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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-03-13
Dissolution of CO-Partncrship.
CTATE OF VERMONT.

L.
~ DISTRICT OF ADDISON. IS.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
18th day of February, A. n. 1905
W. A. DAVIS, Notary Public.
We, J. Edwv .ttolph and Ernest Rich,
both OF MiddIebury in the County OF Addison
and State OF Vermont. do hereby certify tnat
the CO partnership existing between ia. or.
ganized under the provisions OF Chapter ISL
of the Verm mt Statutes and doing business
at Mtddleo hry under the name OF + K. Rich.
is this day dissolved.
Dated at Middlebury in said County OF
Addison. this 18th day OF February. A D.. 1908.
j. EDwY BUTTOLPH,
7t6 ERNEST +. RICH.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-03-13
Curtailment of Cotton Production

Fail River Mass. March AT a
meeting of the executive committee OF
the Cotton Manufacturers associations
of this city the question Of continuing
the curtallment of production beyond
the ten days set by agreement among
the cotton manufacturers of New Eng
land was discussed. but no definite ac-
ton was taken. 1t is the general belief
here however. that the manufacturers
will favor a further curtailment.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-03-13
Poison For Self and Children

Waterbury. Conn, March 7.-Monetti
MontrOzza, local musician, and his
young son, William died as a result of
taking carbolic acid. and a G-year-old
daughter was found nearly dead from
the same cause. The musician had
been respondent Of late and ii is thought
that he administered the acid to his
children and then took his own life:
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-03-13
Cotton Duck Mills Reduce Wages

Manchester. y. H.. March 11.-The
employees of the Stark cotton duck
mills here have been notified that Il
general reduction in wages has been
ordered by the head office of the cor
poration. The cut will average s per
cent and will affect 1900 persons. The
mills are running three days week.
1t is understood here that the cut in
wages will be general in all the mills of
the sO-called duck combine.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-03-13
Weekly Saving of Fully $4,000

Boston. March 1.-The most drastic
order yet issued by Mayor Hibbard
places the entire force Of the street de
partment on halftime and by it $50
men are affected. The order goes into
effect on Friday morning. and will re-
suit in saving 5000 TO $4,000 Il week as
long as it Is in force. As Il result of the
week and lay off the next
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-03-13
Rivet Held Without Bail

Lowell, Mass. March 3. -Napoleon
Rivet was arraiened before Judge Pick
man. charged with the murder of Jo-
seph Gallioux. whose body was found
on the floor Of Il plumbing shop where
he WAS employed. Rivet pleaded not
guilty and was held without bail for the
superior court. Rivet lived in Taunton
up to two weeks ago. when he came to
Lowell
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-03-13
Would Change CITY Charter

Gloucester, Mass, March 3.-The city
council of Gloucester voted last night
to adopt the recommendations of com.
mttee of citizens and to urge the legls-
lature Of the state to change the charter
of the city so as to provide for the APP
pointment Of commission in place OF
the present mayor, board OF aldermen
and common council.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-03-13

AFTER 80 YEARS experience mil
lions of users of L. & NJ. PAINTS, claim a;
First it wears 10 to - years-Second,
It only costs Sl.20 a gallon-Third, its
the best they have ever used-Fourth,
sixteen thousand agents certify to these
facts
Farnsworth & Co. Middlebury, w. B.
French & Co., Orwell, f. c. Dixie & Co.,
Bristol.
l. a NJ Paint gents
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-03-13
About Fertilizers.

Farmers cannot do better than invest a cent
in postal card to send to c. s. Page, Hyde
Park, VT, with the words written thereon,
"Send fertilizer formulas as advertised in the
News and Citizen" 1t will bring them free,
postpaid much valuable information about the
preparation Of home made fertilizers.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-03-13
Two Police Officers Drop Dead

Boston, March 4.-Sergeant II. J
Maggie, aged 81. and Lieutenant O. T..
Boynton. aged 81, officers of the Boston
police department, who live side by
side on Q street South Boston, both
dropped dead of heart failure yesterday
one Immediately after returning from
his patrol and the other as he was
about to begin his duties.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-03-13
Profitable Poultry.

A valuable Ieaiet on the egg and poultry
business will be sent free, postpaid, to an,
one sending his name on a postal card to c
:. Page, Hyde Park, VT, saying thereon tha
he saw this notice IN the News and Citizen.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-03-13
FOR SALE.

Two story dwelling house with additions and
barn. on corner lot in Middlebury village.
Centrally located. Buildings nearly new.
with all modern improvements. Inquire of
j. NJ. BURKE, Middlebury, Vt. l2tf
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-03-13

Every man to his trade" is an old
adage and is familiar to nearly all of us.
1t is brief in it's wording but CONVEYS a
great deal in its meaning. 1t is merely a
terse way of saying that a man who
makes specially of any one thing knows
more about, and is more proficient in his
particular speciality than any one else
could be. 1t is for this reason that we all
seek specialist when we have any seri-
GUS physical ailment. 1t is for the same
reason that The Rydale Remedy Co.,
went to one of the best specialists in the
U. S. on liver and intestinal troubles, a
professor in a Columbus, o., Medical
College, and secured from him prescrip-
ton from which Rydale's Liver Tablets
are made. This specialist knew more
about liver troubles than a doctor who
treats all diseases, add that is why Ry.
dale's Liver Tablets relieve and cure more
quickly all liver troubles than the ordi
nary liver pills and powders.
so tablets in metal box, 25 cents. NJ
R. Burt, Middlebury, w. R. Warner &
Co., Vergennes, Vt.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-03-13
!. S. WAU g II.
Sour
Stomach

No appetite. loss OF strength. nervous.
oess, headache. constipation. bad breath.
general debility, sour risngs. and catarrh
Of the stomach are all due to indigestion.
Kodo relieves ind gestion. This new discov-
eS represents the natural juices OF diges-
don as they exist in healthy stomach.
combined with the greatest known tonic
and reconstructive properties. kodol for
dyspepsia does not only relieve indigestion
and dyspepsia. but this famous remedy
helps all stomach troubles by cleansing.
purifying. sweetening and Strengthening
the mucous membranes lining the stomach.
Mr. s. s. Ball. OF 9avcnswood W Va. says
was troubled with sour stomach for twent, YEAR,.
kodol cured me and we are now using II In milk
io< baby
Kodol DiSes.s What You Eat.
sottles only Relieves INDIGESTION. sour stomach.
be ctins Of sas. etc.
Prepared BY E. Q. Dewitt CO.. CHICAGO.
Sold by W, "A. Sheldon. Middlebury; South
Side Drug Store. Bristol.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-25
esg !}San6E25{ Saee
TELEPHONY WITHOUT WIRES

Wireless telegraphy is at last an
established fact, both scientifically
and commercially.
A director of the Amalgamated
autobiography company told a re-
porter that his company is ready to
take orders for the installation of
wireless telephony system to cover a
distance up to rs miles, over fairly
fiat land or over water
Recently" he said, 81 spoke in our
laboratory at Berlin to a temporary
laboratory which we have erected
some seven miles away from that
city, and that was not under the best
conditions. because the aerial (or
wire) at the temporary station was
suspended between two factory shafts
instead of the usual masts.
From experiments which, we have
been conducting in Berlin we are able
to guarantee perfect communication
by wireless telephony over rs miles
Of not too hilly country.
"The inventor of the continuous
undamped wave, by which means only
is wireless telephony made possible.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-25
lisa Eire to Combat Elre.

The average retailer does not en-
ploy enough printers ink, and employ
1t in the proper direction, in dealing
with the trade for his community
The enemies of the retailer, the mail
order houses, are products of printers
ink and know full we'll the value Of
it. They are not anxious that the re-
tail dealers of the country wake up.
They are satisfied to allow conditions
to go on and allow them, the mail
order house, to get the benefit OF the
trade which is coming to them
through their aggressive advertising
campaigns. If a merchant would fol-
low out their schemes of publicity
upon a small scale in his immediate
territory, would get out some adver-
tising matter in the form of circulars
with prices and descriptive matter, it
would win. The way to fight fire is
with fire. and the retailer has had the
shortcomings of his anti-mail-order
house campaigns thrown back upon
him with little or no satisfactory re-
suits Campaigns he has set up in
opposition have in measure taken
the edge off the catalogue houses cam
paigns, but why not get right into the
game and fight them with the same
ammunition that they are using to ex-
terminate the retail trade Of the coun
try? Use local papers literally and
ooT out cfrcu1ars letters and DriCe
lists. well printed and illustrated.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-25
German Move Against Fraud.

The German government proposes
to stamp out the fraudulent and dis
honest advertising which has crept
into the business methods of many
firms of that country. For instance,
when a man advertises a bankrupt
stock for sale, he has got to be pre-
pared to prove that there is absolutely
no misstatement as to the source from
which he receives the goods. Michi-
gan, New York and other states have
laws on their statute books which are
intended to suppress dishonesty in ad-
vertising, but it is a question whether
the law has ever yet been invoked
against those concerns, particularly
in the clothing business, which from
one years end to another have their
store front plastered up with adver-
tising matter, announcing the purchase
of another large bankrupt stock, or
the catalogue houses, whose success
chiefly lies in the misrepresentation
made as to the quality Of their wares.
The law recently passed in Ger
many is also intended to prevent q
merchant from adding goods to his
stock in order to increase sales, after
he has announced that he is selling
out of business. The penalty of 5000
marks, which is equivalent to nearly
$1,000 in American money, or i'm
prisonment up to IL months, should
have a salutary effect in preventing
the class of frauds at which the bill
Ia aimed.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-25

Well, what's the programmed" I
asked cheerfully.
Buy" he said briefly. Take every
thing that's offered this side of seven
ty-fve."
"Um-theres a half-million wanted
already to settle for what | bought
this morning."
The bushy brows drew down, but
the the King of the Street answered
lightly:
Your check is good for million,
my boy, as long as it goes to settle
for what you're ordered to buy" Then
he added grimly: Il don't think you'd
find it worth much for anything else"
There was a knock at the door be-
yond and he hastily rose.
BE here after the two-thirty ses-
sion," he said. And the Wolf, huge
and masterful, disappeared with a
stealthy tread, and the door closed
softly behind him.
| wondered idly who Doddridge
Knapp's visitor might be, but as l
could see no way of finding out, and
felt no special concern over his identi-
ty or purposes, rose and left the Of
fee. AS l stepped into the hall l dis
covered that somebody had a deeper
curiosity than l. A man was stoop-
ing to the keyhole of Doddridge
Knapp's room in the endeavor to see
or hear. AS he heard the sound of
my opening the door he started up,
and with bound, was around the turn
of the hall and pattering down the
stairs.
In another bound l was after him. l
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-25
Are Anne nabIe to Reason.

Farmers are usually amenable to
reason, the same as any of the rest
of the human race They do not buy
of peddlers or catalogue houses be-
cause they want to snub their own
home town and home merchants, but
because the article is brought par
ticularly to their notice, embellished
with a flow of convincing language
calculated to impress them at once
with the superior merits of the article
so presented and with the alleged fact
that they are saving considerable
money by buying in that way.
The fact that the article is not su-
perior and is really considerably
higher priced does not appear, for the
reason, perhaps, that the local dealer
has never taken the trouble to adver-
tise his wares, or has never called
the farmers into his store and shown
them the article, made comparisons
between it and the peddled article
and showed them that he, the dealer,
is actually the one who is saving them
money, not only in the first cost, but
in repairs and wearing qualities as
well.
There is too much of a disposition
on the part of most dealers to take
1t for granted that their customers
or those who might and should be
their customers-know all about their
stock, its qualities and prices, as COM
pared with those that may be put up
to them by the peddler or the mail
order man. Instead, they should make
1t their business to throw a flood Of
light on these questions at every op-
portunity. In other words they should
advertise, in the way that their judg-
ment and experience dictate, or in
various ways, so there will be no ex-
cuse, at least, for any possible Gus.
toner remaining In ignorance.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-25

We'll. I must look like q sucker n
they think can be taken in by a trick
like that" was my mental comment.
l charged the scheme up to my snake
eyed friend and had a poorer opinion
of his intelligence than had hitherto
entertained. Yet I was astonished
that he should, even with the most
hearty wish to bring about my down.
fall, contrive a plan that would infiict
heavy loss on his employer and pos
sibIy ruin him altogether. There was
more beneath than | could fathom. My
brain refused to work in the mazs of
contradictions and mysteries, plots
and counterplots, in which l was in
volved.
took my way at last toward the
market, and, hailing a boy to whom
intrusted my letter to Detective Coo
gan, walked briskly to Pine street.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-25

Il do not understand your silence
The money is ready. What is the
matter?"
The officers note was easy enough
to answer. | found paper, and, assur-
ing Detective Coogan of my gratitude
at escaping the inquest, asked him
to turn the body over to the under
taker to be buried at my order.
The other note was more perplexing.
l could make nothing of it. 1t was
evidently from my unknown employer,
and her anxiety was plain to see. But
l was no nearer to finding her than
before, and If | knew how to reach
her | knew not what to say. AS | was
contemplating this state of affairs
with some detection. and sealing my
melancholy note to Detective CoOgan,
there was quick step in the hall and
a rap at the panel. 1t was single
person, so had no hesitation in open
ing the door, but it gave me a passing
satisfaction to have my hand on the
revolver in my pocket as | turned the
knob.
1t was a boy, who thrust letter in
TO my hand.
Yer name Wilton?" he inquired,
still holding on to the envelope.
Yes"
That's yourn, then" And he was
prepared to make bolt.
Hold on" l said. Maybe there's
an answer.
mo, there amt. The bloke as gave
it to me said there weren't"
We'll, here's something l want you
to deliver" said |, taking up my note
to Detective Coogan. DO you know
where the City Hall is?"
Does | know-what are yer givin'
u.s." said the boy with infinite scorn
in his voice.
"A quarter" returned with a
laugh, tossing him the coin. Wait
a minute
Yer amt bad stuff" said the boy
with a grin.
| tore open the envelope and read
on the sheet that came from it:
Sell everything you bought-never
mind the price Other orders off.
D. K"
gasped with amazement. Had
Doddridge Knapp gone mad? To sell
twelve thousand five hundred shares
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-25

of Omega was sure to smash the mar
ket, and the half-million dollars that
had been put into them would prob
ably shrink by two hundred thousand
or more if the order was carried out.
l read the note again.
Then a suspicion large enough to
overshadow the universe grew up in
my mind. recalled that Doddridge
Knapp had given me a cipher with
which he would communicate with me,
and believed, moreover, that he had
no idea where might be at the pres
ent moment.
ITS all right, sonny" said "Trot
along"
Where's yer letter." asked the boy,
Loyalty anxious to earn his quarter.
1T won't have to go now" / said
coolly. | believed that the boy meant
no harm to me, but | was not taking
any risks. The boy sauntered down
the hall.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-25

had seen his form for but a second,
and his face not at all. But in that
second ! knew him for Tim Terrill of
the snake-eyes and the murderous pur-
pose.
When | reached the head of the
stairs he was nowhere to be seen, but
| heard the patter of his feet below
and plunged down three steps at
time and into Clay street. nearly up
setting stout gentleman in my haste.
The street was busy with people, but
no sign of the snake-eyed man greeted
me.
Much disturbed in mind at this ap-
partition of my enemy, | sought in vain
for some explanation of his presence.
Was he spying on Doddridge Knapp?
What treachery was he shaping in his
designs on the man whose bread he
was eating and whose plans of crime
he was the chief agent to assist or
execute? | was reused by a man
humping into me roughly. | suspected
that he had done it on purpose, and
started by him briskly, when he spoke
in a low tone:
You'd better go to your room, Mr..
Wilton He said something more that
| did not catch, and, reeling on, disap-
peared in the crowd before | could
turn to mark or question him.
/ thought at first that he meant the
room | had just left. Then it occurred
10 me that it was the room Henry had
occupied-the room in which | had
spent my first dreadful night in San
Francisco, and had not revisited in
the thirty hours since had left it.
The advice suited by inclination,
and in few minutes | was entering
the dingy building and climbing the
worn and creaking stairs. The place
lost its air of mystery in the broad
sunshine and penetrating daylight,
and though it's interior was as gloomy
as ever, it lacked the haunting sug-
gestions it had borrowed from dark
ness and the night.
Slipped under the door / found two
notes. One was from Detective Coo
gan and read:
Inquest this afternoon. Don't want
you. Have another story. Do you
want the body?"
The other was in a women's hand,
and the faint perfume OF the first
note had received rose from the
sheet. 1t read.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-25
IN ADVERTISING A CITY
Up.to-Date Methods Must Be EN-
pIoyed to Bring Capital.

In this day of progress ana OF al
vertising, not alone do business nrIns
realizi the Importance Of publicity,
but municipalities find 1t essential 10
tell the world of advantages they
possess for the homeseeker and those
seeking business locations.
A few years ago, the city OF st.
Louis commenced the raising OF fund
of 100000 for the purpose OF ad-
vertising In the newspapers and maga-
zines, by pamphlet and otherwise, the
growing Importance Of st. LOUIS Den
yer, Col, raised a fund Of 100000
which was employed in general adVer-
tising and the paying Of lecturers to
visit various parts OF the country
with stereopticOn views showing pic
torially the industries of Colorado.
The business men of Kansas City re-
Gently inaugurated a campaign to call
the attention Of the world to the great
resources of that town and the trib-
utary country. In Kansas City sign
boards are used freely to tell OF the
many things that Kansas City posses
ses and which are not possessed by
other cities. The visitor to the town
is impressed by the information con-
veyed to him from these sign boards.
Such striking statements as do you
know that beans are cheaper in Kan
sas City than in Boston? They are.
1t is a fact Flour is cheaper in Kan
sas City than in Minneapolis" Other
sign boards tell by comparison that
taxes per thousand dollars of valua-
ton are lower in Kansas City than in
numerous other cities, and attention
is called to the number of miles OF
fine boulevards in the city.
Another means employed Is the use
of full page advertisements in the
daily papers of the leading citizens.
These advertisements are carefully
prepared presenting various maps,
showing the advantage the country
possesses over other cities in diner
ent industrial lines.
1t appears that this plan of adver-
tislng can be most successfully fol-
lowed out by the enterprising men OF
any city. In the smaller towns where
there are not great opportunities for
manufacturing, advertising to the peo-
pie showing the benefits to be derived
from patronage Of home institutions
could be profitably carried on. There
is no town so small but that it can be
helped by judicious advertising.
Every town wherein weekly paper
Is published there is means of Civ
ing publicity to the advantages pos
sessed by the place. The home paper
is one Of the most telling and force
full advertisements any town can have.
Every advertisement of a home insti-
tuition speaks for the enterprise OF
the place, and to strangers illustrates
the spirit and enterprise that is pos
sessed by the people. 1t is always
we'll to bear in mind that seekers for
homes and for business locations never
pick out the dead towns. A small
town where the people are enterpris'
ing often holds forth to the prospec-
tive settler greater opportunities than
do the larger cities.
D. M. CARR.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-25

was M. Valdemar Poulsen, a noted
Danish electrical engineer. About
eight months ago we bought M. Poul-
sens invention, together with all his
plant and experimental stations, and
we have secured patents for the whole
world with the exception of the
United States.
I'VE are now converting our sta
tions at Oxford and Cambridge into
wireless telephony stations on the
Poulsen system, and when the work
is completed, which will probably be
in six weeks time, we shall begin to
experiment there. / am confident that
we shall be successful in establishing
wireless telephone communication
over the 60 miles which separate the
two university towns, and l do not
hesitate to express my conviction that
in few years time we shall be able
to speak across the Atlantic. Lon
don Express.