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MIDDLEBURY REGISTER, APRIL 2, 1897
I 2
Vol. LXII.
THE SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.
JAPAN'8 MONETARY 8TANDAMD.
Washington, Mtireh 25. ConcernltiR
tlie action of .Jnpan lnladoptiti?; the golil
Btaudard, Senntor Wolcott, who rcccntly
rcttirned froni nbroad, aftor Intervlews
rcliitlng to tlio proposcd Intcrnatloiial
nionetary coufcrcncc ou belmlf o tlils
govcrunient, ttils iiftcrnooii sald:
"Tlic nionetary sltuatlon In Japaii ls
not only luturcstlng but niost far icacli
lng, and pcrhnps not gencrally under
Btond. "The rc?ult which Japan soeks 1s to
mafco pcruiancnt thn dcpreciallon of sll
Yer lti relatlon to gold and to prcserye
tlicrcby tlio advnntago wlilcli this depre
clatloti naturally glvus to .Tnpaucsc agrl
culturc and Japancso lndustrles, and lt
is not in any sensc an attcnipt to cqual
Ize valnes.
"Theru wus a tlnic ln tlic lilstory of
the Unitcd States when wc mlglit liave
tnkcn a step Idcntlcal wlth that whleh
Japan now proposes. If, durlng tlic
ycars of our elvll war, whcn our nioney
was worth but BO pcr cent of the gold
dollar, we had by law declared that
lienceforth our dollar should be of the
value of 00 ccnts only, ln gold, our leg
islatlon would have bcen parallel wlth
that whleh Japan evldently Intends. AVe
chosc to follow a dlfl'erent path.
"The aetlon " of Japan necords ln a
measure wlth that of Austria a few
ycars slnce, aud wlth the actlon pro
jected in Kussia, wlth this diil'erenei':
"Austria forced the pcnnaiR'iit de
nreeiation of Its luoucy, nicasured in
gold, to the extent of somc 10 pcr cent;
Uussia wlll establlsh a rcductiou of
about ll.'i per cent in the value of a
rotible, whlle Japan proposes to per-'
nianently deprcolnte its exehange, rela
tive to gold, so as to lowcr tlie value of
the yen to about IS cents on the dollar. j
"The action of Japan niust not be con
strued as an nttcmpt to cstablish and
inaintalii a gold stamlard; lt is simply an
attempt to prcerve tiie economic ad
v.uitngos whleh she at prescnt enjoys
because of the gold prem'uni whleh cx
its ln Japan. and this at the expense of
the great cominereial eonntries of the
world, whleh have herctofore innln
talned the stability of their eolnage fs
well as their linnnelal intcgiity. i
'Of course, at the present prlee of sil
vcr nicasured by gold, the result of the
action of Japan would be to drivc all its
silver out of that country. It is preina
ture, however, to attempt to forecast the
f ull elU'ct of her action In this respect.
"Thc course of Japan niust, In my
opluion. only serve to hasteu some
agrcement betwcen tiie leading cotnnier-
ciai nations of the world lookiug to a
settlement of this questlon uponauin-'
temational basis."' j
The Japancse legation at Washington
has reccived a cablcgrani froni its gov
ernment coiitradlctlng tlie report that
Japan has adoptcd the gold standard.
Tlie only basis for the report, say the
inenibers of the legation, was the intro
ductlon of a gold standard measure into
tlie Japanese diet. This blll niay, of
course, beconie law, but tlie annouiice
nient that lt has tiecoine so is premature.
The Japanese coinmissioii, whoe report
upon tiie nionetary sltuatlon was recent
y publlslicu in the Xuw Yoil; Journal
of Comniprce, says: "Irf exauiinlng
the rise and i'all of the prices of enni
uioditles, we sce that they have fallcn
conslderably in gold countries durlng tlie
pastquartfr of a century. while they
have not changed very niuch in silver
countries, exeept as regards some ten
dency to rise during the last two or
three ycars." Steady or rising pnces
are bellevcd by the commission to have
produetd thc following good clU'efs:
Japanese rxports have heen increascd,
the burdens of Japanese dcbtors and
tixnayers have bcen lightentd. Japanese
agnculture, coniineree and industry liave
becn prospetous, aiut Japaiiese labor has
bcen fully employcd. Over agaiust
these advantagrs the eonuuisslon sets
the following dlsadvantages : Japanese
eredltnrs have sull'ered a niuch as
dcbtors have gained ; rising prices have
producud a teudcney to over-speeulntlon.
and persons with I'txed wages have suf
fcred froni the lessened purchasing
powcr of those wages. The industrial
deprcsslon in Europe the comniission
attributes to the fall in prices under the
gold standard. On this point its coni
incut Is as follows: "When prices de
cllne day by daj-, nicrchants hesitato to
purcliase and mauufacturers to inake,
and then gcneral depresslon follows."
Novertheless, the commission was
strongly inipresscd with tlio deslrablllty
of possesslng the satne standard as the
other grcal comuierclal nations, and slx
of lts flfteeu inpnibcrs reported In favor
of changliig to the gold staudard.
Japan's ircsent standard, it is perhaps
neediess to recall, Is noinlnally bl
nietailie, hut tlie gold coln circulates at
its nmrkot value, and not at lts lfgal
value. The Outlook.
Swisrs ( v;i its have como to tho con
clusion th.it innn' hann is dono than
preveiit(.d by roping eliinbers ou gla
ciers. Tonrists suved froni n crovasso
nro oftou futally iujured by tlio ropo
cutting into tho body. It is now propos
ed to obviato this by meaus of spccially
constructod broad bolte.
Jt is surprising what a "wee bit of a
thlng" can accompllsh. Slck licadache,
constlpatlon, dyspepsla, sour stomach,
dlzzlness, aro qulckly banlshcd by De
WItt'8 IJtlle Karlv lllsers. Small plll.
Safo plll. Uest plll.
Isaao Stkhns, Middlebury.
Clayton X. Xoryh, Shoreham.
B. F. Haskki.1., West Cornwall.
D. II. liK.NNr.TT, Bridport.
THE FOOL"S PRAYER.
The roynl fenBt was clonc. Tlie klng
Bought Home new sport to linnlali cnr
And to lila Jotcr crled, "Hlr fool,
Kneel now iiiid mnko for us n prayor."
The Jestor doffed lils cnp and bells
And Rtr.od tliL' mocklni; court before.
They could not seu tlio bltter smllo
Behlnd the pnlntud grln ho wore.
llo tiowrd lils lif.id nnd bcait liis lcnoe
Upon tlio monnrcli's silknn stool.
llla jileadliiK volco nro.ne, "O I.ord,
Do murclful to mo, a fooll
" 'Tls not by RUllt nnd onwnrd swccp
Of truth nnd rlglit, O Lord, w Htayl
'Tis by our folllei that no long
Wo hold tlia enrtli f rom hunvcn nwny.
"Thcao clunmy feot, stlll In tlio mlro,
Oo crushlnn blo?onis wlthout ond.
Theso luird, wcll lnciinini; hniuls wo thrust
Aniong tlio henrt strliiRa of n frlcnd.
"Th 111 tlmed truth wo mlRht linvo kcpt
Who knowa liow shnrp lt plorced nnd stunn.
Tho word wo huvo not eeiife to eay?
Who knowa how grandly it had rmiKf
"Our faulti no tendornesa should asli.
Tho chiistenliiR strlpea must cloanso them all.
But for our blundors, oh, in shame
Iluforo tho uyca of heavon Wo fall.
"Earth beara no bnlsam for mUtakoa.
Mvn crown tho knavo nnd scourRa tho tool
That dld tliclr will. But thou, O Lord,
Bu niorclful to me, a feoll"
Tho room wna hushod. In sllonco ro'e
Tbo klng nnd sought liis eardcna cool
And walkud apart and murniured low,
"Bo niurciful to mc, n fooll"
Edward Itowland Sill ln Now York Tlmea.
CAPTAIiN1 IIALLEE.
They mado nnythlng bnt n warliko np
pcaranrc, these fotir old "llno ofllccrs"
who snt nt n llttlotnblo in the snug corner
of n cafe near the Arniy bulldlnK ln Whito
hall Rtrcct, conifortably plpplng tliclr tod
dy, smokinB and tnlklng over the old
tlnies, but overy ono of them had fiinelled
powdor and heard thc scrcain of sliells,
and they wero llving over ngnin tho days
of their servlco ln tlio fleld throtigh the
tnlcs that eiicli ono told.
"You will nnd," FaldCnptaln Havelock,
a white luilred vcteran, who had scrvcd
thrnugh the war of tlio rebcllion nnd
nearly a scoreof the Indlan eampalgns fol
lowing lt. "one entry nniong tlioe ln the
largo nrmy rcplster which runs as follows:
" 'Ilaller, Gcorge. Born ln l'russin, np
pointed frnm anny second lientenant Fif
ticntli lnfantry, 23d Decomher, 1S04; flrst
lientenant, aad Doccmbur, 18IH. Irnns
fcrred to Twent.v-foiirth lnfantry 121st Sep- !
tcmbcr, lhOG; captain, lllth .Tnly, 1S03. j
Transferml to Kleventli lnfantry 2oth
Aprll, 18HI1. IMed 8tli Juno, !!).' j
"It Is like many annther entry in that
replstcr, whleh cinlir.tces tlie naincs of all
olllerrs who have over hcld rcgular coin
iiilsiuns. And you niay wonder how it ls
that I reniombcr it all so distinctly. I
will tell you."
Ilero the old soldlcr paused, hlew ncloud
of sinoko froni his eigar toward the eeil
ing, looked around the tahlo at tho other
old veterans who had just ll.stened to n
story froni Lleutennnt of tho kill-
lngof "Ulaek Uill" Blckerstoth, a Texan
dcspcrndo, and then wcnt on.
"'Died 8th .Tune, 1S09,' so the rcgistcr
says, but this niay or niay not be correct.
No ono so far as I know is nllvo now to
tell just whero Georgo Hallcr dld tlio. I
myself llxcd tho dato ln the register froni
tlie hest cvidence I could collect, but that
ls all. Ido know this, however, that after
serving a 'gallant nnd nierltorious' four
ycars, rising froni tho ranks toa raptaincy,
Georgo ilaller, ,ne of tlie bravc-it, trtiest
luen that uver fought under the ilag, was
dragged to death nt tho heels of horses hy
flends in hunian guiso. The niystery of
his deatli w:a never wholly lald bare, but
jiarts of it weredlscloed, and hi whitcned
bones weru brought to my quarter.s in n
punny sack. But, Lord hless nie, I nni
)iilling the trigger aliead of time. I have
never told the story before, and tho cir
ounistunce.s aro known to few busidcs my
sulf.
"Liko Ijieutcnant , I was ono of
tho unfortunate devlls exlled to Texas
shortly after tho close of the war and waa
sont wlth juy oompnny I was a captain,
then, just promoted to the enpital, Aus
tin. Wo wero camped ln tents on u bluH
outsido the town, overlooklng tho Colo
rado river, and had u largc post that is,
our forco consist(d of half n do.en ti-oops
of cavalry and e!ghtcoiiiianlcsof lnfantry,
the ldea heing that in caso of troublo in
tho surroundlng country wo could sond
out dftachments sultlclently lnrge to put
a stop to it. There was trouble cnough,
the I.ord kuows hnrse ptcallng, cattlo
ftampeding, iiluiiderings, murders and
what not. Po that wo had our haiids full
niost of the timc.
"About a inonth after wo had cstab
lished our garrison that is, about tlio
middlo of May, lhil'.l, ono day there llmpcd
into eamp a dl-tresed looking negro, with
blistered fcet nnd a haunted oxpre.sslon of
face that was pltiahle.
" ' Fo' de gond Lo'd's sake,' ho jileadrd
wlth our connnnmlcr, 'scii ev'ry Union
man yo' alls got hyar up to Camer'n. Gus
l.ightfoot an his'n is dono murder'd uv'y
nigser in Milain cminty.'
"Not to trouhle you with the vnrlrd de
tills of the darky's story told ln the po
cullar dlalect of tlio raeo nnd plentifully
lntersper.sed with prayers and oaths im
partlally dlstr.lbuted, we learned from hiin
that Gus Lightfoot, a daring youiig dus
perndo, who lind for some tlnie terrorized
Milam county just ns the licutcnant's
, frlend Blckerstcth dld McCleiiinan, had
only tho Hunday prevlousperpetrnted a po
cullarly ntroclous crlmo und had oonduct
ed n wholesalo butchcry of defonselesa no-
1 groes nt Caineron aided by a dozen cholco
Eplrits, whleh ho had gathcred about hlm.
"This butchcry, nccording to our sablo
frlcnd, had takun plnco whilo tho little
' Mcthodistchurch ln thovillagowascrowd
etl with blacks who had gathercd to attcnd
the funcral of onoof their iiunibor. Llght-
t foot liad arranged his plans systemntlcally,
' for whlle the servlces wero in progress ono
of his gang had fastened tho church door
to prcvent eilt, nnd tho others had taken
, up positions nt thc wlndows, thus com
liinndlng tlio interlor.
I "On a sigual tho entlro liand hegnn
emptylng their rovolvcrs into the tcrror
Btrleken mourners, causing nn indoscrib
nble seenc. h'ome SO, tho oourier sald, had
bcen filiot to death, men and womeu, nnd
' ns mniiy moro woundod. lle hlmself had
1 cscnped froni the ehuroh, loavlng his wife's
' dend body lylng thero, whero it inlght 1
yct for all he knew. Ho had wallced day
I nnd night uutil ho had rcachcd Austin,
whero he had hcard thero wero soldlers,
and that was 11 except that he assurcd ua
that all tho blacks in tho country would
need hurying lf wo dld not hurry men to
tho sceno.
"Whllo tho Btory lmpressed us wo could
hardly credlt tho facts wo wero new to
Texas then. So lt was not deonied nocos
sary to sond a forco of men to Canieron,
whleh lay bop'o 60 mllgs northoast of us,
untll moro was lcarued. Somo wero foi
sendlng pari of a compuny or a small do
tachnipnt to Mnvestlgato.' It was at this
point that Georgo llallcr stoppcd forwnrd.
" 'It strlkes ino,' said ho, -thnt thcrc la
no need of hurrylng off a lot of mon on
whnt mny bo n mnttcr of no Importance.
Thoro may be, after all, very llttlo ln tiils
feltow's story. Ho has prohably bcen
frlghtcncd, nnd his lmngination has run
nway wlth hlm. Kow wo can flnd out
niuch moro cnslly whnt truth thoro ls to
thc cnso. I uscd todo a little solltary work
durlng tho ivar, and I would rathcr cnjoy
trylng my hand nt lt ngalu. I wlll go up
to this place, and If lt is advlsablo to send
troops, why I will bo bnck to lot you know
before tho cnd of tho wcek.'
"Thero wero n numbcr of us who ndvo
cated Goorgo Hallcr'n golng, nnd, God
help me, I wns ono of them. He dld go,
nnd nono of us ngnln snw hlm nllvo."
Tho white hntrcd cnptnin's volco dlcd
nwny, nnd ho wns ellcnt. Tlicn n Rltght
shivcr jmssed over hlm, nnd ho shook hlm
solf togcthcr.
"Hnller refuscd to tnko evcn nn ordcrly
wlth hlm. Ho thought he could lnvestl-
gato moro enslly by hlmsolf and wlthout
crentlng nny susplclon. Ho set out from
the post thc ncxt niornlnrj, Thursdny, hav
lng galucd thc consent of the 'old liinn'
I mean our commnndcr of course drcsscd
in his fatlguc unlform nnd rldlng n blnck
devll of n horso that I lent hlm. I tnsisted
on his taking tho nnlmal, for I knew thnt
lf he hnppened nt nny tlnie to need spccd
that horso could outstrlp nnythlng that
fcd on tho pralrles. The darky courlcr
posltlvely efuscd to go bnck.
"At tho clid of sovcn days, whcn Hnller
fnlled to citber rcturn or send us nny
word, wo begnn to grow nnxlous, nnd
whcn two weeks had passed nwny wo nll
fclt that lt had hccn a great mistnke to nl
low hlm to go nlono. Somchow I had felt
uncasy from tho stnrt nnd had cursod jny
solf roundly over nnd over ngain for tny
dhare ln the soheme. I knew Georgo Hnller
wns ns brave a mon as evcr wore two bars,
nnd ns nblo, but I folt that the whole
thlng lind bcen n pieco of foolhardlncss.
Finally when another weok had gono by I
became so rustloss that I could not stand
lt nny longer. I theroforc madenipllcation
for permlsslon to go ln seareh of Hnller.
" 'I do not wish, captain,' sald the 'old
mnn,' 'to lose my ofllccrs one by one, but
lf you caro to go up to this place and tako
your company with you, you may do so. I
wlll alo lot you havo n troop of cavalry.
It won't do you any harjn to gut out of
cnmp, nnd will glvo the men soniething to
do besldes pollshlng tliclr buttons. '
"I caught at tho suggcMion. nnd tho
very ncxt day we started. It took us threo
days to make tho mnrch, and wc renchcd
Canieron on tho mornlng of tho 4th. I
found that the ncgro's tory had nnt bocn
cxaggerated. The pUee wa in a ferinent
stlll over thc nffnir. Of llallcr I could
learn ncitlilng. Nohody would ncknowl
cdge liavlng scon him.
"I niadc uj) my mind, however, that ev
ery one was lylng on this point, nnd I
waited as pntletitly as I could. I felt posl
tlvc that he had renchcd the place nnd felt
equally stire that he was dend. I mnde
qulet investigatlons, but they rcsultcd ln
nothing, and for n tlnie lt scenicd that wo
would never learn anythlng.
"One day, however, some three weeks
after our arrival one of my men camo to
me with an nnonymous communication
wrlttcn ln pcncil on n piece of common
wrapping p)cr. Ho had found It, he
said, in frontof lils tent, whero it lind bcen
dropped prcsuninbly byone of tlio visltors
who oftcn camo into camp to look nt tho
Yankee soldlers. The note ran ns follows:
" 'I nm n Union iiiiui, but dnro not dls
close myself. It would cost me my llfo to
be known ns frlcndly to you. There wns
one otllciT who camo hcrc slx weeks ngo.
He let pcnplc ltnow who hewas. This was
suro death. Lightfoot found hiin out, nnd
his gnng murdored hlm. 1 don't know
whero or how, hut he wcnt out on the
Waco road with Lightfoot alono two days
after ho eame. Wc dld not sce him ngain.
Lightfoot camo Into town at nlght rldlng
tho soldier's horso, u blnck, and leading
his own. If I cnu learn more, will send
you word. '
"This new? dld not surprio mo ln tho
lenst. I put the note cnrefully nway and
cautioncd tho mnn who found lt to say
nothing. In a few days n second note
cnmc. It had hccn dropped in tho samo
place as its prcdecessorj but this tlnie lt
was wrapped about a couple of weather
stnincd lnfantry coat buttons.
" 'Thero nro hugian bones lylng in tho
niesqulto bush nbout three mllcs north,'
the noto sald, 'close to the north fork of
tho Loon, and nbout 100 yards below tho
ford. You can know the spot by n rotten
pccan trce. I found these buttons thero.'
"At this point tho noto stoppcd nbrupt
ly. I rcad it over ngain cnrefully nnd
markcd down thedirections. Tlien I callcd
ln one of my ollicers nnd told hlm to tnko
n dotaehnientnnd scnrch tho pot desijribed
thornughly, bringing in whatevcr mlght
be found. It was just after guard mount
whcn thc pnrty set out, and It returned
lato in the aftcrnoon. Lientenant ,
who was in command of it, Mild ho had
found the place, and had thcrc dlscovcrcd
n (uantlty of bones scattcrcd about, in
cludlng n skull. There wero shnrp prlnts
ln the honen indieatiiig that they had hccn
: strlppinl of their llesh by coyotes. A num
bcr of lnfantry est buttons had also bcen
found nnd coat buttons. Thero was noth
lng elso except a few shreds of dark bluo
, clolh and a romnnnt of what had onco
parently bcen an undershirt, the latter
colored and glucd togcthcr wlth dri
blood.
i "I ordcrcd theso thlngs taken to my
quarters and lald out on a tnhle. Wo vfcro
unnhle to galn nny iuformntiou from the
Bkelcton itsclf, but on soaklng tho rem
uant of tho undershirt ln hot water I found
lt to contaln an insido pocket, in whleh
thore wns n qunntlty of paper money.
When wnshcd clean, I found thc lnltials
G. H.'
I "I nover Buccecdcd ln capturlng Light
foot, but later on I dld get hold of ono of
bls gang, whom I 'persuadcd' to confoss.
I "Haller, lt Bcomed, had mado no secrut
ct his uilsslon, nnd under an nssumed
liamo Lightfoot rendlly gnlned hts conll
dcnce. Ho wcnt so fnr as to tell Ifaller
that ho could show hlm tho placo whero
tl.o desperado ho sought had mado his
hcadyuarters. Tho latter, he declared, had
llcd wlth his gang after the massacro of
tho blacks. Tho two then rodo out to tho
Waco road togcthcr, and coming to n placo
whero there wero Bevcral of Lightfoot's
gang concealcd tho poor, unsuspcctlng
fellow was shot down wlthout warnlng.
"This much I lenrned from tho mcmbcr
of tho gnng '7ho fell into my hands. Ho
mudo no attompt to smooth over tho rough
parts of his confeshion, und his last words
Kcro:
I "'WoleftthoYankoc in tho mosqultc.
Ircckou thoooyotos uttendeil to tlio rest of
' lt. Kow you all cuu go uhead with your
hangln.'
"And that," pald tho captain ns ho rc
' llghtcd his clgnr, "Is tho roason I remciii-
hcr that one entry ln tho rcglstor so dls-
tlnctly. Bo you wonder nt itf" L. It.
Cntllu ln New Y'ork Commorclal Adver-
tlter.
A NEW WOMAN IDEA.
Novcl Ilullilliig l'ropoii'd For the Tarla
Kxpufiltlon.
A bulldlng constructed in tho shapo of
tho head of a hoatitlful womnn is ono of
tho novcl suggcstlons mado totho comniis
sion of tho unlverRalexposltlon whleh ls to
bo hcld ln 1'arls in 1000. This strango
strtlcturo ls deslgncd to bo uscd ns n woin
nu's bulldlng, nnd tho nrchltcct intends
IDEA FOll WOMAN'S ntJILDINO.
to tnko for his modcl n composlto photo
graph of tho most beautlful women of all
countries.
It ls lntended to mnko not somcthlng
that wlll look liko n wooden bulldlng ln
strango form, but nn nccurnto repreenta
tion of the licad of n llvlng, breathlng
woiiion somcthlng which wlll nppcnr sc
llfcliko ns to bo startllng nnd nnt so gro
tesquo ns to '-0 unslglitly. Tlie Krench, in
Bhort, are gnlng to "sre ' our Cotuy Island
elcphant, now dufunct, und go us'ono bct
tcr.
To glvo n prnj cr flrsh ti'it to tho stntut
bulldlng lt ls piiiposi d t li.ive tlie outei
covcrlng mudc of n thin layer of wond
bcaring an nn istlcnlly i lid on romploxlon.
Bencatli thi.nro to gl iw many liclits, sc
that by nlght this pP.ti.niio bcmity will
shinc liko n .mi Tlie cycs aro to be ;ar
ticularly strlking, tho puplls to conslst ol
n l alr of t.-nverful nrc liglits. Tho hall
will 1)0 mado of Htrands of Rmnll ropo nr
rnngcd ln u nnturnl nnd lifclike fnsliinn.
Crownlng this wlll be u wrcnth, such us
our Gnddcss nf Liln ity vcar.
The hend itilf will be about as high as
n four story bullding. Thc cntranccwill
be throiiBh n door in the bae nf tlie neck.
The Interlor nf thc hend will be dlvidcd up
into iloors, nnd these turn into rooms,
which wili be dcvoted no tho wants nnd
comforts of womcn visltors to tlie exposl
tion. In the second story will bo n lnrgc
lccture hall, in which thc mcctlngs ol
womcn's soeloties mny ho ln'ld. On the
fourth story wlll bo n restaurant, and from
this tho vlsitor cnu climb up to tlie rool
garden which thowreuth wlll inclose. Tlie
nrchltcct says that wlndows of pccullat
shape nnd constructlon will be nrrangcd
so thnt tho grncoful outlines of tho fnce
will not bo mnrrcd. This is only ono ol
ninny uniquo structurcs thnt havo becn
proposed for tho coming cxposltlon, which
promiscs to bo ono of tho most intercstina
cver hcld.
ORIGINAL BLOOMER GIRL.
Ehe Rodo the Orlslntil Snfpty Illcycle Tblr
ty Vears Ao.
Tho blooracr glrl ls not so new ns many
pcoplc lmaginc. As oarly as 1S09 n young
womnn mado n sensation by rldlng nboul
tho streets of Chlcago on n crudo snfcty
hlcyclo. Sho wns nttircd in sliort sklrt nnf
bloomers, and ulthough slio was n hlghl
respeetable young lady of modest manner.
shc wns looked upon as n good deul nd
vnnced ln her ldeas. And so sho was, foi
lt was not until two or three ycars ogt
that tho bloomer glrl becamo familiar t(
us.
This orlginnl bloomer glrl was Mis.
Jcnnle Burkce, nnd tho machino on whlcl
Bho rode was tho orlglnal safety blcyclo
nn lnvcntion of her father, Georgo B. Dur
kce, an inventor who has applled lils mo
chanical gcnlus to tho maklng of mnn)
qucer doviccs nnd who is stlll busy. Hi
mndo n safety blcyclo ns oarly ns 1808. A
that time tho high whecled ordlnnry wa,
an unusual slght and was slowly g-.ilnlng
publio favor. It was regarded ns n dnnger
ous machino, und lt wns in somo cases
Mr. Durkco's whed removcd this objco
tion. His flr.it modcl was mado of wood,
MISS JENNIK Dl'Kkl.K, THE OIUGINAL DLOOM
Klt CilHL.
but later ho constructed ono wlth n frnme
mndo of common gas plpc. Tho front
whcel was 30 lnchcs ln dlumctcr and tho
rcar ono 80.
It was such n wheel that Mlss Durkce
lenrned to rlde. Tho drop framo hnd not
bcen thought of then, nnd bloonier.s wcre
n ncccslty, so sho dovlsed u sultublo cos
tume which she little dreamcd would ba
to gencrally ndopted a quartcrof u contury
I.iter. Slio liecanie nn oxpert wheclwomnn,
nnd her rldlng was such a novclty that for
somo time slio gavo oxhiliitions of her
skill nt county falrs. She also lenrned to
rldo her wheel aeross n tlglit ropo and pcr
formed this daring feat beforo largo
crowds. Miss Durkco dletl several yenrs
ngo, but her fnther ls stlll nllvo and is
coustantly bringing out new lnvcntions.
His latcst prnject ho cnlls n "contrlfugnl
blcyclo cours.e, " by mctvns of which n rldor
ran rldo over tho insido of u vertlenl clrcle
wlthout falling. He proposes to coustruct
n rollcr coastcr shoot on tho samo prlnci
plo und glvo persons looking for novclttcs
tho most Bcusntlcmal rldo tiioy could wish
for.
It ltnlni In I.ondon, Vou ICnovr.
Londoncrs npcnd nbout $10,000,000 on
nually for uwbrcllug.
THE N. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY,
Bt. Louis, New York, Boston, Phlladelphia.
Chlcago,
DENINING ALLE
, WILL BE KEPT AT THE
i
BREAD LOAF STOCK
THE COJMLTlSrGr &3ZlJ!SOJSr.
TERiMS-$25 With
This Horse is recognized
lion of. the World, ha'ing taken
which he has been exhibited,
Chicago, and the National Horse Show at New York.
Apply to
PATRIGK McMAHOH,
Ueult in l v:.-. .- , , . .t,,a,tri
1 A:. M1 j-,: IM.Ci.Ci . m ..
FOR SAIiE BY W. H. SHELDON, MIDDLEBURY, VT.
fPoison
Out tf the BLOOD
AthIophoros
Remoe5 the Causa ot
Rheumatism
AND
Neuralgia.
It invigorates the action of .thc musclej
nnd limbers the stiffncss of the joints.
Writa for our TRE&TISE on Rheumatism.
$J per Bottle. All Druggists.
The ATHLOPHOROS COMPANY,
New Haven, Conn.
Forsnlc by W. II. Slieldo , Middlebury, Vt.
Chautauqua Desks
nndotliervalnnM
prcliiiuins have
gone to tliouand?
of Youiig Lndies
and Youths l-'ree,
lor retailiiiK lo
their owu iieiuh
bors the cnnteiits
of i Cotnbiuauou
llox of
Tlie Larkin
Soaps,
ctc (Mki'ids
to choo-.e
Jtotii hotne
h i t- old io or
mon l.oxf ohtaiu
ul ' one prcminm
nftt r .inotlur. To
posi ss. wlthout
cot a really haud
o'ut piece of fur
niture thnt will
l.i -t a lifetime is n
pi ivilene nnd a I
plrasnre not to be
imssed. The nt-
tractions of thousands of liome?
have bten euhanced by the Larkin Iden '
In n day or two any one can carn a valua-
ble preininm I-'KI-ti. Try it 1 The quahtv I
of our goods is widely known, nnd you caii i
refer new custotners to many of vour owu I
towtisjieople who are our patrons. i'uUmfor- ,
lnatioa by inail. Nanie this paper. t
THE LARKIN S0AP MFG. C0., Bulfalo, N. Y.
Mott's Nerverine Pills;
The great ;
remedy for
nervous pros-'
tration and
diseascs of the
generative or-
UhioiiL and AKTTic isi.su gans 0f either
sex, such as Nervous Prostration, Failing or
lost Manhood, Impotency, Nightly Emis
sions, Youthful Errors, Mental worry, cx
cessive use of Tobaeco or Opium, which
lead to Consumption and Insanity. $1.00
pcr box by mail: 6 boxes for $5.00.
FtlOn'S CHEMICAL CO., Props. Ctevetand, Ohlo.
Kor sulo by W. II. Slioldoii. Middlebury, Vt.
IJstate of I.oren W. Wooster.
A'ntlcu nf Sttllemiiil.
ST.VTK OF VKUMOXT, ( Tlie I'ro
DISTIUCT ok AliDlto.N, i-s. i but,' C'our( lor
tlio dUtrlct ot Addlnou :
To nll puro!is lntiirostoil ln tho cstnto ot
I. ui cn iV. Woostur, Intu ol Short'huni, ln sald
dli-triet, ilocoiisod, Uhkktinu .
II V tho iiutliority of tlio Stato ot Vermont,
you nro hmiiby notlfloil to upponr betoic the
sald rrobiitn Court, ut tho rrobntc olllee ln
Middlebury ln sild dlstrlet, on thu lith dny
ol Aprll, A. I). ISfii, nt 10 o'clock, n. in., to
uliow ciiuso. lt nny j ou lmve, wby tlio necount
ot A.J. Kluld, ndmliit&trntor ot tlio emtuof
Biilit decensud, ohoulil not bo nllowed, nnd
nUo whv tlio roslduu ot fuitd esmie should not
bo dlstrlbuted to tbo pnrtlcs ontltlod Ihereto.
Dnted ut Mtildleburv, ln mld DUtrlct, tlils
2Jd dny ol Mnroli, A. I). 1S97.
ny ordur ot Court. Attost :
13 JAMES M. SLADE, Judgo.
Insist on the
Genuine
The best Washing Powder
made. Best for all clean
ing, does the work quickly,
cheaply and thoroughly.
Largest package gVeatest economy.
PARM, RIPTON, V!
Privilege of Return
as the Champion Morgan Stall
First Prize at every fair
including the World's Fair a
BREAD LOAF, VERMOH"
RESTORE
LOST YIGOR
RUTLAND RAILROAD.
TIME TABLE CORRECTED TO JAN. 10, I80l
Trains leare Middlebury dmo. es vpt Simtlii
uniess omermse noiea
COIXO SOfTII ASO KAST.
9:11A.M. Kxpress ninll lrom S. AlbnJ
.1110 liurnnitton lor itutlanil, i! I
iow9 rans nnn ll'H'.on.
1 :01 P. M: (ireen Mountnln tlvnr from Mr
trenl, st. Aloain nnu IlurlliiRt.
iur liiuiniHi, uoston ana M
l OIK.
3 :."S I. M. Mi.fd lrnm nurllngton for
ponilerncii and lMitlan t
0:511'. M. Kxpru from t Alonns aj
ISur HiL'ton or Hutlaml.
11 :(ti I'. M. NlKbt exprcss, dally from Mcl
treal, S' . Albnns nnd Uurliii)i'J
tor niithmd, New Voik nnd ifil
ton.
OOINO NOKTII.
I Cil.'A. M. Kinrt" from Uutlnnd nnd
, conueioga lor But'lngton and :
Alliuiw.
3-10 1'. M. Jlnll tiom I!oton, UbIIows I'nl
aim iiutlaiul lor Burlington,
Albnns nnd Montrenl.
5:12 P.M. Green Mountnin tlyer lrom "N,
Vmk, ISostou nnd Rutland ll
Burlington, st. Albnns, Montril
nnd the West. I
11.43 P.M. Mlxeil lioin Ilutland for Burllil
ton.
3 21 A. M. Nlght express, dally lrom Ilostfl
New York nnd Rutland lor Bil
llngton, frt. Albans nnd Mcl
ireai. inrouaii tickets tor
polnts.
j. nrntiKTT, e. . aldricii.
fltueral Stipt. Cltn. I'atsenger Agenti
11. A. llULILif.,
Tra'hr Mttnageti
2r. 3" Hodgej
MANITFAOTPRER OF
BU L T1MBEK, CLAPBOltl S, SH1
OLES and all klnds of C'OARSE
LU.UBEK.
custom sawina ilone. JJlghest caah prl
niiiior cini oonra jiuits.
RIPTON.
VT
HENS
Ta rtrrlnnn nrro-q nhlltulfltltl V dlirTnJ
kirn fall and winter. or wheu coulinei
kux Emall yarus.
: . . i
MUST
havo fccd and caro adaptod to thc
Jeondltlons. Hens aro suro to
LAY
kabundantly whcn
Prolific Poultpy pood
fls mtxcd with oft food for thcil
lovery moniing.
i Sold pvfnii horo. 1 lb. IV , ! 1 lb. fiOci
raios.yi.uu. ii you itniL.' i nf iri.
io nio ior no . kj. y c ) n ssj rip.imj
L B. tORO, Prop, Bur'-. ,' U S A.
Korsaleby W. W. Chnpman, M' ldlebul
WANTED-AN IDEASS.a
tlitnc tn nntint? pMitect vouritlens , theviil
brinp you wealth. Wrlto JOHN WKDDll
JlUlirS iV t J. I UlL'Ul JlVlOt UfJ8, 11 USUiUU
U. O., for tamr 5ifw pnze ouer
WE HAVE no acenI
nsumer u ttiuu'
e.c:atitiat in Lfore 'I
r.er u ti, Tvnr)-nfi
movi -r Cniiin J
HOM,!t 11,11 nr..J
sn'f- Kltlliiir Saddl
Wrne fi i i me I
F.LKHART I
CarriJgeiHarntnMlg
'V ii phatt Sec
ciknari. inu.
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