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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-01-02

: TATE OF vERMONT.-Districto of

STATE OF VERMONT.-District of
~ Addison, a..
In Probate Court held at Middlcbury, in and
for said district, on the 10Th day of December, A
d. 1871, Rolln Il. Wilcox, executor of the last
will and testament of
LINUS WILCOX,
late Of Orwell, in said district, licensed makes
application in writing to this court stating that
the personal property Of the said deceased is not
sufficient to pay the debts against the said estate,
and that it will be necessary to sell part Of the
real estate to pay the debts and expenses Of admin
istration and asks said court for license to sell
part or the whole Of tho real estate Of said de-
ceased, and if he sell tho whole, that the balance
after payini tho debts and expenses Of admins
tration may be invested for tho use Of tho widow
of said deceased. agreeable to the provisions Of
the last will and testament Of said deceased.
Thereupon it is ordered that notice hereof be
given to all persons interested by publication
three weeks successfully in tho Mddebury Reg
lister, newspaper printed at Middlebury in said
district that said application will be considered
for allowance at session Of said court to be held
at the Probate Office, in Middlebury, on the 25th
day Of January, A. D. 1872, that they may ap-
pear at that time and place and show cause if any
they may have, why such license should not DO
granted. AZ SAMUEL E. COOKE, Judge.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-01-02

nNAKE NOTICE. The undersigned offers for
L sale, on Woybridge-st.. a new house. ~ story
high, with New Barn; good garden, and other
accommodations. Enquire of l.. E. KsArP,or the
subscriber at Belden's Falls. PATRICK MARoSEr
Middlsbury. Dec. q, 1871. 40;w2
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-09-28
Words.

Words derive their power, not
from their number, but from the di.
rectness and intensity with which
they are delivered. Max Muller
says: "a well educated person in
England, who has teen at the public
school and at the University, who
reads his Bible, Shakespeare, the
London Times, and all Of Nudes
library, Il, G., nine. twontioths of all
the books published in England, }
seldom uses more than three thous-
and or four thousand words in actual
conversation, Accurate thinkers
and close reasoners, who ayoidvague
and general expressions, and wait
till they find the word that exactly
fits their meaning, employ a larger
stock, and eloqueDb speakers may
rise to a command of ten thousand
Millions works are built up with
eight thousand, and the Old Testa
ment says all it hes to say with five
thousand six hundred and forty
two"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-09-28
Power Of Comprehension.

1t was said Of Thoroau, We be-
lieve, that he could take up any Civ
en- number Of lcad-pcnciIs without
counting. A celebrated trappcr
once assured US that he could tell
how many balls he had in his bullet
pouch by placing bis hand on it, and
without stopping to count them, and
added 81 can tell the number of
bullets instantly without counting,
as you pronounce a word without
spelling it," Southcy was accus-
toned to take in the substance Of Il
book in turning the leaves over con-
tinuousIy, glancing down the pages.
Houdan, the magician, trained him
self toquickness Of perception when
boy, by running past a show win
dow at full speed, and then trying
to tell what was in it. We once
met man on u canal boat, who was
amusing himself by going from pas
senger to passenger, and telling al
most every one where he had seen
him before, on such a train, in such
a hotel, in such Il street. giving date
and place to people with whom he
had never exchanged Il word. This
training of the faculties in particu-
lar directions is carried to amarycl-
ous extreme by WO0dsmen, trap
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-09-28
The Secret Of Success.

. A few days since I met gentle
mantle owner of large paper
mills. He took me through the
mills, and showed the great vats OF
pulp, and the great piles OF paper
ready for the market, and a world
of things which l did not compre-
hend. After seeing all the machin-
cry, and hearing the praises OF his
men, and how they sent for United
States stock-ffty and hundred
dollars ut time-every time ho
went to the city, said
"Wiil you please, sir, tell me the
secret Of your success ; for you tell
me you began your life with moth
iog?"
II don't know that there is any
secret about it. When sixteen years
old | went to- s. to work. l
WAS to receive forty dollars u year
and my food more, no less, Sly
clothing and all my expenses must
come out of the forty dollars. I then
solemnly promised the Lord that l
would give Him one-tenth OF my
wages, and also that l would save
another tenth for future capital,
This resolution l carried out, and
after laying aside tenth for the
lord, | had, at the end Of the year,
much more than tenth for myself
| then promised the Lord, whether
ho gave me more or less, l would
never give less than one-tenth tc
Him. To this vow l have conselen-
tiously adhered from that day tc
this, and if there be any secret tc
my success, l attribute it to this. !
feel sure | am far richer onmy nine
tenths Though l hope 1 don't nov
limit my charities to one-tenth) thar
if | had the whole."
GLOW do you account for it?'
Gin two ways. First, | believe
God has blessed me, and made III,
business to prosper, and, second,
have so learned to be careful ant
economical, that my nino-tenths G,
far beyonS what the whole would
and | believe that any man who vii
make the trial will find it SC. "-Di
Todd.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-09-28
THE MISCHIEF MAKER.

mn AhIihN m LsI III "a Aatt'
"Thsis dali enough wor, 4" snil dear littlo
breeze,
With the fragrance Of June in her breath;
"0fliying on so-lcavc' and taking my ease
Pm Just about trod to death!
DCOT nc.
I'm just about tired to death
II cnn' raise the wind in this poNy old place
Said tho breeze, with dolorous sigh,
80 my quarters I'll change, il it brings me
disgrace.
! must have blow out or die!
Dcar met"
Said'tho breeze, with dolorors sish,
So the zephyr quito out of her latitude falls,
And in search Of adventures goes forth,
Receiving some hints as to tcmppste and squalls
From her friends at the east and the north,
Who sag:
You'd bettsr keep north east By north"
She found o.smoll spark with the tinicst gov,
And declared it would bo a great shame
10 lot it die out just for want of blow,
So she famed it up into n flame
All, mo!
Such beautiful, terrible flame!
It loapod and it crnchlcl, and still the breeze
blew,
And thoughts was capital fun
TO SEQ tho black Smoke, as it gathered and
grew,
And put out the light of the sun,
"Just soc,
S ho exclaimed, what fun"
But she wooriod at astvof her rrolic3omc rout,
And thojoy of her turbllcutrcisn,
"How wish that this wGotchcdTold f,e was
out,
And ia my quarters again!
Oh, yes,
In my nice cozy quarters again.
But the flame sho.hal :kindlcd with vigorous
breath
To her bidding refused to give heel,
But wont hurryinE on in it' dance of death,
And mockingly laughed at her deed
"Ahap'
How it mockeD at her ignorant deed.
Dear me. said the zephyr, NOW whore sholl
60
To hide my disgrace and my shame?
An! little | thought that such ruin would grow
From the spark than famed to Il flame
Dear me
And nobody else to blame
This caution give to al brecs9s that blow,
And to people who gossip about, 2fbs
BE careful Of sparks, lest you kindIe glow
That you d find very hard to putou
just see
What came ofmy little blowout"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-09-28
Hints to Dressmakcrs.

We have stated number o. times
and repeat for the benefit OF numer-
ous correspondents, that neither up
per nor under skirts are lined
throughout, even Of silk dresses.
About an inch of material of silk and
poplins is allowed at the bottom Of
the skirt, which is hemmed up over
the facing.
Washing materials and thin wools
are somewhat les4 gored than form
erly at the sides and in front This
is in consequence of flat trimmings
having superseded ruflls8 to con.
siderable extent.
Skirts that will wash are almost
uniformly gathered instead ofplaited.
Oyerskirts are now made in two
parts; the apron rounding up at ths
sides, and overlapping the back,
where it is finished with a bow.
Sometimes the apron is double, the
upper one being shorter than tae
other but they are always cut as
nearly without fullness as possible,
the fullness being confined to the
back. No looping is required, or Is,
indeed, admissible, the aprons be-
ing rounded at the sides up to the
waist.
Lower skirts, Walking length, are
cut to just escape touching the
ground. High fashion allows them
to touch, but the train upon the
streets is not sanctioned either
abroad or at home and ladies who
adopted it last season because they
were told it was fashionable have
discontinued it, finding themselves
subjected to much dirt and dscom-
fort, and chiefly kept in countenance
by the demi monde.
Sixty to sixty-fve inches is a sut-
fcient length for q trained skirt ; the
enormously long trains which form
erlv dragged like the tail OF comet
without grace or apparent use, hay
ing been very much reduced.
The front of the skirt and perhaps
the vest is still frequently made IN
some contrasting color, and thus an
opportunity is afforded fer utilizing
scant, old-fashioned silks, either
black or colored. Black and green,
black and pink, black and white,
stone color and blue, dove color and
pink or ashes of roses and green, are
all good combinations.
Of course there are many Others
for new materials-pale salmon or
the rose with chocolate brown, wood
color and delicate green but a
cameo tint, pale blue or green with
black is the most stylish.
Sometimes the lasque or jacket,
sometimes a vest only, is made Of
the light color which forms the front
of the skirt, but the two colors must
| be effectively combined IN lhe trlll'
ming or the result will not be sue.
cess.
Black ribbon velvet will be much
used a. fiat trimming during the fall
and winter French folds Of the ma
tcrial will also be in vogue.
Pipinr in the old-fashioned sense
of &C riding is only used for arm
holes but the narrow doubled tolc
ip still extensively used and is 8ener
ally called piping. -,
Coat sleeves tight to the arm vii
be worn to some extent during The
coming fall and winter, and are
quantity y ornamented with two puff:
one at the top Of the sleeve, th'
other near the elbow.-DemoreS'.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-09-28
HOmnlY GirlS.

How did that homely woman con-
trive to get married? is not unfre-
quentIy remarked of some good do,
mestic creature whom her husband
regards as the apple of his eye, and
in whose plain face he sees some
thing better than beauty. Pretty
girls, who are vain of their charms,
are rather prone to make observa-
tions of this kind; and conscious
of the fact that flowers Of love
liness are often left to pine on the
stem, while weeds of homeliness so
of readily, is no doubt in many
cases at the bottom of the sneering
question. The truth is, that most
,Hen prefer homeliness and amiablli-
ty to beauty and caprice. Hand
some women are sometimes very
hard to please. They are apt to ov-
ervalue themselves, and in waiting
for an immense bid, occasionally
overstep the market. Their PLAIN
sisters, on the contrary, aware oI
their personal deficiencies, generally
lay themselves out to produce an
agreeable impression, and in most
instances succeed. They don't as
pire to capture paragons Will
princely fortunes, but are willing t(
take any thing respectable.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-09-28

A CORRESPONDENT of the Springfield
Leader says that the tanneries OF ST.
Louis imports sumac largely when
it might bo supplied from southwest
Missouri, and he adds "The Mis-
soufi sumac is only worth atprosent
So per hundred in the leaf, while
that of Virginia and Maryland is
worth from So to $3.50, merely be-
cause it is ground. l have made ar
rangements in st. Louis to havo its
value demonstrated by fair ansla-
sys, the result OF which will deter.
mine its value in the market ; it is
cured Just as clover hay should not
have the dew fall on it more than
one night, and must not set wet.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-09-28
NUMBER !.
rIfE SrATELTNESS or TRUTH.

THE STATELTNESS or TRUIL
Too stately tthe form Of truth El
For walls Of earth to hold !
Howe 'er the master plan and smooth,
Howe'er the mason mold.
No temple Of high honored creeds
Confines that creed most high;
Which issues, matching human need',
From God free treasury.
But friends conjoined in Jesus namc,i
By high example led,
The worship Of the heart may claim
For their illustrious bend.
And, should they in prison meet,
Their place shall noble he,
And if palace is their seat
They meet in modesty.
Blest be the faith that thus tran'cenis
Our common messuTe small.
That grandeur to the meanest lends
Humility to all
This highest glory may our hearts
And these fair walls enshrine;
The crown Of doctrines and Of arts,
Mans human-God's divine.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-09-28
!. of the Week.

At Home.
New York Senate has ADJOURN
n November Goth, not 10th as
oasIy reported.
Efforts of the coal oil men to de-
moduction have failed.
I,i,o Daly won $1,000 billiard
IN New York aver John Deery
,,go Dlly scoring 600 to Deery's
s innings each,
Cincinnati Exposition draws
visitors per day.
e, Brown & -Co" Boston dry
importers, are sued by the United
hr dcfrauding the custom house
G0.
Sboeppa, recently acquitted at
Pa, Of the murder of Miss
qcke, has fled a caveat to the
deceased. The Doctor lays
IA Miss Stcinnecke's estate under
which was admitted to pro-
YIN 1863.
f the men summoned for a ju-
the Fair triad, now pending in
Isncisco stated to the Court that
been approached by q person
rel him a $1,000, if he would
place on the jury and vote for
Initial of the accused. The ne
srty is under arrest to answer to
rge Of contempt.
Texas cattle fever is prevailing
oDsiderable extent in Mclean
Illinois. Forty milch cows
plirom the disease in Laxiug-
bin two weeks, and many more
Every c4se has proved fatal,
maIs living from two to six
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-09-28

A Valuable PRAortoE,-The late
excellent Rev. D. James w. Alex
ander was, in many respects, a
model Christian man and minister.
One important secret of it lay in
some Of his habits. One Of these
was that of taking, every morning,
a verse of passage from the Bible for
his meditation during the day, and
with the view, he said, of having his
entire life filled with its spirit and
it's influence. David said to God,
"Thy word have l had in my heart
tLot 7 n,ierht not e;" o~o;"at thnn
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-09-28

DR.. Livingstone started from En-
gland on the expedition in which he
IS still engaged in April, 1865. He
left the Island of Zanzibar for the
main coast Of Africa in March, 1866,
and having organized his little party,
started for the interior on the 7th Of
A,o,.l folloru;nc
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-09-28

The NINE owners of Great Britain
for many years have been endeayor-
ing to procure machinery which
should take the place Of hand labor
in getting out coal, but they have
not succeeded. The difficulty which
the coal uropriotors have recent
ly experienced in procuring suli
cient labor to enable them to supply
the demand for fuel, which has de-
cided)y outrun their facilities for
production, gives this subject pecu-
liar interest at the present time. At
Il meeting Of the Institution Of Me-
chanical Engineers recently held at
Liverpool, a description was given of
u coal-cutting machine, with rotary
cutter worked by compressed mir,
which has been in actual use for the
past two years in seam OF coal
knownas the Pembcrton Little Coal
This coal was about two feet and
four inches in thickness, and SO hard
that it was difficult to obtain men TO
work it. The cutter is driven by
compressed air, which is conveyed
down the shaft and along the main
roads in iron pipes. The coal is cut
by a spur wheel, fitted with teeth,
which cuts its way into the coal with
out any previous "hoihng." The
machine is drawn along the face of
the coal as it cuts its way, throwing
out the small coal, or slack, be-
tween the train rails upon which it
runs. It is considered that under
ordinary circumstances this machine
does the work of forty men, and as
it never gets tired, it can be worked
day and night without stopping 1t
is also found that the proportion ol
slack to coal taken out by the ma
chine was only as one to eight, while
with hand labor the proPotion was
as three of coal to one of slack
The actual cost of getting coal by
this machine, however, taking al
contingencies into accout, has prov
ed quite as great as by hand labor
the only advantages claimed being
more rapid production and less pro
portion of slack to coal,
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Abroad.

fleva special says: "The Arbi.
renot sll Of the same opinion
ESIpoints, and Will deliver pa
'PteSslvc Of their individuals
run details of the proceedings
Oe made public for some time
noW Of Balta, the lately assas-
resident of Peru, sailed from
Ill lor New York on the 9Th
AIorecht, commander in chief
australian w army, Is dead.
Aaarld dispatches complain
W o''IlStS are again becoming
"'0e' Fresh outbreaks on the
nave occurred. Troops have
I''cned to the menaced points,
EauVlons have been taken to
"'e Insurgents from crossing
=" france or concentrating in
'H"erable numbers.
a@e's dispatch says n coal pit
~S'a'' on th9 Mensc, was acci-
'Oo"ed today while the men
'O'N' The inundaiion was SC
4'' twenty-five miners were
IN the pit.
'voch Radicals are determined
~Oolng President Theirs pro
4" =" The contrary, to celebrate
,"as "t'''ry of the First Republic
'"0 'he provinces.
y'oe ", visited the VVindwart
'VSsels are ashore at Saini
no, ,,'''e'oupe, and Martinique
+, "amagc has been done a
,,a NJ Vessels were dashed t,
II |naryes VI broden, and many
n, va the 10th a severe storm
,"'hipping.
m s,,er y" says it isgenerally con
,,,,., at sides that Theirs dealt
,n,n. ~ IN civil war ia France
so, 1' ~ 0''qu'et Is caused by tn,
VIC occurrence of such n con
avs avs from Rome states tha
M n@a'oneli @l has a communities
pp' ,u0 Papal Nuncio at Vienna
NJ ,Ss Sptrors II in conference agree,
n" ,'r :, rope to break from til.
WITH h'1Imperors ~ promising to in
li,i0n.i i'aly in behalf OF the fol
~, 'g'' corporations at Rome.
a. u ~ baltimore and New Yor
,vaa. .1v last three days will nggr,
rh eD 'hree and four miIlio
eDrs, p a'pendod firms are prir
pIpS,.s Sas'' III the wholesale gr,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-09-28

WOMEN make a great mistake who
want their lovers to see in them
the end of all beauty and loyeliness;
they should rather try to make win
dows of themselves, to let eternal
beauty that is above and beyond,
shine through them.
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,JycrtlsenIcnts.

pau oInmn, gJ,, one year, cnangea- ,oo,
fle W. ..,,..,.....,.,............ loO w
/ ..,.ot,ces will be charged TWENTY
|Ctisl no,'Ilii lor line; also cards OF individual
rllS ip"led with the general news mat
not,ces and tributes of respect
|rafy I'd ,od for as advertisements.
C1M e7,rhidU advertisements Will be
tIl elnymatime must be- specified.
b. sun oants for benevolent purposes
ln'tri Circulars, Cards &c, printed at
sale rates, rosnoctfuIlv sAlIo,tsd
l Quartsrs'
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-09-28

Every industrious, wide-awake per
son can find ways and means of
earning money, but after it is fairly
earned the great trouble with every
body is that it slips away SO easily.
Every time You turn you will find
ways ard means of spending money.
Now the great art in spending well,
is to make every dollar show whore
it is invested There are so many
ways of disposing of it which never
seem to give any returns. Your
housekeepers need to learn tho art
of spending well. A dollar invest
ed in nice covered dish for the
table, a useful mat for the hall, a
beautiful tree for the front door yard,
will give q hundrcd-fold the pleas
ure that it would in a strip Of trim
ming about the hem of q dress, or a
fat chicken for the table, which
leaves you no better satisfied than il
you had dinod of an inexpensive
chop. Think we'll over every dime
you pay out, and resolve to put it tc
the best possible account. The ART
of spending is even more impor-
tant one than the art Of earning
money. You can gain it by the
spadeful and yet fritter it all away
by the spoonful.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-09-28

one of the salts most sensitive to
heot is tho double iodide of silver
and mercury. It's natural color is
yellow, but it turns red il warmed
and returns yellow again on epoline'
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-09-28

FIVE OF the sweetest words in the
English language begin with the let
ter II, which is oDly a breath Heart,
Home, Hope, Happiness and
Heaven. Heart is a hope-place, and
homo is heart-place, and that man
is very sadly mistaketh who wonld
exchange the happiness OF home for
anything less than heaven.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-09-28

GnrAr powers and natural gifts do
not bring privileges to Their posses
sora an rlnch aa thav hrinn ant'ee
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-08-02
FOR SALE.

IDA CITY is SITUATED ON LONG IS
j. land, 35 miles from New York city, the
Long Island railroad running. centrally
through Ida City, Lots there are hereby Of
fered for sale on the following terms: Fifty
dollars each, on a credit of ten years, paya-
BILE in ten annual instalments-say SIS 90 per
year on each lot. The parties owning. the
above property propose to sell to the Southern
people one-half of tho lots, Gay 1000. on the
above terms. without interest. The East
River Bridge Is now in, process, Of c9nstruc-
which New York is situated. with Long Is
land.
This is a good opportunity for any person of
this section of country to invest small sums
in the purchase of these lots. Terms are
easy, and within the reach of all. Property
on Long Island VII rapidly increase IN value
Map Of the City of Ida can be seen, and
full information Eiven upon application being
made to HY. F0NTAINE,
responding Secretary,
No. 10 Madison street,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-08-02
THE SONG OF A SUMMER.
BY LOUISE CHANDLER MoULToS.

/ plucked an apple from of a tree,
Golden and rosy and fair to sec
The sunshine had fed it with warmth and
light
The deTs had freshened IL night by night,
And high on the tOpmost bough it grew,
Where the winds Of heaven about it blew,
And while the mornings were soft and young
The wild birds circled, and scared, and sung
There, in the storm, and calm. and shine,
1t rpened and frightened. this apple of mine
Till the day plucked it from off the tree,
Golden, and rosy, and fair to see.
How could guess. meath that daintiest rind,
That the core of sweetness hoped to find
The innermost, hidden heart of the bliss
Which dews and winds and the sunshine's S
kiss
Had tended and fostered by day and by night
Was black with mildew and bitter with blight
Golden and rosy, and fair of skin.
Nothing but ashes and ruin within?
Ali never again with toll and pain e.
Will strive the tOpmost bough to gain
Though its wind-swung apples are fair to see,
On II lower branch is the fruit for me.
-Scribaer for August.