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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-10-05
MIlDEW AND BLIGHT,
Troubles Humid Weather Brings "a
Melons and Cucumbe

Troubles Humid Weather Brings to
Melons and Cucumbers.
Several diseases attack the leaves OF
cucumbers and melons in this country.
Downy mildew, leaf blight and an
thracnose are the most common, though
there are several others of less inpor-
lance. The parasitic fungi which cause
these troubles are quite distinct in their
nature, but produce rather similar ef-
fects on the foliage. From the stand
point of the farmer they may be con-
sidered together since the treatment
for all is practically the same.
Downy mildew has appeared as early
as May l in South Carolina; the usual
date for that latitude Is June. 1t does
not reach Ohio until Aug, 1, while New
York and New England are visited
later in August. The date of appear
ance and the severity Of the outbreak
seem to be governed mainly by the
weather. During unusually dry seasons
the disease may be entirely absent,
while warmth and moisture especially
warm, cloudy nights, soon lead to KS
development and result in the greatest
loss. Any weakness of the plant ap-
pears also to predispose 1t to attacks
of downy mildew.
Leaf blight does not, as q rule, devel-
op as rapidly in the field as downy
mildew, but in warm, humid weather
it spreads quickly and does great harm.
The ripening of the melons Is has
tened, their quality greatly injured and
the total crop diminished.
Bordeaux Mixture.
The accepted remedy for these trou-
bles is spraying with bordeaux mix
ture. 1t should be made fresh before
using each time. The proportions of
the ingredients are varied according to
the crop sprayed. For young cueum-
bers the formula advised is as follows:
Copper sulphate, three pounds; fresh
stone lime, six pounds; water, fifty gal
Ions. This is safe for tender vines in
th9 greenhouse or outdoors and should
be"used at the start. The excess of
lime will tend to avoid accidental in
jury from errors due to inexperience.
On well established vines later in the
season the 4-150 formula may be used.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-10-05

they excel other makes.
II | could take you Into my large
factories at Brockton. Mass. land show
you how carefully WI. Douglas shoes
are made: Eon then! then a hstias
than any other make.
Wherever you I'VE, you can obtsip ' :.
DouRias shoes. Ills name and prics - stamped
on the bottom. which protects you agar Z high
tate. AK ycar dealer ior WI DoSgIss shoss
and Insist upon having them.
Fast Color fysists used; they win Hot wear t,7s's
Write Tor Illustrated catalog Of Fail Sty.es.
W. l. DOUGLAS, Broci<top, masA
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-10-05
What Ii Cost,

In little town In England not long
ago the entire family had been at
church and the young minister was
coming home to dine with them. While
at dinner they were discussing the new
stained glass window a member had
given. ut is most beautiful piece of
workmanship" said one, land must
have cost great deal Of money" do
you have any idea how much?' 81
really do not" replied the minister,
but far into the hundreds, / should
imagine" mo, 1t didn't" said little
Harold. II know how much it was. 1t
cost Ids. 10d." "Why, Harold, how do
you know anything about it?" BE
cause, mamma, 1t says at the bottom
Of the window. Job IA, 1O.'"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-10-05
FEAR OF CONSUMPTION.
Popular Terror of Tuberculosis Not
Based On Facts.

Based On Facts.
The popular fear of consumption, ac-
cording to DR.. John B. Huber, fellow
cine has little reason for existence
He ridicules this general state u ter
ror, which Is the cause of so much un.
dignified conduct and of such inhuman-
ity toward the consumptive.
I'VE know" he says. 1.-The methods
Of infection. principally from human
sputum, not SO often by way of inges-
ton (taken in with food or drink, and
only occasionally by incubation
Through a cut. and that, unlike the
contagious diseases, the contact must
be frequent. repeated and long contin
ued II consumption Is to be communi-
Gated. Terrors Of all sorts are invari-
ably dissipated Immediately knowledge
and understanding are arrayed against
them, and with the comprehension of
these facts concerning consumption
one must lose his fear of the disease
and may with equanimity return to
reasonable, grownup behavior. 1t is
really deplorable to consider the de-
gree of cruelty and selfishness to which
this phthisiophoMa has driven people"
The bacillus of consumption, Dr. HUI
Der says. is probably as old on the
globe as man himself 1t Is much per-
vading. The consumptive emits sew
eral billions during the twenty-four
hours. Most everybody has breathed
IL In time and again but only those
who are predisposed or who are broken
down are likely to develop the disease.
Antimicrobic remedies, taken internal
ly, are almost always worse than use
less The safe things to rely on to ef-
feet a cure are fresh air. sunlight,
cleanliness. dry sleeping and living
quarters, good food and drink and
cheerfulness Consumption, in DR.. HUI
ber's opinion. is not inherited.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-10-05
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sEARNp GARDEN
dwsS
A BARN PLAN.

Compact Bank Barn For Horses,
Cows, Young Cattle, Etc.
Apropos Of a request for a plan for
a barn on farm of seventy-five acres,
in which to stable about four head of
horses, four milk cows and four or FIVE
head of young cattle, twenty-five sheep
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-10-05
Barn
Floor
| | ~ S5k,
5E'x%e.'
MAIN FLOOR.

and few hogs, the ground being level
with an abrupt dip, making good To-
cation for bank barn, the Ohio Farm
er gives the accompanying one:
This is a compact little bank barn,
sc by AZ, to accommodate horses, cows,
young cattle, sheep, grain and hay. 1t
should be eight feet in basement and
sixteen superstructure with curb roof
or twenty with gable roof. Such q
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-10-05
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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-10-05

If you haven't already done so, bet
ter SOW few acres of sorghum now
for fall feed 1t only requires lew
acres Of good soil to produce many
tons of excellent roughness.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17
DRY DOCK AT SEA.
Four Vessels Towing Big Structure to
the Philippines.

The huge floating drydock Dewey.
now on her way from the Patuxent
river to the Philippines, is proving her
self Il thoroughly seaworthy craft. Dis.
patches from Norfolk, Virginia, an.
nounc that mails received from the
naval fleet which is towing the dry.
dock tell of her satisfactory behavior
IN n storm off Cape Hattcras. and any
snip or drydock or other object built
10 fioat which can weather a Cape Hat
teras storm deserves 10 be marked o.
Is. without further inquiry.
There certainly never was a stranger
thing seen on the waters than the
Dewey as she will appear to passing
vessels. A big red box of steel. 500
feet long, 1874 feet wide, and towering
forty-two feet above the water with
straight sides and square corners
towed by three or four vessels with
gigantic cables SO long that there ap.
pears to be no connection between the
tugs and the dock--that's the way the
Dewey will look 10 the ships that en-.
counter her on the high seas. In the
construction of this strange craft H..
600 tons of steel. 1000, 900 rivets and
lou lOlS VI paint we're uStU. ne Cost
was 81 ,25O 900, and she is not only the
biggest floating drydock in the world,
but so big that the largest and heav.
lest warship in existence could he
placed ir her and lifted high and dry
above the water. The capacity of the
Dewey ia 10000 tons, but the largest
warship yet projected is only $4,000
tons.
If this drydock makes the voyage to
Manila in safety the United States
will then be prepared for any contin.
gency which may arise in time of war.
Under present conditions our warships
in the far East dock at Hong Kong or
Shanghai. but IL "a should arise be.
tween America and any other nation
those ports would be closed to Ameri.
can ships. II was TO guard against the
dangers to which we would thus be ex-
posed hat the government ordered the
construction of the Dewey. The dis
lance, 1000 miles, is much longer
than a floating drydock has ever be-
fore been towCd, but the immense size
of the thing Is an element of safety,
and naval officials consider that there
is less risk in the undertaking than
would appear at first thOught.-Colo-
RADIO Springs Gazette.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17
Stumped the Judue.

Zone of the most peculiar defenses
and at the same time one of the worst
comparisons ] ever heard was when |
first assembled the bench" said Judge
Cabanlss. "A man was up before me
for beating his wife, and, AS usual, I
asked him what he had TO say before
/ passed sentence upon him. He said:
"'Say, Judge, you're a married man,
amt you? Well, suppose you was en-
joying your dinner and feelin' pretty
good and suddenly your wife came up,
and after telling you of all the fellcrs
she could have instead of YOU, started
chucking the dishes at you and ended
by telling you that she could make a
better man than you out of a piece of
coal and an old hat and not half try
say, judge, what would you do?'
Il couldn't very well tell him." ION.
clilded the judge. 80 I simply had to
dj scharge him with a warning."-San
francisco Chronicle.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17

Some people question the statements
that coffee hurts the delicate nerves
of the body. Personal experience with
thousands proves the general state
ment true and physicians have records
of great numbers Of cases that add -
the testimony.
The following Is from the Rockford,
H., Reglster-G aEette:
DR.. William Langhorst Of Aurora
has been treating one of the queerest
cases of lost eyeslght ever in history.
The patient is O. A. Leach OF Beach
county. and in the last four months he
had doctored with all of the specialists
about the country and has at last re-
turned home with the fact impressH'
on his mind that his case is incurIble.
A portion Of the optic rer,e has
been ruined, rendering h. sight 50
limited that he Is re TO see my
thing before him. = | he can see plain
~ anything at t. side Of him. There
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17
Brevity the Soul of Ghosts,

Here's the ,hortest ghost-story in
tue world" said the red-nosed a
who now, with the coffee, broke sill
,eace for the first time at the dinner.
1.-TWO men were travelling from Bos-
ton to New York; strangers, but shar-
ing between them the smoking COM
pa rtment. After a bit, one lail by
his magazine and said: Seems a bit
jolty right here Yes replied the
other. 4 was killed just here three.
years ago."
Shortest in the world, did you
say?' remarked some n at the other
cid of the table. But here's a short
or. A lonely old bachelor waking up
late at night, reached out his hand
fer the matches, and they were hand
ed to him."
Then the host nodded to tho but
ler.-The Sunday Magazine.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17
EXTINCTION OF ANIMALS.
Buffalo, Elephant, Lion, Giraffe and
Others Passing Away.

Recently published tra~nSlatiOns from
the German writings Of c. i. Schill.
inrs, the noted African traveller and
animal photographer, have been inter.
esting Il good many people in this
country. says the Indianapolis News.
Mr.. Schillings has an enthusiasm for
this sort OF scientific investigation that
has carried him to daring lengths in
the achievement of his purpose. He
realizes hat the larger animals of At
rica-the elephant, the lion, the giraffe,
etc.-are rapidly becoming extinct
that in n few more generations the
world will know them only as it now
knows the dodo; and for this reason
he has undertaken to make an accur.
ate and scientific record of their exist.
ence in their native habitat. To do
this he has gone into the widest parts
OF the dark continent and photo.
graphed these animals in their wild
state, both at night by means Of flash
light and in daytime with such sun
exposures as he has been able TO OBJ
tain. His work has been eXcellently
done. and the record is interesting TO
us. and will he ven more so to those
who come after W..
With its economic usefulness it is
likely that the elephant will, in the
course Of time. take the status of the
camel in the Orient and never become
extinct. But the others are doomed.
The giraffes are almost gone, he rhi-
noceros and the river horse" are be-
coming rare. and lions grow scarcer
year by year. And this Is largely be-
cause of killing for sport" Some of
these animals, to be sure, are danger
Gus. but Africa is a large place. Tn
der fair and undisturbed conditions
they live to themselves and iniurC no
one: man goes into their territory,
slauGhter-bent, A good deal oftener
than the wild animals come to him.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17

Let it be remembered that the eyes
may be attacked in one a S and the
stomach in another. while in others 1t
may be kidneys, heart, bowels or gen
cral nervous prostration. The remedy
IS obvious and should be adopted be-
fore too late.
Quit coffee, If you show incipient
disease.
1t is easy IL one can have we'll
boiled Postum Food Coffee to serve for
the hot morning beverage. The
Withdrawal of the old kind OF coffee
that Is doing the harm and the sup
ply OF the elements in the Postum
which Nature uses to rebuild the
broken down nerve cells, insures a
quick return to the old joy OF strength
and health, and it's we'll worth while
to be able again to do things" and
feel we'll. There's a reason for
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17
LOST EYESICHT
Through Coffee Drinking

have been but few cases of it's kind
before, and they have been caused by
whisky or tobacco. Leach has never
used either, but has been a great cof-
fee drinker, and the specialists have
decided that the case has been caused
by this. Leach stated himself that
for several years he had drank three
cups OF coffee for breakfast. two at
noon and one at night. According to
the records of the specialists of this
country this is the first case ever
caused by the use of coffee.
The nerve is ruined beyond aid and
his case Is incurable. The fact that
makes the case a queer one is that the
sight forward has been lose and the
side sight has been retained. Accord
ing to the doctors statement. the
young man will have to give up cof-
fee or the rest Of his sight will fol.
low and the entire nerve be ruined
Re0ister-Gd:etts.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17
TRACED TO EMPEROR TlBER,us.
Originator OF Remark About "Forty,
Fool and Physician"

Too' ana pnySiClan.'
u would appear hat the Emperor
Tiherius was the originator of that
well known saying: Every man at
forty Is either q fool or "a physician"
but Tiberius said thirty, not forty, so
Bacon informs us in his History of
Life and Death:
~"Tiberius. though n drunkard and
luxurious in his diet. was yet very
careful OF his diet and used to say
that every n after thirty was either
a fool or a physician"
Probably Bacon's authority was
Tacitus Canals" book VI, chapter
46), who says Of Tiberius that "He
was wont to make sport of tho physi.
clans, and of people who after thirty
needed others to tell them what was
good or bad for them" In Tacitus, OF
course, the epigrammatic flavor is
lost.
But why has popular usage altered
the age from thirty to forty? Simply
on account Of the ALTERATION, so ar.
essing to the popular ear. De Quln.
cey, who quotes the modern phrase in
his "Opium-Eater," dwolls upon its
a~lliterative value. and conjectures
that our forefathers emphasized that
ALTERATION by spelling physician with
an f. Likely some of them did. The
strange thing is that De Quincy
seems to have been ignorant of the
fact that the craze for ALTERATION
had gone so far as TO change the age
In the proverb.-Penn Steele in The
Sunday Magazine.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17
viii Fly to Washington.

+. NJ. Nathan of Chicago, who is one
of the many inventors Of flying ma
chimes that have lately sprung up in all
parts of the country, announces that he
has perfected a machine in which he
expects TO fly to Washington on April
23rd, his eightieth birthday, and deliver
a message from the mayor of Chicago
to President Roosevelt.
as Madam Lofty in the 1902" yes,
she represents one of the ciphers."
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17
"One More River"

lone More River"
Dss a WORT or trouble
Des a life or loss;
A WAYS one mo- river
Fer de traveller ter cross!
But when you each de river
What FUR fun sun en- star,
How you gwin ter make. It,
Ef de ferryman amt dar!
Des n WORT or TROUBLED
FIR fun feelin' prime,
Always one mo hilltop.
Fer de tired feet ter climb
But wen you In dc lowgroun'
En- storm hides sun en- star.
How you gwine ter make 1t
In de shadders round you carr
Ef dc ferryman has lef, you,
En- cross dc rivers Foam
lie lights fergit ter twinkle
DE bells ter ring you home
les tell II ter yu' surrer:
DE bird will fin his nes-
lie hill wuz high. de valley,
70 de sweets place. to res.
Atlanta Con tjtution
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-11
SECRETARY TAFT HEARD,
Arranging for Investigation of 18th,
milan Conditions.

Congress intends to interest itself in the
type of canal TO be built on the Isthmus of
Panama. and that VIII be the first bus; ness
10 be considered by the Senate committee
on interoceanic canals. which met today
and formulated its program as far as pos
sible for the investigation ordered by the
Senate. IL was announced that President
Roosevelt had agreed to send TO the com
mittee an advance copy of the final report
OF the board of consulting engineers, rec
ommendfng the type OF canal that may be
constructed most feaslbly. This report IS
wanted for use III examining Engineer John
Stevens, who Will appear before tho COM
nttee on Tuesday next. The examination
OF Mr.. Stevens will be conducted behind
closed doors, in order not to disclose the
recommends tons of the engineers until
their report has been approved or other
wise disposed of by the President
Secretary OF War Taft was heard at to-
days meeting, but was not Intercepted
concerning conditions on the isthmus His
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-11
The Typothetae's Statement.

In view of the break of Judd & Detweiler
the Typothetae decided at its meeting at
noon today to break its steadily maintained
silence and make a public statement, which
fellows:
THE Typothetae Of Washington is per-
fectly satisfied with the conditions as they
now exist, and the fact that Judd & Det-
weller have compromised with the union
does not alter their position in the matter
in the least Judd & De. weller explained
to the executive committee of the Typothe
tae that their sole reason for giving in was
that they had certain contracts with the
United States Supreme Court and the Court
OF Appeals of the District of Columbia for
the printing of their records, and the au-
thorities at these courts We're so persistent
and harassing in their demands for their
work that with the force they had on they
were unable to satisfy them and were alb
solutely compelled to put their old men back
to work
This action the part Of Judd & Det-
weller in no way affects the determination
of the other members of the Typothetae of
Washington to conduct their offices on the
Open-shop basis. An enthusiastic meeting
was held a their hea6quarters-this morn
ing. at which every member of the organ
ization present, and reaffirmed his de-
termination to stay in the contest till the
open shop is firmly established in this
city, no matter how long a time it may
take to accomplish that result
Secretary John G. Hill of the Washing
ton Typothetae today received a telegram
from New York, signed by John Mcintyre,
secretary Of the National Typothetae, who
says:
place no confidence in newspaper re-
ports regarding the New York situation.
Forty-five members absolutely firm and
will see this fight through and the open
shop established in New York. Conditions
improving slightly every day. The fight
will be long, but you need never doubt the
ultimate outcome We will win.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-11

Standing committee OF Ave members to con-
slder the question The motion carried
III was also agreed TO refer the report on
competition to a special committee appoint
ca Tor tflat purpose. 4 question of free
scholarships was referred to the hoard of
directors Mr. ID. X. Boyd of Philadelphia.
introduced motion that a committed he
appointed to look out for the preserva,io,,
u u, pfiices or historic interest. This motion
was iost, but moment later, on a motion
70 reconsider. it was determined that the
board or directors should appoint a com
mlttee for this purpose
MT Hubbell OF [ eveiand, Ohio urged
the convention to order the nomina toms
committee SO as TO prevent any seif-per-
petuation in office, so that al least three
members shall be nominated for each Of
nee, and that five names be subrni-ted for.
the three places on the board of directors
He was speaking when The Stars report
closed.
The program for the afternoon is That
the members of the convention attend the
cavalry drill at Fort Myer Va The COM
mittee on arrangements consists of Mr.
William S. Eames, Mr. Glen Brown. Mr.
Frank d. Miliet, Mir William A. Bor.-s
and Mr.. Leon f.. Uessez.