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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-04-18
Manners at the Table,

/. Do not keep others waiting for you,
either at the beginning or close of the
meal.
2. Do not sip soup from the tip, hut
from the side of the spoon.
3. BE careful not to drop or spill any
thing on the table cloth.
4. In passing your plate to be re-heped
retain your knife and fork.
5. When asked for dish, do not shove.
but hand it.
6, While drinking, do not look around.
I. Do not drink your tea or coffee
without first removing the teaspoon from
the cup to the saucer
8. Use the knife for cutting only new
er put it to the lips or mouth.
8. Break your bread into small pieces
and rest them on your plate while spread
ing the butter.
10. DO not cat too fast; besides Civ
ing one the appearance Of greed it is
not healthy.
IL. If you find anything unpleasant in
your spoon,put it aside as quietly as pos
sible, without drawing the attention Of
others to it,
II. Do not open the lips or make any
unnecessary noise in chewing.
13. Do not rest the elbow on the ta-
Bile.
IA. Do not speak with the mouth full.
Is. Be thoughtful and attentive to the
wants ofthose about you.
16. Converse on pleasant subjects with
those sitting near you.
II. Do not say anything not intended
for all present to hear.
1S. Leave your plate with the knife
and fork lying parallel, the handles point.
ed to the right.
10. Never leave the table before 9TH
ers, without asking the lady or gentleman
who presides to excuse you.-Erchamge.
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Remarkable Rescue.

In the year 1923, Landamman Kasper,
of Brandenberg, the newly-chosen Gov
ernor of Bellenz, was riding over the st.
Gothard from Zug, accompanied by his
servant and faithful dog. At the top
Of the pass he and his servant were buried
by an avalanche, which descended from
the Lucendro. The dog alone shook him
self free. lis first care was to extricate
his master. But when he saw he could
not succeed in doing this, he hastened
back to the hospice, and there, by pitiful
bowling and whining announced that an
accident had happened. The landlord
and his servants set out Immediately with
shovels and pickaxes, and followed the
dog, which ran quickly before them.
They soon reached the place where the
avalanche had fallen. Here the faithful
dog stopped suddenly, plunged his face
into the snow, and began to scratch it up,
barking and whining The men set to
work at once, and after a long and DIFF
fcult labor, succeeded in extrlcating the
Landamman, and soon afterwards his ser.
want. They were both alive, after spend
ing thirty-six fearful hours beneath the
snow, oppressed by the most painful
thoughts. They had heard the bowling
and barking of the dog quite plainly, and
had noticed his sudden departure, and the
arrival oftheir deliverers they had heard
them talking and working, without being
able to move or utter a sound. The
Landamman's will ordained that an image
of the faithful dog should be sculptursd
at his feet on his tomb. This monument
was seen till lately in St. Oswald's Church
at Zug.
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For tho Register.
Woman's Rights.
MRS. JoSEs's SURPRISE.

la sux! Mrs smith how do you dew,
| never thought Of seein' you,
Walk rite strait in and take cheer,
How glad am to see you here.
How's all the folks? La sakcs alive,
The chicken pox, Can she survivor
Have you seen my sewin' machinoi Youl
whatl
Your sewin machine2 No havo not.
Well then Jest step along this way,
It's the best in use-so people say
When Mr.. Jones just brung it hum
| rely felt quite overcome;
He says, though know he isn't right,
| called him dear in my delight,
Lut it rely is the best machine
That any one has ever seen.
There, this is it, with cover and all.
Amt it m ornyment to the hall!
You want to know what it will dew,
To make it as good, and better tew,
Than any machine the agents sell?
Well, twont take very long tew tell.
Twill tuck, and braid, and gather in,
And cord, and hem, as nice as q pin,
Twill fell and bind, and it runs as still
As the noiseless stream, of a meader ril
And, best of all, it rely can
Make button-holes, botter than l, by han,
IL nhhcs isiet uoiest dhu ofciscuuisI
In fact it surpasses all my dreams.
Smith wont get one? do you say,
l know he will, and here's the way
To make him dew it. Tell him how,
If he don. get one, there'll be row.
Tell him you've drudged, and slaved arouR
Just as long as in duty boun'-
If he's like Jones he'll start rite off,
He'll know you mean it, and that's enough.
! tell you the way to manage mon.
Is to keep the upper hand of them,
If you tell them to do thing they go
Without palavrin' a month or so.
These sewip' machines are kept on hand
To fill all orders upon demand
At the REGISTER Book Establishment;
And to any part of the country sent;
Or shown with the greatest of pains and care
To all who will call and examine them there
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The House Cricket.

This little inmate of our dwelling is
well known for its habit of picking out
the mortar of ovens and kitchen freplaces
where it not only enjoys warmth, but can
procure abundance of food. 1t is usual
ly supposed that it feeds on bread. NJ.
Latrelle says it only eats insects, and it
certainly thrives we'll in houses infested
by the cockroach but we have also known
it to eat and destroy lamb's-wool stock
ings and other woolen stufs hung near a
fire to dry. 1t is evidently not fond of
hard labor, but prefers those places where
the mortar is already loosened, or at least
is new, soft, and easily scooped out and
in this way it will dig covert ways from
room to room. In summer, crickets often
make excursions from the house to the
neighboring fields, and dwell in the crew.
ices of rubbish, or the cracks made in the
ground by dry weather, where they chirp
as merrily as in the snuggest chimney
corner. Whether they ever dig retreats
in such circumstances, we have not ascer-
tanned; though it is not improbable they
may do so for the purpose of making
nests. The Spaniards are SO fond Of
crickets that they keep them in cages like
singing birds.
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Gunpowder.

When gunpowder was first discovered
to possess projectle power, its military
application was confined to q kind Of
mortar or lombard, intended as substi-
tute for the enormous battering machines
then usually constructed. The COM
mencement of the fifteenth century was
the time of their origin in the field for
though the more modern author, Vilani,
asserts that they were used at the battle
of Cressy, the more accurate Froissart is
entirely silent about them. Biius, a
noble and learned Vilanese, who lived at
the time, speaks in his history of hand.
guns as first used at the seige Of Lucca
in 1870. The Florentines had artillery
which discharged large stones by means
of gunpowder. "But the Lucchese, T"
says Bilius, "besides darts and arrows,
invented new kind of weapon in their
hands they held kind of club, about a
cubit and half in length; to this were
attached iron tubes, which, being filled
with sulphur and nitre, by the force of
fire emitted iron balls The blow, if it
struck, was certain destruction neither
armour nor shields were sufficient protec-
tion, for often two or three deep, if fired
upon, would be transpierced by single
ball."
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LETTING Down THE ARIsTocRAoY.-
The elegant Miss Mason, whose father
had made splendid fortune as an en-
terprising draper and tailor, appeared at
magnificent entertainment in royal APP
parel. With that fastidious exclusive
r. ct ~ which the latest corners into
fashionable circles arv .mo a.. ~, -.
able, she refused various offers of intro
duction, as she did not wish to extend
the number of her acquaintance cher
friends were few and very select"
The beautiful Miss Taylor, radient
with good natured smiles, and once well
acquainted with Miss Mason when they
went to the public school in William
street together, noticed the hauteur Of
her ancient friend, who was determined
not to recognize one who would only re-
mind her of her former low estate
But Miss Taylor, the rogue, as clever as
she was pretty, determined to bring her
in with short turn, and not submit to
being snobbed by one whose ancestral
associations we're no better than her own.
Watching her chance when the naughty
young lady was in the midst of her SET,
Miss Taylor walked up, and with smiles
Of winning sweetness remarked,
81 have been thinking, my dear Miss
Mason, that we ought to exchange
Names"
"Why, indeed ?"
"Because my name is Taylor and my
father was mason, and your name is
Mason, but your father was tailor.
There was scene then, but there was
no help for it. The little Miss Taylor
had the pleasure of saying a very cute
thing, which was soon repeated in the
ears Of dozen circles, and the wits
wished to see her, but the proud Miss
Mason bit her lips in silence
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From Our Young Folks for January
Cracking Nuts.

When the snow is drifting, sitting
Through the leafess maple boughs,
And the saucy wind is lifting
All the latchcs in the house,
Isn't it fun, boys, to sit by the fire,
With all the good nuts that you can desire,
And Fanny or Kate
To fill up your plates
While tho hammer goes whack whack ,whack
AT a rattling pace
On tho fat-iron's face,
The hickory-nuts to crack.
When the red flames, dancing, glancing
Up the sooty chimney fue,
Seem like summers lightning, lancing
Fleecy smoke-clouds through and through,
Isn't it fun, girls, to sit in the light
Of such bright fire, on such rough night,
And find in the fame
Your fortune or namey
While the hammer goes whack whack, whack
AT II rafting pace
On the flat-irons face,
The hiokory-nuts to crack.
In his armchair smoking, joking,
Grandpa tells us old-tmo stories.
How the Yankees, wanting no king,
Conquered George and all his toriesl
o, isn't it fun, boys and girls, to know
That our grandfather lived so long ago,
And that he can tell
Old stories SO well,
While the hammer goes whack whack whack
At a rattling pace
On the at-iron's face,
The hickory-nu to crack.
In her armchair nodding, plodding,
With her needles, grandma sees
Through the smoke-wreaths grandpa flooding
Our young ears with tales like these,
And 0, boys, isn't it fun to behold her
Trying to set herself up for u solder
For that donbie chm
Won't let her begin;
And now the old lady
Is laughing already
While the hammer goes whack, whack, whaek
At rattling pace
On the flat-iron's face,
The hickory-nuts to crack.
Let the north-wind rattle, battle!
Rake tho tree-tops! shake the doors
We will sing and laugh and prattls
Where the CHEEKY hearth-fre roars;
For, boys and girls, it is fun to gather,
On u stormy night in wild winter weather.
Round the warm bright tide
the chimney side,
While the hammer goes whack, whsck ,whnck
At a rattlng pace
On the fat-iren's face,
The hickory-nuts to crack
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4 Tiger Story.

The following story is told in u letter
from New Goa :-"In the province Of Sal
cete is village named Cuncolim, where
the Marquis Of Fronteira, Of Portugal,
holds an extensive landed property, and
it is bounded on two sides by thickly-
wooded hills whereon tigers, leopards,
jackals, wolves, hyenas, and other wild
beasts reign supreme. One evening, not
long since, a full-grown tiger entered the
little village at the foot of the hill, and
without ceremony walked into poor
mans cottage, at the hour oil the members
of the family happened to be absent at
their daily vacations in the field, with the
exception of very old woman. She,
poor creature, no sooner realized the situa-
tion than she screamed Justify but not
Justify enough to drive the beast away
from the place. The poor woman next
tried to effect her escape from the cottage
but infrmity proved bar to her realiz
ing her wishes in this respect The blood
thirsty animal, therefore, leisurely ap
preached and made short work of his vic
tim. The tiger, who had entered thu
cottage by the front door, now quietly
walked through, out by the back doc
which opened into one of the most frequ
ented lanes of the village. There h
perceived, gathered together, a score o
so of men, Of all ages, some with 6rearm
in their hands, others with swords an
sharp chaff-cutters,b but the majority there
of with thick, heavy cudgels, and himsel
the subject Of general observation and re
mark. To clear road for himself, tn
tiger sprang and caught one of the cudge
; men by the throat. Short had been tn
; cudgel-man's shrift, had not valian
Mussulman, perched on the roof of tn
old woman's cottage sent bullet throug
! the tigers right thigh. This rendere
the beast furious, and perceiving the ma
from whom he had received such unkinC
ly treatment, he, with tremendous roa
I, sprang at one bound on the housetop b,
side the Mussulman, who dropped his gul
; and shrieked for aid. The tiger seize
him, with one bound descended with hil
in his jaws, and speedily made an end {
him. The friends of the deceased by tn
time also furious, and bent on vengeanc,
, , with butt-ends, swords, ,cudgels sand stone
/, /, brought the beast to the ground, and s
belabored him that, with mighty how
he expired" "
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chiefs throughout the Archipelago and
by its admirable system Of police surveil-
lance, is enabled to control sixteen mil
lions of subjects, with less than ten thous-
and European troops. The native prin-
ces have resigned their power and the
direction of their domains to the Europe
ans, from whom they receive stipendia-
ry revenue. The want of energy of these
uuambitious princes, has long ceased to
threaten the disturbance of the Neither
land sovereignty; and that is further
maintained by the fidelity of natives,
who constitute the entire police foroe.
The Malay or Javanese attendant who
accompanies the Resident, Havermeester,
and other officers, is directly paid by the
Government, and reports instantly the
slightest irregularity in the conduct of
his master.
We may call this subsidiary relation
of the native princes with the government,
wicked conspiracy of sordid intelligence
with imbecile rank to fleece the simple
masses and the police surveillance, a
base system of espionage but there has
been nothing in the history of other Eu-
ropean Nominations in the East, or of
Christian and civilized domination over
weak and ignorant aboriginal races upon
our own continent, which would furnish
to Holland more disinterested example
hired a Malay servant for fifteen
Dutch East Indian rupees, or five dollars
month, out of which he had to buy his
own rice, fish, and curry-his chief food
and this was deemed good wages for a
servant man in Netherland India.
The Government is bad to Cinnamon
they have to hide their dollars, and look
very poor. When a ChiRaman comes to
Mimic, and when he goes away, he has tc
pay money. When he buys a wife, he
has to pay for marrying her; and when
he dies, every day that his body lies il
his own house, he has to pay for the
privilege Of staying above ground. The
Cinnamon works all the gold and tin, ant
does all the trading; the Javanese work,
the fields: the Malay spies; and all are
robbed by the Company Wolando.
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Beautiful Experiment with l. light.

Choose a room where the sun shines
in through the window, and then block
out all the light, by means Of a shutter
or otherwise, taking care that all cracks
are stopped. Then cut hole about ak
inches square in the shutter. and stop the
hole with two or three thicknesscs OF
rich deep blue or blush purple glass.
A broad beam of deep blue or purple
light from the sun will thus stream down
into the otherwise dark room. Then
hold in the deep blue light bottle or
other article made of uranium glass.
Ornamental bottles made of this glass,
which is sometimes called canary" glass,
because Of its light yellow color, are COM
monty on sale at chemists shops. They
are plentifully made to hold smelling
salts, and may cost from sixpence to three
shillings each. The blue light should be
deep and not very brilliant. When the
uranium glass bottle is held in it, the
bottle will appear to glow with great
beauty, with all the brlliancy of glow
worm, as if white hot.
Mottville has q pOstmistress.
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CAUTIOUS MANA fellow who was
travelling in western New York, entered
bar-room, and after calling for drink
for two, looked about over the loungers,
after friend to drink with him. To
every ones surprise he invited Fifteenth
Amendment who eagerly accepted and
swallowed his "pisen" with great avidity.
Our traveller, however, leaving his un-
touched, very coolly lighted cigar and
seated himself by the fire. After some
time the landlord inquired, rather sharp
ly, if he did not intend to drink that
whiskey, "Why certainly" said he if it
does not kill that colored man within ten
or fifteen minutes"
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A HEROIC PARry.-Near Kittaning,
Pa, posse Of fifteen persons pursued a
man who had murdered his family, and
was endeavoring to escape by means of
skiff, on the Allegheny. Finding his
pursuers close at hand, he took to an
island, but was there surrounded in his
place Of concealment. Seeing himself
in bad position, he sprang out into the
midst of the encircling foes, revolver in
hand, whereat the valiant fifteen very
incontinently took to their heels, and
prohting by the opportunity the scoun-
drel escaped. He is supposed to be the
DR.. Rulof who escaped from the Ithaca,
N. Y, prison, few weeks since.
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THE LoG-WooD.-The tree is of medium
size and peculiar appearance, attaining a
height, under favorable circumstances, of
IL or l3 yards. The trunk in much gnarl-
ed, and full Of irregular cavities The
leaves are pinnated and the small ones
never fall off, and are smooth and heart.
shaped. The flowers are small yellowish
in color, and hang in punches from the
ends Of the branches. The fruit is very
fiat, lanceolated husk, containing seeds
which are eaten by fowls, as in fact are
those of almost all the vegetables and
fruits that are found here The foliage
of the log-tree is of dark green and very
luxuriant. During the early period of
its growth, it forms thickens quite similar
to those of the hawthorn. But, as it
developes, it gathers in impenetrable
masses. In the forests it takes entire
possession of the ground, which remains
without vegetation under its shade. 1t
is found on rocky mountains as well as
on alluvial plains, but it grows better on
humid, deep soil which is periodically in.
undated by the overflow of the rivers. Its
growth is rapid, yet its wood is hard,
compact, and can be preserved under
| ground.
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MARRYING A HUSBAND FOR THE CHIL-
DREN.-A strange looking couple stop
ped at hotel in a small town in Wis
consin short time since. They sent
out for Justice of the Peace, who soon
united them in the bands of a very unu-
sual wedlock. The bride, who was a
very young looking person, informed 4
lady who was present, Immediately after
the ceremony, that she met that man few
days before, and that he had 'just
lost his wife, poor man." and that her
husband died last week, and left her
four children, and this man also had four
children, the oldest of which was born
on the same day with her oldest, and the
birth day of her youngest, was also the
birth day of his youngest, the age Of
those hopeful innocents being six months
and it seemed so pretty to have all these
"little critturs" around the house to-
gether.
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They have begun in Canada to cultivate
rabbits as an article of food and in Euro
pean countries hundreds ofmiles fcoast-
lands are used as rabbit warrens, and
their produce furnishes a cheap and
nutritious food for millions, while the furs
have considerable value in trade.
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A SNAKE SroRY.-A lad of twelve
years of age, son of Jacob Reinhart, went
fishing in Upton, Pa, few days since
when black snake suddenly whipped it
self twice around his body, with such
force as to throw him into the water,
which was deep. A pole was thrust
down to him, which struck him, and which
he had presence of mind enough imme-
diately to grasp, when he was drawn up.
An attempt to grapple the snake proved
unsuccessful, and resulted only in the op-
orators getting their fingers bit So
tight was the reptile coiled, that it was
necessary to turn knife edgewise and
use force to get it between the boys
clothes and the snakes skin this accom-
plished, the sharp instrument was turned
and a vigorous two-handed cut severed
the unwelcome living girdle in twain.
The snake was four and half feet long.
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Mr.. Editurs-What did you print my
family matters in yur papur for it is none
of yur bizness if my wife did have twins
| pays for them and yeul git yur he'd
punched you had best tend to yur own
bizinis is the advice of
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wv XvANTED-AGENTs, (s2O per day. to sell
w the celebrated HONE SHUTTLE SEWING MA
CHINE. Has tho under feed, makes the clock
stitch" (aike on both sides,) and is fully licensed.
The best and cheapest family sewing machine in
the market. Address, JOHNSON, CLARKE 4 Co.,
Boston, Mass, Pittsburgh Pa, Chicago, ILL.,, or
st. Louis, Mo. O;w4)
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Frederick W. Tolley, respectable
young man Of Athens, committed suicide
on the 3Oth, by shooting himself in the
mouth.
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NEW ADVERTISER ENTS

A GENTS wANTED-(S225 A MONTHLY
N the AMERICAN KNITTING MACHINE Co., Bos-
ton, Mass, or st. Louis, Mo. U;4w)
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IRA w. CLARK, Attorney Il Coun-
/ sellor at Law and Solicitor in Chancery.
Al MIDDLEBURY, VT.
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I NJ TRIP Sheriff for Addison
IL County. Office in Stewards Block.
Alu MIDDLEBURY, VT.
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,TEWART Il ELDREDGE, Attor-
neys and Counselors at Law
MIDDLEBURY, VT
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IL w. BREWSTER, Dealer in Gold
LIZ and Silver Watches, Silver and Plated
Ware, of every description. All kinds of Repair
ing done at tho i4west rates. Brewster's Block,
ltf MIDDLEBURY. VT.
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A AGENTS--Male & Female.

For fast selling popular subscription Books. Ex-
ira Inducements to agents. Information free,
Address American Book Company, 62 William st.
New York 1;w4.
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~ w. JUDD, Manufacturer and deal
lie er in all kinds of American and Foreign
Marble, Granite Work. &c. With Old Middle
bury Marble Co. ltf
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. \ZRO MEACHAM, Dealer in Ready
~ Made Clothing, Hats, Caps, Trunks, Va
lises Furnishing Goods, &c. BRANDON, VT.