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should DO held at Montpelier on tho s,h'
9th, 10th, and 18th days Of September
next.
Tho Visit and Oyster Supper for
the benefit of Rev. ]. Il. YATES, last
week, was a very satisfactory and pleas
ing affair. The Poem delivered by Mr..
Yates, was listened to with rapt atten-
ton. The subject, although cloaked in
mystery, was raped right and left until
the naked hook held out to catch the
uDsuspocting, was plainly discernable.
The Oyster Supper passed off very
satisfactorily. L. w. Lyons and A. l..
WILLIAMSON had supervision of the
cooking department, and much credit Is
due them for their efficient aid in help
ing to make the occasion o pleasant one.
To theLADixs in whose hands were the
bakipg,,of cake and other knick- knacks,
as well as the arrangement of the tables,
too much praise cannot be awarded.
AT the close of the Report of the
Treasurer of the State Agricultural So
ciety, published in our paper last week.
a typographical error occurred, which
we deem Of sufficient importance to cor.
rect. The paragraph should read as
follows The reduction in expenses"
Sc. Last week the types made it read
-" The expenses is attributable" sc.
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Hampshire, forty years ago and involves
murder, smuggling and treason.
The Thermometer was down on the
people Of Montpelier, fifty degrees below
zero, on the Gath ult. Wag says, Their.
momotcrs ought to be discarded from re.
spectacle society, they are getting SO
very low.
Tho Patriot Of last week contains
tho Valodictory of Col. F. A. Eastman,
who has retired from that paper. We
wish him every success. 1t is a hard
business to k eep a conscientious, gentle.
manly fellow engaged in a Democratic
paper. We expect to see the Major fol.
low, at no distant interval.
Nothing Of any interest to our
readers has occurred at Washington since
our last. Col Preston s. Brooks. died
in great agony from an affection Of the
throat, last week. His funeral was at.
tended at the capitol. The announce
mont Of bis death was made in the Sen.
ate BY Messrs. Hunter and Toombs; in tho
House by Mr.. Keitt aud Mr.. Campbell.
A man by the name of Savage disturb.
ed tho solcmniiy Of the exercises by
some very i'll timed and ipjuAicious re-
marks.
The papers arc filled with accounts
of awful storms at sea, shipwrecks, and
loss Of life.
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New DEPARTMENT The Washington
correspondent of the Journal of Com.
merce says bill has been matured BY
the Committee on Patents, of the House,
70; the conversion Of the Patent Office
into a separate department, with buroaux
in connection with it. Should this be
done, it will be very easy to expand tho
Agricultural Clerkship Of the Patent
Office into a Bureau, which will answer
oil the purposes that are desired. The
Patent Office has no necessary connection
with the Interior or any other depart
ment. 1t strikes us it would not be ad.
v'sabls to place this on a footing with
other departments, though it might be
made independent of them. Should this
DO doLe, however, tho next step would
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Highways.


Among the numerous subjects of leg.
~islatiou which occupied tho attention of
our late Assembly, mont were more wor.
thy the attention Of tho people than that
relating to the repair Of highways. (See
our issue of Dec. 3lst) We cali atten.
ton to the subject because we think there
is more need of a better appreciation by
the people Of their own deficiencies, than
Of more legislation. There is certainly
tax enough expended on the highways to
keep them in good repair, and continu.
ally improving, That this is not the
case, however, but rather that they are
miserably poor, and constantly growing
worse, the wayfaring man, though a fool,
will testify before he has travelled far
over them, And under the old system
that generally in use-thsre seems no
possibility Of any change for the better
The law provides that eighteen cents
on a dollar Of tho Grand List shall be
expended in labor in these repairs, but
who that has any acquaintance with the
way it is done, can doubt that one.half
the money would purchase more labor
than the roads really receive. The Gym.
ic aud tho misanthrope, are not gener.
ally considered the most amiable Of man.
kind therefore we refrain from speak.
ing, as We think they deserve, of that
generation of men, who will squandor
their time on the highway, with no other
object than to have their tax cancelled.
Time was when it was not considered
stuItIiylng to exert ono's self to promote
those improvements, which promote the
public good but rather, a generous EN-.
ulation gave spirit and zest to public en-
terprise; and even highway taxes were
worked with relish, not because the law
required it, but because all felt the need
OF their improvement. In whatever con.
cerned the public veal, there were giants
in those days.
Those times, however, are only to be
viewed retrOspectively, and grow more
enchanting as they rocode into the past.
But in these degenerate, every-man for.
himself times, when he is thought tho
w%ittiest, who can slide through, and shun
tho weight of all public burdens, unless
he can carry off a fee, or a salary, with
them, how can any law be expected to
accomplish its object, which depends in
any measure upon voluntaryism for its
efficiency. But though in this case as in
many others, We suffer cOncretoly from
the deficiencies Of individuals, there are
great defects in the highway system
generally in all, which are Inherent in it.
self The discussion Of these, together
with what appears tho best remedy, we
defer until another time.
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ABOUT MouRNING.--It is rather SIN
gular that different countries have differ.
ent colors for mourning.
In America and Europe black is worn
by those who mourn for their departed
friends, and this, from its sombre and
melancholy hue soemIpafticularly adapt.
cd for the garments of sorrow and regret.
In China, tho very reverse of black is
Az use; all mourners appear dressed in
pure white.
The Egyptians dress themselves in
yellow and Philippians in gray. In some
countries of Asia, they wear blue as a
mark Of sorrow for the dead.
The King and Queen Of England new.
er wear mourning for any of their rela-
tives.
The Jews never shave their boards
till after the time of mourning has pass.
cd.
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~FoURPENcEs" AND NiNEPENcEs. "
The new coinage bill passed by Con.
gress is now a law and in operation, and
" fourpences" and " ninepences will
soon be scarce. The Government Off
GERS are required BY this law to receive
Spanish and Mexican quarters at 20
cents, ninepences at 10 cents, aud
d" fourpepces " at 5 cents. When re-
c0ived at these rates they are to be sent
to the mint to be recoined into Ameri-
can decimal currency.
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Writing for Newspapers,

The columns OF a newspaper present 10
the well qualified writer, one of the fin.
est fields for usefulncss-a field to en-.
ter which should be a matter of intense
desire. To write we'll for a newspaper.
however, is no easy task. But very fow
can do it. 1t requires knowledge, judg-
ment. taste and practice. The Ameri-
can Presbyterian speaks thus on the
subject {:
AS a general rule, short pieces are
best liked. A gentleman in a bank once
told Us when We asked him to subscribe
for a certain Quarterly Review, v Read
a Review why, | never read anything
longer than a telegraphic dispatch But
| will take it and send it to my brother
who is a minister in the country" The
public like a short article when it is a
condensation.
This introduces a second idea An
article to be printed should absolutely
have something in it. If profcssed ar.
gument, it should be conclusive if pa
thetic, it should moisteu the eyes; fan
anecdote, it should have a sharp point:
if philosophy, it should 60 to tho print
tive rock if practical, i; should 60 like
an arrow to its work if spiritual, it
should W tho soul that reads it.
a good newspaper style is not rs ca.
sy as it seems Its Scylla lies on the
side Of attempting a popular manner aud
succeeding only in being more familiar
than a man ought to be at bis own table.
or degenerating into Slang, or bee ming
very childish. Its Charybli, yag4s, for
those, who. shunnire La, an deter
mined to have rool thoue't. Yith and
value in their writing and s., bee me
too learned or profound or imaginative.
or philosophical for any but -oh,.7,s or
highly cultivated people
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A HAY.FIELD ANEcDorE THAT is a
good story, which may have been heard
in more than ono Yankee hay field last
summer. We heard it one day when on
q visit in the country, we went out to
show some mon how to pitch" We
had failed, ard willie cd down under a bay.
cock, and lay flushed, aud tanning the
glow aud sweat off our features 10 Il com.
Portable position, when one of the jolly
haymakers related the auecdoto Of the
old man who was always Dragging how
folks used to work iu his younger days,
and challenged his two sons together to
pitch on a load of hay as fast as he could
load it.
The challenge was accepted, and the
hay'wagon driven round, and the trial
commenced. For some time the old man
held his W very creditably, calling out
neutrality-suspicious. hay more hay"
Thicker and faster it came, whole hay
cocks at a time, cloud after cloud over
whelming The old man was nearly
covered up still he kept crying, " More
hay more hay " until, struggling to
keep on tho top Of the disordcred and
ill'arranged heap it began first to roll,
then to slide, and at last of it went
from the wagon, and the old man with it.
What are you down here for 2" cried
the boys.
| came down after hay ?" answered
the old man, stoutly.
Which was a literal fact he had
come down after halfa wagon load which
Lad to be pitched on again rather more
deliberately.
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PREACHING N Observation-Disclosures
80 many c~lergymen are yielding to the
temptation held out to them to enter pc.
litical life, an incident told OF Dr. Plum.
or, by the Presbyterian Herald, has its
moral
1t is related that q committee of the
dominant party in the Legislature of
Virginia waited upon DR.. Plumer, then
residing in Richmond, and pastor of one
of lis churches, but now professor in the
Western Theological Seminary, and in
quired whether he would consnet to be-
come their candidate for the United
States Senate, assuring him hat he
could be very easily elected if he would
permit his namo to be used by the party.
The Doctor, after thanking them for the
honor intended to be conferred upon him,
said to them in his oracular style Gen
tlemen, l believe you are in the ha bit,
when you give up one Office to seek
another, of aiming to 60 up higher. are
you not?" They replied in the affirm.
alive. Well thon," said he lit is a
high honor, and a very honorable ofico,
to represent the State of Virginia in the
United States Senate, but it is a much
higher one to DO an am bassador of Christ
to dying sinners aud l can't come down
from a minister of the Court of Heaven
to that of a United States Senator. 4"
He maguiied his Office, as did Paul, and
SO should every other man who bears it
in bis person, and if he does not do it,
those who conferred it upon him should
deprive him of it, and give it to men who
will fulfill its duties aud properly appre.
ciate Its diguiiies.
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State Temperance Society.

The annual meeting Of this Society
was held at Nowbury last Wednesday.
The attendance was very limited owing
to the severity Of the weather. the state
of the roads, and the place of location.
The next meeting is to be held at North
Geld. The Treasurer's report is unintelli.
eibla. The meeting adopted the following
RESOLUTIONS:
Whereas, tho opposers Of temperance
are virtually tho supporters Of crime
in many Of its depiorable forms, and
whereas there are professional men
aud persons who claim to be respect.
able members of society, who approve
of, and give support to, the unlawful
traffic in alcohol therefore,
Resolved, that it is the daty of all
temperance people to expose their lack
of duty to the State, and unite in the
execution of the law against all oif,nd.
ers, whatever may be their real or as.
sumed position in society.
Resolved, That we are more than ever
convinced, that incompetence is evil. and
ouly evil, and that no legislation can be
consistent on the subject, but the utter
prohibition of all traffic in Intoxicating
liquors, to be used as "a beverage.
Resolved, That We regard moral sua.
sion as Indispensable to sustain law, and
tho enforcing of tho law the only ade.
quate means of completing the triumphs
OF the temperance reform
Resolved, That we regard the amend
ments secured to the prohibitory law of
this State at the last session of our leg.
%laturo, as a valuable accession to the
strength and efficiency Of the law, and
as indicating progress in the right direc-
ton,
Resolved, That we regard the forma.
ton of town societies, and tho frequent
and thorough circulation of the temper
ance plcdgc to obtain the signatures of
all classes, as an important means Of pro-
noting temperance, that should never
b. Abandoned by the friends Of this
cause.
Resolved, That the alarming preva.
lence of intemperauce with our young
men, as well in our Colleges, Semina-
s.es,and law Offices, as in our villages and
towns, demands immediate and energet-
ic action on the part of all the friends
OF temperance, aud especially professors
aud teachers.
Resolved, That the present crisis in
the temperance cause earnestly demands
the organization Of Temperance Debat-
Ing Clubs. and the holding Of Temper
Lcvees and Festivals, and all other such
Efforts as are based on the social
principle, in order that our young men
may be Interested and served ; and we
herohy solemuly pledge ourselves as
temperance men, that We will faithfully
address ourselves to this effort.
Resolved, Tha. we advise the Exocu-
tive Committee to use their best eudcav-
ors TO employ agents in sufficient mum,
bers 50 that every part Of the State may
bs canvassod, aud lectures may be Civ.
en- on the subject of temperance, and
additional subscriptions obtained to the
Carson League Fund.
Resolved, That We urge upon Town
Agents tho necessity Of especial care to
obtained pure liquors, and being very
cautious Of those travelling .agenW VIII
iniest the country to make al. Of their
spurious articles.
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HEED TINS, YOUNG MEN.-That the
"excesses of your youth are drafts upon
your old age, payable at sight, " is well
exemplifed in this humorous description
OF that species Of tho cereal grains, +"
known as ".qota oats" a crop that is
generally sown beween eighteen and
twenty-five the harvest generally sets
in about ten years after, aud is common
ly found to consist of a broken constitu-
lion, two weak legs, a bad cough, and q
trunk-fllod with small vials and medi.
cal prescriptions"
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STATE OF
BIZ RYLAND FLETCHER.
Governor.
A PROCLAMATION

IT. IIT-Ns
Whereas, by the recent destruction of the State
House by hre, and the consequent want Of any
accom- modations for the stated sessions of the
Legislature, a necessity has, in my opinion, arisen
for assembling the Legislature of the State before
the time Of its next regular session, rs prescribed
by the Constitution: | do, therefore, by this nv
PROCLAMATION, convene the Senate aud House Of
Representatives, composing the General Assembly
OF The Stale Of Vermont, to meet at Montpelier,on
Wednesday, the eighteenth day of February next,
at ten o'clock, in the forenoon hereby requiring
the respective Senators and Representatives then
and there to assemble, to consult and determine
on such measures as the public good may seem
to them to require.
Giren under my hmid and he seal Of the State, at
Caeend@, his hrenty sirh dry Of January, in
The YER Of oar Ard one thousand eight hundred
aadGIly serea.
RYLAND FLETCHER.
By the Goreraor,
WILLIAM Il. SHAW, Secretary. 42;3w
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
A Card,

The pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, in Middlebury, gratefully acknowl-
edges the liberal donation, made him on the
goth ultimo,b by inhabitants of this village and
vicinity. His thanks are especially due to
the committees by whose exertions the en-
t~ertainment was SO well conducted.
AS a token of respect, and affection, the
visit will constitute one of the pleasant rem
inisccnces of a hitherto happy minister n lie
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tits stated, on the authority of some of the
most eminent Physicians ofthe United States
that I" BAcH's AMERICAN CoMPoUNp, +" is the
surest and most reliable remedy ever offered
in another column. 81
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VHelmbold's Highly Concentrated Ex-
tract Buchu, is prepared directly according
to the rules of Pharmacy and Chemistry and
is the best and most active preparation which
can bemade for the cure of diseases Of the
Bladder, Kidneys, Gravel, Dropsy, Weak
nesses, &c. Read the advertisement In an
other column, headed "Helmbold's Genuine
Preparation. 24,y
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-02-04

A Western chap who is spending a
few days in New York thus gives his
views of the women who circulate through
the streets Of the metropolis:
.Somwhars in every circumference of
silk, velvet aud cetry their riggles along
Broadway thars allus a woman. | spose;
bot how much of the boiler is filed with
meat, and how much is CANNON, the
meet spectatur kan never no. A Teller
marys n site, and finds, when it comes to
the pint, that be has nuthen in bis arms,
but a regular anatomy. Efmeu is gay
discovers, wot's to be sed of a fomule
that dresses for a hundred weight, but
besent RELY as much fat on her as
would grease a griddlo. All tic apcri-
ent P%lumpacsS consisting Of cotton and
aohaie5onc.
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To Nervous Sufferers.

A retired clergyman, restored to health
in a few days, after many years of great ncr-
vous suffering, is anxious TO make known the
means of cure: win send (freel the pre-
DAsSALL, No. 80 Fulton street, Brooklyn
N. Y. 20;4m
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-02-04

The way to procure a fresh library Of
reading every month, is to subscribe for
the publications Of Leonard Scott & Co.
N. Y. They publish five of the leading
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sued in Europe They furnish the 5
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says; The EdinJurgA Reriew %coutin.
ues to furnish the most brilliant critical
and biographical ossays the QUaiterly
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the Westminster the cleyerest advocate
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Versec il the contents Of these unrival.
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LIQUoEAGY.-The Nv York Saitc
Register is exposing the fraudulent and
mischieyious deliberations ofliquor prae-
tised by dealers in that city. a h,ttle
Of the best brandy, labelled Ga Otard,
vintage Of 1908, was found. On analysis;
to be only COMMON American whiskoy.
favored with what is called the Oh of
Cognac, a most deadly poison. Genuine
liquors now bear SO high a price, that the
temptation to fraud is very great. and
the Providence JoUinaL is not far from
the ruth when it says:'The safest thing
to buy is American whiskey which is 50
much cheaper than other liquors that it
is not so likely to be initiated, and upon
which a man may make a brute of him.
selfa a moderate expense, and coLtrive
te kill himself in n few years"
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DR.. Jordon's Card for 1857.

DR.. Jordon will be at Brandon from Mon
day, Jan. 10th, till Friday, Jan. 30th Mon
day, Feb. 10th. till Friday, Feb. 9th. No
ticc will be given at the expiration of this
ard when the Doctor will be in Dlaudon.
Brandon, Dec. %, 1896,
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An Illinois lawyer, defending a thief
wound up bis speech to the jury 10 be.
half Of his injured client With tho fellow
isg rousing appeal - True be was rude
80 air our bears. True he was rough
so air our buffalsrs. But he was Q
cnild Of freedom, ADD his answer to tho
dssPot aud tyrant was, that his homo
was On she bright setting Of the sun"
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The Temperance Freemen Of Addison
County, are requested to meet in Convention,
AT the Lecture Room, of the Congregational
Church IN Middlebury, on the second Thurs
dag Of = hrutry next at one O'Clock Z NJ.
THE frs and most important matter to be
>ahd;t' I'll 100 The consideration of the Con-
v%.ufi'r, "..l hn the selection of srmc sui
liable >'., a., a candidate for the office of
County rHmm.~-iouer,i in Accordance with the
iaF I'd! ie12 regulating the sale ofintoXica-
t,4s liquors Hemarks may h- expected
tom ,taeu Individuals, IL o%i.ijou in the
prr, a' caHt.I.a, of the grpa. M rrauce
,forui, also IN reference to tao vdIious
ma,>ur', which have been proposed to mnat
oi.cuHIly secure The desired end, for which
we have long netn Ioiling to accomplish the
triumph Of ri ,ht over wrong, a victory over
tn onslaycd appctites Of our fellow men.
\ condensed statement Of the doinss of our
present Commissioners, in the several towns,
in the County. may DC expected.
WILLIAM NAsH,
EgASMus u. WARNER, Committee.
IRA CLIFFORD,
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We would call attention to the
prospectus of the Boston Mas, in on.
other column. The atlas is a thorough
Republican newspaper, ably conducted,
aud is widely known as ono of the most
valuable papers in New England for po.
%litical news, early election rcturns, sc.
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be to bring the head of the Patent and
Agricultural departments int, the Cab.
met, as the eighth adviser If the Presi.
dent, who has difficulty enough in %selost.
ing aud %conciliatiog seven
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TINS LAKE DUNMoRE House will close for
the season Oct. LIST. Arrangements for Balls
or Festival OCCASIONS can be made by apply
ing OH The premises.
Salisbury, Sept. 90, 1856. 2i,tf
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IL You will never have a friend if
you must have one withou. a failing.