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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-07-20

Nine. Ernest Rcnan, the widow Of the
famous philosopher and historian, was the
niece Of the painter Airy Schctfcr and the
daughter of the less well known Henri
Schctfor. An interesting anecdote is told
in connection with Ernest Remains mar
riagc. When he announced his intention
of marrying Mile. Cornelic Schetfer, MS
sister Hcnriettc, who was devoted to him
and Of whom he was passionately fond,
declared she would never put her foot in
side her brothers house if another woman
entered it. After hesitating for some time
Rcnan at length determined to sacrifice
his betrUthed for his sisters sake and told
Curnclie Schetfer how matters stood, II
that he must give her up. However, Hen
riette Renan, on hearing Of the sacrifice
her brother had made, Immediately went
to see Cornolic. The two rivals made up
the quarrel, the wedding took place, and
Honrictte and Cornclie Rcnan were ever
after the most attached of friends. The
marriage was celebrated in 1856, and the
sister lived with the young couple until
her death, which occurred four years later.
Rcnan wrote a charming pamphlet in"
scribed to her memory, in which he gave
a delightful account of their journey to
Syria, where Hcnrictte died. The pam
pnlet, printed for private circulation, is
out of print.-London Telegraph.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-07-20

ing his first sleeping car. He was seized
with the notion that some time he would
do this one night, which he passed in one
of the old Woodruff sleeping cars, just be-
fore he left Albion. The bunk in which
he lay was so uncomfortable that he did
not sleep at all, but his active mind de-
viscd Il plan for a sleeping car which he
now set about putting into concrete form.
This car was built in a shed belonging
to the Chicago and Alton Railway COM
pany. Pullman personally supervised its
construction, and before it was finished
had expended SIS, 900 upon it. 1t was
wider and higher thar other cars, and
railroad managers laughed at his eXpecta-
lions that it could be successfully run
There was no way, they said, by which it
could be passed over their roads but by
moving back the platforms of the stations
and raising the bridges. The car had not
been finished long when President Lincoln
was assassinated, and ii was proposed that
1t be used in the funeral train from Chi
cago to Springfield. The managers of the
Alton road, who had more faith in the
new car thar had most other railroad
managers. made the necessary changes in
their bridges and platforms, and it was
run over the line. 1t was afterward put
on regularly and found to be IA drawing
card. Orders for more cars came in quite
As rapidly rs Pullman wanted to build
them, and in 1867 the business had grown
So that it was found necessary to organize
a stock company.
The growth of the Pullman company
has been constant and rapid ever since. Its
capitalization, some of it water, is now
$50, OOU, 900. 1t was not until 1876 that
the 3, 800 acres of land IN which the town
of Pullman was built a year or two later
was purchased. When everything was
ready, the erection of the town proceeded
rapidly, immense factories, beautiful
dwellings, churches and other public
buildings rising as if summoned by the
wand of an eastern magician from the
fiat, half bog prairie. Inside of - months
after the ground was broken there wero
not only handsome and substantial build
ings, but broad, well paved streets, per-
feet sewer system, waterworks and gas
pipes, and in this city those employed by
the Pullman company were expected TO
reside. No one could buy a home, however,
and all must observe the Pullman rules,
These things no doubt contributed TO the
dissatisfaction, which became serious when
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-07-20
Sleeping to Death.

One of the most curious n fatal dis
eases on record is termed ''the sleeping
sickness of West Africa, " The malady has
hover boon known TO attack any eX-
copt negroes. As the disease progresses
the victim sleeps constantly and finally
dies from starvation. The first symptoms
are shown when the victim gradually gives
way to "A feeling of listlessness, which be-
comes at last a profound and lethargic
sleep, the first noticeable signs of which
are a visible ana persistent dropping Of
the eyelids in the daytime and while at
work. In spite of all efforts to arouse
him the patient lapses into slumber. The
periods of sleep increase in number and
the intervals between them lessen. Soon
the negro appears to be always asleep.
Death occurs at the end of from six 70
twelve months Exchange.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-07-20

move many buildings back from the edge
of the artificial waterway in order that
the necessary additional excavations could
be made.
When young Pullman had finished NOV
ing buildings along the canal, he had a
capital of So, 900 or SO, 600. \ Chicago
lady, who was visiting in Albion told him
that the street level Of the big western
city was about to be raised, and that there
had been "A good deal of trouble expert
enced in lifting the heavy buildings. This
was late in the ~lfties, and Pullman he
took himself at once TO Chicago.
His success there was great, but II
1860, the work of elevation having been
practically accomplished, he sighed for
new fields. When the civil war broke out.
business prospects looked bad, and hear
ing hat gold had been discovered at
Pixies peak he went thither, where he
remained till some time in 1864. Then he
returned to Chicago and set about build
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-07-20

HOW THE PALACE CAR MAGNATE GOT
HIS START IN LlFE'S JOURNEY.
Born In the Country. His First Wages
Amounted to but $40 a Year-Cabinet
Maker, Building Mover and Raiser. Pixies
Peak Gold Seeker, Millionaire.

George NJ. Pullman, whose differences
with his employees brought about the
Debs boycott and strikes, is 60 years old.
He was born in Brocton, ChCutauqua
county, y. Y, and like most country
boys attended school more or less regular
ly till he was about Il years old. Then he
went to work in a country general store
at a salary of $40 a year. He staid there
three years, and it is of record that he
earned his Money
He had already begun to show that li
possessed the genius of accumulation, fo4
when he left the country store he had a
capital of $50, which had been saved out
of his mcager wages. With this he went
to Albion, y. y, where his brother had a
cabinet shop. For this brother the boy
went to work, though not exactly as an
employee, for his little savings were in
vested in "A partnership interest in the
shop. George learned the trade quickly,
and the two did very well, SO well indeed
that when a few years later an opportu
nifty for II man of ingenuity and enterprise
to make money came up the younger OF
the two was equal to the emergency. His
chance was furnished by the widening of
the Erie canal. This made it necessary to
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-07-20

Tho moon was shining brightly, illumi-
Mating the sandy plain around the fort as
only the moon in Agi4Ha can illuminate.
The officers, soldiers and their families
were peacefully sleeping. Not a sound
was heard, except the occasional cry Of a
coyote,
Three o'clock struck, and the sentinel
OH post No. l started the call;
"No. |, 3 O'Clock, and all's we'll"
A slight pause, and No. ? responded:
"No. 2, 3 o'clock, and all's welll'
Then came a long pause.
The sergeant Of the guard stepped out of
the guardroom and listened.
Tho sentinel on No. 3 must be asleep"
he remarked. Bad business Tor u sentinel
guarding the corral"
Tuning to No. l, ne commanded:
"Start the call again"
No. l obeyed. No. 2 took it up. But
there again it ended.
The sergeant turned out a patrol and
marched 10 the corral.
As he approached the sentinel's post in
the moonlight he saw the figure of No. 3
stretched out on the ground. The position
did not look like chat of a sleeping man.
Double timel' commanded the ser
geant.
And the patrol came down the post at a
run.
As the men came closer to the figure a
sight met their eyes hat froze the blood
in their veins.
Lying face down in the sand, his hand
still grasping his rife, was their comrade,
stiff and cold i'm death, an Apache arrow
buried deep in his body.
Three sharp cracks of the rife, the rat.
tie of the long roll of the drum, soor
BROUGHT the startled garrison to the spot.
Scouts Wc.a instantly sent out and the
plain thoroughly secured, but no Indian
signs could be ound.
The next Gay, with mufled drums, the
members Of tbs garrison followed the body
of their comrade to its last resting place
With uncovered heads, sorrowfully anC
r%everently, they listened while the pos
chaplain read the burial service. The mill
tary escort fired three rounds over thu
grave, and the bugler played the sweetes
of all calls, ''Taps-lights out-sleep. ,
Naturally n gloom was thrown over thu
whole post.
The soldiers gathered In small group
and discussed the perplexed question
"How could 1t have been donet" TIL,
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CASTLE REST.

wages were reduced early this year. Mr..
Pullman's idea in building the city was
not at all p~hilanthropic. 1t was to build
on IA business principle.
Mr.. Pullman does not himself live in
Pullman. He has a handsome residence
at the corner of Prairie avenue and Eight
zenith street, Chicago, which is said 10
have cost $500, 900. He has "a scarcely less
magnificent summer home on one of the
Thousand Islands. This also cost a large
sum of money. 1t is called Castle Rest,
and when it was built was dedicated TO
his mother. His wife was Harriet Sanger
before marriage, her father being j. Y.
Sanger of Ottawa, Ills. They have two
daughters and two sons.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-07-20
LARGEST LIVING GIRAFFE

The Tallest Beast that Breathes.
Stands full IS feet in height.
D~THE ONLY ONE IN AMERICA.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-07-20
IN AN HOUR.
In an hour l shall see her

III al nOuT 1 smut otb llcI-
In an hour, do you hear,
LITTLE wGtol that ticks 50 slowly?
Do YOU count the rnrlvAts luly
That you IIngcr 50 ON eaCnf
HG@'"n. hasten ill you reach
That sweet r.-:-ert "hoH ~ deal
IL the doorway shall appear.
Then, my littl- watch, ] pray you,
While / clasp her to my heart,
Ii. your hands, 80 softly creeping,
Move as ii OH Time were sleeping.
Lei each minute that VIC spend
To al hour, a day extend.
Stay the wheels of Phebus' cart
Til the moment we must part.
Then, when She has left me lonely,
When call her back Ia vain,
Let your hands fly round the dial,
OF their utmost speed make trial.
Let the hours in headlong fight
Speed throughout the day and night.
Haste with all thy might and main
Till my love be come again.
New York Advertiser.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-07-20

)t Celebrated Quintette of AcrohatS. Especially Imported for
g Bros. Shows. Thtir First and Only Season in America.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-07-20
Free Daily Pageant Of CIitteTing SpIendOr.

The Procession leaves the Show Grounds promptly at 10 o'clock IN the
morning of the exhibition. 1t is over a Mile n length. Ten of the
MagnMcenty Carved and Decorated Dens of Performing Wild Animals are
exhibited Free and open upon the streets. Ten Kinds of Music, including
MOSCOW'S SILVER CHIMES and a MAMMOTH GOLDEN STEAM CAL
LIOpE, make the air merry with melody. No Postponement o n account of
weather The Procession moves, Rain or Shine.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-07-20
HERMANN BROTHERS '"'F; #;:::: { :: | 81: s.: :: '::::::: :;:FF''''

Princely Entertainers to the Imperial Court of the Mikado.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-07-20
MONSTER HIPPOPOTAMUS

Blood-Sweating Behemoth of the
Nile. Weighs Four Tons. The
Mightiest Amphibian on Earth.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-07-20

Prince Chaldean, Magnificent Long-NTaned Percheron Stall
lion; Mammoth Bi-Horned Gnu; 100 Dens of Rare Wild
Beasts; Schools of Educated Goats and Ponies; Mirth-
Making Porcine Circus; High Bred Horses in Astounding
Drills; Double Herds of P%onderous, Performing, Dancing
and Clown Elephants.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-07-20

coveted commission.-J. c. v. brooks in
Golden Days.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-09-14
Points of Local Interest.

A Rural New Yorker correspondent,
writing of his irrigation plant, says that
he carries no insurance, because he can
throw stream of water over any build
ing on the farm. Score another point
for irrigation.
Late matched cockerels can best be
utilized by making capons of them.
The typical soil Of New England is
wonderfully suited to the growth of
grass and grain when skillfully handled.
1t is a matter of getting good grass land
to begin with, seeding it well and then
pouring on the fertilizer or manure.
The prospect is for light crop of Cape
Cod cranberries. New Jersey growers
also report light crop there, and the
crop in Wisconsin has been injured by
the drought
Western New York papers report the
apple crop in that section as almost an
entire failure
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-09-14
That New Insecticide.

Several advantages over the old insec-
ticides are claimed for the compound
discovered by Mr. S. G. Moulton of the
Massachusetts gypsy moth commission.
If the mixture happens to be stronger
than is necessary, even to the extent of
three or four times the requisite
strength, it does not injuro the foliage
upon which it is spread. 1t can be seen
on the leaves, so that one can tell what
has and what has not been sprayed.
Furthermore, being lighter than paris
green, it does not settle so quickly, and
as a result it can be distributed over the
foliage more evenly
Professor Fernald of the Hatch expert
ment station i'll Massachusetts, in re-
porting on the new insecticide, says that
it is better under all circumstances and
for all insects than paris green.
This new compound is arsenate of
lead, which is prepared by dissolving IL
ounces of acetate of lead and 4 ounces
of arsenate of soda i'll 80 gallons Of wa
ter. These substances dissolve quickly
and form arsenate of lead, which is
fine white powder much lighter than
paris green. 1t can be used in the pro-
portion of 25 pounds to $50 gallons Of
water without injuring the foliage,
though no such strength is required to
destroy insect life. Professor Fernald
advises the addition of quarts of glu-
cose or molasses to. each 80 gallons of
water in order that the insecticide may
adhere to the leaves.
plo - no oil 10 70
At wholesale rate arsenate of soda costs
s cents per pound and acetate of lead
] IA cents a pound. Itshould not be for
gotten in using these applications that
they are very poisonous.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-09-14
Tnble n1annors of We Olden DAYS.

Can any one still prate of the good old
Dimes after reading the following extract
From sixteenth century book entitled
The Accomplished Lady's Rich Closet
br Ingenious Gentleman S Delightful Com
banionY"
"A gentiewoman, being at table, must
observe to keep her body straight and not
Jean by any means with her elbows, nor
by ravenous gesture discover voracious
appetite. Talk not when you have meat
In your mouth, and do not smack like a
pig nor venture to cat spoon meat SO hot
hat the tears stand in your eyes, which is
|is unseenly as the gentlewoman who pre-
ended to have as little stomach as she
lad mouth, and therefore would not
swallow her peas by spoonful, but took
hem one by one and cut them in two be-
ore she would cat them. 1t is very un-
'eemly to drink so large a draft that your
breath is almost gone and you are forced
o blow strongly to recover yourself. -
New York Sun
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-09-14
HOW WATCHES RUN.
Their Regularity Depends Largely Upon
the Owner's Magnetism.

the Owners Magnetism.
every man is his own magnet" is the
proposition recently evolved by Wash
ington jeweler of many years experience.
ut is all dependent on the animal mag
netism of the owner whether or not his
watch will run fast or slow" said the jew
eler when explaining his theory to tho
postman. THE same watch will run at
different speeds when carried by different
persons, and no person is likely to put
watch on and have it keep satisfactory
time without returning once or twice to
the icweler TO have the regulator touched
to get the system of it keyed up to the
same pitch rs that of the owner.
Now, | used to have a friend who had
an excellent Swiss watch, while had one
of another make. BY mutual consent at
one time we exchanged watches, and,
though they had gone all right before, they
then changed their gait entirely, mino
running five minutes ahead in a couple OF
days and his running five minutes behind.
There was 10 minutes difference in our
Compartments. But that is nothing com
pared to the difference between some peo-
pie Sometimes watch that will run
well on one man will not go with another,
and there are some people who cannot get
watch that will run on them mt all.
Il remember good many years ago
had man come to my place with an old
fashioned English lever silver watch to be
repaired. l had some very nice gold
watches in stock at the time and rs he
looked well off tried TO sell him one, but
he laughed and said if any of the gold
watches had in the store would run "a
hours in his pocket he would give me twice
what l asked for it. He said he had tried
all sorts of gold watches and had never
been able to get one that would run while
he had it. He had experimental with his
brothers watch only little while before,
he said, and it cost him SD. 80 to have it
domagnotized after he had carried it in his
pocket two days. Most silver watches act
ed the same way with him, but the old
English watch he was carrying had dou-
bic inside case to it and worked fairly well.
"Ivc never been able to tell whether
the average watch will run faster when
it is in its owners possession or not. There
seems to be no rule on the subject, but l
can never regulate a watch on my swing
board there and then give it to a customer
and have it keep good time. Then there
is a variation with a change in vitality. a
watch will ordinarily run slower the lon
ger it is carried after cleaning because tho
oil dries and the bearings are harder, but
! have had customers come TO me and say
that their watches had started up and
gone to gaining time several months after
they had been cleaned. l just tell them
that / can't account for it except on the
theory of a change in their own vitality o.
temperament. It's one of those things
that cannot be explained but it is true
nevertheless. "-Washngton Post.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-09-14

The woman glared at the man with the
concentrated gaze of an enraged tigress.
The man in the bed would fain have
drawn the cover over his head to escape
her gaze, but he seemed paralyzed.
False one" she Missed, "you are con-
cealing something from mer'
Standing in the center of the apartment
in a Junoesque attitude, she seized his
trousers by the fraycd ends and shook
them violently. Nothing fell from the
pockets. False one" she exclaimed
again.
The trembling husband slowly arose.
After the manner of one hypnotized 1t
went to the clock, opened it, drew from
its interior a few bills and some silver,
handed them to the woman and sncaked
back to his couch.
Thought didn't know you had got @
raise in your salary, did your" said She
He spake not a word indianapolis
journal.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-09-14
Waking 'rRip" Up.

Mr.. Joseph Jefferson was playing Trip
Wan Wrinkle" in Chicago when he went
ito the theater one night much exhausted
10y long days fishing When the cur
tain rose on the third act, it disclosed tho
white haired Rip still deep in his 20 years
|nap. Five 10, 20minutes passed. and he
did not waken. The fact was that all tho
thine jefferson was really sleeping
Finally the gallery became uproarious,
and man called out, is there going to
'be 8 years more of this snooze businessY'
At this time Jefferson began TO snore
This decided the prompter who opened
n small trap and began to prod Rip from
below.
The much travelled comedian began to
tumble in his pocket for an imaginary
railroad ticket and muttered, Going
right through 'ductor "
The audience was transfxed with
.hmazement.
An instant later jefferson sat up, with
b loud Shrek and evidently in agony. The
.exasperatcd prompter had 'jabbed" him
/ with pinl-Falhily Magazine.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-09-14
FACTS ABOUT FERTILIZERS.



Form In Which TO Purchase Them.
The cheapest form in which to buy
commercial fertilizers is an important
question, and intelligent farmers will be
interested in the following from Amer
lean Agriculturist, be6Nng on the sub
ject; OF materials furnishing phosphoric
acid, South Carolina and Florida rock
phosphate and bones are the most large
ly used. The rock phosphate contains
about GO per cent of phosphate of lime
which is about the same as is contained
in bones. When this rock is ground fine
md treated with sulphuric acid, it re-
solves itself into two substances. One
is soluble phosphate of lime called SUI
perphosphate; the other is sulphate of
lime-that is, gypsum, or land plaster
These two substances cannot well be
separated, so they are sold together UNI
der the name of superphosphate. This
usually contains ii per cent of soluble
phosphoric acid and can be bought for
from $15 to S1S per ton, making the
phosphOrio acid cost from to 6 y cents
per pound
Ground bone or bonemeal contains
about 23 per cent of phosphoric acid in
an insoluble condition. 1t also contains
about 4 per cent of nitrogen, also insolu-
bic. Both the phosphoiic acid and nj
trogen become available as plant food by
chemical action in the soil The rapid
ity with which these changes take place
largely depends upon the fneness Of the
bonemeal Calling the phosphoric acid
-, (
per pound and the nitrogen worth 1 .
cents per pound, bonemeal is worth
$32. 70 per ton. Another source of phos-
phOric acid is a phosphate Of lime pro-
duced as q product in the manufacture
Of steel. 1t is called by various names,
among which are Thomas Stag" and
"odoress phosphate " This phosphate
contains about 20 per cent of phosphoric
acid in a condition that is insoluble in
water, but when ground very fine soon
becomes available to the plants. This
is particularly true on low or mucky
ground. 1t is claimed that phosphoric
acid in this form is more easily taken
up by the plants than i'll the form i'll
which it occurs in bones Calling the
prosphoric acid in this phosphate worth
Az cents per pound its value is &18
per ton.
The principal sources of nitrogen are
nitrate of soda, suiphate of ammonia,
dried blood, tankage and yard manure
Nitrate Of soda contains about 16 per
cent Of nitrogen, or from 80 to 800
pounds ton AS a ton of nitrate of soda
can be bought for SAG or SAT, nitrogen in
this form costs 10 cents per pound Sui
/ plate IF ammonia contains about 20 per
cent, or 400 pounds per ton, 1t costs SO
per ton, which makes nitrogen in this
form cost ~ cents per pound. The
amount of nitrogen in dried blood is
somewhat variable 10 per cent being, l
think, about the average. The prices are
also variable. If it contains 10 per cent
of nitrogen, there would be 200 pounds
per ton, which, at . cents per pound,
would make the blood worth $50 per
ton. Potash can be bought in the form
of muriate of potash, which contains so
per cent actual potash, for about 4 =
cents per pound. In the form of "high
grade" sulphate of potash it costs 3 p
cents per pound.