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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-06-03
LITTERs FOR THE WOUNDED
The Present Army Model ane Frederick
Remington's Improvement.


Major James p. Kimball, surgeon in
the United States Army, has written
an interesting article in "The Albany
Medical Annals" on the subject of
transportation of the Wounded in
War" He says:
The first stage in the travels of the
wounded man is from the ground on
which he has fallen to the collecting or
first dressing-station This station,
according to Army regulations, is the
nearest place to the combatants where
the wounded and those caring for them
may not be unnecessarily exposed to
fire. Formerly this was a distance Of
not more than five hundred or six hun
dred yards, but the increased range Of
the modern rifle now necessitates the
establishment of the first-dressing
station at least one thousand to twelve
hundred yards behind the firing line.
There is usually one such station be-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-06-03
THE BEST FAMILY CArHARTIo.

For general home medicine, Hoods
Pills are unequalled. They were prepar-
ed for family use and they have been
found entirely satisfactory wherever
they have been used. Their sale has
gradually extended until today the de-
mand for them leads the trade to look
upon Hoods Pills as "the coming
pill They relieve and cure so many
troubles that they are really whole
medicine chest. They are mild and yet
effective.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-06-03
The MODERN REAIIrX

Thrives on good food and sunshine, with
plenty of exercise in the open air. Her
form glows with health and her face
blooms with its beauty. If her system
needs the cleansing action of laxative
remedy, she uses the gentle and pleasant
Syrup of Figs, made by the California
Fig Syrup Co. only.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-06-03
After using a 10 cent trial size of Ely:

After using 10 cent trial size of Ely's
Cream Balm you will be sure to buy the
80 cent size. Cream Balm has no equal
in curing catarrh and cold in head. Ask
your druggists for it or send 10 cents
to us.
ELY BROS, SO Warren St., N. Y. City.
| suffered from catarrh three years it
got so bad could not work; used two
bottles of Ely's Cream Balm and am
entirely well; would not be without it.
"A. c. Clarke, 34l Shawmut Ave,
Boston.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-06-03
Small Tommy's Wish.

Small Tommy was very fond of
candy, and asked: Mamma, can God
make anything he wants to?" "Of
course he can" was the reply. well, :"
exclaimed the little fellow, "Td just
like to see him make a stick of caudy
with only one end to it,"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-06-03

Cats can smell even during sleep. II
piece of meat be placed Immediately
in front of a sleeping cats nose the
nostrils will begin to work as the scent
is received, and an instant later the
cat will wake PIP.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-06-03

Fifteen American fishing vessels have
abandoned fishing on the grand banks
of Newfoundland through fear of Spanish
cruisers.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-06-03

Popular opinion in Italy thinks an
Anglo-Saxon alliance would tend to pre-
serve the general peace
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-06-03

UNION LODGE, NO. 2, F. AND A NJ.
Charles j. Matthews, W. M.
Regular communications the first Monda
evening OF each month.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-06-03

MoosLAMo TRIBE, NO. IA, I. o. OF RIM
H. II. LangUOrthy, SGchem; ". Fl. Gilbert,
Chief Of Records.
Councils second and fourth Thursdays OF
each moon.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-06-03
ThE ERATERNITIEe.

THE FRATERNITIEs.
LAKE DUNMoRE LODGE, NO. IL, I. o. OF o. F.
HI. Hunt, N. g.; r. ". Bauinetine, y. g.;
~ T.. Cndu Rec Sec; C. Z. Youtt, Per. Sec.
Meetings every Friday evening at Z go
o'clock. Degree work every meeting. Hall
in Dyers block.
ADDISON ENCAMPMENT, NO. p, I. o. OF.
L. E. Mellen, C. p; II. 4. Peck, Scribe.
Meetings second and fourth Mondays OF
each month.
UNION LODGE, NO. ?, F. AND Al
Charles j. Matthews, W. M.
Regular communications the first Monday
evening OF each month.
POTTER CHAPTER, NO. %, R. A. NJ.
Edtcard II. Martin, r. Fl. p.
Stated convocations the third Tuesday even
ing of each month.
MIDDLEBURY COUNCIL, NO. IA, R. AND 8. NJ.
j. NJ. Cheney, r. l. A
Stated assemblies the second Tuesday even
ing of each month.
MT. CALVARY CoMMANDERY, NO. !, X. T.
Sir w. II. Bre,oster, z. C.
Regular conclaves the fourth Wednesday OF
each month.
WIN. p. Russell POST, NO. SO, G. A. R.
T. c. Wells, Commander; VIM Latimer S.
V. c.; James NJ. Tracy, 5. V. c.; W. L. Cady,
Adjt.
Regular meetings the second and fourth
Wednesday evenings of each month.
CAMP A. 8. TRACY, 8. OF V.
c. +. Rich, Captain.
Regular meeting the second and fourth Fri
day evenings OF each month.
GREEN MOUNTAIN LODGE, NO. s74, X. OF H.
j. r. Kingsley, Dictator.
Regular meetings the first and third Friday
evenings OF each month.
MoOsLAMO TRIBE, NO. IA, I. o. OF RIM.
Il. II. Ldngloorthy, SGchem; W. FL. gilbert,
Chief Of Records.
Councils second and fourth Thursdays OF
each moon.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-06-03

ADDISON ENcAMPMENT, NO. p, I. o. OF.
L. +. Mellen, C. p; H. A. Peck, Scribe.
Meetings second and fourth Mondays
each month.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-06-03

hENs - M NhLOi1 IAbIOhs
Summer Arrangement.
Every Sunday; Low mass at 80 a. m
High mass at 10 a. IN.
Sunday school after high mass.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-06-03

GREEN MOUNTAIN LODGE, NO. s74, X. OF H.
j. r. Kingsley, Dictator.
Regular meetings the first and third Frida.
evenings OF each month.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-06-03
CONGREGATIONAL

CONGREGATIONAL.
REV. A. W. DICKENS, PASTOR.
sund ~ services, 10 AS 6. m; 7 80 p. m.
Sabbath school, Boom.
Thursday, conference meeting, 7;30 p. m.
Up s. G. E., Sundays, Bop. m.
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THE CHURCHES.
g. STEPHENS.

SERVICES.
HOLY EUCHARIST
First Sunday in month 1oAso -,
and High Festivals, " ~
Other Sundays, 30 q. m
Other Holy Days, Z 100 a. m
MORNING PRAYER.
First Sunday in month, 10 100 a. m
Other Sundays, with Sermon, 10:45 a. m
Daily, Advent and Lent, 900 a. m
EVENING PRAYER.
Sundays, with Sermon, loop. m
Fridays, with Instruction, 80 p m
Daily, Advent and Lent, 80 p. IN
SUNDAY SCHOOL, 10 100 a. m
The Rector is at the church every morning
after nine o'clock.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-06-03
BAPTIST

BAPTIST.
REV. A. b. POTTER, PASTOR.
Sunday Services, 10 As a. m; 7 80 p. m.
Sunday school, II 100 m.
Prayer-meeting, THU sday, $780, p. m
z. 8. 8. G. E., Sundays, 8 100 p. m.
Seatsfree.
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METHODIST.
ROMAN CATHOLIC.

REV. j. Nj. GELoT, PASTOR
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-08
Personal.

Maj. A. P. Sheye file clerk in the Of
flee of Gov. Leedy1 of Kansas, has little
daughter, who last spring came into pos
session of two orphaned little chickens.
She named one of them Leedy and the
other Lease They thrived and grew, and
Lease has now turned out to be a strutting
cock of the walk, while L4eedy is a mid
hammered little hen.
One who knows Cecil Rhodes well tells
the Sketch that he is overtaxing his
strength. II have seen him." he says.
when hard at work, dictate for ten or
eleven hours at a stretch, absolutely wear
ing down the endurance of three type
writer's one after the other OF course, his
brain requires constant artificial stimu-
liant and the alcohol that is necessary
merely to sustain him in times of pressure
would send any weak man under"
-Casimir Felix Badeni. who recently re-
signed the premiership of Austria, is the
son of a cook. His father, who was the
chef of one of the last kings of Poland.
was created count. Then his aunt. the
famous German actress, Anna Wierer.
left him the half of her large fortune. In
1871 he became district chief of Zoll<iew.
and two years later entered the ministry
OF the interior In 1883 he was made gov
ernor of Galicia. an office he held until he
was appointed prime minister of Austria
by Emperor Francis Joseph in 1895. He is
said TO be worth about 81, 100000
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-08

Yesterdays kilograms declare that the
present cold spell has extended the zone
OF devastation to Palm Beach. This IS
nearly 400 miles south of Jacksonville; and
the pineapple plantations as we'll as the
orange groves, we are told, are ruined by
the unprecedented cold.
The foregoing is from the editorial col
umns of the Pittsburg Pa.) Dispatch of
last Wednesday. It shows how unwar-
ranted and sensational stories travel, and
indicates now they injure the sections
from which they are sent out. II is true
that there was a cold snap in Florida, as
in the rest of the country, during the first
part of this week; but it is not true that 1t
occasioned widespread disaster. II seems
that some newspaper correspondents in
Florida, having only in mind the matter
of getting a few dollars In the space rates
paid by Northern newspapers for sensa-
tional reports. sent out the most eXag-
gerated accounts of the cold in the state.
They even went 10 the ridiculous length
of saying the fish la the far Southern riv-
ers had been killed by the extreme cold,
while orange groves and pineapple plan
tations had been devasted right and left.
NAL of the fake stories. Our own CORE
spondents in Florida, who are perfectly
reliable, say that the damage was light,
and was confined principally to young
and tender truck and new shoots on fruit
trees. The Times-Union and Citizen of
Jacksonville has information to the same
effect. The weather bureau refutes the
lists. Still, it is hard for the truth to
overtake and offset a fasehood The
Northern papers have printed the stories
of the devastation of Florida" and many
of them are discussing more or less learn
eddy the change in the climate" of that
state and the cause of it, after the man.
ner of our esteemed contemporary the
Pittsburg Dispatch, whose discussion of
the changed climatic conditions in Florida
we quote from above.
The truth is that the cold in Florida dur
ing the early days of this week was not
Unprecedented" There was not a gen.
eral bhghtng of fruit trees and vegeta-
bles. Probably not fish in the state sur
fered for a moment from the effects of the
cold. Conditions in the state are pretty
nearly as good as they were before the
cold snap. If there has been any change
in the climate of Florida, owing TO forest
destruction" or other causes. as some Of
our wise contemporaries have it, the
change is as yet so enthusiastically small
as 10 be undiscernsble except to fake cor
| respondents and the editorial writer's who
/ pen their comments thousands of miles
away from the Peninsular State. There is
no tenable reason to fear for Florida, if
the new fakirs will just let her alone.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-08
SAVANNAH TO BOSTON DIRECT.
MERCHANTS AND MINERS
TRANSPORTATION CO.
RATES OF PASSAGE.

TO NEW YORK-Steamer and rail-
Cabin, limited days, $3.50. Cabin m
limited, 5000. Excursion, Limited g
months, $32 Second class, limited 4 DAYS
$14.75. .
TO -Steamer-Cabin, limited 2
days, $22 Excursion, limited months sSS
Second class limited days. SIT.
TO WASHINGTON-St and rail-
Cabin, unlimited, $780, Second class
limited 5 days, $11.2O
TO PHILADELPHIA-St and rail
Cabin, unlimited, $3.50. Excursion. linn
tied months, $500. Second class, limi-
ted 4 days, $3.50
TO PHILADELPHIA Steamer-Cabin
unlimited, SIT. Second class, limited
days, $1150.
TO BALTTMORE-Cabin limit 8 DAYS.
SIS. Excursion, limited months, s25. In.
termediate, limit 3 days, $3.50 Interme-
date, excursion, limited months. $40.
Steerage, limit days. $40.
The steamships OF this company are APP
pointed to sail from Savannah to Baltl-
more as follows STANDARD time):
ESSEX, Capt. Billups, SATURDAY. Ian
6, at p. m.
D. H. MILLER, Capt. Kirwan, WEDNES-
DAY, Jan. Il, at 700 p. M
ITAsCA. Capt James, SATURDAY, Jan.
Is, at 900 p. m.
And from Baltimore every TUESDAY
and FRIDAY.
J. ]. CARoLAN, Agent
Savannah, Ga
A. D. STEBBINS, A. T. NJ.
J. c. WHITNEY. Traffic Manager.
General Offices, Baltimore, Md.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-08
Our Good Offices.

In our dispatches yesterday it was said
that Spain has practically accepted the
offer of our government to assist her in
bringing order out of chaos in Cuba.
What can our government do in the
present condition of affairs in Cuba? 1t
can hardly advise the insurgents to ac-
cept autonomy, because 1t would not be
popular to do so, and if it should ask them
to accept it they would refuse, because
they believe that independence is within
their reach, and also because they do not
believe that the people of the United States
want them to accept Spain's offer of self
government.
The temper of the insurgents is shown
in letter from Gen. Gomez, published in
Thursdays New York Herald In that
letter he said the Cubans in arms would
not accept Spain's offer of self-govern-
ment; that they would consider no offer
except that of absolute independence and
that the Cuban people would admit of no
other solution of the existing conflict than
the recognition of Cuba "as a member of
the sisterhood of free nations"
The only thing our government can do is
~ dS9iSt hopdin III erecting settlement
with the insurgents on the basis of Cuba's
independence. What Spain wants prob-
ably is a money consideration for grant
ing Cuba independence, and hopes that
the United States will guarantee the pay
ment of whatever amount the Insurgents
are willing to pay Spain to quit the island.
1t is a question whether the United
States would assist Cuba in buying her
Independence from Spain Cuba's trade.
however, is worth g.eat deal and the
United States get the bulk of it. 1t is to
their interests, therefore, that peace and
law and order should prevail on the island
as quickly as possible. Still, as Spain
would get the money and would have TO
give up Cuba anyway, in all probability.
even if she didn't quit it voluntarily. she
ought to take the risk of collecting what
ever money she is willing to accept for
granting Cuba independence.
1t may be that the dispatches relative
to SPANS asking the United States TO lend
helping hand in quoting Cuba rest upon
no solid foundation. Whether they do or
not will doubtless be known in a few DAYS
The main reason for thinking they have
some foundation is the fact that the insur-
gents refusal of the offer of autonomy an
pears to be final.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-08
The state TnxRntc

controller General Wright expresses the
oHinion that the highest tax rate permit
n by the act of 1896. namely. 81 mills,
v.l not produce a revenue sufficient 20
ri e the appropriations for the present
lr. 1t would do So probably if the
sregate of IL tax returns should be as
&c as it was last year, but the Con-
roller General does not think it viii
te as large, owing to the low price of
.7tton. We do not doubt the Correctness
o.. this opinion of the Controller General,
utt we are inclined to question the wis
DOM of expressing Il. The sending Of the
opinion of the Controller General through
out the state that it is not expected that
INK returns will be as large this year as
hey were last is likely to be taken ad-
vantage of by those who are always seek
ing an excuse to have the assessment Of
heir property lowered.
The state tax rate last year was 5.2l
mills, and there is no reason to doubt that
it will be 6lA mills this year. That is a
very great increase-considerably over /
mill. The increase, however, win not be
due so much to a falling off In the
mount of property returned for taxation
as to the increase i'm the amount of the
appropriations. The, Constitution Of At
iauta,s speaking of the need of economy
in the administration of the state govern
ment, says: 1.-THE gold standard has Gre
ated an economic condition which must
he faced intelligently and boldly. It has
practically destroyed very large part
Of the value of property from which the
state collects its taxes. Its direfu effects
are further seen in scent cotton"
1t would be interesting to know how
large a part, if any, of the value of the
taxes the gold standard has destroyed, and
why the direful effects of that standard
are not seen in 81 wheat. Why has the
effect of that standard in the West beer
different, if it has been different, from
what it has been i'm the South? We are
quite sure that the really level headed del.
egates to the recent cotton conventions ir
Atlanta and Memphis believed that scent
cotton is the result of oyer-production
and not the effect of a monetary stand
ard. At any rate, the chief purpose Of
the convention was to reduce the cottor
acreage.
As matter of fact, the higher rate o.
taxation this year will be due, as already
stated, to increased expenditures. In 1SS
the amount of property returned for taxa
ton was only 1886. 1894, and yet the rat,
of taxation was only 4 mills. This yea
the amount returned will be at least $25,
100000 greater than that of 1889, and yet in,
tax rate will be 6la mills-21a mills higher
not on a smaller amount of property re
turned for taxation, but on a much large
amount.
If the people complain of the highe
rate of taxation, and are less able to pa!
| taxes because of the low price of cotton
they will find the reason for their heav
Ter burden not in the monetary standard
but in the overproduction of cotton, am
their liberality in the matters of school
and pensions and the demand for the ney
DenitentiarY system
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-08

The republican party would have the
respect of the people to a much greater
extent if it We're TO say frankly that in
seeking to modify the civil service law its
purpose is to make places for republicans
and not to improve the law. In all the
speeches which republican congressman
will make this week, however, not once
will it be avowed that the republicans want
the places now held by democrats, and
that it is the purpose of the republican
party to give them what they want.
Many of the best places under the gov
eminent are held by democrats. and that
some reason or other, feel as if they had
a prior claim to all government positions
They regard the holding of an office by a
democrat under republican administra-
ton as an injustice to them
There is not going to be any backward
step taken, however in the matter of civil
service reform. The democrats in office
are going to stay there if they want to-
and there is no probability of any consid-
cradle numbers of them giving up their
places. The democratic congressman are
not going to assist the republicans to car
ry out their scheme for turning democrats
out of Office and filling their places with
republicans. They say, however, through
their spokesmen. that they will support
bill to repeal the whole civil service law.
but that they will not assist in simply
modifying the law. There are enough
democratic congressman, together with
10 ran1hlipan con oraec,,,an v-1o rto.1 -.
for civil service reform, to prevent any
civil service reform legislation
The Secretary of State and the Secretary
of the Treasury have sent to congress rea-
sons why the civil service reform law
should be greatly changed so far as their
departments are concerned, but they do
not say that the place holders at whom
they strike are not competent in all re-
spects. They do not dare to make a
statement of that kind, because they know
they would be asked at once why they
don't discharge incompetent and lazy
clerks. They have the power to discharge
those who do not attend to their duties
properly.
1t was very pertinently asked by dem
ocratic senator on Tuesday why the
President, having me power to do So
doesn't change the civil service rules so
as to exclude from the operation of the
civil service law the class of place holders
which the republicans want TO get rid Of
The reason is apparent. The President is
too much of a politician to risk making
himself unpopular by changing the civil
service rules so as to make places for re-
been brought to bear upon him TO influence
him to do So but thus far he has turned
deaf ear to the spoils hunters. He knows
how the people feel in respect to civil SER
vice reform, and he is not going to disre-
gard their wishes 1t is question wheth-
er he would sign the anti-clvil service re-
form bill If 1t should get through congress
and be sent to him
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-08
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS


Meetings-S Stockholders Savannah Bank
and Trust Company; Division No. 256 B.
of l.. Z.
Special Notices-Hot Chocolate and Oys-
tiers at the Woman's Exchange; How to
Use Electric Light Economically, Adver-
Using and Exhibiting Company; The Vo-
ters' Book, James J. MCGOWAN, Tax Col
lector c. c.
Amusement-Susie Kirwin Wilbur Opera
Company, at Theater Jan. TO-
How the Suits and Overcoats Are Co
metropolitan Clothing Company.
a Side Line for To-day-B. H. Levy &
Bro.
Railroad Schedule-Plant System.
Seed Potatoes, Beans, Etc.. T. Shup-
trine, Scotsman.
Gold Dust Washing Powder-N. K. Fair
banks Company.
Medical-S. s. s.; Ayers Cherry Pee
toral; Hoods Sarsaparilla; Cuitcura Rene
dies.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Helr
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-08

There is rejoicing in Massachusetts,.
Isaac Allen, the colored man who was ac-
cldentally elected a member of the gov
ernor's, council. and who refused to give
up his seat when invited to do so, is at
last out his term having expired. When
Allen left he was presented with the chair
in which he had sat at council meetings
Some persons have said this was a mark
of respect and appreciation OF the serv-
ices of the retiring member; others have
been so unkind as to suggest that that
partclar chair was no longer desired at
the council table
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There is probability that the Iegisla-
ture of Maryland will soon be claiming a
division of the public attention with the
legislature of Ohio. In the former sta+e
Republican politics is about as much split
as in the latter. The Maryland Republi-
cans have succeeded in capturing the
state, but they are quarreling among
themselves as to who shall succeed Sena-
tor German. Senator Wellington, like
Senator Hanna, has been trying TO boss
the party and there is a strong combine
against him which may succeed in defeat
ing his candidate for the Senate. These
senatorial elections, in Ohio and Mary
land, will be used as an argument by those
who are in favor Of changing the system
so that senators shall be elected by pop
ular vote