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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-04
Ensy Wsy TO Do II.

Suitor-Sir. YOU are undoubtedly swarc
Of the object of my visit?
Father-I believe you desire to mako
my daughter happy. DO you really mean
it?
Suitor-Unqucstiona
Father-Weli. don't marry her, then
Stray Stories.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-04
ADJUSTMENTS.

Lost River" which will be at the
Academy this afternoon and night, has
tho merit OF taking. ., fir msland as a
pastoral 1nclodrnma without evasion,
while its posters prepare one for most
tremendous sensations such as the BIZ
cycle ride for life III the storm and the
sensational gallop for the toll-gate with
it's strong climax. Joseph Arthurs
types of character are as quaint as those
IL Blue Jeans. bat Lost River lar sur
passes it in the less sensational scenes,
where tender love scenes and hoE1eiy
sayings are mingled with typical Hoosier
wisdom and huEaor.
One of the many interesting features
connected with the coming enga cement
in this city Of the musical comedy pre-
senting "a Runaway Girl at the Acade-
my tomorrow night is the number of
handsome gowns worn by several OF the
ladies in the company. Mr. Arthur Dunn,
the leading feature of the company, Is
said to be one of the smallest comedians
on the stage but his comedy qunliica-
tons are in inverse ratio to his stature.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-04
Funeral Services.

The funeral OF Mrs. E. w. Gates ;oos
Mac, Monday afternoon at $50 o'clock
from The Grace-Street Baptist Church. of
which she had long been a members. The
service was conducted by Rev. c. S. Gard
r>e- and Dr. w e. Hatcher.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-04

The groom is butsninete en dnd the bride
but sixteen, and on that account their
wedding was opposed They had kept
well their secret and not until late in
tho day, when investigation disclosed the
absence of both from the city,. was there
any sur1nise as to their movements.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-04
Rowing on Outside.
,sc;,, ,,,snatch to The Times. !

Special Dispatch to The 1imes)
NEWPORT NEWS VA. Dec. "a big
northwest storm is ra cling and many YES
sells are cHnsing tc harbor. The Shenan-
dcaf came in from Liverpool to-day four
days ovcidue.
Captain Trinick reports one Of the
toughest voyages In his experience.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-04
OBITUARY.
Frances Msdlien Angst.

Frances Madlicn Angst. the only.
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. John s. and
Lena 3. Angst. died yesterday morning
at her parents home on Montelro Ave
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-04

timber in the city forests, would explore
those of the country, the few saplnSs
left standing In the cities would not stand
any chance for the next quarter OF
century.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-04
THEY HAVE ELOPED.
Young Couple outwittsd Parents aud Sur
prlsed Their Friends.

AS a Surprise TO thtEr friends and
PARENTS. Mr. w. II. II. Jackson Of No.
Is South Lombardy Street, and, MIss
Nellie Ferguson, OF No. lG East Canal
street, left yesterday morning ior Wash
fnston to be married.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-09-13
A RIDING HARROW.

ing it to the long draw bar of the har-
row, and it is proving the most salts
factory method ever tried. 1t adds but
little to the draft. An extra horse
may be put on if the team finds diff
Guilty in pulling the harrow, and the
driver can better manage his horses, as
he is not required to keep constant
watch of his steps, and he is always
at an equal distance from them.
For the cart use wide tired wheels,
old corn planter wheels being just the
thing. These wheels are placed on an
axle made OH or bolted to a by 4, to
which the seat is bolted by means of
standards running from the seat to the
4 by and to the brace between the
shafts which connect the cart with the
long draw bar to which the evener and
whifiletrees are hitched. 1t might seem
at glance to bump the horses heels
and cause other trouble but this is not
the case as the weight of the cart
keeps the draw. bar and evener up off
the ground. Actual use in this region
shows this riding cart to be both prac-
teal and valuable.-J. L. Irwin, Kan
saS, in Ohio Farmer.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-09-13
GOOD ADVICE.

The most miserable beings in the
world are those suffering from Dyspepsia
and Liver Complaint. More than seventy
five per cent. of the people in the United
States are afflicted with these two dis
eases and their effects; such as Sour
Stomach Sick Headache, Habitual Cos
tiveness, Palpitation of the Heart, Heart
burn, WateI-brash, Gnawing and Burn
ing Pains at the Pit of the Stomach, Vel
low Skin, Coated Tongue and Disagreed
bic Taste in the Mouth, Coming up of
Food after Eating, Low Spirits, etc. Go
to your druggist and get bottle of Aug
ust Flower for IS cents. Two doses will
relieve you. Try it. Get Green's Prize
Almanac. For sale by DR.. d. A. Bisbee.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-09-13
When a Man Can See 200 Miles.

About 200 miles in every direction is
the distance a man can see when stand
ing, on a clear day, on the peak of the
highest mountain-say, at a height Of
26,G6S feet. or a little over five miles
above the level of the sea. An observer
must be at height Of G,G67 feet above
sea level to see objects at distance OF
100 miles. The distance in miles at
which an object upon the surface Of
the earth is visible is equal to the
square root of one and half times the
height Of the observer in feet above the
sea level.
Some allowance has to be made for
the effect of atmospheric refraction,
but as the refraction varies at differ
ent heights and is affected by the vari-
Gus states of the weather no precisely
accurate figures for general purposes
can be given. Probably one-fourteenth
to one-tenth of the distance given by
the formula would have to be deducted,
owing to the refraction of the atmos-
phere.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-09-13

When an onion field has become in
Tested with the maggot, the best thing
to do is to put in some other crops for
a few years, but if such land has been
sown in onions this year there is nat
ural desire to save the growing crop If
there is fair crop started. Attempts
have been made to do this by the use
Of kerosene or kerosene emulsion along
the rows, and, while few think that
they have succeeded, the majority re-
port it n failure. The only success we
ever found was in going over the field
every day, taking out all plants that
had wilted, showing that they were at
tackled by the maggot. and sometimes
the plants each side, and destroying
them by fire or by giving the plants to
hens, which soon destroy them and all
the maggots. This reduces the even
ness of the stand, but in one instance
we plowed up the worst Of the field
and planted it with squashes and also
put a few squash seeds in the vacant
places among those we left. AS that
year squashes brought a good price,
we lost nothing, and where both
squashes and onions grow the squashes
did not seem to rob the onions Of their
food, while we knew not whether the
late planting or the presence of the
onions kept away the striped and the
black squash bugs.-Amerlcan Cultiva-
for
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-09-13
SUM MER SEEDING.
Results In Full Crops and Heavy
Yields the Eirst Nenr.

Practically all seeding in this section
Is done in the standing corn the latter
part of July or very early in August
l. e., at the time of the last cultivation
and grass and clover seeds are sown to-
gether at shat time. Glover sown then
becomes sufficiently well rooted so that
it goes through our very trying winters
and springs successfully, even on soils
which are very heavy and rctentive of
moisture. Thi< plan gives us far better
results than any other we have ever
tried. The field it is true, is not quite
as smooth as it could be made by re-
blowing, but by level culture of corn in
drills it is sufficiently smooth for all
practical purposes.
1t is the practice to roll in the spring
to break down the corn stubble and to
help level such inequalities in surface
as exist. Wherever corn is grown for
the silo it is preferable to seed in this
rather than in crop which is to- be
stocked and husked, for in case the
crop is stocked grass and clover are
likely to be somewhat killed where the
stocks stand, and these spots must be
reseeded.
BY seeding in the manner which l
have indicated we get full crops and
heavy yields the first year, for both
clover and grass become thoroughly
we'll established before cold weather
If the grass is sown later and the clo-
yer during the winter or in early
spring, the crops of the first year are
never so heavy as under the plan which
we follow, writes Professor Brooks of
Massachusetts to The Rural New York
or
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-09-13
CAPITAL TEN PERCENTERS.
Government Clerks who Lend TO
Their Fellow Workers.

Thetr Fellow workers.
81 reckon I'll sell my salary this
month";" remarked the young census
clerk.
"To whomY" asked his friend.
"Why, to one of the ten percenters,
of course" was the reply.
Dialogues such as this are of fire.
quent occurrence between government
clerks in Washington toward the end
of the month. When a clerk sells his
salary to a ten percenter he gives the
latter an l o U for the entire salary
due him on the following pay day and
receives in exchange 90 per cent of the
amount. The man who makes the loan
retains the remaining 10 per cent.
whence his name of ten percenter.
The ten percenter is said to exist
under one name or another in all of the
great federal department buildings in
Washington. He Is invariably shrewd
government clerk who has n bit of
money Of his own or has saved his sal
airy until its accumulation represents
tidy little sum. This capital he Is
ever ready to lend in sums of from $40
to 500.
In majority of the Washington Of
fees the laws against usurers are so
vigorously enforced that the ten per-
center Is unable to transact business
in safety as an individual; he exists
nevertheless under the protecting title
Of beneficial society. These fake So
cieties should not be confused with
the mutual beneficiary organizations
which have been established for a
number Of years in many of the de-
partments, notably the government
printing office, for the purpose of aid
ing sick or disabled members and their
families and of burying the dead. The
ten percenters' society never includes
more than five or six members. They
have their charter and a carefully
drawn constitution and bylaws.
Each member contributes a certain
amount of money to the funds Of the
concern, and the other employees Of
the office are quietly Informed how
they can be accommodated with q loan
for small bonus. On the first of every
month the pool divides its profits.
These organizations are usually short
lived, as they become unpopular when
the business begins to grow large. The
death of one fake association Is rapidly
followed by the birth of a successor,
differing from its predecessor in name
only, so that the ten percenters are en-
abled to ply their trade without much
interruption.-New York Sun.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-09-13
General Lees Answer.

After the surrender of Appomattox,
General Wise came riding down the
road furiously to where General Lee
and his staff were grouped. He was
splashed with mud from head to heels,
and there were great splotches Of mud
dried and caked upon his face. Ad-
dressing General Lee, he asked in a
theatrical voice, SIS 1t true, General
Lee, that you have surrendered"
Eyes, General Wise, it is true"
81 wish. then, to ask you one ques-
ton, What Is going to become Of my
brigade, General Lee, and what Is 60
ing to become Of me?"
General Lee looked at the splashed
warrior for a full minute and then
said calmly and in d low tone, Gen
eral Wise, go and wash your face"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-09-13
Fighting Shoddy,

The wool interests are in earnest in de
manding that measures be taking to iden-
tify wooden fabrics containing shoddy.
The American Wool Growers Assn. has
asked Judge Stockslager to prepare bill
for placing before congress, which shall
provide that wOllen cloth, as manufac-
tured, shall bear tags showing the per-
centage of shoddy or other adulterant
in plain letters. Penalties are to be i'm
posed if these tags are misleading, and
the cloths are to be followed to the shops
of makers of ready-made clothing, in
order to see that the clothing in its turn
is properly labeled. In other words, it is
proposed TO follow this substitute for
wool to the point where the consumer
buys it, that he may be properly in
formed. 1t is believed much difficulty
will be encountered in passing such a
measure, and Is suggested by some that
a discriminating tax be levied upon goods
made of shoddy. Imports of wool sub
stitutes, largely shoddy, in 1860 were
100000 lbs. The heaviest imports were
in 81, 300, 900 lbs, and the lightest In
the past 10 years, $4,000 lbs in Oh
New England Homestead.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-09-13
A CERTAIN CURE FOR OYseNTERY AND
DIARRHOEA.

"Some years ago was one of a party
that intended making a long bicycle trip"
says F. l. Taylor of New Albany, Brad
ford county, Pa. II was taken suddenly
with diarrhoea, and was about to give up
the trip, when editor Ward of the Lacey
vile Messenger, suggested that | take a
dose of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. purchased bottle
and took two doses, one before starting
and one on the route. made the trip
successfully and never felt any i'll effect.
Again last summer | was almost COM
pletely run down with an attack of dys-
entry. | bought a bottle of this same
remedy and this time one dose cured me. :
Sold by Dr. d. A. Bisbee.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-09-13
SCRAPS OF SCIENCE.

A scientist who has made a study of
the planet declares that there is snow
on the moon.
There are % pounds of blood in the
body Of an average grown up person,
and at each pulsation the heart moves
10 pounds.
While cyclones and tornadoes are diff
ferent phenomena, the former appear
to give rise to the latter. Tornadoes
almost always break out, If at all, or
the southeasterly outskirts of a cyclone.
A period of ) seconds between flash
of lightning and thunder means that
the flash Is a mile distant from the OBJ
server. Thunder has never been heard
over Is miles from the flash, though
artillery has been heard 100 miles.
Sir Robert Ball asserted that every
100 years the sun loses miles of its
diameter. To allay anxiety, however,
he mentioned that the diameter of the
sun is 100000 miles and that 10000
years hence the diameter would still
be SIS, 900 miles.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-09-13
FARM AND GARDEN.
Good Points in the Rye Crop.

consider rye one of the most prohta-
BILE farm crops because of the extremely
low cost of production and the ready
sale for the straw to stables and manu-
factories. 1t is not many years since
good straight bundled rye straw wouid
readily sell for S2i per ton. 1t Is poor
crop that will not produce two tons TO an
acre. and 20 to 40 bushel of grain.
If one wishes to use the grain on the
farm, grind and mix with other grain Tor
hog feed. In my own farming | value
rye most highly for covering the soil
during the fall and winter months. 1t is
especially valuable for this upon light,
sandy land that suffers more or less
loss from blowing away of the finer par
ticles during high winds, and also where
land is liable to wash. The roots hold
the soil intact. The green surface also
looks much more attractive during the
cold months than the bare ground.
When sown in August it makes nice
pasture for a limited number of animals
during October. 1t is the first soiling
crop in the spring, sometimes producing
a growth of two feet by May l. 1t is
not, however, safe fodder unless the
best Judgment is used In feeding, as the
productiveness of a herd may be ruined
for the whole season. 1t is one of, If not
the best crop for blowing under for the
improvement of light land.-A. A. South
wick.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-09-13

The good roads convention held re-
Gently at Cairo. Ills, formed itself into
trlstate good roads association.
Congressman ". d. Vandiver of Cape
Girardeau was present at the session
and made a speech, in which he went
on record as favoring all kinds of in
ternal improvements. He said he hoped
to see the day when a farmer could
start from one end of this land and
drive to the other over hard roads.
The tristate good roads association
which was formed includes western
Kentucky, southeast Missouri and
southern Illinois.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-09-13
Fast or Slow Milking.

Does it make any difference as to the
quantity of milk given, whether MIXED
fast or slow? j. j.. G. Worcester, Mass.
ut is general opinion among dairymen
that there is distinct advantage in milk
ing COW as rapidly and continuously as
possible. Some experiments made sew
eral years ago at the Wisconsin Expert
ment Station bear this out. While there
was slight increase in the quantity of
milk when the cows were MIXED rapidly,
there was decided increase in the quail
ity. Certain mixers also uniformly got
considerably richer milk from the same
COW than did others. Country Gentle
man.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-09-13
Kindly Take Notice that Ely

Kindly Take Notice that Ely's
Liquid Cream Balm is of great benefit TO
those sufferers from nasal catarrh who
cannot inhale freely through their nose,
but must treat themselves by spraying.
Liquid Cream Balm differs In form, but
not incidentally from the Cream Balm
that has stood for years at the head of
remedies for catarrh. 1t may be used in
any nasal atomizer. The price, includ-
ing a spraying tube, is 10 cts. Sold by
druggists and mailed by Ely Brothers
sc Warren Street, New York.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-09-13
A RIDING HARROW.
A Wearying job Made Lighter by
Practical, Inexpensive Device.

Narrowing is a job few farmers like,
and there are few jobs about farm
work that are more wearying where
the driver walks over soft ground.
Some men in the large fields of the
west ride an extra horse when the har-
rowing team is easily managed, but
this method has it's disadvantages.
Some of our farmers in this region
have constructed riding cart, attach
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-09-13

The farther my tests go the more !
value rye as milk producer. Its ease
of growth and early maturity, or rather
its early development into feed crop,
make it very satisfactory and profitable
crop to occupy land otherwise idle in
winter. Stable manure can be applied
to it during the winter as top dressing.
/ believe all The soluble parts OF it
are taken up by the rye roots as fast as
released, either by rain or thawing. |
had practical illustration of the feeding
value of green rye the last spring. AS
soon as our rye began shooting heads we
began feeding our cows twice day. We
had been out of silage about two weeks
and the cows during that time had been
on dry feed, When they were fed the
rye they began at once to increase in
their milk and got back to the normal
ensilage flow.
While did not expect much of an in
crease from cows long in lactation and
and continually will fed, ! did expect
visible strengthening of the flow. 1t
was Just only visible, and although am
crimson clover crank, | was forced to
record the fact that in this trial clover
gave no better results in milk than the
rye. As green fodder for soiling, rye.
according to the best authorities. really
carries almost as much digestible protein
and carbohydrates as crimson clover. 1t
is very much above the cowpea in its
green state in those elements and think
from the trials have made of it, | am
perfectly safe in recommending it to my
fellow dairymen as very desirable for
age.
Cut when Just forming heads and made
into hay by curing in windows or cocks,
rye makes very much more valuable
and palatable hay than is generally I'M
derstood among farmers. When made
into hay it is handled much more nicely
in the managers if first run through the
cutter. The cows will show their appre-
citation of this aid to digestion by not
wasting as much as if the hay is fed long.
On rich, well prepared ground, with two
bushels of seed to the acre, yield of five
tons of hay is not uncommon.-W. F. Me
Spartan, in New England Homestead.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-09-13
Soothing Way to Handle n Pig.

In handling pigs around q cross sow
or among other hogs it is best to keep,
them from squealing. This can be done
by lifting them by the tail. Just why,
this has quieting effect upon the pig
is n question, but that doesn't matter
so long as he doesn't squeal, advises
IN pychoDpe
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-09-13

Mrs. Enpeck-James, you are good on
language. What is the difference be-
tween exported and transported?
Mr.. Enpeck-Why, my dear, If you
should go to England, you would be
exported, and well, would be trans
ported. South.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-09-13
MRS. MARsH's VERY WORDS.

CATER eating" she tells US, IL had
awful pain at the chest, and my stomach
felt dull, cold and wretched. The little
ate did me no good. | could hardly
straighten myself out from pain and
weakness. Thus | dragged on until |
was cured by Calcura Solvent, the new
medicine, discovered by DR.. David Ken
nedy of Kennedy Row, Kingston, n. Y"
All druggists Sl,0O.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-09-13
A SHOCKING CALAMITY.

Lately befell a railroad laborer,"
writes DR.. A. Kellett, of Willingford,
Ark. His foot was badly crushed, but
Bucklen's Arnica Salve quickly cured
him. It's simply wonderful for Burns,
Boils, Piles and all skin eruptions. It's
the worlds champion healer. Cure
guaranteed. 25c. Sold by w. ii. Sheldon.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-09-13

The Kongo is one Of the widest water
ways ON the globe, If not the finest. In
some parts it is so wide that vessels
may pass one another and yet be out of
sight.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-09-13

The Grout granite quarry at Victory
has been abandoned, the quality of the
granite proving to be of an inferior
quality.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-09-13
HUMPHREYS
Witch Hazel Oil
THE PILE OINTMENT.
One Application Gives Relief,

1t cures Piles or emorrhoids-External
or Internal, Blind or Bleeding, Itching or
Burning, Fissures and Fistulas Relief i'm
medate-cure certain.
1t cures Burns and Scalds. The relief
instant.
1t cures Inhamed or Caked Breasts and
Sore Nipples. Invaluable.
1t cures Salt Rheum, letters, Scurty
Eruptons, Chappcd Hands, Fever Blisters,
Sore Lips or Nostris. Corns, Bunions,
Sore and Chafed Feet, Stings OF insects,
Mosquito Bites and Sunburns.
Three Sizes, Csc, soc. and Sl.OO
Sold by Druggists, or sent prepaid on receiptot PRICE
HUMPHREYS MED. CO.,
Cor. William Il John sts.. NEW foHh.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-09-13

Many Vermont communicates will take
part in the knight Templar field day to
be held in Keene, n. H., Oct. 2.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-09-13

ii. C. Dixie of Starksboro has two acres
of corn on which the stalks are said to
average - feet in height.