The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-12-27

hull More water may be poured into the pan if
necessary but only sufficient TO keep up the steam
until the rice is cooked.
Only eighteen persons died of smallpox in all
Ireland last year SO much for compulsory VAGINA
ton.
A guest at a hotel in Leavcnworth ate a
dozen of corn at meal the day before his fun
There is man in Lee, n. H., who has managed
to live SO years without having consulted With
Ia physician. He is still in good health
A young lady in Philadelphia has just celebrated
her wooden wedding by marrying blockhcad.
The best cosmetics temperance, exercise and
good temper. There is no true beauty without these
graces The best purifier is course towel and soap
land water
Young ladies, always give precedence TO age.
Never 90 TO wash-tub if your mother or grand
mother is present. they might consider it dsrespect
full.
Why are ladies dresses about the waist like
town meetings: Because there is gathering there.
Yes, and often hustle. oh, hush
Miss Catherine L. Beecher becomes principal of
the Female Hartford Seminary, with Harriet Beecher
Stowe Assistant and Irosessor Stowe as lecturer
Biblical History.
A bachelor had the blues, and applied TO a Doc
tor for some medicine The doctor inquired into his
lease, and wrote pr scription in Latin, which the
bachelor took to the drug store Translated the pre-
lscription read Seventeen yards of silk with wo-
man in it," After the druggist had got through
ming and was married in two weeks.
! A famous war cry is May heaven defend the
right !" as is well known TO all. When we reflect on
the sorrows and miseries of those who are being
made Widows and orphans, by the bloody carnage be-
tween France Prussia, exclaim at once, and
most devoutly, May heaven defend the kft
An anecdotc is related Illustrative to the slyncss
of the Bohemians compared with the simple honesty
of the German and the candid unscrupulousness Of
the Hungarian During the late war three soldiers,
of each of these three nations, met in parlor of
French inn, over the chmney-riecc of which hung
watch. When they had gone, the German said,
l'' That is good watch wish had bought it," /
am sorry did not take it," said the Hungarian. Il
have it in my pocket" said the Bohemian.
The first meeting house in Wheelock, VT, was
built in 1907. curious vote taken by the town
for the purpase Of selling of pews The record OF the
vote read as follow:
"Voted that the town be at the expense of rum for
the vendueing off the meeting house pews."
AMUSING SCENR-A few days since colored lad
lenercd drug store in Portland with what he des-
icribed awful feeling in de stomach jest like 1t wor
full of fish hooks and angle worms, and demanded
l' Setter powder" he had been advised that would
give relief Accordingly the Seidz powders were dis
SOLVED in separate glasses, as usual and placed before
him, with instruction to pour one into the other and
drink while efervescing. But the sable youth did
nothing of the sort Instead of following the direc-
lions he hastily drank oil the contents of one and
4 then Immediately svaOwed the other. The effect may
be imagn butno described. The eieryescence which
should have taken place in the glass before it was
drank, took place in the bewildered darkcy stomach
sending streams of froihy liquid from his mouth nose
eyes and cars AS rs the poor fellow could re-
cover breath, he cried in frightened tones MY
stomach is busted | can't live minute ~ In few
moments however he felt better, and turning to de-
part he said -" Dat stuff may work well nuh on de
whit traSh--lmt IFS def de Niger