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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-05-25

Forthe l;egi>tet.
N othlng to Give.

We have heard the cry Of" Nothing to wear"
\ ,ad amrnf at the uaidrns fair
Aud Nothing To eat DER eruaning bonds
l. the daily sigh Ol creations lords
Bu saddcr vet. and II loud, crN.
That rise up To the azure sky.
Are the word, OF him who turns away
From the purou> Gals oI humanity.
hn gces in his ease and wealth to live,
But really hasn't penny TO give"
Nothing :" give for the uilerng poor,
Naught for the hungry who knock at his door,
Nothing To give to the lowly and weak.
The children who tmong in the desolntc street
Tho hey FAINT 10y the wuyside, weary and worn
Their pathways o'ershuduw in liies earl
morn,
There are none who will Weld to their SUFFERING
heed
Who will pity their weakness, and give 10 thei
need,
For Of all who in grandeur of p,ractylive.
How many there are " no have no,Liao 10 oire.
They have dwellings proud and boarded gold.
Lands fan reaching, wealth untold.
Ships rich laden that each hree2e--
Bears to port from foreign seas
Wanting only while they lie,
hat better part" a heart to gave
SO they clasp with pnin and fear,
All their boarded treasures here,
But when cath ut last shall come
To the rich mans gorgeous home
Not the bcggar at his door
viii be written half so poor
AZ angels. in that time TO come,
) all record his fearful doom,
Who has laid no treasures there,
In our Fathers mansion where
They are written poor who live
Rich on earth, with naught TO give.
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We coy the following incident from
the UjaoricW 1hea-iur:
First GUN FIRED BY An AanRIcAN AZ
THE BATTLE or LExrNGToE.-Ifhe first
American who discharged his gun on the
day Of the battle Of Lexington was Eben-
czcr Lock, who died at Deering, N. IT,,
about fifty years ogo. He resided at lex
ington, in l775.
The British regulars,at the order Of Ma
jor Pitcairn, having fired asalew rebels"
on the green in front Of the meeting
house, killing some and wounding Others
it was a signal for war. "The citizens"
writes one, "might be seen coming from
all directions, in the roads over fields, and
through the woods-each with his rife in
his hand, his powder-horn hung to his
side, and his pockets provided with bull
lets. Among the number was Ebenezcr
Lock. The British had posted a reserve
Of infantry Il mile in the direction Of Bos-
ton. This was in the neghborhood OF
Mr.. Lock, who, instead of Fastening TO
join the party at the green, placed him
self in an open cellar, at convenient dis
tance for doing execution. \ portion Of
the reserve was standing on bridge, and
Mr.. Lock commenced firing at them.
There was no other American in sight.
He worked valiantly for some minutes,
bringing down one Of the enemy at nearly
every shot. Up to this time not a shot
had been fired elsewhere by the rebels.
The British, greatly disturbed at loosing
so many mon by the random firing Of an
unseen enemy, were not long in discover
ing the man in the cellar, and discharged
a volley Of balls, which lodged on the
walls opposite. Mr. Lock within, remain
ing unhurt, continued to load and fire with
precision Of finished marksman. He
was driven to such close quarters, how
ever, by the British on the right and left
that he was compelled to retreat He
had Just one bullet left, and there was now
but one way to escape, and that was
through an orchard, and not one moment
was to be lost he leveIled his gun at the
maj close by, and shot him through the
heart Lock reached the brink Of n hill
dropped his gun, and throwing himself
upon the ground, tumbled downwar]s,
rolling as il mortally wounded. In this
way he escaped unhurt. At the close of
the war he removed to New Hampshire,
where he resided till his death, twenty
years after. He lived in seclusion and
died in peace"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-05-25

Country Newspapers.

Couhtiy NCWSPupSTS.
1t has appeared for some time that the
Importance of the Newspaper Interest of
OF the state is not fully appreciated.
Country printers do not attempt to get
up their papers as cheap as the city week.
lies, which are simply Il re-hash Of some
half-dozen dailies, because they can't do
it. The cheap city weeklies are made up
Of matter that has been used in u daily,
frequently tri-weekly, and semi-week-
ly, and paid for three times before it goes
into the country, They can well be af-
iorded at nominal price. Country prin-
ters can't compete with such papers, any
better than our country tradcsmen can
compete with the city craftsmen, and they
don't attempt it. Yet, after all, we don't
see how we are to get along without some
country. All city won't do, and people
who stop their country, and take city pa
pers, because they ase few cents cheaper,
should reflect that the system upon which
they act, would ruin all sorts of business.
The country can only be prosperous by
m~tuaL exchange of business interests.
The farmer raises his beef, his pork, his
butter, and his potatoes, and cannot rely
upon the city as a market for it ALL He
must live IN some sense at home, and in
order that he m0y live, other interests
about him must prosper! One man, one
interest, does not make community. The
farmer, the merchant have their products,
and their merchandise to sell The prin-
ter has his paper to sell. and it is for the
interest of each that each may prosper;
and in order that each may prosper, each
should sustain the other We put it to
the people Of the state, if they would not
consider it calamity if every paper in
the State were obliged to suspend for want
of patronage. Would it not be consid-
cred an unmistakable evidence that the
State was "going to seed ?" and yet, look
at it How immense a proportion of all
the people of the state do all in their
power to bring about that calamity Not
a town in the state that has its paper
would part with it, if there were real abil-
ity and business to sustain it, Still, how
little is done to keep it alive News
papers are necessary to the business of
the place, Stop all the papers in Mont
pelier employing constantly some forty
or fifty individuals, and connected with
whom are not less than an hundred who
are fed and clothed in the place, and max
ing home business of S25, 900 to $780,
900 at least. Still, how many there are
among us who never think of sustaining
this large interest, who take not one of
our four papers, and who expect the pat
ronage OF thOse connected with them,
without dollar in return We mention
Montpelier only because the newspaper
interest is the largest here of any town in
the state.
OF what interest to Montpelier, to any
place, any county, state, or individual in
the state, is the success Of newspaper in
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-05-25

PULPIT NoncEs.-Nothing in the way
Of practical Joke has amused us so much
for long time as dog notice that was
given at the Orthodox church in Lancas.
ter last Sunday. 1t may well serve as
burlesque on advertising all sorts of things
from the pulpit. y notice was sent to the
sexton-doubtless with the intention of
having it posted on the meeting house
which by some mistake he was led to pass
over to the minister. The officiating cler-
gyman was 4 stranger, and when he came
to read his notices he hesitated somewhat,
but, after preface to the effect that be-
ing stranger he did not feel at liberty
to decline reading what was given him,
let of as follows "All owners of dogs
are hereby notified that if the same are
not registered by the lst of May, they
will be killed, according to law" The
effect on the congregation can be imag-
ined.- Clinton Couram.
A teacher, wishing to explain to
little girl the manner in which lobster
casts his shell when he has outgrown it,
said, What do you do when you have
outgrown your clothes ? You throw them
aside, don't you ?" "Oh no :" replied
the little one, "we let out the tucks Z"
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THE REGIsrER will be sent one year, 10y mail,
or delivered at the office, where payment is
made ii advance, for. CO.. ......... gee. NJ 30
Delivered by carrier, paid in advance, > 90
If not paid within six months, 50 cents al
ditional.
EF-No paper discontinued until airearagcs
are paid, unless ut the option of the proprietors.
8. NJ PETTENGILL X Co., AdNertisng Agents
119 Nassau St., n. Y and 10 state St, Boston,
are authorized to receive advertisements for
this paper at the rates required by us.
8. K. Mills, (successor to V. b. Pnlmer,)
Newspaper Advertising Agent, No | scollay's
Building, Court street, Boston, is authorized to
receive advertisements for this paper at our
lowest rates.
BOOK AND JOB PRINTING
Of every description done in modern style
and at short notice.
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A Quaker being asked his opinion of
phrenology, replied, Friend, there can
be no good in a science that compels
man to take off his hat"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-05-25

The Sunday Mercury,in fit of Rev
olutionary enthusiasm, says;
Hurrah for the girls of '76"
Thunder ~ cries a New Jersey paper,
that's too old. No, no hurrah for the
girls Of f17m
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-05-25

VARIETY IN CREATIoN.-There are 5G,-
900 species OF plants on exhibition in the
Museum Of Natural History in Paris.
The whole number Of species in earth and
sea, cannot be less than four or five hun.
dred thousand. These are all sizes, from
the invisible forests in bit of moldiness,
to the towering trees of Malibar, 80 feet
in circumference, and the banyans whose
! shoots cover a circumference Of five acres
Each of these have complicated sys-
tcm Of vessel for the circulation of its
| juices. Some trees have leaves narrow
and short, others as the talipot OF ceyon-
have leaves so large that one OF them can
shelter fifteen or twenty men. Some ex-
uviete their leaves annually, as 4 whole
robe, leaving the tree nude, its bare stem
towering aloft, and its branches spreading
themselves uncovered in the sky while
the leaves Of others drop off one by one,
new enes constantly growing in place of
the dismembered ones, and the tree re-
tanning its perpetual vendure.
There have actually been ascertained,
in the animal kingdom, about Gl 900
species of living creatures. There are
600 species of mammalia--those that
suckie their young--the most of which are
quadrupcds. OF birds there rre 1000
species; of fishes, 1000; ofreptiles 700;
and of insects, $4,000 species. Besides
these there ale 5000 species OF shell-fsh,
and not less than eighty or one hundred
thousand species of animalcules invisible
to the naked eye.
Some forms Of life require moist at
mosphere, others a dry one. A blue wa
ter-lily grows in the canals Of Alexandria
which, when the water evaporates from
the beds of the canals, dries up; and when
the water is again in the canals, it again
grows and blossoms. And some of the
lowest animals may be completely dried
and kept in this state any length of time,
but when they are again moistened, they
resume the functions of life. Some plants
aro adapted only to particular climates
but they do not flourish eqnally well in
these. As tree which in the Southern
States attains a height of 100 feet, at
Breat Slave lake northern limit at which
it is found, became dwaried to shrub of
only five feet high. Life, both vegetable
and animal, is infinitely modified but in
all cases its best development is only un-
der those conditions to which it is special
ly adopted. How manifold are thy
works; o God in wisdom hast thou
made them all. Scientific Ameyicaa.
"A man can got along without ad-
yerhsing, and so can a wagon wheel With
ont greasing, but it goes hard.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-05-25

There is a phrenologist in London
who can tell the contents of barrel by
examining its head.
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Boston, New York. or Philadelphia DO
the men who publish them purchase any
Of our goods, do anything for us? Yet it
is not uncommon TO see Il mechanic who
is largely indebted TO the printers of his
own place for patronage, sweating about
the streets, getting up club for some
citp paper. by which operation he gets his
Ior nothiag Neither is it at all uhcom-
mon to see Postmaster Il respectable
portion of the income If whose office flows
from the newspapers in his village or
county, engaged i'll the same busiaess, by
which he gets a few cents postage
Now, we should like to know what the
shoe-makeis, for instance, of Montpelier
would say if ace were TO get up a club of
people for the purpose Of procuring q
quantity Of boots of a dealer III Boston,
representing that by taking quantity
they would come cheaper than they could
purchase them here,ana by which arrange
ment we should get pair Tor nothing?
To any mans right to 90 where he
pleases Tor his newspaper Of course we
make no objection; but the simple qucs-
tion is, while all other interests talk about
home patronage and sustaining home in
dustry," whether the newspaper interests
OF the cOantry is not OF sufficient conse-
quence to be cOnSadered d0ong othe,
interests as one that ought to be sustained
and encouraged instead of being neglected
and left to shift for itself as of no con-
sideration whatever
II an interest, creating and sustaining
its thousands of Iollars Of business. ex-
pending its thousands Of dollars among
our people, paying its portion of the taxes
contributing its portion to the wealth, the
talent and the population of the state, bad to
be sacrificed to the necessities of the cities
and the penny-wise notions of some of our
own cltizens--why, say 50, and let those
who have their capital invested in the bu-
slness understand it il not, then let il
take position it has Il right to demand,
and let the people Of the state consider it
an antereSt 10 Ge c0yed fur and sustained
and dealt as honorably by as other in
terests are, both in patronage and pecun-
iary obligations, and let the notion that
country paper is the last thing to be pat
ronized, the last thing TO be paid for, be
abandoned as soon ne noSsihlo
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LYTNG.-Don't give your mind to lying
A lie may do very well for time, but
like bad shilling, It's found out at last.
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A young lady who was recommended
to exercise for her health, replied 81
will jump at an offer OF marriage, and
rtn my own risk, if that kind of exercise
will do"
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A beautiful inscription, it is said,
may be found in an Italian graveyard
Here lies Etella, who transported a large
fortune to Heaven in acts OF charity, and
has gone thither to enjoy it,"
An Eastern paper giving an account
of steam boat accident, ends as follows
"The captain swan ashore, So did the
chambermaid. She was insured for So
OOO copper bottomed and loaded with
iron.
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HARD BARGAINs.-The wretched old
bachelor says that a man marrying now-a
days, marries great deal more than he
bargained for he not only weds himself
to a women, but laboratory of prepared
chalk, Il quintal of whalebone, eight cof-
fee bags, four baskets OF novels, one poodle
dog and a system of weak nerves.
A maiden lady answers, that woman
marrying nowadays, must wed dozen
pair of rejected pants, box of buttonless
shirts, six bottles OF hair oil, little chest
of patent medicines, with the labels in the
French language, mass OF unpaid tall
ors' bills, broken constitution, with
brain which considers business a ridiculous
as well as Il vulgar way Of spending life.
REASONING OF A NEW FoUNDLANp Doc.
-Extraordinary as the following anec-
dote may appear to some persons, it is
strictly true, and shows the sense, and |
am strongly inclined to add, reason of the
Newfoundland dog. a friend of mine,
while shooting wild fowl with his brother,
was attended by sagacious dog Of this
breed. In getting near some reeds by the
side OF river, they threw down their
hands and crept to the edge Of the water
when they fired at some birds They
soon afterwards sent the dog to bring
their hats, one of which was smaller than
the other. After several attempts to
bring them both together in his mouth the
dog at last placed the smaller hat in the
larger one, pressed it down with his foot,
and thus was able to bring them both at
the same time.-JeSSe's Anecd0tes of
Dogs.
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A rash young man has threatened to
apply the Main liquor law to bis sweet
heart--she intoxicates him so.
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THE FAMILY BIBLE.

With Notes and Instructions Published by
he American Tract Society. Also the Famil,
Testament for sale at CUPFLAND'S. .
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-05-25

-" Bob, did you go tie the mines ?"
Yes"
" What did you Dig"
" Dug home as soon as possible
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-05-25

"A man can get along" without ad =
yertsing, and SO can wagon wheel With
ont greasing, but it goes hard.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-05-25

A Hibemian, when knocked down
exclaimed, "Do you strike a man when
he is DOWN.
"Oh, no" said his antagonist.
"Then, faith, an I'll lay here" replied
Pat.
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j. f. WYLIE & co.
w olesale Grocer

AND
COMMISSION NER CHANTS,
- FHoSr STREET,
JoHH T.. WYLIE,
GEoRGs " WYLIE, NEW WORK.
CAlEB B KSEVALs 4l1y
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-07-30
For Tie Cecil HNly.
Wings Of Cecil.


The Wings of Tennessee and Kentucky
are now striking against their old enemy,
Locsocoism. They have ilockcd to the
standard Ct The conservative Opposition by
hundreds and thousands, and in both States
old Wings are the Standard bearers Of the
new party. Under another name, it is true,
great party in Maryland is fighting against
the corrupt leaders Of locofocoisn, but the
principle that change Of rulers is necessary,
Is no less its object and aim. To this party
Wings are invited. Under It's stainless
banners (which have three times waved over
the State in triumph-they Cali rally. Side
by side with the first followers Of the Ameri-
can name they can stand, and share the
victory which November will surely bring. -
Win they come? VIII every Wing in Cecil
county remember :" Bargain and Corruption, 5"
and now that he has Il chance to aycngo the
wrong done to Henry Clay, by stabbing
Buchanan, his tladuccr in his most vital
part, strike Strong and strike home. VIII
the Wings Of Cecil who, in other days. were
..often beaten but never conquered" now
prove themselves worthy Of their high name.
will obey be deceived by the " false lights
on the shore which in the last flicker are
trying to lure others to the dangerous places
where they have dared TO tread, after a
solemn warning. win they place Mary land
first in the great contest Of 1850 BY their
votes now viii they follow the Lead Of
Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee ! Such
must he the earnest appeal of every man who
loves the honor Of his native State. Such is
the prayer of a Henry CLAY WING.
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DENTISTRY.
DIR. COWAN.
nNISIrHs'E'-

RESPECTFULLY informs the citizens ofs eESSs
II Cecil county that after I'M absence ot~-IIID
H.. years. he has again located in ELK ron, where
he hopes TO receive liberal patronage
lie is thoroughly conyclsant with the various
methods Of inserting ARTIFICIAL TEETH, and
Uses in their construction Gold and Silver only,
metals which, after 20 years cxpcr fence he has
found more durab than any others. lie inserted
sets of teeth for number Of persons in this county
sixteen years ago, many Of whom continue 10 wear
them with the greatest satisfaction.
fIo EXTRACTS TEETH WITHOUT rATN, by the
nsc Of Chlorolorm. His experience i'll the use of
this and other AEAsTnErtc agents warrants him
in saying no unpleasant consequences can result
from their iudicions administration. His method
Of ex;racting teeth dic rs from The usua! practice
his instruments being 50 constructed ms to dSpcns
with the necessity Of scoring the gums, an opera
ton often more painful than extracting the teeth
Although DR.. Z. will use none but the best
materials. his charges will be very moderate, per-
haps more so than has ever been charged for sub.
stantial Dentistry in this any other county, and
those who require the services of Dentist would
do well to consult Dir. G. at his
ROOMS AT THE FOUNTAIN HOTEL,
before they 50 elsewhere. June Is, lS59-U
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FSI virtue Of an Order Of the Circuit Court
Bp for Cecil county, the Undersigned VIII
sell at Public Sale, on
MONDAY, tie Sh day Of AJGtST, 1850,
at the late residence Of James VI. Gathers,
or where Mr.. kiUsey now resides, about ,
miles from North East, near The road lead
ing to Port Deposit, tie following Personal
Property:
r., 2o,HO,RSES, 60. y
L%fSJG YOKE OF OMEN. | -,
o\l-ZE MICH COW, GALE, - N ~
| 2-horse Wagon, l OK Wagon, > SCtS ci
stage and set Of cart Harness, Straw
Gutter, Half Bushcl, Flows. lIarrowS,
| cnltiyator, ? Grain Cradles. | Wheel Bur
row, ! Log chain. set OF Double Trees
Grlndstone, Barrel Rigging. cart Shafts
Wheat, lot of Ilewcd Timber. about 800
Cypress Shingles said property taken by
virtue Of writ Of Attachment, issued ont OF
the Circuit Court for C,c!t county. at the
suit of Richard l.. Thomas, against james
VI. Gathers.
TERMS OF SALE All sums Of SIS. co.
and upwards, credit Of -Four Months. by
giving notes, with approved security, bearing
interest from the day Of sale; lesser SUNS,
cash.
t. Sale to commence at o'clock p. VI.
BARCLAY REYNOLDS.
July 30, 1859 is. Sheriff.
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TRJTSTEFS2 SALE
OF
VAE.VlBLE REAL ESTATE,

~ lin 1 cAN.
virtue OF Il Decree OF the Circuit Court
Nd t"r Cecll county. IN cslAhccrN, the under
signed. Trustees, Will offer at Public Sale,
at the Fountain Hotel, IN the town OF Elkton,
On So,uj1luu, the 27N du1, Of .iuouH, 1859,
afr o,r,oc,, p NJ. MI fine following described
Peal Estate. situat, III the town of EIkton.
aforesaid, to-wit:
- A., r,..;,, 1r,..l
W. l. MUM" 40 ,"C 0"''c't ''''Cl
PROPERTY lhei""rS an '"a' 10y Vi Nrouna,
i'o"HhS oU 'trt w ."''"' or gay; "Ntct' -!
dtplh OF i"f lc1t' more o. lrHS' l. IS
located IN 'he cen'ra' part oil EIN:"h' ana is
one oil nc very vest business slleS III inc
Town. ne pu'"''2" are h'F&c IT.
"l" c"tnNioul0uS' having Dceh Y N IT.
erected l"r lotel purposes, =STT-PI = II, -
lor winch u'Py arc "dihIF'o'y TsszsaAl:-5!zzizs.5
adapted. They consist Of large
Eer5cgs .,u1 s1n,,n r5otoy
..;.h on, So 40 an .
I,,;,,,i,,'.s So