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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-05-06

THROWING THE Caucasian BEAR.--
A comical story is going tho rounds of
the Partisan saloons, in which one Of the
most renowned ofthe French sculptors is
the nero.
This gentleman who is possessed OF
great physical strength, aud moreover, is
very proud Of the same, was sauntering,
dressed in a blouse, a week or two ago,
along tho Barrier De Fontainebleau--a
portion of the outskirts of this lively town
famous for all manner Of shows monte.
banks and other cheap and popular mar.
vels, The attention of the sculptor was
soon arrested by tent, over tho door OF
which was a rude picture Of a Caucasian
bear struggling with gentleman wear
ing the Polish costume. Entering tho
tent, ,M--saw great white bear sustain
ing the combined attack of three or four
scruLby looking dogs of whom he disdain.
ed to take any especial notice.
Gentlemen, cried the master Of the
booth when the dogs seemed TO think
they had done their duty and paused for
reply to their ipofsnsive demonstrations,
gentlemen if any amateur present would
like TO enter the arena and try his
strength with the White Caucasian
Bear. he will fnd that the noble animal
understands the art of wrestling like any
Christian.'
Upon the invitation M-,taking off
his blouse olirned over the palipg tha.
surrounded the arena and seized the
formidable animal with both arms. Tho
latter got on his hind legs, growled, aud
closed with his new adversary when the
sculptor, who had thought that the crea'
ture felt very thin under his thick fur,
was astouuded at hearing the boar wbis.
per in his ear the following words, in per-
fecily ineligible French
You can't manage it mon bourgeois.
I'm too strong for you. It's ten sous to
hrOV the Caucasian Bear-my little
perquisite,'
1t is almost superhuous to add that
M--threw the bear amds. the frepzied
applause of spectators, aud that ho now
Processes an inveterate skeptcism with
regard to the ferocity of the animals So
often shown off to the terror and admira-
ton Of the Perisiaus.
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SLEEP We have often heard young
men remark that four or five hours sleep
was all they wanted, and all that the
human system required The habit Of
going without sufficient sleep is very in
jurious Thousands, no doubt, perma'
nently iujure their health in this way
We live in fast age, when everybody
seems to be trying to invert the order of
nature. II folks will persist in turning
night into day. it is not to be wondered
at that few last out the allotted time of
life. No matter what be mans occupa-
tion-physical or mental or, like Othel.
los gone aud living in idleuess-thc
constitution cannot last, depend upon it,
without a suficiency of Irregular and re-
freshing sleep John Hunter, tho great
surgeon, died suddenly of spasmo6ic
affection Of the heart disease greatly
encouraged by want of sleep, In a jlst
published volume By medical man, there
is one great lesson that hard students
and literary men may learn and that is,
that Hunter probably killed himself by
taking too little sleep. -Four hours
rest at night. aud one after dinner, eau.
not be deemed sufficient to recruit tho
exhausted powers of body aud mind
Certainly NOS aud the consequences was
that Hunter died early. II men will in-
sist on cheating Sleep, her twin sister,
Death, will avenge the insult
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"Cbarles, said he looking at the @.
rect form of the delicate child, who had
made such conquest over his natural
timidity. (" [ would not strike you a
6toto far the aoor}d No one here doubts
that you spoke tho truth you did not
mean to whistle You have been hero,
SIR"
The boy went back to his seat with a
flushed face, and quietly went on with
his sum. lie must have felt that every
eye was upon him in admiration for the
smallest scholar could appreciate the
moral courage Of such an action.
Charles grew up, and became a do.
voted consistent Christian. Let all our
readers initiate his noble, heroic conduct.
--Tioiight Hours,
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POETRY.
The Sabbath.

ny SIR EDWARD BULwER LYrroN.
Fresh gldes the brook and blows the gale.
Yet yolldor halls the mill;
The whirling wheel, the rushing sail,
How motioness and still!
Six days of toll, poor child of Cain,
Thy strength the slave of Want may be,
The seventh thy limbs escape the chain
And God hath made thee free.
All, tender was the law that gave
This holy respite to the breast;
To breathe the gale, to watch the wave;
And now thy wheel may rest!
But where the waves the gentlest glide,
What image charms to lift thine eyes
The spire reflection on the tide
Invites thee to the skies
To teach the soul its nobler worth,
This rest from mortal toll is given:
Go snatch the brief rcpricve from earth,
And pass guest TO Heaven.
They tell thee, in their dreaming school,
OF power from old dominion hurled,
When rich and poor, with juster rule,
Shall share the altered world
Alas! since time itself began,
That fable hath but fooled the hour;
Each age that ripens power in man,
But subjects man to power.
Yet on one day in seven at least,
One bright republic shall be known;
Mans world awhile hath surely ceased
When God proclainns his own!
Six days may rank divide the poor,
Oh, Dives from tho banquet hal
The seventh-the Father opens the door.
And holds his feast for ali!
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POWER OF THE HUMAN EYE.-George
Pitt, afterwards Lord Rivers, declared
that he could tame the most ferocious an
imal by looking at it steadily. Lord
Spencer said, well, there is a mastiff in
the courtyard here which is the terror Of
the nighborhood ; will you try your pow
er on him 2r Pitt agreed to do SO, aud
the company descended to the courtyard.
A servant held the mastif By chain.
Pitt knelt a short distance from the AMI.
NAL and stared him sternly 10 the face.
they all shuddered. At signal gave the
masiiff was get loose, aud rushed furious
ly towards Pitts then suddenly check.
cd his pace, seemed coufounded, and
leapirg over Pitts hend, ran away, and
was not seen for many hours after. Dur.
ing one of my visits to Italy, while / was
walking little before my carriage. on
the road near Vienna, / perceived two
huge dogs bounding towards me. ro-
collected what Pitts had done, snd
trembling from head to foot, yet had
resolution enough to stand quite still and
eye them with a fixed look. They grad.
ually relaxed their speed from galop
to trot, came up to me. stopped for
moment aud went back asain.-R0se's
Table Tail
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THE PoPE.-An amusing instance of
tho POpe's accessibility took place at the
Vatican a few days ago, when a little
boy presented himself in tho outer anto.
chamber of tho apostolic apartments
and begged to be admitted to the pres.
ence of the Pootiif 1t may be imagiu.
ed with what surprise the request was
received by tho palace servants. and how
they endeavored to make the child un.
dcrstand the incongruity of his demand
Whilst this affair was under discussion.
a camerterc Scgreto of his Holiness pass.
cd through the ante chamber, aud hav.
ing the curiosity to learn what was the
matter, referred it, as good joke, to the
Pope himself. Pic Mono, however gave
orders for the child to be admitted to
his presence and, having questioned him
as to the reason of his wishing for an
audience, heard that the boy bad an
earnest desire to study, but that his pa.
rents unable to procure him tho nocessa.
ry books, always put him off with an as.
surance that the Pope would buy them
for him. To effect the realization Of
this promise, the boy had made the best
of his way to the Vatican. and promptly
informed his Holiness that tho works ip.
disponsable for the prosecution of his
stulios would cost fifty three pauls. Tho
Pope directed the camericre segycto to
give lin two doll RS 10 rau's), but tho
boy said that be could not buy his books
with that, so his Holiness benevolontly
took out two geld coins of five dollars
each, and presented them to the cnrap.
tured child, who forthwith made towards
the booksellers shop, followed by an of.
fcer of tho Popc's household, who had
orders to observe his movements. BE.
ing Informed that the hoy had really ap.
propriated the required money to the
purchase OF books and tha. he bad con.
signed the remainder to his mother, tho
Pope took interest in him, and allotted
n monthly sum for his education in the
car Ger OF lottors to which he seemed so
much attached - Cor. London Daily
Netcs
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The Value of Fresh Air.

The human lungs possess upwards of
one hundred and sixty.six square yards
of respiratory surface, every single point
of which vast surface is in constant and
immediate contact with the atmosphere
Inspired. Let us, then, consider the
quaptity of air which is daily presented
to this surface 1t will, Of co1rse. vary
according to age, con 'ti,ution. and mode
Of living. The quantity of air received
at an ordinary Inspiration, without any
effect at all, is, according to Dr. Smith,
about one pint Considering eighteen
rcspirations to take place in Que minute,
about eighteen pints o! puro air are ne.
cessary for sustaining healthfu life dur.
ing that shor. period. One little min.
ute Of hoolthrul life cannot be enjoyed
without about eighteen pn's Of pure air
being difflsed over that wonderful extent
of delicate capillary network connected
with the lungs. The quantity requisite
for an hour of health will thus b9 one
thousand and eighty p;nts. And, to
continue tho calculation, during one days
healthful existence, twenty five thousand
nine hundred and twenty pints, or 20
loss than sixty hog ,hsads of pure atmos'
phere mus, enter the lungs; aud this is
allowing but ono pint for each inspira.
ton, and but eighteen inspirations for
each minute, though it mus. be clear to
all that during active exercise it fro-
quently happens that in one minute of
time more than twice eighteen inspira.
tions take place, and considerably more
than pint Of air enters the lungs at
single Inspiration
Now, this immense volume Of air Is
on purpose to givo life to the liquid es.
soncc Of our food If, to the dead blood.
Until acted upon by the atmosphere, the
fluid which is traversing the lungs is, to
all intents and purposes. dead and, cor
sequently, totally incapable of repairing
worn structures, Of carrying on functions
or maintaining any vitality in the sys.
TEN; nay, it even contains in its els-
ments considerable quantity OF PERM.
clous poison brought to the lungs to be
given ont in the act OF breathing, lest it
should kill the human fabric The poi.
son alluded to is carbpnic acid. TO
breathe in an atmosphere Of carbonic
acid /. death, as rapid as it is certain
AlloE mo to remind you tl.at ia tho
human body the blood circulates once in
two and half minutes. In two and
half minutes all the blood contained in
the system traverses the preparatory sur
face. Every one, then, who breathes an
impure atmosphere two and half min
utes has every part If his blood acted
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-05-06

A YoUNG lo.-MAs'er Walters
had been much annoyed by some OF his
scholars 'ohlStlins in school.-Whenev-
er he called bay to account for such
disturbance, he would plead unintontiou.
al-ho forgot all about where be was
Tbis became so frequent that the master
threatened severe punishment to the
next offender, Tho next day, when the
room was unusually quiot, loud, sharp
whistle broke the stiffness Every ono
asserted that it was certii hoy who
had the reputation of a mischief mlkar
and 4 liar. llo was called up, and
though with a somewhat stubborn look,
he denied it again and again
ded to hold out his hand At this in
stant, a little, slender fellow, not moro
than seven years old, came out, and with
very pale, but decided face, held ont
his hand, saying as he did 50, with the
clear tono and firm air of hero:
" NJ. Walters, sir, do not punish him
Il whistled. was doing long, hard
sum, and in rubbing out another, rubbed
it out by mistake, aud spoiled it all, aud
before | thought, l whistled right out,
sir. was very mlch afraid, but |
could not sit there aud act lie, when |
knew VIII, was to blame. You may fer.
ulc me, sir as you said you should" And
with all the frmness he could command.
he ogain held out his little hand, never
doubling that he was to be punished.
Mr., Walters wac much affected
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-05-06

PoIYTs or a Coon UoRsR.--Tho New
York spirit ofMe Times gives the fol-
lowing directions for examining the con
dition Of horse
Ia purchasing good horse, sight,
wind, and limbs must be the uppermost
objects of inquiry for nine horsos out
of ten are defective in one Of these par.
ticuIars. First, then. examine his eyes,
and do this before he comes out of the
stable sec that they are perfectly clear
and transparent, and that the pupils or
apple. of the eye are exactly alike in size
and color. Next examine his pipes; if
good and sound on being nippcd in the
gullet, he will utter a sound like that
from bellows but if his lungs are
touched and ho is broken winded he will
give vent to dry, husky, short cough
look to his limbs also, and in passing
your hand down his legs, if you fud any
unnatural protuberance, or puffless. or
if feeling first one leg, then tho other,
you discover any difference between them
disease, more or less ia present he may
not be lame, but he is not clean upon his
legs. If he is broad and full between
his eyes, he may be depended on as
horse of good sense, and capable of being
trained to almost anything. Ifyou want
to get gentle horse, get ore with more
or less white upon him many suppose
that the parti-colorcd horses belonging
to circusses, shows, &C., are selected for
their oddity; but it is on account of
their doclity and geutlencss; in fact,
the more kindly you treat horses, the
better you will be treated BY them in
return.
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make room for you to join tho group -
Il is well. however to accept these hos.
pitalities with some reserve. Burns had
not slept in a Etah hut, or ho never
would have sung of tho solitary 'bcaSty
on the lady's bonnet"
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GEORGE NJ. BROWN,
TT ATTnp

Informs his friends and customers, that he
has opened shop in Stewards building over
the store of r. L. Fuller,where he will attend
to all business in his line.
Cutting done to suit customers.
WANTED good Journeyman.
Middlebury, Oct. Is. 1856. 26;tf
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-Pious darkey--Sam, Why don't you
talk to your master, and toll him to lay
up his treasure in heaven
Practical Sam--Whats de use Of lay
iug up bis treasure dare, whar he Lsbbsr
see um aginl
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when a fellow is too lazy to work,
says Sam Slick 4" He paints his name
over the door and calls it a tavern or
grocery aud makes the whole neighbor-
hood as lazy as himssf,
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NEW AND VALUABLE BOOKS

NEW AND VALUABLE BOOKS.
M ANIED IMMEDIATELY in Rutland and
w Addison Counties, A AC7IYE INTELLE
GENI lOUNG MEN to canvass new mpor-
tant SUBSCRIPTION BOOKS The best works
oi art ever published. None but good, reliable
the business preferred. liberal per centaqe al
lowed, or monthly salary given. For full par
ticuhrs, enquire of F. s. MARTIN.
Williamstown, Vt. As,tf
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ETTER PAPER of various kinds, style
Land eolors, at prices to suit all for sale at
COPELAND's.
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A NEW LOT of Groceries expected thi. weex
IA March 2. by BECKWITH.
SOFULL BLOOD MERINO EWES, For Sale
cOby JIG. WELLER, ,Hinesburgh, Feb. Is,ls57
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No 20 BeolpVsY. Nov. ,
DkAR BtsTEED: Ihsve now 10 hsaf ~ nero yoris
sdJ has been confined Fushng YEN
suurd than that seEs Of moral insanity The crc iussu
peculiar and the young lsdyis Of Of the f f lies
IN tie city, ard brother y eentl has only been able 70 fed
where biz sister within the last feel therefore
deep interest in the result Of the HoodniGn
Yours, nc,
Mr.. Busted again moved the Issue Of ar order re-
quiIirg the production OF Mrs. Woodmsn in court.
Tie accompanied the motion by extended renarssi in
concluding which he said that he was authorized by
Mr. Furness 70 state that any assertion to the eie 1t
that his object in sueing out this wit was to CRAFTY
any base or degraded design or to secure the custody
or society OF Mrs. WCodmsn. or with any intention
than that of relieving her according to her written re-
quest, wholly untrue.
Judge Roosevelt declined to make any such order,
the present evidence 10 the case.
Mr.. Busted then moved for an order OF the Court
for permission 10 allow Dr. Sawyer, the physician Of
Of our public institutions, to Welt Are Wooom.n
for the purpose Of getting hs testimony to contradict
(which he bad 10 doubt it would do the statements Of
those who sad il would not be proper to bring her ato
Court
Mr.. Brady intimstng that he should object TO that
course the motion lies over 10 tomorrow.
Mr. Busted moved for an order per litttag him 10
visit Mrs. Woodmsn at Flushing. This motion was
also denied.
The proceedings were adjourned TO "Wednesday,
to-day being set aside for the election.
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FIRES.

FIRE IN WEST FORTYFIRsT sTREEr-SARRow Es-
CAPE OF WOMAN AND CHILD.
Yesterday morning, at s. O'Clock, fire broke out
in the frame building No. 50 West Forty first street,
occupied by Frederick Schneider lager beer ss-
loon and concert hall ball room and dwelling The
building being very old, the flames spread rapidly,
and soon cot off the usual of egress Of tds
cupants and the only way that they coad reached
was by ladder. Frederick Ryer and Paul Scheo *,
of Hook and Ladder Company No. g. rushed to the
rescue and successful in saving from injury Miss
Biegel and young child who occupied room on the
fourth floor. The building, owned by DR.. r. Niegant,
was entirely destroyed. Loss about - 600. Insured
for - 900 in the Stuyvesant Insurance Company MI
Sctpeiders stock and fixtures entirely destroyed
the fire spreading rapidly that nothing could be
saved. Loss Al 500 Insured for 8 200 in the Etna
Insurance Company Of Hartford.
FIRE IN EIGHTH AVENUE.
Yesterday morning at q o'clock fire occurred in
the hat cap and gentemen's furnishpg store OF MIR.
Can0witz No. 667 Eighth avenue, but was very for
tunstely exiting before much damage was done.
Loss about 4200 Insured for 5000 on the stock and
5000 on the furniture, in the Pacific Insurance Com
pany
FIRE IL HUDSON STREET.
At o. O'Clock Last evening fire occurred, but from
what cause we did net learn in the dry goods store of
Messrs. Kline e. Co.. No. 39 Hu ison street. 1t was
coon extinguished by the fremen, ard before much
demege was done. The finn is insured for = ,0OO on
stock in the Chelsea Insurance Company.
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ottthaib' arrested or 6setuS hb1 pASoery dSon TIE
person Of Jcseph Middleton. attempted to msts bis
escape frou the Pirst Precuct S,atcu-Hca's, where
he VS. Temporarily cordped, by jumping from the
ttcord-s'ory window. Tne prsWer fel teavi'y 40 70
.-e pavement spr.ning tis ankle, BESIDE osa'us
other internal Injuries. Officer Parker conveyed the
fellow to the Hospital.
A LITTLE Boy BuRxID To DEATH -Yes.erday
uoruirg about 10 o',i,ck, Mrs. Harriet Haley re-
sieirg at No $50 Grand street. lef her child CoaTie,
Hslsey three yesrs of sge up stairs while she vent
below to scrub flight Of stairs. During her aosence
the hoy ventured too nesr the stove 10 which was
bot fire IL cor OF VIII N his clothes in few
meme ris we're ali ia blaze. With such rapioity did
lie clothes bum that he was deprived Of his ssnses be-
fore being able to raise an alarm which could bs heard
by Lis mother airy ore else. When Mrs slsey re-
turn, up stairs she horror struck at the sight
which prese ned Itself 10 her view. Before her. on
TIE locr lay her unconscious bov, with his c'o!hng
nearly con srmed and bis body burned to crisp She
rail- Cd en- alarm at onoe, when several persons IN tue
house to the spot bat they could veader no assist
aRee ard the suffering child expired In fer minus
seerwad. Coroner Connery held an inquest on the
body, and the Jury rendered a verdict that Casries
Iial,ty. the deceased "cane to his dean oy nus
"cotbes taking fire nom the stove, or from tomehng
which he was Lighting on the stove, aud 80 creaa-
fully buried as to cause almost ics,snt death-the
:" child hsvirg survived but few moments-said &C.
"cwre1ce being purely accidental
DEATH BIZ browsing WHILE IRroXIcArED.-On
lac. Friday everng. week, Peter Seunett, a lsborer
who resided at No. 6l2 Water street, left home. and
in visiting various rum-shops in that peghborhocd
became quite oblivous. About ~ O'Clock at night he
va seen by an named McClusky, on the pies foot
Of uverpeur street Esst River, 10 beesy state of
ipto,icatiop holding fast TO lamp post. McClnsky
eLaeavored to get Sennett to GO home but he refused
10 STIR ar saio that be was going to his work He
was rot sgsin er alive, and bis body was fouot 10
the Cock foot Of GOuveeur street, he uuquesonably
having fallen overheard and been drowned. Coroner
Hills held an inquest and the Jury rendered verdict
of death by drowning. The deceased was ~ years oil
sge end a native of Ireland.
ForsD DEAD Coroner Gamble wss cslsd yester
dsy to held al inquest in Fortyfrst street be'ween
The Ninth ard Tenth avenues, on tho body Of Mrs.
Mary Msgpn an Irish womsn of very Incorporate
habits, who was found dead on Sunday. The de-
ceased was sitting a choir, beside which, on the
floor, stood pan Of water Falling into dozs aud
being In stupid state from the effects Of poison che
had drank the deceased fell upon the floor In such
manner that her face lodged in the pan Of water and
in that situation, some time afterward, she was found
dead by her husband. The inquest, II held, was not
rtturred 10 the Coroner's headquarters up to the
closing Of the Office fol the night.