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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-01-22

Poultry food and stock food powders.
Guarantee at Sterns' Park Drug store.
For sALE.-An Electric" spring tooth har.
row nearly new y. ). FoorE, Battell Block.
FOR >ALE-A Knabe piano.
2t3p a. HEMFNwAY.
Mondays. VIC. KELSEY X son. 4Gp ApO4
Go to Z. H. Thomas to buy your carriages
and wagons best line IN the county.
FOR Stockholders aud engines at the
Machine shop, Niddlcbury. 3tlc
FOR SALE CHEAP-GOod work horse, II
years old. Inquire of liver oE, Ripton. ?tf
Lowney's chocolates frr sh-received every
week ISAAC STERNs, Park Drug store,
The Quaker cabinet Is warranted to cure II
cold ana help ri, umatism T.. X CLAY, AT.
wANrED-By good party, place with Is
cows, team, etc to lun on shares En- luire
of y. ) Foote
For sALE-A Deduck hay press in go
condition cheap Can on or address j. q
Barker. r. ID /, West Salisbury. Al
Special low prices on pockethooks and
, purses to clean up for new stock.
SIERNs', Park Drug store.
FOR SALE-Cedar pots and stakes OF all
sizes. Also 10 cords dry swami wood
4t3p J. o. Seeley, Middebury.
: Lscto Is much cheaper than eggs and
works nicely. Thy a 10 or 25c. box.
BoND BROS.
Room TO RENr-A good front room suitable
| for two, near the high school. Enquire at
this Off e. 3uc
If GU want to buy, sell, rent or hire Real
Estate of any description call and see me.
y 5. FooTE. :
wANTED-A position to do general house.
work. MISS. JENNErT NORTON, Middlebury,
K u. 8, care of Geo Hallock. 2tf.
WANTED-To hire small tenement, or
rooms for light house keeping in village.
n. ;. cote.
For SALE-By the quarter dressed, some
nice, sta fed young stock beef.
l9t6p CALVIN Bros, Whiting, VT.
WANTED-To hire II respec able house in
Mi ldlcbury with good location. refer one
with not and cold water. Call at my office
n. !. FooTE.
Deans Rheumatic Pills absolutely cure
rheumati IN and neuralgia. Entirely vege
table, safe. l5yl
WASTED-A good farmer To take farm II
West Cornwall. Apply to or address Mrs
Mary ". Mead, 10 Academy ST., Middle
bury. 4l2p
Leave your orders with the Register co
tor calling cards. printed from either type o.
engraved plates.
} Get your stoves repaired and all kinds o
castin q made, JOB york done at the Machin,
. shop. 34c II. t L,sGwoRTHY & SONS.
Would like mending OF all kinds to do a
/. home; also plain sewing. R,asona Die prices
MRS. WALTER j. ROSE, No. Franklin st lt3
{ LusT-A pOcks thook containing smal
sum OF money and valu able naper-. A liberia
: reward will be paid fori return to my store
nv hoGERs
Hot SODA, chocolate, beef tea coffee
tonato boullon and tea. Come and try "A cup
D II win please on. Stems. Park Dug store
French China TIA sets a. Sheldon's.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-01-22

FOR SALE CHEAP-A fine cottage in tast
Middleburyi six rooms, GOOD water, large
barn newly singled and In good order. RMS
Is "A good chance for anyone wishing a pleas
ant home. Gun at my office or write y. ;.
Foote, Middlebury.
For pension business, arrear Of pay, bounty,
etc, ana general business through all de
partments OF government, address MELVIN
WILKINSON, Pension Attorney and Notary
Public, Bridport. VI. str
SLATE RoOFING-F. a. Brunette, of u Russell
street, Burlington, a practical slate roofer,
will be at the Pierce House from jan III to
Jan. 26, and woul like to meet anyone wish
ing information rs to cost of slate roofs.
Estimates free. Telephone Pierce House, or
address letter to him at Burlington. 3t2c
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-01-22
LOCAL NEWS

Miscellaneous, tonight, Knights store,
$50
Mrs. Caroline Marsters is much
worse.
Fred Nash is seriously i'll with pneu-
monia.
A daughter Of w. L. holland is on die
sick list,
The Mosalamoo Club will meet at l., S.
Knight q Co.'S store at $50 this even
ing
Col. and Mrs. S. A. Ilsley have gone on
three months trip to southern Cali
fornia.
Be sure and read l.. S. Knilht & Co. 5
b'g ad on &c 3 of this issue. 1t will
surely pay.
The stock of diaries for 1904 at the
Register store has been sold out four
times since Dec 2Sth.
I'm Harrington and wife, of North
J Ferrisburgh, were guests at the home OF
| A. A. Boardnan recently.
The ladies' OF St. Stephens will hold
a dime whist social at Mrs. Robert Cart
mells next Thursday evening.
Mrs. Henry James and mother, Mrs.
! Mathews, of Cornwall, visited at \. a.
Boardman's on Wednesday of last
week.
John Unworthy, whie chopping
wood i'm the woods "A few days ago, had
b tn feet frozen and he is now confined
t. the house.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-01-22

3tf

Rooms to rent. No. 81 Court ST. 3-f
Go to q. f. Rich's Tor the new game Pit.
Florida and Navel oranges. BoND Bros.
WANTED-To Duy pullets. A F. HowEs. 3tf
School supplies at the Register Book store.
January prices on dinner sets at Sheldon's.
Blank or printed calling cards at the REGIs
TER office.
For sALE-A buffalo robe. Inquire at c.
f. Rich's 2t1c.
For sALE-Fine White Plymouth Rock
COckerels. A. w. HOwks. iSlf
II you want your carriage painted take 1t to
e. II. Thomas
A house to rent. Inquire at Mrs. j. w.
Lawrence's store.
uND-A house key with cord attached.
Apply at this office. 4t1c.
+. &. Piper will pay SIC pound for beef
hides at his market
Letters copied and general typewritng
done. " S. FoOTE.
Fresh grated, pure, strong horse radish.
BoSD BROS.
LosT-A light sleigh robe between my shop
and house, Il. III. THOMAS
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-01-22
The Good People

OF this village and vicinity (an that includes heartily invited
visit Friday Saturday, JAM and Monday, Feb which time with
the services expert dispenser ptaEe the choicest
all iauid excelences
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-28
GLANDS TO BE IMPORTED.

The Introduction Of Glands into this
country is likely 10 be attempted before
long. the Department Of Agriculture
having given its approval 20 the idea.
All that IS needed is money. which Con-
gress will be asked TO give. The ami
mails. which are the largest Of all ante
lopes, would be very valuable TO the
desert regions G. the Southwest. as a
source OF meat supply. They require al
most no water. are accustomed to forage
for themselves, and are quite tractabie
The Gland Is nearly six feet high at
the shoulder, when fun grown. and
weighs 1000 pounds II Is not particu-
larry swift unlike most of its con-
geners). and man can sometimes over
take IL by running It's flesh IS con-
In herds in the waterless deserts Of
South Africa, 20 which 10 IL a native
its ability To get along for months to-
gether without water being a mystery.
To some extent. doubtless. II depends
upon moisture derived from succuient
plants. such "a the wild watermelon.
There are two varieties OF Gland one
being reddish in color, and the other
known as the Livingston eland) striped
IT is one of about 200 species OF ante
lopes found In South Africa, where ami
mails OF this genus seem to have under
gone the most extraordinary differentia-
ton. Some or them are the swiftest
runners OF all animals, and certain kinds
are so wild and wary that hunters can
not possibly get within gunshot of them
unless by the help Of what is known
as an artificial ostrich-a Hottentot con-
trivance. consisting OF the skin or an
ostrich arranged to disguise man,
who holds the head of the supposed bird
alOft by means OF a stick thrust through
the neck.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-28
Beat fittings Man.

The determination to enforce the
blue laws in Alexandria" remarked a
Representative from Connecticut. re
minds me Of an old story about the
gifted Harrison Gray Otis, ono Of the
ablest lawyers of his day. Mr.. Otis was
travelling TO Boston, where he was 10
argue a case. A New England fittings
man stopped him and said chat he was
under arrest for travelling on the SAP
bath Mr.. Otis pulled from the seat OF
his gig a copy OF the statutes of the
State and read, IF any person shall be
guilty OF the Sabbath breaking. II shall
be lawful for the fittings man to ar
rest and stop him
Well. Mr.. Things man. the law
says you can stop me-. but 50 does not
say that YOU can lock me Up. 30 I pro-
pose TO camp right here until Monday
morning. IT you choose to remain here
with me, well and good
But you must go 70 the lookup.
said the titchings man.
And IL you attempt to take me there
L Will not only break the LAWS OF the
Sabbath, but will endeavor to break
your head
1T was bad day. a cold. stormy one.
and the fittings man did not relish the
idea Of remaining with MIR Otis. but
he felt that the law was on the side OF
the gentleman; that he could stop him
and that was all he could do. After
arguing the ease until he was nearly
frozen the fittings man gave IN and
permitted the gentleman TO resume his
Journey
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A Difference of View.
old Of end by Members of CONGRESS

Congressman delight in rigging one an
other in a friendly way. Not long since
Representative Macon OF Arkansas was
telling a group Of friends what a great
State he lived In, when he was inter
rupted by Representative Griggs OF
Georgia, who said:
Yes. gentlemen, Macon lives in a good
State. thoroughly hrst-class State-to
stay out Of I was travelling through a
very poor section OF Arlzansas-accent
on the saw-and 1 met a fellow driV-
ing weazenly looking steer 70 a two
wheel cart 1 asked him where he was
going, which way he was travelling,
and he answered:
" 'Gwine 70 market. neighbor'
% What have you 10 sell?' I con-
Sinued.
Lumber and fruit, neighbor. Got
eny chawin' terbaccer?'
II produced the weed: my Arkansas
friend tore OF a good hunk. remarked
that store tobacco was better than
stngy green. and I asked:
4" What kind Of fruit and lumber have
your
q" Hooppoles and simmons, neighbor.
Gee, Buck Good-by. neighbor. must
be gwine.'
And my friend drove off with his load
OF hooppoles and persimmons, his lum-
Der and fruit"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-28
Gave Up Lynching.

Sheriff J. ID. Billmeyer. OF Jefferson
county. my State" says a Representa-
tive from West Virginia, has gained the
name Of Hell Schedule And right here
1 want TO say that II they had such a
sheriff as Billmeyer down in Georgia
those negroes would never have been
burned. But Billmeyer got his new
name BY the stand he made when
efforts were made 20 lynch the negro
Williams a few weeks ago.
The leaders OF the mob sought Bill
meyer and told him they wanted the ne
gro: but the sheriff couldn't see II that
way. He told them the negro was going
TO have a fair trial and then be the star
performer In a tight rope performance,
but that It would be pulled of legally.
The leaders insisted and an effort was
was made 20 enter a Baltimore and Ohio
coach In which the negro was. Billmeyer
laid his hand on the foremost man and
said:
% Just a word, pardner. I am not out
for sport. This IS business with me-legal
business which I am sworn properly TO
execute I am going to take this negro
20 Charles Town. II you put your hands
on him you will get to hell just two min
utes ahead OF him.
THE leaders didn't take kindly to the
schedule as mapped out by the sheriff
and the lynching was declared off"
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side OF the lake belongs to one OF the
Guinnesses, who makes Dublin stout.
To walk on his land, to look at the view,
costs 3 cents. To walk around the en-
tire lake costs s. cents in tolls to pri-
vate landlords. To look at a waterfall
IN a glen costs u cents. The ordinary
man does not feel he has any right on
earth at all
But these tolls are for the purpose OF
fleeing tourists. To the Irish peasant
they are prohibitive He does not walk
around the lake or look at the water
fall in the glen 1t is more than the
view OF the green earth which poverty
denies him Horses are almost unknown
in Ireland, except among the landlord
class. The peasants beast Of burden IS
a diminutive donkey With him he
pIows. and consequently plows bad
~, 50 that his crops are poor. If he i'm
proves his land. the landlord in nearly
all cases finds way Of raising the rent
in proportion TO the improvements, and
sc discourages all enterprise.
4 farmer told me OF three acres OF
marsh land he rented for SO a year. He
drained the marsh at his own expense,
and his rent was raised to $50 a year
It took the heart out OF him. and such
thin.s take the heart out Of the whole
nation so long as Iandlordism hourishes.
No wonder that Ireland watches the
joining OF the last battle with the land
lord with breathless interest
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-28
The Land Act, Measure of Compromise,
Has Excited Dissatisfaction Among
the Peasantry of the
Emerald ISLE
Emerald Isle.

twenty-five TO twenty-seven years. while
the tenants say fifteen to eighteen years.
II man pays 500 year rent FOR his
farm, the landlords claim that ne should
pay $500 10 buy the farm outright. But
the farmer says $1,000 Is the largest sum
that has the least element OF justice in
It. The two are too far apart 10 get
together amicably. so nothing results
but another fight. In some sections OF
the south and west of Ireland the new
land war has already begun.
The spark to the fame IS some land
lord who Is willing 70 let his property
go on the terms demanded by he ten
nants-that IS. eighteen years purchase
or $500 for farm renting at 500 a year
In this case the tenants apply TO the
government and get an advance Of the
whole amount necessary. But the farm.
er who gets $500 advanced to buy q
farm OF 800 yearly rental does not have
70 pay It back at the rate OF 500 a year
His bond with the government permit.
him to pay back in forty-nine annual IN
stallments. with 81 per cent Interes
added. so, instead of paying the old $40
a year. the farmer only pays $35 a year
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-28
Burning Of Natural Bridge.

Every time ] come IN contact with a
newspaper man." declares a national
iawmaker from Virginia, II recall that
in the 70s an Ananias OF the press
printed a long story about the burning
Of the Natural Bridge in my State. and
he backed up his well-written yarn with
an interview with the professor Of chem
istry Of the Washington and Lee Uni
versity. He made the professor say, and
IT IS true, 1 believe. that such a report
had been issued. that the natural stone
composing the arch Of the bridge and
the abutments were scanned with coal
and sulphur, and that water added To
the chemical action would and did cause
the confiagratiOn. The story was wired
all over the country, and thousands OF
people visited Lexington 10 see the Nat
ural Bridge. which Is one OF the won
ders OF the world. I'm fun blaze and
crumbling into lime.
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since the new issue has arisen, it has
sprung into fresh life. It's leader. VII
liam OBrien, who, for time. has been
in retirement through iI-health. is re-
gaining his strength and vigor. and IS
re-entering the field The Redmonds,
Devlin. NJ. P. and the other political
leaders are carrying the fight into par
Lament with the demand Of eigH cen
years compulsory purchase.
Boycott to the Fore.
Boycott is less advertised. and parades
less honorable names, but IT is again to
the fore in every part OF Ireland. Tt
the tenant farmer. who goes back on the
cause by accepting a higher rate than
eighteen years purchase, it is mercl-
less. The man finds himself a pariah
No one speaks to him: the tradesmen
in the town will not serve him. To get
the barest necessaries OF life. ne must
send TO Dublin or Belfast. and even
then patriotic railway porters endeavor
20 smash or lose his consignment As 2
rule. he must q her leave the neighbor-
hood or cancel his agreement.
Against landlords who refuse to sell
at all or only az a high rate. boycott /.
more difficult. but IS. nevertheless. un-
! dertaken. So far as the necessaries q
his household are concerned. the land
| lord Is used 20 boycotts, and has lcnl
ago made provision. It is when he en-
deavors 10 sell anything that he hai
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Dying by the Gross.

Repre- sentative Acheson Of PennsyI-
vania tells this good story about DR..
Gross, who was one OF the most promi-
nent surgeons in the United States and
who lived IN Philadelphia:
The doctor had been very danger
ousiy III. and a few weeks after his re-
covery he CHANGED 20 meet one Of his
patients. most excellent lady. and one
who believed there was no doctor who
could ever take the place OF DR.. Gross.
She shook his hand cordially and said
Doctor, ] am so glad that you are able
to be out again, and can resume your
practice. / feel that If you had died
our people would have died by the
dozens.
80 7 feel greatly BATTERED. madam re-
piled the doctor. but now that / am
well ] fear they will be dying by the
Gross -"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-28
Saved Time by Living.

The Wooden Nutmeg State produces
some queer characters, and OF one Of
these q Representative tells this story:
There lived IN Saybrook. Conn.-the
place where the first American plat
form was constructed-a genius named
Baruck Brown, filed with the spirit OF
economy and thrift which pervades the
inhabitants Of that State. The old gen.
tleman had been very sick In midsum-
mer. but managed TO pull through. Soon
after he was able 20 be about he me;
a friend. who asked him:
How are you feeling, Baruck
Trust your health is comm back right
along
Wool. neighbor. sort o middlin': but
tell yeOu, ef I'd died In haydn time
twould hev been mOre'n forty dollars
damage ter me; yes. IT weould. ="
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-28
CnRIous sNUFF BoXEs.

In the days when a snuh box was
considered a necessary attribute 70 the
perouisites Of beau-or a belle-nueh
ingenuity was brought to bear upon
the manufacture Of these dainty tr'hes.
The results were often very mover,
Those with a taste for the morbid could
buy boxes made from the wooo OF sea1-
folds, chairs that murderers hao sat
upon, or parts OF their houses. sport
ing men could find pleasure IN the llttis
miniatures depicting scenes In the chase
Sailors had their boxes made from the
tipbers Of some historical ship-the hull
of the ROYAL George was turned to
this purpose more than once.
Soldiers had battle scenes in miniature
upon their boxes, and these were often
executed with the finest workmanship
and great attention was given to de-
tail
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-28
On the Floors of Parliament John Redmond
Battles Bravely for What He Deems
to Be the lnalienable Rights of
His COuntrymen.
lis COuntrymen.

ness and poverty OF average Irish life
that was grimIy impressive.
Killarney. Tor instance. is . town o.
about 5000 inhabitants. situated in the
most beautiful country in the world
But in the first place il is almost as
crowded as London slum. The houses
are all close. one against the other. and
right on the narrow streets. There are
no yards except backwards, and these
are absurdly small. The reason is that
the owners Of the soil can draw more
rent per acre by crowding the people to-
gether and have more left over for graz
ing lands, small tenant farms and deer
preserves. The deer have TO themselves
wide valleys and whole mountain sides
en- which no mere human creature can
tread without penalty OF prison
Killarney IS two miles from the lake
piece Of water fit for the pleasure park
Of a nation-fOr the whole two miles
there are ffteen-foot brick walls on
either side Of the road. marking the
boundaries OF great estates. The way
farer may see the sky overhead. but
get not a glimpse OF the splendid seen
cry about him. Even the view is re-
served 10 the lords OF the soil.
Charge for the View.
Arriving at the lake. there is only a
small stretch OF shore which is open 70
the public Beyond this. even the roads
belong to the landlords. and they exact
q heavy toll from all who pass. One
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-28

After hearing the arguments, the Fed
eral court decided that, under a liberal
construction Of the law Of nations. and
those of the United States in such cases,
the conviction by a military commission
was regular.
The Sentence Lightened.
The next move was for a commute
ton OF the life sentence. President No
Kinley was again applied TO for a par
don. Strong influences were brought %
bear. Gov. W. H Hunt OF Porto Roo
Joined in the appeal, and the kinS heart
OF the President was touched with the
story OF the killing. He deemed II wise.
under the existing conditions In the new
territory acquired by the United States.
to tighten the sentence. 1t was accord
ingiy ordered that after serving the full
time OF FIVE years the man should be
given his freedom and permitted to 70
turn TO his native land. This term has
Just expired.
Not Good Prisoner.
Ortiz was not a model prisoner Hia
nature was such as to preclude MS sub
mission to discipline He went from
one extreme to another On holidays.
when minglfnE with prisoners IN ths
y
sprfghtIy and in good hunor. he would
t-,~n somersaults and throw handsprings
until # would make an onlooker dizzy,
and he would wrestle with the best OF
the iightweights At other times he
gave great trouble. He was frequently
on the sick call. At first he could not
talk 70 the guards. Soon after he was
received another prisoner was put IN the
cell with him 20 teach him Engi sh ana
to relieve his dependency. Hi' was n
regular attendant upon the prison
school. and is now able 70 talk broken
English. He was slow to learn
After his release from prison Judge
Willis appeared at the prison ana took
him TO St. Paul. from where ne tett Tor
| New York en- route home AS tne man
neared New York he became nervous
and excited, and the CONDUCTOR teie-
graphed ahead for policeman to meet
/ the train at Jersey City. however, az
ter a thorough explanation Ortiz waS
allowed TO go TO a hotel and was later
placed on a steamer bound for Porto
l Rf@O
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street before he could be captured and
cast into prison.
He was taken before a military COM
mission such as was provided by the
United States War Department FOR deal
ing with offenders in time OF war.
Ortiz did not then deny the killing Of
Burke. He never since has denied OF
excused the act, except on the plea Of
justification. He gIoried in what he had
done Two charges Eere made against
him-carrying concealed arms and com
hitting murder contrary to the laws of
war. He was adjudged guilty OF the
Joint charge by the military commits
sion and ordered to be shot.
The Day of Reprieve.
Two days before the shooting was TO
take place Russell A Alger, who was
about 10 give up the Office Of Secretary
Of War Of the United States. was on a
visit to Porto Rico. Many Porto Rican
friends OF Ortiz, some OF them of infiu-
ence. went before General Alger. and,
falling on their knees with uplifted and
clasped hands and bowed heads. prayed
for the life Of Ortiz. Not understanding
their language the Secretary Of War
asked the meaning Of their actions. and
the story OF Ortiz and his wrongs was
related.
That night Secretary AIger telegraphed
TO President Mckinley asking for the
rcprieve OF Ortiz. IL was granted Then
friends Of the condemned man made a
direct appeal TO the President. AS a re-
suII President Mckinley committed his
sentence TO life Imprisonment. with the
condition that he was to be banished
from his native land to be imprisoned in
one Of the States.
Soon after that the exile was taken
to the Saltwater, Mimi, penitentiary. II
took thirteen days TO reach there from
Porto Rico by way Of New York and
Washington.
When taken TO the solitary cell TO
be measured and his head shaved,
preparatory to DOMINIC his prison
garb. Ortiz believed that his death
| time was near at hand He could not
understand a word Of English. and no
one present could speak Spanish. The
! frightened man fell upon his knees and
( shrieked in the ardor Of his prayers 20
I be saved. II was some time before an
/ interpreted "~'-'' -ecured and the
I WawHC