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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-09-23
HARNESSES.
Notice to Fishermen.

All persons are hereby warned not tc
take fish from streams running through
my lands in the towns of Ripton, Go
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 rs, 1892.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-11-21
A Bottomless Fos.

An East Side dealer in New York was
lately made the object of swindle that
was rather novel and original. A mid
. die aged woman came into his store one
day carrying on her arm d large basket,
in which was a pot with lid. She
placed the basket on the floor. made
numerous purchases, had her bill count
ed up. and then carefully put all her
articles into the pot and replaced the
lid with the greatest caution. She next
asked permission of the store keeper to
leave the articles in his care. as she
wished to do little more shopping in
the neighborhood, promising to return
in the course of an hour.
This request was willingly acceded to.
and lifting the pot out of the basket she
carried it carefully to a corner. where
it would be out of the way, set it down.
N and again slipping the basket under her
arm, left the store, after profusely
Thanking the man for his kindness
Hours went by. but the woman failed
to call for her precious pot. At last.
when closing time came, a salesman
went over to the corner for the purpose
of placing the earthen W in a safer
place. and quickly disco d that. like
a certain locality to VIII sinners are
supposed TO be consigned after death. it
was bottomless. The mere mention of
a pot is now sufficient reason to cause
the victimized dealer to go into convul-
sions.-House Furnishing Review
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-11-21

soldiers and gentlemen. Already squaws
hre rushing forward, knife and revolver
4 N hand. Already the hidden savages
are firing from under tent or travoi~.
Already score of the best and bravest
.bf the Twelfth have bit the dust. Curly
.Brewster's arm is smashed by rifle h,:s
Jet; Thorpe. cheering on his men, heal
ing them in their rapid return fire
Splunges suddenly to earth with one gasp
ing cry, ..Ci, God! My little onesr
|Rolfe, riding LAKE, mad a dozen yards
ahead of his men in wild effort to cut off
the backward move, tumbles in senseless
heap at the very feet of a knife welding
fury of woman, who is only laid low
lust as her clutch is on his hair, her
cleaning blade at his throat. Aye, on
this bleak and barren and cherries field,
under these leaden skies, beside the black
waters, streaaled now with curdling red
the battle fiend is loose; there is, indeed
/ sthe devils work this day." but where
the blame l:c9 as between the soldier who
must Eight e. die and those who, far
|hnd near, cast and west, SO promptly
fashed him as squaw shooter, babe
slayer, les the Cod of battles decide.
fro BE CONTINUED. I
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-11-21
DREAM FACES.

bhadowy Countenances That Pass Before
People Even When Wide Awake.
NM 1t may be serviceable to remark that
Hisions sometimes present themselves to
Ms in the dark when we are awake, per-
Eectly sane, unaware of any sort of
physical disturbance and without any
effort of the imagination. They are
Dream stuff. so to speak, and the pre-
.ursors of the dreams that fill our minds
when quite asleep. In this way a lady
|lsed to see showers of red roses, which
burned into a fight of golden speckles or
NJ pangles; and not only were the roses
presented to her vision as distinctly as
real flowers in broad daylight might be.
but she could smell their perfume.
There is nothing like that in my ex-
berience, except that at infrequent times
bf fatigue | share the sensations of those
who are said to have discovered rose
scent flowing from and about them.
An evanescent but very distinct violet
scent fiushes from my hands, or SO
Fancy. But MN Maury and Gallon
relate stories of faces seen in the dark
I'm like manner-faces seemingly stand
ing off upon the air and coming and
going, as if with a will and purpose of
their own. M. Maury's experience
seems to have differed from mine in
this particular In his case these phan-
toms nearly always represented persons
known to him.
In mine it has never been so on sim
&gle occasion, and the difference is a
noticeable one. As / look at these faces.
hsking myself who was like that or that.
Il find no answer except in fancied re-
"senblance to some historical or myth
illogical parsonage. They strike the
view as entirely strange and surpris-
tngly original" Possibly Blakes Wis
Ions were some such es as these, pre-
scented to his eyes i'll broad daylight
am inclined to think so, because his
Wonderful. dreadful drawing. 1.-THE
*Ghost of a Flea" is precisely such a
Transcript as | could have made by the
score had possessed his pictorial skill.
Under my own eyelids | have seen
many face of the same awful family;
Msome even more dreadful still, being all
astir with animation. But the greater
Number of them are not of the too terri
bile kind After the fact that nothing
fOreknown or familiar ever appears
among them, the next most remarkabl
thing about these visions is that they
pften look like the ieeting embodiment
of some passion or mood of the mind;
usually not the better1nost. Some faces
Expressive of a great nobility and seren-
fty appear, but have never seen among
them the mask of pity, of love or any
soft emotion. Grief the most despairing,
10 1,o+ 70
vious or triumphant mockery-no hui
man face that ever was seen, l feel
sure, displayed these emotions with
comparable fullness and intensity.
1t is not the characteristic of all, but
it is of some to an almost appalling ex-
text: and if Blake did see these faces,
either in daylight or in darkness, he
had more than his imagination to draw
upon when he depicted the passions
He. Greenwood in Contemporary Review
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-11-21
A. M. Tower.
Statement at Close of Business
Mar. 81, 1892.


Loans on Vermont Mortgages, $55, 899. "A
So 50 Mortgages elsewhere, 24952.86
ss with Mortgages as Collateral, S,304.57
6 on Personal Security, AZ, 1880
Stocks and Bonds, 17516.00
School Order, 1905
Certificate of Deposit, 504 SO
Loans on Deposit Books, 1880
/" National Bank stock, 3,045.0O
60 g other Collateral Security, 2,727.00
Cash on hand, 1SS18.6S
$179,O67.O s
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock paid in, $50, 100
Due Depositors, 126, 454.76
1" State of Vermont, Taxes, 170.SS
Unearned Discounts, 570.S1
Bills PAYABLE. 275O
Undivided Profits, 1,S43. ID
SI79,O67 OS
This company receives deposits in sums of
one dollar and upward, upon which 1T agrees
to pay interest at the rate of per cent. annual
ly, which will be compounded semi-annually
if not called for.
This rate of interest is guaranteed by the
stockholders who are holden in double the
amount of their stock for the payment of all
deposits.
This is a chartered savings bank and all
sums deposited with it to an amount not ex-
ceeding 81 500. each are exempt from taxation
of the deposition.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-11-21
Salt, Salt, Salt:

have made arrangements again with Bos-
ton and New York parties to buy raw Furs,
and am prepared to pay the nlgnest casn
Bear, Coon, Musk Rats, Cat and all kinds of
Shipping and domestic furs. Office at NOM
TOR Office.
The old Abe eagle., 1892-12-01
all DISTINCTIONS.

Ill ODclTutllNHh.
Anxious? Yes. Your brave man may
even tremble in the presence of danger.
Ii is only drunkard or fool who puts
up his life against chance and betrays
no emotion. Not anxious about the four
score warriors galloping about them and
now becoming derisive and defiant, but
about what was 10 come farther on. and
what the odds against them would be.
"Never halt in the presence OF an
enemy unless you fortify," says mill
tary authority.
$50 long rs you are moving, the enemy
cannot mass against any one point. says
another.
An old veteran commanded the train
and rode in advance of it. He saw the
lay of the country changing, and rs he
reached ridge he could look down and
see where the attack would be made.
The natural roadway ran down for a
mile between dry gullies. These gullies
had been scooped out by the heavy rain
falls of perhaps n century, for here the
watershed ran sharply to the north for
many miles,
The Indians had massed in these ra-
vines and the train would be in trap.
Never do what your enemy hopes
you will do" is another military maxim
The captain made rapid survey Of
the ground and turned to the north
Here was a plateau strewed with bowl
ders, but tolerably level. A battle must
be fought. Here was the place to fight it,
1t is inidafternoon now. Come with
me and will show you sight to be re-
melnbcred forever. There is going to
be fight which men will talk Of around
hearthstones for the next twenty years.
The old Abe eagle., 1892-12-01
SOCIETIES.

white Oak, Lodge No. 30. A. =. & a. NJ.
The old Abe eagle., 1892-12-01
CHAPTER H.

Ard now, Gs the wagon train makes
it, slow way over the broken country
let MS see with whom we have to do.
Two years before this story opens
Harlius hal come out from England TO
better his fortunes. lie was English.
bred and born, resident Of Leaning
ton. aud his wife had died the year be.
fore. Though widower, he was not
childlcss. The woman IN the wagon
train was his daughter. Bess A wo.
manY No. girl Of eigh'eaa-a typical
English ,irl Of the middle class. Tho
father had tried ranching aud failed,
and had put his last dollar into the out.
IL Of the gold hunting l'lrty. Should
Bess be left behind among strangers In
a strange land. or taken on an expedi.
tion which had It's peril for every hour
Are you crazyy qucried the gold
hunters. when llarkins asked them a.
decide.
But when the train was ready 70 uovl
ont Of Brule City. aud the men saw the
rcd checked English lassie seated beside
young jos Dlyn. who ~gs 90 drive ths
llarldns wagon while the owner rode
horseback. they lifted their hat. Hs th,,
rode past Aud when they saw how
brave she tried TO look and act, and un.
deStood that she was willing 10 brave
all perils f,r the affections she bore
her father. they said TO one another:
There's u girl TO bo proud Of. Let's
give the Englishman fair show"
And no queen could have asked for ~
brcu shown greaier respect. She Il vns
vhc klr!l l-sidu the grave Of tho 80
The old Abe eagle., 1892-12-01

DO you wish us to hunt IN your
friends and tell them where and how
you died?" askcl larkins.
Friends" laughed the old man. ~
never had one hain't got any"
But can we do anything? asked
Taylor.
"Fustly, prop me up Il leetlo higher
and then give ine drink Of whisky.
never sot us much by the stuff az some,
but mebbe it will keep life in mo till
can spin my yarn. Now then, did go
ever hear tell of old Brdger?"
II have" replied Taylor "Ile was an
old hunter and trapper. who was wiped
out ut tho Fort Kearucy massacre"
Correct; and they've got a fort named
after him somewhar' out hero. Bridger
and Inc was pards fur many years. We
was in this Black Hills country together
upward II twenty years ago. I've been
wanting 70 get back thar fur these last
dye years.
did you and Dridger find any gold
lhcrer asked IIarl,ins.
That's what I'm comm to. didn't,
blt he dill We went thar TO hunt. bcin
satisfied IL we got enough shins and pelts
to keep MS in powder aud ball. One day
when war party made "a dash at ms we
got separated. tool, TO the timber AMI
Bidger hid Ia a cave In canyon. II
was three days before we cum together
agin. and then we had to dust out ic
cave our ecalps. IL was on The way hom,
that Bridger told me what ho found IN
tho cave"
Inc men almost held their brcaths
while the old man waited minute be-
fore rcsumiug.
"Dridgcr never told le In his life.
What he said about tina, cave hin be de.
pended on same as " YOU read 1t In the
good book. Thar WAS gold thar in heaps.
lie said u was Ia Jumps aud bars. ms II
II had been melted up-mor'u span of
hosses could draw. lie was In thar -
day and n half, and he had time TO be
eartin."
1T was the rcd mans treasure houser
exclaimed Taylor.
"Waal. no. Lsidger didn't reckon the
! lniuns had ever ''skiverod the place.
lie sll5vei that the VI bad tin thar
The old Abe eagle., 1892-12-01
CHAPTER L

1t is ten o'clock in the forenoon of
June day. Ten white topped wagons,
drawn by as many spans of heavy horses,
are strung out in line on the plains OF
Northern Dakota, while fifteen horse
men are distributed its length to act as
guards. There is driver to each
wagon, and you can thus count twenty.
five souls. Twenty-Five? Ali but sharp
eyes detect the futtering of a woman's
dress on the seat of one Of the wagons.
Twenty-six, then, Will. their faces
sternly set to the west, each man heavi-
ly armed and every eye scanning the
country ahead and about for signs of
danger
Who are they?
The gallant Custer has made his re-
port of gold in the Black Hills, and
fifty thousand seekers after wealth are
moving to the west. The country is
still in the hands of the savages, and in
furated at the thought of being overrun
and pushed to the wall, as has been the
case over and over again, every man
who can bear arms is on the warpath to
drive back the invaders.
This party has come out from Brule
City, Dakota. 1t followed the White
river for more than two hundred miles,
and left it to strike northwest for the
forks of the Big Cheyenne two days be-
fore we found them. For the last three
days Indian signs have been plenty.
They have entered upon the territory Of
the hostiles, and every mile of their
progress will now he watched by keen
eyes.
Halt! Is there danger ahead?"
The wagons close up rapidly, as the
drivers have been drilled to do, and in
ten minutes everything is prepared for
whatever may happen.
Here, Harkins-here, Taylor!" calls
the leader to two of the mounted men,
and as they ride forward he continues:
THE old man is going to turn up his
toes. and I've called halt to let him die
in peace. He's been asking for both Of
you.
Who was the old man? He had joined
the party at the last moment, coming
from no one cared where. He was an
old hunter and trapper, and had been in
the Black Hills country. He could guide
the party by the best and most direct
route. and he had the money to outfit
himself He gave his name as Saunders.
and his queer speech and actions made
the crowd look upon him as weak i'll the
head He had been taken very i'll the
day before, and both Harkins and Tay-
lor had shown him many acts of kind
ness. No one expected his death. and
the announcement that his hour had
come created much surprise. However
after each had spoken his mind about it,
the majority of the men threw them
selves down on the grass to smoke OF
chat. and more than one impatiently
estimated the distance lost by this delay
Harkins and Taylor dismounted and
climbed into the wagon where the old
man lay A few hours had wrought a
great change in him, and it was plain
enough that his time had come.
Look a-here, men," began the old
man as the pair expressed their sorrow
for him, "this has come leetle sooner
than | looked fur, but I'm not goin t.
complain. Fur forty years the Lord ha!
let me live to roam these yero plains ant
dwell in the mountains, and my race i,
run. hain't got no word OF complaint.
The old Abe eagle., 1892-12-01
Arrival and Departure OF
Daily Mails.

Eastern mail from Carthage arrives,7 am
Eastern mail for Carthage closes, 2:30 pm
Southern mail via Nogal, TT. Stanton,
Lincoln and Roswell arrives to 3p. m.
Southern mil for same points departs
Immediately after the arrival OF tho
eastern mail.
The old Abe eagle., 1892-12-01

Preaching Services every Sunday
morning at II o'clock and Sunday even
ing al 7;45.
Sunday School at 10 o'clock every
Sunday morning.
Other services as per special an
nouncement hereafter.
ALvA A. HURD, Pastor.
The old Abe eagle., 1892-12-01
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
Methodist Church

Preaching every Sunday at IL A. M.
and 7:45 z. Nj.
sunday School in afternoon AZ
O'Clock. Prayer meeting every Wednes-
day evening at 8 o'clock.
J.W. CRUTCHFIELp, Pastor.
The old Abe eagle., 1892-12-01

Regular communications first and
third Saturday nights Of each month.
j. B. COLLIER, w. NJ.
CARL HAGEN, Secretary Pro TEN.
The old Abe eagle., 1892-12-01

Help the town, the post olrc- and the
EAoLr by sending copies o! this pspsf -
your frienis in IN. ssst.
The old Abe eagle., 1892-12-01
Baxter Lodge No. o, X. OF +.

Meets Thursday evening OF each week
at Taliaierro hall. Visiting brothors
cordially invited TO attend.
PETER REID, G. @.
ED UEBRIcK. X. OF p. & s.
The old Abe eagle., 1892-12-01

Meets Tuesday evening of each week
Mt Taliafe-ro Hall at s o'clock. Visiting
brothers cordially invited to attend.
JoHN A. BRowN, n. q.
J. G. KLEPINGER, Secretary.
The old Abe eagle., 1892-12-01
POST-OFFICE HOURS.

8 "a m. to p m. Sundays-8 a. III. to
10 a. m. 2 to p m. Money orders and
Register Dept open from a. m. to p. m.
The old Abe eagle., 1892-12-01

Golden Rule Lodge No, 10. l. o. o. F.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-11-24
LINERS DROPPING OUT.

Cold Weather Reduces the Ranks of
Homestead Seekers at Marquette.
MARQUETTE, Mich, Nov. 21.-A line of
applicants for Bay de Noquette home
steads formed at the side door of the
government building last night, young
woman, Ella Saeler, of this city, captur-
ing the head of the line. This morn
ing burly woodsman attempted to
cro wd in ahead of Miss Seller, but two
Of her brothers standing by so forcibly
elected him that only by the interposi-
ton of the police was a scene of great
disorder averted. So far that has been
the only disturbance. Miss Seller has
been offered various amounts for her
place in the line, the highest being 81 900,
but she refused all. Over 100 persons had
taken their position up to 9 o'clock this
morning, but half that number have
since dropped out on account OF the
severity Of the weather and recently ac-
CURED knowledge that not more than
fifty claims on the entire tract are worth
suffering for. Considerable liquor is
being consumed by the liners. There Is
already some talk of Indefinitely post
poning the date for receiving the entries.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-11-24
MILES OF RAGING FLOOD.
The Far Northwest Suffers Loss of
NTiiliOns-Towns Under Water.

The Far Northwest Suffers Loss of
NIiilions-Towns Under Water.
SETTLE. WASH, Nov. 21.-Damage
amounting probably to millions of dol
lars has been done by floods following
the recent storms. Miles of lands adj
jacent to streams are flooded, scores Of
villages are flooded, bridges have been
carried away, railroad grades washed
out and travel ilnpeded in every direc-
ton. At Sedro several lives are report
ed lost, and fatalities are reported in
Skagit and the Guyamish Valley.
Mt. Vernon, Hamilton and other
towns are under water. four or more
feet deep, and the people are removing
their effects to higher ground, fearing q
still greater rise. lie Skaglt River navi-
cation is suspended. Nearly 1000 900
feet of logs came down yesterday, clear
ing out the pier of the wagon bridge at
Mt. Vernon. swapping the piles Oft.
The banks of the river are lined with
crowds watching the mad torrent.
Several breaks have occurred in the
levee, and the valleys and towns are the
scenes of desolatloD. The lower floors
of the houses are covered with several
feet Of water. In one place the break
in the levee is half mile long ana six
feet wide, and the torrent is rush
ing madly through the town of
Fir. Beaver marsh and the town of
Laconnor are also flooded, and the
farmers are driving their stock to high
ground. The damage to the farming
districts alone will reach hundreds of
thousands of dollars. The telegraph
lines are Frustrated in many sections,
and when communication has been re-
stored fearful tale may be told.
Railroad washouts are reported from
many sections. In many places big
land. slides have washed out the road
bed for miles. At Samish Lake and
Riksham several hundred feet of the
terday a Seattle & Northern train
ran off floating bridge in
the Skagit Valley, plunging into
the river. The fireman was buried
in the wreck. Word from the town of
Stanwood says that that place is flooded.
Communication with the other districts
is cut off except by boat.
The western part of the state did not
fare SO badly as the northwestern. The
railroads, however, suffered by land
slides, and considerable track has been
washed away. Many people believe
the worst is not yet known. A log jam
has formed at the Snohomish railway
bridge, and has grown to a half a mile
in length, and the bridge begins to show
Weakness Should it give way those
living in the bottom lands will perish.
The high waters of the Green, White,
Puyallup, Stuck and Nisqually rivers
still flood the valleys between Puget
Sound and the Cascade Mountains.
All travel on the Northern Pa
cifc is suspended except to
Portland. Hundreds of nen are at
work along the line Of road replacing
washed out bridges and trestles. Re-
ports to-day say that the water is reced-
ing, and that the railroad company ex-
poets to start train to Seattle this aft
ernoon ana to the East Tuesday.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-11-24

to the advancement of agriculture. In
alluding to the depressed condition of
agriculture the speaker said that the
farmers are STUDYING the question OF OF
their families on 50-ceut wheat and g.
cent cotton. Important reports being
disposed of, numerous resolutions
were introduced. the principal ones be-
lug by Mr.. Charters, of Virginia. urg-
ing the passage of the Paddock Hear
ford bill and the creation of road d.
vision in the Department Of Agriculture,
and by Mr.. Knott, of West Virginia, en-
dorsing Secretary Rusk's work. A pub
lie reception by state officers. senator's
and congressman was given this after
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-11-24
FRENCH NOBLE SUICIDES.
Baron de Reinach, Involved in the Canal
Scandal, Ends His Life.

PARIS, Nov. 2l.-The death of Baron
de Reinach, who was one of the men
compromised in the Panama scandal,
has caused considerable discussion here,
and stories are afloat that rather than
stand prosecution he committed sui
eide. These stories find credence in
many quarters. This morning it was
said that his death vas caused by cere-
bral excitement brought on by the dis
compro missed In the canal scandal had
been stolen from him. His family re-
fuse to allow an autopsy to be held. and
this is taken as confirmation Of the sui
eide theory, though his family gave as
their reason tor refusing that to allow
an autopsy is contrary to the Jewish re-
ligion. Baron de Reinach leaves for
tune of 100000 francs. or $4,000. 900.