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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-11-19
FISH AND GAME LEAGUE.
Business Meeting of the League.
Election of Officers

The regular business meeting of the
Vermont Fish and Game league was held
at Burlington Nov. 10 with an attend
ance of thirty members. About dozen
new names were added and an equal
number were dropped at their request.
The last banquet at Hotel Champlain
did not pay expenses and an over draft
of S65 has been drawn on another fund,
kept for cases of emergency, so that
there is now no money in the treasury.
H. G. Thomas of Stowe, state fish and
game commissioner, reported that he has
three clerks at work upon the reports of
the various game wardens in the state
and it will be some time before a COM
plete report of the number of deer killed
this season can be made. Reports from
Bennington county, which includes all
but three towns, show that 235 deer
were killed there The total number
killed throughout the state, about equal
in numbers of bucks and does was in the
vicinity of 4 400, or double the lumber
killed last year.
The election of officers for the coming
year result ed as follows President,
Maxwell Evarts of Windsor; secretary
Charles F. Lowe of Montpelier; vice
presidents, John w. Ttcomb of Lyndon
vile, John S. Patrick of Burlington, w.
G. Reynolds of Barre. FL. Greene of
st Adams, F. L. Fish of Vergennes, H &.
o. Carpenter of Rutland, Charles Downer
of Sharon.
Executive committee F. c. Smith of
Addison, K. c. Orvis of Manchester, G.
NJ. Campbell of Lyndonville, E. F. Geb-
hardt of Shelburne, Porter II. Dale of
Island Pond, r. NJ. Pelton of Richford
Nelson w. Fish of Isle La Motto, II. g.
Shaw of Stowe, A. w. Silsby of New
bury, Charles E. Milton of Derby Line,
F. l.. Partridge of Rutland, Marshall l..
Wood of Montpelier, DIR. H. d. Holton of
Brattleboro, Il. A. Davis of Bethel.
Committee of membership: Lester II.
Greene of Montpelier, C. c. Warren of
Waterbury, Milo II. Reddell of Burling
ton; auditing committee: f. A. How
land of Montpelier, F. w. Page of St
Adams
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-11-19
DAN A. STUARTNDEAD.
Widely Known SportinsMs For
merly Lived in Middle bury.

/
Dan A. Stuart, one of the best known
| sporting men in this country, died at hi:
home in New York last Saturday from
bright's disease
Mr.. Stuart owned about 700 acres OF
land in Salisbury and in vicinity of Lake
Dunmore. He also owned fine cottage
near the lake, which he had occupied
with his family for several years, and
had control of several other cottages on
the lake shore. He employed number
of m' n on his property. 1t is only three
or four weeks eince he left here for his
home in New York city.
Stuart was born in Burlington in 1867
but lived portion of his life at Middle
bury. His real name was Daniel Nee.
ham and only few years ago legal
change was make through the Vermont
legislature. A sister was one of the first
women compositors in Vermont. She
later conducted millinery store in Bur
lington, married and died in that city. A
younger sister nearly ten years ago came
into prominence in New York city
through the shooting by her husband Of
two men with whom he was engaged in
business, and himself in an Office in that
city.
He was known everywhere among
sporting men as being absolutely
square" and his word was considered
by all who knew him to be as good as a
bond.
Mr.. Stewards most celebrated achieve.
ment was the promotion of the Corbett-
Fitzsommons fight in Carson City, Neva-
da, on March II, 1897. Special legisla-
tion was made so that the fight could go
to finish in that state. The contest
would have been a failure but for the
pictures, out of which nearly $500, 900
was made.
Mr.. Stuart also promoted the Fitzsm
monsM ahar fight, held in Langtry, Tex
as, after the party had journeyed about
the Lone Star State trying to elude Off
cials.
Mr.. Stuart owned the Southern Club
at Hot Springs, Arkansas, which was
called the Monte Carlo of America. "
In 1902 the Earl of Rosslyn threatened to
advance on the Southern Club with a
deadly. system to beat roulette. The
owner of the club invited big patronage
and offered to make the limit as altitud-
nous AS desireu. The Earl lost faith in
his system.
Mr., Stuart had been part owner of the
Oaklawn race track at Hot Spring for
some time and was also interested in the
course at Fort Erie.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-11-19
Old Firm; New Quarters.

l.. j. GOrham & Sons are now nicely
settled in their new store in the new
Cobb block "across the bridge Their
new quarters have been fitted up espec-
tally for them and are complete in
every way.
This firm has been in the meat bust
ness here for thirteen years, combining
themselves to this line. but they have
added to their stock full line of gro
ceries and are ready to serve the public
in the same pains-taking manner as here
tofore. Their adv. appears on the last
page of Tho Register.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-11-19
BURLI NCTON SAVINGS BANK
INCORPORATED 1s47.

Has always paid the highest rate OF intreest lowed
by law, which at the present time CENT. per
annum
Its assets on July LIST, 1909, $l2,522,8O263.
The ymber of depostors 26,S92.
All taxes in the State are paid by the bank de-
posts of 1000 or less
Deposits be made withdrawn by mall
Money loaned on legal security at lowest rate
P. President p Smith, Willard Crane Henry
Vce.Pr j.. Barow, Wells
F. W. WARD Treasurer. F. w Ward, A. g. Whttemo
ES Asssta Treasur +. w. Perry, E.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-11-19
Detecting Erasures.

If paper upon which erasures Of
writing have been made is exposed to
the vapor OF iodine the roughened sur
face takes a different tint from that
portion which has not been tempered
with If the erasure has been lightly
made. only the ink OF pencil lead be-
ing rubbed away and the mark left in
the fiber of the paper. iodine vapor
causes the writing to reappear. This
ia because wherever the paper has
been roughened more iodine is absorb
ed than by a smooth surface. This
test is effective within three months
after the making Of the alteration.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-11-19
BENJAMIN F. HASKELL.
Prominent Citizen of West Corn
wall Dead.

Benjamin F. Haskell, aged 80. died at
his home in West Cornwall Wednesday.
He was native of that town and at the
age of 81 years entered into the general
merchandise business with his father.
Ten years later he went to Greenwich,
N. Y, and opened factory, making
shoes for six years, when he went to
Troy, N. Y, and opened a similar fac
tory. When so years old he returned
to West Cornwall and reopened the old
store which had been conducted by his
great grandfather, grandfather and
father. About ten years ago he had a
shock of paralysis as the result of a fall,
and never fully recovered his health.
For eight J ears Mr. Haskell was a deputy
sheriff and for 30 years notary public.
He was prominent Mason. Besides his
wife he leaves a son. The funeral will
be held at the house Friday afternoon at
o'clock.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-11-19
Death of Cornwall Woman.

Mrs. Phileman N. Cobb, for over fry
years resident of Cornwall, died at q
home Wednesday evening after linger,
ing illness with heart trouble. The de.
ceased was 80 years of age and had al.
ways enjoyed good health until about a
year ago. She is survived by a son..
Homer Of Cornwall, her husband hav
ing died several years ago. Funeral ser
vices will be held from the late home al
10 80 O'Clock Saturday morning and in
terment will be in Cornwall.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-11-19
Winooski Savings Bank
WINOOSKI, VT.
ORGANIZED I'm 1899.

Has always paid the highest rate of interest consistent
with safe banking which is Four PER CENT per
1t has surplus of more than One Hundred Thousand dol
lars which guarantee fund against loss to its depositors
The bank pays the taxes deposits of less.
Deposits Withdrawals be made by mail.
Real Estate Loans solicited at reasonable rates.
Inquire of the bank if further information is wanted
MOWER
Z. ORMAN P President
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-11-19
This Is an Easy Test.

Sprinkle Aliens Foot Ease in one shoe and
not in the other, and notice the din erepce.
st the thing To ute when IT. bbers or over.
shoes become necessary, ana your shoes
seem to pinch. Sold Every where, 25c. Don!
accept any substitute. 46t2
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-03

At Bolton they stopped long enough
to call up Mr.. Rogers at the Corners.
Lucy learned that her mother had
been there. but had gone home, .leay-
Fling neighbor.s son to wait for news;
should anything be heard before the
store was closed. The girl explained
that she would go back to tMr, Min.
er's house. and would return home,
after disposing Of the pork, on the
following day. -.
It was past midnight when she
reached warm bed, feeling 80 cold
and exhausted that It seemed to her
She would never .be comfortable
again. But by morning she had al
most forgotten her fatigue.
Old Side was also refreshed, and
she SO humored his pace that he
reached Mr.. Walden's blacksmith
shop at the Corners In fair condition,
after leaving the pork at Mr.. Blake
slee's.
Once shod, he went blithely home
ward, pausing only to "sidestepp at
the two intervening hills. Lucy found
her father much better; mis- worry
had apparently conquered the quinsy.
by causing him to forget II. OF course
the daughter came in for warm
praise, although she was gently child.
ed for her recklsssness in setting
OF alone to hunt down thief.
AS for Decker, he had fed from
that section of the country, and was
never heard from again. a.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-03
RUSH 81 JEWISH BRIDES.
Their FIances in America Sending for
Them-six In One ship. -

Their FIanees in America Sending for
Them-six In One ship. 80
There has been considerable In,
crease recently in the Jewish i1nmi-
grafton, though for the most part 1t
has been OF families coming to Join
their husbands and fathers already
here. But there has been also, ac-
cording to the American Hebrew, a
large influx Of girls, many OF them
coming at the request OF their
,fiances.
The examinations In these cases
are very rigid. and many seek to
fool the, immigration officers by. pos
Ing as brothers or as persons already
married SO as to be discharged with
out delay. Not that there is any
purpose Of living as husband and
wife without formal marriage, but
in order that the bride may be de-
livered direct to- the Intended hus
band.
There were over half a dozen such
cases on the steamship Maine alone.
The girls were either required to
have relatives call for them or were
taken sSout by the Clara de Hirsch
Home. which saw that those who
were ready and willing and able to
marry at once did SO, or else they
were found employment, and will
be befriended until they ssa ready
|: to be married, homes BENG found
for them with respectable farilies.
nreferably among the townspeopls Of
the alien.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-03

This first governmental issue Of
stamped envelopes stamped letter pa
per and adhesive labels or stamps In
England was in 1910. Three years be-
fore, in 1887, stamped wrappers under
the name Of "go-freesr had been used
experlmentally and had been recon-
mended to the chancellor Of the ex-
chequer for adoption by the govern
ment. In Dundee, printer named
James Chalmers printed stamps from
ordinary type, washing their backs with
gum. He showed them to hts neigh
bors. but made no public mention Of
them until November, 1887, nine months
after Sir Rowland Hill had drawn the
attention Of the commissioners Of the
postoflce to the possibilities 6f using
such adhesive stamps when people
bought unstampeG envelopes to the
postoffice.
The postal system derives its very
name from the posts placed along Ro-
man roads to mark points where couri-
ers took dispatches. But the modern
postal system with It's prepaid postage,
with its system Of levying postal trlb-
ute on the basis Of weight and not dis
lance, its letter boxes, its delivery Of
parcels and newspapers and money or
ders, dates from Sir Rowland Hill.
The earliest official notice Of postal
service In the American colonies is
found In the records Of the general
court Of Massachusetts In 1889. The
house Of Richard Fairbanks in Boston
was under the ruling of the court desig-
mated as the place for all letters
brought from across the seas or to b
sent thlther. He was allowed penny
for every letter which he received or
sent. In Virginia. every planter was
required to provide messenger to car
ry letters as they arrived at his plan.
tation to the next one. He forfeited
a hogshead Of tobacco should he fail
to do 80. In 1917, the government Of
New York established monthly post
between New York and Boston. In 1892
the office Of postmaster general for
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-03
Tall Wives. Short Man.

Big men are usually shy and diff
dent and lacking in self assurance.
The woman who appeals to them is
usually some sparkling viyacious,
fairylike creature with kittenish ways
and rougish glances. The little man
on the contrary, is seldom burdened
with humidity. He is being OF great
aspirations and stupendous ambitions.
He believes In himself. (which is the
reason why he generally can get the
woman OF his choice to smile upon
him. The dainty, Titania-like woman
has no charms for him, says Woman's
Life. The fve-foot-six or seven man
likes a woman to be one or two inches
his superior and thoroughly mature.
He breads any trace of the bread and
butter schoolgirl. His ideal re.
sembles the strong, heroic women
Shakespeare has pictured, full of char.
acter and spirit. with a fair spice OF
temper.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-03
ON WHICH SIDE, 4

Wants TO Know Whore TO Place Him
SELF When He Walks With Lady.
s,Can anybody tell me for sure"
said this young man. con which side
Of the lady should place myself
when we walk In the public streets7
II have very clear notion about
this myself. l say that the gentle
man should walk at the lady's left
hand, she at his right, for this rea-
son:
sit ia the custom in this conn
try for people meeting to turn to
the right. Now, in doing this. man
with woman on his right arm would
present himself as q shield against
providing or intrusion from anybody
passing from the opposite direction;
II there was collision or crowding
on the passing side the man would
be there to take the shock, and the
woman would be held always safely
away from 1t, or even from the
ruffling of her apparel.
But people tell me I'm foolish.
They say the man, ought always to
walk on the side of the woman to-
ward the curb, no matter on which
side of her that brings him, whether
on the right or the. LETT The dan-
ger, they say. is on the curb SIDE.
where the traffic Is, the horses and
trucks and wagons and carriages and
automobiles, and the mud spatters.
81 think the idea Is wrong, and
then the mans keeping always on
the curb side involves more or less
changing. See what happens when
they cross the street and walk on
the other side. Then the man has
to run around her. doesn't he3
Change position then to get on the
outside; and what is more ridiculous
than to see a man prancing around
lady to change from one side to
the other to get next the curb?
.'No, sir; I don't see the curb theory
at ALL MY Idea is that the man
should walk with the lady at his
right side always, that in this way
he can be her best protection and
defender. But would really like to
have somebody tell me which Isl
right for spre.s,NsY York Sun.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-03
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-03

\ udASAAOueNA W UAA 49, y.
K u Congress March 8, 1S47
IA 49, A tentative issue hat
been issued at the postofice Of New
York and In st. Louis two years befors
insi1s45. and In Rhode Island In 1848
The first stamps issued were for 8 and
10 cents and bore the portraits Of
Franklin and Washington. At various
times complete series varying In
price from i to 90 cents was issued
The portraits used on the stamps were
those Of Franklin, cent; Jackson,
2cent; Washington. 8-cent; Lincoln
6-csnt |; Jefferson. 10-cent; Clay, 12-cent'
Webster, 15-cent; Scott. 24-cent; Ham.
ilton. S0-cent; Perry, 9O-cent. and Stan.
ton, 7cent. Most Of these portraits
were drawn from marbles, but Stanton
was reproduced from photograph.
Rowland Hill Of England was found
- OF the modern postal system. Eng.
land, accepting his scheme Of postal
REFORM. was the first country to intro.
duce the system Of delivering prepaid
letters carrying postage stamps. A story
mas 1t that Sir Rowland was STAYING
at an Inn in northern England, While
there he saw the postman deliver to
his hosts daughter letter which she
returned unopened, as she had not a
smiling to pay for Its delivery. Moved
70 compassion by the lingering fondness
With which she turned the letter over
In her hands. carefully etudvin. ov,,,ar.v -,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-03

America was created. Benjamin Frank,
I'm, VINO had been appointed postmaster
OF Philadelphia In 1877, was given the
ONCE In 1903. He visited all the i'm
portant postoffices. Though his reforms
made the Office bring in a clear rev.
enne' ne was removed by the king in
re. Dut shortly after was appointed
70 tne same Office by the Continental
congress. The frst postmaster OF the
united states OF America was Samuel
Useood. When he took charge Of the
department the country had seventy
nve postofiices
Inc charge for the delivery of letters
was based on distances covered and
varied from 8 cents for thirty miles to
20 cents Tor 450 miles. Until 1868, dis
lance was the basis of cost. In that
year a uniform, rate OF postage ignor-
ing me distance was fixed at 3 cents
oct. j. 1883 this was reduced to 2
Genus. During the early days Of Alas
kan development, every letter delivered
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-03

not the only pygmies produced by that
wonderful continent. In Liberia and
Sierra Leone are found pygmy hippo
potamus, some specimens of which have
recently been sent to England. These
animals are described as being more
like pigs III their habits than like their
gigantic relatives. A good mud-hole is
quite sufficient for them. They seem to
prefer solitude in their native haunts,
going about singly and when two are
seen In company they almost Invariably
consist Of mother and her calf.
I One Of the unexplained phenomena
of what Prof. T. G.. Bonney calls the
worlds Ice MANTLE" Is the alternate
advance and retreat of the glaciers. At
present. says Prof. Bonney, only IN
Scandinavia, and perhaps at Mount ST.
Elias. are the glaciers beginning to a6s
vance in notable numbers. In the Alps
a general retreat OF the glaciers began
about 1881. At first 1t was rapid, but
the rate afterward slackened Toward
the end Of the nineteenth century gla-
cier here and there slightly retraced its
steps, but the majority are still either
slowly shrinking or stationary.
The remarkable fact that the earliest
known ancestor, or primitive type, Of
the modern whale bore heavy armor on
its back. In the form of strong, bony
plates has recently been set forth by
the German paleontologist, DIR. Abel.
The plates occasionally found associ-
ated with the remains of the primeyal
form Of whale have generally been re-
garded as having belonged to gigantic
turtles, but the German investigations
show that they were part Of the skeIe-
ton itself They resemble In their char
acter the impenetrable bony shells Of
the huge glyptodohts that formerly In
habited South America. The suggestion
is made that at the time when they
carried armor whales were amphibious
creatures, living on the coasts and
needing special protection from break
ers and from sharks.
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-03
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~eeo~ooN~

n. Lacroix, q member Of the French
Academy Of Sciences, read paper be-
fore that learned society on the manu-
facture Of sapphires. He has discov-
cred practically the composition of the
precious stone, and has succeeded in
obtaining some specimens which almost
resemble the real stone. It can not be
said that N. Lacroix has yet discov-
cred the exact process, for those which
he has obtained would not impose upon
4 skilled lapidary who subjected them
to severe test.
The climbing perch (Anabas Scan.
dens), Of which SIX examples have re
Gently been received at the London
Geological Gardens, Is an interesting
case OF fish which is able to spend a
considerable time out Of its native ele.
ment The climbing perch is able to
make some progress on land by the
movement Of It's pectoral and ventral
inns. It Il even able to climb trees, and
has been found in a palm tree several
feet from the ground. It is difficult to
get It to display these peculiarities in
confinement.
President schurman of Cornell Uni
versity calls attention to the need Of
the Development of a type of engineer
specially skilled In everything relating
to hydraulics. Water. he remarks, Is
destined from now on to play great
part In the economic development Of the
United States II Is hereafter to be
used on vast scale for power and for
irrigation, as well az for navigation
The maximum benefit to be got from
the use Of water Will be sought in the
East from navigation and power, and
n the West from irrigation and power.
Tho little black people Of Africa. q
dramatically Described hy STANLEY, an
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T8HB
The Bedtime Hour,


The Bedtime Hour.
You think l should go quietly to bed?
/ like to play my pillow is bear;
And growl, and growl, and chuck him
at Roy's head,
That is before we say our sleep.
time prayer.
It is no fun to always quiet be,
And mama let's us play Bear" all
we please;
She makes the stoutest pillow-case for
me,
Like as my trousers, double at the
knees.
But when Roy says, I'm .radd OF
your big bear"
Then we kneel down beside the bed,
and pray;
And after that there's no bear any
where,
And we both go to Dreamtown,
right away.
by Cora A. Matson Dolson. in the
Bee Hive.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-03
A Mea,Iv rrIek.

A Kansas City boy told the teacher
that his sister had the measles. The
teacher sent him home and told him
to stay there until his sister got
we'll After he had skipped joyfully
away another boy held UP his hand
and said: Teacher, Jimmy Dolan's
sister what's got the measles lives In
Omaha. Kansas City Star.