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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-11-02
Mr.. Forster on English and
American Schools.

Forster, the father of the English ma.
tional school system, as now organized,
made a speech the other day, at the open.
Ing of school for girls in his city Of
Bradford, in the course Of which he said
He was in America, short time ago and
he believed that no one who travelled in
tho large towns Of the United States
would feel that we in England had any
reason TO congratulate ourselves Oh the
establishment Of high school for girls
with hundred and fourteen pupils. In
America many such schools could be socu
in active operation. When he went 10
America again. ho should have more
comfortable journey, feeling that in Eng.
land there had been established schools
like those which he had seen in the re-
spectivo towns Of the States. This was
net the occasion to make a comparison
between tho general state Of education in
the United States and in England, but he
might just state, that. generally speaking,
much as VIC had to learn from America,
and much as she had shown us, and in
many respects gone before us, he was not
dispirited in the comparison between Eng.
liBh education and education in the States.
(Applausc). As regards our universities,
America would at once acknowledge our
superiority; but as regarded elementary
education, they began before US, and in
some states and towns they were still be.
fore us. But we were catching them up
very quickly. There was one thing in
which it would be very difficult for them
to have the advantage Of us--in school
inspection outside the local management
of schools. This was an element in pro.
icient education which America was feel.
ing more and more daily When one
went to America the great thing that i'm.
pressed itself was that there, as well as in
England the great difficulty in the man.
agement Of public schools was the want Of
attendance. This was much felt in the
large towns there, and he was not sure
that we at this moment were not doing
more to get over the difficulty than they
were. Another feature which impressed
itself upon the visitor to that country was
the enormous number of the women who
were teachers, in comparison with what
was the case in England In the whole
of The high schools oil Philadelphia there
certainly were ten female teachers for one
male, and in some towns he believed there
were as many as fifteen to one in favor of
the female teachers He did not say
that this was a state Of things which
ought to be initiated by England, but
he, nevertheless, thought that the example
might provo profitable in some OF our
rural districts, where it was difficult to
obtain male teacher. Nothing could
be more admirable than the moral power
" hich these female teachers exercise over
their pupils, Over and over again he
had gouo into schools filed with big boys,
and they were completely under COM
mand. In the matter of secondary edu.
cation for girls in large towns, America
was decidedly ahead Of England, and it
--~~ .-;.h ss--,~ ~..-r~;sa ord on~y .h.t ha
entered one high school after another and
saw how easily a first.cass education was
attained by girls and young women.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-11-02
The Christians True Duty.

Thomas a Kempis represents Christ
and the perplcxod disciple in a sort of
colloquy. "My con-" says the Lord,
"thy love is yet neither generous nor
prudent" "And wherefore, Lord 2"
asks the disciple. "Bocause," replies
Christ, "tho least difficulty arrests thee,
and makes thee abandon thy good de.
signs and thou art too eager for conso.
lation and spiritual case. He who is
strongly fortified in love abidcs frm in
the midst of temptations, aud heeds not
the suggestions Of the enemy. He loves
in adversity as well as in prosperity. Ho
who loves with love noble and generous
places not his joy and his happiness in
the iavors that L accord him, but in me
and my will because he loves me more
than all my gifts. Regard not tbysclf as
lost, or rejected, if it comes to pass some.
times that thou ieelest less affection for
those who love me than thou wouldst.
The sweet sentiment that thou sometimes
feelest is an effect OF the presence of nv
grace, and iorctastc of tho bliss Of
heaven but give it thee, and | with
draw it, as pleases mo and it is neces-
soiy that thou depend rot too much upon
it. That which | esteem to bo virtue,
and that | will rccompensc abundantly,
is to combat the irregular movements and
passions Of thy heart, and to despise every
suggestion Of the devil Trouble thee
not, therefore, if absurd thoughts and
even dark imaginations besiege thee.
Abide firm in the good design thou hast
formed of being wholly mine, and turn
toward me all thy desires and all thine
intentions. Though thou feelest thee
sometimes elevated and ravished even TO
the skies, and soon afterward plunged 10
the vain thoughts which frequently attack
thee, thou shouldst not believe on this ac-
count that thy state is Elusive and deceit.
iul. For thou sufferest rather these
things than doest them. Provided that
they displease thee and thou resist them,
far from harming thee, they will be an
occasion OF recompenso to thee. The
devil will suggest unclcan aud distressing
thoughts to thee, and would make thee
believe that they are thine own. Repel
him bravely and say, Get thee behind me,
Satan, impure and unhappy spirit; let
shame be thy portion for wishing to sug-
gest such sorrows to me; deceitful spirit
and father Of lies, [ will have no commu,
nlcation with thee, Christ, my impenc-
trable shield, will defend mo whatever
efforts thou mayst make, thou shalt fall
coniounded Fight as an intrepid SOL
dier, and, if thou sometimes falest in thy
feebleness, relift thee and take new
strength
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UUinan UaUlIU1IClsIu Ia amer
lea.

The notion that VIC are on the verge of
a religious conflict is combated by T. w.
Higginson in late number of the hide.
pendent, who quotes Emersons sentence {:
"Let no one quit his belief that q pop gun
is pop-gun, though the most ancient aud
honorable Of the earth should affirm It to
be the crack Of DOOM" for the purpose of
intimating that he considers this talk
about danger from the Roman Catholic
church one Of the pop-guns Irish emf
grafton is checked the wave of conver.
sions among educated New England Prot.
estants is gone long since, and "it has
been repeatedly shown by statistics, and
recognized by the admission Of Roman
Catholic priests themselves, that this
church has actually lost, numerically, by
the vast transportation of its votaries to
these shores; since their total number,
even as reckoncd by the church, is not 80
i} HatGrat IL ar9 inerease Would furnish The
few conversions made to that church are
carefully horalded; but the npmoor that
slip silently away from it and are lost in
the mass Of Protestant population, no one
proclalms. This nation is thoroughly and
permanently non. Roman Cotholic. Every
intelligent priest knows this in his heart,
and knows that whatever boasts he or
his newspaper organs may make, they
must not 60 very lar in their claims, lest
the ghost of Native Americanism' or
'Know-nothingism' be raised again.
Then he points out that much OF what has
been called aggression in the Roman
Catholics has been really an honorable
struggle for their rights in the cause Of
religious liberty, "While New Hamp-
shire declares them ineligible to office,
they have no choice but to resist by all
honorable means such exclusion. When
Vermont oxpels Irish children from
school for a single days absence on
church festival, the Roman Catholic
clergy would do wrong to submit. When
a Massachusetts school committee re-
qures the reading Of the Protestant Bible
in school, or Rhode Island committee
refuses to elect teacher becausc she is a
Roman Catholic, then Professionalism puts
itself in the wrong and puts its opponent
in the right, Up to this time, most of
the demands Of tho Roman Catholic
church have been reasonable; and it, as
now appears, they are beginning to be un.
reasonable, there is no doubt OF the re-
suit, and that church, like any other, will
learn its place.
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Theology and Beer.

During the sittings of the sixth gcner.
al conference OF the Worlds Evangelical
Alliance in New York two years ago, the
great central figure was DR.. Theodore
Christlieb, Professor of Theology and
Chaplain in the University of Bonn,
Prussia. Ofall the distinguished scholars,
both native and foreign, he was the most
sought after and admired. When he ad.
dressed the conference the audience was
immense, and the thousands in attendance
listened with rapture and delight to his
learned and eloquent speech. His essay
Gu the best methods of ccunteracting
modern inhdelity was such mastery
production that he was requested to re.
peat it in one Of the largest churches in
New York, and the desire to possess it in
permanent form was so great that Har.
per & Brothers issued it in a separate
volume in advance Of the regular report
of the proceedings Of the Alliance As
soon as it made its appearance it received
the unqualified commentator OF the re.
ligious press Of tbs country, and was cx-
tensively circulated.
We do not know, however, with what
degree Of approval tho ultra religious
press and people Of the country will look
upon the manner and tho circumstances
in which tho learned proiessoc iustructs
his students. A correspondent of
Washington paper writes that ho was re-
Gently invited to social gathering of
theological students in Bier Wertschaft
neai the Rhine to meet the professor,
who, it appears, has been in the habit
since his return from this country to give
his pupils familiar talk at certain times
on American institutions. At halfpast
eight o'clock the correspondent went in
company with others into a private room,
where the gathering was 10 take place.
In the center Of the room there stood a
long table, upon which tho only ornaments
were beer glasses.
The glasses were so numerous, and the
fumes Of smoke so dense, that the pious
American camo to the conclusion that he,
and those who accompanied him, had got
into the wrong place. But his mind was
at once disabused on this subject, for he
discovered that all the young gentlemen
present were "theologues," who were
Willing away the time by slipping beer
and putting tobacco, waiting for the ar
rival Of the renowned christian. who on
making his appearance, was cordially
greeted by the students, aud after return
ing their sautations, took his seat at the
head Of the table, fright alongside of a
quart Of the foaming beverage" Grant
like, he Immediately "took cigar from
his pocket, deliberately bit the end off,
and forthwith began" to discuss the sub
ject for the evening, which was "Tho re.
ligious sects ofAmerica." The Professor
continued to puff cigars, sip the foaming
beverage, and eplighten his students on
American Congregationalism until half
past eleven o'clock, when he bade them
all good night and took his departure
PttSJurg Commercial.
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The Armies of Europe.

A recent number of the La France con.
tainod a complete analysis Of the military
strength Of the various nations in 1873.
Germany, It appears, has an army com.
prising 400 battalions Of infantry, 165
squadrons of cavalry, 800 campaign bat
terles, 30 battalions Of fort artillery, IS
t~.t~i;o's &c rio"~e.s, ..ui 10 La,,aiiv"e
OF service corps. When are added the
reserves, the landsturm, the landwehr,
and the navy, total Of 100000 mea
is arrived at, with annual estimates ct
600, 900 900. The English army AMI
navy, including militia and volunteers,
comprise 535 900 men, and cost ga. =.
SOO,O00 Austria has 535 900 men, cost
ing e10, 100000 Belgium, $4,000 me- n
with au expenditure of fl659,200
Denmark, 81, 900 men, costing e366,000 ;
Spain, according to the regulations Of
1870, possesses 100000 men, with a
yearly budget of G6,400,000. The law
passed by the Cortes in 1872 has as yet
been imperfectly applied. France has
1872 regiments OF Infantry, 80 battaliOns of
chasscurs, II cavalry regiments, 40 regi.
meuts of artillery, A Of engineers, and 20
squadrons of service corps. With the re-
serve and navy the total effective strength
Of the country is 100000, costing e26, e.
OOO, 900; Greece, 81 900 men, and esii.
mate e360,000; Italy, 7G0, 900 men, ex.
pendlture, AJ,c4U,UUU ; nonauo, 1oo,-
600 men, estimate .ell20,000; Portu.
gal, 10000 men, costing GlS0000 ;
Russia has an army in time OF peace Of
lSS regiments infantry, 80 battalions Of
rihe-men, 4S battalions Of frontier service,
56 regiments of cavalry, 80 battalions
of artillery, ii battalions Of engineers,
besides irregulars and reserves. With
the fleet, the effective strength of the
country is l $4,000 men, with budget
Of 927 100000; Sweden, 100000 men,
costing G1,l20,000. The effective
strength of Switzerland is approximately
10000 men, costing only 100000;
Turkey, 800, 900 men, with estimates Of
20 ,6SO,OO0. On the war footing, there
fore, the armies of Europe are 1888, 900
men, costing annually Gl36, $4,000
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-11-02
How They Propose to Keep
Folks at Philadelphia
Next Year.

A number Of men, mostly connected
with the railroads leading into Philadel-
phia, huvc formed an organization, under
the laws OF the state, to be known as the
"Ccntcnnia Lodging house Agency, Linn
ted and propose to contract with
largo number Of housekoepers and board
ing-house proprietors who arc willing to
accept Il fair remuneration for superior
accommodations to furnish breakfast, tea
aud supper in the American style, and
bedroom neatly furnished, with linen
serupulousIy clean, for each guest sent
them by the agency. These accommo.
dations are TO be paid for by the visitor
with coupon ticket, which will be cash.
ed at the central office Of the agency
fractional parts Of unused tickets will
also be redeemed at the same place. The
arrangement for meals can be varied to
suit the wishes Of the visitor; the prices
are to be as uniform as possible, but will
be varied to meet the demands of those
requiring extra accommodations and in
the case of organizations visiting the city
!" oouy. Int coupon tlchctS Will nc
placed on sale in all the. cities and towns
in tic Union and also in Europe. An
agent on all the principal trains approach.
ing tho city will furnish each passenger
holding ticket with card assigning
to proper quarters. giving him at the
same time minute directions for reaching
them. When guest is gone the agency
will receive immediate notice, and thus
be able to utilize all vacant rooms and
accommodate hundreds Of thousands Of
visitors. BY this system visitor can
secure his accommodations before leaving
home, with certainty of being comfort
ably provided for at defined and rea-
sonable charge, and of being directed at
once to his quarters on reaching the city.
The cost, it is believed will be less than
the ordinary prices now prevailing at the
hotels, the accommodations being equal
The plan has been approved by the GEN.
tennial board of finance, a central Office
has already been opened, and circulars
will shortly be sent to housekecpers for
the purpose Of perfcctipg the arrange
mcnts
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-11-02
Is There a Man in the Moon I?

AT Palmateska the highest point with
one exception on the Himalaya range,
the Cassian government has for several
years maintained an Astronomical obser-
vatory, from which remarkable discov.
cry has been announced. The particu.
lars are as follows;
For several months a peculiar bright
spot has been discovered, shining from
the extreme edge Of the moons disk, at
point where no mountains break the
continuity Of its perimeter. The light
suddenly disappeared and remained in.
visible for nearly twelve months 1t has
lately reappeared in greater brilliancy
than ever, aud the immense power of the
telescope attached to the above observa
tory, so well known in tho scientific
world, has developed the fact that the
light proceeds from some huge FURNISHED
substance, acting as mirror, which must
be at least 100 feet in diameter. The
most astonishing thing in the matter is
the almost complete proof that this is ac.
tually mirror Of artificial construction
ouh 'ho thtpi y VI tOt S1VuuS 0J I1lmat
eska is that it is erected for observations
OF scientific character, principally to
observe the phases OF the carth's surface.
1t Is well known that the immense
hight OF that portion of tho moon which
is turned toward the earth, not only,
through the well known laws of gravita.
ton, keeps that surface presented toward
us, but also renders it uninhabitable. Ii
is supposed that the side turned from us
may have an atmosphere suitable for an
imal life, and that intelligent beings OBJ
serving the halo Of light shed around its
horizon by reflections from the earth, may
have taken this means to ascertain the
cause. Some ingenious device to place
mirror at hight where animal life
could not be sustained was the result. 1t
is to be hoped that this discovery may
lead to others in regard to our interest.
ing satellite
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-11-02
A vet" in Court.

"And what ails you 2" asked his honor
of the first man out.
"Weakness." was the mild reply.
How ~
Cant stand up under a pint Of whis
ky as | could when left the army
Don't try any jokes on me, old relic
OF CORY battle fields" continued the
court. You were in the army ch ~
Give years"
"Did you 90 as sutlcr or a colonel 2
"Suters didn't get them off did they p
asked the vet as ye held up hand minus
three fingers, "nor bullets in the shoulder
nor sabre cuts on tho head ? No sir
lit-waded right for the jaws Of death ?
"And now you wade for the jaws OF
demijohns and dec anters ?"
81 got drunk answered the soldier,
"but it was mean, 'neaking drunk
none O. the old sort We had during war.
time. I'm kinder sorry, but I'm going
to stand by the coors and take sentence. >
~ our nose is red, your Dyes bleary,
your voice wa3 down IN your Knee. pans
Charles lIildreth," said the court, "and
it is evident to mo that whisky is killing
you. Still I'll try you once. 1t isn't
the right way to attempt the conquest Of
the world by carrying your battle flag Oh
your nose, but there is ono chance in d
mill0n Tor you to reform. Bout face
torward-guidc right-march ~
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Tall Grass.

want to tell you story which l fear
you will think kansas yarn" but, on
the honor of preacher Of the gospel, |
can assure you it is true. On the 27th
of last month Mr., Hacker aud myself
rode through piece Of uncultivated land
and while driving through the grass, [
stopped the team aud the grass stood full
two feet above ny horses cars. and Mr..
Il could take handful Of grass from the
right side of the i-iggy, and | one from
the lc # side, and bring them up over our
beads and they would touch together
while we sat up straight in our buggy.
Indeed, it would have averaged nine feet
in height, and this covering over 100
acres just like it. There were probably
5000 acres Of grass that would average
six feet high.-KanSas Letter Of Rep.
Mr.. Hammond.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-11-02
Awake F!
DY uJALMAR nJoRTu BoYEsEy.

Wake my beloved, the young day is treading,
Blushing and fair, over forest and lake,
Flowering life in its footsteps outsprcading-
Wake, my beloved, awakel
Break tho dull secp while loves sprng-timc is
dawning,
Let us drink decp of its 1ceting delight
Under our feet at this moment is yawning
Dark, the compassionlcss night.
Love, with its turbulent, mighty pulsntion,
Thrills through my veins like quickening
All my young life with its strong aspiration,
All have | thrown at thy feet.
If the wild vision of glory should blind me,
Reach me thy hand lest stumble and fall
Darkness before inc and darkness behind me,
Thou art my life and my all.
Sweet tis to breathe in the balm of thy presence,
Sweeter to feel the warm gaze Of thine eye,
While the feet moments with bright enerycsencc
Whisper their gladness and die.
Then in the depths Of my soul as in slumber,
Hear | great voices of world-shaking Deeds
And the pale day, with its cares without number,
Far from my vision rocedes.
Ere had seen thee how tardily lowing
Stole from my breast the faint uotcs Of my song
Now, like spring freshcts their gatcF overthrow
ing,
Roll the strong torrents along
Pale was my life, and the white mists above me
Dimmed to my sight the soft splendor of May
Now, but glimpse Of the hope that you love me
Lights and illumincs my way.
Darkling stood; and tumultuous iancies
Surged through my soul like black billows of
night;
Now the wide future in sun-lit expanscs,
Radiant bursts on my sight.
Dost thou not sec the dawi's beckoning finger,
How the young light, like a iull-swolling tide,
Breaks through its hood.eatcs? Oh, why dost
thou linger
Wake. my beloved my bride
-Sr,LHu G5r Nou,aJsr
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-11-02

From the Worlds Dispensary Printing
Office and Budery, Buffalo, n. Y, we
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