The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-04-13
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go. The Lccture.op Tuesday evening,
by NR Go0DNow, wns more fully attend.
cd than nny other Of the course. II
theme was Fopvi1ytiy ami how iDc o6.
fotn II. Three propositions wore made
as follows Men often ignore honesty,
and become the slaves of policy, for Pop.
ularity's sake,--Many are ever anxious
to Qoiu a good repute by a show of worth
which they 10 not possess, The only fame
worth having is that which comes inso-
licited and is in consequence OF. virtuou jus
action These points were argued with
great force and most r~efreshingly illustra-
ted. The caustic sarcasm with which the
man Of policy and the mar of shop were
exposed to contempt is rarely equaled
while his tribute to the man of unpretend.
ing worth were wordsftly spoken, sndwhich
could be treasured up with profit for every
day use. Mr., Goodnow is a fine elocu-
zionist and a forcible writer, and has only
to follow his own teaching to become a
popular man in any profession he may
choose. The lecture was apparently re-
ceived with the favor il deserved.
80. We observe Of late. unusual brisk
ness in the horse trade. both for the
Southern sud Western markets. We saw
one day Last week. several extremely fine
animals which were purchased of Perry
Fletcher, Esq. of Bridport, by hr, G. r.
Stocker, Of III. These consisted of . four
year old stallion, Black Morgan, by the
Myrict horse, bought for $1,000, a three
year old FLY, by Pig Iron, for 400, three
yssrling stations by Black Hawk Chief,
and one by Young Black Hawk. The
sale we understand amounted to $4,000.
The FLY We were assured can do her mile
in less than three minutes. 1t givcs US
no pleasure to record the emigration of
such mares. and the practice of sending
away such should BY every means DO dis.
couraged. 1t is very rarely that SO val
liable a stud Of animals is taken from any
stable, even in Addison County.
80. Mr., Henry Lane Of Cornwall, has
a Durham calf which was a year old on
Thursday last. That day he was put up.
on the scales and found to weigh 1893
lb,. Its mother was the four year old
COW. We noticed few weeks since -
weighing ever twonty-thrss hundred. This
calf was not brought to his present estate
BY extraordinary feeding. He was fed
through the unmsr on sour milk, and
grs" only, and his keeping through the
winter has been Of tho ordinary kind.
Such animals are an honor to the County
aud especially to those who raise them,
and we are gratided in being able more
frequently Of late, to mention the oxis.
tence OF eucn eDlnals IN Addison County
and We expect to hear moro Of them in
the future.
'..some wage, previous to the Ice.
turs the other night, procured some bur.
lesque handbills and posted them up in
the evening. The speaker hit them of BY
introducing the following compliment, a,
a preface to the lecture
"Thls morn, We we're told by tn. gag. sopho.
more
| That " coming events cast their soSoes before
A prediction indeed. which wss verified soon
For they fosted them up by the light Of the moon
But as Luna kept on unobscured by mere Puff,
And the world te revolve In spite Of Ties,
Sorhs,
hope they'll daoovsr ere all wit hs. nown
That they are Aasg snoush-'o lot "shoSs,ss -
alone"