Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-04-10

in crime. Public affairs have been pros
tituteo for private gain, and things have
become so rotten that the very life of
the city, as municipality, is imperiled."
David Thomas of Sedalia, Mo, a short
time before his death, few weeks ago,
gave his children several thousand dol
lars of the bank of Tennessee money to
play with, believing it to be worthless.
They destroyed all but about $50 of the
bills. The administrator of the Thomas
estate has ascertained that the money
was worth 100 cents on the dollar In pay
ment for taxes, or gold would be given
in exchange at Sc cents on the dollar.
Max Ringer, German arrested in
New York Friday, is alleged to have
made what are considered the most
dangerous counterfeits in existence.
The United States secret service agents
have been for nearly 20 years endeavor-
ing to capture an expert penman who,
merely with pen, ink and paper, has
made counterfeits of United States bills
of large denominations so excellent IN
execution as almost to defy detection
except by an expert. Nlnger was a
small farmer near New York.
The "curfew ordinance" introduced
about Is months ago in a Minnesota
town, has been quite generally adopted
by smaller towns and municipalities west
of the Mississippi, and some of the larger
cities are considering it. Omaha has
adopted it. 1t is intended to regulate
the habits and morals Of young persons
is years of age being the limit in some
cases, down to II IN others-by keeping
them off the streets at hight, the hour
being determined by the community
rarely later than o, or earlier than 80.
The signal is rung by the fire or church
bell. Any youth found on the street
after "curfew," unattended by lawful
guardian, is conducted home by the
police, and for second offence is liable
to fine or imprisonment.
Nicola Telsa, the electrician, is conf
dent that ere long news will be trans
without wires. His theory is that the
earth being conductor, an electrical
disturbance at any point would so change
the electrical equilibrium that the wave
would be felt at all points on the earth's
surface and might be recorded on proper
ly constructed instruments. This would
place every city on the earth on an
immense ticker circuit, and message
sent from New York would be in
England, Africa and Australia in an in
stant."-so he says. On the same prin-
ciple of electrical-wave propagation
through the atmosphere and ether, he
: believes it to be possible to attract the
attention of jewellers in neghboring
planets, if such beings exist.
Dun IL Co.'S review of the trade situa'
ton for the week ended Saturday says
The regular quarterly statement of fail
ures shows 403l, with liabilities of SOL
425, l35. against 1902 last year, with
, liabilities of 81 ,Sl36S3. The improve
= ment expected with spring weather be-
gins, though in some branches of bust
ness it is scarcely visible. AS consumer;
make spring purchases they must lesser
, stocks and compel buying. The stocks
. taken in advance of consumers demands
last summer have been distributed fal
more slowly than was expected, but
months Of waiting have helped To- lesser
the load, which it is hoped spring buying
will clear away. The backward season
has been a hindrance. as well as tn,
number of hands unemployed in import
ant industries and the low prices of farm
products. Apprehension of foreign o
financial difficulties has hindcred, bur i
now scarcely felt. The wooden manu-
facture does not gain in orders and
large part of the machinery is stopped
Prices of wool have fallen u per cent
! the average of l04 quotations being 1876
cents. Sales in March were smaller thai
t in any other month since June, 1894, am
for the quarter were only 57l47,7S
e pounds. of which 30.9lG, 200 was foreign
e against 69,0Sl ,3l5 last year of which 2G
1 25S, $50 was foreign. The extent of pas
= depression appears in the lowest averag
e ever known of all prices April |, thong
i but slightly lower than February p
. Since that date iron has advanced Ia pc
Y cent, cotton has not changed. Will
r goods have declined 90; wool has fale
). 10 and goods l.3. Hides have droppe
J., l2.5 and boots and shoes 80, while mos
: farm products are lower.
FOREIGN.
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