davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-03-11
WHAPSTHE NATTER =?
AMERICAN STATESMEN ARE DEPRESS-
INGLY ALIKE NOWADAYS.

They All Wear the Same Sort of Clothes,
Hats and Shoes-Nobody Takes Snuff
Any More, or Fights Duels, or Does
Anything Picturesque.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-03-11

Put camphor gum with your silverware
and it will never tarnish SO long as the gum
Is theTe-Exchange.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-03-11
Especial correspondence

WASHINGTON, March Life in the Amer
bcan capital is becoming opprcssively con
Ccntonal. Every one acts, looks and
dresses like every one else. In all the town
there is now no such thing rs II character
who stands out unique and picturesque
above the others. Year after year life in
Washington has been approaching nearer
and nearer the strictly conventional, and
at last it appenrs to have reached the dead
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-03-11
NOTICE.-Estate OF
" Sarah VI. Hump.

The undersigned. having been appointed by
the Hon. Probate Court Tor the District OF Adj
Olson, Commissioners, to receive, examine
and adjust all claims and demands OF all per-
sons against the est ,te OF sarah Nj Bump, late
of Salisbury, in said district, deceased, and
all claims exhibited In Offset thereto, hereby
give notice that we will meet tor the purposes
rat NJ. Bump. on the 3Oth day OF March and
26th day OF July, next. from O'Clock p. m.
until 4o'clock p. m, each OF said days, ana
that six months from the 5th day OF February,
A. ID. 1899, Is the time limited by said Court
for said creditors To present their claims to us
tor examination and allowance.
Dated ut salisbury. this goth day Of Februa-
~, A. ID. 1892. "
10 WI. THOMAS,
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The Abuse of HYDnotism.

An army of miscreantS misuse hyp-
notism to obtain money from their vic
tins. They are constantly exposed by
third parties, but seldom lose their
power over their dupes, on account of
the mesmerized condition of the latter
Lower still in the depths Of sin are
those who call themselves massage
magnetizers, massage hypnotists,' or
those who advertise electric baths"
massage baths, magnetic baths" and
magnetic treatment" There is no rea-
son for their existence, unless it be in a
correctional or penal institution. Last
ly there are the artists, professors or
fakirs, who give public exhibitions of
the hypnotic process. Some of these are
honest and upright, others are unscrupu
lous and mercenary wretches.
All of them, however, are to be care
fully avoided by sensible people. They
are to be avoided even more by young
boys and girls than by grown folks. If
any one desires to see the marvels of
hypnotism, let him or her go to their
own family physician, and either he or
some other member of that noble profes-
sion will satisfy curiosity without injury
to body, brains, minds or morals.
In taking interest in hypnotics in any
way, therefore, it is well to bear in mind
Punch's advice to young men--don't.-
Philadelphia Times.
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Among the Babines. who dwell to the
north of the Columbia river. large un-
der lip is regarded as type of beauty.
4 small incision is made in the lip dur
ing infancy and fragrant of bone IN
serted. This is replaced from time to
time by larger and larger fragments,
each operation being attended with Sc
we're pain, and at length pieces of wood
measuring not less than three inches in
length and an inch and a half in width,
are inserted, causing the lip to protrude
TO frightful extent. A similar custom
exists among the Paraguay Indians, and
the labnets worn by the Botocudos are
inserted in a slit made in the lower lip.
A Botocudo has been noticed to take
knife and cut piece of meat ON it and
tumble the meat into his mouth. Among
the Hydahs Queen Charlotte islands) it
is considered mark of the lowest breed
ing to be without this labial ornament of
the lower lip. When young woman
and an old one quarrel the elderly dame
will reproach the younger with her
youth, inexperience and general igno-
rance, pointing, were further proof
necessary, TO the inferior size of her lip.
This lip of beauty is not, however, Pc
culiar to these aborigines, but is COM
mon among some of the African tribes.
The Berrys, for instance, who inhabit
Sanbriat, tributary of the Nile, insert
in the lower lip a piece of crystal an
inch in length. The Bougo women in a
similar way extend the lower lip hori-
zontally till it projects far beyond the
upper. The mutilation of both lips is
observed among the women of Kadje,
in Segseg, between Lake Tsad and the
Beuwe.-Brooklyn Eagle.
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Speaking English.

Almost any one who speaks English
might be put down successfully in half
dozen places where English is sup
posed to be the mother tongue and
hear as many dialects spoken, not one of
which he would understand until it was
interpreted. An old Lancashire worthy
and a London lady were one day occu-
pants of railway carriage The train
had been waiting long at certain sta
ton, and there was no appearance of it
starting, when the worthy remarked:
They're gly, tanglesome lot here :"
81 beg your pardon" said the lady.
"A'm sayin they're gey daidlin lot
here"
Il really beg your pardon, sir
I'm observin they are vera dreich
lot here the nicht.''
Really 1 must again beg your par
don. l don't comprehend you"
Il was just tryin to say that the train
was late"
Indeed, sir, it is-very late," agreed
the lady, and then collapsed.-London
Tit-Bits.
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Forster's Poor Wit.

Mr.. Forster, if taken at his own valu-
alton, would be quite the biggest person
vt any dinner table.
He used his wit like fail, and then
looked round as much as to say, "See,
now, how the air is choked with the
chaff of other mems talk" l do not
think Crabb Robinson liked Forster,
though they often met-perhaps be-
cause they often met. They had both
slightly disparaging anecdotes to tell to
each other.
As poor instance of Forster's wit, /
remember on one occasion Crabb Robin
son told the story of his butler whisper
ing to him at the dinner table that the
soup had run short, whereupon Forster,
to the astonishment of his guests and to
the dismay of his serving man, roared
out the plagiarism, ''Then let there be
more mullagataway SOUP" at the same
time looking round as if he had said a
very good thing indeed.-Mrs. Crosse in
Temple Bar.
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Sense of Fitness.

Ras. Wilson, in Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette.
The eternal fitness of things should
even be kept in view by the artist, no
matter in what particular field he may
be working. He must consider the fact
that things suitable to the times of
Stearne, Chancer and other caterers to
popular taste do not apply to the present.
As intellect develops the taste improves.
That which is passable among the lg-
norant and uncultured may be positively
offensive in cultured circles. Therefore,
to persist in retaining our stage lltera-
ture the features that were merely ad-
missible in a raw and comparatively
unrefined age is simply to attempt to
obstruct and to neutralize refining pro
cesses. The novelist of to-day is not
allowed the liberties of Fielding when
he wrote his famous novel, tom Jones,
the Founding" but the dramatist de-
mands equal if not create; privileges
1t is against this that clean, cultured
people in every community protest.
being a moral educotor as long as 1t
caters to depraved tastes. No one
doubts that it is doing this to an alarm
ing degree. and for no other purposes
than to get dollars from those whose
tastes are not refined. Managers know
there are men, young and old, and
women and girls, who like the sensa-
tional, and prefer it highly spieed,
Even those who make some pretensions'
to culture and refinement do not object
to "some of the same" This being the
case it would be manifestly unfair to
place all the blame on those engaged In
theatrical productions. Managers and
actors justify themselves by saying they
are endeavoring to give the people
what they want. But if they want to
pose as moral educators they must go
step farther and give them what they
need. A saloonkeeper is not justified In
giving a boy liquor merely because he
wants it.
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cry faults even were

manliness, his very faults even were
dear to her.
"If l could only see him. she said, as
the weeks passed by and he came not;
mo matter where l should meet him l
would go up to him and give him his
answer. would tell him | loved him.
Women are not very reasonable Great
ures in matters pertaining to love. To
her love means sacrifice, and her pleas
ure is to take the faults of the loved one
upon herself.
If Dorothy saw Bert at all it was only
occasionally and at a distance. The
first time she saw him was at church,
and he had only lifted his head coldly.
His heart was very heavy during the
days and weeks and months after he
had parted from Dorothy with the words
of love upon his lips, but he was young
and foolish and proud, and had let
silly jealousy blind his eyes.
The season of heartache was good
for both the young things. 1t sOftened,
it strengthened them. They both felt
themselves growing felt their feelings
intensifying.
How like to last Thanksgiving to-day
is, Dorothyl'' said Aunt Charlotte. as
they took their seats in the sleigh.
please God it Will not be so sad a
one," said Dorothy to herself.
"Are you afraid to trust yourself in
this old sleigh with me?" she continued
to her aunt.
'.Oh, no." said Aunt Charlotte. at
seems safe enough"
The tramping of the horses feet kept
time to Dorothy's thoughts. She glanced
at the tall stump upon the hillock just
before they reached the little river. Yes,
it looked lonely, desolate, like a white
robed ghost-just as it had looked year
ago, when she and Bert sped by.
The horses hoofs beat mournful
strum-s strum upon the bridge, the sleigh
giided rapidly down the last steep de-
cline, the left runner struck projecting
snag, and before they had time to think
Dorothy and Aunt Charlotte were strug-
Cling to extricate themselves from the
overturned vehicle in the soft snow. a
iingling of bells was heard behind them,
and before Dorothy could realize it Bert
Darricote was bending over her.
"Are you hurt, dear?" he asked very
gently.
"Oh, Bert" she said joyfully, taking
his hand and rising to her feet.
The young man looked moment In
silence upon the sweet, young face up
turned to his.
"See where we are, Dorothy! Just
here, a year ago to-day, | asked you to
be my wife, he said. "Will you give
NE his an answer now?"
Yes, Bert" was all she answered, but
it was enough for him.-Pattenco Ortel.
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To Our Subscribers.

Ihe SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT which
appeared in our columns some time since,
announcing special arrangement with
DIR. b. J. KENDALL & Co, of Enosburgh
Falls, VT, publishers of "a Treatise on
the Horse and his Diseases" whereby
our subscribers were enabled to obtain a
copy of that valuable work FREE by
sending their address to B. J. KENDALL
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for mailing same) is renewed for lin
tied period, we trust all will avail them
selves of the opportunity of obtaining
this valuable work. To every lover of
the Horse it is indispensable, as it treats
in simple manner all the diseases
which atfiict this noble animal It's phe-
nomenal sale throughout the United
States and Canada make it standard au-
thority. Mention this paper 1chen send
ing for "1'reatise' 9-22-I2t
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YOUNG MEN-who have become victims of soli-
tary vice, that dreadful and destructive habir,
which annually sweeps to an untimely grave thouS-
ands of young men OF exalted talent and brilliant
intellect, may call with confidence
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for weakness in the back and imbS involuntary dis
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tanguor, confusion of ideas, palptaon of the heart,
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diseases of the head, throat, nose, skin, afec-
tons of the hver lungs, stomach, or bowelS-those
terrible disorders arising from the solitary vce of
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the age of 80 to 90 who troubled with frequent
evacu tions of the bladder, often accompanied by a
slight burning or Smartng sensation weak ening the
system IN manner the patient cannot account for.
On examination of the urinary deposits n ropy
sediment will be found, the color will be thin
milkish hue. There arc many men who die of this
difficulty, ignorant OF the cause, which is a second
stage of seminal weakness We will guarantee
perfect in all such cases, and healthy
restoration of the genito-urinary organs.
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Many Questions but for Mirrors.

tits doubtful whether men would gain
as much time as women would by the
loss of mirrors. Aside from the fact
that they don't have the chance to spend
so much time at their looking glasses as
women do Cf they did you may be sure
they woulD, it is likely that man
would have to stand as kind of substi-
tute for the mirror in his wifes toilet.
Most men, therefore, would be able to
go down to the grave with the proud
consciousness that they had answered
thequestion, SIS my hat on straight" 1O,-
900, 900 times in the course of a long and
happy life instead of only 100000
times, as they probably do now.-New
York World.
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Happy Hoosiers.

VIM. Timmons, Postm aster of Idaville
Ind, writes: Electric Bitters has done
more for me than all other medicines
combined, for that bad feeling arising
from kidney and liver trouble" John
Leslie. farmer and stock man. of same
place, says: Find Electric Ritters to
be the best kidney and liver medicine,
made me feel like new man" J. W.
Gardner, hardware merchant, same town,
says: Electric Bitters is just the thing
for a man who is all run down and don't
care whether he lives or dies; he found
new strength, good appetite and felt
just like he had new lease on life
Only SOC bottle, at Pattersons' Drug
Store. 2
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Plant for a Metropolitan Newspaper.

Il am a member of syndicate that is
going to start new morning newspaper
in New York" remarked Stuffiey. 1--WE
have all our plans completed, and it's
bound to be success
who's your editor!' inquired ASS
borough.
1--WE haven't any editor and don't
want any, but we've got an architect
who says he can put up nineteen-story
building" was the reply. We've hid
den three reporters in sewer, inter
viewed five men who died ten years ago
and hired Hoboken dog catcher to
write cablegrams from Berlin. 1t will
be a success from the start. New
York Herald.
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CannibaIs and Shaved Heads.

On the upper Congo the natives give a
great deal imagination and labor to the
arrangement of their headdress. Some
of them, however, like the Bangala
keep their heads closely shaved, except
for little tufts of hair on top and at the
sides. On the middle Mobangi river the
natives also shave their heads. This is
a very general custom among cannibal
tribes. Not all cannibals on the Congo
shave their heads, but it is certain that
all tribes which follow this practice are
cannibals.-New York Sun.
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AS 400 GALLONS of blood are filtered
by the kidneys every year. How can they
standthis prodigious strain? Thousands
die yearly from some form of kidney
disease. Is there any warning given?
Yes; that stitch in the back, that pain in
the side and hundreds of other symptoms
cry out against neglect. The kidney
poison coursing through the veins, robs
the system of vigor and strength. Take
warning then and before it is too late
use ''Swamp-Root." apositive guaranteed
remedy for kidney disease. Sold Iy
Druggists. 2
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Mr.. W. NJ. TERRY, who has been in
the drug business at Elkton, KY, for the
past twelve years, says: "Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy gives better satisfaction
than any other cough medicine l have
ever sold" There is good reason for
this. No other will cure cold so quick
ly; no other is so certain preventive
and cure for Group; no other affords so
much relief in cases of whooping cough.
For sale by Patterson & Sons, Druggists,
st. Clairsyille, o. lib It
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GRAMMAR.
5. c. MURPHY.
(llnif tlrn


/. Correct the following sentences and
give the reason for each change: (a)
Henry is the brightest of his classmates.
(b) These sort of apples are very nice. (c)
If Washington was living, he would
espouse the cause wonderful soon. (d)
knowed it was her that done it.
2. Use in sentences: An abstract
noun, a collective noun of multitude,
an interrogative adjective, an adjective
pronoun, and verb phrase.
3. What is comparison of adiectives?
How many and what forms of compari-
son? Give an example of the adverbial
comparison.
4. What is finite verb? Illustrate.
What is verbal? Give an example of
each kind.
5. What is sentence? Classify them
according to form and use.
6. What do you understand by the
absolute construction? Illustrate. Give
the construction of all substantives in
your Illustrative sentence.
Z. What is infection? Illustrate by
the use of the verb see and the pronoun
Sh2.
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"a GOD SEND is Ely's Cream Balm.
[ had catarrh for three years. Two or
three times week my nose would bleed.
| thought the sores would never heal.
Your Balm has cured me."-Mrs. NJ. A.
Jackson, Portsmouth, n. III have
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that there were great sores in my nose.
and one place was eaten through. got
Ely's Cream Balm. Two bottles did the
work. My nose and head are well. l
feel like another man.-C. S. McMillen.
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DISEASES ne wnmrn

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Every case consulting our specialists. whether by
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Charley's Part in the Service.

Sally Carter and Molly Gates were
talking about a grand wedding that
was to come off in a few weeks Sally's
cousin was to be the bride. Il am GO
ing to have a new white dress and a
beautiful pink SASH" said Sally, land
my brother Charley is going to be one of
the rushers."- Youths Companion.
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ORTHOGRAP Apply.

tOHH tWO.l
|. By the use of diacritical marks and
accent marks, indicate the pronunciation
of the following words: Complaisance,
extol. isolated, aeronaut, raillery.
2. What difference is found in the
accentuation of compound words?
3. Why does the come after in
spelling believe, and before it in spelling
receive?
4. Which of the following words con-
tain diphthong, triphthong, digraph,
a trigraph? Valiant, occasion, ounce,
cough, creator, lien, otlicious, brasier,
aqueous, deacon.
5. In the following, draw one line
under each aspirate and two lines under
each sub-vocal: Was, cent, gem, peg,
sacrifice.
6. Give words illustrating the nineteen
vowel sounds. Mark each.
z. Name the different kinds of accent.
Illustrate.
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BUCKLEN's ARNICA SAJVE

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PHYSIOLOGY, HYGIENE AND
NARCOTICS.

(Omit ttuo of the first Jfue)
L. What is muscle? Describe the
structure of striated muscle and its
manner of contraction.
2. What is digestion? Name the
several juices concerned in digestion,
giving the nature of each.
3. What is animal heat? How pro-
duced and maintained?
4. What are the two classes of blood
vessels? Describe the structure of each.
5. Describe minutely the process by
which we remove our finger, when un-
expectedly it comes in contact with a
heated surface.
6. What is alcohol? How obtained?
What are its uses?
z. What organs of the body are
specially affected by it? Why more in
furious to young than to grown people?
8. Its use fixes an uncomfortable ap-
petite upon its victim. Give scientific
explanation of this phenomenon.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-24

PLACER COUNTY, NEVADA, lays claim
to valuable specimen of petrified veg
citation. 1t consists of two pieces of
rock which are believed to have been
watermelons. as they have the exact
shape and appearance of that fruit.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-24

THE largest telegraph office in the
world is in London in the post-office In
it there are over 5000 operators con-
stantly employed. about one-t third of
whom are women.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-24

GENERAL BUTLER reached his 7fth
birthday anniversary on November r.
He comes to his law office in AshburtoD
place every dag with all the regularit.,
of young practitioner at the bar.
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You may be happy yet in securing one
of the 48 Cash Prizes from so to 800
for Poems on Esterbrook's Pens. Send
postal to Esterbook & Co., &c John St,
New York, for circulars.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-24

ABOUT 800 organ grinders arrive in
London every June from Italy and
leave again in October.