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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-05-01
Ship Subsidies Still Important.

The advocates of subsidies-it is cruel
to note that the most ardent of them are
the prospective beneficiaries, including
some extremely undesirable" citizens
are at the last moment driven to some
thing very like a trick to get a vote in
the House. Only seven votes could be
got for it in committee, all Republicans,
while three Republicans and five Demo-
Gratis opposed it. Now the only remain
ing chance for it is to tack it to the Post
Office Appropriation bill. Even then it
is not sure to pass, for no one really
doubts that the vote in the House Conn
mittee fairly represents the true popular
opinion in the matter, that is, the disin-
terested opinion. New York Times.
Yet this subsidy bill was able to pass
the Senate with only few opposing
votes. Unpopular as the bill undoubted-
eddy is, there can be no doubt that it was
proposed to remedy very pressing need,
onr almost entire lack of merchantmen
inc.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-05-01
State Y. m. G. a. Convention.

The state Young Mems Christian asso-
citation convention will be held at Ben
nington May 1, 2 and 3, beginning Friday
at o'clock in the afternoon. After the
temporary organization has been effected
the opening address will be made by Rev.
G. Waldo Cherry Of Troy. At the close
of this address 1t is expected that the
nominating committee will report and
the permanent organization be effected.
At this point it is expected that the
various associations will present three
minute written reports.
The state convention banquet will be
held in the banquet hall connected with
the Baptist church at $50. James G.
Colgate of New York city will be the
POSTMASTER. Addresses will be given by
John G. Mccullough, Mason S. Stone, r.
A. Waite, jr.. w. Knowles Cooper, etc.
The devotional meeting Saturday morn
ing at 9 will be addressed by R. A. Waite,
ir., of New York. This will be followed
by an address and discussion of the topic,
THE Business Man; his relations to the
establishment of. the Kingdom through
the Association" by F. s. Retain. This
will be followed by the report on the state
committees report and addresses by w.
Knowles Cooper and John F. Moore.
| The afternoon meeting will begin at
with an address by R. A. Waite. jr. Two
very interesting topics will then follow
on the subjects "What the Board of Dir
ectors have right to expect from the
Secretary" and what the Secretary has
right to expect from the Board of Dir
ectors" H. H. Webster of Bennington
and H. P. Lansdale of Troy, N. Y, viii
lead in the introduction of these topics
The evening meeting will begin at 7:3(
by praise service led by special quar-
tet of Bennington members. The princi
pal address of the evening will be giver
by w. Knowles Cooper of Springfield
Mass.
Convention Sunday will follow an ear
ly quiet hour conducted by r. a. Waite
with the various pulpits supplied at 1873
o'clock by convention speakers. The af
ternoon meetings will be conducted a
follows: the mems meeting by John F
Moore of New York, women's meetin,
by Will 8. Coleman, state county worl
secretary the boys meeting by R. A
Waite, jr., New York.
The farewell service in the evening will
be held at the Second Congregations
church when addresses will be given b.
John F. Moore, and County Secretary w
G. Mason, and the usual farewell servic
will be conducted by the state secretary
The employed officers of the state ar
planning to hold conference on tn
Monday morning succeeding the conven
ton.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-05-01
MASSAGlNG THE HEART.
One of the Many Wonderful
Achievements Of Modern


1t was in 1896 that the world was
startled by the report of a case of sue
cessful stitching of wound in a mans
heart. BY 1902 the operation had been
frequently attempted, and of the known
cases there wer nearly 40 per cent of
recoveries. The percentage is slightly
higher in the latest tabulation. So rooted
is our belief that the heart is the most
vulnerable organ of the body that we find
it hard to believe that it can be operated
on successfully. Yet the percentage of
recoveries almost equals that of recover
les from bullet wounds in the abdomen.
An injury to the most vital organ is,
with modern surgery, no longer neces-
sarily fatal.
Perhaps the most marvellous case on
record is that of a patient brought in
with bullet wound in such place that
the missile must have reached the heart.
The man still breathed, but there was
scarcely any pulse. He was operated
upon at once and as soon as the heart
was exposed jet of blood twenty inches
high spurted from the wound. This was
Immediately stitched up, stopping the loss
of blood. But where was the bullet
Cautiously the heart was lifted up. There
was no sign that the bullet had gone
JiIOuBilt IL ~ iluSb ndNC iOuBCN III VIC
heart itself. All, the surgeon can feel it
plainly in the wall opposite the wound.
To leave it there means death.
Quickly the heart is trussed up half
out of the body, and with infinite caution
an incision is made. But how to get out
the bullet The surgeon dare not use
forceps for fear of pushing the bullet
back into the cavity of the heart Very
gently and carefully he pinches the heart
between his thumb and forefinger, and
in moment the missile drops out. The
wound was stitched up and the cavity
closed, and the patient made complete
recovery.
Handling the beating heart does not
seem so wonderful as causing it to beat
again after it has actually stopped. This
was done in several cases where a wound
in the heart was being stitched, and only
after prolonged massage was the organ
induced to beat again. But the modern
surgeon has gone even further. In cases
where the heart had collapsed from chic
reform during an operation. he will not
hesitate to make an opening to reach the
organ by one of three routes and apply
direct massage to it with his hand
| Broadway Magazine.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-05-01
Sam Houston on Education.

One Of the provisions in the will Of
General Sam Houston read:
my will is that my sons should re-
ceive solid and useful education and
that no portion of their time may be
devoted to the study Of abstract sci
ence. I greatly desire that they may
possess thorough knowledge of the
English language. with a good knowl-
edge Of the Latin language. re-
quest that they be instructed in the
Holy Scriptures and next to these that
they be rendered thorough in a knowl-
edge of geography and history. l wish
my sons early taught an entire con-
tempt for novels and light reading."-
Fort Worth Telegram.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-05-01
JOHNSON is FORMIDABLE.
Republicans Realize that He
Would Be q Hard Man to Beat.

ANY Republican candidate can defeat
Bryan, and if Bryan is to be the choice
of the Democrats, it makes little differ
ence who is nominated by the Republi-
cans. The only question will be the
selection of the man best qualified to be
President, and it is generally believed
Secretary Taft is that man. But with
Governor johnson as the Democratic
candidate very many Republicans will
feel that the question of availability is of
this utmost Importance.
The only ground upon which we have
withheld our support from Secretary
Taft is the opposition of the negro and
the labor vote to his candidacy. We
have always been ready to acknowledge
his admirable fitness for the Office.
With Bryan as the candidate Taft can
win easily. What will be the outcome
il johnson is the nominee?
New York has refused to indorse Bryan
and Massachusetts will follow suit. The
South is not in love with the Nebraskan.
There is a movement of mighty power
in the Democratic party to prevent the
nomination of Bryan and to bring about
the nomination of johnson, who stands
| for the same ideas that have made Gov
ernor Hughes popular. He can appeal
to the people, and the conservatives are
also with him. His record is clean and
the fact that he is little known is rather
to his advantage. He is the most formid-
able man the Democrats could NOM
mate.
The danger is that Mr.. Taft may lose
New York, Ohio and Indiana. We be-
lieve he will not. We believe his splen-
did record, his approval of Roosevelt's
policies and Roosevelts approval of him
will MOI e than offset disaffections. We
believe the vast majority of new voters
are Republicans and will be for Taft.
But it is well to look the facts in the face
and to realize that the movement for
johnson has great strength behind it,
and that johnson will be hard man to
defeat.-Springfeld Union.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-05-01

1t is worthy of note that the charges
made by the editor of the Union Signal
in regard to the alleged immortality in
the work house at Rutland have been
found to be without basis. Mr.. Halvosa
states that he secured a cleancut state
ment from Supt. Morgan of the work
house, and sifted the whole matter to
the bottom, with the results above noted.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-05-01

Preside erected
that a memorial ,aA Dc sem To East IIa-
ven, Conn. and planted on the site Of
General Iafayette's camp which was
occupied during the war with Great
Britain. The oak will be planted on
Arbor day.
Henry 4. Warren, aged %, commit
ted suicide by hanging in the cellar Of
his home at Boston. He had been out
Of work for three months and is be-
lieved to have been Respondent.
Property amounting in value to more
than $1,000 has been stolen from sum.
mer camps and cottages in different
summer settlements en- Pslobscot
bay, Ne.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-05-01

A notable pair of Vermonters is
brought out by the following from the
Boston Transcript: IA Vermont news
paper in report of Republican caucus
at Hyde Park relates that its presiding
officer, Colonel E. Sawyer of the First
Vermont Cavalry, was delegate with
Senator Stewart to the Republican ma
tional convention of 1860 which nomina-
ted Lincoln. Colonel Sawyer, who has
just passed his eightieth birthday, and
Senator Stewart, who is eighty-three,
are said to be the only living Vermonters
who were delegates to that memorable
convention"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-05-01
Cloth all Wool and Paintall Paint,

is cheaper than shoddy cloth or shoddy
paint. The l.. & NJ. is Zinc Metal made
into Oxide of Zinc combined with White
Lead, and then made into paint with
pure Linseed Oil in thousand gallon
grindings and mixings. Wears long;
actual cost only S1.20 per gallon.
Farnsworth & Co.. Middlebury, w. B.
French & Co., Orwell, E. c. Dixie & Co.,
Bristol. L. & Nj. Paint Agents
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-05-01

All the members of the commission on
double taxation were at work at the
State house, Montpelier. Friday on their
report. The report of the sub commit
tee is practically completed, and the
whole commission has its work so well
in hand that there will be no trouble in
getting the completed report in the
hands of the governor before June, the
time fixed by law.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-05-01
Stands Still.

"Your friend, Miss Passay. has be-
come quite chummy with Miss New
combe. I don't suppose there's much
difference In their ages"
II can't answer for Miss Newcom be,
but there isn't any difference in Miss
Passay's age. She has been twenty
one for the past ten years to my knowl-
edge."-Philadelphia Press.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-05-01

The linotype of the st. Adams Messen-
ger made break in last Saturdays issue
that perhaps did not hit wide of the
mark after ALL in setting heading about
martial" troubles the machine got il
"martial,"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-05-01
That Separator Injunction.

AS the publication of an article in this
paper two weeks ago has, we learn, been
widely commented upon-that in regard
to the issuance of an injunction restrain
ing large mail-order house from selling
the Economy separator-we publish part
of letter received this week by a local
farmer:
Chicago. ILL.,. April. 1908.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-05-01

When DIR. ROBSON'S RHEUMATIC
EMINENT has cured so many cases of
Rheumatism, why do you suffer with
this terrible affiiction, it relieves all pain
instantly, 25c and SOC a bottle. milford
R. Burt, Special Agent.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-05-01

Don't suffer with Sprains, Strains,
Bruises or Pains, but use DR.. ROBSONS
RHEUMATIC OINTMENT and you will
be relieved in minute, 26c and SOC a
bottle, The Bloodine Co., Inc, Boston
Mass.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-05-01
Hoods SarsapariIIa

We note with pleasure that Charles 5.
Dana of Addison county won much ia
vorable comment for the marked ability
shown as chairman of the Republican
State convention Wednesday.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-05-01

Hawki Hawk! Hawk! your life away il
you prefer to rather than curing that
terrible case of Catarrh by taking
BLOODINE which will cure you, large
bottles SOC, sample mailed for 10c, The
Rloodine Co., Inc, Boston, Mass.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-05-01
Addison County T own h Up Insti-
tvts ProQram.

Topic: "Sunday School Problems and
Their Solution"
/. Ten minutes Of Praise and Prayer.
2. The Problem Of Sunday School At
tendance. 8. The Problem Of Teachers
and Teaching. 4. What's your Prob
lem? Question Box, covering all phases
of Sunday School work) 5. The value
of organization in Sunday School Work.
(By County Officer.) /. Song and
Prayer. 2 The House-to House Can
vass. Its value to the Town.-What ?
Its value to the Church.-Why Its val
ne to the School.-How 8. A Few In
structions. 4. The Closing Address.
Counting on You"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-05-01

Look at the date on the label of your
paper. If not paid in advance oblige
the publisher by so doing so that the
paper may comply with the newt postal
regulations.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-05-01
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
Various Matters from Various
Stand o o nts.

According to news item. Vermont
has paid out $4,000 for tuberculous
cattle which have been slaughtered dur
ing the past nine months. That cattle
actually suffering from well developed
cases of tuberculosis ought to be killed
and the owners recompensed to a certain
extent is generally conceded. The News
has in the past expressed some misgiv-
ings as to the manner employed in many
of the so-cdlled tests, and it still believes
that methods of handling the matter
could be devised which would insure
more satisfactory results at a possibly
much less cost to the state, without in
anywise impairing the safeguard to
health.-Northfield News.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-05-01
R. F. d. No. 5,
Middlebury, Vt.

Dear SIR
Answering your letter referring to the
latest attack of our Cream Separator
competitors, we would say, don't be con-
cerned in the least; there is not the slight
est cause for alarm on our part, on your
part or on the part of any other Of our
Cream Separator customers. II there is
the slightest risk, we take it all the same
as we do in every transaction. We guar
antee our Separators in every way, shape
and manner. We guarantee to protect
you and every other Cream Separator
customer and hold you harmless from
any expense, trouble or embarrassment,
and can only repeat - don't feel any
alarm or even any concern about this
matter.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-05-01
Yours very truly,
Oaaro Dnah,.oE g ~

ISOSDuCh OOs
P. S.-We might mention that all the
broad Fundamental patents covering GEN.
trifugal Cream Separators. have expired,
and the trivial point in question is Of alb
solutely no importance, was used only on
an old style separator which we discon-
tinued making some time ago. 1t has
nothing whatever to do with the separa-
tors we are making and selling this sea-
son.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-05-01

The question of the probability of the
Hon. D. j. Foster being candidate to
succeed himself as member of Congress
from the first district and also candi-
date for the unexpired term of the late
Senator Proctor, seems to be the cause of
more worry in the second congressional
district than elsewhere. 1t would seem
that the second district as between its
own candidates of Haskins and Plumley
ought to have trouble enough of its own
without borrowing any that it does not
need. If there is any good reason why
first-class man cannot be a candidate
for an office that is virtually promotion
from his present one, without relinquish-
ing the latter, we have yet to hear of it..
Worthwhile Messenger.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-05-01

abolish the fee system" says the
st, Adams Messenger. Yes, and how
would you have the salaries" of justices
of the peace, constables and other petty
officers of small towns regulated? Such
officers are necessary, they cannot work
for nothing and yet nominal salary to
each would represent pretty serious bur-
den, taking into consideration the num-
Der of small towns there are in the state.
Destroy the fee system by all means, but
let us see what we can put in the place
of it.-Rutland Herald.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-10-10
TREASURE PROTECTED BY MUD
Effort to Be Made TO Reach Stored
Riches in India.

A good story of hidden treasure
comes from India on the authority OF
the late tutor to the heir apparent OF
Bhopal.
In the hills OF Amarkantak, In the
central provinces. close to the sources
OF the Narbada and the Son. there
stands an old deserted fort called Ran
Bakalli, wherein. so tradition says, are
collected vast stores Of treasure and
jewels formerly the property OF the
Hindu rajahs OF the country, but for
ages no one has been able to gain &C.
cess to the fort because 1t Is sur
rounded by miles OF impossible mud.
The late Sir Richard Temple when
lieutenant governor Of Bengal tried to
reach 1t, but his elephant stuck deep
In the mire and he was forced to aban.
don the quest. 1t Is now suggested
that syndicate should be formed to
exploit this treasure house by means
Of balloons, and a Calcutta capitalist
has promised large subscription to-
ward the enterprise.
The question which puzzles most
people is how this ocean OF mud ever
came to invest the fort An effort
Will be made to enlist the cooperation
OF the maharajah of Rewa, the ruler
OF the district, who is said to be an en-.
lightened prince. though how it comes
that he has not already taken steps
10 solve the mystery Is not stated.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-10-10

siye of the army and navy, has more
than doubled in the last four years Of
the Roosevelt administration, and ag-
gregate pay has increased from
$3,000,0O0 in 1904 to $S,0O0,OO0 in
1908.
One of the most important Offices in
the treasury department, that of the
Register of the Treasury, has been
continuously filled by colored men,
under Republican appointment, DUR
ing more than quarter OF a century,
wAile under Democratic administra-
tions during that time no Negro was
considered worthy of occupying that
position. The Importance of this Of
flee is indicated by the fact that the
signature of the Register as well as
that of the Treasurey of the United
States is attached to all paper cur
rency issued by the government, and
the signature of a colored man has
thus been one of the two names at
tached to every piece of paper money
issued under Republican administra-
tions since 1881, when Blanche X.
Bruce was appointed Register OF the
Treasury, while under Democratic ad-
ministrations names OF white Demo
Gratis We're substituted when Rose
Grams and Tillman respectively. were
appointed to that position.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-10-10

Poverty and luxury-these are the
diseases of our industrial regime. to
the cure Of which the socialists offer
their Intellectual remedy@ineffectual
since the population Of the United
States is made up Of s0,000,0 1000 indi-
viduals, some of whom will be for.
ever on the verge Of bankruptcy. how.
ever great their income, and some fru-
gal and always carrying their account
on the right side Of the balance sheet,
however small their annual allotment
Of wealth. Poverty and luxury-twin
diseases sapping the life Of society
the one destroying ambition by with
holding suficient nourishment to the
body; the other rendering men worth
less to society by . superabundance OF
the good things Of life. Poverty is
disease not indigenous to our Amer
lean soil-it is plague brought In
by immigrant ships from worn-out
Europe, and the patients are cured
here by the thousands. SO long. de-
clares J. T. Lincoln, in the Atlantic. ~
there remains an uncultivated acre Of
land anywhere in the union. there is
no real cause for poverty. nor any ex.
cuse for luxury while . foot Of land
is undevelopsd.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-10-10
What She Had Done.

The singer arose and began La Pa.
Iona" The Englishman turned
around, he was sitting with his back
to the orchestra, to look at her
Eight years ago, you know" said
he, that same woman used to get I'm
like that and sing La Paloma.' Eight
years ago. And here she is again.
The same woman singing the same old
song Never done anything else worth
mentioning, suppose. Yes, / see.
She has done something else, too.
when all is said and done. She has
grown a fine mustache."
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-10-10

William Redmond. the Irish lead
er in the British house OF commons.
recently in a genial mood and In play.
ful allusion to the birthday honors
list asked whether 'as 4 matter OF
general convenience and In order that
honorable members might know how
TO address their colleagues with be.
coming respect It could Be arranged
that honorable gentlemen who had
Joined the titled classes should wear
rosettes for at least one month after
the conferment Of the title" No min.
lister was bold enough to answer.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-10-10

Sir Thomas Shaughnessy. the pres
ident OF the Canadian Pacific railway.
was the guest Of honor at a banquet
given in Toronto On June 1S. In the
course OF his speech sir Thomas re.
ferred to the fact that Just 20 years
have passed since his arrival from
the United States to assist In the
management Of Canada's new trans.
continental railway. The influence OF
that line on the development Of Can
ada is beyond estimate. England has
recognized the service rendered TO
Canada by this Mllwaukee-born Amer.
lean railroad man. and It would be
hard to say how much has been done
for the United States by Sir Thomas
Shaughnessy and by that cth3r Amer.
ican-born railway builder, Sir William
Van Horne.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-10-10
Too Rapid.

well, said the orchestra leader.
you certainly do play the cornet to
beat the band
"Ah!" delightedly cried the new
man, after his first concert rehearsal.
YES" continued the leader; you
can't keep time at ALL"
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-10-10

Rev. DR.. c. F. Aksd recently
caught the biggest fish landed from
the st. Lawrence river. In the vicinity
OF the Thousand islands. in several
years. DR.. Aked IL pastor Of the
church which John d. Rockefeller A.
tends when he IL In New York.