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Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-06

WASHINGTON, June q. Although
not officially announced, it is under
stood that the order of merit of the
5attleships in the recent record target
practice, so far as completed, is as fol
lows: Oregon first and probably winner
of the pennant, Wisconsin, second and
Iowa third. The battleship Illinois is
now engaged in target practice at Mar
tha's Vineyard.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-06

san FRANCISCO, June 6.-Freight
handlers at the Third and Townsend
street station of the Southern Pacific
company to the number OF ooo nave
gone on strike. The men demand an
increase of pay and Il reduction of the
working day to nine hours.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-06

BURLINGTON, Ia, June Ga heav-
lily loaded electric street ear on the
Valley street line here was wrecked
against a shade tree. The passengers
jumped, and the car flew along. Mrs.
Joseph Kcchn was killed, and sixteen
others were seriously injured.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-06

sponded STUCK iii tic INK ara there
was nothing to stop the progress of
the flames. The fire department of
the worlds fair was called out TO pro-
tect the exposition buildings.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-06

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, June g.
George Phillips, engineer of the collier
Merrimack. which was sunk by Lieu
tenant Commander Richmond Pearson
Uobson at the mouth of Santiago har-
Dor, is dead at his home in Cambridge
port.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-06
Miss RoDAeycit Home.

WASHINGTON, June G.-Miss Alice
Roosevelt, who has been tic guest of
st. Louis friends for the past nine
days, arrived home today owe the
PENNSYLVANIA railroad.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-06

SARATOGA, n. Y, June 6.-James
L. Spicer, aged twenty-four, of Wilton
has been fatally mangled by n New
York express train on the Delaware
and Hudson railroad here.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-06

Whatever is dies lgnc,l and manuf,c-
tured in the liue OF HANDSOME JEW
ELRT will he seen first in our stock.
Our arran ,elncnts with manufacturers
enables rs to place on sale all the latest
novelties as Su,II as produced. We have
just received n handsome line Of Rings
but to fully appreciate their quality
they must he H'cr. We cxtcr d You a
cordi Il invitation to come and examine
our stock, etc.
L.
$50 state St'eo', Ter,h Amboy
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-06

weather Probabilities.
Enir. west winds.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-06

One Dollar in Stamps with
1 can choicest Bcets =. 12c
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-06

One Dollar in Stamps with
I bag yellow or white
Meal, 81 lb..........12c
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-06

One Dollar in Stamps with
I package Heckcr's Oat-
meal .IOc
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-12-30
CALLS SUN A BINARY STAR
Prof. Bigelow Expounds Ideas About
Old Sol and Laws Govern
ing Him.

THE sun should be regarded as an in
cipient binary star" says Prof, Bige-
low, in the Weather Review. Recent
scientific work in investigating the cir
culation of the solar atmosphere in ac-
cordance with the laws governing the
connective and radiative action of large
mass of matter contracting by its own
gravitation, have led Prof Bigelow to
the hypothesis that 1.-THE single fiery en-
velope conceals two disks" A series Of
observations extending over many
years on the period Of solar rotation at
various points in the surface shows that
''the same meridian of the sun is seen
twice in single rotation of the entire
mass, first as the eastern limb, and sec
ond. 10 days later, as the western limb"
Therefore the sun has dumbbell figure
of rotation.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-12-30
M all Order Stores.

Scarcely day passes without our
hearing complaints made regarding the
merchandise sent out by Soaken & Co.,
Undersell & Stick KEN, Steal, Graball &
Co.
In their beautifully printed catalogues,
eloquent personal (circular) letters, etc,
they represent their goods to be the
equal of any made and that they are
enable to sell at about half the usual
retail prices because they buy directly
from the manufacturers, in car load
lots, etc.
Nothing is farther from the truth as
their patrons all testify. The goods are
the cheapest possible limitations of the
genuine, made simply to look well, of the
cheapest materials, etc. Often they are
seconds, that is rejected goods, because
of some defect, often in the temper,
quality, ETC., goods that formerly were
thrown into the scrap heap. A carpen-
ter here sent for set of bits of a well
known make from one of these concerns,
and one bit broke twisted in two) the
first time it was used.
He can get no satisfaction from the
firm. Another party bought beautiful
range at half usual prices. He paid the
freight, set it up himself and at the end
of three months brought the stove to the
local merchant and wanted to trade it
for one he first thought of purchasing
before he read the alluring catalogue
The top was warped out of shape, half
the griddles were cracked, and no door
would stay shut. Another party bought
fur coat and saved (O S22. so. The coat
did not fit, was not what was repre-
sented After considerable correspond
ence another was sent, which was still
worse in every way than the first. After
more correspondence, this was returned,
and the party has not yet received back
the good money first paid and probably
never will. Another bought rain coat
cheaper than what he expected from the
catalogue and samples. These are actual
cases. These parties have paid for their
experience and know it pays to trade at
home of reliable dealers who can be got
at and who will make their guarantee
good.
That these mail order stores are max.
ing enormous profits is abundantly
proved by their rapid increase in size
and numbers. They are now quietly
pushing the parcel post bill In Congress
that will enable them to deliver theil
cheap goods to residents of back town;
cheaper.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-12-30
ROMANCE OF SUMATRA LEAF
Many Little Episodes Are Attached
to This Unique Tobacco
Plant.

The story of Sumatra leaf tobacco,
as grown under cheese-cloth in Con-
necticut, is one of the romantic cpl
sodes of agriculture, says a writer in
Country Life in America. A Florida
fruit grower had some tobacco plants
that got into his pineapple shed by &C
cident, and he noticed that they were
taller and of finer texture, under the
lath shade. The bureau of soils, while
surveying the Connecticut valley.
found a soil that was practically the
same as that of Sumatra, on which
the famous tobacco is grown. (The
bureau has samples of soil from al
most every important agricultural re-
gion of the world.) The government
got an expert to start an industry,
and the first two years some of the
growers made over 100 per cent. profit.
The industry, as a whole, is success
full A large company with plenty of
capital is necessary. for it costs
$3.50 to cover and grow an acre of
this tobacco The growers receive
from $1,20 to $3.50 per pound for the
product. The imported article brings
$3.50 to SO, and we have been i'm
porting about sG,000,000 worth year.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-12-30
WARNS NOSE WITH CIGAR.
New York Man Holds Fire End Close
to Face and Then Takes
Snuff.

Many and varied are the ways and
means adopted by people these days
as a protection from the cold, but one
of the oldest schemes is that of a man
who uses his cigar to warm his nose.
While on the street he invariably
smokes a cigar, and at frequent in
tervals he removes it from his month
and holds the lighted end close to his
nose, which happens to be an organ
of uncommon size, says the New York
Times. Some years ago this gentle
man froze his nose, and ever since it
has been extremely susceptible to cold.
Moreover" explained the man, there
is considerable amount of heat ra-
dated from the fire end of cigar,
much more than you would naturally
suppose; yet l admit in extreme cold
weather 1t is not sufficient to keep
my nose comfortable, and at such
times l have snuff. The resultant
sneezing amply serves the purpose"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-12-30
NUDENESS JARS JAPANESE.
Severe Shock Is Administered to the
Islanders by This Form
of Art.

At the St. Louis fair Japanese mer-
chant was praising the exhibit of ia
pan.
I'VE shall undoubtedly get number
of awards, prizes, medals and di-
plomas," he said. 81 hope that on
none of these will appear drawings
containing nude figures. We are
modest people; nude figures shock us.
A number of Japanese manufacturing
concerns that took part in the Column
bian exposition received diplomas, suit
able for framing, whereon there were
drawings of nude women. These con-
Germs, with some misgiving, hung their
diplomas in their factories at home.
Hence a great deal of scandal, and the
diplomas had to come down. There
was one firm, ce-polishing firm at
Takamatsu, that came near mourning
serious trouble Its diploma, very
nude indeed, was hung in the hall of
the factory and the women hands re-
fused to go to work the morning it
appeared. The men, taking the matter
up, refused to work either. The fac
tory, had not the Columbian exposi-
tons diploma been removed, would
have had to close it's doors. In Jap
anese art the nude never appears. The
human figure is always draped For
eign artists should remember this in
work intended for Japan"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-12-30
JAP WROTE POEM IN BLOOD
Handkerchief Found on Person of
Dead Islander Contains Verse
Telling Loyalty.

On my way to the rear, after the
battle of Nanshan, writes a Japanese
officer. in Leslie's Monthly, l came
suddenly upon a couple of soldiers
with a lantern. They were about to
take the lifeless body of one of our
officers from the hostile trench. The
uncertain light of the lantern fell upon
the pallid face of the lifeless of1cer
covered with blood; in the dead man
l recognized one of my own friends.
Thrusting my arm under his head, l
took him in my arms. Tied around his
brow was a piece of cloth, towel
perhaps a handkerchief. 1t was
stained with blood from the fountain
that a Russian bullet had opened at
his temple l united the piece of cloth
around his head. In the light of the
lantern which the soldier held always
beside me I saw the round sun Of our
imperial standard. 1t was not towel,
then, not a handkerchief Beside the
sun of our national flag, in spite Of
blood stains, l saw something on this
flag that made me frown. / made out
Two lHes VI WIlllhS UPON IL, e'iueHI-
ly classic couplet. The rusty red Of
the letters told me that 1t was writ
ten in blood In spite of the blood
stains I managed to make out the fol-
lowing couplet:
Forever shall we guard the august
standard of our sovereign prince,
Even though these, our lives of earth,
should vanish with the dews of
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-12-30
Suffering in Armenia.

The recent incorporation of the Ma
tional Armenia and India Relief Associa-
ton makes it very convenient and appro-
pirate to forward funds for the thou
sands who are starving and freezing in
Eastern Turkey through their treasurers,
Messrs. Brown Bros. & Co., SO Wall
S.. New York
Reliable information received from
DIR. Norton, u S. Consul at Harpoot,
who, under the direction of the Govern
ment at Washington, visited the Sassoun
region and has just rendered his report,
gives the facts. Small bands of Rus
slams and Persian revolutionists enter a
town and barricade themselves. The
Turks, irritated by their presence, order
the indiscriminate killing of Christians
and thousands of helpless women and
children, deprived of their husbands and
fathers, plundered and burned out of
their homes, appeal to Christendom for
aid.
The Turkish government announces
that aid is being given and for very
short time distributes a cent a day for
each individual, and then leaves them
to starve. The Consul says, "Their case
is one appealing most strongly to the
sympathies of the benevolent, Rev. r.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-12-30
Six Barns Burned.

The six adjoining barns belonging to
Earl Powers of Braintree were burned
Friday between 900 and HOO a. m.
The barns were filled with produce con.
sisting of nearly 200 tons of hay, $50
tons of ensilage and a large quantity of
straw. The fire broke out in one of the
barns near the watering trough and is
supposed to have been caused by a
water heater. At the time when the
fire broke out there were 81 cows and
several horses, also number of hogs
in the barns. In one barn eight cows
were burned to death and two were
taken out after being badly scorched.
The horses were all taken out and but
one hog was burned. A part of the
farming tools was burned.
The house which stood but few feet
from two of the barns caught fire several
times and the fine structure, which was
built few years ago, would have burned
were it not for the excellent work done by
the neighbors. A large amount of the
household furniture was taken into the
ward but was carried back into the house
as soon as the fire was under control.
The only thing in the shape of a barn
that is left is about one-half of granary
The total loss cannot be definitely esti.
mated. The total insurance on all the
buildings including the house and live
stock and produce amounts to $4,000.
The amount on that which burned is
about $4,000. Mr.. Powers is very en-.
terprising young farmer and the insur-
ance on the property burned will not
cover one-half the loss. He has taken
his cows to the Drury farm for the
present, but intends to sell them at auc-
ton.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-12-30
hpAlS NO LONGER FEARED
superstition That the Stone Brings
Bad Luck Passing Away-Stren-
uous Lie the Cause.

Superstition fades away In the strenu-
Gus life of the twentieth century. And
the return to common sense has shown
itself in the modern fancy for opals.
Sir Walter Scott was chiefly responsible
Tor the idea of bad luck being connected
with this stone, as will be remembered
by readers of Anne of Geierstein."
And others declare that, as the word
opal is from the Greek ops (the eye),
the gem shares evil influence with pea
cocks feather. However, women have
lived down all this and opals are the
lucky stone for autumn and have been
worn by recent brides. But even now
stories are told of the uncanny influ-
ence of the opal. Alphonso XII. OF
Spain presented an opal ring to his
young wife, Mercedes, on their wedding
day and her death occurred soon after
ward. Before the funeral the king gave
this ring to his sister, Maria Del Pillar,
and she also died few days afterward.
The king then presented the ring to his
Bister-in-law Princess Christian, and
she died in the course of three months.
Alphonso, distressed at these fatalities,
resolved to wear the ring himself, but
he did not wear it long as his unhappy
life shortly came to an end. The queen
regent then attached the fatal ring to
gold chain, which she hung around
the neck of the Virgin OF Almudena in
Madrid
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-12-30
INGENUITY TEST OF MINE.
Inventive Ability, Says Professor
I, Thomas, Is a Sure Sign of
Mental Soundness.

Another test of mental ability which
deserves special notice is mechanical
ingenuity, says Prof. w. l. Thomas,
in the Forum. Our white preemi-
hence owes much to this faculty, and
the lower races are reckoned de-
fective in it. But the lower races do
invent, and it is doubtful whether one
invention is ever much more difficult
than another. On the psychological
side, an invention means that the
mind sees a roundabout way of
reaching an end when it cannot be
reached directly. 1t brings into play
the associated memory and involves
the recognition of analogy. There is
a certain likeness between the flying
back of bough in ones face and the
rebound of a bow, between serpents
tooth and a poisoned arrow, between
floating timber and raft or boat;
and water, steam and electricity are
like a horse in one respectively will
all make wheels go around, and do
work. Now, the savage had this
faculty of seeing analogies and doing
things in indirect ways. With the
club, knife and sword he struck more
effectively than with the fist with
hooks, traps, nets and pitfalls he
understood how to seize game more
surely than with the hands; in the
bow and arrow, spear, blow gun and
spring trap he devised motion swift
er than that of his own body; he pro-
| tactad him self with armOr from the
hides and scales of animals, anc
turned their venom back on them
selves That the savage should have
originated the inventive process anc
carried it on Systematically is indeed
more wonderful than that his civilized
successors should continue the proc
ess; for every beginning is difficult.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-12-30
Diplomat a Fine Pianist.

Theodore Hansen, first secretary Of
the Russian embassy in Washington,
is an accomplished musician, being de-
voted especially to the piano. ciostt
of his spare time is passed lingering
the keys of a concert grand, which he
has in his apartments. But he is
haunted by street pianos, which seem
to have a satanic propensity for cut
ting loose just in front of wherever
he happens to live. Three times he
has changed his quarters on this ac-
count, and he solemnly declares that
unless he can effect permanent es-
cape from the torment of popular
music" he may be driven to resign
his position.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-12-30
Costlier Than Champagne.

Although champagne is called the
wealthy water" there are few hotels
in the country where one can pay
more than four dollars quart for it.
while, on the other hand, there are
hundreds of places where Burgun-
dy Is sold as high as $50 quart.
At one hotel the menu advertises a
special brand of this fine wine for
S25 a bottle. There are any number
of Rhine wines which cost above eight
dollars, and there is a big demand for
them. Champagne does not improve
with age as the other wines do, and
this probably accounts for the differ
eQce
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-12-30

That towns and villages seeking new
industries should exercise unusual care
whom they aid is self evident. One
of the latest places to suffer is ST. Adams
through the failure of the st. Adams
Furniture Co. 1t was petitioned into
bankruptcy by it's creditors last week.
The largest creditor is o. R. Mason of
Burlington, who claims that 81, 900 is due
him for salary and money loaned. W..
Beecher Fonda of St. Adams presents a
claim of SS1 and Seldom G. Greene has a
claim of $G2. 1t is claimed by the credi-
tors that the concern is insolvent and that
it acknowledged its inability to pay its
debts"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-12-30

The sensational "foreword" to Mr..
Lawson's story in Everybody Magazine
promised strange disclosures of certain
proceedings in a courtroom, in which
two dress-suit cases filled with money
changed hands under the judges eyes.
The incident forms the climax of the
January instalment of 'Frenzied FL
nance" and in the closing scene of a
tremendous fight for the control of Bay
State Gas.
The tremendous interest attaching to
Mr.. Lawson's extraordinary articles has
brought to the attention of hundreds of
thousands of new readers the many eX-
cellences of Everybodys Magazine.
The January number is a particularly
good example of the virtues of this
publication, for it is an exceedingly en-
tertaining issue, containing not only
some very readable short stories, but
several articles which are of prime So
cial importance. The first instament
of Experiences of a Nursery Govern
coo appears III Olllh uuluDCIs llc uuIiiOii
Miss Martha Bensley, served in variety
of families both in the East and West,
in order to investigate the manner in
which American children are reared
In the course of her experiment, Miss
Bensley gathered facts of great import
ance, and her story cannot fail to inter.
est mothers all over the world.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-12-30
Prevention of ption.

The legislature has by enactment, con-
tinued the work of the State Commits
sion. The work during the past two
years was for the purpose of Investigate
ing the prevalence and extent of con-
sumption in Vermont and reporting to
the Legislature suggesting measures for
its prevention and cure. During the
next two years the work will be some
what different. Sec. 2 of the act re-
establishing the commission, reads as
follows: at shall also be a part of the
duties of the commission to adopt and
make use of means for the purpose of
the education of the people of the State
in respect to the cause and nature of
this disease and the means that may be
taken by the people themselves for its
prevention and cure, to the end that
the large death rate from this fatal dis
ease, the largest of all in this State
and in all civilized countries,-ma in
this State, be reduced to its lowest posi-
BILE limit"
Sec. 3. "That this education of the
people shall be done by this commission,
by means of public meetings, held, one
at least or more, in every county in the
State each year. by public lectures on
this subject by different members of the
commission; by distribution among the
people of pamphlets, documents and
circulars upon this subject; by articles
in the public press; by getting the teach
ers in the public schools interested in it
that they may teach it to their pupils;
and in all ways proper to disseminate
the facts in regard to this disease among
the people for their consideration, that
they may know how to guard them
selves against it, how to prevent and how
to cure it,"
The commissioners say in a circular
letter to the press that the small amount
appropriated for this purpose requires
the utmost economy on their part The
law requires that one or more public
meetings, at which addresses or lectures
shall be delivered, shall be held in each
country in the State each year. 1t will
be necessary for any town, village or
city desiring such meeting to provide a
suitable place. The meeting will be
open and free to all. The Commission,
or any individual member thereof will
be pleased to hear from any one who
desires such a meeting, and who will
provide a suitable place. Possibly a
better way would be to have such ad-
dresses, lectures or essays, delivered
under the auspices of clubs, highschools,
oranges, societies. literary or otherwise,
whether public orr private. One or
more members of the commission will
respond to such calls, free of all expense
to those making the request. The
earlier such calls are made the better
for all concerned. At the suggestion of
Governor Bell and invitation of the
State Board of Agriculture, some mem
bers of the commission will give a talk
upon this subject at each meeting of the
board this winter.
The members of the Commission are
Don. ID. Grout, M. D., President, Water
bury; w. N. Bryant, NJ. D., Secretary,
Ludlow; Hon. Henry Ballard, Burling
ton; L. w. Hubbard, M, d., Lyndon;
E. r. Campbell, NJ. D., Bellows Falls.
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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-12-30

The Rutland Daily News says: "The
Baptist church at Monkton finds that
it is unable to support itself and has sold
its property to the Methodist society.
Little by little we are coming to the
sensible plan of unifying religious en-
deavors. In nearly every town there
would be more effective work if one
church was made to grow where three
or four now struggle to exc out exist.
ence."