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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-02-10

In the village, GU the morning Of Feb,
NJ. the mercury stood at 32' Glow. and
onNhe morning Of Feb. 8ih. l57 below.
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DARN. FOR SALE.

IL My farm, consisting of loo acres of d.
farming lands in Cornwall is still offered for sal
Price reasonable and terms easy. If not s,i
soon it will be rented Also, will sell all l
stock II desired. d. MARNEI
Cornwall, Vt, Dec. 20, 1873. iOti
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EAT WIDDLEBURY AT regular
meeting Of Com Spring Lodge No. "a. l.
O. q. T., held 'Qu the 7h INST, the fol-
loving officers &rre duly Installed by
Bro J. J. MauuS, l.. D.. Tor the en-
SUING quarter:
Sarah A Partridge, c 7; Helen Boardman,
wvr; RA Damon, " 5; Eliza Eldridge. "
rs; A A Boardinan, T; Augusta Needham W
q; Melvin Damon, NJ; Serepta smith. W | e.;
Walter English, sentinel; IdxJ smith, W A
S; Louisa Enos. W d NJ; Austin Rock, " X II s.;
l. Boardman, W L II ); l. ] Needham, CT;
Dolly Ross, Organist; John Judge. Cborister
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The SPAULDINos-Tne iamousSpaud
ing Bell Ringers are to appear at Meade
my Hall on Thursday evening of this
week, rs will be seen by advertisement in
another column.
George Deaf Spaulding is one of the
greatest harpisrs that have ever appeared
in this city N. Y Herald.
The Spauldiug Bell Ringers attracted
an overlooking house last night, which
the merits of the entertainment fully de.
serve. The performance upon the harp
by Miss George Dean Spaulding was in
imitabie. The feat of playing two dis.
tinct pieces upon the harp while at the
same time singing third, was received
with the most deaiening applause, and
she was compelled to return to the stage
twice before the audience would be salts.
fed.-Dayton Journal.
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NEW YORK UAY-ROOK

A Democratic Weekly. Established 1850. 1t
supports Hhae Supremacy, political and social.
Terms - per year. To clubs. nine copies for
81. Specimen copies free. Address DAYB0OK,
New York City.
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For price of other publications, and further
particulars, call on or address me as above. i
will receive subscriptions to be sent to any other
post Office address for the same price, excep. the
New York Times, which will be IL 80.
NJ ney sent by mail will not BIO responsible
for, unless in registered letter, or money order.
43m3 L. L. SMITH.
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Tickets for sale Mt tho store Of n. Z. barbour
on and after > u. w. Monday, February lGth,
and at the door on night of the Lecture.
Doors open ut & l-2 o'clock Lecture 10 cou-
Iaspss promptly at l-2 o'clock.
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FTtIIIenf-NeclOT Nu8t.
Wee Presdent-Il oollace.
Sseraary-f Fletcher.
Treasurr--M X Barbour.
Com. of SGfdy-Edgar 0rovenor, . A Smith,
Crane, 7 Bailey, n Smith,
Pgrsers-Jonathan Wilmarth, + A Williams,
Geo " Converse, J W Pratt, o Hamilton, The.
ron Goa, W d Clark, n Barber | T Fletcher.
b P lockwood, y " Pratt, J I Lamos, Kinds,
Elisha smith. t Whitford, II Fisher, John
NJ Russell F G Converse, E Gorham, I ) Warner.
Tue Treasurer reported s439 III his
hands. +. p. FLETCHER.
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TRoTrINo.-Tne trotting at Lake Dun.
more last week was commenced on Wed
mckay afternoon and continued through
Thursda, aud part of Friday. The SUN.
mary Of the trOt for Wednesday afternoon
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-02-10

STOP TnIEf-The Bridport and Ad.
Olson Detecting Society held their annual
meeting at Brdport, Vt, Monday, Feb.
2, 1874, and the following persons were
elected officers for the year ensuing
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-09-11

er, more of mateTia medica and the
raputics than the London Royal
College, mere Of chemistry than
Davv and Faraday combined, more
Of universal science than Tyndal and
Huxley,and can beat Herbert Spen-
Ger and Sir William Hamilton oft
of sight in metaphysics. Their elo-
quence too, and their literary capa-
city are enormously greater than
outsiders ever get an idea of. They
make better speeches than Cicero or
Brougham or Clay or Webster, and
beat Emerson and Macauley on es-
says.
But seriously now, who cares for
this Mutual Admiration Society
enough to pay the expenses of its
printing and entertainment. Who
the devil cares what these men may
think, or, say, or write, about sub
jects of which they know little or
nothing, and can say less than they
know: Why ostentatiously par
ade in the eyes of the public an an
nouncement Of their last meeting,
and the good dinner they got? What
interest have the public in that?-
Who cares where they got their din
ner, or whether they got any at all,
or not2 And why impose upon the
press and the public this kind of
announcement? Nobody cares, and
nobody needs to care, or ever will
care whether this Mutual Admira-
ton Society meets again or don't;
whether they get dinner or don't !;
whether they write and read essays
or don't, or whether they get drunk
before or after writing said essays.
We suggest a resolution for their
next meeting, that they send in the
essays for publication and public ex-
animation and review. Those Star
Chamber proceedings are of no good.
IF the essays are good for anything,
give them to the public; if not, the
public criticism might benefit the
writer's.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-09-11

Governor Osborne, of Kansas, has
renewed his request to the Govern
ment for arms to protect the from
tier from Indians.-Cin. Com.
1t certainly is a fact of curious
interest that the Indians are always
well enough armed to devastate the
frontier settlements and slaughter
the white citizens, while the latter
are totally unarmed and helpless.
How is this, and what is the reason
Of it? Who is to blame for this
condition of things? How and by
whom are those Indians furnished
with arms and ammunition. 1t is not
quite probable that the Indians have
obtained them by superior thrift
and economy, their superiority over
the whites in those qualities, has
never yet been very earnestly as
serted, even by the craziest philan-
thropist who ever howled about In
dian wrongs, or worked himself into
Mysteries over the dead carcass OF
a red-skinned scoundrel.
It is plain that their supplies are
derived either from the Government
of the United States, or from other
parties. If from the former, it would
be at least decent to arm the whites
before arming the savages. Give
our fellow-citizen a chance, at any
rate, to fight for their lives, which
are of some value, even though they
are white people, with no griev,
ances, particularly, to grippe the
compassionate bowels of the philan-
thropic softs of the country. Fair
play, Uncle Sam.
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Birds.

All the great agriculturists of Vienna
have come to the conclusion not only
that birds are a necessity to agricultural
prosperity, but that international laws
must be established, so that the wantor
destruction of migratory birds be prohib-
tied. Take for instance the lark, a very
useful bird. which returns among the
earliest to Germany in the springtime,
and is very Industrious insect-devour-
er. But it is a very mouthy bird, and
the gourmands of Germany pay good
price for the dozen. So on the plains
about Leipsic they are slaughtered every
year by the half million and if they es
sape destruction there there they meet
it again in a more fatal form when tn v
reach Italy and the entire Mediterranean
coast, for the Italians inflict an incredi
BILE slaughter upon the migatory birds
and between the two German agricultur-
lists crops sufer from the raids of the
catterpillars, larvae, grubs and what not
but he complains in vain, since there are
no international laws.
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As we pass, word to the New
Lexington Tribune. before we for
get it. Over feeding on new dish,
invented by the Tribune, and vari-
ously, as we'll as villainously, cooked
up, in general, seems to have given
the Tribune in common with most
Of its readers, an attack of dyspep-
sia. The new provender was named
"Reminiscences" and composed OF
concentrated lye," maudlin senti-
ment, veal and bathos; the chief in
gredient being concentrated" lye ;
the whole favored with the essence
of Munchausenism, and peppered
with impudence, largely.
Skinner & Bro, of this place, can
furnish remedy, which we venture
to prescribe. DR.. Walkers Vinegar
Bitters-an article equally power
full, according to the advertisement,
in the cure of moral and physical
disorder, is just the thing, most like
ly. A cargo, or rather a car load,
forwarded to the "4 quarters Of
the globe" perhaps, may make all
right again. Or, this falling, a bar
rel or so, of best calcined magnesia
might afford relief. Or pound OF
so, of carbolic acid, judiciously ex
hibited-that's the way the Doctor;
put it, we believe-will do much il
the way of cure. Try it Mac, on s
of D. 1t can't hurt, and may helE
him.
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Romance in High Life.

A. the gaming table the Duke of
Rich ond incurred a debt of hon, to
Lord Cabogan, which he was unable to
pay, and il was aged that his son, lad
Of fifteen, who bore the title of Earl of
March, should marry the still younger
daughter of Lord Cadogan. The boy was
sent fer from school and the girl from
the nursery; clergyman was in attend
ance, and the Children were told that
they were to be married on the spot
The girl had nothing TO say. The boy
cried out: "They surely are not going to
marry me to that dowdy" but married
they were. 4 post chaise was at the
door; the bridegroom was packed of
with his tutor TO make the grand tour,
and the bride was sent back to her moth
er. Lord March remained abroad for
several years, after which he returned to
London, we'll educated, handsome
young man, but in no haste to meet his
wife, whom he had never seen except
upon the occasion of their hasty marriage
So he tarried in London to amnse him
self. One night, at the opera, his atten-
ton was attracted to a beautiful young
lady IN the boxes. s'Who is that?'' he
asked Of a gentleman beside HIM. "1ou
must be stranger in London" was the
reply, mot to know the toast of the town
the beautiful Lady March" the Earl
went straight to the, box announced him
self, and claimed his bride. The two fell
in love with each other on the spot, and
lived long and happily together, and
when the husband died she also died OF
broken heart within few months
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The Mel -Onville MinOr-Change of
PrOprietOrs.

The last weeks issue of the Miner
contains the announcement that Mr..
Geo. Cook rerires a. editor, and the pa
per passed under the control of Mr..
Chas. Mains. During the year in which
Mr. Cook conducted the Miner, he es-
tahli~hed the reputation of being first
claSz newspaper man and one of the
most promising young men connected
with the country press of the State. His
paper was made self sustaining
from the start, it was interesting,
sparkling, alive with locals and spicy in
Its free, bold, independent criticisms up
on men and manners of the party and of
the town. Mr.. Cook conducted his pa
per through the most trying times Nell
sonville has ever experienced, and when
panic and strike combined were shaking
to their foundation long settled and well
established enterprises in the valley, he
stuck to his work and carried his paper
safely and successfully through. Honor
TO him for his tact, his courage and his
determination. He leaves the Miner as
one of the firmly established insritu-
tions of Nelsonville, with liberal and
constantly increasing patronage, and a
good will that finds expression on the
lips of every citizen of the town.
Mr. Mains who succeeds him, is a
young man of excellent character, hon
est, sober, industrious. He has had con-
siderable experience in the newspaper
| business for one of his years, and we
have every reason to hope he will make
the Miner as successful as its warmest
friends can desire.
He has our hearty good wishes
Hooking Sentinel.
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A curious old relic in the shape of a
violin is to be found in Summitville,
Columbiana county, Ohio, in the posses
sion of Mr. P. Logan. In the inside of
TIE violin is: "Bonamelia, Ammo 1916, "
making it 35S years old. On the back.
near the bottom, in pear-shaped frame,
is represented a castle, with high roofs,
pointed gables, walls and towers, six
inches wide by five inches long, inlaid
with twelve different colored woods, and
numbering 120 pieces. There are seven
round towers, pointed, ending in sharp
spires, with streamers flying, The center
one surmounted with cross; 236 win
dows, sixteenth of an inch long and
no thicker than pin, of ebony, and in
laid with the greatest precision; stream,
or moat, with two bridges, making a
handsome picture. In large letters
around the sides, in Latin, is motto, a
fine carved head of an old man, with
flowing beard and long curls.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-09-11

THE LORDS PRAYER.-How impos-
sible it was some years ago to pick up q
book of curiosties and not find in it some
where an account, at which the investi
eating mind was supposed to be proper
ly astonished-of the number of times
the Lords paryer could be written in
the circle of a sixpence. This ia outdonc
now by machines, as tests for microacopic
lenses. In Webb's test the Lords Pray
err 227 letters, in the 1924 by 1-411 Of
an inch, or the 1-129'694 of a square
inch, and at the rate of 29, ,43l, ,45S lettets
to an inch, which is more than eight BIZ
bles, the bible containing 3, 569, ,480 let
ters Even this has been surpassed, and
letters have been produced so fine that
in similar characters, the Bible and
Testament together would be written
twenty-five times in the space of one
English square inch. 1t seems almost in
credible, but there is no reason to doubt
the fact.
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BED TIME.-We should never go to
bed with hope for rest, sleep and per-
feet repose, until call ready" The pre-
liminaries for retirement are all just as
important as are those of the days duties.
We must not go TO bed with an over
loaded stomach, in an anxious or troub-
led state of mind, or with cold extremi-
ties. Standing over a register, before
fire, or in a stove-heated room, ia not the
hest way to get warm for nights sleep.
We should take such vigorous exercise
as will give quick circulation to the
blood, and not depend on artificial but
on natural heat Attention to all these
things, followed by such devotional ex-
ercises as will bring all the feelings,
emotions, and sentiments into accord
with the Divine will, subduing passions,
removing stated malice, jealousy, re-
venge-opening the portals of heaven
to all who seek rest, peace, and sweet re-
pose. II is a happy custom with many
to conclude the evenings proceedings by
singing a sweet, quiet hymn, "The day
is past and gone, etc, which brings all
present in delightful union with each
other and with "Our Father which art
in Heaven"
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An ORDINANCE
To Establish Street.

SIC l. Be it Ordained By the Council d
the Incorporated Falage Of Somerset, Ohio
That whereas, \. p. & t. NJ. Ashbrook, being
the owners OF a certain track Of land, hereinaf-
ter named, did dedicate May 18th, a. b. 1874,
the following parcel of land TO the said Village
OF Somerset, for street purposes. viz: Com
mencing at the T. & NJ Turnpike, in said Vii
lage, at corner stone W hich stands North % de-
grees, East twenty-five links from the stone, at
the South East corner of the lot belonging to
the heirs Of Elizabeth Finck, deceased, and run
ming in North. East course 10 the line of the n.
5. Il :. &. r., and the said parcel Of land to be
about 26 feet in width, being commonly known
the 'Min Road;' therefore We the Council of
the said incorporated Village Of Somerset, do
hereby accept such dedication, and agree to re-
pair and maintain SUCH one Of the streets Of
said Village of Somerset.
SEC. ?. That the said street shall be consider
ed as an Eastern Extension Of South street Of
said Village of Somerset.
SEC. g. That this Ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its passage and
legal publication.
Passed in Council, September 9Th, A. D. 1874.
ROBT. B. WOODWARD, Mayor.
Attest: 1w22
E K CLAYTON Clerk
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Stanley has started for Zanzibar on hi
| new exploring mission into Central Af-
RIGA. Some of the apparatus he takes
with him is of his own contriving; nota-
bly,, a boat for lake service, weigeing 400
pounds and capable of carrying sixty
men. His outfit will be a very perfect
one, and will include instruments suff-
aient for scientific purposes. He has
spent all the time he could get since this
new expedition was resolved on in stud
les of scientific methods and of the use
Of instruments. This will enable him to
make an accurate record of his discover
es, to increase the number of them, and
to bring back testimony of kind which
the critics whom he once styled easy
chair geographers will not be able to im-
peach. To be gone two years, says Stan
ley. To a question whether he felt sure
it might not be longer, he answered
straightforward and simply: "Well
know the risks as well as any man, but
I understand African travel better than
when I went after Livingstone, and with
fair good luck I believe I shall come
back all right" IF he brings home a
map of the sources of the Nile, he need
not much mind whether the Society likes
it or not. The world will recognize his
merits, - London Letter.
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Mutual Admiration Societies are
just the funniest institutions in this
world, or any other, for that matter.
Their performances are funny to all
outsiders, and superbly and superla-
lively funny to the happy mortal:
who are inside. They are of all
sorts and kinds-Scientifc, Artistic.
Literary, Theological, Musical, Po-
litical and Medical. All are evolv.
ed from the same primal element,
conceit; all revolve around the same
center, self; each separate individu-
al member tickles every other in
order to get himself tickled by all
ut once; preferring the operation II
wholesale style. And thus the,
glorify each other and all get happy
and even succeed in persuading SOM
very innocent people, not afecte'
with overmuch of common sense or
intelligence, that they are not onl,
happy, but wise; not only wise bu'
indispensably useful; and wind ur
by convincing themselves that thev
are the wisest, usefulest, indispensa
hlest set of men ON the continent
and that things would certainly an9
speedily find their way to the devil
should their benefcent care he with
drawn.
Just such society we have some
where about here. Being of peripa
tetic proclivities and habits, and
perhaps of constitution, we canno'
exactly define its central location
In this instance it is composed O.
doctors. Sometimes it is in Lex
ington, sometimes in Shawnee, nov
and then in Straitsville, an othe
time in Uniontown, and next il
Somerset, or some other time, i'm
the next, which don't matter at al,
This Doctor Society is a jolly COZ
clave. They remind one of the re
mark of the Scythian philosophe
TO Alexander the Great: clad tn
q gods given thee body commensur
ate with thy ambition, thou wouldst
reach the East with one hand and
the West with the other!" So with
these worthless. If the gods had
measured their bodies by their con,
eeit, they would be obliged to locate
separately, each in the middle O.
one of the great western prairies, to
avoid dangerous collision. Not a
man of them but thinks he has a
head quite as big as Pixies Peak |;
that head loaded with brain of vast.
.ly finer quality than Plato's, and
'cramm med allnest.to fnllness with. all
manner of science--a very polytechr
pic museum, and over-erowded ,at
that. They know more flaw than
Blackstone, more ofphilosophy than
Newton, more Of Physiology than
Draper and Carpenter both togeth-
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4 Poets Dream.

John Howard Payne, author of Home
Sweet Home" was an unfortunate, home
less, penniless wanderer. He has given
the most exact and beautiful expression
of the hearts emotion regarding home,
and vet personally he was a stranger to
all its tender and loving Influences
Once, in conversation with friend, he
gave the origin Of the song, which was a
singular dream. He said: "In my dream
saw a scene Of most transcendent rural
beauty. It was all that painter or poet
could imagine. The landscape was COM
posed of gently rolling hills, valleys and
meandering streams. In the midst stood
habitations, where I saw men, women
and children, and heard pleasant voices,
laughter, music, song. All! how my soul
reveled in the picture! But gradually
it faded from my sight. A great cloud
gathered, which grew dark and terrible.
All! said |, that cloud is significant of
nv own lot AS I said these words, I
saw traced upon it, in burning letters,
those words of the Almighty to another
man: "A fugitive and vagabond shalt
thou be on the face of the earth ? In
terror I recognized my doom, and awoke
to find in both dream and reality. The
picture of my dream was inspired for the
song, and my lonely heart could we'll
give touching pathos to my words"
Not long after, the song Of Home,
Sweet Home" was given to the world
by John Howard Payne. The dream is
more especially recalled by the closing
verse:
An exile from home, splendOr dazzlcs in vain.
Ah! give me that lonely matched cottage again.
rhe birds singing gaily, they come at my call.
Give me them, and that peace of mind dearer
than all.
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STATE OF OHIO
Insurance Department,

OOAumDuSs Jd0uTy SOs 1914
"HEREAS, The Farmers Insurance Com
w Pany, located at Howard, in the State
of Ohio, has filed in this office q sworn
statement by the proper officers thereof,
showing its condition and business, and has
complied in all respects with the laws OF this
State, relating to Fire Insurance Companies.
Now, therefore, in pursuance of law, Will
liam +. Church, superintendent of Insurance of
the State of Ohio, do hereby certify, that said
Company is authorized to transact its appropri-
ate business of Fire Insurance in this State in
accordance with law during the current year.
The condition and business of said Company at
the date of such statement Dec. 81, 1873, is
shown as follows:
Amount of actual paid up Capital $3.50. 500 900 90
Aggregate ann mt of Available Assets 1S1, SIS 2S
Aggregate amt of Liabilities (except
capitaD including Reinsurance
only, being fifty per cent. OF
Premiums risks not terminated. 45171 81
Amount of Income for the preceding
year in eash,............. sO,74s Is
Amount of Expenditures for the pre-
ding year in cash. ............ 1878 6s
Mr.. B. Peterman. District Agent,
Williamsburgh, Ohio.
Mr.. J. Bugh, Local Agent, Junction
City Ohio.
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The London Echo says the middle of
August ia the ''time of year when so ma
ny families are out of town, the servant,
forsake their attics and cellars to disport
themselves in the best rooms of the house
The maid plays upon the drawing room
piano, the butler sits in masters arm
chair in masters study, and smokes q
short pipe, while the coachman drives
the cook and scullermaid out TO Hamp-
sfead for the bereft of the cool air.