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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-10-18
PARTRIDGE EGGS. z!
mid TO BE More Nutritious Than the
Birds Themselves.

mid to BE More Nutritious Than the
Birds Themselves.
Few persons are aware of the fact
said well known physician, "but II u
true, nevertheless, that the egg Of the
partridge Is one Of the most nutritious
things In the world. They are not used
for eating purposes except in very rare
cases, and then 1t generally happens in
remote rural districts. l have known
negro families in the state of Louisiana
during the laying season to live on the
eggs Of cartridges. And they would
flourish handsomely and grow fat on
account of the rich properties of the
eggs.
"These eggs, Of course, never find
their way Into the market because they
are never taken from their nest except
by such persons as / have mentioned,
and they rob the nests, / suppose, be-
cause their principal food supply comes
from this source. Quail meat comes
pretty high in the market ut all times,
and the average man will find 1t more
profitable to spare the eggs and wait
Aol Tic DiIuS Wuell IDe uuulluR btuSOh
rolls around. These men would pass
100 nests In one day without disturbing
an egg. The sport of hunting the birds
Is an additional incentive.
1.-THE average negro does not care so
much about this aspect of the case. He
figures that the white man, having the
best gun and the best dog, will beat
him to the bird. So he goes after the
egg. One partridge will lay anywhere
from II to 20 eggs, and nest is a good
find. know of many families in rural
sections who feast on these eggs in the
laying season. I have tried the egg
myself as an experiment. l found 1t
peculiarly rich. 1t has a good flavor, is
very palatable and in fact Is altogether
very fine thing to eat Really be-
lleve that the egg has more nutrition
in 1t than the fully developed bird, but
of course, as one Of the men fond Of
the game In the field. l would like to
discourage the robbery Of the nests."-
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-10-18
Deep Planting of Potatoes.

Some fear that deep planting Of po-
tatoes will make the harvesting more
difficult. Its advocates say that II
coupled with the deep planting the cul-
tivation Of the crop is continued late in
the season the mellowness Of the soil
and the freedom from late summer
weeds compensate for the tubers lying
. little deeper in the SOIL
Again, some claim that II they do
not "hill up" the plants many tubers
will be damaged by exposure to the
sun. If, however, the land has been
deeply and thoroughly prepared and
the planting is sufficiently deep SO that
there is plenty of room in the mellow
soil for the tubers to develop beneath
the surface, there will be few "sun-
burns" but If the fitting and planting
are shallow killing is necessary to pro-
tect the tubers.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-10-18
BEAN STACK.

grown crop and cross boards nailed to
either side a short distance above the
surface, with support Stats ON top of
these. Beans piled up about the CEN
trail stake are proof then against any
wind, while no moisture can injure the
bottom. Lastly if bit of cloth Is
thrown over the top and tied in place,
as suggested in Fig. 2, the crop will be
quite safe, whatever the weather is.
Peas can also be harvested with COM
plete success in the same manner.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-10-18
STACKING BEANS.
A Stack That Is Proof Against Wind
and Moisture.

Beans are crop that has to be stack
ed up in the field to dry before housing
In the barn or granary. The small
high stacks as ordinarily made. how
ever, are in danger of being blown over
by the wind and in greater danger Of
The best way, according to an Ohio
Farmer contributor, by which this can
be avoided is to use the combined foun-
dalton and support presented in the IL
lustration. Fig. shows long stake
driven firmly into the ground near the
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-10-18
The Trunk Reat

The trunk rest Is device to save the
back of the trunk owner. and a great
boon it is to travellers and sojourners
In resorts at the mountains or by the
shore. 1t supports the trunk at con-
venient height to spare ones back
when packing or unpacking and to
give easy access when the trunk is In
daily use; also 1t makes 1t possible to
sweep under the trunk.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-10-18
TIMELY RECIPES.
A Refreshing salad md Some Tempt
ing Vegetable Arrangements.

Potatoes to Serve With Fish.-Pass
hot mashed potatoes through a ricer.
Add a generous piece of butter, a little
salt ana hot milk or cream, as needed.
Beat thoroughly and press firmly into
n buttered tin. Have the potato about
half an inch thick. Cut into diamond
shaped pieces and score diagonally
with a skewer dipped in melted butter.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-10-18
Corn Frittera.

Cut the kernels from five or six ears
of corn. Break an egg in 1t and add salt
and pepper to suit the taste. Drop
from a large spoon into frying pan
with hot butter In 1t. Fry on both
sides to a rich brown. Canned corn
may be used.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-10-18

In the swine, cattle and sheep classes
at the Pan-American there is an ag-
gregatlon of 200 animals, divided as
follows: Twenty-eight swine exhibit
ors, 81 cattle, 40 sheep, with entries
Tor the horse classes of about 800.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-04-04
Faithful Shepherd Dogs.

A cold spell in Montana killed a
sheep herder in the Great Falls dis
trict. Two feet of snow covered the
range in places, and the thermometer
Indicated 40 degrees below zero.
The herder was frozen to death on
the prairies while caring for the sheep,
and it was three days before his fate
was known to his employers. Two
shepherd dogs were with him when he
died, and one of these staid with his
body while the other attended to the
sheep, just as though the herder had
been with him. The dog drove them
out on the range in the morning and
back again at night. guarding them
from wolves and preventing them from
straying off Neither dog had any
thing to eat during the three days
vigil, so far as could be ascertained,
but the $500 sheep thrived as well APP
parently as though directed by human
agency. The singular fact about the
matter is that these faithful creatures
would have starved TO death rather
than harm one Of the sheep left in
their charge Oregonian.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-04-04
A Dead Face In the window.

Crockford. the proprietor of a well
known London gambling house, was
made to play a queer role after he was
dead When one of Crockford's horses
was poisoned just before the Derby,
the misfortune brought on an attack
OF apoplexy, which proved fatal with
In 4S hours. Now, many of Crock
fords friends had staked large sums
on another of the gamblers horses,
which was favorite for the Oaks and
which was disqualified by the death
Of the owner Only the people in the
gambling house knew of Crockfords
death, and it was resolved to keep 1t
a secret until after the race.
The servants were bribed and sworn
to secrecy, and the conspirators on
the day after the night upon which
Crockford died had the body placed in
a chair at window, so that people re-
turning from the track could see the
gambler sitting there. He was fixed
up to look as lifelike as possible and
through the window and partially con-
cealed from view by the curtains look
ed so natural that no one Of the great
crowd which came cheering by the
house when on their return from see
ing Crockford's horse win the Oaks
suspected the trick.
The next day it was announced that
Crockford was dead, but it was years
before the true story leaked out.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-04-04

The many thousands OF miles which
q man unconsciously travels In his life
time, taking into consideration the
PAGES his footsteps measure as he
walks about each day, are enough to
make him sit down TO rest for the re-
mainder of his life.
But now German scientist has
come forward with some still more
startling facts concerning the journeys
which our eyelid undertakes every
time IL winks. and it is not possible for
us to see, he says. unless we wink.
Unconsciously we wink once a second,
80 that for the time we are awake dur.
Ing the day we voluntarily wink from
4S,600 to $4,000 times and in year
have moved our eyelids down and up
again no less than 1S,250,000 times.
The distance that the eyelid travels In
Its great speed is measured from sim
gle involuntary wink.
This, the scientist says, is a quarter
OF an inch both ways, the eyelid NOV
Ing equally up and down, so that, TAX
Ing the movement of both eyelids into
consideration, they cover some 10000
Inches in day, The eyelids of n man
who has lived for 80 years will have
unconsciously Travelled a third OF the
way around the earth, or about 1900
miles, n calculation sufficient in itself
to cause the victim of insomnia to fall
into dreamless sleep as he reads it
London Mail
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-04-04
Fun Has "A Valuable side.

"Show me n man who does not
appreciate humor," said John Kendrick
Bangs to me. land | will show you
man who is morbid, cynical, I'M
responsive TO every call OF nature.
Such a man is worse than n pessimist
and more to be pitied. Take some Of
the greatest and most successful men
In the world. Humor has always play
ed an important part in their lives.
Often a funny incident has marked
the turning point Of a great mans
career. Often some risiculous con-
dition has been the impetus of a new
start I'm life"
Mr.. Bangs is right Did not Column
bus apparently hopeless task Of stand
ing an egg on end make thinkers Of
the wise men who sat around him?
Was not George Washington credited
with being n master Of the truth be-
cause he once saw a boy punished for
trying so jest with his father and final
ly became. as Mr.. Bangs facetiously
remarks. so "he couldn't tell lie even
If he saw one?" And didn't Johann
Gutenberg invent the printing press
by working out a theory which found
its origin while he was playing leap
frog with some boys on damp ground?
The impression made In the soil by the
boys feet is said to have given Guten-
berg his first idea of the impression
that could be made by types.--Robert
Mackay in Success.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-04-04
He Forgave Twain.

Many years ago the Montana club in
Helena entertained Mark Twain after
n lecture. He met many old friends
there and one old enemy. The latter
had come all the way from Virginia
City, New, on purpose to settle an old
score. When the glasses were filed
and Marks health proposed. this man
interrupted the proceedings by saying:
Hold on a minute. Before we go fur
Their | want to say to you, Sam Glenn
ems, that you did me a dirty trick over
there in Silver City. and I've come
here to have a settlement with you"
There was a deathly silence for a
moment. when Mark said in his delib-
crate drawl: Let's see. That-was-
before-I-reformed. wasn't-it"
Senator Sanders suggested that mas
much as the other fellow had never re-
formed Clemens and all the others
present forgive him and drink together.
which all did.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-04-04

In the diary Of that remarkable man,
General Patrick Gordon. who left Scot
land in 1861 poor, unfriended wan
derer and when he died in 1909 had his
eyes closed by the affectionate hands
of his sorro1ing master. the car Peter
the Great, the following entry is TO be
found. under date of Hamburg, March
%, 1856:
"ThiS day, q man and a woman, a
burger of the towne being the womans
master, for numbering. were carted
from the prisone TO the house where
the murder was committed; and there
before this house. with hottie pinsers,
the flesh was torren out of their armes,
and from thence were carted to the
place of justice without the towne, and
there broken and layed on wheels"
An instance so years later than those
quoted at the last reference Is record
ed in the Correspondence of Mr.. Jo-
seph Jekylr' Murray, 1894. In April,
1775, from the balcony OF his lodgings
at Orleans, Jekyll saw a criminal bro
ken on the wheel. In a letter to his
father %. 49, he enters minutely into
the sickening details, adding that "the
crime Of the unfortunate creature was
burglary, as we learnt from his SEN
tence, which is posted up at every cor
ner of the eets."-Notes and Queries.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-04-04
Trying to Make Forty Dollars.

Here is hard luck story apropos OF
efforts TO make a little sum in Wall
street: A young man started with 500
and ran it up to $4,000, or $40 less than
an even $4,000. The desire to round
out the $4,000 goaded him on. He
said to his broker IF | can make that
additional $40 on a quick turn / will
draw out my $4,000 and invest it in
real estate" 1t was a strong bull mar
ket, but things appeared sky high, and
he picked out an active stock to sell
short think he landed on T. G. and
l., which had a phenomenal rise and
was due to drop anywhere from 10 to
so points. He sold 100 shares at par,
intending to close it out at 90. But
instead of going down the blamed
thing scared to l26. At every three
points gain he sold another 100 until
he was carrying all he could tote. In
"a hours he lost nearly every cent 1t
had taken him three months to make.
With what little he had left be bought
L. |. on the recession to 116, friends of
the Hanover National bank assuring
him that it was going TO 100 Then
came the fireworks and the funeral.
The bottom fell out of the speciality
and young Or. Knowall found himself
$4,000 in debt. He hasn't been in
Wall street since.-New York Press.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-04-04
A Splendid Blum.

Sir Walter Besant is said to have
once settled a disputed cab fare in a
novel manner He drove from Picca-
side the radius on getting down he
rendered to the driver three shillings
and siXpence, which was a little over
the proper fare. The man, however,
wanted five shillings. Besant refused.
"Pd like to fight you for it," said the
driver
"The very thing" said Besant, who
had never in his life put on a boxing
glove and was almost as ignorant as
Pickwick even of the fighting attitude.
"The very thing! Capital! Well
have the fight In the back garden.
My brother will look on, hold the
stakes and see fair!'
The cabman got down slowly, as If
he did not quite care about il after all.
He followed into the garden. where
there was a lovely bit of green turf
Besant placed the five shillings in his
friends hands, took off his coat and
waistcoat and rolled up his sleeves
all with an air of cheerful alacrity.
Now. my friend" said he. Il am
ready as soon as you are" His anxiety
was great. but it decreased as he
watched the claimants face express
successfully all the emotions Of bounce,
surprise. doubt. hesitation and abject
cowardce
mo. no." he said at last. Gimme
the three and six. | know your tricks,
both of you. I've been done this way
before
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-04-04
Her Grievance.

Distressed, by her cooks frequent
complaints OF toothache, mistress or
the upper west side decided a few
days ago that it was time 10 recon-
mend heroic remedies.
Hannah. there is no use putting II
Off any longer. There Is DR. Jones over
there. He promises to extract teeth
without pain. Why don't you see him
and have Ii over withl"
Hannah scarcely relished the sug-
gestion, but after another nights suf-
fering sorrowfully announced, "'Deed,
l kin jess stand dis no longah," and
asked permission TO go TO DR.. Jones.
Her mistress rejoiced In the thought
that the agony was at last 10 be end
ed. When an hour later, however she
beheld Hannah march down the area
way steps. the whites Of her eyes flash
ing and her head bobbing with a We
hemence born of righteous fury, visions
not only of lost molars. but of de-
parting cook came before her. She en-
tered with the dignity of an insulted
African queen.
Anything wrong. Hannah? Didn't
he get the right teethT ventured the
mistress.
Got de right teef all right and n dol
lab an a half besides. Yas'm, he did
So"
well, did he hurt your"
"No'm, can't say he did"
"Then what's the matterY
"Well, Miss Liza, didn't you tell me
dat man ODER dere 'stracted teet wild
out payin T"-New York Sun.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-04-04
EnuIi.hmen In America.

Among Englishmen who come to
America a British author, Mr.. Vachell,
enumerates 1.-The parsons son. the for
tune hunter. the moral idiot, the re-
mittance man and the sportsman"
1t is clever and comprehensive
catalogue, but It omits one of the types
most interesting to Americans-the ir-
responsible younger son" sent to "the
States" to seek fortune he has never
been able to find at home or to avoid
maturing crop Of wild oats.-New
York Herald.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-04-04
A RhapsodY of Love.

Only we two alone, engaged in bring
ing about for ourselves the still great
er solitude Of two into one. oh, be-
loved, what a company that will be!
Take me in your arms, fasten me TO
your heart, breathe on me. Deny me
either breath or the light Of day. |
am yours equally, to live or die at
your word. shut my eyes to feel
your kisses falling on me like rain, or
still more like sunshine-yet most Of
all like kisses. my own dearest and
best beloved! - From an English
Woman's Love Letters"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-04-04

An incident al the Porte st. Martin
theater In Paris has become part Of
the annals of the show business. The
chief feature OF the exhibition was n
turn" consisting OF the casting of a
young woman securely bound into a
cage of lions heralded as being the
fiercest and most bloodthirsty of man
eaters.
The woman who had the part of the
victim was taken i'll, and substitute
was found in the wife of one OF the
trainers, herself trainer OF some ex-
perience, but without any acquaintance
with these particular six lions. AS she
was somewhat nervous she carried a
small club ready for use should occa-
sion arise.
Amid the breathless silence of the
spectators the ringmaster explained
the ferocious nature of the lions and
the terrible risk of the woman, and
she was thrust in at the cage door.
In the excitement of the occasion the
door was not securely shut after her.
No sooner was she fairly inside than
the six monarchs Of the jungle, seeing
that strange person had been forced
upon them, raised "A chorus of shudder-
ing terror, bolted for the cage door,
clawed it open and with dragging tails
and cringing TANKS fled out through
a rear entrance and found refuge in
cellar, whence they were dislodged on
ly after great difficulty.
1t was a week before the 'ferocious
man eaters" were sufficiently recover
ed from their terrors to reappear in
public.-McClure's Magazine.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-04-04
One of Her MAYS

"The ways Of the female shopper
are beyond the ordinary salesman's
KEN" said n Disguised optician who is
in business in the shopping section OF
the city. IA woman came in here the
other day and asked the prices Of all
kinds and styles Of spectacles and eye
glasses known to those In the trade.
Finally. after half hours quizzing,
The rustled out with the remark:
THANK you. | expect to get pair Of
glasses for birthday present. and
just wanted to know about the prices
Of them. philadelphia Record.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-04-04
A Quaint Introduction.

On one occasion the dean of Wells
In introducing f. A. Freeman, whom
he could abide neither as man nor
historian, said II rise with great
pleasure to propose the health of our
eminent neighbor, Mr.. Freeman, the
historian, man who, in his own per-
sonal characteristics. has so often de-
picted for us the savage character Of
our first forefathers."
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-04-04
Cards.

Harry-Uncle George, at the end Of
this marriage notice of Cousin Toms
Ii says, mo cards" What does that
mean?
Uncle George-It doesn't mean any
thing, Harry. That is to say. 1t Is only
a blind. 1t is promise that Tom will
give up cards. but. bless you, he won't
be a month married before he'll be
back to the poker table again.-Ex-
change
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-04-04
A Fatcd spot.

About a mile south of the Michigan
state line and near Cedar lake, Indiana,
is n small spot OF land upon which
vegetation absolutely refuses to grow.
The surrounding soil though apparent
ly the same, Is very productive. The
spot Is less than 20 feet in diameter
and is located in a grove which ira
dition declares to have been the tor
ture ground OF the Bawbeese Indians.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-04-04

The centiped is the only poisonous
insect on the Hawaiian Islands, and its
sting here is no more dangerous than
the sting of wasp or hornet In the
United States. On the mainland the
tarantula's sting Is usually fatal and
always brings serious consequences
Hawaii is fortunate, too, in having no
snakes or poisonous reptiles.
lulu Republican.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-04-04
His sight Not offended.

Styles do hate to see a woman
hanging on to strap In a street car.
Barton-And so you always give a
woman a seat when you have one to
give?
Styles-No. | never go quite so far as
that give my whole attention to my
newspaper. you see. In that way my
sight is not offended by the poor weary
woman.-Boston Transcript.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-04-04

Sundays and fixed holidays excepted,
II is estimated that 100000 worth of
fish Is daily dragged out of the sea by
British fishermen.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-04-04

Peptorene Tablets cleanse and i'm
prove the blood, curing all eruptions
OF the skin. % cts. per box.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-04-04

The South African winter begins to.
ward the end of April and lasts until
September.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-04-04
Lucidity OF Slang.

$50 you fioored your o2ponentY
"Yes, indeed; knocked him sky
igh."-Chicago Record.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-04-04

Old papers Tor sale at This office. q
per hundred.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-04-04

Denmark claims that there is not a
single person In her domain who can.
not read and write.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-04-04

The Webster's Unabridged Dictionary pub
lished by our house is the only meritorious
one of that name. 1t bears our imprint on
the title-page and is protected by copyright
from cheap imitation. As a dictionary lasts
a lifetime win il not be better TO purchase the