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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-10-15

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ninety feet apart Two of the wires
are hung, as it were, by means Of
metal arms from the top and third
wire. This number of wires is requir-
ed because of the method of operation
of the trolley carriage.
1t seems very queer at first to think
of a trolley line being operated with
the wires in this position, when the
fact is considered that there is to be
more than one trolley carriage and
that therefore. the wires must be util-
lied by vehicles going in different di-
rections. 1t is simple enough, however,
for the trolley of the car going north
is attached to one wire, and that of the
car going south to the other.
One great difficulty to be faced in the
operation of these trolley carriages
was how two vehicles could pass each
other, even though other trolleys
might be attached to different wires,
without becoming entangled. By maxi
ing this double cable from which the
wires run from the carriage to the cir
cult wire flexible, it became possible
Cor the mOtonier to so manipulate
the trolley as to pass over that of the
vehicle coming toward it.
From the facts given, the method of
operation can be understood, it always
being borne in mind that one of the
two wires brings the current while the
other acts as a return wire for the
currents escape. Oddly enough. when
It comes to the propeling of the car
riage, the principle of the operation of
the bicycle is exactly reversed. The
power first reaches the forward wheels
under which is located the motor. The
vehicle is steered by means of a lever
located near the motor, and which. it
IS declared by the inventor is the
safest steering apparatus ever designed
Cor any motor vehicle whatsoever.
4 A single motion of the foot will start
or stop the carriage, and the brake is
of the same sort used on the huge road
wagons that one sees. The present
carriage in use is rather clumsy. for
the reason that it was originally built
to accommodate a storage battery, but
the interior will be entirely remodel
ed and the whole made lighter and
more easy running.
In fact, it is the intention to make
the trolley carriage run as smoothly as
the ordinary private affair. 1t is al
most absolutely noiseless. 1t is very
speedy, making a mile now in three
minutes. 1t responds very quickly to
the movement of the steering appa-
ratus, and has none of the jerky mo-
ton that characterizes the auto mo-
biles when a quick movement or turn
is attempted.
If the experiment succeeds eventual
ly,as there is every indication that it
1af rltg int
featuring the trolley carriage have as
surances that the supply will have to
be rather extensive in order to meet
The demand. In Greenwich. for in
stance, it has never been possible to Sc
cure consent to build a trolley line,
much as some rapid method of trans
portatiOn was needed There is no OBJ
lection whatever TO this, and there is
no doubt that there are many other
places where the same situation exists
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-10-15
SOME FACTS ABOUT ALASKA.

Alaska is two and one-half times as
large as Texas.
1t is eight times as large as all of New
England.
1t is as large as the South, excluding
Texas.
1t is as large as all the states east of
the Mississippi and north of the Ohio,
including Virginia and West Virginia.
centre.
Its coast line is 10000 miles.
1t has the highest mountains in North
America.
1t has the only forest-covered glacier
in the world.
1t has the best yellow cedar in the
world.
1t has the greatest seal fisheries.
1t has the greatest salmon fisheries.
1t has cod banks that beat Newfound
land. 1t has the largest river in the
world.
A man standing on the bank of the
Yukon $50 miles from its mouth cannot
see the other bank.
The Yukon is twenty miles wide zoe
miles from its mouth.
With its tributaries it is navigablt
$500 miles.
1t is larger than the Danube.
1t is larger than La Plata.
1t is larger than the Orinoco.
1t discharges one-third more water
than the Mississippi.
The water is fresh fifteen miles from
/ its mouth.
Its color is beautifully blue to it,
junction with the White River, l,l0C
miles above its mouth.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-10-15

}. 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-caled
cures; but DeWitt's was the one that
did the work and he will verify this
statement if any one wishes to write him.
ISAAC STERNs, Middlebury.
ID. II. BENNETT. Bridport.
B. G. PECK or DAY Bros. +. Middlebury
c. i. SOwLE, Cornwall.
c. b. KENDALL, Shoreham.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-10-15
IN A eRlzzLEYs CLUTCHES.
A New York Boy Has an Exciting Adj.
venture i'm Central Park Zoo.

venture III central Ihfk ZOO.
Only the opportune arrival of two
detectives of the Central Park police
saved Charles Rebir, a 10 year old New
York boy, from being torn to pieces
by the big grizzly bears in the Zoo Sun
day afternoon.
Young Rebr and several companions,
NAL cages, worked their way through
the crowd to the bear pit about O'Clock.
So great was the crowd i'm front Of the
bear Enclosure that the boys scrambled
up the steep hill over the rocks until
they arrived at the back of the pen.
From this point they commanded a
good view of the bears. Rebir was not
contented with looking at the animals
from outside the four-foot fence, which
prevents persons from reaching through
the big iron bars of the cage. He
climbed over close to the bears. The
boy urged his companions to Join him.
but they declined.
The larger of the bears saw the boy
and crawled toward him. lie thought
the bear was going to play with him
apparently, for he cut an apple in half
and reaching through the bars, he held
out the morsel to the grizzly. With an
angry growl the vicious animal clutched
the boys outstretched arm with his
claws and drew him close to the cage.
Then Rebir realized his peril and
screamed for help. His companions
took up the cry, and within two minutes
crowd of 400 persons crowded about
the cage. The bear clutched Rebir's arm
with the claws of both fore feet. and en-.
deavored to draw him through the bars
into the inclosure.
The long claws tore through the boys
coat-collar and lacerated his flesh,
Angered still more by his inability tc
draw his victim into the cage, the bear
seized his arm in his teeth and tugged al
it. People turned away in horror, but
none attempted to assist him.
Detectives McGinty and Savage, who
had been watching a pickpocket, heard
the boys screams and forced their way
through the crowd. They sprang tC
the rescue. McGinty drew his club ant
nagged the bear smartly on the nose
The animal, with a roar of agony. re
leased the boy and turned upon his as
sailant.
Savage then drew Rebir quickly away
from the cage. His right arm wa.
badly torn. The boy was carried to tn,
Arsenal, where his injuries were dressed
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-10-15
HORSE NEWS AND GOSSIP.


mails and their Trainers.
G.. w. Doherty, trainer of Marion
Mills, 2:0li, the queen of all performers
without drivers, gives the following
information as to training those who go
it alone: SIT was but little over a year
ago that the first of the 'guideless Won
ders' made its appearance. The horse
was a bad-tempered PAGER that had never
been sent the circuit on account of his
viciousness. Happy Jack was the name
he bore, but any beast less happy never
looked through a bride. He was bug
gy, sulky and bicycle smasher, a bolter
and runaway. He belonged on the
farm of Charles FOse, near Appleton,
Wis, where was employed as a trainer.
If it were not that Happy Jack became
money maker for his owner and in
directly added to the turf an attraction
that | hold to be of real utility, | should
hardly tell how the Wisconsin termagant
started upon his 'guideless' career. He
tried my patience sorely for a week.
One morning he ran away twice, wreck
ing his sulky. lost my temper perhaps
aud said, 'All right, if you want to run
away, run; but you will break no more
sulkies.' | took him out of the shafts
and ne stood on the track, hObbled for
the pacing gait, for he was an unreliable
beast that had to wear them, and then
gave him a lash across the quarters with
whip, and then a wonderful thing
happened. He plunged and reared for a
moment, and then settling down to a
pace, started down the track like a cy-
clone. The boys stood about with open
mouths. We have seen free horses, even
young colts that have not been broken,
trot perfectly for irregular distances,
but this crack-braned disgrace to the
turf, as | then thought, paced out his
mile with the precision of an old cam
paigner under the guidance of Budd
Doble. Fose was consulted, witnessed
another performance, and then, under
instructions, | went to work to train
Happy Jack for public exhibition. On
June 20, 1896, he paced mile under the
novel conditions in 2:13 before large
crowd that went wild. There were i'm.
mediate offers for his services at trotting
meets at good prices"
Says the turf editor of the Boston
Herald "Trainer Bovine is confident
that with proper preparation John r.
Gentry will not stop short of l :5S. The
PAGER has been handicapped with his eX-
hibitiOu work on bad and Indifferent
tracks this season, but Mr.. Bovine de-
serves great credit for keeping both of
the horses in better than fair shape all
the season.
The get of Baron Wilkes stand at the
head of the total winnings under indi.
vidual sires in the grand circuit, the
four representatives of this horse, Oak
land Baron, Bumps, Baron Rogers and
Grand Baron, having won S13,l75. The
get of Chimes ranks second, with Sl2,.
$50; King Wilkes third, with S99l2.50:
while MambriDo King stands fourth, hi;
get having earned 1929. The two lead.
ing winners are sons of George Wilkes
while the two others are the property OF
Village farm.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-10-15
The Morgan Horse and Register

NOW READY FOR DISTRIBUTION
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l., containing history and pedigree OIL
Justin Morgan, founder of this remark
able American breed of horses, and OIL
his most noted sons and graDdsOns, and
some 5000 other stations foaled beforl
1881, tracing to him in male line, and
1000 horses registered according to thu
rules of the Morgan Register. Also his
tory and breeding of old pacing Piled
whose blood appears in so many of thu
fastest trOtters and PAGERS of the country
with account of the great Canadial
pacing family from which Pilot descended|
also breeding of the famous brood mari
sire, Seely's American Star, sire of dan
of Dexter, ETC.. together with appendix
of notable trOtters, and other statistics
by JOSEPH BATTELL,-all gathered from
original sources and much of it now fot
the first time published. A book o.
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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-10-15
Big Hat for a BIC Brain Box.

Daniel O'Connell's hat was shown
to the County Kildare GrelandD Arch
geological Society the other day The
great orators name, in his own hand
writing, was written on the inside of
the hat which was of very wide di-
mensions-the width inside being SlA
inches, and its long diameter ten
inches. The Chairman of the meeting
put on the hat which entirely covered
his head and went down to his chin.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-10-15

j. NJ. Thirdwend of Grosbeck, Tex,
says that when he has spell of indiges-
ton and feels bad and sluggish, he takes
two of DeWitt's Little Early Risers at
night and he is all right the next morn
ing. Many thousands of others do the
same thing. Do you?
ISAAC STERNs, Middlebury.
b. G. PECK or DAY Bros. Il. Middlebury.
G. L. SOwLE, West Cornwall.
ID. III. BENNETT, BridpOrt.
G. b. KENDALL, Shoreham.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-10-15

The Geographic operators at Sydney
claim to have established an Austral-
ian record on the night of the Federal
Convention elections. No fewer than
1,065,570 words were received and
transmitted in the Sydney Office be-
tween twenty minutes past six P. NJ.
and half-past two A. NJ, or at the rate
of 1873, 1856 words per hour. The staff
of operators employed consisted of 800
men, engaged at fifty-six instruments.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-10-15
DOVER. NH. Oct. RI 1Sc

MEsSRE. Ely Bros. - The Balm
reached me safely and in so short time
the effect is surprising. NV son says the
FIRST application gave decided relief. |
have a shelf filled with "Catarrh Cures e
Tomorrow the stove shall receive them,
and Ely's Cream Balm will reign SUI
preme. Respectfully,
Mrs. FRANKLIN FREEMAN.
Cream Balm is kept by all druggists.
Full size soc. Trial size Toe. We mail it.
ELY BROS, 90 Warren St., n. Y. City.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-10-15
TRY eRAIN-ol TRY GRAIN-o

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
well as the adult. All who try it, like it,.
.GRAIN-O has that rich seal brown of
Mocho or Java, but it Is made from pure
grains, and the most delicate stomach
receives it without distress. One-fourth
the price of coffee. l5c. and 25c. per
package. Sold by all grOeers.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-10-15

A wealthy citizen of Barmen, Ger
many, has provided a fund for the
formation of peoples chorus, of
which every male or female inhabitant
of the city who possesses a singing
voice can be member without any
expense.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-23
A Powerful Woman.

Mrs. Hall. of independence, and James
Fletcher Of the same town are neigh
bors. Fletcher has a COW and Mrs. Han
has a lot OF chickens A barbed wire
fence separates the two premises, but
has not so far succeeded in keeping the
two families apart.
Fletcher has a lot Of boxes on his place,
and Mrs. Hall claims her chickens lay I'm
the boxes. The chickens and Mrs. Halls
boy combined have proved a bone of con-
tentiOn for some time, but matters APP
preached a climax yesterday when Mr..
Fletcher sent a young man 10 the prose
cutting attorneys office 10 have Mrs Han
arrested for disturbing the peace. The
chief cause for complaint on the part OF
Mr.. Fletcher, according 10 the young
man. was that Mrs. Hall had deliberately
premeditatedly. and with malice afore-
thought. lifted Mr.. Flctchcr's COW over
the barbed wire fence into her yard on
y recent occasion.
Just how the woman pulled the COW
over the fence the young man did not cX-
plain. but he declared that the fence was
not broken down and that the cow was
translated from one sphere of activity TO
another against the peace and dignity Of
the State.
Mr.. Fletcher says Mrs. Han insisted on
him removing his boxes because her
chickens laid I'm them. All of the little
neighbory amenities were passed over
but when she lifted the COW over the
fence he thought that was a casus belli.-
Kansas City Journal.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-23
Baseball Notes.

Rain. rain. go away; come again on
Sunday.
Barley Kahn. Richmond's reliable right
fielder. was hurt in the game with New
ark Monday. lie returned home yester-
day and required the attendance of DIT.
Labenberg. who found a badly sprained
leg muscle the extent OF Mr.. Kain's inju-
ries The accident will confine Kahn 10
the house for a week. when it Is expected
he will be able TO resume his position.
The clubs in the North are having n
hard time. owing to the rain and wet
grounds.
Suffolk IS about 10 develop the ''phe-
nom" % the season in the person Of
Landrum. a Richmond boy. He is a
bundle of head-work and nerve-a bet
ter man than Bishop. II is contended.
Pop Tate is once more on the local
turf.
It's dollars 10 buttons that Snyder ia
vored Newark at Lancaster yesterday.
Piggy Ward was put out Of the game
on his own diamond. Things must have
been hot
Lancaster and Paterson play here next
week. They will be followed by the
Athletics. Reading Hartford and New
ark in order.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-23
Xnrfnlk Team Reorganized.

NORFOLK. Va. July 22.-Special.-The
Norfolk Baseball Association held a
meeting to-day for reorganization. Mr..
Charles O'Neil. president and Mr.. l.. X
Boggs. director. rendered their resigna-
tions. which were accepted.
Mr.. c. +. Broome was elected president
and secretary. and Mr.. Harvey c. Diem
general manager and treasurer.
Mr.. c. w. Diem. who represents the
unknown purchasers of Mr.. O'NeiIs M
terest in the association. was gwen luii
management of the park.
Messrs Rroome Cunningham and Diem
were elected directors.
Team Manager Smith was retained and
confidence in his management was eX-
pressed by resolution.
The new management announce that eN-
pense will not be considered in making the
team winner.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-23
nrLrrrrn,s coulNa RAcEs.
Itis Claimed That Prosecutor OF Thieves
Wna Paid 90 stnY AwAN.

IL il Claimed Ihat a Ifoseth'o' w
was Paid to stay Away.
crrTPEPER. VA. July p Special INT
old Culpeper Fair Grounds were sold ''S'
wear bv Mrs. Ora Langhorne 10 Mr. }.
/, Johnson. OF this city Dir. Johnsoa
las improved the place very mlch ana
ma nrettier or more suitable place TOT
DAVIS thorough enjoyment can ne lo'''
here .,...,t,i.
plenty O., room. good water. comiortaoN
ef,bles substantial buildings ana "a Htst
eIoes half mile track. well fenced insules
good racing. .h, f-,l-
Mr.. Johnson is President OF me Dui-
-,srsr colt and Horse SHOW. which or
esnization will give TWO days RAGS
meeting on August 18th and l5th.
rbere will be Ave races each day. cons
eisting of running. trottng. hurdle and
cross-country races. Some OF the purses
are worth $50.
Mr.. W. r. Coons. County Clerk is Sc
cretary OF the Association. NO intoAi-
cants will be sold, gambling or taxes
allowed in the grounds. Refreshments
will DO furnished by the churches OF me
town. Excursion rates will be given
over the Southern railway. Foreign
horses are eligible.
The Fredericksburg base-ball nine was
defeated mere yesterday 10y INC i'''t t'-'4t'
In a five inning game-Culpeper ., Fred
erlcksburg, 3. Game called on account OF
rain.
County Court has been In session THIS
week. Judge W. L. Jeffries. presiding.
Twonty-one deeds were admitted 20 re-
cord. Frank Hansbroush Ruby Brock.
Seymore Wise. Garfield Johnson. BUCK
Chapman. John Wanzcr Howard Jones.
alias H. Duff. an cOlorod and H. y.
Spicer. white. who have been detained
IN Jail charged with being implica'ei IN
the robbery Of }. j. Maury last month.
were given their liberty yesterday IS II
was impossible 10 find Maury. II Is
claimed Maury was paid 20 leave these
parts.
In the case Of the Commonwealth VS.
Joseph Bradley who was sentenced asst
term OF court 10 ten years In the renl-
Tertiary FOR shootlng Glenn Bland. an
employee OF the Southern railway at
Mitchens last February. while stealing
a ride over the Southern railway, counsel
was allowed ten days more 10 pertecs
appeal.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-23
NEW YORK
Reversed the Sentence.

what are you laughing at?' said a
man with chin whiskers TO youth who
stood beside him at the corner Of Supe-
rior and Seneca streets yesterday morn
ing.
I'm laughing at what you said to that
man who just shook hands with you,
the boy replied
The man thought for moment and
then said.
Il don't remember saying anything fun
ny TO him"
"Oh. YOU didn SNOW it was funny"
well. what was il, anyway"
When he came UP TO you and asked
if you didn't know him. you said: Your
name is familiar. but swear l can't re-
call your face
Then the man with the whiskers got
mad and said it was "a blamed lie. -
Cleveland Leader.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-23

by Lancaster brings L. dun .Jns down
near the bunch.
The big four" Lancaster. Newark,
Richmond and Hartford seem 70 have dis
tanced the other clubs and il is safe 10 say
that from now on the main fight VIII be
with these four clubs.
HAVE HELD THEIR OWN.
The Cherubs have maintained their own
remarkably well. and they are recognized
o ysll the other teams as formidable foe
men. with spendid chances of capturing
the banner
Norfolk. the team that showed up so
strong on the start. has weakened per-
ceptibly. and now they are hardly in The
race. their chances for place being very
slim.
Reading is hopelessly swamped. while
Paterson has failed TO play the ball they
started out with.
The Cherubs return next Monday for a
three weeks series az home, and they
may be expected TO do great things on
the local diamond.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-23
Standing of the Clubs.


PITTSBURG. Pa, July 2-The o'z"
people at the ball park to-day sa"
prize-fght. an umpire rotten-eggod ana
two good games Of ball-all for the price
Of one admission. In the third inning OF
the first game Sheridan gave batsman
his base on balls. and when he went OUT
behind the pitchers box TO watch second
Hawley said something TO him and Sneri-
dan struck Pink a blow on the cheek
Hawley retalated. and with two we'll
aimed blows knocked Sheridan down and
out. Hawley was put out OF the game
and Hastings substituted.
In the second game Hawley was put
in to pitch and Jennings, the third man
up was given first on what Sheridan
called an illegal delivery. This set the
crowd wild. and in few minutes
shower Of il-smeling eggs fell around the
umpire. and he had to stop the game
until Captain Donovan could come IN
from the field and restore order. Both
games were well played. Attendance
= 9O0
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-23

The Two Leading Clubs Get Together and
"a GrnrrnI MixNUp Ensues.

LANCASTER, PA. July 22.-Speclal.-
BY long odds, the warmest baseball ar
gument that has ever occurred in this
city took place this afternoon, when ihc
two leading teams i'm the Atlantic
League met here for the first time this
season.
II was a game OF wrangle from start
20 finish. exactly three hours Of base
hits errors. sensational catches and
animated passages between Umpire sny-
der and the players OF the two teams.
During one OF these controversies Ward
was put out OF the game. In the mat
ter Of playing. both clubs made the same
number OF hits and errors. hut Of the
latter those made by Lancaster were the
more costly. while several wild pitches
were responsible for two Of Newark's
runs
sprogal who opened for Lancaster in
tho box. was hit in the sixth inning by
a battcd ball from OHagan's bat. and
was obliged TO retire. Clausen finished
the game.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-23
Whole Irlhe nrsIrOYed.

Tradition among the Caddo and o'her
Indian tribes Of Oklahoma gives an ac-
count Of a cannfbalistic tribe that once
existed in this locality. The other tribes
finally agreed to annihilate such unde-
sirable neighbors. and at time agreed
upon the cannibal village was surrounded
and every member of the tribe was de-
stroyed-not even a babe was spared.
Chief George Washington OF the Caddo
tribe often relates this bit OF tradition.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-23
READING, 3: PATERSON, ,.
But for a tumble the Pstersons Would
Have Beon Shut out.

READING. PA, July % - Special. -
Reading defeated Paterson to-day by
score Of 8 TO 3, and the game could have
resulted in a shut-out for the visitors but
for a tumble in the fourth inning by Nc
Mackin. when two men were out and two
men on bases. This was followed by
Stratton and Spratt each letting fly han
drop from their hands. the three errors
resulting in a run a piece. The pitchers
were evenly matched, both southpaws.
Seven hits were made off each and each
struck out three, but two succeeded in
getting 10 first on balls off F!sherty. The
following is the score