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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-05-03

Keep you eyes open and be sure
that when you ask for Perry Davis
Paipkiller you get just that and nothing
else. Use 1t promptly to cure cramps,
disrrhoea and and all other bowel com.
plants in summer.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-05-03

wife W no
has "every-
thing s he
wants. He
W a II { s to
X Il o w
what's { he
matter. But
the wife
can't tell.
She only
knows that
she is de-
pressed and
respondent.
Such a
condition is
usually re-
! a t ed to
some form
of wonianly
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-05-03

disease. The mental depression has It's
corresponding womanly weakness.
Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription
changes fearful women to cheerful women
by curing the diseases which cause phys
ical weakness and depression of spirits.
1t establishes regularity, dries unhealthy
drains, heals inflammation and ulcera-
ton, and cures female weakness.
Mrs. Alice Adams Of Laboratory, Washing
ton Co.. Pa, says; "With many thanks write
to let you know how l ana. I can say by Gods
help and your help am well. have taken six
bottles of DR. Pierces Favorite Prescription and
two of his Golden Medical Discovery, and 1
can do all my work l can't praise your medi-
cine too highly. I will recommend your med-
cines as long as / live If any one doubts this
give them my address"
cFavorite Prescription makes weak
women strong and sick women well.
Accept no substitute for the medicine
which works wonders for weak
women.
Keep the bowels healthy by the
timely use of Doctor Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-05-03
Business CARDS.

EDMUND w. BURKE,
Battell'Block, Middlebury, Vt.
COLLECTIONS A SPECIALITY.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-05-03
FEARFUL Or CHEERFUL =?

Whether a woman is fearful or cheer
full depends not ON what she has materi-
ally, but what she is physically. Many
an indulgent husband is driven almost
to despair by the fearful outburst Of
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-05-03
ROADS In MISSOURI.
SOME OF THE SPLENDID HIGHWAYS
IN THAT STATE.

How the Pike County Gravel Roads
Were Built and Are Now Maintain
ed-BeneGts the Farmers Derive
From Them.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-05-03
TO BEAUTIFY TOWNS
FLOWERS FOR PUBLIC GARDENS AND
HOW TO PLANT THEM.

Some of the Best Varieties That Are
Easy to Crow-Pointers on Plant.
ing Sweet Pcas-When to Begin
Outdoor Sowing,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-05-24
- Gossip for the Ladies. "

Of building blocks. I would hot let him
, have another thing. or if | give him any
/ thing else. he would have To give up oue
q these, for l consider this quantity
to he abundant.
The child's interests are too dilfuSed
! 10y quantity of toys, and one of the
most important features in training Chi
0ren under Is years of age should nr
to overcome the 'diSintegration of IDEAS
and concentrate their attention on fewer
things.
Travelling was also pronounced demon
alizing to young children. Travel means
examining Il child's little life full of a
panorama Of moving Incidents" said he
- woman who investigated this matter
found that children described only per-
s0nal details of what 4 saw. These de-
tails all related only to narrow personal
matters. and ont OF a large number Of
papers submitted only three children had
noticed the landscapes. | know of moth
ing 50 bad for children as travel. 1t
simply ruins human souls"
IN his opinion, even summer vacation
trips 10 the country are not without their
! bad influences on the visitors and visited,
and he designated the leading character
! iStics of children under 6 years of age to
( he egOlSm, emOtOnaliSm. Representatives.
! of ideas, and the intensity with which
/ they are possessed by the feelings OF the
moment. "Iou cannot arrange life
+ that would be too simple" was a state
/ ment frequently emphasized.
! Nv e want to make child's egoism die
out, he said. 1T is a sin to allow a lit
/ tie boy or girl to sing and dance and Civ
recitationS for friends. If the child does
these things in a class or before his pa
rents only, it is different natter
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-05-24
woman's Work in Scotch Village.

For half n recent summer boarded at
the shoemaker's cottage in Drumtochty
and had an excellent opportunity to get
acquainted with the ways of the rural
Scotch in typical village: but | only at
tempt to chronicle here some of the more
picturesque features, says writer IN
Good Housekeeping. l think
never saw Il man drawing or carrying
water. except "Auld Robbie Robi' son."
who lived alone. 1t was wOman's work
Every day | noticed several Of the wom-
Ell burdened with their pals pass my
lodgings on their way home from n well
next door. Their husbands never thought
OF relieving their wives, even when their
own days labor was over. and they were
sitting, smoking their pipes and laZlly
visiting. on the street walls. Nor did It
apparently occur to the women that their
task was otherwise than distinctly theirs
Its preordained character was not, how
ever, 50 clear to me, and one day i
started to draw pailful at the next
door well. Granny" the shoemaker'S
mother. whose years were more than
fOur-SCOro. caught me in the act, and
came hurrying out from the house. much
shocked that /, man. and n lodger at
that, should attempt such a thing. She
took the rope from me and insisted on
doing the work herself.
Drawing water was not the only ont
door task which fell to the lot Of the
women. In several instances a village
family owned a COW, and the housewife
fed and MIXED it in the hyre. and led it
10 and from the pasture. The pig-peD.
too, was included in the feminine sphere.
aud when it needed repleniShing the
woman thought nothing Of walking of
several miles and bringing home 4 small
porker in bag sluns over her shoulder.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-05-24

Ilis gardener warns other garden
makers against planting the pretily-
named plume poppy among q host az
choice things, for il claws the earth viva
me teu0clUr Of 4 h0rSe-sadisA when uHr
Is dug up. There is now 81 better
Boccoaia-thc Japonica micrucarpa-
grows six feet high, and beats delightful,
creamy taSSplS among hlCt-Erpcu foliage.
Two White-bl0s, omcd bulbs that she is
using in great numbers are Aueiaouc
iaponiea alba and California caHGican@.
Those, the giant anemono and the @iant
h}yacinth, bloom sle3!faslly the summer
through. and In hardy things GTe more
satisfactory. Their bulbs -hould he ler.
mdisturhcd, and they will grow 10 port
~ clUmpS Hud Hover pr0fU>c.y.
There viii lac iupin>. and white fox
gloves. and whole armies of tell lcl-
phiniums. and there win be dwarf de-
plduium Blue BUttertly.' that can show
larger blossoms than any of the giants.
FlOekS OF pyrethrWns in rose and gold
shall spanGle the grass in June; rs soon
as they are done Towering they shall he
cut to the ground and mulched. and
there will he n later c. ID Of blossoms.
Morning Star" tthe best annual chrysau-
themuml. blue cornhowers ana white
marguerites shall flourish together. with
corcopsis and gaiiiardias.
OF course there are nasturtiums, There
is a long low fence covered with wire
netting. that i MI ready for the robust
leaves and the vivid Yelycts of the mas
turtiumS.
AMI oh, what gay patches Of oscholt-
zias there will he! The deep orange oud
the soft yellow, end the new "DiHua.
with its tiny tiutcd folds of rose anI
white inSt touched with yellow. TIE
seeds o. the gay lttla Clarlias Whit
layias, Ioye-in-a-Wi~t and scarlet LAS
viii be scattered broadcast, and $50 win
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-05-24

be agreeable at table, diagnose each Of
his individual ailments at that time, and
explain the effects 0t the different arti-
clos Of food upon his digestive apDara-
tuS.
And the old gentleman is only one Of
a long success sion OF his kind. Able to
manage finger bowls with leXterity
passing through course dinners without
laundering; authorities (so-calleD in all
that pertains t. liable etiquette, vet fail
ureS in real refinement aud culture. be-
cause of iH-timed, poorly-chcsen themes
of conversation WHALE mt table.
There are sensitive organizations
driven away unfed from the feast. sim
ply because somebody must perforce in
troduce the subject of current diseases.
keeping the ball rolling, too. until tine
banquet seems very like Il hospital in
general effect.
Memories of days in farm land come
croWding IN. when the most useful article
at meal time was the tlybush, made of
strips of paper tied securely to n long
wooden handle. How exciting grew the
question in our minds long before the
meal was ended, as to who should be vic
tOrlouS-thc flies settled in swarns atop
the sugared currants and frosted cake,
or the hungry little urchin at the end of
the handle. And by the time the aueS-
ton was decided our desires for those
dainties over which the flies had so faith
fully foraged had gone.
But such memories carry nothing Of
reproach or ridicuie with them. for in
those days we lived up to our privileges
and abreast with our knowledge. and
mayhap could do 10 better.
NoWadays it would seem that one has
the right TO demand the real in all shat
pertains to table etiquette. Moreover are
we not bound to remember that 30 man
lives TO himself in this matter?
- \ reform yr0,raG tI,,, l;,.-,-.,-
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-05-24
Mothers and Children.

II mothers would DO more requesting
and less commanding. they would find
their children more willing to obey, writes
a woman in the American Mother. Al
ways fulfill your promises TO the chill
dren, unless there is an excellent reason
for not doing so. II it is necessary for
YOU to change your plans, carefully eX-
plain the reason for the changes Teach
them to have implicit confidence in your
word, ana that with you no means no
and yes means yes. Mothers remember
that you hold the key of the soul, and
stamp the com OF character.
Yet. at all times. mother should in
sist on being obeyed. If you tell YOU
child to do anything, do not allow him
to put off the task, or to putter and
waste time. Teach him to recognize the
meaning of Alice Cary's warning;
If you're told to do a thing,
And mean to do it really,
Never let it be by halves,
DO it fully. freely.
All obedience worth the name
Must be prompt and ready.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-05-24
One IYozan's Wild Garden.

Regularly every autumn q certain ao..-
Cr-loying woman z,-rafl f.,II,- ,.....I... ..
ar. again il, ,,,s.,,.,, ,;,..,.....i
nuaIs = those Il,,.,,it y ''' ~, iI'D- Oh i'i-
,Tbcn rho s,,,,,.- ,, ~ 'u' ".i'i season
pprannia1s aa IN an Sie recent
"A bn,,lIz. - W III - '',vF WAY
ono a,,;[,. - 'i''I''s ~ nv, l'Ai Ay" O..
insta,,r.$ TN. ,.. "tiho"S i'pP'tS' 10.
gufirirnt II, tLa,,s, NV 'is al
five soul rlIn1.ba-,',. -, ai''.'g d S.'''--
.trbost,' 49, '''' ~ "di'! P'PWG@
white. but in everv sbaIo os II,,i .I''' -, ~
rose ana channels fnsa f., G;,I.,.,.
ly over the Garth Parr'g Scn,.l'r 49,.
is magnificent frrjnZv. tba Iar.i;,-aI
a Gorgeous han of farno. tJ,a r,;,'[,a{ 49,.
ais Of the White swan o,a ,l,''-'.+ l,.,..
taliiue. -
These. with many o+hor hor1v or,,,,,-.
have been. or will br ,Iantod s,,,,, H., D.,
wild garden" planned Inv a ,vo,'la,4
whose love for flowers IL ,,,I,- o,,s,al.1
By her iU.-puuify in fhoi,. .,,.,..,,,-.,,,L,.,'+
The place selected fn,. ms .,a,,}..,, sd,
incosurn on. poa,ln,r Lana 1.i,i 49,,
pIaygrOund fo1 - f.rSfI,. ~ - III. III az f.
is to he baantitiod ,,;tT G'.,,,, .,.;,,
sacrificing its T,3ni,i,-a - ~ = 'l' -
incidentally II j. "a f.Ir,l;,f,
emf Iioesn,ns IT., ''''' 1iu'l''' ~ W
in the center az l. ma iJiui ". '- .'i.
benches 1,ntle,ro,,l, J, - ,'T " '"
,,,Iv. ,,,,,.,,..;,',, - I'm '''-H0 are .H,
man cn,,fo,t NJ. ,-'i ~, - - .'' ~ ~
groilpJ has ,-t tl, p.yi'"." '4ru 81 Inv
N H., - ga ".tll'"t 'IaICuI li"9'
1,o7i, 60. I'-'N, " 'GNINe' nave h'.h
a,,-,,;,'', ~ sarih must hg seen III
slits ~ ~ Io1 ,tus ,i1e a.! Hati ="
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-05-24
Keeping Beautiful in Oh Ale

Lately the vigorous efforts beauty has
made to stand off old age must have
rather softenpd its coming. There is no
shock about it now. At 81 does it now
throw mp the sponge? In fact ladies or
30 are still firmly clutching it with one
hand and rubbing ont wrinkles and rub
bling on hair dye with the other. NohoGy
grows old gracefully, for no lady grows
old at all, There does not come Il day in
the life Of the modern beauty. as there
aid III that of the Raccardi's bride. loved
by the MeGIci duke, who, looking in her
glass. saw her glory gone
the lips red charm
Inc heaven of hair, the pride of the brow
And the blood that blues the inside arm.
The preservation Of youth-or its at
tempted personal---very. said to be an
art borrowed from the French. The
women Of other lands became eXasperat-
ell at the stories from France Of charm
crs OF mature years, like Ninon de FEN
clos and Nine. Recamier Now some
miserable Journalist of an inquisitive
turn has undertaken to put all the
French actresses famous for youth or
beauty in the witness box and make
each one tell what is her recipe for pre-
serving both. And to everyboly's horror
the French actresses. almost to n wom-
an. refute the theories they have been
living for have not n word TO say of
new recipes for creams, do not allude to
the old ones ana even are inclined to
give the go-by to such respected fetishes
rs fresh air and the Salisbury cure.
Sarah Bernhardt, the dean of the society
of elderly ladies who look young, flies
III the face of every accepted rule. Air
and light she abhors and sedulOusly shuts
herself out FROM spending from eleven
to twelve hours in the day at the theater
without seeing the sun and without q
breath of fresh air." She even drives
back and forth in a closed carriage.
Beauty sleep that we've all been
brought up to think is the great pre-
server of freshness, she scorns, going to
bed at in the morning and rising at 8.
Fatigue stimulates her: She thrives on
1t. she eats 10 meat but as many as
ten egSg day, and drinks nothing but
champagne-and at 60 she looks 81.
OF the entire collection Bcrnhardt, the
most absolutely Indifferent TO the accept
cd laws Of hygiene, looks the youngest
Jeanne Granier, who never thinks Of her
health, the healthiest, and Bartee. who
takes no regular meals and eats when
the spirit moves her, the most poetic
and charming. There is but one infer
eHCe to be drawn. and that is that the
interest and inspiration of their wOrl.
must be the real source of their pro
longed youth. 1t is only just becoming
known that occupation. not carried to
excess and of a c0nCenial sort, is one
Of the greatest preSeTyatiyes of health
after middle age long life was to be
insured and the mind kept fresh by a
Slackening Of labor, much rest and 4
gradual ceasing of all mental effort. is
now an exploded theOry.-San Francisco
ArgOnaut.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-05-24
Women OF Ability.

An invention by which bankers have
been greatly assisted and benefited is the
naturalization of Il happy thought of
Miss Jennie Williams of Cincinnati, who
Il few years ago evolved scheme for
making Il commercial paper, which rem
ders it impossible to raise amounts Oh
checks, forge names. or otherwise tam
per with face values. Her vigiIs We're
long and her labors hard, but she has
had her reward. She was offered the
interest on $4,000 for twenty years, at
the end of, which time the property is to
be turned over to her.
Woman's place in the field of livelihood
broadens continually. Miss Belle McI[in-
non of Little Falls, \. y, is superirtend-
ent of big manufacturing plant. Her
brother is the proprietor of five large
mills, employing more than 1900 hands.
Miss Mckinnon is in direct charge of the
plant, visiting the different departments,
consulting with the foremen and making
suggestions for the Improvement of their
work
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-05-24
Tender MissiveC.

DR.. Franklin gave some advice to the
young ladies of his day which their
grand-daughters would do well to take
to heart.
Make such soft speeches as you will,
my dears," he said, but put them not
down in ink"
l have no doubt he emphasized his
meaning with a sly and whimsical smile,
ana made clear TO those arch coquettes
in powder and brOcade what | would
like to impress on the tailored matinee
girl. and that is this: The practice Of
writing sentimental notes to men should
not be INDUCED in by gentleWomcn IN
der any circumstances,
OF course, this does not mean that
girls should cease from burdenin@ the
mail bags Of Uncle Sam with tender
messages to Their accepted lovers. DR..
Franklin may have harneSSGd the light
nings, but he could not do as much with
the human heart; and as long as love
lastS-2nd please God. that shall be until
there is no more life ON this star we
call the earth-love's language viii be
written. ami the gray clad pOstman will
continue to be envoy extraordinary to
Cupid. Lovers are seldom fluent enough
to put IN speech the things that they
would say; but the man. dumb with love.
Is always a poet when he writes to her.
And she covers page after page with
sweet assurances that her Inns could
never speak. So love letters are among
the sweetest privileges Of love: and be-
lieye that they should be written with
oil the feryor and madness and extraya-
gancc of the time, that in the after years
they may be taken from their place and
united with their dried roses among
them, and light, with their yellow
leaves, the hearts that have grown weary
and cold, and fan into life a forgotten
passion.
do not believe much in the love that
withhods trust For where one is there
should be the other. But the custom.
now widespread of sending notes Of
compliment and admiration to strange
men, who, by reason of some whim of
fate, have been thrust into public notice.
cannot be abolished too soon for the
credit of the bOnnieSt. most wholesome
and merriest creature in the wolld-the
American girl.-Eyening Star.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-05-24
Summer Cur ainc.

The furnishing of the windows IS often
a task of troublesome character, especial
~ to the hOuSekeeper who cannot have
the advantages Of city shopping. In the
seasons showing Of curtain fabrics, moth
ing presents more attraction for use in
summer homes or cottages than the
white or white and cream madras, n thin
scrlm-like material having closely
strewed pattern over it that is done in
fluffy surface, much like the snowflake
materials. 1t may be had in cotton at Il
mere song" and by the yard. a boon TO
houSekeepers, since curtains may be
made of any desired or necessary length.
They are best shirred over the window
poles, whether these be of wood or brass.
Two sets of curtains at each window
are now almost obligatory, if fashion is
10 be followed. The set next the win
dow may consist of two narrow panels
OF net. lace patterned or ruifled; Or of
Ial curtains Tapped the full width across
the, pole and looped back about five
inches below the middle of the windows
on each side. The full inside curtains
may be hung straight or l0oDed at line
OF the sill There are endless varieties
OF Soft-Shaded Indian and Oriental
Weaves of curtain gauze which also are
designed for summer curtains. and which
.lay he used advantageous in connec-
'I9l with the cream or tyO-tOncl madras.
-Harper's Bazaar
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-05-24
PARTISAN DRESSES RUINED.
Men with Scissora Steal Ribbons from
Gowns Of Fair Promcuader>.

Gowns of taii Promcuader~.
! Whcu Il wcll-drcsscd lady finds on her
return home from stroll that her rib
( bOns have been pnrloiucd she is in NJ
aluiahlc mood. The damage In such Il
ease is comparatively slight. Iiut what
must be the feelings of "A lady who dis
covers that her dress has been absolute
~ ruined during her promenade No
fewer than twenty complaints Of this ma
tTn were received nj the police stations
yesterday. II would appear that Il gang
of vviI-di>pn~ed persons. or of mouomani-
acs such ms the one referred 10 above,
/ hail the approach Of Il summer season
with delight, for their great pleasure IL
10 throw suiphurlc acid or some other
corrosive or greasy substance on any light
dress they may notice. White and gray
mantjrs are their favorite prey.
The bouleyardS are always very enter
( tanning on may sit before cafe and
watch the passing crowd, and You may
InihElc Wlth 1t; or you may witness Il
ciHomatograph exhibition free. gratis and
for nothing. In several spots cinemato-
graphs have been placed at a window
on be- first story and every evening large
crowds assemble to see the show. One
OF these spots is in the Boulevard Muni-
martrc, aud recently there was the usual
crowd side, gazing at reproductions
Of scenes from the South African war,
when coInmOti0n was caused by lady
who suddenly shouted out stop thief
The man to whom attention was
drawn was faShionably dressed, and he
Indignantly denied the allegation that he
hal cut the ribbon holding the lady's
rcticuIe. The crowd was beginning TO
handle him roughly when he was arrest
al and taken before the police commits
Sarr. There he explained that robbery
was very FAR com his mind as he was
IN very independent position but he
{tuy mo t,, all.
The commissary visited the mans rooms
and there found quite collection Of
similar ribbons. Asked for an cxpiana-
ton, the man stated that he could not
help stealing ribbons owned BY ladies'.
either on their bats or any part Of their
dress; II was mania with him and he
never went out without pair Of scissors.
lie offered to pay for the damage done
in this case, and the lady withdrew her
complaint on this condition. the commits
Sary seriously advising him to struggle
against his remarkable mania.-Paris
Messenger.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-05-24
Cheerful Converse
ton OF the Family Table.

Table talk, according to a writer in
Table Talk. has always meant, not 50
much the food and its proper prepara-
ton, hut the actual talk at table, while
that food is being eaten.
81 am n firm believer" she says. Gin
the idea that the environment is more
than half of the feast, and that even
toathsame specialties served in dainty
hits # china, may be robbed of all their
attraction. if accompanied by the irrelc-
want and homogeneous while being served,
and vice versa
Table talk, not to pail upon the taste.
or excite the nervous system and there
by retard digestion. should be cheerful
rather than sad: a tonic rather than a
nauseate. Perhaps few incidents may
serve as illustration II my meaning.
1T has taken an ancient family rela-
tive quite a length OF time to under
stand just why he must not. if he would
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-05-24
ss.ss5ssss sssss.
che Great Future.

The sweetest song has not been sang,
<rr has the loudest bell been rung;
1Fap brightest jewel still lies Geep,
r-ite fairest rose IS set asleep;
as. greatest ship has never sailed.
rI'ilp highest mountains are unScaled;
7The largest house of brisk ana beam
Is int the vision Of Il dream.
The sSiftest locomotive, TOO,
IFas vet 10 show what il can do,
The richest mine is still unknown.
trhe airships but Il monstrouS drone;
The telegraph is still afraid
10 span the wide world without aid.
Point out the man who'll say to You
All the electric mind will do.
The greatest city still shall rise
An. who viii solve the mystic skies?
%fagara's falls remain unclaimed,
The arctics spheres have not been gained
The steamer, submarinely piled,
Is anchored fast in fancy's tide.
The worlds great plans have not been
heard
And Peace. today, is but word
Thiuk then. ye men of little worth.
WHO say there's naught TO do on earth.
M. 4. Kay in Success.