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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-02-01
SHOP WINDOWS ABROAD
Ingenious Scheme of Merchants to Attract
Attention to Their Wares.

Europeans don't go in for newspaper
advertising TO anything like the extent
that we do here, said an American re-
Gently returned from abroad, but they
take the shine right off Americans for orig
inul schemes TO attract attention to their
shop windows. In London, Paris ard the
larger cities in Belgium the shopkeepers
are continually devising catchy advertise
ments. Shoe dealers, hatters, safomakors
and men in various mercantile lines do
the business up best, but the confection-
ers, pastry men and other small merchants
are not long way behind them A shoe
dealer in Brussels, who makes specially
of waterproof shoe, keeps n pair Of the
shoes standing in a pan of water in his
window all day long. The water comes
just up to the top of the soles, and the
public are respectfully invited at all times
to step up and feel the inside of the shoes.
and see that thoy are perfectly dry.
Another shoe dealer in London made a
speciality of shoes for bus drivers, and his
greatest claim for them was that they
were unusually warm. He kept pair of
shoes imbedded in IL cake of ice in his
shop window, and any Que could walk in
and feel the inside of them and see that
they were warm. A halter in Antwerp
who manufactures waterproof silk hat
keeps one of them in his shop window sus-
pended over a pan, with stream of water
running over it. l never passed this store
once without seeing II crowd of people
standing in front of it, and don't doubt
that this scheme brought him many Gus
toner he wOCld not have otherwise had.
In Paris "a firm of saGcmakers em-
ployed two men to stand in the window OF
their place all day and hammer on the
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-02-01
a FLORIDA PICTURE.
Pen Sketch of Southern Scenes and Sur
roundings by Paul Bourgct.

A town of quite small houses, with
streets, and all along their wooden side
walks trees Of magic and Overlooking YER
dure. bursting into leaf which the dust
has been unable to sully, writes Paul
Bourget from Jacksonville, Fla, in tho
Boston Herald. Persian lilacs, like those
whose perfume / brcnthed i'm the east,
st md in the street itself, gigantic, in full
bloom, and pcrluming the already burn
ing air. There are, moreover, ovcrladen
Orange trees, japanese medlars, also yell
low with fruit, bananas, palm trees, all of
which foreshadow still another world than
that Of Georgia penetrating aroma
scoms to pass through the sun which
shines in the too intense blue like the sky
which overhung the Dead sea last year.
when, on leaving the grim convent of Mar
Saba ] perceived that still water and tine
soft line of he mountains of Moab. But
yondur history and legend were for mo
mixed with the sensation a. allure. Hero
1t is nature alone with N-~oh come in
contact, nature with its murderous fauna,
It's violent tllra its atmospheric phcnOm.
ena, rather lis catacl ysms, charm and dan
ger at once pcrccptiblc in the very air one
breathes, in every small detail which we
meet mt the corner of the street, in tho
sudden jumps of temperaturc-in fact, in
the entire life of this small town, so peace
full on this Easter morning.
Negroes and still more negroes. 1t
seems as if the town belongs to them en-
tirely, so dcnscly do they thrung on the
sidewalks, the men in Prince Albert coats,
with flowers in their buttunholes, and
wearing trousers Of bright shades the
women clothed in outrngcously light col
orcd dresses, among which those of apple
green, poppy red and light pink predomi-
nate. Their hudices are cut in figaro fash
ion, their hats are decorated with ribbons
and enormous flowers, and their hair is
plated in plaits which are ve'y thin and
very tight the object being to diminish OF
destroy the natural crinkling They smile,
showing their white teeth between thcil
thick lips The white teeth of the men are
displayed in similar smile ana they all
salute and approach one another with that
cerrmonious familiarity, that SPECIES uI
natural aircctation which Is pcculiat /,
this strange race.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-02-01
Hnwthorne.s Granddaughter.

Miss Hldogarde Hawthorne not long
since published weird sketch in maya
zine, "a literary effort which resembles her
grandlather's style more than does the
work of either oi Nathaniel Hawthorne's
children Miss Hawthorne is the eldest
daughter of that dear little boy, Julian,
of whom Sophia Hawthorne wrote so low
ingly 10 her mother. All the seven chill
drcn thus once removed" from the great
novelist are very comely. Hildcgarde is
remarkably pretty, fresh faced girl, with
nothing of the mystic nor even Of the
literary in her appearance, which is that
of a bright vivaciUus, rather athletic
young woman, whose rosy checks are
Drowned by much exposure to the sun,
and who is an adept with the oar the sail
or the tennis racket She has been sec
ond mother to all those other children Of
whom her father once said that they made
his, when they were little, the House of
the Seven Gabbles. Philadelphia Press
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-02-01
Air Does Not XIII.

The old belief that prOjccties sometimes
Kill men ia battle without hitting them
must tie abandoned in view of recent sci
entitic experiments. 1t was formerly sup
posed that the air compressed and driven
before the projcctile and technically called
the wind of the shot was capable of
striking ii fatal blow, and even army sur
gcuns have ao>cnted To this theory.
But experiments have shown that the
air driven 10y a prnJectile, while capable
of being instantancuusly photographed IN
the form Of il wave, docs not possess sutfi-
cicnt energy To produce any destructive
effect.
Another theory which recent investiga-
tons have overturned Is that the explosive
effect Sometimes exhibited 10y bullets Is
dur to compressed air driven into tine
wuund
Experiment shows THAI the appearance
Of explosion arises from the nature of the
substance penetrated by the bullet. If this
substance is plastic or watcry, the impulse
Of the proiectilc i, distributed latcrally in
all directions among its PARTICLES and they
hre driven asundcr.
Such an effect has been noticed in battle
when bullets have entered the brain, and
accusations Of using explosive prOjcctiles,
contrary to the comfy of nations, have
been based upon them. BY firing bullets
into wet dough every indication of an ex-
ploson has been produced although the
same bullets. fired with identical velocity,
into solid substances like bon =. MADE only
round. Clcab cut holes Youths Compan
ion
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-02-01
The N,,.h and Mild Chinamon.

The Chinaman, although prOvcrhially
meek and mild, is "a man of dauntless
courage and un!linching fOrtitnde NOy-
ages over vast tracts of stormy seas, eX-
tremcs of heat or cold, prolonged srpnra-
ton from home and all he holds most dear
and sacred, contumely and wrong mt the
hands of men among whom hc casts his
lot-nothing of all this can tirn him
from his own purpose in lifc-namely, the
accumulation of little store of dollars
which 20 years forward will make him
rich man in the country of his birth, will
enable him to provide for his parents ana
erect monuments to the honor of his al
cestors and will cause him to be locked
up to and envied by his fellow villagers.
To achieve this he goes everywhere-ev-
erywhere, at least except to lands whose
hostile laws of recent years block him at
the ports of entry, and in countries where
such laws have been passed the very fact
shows that the Mongolan has already Sc
cured foothold We are told that there
is 40 place of consequence the wide world
over where n Scotchman is not to the fore.
For myself | expect as confidently, wher-
ever | wander to find my Chlnanan.--
Nineteenth Century.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-02-01

The "dessous. " or undertaking, occu
pies no small part of the wardrobe Of Il
Partisan belle now the luxury of it is I'M
bounded The lace, silk, etc, are often
more costly than the outer robe lou
may see II lady with plain blue serge or
brown cloth costume, but when she ar
rives at a muddy crossing or lifts her
dress to enter her carriage you see Il
glimpse of silk and lace that reveals an
expenditure and luxury hitherto un-
known. OF course the silk petticoats are
lined with flannel. There is what is called
a jupon d.scrct, equivalent to the homoly
flannel of our grandmothers, but flannel L.
the lining, and over it are silk and ilounces
and lace. Then, again, there is the petit
coat that comes next the dress, of silk also
and often warmly lined. This has gener-
ally black lace flounce between two silk
ones at this season, and sometimes col
ored ribbon runs through the lace.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-02-01

LADIES COAT FOR TWO PIECE SUITS.
cloth or huckram, and the back is faced
with silk or MORE while the front is of the
material In some cases both sides of the
lapel are alike and neatly tailor stitched.
They are scwed to the edge of the front on
the outside and neatly hcmmed on the I'M
dersidc and turned backward and pressed
into their position, and when the sleeves
arc in they may be tackled fest, as they
are apt to fly in the wind.
The collar of these coats can be of al
most any kind that the weaver prefers,
but that best liked just now 81 the high
turned down shape. There Is - diagram
giving the shape of one of these, the dotted
line showing where it folds over. 1t should
he exactly the right size to meet m the top
and flare naturally at the bottcm. 1t
should he interlined with huckrarI and
the under part lined with silk. The outer
really looks best when made of the dress
material and tailor stitched, but ia cher
more drcssy effect is obtained by adding a
velvet collar to that, leaving the material
to show. This requires great care, add
the velvet should be sewed over founeA-
ton of wigan and then slip stitched on.
The sleeves to all the three-Quartcr coats
are large giRots and for the wearer's COM
fort and ease in getting it on and off the
sleeves ought to be lined with silk. The
lining need not be as large as the sleeve,
but medium large coat shape. The
wrists are finished with three rows Of
stitching
\ very rich effect is given to sucb coat
by sewing soutachc braid all over the coat
in set design or in vermicclli pattern, the
braid standing on its edge. The sleeves
cannot he quite so voluminous in that
case.
Prince Albert coats are quite rage Just
now, but it is "A fancy too liable to change
for IA lady to make up her coat in that
way. IT, however, she wishes to obtain
that effect, n couple of lines of very mar
row soutache braid defining the waist line
to a short point front and back will simu-
late a seam there, or "a wider braid can be
used In that case the two buttons in the
back are omitted. The lining of the coat
should be stitched to the edges Of the flap
in the back and turned forward and pressed
down before basting in the hem. The
lining in the front is sewcd to the edges in
the same way and turned back and pressed
before finishing the bottom or hemming
down the front and back under the arms.
The sleeves may be plated or gathered 70
sew them in. The edges of the seam should
be overcast together and bound and not
pressed. A tape loop under each arm 10
hang the garment up by and an ease belt
are necessities. The belt fastCns in front
by tapping over and being pinned. IiouG-
and eyes admit of no lousening. Tho but
tonholes should be very strongly worked.
OLIVE HARPER.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-02-01
HOMEMADE DRESSES.
HOW TO MAKE ONE PATTERN SERVE
MANY ENDS.

The Model I que Is the Foundation Of
All Waist Cutting-The Three-quarter
Coat-A Few Simple Hints on Tailor Eff
fects.
[Copyright, 1895, by American Press Associa-
The three quarter coat IS a very fashion
able shape this season, and it is, with
slight variations, a standard form and
equally suitable for winter and early
spring and for the young and the middle
aged. This coat can be easily drafted
from the model basque lines. The back is
cut in exactly the same way, and so are
the side and back cores. The dressmakcr
decides upon the length below the waist
and carries her line down to that measure
and makes a mark, allowing proportion
ate flare toward the bottom. If the skirt
to the coat is intended to he full, what is
two inches at the waist line should be ten
at the bottom. In cutting the center back
pieces, when taking out the slant, leave a
jog u inches below the waist line, which
is to be Tapped and finished like men S
coats, with two buttons. All the rest Of
the seams are sewed and pressed apart. If
the material is very thick, the edges of the
seams are bound with lutCstring dress bind
ing, but If not very thick it should be
lined. The lining should be sewed up like
the outside of the back and basted along
down the sides.
The fronts are to be cut on the lines of
the basque model but al inch larger, As
this is to 90 on over another dress, or at
least a vest. Only one dart is to be taken
up in the front The fold in front of the
waist is made 8 inches wide, and this
gives width for double breasted effect. A
scam may be taken down the front of the
outside lap if desired, and the buttons arc
set on each side of it, Pockets may be put
in or not, as preferred. They are so very
difficult that the amateur may 10 well to
omit them.
The lining to the front being basted in,
it is to he hemmed neatly over that of the
back, and then the bottom Of the back is
turned up and hemmed on to the lining
with an inch deep hem, which must be well
pressed like every other seam. The lapcls
are cut as per diagram ana lined with hair
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-02-01
Quinine.

People In using quinine should Re
careful that they get good grade of the
article OF that they are not being fooled
altogether, In many cases an inferior
product of the cinchuna bark, from which
quinine is made, is substituted for the rca!
article. 1t is little better than the Gin
chona bark and has not nearly third OF
the virtue of quinine. This is called Gin
chunidia and can be bought for from t.
cents an ounce, just IA little more than
the bark itself 1t is so good an imitation
that the customer is unable to tell the
difference except that the results will not
be the same People should be careful to
get the pure drug. and the only guarantee
they can have is the reputation Of the man
who sells it tn them. -Pittsburg Dispatch
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-02-01
The Ire. Of the Most Rapid Growth.

The eucalyptus, genus of myrtaoae,
grows to IA greater height in a shorter time
thai is the case with any other known
tree The eucalyptus has increased its
height by as much as "a feet in the short
space of three months and attains rapidly
both great height and a large circumfer
ence These trees form the preponderant
and most characteristic vegetation Of the
Australian forest, where they are famed
for their great heights usually ranging
from 300 feet TO 400 feet while one has
been recorded as having attained nearly
500 feet, with IA circumference of 81 feet
An oak tree in three years grows feet
1917 inches; larch 8 feet y inches, An
elm. 5 feet inches; a beech. foot
inches; poplar, Is feet, willow. feet
inches An elm attaius full growth IN 1870
years and lives to 800 or 600. Ash is tan
grown in 100 years, while 1t takes 200
years for oak and mahogany to reach ful!
height Brooklyn Eagle.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-02-01
Estate of Joseph LamOrder.

STATE OF VERMONT, Be II remem-
0DIsTRICT OF ADDISON, SIS. bered, that at "A
session OF the Probate Court holden at Mid
dleburY, within and tor the District OF Ad-
dsOn on the 18th day OF January.A. ID. 1895.
Present: Hon. James NJ. Sade, Judge.
Whereas. II certain instrument in writing,
under seal. purportng to be the last will and
testament OF Joseph Lamorder, late OF Sails
bury, in said district, deceased, having been
this day presented to said court tor probate,
and duly filed in the Registers office: There
tore il Is ordered, that all persons interested
in the estate of said deceased be notified to
appear before said court nj the probate
office in Middlebury, in said district, on the
4th day OF February, A. D., 1888, at 10 O'Clock
II. m, by publication of this order three
weeks successfully previous thereto. in the
Middlebury REGISTER, n newspaper printed
AT Middlebury aforesaid, to show cause il
any they may have, why said instru-
ment in writing should not be proved and
allowed as the last will and testament OF the
said deceased.
BY order OF court
3 Attest JAMES NJ. SLADE, Judge.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-02-01

In his zeal to stamp ont disattection
Alexander III reintruduced the knuGt,
discontinued in previous reign and
practically abolished trial 10y jury In
1883 he sanctioned an order, signed hy
Galkin Nm~Skui, head of the central pris
on department. declaring that hcnccforth
mo difference shall be admitted in favor
of political prisoners in respect of punish
mont, aud that logging with the rod
and with the whip shall he admitted -
This annihilatcd the distinction up to then
maintained between political Offenders and
ordinary criminals, since it gave tn the
executive officer of prisons the night to
Hog puitirals" in his charge, and it was
under thi, order, sanctioned by the ear,
that Mime Sigida received the brutal beat
ing that ended in her death
Another rcactiunary feature Of prison
administration for which the government
of Alexander III was responsible is the
Introduction If imprisonment by admin
istralIve order Previous to lSSG the ad
minIstrntivc exile of political suspects I"
variuns places of residences IN the provinces
and To Siberia was common enough l'ut
IN that year was begun the practice ri
committing these suspects to Jail and
holding them there without triad ~ "a
preventive measure, 80 at the VIII aud ~
price OF the executive A new prison III
St Petersburg, known rs Tho Cross
has been designated to meet the cn>e 81
this kind OF Otfeuders-that is OF pruplo
who have not committed any crime. but
are simply suspected of hcing about t" bo
come POLITICALLY untrustworthy I'D
mund Noble in Donahoc's Magazine
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-02-01
commissioners Notice.
Estate of GaSca Rich.

1he Undersigned, having been appointed by
the Hon. Probate Court Tor the district OF Adj
olson, commissioners, to receive, examine
and adjust all claims and demands oi all per-
sons against the estate al Ga-ca Rich, late
OF Middlebury, III said district. deceas ed, and
all claims exhibited in offset thereto hereby
give notice thai we will meet tor the purpos-
aforesaid at his la1e residence In Mid
dlebury, Vt, on the Poi day OF February and
both day OF June next, from ] O'Clock D..
IN. until O'Clock p m, each OF said days,
and that six months from the 18th day of
January, A. ID. ls9'. Is the time limited by said
Court tor said creditors to present theiI
claims to us tnr examination and allowance.
Dated at Middlrbnry, Vt, this l4th day OF
January, A. u. lsaj
WILLIAM 2. REMELE, comr,s.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-02-01
No RlndiinE For Twenty Years.

They sat in the twilight and talked OF
the past.
Hiram" she was saying, Just 90
years ago tonight l first became aware
that you had kindled a flame in my heart. "
Yes, Anastasia. "
THAT" she unused re1ectivtly, was
about the last kindling know of your
doing, Hiram"
He did not speak for long time When
he did, it was concerning something else.
Detroit Tribune.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-02-01

Into ones character as into the charac'
tiers of others, one gets little flashes of real
light here and there, now and then. The
moments are not agreeable. They are the
flashes OF a policeman's lantern While
they are shining disguise Is impossible
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-02-01

The New York chronological society
has been having sale of bugs, and in the
list of sales we find that a long horned
ticker alias the Monohammus titillator
was knocked down for 80 cents 1t is re
lated a. popularity of these hugs thai
when two of them meet each other on the
road they stop and wave their horns az
each other This is equivalent to a hand
shake without the drink that usually goes
with it Boston Herald
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-02-01
APPRECIATION.

Twice blcst Is he whom God endows
With trtIrst gifts of seeing,
Who feels c ich beauty day by day
Through ut his lnmust being,
Who reads the language OF the breeze.
Thr bruol.lrts rirpling laughter,
Who hears the whispers in the trees
And bird songs coming after
Young Idea
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-02-01

The Italian millet now used almost en-
tirely as food for birds was formerly sus-
tenance for men.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-02-01

After the philosopher Speusippus died
his widow sold his library at auction, and
it was hidden in by Aristotle for So, 900.
The number of the books is not stated
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-02-01
TO HORSE OWNERS.

For putting horse in fine healthy con-
diton 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. 81
cents per package. For sale by druggists.
Also Dyer & Co., West Salisbury. Vt.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-02-01

Chamberlain's Eye and Skin Ointment
Is a certain cure for Chronic Sore Eyes,
Graduated Eye Lids, Sore Nipples, Piles,
Eczema, letter Salt Rheum and Scald Head,
% cents per box. For sale by druggists.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-02-01

Green river, Kentucky, was named after
General Nathaniel Greene of the Revolu-
ton.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-07-22
TWO MORE VICTIMS
Must Probably Be Added to the List
Of Those Murdered by the Arch
Fiend HOlmeS-A Woman and Her
Daughter Missing.

Chicago, July 21.-A local paper says:
"To the long list of murders and ath-
er crimes directly traceable to the arch
fiend, H. H. Holmes, must now be add
ed the mysterious disappearance Of Mrs.
l. l.. Conner and her twelye-year-old
daughter, with a reasonable certainty
they may have been disposed of in the
same manner in which the rest Of his
victims met their death Mrs. Conner
and her child were last seen in the
company of Holmes in this city, in 1898.
Since then all trace Of them has been
lost and the shrewdest detectives who,
at the instigation Of the woman's fam
lily, have been working on the case, are
now of the opinion that the finding of
their bodies is the only possible solu-
ton OF the mystery. There are circum-
stances which, while at first seemingly
susceptible Of explanation, now point in
the direction of another double murder
at the hands of the greatest villain OF
modern times. &.
Mrs Conner came originally from
ried to l. L. Conner, jeweler, nearly
fifteen years ago, probably in 1880,
when she was about eighteen. though
the exact time is unknown. To them a
child was born, and in 1889, Conner
and his wife and girl, then seven or
eight years old, came to Chicago.
Holmes at that time was just begin
ming to frame the swindles for which
he later became notorious, and had
started a drug and jewelry store in En-
glewood Conner went TO work for
Holmes and moved his family into
fat over the store.
1T was not long after this until Con-
ner became aware that the relations
between his wife and Holmes were not
of a nature consistent with the laws Of
society. Before long Mrs. Conner and
the child disappeared, and no trace Of
them ha ssince been found"