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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-08-06
SKELETON BURGLAR ALARMS.
Strange Means a Russian NIiser Took to
Protect His Property.

Strange Means Russian NIiser Took to
Protect His Property.
A vri+or in - Russian noriodica1 supnlies
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meulcal profession Whose appearance was
well known III the streets OF ~. Petersburg
some half century since. Having in the
course Of somewhat heightened career
succeeded in amassinp considerable for
tune. the Musician i'm question. whose
name is not given. decided on retiring
from practice in order to pass the remain
der of his DAYS with dignity in the enjoy
m,nt of leisure 1t hnppcncd however.
that his brain so long accustomed to ac-
tive exercise. proved unable to withstand
the euervatinr effects of idleness. While
the stimulus afforded bv his daily minis
trations TO his sick and suffering towns
peoule continued in oDcration his faculties
remained uncloudod but ma, sooner was
this withdrawn than at once symutoms of
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-08-06
The NIan and his Watch.

The man had lost Il valuable watch
1t was a case of pickpocket, he was GER
tain, and he advertised for its return,
offering the full value of the watch,
which was worth more than its intrin-
sic value, $3.50, to him, and no ques-
tons asked. Not long after a man APP
peared mt his business Office, showed
him the advertisement, and asked if he
was ready to stand by it, and was as
sured that he was where is your
money!" asked the visitor. "Here it
is" was the answer. "Where is the
watch?' Taking the one handed him,
the victim of the robbery saw with much
delight that it was his own, put it in
his pocket and handed over the $3.50.
But he could not resist the temptation
to ask one question. "Now, when did
you take that watch?" he asked. do
you remember, said the visitor,
standing on such a day on the corner
of such Il street?n "Yes. " You were
talking with f1iends?" "Yes. "And
some one came along and brushed
against you? Well, that was when
took the watch | brushed against you
like this"--illustrating-"an and it is very
simple. Good day, sir. " "Good day "
The mans face was alight with pleas
ure at again having his watch and his
intelligent curiosity was satisfied. 1T
is curious thing" he murmured to
himself. 90 would not have believed it
could have been done. He put his
hand to his watch pocket. There was
no watch there. 1t had been taken a
second time. New York Times.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-08-06
The Morgan Horse and Register
NOW READY FOR DISTRIBUTION

NOW READY FOR DISTRIBUTION
The Morgan Horse and Register, Vo
L., containing history and pedigree o.
Justin Morgan, founder of this remark
able American breed of horses, ana o.
his most noted sons and grapdsons, ano
some 5000 other stations foaled before
1881, tracing to him in male line, ano
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 Pilotdescended (;
also breeding of the famous brood mare
sire, Seely's American Star, sire of dam
of Dexter, etc; together with appendiS
of notable trotters, and other statistics
by JOSEPH BATTELL,-all gathered from
original sources and much of il now fOl
the first time published. a book OF
about 1900 pages, printed on superior
paper, substantially bound in half
morocco and with about 200 illustrations
at the popular price of So. 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, 1897-08-06

There is a time for everything; and
the time to attend to cold is when it
starts. Don't wait till you have con-
sumption but prevent it by using One
Minute Cough Cure, the great remedy
for coughs, colds, Group, bronchitis and
all throat and lung troubles.
ISAAC STERNs, Middlebury.
b. G. PECK or DAY Bros. f. Middlebury.
c. l.. SOwLE, West Cornwall.
ID. ii. BENNETT, Bridport.
c. Il. KENDALL, West Cornwall.
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~. II Mann, NJ. D., p. Il. W. &. T., i'm Inter
national Good Templar
From our experience and observation
in different parts of our own land and
other climes, we are more and more con-
WINGED that the quickest way to reach
the summit of success in the lines of re-
formatory work is through educational
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Templars have engrafted into our edu-
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bodying every phase of the great reform
questions of the day. 1t embraces moral
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statistical and historical facts, by the
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research, valuable beyond computation
for people in all walks of life, whether
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a school in itself and one which we are
proud to recommend. 1t equips one
with truthful weapons to meet the en-
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matter how suddenly summoned to a
combat. Every branch of knowledge in
which we perfect ourselves opens the
way to higher attachments and Increased
powers. We are so constituted that we
cannot stand still; we must go forward
or backward continually. Which shall
we choose? There is no halfway
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-08-06

Burning, itching, skin diseases Instant
~ relieved by DeWltt's Witch Hazel
Salve, unequalled for GUS, bruises,
burns. 1t heals without leaving a scar.
ISAAC STERNs, Middleburv.
b. G.. PECK or DAY Bros +. Middlebury.
C.. l.. SOWLE West Cornwall.
y II. BENNETT, Bridport.
c. b. KENDALL, ShOreham.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-08-06

DeWitt's Collie & Cholera Cure.
Pleasant, quick results, safe TO use.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-08-06

Shiloh's Consumption Cure cures where
others tail. II is the leading Cough Cure and
take and goes right to the spot. Sold by DR..
Sheldon.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-08-06

heals everything except a broken
/, may be said of De Wits Witch
ii Salve. Piles and rectal diseases,
burns, bruises, letter, eczema and
tkin troubles may be cured by 1t
|kly and permanently.
| G STERNs, Middlebury.
PECK or DAY Bros. r. MiddlebuTy.
|. SOwLE, West Cornwall.
BENNETT, Bridport.
KENDALL, Shoreham.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-03-24
One of the Family,

It may interest some of our readers
to glance through this short charac.
teristic sketch of James Seymour, born
in London IN 1702, which is more
strongly impressive than many longer
memoirs. The fact that he displayed
fondness for drawing and painting
in boyhood, and subsequently gained
celebrity by his skill in designing
horses, is too we'll known to comment
upon. Once the proud Duke of Som
erset employed Seymour to paint a
room at his seat in Sussex with the
portraits of his running horses. Hav-
ing admitted the artist to his table, he
one day drank to him, saying,
cousin Seymour, your health.
The painter replied, "My lord, !
really believe that have the honor OF
being of your Grsce's family"
This hurt the pride OF the Duke so
much that he rose from the table and
ordered his steward to pay Seymour
and dismiss him. Finding, however.
that no one in England could complete
the pictures begun, he condescended
to send for his cousin. The painter
responded to the message in these
words:
my lord, I will now prove that I
am of your Grace's family, for l won't
come. "-Harper's Round Table.
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life. My existence is no longer of
any use; I have no official duties, and
what I see as an onlooker gives me no
pleasure. Should I live longer it will
still be the case. I feel lonely. I
have lost my wife, and as regards my
sons. they have their own business.
With growing age I have also lost in
terest in agriculture and forestry. I
rarely visit the fields and woods, since
I can no longer ride and shoot and
move about as like. Little by little
politics begins to tire me-"
The faculty of retiring gracefully
from active labor and responsibility
when years become a burden and
others can do the work better, is one
Bismarck has not learned. He has no
such resource as Gladstone has in
other interests than statecraft. He
finds nothing to do but to meddle and
complain. The knowledge that he
created strong empire gives him lit
tie comfort, Tor he has not faith that
anybody but himself can keep it
strong. When Milton was old, and
had for "this thSee years" lost the
sight of his eyes, he could say:
"What supports me, dost thou ask?
The conscience to have lost them overplied
In Libertys defense, my noble task"
But liberty is better work than
empire. York Independent.
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Land Telegraph and Cable Rates.

Telegraph rates vary greatly in this
country owing to the immense dis
tances. In many of the smaller coun.
tries of the old world a uniform rate
is made for any point within the given
country, but it would be manifestly
unfair to the American telegraph COM
panies if they were compelled to send
message from New York to San
Francisco for the same rate that they
charge for message from New York
to Jersey City or from Chicago 10
Evanston.
AS rule, the minimum rate for a
day message of ten words in this couu-
try is 25 cents. A message from Chi
cago to Boston costs so cents, while
New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore
have Accent rate. The highest rates
from Chicago are those for points in
Southern Florida-85 cents. 1t costs
only rs cents to telegraph to any point
in California or Oregon, and the rate
for New Orleans Is so cents.
Gable rayes are so much per word,
instead of per message of ten words,
and the figures are very much higher.
Messages to England, France and Ger.
many cost 81 cents per word from
Chicago. Belgium's rate is 56 cents !;
Holland and Italy, SO cents; Austria,
40 cents; Greece, Al cents; Egypt, 81
cents Switzerland, SO cents; Sweden,
45 cents; Turkey, 43 cents and So
cents; Russia, 49 cents.
The Cuban war has greatly increased
the volume of telegraphic business in
the West Indies. The lowest rate is
40 cents per word for messages in
Havana. Other Cuban points are
higher, and no town in the West In
dies outside of Cuba can be reached
for less than S1.05, per word.
Messages to Porto Rico cost 81. IS per
word.
Central American rates range from
so cents (Gautemaia) to 70 cents Costa
Rics and Nicaragua). South American
rates take big Jump upward. Bra
lillian messages cost from 81. 35 to 81. 81
per word; British Guiuna points cost
$2.17.
Communication with Australia is
expensive. Queensland reaches the
highest figure. 50. 50 per word, while
South and West Australia rates are
$1.47. Messages to China cost S2.0
per word, and the same figures apply
to Corea. Japanese rates are S2.27
per word Java, 81. So; Formosa, 50. 27 /;
India, 81. 90; Madagascar, 10; New
Zealand, S1.5S; Philippine Islands,
So. 81; Siam, S1.4l.
Algeria can be reached for IS cents
per word, the minimum rate for the
Dark Continent. East Africa rates are
$1.54 to Sl.64, while South African
points range between 81. 5S and 81. 70.
West African points, as a rule, range
above 50, while it costs So. OF to send
a word to Mossamedes from Chicago
more than to reach any other tele.
graph station in the world direct.
However, q message to Bassidore or
Lingah costs the Chicago sender 81. l9
per word tc Jask, Persia, and $ll.G6
extra for special dispatch boat line
from that point. Chicago Times
Herald.
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COMPRESSED Air as Motive Power,

The attention of inventors has been
so concentrated on electricity and it's
possibilities, that compressed air,
which is almost as wonderful in it's
capabilities, has been quite lost sight
of. Just what it is capable of we can
not as yet understand, but we do know
that it runs locomotives, transfers the
United States mails, hurls the charge
of an explosive mile and half, with
force sufficient to pulverize regi-
ment. 1t operates block signals on
railroads, loads guns, drives machin-
cry, works pumps, and carves out
all sorts of beautiful things from stone
and marble. 1t is coming into use for
thousands of minor purposes. As O
cleaning and busting agent, it is inval-
liable. 1t copies letters, shears sheep
and is utilized in the stock yards to
slaughter and dress meat. As to its
future, prediction is made that it will
clean house, run dumb walters, take
the place of the horse as a means of
locomotion, will wash dishes and rock
the baby. There are inventors who
declare that compressed air is already
quite as useful as electricity, and much
safer and more manageable. To bring
it into it's best uses, large distributing
stations must be built, from which
compressed air will come as we now
get gas and water. There will, no
doubt, be sharp rivalry between the
two great powers, electricity and COM
pressed air; and between the two, we
ought to be able to get most of our
minor services we'll and cheaply per-
formed
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His Thrilling Adventures

John Elliott, Canadian, told a
story at Ellis Island, which caused the
members of the Special Board of In
quiry to open their eyes in wonder.
He had two trunks filled with curiosi.
ties, which he says he brought from
Madagascar. Elliott said that he was
cast ashore on the Island of Msdagas-
car. He was taken as spy, and was
to have been shot, when pretty Mad
sgascar girl tell in love with him and
saved his life. They were married.
Elliott then received high Office. At
the first opportunity he escaped. His
wife was not with him when he ar.
rived. York Press.
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les had that peculiar lackluster ap-
Hhrance which always accompanies

les had that peculiar lackluster ap-
erance which always accompanies
Ecrepit old age. Jeanette had passed
rough the hands of so many show.
en that to anyone of these her entire
lstory is practically unknown. She
- anne in possession of her last owner
b 1885. Previous to that time, tits
ESTIMATED by those who know scraps
of the aged elephants career, she had
been owned by at least forty different
persons. She was of African birth and
was sold for bagful of gold. Anyone
who saw her, and was familiar with
elephants, would know in an instant
that she was an African. Her ears
were of the enormous, tumbrella"
kind, which make elephants look not
unlike huge foxhounds.
The first that was known of Jeanette
in this country was in 1928. At that
time an agent of an American menag-
erie was IN England, and there saw the
elephant, in company with a number
of others just arrived from the Cape,
as Africa is termed in Britain. She
had been employed as working ele-
phant for some time in Africa previous
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-03-24
Torpedo Mines.

Modern Harbor Deeenses are dc.
scribed in st. Nicholas by Charles
Rawson Thurston. He writes:
The torpedo mines are operated from
mining casemates located at the
entrances of harbors or bays, the exact
situation and their interior arrange
ment being department secret. Some
mines are spherical in shape, about
three feet in diameter, and constructed
of steel. These, when in service, are
expected to hold hundred pounds of
high explosives, and to float near the
surface. But they must be concealed
as well as buoyant, and so to each is
attached by cable q mushroom
anchor to keep the torpedo just below
the surface, out of sight and beyond
the reach of the fire of machine guns.
These mines are intended for use in
the channels that hostile ships would
have to sail through, and are arranged
in threes and set closely in the chan
mel according to plans previously
arranged. If necessarY,t the sea off the
entrance to harbor or bay could be
well filled with them. These mines
may be exploded or may be perfectly
harmless according to the will of the
occupant of the mining casemate. who,
with his important apparatus, is out
of reach of shot and shell. there being
tons of earth between him and the
upper air.
Out from this chamber through
tunnel below low-water mark, and
hence safe from discovery by the
enemy or shot from them, run numer-
GUS cables to the mines planted in the
channel or in the sea. Within the
chamber the operator has an elaborate
chart with the location of every tor-
pedo or mine upon it. By telegraph
or other signals from observation
stations near by he IS kept informed
of the approach of vessels, and acts as
he thinks best under the circum.
stances. He may receive word from
his stations to such effect that with his
chart he knows vessel Is directly
within cluster of the sunken mines.
Then he can touch key, and mine
will instantly explode beneath or near
the vessel. If the vessel is a friendly
one, however, the operator can discon-
meet his batteries, and the ship will
sail in perfect safety over the tons Of
explosive beneath. If the weather be
foggy, or if some other condition un-
favorable for locating vessel prevails,
l., - l. l.
pressing of many buttons will make
every one of these mines deadly
force, and any ship that ventures in
will strike torpedo, roll it over, and
automatically close an electric circuit,
which will explode the mine; and the
ship will be sunk, or badly shattered.
These are various devices for ascer-
tanning that the hidden mines and con-
nections are in good working order.
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PITH AND POINT.

Mr.. Singer-"Will you accompany
me, this evening?" Miss Bloomer-
s'Bioycle or piano."
"There's no place like home,"' said
the Young woman in gray, "and that's
aat. Boston Transcript.
Mendicant Ito benevolent old lady
who has given him a penny)-"Quite
sure you can spare this, ma'am"-
fit.Bits.
She-"Have you read "A Hundred
Years to Gomez" He-"No. What
is it about; a messenger boy"-In-
dianapolis Journal. ..l
A Serious Omission-"I was swim
died on this new dictionary"
''How" "Tt hasn't any index.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Either Way-Flat Hunter-'.Is this
spare room or closet?" Agent
'1t depends, madam, on how many
you have in your family. Puck.
Anntie-"You say you had a bad
cold? Did you ever hear of good
cold?" Johnny-'I had one once
that kept me home from school -
Puck.
Mr.. Beechwood - 'sYoung Point
Breeze has wheels in his head" Mr..
Homewood-" "They are OF the. '97
model, too" - Pittsburg Chronicle
Telegraph. "
Mr.. Surley (savaRely)-"That con-
founded baby is always crying. What's
wrong with him?" Mrs. SurIey
(sweetly)-"He's got your temper,
love. "-Tit-Bits.
'1 am very sorry. monsieur, but I
cannot consider your proposal. I
shall never marry" 'Never marry?
But, msdemoiselle, what do. you in
tend to do with your immense for
tune?"-Tit.Bits. Il
"Those sandwiches remind me OF
my native town." said an American to
the girl at the railway restaurant.
"Deadham?" asked the girl at the
counter. "No; Needham. Answers.
Newlywed (proudly) -sT always
make it point to tell my wife every
thing that happens. Old Sport
"Pooh! That's nothing. I tell my
wife lots of things that never happen.
-Tit.Bits. ....
"Your coffee never seems to lose
it's strength" said Mr.. Starr. '"Do
you know why that is?" asked Mrs.
Weirdhash, beamingly. because, I
suppose, it has never been strained"
New York Journal.
:Cholly-"My dear fellow, do wish
you'd lend me that ten 1 asked for.
It's case of life or death" Tom
GLOW can that be?" Cholly-"Why.
I've got to pay five Of it to Algy, or
my credit will be killed !"-Harper's
Bazaar.
A country minister, talking to an
old lady about his son who had emf
grated, was very pathetic over the
dangers of the deep. "Hoots, minis
ter" quoth Janet, 'ye medina haver
sac muckle aboot it; it'll nae be sac
awful deep; it's been an unco' dry
year. "-Tit-Bits.
"That," said the waiter to the lone
ly man who was taking his dinner at q
cheap restaurant, "that is real gen
uine country-bred mutton, sir"
"Yes," returned the guest, thought
fully, ''it's even what yoI might call
died.in. .the-wool. "-Cincinnati Com
mercial Tribune.
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of painters outside the gate on their
way from work to dinner. She gave
shrill warning and thundered after
them. They ran as fast as they could,

but jeanette gained so rapidly that
they were forced to take refuge IN q
barn, the great doors of which swung
right open. Jeanette pressed them
80 hard that they climbed up into the
haymow, and there the elephant kept
them until their cries for help brought
aid.
jeanette was not large elephant.
She weighed only three tons. She
had persuasive way, however, when.
ever she took after anyone. 10 tell
the complete story of her escapades
would be an almost endless task. The
greater portion of them were good
natured, snd she was never known to
really hurt anyone who mad not in.
jured her. It was a favorite pastime
of hers whenever she broke loose in
the menagerie tent to make for the
lemonade venders, put them to flight
and drink all their lemonade. This
she seemed to consider most delight
full treat. The same method of treat
ment was applied to the men and boys
who dispensed candy, and Jeanette
appropriated so much Of their stock
that they grew to be afraid to venture
near her.
The people of Peru mourn for jean
cite. She was one of the sights of the
town during the winter season, and
was friend of two-thirds of the popu.
lation. Her funeral was as largely at
tended as that of the most prominent
citizen would have been. She was
only an elephant, but it is something
to have been a good elephant.
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his own, put her IN a wagon that was
considered triumph of architectural
skill, and with just enough other
things to justify him in calling his
outfit a menagerie started out to tour
the east.
Jeanette's fame spread far and wide,
and alter exhibiting her until he had
made his fortune her owner sold her
to a menagerie. How often she
changed hands after that even the
best posted menagerie and circus man
refuses to estimate, beyond the fact
that it was at least forty times. 1t is
certain, however. that there has been
no prominent menaeerie in the coun-
try in the last half century which has
not had claim on jeanette Mt one
time or another. When elephants be-
gan to be common Jeanette's fame
faded. She was probably the most
travelled elephant the world ever
knew. The fact that she fell from the
pedestal of fame so many years ago
did not sour her temper, for she was
always considered special pet by
everyone who ever had anything to do
with her.
! Although possessed of this good
nature, she was resentful OF fancied
or real injuries, and If she once took a
dislike to a person woe betide that
unfortunate Individual if he ever
ventured within reach of her trunk.
jeanette had an antipathy to a
painter named Fraser, which seemed
to turn her against all painters. Once
she broke loose and discovered gang
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The Dicycle is q New Invention.

Humbrecht's dieycle, patented Nov
ember 10, 1896, is a striking novelty
in the velocipede line. Two wheels are
mounted on Vshape axle, between
which the rider sits. A crank.shaft
having foot pedals is suspended from
the axle convenient for the rider to
operate. Sprocket wheels are mounted
at either end of the crank-shaft and con-
meet by drive.chain with loose sprocket
wheels on the axle. The riders seat
is swung below the bearings, SO that
he cannot upset. The bicycle is es-
pecially adapted to those who do not
care to go to the trouble of learning
to ride bicycle. and it is easily rid