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Thou art the Way I am an crrant one,
That from the pleasant pastures strays alone;
Afar hear the silent waters glide,
But stay aloof in wretchedness and pride
My brain is parched with summers weary
heat,
Nor is there rcspit to my struggling feet;
My heart is sick TO taste the cooling air;
| pant, faint, perish in despair!
The quiet sweetness of those happier days,
Like some brief breath upon my spirit plays;
| yield me to the false, delicious dream,
And what J was, and should be-that seem
Then, gentle Shepherd, all the tranquil day,
The glorious accents led me in the way
And when the night came down, all chill and
cold.
hid me safely in thy generous fold.
Thou art the way! I'm seeking thee again.
Poor,wretchcd, lost blind and cast out of men
Dear Savior speak, for have waited long
A strangers voice alas hath led me wrong.
" Chronicle. J. JAMES RANKIN.
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6 D uratio II.
School Supervision.

Several of the newspapers in this
state are discussing the subject Of
School Superintendency, viz; the Reg
lister, Watchman, Chronicle, and Bel
L,os Falls Standard. In this way
the matter will be brought before the
minds Of the people, and when the
General Assembly meet, it will not be
nero caput mortnm surrounded with
prediudices, and disagreeable from re-
peated failures. 1t does not deserve
to be discussed in partisan spirit,
nor need the failure of past efforts be
attributed to party design. Schools,
Supcritendants, and Scholars have
been most shamefully abused BY all
parties in the Vermont Legislature.
1t has enacted laws in reference to
supervision, and once and again has il
nullifea those laws, by mobbishly and
doggedly refusing to obey the laws
written upon the Statute Book. II
has set up Superintendants, and with
pureile fckleness, thrown them aside
and there is no theme more fruitful Of
popular sneers than those raised by
demagosues against " Schools, -
* school Masters" and " Schoo
Maams % The " schools" are un,
worthy the serious consideration .
the sage " Lawmakers ~ 1t is sill.
and unmanly to talk about thiass whicl
concern " Children" F" schouihouses,
and "teachers |" Such things ar
only fit for women" AMI othec veal
folk What il there are $2OO, ,OO'
expended On our schools each year
What if there are 5000 Sehoc
IIoascs, and $4,000 scholars? 1t j
too small a matter to bother the Leg
islature about, how this two hundre'
thousand dollars are expended, ,-wha
the children live in, and who govern
and teaches them Banks must b
examined by an Inspector fence
, have a Viewer -four has an Examir
, er hops have an Inspector. By
S the Schools are unviewed, unvislteC
: unexamined. Scholars are left
chance teachers as much as frogs al
left TO chance showers. The psop
q do not know how their money is e.
r pended 4; do not know to whom the
. money is paid, do not know whelh
y they receive any equivalent,-do n
" know what the character and powe
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For tue Vermont jour LtI.
Signs of Life

Mn. Eplron: 1t has been announced
that the State Educational Association
will hold its annual meetings Somewhere
Oh the 23d, oath, half dozen Lecturers
were mentioned
This is the first symptom Of life that
has appeared in the Educational body
during the last nine months.
The professcd friends Of the deceased,
in the Legislature assembled last fall,
fought manfully for lawful aid to resus-
ciate, and uttered many lamentations.
They did not contend against the en-
emes Of education, but among them.
selves each party for some different
scheme The result was, nothing was
done for the object The professed
friends joined with the enemies Of educa.
tion, and trampled the laws under foot
by refusing to appoint State Super
intendent as the law requires A noble
example for their constituents This
shameful result must be charged upon
the Drofessed friends of improvement
not upon the enemies Had there been
concert aud harmony among them, any
scheme might have been carried.
About the time that this trifing fett'
lessness was manifested at Montpelier,
The Teachers Voice." was heard to
give one dismal groan, which seemed TO
come from its sepuloher This died
away upon the trembling air and has not
been heard Of since. Is it dead or
sleeping
Allow me here te express my graft
tude that friend Spaulding, Of the Exc
cutive Committee, still lives, and has
strength and courage enough to speak
officially, so many words as necessery to
announce a three days meeting.
My theory is, that spasmodic life is
better than no life at all. On the whole
the symptom is quite encouraging lin
one respect at least j it shows that our
educational body has an iron constitu'
tion" to have lived in state Of stupor
so long
Hope our committee, aided by the
press aud pulpit, will succeed in getting
up large meeting that the speakers
will discuss with earnestness, the great
topics thai most concern our salvation
and the Convcatior will adopt spirited
resolutions and Important measures fci
the improvements of our schools.
dare not hope flor hope implies tz
! pcctaiion as well as desire | dare Roi
hope that anything more will be done al
present
No doubt. Vermont will take care Of
her Banks, her Railroads, her " cattle
upon thousand hills" and the hsih all
her ponds, but her ScHooLs must take
care Of themselves.
JuNE 20. 1853
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JUSTUS COBB, Publisher,
By whom all kinds Of Book and job Print
iLg will be done on favorable terms.
Law Of Newsrapers.

I Subscribers who do not give express nc
ticc TO the contrary, are considered rs wishing
to continue their subscription.
H. If subscribers order the discontinuancc
Of their papers, the publisher may continue to
send them til 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
pers discontinued.
". If subscribers move to other places,
without informing the publisher, and The pa
per is sent to the former direction, they arc
held responsible.
W. The courts have decided that refusing
10 take paper from the office, or removing
and leaving it uncaled for, is prima facie evil
dencc of intentional fraud
VI A Postmaster neglecting to inform a
publisher when his paper is not taken from
the Office, makes himself liable for his sub
cription price. '..
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into comparative obsecurity and to pro-
long both his lite and her own. Anton
ie fell sobbing into the arms Of her faith.
In the conversation which Krespel
had with the lover the latter vainly pro-
tested that no note of music should es-
cape the lips Of Antonio but the coun-
ccllor knew too well that the composer
would not be able to resist the tempta-
tion, and let her sing his own compost.
tion therefore he departed quickly from
p. bearing Antonio with him to
Il The composer followed in sheir
track and arrived at Il at the same
time as Krcspel and Antonio, "Let me
scc him once moro father" begged An
TOME =" let me sing once more and then
die" The councillor torn by conflicting
emotions, opened the piano; and reach
cd his favorite violin. Antonio sang
while the composer and Krespel played,
forgetting for a time all their SORROWS,
they continued their concert until late
IN the evening At length Krespel,
called to recollection by one Of her most
powerful thrilling notes, commanded her
to stop; than turning to her lover, he
desired him to depart. The composer
refused, and Krespcl became violent
At length Antonio, uttering piercing
scream, fell to the ground, to all appear
ance lifelcs,. aYou have killed my
child" cried the councillor, turning fran
ticly towards the composer; who, having
vainly endeavored to restore Antonio
rushed hastily from the house, entered a
chaise, aud disappeared
Some hours after his departure, An.
tonic awoke to life. and Krcspels feel
ing experienced rapid transition from
grief to joy.
From that moment Antonio, without
mentioning the name of her lover. at
Ia he'd herself to her father in n most af
fectionate way She entered into all his
favorito pursuits assisted him i'll dissect-
ing the old ,iolins and in co itfuctihg
the new ones Whenever she WAS asked
to sing. she turned smiling to her father
and said, :" l will not sing any more but
I've for you" But as the coul,ellor felt
how painful it must BE- to her to resist
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Mental Powers Preserved.

Faulty from OLD age cannot be cur
ed but it may be prevented by employ
ing the mind constantly in reading and
in conversation in the evening of life.
DIR. Johnson ascribes the tatuity II
Deau Swift to two csuses first to a res
olution made in bis youth, that be never
would wear spectaeles, for the want OF
which he was unable to read in the de-
cline Of life and second, to his ava
rice, which led him TO abscond from Wis
tors, or deny himself to company, by
which mea IS he deprived himelf of tho
only two methods by which new ideas
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The Charmed Violin.


The Counsellor Krcspcl was one of The
most eccentric men | ever met with. Al
the time Of my arrival at IL, the
whole town was talking of one of his
strange ideas which he had just been car
rying out. He had always complained
that he could not End house to sail
him apd as lac had won, by his pro
found knowledge If Jurisprudence an im-
portant cause of litigation for the reign
ing prince. he received as compensation
piece of ground, and the necessary ma
terials for building,in order that he might
erect house quite after his own fancy.
No sooner were the materials, the stone
and tha bricks, brought On the ground
than the counsellor went to Il master
builder and desired his attendance, with
all his men, OH the following morning, as
he was impatient for the commencement
of his structure. The builder naturally
asked for a plan of the building, and was
not little astonished when Krespel re
piled that plan was not necessary that
he only wished him to bring men aud
tools, and all would go on by itself. The
next morning the builder and his men
went to the ground, aud the counsellor
who was waiting for him, pointed on a
regular square marked on the ground
aud said, "Here wish the foundation OF
the house to be laid and you arc to GO
on building the four walls until | say
that it is high enough"
without doors and windows" ciacu
lated the master, quite amazed at kres
pels order.
without doors and windows" an
swered the counsellor quietly; "the res
will 60 on by itself"
The anticipation Of much gain alon,
induced the builder to undertake to exc
cute the extravagant and eccentric or
der. Never was structure erected annie
SO much mirth the workmen, who nev
er quilted the work, being abundantl,
supplied with food and drink, were talk
ing and laughing, while the four wall
rose into the air with Incredible quick
ness, till one day Krcspel called ou
''stop2"
At the moment every hammer an
trowel became silent The men desceI
ded from the scaffolding, and formed
circle round Krespel, while every ono b
his laughing face appeared to ask hin
snow what is to be done ?"
/; "Stand back" cried Krespel, exten,
ing his arms, SO as to put back the ci
Gle of men which surrounded him. II
than ran to tho and of tha around an
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NEW MUSIC.
A MOTHER Lot, just received at
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III AT S.

Extra Moleskin, Panama, Straw, and gen
eral assortment Of Summer Hats.
May 16. 4: II. A. SHELDON.
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a ID DSOlM
u daguerrean @ allcrp,
Ot.wa's Building uvgr R. l.. FuIa's Store

TNIIE citizens Of Middlebury are invited to
l. cal at the above ESTABLISHMENT, and
examine the subscribers specimens of the
Daguerreotype Art, many of which are faith
full likencsses Of respectable gentlemen resid-
ing in this village. would inform the pco-
pie of NJ. that l have at considerable expense
obtained, and am now using chemical COM
pound discovered by Mr.. Hill, Of New York,
man who has probably done more than all 9TH
ers toward bringing this beautiful Art t. its
present state of perfection. have used
many compounds for producing the ragucr
rcotype but have never before used anything
that would produce so fine a picture as the A.
bovr for proof of its superiority please call
and examine some of my late work and il
you wish for stronger demonstrations Of its
virtues just take a seat under my Sky-light, i,
and in few seconds | will give you an oppor.
'unity Of convincing yourselves b.y"ni
doubt. c. Z TAPLEY.
MpDLEpuRY, May 81, 1858. 8
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MID LEBURY
TRNgA.lE SZlg1NAEGa

w. F. BASCOM, A. NJ, PRINCIPAL.
Mas. A. p. BAscoM, Teacher Of Music.
Miss LAURA d. STRONG, 1taeheref English
Branches.
Mas. G. M. Johnson, Teacher Of Draring
q Painting.
Miss A. HIrcHcock, Teacher Of Frsnea.
The Summer Term of this Institution will
begin on Monday Morning, May is.
Tuition. Elementary English Branches,per
quarter OF eleven weeks. $500. Higher En-
glish, 500; Vocal Music, 81 90 Piano and
binging, with use OF Instrument, $1,000
French, $500 Latin and Greek, with Eng
lish, $500; Painting In Water Colors, 80,
90 in Oil, 5000. b2;tf
Middlebury. April 10, 1868.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-08-03
5fMI8 [TAlllEhYu
For the Grant Co. Herald.
Family Government.

MY LITTLE BoY.-When he was a.
bout two years old, I told him to pick up
something that lay on the floor. He
stood still. ! repeated the command and
made sure of his hearing and understan-
ding it. Perceiving that he was deter
mined to have his own way, in opposi-
to his fathers authority, l at once con-
cluded that then was the time for me to
act the part of a faithful parent, and
make my child do as he ought; in other
words, the time to subdue will, and teach
him that he must obey me. According
ly I whipped him moderately, and re-
newed the command; but he stood as
stiff as ever, and showed by his looks
the same stubborn determination.
whipped him again, and rather more than
| had done before; and then babe him
pick up the thing. He obeyed immedi-
ately, and pleasantly. His stubbornness
was gone and never knew him to be
stubborn again. In those few moments
he became an obedient child.
If he had shown obstinacy when he
was but twelve or six months old, that
would have been the time to teach him
that he must obey rightful authority
That is principle which a child may
have established in his mind at very
early age, and which is essential to his
being happy and agreeable child. No
child can be what he ought to be without
it. And it is in the power of every pa
rent, probably, to teach his child obedi-
ence effectually. Perhaps nothing he
can do for his child will be of more BEN
fit to him, than causing him to be obedi-
ent. A PARENT.
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Southern Wisconsin Railroad.

The Directors of this corporation met
in GAINESVILLE on the 9th inst, when the
contract for grading, and equiping, was
let to Messrs. Strong, Page & Go. firm
of heavy and responsible capitalists, at
500, 900 per mile: the whole line to be
finished by the LIST Of January, 1856 !;
and to be completed to Monroe 81 miles
from GAINESVILLE, by September, 1884,
This is one of the most favorable con-
tracts we have ever heard of being made
for similar purpose and shows, unmis-
takeabty, the confidence the contractors
have in the enterprise. Theytake one
fourth Of their pay in stock, and three
Fights in the bonds Of the company !;
leaving only three-eights to be paid in
cash. The Directors call for an Install
ment of ten per cent. in the stock, to be
paid on or before the Oath of August.
We learn also that proposals are advcr-
tised by the contractors for sub-letting.
The work is to be commenced at both
ends of the road simultaneously, and we
shall very soon see ground broken, on
the opposite shore. The tract over
which the road will pass is of varied
character. There are 3 miles on the
road in which the grading will cost over
$lO0,O mile and in an other place
there are Is miles that will not average
over $500 mile. All we have now to
do, is to push our lines West, and the
destiny of Dubuque is fixed Dubuque
Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-08-03

PoL1T1cAL-The opposition have cal
led their state convention to meet at this
place on the eth Of September next
Their papers throughout the state are
urging the necessity of making respecta-
BILE nominations. They seem to have
realizing sense of the character of former
efforts and desire to make an improve
ment this time. We are glad to notice
such manifestations of conscience. A
mong their most prominent candidates
for Governor are A. Hyatt Smith, Ex-
Secretary Barstow Col. Fairchild, of this
place, Judge Dunn, Lieut.. Gov. Burns,
Senator Wakely, Secretary Robinson,
&C., &c. There seems to be no lack
OF candidates, for the nomination, but it is
impossible to say who will be the success
full one. There are SO many divisions
among the party, arising from various
quarrels over the apportionment of the
recently acquired spoils it is pretty sure
that no one can get it without strug-
gle. We hope however that some at
tention will be paid to capacity and in
tegrity in making the selection. TheFree
Sellers have made a good nomination.
We hope the Locofocos will do the
same; and will guarantee that the Wings
will not fall behind the others in that
respect. Then we shall be sure of a
good man at the head of the Executive
Department, whatever way the cleo
ton results State Jour.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-08-03

Uncle Toms Cabin in the form of a
Panoraaaa.-Mr. Hays young artist
of the Hoosier State, is now occupied at
Covington, Indiana, with the task of
giving the entire history of Uncle TOMS
adventures, visible form on canvass. ---
The panorma will contain about fifty
different scenes, representing the main
adventures of the hero of Mrs. Stoves
book, from his appearance in the family
of Mr.. Shelby to the close of his life
The personages are represented Of the
size of life. The N Y. Eve. Post says
Our correspondent vouches for the
talent and ability of the young painter,
and adds that, SO far as it is yet finished,
it bears favorable comparison with the
best things of its kind. Mr.. Hays has
been engaged in the work about six
months, and considerable time will yet
be necessary TO complete it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-08-03
Sam Slick ON Hope.

In his last book, "Wise Laws and
Modern In Stances" Mr.. Slick remarks
in the following strain upon Hope and
Disappointment :--"Hope! what is
hope exceptin' some unsertin thing or
another to happen. Well, sposen it
don't happen, why then there is nice
little crop of disappointment to digest,
that's all. What's the use of hopen at
all then? ! never could see any use
under the sun in it. That word ought
to be struck out of every dictionary
I'll tell Webster SO, when he gets out a
new edition of his'n. Love is painted
like little angel, with wings, and bow
and arrow, called Cupid-the name of
mothers lap-dog. Many's the one I've
painted on clocks, little chubby-cheeked,
onmeanen fat, lubberly, critters. Isup-
pose it typifes that Love is fool
Yes, and how he does fool folks, too.--
Boys and gals fall in love. The boy is
all attention and devotion, and the gall
is all smiles, and airs, and graces, and
pretty little winnin' ways, and they bill
and COO, and get married because they
hope. Well, what do they hope? Oh,
they hope their lives will be ever so
long just TO love each other; its such a
sweet thing to love. Well, they hope
great deal more guess. The boy
hopes arter he's married his wife will
smile as sweet as ever and twice as of
ten, and be just as neat and twice as
neater, her hair lookin like part of the
head, SO tight and bright, and glossy,
and parted on the top like little path
in the forest. A path is a sweet little
thing, for it seems made a purpose for
courtin. it is so lonely and retired.-
Natur teaches its use, he says, for the
breeze as it whispers kisses the leaves,
and helps the Towering shrubs to bend
down and kiss the clear little stream
that waits in an eddy for it afore it
moves on. Poor fellow, he amt spoony
at all. Is he? And he hopes that her
temper will be as gentle, and as meek,
as mild as ever; in fact, no temper
at all-all amiability-an angel in petit
coats. Well, she hopes every minute
he has to spare he will fly to her on the
wings of love-legs amt fast enough,
and running might hurt his lungs, but
fly to her-and never leave her, but bill
and COO for ever, and will let her be his
law sartainly Won't want her to wait
on him, but for him to tend On her, the
devoted critter like heavenly minis
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-08-03
NEWS HAT L alnGo
Milwaukee, and Mississippi Road
The COnsalmmatiOn.

So long as we have been connected
with the Press of this State, we have
not had the qualification of announcing
more interesting and welcome intelli-
gence than the great contract which was
yesterday afternoon completed, for the
construction of the Milwaukee Road to
the Mississippi, is to be completed by
the lst of January, 1856, giving Mil
waukee a finished first-class road for
1873 connecting the Great Lakes
with the Father of Rivers.
The contractor, A. L. Catlin, is the
President of the Merchants Bank, Bur-
lington, VT, and is a gentleman of rare
sagacity, indomitable energy, and large
wealth. 1t seems to us, that better
man could not have taken this important
work, for his name is guarantee that
the road will be constructed according
to the letter of the contract. The CT
tizens of Milwaukee may therefore make
all their calculations for daily connec--
ton with the Mississippi river, and thust
the state of Iowa, by the LIST of January,
1868, or in less than eighteen months
from the present time. We consider the
terms of the contract favorable to both
parties. While his enterprise will reap
a liberal reward, the company finish the
road on terms most convenient as TO the
payment-as they are to pay one half
{ 81 ,625 ,000) in stock, and $l,625,OO0
in bonds. The road is to be furnished
ready for running-the rail So pounds
to the yard, ssuch as has been used be-
tween this city and Rock River. So
earnest was the conviction of the Board
thai it was wise contract. that every
member (ll) present voted for its adop-
ton; and we venture to say that there
! is not man in our State but what feels
that the letting of this contract must
make Milwaukee great city. Upon
this place, it will act similarly to the
Erie Canal upon Albany.-[ Milwaukee
Wis.