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following incident:
Some years since, lawyer in this vi
lcInity employed an English joiner, IA
6rst-rate workman al his trade, to make
door for his office. The joiner brought
in his bill, Ucrbat'm ct ftcrdtim, as fol
lows, leaving out the names
"Mr. - to - deter to maxim d
dore for offs, 3 dolers 80 senis. Reed
pament in full"
The lawyer very civilly asked the
loiner why man Of his ability aud ca
pacity need make the bill in such bnng-
ling manner, and spell so much worse
than or children in this country
The English John Bull joiner took it in
high dudgeon, and said to the lawyer,
Look here now-if choose, can spell
with anybody in America, know You
had better undertake to teach English-
men, who learnt yon all You know.
What is it to you, If you get me to make
door, and make you good door,
whether spell it d-o-r-e, d-o-e-r, d.o-a-r,
d-o-u-r, d-O.a-r-e, d-o-u-r-e, d-o-u-e-r
d-o.w-e-r, or doug her there, now,
take your choice Of the nine different
ways am sure one Of them must suit
vou for know you can! spell It in any
other than one Of these ways Poor
John Bull was dumb founded when lie
found he had spelt door nine different
ways, without either fihem being right.
The above (says the Piattsburg Re
puLRcan) calls to mind al incident IL
the life of the celebrated Pedestrian and
Printer, John Ives, whose accuracy in
orthography stands as unquesiioned a
monr the "craft" as does " ebster's big
revised edition. Not many winters since,
the old Pedestrian taking it into his
head to visit his friends in York State,
left Burlington late one afternoon. foi
that well-known starting point Port
Kent. On his arrival, gathering at
the cheerfully-lghted school-house at
tracted him thither; and entering, he
seated himself Immediately st the door.
Just at this moment the podagogue "pul
out" to the head Of the class ( for the as
semblage was nothing more or less than
a spelling-school) the word condemn,
which was directly spet wrong, by o.
mistng the last letter, The next,
cried Ike master aad the next, IS is Of
ten The case, spelt the same as the FIRST,
(condem,) and so it passed on-the
teacher calling on "the next, and the
pupil as certainly spelling the same as
his predecessor, until the whole school
had had their chance al the word, and
the veteran typo only remained when
The teacher, not noticing in the dim dis
lance that he was an "out-sider," invited
him to take his turn BY calling "t the
next" In measured and audible'voce,
our hero spelled "c-on-d-e-m-N, dem you,
sir, and making abruptly for the door,
cleared the threshold, we are happy to
state, Just in time to avoid the boot of
the teacher, whose rage at what he term
ed reflection upon the intelligence Of
the school, knew no bounds. But our
eccentric friend went his way, sadly la
men,ing over the drgeneracy of the age;
aud the last we saw Of him was at the
late election, actively engaged ioi the
Free School Law. in the triumph of
which none more glorihed.
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BREAKING SrEERs.--In performing this
business, use kindness good judgment and
discretion. In order TO get command Of
cattle, you must first get command of your
self Some people fly into passion, and
baNl loud enough TO split the ears of com.
mon OK into splnters and, now and then,
big oath is slipped into the tumult, by way
Of emphasis, we suppose, and for the pur.
pose OF impressing the OK with the superior
powers of his diver. All this is useless.
We have seen a deaf and dumb man drive a
yoke OF oxen, with skill and precision far
superior to any other man. OF course there
was no bawling nor hlattering, nor swear
ing. lie had trained the oxen himself, and
every motion of his goad stick and every
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-04-16

o. An Irish newspaper came out one
morning with this statement A man
was found dead in - ST., this morn
ing, with a long word sticking in his
throat. The next morning appeared
the following srra,um-" For word read
srOrd"
The same paper also contained the
following erraium "For her Grace the
Duke of Dorset read his Grace the
Duchess" "
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The PoRTRA1T OF SoCRATrs-" lie wa,
a cool fellow, adding to his humor pcrlec
temper and Il know ledge Of lis man, be he
who he might, whom he talked with, which
laid the companion open to certain defeat in
any debate and in this debate, he immodcrate-
ly delighted. The Young men are proligious-
ly fond of him. and invite him to their fcasts
whittier he goes for conversations lie can
drink. loo has the strongest head in Athens
and after leaving The whole party under the ta-
BILE, goes away as if nothing had happened. TO
begin new dialogues with somebody that is so.
Der. In short, he was what our country peo-
pie call an old ono.n = 4 Under his
hypocritcal prcteucc of knowing nothing, he
attacks and brings down all the finest speakers.
all the fine philosophers Nobody can refuse
10 talk with him, he is honest, and really curl
ous to know, man who was willingly confut.
ed If he did not speak the truth, and who vii.
lingly confuted others ASSERTING what was false
a pltiess disputant, who knows nothing, bur
the bounds Of whose conqucrng intelligence
no man had ever reached whose temper was
impcrturbable, whose dreadful logic was always
leisulcly and sportive, SO careless and ignorant
as TO disarm the waricst. and draw them, in
the plcasantest manner, into horrible doubts
and confusion. But he always knew the way
out-knew it, yet would not it. No escape
he drives them to terrible choices by his dilem-
mas, and losses the Ilippiases and Gorgascs,
with their grand reputations MS n hoy tosscs n
bali. II W. Emerson.
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JoHS c. CALHoUN.-Th distinguished
individual, in his younger days, pursued a
course of legal studies under Judge Reeves,
of Litchfold, Conn. After he completed
his studies, it is said that Judge R., in re-
marking on the peculiar talents of different
individuals, observed that if he had case
in court where life depended on persuAding
jury that pumpkins were the natural fruit
of apples, he knew no man whom he should
employ with so much confidence as John c
Calhoun.
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OF A small meeting at Bradford, in
Trimble county, few days ago, made
a movement toward having persons sent
from this State to the Nashville conven-
tion. Any individual who shall 60 into
that body, assuming to be representa-
tive Of the State of Kentucky had bet-
ter not come back within her limits
LouisriHe journal.
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LARGE FEET-Some think that large
leet are ungenteeI, but they are con,en>
'ent. A person with large feet stands
4 better chance in high wind than one
Of small feet, as he is not so liable to
overset. Large feet are also more con,
yenlent for kicking rascals. On the
other hand, large feet are inconvenient
Al account of the expense Of shoe eath-
er aud stocking yarn. 1t also takes
longer to wash large feet than small. 1t
IS still another advantage of large feet,
that II puts the owner OIL substantial
tooting in society !" besides. there is
safety in broad foundations everywhere.
Boston Post
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T. a well-known physician in certain city,
was very much annoyed by an old lady who
WAS always sure to accost him in the street for
the purpose of telling over her ailments Once
she met him when he was in very great hur.
ry' All! | see you are quite feeble" said
the doctor, Shut your eyes and show me your
tongue" She obeyeG. and the doctor moved
off, leaving her standing there for some time
in this ridiculous position to the infinite amusc-
ment of all who witnessed the funny scene.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-04-16

RHODE ISLAND ELEcTIoN-The annual
State election took place on Wednesday. and
resulted in the election of the entire Wing tick
Ell for Stale officers, with very little opposition
H. b Anthony. editor of the P,ocidence Journ-
al, is reelected Governor The Wings have
also very large majority in both branches of
the Legislature.
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Respectfully yours,
JOHN NJ. WEEKS.
WEST FARMS, near Middlebury, !
VI, February Z; 1850.

o. 4 novel and most elfectual cure
for stammering has just been discovered
by DR.. Warren Of Boston. 1t is simply,
at every syllable pronounced, to tap at
the same time with your finger; by so
doing, the most inveterate stammerer will
be surprised to fin | that he can pro-
nounce quite fiuently, and, by long and
constant practice, he will pronounce per
leclly we'll.
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u How short the years are when we are
getting Old Till we are out of our teens.
Time not only hides lis scylhe among the
flowers" but actually seems 10 be moving by
The day, No sooner, however, do We tura tie
corner of thirty, than he is after Us with q
swarth that cuts into our years as if ihey were
made up of weeks or wet paper
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Mans Work shall Follow Him.

bbnN u W WHITTIER.
We shape ourselves, the JOY or fear,
OF which the coming life is made,
And fill our futures atmosphere
With sunshine or with shade.
The tissue of the life 10 be,
We weave with colors all our own,
And in the field of Destiny
We reap as we have sown.
Still shall the soul a ound it call
The shadows which it gathered here.
And painted on the eternal wall
The past shall re-appear.
For there VIC live our life again
Or warmly touched. or coldly dim.
The pictures Of the past remain;
Mans work shall lollcN Him
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-04-16

An EFFECTIVE DIscOURsE.-Dea
Swift was once asked to preach short char
ity sermon. He complied with the request
The sermon is, perhaps, the shortest one on
record. We will give it entire. Text: lie
mat hath pity upon the poor, lendeih unto
the Lord" Sermon; If you like the Sc
eurl'y' down with the dust" The effect
was elesrieal. An unusually large eollec-
ton was taken up immediately after.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-04-16

ScoTcH Pedagogue.-
What was Golish? Boy-The muckls gi-
ant whom David slew with sling and a siane.
P.-What was David ? Boy-The son of
jesse, P.-Tho!'s bra man And moo,
what was Jesse ? Boy The flower of Dunn.
blame
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-04-16

GF- An itinerant preacher, who left
his wife in Illinois, and ran away with
another woman, attempted to preach in
Iowa, where his true character becom>
ing known, he was dragged from the
pulpit, placed upon rail, aud ridden
through the town.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-04-16

HgTThere is a shyness the offspring of re-
fined sensibiiiy, which is often mistaken for
pride and there is a forward and designing
familiarity which frequently wins The np-
plause Of those who become its destined VIC
Tins.
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ond premium
Statement Of a crap of Beans raised by
Jams HamiLOn 2d, of Bridport
The field contained one fourth of an
acre
In 1913, I had spring wheat on the
ground. There was no manure on the
ground. The Soil is loomy.
Expense of crop:
In lsi9, May IA, ploughed the ground,
80 cts.
May II, planted beans 81
Rowed north and south-planted from
two and half TO three feet wide, one
way, and from eighteen to twenly-fout
inches the other way.
One half days work hoeing
and ploughing out, so cts.
Pulling and thrashing, so "
Had 6 l-2 bushels and 4 quarts.
JAMES HAMILTON, I'd.
DANIEL Mason.
SAMUEL T. HAMILTON.
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BY Mail, or at the Office, per dna,pn, 81 so
1t not paid within the year............ rs
BY Carrier ..................... 2,G0
1t not paid within the year, .......... 2,25
- M paper discontinued until arrcarages
ars paid
l7--All communications must be Post Paid.
IL V. b. Palmer is our agent in Boston
mn Now York
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o. Doctor Cooper, of the S 'uth Car
olina College, was one of the best na>
tured old gentlemen that ever lectured
TO mlSchlevous boys. On one occasion.
when he entered the lecture room, he
found the class seated with most unwont.
ed punctnahty, and looking wondrous
grave. Mischief it was evident, was
tine cause, and it was apparent that they
were prepared for a burst of laughter as
the ola doctor waddIed along IN TO the
professors chair, for there sat an old he
goat, bolt upright, lashed in the chair.
But they were disappointed Of their fun,
for instead Of getting angry and storm,
ing at them, he mildly remarked "Aha!
young gentlemen ! quite republican, |
see, in your tendencies; fond Of rep
resentative goycrnment-elev one OF
your own number TO the chair, ha
We'll, well, it is all right. dare say
the present incumbent can fill it as well
as any of you. You may listen to hi.
lecture to-day. Good bye Don't feel
sheepish about il, ~ And away he went:
without leaving single smile behind
him.
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Specifications presented by Applicants fol
Premiums on Field Crops. Continued
Statement Of Il crop Of Pease, raised by
o Smith qf Ne,c Haven.
Nav HAVEN, Jan 1850. Z
To the Committee on Field Crops:
offer for premium the product of one
acre of land to peasn. The land wa.
pasture, broken with the plough the first
Of April. The soil clay--ploughed six
inches deop--harrowed before sowing,
sowed in the full Of the moon, in April.
think early sowing indispensable on
clay soil, that the vines may shade the
eronnd when the dry weather comes.
sowed 8 bushels of seed and rolled them
in plaster.
Expenses of tillage:
| day ploughng;
| do. narrowing;
3 to harvest, thresh and clean.
Had 80 bushels of cleaned pease, 30
3 bushels in the vines, we think, 3
35
The above statement certify to be
correct, aud a sample is herewith trans
mitted. o. SMITH.
| certify that helped Nh Smith har-
vest and measure ground, and clean said
pease, and the above statement is cor
rect. PETER BEDOW.
The first premium on Pease was
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The first premium on Pease was
awarded to Mr.. Smith.
Statement of a crop of Pease raised by
AHtn Smith, Of Addison.

Statement of crop of Pease raised b,
AHen Smith, Of AdIison
ADDISON, Jan. OH, 1850.
This may certify that lived with Al
len Smith in the SUMMER Of 1910; that
| helped Allen Smith measure one acre
of pease that lay 90 rods long and :
rods wide ; that helped cut the pease
and helped said Smith draw the pease
into his barn and pnt them by them
selves; and that | helped thrash the pesse
and clean them up, and measured the
same. and that there was ten bushels and
one half Of pease on the acre tina. |
helped said Smith manure
JAMES CONNER.
This also ceriiies that | assisted the
above named James Conner to measure
the piece ofland described by him on nv
farm in Addison in The summer Of 1910;
that said land was measured with rope
one rod long, and lay 90 rods by 8 rods
that helpt said Conner draw in the
pease and put them in the barn by them,
selves, and that I assisted in thrasiinq
and measuring the same, and that there
was 10 10 bushels Of the pease
ALLEN SMITH.
The above crop of Pease was sowed
on the ooh day Of April, 1919, The land
was sowed with pease the year previous on
the turf that as ploughed the fall before,
aud in the fall of lS4S il was cross
ploughed, and in the spring oflSl9 the
land was narrowed both ways after the
pease was sowed. The land was a clay
soil although very mellow in the spring.
ALLEN SMITH.
also lived with Allen Smith in the
summer of lS49, and helped har,
row and thrash the pease as above de-
scrihed, and | believe The above statement
to be true in every respect,
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touch Of his braid had a meaning. andit was
never male needlessly nor uselessly -Nqinq
Farmer.
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The STATE CAPIToL-A Fs1o Words TO The
People Of IsNnessee.-The people of Tennessee
are now at great cost constructing splendid State
Capitol, which, it is to be hoped will be an honor
to her in all time hereafter "
Are they willing to have the abiding reflection
fastened upon it for ever--would they have the
stranger OF after years, he looks upon its maghi-
hcent proportions, turn away with the reflection.
that here, separation Of the glorious heritage
of the Revolutionary Fathers was debated-here
was tolerated treason against the hopes Of the human
race? Would not its very nobleness of design only
deepen the humbling consciousness that such move
ments were here olerated--would not the beautiful
Capitol Of free commonwealth be shorp Of half its
charms by such a "reminiscences
We deprecate such result, and we hope the
citizens here well as throughout the Stale will
depreeate it also. The men who would compromise
her fair fame the factionists Of day, and will
soon be forgotten but blot fastened upon the es
cutcheon Of Tennessee BY her olc eonniganes, will
abide there as long as time shall last If she then
is false to her true glory who shall guard it for her
II she will not protect her own spotess fame when
she has the power to do it. let her children of future
generations, while they may deplore il, point to
some, at least, who attempted to shield her from
shonor.-NashviIis Banner, oh iSist.
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~ The future IS always fairy-lzna so,sths
young. Life is. like a beautiful and winding lans,
on either side bright flowers aud bcautfuI buttsr1
flies, and tempting ffufs, which we scarcely parlse
to admire and to taste, 50 eager are we 70 hasten
to an opening, which we imagine viii be more
beautiful still. But by degrees, as we advance. he
trees grow bleak, the flowers and butterflies f1ii.
the fruits disappear, and find we have arrived ut
desert waste, in the centre stagnsnt and Isthean
lake, over which wheel and shrek the dark winged
birds, the embodied memories Of the past
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W@ In any point Of space, in any section Of
time, let there be living man, and there is an in
fnitude above him and beneath him., and an eter-
nifty encompasses him on this hand and on that ;
and tones of sphere-music and tdings from loftier
worlds, will flit.around him. If he can but listen,
and visit him with holy influences, even in the
hckest press ofFviaes, or the din of busiest life
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1els ~ NJ ne No Commences AZ ths Msiirprd and
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SEVEN HUNDRED a EIGHTY RBLs,
LIME-Landing and for sale by - -, ~ u
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Publishers and al Others who require any thing with
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opened and arriving daily; ~
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