The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-08-31

worthy OF all praise. The August num-
Der almost convinces us that il requires d
lady to put the finish upon Indies maya.
zine.
We take pleasure in calling attention
to the Prospectus and advertisement of
TIE BOSTON ATLAS AND DAILY BEE. This
journal has won high praise in all quar-.
ters for its independent and fearless tone;
and while it is generally conceded that it
is the best exponent Of tho principles Of
iis party, it il at the same time, as
newspaper, equal in enterprise and excel.
ience to any of its contemporaries.
POISONED BY HooPs.--A couple Of ie-
males at Cayuga. Canada West. went in.
to the forest to cut materials for hoops,
being resolved to keep up with she pre-
vailing fashion. They selected the stem
Of the "poison IVY" and after wearing
the hoops few days were 80 dangerously
affected as to require medical treatment.
A Western correspondent says there
is one feature which is apparent all over
the West; while the towns and cities have
diminished in business and population, the
country has increased in both. Men who
would not live in town have gone out upon
tie prairies, put their hands to the plough
and determined that it 10 better to raise
wheat at 6ty cents per bushel than ii is
to trade on credit with no securities and
no pay.
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the largest sheet of paper ever made and
printed. 1t contains eight mammoth
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column four feet in length and smbrsees
more matter In its imperial folds than six
numbers Of Harper's Monthly. Four of
its pages are largely occupied with splen.
did engravings, portraits Of noted person.
ages, &C., and the remaining four with
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Spruce Streets, New York.
Brandon is town in this county.
It is the town where DOUGLAS was born.
Since he emigrated it has become luke
warm, then cold. The we'll IL merely
Republican hol-, and consequently is cold
enough, and as matter of course must
freeze. There is great danger, at this
time, that this frozen spring will extend
it's chilling influence until the whole town
becomes frozen lump. 1t appears to uS
that nothing short of Douglas nomination
by the Charleston Convention can prevent
sosry Northern State from being trans.
formed into one perfect, monster fcebcrg.
-- RDtkdna Courier.
4 SECOND DANIEL COMB TO JUDGMENT.
---" am not aware of any statute or code
of morals which makes it infamous to sor-
give . woman Daniel E. SickhS 10
the n. Y. Herald.
Does be knew Of any statute or code Of
morals which makes it infamous to forgive
= man ~. J. Po0.
Doc Days commenced on Monday
Nhst.-- C/'Nfb(.
We thought 20 from looking over the
columns Of your paper.-H'oid
More camels says the Civilian. OF
Galveston, are coming to Texas. The i'm.
portation now expected is 20 be made
from the valleys Of the upper Mongolia.
They are stronger than any other kind Of
camels, and are accustomed to the seversst
hardships. They are to enter the United
.States via San Francisco.
DAMAGE By FRosT.--On Tues lay night
We we're visited by slight frost We do
not hear of any damage to the field crops
but are informed that cranbsrries in Ded-
ham, Concord, and other places suffered
severely. One person estimates his loss
at not less than one hundred barrsls.--N.
E. Farmer.
Ma. S1cKLrs.-Tbs New York Pos,
says that it is understood that, upon GER
tain conditions which have been duly con.
sidered by his personal friends. Mr., Sick
les will voluntarily surrender his claims to
represent the Third Congressional District.
The plan is to hold special election, the
contr .cting parties agreeing to nominate
an snt.Lecompton Democrat.
MILIrARY.--We are eredibiy informed
saws the Visitor that tho conflicting claims
of the old and new Military systems in
this State have been satisfactorily settled
at last by decision emanating from the
Commander. in.chiof By the new Militia
system We refer to the Uniformed Com
panies that are now fourish:ng on both
sides of the Green Mountains, and we're
divided last winter into three Regiments,
It is now definitely settled that the officers
holding commissions in the Vermont Mill.
tia merely, without the addition of Una
formed" in the document, have no sort Of
interest in the present Regimental organi-
cations. Their position is but nominal
one, and for the present the three regi-
ments are to report only to the Adjutant
General, and are expressly ordered to re.
cognze no superior authority but his.
This state OF things is to last until the
next session of the Legislature, when pro.
badly Brigade of Uniformed Militia will
be formed out of the present elements,
and General oe elected, which move
msnt will be very desirable one, in or.
der to methodire the existing military
system.