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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-07-25

THE GLORY OF THE Airs In pcrfcc-
tion and magnifcencc of visible beauty,
the external and front views of the Great
Alps, snch as | had enjoyed on the three
previous doys, are uuricallcd but for
the mental impression of crowded pow.
or, and awe amounting almost to horror,
this prospect within the midst of these
appalling masses of wild and fearful des-
o!ation is supreme Like some monster
of fable, splendor may illuminate the
front, but terror freezes at the heart of
these solliudes Upon this region. the
vivitying aud ordering syllablcs of croa.
tion seem never TO have passed a realm
of chaos reserved 10 the primoval empire
of the fors.less and the voil: where
there is brllliance without warmth, sum
mer without foliage, and days but no du.
ties. Through every opening the front
OF Death seems to start up under the
aspect Of livid rock, manted in CLASSY
ice The sun rolls his purple tides Of
life through the air that surrounds these
submits, but his beams wake no seed.
time and ripen no harvest. The moon
and the stars rise and move and decline
along the horizon, century after century;
but the sweet vicissitudes of seasons and
OF time move not the sympatbios of these
pale, stern peaks, over which hroods ono
eternal winter to the senses, one vision.
airy night Of gloom to the soul. Art,
'S;sneTJ and Philosophg in Europe, 6y
tic Lafe Horace b. Wallace.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-07-25

THE GILMANToN SNAKES ENt THE
CHARMED GlRL.-The parents Of the lit
tie girl, Oraliue Jane Hill who is
charmed by two black snakes, bavo
changed their first determination, and
are now exhibiting the child and snakes
to a crowd at Concord. On Saturday,
they were visited by thousands, bY *hith.
some $500 were made. The editor Of
the Manchester Mirror says,
We have seen them-the girl is very
pretty, only six years old next uonth.
Only the smaller. snake goes WIN them,
and that is four feet three inches and a
half long, and is idolized by the girl.
Her father informed us last evening that
when she sleeps now she curls herselfup
like snake, incredible as it may seeui.
The father and mother arc present, to
tell the story of the girls being fascin.
ated by the snakes, and their effects upoh'
her. The girl has a wild loog,and fears
are entertained that she will in timo
laGgdish aud die, in consequence Of the
magnetic power over her Of the suakes,n
The Concord Statesman 10 potioipE
this repulsive exhibition,says that "thero
are but few people who can derive any
satisfaction from the spectacle, and it is
to be regretted that the child was not
at first utterly cut of from its strangely
sympathetic attachment to reptile
cursed of God atd detes.ed by man, let
tho consequences Lave tssp as ttsy
would"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-07-25

SIDNEY SMITn--He once wanted to
know if sailor was mastheaded for not
doing his duty,why you shoul1 not wealth
cr-cock parishioner for not paying his
tithes He announced the arrival in
in London of New Zealand attorney,
as a gentleman who had Gs, 3d. tattooed
all over his face. Hearing Of the diff.
Guilty Of coughing down a speaker, he
recommended a trial of the whooping-
cough.
OF Miss Fox. (niccc of the statesman)
he said, at Botwood, the Lansdownc's
scat, that she was perfect as she gave
him the idea of nu aged angel. Of a
dressed Venus which he once saw in
serious family, he said it was the Venus
Millinaria. On examining some flowers
in q garden, beautiful girl. who was of
tho party. cxolaimad-" o. Mr. Smith.
this pea will never come to perfection ln
" Permit me, then" said Sydney, gently
taking her hand and walking towards
the plant, " to lead perfection to the peal
OF Lady Murray's mother, who had
most benevolent countenancc, he said her
smilo was so radiant that it would force
gooscbcrry bush into a flower.
He hated dogs, and upon being asked
by lady for motto for her poodle. he
suggested, Out damned Sp0t :" but
she didn't think it sentimental enough.
though thoroughly Shaksperean. Of
borcs though he said there were no
criminals like them, as they were unpun.
ishable, he was very tolerant, saying he
never met with one all the time be lived
in the country, but certoin dean whom
he declared deserved to be preached to
death BY wild eurntes." Being asked by
a lady if he had been remarkable as
boy, he replied that he was a remarkably
fat boy, and was intended to have been
Chinese supcrcargo. to Hong Kong
Complaining of his fceblcncss IS he drew
nigh death, he said he felt so weak that
If knife were put into his hand he
should hardly be able to stick it into a
Disscnter
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-07-25

YcUNG ENGLAND AGAINST OLD ENG
LAND MIR. LAtARD, in his late speech
on administrative rcfortti. bontrasted The
ages of the English generals in the
Peninsular war and in the present war,
with great effect. Ho said -
The Duke of Wellington was Major.
General at SO; the Marquis of Angle
scy "a the Earl Of Dalhousie 80 the
Earl of Stratford, Sc; Lord Hill, SO ;
Lord Bcresiord, 80; Sir George Murray,
40; Lord Combermere, 8 Lord Lon.
donderry, 80.
By way of contrast, have hero list
of the ages of the general objects in the
Crimea, which believe i5 CORRECT, and
which shows how much attention has
been paid to the recommendations of the
commission
Lord Raglan, 67; Sir J. Burgoyno;
49, General Brown, 65; Duke of Cam.
bridge, &c Sir De Lacy Evans, 6s Sir
4. England, 62 Sir G. Cathcart, 81 !;
Lord Lucan, 55; Genera TyIen; enter:
cd service in 1905, &c; General
Strangways, entered service in 1906, Sc;
Commissary General Filder, Ga; Admi-
raj Dundas, entered service in 1899, 67;
Lord Rokeby, 5s.
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NUMBER ii.
Death of Lord Raglan,

The steamer Ayogo brings news of tho
death, at Sebastppol, of Field Marshal
Lord RAGLAN, Commander-iu. Chief of
the British forces in the Crihiea. tutd
RAGLAN was the thirteenth child OF Hen
ry v, Duke Of Beaufort; his mother
was daughter Of Admiral BoscAwEN,
He was born In the year l7sS, and was
in the sixty-seventh year of bis ago. He
was present at all the principal bEtties
of the Peninsula, unaer WknLJNsrtA;
and was oh the staff of the Duke at
Waterloo. He successfully held the lu,
crative appointments of Lieut.. General
and Master General of the Ordnance
the latter post, VIC believe. he continued
to hold while in the Crimea. lie was
also Military Sccretaty to the Duke Of
WELLlNGToN when Conm anaer-in. Chief.
Lord X. married daughter Of The. late
Lord MARYDoRouGH-a brother of tho
Duke of WELLINGToN-and leaves fam:
lily. His oldest son ARTHUR was borh
in 1917.
Lord RAbtAa was bsttct knosn us
Lord FITzRoY SOMERSET.
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EE The London M5tniNE P5st says
of General Simpson, Lord Ragldhs suG-

EE The London M5tniNg P5t says
Of General Simpson, Lord Ragldii's suS:
ccssor
General Simpson has seen considera.
bic service, and enjoys a high profession.
al reputation. During the Peuinsular
War he was present at the defence Of
Cadji, and tho attack on Seville. He
served and was Tounaed at Guatts Bras
in 1915; was engaged in 1916 as second
in command to the late Sir Charles Ma.
pier in Scinde. Sir c. Napier consid.
cred him his best officer, and he believed
that Lord Ellenborough. when Governor.
General, had the highest opinion tf him, +,
and, in the ovopt OF any accident hap.
pening to Sir Charles, would have charged
General Simpson with the conduct Of
the war. The high Official position Gen.
eral Simpson has filed since tie present
Government sent him to the Crimea, had
necessarily placed him in constant com.
munication with the French commander,
with whom We are confident be will main,
tain the cordial relations that have ex.
listed without intermission between tho
chiefs of the expediiionary forces"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-07-25

KELATloN BETWEEN SOIL AND PLANTS.
PLANTS seem to alternate with each
other on the same soil. Burn down a
forest Of pines in Sweden. and one of
birch takes its place for a0hi2e. The
pines after time again spring up, and
ultimately supersedo the birch. The
same tai kcs place naturally. On the
shores Of the Rhine are seen ancient
forests of oak from two to four centuries
old gradually giving plsce at present to
natural growth of beech, and others
where the pine has succeeded to both In
the Palatinate the ancient oakwools are
followed bv natural pines and in the
Jura, the Tyrol, and Bohemia, the pine
alternatcs with tho beech Has the op.
Grafton Of natural causes gradually re-
moved from the soil that which favored
the oak, and introduced or gwen the pro-
dominance to those substances which IA
vor the beech or pine On the light
soils of the State of New jersey the
peach tree used to thrive better than
anything else, and large sums of money
were made from the peach grounds in
that State. But of later years they
have almost entirely failed. In Scot.
land, the Scotch fir has been known at
once to die out over an area Of five hun.
drcd or six hundred acres-and the for.
ests Of larch are now in many localit;es
exhibiting similar decay Pr0ftss0r
JOhnSiOH
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-07-25

DnE,s.-The honorable Miss Murray,
sister of Scotch Duke aud maid of
honor to Queen Victoria. has been stay
ing for some days in New York. Miss
Murray is "a lady of fine person. robust
health, aud uncommon energy of charac-
ter.-aged about thirty iyo years Her
frank and cordial manners, her ihtelli-
gence and great kindness of heart, Sc.
cured her many friends She appears
however, to have been struck with amaze
ment at the extravagent expenditures,
the helplessuoss, and the i'll health of
that unfortunate class of beings, the fash
ionnble women Of our cities Miss Muir
ray, Ike the fashionable women of Eu.
rope, dresses so plainly that it probably
costs her less to dress a whole year,
than many a New York lady expends
for half dozen haudkefchiefs 1t is a
settled ,bing in Europe, that extrava.
gance in dress is tho very extreme Of
yulgarity
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-07-25
From Vermont,

BURLINGTON, July IL, 1855.
Yesterday morning the people of our
village awoke from their sumbers and
found the streets and public houses full
of very good looking strangers. We all
began to think that pleasure travel had
commenced in good earnest, and yet the
appearance of the strangers on closer
examination did not exactly confirm that
opinion. Their oountenanccs wore diff
fcrcnt aspect from that which pleasure
travellers usually exhibit, and the vii.
lhgers wondered what il all could mean.
There were no ladies nor children with
them, and they carried no magazines or
last novels.
Late in the morning it began to be
whispered about that the Know Moth
lngs were assembled for the purpose of
holding State Convention, and such
was the fact One after another repaired
to Union Hall until four hundred names
were registered, and there they took
council together all day and until IL
o'clock last night when they adjourned
to meet again at Bellows Falls some
time in August. Time enough was spout
not only to save Vermont, but the Union
also. Being an outsider, it will not be
expected that | can give any sketch of
their speeches or doings, but il Is well
known that the political affairs of the
nation were the great subject before the
meeting, and guess the Slavery ques-
tion was pretty thoroughly discussed and
the address and resolutions soon to be
published will not find much favor at the
South However. they will soon speak
for themselves. and in tones, too, that
will make the CALLED jades vince or l
am very much mistaken.
Having never seen a Know Nothing
before, or person whom | know to be
one, my curiosity was somewhat excited,
and that led me to examine these strang.
crs more closely and surely | have ncv-
er seen in the Green Mountain State
better looking men assembled at any po-
liticnI Convention, and have witnessed
good many political gatherings in this
region. Such testimony l freely give in
their favor. | understand they made no
nominations for State officers and the
strong probability is that they will vote
with the Wings at the coming election;
and if they do that Frank Pierce,
Douglas, Strngfellow & Go. will find no
favor in Vermont
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-07-25

FEMALE LAwygEs.-Mrs. L. Oakes
Smith is out in favor of female practi'
TONERS at the bar.-She says:
Emma q. Coe, am told has already
entered into practice at PHILADELPHIA
Pa Elizabeth Young is doing the Same
at Lowell, Mass aud noS ? Fave let
ler bofere me from ayoung lady at Mans.
deld, Mass, who has chosen a like Career,
This young girl-gravc, sclfpoised, hand
some, and intcllIgent-cannot fail to
move in a sphere honorable alike to her.
self aud useful to others"
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From the New York Evening Post.
The Old Love,

L
The Old Love,
/ mot her; she was thin aid old
She stopped, aud trod with tottering feet ,
The hair was gray, that once was gold,
The voice was harsh that once was sweet
Her hands were dwindlcd, and her eyes,
Hobbed of the girlsh light of joy,
Were dim; felt a sad surprise
That had loved her when II boy.
But yet Il something in hor air
Restored me TO the vanished time,
My heart grew young and seemed to wcnr
The brightness of my youthful prime.
took her withercd hand in mine
Its touch recalled II ghost Of joy
l Kissed it with rcvcrent sigh
For had loved her when boy.
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Tears ANB LAuGirER God made
both tears and laughter, and both for
kind purposes for as laughter enables
mirth and surprise to breathe freely, SO
tears enable sorrow TO vent itself patient.
". Tears hiudsr sorrow from becoming
despair aud nadness aud laughter is
one Of the very privileges of reason, be,
ing confined to the human Species
LEiGH HuAr
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-07-25

E&" What do you do to make your
self lock delicate % said one voting wo-
man with an eruption on her face to an
oihc', who looked likp one Of the de-
parted Why" said she, g sometimes
| eat slate pensils and chalk, and then
for a change ! drink vinegar aud chew
green tea When those fail, l lace tight, !,
er, aud wear the thinoest soled shoes T
can buy"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-07-25

E A man is slow to perceive his
own slowness Of perception
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K& French protection will yet provo
the destruction of the papal government
of Rome. Although the French gar
rison is now the only physical security
Of tho government against the people,
its moral infence is undermining the
pope's future for the presence Of this
body of free-talkiug Frenchman has pro-
NOTED the diffusion of heretcal notions,
and encouraged bolder expression Of
them. Tho stirring political topics of
the day are discussed in the cafes, and
in private circles, with remarkable free.
dom. One Of the best informed Romans
says he has never known such unanimity
and bolduess Of sentiment among his
couDtrymen as exisis at this moment,
though be derrecatcs ans premature
manifestation of H.
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a WORD OR TWO ABotr NEWSPAPERS.
Rev. Abel Stevens the editor of the Ma
t'Onal Magazine, in his table" speak.
ing cf the Independence of the editor,
says.
I'VE do not in our editorials, hold our.
selves responsible to the personal views
of any individual patron. For ourselves.
personally, We would not subscribe a
sixpencc TO a periodical which should
Lold itself bound to edit only received
views, or to bring us from month to
month such opinions only as are admit.
ed by common consent, or are a repeti-
tion-a rehash-of our own individual
thinkings We prefer something indie
pendent-evcn fit challenge, sometimes,
our dissent This 10 one Of tho prime
rules Of our editing, and he that don't
like it, had better clear our track as soon
as possible"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-07-25

CRAZE GHowING IN TUE SANDwlch Il
lsLANps.-A correspondent OF a San
Francisco paper, writing from Honolulu
says that the recent passage by the Ha.
waiian Legislature of bill permitting
the manufacture Of wine from native
grapes has proved the initiatory step to
a decided and general movement for the
wine culture. Grape vines are said to
grow luxuriantly and to producv abun.
dainty upon the islands. aud probably
ere long wine manufactures will spring
up in various parts Of the kingdot...
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-07-25

winds which had driven its tea ship off
the coast, was resolved to follow the OK.
ample"
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I'll / strlln j
Destruction of tho Tea.

The sixth volume of Mr.. Bancroft's s
History of the United States has
been issued from the press. The Boston
Post speaks of the volume in terms of
the highest, aud we doubt not just.
praise, and gives as a sample of it the
extract which will be found below. The
great initial incident of the Revolution.
here related inspires in every bosom ar
interest which can never fade so long a S
d" Liberty and Union continue to be the
br,hright and blessing Of these North
American States and the transaction is
invested with fresh charm from the
graphic manner in which the accomplish
ed historian relates it.
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Done in modern style, and at short notice.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-02-09
The hinneu Erpedition,

y
WAsnINGroN Feb. 6.-The Secretary of
State has replied to Col. Kinncy's communica-
ton of the 2Sth stating the purposes and
objects of his Central American enterprise
and asking ifthe government were going to ar
rest it by public proclamation. MIR. Marcy says:
"If the enterprise of which you speak IN your
letter of the 26th ult. is mere peaceful emigra-
tion-if you and those who propose to 60 with
YOU prefer to leave the United States and seek
a permanent horne in a foreign country, renounce
your citizenship here, and the rights and prv-
ieges belonging to it. aud to submit yourselves to
the laws of another jurisdiction, it is neither the
duty nor the desire of this government to inter
fore with your proceedings, BY such course
YOU cease to be citizens of the United States, and
can have after such change of allegiance, no
claim to protection us such citizens from this
gov eminent"
The Secretary of State however, denies that
the Mosquito Indians have any sovereignty or
political authority in Central America, and con
cludes
"lf the emigrants should be formed into com
panies. commanded by oficers,and furnished with
arms, such organization would assume the char
acter of military expedition, and being hardly
consist mt with professions of peaceful objects,
would dovolve on this Government the duty OF
inoniring whether it be not in violation OF our
neutrality set.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-02-09

WASHINGTON. February 7th.-ln the Senate
several petitions were presented, many of which
had for their object the abolition of slavery in
the District OF Columbia. Many private bills
were passed. Several internal Improvement
hills were introduced. The following passed:
he improvement of Patapsco river; the improve
ment of st. Mary's river, in Michigan; the Des-
myines Rapids at Newark, \, J.,and the Harbor
ut California \ bill continuing the public Works
in Maine was introduced;also one for the Improve
ment Of san Diego harbor. Several others were
introduced.
lIousE-The Texas Creditors bill passed by u
vote of l5i to i3. The Consular Bill was taken
up and discussed; also the Tariff but action
was had. The House then adjourned.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-02-09
anticipated Teto- Cold Weuther-Rdiiroad 1c-
ciJ,ut

WASnlNGroN, Feb. Ut is generally sup
posed that the President will veto the French
Spoiaion Bill.
At Philadelphia, to day, the thermometer was
l. degrees above zero only. 1t has been showing
there ,Jl day, aud is six inches deep. In some
places it has greatly dritted. The Delaware is
frozen tight
At Harrisburg it has been showing heavily all
day.
At Millsylle New Jersey, the snow has been
falling all day, and the thermometer is five de-
grees below zero.
y Michael Spanglcr, injured railroad near
Philadelphia Yesterday died to. day.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-02-09
.CnId Uenther al The North.

New YORK, Feb. 7.-The weather is intense
" cold here. Clouds indicate snow.-'ihe Their
mometer this morning was 10 deg, below zero
One o'clock. p. Mt is now showing hard.
CAPE ISLAND. Feb. w very cold and
showing hard. Thermometer five deg. below re
SALEM, y. j., Feb. Snow here four inches
deep, and mercury six degrees below zero.
FUNDAMENTALLY Feb. The Delaware Is cho-
ked up with ice. At half past +. NJ, the ther-
momcteris four degrees below zero.
In the eastern States generally the thermome-
er is ranging from ten t. thirty deg below re
Tuesday night was the coolest experienced in
Washington for many years. 1t showed all
night, and still continued yesterday afternoon.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-02-09

THE AIRLINE RAILROAD PEoJEcT BETWEEN
New YORK AND THE STANDARDIZATION has
again been made to the Legislature of the State
of New jersey for a charter To company for
constructing an "Air-lne Railroad through
that State, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, so
as to connect Norfolk with New York. 1t Is sad
the bill will be pressed with goods prospects of
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-02-09
WTITT. II Isl IT Ut -
THE tEMALE SN STEM.
Liver COMPLAINT. Debility

Extiact raa James Harris. En- ; Lnue- ,Alexnndrin
Va-A1cr speaking Of wonderful 'afe' ON hin,'If. he
says: Mrs. H. has been suffering with tn" vsr cum
pniaf and with nnhilly, constantly coupn4inp, f,om
weakness. through her wlrlr ssNfcm. She enjoy
h'er health thnn 70; tny yours, being entirely eso'
ed by the usr Of H1mptoHs Iegeio6te I'tactp,e.'
Diseased Side, Breast, Eyes-Exlmrt from
L-rI from j. q lines. E-l., Lou ion county va Ny
Wit, ms been for ye., afflicted with great weeI
pain in the breu~ sie uni back; lapitatinn e the
heart; feeaness OF the nervous systrn I'ss ~ appetite
conplex salow; the sight Of one eye ulmo, gone ia"
ulnr We Y wenk. | pleased 10 say, Hampton s
Iiacure has restored Der perfect health. lor eyes
nrc n good now ~ ever they We're.
l-y'Galland get phamphles
Sold by J H. SEAY. & CO, Lyochl'.rr, Sewers
Scotf.vilic;A J. BROWN, Charoter,lIr, md bS all
Druggists throughout theStpte. var - daely