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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-01-07
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The annual meeting Of the Vermont
State Agricultural Society, vii, be held
at the Court House hore, on tn. 18th
inst With its available funds now on
hand, its charter of Incorporation, aud
its highly increased popularity, there is
no doubt this society will take high
stand and contribute still more mater.
tally to the great producing interests of
the State. 1t is hoped a large number
of the farmers of this County will be in
attendance at this interesting annivcr-
sary.
NARRow ESCAPE AS Mr.. Reuben
Ross, of this town was passing along the
Lake between Westport and Port Hen
ry, driving a single horse attached to a
sleigh, the horse fell through the ice and
precipitated Mr. Ross and his sleigh in.
to the water. Mr.. Ross barely escaped
with his lifc. Tho horse and a portion
of the loading were lost.
VILLAGE LIBRARY We understand
prof ct is on foot to establish Ii.
brary for the use of the people of this
town and its vicinity The main fea
lures are, to erect a stock company un.
Ger the provisions of the Statute, with
two hundred shares at five dollars each
No part Of the subscription to be paid
till one hundred shares are subscribed
The library to be kept up, by small an.
nual assessments on the shares. The
first meeting of the company was held at
the town room on NJ Inday evening. The
work was reported as in full progress.
Any person may obtain a share, which
entities the holder to all the privileges
of the library on application to DR.. G.
J.. ALLEN. who is the originator of the
plan. Tho project is worthy commenda
ton, and we would recommend it to our
readers as a cheap and convenient meth
Oh of keeping up with the best publica-
lions Of the day.
THE New YEARS BALL at Hyde's in
Sudbury, is described as absolutely stu
pcndous 1t is said over one thousand
persons from all parts OF the country
between Montreal and Boston, were in
attendance. Everything passed off to the
entire satisfaction Of the crowd who
were orderly and gool humored. Hyde
is the Prince Of hotel keepers, aud tie
world found it out, years ago
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER are
grutitcd to learn that CHARLES LINsLEY
Esq, formerly Of this place has again
received this appointment
TIE Stock JOURNAL, about to be is
sued fro m this tfficc will be found to
be very desirable paper for those who
wish to deal in Farm Stock. As me-
dium for advertisement it will be second
to none in the United Ststes
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Scandal about Ladies' Dresses.

For many weeks the newspapers have
been filled with lectures, satires and
sauibs upon the amplitude of female
dress and the general and though,less
extravaganza Of the sex. We have care
fully avoided any allusion to the deli
cate sui jec,, scarcely venturing to hope
tina. the ladies would square tho circle
of their dress to our ideas of propriety
Indeed, we have always been in favor Of
extending the area of female control TO
the widest limit which the law would al
low. The sphere Of their influence has
hitherto been of pent up character.
and it now seems eminently proper, in
these expansive times, that it should ex.
tend aud spread itself
The people who now find fault with
the prevailing fashion, are the same ones
who formerly kept up a perpetual out
cry because the tendency tLen was to
contract and crush up the delicate crea
lures and it seems out of the question TO
please those unreasonable individuals
who will not be content unless they can
have their own way, about matter which
clearly does not concern them.
But while we may expect to have any
amount of complaint from suct quarters.
it is really a subject of surprise to find
ladies themselves attempting to curb the
prevailing propepsities of dress Yet
such is the fact. We learn that not
long since tie elderly ladies and mat
rons with marriageable daughters, of
Brussels, met in solemn convention and
Instituted society for tho curtailment
of skirts and the general retrenchment
of toilet expenses. 1t was argued be-
fore this formidable assemblage CT Dow.
ayers, that the effect of the prodigious
skirts had been to intmidate the young
Dutchmeu of that vicinity, and that in
view of the increased expense, of dress
no artfice had been sufficient to draw
them into proposals or bring them with.
in the usual traps of matrimo 1t
was clear case. hoops must be dis
cardod or marriages must cease. With
such a frightful alternative, there was,
of course, no room for trifling, and the
condemnation of balloon skirts was
emphatic aud unanimous.
For our part, we confess without haz
arding any opinion on the general sub.
ject,) that We had much rather see la.
dy in hoops than in Pulpit or at Pc.
litical Convention and we think those
men very short'sighted who are disposed
to fiud fault with any application of
female dress. Let them reflect how near
ly the ladies came, only three or
four years ago, to diminishing into moth
ing and appropriating the pants
1t is seid that it now requires some
twenty I'VE yards of silk aud an incredi
blsquanti.y ofgimp fringe, ribbon, trim
ming and lace to build up a dress on q
modern foundation. The most superb.
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cial observer cannot fail to see in this,
great stimulus to commerce. 1t was
probably with view to accommodate
the fashion that the present gallant Sec.
rotary of Treasury proposed a reduction
Of the tariff on these necessary articles.
Tiuc Ia Bagatelt! Let the dresses cir.
cumfuse, and the tariff horizontolise, till
every woman and female child can afford
to spread over the four quarters Of the
globe, and occupy and possess the earth
as the waters cover the sea
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audience by descending from tho pulpit
and taking into the aisle a damsel, to
whom he was Immediately married. The
CONSERVATION among the elderly ladies
Of the congregation may be imagined
but is past description
"A new class of population are com
ing into Burlington. A number of gen.
tlemen Of wealth and leisure are buying
up the most desirable places for summer
residences, aud great improvements are
in contemplation in the way Of buildings
and grounds. We are glad to add that
all branches Of business are rcviyiug in
that goodly town.
We observe by the Boston papers,
that the Rev o. w. Winchester and bis
wife--formerly Miss Jones of Shoreham,
both Of whom are favoiably known to
the people Of our village, sailed last week,
for the fold of their missionary labor.
SINGULAR VERDrcT-The Jury in the
great forgery case of Huntington on
trial in New York city brought in ver-
diet Of guilty. The unfortunate Grimm
al was sentenced to four years and ten
months imprisonment He is now in
Sing Sing.
Gov Clark of n. Y. ,sigralized his re-
tirement from Office by pardoning four
teen rascals who were expiating their
crimes at hard labor in the various pris-
ons of the State.
WASHINGTON TrEMs are scarce and un.
important. Mr.. Slidell introduced res
olution calling on the President COY in
formation relative 10 the refusal of the
Dutch Minister to testify in the case of
Herbert, for the murder Of the waiter
Heating. The Holidays have been OBJ.
served as usual, The President, Heads
Of the Department, Senator Douglas and
others had receptions Tie matter Of
the prospective Cabinet. remains involv-
ed in the most profound mystery. Sen.
ator Uamlin leaves his seat soon, ia as.
sumo the Gubernatorial chair of Maine
A. H. Stephens, NJ G., from Georgia.
has recently challenged Mr.. Hill of La
Grange. in that State, on account of a
stump speech made by the latter, during
the late canvass. Mr. Hill responds al
length to the cartel, declining the due lie
on several grounds ;-promiuent among
which is, that if be should happen to
kill Stephens, it would trouble his con.
science afterwards The great case be.
fore the Supreme Court. involving The
rights Of colored people and the consti
tutionality Of the ordinance Of 1887 is
still under adviscment.
FOREIGN The Queen Of England
with her suite, visited the barquc Reso
(uc (Which. after having been thorough.
ly refttod, was presented to her By our
Government on its arrival at Ports
mouth. Tho American officers were
treated with great consideration. The
Georgia Rail Road Hoax. still finds be.
levers in London. England has made
a declaration Of war against Persia. or
account Of the latter Government hav.
ing, it is alleged, broken certain treaty
stipulati MS, in respect to the DISPOSE
ton Ct its military forces about Ilerat
The rumor Of the rescue Of the passen
gers on the Lyonuais, aud their arriya
at Bordeaux, is controdicted
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-01-07

UNFoBTUEATE IMITATION widow
of an eminent composer having stated
upon the tomb of her husband that I" be
has left this life and gone to that blessed
place where only bis music can be ex-
cseded, /" the monroiug relic of famous
pyrotecbnist adopted the same idea, and
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-01-07
STATE OF VERMONT.
SECRETARY's OFFICE,

ct'hETARh = OfflCE, I
Montpelier Nov. 90, 1856.
hereby certify that the foregoing sixty-iour
chapters are true copies of Acts and Resolutions
passed by the General Assembly of this State at
the October Session, \. d. 1856, as appears by
by tile files and records of this Office.
C. NJ. WILLARD, Secretary of State.
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One OF THE Results OF THE HIGH
Pace OF Lady of tile house
from aoindoao 10 Baker in street,
want sixpsnny loaf lady, to day, Mr..
Doughnut, l haven't got time to come
down-you can just put it through the
key hole.
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"How is your husband this afternoon
Mrs Squiggs !" Why, the doctor says as
how as, if he lives till the mornin.' be
shall have some hopes of him but if he
don't he must give him up"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-01-07

PoF. CARL exhibited in Union Hall
last evening to large audince and gave
perfect satisfaction, as may be seen by
the following certificate.
Jan. Z, 1857.
Messrs Eeditor's The undersigned atten-
ded the Exhibition of Prof Carl last evening
and cheefully state that his performances
were equal to, and even better than any we
have ever before witnessed Of the kind We
believe they were fully up to the standard
set forth in the schedule circulated by him.
MussEY M. LAGwoRrHY.
WIN. III. REMsEN. VIM. C. MYERS.
ES Tho Professor will perform a
gain this, "Wednesday evening, in the
Hall
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caused to be inscribed on the marble
slab. He is gone to that blessed pac g
where only his fireworks can be excee d
ed. -
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1857-10-29
Gems of Thought.

A clear conscience is sometimes sold
for money but never bought with it.
Politeness is the just medium between
ceremony and rudeness.
Avoid an angry man for a while, a
malicious one forever.
If you do good, forget it; if evil, re-
member and repent Of it.
Wind up your conduct like a watch,
every day, examining minutoly whether
you are fast or slow.
Nothing casts a denser cloud over the
mind than discomfort, rendering it more
occupied about the evil that disquiets it
than the means of removing IL.
He that has spent much of his time in
his study, will seldom be collected enough
to think in a crowd or confident enough
to talk much in company
Little acts of Kindness are slowed
away in the heart like bags of lavender
in a drawer, to sweeten every object
around them.
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DOMESTIC ECONOMY.

How TO KEEP PREsFVvEs Apply the white
Of an egg, with a small brush, to a thickness
Of tissue paper the paper must be sulici 3nt-
ly large 10 come an inch or two over the jar,
and will require no tying.
PICKLEB PEARs.-Leave the stem upon the
pears, Make a syrup Of one quart Of vinegar,
three pounds Of sugar. This quantity Of sy-
rup will cover a peck Of pears. Cook the
fruit In the syrup until they are soft 10 tile
core. Then take out the fruit place them i'm
jars, and pour the syrup over them Throw
q little mace IN tho syrup whrl hot.
PlCKLED CABBAGE.-Slice red cabbage very
thin; put on it little coarse salt and let Il
rest twenty-lour hours 70 drain add sliced
onions, if you like them. Boil four spOonfu is
Of pepper, and four Of ulspice IN a quart Of
vinegar, and pour il over. ......f
OYSTER SoUP.-To one quart Of oysters with
their juice, put two quarts of cold water, half
pint Of milk, and a heaping spoonful of salt
let them boil one minute skim out the oyB-
tersi and add hulf a tea-cup of crackers rolled
hnei half tea.cup of butter, aud little pep.
per let II boil again then pour over the oys-
lers, ... ........
APPLE DUMPLNGs. Pare, quarter, and core
twelve apples, end make a crust same as for
soda biscuit put the apples in the bottom Of
tin pudding dish, the crust ON the topi set
the pudding dish in a kettle Of boiling water
and let u boil for one hour, without ceasiug ;
when dore, turn il out on dish the apples
will be ON the top.
CAMPHoR A REMEDY ron MICE.--Any one de-
sirous of keeping seeds from the depredations
Of mice, can do so by mixing pieces of cam
phor gum I'm with the seeds. Camphor placed
in druwers-or trunks viii prevent mice from
doing them injury. The little animal objects
to the odor, and keeps a good distance from IL.
To CUHE Com, take the juice Of two lem
ons, three-qusrters Of pound Of loaf sugar,
simmer II for half an hour, then add two IU-
ble-spoOniuls Of paregorio Dose, q tsa-spOOn-
iul three tines day. Id. o. .
LIoHF INA slcE RoQM,--A A piece Of candle
will burn all night in sick room or elsewhere,
Who're dun light is wished, by putting duely-
powdered sale on the candle uuul n reaChe7
tho black part Of the wick. In this way 2
mild and STEADY light may be Kept htough the
night from small piece Of candle,
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PLEASURE OF READING.-Of all the
amusoments that can possibly be imag-
ined for a working man, after daily toll,
or in the intervals, there is nothing like
reading anewspapor or a book, Itcalls
for no bodily ezertion, Of which he has
already had enough, perhaps too much.
It relieves his home of dullness and
sameness. Nay, it accompanies him to
his next days work, and gives him some
thing to think of besides the mechanical
drudgery of his every day occupation ;
something he can enjoy while absent
and look forward to With pleasure If
were to pray for taste which would
stand by me under every variety of cir
cumstances and be a source of happi-
ness and cheerfulness to me through life,
and a shield against all tis ills however
things might 60 amiss, and the world
frown upon me, it would be a taste for
reading.-Sir John HerscheU
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TNDTAN sUMMER.

There Is time, Just ere the frost
Prepares to pave old Winter's way,
When Autumn in a reverie lost,
The mellow daytime dreams away
When Summer comes, i'm musing mind,
To gaze once more on hill aud dell,
To mark how many sheaves they bind,
And sec II all is ripsned we'll
With balmy breath she whispers low.
The dying flowers look up and give
Their sweetest incense ere they 90,
For her who made their beauties live.
She enters meath the woodland shade,
Her zephyrs liz the lingering leaf,
And bear IL gently where are laid
The loved and lost ones Of its grief
At last old Autumn, rising, takes
Again his sceptre and his throne,
With boisterous hands the trees he shakes
Intent on gathering all his own
Sweet Summer, signing, flies the plain,
And waiting Winter, gaunt aud grim,
Sees missr Autumn hoard his grain,
And smiles to think it's all for him.
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Praise Your Wife.


Praise your wife, man for PHYS sake
give her a little encouragement lit
won't hurt her. She has made your
home comfortable, your hearth bright
and shining, your food agreeable, for
PHYS sake tell her you thank her, if
nothing more. She don't expect it; it
will make her eyes open wider than they
have for these ten years; but it will do
her good, and you too.
There are many women thirsting to-
day for the word of praise, the language
of encouragement. Through summer s
heat and winters toll they have drudged
uncomplainingly; and so accustomed
have their fathers, brothers and hus-
bands, become TO their monotOnous la
bors that they look for and upon them
as they do the daily rising of the sun
and its daily going down. Homely,
every day life may be made beautiful, by
an appreciation of its very homeliness
You know that If the floor is clean, man
ual labor has been performed TO make il
80, You know that if you can take
from your drawer a clean shirt when,
ever you want it, somebody's fingers
fingers have ached in the toll of making
it so fresh and agreeable, SO smooth and
lustrous. Everything chat pleases the
eye, and the sense, has been produced by
constant work, much thought, great
care, and untiring efforts, bodily and
mentally.
1t is not that many men do not appre
ciate these things, and feel a glow Of
gratitude for the numberless attentions
bestowed upon them in sickness and in
health that they are so selfish in tha
feeling, They don't come out with q
hearty, How pleasant you make thing
look, wife, or, Il am obliged to you fo
taking 30 much pains They thank thu
tailor for giving them fits they thanl
the man In the full omnibus who give
them a seat, they thank the young lad,
who moves along in the oonoert-room
in short they thank everybody an'
everything out Of doors, because it il
the custom, and come home, tip thei
chairs back and their heels up, pull ou
the newspaper, grumble if wife ask
them TO take the baby soold if the fir
has gone down. or, If everything is jus
right, shut their mouths with a smack Of
satisfaction but neycrsay 20 her i thanl
you,
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I tell you what, men, young and old,
if you did but show an ordinary ciyility
towards those common articles Of house
keeping, your wives if you gave the
one hundred and sixtioth part of the
compliments you almost choked them
with before they were married; if you
would stop the badinage about whom
you are going to have when number one
is dead (such things wives may laugh at,
but they sink deep sometimes y if you
would cease to speak of their faults,
however banteringly, before others, few
er women would seek for other sources
of happiness than your cold, so-so-ish
affection Praise your wife, then, for
all good qualities she has, and you may
rest assured that her deficiencies are full
ly counterbalanoed by your own.
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9ortrg.
AUTUMN EVENING.

Behold the western evening light
IL melts in deepening gloom
So calmly Christians sink away,
Descending to the tomb.
The wind breathes low the witherln
leaf
Scarce whispers from the tree
SO gentle flows the parting breath,
When good men cease to be-
How beautiful on all the bills
The crimson light is shed
'Tis like the peace the Christian gives
To mourners round his bed,
How mildly on the wandering cloud
The sunset beam is cast
IT'S like the memory left behind,
When loved ones breathe their last.
And now, above the dews Of night,
The yellow stars appear
So faith springs In the heart Of those
Whose eyes are bathed in tears.
But soon the mornings happier light
It's glory shall restore
And eyelids that are sealed in death
Shall wake TO close no more.
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Conundrums.

Why should the male sex uvoid the letter
Al Because It makes men mean.
Why is IL impossible for cattle keepers t0be
good soldisrs7 Because they are all cOwherds,
(cowards.)
Why should we naturally conclude that
Adam and Eve gambled2 Because they lost
a Pair-O'- dice,
PoETICAL CoNUvDRUM-The following ap-
Peared, fow days ago, in the Charleston
Courier:
"Why's D like ma-rage2' asked tho maid
Who's troth to mo is pl ghted.
bIushed I'm sooth and hung my head,
While she seemed quito Delighted.
THE ANSWER.
"Come, answer me, continued she,
And don't be long about iti
You stupid fellow, can't you seel
We can't be i0Cd without i'll"
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Every church that would prosper
must show attention to strangers. 1t
should be seen that they are promptly
and courteously provided with seats, and
made to feel that they have a cordial
welcome there. Kind looks should
greet them as they come and follow
them as they go. Should they come
again let them meet with the same re
ception And should they become con
slant worshippors there, let them be Wis
tied, not merely by the pastor, but by
members Of the church and society
Whether rich or poor, they should not
be overlooked or neglected. They have
claims as strangers Let us see that
they have prompt attention.
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A Mothers influence.

Hon. Thomas II Benton, in a speech
in Now York, turned to the ladies, and
referring to his mother, said, "My moth
er asked me never to use tobacco. and I
have never touched it from that time to
the present day. She asked me not to
game, and I have never gained and I
cannot this day tell who is winning and
who is losing in games that can be play
ed. She admonished me too against
hard drink and whatever capacity for
endurance 1 may have at present, and
whatever usefulness I may attain in life,
i attribute to having complied with her
pious and earnest wishes When seven
years of age, she asked me not to drink,
and I made then resolution Of total
abstinence. / formed an.abstinence So
ciety at a time when l was the sole con-
stituent member of my own body, and
that I have adhered to it through all
time, I owe to my mother"