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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-05-30
BEAUTlFIED BY PAINT.
The Color Scheme Made EchOta an
Attractive Village.

Echota is a village in New York of
1877 houses, inhabited by workmen of
the big Niagara Development company
and owned by that corporation. How
it was converted into a thing Of beau
ty is an interesting story for all who
are interested in village improvements.
1t is an attra ctive little town, but it's
beauty was formerly married by the
uniform painting of yellow and white,
says Forward. Some weeks ago the
corporation asked Reginald Coke, the
president of the Buffalo Society of
Artists, to devise color scheme for
painting the whole village. When his
direction had been carried out, the re-
suit was even more pleasing than had
been anticipated.
The color scheme is a combination of
grays and green's interspersed with
enough of other colors to prevent mo-
notony. Even the telegraph poles have
been painted so that they are no longer
conspicuous.
Such wholesale renovation is perhaps
possible only in a village owned entire
ly by one company, but the result holds
a suggestion for all village improve
ment societies.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-05-30
ARCHITECTURAL FADS.
Imitation and Display Instead of
Buildings to Last,

Buildings to Last.
Excessive fondness for the pictur.
esque and the overgrowth of hastily
adapted and transient fads are respon.
sible for many of the architectural
shortcomings of the day, but still
deeper rooted evil is the craving for
display, which shows itself in houses
exactly as it does in gowns and MILL
merry, says the Springfield (Mass.) Re.
publican.
The costly Paris dress must be imi.
tated in cheap materials, which may
be absolutely unsuited to the purpose.
The house that costs $1,000 is expected
to look specifically as nearly as posi-
BILE like the five thousand dollar house.
and this in turn must be n passable i'm
itatiOn of the ten thousand dollar
house.
No matter how much it may be nee.
esSary to skimp on materials and work
manship, each house must have as
many trimmings as it's neighbor, and
unfortunately the jig saw has made
gingerbread trimmings one of the
cheapest of luXuries. All this is only
one symptom of a farreaching tendency
of the time, a tendency to prefer shod-
dy display to honest, homely solidity.
If you want to hear incisive heart to
heart talk, get some old fogy carpen-
ter who has an obsolete liking for good
work to talking about the difference
between the mushroom frame houses
of today and the old fashioned houses
that were built to last.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-05-30
VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT.
The First Step In This Work II
Cleanliness.

First in order in activities of this
kind comes cleanliness. Clean streets
and public places, clean private prem
iseS-with these secured the first great
transformation in the community
takes place, says Sylvester Baxter in
The Century. When nuisance breed
ing rubbish heaps are cleared away
and vacant lots, covered with all sorts
of litter, are cleaned up, everybody
notes the improvement and is interest
ed in seeing it maintained.
Orderliness of course goes hand in
hand with cleanliness. The latter can
not be secured without good order,
and with good order there is an aspect
of neatness that commands popular re-
spect 1t pleases the public eye. Near
ly everybody will desist from throwing
rubbish into a well kept place and
from scattering torn up paper or other
litter in clean street. Public senti-
ment is easily cultivated in favor of
public cleanliness and order.
A notable instance of it's growth is
to be found in the agitation against
splitting in public places since it was
determined that the practice is a
danger to public health. The posting
Of notices, with regulations against it,
and the frequent discussion of the sub
ject in the press have made q strong
impression upon public sentiment, and
in consequence the offense is not prac-
ticed to anything like the same extent
in communities where there has been
such agitation.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-05-30
A Way Out.

A small girl told a falsehood. Her
mother, with great dignity, led the
youthful offender to the library and,
sitting down beside her, said: you
know, Katharine, grandma has gone to
heaven and papa has gone to heaven.
but if you tell untruths you cannot go
to heaven with them. You will have
to go to the other place"
The little maiden looked very grave
for moment and said, Say a swear
word, mamma, and come to the other
place too."-New York Tribune.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-05-30
KIMBERLEY.

Kimberley by by Nambrno King of Lord
Derby 2o6 Nghengae :oS Dare Devil 2ooA adyo the-anor
Jaw, 1854 and the list
Mmbno Kings daughters produced The Abbot 1904, The Monk
CD, oS Ed Eason o9 Jersey Mac 1914, The Queen 2o,
King Chimes Io34, and twelve in
Aderbana the dam Of Ben 60, by
dam Lmbeh by Iambs third dam Lady Rnders
by Aberdeen.
49, George Wilkes his dam Alma Mater nine
80 including Aceone Acanta 49, Aendorf
Kmbers dam Missile ambertus second dam Miss Hartford by
Robert by Robert Bonner he by Hambetonan o) third
dam Lohar Jr, by Lothair he by General Knox,
Kimberley elegant dark chestnut color stands hands n
purely otng with lots and horse
substance and exceedingly fine conformation His class typed the
Ribbon will
breeding matched and genemens drivers
The trade today calling rotng gated horses with
style Kimberley bred by John W. Porter of Tcondeoga
Y. He foaled June "a, 1897
This will make of the stables of
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-05-30
The Better Choice.

"Ze Miss Milyons, it is said, spens
THOUSANDS of dollars on re bonnets
alone, my dear count" observed the
baron. "She is re one for you"
mo, my dear baron" was the re-
ply. 81 will make re proposal to her
milliner. Judge.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-05-30

Do not neglect to keep your boots
polished. You can always shine at one
end, If you cannot at the other.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-05-30

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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-05-30

"Pauline is very exclusive. isn't sheT
"Oh, yes; quite. She never introduces
an eligible man to any other girl."-
London King.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-09
WOMAN'S PERFECT FOOT.

exquisite hands and arms were well dis- played
 She was a ooquette to the last. keeping up her platonie flirtations till the day of her death, and she lived to be a very old woman
 The Foot Beautiful.
 A womans foot, when perfect, Is hol- lowed out well, both inside and out, with a high instep short heel and long, straight toes, slightly spatulate at the ends.
 This Is the type of the most beautiful foot. It Is, on the whole, a foot not ire quently seen in its perfection, for often one or the other elements of beauty are wanting. The rarest point of beauty is the hollowing of the outside of the foot
 It used to be that shoemakers' lasts were made upon the Greek principles, but now hump is made on the outside of the last. just above the point where the slight hollow should be.
 If any one would convince himself that the hollow on the outside of the foot is rare, let him watch the prints that sea- side bathers leave when they step on a dry plank walk. Most of such footprints show a greater or smaller hollow on the inside of the foot. but nearly every one shows a straight. wet mark on the out side.
 That water could flow under the arch of the foot, without wetting 1t, is an old rule where feet are concerned That the foot has an arch under which an apple could be rolled is said of one well known beauty of the present day.
 She Is so proud of her lovely feet that she has them photographed in every pos slble way-in twentieth century slippers. in sabots, skates. Louis Quinze slippers. Japanese and Russian shoes. She has also any number of plaster casts showing ev- cry graceful cure and dimple.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-09

all iv these things. But as a king, is he worth tn wages? I guess notl' An whin Leopold come out some mornin' it'd not be ye'er hat that come off but his.
 9Th thruth is, Hinnissy, that tn kings have got to take a brace. If ye have amy kings among ye'er frinds, tell thim I said so. Tn king business is like 8 poker game. It's been goin' on f'r a long time an Whiniver it puts it's money in we lay down thinl1in we was up again a hand full iv kings an queens. But tn minyit they'se a showdown, tn bluff is over. Thin we see that tn hand we were afraid iv is composed entirely iv siyins, sixes an dooces with maybe wan jack that looks like a king on'y to near-sighted people. A showdown is death to rilety. Tell ye'er frinds to stay in dures an niyer show their faces at tn window an maybe we won't get on to thim."
 T don't know amy kings" said MT. Hennessy.
 Well, I wudden't thry to-" said MT. Dooley. Tt wud be all right f'r ye but ye'er wife mightn't like jt v
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-09
From the ehleago Inter-ooean.

From the Chicago Inter-ocean. wz GREAT writer once said 'aThe 6 vanity of woman dies hard'
 Foolish man! It never dies at all. and of all the brides there is none so hard to subdue as that woman takes in her little feet and ri. ankles
 Little feet, however. are deformity. or rather feet too small to harmonize with the figure are. Better that the foot be too large if shapely than too small. Think of a Juno who stands feet 2 inches and tips the scales at 150 pounds teetering to and fro on No. 1 or No. 2 feet! She should have a No. foot at the very least and a No. would not be out of proportion.
 To pudge by the Ideas of the Greeks and Romans, beautiful feet and those which are large enough to carry the body most gracefully. Latin poets speak of the gait of their beauties. rather than of their feet
 Shall be tried in this manner?' says Juno T, who walk the queen of the gods?
 In the ''1liad," Homer paid homage to Thetis, the silver-footed queen, and Paris, when making choice among the many beautiful maidens brought before him, did not forget the attractions of their feet.
 Their gait he marked as gracefully they
 moved,
 And round their feet hls eye sagacious
 royed.
 Inspiration for Poets.
 Poets and romancers have ever raved over the beauties of the human foot di- yine." How beautiful are thy feet with sandals. Princes daughter was the greeting of the bride in Solomon's Song and in spite O. the rich adornments of Judiths dress her sandals ''ravished the eye" of Holofernes, their buckles being studded with precious gems a fashion which later was forbidden to the Roman matron.
 Petrarch admir-, in his Laura her walk above all else He counts 1t chief of her four principal charms.
 Dryden, too, Is not proof against the charms of the female foot and walk: In length of train descends her sweeping
 gown,
 And by her graceful walk the Queen of
 Love Is known.
 The mention of the foot in poetry has often been used purposely to express rev erence, as when Ben Jonson declared that his love for his mistress was so great that he would adore ,--e foot, and. l slipper was left off, would kiss 1t, too" Every one Is familiar with his highly poetieal:
 And where she went the flowers took
 thickest root
 As she had sowed them with her odorous
 foot.
 Or similar reference by Butler: where'er you tread, your foot shall set The primrose and the violet
 That fascinating combination of loveli- ness, arrant coquetry, and rigid virtue. Mme Recamier, worshipped her own beauty. It is on record that she preferred dinners to any other form of entertain ment, not for the sake of the pleasure of the table. but because her feet which were not pretty, were nldde-, and her
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-09
MR. DOOLEY ON THE DOINCS OF ROYALTY
By P. P nu nne-copyrsht 19o2 by Robert

our star boarder,' he says. Who's that ol' fool cuttin' up with tn chorus girls at tn nex' table?' says Dorney to tn waither at tn resthrant. Its Leopold, king iy Biljum, says tn waither. He's in here ivry night. I guess his home life ain't very atthractive' Tn king iv Biljum in his autymobill ran. into a milk cart yisterdah on tn 'bullyvard, says tn pa-apers. Tu tn altercation that followed, tn lowly mill1ma1 walloped his majesty severely. Tn king iv Biljum wint up in an air ship yisterdah, an aftherward took dinner with Santos-Dumont, Col. Tom Oehiltree, Tod Sloan, an Chansy Depoo. Tn king iv Biljum an Maddymozelle Tooroore, tn Spanish dancer, danced a fandango at tn Caffy de Paree las night. His majesty paid fir all breakage. Ivy afthernoon th king iv Biljum can be seen on tn bullyvard. Tn statement that tn droop in his right eye is permanent is not cor rect. Tn king iv Biljum was seen in a smokin' car in tn limited thrain yisterdah, in his shirt sleeves, playin' siyen-up with a few frinds. Whin tn thrain stopped f'r lunch, his majesty out. ct dish iv baked beans. a section iy grape pie an cup iv coffee an had pleasant chat with tn cashier who used to wur- ruk at tn Palace hotel an knows him well. It was Leep' an Name with thim to tn delight iv th' hangers-on at tn station who are very fond iv both iv thim.
 An so it goes. Now, supposin' Hinnissy, that ye was a Biljum, whativer that is, an Leopold was ye'er king. Ye see him on tn sthreets iyry day snoltin' around in an autymobill, with dust in his whiskers an cinders in his eyes that makes him wink ivry time a nurse-girl goes by; ye see him dhrinkin' at tn bar, bettin' on tn races, feedin' his head with com mon food, quarrelin' with his wife, kicllin' his daughter out iv dures, an mannyfacthrin' rubber boots. Wud you bow down to him whin he come out iv tn concert hall with tn sixtet? Wud ye fling ye'er caubeen in tn air an holler, Long live tn king, or 'Veev tn roy or Hook Leopold or what iver 'tis up to a Biljum to holler at such a time? Ye wud not. Ye'd say to ye'ersilf: Well, if that fel- lows a king, som I. I think I'll move him over an take tn job mesilf. He's nice ol' man, runs an autymobill pretty well, is succisful flirt, an unsuccessful husband, a five-cints-on-th dollar failure as a father an a pretty good mannyfacthrer iv hose. He's
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-09

;:s $. X: $ :: j: $'s;3 5: s:. ;3.:;:: :s:: E:
 S been havin' throubIe with wan av his family"
 "Th' poor man." said MT. Hen- messy. What was it about?"
 "Oh, faith, tn usual thing" said MT. Dooley. She marrid some wan tn kings her father didn't like. Tn man iv her choice was noe her akeel. He was on'y a jock or prince or something like that-a good fellow, dye mind, sober, industhrees an affictionate iv lowly exthraction. But that atn't what I wanted to talk to ye about. Tn throubles iv a king with his family ain't amy more inthrestin' thin tn throubles iv 8 plumber or a baseball player It's tn same thing-th' food, tn cost iv tn new tile, tn familyar face at breakfast, tn girl runnin' off an marvin a jock or clerk in a butcher shop. What I've been thinkin' about is how long tn kings can stand havin' all these things known about thim.
 "Whin I was boy, if a king fell out with his folks, no wan knew iv it but tn earls an mark esses an jocks that overheard tn TOW while they were waitin' on tn table. They didn't say amy thing but wrote it down in a note book an published it afther they was dead. Whin tn king passed tn butther plate so high to his wife that it caught her in tn eye, it was a rifle secret. Whin his rile spouse pulled his majesty around th' room be th' hair iv tn head, tn tale remained in tn family till 1t got into histhry. Whin wan iv tn princesses threatened to skip with jock, tn king touched tn spring iv tn thrap dure an her rile highness, Augoostina Climin- tina Sofia Maria Mary Ann, wint down among tn coal an tn pota- toes an niver was heerd iv again.
 But nowadays 'tis diff'rent. Tn window shades Is up at tn kings house as well as ivrywhere else. Tn gas is lighted an we see his majesty stormin' around because tn dinner is late, kickin' tn rile dog, whalin' tn princess iv tn blood with 8 lath, brushin' his crown befure goin' out, shavin' his chin, sneakin' a dhrink at bed time, jawin' his wife an maxim faces at his daughter. Tn prin- cess called at tn king iv Biljum's house yisterdah an insisted on seein' tn ol' man. A stormy in Interview followed: T tol' ye niver to darken this dure again till ye left that loafer iv husband iv yeers,' says his majesty. I come here to get me clothes,' says her rile highness. If ye don't give thim up, I'll call nex' time with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-09
HAS A PERFUMEp AUTO.
Marquis of Angesey's Machine Leaves
 Trail of Sweet Scent.
Special to the Inter Ocean.

Special to the Inter Ocean.
 London-.The Marquis of Anglesey. whose jewelry, pantomine acting, and other vagaries are well known, has now developed delicate catholicism along another line. He is an enthusiastic au- tomoblist and the fastest and most reclS- less of the drivers in the United King dom.
 He has been fined in the police courts several times on this account, but there is one reproach that can be leveled at the car It does not leave behind an evil smelling track like others, but the per fume of violets or other flowers. The no- ble lord drives his motor-scented machine with his hair tied in ribon to match the days perfume-violet, rose, primrose. etc.--so that a lock with a silken bow falls from the side of his face.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-09

a constable she says. Don't make me f'rget me sex an lay hands on a woman,' says his maj esty. Clear out iv this befure I cease bein' a king an become a parent, he says. Her rile high ness had a fit iv mysteries at this, an tn king tore around tn par Tor, knockin' over chairs an kick in at tn furniture. Half an hour later tn princess emerged fol- lowed be tn king in smokin' jacket. At tn dure, he hollered at her: Yell stay away firm here if ye know what's good fir ye.' I'll have tn law on ye,' says tn princess as she wint off on her bicycle.
 An there ye ar-re. Tn times has changed an tn king lives in tn sthreet with tn rest iy us. It'll be tn death iv thim. No wan respects anybody they know. To be king an get away with it, a man must keep out iv sight. Tn minyit people knows that king talks like othre people, that he has tn same kind iv aches that we have, that his head is bald, that his back teeth are filled, that he drinks too much, that him an his wife don't get along an that whin they quarrel, they don't make a reg'lar declara- tion iv war but jaw at each other To fr,1 hic fhniF subjicks say: Why, this here fel- low is no betther thin tn rest iv us. How comes he to have So good job? Down with him!' An down he comes.
 s'Ye take this here king iv Bill jun, Hinnissy.. knew all about him fir Dorney had tn room nex' to him whin he was in Europe an he heerd him snore! Think iv that! link iv hearin' king snore an meetin' him tn nex' mornin' an bowin' to him. If this king iv Bilium knew his own business, he'd on'y come out iv tn house wanst a year an thin he'd have his face yelled. Instead iv that he's all over tn wurruld. He's in tn rubber business. He's tn rub Der king. If ye buy garden hose, see that tn name iv Lee pold, king iv Biljum is on tn noz- gle. He makes gum shoes, nursin' bottles, rain coats, combs an teethin' rings. Ivry week he has to set down with tn boord iv di- rectors iv his rubber comp'ny an hope fr rain.
 "He takes his pleasure befure all tn wurruld. If ye go into hotel anywhere in Europe, Dor ne says, ye can see him settin in a rockin' chair smollin' a seegar an chattin' with tn dhrummers. Who's that ol' la-ad with tn whiskers? says Dorney to tn clerk. That's ol' Leopold, king iv Biljum, says tn clerk. He's
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-09

Owing to the large number of inyalids who have called upon the British Doc tors at their office, corner Twenty-second street and Third avenue, and who have been unable to see them, these eminent gentlemen have, by request consented to continue giving their services entirely , free for three months (medicines ex- ceptedD to all invalids who call upon them for treatment between now and November 30.
 These services consist not only of con- sultation, examination and advice, but also of all minor surgical operations.
 The object in pursuing this course is to become rapidly and personally acquaint- ed with the sick and afflicted, and under no conditions will any charge whatever be made for any services rendered for three months to all who call before No- vember 30.
 The doctors treat all forms of disease and deformities, and guarantee to cure fin evary case they undertake.
 Male and female weakness. catarrh and catarrhal deafness. also varicocele rup- ture, goitre, cancer, and all diseases of the rectum are positively cured by their new | treatment
 Hours. to 8. Sundays. 10 to 1.
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 At 75c-Our 9Sc quality of Double Satin Damask, and 72-inch silver bleached linen Damask.
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 Special prices in Hemstitched Linen Sets and 90-inch Table Linens.
 Special values in pure Linen Nap kins.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-09
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by the latter was taken from himself and presented a Hbelous picture
 The author pleaded that he had not rep resented, and did not even know. the clerk, but the judge gave the latter dam ages in $20o and ordered that the novel should be withdrawn from circulation. It was admitted that the author did not know the clerk. but the judge said he in- cured a grave responsibility in intro- ducing to the public an official to whom he attributed the most immoral conduct. without first ascertaining that no misap- prehension would follow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-09
Sire of Three.

From the Chicago Post.
 Alas alas" he cried. If only my three girls had been boysP'
 In truth. he was in sore trouble, with three young men drumming three banjos and singing three different love songs under three windows at the same time
 ..I might as well be a victim of insom- nia," he walled
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-09
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