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and out. Then. with cry of joy. he exclaimed.
Thank God the fire is out, the third door from my
housei"
Like wild the tdngs spread through Gottenburg
and the greatest commotion prevailed Some
inclined to give credence to Swedenborg's state
ments; more, who did not know the man, derided
him a sensation monger. But all had to wait
with what patience they could, for those were the
days before steam eng inc and telegraph. Forty
eight anxious hours passed. Then letters
received confirming the philosophers announce
ment, and we assured showing that the fire
had taken precisely the path described by him, and
had stopped where he had indicated.
No peace for Swedenborg His home at
Stockholm with its quaint gambre roof, its summer
houses it's neat flower BEDS it's curious box trees.
instantly became Mecca for the nquistive, burn
ing to see the who held converse with the dead
and instructed by the latter in many portentous
secrets. Most of those who gained admission and
through him sought to be put into touch with
departed friends, received a courteous but firm
refusal. accompanied by the explanation: God
having for wise and good purposes separated the
world of spirits from ours, a communication is
never granted without cogent reasons" When.
however, his visitors satisfied him that they
lmbued with something more than curiosity, he
made effort to meet their Wishes and occasionally
with astonishing results.
1t thus in the case of Madam Martevlle.
widow of the Dutch Ambassador to Sweden. In
1901 some months after her husbands death,
goldsmith demanded from her payment for silver
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PLANTS THAT GO TO SLEEP

lupine (Lupinns peyennis) or
sun dial, that its leaves from
morning till night turn to
face the sun. At night these
leaves sleep. All clover leaves
sleep. Often in the morning
some one lazy about awaking
will be found with its inner
surfaces appearing as though
gummed together.
This element of sleepiness
is indeed most difficult to
eradicate from the flowers
and leaves of wild stock.
Gardeners and propagators
have fondly thought to have
it conquered, when unex-
pectedly it returned, often at
most inopportune times. A
wondrously fine collection of
carnations which were sent
west, with high hope for the
prizes they might secure, fell
soundly asleep en- route, and
neither coaxing nor coercing
would tempt them to open
their petals until the exhibit
ton where they were dis
PLAYED was we'll over.
The large sensitive plant
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I was Chaucer who first

TT was Chaucer who first
discovered that some
L flowers nod, go to sleep.
and awake again, apparently
refreshed. Indeed, as he
watched the English daisy
BELLS perennis). one smaller
and more pink tipped than
that which thrives abundant
ly in American fields, and
observed how at sunset it
moved it's rays in an erect
position, held them closed
during the night, and then
opened them wide at sunrise,
he concluded that it had
wisely INDUCED in a long,
refreshing sleep.
At present it is acknowl-
edged that the majority of
plants are inclined to sleep by
the hour. With some it is
only the bloom which closes,
to unfold again after refresh
ment, while with many
others it is the leaves which
exhibit the most pronounced
sleep movements. So COM
pick, moreover, are some of
these movements of leaves
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(Cassid Chdm9crista) and the wild (CdsSid
Martandicd) havemost curious ways of hanging down
their stalks rotating their and folding their
leaflets together whenever they touched rudey
knocked against This is owing their extreme
stiveness. They then appear much as they do when
asleep. Although it is not generally appreciated,
the sensitive brer Morongid mnenata) can be grown
with facility in many Northern States than
those to which it is native, and the delight of
watching it grow is keen indeed. The many pairs
of small leaflets which it bears even more SEN
stive than those of the cassas To tread over much
of the dry soil it inhabits in the South and then to
look backward, is enough to foster the notion that
witches had been at work in the plant world
the wake of ship. Faccid and dropped the in
Vulnerable little leaflets appear to have lost all in
terest in living.
A Supernatural Rose
TN parts of Arabia where the of Jericho is
native, the people carefully regard it's movements
as being divnely regulated for their special informa-
ton concerning future events There these shrubs
produce blossoms flaming red in the bud, and turn
ing gradually to white they expand. The stems,
moreover, not upright, but spread over the
ground in large circumference. They are intensely
sensitive in rainy weather. At such times they
draw up the stems closely together and a
globelike form, while with the suns return they
again spread open. The simple minded native.
thinking of marriage of taking any other mpor
tant step in life, goes first to inspect these shrubs
If on his first sight of them their stems should be
drawn together, the omen is against him, and more
likely than not he will cast off the undertaking. On
the contrary, should the stems be spread open, all
his happiness is before him, and cheerfullv he pur
sues his way.
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By ALICE LOUNSBERRY

rying their pollen AS soon then these
scientious insects have made their rounds for the
day. the flowers close to protect their remaining
sweets and golden dust from worthless pilferers.
1t is not altogether because of exhaustion that
the leaves of some plants sleep; but because light
which acts stmulant to them, is withdrawn
Even it is possible sometimes to ca jole them into
waking by holding them lighted candle;
also some flowers are fooled into making sleep
preparations whenever there is eclipse of the
Neither it be only the absence of light which
causes them to sleep, since the common goats
beard, from it's habit of closing irrevocably at
twelve O'Clock is popularity called by the Engish,
people, "Go-to-bed-at-noon.' The pimpernel of
Tennyson (Amagauis aroensis) is another early
sleeper, seldom being found awake after midday
The evening primrose Onagra benni9 is scheduled
to open at six in the evening and to close at dawn
being nocturnal in its habits. The spring beauty
(Ctaytonia Virgimiea), known to every child that
treads the woodlands is not only rare sleeper but
variably dozes through such times The field con-
vovulus (ConOolvnlns arvensis) is another flower
especially sensitive at the approach of rain while
the contrary the quantity pretty chicory (Cicho
riu Intybns) opens its white, pink, blue horets
only in the early morning hours throughout mid
summer, or else when the atmosphere is hazed.
Regulated by the Sun
FLOWERS that sleep when the sun goes down and
awaken in the morning are observed to regulate
their with the length of the day, increases
is yet too light, nor awake before darkness has
sufficiently vanished. The waysde tansy (Tanace-
tnw 11tgdre) indeed has leaves SO sensitive that not
only do they close in darkness, but whenever
posed to too powerful light. Again the leaves of
some plants if brightly illuminated, will at once
endeavor to direct their edges toward the light.
The common day flower (Commelind Vvgiuica) has
a most curious habit of sleeping itself away Early
in the morning it's bright blue flowers may be
lively and awake. About noon, however, after it's
special insects have made their rounds it closes
its petals tightly, which melt away before shutdown
into mucaginous substance resembling jelly.
Hardly more interesting to watch, more
to a1c he he
little wood sorrel (OxdHs Aeetosella), abundantly
grown in pots house plant through the winter.
At nightfal its peculiarly sensitive leaves sleep by
dropping their three leaflets until touching back to
back which position they far from likely to be
chilled during the night. At sunrise however, these
leaflets again regain their horizontal position. Dur
ing the day well the seeding leaves of this plant
exhibit restless, interesting movements In fact
it has been observed that the flowers and leaves of
young plants close much more thoroughly than
those of older As children perhaps, they need
abundant rest. Generally it is said of the wild
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He Knew About the Fire

TOWARD the end of July in the first of these years.
i Swedenborg (whose fondness for travel ceased
only with his DEATH arrived in Gottenburg homeward
bound from England, and on the invitation of
few days in that city Two hours after his arrival.
while attending small reception given in his honor,
he electrified the company by abruptly declaring
out at Stockholm, three hundred miles away, and
was spreading rapidly. Becoming excited, he rushed
from the room, to Renter with the news that the
house of of his friends in ashes and that his
own house was threatened. Anxious moments
passed while he restlessly paced up and down. in
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known him scientist and philosopher But these
vagaries, as people deemed them, met the greater
liberation because of the evident fact that they did
not dim his intellectual powers and did not inter
fere with his activities in behalf of the public good
True, in 1747 he resigned his office of of
mines in order to have more leisure to prosecute
his adventures into the unknown; but member
of the Swedish Diet he continued to play promi-
nent part in the affairs of the Kingdom, giving
long and profound study to the critical problems of
administration, economics, and finance with which
the nations leaders confronted during the
third quarter of the century. So that -bearing in
mind the further fact that he no blatant advo-
cate of his opinions,-lt altogether likely his
spirtuaistic ideas would have gained great
measure of attention, had it not been for series of
singular occurrences that took place between 1850
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when preparing for ight do they fall
to the flowers rpening fruit and thus protect
them from cold dews, that the immortal Swedish
botanist, Lnnaus, speaks of their performances as
being analogous the action of birds when spreading
their wings shelter the young snugy. Indeed, al
though both Chaucer and Shakespeare had noticed
the seepness of plants, it remained for Lnnaus to
collect the first accurate information on the subject.
The story is told that his attention drawn to
the gift of a rare exotic species of lotus which had
come to him during the absence of his gardener.
He at once planted it, then bearing exceedingly
beautiful red flower. 1t was after nlghttall when
his gardener returned, and Linnaus eager to show
his treasure, guided him to the greenhouse. No
bloom whatever to be Seen merely many large,
langudly dropping leaves
The Scientist Was Disappointed
THINKING that some one had rudely picked the
i flower his disappointment was deep; but in the
morning his surprise and joy the brilliant bloom
again appeared, fresh and vigorous That night he
of it's former glory had vanished Its aspect
entirely changed. Through lingering the whole plant
well over however, they at length discovered the day
time beauty, sound asleep under dropped overeaves
1t after this observation that Llnn8uSS inter-
quckened in this particular trait of plants,
and he collected the number which formed his cele
brated floral clock; for with some flowers their
periodical opening and closing is regular not
to vary five minutes throughout Indeed,
he observed forty-six flowers with determined
hour for sleeping
This adherence to a certain time for closing is
attributed to the punctuality of their insect
friends, visiting them through the offered bait of
nectar, which perform faithfully the service of car
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-01-04
Anarchist Editor Arrested .

Detective Sergeant w. 81. Lord of
Paterson, N. j., and Ralph Shaw, assist
ant prosecutor of Passaic county, N. j.,
at Montpelier Sunday with requisition
papers from the governor of New Jersey
honored by Gov. Proctor of Vermont
arrested of Luigi Galioni at Barre who
is charged with being implicated in the
riots at Paterson on June IS, 1902. The
requisition papers were placed in the
hands of Sheriff Frank H. Tracy, who
went at once to Barre and accompanied
by Chief of Police Brown and Deputy
Sheriffs Harmon and Camp went to the
esidence of Gallioni where he was ar
rested. Galioni is strapping six footer
and trouble was feared in making his ar
rest. Although he questioned the legal
ity of the proceedings on Sunday he sub
mitted to arrest without opposition and
was safely landed in the county Jail at
Montpelier an hour later.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-01-04
To Extend Trolley Line to Ben
ninqton

The Shelburne Falls & Colerain Street
Railway Co., will run its line from Mas
sachusetts through to Bennington. Du-
ring the next year or two the road is to
be extended some twenty miles to Will
mington.
A bill passed the recent legislature
granting a franchise to the Wilmington
& Nottingham Traction Co., to build a
road beginning at the Massachusetts line
in Halifax, and running northerly
through Halifax, Nottingham, and Will
mington. The capital stock is placed at
$4,000. The distance from Wilmington
to Bennington would be about seventeen
miles, as surveyed over the mountains a
tew years ago By the highway the
distance is twenty miles.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-01-04
JuIiette w. Turner.

Miss Juliette w. Turner who passed
away in Indianapolis, Ind, and whose
remains reached New Haven December
2lst., was for many years a well known
resident of Middlebury. After the death
of her sister, Sophrona, she went to live
with her brother, William Turner, whose
home was hers until her death. She
was one of the most devoted friends and
kind neighbors. For over thirty years
she was an active member of the Con.
gregational church always giving of her
self and her means to forward every
good cause. =
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-01-04
X. of p. Officers Elected.

Among the new organizations that
show prosperous year just closed may
be mentioned Otter Creek Lodge No. 33.
Knights of Pythias During the past
three months the membership roll has
received material additions and a uni
form rank has been formed.
At the regular meeting of the lodge,
December 20, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: H. l..
Averill, c. c.. L. NJ. Lillick, " c.; John
d. Woods, prelate: Norman S. Foote, M
of W.; p. E. Crane, K. of X. & S. {; F. N.
Winans, M. of F. Stanton S. Eddy, NJ.
of E.; r. S. Robbins, NJ. at A.; appointed
Ernest Heustis, l. g.; John Stiles, o.
g.; Claiming Williams was elected
trustee for three years. Uniform Rank
the Rev. George r. Stair, captain; Roy
Robbins, 1st lieutenant; Frank N
Winans, end lieutenant; John d. Woods,
recorder; Norman S. Foote, treasurer; L.
M. Lillick, guard; John E. Stiles, senti
mel
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-01-04
Grange Officers Elected -.

At the annual election of the officers
of the Middlebury Grange No. 315, the
following We're elected: Master, Willis
n. Cady: overseer, George Chaffee /;
lecturer, Miss Mary E. Cady; steward,
Elroy Sessions; assistant steward, Julius
Seeley Jr D.; chaplain, Noble Fenn treas
urer, Homer Balm; secretary, Horace n
Dow: gate keeper, Harry Billings; ceres,
Mrs. Willis Cady; pomona, Mrs. Horace
Dow; flora, Mrs. Elroy Sessions; lady
assistant steward. Miss Myrtle Phillips;
chorister, Cornelius Billings; organist,
Mrs. Charles Seeley.
Middlebury Grange is alive and all
right; they have had meetings with an
attendance as high as two hundred and
twenty-five, with an average attendance
of eighty nine for the year. The order
has III members at present.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-01-04
= COUNTY COURT.

: The case of Frank G. Levan VS.. Rich
mond Light & Power company which oc'
cupied the time of the Addison county
court most of the time last week was
decided by the jury late Saturday night
which resulted in verdict for MI
Levan in which he got a. verdict tor
$50 and costs.
Court came in Monday morning at ten
o'clock and a hearing was had III 'he
case of l. S. Jenney VS., NJ. o. Oliver nu'
at this writing there has been no decision
rendered. The case of E. n. Miller ct al
VS.. American Seating Co., was calieu up
and heard Tuesday. The case OF Meme
l.. Campbell, apt. VS. George V. wilson
administrator, ain appeal from the COM
missioners, was then taken up ana &C.
cupied the time of the court all OF Mon
day afternoon.
The case was finished and the plalntift
was given a verdict when court came IN
Tuesday morning Several divorce cases
were then heard. At the afternoon SEES
sion the case of Edward S. Marsh and
George B. Post, Jr., apis, VS.. Frank Il.
Co.'s, administrator, estate of Frank A.
Goss was taken up. The petit jurors
discharged and the end came.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-01-04
C. q, r. Meetinq,
today

w. p. Russell, Post No. SO, G. A. R.
wishes to call the attention of all COM
rades who intended to be present at the
G. AR meeting announced in the papers
to be held on the 9th of January
1907, that it will be held as a regu-
lar meeting. All comrades in good
standing are cordially invited to that
meeting. Now we wish to announce
through the local papers that the special
meeting for installation of officers will
be held in the same place at the same
hour, 3 p. M, Thursday, January IS,
1907. The change is on account of the
department officers not being able to be
here on the 9th inst. All comrades in
good standing and all comrades, who
have been members of post, heretofore,
and has been disbanded, and would like
to still belong to post, these are es'
pecally invited. in short a general invi-
tation is extended to all comrades. A
lunch will be served in the banquet hall
The Department Commander, A. A
General and installing officers will be
present and tell you something good
Come one, come all. Remember the
date January IS, p. m. Dyer block
up two flights. BY ORDER.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-01-04
OVER SO KILLED.
Half a Hundred Injured in Terrible
Wreck on B. g. o. Road.

An appalling disaster. resulting in the
death of over so persons and the injury
of about fifty more occurred on the Balti-
more 6, Ohio railroad at Terra Gotta, a
suburb of Washington, Sunday evening.
A local train on the point of starting
from the station was run into by train
made up of eight empty passenger
coaches, bound from the West for Wash
ington.
1t is said the engineer of the empty
train failed to see red signal indicating
another train in the block.
A dense fog and drizzling rain and in
ability of engineer of rear train to see
signal showing another train was in the
block attributed as cause of the acci
dent.
The dead bodies were found lying be
side the track for a considerable distance
The wreck occurred at $3.50 p. m.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-01-04
OBITUARY..
DEATH OF JOSIAH cowLEs.

Josiah Cowles who had been in failing
health for several weeks, passed away
on Saturday, December %, and the fu-
neral was largely attended from his late
home on Wednesday. December 26.
Rev. y. l.. billiard officiating; A. J.
B'ackmer had charge. The deceased
vas son of John Cowles, the latter
born in Amherst, Mass, December 20,
l779 He married Deborah Warner No
vember "a, 1893, they moving to New
Haven in 1901, to the farm belonging
to the late Martin Cowles, where he "A
son of John. was born son February 81,
1903, and where he spent his entire life.
The place is now occupied by his son
S. B. NJ. Cowles.
Josiah Cowles was born June 6, 1923,
and moved to his late home at % years
of age. He married Betsey Champln
April 4, 1915. She died in September
1888. Four children survive, two sons
and two daughters.
Mr.. Cowles early embraced religion,
uniting with the church at ID years of
age, and had always been one of its
shining lights faithful to all its ordi-
nances, never missing the weekly church
meetings or the Sabbath day worship.
He had held many positions of trust in
town, was one of the organizers of the
Addison County Agricultural society
and one of the original board of trustees
of Beeman Academy, only two of whom
are now living, S. S. Wright and S. B
NJ. Cowles. In his death the church loses
an active and faithful laboror, and the
community one most highly esteemed.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-01-04
Court Sentences.

Timothy Dugan of Vergennes for
attempted rape, was sentenced to the
State prison at Windsor for term of 8
years.
Frank Fleming, Granville, adultry
received sentence of not less than %
nor more Than years at Windsor. Du-
gan and Fleming were taken to prison
on Thursday.
Eddie Sorrell. of Vergennes, an inmate
of the industrial school, for assault was
sentenced to the House of Correction at
Rutland for not less than 2i nor more
than years. He was taken to Rutland
TODAY.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-01-04
FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1907.
= NELSON--MECl
First Wedding of the Year.

In the Congregational church on New
Years evening happy company gather
ed to witness the marriage ceremony
of Miss Maude Ellis Mellen and Allen
Henry Nelson. About eight o'clock the
assembled guests heard the first strains
of the wedding march from "Lohengrin1
when the bridegroom, his best man,
friedrich Sumner Briggs and the Rev.
w. w. Smith, who performed the Jcere-
mony. had reached the alter. The bridal
party entered at the other side of the
church led by six ushers. Philip Ed
win Mellen. Edwin Walter Wilcox, Rufus
Wainwright, Robert Fletcher Pinney,
Stanley Frank Bond and Julius Abner.
Four white gowned bridesmaids, Miss
Ellen Deborah Ellis, Miss Mae Bertha
French, Miss Mary Wheaton Hagar and
Miss Jessie johnson Brainerd passed
next carrying marguertes. Miss Eliza
beth Jean Greenough as maid of honor,
preceded the bride and her father Doc
tor L. Z. Mellen. The bride wore gown
Vi eInDrOluereu ufull anu ven anu N'Ai
ried shower bouquet of lilies of the val
ley. Throughout the ceremony the or
ganist. James NJ. d. Olmstead, played
Chopin's twelfth nocturne, and then as
the wedding party left the church Men
delssohn's wedding march. MI. and Mrs
Nelson will make their home in New
York city The church was very ap
propriately trimmed for the occasion
The guests of the occasion were II. c.
Ellis of Philadelphia, Mrs. j. A. French
and the Misses French of Keene, n. II.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Ellis of Milford
Mass, Mrs. George F. Gomez of Morris
town, n. j., DIR. G. NJ. Greenough Of
Deerfeld Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Briggs and Miss Alice, Mr.. and Mrs
Edward Briggs of Brandon, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. II. " Allen of Fair Haven, Mr.
and Mrs. S. Kemp Flint of Montpelier.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-01-04
Estate of Jennie Clair Norton
Order of Notice-PraOf Of VIII.

CTATE OF VERMONT, I p.a.,. c..
y DISTRICT OF ADDISON, SIS. i'OO'''o No"i L
Be IL remembered, that ut session OF the
and for the District OF Addison, on the 2lst
day of December. a. D., 1906.
Present, Hon. WIN. IL. BLISS, Judge.
Whereas, n certain instrument Of writing,
under SEAL purporting to be the last will and
Testament OF jennie CLAIR Norton late of
Middlebury in said District, deceased, haN ing
been this day presented 10 said Court for
Probate. and duly filed in the Registers
Office Therefore, 1t is ordered, that all per-
sons interested in the estate OF said deceased
he notified to appear before said Court at the
Probate Office in Middlebury, in said district,
on the l4th day OF January A. ID. 1901 by
publication of this order three weeks success.
sively previous thereto, in the Middlebury
Register newspaper printed at said Middle
bury. to show cause, IL any they may have,
why said instrument in writing should not be
proved and allowed, as the last will and tes-
lament of The said deceased.
A true record,
SO MABEL A. BLISS, Register.