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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-06-08
TELEPHONE TIDINGS.

Liverpool has tried and abandoned
a penny-in-the-slot telephone service.
The longest telephone sea cable
stretches from the coast of Norfolk
to Ostend-471a miles.
In New York $4,000 telephones are
worked on a system of payment &C.
cording to the number of calls made.
An automatic system of answering
telephone calls has been invented. II
will possibly dispense with girl opera
tors.
Sir William Preecs sees no reason
why telephone communication be-
tween Europe and America should not
be possible.
London, with three times as big
population as New York, has only two
thirds the number Of telephones
namely, $4,000.
The first long-distance telephone
cable in this country was that be-
tween Liverpool and Manchester. 1t
was opened in 1880.
Wireless telephony has been invent
ed by Mr.. Thomas Caldwell, of New
port (Mont., who claims to have had
successful results up to a distance of
ten miles.
The longest telephone circuit in the
world is that between New York and
Chicago. 1t is $50 miles long. The
longest in Europe connects London
with Marseilles, these places being
$50 miles apart.
1t is now possible to ring up" the
nearest railway station from a moving
train. and to telephone, via the station.
to any subscriber. An experiment was
conducted successfully on the High
land railway.
CA SToHIA.
s..n tn. AIhs Kind You Have Axsys Bought
'''. q &N2ZzMx
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-06-08
In Distant Washington.

Under the leadership of Worthy Mas
ter G. b. Kegley of the Washington
State grange there is something doing
In the Evergreen State, says the Amer
lean Agrlculturist. A record of a re-
cent weeks work in grange organiza-
ton Is as follows: Patruse grange, SO
charter members; Havnier grange, In
Whatcom county. 80; Lyndon grange,
IS; Pleasant grange, 40; Peone grange,
In Spokane county. 3S. and Cash Greek
grange, n.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-06-08
Ask for Aliens Foot-Ease.

A powder for swollen, tired, hot, smarting
feet. Sample sent free. Also free sample OF
the Foot-Ease Sanitary Corn.Pad, a new in
vention. Address, Allen S. Olmsted. Leroy.
N. Y.
The Washington times., 1906-07-01
A Pro and Con DISCUSSION Of a Bitterly Dis
puted Question Revived This Week
byLdst Sundays Double Tragedy

" s canoeing on the Potomac river
81 legalized suicide?
Taking into consideration the
number OF canoes in use. the
~ number Of persons using them.
the number of accidents. end
the number OF fatalities. is 1t fair TO
say. as so many have said IN the past
week that for the average man and
woman canoeing on the river near
Washington is so foolhardy as TO be
Justly termed suicidal?
week ago two men and a woman.
who set out in canoes. were drowned
IN the Potomac. Two of these were
actually spilled out OF their frail
craft. the third. it must be said in
Justice TO the canoe had jumped over
board and was attempting TO swim
in the rapids. Since these accidents
the outcry against canoes - always
canoes are to the tfrnid what a red
nag is TO a bull-has increased mani
fold. 1t is not untimely. therefore.
to consider whether canoeing is more
dangerous than a number Of sother
sports or is even as dangerous
1t IS estimated that there are be
tween 800 and 400 canoes housed along
the shores OF the Potomac between
Analostan Boat Club and the point
where the Georgetown College boat
house lies at anchor. The Washington
Canoe Club. the Potomac Boat Club.
and number Of private. as well as
public boat houses. and the clubs al
ready mentioned give these light craft
shelter. On a clear afternoon II Is safe
10 say that In the neighborhood Of 800
canoes are out on the river Allowing
two persons TO each canoe-freuuentlv
however. there are three or four In a
canoe there are 600 persons out on
the river in canoes at one time. The
canoeing season may properly be said
to extend over six months Of the year.
though there are many who use their
canoes earlier than the LIST OF April
and later in the fall than the 1st OF
October. On the basis that two-thirds
OF the afternoons In these six months
are clear. there are 10 days each year
In which 600 persons are in canoes on
the Potomac about Washington. or
putting II another way, there are
1920 persons on the river in canoes
one day of the year
Consider now the number of acci-
dents and fatalities 1t is impossfbIe
to get a correct figure for the number
Of capsized canoes in a year for the
simple reason that unless the accident
results fatally for some of the party
in the canoe no record IS made Of II
by the Police Department Undoubted-
1y, however, there is a considerable
number OF such accidents in which the
occupants of the canoes got 10 more
than good drenching and the exper-
fence.
The Washington times., 1906-07-01
Is q Canoeist Sees It.

"sOme very unkind things have been
said about canoes since the unfortu-
nate droWrings or Sunday. I cannot
see that the canoes were 10 blame IN
either case. Mr. Saalbach slipped and
received a blow on the head. an acct
dent which might have happened in a
street car. No one doubts his ability
n save himself and wife had ne mere
ly fallen into the water. No one can
possibly blame the canoe for the
drowning Of Mr.. Purcell: in fact this
same canoe when tipped over proba blv
saved MT. Dear's life.
Canoeing IN swift water is alwavs
dangerous have myself tipped over
In canoe not far from where Dear
and Purcell were swimming. The rush
OF the water is terrific: even a good
swimmer finds Il hard TO make any
progress against o.. 7 consider Il nm
safe and dangerous 70 taxi, a wo-na,
who cannot swim into swift water
saw the sign at the Washington Cana.
Club last Sunday warning canoelsts
not 10 10 above Dixie's. and am sur.
prised that Mr. SasIbach die not heed
The Washington times., 1906-07-01
k>E1 WAN IS KEEPING THOUSAND WOMEN FROM MARRYING

service IN Seoul; that is, not unless
the company objects to their using
the car track as a pillow ANY night
YOU can find a whole string of
ghostly figures stretched out along
the track with their neckS on the
rails which are Just the shape of
the Korean pillow and Just as hard.
One night the owl car was DELAYED
an hour and decapitated two of the
snoring citizens. There was riot
and the company now runs it's owl
car on time or not at all. s. this
country Of hats classes up with the
most peaceful nations i'm the world.
And there is q tradition that this
spirit of peace is largely due to in
fiuence of the hats which the men
rarely if ever take Oft.
1t is said that every hat in Korea
has its significance. The headgear
of the Korean gentleman. that
curious cone Of horsehair or split
bamboo, on a bamboo frame. is the
result of evolution 1t appears that
loL< ago. IN the feudal war davs.
when the kings had tried every
method IN their power TO make the
people be good. one had hunch.
IF men cannot put their heads to-
gether. they cannot conspire."
argued this wise man. So ne order
cd that the ncbles all wear hats so
large they had to shout TO one an
other. He decided the shape of the
The Washington times., 1906-07-01
Three EUeS q Year.

When It comes to figuring up the
casualties the problem is much more
simple. An exact record is kept at
Police Headquarters OF all sucn accI-
dents. These records show that in the
calendar year. 1905. only two deaths
resulted from drowning due TO canoe
accidents near Washington. There
was a third accident which, because
the girl who lost her life was well
known in Washington and because the
accident occurred just off Alexandria
and not far from Washington, might
also be classed with the fatalities due
70 canoeing on the Potomac. near
Washington. This was the case Of
Miss Frances Downey and John Ba-a
This year, UP 10 June 26, there have
been three deaths directly resulting
from canoe accidents-AIr. and Mrs.
6aalbacE and Miss Elsie Woodland
one. resulting in the death of Prrt-
which was connected in the minds Of
the public Il not IN fact with a canoe.
II is impossible, of course. TO say how
MANY more fatalities win -.-...
canoeing during the remainder of tho
season hr7 IL 1n~
these deaths will make enthusiastic
paddlers more cautious. and the next
three months viii be devoid of fatali-
ties.
Last year and the present season
more canoes have been in use on the
river than at any time before; in fact
the number increased in a short sea
son by many score. It is not unfair.
therefore. TO have the two immediate
The Washington times., 1906-07-01
Has Suicide Beaten.

Up 10 the present time there have
been ten deaths by accidental drown
ing In the l>atomac this year. and one
death by suicide from orowning.
Three OF theSe deaths have been due
TO canoe accidents II canoeing IS
regarded as legalized suicide. as II is
by no small number Il at any rate has
the better IN point OF numbers TO date
with actual pIeneditated suicide by
drowning.
Naturally canoeing. which is un
doubtedly fine sport, has many ar
dent supporters who are inclined to
look down upon those who call II a
most dangerous pastime. particularly
upon the Potomac river There Is
more interest In he canoe clubs and IN
canoeing from the boat clubs this year
than ever before. The officers Of the
clubs take pains 10 make the sport as
little dangerous as possible. Last Sun
day. In view Of the high water and the
unusual current I'm the river members
or the canoe clubs were warned by
written placards put up In the boat
houses that they should not attempt to
go above Dixie's Landing in canoes.
In face OF this warning Mr.. and Mrs.
Saalbach did go past Dixie's Landing.
A prominent member OF one OF the
clubs has expressed the following
opinion in regard 10 the position taken
by the general public since these re-
cent fatal accidents. and also in re-
gard to canoeing in general:
The Washington times., 1906-07-01
ENGINEERS AND POLITICIANS.

A citizen of Memphis who wanted q
drink went into a saloon in the vicinity
Of the meeting place Of the Brotherhood
OF Engineers, rather expecting 10 find
a good many or the engineers therein
To his surprise. he was the only seeker
for a thirst eXterminator among those
present The saloon vas deserted
Thinking that perhaps the men OF the
throttle had found a more Congenial
rendezvous. - as a matter Of curios-
ity. visited all the other saloons in the
vicinity. and be found in none OF them
any evidence whatever that there was
4 single engineer IN Memphis
Nothing perhaps. could throw
brighter light on the character Of the
engineers ii The United States than
this incident. II like number Of pol
iticians had assembled IN Memphis 20
attend a convention all the saloons Of
this city would be holding overflow
inss.-Memphis Commercial Appeal
The Washington times., 1906-07-01

top of the head composed of the
wOman's own hair, and the hair of
her female ancestors. braided into
a mass whose dimensions are some
times remarka BILE The women of
the upper class like to make re-
marks in the Mandarin dialect of
China Just the way some Ameri-
cans Ike TO drop phrases in French
here and there in nonchalaRt man
ner. The Mandarin dialect is the
language of polite society, but
about l per cert of the women of
the upper class can read il. This
is not the case with the books
written in the vernacUIar The
women make thorough study Of
these books and look with diSdain
upon those who DO not. \ work
with which they are all intimate is
called The Three Principles" The,
first of these is The Treatment
of Parents; the second. "The Rear
ing of a Family" and the third.
Housekeeping
The women make a theoretical
study of the domestic arts. but
they disdain dancing and singing
as things belonging to the demi-
monde. You can persuade them.
however, TO play upon an instru-
ment OF torture which they call
the kuIaanSo. 1t is about five feet
long and has strings which. when
tickled. emit discordant wall that
has d backyard beaten 4 mile.
The Washington times., 1906-07-01

hat. made il fashionable, and de-
creed that the men musr wear them
at all times. So far years the mobiles
tottered around with these punch
bowl effects On their heads afraid
TO Fight because the hats were made
OF pottery and broken hat meant
trouble at co Irt. rs times changed
ana grew tanner the pottery hat
fell into diSuse and the present in
Strument OF torture WAS devised
and sold like hot cakes. But even
now it iS not possible for a Korean
to mix ii mp without his damaged
headgear giving him dead away.
and IL is bad form today TO uncover
the head. So the men or the country
have Peaceably yielded to the
WISHES of the crown prince in the
'--at,eT Of selecting a wife Tor him
self That is. most of them have
There are, however, three Cover
nors of provinces who have not
seen fit 10 obey this royal edict.
They are the rulers of Kyercykye.
Chungchulla. and Kyonsang. These
men have allowed theiI daughters
TO go TO the altar and the crown
prince will not have a chance to
take them into his calculations. 1t
is said that severe punishment
awaits them.
Of course any man in America
who could have thousand girls
hanging on his word would have a
The Washington times., 1906-07-01

There is little wonder that the
prince is making a careful study
of the situation before taking a
wife. for women have played i'm
portant parts in the rule of Korea
in the past thirty years There
was the late Queen. who hampered
Japan in her efforts for reform and
who was brutally murdered ten
years ago. She was power be-
hind the throne. which only aSsas-
sination could overcome She has
been succeeded by the Lady ON in
the Emperor favor. The Lady ON
has had a remarkable career, and
in spite Of tn fact that she is now
fat and old, still retains her in
fuence over the Emperor
1t is said that the Lady ON was
once the idol of Chinaman's heart
Then she was favorite of cab
met minister. and finally came to
the notice of the Emperor himself.
The Empress. however. had her
weather eye out and the Lady ON
was banished from court and did
not return until after the. murder
Of the Empress Her sway Is alb
sOlute now. and her baby son may
give the present crown prince a
race for the throne one OF these
tne days. for the Emperor Il not
much over ffty years old and looks
to be- good for some time 10 come
long enoueS for Lady Om son To
grow up.
The Washington times., 1906-07-01

outriggers on the Potomac IS because
The man who is padding can see where
ne Is going, and consequently there ts
less danger Of being run down by
another boat or Of running on a rock
canoes are not made 20 ronap around
IN any more than a single shell s.
made for man who cannot swim. Yet
taere are men foolish enough 20 do
Doth these things. When men who
are able TO swim and are In 2 canoe
aIone and know how 10 use one. they
may ahow themselves considerable
freedom But with a woman aboard
especially one who cannot swim to
move about IN a canoe more than IL
necessary amounts TO criminal negIf-
gence.
The great danger OF canoeing on tba
Potomac lies. Of course. IN the use of
the Hight craft by men and women who
know Ettle or nothing about canoes
Yet II seems impossible to keen tbfs
particular kind OF imbecile out of a
canoe A short time ago a man ana
woman. neither OF whom had ever
been IN a canoe before or apparently
had had any experience on the water
hired a canoe from one OF the boat
houses along the river. i was a cal
evening and canoeing looked very easy.
The man knew nothing about steer
ing He may have known how 20
swim or he may not. The woman
knew neither one thing nor the other.
When the nan who rented out the ca
noe was asked Ehy he permitted such
inexperienced persons &c take a canoe
he merely shrugged his shoulders and
said
People who don't know any more
than they do go out all the time. and
they aiWa come back"
This was hardly strong argument
The danger Of canoeing for a man or
woman who knows how 70 handle hinn-
self or herself in the water Is reduced
10 a minimum For an overturned
canoe VIII support two persons easily,
even more Il they do not try 10 climb
The Washington times., 1906-07-01
Continued from First Page1

life, which wouldn't be giving them
an even break But they have a bet
ter way of doing things of this kind
In Korea. And they have had ex-
perience. So instructions have been
issued TO the government officials
throughout the country TO seek out
the names of all the most eligible
maidens and send them. tabulated.
with full descriptions of the ladies'
In question, to Seoul for the inspec-
tion of the prince. In the meantime
any maid VIII" marrfes viii receive
severe punishment as well as her
family and the family of the groom.
Any way you look at il, this ac-
tion on the part of crown prince
doesn't appea.' 10 be a square deal.
In the first place this is no time of
year to tell young men and women
that they are not to fall in love or
do any courting This rule holds
good in Korea just as well as it
does in any other part Of the world.
and 4 YOU dor't believe it just drop
down in Seoul-which. by the way.
is pronounced Seoul and not Say
oul-bY mine or See-you-some even
ing and look the place over. Then.
it's decidedly race-suicidal. But
Korea is a peaceful land-that is.
it's as peaceful as the other ma
tions will let it be-and the people
0on't even kick at the street car
N - -
The Washington times., 1906-07-01

use of the streets in the day time
and for the women to go out at
night when the men are indoors.
This is a remarkable state of af-
fairs looking at it from the West
ern standpoint, and il Is noticeable
that since more foreigners have
come into Korea, the men are be-
ginning to venture out at night and
seem TO rather like II.
Many of the women are clad in
coats of brilliant green when they
appear on the streets. They are not
put on like coats. but merely
thrown over the head and cIutched
under the chin They conceal the
faces somewhat the way the wells of
theMoorish women do. The sleeves,
which dangle free and empty.
nave wide white cuffs, WIN long red
ribbons. The dress beneath this
coat Is not more nor less than
PAIR OF baggy trousers. In fact. the
coat is not supposed to be the wo-
mans but to be the fighting cos
tune of her husband, which the
faithful wife wears in time of
peace not comfortably, but always
ready at moments notice to throw
IT upon her man when he rushes
out TO battle.
It's fortunate thing FOR the wo-
men that there is only one color
in hair in Korea. For it is the Gus
tom 70 wear a pillow of hair on
The Washington times., 1906-07-01

case of swelled head sc bad that
he would have TO use a shoe horn
to get his. hat on. even if it was
built in the Korean style. But the
crown prince doesn't turn a hair.
1t goes without saving that the
girls are not 50 patient. in fact it
Is a state of affairs that is strain
ing their inherited patience TO the
breaking down point. Korean wo-
men are remarkably patient when
You actually come down TO it, They
have been taught that they must
look up to men for age. and in
spite IF all that men have done to
Kill this idea, these girls have it
inculcated in them.to such a degree
that it would take centuries to get
il out
But in spite of this placidness of
spirit the Korean girls Of the upper
class are some of them very at
tractive. 1t is true enough that the
dressmal5crs ever there don't give
them fair deal and the clothes
they wear resemble meal sacks in
shape though the colors are bright
enough Perhaps this oversight in
the cut of the clothes Is partly due
TO the fact tha- in tnaJ curious land
the women are rarely. if ever, seen
on the street iE the day time, that
Is 1he women of the upper class,
for it has been the custom of the
country for the men TO have the
The Washington times., 1906-07-01
More Dangerous Than Autoing.

Automobile accidents are so common
nowadays that frequently the daily
papers chronicle two or more deaths
resulting from accidents while riding
in them. Bat even w'Li the great
number OF fatalities d;:e 10 this sport
or convenience. which ever Il may be.
it IS improbable that the d 1th rate Is
as high as II is in carGeing on the
Potomac And Il Is the same way
with horseback riding. Al If which
does not tend % show thct a canoe
trip on the peaceful looking river is
entirely without danger
The HeaIths Department keeps a
record Of al deaths by accidental
drowning The table scr The last de-
Cade is as follows
The Washington times., 1906-07-01

launch, or TO the curious formation OF
the rivers rock bottom. which makes
the water sometimes very shallow and
very deep in Immediately adjacent por-
tions. There are spots. IL IS said.
where sharp cuts IN the rivers bottom
extend over eighty feet down There
is danger. OF course. In canoeing in the
rapids Of the river above Dixie's Land
Ing. But on the whole the Potomac is
much less dangerous for canoeing than
a number OF other streams where more
caroeing is done.
II has been pointed out that Dear,
The Washington times., 1906-07-01
The Fatal Spot
Were

how well a man may be able TO swim.
II Is no easy task to rescue another
person. mere than likely well ratified.
who Is unable 10 swim. even with the
assistance of the overturned canoe.
The sad accident OF Alexandria last
year. In which Burk, a very strong
swimmer. did ali IN his power TO res
cue Miss Downey, Is an evidence OF
this.
Yet canoe, to person who has had
experience, and who is able to swim, is
not only not source OF danger on the
Potomac river. but II is even safer for
some reasons than an ordinary row
boat. The Potomac river is well shei-
The Washington times., 1906-07-01

ment comes back. why thousands who
cannot swim have gone out in canoes
and never been a bit the worse for II.
But considering the instability of ca
noes. II may be said with much justice
mat no one who cannot swim should
paddle IN deep water in them.
In the first place men and women
who do not know how 10 swim often
know very little about the water or
about handling themselves in a boat
or canoe They are apt TO do fool
ish things in a canoe witt out realiz-
ing the danger. Then, too. no matter
The Washington times., 1906-07-01

seasons as a basis upon whic, to esti-
mate the proportion of acc deats re-
sulting fatally. Allowing th.ee fatali-
ties 10 the year you have three deaths
10 every 1920 canoe trips made by
one person. or one death TO every "a
900 trips. Although the percentage
seems small at first glance, neverthe-
less it is probably larger than the per-
centage Of deaths resulting from foot
ball taken on a basis of "a, 400 men
and boys playing the game one time.
And football has been called many
times not only a brutal but our most
deadly sport.
The Washington times., 1906-07-01
A Party of Enthusiasts Up the River

A Party of Enthusiasts Up the River
OF top Of L. Therefore If the distance
is too great 70 swim ashore for the
CO psized canoe, the chances are that
canoeists in the water can hold 70 the
canoe until assistance comes from out
side.
Canoeing has a great fascination. IL
appeals equally 10 the lazy and 20 the
energetic Il is possible 70 paddle
easily along in the shadows Of green
trees lining the waters edge OF 10 get
good hard exercise. Just as the spirit
moves the PaGdler. II would not only
be impossible 20 deba- canoes from the
Potomac. but il would do a great in
justice 20 those who love the sport.
Yet undoubtedly some precautions
should be taken 70 keep irresponsible
persons out of canoes.
The Washington times., 1906-07-01
Good as Far as it Goes.

while in Canada last summer had
occasion TO note tho freedom with
which women and children went out
IN canoes Far smaller than those IN use
on the Potomac. In fact canoes are
used almost exclusively on Canadian
lakes, and the fr.rrrtiou Of accidents
in crafts so small that Few canoeists
The Washington times., 1906-07-01
Accidental DroWninqS.
Totals ........

Most OF these drownings are the re-
suit of falling from small boats and
incautious bathing. II is noticeable
that the number Of drownings for the
past three wears has been consistently
nigh While there lave been other
years in which the death s-ates by ac-
cidental drowning has been above the
thirty mark there has been no other
consecutive three years when this was