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Weary of Life.

A man whose name We withhold for
the pIl-cnt, resident of New York
state, made desperate attempt at sui.
eide in this city the other day, under the
following circumstances. 1t seems that
in December last the man in question was
married in New York and for a short
time everything went on pleasantly. At
length the wife left him for a short visit
to her parents. Remaining absent some
time, the husband followed her, found
that she had left the place, and, on fur
.her investigation it was found that she
had deliberately adopted a life ofiniamy.
The deceived and anguished husband af-
ter several vain endeavors, obtained a
clue TO her whereabouts and came TO this
city. Here he found his wife in house
of ill-lame. He sought her out and beg
ged her to return with him, assuring her
that he would gladly welcome her back
and that the past would be forgot
ten forever. But the misguided wo,
man utterly refused to accept his offer.
preierriug life of shame. Finallyon
coming from the house after the last of
several interviews, the man took largo
dose of laudanum and crawled under az
old, deserted house, near at hand to die,
heart broken and alone. But some Of
the residents of the vicinity, noticing his
peculiar appearance as he staggered
along TO what he intended as his last
resting place, went to his succor, and, as.
certaining bis condition, administered
emetics and other remedies, with such
success that he recovered partially though
he announced his determination to make
another and more successful attempt at
suicide as soon as the opportunity offered.
He left town on the four o'clock train
Thursday, A. NJ. The woman has also
left the city. She calls herself Carrie
Shepard, is only twenty.three years of
age, and is described to US as of very
prepossessing appearance. Her conduct in
adopting, Of choice, mode Of life which
can only lead through shame and sorrow
and disgrace to bitter and awful death
seems most inexplicable. - Free Press.
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A Venerable Tree Toad.

AT Lexington, Ky. a few days ago, a
remarkable discovery of living frog in
the heart of a large tree was made. A
section of a sycamore tree four feet 10
diameter, and three feet wide, intended
for butchers block, was cut into two
equal sections with cross. cut saw, thus
making two blocks of the same size. In
the centre Of the tree an irregular fissurc
was discovered which measured six N bes
in length and three eighths of an Inch
wide, and extended into each block. One
of the blocks was placed upon its end, the
newly cut surface being uppermost. One
of the workmen happening to look into the
narrow crack, noticed the green Shiny
surface of what he supposed was q snake.
Having procured small stick, he thrust
it in the orifce, when green frog Jump
ed out, and fell, apparently lifeless, upon
the surface of the block In few min.
utes it commenced to breathe The pull
sations of the blood could be plainly seen
on the under surface of the throat,
and it SOM revived. 1t was placed in
glass jar half filled with water, when it
Immediately climbed up the slippery sur
face and stuck to the side of the glass,
where it could be plainly observed. lis
back was bright green, and the under
part Of the body was of pale blue, like
the colorless appearance Of vegetables
which have grown in dark cellar. 1t
was about three inches in length and. was
evidently a tree frog (rana hyla) At
latest reports it was still alive, and made
the night melodious with its singing
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this way she lays a foundation by plaster
ing her materials against the brick or
stone. She frequently goes away, to
leave her masonary chance to dry ;; and
when it becomes hard enough not to fall
by its own weight, she adds little more.
People sometimes place scalloped shells
near their windows, to induce the sociabe
little creatures to come and build. They
often nestle in them but for fear of q
tumble, they are always careful to make
substantial ridge Of masonry under.
meath the shell. A pair of these birds
built, for two successive years, on the
handles Of pair of garden shears stuck
into the boards Of an clubhouse. They
line their little cradles with straw and
feathers, or moss interviewer with wool.
Sometimes twenty or thirty swallows
will build side by side in the same barn.
They never quarrel, but seem to live to-
gether in most happy friendship. l once
watched pair of swallows while making
their nest and feeding their young. 1t
was great joy to me to hear their happy
voices as they flew in and out with straws
and feathers The father bird was very
kind and attentive to his mate. When
he found a particularly large aud downy
feather, he would bring it to her in a
great hurry, and pour forth a gush Of
song, as if his little heart were brimful of
love and joy.
But the neatest nest is made by the
song thrush. In some hawthorn hedge,
holly bush, or silver FIR she lays founda.
ton OF featnery green moss, which she
fashions into rounded wall by means
of grass stems aud bits Of straw. Round
the edge she makes thick band. to keen
all in place When the frame is compet
ed she lays on the inside thin coating
OF yellow plaster which is hard, water
proof, and as smooth and polished as n
tea.cup.
In South America bird called the
baker.bird makes nest shaped like a
bakers oven on tho leahess branch Of
some tree or high post by the roadside
1t is made Of mortar, which the birds
carry in their bills, in small pellets, about
as big as fibert, The interior is divi.
ded into two rooms, by partition of the
same mason work A bed Of dried grass
is spread for the eggs. These nests last
more than one season, and are so conve.
nient that swallows, paroquets and other
birds are apt to go in and take possession,
and the builder has trouble to drive them
away.
You have probably seen, in museums,
tall scarlet birds from Africa, called fla
mingoes These birds build in the marsh
es, hillocks ofmud and slime, as high as
their long legs. The base is broad, aud a
little hollow is left at the top for their eggs
which they hatch, standing. They look
awkwardly enough straddling across their
mud hillocks
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Recent Railroad Decisions.

The Springfield RemJlican condenses
from recent huge volume of railway de.
cIslons some of those most interesting 10
passengers. Extra charges for failure TO
buy tickets are universally sustained by
the courts, but there must be full oppor.
tunity to buy afforded by the ticket sel.
Ter. Coupon tickets cannot be torn of
by the passenger and presented to the
conductor, with q refusal to show the
main ticket the passenger for such eva.
sion may be elected. Passengers must
show tickets when asked for. As to
" stopping off," there is only one decision,
that oil New Jersey, which is that pas.
seDger cannot "stop Off and resume his
journey without the previous assent of
the company AS to the words "good for
this trip or this day only" the decisions
clash Maine, which is the only state
regulating the matter by law, makes by
statute all tickets good for six years, The
Massachusetts decision is that the ticket
has no validity after the time specified
AS to the obligation of the road to furnish
seat to passenger Missouri decision
says; "a passenger who exhibits his
ticket need not surrender it until he has
been furnished with seat" A railroad
is not liable for things stolen out ofa pas.
senger's seat, there being no previous de.
livery to the company's servants for the
same reason the company is not liable for
baggage in the passengers own care.
Baggage includes a reasonable amount of
personal jewelry, and in Illinois one revol.
yer, but not two reyolvers. The kit of
instruments of an army surgeon, travelling
with troops, is baggage so is the kit of
harness maker, according to a New Yo:k
decision. Passengers who neglect to
look after their baggage on arrival at
their destination cannot recover, if it is
lost without fault Of the carrier. Bag.
gage left in station houses for the passen-
gers convenience, after it has reached its
destination, comes under new class of
rights and duties, the baggage master as.
Stunning the position of "gratuitous bal.
lee.' who only becomes liable in case of
gross negligence. The obligation Of the
railroad as carrier ceases when it has de.
livered the baggage to its owner at the
place Of destination, or when he has had
reasonable opportunity Of receiving and
removing it Many states hold chat the
price Of the ticket covers the transporta.
tion ofa reasonable amount Of the bug.
gage. 1t will interest sportsmen to know
that they may recover for the value of
dogs when they entrust them to baggage.
masters for hire because of their exclusion
from the passenger cars.
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Forests and Rain.

The much discussed question OF the in.
fuence of forests upon the rainfall has
lately been made the subject of very in.
teresting observations by Fautrat and
Sartiaux in France, Instruments fol-
determining the amount of rainfall, de.
gree of saturation Of air (by moisture)
evaporation, and temperature, we're plac.
ed at an elevation of about six metre:
Us IL feet above the tops Of trees
oak and beech-in the midst of a forest
covering 5000 hectares (l2,350 acres)
AT the same elevation, II or Is metres
above the surface of an adjoining portion
of cleared and cultivated land, and at o
distance Of 800 meters 1854 feet) i.om
the edge of the forest, similar instruments
were placed, and simultaneous daily OBJ
scrvations made. The first report OF these
from February to July, 1874, inclusive
showed for the period of six months, 0
total rainfall over the forest of 1925 mil
limeters Il l2 inches), while that ovei
the open ground was only III millime.
ters. The average for each OF the six
months was larger over the forest thar
the cleared land. The same was true oi
the degree of saturation of the atmos.
phere, the monthly average in one case
being 63 per cent, aud in the other GIL
per cent. The authors conclude that, il
the daily observations in the future &C
cord with those already made, it may b,
regarded as demonstrated that forests
form vast apparatus for condensation o
moisture, and that there is more rain up
on them than upon open land.-Harper'i
for JNly.
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Mouth of the Mississippi.

In the recent announcement that Cap.
tain Eads was already beginning the
work Of pile driving for the jctties to be
constructed in the South Pass of the
Mississippi, there is,we might almost say,
an occasion sor national congratulation
The whole country suffers so long as nav.
igation at the outlets of the Mississippi is
impeded. 1t is not only our greatest
river; when we trace it and its affiuents
from the Alleghanies TO the Rocky Noun.
tains, from our northern to our southern
boundaries, and count the sites of com.
merce and industry that line either bank
no piling up Of statistics is necessary tc
tell us that the Mississippi should be oui
great highway TO the ocean. In q letter
recently published, giving partial re
port of the proceedings of the convention
Of Civil Engineers at Pittsburgh there
was afforded the means of comparison be.
tween the cost of conveyance by railroad,
and by our great river. Including inter.
est on their capital, it was shown that
railroads might afford to carry the cereal.
of the West from Chicago to the seaboard
for eight mills per ton per mile. Making
the same calculation, based on actual ex
perlence for two years, the cost of water
carriage between Cincinnati and New
Orleans was only one and lour.tenthi
mills per ton per mile. Here, then, is al
artery of trade by which four. Gfths of the
cost of inland transportation might bt
saved. But the mouth of the artery il
tied up.-Tribane.
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XII.
Highest.

Fly away, swallow, hy into the blue,
nor the hawk can follow.
I've been nearer the heaven than you,
Nearer the secret the wise men knew,
Nearer the dawning where dreams come true
Higher than star or swallow.
Down the waves of a beautiful bay
drifted into my heaven.
Down through a shoreess, shadowless day,
Under the gates that seemed lifted for aye,
Under low music by winds borne away,
Into the folding even.
All the sailing tho watch had been kept
By eyes Of a passionate glory,
Till mine could wonder they ever had wept,
Till the nameless tumult stiled and slept,
And out of its travail n now life crept,
Born OF that worldless story.
Till tho measurelefs Joy and the golden peac
And the crimson sunset blended,
And we drited, drifted into the peace,
Drfted into the sunset fleece,
Into the depths where currents cease,
And storm and swell are ended.
What if we fell from the heaven we knew,
Thou and /, swallow
Sing-you have caught a roulade new,
Touched with rapture fine and true
Sing, afar in that infinite blue,
Bird nor arrow follow.
|, who fell from grander flight.
Keep through awful losing
Glimpses of loftior height
Reaching up through loss and night,
Reaching never beyond the sight,
Since that wondrous cruising
-Hap0 for Jmy.
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Ethan Allen.

1t was one hundred years ago on the
10th of May that Ethan Allen, will
the assurance characteristic of the first
class Yankee, demanded Of the British
officer in command Of Fort Ticonderoga
the surrender of the garrison and all il,
sangulnary paraphernalia. He was polite
onongh 10 say that the request was mad,
"on the authority of the Great Jehoval
and the Continental Congress" and upor
those papers he took possession. Thi,
centenary business has brought out d
good many anecdotes Of Allen, some O
which were supposed to be planted beyoni
resurrection. Here is one
Allen was in church one Sunday will
number Of friends listening to yer,
high Calvinistie minister (exact statur,
not recordod). The text chosen was
"Many shall strive TO enter in, but shal
not be able" and the preacher PREMISE
his remarks by observing that the grace
OF God was certainly sufficient to include
one person out of ten. Secondly" dis
closed the fact that not one in twent,
would attempt to avail himself Of saliva
ton. At thirdly" it came out that bu
one man in fifty was really an object 0
Divine solicitude. "Fourthly" was an
nounced, and the estimate of the elec
now reduced to greater correctness, tn,
sad conclusion was being drawn that only
one out Of eighty when Allen seized hi
hat and evacuated the pew, exclalming
"lm off, boys; any one of you may take
my chance" - Editors Draper. ia
HarPer's Maya, iae far July.
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Some idea of the enormous business
transacted at the New York Post. Office
may be formed from the following Stats.
tics relating to newspapers. For the
quarter ending March 81, 3,000,72s
pounds weight of newspapers, at two
cents a pound, aud 7f4,629 pounds al
three cents were received, bringing a reve
nue. to the Post Office department of $50, j.
1858 43. Yet, in thus handling nearly
1873 tons Of newspapers, there were Sc
few mistakes or delays that Postmaster
James may well feel proud of the high
degree of excellence TO which he has rails
ed the organization of the Post. Ofiict
since he assumed lis superintendent.
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WHERE THE Strawberries CONF From.
The average daily receipts Of strawber.
ries in the New York market at present
are 1000 crates, or 2S0,000 quarts. The
best berries come from Delaware, where
the crop this year is large and of Gue
quality. Maryland furnishes some Der.
ries and In the earlier part Of the season
about $4,000 quarts were sent north
from the neighborhood of Charleston, 8.
G. Large shipments OF berries are made
every year from Norfolk, Va. The New
Jersey berries have just begun to come
in, and as soon as these are exhausted we
shall begin to have those of home growth
Later still, shipments will be made to the
Boston and New York markets from
points farther north and SO by the facili-
ties of rail and water communication now
afforded, the strawberry season is made to
begin early aud end late, a fact for which
we all have reason to be thankful.
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Then she sent round shot towards the
light. 1t fell short, and threw a great
fountain of white water into the air
The girls saw it, and, dropping their
drum aud fife, sat down on the beach and
laughed till they cried.
That night the ship sailed away. The
great American army oftwo arrived, and
she thought it prudent to retreat in
time.
Rebecca is still living, old and feeble
in body, but brave in spirit and strong in
patriotism She told this story herself tc
the writer, and it is true.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-07-06

STRoNG ARGUMENTS. Webster's Tn
abridged Dictionary contains hundred
aud fourteen thousand words, and three
thousand pictures. Jones says when he
came home late the other night, in the
space of fifteen minutes his wife applied
all The words to him, besides some extra
ones and the fire shovel, suggesting to
his mind the picture of the Duckiug
Stool on the 4lsth page of the Diction,
ary.
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TOHN q. MANNEY, Successor OF
- 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, MIDDLEBURY, VT.
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EOR SALE.

EOR SALE.
l. farm of $50 acres, situs ted about / l-3
miles south Of Salisbury Depot, belonging to the
estate Of William p. Dewey, late Of Salisbury dc
ceased. IT'S acres ef the same In meadow the
bulanee tillage and pasture land, with wood suff
cient for use Of farm. Abundantly watered, and
buildings and fences in good repair. first class
dairy farm. Terms Of payment will be satisfac-
tory Apply to Rebecca E. and William P. Dew
ey, admrs. Salisbury, Vt, or Samuel e. Cooke
Judge Of Probate, Middlebury 2sy
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VIRGIL w. BLANCHARD, NJ. d.

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Special attention given to diseases of the lungs
obscure kidney difficulties, and chronic diseases
peculiar to the female sex.
Office hours from 10 to ~ AM. Office in
MECHANICAL EXPOSITION BUILDIsG,
MIDDLEBURY, VT.
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BOSTON.

This new and commodous Hotel, built by the
late Gardner Brewer. Esq, is now open to the
public. 1t Is complete in all the modern appoint.
Inents-Passenger Elevator Steam heat and run
ming water in the Rooms; Bath and Toilet Rooms
on each Floor, etc, etc Very centrally located
near the Common all the places Of amusem mt
Public Buildings, and Southern and Western De.
pots, and the numerous Steamboat Lines; Horse
Cars and Stages to all parts Of the City and Sub
urbs, connecting with all the Depots pass tn,
door continually.
Rooms, sl.O0 per day and upward, according
to size and location.
An excellent Restaurant, at moderate prices
Your patronage solicited.
LON II. slnsBonS 5-3m T. A, HARDY
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III s. PUTNAM would inform the
L speople of Middlebury and Addison County
that the old Cotton Mill is in full operation, and
that he is prepared 10 furnish carpet warp and
batting of a superior quality, at the lowest cash
price.
Middlebury, Dec. l3, 1872 39;tf
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DUSINE ESS.

y USINESS.
ID The Downer, Bolton 4 Allen mill will be
put in operation for saving custom logs at once,
under tho control of the proprietors. Bring in
your logs. The sash and door branch, continued
with the mill, will also receive jog,
MARTIN & Tt PPER.
December, 1874. 40tf
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Where do people go who deceive
their fellow men ?" asked Sunday
school teacher ITO Europe" was the
prompt reply.
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NOTICE

Having purchased the Saloon formerly kept by
VIM. II. Ellis, it is my intention to keepa
FIRST CLASS BOARDING HOUSE.
Hot and cold meRs at all hours and all the lux
uries in their season. / hope to merit the pat.
ronage Of the public which solicit.
JASPER DUNN.
Middlebury, June |, 1874. IL
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BOARDING.

I r. SAYRE would inform the
LIE Butter-makers of Middlebury and vicni-
ty, and especially his old customers that he will
pay cash for Prime Butter at Beckwth 4 Co. 3
Mondays and Saturdays hereafter at the stand
formerly occupied by X. I. Bristol
Middlebury, May "a, 1875 loft
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III G. SESSIONS
liz Has a carload of NEW MODEL BUCKEYE
MowISG MACHINES in Middlebury, for sale by
V. V. CLAY, Agt.
Mddebury, June 81, 1875. l4-5w
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JASON DAVENPORT, Fire lnsur-
- ance Agent, will write policies in the Farm
ers Mutual and other companies represented by
NJ. J. Francisco in Rutland.
Also the Mutual Life Insurance Co. Of New
York. Office at J. l.. Buttolph's Store. 40
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FRIENDSHIP Of the noblest type is love
refined of its dross, clarified, and ethereal.
ICED it is unselfsh, constant, self.forget-
ting. In its devotion it disdans itself,
and in calamity it is as inhexible as ada.
mant. The counsel of the ld.fashioned
Bible in regard to friendship has never
been transcended by any modern phloso.
phy-."A man that hath friends must show
himself friendly"-and had the Scrip
lures been compiled in the age of woman,
there would, doubtless, have been given
many substantial hint to her on the
same subject. In the matter Of shaping
or molding friendships, there is much IN.
necessary planning and plotting. There
is a mysterious, inde6nable drawing that
enters into this matter, defiant alike of
preconcerted purpose and proffered service
Soul answers TO soul with an emphasis
not TO be misunderstood, and not easily
resisted Like the union of different
chemical elements, with kind of instinct
Of fitness they combine because immuta-
BILE laws 90 to order it. There is an inspir.
alton in it, a sort OF celestial reason.
There is no critical nalysis about 1.-THE
soul speaks, and ii is done ;the spirit com.
mands, aud it stands fast We may ex.
anime afterward for reasons if we will,
and may find that similarity OF tastes and
pursuits innate sympathy, common attain.
meDts, oneness of aspiration and aim, may
seem to be the condition of harmony but
:he fact itself stands forth bold and intrep.
id, unmoved alike by inspection or spec.
ulation.-OperlanM Monthly.
The Secretary of the Navy has made a
requisition for $500 900 on the Secretary
OF the Treasury, to pay the remainder OF
the Farragut prize awards. The original
amount was 100000. The sum first
named will be divided between 4,500
persons heretofore attached TO the
thirty-6ve or forty vessels OF Fa7ragut's :
feet. which II l1e tn captures from the
confederates. The aggregate amount Of
money derived from all such naval cap.
lures during the late war, was about
$4,000 900, of which Sl4 100000 were
turned over to the naval pension fund
Sl6,0O0O00 distributed to the captors
and the remainder absorbed in expenses
! The Farragut cases are the last to he ad
justed.
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BUSINESS CARDS.

DOR SALE.-I offer my house and
l. place for sale on very reasonable terms
Inquire on the premises. -
7tf II. d. KIrCHELL.