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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-01-21

ADVERTISING. - Judicious advertising
always pays.
If you have good thing, advertise it,
If you havn't, don't.
Never run down your opponents goods
in public. Let him do his own advertis-
ing.
If you don't mean to mind your own
business, it will not pay to advertise.
You can't cat enough in a week to last
whole year. and you can't advertise on
that plan either.
A large advertisement at once, and
then discontinued, creates the impression
that the man has 6zzled.
It's as true of advertising as of any
thing else in the world-if it's worth do
ing at all, it's worth doing well.
lnjudicious advertising is like fishing
where there 9re no fish. You need not
let the lines fall in the wrong place.
lfyou can arouse curiosity by an ad.
vertisement it is a great point gained.
The fair sex don't hold all the curiosity
in the world.
The men who advertise only once in
three months forget that most folks can't
remember anything longer than about
seven days,
A standing advertisement, even though
a small one, is like sign over the store
ever in sight, and constant sugges-
tion to the public of something the pub
lie ought to have, and the place to get it.
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y, 1,,,s r,o,vin,. o., ao IA $40 IN
To days sowing with secler > 30 50
To days harrowinF' at 49, % 30
TO- TO- 30 nn'l's n;n rs svvr ncros ",,t' o op 10 oO
To 5 days binding, at $50 IL 30
To days shocking at ~ 90
To- bonds rdy' and 0S9Ts, toan. 'IT tbrc.bin, .i,
4 day, - 20
I To ihreshins lSo bush wheat at 3" Il o'
10 cont s"tV'V'' u" '''' 1T IT," per % oo
-
Total S'N II
CIR
C9.. ny 'oV 81 cpon poo"' "''F''' at ''s 9s w ~
Net income on ten acres, SiG IS
'th' tbc hcot ', cxceo %, T tb"t % secl onG
throshing, which will reduce tho cost to ss7 -
BY 800 bush oats, at Is cents, i5 lo
ross go =
Tho cost of 10 acres of corn, allowing man
and team 81 5Oper DAY, and a single hand
n e,, sno ',"s hmsh amount noun WIZ pe -! no
" "
Loss Si3 T5
There is a loss on the three crops of
$40 "A. | have allowed nothing for
marketing the grain or interest on agri.
cultural implements, or tax on the land,
all of which belong to the cost. | admit
that it is more difficult to arrive at the
exact cost of raising an animal than it is
to arrive at the cost of crops For in
stance, in raising a calf it would take a
great deal of time to keep an account of
every quart of milk, every ear Of corn,
and every pound of hay consumed. to.
geiher with every hour of time employed
in feeding. watering, and otherwise tend.
ing it until it reached maturity. But an
approximation can be reached near g.
nough for practical purposes. | will cost
about SO IS to raise hog nm 10 one
year old, when corn is worth - cents,
and SS 50 to raise a calf np 10 one year
old, when corn is - cents bushel and
hay IS ton, and about SIT up to two
years old, and about 500 up to three years
old, provided there are commons for it to
Craze on during the summer and fall.
Hogs at the age of one year will not
average over $50 pounds. and are worth
at the present time SO 80 per hundred,
or eS IL for tha hoo that coet ef "a
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On board the s. s. Cubn" Westward bound,
OCT, 1871.
ny ngV. W. 4. MrHLGNneRG.
Der the wild, foaming waste of the sen, as we
roam,
How tender and sweet come the visions of home,
How lovely tho scenes of our own native shore,
Be the way smooth or rough, so we hail them once
mlrc.
llomc home, sweet, sweet home,
Best of earth that we love-
Then, the one home abovci
The fond ones that never forget us in prayer.
Loving friends and dear kindred that long for us
there;
With hearts true to ours in joy or in pain,
Oh, happy the day that unites US agnin
Home, home, etc.
Our ship she has weathcred 90 many gale;
Her commander, cheering and neer known to
fail;
We are buoyant with hope, owning still his COM
mand,
Who holdeth the winds and the waves in his hand.
Home home, etc.
But the voyage of life-out on lis troubled tide,
Our bark, to the Haven of rest, who shall guide?
Salvation's Great Captain, His word He'll fulfil,
Bear safe DER the billows, or bid them be still.
Home. home, etc.
And at last, when the dark. mortal passage is near
As with myriads before us, hc'll calm all our fear ,
OH our faith fixed on him, keep We stendfast and
whole,
And We never shall make tho dire shpwrcck of
soul
Home, home, etc.
Now, bless we the Lord for so far on our way,
With thankfulness praise and with confidence
pray;
Only he we His children-IIis arm us around, -
Then, happen what may we are still lIomcward
bound.
Homo, home, etc.
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ADVERTISERS GAZETTE.

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where to advertise, and containing list of near
ly 5000 newspapers, with much other informa-
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across mis- pathway, while from his shad-
owy lurking places comes wall that is
cheese curdling in its effects. Is there no
relief? Is there nothing in the shape OF
nitro-glycerine boo.jack, with which even
an unskilful thrower can annihilate every
living thing within ten feet of them -
TifuSriHe Press.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-01-21

They have ice at St. Paul fourteen feet
thick. This excites the local jealousy of
Duluth, which boasts thai it is so cold
there that a feather bed has been frozen
as stiff as poker. The controversy is
warm one, at any rate.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-01-21
Terrible Tale of "A Midnight screa mer.

y gentleman engaged in the fur trade
in this city informs us that there seems
to be some kind of an epidemic raging
among the cats in town, and it is his
opinion that unless strict sanitary precau-
tions are taken at once, we are liable to
lose every feline pet in the city. With
the idea of ascertaining the truth of this
statment, we visited several localities last
evening, and obtained the following infor-
nation regarding the 'catalepsyhippie:'
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-01-21

ON md Ne,o promises in 1873, two
volumes even better than the previous
ones. They are to include serials by Mr.
Hale, Mrs. Greenough, and frst.class
writer's short stories by Mrs Stowe. Mrs.
Whitney, Miss Hale, &C., the continu-
ance Of Mr.. Martineau's cheerful series
Of papers on the relations between God
and man; papers on interesting public
questions, such as Railroads and their
power; Woman Suffrage; Labor and
Wages ; the Problems Of the New Ad-
mini>'rition, aud the like articles on in.
tefc-'ins points in natural history and
philosophy, By such authorities as Prof.
j. 7. Lesley, President Thos. Hill, DR..
Gray; the enlargement and improvement
of the critical record, and art depart
ments. a beautiful chrome Is presented
to every renewal and new subscriber to
Old and Nea1 for 1873 at 81. Roberts
Brothers, Boston.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-01-21

The January number Of TIE Gazax1 is
among later numbers an exceptionally
good one. Richard Grant White returns
to instruct US further as to the proper
English writing and speech, combating in
this number the common notion that use
by the best writers is the absolute stand
ard OF correctness. Mr.. DeForest tells
US more about The Growth of Giant
Pope" Justin Mccarthy contributes
sketch of Earl Russell In poetry the
number is strong. The papers by con-
spicuous public men or national topics Of
Importance will be continued, and will
embrace contributions from prominent
living statesmen. Mrs. Edwards and Jus.
tin Mccarthy will contribute new novels
during the year. Send 81 to Sheldon &
Co., New York.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-01-21

Only one person in sixty.six is com,
Portable in England. Comfortable there
means $500 a year.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-01-21

liners Liring Age begins new SER
les. We regard LitteH not only as a
source Of the best literary entertainment,
but as one of the best means of general
culture. An exchange says truly, The
presence of Litte}IS as a regular visitor
in any household is certain evidence of
superior culture there, and of familiarity
with an interest in the active thought Of
the age. SIS year, sent to Littell 4
Gay, Boston, will give you $3.50 pages
Of choice reading Tor the year.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-01-21

Philadelphia started a Washington
monument thirty'oue years ago, and has
got ten dollars and eighty-four cents to-
ward it.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-01-21

OK TO 500 per day! Agents wanted All
,cJ classes Of working people, of either sex
young or old make more money at work for us in
their spare moments, or all the time, than at any
thing else. Particulars free. Address g. STIN
son & co. Portland, Maine.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-01-21

Harper's Monthly. We know of no
Magazine that is so steadily kept up to
the mark as Harper's. Every number is
attractive and valuable, and as we are
sure that each succeeding number will be
one. The illustrated articles on Life
among the Ancient Romans, now appear
ing are especially interesting. Nobody
ever regrets ordering Harpers
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-01-21

The Lody's Book for January contains
Going to School in Winter" superior
steel engraving; an elaborate colored
iashion-plate; colored plate of fancy
work and an abundance of novelties for
the toilet The work department is in
tersperscd with variety of useful de-
signs. Drawing lessons are also given.
Great attractions in chromos, &c, are of-
fered to subscribers. Address i, 4.
Cooley, Philadelphia.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

A GENTS WANTED.-We guarantee en-
N ploymcnt for ALL either SEX at So day, or
50 900 or more year New works by Mrs. IL.
B. Stowe and others. Superb premiums given
way. Money made rapidly and easily at work
for us. Write and see. Particulars free.
WoRruISGroS, DcsrrN & Co Hartford, CT.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-01-21
The January MAGAZINES.

The monthlies generally begin the year
with many indications of prosperity and
progress. We advise every reader, whose
purse will permit the outlay, to select
one or two good leading magazines from
the number noticed below. In no other
way can so much choice reading be OBJ
tanned at SO cheap rate.
The atlantic Monthly holds out
large promise of good things for the year
to come, and makes handsome begin
ming OF fulillment in the opening number
of tho year. 1t is only necessary to refer
to the acknowledged high standing and
value of the Atlantic Address Osgood
d Co., Of Boston, s4 year.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-01-21
THE FIRST SYMPTOMS.

Mr. Spelter,who keeps boarding g-house
and cut-feed mill upon back alley,
informed US that he first noticed some.
thing wrong with the cats a week ago.
tic had twenty of these household pets
about his establishment, which he keeps
for the comfort of his single male lodg-
crs, who, upon cold nights, take a cat to
bed with them to keep their feet warm.
No additional charge is made for this
luxury, by Mr.. Spclter About a week
since change in the dcmeanor of these
animals was observable. A young gen.
tleman boarder was about to retire for
the night, aud, as has been MS custom
since cold weather set in, called upon the
landlord to furnish him with candle !;
but upon reaching in under the stove for
a cat, found none there. He then began
search for these living warming pans
in the pantry, the wood-box, the bay of
dried peaches, s,and the oven but the only
sign he could discover was circular
cavity or depression in a pan of bread
that had been set to rise by the stove.
The result Of the search was in vain, and
the inmates Of the house went catess to
bed that night. Spclter says the next
day his pets all reappeared, and acted as
if nothing had happened; but about sum
down change seemed to come over
them.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-01-21

The most beautiful edition ever published. Print
ed on elegant paper, with nearly 500 exquisite il
lustrations. Profits large and sales sure. Every
bedy wants this noble work. For circular and
terms, address JOHN L. POTTER q CO., Pub
lishers PHILADELPHIA
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-01-21
EOR SALE.

LNUN SALE.
The hotel property in the village of Drideort.
known as the " Bridport House." formerly owned
by ID. A. Bennett, including barns, sheds, two
acres Of land and the usual convoniences of such
establishments. There are twelve fruit trees Just
come into bearing on the lot. Possession given
anytime after April 1st For particulars inquire
of the subscriber,
y. Il. PHELPS.
Bridport, VT, Jan. 8, 1872. 42;3ws
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-01-21

The NrSery, John L. Shorey, is The
American Childs Magazine = and should
not children have their special organ Of
infantile opinion "What for no ?" as
Meg Dods would say. The January
number is full ofpretty pictures and sto-
ries. Published by John l.. Shorey.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-01-21

Scribmer'S Monthly grows in attrac-
tions and value, with each succeeding
year. DR.. Hollands new serial novel cf'
Arthur Bonnicastle," now appearing in
it, has given it an extraordinary start for
the New Year and in illustrations and
variety of literary matter it is kept up to
high standard. Scribner & Co., pub.
fishers, New \ ork.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-01-21

Coof; just tho thing for Noun
OCC VI " IL a. Atain Streams. Perfect E.
economy at Ia Gate. Not
fhENcn Turbine complicated. WM J. VAL
,ENrINE. Fort Edward,
water w ncclNew York.
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THEIR EYES TURNED GREEN.

and sounds began to emanate from the
older animals similar to the most declined
strains of the Italian opera. The young
er animals also caught the operate lnfec-
tion, and the entire feline tribe began to
walk slowly around the room in couples,
maintaining every orderly behavior, but
seemingly suffering extreme mental an.
guish, which occasioncd the cries they
tried to repress. 'All at once, said Mr..
Spelter, without a word of warning,
large gray and white cat, of the Thomas
variety, elevated the central vertebrr of
mis- spine has tail expanded like a hot
air balloon, and with an exclamation that
sounded for all the world like Come,
boys ! come h-e-a-h,' with the last word
drawn out like linked sweetness or sau-
slpe
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sage.
PLUNGED THROUGH TIE WINDOW.
and was Immediately followed by the
other nineteen in rapid succession,s so that
it seemed to border who happened to
be standing outside, as if one variegated
cat about thirty feet long, and with
twenty tails located at regular intervals
along its spine, had Jumped through the
window.
Mr.. Spelter made an effort to discover
the cause of this unusual behavior, but
he could not do so. The cats have now
for several nights INDUCED it these eccen.
tricitics. and it is the belief of the owner
that they are in some way effected by
the atmospherical causes that have pro-
duced the horse disease, though Professor
Bolonga, the celebrated naturalist and
cat expert, thinks that it is simply the
pleasant evenings and love of excitement
that brings them out.
OTHER FELINEs AFFECTED.
A visit to other parties of the city de.
yeloped the fact that come particular
complaint is certainly raging among the
cat tribe, or else they were enjoying un-
usually good health, and the exuberance
of animal spirits just now.-Housekeep-
ers tell US that cats who have long since
arrived at the age of discretion, and who
have been exceedingly domestic in their
habits, heretofore, now prowl around the
house after dark, and utter cries that
would cause sewing machine agent to
weep, and skirmishing is continually 90.
ing on upon the house-tops and other
available spots, whereon these animals
love to indulge in teeth and toe-nail con-
tests. The prevailing sentiment among
cats seems to be to.
RATHER FIGHT THAN EAT.
And, as consequence, the rats have be-
come so bold in some localities as to have
things all their own way. One gentle
man, whose veracity is unquestionaole,
assures us that he saw series Of cat.
lights in his back yard the other night,
where, upon oyster-cans, bricks, and 9th.
er elevations, sat a great number of spec
tators in the shape Of rats, who held
pasteboard tickets of admission in their
paws that had evidently been provided
BY the cats themselves. But whsther it
was owing to atmospheric changes or not,
'ne thing is certain that there never was
30 much cat warfare going on as Just now
The night is made hideous, and sleep i'm.
possible to nervous humanity.
More than thousand bootlacks have
'een sacrificed to quell the nocturnal dis.
urbances, but without effect. Gray cats
'atrol the house-tops, while black cats
lowl and pull fur on the ground below.
fellow cats sit on the fence posts and
Varblc serenades to the spotted tabbies
Who roam among the weeds in the gar.
len below. The belated traveller on any
IT our streets sees ghost-like forms fit
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-03
March /, 1874, for "a, e2s oss. The Shan

March l, 1874. for 81, 623 O69. The Shan
Tvs took hold energetically in 1859, and
have been driving work ever since, till they
have driven it through
OF course there is yet much to be done
before trains can run through, but a union
of the west end and western central shaft
heading Thanksgiving Day enabled the con-
tractors to say they are " through - in one
sense, at least. The union was made by a
blast of itro-glycerine, aud the aperture
was three feet by five. Several persons had
assembled in the tunnel and passed through
the opening greatly rejoicing
The tunnels length is 25,03l feet, OF
nearly five miles 1t ascends by grade of
twenty-six feet to the mile to the central
part, thus giving drainage for water TOWARD
both east and west. Il is twenty -four feet
wide and twenty feet high Where arching
was required it is twenty-six feet wide an
two and one-half feet above the rails. The
cost has been something more than ten mil
lions of dollars. Passage through this
mountain will give Boston a comparatively
direct route to the grain6slds of the west,
aud will tend to make the trade of that city
with the west larger from year to year. This
result may in the end repay Massachusetts
for the great outlay which has been made in
completing the work.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-03

TEMPERANcE-The tone or spirit Oh
the meeting, Sunday evening, was fully up
to that already attained. and even more out
spoken.
Mr.. A. j. Howe presided, and very plainly
set forth the duties of the day for all tenn
perance men, and strongly urged them to
nroye themselves faithful in the iuihlment
of their obligations.
Messrs. Lull, Bradish, Hopkins and Ward,
Mr.. Joseph Poland and MIR. Dennis Mlnahan
each spoke, fearlessly stating facts when
had occurred during the progress or the
WORKPLACES furnishing strong incentive to
continued and, if possible, still more earnest
prosecution of the same.
At the meeting one week previous printed
nledoes were distributed to such among the
audience as were willing to circulate them
durins the,week for signatures Several o
these were returned this evening with over
two hundred names appended.
The honor of returning the largest mum
her of subscriptions, the chairman saih' De
longed equally to Mr.. Dennis Mlnahan anf
Miss Florence Bailey, each having obtained
thrty-two.
The attendance was also excellent, com
fortab,y filling the hail.
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Vermont news.
ADDISON COUNTY.

Rev. Mr. Eastman, who used to preach to
the Mcthodists in Leicester, went over to the
Baptlsts in Cornwall, last spring. and now
lie mas gone somewhere else. A lamb Of the
Leicester fock recently had streak of con-
science, and told her husband of the relations
between her and Eastman.
On Sunday night the residence of James
Negus was entered and silver plate and other
things taken to the amount Of nlnety-ive
dollars.
The people of Vergennes have raised over
81 900 to carry on the Temperance work.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
As two boys of Searsburg, the Oldest one
seventeen years of age, were out examining
their mink traps, recently they came across
bear tracks. They had no gun with them,
but had Ratchet. They borrowed gun
and started in pursuit of him, and finally
came across his bearship making a nest un-
der fallen tree. They fred and severely
wounded him, and then dispatched him with
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-03

being asked to specify what witnesses he
meant he named one Farr, and was greeted
by hisses from the crowd of rowdes. When
the jury was out this Farr undertook a cross
examination of the States Attorney as to
what lie meant, and finding out and no.
seeing clearly what he Was going to 20 about
it, subsidized.
Mr.. Gage was acquitted, and Mr.. Lucia,
who was accompanied by his wife, proceeded
to the hotel. On their way they were fol-
lowed by fellows Of the baser sort, who had
equipped themselves with tin horns from a
hardware store. At the hotel the mob re-
manned and kept up such performances as
be6tted their natures. 1t has been said that
Mr.. Lucia, " deeming discretion the better
prrt of valor," departed for home. The sim
pie fact was that he and his wife had to
When they left they passed through the mob
and took their own time for starting. Mr..
Lucia was unfortunate enough to lose an
arm when in the army. This and the fact
that his companion was woman, enabled a
few dozen Bristol rowdies to muster courage
to give an insult where they dared not do an
injury, and where no injury was feared.
The whole performance was of just that
kind which makes one who believes in the
enforcement Of law, determined that it shall
have its way 1t was one of those things
that is a blunder for any cause in which it is
undertaken. That most despicable O.
all created things, country-village loafer
and rowdy, has but one possible service ht
can render to his fellow men; he can hurt a
bad cause by trying to help it. These Bristo
fellows did just that thing.