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New-York tribune., 1902-04-06

and one a prisoner The prisoner was so stout that
he had been unable 10 run fast enough 10 escape
with his fellows. -, ~, n.
What shall we do with MN :! asked one indian
..FIe must be tortured he added.
..The sycamore he is good with his head-he will
think of a torture" replied another.
The band set off toward its village leading the
nrisoner whose bow and arrows and tomahaWk had
heen taken from him. Occasionally of
his Dt0rs would prod him with the sharp end of
his how and grunt, Run. you fat man. rum
Instead of turning down TO the village, saga
more led his warriors toward the salt meadows
TO their sorrow and discomfort. the Indians knew
what throve upon the meadows. One of them
slapped his cheek. and another raised his foot in
the air and vciousiy struck it with the fiat of his
hand Near a pool of salt water the sycamore
ordered his men to stop. One or two he sent to
find stake and the others undressed the prisoner.
Il told you So" remarked the Indian who had
said that the sycamore would devise some means
of torture worthy OF the event. to the Indian who
had suggested that torture would pe appropriate
as they looking for stake. he VIII tie him
10 the stake and the mosquitoes Will bite him to
death Ugh, They're thick this morning
The men found stake and. returning,
drove II into the ground at point indicated by
the sycamore The prisoner was tled securely to it.
Then the Indians left him and returned TO their
village well satisfied with their nights work.
All day the Mohawk prisoner STOOD In the salt
meadows. fast to the stake. The sun shone On
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OLD TINES IN MILFORD.
INDIANS, REGICIDES AND
SLAVES IN THE QUIET
CONNECTICUT TOWN.
MOHAWK TORTURED BY MOSQUITOES
THE DAYS OF THE SPINNING; WHEEL.

One night in the summer of l64S about O'Clock.
walked boldly into the Indian village the
settlement and indicated that he would like
talk with the sycamore. 1t not strange that
he should unhesitatngly himself in the
Indian camp The settlers. from the time they had
troopng the Indian path T 1929 from
New Haven. driving their cattle and other domestic
animals before them. had dealt fairly with the
Indians had willingly transferred the planters
a piece of turf wherein he had set twig, symbol
izing the passing of the title to a certain of
land and all that grew thereon, for six coats ten
blankets, one kettle, twelve hatchets twelve hoes,
two dozen knives and a dozen small mirrors. In
return the white men had Civ the Indians the
right occupy certain pieces of land near the
from lettering in the village streets the settlers,
indeed had erected a palisdde entirely about the
settlement And II true that the Indians had
once up to the palsade and dared the white
men to out. tauntins them that in their
pen they shut up all pigs But
peace had been maintained through the years. and
the settlers good terms with the Indians.
Indians settlement had for them. He had
been outside the palisade all day. the west side
Of the town and had discovered a band of Mohawk
Indians lying I'm ambush in a swamp.
Tonight said he to the sycamore. they will
and attack you. They intend to surprise
you'
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officers sword. and it is still in the possession OF
his descendants
On January 1. 1777. a British ship ap-
preaching the village wharf. She flew a flag of
truce Tying UP at the wharf. hundred Ameri-
cans who had fought against the British and VINO
had been captured and imprisoned in prison snip
at New-York We're thrust ashore in rags many or
people of Milford confronted with this cargo or
humanity, took into their their unfortunate
compatriots who had been so unceremon1ouSly cast
ashore But all their care could not stay the
ravages of the diseases which had attacked many
them and forty-six died in one month. and were
buried in Milford cemetery in a common grave
of these prisoners embittered the patriots
of Milford that when a number of them were en-
Camped on the shores of one Of the lakes or upper
New-YOrk they were with d1fhcuIty restrained
from putting death boatload Of British officers
who. becoming lost in the fog, had landed among
them
Until the early part of the last century Milford
had house in which Washington was said to
have spent a night IL in 1879. when Wash
fnyton made tour of New-E England Tradition
that there were certain things about MS stay
at the Milford tavern which he did not enjoy The
supper before him consisted of boiled meat and
potatoes. He not pleased with the meal ana
asked for bowl of bread and milk. The landlord
brought the new order and a broken pewter spoon
Have you no better spoons than this?' asked
It's the best I have in the house. SIR" replied
send me the servant" said his excenency.
Here's two shillings; go to the minister's and
tradition does not add whether he got the spoon
not.
Negro slaves were kept in Milford for time.
and like persons Of their color to-day. they liked
Continued twelfth page.
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Tra-la-la-Ia-m-n-m Off rolled his head
And awa-a-y the Regicides fed

ala lT-Ia-
And awa-a-y the Regicides fled"
sang A girl of sixteen as she sat spinning. stop
ping now and then to look out of the door at the
bright sunshine or to speak to girl of about her
own age who stitching upon piece OF rough
cloth 1t was a hot afternoon in August. 1861. and
Mercy chum of the girl the spinning wheel.
had come in to spend the afternoon. AS they
looked through the doors they could see the blue
waters of the Wepawaug River tumbiing down
muscalIy through the middle of the settlement
Don't you think those who cut off the head
of the king were horrid men?" asked the girl at
the spinning wheel. II wish they could find the
ones wLom people say have been running about the
colonies while the officers have been looking for
them. They don't seem ever to catch them II they
in New-Haven. as some say.
The spinning wheel was in motion again HIM
m-m-m-m. The wheel stopped.
"Oh Mercy! The strangest thing happened last
night. Yesterday father said that hereafter no one
except mother should go into the cellar until he
gave permission And last night something woke
me up and 1 thought perhaps some of the indlans i
outside. Several people seemed 10 DE NOV
about. In Il moment the noise stopped ana @ an l
could hear the river. by ana py IdtuTI cdiiie
into the house. and | could hear him taking 10
mother | fell asleep then. L wonder what II "ds
about. Wasn't it strange? J.. ILL. -
H-m-m-m h-m-m-m-rn. John is coming tonight
remarked the girl to Mercy. the next tie the "nec
stonned ..te has been to New Haven with a party
and is going to tell me all about the Journey The
girls then fell to chatting gayiy ABOUT TWO
~ ~ "aiIar hnna9th rho room where the girls
talking were two men of dignlhed pearlns
Hunted from place to place they had been oroqgdt I
den in and in all sorts of solitary places tne
chatter of the girls above their heads was a wei
sound While it brought a sense or loneliness
o their hearts IL produced smile on their races
as they listened to the comments of the innocent
maids
Whalley, were concealed in Milford. nearly all or
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time In the cellar of house known in the early
days as the Micah Tompkins house a small house.
with shngled sides and remodelled that IL does
suggest its antiquity. is pointed out to-day as ti
one In which they hidden. The presence or
the reGicides was known to few and they rarely
stirred from their dreary hiding place. Food was
supplied by their friends.
4 Milford man named Benjamin Fem. who
knew the secret OF the small dark cellar, was one
OF the appointed delegates from the New
Haven Colony the meeting of the commissioners
the United Colonies. He shrewdly stipulated that
in any business from without should be
presented he conceived that he should give no or
fence II he not attend" Later. when the docu-
mcnt recommending each colony thorough
search for the fugitive regfcides was signed, he
made Of his stipulation and. remaining away.
avoided signing it.
In the regicides left Milford and fled up the
Connecticut Valley to Hadley. Mass, where they
lived I'm the house of clergyman until Whalley
died. Then GOffe went elsewhere.
The settlers of Milford prominent in the af-
fairs of the New-Haven Colony. with which they
were first allied and later Of the Connecticut Col
ony Here lived Robert Treat Deputy Governor
OF the Connecticut Colony from 1875 to 1852 and
Governor from 1853 to 1898. when. refusing further
election Governor. ne reelected Deputy
Governor. 10 remain in office until his death In
11l0. Here also the home of Jonathan Law
Governor of Connecticut from 1It1 10 100. when he
died in office. Here also were the homes of Gov
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THOSE WHO FOUGHT AND RAN AWAY.

During the Spanish-American war at the re-
cr1,iting station in St Louis, the following, re-
1atad In 1.-The Galveston News took place be
,u,een a recruiting officer and an applicant who
was of Irish nationality:
r. O.-How cid are you?
p-Don't know; but OF must be auld enough.
D O-Have you ever been in the army?
/ R-Yis. sor - :. - ,..,,
r. O-Iave you ever been IN any pat'ies!
R.-Oi have
n O-What ones2
I'P-oi'ye been in all ov them.
p n Were YOU in the battle of Bull Run!
i R-Oi was
X oyD Yon bet OF did and them poor owls that
d,dn'f run are there yet
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CENTRES OF POLITICAL INTEREST,

THE ECONOMIC LEAGUE. THE CITY HALL
AND THE REPUBLICAN CLUB.
The force known the Economic League has
Ntefed l%to politics in practical sort Of way, ana
aas made remarkable headway for young or
sanization. II is made up largely Of men connect
60 with labor unions. although membership in such
unions is not certificate Of membership in it.
lie new registration caucus law made il possi-
pie ior the leaguers to work I'm caucuses Of both
pnfhes, ana The leaders determined to advance In
uist orecuon rather than 10 before the people
ss separate party. Frank Eisele is the president
sio mas been careful in his management thus far
Inc league has held its meetings in the houses OF
"s members or in some small out of the wav hall
AZ. 'ae M st part behind closed DOORS One OF
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Pond and of the ancestors of Connecticuts $
war Governor. Buckingham.
Governor Treat, while aggressive Indian
fighter in middle life, appears not have been
aggressive a lover in youth. 1t Is said of him
that he had long been calling upon young woman
of the town, but never seemed to get to the point
Of popping the question" One night he call
ing upon her and she sat upon his knee. which
ne trotted up and down. Robert. said she. be
still that l had rather be treated than trotted." "
This wretched pun it is said, served the purpose.
and he proposed marriage and was accepted. every
body concerned consenting to the step. Evidently
his agcressiveness in this direction became as
great as that in the direction of Indian fighting
Tor he married again after the death of his first
wife.
Milford patriotic in the Revolutionary War
but never suffered from British invasion as did her
ueighbors, New-Haven and Fairfield. The wounds
of her patriots obtained in the battlefield
Freedom from direct attack preserved the town
many of old houses These add to the pict-
uresoueness of the village to-day
on the east side of the Wepawaus. within sight
of the white New England meeting houses.
stands a substantial house painted red. On the
front of It's wide throated chimney is plate
on which is date indicating its antiquity. In the
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him and the mosquitoes bit viciously. No water or
food could the tortured Mohawk get
The next day of the villagers saw something
unusual out on the meadows and went out to in
vestigate 1t was the Mohawk, supported only by
the stake. Cutting the thongs which bound him.
the white man took him to his home and gave him
something to and some clothing. He then
escorted him the Housatonic River set him
across in a boat and told him rejoin his tribe
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-04-11
Doan's
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Cure every kidney ill from
Common backache to diabetes

Mr. Joseph Clewley, of AZ Church street.
Dp0okkeeper for j. Il. Knox d Co., Lynn.
Tools, says: 81 used several prescriptions
from physicians, trying to get relief from
attacks Of backache. The pain was in the
region OF the kidneys, and the medicine
but 1t always returned. If | took cold #
was always worse, and at such times
was downright sick. | had severe attack
box relieved me a great deal, Continninc
the treatment a short time longer | was
entirely cured, and have had no return Of
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pox. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y,
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DEAFNESS CANNOT BE Cuesn

by local applications, as they cannot reach
only one way to cure deafness, and that is by
constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused
ny an unnamed condition of the mucous
lining of the eustachian ture. When This tnhe
gets Unnamed you have rambling SCUM, a..
imperfect hearing, ana when ii is entirely
closed deafness Is the result, and unless the
restored to its normal condition, hearing
viii be destroyed forever; nine cases out OF
Ten are caused by catarrh, which Is nothing
but an inflamed condition of the nncous
surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case or deafness Caused oy catarrh) that can
not be cured bv Halls Catarrh Cure nenn
for circulars, FREQ
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Sold by druggists, 75c
Halls Family Pills are the best
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-04-11

KINGSTON, jamaica. April S.-Ad-
vices received here show that the riot
ing at Montcgo Bay is still proceeding.
Acting Governor Oliver and the gen
.cral commanding the troops have ar
rived at the scene, and the cruiser
Tribune has sailed to land men at
Montego Bay. During the fighting one
man was killed and police officer was
disemboweled. The increased taxation
and an unwise arrest were the cause
of the trouble. The situation is critical,
but the authorities hope to quell the
rising at an early date.
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As IN DAYS or OLD.


Now as Then, Safety Depends on strong
Walls and IA Brave Garrison.
If you ana l were defending a castle we
should, of course, look especially to those
places where the walls were lowest and
weakest. Now the human body is a castle.
The better we understand where our weak
spots are and how to cover them from at
tack, the longer we shall keep possession
We must defend Castle Body when it Is
first threatened, and not wait until the
enemy has made a Judgment inside the
walls. The bad things, the wastes, the i'm
purities, the poisons are, when all is right
thrown out of Castle Body by means of
the Lungs, the Bowels, the Kidneys, the
Skin these four scavengers. But when
the first three are bothered by Indigestion
and dyspepsia, the skin has more work
than it can do. Now the man exposes his
skin, or some part of it, to the cold. The
skin is clogged at once. Inflammation fol-
lows, the poison goes to weak spots and he
is sick.
Keep your system clean with the new
medicine, Calcura Solvent, discovered by
DR.. David Kennedy, of Kennedy Row,
Kingston, N. Y. 1t cures Indigestion,
Dyspepsia, rheumatism, Gout. ailments of
the nutritiye processes in every phase and
the organic maladies so common and fatal
among us. Try it and you will trust it.
AL druggists, $1.OO bottle.
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We RMONT TRADE REPORT.
Hradstreet Tells of Conditions Prevailing
During Last Week.

Bradstreet Tells of Conditions Prevailing
During Last Week.
reports from many sections of the
state indicate that the maple sugar crop
will be the largest secured in years and
the quality is good. The income received
from this source is of great assistance.
representing but little financial outlay
and comes at particularly acceptable
season. General business conditions re.
main unchanged from last week. Much
interest centers upon the granite situa-
tloh at Barre, where the quarrymen have
demanded less hours for days work :
both manufacturers and quarrymen are
well organized and neither side seems
disposed thus far to settle by compro-
mise or otherwise. The large manu-.
featuring Industries throughout the state
are well employed, retail trade quiet and
collections fair. Burlington reports
trade reasonably good, both in whole
sale and retail lines navigation on the
lake will open next week. MONTPELIER
reports general trade good. The granite
manufacturers are interested In the out
come of the possible strike at Barre. as
the supply of granite comes from that
place. Waterbury advices indicate that
the maple sugar crop in that section is
the largest for the past five years. many
OF the farmers having secured four
pounds to the tree; the price is firm and
quality excellent. Business in Barre
continues good; the granite manu-
facturers are busy and trade in the
stores is satisfactory; it is hoped that
strike OF the quarrymen which is new
threatening will be averted, as it would
largely tie up all lines of business here ::
another week will probably decide the
matter. st. Adams reports business as
usual, manufacturers busy, with retail
trade somewhat quiet, but perhaps AS
good as usual at this time of year. and
collections in retail way are fair. Bust
ness in Rutland continues satisfactory:
the marble producers are working to
their full capacity, retail trade fair:
general outside collections good, but in
retail trade only fair. Prospects are good
for an active business in building the
coming season, Notwithstanding the adj
vance in the price Of building materials.
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HE DANISH WEST INDIE s.

These islands are small in territorial
extent, in population, and in resources
but they have strategic value, and our
government has preferred that they
should not pass from the control of
Denmark to that of an ambitious Europ-
can naval power. The harbor of Char
lotte Amelie is probably the most fire.
quented port in the West Indies, many
vessels of various na'f0nalities using il
for coaling purposes. The group con-
sists Of the three principal islands of st.
Thomas, st. John, and Santa Cruz, with
numerous smaller islands and rocky
points. The total population of the
group is said to be about thirty-two
thousand, of whom perhaps only one
sixth are of pure white blood. The
negro population, however, is said to be
exceptionally intelligent. The English
language Is commonly spoken in the
Islands, and general conditions are rep
utable and orderly, the climate being
healthy and the productions those of
the West Indies in general. The island
of st. Thomas is important solely on
account of the great excellence of the
harbOr of Charlotte Amelia. The island
of Santa Cruz, however, has an agrcul-
tural character, anu at Que time Its sugar
plantations were prosperous Review
OF Reviews.
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COMMISSIONER PoMderIN Rcsirns.

WASHINGTON. April S.-The resig-
nation of Hon. Terrence V. Powderly
as commissioner general of immigra-
ton has been placed in the hands of
the president. Mr.. Powdcrly is to be
succeeded in office by Mr.. Frank L.
Sargent, but as the latter does not ex-
poet to take hold for more than "A
month the present commissioners res
ignation probably will not be accepted
by the president until that time.
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A RAGING, ROARING FLOOD

Washed down telegraph line which
Chas. {. Ellis of Lisbon, Ia, had tC
repair. standing waist deep in icy
water he writes. gave me a terrible
cold and cough. Ii grew worse daily,
Finally the best doctors in Oakland. Neb.,
Sioux City and Omaha said had Con.
sumption and could not. Then | began
using DR.. Kings New Discovery and was
wholly cured by six bottles" Positively
guaranteed for Coughs, Colds and all
Throat and Lung troubles by DR.. W. II,
Sheldon. Price soc. and 81 90.
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GOOD FOR RHEUMATISM.

Last fall | was taken with a very Sc
we're attack of muscular rheumatism
which caused me great pain and annoy,
ance. After trying several prescriptions
and rheumatic cures, | decided to use
Chamberlain's l ain Balm, which | had
seen advertised in the South Jerseyman.
After two applications of this. Remedy
was much peter, and after using ore
bottle. was completely cured.-SALLIE
HARRIS, Salem, n. j. For sale by DR..
ID. A. Bisbee.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-04-11
Joe COULDN'T HAVE STOOD IT

If he'd had Itching Piles. They're ter.
ribly annoying; but Bucklen's Arnica
Salve will cure the worst case of piles on
earth. 1t has cured thousands. For In
iuries, Pains OF Bodil, Eiuptions It's the
best salve In the world. Price 25c box.
Cure guaranteed. Sold by DR.. w. ii.
Sheldon.
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SAN FRANCISCO. April 7.-Briga.
dier General Frederick Funston has
left for Denver To assume command Of
the department of Colorado. General
Funston was accompanied by his wife
and infant son.
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comes from the varnish in Devoe's Var
nish Floor paint; costs cents more a
quart though. Sold by A. Calhoun &
Son. I3wI3
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-04-11

Every one ought to know his Shake.
speare; for the plays constitute, on the
whole, the foremost text book which our
race has given to the world.
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\ Spanish Mine Disnster

MADRID. April S.-Ten men have
been Killed by the collapse of n portion
OF the Union mines near Cartagena.