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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-06-27

SEThe apparent change in our sea-
sons from those of fifty years ago brings
to mind the statements of scientific men
uttered few years age, that the coasts Of
New Brunswick, Prince Edwards Island,
New Jersey and portion of the Eastern
Atlantic shore are gradually uprising,
while those of the Bay of Fundy and
Greenland are slowly sinking. 1t is said
if this should continue for ten centuries
the map of the American continent would
present an entirely different appearance.
The Hudsons Bay and jersey shore
would become fruitful valleys with
countless inland seas. Where now the
banks of Newfoundland lie, there would
then be peninsulas connected with the
mainland, as the banks of st. George are
ut present. The passage from Ireland to
America would then take but four days.
x-The Hindoos have a legend that
once camel and jackal were indulging
in the luxuries of feast by the riverside
the former in the sugar caues and the
latter upon the crabs and fishbones, when
the jackal by his internal yelping and
bowling brings the villagers down upon
the camel and the poor brute is severely
handled. The camel upbraiding the
jackal for his conduct asks him why he
made such noise. 81 don't know" said
the jackal. at is custom have. l
always like to sing little after dinner"
We were were reminded of this story
by the pointless rawlings of the Burlington
Free Press, in its issue of Saturday last,
over DR.. Blanchard's criticisms Of Slang
in American Literature. Whatever may
be the merits or dement's of the Doctors
criticisms we can get no light upon the
subject from the frothy lucubrations Of
this doughty champion of slang and inf
deity. 1t is only the screeching of the
jackal, he don't know why only its a
custom he has. He too seems to like to
sing little after dinner"
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-12-14

Accounts Of speedy anl c(fsctuaI
cures of cancer by the use of clover
tea confines to reach us from all
directions. From brooks county.
GeorIia, responsible gentleman
writes to the Knoxville Whis, givin.:
the case Of a lady who bad been aill CT
oi for eighteen years with cancer
which hal resisted the c.lJsts Of tho
best medical skill to cif.ct a clrc or
even en- ailcviAtion of the disease
The cancer la attacked her on tho
right check, below the eye, anI hal
eaten pretty much all tha, side Other
face. together with tho cyo, and the
greater portion Of her nose. This Ia
dy has been completely cured in u
few months hy the use of clover tea
The red clover is used the tops are
boiled in water, AMI the tea is used
cxtcrnalIy aud internally. About II
quart day should bc drank, aud tho
tea should be used "a n wash twice
every day. This remedy should have
the widest publicity. Iii is ineXpcn-
sive, and If it should fail to effect Il
cure, in any case it can certainly do no
hahn.
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Reforming \ .-Flo-
renee, the commodian, tells Il story o!
waiter at one Of TIE London tavcrns
who was sadly given to drink. \ par.
~ OF young men determined to reform
him, and one day read an imaginary
paragraph from the paper relating Il
terrible accident, in which an inebri-
ate, in blowing cut a candle, was Kill
ol by the flame iguijing with the
fumes of his breath. Jerry prickod
np his ears at this, AM requested that
the paragraph might be read to him
again, which was done, to the evident
horror oGthe poor man, who immcdi
stcly went in search OF the cook t.
borrow praycr-book, Returning
with this, he expressed a desire to
take a selemu oath upon it, bcmoaued
the fact that he had been sorry tip
pier and was bringing himself to ruin
and thcn sworc that never again, 80
long as he lived, would hc-a;tempt to
llUw out u candle
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4 GOOD story is told of pojn'ar
railroad conductor recently hoseu d ca
con OF church in .Aliona. A few
Sundays after his new appointment,
j. became his duty TO ss,i.t in taxing
up Il collection. lie surprised the con-
gregation by starting out with th {
Characteristic ejaculation, " Tickets,
gentlemen" The contribution thai
day was unusually large.
While colorcd gentleman wa,
swinging himself from n hook in an
ice house in Louisville, the hook came
out, aud the dlrkey landed in the cell
striking his head on chunk of ice,
breaking it in pieces. His employer
hurried down expecting to find Sam
bo dead but there he sat, looking M
at the place he fell from. On secins
the gentleman, the darkey exclaimed +:
"Fo'de Lord, boss, l'ss sorry / broke
dat ice, is sar,in."
a woman in Wisconsin says that
when her husband is little drunk he
kicks her, and when ho is very drunk
she kicks him f; she adds that she does
most of the kicking.
a Mr. Eean, of Wisconsin, thought
lie would feel n circular saw to see if
it was going. lie is now learning to
write with bis left hand.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-12-14
r s. BURkllART.
"TilE HORNlNG GLORY
Li,tleheld's Patent improved Base
COAL STOVE

In this pattern of TnE MonNixG Gtory
several new and important features have
been embodied. which can only be seen ia
he admired. This new s,1ve is made en-
fircly Uf cast iron. ~ tltcd ~ to hc airtight.
hut can he made with Snrrt. IRON uppr,
section when prclcucd Ny tie purchaser
Its ornamental finish l. drnp p.r, IN king il
handsome piece Of furniture. far more 81
tlian any stove heretofore made. It's in
tcrunl construction. though resembling
some ef the former patterns ui The Morning
Glory - quite different. making it moro
durable. aud far less diucutt 10 nr repaired
the castings nr, g, the hi. hest order. fully
cqualing the hnr.t cr-iH,s made in hi,
country.
Among the many AnvANrAGgs in the rs.
Of The Morning Glory are tue following:
/, Continuous Burning =. Qnniity of the
il.ar .. Neniln,iun ,utuu.L ta' stay,
D. Auii-Duu S,o'e. ,u I.cap. %. G,.
. EcOnpm. " tWtt.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-12-14
THE SINGER
SEWING MACHINES !
AHEAD OF Al OTHERS.
THREE THOUSAND PER WEEK Arr
now BEING MAD AND SOLD.
yIIE REASONS syEsY.

Because 1t cmholics essential principles
not found in amy other Machine; because
Of its simplicity Of construction. ease OF
operation uniformity. Of precise action at
any speed, and capacity for the greatest
range aud variety Of work. Guc or course.
Parties wishing TO purchase should not
fail to examine the best Of all Sewing Ma.
chimes
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-12-14

hsds Of reor Ram, whiskcy. ProsA
Spirits aud Refasc Liquors doetored. spiced
and swsetoned to please the taste. called " Ton.
ics."" hppstixors." " Restorers," &C., that lead
the tppler on TO drunkenness and ruin, but are
Q true Medicine, N ade from the Nsyvs Roots and
Herbs Of California, free from all Alcoholic
StimuIants. They arc the GREAT BLOOD
PURIFIER aud LIFE GIVING PRtN-
CIPLE perfect Renovslor md lnvisoratot OF
the System. carrying OF all poisonous matter and
restoring the blood to healthy condition. No
person can take these Bittors according to dlrs-
Non and remain long unwell.
for Iunummntory aud Chrcnic Rhcu-
msti-m and Goat, Dyspepsia or Indi-
gosiiou. Bilious, Remittcnt and istcr-
niittcpt Fsvers Diseases er the Diood.
Liver, Kidneys, and bladder. these Bit
ters have been most successful. Such Dis
cnscs are oauscd by vitintcd blood. which
10 generally produced by dsranssmsnt Of TIE
Digestive Organs.
DYSPEPSIA OR INDIGESTION.
Headache, Pain IN tho Shoulders, Coughs. Tight
meas ot the Chest. Dizziness. Sour Eructatsns OF
Tue stomach, Rad taste in the Mouth. Bilious At.
tackt. PslpltNtion OF the Heart, lnnammston of
the Lungs. Pain In the regions OF the kidneys, and
shundrod other painful symptoms, are the OF.
springs Of Dyspepsia.
Th"y invigorato the Stomach and stimulate the
torpid liver and bowels. which render them OF un.
elualled of,esey Ia cleansing the blood Of all
impurities. and impsrtlns new lie ans visor to
the whole system.
FOR SKIN DISEASES, Rruptions, letter.
fslt I,hsura, Blotehes. spots, Pimplos. Pustulss,
BDlls, Csrbuneloe, Rlng. worms, seald.Iiead, sors
Eyes, Bryslpelss. Itch, scurn. Diseolorstloas Of
tic Skin, Numors aud Diseases OF Skin, o.
shsisver pann or nature, are literally dug UP
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-12-14
Ayers
'Sarsaparilla

Is widely know
rs one of the NOS
cffcctual remedld
ever discovered fd
cleansing the sys
ten and purifyini
the blood. II ha
stood the test q
years, with n con
stantly growing rep
utation, based on III
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-12-14
1nh BAILEY rnEAF.,
Anii-HUsi Air. 1;yh tooi,ag .Sjor
wH Ericnjed F'r,-Bor
for Wood or coal.
Patented Nav 10Th. 1861.

Patented May 10Th, 1865
We take pleasure ~ offering our cuSro
mcrs and the stove Trade. New frst.Clas,
flat.iop. and would call pat,icUior 0iisH,so,
n ~ many ofrDcfire end rdiaaJl, imyroVe
UcHfs.
This stove has been carefully tested 70,
several months. and the results haveproycd
so highly satisfactory. that several of our
oldest aud most experienced stove dealer,
predict for IL sale far beyond our ability
to supply this season
HriHg front G'c.doors, giving full use OF
The hearth.
IN ddddioEdi iidr in tie or,r. so arranged
rs to give more room in the upper part of
the oven; great convenience much needed
The orsH il nearly a. wide ~ the tor n.
ntihc hearth line, which not only y increases
the size, but will he recognized az q . redt
0lraHtayc IA LnktEs.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-12-14
TIL r p OST.
NipBl G......DLCENBER u, 1871
t-Si'Hr-~u=1s-.c.--v-- --5s --1r--rf-,x----ru u.ssl
she Conldn't Krcpih,stcrel.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES H. 1871
'''''-'s' -'' '7'' ''=1T-'' i---s--I'.'-
she Coniih't Hrcpih secret.
IT is So easy u overi1 a go,itninI
Rni the clip between tn .eup aud
lip' is so rapidly f'uud \ mechau-
ic rejoicing IN tia tame Of Dd6ji~.
AMI "a res'den: oi thj ely oi DAtroii
took to drInHiog, and was speedily
transformed from hard.workiug man
INTO drunken sot. lis ro,l VIE
scoliel' cn'reatci, dinini'hei the
thickness OF hi@ beat .pI' ti' u,e
o' a razor, but u'l mike n change
ole night D'b1'N arrived hon' an /
iound that h.s w,t' All r'ht htI
ch1nL gel places -- hc .rt.. .p. % j.e
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-12-14
DOTY'S CLOTHES WASHER.

The hest. cheapest, and ncst popular
Washing Machine ever invented.
II IL easy cooperate, sitting OF standing
take. but liltleroom injuries no garments
finishes it's work from IN two TO four Min
urcs; is durable aud convenient; aud th
only Washing Machine known that is liked
the hetter the longer il is used.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-12-14

'ht Nv 1tS re-
markable cures So mild as TO be safe and
beneficial to children, and yet so searching
MS TO eflcctually purge out the great cor.
ruptions of the blood, such as the scrofulous
md syphilitic contamination. Impurities
or diseases that have lurkcd in the system
for years, soon yield to this powerful anti
dote, and disappear. Hence It's wonderful
cures, many Of which are publicly known,
Of ScroiiIla, and all strofulous diseases,
Ulcers, EruptlOns, and cruptive dis
orders of the skin, Tumors, Blotches,
BOils, pimDles, Pustules, Sores, 81,
AnthOny's Fire, Rose or Erysipe-
las, letter, Salt Ithcum, Scald
Head, RingwOrm, and internal Ul-
cerntions of the Uterus, Stomach,
ana Liver. II also cures other com
plants, TO which 1t would not seem espcci-
ally adapted, such as Dropsy, Dyspep-
sia, Fits. Neuralgia, Heart Disease,
Female Weakness, Debility, and
LeucOrrllna, when they are manifesto
tons Of the scrofulous poisons
1t is an excellent restorcr of health and
strength in the Spring. BY renewing the
appetite and vigor of the digestive organs,
it dissipatcs the depression and listcss Ian
guor of the season. Even where no disorder
appears. people feel better and live longer
for cleansing the blood. The system move
on with renewed yigor and new lease oi
life.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-12-14
THE UNIVERSAL CLOTHES
WRINGER.

TIE "GNFHT FARIKT HCONOWTZER,
The terms Of our Patent call our Machine
"Wringcr.' Years of experience prove
it also 10 he 4 Hosr rNcrLLrN1 WASHER.
When We reduce every invention ior wash
ing clothes to principle they all aomuut
ia that of pressing aud squeezing. aud
forcing The ~Iter through them, thus re
luniug be dirt Most N'-hiug Machine.
D., u hy rluh.vg the tbyersal Nrmgu
il-E - by pressing.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-12-14
IL MIDDLEBURG, PA,
J. A. STAHLNECKER, Proprietor.

Having taken charge of this old aud well
established stand the proprietor proposes
10 devote all his attention 10 the providing
Of his Table and Bar and tho accommoda-
lion Of both man and beast. lie solicis q
liberal share Of The rrhlie I atronage,
January l3, lslo.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-12-14
.1kOCERlES.:
HARDWiBE AND QUEENswARR.
SALT AND FISH,

And in fact cycry'hing usually kept in II
htsi class country store All Of which we
offer NJ greatly reduced prices, for Cash or
country PrOcucp
Having had large experience in the
business, We hrttrr ourselves that We can
please nni satisfy all our customers.
Hoping hr strict attention TO business
AMI desire TO please all, TO merit lihcrn
s'asc Of public patronage Our motto j.
Q"lrh N"leS anil Small ProfiS."
We ask nt least that the Jublic examine
our stock aud lrices before purchasing
elsewhere. a. We slways show our goods
with ileasure.
HELFRICH S BOWER.
Banner,lll, Jane u. 1870. If
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-12-14
Eorncy's Press.
TEE GREAT EAHiCAL NEWSPAPER 4!
Oct the BE-" and 0cnp',i Nc,rSpopo'
IN He Co"Hiry.
THE PR ESS

THE PRESS
lsa frst.cliss double. sheet eight page
paper, containing ~ columns, published
every morning, except sundays
.T ERMS:
DAILY PRESS-Se. 90 per nnnum; 81. 30
for ,iX months; Sl.OO for three months.
TRl-WEEkLY PRESS.-SiOO per an
num $500 FOR six months; $i.UO for
three months.
TIE WEEKLY PRESS.-The most va.u-
able Weekly Newspaper in the World. 1t
contains items of interest 10 all.
READ THE TERMS:
One cory one year SO
Five copies .
Ten copies, and one copy to the gettcr
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Twenty copies, and one cory to the
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up Of club %
Ten copies, 10 on, adirrs', nni one
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Twenty copies, 70 one dddyrss, and one
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Fi'ty copies, 10 one dddrsSs. aud one
copy TO the getter up of the club 90
Onc hundred copies. 10 oRe Giiress. snd
one copy Of the Tri-wcckly Press 10
the geiter up Of the club 100
All orders shoUH he adiresssi 10
JOHN ". FORNEY,
Editor ard Proprietor,
8 W.ccr. 9Th and Chestnut SIs.. Fila Pa
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-24

~, ,our, The Dali Season Railroad
~ subscription, &c.
tn, c,r.,..ooraencc of the Dispatch

tn, rar-,roortlence of The Dispatch
,rx,>cToN. VA. July 2ist, 1871.
,,,, r,,,n,al Of Archie Gillian yesterday
q, r,,,n was attended by q large con.
..,.r.r ot our citizens.
'I.,IrS Shacklcford. of Culnerer. is now
-, .nrcisl term OF the Circuit Court
S'""; tty those cases in which Judge
!, !. ,.,,.hl;u had been interested Us counsel.
We ~, even Il circuit court can relieve
y" ..''r,.prv which our good old town Is
.' '',,..>,,,gG 10 assume after the close of the
".' 49,, -, our institutions. 4 few Of the
,,".;r,I,- and cadets still linger here and
q, -, rats are coming in; but the town
4. ..,,.,ne6 dull, and only saved from absolute
,,.,m4,inn hy the railroad excitement.
- i Great juhilation ever the result of
-, ,.,ta on the railroad subscription, and
49,, ,' },na>t fancy We hear the whistle OF the
~, V, "N Of our citizens have gone to the
,..'n~.. and Oh "rs are preparing TO go.
H.. Trrthriasc EithS, Nnuer its present
'r...;rnl management. has become laVor-
$500. lace al resort with oar leolE.
he Executive Committee OIL Inc Ice
Memorial Association nave ehtcleu ii,.o :"
',"'.f contract with Valentine 10 NlSor-
...l~iI TlI>A 10 com DlSNIpt Nt'N 500
fur tlr tomb Of Gen. Lee.
Th ~ model Was carried TO Wash'nston.
...; r,i,jaorc. aud submitted to some OF
.r, finest art critics III he country;
rt.., were, unanimous and enthuSlaStlc
.. .i..r commentator, and told The gift, d
,.,.n. sculptor that AL he needed to make
~ ~smc immortal was to put into marble I
III, splendid creation Of his $rnlus; MUS Ger e.
nUn Gentlemen have agreed 10 become re-
,,.,,,ih'r for the sum necessary TO COM
,,t,r% il, and The association will now push
;aI Ward il collections with renewed Vi sor.
In~ "Lcc Memorial Volume, 50 long
d..vrG by causes over which neither the
ta,iIily nor the publishers have had any
~ .,tr,i, !. now Going TO press, and will he
:s5,acI through as rapidly as possible
gao-r who buy it will not onl Is secure
h,ak written aud published under the au
,no~iiv and supervision Of the Lee family
,.., will at he same time make q direct con
.rinuliontowar placing Valentines splen
did sarcophagllS over the tomb.
IEyrScToE
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-24
The ST. Louis Commercial Agency
Case.

The ST. Louis Commercial Agency
Case.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 22.-The hearing in
the case of Mellier vs.. Bradstreet's COM
mercial agency still continues. Miller in
troduced further testimony as to his sol
vency, and stated that the report published
in the July number Of the agency's report
had injured bis standing.
J. Ii. Eames testified that he had been
sent by Mr.. Sheppard, the superintendent
of the agency, aud was told by him that he
(Eames) could have good rating ii he
would pay for hunting up evidence of his
credit. This would cost from $50 to 300.
He refused the offer. go.
Mr.. Sheppard was then placed on the
stand, and fatty contradcted the statement
of Eames, and said that Eames had offered
him money for a favorable rating, and that
he (witneSs) had told him he ought to be
kicked out of the office for making such an
offer. He never received presents, and
money considerations had no influence
with him. He further testified that King,
whose testimony was reported yesterday,
had been discharged for making incorrect
reports, classifying the index, and general
diSobedience of orders. King had threat
ened to injure the firm, and had assaulted
witness with brass knuckles. The rating
of Mellier was based on information re-
ceived from mon who are regarded as well
yersed in trade and business, and who
stated that Mellier's assets and liabilities
were go nearly equal as to justly witness in
rating him to be trusted with caution.
The case cXeites much interest.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-24

GEN. SnERMAS's FIEws.-Lake George,
y. T.. July Gotten. w. 4. Sherman, in a
conversation with your correspondent this
evening, expressed the opinion that Gen.
Grant would be renomnated and reSlect.
cd, and he thought il would be the best
thing for the country. SO far as he has
been able TO judge from bis travels in the
south and elsewhere everything in the
country is prosperous under Grants nd.
inlnlstration, aud there is no occasion for
Change.
The General expresses the opinion that
IN short time nothing more will be heard
VI the hukluX. AS il is, the reports about
lhrtn have been greatly exaggerated. This
Ioct IS proved, the General says, by the
Si"Id OF the cotton crop this year at the
south. Were the stories told about the ku.
hluX true, the General thinks the cotton
crop would have been much less. AS it is,
'be yield is greater than in former years.
letter IN NeU York Herald.
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khnuA the PHiNfss.

From the Boston Journal If Chemistry
Our common potato belongs botanically
to a very suspicious order of plants, and it
is we'll for the admirers of the tubers not
to INQUIRE into its family relations. The
knowledge that the potato is first cousin to
such plants as tobacco, helladonna, hem
bane, nightshade, etc.-all of them deadly
narcotic-might trouble the sensitive
nerves of some lovers Of the delicious vege-
tables. Is the potato plant poisonous? Ger
tainly it is. The stem, foliage, and fruit, con-
tain the same poisonous principles as hen
bane, and cannot be consumed as FOOD With
ont disastrous consequences. Fortunately,
the underground branches are free from in
furious substances if they are entirely coV-
cred with earth. But what Is meant by
underground branches? We mean the
tubers themselves for they are nothing
but subterranean portions of the plant
structure, and are not roots. A potato is a
vegetable mnnsrtosity-an abnormal pro-
duction-which is extraordinary in every
particular. The tuber is the branch OF
the plant which takes to the ground.
and its growth becomes arrested and
thlckened, forming knot or bunch
which consists largely of pure starch. Ii
a portion of this underground branch
pushes its way out of the soil, the epider-
mis- assumes a green color, and then 1t be-
comes, like the above-ground branches,
poisonous. The green potatoes which are
found growing half exposed to air and SUN
light in our fields should be rejected, as
they are totally unfit for human food. The
potato has true leaf buds, or scars (the
parts called the eyes, and in this respect
resembles the stem. We can cut out the eyes
or leaf buds. and from them propagate the
plant, each eye growing aud producing an
independent structure. These facts should
lead us to understand that the subterra-
mean portions of plants are not always
roots. The potato in lis early cultivation
met with strange vicissltudes and great op.
position. The stern old Puritans opposed
It's cultivation, and denied its laWfulness
as an article of food, because the plant
was not mentioned in the Bible! Sir Walter
Raleigh carried the plants to England
from This country in 15SG, and put them in
his garden. His gardener thought the
green potato-applcs were the potatoes, and
expressed his disgust to his master at such
products. He was told to pull up the
weeds and throw them away. In doing
so lie found the true potatoes, more than
a bushel in quantity, and he hurried
back to Sir Walter in very happy
humor. to show him the sample and
make known his discovery. So late as
1926 it was only cultivated in gardens in
England and Scotland. During period Of
more than one hundred and fifty ears after
Sir Walter Scott introduced it into Ireland
it failed to rise superior to the prejudices OF
English cul,ivators. This is singular his
tory indeed. A plant so nutritious, whose
culture is adapted TO almost every soil and
climate, must be regarded as among the
choicest gifts Of Providence, and one that
is destined to hold its place in the estima'
ton of millions Of people so long as time
continues.