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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-29

I have much pleasure In stating that
I have used the Vim Mariani for many
years. I consider it valuable stimu-
liant, particularly seryiceable.
MORELL MACKENZIE, NJ. D.
Paris-41 Boulevard Haussmann. London-Ss NJ
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-01-21
A HoRse FAMINE PREDICTED.

The advice to Vermont farmers, fire.
quently repeated in these colums, to in
clude the breeding of good horses in their
diversified Industry, is emphasized as
well as indicated by the utterances of
Mr.. F. j. Berry, an expert horse grower,
at the recent convention of American
stock breeders and feeders in the city of
st. Paul. This gentleman declared that
ne and other men cOnspicuOusly engaged
in stock raising believe the United States
at no distant day will witness a horse
famine, and that as a result there will
be marked appreciation in the price of
these animals. In his estimation this
result will be due in part to the hard
times and low prices which have led
many breeders to abandon the business
and partly to the increasing demand for
American horses in Europe.
Under the circumstances it is not sur
prising that this authority should class
hOrse-raising as capable of being one of
the very foremost of our vast and varied
agricultural interests. His recommends
ton that special attention be given to the
well bred coach horse, the cab horse, the
omnibus horse, the draft horse, and the
trotting horse in the order named, how
eyer, would need to be modified for Yer
mont breeders.
This state has produced fine draft
horses, but Vermont's fame as horse
breeding state rests upon its splendid
carriage horses and its phenomenal
trotting stock; and for our farmers as
class there is undoubtedly more money
in the breeding of fine drivers than in
any other class of horses. The Vermont
Morgans and other families of horses
have won a reputation as broad as the
land, and if breeders will develop these
classes Instead of devoting their time
and energies to the breeding of mongrels
and Flooding plugs, they will undoubted-
ly find Mr.. Berry to have been a true
Burlington Free Press.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-01-21
HE COMING WOMAN.

who goes to the club While hel husband
tends the baby as well as the good old
fashioned woman who looks after her
home, will both at times get run down
in health. They will be troubled with
loss of appetite, headaches, sleepless-
ness. fainting or dizzy spells. The most
wonderful remedy for these women is
Electric Bitters. Thousands of sufferers
from lame back and weak kidneys rise
up and call it blessed. 1t is the medi-
cine for women. Female complaints and
nervous troubles of all kinds are soon
relieved by the use of Electric Btters.
Delicate women should keep this remedy
on hand to build up the system. Only
SOC. bottle. For sale by w. IL. Sheldon.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-01-21
OCCUPATION AND LONGEVITY.

New light is thrown on the old but
always interesting question of the re-
lation of occupation to longevity by
report recently published by the
British register general relating to
male mortality between the ages of
% and G5 in the years 1890 %.
A comparison of these figures shows
that, as profession, clergymen lead
the healthest lives. The general rate
of mortality being represented by 1000,
that of the clergy was not more than
j33. or but a little more than half the
average rate. At every period included
in the comparison ministers died less
rapidly than any other class.
Mortality in the legal profession
ran at considerably higher rate. Their
number was but l9,91S As compared
with 3G,SOO clergymen. Their death
rate reached S2l as against 1000 for all
males and 953 for all occupied males.
This group includes only barristers and
solicitors. In the associated group of
law clerks, numbering 2G,244, the
mortality ran still higher, reaching
1910 This high rate was largely due to
diseases associated with intemperance.
In the medical profession, including
Is, 93G physicians and surgeons, the
mortality was 9GG as against the above
mentioned 533 for the clergy, S2l for
lawyers and 9j3 for occupied males in
the aggregate. The mortality from alco-
holism among the clergy was only ,,
and, rather oddly, il was exactly the
same among railroad employees and
stokers This was only about one-siXth
of the standard figure for occupied
males.
Agriculturists hold an excellent place
in the comparison. which strengthens
the prevalent impression of the health
fuluess of an outdoor life. The liquor
trades are very fatal to those engaged in
them. The rate of mortality among
butchers also runs high, reaching 1886.
OF an equal number of both callings, ii
appears, therefore, that two butchers
would die to one clergyman. The
register general is led by his investiga-
tions to the conclusion that the abuse OF
alcohol is the chief cause of excessive
eath-rates.-Boston journal.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-01-21

The strength has now been raised to
145, 900 and 100000 respectively, apart
from the gendarmerie and militia. That
makes "a formidable army i'm size. As
for its quality. its conduct in the Chinese
war leaves little room for doubt that it
will compare favorablv with that of al
most any other. The Japanese soldier
appears to combine dash and spirit with
logged persistence in a remarkable de
gree. lie has all the disregard Of pain
and death that the most fatalistic China
man has and the intelligence and dis
cipline of the European. An invading
array, surprising it to get past the fleet,
would have to cope with force equal to
itself, man for man, and would therefore
have to be itself equal to that force in
numbers That any hostile power will
ever succeed i'm landing half million
men upon the shores of Japan is too i'm
probable for serious consideration.
1t may also be observed that these
enormous ornaments are not costing
Japan ruinous sum. The enlarged
army costs for maintenance only some
Sl4 900, 600 year. and the maintenance
of the enlarged navy will cost not more
than IS 100000 a year. OF course, the
total revenue of Japan is proportionately
small, only about $75,000,00O a year, so
that this expenditure for army and
navy amounts to about 30 per cent of the
whole. That is larger proportion than
is spent for such purposes by the United
States, Great Britain or France, but not
nearly as large as is spent by Germany.
Moreover, there is every reason to sup
pose that the ordinary revenue of Japan
will steadily and rapidly increase, so
that this war tax will not prove Onerous.
There is little prospect of the empire
falling back in the path it has entered.
1t is henceforth to be reckOned with as
one of the great militant powers.-New
York Tribune.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-01-21
JS5E5r11EclL5 5G5IllG525E5El
Spirit Of the Dress.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
JAPAN's ARMY AND NAVY.

There may and there may not be war
in the far east. But whether there is or
not. it is well to make note of the fact
that Japan is swiftly coming to the fore
as one of the great military and naval
powers not only of the Eastern Hemis-
phere. but of all the world. She is to-
day building more ships and better
ships than any other power, with the
single exception of Great Britain, and at
the present rate of progress will in
few wears rank as the second naval
power of the world. This sounds start
ling, when we remember that at the
time of Trafalgar the Land of the Rising
Sun was of no more account in the
world than the Fiji Islands, and that
down to a generation ago it was reckoned
sem-barbarous country. The idea
that it will, within the lives of men who
remember its "open:ng", become the
rival of the power that opened it. and of
France and Germany, seems like fairy
tale. Yet it is the sober truth.
Japan is now building in England
four first-class batte-ships, one first
class cruiser Of twenty-three knots, two
knots and eight torpeIo-bOat destroyers
of thirty knots. In Germany she is
building one armored cruiser and eight
torpedo-boats, and in France one ar
mored cruiser and four torpedo-boats.
In this country she has ordered two
cruisers of twenty three knots, and at
home She is building three cruisers, one
armoured cruiser and three torpedo
boats. At the end of the Chinese war
she had forty-three ships, besides torpe-
bobcats. She will by 1896 have added
thereto six battle-ships of about $4,000
tons each. six armOred cruisers of 9,2OO
tons each, five other cruisers. three tor
pedo gunboats. eleven torpedo-bOat
destroyers and ninety torpedo-boats.
All these will. of course, be of the latest
and most approved pattern. An example
of their quality is furnished by one of
the war>hips now approaching compile
ton in England, which will be the larg
est and most powerful battle-ship ever
BUILT for any navy in the world sur
Passing even the leviathans of Great
Britain. 1t will be 13S feet long and 7G
feet wide, with a displacement of l5,2f0
tons 1t will be armored from stem to
stern with nine inches of Harvey steel,
and its barbettes viii have fourteen in
ches of such armor. Its batteries will
include four Pinch guns, fourteen g.
inch rapld-fring guns and thirty-two
smaller guns and five torpedo tubes Its
indicated horsepower will be not less
than lI,5O0, supplied by twenty-five
Belleville boilers. That is the sort of
craft Japan is getting.
With such navy Japan viii be secure
from any invasion OF her island home,
no matter who may try to succeed where
the great Kubla failed. But besides
that she will have an army that could
give good account of itself against any
that could be sent to that part of the
world by any other power. At the
close of the Chinese war the japanese
army consisted of 10000 men on peace
footing and 200 on war footing.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-01-21
FILTERED BLOOD.
MOrrOW's Method of Curing Dis
eases Accusing the Interests of
Scientists.

Physicians of AL schools are beginning to
realize that the primary cause of nearly every
disease that attacks the human system is the
failure of the kidneys to perform the duties
nature assigned them
The blood is constantly absorbing from the
different articles of food taken into the stom
ach, various impurities, winch, If permitted
to course through the system, quickly render
the blood unfit to carry on the process of
healthy nutrition and ultimately result in the
development of disease.
1t is the duty of the kidneys to filter the
blood the slightest iTegulauty in the per
Torrance of this function is Immediately
manifested in a general weakening of the
body; Il tendency to give ont with littleex er
ton. This symptom is closely followed by
Others OF much more distressing nature which
it is often customary to attribute to other
causes.
4 John Morrow, an eminent chemist OF
Springfield ohio, using as 81 basis Tor his
work tine theory that the Nucys are rcspon.
slblc tor the condition OF our health, has pro
duced II new remedy which he has named
MOlrOWS kidneOids, the purpose OF which il
10 act directly on the kidney s., eliminating all
unnatural deposit and recttyiug the damage
caused by iher existence.
The remarkable result, obtained 10y this
medicine have attracted vide attention and
established a new method of treating disease,
the efficacy OF winch cannot be DISPUTED.
MOrrOw's kidncOids arc prepared i'm yellow
tablets so small as 20 al most rob them of thcil
virtue in the eyes of those not Verscd ina med
icine but 50 potent is their influence that
their effects are noticed almost Immediately
They are now ON sale generally. II not Ia
be had OF Yolr dealer, they VIII be sent post
for $3.50 by the Hcrb Medicine Co., spring
field, Ohio.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-01-21
CARD

We, the undersigned, agree TO refund
the money on fifty-cent bottle of
Greene's Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure
your cough or cold. We also guarantee
a twenty-five cent bottle to prove salts
factory or no pay.
W. IL. SHELDON,
w. O. SANFORD,
ISAAC STERNs,
G.. y. NORTH. ShOreham,
ID. II. BENNETT, BridpOrt.
j. IL. FLELGHER,
+. II. DEAN, Monkton.
AVERY 81 PRESTON, Ferrisburg.
1l-26W
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-01-21
PERIPArErlo LIBRARIES.

Wisconsin has developed a circulating
library idea which may possibly be
adapted to some Vermont needs. II was
found that the Menominee library failed
to eilectually reach people ina the country
districts it was supposed TO supply be-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-01-21
Berlin,s Unusual Predicament.

New streets and squares are going
up in Berlin so rapidly that many OF
them are not yet officially christened.
Just at the present time there are for
ty-three such nameless ones.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-01-21

Sweet almonds and chestnuts have
been raised with success in parts of
Oregon, where it had been thought
no palatable nuts would grow.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-01-21
THE WEATHER ELSEWHERE.

The following observations were made by
the government weather bureau at the sever
81 places named ats p. m. eastern time) on
the oates given
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-07
SILVER AS A LEGAL TENDER.
f. A. Baker Files an Answer to the
Suit Brought Against Him.


Detroit, Mich, Feb. 6.-Fred A. Baker
a prominent attorney of Detroit, has filed
an answer to a suit brought against him
in the Oakland County Circuit Court in
volving the consututionality of the Bland
Allison act, and other laws pertaining to
silver as a legal tender.
Stephen Baldwin rendered Mr.. Baker S64
silver dollars and asked for the cancella-
ton Of the mortgage.
Mr. Baker refused to surrender the
mortgage for the 1854 silver dollars, but
agreed to cancel it If he received enough
silver dollars to equal, at the present
bullion value of silver, 364 gold dollars
This condition was declined by Mr.. Bald
win, and he filed a suit in equity asking
for decree commanding Mr.. Baker TO
cancel the mortgage in view of the tender
made.
In the answer, Mr.. Baker submits that
under the power "to coin money, regulate
the value thereof, and of foreign coins
and fix the standard of weights and meas
ures," the Congress of the United States
has no more authority or power as far as
pre-existing contracts for the payment of
money are concerned, to diminish or In
crease the number of grains of pure gold
or pure silver in the dollar in which a
contract has been lawfully expressed,
than 1t has as TO pre-existing contracts
to change the number Of grains in an
ounce, or the number of ounces in q
pound, or the number OF inches in a foot
or feet in "a yard, or to change any other
standard OF weight or measure.
Several of the leading attorneys OF De-
troit are interested in the case.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-07
PANIC AT A NEGRO CHURCH.
steps Give Way Beneath a Crowd at
n Funeral.

Lexington, KY, FEB. 6.-An accident at
the Main Street Auditorium this afternoon
resulted in the injury Of ten colored per-
sons, one or two of whom are expected TO
die.
A great crowd Of colored people had as
sen1bled TO attend the funeral exercises
of Rev. Stanford Howard (coloreD, who
died here in the room Of his paramour,
very suddenly Wednesday morning.
The funeral had been announced to
take place at O'Clock, and the colored
people began gathering at the auditorium
as early as u O'Clock.
Shortly before the funeral hour the
flight Of iron steps leading from the street
up to the auditorium entrance gave way
while crowded with people pushing their
way into the building. The crash plung-
ed the crowd down fifteen feet into tho
cellar of the building That many lives
were not crushed out IL a wonder.
When the crash came 1t stampeded the
crowd already inside the house, and II was
with the greatest difficulty that the cooler
headed men OF the gathering prevented
the entire congregation from rushing pell
nell out of the door and falling into the
cavern in front created by the fail OF
the steps few moments before.
SIX persons were carried away before
their names could be gotten.
Eliza Bell, who received internal inJu-
ries. will probably die.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-07
COMMERCE. OF NEW YORK.
Interesting Statistics by the state
Engineer.

Albany, N. Y, Feb. 6.-The annual re-
port OF State Engineer Adams devotes
much space to the commerce of the state.
Elaborate tables have been compiled from
the records of the general government and
other sources dating back 200 years, giving
the value of trade between the several
American colonies and Great Britain up to
the beginning of the revolutionary war,
and after that time and up to date the
values of exports from the leading ATTAIN
tic and Gulf states.
Mr.. Adams says that the port of New
York, which, a third of a century ago,
commanded 20 per cent. of the total ex-
ports of the nation, to-day commanded but
81 per cent. of them. Statistics present.
ed show that New York's foreign COM
merce has never been so low as last year
since 1880.
1t is in her exports that New York's COM
mercial losses have occurred. In i'm
ports she almost holds her own at two
thirds of the nations total. In exports
she has fallen from two-thirds to a little
more than one-third of the whole.
From 1890 to 1897 the nations foreign
commerce increased $S00, 600, 900 in value.
During that time New York's increased
$50 100000, Boston's $53,000000, Galveston 8
$29 100000 and New Orleans $17, 100000
These and similar timely and telling
statistics in Mr.. Adams report show that
the problem of retaining New Yorks COM
mercial prestige is a grave and pressing
one, the chief factors in which he believes
TO be adequate and efficient waterways,
constantly forcing the lowest possible
transportation charges and ample docks
equipped with everything that will facli-
tate and minimize the handling of COM
nlerce.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-07
PANIC AT A DANCE.
Balcony Containing Thirty specta-
tors Gives Way.

Balcony Containing Thirty Specta-
tors Gives Way.
Chicago, Feb. GA panic among 200
dancers was narrowly averted last mid
night at the North Shore Hall
Thirty spectators were crowded into the
little balcony ~vsstcnfng the dance The
supports became loosened and slipped back
to the wall The balcony sank gradually
allowing the spectators to slide topsy-
turvy onto the polished floor.
When the creaking and pulling COM
menced, indicating that the balcony was
falling. the large number of persons gath
cred underneath quickly stampeded to.
ward the central portion of the hall, leav-
ing John Krusc behind Krusc was caught
by the falling timbers and had his side
crushed in.
AS the north end of the balcony oom-
menced to fall the musicians became pan
ic-stricken, and seizing their instruments,
made a dash for the door. The dancers
followed. Several police officers stationed
at the door threw it shut, and held it
against the panic-stricken dancers, thus
averting certain catastrophe in the mar
row stairway.
OF the thirty persons in the gallery.
Krusc alone sustained serious injuries. All
the others, however were painfully
bruised
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-07
LEAGuE or A1TE1Tc1N wuEr,,,,,v
Isaac N. Potter Expected to Beat G.
G. Gideon for President.

Isaac N. Potter Expected to Beat G.
G. Gideon for President.
st. Louis, Mo-, Feb. 6.-Next Wednes-
day the annual national assembly of the
League of American Wheelmen will begin
three days session in this city.
There is much to be accomplished at
the convention, but the most important
matter will be the election of officials.
There is considerable rivalry for the posi-
ton of president between Isaac N. Potter,
the present incumbent. and George G.
Gideon, the ex-chairman Of the racing
board.
Ex-President Elliott of Massachusetts is
back of the Gideon boom. While it is
known that Mr.. Gideon would be a good
man for president, the chances seem TO be
against his election.
It is stated that the Potter ticket has
allowed Pennsylvania, the second largest
division in the league, to name the first
vice president, and the support of the
keystone state has been promised them.
There are almost any number of resolu-
tons to be acted upon, and they will be
the subject of much debate. Almost every
delegate to the Assem- bly, has a pet idea
or his owH-ez 1taias Rst expected that the
fight for the granting OF local option will
amount to much.
Missouri, as well as the majority of the
Western and Southern states, is known to
be in favor of this movement being pass
ed, but the Fasteners are opposed to IT,
and as they practically control the league,
what they say viii go.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-07
CUBA's NEW CABINET.
President GaIvez Explains the Mis-
sion Before 1t,


Havana, Feb. 6.-Senor Jose Maria Gal
vez, president of the autonomist cabinet.
says there is no disagreement among its
members, nor anything in the nature of a
crisis. On the contrary, all the ministers
understand their programme and mission.
which he sums UP as Ito establish the new
regime, to prepare for the elections and
to constitute a Champer of Deputies"
Under no conditions, declares Senior Gal
vez, is in the mission of members of the
cabinet to address the insurgents officially.
or to negotiate for peace unless they should
have a guarantee as to the outcome of
their efforts Nevertheless, the members
of the cabinet in their unofficial capacitv
will do all in their power to smooth the
pathway and will contribute to all private
efforts to bring about a favorable issue
Senior Galvez says the cabinet is expect
ing favorable news from the province of
Santa Clara and assurances that Gen.
Maxine Gomez retired across the trocha
into the Camaguey district, owing to lack
of support and to conflicting opinions of
district insurgents in Eastern Cuba
Peace will come, he declares by the com
bined action of arms and politics." but it
is absolutely necessary to demonstrate the
efficiency of Spanish arms at the same
time that the beneficial influences of the
new regime are being made known.
The French cruiser du Bourdieu arrived
here to-day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-07
DOLE OFF ron THE WEST.
Hawaiian President to Sail for Home
About FEB. ~.

AAWaAluh A'iesiueht 10 snii AoE nome
About Feb. ~.
Washington Feb. 6.--President Dole and
his party ceased 10 be the guests OF the
nation tonight at 7:2o o'clock, when he
started for Buffalo, and thus began his
return journey for the Hawaiian Islands.
The President arrived at the Pennsyl-
vanla station but few minutes before
his train was ready to start, and was
not kept waiting, but Immediately went
10 the private Pullman car, Coronet,
which he will occupy on his trip to Buf-
falo
The party was escorted to the station
by Assistant Secretary of State Thomas
w. Cridler, Maj. Heisland of the army,
Commander Phelps Of the navy and sew
eral friends Of the President. Minister
Hatch and Mrs. Hatch also were present.
The train will arrive in Buffalo to-mor-
row morning about 10 o'clock, going by
way OF Harrisburg and Elmira, via the
Northern Central Railroad. The Presi-
dent win remain In Buffalo until HAS to-
morrow night when he will start for
Cleveland, where he will stop over for a
few hours in order that Mrs. Dole may
meet some OF her relatives living there.
He will then go direct to st. Louis nnd
will take the Sunset Limited train, leav-
ing there at 10 o'clock Saturday night.
lie will arrive in California Tuesday and
will spend several days at Riverside, the
home Of his brother.
He will then return to San Francisco,
where he will be given a banquet by for
mer residents OF Honolulu. He expects
to sail on either the Gaelic or Mariposa,
leaving on Feb. % and % respectively.