The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-04-13

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most surprising feats of last Administra-
ton was getting Mudd out of the dry
Turtugas,
Dan Ricc's Comopolite, at Girard, Pa,
has column of "Horrors," one of "Rice
Seeds. ~ and another, "Arenic' of circus
notes.
A Western indicated firm, who cure
by "the laying on of the hands," has
lately been fined for practicing medicine
contrary to law,
A deceived Pittsburger advertises that
"Baptist preacher, with long pair of
whiskers all over his face" has eloped
with his wife
In New York, the newspapers are die.
cussing the question; els it morally
wrong to use hair dye if it is not com,
posed of Injurious materials"
An editor in Alabama had some iron
ore dug from his land last week, made
into iron, the iron into plows, and the
plows running before the close Of the
week,
The manner in which they weigh a hog
in New Jersey, it is said, is to put the hog
in one scale and some stones in the other,
and then guess at the weight of the
stones.
A gentleman in Boston advertises for
horse " for a lady of dark color, a good
trotter, and Of stylish action!" The horse
must be young, and have long tail
about fifteen hands high"
A Western editor knows of little Sun.
day School girl, who, being asked by
the catechiser "What is the outward Wis.,
ible sign or form in baptism !" innocently
replied, Please, sir, the baby"
A newspaper published in the regions
Of Lakes Memphremagog and Winnepe
saukee, says that "the fish in Lake
Holleyhunkemunk, Maine, are said to be
superior to those of either Lake Weeley-
obacock or Moosetockmegantuc. Those
Of Chauhungogungamaug were very fine,
but they all got choked to death in trying
to tell where they lived
A WeathersGeld paper says there are
more deacons in that town than in any
place in Connecticut. The other day a
well known deacon went to the steamboat
wharf to see friend off, and as the boat
started the friend said, "Goodsby, dea.
CON-" whereupon twelve men, who stood
upon the wharf, Immediately tipped their
hats and responded, "Good,by, sir"
The Connecticut politicians had agreed
with heads of the departments here not to
have any appointments made in the Nut
meg State until after the election there
next Monday; but Gen. Grant was not to
be prevented from bestowing the collector
ship Of the First District on Col. Henry
c. Deming, Of Hartford.
The Pope is organizing corps Of short,
band reporters for the General Council,
and Piedmontese ecclesiastic who before
be entered the Church, was official STEM
ographer to the Parliament of Turit has
been appointed chief reporter
Three or four additional arrests have
been made at New York of persons who
have offered for sale or had in their pos
session some Of the United States bonds
stolen last fall from the Pequonnock Ma
tional Bank at Bridgeport, Conn
Africa is ahead of us IN some respects,
Consul Amos Perry says that female adj
vocates arc found in Tunis, whose distinct
office is to manage the cases of women
plaintiffs and defendants coming before the
highest tribunal 10 the land.
The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
has recently made decision TO the effect
that cheese factories are manufactures and
liable TO pay tax. Butter and cheese
manufactured upon the farm where the
milk is produced is held to be exempt
from taxation.
The English plan Of sending steamers
to the sealing grounds has proved highly
successful. One vessel arrived at st. Johns,
N, F., after being only twenty-six days
absent, with cargo worth $50, 900. and
reported leaving other vessels full.
All Methodists. whether male or female
are allowed to vote on the question Of lay
representation, which comes up in all
churches of that denomination this year.