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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-12-08
4 Mean Bet.

There is Il story told Ona society woman
here who, although getting considerably
beyond the debutante stage, is still quite
well preserved, thanks in large part To her
Germatologist. 1t was for long time IL
serious question with some of the younger
people whether or not she wore false eye
brows, and ono mean girl bet a party of
other girls weeks candy for the crowd
that she would find out within week.
The next Monday night the lady whose
eyebrows were II subject of suspicion at
tended the theater as the Chapcron of the
girl who had undertaken the wager. As
they were passing in through the crush in
the lobby the mean girl whispered to her,
"Oh dear Mrs. Bloom, your left eyebrow
has been brushed oil. -
"Thank you, my dear" was the quick
reply and with great presence of mind this
veteran Of society knocked oil the other
one with flick Of her fan. Some of the
girls who held the other end Of that candy
wager were in the opposite box that even
ing, and they did not need any documen-
tary evidenoetD tell them that they had
lost their bet. Washington Correspon-
dent
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-12-08

There We're Russian dolls, German
dolls, Japanese dolls and the dolls of In
dian children-in fact, as said above,
there were dolls from everywhere. But
of course those from France were the
children's favorites, because they were
30 pretty, so nicely dressed and could do
so many things lust like sure enough
babies" The above picture represents
a pair of the little French beauties,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-12-08

around awaiting their chance to secure
a blossom. Bright geraniums, elephants
ears and cannas were the principal flow
ers.
The roots of the former were to be sent
up to the greenhouses in Central park
and stored for next season, but the bios
SONS and leaves are today in half hun
dred tenement house homes.
Few of the children who enjoy this
park have nurses. Most of the rickety
wagons are pushed by little mothers who
have to strain up to reach the handle,
and the baby inside seems far more ro-
bust. They piled up the wagons, these
little creatures, with bright colors and
green leaves, almost burying baby in the
unfamiliar beauty. and made for home
with a haste and disregard of the I'M
steady wheels of these chariots that
would fill an up town mother with horror.
Some of the children dressed their hats
with broken leaves, but not one of them
mutilated plant.-New York Herald.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-12-08

When on a visit to Iowa, Mr.. X. Dali
TIN of I.urrsy, Russell county, Kansas,
called at the laboratory of Chamberlain
81 Co.. Dcs Moines, to show them his
x-year-old boy, whose life had been
saved by Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
having cured him of very severe
altacli of Group. Mr.. Dalton is certain
that it saved his boys life and is en-
tlusiastic in his praise of the remedy.
For sale by W. IT, sheldon. Middlebury,
I'd Dyer Il Co. West Salisbury, VT.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-12-08


have a little neighbor,
A red checked boy of five,
With curls of gold about his head
And every limb alive.
He has a darling sister,
A girl of years twice nine,
Upon whose hectic check there Turk
The marks of swift decline.
saw my little neighbor
just ere the summers close
Go up and down the garden walk
With lightly tripping toes.
He spied me at my window
And in a gentle tone
Called me to aid him in his task,
For he was all alone.
Within his tiny fingers
Were skeins of silken thread,
Tangled and twisted in his haste,
And thus my neighbor said:
"Oh, please bend down the branches,
am so short you know;
Fast as touch their little tips
Out of my reach they go.
"If you will hold the branches
For me little bit,
Then can tie these threads around
Each leaf and fasten it,"
"But why, my little neighbor,
Must you the leaves tie fast?"
Then came CULVER to his lips
His eyes were downward cast.
because, he said, they're saying
That when the leaves shall fall
My sister dear-my Constantine
Must and leave US all.
~ want to tie the leaflets on
So tight and firm that SO
They cannot fall, and then perhaps
She will not have to CO."
Otto f. Kresse in st. Louis Republic
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-12-08

A pleasing feature of the great Worlds
fair at Chicago was the department OF
toys. Here the children who visited the
grounds were in their glory. The speci-
men dolls from nearly every country in
the world were especially interesting to
the little girls, and many of the grown
up folks" found pleasure here in recall
ing their days of happy childhood.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-12-08
More Ahnse For Jonah.

Watts don't believe Jonah was swal-
lowed by whale. A whales throat is
too narrow for any such performance.
Potts-But think how small the man
must have felt when he realized that he
was the original Jonah, Indianapolis
journal.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-12-08
FOR O. j. LITTLE fri II + FOLKS.
Tenement Children Love Flowers.

A little nineteenth century Birnam
Wood marched to Dunsinane on Wednes-
day afternoon by way of Second avenue
and the streets around Stuyvesant
square. A Jolly crowd of children
wrought the miracle, not a band of
armed soldiers.
The big flower beds were being dis
mantled, and the small people who have
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-12-08

One of the most popular games of the
mill children of Connecticut and Rhode
Island is "Green Gravel" 1t is played
in an immense ring, the singers revolving
as they chant, and one child facing out
ward with the end of each stanza, where
she is called by name. The revolving
continues to the monotonous words I'M
til everybody faces away from the CEN
ter and then concludes. The words to
which the children play are these:
Green gravel, green gravel,
How green the grass growsi
And all the Freemasons
Are shame to bestows.
Dear Annie, dear Annie,
Your true love is dead.
He sends you a message
To turn back your head.
New York Herald.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-04-05
A CARD.

We tla1k the people of Waco
Tor their kind and liberal TIA lie, and
to show thai apprec a'iou, for thirty
days we will sell you a $50 suite Of
furniture seven pieces, one dres-
ser, one bedstead one washsta1d
one table two chars and one rock
er-all for $50, s. cash and &l.50
each week We have only thirty
suites a these prices, and on these
terms. We will sleo take second
In I'D goods Oh this ira ie This we
think a rare chance for YOU to re
furnish your home and not miss the
money.
We will send man to see your
goods write US a postal card.
Our stock is better by far thar
ever bafore-can furnish Your home
from kitchen to parIor.
Waco Trading Co.,
j. w, RiGGlNs,
Proprietor.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-04-05
How are You Going to Vote on the
School Question?

School Question?
EEGGiSs LIVES FEW REASONS
MANY voters. both white and
colored have asked me how and
why | would vote on the school
trustees. Complying with prom.
Use, few reasons for voting for
schools being laced into the hands
of trustees are given;
l. | nder the present system,
aldermen are brought out and
elected as business men or as the
too Of some "Noisy Schemer, with
no reference to their own personal
character, Intelligence or refine
meut, 20 necessary in 3 school
committeeman
, When you vote for an alder
man, under the present system you
cannot tel whether he Will b9 on
the horse committee. grave yard
committee, street committee or
school committee, (unless you hap
pen to know he is a especial friend
of Its school superintendent then
/ YOU know of course, he will be on
the school committee No other
fitness needed
3. nder the present system the
people have no voice in the selec
ton of the school committee. The
superintendent is the voice of the
dictator. Get thu idea.
J.. Under the present system The
superintendent of our free school.
can abOse the one power as it i
abused today. practically saying 1
am the supreme boss. Kill and
make alive, and here is no povel
above me. Behold did | not place
the supposed power II any Of yot
sister teachers, or men teachers
want to hold you, Jobs, sign m.
endorsement and hold YOUR tongue
You are slaves and don't deserv,
appointment or promotion. ! an
the law. let the idea.
,. With competent Intelligent
refined board of trustees elected
by the people, teachers would no
be peremtorially dismissed with
stigma on their characters as teach
ers. uachers, ladies. would no
be insulted by spec hes deli ere'
at teachers meetings. You wan
promotion you get all and NOR
than YOU are worth. Will see tina
YOU get up no higher. Ny sisters
: do you get the idea? am thu
boss and besides me there is NJ
power you get in or 9et GU
at my sweet will" See?
Is To elect a n)ard of trustee
would mean-school out of politics
competent, refined, intelIiget men
whose adgmeet upon the compe
tency Intelligence and fitness for
school superintendent as well a
teachers, would be accepted by tb
people as good, aud would put tn
characters of our teachers and CHI
dren out of the one power into tn
hands Of school board elected b.
the people and of the people,
r. Therefore, whether white o
colored voter, be sure that you
vote reads For school trustees.
Out of the city council and fire
from politics. we must be free froI
the dangers of one man or on
woman dictatorial power Get tn
idea?
If you want your home furnishe
from kitchen to parior we recon
mend Waco Ira ling Co.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-04-05
We OPEN OUR DOORS

For your spring trade with strong inducements in the
opportunity selection stronger inducements qualities
Of the highest grade and strongest inducements in the
way of prices that actual saving to all buyers
of good quality
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-04-05
|. HANSEl. WOOD
Shoe and CLOTHING COMPANY.
wv E OF E III
I He SEASON

With stock of Clothing that is remark
able in many ways. In assortment and
variety we have surpassed all previous
efforts. In quality and make Of our
goods improvements are everywhere
apparent. and in buying closer figures
have been obtained than ever before.
The morning call., 1893-07-15
Notice to Contractors and Builders.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT SEALED
IN proposals will be received by the building
committee OF the Verein Eintracht for furnishing
the materials and labor for the following branches
OF work for proposed building on Folsom ST.,
bet. Eleventh ana twelfth, in this city
Said bids will be received separately and the
WORK let under separate contracts as follows:
First-Excavstion and mason work
Second-Carpenter work, mlHWorx, STAIRS con-
crete work, etc.
Third-PastereTS work.
Fourth-Tinning and galvanfzed-fron work.,
F1fth-Drainags, plumbing and gashtting. y
sixth.Patn in, ting grsiningS re n,
Said proposals will he received by the build ~
committee at the fintracht Hall. $40 Post st Hi
to IL NJ. the 2Sth of July. 1893.
The contracts are to be let In accordance with
plans and cIications prepared for said work by
Martens 4 Coffey, architects room 8. Academy
of Sciences building san Francisco.
Plans and specifications can be seen daily be-
tween the hours OF NJ. and P. NJ. tSundays
incIuded). Verein Eintracht Hail. 316 Post ST.,
from July Is to July %, inclusive
Proposals for contract No. carpenter work)
to be accompanied by certified check of one
Thousand dollars $4,000. payable 60 the secre-
tary OF the building committee.
Each proposal for all other branches OF work
shall be accompanied by certified check Of at
least 10 per cent of the amount of the proposal
rendered.
The building committee reserves the right TO re.
ject any or all BIDS.
Dated July Is, 1898
Building committee of the Verein Eintracht.
y15 ct OTTO THIELE. Secretary.
The morning call., 1893-07-15
A SHALLOW DEVICE.

The freedom of Interpretation which
Mr.. Cleveland applied to the Geary re-
stricticn act is now to be applied to the
silver purchase act When the act says
that 4.5O0, 600 ounces shall be purchased q
month it does not, according to Mr.. Cleve-
land, mean each month. but that an aver
age may be struck covering q number of
months Now. it should be manifest even
to Mr.. Cleveland that the average rule
cannot be applied to time without fixing
limit There might be an average for
year or for five years. but not. Of course.
for an indefinite number of years. The
rule of construction referred to shows the
danger of departing from the ordinary
and natural construction Of a law. Under
this construction the treasury might re-
fuse compliance with the act for number
of consecutive months, claiming that when
it saw fit to act it would buy enough to
make the required average. There will
not be much harm done in this case. as
Congress is to meet within q month and
may take action which will neutralize Mr..
CIeveland's shallow attempt to set aside
an act of Congress.
The morning call., 1893-07-15
SOUTH CARDINALS EXPERIMENT.

The assumption that rowdy character
istics and evasion of the liquor law in
South Carolina would follow the transfer
of business to State dispensaries has not
been justified. The law is being complied
with in an exemplary manner. Those who
were in the trade and who may be said to
have been injured IL not menaced with
ruin have submitted without attempt at
surreptitious practices or have sold off
their stock and left the State. Some of
them have opened their premises for the
sale of temperance drinks, such as sarsa-
parlla and soda. The prospects are, there
fore. that the new order Of things will
have fair trial. Those who want spiritu-
Gus liquors, beer or wine can still procure
supplies by going through the requisite
forms. but if the regulations are too irk-
some and evaSions become prevalent, the
people can express their opinion on the
subject at the next election.
The morning call., 1893-07-15
Cigars, and any orders in-
trusted to them will receive
prompt and careful attention.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

once of the Board OF State Harbor Commits.
stouers, 10 California ST. San Francisco. CALI
July IS, 1898
Sealed proposals or bids will be received at this
office prior to O'Clock P. NJ. on THURS
DAY. July 81, 1893. for rebuilding ferry slips
Nos. and on the water front OF the oily ana
county OF San Francisco, In accordance with the
plans and specifications therefor prepared by tho
chief eng neer of the board and adopted by the
board July 13, 1893, and file in this office, to
which special reference Is hereby made.
No bid will be received unless 1t is made
panied by certified check for per cent of the
amount of the BID payable TO the order OF the
Rotary Of the board. as guaranty on the part Of
the successful bidder that he will, within six days
after the acceptance of his bid, enter into writ
ten contract to do said work according to the
plans and specifications prepared therefor, and
will also execute and hle with this hoard a good
and sufficient bond to be approved by said board,
In such amo cunt ii shall direct, and conditioned
for the faithful performance of such contract; Tor
will said bid be considered by this board unless
delivered to the secretary or to the assistant Sec
Rotary, the office of the secretary, at prior
2 clock P. NJ. on THURSDAY. July 81, 1893, at
which place the bids will be opened.
The board reserves the right to reject any or all
bids il doomed for the best Interests of the state.
Bidders are invited to be present at the opening
of the bids. c. BASSEfT,
W. H. BROWN,
DAN I. COLE.
Board OF state Harbor Commissioners.
HOWARD C. HOLMES, Chief Engineer.
j. j. KEEGAN, Secretary. " 10 lOt eX Su
The morning call., 1893-07-15
THE FRUiT-GROWERS.

At the fruit-growers' conference there
was general demand for a revision Of
the tariff in tne way of more effective pro-
lection. LII respect TO some varieties the
Mckinley tariff was considered good
enough, but on other varieties an increase
of duty is recommended. The low freight
rates across the Atlantic in comparison
with rates across the continent is urged as
reason why the California product
should be protected by duties Oh the for
eign article. One member of the commit
tee thought that the superior intelligence
we have brought into fruit culture will
serve as an offset against cheap labor, but
the suggestion was not well received. II
would take high order of intelligence to
overcome the advantage the Mediterranean
grower of olive oil possesses in 20-cent
rate across the Alta ntic against 81 IL
rate from San Francisco 10 New York.
The morning call., 1893-07-15
THE SILVER STANDARD.

A correspondent asks THE CALL to state
what overwhelming evil would result if
the United States should adopt silver a
standard for the exchange of commodities.
AS South America and Central America
are on silver basis ii is urged that If the
United States should accept the same mon
etary basis the western continent would
virtually be unit en- the money question.
The greatest evils that could result from
the adoption Of silver standard by the
United States would arise from the exist
ence of two currencies of unequal value.
So long as there is no difference between
the commercial value of gold and silver in
the legal ratio the adoption of either as a
standard places the other at a premium or
discount, as the case may be. With gold
as the standard silver is at a discount; with
silver as a standard gold would command
premium. Now, a difference in currency
values always works a hardship on the
producing classes. Capital is far-sighted
and provides against improbable possibili-
ties. In the present case there are hum
dreds if not thousands OF millions of bonds,
notes and other forms of indebtedness in
which the debtor expressly agrees to pay
gold. Under existing decisions OF the Su-
preme Court of the United States these
gold contracts can be enforced. In Cali
fornia we are uniformly en- the gold basis.
If there is a note Of hand in the State
which does not call for gold it is an excer-
ton TO the general rule. Now, if silver
should be made the standard, current bust
ness would be done on silver basis, things
would be sold for silver, wages would be
paid in silver; and yet debtors would have
to buy gold with which to pay debts that
were incurred before the change from gold
to silver. This might not be an over
whelmlng evil, but it would be great in
convenience and would cause a good many
business failures. The other side OF the
picture is the hope that the premium on
gold would gradually disappear under the
greater use OF silver. IL cannot confidently
be predicted. however. that the free COIN
age Of silver in the United States would
raise silver to parity with gold in the pres
ent ratio. In respect to a ratio OF 20 to
we could not well do so without joint
action with other American countries.
THE CALL quite agrees with its corre-
spondent that the return of American
securities from abroad would not in itself
he an insuperable objection to the adop-
tfuu VI q oiiSSL ceo-.dot0s ITO Ictutu III
. large quantities of such securities would
canse such depreciation in values that 1t
might be better to trust to restriction Of
values under silver standard.
The rule referred to by our CORE
spondent that the borrower is a
servant of the lender" has but limited
application. A policy which SO cripples a
borrower that he cannot pay his debts is
disastrous to the creditor as well as the
debtor. One of the inevitable consequences
Of the establishment Of the gold standard
by the entire commercial world would be a
contraction of money which would bank
rupt large portion of the debtors.
The morning call., 1893-07-15
THE ADMISSION OF ARIZONA

The Governor OF Arizona is In wash
ington lobbying for an enabling act for his
Territory. In the census year it had a
population of $500. just about one-third
the population required by The last appor-
tionment to elect member of Congress.
According to its present rate Of increase
it will have population Of about $4,000 in
1900, and it will be 1920 before it contains
people enough to constitute a Congress
sional constituency according to the pres
ent ratio between voters and COngreSsMen.
II is still in the pastoral state OF develop
ment, though it has been in the occupation
of white men for longer period than Cal
ifornia. Notwithstanding all which. if
Congress has time to take up the subject,
the chances are fair that both it and New
Mexico may be admitted as States by the
Fifty-thlrd Congress.
The unwritteu law on the subject, which
was so often referred to in the debates
over the admission of Northern Terrific
ries. was laid down in the Congressional
discussion of the case OF Maine I'm 1920
Maine complied with the constitutional
provisions governing the admission of Ter
ritories. 1t had republican constitution
and it had the assent of the parent State
from which it had been offset. IT was
therefore held that it was not discretional
with Congress- to admit or exclude it. The
Territory had an absolute right to adms-
siou, having more than the population re-
Quired by the appOrtionment of that day.
And though the contention led to debate,
the upshot of the latter. which was the
joint admission Of Maine and Missouri.
want 70 oatahltah tho rp1o hot
could demand admission as right The
doctrine was affirmed in the debates on the
admission OF Kansas. 1t was amplified
and extended in the controversy over the
application of the Dakotas. Montana,
Idaho, Washington and Wyoming. The
action of Congress tacitly affirmed the
right of Territory to admission whether
it did or did not contain population enough
to elect member of Congress. Under the
apportionment OF 1883, which was in force
till March 4 of this year, the proportion of
Congressman to population was as to
151.91l. Yet on February % 1885, Mon
tana was admitted with population of
132, l59, and in July, 1890. Idaho was adj
mitted with population of "a, 385, and
Wyoming with population of &C, 705
1t would thus appear to be the law that
if Arizona has constitution conformabIe
to democratic principles it cannot be ex-
cluded because it contains only 60. coo
people. and because in the ordinary course
of events it does not seem likely to in
crease the number OF its Inhabitants 1t
is not consistent with the spirit of Ameri-
can institutions that part Of the soil Of the
nation should be occupied by communities
which are not self-governing. Satrapie
have no proper place In our system, aud a
Territory whose Governor and whose
judiciary are appointed at Washington is
nothing but a satrapy. It Is a funda.
mental principle of our political system
that the people of every separate entity
should make and execute their own laws
and should bear the responsibility for the
conduct Of their public affairs. When the
The morning call., 1893-07-15

constitution was framed it would have
been absurd to confer statehood on Ohio.
Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky or Tennessee.
for the simple reason that they wore one
and all Inhabited by a handful of white
trappers, surrounded by comm unities Of
Indians. 1t was therefore arranged that
they should 60 through a preliminary
apprenticeship in territorial condition.
AS soon as they could show moderate
white population they were admitted,
without regard to the volume of that popu-
lation. Nebraska was admitted with
10000, Ohio with 41,90O and Illinois with
$4,000.
If the principle which guided Congress
seventy years ago, and on which i: has
since generally acted. be applied to the
case of Arizona to-day it seems difficult to
conceive reasons on which its admission
can be resisted.
The morning call., 1893-07-15
THEORY AND PRACTICE.

The Rev. Thomas Sing has been indicted
on charge of smuggling Chinese across
the border. Admitting that the charge is
true, Mr.. Sing has put in practice the theo-
ries of some Of his brother cergymen.
They have claimed that the exclusion law
was an unjust discrimination against the
Chinese and Mr.. Sing does his level best to
nullify the law. Unfortunately for Mr..
Sing the especial law he is charged with
violating bears the signature of no less a
person than Grover Cleveland. The Geary
act was intended to provide means of
distinguishing between Chinese in the
country lawfully and those who have been
smuggled in. but it is the act Of 1883 which
makes this coming unlawful