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o. The following excellent recipe for
cold is going the rounds Of the papers:
Take three cents worth Of liquorice, and
three cents worth otgum Arabic; put them
in quart Of warm water. simmer them
till thoroughly dissolved; then add three
cents worth Of paregoric and like quan.
tity Of antimonial wine. Let it cool, and
sip whenever the cough is troublesome
1t is pleasant, ihfallible, cheap and good
Its cost is fifteen cents.
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He who betrays another's secrets be-
cause he has quarrelled with him. was
never worthy the sacred name Of friend
a breach of kindness on one side will not
Justify q breach Of trust on the other.
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An Attorney was taking a turn. u
In shabby habiliments dressed;
His coat it v as shockingly worn
And the rust had invested his vest.
His breeches had suffered breach,
4 His linen and woIsted were worse: 81
) He had scarce a.whole crown in his hat,
And not q half crown in his purse.
And thus he wandered along,
rs "A, ,cheerless and comfortless elf, -
Z He sought for relief in a song
Or complainingly talked to himself:
ssUnfortunate man that am!
I've never client but grief
/, The case is, I've no case at all,
And in brief, I've ne'er had a brief !
& sssI've waited and waited in vain,
Expecting an s.opening" to find,
Where an honest young lawyer might gair
Some reward for the toll of his mind.
: IT'S not that am wanting in law,
Or lack. an intelligent face,
That oihers have cases to plead,
While have to plead for CASE.
10, hhw can modest young man.
Ne, hope for the smallest Progression
The Professions already so full
OF lawyers 80 foIl Of profession!"
While thus be was strolling around,
His eye sccidently fell
ona very deep hole in the ground.
And he signed to himself. s.It is well.''
To curb his emotions he sat
On the curb stone the space OF minute,
Then cried, Here's an opening at last!"
And in less than jiffey was in it.
Next morning twelve citizens came,
Twas tbs coroner bade them, attendl
To The end thatit might be determined,
How the man had determined his end.
.sThe man was lawyer. hear"
Qdoth the foreman who sat on the corse::
s.A lawyer. Alas!'' said another. ~ ~
.sUndonbt sdly died ofrsmorse!''
! a third said, ssHe know the deceased,
Al, attorney. v ell versed in the laws.
And as to ibe cause of his death,--
'Twss po. doubt from The want ofa cause
The jury decided at length. .5.ass,
After solenniy weighing the matter,
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Truth AND BEAUTY.-There is nothing
beautiful that is not true There is moth
ing true that is not beautiful. II was in
searching for beauty that truth was dis
covered
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in the eternity of the universe, co-existen,
withthe Deity. He taught the transmigra.
ton of the soul through different bodies
held music in high estimation. as guard
against the passions. He conceived the
earth to be sphere-that the planets were
inhabited, and the fixed stars to be suns
and centres Of other. systems.
Socrates, an eminent Greek Philosopher
died four hundred and one years after
Christ, by the hands of those whose false
reasoning he had exposed. He taught the
doctrine of first cause.-the benovolence
of the Creator, the moral agency of man
and the Immortality Of the soul.
Plato founded the Academic sect He
had the most sublime conceptions Of Deity
He taught that the human soul was par
of the Divinity, and that by abstrac,ing il
from the corruptions of the body, inter
course might be had with God. This sys.
tenn was opposed by four remarkable sects:
the Peripatetic, the Sceptic, the Stole, and
the Epicurean.
Aristotle was the founder Of the Peripa.
tetic system. His peculiar passion, as a
writer, was ID reduce all knowledge to a
few principles-thus retarding the progress
of the sciences.
The sceptical sect was founded by
Pyrrho. They had no views peculiar TO
themselves, but labored to weaken other
systems. They taught universal doubt,
the only legitimate wsdom-that tranquil
ity OF mind was the greatest happiness,
and this to be obtained by an indifference
to all other systems.
The Stoical philosophers took a,nobler
path to happiness. They endeavored~a
raise themselves above the sordid passions
They believed nature and God the soul OF
the universe-that all events were fixed by
immutable laws. Virtue consisted in &C.
commodating ourselves to the immutable
laws of nature; vice was opposed to those
laws. Vice was therefore Jolly, and vir-
tue wisdom. s'5a.4' a,'i s-1, $
Epicurus taught that mans supreme
happiness was derived from pleasure. He
made it applicable only to the practice OF
virtue. Epicurus was virtuous man, bul
his system gave toe. much latitude to those
who desired pleasure from other sources
than the practice of virtue.
/ We next notice the progress of the sci
ences among the ancient Romans. The
youihswere early impressed with the i'm
portance ofsa virluous, but rigid educa.
ton. Great attention was paid to the study
/ of the languages. rhetoric and forensic dis.
Icussions. Before their intercourse with
Greece, they were rude and illiterate
! Poetry seems to have been the first litera.
rys impressions Of the Romans.sin which
they celebrated their triumphs in battle
The age of Cicero was the perfection o
Roman literature. Among their histori'
ans, we notice the elder Cato, Varro. Sal
lust, Caesar, Livy and Taeitus.
TEACJIFPy
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Most women. had rather have any Of
their good qualities sighted than their
beauty. Yet that is the most inconsidera.
BILE accomplishment Of q woman Of real
merit. &c. KS 3
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or There is a man down east. who is
said to have several roots Of astump
speech. He is looking for the key Of 2
soap lock. s.
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The. B1BLE.-How comes it that this lit.
tie volume composed by humble men, in
rude age. when AT and science were
but in their childhood, has eSerted more
influence on the human mind and on the
social system than all the other books put
together! Whence comes if that this book
has achieved such marvellous changes in
the opinion of mankind--has banished
idle worship-ha abolished inianticde-
hasput down polygamy and divorce-ex-
alted the condition OF woman--raised the
standard of public morality-created for
families that blessed thing, "a Christian home
and caused its other triumphs by causing
BENEVOLENT insti,utions, open and expan-
sive, to spring up as with the wand of en-
chantment! What sort OF % book is this.
that even the winds and waves of human
passions obey itl What other engine of
social mprovementshas operated so long,
and vet lost none Of its virtue? Since it
appeared, many boasted plans of amelio-
Iration have been tried and failed. many
codes Jurisprudence have arisen land run
their course, and expired.s Empire after
empire has been launched upon the tide Of
time, and gone down, leaving no trace
upon the waters. But this book is still CO.
ling about doing good leaving society with
its holy MISUNDERSTANDING the sorrow
full with its consolation-strengthening the
tempted-encoura gipg the penitent-calm-
ing the troubled spirit, and smoothing the
pillow of death. Can such a book be the
offspring of human genius? Does not the
vastness of its. effects demonstrate the ex-
cellency ofthe power to be ofGod? g :.
i A BILLloN.-What very great sum is
billion! it is a million of millions. "A
million seemslarge enough-but million
Of millions! how long do you suppose ii
would take to count it? A mill which
makes one hundred pins minute. if kept
J, to work highland day, would only make
! ffty.two million FIVE hundred and ninety
six thousand pins year, and at that rate
the mill must work twenty thousand years,
> without stopping single moment, In or
der to turn out billion ofpins? ltis be-
| yonds our reach to conceive it-and ye,
when 9 billion of years shall have gone.
8 eternity will seem to have just begun!-
How important. then is the question
Where shall ] spend eternity!'
! Savannah Courier.
REFIEcr1oN-What delicious balm
ll[i difhsed over the whole frame. when ths
) light Is extinguished. and the head rest
lquietly on the pillow? aIf on a strict scru
81 tiny Of the soul, we cannot discover any
!, thing which would offend our fellow crea
! lures, then sleep is 4 celestial reverie.
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His bseeches had suffered breach,
His linen and wol sted were worse
He had scarce a.whole crown in his hat,
And not half crown in his purse.
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POETRY.
eTHE RRIEFLEss BARR1sTER.
BY JOHN c. SAKE.

An Attorney was taking a turn. 4
In shabby habihments dressed;
His coat il " as shockingly worn
And the rust had invested his vest.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-09-14
Hobensack's Liver Pills.

No part of the 5, stem is more liable 10 dis
case Than the LIVER, it servngas tilterer
to purify the blood or giving the proper secre.
ton TO the bile, so.ihal any wrong acton OF
The Lyer effects the other important parts OF
the system and results variously IN Liver Com
49,. r~..-I;.-- ns-@r~r~i~- 81 W. sL~..iA
therefore watch every symptom that might in
dictate a wrong action Of the Liver. These
Pills being composed of ROOTS PLANTS
furnished hy nature TO heal the sick namely :
LIST an EXPECTORANT, which augmcnls
secretion, from the pulmonary mucus mem
brsne, or promotes the discharge of secretcd
matter. ID, an ALTERNATIVE, which
changes in some ineXplicable and insensble
manner the certain morbid action of the sys-
TEN. Sd, ATOMIC, which gives tone and
strength to the nervous system renewing
health and visor 10 all parts OF fine body. 4ih
CATHARTIC,which acts in perfect harmony
with the other ingredients and operating on
the bowels. and eXpeling the whole mass
corrupt and ytiated and purifying the Blood
which destroy, disease and restores health.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-09-14
GERMAN UROSCOPIC PHYSICIAN.
81, Jordon, M. D.,

L ATE FROM PHILADELPHIA, re-
IL spcctfully informs the citizens OF Brandon
and vicinity, that he has permanently located
in that place. whore he will practice medicine
on the German Uroscopic system, which leads
him to locate and describe the symptoms of
disease OF CHRONIC CHARACTER,
with the utmost accuracy, and satisfaction. A
clean vial, containing about two ounces OF
urinc,-thc first passed in the morning.
the name and age OF the patient, will enable
him to treat successfully the case in question.
lTence-one individual can bring several eases
and medicine can he sent to any part Of the
country. Ills remedies are wholly Of the re-
formed practice, differing essentially from
those of any other system or school, consisting
of Chemicals and Extracts. in the most CON
ccntrated form, and Obtained almost exclu-
sively from the vegetable kingdom, obviating
the inconvenience Of bulk, &C., heretofore an
objection to their general use. Unlike the po-
tent minorals--they are reliable, efficient and
safe-aciing in harmony with natures laws
without cncrvating or prostraing the vital
functions OF organic life. The relative mcr-
its Of the two systems in their application for
the removal Of disease, we leave for people oil
common sense to determine.
Sangune that he is enlisted in 4 good cause
ana for iustfiable cnds-the cause of hnmani
ty-thc cure and restoration to health of those
atcd the choicest endearment of life, we can
not but invite and urge your serious consider
alton to this most important subject, and leav,
no means uniricd to promote the health and
happiness OF yourself and friends. From tn,
humble and grateful recipients Of his rcmede,
he is daily receiving heir voluntary acknowl-
Judgements in the most enthusiastic terms o.
cures from disease and sickness, some Of
which were of the most extreme raScs OF mis-
ery, Of from five to twelve years standing, now
restored and in the enjoyment of health. He
would particularly call your attention to the
following list of Chronic diseases which have
heretofore to "A very great extent bailcd the
skill Of the profession Mt large, hut now he
claims within The list Of successful treatment
and cure, viz: Affections OF the Lungs
Throat, Liver Kidneys and Spleen, Rheu.
matism, Neuralgia, Asthma, Shortness oil
Breath, Dyspepsia, Dropsy, Commissions, Fe-
male Weakness, Nervous Diseases, Palpita
ton Of the Heart Scrofula, Ulcers, Fever
Sores, Fistulas, Old Sores OF every variety
Piles, Humors, and all diseases arising from
an impure state of the blood or habit Of the
system.
Particular attention will be paid to Female
Complaints and all diseases of a delicate ma
ture may be trusted to him without betrayal
of that confidence which should exist between
the patient and physician.
~ No charge for consultation. Charges
for medicine reasonable.
Office hours from A. NJ. till p. NJ. All
letters, post paid, and directed 10 DIR. B.
JORDON, Brandon, box 81, will be prompt
~ answered.
Office one door west of Scofeld's Temper.
ance Hotel, west side Of the river. Aft.
Brandon, May 81, 1858.
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THE subscriber respectfully inform his
Il friends and old customers of the late
firm ofN. Wood g. Co., that he continues bus
mess at the old stand, and shall endeavor to
merit continuance of their patronage, by
selling them, as usual GOODS OF QUALITY
GAS GOOD AS THE BEST" AND AS
CHEAP AS THE CHEAPEST" for cash or
ready pay in most kinds Of Merchantable
Produce, or short approved credit
e-ef- ON HAND Fresh Ground Flour,
Clear and Ness PORK, Codfsh 4Maekerci, Loaf
and Brorn Sugars, Molasses, Fresh Teas,
Spices, Cut and UrOtNaiis, Salt, Cement,
WiAdow GLASS, LinSeed OIL and Paints, Paint
aad ether Brushes, Lamp oil, Rosin OIL,
Burning Fluid, &c, &c, &c, together with
good assortment Of Gentlemen and Ladies
BOOTS & SHOES, manufactured by Messrs.
Farewell s. Co., and Mcssrs. johnson g. Lit
tlefcld, Rutland, Vt. at low prices, consider
ing the recent advance on Leather.
N. WOOD.
~ Cash paid for good Wheat and |. in.
Spruce Market Plank
Middlebury, Aug. 3, 1858.
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ON and after Monday, August list, Trains
~ will run as follows, viz:
Leave Burlington for Rutland AT . 80. 10, 10
A. NJ, and 10. 40 and 9,15 Z NJ.
Leave Rutland for Bellows Falls, at @ 80.
1918 A. NJ, and $40 2. NJ.
Leave Bellows Falls for Rutland, at 100
A. NJ, 1900 NJ. and 5,l5 p. NJ.
Leave Rutland for Burlington, Mt 500 and
$50 A. NJ, l,i5 and 2,30 Z. NJ.
Trains from Burlington TO Rutland at 30
A. NJ, As and 9,15 z. NJ. stop ut all Stations.
10, 10 docs not stop. l,15 p. NJ. stops only at
Vcrgcnncs, Middlebury and Brandon.
Trains from Rutland to Bellows Falls at
6,30 4 . NJ, and 3, 10 p. NJ, stop at all Stations
1915 A. NJ. only at Ludlow, Proctorsville and
Chester, except to take or leave passengers
ticketed TO or from connecting Roads.
Trains from Bellows Falls to Rutland at Z.
90 A. NJ. and 5,15 Z NJ. stop at all Stations.
1900 VI. only at Chester, Proctorsvilc and
Ludlow, except to leave Passengers from con-
meeting Roads.
Trains from Rutland to Burlington at 800
$50 A. NJ. and $50 F. NJ. stop at all Sta
tons 1,1j =. VI. does not top.
JOHN s. DUNLAP,
1jtf Superintendent
Superintendent Office
Rutland, July %, 1851.
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Farm for Sale t.!

a Farm Of 100 acres Of choice land, situ-
atcd at the centre Of the town in Cornwall,
ceisibly located for meetings, schools and post
oificc, is now offered for sale by the subscri-
Der. The farm is well adapted to grass or
grain-is,now in high state Of cultivation,
well fenced and well watercd--has good SUI
gar orchard OF 500 to 100 trees; also AN APP
pie orchard of grated fruit. The out-build-
ings are in first rate condition; the dwelling
house is not new, but comfortable and pleas
antly located. In connection with the farm,
are offered for sale :hc farming tools ,scycncows
40 sheep. The farm alone. or the farm stock
and tools is offered on the most reasonable
terms NJ. NJ. BLAKE.
Cornwall, Aug. 20, 1858. 1S,tf
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GEORGE WOOD, NJ. y.
FRANKLIN BACIlE, NJ. ID.
G. McCLENNAN, NJ. ID.
f. CROWLEY, NJ. d.
l., BOWEN, NJ, ID.
CARHARTS MELODEONS,

l. of New York city, manufacture the most
beautiful and perfect Melodeons that can be
found. They are of all Sizes from 4. octaves
to 6, and finished in all styles from the plain
scroal leg to the most elegant Piano finish
The subscriber would inform the public that
he has made such arrangements with the
company that he can deliver the instruments
to order and warranted for one year, at twelve
per cent. less than any other person. Those
who wish to purchase will save money by
corresponding with the subscriber before pur-
chasing elsewhere.
A specimen article may be seen at the house
of Mr. Morris Graves, West Salisbury.
Address HORACE II. SESSIONS,
2lily West Salisbury, Vt
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BOOKS Il STATIONERY.

L. W. CLARK takes pleasure in Nnnoun-
cling to the public, that in connection with his
large assortment Of Books and Stationery,
may be found beautiful assortment of pic
ture Frames, manufactured to order at short
notice, Of Gilt, Rose Wood, Black Walnut, and
Mahogany Glass Of various sizes from 10,
by IA to % by Sc. All which will be furnish
ed as reasonable as can be obtained in any OF
our cities.
Addhbury June, $50. 10
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Land Tax SaIe---LeiceSter.

THE nonresident proprictors of the town
l. OF Leicester, in the county Of Addison,
are hereby notified that the taxes assessed by
said town, the year next preceding this date
remain either in whole OF in part unpaid ,on the
following described lands, to wit:
10 acres pitched by h. Olmstcad, to the
right Of Robert Cutler l., . and 3 division
aud belonging to the heirs of Joseph Glenn
onas' amount VI lax 9o eeS'a,SsS;vi ncxr, at
one clock in the afternoon, as shall be re.
guislte to discharge said taxes with costs, un-
less previously paid.
Dated at Leicester aforesaid, the 24th DAY
Of August, \. D. 1853.
l.. $. CHAMPION, First Constable.
leicester, Aug 80, 1858. 19.3w.
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STATE OF VERMONT Be it remembered
District of Addison, IS. that, at Probate
Court held at Middlcbury, in and for the Dis.
trict of Addison, on the 25th day orAugust.
4. u. 1853 ''
Ethan Lancd, administrator of the estate
OF LUMAN FARR,
late of Ripton, in said District. deceased
presents his administration account for allow
"hcc IT Is there upon ordered, that said ac
count be examined for allowance by this
court NJ the session thereof to be held at the
Office of the Register of this court. in Said
hhdlcbnY, on Thursday, the 10Th day
u September, A. ID. 1863, at ten O'Clock in
the forenoon and that notice thcrcorbc civ
en- to all persons Interested that they NAV an
pear and make their objections, if any they
may have, TO the allowance of said account.
by publishing Il certified copy of this order
IN the Mi'ldlcbury Register, a ncwspaper
printed ut said Mddlcbury, three weeks sue
.rSSWely previous to the time of said Court
JrD. S. BUSHNELL, Register.
a true copy of record.
l9'5w. Attest JED. s. BUSHNELL, Register.
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To Sell, or Let on. Shares,

IN DIXON COUNTY, ILLINOIS,
Several valuable farms, cxccllcntly adapted
for Sheep IIusbandry. The land is well wa
tered and timbcred, and the surface vcryp
feet for grazing or grain culture. There is
sufficient for keeping G000 Sheep, and other
stock, besides raising much produce for mar
kct. The Central Railroad passes through
this real estate, and Rock River is near by.
This is rare chance for Investment, and the
attention of farmers is specially invited to it,.
For further particulars enquire Of SOLOMON
". .iEwr1T, Agent
Middlcbury, Aug. %, 1888. 1s:tf
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N @ r [ G. d

THE Copartnershp heretofore existing I'M
l. der the Firm Of N WOOD g. Col by the
death of Mr.: Austin johnson, dissolved, and
all debts due the late Firm D,uS be paid ritk-
oUt dclay, to the subscriber, in order to close
the affairs Of said Copartnership
NATHAN WOOD.
Middlebury, Aug. g. 1858.
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The Tame Worm

This is the most difficult Worm 10 DESTROY
of all hat nic,t the human system. t.tows ~
an almost indcnnitc lcacrA. becoming 20 coil.
cd and fastened in thc intostncs and stomach.
affecting ihe health 20 sadly as % cause So
Nitus Dance, tiis &C., that those afflicted
seldom il ever suspect thet it is r'rg WonN
hastcuing them TO an carly grave In order &c
DESTROY this Worm y very energetic jrcatmcn
must be par,ucd. it W uld therefore be urupel
to take c or Of my Liver Pills, 30 as TO r..
move all distinctions, ihai the Worm Syru,
may act direct upon the Worm, which mus
he taken in doses of two iallesroonful> ,hrc,
times day. These directions iollowcl hav,
never been known to fill in curing The mo-.
obstinate case Of TAPE WORM.
READ THE FOLLOWING
And you cannot lie Indifferent to this arpea
Humanity calls upon you to do your duty
is only one out of the many thousands whit
has seen its wonderful effects.
DR.. j. N. IIOBENSACK-Sir:-G Gratitude
TO you, the inventor Of a highly valuable me.
dicine, prompts this humble testimony in it,
fa:or, as being safe gentle, yet powerful J.,
eifecrual remedy for Worms. Having hat
much experience in knowing the effects o
various preparations, my wife, who was wei
skilled in ministcring to children in distress
pronounced it the best she had ever used, an,
would Use no other while yours could be had
a daughtcrof ours became seriously discas
ed. Her symptoms were alarming. but he
mother at once sought for a remedy fo
Worms Having obtained yonrs, by the tim,
she had taken half bottle, o Sir, the Joy j
gave an affectionate mother to see the the i'm
provement in her child, she being about fiv,
or six years old. She passed an immens
quantity of Worms her sickly eountcnanc
now frightened, her spirits returned, and in
short time n lovely child, threatened with de
cline and death, now gave promise Of health
Thanks to a kind Providence, whose bles,in.
attending your Syrup, restored the child
Withconfdence recommend it to all parent
whose children are suffering with Worms
JAS. b. BOWEN. Minister Of the Gospel,
Late Pastor Of the Southampton Baptis
Church.
CAUTION l-Rememh6r then, parent
and all others, that HOBENSACK'S WORN
SYRUP is the only Medicine in use that viii
eradicate Worms with certainty, and will no
disagree with the most delicate Stomach. Is
careful Won get the genuine article, and Sc
that the signature, j. n. HOBENSACk,"
OF every bottle.