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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-09-21
THE Observation-Disclosures WAR

Against all impositions upon the people, and
Science, following the glorious example, is out
AGAINST THE PRISONERS
who sell sugar of lead hair dyes that not only
ruin the hair, but paralyze the system Impos-
tore
WHO DkS ROY TIE UNAWARY
should he put down by law. In the meantime,
Cristadoro's Excelsior Hair Dye
is offered under the guarantee of Professor Chill
ton, the famous analytical chemist, is an efficient,
Pure and Harmless Preparation.
CHRISTADOR0'S HAIR PRESERvATIvEa az
a Dressing, acts like II charm on the Hair after
Dyeing. Try it. 22ml
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COLLECTORS NOTICE.

( NOLLECIOR'S NOTICE.
~ The nonresident prOprietors of the town OF
Granville, IN the Contuy OF Addison and State OF
Vermont, are hereby notified that the town take,
assessed in the years of lS61 and 1868 and 1864
a.d lso the State and State School taxes OF 1856
and 10 also School District taxes in Schuo,
District No. nine Tor the years 1868 and 1869. nj
so Highway taxes in Highway District No. eley-
en- III for the years 1865 and 1869 remain either
in whole or in part unpaid on the following de-
scribed lands in said town, to WITT
Lot No. AZ. I'd Division, original right of Dam
el Russell, taxes set to +. c. Bramhall & To: Lot
No. ~, I'd Division, original right Of John Lard
taxet set to +. G.. Bramhall & Co.; Lot No. 80
I'd Division, origin ! right o; Thomas Wood, tax
es set to L. c. Bramhall 4 Co.; Lot No 100, Sd
Division, original right OF Daniel Beman, take,
set to E. c. Bramhall & Co.; Lot No. 2l0 I'd Di-
vson, original right Of Aaron J. Bouge, ana
part of Lot 200, 2d Division, srgna light OF Ben
jamin Sheldon, taxesset TO David Mussev; Lot
No. II, I'd DIVISION original right Of James
Luce, taxes set to Dickerson, liam F. and l.
Bacon Lot No. 40, I'd Division, original right
of Benjamin Scott, taxes set to DickeTson, Vim,
f., an Bacon L.; Lot No. 1.5, LIST Division, ori :
nal light Of kzrs Sheldon, taxes set to Lew
Rhoads: twenty acres OF Lot No. Ia, original
right OF John Thompson, and 81 Division taxes
set TO Ambrose Say els; and so much of sad
ianis will be sold at public auction, at f. b. Dim
,eks HoIel, in said Granville on tie 30th dav OF
October, next at one O'Clock, p. NJ, as Shall he
requisite to discharge said taxes, with costs un.
lsss previously paid.
Da ed at Granville, this 18th day OF september,
A. d. 1869.
HOMER p. HAYES,
2ew3 First Constable & Collector
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NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN

~ That application will be made at the next
ession OF the General Assembly ct the State OF
Vermont Tor charter OF a Ferry on Lake Cham
plain. between Adams Ferry, in the tcwn OF Pan
ton, State OF Vermont, to Rarber's Point in the
town OF Westoort, Essex County, New York.
PantOn, September l2Ih, 1863. 20
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Panton, SO.
Bremen geese, do. 50.
Native geese, do. 50. -.
Muscovey ducks, S. and W. 8. Allon,
Pauton, 81. tM
Lot of Poultry, s. and W. =. Allen,
Panton, So.
LOT OF BULL Pups.
Sheprhed dogs,S. and W.. S. Allen, Pan
ton, diploma,
BEST LOT PLUMs.
LIST Premium, Ira Brown, New Ha-
ven, SO.
BEST LOT or GRAPES.
I'd Premium, Ira Brown, Now Haven,
So.
FLORAL HALL.
Miss A. Leavitt, Largest collection
memorial buttons, So.
II. M. Tobin, Middlcbury, penmanship,
diploma.
MECHANICS.
To III. s. Landon, Middlebury, for best
root cutter, diploma and SO.
N. B. Doughlas, Cornwall, for hay
loader, diploma and $40.
To George H. Bartlett, Bristol, for
best plows, diploma and So.
Ira Brown, New Haven, fruit crate
diploma.
Durfee 4 Eastman, Bristol butter tubs
diploma.
E. Daniels, North Ferrisburgh, case Of
doeskins and cassimeers, diploma and
$500.
National Horse Nail Co., Vergennes
sample of nails, diploma and $500.
Harvey Yale, Middlebury, evener IS
Strong & Ross, Vergennes, vince
stocks, bent sleigh stuff, seat backs, &c.
diploma and So.
On Thursday the crowd was very large
estimated at 10000 persons.
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Election.

The following is the result of the cleo
ton in Vermont, showing majority of
over twenty thousand for the Republican
nominee candidate for Governor in vote
Of 1881. All but six small towns are
included in the following tables.
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Rsnne's Pain-Kiiling Magic Oil Is the best thing
to for frost bites ehblains burns sealds
Commissions, and other painful troubles you ever
tried. at wo.ks like a charm"
EY-sold by II. "A suELDox. Middisbury, VI.
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PECULIAR ADAPTABTLTTY
Brandreth,s Pills.

Their peculiar adaptability to all constitutions
as eleansere of the bowels and the blood has esab
lished their great merit. They restore the liver,
the spleen and even the heart to healthy action
when other remedies have been used without pro-
ducing any benefit. They do not expose thoso who
use them to and danger, being safe as sslutary.
Extract fcom Letter 10 Dr. BrdnIreh from r. J.
Ray. Esq., ?. W., Hammonton, ~ j.
"ln 1888 was in poor health, and my friends
as well as myself supposed that my earthly voy-
age would soon terminate. But after taking one
box of Brandreth's Pills, began to feel better
Well, sir, when | had used up twelve boxes was
a well, healthy man-my weight having gone
from ISL pounds up to lj2 pounds then order
ed a supply, and between that time aud the pre-
sent have retailed three thousand dollars worth
of these invaluable pills, and am quite sure that
have thereby been instrumental in saving thou
sand of lives.
'Yours, truly, G j. RAY, p. NJ"
Sold by all Druggists. Observe my name 10
white letters in the government stamp
r, BRANDRETH
22ml
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Tho State Fair.

The nineteenth Annual Fair of the
State Agricultural Society which occurred
last week at Burlington was complete
SUGGEST financially and as an exhibition of
stock and mechanical inventions. The
numbers in attendance were almost be-
yond belief Tho weather was fine from
beginning to end, and the arrangements
for Accommodations though considered am
ME. were =, fnnnd tn he hardly sufficient.
Addison County was fairly represented
as to number Of entries, and we'll repre-.
sented in excellence of articles on exbibi.
ton.
Among the premiums taken We notice
the following:
STOCK HORSES, CLASS l-wITH B
COLTS.
End Premium, Gen. Put, Hone and
Leland, Middlebury, $50.
STOCK HORSES CLASS 3-srALLIoNs 6
YEARS.
Sd Premium, VIVA. Curler, Panton
STATIONS 8 YEARS OLD.
LIST Premium, F. L. Leland, Middle.
bury, $l2.
I'd Premium, Harvey Yale, Middle
bury,s5.
srALLIoNs, sELDIsds Oh MARE, CLASS
5rH.
LIST Premium, fllies, 2 years, HI. K.
Gaines, Panton, IS.
aEsrLEMAN's DRIVING HORSES 9rH.
CLASS.
LIST Premium, Darwin Rider, Middle.
bury, (Charmer), S75.
HORSES FOR ALL WORK.
Sd Premium, James r. Mead, Shore.
ham, IS.
srEEKs-3 YEARS OLD.
LIST Premium, Il. j. Kent, Pauton,
sl2.
SHEEP.
LONG AND MIDDLE wooLED SHEEP
TWO YEARS AND OVER
ID Premium, John Campbell, Middle.
bury, IS.
BUCKS UNDER 2 YEARS.
I'd Premium, John Campbell, Middle
bury, SIS.
EWES OVER 2 YEARS.
LIST premium, John Canpbolh Middle
bury, IS.
I'd premium, n. Z. Wheeler, Middle
bury, So.
Sd premium, n. Z. Wheeler, Middle
bury, 81.
BEST 8 RAM LAMBS.
LIST premium, John Campbell, Middle
bury, Is.
pEsr EWES OVER 2 YEARS.
LIST premium, John Campbell, Middle
bury, SO.
I'd premium, N. e. Wheeler, Middle.
bury, Sc.
I'd premium. N. Z. Wheeler, Middle
bury, 81.
BEST EWES UNDER 2 YEARS.
LIST premium, n. e. Wheeler, Middle
bury, IS.
I'd premium, John Campbell, Middle
bury, So.
Sd premium. N. Z. Wheeler, Middle
bury, 81.
SPANISH AERIsos.--nAas 2 YEARS OLD
AND OVER.
LIST premium, L. p. CLARK Addison, sl5
ID premium, E. s. Stowell, Cornwall, $40
RAMS ! YEAR OLD.
LIST premium, rs. Stowell, Cornwall, sl5
xERIso BUCKS UNDER 2 YEARS OLD.
list premium, E.S.Stowell, Cornwall, sl5
EWES OVER 2 YEARS OLD.
LIST premium, 4. .Stowell, Cornwall, s12
EWES UNDER 2 YEARS OLD.
LIST premiym, Il S.Stowell' Il Cornwall, sI2
LAMBS.
LIST premium. 4 Is. Stowell, Cornwall, $40
POULTRY.
Best Spanish fowls, 8. and W. s. AL.
Len. Psnton. 81. .
Poland do, 81. .U .I
Bolton Gray do, 90.
q Chittigong do, 81. .I
lot Of turkeys, 8, and w. S. Allen,
Panton, 90. L +,
Wild turkeys, s. and W. s. Allen,
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MARRIED.

sG-ELLswoRru-Atth the residence Of the
brides father Ia West Cornwall, September 4th by
Row. w. L. Palmer, Mr.. l. w. 6psulding Of Brid-
port, and Miss Elsie c. Ellsworth, of Cornwall.
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Henry Ward Beecher on Clothes wrinRers

AFrER constant use Of the UNIVERSAL CLorHEs
WRISGER for more than four years In my family, !
am authorized by the "powers that be" to give il
the most unqualified praise, and pronounce it an
indispensable part Of tho msebipory Of boussksep.
ing, ....f .,H
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DEMoREsrs MoNTnLY.-The last num-
Der of this popular Magazine is
always said to be the best. Ger
tainly enterprising publisher will sustain
its brilliant reputation, and spare no effort
or expense to render it the first parlor
Magazine in America. How he can afford
the expensive premiums he gives, in adj
dition to the positive cost Of such pc
riodical, for $500 per year, is one of the
mysteries of publishing. The magnificent
picture by Mrs. Lilly NJ. Spencer, of the
" Picnic, now offered as premium, both
to members of clubs and single subscri-
bers, we know to have sold for ten dollars
per copy, and considered cheap at that.
This is surely going to the extreme of
liberalty. Published at S3S Broadway,
n. Y.
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Green Island. Sept. 10th.

A Coon CuANcE.-The largest and
Map Of Palestine, by Prof
II. :. Osgood and Rev. DR.. Coleman,
which is the admiration of eminent BIZ
5lical scholars all over the country, is
now within reach Of every one interested
in the cause of Sabbath-schools, on very
favorable terms. For full particulars adj
dress with stamp, j. G. GARnIGUEs e. Co.,
Publishers of 1He .Sun,i,y-scboot Times,
COS Arch street Philadelphia, Pa.
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.SARM FOR SALE

II N ~ NJ " ~ - n L. l.
l. In New Haven. on the main road to Yer
gennes, tour miles north OF Middlebury village
containing two hundred and forty-two acres, -
about forty OF timber and wood land.
The buildings are located nearly In the centre OF
the farm a two-story house with an l. two 80
by 4Ot barnsi a horse barn, ,heep sheds, car
rage and wood sheds, &c.
Running water in the p ,stures; good wells at
the house and barns; good cistern. One-half
mile from Depot. About one hundred rods from
Post Office School and Meeting house, &c.
said, farm is well fenced aud in a good state of
cultivation. For further particulars enquire OF L.
ID. Eldredge, Esq, Of Middlebury village, or OF
the subscriber ON the premises
26u J. II. FORD.
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THE ADvANcE.-This journal, which
DR.. Bushnell pronounces zone of the
ablcst, and most outspoken religious pa
pers now published, enters upon its third
volume this week, and celebrates the
event by several marked improvements. 1t
appears in new dress oftype, begins the
regular publications of Rev. Henry Ward
Beechcr's sermons, and adds several new
names to its list of contributors, among
them that of Hon. Henry Wilson of Mas
sachusetts, who in the current number
discusses the problem of Chinese imigra-
ton from the stand point Of Christian
craftsmanship. The publication of Bee
cher's sermons in the Advance will prove
an admirable feature Of an already adj
mirable paper, and may attract many
readers.
The Advance is published at $3.50 per
year by The Advance Company, 20 Lom-
bard Block, Chicago.
FIELDS, OsGooD a. CoMpANY.-The en-
ergy and enterprise of this well known
Boston publishing house seems to increase
with each successive season, and their an
nouncements of new books for the autumn
months will be received with great in
terest by the reading public The list is
a long and good one, and embrace some
sixty volumes. including some new edi-
tions of standard and favorite books.
Among the volumes announced are the
following ; Literature the Age of Eliza
beth, Edwin Z. Whipple; The Secret OF
Swedenborg by Henry James Recollec-
tons of the Anti-Slavery Conflict, by
Samuel j. May; sermons, by Rev, Stat
ford A. Brooke; Army Life in black
Regiment, by Thomas w. Higginson
The Trotty Brook, by Elizabeth Stuart
Phelps Sybaris and other Homes, by
Rev. Edward e. Hale Among my Books,
by James Russell Lowell The Iliad Of
Homer, by William Cullen Bryant; The
Comic History of America, by John d.
Sherwood Scientific Results of Jour-
ney i'll Brazil, by Prof Agassiz and f.
HART; Juvenile Books, by T. b. Al
drich, Mrs. A. NJ Diaz, Charles Dickens,
E. c. Stedmau, X. H. Stoddard, j. T.
Trowbridge and Bayard Taylor; House.
hold Editors of George Eliot's charming
novels; Thackeray's Miscellaneous Writ
ings, and Anne Thackeray's complete
writings; Merrimac Editions of Whit
tiers complete poems; Red Line Edi-
tons of Scots and Longfellow's poems
complete, and Owen Meredith's Lucille !;
Diamond Edition of Lowell's complete
poems Ralph Waldo Emerson's six vol
umes of prose writings in new edition of
two volumes; new edition of Charles
Dickens novels in seven volums cheap
err editions of the Country Parsons works,
and Longfellow's Dante. The announce
ments of illustrated books include elegant
editions of Whttier's Ballads of New
England, Longfellow's Building the Ship,
and Miss Phelps The Gate Ajar, which
has already sold to the extent of forty
thousand volumes and is still in active
demand - boston ,jOHudL
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SHOULD WE COMPEL. on

SHOULD WE COMPEL OUR Ca11ppxr r,
GO 70 CHURCH, was once spending som,
weeks with a Christian friend, who was 9
widow with large family Of children and
servants. 1 observed that she made The
co'ldren astsud church, aud psrsuadsd The
servants, likewise, to go. Why do Won
endea7or' to take your family oil TO church
asked, whether thcy desire it or ne ssvon
know many dhspprove Of lhis o ,,r.e
|" When was little girl" she replied,
my mother, one Sunday morning, told me
to prepare for going to church. Il don,
want to 60 70 church said. my mother
snt down, and gently drew me near her.
saying Ny dauzhter, dom. 70, you {, think I
know what ia best for you r I made l ,o,ns az
pst.nlsnt len 4 reply, although somewb,. q,
dopbs - to the propnsty, Of spsek,no p .hs.
70 ber.' and ven. or To omysoou, n ,,Ss,sss 80
aniabIe snaod, to get ready I. kae.siis.so -,
obliged to go.t eI;544 ~ ssss !. sss
.Msby, years passed sstnes did oonys osnss;ss:
tion. my friend. ] behave the rsapcca ~
the Christian religion fulfilled fintSs -,
heart .hso my mother oonpp6 6a)sd ihs to Db|
constantly 9 to ehureh bss saved nis lf,s lfT1ns|
oe,Dg az 'nidei, and made mo 8 CAsip,ah. !.
ano am 'san.deayoring 20 tesch the cbitdfsan9
growing tP Afonnd me 10 tread r. ,ha,l
same path ,ff:~bfeh my uo,iIer had IA
me,-- ChSisstan O6setSSy:s b
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Il Sells my bones and gets money for
the Sunday School,

DEAR LITTLE READERS The last tim,
| wrote to you, you remember I was in tn,
hx OF some OF you, when trying to write ,
r''rr' that is, did not know what to say
bu' Lam not in that fix this time. A few
days since little boy, member of m,
Sunday Scho"i said in my hearing, talking
to his teacher, I sells my bones and get,
money for the Sunday School," All, tha,
o. has given. me a text on which to write
a piece 70 my whole heap of little friends
But thi,'k I hear some little child say,
what. a little boy sell his bones, bis own
bones; why that's queer; don't know
what you mean. Well, will explain
In Our town we have MEN who buy up
bones of animals and have them ground
'ut" what they call bone dust, which is
solh to farmers 10 sow on their land to
make their grass, wheat and corn grow
better. The boys Of the town and neigh
borhood gather all they can fud lying
al ou"d and sell them. aud in this way gel,
some money for themselves. This is what
little 5. meant. He gathered all he could
lind and when he had good hltle pile he
would send then, to the bone merchant and
Sell them. These are what he called his
bones.
But do any Of my good little friends
ask: u" Wha: are you telling US this for e.
Read on and see. Some little children
excuse themselves from doing good by say,
'ng they are too Eltle, or they have no
no. ey or something of This kind But
here Is iir'le S. only six years old, working
for the Sunday School by picking up stray
bones and saving them so as to get money
for good cause.
Now | want TO know if there are not
" great many more little children who
might help to do good by some such
means?
If you can't fiud sale for your bones, and
get money for them, you can by being
watchful flud some means to make some
money to give to hep the cause of Christ
Then you will enjoy it more if you earn
the money yourself than if your Pa or Ma
gives it 10 you. Why if my little army OF
readers would all try they could make
money enough every year to pay the
Salary of one or two theological professors.
Only think how much good though little
you might do if you would sell your bones
and USE the money, not to buy candy, bu,
to do good in the church. How many of
my little friends will try to do what they
can Lutheran and Visitor,
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Way DoN'T You LEARN A T,.n,

Way Dos'r You LEARN TnApE.-
Inns question was Pr pounded 10 "ur bear
ing, lev days since, 10 young man who
mad been for several months unsuccessfall,
seeking employment as clerk or a sales
man 10 some OF our leading houses. Com.
pla'ning,of bis iil-luck, one of bis friends
who knew he had mechanical talent, bn
doubted whether he could make bimsel
use'o' either as clerk or salesman, pu,
the 'ntsrrogatery 10 him which We have
placed as the caption Of ,Li. article TIE
reply was, that a trade was not % ra,,,e.-
.ao'e as mercantile occupation. Unoer
Lon, sn', oe'ua.ss idss, s our .s,oras are crowded
with young mss WHO have be : capsoity d 70,
business and who, because of; the fansie,f
'sspe6,ss!aty - of dong nothing: lbi :: waste
away their noisosi,y ppoas oalariss - which
cannot possibly napfd.s ,,A.,tr ssx,,sndi- 4
tursa. .ss3s 5ng 81, ~. ~ -
Late seo lsts ip lifs, they discoyer ,b.;,
Snor' anus osfoss they :ieaoh fi,s. saks y 81
thirty, many Of them look with epvv nnon
the thrifty mechanic, whom, in .hs dav.
OF their boyho. d, they we're accustomaa ~
derlde. The false We've OF reapectabil;tv
which prevail IN tie. .sei ,dissant fashions.
PIE soaesy of The present. day, have ruined
nonssnds of Young snsn, and will run
AQussnde More..~ u g .. rss.
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A Manly Boy.

Though an old man, 1 SIN very fond O
nice children; but am often apuoyed b,
the rudeness of naughty ones. For in.
'tance' 1t 's quite annoying to be- waylsie
1y un'na"ner'y boys, catching bold of 8
mans carriage, and holding on without
liberty. We have so many such uncere-
mon'ous boys in our country, as to occasion
no little apprehension for the future Of
society. But the boy whom would now
Commend is of another style. His name
o'a not learn but YOU will probably bear
bis name some day associated with some
noble enterprise.
l had overtaken several nice looking
boys on their way from school, when one
OF them very respectfully asked, "Sir, may
l SWING to your buggy?" His whole
manner seemed SO respectful, and so unlike
Tue rank and file Of his contemporaries, as
10 interest me at once. Refining my horse,
looked down into his face, all radiant with
stn'les, and said 70 him, IN, little friend
you are SO manly that you may get up and
sit beside me-" Upoc which the lt,I.
fellow responded, With the utmost pIea,-
autry, "Oh. cir, here are two boys who
have much farther to go than I have,
please take them. Here ~as true usg
nan'mny, Combined with great pleasantly
aud politeness. My admiration was COM.
Piete. he evidently had generous be r,
under his little vest, and I hope that God
has him in the formation state for some.
thing truly noble. Such are the boys from
whom =! We look for great and good men.
And now, my little readers, would have
you to understand that this was not one of
Mr. beecher's impossible boys"-mere
Creatures OF fancy. A generous ard mse-
nan'!mops boy is still to be found occas
'onaily, however, rare. Do bat initiate
This generous lad. boys, and admiring men
VIII take you up to ride by their sides
More still, God himself will cause Won /" to
ride ppop the high places of, tho ear.b.'
Ana 30 soon as We can have enough of
such boys, the millennium may be expected
To dawn in their manhood Un;ted Pres.
bytsrian.
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!. .....lScellalleouS.
A Mathematical Prodigy Blind Ben.
y7,. ... the Calculator.

...
Bidder and Barnnm's famous .Liph,
ming Calculator'--the one ior years III,
wonder Of all England. and the other ,
America are both ecIilsed by negro ho,
now IN Richmond. The former bad sigh,
instruction, and other advantages. while tn,
latter is apoor negro boy, who capnot see .
wink, has lived two thirds Of his years in
slavery, and never went to school tor a da,
in bis life.
The name of our prodigy is Ben Ste
vens. He isa native of Cnrolir.e and wa,
formerly slave Of Dr.. Norris, OF ,ba
county. In 1864 he showed his skill a.
figures, but when he ies.rued III. mul,;;n,-
cation table, we are informed, he soor
asson'shed the people of the neighborhood
by hisremarka"le, quickuess at adding, sub
tracing, multiplying aud dividing, but opl,
lately did the story reac', Richmond.
"A day or two ago he was brougl, .o
'o"o, and on Tuesday evening. in presence
Of number Of gen,Ism' n. gave an exhbi
ton OF bis wonderful powers Upon frs,
sight of the ilIv clad creatures grinning
mouth, retrealilg forehead, and ever rolling,
kdghtless eye.balIs, one would be mos,
likely 10 put him down as an idiot. Blu,
give him "suuI," Ms he calls malhemal
icaI problem, and he pricks his ears, opens
his mou'h, and slows that he is sensible
enough.
On the occasion referred to, every exam
pie propounded Ben. worked out quickly
and correctly, without rcsortinr to pencil
or pen, of the use OF which he is, indeed,
as 'gnorant as Of the use of the camera OH
scuro, or oxy-bydrogen. blow-pipe. u
several instances he gave the solution be-
fore the bystanders could work it out on
paper. Long rows Of figures items, hun
dreds and thousands) were retained upon
his mind, and in every case correctly ad-
ued. In subtraction, though perfectly
ignorant OF the common aritl metical nom
enclature, he WAS equally quick and the
same may bs. said of his exercises 10 mul
tipHcation. Finally, he was tested in
square and cube root; aud in that, too,
showed his proficiency. A stranger asked
the cube root of ll7,649. In few no
ments Ben. promptly gave the answer, to
the establishment OF The RicA-
mond Dispdteh.