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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-08-11

The Boston Pilot says; In Naples. the
church Of San Martino, one Of the richest
in the world in respect to marble statues,
mosaics and paintings has become a mu-
scum. In Perugia, one church is turned
into picture gallery, the altar torn up,
and pictures from converts and monaste.
ries and churches hung around the walls;
another in the same city is used as hay.
loft. In Foligno, the grand old church
Of the Dominicans, with its Gothic wheel
windows, is turned into a stable for cay.
airy horses.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-08-11

What's hay ?" asked a man of AL
honest granger in Burlington Iowa, the
other morning. The P. Of ii. told him
thirteen dollars and half, and followed
the man around the wagon as he examin-
ed the hay very carefully. lie expressed
himself as perfectly satisfied with the
price. and liked the looks Of tho hay
"Shall put ii into your barn ?" asked
the granger. "Well no." the man said.
81 have no barn; only wanted good
clean straw to chew The hay merchant
looked as though he would like to make
him eat the whole load.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-08-11

was ali%, aud if any such confession had
been made he would have heard Of it.
TheodOsia no doubt perished in q storm,
which left no survivors Of the crew or
passengers. Burr, like Cain. bore till
death the mark of a great crime
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-08-11

NR. CABLES ERASIVE SOAP,
! Manufactured by N. c. March, Middle
lary, VT, is the best toilet soap in the market,
iaving the skin smooth and soft. 1t is also the
heapest soap for washing dirty clothes. Try it
hd you will never be without it. Many wit
ssses. For sale at Case 4 Rider's. 40yl
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HOW LOST, HOW
wi RESTORED


just published, q new edition of DIR. CULVER
WELLS CELEBRATED ESSAY on the radical
we without medcine) of Spermstorrhea or
esminsl Weakness, Involuntary Seminal Losses,
mpotsnoy, Mental and Physical Incapacity, I'm.
bedimsnts to Marriage. ETC. also, Consumption,
EPilspsy and Fits, induced by sef-indulgenco or
sxusl svtravagance, etc.
g Price, in-a sealed envelope, only six cents
The eslsbratsd author. in this admiral Essay,
risArly demonstrates, from . thirty years sue
Pessfnl practice, that the alarming consequences
bf self-abuss may be radically cured without the
dangerous use Of internal medicine or the appli-
Pstion Of the knife; pointing out mode of cure
At once simple, certain, and e6ectual, by means
bf which every sufferer, no matter what his con-
Hilton may be, may cure himself cbesply private
y, and radically.
V This Lecture should be in the hands of
livery youth and every man In the land
sent under seal, in . plain envelope, to any
Addrsss, postpaid, receipt of six cents or two
post stamps.
Address the Publishers.
CHAS. J. C. KLINE 4 CO.,
l1yl l27 Bowery, Y. P Q Box l5sG.
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1t is disgusting to see young girls
paradipg the streets of a modest and
unassuming little country village with
tuckedupbehindwiggle ggledarnphOolitiye-
ness larger than they are,
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II. TURRlLL.

M KS. E. J. MARTIN, Fashionable
WI Dress and Cloak maker, has constantly on
|and all the latest and most approved patternB.
York executed with satisfaction and despatch.
lse sole Agent for the Grover and Baker Elastic
|nd Lock stitch Sewing Machine.
Middlebury, Vt. l;6m
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-08-11

1 s. PUTNAM would inform the
l. people Of Middlebury and Addison County
bat the old Cotton Mill is in full operation, and
(st hs is prepared 10 furnish carpet warp and
fttIng Of a superior quality. at the lowest cash
tics.
Middlsbury, Dec. Is, 1872. 39;tf
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-08-11

Mr.. S, X, Stoddard has ventured to
write book about the Adirondack viii.
derness, and while Mr.. Murray is at large
Such courage is truly wonderful.
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AMERICAN SEWING MA
CHINE.

fhs NEW IMPROVED AMERICAN. self
with the new self-threading shuttle
threaded in q second), is acknowledged to be the
post complete, simple and durable, as we'll as the
ghtest running and best Family Sewing Machine
he world has yet produced. Ladies will not buy
my other after seeing and trying them.
Agents wanted to buy and sell them in all nm
occupied territory. If there is no agent for them
10 your vicinity, send for circulars to.
EDWARD DEWEY,
6m%sow Al Avon st, Boston,
General Agents for New England States.
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X. SAYRE, Dealer in Household
Ls Provisions, q general assortment of Gro
riss, Flour, Cheese, Lard, Teas, Cotfees, Sugars,
y, Tobaecos, DC. Cash paid for Prime Butter
my store any day in the week.
loft MIDDLEBURY, VT.
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, f. SUTTON, M. d., Physician
% aud Surgeon. Office next door east of the
|ddison House. Once hours, from to 10, a. IN,
to p. m, and to sp. M,
l5;ly MIDDLEBuRY, VT.
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u p. Russell, NJ. D., Physician
|Ls and Surgeon. Office at the residence of
10 late DR.. W. P. Russell. Office hours 9 A. NJ.
l4P.h. 6P. M. till P. M, unless profession
py engaged. Al
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-08-11

ROUT. ~SIMONS & WALKER.
Attorneys and Counsellcrs at Law,
~; RUTLAND, VT.
|o. PRouT, NER p. sINoNs, ALDACE =. WALKER.
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RA w. CLARK, Attorney & Coun-
sellor at Law and Solicitor in Chancery. Of
at Addison house for two weeks. Parties in
|bted to me ON books or note will please call and
lie. Al MIDDLEBURY, VT.
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Nv EEKs & BARBER,
DEALRRS IN
FURNITURE, CARPETS, PAPER HANdINGS
CR0CKERY, CHINA AND GLASS.
No. OPERA House BLOCK,
Rutland, Vermont.
|EwNAs wEEEs. GILBERT BARBER.
a
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-08-11

What trade is it whose works are
trampled under footY A shoemaker
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ASON DAVENPORT, Fire lnsur.
snes Agent, representing the companies lately
presented by c. L. Cook ESQ. Also the Mutnal
|fe Insurance Company of New York. Office at
httolph Miners Hardware store. 4s
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-08-11

Trieing to plese everybody iz like
tr,eing TO apologize to lot Of hornets for
ruaning aginst their nest.
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b H. MARDIN,
ls Attorney and Counsellor at law, solicitor
d Master in Chanoery, Bristol, Vermont.
References---Hon. Geo. W. Grandey, Hon. C.
| Heath, Hon. John W. Rowell.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-08-11

The following advertisement appeared
recently in an English paper st.
james ehurch-On Sunday next, the af-
teruoon service will commence at half.
past three and continue until further
notice"
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\ p. fU UPPEK, ATTORNEY AND
A. CoUssRLLoR AT LAW and 5slicitor in
Ancery. Office over PostofHce,
bs MIDDLEBURY, VT.
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hR. EMMA II. CALENDER,
- wsybridge street, Middlebury, Vt.
|ompt attention paid day and night calls. Of
p hours, 2 to 4, p. m. amt"
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Certain crimes--infanticide, suicide,
homicide-show a tendency at certain
times to multiply themselves. The re-
porters notice it, and tell US OF "An
Epidemic" Of this. that, or the other.
For thousand reasons it is to be hoped
that We are not to have an Epidemic OF
Child.Stealing. In the first place, it is
felony easy Of accomplishment. Unless
children are kept in burg!ar.proof safes,
they will wander away from their guar
dians, and they will go off with stranger.
who make them pretty promises. We
shall not attempt to depict the agony Of
parent thus bereaved, and feeling US the
hope Of recovery becomes smaller and
smaller that the death Of the child would
have been less intocrable. Another
painful feature of the matter is the ne.
cessity which it may entail Of making
terms with the child-stealer This may
be the only resource, though, after all, it
is a compounding Of felony. But what
is parent to do? Under such circum.
stances, he must make the best bargain
possible. How can he be expected to
wait patiently for the necessarily slow
processes Of the police In nine cases our
Of ten he WILL if able, buy back his lost
child at any price. The thief knows this
it is the uncomfortable feeling uron
which he has been speculating from the
very first. There seems to be no resource
save the prompt and severe punishment
Of the child-stealer whenever he can be
apprehsnded. Imprisonment for life ap.
pears to bo the least penalty adequate to
such a horrible crime. Thousands OF
wretches have been hanged for otfenses
infinitely smaller -TriLJ,ne
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-08-11

A man who wus about to be hanged in
Alabama sang joyfully, as he stood with
the moose about his neck "Oh the
bright angels are waiting for me-
Whereupon the local editor fendishly
wrote "Aud then the auge stirred up
the fires, and looked brighter than ever. -
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-08-11

The SECRET SERVICE BvKkAU The
report oil Solicitor Wilson concerning the
operations Of the secret service division
Of the Treasury department covers forty
pages OF foolscap; and while il does not
have any direct reference to the safe rob
berry, it reviews at length the operations
OF Col Whitley's bureau from the time
OF its organization. The safe burglary
investigation will not be concluded till the
Grand Jury has disposed Of it. Accord.
ing to Mr., Wilson's report the secre,
service division was created in 1860. Its
duties being manifold and varied, Con.
gress made appropriations and the Secre-
tary expended money for the detection OF
frauds, &c, as he saw fit. The first ~.
preparation was made in 1860. and
amounted to $4,000. In 1868 the
amount was increased to s25, 900; in
1865 to 100000; in 1867 to $780,.
900 and for the present fiscal year
sl25, 900 has been appropriated. Since
its organization the bureau has cost, ir.
respective of the sums expended by the
Commissioner Of Customs and the Bu.
reau Of Internal Revenue, 100000.
The special duty assigned to the corps is
the detection and prosecution Of persons
engaged in counterieitng Treasury notes,
bonds, national bank notes and other se-
curties Of the United States. The So
licitor, it is understood, speaks in severe
terms Of the manner in which the corps
has been used for other purposes than its
legitimate calling, aud favors some sys-
TEN whereby the duties Of the ofiicers
shall be clearly defined
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-08-11

Il w. JUDD, Manufacturer and deal
ILs er in all kinds Of American and Foreign
krble, Granite Work, &c. With Old Middle
Try Marble Co. ltf
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blankets, which had only arrived few
days before his death, being a present
from the Indian contractors. They
weighed forty.two pounds, had his name
woven into the texture; you can
imagine they were nice to be Of that
weight. The sides of the grave were
walled up about three feet with stone
His rifle and arms, as well as other arti-
cles Of value, were laid beside him.
Atoye his body were placed more ban
kcts, then mc,eal poles resting Oh the
wal oi his grave covering these were
skiing tu prevent din. from falling through
then the grave was filled with stones and
dirt. His iavoritc horse was shot within
200 yards Of bis grave another horse
was killed about one milo away. and
third animal was shot about two miles
distant This was done with the idea
that he will find horse when be needs
it in the spirit land The family and
relatives destroyed all the clothing that
they had, and the tribe destroyed all the
stores that they had to eat, so they were
without food ior about forty eight hours
His son Tonza succeeds him. He is =
very large Indian, but quite young and
great friend Of the whites. So far be
gets along very well. but the agent says
that on the war.path he would have no
difficulty, but thinks on the the reserv4-
ton he may occasionally have little
trouble settling points with some OF the
older sub.chiefs, as all chief lose iuau
ence on reservations
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-06-05
How to Kill Off Presidential Aspi
rants

Only six of the presidents of the Uni
ted States ever had seats in the cabinet,
namely, Thomas Jefferson, James Madi-
SOD, James Monroe, John Quincy Ad-
ans, Martin Van Buren,, and James
Buchanan and all those six held the
office of secretary of state. Mr.. Monroe
was the only one of the number who
ever held any cabinet office. he being
secretary of war in 1814-15, because
there was little or nothing for him to do
in the state department, and it was ne
cessary to kill off General John Arm
strong, not because he had been at the
head of the war department at the time
the British took possession of the vi
lage of Washington, but because he,
being New Yorker, had presidential
pretentions, that were working against
Mr.. Monroe's "claims" to "the success
sion" Mr.. Crawford, who was, first,
secretary of war, and then secretary of
the treasury, could not get presiden-
tial nomination in 1916, nor a presiden-
tial election in 1S2425. Henry Clay
went into the state department, aud
there smothered himself, or rather his
presidential hopes. Mr.. Calhoun was
the best secretary of war that the coun-
try ever had, and later he was secretary
of state; but he never could get into
the presidency, though he logged for it
most ardently, and sought it as eagerly
as it was sought by Mr.. Clay. Mr.. Web
ster went into the cabinet twice, in the
hope of passing thence to the presiden-
tial chair but failed on both occasions.
How completely poor old Cass expended
himself, we all know,-and yet he made
a very good secretary of war, and a
tolerably respectable secretary of state,
considering Louis McLane, of Della
ware, who was, successfully, secretary
of the treasury and secretary of state,
had presidential aspirations, but never
could get any support Judge Wood
bury, who had been secretary of the
navy and secretary of the treasury,
probably would have been made presi-
dent in 1852 SO, but that death cut
short a most promising career. Chief
Justice Chase, who was half crazy for
the presidency, and never got it. had
been secretary of the treasury. Secre
tary of War Stanton had presidential
prospects, but he died before they could
ripen, if they had ripening capacity.
So it would seem to be the part of pru-
dence in politicians to keep out of the
cabinet, if they expect to get into the
white house, and what American does
not expect to reside in that ineligible
mansion, or is not expected to reside IN
it by his mother or his wife, his sister
or his cousin, his daughter or his aunt,
his sweetheart or his grandmother
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THE MAIpEN,s LAST FAREWELL.
IN THE DAY or CREMATION.

Then the night wore on, and we knew the worst,
That the end of it all was nigh:
Three doctors they had from the very first
And what could one do but def
"Oh, William ~ she cried, "strew no blossoms of
spring,
For the new apparatus might rust
But say that a handful of shavings you'll bring,
And hnger to see me combust.
And when mourners and stokers convene,
You will see that they light me some solemn, slow
match,
And warn them against kerosene.
at would cheer me to know, ere these rude breezes
NV essences far to the pole,
That one Nhom love will look to the draught,
And have fond eye Oh the coal.
"Then promise me, Iove"-and her voice fainter
''wbiIe this body of mine calcihes,
YOu will stand just near az you can to the hue,
And gaze while my gases arise.
90 For Thompson-Sir Henry-has found out a way
(Of his process you've surely head tell),
And you burn like parOr-match gently away,
Nor even offend by smell.
a. So none of the dainty need sniff in disdain
When my carbon floats up to the sky;
And I'm sure. love, that yOu will never complain,
Though ash should blow into your eye.
" Now promise me love"-and she 1murmured low
when the Qualification is DER,
You will Fit by my grave il the twilight glow
mean by my furnace door:
YES, proui-e me- love, while the seasons revolve
On their noiseless axles, the years,
You will visit the kiln where You me resolve,
and leach my pale ashes With tears"
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Sagacity of Birds in Choosing their
Nesting places.

The saeacity of birds in choosing as
sites for their nests localities where
they will be secure against the attacks
of their enemies is well illustrated by
several examples given by Mr.. Belt.
"On the savannahs," says he, between
AcOyapo and Nancital, there is a shrub,
with sharp curved prickles, called Vicna
pardcd come here) by the Spaniards,
because it is difficult to extricate oneself
from its hold when the ess is caught :;
as one part is cleared another will be
entangled. A yellow and brown fly
catcher builds its nest in these bushes,
and generally places it alongside that of
a banded wasp, so that with the prickles
and the wasps it is we'll guarded" The
author, however, witnessed the death of
one of the birds from the very means it
had chosen for the protection of lis
young. Darling hurriedly out of it's
domed nest, it was caught inst under its
bill by one of the curved, hook-like
th0rns, and trying to extricate itself got
further entangled. It's futtering dis
turbed the wasps, who flew down upon
it, and in less than a minute stung it to
death.
The different species of orioles of
tropical America choose high, smooth
barked trees, standing apart from
Others, from which to hang their pen
dulous nests. Monkeys cannot get at
them from the tops of other trees, aud
any predatory mammal attempting to
ascend the smooth trunks would be
greatly exposed to the attacks of the
birds, armed as they are with strong,
sharp-pointed beaks. A small parrot
builds constantly on the plains, in a
hole made in the nests Of the termites,
and several other birds hang their nests
from the extremities of the branches of
the bull horn thorn.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-06-05
Inopportune No. /.

A correspondent OF the indianapolis
Sentinel writes among the rest one
lady we'll known in New York society
has recently gone the way of all the liv
ing. Her life was a somewhat varied
one, and now that it is ended 1 am for
chilly reminded of a story connected
with the death of her first husband.
That gentleman had, it seems, lost his
health in some manner, and as the way
is now and was then he went abroad,
hoping to regain it. From land to land
he iournsyed till he died in some far-off
country-let us say New South Wales
and the tidings of his decease were sent
TO his sorrowing partner, together with
the information that his body had been
preserved in a cask of rum, and was held
subject to her order. She at once wrote,
requesting that it be forwarded to her
address, and there the matter rested.
.But as time rolled on the widow became
consoled, and finally so much copsoled
as to enter again into the married state.
Thus it Glanced that when the cask con-
tanning No. arrived here at the end of
a twelvemonth, No. accompanied his
bride to the ship to receive bis prede-
cessor. An account of which curious
confederation of circumstances led John
Van Buren, to remark in his inimitable
dry way IF poor NJ had known
who would be on hand to receive him,
he wouldn't have come home in such
good spirits"
They tell queer story about the
doctors in a certain Texas town, who
were all away last summer to attend a
medical convention. They were absent
about two months, and on their return
found all their patients had recovered,
the drug stores had closed, the nurses
had opened dancing schools, the GENE
terry had been cut up into building lots,
the undertakers had gone TO making
fiddles, and the hearse had been paint
ed and sold as circus wagon.
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Tobacco Smoke Good for the Teeth.

It is only fair on tobacco to point out
that it is gradually clearing itself from
many of the serious charges brought
against it. 1t has been frequently and
persistently alleged that among other
i'll effects (beside death and madness)
produced by tobacco is destruction of
the teeth This, it appears, is entirely
a mistake. Instead of tobacco causing
the teeth to decay, it is the very best
thing in the world for them, and those
who wish to preserve their teeth should
Immediately take to smoking, if they
have not already INDUCED in the habit.
At a lecture on teeth, laughing gas, and
electricity, as connected with the dental
surgery, delivered last month in Lon
dou by Thomas Brown, the lecturer OBJ
served that it was popularity considered
that the practice of smoking deteriora-
ted the teeth. There could" he add
ed, "be no greater fallacy. It was
true that it sometimes discolored the
teeth, but it did not cause decay; on
the contrary, it prevented decay on ac-
count of the disinfcctant properties of
tobacco smoke" This leaves the Brit
ish Anti-Tobacco Association and other
kindred bodies in a very disagreeable
position, for it destroys all confidence
in the awful predictions they are in the
habit of uttering as to the fate of smok-
ers. If tobacco does n irjure the
teeth, but is in fact good for them, per.
haps it does not shorten life, but is IA
vorable to longevity.
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A New Fabric.

An improved or rather newIy-invented
felted fabric has been brought to great
perfection by English manufacturers.
In London it sells at prices which make
it the rival of woven fabrics for curtains.
upholstery, book-binding and similar
purposes. 1t can be made to initiate
the solidity of Cordova leather, the
rich brocaded silks of Lyons, the ele-
CANT cretonnes, Mulhouse, the purity
and gloss of damask linen, and the mag
nifcent paper of China and Japan. 1t
is, in fact, species of Japanese paper.
1t is as durable as any woven fabric, is
impermeable, light and warm, and par
ticularly applicable for curtains and
quilts, and needs no Washing. It's colors
never fade, and it is so cheap that ele-
giant curtains three yards long, ready
made with bands, sewn and lined, range
in price from dollar TO five dollars the
pair. 1t has not yet been manufactured
in sufficient quantity to meet the home
demand, and therefore it is not yet in
the American market.