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TWO SECOND HAND PIANOS FOR SALE
L OF rent upon reasonable terms NJ the Warning.
toh City Depot for the sale Of Hallet, Davis 4 60.
Bacon Raven, and other Pianos.
JOHN f. ELLIS,
aP1 900 Pa. avenue
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Public, No. II

uVtiCy Sosssi
JOINT RESOLUTION relative to bids for provisions,
clothing, and small stores for the of the navy
Resolved by the Senate and House Of RcpTcscntd-
tires Of the United States of America in Cbgrcss az
sembJed, That all bids for supplies OF provisions
clothing and small stores for the use Of the navy
may be rejected at the option Of the department. If
made by one who is not known % q manufacturer
Of. regular dealer in the article proposed to be
furnished, which fact or the reverse. must be dis
tncty stated in the bids offered that the bids of all
persons who may have failed to comply with the
conditions of any contracts they msy have prev
ousy entered into with the United States shall at
the option Of the department, be rejected that II
rors than one bid be offered for the supply Of an
article account Of any one party, either in his
own name, or in the name Of his partner, clerk or
any other person, the whole of such bids shall be re
ected at the option Of the department. and that
partners of any firm shall not be received o. sure
ties for each other; and that, whenever it may be
deemed necessary, for the nterest of the govern
ment and the health of the crews of the United
States vessels to procure particular brands Of ou.
which are known to keep best Oh distant stations,
the Bureau Of Provisions and and Clothing, With
the appreciation Of the Secretary of the Navy, be,
and hereby is, authorized to procure the same on
the best terms, in market overt.
Approved n March, 1854.
Anril i-Iav1u
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FOR POOR AND LABORING MEN

FOR POOR AND LABORING MEN
SMALl BUILDING LOTS of 10 feat ar mon, -
- various parts OF the City, and Georgetovn' =,
low prices, and terIcs to suit LIOYfI 4 nS
ID NC STON Ne
Fof sale, deliverable at the Canal. or Wh:,
washington, Georgetown, Or Alexandria. -
,s.A LLOYD 90.
" 26-ly DepAttment
nhAIoRs AND STATESMEN Of AnclcnI and
~ Modern Times, by ID A Harsha "'''
The County Neighborhood, by Miss Du,,v
no9 Se 1'sham, by Caroline Lee Hentz
P FRANCK TAYLOR,
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pEy. JOHN LANAHAN, PASTOR OF THE
strong desire to benefit the afflicted induces him
ihus to certify. We chal enge any other medicine
to present such mass of testimony from gentlemen
and ladies Of high standing of our own well known
citizens. who testify of cures of COUGH. RRON
CHlTIS, RHEUMATISM. DYSPEPSIA Sc
BALTIMORE, January oath, 1855.
@cssTs. Mortimer & MoiCbrGy:
take pleasure in saying TO you that have used
your champions TinCture" with very great prolii
From serious throat affection, my general health
Tad become very much impaired, when | corn
menced 10 use I" Hamptons Tnncture.'' | found
My nervous system and digestive organs soon right
ed up under its use.
| have several times recommended it to nv
riends, ana In every case, as far have been in
formed, they have use il with success.
Yours truly,
john LANAHAN, Pastor
If CT
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NOTICE TO FLUTISTS.-EISENBRA
~ superior Premium Diasonic Flutes and Cla. ion
cites will be on exhibition and for sale for a few
days al HILBUS HITZ'S Music Depot.
mar 10
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Extract from the act Of Congress approved Au,ust
16iR

SIC And De ii further enacted, That from and
atsr the pa sage Of this act every PROPOSAL for ma
val invited by the Secretary of the NAVY.
Snds Ter tns proviso to the general
deed and fortylthree, shall be aeeom6an;ed Inv a
written guarantee signed by one or mors rerponsi.
70 the effs,t that h. or thew undertake
mat the bidder CT bidders WILL If his or their hid be
snIsL in.o an Obligation In such time as
.asH w Presctloed by the Secretary of the Navy,
with good and sufficient suretes to furnish the SUD-
pies prop SEQ; NO proposal shall be considered uu
less accompanied by such guarantees. If after the
OF proposal and notification thereof 10
ns ouoer or bidders he or they shall fail to en- ter
into an within the time prescribed by the
Secretary OF the Navy with good and sufic;ent snr
ss for furnishing the supplies then the Secretary
OF .ne Navy snail proceed to contract with some
plies, and shall forthwith cause The difference b..
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These bitters arc entirely vegetable they invigorae
and strengthen the system, never PROSTATE it, and
can be used for infants as well as adults.
For sale by respectable dealers everywhere, and
by Il. ID. GILMAN, Washington; J. l.. KIDWELI.,
Georgetown; and J. r. PIERPONT, Alexandria.
mar l-ly
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Mr. Howard. escOrting n srlcnidly at.
tired lady, who had not before been pres.
ent during the evening, made his appear.
ancc, moving among the gay thro ng who
looked on with admiration and asto nish.
ment. For an instance, there was per.
feet silence Then began the low mur.
murs from the various groups Through
the room. as tbs two approached, smiling
on the friends to whom his protcgo was
presented by Mr.. Howard. At once,
the new conner had won perfect tri.
umph. Mr. Romulus Fitz.frizzel was
ir eciacies of excitement. Sir. Edwa rd
Walton no longer kept up the convorsa-
ton he had laboriously maintained with
the naughty Emily. 4 startling truth
at once flashed across his mind, and he
lost no time in placing himself in the
way Of her who was. that moment, tho
acknowledged belle of the evening.
Again, the tbrong were moving
in the gay quadrile. None were SO graceful
as the = relative" Of Mr. Howard Miss
Louisa. In bitter vcxation of heart Miss
Emily, after once accepting Charles
Chattorwcll as a partner, refused poor
Mr.. Fiz frizzle, and sat down with a
troubled look, and with gnawing Of the
heart, in u corner by herself The whole
truth bad flashed upon her mind. SHE
had lost-hcr transformed Country
Cousin had won.
Hard wcs it for Emily to bear, yet
she heard of the engagement Of Sir Ed
ward Walton and Miss Louisa, without
bctraying any unbecoming emotion She
had conncd the bitter lesson, and learn
ed a wiser scll.cstmation and frmcr
selfcontrol. The object of her father
had been gained, nor did Louisa ulti.
matcly regret what she had at first un-
dertakcn with some misgivings Of con.
science, and prosecuted with no little re-
luctancc. at times, when, strong i'm
pulses of amibi!ity had urged her to
forbcar.
Not many months after tho marriage
of Sir Edward and his accomplished
oGancee, Louisa, Emily stood at the al
ter with a man worthy Of her better aud
improved nature and though she had
ceased 10 inquire What will the Will
mots think ?" and had married poor
but talented and aspiring young lawyer,
recently from the country, she did not
few years after, regret her choicowh
with a group Of stately DANES" richly
arraycd. she looked down from the gal
lery ulon her chosen companion. occu-
pying a luxurious chair on the floor of
the United States Senate.
She then recurred, in thought, to that
cvcntful visit, SO grac'ous!y aud yet 90
hypocrtaly solicited, and within her own
heart she sa id
"All this ] owe 10 the lesson taught
me by my Country CoNsiN I"
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the muscles and the bones. A library
is but the souls burial grotn1. 1t is tho
land Of shadows.
Yet one is impressed with the thought,
the labor and the struggle, represented
in this vast catacomb Of books. Who
could dream, by tho placid waters that
issue from the level mouths of brooks in
to the lake, all tho plunges, the whirls,
the divisions and foaming Pushes that had
brought them down TO the tranquil exit7
And who can guess through what chan.
ncls Of disturbance and experiences of
sorrow the heart passed that has emptied
into this Dead Sea Of books2
1t seemed to me that | was like one
who walked in the forests of the tropics
astounded at the gigantic growths, and
at their usecssncss Centuries had
nurscd them to their present stature
but not one in ten thousand Of them will
ever be sought for commerce or for use.
Where they stand they will drop. and
where they fall they will decay. 1t is al
ways so--life striking its roots into the
dead, and feeding upon decay.
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a WlNDFALL-We are informed that
young lady, one of the assistant teach
ers IN the Webster Grammar School OF
Cambridge, has received information
from the proper authorities in Para Bra,
gil, of the death, at that place of Mr.,
5, who has left property to her, by win,
to the amount of $4,000. This bequest,
so unexpected comes from a disappoint-
ed suitor of the lady, who, in despair at
his rejection, some eight years ago, wan.
dered away to South America, and made
a fortune there. The teacher referred
to, is lady of estimable character. who
has many qualities Of head and heart,
thatendear her to large circle offriends,
who will rejoice at her good fortune
1elegraph.
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E& The arrangements for the Ma
tioual Agricultural Show to be held in
Boston, Oct. 23d, 2lth, 25!h, aud 2Gth
are in rapid progress. Twenty thousand
dollars have been guaranteed to pay ex-
penses, and ten thousand dollars are Of
fered in premiums This is distributing
with liberal hand. On Friday fore,
noon, Oct goth there will be a grand
troi af speed, free for all trotting horses,
aud all driver. The LIST premium is
$500 the second premium 5000. The
entrance fees for trotting-htrses comnet.
ing for premiums of $500. will be sac
for premiums Of 5000, $40.
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ward in such a multitude ?' exclaimed
the young French lady. "Ab," replied
the English pecrcss. lis your husbands
name Edward p "Qui, ma cherc Mad
amc"
Tho old dowager for tiiorient had a
misgiviug about her own ron, who bore
that name, and whom she refused to SEQ
for more than year because he had run
away from England, where she had with
infinite care arranged a great match fot
him, and married a French girl whom
nobody knew, without a shilling in her
pocket She would never allow the girls
name TO be mentioned In her presence.
"lAh J there he isl suddenly cried the
young lady, as they arrived at the foot
OF the great staircase, "what lucky
chance that we have met. What,
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-10-17
A Romance of the ParisExhibition.

From the Independence Bclgc.l
The day on which the Queen of Eng.
land visited the Exposition for the sec.
ond time. considerable number Of la.
DIES were, by special favor. seated upon
the divans which surround the Central
fountain in the great nave Gentlemen
had been banished from this privileged
spot. They were compelled to resign
themselves TO the pain of sitting alone
within the enclosure along which the I'M
perial and Royal oortegc had to pass
thus they were isolated from wives, sis
ters. mothers, daughters aunts and friends
and in some cases from those whom
rome Of them loved more than all togeth-
or. BY this means an elderly English
lady. of noble aud aristocratic appear.
ance, found herself side by side with a
charming young French lady, whose sim
plicity was most beautiful and elegant.
The arrival of the august visitors was
anxiously expected. \ thousand obser-
vGt!ons occurred to tie two ncighbors
and some incident soon arose which led
to one Of those interesting conversations
which in many cases only commence with
some commonplace about the weather. -
Soon, however, they passed to other top.
les, on which they discoursed with a sym.
pathy that speedily became reciprocal.
The old English lady learnt from the
talk Of her fair companion that the young
Frcnchwoman had not been long mar
ricd, that her husband was somewhere in
the crowd, and that he had compelled
her to accept the place she then occupied
though it had been given to himself by
the Viscount Dc R5nyill, director of the
industrial PLACE.
The manner in which tho yonng lady
told thcsG aud other things, so won the
cstocm Of the old dowager that they
'oon gained each others coufience.-
The cortegc passed, aud perfect tide of
feathers, ribbons, lace, flowers and silks
filed up, as it were, the track Of their
Majcstios Carried away by this sea,
impelcd little by curiosity, and moved
perhaps by the excitement which occa-
sionally carries ladies away in such cir
cumstanees Of pomp aud grandeur, the
old English lady and her new friend got
mixed up with the SN,t>, and as it was
impossible for them to separate, they
took each others arms among tie wives
and daughters of the high state func-
tionarics who formed the escort Of the
Queen Of England and of her Majes,y's
Imperial host into eic superior galleries
Hitherto neither of the two ladies
knew tie name or thcrauk Of the other;
but in this way they passed two full
hours together, protecting one another
from the pressure of tho crowd, mutual,
ly Offering each the bes; places they
could obtain, and conycrsiug quite inti-
mately upon thousand little things aris
ing out Of the circumstances Of this rath-
er unexpected promenade. What
charming young woman - said Lady
v to herself. n wonder who
she is; | ,hall certainly not leave her
until | have euqured her name ~ The
promenade at last was brought to a close,
and the Queen left the Exposition, A
great crowd again collected at her de-
parturo How ever, shall | find Ei.
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The Indian Student.
BY THE LATE PHILIP rREsEAv.


From Susquehunna'S farthcst springs,
Where savage ;ribcs pursue their game,
| His blanket tied with yellow strings,
shepherd of the forest came.
,, Not long before, a.wandering priest
Expressed his wish, with visagc sad
'Ah, Why he cried, lin Sat,ns waste,
All, why detain SO fine a lad
in whitc mans land there is a town
Where learning may be purchased low
Exchange his blanket for gown,
and let the youth TO college 60.
| From long debate the council rose,
And viewing Shabluln's tricks with joy,
To Cambridge Hall, DER wastes of snow,
They sent the coppcr-colorcd boy.
One generous chief a bow supplied,
This gave a shaft, and tlata skin,
The feathers, in vcrmillion dyed,
Himself did from "A turkey win.
Thus dressed so gay he took his way
Ger barren hills-alonc-alonc
His guide, star, he wandcr'd far,
His pillow every night stone.
AT last ,hc came, with foot 40 lame,
Where learned men talk heather Greek;
And Hebrew lore is gabblrd DER
To please the muscs--twicc a week
Awhile he wrote-avlilc he read
Awhile he conncd their grammcr rules
An Indian Savage so well-brcd
Great credit promised to the schools
Some thought he would in idw cxer',
Some said in P1ySie he would shine
And one that knew him passing we'll,
Bchcld in linn II sound divine
But those of moro discerning eye,
Even then could other prospects show,
AID saw him lay his Virgil ly
To wander with lis dcarcr bow.
The tedious hours Of study spent,
The heavy II Guided lecture done;
lie TO the woods a-hunting went,
Through silent wastes he moves alone!
No mystic wonder fired his mindi
lie sought to gain no learned degree,
But only scnse enough to find
a squirrel in the hollow tree.
The shady bank, the pu f!ine stleim,
The woody wild his heart posscsscdi
The dewy lawn his morning cream
In f,ncy's saycst colors dressed
Ah why, he cried, did forsakc
My native woods for gloomy wallsl
The silver stream, the limpd lake,
For musty books and college balls
a little conld my wants supply
Can wealth and honor give me more
Orwill the sylvan God deny
The humble treat he gave be fore
Let scraphs gain the bright abode,
And heavens sublmcst mansions see
| only bow to natures Go -
The land Of shades will Ito for me.
q hcsc dreadful secrets oftlc sky
hlarm my soul with chilling fear
Do planets in tiicir orbits nyl
And is earth. indeed, a sphere
Let planets still their course pursue,
And comets to the centre run-
In Nm my faithful friend ! view,
The image of my taith-the sun
Where natures ancient forests grow,
And mingled laurel never fades,
My heart is iNed-and must go,
To die among my native shades
lie spokc-and to the western springs
His gown discharged his money spent,
His blanket tied with yellow strings
Thh shepherd of the forest went
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A witness in e. liquor ease at Man
chester, recently gave the following tes,
timony Salsoda is ice and water and
some stuff squirted into it from a con-
cern. Do not know whether it is intox
icatirg or not-lt makes one feel good
feet lift eastcr.'
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GS At the Washington County IN.
~ Agricultural Fair, taccnty eisht la.
dies appeared on horseback, and tseelye
competed for tho prizes, and the riding
is said TO have been most excellent.
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The Cheapest and Best

DounLE the quantity at ONE HALF the price
of other dyes.
il is very easily applied, eolors Instantly.
and icarrGRted in all casns when the diroc.
sions are followed.
Price so cents. Made and sold only bv
Il, A. SHELDON, Apothccarv.
Middlcbury, Vt.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-10-17
Erool Notices.

=----- n
CTATE OF VERMONT, ! Be it remember
~ Disi,ici of AddiSoH, IS. : ed that at Pro
bate Court held at Middlcbury,in and for the
District of Addison, on the lst day Of 0cto-
bcr, A. d. 1855:
Milo Stow named executor in an instru
mcnt purpcrting to be the last will and tcs-
lament Of
PATIENCE LAWRENCE,
late of Weyhrdgc, deceased, presents said
instrument for probate 1t is thcrcupon or
dcrcd that said instrument he considered for
probate, at the session this court to be held
ut the Office of the Register of this court, in
said Middlcbury, on Thursday, the 18th day
OF 0ctobcr inst. (1Sj5,) at ten o'clock, in the
Forenoon and that notice thereof he given
to all persons interested, that they may ap-
pear and make their objections, if any they
may have, to the probate and allowance
of said will, by publishing a certified copy
of this order in the Middlchury Register
"A newspaper printed at said Middlchury
three weeks successfully previous to the
time of said court
.Jcd. $. B0SdacH, Register.
A frHc copv al rccoyd. 2j:3w.
AH,st .Jcd. S. BNSiaCH, RcgiStcr.
STATE OF VERMONT, ! Be it remembered
District Of Addison, SIS. that, at a Probate
Court held at Middlcburv in and for the
District Of Addison, ON The I'd day of
Get, A. D. 1855,
Edward J. Phelps and James s. Phelps
administrators of the estate of
SAMUEL 5. PHELPS,
late of said Middlcbury. deceased: present
their administration account for allowance
1t iAhcrcupom ordered, that said account
be Considered for allowance, at the session
Of this court TO be held at the Office of the
Register Of this court in. said Middlcbury, on
Thursday the 18th day ofOctobcr inst S5j,)
1T ten o'clock, in the forenoon and that no
tce thereof be given to all persons interested
that tlicy may appear and make their olicc-
lions, if any they may have, TO the allow
nucc Of said account by publishing ccrii-
fled copy of this order in the Nliddlchury
NcgiStcr-a newspaper printed at sand Mid
dlchHry-thrrc weeks SuCccssiycly previous
- the time of sal court.
jan. S. BrSHNELL, Register.
i truc copy of record
24:3W. Attest JED. 5. BrsmNEGl., Register
STATE OF VERMONT, ! At a Probate
District of New Haven, IS. Court holden at
Bristol, within and for the District Of New
Haven, ON the lst Sd day Of October, 1855
Milo Durtcy, administrator Of the estate
Of
DAVID S. BARBER,
late Of Bristol, in said district, deceased,
proposes to render an account Of bic admin
istration and present the same for allowance:
Whercupon the said court appointed the first
Monday in November 1855, at ten
o'clock, A. NJ. held at the Office of the Judge
of said court in Bristol, aforesaid for
that purpose and made an order requiring
notice to be given to all persons interested to
appear and object 10 the allowance or saia
recount if they see cause; and for " hch pur-
-,
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

VIZ, the subscribers, being appointed by
the Probate Court for the District of Addison,
Commissioners, to orcSeivc, examine and adj
just all claims and demands of all persons
against the estate of
JONAS RICE,
late of Bridport, in said District, deceased, +,
and also all claims aud demands exhibited
in offset thereto; and months from the 25th
day of Sept, A D., 1867 being allowed by
said Court for that purpose, we do therefore
hereby give notice that we will attend TO
the business Of our said appointment at the
late dwelling house of Jonas Rice, in said
Brdport, on the first Tuesdays of Novcm-
Der and February next, from nine o'clock
A. NJ, until four o'clock, 7. NJ, on each
Of said days
JAMES DUNN,
ALONXO BIRCHARD, ~" 'S'
Dated at Bridport, this 2stA day Of Sen.
tcmber. A. d. 1865. 25:3w
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OOMMIselONEKS5 NOTICE.-

COMMISSIONERS NOTlCE.
We, the subscribers, being appointed by
the Probate Court for the District of Addison,
Commissioners. to receive, examine and
ADJUST all claims and demands Of all persons,
against the estate of
L. ID. BARBER,
late Of Middlebury, in said district deceased,
ana also all claims and demands exhibited in
Offset theretoi and six calendar months from
the 29th day ofAugust, 1865, being allowed
by said court for the purposc,we do therefore
hereby give notice that we will attend to the
business of our said appointment, at tho
County Clerk Office, in said Middlcbur, on
Monday, the nth day Of November 1865,
and the last Wednesday of February, 1886,
from nine o'clock A. NJ until four o'e ock,
L NJ, on. each Of said days.
IRA ALLEN,
j. W. STEWART, Comrs.
OLIVER HYDE,
Dated at Middlcbury, this 27th day of
Sept "A. d. 1865. 2E3w
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T1G MlDDLEBJRY REGISTER.
OFFICE IN BREWsTERs BLOCK, MAiN-sT.
j. H. BARRETT g. j. COBB,
PUBLISHERS AND PRoPRlETORs.
T e r NJ S.

THG REGIsrER will be sent one year, by
mail, or delivered at the Office, where pay
ment is made strjciiy in 0drGncc for. 81 80
Delivered by carrier, pail strictly in mt
rancc, c,................. ........ > 90
lfnot paid within six months, 80 cents adj
ditional
sss~No paper discontinued until arrcaragcs
are pad, unless at the option of the propric
ors.
bT"All communications must be poS-p paid.
q v. b. PALMER is agent for this paper
in Boston, New York, and Philadelphia
BOOK AND JOB PRINTING
D ono in modcrn stylc. and AT short notice
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STATE OF VERMONT, AT Probate
District Of New Haven, s.. Court holden at
Haven, on the lst 81 day Of October, 1853
Milo Duricy, administrator Of the estate
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-03-09
COMPREHENSIVE.

TINE undersigned have this day formed Co-partner
ship under the style and firm OF GEO. FOSTER * Co.
for the TRANSACTION of general ForpardRg and Com
mission Bmsiness and have erected for that purpose
very large and spacious Fireproof Warehouse, on the
Wabash and Erie Canal and corner of Locust and Dun
ham Streets and the Depot of the Evansville and
Charlottesville Railroad, where they will have ample
room and convenient facilities for storing all kinds Of
Produce and Merchandise.
They will give special care TO Consignments either by
River Railroad, Canal or Wagons, and will forward
promptly at the lowest rates. t',p-i-# t'ia7
They will give personal attention to the purchase
sale of Produce or Groceries in this Market and solicit
orders for the purchase Of Sugar and Moasses the
Coast one of the firm will be in the South during the
Winter.
Theyhope by unremitted attention to merit and share
the public patronage. NJ. w. FOSTER.
ocle @ GEO. FOSTER.
decl4 WIN. ALTMAN.