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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-06-26


of cards can exist In which the drawing CT
nine is nor only fortunate, but invincible,
and that is when the player in his original
hand has nothing, or baccarat u hand
being thus dcnomiNatcd when 1t consists
of two face cards, or two tens, or face
card and ten, each ard all of which are
equivalent II nothing. But the face Of the
player on ny right showed plainly that no
such luck had fallen to his lot.
'Ihc player on my lett, or in the second
tableau, also elected to take card
threw 1t down face upward
1T was the ace.
Hero danger threatened. Ii the punter
held five, his hard had become stronger
than minc and if he held four 1t was at
least equal to It, 10 draw or rot to draw
was the question which agltatcd me Tor
only ft2ting moment was satisfied
that haG won on the ilrSt tPblcau ana
oven II l lost IN the second the winnings
ana ln5ings would bcal1nost equal throw
ing down my two cards face upward on
| the tahlc without drawing, ] declared III II
louu voice; FONT i've. In lalnt voice the
/ punlor on my r-ht announcer almost IN
auulblN that ais p'lnt was lour AS sur
/ missed ne had i've ORIGINALITY ana the
drawing OF the nlho l'lt MN Only loIlr as
( 'iN liN' iN7"it va MS pay lhs-' AiN pl"HOi
on my lett originally held nothing, or bac-
carat, ana MS receiving an ace mad Lett
nm but ono to declare, Therefore won
/ on noth tahloauN'
But consider what might have been
{ Observe how KIND mon ann lie ulable had
peeh TO ms business associate. Had tie
player on my right been wise ana drawn
no card the punter IN the second taplcau,
/ VINO hau nothing Would nave recclVcu thdt
fatal nlhe ana would have been aple to de-
clare the highest possible point lhdt
/ would nave LEFT the player IN the nrsI
/ tapleau with hahd equal 10 nlnc' ana
the result WoClC have been that the bets
on that sac WOULD nave poeh declared OH
ana would nave lost everything Whlch
hau been Wagercd IN the second tapleau.
But Eaincst'rs propose, ana Iate ulSpoSes.
ne scene winch followed the declara-
tloh OF thc points was not characterlZeu by
any visible excitement and yet there was
an lndellnahle something IN the atlnos-
/ phere OF the apartment which showed that
II was surchargcd with the tumuituous
throhhlhg OF the worst sentiments Whlch
ever give impulse TO mankind. Inc NUT
tered curses winch followed the crushed
form OF the unfortunate punter who had
drawn the nine spot were none the less
teNcntlY bitter for issuing from almost
! nervclcss lips l did not smile. am GER
tam my countenance underwent no change
whatever. l calmly lighted cigar while
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-06-26

Prison Nisitor-Ahl Here is cell that
is so tidily kept that it reveals evidences of
refinement. And that beautifully worked
motto of Home Sweet Home, on the
farther wallis it possible that that is the
handiwork of the occupant of this cells
Warden-It is, sir
p. V.-Wonderfull And for what Of
Tense against the law can such man be
confinedf
warden-Just wife beating, that's ALL
Boston Courier.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-06-26

The solitary star represents the initial
of the author of Aurora Leigh" The
row of three, the name of the author of
"The Bcggars Opera" The row Of FIVE
author of Essay Concerning the Human
Understanding. The row of three, au-
thor of the Book of Martyrs" The
single star the initial of the author of
"The Principal" The central vertical,
"the father of inductive philosophy" au-
thor of Essays"
The vertical row of five, "intervals Of
time frequently measured by this glass. -
The upper HORIZONTAL Of five, "a hypothct-
ical medium of great elasticity and cx-
treme tenuity, supposed to peryade all
space, the interior Of solid bodies not ex-
ceptcd." The row Of three "a fairy. "
The single letter, vowel. The row Of
three "a division of circle" The row
of five, "diminution."
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blusic as a hair tonic seems rather an
incongruous combination; but, however
much 1t may jar upon our aesthetic sense,
scientists have discovered that the music
of certain instruments produces plenti-
full growth Of hair, and numerous we'll
known musicians are living proofs of this
theory. New York Sun.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-06-26

care all the animals inY' asked Noah,
taking another look at the barometer.
IAN but the leopartis, - replied Ham,
"and think we have pair Of them spot
ted.
Noah shook his head gloomily and NUT
tered something about "that boy coming
to bad end.
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/. Clef Nore.-A beautiful city in Italy
?. Mace Air.-A large division of the
globe.
3. Blame. Riot.-A city in Maryland
and in Cork.
I. Thin. Cases.-A county in the north
of scotland.
.. Read Ream.-A British settlement
In Guiana producing quantities of sugar.
g. Gain. Cur. To.-A village in France
where the English gained great victory.
T. Lead. Ware.-One of the United
States Of America.
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Estate of Charles Il. Gee.
Notice Of EinnI Settlement.

CNTATE OF VERMONT, The Probate
oDIsTRICT OF ADDISON. IS. Court Tor the
District of Addison:
To all persons interested IN the estate OF
Charles +. Gee late OF Ripton, in said
district, deceased. GREETING
BY the authority OF the State OF vermont
you are hereby notified To appear before the
said probate court, al the probate office IN
Mlddlebury, i'm said district, on the 9Th day
OF July, A. ID. 1896, at 10 O'Clock a. m, to
show cause, il any YOU nave, why the &C
count OF John W. Gee, administrator OF the
estate OF SAID deceased, should not be al
lowed, and also why the residue OF said es
tate should not be distributed to the parties
entitled thereto.
Dated at Aliddlebury, in said District, this
18th day OF June, 4. ID. 1896
BY order of Court,
Ens25 Attest, JAMES NJ. sLADE, Judge.
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No. 1872. Metagram.

Whole, I'm fraud; behead me- and
I'm in rage; behead me again, and I'm
corrode; bchead again, and I'm a prcposi.
tion bchead again, and I'm q letter; re-
store to my original form and syncopate,
and I'm idle talk.
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What sum divided by leaves s. divided
by leaves Z; by leaves 6 by leaves . /;
by leaves A. by leaves 3; by leaves 2,
and by 2 leaves ~
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-06-26

Tho teacher asked, "And what is spacei"
The trembling student said:
cannot think at present,
But have it in my head"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-06-26

A shoe that costs but s. 30. and withal
is stylish. durable and popular, is to be
had in Lewis Ina Calf shoe. Try a
pair.
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1tfftg|2!g'.:Z@REjzZ'zIIE:R
No. 1Ae.-Mlssinr Rhymes.

No girl is 50 smart as my --.
My hearts darling resides in our -.
When the neighbors make -,
But for her I'd -.
"Would that l were a slave Oh -"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-06-26
HUMPHREYS

Nothing has ever been produced to
equal or compare with Humphreys
Witch Hazel Gil as a CURATIVE and
HEALING APPLICATION. 1t has been
used 40 years and always affords relief
and always gives satisfaction.
1t Cures PILES or HEMoRRHoIDs, External
or Internal, Blind or Bleeding Itching and
Burning; Cracks or Fissures and Fistulas.
Relief immediate-Cure certain.
1t Cures BURNS, Scalds and liberation and
Contraction from Burns. Relief instant.
1t Cures ToRN, Cut and Lacerated
Wounds and Bruises.
1t Cures BoILs, Hot Tumors, Ulcers, Old
Sores Itching Eruptions, Scurfy or Scald
Head. 1t is Intallible.
1t Cures INFLAMED or CAKED BREASTS
and Sore Nipples. It is invaluable.
1t Cures SALT RIEuM, letters, Scurfy
Eruptions, Chapped Hands, Fever Blisters,
Sore Lips or Nostrils, Corns and Bunions,
Sore and Chated Feet, Stings Of Insects.
Three Sizes, 25c., soc. and sI.oo
Sold by Druggists, sent postpaid on receiptofprce
UIupuREY MIN. "a. III 4 ~ William, Now Ynrk
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No. 144.-A Soldiers Wreath;


l. Daisy, E-glantine, C-arnation,
Orange, Rose Almond, Tulip, Ivy,
Olive, Nasturtium, D-affodil, Anna
ranth, Yucca.
2. Magnolia, Elder, M-ignonette,
O-xalis, Rosemary, Iris, A-rbor-vit@,
Lilly, D-ew-plant, Arbutus, Y-arrow.
No. l45.-Illustrated Diagonal: Diago
nal-Riley /. Rakes. ?. Piano. B.
Dolls. f. Wheel. .. Daisy.
No. 146.-Reyersals Marred, dream,
made, mad, ma, NJ.
No. 147.-A Hidden Proverb: Enough
Is as good rs "a feast.
No. 14s.-In the Kitchen: /. Nutcrack
ers 2. Nutmeg graters 3, Preserve
dishes. A. Pie plates. 3. Potato dishes
9. Potato knives. 7. Potato Washers. s.
Potato parors. o. Pudding dishes. 10
Raisin seeders. IL. Refrigerators. ~
Rolling pins. 10. Salad dishes. IA. Sar
dine can openers. 10. Sauoepans.
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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON XIII, SECOND QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, JUNE 20.

A Comprehensive Review of the Quar-
ter's Lessons-Golden Text, Luke xiv,
47-Commentary by the Rev. ID. NJ.
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Remember the Poor.

AT Christmas tide the open hand
Scattcrs its bounty DER sea and land.
And none arc left to gri We alone,
For love is heaven and claims its own"
This is the season when every one
blessed with an abundance, should
remember that where ever there is a
human being in need there is an op-
p%ortunity for kindness, and the time
when Christmas greetings should be
moulded into loaves. When we
pass the limitations of homes near us,
in which are crowded little hungry
children (the poor mans blessing)
hungry in o ways than one, their
little bodies stunted, their mind and
moral natures unawakened, it seems
such an easy way and SO convenient
to lay the blame to capitalists, to
the tariff or currency, but away
deep down in our hearts does it not
occur to us that we should bear a
part of the blame does it not occur
to us that in the face of such misery,
we as individuals should curb our
indulgence that we may help to feed
the hungry, clothe the naked and
teach the Ignorant. The Pharisee,
both ancient and modern, escapes
the practical work by confronting
us with some puzzling questions,
yet it seems that IN some way those
that have more than they need,
ought to make brighter the lives of
those that have so little. Some one
says, "there is a too common habit
of giving Unfortunately" which
may be true, but who would not
rather give unfortunately occas-
lonally than never to give at all.
There is something wrong some.
where, when in this land cf full and
plenty, where we have "such great
reproductions" we have SO many
without homes, without work, with
out proper food and our first duty
is certainly helpfulness to the help
less in IL W neigbborhood. BY
determination we will see if there
is not more We can do for the poor
that are always with us let us bring
sunshine to some desolate hearth,
and in the reflection of it's light we
will find the "Peace and Good Will"
Words and Works.
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His Christmas Sermon.

An English clergyman, author Of
"Untrodden Spain," who must have
listened to a considerable number of
Christmas sermons-his W and
other men's-declares that the best
one he ever heard was preached by
a woman-and in three words!
In my little parish, under the
sweep of the Sussex Downs, l was
walking swiftly home one night,
buffetted about by the gray clouds
of driving rain that the fierce SOU
wester swept landward from the sea,
when a poor, helpless, aged woman
asked me for a "trihe for a nights
lodging"
Curates are supposed always to be
poor. 1t was Christmas-ti time, and l
had just parted with my last six
pence at a lonely hamlet, where work
was scarce. Still | could not leave
my stranger in the street, so | asked
her to come to come with me to my
lodgings.
She shambled along through the
mud, with her streaming clothes and
clouted boots; and we entered my
little room. My thoughtful land
lady had made my table ready. A
plate of hot toast was standing on
the fender; the kettle sang vocifer.
ously, as if impatient to be used in
front of the fire stood my slippers
backed by an easy chair.
10 my surprise, my poor, worn
haggard companion raised her drip
ping hands, and burst into tears
with the words, "Oh, what luxury!'
That was the best Christmas ser
mon / ever heard, and the only on,
| have never forgotten.
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Tie Passing OF a Hero.
The Baptist Unioi /, Chicago.

IHe DaptlSI On'o1 !, chicago.
Seven times since the beginning of
the present Cuban insurrectiOn the
death of Antonio Maceo has been re-
ported. Seven times has Spain exu't-
ed. Seven times have the lovers Of
CUBA Libre" mourned. And well
they might, for as Louis xiv said of the
state, the great leader might have said
of the Cuban uprising: II am the re-
yolution." His courage, his magnetism,
his rugged nature, his heroic self
sacrifice, his uncomprOmising patrio-
tism, his i~mplacable hatred of the
enemy, and his stern, solemn purpose
all these things drew men to him and
bound them for life or death to the cause
he loved. The story Of his life reads
ike a romance, or rather ultra-rU-
nance. He was horn forty-eight years
ago and spent the. early years of his
boyhood working for the family. AS
he drove the mules along the lonely
mountain roads, he saw slaves toiling
ana keenly felt the shame of Cuba's
degradation. AT the beginning of the
first Cuban i~nsurrection in 1868 oc-
Cured an incident that was the turn
ing point in his career. Returning
home with his father n night, he
found the plantation in ruins, his
WON w q GlSC, DIN Vi Ills DIOUh-
ers lying bleeding and senseless, and
his two sisters hiding, h%aif-dead, in
the bushes-the work Of IL band OF
Spanish guerrillas. The next day the
father called Lis sons together and re-
quired them all to register an oath
mover to lay down their arms unit
Cuba should be free. That oath, like
Hannibafs numquam in umicitia Gun
Etoman1S ero, became the ruling princi
pie of Antonio Maceo's life. Ever
during the first insurrection Ih.
Spaniards had begun to dread his very
name, and at its close his rcal scrvtc,
for Cuba Libre' had only just be
gun. For ten years he quietly planned
and dreamed. He gave up his whole
time to the study of war. He ever
went to West Point incognito and be
came u hostler, while in secret he was
the most attentive student at the acu
deny. In 1888 he began to make plaus
for the present uprising, which wert
not matured until early in 1895. Fcorr
that time to this he has been The terror
of the Spaniards and the hope of the in.
surgents. 1t may be that the seventh
story of his death is, like the others,
O baseless rumor but in life or dealt
Antonio Maceo will always be the !,
of Cuban patriots. AS we read v.e
story of his career, and the story o.
the struggle in which he has engaged
it is hard to believe that it is a story
OF this day and age. Soon the Christ,
mas chimes will be ringing, and Christ.
mas anthems swelling, and myriads OF
voices singing, "Glory to God in tht
highest and on earth peace, good viii
to men," But "discord on the music
falls and darkness on the glory" when
the harsh, discordant sounds of war
are laundering in cur ears, "Oppras-
sion and bloodshed in Cuba, bloudshed
and oppression in Armenia n' God
hasten the day when every nation o.
the globe may join heart and soul in
the angels song that greeted the com.
ing of the Prince Of Peace
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lacking, to turn tho "a mp's right on
the 18th. II appears that u. n. Lee Or
dered Cen. Jackso on 10 renew the battle
on the evening of The 18th AID TO turn
the enemy's right, and Jackson said
that IL could not be done. Il also APP
pears from Stusrt's report, and the iu-
cident | relate, that Gen. Lee reiterated
the order on the 18Th, and told Gen.
Jackson to take fifty guns and crush
the Federal right and make the at
tempt. Jackson having reported
against such attempt IN the 18th, nc
doubt said II an artillerist in whom
b Federal right could be crushed
with fifty guns he would make the at
tempt.
II now have the satisfaction of know
ing that the opinion which [ was forced
to give on the 18th Of September had
already been given by Jackson on the
evening OF the 18th of September, aud
that the same opinion was reiterated
by him on the 18Th of September, and
confirmed by Gen. j. E. B. Stuart on
the same aay, September 1877
II still believe that Jackson, Stuart
and myself were right, and the at
tempt to turn the Federal right on the
afternoon of September II, and also
on September IL, would have been un-
wise.
THE incident shows Gen. Lees deci.
sion and holiness in battle, and Gen.
Jackson's delicate loyalty to his com
handing general, in convincing him OF
the inadvisability Of u proposed move
ment, which he felt it would be hazard.
GUS to undertake.
''The three incidents so far as they
relate to myself + correct in every
particular, the speculation as to others
may be slightly colored, but do not
think the description overdrawn.'
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a FLOWER CLooK.-Gardeners
cl sim that it is quite possible to so
arrange flowers that all the
of a clock will be answered. 1t is
said that in the time of Pliny forty
six flowers were known to open and
shut at certain hours of the day,
and this number has since been
largely increased. For instance. a
bed of common dandelions would
show that it was $50 in the morning
and $3.50 at night, respectively, for
these flowers open and shut at the
times named, frequently to the min
ute. The common hawk weed opens
at eight o'clock in the morning, and
may be depended upon to close
within a few minutes of two in the
afternoon. The yellow goat's-besrd
shuts at twelve o'clock noon, ALSO
lutely to the minute, siderial time.
The sow-thistle opens at 5 "A. M,
and closes at 1I:l2 A. M. The
white lily opeps at q A. NJ, aad
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A hOhENTOUS CRISIS OF THE WAR.
"REMINISCENCES OF sHARpsBURc
stephen ID. Lees Opinion as an Ar
tlllerist He Was Sustained by
Stuart and Jackson.

On the occasion of the great Confed-
crate reunion in Richmond Lieut.. Gen.
Lee was the orator of the day. At q
dinner given to him he related the fol-
lowing remarkable story about General
II. b. Lee never heretofore published
THE battle Of Sharpsburg, or Antie-
tam, was one Of the bloodiest and
hercest fought in the four years of the
war between the States. Gen. II. e.
Lee having defeated the Federal army
under Gen. Pope and driven it to the
defence of Washington, the two armies
OF Mcclellan and Pope were ]concentra-
ted there, and Mcclellan put In com
mand OF both. Gen. Leo determined
to cross the Potomac into Maryland,
capture Harper's Ferry and then con-
centrate his army and ight Mcclellan.
His written plan of campaign in some
way fell into tho hands OF Mcclellan.
who rapidly moved his army aud at,
tackled Lee before he could concentrate,
at S~harpshurg, on the morning of Sep.
tember IL, 1862.
Con. Ice had less than 49, 900 men
during the battle, while Mcclellan had
$1,000 on the field. The losses were for
the Union army about l2.5O0 and for
the Confederate army 5000 in killed,
wounded and missing. The two armies
'O'6"N itoi ~ ihs ubUll AlbGF uarK.
maintaining the same relative posi-
tions they held at the beginning, and
faced each other all day. On the 18th
OF September Lee buried bis dead with
out renewing tho battle. Both armies
were pretty we'll used up and exhaust
ed from the terrible struggle OF Sep.
tember II.
Seen. Lees headquarters were on
the pike leading from Sharpsburg to
the Potomac, and about half u mile
from the town. About one hour or
more after night had set In the weird
scene OF the great battlefield had
changed, In that the firing had ceased
everywhere, ard more open help was
being given to the searching for dead
ones, and caring for the dying and
wounded. Con. Lee had summoned his
corps and division commanders to meet
him. For once during the day he had
some OF his staff and escort about him,
and q by one his commanders began
to arrive, generally two 10 three horse-
men with them.
"As thoy came up" continued the
narrator, Gen. Lee inquired quietly,
General, how is 1t on your part Of the
|, too, had been summoned, aud
was u quiet, intensely interested OBJ.
sorver. OF one of the most remarkable
scenes and intergiewsI eyer Witnessed.
tho inquiry dice, Longstreet, ap.
parently much depressed, replied TO
the effect that 1t was ~ bad IS could be;
thEt his division had Lost terribly, and !
he8 beeal hefelyE8 Elf. and
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An untamed swallow, which had
It's nest In u farm near Chetwiud, ir
Shropshire, vas caught and taken in
a cage to London, where it was releas.
ed. 1t returned to it's nest in 80 minutes,
having accomplished the distance OF
lao miles at the rate of nearly two
miles q minute.
The home OF Mrs. Mary Lease, the
noted pOpulist politician and lecturer,
will be sold under the sheriff's ham
mer. January 6, to satisfy a $1,1OO
mortgage. IL the money IL paid be-
fore that time, the house, OF course,
will be released.
The war with Mexico commenced
April ri, 1916, aud ended July 4, 1915
having continued two years, two
months and ten days. The number Of
United States troops engaged was
l12, 240.
When Morocco's sultan decides to
marry, the whole country becomes
shrouded In gloom, rs every suhjaca
must contribute II wedding present.
Tho sultan is about to tako a second
Wlie, n much discomfort is reported.
Spain has more sunshine than anv
other country in Europe. The yearly
average in Spain is 1900 hours that
OF Italy. 1900: Germany, LOO Eng
land, l,400.
OF the Ga who graduated in medi-
cine recently, from the University OF
Buffalo, three were women, TWO OF
them being in the honor roll anu n
heading the list.
"A negro preacher who has been
carrying on a protracted meeting, was
asked how he got on with the meeting.
First rate" said he II made 10 con-
victs the frat night"
I'm York county, Me-, is said TO b.
q tree that grew up through the hole
In the centre OF a grindstone, and now
the stone aloft, hanging, as 1t
were, about the neck OF the tree.
Everybody is familiar With the
music OF the katydid. ICY is the male
hos hae the voice. Ak\the base or
I.|A|to[.fR -tNI.Li