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The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-30

Tom Power may ultimately defeat the
confirmation of David G. Browne of
Benton for collector Of customs of this
district, but he will have to use some
other means than by causing false dis
patches to be sent out. David G.
Browne has not resigned his position
and mas no intention Of doing 80.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-30
Both Good Shots.

FLEMING, w. Va, March 27.-Late
last night Hoke Napier, a well-known
lumberman, and a discharged employee
Henry Collins, met in the street and
quarreled. Both drew revolvers and
began firing. Collins was killed instant.
ly and Napier survived only a few hours.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-30

Investors in property at this place can
make no mistake as the falls Of the Mis-
souri, are here to stay, and in this age OF
great manufacturing development 20
person can overestimate the Spdustrial
growth of this place.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-30
ArbOr Day.

HELENA, March 27.-[Special to The
TRIBuNE.l-Gov. Richards has decided
upon the third Thursday in April as
Arbor day and will shortly issue his
proclamation.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-30

Philip d. Armour Of Chicago employs
$4,000 people, and pays 100000 an.
in wages.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-30

DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Most Perfect Made.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-30

Just Arrived, New Styles of Baby
Carriages at Calkius' Bookstore.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-30

What matters it, indeed, that authori-
ties on east quote your circulation as
but 900 Fridays, 1,5CC)? Your closing
%panegyric alone is we'll worth the price
of your news service (S7.C0 per year,
I'VE Brooklyn scribbler, read up a little
before you sneer at one section o. this
great union" The Brooklyn scribbler
is properly humbled, he has 'read up"
he has read your whole article through.
Can he do more?
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-30

Nor are you Indians, either! You
have detailed in a pretty, quite "real-
estatish" way, your growth and your up
building! You omitted to say, however,
that you had a telegraph service and an
express. You are we'll equipped, indeed,
and the Looker-On's ardent hopes go
with you in your toilsome journey out Of
the forest of "~lanateness" into the CLEAN
Of metropolitanism.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-30

Here, stopping for the moment, the
flow of my quotation, | must beg your
pardon, Mr.. Editor of Great Falls. l
was wrong, "denizens," not natives" is
the word l should have used. For Web
ster defines "native" as zone born in a
certain place or country" and your little
metropolis has only been agoiug six
years. Natives" are. of course, impos-
sible with you, and "old families" are
quite out of the question.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-02-02

The pharmacopoeia has long recon-
mended iron wire as material for iron
preparations Musical wire, being steel
and therefore purer. is also often APP
piled and yields sufficiently pure prep
aratons. More lately there have been
recommended for this purpose soft steel
drillings. as being cheaper, purer and
not so difficult to dissolve as wire, which
by the various processes of forging, ham
mering. rolling and final drawing be-
comes denser and harder.
The more impure an iron the quicker
it will dissolve. but the same piece of
iron or steel will more rapidly dissolve
the less it has undergone the mechanical
treatments i'm question. Thus, if the i'm
mense amount of mechanical labor be
considered to which an iron or steel bar
is subjected in reducing its diameter to
that of wire. it is argued that soft steel
drillings, shavings or turnings deserve
preference. In word. the turnings and
drillngs of aXles and steel boiler plate,
which can be obtained at any steel works
OF machine shop. are ranked among the
purest brands of iron. in the chemical
sense of the word. According to ex-
perts, it may be considered a practical
rule that any brand of steel capable OF
making goo1 axle or boiler plate viii
also yield pure preparations on dissolv-
ing. New y ork Tribune.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-02-02

schoon or rested quite steadily on the rocks.
As soon as there seemed any possibility
of escape, hope revived in my breast again,
and once more felt myself a-tremble and
breathless with expectancy. Eagerly |
watched every move of the sailors who
were working to save the lives of us all
and groan would be wrung from my
lips every time they failed in an under
taking or were baf1led by the savage gale
In the course Of time, the tOpmast was
secured, and from 1t the mate attempted to
fling rope to the verge of the precipice.
Once, twice, three times he essayed, and
tho third trial resulted in the moose catch
ing about some bushes A faint cheer
broke from the threats of the sailors, but
It turned to groan of dismay when the
mate pulled on the rope and the bushes
came away, dragged out by the roots.
Again and again the cast was made un.
til the mans arms were quite tired out,
but the moose failed to catch n second time.
Finally, the mate gave It up. Then
saw him working his way out on the slen-
der topmast, and ! knew it was his desper-
ate intention to make n leap for the bluff.
The eyes of every man were on him, and
some of those rough sailors were praying
aloud that he might succeed.
Carefully balancing himself at mo-
ment when the schooner was steady, the
brave man was on the point of leaping
when the tip of the topmast broke, and he
went whirlng over and over as he shot
downward.
He struck in the water, and for some
moments was seen no more. Then his
head appeared on the brink of boiling
wave as he was hurled straight at the
face of the bluff. 1 expected to see him
dashed to pieces, but he was hurled up on
a sort of shelf, and when the wave fell
back, there he lay, clinging madly to the
stones
After some minutes, during which we
watched him breathlessly, he moved and
began to draw himself up, getting hold
with his strong fingers and finding little
resting spots for his feet. We gave one
great cheer, and then watched him in 81
lence, knowing he was working for our
lives as well as his own.
In time he reached the top of the bluff,
from which point he was able to catch the
rope flung to him. When this was made
secure, we all succeeded in getting off the
doomed schooner, one at time, and not
a life was lost.
Two days later, when passing brig saw
our signal of distress and took us from
the island, not single timber of the Fal-
within three hours after our escape.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-02-02

He was a most fOrlOrn and wretched ap-
pearng old beggar and the placard on his
breast announced he was "Deef and
Dunn"
] looked at him pityingly as ! paused
and thrust a hand into my pocket, appar-
emily searching for piece of money to
drop into his little box.
"My poor man," | sympathizingly OBJ
served, 81 regret very much you should be
afflicted by such a terrible misfortune.
He stared at me, shook his head and
pointed at the sign, while l placidly con
tinued
sit is such dreadful thing to be blind
How horribly you must feel to be forever
cropping your way through the darknessl
Sometimes you must long to see the bright
sunlight and the little birds whose merry
songs you can hear Don't you ever ex-
perience such desire?"
He shook his head violently and pointed
again at the placard Without seeming to
notice his excitement, still feeling in my
pockets rs if for money, went on;
81 wonder how You find your way about
these crowded streets. You must know
your life is in constant danger, yet you
cannot see the many perils that beset you.
Don't you ever fear you will be killed in
some accidental manner"
He almost danced as he shook his head
with still greater violence once more try
ing to attract my notice to the sign but
simply added:
81 can imagine no more terrible afflic-
tion than blindness. Were you born this
way, or was it brought about by some
dreadful accident? 1t could not have been
an accident, for your eyes seem in condi'
ton. Ordinarily would not suppose you
were blind at all"
"Well, amt blind' he cried in dis
gust. Cant you read? Pm def anc
dumb"
'Oh, so you are" said with satisfac
ton. EXCUSE me for not observing it be
fore" And walked on, without taking
my hand from my pocket.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-02-02

THE best evidence of the truth of the
theory of hecedity | ever saw" said T.
E. Lucas to the corridor man at the Lin
dell sis family named Walker living
in Mitchell county, N. C. There are at
present seven brothers and five sisters,
the lowest stature of any of them being
6 feet. which is the height of one of the
girls. Her sisters run in regular gradu-
alton as to height-6 feet inch, feet
2 inches and feet inches. The tallest
brother is feet inches, and the short
est feet inches.
1.-The mother is short, being but feet
8 inches. while the father, from whom
the children inherit their remarkable
growth, is 7 feet 9 inches. He is of a
family of nine brothers, the tallest of
whom was 8 feet in height and the short
est feet, and all of them lived to a con-
siderable age, the only one surviving,
however, being the father of the sons
and daughters mentioned. If the pres
ent family were arranged one above the
other. they would reach 10 feet 6 inches
in height. 1t is said that all of the an
cestors back through several generations
We're of like proportions. st. Louis
Globe Democrat.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-02-02
Where He Belonged.

An English paper tells the following
old story as of something having recent
ly happened: The hartford magistrate
sent a boy named Mace to a truant
school for two years. whereupon this
colloquy ensued:
Clerk-You are bound to ask the father
what is his religious persuasion.
Chairman-Do you go to church?
Defendant-No, sir.
Chairman-Do yon go anywhere?
Defendant-No, sir.
Chairman Does the boy go anywherei
Defendant-No, sir.
Clerk-Then we shall put him down
rs belonging to the Church of England.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-02-02

age and the desperate sea lunged against
the bluff, but every human being on that
doomed craft was slenced by his awful
peril.
Finally, felt the shippers grip on my
arm and heard his words in my ear:
"Thank God we were not cast against
the precipice Had that happened all
would be over now"
"But what chance have we now?" was
my hOarsely uttered question.
"Noner' he answered. But this gives
us a few moments more of life"
"Simply prolongs the agony"
"If you look at it that way, yes. 1t
gives us time to pray If we had been cast
on "A sandy shore, some might have es-
capped. AS it is, the precipice seals our
DOOM"
ITelt certain death was close at hand,
hut my fear seemed to be gone. IL had
passed away, and was astonished at my
own calmness. | even smiled scornfully
at he terror that had possessed me short
time before, and when the lightning came
again looked about with intense inter
est at the awe inspiring spectacle, had
often wondered how it would feel 20 be
shipwrecked, and now was experiencing
the sensation to my full satisfaction.
We could do nothing to save ourselves,
and so the only thing was to wait, wait,
wait. That was the worst part of it, as
quickly decided, for the suspense became
greater with each passing minute. This
20 wore upon me that / soon longed for
the schooner to be swept from the rocks in
order that might know what would fol
low.
Boom booml booml
The pounding of the great waves on the
bluff seemed sufficient to make the very
earth shake and shudder At times the
schooner would lurch with a movement
that seemed to indicate she was about to
let go her hold and sweep forward, but
| that was only when some monster wave
larger than the average, hurled its seeth
! ing crest over u.s.
And so the hours wore away, while the
| Falcon seemed to cling like leech to the
rocks on which she lay. | wondered sh,
did not go to pieces hundred times befor,
morning, bur, Mt length muddy gray
light showed in the eastern sky, and W,
knew dawn was at hand.
1t came. Rain ceased to fall, but thu
wind still tore at the rigging, and tn,
waves ran over the deck. Not far from tn,
top of the mainmast hung the crest of thu
bluff, where safety awaited any who coult
reach it.
The captain and the first mate consult
ed. AS result of this, an attempt wa
made TO reach the top of the cliff, hi
rected by the mate, some of the sailors Sc
to work, and as a result of their effort
the topmast was extended from the main
mast in an effort to reach the bluff. Thi
was a most difficult task and could no
have been accomplished had not tn
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-02-02
FLESH EATING HAReS.
A ss~ptic Was Convinced When He Saw
One Munching Mutton.


One MunchinE Mutton.
Hare is a dish never seen on a Spanish
table, because in Spain there is super
stition that hares in the night go into
chNrchyards and dig up the graves and
eat the dead bodies. A writer who spent
some time shooting in Castillo, where
game is very plentiful, relates how he
was convinced of the fact that the hares
do eat flesh. He had been told so by
the country people, but had treated their
assertion as a ridiculous fiction. The
Next time he found himself in party of
sportsman he repeated what he had
heard as joke, but to his surprise every
one listened quite gravely and assured
him that it was perfectly true. They
themselves had frequently seen hares
eating flesh. AS he still expressed doubts
on the subject, however, one of the COM
pany offered to bet him 80 liters of wine
that he (the Germany should see hare
eating meat. The bet was accepted.
The next morning, very early, the Span
lard, the German and two greyhounds
went out to a great heath to look for
flesh eating hares. AS they were sitting
waiting for the hares to appear, the
Bpaniard, to the Germans amazement,
took little live crab out of his pocket.
What do you want that for?" said the
German. ITO catch the hare with" re-
piled the Spaniard. 1t struck the Ger
man that perhaps the Spaniard had
brought him out merely to make fool
of him. But then he reflected that that
was not the Spanish way with strangers.
So he held his tongue and went on wait
ing. BY and by fine hare appeared.
In a moment the two dogs were after
him (they were well muzzled, so that
| they could not do him any harm), and
/ in few moments more the hare had dis
appeared again in his hole, and the dogs
were barking at its mouth, The men got
up and hurried after them.
Now" said the Spaniard, this is
where my crab comes in" He pulled
ont the crab and put it down at the
mouth of the hole, and it, glad to hide in
the dark shade, crept in with all the ex
petition it could manage. The Span
lard instantly spread large coarse sacl
over the entrance. and in few moment:
out rushed the hare, terrified by its un
expected visitor, right into the sack
Home they went with their prisoner
which they placed in a cage. When thu
hare had recovered from his fright HI
ate before the Germans astonished eye
several pieces of the mutton which wer,
thrown n.-Muenchener Zeitung.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-02-02
STORIES FROM LIFE.
A THRILLING sHlPWREcK AND OTHER
INTERESTING SKETCHES.

The Schooner Falcon Driven on the Rocky
Shore of Strange Isiand-Heroic Con-
duct of the First Mate-The Crew Saved
by His Efforts.
copyright, lso3 by American Press Associa-
toni
At first the anchors dragged and it seem
I'd certain the Falcon would go upon the
ragged rocks that lay under our lee, not
more than two cable lengths away, but
the grapnels finally caught and held Sc
curely, so that by the time the schooner
had ridden for two terrible hours in the
very teeth of the storm we took heart and
were hopeful.
Then it was that | ventured to go be
low. Up to that time ! had not dared
leave the deck. although it was necessary
to lash myself to something secure i'm or
der to prevent being swept overheard by
the swirling seas that broke over the Fal.
con at every plunge.
The night was dark, and the rain came
down in buckets while the wind shrieked
in fiendish manner through the broken
and tangled rigging. 1t no longer thun-
dered, or, if it did, the sound was not
heard above the roar of the hurricane. but
now and then vivid glare of white light
ming would show us the green mass of rae
ing water, capped with snow white foam,
that seemed to be sweeping past US with
the velocity of an express train
The skipper had lost his bearings and
was unable to tell what land it was that
lay 80 close at hand, although he thought
1t was one of the islands of the Cosmoledo
group, off the northern coast of Madagas-
car.
I I
ing his chart, his face white and set. He
had only ventured down a few moments
before me- leaving everything for the time
in charge of the first mate.
Within three minutes after going below
a cry from the sailors, family heard above
the fury of the storm, brought me running
to the deck, the captain at my heels.
1.-The cables have partedN' screamed the
first mate as we appeared. "In another
moment we'll be on the rocks!"
Then an unusually intense flare of light
ming showed us he spoke the truth, for the
schooner was being hurled through the
water at fearful speed, while almost over
our heads, it seemed, hung the jagged verge
of terrible bluff, against the foot Of which
the laundering waves beat themselves into
tumbling foam seeming to leap upward
and fall back in very ecstasy of mad
anguish.
"Hold hard''-
The captains cry was drowned by the
crash that followed, and the schooner
shuddered and groaned in every part rs she
lay helpless on II mass of rocks, with the
great precipice still hanging threateningly
over our heads.
Not human voice was heard for some
seconds. The wind howled amid the cord
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-02-02
PALE, THIN AND EVACUATED
PEOPLE.
A Flesh Forming Food.
Artificially Digested.


The country is full OF them.
They do not know what it IS
to feel we'll like other folks.
Medicines Of all kinds have
been tried without good re-
suits. Cod Liver Oil and the
preparations of Malt have all
failed. What is the reason?
These emaciated people cannot
digest starchy foods. The fat
of the body is produced with
bread, potatoes and other
starchy food. If they will eat
food that is artificially digested,
they will grow fat, strong,
plump and robust. They will
commence gaining flesh at
once. This Flesh Forming
Food is called PIskoIa. Send
for a phamphlet. Agents
wanted everywhere. Address
THE Pre- -OlGESTE3 FOOD CO.,
1853 Duane ST., New York. !
For sale by Isaac Storms, Middlebury, VT
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-02-02
Had ItIn For Him.

Poet-If ever catch the compositor
who ruined my last poem, I'll be tempt
ed to murder him. You see wrote a
beautiful little gem about my prospec-
tive wife, and in it l referred TO her as "a
composite of angels"
Friend-Well?
Poet-And the thick headed printer
got it "a composite of angles. Boston
Courier.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-02-02
Natures Butter Factory.

Peat diggers at Cavendish, Stradmore,
Ireland, have made a remarkable discov-
cry. At depth of nearly % feet they
have unearthed stratum of what APP
pears to be pure butter. The vein varies in
thickness from to Z inches, and is said to
be of the consistency of common bar soap.
Biologists who have visited the locality of
the wonderful find say that it is simply a
layer of mineral wax, but the workmen
still declare that "indade it's bog of but
ter" If the stratum proves to be extern
sive, 1t will probably be utilized in the
manufacture of soaps and candles.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-02-02
"Granny's Tired"

noticed the wretched old woman as she
hobbled along the street with thin, frail
child supporting her. They both seemed
fit objects for charity, and as l turned to
look after them heard the child say:
"Lean on me, granny. 1t is quite long
distance yet, and you are so tired. am
strong; let me help you all can"
"Poor little waif" was my mental ex-
elamation. "She does not look as if she
had eaten a square meal for a year, and
yet she says she is strong"
watched them until they disappeared
in the ever restless throng of the great
city, and then, rousing myself, | FASTENED
on to my office.
For some reason | could not work that
afternoon. and after vainly trying to do so
for an hour closed my desk and went out
for mOuthful of air. Lighting a cigar,
wandered idly along, scarcely noticing
the direction my steps were taking me.
Suddenly halted in surprise, for, at a
quiet spot just off the busy street again
observed the little waIf whose brave words
were yet echoing in my head She was
playing quietly about some stone steps, on
which sat the old woman, her head rest
ing against an iron pillar and her eyes
closed.
AS approached, the little girl started
up, making a cautioning gesture.
"Pease, mister, don't make a noise !"
she entreated.
"What are you doing here, little oneS"
| asked, as kindly as possible
"Im just watin while granny sleeps a
bit. Grannys tired, and she couldn't go
further till she rested some.
Something about the appearance of the
old woman made me touch her on the
shoulder and peer closely into her ashen
face. Then | started back, uttering an
exclamation of surprise and horror.
She was dead GILBERT PATTEN.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-02-02
Estate of Ira Pond.
Communication XoItcp.

The Undersigned. having been appointed by
the Hon. PROBATE Court tor the District OF Adj
Olson, COmni --iOners, to receive, examine and
adjust all claims and demands of all persons
against the estate ot Ira POND, late o. Middle
bury, in said District, deceased, ana all claims
exhibited in offset thereto hereby give notice
that we will meet tor the pulp 1srs aforesaid at
the residence Of the late Ira 4 nd, ON the
both day a. February and sd day OF June
ne xt, from O'Clock p. m. until O'Clock p. M,
each OF said days, and that six months from
the s!d day Ot Jan u'try, \. ID. 1894, is the time
limited by id Court for said creditors TO
present their claims TO Us tor examination
and allowance.
Date at vi tllrburN, this 22d day OF Jan
uary. A. %. lS'i.
T.. G.. >EELTY, ro,,,,
T34 |. T. ASHM W. '''' ''
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-02-02
Ancient Preservation of the Dead.

Herodotus gives a good description of
the manner in which the early Ethiopi-
ans preserved their dead. Having thor
oughly dried the corpse, they plastered
it over with paste made of gypsum and
then painted the face and exposed parts
so as to make them look as natural as
possible. Dead bodies served in this
manner remained intact for hundreds of
years,-St. Louis Republic.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-02-02
She Loves scotch Music.

Lady Eigin is very unsteady inclined
and has special prediction for the
characteristic compositions of hernative
land and has taught all her children to
sing the fine old Scottish melodies. 1t is
her custom every evening to have them
join her at the piano, from the oldest
down to Lady Rachel, IA tiny fairy of
three summers, whose piece de resistance
az present is the familiar "Boatie Rows.
London Gentlewoman.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-02-02
BINDTNG!.

Arrangements have been perfected by
WHICH we eau nave Magazines bound AT the
folio owing rttr9 per volume: II1lt canvas, 6
cents; halt sheep, - cents. half roam, 81 hall
morocco, Sl.3j. These prices are tor the
common. sized magazines, like the "Ccntury,' -
"Harpers," etc. Publications havnga ArgeI
page will, OF course. cost more.
RFGTSTFp 20
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-02-02

Mr.. Harry Furniss, in The st. James
Budget, comes out as an advocate of
feminine bus conductors. He asks, "Is
it not time the rude male conductor was
abolished and girls employed insteadT"