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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-31

knocked seven bells out of everything
he came across and had money to
bury on every island he came across.
He thought he was having a high old
time and that it would last to his
elghty-fifth year and that he would
then give $4,000 to an orphan asylum
and die In his bed. All of you know
how he ended. He was still prancing
and cavorting and high rolling when
the law seized him and he was hung
by the neck. lie figured it all out be-
fore he went his way, and he came to
the conclusion that he hadn't been in
IT. He wrote It down on his shirt col
lar in red ink that his having had
high old time was all a mistake and
that the farmer who had stuck to corn
and potatoes was ahead of the pirate
business. | sec before me bald
headed, broad backed man, who is evil
IDENTITY itching to become a pirate bold
| call on him to pause ere It is too late,
Let us take a still more historical
case. Behold the picture of Judas Is
CARROT. 1t is n sketch made of him
while he was Il young man, and you
see that he holds the plow behind an
OK. Judas was n tiller of the soil for
many years. He was naturally good,
and daily contact with nature added to
his goodness. He came to be known
far and wide as a man who always
shoveled the snow off his sidewalk
clear up to the line, and If he had
lawsuit about Il line fence he didn't
drag in the whole country. When he
went up to Jerusalem he was honored
and respected of all men. and his daily
life was without blot No one has
tried to explain why Judas suddenly
made UP his mind to change and give
things away. He was rewarded with
u pieces of silver. but he had no note
coming due and was not hard up for
cash. But change he did, and he r.
doubt expected to have high old times
and lead the band. His career, as you
all know, was brief and rocky. Things
didn't turn out as he hoped for. lie
was stunned of mon. lodged Of dogs
and died without having enjoyed him
self for n day. am now looking at a
man in this audience who closely re-
sembcs Judas IscariOt and who may
be planning to sell oct and cut loose.
If SO, let my words sink deep into his
heart when | say THAT the result Of
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-31

Timely information given Mrs. George
Long, of New Straitsville, Ohio, saved
two lives. a frightful cough had long
kept her awake every night. She had
tried many remedies and doctors but
steadily grew worse until urged to try
Dir. Kings New Discovery. On bottle
wholly cured her; and she writes, this
marvellous medicine also cured Mr.. Long
of severe attack of Pneumonia. Such
cures are positive proof of its power to
cure all throat, chest and lung troubles.
Only soc and Sl.00 Guaranteed. Trial
bottles free at W. H. SheldOn's drug
store.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-31

champagne and race horses and going
a-dshing; but alas, 1t is also full Of
blighted souls
Let me herewith present you the
picture Of Captain Kidd, the pirate.
lie was a man who had honor and
fame and the respect Of the world
within his reach. lie had only to keep
on being good to arrive at that point
where men would doff their hats to
him and women fall over each other To
get view of the back of his neck.
Then he suddenly changed. lie flung
his goodness TO the winds and went in
to be n screaming old pirate He was
a hummer from Hummersville. de
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-31

Chinese are dangerou: enemies. for
they are treacherous. That's why all
oounterfeits Of DeWiJt's Witch Ila2.l
Salve are dangerous. They look like
DeWitt's. bur instead Of the al!-healug
witch hazel they all contain ingredients
liable to irritare the skin and cause blood
poisoning. For piles. injuries and skin
diseases use the original and genuine De-
Wits Witch Hazel Saive. d. A. Bis
bees Drug Store.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-31
WHAT A BLESSING.
Many of Our Readers are Learn.
ing to Appreciate.

many OF Our READERS are Ledr0~
ing to Appreciate.
What blessing it is.
Sought after by thousands.
Many a miserable man is happy now.
Nights of unrest, days of trouble.
An itching skin disease means this.
Itching Piss mean it,
Eczema just as bad, and just as hard to
cure.
But Doans Ointment relieves at once
and cures all itchiness of the skin.
A blessing to a suffering public.
Here's proof to back our statement.
Mr.. Samuel Carr, of s School street,
Haverhill, Mass, says Il procured
Doan's Ointment for an eruption on my
leg which caused me considerable
anxiety. The treatment gave satisfac-
tory results and warrants me in saying
that Doan's Ointment acts up to the rep
reservations made for it. "
Doan's Ointment for sale by all deal
ers. Price so cents. Mailed bv Foster
Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y, sole agents
for the U. S. Remember the tame,
Doan's, and take no substitutes.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-31

Nothing teaches patience like a gar
den. You may 20 round and watch the
opening bud from day TO day, but ii
takes its own time, and you cannot
urge 1t on faster than it will. If forced,
it is only torn to pieces. All the best
results of n garden, like those of life,
are slowly but regularly progressive
Weekly Bouquet.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-31
WAsHINGTON. p. {

GeneSsec Pure Food Co.,, lie Roy, ". Y:
Gentlemen Our family realize so
much from the use of GRAIN-O that
feel must say a word to induce others
to 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. +. MYERS.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-31

During the civil war. as well a I'm our
late war with Spain. dlarrhoea was one
of the most troublesome diseases The
army had 10 contend with. I'm many iu-
stances it became chronic and the o'd
soldiers still suffer from il. Sir. Dsvd
Taylor of Wind Ridge, Greene Co.. pa.,
is one OF these. He uses Chamber aims
Collie, Cholera and Darrhoea Remedy
and says he never found anything Jnal
would give him such quick relief. it is
for sale by Dr. d. 4. Bisbec.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-31

The soothing and healing properties Of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, its pleas
ant taste and prompt and permanent
cures, have made it favorite with the
people everywhere. For sale by Or. d.
\. Bisbee.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-31
THE FUN IN BADNESS.
1T is POOR COMPENSATION FOR A
CAREER OF CRIME.
The Famous Lecturer, q. Hope Jones,
Cites Some Noted Cases In History
to Prove His Contention Tint Cuss-
edncss Doesn't Pay.
Copyright, 1900, by c. E. Lowis.l


edncss Doesn't Pay.
copyright, 1900 by c. =. Lewisl
Fellow Citizens of Oshkosh-permit
me to say that | am proud and grateful
for this large attendance this evening.
Although the admission is free and
everybody came expecting chrome
as a free gift, | am grateful all the
same Before beginning my lectures it
is usual for me to take UP collection,
and l will now proceed with the task.
This collection is not necessarily an
evidence of your good faith in any
thing particular, but is intended to
pay my back rent and laundry bills
and assist me to reach Beaver Dam.
1t doesn't matter to the undersigned
whether you give checrfully or grudg-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-31

You will never find any other pills so
prompt and so pleasant rs De Wits
Little Early Risers. DR.. d. a. Blsbee's
Drug Store.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-31
JELL.O THE Nav DESSERT,

pleases all the family. -Four nevo~o -
Lemon, Orange. Raspberry and Strav-
berry. At your grocers. 10 cts. Trv
it today.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-31

The japanese government has given
permission to the United States to es-
tablish hospital on japanese territory.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-31
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS
FACTS AND OPINIONS GATHERED
FROM CONTEMPORARIES.

Down at the census Office are thous-
and or more electrical machines that can
almost talk. and the labor they save is
impossible to calculate. says Washing
ton correspondent. But for them it
would require 10000 clerks several years
TO tabulate and classify and compute the
information sent in by the $4,000 en-
umerators regarding the 100000
people who compose this great and
glorious republic.
The first thing to he done when the
returns of the enumerators are sent in
upon large sheets of paper will be to
transfer the Information they contain to
strong manila cards about four by eight
inches in size. The cards are impersonal,
but each bears a number and represents
a citizen of the United States. Eighty
million cards have been provided. Upon
this card are 2i0 symbols, which repre-
sent every item of information that
could possibly be reported by an en-
umerator under his instructions-bir birth
place, age, color, sex, occupation, num-
Der of children. etc. For example, the
wv" over at the left-hand upper corner
'Ch =" Chinese; "Jp." japanese; in"
Indian. In the next row IN represents
male and "F'' female. Over in the other
corner are the signs for place of nativity,
which can easily be Identified, the upper
letters representing the states and the
lower ones foreign countries-"En., "
England; IS. A." South America {;
DIX Denmark; "Sz =" Switzerland !;
"Php.," Philippine Islands.
This card is placed upon machine
that resembles one of those tracing in
struments used for transferring maps,
and the keyboard corresponds exactly to
its lettering. The operator, glancing at
the return of the enumerator, moves the
KEY over the board and places it care
fully upon the spot represented by the
symbol wanted This causes little
knife to pierce q bole in the card at that
precise spot and when the operation is
completed the card resembles the perfor-
ated sheets that are used in orchestrions
and automatic pianos.
When all the returns from census
district have been transferred in this man
ner from the enumerators' sheets 70 the
cards the latter are packed away in tin
box, properly marked, each box being
large enough to hold 2000 cards. and it
oqn no easily stored AWAY vim otber
canned statistics. oach box bearing a
Iahe1 indicatino i-s contents
do NOT think can describe the en-
umerotino machine so mar the reader
con understand II, IT about the size IF
on unriobt niono Inon rho nnrioh+
,art Is SET Of dials like steom rooisfers.
ono for oach If tho toms embraced i'm
no ,onnIotion schedules wiz the
onorofo,. r,,rs t,rongh +bis ,nochino tho
,danilo cards a. above dascrihed an6
e-0ses an e,eotric rircnit hr nov,ng a
,o,.or o littla ROD rrne tbrouoh eocb hoio
-. ~
ovuer en-" VI wire u register oAe'
llleIei"Ie wien '"e opers'or HSs com
pie'eu NE p'le % calus anu mas iuu theln
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-31

1t was stated that Mr. Bryan will visit
New York when the campaign is at It's
height
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-31
WAAT Sal We HAvE Eoa OEasgsr2

VIVA ''7NL- " 'l@FE rCH GE7Slia
Tins question arises IN the family every
day. Let us answer Il today. Try
Jell.O, delicious and healthful dessert.
Prepared in two minutes. No boiling 4,
no baking. add boiling water and set TO
cool. Flavors Lemon, Orange, Rasp-
berry and Strawberry. At grocers, 10 cts.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-31

Six hundred prospectors returned from
Cape Nome with stories of restitution
and Illness there.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-31

a fleet of ten German transports will
arrive at san Francisco, Cal, during
September.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-31

Herr krupp began practice Aug. %
with cannon shooting fourteen miles.
Japan has placed heavy orders in San
Francisco for salmon, to feed Its army.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-31

Asa Packer Wilbur of San Francisco,
who claimed heirship to some of the Asa
Packer estate, died a pauper at San
Francisco.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-31

Public land in Northern New Mexico
was Withdrawn from sale, in order to
save the cliff dwellings from destruction.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-31
KIDNEY TROUBLES or WOMEN
-Iis. Frederick's Letters show How She
Relied on Mrs. Pinkhaln and Was
Cured.

1Iis- Frederick's Letters show How sho
Relied on Mrs. Pinkham and Was
Cured.
" DEAR Mrs. PINKHAm:--I have q
yellow, muddy complexion, feel tired
and have bearing down pains. Menscs
have not appeared for three months;
sometimes am troubled with a white
discharge. Also have kidney and blad-
der trouble.
! have been this way for long time,
and feel SO miserable thought i would
write toyou and see if you could 90 me
any good 49, Miss EDNA FREDERICK,
( Troy, Ohio, Aug. 6, 1899.
DEAR Mrs. PGNKnAM:--I have used
/ Lydia i. Pinllham's Vegetable Com
pound according 10 directions, and can
( say ! have not felt so well for years as
/ do at present. Before taking Your
| medicine a more miserable person YOU
never saw. I could not eat or sleep,
and did not care to talk with any one.
/ Now feel so we'll / cannot be grateful
enough to you for what YOU have done
for me Miss EDNA FREDERICK, Troy,
Ohio, Sept. 10, 1899.
BackaChc Cured
DEAR Mrs. PNKnAAl Il write to
1 thank you for the good Lydia L. Pink
Vegetable Compound has done me.
1t is the only medicine / have found
that helped me. ! doctored with one
of the best physicians in the city of
New York, but received no benefit
had been ailing for about sixteen years,
was so weak and nervous that | could
hardly walk; had continued pain in my
backand was troubled with leucorrhna.
Menses were irregular and painful.
Words cannot express the benefit have
derived from the use of your medicine.
heartily recommend it TO all suffering
women. - Mrs. MARY BARsHINGER,
Windsor, Pa
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-31

of commons. and Mr.. Bafour, the gov
eminent leader in the house, being in
CURED of whether the government
would take steps TO prevent the recur-
renee of such incidents, Mr.. Balfour re-
piled. coldlv. that the demonstrations
were spontaneous" and that the re-
sponsibilitv for them rested with those
who had called the meetings.
There is no installing the meaning of
this rep'y. 1t is an authoritative an
nouncement that the government does
not intend to protect the right of public
meeting and free speech, when it takes
the form of criticism of its own proceed
ings If people get their heads broken
when they plead for peace, so much the
worse for them; they should have kept
still. Every thug in the United King
dom. and there are good many of
them, may well feel that Mr.. BalfOur
has given him license to perpetrate IS
much violence as he pleases. He may
knock down and stamp upon all the
misguided people who clamOr for peace,
and the authorities will place the respOn-
sibiitv, not on HIM. but on his victims
The British temper is showing itself at
its worst Just at present-self sufficient
arrogant, brutal 1t sorely needs more
Christening, and perhaps it may yet get
| it.-Boston Journal
1000
MAssACAUsE1Ts'S PUBLIC LIBRARIES.
The free public library movement in
/ the commonwealth of Massachusetts,
where the idea found its birth, now
stands very near completion so far as its
universal extension is concerned. There
are now only seven towns in the State
| that are without free library privile ges,
and these comprise less than one-half Of
one per cent. of the population. In the
free libraries of Massachusetts there are
now $3.50 600 volumes. with an annual
circulation of 1896, GG6. or over three vol
umes to every inhabtant. The amount
given for libraries and library buildings
! in Massachusetts, in the shape of gifts and
requests reaches in money alone to near
| ly IS. 900, 900. The value of gifts in the
way of books, furniture, pictures, sculp-
ture. etc would add enormously to this
amount. Since the first report of the
library commission in January, 1891, 40
towns have been adorned with new
/ library buildings costing g ,3SS. 600.
/ These have mostly been gifts, generally
from individuals, and their cost has not
unfavorably affected the taX-rate. Gifts
and requests to nine other towns,
amounting to at least 800 600, viii
eventually be expended for such build
inrs In five other towns rev public
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-31

Michael Drumm of OsWego, \. y.
was reported dead Later he appeared
and threatened to sue the news papers.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-31

\ Chicago wall paper man committed
suicide IN order that his wife and child
ren might receive his $1,000 insurance.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-31
NEWS OF QUARRY AND MILLS.

Two sticks of Oregon fir have arrived
in Hardwick and were taken to their
destination - the Woodbury. Granite
company's quarry. These sticks of
timber will form a portion of the new
20 ton derrick this company has found
expedient to erect. One square is 30 by
30 at the butt and &c by 2G at top, and is
trifle over 50 feet long; the other
square is 26 by 2G and n by "a and is
something oyer 20 feet in length. Six.
teen thousand pounds of castings, and
300 feet of steel cable will be used In
garnishing this little plaything. The
cost of the two sticks of timber is over
$500, exclusive of freight. They were
shipped with others of their kind on
three fiat cars, coming through from
Vancouver, Oregon, to Barre direct. and
thence to Hardwick without change Of
cars. Getting them up on the mountain
over the letter curves of the Hard wick
d Woodbury. unlimited was delicate
task. a 10 horse power engine will di-
rect the actions of this derrick
go
At Mari q Gordon's dark quarry at
Barre, Friday afternoon a tall pole fell
that was being put in place as a part of
the new conveyor system to be used
there. This pole was all of 100 feet
long and had been spliced. 1t was COM
pletely wrecked, but no one was injured.
The accident will cause delay of at
least three weeks in putting the new
system into operation, besides causing
the firm considerable financial loss.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-31
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FREE SPEECHES M ENGLAND.

FREE SPEECHES nv ENGLAND.
The British rough-and the British
rough is about the most brutal specimen
Of his type to be found anywhere in
Christendom-has been having his own
way with the men and women who, con-
WINGED that England Is in the wrong in
the war in south Africa, have dared TO
agtate in favor Of peace.
At a dozen places public meetings
which had been called in the interest of
the peace movement have been broken
up by violence, and the police have paid
little heed TO what was going on. The
other night, when several leaders in the
peace agitation were quietly eating their
dinner at public restaurant, the place
was attacked with stones and clubs by
an organized gang of roughs. singing
"God Save the QueeL," while they broke
in the front of the establishment and
put all the inmates at peril of their
lives.
These ebullitions of feeling having
been brought to the notice of the house
North Park union., 1900-11-16
LAND-PRopUciNo TREE.

Il Arisss from the ssa and Adds 70 TIE
Surface Of the Earth.
Every one has read of large Islands
being produced by the mineral depos-
its Of innumerable coral animals. but
few people know that there exists .
tree which. like the coral island. arises
from the sea and adds to the surface
Of the earth. Some twenty years ago
a schooner. while sailing along the
South American coast. was wrecked
ON . sand bank. The captain Of tho
vessel CHANGED to have number of
seeds, which we now know were given
him as a token Of friendship by .
Mexican. In the confusion Of the
wreck these seeds were lost in the
sand, and. finding their way into the
soil, took root. The tree which arose
is such - II found only in the tropi-
cal countries Of America. Like mon
strous vine 1t crawh along the ground
and spreads with marvellous rapidity.
Its huge branches interlace and form
q surface ~ solid as earth. The i'm
msnss vine nr1t grows under water
along The sand. and then. like the coral
rising upon itself. at last comes above
~ ssa The sand stretches for miles
and niles beneath the surface Of the
ocean. 10 that there seems no limit 70
tAis nonstrous tree.
North Park union., 1900-11-16

ago stand upon It Of 1880 feet per acre.
Nearly all of this area was In the east
ern states. The stand Of timber aver
aged by states ranged from 5000 up
to II. 900 feet per acre, the latter stand
being In the state Of California. The
erage stand In the southern states. in
Guiding pine and hardwood. was 5000
feet. and In New England $500 feet
These figures Of average stand. how
ever are misleading. since they repre-
sent not the average Of the timber
land Of the country. but the best Of
II. quality having largely determined
the selection Of lands. It would. there
fore. be unsafe to accept these figures
OF stand - the average. even for the
lands which are covered With mer-
chantable timber. Tho average stand
Of the wooded regions Of the eastern
country must be far below these fg-
ures. Indeed. estimates Of the stand
Of southern pine show the much low
er average Of about 5000 feet per acre
for the entire region. Judging BY the
above facts and numerous other
straws Of evidence which 1t would be
tedious to enumerate here. have
come to the conclusion that the aver
age stand upon the wooded lands In
the eass probably does not exceed 1.600
feet. The area OF woodland In this
part of the country Is little less
than half q billion acres The stand
Of timber upon It. therefore. may be
In the neighborhood Of $50 .000. 900 900
feet (B. NJ. With that estimate in
the west, $50. .00O. .O00. 900. the total
stand in the country would appear to
be. approximately. 1880 900. .000. 900
feet (B. M. In 1890 the cut was about
$4,000. 900 900 feet. and since then the
annual cut has somewhat Increased.
The present stand would therefore
supply the present rate OF consump-
tion for about ffty years. AZ ram
dom statement. then. 1t may be said
that We have timber in stock sufficient
to last the present demands of our In
dustries for nearly two generations.
Some species, however, which are ap-
plicable to certain purposes. such a.
the southern pine, the redwood. and
the red ar. will last longer than