury, agents tor the
Howe Scale Co.
Go to Farnsworth Il Co.'S tor Walter A.
Wood steel mowers and horse.rakes, the best
cheap, tor cash.
| have just received my summer stock of
fruit jars. ] have all sizes OF the Mason i'm.
proved and Lightning Jars. r. 5. BENEDICT.
Buy flags OF +. y. Bond, who Is agent tor the
largest manufacturers OF bunting flags in New
England and will give their lowest prices.
NoTIcE.-We will transport baggage to and
from any part of the village at reasonable
rates. Orders should be LETT at the Office.
II. W. BuNDY, Express Agent.
LosT-Between Middlebury and Brldport
Wednesday, July 6, II pair OF %gold-mounted
eyeglasses in Il case with "A string attached.
The finder will be suitably rewarded by re.
turning to the REGISTER office.
For cut flowers OF every description, tol
weddings, parties, floral designs tor funerals
apply to Higgins Il Hyde, Rutland, Vt. Price.
reasonable. Higgins q Hyde, apothecarie,
and florists, Rutland, Vt, 23;tf
My annual vacation commences the night
OF June 30; ends July 10.
l.. f. MELLEN, d.. ID. 5.
P~AsTURAGE-I would take colts and young
cattle to pasture; good feed, good fences and
good care.
West Cornwall. X. j. JONES.
PIANO TUNING.-Frank L. Champagne, nj
ano, church and concert organ tuner, will be
in Middlebury on or about July 20. Send II
orders for work as soon as possible as hi,
time will be limited. Out OF town order.
promptly attended. orders may be left a
the bakery.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-07-08

New York city engaged in the study of
music and in singing in a prominent
church.
Col. and Mrs, a. a. Fletcher and their
daughter, Miss Annie, arrived home on
Saturday from Minneapolis and st. Paul,
Mimi, after an absence of nearly a
month.
Mr.. VIM. f. Alden, formerly of Mid
dlebury, was one of the graduates from
the law department of the National uni
versity, Washington, at its recent COM
mencement.
Mrs. Charles n. Brainerd and family
went on Wednesday to the home of her
father. Hon. VIM. II. Sanford of Orwell,
to remain till fall, and Battell hall,
which she has managed, is closed for
the vacation.
Mr.. Loyal Twitchell of Morrison, ILL.,,
Is visiting his brother, Mr.. L. d. Twitch-
ell, and other relatives in the vicinity.
He went West 81 years ago and is so
years of age, but Is still strong and ac-
tive.
Mrs. w. ID. Bell and daughter, Miss
Julia, left on the morning train, Wednes-
day, for st. Paul, Mimi, to pass several
months with friends. Their residence
here will be occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles f. Nash.
Misses Carrie and Mary Steele will go
abroad in about two weeks, accompany
ing their aunt, Mrs. Barnum, who has
been here for some time and will 60 to
Join her husband, who is a missionary in
Turkey. They will sail from New York
for Genoa and proceed thence to Con
stantinople.
Miss Elizabeth Smith of West Sails
bury is entertaining a number of Middle
bury young people at a camp near thu
south end of Lake Dunmore. Mr.. ant
F., Mrs. p. F. Chapman, Misses Elizabeth
| and Bertha Brainerd, Professors Jane
and Plehn and Mr.. L. w. Ross are among
MissSmith's guests. ~
: president Harrison and members Of hi
eJfamily passed through here on a specia
: train at ) o'clock yesterday morning
They were bound for Loon Lake, in tn
4 Adirondacks, where the President ha
e lately had a cottage built. a few peopl
were at the station, but saw none of tn
5 party. The train consisted of an engin
t and two cars; the latter were elaborated
: decorated. -
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-07-08

did business in Middlebury and was a
member of the church.
One of the largest canning companies
in the country, with IL canncries in
operation and a capital of S750,000 to
81 100000, has become interested in this
place as a location for another c%annery
and one is likely to be built here this fall
if assurances can he had that the farmers
will supply the needed corn. If built, the
cannery will take care of the product of
from 400 to 600 acres, and the farmers
will receive from $40 to $50 an acre for
a good crop. A member of the firm will
probably he in Middlebury in the course
of three or four weeks to look the ground
over, and a meeting of farmers will
probably he called during his stay, in
order to give him an opportunity to
talk the matter over with them.
Messrs. Stockbridge e Lafayette, the
~lessees of the Upper mill, have removed
to town, have their machinery all
ready for the manufacture of hoops aud
will begin as soon as the timber they
bought in Canada is here. 1t was shipped
some days since and ought to have been
along before this time, They will en-
ploy ten men at first and will increase
the number very soon to 20, which is
about as many as they can conveniently
work. In addition to the manufacture OF
hoops, they will do custom saving and
planning, should there be a demand fol-
that class of work but of course the hooI
business will be the main thing witt
them. They have leased of Mr.. Peck Of
West Cornwall, the owner, the Eli;
house on South Main street and have ia
ken possession.
TbF foundations of the new Metho
dist Church are going in. The huildins
o6Bmittee, consisting of Messrs.\P. 5
Prof. Seely, b. l.. Fleming
&c. C. Cadys and o. z. Moore, hae,
adopted a design which will be followed
in the main, though alterations in SOM
of its minor details will be made. Mr.
Clinton Smith will build it and he ha
employed Mr.. c. w. Rogers to do tn
mason work. Mr.. Rogers is now excavat
ing for the foundations. Mr.. Smith too
the plans to Washington with him an
will revise them in accordance with tn
suggestions of the committee and wit
! his W notions of what is best. 1t
settled that he is to erect the editice, bu
no contract can be made till the plan
fully fixed upon IN all its parts. Tn
t plan provides for a handsome moder
building, having a length of IS feet o
Mort Pleasant street and of IS feet o
Seminary street. The lower porto
Q will be of stone and the rest of the wal
e. of brick. The tower will be of brio
and will stand on the corner next ii
; intersection of the streets.