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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-06-22

COMMON Schools The Bellows Falls
Standard is going again, with fresh
hand at the quill. We are glad to see
the new editor come out in favor of a
State Superintendent of Common
Schools. though we must object to his
mode of argument. In speaking of the
last Superintendent Mr. Burnham) the
Standard says:
The incum bent of the Office of State
Superintendent Mr.. Burnham, was a
man of sufficient ability, of determined
energy. and great professional enthusiasm
three of most important requisites for
such an Office His labors were marked
with zeal and efficiency. He asso.
ciated with himself competent man
to assist in the elecutionary depart
ment aud their Institutes in the South
ern part of tn. State, we have reason to
know, did much towards awakening a
proper interest in the business of nstruc.
ton But just as he was commencing
the work of reformation, before he had
time to mature his plans marx tile
course Of The tchig politicians. He
was subjected to the most unfounded
ard ungouerous criticism, and experience
ed the most invidious attacks from those
to whom he had right, in confidence, to
look for support The printing of his
report was needlessly delayed, and the
subject was repeatedly brought before
the Legislature in ways tending to bring
the incumbent, and the Office itself, into
disrcpute with the body. All this aoas
done Jy HHigs themselves, towards one
of their own number, merely because
they cared not for the real objects of
the Office, bat we're jealous only to OBJ
tain its salary"
We do not quarrel with the compl-
mcnts to Mr. Burnham, but the assertion
that he was sacrificed ty The IIhtys is a
gross mistake That the printing was
delayed, and abominably done into the
bargain, and that in consequence Mr.. b..
was subjected to severe criticism-all
that is true. But the facts are that
Mr. Durham selected his own printer,
who was not whig. but T" free demo
crat," and the unfavorablc criticism
came, not from Wings only. but from
men of all parties. When the editor of
the Standard Sits this matter, he will
find that the chief opponent to any and
every scheme of Supcrintendcncy was a
democrat" and the recognized leader OF
the democratic party in the House and
he will also find that those who voted u
eainst him " ere not all chiefly Wings but
men of all parties. by far the greatcs'
number. in proportion to the number O.
representatives, coming from the Dem
ocratic party. Let the Standard go a
head for improvement in common
Schools but we advise it not to ruiz
the cause by attempting to ally it ex
clusively with the locofoco party. w
hope to see Wings, Democrats anC
Free Soilers--all parties in short-or
the right side in this matter Mont
pelicr IVatchmaH
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A SToRY OF CHILD, WITH MORAL
FOR THE " CLoTH'-D Door bell rings +,
the Rev Mrs introduced to the
family room, where three children arc
busily engaged at play Snuggled in the
coraer OF the room. the mother dillgent-
ly engaged in sewing, She rises to meet
4" the minister" aud salutes him, while
he. with lofty, cold, ropulslvo dignity.
says Good morning, Mrs, are you
well to-day 81 Aud as digni6edly takes
seat After moments pause, he says
in the same unbending, unfamiliar man
ner i trust, Madam, that you have
been well since | saw you last ? THANK
you, Sir, quite well A brief pause.
L hope your family have been and are.
in health p Well, I thank you, aside
from the ordinary sickness of children
Another pause l trust that you have
found consolation and rejoicing since my
last visit p etc, ctc.--And thus passed
away some ten or fifteen minutes the
children all the while having suspended
their play with a kind OF indiscribablc
fear. which children can look; first
glaneing wonderingiy at each other, and
inquiringly at tbcsmother Rising to
depart, with the same anrelaking digni
ty, the clergyman said 4 leave my
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Shall we have a State Superintendent

Shall we have State Superintendent
This has become question of vital
importance to our educational system.
Its Importance is out of all proportion
to the interest manifested in regard to
it. In no State in New England
are the common schools in such chaotic
confusion as they are in the State of
Vermont A few large yillages,it is true.
have mAtured and adopted plaus which
are a credit to themselves, and would
be an honor to the State, were they suf-
ficieutly universal but over the towns
in general there broods severely la
mentable apathy. very culpable indif-
ference But tins apathy, this iudiifer-
ence is by no means SO deeply seated
that energy. determination and zeal can
not overcome it. If treated with prop.
er courtesy aud frmness, in no place
throughout the State would it spring up
into active opposition TO the introducer
of reform, unless he should be frighten.
cd at tho shadow of opposition Who
is responsible then for the deplorable
condition of our schools We answer
unhesitatngly, the Government of the
State To the government is committed
the fostering care Of our district schools;
to it is delegated their sacred guardian
ship upon i rests the blame of all their
present disorder. Aud why upon the
government Because the people have
been prepared for botter condition Of
things-many of them have hoped, have
looked for better And why have they
been disappointed Let US see To
60 no farther back than 1851. The
/ incumbent of the Office Of State Super
Iiutendent. Mr. Burnham, was man of
sufficient ability, of determined energy.
and great professional enthusiasm--three
of the most important requisites for such
an Office Ills labors were marked with
zeal and efficiency. Tie associated with
himself a competent man to assist in the
elocutionary department, and their iu'
stitutes in various sections of the State
we have good reason 10 believe did very
much towards awakening IA proper inter
est in the business of instruction, But
Just as he was commencing the work o
reformation, he had not time even to ma
turo his plans mark theeourse of certain
politicians He was subjected to th'
uniounded and ungenerous criticism.anC
I experienced the most invidious attack
, from those to whom he had right, il
confidence to look for support Tn
printing of this report was needlessl.
, delayed, and the subject was repeated.
brought before the Legislature in way
tending to bring the incumbent and til
/ Office ITSELF Into disrepute With tia
/ body.
Let those politicians who thus deba'
{. ed themselves be remembered at the Of
:, preaching contest, and be made TO n
q lcoiye their deserts. Let thcul unde
}. stand that as thoy have disregarded II
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plicd,wth feelings that father only can
appreciate"


EI. MRs. Lucy SToNE, we learn, is
dead Not Miss Lucy down country
but Mrs. Stone of Orleans County. in
this State, so noted for seeing in glass
clearly things past, and to come. Mrs.
Stone was an old woman. For many
years she has read fortunes in a little
square piece of stone. about as big as a
piece of chalk A client of ours once
visited her touching his law suit She
required him to make us many marks
upon the stone as were letters in his own
name. and that of his adversary this
berg done. she looked into the piece of
magic quartz. and give him full histo.
ry Of his troubles, described all persons
concerned and told things Which he
was greatly astonished to hear. We
are not informed what has become Of the
magic stone. 1t is doubtless bequeath
ed to some one homoousion with il. In
the hand Of everybody else i, will be
worthless We heard years ago that
there was a person in South America
who, being born under the same planet
that presided at Mrs Stones birth, will
be able to see in this stone How this
is. we cannot say Bradford Inquirer.
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Foop ron CHIcKeNs-Boiled pota.
toes, mixed with coarse Indian meal, is
perhaps the best food for fatting poul-
try. For laying hens meat is necessary
lime must also be within their reach at
all times Pepper has been found ex'
cellent to make hens lay A recent wri-
ter says, was clearing out some red
pepper seed, and threw the shucks pro-
miscuously about | soon observed hens
picking them up and swallowing them
with great ayidity They soon com,
meuced laying eggs, though they had
laid none for month before. l feed
them two or threo times a week since
then, with red pepper, and they have
never stopped laying summer or winter,
spring and fall, except while they are
batching thei, ehiekons and l am com
Gdcut that By lhis method, hens may DO
made to lay the year raupd'--l Am'
Farmer.
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nearly to the bone--skirts and accounts
are still very long, while bodies, par
ticularly those that think themselves
somebodies, are excessively low, with
a great deal of stiffness and quantity
Of bone about the place where the
heart is likely to come, if there hat-
pens to be any. The material of the
bosom is frequently g'oce, and covered
with a transparent tissue of imitation
stuff, which may be seen through east
ly. Flowers are not much worn this
season in the hair, but the cheeks ale
got up as usual with artificial roses
Punch.
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y o
Sunset.


Sunset is burning like the seal of God
Upon the close of day This very hour,
Night mounts her chariot in the eastern
glooms
To chase the flying sun, whose fight has
left
Footprints ofg!ory in the clouded west
Swift is she paled by winged swimming
steeds,
Whose cloudy names are wet with heavy
dcws,
And dews are drizzling from her chariot
wheels.
Soft in her lap lies drowsy- lidded Sleep.
Brainful Of dreams, rs summer hive with
bees
And round her, in the pale and spectral
light,
Flock bats and grisly owls on noiseless
wings,
The flying sun goes down the burning west,
Vast night comes noiseless up the eastern
slope,
And SO the eternal chase goes round the
world
Alexander Smith.
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farm ono Garoen
Common Sense in Farming.


WE extract the following paragraphs
from an address by Col. HARRIS, of the
Ohio Cultivator, delivered in Septcm-
Der last before the Medina County Ag.
ricultural Society
We have come together to strength
en- the ties of peace aud good will, and
amid all chicanery and time-serving a.
round us, there is much of genuine truth
and improvement Theories after theo-
ries have been invented, expanded, aud
finally exploded, with all their wealth
and promise clustering around them.
Patent guano, and its kindred inven-
tions, will 90 well enough to smuse fan
cy farmers with, but after all we are
coming back to the belief, which we bavo
never far departed from, that nature is
not 20 fastidous in these latter days,
but that a generous application of organ
ic manure, such as every farmer can
command, joined to thorough tillagc, uu-
der direction of good common sense, is
the best preparation for crop.-Par'
ticular soils may be originally destitute
of some mineral element essential to the
production of particular crops, Or soils
by mismanagement may be made thus
destitute but the results OF the best
chemical analysis for the last few years,
are fast tending the opinion of Intelligent
men to the conclusion, that much less Is
to be gained by this process than has
been generally supposed {; and especial
ly in our rich and virgin soils. The re-
suits of Prof Wells analysis CT tho
soils of the Scioto, which you will find
in the last Annual Report OF the Ohio
State Board of Agriculture, are IN sup.
port of this assertion. The best kind of
scientific farming that l know of, is
good, common sense, systematic farming
a judicous system of cropping, and q
just return to the soil, for the elements
of fertility which you have taken from
it. Thus new farm will not be worn
down to wreck of skin and bone, but
but like a sensible and well fed workman
will grow up to vigorous manhood. which
may be protractcd as long as reasonable
tillaee is kept up
care not how much Of science is sp.
piled to agriculture, 50 long as it is kept
under the dominion Of common sense
We don't want to raise up lot of au'
tomaton farmers, even to carry out tho
the speculations Of the wisest men, bus
we do want race Of intelligent farmers
Intelligent not only in the science OF
Agriculture. but in the science OF lie,
for after all, Labor and all its appurten'
ances are subservient to the full dcvoi'
opcment and enfranchisement Of tho
soul and that life is perverted aud lost
which fails to accomplish this great work.
There are some callings in life which
seem unsuiteI to healthful devei.
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RnrBARB PrE.-Cut the. large stalks
off where the leaves commence strip
of the outside skin, then cut the stalks
in pieces half an inch long, line a pio
dish with paste rather thicker than a
dollar piece, put in layer of the rhu-
barb, put a largo tea cup of sugar, strew
il over with salt-spoonful of salt, aud
half nutmeg grated cover with a
rich pie-crust, cut slit in the centre,
trim OFF the edge with sharp kuIfc, and
bake in a quick oven, until tho pie loos-
ems from the dish Rhuharb pics made
in this way, are altogether superior 10
those made Of the fruit stewed,
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AMERICAN Scnoi AHsHlr. - A high
compliment has just been paid to Ameri-
can scholarship. by the appointment Of
Mr.. Hall gradute of Harvard College
in lS46, TO the post OF Ahglo-Sanscrict
Professor in the Benares College British
India Mr.. Hall is the fourth member
of his class who has bean called to FIJI
professors chair AS Vermonter we
take some pride in this appointment. for
though Mr. Hall is not anative Of Yer.
mont has father was The Professor is
grandson of Hon Lot Hall formerly
Judge of the Supreme Court.
JohnsJ1ry Caledonian.
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JUSTUs COBB, Publisher,
By whom all kinds of Book and Job Print
ing will be done on favorable terms.
Law of Newspapers.

l. Subscribers who do not give express no
ticc to the contrary, are considered rs wishing
to continue their subscription
ii. If subscribers order the discontinuancc
of their papers, the publisher may continue to
send them till all that is due be paid
Ill, 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 pa
pcrs discontinued
". If subscribers move to other places,
without informing the publisher, and the pa
per is sent to the former direction, they are
held responsible.
V. The courts have decided that refusing
TO take paper from the Office, or removing
and leaving it uncalled for is priIna f:.cic evil
dence of intentional fraud
VI A Postmaster ncgccting to inform
publisher when his paper is not taken from
the office, makes himself liable for his sub
cription price.
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ALEXANDER Smith,

slidCE-iJduu.
You remember where in starlight
We two wandered hand in hand
While the night-howcrs poured their pefum
Forth like love DER all the land -
There |, walking ycstcr-even,
Felt like n ghost from Eden-and
remember all you told me-
Looking up as We did stand
While my heart poured out its perfume
Like the nghthower in your hand
And the path where We two wandered
Seemed not like earth, but Edcn-land.
Now the stars shine paler, colder,
Nght-howers fade, without your band:
Yet ny spirit walks beside you
Everywhere, in every land
And | wait till we shall wander
Under the stars Of Edrn-land.
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THE BLACK SwAN-On Monday,
May %, large assemblage of distin-
gushed personagcs assembled by invita-
;on al Stra6rord House to decide upon
the merits of Miss Elizabeth Gree ufcld,
better known in America as "the Black
Swan.n Her debut may be pronounced
in the highest degree successful. Sir
George Smart presided at the piano
London paper, Mag rs.
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-. and will bid you good morning.
Hardly had the door closed, when lit
tie boy of four years ran towards his
mother. and clinging tightly to her
dress, raised his eyes inquiringly, and
with all the simple earnestness of a
child. said Mamma, mamma, was dat
Dop2'
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MONUMENT TO Schiller AND GOETHE.
"A monument of bronze is about to be
erected at Wcimar, in honor Of the two
great poets Of Germany, and an appeal
is circulating in that country which calls
upon all Germans to contribute to the
fund for the purpose. sufficient means
not having as yet been provided.
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- Time has made some ch.nge iu

E9- Time has made some change in
the appearance of the Niagara Fails
within five years. The table rock on
the Canada side has nearly disappeared,
aud only small vestige of the once eel
ebrated projection now remains. On
the American side, near to the observa-
tory, another piece Of rock has been
carried away, on which portion of tho
bridge from Goat Island rested, This
bridge once extended out some distance
beyond the stone tower, but il now
scarce projects beyond it
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wishes of their constituents. and tramp
led in the dust one of the most impor-
tant principles of legislation, that they
cannot again betruy, with impunity.your
confidence. See to il that YOU legsla-
tors this year, are of the right stamp as
regards this matter -Neic5ury aurora.
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JENNY LIND AT HONE "A letter from
Drcslen. datod Anril II. snys:


Dresden, datod April q says:
During my short stay in the city. l
have often passed the residence of Mrs
Otto Goldschmidt, or Jenny Linda
name by which here as elsewhere. she is
best known They reside in the finest
section Of the town. called English quar-
ter. Dresden is without doubt their fu-
ture residence, although they have not
yet purchased as was reported in Amer
lea. They have been negotiating for a
very beautiful situation On the bank of
the river, short distance above the
city now occupied b. the Elysium which
they would remove and build according
to their pleasure, but all efforts to OBJ.
tain it have proved unsuccessful"
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Melt a little isinglass in spirits Of
winc,and add small quantity Of water.
Warm the MIXTURE aud il FORMS gius
perfectly transparent, which will rev.
piis broken glass aieely and firmly.
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Fashions BY . "FIRsr" HAND
The fashions in millinery and dress
making present some Of the usual fea-
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The fare from Philadelphia to Charleston, by
the steamer Osprey, has been reduced to $40,
meals included, said to be SO cheaper than by
the steamers from New York. This is done in
order to induce travellers and Southern mer-
chants generally to visit Philadelphia on their
summer tours to the North.
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DEPARTURE OF THE BEHRING'S STRAITS Ex-
PETITION The United States sloop of var Vim
cennes, Commander Ringgold, the brig Porpoise,
and the steamer John Hancock, of the Behring's
Straits ex pedition, went to sea from Hampton
Roads on the 22d inst, having been passed. by
the steamer North Carolina, which arrived here
| yesterday morning
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AusrRnIA.-The latest advices from Austria
liza are highly satisfactory, so far the fortunes
of the miSers are concerned. The populationis
now estimated at 700 900 souls, and the revenue
| for 1858 at S15 100000. Of this, $4,000 600
will be raised in Victoria. Land was rapidly
advancing in price, and speculation was quite
active. 1t is stated that in Van Dieman's Land,
even in the beginning of February, landed pro-
perty had been sold at an advance of 400 per
cent upon the prices a few weeks previously.
During the month of December II OoO persons
arrived at Melbourne, and during the month Of
January 5000. A large lump Of gold, weighing
l20 pounds. the property of four finders, was
about to be carried to England for exhibition.
| l. is estimated to be worth f6910. ...r .r,-..
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GALVESTON.

iIlsAvs TUESDAY, June "a At O'CLOCK
EOR GALVESTON, INDIANoLA, PoRT <gfTfS,
L LAVAcA and MATAGoRDA Regular Newor
ara Lin NJ Steamship. mHgnh snt
amhlu MpCO Y. LAwless, commander will leave above
Ell, s,pessy trad, all the s-ss.' in this n- VITA
dsuby brscd, size sale
edn Freight 'or Iusanol, and LsyRs vii bs
landed (sute Light nMAtasorda Bay without
hEgs. For p.sssss basins ssn
sppy HARRIS Moh6hS ~ ishonPlios lls siIee..
, under the supervision Of ts Cap
tat,, jt9
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VOLUME vi.
LEGHOR.N.

EOR LEGHORN.-The A fast sailing -h{{rN
American ship JOHN BRYANT Capt Dyet, has room &aZ
80 bales Co bu thereof in small s'o~Agc, sa
fs dava cabin accommodations
g @ For paage apply the Captain on board
PoAt AL First Dutrlc,, for freight apply 10 -, 49,,
np2e j. H AsHbrsip"r" w. 20
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,R LEWIS,S PREPARED FLOUR.-The

undersigned prepared furnish the Flour
q4anty family steamboats, vessels Or oI efpertaon
Pr,ieo will ind this very desirable article in
anoh cooking where tours ued It peculiarly prepared WIN
uly cold water milk to nil the dough iof
.t used in its preparation
frs For particulars, bill on barr Is packages.
pe ai property this Flour that ii be shipped TO any
purity Il has been known to keep sweet and
free eIreinn insects for eighteen months.
L. CHANDLER h BRO, 80 Fulton street,
~ New levee " Otlrans
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THE UNION CouRsE RACES. The trot on the
Union IL. Il Race Course, recently, 1t 10 60 d.
attracted full twenty thousand persons to the
ground There were seven horses entered for
the race OBienis, it is said, was at first the
favorite against the field, and thousands upon
thousands of dollars were wagered that he would
win the race The result Of the contest, how
ever, has disappointed those expectations. KEN
bic Jackson winning the race, as we have al
ready recorded The Brooklyn Advertiser says;
The annals of the turf no where furnish re-
| cord of such rapid time that made on the hrst
| eat with two hundred and fifty pound wagons,
and no sportsman ever witnessed such skillful
driving as that exhibited on this occasion oy
Hiram Woodruff, who may now claim to be the
Emperor of whips.
Messrs Hustled, Kendall and Cochrane, and
other. omnibus ptoprietors Of this city ana NOV
York, had large number OF stages on tne ,oaa,
and the receipts Of the Long isisnd - :.
Company must have been enormous. on 'ne
crowded stand we noticed but TWO Iemates, wno !,
appeared to enlist the sympathies Oh hany VI
the sterner sex, by whom they were uhconaior1
: ably iammed and who must have lelt muen enn
: barrassed at the strangeness ol .neir posiuol
among so many men In the heiu' h9weve,
ahsra were several fashionably dressed damsel
e from houses of questionable repute IN New Aork
g and a sprnkling Of country maidens OF pure
4 mould from the adjacent rural districts, wn
: appeared TO experience MS much dehgh' IN IN
: trot as any who witnessed 1t. Ii IS rumoreo se
a ,lay that the owner of o Bienis reahzed An IN
mense sum of money by betting against his ON
ir horse, in consequence Of his knowing that tn
/ | animal was somewhat lame.