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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-24
Open to Conviction.

No rock was ever more firmly fixed
than were Mrs. Manser's opinions, but
she considered herself of an extremely
pliable disposition, with a mind open
to conviction on all sides.
ITS the strangest thing to me, the
way the rest of the family talk as if
l were set in my views" she said one
day to her nephew Williams bride,
with whom she had been laboring on
the subject of calling cards for more
than an hour. 1T seems to me you're
sort of taking the same tone" she con-
tinued, looking sharply at the young
woman, land / don't want you to.
There isn't anybody in this world
that's reader. to be convinced she's in
the wrong than l am by people who
know more than l. All they've got be-
fore 'em, ever, is to prove to me that
they do know more than land tell
you. my dear, there hasn't one of 'em
ever been able to in this family
Youths Companion.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-24

The hotel detective stepped out OF
the elevator and walked over to the
counter.
well, plugged him." he said
Plugged him? Who? What fer?
Where did you hit him?" quickly asked
a friend who was standing by.
Didn't hit him anywhere. Just
plugged the keyhOle of his door. New
er hear of plugging before? When we
have a guest whom we suspect is get
ting ready to leave without settling or
whose credit is exhausted and fails to
settle up, we Just wait till he leaves
his room and plug the keyhole in his
door. Then he has to settle up or leave
his baggage. The plug fits over the
end of a key, 1t is placed in the lock
and turned. The key is then with
drawn, leaving the plug in the door. -
kansas City Star .
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-24
keyhoId Tenure In London.

The curious custom of keyhold ten
ure still prevails at Crowland, the ia
nous abbey town In the Lincolnshire
fens, where there are number of cot.
tages which are neither copyhold, free
hold nor leasehOld. They were origi
nally built on waste land, and in each
case the possessor of the key holds an
indisputed tenancy. Although some of
the occupiers have replaced the mud
and matched dwellings of antiquity
with brick and slated buildings, they
have no power to sell or will them
away, for they have no deeds. On a
tenant dying the first person to cross
the threshold takes his place If he 81
desires. Many devices have been re-
sorted to to obtain the keys. The prop
critics carry county vote, but the poor
law guardians always refuse to grant
relief to the tenants.-London Globe.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-24
THE AIR BRAKE.
II Was Ushered Into Actual Use In
Most Dramatic Fashion.

The air brake was ushere1 into actu-
al use in most dramatic fashion. The
trial trip occurred in April, 1869. The
train selected was the Steubenville ac-
cOmmodation, running between Pitts
burg and Steubenville, o.
When the train was going at full
speed, suddenly as he came around a
sharp curve the engineer saw stalled
wagon In the middle of the track dead
ahead With only hand brakes moth
ing could have prevented terrible
smashup. The formal time for the
trial Of the air brake had not come,
but the brake was there, and in des-
peration. not believing for a moment
that the thing could possibly avail, the
engineer threw on the air. But it did
avail.
The observers in the rear were al
most catapulted out of their seats by
the shock Of the sudden stop. But
when they saw the engine fairly polk
ing its nose into the wagon bed, so mar
row had been the margin between
safety and disaster. they forgot all
about their shock and stood in awed
silence. The air brake had come into
Its wn.-Everybody' Magazine.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-24
OLD VIOlINS.
Reasons Why Ancient Riddles Are Bet
ter Than New.

Reasons Why Ancient Riddles Are Bet
ter Than New.
Fabulous prices are sometimes paid
for old violins. and many an enthusi-
astic musician would part with his
last dollar to possess one Of the mas
terpieces of Stradivarius or Guarneri-
US or another of the famous makers of
a century or two ago.
The questioned superiority of these
old and often battered instruments has
been variorsly ascribed to the peculiar
quality of the varnish used in their
construction, to the elasticity of the
wood employed and to the ripening and
improving effects Of age and long use.
or late years, however, much Gre
dence has been given the suggestion
Of an eminent authority that the real
cause Of the superiority Of the old in
struments is due to a peculiar warp
ing Of the wood to a higher arch. a
buckling caused by the position of the
"F'' holes and sound post.
1t might at first thought be suppos-
ed that the same effect could be pro-
duced by giving an equal archng to a
new instrument, but the effect. If at
tanned, is not permanent. because with
age the arching increases until too
great degree OF rigdity is the re
sult.-Philadelphia Record
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-24
BAPTIZING SHIPS.
The Modern Method a Survival Of q
Barbaric Custom.

The Modern Method a Survival of q
Barbaric Custom.
If fair young women sponsors who
take a great deal of pride in breaking
bottle of champagne over the prov
Of a ship as she slides into the water
for her first float knew something
about the origin and significance of
the launching custom, the chances are
they would not be SO eager to see the
bottle crash and the foaming liquid
wet the sides Of the vessel
1t is survival of barbaric custom
when sacrifices were made to the gods
and some living victim or offering was
held up and its throat cut so that the
blood flowed over the PROV of the ship
being launched. The vessel was bap-
tized in warm blood. Now sparkling
wine or pure water is used, and the
change has many advantages, though
the symbolism remains.
There is another curious custom
way it has been handed down to us
When u digntary visits a foreign coun-
try. the moment that his ship enters
port u formal salute is fired as a signal
of welcome. This custom was observ-
ed years ago. when it was considered
the correct thing for port to fire its
guns to show the visiting stranger that
the citizens and authorities placed such
confidence in his friendliness that it
was not considered necessary to keep
the guns loaded, so all the shot was dis
charged. New York Herald.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-24
An OVERSIGHT.

When Chappie got up the other morn
ing he wandered around his apart
ments in his pretty pink pajamas, the
very picture OF woe.
whats the matter, sir?" inquired
his valet.
II don't know, Alphonse," he groan-
ed. II passed a most unhappy night"
Alphonse looked him over carefully.
"Oh, SIR" he exclaimed, 81 know
what was the matter The trouserines
OF your pajamas were not creased.
You must be more careful, sir Those
l had prepared for you were hanging
across the foot of the bohemian
Magazine.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-24

The Koran, or Al Koran. the sacred
book of the Mohammedans, was writ.
ten about go a. ID. by Mohammed. 1t
Is prose poem of 5000 verses. the
object of which was to show that God
had told everything that was worth
telling to Mohammed and that those
who doubted it should be slain in this
world and turned over to Allah to be
eternally damned in the world to come.
There are today some 200O00,OO0 OF
human beings who profess to believe
In the Koran.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-24
Tho Shin,a [ Oh

The ships log consists of log chip
and log line. The log chip is a piece
of board, shaped like the fourth part
OF circle loaded with lead on the
round side, so that 1t will stand up In
the water. The log line Is $50 to 200
fathoms long. 1t is wound upon large
reel, so held as to let 1t run out easily
The line is divided into equal parts by
bits of string run through it, each
marked by the number of knots in It.;
hence these divisions are called knots.
The log chip when thrown into the wa
ter stands still and draws out the log
line as fast as it unwinds, and the
speed of the ship is shown by the num-
Der of knots that run out in half min
ute. The usual length of knot is
Alb feet. When it Is known how many
of these run out in half a minute, it is
easy to calculate how many would run
out in an hour by multiplying by 100.
The record of the heaving of the log,
as well as all important things happen
Ing on shipboard. is made in log
book.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-24
THE JAPANESE.
He Is Child, Fanatic and Emotional
Savage All In One.

savage All In One.
He is a bundle of contradictions, and,
measured by American standards, he is
a bedlamite, straight from topsy turvy
land. He may be a Chesterfield and
a cheerful liar one minute and red
Indian the next-a sycophant and a
welsher today and a Napoleon tomor-
row.
We westerneFs have been taught to
regard the little Jap as an amusing
and precocious child given to obstruct-
ing sidewalk traffic with his polite con-
tests in kowtowing to suspending from
the branches of the cherry tree his
dainty poems addressed to his friends
and to dawdling for hours over the GER
emonial tea, and when we see him I'M
der the tent flap, bowling and laughing
and playing checkers, he seems a vel
vet paved kitten in khaki. And yet
you and | have seen him in battle a
ramping, raging tiger, greedy of Slav
bayonets and afterward dragging him
self to the field hospital, shot to rags,
unwhimpering, a mere bull hide wrap
ped around Il will.
We never know character until we
have seen it put to the test under
stress-least of all the combination of
sphinx and Janus known as the Jcp-
arese. So studied the embattled brown
boy strikes me as a strange compoul d
of Little Lord Fauntleroy, Peter tie
II unit and Sitting Bull-cbld, fana. &C
and emotionless savage, all in one
Appleton's Magazine.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-24
A Vegetable Freak.

California has one tree which is the
personficatlOn Of mystery. Found no.
where else In the world, ii had a mys-
FERROUS origin and thrives in a region
of mystery. The Mojava yucca is a
vegetable freak which has developed
into species. 1t has the characteris-
tics Of several plants, to which no re-
lationshlp can be traced. 1t is an en-
dogen, yet its bark shows concentric
rings such as characterize the exogen-
GUS stems. 1t lives and thrives in
great numbers in a region nearly de-
void of vegetation.-P. Z. Magazine.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-24
Estate of Joseph LaFrance

CTATE OF VERMONT,
oDIsTRICr OF ADDISON, s.
The Probate Court for the District OF Addi-
son.
To all persons interested in the estate OF
Joseph LaFrance. late OF Shoreham, in said
district, deceased,
GREETING
BY the authority of the state OF Vermont,
you are hereby notified to appear bt fore the
Probate Court. at the Probate Office in Mid
dlebury in said district, on the 27th day OF
May, A. ID. 1907. at 10 o'clock u. m, to
show cause IL any you have, whv the account
OF Eugene LaFrance. administrator of the
estate OF said deceased, should not be
allowed, and also why the residue OF said
estate should not be distributed to the parties
entitled thereto.
Dated at Middebury, In said district. this
eth day OF May. A. ID 1907.
10 MABEL A. IS. Register.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-24
Estate of Emeline j. Kellogg.
C0mmla Ainnera, Nafica-

The undersigned, having been appointed
by the Hon. Probate Court for the district of
Addison, Commissioners, to receive, examine
and adjust all claims against the estate OF
Emeline j. Kellogg. late of Orwell, IN said dis
trict. deceased, and all claims exhibited in
Will meet for the purposes aforesaid at
Town Clerks once, in said town OF Orwell,
on the 18th day OF June ana 9th day of Nov
ember next, from one o'clock p. IN. until
tour o'clock p. M, each of said days. and that
six months from the eth day OF Ma y. A.
d. 1907 is the time limited by said Court for
said creditors 10 present their claims to US
for examination and allowance.
Dated at Orwell, this 2lst day OF May.
A. u. 1907. 81
j II. THOMAS, Commissioners.
CHARLES /. STORY, Administrator
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-24
Estate of Rosetta Forrest.
STATE OF VERMONT,

oDIsTRICr OF ADDISON, IS.
The Probate Court for the District OF Add.
son
To all persons interested in the estate OF
Rosetta Forrest, late OF Middlebury in
said District, deceased, who was under the
guardianship OF J. ID. shannon OF said Mid.
dlebury at her decease, May II, 1907.
GRBETING
By the authority of the State of Vermont,
you are hereby notified to appear before the
said Probate Court. at the Probate Office in
Middlebury. in said District, on the 18th day
OF June. A. ID. 1907. at 10 o'clock a. m.
to show cause. II any you have. why the &C
count OF j. d. Shannon, guardian OF
Rosetta Forrest now deceased, should
not be allowed, and also why her estate
should not be distributed TO the parties
entitled thereto.
Dated at Middlebury. in said district, this
23d day of May. A. d. 1907.
81 WIN. Fl. BLISS, Judge.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-24
:Canoeists Drowned

Nashua, ~ H, May 20.-Arthur
.und. aged Il. was drowned in the
Nashua river by the capsizlng of canoe
IN which he was padding with com
panlon.
Norway, Me-, May 20.-Arthur
Hutchins, "a years old. went out canoe,
ing alone and upon his failure to re-
turn searching party found his body
In a lake here.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-24
Keynote Of Nationalist Orations
Against r r ell Bill
UNANIMOUSLY REJECTED
Falls Far Short of Home Rule Which
Is Demanded--The Measure Will Be
Shelved by British Cabinet--Red-
mond's Change of Attitude

Dublin, May 22.-The largest, most
representative and most harmonious
convention which ever assembled in
Ireland yesterday repudiated the plan
for a limited Irish council, which was
all the liberal government had to offer
in fulfilment of its campaign promises.
This action killed the hope of any home
rule legislation by the present par!ia-
inent. created a serious split in the
governments forces and may have far
reaching results.
The temper Of the convention was
pain from the beginning. No one had
word to offer in behalf of the bill.
Home rule or nothing was the unani-
nous sentiment and the resolution re-
jecting the measure, proposed by John
e. Redmond. commanded every vote.
The resolution demanded complete con-
troll of domestic affairs. and declared
that the Birrell bill falls far short of tnat
requirement.
Mr.. Redmond criticised the details Of
the financial and other features of the
bill as being inadequate when compared
with the great powers given to the lord
lieutenant. Government by commit
tees, he said, was unheard Of. Know
ing the constitution of the British par
lament, he knew it was useless to hope
to secure satisfactory amendments to
the measure. In conclusion Redmond
said: The Liberal party must drop
the Roseberyite idea, and must come
back to the standard of Gladstone.
People talked of an alliance of the Irish
party with the Liberals. The Irish
party is independent. 1t can have an
alliance with no English party that
does not put home rule in the front of
its platform"
The Irish parliamentarians had been
deluged with resolutions from town
councils and all sorts of official and I'M
official bodies since their arrival in
Dublin. all denouncing the bill The
country spoke in an unmistaka BILE
voice and the Irish members of parlia-
ment cheerfully acquiesced to its will.
Three thousand delegates came here
to attend the convention and soon q fter
the doors of the mansion house were
opened it was impossible to get into
the building, which was packed most
uncomfortably The gathering was
Quieter than most Irish parliament
meetings. 1t lacked the spirit of the
old home rule gatherings, when Davitt.
Dillon, Healy and other fiery orators
had the center of the stage.
The speeches were temperate and
there was little denunciation of the
government. Except for the outbreak
Of a priest, who attempted to make
the bill church issue and was re-
buked, everything went smoothly. The
American delegates were all greeted
enthusia stically. The keynote Of the
oratlons and of several resolutions in
troduced was that the bill was an insult
TO Ireland
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-24

his man to dig for bones he was hunt
Ing bugs and bees and butterflies. To
his great joy. he discovered a seven
spot bumblcbce. AS all of us know,
bumblcbee is of dark color. with vel
low spots on his back. There are of
ten from five to six spots and only
rarely a seven spottcr. This bee, along
with dozen others. was placed in a
pasteboard box, and when the house
was reached the box was deposited on
window sill of the veranda. The
professor had told the widow all about
whales. AS soon as he had a little
spare time he meant to tell her all
about bumblebees. Two days had gone
by when the moment came. The bone
digging labors of the day were over
and supper disposed of when the pro-
lessor and the widow took chairs on
the veranda. He had found the shell
of a small turtle In the gravel that
day, and he set out to first explain
about that. Hiram Stebbins was greas-
ing his boots and chewing the rag In
the kitchen and could hear every word
He also knew all about that box of
bumblebees on the window sill.
According to Professor Sweetzer, tur-
ties had hearts and lungs, hopes and
aspirations. He would even 90 so far
as to say that turtles loved and were
loved in return. They did not sing like
a bird nor below like frog, but they
were supposed to have musical ears for
all that. In his earnestness the man
got hold of the Widows hand. 1t was
only his way. II he had got hold of
her ear it would have been the same.
He had called her his dear woman and
his dear child half a dozen times, and
In his lecture he had got as far back
as the turtles markings when Hiram
Stebbins could restrain himself no Ion
ger. He saw red. He thirsted for
gore. He rose up to do murder, but
checked his onslaught and walked soft
ly into the sitting room The window
was up and the bee box before him,
while the backs of the sitters were to-
ward him. He lifted the cover and
stepped back.
The dozen BUNDLES had been hopping
mad and calling each other names for
the two days. The cover was no soon
er off than they swarmed to get room
to square off. AS they caught sight of
the professor and the widow, however.
the Ratchet was instantly buried.
There was wild swoop, followed by
wilder yells. Old seven spot led in the
fray. He it was who lifted the pro-
lessor over the veranda rail and let
him drop among the hOllyhocks while
the rest were paying the widow atten-
tons. The professor ran and was fol-
lowed, the widow shrieked and was
stung again and again. 1t was not I'M
til Hiram rushed out with smoke and
flame that she was rescued and a
neighbor woman sent for to treat the
Jumps and bumps and put her to bed.
The professor returned not. Old seven
spot wouldn't let him. No news came
from him as the hours Of night wore
on, and Hiram wondered. but next
morning the widow received note
reading:
my dear child. please send my
satchel by bearer I'm off after more
bones. The turtle. as | meant to have
told you, is utterly without ambition"
WAL" said Hiram to himself as he
worked in the corhfield that day. there
was the professor and me and the wild
der and the whale and the bumbebees,
and If hain't come out top O. the
heap, who has?"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-24
Laun. Held For Grand Jury

Adams. Mass. May 20-Proba bic
cause was found in the case of Edward
l..unt. charged with the murder of his
employer, Frank Ingraham. by putting
strychnine in cider. Launt was or
dered held for the grand jury which
meets in July. In arguing for the de-
tense. Launts counsel endeavored to
show that Ingraham committed suicide.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-24
Odd Fellows Train Oitched

Hillsboro, Ga, May 2l.-A passen-
ger train went into ditch near here,
and % persons were injured, none, it
is reported, seriously. The train was
loaded with delegates to an Odd Eel
lows convention at Columbus, Ga.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-24

scribed DR.. David Kennedys Favorite Remedy for
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diseases and associated ailments, but the fact re-
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milford K. Burt.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-24
WANTED.

Saleslady or man to handle Woman's
Unlined Shoe on commission. Exclu-
sive territory given. For particulars
write to HOMESTEAD SHOE COM
PANY, Burlington, Vt. TIA
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-24
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AV0RITE
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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-04-25
ROctlfc3dOr

Sc vende TN aparato rectifcador
frances de De Roy en- magnifco eSta-
do de uso, con su caldera de cobre 10
que permite uSarse a vapor 8 fuego di-
recto; ademas de las llaves de eutrada
V salidas de vapor hene un aparatore
sulador de preston de vapor; produce
un bocoy de alcohol puro de 10 grades
Ell 2 horas y su manejo es sencillo y
.u 1reco es modico.
Tambie1 seve de una caldera ho-
rizontal de 20 caballoS de fuerza que
Ia teuido POGO uso Para mas infor
mcs dirijanse az. G. P. 0. Box 3zs.
Mayaghez Pto. Rico.
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-06-15
Sugar Factors and
Commission
rIerChants
AGENTS FOR

Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Com
pany.
Haiku Sugar Company.
Paia Plantation.
Maui Agricultural Company.
Kihei Plantation Company.
Hawaiian Sugar Company
Rahulu Plantation Company.
Kahuiui Railroad Company.
Halealraia Ranch Company.
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