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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-05-15
OLD M-MoRlEs AWAKENED.
The Little Book Made Him Thoughtful
For One Night.

For One Night.
1t was only an ordinarily bound, small
sized Bible and would not attract more
than passing glance from any one of the
hurrying hundreds who passed the little
table in front of the secondhand book
store every day. Perhaps it had lain there
for years unnotioed until one day last
week, when its former owner found 1t. He
was ambling along, surrounded by several
boon companions - man of about 80
years, from his general appearance, but
one whose eyes looked like those of an old
man, the kind of eyes one sees in the
sockets about the gambling houses. He
was the juiliest of the crowd and in n
boistcrouS way was joking his fellows. As
his eyes shifted restles,iy he happened to
catch sight Of that little leather covered
Bible as it lay on the dirty table in front
of the Cd secondhand store. In an instant
he stopped as it pctrillcd and forgetting
his cuulaniDEs stood rivetcd to the spot.
Then he walked quickly into TIC store and
asked the OH wUin... to como outside.
"IIow much fer AVIS boOkY' he asked,
picking it up.
"Thrty-uvr cents, T." was the reply
The man handed hCra silver dollar, and,
picking up tho book. Leaf the store.
"What on earth do you want with that
book" exclaimed one of the gang who
did not see the title But Tie man paid ut
attention to the question. Instead ht
opened the book and there on the fly leaf
saw the inscription, "To my boy" and
underneath the date. AS he read the words
| two tears came into his eyes and one OF
them FLASHED down upon the book. His
companions had by this time passed on
and had entered saloon but he did moi
! think of them. His thoughts were of that
twenty first birthday 10 years ago whcI
his mother had given the little book tC
| him on the eve of his departure for the
city. In a minute he had lived over al
those evil 10 years that had elapsed since
then, and unmindful of the passersbl
stood in the middle Of the crowded street
the book still open in his hand. His com
panions had by this time missed him ant
came back
Hurry up, old boy The drinks arr
ordered and there's good game going OF
up stairs, cried one, but the man only
shook his head and quietly said:
Il don't think III play today. Goodby
boys I'm going home on the o'clocl
train. "-Louisville Courier-J Journal.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-05-15

"Even the boys are polite in these days,
said the absentminded man. II met in
the street this morning boy who took off
his hat and bowed to me as polite as could
be-"
"What sort of looking boy was hep
asked the discontinued mans wife, to
whom he had spoken.
"Well, he was pretty good looking boy,
1 should say about 10 years old. e"
Brown coatY'
ayes.
"Light brown necktie and brown cap?"
81 think So"
"That was George"
"EhY"
"That was George-your son George"
"Ha," said the still absentminded man,
81 am glad to know that George is po-
liter--New York Sun.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-05-15
This LIZARD HAS AN UMBRELLA.
& Also Has Tail That Might he Useful
to Mothers of Bad Boys.

The frilled lizard is found in A Australian
woods, being tolerably abundant in north
Queensland and the Kimberley district of
Western Australia. 1t lives on beetles such
as are found on the tree barks. 1t has
some characteristics of which Nature tells
1t Is about three feet long, measured from
head to tail point. What makes it remark.
able consists of two things-its hurried
walk aud it's fighting anger.
1t carries sort of natural umbrella top
about its neck, which it elevates suddenly
with an alarming effect even to ordinary
lizard killing dogs, soaring them as an
umbrella opened in the face of charging
bull Hence it is called the frilled lizard
Its teeth are not Of much use as defense
against vigorous animal, but when 1t
fights it uses its long, 1.-THE tail in a way
to bring long bruises on ones hands--in
fact, could it be properly trained, it might
serve as an automatic Switch which, like
the magic rub-a-dub-dub stick would at
the word administer a thrashing to the
disobedient child.
From the scientific point of view the
creatures peculiar method of ambulation
is most interesting, because it presents an
absurdly grotesque appearance at such
times, more especially from the rear. 1t
and SO much does it resemble bird in its
walk that it seems to be the connecting
link between the ancestors of birds and
the lizards of today. 1t walks in hurry
and the photographs were secured with
some difficulty from living specimens in
England, the most rapid roller blind shut
ter of an Anschutz being necessary, rs or
binary shutters did not work fast enough,
a dim, blurred streak being all the picture
they got.
When walking erect, its only mode when
in hurry, it leaves a track in the mud
showing three claws. Readers will remem-
Der the three toed track in the sandstones
! found in various museums. The professors
remembered them, too, and they are now
calculating that these sandstone tracks
were made by another such animal as this
Australian lizard.
An old quarryman once told about see
ing set of these sandstone tracks blurred
in places by another kind of tracks, just as
if ono reptile had been chasing another. 1t
must have been highly interesting race,
with the most rousing kind of fight at
the end
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-05-15
Alfalfa or Lncern.

According to information given in
farmers bulletin from the department
of agriculture, the western alfalfa
grows taller than the eastern lucern
and is said to Withstand drought and
freezing better Alfalfa in the west
very rarely kills out by winter freezing,
although the temperature in certain
regions in which it is largely grown is
as low in winter as in the eastern and
New England states. In this latter sec
ton the plant frequently fails to go
through the second season ON account Of
the freezing of the roots. Alfalfa will
not thrive on fields where there is an
excess of iron in the soil. The most trou-
blesome weed in alfalfa fields is the dod-
der, but as dodder seed is only about
half as large as alfalfa seed, the former
can be removed by the use Of a suitable
sieve.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-05-15

A Massachusetts correspondent of The
Rural New Yorker writes:
do not know of any grower Of aspar-
agus for market who uses salt. have
tried it on my bed in a small way, but
could see No benefit. | grow as fine and
large asparagus as | ever saw in market,
use no salt and seldom use manure.
depend on commercial fertilizers, and
think that the quality Of grass" SO
grown is superior to that grown by the
use Of manure.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-05-15

ground, which furnish colters for irri-
gatio1s ny means Of surf q iron 2 -
and garden hose The i'll fYcla tho
reservoir is only a faw feet, and conse-
quently tic Tow is moderate. Int with
the inch flucets and hose tie disc .arGe
averages three gallons per minute Ih"' Q
faucets are already in use, placed at the
higher ends If as many paths, or four
foot boundary belts, separating the
series of plots into which the expert
ment acre j. divided. The capacity
therefore for irrigation, as at present
arranged for, is about nine gallons per
minute, or I barrels i'll an hour.
Following is a summary of the report
of results gained last season:
Irrigation, owing to the lateness in
the season when the water was piped tC
the field, was confined to only few
weeks of autumn. Four crops received
the water before it was too late for re-
suits to be obtained-namely a second
crop of bush beans, peppers, turnips
(second crop and late celery. Irrigation
proved favorable to bush beans, there
being nearly three times as many pounds
of pods from the belt receiving water as
elsewhere; besides the quality was fal
superior. The estimated cost for the in
crease Of yield is 45 cents per bushel.
Irrigation prolonged the period Of
fruitfulness with peppers, nearly dou'
bled the yield and improved the quality.
With eggl lants, mulching, which is
mild form Of irrigation, gave encour
aging results. and it is believed that ir
rigation employed earlier in the season
would have been very beneficial. With
tomatoes a new growth was produced
and the irrigated belt showed a notice
able freshness of foliage, but no marked
gain in fruit. For this crop it is truC
that irrigation, to make itself felt will
profit, needs to begin before the plant
have reached their full growth-that is
midsummer irrigation instead Of in lat
autumn.
Irrigation greatly increased the lea
development Of turnips, and there would
have been corresponding growth O
roots but for clubroot, which PRACTICAL.
ruined the crop.
Irrigation for celery gave the mos
striking result in favor of irrigation. Ii
round numbers the crop was increased
to two and one-half times that upol
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-05-15

Reports sent in by New York fruit
growers to Professor Bailey of Cornell
make it appear that the Wilson is the most
largely grown strawberry in that state,
followed by Crescent, Bubach, Haver-
land, Warfeld and Parker Earle. Michel
is the most popular early kind, Crescent
next. Parker Earle and Candy are fa-
vorite late kinds. Wilson, Parker Earle
and Warfeld stand shipment best Blu
bach, Jessie, Crescent and Wilson re-
ceive most votes for home use
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-05-15
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IRRIGATION IN THE GARDEN.

Results Obtained with Beans, Peppers,
Elephants, Tomatoes, Turnips and Celery.
With land still practically barren
from lack of methods of applying wa
ter that in many places is abundantly
at hand, irrigation experiments were
begun at the New Jersey Agricultural
college farm to answer questions concern
ing the retaining Of land. The water
employed is brought to the land in ii
three inch pipe from the city reservoir,
about 200 feet away. Extending from
this main are lateral pipes ending in
uprights provided with faucets above
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-05-15
TELL IT OUT.

Don't sit down and wait for tradei
'Tain't the way.
Get hustle make show,
Push your business, make 'er go.
Don't sit down and wait for trade;
'Tain't the way,
Tain't the way.
If you've anything to sell,
Tell IL out.
Let your neighhors see you're "hy;"
Get up bargains, don't 1sy die.
If you've anything to sell,
Tell it out,
Tell it out.
Folks won't know you IL you don't
Advertise.
Keep things movin every day.
Talk about it that s the way.
Folks won't know you if you don't
Advertise,
Advertise. Buffalo News
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-05-15

DEVICE FOR HOLDING THE END GATE.
the latter is swung outward, after which
the lever is swung inward close to the
wagon body, as shown in the illustra-
ton, thus drawing the two sides of the
wagon body toward each other to bind
the end gate in place, AS the screw eye
may be drawn in by means of the nut,
any slack III the link and transverse rod
may be readily taken up, permitting of
always closely binding the sides upon
tho end gate, and, as the clamping lever
is entirely on the outside of the wagon
body, it does not obstruct the loading or
unloading of the wagon.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-05-15
THE SNAKE WAS THERE.
But What Was the Sense That Gave che
Alarm to Miss j.?

How Miss j. came to suspect the snake
she herself cannot tell whit better than
you or l. She is no spiritualst-you may
drive q nail into that. She is neither i'm
aginative nor hysterical-an exceptionally
hard headed, practical woman, an evangel-
ical church member and devoted to dumes-
tic labors and needlework. l have the
story straight from her own lips
She and her friend Miss W, keep house
by themselves in a neat tenement on one
of our best streets. Upon this particular
evening Miss W. was away, so Miss J. did
not put up her sewing work until after 10
o'clock. She had no sooner blown out the
light and crcpt into bed than she was seized
with most frightful, ungetridable i'm
preston that there was a snake some where
about the premises. She tried to laugh
herself out of the absurd notion, for who
ever heard of a snake in house in the
town Of Dexter, in the county of Penob-
scot, in the state of Maine? But never
theless sleep was impossible.
Now, Miss J. is not given to waiting on
whms and fancics, so she sprang some
what impatcntly out Of bed, struck a
| light and began vigorous search-under
the pillows, under the bed, under the bu-
reau, under the rugs, into the sitting
room, under the sofa, behind the organ
everywhere, but no snake.
Back to bed she went, but the within
was not satisfied. Something still insisted
that the snake was there In spite of
reason and common sense she revolved
continually IN her mind whether she could
have overlooked any possible hiding place
for the imaginary reptile
Suddenly after the fashion of old lady
Nicklcby, forgotten umbrella presented
itself that had been left standing in cor
ner of the sitting room. 50 up again in
the dark she got, CROPPED her way along the
wall, gingerly gripped the suspected UNI
brella flung it out into the kitchen and
hurricdly shut the door.
The next morning, when she set about
getting breakfast, almost the first thing
she saw was IA small but altogether genu-
inc and lively snake W igRling on tho
shelf by the water pail. How it came there
she never knew, but how it left she can
tell with vivid eXplicitness testifying tc
the eternal ennlity between the daughter,
of Eve and that "old sarpint. "-Lewistor
journal.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-05-15

81 believe, " said the enthusiastic young
author, "that the first thing IA man should
do when he proposes to write IA paper of
any kind is to get full of his subject"
81 disagree with you, replied his more
mature friend "In fact l shudder to
thing of what might result if followed
your advice"
"What are you working ony"
Gan address on Intoxicating liquors to
be read before our temperance society. -
Washington star.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-05-15

Apergy is the name of the new force
claimed for the Keely motor. This force
is thus defined; 1t is obtained by simply
blending negative and positive electricity
with electricity Of the third element or
state and by charging a body sufficiently
with this lluid grayitation is nullifled or
partly reversed and the earth repels the
body with the same or greater power than
that with which it formerly attracted it,
so that it may be suspended or caused to
move away into space. New York Ledger.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-05-15

The Egyptians were the first human
paper makers. Some of the papyri are
said to date from nearly 1000 b. c., ex'
ceeding in antiquity the earliest Chinese
paper by about l, 500 years.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-05-15
Apple Orchard. as Wind Breaks.

Wherever forests are cleared off there
soon comes a demand for a wind break
of some kind to shelter buildings and
stock from cold blasts and to protect the
is a good practice TO set an orchard Ell
Their on the windward side of the farm or
of the house and other farm buildings.
1t is true the trees are bare in winter,
and unless there is close fence to oh
struct the wind near the surface it will
blow under the trees nearly as strong as
If no orchard were III the way. This
can be remedied by planting row of
evergreens on the windward side This
will also hold the snow from being
blown away from the orchard, says
American Cultivator.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-05-15
bachelors, Rejoice.

First Burglar-lIello, Jim! Why, you
look as if you had been in "a railway acct
dent since | saw you last. What's wrongs
Second Burglar-l got into a house
where the woman was waitin for her hus-
band, and she mistook me for him. New
ark On. j } standard
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-05-15

"Ah, you have changed much since last
I saw youH exclaimed the old man of the
play.
Yes" rojoined the ingenue, IA
dresses"
Thcreupon they came forward to the
footlIghts and sang with much feeling a
song entitled, And Her Husband Wei
Insane With Patent Buttons. Detroit
Tribune
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-05-15

Whore man has passion for meditat-
ing without the capacity of thinking, a
particular idea fixes itself fast and soon
creates mental disease. Goethe.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-05-15

"Going to pot" is a reminder of the days
when boiling TO death was legal punish
ment of PARTICLES.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-05-15

What a man can do is his greatest orna-
ment, and he always oonsults his dignity
by doing it.-CSrlyle.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-05-15
BINDING.

Arrangements nave been perfected by
which we can have Magazines bound at the
following rates per volume: Halt canvas,
cents half sheep, 50 cents; halt roam, eli hall
morocco, sl25. These prices are for the
common-siz magazines, like the Century
"Harper's," etc. Publications having a larger
page will, OF course, cost more.
REGISTER CO.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-05-15

NoNIRRIGATED AND IRRIGATED CELERY
belts not receiving the water. In mar
ketable product in pounds the difference
was three to one, and in marketable
value about eight TO one i'll favor of IL
riUatiOn
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-05-15

Kaffir corn cannot be relied upon to
mature in New England.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-04-14

OF all the oil fields in Wood county,
and there are quite number Of them,
the Ogdin field is the most important. II
is in this field that deep oil Is found.
Here the oil is found in abundance In
the Berea sand at a depth Of about 2,l0o
feet on the fats. Like most all Berea
oil 1t lasts, the first well struck Barr
& Alford), bearing this statement out,
It having come in good for 100 barrels
and finally settling to eighty barrels,
where 1t has remained up to this time.
Northeast Of the Lewis ogdin the
Elcho OIL Company will get the Berea
on the Noah ogdin farm about We'd
nesday. The same company are 1850
feet on the JEFF. Stevens.
Horthtetter & Snyder are 800 feet on
their No. JEFF Stevens.
Baer, Afford & Wallhall are rigging
up on the j. Corbin.
Baer & Afford No. 2, ogdin, will get
the sand about next Saturday. Their
No. 8, Ogdin, is 1000 feat. Nos. 4, and
6 are drilling. and locations for four
more started.
The original ogdin and Ingram wells
are holding up at about the same gait
they started.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-04-14
pE1IAfRR
AN sortS OF Local New antI GoiSlP nom
the Glass city.


All Sorts OF Local New and Gossip rom
the Glnss City.
The city administration win change
this evening, but the transfer wiz not
occasion any Jar In the progress Of the
city, nor will there be any such change
In the transfer of the Offices to be even
noticeable 10 q close observer. Things
VIII go along Just as they have in the
past and the same old hangerS-on VIII
be seen about public places.
REV. John c. MccraclIen has given
notice that he will sever his relations
with the Second Presbyterian church
here on the frst OF May. BE has been
pastor here for several years and has
many friends who regret that he de-
cided upon leaving, as he Is an earnest,
capable pastor.
It Is now stated that David x. Miller
formerly Of this city, who last week az.
seconded from Muncie, Ind, with SlES0
belonging to the Muncie Glass WORK
ers' union, wandered into Marietta, o.,
mentally deranged, and Is now conineo
In jail for safe keeping.
The Ohio Valley Telephone Company
yesterday afternoon let the CONTRACT LOT
the construction Of their line to John
II. Wood & Brother. The poles are not
here yet, but are looked for any day
now and work will be commenced as
soon as they arrive.
The several assessors will meet with
the township trustees to-day TO nave
their bonds approved and on Friday
they will meet at the auditors once In
st ClairsvIlle for blanks and instruct.
Ions and will begin their work next
Monday.
The wedding of Mr.. Albert Luchs and
Miss Viola SchRnfarber will take place
at the Windsor hotel this evening. Pre-
sents have been coming In to the groom
by mail for week past.
The drop In the price Of oil has occa-
stoned some of the Bellalre parties
holding leases to give up the land. Some
OF them sold out at a sacrifice; others
Just let go.
Professor Frank Nelson returned yes
terday from Washington City, where he
attended the national musical assocta-
ton last week.
DR.. D. W, Boone yesterday operated
on John 5hannafelt for an enlargement
Of the neck and reduced It to natural
size.
Rev. William Peregoy and wife LETT
yesterday for visit with their daugh-
ter, Mrs, j. NJ. McGinnIs. at Caldwell.
The deputy election supervisor wound
up the spring election business at q
meeting at st. Clairsville yesterday.
There is scarlet fever In the Fourth
ward. Five cases and one death in one
family, that Of ", T. Smith.
Dewitt Danford has been appointed
administrator Of the estate OF William
Workman.
The city schools opened yesterday
with all the teachers and pupils In their
places.
All OF the base ball players here leave
to-day to Join their respective teams.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-04-14
THE Old T1MRRs

played Ball In Rockford Yesterday.
spalding's Team Won.
. ROCKFORD, Ill, April l2-over 1000
people witnessed the game between the
old time players IN this city this after
noon for the benefit Of the Harry
wright monument fund. A special
train from Chicago at noon brought q
big delegation headed by A. g. spald-
ing, with many OF the old Forest City
club In the party. A parade over a
mile lonk preceded the contest and was
participated in by bands, militia, eye
lists, eauestrians, old players, civic So
oeties and citizens. Two teams were
made up OF veterans, Spaldlng and King
being the battery on one side, and
Fisher and Larue on the other. Only
one inning was played In which the
score was { to D, IN favor OF Spalding's
team. Runs were made by spaldlng,
King, Barker and Buchanan. A terrific
rain storm then came up and stopped
the game, The receipts were IN the
neIghborhood Of 500. An elaborate
banquet was rendered the visitors to-
night.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-04-14
m n... RnlII.enrnsu.

The various base ball leagues OF the
country open and close their champion"
National Leaguq-opsns April 10;
closes September 30. -, a..
Western League-opens April 20;
closes September %.
Eastern League-opens May l; closes
September 10. -, an.
Interstate League-opens April sO;
closes September 20. a..
western Assocation- Opens April %;
closes September is.
closes September 10.
New England League-opens May i;
closes September IL. -.
VirKinia League-opens April 10;
closes September 49,
Pennsylvania Leagus-opens May i;
closes September Is.
Texas Lsague-opens April IS; closes
southern League-opens April .1s;
closes August 1G.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-04-14
sETHAEYls BALL TEAM.
Prospect for Winning Team-schsduis
for the season.

Prospect for winning Team-schsduie
for the season.
The Indications for a winning team
Mt Bethany College this year, are very
good. A lineup has been chosen, out
Of the twenty-six candidates who have
been under hard training since Febru-
airy, that is bound to win.
The following is the schedule Of
games: April II, Western University
OF Pennsylvania, at Bethany; April 20,
open: April n, Mt Union College, at
Alliance, Ohio; May 2, open; May 8.
FRANKLIN College, at New Athens, ohioi
May 9, University OF West Virginia, at
Morgantown, May 10, Wittenberg Col.
lege. at Wheeling; May q, Holy Ghost
College, at Pittsburgh: May 81, Hiram
College, at Wellsburg; June ], Marietta
College, at Marietta, Ohio: June 2. Ohio
University, at Athens, Ohio; June B.
wittenberg College. at Springfield. o.;
June 1, Ohio State University, at Column
bus; June 6, ScIo College, at Scto, Ohio;
June l2 Ohio University. at Bethany;
June 16, Scio College, at Bethany.