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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-01-17
BOOKS! BOOKS!!
LARGE ASSORTMENT OF
BOOKS & STATIONERY

II EPT constantly on hand at the old Store
IN of l.. W. CLARK, which will be sold
at low prices.
A new and selected stock Of Stationery,
Just received. Blank Books of all sizes and
of the best quality.
Alsoa large quantity Of Mouldngs for pic
ture frames, Of various patterns. Gilt, Rose
wood, Black Walnut and Mahogany. Ger
man Glass of all sizes.
tS- RAGS taken in exchange for Books
rnd Stationery.
ALL PERSONS INDEBTED TO
the estate Of l.. W. Clark not wishing TO set
tie with Coiiecier, must call at the Store
and settle Immediately.
LucluS W. CLARK.
Mddlcbury, April "a. 1854,
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What, been member Of the police
for three months, aud havn't got watchl'
" havn't been on night duty yet. was
the reply, aud Of course had no chance
TO secure one"
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II e r M S

THg ReoisrER will be sent one year, by
mail, or delivered at the office, where pay
sncnt is made strictly in odraRce, for s 80
Delivered by carrier, pdid strictly in ad-
rance, ..................... Q 90
If not paid within six months 80 cts, addi-
tional.
re paid unless at the option of the proprc-
Sors.
tYAll communications must he postpaid.
~ V. r Palmer is agent for this paper in
DUston, New York, and Philadelphia.
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ALLPERSONSINDEBTED T(
BLACKsMTTRs

WANTED. - Several good Backsmiihs
w and Strikers, to work on Axes. Also,
good able bodied mon 10 grind and polish.
Apply TO SAM W. COLLINS,
32.iy Colinsville, Conn.
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rose from her seat, and with lofty wave
of the hand motioncd him to depart.
In this extremity, Racan takes from
his pocket one of his books, and present.
ing it.
Mademoiselle," said he, al am the
real Latan; and to prove it, take this
book, aud | will repeat the verses from
beginning tocnd."
" Then sir, you have stolen the verses
of Monsieur Racan, as you have his
name--and l declare. if you do not
leave the house this instant, / will call
for assistance"
But, Mademoiselle--"
"Jamin, cry out robbers"
Racan did not wait for the result, but
flying to the staircase des cended with
the swiftness of an arrow. The same
day, Mademosele de Gournay learnt
the whole story. Judge of her mortifi.
cation when she found she had driven
from her house the only one of the three
Racans who was the true one. The next
morning she borrows carriage and
drives directly to NJ dc Dellegarde's
where Racan lived lie was still in bed
and asleep, but the poor lady was in
such haste to make her excuse TO man
whom she esteemed so highly, that with
out listening to his cald dc cham6re.
she ran hurriedly to his room, went
straight to his bed, and lifted up the
curtains. Racan started out of his
sleep. and seeing the face of Yesterday.
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The best Soap

To save labor in Washing,is Smith and Blan-
chard's sclf-0perating Soap warranted to
save half the labor in washing. Sold by II
A. SHELDON, Wholesale agent for Addison
County.
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Kcfcrcncc in regard 10 The real cslato, T. J
Nisscher & Co, Real Estate Brokers, New
York. Orders tp">i paid) with money en-,
closcd. to he addressed,
J w uOLBROOKE.S ,505 Brondway NY
To- The Engravines in til. catalogue are
now ready for delivery. 23:Gm
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TN0WN'S Series Of School Books for sale
Il by A. II. COPELAND.
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Letters from the West.-No. 20.
The Mississippi sveholder--Emigration
from the e-Statcs-Catholicism Know
Nothings-Thc Bible-Demand for Yer
mont Marble and Slate-Number ofBanks
ia Indiana-wealt and ignornnre-An
anecdotc.
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My Kato.

BY ELIzaDETH BARRETT nnowNiso.
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Mr.. VAH BuREN's AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
Mr.. Van Buren, is at .Veyay in Swift.
zerland, aud earnestly at work uron
his photography, in which he has az
ready advanced some two or three
hundred pages. lie is very much in
terested in the work, and 50 will his
readers be when it Is published, which
will not be until after his death, and
that event, from his present appearance
and condition, will be many yeais hence
The old gentleman seems to have parted
with all his partisan animoslies and
pr.ludices. lie has been an indiffer-
ent spectator of politics in the United
States so long nov, that all his old
prejudices and anhpathieS seem TO
have cxhaled lie viii not be At home
until next year,
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KoLLING PRAIRIE, Ind. Jan, 1855.
We recently met Mississippian di-
rect from bis native State. lie was a
Stakeholder, and boastcd much of South
crn institutions and privileges. We la.
bored hard to convince him of his error
Truth and mildncss were our weapons
In such battles. we have lea rned to
The Empire County argus., 1855-06-30

The CHOLERA AMONG KANSAS EMIGRANTs. Let
ters have been received in this city within few
days by several parties, which confirm the state
ment made by our correspondent, that the cholera
had appeared on some of the boats on the Missouri
river letter from gentleman who went out in
the party of Kansas emigrants which left this city
on the 10th of April gives rather gloomy account
The party left st. Louis in the steamer Australia
which crowded with some two hundred and
fifty U. S. Troops and after proceeding some dist
ance up the river. the boat got stuck sand bar
where she remained for two or three days. and unit
the writer left. The weather was oppressively hot
he thermometer ranging at about 90. There were
several cases of cholera board and four persons
had died with it. The letter does not specify
whether they were soldiers or other passengers
The probability is they were soldiers, if we can
judge from the condition in which they were placed
They were crowded below, just in the rear of the
boilers most uncomfortable and unfit place to
pack human beings in such temperature. Three
of the soldiers had heavy clogs fastened to then,
with chains, which they had been sentenced to
wear on account Of dsseron Boston Journal,
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NO. 81.

BEAUTIFUL SENTIMENTS. Shortly before the de-
parture of the lamented Heber to India, he preach
ed sermon which contained this beautiful illustra-
ton; Life bears us on like the s,Geam of mighty
river. Our boat at first glides DOWN the narrow
channel-through the playful murmuring of the
little brook. and the winding of its grassy borders.
The trees shed their blossoms over cur young
heads the flowers of the brink seem to offer them
selves to our young hands; we are happy in hope,
and we grasp eagerly at the beauties around US,
but the stream hurres or. and still our hands are
empty Our course in youth and manhood is along
wider and deeper Hood. amid objects more strk.
ing and magnificent. We are animated by the
moving picture of enjoyment and industry passing
U.S. we are excited by some short-lived disappont-
ment. The stream bears us on. and our ioys and
our griefs alike left behind us We may he
sfipwrecked. but we not be delayed whether
rough or smooth the river hastens towards its
home till the of the ocean is in our ears and
the tossing of the waves is beneath our feet and
the land lessons from eyes. and the foods are
lifted up around U.S. and we take our leave of earth
and its Inhabitants. until of our further voyage
there is no witness save the infinite and eternal!
The Empire County argus., 1855-06-30

HAPPINESS NOT IN STATION ALONE. There is one
experience, gentlemen, to which the history of my
various changes in life has peculiarly, and, will
even say, has painfully exposed me and that is
how little man gains or rather, indeed, how
much he loses in the happiness OF natural and
heathful enjoyment. in passing from narrower to
wider, and what some may call, more elevated
sphere. There is not room in the heart of man for
more than certain number of objects; and he is
therefore placed far more favorably for the devel
opment of all that pleasure which lies in the kind
and friendly affections of our nature, when the in
tmacy of his regards is permitted to rest on few
than when, hustled through an interminable varie
ty of persons and things each individual can hav,
but a slender hold upon the memory, and hold a.
slender upon the emotions.--Dr. Chalmers.
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AN UNFORTUNATE Cock. There are objections
to Shan sl'als no doubt but we had never heard Of
this. 1t is very curious but it is true:
MIR. :. an old resident of Saltwater. on the Up
per liu'l>on' introduced among his family of hers
few Shanghais including a c1ck of formidable
dimensions who had run to legs q good deal
His crow WAS peculiar. and easily distinguished
from that of the other cocks One morning he
had waited to hear repetition of the usual sum
mons after being aroused by the shrll clarion once
sounded. but he heard it not again. The other
cocks doing their best but the preeminen.
chanlicleer still. Mr. S. went out to see what
had caused the silence. lie found the cock lying
on his back with both legs out of joint After an
examination he set both legs; the cock walked off
and gave vent to his satisfaction in lusty crow.
In the very act he dropped if he had been shot.
He had crowed his legs out again He was kept
three or four days and then killed. 1T was too
much trouble, said Mr.. s.. to set him up every
time he crowed"-Knick Mag.
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SEVERE TRIAL FOR THE LADIES OF New YORK
The State Of New York has lately ordered new
census taken, which is to be more complete than
that taken by the general government. Among
other things the cruel duty is imposed the mar
slals of inquring for the specific age of each per-
son at his or her last birthday. How ungallant
the legislators Of that State must be to put the
racity Of the fair sex to severe test Perhaps
there We're sundry bachelors who had personal IN
terests in view in the matter. But it seems loop
hole has been left which will give the inqusitnt
marshalS chance to show their galantry to the
fair ones they question. BY provision Of the law
if the age Is withheld, the marshal may insert Il
number which. in his opinion, shall be the near
est approximation TO it.'-ProU.dence Journal
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IOMA Ell DORADO COUNTY, CAL SATURDAY. JUNE 80 1885,

make treaty with these bands which will be last
ing to the end of time. The Rogue River Indians
have been collected together upon the reservation.
by DR.. Ambrose, the Indian agent, and were peace
able when We left few days ago.
The mining operations in Southern Oregon, are
almost entirely suspended for want of sufficient
water. 1t is said that there has been less rain dur
ing the last winter and spring than ever before.
The Ouegonian has been shown fine specimen
of salt. manufactured on the Willamette Slough.
about fifteen miles below Portland The salt was
of the finest quality--of pure white color--free
from all impurities, and equal in every respect to
the famous Salinas salt manufactured at salinas in
the State of New York. The springs from which
the water flows are said to be inexhaustible Ma.
chinery is being prepared wherewith to manufac-
ture enough salt for our home consumption at q
large reduction from the price paid for it, and
also large quantities for exportation.
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The prices of household commodities have again
risen III this city fhur is Ia barrel At the
Washington ma'kct. porter house beefstcaks Of the
best qualify are quoted at 25 cents pound. an ad-
vance "t four cents the prices of last week.
Other qualities of beef have advanced from two to
four cents per ID, Potatoes are held at % cents
half pecI-tur cents higher than our former QUO
tations. Game was never as ut present,
and in consequence RIant ducks worth from
$3.50 to 3 IL pair-25 to SO cents more than last
week. RedheaL ducks, canvas back ducks. widg-
eon ducks. lmrrldgrs and prairie hens have disap-
peared from the market for the seas,r. Fresh fish
Is lower. Shad Swamps the market and causes ev-
cry other kind Of fish to be cheap. Ptladelpiiu
buiietin
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The RICHEST SELL WE EVER HEARD OF. We
read an account. lately Y, of new method Of 'ras,
ing the wind,' we'll As the dead which takes
down anything in the didIling line we have heard
of for some time. A female called lately on a lady
of some influence in Brooklyn. and told IL sad and
plaintve story of sutf ring and prvaton. and more
over that her husband had just died, and that she
lacked the means of decent burial Her tale OF
woe so wrought upon the lady that she proceeded
to visit her Immediately. to satisfy herself there
was no imposture. On entering the apartment she
beheld the coffin, and satisfied all right,
and not wishing to harrow the feelings of the be-
money AMI immediately departed. After passing
two or three blocks from the dwelling, thinking all
the way of the strange C mpex;ohs to which we
are liable, she missed her pocket handkerchief and
returned to see # she ha not dr"ppel it in The
house. The stairs were a,cenled h lstily AMI the
room en.er.d Without mach c,rem my when what
did sh h IN i'll the IN IN hu b IN sitting up in
the coffin counting the m,uey.
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CHILL WHEAT In the very general destruction
of wheat which has been caused by rust in this
and the adjoining counties, one fact has been de.
veoped which is worthy of attention While ev-
cry other kind Of wheat has been almost totally
destroyed, that raised from the seed of the Chile
wheat is unn ured AT San Bernardino, where
wheat is in excellent order while every other is
ruined. What the causes are, what peculiar
virtue this seed has which secures it from the at
tack of rust it is difficult to determine unless it be
that from its being indigenous to soil and climate
similar 10 ours, it is adapted than that of
foreign origin. Whatever the causes may be. how
ever the fact that this seed can he cultivated with
out danger from rust-the only real obstacle which
ever exists here to the successful cultivation Of
wheat would seem to dictate its universal substi-
tution.-Los Angees Cat fornian.
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A "VERDANT' IN CoTToN MILL raw straw
hatted sandy.whiskered, six-foot gawky one of the
purely uninitiated. came in recently from Greene
county. with load of wood for factory company
Not satisfied with contemplating the "poetry of
motion" at safe distance, our hero must needs in
troduce himself between the cards, to get nearer
view. This move brought his neither habiliments
into a dangerous proximity to the next card. and
thereby hangs tale.
'You, say! She goes pooty, don't she, boss ?'
said Jonathan inquringly.
She don't do anything else" responded the
stripper. But you must be careful how you move
around this hardware. Twas only last week sir
that promising young man from Oxford, a stu
dent at College there, was drawn into that very
card, sir. and before any assistance could reach
him, he was run through and manufactured into
No. 10 super extra cotton warp yarn !"
"I-s-s- now! believe you're joking" slut
tered Jonathan.
'Fact, sir" continued the stripper "and his dis
consulate mother came down two days ago, and got
five punches of the same yarn as melancholy rel
les"
"By the poker, that can't be true!n
"Fact, sir, fact And each of his fellow stu
dents purchased sken apiece. to be set in lockets
and worn in remembrance of departed worth
rs that a fact now! :! Was he really carded
spun. and set in lockets =
A of personal danger shot across our ',cro's
mind: he began to retreat precptatey, without
waiting for an answer But there was not much
room to spare between himself and the gearing of
the card behind. Another step backward compile
ted the ceremony of introduction. His unwhiSper-
ables being of large caibre, the process of snarng
them up in hard knot was noways slow. Our
hero gave tongue instanter
oh murder! Let go! You hurt Blast yer
picter. let go! Amt you ashamed Get out Let
alone on me do-can't ye -
The card-strpper threw off the belt but the mo-
mentum of the cylinder kept it revolving, and our
hero, suppoSng it in full operation, burst out
20. stop her, stop her, do! | amt well. and
orter be at home. Father wants the steers. and
mothers going to bake Stop the tarnal mashecn
can't ye! Do! Amt ye got no feen' for f'lle,
in distress! o dear! I'll be cardod and spun
and made into lockets Je-ru-so-lem! How
| wish | was to Greene'
The card was slapped at last, but Jonathan.
clothes were entangles in the gearing that it
slight task to extricae him and it only by
cutting out the whole of the Invested territory
that he was finally released.
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The ADVANTAGES. A man who married lady
with ii wooden leg. thus happ Iy relates the advan-
tages of having IL wife with that defect. Il am
happy to say" he remarks, that IL wooden leg is
no bad bargain | married Jessie about month
ego she refused to give up the wooden leg for the
cork she said she detested false appearance.
She is always at home, except when she goes out
with myself; she never f1irts with other men she
never dances at party; she requires only one
stocking and boot shoe and these serve her a
long time. as she does not walk much, and yet she
is not unpleasant to walk with she differs very
little from young women. The only expense of the
wooden leg is the breaking of strap, which Is
easily repaired, and the supplying little gutta
rercha for the end of it, to prevent noise i'll walk
ing. Balancing profit against loss u lady with a
wooden leg is rather profitable not to speak Of 9TH
er benefits find in Jessie all that enjoyment
could desire
The Empire County argus., 1855-06-30

MAKING BRIDES A traveller in Germany says
"The Germans, by the way. have queer way Of
making brides and of doing some other things in
the courtng and marrying way which may interest
you, perhaps. When maiden is betrothed she is
called bride and continues till she becomes
wife, All the while she is engaged she is bride
The lovers. Immediately upon the betrothal ex-
change PLAN gold rings; which are ever worn
afterwards till death parts them. The woman
wears hers on the third finger of her left hand and
when she becomes wife. her ling is transferred to
the third finger of the right hand, and there it re-
mains The husband always wears his ring just
as the wife hers. 80 that if you look upon mans
hand you can tell whether he is mortgaged or not.
here is no cheating for him ever after no coquet-
ting with the girls. if he were an unmarried
man for lo the whole story is told by his finger
ring. A married Viennese lady was much amused
when told her that we only ring the women, but
let the husband run at large unmarked oh that
is dreadful" said she. more than half shocked
Think, there is Frederick my husband only twen-
ty- -.our--so young. so handsOme--and all the girls
would he taking him for an unmarried man, and
be making love to him Oh. it is dreadful, is it
not! They would never know he was married
How can you do SO in your country? would not
live there with Frederick for the world,''
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The following is from the Louisville Journal:

"Twoor three papers in the interior of Kentucky
are occasionally attacking U.s. and friendly cor
respondent asks why do not castigate them
The truth is, they are altogether too small. wo
man once handed her crying baby to her husband
requesting him to make it hush. 1t continued to
cry until she got out of patience, and then she
called out to her husband. do wish you would
sp.nk that baby Yes. said he. He fumbled
about for some time, and at length she angrily ex-
claimed -'Ant you going to spank the baby?
Il would he replied, hut indeed, wife, can't find
any place big enough to spank
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ADVERSE FORTUNE.

ADNE EttSE FOftIONEs
All, why didst thou for happiness
Such trail foundation lay?
Alas, those golden dreams of bliss
But dazzle to betray.
Wealth ne'er possessed those sovereign powers
To blunt afficton's dart;
1t cannot strew lifes path with flowers,
Or ease the troubled heart;
For who can say that genuine peace
In riches e'er WAS found?
Grandeur awhile those fools may please,
Who gaping crowd around.
These are the 1atterers of day
Their friendships bought and sold
Found ever in the rich mans way
They love him for his gold.
But virtue dwells in humble life,
There peace and joy is found;
Where free from trouble, care aud strife,
Contentment reigns around,
Then let religion guide thee through
This llfes uncertain way,
Aud she shall open thy view
A brighter, happier day;
Then thou shalt smile mid all thy woes
Thy hopes are fixed ON high;
Enjoy that sweet and calm repose,
That wealth can never buy.
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Int,r1t..nl (,TsgOn.

The schooner Empire arrived at San Francisco
on Sunday, Oath inst, by which we have late Or
egon news
Another Innian outbreak says the Oregon'dn OF
June 10Th, has commenced in Southern Oregon be-
tween the Applegate. Illinois and Coast Indians
and the whites he Indians have killed several
white persons and committed other drpredatiops
upon the settlers: such us shooting ock, driving
mules and cattle into the mountains, &c. The set
tiers have become alarmed and have determined to
The Empire County argus., 1855-06-30

81 have just been amused" writes correspond
ent before >ebastopol, by the Efforts of my civil
servant to obtain grog for himself and my soldier
servant, st, Patrick night being set forth as the
| said, Go along, neither of you is an
Irshman.' oh no. sir was the reply, but john
sons wife is y and the argument conclu-
sively Irish it was, of course irresstnbie'
The Empire County argus., 1855-06-30

Among our forefathers it was a maxim that
young woman should never marry until she had
spun enough wool to furnish her own house; and
from this custom all unmarried women were callt
spinsters," an appcllaton they still retain in all
law proceedings If the above regulations were
enforced at the present day, what vast number
would die old maids.
The Empire County argus., 1855-06-30

Come here my lad," said an attorney to boy
about nine years old. The boy came, and asked
the attorney what case to be tired next he
lawyer answered, ~ Case between the people and
the devil which do you think will be most likely
to gain the action!" / he boy replied II guess 1t
will he pretty hard squeeze-the people have the
most money but the devil has the most lawyers.
The Empire County argus., 1855-06-30

Love is queer article People fall into it, are
led ly it, get into ali sorts of trouble for it, 1t
swindles tie young man and deceives the young
woman. 1t puts On fine dress, when at heart all is
hollow and 'rigid. 1t makes people the happiest
and most miserable of folks, and comes and goes
In all shapes
The Empire County argus., 1855-06-30

Frederick Bremer says: = There is much good
in the world. although. at a superficial glance.
one is disposed to doubt it. What is bad is noised
abroad is echoed back from side to side. and news
papers and social circles find much to say about it,
while what is good. goes at best, like sunshine,
quietly throufih the world
The Empire County argus., 1855-06-30

The suhjoined advertisement is taken from an
Irish newspaper: Missing from Killarney, Jane
OFogarty: she had in her arms two babies and a
Guernsey COW, all black, with red hair and tortoise
shell combs behind her ears and large spots down
her back. which squints awfuly"
The Empire County argus., 1855-06-30

In Chicago the .jals are made with accommoda-
tions for committing suicid>. Two have succeeded
within year, and one tried it fw days ago, but
his handkel chief parted and let him down The
bars. however are left yet, and there is talk of
providing hooks