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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-06-15
MISCELLANEOUS.
From the Line of Battle Ship.
The Fearful Dose---A Frontier
Sketch.
BY MRS. CAROLINE A. souLE.

Bi MRS. CAROLINE A. soULE.
Mary"
The name was spoken with startling
emphasis, but the sleeper was sound in her
first nap, and instead of awaking, merely
moved her head nervously on her pillow.
Mary Mary Wake up child, I've
something dreadful to tell you," and the
speaker, an aged woman in night cap and
short gown, shook the fair girlish figure
very tenderly, it was true, yet SO thorougy
as to cause her to open her eyes and look
wildly around.
What is it mother Edward"
Is safe trust, but we ourselves are
in great peril. Don't turn so pale, daugh-
ter don't faint, if you do we shall be lost.
Be the brave frontier woman you promised
Edward you would"
But what is it mother 2" gasped
rather than asked the white lips.
Indians Mary. Don't tremble SO,
child. I'll save you, yes, you and the
baby too. But you must mind me- do
just as tell you and above all, don't faint
away"
But where are they, mother ?" and
the frightened young creature only three
months from civilization, now sat upright
in her sick bed and looked toward the
door as if she expected every second to
see brawny Sioux leap into the cabin.
"Over to Nick's, Mary. Something
woked me, l don't know what it was and
it's no matter anyhow, and just as I
opened my eyes l saw fre-light on the
wall, and heard them whoop. knew it
was Indians. I've heard their heathenish
shouts aiore now, and l owe them curse
too, the wretches, for didn't they scalp my
first baby-bung its brown curls to their
belt and leave the pretty white corpse for
the wolves. o, if / could only have
buried him, the innocent beauty but it
won't do to stand talking, They'll be
here as soon os they've done up their work
over there, and we must get ready for
them, the yarmints What upon earth
they were made for | never could see"
" Here bringing from a chest flannel
shirt and new quilt, you put these on
over your every day clothes, and two pairs
of stockings and my buffalo shoes and nv
old cloth cloak and your hood and blanket
shawl, and then crawl down into the eel.
lar as FAST as you eau. III 60 down first
and fix up nice place" and with couple
OF quilts and a pillow the old woman let
herself down into hole which served
them as cellar. Gathering up the hay
that was spread over the potatoes to keep
them IRON freezing into one corner of the
bln' she laid a quilt on it, put pillow
next to the wall and then spread Quilt
On the groun9
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-06-15

DR. George B, Winship, of Roxbury,
lecturer on Physical Education, is tho't
TO be physically the strongest man in the
world. He is 25 years old, 5 feet 7 iuchss
in height, and weighs l43 pounds. The
Transcript says be can raise barrel
Of -four from the floor on to his shoulders; ;
can raise himself with either little finger,
till his chin is half foot above it; can
raise 200 pounds with either little finger !;
can put up dumb bell of 14l pounds 5
exercises daily with two dumb bells weigh.
ing 100 pounds each, which he can raise
alternately above his head; can lift With
the hands 926 pounds dead weight, with
out the aid Of straps or belts of any kind,
Topham, the strongest man in England,
could raise only 800 pounds in the same
way and the celebrated Belgian giant
could lift only 500 pounds. With straps
it is supposed that person could lift
nearly four times as much as by his hands
alOper If this is correct, Dr.. W. can Lift
at least $500 pounds. He is thorough
gymnast and when he graduated at Cam.
bridge five years ago, was without a COM
petitor."
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-06-15
POETRY.
From the Andover Advertiser.
No Clouds in Heaven.

" In this world why should we be sad because
life is not an unbroken, unclouded day of sun
shine Night has its uses it prepares us to en-
Joy the choral hymn Of re-waking nature; il
wakes into life the bright stars, which pale before
the streaking light Of day
The sun shall no more 20 down, neither shall
he moon withdraw itself; for the Lord shall be
thine everlasting light, and the days Of thy mour
ming shall be ended,-Lsaiah, 60 : 20.
And there shall be no night there Revelation,
22'5
There are no clouds in Heaven
They form in lotger air -
No twilight shadss-no even
No midnight broodeth here.
These are vicissitudes Of earth,
For testing mortals given
Here only have they any rth,
They need them not in Heaven.
Through shifting scenes and changing hghts
Our trial way ls led,
That we may seek beyond earths night,
The day-land overhead
Hope beameth under cloud,
And Faith is strengthened thus -
How dearer when our hetrts are bowed
Doth Heaven seem to us
Then let us 10y in sorrows gloom,
And in afflction ttust;
1t tries US but his side the tomb,
And springs not from the dust
Oh, Father! Thou who makest clouds
To curtain our abode;
Grant, when Thy shadow thus enshrouds
Life's too delightful road,
That we may look beyond their veil
To where they rest no more
And see that while we onward toll
They, too are passing oer.
And joying in the blissful peace,
By this assurance given,
May death prove but a sweet release
Unto cloudless Heaven.
GERTRUDE.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-06-15

PIcKLED EaGs,-Boil the eggs until
very hard when cold, she'll them, and
cut them in halves leugthways. Lay them
carefully in large mouthed jars, and pour
over them scaDed vinegar, we'll seasoned
with whole pepper allspice, few pieces
Of ginger and a few cloves or garlic.
When cold, tie up closely, and let them
stand a month. They are then fit for use
With cold meat they are a most delicious
and delicate pickle.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-06-15
How a husband was Sought

so near ana QCdi 10 NM
How husband was Sought
TO BE OBTAINED FOR A YOUNG HAYT1AS
PRINCES.
The name Of Alexander Dumas suggests
something in connection wish Faustiu and
his family--something so comioal that l
am sure you will not be sorry TO hear it.
This happened about four years ago.
Soulouque sent an envoy to France char.
ged with private mission, and armed
with full powers. Shortly after the sa-
bic minister's arrival. he caused himself
to be presented TO Alexander Dumas semi.
or, whose father, as everybody knows, or
ought to know, was a magnificent general,
of a molasses color, Dumas senior is a
shade lighter than was his parent being
of a saddle tint, and Dumas Junior, son
Of Dumas senior, pretends to be almost
white, So he is--in the dark.
The Haytian envoy, after diplomatic
ally beating about the bush for conside-
ra5lo time, finally came to business, and
wound up by informing the aatonished
novelist that his (the envoysj mission to
France was for the purpose of demanding
the hand in marriage Of Dumas junior,
for her Imperial Highness the Princess
Olive, daughter of the Emperor of all
the Hayties
"The hand Of Alexander "' cried Faith.
er Dumas, thunderstruck. Goodness
gracious Gracious goodness! The col.
ored pusson must be insane say you
must be"
He paused. The fact IS, the author Of
Monte Cristo bears the enviable reputation
Of never having deliberately said disa.
greeable word to anybody. So he simply
added by way Of saying something
&" tt is impossible, sir Utterly impO3-
sible !"
"Wby% demanded the envoy,
WAY? Becauso-hum !-hc ausa my
sons origin is too obscure for him to
dream Of such an honor"
And papa Dumas thought this a tri.
umphaut piece Of cunning.
Nothing of the sort, sir And, after
all," continued the envoy, with engaging
modesty, "what are ve2 Only parvenus.
I myself once peddled oysters. You
wouldn't imagine it, knev-but it's a
fact Besides, sir, if we were to demand
q prince, we would be rsGusoj---or at all
events, be fo5bied of with aa old and ugly
one. \ literary priuco--that's the ticket
He may 0ite as many books and plays
down there as he chooses
Papa Dumas, terribly embarrassed,
scratched hi. ear, and OF last said
Listen to me, I know Alexander
tolerabIy we'll Il. is continually grow.
ling about my ignorance Of business and
as for taxing wife upon ny recommen.
dation, he would laugh q. the bare idea.
Suppose we ask Thompson TO break the
subject to him ?'
The envoy was satisfied with this plan,
and Thompson was forthwith desired 10
repeat the proposition to Dumas junior.
Dumas junior swore that Thompson must
be crazy, and ordered the servant TO 60
for doctor
Nonsense " interposad Thompson
I am perfectly sane; it is you who
are crazy, to refuse such a splendid op-
portuuity Think Of fortune Of seven
mil!ionsw
bah - retorred Dumas junior; too
risky. If the old aarkey should happen
TO be dethroned, I'd have to support the
whole family"
mot at ALL" replied the sagacious
Thompson, You risk nothing whatever
In case of the little accident you mention
you could take the whole concern over to
the United States and sell 'em?'
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-06-15

CURE FOR WARTs.-Thomas Wood, of
Peuningtonyille, says Ny hands being
literally covered with warts, tried some
dozen recommended cures, with no good
effect, until procured some muriatic acid
A few applications, with knitting needle,
to the top of the warts, entirely removed
the whole of them in a few days.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-06-15

A San Francisco letter says, 1T
does one good to see how rapidly the Chi.
namen are becoming civilized under the
tuition of Young America hereabouts. l
saw four of them coming home from a
dash out on the road yesterday behind
pair Of fast horses, all very drunk. smok-
ng cigars, and giving other evidence of
progress The one that was driving made
ludicrous fist of it-he persisted in
standing up in the carriage and putting
one foot on the dasher. A Chinamsn be-
hind was hauling taught on the pigtail to
steady him, and they were in high state
Of enjoyment, going at Q geo gait.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-06-15

his fair young wife and tiny babe, and
over and over again did he bless his old
mother for her daring efforts to save those
so near and dear to him.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-06-15
Leonore.
GERTRUDE.

0thcr lips to greet the
Now, Leol ore
may nor meet thee
All nevermo-e
Here in this dungeon low,
Pines thy poor poet now -
Loving thee brings-whst VIC
Sweet Leonore.
Yet will l love thee,
Tho, III not WOO,
Pain will but prove me
Gentle and trnel
Waking or sleeping,
Thine, Leonore
Smiling or weeping,
Thine ever more
Come with thy dirk blue eye.
Swift to this bosom fly,
Dearest be ever nigh
Sweet Lconore
Waking or sleeping,
Thine evermore
Smiling or weeping,
Thine, Leonore
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-06-15

Much has been said about feats of
strength. it is an actual fact that man
Of but ordinary stature recently knocked
down an elephant. The performer of this
great feat was an auctioneer.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-06-15

A country girl coming from the field.
was told by her cousin that she looked
as fresh as a daisy kissed with dew"
Well. it wasn't any feller by that name,
but it was i'm Jones that kissed me ]
ioid him that every one in town would
End il out p
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-06-15
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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-06-15

- An India rubber ship 90 exclaimed
an old sailor who had been listening so a
description Of such a proposed invention
thot would never do, because it would
rub out all the lines Of latitude and longi.
tude, to say nothing Of the equator"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-06-15

A suit came of in which . printer
named Kevy, was a witness. The case
was assault and battery, between two men
named Brown and Henderson.
" Mr. Kleyy, did you witness the affair
referred to2"
Yes, sir"
"Well, what have you to say about it ?'
That it was the best piece Of pune
tuation I've seen in some time"
What do you mean 10y that ?"
"Why, that Brown dotted Que of Hen.
dersou's eyes, for which Henderson put a
period to Browss breathing for baout half
a minute
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-06-15

The latest style Of hoop-skir,, is the
self adjusting, double back action hustle
etruscan lace expansion, Picoolomiui at.
tachment gossameT indestructible, Itisa
very sweet thing.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-06-15

BOOK AND JOB PRINTING
Of every description done in modern style
and at short notice.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1859-03-09
The Dcmocraue Party,

It is a notable fact, says the Junia:a Reg.
lister, that those who'hnve opposed the poll
cy and principles of the Democratic party,
have ever predicted its speedy decay and
downfall. Prophet after prophet had arisen,
and seer after seer has fallen, in the same
glorious work of Ioretellng the destruction
of that parry, which has survived the reso.
all other factions that have stood in its path.
Changes it must have undergone, since ils
measures have been modified 10 suil the
changed exgence es of the country, and 10
adopt itself to the wants OF new STATE and
Territories and to the extending area OF the
country. But it YET stands III. same in
the great principles which ii advocates and
maintains, that il did in the days OF Jeffer-
son, and during the career of Jackson. lis
polar star is the constitution-the end il
aims at, the glory and permanent welfare of
the whole country. All the words that are
said about lis disintegration and lis downfall,
are bu. the vaccinations of its enemies,
open or secret. These Vaccinations are of
the same hue and character that they have
ever been, and were there no such hopes
for the enemies of Democracy 10 feed on,
the spirit that animaes all their political
schemes wonld expire and they would
have nothing 10 excite and stimulate item
10 action. 1t is bui slender reed whereon
to lean, and it would he a cruel task TO de-
prive them of the one passion of their lives
the desire for the destruction of their
dreadful foes. Let them enjoy, in peace.
the one little console alton that anma,es and
keeps them alive. Let them live by it,
feed on it, warm from it and receive their
whole strength from the poor comfort which
they nonrish and cherish so seduously, for
like all the prophets that have gone before
them, they are doomed to bitter disap-
poinlment.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1859-03-09

We LEARN from an exchange that man
by the name Of Crab, in Brady township
Clearfeld County, while out hunting, not
long siuce, came in contact with hear-trap
made OF logs, and having never before seen
one Of the kind, he was extremely anxious
TO see and learn the manner in which il was
arranged Accordingly, he sat his gun
down on the outside and crawied in to salts
fy his curiosity, when he touched the trig-
ger and the trap closed, completely shutting
him inside. Being unable TO ex;ricate him
self, he was kept shut up for two days with
out anything to eat, until the person who
made the trap came 10 examine it, and
found in place of catching bruin he had
caught plump Du,chman. So much for
that mans curiosity.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1859-03-09
WlShingtOn Criminal C0nrt.

WaShineton, Mmeh 1.-THE Criminal Court
for the District assembled this morning.
The death of the late District Attorney, r.
B Keys, was announced in fitting terms by
Robert Ould, Esq the newly appointed
successor of Mr.. Keys, and was responded
10 by Judge Crawford. The Court then ad-
iourned over in respect 10 the memory o
the deceased.
The Court room was crowded in expec-
tation that some action being had in relation
TO the rial of Mr.. Sickles, but the Grand Ju
ry was not assembled.
The trial of Sickles will not commence
so early in the session as many anticipated
His counsel were not present 10 day. The
Jail docket, embracing the smaller offences
is usually first taken up. ard may occupy q
week or longer.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1859-03-09
Another Star.

Another republic has been added to the
confederacy; another star 10 the galaxy
which studs the blue field of freedoms ban
ner
Oregon, the youngest sister of the empire,
sits proudly in the national council-the
equal of her Oldest and proudest sisters.
A noble and beau;iIul land is Oregon
The waters of the Pacific lave her feet, and
her head towers high amid the loiliest peaks
OF the great range of mountains which rise
in the centre of our continent.
Her hills are covered with the mobiles, for
ests and her valleys are clothed with per-
petual verdure.
Her rivers are mighty, Her lakes crystal.
Her soil strewn with gold. Her harvests,
abundant Her resources, none can cacu'
late. Her prospective wealth, destined TO
overshadow that of older communities
Her climate, saubrious. Her sky, serene
Glorious is Orelon, the youngest OF the
sislerhood o. States. That her future ca.
reer will be brilliant no one who knows
aneht OF her history and resources can
doubt.
With everything that can contribute 10 or
adorn civilization is she abundantly blessed
Her waier-power is sufficient TO drive the
machieury in factories of the world. Her
mineral resources are ineAhaustble-inclu
ding the precious as well as the useful met.
ais. Her climate, as we have said, is salu
hrious; possessed of that happy mean in
which the rigors of winter and the extreme
heats of summer are unknown. Rarely
does the Storm rage along her extended
coasts, and in her interior all is calm and
peaceful as the haunt ofzephyrs-
"Wooing winds from the balmy south"
She has commenced the race for empire
nobly. Her constitution is most liberal, and
her laws enlightened. When, as undoubted-
Iy will be the case in decade or two, her
fertile valleys shall be filled with an indus
trious, frugal population, cullivaing the
arts of peace; when her eastern borders are
no longer subject to the ravages of savage
marauders; when her rivers are the resort
OF commerce, and her harbors are whiiened
with the sails of many nations Oregon will
take a proud position as the thiry-third
State OF the Uuion--the mistress of the
| Northern Pacific.
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We HAVE received from DUANs RurIsoN.

We HAVE received from DUANs RuMsoN,
Book Publisher, 33 South third street, Phil.
adelphia, The Life, Speeches and Memorials, ot
DANIEL WEBSTER: containing his most Gel
ebraled orations selection from the En-.
logies delivered on the occasion of his death;
and the Life and Times by SAMUEL SNucK Err,
a. NJ, author of "Court and Reign of Cath
arine H., i" besides other very popular works.
This book of Webster is interesting. and
well gotten up, with neat binding; and con-
tains five hundred and forly-eight pages -
1t will no doubt meet with ready sale, for ii
is book that every intelligent family will
have. Price, in cloth, 81 rs; handsomely
embossed, leather, So 90.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1859-03-09

Nv. All cases of d.puted seats in con.
ventions shall be disposed OF openly 10y vote
after hearing the respective claimants aud
their evidence
V. All delegates must reside IN the dis
trict they represent. In case Of an absent
delegate he may depule another, il lie fail
TO do so, his colleague in attendance may
substitute for him. In other cases the con
veLtion may Gil up the representation from
the citizens ofthe District i'll attendance
VI. The voting in Conventions shall he
open, and any Two members may require
the yeas and nays on any question pending
VII. Special conventions may be called.
when necessary, by The Standing committee
the proceedings of which shall conform 10
these rules
VIII All county nominations and all
appointments OF coEferees aud of delegates
10 State conventions, shall be made III conn-
~ convention.
TX. The Standing committee shall be five
i'll numl er, ore of whom shall reside at the
county seat, aud shall I've chosen annually
in convention. In ease of vacancy the COM
mi'lec may fill up their number.
y. M member OF the Legislature shall
I've chosen by this county a, Il Delegate 10 a
S;a'e convention during his term of Office
Xl In Convention majority of all the
votes given shall be necessary 10 a nomlna
ton, and no person named shall be pcremp
torlly stricken from the list of candidates
until after the sixth vote. when the lowest
name shall he struck off aud so on at each
successive vote until nomination is affect
ed
XII None of these rules shall be altered,
or rescinded unless by ii vote of two.lhirds
at Il regular annual Conseniion.
The above report was on motion adopted
unanimously, and the convention thcu ad
iourned
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The Past SfysIon of Congress.

At this lime il is difficult 10 say with en-
tire ces wha; are the particular provi-
srons ofthe Appropriation bills that have
passed the Thirty. Filth Congress. To some
of them are attached sections which are tor
objects not at all german 20 carry into effect
the treaty with the Dacolah and Tonawan-
da Indians has incorporated with it, an ap
preparation for complying With existing
contracts for carrying the mail Uio Panama
ard Tehauntepec, 10 California. This fact
makes il possible that other appropriations
OF useful and feetied character may We, be
saved. The Miscellaneous Appropriation
bill contains the section extending the
Treasury note law for Two years, and ap.
propriates Sl52 600 for the Coast Survey,
besides appropriations for the Light House
establishment, survey Of the public lands,
and an appropriation for taking the next
census, etc. The Post Office Appropriation
and Post Route bills, also the Ocean Mail
Steamer bill, failed to become laws owing
to the disagreement OF the two Houses.