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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-04-27
Opinions of Distinguished Busi-
ness Men.

" Advertise your business. Do not hide
your light under a bushel. Whatever
your calling or occupation may be, if it
needs support from the public, advertise
it thoroughly and efficiently, in some shape
or other, that will arrest public attention.
l freely confess that what success I have
had in my life may fairly be attributed
more to the public press than to nearly
all other causes combined There NAV
possibly be occupapations that do not re-
quire advertising, but cannot well con-
ceivc what they are"-P. r. Baynum.
d" have always considered Advertising
--liberally and long--to be the great me-
dium of success in business, and the pre-
lude to wealth. And | have made it an
invariblc rule, too, to advertise in the dull
est time, long experience having Taught
mc that money thus spent is well invested;
as by keeping my business continually be-
fore the public, has secured me many sales
that l otherwise would have lost. -
Stephen Girard.
Whatever success l may have had in
business | owe mainly to continuous Ad-
vertising, and l deem it good policy to
advertise long in the same papers. From
a close observation, am fully convinced
that it is impossible to make much head
way in any branch of commerce, without
the facilities which the press alone can
give" "-Jacoj Rmgetray.
my motto through life has been
work and Advertise. In business, Adyer.
tising Is the true Philosophers stone, and
turns whatever it touches to gold. l have
advertised much, both in the weekly as
well as the daily papers; nor have
found that those Of the largest circulation
of either class-benefted me the most"
john Jac06 AStor.
Advertise Advertise Advertise. this
is the life of trade, and standing adver-
tisements, you will find, will prove the
most remuncrative at least have found
it so during my business career thus far
for should you withdraw but single
week from the paper in which you are ac-
customed to advertise, ten to one that
would be the time when some would.be.
new customer will look into the paper for
your business address, and not finding it,
you will lose several profitable salcs."-
VIM. Gray.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-04-27

The CHRoNoMETER CoMpAss.-By
means of this instrument which is COM
bination of universal dial and chronome-
ter, it is claimed that any horizontal
bearing may be takeri,in any latitude, at
any time of the day, by bringing the
shadow OF the gnomon to its proper place.
The gnomon revolves by means of the
chronometer, so as to perform one rcvol-
ntion in twenty-four hours; and when the
instrument is levelled and elevated to true
latitude, and adjusted at the meridian. the
gnomon points steadily to the sun, which
it follows in its course. And conversely.
if the instrument be levelled and elevated
to the latitude of the place, and turned
horizontally till the gnomon points to the
sun, or till the shadow falls on the proper
point, it will be adjusted to the meridian,
and an ang lc or bearing may be laid off
by horizontal gradual motion. 1t will
also solve practically all the problems
which can be solved by any armillary
sphere, or by spherical trigonometry, SO
far as its circles and its motions ex-
tend. Thus, the declination and the time
given, it will show the altitude and the
latitude at any hour and at any place.
The instrument is constructed on correct
mathematical principles, and will, it is
believed. be useful in high attitudes where
the needle traverses badly. Its accuracy
depends on the correctness of the chrono-
meter, by which the index or gnomon is
moved. also, as must necessarily be the
case, upon its adjustment to the meridi-
an of the place. Commercial Bulletin,
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KNEW She WoULD.-Deacon W
was a staid and honest Deacon in one of
the interior towns in this State, who had
a vein Of dry, caustc humor in his COM
position. The deacon had boy of some
dozen summers, who was somewhat in
clned to be little ugly when not under
the parental eye, In school, especially,
John was a source Of constant annoyance
to the teacher. One day the mistress
punished him for some misdemeanor, and
John went home, crying, to enter his conf.
plant, and told his father that the mis-.
tress had whipped him.
What w exclaimed the deacon, ele-
waiting his eyebrows, "been whipped ?"
Ya-a-as," sobbcd the boy.
"And did you let IL woman whip ye?"
shouted the old deacon.
Ya-a-as. couldn't help it."
Well, John, YOU little rascal, you 90
to school tomorrow, and if Miss----un-
dertakes to whip yc agin, you just pitch
in don't let a woman whip ye if ye can
help it. Don't take any stick to strik,
with, but ye may strike, scratch, bite. and
kicl, as much as ye'rc mind to-"
The next day the boy went to school,
and emboldcncl by the permission given
by his father, was soon brought before the
tribunal Of violated rules. The teacher
undertook to correct him, and he dil
his father had told him. The ..sIl ,,ls
that Jon got a most unmarcitai troun:,n.
and was thoroughly subdued. When he
went home, he went to his father, cry
ing
"Well, dad, got an awful bad licking
to day."
"What!' ~ said the old deacon, "Lave
you let that woman phip yo again?'
Ya-a-as," whimpered john. "I
kicked her, and struck her, and fit all [
could, but she lNmmei me orfulIy."
Aha ~ chucllel the humorous ok
deacon, "you tarnal little fool, l knew
she would, and she'll give ye trouncins
every time she undertakes it, and advise
you to behave yourself in future"
John began TO have some perception oe
his fathers motive, and ever after was =
sadler and wiser boy.
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An ARREsr.--SOmo years ago, a sni4l.
sized man went to the plantation Of
gentleman not far from Louisville, who
was light in wit, but rather heavy in flesh.
with piece of paper in his hand, folded
in form, and known By the abbrcviatioi
of ca. So. Having found the owner Of
the plantation in the field, he expllinc
his business, when he was requested to
read his capias, which commenced as usu.
al-You are hereby commanded with GU.
delay to take the body Of etc.
Hump" says the prisoner, stretching
himself on his back, I'm ready
Oh, but you don't expect me to carry
you in my orms?'
'Ccrtaiuly; you must take my body
you know. | do not wish to resist the
process of the law, but sbmic wi.h Cheer
falness.'
Will you wait until can bring cart %
Can't promise. l may recover from
my fatigue in the meantime
We'll, what must | do?'
You must do your duty
And there he lay immovablc until tie
sheriff left, when he LEFT also,
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-04-27

Some minister's wives would be re-
lieved of great burden of responsibility
that does not belong to them in the fol-
lowing just principles were generally as
sented to-
First, The relation of pastors wife
to a congregation is the same as that of
every other woman her marriage with
minister invests her with no office, and
gives her no prominence. Secondly, her
dutios are the same as those commanded
by the Apostle Paul to be performed by
Gvery other Christian woman in the mar
ried state-no more and no less. Third
ly, when she performs these to the best of
her ability, nobody ought to complain
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Speech of DR.. Ushor Parsons.

Speech of DR.. Ushor Parsons.
At Putin Bay Island, September 10. 1855. the
celebration of the 45th Anniversary of the
Battle of Lake Erie.
DR.. Usher Parsons, of Providence, r,
l., the Surgeon of the flagship Lawrence
at the time Of the battle, on being intro
duced, gave detailed and thrilling ac-
count of the engagement. His address
was listened to with the most intense in
terest, and was frequently interrupted with
cheers that made the welkin ring. The
following portion of the address describes
the battle
Early in the morning of the 10th of
September, 1913, while We lay at anchor
in this Bay, cry came from masthead
-" Sail no" Ali hands leaped from
their births, and in few minutes the cry
was repeated, until six sail were announ-
ced. Signal was made to the squadron
-" Enemy IN sight get ua,der acay d"
and soon the hoarse sound of trumpets
and shrill pipe of the boatswains resounded
throughout our squadron with all hands
up anchor ahoy"
In passing out of this Bay, it was de-
sirable to go to the left of yonder islet,
but on being notified by Sailing Master
Taylor that adverse winds would prevent,
the Commodore replied, Go then sir to
the right, for this day l am determined to
meet and fight the enemy.
There was nine American vessels, car
rying "a guns and 400 men, and six Brit
ish vessels carrying 60 guns and 511
men.
At the head of our line were the Scor-
pion, Capt. Champlin, and Ariel, Lieut..
Packet-next the flagship Lawrence, of
20 guns, to engage the flagship Detroit /;
the Caledonia to fight the Hunter; the
Niagara, of 20 guns, to engage the Queen
Charlotte, and lastly, three small vessels
to fight the Lady Provost, of 13 guns,
and Little Belt Of 3 guns. Our feet
moved on to attack the enemy, distant, at
10 o'clock, about FIVE miles. The Com
modore now produced the Burgee, or
fighting flag, hitherto concealed in the
ship. 1t was inscribed with large white
letters on blue ground, legible through.
out the squadron" DOnh give up Tie
Ship "-the last words of the expiring
Lawrence, and now to be hoisted at the
masthead of tho vessel bearing his name
A spiritual appeal was made to the crew
and up went the flag to the fore-royal
amid hearty cheers repeated throughout
the squadron-and the drums and fife.
struck up the thrilling sound-aH hand
TO quarters. The matches or passage-way
to the deck were now closed, excepting
small aperture ten inches square, through
which light was admitted into the Sur
geons room, for receiving the wounded
: the floor of which was on a level with tn
J surface of the Lake, and exposing ther
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-04-27

Why is blindman's buff like sympa
thy because it is fellow feeling fora
fellow-creature.
"A man adyertises for competent per-
sons to undertake the sale of new medi-
cine and adds that 1t will be profitable
for the unaeTtaker.
"A person feeding printing press is
apt to catch cold, because he has to lay
on damp sheets.
A MUIR. Alfred Smith once defined
muff soft Thing which holds a lady's
hand without squeezing it.
"A poor Tilted blade says;
Womap's love is like Scotch snuff
You get one pinch, and that's enough"
Whereupon darkey of more sense, as
well as soul, responds.
Woman's lub like npy rubber
1t stretch &c more do more you lgt hel >.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-04-27

The KIND SIsTER.-Cecilia was ten
years old. She had little table of her
own. 1t stood in the drawing room. 1t
was covered with pretty things that her
friends had given her. She had on the
table glass dog, wax baby, a china
cradle, doll cups and sauccrs, and many
othar- toys.
or little sister Lucy could Just run
alone. She was so short she could harlly
see them; SO she stood on tptoe, and
rested her hands upon the table. She
leaned TOO hard. Tho table fell down and
many Of the toys were broken. What
did Cecilia do? Did she run to her and
slap her arm, and tell her she was a MS
chievous little plague, and ought to be
whipped? We have known little girls to
say so when they were angry with their
younger brothers and sisters.
What did Cecilia say?
She said, 1t was only an accident.
Dear little Lucy She did not mean to
break my toys.
Was not Cecilia kind and mcrciful
Will you not try to be so?
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-04-27

When 0. S. Fo1e7-so the story
runs-frst commenced the examination OF
bumps, some Of tue students in the New
York University were disposed to quiz
him. Apeculiar shaped squash was found
in the college yard, and a plaster cast
taken ofone end oft, quite closely re~eu.-
bling the cast of human skull. This
was taken to Fowler's rooms and he Was
given to understand that the original was
closely connected with Il literary insti,u-
tion. The phrenoIogist took the cast i'll
his hand and examined it with some care,
when bright thought struck him.
" You need not think young men, to catch
me" said he to the sludlnts; "do you
think | don't know the head of Horace
Greeley?''
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-04-27

ASHES FOR PoTAToEs-Rufus Brown
of Chelsea, Orange County, VT, says that
in an experiment tried by him the cain in
the crop Of potatoes by the use Of ashes
at the rate of teacupfu to the hill, was
about bushel half ofpotatoes for each
bushel of ashes used. The kind OF pota-
toes was the English pink eye" and
yield 200 bushels per acre. The ground
was planted May I, with the ashes in
holes and little dirt over them. 1t was
plowed and hoed June Is, the rows being
four feet apart and hills three feet The
ashes cost 10 cts, bushel, and potatoes
sold at 80 cents returning full 80 cents
a bushel for the ashes employed,
We find the above in the n. Y. Tri-
Lune. We tried the same experiment
last year on a small scale, in our garden,
with the same successful result. They
yielded half more than other potatoes in
the same garden, which were painted
without ashes, and were of superior quail
ty. BeiiowS, Fats Times.
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POETRY.
What Then P

a youth with expectations high,
With blooming cheek and sparkling eve,
Said to his father standing nigh,
" The path Of life now seems to lie
All smooth before me-bright with ioy;
My dearest little Jane and
Will soon be bounl by nuptial tie
And am also bound TO try
To shine lawyer by and by"
Tic father answercdlwith sigh,
What thenfn
"Then shall leave this cain. retreat,
(The thought is sorrowful, but sweet)
And in the courtroom take my scat
There boldly my opponent meet;
The crowd shall witness his defeat;
My triumph then will be complete,
And from the bench a smile will greet
The smartest lawyers on the street."
The father smiled at this conceit,
And said, "Perhaps you can't be beat
What then ?"
u shall be tbronged on every side
All who have causes to be tried
Will bid those lawyers stand aside
Who long have clustered, Dragged and lied ;
Ny fame will soon spread far and wide,
And wealth will flow in like the tides
And my espoused, my lovely bride,
No luxury shall be denied
In splendid carriages we shall ride,
And onward life will gentl7 glide,
Until old age my hands has tied"
Inc father now again replied,
What then ?"
Well when my bright career is DER
When have gathered ample store
Of stocks, and lands, aud 60 lden ore,
And when this head is old and hoar,
Death will be standing Mt the door
Aud must leave this mortal shore"
The father sighed, and said once more,
= " hat thenS"
His rosy cheeks grew pale as lead,
He sighed as TO Himself he said
When my beloved hav' wed,
Gritty, and Tidd, and Blackstone read.
Marched to the court with stately tread,
And light on legal questions shed
When all the joys Of youth have fed,
When hoary hairs grow on this head
The grave must be at last my bed,
Sad question, after man is dead,
:, What then ?"
New York Mdependent.
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honor his glorious achievements. The
maps Of your shores and inland towns and
counties are inscribed with his name and
the noble State Of Ohio and the United
States, are about to decorate the walls Of
their respective capitols with splendid rep
resentations of the battle we are this day
commemcrating.
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SMALL TALK-Of all the expedients to
make the heart lean, the brain gauzy, and
to thin life down to the consistency of a
cambric kerchicf, the most successful is
the little talk and tattIe which, in some
charmed circles, is courteously styled con-
versation. How human beings can live
on such meagre fare--how continue cxis-
tence in such famine of topics, and on
such short allowance of sense,--is a
great question, if philosophy could only
search it out.
All we know is, that such men and
women there are, who will 20 from fifteen
to fourscore, and never hint on their
tombstones, that they died at last of con-
sumption Of the head and marasmus of
the heart. The whole universe of God,
spreading out its splendors and terrors,
pleading for their attention, and they won.
der " where Mrs. Somebody got that d.
vine ribbon for her bonnet ?" The whole
wcrld of literature, through its thousand
trumps of fame, adjuring them to regard
its garnered stores of emotion and thought,
and they think, " It's high time, if John
intends to marry Sarah, for him to pop
the question:" When, to be sure, this
fippancy is apiccd with little envy and
malice, and prepares its small dishes of
scandal, and nice bits of detraction it be-
comes endowed with a slight, vcnomous
vitality, which does pretty well, in the
absensc Of soul, to carry on the machinery
ofliving, if not the reality of ljlc.-E. p.
Uhipple.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-04-27

Said our little Herbert, OF four years
old, to young man who was stopping at
our house, and vino wore moustache,
why do you have eyebrows all around
your mouth 2"
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-"You've destroyed my peace of
mind" said 4 dcsponding lover to a tru-
ant lass. at can't do you much harm
John for it was an amazing small piece
you had, any way :"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-04-27

A person bored by squirting man,
who persisted in asking questions about
his broken leg, replied, emphatically, ats
quite crooked-as you see."
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-04-27
The Baby,

The Baby.
Another little wave
Upon the sea of life;
Another soul to save,
Amid its toll and strife.
Two more little feet
To walk the dusty road;
To choose where two paths meet,
The narrow, or TIE broad.
Two more little hands
To work for good or i'll;
Two more little eyes;
Another little will.
Another heart to love,
Receiving love again;
And SO the baby came
A thing of JOY and pain.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-04-27

FAsHIoNADLE GLoyEs,-Letters from
Paris mention that the latest fashion for
gloves in that city is of Spanish leather,
embroidered,a and with cuff to protect the
wrist from cold or the sun.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-04-27

-Juries, like guns, are often
"charged," and sometimes with poor
ammunition.
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THE MIDDLEBURY REGISTER.
OFFICE IN coBss BLOCK, MAIN. STREET.
M E A d &c FU LII e r,
PUBLISHERS AND PRoPRIEToRs.
RuFus MEAD, WIN. J. FULLER.


THE REGISTER will be sent one year, by mail,
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Delivered by carrier, paid in advance. 90
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ditional.
No paper discontinued until arrearages
are paid, unless at the option of the proprietors
S. NJ PETTENGILL & Co., Advertising Agents,
1l9 Nassau St., N. Y, and 10 State St., Boston,
are authorized to receive advertisements for
this paper at the same rates as required by us.
s. r. NILES, (successor to V. b. Palmer,)
Newspaper Advertising Agent, No l scollay's
Building, Court Street, Boston, is authorized to
receive advertisements for this paper at our
lowest rates
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WARN RECEPTION.

Rustious wrote letter to his love,
And filled it full of warm aud keen desire
He hoped TO raise RIme-and so he did;
The lady put his nonsense in hetre
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THE FAMILY BIBLE,

With Notes and Instructions. Published by
me American Tract Society. Also the Family
Testament, for sale at COPELAKD's.
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ARRIVALS AT PRINCIPAL HOTELS

BROWNS HOTEL.-G Wiltse, USN; q IA
LA Hare I. Md S &C. NJ MI! BBT0wns Va " Ward
DO; Harvey, do; Mr. and Mrs Keenan,. Va: W
OvsrtOn, do; r FOutain, do; GOOding anu Ia ~
do fizhHs do SoWSIE do
ESPs, Mss Ftzaa hsfR[ T Saa Iafy R aSi
DO; Maj d ferieit, UsN; II CLAW. Pa; .IMs[S ss,
Steen, Md; T. a Spidden, GSN; ] BicksTton,
Nd; Tsylor, Ky; Miss F Moore. do; K Crutch'
do; I Green, Ill; w q Talburtt, Md; N w Gray,
London; X Theyard and lady Va; Miss [. TAYLOR,
do, Miss b Edison, do.
NATIONAL HOTEL.-R Bowie of w. Md: 7
u Mclean, n Y; Thompson, v v; r Clark do;
Starbuck, Pa; DR. Gree n, do; g McRea Ala; w
Mass. Mssh g. d gg5N%1 g,
lady, y y; W Coates, DO; q Robinson. do: :
DCwnsG, DO; A Conway, Pa; q Cloush and Iady %:
Emmett and lady, do: Jno Emmett and adv do:
g C"rliss and dadg hter, X /; Dennis. MI: r.
Prentlss, dc; e Clifford, do. "
wlLLARDS' HOTEL.-S Brown. Ne. = y
Lee, Va; NJ .. Merrill; ] c Harris, ny; n Pat-
ney. La; BabrYn, ny; Dr Gardner, Del; II J
sfd IesSas; NY Or Peek nsN; Eilis ny;
and AL, do; Mrs GRACE. do; Miss c Arthurs, do:
Lieut. n DAVIDSON, UsN; Gilman, Nd; Mrs Gil,
I Ms9. Md r Davis. Ne; I Davis. NJ;
AbsInethy, USN; DIR Meous Pa: " n Pancnoit
dol w Pepper, do: DE Forest and iady. y
III walton Va; Miss Walton, Ind; ID Kearney,
kIRKWOoD HOUSE.-A Brooke, Md: l. vii
,HlsnSon. u; 7 Puthams NY; B mart Cal; A ii
kssdsd Fem; r% adss VI nss pS a DO;
Williams &c; Col lawrence do; SY Sfr oN'
Va. '' y" " ih.loh'
UNITED STATES HOPEL.-T Watson. Ten.
Achley, " Y. - ."
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The Restorative Is put up In bottles Of thrt

The Restorative Is put bottles Of three slzee,
VIZ: large, medium, and small the small holds hat
pint and retsIls for one dollar per bottle the me-
dunn holds at least twenty per cent. IN proper
ton than the small retalls for two dollars per bot
tie; the large holds quart, ~ per cent more in
Proportion, aad retaIls for SIS.
%. J. WOOD l. CO., Propriet0rs, SI2 Hroadway
New York, iin the great N. Y. Wire Railing Esisb'
lshnIent,l and ia Market street, st. Louis, Mo;
and sold BY all good Druggists aud Fancy Goods
Dealers. mar l6 S;awIy ro
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WARREN WHITE SULPHUR sPRlNGS'
w WARREN COUNTY: MIReiSinn .,ru "a

WARRES WHITE sULPH .st.i sPRiN'S'
This PLEASANT MOUNTAIN NE MA
vi s' SsnaSs,69: q: s q s:s
advantages for obtaining the best Provis-
ions nj delicaeies OF the season from the Wash
ington and AiexandIia markets, such Is Crabs,
Fnrties Fish. &C. besides supplies OF Mutton,
Wild Honey, c., from the markets Of the Valley
and Mountains adjacent to the Springs.
Passengers from Baltimore, Washington, Rich
mond and the lower country, will leave AlexendLia
in the morning, and reach Buckton station by the
Manass Gap Railroad at II o'clock the same day.
Comfortable Coaches will be In readiness to con-
vey visitors to the Springs from Buckton, distance
one mile. From Staunton and Winehester daily
line of Coaches connects with the Manassas Gap
Railroad.
TERMS.
a. ~ a. -~--- ----- W
----- -. ----- - - s-.~- 20 20
Children and Servants half the above rates.
To families, parties engaging Board for several
persons, reasonable deduction will be made. ,
Mrs. X. PRITCHARTTw will have the principal
management and control, aided by competent male
assistants in every department.
FRANCIS 6. FOX will be Superintendent.
25-2n