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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-03-22
RIPToN.

Presiding Elder p L. Dow was here
on the 18th inst, held Quarterly Confer
ence at which S. J. Billings declined to
have his license as local preacher renewed;
the license of J. S. Chandler as exhorter
was renewed. w. S. Huntley, Fanny
Huntley, Agnes Billings, Cora Wood, H.
R. Noble, Eunice Noble, s. j. Billings,
]. S. Chandler, E. E. Damon, Mrs. E. E.
Damon, R. E. Noble, Mrs. r. E. Noble
and Timothy Billings were elected stew
ards; J. s. Chandler. FL. r. Noble, Agnes
Billings, j. E. Goodro, w. S. Huntley,
S. j. Billings, T. Billings were elected
trustees; S. j. Billings as Sunday school
supt. Agnes Billings, Mrs. e.. R. Noble
president Ladies Aid and president Jun
Tor League respectively. Committee on
foreign missions, the pastor, T. Billings,
Mrs. H. r. Noble; committee on home
missions, the pastor S. j. Billings, j. S.
Chandler; committee on education, the
pastor, S. j. Billings, r. E. Noble; COM
mittee on church records, Agnes Billings;
committee on temperance. Timothy Bill
ings, Ethel Billings; committee on par
sonage, Mrs. Cora Wood, Mrs. J. E.
Goodro, Mrs. II. R. Noble, Agnes Bill
ings; committee on Sunday school, T.
Billings, Ethel Billings, Abbie Goodro.
The Presiding Elder was requested by a
unanimous vote to use his best endeavors
to secure the return of the present pastor
for the coming year.
George Clark is vacating the Calvin
house, and moving into the john Hodges
house having entered the employ of Col.
Battell.
Mrs. Almira LaFrance has gone to
West Cornwall to care for her daughter,
Mrs. Woodbury., who is sick, and grand
daughter who has broken a collar bone
by slipping on the ice.
A few days ago while at work in the
mill for j. E. Goodro, A w. Moody
managed to dislocate and otherwise in
jure a finger and is laid up in conse-
quence.
Samuel King has sold his farm to Mr.
Hutchings who takes possession at an
early day. Consideration about 800.
Tom" Curran has hired VIM. Galvin''
farm.
Mrs George Turner and small daugk-
ter, Mildred of Lincoln, are guests at
George Kings.
F. K. Mcneil of New Haven has beer
stopping here for few days
A brand new baby of the feminine
persuasion arrived at the home of oul
popular stage driver, w. l., Stowe. oil
the 18th inst.
{. d. Hebert has moved into the Johr
Goodro house and will run the black
smith shop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank LaFrancis were il
town on Monday last.
r Some tapping of naples has beer
, done.
, HI. C. Wheeler of Middlebury was il
town on the 10th inst.
. This week and next w. III. Sheldon
} will give guarantee to refund tn
money if Mi-o-na stomach tablets fail t.
4 cure. Don't suffer any more with in
Id;raation
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-03-22

Assistant Judges f. A. Field and F.
Dyer Monday appointed as license COM
missioners for the year, Charles NJ. Rem
ele John OConner and Gardner Vain
wright.
The remains of Mrs. Levi Sturtevant
were brought here Monday and taken to
Weybridge cemetery.
The cattle shipment from this station
Monday consisted of three carloads of
cows, calves and hogs, carload each
for Boston and Waltham, Mass, and
New York city.
The entertainment at the town hall
Tuesday evening in celebration of St.
Patrick's day was of the sort that pleases
all sorts of people. Frederick w. Ban
croft of Boston was the entertainer and
his rendering of Irish songs and running
commentaries on the writers kept the
large audience in delightful humor.
Before and after the entertainment the
ladies of st. Mary's parish served an ex-
cellent dinner.
Last week our New Haven letter con-
tanned an item to the effect that Mr. and
Mrs Fits celebrated their 25th wedding
anniversary. This was an error 1t was
the goth anniversary of their wedding
day and no attempt was made to cele
brate the occasion although two or three
couples, and friends called during the
evening not knowing that the day had
any significance to Mr.. and Mrs. Fits.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-03-22

a FTER existing through this
"A past cold winter we
would mention that a spring tonic
would not be out of place. We
have all the standard remedies
and will sell you just what you
want, not the just as good kind.
The price of living in all branches
has advanced, but drugs and
patent medicines. :: -
THE PRESCRIPTION DRUG STORE
MILFORD r. BURT
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-03-22

Stomach dosing does not cure catarrh.
Breathe Hyomei. and the medication
reaches every spot where the catarrh
germs are present. w. II. Sheldon sells
on guarantee.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-03-22
LOCAL NOTICES.

Notices under this head ten cents per line
rst insertion; five cents per line succeeding
Insertions. Count seven short words to line
or six long ones.)
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-03-22
COFFEE

Provides food for much thought in the
average customers mind-food that is bound
to be nourishing if his mind is receptive and
open to conviction and prompts him to buy
Crescent" coffee if it can be satisfactorily
demonstrated.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-03-22

This week and next w. II. Sheldon
will give guarantee to refund the
money if Mi-o-na stomach tablets fail to
cure. Don't suffer any more with in
digestion.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1907-05-03
MARVELS OF WORKMANSHIP.
The VioIins That Were Made by the
Famous Old Masters.

The old masters used such care in
the selection of the woods for their
instruments that having found a piece
Of wood of proper fiber and vibrational
powers, they treasured every fragment,
no - tier how small, and rather than
was.e even a particle Of such strip
they frequently constructed the backs
and bellies of patches so delicately put
together that 1.-The seams are only dis
coverable by microscope, SO perfect is
the cabinetwork." 1t was ever the
aim of the old masters to marry" the
back of hard sycamore, which produces
the quick vibrations, and the belly OF
soft wood, producing the slower sound
waves, in such a manner as to give
the mellow but reedy timbre Of the
perfect instrument. Anatomically
violin made by an old master is
miracle of construction. 1t can be TAX
en- to pieces, patched, put together, re-
paired indefinitely and is almost inde-
structible. Repairing has been the
means of exposing many clever forger-
les. The inside Of a violin made by
Stradivari, Guarnerius or other old
masters is as perfectly finished inside
as outside, and the clumsy interior
work Of forgery betrays an imita-
tion at once.-Circle Magazine.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1907-05-03
1.-THE BLUE DANUBE"
Odd Way In Which the Beautiful
Waltz Was Written,

Odd Way In Which the Beautiful
Waltz Was Written.
1t was linen cuff and the quick
thought of the woman who wore it
that gave us one Of the prettiest Of
the tuneful Strauss waltzes. Johann
Strauss and his wife were one day en-
joying a stroll in the park at Schonau
when suddenly the composer exclaim-
ed: 'My dear, 1 have a waltz In my
head. Quick-give me a scrap of pa
per or an old envelope. I must write
it down before 1 forget it" Alas,
after much rummaging Of pockets 1t
was found that neither Of them had a
letter, not even a tradesman's bill.
Johann Strauss music is considered
light, but it weighed as heavy as lead
on his brain until he could transfer 1t
to paper. His despair was pathetic.
At last a happy thought struck Frau
Strauss. She held out a snowy cuff.
The composer clutched it eagerly, and
in two minutes that cuff was manu-
script. Its mate followed. Still the in
spiration was incomplete. Strauss was
frantic and was about to make wild
dash for home with the third part Of
his waltz ringing uncertainty in his
head. His own linen was limp, colored
calico. Suddenly his frau bethought
herself Of her collar, and in an instant
the remaining bars Of "The Blue Dan
ube" decorated its surface.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1907-05-03
THE CURE OF WORRY.
Clear, Simple Common Sense Applied
to the Business of Life.

Clear, Simple Common Sense Applied
to the Business of Life.
There are two reasons why man
should not worry, either one Of which
must operate in every instance-frst,
because he cannot prevent the results
he fears; second, because he can pre-
vent them. If he is Dowerless to avert
the blow, he needs perfect mental con-
centration to meet 1t bravely, to light
en- it's force, to get what salvage he
can from the wreck, to sustain his
strength at this time when he must
plan a new future. If he can prevent
the evil he fears, then he has no need
to worry, for he would by so doing
be dissipating energy in his very hour
Of need.
To cure oneself Of worry is not an
easy task. 1t is not to be removed in
two or three applications Of the quack
medicine Of any cheap philosophy, but
it requires only clear. simple common
sense applied to the business Of life.
Man has no right to waste his own en-
ergies, to weaken his own powers and
influence, for he has inalienable duties
to himself. to his family, to society and
to the world.-William George Jordan
in "The Kingship of Self Control"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1907-05-03
VENEZUELA.
Beauty Of the Country and the I'm.
preston 1t Leaves.

Beauty Of the Country and the Inn
preston 1t Leaves.
The beauty of the country is the first
and the most lasting impression. To
catch glimpses at every turn in the
valleys of cloudy peaks. or when on
the mountain side to see through the
limpid air valley after valley between
the protecting hills, to breathe this
pure air, to know that summer is al
most perpetual-he is only half man
who does not for a moment forget the
needs Of civilization in the intoxication
of primitive nature. The lovelinesS of
Venezuela Is something different from
that of the Andean ranges farther west
and south. 1t is more tropical, and the
mountains do not rise to the height in
which the senses are stilled by gran
deur nor is there found so near the
equator that ruggedness or gloom Of
solennity which is one feature Of the
Rockies 1t is beauty of more human
type, which can be enjoyed most when
we know that man has his abode there.
The Andes, the Alps or the Rockies
are bold and austere. They need no
life. Life is not meant for them. But
such contrasts and changes as are con-
stantly presented to the eye In these
softened landscapes are more exquisite
when nan is pottering about on the
surface trying to imagine that he Is of
some real Importance on the earth
Reader Magazine.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1907-05-03
SHORTHAND.
The Quality That Appears to Be Lack
ina In All Systems

The fatality of all systems of short
hand is that what seems easy to the
eye of filial piety may be terribly diff
cult to the cold gaze of a stranger.
Of the innumerable systems of short
hand that were the vogue a century
ago how many survive today? asks a
London writer. Fame and fortune still
await the man or woman who can in
vent system that will appeal to the
reader as effectively as to the original
writer Perhaps if we were to redis-
cover the lost shorthand writing of the
ancient Romans we might find our
selves on the road toward a solution
Of the problem.
For the Romans were on affectionate
terms with shorthand. Did not Sue
tonius, speaking of Caligula, express
surprise that an emperor of so many
promising parts should nevertheless be
an ignoramus in shorthand, and did
not Titus Vespasianus pride himself on
his facility in the use of stenography
both for business and amusement? So
fond was he Of the sport that he de-
lighted to gather his amanuenses
around him in order that they should
tilt against each other in the steno-
graphic field. 1t may be that but for
the rediscovery of the art in England
toward the end Of the sixteenth GEN.
tury the curious Pepys would not have
been moved to write his diary.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1907-05-03
THE MONKFISH.
This GIutton Has Many Names and an
Appalling Appetite.

This GIutton Has Many Names and an
Appalling Appetite.
Among the most curious of fishes is
one known on the coast of Maine as
monkfsh, by Massachusetts fishermen
as gooseish, by Rhode islanders as
the bellows fish, in Connecticut as the
molligut, in North Carolina as the all
mouth. On the other side Of the At
lantic it is called wide gut, kettle nav
and other names. Its adult length is
about four feet, its weight about forty
pounds.
The fish is a glutton, with no finely
discriminating palate. 1t is said to
bolt the wooden buoy Of lobster pot
with an apparent satisfaction equal to
that with which it swallows a mack
erel.
Dogfsh, sculpens, squids, crabs and
Holsters are items in it's ordinary diet.
It's Massachusetts name is said to have
been given it because Of its practice Of
swallowing geese. Seven wild ducks
are said to have been taken from, the
stomach of one Of these fish, which
had pulled them down one by one from
the surface Of the water.
The fish habitually turks upon the
bottom, though 1t is occasionally seen
near the surface. 1t is sluggish in its
ordinary movements, but very quick
and ready with its powerful jaws and
we'll fitted by nature for its mode Of
life. Its margins have long fringes,
which sway in the currents like vege-
table sea growth, deceiving the un-
wary prey.-Philadelphia North Amer
lean
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1907-05-03
PILLS AS WEAPONS.
The Curious Duel That Was Arranged
by Doctor.

The Curious Duel That Was Arranged
by a Doctor.
An extraordinary duel, which at the
was one in which the decision was ar
rived at not by swords or pistols, but
by means of a deadly poison. The
men-who, it is hardly necessary to
say, had fallen out over a lady-had
left the arrangement of details to their
seconds, and until they faced each 9th
er they did not know by what method
they were to settle their differences.
One of the seconds was a doctor, and
he had made up for the occasion four
black pellets, all identical in size and
shape. "In one Of these" he said, 81
have placed a sufficient quantity Of
prussic acid to cause the almost in
stantaneous death of any one who
swallows it. We will decide by the
toss of a coin which of you is to have
first choice, and you will alternately
draw and swallow a pill until the poi
son shows its effects" Two of the pei
lets were then taken as the toss had
decided, but without effect in either
case. '"This time," said the doctor,
speaking Of the two pellets remaining,
you must both swallow the pill at
the same instant" The choice was
again made, and in few seconds one
of the men lay dead on the grass
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1907-05-03
ANXIOUS MOMENTS.
The Quarter of an Hour Following tn
Winning of the Derby.

The Quarter Of an Hour Following the
Winning of the Derby.
The anxieties of owners of race
horses competing in the Derby do not
Immediately end as the horses pass
the judges. The fatal objection" may
snatch the laurels from the victor. The
possibility discovered itself over Ca
ractacus' race The owner had striven
in vain to get jockey Of repute. His
offer of life annuity Of f1O0 a year to
Gostley in case of success had been
declined. A stable boy named Par
sons had eventually to be trusted, and,
to the surprise Of the learned, he got
the horse home, winning by a neck.
Going to scale, the lad could not draw
the weight. In breathless silence the
bride was sent for, and that just ena-
bled him to balance the scale. But
now Lord Stamford appeared to object
that only his own horse and two 9TH
ers had gone the full course. The win-
ner and the rest were already past the
starting post when the flag fell. Ad-
miral ROus looked at his watch
"Twenty minutes" he said. can OBJ
lection to hold good must be lodged
within quarter of an hour" And sc
the stable boys win passed into the
records but the owner Of Caractacus
declared that not for Fl 900 momen.
would he again endure the agony Of
that short period following the race
London Saturday Review.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1907-05-03
A STUFFED EMPEROR.
Fate of VaIerian Of Rome, Captured by
the Persians.

Fate of vaIerian of Rome, Captured by
the Persians.
One of the most remarkable stuffed
skins on record was that of Valerian,
emperor of Rome, who was taken pris-
oner and afterward kept in chains by
Sapor, king of Persia. He was either
killed in q tumult or by order Of his
conqueror, who was perhaps fearful of
losing his valuable living trophy, i'll
the year 269. The body of the dead
emperor was treated with no more
delicacy than when 1T held the spark
of a living one. 1t was skinned. The
hide after being tanned was stuffed,
painted red and suspended in the chief
temple Of the capital. 1t remained
there for many years and was the
popular spectacle for holiday makers
and visitors from the country. But it
was put to more important ends than
this. 1t was made diplomatic engine
of much significance and efficiency. In
after times it often happened that the
Roman ENJOYS at the Persian court
had misunderstanding more or less
serious with the government to which
they were temporarily accredited.
When these ambassadors from Rome
grew arrogant in their demands, it was
the custom to conduct them into the
presence of the stuffed skin of the ex-
emperor of Rome, where they were
asked if humility did not become them
at sight Of such a spectacle.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1907-05-03
Sandy's Narrow Escape,

"An hoo's the guild wife, Sandy?"
said one farmer to another as they met
in the market place and exchanged
snuffboxes.
did ye no near that she's dead an
buried?" said Sandy solemnly.
Dear mev exclaimed his friend
sympathetically. "Surely it must have
been very sudden?
"Aye, it was sudden" returned San
dy. ''Ye see, when she turned Ill we
had ma time to send for the doctor, sac
I gied her a bit pouther had lying in
my drawer for a year or twa an that I
had got frae the doctor myself, but
hadna ta'en. What the pouther was
dinna vera weel ken, but she died
soon after. It's sair loss to me, can
assure We, but it's something to be
thankful for l didna TAX the pouther
myself" "-Dundee Advertiser.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1907-05-03
THE BLACK BEAR.
Her Physic and Her Food After He
Five Months Sleep.


Five Months Sleep.
The black bear has her cubs, from
one to three, in her den during the
months of March and April, and it is
On interesting thing to know that she
has the power to give birth to her
young at least two weeks before the
proper time if driven from her den.
She will return to her cubs if let alone.
In the den she cares for her young I'm.
til the SHOWS of the north country have
sufficiently melted to permit of her get
ting about, when she 'hits the trail"
again. She eats nothing during the
five months that she hibernates, eX-
cept that from time to time she will
lap the icicle which is made by the
freezing of her breath on her paws.
She ventures forth as soon as the snow
has sufficiently melted to permit of her
getting about and for several days will
eat nothing but hemlock bark and GER
tain roots. which act as physic.
When in her normal state of health
again she is ravenously hungry and
will diligently fish the brooks and
streams in search of a dinner Of trout,
will hunt up the carcasses of deer Of
moose which have been overcome by
the severity of the winter or will prey
upon porcupines by quickly putting her
paw under the stomach and rolling the
porcupine on its back, then with a slap
tear out the entrails and escape the
quills.-Field and Stream.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1907-05-03
SERVIAN WEDDINGS.
lie Bride Collects the Gifts, Which
Must Be In Money.

If you receive an invitation to a we'd
Hing in Little Servia on the west side,
you must not buy present and take it
with you or send it. That would be
bad form, and the bride would proba-
bly, feel insulted, but when you went
to the wedding you would take. with
you the price Of the present in money.
At the wedding you would find sew
eral hundred men and women all max
ing strange motions and talking in a
strange, excited manner.
After the guests had assembled
everybody in the colony would be well
comed-a young woman would pass
around the wedding cake. Behind her
would come the bride carrying a silver
platter, and upon this she would collect
the money given as presents. At the
majority Of weddings the platter is
piled high with silver dollars, and
around the edges are bills Of various
denominations, from S. to $40. 1t is
not uncommon for bride to receive
$1,000 in cash. This amount, 1t must
be remembered, Is given by men who
are mostly laborers in the packing
houses.
Sometimes the groom passes cigars,
and every guest will take cigar and
hand him a dollar. Another custom is
to place dollar in the large glass of
whisky and every man take drink,
1y;,,
These weddings are great feast for
the guest and there is always plenty
to eat, and sometimes the groom rents
a hall where all may dance.-Kansas
City Star.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1907-05-03
How Browning Read Political Matter.

How Browning Read Political Matter.
have read the newspapers only
through Roberts eyes. He reads them
in room sacred from the foot Of wo-
man, and this is not always satisfac
tory, as whenever Robert falls into
state Of disgust with any political
party he throws the whole subject
over. Every now and then he ignores
France altogether, and l, who am more
tolerant and more curious, find myself
suspended over a hiatus. 1 ask about
Thiers' speech. "Thiers Is a rascal"
he says. 81 make point of not read
ing a word of Thiers" NJ Prudhon,
then? "Prudhon is a madman. Who
cares for Prudhon" The president?
1.-The president is an ass not worth
thinking Of" And so we treat of poll
tics. - Letters of Elizabeth Barrett
Browning.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1907-05-03
Iqneous Rocks.

! Igneous Is derived from the Latin
word ignis, meaning fire, and igneous
rocks are those which geologists say
were produced through the action Of
heat. Igneous rocks are divided into
two great groups, volcanic and plu-,
tonic The volcanic, as the name i'm
plies, are those brought to the surface
by volcanic action, while the plutonic
are those which have solidif1ed below
the surface Of the earth and have been
exposed by the wearing away Of the
strata above them.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1907-05-03
Removing the Blot.

A woman was trying to lift big
blot of ink from a letter with piece
of blotting paper, with the usual result
of making the blot bigger and uglier
than at first Let me show you how
to do that" said her friend. 81 learned
the trick in a stationer's shop in Lon
don last year. You just moisten the
corner of the blotter first to get it
started and then apply it to the ink
spot There! Isn't it wonderful how
clean it takes it all up?'-New York
Sun.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1907-05-03
"He Who keepeth His Tongue"

An old fashioned minister was visit
ing his son i'll New York recently and
was taken to fashionable church for
the Sunday morning service. The pas
tor is young man of great culture,
but evidently his oratorical efforts did
not greatly impress the visitor, for
when they were walking homeward the
son remarked approvingly:
THAT was good sermon, an excel
lent sermon. The congregation like
DR.. Blank very much"
Eyes, a good sermon undoubtedly"
his father replied. ut could not pos
sibly have touched sore spot any
where New York Herald.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1907-05-03
Late and Early casters.

The earliest date On which Easter
can fall is March % The moon must
then be full on March 21, and that
date must be Saturday. Such a COM
bination Of circumstances is extremely
rare. Easter Sunday has fallen as
early as March % in 1903, in 1851 and
In 1917, and 1t will fall on March %
again in 1890, 2076 and 2144. The lat
est date on which Easter can fall Is
April %. That happened in 1866, in
1874 and in 1886 1t will happen again
In 1913.