The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-11-11
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state committee Of New York $1,000
last Tuesday.
Prof. Max Muller will pass the win.
ter In Switzerland, on the borders of
Lake Geneva.
If Commodore Vanderbilt keeps on
living, the chances are that lie will
bring his grey heirs In sorrow to the
grave.
1t isn supposed that Abraham
was the original bass ball player, as the
scriptures say he pitched In the wilder.
ness.
The population Of Peru is 2,720, 1856.
This Is said to show large decrease,
which ia attributed to earthquakes, dis
eases, civil war and brandy, especially
the latter.
Dom Pedro and DR.. Schliemann are
going together to visit the excavations
In Asia Mipor--where contemplation
prunes her rulfled wings, and the
free souls look down to pity kings.
Prof. Simon Newcumb of the United
States Naval Observatory at Washing-
ton, delivered an introductory lecture
on 1.-THE History of Astronomy at
the Johns Hopkins University in Bal
timore, on Friday.
Mr.. Oasian E. Dodge, the well-known
vocalist, died, recently, In England.
He was born in Cayuga, n. Y, Octo-
Der 90, 1920. In 1851, he went to Lon
don as a delegate to the Worlds Peace
Convention, He was noted for his ex-
cellence in comic songs.
A company Of woman sufffagists held
meeting to prove that woman Is
mans superior In point of courage, but
some profane person introduced live
mouse into the room, and those men,
bers who couldn't climb upon the Ia
BILE dropped out of the window, and the
meeting was broken up.
Two Reading (Pa.) girls put out
their money so freely at the Centennial
that before they knew 1t 1t was all
gone, and having lost their return ex
cursion tickets, had to sell their hair
In order to get home. A barber gave
them three dollars and seventy-ive
cents each for what they had.
A shad Weighing four pounds, and in
excellent condition, was caught in the
Quinnipiack river, near New Haven,
Conn.,, last Thursday. The oldest fish
erman in the neighborhood cannot re-
member when such an event has ever
before taken place at this season of the
year.
Recently every school in Prussia had
to make return OF the color of the
ed was 4.127,7 76, and of these 42.97 per
cent. had blue. 24.31 per cent. had
brown eyes, the rest black. In regard
to hair. ~ per cent. had blonde, 26 per
cent. brown. and LA per cent. black.
A trapper's cave was unearthed on
the farm of Mr.. Harris. in the western
part of Keene, N. H., on Friday last,
while Mr.. Harris and G. X. Colony
were shoveling in a sand bank. An
old coin, spoon. and many other relics
were taken from 1t. None of the in
habitants of Keene have any recollec-
tlon oft,
Mrs. Chamberlain. the wife Of the
governor of South Carolids, was a clerk
In the United States treasury depart.
ment prior to her marriage. She was
Miss Ingersoll, and a remarkably beau
tiful girl. She was married about six
years ago. Her father. who died be.
fore the war, was at one time district
attorney In Massachusetts.
Ex-senator Schurz was compelled to
do little fast travelling last week In
order to keep his engagements in Pitts. |
burgh, Penn, and st. Louis Mo. AT.
ter filling bis appointment in the form
er city he left on a special train for the
west, and in two hours and six minutes
he overlook the regular train pinety.
six miles from Pittsburgh.
London literary journals complain
bitterly that the gloom which has late
ly settled over Europe in matters polit- |
tcal and financial has extended Into the |
domains OF literature and art. The |
London society of compositors has. at
three hundred men seeking employ
ment, or three times as many as were |
out of work at the same time last year. |
Barnum is profoundly detected. The |
United States has beat him at the show |
business and he can never recover from |
the modification of the defeat, nor for |
give his ungrateful country. When
last seen he was driving pair of WOOL
~ horses in company with rhinocer-
os in striped pants with paper collar,
clutching borrowed umbrella in his
paws. There was speculation in the
old shOwman's eye.
The emperor of Brazil Is about to
publish an account of his travels In the |
old and new world. The first volume |
Is complete, and contains an account OF
the emperor's travels in the United |
States. The book will be printed In
Paris, md the proofs are to be sent to
Constantinople. The emperor has writ
ten his story in Portuguese, but 1t has
already been translated into English.
French and German. and is to be pub
lished in the four languages about the
close OF The present year.
Mr.. Geo. w. Smalley got an uncom-
fortably hot welcome on his return.
The Smalley children had been left |
with friends at their country house at
Gillespie, Scotland, during the visit of
Mr.. and Mrs. Smalley to America. The
house OF their host was burned on Sun
day, Oct. 22. Fortunately no one was
hurt, and the contents Of the house
were in good part saved. Miss Eveline
Smalley ,@tat. 7, rendered plucky and
valuable service by galloping on her
pony to the parish church to give the
alarm.
Mr. Hartman, of Brooklyn, n. Y,
says he shall not visit the next Centen-
nial, as his visit TO the present one was
too expensive. He took his entire fam
lily with him, leaving his house secure
IL. When he returned, he found the
dog with his leg broken and about
eight hundred dollars worth Of goods
stolen. The house had been ran
sacked frsm top to bottom, and large
bundles of goods. with several trunks
OF clothes, were found packed up ready |
to be taken away.
Canada has lately been making new |
experiment In the way Of shipping cat.
tie to England on the hoof, and though