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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-07-03

John Black, for many years editor of the
London Morning Chronicle, prided him
self on being judge of men. His pride
was justified by the fact that he secured
the services of many very able contribu-
tors. Mr.. Black was noted for his indie
pendence and contented spirit both of
which are illustrated by the following
story;
Mr.. Black was in the habit of calling on
Lord Melbourne, then at the head of the
government, who one day said To him in
his abrupt way Mr., Black, you are the
only person who comes to see me who for
gets who l ain. You forget that l am
prime minister.
Black was stammering out an apology,
when Lord Melbourne continued, You
never ask me for anything, and wish you
would"
II am truly obliged to you, answered
Black, but l don't want anything. l am
editor of The Morning Chronicle, l like
my business, and l live happily on my in
tome"
"Then, sir l envy you'll" exclaimed the
premier, land you are the only man l ever
did envy. "-Yuuth's Companion.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-07-03
DOLLAR SIDE AND SHILLING SIDE.


For the purposes of retail business the
two sides Of every thoroughfare were for
merly thus divided The left hand side
going north or the right hand side going
south along any broad street or avenue Of
New York was the dollar or mora profit
able side. and the right hand going north
or the left hand going east was the shilling
side, devoted to less productive business
matters and depending chiefly upon the
patronage of persons Of more modest in
comes and slender purses. In the early
commercial life of New York city the west
side of Broadway was considered to be the
more desirable for retail business. The
stores upon it paid a much larger rent
than those on the side opposite, and not
only was this the case, but, as the New
Workers of generation ago remember, the
west or "dollar" side was tho more popu-
lar for pedestrians, especially during the
promenade on fair afternoons An ioono-
past of mercantile customs and traditions
was the late a. L. Stewart, and it was his
constantly avowed belief that rule of
business or affairs which had no other
backing but that of usage or precedent did
not amount to much and could usually be
overridden to the advantage of a pioneer
against it, The present Stewart building
at the corner of Broadway and Chambers
street is on what was the shilling side of
that thoroughfare, and when Mr.. Stewart
determined to move his dry goods estab-
| lishmont up town he chose by preference
the location at Broadway and Tenth street,
/ also on the shilling side, and luilt there,
contrary to the views Of his rivals in tho
dry goods business.
But Mr.. stewards departure from Che
unwrittrn business rulo Of years did not
abrogatc it In the dry goods trade, and the
preference for the dollar side and the pre-
judce against the shilling side survived
by many years the use Of shilings rs q
measure Of purchase in dry goods stores.
Little by little, however, the once unwrt-
ten law Of retail trade has fallen into dis
use, and now the right hand side of the
public thoroughfares in New York devoted
to store purposes. if not quito as good a:
the left hand side of the Same street, H.
among real estate men and retail dealers
considered to be nearly as good New
York sun.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-07-03
KICKING TREES.
Lumbermen Must Know Them and Know
How to Keep From Being Kicked.


Aumperiheh huSU hno" mem anu hho"
no" 10 heep from ''eins hicHeu'
Very few who have ever witnessed the
method OF numbering III our forests realize
the danger, with Its accompanying fascina
ton; the hard, rugged work with its health
giving results, or the enjoyment to be
found III camp lie IN tie solitary woods
miles from CIVILIZATION.
The danger from living limbs or
kicking tree as 1t fa!!'' lodges or strikes
upon stump or acrua' a log ana swings
around or Hes back WIN terrific fo"co Is
not noticed ny the luhhcTinen II they are
lucky enough to urdE' sVc1es'lully. An
other danger 'hpt l.,3iie H'uo realize Is
that ot the traniS'pI' N"p Aa-l INC logs
from the stump t. tie man road. MHch
OF the timber Is cut Up On the mountain
sides, which are so sleep t-h' - horse tcAm
can scarcely Hlimb UP. ~ tho top logs
measuring from ~ 10 90 10 IL length arc
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-07-03
The Delft Craze.

The craze for delft wares has interested
many in the history OF a ware that has for
many years had fascination for few
collectors The earliest delft is believed to
have been an imitation of blue and white
porcelain made in China and was first
manufactured in Delft, Holland, some
time in the fourteenth century some 200
years later the Dutch began the mRnufao-
turc of the ware in England, and later the
French potters attempted it with consid-
cradle success. Mr. Edwin Barber, who is
IA collector and connoisseur of ceramics,
says, VERY few pieces of the English delft
seem to have reached the United States,
as nine out of ten examples which have
come to light show Enthusiastically their
Dutch origin. New York Post.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-07-03
Colonel North.

Colonel North's stocks always turned
out profitable. His horse always won the
purse, and his dog never failed to win the
cup. The big prize at the dog show in
England is the Waterloo cup, worth 5000
guineas Ono day Colonel North saw a
dog which he fancied, and lie bought him
for $50 guineas, about 81, S3S. At the
next dog show it took a prize and his
friends urged him to compete for the
Waterloo cup, which is given to the best
dog in a race. Talking with John Dent
a celebrated dog trainer, North was told
that his dog would probably win the Wa
terloo cup. MAKE him win the cup,
John, " said North, land you may have
the prize" Tho trainer accepted the offer,
but said, u want to tell you, Colonel
North, there's just one dog in all England
I'm afraid of. "
"Well," said North, "IH buy him.
He sent an agent, who bought the other
dog Tor $3.50. When Colonel North arrived
at Valparaiso, he received "a dozen cable
grams congratulating him because one OF
his dogs had won the Waterloo cup and
the other came in second. tx Diplomat
in Oshkosh Northwestern.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-07-03
A MysterY Explained.

The following is said to be the correct
version of the manner in which the late
shah made the acquaintance Of the boy
companion whose presence in England ex-
cited so much interest;
Some years ago his majesty was out in
the mountains lion hunting when, in the
evening, a terrific thunderstorm came on,
with the result that he had to seek shelter
in the first house or hut to which he came
This happened to be the humble abode of
a shepherd, who had but one child, boy
During the night the shah heard the
child cry, and feeling uneasy his majesty
left his room and visited the child
Scarcely, however, had he left his apart
ment when the roof gave way and fell
upon the bed upon which he had just been
lying. Had the shah been there he would
have inevitably been killed. He was
much startled and attributed his deliver
ance from "a violent death to the boy, stat
ing that the child must have been inspired
by Mohammed. The following morning
the shah directed that both the boy and
his father should thenceforward remain in
personal attendance upon him.
The boy then became known through
out Persia as Aziz SIltan, or the "sultan IS
darling" Tho shah never went out with
out the boy. The father was subsequently
promoted to high rank in the Persian
army and accompanied the shah in his east
European travels. London News.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-07-03

In consequence of the growing trouble
with his eyes Du Maurier left Antwerp for
Mechlin to place himself under the care
of an eminent oculist who resided within
easy reach of that city. In those days rail
way travelling was not as rapid as it is
now, but one could get from Antwerp to
Mechlin in about an hour, a circumstance
which frequently turned to account. Du
Maurier's mother had come to live with
him, his sister joining them 'or a short
time, and the home in quiet old Mechlin
so on became sort of haven of rest. spent
many happy day and night there, on
which occasions l am bound to say that
the piano, requisitioned By me for some
special purposes Of musical caricature, de-
tracted somewhat from the restfulness Of
the hagen. However that may have been,
such Intrusion was never resented. My
qualifications as a basso profundo or a
brass bandSman were always treated with
the greatest indulgence by the ladies and
my high soprano reached unknown alti-
tudes under the benefcent sunshine of
their applause. Cor all that, l never at
tempted Chopin's "Impromptu. Then
Du Maurier would sing the French 'ro-
nance or the English song, or he would
"dire la chansonnette, and what with
his sympathetic tenor and his intuitive
knowledge of music he seemed to be able
to express more than many who had had
the advantage of a musical training.-Fe-
lix Moscheles in Century.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-07-03

LET DOGS TRAIN EACH OTHER.
A Novel Suggestion Advanced by an EK-
psrienced Hunter and Trainer.

a Novel SuEEesbiOn advanced DY an EN-
psrienced Hunter and Trainer.
4 novel theory of bird dog training is
advanced in Forest and Stream by an ex-
perienced hunter and trainer, George Ken
needy. He says:
eve all know how few and far between
the good dogs are, whether good, bad or
indifferent trainers have had them in hand.
Not one out of 100 is so well trained that
he has sense of his own. 1t may be posi-
bic that we may be training our hunting
dogs wrong. Those dogs that l trained
perfectly had no sense of their own and
those that L half trained had more SENSE
were better bird finders but each of them
had some canine idiosyncrasy that brought
him down below the level of the desirable
dog"
The truth of the matter he thinks, Is
that training deadons the dogs mind. 1t
becomes automatic, and when novel di-
lemma arises 1t has no reasoning faculties
with which to meet the emergency.
81 am half Inclined" Mr.. Kennedy
says, "to believe that the way to train
dog is to let him learn from his Supporters
i. G., from the best dogs possible. This
Is a slower process but it excludes any
sort of human interference. So far as my
experience and observation have gone, 1t
takes at least two years for an old dog to
train or teach young one. He learns in
this manner to point back, retrieve and
range and no other dog can range like the
self taught or dog taught ranger. He goes
like the wind and hunts fer birds every
minute, with an eye single to find them
To have a man teach IA dog is like having
monograph teach "a child. The best dogs
for hunting purposes are those which are
thinkers"
Up in the Adirondack mountains pups
are taught to run deer by turning them
loose with an old hound. An old hunter
likes to show the youngsters how to han
die a gun accurately and carefully. The
old hound delights in an opportunity to
show tho young ones how to find and fol-
low a cold, warm or hot trail There are
dog taught hounds in the Adirondack
! that will follow trail as well as any in
the world The dog trainers are thinking
hard about Mr.. Kennedy's suggestion.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-07-03

Pour half Il pint of water into wide
mouthed jar; close the mouth and shake
violently for a minute. If an offensive
odor is perceived, the water is contaminat-
ed probably by sewage. Another test; To
little water add drops of dilute sulphur
&c acid and enough of potassium perman-
ganate TO tinge the water a faint pink.
Cover the vessel with n saucer. If after
10 minutes the pink tinge is still visible,
The water is probably wholesome. A third
lest: Pour little solution of silver nitrate
Qunar caustic) into a carefully clea6ed
glass and see that it remains transparent;
then pour in the water If a strong milk
mess appears, drop in little dilute nitric
acid If the milkiness still remains the
water contains much sodium chloride,
which may indicate sewage contamination
/ or may indicate proximity to the seashore.
To test for lead in water fill "A glass tuln-
! bier and place it on piece of white paper.
/ Add a drop or two of dilute nitric acid and
then little hydrosulphuric acid. If lead
| be present, a dark brown tinge will be
seen in the water when it is looked at from
above. The simplest way of avoiding dan
ger is TO drink only boiled water. The
water should be boiled and then cooled in
a covered vessel not in contact with the
ice New York sun.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-07-03

The Columbia river has had three names.
1t was first called the Oregon. Afterward
it was called the st. Rogue, but when it
was discovered by Robert Gray in 1892 it
was given the name of his vessel, the CO.
lumbia, in place of the TWO floating appel
lations, Oregon and st. Rogue Accord
ing to Whitney, the original name of the
river was the Orejon, big ear, - or zone
that has big ears, " the allusion being to
the custom of the Indians who were found
in its region Of stretching their ears by
boring them and crowding them with or
naments. Portland Oregonlan.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-07-03
THE CAR is PROVIDENCE.
The Russian Peasants Faith In His Sover-
eign's Omnipotence.


A man who was present at the corona
ton of the late car says in lie Courier
DIES Etats- Unis that he has kept like a
never to be forgotten vision the memory
of the ecstasy of the crowd Frustrated at
the threshold of the church where the
holy mystery was taking place.
Il recall, " ne adds "a certain little old
woman whose extraordinary fervor drew
tears to our eyes. Over her dirty dress
she carried a ragged bag which contained
doubtless piece of black bread. She was
evidently from some distant province and
had been walking for month or more
living on aims sleeping in a stable with
the cattle, impelled by a mysterious force.
Perhaps she was fulfilling vow, perhaps
her poor disordered brain pictured Moscow
as a place of felicity, a paradise, where the
unhappy would be cured of their sorrows.
Squattcd in the mud her hands clasping
a shepherd staff, she was gazing hXedly
before her. Her wrinkled face of waXlike
color was TRANSPORTED with enthusiasm.
Her lips murmured a prayer, but her eyes
were gazing into heaven. There was in
this eye superhuman expression, sad
and serene at the same time This woman
was dead to all thought, to all sentiment
of real life She existed as in dream.
Touched with pity l approached her and
slipped ruble into her hand. Without a
glance at him who bestowed this fortune
the old woman evidently believed that a
miracle had been accomplished. Tears ran
down her cheeks, and she extended her
arms toward the father, toward the czar,
to whom she attributed this benefit"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-07-03

AFTER THE BLOOMING.

Oh little rosebud, with petals red,
As you nod by the garden wall
And dewdrops drink,
Do you ever think
That some day your petals will fallf
Some day your fragrance will all be gone,
Your sweetness a thing of the past.
For it matters not low
Much priced you are now
Little rosobuds cannot always last.
And, oh, little maiden, with eyes so blue,
As you sing and laugh and are gay,
Does it come to you
That some day, too,
Your roses will pass away?
But the little rosebud mods on by the wall,
Caresscd by the winds so free;
And the blue eyed girl
Swings in tho mad whirl
Unheeding the song and me.
Oh wise little rosebud and wise little girl
Why turn to the dark ere you mustH
Nod on and laugh on
Till your pleasures are gone.
Live today For the morrow-trust!
-Womankind.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-07-03

1t is entertaining to watch the effort of
the young brain to put some meaning into
a wholly strange word. His modus oper-
andi here is to make what we should call
pun, assimilating the sound, or at least
part of it, to some familiar word sound. n
little boy between and 4 had apparently
thought about the sound &" A men" at the
end of prayers and had decided that it had
10 do with men. So having occasion to
put family of white china rabbits through
their prayers he made them end up by say
ing instead of "A-men," "A-rabbits -
National Review.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-07-03
HER WEDDING.

kissed the BRIDE while other men
Uncertain stood as If in doubt
Whether my act TO initiate or-go without
As playmate, friend and lover
Had worshiDod at her shrine, and now
l stood % witness Of her pledge and marriage
vow.
Others had loved her too Not
Alone had found her fair, but she
Could love and wed but one, and so, you see
The rivals heard the dainty lips
We longcd to press, with solemn voice,
Pronounce the name Of him who was her
swecthcart's choice.
l kissed the bride, a happy man
And proud, the proudest in that room,
l ween and that with reason. Was l not the
groomf
Pearson Weekly.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-07-03

Mrs. Wurrey Ito police aptain)-Have
you found any trace of my boys He's been
away all day, and l can't find out any
thing as TO his whereabouts.
Police Captaln-Rcst easy, madam.
Describe the boy, and Wen send a man
down to the continuous performance thea
ter at once and get him for you.-Roxbury
GaZettp
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-07-03

In making mustard plaster take a
piece of lard and stir the dry mustard into
the lard until it is "a thick paste and VIII
just spread, Spread on piece of lawn and
apply to the affected part. This will not
blister.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-07-03

First Sweet Thing-Is it true that you
love Dick Dashleighf Tell me, dear, in
confidence.
Second Sweet Thing-Well, then, in
confidence, dear, do love him devotedly.
First Sweet Thing (aside)-That set
ties it. I'll accept the proposal he made
me last night. London Tit Bits.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-07-03

Experience has caused it to be remarked
that in tie country where the laws are
gentle the minds of the citizens are struck
by it as it Is elsewhere by the most severe
Catherine ii.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-07-03
Ons Mora Victim.

"What has that giddy Miss Smiler on
hand nOw?'
Another engagements ring detroit
Free Press.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-07-03

Several kinds of birds are known to fol-
low COWS, horses and other stock about
the pasture for the purpose of feeding on
the insects disturbed by the feet of these
animals.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-07-03

Sold by Druggists, or sent prepaid on
receipt of price, Csc, or 8 for 81.
DIR. Humphreys HOMEOPATHIC MANUAL
OF DISEASES MAILED FREE.
Humphreys Med. Co., III William St., N. Y.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-07-03

\ shoe that costs but $3.50. and withal
is stylish. durable and popular, is to be
had in Lewis lima Calf shoe. Try
pair.
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-13
1sga YPEE-THAT WONDERFUL
8d35I ROMANCE OF THE SOUTH
s'esSsS1 SEAS, AND A GLIMPSE
OF THE MAN WHO WROTE IT

cruelty was redeemed by the charm of
its inscrutable mystery, by the immensity
OF its promise, by the supreme witchery
OF its possible favor. Strong men with child
like hearts were faithful to it, were content to
live by its grace, to die by it's will. That was
the sea before the time when the French mind
set the Egyptian muscle in motion and pro-
dueed dismal but profitable ditch. Then a
great pail of smoke sent out by countless
steamboats, was spread over the restless mirror
OF the Infinite. The hand of the engineer tore
down the veil of the terrible beauty in order
that greedy and faithless landlubbers might
pocket dividends. The mystery was destroyed.
Like all mysteries, it lived only in the hearts of
Its worshipers. The hearts changed the men
changed. The once loving and devoted serv-
ants went out, armed with fire and iron, and
conquering the fear of their own hearts, be-
came calculating crowd of cold and exacting
masters. The sea OF the past was incom-
parably beautiful mistress, with inscrutable
lace, with cruel and promising eyes. The sea
OF to-day is a used-up drudge, wrinkled and
defaced by the churned-up wakes OF brutal pro
pellers, robbed OF the ensaving charm of its
vastness stripped or its beauty. of its mystery
and of its promise"
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-13
TO REDUCE THE WAGES.

THE FREE COINAGE PROBLEM BY Lewis
n. Dem bitZ. New York; Present Problems
{ Publ ishing Company.
In this little work the author discusses the
silver question from both the Kansas and the
Colorado points of view, the Kansas motive
being explained as that of paying of present
debts with cheaper dollars than those made of
1922 grains of fine gold, or which are equal
to them in value. The Colorado standpoint is
the belief that free coinage in the United
States would greatly enhance the demand for
silver, and thus its price. After giving his
tory of silver coinage in this country the au-
thor comes to the conclusion that all the tariff
acts and the navigation laws dwindle into
nothing compared to what the free silver men
ask-'a decree which enters every mans till
or pocket, and cuts in half every silver dollar,
ffty-cent piece, quarter, dime, nickel or cop
per, every treasury note, silver certificate or
bank note, which enters every counting-house,
and cuts in two both debtor and creditor bal
ances on every ledger; which compels every
orkingman to whom months wages is due
to accept 90 per cent in full of his claims"
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-13
SSsA3 OLTTICS AND FTNANCE--Books That
S=z@ Treat on Subjects Of General Interest to the
intelligent Voter Of the Republic "A New Life

ONE OF THE PEOPLE. By Byron Andrews
New York: +. Teunyson Neely, publisher. For
sale by William Doxey; prioe. cloth, 81.
This is 1.-THE Life and Speeches of William Nc
Kinley, Citizen, Soldier, Congressman, Cover
nor and Presidential Candidate 1t is the third
Life OF Mckinley received thus far since the
opening of the campaign. 1t embraces a COM
plete report ofthe st. Louis convention, and con-
tains also brief sketch of Garret A. Hobart,
the Republican candidate for Vice President
Mr.. Andrews very appropriately dedicated his
book "to those who have toiled on the field of
battle and in the arts of peace to build this
Nation" In the narrative the author has
sought to draw inspiration from the character
of his subject There is no effusive eulogy,
and the story is as straightforward as the man.
The career of a country boy is followed
through schOoldays into the fields of
battle, where he was destined to win re-
nowr, back to his books and that great strife
OF civil lite in which also he has been crowned
with well-earned laurels, till at last he stands
before his fellow-citizens asking a further
pledge of confidence. 1t is the story of the
rise of zone OF the People," The cover is OF a
beautiful and happy design, bearing the en-
blems of patriotism and prosperity; the flag
and shield and bird of protection, and the
horn of plenty that will shed its rich store
Under the sound policy represented by William
McKinlev
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-13
AN ISLAND oUTCAsT.

AN OUTCAST OF THE ISLANDS BY Joseph
Conrad. New York: d. Appleton & Co. pub
llshers. For sale by William Doxey; paper,
price so cents.
Here, indeed, is charming work, wherein
we breathe the lauguorous air of the mys-
terious islands set amid the far Eastern seas
1t is issued in appleton Town and Country
Library" and is book worth while reading.
1t is a delight to sail with the author on the
olden sea- and to listen to his eloquent scorn
of the sea of to-day.
"The old sea; the sea of many years ago,
whose servants were devoted slaves and went
from youth to age or to sudden grave with
out needing to open the book of life, becaus
they could look at eternity reflected on the
element that gave the life and dealt the death.
Like beautiful and unscrupulous woman
the sea of the past was glorious i'll its smiles,
irresistible in its anger, caprcious, enticing,
illogical, irresponsible; a thing to love, thing
to fear. 1t cast spell, 1t gave joy; it lulled
gently into boundless faith; then with quick
and ceaseless anger it killed. But its