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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-03-07

Are of two kinds; the ball that is
used in playing the game, and the
dancing party which is often given
at the end of the tournament.
Some people contend you cannot
make good cup of tea without a
tea ball, but we know that if you
use Chase & Sanborn's package
teas you can make good tea by any
Of the approved methods.
This is because you have good
tea to begin with.
Poor teas cannot result in health
full, delicious beverage, no matter how
carefully you try to brew them.
With Chase u Sanborn's package
teas you are sure of getting the best
that money, skill and experience
can produce.
1t makes no difference whether
you try their Kohinoor, which is a
fine breakfast tea, the Orlof, a
Formosa Oolong with a delicate
lilac flavor, or the Orange Pekoe,
with its rich wine-like body.
Inasmuch as these teas are sold
only in pound and half-pound air
tight Tea Lead packages you are
sure of getting the genuine article,
with all its natural strength and
freshness preserved.
One pound makes over 200 cups.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-03-07

East Franklin
Mason Springer and family have moved
back to their home here.
Mrs. Addie Hartman and son Leroy
are visiting friends in Egypt for few
days.
+. NJ. Blasdell has moved with his
family into Mrs. Mabel GouId's house for
the present.
Misses Hattie and Florence, daughters
of +. NJ. Blaisdell and wife, and Miss
Carrie Blaisdell, who have been attending
school in Castine, returned home Satur-
day. They left Castine on the steamer
"Castine", March l, and their experience
during that storm and until they got
home, or to he ashes of their home, WAS
exciting.
March 5. $. U.
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West Franklin.

West Franklin.
Lorenzo DeBeck is very low.
The storm OF Thursday night was the
most severe for long time.
Mrs. Ida Clark died Wednesday after a
long illness, aged about forty-Gsven years.
Besides an aged father and numerous
brothers and sisters, she leaves a hus-
band and nine children. Services were
held at her late home on Friday after
noon, Rev. ID. b. Smith officiating.
Owing to the terrible condition OF the
roads only few could attend.
March 5. CHEER.
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who WOuldn't

Praise Comfort Powder for giving a sick
baby sweet sleep. Miss E. l. Burroughs,
Trained Nurse, Poughkeepsie, N. Y,
says at worked like a charm on baby
with badly irritated skin, allaying and
curing the trouble"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-03-07
That Throbbing Headache

Would quickly leave you, il you used
DIR. Kings New Life Pills. Thousands Of
sufferers have proved their matchless merit
for Sick and Nervous Headaches. They
make pure blood and strong nerves and
build up your health. Easy to take. Try
them. Only rs cents. Money back 4 not
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-03-07
GRllN.0! GRAlN.O!

Rene mbcr that name when you want de-
nctous, apysctixlng, pourishing food drink to
take the place OF coffee. Sold by all grocer
and liked by all who have u-ed IT, Grain-O L.
made of pure grain, IL aids digestion and
etreng < thu ms the nerves. IL IL not IA stimulatt
but health builder and the children a. well as
the adults can drink IL with great benefit. Costr
about Y as much coffee i3c. and sc per
package Ask your grocer for Grain.u.
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WEDNESDAY, March Z. 1900.

In the court Of adversely any one can
get new trial.
An old lady was asked whatlshe thought
of the eclipse. She replied: "Weil, IL
proved one thing, and that Is, that the
papers don't always tell lies."
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-06-29

Australia. New York and Vancouver
are the only ports in America from which
sheep can be shipped to the Island Cont
nent, other ports being barred for rea-
sons of sheep diseases being prevalent
there or ome other cause. Before they
can be landed in Australia, afidavits
must be produced by Mr.. Norton to the
effect that they. anne from nc port but
Vancouver, that they came from Yer
mont or one of the other five eligible
states of the Union, that they were
passed by the veterinary officer here, and
so on. All this tends to secure the keep
ing out of disease from the Australian
farms and ensures that the shipment con-
tains the best animals that can be bought.
Mr.. Norton is accompanied this trip
by his son, and they are guests at the
Leland.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-06-29
ADDISON COUNTY MERINOS


\ Canadian Paper Describes an Australian
shipment En- Route.
A carload of what are probably the
finest sheep ever sent to Australia arrived
on Thursday from the east, for shipment
by the Aorangi for the Antipodes, says
the Vancouver (B. c. News Advertiser.
They belong to Pliny b. Norton of Addi-
son County, Vermont, who last year also
took through a shipment of prize stock
for the Sydney Fair. This shipment of
IS head was brought through in a palace
horse car, which is much better venti-
lated and generally more suited to the
purpose than an ordinary freight car.
The car was inspected yesterday by
DIR. j. w. Bland. the veterinary repre-
sentative in Vancouver of the depart
ment of agriculture of New South Wales,
and he, as well as the owner, Mr.. Nor
ton. who naturally thinks a great deal
of them, %pronounces them the finest lot
of Spanish-.American Merinos he has
ever seen. They are all of the best bred
stock in Vermont, worth as high as
$1,000 each, and will be sold to the sheep
raisers of Australia at the annual fair
next July. The shipment left Vermont
Is days ago, and all are now in an APP
parently perfect condition. They will
be kept in the car until the steamer is
ready to sail in a week, and will then be
given berths in crates.
The finest fleeces are. of course, on the
rams, the wool being very thick aud
silky and of a texture as nearly perfect
as possible. The wool is now from three
to -four inches long. and will average in
weight from 10 to Is and Is pounds a
fleece. Mr.. Norton had one recently
which went 474 pounds, a weight which
would have been considered marvellous
by traders half a century ago.
The sheep are all standard bred,
marked with official register number and
name of breeder. so that with a pedigree
the length of your arm. the name and
fortunes of the sheep can be told as far
back as when the ancestors of these par.
tlcular animals were browsing on the
Spanish uplands $50 to POO years ago.
But when the Merinos-they were called
Spanish-American Merinos before the
war, but now the Spanish is left out
were first brought from Spain their coats
were perfectly smooth and very few
tleeces. of wool then went over II pounds.
Now the ewes go none lower her 20 and
some as high as 80. The result of Amer
lean breeding has been to put folds in
their cOats-'corrugated," as the Aus
tralian ~raisers say-with the result that a
fleece can now enclose the body of a bull
lock when it is stretched TO a reasonable
limit. 1t is this principle that is sought
to be carried out in Australian sheep
farming, to give a much heavier fleece
per sheep. and incidentally creates a good
market for American breeders.
There are many formalities to be gone
through in the shipment of sheep to
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-06-29
.WEATHER-CROP BULLETIN.

Dry Weather Has IA Very InfaVorable Ell
feet on the Crops of the District.
The weather of the week ending June
%, has varied but little from the normal
in temperature. The first four days
were without rain and owing to the lack
of precipitation during the previous week,
caused much damage. The average
number of clear days, ,: partly cloudy2;
cloudy, 3.
The dry weather preceding the rain of
the 22d caused widespread damage. The
hay crop, in particular, suffered. In
some localities the crop has been harvest
ed and the ground seeded for fodder. 1t
is estimated that more fields of this char
acter have been sown than ordinary. The
heavy rains of the latter part Of the
week relieved the crops along the coast,
but inland the conditions remain unfa-
v0rable. Farm operations have been un.
Interrupted. In the southern half of the
section the second hoeing has been COM
pleted while In the northern states most
crops have been cultivated once
laying has begun in most states. Re
ports generally state that the crop is
light. In old meadows especially, the
yield is below the average. \ few re-
ports from Massachusetts and Maine
state that there is an ordinary yield, but
from New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode
Island and Connecticut reports state that
the crop will be from one-half to three
fourths the normal. In New Hampshire
and Vermont pastures on sandy slopes
are looking brown.
Rye continues in good condition. Oats
are now heading, and in the localities
where heavy rains fell are promising {;
elsewhere the fields are almost station
airy. Corn is generally from a week to
ten days late: but little replanting has
been necessary.
Reports in general state that the apple
crop is heavy, though not so heavy as
the blooms seemed to indicate. One re-
port from Maine states that apples are
not so promising as they were a week
ago; another from the same state says
they are blighting and falling. One cor
respondent from Massachusetts says that
the Baldwin variety is abundant, but
that there are no Hubberdstons in his vi
NiLIty' All ltDOli> lIOIl new IldulD-
shire and Vermont are flattering, and one
Connecticut correspondent states the
crop never looked better. In the state
of Connecticut. which usually produces
the greater part of New England's
peach crop, the trees are full. The
late trOsts did these large orchards very
slight damage, and with increased acre
age the prospects for an abundant crop
are now propitious. Strawberries suf-
fered more from dry weather during the
week than they had previously from
the frosts. Blackberries. blueberries,
currants and pears are in excellent con-
ditiOn.
Correspondents from Massachusetts
and Maine confirm last weeks report
that gardens are suffering from multi
tudes of potato beetles. Cut worms are
damaging cabbage, and the pea louise has
appeared in Connecticut. Since the late
rains, however, gardens have presented
a better aspect.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-06-29

Prof. Nelson, of the agricultural de-
partment. in discussing the effect of new
inventions on the use of horses. a V /:
"From 1881 to 1894, a period marked by
great activity in street railway building
and also the increased manufacture and
use of bicycles. the number of horses in
creased from l2,496, ~ to lG,0Sl ,139.
This shows that, although the use of the
horse decreased in'particular directions,
yet there must have been a healthy
growth in their use in other directions.
During this period the selling value of
horses gradually declined from So to
SIS per head. But this decrease was GER
tainly not due to the number of horses
thrown on the market as a result of dis
placement by electricity in propulsion of
street cars and the general introduction
OF the bicycle, because we find the value
of other live stock-mules, milch cows
and other cattle-decreased from 30 to 10
per cent during the same time. During
the prevalence of the great commercial
depression from 1898 to 1897 the number
of horses in the country fell to 1861, GG7.
AT the same time the value per head
suffered a further decrease, the same be-
Ing the case with sheep, swine and cattle
other than milch COWS. The cattle in
terest was the first TO recover being fol-
lowed a year later by the other stock in
terests. 1t is likely that there will be a
continued demand for the right kind of
horses. a great deal has been written
about the probable displacement of the
horse by the automobile, but it hardly
seems probable that it will produce any
more serious effects than have the electric
street cars and bicycles. Each has its
sphere of usefulness, and each Will con-
tinue to have"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-06-29

Two little insects which are usually of
minor importance are doing more or less
real damage in Vermont at this time.
The observant fruit grower has doubt
less seen them on his apple trees, and
has perhaps been wondering what they
are. The first Is the canker worm, some
times known as the measuring worm.
This is a small green or brownish worm
or caterpillar, about an inch long. 1t
feeds OF the apple leaves, and on other
trees sometimes. 1t may be found
spinning down from tn branches on a
fine silky thread any time during the
day. This insect is smaller and greener
than the forest tent caterpillar, and
does not run in such large families. 1t
does a good deal of damage in some
cases, however. The other insect is the
cigar-case bearer, so called from the
fact that the little case which it bears
looks like a miniature cigar about half
an inch long. These little cigars may
be found sticking straight up from the
twigs, leaves or fruit on which the
caterpillars are resting. 1t is a peculiar
little s%coundrel, and ought to be sup
pressed. We are informed by the Yer
mont experiment station hat both these
insects can be killed readily by spray
ing with puris green in the usual man.
ner. Full directions for using paris
green have been published so often that
it is hardly necessary to repeat them
here.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-06-29
CHINA AND THE WORLD.

y few decades ago there were many
persons in Europe who alarmed them
selves and tried to brighten the world by
which they imagined could be done by
China when the 100000 O0 or $1,000, 900
males of that country between 20 and
10 years of age should begin their long.
threatened war against the outside "bar-
bariaDs.' These ~fOrebOdings were par
tlcularly gloomy around the time of the
wars of England and France against
China in 1S51-60. when the Celestials
made a hard struggle In one or two con
tlicts. At this moment more nations
are in quasi or actual conflict with China
than were ever before engaged against
that country simultaneously in all its 10
or 90 centuries of history. In the con-
flicts which are now under way at and
around Taku about half a dozen of the
great nations are arrayed against the
Chinese. These include England, France.
Germany, Russia, Japan and, apparent
ly, the United States. with Italy and
Austria as possible participants if the
war should continue a few weeks. There
80 49, l opItINt vi dldil III lllt Oul-
side world over the situation. however.
except as concerns the fate of the Euro
peans and observation-disclosures mis-
sionaries and merchants-who are in
China, and r>ports of the massacre of
some of whom have been sent out.
Nevertheless, the situation may easily
turn out to be serious for China and the
rest of the world. 1t Is u%ndeniable that
several of the nations would be glad to
seize these disturbances as a pretext to
divide up China on the plan carried out
in Africa in the SOS, and England, which
has long resisted all such partition, but
whose hands are now to some extent,
tied by the Boer conflict, may be forced
to acquiesce In the arrangement. The
United States, of course, is against di-
vision, but the United States single
handed could not prevent it, and, more
over, would not fight to prevent 1t. The
cost to the United States of a wal to prop
up the feeble and vicious dynasty doml-
mated by the r~eactionary empress dowa-
ger would be out of all proportion to the
benefits which would result from the
maintenance of the present government.
Then, too, there is a possibility of end
less trouble for the European patton
which would be glad to disrupt the en-
pire. While the chances are that the
present disturbances in China will end in
a few weeks, and that Pekin will be cap
tured, and some of the leaders of the
murderous boxers be executed, the af1ilia-
ton of the head of the dynasty with the
a I fnrninn alnnanhn Aa,a.s.z
menace to civilization which gives a
grave aspect to the situation.-St. Louis
Globe-DemocIat.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-06-29

The new advertiser looks for direct and
immediate returns from his advertising,
and if he doesn't get them is likely to
think the advertising Improbable. The
old and experienced advertiser is willing
to wait for results, and it is he who gem
orally gets them. Only bargain advertis-
ing brings in business with a rush:and it
must be remembered that bargain adver-
Using is not profitable in itself-the prof
it comes later. Bargains bring people
again; and it is the people who come
again who make profitable customers.
Advertising lives a great deal longer than
most people give it credit for. An ad
that is in today loses its value only when
the last man who saw ii is dead. An eX-
perience of mine on the life of advertis-
ing may not be amiss. In a monthly
class publication | inserted an advertise
ment one month, from which immediate
replies did not seem to Justify cOntIn-
uance. and | stopped it. Six months
afterward | got a reply that brought me
more business than the advertising cost.
About ten months afterward | heard
from a man who paid me several times
the cost of the advertisement. Who knows
bur, if | had continued the advertising. it
might have made me rich: The direct
and immediate results were almost moth
ing. The results that came after | had
supposed the advertisement lead and
forgotten were as profitable as they were
surprising. As a single advertisement
can seldom be hoped to pay, and as the
cumulative effect of repeated advertising
is the strongest element in the success of
advertising, it is not unreasonable to
suppose that a continuance of that adver-
tisement would have been highly prof
itable.-EXchange.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-06-29

l concluded TO try your medicine and
| can truly say it does all hat you
claim for it to do.
Ten bottles of Lydia f. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and seven pack
ages of Sanatiye Wash have made a
new woman of me. / have had no
womb trouble since taking the fifth
bottle. | weigh more than | have in
years can do all my homework,
sleep well, have a good appetite and
now feel that life is worth living, l
owe all to Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegeta-
be Compound. l feel that it has saved
my life and would not be without it for
anything. l am always glad to recon-
mend your medicine to all my sex, for l
know if they follow your directions,
they will be cured. "-MRs. ANNE
THOMPSON, South Hot Springs, Ark,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-06-29

In the annual adjustment of postmas-
tiers salaries to take effect July l, Post
master IIazen comes in for on addition of
500. As this increase in salary is a
direct result of an increase in the business
done in this office, it is pretty sure indi-
cation that st. Johnsbury is steadily
growing in the amount of business done.
1t may also be interesting to note that
Waterbury is relegated from second to
third class and the postmaster's salary
reduced 5000 and that Brattleboro and
Hyde Park are reduced 500 and Derby
Line 5000. In addition to st. Johnsbury
these places also secure the 500 increase :
Barton, Bradford, Chester, Island Pond,
~Lyndonville, Morrisville, Mortified,
SaXton's River, Springfield, Windsor,
Vergennes.-St. Johnsbury Republican.
Six million persons were stated to be
receiving famine relief in India.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-06-29
WASHINGTON, d. c.

GeaeSSee P,Te Food Co.., lie Roy, v. y:
Gentlemen Our family realize so
much from the use of GRAlN.O that |
feel | must say a word to induce others
20 use it. If people are interested in
their health and the welfare of their
children they will use no other beverage.
| have used them all, but GRAIN-O |
have found superior to any, for the rea-
son that it is solid grain.
Yours for health, c. F. MYERS.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-06-29
NEWSPAPER SCOOPS.
THE BANE AND THE NIGHTMARE OF
A JOURNALISTS LIFE.

IL |NOSe IoF NtNf I'M re-
cu1inrities of Securing Inside News
by Washington Correspondents.
They were all newspaper men, and
they were all so united on the PROPOSE
ton under consideration that they did
not interrupt the maj who was doing
the talking.
Scoops said the sharp nosed re-
porter to the others. "arc the bane and
the nightmare of a newspaper mans
life, from the proprietor and managing
editor Gown to the Maltese office cat.
Many a man occupies a desk today
because of a good beat and many an
other man is engaged in a more humble
occupation because he failed to see
journalistic life.
"a newspaper man is as touchy on
this subject as Il ona ON her back
hair; Justly SO, because n standard is
formed by which his journalistic tai
ents are largely rated and his salary
in accordance. If the city editor asks
him too often why he didn't get it. he
finally gets it where the fowl gets the
AK, and n new maj appears on his for
mer assignment.
Editors, however, are usually con-
sidcrate with a good man, for the lat
ter will scoop his rival as often as he
himself is scoopcd-pcrhaps oftener-
and it thus evens Itself up. Sometimes,
however, the wielder of the blue pen
oil Inc nm attach Of o.,1t, in1irnctin1
like the rest of us, and things are apt
to be unpleasant.
"a good. big beat fills the entire of
fee with hilarious joy, and particular
ly the lucky reporter rejoices. 1t oft
times means an increase in salary. The
office of the chief rival contemporary Is
thrown into corresponding gloom.
'"The city editor Is the adjutant gen
eral of the force. Usually he is as
considerable as his duty to the proprie-
tor permits. Nearly all are graduates
from the ranks. Where the magazine
newspaper story writer finds the city
editor he usually pOrtrays has always
been a deep, dull mystery to me. He
may treat outsiders 90 bc kind to the
magazine story Writcr) as their Stories
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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-06-29

Neglect is a short step so many take
from a cough or cold TO consumption.
The early use of One Minute Cough Cure
prevents consumption. 1t is the only
harmless remedy that gives immediate
results. 1t cures all throat and
lung troubles. Children like it and
mothers indorse it.. Isaac Sterns,
Middlebury; Day Bros, East Mid
dlebury; C. w. Sowle, West Corn
wall C. C. Frost, Cornwall d. II. Ben
nett, Bridport; c. b. Kendall, Shoreham /;
F. c.. Dyer, West Salisbury; w. B.
French, Orwell.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-06-29

When a mar is tortured with back
ache or lame back he doesn't want to
experiment with new and untried
remedies.
He realizes that the backache is
kidney ache.
The lame back virtually means lame
kidneys, aud he knows that there's
very serious trouble in store if he
doesn't get his kidneys to do their
duty. In his trouble he naturally
turns to
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-06-29
TO WOMEN WHO DOUBT.

Every suffering Woman Should Read this
Letter and be Convinced that Lydia r.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Does
Cure Female Weakness.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-06-29

The natives in Gambia colony, West
Africa, have risen against the British.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-06-29

the womb and ov;
and at
periods | suffered tt
ribly, AT times m,
back would ach'
very hard. Icould (
not lift anything =.
or do any heavy
work; was not able
to stand on my feet
My husband spent
hundreds ofdollars
for doctors but
they did me no
good. After a time 4
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-06-29

81 have been troubled with female
weakness in it's worst form for
about ten years. l had leucorrhea
and was so weak that | could not
do my homework. l also had fall
ing of the womb and inflammation of
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-06-29

Six million persons were stated to be
receiving famine relief in India.