Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-11-16
GENERAL ITEMS.

longer imam any member OF the House,
died of apoplexy Sunday, aged "a years.
Judge Hoyt II. Wheeler, of Brattle-
boro, who has recently retired from
the bench of the United States district
court for this state, is able to be out
after long illness which necessitated
his retirement.
ID. G. Burt, of Bennington, picked in
his garden November 2, bouquet COM
posed of mignonette, cosmos, pinks,
sweet peas, pansies, nasturtiums. and
other flowers. The same day the family
had for dinner radishes from the same
garden.
DR. Hoppe, noted physician, declares
that when great amount of energy is
suddenly needed and nothing better can
be employed, alcohol may be useful.
But, he adds, ''if a long journey, like
walking tour is to be made, so that en-
during strength is essential, alcohol is a
hindrance, and, if used, only produces
increased fatigue"
New Britain, Conn, Nov. 5.-An auto.
mobile which was being tested on a
highway III Berlin left the road and
crashed through guard rail which CAV"
protection to pedestrians from ditch,
and in the wreck which followed one
man was killed and four others hurt
South Franklin, Nov. GA disease
known as Cow cholera prevails to "a
considerable extent in this vicinity.
Several animals have been lost. The
disease appears to be contagious. and
runs through a herd where it makes its
appearance.
A few more years and our ears will
no longer be charmed by the sweet tones
OF the tenor and the soprano. The pres
ent fashion of violent sport is having a
most disastrous effect on the singing
powers of the lungs and it is probable
That our descendants will never be able
to enjoy the operas of Verdi and Rosini
owing to the dearth of singers.-La Re-
publique Franchise.
One of the largest pieces of granite
taken out OF the Newport quarries was
shipped to Albany, N. Y, Saturday to
Judge Mccall, of that city. The piece
weighed fifty-two tons and requrled
thirty horses to move il from the qua -ry.
which Is about four miles from the rall-
road station, to the freight yard where
1t was loaded on to a special fat car
New Orleans, November 5.-Mrs.
Edgar w Nye, widow of the late Bill
Nye," the famous humorist, died yes.
terday at the home of her daughter.
Mrs +. w. Pharr, at AvOca plantation
near Morgan City. Mrs. Nye was 56
years old and was formerly a resident
of North Carolina. He body will be in
tered at New Iberia
November 10 has been selected as the
wedding date for Miss Annie Ide, daugh
ter of Henry Clay Ide, former governor
of the Philippines, and Congressman
Cochran of New York. The ceremony
will be performed in the old home of the
1de family at st. Johnsbury.
New York, November 2.-It was an
nounced today that John d. Rookie
Teller had made to the American Bap-
fist Home Missions society conditional
gift of S75, 900 toward the rebuilding of
destroyed and injured Baptist churches
in and about San Francisco. The condi-
ton is that the society shall raise SO
much more by April next.
1t is sad if true that George w. Van
derbilt will abandon his famous poultry
farms in South Carolina, as he has lost
heavily on them. This shows no sport
ing spirit. He has brothers who would
have kept on raising the hens if they had
cost as much as ostriches or great horned
owls.
This is melancholy, to learn that the
Wellesley college girls will eat too much
candy, and go without rubbers, and con-
sequently there is much illness Some
practical object lessons in a course on
and hygiene, with demon
stration. would be appropriate.
1t is figured out that if the United
States government is successful in its
fight against the Standard Oil Co., that
may have to pay a mini
mum fine of $780, 0OO,O0 Ordinary
men dimly realize how fortunate its
stockholders are when they reflect that
il could pay thu huge sum and continue
business undisturbed. 1t is he Colossus
of trade.
Soon wet weather may los all its
terrors The raincoat has proven its
and Boston bootmaker now
offers the cravenette shoe, waterproof
and washable. 1t sheds the rain and
does not need the bootblack If it full |
fl l. exp Citations, we will have only to
fear the fool with the umbrella Let
some inventor fond of his fellowmen at
once tackle the task of furnishing
waterproof hat.
North Dakota Rhode Island, Mime
sofa, these are the few bright spots on
the democratic horizon. In New York
they see what they might have done if
they had not let Hearst pocket them.
1t may be that the districts in which
mick" Longworth spoke in Ohio, with
his wife in the audience, defeated the
congressman for whom the presidents
son-in law spoke But this is far from
proving MIR Longworth a hoodoo
Assistant Postmaster General Madden
has served notice On all publishers OF
magazines and other periodicals that the
coupon form of advertising will not be
admitted to the mails after March 4,
1907, and the second-class mail list gets
one step nearer its honest make up,
The president has kept his agreement
with Cannon, and let the tariff alone
during this campaign. But the COM
pact ends now, and he is free to speak
right up about that, as well as about the
income tax. lnasmuch AS he will get
back from Panama with his message