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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-11-02

tic and Pacific railway. He followed his
profession till 1878, then located in Allan
ia with his brother, Mr.. f. f, Hurt, in
the real estate and insurance business. In
1877 he marie Miss Annie b. Woodruff
of Columbus, Ga. In 1879 he entered on
the organization Of building and loan as
sociations. This led him to visit Philadel-
phia to study the system of that city, and
SO extended his acquaintance and know
ledge ms to make him one of the most sue
ccssful business men of Atlanta. He be-
came head of the Atlanta Home Insurance
company and East Atlanta Land com
pany and finally manager of the Conscli-
dated Street Railroad company. His
shrewdness and success in this last enter
prise were recognized by his fellow workers
in his election to the presidency of the
American Street Railway association.
The representatives. of the association
gathered at the Atlanta meeting number
ed about 1000, and among them were
many men eminent in politics and jour
nalism as well as in their business spe-
cialty.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-11-02
Ths eJoT CROPS.


Now to IIarN est and Store the Roots So
as to Insurs Perfect Preservation.
The first thing to be done in the bar
vesting and storing of roots is to cut of
their tops with a sharp hoe while the
roots are yet i'll the ground, pulling the
tops from two rows into one To pull
the roots take a plow-one with an old
mold board with the upper half broken
off is bestt-plow them out, throwing
two rows together into the space not &C.
cupied by the tops. The few roots that
are wholly covered with the soil may be
thrown out with fork.
In gathering the roots use no baskets,
but throw them directly into the wagon,
cautioning the leaders to take one root
in each hand and knock them together to
Jar off the soil The load is driven di-
rectly to the cellar, where a chute has
been constructed about the length of the
wagon box and leading to the cellar.
The advantage of the chute consists in
two or three men being able to work at
unloading at the same time without be-
ing in each others way. The chute
should be constructed with a Slated bot
tom, so that all the loose dirt will drop
to the ground This freeing of the roots
from earth is an important factor i'll
their keeping, rs they will certainly lie
cay if much earth and litter is left adj
herring To further aid in the cleansing
process a dry time should be selected for
the work.
The general rule is to harvest roots
the first week in November though cir
cumstances might make difference of
week in the time. 1t is considered I'M
wise to leave them out longer if the
weather permits the work. For con-
venionce in feeding and to keep a COM
paratively high temperature the bin is
placed in the center of the basement of
large barn. The sides are made by
boarding up the studGing on the inside
next the roots with cheap, rough lum-
Der. The outside is covered first with
building paper and then with matched
bemlock boards. In very cold seasons g
covering of straw will prevent the roots
from becoming frosted. Two or three
ventilating tubes should be placed
among the roots. These are cheaply
made by mailing four six inch boards to-
gether, forming a tube, boring augul
holes in the four sides at frequent inter
walls Stored in this manner, says {
writer in The New England Homestead
roots may be perfectly preserved unit
the middle of May.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-11-02
GROUND PLAN OF ZEE CELLAR.

ing 3 after me- Thus it will be seen
that very little change of air can take
place by my entering, especially as all
is covered overhead and on all sides
with earth, except the anteroom
The cellar bottom is quite dry, as
there is a drain under the wall and be-
low the bottom all around, being s inches
deep in the northwest corner and 20
inches deep at the northeast corner or
outlet. The hives are put along both
walls and west end, placing one on tor
of the other ones four deep. The inner
roof is made by using by G stuff fol
rafters (Which are a foot apart, with
inch boards nailed on them at the top.
There are three feet Of dry earth between
the twc,s IFS. The ventilator shows two
elbows n 5hicb effectually exclude all
light The hole in it is by inches
square. The subearth ventilator is A
feet deep, as far as may be, and 100 feet
long, hut this and the upper one are
closed of late winters, while the bees
are in the cellar. l believe this is the
best underground arrangement possible
for winteriug bees.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-11-02
Tho Alloted limo For ozars.

The car has Weighed for nearly years
This has been, il is worth noting, the
usual length of a Russian reign since
the beginning of the seventeenth century.
Since about the same date the average
langth of Spanish reign has been 81
years, of an Austrian reign 26 years, OF
a Prussan 80 years and of a British reign
80 to 80 years, according as George is in
cluded or excluded Royal mortality in
Russia is higher, too, than in France
where the last sovereigns reigned on ar
average 20 years each, although one of
them was gullotined, one transported to
St. Helena, one dcposed and one forced to
abdicate.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-11-02
A STREET CAR MAGNATE,
Joel Hurt, the New President of the Amer
lean Street Railway Association.

Mr.. Joel Hurt, recently elected presi-
dent of the American Street Railway as
sociation, is among Atlantas most enter
prising men of the new regime and one of
the many thousands reduced to poverty
by the civil war who have shown cXtraor-
binary energy in overcoming adverse for
tune. He was born in Russell county,
Ala, July 81, 1850, but his father was
born and reared in Georgia, and to that
state the family in time returned. His
mother was a daughter of Colonel Nimrod
w. Long leading citizen of Alabama.
The close of the war found the Hurt
plantation completely desolated and all
the movable wealth of the family de-
stroyed, so the son, at the age of 10, had
to begin the battle of life for himself.
He managed to acquire a good educa-
tion obtained the degree of civil engineer
at the age of 21 and soon after got the
place of assistant engineer in running a
trial line through Arizona for the Allan
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-11-02

low as the ground opposite to it, on
each side The outer roof is hemlOck
boards battened. In Fig 2 l represents
the window in the gable end of the ante
room so l can have light after go III
aud shut the first door, In this anteroom
(see Fig. p light my candle and have
the sawdust to carry in to spread on the
floor, etc. There is a water course to
carry off all surplus water coming from
the roof and elsewhere, it being made
in large scoop form by taking dirt out
to go between the two roofs, as illus
trated i'll Fig. 1. The fence is shown in
the rear. This causes the snow to drift
on the roof. There is aventilator at the
back end of the cellar.
Fig represents the front view, also
the ground plan of the anteroom aud
doors; l is the casing that the outer
door hangs on and against which the
door shuts; 2 is the outer door, which
swings in and around against the south
side Of the anteroom; is the first door
toward entering the cellar and i'll open
ing it swings out and round the north
side Of the anteroom, finding the posi-
ton when open as represented; is the
next door, two feet farther in, which in
opening also swings around against No.
3, as shown; is the door entering the
cellar, and in opening it swings into the
cellar round against the south wall I'M
less the cellar is full Of bees, in which
case a stop is so placed that it will not
hit the hives.
In entering the cellar l first go into
the anteroom and shut the door, as
have explained. Then Iopen Nos. and
and step into the last dead air space,
closing No 4 after me, but allowing
No. to remain open. l now open No
and quickly step into the cellar, clos
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-11-02
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AfARN% CARDEN
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WlNTERlNG BEES.

Cellars Compared With Special Reposito'
ries-A Successful Up Ground Cellar.
Cellars are more generally used than
up ground buildings because most per-
sons have cellar under the dwelling
house If the cellar can be darkened,
is dry and can be kept at proper tenn
perature, all right but if the cellar is
damp special up ground cellars may be
constructed. In the A B G of Bee Gull
ture, Mr. Root illustrates repository
that G. NJ. Doolittle used for a number
of years with success. Following is the
description as given by Mr. Doolittle:
Fig. represents the outside as view
ed from the southwest. The ground
should rise gradually from the fore
ground up to the fence, the back end of
the roof at the peak being lower, or as
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-11-02
THE MOTHER OF INVENTION.
She Is n Penitentiary, and Not Necessity,
In the Case of Convict Kline.

In the case of Charles +. Kline, a peniten-
tiary, and not necessity, is the mother Of
invention. AS Il free agent in Dayton, o.,
Kline never did anything except drink
and steal. AS a life convict in the Ohio
penitentiary he has invented a transmit
ter that it is alleged, may revolutionize
the telephone business. Kline is good
machinist, but weakness for larceny and
John BarlGycorn has caused him no end of
trouble.
The old rule of three times and out does
not apply to Ohio prisons. In the matter
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-11-02

GRAND DUKE GEORGE ed almost to in
sanity by nihilistic plots; his wife, the
czarina was worn out 10y anxiety and his
recent sickness; there was trouble of some
kind between the car and his oldest son,
the czarowitz, and before that was settled
it was known that Prince George was
sinking rapidly with consumption.
George Alcxandrovtch second son Of
Alexander III, was born April 27, 1871,
and was of delicate physique from the
first, but he went through the regular
naval aud military training of Russian
princes and seemed to have acquired an
average degree of health and strength
when an accident, the particulars of which
are variously related, developed a weak
ness of the chest Nevertheless he COM
plotCd his education, took a course in the
navy, and It was expected that in due
time he would succeed his uncle, the
Grand Duke Alexis, as commander in
chief of the navy. That branch of the
service being idle, he was made colonel Of
the Ninety third infantry, or Ir5utsk regi-
mcnt and by the usual courtesy among
princes held commissions in the Prussian
and a ustrian service.
In 1891 he started with the czarovitz ~
a Russian ironclad on what was expected
to be "A touY around the world. In Japan
q fanatic made an attempt on the life of
the czarowitz, and SO the tour was aban-
doned Ii the Indian ocean Grand Duke
George foil from mast and injured his
spine. After lingering some time in south
ern ATTITUDES he returned home a con
sumptivc, and after many contradictory
rumors it was officially announced that he
was dying of consumption. An imperial
decree has therefore been issued naming
Grand Duke Michael as next in succession
to the cZarONitZ
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-11-02
Tomb WIN shorthand Inscription.

In the Church of st. Mary's, Sculcoates,
Hull, England, is a tombstone with an
inscription in shorthand. 1t il in memory
of Mrs. Jane Delamoth, who died on Jan.
10, 1851. The tablet is an object of curl
GUS interest to people who visit the church.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-11-02
not apply I

of lawbreaking it is four times and in for
life as n habitual criminal. Kline has been
convicted the requisite number of times,
and executive clemency is now the only
open sesame to which he may appeal for
liberty. His last offense was the theft of
six gallons of whisky and several dozen
eggs, and ms his previous infracrions of
law were of q similar character the con-
Wet inventor is not a very desperate crimi-
nal.
Kline is employed in the prison gas
works and has made a special study of
electricity since his incarceration began.
His transmitter is a very simple device
and may be manufactured in quantities at
an expense of about 10 cents each. While
the ordinary Blake transmitter has only
about dozen points of contact, there arc
between 2, 900 and 5000 in the transmit
ter Kline has invented In the highly SEN
sitive transmtters used in long distance
telephone work there are only about 300
points of contact.
The prison authorities have taken so
much interest in l[line's invention that a
test line of telephone is in operation with
in the walls. One odd feature of the line
is that, owing to the use of kline's trans
mitter, noises at a distance do not break
In upon the conversation. by talking IN
a low tone very close TO the transmitter
even a whisper may be heard at the other
end of the line Kline further dispenses
with the use of batteries and utilities the
electrical current that permeates the
ground beneath the prison. This current
is unusually strong, owing to the fact that
the power house of the Columbus Street
railway is but short distance from the
prison. As Kline is convict and has Nc
legal existence, he cannot personally pat
ent his invention, but he will probably Sc
cure patent through some trustworthy
friend who IS not in Jail
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-11-02
A XanIshing Lake.

Georgia has large lake noar Cordele
called the Vanishing lake" 1t has an
area of four square miles and goes dry ev-
cry autumn, the water reappearing in the
spring. 1t villa have IL feet of water in it
a week Def ire it goes dry.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-11-02

Horse runaways are unknown in Rus
STA. No one drives in that country with
out having a thin cord with a running
moose around the neck of the team. The
horse stops as soon as it feels a pressure
on its windpipe.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-11-02

son of Alexander
III, who has re-
Gently renowned
his right to the
succession in ia
vor Of his younger
brother, Grand
Duke Michael. In
truth, the whole
imperial family
of Russia has of
recent years suf-
fered in many
ways. Alexander
III was torment
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-11-02

sons heirs, prob
ably has "A more
interesting his
tory than any 9th
er metropolitan
paper in the west.
1t was nOninally
a newspaper long
before Mr.. Storey
took it in 1861,
but as u journal
with n distinctive
character he may
be called its foun
der. Carter lIar-
rison again made
1t a great power,
an d now Mr..
Adolnh I[rnus has
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-11-02
Dr.. A. J. Willard, Prop
BURLINGTON. VT.

This Is an attractive modern building OF
the Queen Anne stN lie OF architecture, located
on the College Hill III the city OF Burlington,
Vermont. 1t has every. needed appliance tor
numerous fire places, Il soariun, convenient
verandas and ample grounds, ana command
ing fine view both OF the Adirondack and
Green Mountains and Lake Champaign.
More than merely welturnished and con
venient building, II is in the best meaning OF
that word, n "Home" where nervous invalids
are constantly finding means OF regaining
their health and strength, with the AFFINITY
again to enjoy life, mingle with It's activities
and perform its duties.
The treatment here comprises the follow
ing particulars
sympathetic medical attendance.
Second.-kind, patient and discriminating
care by trained nurses.
Third - Rest and freedom from all disturb.
ing family or other influences.
Fourth.-A generous diet and abundant
fresh air.
Fiftn.-Cheerul and healthful surround.
ings.
sixth.-Appropriate medication, with pas.
slve and active exercise, massage, electricity
and bathing.
Attention to these and other points in the
care OF nervous mValids is enabling The
willard Nervine Home to. restore 10 health
| those who have tor long time been treated
| in vain At their homes, amid the cares ana
worries incident thereto, where the attend
| ing physicians, though never so skllllul,
| have not the necessary Tim tor lher ner-
! vous cases and are best ties, many OF them,
| unable exactly TO appreciate the peculiar
needs OF the nervous sufferer. Hence, Inc
doctor and patient frequently becoming is
| cOuraged and the attendant perhaps heln4
/ uninstructed or incompetent, II hatuiallN
! enough follows that the medical treatment nj
home fails to accomplish any permanently
| good result, whereas here under II different
reoime the result is VERY different
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-11-02
The NIinOrcass

The merit of Spanish fowls is their
production of large white eggs, which
are laid in great abundance i'll moderate
weather They are also of very good
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-11-02
A NEWSPAPER WITH A HISTORY.
The Chicago Times Has Survived Many
Strange Vicisstudes.

TIE Chicago Times, which recently
passed from the control of Carter Harri
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-11-02
AN UNFORTUNATE PRINCE.

Grand Duke George of Russia Looking
Forward to an Early Death.
There is something pitiful in the ex-
perence of Grand Duke George, second
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-09-14
Execution of Louis XVI.

The crowd which surrounded the car
rage closed around me, bore me along to
the place of execution and placed me, SO
to speak, in front of the scaffold. I beheld
the appalling spectacle. The crime had
been hardly accomplished when a cry of
"Vive Ia nationr' rose from the foot of
the guillotine. 1t was repeated by the by
ISLANDERS; it passed through the crowd
This cry was followed by silence most
wonderful and most profound.
Shame, horror and fear already lowered
over the wide expanse. passed over it a
second time, carried along by the flood
which had brought me hither. Every one
walked slowly and scarcely ventured to
look in his neighbours face. The rest Of
the day was spent in deep stupor. 1t had
spread over the whole city 1 was obliged
to go out twice and found the streets de-
serted and silent. The assassins had lost
their wonted daring. The public grief
made itself felt, and they quailed before
it.-Memoirs of Chancellor Pasquier.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-09-14
German Police.

In his valuable work on Germany and
the Germans, " Mr.. W. H. Dawson dilates
upon the all powerful police, who usurp
legal functions which would never be in
trusted to them in England or America.
Rickety gates and doors, insecure sign
boards and neglected gas lamps receive
prompt care from the vigilant German
constable, who may also assert fargoing
authority in private houses. "He super
vises the nightly locking of your street
door at a sufficiently early hour. He sees
that you have your chimney regularly
cleaned, though chimney sweeping is often
done under the direct supervision of the
police authority, which sends its own men
at its own time.
HE examines your stove periodically,
and while he is about it may inspect other
matters of domestic economy, your outer
locks pump handles and ash pit doors.
Probably if it is summer he will also take
q stroll around the fruit garden and spend
a profitable half hour in search for cater
pillars. In some places singing and piano
playing with open windows are forbidden,
and it is a common house regulation in
large towns that pianos shall be closed
punctually at 10 o'clock in the evening,
though with the permission of the neigh
bors Immediately above below and on
both sides the time may be extended. The
regulation has much to commend it.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-09-14
THE OLD MAN WANTED GAS.

Why He Wanted 1t and Why He Was
Moved to Tears.
An old man with knowing look and O
big black satchel registered at an up town
hotel the other day and was shown to his
room. He was quiet and remained in his
room most of the day. At night he came
down to supper and after that went out
for walk. He came back about 8 o'clock
and went to bed.
In about 20 minutes a bellboy came run
ming down and told the clerk that there
was man up on tie third floor walking
around in his nightshirt. The clerk hus-
tied up and found the old mau parading
up and down the hall, swearing loudly.
Here" shouted the clerk, what on
earth's the matter with you2'
Pm mad, replied the old man, ian
I'm lookin fer gas"
Looking for gas? What in thunder do
you want with gas2 Going to commit sui
eide, or isn't electricity good enough for
your"
"'Tain't that, mister" replied the old
man as he edged into his own room.
"'Tain't that. This here light 1 got in
my room is all right huff, spose but
I'm kinder riled at not fndin gas here"
LET me ask you again what you want
of gas?"
The old man sat down on the edge of
his bed. "Waal," he said, ''it's just like
this: hain't bin t. the city fer a good
while an Sile Soule, he's the man what
owns the next farm t. mine he says t. me
when cum away, Look out now, Jake,
Lan don't blow out no gas. That kinder
gimme a turn, seein as 1 read the papers
an know huff t. come in when 1t rains,
an was goin to turn out tn gas all right
an liar an take home note frum the
proprietor of this here house testifyin
had staid here all one night. An now,
b'gosh, wen cum t. go t. my room they
hain't no gas, an might jist as well gone
down t. Cousin Jim's an staid all night
an saved 81. Sile Soule'll be a-talkin at
the store bout my not KNOWN huff t.
turn out gas an won't have nothin t.
say, fer can't prove but what did blow
it out an was rescued on my dyin gasp"
And the old man wept bitter tears
Buffalo Express
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-09-14

1t is the height of ambition with the
Mojave youngster to be swift runner,
and as soon as he gets beyond the toddling
gait his parents turn their attention to
the development of his proclivities as
sprinter. He is engaged in the business Of
foot racing from the age of years until
his limbs are stiffened with rheumatism
or by old age.
The Mojave parents are capable of CIV
ing their educated neighbors valuable les
sons in the matter Of child punishment.
This is thing with which the father has
nothing to do. 1t is left entirely with the
mother, who, in the performance of that
duty, resorts to no weapon mere formidable
than her hand.
The only method Of punishment of chill
dren among these Indians is what the edu-
Gated mother terms spanking, " and when
there is u demand for this sort of correc-
ton it is applied with force that cannot
but leave deep impression upon the mind
of the child When it is taken into con-
sideration that the Mojave mother works
a good deal in the mixing and molding Of
clay, lives almost continually in the open
air. has muscles firm and strong by inner
itance and rarely softens her hands by
anything like immersion in warm water,
1t at once becomes apparent that she can
spank, when warmed up by a savage
sense of duty, with an emphasis entirely
unknown to the civilized or educated
mother The object of this punishment is
never in any degree protected from it by
the Intervention of cotton or wooden fab
RIGS. He is obliged to stand and take it
with the full vim Of its resembling force.
Painful as this punishment must be, it
rarely brings tears to the child's eyes, but
there is always a cessation of the kicking
and prancing that manifested his light
ness of heart before the punishment, and
he seeks a period of solitude. Harsh words
and the scolding of children are unknown
among the Mojaves. Their rebukes are
quick and to the point and, as rule, their
children are extremely obedient and af-
fectionate.- Holmes in Kate
Fields Washington.