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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-02-21
Estate of Joshua +. Cotton.

CNTATE OF VERMONT, Be il remem.
AODISrRICr OF ADDISON, SIS. bered that at a
session of the Probate Court holden at Mid
dlebury, within and for said District, on the
eth day of February, A. ID. 1902.
Present: Hon. W. II. Bliss, Ju lge.
Whereas Thomas f.. BOyce, executor of
Joshua f. Cotton, late of Weybridge, in said
district, deceased, has this day presented 10
said Court his petition in writing, setting
forth that 1t will be necessary to sell part of
the real estate of said deceased for the pay
ment of the debts and charges OF admins.
tration; and also that it viii be beneficial for
all parties interested therein to sell the whole
OF the real estate OF said deceased, and therein
making application to said Court for license
TO make such sale. And said Thomas f..
Boyce, executor, having produced to said
Court the assent In writing of all the heirs
and deYisees residing in this State, interested
in said estate
1t is ordered, that all persons interested in
the estate OF said deceased be notified to APP
pear before said Court, at the Probate Office
IN Middlebury, in said District, ON the 10th
day of March, a. d. 1902, at 10 o'clock a. IN.
by publication of this order three weeks sue.
cessively previous thereto, in the Middlebury
Register, newspaper printed III MiddIebury
aforesaid, to show cause, if any they may
have, why sal license should not be granted.
FRANK W. THOMAS, Register.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-02-21

The visiting card of today has re-
turned to the fashion of thirty five
years ago, when the shaded English
letter was generally used. Nothing
could be more ornately elegant than
this topographic style, and the small
size of the card now used is much more
convenient than the large eXpanse of
recent fashion.
1t may be observed that young wo-
mans card is tritle smaller than her
mothers In large city the address
Of the street is all that is required, but
in smaller towns it is we'll to have two
sets Of cards, one with the street and
the other with the street and the name
of the town. 1t is a great convenience
In travelling. Two sets of cards are
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-02-21
ONE W0MAN'S ADVICE
TO ANOTHE Err.
Immediate Belief from the Use of
PINES CELERY COMPOUND.
BOSTON, Ian. Is, 1902.

TO THE SUFFERING PUBLIC 1t with feeling of extreme graft
benefit
experience the Prof Edward Phelps wonderful pepara
Celery Compound Owing fall from horse several
invalid and last entered hospital
patient operated famous New York
poraton followed
Newport with the best medical attendance failed to restore my
absolutely unable solid
food and this weak condition digestive combined with insomnia
A
headache created
feeling o hopeessness, romw which unable to
that CHANGED to meet
lawyer the condition that are now in
dollars without beneht
Panes Celery Compound trial. which did, and
me completely when everything else had faied'
medicine but ordered
bottle druggist and began take according to directions Much
slept sound and did the with
the dull headache Them developed appetite for solid food
without unpleasant
copeey health months of the
Compound Sympaizng deeply with all who be suffering did,
letters
particular friends.
that others benefited have been by the
of Faine's Celery Compound, am
Very truly yours, .
$50 Newbury St. MRS. FRANCES H. BERNf1AKDl.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-02-21
Knitted Shawl,

The material is double Germantown
wool, white or any desired shade. Cut
a paper pattern, three cornered, about
80 inches across the top from point to
point; from the center of top to the
lower point 24 inches, and from this
point to each end of the shawl 40 inch
Cs. Cast on 1870 stitches, and knit back
and forth in usual manner, narrowing
in each row at the end to shape to the
pattern. Finish the top of the shawl
with shells formed of ) doubles caught
down with single crochet.
For the lower border, begin at one
point make a chain of 4 stitches and
make l double in about the fourth
stitch then l double in the first stitch
skip l rib, make a double in the next
stitch and then another double back
on the other side of the ridge. Repeat
across the work so the crossed doubles
lie fiat
Now make chain of 8 stitches and l
double in the second space and ! double
back in the first space, l double in
third space and l back in second; work
in this row across the lower edge of
shawl. Repeat this row. Finish with
fringe made by making IL stitches
and catching in the top of every cross
ed double.-Ladies' World.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-02-21
THE GUEST.
Some of the Difficult Problems That
Beset the CITY Hostess

beset the city Hostess.
Many people who would willingly
ask friends to stay with them are pre-
vented from doing so by the behavior
of the guests themselves, and in this
way great deal of pleasure is missed
on both sides. A want of consldera-
ton from those who are accepting our
hospitality is very difficult to bear, and
this is not infrequently experienced ivy
hostesses everywhere and in every con-
dition of life.
To consider only one aspect of the
case, there is a world of difference be-
tween city and country visits, and the
woman who would gladly ask friends
to stay in her country house thinks
twice before inviting them to the city.
She says that she has no spare ROOM
but this is often palpable excuse.
Country cousins do not always real
lie that city woman's life may he as
busy or even more hurried in its way
than their own. She has her engage
ments mapped out exactly, and com
mittees, meetings of various sorts,
clubs, charities, not to mention social
time. To a great many of these it is
impossible to take a friend, and this
the guest may not understand. She
knows that in her own home her Wis
itors are taken verywhcre-namcly,
to all the parties of the neighborhood-
and she resents not accompanying her
hostess in all her expeditions. If she
has many friends in town, the case is
not so bad, as she is out q great deal
on her own account, but even then she
is apt to be late for lunch, which is
often q serious Inconvenience to her
hostess. who feels bound to wait for
her and yet perhaps has an early after
noon engagement which necessitates
punctUal meal.
If, on the other hand, the visitor has
no friends or interests, the case for the
unfortunate hostess is bad indeed as
she has to give up her engagements to
entertain and amuse her guest.
Then there is the terrible guest who
arrives with a long list of things she
wants to do-certain plays she must
20 to, picture galleries she particularly
wants to see, a celebrated musician she
is longing to hear, and so on. To all
these things her friend is expected to
accompany her till the distracted host
ess, with no time and perhaps not
overmuch money to spend on amuse-
ments, deeply regrets ever having ask
ed her. Guests to country houses gem
orally know that they are expected to
fall in with the interests and regula-
tons of the house, but very often Wis
itors to town expect just the reverse
namely, that all occupations should
give way to their amusement.
The considerate guest is, of course,
on the alert to lessen all difficulties
such as those described as much as
possible, and, fortunately, the incon-
siderate visitor is after all, ~ the mi
nority.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-02-21
FLOWER AND TREE.

Palms and ferns should never be al
lowed to stand in a draft.
When moss is seen on fruit trees, it
may be taken as evidence of lack Of
thrift in the trees.
The ideal soil in which to set a plant
is one that is moist, without being wa
ter soaked, neither too dry nor too wet.
Dust is a great enemy of window
plants in connection with dry heat.
Care must be taken to keep the air
moist.
In India the tea plant is naturally a
tree, but by means of pruning it is kept
so small that it seems to be only Il
bush.
For setting in q dry soil the plant
should be well rooted and stocky, as it
must depend on the roots it already
has to make start.
Vines Of all kinds flower and fruit
freely only after they have reached the
top of their support. When they have
arrived" they set about blooming.
Peonies should be planted in October.
Once planted they should not be dis
turbed, but should be allowed to form
strong clumps. Thus treated the flow
ers increase in size and beauty with
each succeeding season.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-02-21
WORK THAT PAYS.
The Best Way to Advertise n Town
Is to Denutify 1t.

1t costs little more to make q city
pleasing to the eye than to make il
ugly, and a beautiful city attracts resi-.
dents of a desirable sort aud is
standing advertisement 1t is not mere
sentiment that is leading the railways
to begin the identifying of their sta
tions and grounds; it pays. 1t is not
for sentiment that railway and steam
ship lines advertise the natural beau
ties of their routes; beauty represents
cash to them.
Clean streets, tasteful buildings,
charming prospects, are valuable assets
for city. To keep still to the utilita-
rian side, cleanliness makes for health.
The sanitary value of the American
cleansing of Cuba is only an extreme
instance Of what is true everywhere.
Cleanliness begets cleanliness. and the
people in a clean, we'll ordered city are
more likely to live clean, well ordered
lives.
In many other ways such a general
striving for bcttermcnt is profitable.
1t stirs civic pride. 1t makes better
citizens. The more people possess to
be proud of in their home city the
more they are willing to do for it
Moreover, there is strong moral up-
lift in good surroundings. An inspiring
environment, whether Of nature or of
art, reacts irresistibly upon the individ.
ual
And beyond all this is the fact that
beautiful surroundings beautify and
enrich life. None Of us would wish to
be condemned to the dull monotony of
a sand bank in place of the splendid
panorama of hills that Cirt this city or
to the ignoble squalor of a row of 1000
cherries factory tenements, all pre-
cisely alike and grim with the smoke
Of factory chmneyS. Our natures crave
something better, and the more beauti.
full and varied The surroundings the
richer and pleasanter is life.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-02-21
VERMONT TRADE REPORT.


Bradstreet Tells of Conditions Prevailing
During Last Week.
Reports received from various sections
of the state point to continuation of the
reasonably favorable conditions which
have prevailed of late. There appears to
have been slight labor disturbances at
Rutland and Hardwick last week, but no
serious result ensued and as far as re-
ported there is no trouble in the state at
present. Weather conditions have been
favorable during the week and the snow
continues to afford good sleighing. The
lumbermen throughout the state are i'm
proving the time in hauling logs and
have the reasonable assurance of another
successful season. The slate business
is exceptionally good and manufacturers
in other lines are generally busy. The
wholesale dealers appear to be dis
tributng about the usual amount of
goods and find collections fair. The re-
tail trade is good for the season of the
year.
The business conditions in Burlington
remain practically unchanged since last
week. Good sleighing continues and the
stock of ice; the lumber business is
above the average, prices firm, and
choice grades difficult to secure and the
mills manufacturing lumber are busy,
although more or less difficulty is still
experienced in securing cars for ship
ment. The Obbing and retail trade are
fairly active, collections about as usual
while fair now in progress is creating
considerable interest. The business
situation continues to Improve in Wi
nooski; the screen factory is running
full time and the prospect appears
favorable for the employment in the
near future of large force in the tex
tile mills there.
Bennington reports that the knitting
mills are working over time and well
ordered ahead, retail trade fair for the
time of year, but not very active and
collections unchanged. St. Johnsbury
reports good winter weather for business
and a good lumber business is being done
in this vicinity; the manufacturing con-
Germ busy; retail trade and collections
fair. Fair Haven reports the slate bust
ness very good, it being impossible to fill
orders on time, the winter demand for
billiard beds being something unusual,
retail trade good for the time of year and
the depth of snow Just right for lumber
ing; collections fair. The manufacture
ing plants are doing very we'll at Brattle-
boro retail trade somewhat quiet. Bel
lows Falls reports the manufacturing
interests to be well employed: retail
trade and collections good. general bust.
ness being in a prosperous condition.
The manufacturing business In Mont
pclier is good; retail trade OF usual vol
ume for the season and collections fair
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-02-21

Lou j. Eeauchamp, the noted tenn
perance lecturer and writer. who is al
so in the photo@raphing business, in
signing an advertising contract with
the Hamilton co.. Democrat, writes as
follows:
Il find that photographers rarely adj
vertise, but I'm too old a newspaper
man not to believe in it for everything.
Ia advertise if | was running n ceme-
tery-quiet rooms, clean beds and
plenty OF free heat
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-02-21
FOREIGN BANK METHODS.
The UndevelOped system In Use In
Continental Europe.


A bank check is Locked upon with
suspicion in Italy. Practically no small
tradesman would take check, and
none of them keeps a bank account. 1t
was still more surprising to me TO find
that such statement would be almost
literally true of Paris itself. | was
studying the mechanism of the Bank
of France under the guidance of one
of the officers. We went into one great
room in the old building in which there
were 200 desks inclosed in wire cages,
all empty at the moment. l asked what
these were for.
THESE cages are for our city col
lectors," was told. when a small
merchant borrows from the Bank of
France, he does not, as with you in
America, borrow bank credit and
have his loan merely added to his bal
ance on the books of the bank. With
us the merchant, when he makes q
loan, gets the actual money and takes
it away. He probably has no bank ac-
count with us. He writes no checks.
When the loan is due, he does not, as
in and pay his Indebtedness with q
check; instead of that we send Il col
lector to him, and that collector is re-
paid the loan in actual currency. Two
hundred men start out from the Bank
of France every morning to collect ma
tured loans. Several days each month
it is necessary to send out 400 men,
and on the LIST and the 10Th of each
month 600 collectors go out"
These collectors were uniformed
men, carrying leather pouches, in
which they have the matured notes
and which are later filled with culren-
cy as the collections are made from the
banks borrowers.
l stood at the paying teller's desk as
l went farther along in my tour of the
Bank of France. AS l halted there the
man who happened to be at the win
dow at the moment presented a check
for 10000 francs. The money was
counted out and handed over to him,
stored awsE in a big wallet, and he
passed on. l asked if it were not I'M
usual for a man to draw out so much
currency and was told that it was not.
1t was but another illustration of how
undcvclOpcd is the banning system of
continental Europe in its uses by the
general public.-Scribner's Magazine.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-02-21
Estate of Henry w. Walker.


STATE OF VERMONT, }pno,,o+o co,,,t
oDIsTRICT OF ADDISON, SIS. ''""'' 0'"'
Be it remembered, that at a session of the
Probate Court holden at Middlebury, within
and for said District, on the llth day of Jan.
uary, A. ID. 1902
Present: Hon. w. II. BLISS, Judge.
Whereas, certain instrument of writing
under seal, purpOrting to be the last will ana
testament of Henry IL. Walker, late of shore
ham, in said district, deceased, having been
this day presented TO said Court of Probate,
and duly filed in the Registers Office: There
fore, ii Is ordered that all persons interested
in the estate of said deceased be notified
Bird day of March, a. d. 1902, by publ
cation of this order, three weeks successfully
previous thereto, in the Middlebury Register,
n newspaper printed at Middlebury, to show
cause, if any they may have, why said instru.
ment in writing should not b. proved and
allowed, as the last will and testament Of the
said deceased. \ true record.
FRANK W. THOMAS, Register.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-02-21
JUSTICE FOR THE EDITOR.


"No man in the community does
more for the public and receives less
for it than the country editor" said
Senator II. Clay Heather of Palmyra,
Marion county, in the Missouri state
senate when the bill reducing the price
of publishing the Australian ballot was
under consideration. "If all the space
he employs in booming the town, in
helping individuals, in making states
men-sometimes out of pretty raw ma
terial-were paid for even at half the
legal rate, he would be the richest man
in the county.
"Fcw country editors are rich, but
they are of more service to the COM
munitics where they live than the
wealthiest man. They are in the fore
front of every movement for progress.
They do the work and leave the emolu-
ments to others. a good, clean, honest
neWspaper-and most country newspa-
pcrs are good and clean and honest
helps Oh every worthy cause and de-
serves every encouragement. 1t fights
the party battles, holds up the hands
of the retOrmcr and makes the scoun-
drel afraid. l am opposed to this bill.
No paper In my county would print the
ballot at the pitiful price named. They
are not pAupers. But for the amount
of splendid public service they render
they ought to be millionaires. State
Tribune, jefferson City, Mo.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-02-21

HackenSack is one of the most enter
prising Of the Jersey towns. 1t has
now nearly 10000 inhabitants. with
well managed water service, gas and
electric light systems and its own
health board, and SO successful has
been its work that the town is now
the healthiest in the state. Tie cost
OF its local government. 10y reason of
its peculiar charter, brings the tax rate
lower than any section of the Greater
New York. The town is governed by
a commission. the members of which
serve without pay.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-02-21

To an advertiser advertising should
be means of indicating to all the peo-
pie, at all times, in all places, in every
locality, the presence Of his goods. Ev-
cry unit of advertising matter should
act as seller. At every store where
his goods are sold he should install a
salesman of his own choosing, confined
to the sale of his goods exclusively.
What better than the store front sign?
Something pleasing to the eye, intelli-
gibe To the thinking. an eye opener to
the minimizing. What can ill all these
requirements of the advertiser and the
buyer of his goods as an individual
sign placed inside of a store where the
eye readily turns to it or on the outside
where it reminds YOU to step in rs you
pass? With individual sign advertising
he becomes an advertiser of indiviGual-
ity of his oWn.-Protitable Advertising
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-02-21
Estate of Mitchell Garter.

STATE OF VERMONT, The Probate
ODlsTRICr OF ADDISON, SIS. Court for the
District of Addison
To all persons interested in the estate OF
Mitchell Carter, late of Salisbury, in said
District, deceased. GREETING
BY the authority of the state of Vermont,
you are hereby notified TO appear before the
said probate court, at the probate Office in
in said district, on the 10Th day
of March, A. ID. 1902, to SHOW cause, if any
you have, why the account of Horace p.
Iiulett, administrator of the estate of said
deceased, should not be allowed, and also why
the residue of said estate should not be dis
tributed to the parties entitled thereto.
Dated at Middlebury, In said district this
10th day of February, A. ID. 1902.
FRANK W. THOMAS, Register.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-02-21
Estate of Fred Il. Deberyille.
Commits siOners' Notice,

The undersigned, having been appointed by
the Hon. Probate Court for the district Of
Addison, commissioners, to receive, examine
and adjust all claims against the estate Of
Fred b DebeTvlle, late of Middleburv, in
said district, deceased, ana all claims eXhibit.
ed in offset thereto, hereby give notice that
we Will meet for the purposes aforesaid, at
Office of Ira III LaFluer on the ! st day of March
and 18th day July, next, from one o'clock
p. m, until fOur o'clock p. m, each of SAID
days, aud that six months from the Goth day Of
January, a. ID. 1902, is the time limited hY
said court for said creditors to present their
claims to us for examination aud allowance.
Dated mt Middlebury, this 18th day of Febru
airy, A. ID. 1902.
John f.. WEEKS, COMBINE
IRA fl. LAFLEUR, N""i -
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-02-21
SHADED ENGLISH LETTERING.

SHADED ENGLISH LETTERING.
desirable for married women, one set
with the two names on one card and
one set Of individual cards.
1t is seldom the custom to put ones
day on card indefinitely for winter
season. 1t is much better form to Sc
lect a few "at home" days, say Mon
days in January, or the first and sec
ond Wednesdays in December, or Fri
days until Lent, or some such definite
date when one may receive friends in
as simple or elaborate manner as one
desires with or without the teatable or
buffet.-Vogue.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-02-21
A Gentle Hint.

Western Kansas editors have a
unique way of prodding up delinquent
subscribers, as this will Indicate; IF
you have frequent headaches, dizzi-
ness, fainting spells accompanied by
chills, cramps, corns, bunions, chill
blains, epilepsy and jaundice, it is a
sign that you are not well, but are liza
bic to die any minute. Pay your sub
scripton year in advance and thus
make yourself solid for Il good obitua-
~ notice. City journal.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-02-21

WASHINGTON, Feb. little elev-
enth continental congress of the
Daughters OF the American Revolution
opened today and will continue
throughout tht week. The attendance
is very large, there being over 500 ac-
credited delegates. y number of i'm
por,ant matters are to come up for con-
sidcratiOn.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-02-21
New site For Johns Hopkins.

BALTIMORE, Feb. HIT is learned
that 17G acres of land in the northern
suburbs Of Baltimore have been uncon-
Johns Hopkins university. Arrange
ments practically have been completed
for the transfer of the land on Feb. %,
the date of the jubilee celebration of
the university.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-02-21
Nye on Wngnpr.

Bill Nye, the humorist. once told
Dean Hole that when he met Richard
Wagner he said to him, Your music
is beyond my comprehension, but l al
ways feel sure when | hear it that 1t
Is really much better than it sounds"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-02-21
Against Precedent.

Doctor congratulate You, sir. You
are the father of fine girl.
Subbubs-Oh, my. Wen never raise
her.
Doctor-Tut tut. Why do YOU say
that?
Subbubs-It seems utterly impossible
to keep Il girl here more than Il week.
philadelphia Press.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-02-21

NAPLES, Italy, Feb. lit is re-
ported that eight persons We're killed
by the collapse Of two mansions in the
Via Calderari. Several of the bodies
have been cXtricatcd from the ruins.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-02-21

"A woman has acted as speaker of
the Colorado house of representatives"
said KilduT.
"Mrs, Tiff acts constantly as speaker
of my house" added Mr.. Tilf.-Detroit
Free Press.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-02-21

If fashions and the weather did not
change, society would have to think in
order to keep up cOnversation.-Satur
day Evening Post.