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S29,732 81

Total loss 500, ,7Ol &c, or more than
70 per cent of tho whole deficiency of
S42, ,35S 81, as shown by the previous
article, and for which the public are
without any explanation whatever from
the Trustees To what extent this ex.
traordiuary decrease has resulted from
the unprecedented increase of fares in.
augurated with the present management,
il is left for those abier and more prac.
tcod in Railroad economy to determine,
but there can be no question that, in a
greater or less degree, another cause has
contributed to the general tide of dis.
aster which has overwhelmed the road,
and that is the extreme dsaffection
which, particularly on the northern sec.
tion, exists towards Its managers, who
have paid far too lit:le Difference to the
opinions or wishes Of the popular voice.
Advice has been received by them with
contempt, oxpostnlatiOn with contumc.
lY, the country disparagcd from which
the Road expects to derive its support,
aud it's patr ous plainly told, that " if they
couldn't afford to ride 10 the cars they
had better take their wagons" a recon-
mendation which in too many instances
has been literally followed. Tho fact is
patent and notorious to the residents on
the line Of the Road between Rutland
and Burlington, (confessedIy the most,
if not the only available part, SO far as
profit is concerned) that that section
seems to be almost entirely neg lected ,
the Trustees contenting themselves with
lamonting the lack Of business there
without having taken the hrst step to
secure it. Burlington, an importunt and
competing point, has been but rarely
visited, and then for no effective purpose,
if one is to judge from the results. Rut'
land is the headquarters Of the officers
OF ths hOaoi anu thoto, "ua'e'Si VI eu'
esgy there is in the management expends
itself
In the course of this investigation the
question having naturally suggested it.
self as to the comparative gain Of the
Rutland Read from freight received at
Burlington, and that received At Rut.
land, or, to be more iu,elligible, bow
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The FARMERS DAUGHTER.-A few
years since farmer, living near Eas-
ton, Pennsylvania, sent his daughter
on horseback to that town to procure
from the bank small notes for hundred
dollars. When she arrived there the
bank was closed /; and she cndeavored
to effect her object by offering it at sew
cral stores, but could not get her noto
changed. She had not gone far on her
return, when stranger rode up to her
and accosted her with 50 much polite
ness, that she had not the slightest sus-
picion of any evil intention on his part.
After a ride Of mile or two, employed
in very social conversation, they came
to retired part of the road, and the
stranger commanded her to give him
the bank note.
1t was was with some difficulty that
she could be made to believe him in
earnest, as his demeanor had been SO
friendly but the presentation of pis-
tol placed that matter beyond doubt
and she yielded to necessity. Just as
she held the note to him a sudden puff
OF wind blew the note into the road,
and carried it gently several yards from
them. The discourteous knight aligh-
ted to ovcttake it, and the lady whip
ped her horse to get out of his power
and the other horse, which had been
left standing by her side started with
her. His owner fired pistol after her
which only tended to increase the speed
of all parties, and the young lady ar
rived safe at home with the horse of
the robber, on which was a pair of
saddle.bags. When these were opened,
besides a quantity of counterfeit bank
notes, fifteen hundred dollars in good
money was found. The horse was a
good one, and when saddled and bri>
died, was thought to be worth at least
as much as the bank note that was sto.
len.
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A MURRAIN APPRoAcHINd.-Ac cor

A MURRAIN APPRoACHING.-Aco cor.
respondent of the London Times says
that an exceedingly fatal epidemic has
been for some time ravaging the herds
of Central Europe, and has now reach-
ed Konigsbsrg, where one proprietor
is said to have lost three hundred head
in night. The writer says:
"In 1745, the same or like cpl.
demic, was introduced into England
by means of two calves from Holland.
In the second year after its introduc>
ton over 10000 cattle died in Not.
tinghamshire, and almost as many more
in Cheshire. During the third yearre.
muneration was given by the govern
ment, who had ordered the destruction
of diseased cattle, for no fewer than
$4,000 head, while twice as many
more, according to report of one of the
commissions, died of the malady. In
the forth year it was equally fatal, nor
does it appear to have completely dis
appeared till eight years after"
On the Continent every exertion is
being made to arrest the progress of
the infection, and military detachments
are charged to destroy all cattle that
become infected in Prussia. If only
one Of a herd should be attacked, the
authorities order the whole to be slaugh-
tered and cordons sanitaries are es.
tablished along the frontiers to prevent
the ingress of cattle from districts in
which the disease exists. IL these
statements are not exaggerated, the loss
of so many cattle must seriously dimin~
ish the supply of food in Europe, and
may give rise to insurrectionary move
mepts on the part Of the people,
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Correspondence Of the Register.l
Rutland and Burlington Railroad,
Having, it is respectfully submitted
effectuslly exposed in previous paper,
the fallacy of those vague and illogical
statements composing the Reports of
" tho Trustees under the second deed of
"tiust and mortgage of the Rotland and
" Burlington Railroad" it now remains
to discuss, as far as may be with tho lin.
tied means ct the disposal of one
in no intimate relation with its manage.
ment, the causes, which, in his opinion,
may have led to the disastrous results
contained in those Reports.
From comparison of the Passenger
earnings, as shown by the Report of tho
Railroad Commissioner, for the fifteen
months comprised in the Report under
consideration, with the corresponding
fifteen previous months, the following g
result is obtained, to wit:
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A RAT SToRY.-Rev. Walter Col
ton, in his diary of a voyage to Coli
fornia in a man-of war, entitled "Deck
and Port" relates the following rat
story.
Ihave always felt some regard for
a rat since my cruise in the Constella>
tion. We we're fitting out for sea at
Norfolk, and taking in water and provis-
ions. A plank was resting on the sill
of one of the ports which communicated
with the wharf. On bright moon-
light evening We discovered two rats
on the plank coming into the ship. The
foremost was leading the other by a
straw, one end of which each held in
his mouth. We managed to capture
them both and found to our surprise,
the one led by the other was blind.
His faithful friend was trying to get
him on board, where he would have
comfortable quarters for three years
cruise. We felt no disposition to kill
either, and landed them both on the
wharf. How many there are in the
world to whom the fidelity Of that rat
readsth lesson J
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Soon there came out, not my fair one,

DVOu tneTt Cutno ousi hoe III INIT one,
"with all that's best, of dark and bright,
Meeting in aspect and eye."
but q stalwart brother.
"That," 1 said, handipg him the
bracelet, "is Miss Raymond's property,
and though, as you perceive, I wear a
blue coat, with brass battons, and am
flattered to think my manners are not
ungentlcmanly, am bound in candor
to say am not pickpocket."
"Then, sir, you shall have the reward"
said the brother taking out bis purse.
NO." Ireplied, "for strange as it
may appear, though ! am no pickpockot
l stole the lady's bracelet"
The man looked puzzled; but when I
told the truth and pointed to my adver-
tisemeut in the same paper, as a proof l
did no, want to walk off with the prop.
eriy, he laughed heartily at the whole
story, aud not the least ut his sisters
description of the gcnlcmanly pckpock.
ct.
"Wcll," ssid he, you had better
walk in and have tea with as, aud my
sister will be able to say whether she
can speak to your identity, after which
it will be time enough to canvass the
proprioty of sending for constable"
You may be assured l accepted the
invitation Need 60 further with the
story2 The young lady Ito use the
words of the ADVERTISEMENT captured the
pickpockot. Tho bachelors button no
longer adorns my blue coat and now l
have framed and glazed over the fire.
placo tho advertisement in which am
publicly described by my own wife, as
a pickpockct with a gentlomauly ad-
dress" When I charge her with the
libel, she always does what she has just
this moment done, pay damages for the
slander in anv amount of kisses. declar.
ing though not pickpockct, was a
thief, and stole her heart and pocketed
her bracelet.
SO ends the story of"A BACHELOR S
Burton"
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A PLACE FOR THE "STRoNG-MlND>
ED" "A modern traveller tells US that
the Jewesses in Thessalonica, { (Euro-
rean Turkey,) reverse our accepted
laws of Hymen, by purchasing their
husbands. The modus operandi is
thus described :
"Brokers are employed to negotiate
marriages. The father of a marriage.
able girl goes to broker, and inquiries
what bridegrooms there are in the
market. He chooses one higher or low.
er in the social scale, according to the
dover he can afford his daughter, the
price he can pay, and makes an offer
of so much dover. The bridegroom,
through the broker, demands more /;
they chatter and bargain for weeks
perhaps, and a bargain is struck. The
parties never see each other till mar
ried. The dover is the wife's only Sc.
curity against divorce. The husband
can divorce her when he chooses, but
he must pay back the dover, that she
may be able to buy another husband.
Mrs. D. was telling Jewish girl that
VIC do not require any dover in Amer>
ica. 'How then, said she in utter
astonishment, 'do you do, when he
wants to divorce you.' "
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DentistrV.

NJ HARRIS, NJ. D., would tender his CRATE
~ sful Acknowledgements to the inhabitants
Of Middlebury add vicinity, for their liberal
patronage the past year and solicits n contin-
nance of the same. All who wish his pro-
fsssional services have the assurance of the
latest styles done in a thorough and durable
manner.
DR.. II. has Tooth Powder that he war
rants to cleanse the teeth perfectly, and is a
sure cure for a bad breath, Teeth extracted
by the freezing process with little or no pain.
Mddlebury, Nov. 20, 1856. 81
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p ortrp.
THE FLUTE OF LACEDEMON.
By REV. EDWARD G. JONES.

"The Laccdemonians usually advanced t,
notion by the sound of the flute. II Eschen
burg's Manual of Classical Literature, p. 400
Not with the clangor loud and long
Ofcymbal and of drum,
Not with the tempest burst of song.
Does Laced@mon come.
But dulcet warblings of the flute,
Announce the steady tread,
OF those who, mightiest in pursuit,
By iron souls are led.
You might suppose they wished to lull,
An infant to its rest,
A serenade so beautiful,
Would charm maiden's breast.
And yet that prelude soft as dew,
Was droppings of shower,
Which to u maddening whirlwind grew,
Ere fled a single hour.
Oh, Lacedmmon's olden band,
Thy flutes Of silver sound,
Teach me however firm my stand,
Upon LIES battle-ground
However resolute the blow,
deal in pressing on,
My inmost spirit should but know,
quiet undcr-tone.
With gentle words but iron blows,
The conflict should proceed,
And when the cadence purest flows.
More sterling prove the decd,
Collected nerve and steady brow,
An aim and purpose high,
May all redeem our manhood's VOW,
Mid bursts of melody.
Toledo blade if wreathcd in flowers,
Has not an edge less keen,
Than if aloft the spectre towers,
In all its fearful sheen.
They act the truest and the best,
Their arrows farthest shoot,
Who bring to bear the Grecian's test,
And fight behind the flute
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A Successful Merchants Expe RI

A communication in the Country
Gentleman, has o word in season for
those young men who banker after tick.
cts in the great lottery of mercantile life
81 am city merchant, having com.
mouced my career as an advonturer from
the farm, on salary Of $50 per year,
and having passed through half life
time Of incessant toll to reach the point
where dependence ceases, and " dinner
ahead begins
filed clerkship in several first
class mercantile houses, and was associa.
ted with very considerable number Of
salesmoD, accountants and clerks gener.
ally Nearly thirty years have passed
since my city clerkship began, ard the
retrospect has developed the following
results;
All mercantile houses by whom was
employed, have since failed-one, after
au eminently creditable career of fifteen
years. was carried into hopeless bank.
ruptcy by outside speculation, and anoth
er after thirty five years of unbounded
success and credit, was few months
since, in inextricatle difficulties--the re.
sut of a single dash of the pen-and
has forever closed It's mercantile exis.
tence
Of all tho clerks with whom I have
been associated, not one has achieved
permanent success equal to the value Of
a well stocked one hundred acre farm,
while from the most brilliant of their
number, the penitentiary, the hospital,
the drunkard's grave have claimed their
victims Some embarked in business
with lofty an'icipations of success, but
soon passed away in disaster, ond the
career Of not few would fill thrilling
illustrated chapters in the unwritten
history of city merchants clerks, and
provo beyond question that
Vice is a monster ofsuch frightful men,
That to be hated needs but to be seen,
But seen too oft, familiar with its face,
We first endure, then pity, then embrace"
Some sanguine youth may ask where
the successful mon originate. l answer,
they are one in one hundred of those
who embark in business and tho one iu
several hundred Of those who seek clerk.
ships with anticipations of fortune in
prospect.
Personally, by rare combination of
favorable circumstances, those "wondor
flowers that bloom but once in a life.
time, l am meeting what is called sue.
cess. The woy to it was paved by years
Of inccssant labor, of sixteen to eighteen
hours per day. and such days and nights
of toll as no farmers boy that l have
met with ever dreamed of 10 rural la.
bors and which, if applied to tho culti-
vaiion of hundred acre farm, would
have developed hidden treasures not
dreamed Of by the reluctant ploughman.
But as years pass and develope, along
with the vaDities of life, the gray hairs
which are stealing upon me, my thoughts
often revert to the home scenSs of my
childhood in the country, and feel
tempted to shake eff this artificial life
and seek for my declining years that re.
pose and quiet which l imagine might
be found in rural life, among an intclli.
gent and open hearted population devo-
ted to agriculture, and secure my fami-
ly those health-growing influences both
mental and physical, which cheerful
country lifo must supply to general
minds
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The Pauper's Death-Bed.

Tread softly-bow the head
In reverent silence low;
No passing bell doth toll
Yet an immortal soul
Is passing now.
Strangerl however great.
With lowly reverence bow;
There's one in that poor shed,
One in that paltry bed,
Greater than thou.
Beneath that beggar's roof,
Lo! Death doth keep his state;
Enter-no crowds attend;
Enter-no guards defend
This palace gate.
That pavement damp and cold.
No smiling courtiers tread;
One silent woman stands,
Lifting with meagre hands,
A dying head
No mingling voices sound;
An infant wall alone
A sob suppressed, again
That short, deep grasp, and then
The parting groan.
0! change-O! unknown change,
Burst on tho prison bars
This moment there, so slow,
SO agonized, and now
Beyond the stars.
0! change-stupendou change
There lies the soulless clod;
The sun eternal breaks
The new immortal wakes
Wakes with his God!
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DOCKET MAPS OF KANSAS, for sale by
L. w. CLARK.
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Blanks.

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w Qut-Claim Deeds, Justice Writs, Chancery
and Executions for sale at
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Reason and Common Sense.

Our readers may remember we have on
several occasions spoken in very eulogistic
terms of preparation which DIR. SETH ).
HAScE, of los Baltimore 81. Baltimore, Nd,
has discovered for the cure of Epilephc Fits.
Now, in doing so, we have been actuated by
the very best motive, viz. the alleviation of
human suffering. From circumstances which
have lately come TO our knowledge, we fear
there is a class of persons who are not dispo-
sed to try this remedy in common sense
manner. We allude to the fact of selecting a
particular case in a town where perhaps there
are six or eight cases, and trying II on one.
Now perhaps the selected might be the only one of
the whole number that it would not This doing
neither themselves the medicine justice. If dozen
persons stricken down with cholera in one town
ncrhtorhood, would they all send for physician, or
would hut employ him, and wait and see he cured
patient? That plan Of procedure would be most
absurd in the Of Dr. ances remedy, every one
who has Fits should try it for reasonable length Of time
II will not cure in day week; nothing worth doing
be accomplished at What is easily done is as
easily uudour. The growth Of time il enduring From
the most respectable testimony we have examined we
feel assured that by proper in this remedy
nine Of Epilepsy out Of ten may he cured The rms
by mail free Of postOse 10 part OF the world
Pr:crone box s., two So twelve S2l You viii ind the
sa|fF en1.o
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yNcw Books are advertised this week,

:yNew Books are advertised this week.
w-Four estray Sheep have been taken up
by Daniel Rergler.
lg'Ex-Sheriff Thomas havingrented,oii
Stock and Farming Utensils At Public Sale.
EWe may all pride ourselves upon our
excellent housckeepers, but there are often
times when any family may find it TO be both
convenient and profitable to patronize Mr.
Horman's Bakery. Ha Is doing good business
also in the Confectionery line, and intends to
win and deserve good support.
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MARRIED..

On last Christmas day, by c. Sheckler Esq,
FnASKLIS WoRTH Of Buiialoe township and
CARoLINE KLEcKNER Of Hartley.
On the 10th ult, by Rev A Marble, JosErH
Hgss Of Philadelp.. and Miss MARY youngest
daughter of w. M'Kelvy Esq of Bloomsbnrg
In New Berlin, morning of sih inst, +.
WILsoS VASyALzAH of Mifilinburg and Miss
ELrzABErH daughter Of Sem Schoch of New
Berlin.
Bv Rev G Erlenmyer-2uh Nov. Jacob
Shallenberger AID Caroline Brown, both OF
Juniaia county. 9TH ult. Fredrk Gilbert and
Susanna Rieeel, both Of Washington Tp 18Th
ult. Joseph Seiber and Mrs Sarah Mootz, both
of Washington TIP.
In ST Pauls, Min, 27th ult B. FRsxK HoUsEL
formerly Of Milton Pa. and KATE NJ. LESrz OF
Lacon, III.
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In Jackson TIP, Snyder Co. 9th inst, aged
abou, 30 years, Miss MARY daughter OF
James Cook.
In Lower Augusta Tp, recently, Mrs. -
CLARK, aged 93 years.
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SALLIE II. wife of James Taggart and daugh-
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MrLroS AuLuN. formerly OF Milton.
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abog, Gi years.
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