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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-11-12
HANNls TAYLOR ON CUBA.
The Ex-Minister Treats the Subject with
out Gloves.

The Ex-NIinister Treats the Subject with
out Gloves.
Hon. Hannis Taylor, late Minister to
Spain, reviews the Cuban question in the
North American Review. lie remarks
Spain herself hes demonstrated that she
is powerless to cOnclllate Cuba or TO con-
quer it. Her sovereignty over it is, in
my Judgment now extinct for all pur-
poses of its rightful existence, and the
hopeless struggle for establishment
has degenerated into strife which
means nothing more than the useless sac
ritice of human life and the utter de-
struction of the very subject matter of
the conflict itself. This deplorable
state OF things is not only shocking to
humanity, but 1t Is special and grievous
burden to the people of an island so near
to our coast line as to be almost part of
our territory. Our commerce with
Cuba, amounting annually at the begin
ming of the present war to 500 900, 900,
has been nearly wiped out. The mil
lions OF American capital invested in the
island have either been DESTROYED or rem
dered unproductive; many of our citi-
zens, reduced to absolute want, have
been forced to appeal to congress for
aid; while too many have found their
way into Spanish dungeons from which
some have been able to escape ONLY
through the door of death. But last and
worst of all, our peace as a nation Is
broken and disquieted by an endless
strife that enters as potent factor into
our internal politics. With patience al.
most unexampled we endured all such
evils during the period of the great war
that began in Gara in 1865 and ended ten
years later with the treaty of Zanion
then came the little war; and finally the
last great war that has now been in pro-
gress for more than two years and q
half.
Thus we have been called upon to wit
ness nearly fifteen years of war in Cuba
out of the last twenty-nne. Through
out the present struggle, apart from our
commercial losses. we have been in a
state of semiwar with Spain; large
part of our fleet has become a coast
guard; and our diplomatic relations have
been so strained that for more than a
year the Spanish government deemed it
necessary to guard my place of residence
with soldiers night and day. Since my
departure this impossible state of things
has become still more acute, and the UNI
certainty thus produced is the one OBJ
stacle in the path of the long hoped for
prosperity just dawning upon US. Bust
ness men are plainly stating to each
other that such uncertainty hangs like a
cloud over all future transactions.
1t is great folly to suppose that the
Cuban question is something we can set
aside if we will and 90 about our own
business. 1t has intruded itself into our
national affairs with all Its disturbing
consequences, and it is here to stay until
we take hold of it and solve it wisely,
not only in our own interest, but in that
of humanity.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-11-12
country Store Adverti.ing.

Country store advertising is mprov-
ing, and as it impoves it grows more
and more interesting and all the better
for the interest it eXcites. It was for
merly Of little consequence, because
country storekeepers took little interest
in this department of their own bust
ness. The advertising was unpopular,
was neglected and regarded as a bore,
because it was considered an expense
rather than a source of profit. Shrewd
men have taken the advertising expense
account from the blacklist it formerly
occupied and put in the light, so that
we can plainly see just what its value
is and its probable and profitable returns
Money is now spent, not grudgingly, as
formerly. but freely and voluntarily,
and in some instances lavishly. That
none may be thrown away the quality
of country store advertising should be
carefully considered and every help to-
ward goodness adopted. - Dry Goods
Chronicle.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-11-12

Nowadays, when the church bor-
rows so freely the attractions of all
sorts of secular places, it is not sur
prising to learn of an egg service"
he'd at an English church The con-
gregation. a poor one. was asked to
bring offerings in the shape of new-laid
eggs for the sick and convalescent in
the hospitals. More than 5000 eggs,
including some from the Duchess of
York, the Duchess of Fife and Princess
Christian arrived, and 1872 were safe
ly stacked in the chancel After the
evening services they were repacked
and sent to the medical charities for
consumption by the patients.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-11-12
PICTURES FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

FlC IOhE6 fOh NE tObElO SOhOOLSs
We are apt to live a long time before
we begin to appreciate the unconscious
influence of special environments in a
general education. We may know that
all knowledge is not in books, that the
world must educate us as well as the
school, but we who are more fortunately
placed in the scale of worldly advant-
age are not likely, while judging adj
versely the badness of certain demo-
cratic tastes, to remember that of all the
influences which have helped to develop
us the most subtle as well as the most
potent are those for which we seem to
have been tine least responsible, since
these have awaited us in the cultivated
atmosphere of our homes.
The color in our houses, the pictures
on our walls, the beautiful forms of the
glass on our tables. have each Influenced
us, and helped to form us more than we
dreamed. But most of all we have been
affected by the things which we have
heard talked about-by the choice of
themes made by our families in CONVEX
sation, and by those whom they welcomed
within their doors. We have uncOn-
sciously been made as familiar with the
names of great men and famous works,
with the look of beautiful pictures and
STATUES. as lIle llllle street uTCIllu WIFI
the sights and sounds of his neighbOr.
hood. And though a real knowledge of
the things which we have seen and heard
eachlndividual must afterward acquire for
himself, the stimulus to do so has at least
been given him less by the studied efforts
of his elders than by the influences of the
things which surrounded him. One
other good has been ours. We have
been spared the mental confusion which
must necessarily follow first ntroduc
ton to the arts when one has waited for
that Introduction until maturer years
For to those who are grown up before
they meet the world of art and letters il
n ust seem strange world-remote and
unfamiliar, with Heterogeneous assem-
bly,, among which they hardly know
how to find a way to make choice OF
friends.
All this has been rightly understood
by certain members of the Public Edu.
cation association. They mean to make
up to the pupils in the public schools for
some of the influences absent in their
homes, believing that "the mere con
temptation of beauty eXerts a civilzing
and refining influence which can be
brought to bear in no other way, and
therefore the directly instructive quail
tiles of work of art have been hello
secondary to its claim as a beautiful
one. -llarper's Bazaar.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-11-12

So shrewd an observer as Chauncey
VI. Depew believes that the Greater New
York election was practically thrown
away by the failure of the ant-Tam-
many elements to Join forces against the
common enemy.
"The result shows" he says, that
the Republicans and Citizens Union,
had they been able to combine and de-
eide upon a man acceptable to BOTH
would have polled enough votes to win
by narrow margin" This is also the
opinion of the Tribune, which points to
the fact that Gen. Tracy failed to carry
single assembly district-even in those
localities, the homes of the native Amer
leans and the well-to.dO, cores onding
in character with the Back Bay, RoX-
bury and Dorchester in Boston, where
the Republican party is Overwhelmingly
dominant. The Tribune also points out
another striking fact-that Gen. Tracy
proved to be the weakest man on the
Republican ticket. This is most uneX-
pected, for much dependence was placed
upon Gen. Tracy's distinguished career
and his personal popularity. But the
stigma of being "Platt's candidate"
seems to have offset all this. While
Gen. Tracy ran ten or fifteen thousand
votes behind his ticket, Mr.. Low ran
ahead of the next strongest candidate on
the Citizens Union ticket by more than
thirty thousand-a remarkable tribute
to the latter's strength before the
people.
While Gen. Tracy carried not one
assembly district, Mr.. Low carried six
districts in New York and eight in
Brooklyn. Low received in all 14S, $50
votes and Tracy 10l ola plurality for
Low of 47,0l4. The vote of Low and Of
Tracy together was nearly $4,000 more
than the vote Of Van Wyck the vic
torious Tammany andidate.-Boston
journal.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-11-12

ApropOs of the recent interest in the
l00year old ship Constitution is little
tale about a dog chain from Barre in our
own state. 1t is a plain collar with a
brass label for the owners name and
location. 1t was plOughed by the father
of NJ. C. Goodwin of Barre, in Marshfield,
20 years ago, and because of the name
and address has always been kept in the
family. The inscription it bears is.
Geo. Martling, L. S. Ship Constitution. g
Mr.. Goodwin has no further knowledge
regarding the chain than what the in
scription tells, but he is of the opinion
that it may havetOund its Marshteld
resting place when the Continental sol
diers were on the march through that
section of the state on their way 10 Can
ada in the early days of the republic.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-11-12
FOREST DESTRUCTION.

The fall season of forest fires may now
be said to be fully open. 1t may not yet
have reached its height. There is reason
to fear it has not. But IL is already
proving one of the most destructive of
recent years. CONGREGATIONS are raging
in various parts of the country on pri-
vate and public domains. Vast tracts
of woodland are being not merely de-
stroyed, but so destroyed as to render
their restoration for many years to come
impossible. The loss of timber, reckOned
in money value, is enormous. Farm
crops and buildings and live stock are
also being destroyed, and there have
been some losses of human lives. These
latter disasters are to be considered I'M
der ordinary rules. The simple law of
self-pTeservatiOn moves men TO guard
against them as fully as possible. But
the first mentioned, the ravaging of
forest areas, demands some special at
tention aud special preventive action.
For years the rapid disappearance of
American forests has been matter of
serious concern. The enormous growth
of certain Embarrassing industries has
contributed to it. So have recklessness
and waste in cutting timber. And so, to
an appalling extent, have forest fires,
the last-named being obviously the most
mischevous and perhaps the most eX-
tensive of all. 1t has been seriously es-
timated that as much timber is wasted as
is utilized and in some years at least the
amount burned has been as great as both
those classes put together. TO the legiti-
mate use of timber there can be no OBJ
lection. But all the other and illegiti-
mate causes which are destroying the
forests are to be objected to, and can
largely be prevented. With thefts of
timber from the public domain, with the
improper granting or abuse of permits
to cut it there, and with wasteful meth
DDS of cutting it, the government I'M
questionably may and should deal
vigorously.
But above all this rises the question of
forest fires, with which, on public or
private land, the government is assured
ly competent to deal. 1t is notorious
that many such fires, and many of the
most destructive of them, have been
started either deliberately or through
carelessness that must be accounted
criminal. Some are started by settlers
who deem them an easy method of clear
ing the land; some by hunters and other
campers-Out, wantonly or carelessly ;
some by railroads, with sparks from
engines. In the vast majority of cases
no one is ever brought to book. Yet few
misdemeanors or felonies are more
worthy of severe punishment. That
many of the fires can be prevented al
together and many others checked, and
that by few sharp examples all whom
it may concern may be warned against
and restrained from starting fires either
wantonly or carelessly, is perfectly evil
dent. An extensive system of forest
police, or wardens, will do the work
here, as in other countries. OF course,
such a system would be expensive. But
it is well within bounds to say that il
would save to the nation every year, in
money value of timber preserved from
theft, waste or burning, ten times Its
cOst.-N. y. Tribune.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-11-12

}. c. Berry. one of the best known
citizens of Spencer, Mo-, testifies that he
cured himself of the worst kind of piles
by using few boxes of DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve. He had been troubled
with piles for over thirty years and had
used many different kinds of so-called
cures but DeWitt's was the one that
did the work and he will verify thi;
statement if any one wishes to write him
ISAAC STERNs, Middlebury.
ID. Ii. BENNETT, BridpOrt.
b. G. PECK or DAY Bros. f. Middlebury
C. l.. SOwLE, Cornwall.
G. B. KENDALL, Shoreham.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-11-12
TRY GRAIN.O! TRY GRAlN-Ol

Ask your Grocer to-day to show you a
package of GRAIN.O, the new food
drink that takes The place of coffee. The
children may drink it without injury as
we'll as to the adult All who try it, like
it. GRAIN-O has that rich seal brown
of Mocha or Java, but it is made from
pure grains, and the most delicate stOm-
ach receives it without distress. One
half the price of coffee 25c. and 2jc.
per package. Sold by all grocers.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-11-12

There is no need of children being tor
tured by scald head, eczema and skin
eruptiOns. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
gives Instant relief and cures perman-
emily.
Isaac Storms, Middlebury; B. G. Peck
or Day Bros, East Middlebury; c. l..
Sowle, West Cornwall; D. IL. Bennett,
BridpOrt; G. b. Kendall, ShOreham.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-11-12
THE WEATHER ELSEWHERE.

The following observations were made by
the government weather bureau at the sever
al places named ats p. m. eastern tlme) on
the dnfna piNnn.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-11-12
No More Gray Hair

BRCCELINE, the only genuine remedy TO
restoring gray hair to its Natural color: nd
dye, and harmless. Thousands OF tcstimonI
ials. 81 per bottle, Druggists, or BRUCELINI|
on the hair sent on application, FREE.
St. Tammany farmer., 1897-09-04

The Grenada Miss. Sentinel of
fers these words of advice to the
youth of the country:
"a young man can always find
employment in farming when every
thing else fails him. Farming, we
admit, is no child's play, but it
can be carried on both OH a basis
Of pleasure and profit. We see
and hear Of a number Of young
men abandoning their method of
living and seeking employment in
cities and towns. Boys, this is a
great mistake. The towns are in
most cases crowded with idle
young men, who have left the
pure air and manly work of the
farm to seek a place behind counter
or desk, or something else that
will barely keep body and soul to-
gether. Economy and industry are
the chief factors in any persuit, and
nowhere are they more essential than
on the farm. So stick to the farm,
boys; work with energy, save your
money. stay away from drink and
cards, keep regular hours, aud in
the end you will be Independent,
il NOT rich.''
St. Tammany farmer., 1897-09-04
Succession Of ]. J. Fouchcr.

Sixteentl Judicial District Court Of
Louisiana. in and for the Parish o 1
st. TaMmany.
By virtue Of "A order OF sale from
tho honorable the aforesaid court aud to
me directed, bearing date Aug. 80.
1897
I will proceed to sell at pm olic auction
at the door Of the courthouse. in the
town Of CovinRton. st. Tammanv Par
ish. La. on SATURDAY. Oct. ., 1897,
between legal sale hours. the following
described property. to- wit:
A lot Of houshold furniture consisting
OF bedstead, bedding and two chairs,
wearing apparel. lot Of kitchen furni-
ture and garden tools; also q piece of
land lying and being in the town of Lew
iSburg, In the square bounded by Elm
Cellar, Fountain and Live Oak avenues
and described as per plan of said town
made by Bougere as lots 81, 80, 60, 81,
63 and 63, with the buildings and i'm
provements thereon. Said sale of said
immOveable property tn be made sub
ject to privilege Of 375 90 In favor
of Jay { Davis, and . mortgage note
given to o. v. DeGruy for $50 90 with
interest.
Terms Of sale cash, with the benefit
Of appraisement
J. ]. STRoBLE, Sheriff.
St. Tammany farmer., 1897-09-04
New Orleans Picayune.]
In the Ark With Noah.

Last Saturday my Cousin Jack
He spent the day with me,
And my Aunt Mary told rs tales
Out by the apple tree.
And there was one about man
That made . boat of wood,
And filled Il full Of bears and things,
And sealed It up all good.
And there was elephants In there,
And apes and lions, too;
And how they all went In, she said,
Was marching two by two.
And when the rain began to fall,
And rained all night and day,
Why my Aunt Mary said that boat
Just up and sailed away.
And we told our grandpa bout it
At dinner, % We did;
And grandpa said he heard that tale
When he was just q kid
He told US there was 'rangoutangs,
And wolves and things In there.
They'd everything, my grandpa said,
From puppy dogs to bear.
And Cousin Jack he nudged at me,
And whispered, 50 he did:
81 bet you he was In there, too,
Cause he said he was q kid.'"
WILL ALLEN DRONGoOLE.
Ssetill Springs, Tenn.
St. Tammany farmer., 1897-09-04
Bogue ChiHo.
Aug 23, 1897.


Editor st. Tammany Farmer:
We had an abundance of rain the
past week. The Bogue Chitto was
hunting its way through the swamps,
and the stock mel were busy getting
out their cattle and hogs.
Capt. Walker tied up the snag boat,
and is waiting for the river to enter its
banks again. He says he is going to
Enon bridge this year.
The log men Of this Ward have COM
menced logging again. We wish them
much success this year.
Well, some Of the people Of Missis-
sippi are coming to Louieiana for homes.
The corn crop is very good this year.
Cotton is not SO good, on account Of
too much rain.
1 think the Gulf and Ship Island fever
has cooled down Tor q while.
We Of the Fifth Ward are well pleased
with our Police Juryman. Let's hear
from the other Wards.
The farmers get very little rsst. They
have just finished pulling fodder, and
cotton is opening very fast, so picking
cotton will be the next thing ON the
program.
The following is the roll of honor of
Mill Creek school Miss Bessie Rawls,
teacher, for the month ending Aug. 90:
Lily Quave, Lunas Quave. Sallie Jen-
kins. Armenia jenkins, NOrville Bush,
Ella Bush, Henry Bush, Dell Bush, Bob
PentOn and Josie PeutOn.
ROSCO.
St. Tammany farmer., 1897-09-04
Voting Machines.

In the desire which now fills this
country to secure an election Law
which shall be perfect In all respects
. great many changes have been
made in our electoral system in the
last few years. Nearly all the
States have come over to the Aus
tralian ballot; but while this has
given satisfaction as far IS it has
gone, it has not been regarded ~
assuring that absolute purity and
secrecy of the ballot desired.
The latest improvement is the vot-
ing machine, which has been tried
in several towns, but never suf-
ficiently to determine its practical
value. 1t is likely to be tested on
great scale, az the State Of Minnesota
has now under consideration . pro-
position to adopt 1t for State cleo.
tions.
The Minnesota Legislature has
already passed . law authorizing
any county or municipality In the
State-by two-thlrds vote OF the
supervisors-to use voting ma
chimes, but no election has come
around since the passage of the law,
and it has, therefore, not gone
into practical operation as yet.
Minnesota views the law with great
satisfaction, and already announces
its purpose to put It into general
operation throughout the State
ehould its trial in the towns and
counties give satisfaction.
The only objection to the general
use of the voting machine is its
first cost; but after the State
has provided itself with enough
OF these machines they not
only simplify elections, render them
perfectly secret and free from all
improper influences, but they re.
duce the expense of the minimum.
One of the objections to the
Australian ballot is the expense at
taclled 10 it, running up TO nearly
two dollars q voter in certain cases.
It is argued in favor Of the voting
machine that it will not only assure
greater secrecy than the Australian
ballot, but it will reduce the cost
CT holding elections, doing away
witt the large force of commissions
ers, judges, supervisors and clerks
Of election. 1t is labor saving
device, and in saving labor it also
greatly reduces the chance of any
clerical cr0okedness. The calcula-
ton is made in Minnesota that
whereas the original outlay for vot-
ing machines would greatly increase
the cost OF elections, there would
be enough money saved in three
elections TO pay for the machines.
St. Tammany farmer., 1897-09-04

Under sect3oa u Of Act 80 OF le96s =
NEW AND COMPLETE kEG1SX4A.
TlON Of al legal voters 10 reqcl
70 b made In the respestlve poS1enss
Of this State, and by virtue o. y.
power vested in me by said Aes -
the laws Of the State Of LOai9ianes pun.
lie notice Is hereby given thae e1a1
proceed to register Ill legal voee1D g
the parish OF st. TaDmany, La.s CO.
mencinx at the COURTEOUS, - Oe
town Of CovinxtoD, on Monday. AuGs =
1897, and closing at said Courthouse q
Saturday, Aug. Z, 1897. and at the -
lOwinx-named places and dates 1eIom-
after stated, legal holidays exeepse0s
The ONCE to be open from 8 o'clock =.
m. to l O'Clock D. M, and from 3 o'clock
D. IN. to O'Clock p. M, for the registrap
ton Of all legal voters:
First Ward, at the Town Han u
Madisonville, on Monday, Aug. 3.
Second Ward, at the polling booe6
at Sandy Ford, ON Tuesday, Aug. 10.
Fourth Ward, ct the Town Hall In
Vaudeville. ON Wednesday, Aug. II.
Fifth Ward, at the polling place. O
Thursday and Friday, Aug. i3 and IL
Sixth Ward, at the polling place, On
08SOIU0v 0UO 1V9NA~yt <Ao0s =. -
Seventh Ward, 1T the polling panco,
ON Tuesday and Wednesday Aus. II
and IL.
Eighth Ward, at the polling place, @
Thursday and Friday, Aug. - and 10
Ninth Wa,d, at the Town Hall IN
Slidell, ON Saturday and Monday. Aus.
81 and %.
And from Aug. q until Oct II, y
Covington at the Courthouse.
Registration books and blanks VIII
be open and furnished 50 ss TO snahse
voters to register at the respective
named places on said days.
All persons Of foreign birth are re-
quired to bring their naturali1atton
papers or " certified copy Of the sane,
to enable them to register.
WARREN THOMAS.
Assessor and Ex-Olnci0 Register q
Voters, ST. Tammanv Parish. L..
St. Tammany farmer., 1897-09-04
FOR SALE.
Jackson Park.

In Vaudeville, La. Two thousand
feet square, with covered platform for
dancing, and artesian well; also beauti-
full elevated residence, furnished, on
the beach, 100 feet front by $50 feet in
depth; artesian we'll; different fruit
trees; stables; situated near Camelia
wharf; one square Of ground opposite
Jackson Park, four thousand feet square,
all cleared, with half-mile 60-fo0t race
track attached; barn with l6 stalls;
upper part to stack 80 tons Of hay; all
implements for farming; flne artesian
well giving 10 gallons minute; 8 cows,
2 mules and . number Of horses and
vehicles. Address Jules MaDaud,
Vaudeville, La.
St. Tammany farmer., 1897-09-04
Silver Has Company.

The people of st. Johns, n. B.,
are lamenting the fall in the price
Of their staple, Goldfish, which now
brings less money than for many
years before. The fish caught by
the French has become a successful
rival of the New Brunswick cod,
and is driving the latter from
foreign markets. Whereas, l39,-
535 quintals were exported, for in
tance, to Spain in 1887, last year
only 1856 were sent to that
country.
The price of everything has gone
up this year, except silver and cod
fish. This is bad for the silver
barons and Goldfish aristocracy.