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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-07-15
Butchers, MerCh'tS, Hide Buyers

Should write to Carroll S. Page, Hyde
Park, VT, who wishes to purchase their
Hides, Calfskins, Sheep Pelts, Tallow and
Bones. He pays spot cash. He pays
the freights. He pays full market values.
He wishes to arrange with some one in
every village, where he has no agent, to
sell Poultry Supplies and to pick up for
him Hides, Calfskins, Sheep Pelts, and
Bones. He furnishes money with which
to buy and he keeps his agents thorough
ly posted at all times as TO market values.
Write him for full particulars.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-07-15
BREAD LOAF.

Joseph Caswell is ill.
George Gilmour is repairing his
house.
Meeting every Wednesday evening at
the school house.
Daniel Caswell returned home from
California last week
Frank Fits is doing a good job below
the Hall bridge on the road.
John Houston was in Middlebury
Tuesday to attend funeral.
Mrs. Amanda Brown is spending a
few days with Mrs, H. j. Spoor.
Mrs. II. J. Spoor and Mrs. John Man
ming were in Middlebury Tuesday.
Chauncey Beeman, who has been quite
i'll, is improving under the treatment of
DIR. White.
Henry Wood and family, who took a
carriage drive to Ticonderoga, n. Y,
have returned and report fine roads and
a good time.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-07-15
WEST BRIDPORT.

Farmers are busy at work doing their
having.
Eugene Elithorpe was in Middlebury
on business Monday.
3 Lyman Wilkinson and wife were
called to Ticonderoga Saturday to attend
the funeral of Simeon Wright who died
at Concord, N. H., July 6, of typhoid
fever, at the Concord hospital. The
body was embamed and brought to
'Ticonderoga, where the funeral was
held. The remains were taken to White
Church cemetery, where interment was
made. Deceased was relative of the
late General John Lyon who met his
death in the defence of the Union in the
late rebellion. He was also prominent
member of the Odd Fellows and the
Knight Templars. He leaves hosts of
friends to lament his untimely death.
He was loved and esteemed by all,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-07-15
DEFERRED MATTER
CORNWALL.

Edward Shortkey returned to his work
in Connecticut Tuesday.
Mrs. Della Thomas of Salisbury, with
four little grandsons, was with her
brother, H. B. Scovel, over Sunday.
Miss Emma Scovel and niece, Eta are
visiting friends in Bristol.
The Shortkey family and friends en-
joyed a basket picnic at the Chrystal
Spring picnic grounds on the Fourth.
In the evening the little folks were
treated to quite a display of fire works
at the Scovel farm.
The warning is up for the election of
officers for the Pleasant Hill creamery
association, to be held on the evening of
the 18th, at the residence of the presi-
dent, Ii. b. Scovel.
j. L. Douglas is shipping pork to Rut-
land.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-07-15
BRUTALLY TORTURE.

A case to light that for persistent and
unmerciful torture has perhaps never
been equaled. Joe Golobick of Colusa,
Cal. writes. For 10 years | endured
insufferable pain from Reumatism and
nothing relieved me though | tried
everything known. came across Electric
Bitters and it's the greatest medicine on
earth for that trouble. A few bottles of
it completely relieved and cured me. .
Just as good for Liver and Kidney troubles
and general debility. Only SOC. Satisfact-
ton guaranteed by w. H. Sheldon
Druggiet.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-07-15
500 REWARD 500

The readers of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure in
all its stages and that is catarrh. Hairs
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Hall Catarrh Cure
is taken internally acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the system,
thereby destroying the foundation of the
disease, and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and assisting
nature in doing its work. The proprieto1s
have so much faith in Its curative powers,
that they offer one Hundred Dollars for any
case that it fails to cure. Send for list of
testimonials.
Address, f. j. CHENEY Il CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-07-15
PILES Upon IOP OE PILES.

Piles upon top of piles of people have
the piles, and DeWitts Witch Hazel
Salve cures them. There are many
different kinds of piles, but if you get
the genuine and original Witch Hazel
Salve made by E. C. Dewitt & Co., of
Chicago, "A cure is certain. II. a. Tisdale,
OF Summerton, S. c. says, Il had piles
90 years and DeWitt's Salve cured me
after everything else failed" Sold by
Milford r. Burt
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-07-15
HlNESBURGH.

Mrs. Josiah Barker has gone to the
Mary Fletcher hospital in Burlington.
Mrs. Julia Collamer is spending a few
weeks with her brother in Starksboro.
Munsill Sanctuary of Manchester, N.
H., is in town, called here by the illness
of his mother.
Children's day exercises at the Baptist
church, were postponed from last Sun
day to July II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herrick Tilley and daugh-
ter, Ada, of Burlington, are visiting their
son, Marshall.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-07-15
SHORE HAM,

Mr.. and Mrs NJ. l.. Baldwin have sold
their farm to Arthur Farnham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daily and daughter of
New York city, Miss Sweet of Troy and
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis of Mt. Vernon, n.
Y, are at the Lake House.
Friday afternoon the Juniors held the
last meeting for the summer at the par
sonage. Mrs. c. N. North gave them a
very interesting talk about the birthday
of our country and our flag. After a
short programme a social hour and
games were enjoyed
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-07-15
NIGHT WAS HER TERROR.

81 would cough nearly all night long,
writes Mrs Chas. Apologize, of Alex
andria, Ind, land could hardly get any
sleep. | had consumption so bad that if
| walked block | would cough fright
fully and spit blood, but, when all other
medicines failed, three $1.00 bottles of
DR.. Kings New Discovery wholly cured
me and gained So pounds" It's .abso-
lutely guaranteed to cure Colds, Coughs,
La Grippe, Bronchitis, and all Throat and
Lung Troubles. Price SOC. and $l00.
Trial bottles free at w. II. Sheldon's drug
store.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-07-15
WEAK HEARTS

are caused by indigestion. If you eat a
little too much, or if you are subject to
attacks of indigestion, the stomach eX-
pands-swells, and puffs up against the
heart. This crowds the heart and short
ems the breath. Rapid heart beats and
heart disease is the final result. KodoI
Dyspepsia Cure digests what you eat,
takes the strain off the heart, cures indi-
gestion, dyspepsia, sour stomach, and
contributes nourishment, strength and
health to every organ of the body Sold
by milford r. Burt.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-07-15
EAST HlNESBURGH.

Mrs. Amos Hall is quite sick.
A few farmers have commenced hay
ing.
DR.. Wilson was in Burlington Thurs
day.
There was party at Marvin Mona
hans Friday night.
Mrs. C. E. Lamson has been on the
sick list for few days.
Mrs. G. Cooley has been quite ill for
few days with heart trouble.
Mrs. j. Barker has gone to Burlington
to the hospital for an Operation.
DIR. Wilson of Hartford, Conn.,, will
take DR.. McKibbon's place while he is
away.
Ray Lamson has been very much
worse for the last week but is more COM
Portable now.
DIR. McKibbon and wife started July
s for weeks outing in the northern
part of the State. He will visit his
mother.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-07-15
A FORTUNATE AND GRATEFUL WOMAN

Mrs. J. II. Giles, of Everett, Pa, says
/ suffered for many years from Kidney
and Gravel trouble, The pains from the
gravel were simply awful. No physicians
or medicines at home did me any good
finally began using DR.. David Kennedy's
Favorite Remedy, of Rondout, n. Y. A
few words tell the result. am happy
and perfectly well woman once more
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-07-15
RIPToN.

Mrs. F. A. Bragg of Fayston was the
guest of her uncle, DIR. II. G. Powers, a
few days last week
Mr.. and Mrs. II. p. Hayes of Granville
were the guests of their niece, Mrs.
Henry Powers, the fourth
Fred Powers of Waterbury was in
town on visit to his uncle, DIR. II. c.
Powers, who is very feeble.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-07-15
THIS WILL INTEREST MoTHERs

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for children,
cure feverishness, bad stomach, summer
bowel troubles, teething disorders, move and
the bowels and destroy worms. They
never fail. over 10000 testimonials. At all
druggists, 25c. sample FREE, Address, Allen
S. Olmsted, lie Roy, NY.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-07-15
BRiDPORT,

Mr. and Mrs Allen Barnett are having
their house repaired, which when com
pleted will be quite a handsome resi-
dence. Henry Pidgeon is doing the
carpenter work.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-07-15
REASONS
Why our Vinol Is the Greatest
Health Restorer and Strength
Creator Known to Medicine.

Because Vinol contains in concen-
trated form ALL of the medicinal cur
alive elements found in cod liver oil,
but without a drop of oil to nauseate
and upset the stomach; therefore,
wherever old-fashioned cod liver oil or
emulsions will do good, Vinol will do
far more good.
Because we have never sold anything
In our store equal to Vinol to restore
health and create strength for old peo-
pie, weak, sickly women and children,
nursing mothers, and after severe
sickness.
Vinol cures hacking coughs, chronic
colds, bronchitis, and all throat and
lung troubles.
A prominent physician writes:
"Vinol is the most palatable and
valuable preparation of cod liver oil
ever compounded. now use it entirely
In all cases where formerly depended
upon old-fashioned cod liver oil and
emulsions."
Try Vinol on our guarantee to return
your money if you are not satisfied.
MuIford z. Burt,
DRUGGIST. MlDDLEBURY.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-07-15
AUCTION
The undersigned will sell at Public
Auction on the premises on
THURSDAY, JULY FL
At Two O'Clock p. NJ.
Furniture Establishment

of Smith & Ketcham, Nergennes, VT,
which consists of full line of Up-to-
Date Furniture and Undertakers Goods,
together with the two story building sit
uated corner of Green and School streets.
This is well known establishment of
thirty years standing and is sold to close
the estate of /. II. Smith. A rare oppor-
tunity for one wishing to invest in this
line Of business.
Stock snd building shown before day
of sale to any one thinking of buying
Apply TO Harvey Ketcham or w. r.
Bristol, administrator of |, H. Smith
estate.
Cash or good paper required at time Of
sale.
SMITH & KETCHAM.
w. A. LAWRENCE, Auctioneer.
Vergennes, Vt, June 28, 1904. 29t2c
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-07-15
43d Semi-Annual State ment
At the Close of Business June 80, 1904.

LIABILITIES.
Due DepOsitOrs ....... ............S ,OS6, BOIL
Surplus and Undivided Profits. 81 ,2023l
The Washington times., 1904-03-27

whether it were possible for human love
to make so human a sacrifice and yet
not die.
And then when the child has been ac-
tually sacrificed, when by the simple
act of relnquishing their hold upon 1t
and turning away they have actually
allowed it to pass out from their love
and tenderness into the world unknown,
this silent cradle has seen them smite
their hands in anguish and yield 10 such
voiceless tempests of grief as only those
know who have loved much and lost all
The circumstances under which this
peculiar charity comes 10 be part Of
the life of the great metropolis need not
be rehearsed here. The neartlessness of
men, the frailty of women, the brutality
of all those who sit in judgment in
spite Of the fact that they do not wish
to be judged themselves, is so old and
so commonplace that its repetition is
almost a WEAKNESS.
The Washington times., 1904-03-27

where she can stay and nurse her child,
and from which. when the little one Is
old enough. she can step forth into
some helpful position where life may be
renewed upon a reasonable and hopeful
basis.
The attitude which the world takes
toward a fallen woman here enters as
a deterrent. You would suppose that
a mother loving her child and finding
so helpful an opportunity would seize
it and abandon all else to cling to her
little one. and yet such is not the case.
Fear of society, the influences of the
home. friends, relatives, all act as
levers. and there are hundreds Of cases
where nothing save the privilege of i'm
mediately afterward dying would per-
suade the helpless mother TO take this
step which would eventually lead TO her
detection
The tragedy which compOses the re-
verse side of the picture is that Of the
little life, left for the moment. in this
public crib. which must now face a
The Washington times., 1904-03-27
Weighing the Babies

4 IL babies left at the Found
~ ling Hospital are weighed
at once, and every month there
after, the figures obtained in this
way having been found to be Of
great value in determining the
; state of a child's health. When
). all other means of judging fail,
comparison of the child's weight
at different periods frequently
points the way.
Most babies when they enter
weigh five pounds, and increase
, az the rate of a pound and a
; quarter Z month for the first
, ten months. After that the
ayers ge monthly increase falls to
a little less than one pound, at
! which figure it remains stable for
long time.
The Washington times., 1904-03-27
Cradle of Tragedy.

The interest which attaches especially
TO this particular cradle is that it has
been the silent witness of more truly
heartbreaking scenes than any other
cradle in the world. For nearly thirty
five years 1t has stood where il does to
dav ready, draped open, while as many
thousand mothers have stolen shame
facedly in and after looking hOpelessly
about have laid their helpless offspring
within its depths. the necessity Of actu-
ally abandoning their children cutting at
their hearts with all the physical sharp
mess OF a knife.
For thirty-five years Winter and sum-
lmer in the bitterest cold and the most
istihing heat. il has seen them come-the
poor, the rich, the humble. the proud.
1.-THE beautiful the hOmely-and one by
lone they have laid their children down
land brooded over them, wondering
The Washington times., 1904-03-27

world in an entirely helpless condition,
the ward of a public institution.
The problem of its care and educa-
ton is solved the moment it enters.
It is the absence of a home that makes
il the particularly pitiable object that
it is. and no institution, nor any home
obtained through one can quite answer
the original demand which the bring
ing of a child into the world indicates,
the love and care of a mother.
And yet, this wonderful institution
does a number of things for the child
which no mere mother guardianship
could insure. Thus it secures for it at
once such a wealth of care and atten-
ton as only those who are blessed with
great fortune could supply a child.
The wide nurseries of which it be-
comes a tenant are the most airy and
comfortable which architectural and
sanitary science can devise. The play
grounds and future kindergarten rooms
as beautiful any.
Many Foster Mothers.
In a foster mother sense a mother is
never really wanting. In New York and
its vicinity are thousands of mothers
who have only recently lost a child or
who, having one of their own, feel a
tender solicitude concerning such of
those who have been abandoned
These women beg for the privilege OF
caring for one during its extreme in
fancy. This solicitude results in placing
hundreds of children temporarily in
homes where they are really looked upon
as a blessing, and in which they can be
watched by the doctors and nurses of
the institution as carefully as if they
were under its immediate roof. Here
they are left until they are old enough
to walk, when they return to the parent
Institution and that modest system Of
training is begun which fits them for
good citizenship.
If you are looking for a baby to adopt
some day you should visit the chambers
of this healthful home and see the va
riety and charm of child life which here
disports itself. There never was a more
beautiful sight. These children, clothed
in all the daintiest and most becoming
little garments. are here to be seen
amusing themselves by singing in the
singing rooms. dancing IN the dancing
classes. drawing figures and making toy
designs in the kindergarten, or by play
ing at random in the nurseries, where
all the floor and the fullness thereof is
theirs to romp upon.
They are generous, and their humor
and actions are as natural as spon-
taneous. That they should stop in their
exercises and call attention to your
presence seems to them one of the
natural things to do.
The beauty of these children is that
they do make splendid wards for adop-
ton. II you are going out into the streets
to find child you would have no as
surance as TO what physical defects
The Washington times., 1904-03-27
All Want Curly Hair.

One OF the most interesting facts in
connection with the work is the love
which the average foster mother has
for curly hair I want a child with
curly hair" is the usual request, and
since all children are not born thus. it
has become the custom Of the polite
guardian mothers 10 assist nature
little
Every child's hair is curled from in
fancy as much as possible, and as a
consequence, the curl-loving mother IS
never disappointed She has her boy
or girl just as described, and the letters
Of joy and praise which it evokes are
so humorous and so stirring that one
would think the future welfare Of the
world depended on curly hair.
Thanks be that it Is so simple a mat
ter The sorrow Of the world needs
attention. L it can be had for one form
OF suffering in this way. who would not
rejoice in the tender subterfuge which
makes it possible to evoke true mother
love for a homeless child?
The Washington times., 1904-03-27

had been neglected or what traits IN
fortunately matured. In this home.
however, you know that every
physical defect as far as possible has
not only been observed and corrected,
but that the period of childish ailments
has passed, and the little one is now
ready to move forward TO a reasonably
happy youth. unmOlested by many
things which make the average child
great burden.
The Washington times., 1904-03-27

-Stin, the tragedy repeats itself. and
year after year and day after day the
unlocked door is opened and dethroned
virtue enters-the victim of ignorance
and passion and affection, and child
is robbed Of an honorable home.
The Washington times., 1904-03-27
,opEN-AIR SHOWER Bath:
THOUGHTFUL

Z THOUGHTFUL provision
n for the comfort Of the
children is Summer shower bath.
A large, shallow pan has been
placed under a clump of trees in
the hospital garden, and six feet
above this is a circular water
main.
From this lead a number OF flex-
ible tubes, to each of which is at
tached a perforated ring suff-
GENTLY large to 90 over the head of
a child and rest on the shoulders.
In hot Summer weather the
children are allowed to take ad-
vantage of this, and the pleasure
they obtain is only limited by the
number of times they are allowed
to go under the shower.
.
The Washington times., 1904-03-27
Charity to Misery.

No sooner Is a child brought Elm than
this labor OF affection begins. While the
mother is bending over ii in last
embrace il is seized up as a pretext TO
make that charitable offer of assistance
which in many cases Is all that is nee
essary to prevent a mother from aban-
dOning her child entirely.
She need not part from it forever. If
she wish. The New York Founding Hos
pital VIII give her a home II she viii
come and take care or her child All
she need do is signify her willingness
and the comfort Of this vast, beautiful
" kept home is at her disposal place
The Washington times., 1904-03-27

back cOVerleL IS MADE up WITHIN Il a
long strip OF white muslin tied in a
tasteful bow at the top Grapes its round
I'd sides. About It, but within the pre-
nets of warmth and comfort, of which
At is a fort. spreads a chamber Of ST.
fence. a quiet, solemn plainly furnished
room, the appearance Of which en-
ohasizes the popularity of the cradle
itself.
II the mind were not familiar with the
details with which 1t is so startlingly as
ISOLATED, the question would naturally
arise as TO what it was doing there
why It should be standing there alone
M, one seems to be watching it. It
has not the slightest appearance Of use
fulness, and yet there it stands, day
after day, and year after year-a ready
prepared cradle and no infant to live in
it. One feels as if there were almost
an appeal about tia kind of self-rs-
Election upon its tenantless condition.
And yet this cradle is the most useful
and, in a way, inhabited cradle of almost
any in the world. Day after day, and
year after year, it is the recipient Of
more small wayfaring souls than any
other cradle in the world. IN it the
real children Of sorrow Of this world
are placed, and over it more tears are
shed than IL it were an open grave
1t is the parting place between mother
and child-the one spot where too often
maternal love is compelled to yield to
maternal necessity.
1t is the place where annually loo
foundlings are placed, many OF them by
mothers who are too helpless or too un-
fortunately environed to be further able
to care for their child, and the misery
which compels it makes Of the little
open crib a cradle of tears.
Indeed, it is a tragic cradle. and the
tragedies it has seen enacted sum up a
total Of sorrow that would shame the
uvf.rId
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-16
Words and Their Uses.
From the Springfield Republican.

From the Springfield Republican.
No one can say how many words there
are In the English language. because there
are many words of doubtful standing
The Century Dictionary contains about
225.OOO words. and the new edition of the
Standard Dictionary lays claim to ;over
100000 OF these many are obsolete. and
many others are rarely used. Science has
added vast vocabulary of polysyilables
that are scientific formulate rather than real
words They have no place in general lit
erature. The ordinary EnglN:l vocabulary
may be said to contain from 10000 to 80 900
words. the latter estimate being large. No
single writer OF literature has used SO
many as the lower number named
Shakespeare, whose vocabulary is larger
than that of any other English poet unless
1t be Browning, used about 1900 words
while Milton whose range was narrower,
employed only about half that number The
vocabulary Of the illiterate has been set as
tional. 1t is more likely that the Ordinary
workingman" uses from 1900 to 5000
words. while. OF course. he Is familiar with
several thousand more, which he recognizes
In print but does not himself USE The COM
mon estimate of the average vocabulary of
educated people Is from 5000 to 5000 but
In this case the number Of words which are
not used Is enormously increased we'll
read college graduate should be familiar
with perhaps 100000 words. while in the
course OF year he might not use 5000 of
them In his writing or conversation. Short
hand reporters find about $500 word signs
and contractions ample for representing the
words which are commonly used In public
speaking.