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,,,,, UNDERTAKING.

FIsKs PArESI MKTALIC BURIAL GASES
WE have secured the privilege obtaining direct from IN.
w Manufacturer Rk Burial which have ATTAINED 70
such which approved on Account ~
their restness, convenience and durability
The sale Of this has been
having been eSnhnsi to through
Could oe obtained IL has been literally
and VIII be FURNISHED to persons desiring them those
As usual have hand woop CovrS. OF every sire and
| occasions. sNN"
strict personal attention viii be NJ
Heare and CarrageE made 10
those who may our services On burial
sons - '3' WA
Persons living In the country m.y our services in the
je29 DINPoRE a PORTE
FALL APPROPRIATIONS. 1861
GNMTER ALVEY, L1pCsters and JoJbers No I6 PeIri A.
~ Richmond, have direct itoporta
on the largest and best
yet been able TO exhibit 49,
Our Mr. nte having months In the ppro
pesn Markets bHy1 Goods cash
ourselves sell Goods low they mpoT
In this country. - - ~FO''
Hosiery, Buttons
Gloves, Combs
HdL'fs and Crsvats Threads,
Laees, Bindiny,
EmSroideres, saving s,ts
Dress Trimmings, Fancy Woollen goojs
se4-dkclm ~'
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DESIRABLE GOODS,
"lLLISGHAh ELLErT CO, are receiving dI,.e. ,,o-,
auctions, tie following all Of which viii h. .od a,
much e:s Than the cost OF Importation:
heh Pa d Poult De Sole, all boiled
Rich Broehe Gaee Pou DE Sole
BACK. Figured and Plain Groderins
Bohlours french MerboI high &C ours
All Wool Paid and Plain Desins
BLACK BonbsIine, Loupine make
Coored English Aernoet NJ Poplin,
Black AlpacAs and Surges
shr, Vest and Coat Pearl Buttons
Black Lace Mitis
Hose and half Hose
White Cambria and Jac.net
swiss and Book Muslins
The above goods with many others will be offered N thu
at prices exceedingly low. ~ WING AAIe
sel-2w -
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6STOCRS FON SALE
- 5000 State, % q n
5000 State, II years o
$500 Short dates State
5000 Petersburg Coupons guarantee ed by the STATE
10000 City OF Richmond L. ng dates
1000 s1uthsde, By Of
looeo Richmond and Petersburg Railroad
30 Shares Richmond Fire Association Stock
~ shares Virginia Central Railroad Stock,
Shares Mutual Building Fund and Loan 90. Stock
81
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ITO MY CrsIo.IERs raiE.ns AN ELL
VH A. DIXIE, :, VI tHe
N slls,se. STOVES AND SHIPS cARBoosEs.

Nun1I,.,--r-- ~ AI9ht Street, BIitinor.
n nyE ~ - tLoAhs AND NIANTIII.ts-GT0 pPo-
uf.curer Nwh. an5 % Lspenard st " Importer MAJ
wholesale and Retail Dealer In IadIss' Co,i.
o. everJ fabric ard description soes IN.
III s'ock OF Goods suitable for the yai
y, ~ isad me trade confirmed monthly BY Hsrpet 81
Ht'SAn III LADIES.-Ladies' hne Cater Root, al a..
in ReSap Iha ny cents and two dO,swe think the
80 -, ,o me money They our order snd 49,.
sTod we ask all friends ami me ppbIj. ~ anu
au25 ~ '" ~ o. M r,in ~. y, ~ Is nice
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isz ana iss Broadway. New yo..

ri, H., eosorcTto UrsoryIS p, -
r'i.s. o'eI Gas recently been
rane.t AID tan,.,, o nov oren for the reception ,he
~ heI IN their apartments. (~itho. served a. all
to The No.. ing Toe; or in the Sail p.nse vb,es or Ia
Harlem naao %,f s ss,nS g, Gsasa three MINUTE. as
cal, WI nn1 1t to their advantage 40 setoarners
Gro " 'h 9 public Patronage.
Nxv YoKK. July SHo. W. HARPEL, Prunr;s,o.
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MO GEORGE jus! arrived Paris begs leave 10 In
the etreas Of Rehmoni thA; he will give insiruont In m
beneh and Italian Language either private lessons
The heads Of semnA'es can have his U,her
departments upon reasonable terms.
He has spent NEST Of his time IN Paris understands
Language perfectly He feels confident ihst he viii yc
taUs'aeou. ~ wa 49, ''''
Orders ie the Rock Store Of Jane, wobop-
street, or Harold Murra1, Broad street. " $3.50
Application rcsience Of his brother aiy,o, c...
corner Of 4th and Broad streets s1aiINi,ss
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formed that my slave TOM who hired wori upon
me M1rok and pe'ei,eurg Railroad and no bee else been
taken by one j. A. Foster TO Richmond, sr
the purpose Of hired out 70 said PoIdb A. Tosisr
has asd 70 comply with his obligations has egaly
removed my property, hereby all hire
slave nor otherviie Interfere With his return And mr.
ter molly AL those who have been, shall be- 10 the
detention ~ iad slave ihst any accident happen By
OF detention In Richmond
prevail elsewhere they shall be r,pou,be for The sane
Rusi-H 4 uPsUItR uo,tot 70.
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Glaao has theprce
;he purpose which ea to try any that nav
to have ,esteS nT fsrtil,eE called TASEU ~hh e.
'Ino except per Ammo1 al 'he properties
" invite the attention Of Farmers 70 "a. -,
as " tested on the tall crop. aeie as We desire
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VIRGINIA MANUFACTURED TOnACUO.
AGENCY
Ar GALVESTON, TxxIs
BY j. S. SYDNoR,
Who ,olici,s eonsignnent..
n; B. shiE TO Ne" Orleans, care of TwIrTY SMITH
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~p poGHOIER a PREVESTIVE-- -
4 b .ob hVGsiSsoS,s CHOLERA PREvENTIvEeibi,
a, being ths nv. 20 me public not infabie
&C., &c. "e s''Asen and Bowels, Sick Stomach
ton ard ss Bd to The unpeaa
' 'ueA t'iHgs as you hurs found on eris 81 nozra,
~ Office on Franklin .,,s., - y ROBINSON, NJ. D.
aua-ism STREET, opposite Metropolitan Han
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-02-15
NUMBER 43.


Hon. RUFus CHoATE's OPINION on
THE MAINE LAW is highly favorable to
those who believe in the strict consti.
tutionality of that prohibitivc statute.
In the recent case OF Commonwealth
rs. AlJro, he distinctly and forcibly
argued that there is nothing unconsti-
tutional in declaring the act Of deposit.
ing liquors for the purpose Of sale Illegal
it is competent, continued he, for the
Legislature to frame statute as they
have done in reference to domestic
liquors and liquors withdrawn from tho
packages in which they were imported.
In that matter Massachusetts is sove-
reign State, having power to make
wholesome laws in relation thereto.
She may declare it to be illegal to keep
either domestic liquors or those which
have been imported and deposited for
the purpose Of sale. From the mo>
ment these importations are made and
subjected to Massachusetts as a sove>
reign State, the General Government
has no longer the sovereignty. This
point must be conslusiyely settled.
After liquors are brought into the
State, and have left the packages Of
importation, and have become broken
and blended with and passed off by
sales like other articles Of property,
the State has sovereignty, and the
State has authorized the Legislature
to pass all laws-suljcct to tho Bill
of Rights. AS our system of Govern
ment clothes the Legislature with this
power, and if they, moved by desire
to check intcmpcrance by great So
cial experiment for time at least,
make prolibitory law Influenced by
the Bill of Rights, the cxpediency of
the law is not for the inquiry of our
judicial tribunals. There is nothing
unconstitutional in making an act il
legal. Is it unconstitutional to an,
nouncc the consequences of an illegal
act ! 1t is crime, q nisdcmcanor,
or an offence to keep liquors with
view to the violation Of a law, and the
consequences may be regarded as
punishment or the liquor may be con
sidered a mere de facto nuisanccs and
partakc rather more more Of o civil
than criminal process. Whether the
illegal act is deemed criminal, to be
attended with punishment, or merely
an ilegality not designated. or mere
dc tdcto nuisance-undcr either form
it is perfectly constitutional. -LoueN
Journal.
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E0~ In the " Stones Of Venice"
a criticism on architecture, by John
Ruskin, who has distinguished himself
as the author of several works on taste
of great merit, the Expression of
Raffaelle "that the artists object was to
make things not as nature made them,
but as she scOuld make tLcm," is thus
commented on:
/" Raffaellc was a painter Of human
ity, and assurcdly there is something
the matter with humanity-morc or
less wanting in it. We have most of
us heard Of original sin, and may, per-
haps, in our modest moments, coniec-
ture that we are not quite what God or
nature would have us to be. Raffaellc
had something to mend in humanity ;
but / should like to have seen him
mcnding a daisy, or pca's-Llossom,
or moth, or a mustard seed, or any
other Of Gods slightest works. Ifho
had accomplished that, one might have
found for him more respectable en-
set the stars in better
order perhaps (they seem to be griev-
ously scattered as they arc, and to bc
of all manner of shapes and sizes, ex-
cept the ideal shape and the proper
si1e); or to give us a corrected view
Of the ocean,
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-02-15
Aerirulturc.
For the KcgISter.
Early Seed Corn.

Farmers are too negligent in selecting
corn for the next planting The usual
way is to wait until it is gathered, and
then, while husking, to select some OIL
the best looking ears for seed But
this not the best way. My friend, farm
or Z is one who is noted as the possess
or of superior variety of corn, and on
account of its being three weeks earlier
than the usual varieties, his neigLbors
consider themselves fortunate if they
can get their seed of him and he is
sometimes annoyed BY the repeated
drafts on his choice selections Of ears.
Now, what is the secret of the superior
ity? Let Inc tell you, and then let Inc
say, Go, and DO thou likewise.
Farmer C. has made it a practice to
pass through his field every few days af-
ter the corn begins to ripen, and select
the ears that first ripen, which he care,
fully husks and hangs up Each lot he
keeps by itself, that he can tell which
are first, which second &c, and whom be
plants i'll tie spring, he uses first that
which he first selected.
BY continuing this course of practice
he now has the satisfaction of having his
crops about three weeks earlier than his
neighbors besides being of a superior
quality Try it this year, my friends,
and also keep in mind the fact that
the same principle will apply to all kinds
of seed. If you wish early peas, beans,
potatoes, &c, just take little pains to
select the earliest ripe, and look out for
them next spring when planting time
comes.
From much observation / am coryinc.
ed that moro depends upon the selection
and proper care of the seed than earlier
planting. Have your seed and ground
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Lord Rrougllam.

BY his father, an Englishman, be was
in the place ofhis birth and through his
mother, Il Scotchman lie was bred in
Auld Rcelie,' them as we'll, as now.
truly so described although darkcncd
still more at that day by the double folds
of a legal and phiosophc rcck.
through which Burns then Gas did VIII
s,n afterwards) burst like sunbeam. to
satirise and to scatter it for a season.and
to get himself first applauded and then
abused for bis pains. lie became, after
a short, successful college career, law
yer. and a reviewer, lie was one of the
three who projected and established the
Edinburgh Review Finding Edin-
burah field too narrow for him-per.
haps, also, II place too hot to hold Him
he repaired to London, carrying in his
hand, as IA recommendation and peace
offering, two big volumes on our Col.
onial Policy lie rose rather slowly
into fame as barrstcr lIc had in
tfiguOd with the mathematics at Edin-
bursh, and at Cambridge; and the men
who mcddle with those prim, ancient.
auStere, squaro-tocd damsels, nre not
soon rewarded with success, even when
obtained lie threw himself. however.
still more decidedly into politics, and at
last got into Parliament There, too.
lis rise was slow. So far down as lsi9
we find I.ockhart in lis Peters Let.
ters,' speaking of the charlatan rcnutl-
tion Brougham had in Parliament The
Queens trial. in 1870, which had nearly
dcth'oned tho King, and turned Britain
into an eastern branch of the United
States, was the making Of Brougham
1t retarded indeed, his progress towards
the woolsack, but it greatly increased his
popularity in the country and millions
who had never heard Of him as the bar.
rister and reviewer, were. startled BY the
energy. eloquencc. and boldncss with
which he plead Queen Carolinc's cause.
He stood before her, if not like a Lion
before Una, yet at least like bear be.
fore Duessa and fought with tooth and
nails her desperate battle Then COM
menced hls contest for popularity with
Canning, continued i'll within short
time Of the latter's death Then with
the entrance of the Grey administration.
came the elimination Of this cxtraor-
dinary mans name. What height he
now attained Lord Chancellor of En-
gland .ftciIe 1'yinccps of parliamentary
orators chief favorite of what was then
the most popular Of ministries leader,
70 I.a - .,
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JUSTU6 COBB, Publisher,
Bywhom all kinds of Book and j OBJ Print
ing will be done on favorable terms.
Law of Newspapers.

I. Subscribers who do not give express no
tice to the contrary, are considered as wish
lug to continue their subscription
II. If subscribers order the discontinuance
Of their papers, the publisher may continue
to send them till all that is due be paid.
Ill. II subscribers neglect or refuse to take
their papers from the Office TO which they are
directed, they arc held responsible till they
have settled their bills and ordered their pa
pers discontinued.
" If subscribers more 10 other places
without informing the publisher and the pa
per is sent to the foymcr direction, they arc
held responsible,
V. The courts lave decided that refusing
TO take Il paper from the Office, or removing
and leaving it uncalied for, is prima facic ev-
idencc Of intentional fraud.
vi A Postmaster ncglecting to inform a
publisher when his paper is not taken from
the Office, makes himself liable for the sub
scription price.
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Care Of the Ives.

DIR. Drafter says SO many women
complain of weak eyes, that We have
thought 1t wise to give some directions
as to reading and writing, by which the
sight my be preserved uninjured Oh.
serve, then, that the light should never
be allowed to fall ON the paper, or on the
eyes of the reader, or writer, but the
left side for then the eyes arc not an
noyed with the shadow Of the pen. as
will be the case, when the light comes
from the right side That writing tries
the eyes more than reading is popular
error; and, in writing, blueish papqr is
better for the eyes than pure white
When the eyes feel fatigucd, bathing
them in cold water will both strengthen
and relieve them. In reading great re.
lief will be found if the eyes are turned
from the book to some soft and harmoni-
Gus colors brilliant colors, therefore.
in paper or paint, should not be chosen
tor library or sittingroom. where eth
er reading or writing, or sewing is 60
ing on. For sewing, that peculiarly
feminine employment, is quite as trying
to the eyes as study and fine sewing at
night is really very injurious and should
be avoided if possible. Generally the
eyes should be used, in all these occupa-
,ions, as much as eau be in the morning
Ground glass shades, at night, are bad
as they dcaden the light too much the
common paper shade, which concon-
trates the light downward, is better"
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THE F.vE DAuGurERs.-A gentle

The FAVE DAUGHTERS-A gentle
man had five daughters, all OF whom
he brought up to some useful and res
pectabe occupation in life. These
daughters married one after the other,
with the consent Of their father. The
first married gentleman by the name
of Poor the second, a Mr.. Little, the
third a Mr.. Short the fourth. = Mr..
Brown and tho fifth, Mr.. Hog. At
the wedding Of the latter, her sisters,
with their husbands, were present.
After the ceremonies of the wedding
were over, the old gentleman said to
his guests: 81 have taken great pains
to educate my five daughters, that they
might act well their parts in life and
flom their advantages and improve
ments, fondly hoped that they would
10 honor to my family ; and now l
6nd that all my pains and expectations
have turncl out nothing but a Poor.
Little, Short, Broua, H1g."
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BENEFITS OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS

BENEFITS OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS.
Three years ago the Legislature Of
North Carolina made small appropri.
alton for geological survey of that
State. The discoveries Of the first
year developed the existence of copper
and gold ores. drew to them the a;tcn.
ton of capitalists, and have already
increased the revenues of the State to
five times the cost of the whole survey.
In the second year, seams of the Iur-
est bltumlnous coal, some of them fif-
teen feet in thickness, extending
through region of some forty-fiye
square miles, rewarded their inyestisa-
tons. 1t is estimated that every thou
sand acres of these seams will yield
thirty millions of tons of bituninous
coal of the best quality Boston atlas.
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fault of many dcvotee Of the bottle. The
official reports show ten housaad cases nj fc-
m0ies arrested for drunkenness in Paris du-
ring one year"
a traveller, writing from Smyrna.
thus speaks Of the drunkenness of that
wine country:
" In the Island Of Malta, where common
Sicily wine is plentiful and cheap. the most
disastrous effects are produced in the use Of
it. One poor man, a soldier, attended in
prison, and afterwards 10 the eallows, to
which he was CONDEMNED, for shooting Il ser
gcant dead, in fit Of intoxication, occasoncd
by drinking wine In the vicinity of the
wine shops, which abound in Smyrna, YOU
will witness painful evidence of hard drink
ing; nor is it uncommon to hear Of a fierce
encounter viii ch terminates in assassination 80
In Partisan Sights and French Prin-
ciples, seen through American Spccta-
oles," published year or two ago by the
llarpcrs, the curious reader will find
some further evidence on the subject
of French iutemperance. The extract
(pp. 206-S) is too long for Us to quote at
the present time We may say.howeycr.
that the author of this book evidently
wrote without any attempt ito point a
moral" lie alludes only briefly and in
cidentally to the subject of intcmpcrance
and there is apparently no effort to make
out a case. And yet it appears to US
that such testimony as bis, and that
quoted above. effcctually demolshes The
argument against total abstinence drawn
from the temperance of wine-drnkino
nations. At least. such evidence ms this
may well lead us to question whether We
cannot devise better way for promoting
temperance among the people. than by
encouraging the manufacture of wine on
our own soil. or by agitating for the re.
moval of duties from imported wines
NcW England Farmer.
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The Skater.


The earth is white with cleaning snow,
The lake one sheet Of silver lies,
Beneath the mornings ruddy glow
The frosty yapors round us rise;
Sweet is the cool and spriugng air,
That waves the pine trees on the hill,
But yoiccloss a. n whispered prayer
Brcaihcs down the valley clear and still
Come, It's an hour to stir the blood
To glowing life in every vcinl
Up, for the sport is keen and good
Across the broad and icy plain.
On each impatient foot to-day
The ringing steel again we'll bind,
And DER the crystal sea. away
Wen leave the world and care behind
AMI oh, what joy is ours to play
In rapid round and swift career,
And snatch, beneath the wintry day,
Oar mcmtnt's lest and ha,ty cheer
Then when She brief sweet day is done,
Aal stars above begin to blink,
Down tine bread lake that bears Us on
We meet our swccthcaitS on the brink.
We heard their cheerful laughter ring,
Our bounding hearts gave quick reply
Wiih rapid sweep around We spring
Like headlong winds away We iiy;-
We gree; them well How brightly glow
Their checks hat kiss the frosty air
And homewaid, Ger the moon n-clad snow
Each proud boy leads his willing fair.
Then gathered round the cheerful blaze,
Whiie gusts without are blowing shrill,
With laugh aud jest and merry lays
We pass the jocund evening still
Around the board our feats all told,
Comes natures welcome hour Of rest,
And slunbers never bought with gold
Sit light Oh each uutroublrd breast.
No tagging pulse impedes our sleep,
No startling dreams our couch annoy.
But health and peace in quiet deep
Smile lowering roand the country boy.
Then, when the morning, sharp and clear,
Springs caily DER the glstening hill,
With hardy sports we hail it near,
Or hardy labors bless it still
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Mrs. SoULE's DREss.-The dress
which caused two duels, is stated TO
have been blue velvet dress, a.aae
at Paris by Palmyrc, the favorite
dressmaker of Queen Isabelle. The
dress was ornamented with golden
lilies, and not high necked, as has
been said, but as low as modesty would
permit mother of a family to wear.
Her head was ornamented with a
golden wreath, from which hung two
acorns which !ell gracefully over tho
left ear.
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E<5~The most reasonable course for
every one is to remain in that station
Of life in which he has been born. and
to follow the profession to which he
was trained. Let the shoemaker stick
to his last, the peasant to his plough,
and the prince to his government.
For government, too, is a trade which
requires training, and to which m one
ought to aspire who has net learned it,
- Goethe.
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ready and do not be in hurry to plant
until the ground is we'll warmed. A
very old and experienced farmer has
told Inc that it is time to plant corn
when the boboliuks make thcir fist an.
pearancc, and not before. Just bear
this in mind, in connection with the
selection of your seed j. NJ.
Bristol. Feb 1S5i
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The Assyrian Empire.

y letter was read from Colonel Raw.
llnson, at late meeting Of the ROYAL
Aslatic Society detailing his progress in
the work of collecting and Interpreting
the Assyrian inscriptions He considers
it now to he pretty well established that
the Assyrlan empire was founded about
1850, B {. The AsSyrian empire must
now be considered comparatively mod
ern, and any real antiquity must be
sought for in the ante. .Assyrian period.
The names ofthree more Assyrian kings
have been discovered. which muat be in
terposed between Tiglath Pileser and
the original founder of Caleb, but the
list cannot yet be regarded as c complete.
and he fears that the obscurity in which
the genealogy is involved cannot be
cleared up until complete tablet Of dy-
nastics or more bricks are discovered. =
From the tablets and syllabaria he has
made out list Of some 500 or 400 mon
osrams, with their explanations; but he
feels quite bewildcrcd by the immensity
of the work, as the number Of ideocraphs
and compound 81 gus surpasses all belief.
In one tablet he found regular cata.
logue of all the gods OF Assyria and
Babylonia, and Of the temples and cities
in which they were worshipped. This
list, although only a fragment. contains
nearly 500 names. Mr.. HIormuzG Ras.
sam was to work with 100 men at Kileh
Shergat during the whole of November.
Colonel Rawlinson mentions the discov-
cry Of third obelisk at Nineveh. The
historical part Of this obclisk is very in
torestlng, us it commentaries the ex-
PLOTS Of a naval expedition in the Modi-
terranean, which set out from Adradus
in thirty-four Ph@nician vessels, and ad-
vanced as far as the Grecian Archipela-
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One of the best "hits" ever made at
an impropriety in lady's dress. Was
made by Talleyrand. During the rev
olution, when asked BY lady his D
pinion Of her dress, he replied, lit be,
gan too late, and ended too soon"