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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-08-28
ALAWYERH IREDBYTHE DAY.
and the Reason Ee Quit This job Pre-
cisely Time.


cisely on Time.
With the name of Rufus Lockwood is
recalled to mind one of the most extraor-
binary geniuses that the state of Cali
lornia ever produced. 1t is many years
now since Lockwood held sway in the
courts of San Francisco. He was, i'll his
day, perhaps the best lawyer in the
state, and it was only because of his ut
ter indifference to pecuniary matters
that he did not leave largo fortune be-
hind him.
Lockwood went at one time to Horace
Halves, very distinguished lawyer,
and the author of the consolidation act
which is now in force. Halves had a
reputation for close figuring, and Lock
wood knew it. He said, "Mr. Halves,
I'll hire my6elf to you for one year from
date at salary of $25 a day payable
every night.
"All right" scid Halves, delighted
TO ENGAGE the services Of tie brightest
mind il the s+Gtc IT SO low a figure--for
the salary was not IA great ono in those
days--and the lc"E.in Was scaled. 1t
was II o'clocl; in TIE morning. But
from Chat time on. 1t is sid, Hswes
never missed an opportunity Of remind
ing Lockwood Of his bondage. Hcwould
say, in the presence Of others, Lock
wood. 20 fetch that book, - Lock
wood, do this or that" etc. Lockwood
never said word, but ala as he was
hidden, and Har os enjoyed his triumph.
Finally 1t came to the day when the
years engagement terminated. There
was most important lawsuit on hand,
Of which Lockwood had made a careful
study. No one III the state could pos
sibly have handled it as he did. Well,
on the day in question Lockwood stood
i'll court, an array OF iawbooks in front
of him, and expounded his views in
mastery fashion. Suddenly he looked
up at the clock and saw that it was the
hour of II. Closing the book from which
he was quoting, he turned to Halves,
who was sitting beside him, and said
''Mr Halves, a year ago today at this
hour | contracted to work for you one
year. My times up, the contract is can
celcd and l am going"
Thus did he repay his master for the
humiliation hoaped upon him. Halves
was III the greatest CONSERVATION. HI
could not possibly take up the thread o
the case where Lockwood had left it
and he begged and implorcd him to pro
coed. But Lockwood remembered, anC
he turned deaf ear to all porsuasions
He kept his word; the contract had ex
PRED. Francisco Bulletin.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-08-28
SUGAR TREE SAP.
why 1t Flows Even When the Ground IA
Frozen Hard.

There is much difference of opinion
ps to where the sap of the tree comes
from. 1t does not come from the ground
by the roots. but is in the tree and has
been all the winter, but i'll the form of
starch deposited in the cells of the soft
wood under the bark. When the weather
becomes warm enough in the spring to
set the vital processes in the tree into
action, this starch is changed into
sugar and the cells become so full Of
the sweet sap as to exert great pres
sure ON them.
When the spring begins, the warmth
of the sun starts this vital action and
the sap circulates through the cells on
the way to the buds, which will swell
and soon burst into leaf. When the
sugar maker taps the tree, the pressure
of the sap ON the cells forces it to exude
and flow from the opening made into
the sap wood. There is no special cur
rent up from the roots or down to them;
the tree is simply filled with sap all
through the sap wood, and mostly at
that part of it which lies Immediately
under the bark, and where the new
wood will soon be formed Of the matter
held in solution in the sap.
The sap will flow while the ground is
frozen, for it is the warmth in the air
that causes the flow and not the action
of the roots in the soil Thus it is quite
useless to spread any litter or other nom
conducting matter under the tree in the
expectation that if the ground be kept
frozen the budding will be delayed. If
this effect be desired the whole tree
must be covered in and kept in a dor
mant condition by a low temperature
all over. Thus young trees may be kept
in cold storage for months and are SO
kept for shipment to Australia, where
the seasons are exactly the opposite of
ours. New York Times.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-08-28

Fierce as they are i'll war, the people
of Dads are when at peace the gentlest
of creatures, extremely devoted to their
children and living home life abso-
lutely unknown among the Arabs. Just
as i'll appearance so in moral character
do they excel, and the vices so common
among the Moors are unknown in the
homes of the Berbers. They seem to
possess none of that uncomfortable pas
sion that is so large a feature i'll the
Arab character, and its place is taken
by affection and sincerity. Seldom mar
rying more than one wife, prostitution
is absolutely unknown, with the result
that the health of the tribe is excellent,
and one never sees those horrid disfig-
urements of feature so common in other
portions of Marocco. No doubt to a
great extent the moral character of the
Berbers is due to the fact that their
women are allowed entire liberty, do
not veil their faces and mix ON almost
all occasions with the men.
One Of the first things that struck me
on my arrival at Dads was the good hu-
mored and innocent chaff that passed
between the men and the girls of the
tribe, even in the streets of the ksar,
and still more when they brought us our
food to the minzah on the housetop.
The women are distinctly pretty, with
very fair skins and clear compilations
but they detract much from their ap-
pearance by the strange manner in
which they adorn their features with
henna and kohl, the former a red dye
and the latter anthony. Tafflet." by
| w. b. Harris.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-08-28
THE INCANDESCENT LIGHT
Some of the Curious and Commonplace
Uses to Which 1t Is Put.

Incandescent electric lights are used
to illuminate the eyes Of mounted ami
mals-bears, tigers and lions-shown by
fuIriers. Here obviously light with a
flame would not do, while the incandes-
cent light answers the purpose well and
conveniently. The wire is run from the
head down through the animals body
and out through one Of its feet to a con-
nection with the service wire of the
store.
Incandescent lights are used III refrig
orators, such as the iceboXcs of the
wholesale dealer in cut flowers and the
butcher. Their use in sidewalk show,
cases is familiar; i'll dressing show Win
dows the flexible connection admits of
placing the light where it is wanted
with each now trimming Of the window.
They are used III electric signs, some
of which are permanent, while others
are formed of letters that are movable,
like types, so that the sign can be read
lily changed as often as may be desired
Electric numbers are made in the same
way.
One may see painter at work at
night in store paint brush in one
hand and electric lght-with the wire
trailing away back of HMM the
other, to enable him to see the better in
some nook or Granny that he is painting.
The incandescent lamp is used to
light sidewalk awnings. The lamps are
strung along a wire hung under the
ridge pole inside the awning, The wire
and lamps are simply taken in when the
awning is. Movable billboards are il
Illuminated in the same manner. New
/ York Sun.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-08-28
EUGENE FIELDS HOME.
His Many Queer Clocks and His Library
of Rare Books.

One should not always judge mar
by his house, but in the case of Eugene
Field it seemed a. if his house were a
part of him. 1t is an old fashioned two
story farmhouse with a wide porch, to
which has been added a large circular
wing with an outside chimney such as
the southerners love. AS you enter the
hall you notice an deliberately orna-
mented old English tall clock Of the
kind usually known in this country as
"grandfathers clock. " 1t is one of
three such clocks in the house; a second
stands on stair landing, after the
manner of Longfellow's "Old Clock On
the Stair, and third was in Eugene
Fields sleeping ROOM The last one has
gong in it like "a country dinner bell
and clangs the hour with loud metallic
ring.
In the same room he had freak
clock" made entirely of wood, that ticks
like a hammer striking hard wood. In
the library there is quaint little one
made with seesaw-a wee boy and
girl sitting upon log to regulate the
pendulum. This is very well behaved
little piece of mechanism, as it makes
no noise and is really pretty. Contrasted
with it, standing near Fields writing
table, is plain New England kitchen
clock such as our grandmothers used in
their light, airy kitchens. 1t is me-
dunn sized affair of mahogany with a
glass door, on the lower half of which
are painted impossible red roses and
| forgetmenots. 1t is good old domestic
clock, and went on faithfully ticking
away when the others were cranky and
would not keep the time regularly.
AS you enter the house the library is
on the left hand. All around the walls
of the room are bookcases. Suppose we
look at the case beyond the window,
which might be called the fairy corner.
Here are gathered books of fairy lore
from all parts of the world, for there
was hardly an old bookstore i'll London,
Paris or Berlin which Mr. Field did not
know well. In this wonderful fairy cor
ner are Cossack fairy tales, eastern fairy
tales, legends of the French provinces,
legends of Ireland, Norway, Germany,
Spain, New England and all the modern
English fairy stories. Mary j. Reid
and Henrietta Dexter Field i'll ST. Mich
olas.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-08-28

The usual source Of pearls found
within the oyster appears to be the in
trusion of some small foreign body
which sets up an irritation of cuticle.
The only means Of defense open to the
mollusll is to deposit a layer OF nacre
around the irritating particle and thus
cut it Off from the soft, tender skin. A
grain Of sand or a small crustaccan may
slip in between the lips, and, setting
up irritation, provoke the cuticle to de-
post around it series of thin films of
nacIe. These are added to from time to
time, the little nucleus is completely
encysted and pearl is the result. La
dies Home journal.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-08-28
VERMoNT's LEADING BUSINESS COL
lEGE.

The eighth year of the Rutland In
sutute and Business college commences
Sept. II with unequalled prospects. 1T
offers twelve courses of study, including
commercial, stenography and telegraphy (;
young men and women are prepared FOR
business positions, and recommended to
places without extra charge. The col
lege preparatory department fits for any
American college or professional school
in the shortest time consistent with
thoroughness. Middlebury, U. v: NJ,
Wellesley, Tufts, Dartmouth, Williams,
etc.. admit the graduates of the Institute
without examination. Catalogue sent
free. Address o. II. Perry, Rutland,
Vt. 80 :4w
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-08-28

But Of all the attractive features of
this charming spot, Rothcnburg, the
annual festspiol celebrating the cap
ture Of the town by lilly during
the Thirty Ncara' war, ranks first At
that time, and indeed until 1903, Roth
enburg was free city, taking an active
part in the peasants war Of 1925 and
in the Thirty Years war Of the follow
ing century. 1t was in the course Of the
latter, in 1851. that the celebrated lilly
appeared before ROthenburg and de-
manded its capitulation. This the citi-
zens refused, with the result that the
gallant little town was besicged and
taken. lilly and his generals proceeded
to the rathhaus and demanded the
municipal keys of the burgomaster. At
the same time lilly imposed fine Of
80, 600 thalers and earrisoned the town
with his soldiers.
The burgOmaster pleaded in vain for
some mitigation of the penalty, until
the victorious general, after remaining
for some time unmoved by his entreaties,
conceived the extraordinary notion of
offering to restore the freedom of the
town on condition that one Of the in
habj:ants should come forward and
empty at one draft an immense beaker
of wine, containing about 80 liters
lover three quarts This was an un-
heard of feat, even in those hard drink
ing days, and for some time his offer
remained unaccepted. The opportunity
of freeing the town from foreign yoke
/ seemed, however, too important to be
lost. and accordingly a patriotic citizen
named Nusch resolved to attempt the
difficult task imposed by the conqueror.
AS a matter of fact, he drained the
beaker at one draft, and, although ira
dition relates that severe illness fol-
lowed the feat, still he saved the town,
for Tilly kept his word and restored the
independence Of Rothenburg. Cham
bers' Journal
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-08-28

Aud may Z not enter here plea for
the preservation of the box cdgiugs of
our old garden borders? 1 know they
are almost obsolete-have been winter
killed and sunbuIut-and are even in
sorly disrcpute as harborers of unpleas-
ant and uuwelcome garden visitors.
Tor its beauty in winter alone the box
should still find Il place in our gardens.
1t grows to great size. Alice Morse
Earle in ScriDner's.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-08-28
SONG.
My fair, no beauty Of thine will last

Ny fair, no beauty Of thine will last
Save in my loves eternity.
Thy smiles, that light thee fitfully,
Arc lost forevcr-iAoir moment past
Except tho few thou givest
Thy sweet worGs vanish day by day,
As all breath Of mortality.
Thy laughter, done, must cease to be,
And all thy dear tones pass away,
Except the fow that sing to me.
Hide, then, within my heart, oh, hide
All thou art luath should go from thee.
BE kinder to thysclf and me.
My cupful from this rivers tide
Shall nevor reach the long, sad sea-
Alice Muyroll in New York Tribune.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-08-28

The human soul is like a bird that is
born in cage. Nothing can deprive it
of its natural longings or obliterate the
mysterious remembrance of its heritage.
-Epes Sargent.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-08-28

small in size, but great in results. De
Wits Little Early Risers act gently put
thoroughly, curing Indigestion, dyspepsia
and constipation. Small pill, sale pill
best pill. .
CLAYTON y. NORTH, Shoreham.
BIZ HASKELL, West Cornwall
d. II. BENNETT, Bridport.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-08-28
Still Time.

Bobby had three fights today, and
] didn't get licked once.
Bongo feeling for acane)-Well, my
son, the day is not over yet Strand
Magazine.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-08-28

Moses Brown of Boston has the credit
of making the first deposit of gold bull
lion to be coined. In 1895 he deposited
81, 276.79.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-08-28
WATER COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

The water commissioners for the Middle
bury village water department hereby give
notice, in accordance with No. IS OF the rules
ana regulations, as follows: Hereafter the
use OF water tor lawn purposes shall be grad
uated from SIS tor the largest lawns down to
- tor the smallest ones; and attention is call
ed to article ID, which reads: ain all occu-
pied premises where no water is used, every
faucet, ater-closet, bath-tub, set BASIN. sink,
fountain or any other fixture, Uhether used or
not Will be deemed or held as used and will
nected with the water pipes. Parties desir-
ing to have fixtures remain may do so by ap-
plying to the office of the company to have
them sealed, and paying a fee OF fifty cents
tor the sealing, and no charge will be made
while they remain sealed" Blocks with more
than one store Will be charged extra when
the occupants OF all OF them use the same
closet l5:tf
b. b. HOPE, w.
j. H. SARGENT. NoiiilS'iOnoi@
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-08-28
STHAYss Or Stolen!

Thursday. May 81, from pasture near the
residence of the Undersigned, IL small, dark
in forehead. Any person giving information
where this horse can he found win be liberal
for information leading to the conviction of
the thief.
The undersigned has also two tenement
houses in Salisbury TO rent, and one good
house with barns near Lake Dunmore and
one cottage AT Cold SPRING Lake Dnnmore;
cottage furnished with many articles.
COLUMBUS SMITH.
West Salisbury, May 20, 1896.
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D gS'sSSES'S'S'SeVs'S's7s' g
5 j. Joshlyq jacobs heHers. 3
5 sessssee0ssSee>SeeSsesse0eg o

wuz nuthin' more AN chip munk. Me
an Sandy Edwards hunted all over Pike
Johnsons big slue, but We KANT find
nuthin' that bears any semblance 70 q
verdick. Yer honor we wood ask fer
further instruckshuns."
"Gentlemen nv the jury" sez the
Judge "a verdick is no varmit, it's got no
hair on, nuther does it roam about the
woods. it's simply the 6ndins Nv an To-
telIigant body Nv men as 10 whether the
defendant is gilty or not gilty. Gentle
mon proceed to fnd vsrdick at once"
In short space O. time the jurie came
in an stated they found the feller gilty nv
murder in the first degree. The judge
mildly demonstrated on the natur Nv the
verdick, an the jury sgain retired. Purity
soon they came in, with verdick that the
feller stole the saddle in self defense and
the Judge dismissed the case fur wont nv
evidence My advise in this instance is
fer all defendants to pick their own men
fur juries.
Yours fur high prices in wheat.
j. JosHLYN JACOBS.
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Ba nix

President Isaac Lewis of Sabina, Ohio,
is highly respected all through that
section. He has lived in Clinton Co.
IS years, and has been president of
the Sabina Bank 20 years. He gladly
testifes to the merit of Hoods Sarsa-
parilla, and what he says is worthy
attention. All brain workers find
Hoods Sarsaparilla peculiarly adapted
to their needs. 1t makes pure, rich,
red blood, and from this comes nerve,
mental, bodily and digestive strength.
"Iam glad to say that Hoods sarsapa-
rilla is q very good medicine, especially
ss blood purifier. 1t has done me good
many times. For several years suffered
greatly with pains of
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WaIla WeIIa,s MarshaIship.

Section Al, chapter v, Of the amended
city charter, Of Walla Walla says:
"If any officer shall be absent from the
city 80 days without leave Of the council,
or shall die, or be disabled from preform-
ing his duty, or shall resign, abscond, or
be guilty Of a misdemesnor or breach of
duty, the council, by q fve tenth vote,
may declare the Office vacant, and gil the
vacancy with his successor"
1t appears that this section was not
strictly complied with in the election of q
successor to the late Marshal Ames. The
Office wss not declared vacant, nor was
the fve-tenth vote cast for any one can
didate. To avoid future entanSlements
and litigation the council will doubtless
remedy the defect.
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An infant EataIlu Scalded

A deplorable accident happened in Ash
land Tuesday, which resulted in the death
Of the infant daughter Of Thomas Lind
say, general supervisor and manager for
Southern Oregon for the California Man.
ual Benefit Society. who had just arrived
in Ashland with his family to take up
his residence for number OF months.
Mrs. Lindsay was heating some water for
washing, when, in taking it from the
stove 10 the washroom, her foot slipped
and the scalding water struck the little
baby daughter and burned her body fear
fully. The little one lived only three
hours. The baby was only months old,
and was the only child.
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churnine Done in One Minute,

/ have tried the Lightning Churn, you
recently described in your paper, and it
is certainly a wonder. l can churn in
less than one minute, and the butter is
elegant, and you get considerably more
butter than when you use a common
churn. / took the agency for the churn
here and every butter maker that sees it
buys one. have sold three dozen and
they give the beet OF satisfaction | know
/ can sell 100 in this township, as they
cburn so quickly, make so much more
butter than common churns and are so
cheap. Some one in every township can
make two or three hundred dollars sell.
ing theae churns. BY addressing j. F.
Casey & Co.. st. Louis, Mo, you can get
circulars and full information so you can
make big money right at home. have
N ade so In the past two weeks and |
never sold anything before in my life.
A FARMER
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feet, is well respected, aud has bright
future before him.
@. A. Smethermau, the former livery
man, has made q nice home and / am
told is doing we'll freighting to come Of
the mining camps.
Jack Robinson and N. E. Perkins,
formerly OF Pendleton, where they were
engaged in bsrbering and cigar making
respectively, but better known as prom.
ent members OF the Pendleton Brass
Band, are doing we'll with steam laun.
dry and are raising the duce
with the almond-eyed sons OF tie
fowery kingdom. "Perk," as the band
boys used to call him, is leading the Boise
City band, which is FIRST rate musical
organization.
Boise is nice little city and in my
opinion far, far ahead Of Walla Wslls.
II the old time thereof Of Pendleton was
united with the beauty OF slow going
Walla Walla you could form some esti
mate of the place. However, Boise is
duIler than the "oldest inhabitants" can
remember The rich gold mining dis
tricts of which IL is the "hub" renders
the influence OF the gold standard times
lees marked than in any western city l
have been in, in the past three years,
but the rural districts Of the Boise Basin
feel only too keenly the falling prices for
their products. Boise Is the commercial
center, as we'll as the political and social
center of the state. 1t has many wealthy
families, families whose fortunes were
made in the adjoining gold camps in the
halcyon days of 20 to 40 years ago, and
who cannot understand that there can
be just complaint for low prices, and lack
markets. 1t is not strange therefore
with the Office holding element and the
wealthy pioneer families dominating its
population that in that city there are 400
Mckinley voters. The wealthy pioneer
families made their stake" under cir
cumstances and conditions that do not
now surround Boise, and in fact they are
not in touch with, and do not feel the
blighting effect which the new era Of
low prices bring about.
Dubois cannot possibly be defeated.
II anything were needed to insure his re.
turn to the senate, 1t was furnished by
the popocrstic fusionists.
IRVING McQUARY.
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Gil of Gladness.

is a pleasant, palatable preparation, en-.
tirely free from all oily taste, and may
be administered internally or applied OK.
ternally. 1t will remove all pain that
"human flesh is heir to-" il properly ap-
piled, and might be rightly termed "a
panacea for all ills" Price 80 cents
For sale by 0sburn.
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DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Award.

DR.. Richardson will be in Athena next
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday to do
dental work, and you must patronize him
II you want him to continue his Visits.
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! also met 7, d Harper, the ineurance
man, who is rapidly coming to the front
and is doing we'll He was delegate
from Canyon county and apparently
stands high with the politicians OF his
section. He explained to me bic did
entities, reyersss and losses and he has
indeed had remarkable experience the
past few years. He is now getting on his
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Neuralgia

in one eye and about my temples, es-
pecialIy at night when had been having
a hard day OF physical and mental labor.
Itook many remedies, but found help only
in Hoods Sarsaparilla which cured me of
rheumatism, neuralgia and headache.
Hoods Sarsaparilla has proved itself a true
friend. I also take Hoods Pills to keep
my bowels regular, and like the pills
very much" ISAAC LEWIS, sabina, Ohio.