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The Golden Side.

There's many rest on the road Of life,
II we would only stop and take it;
And many u tone from the better land,
If the qucrulous heart would make it.
To the sunny soul that is full Of hope,
And whose beautiful trust ne'er faileth,
The grass is green and the flowers are bright,
Though the wintry storm prevailcth.
Better to hope, though clouds hang low.
And to keep the eyes still lifted;
For the sweet blue skies will soon peep through
Where the ominous clouds are riftedl
There was never night without day,
Or IN evening without morning;
And the darkest hour, as the proverb goes,
Is tho hour before the dawning.
There is many gem in the path of life
Which we pass in our idle pleasure,
That is richer far than the jewelcd crown
Or the misers hoarded treasure
IT may he the love of little child,
Or . mothers prayers to Heaven,
Or only bcggar's grateful thanks
For cup of water given
Better to weave in tho web of life
A bright and golden filling,
And to do Gods will with ready heart,
And hands that are swift and willing,
Than to snap the delicate, minute thread.
OF our curious lhe asunder,
And then blame Heaven for the tangled ends,
And sit and grieye and wonder.
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Vermont Coinage,

In Miss Hemenway's Vermont Quar-
terly Gazetteer, Bennington County ar.
ticle, Rupert, written by DR.. Henry Shell
don,s probably found the fullest account
Of coinage in Vermont extant We give
the following abstract:
In 1885 the Legislature at its june
session granted to Reuben Harmon Jr. of
Rupert, the exclusive right to coin copper
money within the State for two years from
the first-day of July following. In antc-
ipation Of this grant, Harmon had before
procured quantity o fcopper suitable for
coinage. A committee was appointed to
cooperate with him, and he was required
to give bonds in the sum of five thousand
pounds, with sureties for the faithful per
formance of his contract, and no coin
struck by him should weigh less than one
third of an ounce Troy weight. He cree
ted his "mint" in Rupert, and could STAMP
sixty coins per minute. The first coin,
issued were of the following description
diverse, a sun rising from behind hills,
and plow in the foreground legend,
PomoDtenSHm Fes Pathca Reverse,
radiated eye surrounded by thirteen stars;
legend Qumtd decma stella
AT its October session 1856, the Legis-
lature extended the grant to Mr.. Harmon
to eight years from July, 1877, after
three years of which time he was to pay
into the Treasury of the State two and
half per cent of all the coppcrs he should
coin. Each coin should weigh not less
than four pwts. fifteen grs. and were to
bear the following device. On one sidc,a
head with the motto .AutO,1tots Vermont
tens'um ; on the reverse, "a woman, with the
letters In ne RI h5. for Independence and
Liberty. In specimen of the first coinage
before Inc, the hills and plow are distinct,
but there are no indications of rising
sun, while the rising sun to our percep
tion is clearly Indicted on the reverse.
1t should also be observed that from the
article on coinage in Appleton's Cyclopar-
dia, it is evident that Vermont at thi,
"mint' at Rupert, struck the first copper
coin of all the States, and was followed
the same year by Connecticut which es.
tablish "mint" at New-Haven. New
Jersey authorized copper coinage in 1856
and under the authority Of Massachusetts
"mints" were erected on Boston neck and
at Dedham in l7S7 the grant for their
being made in l7S6. A proposition for
an American coinage was submitted to
Congress by Robert Morris and approved
in 1892 but no further action was taken
upon it and 1885 another proposition
was submitted by Thomas Jefferson and
adopted in 1856 and an ordinance passed
to establish mint, and in 1877 cents
were first issued under;Federal authority
being coined at the mint at New Haven
city. Some are said to have been struck
at Rupert.
Il. II. NJ.
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2nftrg.
sabbath Morning.
ny MRS. OLIVE E. THOMAS.

BY MRS. OLIVE E. THOMAS.
Sabbath morning, pure and holy,
Falls upon n world of care
Lofty dome, and cottage lowly,
Each the peaceful calm may share.
Labor now may hold her pinions,
Close ambitions eager eye.
Laurelcd brows in carths dominions
Own the Sovereign of the sky.
These are His, the golden hours,
That in solemn silence shine.
Whispering of immortal bowers
Where is light and life divine.
From the lips in warm devotion
Let the sacred psalm arise,
Till the chords Of earth's emotion,
Sweep tho grondly arching skies
Rest and prayer This is the burden
Ginning from the old church bell
May the glow Of pure religion
On each altar swcetly dwell
Until every eye shall brighten
With its deep resistless glow,
And Judea's rapturcs tighten
Hearts as in the long ago.
sabbath morn enriched with blessing
Fcrvcnt souls in thee delight.
Asking that thy wings carcssing
Fold all sin away from sight
Seeing in eternal fountains
Wrong and error purified.
Far DER Calvary's crim,omcd mnuntnin.
Radiant crowns the cross to hide
80 within the glad fruition
Throncd upon the peaceful hours.
Souls shall learn their earthly mission.
Footsteps near the Heavenly howc,4
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rite in hur face at which she sed, sed
she, crewcl womun, u hov broke mi hart
Not muchly, sed l. sed she, l can never
iergiv fer the rood shock u hev i'm
plantid in mi sensitiv nachur, No, Sary
Jane, scd |, CESS u kant, u tu speke
planely, I'd crate site ruther woodent.
She remarkt nuthin further thet wuz aw.
dibul, but l kaught the exc Nv a feu del
kate komplements ez she passed out Nv
the doar, thet wug awl, but she haint bin
hear sonce, X | CESS she wunt cum rite
Of Wal. l sc | hev cum tu the end
NV ni shete quicker then calkerlatid on.
so lie put periud tu mi spckulashuns.
Hoping tn here frum u soon, rename
Ure friend,
l.. A. HIGGINS.
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The soldier AMI the Thistle.

Little Minnie, in her eagerness after
showers, wounded her hand on a sharp
prickly thistle This made her cry with
pain at first, aud pout with vextaton al
tcrward.
81 wish there We're no such thing as a
thistle in the world,,' she said pettishly.
And yet the Scottish nation think so
much of il, they engrave it on the nation
al arms" said mother.
at is the last flower ! should pick out" -"
said Minnie. IL am sure they might
have found great many nicer ones, even
among the weeds
But the thistle did them good service
once" said mother; "they learned to es-
TEEN it very highly. One time, the Danes
invaded Scotland, and they prepared to
make a night attack upon sleeping gar
rison. SO they crept along bareiooted as
still as possible, until they were almost up
to the spot. Just at that moment, bare
foot soldier stepped on great thistle-the
hurt made him utter sharp, shrill cry of
pain. The sound awokc the sleepers,an
each man sprang to his arms. They
fought with great bravery, and the inva-
ders were driven back with much loss.
So, you see, the thistle saved Scotland, and
ever since it has been placed on their ma
tional arms" "Well, ! never suspected
that so small thing could save a nation, ~
said Minnie thoughtfully.
"God can make use of small things AS
well as great to accomplish his purpose ;
and it is said, that very small circumstan-
ces often turn the tide of battle. In the
war of 1872, the British fleet were sailing
in the harbor of New London, and were
asked afteward why they did not destroy
the town, when they could so easily have
done it,
IL would replied the commander, If
it had not been for. that formidable long
fort whose guns commanded the harbor.
That long fort, he learned, was an old
rope-walk, and the many guns We're the
small windows on the side.
II presume the New-London people
looked with new eyes on that old rope.
walk, after they learned the good service
it had done. - Christian OberrT,
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A pious old clergyman, while vending
his way to his church one Sunday morn
ing, caught sight of the two sons of one
of his parishioners going to the woods,cv-
identity for the purpose of hunting. Feel
ing certain that anything like remonstrance
with the young gentlemen themselves
would scarcely turn them from their
ways, he waited until after preaching"
and sought their father. After recount.
ing the circumstances of meeting Billy
and Sammy as he had done, he closed an
affecting appeal by inquiring of their ia.
ther why they had not been "brought up
in fear of the Lord"
"Fear Of the Lord, Parson-fear of
the Lord Why, they have. They'er
of feared of him now, they dassent 90
out Sunday without double balrd shot
guns on their shoulders 7"
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TnE PRoDIdAL Son IN CHINEsE-A
young Chinaman, Choy Avail, a scholar
at the Five Points House of Industry,
reads the Testament in English, and then
gives the sense in dialect of his own ;
and this is what he makes of the parable
of the Prodigal Son:
A man, he two sons. Son speak he to
father; father got money; give some he
father he take it all right, | just now
give you half. He give him half; he 90
long way-like me come China to New
York. No be careful Of money, use to
much money all gone f; he very hungry.
He went to man. He want work, he say;
all right F.; he tell him to feed pigs He
give pigs beans he eat with pigs himself.
He just now talk : my father he rich
man-too much money What for me
stay here hungry? | want to 90 back
and see my father, say to him, very
bad He knows bad, Emperor [Godl
see | bad. No be son, me be coolie."
He go back /; long way, father see him.
He take him on the neck. The son say,
81 very bad Just now no be your son
| coolie.' His father talkey to boy, and
say, "Get handsom coat give he ring
give he shoes bring fat eow-kill him
give him to eat" They very glad. lie
all same dead just now he come back
alive; he lost he get back, Number
one son come. He hear music he tell
servant, "What for they make music p
He say, "Your brother come back your
father very glad he no sick he kill fat
cow Number one son very angry he
no 60 inside very angry, Father he
come out he say, "No, no be angry"
Number one son, he say, 81 stay all time
by father never make him angry. My
father never kill one fat cow for me. My
brother he very bad, he use money too
much he have fat COW and music. Fa-
ther say, "You no understand he Just
dead he now come to life he lost, he
now come back. ."-DRAwER, Harper.
Magazine for Auyast
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buildings, erected for the purpose of re-
ceiving and discharging the enormous
quantities of grain, which are continually
pouring into this market. The number
of these elevators is seventeen. The CO.
pacity of the smallest one is 10000 bush.
els, the largest 1,250,000. Their united
capacity is 10,680,000 bushels.
Chicago, young, enterprising, intellec-
tual Chicago, has decided to have noble
system of public parks, as well as noble
system of schools, churches and other
improvements.
The South Side Park is distant from the
court house nearly eight miles, and directly
south. The entire park measures about
1000 acres, and in few years will be
most delightful and popular place of re-
sort. Kankakee avenue is widened to
width of 200 feet, and forms grand
drive or boulevard to the park,
The act of the Legislature which au-
thorized the South Park was followed by
one authorizing three parks in the west
division, Of from one hundred to two hun
dred acres each, and to cost not over
S250,000 each. Wide boulevards will
connect the parks with each other, and
extend southwardly from the most south
ern park, to the Illinois and Central canal
Lincoln Park is situated in North Chi
cago, on the lake shore, about two miles
north of the city. This park enjoys one
advantage over every other park in the
city. All the lake commerce of Chicago,
represented by its thousands of sail ves-
sells and its steamers, must pass along its
front Scarcely an hour occurs in the
summer when there may not be seen,
what would seem to be an endless line of
vessels. Union Park-in the west divi-
sion-contains about seventeen acres.
The costly plan Of improvement commen-
ced in 1865, is rapidly Transforming the
fiat, bare prairie, into tasteful beautiful
park, with hills, rocks, rivulets, and cat
aracts, with beautiful artifcially made
pond, in the center.
Woodland and Groveland are private
parks, laid out by the late Stephen A.
Douglas, in the beautiful grove in the
south division, called Oakenwald, and are
intended for the especial benefit of the
proprietors of the lots which front upon
them.
Besides those already named, there are
several other parks, viz Dearborn Park
Jefferson Park-Vcrnon Park-Wash-
ington Park-Ellis Park-Lake Park
and River Side Park. These all contain
a total of 3492 - acres.
River Side Park is private enter
prise, and comprises tract of 1900 acres
1t is located on the Desplaines river,
about six miles in south-westerly direc-
tion from the city. The entire territory
within its limits will be interspersed with
walks and drives, groves, arbors, foun-
tains, &c. The river will be formed into
innumerable artificial lakes, and the
stream will be crossed at score or more
of places, by fancy bridges. The orna-
mentation Of the grounds is in the hands
ofthc architects of'Central' and Prospect
Parks of New York and Brook lyn-
Messrs. Olmstead, Nsux, & Co., which
! is guarantee that it will be well per-
performed
We prophesy that within ten years,
Chicago will surpass in beauty, every
other city on the continent, of like di-
mensions.
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A Philadelphia infant blew her cheek.
out dieting on torpedOes.
Fifty dollar parasols, with watches in
the handles, are the latest frivolity.
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\IIDDLEBURY BAKERY

LEBURY b X f r Y,
wi The undersigned would respectfully an
nounce to the public that he continues the Baking
business at the old stand in Middlebury, where he
will be happy to wait on all who may favor him
with call. He will also continue to run team
us heretofore, to accommodate his patrons through
out the County. No pains will be spared to main-
tain the reputation of the establishment,
J. o. CONNOR.
Mddlebury, July |, 1869 l5m2
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NTANTED-LADY AGENTS, in
w every Town and Village, to sell what
every lady will purchase at sight Address Miss
WILLIAMS, 1879 Fulton St., n. Y. lsml
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TOU TO CON W A Y E,
u And less expensive, tho BREAD LOAF
INN, Ripton.
Present charges, $3.50 per day; SIG per week;
$50 per month with half and three-q quarters price
for children and servants Dinners 81.
JOSEPH BATTELL.
July Olth lSGo IL
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DOORS, SASH, ~ BLINDS. The
- subscribers would give notice that they
are prepared to fill orders on short notice for all
sizes and STYLES of Doors Sash and Blinds, from
thoroughly seasoned and kiln-dried lumber. We
also keep constantly on hand large stock of ready
made collins and trimmings. large stock of
Lumber constantly on hand.
HOWDEN, BOSWORTH d co.
40 Bristol, Vt
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Tor LADIES ONLY.--For AN arti-
l. Gle having a remarkable sale. Address Mrs.
MORGAN, 1879 Fulton St., New York, leml
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A FORTUNE IN ANY STATE
IA Rights for sale-New patent article for
every female. Sample So. Address INVENTOR,
P. O. Box 2,43s, New York. lsml
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Military and Civic Monuments, Tombs, Cenotaphs
Fonts, Ieadstoncs, &c,
DESIGNED AND EXECUrED IN THE BEST STYLE.
Mantles, Shelves, Furniture and Counter Tops.
Our Works being situated in the vicinity of the
celebrated Rutland Quarries, our marble is care
fully selected from the entire production and we
furnish better grades of stock, and manufacture at
lower rates than can be afforded elsewhere. Par
ties desiring first class cemetery Improvements can
have designs prepared and work forwarded to and
erected in any part of the country "a
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MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IN
Amerifsn and Foreign Marble, Native and Scotch
GRANTEES, Brownstones, &c.
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DUTLAND MARBLE WORKS,

Foot of West St, RCTLANn, VI.
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II. II. NJ.
Middletown transcript., 1869-10-16
REGISTERS ORDER,

DEGISTERS S OFFICE,
IL New CASTLE County, September End, 1868.
Upon the application of Francis 7. Perry and
Thomas Lavender, Administrators of William NJ.
Vandegrift, late of Appoquilimink Hundfed in
said county, deceased; it is ordered and directed
by the Register that the Administrators aforesaid,
give notice of the granting of Letters of Admin
stration upon the Estate of the deceased, with
the date of the granting thereof, by causing adver-
tisements to be posted within forty days from the
date of such Letters, in six of the most public
places in the county of New Castle, requiring all
persons having demands against the Estate. to
present the same, or abide by an Act of Assem-
bly, in such case made and provided. And also
cause the same to be inserted within the same pc
riod in the Middletown Transcript newspaper
published in Middletown, and to be continued
therein two months.
f~-, Given under the hand and Seal Of Of
L. S. fee of the Register aforesaid, at New
l-.-) Castle, in New Castle County aforesaid,
the day and year above written.
r. G. FRAM, REGISTER.
NOTICE.-All persons having claims against
the Estate of the deceased must present the same
duly attested to the Administrators on or before
September I'd, 1870, or abide the Act Of Assem-
blyin such case made and provided.
FRANCIS 7. PERRY, | Administrator,
Address of +. T. Perry, Odessa, Del. Address
of Thomas Cavender, Middlletown, Del.
Middletown transcript., 1869-10-16
BANKING HOUSE OF
-,
John Mclean g. Son,
607 Market st. Wilmington, Del.
ESTABLISHED. 1848,
ESTABLISHED, l84S

XX7E are offering for sale the Six per. Cent
w Bonds of the City of Wilmington, at par,
in sums of $50, $lOO, $500, and $1,000. Inter
est payable April and October. Registered Ger
tifcates.
The City Loans Of Wilmington have always
been highly esteemed as an Investment, and the
rapid growth and general prosperity of the city
make them more than ever desirable.
We continue to transact q general banking
and brokerage business, and are continually en-
larging our facilities.
Money received on deposit and returned on
demand with interest. Parties keeping accounts
with us may draw checks on US payable at sight,
precisely as in the case of banks
Drafts England, Ireland, Germany and
other countries drawn.
Parties desiring to invest money in bond and
mortgage, are invited TO examine our list of se-
curites of this class.
Passage tickets from Europe, by all good
lines sold.
Government Securities taken in exchange for
any other scuriHe5 at the highest market rates.
JOHN McLEAR & son.
June 5th l869--tf - ''''
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Hosiery, Gloves, Ladies Corscts, Ladies Vests,
Ribbons, Edgings, Gents Undershirts, Ladies
Collars and Cuffs, Combs, Hair Brushes, Vclvets,
and in fact everything you could well expect to
find in a first Glass Notion House may here be
had.
Middletown transcript., 1869-10-16

CEND for a copy of new edition WELLS EV-
- ERY MAN HIS OWN LAWYER AND BUS
MESS FORM BOOK, complete and reliable
guide to all matters of law and business transac-
tons for every State in the Union. The profess
sional man, the farmer, the mechanic, the mer-
chant, the manufacturer, each require a conve-
nient, comprehensive, and reliable work. which
will enable him to draw up any instrument that
may be required and that will furnish him with
such information as is usually called for in all
his bushes relations of lfe-s book that every
body can understand, and that will enable every
one to be their own counsel, The entire leading
press of the country unqualifedly endorse the
work. Price only 1925 Sent post paid. Agents
wanted everywhere Address JN0. G. WELLS,
Publisher, No. 432 Broome Steet N. Y.
Oct. l6, 1s69.-3mos.
Middletown transcript., 1869-10-16

The Swiss laborers in Georgia give uni
versal satisfaction.
Middletown transcript., 1869-10-16

The CHINESE CooL1Es.-The particu-
lars of the plan for the introduction of Coo
lie laborers into Louisiana have recently
been made public The employers must
pay the laborers monthly wages, amount
ing to So in gold or $40 in currency.
They must also advance $3.50 for the pay
ment of the passage money and two months
wages of each Coolie. The question has
been raised whether the planters will be
able to raise $4,000 for every twenty hands,
at the same time running the risk of the
Coolies not working. 1t is, however, be-
lieved that the funds will be forthcoming
and that large number of Coolies will
soon be at work.
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$40. WATCHES.
$40.

,TTNHE GREAT TRADE IMPROVEMENT AS
l. ISOLATION, incorporated by the State)
sell Fine Gold and solid Silver Watches at $40
each.
10000 Engravings, fully illustrating and de-
scribing all our watches, placed in sealed en-
'velopes, which are thoroughly mixed, and when
ordered are mailed, post paid, at the following
prices Single Engraving, so cents. Twelve
and rich premium, S.. Twenty-Five and elegant
silver hunting watch as premium, $40 Every
engraving entities the holder thereof to Watch
worth from S25 to $3.50, irrespective of value for
$40. Nothing can be lost by this investment as
no article in our stock IS worth less than the
money asked, while the buyer may obtain a
watch worth $3.50. Circulars free. Just try it
once be fore hastily condemning us. Address
MlCHELIN & co. Managers,
2O5 Broadway, Cor. Fulton ST. New York.
Oct. l6--3m
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MIDDLETOWN ACADEMY.
A First Glass Boarding and
DAY SCHOOL.

WARREN |. HICKS. A. B. pn,,,,,
HUDSON A. WOOD, A. B. "i>0'fAN''
assisted by
Mrs. GENIE II. HICKS and Mrs. MARY WOOD.
EALL Term begins September l3th, and ends
l. December 3D..
WINTER Term begins December 9th and ends
March 18th. Vacation of one week at Christmas
and at the close of the term.
SPRING Term begins March 2Sth and ends June
18th.
Tuition per Quarter of weeks, payable at the
middle of each Term
Small Scholars in First Lessons. 90.
Primary Department.. 8 90.
Academ.cal artmcnt.."..........,....ll 90.
Classical rtment....,......,..........l5 90.
instrumental Music. slc................."......l2 90.
Ocal Music. %.
Use " IlanO. w.
German and French leach extra ........2 90.
Tuition per annum, including board,
wood, lights, and waslng,,,220 90.
The same per Term. ,.,.,,..,..,..........75 90.
Students charged from the time of entering.
For further particulars address the Principals
for Circular, Middletown, Del. Oct. 3-tf