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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-08-27

Things Had Not Changed at All Since He
Was Young.


Three young men were sitting to-
gether in the rotunda of one Of the big
hotels. They were discussing the prog
ress of invention.
ITS strange" said one, "how com
pletely old ways of doing things have
been superseded. You may talk about
its being hard to introduce inventions,
but if a scheme is any good it'll be uni
versally adopted nowadays in no time.
Why, you'll find even middle aged men
who remember when everything in use
was different. There's hardly thing
now that's done the same way or by
the same appliances as it was when
they were young. Why, my uncle can
remember the time when every kind of
goods was made by hand, and he isn't
very old either. It's laughable to hear
him tell how they used to get along.
Everything, it seems, was done about
the slowest and hardest way on earth
People used to think that they were in
the world to work, and it didn't make
much difference what they were at. 1
tell you, boys, you don't appreciate
what it is to live in these days.
At this juncture man with entirely
gray hair folded his paper preparatory
to departing and looked at the crowd
near him. One of them, observing him,
ventured to ask what he thought about
it.
pretty nearly right, guess" he
said
"Now, ! suppose, began another,
was the only known method of metro
politan conveyance, when bicycles were
thing to come, when telephones were
an experiment, when they didn't make
any ice in July, when most of the steel
in buildings was in the door locks,
when newspapers printed two sheets
and thought them heavy, when fountain
pens were an undisturbed dream, when
aluminium was theory and when
harvesters were beginning to be talked
about.
"No, " returned the person addressed.
''pd like to agree with you, but | CAM
do it. The facts are otherwise. When
was a young man, business men used
typewriters a good many were think
ing about putting in photograph.
People who didn't own any bicycles OF
feel like paying for a cab usually tray
eled around town in cable or electric
car Telephones cost 10 cents a try just
as they do now, unless you knew some
body you could sponge ON. Airships
would 90 up and come down pretty
much as they do now. The Sunday pa
pers were so full of ads. that it took
till Monday to find anything to read.
Smoke consumers were making Chicago
a beautiful place to live in. "
The gathering was now looking in
credulous. Things seemed to need an
explanation. So he concluded "You
see, got this gray hair trying to make
a soda water mandatory pay in Kan
sas Then a beard will add few years
1 was ~ last March Chicago Times.
Herald.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-08-27
Estate of Daniel G. Henry.


GTATE OF VERMONT, The Probat
0DISTRlCT OF ADDISON. SIS. Court tor tn
District OF Addison:
To all persons interested IN the accom-
of A. T.. stanley, trustee OF Z. +. Henry an
Clara ;. Hutchins, under the viii OF Daniel {
Hutchins. GREETING .
BY the authority of the State of Vernon
you are hereby notified to appear before III
said probate court, At the probate office
Middlebury, in said district, on the 4th da
to show cause, If any you have, why the a.
count of said trustee should not be allowed.
Dated at Middlebury, in said district, tn
l4th day of August, A. ID. 1897.
BY order OF Court, Attest;
"a JAMES Nj. SLADE, Judge.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-08-27
PATRICK MCMAHON,
The Morgan Horse and Register
NOW READY FOR DISTRIBUTION.

The Morgan Horse and Register, Vo.
l., containing history and pedigree OF
Justin Morgan, founder of this remark.
able American breed of horses, and OF
his most noted sons and grandsons, ano
some 5000 other stations foaled before
1881, tracing to him in male line, and
1000 horses registered according to the
rules of the Morgan Register. Also his
tory and breeding of old pacing Pilot
whose blood appears in so many of the
fastest trotters and PAGERS of the country.
with account of the great Canadian
pacing family from which Pilot descended /;
also breeding of the famous brood mare
sire, Seely's American Star, sire of dam
of Dexter, etc; together with appendi1
of notable trotters, and other statistics.
by JOSEPH BATTELL,-all gathered from
original sources and much of il now for
the first time published. A book Of
about 1900 pages, printed on superior
paper, substantially bound in half
morocco and with about POO illustrations.
at the popular price of s.. sent by mail,
postage-paid, to any address in the United
States or Canada. Local agents wanted
Orders now received. Address
REGISTER PRINTING COMPANY.
MIDDLEBURY, VERMONT.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-08-27
Getting Married.

In His Quest of the Golden Girl"
Richard lie Galliene, in one of his open
ing chapters says:
Undoubtedly the incest way to get
married is on the sly, and indeed it is
at present becoming quite fashionable.
Many young couples of my acquaint-
ance who have had no other reason for
concealing the fact beyond their own
whim, have thus slipped off without
saying a word to anybody and returned
full blown housekeepers, with at home
days Of their own and everything else
like real married peOple-for, as the
old lady said to me, You can never be
sure of married people nowadays unless
you have been at the wedding. "
The author then further philosophers
as follows:
Il don't know myself what getting
married feels like, but it cannot be
much more exciting than watching
other people getting married, Indeed,
l always get something like palpitation
of the heart just before the priest utters
the final fateful words, 1 declare you
man and wife. Half IA second before
you were still free. Half "a second after
you were bound for the term of your
natural life Half a second before you
had only to dash the book from the
priests hands and put your hands over
his mouth, and though thus giddily
swinging on to the brink of the preci-
pice you are saved. Half a second after
"All the kings horses and all the kings men
Cannot make you Il bachelor again.
lit is the knife edge moment betwixt
time and eternity"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-08-27
The Discovery of Iron.

According to the traditions of the
Greeks, the first discovery Of iron by
the human race was made on Mount
Ida, by tribe called Dactyles 1t is
said that the forest was set on fire by
lightning, and so intense was the heat
of the great masses of fallen trees that
the bed of iron beneath was melted and
trickled in small streams down into the
valley.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-08-27

The use of iron in architecture is not
so new as people are accustomed to
think. At Delhi is forged iron column
60 feet high. 1t is Is inches in diameter
at the base and 12 inches at the top.
It's weight is estimated at about II
tons. From records extant it is reason
ably certain that it was already in ex-
istence 900 years B. @.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-08-27
Dn YincI,s Wheelharrow.

Leonardo da Vinci, the painter who
painted the famous picture of the Last
Supper, " is said to have invented the
'wheelbaTrow. Boston Budget
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-02-02
THE RETIRED
His Most Unexpected Recovery of q Long
Lost Dog.

His Most Unexpected Recovery of q Long
Lost Dog.
Speaking Of watchdogs," said the
retired burglar, 81 never owned a
watchdog, but / did once own q jolly
little mongrel dog thut we called some
times Nibs, but mostly Nibsy, a lively,
sensitive little fellow, but no watchdog.
You might have played a brass band
outside, and he'd never near 1t, but lot
anybody that no knew walk across the
floor, and he'd wag his tail in his sleep.
"Woll, after we'd had Nibsy q num-
Der of years we lost him. He just disap-
pearcd one day and didn't come back,
and we didn't know whether he'd been
run over by q train of cars or strayed
away and got lost, or whether somebody
had picked him up and carried him off,
or what was the matter, but he didn't
come back, and we missed him very
much because we all liked Nibsy.
"Now, maybe you can guess what
happened. One morning early, about Q
or half past ., some months after that,
as I was moving slowly in the dark
across u room on tho second floor Of a
house that l had called at some so miles
from where I lived, / felt the legs Of o
small dog thrown against mine. I
couldn't see the dog ut all, but 1t was
standing on it's hind legs and resting its
fore legs against me, and I could tell by
the movement Of them that he was wag-
ging his tail violently. 1t was Nibsy,
Of course. He'd known my tread, soft
as it was, and woke up to receive me.
"Well, you know, glad as I was to
find Nibsy, I'd rather not have found
him right there, because he was almost
certain to mako trouble for me. He be-
gan to whine with joy tho first thing,
and then he gave a little yelp. That
was just what 1 was afraid of. He didn't
want to make any trouble for me, but
that one yelp was enough. A man in
the bed sits up and pulls a string and
turns OH a light and says;
"'Now, what's the matter2'
"And I puts up a great polar bluff
and says, you swiped my dog, and I've
come to get him.
"'Swiped nothing he says. I'll
swipe you in q minute and he wasn't
slow in getting at it either. Ho was
getting out of bed and coming for mo all
the time he was talking, and a good
healthy, powerful looking man he was
too. But Nibsy was bright. Nibsy
made just one dive at tho mans feet,
but that was enough TO stop him until
I'd got turned and started, and q minute
later 1 was going down the road, with
missy coming on behind. Now York
Sun.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-02-02

Editor j. @. Darlington, of the Spar
tanburg Herald, wins a prize, offered
by the Southern Stock Mutual Fire
Insurance Company of Greensboro, N.
@. for articles on the development of
South Carolina. Mr.. Darlington writes
q capital article which does credit to
the author.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-02-02
ina

[ Will make 'Laurens my home
hereafter, and can be found at Chill
dress Stables, where I will be pleas
ed to serve the public in my capa-
city as Veterinarian Surgeon. I
make specialties of OastratIng
Ridgllng Horses and Old Stations,
removing fungus growths, warts,
tuInors, etc.
nj. f. KENELEY.
Nov. 8, 1896-tf
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-02-02
NOTICE
i settlement and Application
TOR Flnal Discharge.

Take notice that on the 23rd day
OF Feb. 1897, [ will render a final
account Of my acts and doings as
Administrator of the estate Of Mary
e. Spencer, deceased, in the
Office OF Judge Of Probate, for
Laurcns county at II o'clock
A. NJ and on the same day will
apply for a final discharge from
my trust as such Administrator.
All persons having demands
against said estate will please pre-
sent them on or before that day
proven and authenticated, or be for.
ever barred.
L. p. ARMSTRONG,
Administrator.
Jan. IS. rS97z4t
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-02-02
Petition for Homestead.

Notice is hereby given that Caroline
Meadows has applied to me by pete
tion Tor u homestead In the personal
effects oil Whitmore Meadows, de-
ceased.
JOHN f. BOLT,
G.. c.. G. p, L.. C..
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-02-02
\AToTan's

Is never done, and 1t is especially wearing
and wearisome to those whose blood ia
impure and unfit properly to tone, sus-
tain, and renew the wasting OF nerve,
muscle and tissue. 1t Is more because OF
this condition of the blood that women
are run down,
Tired, Weak, Nervous,
Than because of the work itself. Every
physician says 30, and that the only rem
edy is In building up by taking a good
nerve tonic, blood purifier and vitalizer
like Hoods Sarsaparilla. For the troubles
Peculiar to Women at change of season,
climate or life, or resulting from hard
thousands have found relief and cure In
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-02-02

a good young county-raised mule for
sale at reasonable price.
l.. w. SIMKINS.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-02-02

vertisoments, per square, one inser-
ZION, si.00j each subsequent insertion,
so cents.
Liberal reduction made for large Adj
yertlsements.
w. w BALL,
Proprietor.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-02-02

Grovenor Ellcrbe seems to have
brought business habits to his office.
His appointments are made with
promptness and despatch.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-24
The MOSQUITO.

rru,o entornolOrists-Dr. George DIM
-, 90 Massachusetts, and Professor j.
n smith. OF New Jersey-hdVe Deeh 'ei-
ing what they know about the mosp -t'o
What the rest of Us know is better le'l
than told ....er,,
III will please the misogynist' OF coll'. .,I
him i'm his cynicism. 10 know thdt the
- ,,oeoufto els an inOffensivc creature.
and IKE the bee. dOtes on honey. IL l7
,rs female that buzzes around your ear
lien alirhts on YOU and gets IN her Hne
y,orl, 20 WHY the mosquito bites you. III
i,t,,,noclr saws. is not known. We nave
--on,,lorIv supposod that IL was 10 SET
food. hut it is now proved that "A mos
ouito. after gorging tseH with huil'l.
blood dies within rev houis. ouru OF
-, insects as eschew human diet often
live through an ensuing winter 10 enJos
=, lend season. 10 seems the adult mos
-,,jto does NOT need food. In the larNa
go n has stored up enough nutrlmehl
Tor "a Iifetine-and therefore THINGS lald-
tahle are its invitation 10 death. ma
=, nceds most is moist air, and so mos
o,,itoes have been known 20 exist IN moist
,eil.~e through all the winter months.
Much as we are bitten by them, IL Is
only for mutual damrge-the Impulse on
their mart being something IKE the drunk
ards for Crog; and much as we coDlp'"ll.
OF them as pest, Dr. Dlmmoch SAYS ho'
c,o In ton thousand ever tastes human
tiood r,hers has been a doctrine ahoat
80 III bire Of the mosquito is benencial
80 me sfter an. that IL inOculatcs us JUST
ef,gbtlv enough with the malaria which
&c mari of its environment 10 save
a., Srop, any real attack of IL. But this re-
mains N be proved In Havana Dr.
Findlav has found that yellow fever J.
carried bv the mosquitoes. Ihey VIII
bife a patient laden with me germ. ana
then mass IL on 20 another person disas-
trousiy. Perhaps the second of MIRA Que
6, attacks in this way viii not fare go
b,dlv Tor he may De made only trihe
an from what Is "a true incubation.
~ is Wet weather. OF course. that brceis
,,,,,c,,itoes ..Whcn the female is ready
a. ia, her eggs she chooses a st1gnalt
rooi and shapes the batch ~ eggs so they
roat about on top" 10 takes only a few
dovs for the "wriggler' which We have
Am seen. 20 hatch out. The "wrigglers
are the larvae. They are often found IN
tubs apparently hanging head down
ward. but in this position they are
breathing. in a few days the 'wriggler
becomes a pupa, floats around for while
ON It's skin. gets dried as II fioats. and
soon takes wings TOT JUS pleasure ana
human crusade
me perfect ahtl-noSHuitO remedy II
vet 10 be found-that IS, the means which
shall destroy them. Campers-out in the
Cotakius and elsewhere drive them of
with n smudge: and petroleum poured on
Inc surface OF ponds where they breed
mas been thought TO diminish their num-
bers. Aromatic Olntments containing
camphor and pennyroyal are good to use
on the face and hands for repelling their
onset. Tho DEVILS earning-needle or dra-
comfy. Is the mosquitoes enemy. but as
ne is also his own. he does not increase
fast enough 10 keep the mosquitoes down.
professor Smith. OF New Jersey, says
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-24

IL is amusing 10 hear the ludlcrous ms
takes which the darhcs make sometimes
when they are sent without written or
ders for various things IN the drus me
If "A list of such breaks were kept from
lime 10 time IL would FIJI q large volume.
"Consecrated I've" Tor concentrated yei
compound eXcodic pills for compound
cathartic: Polly Harris water Tor Apoi-
linoris. Pearls Pilne' for Pylcs pearl
inc. malicious water for lithia water,
etc. .......,.,.
A short time ago very respectable
looking cOlored man came I'm ana dSheu
for "A bottle of Vasalne. We kept TWO
kinds. the perfumod and the plain m
small ten cent packages. The clerk ask
ed: do YOU want il scented -
mo. thank YOU said the darkey; III
les take IL along in my hand
The custom OF putting up medicines III
peIatine capsules was first resOrted 10 on
account of the naseous taste OF many
drugs but now physicians order nearly
an things to be put up I'm that way. An
old colored man whose children had the
Crime was told by the doctor TO bring
hack the empty box 90 have a prescription
renlled. 1t called for blue mass and qul-
nine in capsules. When the old fellow
came in. he handed me the box saying;
Look ere. boss: ] wants some mo q dis
medersin, but dis time, please, sab. doan'
nut il up in dem little glass things, n
lakes me a hour sometimes TO pick IT
ont. | amt got nOthin but "A ole knittin
needle 10 pick 70 out wild. an / b'lieve l
losses more'n hat O. de stuff IN tryin' 10
Git tout Twas lucky thing dat ! was
home when dat scription fus' come dar,
for ef l hadn't er bin. dey'd o. gif TO dem
chillun. glass an all. 'Spose dey had'e
done il. an one o. dem things hader buss
u" NY ' POLK MILLER.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-24

Dorothy Morton ls DIT.
Ada Rehan earns 500 a week.
A new opereita by Pianquette. Nam
zel Quat sous. Is soon TO be produced.
Jane was revived i'm Frisco last
Bob billiard win be seen in "Old Wen
week.
ma
Secret Service will shortly be given
In Australia.
Dan Collyer will play the title role in
"Chimmie fudden.'
THE Brand OF Cain was produced in
Chicago last week.
William Morris viii be seen In Under
the Red Robe
f. T.. Rice has $50 people under con-
tract for this season.
Italys foremost tragedian. Zacconi,
will tour America this season.
John j.. Sullivan Will be seen in musl-
cal farce called Pleasure on the Ocean
f. $. Willard viii use the dramatization
OF Hall Gaines novel The Christian
Massenet Is writing a new act includ-
ing "a ballet. to be interpolated In his
opera "Thais."
Otis SINNERS new play. Prince Ru-
dolph." is said 10 be a dramatization OF
one Of Robert Louis Stevenson stories.
Mabel Dxey, who joined the Boston
Castle Square forces for the revival or
"Trilbv." is the sister OF Henry j.. DiXey
Joseph jefferson will deliver an address
at the opening on September l4th, or the
new theatre in Portland. Me, bearing MS
name.
Charles j. Mccarthy. who recently
returned from Australia. will be seen
i'm Davis q heoughs production OK raj
len Among Thieves"
MruE Jauauschek has sent word 10
Theodore kremer asking him TO ADAPT
for her a strong drama In which Catha
rine II OF Russia figures as the central
character.
Russ whytars new play will have
for us hero an Italian chief Of historic
fame. Mr.. Whytal Will play the white
man. and Mrs Whytal will be a white
maiden OF the early settlements
The Municipal Council OF Paris Is re-
naming the streets Of part Of Paris
after 60 ebrdteI men. Three OF the
streets are 10 bear the names Of the fol-
lowing musicians; Ambrose Thomas,
Chopin. and Benjamin GODDARD.
The London music hall singer who Sc
cured judgment Of E5 against an Eng
fish writer who characterized one OF her
songs as vulgar. finds that sum, with its
/. consequent verdict. inadequate 10 solace
fo- ali newspapers have b0ycOtted her.
4 magnificent new opera house which
has cost $l4 5000 coo, Is TO be opened az san
Jose. Costa Rica. on the 18th of October
Aubry, the manager, has engaged MS
tr1uDe and formed his repertory IN Paris.
"Mignon." Hamlet" "Lakme" MAN
on" and other works OF the French
school are 10 be given.
Maurice Grlu's share in the direction OF
, London's opera seems 10 make the Cow
ent Garden seasons more like the MeAro-
pol!tan the longer he stays there. Next
year there viii be only four perform
/ ances a week, end Saturday matinees will
probably be- introduced. In the past Their.
! have been performances on every week
night during the season, and at Mr.
| Grau's suggestion the plan OF less fire.
/ quent performances will be tried next
! year.
| received letter yesterday from a
uttle place UP in the Catskilis, saying
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-24
the MONETARY COMMISSION.
The Preliminary Organization Has Not
Yet Been Mapped Out

WASHINGTON. d. c.. sept 2S.-The
Monetary Commission resumed its ses-
sions here to-day with ex-senator Ed
munds presiding w Is Dean, Of St.
Paul arrived last night making nine Of
the eleven commissioners present, name
ly: Messrs. Edmunds Leighton. Fair
childs, Patterson. Bush. Fries. Dean.
Taylor and Laughur.
Al this morning session general dis
oussion occurred on the plans to be adopt
"a. Thus far the commission has not
mapped out the preliminary organiza-
ton. The general subject OF finance viii
be divided under several leading heads
each being committed 10 a sub-commit-
tee. These heads have not been fixed
upon as yet and until they are the sub
committees Will not be named Several
OF the members addressed the commits
sion to-day on financial topics. These
discussions Will be private.
The commission held q session tonight
but nothing definite was accomplished.
Nice-Chairman Leighton presided in the
absence Of President Edmunds. who went
20 Philadelphia this evening expecting 10
return tomorrow or Monday.
Mr.. Root. the financial expert appoint
ed one of the colating secretaries, has
signihed his acceptance OF the position.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-24
rERsoNAL am GENERAL.
Interesting Facts About Richmond's CIT"
IONS and other Matters.

and Othef MhttFi-s
Sir. Allan Potts has returned 20 this
city from Albemarie cnuniy
Or. william r. Jones has returned from
the Rockbridge Alum Springs. 70 resume
his practice IN this city.
Mrs. Joe w Rainey, who hns been very
sick al her home on west Main street, IS
convalcscing slowly.
Mrs Roxio j. Tanner. Of Barton
Heights, IS wiling her son at Bluehcid.
w. Va.
Dr. William 3. Cray Is detained at
wilmington. Fluvana county. Va, on ac-
count OF the Illness OF his wife. who,
though better. still requires his constant
attention.
The funeral OF Mr.. George w. Roystcr
took place yesterday afternoon az 4
o'clock from his late residence NO loi
south Fifth street. The Rev. DR.. Robert
y. Kerr. pastor Of the First Presbyterian
church, OBLIGATED.
The Colgan cigarette machine was sue
cessfuliy tested IN the presence or tie
officers and stockholders OF tho company
Wednesday evening. II showed a ca
pacity Of 10000 cigarettes per day OF ten
hours.
Cards OF invitation have been issued TO
The marriage or MISS NUN O"SA' " -'ii'
Samuel Thomas Dickinson, Jr., on Tues
day. Ocrober the 5tn. at $3.50 A. NJ. AT
the residence OF the brides parents. NO.
go Dinwddie street. Portsmouth, Va.
Mr.. Milton Bland. Of Baltimore, releas-
ed five carrier pigeons on Thursday last
about Q o'clock Z. NJ at Richmond. and
NJ :. =. NJ. two Of them were AT home,
and the other three were IN their loft the
next morning.
There will be an open meeting I'm Full
ton. at Denny-Street Methodist church.
Sunday night September 26th under the
auspices OF Fulton Lodge NO. $50. The
Rev j. w Guy, Grand Chief Templar Of
Virginia. will bc the speaker There will
be a special musical programme render
ed by fine city talent