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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-12-29

IL The White River AdrertiSer
now pleads that its article on the liquor
law, which argued so strenuously against
certain provisions that are not IN The
Mio, was written before the bill passed.
That would be tolerable excuse, did
not the article in question professe'ily
discuss the lac after its passage 1t
commences by saying, This bill has
finally passed the Legislature" Such
eqaiyocations will not do. Stand up
like man, and either frankly admit
that the law is good one, or else found
your objections on what is IN the act
and not on what might have been. AT
least, disabuse your readers of the erro
neous impressions you have given them
by that unfortunate mistake"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-12-29

INCREASED AVERAGE DNszgIoS OF
LIFE.-Profcssor Buchanan, Rsan in
teresting lecture before the Mechanics
Institute Of Cincinnati, makes she fol-
lowing observations upon the average
duration of life, the effect in part Of
the medical science. lie says, that in
the latter part of the sixteenth century,
onc-half of all that were born, died
under five years Of age, and the aver.
age longevity of the whole population
was but eight years. In the seven
teenth century, onc-half of the popu-
lation died under twelve. But in the
first sixty years of the eighteenth cen.
tury, one half of the population lived
over twenty-seyen years. In the lat
ter forty years, one-half exceeded
thirty-two years of age. At the be-
ginning of TIE present century, one
half exceeded forty years, and from
1888 to 1915, one half exceeded forty.
three. The average longevity Of these
successive periods has been increased
from eighteen years in the sixteenth
century up to 1871 by our last reports.
These facts are derived from the
medical statistics Of Geneva. Applied
to this country, such an improvement
as is here exhibited from 1900 to 1916,
would make a variation in our bills Of
mortality Of more than half million,
or 1909 deaths daily.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-12-29

ErnoPE.-Our adviccs BY the Canada
offer little of interest. The great Min
isterial battle was to be fought in Parlia-
ment on the c7cning Of the day Oh which
the Canada sailed. but the impression
prevailed that the Ministry would wealth
err the storm His meteoric Majesty of
the French was quite cclipsing the old
fixed stars of Russia and Austria In
the patch on carth's surface" of the lat
ter Roya Imperial Majcsty--wc mean
the dominion of the boy Francis Joseph
the talk was war. and old Radeztky
was strengthening his forces in Italy -
The beam in the eye" of England is
still growing larger. and all Burmah
seems destined tie be in her possession
before Uncle Sam succeeds in any mote
projects -Nefc Yosk Tfi5Rne. 2jfh
INST
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-12-29

Bas~ A curious ceremony takes
place in London before the opening of
Parliament. A committee visit the
vaults of the Parliament houses to
search for the ghost of Guy Fawkes.
This year the form was gone through
with as usual. The honorable gentle
men found nothing more dangerous
than the hot air pipes, and DR.. Reds
ventilating apparatus. After wander
ing about by lantern light for some
time they emerged to upper air, cover
ed with dust and cobwcbs, and repo-
ted that the honorable members might
consider themselves safe from an ex-
plosion during the ensuing session.
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Congress-.

On Ertioy, the 18th inst, the House
passed the bill for continuing the Mcxi-
can boundary survey and adjourned I'M
til Monday. The Senate was not in SEES
sion.
In the Senate, on Myniay. the Goth,
n communicative" VINE 'SSs.. - $780, H..
w. X. KING, rcsigning the Presidency
of that body, on account OF i'll health.
Mr.. Atchison. Of NJ issouri. was chosen
in his stead. Mr.. Dixon (Whig) was
admitted to seat rs Senator from Ken
lucky, q to IL The House transacted
no important business.
On T~eSti0y, the Senate passed the
resolution authorizing the President to
confer on Gen WINFIELD ScoTr the rank
of Lieut. Gencral-34 to IL. The three
Free Soil Senators (Halc, Chase and
Sumner) were among those that voted
nay. The House discussed Mr.. Cling
mans proposition admitting railroad
iron free of duty. Mr. Cartier Of Ohio
(dcm) was thankful tina. the duty on
railroad iron has come down. lie was
in favor of free trade and direct taxation.
Mr.. Chandler Of Pennsylvania (Whig)
said that the great father Of free
trade. Robert J, Walker, was himself in
favor of n duty of s25 ton Oh railroad
iron, and to this Mr.. Chandler was will
ling to adhere Mr.. Meacham Of Yer
mont offered an amendment, instructing
the Committee of Ways and Means to
refund the duty on railroad iron since
1916. If railroad iron is to be made
free for the future, it should be made
free for the past. Mr.. Clingman OPP
posed this, and it was rejected Mr..
Clingman's amendment was lost, The
original resolution referring the sub
ject of tho tariff and revenue from Gus
toms to the Committee of Ways and
Means, was tLen adopted without amend
mcnt.
On II'mneSidy, Mr. Gwin INTRODUCED
bill for a Railroad from the Atlantic
to the Pacific coast, which was made tho
special order for the 10Th of January
The bill to fix the pay Of members Of
Congress at $1,000 a-year was rejected
The House passed resolutions referring
various parts of the Presidents message
In the Senate, on Thursday, Messrs
Mason and Cass spoke in favor Of annex
ing Cuba when the time comes. It's an
.nexation had no tcrrors for them Boil
houses adjourned over to Monday. Cause
l-'the holidays" They also adjourned
from Monday (27th) to Thursday, fol
the same reason.
There are two periods in the session
the Providence JOurnal says, in whicl
Congress does nothing, The first il
= before the holidays" the other is " at
ter the holidays" OF this session a
least. it is likely to prove literally true
No very important measure will be dis
posed of until the Inauguration Of thu
new President
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The MAINE LlouoR LAW IN Mrv.

TINS MAINE LIQUOR LAW IN Mn
NEsoTA.-ln case of appeal, arising
out of the seizure Of liquor under the
Maine Liquor Law Chief Justice II {.
u. Hayncr delivered aG opinion that
the law is unconstitutional and cannot
be enforced. The following is brief
abstract of the points decidcd:
" /. That the legislative powers
being vested by the organic act in the
Legislative assembly and Governor, they
had no right or authority to delegate
it to any body or pcrsons-not even to
the people of the Territory.
.. That in the enactment in aues-
ton, the legislature in effect attempted
to transfer this power to the people.
3. That in so doing they acted be-
yond their authority and conferred no
power upon the people, and conse.
quently their acts were void.
T. That the people of the Territory
could not in their eminent domain
reserve and exercise the power, mas
much as the territories belong to the
people Of the whole Union, and under
the Constitution of the United States,
the ultimate sovereignty is granted tc
Congress. Ifit could be reserved il
would have to be done by Congress
and not by the people of the Territory
who therefore derived no right from
this source to pass this enactment, and
therefore it never became law, ant
cannot be enforced as such"
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GJe &rgistrr.
MIDDLEBURY, DEC. 90, 1852.
Celebration Of the Landing Of the
Pilgrims.

According to CUSTOM for few years
past, exercises were had at the Congrc-
gational Westinghouse, in this place, on
Wednesday evening last, in c"mmcmo-
ration of the Landing of our Pilgrim
Fathers at Plymouth. Quite a respec-
table audience was present, though not
80 large as on some former occasions.
The discourse, pronounced by the
Rev. II. S. CrsnMAN. Of Orwell. was
forcbly written. aud contained many
literary cxccllcnccs. In length. it was
somewhat after the Puritan modcl--as
the speaker limited at the outset-hav-
ing occupied about an hour and a half
in the delivery The most entertaining
portion, to us, was that devoted to a por-
traiture of several of the old New Eng
land worthies-Carvcr. Brewster, Brad.
ford, Winslow. and others-all Of which
portraits were very cngagingly done.
Were we disposed to be critical, We
should objcct-both as matter of history
and of tastc-to the genealogy of Puri
ianism, as traced by Mr.. Cushman, from
Enoch through Moses (who was also
designated as Free Soilcr), Socrdtcs
&c, almost including Shakespeare, who
lit was stately had his genius warmed
by Puritan influence The same might
be said Of the author of lIudibras, W,
suppose--for with both Purtans wcr,
subjects for carcaturc and sarcasm
Is it quite true, also, that New Eng
land at this day retains the lincamcnt:
of its paternal puritanism quite so pre-
ciscly as was represented For instance
Mr.. Cushman informed us that the Pill
grims came here not to h0ic but t.
wJfShip" But how does it happen
then, on his theory, that the modern
Yankee has. the world over, rcputa
ton just the opposite
But we have not room for disgust
ton on the several points wherein W,
differ from the orator of the evening
1t was a very suggestive address. and
on the whole, an intellectual treat.
We were unable to be present at th
Social Party which followed at Conccr
Hall. We understand that it was full,
attended , and very pleasant one.
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RIr Ex-senator Benton said recent

sag Ex-senator Benton said recent
", in conversation with gentleman
who spoke of his being the last of the
group, 'Clay, Webster and Calhoun are
gone; years ago Dr-told me, When
these men are dead, you will be fresh
and vigorous as ever. My habits of
living do it; Until | was thirty, | drank
nothing, sir. Since then / have drank
only what circumstances made it fit |
should drink. Temperance and mod
Grafton keep me in health and strength.
Besides, adopt the Roman regimen
battle with cold water, and rub dry.
That's exercise. None of your COM
mon flesh brushes, but such as they
rub horses legs with, Sir!
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nS1~The New York Tribune,

sSg~The New York Tribune, in
speaking of the emoluments of the Elk.
ecutive Office says, the President "has
son or other dependent well salaried
as a private Secretary" This is one
of Mr. GREELEy's hap-hazard asser-
tons. The private, or Executive Sec
rotary is paid for his services out of
the Presidents private purse-the of
fee not being known to the law. 1t
is very laborious and responsible of
fee and Government ought, in justice,
to provide for its compensation as much
as for that OF any other.-Bufalo
Com. AIDE.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-12-29

CACKLE-oLoGY.- Our friend, +.
Markham, Esq, COMMITTEE on Hens"
at the late show of the Agricultural
Society, in Kenncbec, Me-, summed
up his report in favor Of egg-layers as
follows:
"Thus your committee have dis
charged their official duty-nor have
they done it with light regard for
the dignity of the subject. In proper
ton as industry,patience and pcrseyer-
ance arc commendablc virtues. the hen
is worthy Of regard. Dropping into
her nest single egg to-day-ncver
attempting to hurry matters, but wait
ing patiently till tomorrow, and then
dropping another, we find at the end
of the year she has paid for all the
flour brought into the State during the
same period. We find she has paid
for all the pianos that have been thump-
ed into agony by all the useless fin
gers in all Down East. We find she
has paid for all the school books bat
tered to pieces by the careless boys Of
Maine. In brief, we find she has set
an example of sound domestic ccono.
my-scratching patiently for her daily
grub /; always watching for bug OF
worm ; rising early; never huttering
except when hit Il; and cackling only
when she has actually laid an egg
that we strenuously commend to al
wives and daughters who feel any in
tercst in the great nest Of domestic
life"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-12-29
90 The English word station

-" The English word station is
very correctly now used instead Of tho
French word d,pOf, by Mr.. Swami,
President of tho Ohio and Baltimore
Railroad, in his official communication.
1t will, it is said, be generally adopted
" in railroad language" in this coun-
try"
The word " Station" is properly ap-
Piled to the grounds and bindings
where railroad cars stop, and" depot"
applies to either the Passenger or
Freight building. " Station" is not a
word of English origin. Both " Sta
ton" and DEPOT" are originally
from the Latin, and came to us through
the French.-They are both spelled
by us as they are by the French. The
one means = stopping place. and
the other "a place Of deposit. '-Wc
hope the world will 80 on smoothly
now.-,S. Ai6ans Metsenger.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-12-29
Ea- The Brattle5oro EasIc great

EE- The Brattle5oro Eagle greatly
enlarged and printed on new type, is
hereafter to be issued weekly, under the
cditorship of b. D. Harris, Esq, late
Secretary of Utah, under whose auspices
the Eagle was started, and DIR. CHARLES
CUMMINGS, its more recent editor Our
friend Harris has few superiors in the
country, as IL journalist and under its
present form and management the Eagle
cannot fail of abundant success.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-12-29

Es' We are glad to notice that the
Wings of one cf the districts of New Or
leans have nominated our FREUD G. c.
LATunoP, Esq, for reelection to the
Legislature He was one of the most
active and influential members of tina
Louisiana House at the last session, and
appears, from New Orleans papers, to
share largely in the sunshine of popular
favor.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-12-29

BARNUM's ILLUSTRATED NEws.--The
first number Of the series is already pub
lished, and is said to be very credit
able affair, ifnot fully equal in its engrav-
ings and letter press to its London name
sake. 1t is heavy undertaking; but
the public have guaranty in Mr., Bar
mum and his associates, that it will not
flag in interest or decorations.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-12-29
Rutland and Burlington Railroad.

We are pleased to learn that this most
popular and enterprising road is doing
large, daily increasing and profitable
business. There is not richer agricul-
tural region in New England In pas
sing over the road, the traveller cannot
fail to notice the very large amount of
local business that centres upon It at all
points. 1t is worthy of note that during
the past year the business on the road
has doubled fact which is its own
golden comment. In this connection it
will be proper to state figure or two
From june the commencement Of the
present fiscal year, to Nov. five months.
the receipts of the road were S257,000,
and with a very perceptible increase.
daily.
The road is under model manage
ment we may safely say. which is not
surpassed on any road in the country.
and equalled by very few. The Treas
urer, Peter Harvey, Esq, of our city is
familiar to our citizens as one of the first
business men of New England, aud well
calculated to give character to the road
in the eyes of the public, and confidence
in those Of the stockholders The whole
is under the SUPPLEMENTARY of Mr.
John S. Dunlap, well known as man
thoroughly experienced and posted in
railroad duties, matters and manage
ment. He is fortune to any compa
ny ; and just as courteous and gentle
manly as he is smart and keen. 1t i:
doubtless to his we'll directed and shrcwd
ly timed efforts joined with those of Mr.
Harvey, and others, that the road is en-
joying to no small extent, its unexamplec
prosperity and popularity. L Boston
| IlLas
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-12-29

An EFFIcIHST AGITAToR. the
close of Mr.. Giddings' late Free Soil ii.
rade IN Congress only Mirty-eren of
the two hundred and thirty odd members
were found present as the Liberator
says, the galleries irc,e 5rcathicss during
his speech, for there was not person in
them to breathe.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-12-29

The MAINE LAW on a SMALL SCALE
The Mississippi Legislature was rcti'
toned last winter, for Maine Liquor
Law, by the people of three townships in
Kinds county. Accordingly the law was
passed--prohibiting the sale of liquors
IN these to,cns, provided the people, by a
direct vote, should so decide The vote
was taken at the late election, and the
law emphatically sustained.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-12-29

G1 Deacon Hollis. who was put up
Oh his trial at Dcdham for selling two
quarts of cider. contrary to the law Of
1852 to prevent the sale of spirituous
and intoxicating liquors. has been con
victcd The jury took the case at 10
o'clock on Thursday. aud they had it
before them twelve hours
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-12-29

CO Gen. Cass having declined to de
liver an'address on placing the equestrian
statue of General jackson, on the sth
of January, before the Democratic Asso-
citation, the invitation has been offered to
Senator Douglas. who has accepted it.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-12-29

IL The publication of Uncle Toms
Cabinin Paris has produced prodigious
excitement To illustrate the fNrore
for the work, Cha,ipayi relates that a
Quaker going home with the volume I'M
der his arm was stopped by two respec-
tably dressed men, who, each clapping a
pistol to his head, shouted, Your Uncle
Toms Cabin or your life"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-12-29

VINO BEATS THIS ?-Mr. +. A. Lee
land. Of this town, killed three pigs, eight
months old, n few days since, which
weighed 1910 lbs. = an average of 336
lbs each.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-12-29

EI To prevent mice eating young
Apple and Pear Trees, make whitewash
by mixing three lbs Of fresh burnt
Jumps of lime in FIVE gallons Of brine,
and apply il warm. II half pound cf
powdered barytes be added TO the mix
ture, or the same quantity Of arsenic,
the application will be more efectual,
because taste will kill.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-12-29

E& 1t appears by the census that
the consumption of spirituous and malt
liquors reaches the enormous quaint ty
of eighty millions of gallons annually,
equal TO six gallons for every adult per-
son.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-12-29

IMPORTANT TO LOVERS OF Music
Choristers, Singing Masters, Organ-
lists. Musicians and Teachers Of Music
generally, and all clergymcn interested
in the advancement OF Music or in the
elevation of the standard of mas;cai
taste, will hear of something both liz
tercsting and advantageous BY sending
their names and addresses to Messrs.
DYER & WILLIS. publishers of Tie
Musical World + T;mes. 2j7 Broad
way, New York. Measures are being
taken to facilitate n universal disscmin.
alton of good music, and correct mn.
sieal principles, throughout the whole
country, and the cooperation of Edit
ors and Publishers is also solicited, SC
far at least, as to give this paragraph
the widest possible circulation.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-12-29

STATE TEMPERANCE CONVENTION. -
We are requested to state that those
who wish to attend the annual meeting
of the State Temperance Society, at Rut-
land, on Wednesday next,will be charged
fare but one way, on the Rutland and
Burlington and other Railroads
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-12-29
GENEvIEvE.
Addison County Court.
Tuesday, Dec. 2lst.

ucsuay, Dec. Elst'
Jas S. Phelps VS.. Rutland & Burling-
ton Railroad. Action for killing horse.
s. S Phelps for plff.-Linslcy & Beck
with for defts. Judgment for defts.
Abijah Hurd VS.. II. & j. Railroad.
Action of damages for killing an OK and
COW. d. Wooster and S. S. Phelps for
pllf Linsley s. Bockwith for dcfts. Yer
dict for plaintiff
State VS.. Russell Back
Indictment for Forgery. Continued
until June term.
The foregoing include the principal
jury cases-all of which VIC have any
report
Court adjourned on Friday even
inr
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-12-29

E9We are indebted to our friend
Prof j. a. ALLEN, of Michigan Univer-
sity, for a copy of his Introductory Ad-
dress to the Third Session of the Col.
legc of Medicine and surgery."-The
copy received is of the second edition,
published by the class before whom il
was delivered. 1t is an able discourse
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-12-29

Gen. PlgRcg's INArCuE ATIoN.-One
of the Boston papers says-"lt is CON
fidcntly asserted that Gen. Pierce does
not intend to have public Inauguration
and to make the customary inaugural
speech, heretofore made from the East
portico of the Capital"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-12-29

e Mrs ii. Beecher Stowe is about
to visit England aud Scotland with her
husband A number Of ladies and gen.
tlemen Of Glasgow, have invited her to
cross the Atlantic at their expense, and
she accepts their invitation.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-12-29

Mas ADoLPnrs SMITH SroEriNG THE
"BLUE SrockING.n-Wcll. | think III
finish that story for the editor Of the
Dutchman.- me see, where did |
leave OFF, The setting son was gliding
with his last rays-"Ma, ! want some
bread and molasses,' Eyes, dear, )-gild-
ing with his last rays the church spirc--
Wife, where's my Sunday pantsl" fun
der the bed. dear 1.-THE church sprc of
Inverness, when a" There's nothing un-
der the bed but your lace cap" perhaps
they are in the coal hod in the closet. y
when ahorscman was seenapproaching-
"Ma'amn the pcrtatcrs is out; not one to
bile for dinner" (Take some turnips y
approaching, covered with dust and
"Wife. the baby has swallowed button"
(RcrcrSe him, dear take him by the
heels, and waving in his hand ban
ron which was written-"Mr, I've tore
my pantaloonsl"-liberty or death. the
inhabiiants-rushcd on massc--"Wifer W
you leave off scribblingl"( Don't be disa-
greeable, Smith, l'm just getting inspir-
ed)--to the public square, where De
Bcgnis, who had been sccretly--"Butch-
err wants to see you, ma'am" secretly
informed of the traitor'-'Forgot which
YOU said, ma'am, sausages or mutton
chops" movements, gave orders to fire;
not less than twenty-My gracious
Smith, You haven't been reversing that
child all this time; he's as black as Your
coat-and that boy of YOURS has torn up
the first sheets of my manuscript
There its no use for a hurried woman
to cultivate her intellect must wait
till I'm widow Smith, hand me those
tlcinsi FANNY FERN
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-12-29

EA-Webster, Carlyle, Coleridge,
and Owe bclieve)' Chalmers, each ex-
pressed the opinion that the book of
Job is the subImest poem in the pos
session Of mankind.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-12-29

E@ Funeral ceremonies in honor Of
Messrs Webster. Clay and Calhou',
were observed in New Orleans on Thurs
day The procession was the iarg-
est ever known il that city Business
was suspended the whole population
turned out ard vast numbers of strang-
ers were present
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-12-29

E 1t is an editors duty always to
tell the truth Wash. Union.
All, but that's specific duty, and
you know that the Democrats are oppos-
ed to specific duties LOUIS. jour.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-12-29

IL Fanny Wright, whose death has
been noticed, is said to have left an es-
tate in Cincinnati, valued at about ono
hundred and fifty thousand dollars. She
leaves but one heir--a daughter