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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-09-21
Wingless Birds.

For ages before its occupation by man
New. Zealand swarmed with great wing
less birds, which found here no carnivo-
rous enemies but an abundance of vegcta-
bic food. The moas not only existed in
vast numbers and for thousands of years.
but had such diversity of form as to en-
brace no less than seven genera, contain.
ing 20 species-a remarkable fact which
is unparalleled in any other part of the
world. The commoncst kinds in the
North island were only from 2 4 to feet
high. Those of the South island were
mostly from 4 to 6 feet tall, while the Fi-
ant forms, reaching 10 and 10 feet, were
always rare.
Immense deposits of moa bones have
been found in localities to which they ap-
pear to have been washed from the hills
in tertiary times. Skeletons on the sur
face of the ground, with skin and liga-
ments still attached, have given the inn
preston that these birds have been extcr-
minated in very recent years, but other
facts point to different conclusion. Ira
dition seems to show, according to +. NJ.
Hutton, that the moa became extinct in the
North island soon after the arrival of Ma
oris in New Zcaland-that is, not less than
400 to 800 years ago-and in the South
island about 100 years later.
The fresh appearing skin and ligaments
are supposed to have been preserved by
unusually favorable conditions st. Louis
Post Dispatch.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-09-21
Pencil For Writing Letters.

A fashion that is beginning to grow in
vogue is that of writing letters in pencil
rather than with pen and ink, and when
once it is fairly established it is doubtful
whether anything but legal documents
and business papers that must be preserv
ed will ever be prepared in the old style.
Letters are generally shorter nowadays
than they formerly Were are more hastily
written, more frequent and seldom worth
keeping for any length of time They are
not the elaborate efforts of hygone days
that were often cherished for their intrin-
sic worth The pencil, which is far more
convenient than the pen, is therefore tax
ing its place in the great mass of casual
correspondence. New York Herald.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-09-21
Where Rain Never Falls.

There is perhaps no more curious place
on the Pacific seaboard than Iquique. 1t
stands in a region where rain has never
been known to fall, and where, as was re-
marked by Darwin when he visited Iquique
in 1885, the inhabitants live like people
on board ship. These number about H.
600, nearly all connected with the staple
industry of the port, due to the develop
ment of the nitric industry on the ad
jacent pampas. The rain gauges at Lima,
close TO the Pacific, record absolutely no
rainfall. There are several parts of the
earth where rain never falls. Such are
the Sahara, or great desert of Africa, and
considerable tracts of Arabia, Syria, Per
STA, Tibet and Mongolia in the old world
while in South America the rainlcss dis
tricts comprise narrow strips on the shores
of Peru, Bolivia and Chile and on the
coasts of Mexico and Guatemala, with a
small district between Trinidad and Pan
anna IN the coast of Observation-Disclosures
Iyn Eagle.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-09-21
SAT- ON THE HOT RAILS.
A Band of Apaches Given a Surprise on a
Santa Fe Train.

"For real hot weather stories you want
TO go TO a hot weather country" says w
+, White, passenger traffic manager of the
Santa Fe railroad. Now you can find
hot weather that is hot weather in New
Mexico and Arizona. It's one thing to so
through that country now on train
which carries the conveniences for keep
ing cool, but it was quite another thing
when the railroad was being built and. here
was nothing between you and the sun but
fiery alkali dust.
1.-THE Atchison road reached DcInng
n M, in 1881 and it was hot summer
1t had been hot right along for days in
that steady, energetic fashion that would
make n man wish for an hour in a BESSIE
mer steel mill to cool off The first CON
struction train pulled into Dcming on n
day that was so scorching as to stand out
even among those other blstering days
The train was made up of q long line of
fiat cars, and along the center of the cars
ran pile of steel rails a foot high The
rails had been in the full glare of an I'M
blinking sun until they were about as hot
as when they first came through the rolls
at the mill
'Whcn the train came into Dcming, it
was, of couEse, an object of great interest,
ara no one was more interested than a lot
of Apache Indians. They were peaceful
enough and filled with curiosity and were
quick to assert the birthright of the Amer
lean Indian to ride free on railroad train.
The conductor in charge was something
of joker and saw an opportunity for
some fun. He urged the Indians all to
climb up on the fat cars and have ride.
The engineer was in the scheme, and, as
soon as the Indians were up on the cars,
he backed his engine with jerk They
could ride bucking pony under any CON
dition of unsteadiness, but this motion
was new to them and the entire party sat
down on the rails.
Now, you must remember the summer
costume of an Apache can be cut out of a
pocket handkerchief with cloth to spare.
Well my idea of IndiasEa oicism was shat
tered. There We're shl w. that added new
notes to the regulation warwhoop, and the
Apaches left that train and started off
across the hot sands in way that would
have turned US all gray if they had been
coming toward us instead of running
away They undoubtedly to this minute
remember that as the hottest day they
ever knew. '--Chicago Tribune.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-09-21
RECOVERY OF RINGS.
Some Remarkable Instances In Which the
Lost Has Been CuriousIy Found.


A Mr.. Van Molten lost ring in lake
and recovered it when the lake was drain
cd. Moore tells how Byron's mothers
wedding ring was found in the soil by the
gardener on the day when Miss Mill
banke's acceptance of the poets proposal
arrived If this was good luck, the jealousy
of the gods very soon avenged it, Brand
in his History of Newcastle" mentions
that gentleman dropped his ring into
the Tyne, and that his wife aftcrward
bought a fish which had swallowed che
jewel This was in the seventeenth cen
tury," and can hardly be called 'evide.
tial."
At Inverness a jewelers. boy was carr,
ing costly ring to customer. He took
it out to look at it on the bridge and drop
ped it into the water. Not expecting his
tale to be credited, he fled the country.
went to Australia and made fortune.
After his return he was telling the story
to friend. 1t was on this very spot, "
he said, thrusting his stick into the gray
ell, and there was the ring round the end
of his stick For this anccdote it would
be well to have signed evidence.
Some years ago man made a design
for his own scala sprig of heather, with
the motto, Heather " engraved He went
ring down on n flat stone beside his clothes
After dressing he missed the ring, nor
could he find it anywhere After few
years he received letter from friend in
Australia sealed with the heather seal
He wrote, asking where his friend got the
ring, who replied that it had been lent to
him by a stranger in the postoflice whence
he had sent the letter. In this case the
ring was not recovered by the owner, as
the stranger could not be traced, but the
coincidence was curious enough.
a sportsman lost ring when shooting
Next year, in breaking piece of peat in u
farmhouse, he found his ring in the peat.
An old gentleman, sleeping at the coun-
try house of friend, lost valuable sap
phirc ring. Long afterward it was found
in the 1luted pillar of the bed. Perhaps the
owner had deposited it there in moment
of somnambulism lost ring has been
discovered by its owner inside potato
which she was peeling. In fact, rinFr,
like curses, come home to roost.-Satur-
day Review.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-09-21
POOLING STERN PAPA.
The UnreIenting Parent Unconsciously Act
ing as Cupid's Missive Bearer.

ing as Cupid's Missive Bearer.
There is business man of this city who
has very pretty daughter with whom
one Of papa's Office staff has fallen hope
lessly in love. As the young man is not
invited TO the paternal mansion and the
young woman has been notified to keep
away from the patcrnal Office, the course
of their love does not flow very smoothly.
However, they have hit upon an expedient
which gives them a channel of communi-
cation, and they will continue to employ
it if papas eyes do not rest on this expose.
1t was the girl who thought of tit al
ways is the girl who finds "A clew to the
situation.
1t is this way: When papa enters the
office in the morning, he hangs his hat on
a certain nail among a row of other hats
and proceeds to business. Then the inter
ested clerk, while the head of the firm is
reading his morning mail, takes the hat
from the nail where it is hung, looks in
SIDE slips his hand under the lining and
takes out tiny missive, which he at once
conveys to his own pocket, and the con
tents of which delight and amuse him all
day.
AT night when papa returns home his
pretty daughter slips into the hall and
makes n raid ON that hat, always finding
there an answer to her missive of the
morning How much longer papa will
occupy the position of Cupid's mail carrier
remains to lie seen. He will be madden
than % ha' - when he finds it out.-De-
troit Free y 5.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-09-21
Innocent of Plot.

In the time of William III Mr. Trcn-
dcnham, poet, was taken before the Earl
of Nottingham on suspicion of having
reasonable papers. Il am only poet, -
protested the poor man, and these pages
are only my roughly sketched play
The earl, however, carefully looked over
the papers in question before liberating
the poet Finally he returned the sheets
to the delighted author.
Il have heard your statement" said the
earl gravely, ''and l have read your play.
AS / cannot find the least trace of plot
in either the one or the other, you may go
free
With this unllattering tribute to his in
nocence, the poet departed with his plot
less play.-New York Telegram.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-09-21
Guardian Notice to Sell Real Estate.

STATE OF VERMONT, IN Probate Court
DISTRICT OF ADDISON, s.. held mt Middle
bury, within and for said district, on the Eth
day OF September, y. ID. 1884.
John w. Dorsey, guardian OF stephen C..
Dorsey, minor, OF MiddlebuIy, Vermont
makes application to said court Tor license to
sell the following described real estate OF his
said ward, to Wit His interest IN certain real
estate situate in Benson, Vt; said real estate
being known as theJ. j. Howard farm, rep.
resenting that the sale thereof tor the pur
pose of putting the proceeds OF such sale at
interest or investing the same IN stocks or
real estate, would be beneficial TO said ward {:
Whereupon, Il is ordered by said court that
said application he referred to n session
thereof 10 be held at III probate Office, in
said Middlebary, on the sth day OF October,
A. ID. 1884, TOR hearing and decision thereon /,
and it is further ordered that all persons in.
terested be notified hereof, by publication OF
notice OF said application and order thereon,
three weeks successfully in the MiddlebUry
Register. published at Middebury, be ore
said time of hearing, that they may appear
at said time and place, and, II they see cause,
object thereto.
By the Court.
Attest, JAMES NJ. sLADE,
80 Judge OF PROBATE.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-09-21
Riddles Answered.

Why is a sermon like kissf Because it
needs two heads and an application.
When are potatoes like gateposts? When
they are put into the ground to prop-a-
gate.
Why is an old oak tree like tight shoe?
Because it produces a corn.
When is lady's neck not a neck? When
it's little bare (bear).
What leads you to suppose that fleas are
more subject to madness than any other
insect or animal? Because they generally
die cracked
What can pass before the sun without
making Il shadow? The wind.
What tradesman most resembles an iron
dog? A tinker (tin-cur).
Why is a woman deformed when she is
mending her stockingsf Because her hands
are where her feet should be.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-09-21
The WhistIing Tree.

A species of acacia, which grows very
abundantly in Nubia and the Sudan, is
also called the 'whistling tree" by the ma
tives. Its shoots are frequently, by the
agencies of the larvae of insects, distorted
in shape and swollen into a globulaI
bladder from l to 2 inches in diameter
After the insect has emerged from n circu-
lar hole in the side of this swelling the
opening, played upon by the wind, becomes
nmusical instrument nearly equal in sound
Lminer.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-09-21

"Does man begin to break up before
he breaks down or to break down before
he breaks up''
"Well, l really cannot tell. / saw in
the papers this morning where man las
arrested for breaking in"
And l sew in the papers this morning
where man was sent to the smallpox
hospital for breaking out"
1T would seem to me, then, that the
happiest man is the one who is already
broke New York Press.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-09-21
No. 2G7.-Ten Times Ten.


The Emerald Isle their native place
We knew then as the +-ten,
The diamond field these well might grace,
OF course they were the +-ten.
The ten who fiddled moonlight nights
We others dubbed the = *-ten,
And those who braved mosquito bites
Were evidently +-ten.
These on the scales proved men of weight,
They organized "a +-ten.
On other scales those rise elate
Our warbling sharp and +-ten.
Engaged in many a legal tiff
Were the accomplished +-ten,
While they who found their gloves too stiff
Were costumed as the = +-ten.
This ten in hunting took delight,
We feared they'd be the +-ten,
The last We're sometimes left outright
Ann then they were +-ten.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-09-21
Estate of Salmon III. Foster.
Notice of Final settlement.

CTATE OF VERMONT, The Probate
ODIsTRICr OF ADDISON, IS. Court tor the dis
trict ~ \ IlisOn:
To all nersuns intcrt sted in the estate of
salmon fl. Foster, late OF Whiting, in said dis
tuct, deceased. GREETING:
BY the authority OF the state OF Vermont,
you are hereby notified to appear before the
said Probate Court. at the Probate Oflce in
Middlebury, I'm said district, on the oath day
OF september, \. ID. 1894. AT 10 O'Clock, A. NJ,
to show cause, ii any YOU have. why the ac-
count OF Daniel Holmes, administrator of the
estate OF said deceased, should not be allow
ed, and also why the residue OF said estate
should not be distributed to the parties en-
titled thereto.
Dated at Middebury, in said district, this
Sd day of September, A. ID, 1894.
BY order of Court, SO
Attest, JAMES NJ SLADE, Judge.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-09-21
Commonest Names In Germany.

Some one has been drawing up list of
the commonest names in Germany. From
this it appears that Schulze takes the
palm, although he is closely followed by
Meyer, and Lehman and Neumann come
at respectable distance. The practical
inconvenience of having so many people
of the same name has been obviated by
the Prussian education department, who
distinguish the bearers as Christians
distinguish the numerous Louises and
Charleses. On its registers there is a
Schulze LV, a Meyer XLNII, Lehman
XIX and Neumann XIV. 1t is said
that an ingenious person once obtained a
seat in a crowded pit in Berlin theatcr
by shouting, There is fire at Schulze' 5
house" Instantly all the Schulzes sprang
to their feet and made for the door, loav-
ing the theater half empty.-London
News
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-09-21
lit1tIS;;'e!:;;Rz!z.lER
No. e03.-NumoricaI Enigma.

/ am composed of 81 letters and am a
quotation from Lord Chesterfield. My 80
l4-i9 is part of "A wheel My 27-2-54-47-39
70 is the pharynx. My 11-20-9-29 is part of
the head. My 1864 is to observe. My A.
1G-32-22 is the fower-de-luce. My 31-56-5-
SO is a swarm of bees. My 40-53-3-57 is to
cause to grow rapidly in value My 1-2s-l7
is for what cause My 1942-7-46 is to in
iure. My 52-37-34-24-26 is contest. My
13-iS-l0-3s-30 is to raise. My 45-i3-15-41-
1851 is powerful. My 55-25-21-12-5O-s is a
large island
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-09-21
The Sign.

A famous craniologist strolling through
a churchyard found IA gravedigger tossing
up the earth, in which there were two or
three skulls. The craniologist took them
up and after considering one a little time,
said All this is the skull of philoso-
pher!" VERY likely, your honor, replied
the gravedigger; sure, l noticed it was
somewhat Cracked. n-Exchange
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-09-21

"You say you want to make will'"
said the lawyer in surprise.
Eyes, sir.
But you told me just now that you
hadn't dollar to leave, and that your
relatives had all neglected you so that you
wouldn't do anything for them if you
could"
That's just it. I'm going to make a
will for revenge. I'll git 'em all tied up
in a lawsuit that'll keep 'em poor for all
the rest o. their lives. "-Washington Star.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-09-21

In health and during exercise the aver
age man has about 20 respirations min
ute, and 40 cubic inches are inhaled at
each respiration. In an hour As, 900 cubic
inches of air will be inspired; in "a hours,
l, 152, 900 cubic inches.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-09-21
No. eos.-Geographical Anagrams.

l. Lug off Edna. 2. Don't run on so! 8
Bear away, Del! 4. 70, no! punt beam. .
Hay banks. 6. A surfboat Z. E. Z. 1t viz
Trico tars. S. big yacht "Enow o. 'Rah
Yale L. b. c. TO- Ye got bargesF
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-09-21

Wagner had a clearly nodded, classical
face, with thin, cynical lips, which SEEM
ed to wear perpetual sneer He was ex-
ceedingly vain and greatly disliked to heal
words of praise given to any other com.
poser.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-09-21

ChamberlaiD's Eye and slzin ointment
Is a certain cure for Chronic Sore Eyes,
Granulaled Eye Lids, Sore Nipples, Piles,
Eczema, letter, Salt Rheum and Scald Head,
% cents per box. For sale IS druggists.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-09-21

terrible pains in her back and it was
sometimes several hours before she could
dress
This wOman's trouble was in her womb,
effecting her whole constitution.
She was crushed with that indescribable
feeling of bearing down, and suffered ago
MES that would appal a man.
She found new life in Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
She says am like one raised from
the dead. | was sick so long thought
never could get well.
The suffocating, gasping attacks and
awful bearing down feeling left me, my
appetite returned and my friends won
dcred at my improved looks. | believe
Mrs. Pinkham's remedies are sure cure
for the misery of our SEX"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-09-21
10 uoRsE OWNERS.

For putting horse in a fine healthy con-
dition try DIR. Cady's Condition Powders.
They tone up the system, aid digestion, cure
loss of appetite relieve constipation, correct
kidney disorders and destroy worms, giving
new life to an old or over worked horse. %
cents per package. For sale by druggists.
Alcn nrnr & ca NNnnt Snli-Irr,. VI
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-09-21
No. eo0.-Crossword Enigma.

No. 2OO.-CrOsswOrd Enigma.
Not in sweet, but dear,
Not in light, but heat,
Not in weep, but tear,
Not in small, but great.
In iron, not inlead,
In white, not in red,
In feet, not in head.
Whole is a beautiful American city.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-09-21
TERRIBLE WEIGHT.
THAT BEARING DOWN YELLING.

ESPECIAL TO OUR LADY READERs.l
The recovery of Lucretia Osborne Put
nam of Forristdale, Mass, was really won
derful. She had been sick for years
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-09-21

--J.--lntersectinS iaral
o o
o o
o o Q Q o o
o o 9 o o o
o O
Q o

The first and second horizontals of six
name two poets of the golden age" The
first vertical of six, wicked proprietor of
Sicily prosecuted by Cicero. The second
vertical of six, "A cityin Europe where Fred
erick was crowned king of Bohemia.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-09-21
Key to the Puzzler.


He R UE ID URIA Ms
No. 254.-British Authors; l. Scott 2.
Gray 3. Praed. 4. Lang. 5. Mill. 6.
Swift T. Hood. s. Thackeray. 8. Gold
smith. 10. Massey. IL. Steele II Mar
ryatt. 10. Black. IA. Livingstone Is.
Hardy. l6. Dickens. II, Burns. ls Moore.
10. Reade. 20. Evans
No. 255.-Word Squares:
POLE ROME FARO
oDEs ODER AREA
LEAP MEAN REST
EsPY ERNIE OATS
No $780, Metamorphosis; /. Bold, bolt,
belt, pelt, pert. 2. Boat, boot, SCOT, shot,
lhop, ship.
No 257.-An Easy Rebus: The half of two
equals one.
No 25s.-A Crooked Path Disfrauchise-
ment.
No 259-Enigmas Fan-tom) phantom.
Nose, noise
No. 260.-Numerical Enigma;
Thus, at the flaming forge Of life,
Our fortunes must be wrought.
No 26l.-Seasonable Pi:
Moons are sunny, warm and still,
A golden haze o'erhAngs the hill.
Amber sunshine is on the floor
just within the open door.
Still the crickets call and creak,
Never found, though oft we seek.
Oft comes faint report of gun.
Busy flies buzz in the sun
In September.
No. 262.-Concealed Quadru )eds: l. Ape.
4 Bear. 8. Dog.
~I.-~.- 49,.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-09-21

She was utterly
Frustrated, and
seemed beyond a
hope of cure.
Her spine, heart,
liver, and brain were
all seriouslya ffected.
The weight of her
body upon her feet
would cause dizzi-
ness, faintness, and
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-09-21

Also Dyer & Co, West Salisbury, VI.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-26
No EECIPHOCiTl.

The action of the House upon the sugar sch"d-
Mos increases the resources of foreign pro
lucnrs and involves the unconditional surr'h-
dor of the American market to West Indian
,,nc and German boot II the Wilson hill p'-
.o,rcs . law refined SUGAR will largely take the
,lore If crude SUGAR In The imporiationS from
,ronical America and Europe The Cuban pro-
Jurers already have a mechanical plant when
without material expense can he improvch ;"
os +, raise the standard OF sugar. The planters
of The Nlaianzas and CienfucgoS di''rlctS can
readily form combinations 10y which refining
works will hc established The same result VIII
follow I'm British ouiana Trinidad. Jamaica
p,rh,dn.s and other West Indian sugar cuin-
tries. Germany already has ample facilities Tor
substituting refined for crude sugar III l's OK
morris 70 the United States. With sugars of all
grades on the free liS;, the foreign producers
and r,dners will have absolute control OF the
American market
When a Republican Congress placed raw
sugar below a certain grade on the fire." ilst IL
did not give away the market Internationally.
n impoSod obligations upon sugar countries I"
urn about aud pay well for the privileges OF
free entry. The long list of Reciprocity treaties
negotiated under the last Republican Admin
por,cl sugar supply. Free raw sugar became
lh, basis Of a series OF diplomatic conventions
by which very larg" concessions were made '"
the American export trade. That was The RE-
publi,an method Of reducing the duties on I'M
ported food and Of giving up large sources "i
revenue The Democratic method Is widely
different and more prodgal The market is I'M
condtionally opened 10 sugar Of all grades, re-
fined as well as crude. Not only IL refined
sugar mt on the free list without Reciprocity
clausc but the series of treaties negotiated
under the act 81 1890 Is also undermined anu
rendered practically Imperative All protection
* withdrawn from Louisiana and beet pro-
duccrS nj home by the repeal of the boun'leS;
thn refining business is abandoned to foreign
crs: income taxation is rendered imperative by
neglect 10 raise revenue from sngar, and all
Reciprocity arrangements for promoting III"
DEVELOPMENT Of the export trade are broken
down. The resources of Democratic folly are
juryh1uStiblc