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The silver star., 1897-10-07
A Keen Purchaser.

The younger portion of the present
generation may not remember the old
fashioned silver coin. once so plenty
in the United States. of the value of
twelve and half cents. In New Eng
land 1t was called a "ninepence," in
New York shilling" and 1t bore
other names In other sections of the
country.
One day tall. lank. tow-headed
specimen Of humanity. from the Mote
Mountain district, entered Sam Thom's
store in Conway. N. H. He looked
around for a while upon the tempting
things displayed. and finally drew from
his pocket battered ninepence, which
he clutched with an evident deter
mination not to part with 1t reckless
ly.
"Say, mister" he said. pointing to
a box of lozenges upon the counter,
"haow much dye ask for them?"
1.-TWO cents a ROLL" was the reply.
wal, I'll hev roll. What do. you
ask for them apples?"
1.-TWO for a cent"
oval, let's see-I'll hev one of 'em:
that'll be half a cent. and the lozengers
two cents-jest two cents and a half.
Yeou ken take it aout of this ere nine
pence, and give me back ten cents"
Mr.. Thorn could not refuse. The
story to tell was worth more than it
cost by far.
The silver star., 1897-10-07
BEHIND THE SCENES.

Emma Calve is at her farm in the
south Of France.
George II. Broadhurst wrote "The
Wrong Mr.. Wright" In thirty-two days.
Bassett Roe will play leading heavy
parts with Julia Marlowe this season.
Sadie MartInot and Harry Conor will
play at the London Garrick the role of
Billings in "Too Much Johnson"
Emelie Melville has been engaged for
the comedy act Of "Bimbo Of Bonn
bay" opening the middle of Septem-
Der.
William Morris and Mary Hampton
will be the principal players In "Un-
der the Red Robe" when 1t goes ON
tour.
tic rights Of the play which Hal Caine
has made out Of his new story, 1.-The
Christian"
Forrest Robinson has been added to
the company engaged to support Min
ME Maddern Fiske In "Tess OF the
D'Urbervilles." .t
Harrison Grey Fiske's new play.
"The Privateer." Is romantic melo-
drama, with abundance of incident and
scenic display. = Al -iitl Il
Zacconi. the italian tragedlan, will
appear in this country early next year.
under the management Of Carl and
Theodore Roscnfeld.
Walter Damrosch will conduct spc.
cial season OF opera In Philadelphia
during the winter. Melba will be the
star Of the organization.
Wilson Barrett and his company
have accepted good offer to tour AUS
tralia next January. This means that
no will not como to America.
Mrs. Patrick Campbell. the noted
English actress. who has been very
III for some time. is improving rapidly
Of late. sho Is staying ut Great NAL
vcrn. England.
odell williams will open In Port
land. Me-. Sept. II. In new version Of
"The Alderman" The play has been
rewritten by William Gill and Ii said
to bo much improved. U
Nine. Emma Enmes goes to Bay
reuth soon In the response to an In
vitation from Nine. Wagner to tako
part Aug. 10 In the last performance
Of "Parsifal." After that she retires to
her mountain home At vallombrosia.
near Florence. where she always spends
tho summer,
The silver star., 1897-10-07
TWO BIG ENGLlSHMEN
SALISBURY AND cHAm:seRLA,N.
How the Premier and the Col onial Score
rotary Appear in-P Pubiic--Cb aracterIstics
of the Men.

The London correspondent of the Chicago
Record gives. the following excellent descrip-
ttion Of Lord Salisbury and Joseph Cham.
The prime minister of England is heavy.
dulllooking. awkward man, weighing about
e snd his psdsx faee Sost nal fen
tawny, but Is now nearly white. His head
bis cerebellum. H Looks like Dr. Hammond,
the ex,,sargeon general of tlie United States
say that once upon q time his lordship was
Al fragile and grn. s1ul ~ his nephew. MIR.
house. Of commons. but nobody would be.
ieve It to zee him now. Those who Know
him well say also that he is n very agree-
has the reputation ~ nm nnchoritc. While
Of the prime minister In Downing street. bnt
his country home. Hatfield house. up in the
middle Of England. Il, one of the finest es- s
ciated with many his borlc events.
Lord Salisbury sa has ,.een the hero of ro.
against against his fathers VIII n girl of Of Humble Humble
station because he loved her. and was cut
on with shilling. HIS younger days were
good training. and that. experience is prob
ably the source OF his present power. He
went to London and and 'srote for the news
have done in their fmi,ecunious days. MIR.
Beresford Hope. his i:other-ln-law. was n
successful journalist ana. assisted him to get
ducntlal writer. and mi vile n reputation for
holiness. force and ind cpendcnce that has
never been surpassed liz the editorial pro-
fcssion In Great Britain. Fate favored him,
too and restored him ancestral wealth and
title. He is now one Of the richest men In
ism and integrity. There has never been n
scandal In his life. He " u devOut church,
mnn, a model OF piety and respectabiIity.
hut at the same time is narrow. bigoted. aii-
tocrntic and selfish.
When Lord Salisbury speaks he never
The silver star., 1897-10-07
THE NEEDS OF THE NEGRO.
A Univsrsi.y Graduate of tn. Race
PithIly Daanas Than.

~A1A48bV u tu0 Ak8Uo
PithlIy Defines Them.
THE power Of the ballot" says Mr..
w. e. B. Du Bois, himself negro, and
q recent Harvard graduate, 1--WE need
In sheer defense and as guarantee OF
good faith. We may misuse 1t, but we
can scarce do worse in this respect
than our whilom masters. Freedom,
too. the long sought, we still seek-the
freedom Of life and limb. the freedom
to work and think. Work, culture and
liberty-all these we need. not singly.
but together; for to-day these ideals
among the negro people are gradually
coalescing and finding a higher mean
ing in the unifying ideal Of race-the
ideal of fostering the traits and tall
ents OF the negro. not in opposition to,
but In conformity with the greater
ideals Of the American republic, In or
der that some day on American soil,
two world races may give each to each
those characteristics which both so
sadly lack. Already we come not al
together emptyhanded; there is to-
day no true American music but the
sweet, wild melodies of the negro
slave; the American fairy tales are In
dian and African: we are the sole oasis
Of simple faith and reverence In dus-
ty desert of dollars and smartness.
Will America be poorer II she replace
her brutal, 6yspeptic laundering with
the light-hearted but determined ne
gro humility; or her coarse, cruel wit,
with loving, jovial good humor; or her
Annie Rooney with Steal Away?'
Simply q stern concrete test of the
underlying principles of the great re-
public is the negro problem, and the
spiritual striving of the freedmen's
sons is the travail Of souls whose bur-
den is almost beyond the measure Of
their strength. but who bear it in the
name Of an historic race, In the name
of this the land of their fathers ia
thers, and in the name Of human op-
portunity."
The silver star., 1897-10-07

During 1896 there were stamped in Aus
tr!a 1.721.24 decks of playing cards for
home Use and 931. 1870 for export. Only 20S5
decks were imported.
The silver star., 1897-10-07

This paper is printed with Ink manufac-
tured by the COLORADO PRINTING INK
AND ROLLER COMPANY OF DENVER.
"D0n't borrow trouble Jack. what's the
usei' ''Borrow trouble? Who said ] was
borrowing trouble? I've got trouble to
lend!'
The silver star., 1897-10-07
A Widow

Mrs. Virgins is a Nebuchadnezzar
widow"
what kind of a widow is that?'
Grass, of course. Racine Journal.
The silver star., 1897-10-07
NERVOUS PROsTRATION.
a New Jersey Woman Expresses
Her Gratitude to Mrs. Pink
ham for Relief.

"will you kindly allow me-" writes
Miss Mary E. Saidt to Mrs. Pinlham,
SO the pleasure of expressing my graft
tude for the wonderful relief l have
experienced by taking your Compound?
I suffered for a long time with nervous
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-07-02
WEST CORNWALL.

Grass il looI-iuu f;po hut oOrr e;,l,1,,
in r,os+ ,Iaao9 nue. '"' WI ''N'>'J
Nrs II ~ Pool, ,,isitod bar aonoh+or
Mrs + Pidar of Rristoi Iost val |'tNs '''o''
49,. '''9'
MISS Aile Lee returned 10 her nome
80 ~ 90 vi 4io'iU"S
+, >. liasKtll came up from New
! orK city on wednesday Tor stay OF a
lew WEEKS
MISS Grace Lee who has been danger
ouslv III Tor several weeks, Is slowly
improving
Mrs. c. l.. Sowle started Wednesday
morning for Dandy. where she will visit
a sister and other friends.
Mrs, G. 7. Dimmock and her mother,
Mrs. Mary Burton, will visit friends in
Vergennes the last of this week.
Miss Addie Foote who has iust closed
a fern of school in district No : went
TO New Haven 10 visit friends last
saturday.
Mrs O'NeiIof providoroo p and
Mr. ond Mrs wise Of Worcestar No
have heen rncant gnoets of NIr and %Irs
J. Wbite'
So, NJ,
NJ anu MIS- hoy a. bingham ana
oillu "rnt ou On, NonuaS 10 hrauuou'
W Wil t"ey VIII WISH reIatiVes OF MIS-
ninsna'n'
NJ ana Mrs herman scare ana
chliu are pack again al the oearle hoihe'
as herman VIII urlVe 'ne stage III eohse-
quehce Oh MS laVher uealh'
Mrs. Lucy Jones returns to Boston,
Mass, the last of the week. Her niece,
Mrs. Marion Robinson, will go with her
for visit with relatives there.
Rev. S. II. Taylor will preach next
Sunday at the usual hour. In the morn.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-07-02

DR.. f. S. Weston and Geo. Palmer
have their new houses well under way.
c. 5. Dana, f. c. Ryder and G. d.
Hinman rode in the fremen's parade at
Nergennes last Thursday
Beaver Glen cheese factory now man
ufactures 10 cheese a day, the largest
number in the history of the factory.
The funeral OF W. j. DOud was held
on Saturday afternoon, the 10Th ult,
from the residence of his brother 5. d.
DOud, and was well attended, Rev. Mr..
Thomas officiating.
The ice cream sociabe and literary
entertainment given by the Ladies
Working club at the town hall last We'd
nesday evening was well attended and
in every way a success.
'|The Brooksville school, Miss Kate
Donoway, teacher, had picnic at Spring
Grove on Saturday. Rev. Mr.. Wood and
others made remarks, and there was sing
ing and speaking by the children.
A. j. Roscoe, our town clerk, and
Miss Mary Hathaway were married at
Adams, Mass, on Tuesday of last week
Miss Hathaway was for some time pop
ular teacher in town. The many friends
of the contracting parties extend con
CALCULATIONS,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-07-02

secure a promise of lumber to stock
with for any length of time. He is now
hauling his remaining logs to the Hale
mill.
On Saturday afternoon last Goshen
sent over her nine to try conclusions
with our baseball team and retired salts
fled, having attained score of to our
boys &c. Mr.. Mahoney of Bristol acted
as umpire.
j. E. Hodges has a large swelling on
the right side of his face, including a
portion of the neck, which is very
troublesome. A sort OF fatality appears
to follow him, accidents or diseases
making him convenient target.
There will be festival in the yard at
the Congregational parsonage on Wednes-
day evening, July I, conducted by the
ladies OF the Congregational church.
The proceeds are to be used in repairing
the parsonage. All are invited.
The Lincoln baseball boys came over
on Saturday forenoon last and gave an
exhibition as to how they could not
play ball. At the end of the fifth in
ming, when the score stood l in their
favor to . against them, they quit, con-
sequently our boys claimed record of
8 to 0. Why they quit is not quite so
clear. II. E. Day umpired.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-07-02

Miss Irene c. Hubbell, a former re
dent of our town. is at Judge A. d. Ha
wards.
Mrs. Tubbs, who had been at NJ.
Sprague's, has returned to her home
ST. Adams.
Luther Roscoe has been obliged on a
count of poor health to leave Mr.. Abe
nethy's employ.
The entertainment by the band a
league on the Sd promises to be
that it will pay to attend.
Quite delegation of our young peopN
went to Pittsburgh on the Reindeer
Tuesday and report a fine time.
Miss Linnie Wadsworth of Massach
sets, who taught our village school f
year, is expected to spend her vacatid
at Mrs. II. NJ. Adams.
The band concert was we'll attend
by out-of-town people and our neart.
citizens. The music was good. 1t
hoped that our people will give the DO
little encouragement by attending Il
festival July 3.
Miss Cecie VI. Child is in Stanstea'
p. O., where she went last week to 4
tend the wedding of her cousin, IN
Charles w. Colby. DR.. Colby Is pr|
lessor in McGill university, Montred
and son of Mrs. Harriet Child Cobb
formerly Of this town.
John Wales was seriously injured d
Tuesday by the forward axle of nj
wagon breaking while coming down I'll
Twitchell hill. lie was thrown out arI
severely bruised about the head, but d
| bones were broken. The horse ran
Ira Twitchell's and stopped.
Two of our schools have closed. TN
village school. taught by Miss Matt
Bowditch, has been very successful ad
has given universal satisfaction. April
pirate exercises were given the last da1
the scholars acquitting themselves in fiji
shape. The stone school house schoo
taught by Miss Daisy Richardson of Mi,
dlebury has also been success. This b,
| been Miss Richardson's maiden effort ar
has spared no effort to please. \ picn
upon the mountain near by was Il
closing feature.
Our new mail carrier, Carson Robin
commenced his labors on Thursday
this week j. 5. Cole. the outgoin
carrier, has served on this route for :
/ years. During this time he has been Ell
trusted with all kinds of business an
has given universal satisfaction. Onl
twice in the long IS years have our pc
pie been disappointed in not receivin
| their mail matter at his hands and the
only on account of severe snow stor
that rendered the roads impossible eve
to fOOtmen. Uncle Sam and the peop
have been faithfully served and mar
regret that a change has come. By Il
wish Of many of his patrons he will co
tinue to make tri-weekly trips to Mi
dlebury and oftener, if wished for, al
will be glad to attend to all business ma
tiers, carrying of passengers, etc. Cal
left at his residence or at w. j. Newton
store will be promptly attended to.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-07-02
We RNENNEs.

Mrs. Julia NJ. Botsford is seriously i'll
with general debility.
Mrs. L. F. Kellogg of Madison, Wis,
is visiting relatives in town.
DR.. Gage w. Foster of Putney visited
relatives in Watham last week
Miss Minnie Elithorp visited friends
and relatives at Brandon last week.
Mrs. John n. Norton returned Monday
from visit with relatives in New Jersey.
Mayor futile and J. w. Ketchum went
to New York Monday on business trip.
-Four hundred and fifty tickets were
sold to the Methodist and Baptist excur-
sion to Plattsburgh, Tuesday.
Rev. II. X. Titus, former pastor of
the Congreg atiOnal church, has rented
rooms in NJ. 7. Bristol's house on Elbow
street for housekeeping purposes
Mrs. John la Bou was seriously
burned Friday morning by the explosion
OF a tin pail in which coffee was being
/ boiled, the cover fitting inside so closely
/ that the escape of steam was impossible.
| The contents struck her full in the face.
Mrs. j. Lambert of New Haven and
George Steele Of Middlebury were hailed
/ before the bar of Justice Moulton's court
in this city Tuesday by Deputy Sheriff
Middlebrook, charged with adultery.
They were bound over to the December
term of the county court in the sum of
$500 for the woman and 5000 for Steele.
The st. Adams baseball team was de-
feated here by the Vergen1es nine Friday
/ by a score of l3 to |. and on Saturday
the Vergennes nine defeated the st. Al
bans nine on their grounds by a score of
/ 7 to l. Wednesday, the 30th, the Yer
gennes team played practice game with
the Westport,N. Y nine. and on Thursday,
July |, the Burlington team played their
first league game here with the Nergennes
nine. Monday, July ,. the Vergennes
Baseball association will have an excur-
sion by the steamer Reindeer to Platts-
burgh, playing the champions of the
league there. The steamer is to remain
till the game is over. Platts burgh cele-
brates the It'll that day, and everybody
may expect fine time. The Vergennes
cOrnet band will accompany the eXcur-
sion, giving free concerts both ways
The steamer will leave the dock here at
s o'clock. The fare for the round trip
will be 80 cents.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-07-02
BRISTOL.

Some of the farmers have commenced
haying.
Charles F. Wheeler of Burlington is
visiting friends in town.
Mrs. Emma Henry of Auburn, n Y,
is visiting Mrs. |. f. Stowell,
w. b. Clark, Jr., of Worcester, Mass,
will spend the summer in town.
j. II. Wright, who was injured several
months ago, remains about the same.
Misses Anna Sheldon and Bertha
Stewart are visiting friends in New
York.
Daniel Durfee had stroke of paraly-
sis on Monday, but is somewhat i'm
proved.
Rev. L. \. Bigelow is to deliver the
4th of July address at Starksboro on
Saturday.
Thomas Leonard who has been clerk
at the Bristol House for several years,
has resigned.
Mrs. Nathan Meader and two sons
/ have gone to Shirley Village, Mass, to
visit relatives. They expect to be away
several weeks.
T. B. Gage, an old resident, is critical
! ly i'll at his home on North street, with
1 Dul eHgHl CnduCeS VI IeCONcIy' he Il
nearly 81 years old.
Ernest White was seriously injured
on Wednesday. His team ran, throwing
him from the wagon. He was badly
bruised about the head and was injured
I internally.
The Bristol Manufacturing company
shut down on Wednesday night and will
not run again till Monday for taking
their annual inventory and making some
necessary repairs.
There are to be new mail carriers on
the stage lines centering here on July l.
Bert Rock taking the place of the Ridley
estate from Lincoln, +. Jacobs from
Starksboro Robert Phillips from South
Starksboro and Harry Potter tron
MOnkton.
The Christian Endeavor society has
elected the following officers; President
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-07-02
PILES ABSOLUTELY CURED.

SO that they never return. We have
boon to sufferers that acts like magic
Two boxes of Neurotic Pile Ointmen
Will cure the very worst cases, no matte
how long standing.
John Bridgeford. 50 State St, Albany
n. y, writes; "Your remedy perform
wonderful cures"
1t seems to be different from the Others
and if people only knew about Neuroti
Pile Ointment they would suffer no long
er. We will mail large package O
this new preparation, wrapped in plat
cover, to any address on receipt of Sl.0C
If it does not cure you, ask to have you
money returned and you Will get it b
return mail. This is fair.
Piles are a dangerous disease if not a
tended to promptly Write at once
the NeurOtic Co., Burling ton, VT, or bu
it of the local agent.
For sale by Isaac Storms, druggis
Middlebury, VT.
Neurotic Pile Ointment cures piles.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-07-02
County 11ews.
BRlDPoRr.

BRlDPORT.
Mrs. c. II. Rice of Port Henry is with
Mrs. Mary Gray.
Dr. Martin of Middlebury made pro-
fessional visit to town on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. |. l.. Eells and son Will
lie of Cornwall spent Sunday in town.
Mrs. Jennie Southworth of Upper
Lake. N. Y, is visiting at T. II. Hutch
nsons.
a good number of our young people
attended the prize speaking at Middle
bury on Tuesday evening.
The grass on the Bridport driving park
will be sold at auction on the grounds on
Monday next at 80 p. III.
The funeral of Prosper Elithorp was
attended from his late home on Friday,
June %, Rev. w. N Bacon officiating.
Hurrah for the Fourth There will be
grand celebration in Brldport tomor-
row Saturday. Everybody is invited.
Mrs. Mary Williams is visiting in
town, having arrived recently from the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Mark Batch
elder of Peoria, H.
j. C. Pierce, who has served so faith
+ fully four years as mail carrier, cOnclud-
ed his work in that direction on Wednes-
day, and on Thursday Frank Guyette,
Jr, made his first trip under the new
contract. Mr.. Pierce has been all that
could be desired in mail carrier and we
hope that the new man will serve us as
well.
Messrs Chas. Hamilton, Chas. Pratt
and Merrill WOlcOtt returned home last
week from SaXton's River, the two latter
| bringing with them diplomas from Yer.
mont academy. Fred Miner was expect
ed to arrive this week, after his return
from Mortified, Mass, where he repres-
ents the Y NJ. c. \. of Saxtons River
at meeting of the order at the former
! place.
Children's day exercises were attended
! by a large congregation and the young
people all did remarkably well. The
church was very prettily decorated with
flowers and evergreens and several can
aries seemed also to enjoy the day. c.
/ l.. Wing. superintendent of the Congre-
gational Sunday school, conducted the
services, assisted by Rev Messrs. Bacon
and Cady.
/ Charles Elithorp as foreman was busy
last week making sidewalks in the vii
! lage. Over 100 rods was completed
| gravel and loan being hauled for the
/ purpose by number of publlc-spirited
citizens in and outside of the village who
contributed the work and to whom much
credit is due The work was done in q
substantial manner and we are again
able to be about the streets with safety.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-07-02

DR.. and Mrs. Cutler of Peterboro, n.
H., are with their friends here.
Mrs. Robert Bascom and children of
Fort Edward are at Myron Platt's.
Mr.. and Mrs Proctor of Gloucester,
Mass, are guests at A. j. Towner's.
Mrs. f. II. Farnham and children are
spending the week at her fathers, II. w.
Jones.
News of the safe arrival in Montevideo
of + n. Bssell has been received by his
family.
Rev. r. B. Wright of Boise City,
Idaho, supplied the Congregational pull
pit last Sunday.
The entertainment recently given by
Mrs. Hornbeck and her pupils was large
ly attended and much enjoyed
Miss NJ. A. Douglas started for Cali
fornia Monday as delegate to the c. +.
convention. She leaves substitute in
her store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Nye of WOrces-
ter, Mass, arrived here last week and
are to spend the summer with thelI
nephew, b. b. Pierson.
Mr. and Mrs. |. b. Rich attended the
commencement exercises at Barre last
week. Misses Anna Bissell and Mary
Rich were among the graduates at God
dard seminary.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-07-02
EAST MIDDLEeuRY.

w. II. Carpenter is visiting friends in
Lebanon, n. II.
Miss Evalina Nancy of Randolph is
visiting relatives here.
Miss c. F. Sumner is visiting at DR..
Townsend's in Bridport.
Miss Allie Edison of Walingford Wis
tied at Mrs. ID. a. Damon's this week.
Ben Sumner and a son of Edison Pratt
came up from Troy and are with friends
here for visit.
j. A. Douglass has painted his grocery
AMI meat market. adding much to the
looks of the place.
The subject of discourse at the Meth
odst church next Sunday afternoon will
be "The Dream of Life" Eccl.1:2.
The w. G. II. L. will meet with Mrs
+. d. Percival on Thursday, July S, at
p. nj. \ cordial invitation is extended
to all to attend these meetings.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-07-02
WHITING.

Miss Edna Baldwin of Rutland is hon
for week.
T. J. Ketcham has been improving h
houses with paint.
The Misses Phelps, Julia and Isabel
are home for their summer vacation.
The Congregational parsonage barn
receiving a coat of paint by the gene
oslty of Frank Wooster.
F. G. Wright and wife went to Rocl
ester, where Mrs. Wright will stay
short time with her sister.
Rev. Henry Douglass of st. JohnsbuI
preached at the Baptist church last Su
day morning and evening. and will al:
preach there next Sunday.