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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-03-28
WOMANS TEMPERANCE COL
UMN.
Mothers and Other Women's
Sons.

We think there are other things still
in the way Of oounteraction against bar.
rooms and liquor.saloons, which it lies on
mothers and sisters to bring into use. A
beautiful, bright, cheerful homo atmos-
phere is great safeguard to a son or
brother. Believe us, dear women, even
though you are tired, though your heads
ache, though you feel of all things in the
world like slippers and easy chairs, it is
worth while to cast off your fatigue and
entertain the young men Of the household,
as you would entertain guests whom you
cared to honor. Have extra lights, and
let the parlor look glowing and inviting.
Play your new pieces, sing your new
songs, ask in the pretty little daug hter Of
your next door neighbor, or the merry
girls from over the way, and have good
times at home. Then, too We have often
thought that every woman who is a mo.
ther ought to have a mothers feeling for
other women's sons. They come to our
city in scores, BOYS from farm houses aud
from fishing villages, and what sort of
homes do they find Their salaries are
small, they want to save something to
send to the old folks, or to lay by for flu
ture use, and the price Of board is high.
They are obliged to seek the shelter Of
most unhomelike boarding places, from
which in the evening they are glad to
escape any where, so that the dulness
and monotony of their lives shall dnd
relief. Now. why can not cur homes be
made to open wider doors than they do to
Just this class2 We once knew lady
who, every Thanksgiving aud Christmas,
was accustomed to gather about her din
ner table all the young men and women
she could hear Of who had no home to 90
to on these festival days; and we thought
it lovely thing to do because SO full OF
the inspiration and essence Of Christian
kindness. How many times might =
motberly hand upon his shoulder, a wo.
manly hold upon his heart, save young
man from drifting into temptations that
be cares little for 10 themselves, but
which attract him because he is lonely
and depressed
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-03-28
There Might Have Been.

A man in want Of a load Of wood WIS.,
tied one Of the markets yesterday to
make a choice. Finding load that suit.
ed, he asked the owner if there was a
cord on the wagon.
al think there is, was the reply.
"Do you know that there isl"
MY son William loaded it up, and he
said there was cord"
"Well, what do you say 2" asked the
citizen.
"And my other son, John, helped
William load it up. aud he said there was
q cord"
"Do you say SO ?"
"And my neighbor came along, and he
said there was cord"
81 don't believe there is"
"And my wife stood at the gate as
came away, aud she said there was a
cord" continued the farmer.
"There may be three quarters" said
the citizen.
"And as | came through the toll-gate
the keeper said he'd eat it if there WASH I
cord and half"
"He did ?"
"And a policeman stopped me and
wanted 10 know how much | asked for
that cord aud three. quarters Of beautiful
wood !"
The citizen took it before the load
could swell any more.
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Unlimited Remedial Resour.
CeS.

People sometimes suppose that DR.
Pierce's Family Medicines represent the
entire extent OF his resources for curing
disease This is an error. Experience
proved that while the Golden Medical
Discovery, Favorite Prescription, Pleas.
ant Purgative Pellets, Compound Ex.
tract Of Smart.weed, and DR.. Sage's Ca.
tarrh Remedy, would, il faithfully used,
cure a large variety Of chronic com.
plants, there would be here and there o
case which, from its severity, or from its
complication with other disorders, would
resist their action. These exceptional
cases required thorough examination
into their symptoms, to ascertain the ex.
act nature and exteut OF the disease or
diseases under which the patient was la.
boring, and the use Of specific remedies
to meet and overcome the same. This
led to tho establishment of the Worlds
Dispensary, at Buffalo, N. Y, with its
Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons, each
Of whom is skilled in the treatment of
chronic disorders in general and those
belonging to his own special department
in particular. To one is assigned dis.
eases Of the throat and lungs to anoth.
er, diseases of the kidneys and uro. .geni.
tai organs; to another, diseases Of the
digestive system to another, diseases oil
the nervous system; and to another, dis.
eases Of the eye aud ear. Thus the high
est degree Of perfection in medicine and
surgery is attained. The establishment
Of this institution enables the Doctor Ia
meet long.Ielt want in the treatment ol
the more severe chronic affections. BY
q careful consideration Of the symptoms
as given 10 writing. he successfully treat,
thousands of cases at their hemes. 9th
ers visit the Dispensary in person. The
amplest resources for the treatment oi
lingering affections are thus placed al
the disposal of every patient, and those
on whom the proprietary medicines dt
not have the desired effect can procure &,
more thorough and efficient course by {
personal application to the proprietor o
the Worlds Dispensary.
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A Settlement of Horse Thieves.

The little settlement Of Bognilla, New
Mexico, comprising only about forty
men, is entirely made up Of horse thieves
whose operations have extended ovor o
wide range Of country and for many
years The gang is well organized and
their settlement is fully provided with
means of defense. The little plaza in
the midst is a perfect fort. Shafts sunk
at intervals about the plaza, and provid-
ed with ladders, connect. at depths from
ten to twenty feet, with drifts or subter.
ranean passages, some Of them running
hundreds Of feet to neighboring rsvines
and thus affording means of escape in
case any attempt at arrest should be
made. The chiefs of the gang appear to
be three Mexicans, who are fearless and
bloodthirsty villains, They have kept
scouts on all sides. day and night. each
citizen by turn being subject to guard
duty, and if stranger approached the
alarm was always sounded, and while a
portion Of the gang showed him distin.
guished attention and showered their hos.
pitalities upon him, the ringleaders dart.
ed away underground, reappearing at the
surface when it seemed safe to do 50.
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lose. Go for the doctor. Go yourself.
Tell him he must come dead or alive"
1 dragged that poor sick man from his
bed and brought him. He looked at the
child and said she was not dying. This
was joy unspeakable to me, but it made
my wife as mad as if he had offered a
personal affront. Then he said the child's
cough was only caused by some trifing
irritation or other in the throat At this
| thought my wife had mind to show
him the door. Now the doctor said he
would make the child cough harder and
dislodge the trouble. So he gave her
something that sent her into a spasm of
coughing, and presently up came little
wood splinter or SO.
This child has no membranous
Group" said he. "She has been chewing
bit Of pine shingle or something Of the
kind, and got some little slivers in her
throat. They won't do her any hurt"
NO." said |. II can we'll believe
that. Indeed, the turpentine that is in
them is very good for certain sorts OF
diseases that are peculiar to children.
My wife will tell you So"
But she did not. She turned away il
disdain, and left the room and since
that time there is one episode in our life
which we never refer to. Hence the
tide of ou- days flows by in deep and un
troubled serenity.
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The Whisky Ruin.

A man commits murder. His crime is
considered horrible. and he is justly pun
ished, according to the laws Of his coun.
try. A saloon keeper, by selling poison
murders his victims by the score, and is
upheld in his Wholesale slaughter by laws
made by the legislature which licenses the
traffic. A man who murders another,
ruins only the body, not the soul. A
whisky seller murders his victim both
physically and spiritually. There is the
difference. Which commits the creates.
sin in the eyes Of God? Humanity and
reason say, 1.-THE saloonist." The rum
seller is criminal. A whisky saloon is
emphatioally q school Of crime, and
man engaged in this degraded business,
teaches his fellow beings how to become
murderers, thieves, gamblers,pickpockets.
forgers, robbers. libertines, and hardened
villains Of every type. He strikes the
heart OF his victim, and causes every
manly, noble, and generous feeling of the
soul to sink into oblivion. The accursed
stuff that he sells causes many noble
physical frame to become wrecked by
loaths ONE diseases. And yet the saloon
keeper says he Is innocent; it is not his
fault that men drink to excess. Why
not? Do they not 60 to his saloon for
liquor? Does he not give it to them,
knowing the effect and consequences OF
drinking it? Yes, saloonist, you do all
this you see on every side the terrible
fruits of your business, and yet you say,
81 am innocent, l frown on intemper-
ance, and withhold the cup from the
drunkard." Yes, after you have created
within the very soul of your victim the
craving Of an unnatural and unrestrained
appetite, and thus caused him to lose his
health and mental faculties after you
have supplied the powers Of reason, men,
ory. and conscience, and caused him to
sacrifice everything he possessed of worth,
virtue, truth and wisdom after you have
blighted his prosperity, withered his
prospects, destroyed his domestic happi-
ness, and sunk him and his family into
degradation worse than death-after you
have done all this, you spurn the drunk
en- wretch from your sight, when bis last
cent is gone, because he has no money -
Indiana Farmer.
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A LRdEND OF THE VISE.--In a very
,cient Elorentine manuscrint appears the

A LRdEND OF THE VINE--In a very
ancient Florentine manuscript appears the
following curious legendary description of
drunkenness "When Adam 6rst plant
ed the vine, Satan came and watered it
first with the blood Of peacock, then
with that of a monkey, that Of lion, and
finally with that of q pig. This is why
the vines fruits bear ell the characters.
tics Of these four animals. When a man
takes his first glass of wine he is exalted,
and his vanity (the peacock) comes to
the surface at his second the fumes of
the liquor mount still higher, aud he is
so gay and at the same time SO silly that
he at once reminds people Of a monkey
then he quaffs still more deeply, loses his
temper, aAd is lion 10 his rage; lastly
he falls on the ground and wallows in tie
mire, like pig.
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JNARM FOR SALE.

Il Located in East Clarendon, containing 2sO
acres, suitably divided in meadow and pasture
Land, including large and valuable wood-lot,
aud sugar lot of over 400 trees. A nice young
orchard of variety Of fruit, apples, pears, ums
&c.
The farm is we'll watsred with never-failing
springs, running water to honse and barn.
The buildings consist of large and commodi-
ous house, l-2 story, and tenant house barn
81 by 7j; good, convenient horse-barn, hog-pon
and corn barn.
Situated in good neighborhood near school,
miles from Rutland, one mile from store, post
office and grist mill, IL miles from the Congre-
gational ohurch, l-2 miles from two railroad de-
pOn. and two cheese factories.
The faEn has been, and can be made one of the
best upland farms in Clarendon; has cut hay
enough In one season to winter rs COWS. young
cattle and team.
Would receive a small farm, or Is acres of pas
tars land in Salisbury or Goshen as part pay
Terms easy. For further particulars enquire Of
Dea j.: q. SPENCER, Of East Clarendon, OF ID the
subscriber, ELISHA COOK,
LEICESTER JUNCTION p. o.,
Feb. 2, 1876. Addison Co., VT
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Failure of Daniel Drew.

Daniel Drew has gone into voluntary
bankruptcy, The proper papers in such
proceeding were fled on Saturday after.
noon, before Judge Blatchiord, in the
United States Courts, by Mr. Drew's 8
lawyer. Alvin Burt, Of No. IL Wall
Street Financial embarrassments for
the last year, consequently upon his
heavy losses in Wall Street two and three
years ago, are the immediate cause Of this
unexpected proceeding
Mr.. Drew stated to Times reporter
that his liabilities would probably amount
to S600,000; the amount Of assets be
uas uuaDIe TO state without Iooou,so "
the schedules, which had been filed with
the other papers. Their amount would
depend, he said, upon the price his pro.
perty would bring at forced sale. What
property remains, unsecured to other
creditors, would have sold for about three
hundred thousand dollars before the pres
ent depression in business. The endow.
ment of the Drew Theological Seminary
at Madison, N. j., for $3.50 900, and that
of the Wesleyan University at Middle.
town, Conn, for 100000, are secured
by mortgages on his farms in Putnam
county. N. Y, of which he owns Ave OF
six. This was done soon after his first
troubles, when he fel. the need of pro
tecting them. Two years ago these farms
would have brought, Mr.. Drew estimates
about two hundred and fifty thousant
dollars, AS executor Of the estate Of hi
grandchildren Mr.. Drew is liable fol
$780, 900 additional, but this, he says, il
secured by mortgages.
Mr.. Drew has beer in business for forty
ycarSor more, and in Wall Street fol
thirty 5ears past; but since he left tn,
street in March, 1875, he has done nj
business whatever. He dates the begin
ming Of his financial misfortune to the los
OF million on corner in Northwestern
two or three years ago. He next lost o,
Toledo and Wabash, on which he wa
"short," and on the enterprise Of con
structing the Canada Southern" railway
He was also a general partner in the firm
of King, Cox & Co., brokers, into which
he says, he went as matter Of friend
ship. When they failed it was foun'
that they held no property in their owl
names, and Mr.. Drew being the onl
member of the firm with property, he o
course was forced to bear the losses. Th
Quicksilver Mining Company also cause'
him heavy loss. Mr.. Drew expresse
his hope and belief that enough will b
realized to meet all the liabilities. Tn
examination will probably not take plac
for three or four weeks, owing to tn
number of other cases which have the pre-
cedence.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-03-28
Courage and Fear of Death.

The Chinese OF the southern deltas,
who have little active courage, though
the Chinese of the north and west have
plenty, will die for bribs to save rich
criminal from the sentence he has earned
The Bengalee, who alone among mankind
says calmly. "Arme BherOo," 81 am
timid,' as if cowardice were matter OF
moral and social indifference, or rather
creditable than otherwise. goes to execu.
ton, as Macaulay noticed, like hero,
and will encounter an inevitable and az.
onizing death without a autter of the
pulse. His nerve is as great as VAIN
wright's. who died without a perceptible
change in the steadiness Of his heart beats,
but who-unlike the Bengalee-with an
object before him would probably have
rushed upon the cannon. The Maylay,
who cannot be induced or compelled to
face rockets, dies as TRANQUILITY as Casa.
blanca and the Ciugalese Of the coast,
who will Aght nobody, meets death with.
out murmur or paug. An English
sailor of the old type, who would face
anything earthly except black cat, has
probably twice as much fear Of death as
the cultivated woman who can endure
death by deadly operation resiguedly,
yet faint in the presence Of any noisy
danger. The wild romaneer Gustave
Almard states. as fact within his knowl-
edge, that Spanish officer shot himself
dead rather than cross rope suspension
bridge; and we can vouch for the follow
ing story though we must not give the
names An English ensign just joined
before the first Sikh campaign went to his
commanding officer, relative, and told
him that he could not face the shot, that
he should disgrace himself, and must re.
sign. His relative comforted him kindly
told him he was only nervous, and thought
he had soothed his fear but the lad nj
he stepped out Of the tent shot himself
through the brain, inviting death rather
than meet call upon his courage. ge.-LOn'
don Spectator.
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even approximates it in magnitude. Its
general supervision is directed by that
great railroad magnate, Col. Thomas A.
Scott. Talk Of the Commodore Wander.
bits and the Jay Goulds as being rail-
road kings they are but pigmies::as com.
pared with tom Scott" as be is famil.
iarly called. The colonel has a fine man.
sion on Locust street, fronting on Ritten.
house square, where probably he fares
sumptuously every day when at home,
but not on unlawful gains, as have the
Tweeds, the Conners, the Sweeneys, etc.
Philadelphians are justly proud, as we'll
they may be, of his great executive and
administrative abilities. l think he would
make good president Of the United
States.
The leopard still attracts much atten.
tion at the geological garden, that bid
defiance to all parties in their attempts
to induce and coerce a return into his
cage aboard ship, as heretofore described
in the REGISTER, for his prowess and in.
dependence of action Oh the occasion re.
ferred to. =. VIC.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-03-28

A man who WAS hung for murder in
the state of New York, last year, in an
interview with his family the day before
his execution, made his wife promise to
abandon gay dress, go to church and live
o Christian life. From his boy he exact
ed a promise never to drink liquors, play
cards, swear or break the Sabbath day.
The man in addressing his boy, said
" II you will do as ask, you will never
be brought to where your poor papa now
is" From the little girl he exacted a
similar promise.
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USARM FOR SALE.

i Farm for sale containing two hundred and
forty acres, said farm is as good dairy or stock
farm as there is in town, with plenty of good
grain land, will keep forty COWS or that amount
Of stock. The farm lies one half mile north Of
fstory has as poed rsputs;on % snv aS ooa IN ss
state. ThsreSis thousand dollars worth Of pine
and hemlock timber on the farm. There will be
sold with the farm sixty head ofcattle, if wanted.
All will be sold at bargain, and two-thirds of
the purchase money may remain on mortgage for
term Of years.
7. NJ. STURTEVANT.
New Haven, VT, Nov. 72, 1875. s6tf
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-03-28

The NEAREST SHApE.-The Chicago
Tribune has an exclusive report of the
case OF young woman in that city who,
having taken course Of chemistry, has
been assisting her father in his drug store.
The other day they sent in a prescription
for some simple medicine for q sick baby,
and next day the baby's father went down
town to buy coffin. The chemist was
requested to rise to personal explaua.
tion, Great Jehosahphat =" he said
looking at the powder. why there's ar.
senic in this /! 1t ought to have been bi.
carbonate Of soda. Eliza. how is this 7"
"Oh, pal" replied his unmovsd assist.
ant, i've had no soda. and arsenic was
the nearest shade that matched
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-03-28

He came home very late one night and
after fumbling with his latch key a good
while muttered to himself as he at
length opened the door, 81 mushnmakeny
noish. caush tholman's ashlecp" He di.
vested himself Of his garments with some
trouble, and was congratulAting himself on
his success as he was getting into bed
when calm, clear cold voice sent q chill
down his spinal column why, my dear,
you amt going to sleep 10 your hat, are
youf"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-03-28
CTATE NORMAL SCHOOL

II KANnnTpu Vaalsoisr.
ABEL E. LEAVENW0RTH, A. NJ, PRINCIPAL,
Assisted by Four Capable Graduates of Nor
NAL Schools from three States
New Features for Fall Term, 1875. Capacity
Of building doubled Model and Preparatory
departments added
Fall Term opens fourth Tuesday in August
Spring Term, first Tuesday in February.
SEND For CATALOGUE.
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The town Of East Weymouth, Mass.
claims to be the Oldest "crusadipg" town,
having formed "crusading society" FIVE
years ago, Of two hundred women to close
liquor saloons. They were entirely sue.
cessful.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-03-28

There is little doubt that there are
more Englishmen killed every year
through strong drink than were killed 10
the Crimean war.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-03-28

A reformed drunkard Of Rockford, ILL.,,
has shown .be sincerity Of his reform by
securing eight hundred signers to the
pledge Of total abstinence.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-03-28

Language was given to men and
women that they might communicate
their wishes and say pleasant things to
each other with it, but it has been greatly
abused by lying,
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-03-28

The temperance paper is the 6rst thing
temperance people give up when money
is scarce and the dram is the last thing
which the drinking man surrsnders.--
Watchcord.
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DR.. Adam Clarke, the celebrated CON-
mentator, said Strong drink is not only
the devils way into man, but mans
way to the devil"
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X IDEON Il. CLARK,
" ATTORNEY AT LAW,

1872 LaSale St., Room 29
Residence South Chicagol CHICAGO ILL.
MONEY LOANED fol eastern parties on first
mortgage security on improved real estate in and
near Chicago and South Chicago at rates netting
ten per cent. per annum to the lenders
Reference by permission to Messrs. Stewart d
Eldredge, Middlebury, VT
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Nor CREDIrABLR-Fifteen times more
money is spent in this country on liquor
than on education.
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Centennial Hymn.

1t is probably not generally known
.hat the familiar hymn sivon below irst
appeared in the Go,pel Messenger, March,
l776, just one hundred years ago. The
author, Augustus Montague Toplady, was
the editor of the Messenger, and son OF
Richard Toplady, major in the British
army. He was born 10 l740, took or
ders in 1862, and was vicar of Bradham.
bury from l768 till his death in 177S.
The hymn is appropriate from its merits
as well as tho accident of its age for cen.
tenpial occasions:
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NABINET MAKER.

NABINET MAKER.
L. L. STEWART
IL prepared to do all kinds Of work in the line of
cabinet making, manufacturing the new and
pairing the old, at reasonable prices Shop in the
Red House on the College Green. 44-6m