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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-02-07

Ex-President Harrison has written a
letter for publication in which he de-
clares emphatically that he will not be
a candidate for the presidency and ex-
presses the hope that nothing further
will be done By his friends in the direc-
tion of promo, g his candidacy.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-02-07
CAREFUL EDITING ExGMPLlFlsO.
From last weeks Vergennes Vermonter

From last week Ntrgennes erWOhItT'I
Charles A. Chapman OF Ferrisburgh has
shipped his premium Merno ram &C. A. c."
No. 3l6, to Montevideo, Uruguay. He Uhe
RAM took first premium at Vermont state
fair last tall.
Messrs. Smith and Ketcham, whose names
appear on the programme tor the entertain
ment to be given by the Ncrgennes Athletic
club February l7th and 18th, must not be mis-
is more pleasing one and will, without
doubt, give much pleasure to all who attend
the entertainments.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-02-07
The Boiler BLEW UP.

One of the boil rs of the Bennington
electric light plant, a mile east of the
village, blew up at ) o'clock Wednesday
afternoon. Engineer J. p. Daley was
badly hurt and is not likely to recover
Fireman VIM. Conland was also injured
severely. The cause of the accident is
not known.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-02-07

Postmaster Burke received the follow
ing dispatch yesterday afternoon from
the Boston Office of the government
weather bureau:
BOsTON. Mass, Feb. 6, l 30 p. M.
Hurricane will sweep the Atlantic
coast during the next - hours. causing
heavy rain in New England, possibly
changing to snow in northern portions.
Severe northeast gales.
MOORE.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-02-07
RECENT DEATHS.

franklin Hooker, Il wei known resident> ot
Cornwall, died ut his home i'm that town hp
NJ Onday last, aged 8S years. lie hHd been III
al was attended from the house at ii O'Clock
Wednesday morning, Rev. :. II. Barnum,
pastor OF the Congregational church, onlcH
ting. Mr. Hooker leaves "A widow and two
daughters, Mrs. II. W. Drake ot Burlington
and Mrs. 5. f. Clark OF Minneapolis, MINI.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-02-07

The senate finance committee has or
dered the tariff bill to be reported, but
amended so as to strike out all after the
enacting clause and substitute for it a
provision for the free coinage of silver.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-02-07

At the last meeting of the tortnightly
club the following programme was rend-
cred:
Overture to Romeo and Juliet, Bellni.
Mrs. McGilton, Mrs. Hcnckels.
Aria from OthellO-"The poor soul sat pin
ing" Verdi.
Mr. Williamson.
Flute and piano a. Cana L@dra RSs7ni Hsiini
Mr.. and Mrs. Ienckels.
Duet-"My true love hath my heart"
Mrs. Miner, Miss Bond.
Nocturne, Op. 81, No. ,, Chopin,
Miss Hammond.
Song-"Rivcr OF Lite"
Mr.. Roscoe.
MiseIere from II Trovatore, Verdi
Mrs McGiIton.
Selected,
Miss Mabel Bond.
From opera OF Norma ;. D. Paetasie, Faer' "''''"'
Mrs. McGilton, Mrs. Miner.
Mrs. Stewart, Mrs. Miner, Mrs. Henckcls.
The next meeting will take place Feb
ruary II with Mrs. Eaton; composer
Beethoven.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-02-07
H. w. ALLEN & CO.,
81 and S3 Church ST., and 100
Bank ST., Burlington, Vt.

DRESSES-To close our January sales
fittingly, we offer fifty pieces of our finest
Dress Goods, formerly selling at $l.00,
Sl.25 and some as high as SLIGO per yard,
at - cents.
CLOAKS-Whle they last we offer
Fine Cloth Jackets about 100 of them at
astonishing prices. 1t will pay you to
come to Burlington for Dry Goods,
Cloaks and Furs.
Misses and Young Ladies' Garments 10
to lG years were $3.50 to Sll.50, now
5000. Misses and Young Ladies' Gar
ments II to lG years, were $3.50 to
$1,000, now $500. Ladies Extra Boucle
Jackets lined with fancy silks, were S25
to $29, now $l5.
Fifteen handsome l}oucle Jackets :;
prices as follows:
slI.5O $1,000 sl5.OO sl4.5O sl4.5O
Sll.50 Sl2 80 $3.50 $1,000 $1,000
Sll.50 Sl4.50 $3.50 $3.50 $3.50
Your choice from this lot at $3.50 each.
Twenty-three of the very best Jackets
ever shown in this Department $3.50,
S2l 90, S23.0O. 800. S2S 90, 5000, and
one at $500 and $500 each. Now
your choice at $3.50.
Every one of the above made for ,his
seasons sales.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-02-07
TEIE
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RICHARDSON.
A Great Public Convenience.

The facilities offered by our Mail Order
Department equal the advantages of a
personal selection. If you cannot come
to our store. write to us for any article
meatiOned in our advertisements. Quick,
careful and intelligent attention to all
orders.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-02-07
Look well h You: Feet!

No matter how we'll dressed
you may be, if you have on a
pair of poor fitting shoes it
spoils the whole. We make a
study of fitting shoes; we also
make a study Of buying shoes
that fit we'll and wear we'll
Our last seasons business was
a success and this season we
are adding a great many new
things in the line of shoes that
have never before been shown
in Burlington. Our aim is to
make our store your store.
When we once fit you to a
pair of shoes we know you will
come again.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-02-07
GEO. I'll. MILLS,

Professional starting Judge, win be in New
England during the coming trOtting season.
He is "A man OF extraol dinary ability in tbis
line and is well liked wherever employed.
He would be pleased TO make few dates in
Vermont.
Address, GEO. IL. MILLS,
law Goshen, Orange Co.. y. \.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-02-07

COUGHING LEADS TO CONSUMP-
rION. Kemp's Balsam stops the cough al
once.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-02-07
Speaking Of Furniture.

Brandon, VT.

Come in and see if we are not JUS
titled in claiming that we have the
finest furniture block and saerOonls,
and the largest, best selected stock of
furniture in Vermont
We also carry a fine assortment of
Silk and Chenille POrueries, BrOca-
tel, Silk, Lace and Muslin Draperies,
Upholstery Goods and Upholstering
a Speciality. In this department we
have the most competent foreman in
the State. We repair and refinish
furniture PROMPTLY.
We can please you in Window
Shades. No trouble to show goods.
This week we offer 81 Rugs at cost
to close
We do not propose to be under
sold by anyone in the furniture
trade.
J. ]. WRIGHT & CO.,
Successors to GEO. A. HALL)
212-214 College Street,
BURLINGTON, VT.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-02-07
S5,327, 7,s37.57

Total Assets, s5,327 ,s37 -
TRUSTEES.
c. f. WARD, WILLARD CRANE,
CHARLES +. SMITH, HENRY GREENE,
j. l.. BARSTOW, A. G. PIERCE,
IENRY WELLS.
Receives ana pays deposits daily. Deposltl
made on either OF the first four business days
of any month draw interest from the lst. II
made atterward interest will commence the
first OF the following month.
Interest will be credited to depositors Jan
uary ST and July LIST, compOunding twice 8
pear. There are no stockholders in this bank
All the earnings, less expenses, belong to de
pOsitOrs. The rate OF interest depends on the
earnings and tor the past ten years has been
4l-2 PER CENT.
All taxes are pald by the BANK on deposits
of $500 or less. Deposits are received in
sums from 81 to $1,000, ard no interest will be
paid on any sum in excess OF this amount, eX
cept on deposits by widows, orphans, ad
or religious institutions or on trust funds de
posted by order of court.
This bank prefers Vermont securities fol
the investment OF its funds and sends no mon
ey ont OF the Sta te until the home demand II
met.
No money loaned to any officer or trustee
OF the bank.
Funds may be sent by bank check or irat
or postal money order and deposit book will
be returned by next mail.
Applications tor loans or tor information al
to standing OF the bank may be made to RuiuI
Wainwright, Middlebury; j. f. Roberts, Yer
gennes, or f. C. Dixie, Bristol.
CHARLES r. SMITH. President
c. -. WARD TToNsurer
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-02-07
Closing Out Sale!
Millinery and Hair Goods
TO BE SOLD REcARDLESS OF COST

Owing to the fact that we have leased
our store TO Cove, Mott d Taylor the
florists to take possession Feb 25th, we
shall sell our magnificent stock of we'll
selected millinery and hair goods with
out regard to cost or consequence.
SALE BEGINS FEB. 5TH.
We have nothing but what is new and
de irable. Ladies will do well to take
advantage of this sale. We will quote
prices when you see the goods. Every
thing half price; some goods even less.
Millners will find that they can buy
goods cheaper at this sale than they can
in the New York market. G:2w.
MRS G. F. COLLISION,
so Church ST., Burlington. VT.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-02-07
Hanlbdrqs.
Nd5Iin Underwear and GorSeta

New goods coming every day. We fail
to see why woman should work and
worry herself to death when she can buy
such lovely things as we are showing in
this department for less money than she
can buy the material.
All the best makes of Corsets and at
popular prices.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-01-24

Prince Bosomnogp was really a flno gen
tlcnan-I mean that he was not only guuC
looking, intelligent and well hammered,
but, besides all this, had the air of good
society, as recognized in Europe. Ono dc.
tail struck mo much. IIo wore a toga OF
native cotton, dyed in "a charming pat
tern, and always gracefully draped--a
costume, in fact, as elegant rs could be-
and it invariably looked clean at the end
of the days march, when we were splashed
and muddy to the waist. The ease and
polished courtesy with which this person.
age greeted any officer who stopped to look
at him was an abiding w~onder-irritat
ing, too, for the honest marine who held
him, rather like "A dog, by IA cord. l saw
that good fellow twitch the string sharply
on such occasions, to teach the niggo1
prince his place. This indignity alone ruff
fled his temper. He said to NJ. Bonnat,
one of the captives released See mo, a
prince of Ashanti, tied like "a slave and
led by IA common white mani 1t is infa-
mOusV'
M. Bonnata assured me that the finished
manners Of our prisoner were not at all
exceptional at the Ashanti court. And
the king himself, kufi Kalcali, was the
finest gentleman among them all, though
short, Scared with smallpox and black.
Mobiles are almost all fair. Once l asked
Mr.. kuehno how we should recognize the
king If no were taken prisoner. "Oh,"
Mr.. Kuehne answered, your soldiers will
know him for "A king! He looks it every
inch. '-Saturday Review.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-01-24
A Snake,a Fang.

Ono day last summer Thomas Horton
was passing through a piece Of cleared
land when he was bitten by a rattlesnahe.
The reptile was shedding its skin, and,
therefore, in its most venumous condition.
The serpent's fangs had penetrated the
cowhide boot, and it was easily killed.
Horton tool n hS hnots and his wife
gave them to Napoleon Meeker, u negro
who worked on an adjoining farm. He
wore them and died. Archibald Hooker, a
nephew of the dead man, wore them 48
hours, and he also diod in great agony.
The boots next passed into the possession
of an old trapper. The second day he wore
them he was attacked with "A pain in his
leg. His experience told him it was the
result Of rattlesnake poisoning. He applied
a remedy in time and recovered.
On examining the bootleg he found "a
small point of IA piece of bone imbedded
in the hide. 1t was the fang of the rattle
snake, placed in such Il way that on draw.
ing out the foot the fang, which curved
upward, would not injure it, but on put.
ting the boot On, it would DO almost i'm
possible to escape "a slight scratch from
the poison covered tooth.--St. Louis Globe.
Democrat.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-01-24
Soil ImnrOXeIneni.

By drainage, clovering and by good
farming IN general the mechanical con
dition Of the heaviest. %stiffest clay soils
may be so changed that they require but
little more work to pillow and cultivate
than mellow loans. Accompanying this
process Of soil improvement there is al
ways ii gratifying increase in the yield
of crops. Eve frequently refer to clay
soils as heavy soils, - says The Drainage
journal, because they are hard Ia
work. Such soils, when thoroughly
drained, work easily, are readily pulver-
lied and become the best for cultivation
and productiveDess. They take mp and
hold moisture sufficient for crop growth (;
they take mp and hold the mauureo and
fertilizers applied to them they are
usually strong in mineral matter. All IN
all, the clay soils are the best for erasse;
ana grain and for fruit growing"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-01-24

country, and he r%curganizod the govern
ment. The great hreakwater at La Quay.
IA, one of the marvels of modern engineer
ing, was built undor his direction. But
Blanoo was too vain to he content with
such IA monument. Accordingly he ses
about erecting others more to his liking.
These can be seen today in the streets of
Caracas. There are many of these statues
erected to himself by himself. On one of
them is this inscription, G'ritten by his
own hand; ITO That Illustrious American,
the Paciiicator and Regeneration of the
United States of Nonczucla, General Anto.
Mo Guzman Blanoo." He is a courageous
soldier and IA vain dandy.
In 1884 General Blanoo went TO Great
Britain as a special envoy to bring to a
settlement the differences of the govern
ments and negotiated a treaty that only
failed Of adoption because Of u change i'm
tho British ministry. Blanco proposed u
commission of jurists TO settle the bound
ary dispute, and very recently the discus
sion Of his plan was revived. 1t may yet
be adopted.
General Blanoo's eldest daughter is the
wife of Count dc Morny, half brother of
Napoleon II.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-01-24

Next season there will be introduced
a vineless sweet potato.
Fish contains nitrogen and phosphoric
acid, but no potash.
Every winter comes up anew the
problem Of how TO kill insects in stored
grain. WCevils and other insects often
do great damage in gram ans, as wei.
as in beans and peas. The best remedy
in to put bisulphlde Of carbon ON a plate
or saucer at the top of the bin and cover
it over alright.
The report is that in bacon the United
States leads in applying the United
Kingdom, D,umara srplfyilI a0out
one-third ms much in quantity, hut re,
ceivng about one-half as much in
money.
The only available supplies Of potash
are IN wood ashes and the &c unGn pot,
Gah saltL
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-01-24

be expected to do the right thing at tho
right time, for he has diplomacy at his
finger tips.
He was born in 1871 and Is the son OF
n well known surgeon. After leaving Ep-
som college, whcre he received IA thorough
education. he entered the colonial office az
the ago of u and served as private secre-
tary to three of its working chiefs-Lord
Blachford, Sir Robert Herbert and Earl
Cadogan. After - years apprenticeship ho
became "A principal clerk and was mnlo u
full ilcdgcd diplomat bv being appointed
u special commissioner, once tn Berlin and
twice to Paris. He was Snnt as British
delegate to tho west Afri,iu conference,
which met in Berlin in 1854. and wa,
made u knight commander in 1890.
Sir Augustus is an official who has mndu
his W..t to the front by sheer ability, and
there are plenty of colonial governors whu
have no such quality To recommend them.
British Guiana has never had such an able
man for governor, having long been con.
sidered as Il sort of refuge for political
placcmen and poor peers.
This will be Sir Augustus first expert.
ence as "A governor, and in many ways il
may prove n pleasant one. He will have &c
worry along on an annual salary of $25, 900,
WIN an "lI'N ANU Vi T''u"O lor htsIlurlcS.
His official residence will be in George
town, or Demerara, as it is more frequently
called, IA busy, busting seaport whose eli.
mate might be worse considering that it
is but six degrees from the equator.
The English rule in Guiana is absolute
and one which makes the other South
American countries look with alarm on
British cncroachment. The cody natives
are virtually slaves. They work on the big
sugar plantations, which are owned by nom
resident Englishmen, and get little more
than their board and clothes for their
years of hard labor under exacting and
ofttimes cruel taskmasters.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-01-24

GoghD
HNN GARDEN
KEEP ACCOUNTS WITH THE FARM


1t Helps TO Reduce Expenses aud show
Which Crop Pays the Best.
Farmers, as a rule, are too negli9, vt
in this matter. They often complain Of
hard times, cheap wheat aud low mico.
for all other farm products when they
are utterly unable to state just what
their products cost them per hushel Oh
per ton. 1t is one oS the most satisfac.
tory accounts a farmer can keep and has
been largely the means of enabling a
correspondent of American Agrioulturist
to reduce the cost of producing a hushel
of wheat from $1.25 in 1882 to "a cents
III 1894, allowing the same pay for la
Dor expended and for rental of land in
each case. The cost of all other crops
was also reduced. but the reductions
were not SO marked as in the case noted.
While it has a strong tendency to reduce
the cost of production, this u not all.
1t enables a falmer to- know whether he
can afford to sell his products at prices
prevailing when he wants to sell. If he
raises them at II loss, he Will know it,
and, again, it is a great help in shown?
him which crop pays b-st on his farm,
81 tHaG he call grow mOle OF what ~
adapted to his soil and climate and IN
most profitable.
Any cheap memorandum book will
answer the purpose, but an indexed
ledger is better. Then plant your farm
and name or number the folds, stating
how many acres each contains. When
you begin farm operations in the spring,
charge the field with all labor at a given
price for hand and team, a given price
for hand where team is not used also
all seed grain at what it is worth at the
time as seed, and lastly charge the field
with a certain Inonnt of rent or inter
est on investment.
Don't forget to keep dates for all these
charges, for they are a wonderful salts.
faction i'll after years. When you gather
The oror, give credit for the product III
bushei, or tons, and at the end of the
year il is an easy matter to determine
the eNnct cost Of each product. When
once accustomed to keeping such ac.
counts, the desire to continue them will
grow.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-01-24
SMALL o FARMS.
These Pay When Located Near a City OF
Thriving Village.

4Nc"o - AftNhhNN ~ wy VI
Thriving Village.
In the changed conditions and meth.
DDS of eastern farming which the com .
petition of western cheap products has
caused there has been too little attention
given to the keeping and breeding Of
stock. Excepting the keeping Of COWS
for milk near cities and villages there is
probably less stock kept in any of the
eastern states than 20, 30 or more years
ago.
1t is generally believed that stock
farms must be large. This is "a relic of
the old idea that stock can most profita-
bly, be kept on pasture and hay and on
very cheap land. This is no longer true.
Corn and tho fodder it produces, wheth.
er used as ensilage or in the dry state,
are cheaper as compared with their eff
fectiveness than pasture or hay can be
except on land that costs nothing, says
American Cultivator. This authority
claims that stock farming can be done
here without much if any larger expen-
diture Of capital than at the west. Ii
says:
The chief advantage which the east.
ern stock farmer has is that his land is
where it will pay more to improve it
than is the land of most western farm.
ers. For the same reason it does not pay
even in the eastern states to buy the
cheapest land, cheap only because far
removed from markets, on which Ia
keep stock. 1t is true the stock itself
may be marketed without much extra
cost wherever located. But the increase
Of soil fertility is worth far more lea,
a city on growing village than it can be
further off.
Most stock breeders cra'np themselve.
by purchasing too large farms en- which
to operate. If the stock is first class. il
will pay to buy a large part of the grain
with which TO feed it. This is most true
where the stock farm is SO located that
its increase of fertility VIII be worth
most. By growing n large amount Of
coarse fodder at home and purchasing
grain to feed with it IA large amount Of
manure is made every year and soil
fertility Will increase rapidly. This can
of curse be done anywhere, but at Il
distance from market the improvement
i'll the land will not be worth so much
and the farmers gains will be proper.
tiCnately less.
So instead of the eastern farmer think.
ing himself debarred from stock keepina
and breeding because his farm is small
he should consider that rather an advan.
tage. What be needs most is better stock.
When he gets that, if he is near a good
market, the after results VIII be surely
satisfactory. We have known many
farmers who began by purchasing a few
acres close to some city and beginning
the milk business. After Il very few
years their land became too valuable e.
produce the feed for their COWS, and they
bought nearly everything they fed, at
the same time using their rich soil tC
produce market garden crops or fruits.
In fact, the keeping of "a good deal Of
stock Is Il necessary preliminary to sue.
cesstul market gardening, though both
kinds Of business are much too exactinq
to be conducted Ivy the same person at
once.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-01-24

The American Agriculturist's review
of the fertilizer markets for the past
year shows that nitrogen in all forms
has rulod considerably lower, that pot.
ash salts have been somewhat cheaper
and that there has been no great change
i'll the cost of available phosphoric acid.
Indications now point to cheaper phos.
pilates and potash salts for the coming
year, with Il stiff advance in organic nj.
trogen, especially in the form of cotton.
seed meal.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-01-24

Rural New Yorker expresses the opin.
ion that the cost of cutting corn fodder
may amount to more than the increased
value when the farmer has to pay regu.
lar hired mans wages for turning a
hand cutter. This matter of cutting mp
fodder is one of the operations of the
farm that requires wholesale power in
order to make it profitable. There are
meu who feed cornstalks to cattle with
out even husking the ears. They reason
tina, what the COWS leave the hogs and
poultry will make use of, so that the
waste is not large enough to balance the
cost of h%usking, shelling. grinding and
cutting. This cost Of cutting mp the fod-
der must be reduced to the lowest limit
before it will pay to attempt it. The
new Shedding machines promise to give
a new value to the corn crop because
they Will do the work cheaply and
quickly. Our experiment stations should
now find ont for rs the best way to keep
the shredded fodder without loss.