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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-03-16
Death List LOO.

The worst fears as to the enormity of
the mine disaster in Courrieres district
of the Pas de Calais, France, Saturday
morning last, have been realized. The
death list numbers 100 and the whole
of the region stands appalled, at the
terrible tragedy, which has brought
sorrow to six thousand fathers, mothers,
wives and children.
The last great mine disaster in France
occurred in 1885 when 293 persons were
kill and so injured, but that and all
others sink into insignificance before
Courrieres.
The vast mortuary camp was placed
under military guard four hundred
soldiers being necessary to hold in check
the crowds of distracted mourners. For
time hope had been held out to the
people that tappings on pipes by the
imprisoned men had been heard, but
gradually this hope vanished and the
people demanded admission to see the
bodies and even threatened to break
through the Gordon of troops, who had
the greatest difficulty in keeping the
crowds from the pit. One man succeeded
in entering the mine, but he never re-
turned 1t is believed he CROPPED about
inside until he was overcome by the
gases and perished.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-03-16
HOW A PICTURE WAS SOLD
American Paid High Price for Paint
ing Upon Singular Con-
dition.

One of the pictures disposed of at
the Jaluzot sale was an immense mill
tary canvas shown at the salon in 1877
by M. Jean Paul Laurens, says Paris
letter to the London Telegraph, 1.-THE
Austrian Staff Marching Past the Body
of Marceau" (G520). Perhaps the
chief interest in the picture is a curl.
ious but true story told about it,
When shown at the salon it was much
admired, but no one felt inclined to
buy till at last NJ Turquet, then direc-
tor of fine arts, to encourage the paint
er purchased it out of his own pocket.
Soon after a man called upon him, say.
ing that he knew he would like to get
rid of it and offered a handsome sum.
M. Turquet accepted at once, but his
visitor added that there was one es-
sential condition to the bargain. Make
me knight of the Legion of Honor"
The official was shocked, but the visitor
went on You need not mind. | am
not Frenchman, but an American cit.
i2en. Give me the red ribbon and say
it is a reward for services rendered to
French art" The official was per.
suaded, the picture changed hands and
the buyer became and is still knight
OF the Legion of Honor. He eventually
parted with the picture to NJ. Jaulzot.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-03-16
New Medical Science.

Medical climatology, medical
writer tells us. is developing into a
science. 1t is an American science
for 1t is in America, where the many
types of men are out of their natural
habitat. that the habit of seeking a
change of climate as a general cure-all
has become almost universal. The
kind of change needed is gradually be.
coming understood. A dry and brac-
ing climate is not adapted to all per
sons and sunshine is too stimulating
for many, while damp and fog seem to
be necessary for certain nervous PEG.
pie and perhaps all blends. An equa-
BILE, relaxing climate acts as a sedative
in disease of heart and kidneys.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-03-16
WOMAN SAVED THE DAY.
Secured an Appropriation for His
tory of Town of RoyaIton,

There was something out the ordinary
at the Royalton town meeting this year
when Mrs. G. w. James addressed the
voters in an impressive manner on the
matter of an appropriation for history
of the town and changed the minds of
her hearers who were about to lay the
question on the table After her ad-
dress the sum of $500 was appropriate
ed to assist in writing and publish
ing history of Royalton, and COM
mittee of seven, consisting of the mo-
derator, NJ. A. Hazen, and six members
of the Royalton Woman's Club were
appointed to confer and make such
arrangements as might be necessary
and decide how and where the money
should be expended.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-03-16
Railroad Rate Bill.

The only visible object on the horizon
of the United States Senate is the rail.
road rate bill, now on the calendar as
the unfinished business, which gives it
the right of way over every other sub
Ject each day after two o'clock.
Ordinarily bills like this pertaining to
general legislation give place to APP
preparation bills, but unless the railroad
bill remains undisposed of longer than
any one counts upon, no effort will be
made to displace it.even temporarily with
the supply bills, for the Senate is unit in
its desire to have the.matter disposed of at
the earliest practicable moment.
The only positive prediction that can
be made concerning the course of the
bill is that during the present week
Senator Tillman, who has it in charge,
will make a. written report on it; that
there will be number of speeches for
efforts to amend it will proceed. There
may be said to be three divisions in the
Senate, the first standing for the bill as
it came from the House; the second,
demanding a provision for review of
the findings of the interstate commerce
commission of a character that will
remove the entire question from the
commission witout leaving its ruling in
force; and the third, granting a review,
but maintaining the orders of the COM
mission in effect until final disposition
of the questions is reached in the courts.
These will be the vital questions from
the beginning to the end Of the con-
troversy. -Associate Press dispatch.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-03-16
SCIENTIFIC SPECIALS.

In a recent experiment, the addition
of one per cent. of vanadium increased
the tensile strength of steel from 81
to 60 tons per square inch.
Two German scientists announce the
discovery of a new anaesthetic having
all the virtues of cocaine without the
latters secondary i'll effects. The new
substance is called "allypine." 1t
deadens pain by local application, and
does not contain poison,
The effect of ultraviolet rays OF
light on some kinds of glass is strik-
ingly shown at high attitudes. At q
mountain station of the Canadian Pa
cific railway-5,000 or 5000 feet high
green glass telephone insulators have
changed to brilliant purple.
Many observations have convinced
Mabel S. Nelson, a British psychol
ogist, that men hear better than WON.
en-, and that both men and women
hear farther with the right than the
left ear. Men are clearly superior in
recognizing blue, and women are pos
sibly superior in recognizing yellow.
The atmosphere contains a great
quantity of solid matter, usually inn
perceptible, though visible when a ray
OF sunlight enters a dark room. A.
Ditto states that a cubic meter of the
air of Paris usually contains six to
eight milligrammes of dust-sometimes
% milligrammes-but away from cit
les there is less. Nearly a third of the
city dust is organic matter containing
living germs. The dust usually car
ries few metals-sodium, calcium,
magnesium, aluminium, and especially
iron, with nickel and cobalt, the last
three being brought to the air In me.
teoric dust from space
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-03-16
FACTS you SHOULD KNOW
Some Vouched For by London Punch
That Are New and In
teresting.

Fishmongers never advertise sales
OF old and soiled stock
Nearly all the inhabitants of the
Great Sahara are total abstainers.
When a guinea pig attempts to bite
its tail it is suffering from hydro.
phobia
Picked onions were introduced into
England by the Crusaders.
The early Babylonians were unac.
quainted with the use of the tele,
phone.
1t is not generally known that by
subtracting the number of wet davs
in year from 365 you can ascertain
approximately the number of fine DAYS.
Motorists are said to enjoy more
fine days than any other class of the
community.
Fur is best removed from the inside
of kettle with razor
Columbus discovered America to,
wards the end of the fifteenth century
and was properly punished by long
term of Imprisonment.
There is no phrase in the Thibetan
language which will exactly express
the English term "nonconformist con.
science"
No trace of any system of fire insur-
ance has been discovered amongst the
prehistoric relics of the cave men.
In Spitzbergen frozen beer is sold
by the yard and bona fide travellers al.
ways provide themselves with substan.
tial beer walking sticks to support
themselves on the homeward journey.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-03-16

Melville E. Stone, general manager of
the Associated Press, is quoted as saying
that yellow journals succeeded not
because of their color, "but because the
so called yellow journals have brought
back to the people forceful editorial
page. "-American Press.
There are, however, many newspaper
readers who prefer saner news stories
and less "force" than they get in the
"yellows."
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-03-16

At meeting Of Kansas editors to
be held in April the question, "Must
the Dollar Weekly Coz" is to be dis
cussed. Well put in our reply, of
course not to be used until the meet
ing convenes, and say that it must
go-into the homes of the farmers of
Kansas if they want to keep in touch
with each other.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-03-16
Special Milton Village MEETING

A special village meeting is called
at Milton Monday evening, March 10,
to consider further the matter of a viii
lage lighting system. 1t is proposed
to try electricity instead of acetylene
gas, which was voted down at the
last meeting.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-03-16
Worthy Help.

The New York Charity society cred
its the labor unions with being among
the most efficient helpers in the fight
against tuberculosis, which has reduced
its ravages 20 per cent in ten years in
that city.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-03-16

There are jokes and jokes but sending
a woman fake telegram calling her to
New York from Burlington with three
small children is carrying joke a trifle
beyond the limit.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-03-16
"Lo" Likes PAYDAY.

Hundreds of Indians in the south
west who formerly refused to work are
now earning average wages in manual
labor. Poor Lo has decided that pay
day is one of the paleface institutions
worth borrowing.-Troy Times.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-03-16

The Randolph Herald says, quite cor
rectly, that some people talk too
much" About half of the trouble that
befalls us mortals is the result of talk
ing when it would be better to remain
silent,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-03-16

When you purchase maple sugar or
syrup bearing the label of the State as.
sociation of maple sugar makers you are
guaranteed that you are getting 1.-THE
goods"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-03-16

The report has been circulated though
not confirmed officially, that the Boston
& Maine and Canadian Pacific railways
are to build new station in Newport
this summer to replace the present one
which is too small to accommodate their
increasing business.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-03-16

Its about an even thing between the
lion and the lamb.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-03-16

Keep the bowels regular with Ayers
Pills. Just one pill each nlght.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-11-14
GANG
 OF FRISCO
 ON THE RUN

San Francisco, Nov. 1.-The reign of corruption in this city is apparently at an end. Heney, the attorney who brought to light the land frauds in Ore gon, has been employed to assist the district attorney in prosecuting the guilty city officials and their compan- ions in crime.
 Mayor Schmitz is fugitive in Paris, but unless he voluntarily returns he will be extradited and compelled to answer for his crimes.
 Boss Reuf, who engineered the steals, succeeded in having District Attorney Langdon and his assistants removed from office, but the court issued an in- junction against their retirement and they will remain.
 After it became known that the funds contributed for relief of the earthquake sufferers had been graited, indignation ran so high that Reui advised schmitz to lee. Reui himself travels with a body. guard.
 Politics have grown very warm over the affair,
Yukon Valley news., 1906-11-14
PEARY CAME IN 200 MILES
 OF THE POLE

Fairbanks, Nov. 3.-Captain Peary at last has been heard from On the sail ing of the expedition it was understood that he should dispatch message to his friends and packers in New York. to arrive not later than Oct I. Continued absence of news had aroused grave fears for the safety of the expedition.
 He was heard from in Labrador, re- turning home. The message only reached the United States today, and the details received here are meager; but the Roosevelt reached the furthest recorded northern latitude-s7 degrees and minutes,-which is within 2OO miles of the pole.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-11-14
STAMPED|NC.
 NEARER HOME
Fish Creek of the Tanana
 Starts the Run.

J. s. Hunnewell, the special carrier who arrived with the mail from Tanana last night, brought word of stampede to Fish creek, flowing into the Panama river below Baker creek.
 The news of the stampede had just become current when Mr. Hunnewell left Tanana Sunday morning, and he could not learn particulars of the strike; but nine dog teams and four horse teams had already gone. Others were only prevented from starting by the fact that dogs are not to be had. Mir. Hun newell was prevailed upon to part with two of his dogs.
 It has long been predicted that the Notwithstanding pay would eventu- ally be found to continue through the section toward which the stampede is directed.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-11-14
EAGLE MAIL
 A WEEK LATE
Not Heard From Up to 2
 O'Clock Today.

Up to ? o'clock today no news has been received from the mail due to ar rive from Eagle a week ago. The delay is attributed to overflowed sloughs and bad conditions of trail inseperable from the river-closing period.
 J. S. Hunnewell, special careier, got in from Panama ahead of time last night. He was not due till today. The first mail to be received here over the Valdez overland route was brought by him. Carrier Hunnewell continued up river this morning. He was instructed to go till he meets Ed Biederman, who left here week ago. Biederman will then turn back and meet Paul Schultz, who left here two weeks ago.
 Charley Harper left with Hunnewell this morning. He goes as special car rier for through mail from Eagle.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-11-14
Novel Contest by Mining Men
 of the Tanana

Fairbanks, Nov. l3.-The long-cor- tinued absence of cold weather led to a rivalry between the operators of the camp as to who would continue sluicing teh longest in the Panama. Three out fits are still at it, the others having dropped out of the contest, and it is declared that the race will be kept un until Christmas unless some genuine winter weather comes this way.
 The thermometer is around h above today. It went to l5 below for short time last week.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-11-14
News Summary by Telegraph

on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad in Indiana.
 Nov. 8.-Ganz and Nelson are having a tilt and it is believed there will be another fight.
 President Roosevelt sailed Nov. 8 on the battleship Louisiana for Panama to inspect the canal.
 Nov. New York democrats roasted President Roosevelt for sending Secre- taLy Root into New York and Taft into Idaho to help republican candidates, saying the people should resent federal interference with the local electorate.
 In Frisco Nov. Kaufman gave Berger walloping for the heavyweight cham pionship. He had him helpless in the tenth round, and his second threw up the sponge.
 The Ute and Cheyenne Indians, who were on the warpath last week, are back on their reservations. The trouble did not amount to much Two regi- ments of cavalry subdued them.
 Captain Amundsen, the explorer and navigator who made the northwest passage, sailed from San Francisco for his home in Norway in the sloop Gjoa Nov &.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-11-14

In the election yesterday Hughes de- feated Hearst for governor of New York by 5000 plurality. Hughes was the only republican elected. Montana, Ne braska and Washington are republican
 General Shafter died yesterday.
 Yesterday the twelfth anarchist at tempt was made to assassinate the King of Spain by wrecking his auto.
 The grand encampment of the Arctic Brotherhood at Vancouver elected Mayor Bard, of Nome, grand arctic chief: J. H. Rogers, vice grand arctic chief, and Godfrey Chealander, secretary. Tacoma was chosen as the next place of meeting. The brotherhood will build magnifi- cent structure at the Seattle fair, which will remain permanent home for the order.
 Lord Curzon will succeed Durand as British ambassador to the United States.
 The Boers are becoming rebelious.
 Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock will resign 4th of next March.
 Attorney General Moody will imme- dately succeed Justice Brown of the United States supreme court.
 Monday forty-seven Russian immi- grants were burned to death in a wreck
Yukon Valley news., 1906-11-14

Private information from Panama town is to the effect that good many people will leave that place for Chandlar AS soon as winter travel becomes some- what dependable. More would go but for the impossibili,y oi obtaining dogs.
 Our informant did not state what route the Tananans would take ior the northern divxing~.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-11-14
Prisoners Used Cunning
 to Escape

In copies of the Fairbanks papers re- ceived through the mail last night were the first definite accounts of the escape and recapture of Hendrickson and Thornton.
 Hendrickson before leaving Fairbanks had concealed short piece of file in his pipe. Out of hollow curtain rod he fashioned a hack saw, and with coat hook he bored 24 holes in the roof. With the saw he cut from hole to hole and in four hours he had an opening through which they could escape. Their shackles were unlocked with key made from the curtain rod.
 They were glad to be retaken. Cold and hunger had played them out, and it was only question of hours when they would have to give up.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-11-14
Asks Better Pay for Nsnal Men.

Seattle, Oct. 25.--Lieutenan, Colonel ''lassfor'i, in his annual report upon the telegraph and cable service tn Alaska, makes stroug recommendation that the signal men be awarded higher pay than they now receive.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-11-14
DISEASE IS FATAL
 DOWN IN TEXAS

San Francisco, Oct. 25.-Chief Officer McLees, of the transport Logan, has been dismissed by order of Secretary Taft. He is accused of having booted the staterooms of passengers on the transport during the last trip back from Manila. His fellow officers say they believe him afflicted with klsptomanis,
Yukon Valley news., 1906-11-14

River closed at The Rapi'ls two days earlier than at Rampant.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-02
HOWELL TO RETIRE7

Representative Howell. according to
current reports. is not 10 make any eff
fort to succeed himself. That seems
too remarkable to be true. AS far as
outward indications go. Mr.. Howell
could have a denomination for the ask
ing. Yet the rumor is thaC he will not
ask. Did you ever hear of a Tepubli-
can letting go of a good thing, polit-
ically speaking? That is, letting go of
his own free viii and accord? We can
scarcely credit the report about Mr..
Howell. He is too good a republican
for that. It may be true, however, that
he will not be renOminated.
Perhaps he has displeased Senator
Smoot. Perhaps the senator has in
formed him that he must retire. If this
has happened, We can understand Mr..
HoweI's reported graceful withdrawal.
But what will become of poor Utah
then? As long as Howell was in con-
gress we were certain that an elo-
quent voice would be raised in our be-
half We could always be sure of ablt
representation. With Howell out We
might just as well ask the privilege Of
becoming a territory again.
What has Howell done for the state
YOU ask? Well, he voted for the mile
age grab, for one thing, thus showing
his loyalty to the time-honored prin
cipIe that Utah needs all the OUTSIDE
money she can get. When Senator
Smoot wanted TO appoint a postmaster
Representative Howell was Away
willing, nay, eager to acquiesce, thu
demonstrating his belief that harmon,
should prevail in the delegation. So
through four years Of political storm
and stress, Mr.. Howell has gone on hi
way. a towering figure in the council
of the nation.
If he does retire, he will be sadl,
missed in congress, sadly missed il
Washington. But. we are told. h
hopes to go back as a United State
senator. OF course, the public vii
daily round him as one man and on
woman, TO work without ceasing unit
the toga is safely draped about hi
figure.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-02
MAITER S. MOSS.

The death of Walter S. Moss, man.
ager of the Lyric theatre, will be the
cause of deep regret to all who knew
him. In a quiet, modest, unassuming
way he had made many friends in Salt
Lake during the few months since he
came here and they viii all feel his
loss keenly. Though he never made
any great stir in the world, Walter S.
Moss was the sort of man that could
always be depended upon; he was true
to every trust reposed in him.
There was something splendIdly he
roic about the closing months Of his
life. Attacked by a wasting disease,
one that gave him no rest day or night
he kept at his work. And no matter
how much he suffered. he was always
kindly. always patient, always smiling
/ Only those who were close to him car
/ know how much he suffered, how
bravely he endured.
! The play for him is over, the last
/ curtain is down, the lights are extfn-
/ guished. In the silent grave all is
/ peace and rest, the blessed, dreamless
/ sleep Walter Moss could not have in
this world has come to him now. Those
to whom he was generous, those hi
cheered by his brave fight for life
those near and dear to him will not
begrudge him his perfect peace. They
would not have him back If they could
but they will sorrow sincerely becaus,
OF their own loss, because a presence
that was worth while has gone out o.
I their lives,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-02
cHINA's NEW ARMY.

If half of the reports that come from
China are true it would be no easy task
for the allied armies to march to Pekin
again. China has taken leaf out of
the book Of the Powers. She is pre-
p-rins an army that will give any foe
a great deal of trouble. Recently an
English officer who witnessed the
naneuvers of the Chinese troops at
q great encampment, said:
The officers understood their work
and the men, thoroughly disciplined.
showed themselves so strong and en-
during that in four days OF continuous
and exhausting labor scarcely a man
fell out. The men avaiIed them
selves of every scrap of cover while
advancing and the control of each
subaItern over his section of the line,
and of the company commanders,
seemed absolute. OF the 1872 guns
employed at the maneUvers. I saw at
least half in action. II Is safe to assert
that better fire discipline could hardly
be imagined"
Add 10 this the testimony OF an
American army officer who is quoted
as saying:
China has nearer a quarter of a
million trained troops than $4,000, and
there are at least fifty japanese officers
serving with the army as drillmasters.
The allies could not repeat the per-
Torrance Of 1900 and march 10 Pekin.
unless with much larger force and
after hard and trying campaign"
In view of the fact that there seems
danger Of the United States becoming
involved in trouble with China the
statements quoted are entitled to earn
est consideration. China is fast awak-
ening from her century-long sleep,
Never again will she have the place of
honor at the head Of the worlds march
of progress but she will soon be in q
position where it will be dangerous to
-despise her OF hold her eheaply.
Our little friends, the Japs, upon
whom we poured out such large sup
ply of sympathy when they were war
ring with Russia, can oe depended upon
TO keep China awake. And with both
Japan and china on the alert. to pre-
vent aggressions OF trade or. of terri