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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-06-15
Dick Cramer | used to know.

Dick Cramer used to know.
"You are right" cried Ralph, a light
breaking in on him. ale pretended he
was Uncle Dick so as to get the money,
but he got more than he bargained for"
he added triumphantly.
The gray light of morning was slowly
breaking in the east, the clouds were
slowly rolling away, the snow lay piled
in pure white drifts in the yard and
road Ralph and Freddie stood at the
window anxiously watching for their
father.
"Papa's coming at length" cried Fred
die, joyfully.
"At last" said Bell, starting up and
glancing with a shudder in the direction
of the study.
"Ile's got another man with him, Un-
Gle Dick, I'll bet," said Ralph, as he
watched the horse punging through the
snow.
They soon entered the yard, and after
putting the horse up, they came stamp.
ing in.
Father !" Papa !" Burglar !" such
were the exclamations that greeted the
Judge as he entered the room.
allow what !" he exclaimed, and then
as his ear caught the word burglar" he
stepped quickly into the study, the rest
crowding after.
The window, which was near the
ground, was open; on the floor lay q
black wig, false whiskers and heavy
gray overcoat. The papers Of the desk
were piled in confused heap and the
money gone. There were spots of blood
on the carpet and on the window, and the
judge and his brother, for it was the real
Uncle Dick this time, followed the tracks
in the light snow and soon came to o
sheltered spot beside the road, where the
burglar had evidently hitched his horse
and came the rest of the way on foot.
They went back to the house and exam.
ined the coat. In the Inside breast
pocket they found an account book with
the name w. Andrill on the fly leaf; in
side was a note against the Judge for six
thousand dollars on the back Of the note
was scribbled the following:
"Judge-I thought to disguise myself,
come here and get your money, come
again tomorrow and present my note
bat your cursed boy check. mated me and
with my shoulder full of shot the game is
up. ANDRILL."
The judge sent to Norton Immediately,
but Andrill had disappeared, and as the
judge had his note he suffered no loss
but years after, when Ralph had grown
to be a man, and married, when the
judges little grandson would beg for a
story, he would take him on his knee and
tell him Of "Ralph's midnight adventure. y
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-06-15

We capnot deceive tn, afflicted as the
venders of patent medicines do, by telling
them "no change in diet required" Peo-
pie will take almost anything if you only
keep off restriction Of appetite. The first
thing in the treatment is to cease using
the things that cause the disease. Stop
using pork, lard, grease of all kinds, pep.
per, salt, sugar, and all condiments. Let
your diet be unleavened bread, made from
first quality of graham flour, oatmeal,
cracked wheat and, in winter time, for
change, corn bread, simply made. Use
plentifully of subacid fruits, and limited
amount of choice vegetables. The above
articles properly prepared aud partakcn
of in small quantities, with proper out.
door life, and thorough ventilation in-
doors, with cleanliness, will prove a pre-
ventive of, and often cure, the disease. -
The Health Reformer.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-06-15

Prof. Crookes has made an interest.
ing discovery recently in regard to the mo.
tive power of light,which it is thought will
have an important bearing on the future
of general science. He made, according
to recent advices,a profound impression
upon the members of Royal Society of
London by his experiments. He showed
that light as distinguished from heat has
a motive power sufficient to cause deli.
cate wheel to revolve continually while
suspended in vacuum. The light of o
common candle at a distance Of twenty-five
inches,a and passed through an alum screen
to deprive it of heat,was enough to cause
revolutions of this little instrument, and
full daylight drives it with great velo.
city.
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A Good Joke.

There is a queer old fellow in North
field by the name Of Asher Graves. He
is ready wit The RepeiHe relates the
following of him:
He chanced to be at certain railroad
station, where he met Conductor Root
and another railroad official by the name
Of Bush. Knowing his proclivities, and
thinking to get little fun at his ex-
pense, one of them said to him "Asher,
if you will give us your idea Of heaven,
you may have free ride to the next
station"
The challenge was accepted, and Ash
er closed a somewhat faDciful portrayal
Of the regions of the blessed in these
words ut is undulating but smooth,
and entirely without Root or Bush"
1t is needless to say that Asher got his
ride.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-06-15

An old yet good story is told of an
hotel.keeper, who engaged handsome,
well-dressed barman, who parted his hair
in the middle, and wore a diamond ring
In two years thereafter the hotel-keeper
became insolvent, his establishment was
sold by the auctioneer, and the purchaser
was none other than the barman. Out of
compassion he engaged his old employer
to compound the insidlous cocktail and
the soothing smash. In two years more
the whirligig of time had brought about
his revenge, and the hotel was again sold.
This time the first proprietor bought it
back. But he did not re.epgage that bar.
man.
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STORE AND GOODS IN Bird.
IncaI (. A Il IL

The store and goods formerly owned by +. p.
Fletcher, deceased, are for sale, and opportun-
ity Is now offered to purchase old and estab-
iishsd business, with the good will of customers
extending over period Of fifty years. This is a
rare chance for some young man TO go into bust
ness, and one that will not require large cap
itst.
The store can be rented or bought. For terms and
particulars application must be made soon In
case the goods are not sold to party desirous
Of taking the business they will DO closed out for
cash at cost. Win sell at cost until an opportun-
ity as above presents.
4stf GEO. C. CHAPMAN, Admir-.
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Fighting the Grasshoppers.

To say that the greater q difficulty Is,
the harder is the effort that must over.
come il, is simply 20 utter tritc saying,
and yet the truth is one that is frequent
ly overlooked. This is not the case, how.
ever, in the town Of La Suer, Minnesota,
where the people, recognizing the fact
that if they don't fight the grasshoppers
they must feed them, have resolved upon
a vigorous and determined war. Accord.
ingly the town authorities have offered a
bounty of twenty cents per quart for dead
insects. The result is that men, women
and children have gone to work with
will, devising various ways of catching
and killing the pests, and earning little
fortunes. After school hours some Of
the boys earn from two to four dollars in
a day, the war having opened for them a
perfect bonanza. 1t is fun for them, but
death to the hoppers, and as other towns,
seeing the wisdom of the plan, are adopt
ing it, the prospect is that the Minnesota
Valley will eventually be relieved Of the
plague, Such course as this seems al.
ter all to be about the only remedy in such
cases, and while it involves much expense
at the outset pays in the end. A com.
bined movement against grasshoppers,
canker worm, catcrpillars or any other
plague in any district must necessarily
have good effect. 1t is only when q
man attempts to keep the plaques off from
his own lot while his neighbors allow
their vegetation to supply the reserve that
this one man must fight, that the task OF
fighting insects and worms is entirely
hopeless.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-06-15
A Triiing Mistake.

When spectacles were first introduced
it was considered fashionable to wear
them, even by people who were not in the
least near-sighted In Spain they formed
a part of the costumes of every well bred
person. This absurd use of glasses was
meant to increase the gravity of the ap.
pearance and consequently the venera-
tion with which the wearer of them was
regarded, The glasses of the spectacles
were proportional in size to the rank oi
the wearer. Those worn by the Spanish
mobiles were as large as ones hand.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-06-15

Persons having inventions which
they wish to have patented, or desiring
information from the Patent Office,
should consult F. A. lehman, So
licitor of American and Foreign Pa
tents, Washington, d. G.
lie makes charge unless he secures you
Patent. Send for Circular. 7-9m
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-06-15

IMPEAcHMENT.-Mcxican advices an-
nounce that the Mexican congress was re-
solved into grand jury on the 9th of
May, to consider the impeachment of the
president upon charges made by Vincente
Riva Palaca. The discussion was excit.
ed, but resulted in an acquittal by vote
Of l2s to 10. The galleries, which were
crowded, applauded the finding.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-06-15

The Irish language is fast disappearing
from the speech of the people in ireland,
and there are not many Of the native
youth who can even understand it. The
archaeological association of ireland has
asked the commissioners OF education to
preserve the Irish tongue from being
lost" and have it regularly taught in the
schools.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-06-15

A young man of Rochester, who was
severely injured by jumping from train,
was so annoyed by questions as to how
ne was hurt that he had large number
Of cards printed, which he gave out to
every one who looked inquiringly at his
face or said a word about it, The card
read as follows Busted this nose in
jumping from train of cars near Fair
port, Thursday, April 90"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-06-15

Josh Billings gives the following ad.
vice When you hear man say Life is
but dream, tread on his toes and wake
him up, Life is real, life is earnest If
he is a poet, subscribe to get rid of him,
and have him deposited 10 the far West
with gun and ammunition. and blan.
ket for sole covering he will know very
soon whether life is dream or not.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-06-15

Wearers of false hair take notice
In Algeria hospital and dissecting.room
attendant has been condemned to prison
for cutting the hair off the heads of de-
ceased women. The habit is suspected
to generally exist. The discovery was
brought about by an Arab insisting on
having lock of his wife's hair. When
the coffin was opened he was surprised to
find her hair had been cropped.
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>IEW HARNESS SHOP HAVE

~ opened new Harness shop, in II. L. Shell
don's Block, over Pierce's tobacco store | am
prepared to do new work, coarse and fine, and re-
pairs of all kinds promptly and in the best man
nor My terms will be as easy as at any other
place. l solicit the public patronage, and hatter
myself can suit my customers.
JOSEPH z. GAUDET.
Midilebury, Vt, March Is, 1875. marlGm3
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-06-15

There are now inhabiting the globe
three thousand million Of human beings
The average duration Of life is little
over thirty.three years. One-fourth die
before they are seven years old, and one.
half, at seventeen.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-06-15

Having purchased the Saloon formerly kept by
WIN. II. Ellis, it is my intention to keepa
FIRST CLASS BOARDING HOUSE.
Hot and cold meAs at all hours and all the lux
uries in their season. | hope to merit the pat
ronage Of the public which l solicit
JASPER DUNN.
Middlebury, June l, 1874. III
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-06-15

TOHN q. MANNEY, successor of
e James II. Benson) Dealer in Teas Cof-
fees and other groceries, Pickles in bulk Catsup,
Fruits fresh and canned, Spices, Perfumery, and
Fancy Goods, Tobacco, Pipes &c. Ice Cream, So
da and Saratoga water on draught. Parties sup
piled with ice cream. ll-3m
ALIENS BLOCK, MIpDLEBuRY, VI.
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X. SAYRE would inform the
1As Butter makers of Middlebury and vcini-
ty and especially his old customers that he will
pay cash for Prime Butter at Beckwith Co. 3
Mondays and Saturdays hereafter, at the stand
formerly occupied by X. T. Bristol.
Middlebury, May "a, 1875. loft
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-06-15

A Mississippi man puts it thus AT
the earnest solicitation of those to whom
owe money, | have consented to become a
candidate for county treasurer.
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To-Day.


BY MRS. W. W. THOMAS.
Gather roses, gather roses!
Lo they shine beside the way,
Quaff the wine Of life, that richly
Sparkles IN the cup to-day.
All the living, glowing present,
With its radiant hopes are thine
Smile. and labor, love and worship
Till the changeful days decline
Paint not upon Fancy's canvas
Rarest pictures for thy soul,
Fondly twining beauty's halo
Round some far-of, shining goal.
Let the passing hour enchain thee!
Strong of han1, and blithe Of heart
Wake the Tyre to Fnith and Duty,
In the strife bear noble part
Not tomorrow for thy mission,
Not the future for thy love,
This calm hour a rich fruition
Waits each holy decd above.
Stoop to Gull the roses fairest.
For they bloom beside the way,
And the wine of life is rarest
Sparkling in the cup to-day.
P,VsD,ct Home
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MRS. JACKSON, HAIRDRESSER

wi North Pleasant street, Middlebury, Vt.
Has constantly on hand, for sale, Hair Switches
Of various shades Of color 10 suit all customers.
She will psy the highest price for head hair and
eonbings. custom work done with the utmost
promptness, and satisfaction guaranteed. She has
also lately added to her facilities and is now pre-
pared to straighten combings and to bring the
roots all together. 2m3
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-06-15

The grass'hoppers read the papers, as
appears from the fact that they have
avoided certain county which Was men.
toned as raising the poorest quality of
wheat in Kansas,
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-06-15

Somebody sent to lady in London an
Easter egg which contained an Africsn
scorpion, BY which interesting insect the
lady was bitten so that she will probably
die.
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DAINTING.

DAlNTlNG.
have opened Paint Shop over Lucia &
Deweys carriage shop on Cross Street, where,
having twenty years experience, will do any
thing in the line of Carriage, Sign. and Ornamen-
tai painting on short notice, in the best manner,
and in modern style.
Inns GEO. W. NICHOLS.
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DUSIN ESS.

ID USINESS.
I'D The Downer, Bolton 4 Allen mill will be
put in operation for saving custom logs, at once.
under the control of the new proprietors Bring in
your logs. The sash and door branch, continued
with the mill, will also receive II jog,
MARTIN a UPPER
December, 1874 4Otf
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IT s. PUTNAM would inform the
L Il speople of Middebury and Addison County
that the old Cotton Mill is in full operation, and
that he is prepared 20 furnish carpet warp and
batting Of superior quality, at the lowest cash
price.
Midjlebury Dec. l3, 1872. 39;tf
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A Strange Custom.

A strange custom observed at the hotels
in Ceylon is the signing Of clitS when an
order is given at the bar for wines or Ii.
quors. These clitS are small pieces of
paper signed either with the initials or full
name Of the party who gives the order.
If stranger enters hotel in Colombo he
is presented with one of these chits,which
he signs,or else pays for his liquor in pre-.
ference. 1t is not necessary that the Wis.
itor should be known to the bar tender or
should be living in the house. He may,
perhaps,5e a passenger by a steamer leav.
ing that day; it is no business Of the EN-. 1.
ployee. If the stranger chooses to sign q
false name, or name so illegibly written
that it cannot be deciphered, still it is no
business of the man behind the bar. All
he has to do is to retain the paper as proof
that the liquor was supplied and not paid
for. These | o US are collected about
once a month, and except in cases Of fraud
which, unfortunately for the hotel keep.
ers, are not uncommon-there is no diff.
Guilty in Gudiug the peisVu wllv gavo tiiou.
There are not over Thousand European
inhabitants in Ceylon, and the whereabouts
of each of them is easily ascertained.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-06-15

SINCERE CouRTEsY.-Anothe kind of
coarseness and dullness than that Of rakes
and libertnes and all selfish people calls
courtesy insincere. There are those who
are fond Of asking, why not call spade
a spade ?"and who would have, or who
say that they would have, every body say
what he thinks of every body else. Pei.
ham entering the home of Mrs. Fungus,
who has invited him to her ball, is to re.
fuse to bow to her, but is to say " don't
bow to you because l don't respect you.
Your checks are plastered with paint !;
you wear ridiculous wig you are stuffed
and padded to give yourself figure you
are grinning, wriggling old witch, grim.
acing and backbiting your neighbors." 4"
This is what is fopdly called dwelling in
the palace oftruth. 1t is kind of truth.
telling which would turn human society
into bowling wilderness. Truth-tell-
ing How does he know that it is .he
truth ? 1t is his opinion, his impression.
What then Are his opinions and i'm.
pressions synonymous with truth ? Is he
the RomanPope that he should be infal.
lible How many of our judgments Of
each other prove to be correct ? How
many are not modified or susceptible OF
infinite modification ? If you lay down
exact truth of statement as the rule OF
your conversation and manner. very well
but spare us your whims and preudices
and guesses. Give us the pure truth in
intercourse, or give US courtesy. Who
can give the pure truth ? But who can
not give courtesy?
MARKS Book OF THANKs.-"l feel SC
vexed and out of temper with Ben," cried
Mark, "that l really must"--"Do some
thing in revenge?" inquired his cousin Ce
ella. mo, look over my book Of thanks.
whats that?' said Cecilia las she saw hin
turning over the leaves of copy-book
nearly full of writing in round tex
hand. "Hore it is" said Mark. Then h,
read aloud; "March Sth-Bcn lent me hi.
bat "Here again January 4th-wher
lost my shilling, Ben made it up to mt
kindly Well" observed the boy. turning
down the leaf, ben is good boy, aitel
ALL" "What do you note down il
that ~ asked Cecilia, looking over hi
shoulder with some curiosity. "All tb,
kindncsses that are eve. shown me yol
would wonder how many :here are.
find a great deal of good from marking
them down. | do not forget them, as
might do if | only trusted to my memory
so hope that | am not ungrateful ant
when l am cross, and out of temper,
almost always feel good.humored again i
only look over my book"
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BOARDING.

BOARDING.
- limited number Of boarders received,
and rates reasonable. Meals furnished to order
aud ice creams in their season. All appointments
are first class. Rooms in Buttolph's Block.
ISAAC GOODR0.
MIDDLEBURY, VT. l0-3m
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Dust-Mud, with the juice all squeez-
ed out.
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Pig-A hogs little boy.
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The Man with the Tin Trunk.

CANvAssING UNDER DIsADvANTAGEs-THE
PROPRIETOR OF AN ExTERMINAToR IN
DANGER OF ExTERMINATroN-A MATCH
FOR AN AGENT.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-06-02

The DIAMOND RoBBEBy.-All sorts of
reports were in circulation, yesterday,
relative to the diamond robbery. The
first was, that Lomax had confessed that
he had taken the cross, while another
officer had the diamond; another was,
that the Mayor had received letter or
telegram from Augusta, stating that the
missing articles had been mysteriously
returned, ETC., with others of similar
nature. Upon inquiry, we learned that
all these reports were mere fabrications.
and tho mystery is as deep as ever. Ex-
Policeman Lomax was arrested. yester-
! day, on the affidavit of Chief Nixon, that
to the best of his knowledge and belief,
Lomax either had the missing articles in
his possession or knew where they were.
Lomax was carried before Trial Justice
Marshal, his counsel Speaker Elliott)
waived an examination, and he was or
dercd to prison, in default of 81, 900 bail.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-06-02

WHOLESOME SrIMULANT, THAT IS AB-
soLUrELY PURE--Physicians throughout
the world agree as to the necessity for
dlnusive stlmulants in medical practice,
but complain, and with good reason. Of
the lmpossibility Of obtaining them pure.
The difficulty here presented would be =
serious one indeed, if the class Of agents
was limited to the adulterated liquors
and wines of trade. 1t vanishes, how
ever, when the absolute purity and ex-
Iraorulnnry restorative properties OF
Hostetter's Bitters are taken into con-
sideration. Az stimulant the article is
absolutely free from everything oLjec-
tlonabie; but this is only one Of it's re-
concentrations. If it were nothing
more than on excitant its effects would
oe Meeting. 1t might refresh and revive
the system for few minutes but could
produce no permanent benefit. The
stimulating clements of the Bitters is "A
means. not IN end. The tonic, anti
bilious, dcpurative and aperient vecetn-
BILE juices combined in the preparation
are the agents that impart vigor and
regularity to the weakened and disor-
dorcd organization, the spirituous princi-
pie being chiefly useful in diffusing their
influence through the system and other
wise facilitating their operation. Alco-
mol, even In its purest form, is not so
much medicine as n motive power, by
which the specifics of the vegetable
Kingdom may be brought to bear upon
the debilitatod and disordered organs
that require renovating and regulating:
and it Is in this way that the pure es
sence OF rye incorporated in Hostetter's
Bitters increases the efficiency of tho
purely medical ingredients. M2St311
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-06-02

The BURDENS OF LoUIsrANA.--In his
last letter to the New York Herald upon
the condition of Louisiana, 3Ir. Charles
Nordhoff gives thoroughly detailed and
painfully interesting account of the bur-
siens that oppress the taxpayers Of TINT
State. In 1860 the whole expense, con-
tingent and otherwise, of the Legislature
OF the State was under 100000. In 1873
it was we'll up to $500, 0,OOO Last year it
was smaller sum, but still SEQ, 900
above the Comptroller's estimate of the
proper cost. In 1881 the State tax
amounted to 20 cents on every 500. In
1867, the year before reconstruction, to
374 cents, and in 1874, after reaching a
much higher figure, to $1.45, to which
sum it is limited by the Constitution.
In spite Of this enormous tax, the State
debt has trebled since 1865, and ut the
beginning Of the present year 1t stood at
$50597, 395. explained in large part by
railroad, penitentiary and other jobs.
The city Of New Orleans is made to pay
n very large part of the State tax. 1t has
now.Ai debt'o It's own amounting TO $22,-
DOC, 000, and its tax rate has been run up
to per cent, while about ST., 900. 900 Of
ats bonds are worth but 35 cents on the
.lollatin the market. There should have
been some hanging in Louisiana.