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one will take him. But dear little Jennie
don't know what will become of her."
Poor little jennie indeed The trials Of
mother and herself. had shattered both mind
body, and she had lived through the four sad
years of her life Just on the verge Of idiocy.
But this her mother failed to see. and it was
well, for God had made provision for the
child in her own home. We made them both
comfortable while they lived on this side of
the dark valley. But the mother fingered
only till spring airs came, and before the
summer was gone Charlie was bowling hims If
ngain IN gricf that knew no consolation. over
J,nnie's grave. The child who had been 40
sada spectacle to cv rvbodv else. was all the
world to him, and very tenderlv had he nur-
sod her through all the summer days. never
believing that death had already had his
chains about hcr.
Charlie Escott is now in the employ Of an
excellent man. who believes that his duy to
those who serve him is not finished when he
pays them their wages and he appears to be
growing ur as a young man Of sterling prin-
ciple. His mothers last prayer was, that
he might be trained to look at life more
wisely than she had done in her early days
The bitter lessons of adversely had been of
service to her, and the instruction she had
given her son, together with the struggles of
his first years of life, seem to have strength
ened his character, and fitted him to meet
life with far more success and happiness than
his parents wrought for themselves.
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The London Saturday Review has an arti.

The London Saturday Review has an arti-
Gle recounting with admiration the rapid
growth o. American literature. 1t expresses
astonishment at the large editions OF books
issued in this country and the liberal sums
paid to writer's. 1t adds this statement
"While touching on this question of re-
prints, it is important to add that very de-
cded change has silently been growing up in
the relative proportions OF English and Am
erican works printed in the United States
since 1920. In 1920 the umption of
American works was 30 per cent-of Eng
lish 70 per cent. In 1850 the former was 10
per cent. THIS is "A very remarkable state
ment, and even if we make some allowance
tor exaggeration, it indicates the progressive
developement of American literature. While
there has been this increase in the activity OF
American authorship, there has been also an
increase in the demand for American books
in England There is scarcely a steamship
trading between the United States and Liver
pool which does not bring its consignment Of
American books and the demand is sad to
be rapidly growing"
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Some years ago, Queen Victoria was on
visit to Scotland, in the month of September J.,
and it was publicly announced that she had
gone from Bllmoral a short distance to wit
ness a shearing. The Londt Illustrated News
anxious to keep its readers posted, ard to
pay all proper and loyal respect to the move
ments OF Her Most Gracious Majesty caused
to be engraved scene in Scotland with o
group Of men shearing sheep, with her
Majesty and attendants looking on. The
venerable editors gave forth the statement,
with pictures to match" that at great ex-
the spot. by their own artist, illustrating,
the scenes visited by her Majesty; and thus
far it all appeared very we'll
| But when it was remembered that it was
in the month of September, and September
in Scotland at that, and that at such time,
| in such climate, the taking off the jackets
of the poor sheep would be very serious job
for them, and that her Majesty would be far
from 'gracious" to allow such process to
be extemporized in September instead OF
June, the proper season, for her own enter
tainment, the story looked strange. At thi.
| time, some person wiser in Scottish lore than
| the enterprising editors of The News, sug.
| gested that in Scotland the word "shedring'
has another meaning besides that of taking
off the wool from the sheep, viz cutting
fields of grain, which process properly be-
longed to September. But the pictures
"taken on the spot" of shearing the pool
sheep for the entertainment of her Majesty
still remain, an evidence of the enterprise and
loyalty of the veracious editors.-Life Illus
trated
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nESs.-Persons living in villages where
their neighbors wish to cultivate Il garden or
raise flowers, can hardly do anything more
annoying than to allow their hens to range
freely IN their neighbor' gardens, destroying
iii few moments the work OF days, and in
some instances destroying plants that have
been years attaining their present growth.
We believe that man should never allow
himself to be angry, but we should like to see
one that could look upon the devastations fire.
quently made in gardens by flock Of hens,
and not get little "rled." We contend
that it should not be considered breach of
good manners or neghborly kindness, for
persons thus annoyed by their neighbor S
hens to shoot them. 1t would be much cheap
er for some of them, even if they had to pay
for the hens. Our advice to all who keep
hens and wish to live peaceably with their
neighbor. is to keep them at hone.-Harer-
hal Gazette.
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MusIcAL.-The piano-forte Matinee given
yesterday by Mr.. c. Jerome Hopkins, at the
Female Seminary was, we are happy to say,
great success, both numerically and music
ally. Although it was the first time we
have had this young artist in Troy, and al
though the music was mostly new, the silent
interest with whichthe audience seemed to en-
joy all they heard was sufficient guarantee
of the pleasure afforded and induced MIR. II
to compliment our city by rcmarki7g that
it was the most attentive and satisfactory
audience he ever played before. The first
part OF the programme was composed of selec-
tions from Clementi Bach, Mendelssohn ,
Cramer and Hummel, the second part being
made up entirely of Mr.. Hopkins own
works, Of which the "Trovatore'' Fantasia
seemed to he the most successful in calling
forth expressions of approval.-Troy Wing.
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tFrom the Rutland Courier.l

INTERESTING SURGICAL OPERATION. - Mr.
j. II. Phelps, q much respected citizen
of Rupert in this State had the misfortune,
about eighteen months since. to break his arm
in two places, below the elbow. The arm
was set by physicians, but the broken bones
failed to unite at either break, and the arm
and hand became entirely useless. Some
months after the accident Mr.. P, in the hope
of relief. placed himself in hospital in II
neighboring city, and there underwent ten
severe operations for the purpose of inducing
union of the broken bones. bat with no Ell ct.
Under these circumstances in d .cemb her last
nearly a year after the accident, Mr.. Phelps
applied t. Prof. S,nborn (of Castle on Medi-
cal College,, who advised and performed an
operation which saved and entirelv restored
the injured limb. Itconsisted in first cutting
down and exposing the broken ends of the
boncs-dissecting out the grisly substance
that had formed between and covered the ends
of the fragments-then drilling holes through
each broken piece-and lastly inserting u
stout slrer ,Dire, and twisting it tightly. SO
as TO bring the fractured parts together. On
lv one of the fractures was thus treated ut the
first operation. AT the end of six weeks the
bone operated on had yro,0n together, and the
wire was removed. After an interval OF
three weeks the remaining fracture was treat
ed in the same manner-and in four weeks
the bone was firmly united, and the wire was
removed. The cure is complete-the arm Is
as strong as overland every motion unim.
paired, Notwithstanding the severity of these
operations. Mr.. Phelps preferred to under
60 them without the use of either, and he re-
turned home last week in high spirits at the
result of his three months visit to us.
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RooT Crops FOR STOCK FEEDING.--We beg
again to remind our readers. particularly
those who are engaged in dairy and stock
farming, to appropriate full amount of land
to root growing. Carrots, beets, turnips
parsnips, may all be raised with profit, wher-
ever stock is to be fed. For horses, carrots
are invaluable. For milch cows, they not
only furnish milk of superior flavor, butter
of fine color and odor. but when used as a
portion of their food they guaranty health
ful condition. The power of the poetic acid
of the carrot to gelatinize all vegetable mat
ter held in solution in the stomach, puts its
contents in such n condition that the peris-
taltic motion of the intestines can manage 1t.
Flatulence is prevented, and thorough diges-
tion secured. The dung of the horse, fed
partly on carrots, never contains the unde-
composed shell Of the oat. nor large amounts
OF starch unapproprated and it is for this
reason that IA bushel of oats and bushel of
carrots will do more for the horse than two
bushels of oats--and not because the carrot
contains as much nesh-making material as
the oat, but because it causes all the flesh
making material of the oat to be appropriated
instead of being voded with the excretia For
cows and oxen, other roots may occasionally
be substituted with profit, as variety to all
animals is pleasing in their food and no one
should be continuously used Since the in
PRODUCTION of pulping machines, pulpcd roo s
mixed with cut hay, cut straw, and other
cheap material, add much to the economy of
the farm as well as to the health Of the cat
tle.- Working Farmer.
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ALEssANDRIA. This place, the rende;

ALEssANDRIA. This place, the rendez-
vous Of the Sandman army, whittier the
king has gone to take command, is probably
destined to play an important part in the
coming war 1t is fortified city near the
eastern frontier of Piedmont, whose guns
bristle towards the Austrian territory. 1t
stands in the miSt of II sterile plain. 1t is
the great stronghold of Piedmont, and is to
the Sardinlans what Gibraltar is to the Eng
lish, or Sebastopol was to the Russians. Dur
ing the reign of the French in Italy, its for
mIdahlc Notifications made it one of the
strongest places in Europe, but these were
subsequently demolished, leaving only the
citadel. Within the past few years work
men have been busy in reconstructing them 4,
in anticipation of the events now at hand.
In the surrounding plain, two miles distant,
is Napoleon's celebrated battlefield of Ma
rengo. Alessandria is garrsoned with several
thousand troops, and, being connected with
Turin and Genoa by railway, any number
can readily be concentrated there. To cap
ture it would be u crowning glory to the
Austrian Generals, and to lose it, a deep hu-
milation to Sardinia.-[ Albany Journal of
May IL.
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The WEATuER,-April showers have been
singularly few this season, and consequently
the streets are dusty enough, and t. e grass
lacks something of its usual greenness. But
the trees are leavlng-not bodily, however
the horse chestnuts are spreading their fans,
which grew four inches last week !,
and the elms and maple begin to east a
shadow, pleasant ifnot thick, while the slow
locusts have their branches but just tipped
with tufts of yellowish green.
OF one thing there is an abundance, the
beetles or " Sophomore bugs" as they are
hereabouts called, with painful disregard
for the feelings of the orators expectant of the
University. The rascals, (the bugs, not the
boys) are out unusually early this year, and
in great numbers. The air a: dusk is fill
ed withtheir droninG hum while the needless
affection with which they pop into the face of
the stroller in the open air, stubbing their
ICES against his nose, laundering into his
ear, or buzzing in his har, is decidedly an-
noying.
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TURKEY IN DANCE Il.

The n. Y. Erening Post believes that the
extinction of Turkey will be quite as proba-
BILE result of the war in Europe, as the de-
lverance of Italy. 1t argues that it is alb
surd to suppose that Russi, has abandoned
the main feature of her foreign policy for
the last hundred and fifty years-tha; in fact
the acquisition of Turkey is of more moment
to the Emperor Alexander than it was to his
father, the emancipation of the serfs having
xcited discomfort among the Russian MOBILES
which thenew conquest would allay-that Tur-
key, the "sick man" of 1858, is tenfold sicker
now and that the'' Four Powers, having other
work on their hands, cannot interfere to help
him-that, in short, every thing is favorable
to the seizure of Constantinople by the Car,
and that Russia is not Russia if she does not
improve the occasion.
We shall see what we shall see
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The PRoor OF THE PUppiNo This morn
ing, burly German woman, as broad as she
was long, appeared in the Police Court to tes-
tifv against her husband, William Schute,
upon the charge of abusing his family. The
husband was u loquacious, heavy whiskered
Teuton, redelent of ,logna and lager. The
grounds of complaint We're, that her husband
evinced an undue degree OF ffondness for anoth.
er woman, living in the house, less gross in
flesh and more prepossessing in countenance
and also that he neglected to provide her with
sufficient quantity of food. Justice Aiken
with his usual benignity remarked, "your
wife complains, Mr.. Schute, that You don
provide her with food" The Teuton',
moustache went up until it touched the tip
Of his nose, and his eyes fairly protruded
with astonishment as he answered. "Meir
Gott shoost look at her; she be fat ash one
hog. unit haf one hired girl shoost more fat
ash she is" The Judge cast his eye over the
small mountainess of flesh, and discharged
the prisoner Chicago Journal.
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JUDGED BY YOUR HABITs.-Lads and young
men are judged by their habits as well as by
the company they keep. Here is an instance
which has just fallen under our notice. We
cut it from periodical on our table. A few
years since, a New York merchant advertised
for boy Soon one called to the store to
offer his services. Walk into the Office, my
lad, said the merchant, "I'll attend to you
soon." 1t was not long before the merchant
was ut liberty, and took his seat by the boy.
AS he sat down, he observed a segar in his
hat, which he held in his hand. my boy"
he said, 81 want a smart, honest, faithful
lad but see that you smoke segars, and in
ID experience of many years, | have ever
found segar smoking in lads to be connected
with various otl-er evil habits. You can
leave; you will not suit me-" Perhaps the
lad thought that the merchant was very un-
just to judge HIM so severely on account OF
segar. But such little things are often the
best key to character. Nearly all the youth
who have been ruined have carried segars in
their hats. Not that segars ruined them
but they took other evils along with them.
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The New YoRK ANNIvERsAR'n. - The
American Home Missionary Society the
American Bible Society the American and
Foreign Christian Union the Tract Society;
the Seamen's Friend Society the Colonisa-
ton Society the American Anli-Savery
Society and dozen or more less prominent
5 cietles have held their anniversaries In
Now York during last week. Our limits do
not allow us to give even an abstract OF the
various proceedings. Among tho new feat
ures of this Anniversary season, were the
first anniversaries of the Church Anti-Slave.
ry Society and the American Tract Socis'T
of Boston, which has received $57. ga
ring the year, an increase Of nearly $6,ooo
over last year and has circulated $1,000 900
pages, of which 900 have been sent to the
South in answer to applications from that
quarter. The Society was addressed BY Rev
DR.. Kirk of Boston, and Rev. II, W.
Beechey,
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Tbngree Ntess
BURLINCTON:
FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 20, 1859.
IMPROVEMENT ~ BCRLIN TON.
TIE STANTON HOUSE.
BU RLINCTON: (:


We ram mh,r n, greater improvement on
Church S-rnot. f,r vn,r.. than that which
',as bren IF 'rtnd this Srring in the proper
" m tn, corner of Church and Chcrrv
i,r''t' The old " Firmrr's Hotel and
m, uncl'ln ro,kerv NJ tn nf it have dislp-
n'ar"d, and in their p'ncr is nr,t and at
t~activn public hous', anl r,w of band
sumo s'ors. Tho rr,p ,tv was rurchr rsnd
'nst fail nv Mr. IIEvPr Sr,Nrov. and th.
work of reconstruction and enlargement has
been going on vigorously for two mont 3
past The old Hotel" has been refitted
from garret TO cellar, its interior arrange
ment changed throughout and n neat portico.
which crosses the sidewalk. added in front
on the north n spacious wing has heeu built
giving an addition of serenteen neat and
pleasant rooms to the accom- m odatons of the
house, with three stores Zone Of which is al
ready occupied with provisions and groce-
ries) and a barber's shop,on the ground floor
below. Among the attractions are Sc al
pleasant public parlors and sitting-rooms,
handsomely furnished, and smaller parlors
with bedrooms attached, for guests who de-
sire double rooms. Fresh paint, pretty
paper -hangings, new carpets. and new and
tasteful furniture, make it all as 'tneat as
wax and while the House is in its present
hands it will remain SO. The reconstruction
has been done (and Of course well done.) by
Messrs. S. & w. PArEE, and the whole has
been completed in just two months.
The House is not of the largest class, but
it has many advantages. 1t is on the street
through which comes and goes the greater
portion of the local travel between the town
and the country around and it will be u con-
venient stopping place for those who come in
from the county to do their shopping. Mr..
Stanton was well known and popular
landlord at Essex junction, for many years.
His worthy lady has the tact and invincible
love Of neatness and order,s so necessary in the
presiding genius of public house, but
which every landlady does not P 'ssess.
Their guests will have every comfort and at
tention, and the Stanton House. under their
management, cannot fail to be popular and
successful House.
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"A MARRIAGE DECLARED. There was ono
case of some little interest, which came be-
fore th e Court last week, says The Clarendon
Is. C.) Banner, to test the validity Of
marriage. 1t came up in the form of an ac-
ton, to recover from the defendant compen-
sation for the board of his wife Some
eighteen months since, a marriage ceremony
was performed by an Individual claiming to
be magistrate, but who, in reality, was
not, and of toe parties united together, the
"worser half intended the thing as mere
Jest but it was sufficiently evident, from
the testimony, that the woman in the case
was not only herself very much in earnest,
but believed the "galinni gay Loth.rio' to
be equally 50. The honcym m,pn was ecidrd-
ly short one, as all parties admitted and
the ncwly-made Benediek departed after an
hour or so, III conscious that the silkcn
chains of the pseudo magistrate were tied in
too hard knot to be undone but by death.
The case came up on Tuesday, and the Court
very properly decided that the marriage con-
tract was valid and binding, and gave de-
cree for the plaintiff We need scarcely say
that we approve most heartily OF the law Of
marriage, rs it exists in our State. Nothing
further is necessary to establish the validity
of marriage than the consent of the par
ties, expressed before competent witnesses.
The weaker sex cannot, as in other States,
be imposed upon by the fraudulent practice
of designing men. Any one may solemnlze
marriage, and the mere declaration of the
parties themselves, in the absence of auv
precise testimony, is sufficient to es abish
the fact of their marital relation, as our
Courts have decided in various instances,
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ENToAoLoGIcAL.-Att this season of the
year bees are troubled with the hives and
other affections of the cell ular tissues.
A New AND POPULAR STYLE OF DRILLs.-
National Guard Drills
WHEN any Of his readers feel inclined to
bet dinners, this writer may be counted on
to "hold the steaks.''
The YOUNG MAN who was forbidden the
house by his sweetheart's papa, feels very
much put out
Cure FOR FEIONs.-Ten years at Sing Sing.
INSURANCE, after all, is merely a question
of policy.
BULwER is said to have received fl5.000
for his last novel. He certainly seems to
be on good terms with his publishers.
The DIMENSIONS AND POPULATIONS OF WALL
STREET street, which is about half-a-
mile long, has {, 200 inhabitants and forty
miles of stairway. so says Mr.. Lake, the letter
carrier.-N. Y. Post.
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EXPENSIVE BUSINESS. - Louis Napoleon
asks for loan OF 500 600 900 francs tslO0,-
600 ,00O) to carry on the campaign in Italy
rhe loan lat"ly pnt in the market by Rus
sia, is S60.000.000 Besides these ther,
are in tho m ,rket a loan FIR Austria Of $780,
000 900. which hitherto she has ,nn una'le
to sell. hut has seized instead the metal c
. Irr'rcv of I'll, istritr btr;,: 4 l,tn for
S,rini, If ,soj 600 900. wIicA she has sur.
coed d in nhtl,ring: l,in FIR Prussia f
81, 900 900. anin lr,n f,r En- gland in be.
half pf India f,r $50 900 .ccO.
The tnt Il AN ,unt of now loars in the En-
r,nna, market is 5000 ZOO 600. h'>iles over
$1,000 .0Oo .On0 already du. Nv the.c rov-
ernments. The annual inter st On tie DIR.
Of England alone is Sl2D ,OOO .O00. The an
nua expense of her army and navy is Slj7,-
500,0 900. Her whole annual expense is
S340, ,000, 600. Russia owes $3.50 ,O0O. 900,
and the annual expense Of her army and
navy is S73 500 900 France is little better
off-Evldently bankrupt act is needed
abroad, of which these spendthrift g,vern-
ments may take the benefit. Poss bly, Uncle
Sam may profit by glance at their embar-
rassments
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A CARELESS ENoINrER CONVICTED OF Man
SLAUGHTER. We have already announced the
conviction of Daniel Davis, Engineer Of the
steamer Ocean Spray, on an indictment for
manslaughter, growing out of the destruction
OF that vessel by fire, whereby some ten lives
were lost. The case came on for trial this
week before the United States Circuit Court,
and was patiently heard, and the accused ably
defended. The Jury found him guilty,
laving the Court t, fix the punishment.
This is the first conviction ever bad under
the law of Congress providing for the pro-
lection of life and property on board ofsteam-
boats, and the example, it is hoped, will not
be lost on those VINO have charge OF our STAN
vessels. 1t has now been shown that the
law is not dead lett r, and that it can be
enforced against those who violate its pro-
visions. few verdicts of this kind. whether
applied to Steamboats, or railroads, will have
II wonderful eff CT in inducing more care
the part OF those who have charge Of them,
and the number of disasters will b. greatly
lesscned. The case of the engineer on board
the Col. Crosman, under - similar indictment
for mansliughtr, is now on tri, in the M
Court.-[&. Loms Republican. Aprl30.