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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-08-27

RECOVERED TREASURES AT large
hotel in an Atlantic city, one day, II
lively conversation arose over the fish AZ
dinner, and several Of the guests related
some extraordinary stories about finding
pearls and other valuables in the entrals
OF fish, when an old man, who had been
quietly listening 10 what was passing,
broke forth with the following: "When
l was young man | was employed in a
large importing house in this city, and as
usual with most persons of my age then.
l fell in love with a certain young lady.
and in due course Of time WAS engaged.
About two months before our marriage
was TO take place. | WAS suddenly sent TO
Europe on very important business, oc-
casioncd by the death of one of the firm
in Europe. took hasty and affection
ate leave Of my intended, with the prom
ise to hear from each other often was
detained somewhat lJnger than expected,
but just before sailed for home pur-
chased handsome and very valuable
diamond ring, intending it for the we'd
ding ring and when coming up New
York Bay, expecting shortly to be with
her who was soon TO be mine, was
glancng over the morning papers, which
had been brought aboard by the pilot
boat, when, what should | see but an
account Of her marriage with another,
which so enraged me that, in my passion,
l threw the ring overheard. A few days
after was dining at this very hotel fish
was served up, and, in eating, bit on
something hard, and what do you suppose
it was ?"
1.-The diamond ring !" exclaimed sew
crai
"No,' said our friend, preserving the
same gravity, 't was fish bone"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-08-27

'lIow disconsolatc you look !" said a
bucket TO his fcllow bucket as they were
going to the well.
"Ah," replied the other, 81 was re-
fecting on the uselessness of our being
filed; for let us go away ever so full, we
always come back empty"
"Dear me how strange to look at it in
that way" said the bucket "Now !
enjoy the thought that however empty
We come we always 50 away full. Only
look at it in that light, and you'll be as
cheerful ms I am"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-08-27

A Traveller in Virginia overlook man
riding harcbacked and bony horse, with
wi-p of hay for briIle-the owner
himself being clad in the coarscst home-
spun and giving evidence of extreme
poverty. "Whose land is this ?" asked
the traveller. ''Aline," said the Virgin
ian. They rode mile further and the
same question was asked "Mine," again
was the reply. They went on another
mile and the same question was repeated.
"Wall," said the Virgininn, "ihis land
is mine, too; but don't you think, stranger,
that I'm so all fired poor as TO own all
the land in this county,"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-08-27

Every one has heard of the bothered
defended, who being acquitted of the charge
Of stealing a quantity of pork, breathlessly
asked the lawyer. What shall do with
the pork ?" We hear of a lawyer who
recently found himself in bad predica-
ment. lie defended culprit charged
with the larceny of a watch, eloquently
argued his clients entire innocence, but
failed to convince the jury, VINO brought
in verdict Of gulty.-Thereupon the
advocate turned to policeman, and hand
ing him package, implorinGly said, "For
heavens sake, take this stolen watch, /
had it in my pocket when l addressed the
jury, and it was as heavy as lead."-Ne,s
BE lfoId Mercury.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-08-27

Wit and gayety answer the same
purpose that fire does in damp house
-dispersing chills, and drying up mould,
and making all wholesome and cLeer-
full.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-08-27

NOTICE,
l Y We shall be at the Store of Beckwith & Co.,
NAY 81, AMI will pay the highest market prices
or Prime Batter. Can also furnish Tubs and
Boxes at retail and wholesale.
p. & Il. T. BRISTOL.
Middlebury, April 18th, 1867. 3tf
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-03-01
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
The Change.

Our readers will notice that with
this number a change takes place IN
the edlt0r>hip of the Opi"ton, our
namcappearinginstead of MIR. Earle's.
We have made an arrangement with
Mr.. Earle by which we are to pub
fish the paperfor eighteen months,he
still retaining ownership ofthe office.
Whether our connection with it will
then cease or not, depends upon cir
cumstancrS. The Opinion is recciv-
ing a fair share OF patronage, and
has good prospect of success
The people of Bradford are giving il
4 hearty support, and although ON
list OF SUI scribcrS in some towns III
the county, is not as large as ii
should he, Yet perhaps it is as large
a. could Unexpected from the efforts
made to obtain subscribers. We
hope the present patrons Of the pa
per will continue their support.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-03-01
Local Items.

PROF. CHENEY'S LECTURE.-Our
citizens had a very rich treat in the
lecture on Music, delivered at the
Town Hall on last Friday evening,
by Prof. Moses e. Cheney, OF Bar
nard; and which by urgent request
of those who heard it, was repeated |
on Saturday evening.
His manner of treating his subject
is entirely original, relieving 1t from
all dulness. Commencing with the
first that we know of music, he
brought us up to the present style
of singing, giving many very strlk-
ing illustrations Of the peculiar
STYLES of reading and singing which
were common in the early history Of
our country. His transitions from
grave to mirthful, from the sublime
to the iaughable, were very happy,
and such as none but a "Chcney0
could effect. He often drought
down the house" with his inimita
bic manner OF relating anecdotes
and giving illustrations in singing,
and as often touched the heart with
his illusions to the fresides of oul
childhood, the good old days of tho
) back log and 'fore.stick,' and al
the sweet memories that clustel
around those old as socialions, ant
) the grand old tunes learned in tn,
old log school house or kitchen.
At one time he showed that "Olt
lIundrcd,n in the hands Of skill
y full player, may be n fine dancini
tune; but as he did not wish to lcay
it there the audience were requisite
to Join with him in singing it to tn
= words "Be Thou O, God" &C., whic
=, produced an effect not easily DESERT
=, ed. lie showed the wonderful pov
-, cr Of music in framing the charactt
=. of a people, giving quotations frol
=, some of our old patriotic songs.
,el Being good specimen of a re,
nj "Green Mountain Boy" he is prol
=. of his native state and after payir
most eloquent tribute to the o
!, masters in music Mozart, Hand,
~ Hayden and others. he drew a COZ
:. parison with our own authors OF I
- last and preceding generations,w
A.. have composed heart stirring me
:. dies that will be sung while t
. world stands.
ty Although the entertainmcntlast
IN. about one and one half hours, t
- audience, which was composed
IN. our best citizens, felt regret tn
IN. it had not been longer. We no
rn' he will return again, az we are su
cd he will always find full and q
de preciating audience.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-03-01

SOME COOP WITH THE EvU..-lt
is we'll to extract all the comfort we
can from President JohnSon's untor-
tunate course. For this reason we
copy the following from the Wash
ington correspondence Of the New
York Evening Post. with the remark
that there may be something i'll il,
after all
"Mr. Johnson's blundcrs and or
orS have, after all, had one good ef
/ feet. When the war ceased, the
whole Southern white population
with few exceptions, had ceased t'
regard the Federal Government a
their head they acknowledged its
superior strength they submltte,
to its orders they dared not resis
I The mandate Of the lowest officer
wearing the Federal blue; but that
was all. the Government was i'll NJ
other way than as master, part @
their life all their thoughts ofgov
eminent were separate from 1t
away from it ; they did not recog
niZe it as their Government, no
themselves as part Of it ; they were
utterly strayed from it. But Mr.
Johnson's peculiar attitude changed
all this from being uninterested
; they became interested in the con
; test between him and Congress
they took sides in it before the
knew ii {; they became partisan
within the Federal Government
r their hopes and their expectation
5 were once more stirred by event
, happening at Washington { h
cord of sympathy between then
selves and the central life Of the II;
g ton. which had been broken, wa
), reunited; they are again, to all il
tents, a part of the people of ii
s United States, and look as much
s Washington as any of the Northci
|. people. Ii is something to hay
0 gained this much ont Of the bitt,
S struggle Of t he last eighteC
months"
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-03-01

EVERY MAN HIS OWN MEASURE
MAKER.-Thc following rules by
which every one can saw and nail
boards can make his own measures,
we find it in an Eastern paper:
4 barrel contains 1880 cubic
inches. A box "a inches long by Is
wide and % inches decp-that is,
on the inside-will hold just a bar
rel.
A half barrel. Make q box for
this "a inches by l6, and ii inches
deep. This will contain 5,37G cubic
inches, or just half barrel.
A bushel. This has 2,l50 4.1C
cubic inches. A bushel box will hc
l6 inches by 1G $40 inches square
and inches deep.
A half bushcl. a box - inches
long by II 2.l0 inches wide and
inches deep, will hold n half bushel
Peck. A box s inches by $ All
inches square, and s inches deep, il
Il peek.
Half Peck. Is s by s inche
square, and 2 10 inches deep, o
i 26S s 10 cubic inches.
Half Gallon. This contains Is
4 10 cubic inches. A box Z by
inches and 4 $40 inches deep, ha
, just that quantity.
Quart. 4 by inches square, am
4 2.l0 inches deep.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-03-01

THE ART OF PRINTING.-Recent
historical discoveries in France show
that Charles VIII, while command.
ing the grand army of Italy, in li94.
s, issued printed bulletins Of his
battles and victories, the same as
Napoleon did several centuries later.
And this was less than fifty years
after the invention of printing. ut a
time when, according to current
ideas, the great art was used for no
other purpose than to make copies
of psalm.books and Of the ancient
classics. This discovery proves, on
the contrary, that newspapers sprang
into existence almost at the cradle
of printing, whose applicability tc
the diffusion of popular intelligence
was perceived far earlier than ha,
generally been supposed.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-03-01

to feel the heavy weight of rebel in
In view Of these facts
the passage of this bill will be hailed
with JOY by Southern loyalists; and
although the rebels and Northern
copperheads NAV cry ont military
despotism." vet the loyal masses OF
the country will look upon 1t as a
measure calculated to promote the
welfare of the nation.
The bill which Congress has pass
ed provides for the division OF the
ten specified states into FIVE militia
ry districts. and that the President
ahal! assign to the command Ofeach
an army officer not below the rank
of Brigadicr General. with sufficient
military force who shall .'protcct all
persons in their rights Of person and
property, suppress instruction, dis
order and violence, and punish or
cause to be punished ali diSturoers
of tie public peace, and CRIMINALS =;
and TO this end he may allow local
civil tribunals to take jurisdiction
OF and try offenders, or, when IN his
Judgment it may be necessary tor
the trial of offenders, he shall have
power to organize military commit
tees or tribunals for that purpose
and all interference under color %
state authority with the exercise o
military authority under this act
shall be null and void.
This act shall cease to operate II
any state when a constitution and
government in conformity with the
constitution of the United States has
been formed and adoptcd-all male
, citizens being voters without regan
to race or color, except those dis
franchsed for rebellion or felony
and approved of by Congress, ant
when said state has. by Legislature
elected under said constitution
| adopted the constitutional amend
mcnt; and then said state shall b
entitled to representation IN Con
- gress, and until said rebel stat,
= are admitted to representation
;. Congress, all civil government ther
| in Shall be deemed provisional o.
, ", in all respects subject to the pa
? amount authority of the Unite
t States.
/. Under the working OF this ne
c system quiet and order will in
5, great measure be restored at Il
G South, and however much we IN;
e regret the necessity for snhlectll
II these states to military authorlt
h we can but feel that military for
PC is indispensable to the maintenan
It. of legal authority and justice.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-03-01

HEAVY OyEN.-Mr. Geo. Baldwin
took TO market from this place, on
Monday. the best pair of oxen we
have seen for long time. They
were fatted by Miller Richardson OF
Corinth, and weighed, after being
driven from Corinth to this village.
1880 pounds.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-03-01

NEW SMUGGLING CoNTRIvANCE.
On the Ogsden frontier, Richard
Kane was detected on Tuesday, in
the act Of smuggling liquor from
Canada. One OF the beams in his
sleigh rack was bored about seven
feet with two inch auger, and con.
talned about three gallons OF whis-
key. 1t was so constructed as to de.
ceivc the most prying eyes, and was
only discovered by the merest acct.
dent,
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-03-01
THE CONDITION OF IRELAND

THE CONDITION OF IRELAND
The cable reports afford us but mea-
gre information regarding the recent
rising in Ireland. but we infer from
statements at hand that it was not
a formidable revolt, or one that as.
sumed proportions sufficient to dig
Nifty it by calling it arevOlution. 1t
will, however, have good effect III
the end, as it will keep public atten-
ton attracted to the wrongs OF ma
ton. which is not without sympathy
even in England. a meeting was
recently held in Manchester, at
which John Bright presided, to con
slider the subject of Irish grievances.
Among the Speakers was the o.
Donahue, and in the course of his
remarks he thus briefly set forth
( the condition of Ireland
In Ireland there were about
600 900 persons occupying land as
tenants. This number included on
~ the heads OF families, but taking
the moderate estimate OF Lord Dni-
ferin that each family consisted OF
five. they would have an agricnitu
raj population OF close upon 3,ooo,
coo. OF the 100000 heads OF fam
lies abont $4,000 were tenants a
will. without leases, and could be dis
, uoSSesscd of the land on the servlc,
, of a six months notice to quit; Their
were therefore 5o0.0O0 persons II
Ireland without legal security otan,
kind for the possession OF theI
farms. each of whom at the end O
six months might lind himself Oh th
- road side. in the poor house. or, II h
f could Scrape few pounds together
j.. on board an American ship. The
might have tolled upon their farm
: from morn till night, and III SO d'
S ing they might have improved tn
! letting value Of the land, but nevc
(. theIcss the law enables the landlord
q TO eject the tenant without glvln
it him scarcely shilling Of compcnS;
4 ton.
e There were millions of his fellow
{ countrymcn living in Ireland fro
II wear to year in this state OF inSeC
t rity. 1t rendered them the mere
;; slaves: and unless they were dltlc
" emily constituted from the men
: Manchester, III their innost sou
/ they long for the overthrow of a 81
TEN which compelled them to c
a. durc such a life. Then, again Il
70 tenant could not bargain he mu
If keep his farm on amy terms on wine
~ it was offered to him, or bring eth
Y ruin or misery upon himself a
,s. those dearest to him. 1t was t
te fashion to talk in some quarters
an if land in Ireland was to be had
the asking. whereas the truth "
there was no land to be had, beca,
A t the landlords fancied it to be III
St interest to have as few tenants
on possible, to keep the popuiat'
ON at a low ii. "c.'
ho This statement certainly appe
MS. to the Sympathles OF the people
ne all nations, and the redress OF IL
on grievances will follow speedily
great electoral reform agitati
an which seems on the eve Of succe!
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-03-01
TraRec0nStructlon Bill.

Congress has at last announced
its policy in regard to the rebel
states, by the passage of the SteV-
ems Sherman Reconstruction bill,
which will give some definite course
of action, and provide a way for
solving the problem of reconStruc-
ton. The masses of the North and
the loyal men Of the South, who
have opposed Mr.. Johnson'S policy
ard adhered to the doctrine that |
Congress held the only proper au.
thollty for the reconstruction Of the
governments of the rebellious States,
have |, V felt the necessity for the
announcement by Congress of some
definite policy, whereby tie present
chaotic state Of affairs at the South
might be remedied. Ever since Lee
surrendered the remnant of his shat
tered army to Grant and his victori-
Gus lcgions, there has been wanting
some decisive action by which the
people of the South might know just
how. aud on what terms they might
regain their forfeited rights, and re-
turn to their former places under
the Old flag, and participate i'll the
government of the country, and this
bill supplies that deficiency.
The preamble to this bill asserts
that in the rebel states no iega'
state governments or adequate pro
lection for life or property now OK
ist, and that it is necessary tina
peace and good order should be en-
forced in said states until loyal ant
republican state governments cal
be legally established; and th!
statement is fully substantiated b.
those who have the means Of know
ing the condition of affairs and tn
temper Of the people at the South
and il is certain that nothing bu
military rule can secure the live
and property Of citizens, and pr,
serve peace and good order, unit
these state governments can be II
organized on loyal basis.
Gen. SicNlrs, commanding
North and South Carolina, distint
~ ahrms that i'll his Judgment, !
jury could be found in the who
state of South Carolina which won
convict a man for killing soldic
aud that garrsons cannot remain
those states five are to rely UP,
civil courts TO protect the soldi,
and property of the United Stat
nor il we are to turn over to the e
IL couts for trial soldiers and of
crs who may be charged with Ulie
es. lie says that soldiers and oilic
could not expect justice at the hai
of Southern courts and .jurics; t
in cases Of injuries inflicted on
diers they do not even indict the
Tenders. This and similar testim'
from all parts of the South, she
the necessity for putting the re
States under military control, ;
making the civil tribunals subst
lent to military authority.
At the close Of the war, the !
els were humble, disposed to
knowledge their faults, and ace
such terms as n generous cove
mc.1t might dictate; hut now II
are naughty and boas,ful as @,
TneaSon has not been made odio
and in the Southern states 10y,
t. the oA government is not an
or but iS y by-word and reproacl
And the result il the men who
cocted and upheld the rebellion
troll The courts and state gov
meatS, and the fex Who renal
true 10 the old 6sg hays bcen m
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-03-01

NEBRAsKA.-N c brask Il a s
promptly decided tobccome the thir.
ty seventh State OF the Union, which
event will formally take place when
the President, having been officially
iniorl d, issues his proclamation OF
the TACT. The requirement made by
the United States Government upon
Nebraska, that she should alter her
Constitution by granting impartial
suffrage, was unprecedented, but il
ought to have one good effect at the
present time. 1t will teach the Sc
coded States that the Federal Gov
eminent is no reSpecter of persons
persons or sections. What it asks il
one quarter, so far as it has the right
it asks in another. The disaiiectet
politicians in the seeded States hav,
been laborlng reproduce the impress
sion that their people alone arc sub
jcctcd tounhcard of conditions of ad
; mission to the Union, instead Of he
: ing let III upon equal terms with TIN
others. Now this case of Nebrask
|, dispels their sophistrles. Here wa
. a community, loyal and every wa
D fit for admission to the Union, G,
: cept that they had, by the terms {
I their Constitution, excluded negroe
from the polls. The United State
9 Government ordered revision {
c that clause as the condition of az
o mission, and it has been accepte
. and complied with. The examp]
~ cannot but make n good impressio
upon the PEOPLE Of the South.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-04-03

ease by planting eight acres in cotton
and four in corn, than by putting it
all in corn or all in cotton. And if
so, the planter, with crop of two,
thirds cotton and one-third corn, will
realize more net money from his crop
than by planting all in corn.
Did space allow, I think I could
prove that corn was the least remu-
nerative cropa South Carolina planter
can cultivate. Corn cannot be shipped
to exchange for such family supplies
rs we do not and cannot grow; corn
will not pay off freedmen for labor;
corn suffers more from drought than
any crop we plant, and corn exhausts
the land more than cotton and as
much as any of the other grains. All
these are facts that can be proven
but I have said enough already. Very
respectfully,
D. WYATT AIKEN.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-04-03

sidert, and row the most obnoxious
measures pass, not by two-thlrds, but
three-fourths majority. We must
change our entire policy, and estab-
lish in earnest the legal equality of
the freedmen. Is
Let us show the North that we are
done with slavery forever; that we
desire to see the negroes educated,
elevated and prosperous; maintain q
dignified silence in regard to their
leading men; put down lawlessness
and violence in every district; make
o platform upon which the whites
and intelligent freedmen can stand,
and we will succeed yet in forming a
Government under which we all can
live. Otherwise, we may be finally
blotted out as States, disfranchised as
citizens, and rendered penniless beg
gars. God grant that our people may
look ut these things as they really
are, and act accordingly. "Be ye
wise as serpents, but harmless as
doves
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-04-03
Insurance Companies.

Some of the Northern insurance
companies have exhibited, recently,
Q most narrow-minded policy in rela-
tion to merchants and other business
men Of the Jewish faith We are
glad to see that large meeting has
been held at Richmond, composed
principally of Hebrews, at which the
agents of some insurance companies
attended. The meeting was to ex-
press their just feelings of indigna-
ton, and to denounce and protes'
against the recent action Of several
Northern insurance companies, in
structing their agents to take no more
"Jewish risks" The Eraminer SAYS
that the Synagogue was crowded at
an early hour, and those present were
the most respectable of that class of
our fellow-citizens known as Jews
all of them old merchants and bust
ness men Of Richmond-and large
number OF other prominent citizens.
The meeting was called to order by
nominating Gustavus A. Meyers,
Esq, as Chairman, and Gen. Moore
as Secretary. Resolutions were
adopted condemning the action of
the Etna Insurance Company, of
Hartford, the Manhattan, the Hano-
yer, the Niagara and the Republic,
Of New York. We commend these
proscriptive companies. to the atten-
tion of those who may desire to in
sure, as rather too punctual for gene
ral patronage.