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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-11-23
WEAKNESSES OF GENIUS.
Great Men who Have Eecn Conspicuously
Deficient In Mental and Moral Health.


Deficient In Mental and Moral Health.
DR. James Weir observes that mcchan-
iCal geniuscs, or those who deal mainly
with material facts, do not, as "a rule,
show any signs of mental degeneration
In proof of this one need only instance
Darwin, Galilci, Edison, Maxim, Watt
Rumsey, Howe, Morse, etc. 1t is only the
genius of @stheticism the genius of the
emotions, that is generally accompanied
by uumstakablc signs of degeneration.
Swinburnc's poems show the mental bias
OF their author who is described as pCCul-
lar and eccentric. Many of the men who
have aided in making the worlds history
were victims Of epilepsy, as was Julius
Cesar military leader, statesman and au-
thor. Many men of genius have suffered
from spasmodic and choreic movements,
notably Lcnau, MontosQuieu, Button, DR..
johnson, Santcuil, Thomas, Campbell,
Napoleon and socrates.
Suicide, essentially ii symptom of men
tai disorder has carried off many II man
Of genius, including such immortals as
Chattcrton, Bluunt Hayden, Give and
David Alcoholism and morphinism ar,
now recognized as evidences of dcgcncra
/ tion and have had as victims Coleridgc,
sheridan, steele, Addison, Hoffman,
| Charles Lamb, Burns and many others
/ In men Of genius tbs moral sense is some
| times obtunQCd OF absent. Sallust, Scncc;
and Bacon were suspected feluns; Rous
scau, Byron, Furcola and Carcsa were
! grossly immoral, while Casanova, the gilt
| Cd mathematician, was IA common swim
| der. London Pubic Opinion.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-11-23
STRAUSS ANU HIS DOG.
4 story of the waltz King, n Retriever
and HIS Eeminine Admirers.

and HIS Feminine Admirers.
1.-The Strauss jubilee" said New York
lmprcsario to IA reporter, reminded me
Of an incident of the visit of the great
composer to Boston at the time of the Gil
more jubilee which l do not remember
ever to have seen in print. Al that time
Johann was i'm the full blaze of his glory,
and the Blue Danube waltzes were rs
well known in this country as Yankee
Doodle, and so when the composer was
found to be a handsome, dapper little man,
with lovely eyes and a mass of wavy black
hIir that was almost as cxtrnvagantly long
rs Padercwski's, the Boston musical wOm-
en- went wild over him. He was courtcd
and caressed and feted and followed until
it is wonder his hcad--hair and all
was not turned but Strauss had too much
good business tact to lose control of him
self, and he accepted cvcrything-ciyility
and COMPLEMENTARY smile that was
rs comprehensive as it was stercotyped.
Strauss was great dog fanccr at that
time and was accompanied by II magnifl-
cent black retriever. Toward the last of
the great concert days some enthusiastic
young woman sprung the idea Of getting
lock of Strauss hair for her lOckct-
luckcts were worn hy everybody in those
days, y~u remember The fashion grew
into fad, and from IA fad blazed up to
fury, and with his comprehensive smile
! Johann promised every applicant mo
monto. And in due time the locks were
/ distributod--hOw many hundreds Of them
| don't know-cach one accompanied by
the compliments of the waltz king. Some
statistical cUss said that enough hair had
been cut oil aud distributed to make
/ Strauss look as though he had been sand
paperCd, yet when he left Boston for New
| York his locks were as bushy and proluse
as ever. 1t was remarked, however, that
when Johunn's beautiful blacl, haired dog
was put into the baggage car the poor
creature looked like shorn poodle. -
New York sun.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-11-23
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SEARN% CARDEH
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THE AMERICAN DOMINIQUE.

One of Our oldest Breeds and a Fine Illus
tration of What Can BE Done by Selection.
The American Dominique is the old
est of strictly American breeds 1t is a
good example Of what can be done by
selection with a definite end in view.
Its pedigree terminates, MS one traces it
back, in the common "hawk colored'
barnyard fowl In it's early history
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-11-23
One Way.

Lawley saw the following advertise
ment IN new spaper; send shilling
and we will inform you how you can make
half a sovereign II day"
He sent his shilling, and this was the
Information he received in return for his
money Insert an 'ad' like ours in the
papers and get ten fools like yourself to
answer it. "--London Million.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-11-23
Dr.. A. J. Willard, Prop
BURLINGTON. VT.

This Is an attractive moOern building OF
the Queen Anne Sly lie OF architecture, located
on the College Hill IN the city of Burlington.
Vermont. 1t has every needed appliance tor
It's special purpose, with sunShiny rooms and
numerous lire places Il solarium, convenient
Verandns ana ample grounds, ana command
ing fine view both OF the Adirondack and
Green Mountains and Lake Champlain.
More than Il merely well-furnished ana con
venient building, II is in the best meaning of
that word II "IIume" where nervous inValids
are constantly finding means OF regaining
their health and strength, with the ability
again to enjoy life, mingle with its activities
and perform its duties.
The treatment here comprises the follow
ing particulars
First.-Constant, skilled and iudiciously
sympathetic medical attendance.
Second.-kind patient and discriminating
care by trained nurses
Third Rest ana freedom from all disturb
ing family or other influences.
Fourth.-A generous diet and abundant
fresh air.
Fitn.-Cheertul and healthful surround
ings.
Sixth.-Appropriate medication, with pas
SlVe and active exercise, mas sage electricity
and bathing.
Attenli m to these and other points in the
care OF nervous inValids il enabling The
willard Nervine Home to restore to health
those who have tor IA long time been treated
in vain At their homes, anld the cares ana
worries incident thereto, where the attend
ing physicians, though never so skilliul
have not the necessary tim Tor their ner
vous cases. and are best les, many OF them
unable exactly 10 appreciate the peculiar
needs of the nervous sufferer. Hence, IN,
doctor and patient frequently becoming i
cOuragcd and the attendant perhaps beins
uninsilucted or incompetent, IL naturally
enough follows that the medical treatment al
home fails to accomplish any permanently
good result, whereas here under II different
re"ime the result is very different
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-11-23
A Rhine Custom.

A custom that has existed for several
centuries is still maintained in some
towns ON the lower Rhine. On Easter
Monday-auction day-the town cricr or
clerk calls all the young people together
and to the highest bidder sells the privi-
leges of dancing with the chosen girl ana
her only, during the entire year. Tue fees
flow into the public poor box.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-11-23

The Canadian Hortic0lturist claims
that the barrel header here depicted
works to perfection Any blacksmith
will make one for IS cents.
The parts marked A IA are made of
a small wagon tire, with hinges at &C.
DID are rods Of half inch round iron
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-11-23

riveted to the frame three inches above
hinges on each side, but left to turn
freely as hinge. r is piece of two
inch plank nearly the size of the barrel
head. Place the head on the barrel, then
the head in position. Loosen the top
hoops; bear down A to press the head
in. Drive down the hoops, and the head
Is in.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-11-23

(After six months.) My dear you
drive me to desperation with your jeal
ousy."
(After a couple of years.) CHARLES, you
drive me to desperation with your indif-
ference. '-Parti National.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-11-23

So much attention has of late been
attracted to this valuable plant that the
accurate representation Of it here repro
duced from The Country Gentleman can
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-11-23
Central VT. Railroad.
" EASTERN" STANDARD TIME,
COMMENCING NOV. i9, 1904.
Grains will leave Middiebury as foIlows:
GOING NORTH AND WEST.

S.O1 = ~ WIGHT EXPRESS from
!. 81 q 14A New Yort and Boston for
Montreal, OgdensOurg nd
t. West. Sleeping car
daily, Sunday Included
New York o ontreal " q
Troy; u Il daily, except
sunday, Boston t. Mont
real.
40 n ~ LOCAL EXPRESS-forBur
=. ~ q LII linytnn, ST. Adams, Rouse's
Point, Richfcrd, Waterbury
and Montpelier.
2.1O ~,,o EXPRESS MAIL, from New
- ~ r. LII York. New London Troy,
Albany, Springfield and
Boston Tor Burlington,
Montpelier, St Adams,
Richtord, Montreal, Og-
drnsburg and the West.
Wagner car Essex June.
tion to Montreal and Pull
man sleeper Montreal to
Chicago without change.
Due at Chicago $40 the
next night.
-.LO FAST EXPRESS, from
~ - LII Boston, y wv York Albany
an" Troy for Burline ton,
and St Albans.
GOING SOUTH AND EAST.
40 ~ EXPbESS or Boston Wor-
III q LII cester, New London,Sl ring
6eld an New York! also
Troy. Albany & New York,
1859 p T Floy. R 2l5aa Hzr aHa st t%F
York, Boston, Spring
field. and New Lone on.
and all New England
points, Wagner Parlor
cars to New York and
Boston.
Lee ~ PASSENGER for Rut and
&sG9 T. LII and intermediate stat ons.
0.LO ~ ~ MINED, tor Rutland and
..-fO LII intermediate stations,
1923 p land an and fh nterme ed at s sfs
tons, also for rr Al, a.
ny, New York and Boston.
Sir-l ing 90 trough TO
NJ. YorL and ston.
Runs daily Su days includ-
ed Montrea New York
via Troy, and daily Except
Sunday Montreal to Bos-
ton
ADDISON RAILROAD.
Going South-7;3o a m-Mixed train
leaves Ticonderoga for Leicester Junction ar
irving s.55.
Going North-6:2i p m-Mi1ed train
leaves Leicester junction, arriving at - on
deroga 80
a9r Through Tickets for Chicago and the est
sale al the principal STATIC ID.
F. W. BALDWIN,
General superintend
S. W, CUMMINGS,
General Passenger AgeD'
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-11-23
IN 1898.

The Simpletons, IA new novel by Thomas
Hardy, VIII be begun in the December Num-
Der, 1884, and continued to November, 1885.
Whoever may be ones iaVorte among Eng
hsh novclists il will be conceded by all crit
les that Thomas Hardy stands foremost rs Il
master artit IN fiction, and The Simpletons
may be expected to arouse enthusiasm not
interior in degree to thai which has marked
Trilby-the most successful story OF the year.
Another leading feature Will be the Personal
RecOllrctiOns OF Joan OF Arc by the Sieur
Louis de COntc, Her Page and secretary, un.
der which guise the most popular OF living
magazine writer's VIII present the story OF
the Maid OF Orleans. In the January Number
will appear protusely illustrated paper on
Charleston and the CHrolinas, the first OF "a
series OF southern papers.
Northern Africa Is attracting more arten-
ton than AT any other time si1cc il was In =
seat OF empire. The next volume OF Har-
per's Magazine will contain four illustrated
articles on this region, and three of them will
depict the present lie there. Julian Ralph
will prepare tor the Magazine series OF
elght stories, depicting typical phases of chi
nese Life and Manners. Resides the long
stories, there will begin in the January Num-
Der the first chapters Ct II A Tn ee-Part Nov
elette, by Richard Harding Duvis-the longest
work yet attempted bv this writer. Complete
short stories by popular wri -ers will continue
to be "A feature OF the Magazine.
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year. When no time Is mentioned, subscrip
tons will begin with the Number current at
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binding, 80 cents each-by mail. postpaid. IT,
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Remittances should be made by Post-oflice
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SOUTH AND EAST.

EXPbESS 'or BostOn Wor-
cester, NewLondon, Sl ring
6eld an New York also
Troy, Albany & New York,
FAST DAY EXPRESS tor
Troy, Albany and New
York, Boston, Spring
field. and New Lone on.
and all New England
points, Wagner Parlor
cars to New York ana
Boston.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-15
The Statesnan's S Pocket.

Kate Fields Washington.
"Do you prefer side or slant or TOP
pockets in your trousers %
81 don't care, I'm sure All l want
is pockets that I can get my hands
into"
This was the conversation overheard
the other day between tailor and his
customer, and I was reminded of it an
hour later as l looked down upon the
floor of the Senate chamber and
watched our grave reverend law-mak-
ers going through their work. In the
middle aisle carrying on a triangular de-
bate, were Senator Proctor and Senator
German, each with his left hand
III his trousers pocket, and
Senator Allison with both hands SINH
larly encased. They were presently
joined by Senator Brice, who had his
right hand pocketed, while Senator Lin
dsay strobe from the Democratic side
over to the Republican side with both
his hands in his pockets, almost run
ming into Senator Lodge, was carrying
his in the same way. / could not help
thinking OF the old story of Daniel
Webster and the bottom on his jacket
which he always used to twirl while
making his best recitation in school.
1t is said that little girl who had long
stood next to him in his spelling class
and who was ambitious to pass him, con-
trived one day to snip off this button ;
and at the next recitation, when Dan
iel felt for it and found it missing, he
was so overcome that he missed the
word put to him, and his clever rival
went to the head Of the class. Suppose
some malicious person, bent on destroy
ing the comfort and dignity of the
Senate should cOntrive to have the
trousers pockets of all Senators sewed
up over night, what would become Of
American oratory and legislation the
next day?
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-15

Itch on human and nor-r- ana all
animals cured i'm 30 minute. b., Wool
ford- Sanitary Lotion This never
fails. Sold by T. 7 Whitehead & Go.
Druggist, Scotland Neck y 9.
ii 4 81 ".
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-15
Cotton Mills in the South.

The MANUFACTURES Record Of Baltimore
recently published the location ofevery
cotton mill in the South, with the
number of spendles.
The article states that in 1880 the
South had 161 cotton-mills, with 667,
$50 spindles By 1890 these had in
creased in number to 255 mills, with
1,766,553 spindles. The South now
has 4O6 mills, with 2,763,S79 spindles,
and 62,O52 looms. In addition to this,
the mills projected will have between
10000 and $4,000 splndles. The in
crease in spindles last year was over
100000.
North Carolina leads in the number
of spindles, with 655 900 in operation
in 1894 while South Carolina leads in
looms, with 1920. North Carolina has
the largest number of mills, but as the
majority of them are small, the aggre-
gate nulnDeT VI tutI spIIu1oo 0ACo0oo
that of South Carolina only 81, 600.
Georgia comes third on the list, with
$50, 900 spindles.
The capital invested in cotton manu-
featuring in the South has increased
from $21 ,976,71a in 1880 to 500, 600, 600
in 1894 Thirty-two mills have report
ed their dividends for 1893, the aver
age being S.S per cent, in addition to
which most of them laid aside a sur
plus for repairs or extensions. Two
mills paid 20 per cent ; one 1Sper cent,
while the others ranged from 12t to 4
per cent.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-15
The Farmer.

Baltimore San.
Mankind could survive the collapse
of all other industries but this: The
one essential man is the farmer. He
is the king Of all and at the same time
the servant of all His reign began
with Adam and will last as long as the
sun shines and the rain falls. He is
of the few laborers who never go on a
strike. and who could not afford to 20
on strike. His stopping work would
be as bad as cutting off the worlds
supply of air. The farmer not only
gives the world it's bread and meat,
not only sustains the bodily life from
year to year, but he forms vast sur
plus of reserve capital upon which the
citizens and nations are constantly
drawing for the maintenance of their
physical and intellectual health.
Country air and country light seems
to make strong minds and strong souls.
The freshness and breadth and orlgi-
nality which comes from close COM
munion with nature, are needed to
gave life and blood to the depleted and
urban system. From the beginning
of our history, the farmer has contrib
uted great men to American business
and politics, providing intellectual and
moral as we'll as physical material for
the country, and we have reason to be
thankful that we can look to him for
this also in the future, as we'll as for
the products of the soil.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-15

III hurnor is but the inward feeling
of our want of merit
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-15
The Doctors Advice.
Selected.

Selected.
Tom met an old friend, who was for
meriy prosperous young lumber man
up in Northern Minnesota, but whose
bad habits of drinking brought him to
a pretty "hard up" condition. although
he has since reformed and is doing
better.
"How are you?" asked Tom.
s'Pretty well, thank you, but I have
lust seen doctor to him have examine
my throat"
whats the matter?'
"Wel, the doctor couldn't give me
any encouragement. At least he
couldn't find what / wanted him to
find
"What did you expect him to find %
Il asked him to look down my
throat for the saw-mill and farm that
had gone down there in drink"
"And did he see anything of it,"
mo, but he advised me il l ever got
another mill to run it by water"
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-15
Mark Twain.

Windsor, y. c.

.Selected.
Here is the latest perpetra'ed by the
genial author oi "1nnocent- Abroad
A Young colored girl had "expe-
rienced religion" in a revival. The
next day, IN busting her masters desk,
she happened upon 81 bill which had
been left there by accident. "Lord-a-
massv," she said as she covered It with
a book 50 as not to be further tempted
"how wish't that revival It'd been put
off till tomorrow"
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-15

Mrs. Wiuslow'- Soothing syrup has
been used for over fiftN years hy mil.
lions of mother for their children
while ,ecihing with perfect success II
soothes the child. -oftcns th" gums,
allays all pain cures wind c"hc and Ia
the best remedy for piauhoa Il.
pleasant 10 the taste Sold hy Drug
gists in every part - 10" World.
Twenty five cents a bottle It. value
is incalcuablc Be sure and ash for Mrs
Win-low's Soothing syrup, and iakc
no other kind
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-15
ABOUT CIGARETTES.
Eow They Ire Often Made.
Ho'erloo (lS. y obserr,r.

Do You care 10 know how they ar,
made? We think w. c..n enlighten YOU
An Italian hoy. only eight years old
was brought before Justice in NeW
York city, as a yagrant. or. In otkci
words, a young tramp. But What did
the officer charge him? Only with
picking up cigar->tumps from IL,
streets and cutters To prove this. b,
showed the boy, basket, half full oi
stumps, water-soaked and covered Will
mud
What do YOU do with these ?" asked
His Honor. What do YOU think wa.
his answer? Il sell them 10 a man foi
ten cents a pound, to be used in max.
ing cigarettes" Not a particular,
agreeable piece OF information, is it
boys?
In our large cities there are a grea,
many cigar-butt grubbers, as they are
called 1t certainly is not pretty
name, though very appropriate for it
is applied to boys and girls who scour
the streets in search of half-burnt ci-
gars and stumps. which are dried and
then sold to be used in making ciga-
rettes
But this isn't all, nor even the worst
of it. These cigarettes have been ana
lyzed, and physicians and chemists are
surprised to find how much opium is
put into them A tobacconist himself
says "that the extent to which drugs
are used in cigarettes is appalling"
Havana favoring" for this same pur-
pose is sold everywhere by the thous-
and barrels. This favoring is made
from the tonka- bean, which contains a
deadly poison. The wrappings, war
ranted to be rice-papers, are sometimes
made OF common paper, and sometimes
of filthy scrapings of ragpickers, bleach
ed white with arsenic What cheat
to be practiced on people
Think of it, boys the next time you
t Ike up a cigarette, drop it as you
would coal of fire. The latter would
simply burn your fingers but this
burns up good health, good resolutions,
good manners, good memories, good
faculties, and often honesty and truth
fulness as we'll.
A bright boy of thirteen came under
the spell of cigarettes. He grew stupid
and subject to nervous twitchings, till
finally he was obliged to give up his
duties. When asked why he didn't
throw away his miserable cigarettes,
the poor boy replied, with tears, that he
had often tried to do SO, but could
not.
Another boy OF eleven was made era
Nv bv cigarette smoking, and was taken
to an insane asylum in Orange county
New York. He was a violent and dan
gerous maniac, exhibiting some of the
symptoms peculiar to hydrorhobia.
The white spots on the tongue and
inside the cheeks, called smokers patch
es, are thought by Sir Morell Macken-
zie to be more common with users of
cigarettes than with other smokers.
"Does cigarette smoking injure the
lungs?" asked some one of leading
New York physician. For his answer,
the doctor lighted cigarette, and in
haling a mouthful Of smoke, blew it
through the corner of his handkerchief
which he held tightly over his mouth.
A dark brown stain was distinctly visl-
BILE. Just such stain" said the doc
tor, sis left upon the lungs" If You
ever smoke another cigarette think OF
the stains you are making"
Barn Burning in Chatham.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-15
Barn Burning in Chatham.
PittsbOrO Record.

PittsborO Record
We regret to hear of more barn
burning in the the western part of this
county On last Friday night the barn
and stables of Mrs. Patty Brooks, in
Mathews tc township, were burned. In
addition to the forage in the barn two
mules were also burned. And on Sat
rrday night, in the same neighborhood,
the barn of MIR. John Check was burn
ed together with mule and a lot Of
corn and forage. Both burnings are
supposed TO have been the work Of in
cendiaries.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-15
VOL. x.
THE CANDIDATE.

i ne NOlOA T..
Mule a brayin';
Man at gate
"Hello brother"
(Candidate.)
Tow-head children
Watch an wait
"Bless the darlin's"
Candidate y
Stump in cornfeld,
(Growin' late)
"RaiGcd a farmer.
Candidate y
Gray-head soldier
Served the State:
"Want more pensions?"
Candidate I"
Old-time widder,
Sad as fate
"Lost my wife, too"
Candidate ,
Colored niger
Black as slate
"Good as white man."
Candidate y
Big church meetin'-
Deacons straight:
"Born a Baptist" !"
Candidate y
Safe in Office
Voters wait
$50 to thunder !"
Candidate y
Frank L. Stanton
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-15
How TO Crnr An str~ pt-r,.i.."

simply apply "~waync'- Ointment
No internal medicine required Cures
letter, eczema, itch, all cruption- on
the face. hands. nose. &c. leaving the
-kin clear. white and healthy It, great
-cs-s.d 10y no other rom"l, AK your
druggls, for Swaync's Ointment