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STUDENTS IN GERMANY.
EAe Scholar There Holds q Higher Place
anc Than He Does In America.

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t.In a Germans life at a German uni
gsrsity," says writer in the Boston
Commonwealth, 81 incline to think
university work is more Important
factor than in the life of student
here with us; that is to say, if he does
any work at all. He gives it a more
prominent position in his social life
than is the custom with us; he chooses
his friends often from among his CO.
workers in a way that is rare with us;
he discourses on his studies in leisure
moments as few Americans would do
at home; good deal of his social life
may be based upon his interest in this
or that branch of science. This seems
strange to us; but it is to a great ex-
tent to a German in a German universe
ty, and it is apt to be doubly so to an
American. For the American cannot
avail himself of the various kinds OF
diversion that attract the attention OF
the German, and often he would not
desire to do so if he could, through
lack OF interest or lack Of time. Ee
has come to Germany for q limited
time and he wishes to make the most
of it. But it is not merely that it is
practically convenient for an American
TO keep his work constantly before his
eyes.
'"There is another cause which goes
to account in a measure for the schol.
Arly atmosphere. I think it will be al
lowed by all who have studied in Ger
many or lived there for a time that
University work holds there a far more
important place, in more ways than
one, than it does with u.s. With a
student in America, in his undergrad.
nate days at least, college work is
pretty well jostled and even put to the
wall by athletics, society or hundred
other things. So it is in Germany with
certain class Of Students But with
the majority the university takes the
place OF the professional school with
us, and here, even with us. work is
generally given the first place. With
the German student university work
need not fear athletics as rival, nor
indeed much OF anything except the
'SO4 20 VI oUi1S1 SoSICCS. oAtl
with these corporations it is perfectly
understood that each is to take its
turn. For two Or three years the corps
has full swing: then the university.
st is hardly worth while to go fur
ther in the matter to point out the COM
parative positions which scholarship
holds in German civilization and in
American. I am, on the whole, of
opinion that in Germany the scholar is
regarded with greater respect in every
way than with US, and it seems to me
very natural that this should be so for
very many reasons. Recognizing it as
. fact, one can very easily see how
shop should be q Ter more constant
factor in social Intercourse in Ger
many than here at home. and especial
~ with an American. lie himself re-
CARDS his own work - and. by cour-
tesy, that OF his fellows-as most i'm
portant thing. In the society to which
he finds adinittance he sees that it is
also most important. or at least highly
honorable. A man is thus put into an
attitude with respect to his work that
is Of great value TO him
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CHARACTER OF ISABELLA.
The Beautiful Consort of Ferdinand Who
Helped Columbus.

The Beautiful Consort of Ferdinand VINO
Helped Columbus.
Isabella was a lady, she was queen,
and, above all she was an autocrat.
Gracious and gentle in her manner,
says r. Ulicll Brulze's IA History OF
Spain" she brool1ed no opposition from
prince or peer, and she soon made it
known and felt throughout Spain that,
although she was the daughter OF John
II. and the sister OF Henry w., her
will was law in CASTLE Beautiful,
virtu6}u6ss, discreet, with that highest ex-
press sss.,,HNu'o Of proud dignity that is seen in
peculiar simplicity OF manner, with
o Hard heart and a fair coutenance, an
irfexible will, and q mild manner
something Of Journalist, more OF q
bigo5-Isabel]a united much that was
characteristic Of old CASTLE with not 9
little that MAX Characteristic Of new
Spain. And IL her badness was in
herited tron4 tlle Cid, her bigotry was
beQpeatllqQ TO l3'l2ilir II.
No man can read the history of the
times Wit]2o4E being struck blythe enor-
NOUS p&rs5opal in1fuencc Of Isabella.
An accom- pliS1l2d horsowo,nan, a tireless
traveller, iudciatigal3lc in her attention
to business Of state, the queen with her
court moved about from place to place,
swift to punish crime and TO encourage
virtue, boldly composing the differences
and compelling the submission Of rival
mobiles, frowring upon the laxity of the
clergy, deno2ncing the heresy of the
people and laying heavy hand upon
enemies Of every degree and evildoers Of
every class. IN Andalusia the unaccus~
toned and unexpected presence OF the
sovereign was everywhere productive
of peace and order. Even il the relnotest
districts Of Calicia the royal power was
felt. Over fifty fortresses, the strong
hold Of kniGhtly robbers, were RACED to
the ground, and one thousand 1--WE hun
dred noble higlway1nen were forced to
fly the kingdom.
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Was not this the retort courteous? It
was the custom il Scotch parishes for
the minister to bow to the laird's pew
before beginning his discourse. On one
occasion the pew contained a bevy of
ladies. and th@ minister; feeling deli
cacy in the circumstances, omitted the
usual salaaEn. When they next met
the laird's daughter "a Miss Miller,
widely famed Tor her beauty and
afterward countess Of Mar - rallied
the minister for not bowling to her from
the pulpit. ''Your ladyslip forgets,'
replied the minister, that the worship
of angels is not allowed by the Scotch
church."
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LOSING HER ATHLETIC LEAD.
England Finds Her Gallo Ne;shbors For
miGabie Com, ,etisors.

="
miGabie Competitors.
I Now that the French people are Guilt
waiting athletics Of all kinds the per-
formances Of the French amateurs
and professionals arc attracting con-
siderable attention in England. The
victory Of the French oarsInen on the
Seine. was q great blow to our boating
men, says an English contemporary,
and NJ. Terront's fsat Of riding. some
thing like three hundred and ninety
two miles on a bicycle in twenty-fo
hours is causing considerable appre-
hension in cycle circles over here.
Only couple of years ago, when Mills
won the Bordeaux-Paris race, it was
considered inevitable that the winner
would be an Englishran and, as
matter of fact, the irsJ Trcnchnan to
arrive was hours later than the last
Englishman. Things, however, are
very different at the present moment
Terront's ride of three hundred and
ninety-two miles in tzventyfour hours
has been beaten here by only one
rider, Shorthand, who did four hundred
and thirteen miles in the same time. A
writer in Bicycling News, however,
comforts its readers by pointing out
that the difference between the two
men was probably greater than it ap-
pears At the Herne hill track, where
Shorthand rode, the measurement is
from the inside edge, whereas at the
Palais DIES Machines in Paris tle meas
urement is from a distance Of rather
more than a yard toward the center
This would make a difference of, say,
a yard a lap, so that Ghorland's per-
Torrance is really better than Ter
ront's by about twenty two and half
miles,
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Hated the Doc1cr.

A resident of Irvington. n. j., lost a
child last year, and the doctor who at
tended the little one during its Illness
was recently nominated q village trus-
tee. The father Of the child had taken
q violent dislike to the doctor. and
tried by every means to defeat the
candidate, and when he heard that the
doctor had triumrhed he decorated his
horse and dog with crepe and drove
through the streets carrying an amer.
icsn flag at half-mast.
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NEVER GROW OLD.
Parts of the Physical System Which Never
Wear Out.

Parts of the Physical system Which Never
.... Wear Out.
In his work On the senile heart DR..
Balfour tells as that there are two parts
Of the human organism which, if wisely
used, ':la-gely escape senile failure"
These two, says the Medical Record,
are the brain and the heart. Persons
who ti2inl. have often wondered WHY
brain workers, great statesmen and
others, should continue to work with
almost uniInpaired mental activity and
energy up to & period when most of the
organs aud functions Of the body are in
a condition Of advanced senile decay.
There is & physiological reason for this,
and Dc. B&lfOur tells US what it is. The
normal brain, he q nrlns, remains vigor-
GUS to the last" and that "because it's
nutrition is especially provided for"
About middle life, Or a little later, the
general arteries of the body begin to
lose taleir elasticity and to slowly but
s1rcly cIlatG, They become, therefore,
Much -@4s efficient cGIz..crs of the nu.
tin2snU blood 10 The capillary areas.
BaV this is not the case with the in
ternal carotids, which supply the cap
Hilary areas OF the brain. On the con-
trary, these large vessels, continue to
retain their pristine elasticity, so that
the blood pressure remains normally
higher than within the capillary area
of any other organ in the body. The
cerebral blood paths being thus kept
open, the brain tissue is kept better
nourished than the other tissues of the
body"
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A little Ohio girl was taught by
her good mamma to pray regularly
every day, ba5 the requests made were
the same night and morning, week in
and week out. Finally her mamma
suggested change for the next day,
and what was her surprise to hear the
dearlitle irEoceutpray that God would
make her absolutely pure like the
baking powder in papa's paper"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-11-06
RECEPTION AND VISITING GOWNS.


ing robes can he made of it. 1t comes in
36 inch width, and costs from 30 to 30
cents per yard, and five to six yards make
an ample lounging robe, with bishop
sleeves Another useful garment made of
the oiderdOwn is tho double vest to wear
under Capes or loose coats on cold days.
They are made sleeveless.
There are frivolous things, too-trifes
light as air-hut they are quite as much
part of lovely womans attire as those
mentioned above. They are mostly things
to wear around the neck and to give grace
and lightneSs to any costume. There is
no end of vest fronts in lace. The full tie,
which reaches from the throat to the bust
line, and frequently to the waist line, is
made of light lace These resemble the
full cravats worn by gentlemen at the be-
ginning of this century. When these are
worn with any dress, a full ruf1le is al
ways appropriate at the wrists. One vest
front was made of all over lace, gathered
very full at the stock collar and looping
under at the waist line like il blouse. One
part passes over the shoulders, like "a small
cape, and this is lined with thin blue silk,
and the whole is edged with point esprit
lace almost to the waist line. The stock
is of the thin silk, with large bow at the
DdCh VI lllCh RTO0gIdln IiDlbl III tAdNbiy
the same shade of blue, This design is
equally handsome developed in black lace
and net, with some other becoming color
in ribbon and lining. The lace double
jabots and cascades are sewed to stocks of
lace or other material and left to fall in
vest fashion. SO many bodices are made
plain now that these lace hchus, collars,
Jokes and vests fiji IA very palpable want,
and they transform Quakerlike sim
plicity into IA festive looking garment in
an instant
These postiche yokcs and fancifully deco
rated collars and fun front pieces are, for
the first timein my recollection, being used
on childrens attire. | saw I'm one place
numbers of wide velvet and silk collars
and separate Jokes bordcrcd with lace
These were for the exclusive use of chill
drcn. ono had "a whole vest front Of ivory
surah made very fun This was sewed to
high stock of mignonctte velvet, and
! there was sailor collar across the back
which became rcVcrs in front, and to them
The surah vest was scwcd. 1t dropped in
the center, blouse fashion. There was a
rufllc of ivory cnlorcd cluuy lace all around
the revers and collar. This was one of
those useful trines that can be slipped on
over very plain frock and at a moments
notice transform it into dressy affair.
For young girl of 10 or thereabout
J there was very handsome arrangement In
a wide, stiff. round collar of royal blue
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-11-06
FASHIONS OF NEW YORK.
The TriAes That Make Up
Lovely Womans Attire.
TOOTHPTOK sHOES ARE DOOMED.

The Up to Date Woman Adopts Sensible
Underwear ONE Features Of Children's
Dress -- Pre- vailiug Ideas of Trimming.
Handsome visiting and deception Cos
tunes.
With the blossomiug of the chrysanthe-
NUNS begins the seasons gayctiCs, and
friends separated during the summer
months get together and over their teas
tell dainty little secrets about new gowns
and other paraphernalia belonging to the
society belle Perhaps Mrs Moriarty and
MIS-. McGinty talk on fall and winter
styles, too, though doubtless Maymes
and Jamsevs fldunins' occupy the minds
of the more humble lotteries while superb
costumes designed to thrill the bcholders
claim the attention of the others The past
week has been Il busy one for the stores
and the swell modistcs
have mentioned in detail all the new
stuf1s Of this fall and Writer from the
magr hcent brocuded satins to- calico and
to English mcriuO, through AL the wool
ems, aud nothing is left except to tell how
the new goods look when n.adc up and to
give little attention to tho minor mat
trrs. OF those let me say right here that
the too, hricb toed shoe has been doomed
b. retirement of 10 or IL years, and
round toed Dongola kids are the proper
things. These may lace or button, as the
bIyer may prefer The end of the toe is
raised quite high and made very stiff and
strong, and this leaves a little more room
for the tortured toes to spread in.
Another minor matter is that fully one
half the women wear the most sensible Of
underwear, and among them bne finds the
eiderdown flannel divided skirt, somewhat
after the fashion of Turkish trousers, only
these buckle just below the knees They
are fitted at the top to yoke belt and are
altogether the greatest boon woman can
have in cold weather at least. Eiderdown
flannel comes in several shades of gray, in
white, light brown, blue and pink, and
also in red and blue, and red and black
stripes. The contest and prettiost of loung
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-11-06
Presidential Popular Vote.

There is widespread feeling in the
country, if it does not amount to posi-
tive conviction, that some of the laws
regulating the method by which the
choice of the people for the highest Of
fee i'll their gift is made have sur
vived the period of their usefulness and
ought to be revised and adapted to the
conditions of the present time, which
differ so widely from those existing
when these laws were enacted. The in
dications are not obscure that there is a
growing desire in the country to have
the existing electoral plan re-examined,
and possibly abandoned, so as to elect
the president by a direct popular vote.
There is at least enough of this feeling
abroad to justify an impartial study of
the subject from nonpartisan stand
point, and with view to do ample
justice to the plan as it is as we'll as to
ascertain whether it might be modified
so as to become more republican in spir-
it and to work with greater equality
among the voters of the different states
Rev. Bishop $. NJ. Merrill in North
American Review.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-11-06

linens during the summer Some Of the
canvas Weavcs are AS coarse as iute bags.
Some OF them are plaided and in the most
extraordinary combinations of color, but
these are soNcied and soitened by the sur
face of fine white hairs that one may look
at them without smoked glasses. There
are others in black and white. One style
is called Irvine canvas and this is undeni-
ably coarse, hut the fuzzy black knots all
over it make it, after all, handsome. The
canvas stuffS are all made over silk of q
contrasting color. The rich emerald green
and violet blue combination is as well liked
as ever and is presented in poplin, silk and
all woods.
Tweed has suddenly taken a new place
as favorite tailor dress material, and it
is nearly as heavy as that offered for mems
wear, hut is often shown in large checks,
with all sorts Of new ideas in coiors.
The handslmcst gowns for receptions
and visiting are nearly all trimmed ut the
bottom, and here is great variety of
things to choose from. Ru1les of varying
widths are always pretty but some
trouble ard care to keep clean. There is a
now trimming made of chenille in colors
to match tic gown or form harmonious
contrast. Chenille makes a rich garniture
and Is quite a. suitable for dresses as for
hats, Where up to now the most has been
seen. OLe worry rich armurc silk gown in
silver gray hat "a narrow design in braided
chenille ~ emerald green, gold and black
all around the bottom of the skirt The
waist was made Of accordion plated black
SILK muslin with rich ornamentation
around the waist and collar of the chenille
garnirure, though more gold and green
showed in that than black. The collar was
a solid mass of chenille embroidery and
was edged with "A black silk muslin rutfle.
There were small chenille and gold orna-
ments set on the wrists.
Gold and silver embroidery and braiding
are used very largely on all handsome
gowns. One in particular pleased me. The
dress was of "A soft old rose colored satin
duchess. There were three bias folds
4 around the bottom, each an inch and a
half wide, The waist was draped across
the bust under bolero of reseda velvet.
This was so covered with gold braid that
there was scarcely a glimpse of the velvet
70 be seen. There was a narrow knife
plating of the old rose silk all around it
and the fronts, which were loose at the
bottom, were lined with It, There was a
similar trimming at the wrists. The gold
braid and chenille, with mingled metal
threads, make very rich effects. Gold over
pale mauve velvet is especially beautiful,
and chenille over silk looks like carving.
MATE LEROY.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-11-06
Anicnn sunerstition.

In South Africa l and my black com
panions had once to sit down and wait
21a hours M place on "a fairly open
forest, path, because across it, in front
of US, about that time in the afternoon,
the ghost of a spear flew, and touch
from it was necessarily fatal. And there
is spring ! know of in the Kakon8o
district, where, when you go to fill yC~r
pitcher, you see very handsome pitch
er standing ready filled, Many a lady,
seeing no one about to whom the pitch
er belongs, has picked this up and left
her own, but as soon as she got it with
in sight of the village it crumbles into
earth and the water is spilled ON the
ground. On returning for her own dis
carded one, it is always found broken.
-Cornhill Magazine.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-11-06
THE VILLA EMILIA.

tatos that never entered under the shadow
of trees;
bates with the garden discreet behind tbs
wall,
Is it here, q garden discreet is it here, after
ALL
Here and bclnd your gatos
That the love OF my life awaits
In golden .lncp the dawn Of my coming, un
der the trccsY
Under the quiet of trees the garden sleeps in
the sun,
Sleeps and awaits one day a Weakening hand
Is it l, O garden discreet, is it I shall stand
One day at the cato and claim
Your princess in my manor
For she sleeps and awaits the appointed com
ing, sleeps in the sun.
Gates that never entered, gates of my villa
of druAias,
Is there u princess at all that your shadows
keep
For her lover, o garden discreet, in golden
sleerf
All, if behind your gates
Only "A shadow awaits
The shadowy love that | lay Mt your portals,
villa of drcamsl
Arthur Symons in Atheneum
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-11-06

velvet, richly ornamented with silver en-
broidery and bordered with white lace
This had "A front part which reached below
the belt and dropped i'm blouse style. There
were three rows Of the silver galloon on
the front. The stock was made of wide
pale blue satin ribbon. There was mar.
row draped belt of the velvet. This also
was intended to be worn with any kind of
a costume For little Miss Chubby chop
of or 8 there was white net lace yoke,
bordered with fine valenciennes, and n row
of loops of Tom Thumb ribbon i'm pale
pink. The upper part was finished with
pink ribbon band and a ruff of valen-
ciennes. This is washable. Another little
Puss-iu-bcots had "A wide collar of seal
brown velvet, slashed in castellatod squares
nearly to the neck all around. 1t was
edged with narrow and fine gold braid and
had row of tiny gilt buttons down the
center of each separate slash. Sailor shapes
are fayortes for these loose collars, and
they may be and are ornamented in al
most any way, but lace and ribbon usually
finish them.
There is very snowy but useful stuff
for girls wear presented in the wool baya-
dere stripes These have a good, solid
ground, like cheviut, with horizontal stripes
of rough wool in very bright colors,
Brown, blue, purple green, red and vel
low all belong in these stripes. They are
offered in finer goods for wOmens wear,
with the stripes woven in silk, but l scarce
ly think they will find much favor. They
look, too, like the colors worn 10y the Ital-
ian women when they go out for walk in
the park
There is a new poplin which l think
may become popular. 1t is of silk and
wool and has higher gloss than the mo
hairs and alpacas have had while this is
not so stiff or harsh as some of the bright
est of those are Some of these poplins
have Il MORE effect, and some are shown in
small checks, black and white, black and
red and other colors. There is also new
material, called venetian cloth 1t is woven
very closely and has an admixture of sew
eral cOlors so cleverly done that only the
one general tone is seen, and this dimly
through the mist of fine white hairs show
ing over the surface 1t is very elegant
and looks exceedingly we'll in the gray
shades trimmed with some harmonizing
fur. Fur, by the way, will be used on al
most every outdoor garment. and on all
those for indoor wear that will bear it,
Grebe is in favor again and makes hand
some revers.
While mentioning the dress fabrics
may add a word or two for the canvases.
They arc as popular were the grass
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-11-06
A QUAINT CEREMONY.
HOW LONDON'S LORD MAYOR is IN
QUOTED INTO OFFICE.

The Gorgeous Pageant Soon To BE Repeat
ed For iLc six Hundred and Eighty
Assumes the Lord Mayors ONCE.
For exactly 6S2 years London has elected
lord mayor annually so there is little to
be wondered at if some of the customs
connected with his assumption of Office are
quaint and ancient, and quaint and an
cient they arc. In probably no other city
where modern civilization prevails are
more curious and time honored customs
observed in u civic ceremony.
On Nov. 9 London will take its annual
holiday to view what for centuries has
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-11-06

for IA time honorcd custom and derision for
a somewhat loud display of riches. At the
law courts after the speeches the lord may
or invites the justices to attend dinner TO
lie given in the Guildhall Although the
justices very we'll know that at this ban
quet oceans Of champagne and seas of
green turtle soup will float mountains of
the finest roast beef in England, they reply
haughtily that perhaps some of them may
attend, and lc lord mayor returns TO his
own territory to take up his residence in
the Mansion House
George Fa del Phillips, the lord mayor
elect, comes of an old Hebrew family and
is the head of an ancient business house.
OF course he is wealthy for no poor man
could afford 90 take the Office to which he
has been elected. Although his salary is
$50, 900 year, besides many generous al
lowances, he will be expected to spend
twice as much more on banquets and the
like to maintain the dignity of the office.
S. h. MACDoNALD.