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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-02-16
People Met in Hotel Lobbies.

II am glad to get back to Washington
again, after some days sojourning in
New York. said Mr.. Wan, the polite
and quick-witted secretary of the i'm
perial Chinese commission to a Post re-
porter at the Shoreham.
New York is all right as a COM
mercial metropolis, and it beats the
world for sky-scrapers; but for town of
quiet elegance, restfullness and surpass-
ing beauty, l have seen no place like
Washington 1t keeps man on the rack
lodging automobiles in New York, but
here the streets are so broad that pedes-
TRANS are in no peril of their lives. |
think also that it is fine thing to have
the capital of great nation free from
the spirit of commercialism and keen
business competition. If l were an
American, would greatly prefer living
in Washington to any other city in the
United States
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-02-16
TRoLLY PROMOTERS MEET.
Project for Chsmplain Valley Line
Discussed and Plans Made for
Future Work Of c o m m ittee

The Fair Haven Era says: A hundred
or more gathered at Powel's Opera
House Thursday afternoon Feb. 8, to
consider trolly line interests. 1t was an
adjourned meeting from the one held at
Middlebury, one week before. The meet
Mr.. Noonan of Addison, and the secretary
read the minutes of the last meeting.
The delegates from the several towns
reported the number of tickets sold and
briefly reported the sentiment of the
people. BY request of E. NJ. Field of
West Haven the constitution was read
by the secretary. AS there was a gen
eral desire on the part of those present to
know more of the plan of the work,
Mr. McCuen of Vergennes was called
upon and with manuscript in hand al
though not closely tied to it he gave an
address of twenty minutes, which was
very pat and pertinent and ventilated
the scheme of the promoters in an intelli-
gent manner. Mr.. McCuen said his views
were not specific as he knew nothing
about building trolly road, but he esti-
mated the cost of line from Vergennes
to Fair Haven, 3S miles, to be roughly
$500, 900. Others followed Mr.. McCuen
favoring theplans as laed out
Among the other speakers were F. f.
Allen of this place, r. II. Holmes and
Mr.. Ward of Shoreham. They all favored
the construction and wanted 20 see work
on the line begun at once. There were a
number of surveyors and electrical
engineers present. They advocated "a
preliminary survey and the taking of
steps to ascertain the traffic to be secured
along the line. When the meeting adj
journed it was to meet in Orwell March !.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-02-16

The Railway World in speaking of
the prospects of strike among the coal
miners says; cat the present writing
there is sufficient ground for grave fears
that the country is about to enter upon
what promises to be the most moment
Gus industrial war ever waged in the
United States" Certainly if 450, 900
miners quit work on April first it will
mean an industrial struggle of gigantic
proportions inasmuch as the miners
organizations are reported to have avail
able funds for prolonged battle.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-02-16

The Washington Post says: Secretary
Root is about to reorganize the state
department and put it on a business
basis. He will apply the same remedy
to the consular service. Inefficient and
incapacitated clerks are to be dismissed
and corp of active, alert and COM
petent clerks substituted Red tape is
to be ruthlessly cut out and antiquated
methods superseded by those more con-
sistent with Mr.. Roots notion of what
great department of the government
should be.
This plan of the secretary of state was
unfolded to the House subcommittee on
the legislative appropriation bill at an
executive session hearing. His ideas
met with the cordial approval of the
committee. Mr.. Root told the sub
committee he had detailed two of the
best men in the department to study
departmental methods. 1t was dis
covered by members for the first time
that there was an emergency appropri-
alton of SAC, 600 appropriated year after
year since the Spanish War from which
emergency clerks have been paid
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-02-16
CATTLE COMMISSION.
Thousands of Animals Tested in
Vermont for tuberculosis this
Winter

The state cattle commission held a
conference in Burlington Friday re-
garding the work now being done
throughout Vermont. Eight veterin-
aries have been kept busy for many
months responding to calls from farm
ers in all parts of the state for test
ing their herds and some weeks fully
1000 cows have been examined for
tuberculosis. OF this number but five
or six per cent were found to have
been diseased, showing that the dis
ease is on the decrease. The owner of
the COW condemned is entitled to 50
per cent of its assessed valuation
which money is paid by the state ac-
cording to an act passed by the last
Legislature. The feeling among the
farmers regarding testing for tubercu-
losis has changed much since the law
went into effect, there being great OPP
position at first
Fully 10000 cows in Vermont have
been tested since the law was passed.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-02-16

the dusky bellies. She may we'll be
proud of them, and the result of her
efforts. 1t is very evident that she
puts her heart into her work, and much
of the success of the entertainment is
due to her hard work and earnest en-
thusiasm.
The Hands Cove Chapter, D. A. r.
under whose auspices the Bellies of
Blackville played have added further
luster to their reputation of always
giving good thing.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-02-16
The Square Deal in State
makinq,

The amendment to the Statehood bill
proposed by Senator Foraker is nothing
more or less than the square deal"
to which the people of Arizona and New
Mexico are entitled. 1t provides that on
the twelfth Tuesday after date of the
approval of the act the governors of the
two Territories shall call special cleo
ton, at which the sole question pro-
pounded to the voters of each Territory
shall be:
"Shall Arizona and New Mexico be
united to form one State?'
If a majority of the voters in each
Territory shall vote in favor of the
union, then the provisions of the State
hood bill authorizing the creation of the
State of Arizona are TO go into effect
but if a majority in either Territory
shall vote against the union the succeed
ing sections of the bill are to be null and
void.
By means of this amendment it will
be possible to ascertain clearly the will
OH the question of jointure, without con-
fusing the issue by requiring them to
vote on the formation of a constitution
and State government. The first ques-
ton to be determined, in the interest of
fair play is whether or not the people
of the two Territories desire to be Joined
as one State. If they do, the rest of the
United States will be content to leave to
them the details, and will gladly welcome
them into the Union. If they do not
wish to be joined, they should be permit
ted to remain separate Territories, and
the Union will be able to struggle along
without the new State.
Up to the present time no reason has
been advanced against the proposal to
give the people of Arizona and New
Mexico an opportunity to express them.
selves on the question which to them is
supreme above all Washington
Post.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-02-16

Mr.. w. C. STRIPPING a prominent mer-
chant of Fort Worth, Tex, is at the Ar
lington, accompanied by his wife.
"In my country" said Mr.. STRIPPING,
everybody is busy and exulting in the
good times. The crops are not very
heavy, but the farmers got such big
prices for their products last year that
they are enjoying an unprecedented era
of prosperity. The North Texas cities,
Fort Worth and Dallas especially, are
growing at an astonishing rate and real
estate values have almost doubled in the
last three years"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-02-16
The Bellies of BlackviIIe at Shore.

AS the clouds lowered on February 5
the faces of the darkies grew blacker
so when evening came, clear but cold,
goodly company gathered at the
Academy Hall, Shoreham, to be enter
tanned by the "Belles of Biz ckville" stop
ping this week in town. The high eX
pectations of the guests were not dis
appointed in any way. For beauty, wit,
and grace these bellies have never been
equaled; and from the rise of the cur
tain until it's fall, there was no let up
in the fun. Jokes, local hits, and
catchy songs kept the listener in constant
good humor, and he forgot his sorrows
and the cold outside.
Mrs. Fred Plat, as interlocutor, an
nounced the songs and her clear distinct
enunciation insured the success of the
jokes.
The well known pianist, f. II. Moore,
kindly consented to become accompanist,
to whose assistance during the long drill
the well trained chorus largely owed
their success. Miss Elinor Lewis of Tt
conderoga was the soloist and amused
the audience by her inimitable perform
ances. She sang the Local Hit" song
followed by a Lullaby" also my Lady
Hottentot," and "Making Eyes" The
other solos were:
"Come Take Ride in My Air-Ship,"
Miss Bernice Douglas
Il Amt Agoin to Weep No More"
Mrs. A. G. Dudley
"How Would You Like to Spoon With
Me-"
Mrs. Bodfish and Mrs. Nottingham
"What You Coin to Do When the Rent
Comes Round Miss Boula
MY Louisiana Coon" Miss Moore
''The Poor Old Vagahond,"
Miss Marcia Douglas
Quartette ben Bolt"
The Misses Douglas, Mrs. Townsend,
Miss Farnham
A description of the evenings enter
tainment would not be complete without
mention of the dancing INDUCED in
by Chloe. Topsy and Snowfall brought
down the house when they danced Chloe
down and their own dancing was no
small show.
After the Minstrels had hidden us a
goodnight, Miss Christine Huntley
favored the audience with several of her
well-rendered piano solos and Mr.. George
Watson, Ausable Forks, n. Y, with Miss
Mary Watson as accompanist sang Harri-
son Milliard's Last Night" with MY
Ladde Far Away" by Miss Lindsay as
an encore, Mr., Watson's fine baritone
voice elected much praise from his
hearers and added much to the attrac-
tiveness of the program.
A farce, Shakespearian buresque,
entitled "The Ladies Speak at Last" was
well interpreted by:
Mrs Bassanio, (Portia)
Miss Maud Farnham
Mrs. Romeo Montague, Uuliet)
Miss Elizabeth North
Lady Macbeth, Mrs. Charles belong
Ophelia, Miss Florence Lyons
Seldom do we see as pretty a thing
as this. There were many hits on
Shakespeare, and each part showed hard
work, clear understanding of the
character, and much ability.
Mrs. Preston, the director. is to be
congratulated for the fine work done by
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-02-16
The END OF THE WORLD

of troubles that robbed E. H. Wolfe of
Bear Grove, Ia. of all usefulness. came
when he began taking Electric Bitters
He writes: 1.-TWO years ago Kidney
trouble caused me great suffering, which
i would never have survived had not
taken Electric Bitters. They also cured
me of general debility" Sure cure for
all stomach, liver and kidney complaints,
blood diseases, headache, dizziness and
weakness OF bodily decline. Price SOC.
by Sheldon's drug store.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-02-16

"The man worth while is the man
with smile when everything goes dead
wrong" we are told and true it is. The
world has no use for gutter. The best
all round remedy is work. A man never
knows how much he can do until sud
denly called upon to do what he least
imagines he is capable of doing.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-02-16

BY the time the legislatures of Penn
sylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois get
through with the proposed railroad legis-
lation the Pennsylvania railroad officials
will see things in a different light The
road got after the politicians who ride
on passes and now the politicians propose
to cut down the passenger tariff from
three to two cents per mile.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-02-16

Before you send away your money to
a mail order concern compare their prices
with those of the tax paying merchant
Mt home
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-02-16
Hoods

Sarsaparilld enjoys the dis
tinction Of being the great
est curative and preventive
medicine the world has ever
known. It. is an all-round
medicine, producing its un-
equaIled effects by purify
ing, vitalizing and enriching
the blood on which the
health and strength Of every
organ, bone and tissue de-
pend. Accept, no substi-
tute for Hoods, but in-
sist On having Hoods
AND ONLY HOODS.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-02-16

companies is that the directors don't
direct.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-02-16

Less red tape is to be the order of
things in Washington.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-02-16

The annual meeting of the eighth
Masonic district of Vermont was held
last Thursday afternoon and evening.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-02-16
S E E D
7 I M E

AffC m lfSh aOhh>(Ns $500 1890
has learned that some
grains require far differ
ent soil than others
some crops need differ
enthandling than others.
He knows that a great
deal depends upon right
planting at the right
time, and that the soil
must be kept enriched.
No use of complaining
in summer about d mis-
take made in the spring.
Decide before the seed
is planted.
G6e best time to rene
dy wasting conditions in
the human body is be-
fore the evil is too deep
rooted. At the first evil
dence of loss of flesh
SCOTS Emulsion
should be taken imme-
diately. There is moth
ing that will repair
wasted tbs sue more
quickly or replace lost
flesh more abundantly
than SCOTS Emulsion.
1t nourishes and builds
up the body when ordi-
nary 70 Cd S absolutely
fail.
We mill send you sample free.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-19
Goethe's Last Moments.


Baron Won Boenigk has recently published
in the Munich Latest News some hitherto
unpublished details on the deathbed of
Goethe. They reveal a striking picture Of
fortitude, artistic calm and intellectual &C.
tivity' under the chilling dews Of death
The information is gathered from a letter
written on March %, 1882, the day after
Goethes death, by Fraulein Louise Seidler,
an art student and close friend of the poet s
family. On the evening before his DISCO
luton. with an icy GOODNESS taking possess
sion Of him, and the death rattle beginning
to be audible. Goethe. with his charming
daughter-in-law by his side, would talk Of
nothing but his pet theory Of color, Of the
treaty Of Basic, Of his desire that the chill
dren should go to the theater. Of his plans
for the near future.
AS sleep did not come with the
night. he called for a newly-published vol
ume Of history and covered his inability to
read 1t with joke Even at o'clock the
next morning, just three and a half hours
before he died, he sent for portfolio to
talk optics, and was setting himself to
classify some papers when the last agony
seized him. He then lay motionless. not
withstanding its violence. till respiration
ceased and the heart stood still.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-19
EXERCISED
BY CAPTAIN OF A SHIP

were not uncommon even for passenger
packets the old records show that the
master of ship had much more power
than he has today when steam vessels run
with almost the regularity of railway
schedule. and the time between ports, sep
arated by oceans, has been reduced from
months to days The master of a ship Is
no longer the autocrat he was when his
will was law. and the marine laws are full
of regulations limiting his authority.
To sum it all up the master of ship
must be obeyed in all things concerning
the navigation of the ship, as he is re-
sponsible for the safety of the vessel and
of those aboard her. but he has no power
over the life or liberty of those aboard his
ship, excepting when they violate stated
rules or laws. in which case he may ar
rest and conf1ne the offenders until port
is reached and then the prisoners must be
turned over to the authorities for trial.
And, as stated, II the person arrested feels
that he has been wrongly treated he has
his action at law against the master of the
shin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-19
NO ACTION BY THE POPE
WILL NOT PERMIT THE OPENING
OF ST. PETERS TOMB.
Special Cablegram to The Star.

Special Cabegram to The Star.
ROME, August 1S-There IL not the
slightest possibility that Pope Plus will
pay any attention to the anonymous
writer, ''Marcellus of the.Old Stones call
ing upon HIM in the interest of historical
fact and archaeological research to permit
the opening % the tomb of ST. Peter in st.
Peters Catf iral. Rome, for the purpose
Of settling the question as to whether the
tomb really contains the bones OF the
apostle. Catholic educational circles all
over the world are interested.
Articles by "Marcellus of the Old Stones
have appeared in most Of the European
Catholic newspapers casting doubt upon
there being anything in the tomb popularity
supposed to contain the bones of the first
apostle. His latest letter was in the form
of direct appeal to the pope, and 1t was
printed in all the European languages. st.
Peter is supposed to have been buried in
Rome, and the great main altar in st.
Peters has always been supposed to be
over the tomb. The tomb. so far as history
tells. has never been disturbed. "Marcellus'
hints. however. that at some time 1t was
desecrated and the bones removed.
Interest In the Topic.
In a way interest in the topic has been
stimulated by the opening Of the tomb Of
the Emperor Charlemagne by the consent
of the German emperor and the Catholic
authorities. and the photographng OF rich
brocades found there.
At the recent octave of the feast Of st.
Peter q numerous crowd OF Romans and a
few strangers-mostly Americans-gathered
near the high altar in st. Peters. On the
arrival of Commentators Marucchi the en-
trance to the narrow marble stair leading
down to the Vatican grottos or crypts was
opened. and one by one the people descend
ed into the electric nght-fllumined subter-
ranean chapels and corridors and crypts
In a tiny. richly-adorned chapel, almost
Immediately over the tomb of the apostle
Commentators Marucchi. followed by the
crowd, proceeded to that portion Of the
grottos known as the "Grotto Vecchie," or
Old Grottos. and there he delivered a most
interesting account of the historical evil
dences from the earliest centuries regarding
the existence Of the tomb Of St. Peter in
Rome.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-19
Trained to See a Joke.
From Good Housekeeping.

GOOU dOusekeeplng.
Can the sense of humor be- cultivated?
think of a boy with the literal directness OF
a small Briton. the despair OF his humor-
GUS father. A systematic course was be-
gun, in the hope that the child's life might
be broadened and frightened. Each week
one or two evenings were devoted to a care
full explanation Of the jokes as they ap-
peared in three of the humorous weeklies
Of the better class. Puns were avoided, as
they were more easily detected and often
enjoyed. while the father had no desire for
strenuous, dfsliked by both; to the humor-
GUS side, SO potent to the onlooker, father
and son alike were oblivious. But at
twenty-five, while he Is not an original
joker, none can excel this young man In
the ease and quickness with which he de-
tects hidden meaning. The initiative
seems not to be granted him, but a fund
OF enjoyment Is his which undoubtedly
would have been lost but for his consistent
training.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-19
Commit Brutal Murder.

Two boys In a village near Naples-Gio-
vanni Giambartolmeo, aged eleven, and
Carlo Zanini, aged Inadvertently resolv-
ed to become brigands after reading a num-
Der Of italian books of adventure.
When every one had gone to bed the two
boys set out, armed with knives and an
old pistol. and breaking the window In the
house of an old man. who had the reputa-
ton of being very wealthy, the elder boy
stepped up to his bedside and demanded
Your money or your life" The old man
was too terrified to answer, whereupon the
boy fired his pistol. but without effect Both
boys then drew their knives and brutally
murdered the man.
They took the few coins they found in the
house, as well as an old muzzle-loader On
their way home they met policeman who.
not receiving a satisfactory answer as to
where they had found the gun, arrested
both. Their crime was not discovered until
the next morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-19
CARNEGIE EXPLAINS
REPLIES TO CHARGE MADE BY
SIR CHARLES UPPER.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
LONDON August 1S.-Anirew Carnegie
haas been interviewed regarding the charge
made by Sir Charles Upper that in open
ing libraries he had given Canada he had
made a palpable proposition Of unity with
the United States instead of with the
mother country" Mr.. Carnegie said: "Sir
Charles has made the mistake Of not quot
ing from my library address, but from a
speech delivered at a banquet attended by
Prime Minister Laurier and other public
dignitaries; Race Imperialism the theme
of my speech. was quite in order there.
'Sir Charles quotation begins: I view
our race as whole. It was so once.
see 1t is again to become So It ends:
Making out of the three lands Canada,
America and Brittany, still sovereign states
(as American states are), one grand nation
as they were before
Prime Minister Agrees.
1.-THE prime minister In his speech said
that he agreed with me, that our race was
to reunite. How and when he could not say,
but he was sure reunion was to come.
hope Sir Charles has taken note of this.
There being not a trace of anything but
race union in my speech, Sir Charles breaks
new ground and now calls attention to my
attempt to represent the united kingdom
as doomed at no distant day to fnSign1fi-
canoe, from which she can only be rescued
by the United States and Canada etc.
He is upon firm ground here many
earnest patriots see that under present
conditions Britain Is to fall in rank relative
ly to some of the other nations, especially
II, as is probable, European consultations
continue. Mr.. Chamberlain is foremost in
presenting this impending danger.
Looks Across the Atlantic.
He looks across the Atlantic as do for
the remedy, and may some day yet take an
other step forward and rise from British
Imperialism up to race Imperialism as abso-
lutely necessary to save his country from
drifting out Of the main current into the
eddy. Cecil Rhodes did SO after careful
study of the problem, and proved his race
Imperialism by requests embracing the race.
1T does not take much study to see that
America in 1910 is to contain double the
number Britain is Of English-speaking peo-
pie, members Of our race, and third more
than all the world beyond her borders, Bril-
tain included: nor to see that at present
rate Of increase she will Boon have more
than double the number In all the world
1T Is therefore membership with both
Canada and America for the revered mother
Of the race we race imperialists shall con-
tinue to dream Of and labor for"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-19
"Ginseng"-an Equal Of Gold


It has often been asserted that, next to
tea, ginseng IL the most celebrated plant
in all the orient. It may well be termed
the cure-all as, the Chinese have a won
derful faith in its curative and strengthen
Ing properties, for which reason 1t has been
styled the 'cinchona of China" It is con-
sidered to be cure for fevers and weak
nesses Of all Sorts the chief and most costly
medicine.
The plant Is found wild in the mountain
forests Of eastern ASIA from Nepal to Man.
churia. It formerly grew in Fukien. Kiang-
nan and Shansi. but was supplanted by the
Manchurian wild root. The root is care
fully hunted by the Manchus. who boast
that the weeds of their country are the
choice drugs of the Chinese
1t would be impossible accurately to price
ginseng. Some wild roots have been known
to realize their weight in gold, while the
cultivated variety costs from 20 cents a
pound up Generally speaking the aver
age prices are, for the best, $12 per pound;
fair. $3.50. and ordinary. so cents to 81 per
pound.