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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-04-26
FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1901.
ANNOUNOEME EMIT.

We think that all our Subscribers Will
see that the MIDDLEBURY REGISTER
easily ranks now among the best of the
weekly county papers, not only OF YER
mont but of the whole country. The
new machinery which we have bought
works admirably and will permit the en-
largement of the paper as needed The
"Farm and Garden" department as con-
Quoted by Prof. II. f. Boyce is eminently
practical, exactly what every farmer
needs to assist him in making the farm
pay, which certainly Is matter OF first
Importance to all farmers.
The "Home Circle" will be published
hereafter substantially as it appears
this week. 1t will consist of selections
In prose and poetry, from the literature
of all times and countries, both interest
ing and instructive, and especially chosen
for the real home circle-that Is, for the
family. The selections are also made with
the design of permanent publication in
book form, so that each year the REGISTER
can issue volume of the very choicest
literature for the home, and this, volume
will be elegantly illustrated with half
tone pictures from life similar to those
which are being published In Vermont
Illustrated, only taken from a much
broader field; for it will include not only
pictures CT Vermont people and see merry,
but as well pictures of people and scenery
of the whole country, and also more or
less Of famous paintings. This book
which we feel sure will be acceptable to
ali households as permanent volume
for perusal and reference, will be fur.
nished at half price to all subscribers OF
the REGISTER
In addition to these departments of the
paper, it will be noticed that there is a
"Spirit of the. Press" department which
gives opinions of our leading con.
temporaries upon important subjects.
1t will also be seen that many short
are constantly admitted upon our edi-
tOrial page, thus adding largely to the
interest of the paper in rejecting public
opinion and giving important informa-
ton. Besides this the state and general
news is carefully compiled each week
We also add this week, which will be
continued, the publication of the local
county and Boston produce market re.
ports. And we are arranging to begin
serial story which we believe will
be of interest to many of our readers.
AS is well known the REGISTER has
now excellent accommodations, but with
the establishing of publishing house it
was perceived that these might not be
sufficient, and therefore, the opportunity
presenting, purchase was made of the
Vallette block, most excellent, CON-
modious, and favorably situated building
into which, thoroughly arranged for the
purpose, 1t is intended to remove this fall
both the REGISTER and publishing house
The publishing house being a distinct
feature, the name of the American Pub
fishing Company has been chosen to
designate it in the advertisements OF
books published.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-04-26

NermOnts mountain districts are
famous for their potatoes, but matters in
that line have not quite come to the pass
that prevails in the Andes region of
South America, where potatoes grow
wild. Historians tell US that the first
potatoes were cultivated in the Andes,
somewhere between San Diego, Chilli
and Lima, Peru.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-04-26

The presentation to the house of COM
mons last week of the estimates of
government expenses of Great Britain
for the coming year indicates that the
Boer war has added S275,0O1,000 to
England's national debt. A sum four
times as great as that expended on the
Crimean war is to be borrowed to keep
up the struggle.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-04-26

A Kansas farmer has discovered vari-
alton of the "card of thanks" habit. He
publishes a notice extending his thanks
to those friends and neighbors who 50
generously aided him in keeping the roof
of his house from blowing off.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-04-26

Vermont dairymen have formidable
and growing competition in Wisconsin
and Minnesota producers. The food
reports that he has thus far received
Information of 100 new creameries to be
opened this year in Minnesota. His re-
port gives the present total for the state
of 1872 creameries
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-04-26
WARNING PROSPECT CEMETERY Asso-
CATION

The proprietors of Prospect Cemetery As
sociation are hereby notified and warned to
meet at the school house in East Middlebury,
Monday evening, May 6, at s O'Clock, for the
following purposes, to wit:
lst To elect offices for The ensuing year.
I'd. To vote a tax for repairs on ground, II
thought necessary.
Sd To transact any other business thought
proper to come before said meeting.
EDWARD NJ. DAY. Secretary.
East Middlebury, VT, April 26, 1901.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-04-26

The steamer Marquita was launched
recently at Shelburne harbor. She is
the first boat to go into commission this
year. She came to Burlington last year
April 20.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-04-26
CUBA AS A STATE.

The following editorials from the Chi
cago Times Herald and New York Sun,
both prominent journals OF large circula-
ton, point in the right direction as TO the
proper course to be pursued with Cuba,
and Porto Rico as we'll. 1t will be seen
that these editorials suggest, what the
REGISTER has before suggested, the an
nexation of Cuba as state. The only
thing which opposes this simple and cor
rect settlement of the Cuba question is the
sugar and tobacco trust, who are afraid
In the annexation of Cuba and Porto
Rico as states, that the price of sugar
and tobacco will fall; but whether the
price of sugar falls or not, Americans
are determined that the institutions of
the country shall be preserved. And no
sugar or tobacco trust will be per-
mitted very much longer to stand In the
way of the only just, and therefore to all
parties satisfactory, settlement of this
questionable annexation of Cuba to our
country as a state.
The Record Herald says:
OFFER STATEHOOD TO CUBA.
Senator Morgans suggestion that the op,
position of the Cubans to the Platt amend.
ment, which virtually provides an American
protectoTate of the island, might be placated
by an offer of statehood, affords an honor.
able escape from the blunder and bad faith
of that amendment.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-04-26

A recent pension bulletin announces
that Martha Washington of Buffalo,
N. Y, has been granted pension as the
dependent widow of George Washington
of Buffalo.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-11
COurting in Holland.

Holland is a place where primitive customs abound. Traditions are sa- credlv hande ] down and observed, and this yeneration for ancient things has kept alive in the country what are known as co1rting Sundays. Through out Holland the four Sundays Of No- vember arg said to be kept as fete days. They are named seyerally Re- view, Decision, Purchase and Posses sion Sunday On Review Sunday ey- cry one goes to church, and after serv- ice there is a church parade, when all the young men and maidens look at each other but forbear speaking On Decision Sunday each would-be bene- dict approaches the maiden of his choice with a caremonious bow. and from her response judges whether he is acceptable as 8 suitor or not. On Purchase Sunday the consent of par ants and guardians is sought. if the wooing during the week has been hap py. Possession Sunday witnesses the first apf trance of the various lovers Def 70 6n as aetPfl O, prospec- tive. brides and bridegrooms.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-11
THE SPOT DISEASE.
Growers of American NioIets Unable to
 Cheek It.

Each year vielets are sold through out the United States to the value of a million dollars, and yet with all the money invested in the industry grow CTS are not able to cope with and master the violet disease name given to seye. maladies which at tack the violet The worst Of these maladies is characterized by the spots with witch t marks the flower. and owing to the ravages Of this particu lar disease the cultivation Of the vio- let has been abandoned in many parts of the country. The department of az riculture says that the disease attacks the plants at any stage of their growth. from the small unro2ted cutting in the cutting bed 10 the mature plant in full flower. Plants making q vigor- ous, rapid. but soft or saceulent growth. are most subject to the dis ease. It's first appearance ts charac terized by small definite. usually cir cular, greenish or yellow:sh white spots, resembling the bite or sting of an insect. They vary in size from dots scarcely preceptible to the unaided eye to spots thirty-second of an inch or more in diameter. The point of in- lection is surrounded by narrow ring of discolored tissue, usually black or very dark brown, but changes to lighter shade as the spots grow old CT. AS the spot develops, the central portion remains unchanged in appear anee, while the tissues immediately surrounding it, either to one side or more frequently in a circle, become diseased by the ramifying growth of the fungus through this portion Of the leaf Various opinions have been ex- pressed as to the cause of the disease weakness of the plants, improper soil conditions, growing them in the open fields where they are exposed to drought. rains, dews and direct rays of the summer sun, and lack of atten- tion to properly heating ventilating and fumigating the houses. There is no effective remedy for the disease when it has gained footheld. The principal fungicides n common use for the prevention and check of plant diseases have frequently been tried for this trouble but with varying results. The solution of the problem of con- trolling the disease lies in preventing it by giving careful attention to the production of vigorous. healthy, plant growth rather than in trying to check the trouble after it has once gained foatb0id.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-11
CICERO'S WIT.
Exasperating Retort Not Modern Feature
 of Jury Trial.

The retort eXaSperating is not a modern feature of trial by jury. In the case against Verres- one of the great trials of antiqpity-in which Cic- ero appeared for the prosecution and Hortensius for the defense, Cicero made typical excursion against his opponent Hortensius was known, in violation of the law, which required the services of advocates at Rome to be gratuitous, to have received as & present from his client valuable im- age of the Sphinx, one of the spells of his government in Sicily. While Cic- ero was examining witness, Horton dles,' said he T cannot understand you That is odd" Cicero rejoined. for you have Sphinx at home to solve them" Cicero's repartees were seldom without energy When Clodius had been acqu ted of the charge of bribed to bring in favorable verdict Cicero, who appeared as the defender of the re e0ublic, left the corrupt jurors and the favorers and supporters of that verdict without word to say for themselves. He overwhelmed Clodius in the senate to his face in a set speech. Then followed a duel of words in which Cicero was all along the vic- tor Clodius, among other insinua- tjons, said You have bought a house. You would think that he said" retorted Cicero, you have bought jury." They did not trust you on their oath" said Clodius. Yes . said Cicero, twenty-five jurors did trust me- Thirty-one did not trust you, for they took care to get their money beforehand" Here there was a burst of applause, and Clodius broke down and remained silent. There Is nothing coldly classic in these ex- amples of Cicero's ready wit; they might have come from a latter-day master of thrust and parry.-Youth' s Companion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-11
SOME WHY'S INBRED.
The Ancient ana Curious Origin of Fa-
 miliar Customs.

miliar Customs
 It is not surprising what a number of little things We do without knowing the reason. Why, for instance, do widows wear eaps2 Perhaps they may say because they make them look pretty and interesting. But the real reason is that when the Romans were in England they shaved their heads as a sign of mourning. Of course a woman couldn't let herself be seen with bald head. so she made herself pretty cap. ing it has pa ssed away, the cap re- mains. Nh, a= ='a have bows on the left side Of ct tS In olden times, when me were much in the open air and hats be bought for half q dollar, t Was .}o habit to tie cord around tho crown and let the ends fall on the left side to be grasped on the arising of a squall They fell on the left side so they might be grasped by the left hand, the right usually being more usefully engaged. Later on, the ends got to be tied in a bow, and later
 
 has remained, and will probably re- main till the next deluge or something of that sort. What is the meaning of the crosses or Ks on barrel of beer? They signify degrees of quality nowa- days. But originally they were put on by those ancient monks as sort of trademark. They Were crosses in those days, and meant sort of oath on the cross, sworn by the manufacturer that his barrel contained good liquor. Why are bells tolled for the dead? This has become so familiar practice that a funeral without would appear un- Christian. Yet the reason is quite bar barous Bells were tolled long ago, when peopleWere being buried,in order to frighten away the evil spirits who lived in the air Why do fair ladies break bottle of wine on the ship they are christening? Merely another sur viyal of barbaric custom. In the days Of sacrifice to the gods it was custom ary to get some poor victim when a boat was being launched and to cut his throat over the brow. so that his blood baptized it. Why are dignitaries deafened by salute when they visit foreign port? It seems curious sort of welcome, this firing off of guns, but it seems the custom arose in a very reasonable way Originally, town or warship fired off their guns on the approach of important and friendly strangers to show that they had suei. faith in the visitors peaceful inten- tions they didn't think if necessary to keep their guns loaded. Why do we sometimes throw shoe after a bride? The reason is not very nplimentary From of old it has been the habit of mothers to chastise their children with shoe. Hence the custom arose of the father O. bride making a present to the bridegroom of shoe, as a sign that it was to be his right to keep her in order,-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-11
Had Handled S5O,OOo,oOo.

X remarkable record was that which had been gained by the late John Lancombe, for B years cashier of the government printing office at Washington and an employe of the in- stitution in some capacity since it's establishment His record lay in the fact that as cashier of the printing of- fee he disbursed more than s50,000, 900, and without the disallowanee or sus- pension of single account turned in by him to the auditors of the treasury.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-11
A "Feathere6 De-"

For months past a man has been eoining money by exhibiting in vari- GUS parts of Kansas "feathered dog" 4 reporter went to view the alleged freak. He pulled half a dozen feath- CTS iron. the dogs back, but the ani- nal never winced. Then it wes dis covered that the dog had been covered from head to tail with a tight-ftting coat of Canton flannel on which pig con feathers had been so skillfully sewn as to seem natural.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-11
Stopping Trains.

A train travelling at the rate of 60 miles an hour can be brought to standstill in 400 yards. at 55 miles an hour in $40 yards, 50 miles in 276, 70 in lSS, s5 in 185. and so in 100 yardA
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-11
Incentive to Good Roads.

A natural effect Of the free delivery system is the improvement of high ways throughout the country. In To- eating free delivery routes the condi- tion of the roads is always an impor- tant consideration, and many petitions have been denied on the ground that the highways were not fit for travel during the muddy months of the year. This point is now understood, and nearly every petition that comes to ne department these days is accom-. ,,anied by an offer or pledge on the part of the county commissioners to improve the roads and put them in it condition as rapidly as the new system is established.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-11
Winter sailor Hats.

H.
 wiater sailor hats have broad
 the same all around, and are | with draperies of silk and vet. One of gray felt has a scarf i white taffeta. and another of cas- ' velvet draped loosely around the ,NA ard coming well over On the :. a. Both scarfs are edged with w ! braid. and are knotted directly
 nder a gold buckle. A cache = : velvet is under the brim at .r. G..,k
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-11
MOUGT OF BIRDS.
Dns b sf5z.a II Winter. Red In
 

Ono h .fsza Winter. Red In
 summer.
 MT. Nltmef Stone addressed the Biological club of the University of Pennsylvania recently on the "Moult of Birds
 This subject, said the speaker, is one that has interested me for a long time, but it seems to have been gen. { fly neglected by ornithciogists. All brds moult regularly once year: this is physical necessity, for the wearing of the feathers makes their replace r ent an absolute requirement. if flight is to be continued. This annual or post-nuptia( moult occurs at the end of the sting season. The feathers never drop out at the same time the process is gradual and during it's con auance the bird has never more than
 or two feathers missing at once
 oiy a9 recently discovered by
 3"iglt the moult takes
 l egular tracts. The wing
 oult begins with the .nner-
 ahe primaries the ninth, which
 
 ian 1utWardly In the tail the st fcr ter lost is the middle one, and, as with the wings, it is followed by the loss of the next outward one, and so on. Here Mr Stone exhibited specimens showing the various stages of wing and tail moulting. He then referred to a number of exceptions to the rule, sHeh as that of the wood- packers, which in moulting lose the side feathers of the tail first. and con tna'ng, said some species hava addi- tional moults. like the scarlet tar ger. t underg1as two n!oGlts It is q green color ir winter and a red color in sum- mer The claim has ben set Up by some ornithologists that this is not the result of moulting, but due to aa actual change of pigment There is. however, DO evidence to sustain this view. The speaker then explained the succession of piumages from the egg to the adult, and followed With a de- s"t.l consideration of pluma ges. with the reasons for same and for excap- ons to general rules in a large num- Der of birds, Illustrating his remarks with specimens The subject was dis rssed by Drs Montgomery, Calvert Conklin and Harshherger.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-11
GIRLS INFLUENCE.
Dom stic Iseides Boston Lawyer Colrzs
 Toward Missions.

\ Boston lawyer, who has for forty years been eminent in his profession and no less eminent in Christian work and i'll princely gifts to the cause of beneFolence, tells this story of what fixed his course of life: When he was young man he once attended mis- sionary meeting in Boston. One of the speakers at that meeting, q plain man, said ha had girl in his domestic ser- vice at wage of less than two dollars week. who gave a dollar every month to missions: she also had a c'ass of pcor boys in Sunday school who never missed her from her place And he said Of her. She is the happiest, ! ndest, tfdiest girl l ever had in my kitchen" The young man went hone with these three broken sentences :. .cking in his mind: Glass in Sunda school-dol- lar month to mis- 0ns-happiest girl. The first result " 5 that he took class in Sunday school; the second was resolve that if this girl could give dollar a mcnth to missions, he could, and would TtIese were the inn mediate effects of one plain girls con- seeratea life. But wGo can count, who can imagine the sum total? That law yer was, for almost half century from this time. an increasingly active force in every good work within his reach.-Boston Journal
The news & observer., 1901-03-10
The Debnam Case Compromised
Especial 10 News and Observer


Durham, n c., March 9.-The funeral
of Mr.. Mallie Sears, son of Mr.. D. T.
Sears who died at his home in Chatham
county at an early hour yesterday morn
ing was conducted at Mt. Pisgah Baptist
church today al noon by Rev. c. j. ID.
Parker pastor of the Second Baptist
church, Durham. after which the remains
were inferred in the church grave yard.
1t is learned here that the Debnam
case has been compromised. In the
suit w. X. Debnam. sued the Western
Union Telegraph Company for $780, 900
damage. The figures of the compromise
are not known.
Debnam was standing on Main street in
Durham few years ago when a workman
dropped pair of pliers, striking Mr. Deb
nam on the head.
The remains of Mrs. California Mas
sey, who died at her home six miles from
Durham Thursday night, were buried
in the family grave yard last afternoon
about o'clock. The funeral was con-
Quoted by Rev@J. II. McCracken.. The de-
ceased was 6l years of age. and lett two
brothers, Messrs. Nj. G. and w. r. Hern-
don, of this city and she left one sister,
Mrs. Hunter, wife Of Rev. c. f. Hunter,
of Newbern. In addition TO the above
relatives she left husband and seven
children.
The news & observer., 1901-03-10
! CONSUMPTION

is almost as deadly as ever, al
though physicians know they
can cure itgenerally, beginning
when most of the lungs are
still sound, and even some
times when a great deal of
damage is done.
The people don't know it
yet. They have been told
but they don't believe it; they
don't act on it.
SCOTS emulsion of cod-liver
oil is one of the principal
means of cure.
There are other helps dry
air, sunshine, country, sleep,
regular habits, right clothing.
The news & observer., 1901-03-10
PERTINENT QUESTIONS.

sell hfe iNaaT
The news & observer., 1901-03-10
Blood Hunnors
In the Spring
Are Cured by
Hoods
Sarsaparilla

~ always take
Hoods Sarsaparilla In
the Spring and 1t Is
the best blood purifier
I know Of" Miss
PEARLE GRIFFIN, Bald
win, Mich.
My blood was poor
and sores broka out
on my hands. Since
taking three bottles OF
Hoods Sarsaparilla I
have had no sores OF
any kline" Miss
MARION UNGER, 23h
Clark St., N. Y. City.
II had that tired
feeling all the time.
/ took Hoods Sarsa-
parilla and it made
me feel like a new
man. My wife was
all run down Hoods
has given her good
health" G.. BowLEy,
Manyille, X. /.
"Scrofula sores
broke out OH my little
girls face. ] got a bot
tie OF Hoods Sarsapa-
rIlia and before she
had taken all OF it the
sores were gone. We
think there Is no blood
purifier like Hoods. !"
Mas. HARVEY DIcKER-
SON, IA Townly Ave.
Cortland. y. \. q
The news & observer., 1901-03-10
MISS WICK RETURNS TO NORFOLK
Yields to the Persuasions Of Her Brother Who
Went to See Her.
{ (Richmond Dispatch.

The exclusive story in yesterdays Dis
patch about Miss Fannie Wick. the young
lady who SO mysteriously disappeared
from Norfolk, and who was located in
Richmond, presents another interesting
chapter, which has just been disclosed
Miss Vicks brother. who lives at Scot
land Neck. n. c.. visited his sister late
Wednesday night or early Thursday morn
ing, at her boarding place, on Brook turn
pike, and had long interview with her
AS a result of his persuasions, in spite
Of the fact that she has a substantial
position here, and is staying with a con-
genial and pleasant family. she has de-
termined TO go back to Norfolk next Sat
urday, and to accept a position with the
firm there with which she was formerly
engaged