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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-07-09

" We scarcely ever fail of finding
something reall, practical and Interests
ing in the leader. under the editorial
head Of the Yankee Blade" We
have seen persons stand and spend more
time to beat down a Merchant cent or
two, than it would take them to earn a
shilling--knowing at the same time, al.
most to certainty, that what he loses on
one article. he will endeavor TO make up
on another. Thus is kept up kind of
retaliatoty ovcrrenchlng, when si the
same time if the purchaser would be
willing 10 give the merchant living
profit. under one price system, both
would be benefited. Here follows one
of he articles entitled Fashionable
Cheatery.
The present system Of shopping
IS about as loose and demoralizinQ in its
tendencies as anything that could be
conveniently devised by the great spirit
If evil, which should yet wear the sem.
blance of respectablliy. The iempta,
lIon to deceive on either side. is so great,
that both purchaser and seller are likely
to have their moral sensbiltes blunted
in The operations of petty trading. In
too many instances. "a large majority
we lear-crail is opposed 10 craft, deceit
To deceit, aud both parties are acinated
by desire To cheat or overreach each
other. This may be thought too grave
and sweeping charge to be urged against
The retail merchants, and The shopping
people. especially the ladies', but we are |
certain that il contains too much truth.
The universal Yankee nation is too
much under the influence of the al
mighty dollar too faithful deyotees TO
Ihe trinity represented in the golden
eagle, the silver dollar, and the copper
cent The merchant, if not materially
hIrsling wih acquisItlyehess, when he
5 once launched on the sea of mercan,
ile adventure, meels the winds OF com
'etilion Llowiug directly in his teeth,
.ud he is compelled to trim his sails
with the greatest care 10 avoid shipwreck.
He is gradually forced by the pressure
% which he is subjected. TO resort to the
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-07-09

A HINT TO FARMEKs.-Of the various
branches OF farm economy none is more es-
senial or important than the collection and
careful preservation OF manure. This is a
fact established beyond all cnvl or dispute
Hence The question, by what sysiem of
management can the greatest amount of fer
tillzing matter be Produced from given
qnaniiiy of hay, gram, and other farm pro-
duce ? is as important a. any that can occu-
py the attention of the farmer Many plans
have been suggested for preventing the loss
10 which manure is from many cause, sub,
Ject, among which that Of placing il in eel
lar beneath the barn is perhaps the most .f-
irclual; for when it is in an exposed condi-
ton it becomes saturated with water, and
much of It's most valuable portion is hoated
away. 1t is not my design TO enter into the
details of this subject; but as most farmers,
like myself are not provided with cellar. 10
their barns, ] will inform them of the
method practice, 10 prevent its loss, with
very beneficial results. lis as follows:
In the fall, after removing all the manure,
haul quantity of dirt obtained from ponds
and o'her sources, into my yard. and by the
way, every farmer who has small stream
OF run of water upon his premises should
have one o. more pond, as the mud which,
were II mol for them, would pass down the
stream, and be entirely lost, is of itself a val
uabie manure.
then place stable manure upon the tons
of this bed of dirt, which absorbs and retains
tue liquid portion of ho former.
As it is well known fact that nitrogen is
the element mosi needIul to be applied to
'he soil as it is, in majority of cases, the
one in which the soil is most deficient, and
as II is contained in a much larger 1nanti-
ty in the liquid than in the solid excrements
OF cattle, it follows therefore that the dirt
forms very valuable fertilizer.
have also been in the habit of covering
my manure heap with dirt which believe
TO be very good practice; for, by protect
ing il from The heat of the sun it retards its
decomposition and consequent loss in the
form of ammonia. 1t Also with the aid of a
little gypsum, TO absorb the volatile matter
that becomes di.engaged from the manure.
.Erchange.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-07-09

A SMART OLD LADY.-Tbere is now in
this city, on visit TO her granddaughter
Mrs Catherine Fletcher, from Woodstock
W., who is rising 80 wears of age. She
made the journey from Woodstock TO Low.
ell, distance of l27 miles, in one day, and
appears as smart as woman of fifty. Mrs
tietcher's parents were about the first set
tiers of Sudbury. this State SIZE was marri
ed at the age of Is, lived with her husband
90 years, and reared family of ~ children,
some of whom are among the wealthiest cit.
liens Of Vermont. She has always been A.
bic to 10 her own house,work, and two
years ago turned cut with her own hands
from the produce of three cows, 250 pounds
of butter and over 400 pounds of cheese -
10 day she goes to Boston on visit 10 an
other relative. and expects to return to her
home the first of The week. Lo,reH Neps,
IAN inst.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-07-09

AsPARAGus.-Aspaia aeus beds never re-
quire wedding. for there should be jus, as
much salt put upon them as will kill every
vegetable except asparagus. The weede
should all be killed with sal /; and then the
soil is in proper order, il rich enough, to
bear asparagus like hoe-handes. We this
spring put hafa peck of salt, and three or
four inches Of well rotled stable manure,
on bed two feet and half square. The
stalks shoot up there about as thick as an
ordinary candIe,-a dozen Of them every
two days. They will not bear more than
ten minutes boiling fifteen reduces them TO
a pulp. The asparagus is entirely free from
that little pungenl taste which resembles
bad SALAD and has that delicious flavor pc.
cuiar 10 iset.-Ercdanqe.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-07-09
Persecution in Madagascar.

Madagascar is an island in the Indian
Ocean about eight hundred miles long, and
contains population of from 1000 600 to
4 600 coo Inhabitants. Missionaries have
been among these people and preached the
Gospel with success Several years since
they were violently prosecuted. Christians
missionaries and all foreigners are excluded
from the Island The London Missionary
Society, in their late annual report, make
the following statement
The last intelligence, which bears the
marks of authenticity, is mos, deeply affect
| ing. From causes unexplained, but proba
| bly, from the increase of their numbers,
new persecution against the Christians du.
ring the last Summer ragged with great vio-
ence. Abou, twelve hundred were sum-
monod TO The capital to answer for the Of
fence of worshipping The only true God and
believing on his Son. Three of the most
distinguished for rank and devo,edness were
sentenced TO be burned TO death and their
lingering tortures must have been awfully
aggravated as three times while their bodies
were consuming, torrents of rain descended
and exiinGuished the fires Ten others
were precipitated from rocky eminence
near The city, and dashed to pieces. What
would have been the doom of the multitude
cannot be determined, had not the Prince
Of Madagascar, al the risk of his personal
safety, now lnerposed, as the protector and
patron of the Christians, and boldly with>
stood the authority OF their cruel adversary,
the Prime Minister Of his Royal mother.
Subsequent results are unknown; but
while these tragicdl events must excite our
deepest sympathy and fervent prayers for
he confessors and martyrs OF Madagascar
they supply also reflections that strengthen
faith and demand thankfulness. Upwards
OF fourteen Years since all the faithful shep-
herds were driven from the Island, and the
fold of Christ was left like lambs among
wolves; but after enduring fourteen wears
of fiery trials still they live. and still ir,
N'Sascs DftNttn lOTlN anu HltN nave been
doomed. for the sake of the Lord Jesus. to
meet death in forms the most agonisiny and
terrific. but none have drawn back unto
peidltion, all have been faithful even to
the death. The blood of the martyrs has
proved the seed of the church ard for one
Christian there are fen, aud for ten there
are hundreds The ehasrd and cruel wo.
man who now fills the throne OF Madapas-
car, impelled by her own evil nature, or
Swayed by tho evil influence of others, has
tried long but tried in vain, to extirpate the
very name Of Christ; but her son, her only
child and successor 10 the throne. has learn
ed the faith in which the martyrs died avowed
himself their friend and their protector, and
declared thai the man who shall hereafter
strike them must strike through him. "This
is the Lords doing and it is marvellous in
our eyes"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-07-09

CuRious ExPERIMENr-The is a
pleasing and profitable experimen; which
have often made in my youIh-it is This
IF you place your head in the corner ol
a room, or on a high backed chair, and
you close ono eye and allow another per,
son TO put candle upon table ;and you
then try 10 snuff your candle with one eve
shut. you will find that you cannot do it.
in all human probability you will fail nine
times out of ten. You will hold the snuff
ers too near or loo distant. But il you open
The other eye the charm is broken; ,r il,
without opening The other eye, you move
your head sens IDLY, you are enabled 10
Judge OF the distance. wish not for nv
present purpose to speak of the effect of the
motion of the head, but 10 call your atien-
ton to The circumstance, that when the
head is perfectly still, you will be unable
with a single eye to judge with accuracy
of the correct distance of the candle. Pro-
feSSor Airy.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-07-09

Mock AUCTIONS -Notwilhsrnndinr the
placards which are paraded through the
streets, warning the public 10 beware Of
mock auctions" this species of swindIing
seems 10 be as abundant aud successful as
ever. 1t has become SO common hing
for strangers TO be duped by he sale of
pinchbeck watches that we scarcely deem
it Of sufficient interest to he mentioned.
The morning paper. report one or sw, in
stances of The kind which occurred yesler-
day. Alier all, the dupe is frequently as
despicable as the rogue. Boh are actuaied
by the same spirit of avarce, developed IN
different way. The seller strives to dis
pose Of brass ior gold. and the purchaser
greedily snaps al the bait, eager to grasp
what he supposes 10 be worth $50 ior$5
When will mankind learn that nothing is
to be had without m equivalent not even
gold watches. .-Neic York Commercial Ad>
verfiser.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-07-09

NOBILITY IN TRoUBLE.--One day when
the flag ship of an American Commodore
was lying in the bay of Naples, she was hon
ored by visit from the King and royal fam
'ly, with suite, who came out in gilded bars
ges and tho full parade of royalty. The ship
was dressed from deck TO truck in holiday
attire; side-boys were mustered at the ropes,
the mariners presented arms the guns roared
forth royal salute, and the Commodore
welcomed his guests to the quarter-deck with
the poliieness befiiiing an officer Of rank.
Ons oil the suite, spindle>shanked and
gaudiIy attired Neapoilan, sirayed away
from the party, and cruising about midships,
espiee q wind-sail. an object he had never
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-07-09

TnE CooL WEATHER. - There has
been a good deal Of complaint Of the
GOODNESS Of the weather, the present sea-
son. Though we'll into the middle Of
June, we dare not vet say that we have
dispensed with coal fires and oyercoa,s
ill fall, for these articles were very com,
Portable in the early part of the present
week We perceive that this unusual
spell Of weather was predicted by ".
Petit. one Of the eminent astronomers OF
The Observatory at Marseilles, France.
whose theory is that the cold is occa>
stoned by the ear,hs passing through
nebulous region Of spare, the said region
being charged with half formed matter.
such as wrecks OF comets, worn>out stuff
destined to form new planets, &c. M,
Petit tells US we may expect tho fall OF
a great deal Of this matter on our earth.
10 the farm of aeroliies, and all sorts of
stones. We are moi competent
to Judge as To the plausibiliiy Of this
theory, hut we presume all will agree
that we have had an unusual proportion
Of cool weather. this spring.-Bosfos
Rambler.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-07-09
The Cid Oak Tree.
ny j. II. BARR1CK.

The old oak tree ! the old oak tree
A memory of the past;
How of I've sat beneath its shade
In light and shadow cast
When through the long long weary hours
Game rainbow thoughts and dreams,
To bless me with their quiet skies,
Their starlight and their streams.
The old oak tree the old oak tree!
Haw solemn, sad and lone
1t stands against the storms Of time,
A mark of ages gone
How many springs, and summers too,
With autumns, wirters sere,
Have passed above its hoary head,
For many a weary year
The old oak tree ! the old oak tree !
How oft I've sought i's shade,
When low beneath its leaty houghs
The evening breezes played;
When in ihe first bright gush Of youth
The heart flowed wild aud free,
As waters from a crystal founi
Or rivers to the sea.
The old oak tree the old oak treo
Sweet dreams of love and truth
There stole upon the heart to form
The happiness of youth.
Then earth and heaven did seem to smile
On all the rosy hours,
And light and sunshine from above
On all the leaves and flowers
The Old oak tree the old oak tree
My sinless childhood knew
Where now are those that meath its shades
Like summer blossoms crew.
1t may lie some through the wide world
Like autumn leaves arc thrown,
And some, may be, with fortune blesl,
By favored gales are blown.
The old oak tree the old oak tree!
How oft view again
The moments passed beneath its shade.
Their pleasure, and their pain;
And then do remember well
The boyish mirth and glee
That stole on many merry hour,
Beneath the old oak tree
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-07-09
Law of Newspapers.

|. Subscribers who do not give express no.
tce to the contrary, are considered as wishing
to continue their subscription.
2. If subscribers order the discontnuance of
their papers the publisher may continue to send
them till all that is due be paid.
g. If subscribers neglect or refuse to take
their papers from the office TO which they are
directed, they are held responsible till they
have settled their bills and ordered their papers
discontinued.
4 If subscribers move to other places, with
out informing the publisher. and the paper is
sent to the former direction, they are held re-
sponsihle.
s. The courts have decided that refusing to
take a paper from the Office. or removing and
leaving it tuncaed for, is prima facia evidence
of intentional fraud.
6. Postmaster neglecting to inform pub
Usher when his paper is not taken from the Of
flee, makes himself liable for his subscription
price.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-07-09

seen before. As it was fully expanded by
the air, he took it for pillar, and folding
his arms, leaned against it, when il yielded
to his weight, and he disappeared below,
heels over head. with a velocity that was act>
nally marvellous, as was his escape from any
injury. The mishap chanccd to have but
orc witness. This was veteran tar, who,
approaching the quarter. deck, and touch
ing his hat, said, respectfully, Il beg par
don, Commodore, but one of them are kings
has fallen dopn the hd'chrdu"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-07-09

the appointed committee 10 make
preparation and give any information nec-
essary;" and w. Woodruff iniimales
that readers would do well to purchase
from his large and well-selected as
sortment of school.books, "that their
children may be rapidly advanced in the
various branches which will be taught
the present. winter" The go-ahead
principle seems to be not less active
among the Murmons than among the
other population Of the United States.
The sex" are cared for by " Mrs.
A. Smith," who invites the ladies' OF
Great Salt Lake City and vicinity, to the
inspection Of superior assortment OF
velvet, silk, satin, aud straw Donnets, aud
a variety Of millinery and fancy goods )"
and the fathers, brothers, aud husbands
of the former are assured by William P.
M'lntire that "he is prepared TO make
coats, cloaks, pants, and vests, IN the
latest and most approved styles" Nor
are other physical requirements forgotten;
: a supply Of fresh beef il constantly
on hand at the old stand of B. String
ham, little south of tie Council House,"
aud Charles White " is prepared To drive
| all kinds of stock to his herd ground at
Black Rock, twenty miles west of this
city, on Monday in each week :" and
shingles are served at 5 dollars so cents
per thousand, when the timber is fur
nished, aud so cents deducted when the
timber is rolled on the iogway, and the
shingles removed by he owner as fast as
they are manufactured"
From all these items we may form
some idea of the doings Of these far
western settlers there is an evident
touch of originality about them, which
will perhaps disappear when the great
national railway from the Atlantic TO the
Pacific shall be flushed We close our
notice with two advertisements which
appear to be unique of their kind =
civilian Snow, ESQ.,, publishes Fair
Warning! Third and Last Call ALI
persons indebted to Samuel Bringhursi
Tor making cradles, are requested TO call
and settle their accounts forthwith, if
they wish to save cost, as he has gone
south, and left them in my hands for col
lection. for the support of his wife, who
is in want Of the wheat Immediately"
And P. P. Pratt announces, that he "is
intending to take his departure oil the
Ist Of January, 1851, and may be alb
sent for some years on foreign mission !;
This is, therefore, to inform his debtors
that he frankly forgves all debts due to
him, and calls upon all person, who have
demands against him to present them for
payment on or before the 25lh of De.
cember next, or ever after hold their
peace, as he wishes his family, during
his absence, to be free from such annoy
ances as duns. black.mths. cobbler.,
lawyers, sheriffs, and butchers bills, &c.
And should he live to return, he would
like to rest in peace, without having old
debts to Stare him in the face"
With such contents the Deseret
News" may very fairly claim to rank
with the Curiosities OF Literature. The
sheets a hundred years hence will often
be qnoted as evdence Of the "good old
times
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-07-09

cord of important facts to he obtained from
no other source. The trouble and expense
Of fling and binding your newspaper is slight
and will be well repaid. Jour.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-07-09

GA lover was j'I'ed by his mistress
for wealihier suitor, and wrote these
lines -
Z" Glass may be compared to woman,
Easy seen, though frail and common
Where every fool scrswls out bis passion
Aad Diamonds make the best impression"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-07-09

A FRENcHMAS's PAssIoN.-The AL
bany Dulchman, which is as waggish as
tho tail ofa pleased dog, says thai The most
amusing man in The world, is French
man in a passion.
by gar, you call my wife woman three
several times once more, aud will call de
watch house and blow off your brain like u
candle, by dam"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-07-09

He cannot be called polite or an accom-.
plished man in company, who is continually
betrayips fear TO offend or desire ~
"a be reguhfcIi " bcsb ibess uc'hVE
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Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1851-05-28
A Race to the Grave.
She was made for happy thoughts,
For playful wit and laughter,
Singing on the hill alone,
And echo SINGING after"

On Saturday last, two funeral process
ions, of unusual length, on their way to
the, Catholic Cemetery in Cambridge, ,neared
each other above Porter's Hotel. A rival
ry Immediately set up between the drivers
of the hearses, to see 'rhich Should reach
the gate Of the CemetcryJirst !! By.a great
application of the whip, sample of fast
driving developed itself-but the race was
of short duration. The coffin in one Of
the hearses was thrown out on the ground,
and before the cortegc following could
draw up, it was run over by three or four
hacks, and seriously mutilatel. This &C.
eident suddenly put an end to the mad
career of the Jehus. The body was re.
stored to its proper place, and the two fu-
nerals proceeded in order. Fast driving
to the grave often occurs in Cambridge
Mail.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1851-05-28

How many are the cases in which con-
siderable portion, and even the whole, of
what remains for the widow and the faith
erless, is expended, not in providing for
their wants, but in merely arrayiay them
for their dcsolate condition.
/ If, then, there is a custom in the conf
munity which is no real benefit, and is a
, real burden, it would seems clear infer.
ence that it ought to be discouraged. If
there be any who fear that they shall be
too soon forgotten among men when they
are gone, let them be reminded that it de-
pends upon themselves, not upon the
habiliments of their friends; upon their
character, not upon their obsequies, whether
they shall be remembered. "The memo
rial of yirtue,' saith the wisdom of Solo
mon, lis immortal. When it is present,
men take example of it; and when it is
gone, they desire it; it weareth a crown,
and triumpheth for evcr."-Tract on tie
Duties Of Consolation, dc.
Dy~Is not a simple badge Of mourning
on the hcad-dress, and some other on the
arm or breast, sufficient for all useful pur-
poses? And is not the habit of feasting the
living, an erroneous impulse of affection?
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1851-05-28
The Farm ef.
Effects of Advertising.

One of the most successful and the
most numerously attended Yendues ever
held in this county, was at the sale of the
personal property of Conrad Kershner,
decd, at this place on Saturday last. The
Administrator, j. II. Zimmerman, Esq, is
among the few who appreciate the power
of the Press. BY means of hand bills, land
advertisements in both the papers in this
place, the sale was made known, and per-
sons attracted from every part of the coun-
ty. The sale amounted to Thirteen Hun
dred Dollars, and the administrator feels
satisfied that he has made for the estate,
from one to two hundred dollars, by ex-
pending a few dollars for advertising
,SunJury American.