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mr. rKv. J. PiKRrorT.

The Yankee boy, before he's sent to school,
Well knows the mysteries OF that magic tool.
The pocket knife. To that his wishul eye
Turns, while he hears his mothers lullaby :;
His boarded cents he gladly gives to get u,
Then leaves no stone unturned till he eau
whet IL;
And in the education Of the lad,
No little part that implement hath had.
His pocket knife to the young whittier brings
A growing knowledge Of material things.
Projcctles. music, and the sculptor's art.
His chestnut whistle and his shingle dart.
His elder pop gun, with its hickory rod,
It's sharp explosion and rehoundirc w;d
His corn st; TX fiddle, md the deeper tone.
That murmurs from his pumpkin lenf from
hone,
Ccnspirc to tench the boy. To these sue
coed
His bow. his arrow Of feaihered reed,
Ills windmill, raised the passing breeze to
win,
His waier.whccl that turns uron a pin;
Or if his father lives upon The shore,
You'll see his ship, beam ends upon the
floor"
Full rigged, with raking mast and lmbers
staunch,
And waiting, near the wash tub, for launch.
Thus by his genius and his jsck-knfe driven,
Ere long he u solve yon any problem given
Make any gim-crack, musical or mute,
A plough, coach, an organ or flute;
Maks you a locomotive or a clock,
Gu; a canal or build floating dock
Or lead forth beauty from marble block -
Make any thing, in short, for sen or shore,
From child's rntile TO ascv.niy four
Make it, said Il-Ay, WHEN he und, r'akes it,
He'll make the thing and the machine that
makes it.
And when the thing is mnde-whcthcr it be
To move on earth, in mir, or on the sea;
Whether on water DER the waves t" glide,
Or. upon land to roll, rcvolve, or slide;
Whether 20 whrl, or jar, IN strike or ring,
Whether it he piston or spring,
Wheel, pulley, tul { sonorous. wood or brsss
The thing designed shall surely co'nr 10 pass,
For when his hands upon ii, ,ou ma, know
That there's go in it and he'll make it 20.
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Misers.

Vandille is one Of the most remarkable
characters, as a miser, that is 10 be found a.
mong The eccentric biographies Of France.
His riches were immense and his avar;ce and
parsmony extreme. He hired miserable
garret in one of the most obscure parts of
Paris, and paid poor woman sou a day
to wait upon him. Excepting once week
his diet was never vared--bread and milk
for breakfast; the same for dinner, and III.
same for supper, al the year ronnd. On u
Sunday he veniured to indulge in glass OF
sour wine. and he strovc to satisfy the com.
FUNCTIONS of conscience by beslowing, in
charity. farthing every Sabbath. This
muni6ccnre, which incurred an expenditure
of one shilling and penny per anruui, he
carefully noted down; and just before his
death he found, with some degree Of regret,
That during his life he had disbursed no less
than foriy-three shiIiings and four pence.
Forly-ihres shillings and four pence! Pro-
digious generosity for the richest man in
France !-Vandille had been magistrate al
Boloane, ami while in that office he partly
maintained himself, free of cost by consti>
tuting himself milk master general at the
marker. He would MUNICH his scrap Of bread.
and wash it down with these graluitous
draughts. BY such parsimonious articles,
and most penurious course Of life, he suc>
ceeded in amassng an enormous fortune,
and was in a position TO lend vast sums ol
money to the French Government. When
he had occasion 10 journey from Bologne t.
Paris, be avoided the expense of coach fare
by going on foot, and lest lac should be rob-
bed, he never carried more than three pence
in his pocket. although he had distance OF
hundred and thirty miles before him. llhe
found this sum insufficient he would profess
poverty, and beg from the passengers on the
road lriae to help him on. In the year
1888, Vandille, the miser. was worth nearl,
eight hundred thousand pounds He used
to boast that this vast accumulation sprang
from a single shilling.
The winter Of the year 1884 had been
very cold and bitter, aud the miier felt in.
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making war on US on that account IL Great
Britain, reused by the Gladstone letters,
should interfere with the kingdom Of Naples,
would the United States he justified in de-
claring war against Great Britain? The
Evangelist says YEs Kossulh Gays YES all
the after dinner oraers saws YES. We say
no TIE Genius of Liberty says NO; the Cos
pei says no; God says NO. lie employs ar
national interference sometimes.
In the second place, our interference, in
many cases, would be 80 foolish that it can
not be justified on any principles of pru-
dence or common sense. We are not called
on TO throw away our lives and treasures in
a vain crusade for liberty. II the fair pros
pect is that our interference would be al.
tended with no real good to the oppressed
and be an injury to ourselves, it is best that
we should stay at home mind our own bus
mess, study the arts of peace set a great
esampie, make Bibles ant newspapers, and
so exert more powerful influence for the
spread of liberty, than we could by employ.
ing an army as large as Xerxes' in the prop-
agator of red.repubicanism over The whole
earth.
This is a very simple view Of the case and
il exposes the ialncy Of the Kossuh doc
lrne so plainly, that child can see it. 1t is
only matter of as,onishment that man
so sagacious as Kossuth shond have ever
seriously supposed that the American peo
pie could be induced to give their giant
resources to the aid OF a doc, rine so mis-,
chievous. aud yet so weak. Had he come
here, and with his trumpet tongue appealed
10 us in behalf of Hungary, we would have
listened calmly and considered earnestly
whether this were case in which il is our
duty 10 interfere. lie would have received
al tie aid which The stretch of sympathy
and Justice would allow this country tc
give him. He might have received from
Congress such a declaraion as would have
sent terror 10 the heart of tyranny, and
cheer 10 the souls OF the oppressed in evei,
cline. But he asks us to affirm princpl,
false in it's moral, dangerous in its npplicn
lion. aud powerful chiefly for evil prin
ci3le well enough for the present case, be
cause Hungary is more than d match 70
Austria when Russia Is kept off but
; principle that binds US not TO interfere tc
help other people equally deserving, wheI
they happen TO be weaker than their or
presors. This fatal mistake Kossulh ha
made, and The consequence is that his mis
sion to this country will be failure.
We say these things with earnest sympa
hies m his behalf for we glory in hi
cause, in the principle of civil and religion
liberty he so uobly represents, and we al
len,ly desire 10 see him the acknowledge
Governor Of free and independent Hun
gary. But we will never consent IN th
adoption of an unsound principle. for ih
sake Of present advantage, when the fl
iure is full Of evil ns the result
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For the Middlehury Register.
Fences and Roads.
Mn. Enron

aIH. ISDi1OHs
In your paper Of Dec. l7th I noticed
an article, with the above title, from the
Michigan Farmer, in which was, and ]
doubt not nine>tenths Of your readers were,
deeply Interested. My interest in the art.
cle arises from its practical bearings. The
egal decision there quoted is probably un,
expected b, most of your readers, because it
has been generally received opinion, that as
The highway is lail out for the convenience
of the public, individuals may use the land
il embraces as hest suits themselves--at at least.
that The Legislature may convert the high
wav into public pasture, if they will.
The doctrine Of this decision is, that in
laying out The highway, the constituted au-
ihoriies do not extinguish The title Of The
owner 10 the land they appropriate, nor do
they give, or pretend 10 give the public
claim upon II for any purpose except their
travel. Consequently the owners title re-
mains unqnestionablc, to the land, to its
trees and its grass, and he may use either to
any extent not inconsistent with the public
convenience.
This doctrine is not new even in this
State. though our Courts have not. to my
knowledge, had occasion to pass upon it. A
gentleman. several times member Of our
Legislature, remarked 10 The writer, some
IL. L lad all larw n nj NJ
izing the pasluring Of The highway, as uncon>
stitutiona.. He viewed the matter in pre-
cisely the same light as the Court in Michi>
gan whose decision you have published.
The writer in the Michigan Farmer tells
rs Of a visit last Summer to Slonington.
Conn, where he saw The finest fields bnr-
,lering on The highway protected by low
wall or fence, with posts and two rails,
which would no, keep out Michigan calf,
ard would not he a circumstance to Mich
igan hog" The sight of such fences led TO
inquiry, which elected the information, that
tho good sense OF the community rec uired
every man to keep his stock within lis
own enclosure. The exercise OF similar
good sense produces the same effect in most
of the older portions of New England. Its
exercise in this county would save our far
mers hill of expense equal to all their 9th
or taxes; for il is Ms true here as in Michigan,
that our farmers are commonly compelled
to support expensive fences on the highway,
" not so much 10 keep in their own, as 10
keep out other peoples stock
Now our laws do no. authorize the use of
'he highway asa pasture at all. On the
contrary, they authorise the towns entirely
TO prohibit such usa fit. know It has
heen said. and will be said, that without The
privilege Of pasiuring the highway, the poor
man would often DO denied the luxury of
Keeping n sow. Why mol add, that he must
be depied this luxury, without the privilege
Of feeding graiaitously through the winter,
at his richer neighbor's NOW or stack F--iof
the winter keeping ia afIer all the ebiefex-
pense. II, howsver, the pastarage of the
highway were claimed only for the poor
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JUpGING BY APrEARANoEs.- PHIsos
SCENE IN MUSIcu.-The number Of te-
male prisoners is very small, in comparison
with the men. Al one particular washing
tub stood fcur young women. Our conduc-
tor spoke to one Of them, this being sign
to US TO notice them. Two looked up, aud
lairly bcamed with smiles. One, a tall & vc.
ry handsome young girl, coniinued to wash
away with downcast eyes. | felt sort Of
delicacy in staring at her. her looks were so
conscious and modest. A fourth. fat, ILL
looking old woman, also never looked al the
visitors. The Two Who smiled had rcmarka-
bly, agreeable faces one. with good features,
and very mild expression the other,
small woman, and though with bloom on
her checks, a certain sad, anxious expression
about her eyes and mouth. Of which Of
these four women were We 10 hear fearful
history related The only one who looked
evil was the fat old woman.
As soon as we were in the court, our con.
ductor said, snow. what do you say abou,
those women ?" "Three out OF the four"
we remarked, "are the only agressbls faces
we have seen in The prison, aud, judging
from this moncaiary glance ., their eoun'
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Law of Newspapers.

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,ice TO the contrary, are considered as wishing
TO continue their subscription.
2 If subscribers order the discon.'n"anre OF
their papers the publisher may continue to send
them till all that is due he paid.
3. Ifsubscribers neglect or refuse to take
their papers from the office to which they arc
directed. they arc held responsible till they
have scttled their bills and ordered their papers
discontinued.
If subscribers move to other places, with
opt Informing the publisher. and the paper J.
sent 10 the former direction, they are held re
s. The courts have decided that refusing to
take paper from the Office. or removing and
Leaving it tuncalled for, is prima facia evidence
ofintentonal fraud.
6 A Postmaster neglec,ne to inform pub
Usher when his paper is not taken from the Of
6ce. makes himself liable for his subscription
price.
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ELGJN
SPRIN G H0U s d

THE ELGIN SPRING HOUSE is now
i open for the reception of visitors. The
Proprietor, having added several well finished
rooms. and made other improvements m his
premises. foels confident that he can give en-
lire satisfaction to all who may favor him with
their patronage The medicinal qualities of
these Springs are equal IL any in the world,
and are highly recommended by the best phys
cans in the country. 10 whOm reference may
be had, viz Drs. Bradford aud Maxfeld Of
Vergennes; Drs. Allen and Russel of Middle
bury Drs. Cram and Converse OF Ferrishureh;
DIR. Heinehnrg Of Burlington; DIR. Horton of
Colcbestef5 and Drs. Warner and Hazlctun of
New HAGEN. The Proprietor will run Car
riage to ffe DepoI At vrrgennes in connection
with the Cars. for the accommo odatiun Of vsi-
tiers and huarders. All orders fir water prompt
ly executed and forwarded by the Boats and
Cars 10 any part of the country.
Post Office Address, Vergennes, VT.
S. ALLEN. PROPRIETOR.
Eigin Springs, Panton,
May 10, 1881 2-h
N. B.-The water from the above Spring, Is
forwarded by Mr.. Allen. TO l.. W. CLARK Of
this village, who keeps supply constantly on
hand, which will be furnished 10 those who
wish 10 test its virtues, al a reasonable charge
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NUMBER 40.

mans eoi6, the inconvenience might be more
cheerfuly borne. But II is not 50. 1t is
quite as frequently claimed by those who
raise stock for sale, and who are willing 10
augment their own gains, by trespassing on
The rights and patience oftheir neighbors.
Is it not time, Mr.. Editor, that reforma.
ton in this matter should be commenced in
our. community ?-that stock OF all kinds
should be prohibited from feeding in the
highway ?-,hat the many should cease to be
burdered with expense and trouble Ior the
prof OF the few ?--especIaly when that
profit i, enjoyed in papabIe violation Of
EQvITr.
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From IIildreth's History Of the United Sta ties.
Death of Hamilton.

Disappointed, aud all his hopes
blighied. as he believed, by Hamilton
lns,rumentality, Burr became eager for
vengeance Illuminating vas the con
,rasl between himself aid Hamilton, to
whom. in his anger. he was ready 10
ascribe, not his political defeat merely.
hu, his blasted character also. Though
fallen from his high station of command
ing influence in the conduct of af-
iairs, Hamilton still enjoyed the un,
bounded confidence of aparly, ouinum.
bered, indeed, but too respectable to be
despised: while Of his biileresl oppo>
nents, none, with any pretensions to
character or candor, doubted his honor
or questioned his integrity. Burr, On
the other hand, saw himself dislrusied
and suspected by everyhod,, and jus, a
bout to sink into political annihilation
and pecuniary ruin. Two months med
itaiion on this desperate state of affairs
wrought up his cold, implacable spirit 10
the point of risking his own life to take
that of his rival. lie might even have
entertained the insane hope-for though
cunning and dextrous to a iemarka Bile
degree. he had no great inteleci-ihat
Hamilton killed or dsgraced, and thus
removed out of the way, he might yet
retrieve his desperate fortunes.
Among other public aiions made in
the course of the late contest were two
letters by Dr.. Cooper. a zealons parli>
san Of Lewis, in one of which il was
alleged that Hamilton had spoken Of
Burr as a dangerous man, who ought
moi 10 be trusted with the reins of gov
ernment. In the other letter, after re-
pea'ng the above statement. Cooper
added. " could detail to You a still
more despicable opinion which General
Hamilton has expressed of Mr.. Burr" ."
Upon this latter pass ge Burr seized
as the means of forcing Hamilton into
duel For his agent and assistant
therein lie selected William p. Van
Ness, young lawyer, one of his most
attached parIisans, and not less dark
designing, cool, and implacabIe than
himself. Van Ness was sent to Ham,l.
ton with copy Of Cooper's printed let
Ter and note from Burr, insisting upon
, " prompt and unqualified ackno~ led9
meni or denial of the use of any express
: sion which would warrant Cooper's as
+ serlions." :"
> Perfectly acquainted with Burr and
, Van Ness. and perceiving as well from
Van Ness's conversation as lr"m Burr's
note a settled intention TO fix a quarrel
upon him, Hamilton declined any i'm.
medinie answer, promising reply III
writing al his earliest convenience. In
that reply he called Burr's attention 10
The fact that the word " despicable, /"
however IN IFS general Specification II
might imply impulalions upon personal
honor as to which explanations might
be asked, yet from its connection, as
! used in DR.. C"oper's letter, il apparent.
ly related merely In qualifications Tor po-
lliicsl Office, subject. as nothing was
SAID about the more definite statement
referred to in the same letter, as Ia
which il seemed 10 be admitted that no
explanation was demsndsble. Still
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bags Of gold, and rondorous chests of un-
told treasure. A candlesiick lay beside him
on the floor. The worshipper Of Mammon
had gone into bis cave, to pay his devoirs to
his golden god, and became sacrifice 10 bis
devotion,
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1852 LADIES SHOES. 1852.

lust Received from Farwell & Co.. Kid
a Polkas, Pump Caters, walking Shoes Bus
kins snd Slips at II. L. FULLERS:
Jan. ftb 1882
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A Political Apostate.-If there is anything
low and contemplate upon the face of the
earth, it is the action of that man, who, for
selfinterest, or from some principle equally as
low, suddenly proves traitorous to . party
that has frequently honored him, upon the SUI
perciIlious plea that a great political conven-
ton did not act in accordance with his desires,
or upon some other p~retenc, equally ridiculous.
The Wing party of the United States will hang
its head in sorrow when it learns the harrow
ing news that Wm :. Parham, has thrown up
his dictatorship because Of the nomination of
Gen. Scott, and at last accounts were hand in
glove with the Democrats in the Convention at
Baton Rouge. The Crescent thus does up
this renegade.
We fully appreciate the solemn responsible.
ty Of our friend as substitute Elecior. The
chances were nine hundred and ninety-nine to
one that he would ever be called upon for any
active service. We, therefore, fully appreciate
the solemn character of his commandments.
He has thrown his pebble of defiance, and we
anxiously look for its effect upon the great and
solid editice Of wing principles. We believe
that the work OF Clay and Webster and Fill
more will not tumble into ruins at the motion
of his potent hand. Mr.. Parham-a gentle
man we highly respect in all personal rela-
tions-has discharged bis pocket pistol at Glib
raltar. We are astonished that Gibraltar was
not shaken. Why it is so, is a curious ques-
ton. Our friend Parham has an abundance Of
the explosive material on hand. The case is
Parham Us. Scott. We refer the the decision
to our respected snd respectable Supreme
Judges. Parham Us. Scott is the case of the
term. Parham Us. Scott is the most excrucia-
tingly interesting case ever brought before the
great tribunal of public opinion. Scott stood
fire at Lundy's Lane, but how can Scott stand
the shower Of declinatory pellets poured in
upon him by our gallant friend Parham! The
hero Of Lundy's Lane, Chapultepec, Chippe-
wa, Vera Cruz, Churubusco, Moline del Rev,
and the city of Mexico, must promptly surren-
der to our friend Parham!
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-07-10

OThe New York National Democrat pays
the following very eqniyocal compliment to its
party:
If any Of our wbig friends ask "Who is
Frank Pierce?" WI simply reply by saying, he is
The man selected by Prouidence. first and by the
democracy nert, to administer this government
for -four years, from the 4th of March next.
The world (says the Boston Courier will
think it very little creditable to the democracy
that they fought among themselves four or FIVE
days, and went through forty-nine baIlotiugs
before they were willing to concur wah Proui~
dence.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-07-10

The Wing Playorm.-Hear what the Balti-
more Clipper, a neutral paper, says Of the plat.
form:
The declaration of principles adopted by the
Wing National Convention is such as we have
anticipated it would be, and such as will receive
the approval of every man, north or south, east
OF west, wing or democrat, who desires to see
the Union perpetuated, and the affairs Of the
Union conducted in harmony. 1t is the plat
form of the constitution of the country. Most
ably and eloquently was it sustained in the
Convention by speeches from gentlemen of
different sections; and it must have the effect
Of s~ilencing those noisy clamorers for disunion
who occasionally indulge in reasonable decla-
nations at abolition meetings.
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Illustrating a Speech.-The Boston Trans.
CRYPT gives a humorous account of the first
stump speech in favor of General Scott, by a
young gentleman of Somerville, who chose
for his rostrum the steps of a church. AT er a
brilliant review of the life and services of the
hero OF Lundy's Lane, "the expected over
whelming brilliant peroration was suddenly
cut short by the accidental stepping over the
edge of his platform by the eloquent young
orator, who rolled heavily down the steps aud
eembankment, but on being picked up BY two
lads who had alone been his auditors, he de.
clared he had only been showing how Gen.
Pierce fell from his horse!'"
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-07-10

Crime in New York.-A writer in the Tri-
bune says: Out of 10000 criminals committed
to the Tombs this last year, over 1000 were
under twenty one years of age. And of these
about 800 were between the ages of nine and
fifteen. Of the 24oo thieves confined there,
100 were under 81, and some 600 under 10.
The various classes of vagrant children in this
city number about ten thousand. Mr.. Nj. is
OF opinion that the above would be a low es.
innate the present year. One of the most CON-
mon OF tie vie offensive of the city, and one
which the police regulations can seldom reach.
is the employment, by old villains, of little
girls, to 60 forth in numbers, and bring in a
rich harvest of wages, by submitting to the
most debasing pollution.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-07-10

Entitled to his Paeu.-The Ohio s,,,.
Journal, in noticing that General Pierce IA II.
lineal descendant of the Percy,, Duke, q,
Northumberland" says That Charles Dick.,,
asserts that the true meaning Of q grea. no.
bleman in England is, that neither he nor hi.
ancestors have done anything to distinguish
themselves for at least five hundred years.
Taking the definition of Dickens to BE- I'm.
Pierce is as we'll entitled to his patent 0. no..
bility as the best of them.