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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-12-19
Throuah the kIondike.

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. l.. Washburn of
Underhill arrived from Alaska in usual
good health after a trip since March
last - extending over 10000 miles,
10, 900 of which were from San Francisco
through Alaska, by rail to Seattle,
thence by boat to Shaguay, from thence
by rail to White Horse and from thence
by boat through rivers and lakes to
Dawson. and then down the Yukon to
Nome and St. Michaels. Mr. Washburn
took side trip on the Koyukuk river,
stream running from the north into
the Yukon of about 600 miles. During
their wanderings they crossed the Arctic
circle 10 times. In June during the
longest day of the year, happening to
be on the Yukon Flats near Fort Yukon,
they had the rare privilege of seeing
the sun continuously for % hours, the
sun going down near the horizon and
then beginning its return trip. On this
day they had their pictures taken by the
midnight sun. During these days of
daylight on the arrival of steamship
at Dawson the papers are cried on the
streets as at noon day, even though it be
long past the hour of midnight, and the
usual crowd of women and children
greeted the boat at any hour during the
"a. The remark was made by Mrs.
Washburn that "Dawson never sleeps"
1t is almost incredible the story they
bring of the range of the thermometer
90 degrees in the shade, beyond the
Arctic circle, brings different i'm
preston from that entertained of this
far away country. The shortness of
the season is borne TO US by the infor-
nation that snow was falling on the
10th of September, the day of their
departure from Dawson for San Fran
cisco. Twenty-Five cents is their small
lest change In circulation and the daily
papers are respectively $50 and $40 per
year or % cents copy. They also
report several thunder storms during
the season. This makes Mr.. and Mrs.
Washburn's 36th trip across the CONT
nent with much more than an average
of 10000 miles a year. No serious ac-
cident has ever befallen them.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-12-19
ENGLISH NOTES.
Sheffield uses 100000 ring-bones O

Sheffield uses 100000 ring-bones of
oxen yearly for knife-handles.
Sixty per cent. of the police avail
able for duty in London are on night
duty.
Forty eight different species of
birds spend the winter only in the
British isles.
Forty-five foreign countries have
ministers or diplomatic representa-
tives in England.
In a Sussex village is part of a gar
den paling made wholly out of the
swords of swordfsh.
Manchester's chimneys emit 80 tons
of SCOT daily, of which analysis shows
that two tons is oily matter.
The population of the Isle of Man
has decreased Is per cent. since 1891.
AT the last census it was 54.725.
At discard, in Cheshire, England, is
room that contains hundreds of
picture frames made of every imag-
Unable substance from leather to
tigers bones, one frame being placed
within another, according to size, so
that the whole surface is covered with
frames.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-12-19
FROM FOREIGN FIELDS.

Complaint is made that out of 81 600
street lamps in Paris only $4,000 are
lighted at night.
Australia now contains more unex-
plored territory in proportion to it's
size than any other continent.
Efforts are being made in Paris to
form a society for securing prompt
ness and politeness from telephone at
PENDANTS.
The sultan of Turkey and the queen
of the Netherlands are said to be the
only total abstainers among Euro
pean sovereigns.
In ItaiJ a well may not be sunk
within 100 yards of cemetery. in
Austria and France double this dis
lance is the law.
Hundreds of song birds are daily
brought to the markets of Lugano, al
though the laws of Switzerland in
terdict their slaughter.
The New South Wales government
has sunk 50 artesian wells Sc of which
brought water quite to the surface.
Only eight were total failures.
by killing his one hundredth wild
boar. NJ. Andre Florimond, mayor of
Andrye> (Yonnc). is stated to have
created a record in French sport.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-12-19
The Discoverer of Swamp-Root at Work In
His laboratory

There is a disease prevailing in this
country most dangerous because so decep-
tive. Many sudden deaths are caused by
it-heart disease, pneumonia, heart failure
or apoplexy are often the result of kidney
disease. If kidney trouble is allowed TO ad-
vance the kidney poisoned blood will attack
the vital organs, or the kidneys themselves
break down and waste away cell by cell.
Then the richness Of the blood-the albumen
leaks out and the sufferer has Bright's
Disease, the worst form of kidney trouble.
DR.. Kilmer S Swamp Root the new dis
covery is the true specific for kidney, bladder
and urinary troubles. 1t has cured thousands
OF apparently hopeless cases, after all other
efforts have failed At druggists in fifty-cent
and dollar sizes. A sample bottle sent free
by mail, also book telling about Swamp
Root and its wonderful cures. Address
DR.. Kilmer & Co.. Binghamton. N. Y. and
mention this paper.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-12-19

George i. Whitney, who is 10 years
old, is a farmer in West Brattleboro, and
he is also a hunter and trapper of con-
siderable proves. Only few days ago
Mr.. Whitney brought nine fine fox skins
into the Office of William 5. Newton, the
town clerk.
Vermont for number of years has
paid bounty of GO cents for every skin
of fox which has been killed by the
hunter. OF the 60 cents 10 cents is paid
cents goes to the hunter. When a skin
is brought to the town clerk he punches
one or two holes in the ears of the skin.
This of course, prevents the skin from
being taken to some other town and an
other bounty paid on it there.
Mr.. Whitney frequently captures as
high as 80 skins in single season. He
takes them entirely by means of steel
traps. This year has been "A good one
for the capture of foxes. So far this
season II fox skins have been presented
At the office of the town clerk. After
the holes have been punched in the ears
a certificate is given to the trapper, and
he secures the bounty by presenting the
certificate to the town treasurer.
For certain purposes the holes punched
in the ears lessen the value of the skins
practically as much as the bounty
amounts to. For other purposes the
holes in the ears do not lessen the value.
Mr.. Whitney's father and his grand
father were both trappers and hunters,
and he has love for the work. There
/ is a bounty on the skins of hedgehogs of
10 cents, and a bounty on the skins of
rattlesnakes of 81. Mr.. Whitney has
not captured either of these to amount to
anything in this vicinity. When he was
Younger man he was for a time on a
ranch in Montana, and there it was a
very common thing for him to kill a
rattlesnake.
/ He captures in the course of season a
good many skunks, now and then mink,
and quite a number of coOns. The skin
of a skunk brings % cents, but there is
no bounty. The oil which is obtained
from the skunk is valuable, and quite a
quantity is obtained from each carcass.
| The skin of a mink brings 81 80, the
skin of coon is worth 81, and the car
cass brings from - cents to 81. All told,
Mr.. Whitney earns S7j to $50 every
year by his trapping and hunting.
1t not infrequently happens that he
has trap stolen, and with it an animal
which has been caught in the trap.
When he secures evidence, prosecution
follows. He suffers somewhat, too, from
the mischief OF boys.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-12-19
IN VARIOUS PLACES.

Funchal, Madeira, with population
of $4,000, has no public telephone serv-
ice
There are but nine subscribers to
the post office telephone in Swansea,
Wales.
With the one exception of the pot to
crop, the Irish harvest this season has
been the best for many years.
y discussion is going on in London as
to whether the mayors of large munich
palities should be paid for their serv-
ices or not. 1t is participated in large
~ by the mayors themselves. who are
being interviewed by the newspapers.
As the matter stands, some English
mayors receive pay and some do not.
There exists a certain very peculiar
funeral custom in Switzerland. When
death occurs the relatives of the de
ceased person cause a formal. black
edged announcement to he placed in
the paper. Sympathy is asked for. and
it is stated that the ''mourning urn
will be exhibited during certain hours
on a special day. Then a little black
table. covered with black cloth and
having on il black jar, is placed out
side the house where the death took
place. Into this urn or jar the friends
and acquantances of the family drop
black-edged visiting cards. sometimes
with few words of sympathy written
upon them.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-12-19
Doan'S
Kidney Pills
Cure every kidney i'll from
Common backache to diabetes.

Mr.. Joseph Clewlcy, of AZ Church street,
bookkecper for J. Il. Knox u Co., Lynn,
tools, says: II used several prescriptions
from physicians, trying to get relief from
attacks of backachc. The pain was in the
seemed to relieve me for the time being,
but it always returned If | took cold it
was always worse, and at such times 1
was downright sick. l had a severe attack
and used Doan's Kidney Pills. The first
box relieved me Il great deal Continuing
the treatment a short time longer | was
entirely cured, and | have had no return of
the complaint"
For sale by all druggists; 80 cents per
box. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-12-19
500 REWARD. SlOO.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased TO
learn that there is at least one dreaded
diseas that science has been able to cure IN
all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure known
to the medical fraternity. CatarTh being IA
constitutional Disease, requires n constltu-
internally. acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system, thereby de
siroying the foundation of the disease, and
giving the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors nave so much faith in
Its curative powers, that they offer One
cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address, +. j. CHENEY Il CO., Toledo, o.
sold by Druggists, Toe.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-12-19
SAVED AL GRAVE's BRINK.

81 know would long ago have been in my
grave, writes Mrs. $ II. Ncwsom, of Decatur,
Ala, "if it had not been for Electric Bitters.
For three years suffered untold agony from
the worst forms of Indigestion, Waterbrash,
Stomach and Bowel Dyspepsia. But this cN-
cclent medicine did me a world Of good.
Since using ii | can eat heartily and have
gained $ pounds For Indigestion, Loss OF
Appetite, stomach, Liver and Kidney troubles,
Electric Bitters are a positive, guaranteed cure
Only soc at w. II. Sheldon's drug store
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-12-19
a WOMAN SAYS:

"The first bottle of the new medicine, Cal
cura Solvent set up my nerves like tuning q
fiddle | began to get good sleep. After
that felt hungry and when | smelt breakfast
wasn't long getting down stairs. picked
up weight and strength, and no wonder be-
lieve in Dr. David Kennedy, of Kennedy Row
Kingston, n. Y" All druggists SI,oO.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-12-19
The PRIDE OF HEROES.

Many soldiers in the last war wrote to say
that for Scratches, Bruises, Cuts, Wounds,
Corns, Sore Feet and Stiff Joints, Bucklen's
Arnica Salve is the best in the world. Same
for Burns, Scalds, Bols, Ulcers, Skin Eruptons
and Piles. 1t cures or no pay. Only 25c at
w. IL. Sheldon's drug store,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-12-19

Spite o. the weather
We're singin' together;
Life Is a blessing, and care is a feather!
Singn' We go
From the Maytime to snow
Sngin' and singin' together!
What If the way
Lacks the Light o. the May
Runnln' through weather that darkens the
day?
Singln' We go:
God Is with US, We know
Singin' and singin' together!
II. L. Stanton, in Atlanta Constitution.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-12-19
He Was Wise.

Touchley-Say, Coiner, I'd like to
have a short talk with you.
Coiner-It's no use, Touchley. l
haven't got dollar in my clothes.-
Chicago Daily News,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-12-19
THE BLADE, Toledo, Ohio.

The Blade and the Register both for only
sl.25 in Addison county; elsewhere $3.50.
Address the
REGISTER, MiddIebary, Va.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-12-19
His Method.

Madge-What method of courtship
does he use?
Prue-Oh, ne affects to have found
the only girl in the world who under
Stands him.-Detroit Free Press.
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LIME ROCK.

sNEAKED HOME QUIETLY WITH EMPTY
 GAME BAGS.
 Local hunters are greatly disturbed over the fact that hoodoo is in their midst and which accounts for their hard luck for the past two weeks. William Harvey and George Betts went fox hunting with Harvey's fam ous dog "Bunny" but the dog forgot he was fox hound and began running rabbits and when the game hove in sight both hunters fired and missed. MT Harvey was so astonished to think that his ''purp" should chase rabbits and that he missed his aim that he tainted and did not recover until three days later. R. Dunn, Jim Cummings. c. CaShdOllar and James Winterbot- tom went cooning and after a weary all nights search sneaked home quiet- ly with empty game bags. Milo Rich ardson, Jr., and Jimmy Cum mings went after fox but the hoodoo was too much for them. It is reported that
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D: McrlAHAN, New Milford, Conn.

Marie Wildenfath.
 Reading, "The American Flag" Lillian Pinckney.
 Recitation, "Flag of Red, White and Blue," Robert Pinckney.
 Recitation, 'God save the Flag" Nellie Swanson.
 Reading, IA Flag on every school house., Archie Roth.
 Recitation, "Union and Liberty," Nellie Camp. --
 Reading, ''The History of our Flag, |" Louis Smith.
 Flag exercise, members of school.
 Song, Keller's Hymn. School.
 MT Curtis made some interesting remarks, very instructive to old and young alike. MT Curtis was followed by Rev E., l.. Whitcome who spoke very earnestly to the children. The song, "Flag of the Free, "by the school, was then sung. Mrs Francis told some incidents of the flag which impressed her remarks strongly on the minds of all. Little Alfred Francis here sent Old Glory flying to the breeze, while all joined in singing America"
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her daughter Mrs Warren Pitcher.
 Mrs Hillard and Mrs Blackman of Brooktield spent Thursday in town call ing on friends.
 Miss Golda Wells is assisting Mrs McEslin at the postoffice during the rush at c. B. Thompson's factory.
 Miss Kittie Reilly of New Milford has taken a position at c. B. Thomp- sons.
 MT and Mrs Ernest Eastwood of New Milford spent Sunday in town visiting friends.
 E.O. and A. L. Young are having a horse barn built.
 Mrs Elmer Frost has returned from a visit to her son, Frank, in Yales- vile.
 H. Jay Rowe, an expert mason or Wellsville, has been doing mason work at A. L. YOung'S.
 Many of the formers are stripping tobacco. The house in which Sherman BrOn- son lives has been shingled, recently. c. W. Bostwick has sold 200 bushels of cider apples to T. w. HoWes.
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one fox actua lily posed as target and did stunts for the hunters within handshaking distance; result, ammU- milton wasted. Evidently the fur crop from Lime Rock will be light this year.
 A POPULAR DIVERSION IN LIME ROCK.
 It is estimated that nine-tenths of the male population of Lime Rock are saving wood for their evenings di- version.
 Last Monday afternoon the Ladies' society of Trinity church met at the residence of Miss Carrie Richardson and decided to hold one of their cele- brated suppers at the Casino during the early part of December and in which they will endeavor to eclipse all former efforts in this line. A blind musician of unusual vocal abilities and with guitar accOmpanl- ment entertained the patrons of the tonsorial parlors, last Saturday even- ing.
 MT and Mrs G. w. Higgins of Spen- certown, N. Y., are visiting their daughter, Mrs W. H. Barrett.
 Charles Mover reports an enjoyable visit as the guest of Edward Amund- son, Jr., at Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
 Master Grant Eggleston, who has been sick for the past few weeks, is now almost well again.
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NEW HAVEN COUNTY.
MIDDLEBURY.

A GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY. MT and Mrs Levings Abbott will be at home to their friends on Friday, November 2S from to 6, and from to 10 p. m., that being the 5Oth anniver- of their wedding day. No formal in vitations sent out, but all who come will receive a cordial welcome. Miss Nellie Booth has gone to work for Mrs H. w. Atwood. A pleasant party was held at the residence of MT and Mrs John Town send, on last week Thursday night in honor of the newly married couple, MT and Mrs George Townsend.
 On last Wednesday night, in their own home, Paul Steinman and Miss Bessie Olsen were married by Rev l.. S. Griggs.
 The much needed new floor for the porch on the Town hall has been laid this past week.
 Mrs Mary Delaney is quite i'll. and under the care ofsDr Rodger of Wood bury.
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WOODBURr.

LIVELY TIME AT THE TOWN HALL
 There will be lively time at the Town hall, Friday night, for the mer- it's of the Woodbury trolley will be de- bated by the Y. M. C. A. Debating society. Representative Hitchcock, Henry s. Benedict, an Old-time debat- or, and Samuel Terry will handle the affirmative side of the question. They will have for their opponents Rev J. L. R. Wyckoff, M. F. Skelly and Frank M. Potter, late candidate for the legislature. The Rogers Brothers will be present and sing their comic song "When the Trolley Comes tt
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FAIRFIELD COUNTY.
GREENFIELD HILL.
CHURCH INTERESTS.

CHURCH INTERESTS.
 Rev Dr Gane's subjects for next Sun day, November 23. will be in the morn- ing: Are the Principles Embodied in Regeneration and Holiness Essential to Salvation?''-second in the series on 1.-The Great Problems of Daily Life" !" in the evening the subject will be, 'The Ideal Wife, second in the series on 'IdealS.'
 The Endeavor meeting next Sunday evening will be Thanksgiving service. Several new and interesting features will add interest to the occasion. The church accepted the invitation of the Fairfield Congregational church ! to celebrate Thanksgiving with them on the 27th inst.
 Large congregations heard Dr Canes sermons, last Sunday, the first in the series of discourses he is to deliver this and next month.
 The Endeavorers have decided to hold watch-night so ciable on the 3lst of December. Every effort will be made to insure pleasant and prof. itable evening. Full particulars in good time.
 1 The social committee of the Chris. tian Endeavor society are preparing a handsome 1903 wall calender. It will have fine photo of the church. All who desire copies should order early o1 Miss Ada Jennings. Price 25c.
 Mrs Henry Wheeler, who was taken suddenly and seriously ill, Saturday night, is now much better.
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with theaters and other city pleasures.
 w. O. Corning has returned from a trip to New York.
 The Hall association is talking of adding a piano to it's already large stock of furniture. Water works are under way and prosperity seems to rule the day.
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BRIDGEWATER.
CHURCH BRIEFS.

There were no services in St Mark s, Sunday.
 The children of the Congregational church are practicing Christmas exer- cises.
 There is to be no service at the Con. gregational church, Thanksgiving day, but next Sunday there will be a Thanksgiving service.
 Friday afternoon the ladies of the Congregational church will pack theii barrel, which is to be sent away. Ir /! the evening a supper will be served, tt raise funds to send it away.
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WEST CORNWALL.
WHAT'S GOING ON.

WHAT'S GOING ON.
 O. E. Cartwright of Wood bury and J. Albert Stone of Mantle spent sev- eral days, last week, with Mrs L. A. Cartwright.
 Mrs George Hughes of Bridgeport and Mrs Frederick Northrop of South bury visited Mrs Volmiller, one day last week.
 The Misses Mary and Clara Smith are keeping house for their brothers, David and George Smith, in David's home near the chapel.
 J. Francis Hallett spent last week in Bridgeport with his grandfather. J. B. Hallett, of The Bridgeport Beef Co.
 Prof Wiels of New York City was at the Mansion House several days this week.
 Hon l.. J. Nickerson attended the funeral of Chester Ford at Falls Vil- lage on Tuesday of this week.
 Mrs Joseph Robinson of Taftville is visiting her son, Dr Joseph Robinson, of this village.
 Sheldon Clark has broken up his home in this village and is to reside l for the present with his son, Andrew Clark, at Cornwall. Miss Fannie l.. Rogers has returned home from visit with her brother in I New York City and with other rela- tives at Leete's Island.
 Rev MT Stackman and Dea Dwight Rogers attended the State Church Conference held at New Britain sev. eral days this week.
 There is to be social at the Chris tian Endeavor social rooms, Friday evening of this week.
 Under the skillful care of Dr Robin. son, little Mary Smith who has been very seriously ill with scaelet fever, is slowly recovering.
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BROOKFIELD.

FLAG DAY AT THE CENTER SCHOOL.
 Last Thursday marked day long to be remembered by the pupils of the Center school, when their friends as sembled to see them send their new flag to the breeze. The exercises, which were we'll carried out and enjoyed by all, both old and young were as follows: Song, "Star Spangled Banner" " school.
 Flag exercise, six scholars. Recitation, t'The Flower of Liberty, "
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whist party at her home on Bennitt street, last week Thursday night.
 Walter Fenn has bought the tempo rary store of La Hait & Thomas and in few weeks"will move it to his place on Poplar street and convert it into a barn.
 Lester Warner, the Church street market man, will occupy the store vacated by Jeweler c. B. Riddiford.
 The new residence of J. F. Addis on Town Hill avenue will be erected by the, F. B. Rowe Go. Work has been started on the excavation for the cellar.
 Howard Hubbell passed Sunday in the great metropolis, New York.
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THE NEWS IN THE VICINITY.

The pie supper given by the ladies of St Marks church on Thursday evening at the Grange hall was largely at tended and success both socially and financially. About $2O were the pro- ceeds of the supper, which goes to the church.
 Mrs Edward Garfield is entertaining her mother, Mrs Harriet L. Morgan, of New Milford, for few weeks.
 Mrs Almon Merwin of Waterbury is the guest of Mrs Sallie Sanford. Mrs EnOs Wilson of Danbury is visit