The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-10-15
Gleanings and Gossip.


Ho who lives without folly is not so
wise as he thinks.
Unlimited activity. Of whatever kind.
must at last end in bankruptcy.
It is not so dangerous to do evil to
most men as to do them too much good.
A great deal of what passes for likcli.
hood in tho world is simply the reflex of
a wish.
Men of genius ARE often dull in socie.
ty; as the blazing meteor when it descends
to earth is only stone.
The only way to get the. confidence Of
the world is to show the world that you
do not want its confidence.
Whatever good the world may say Of
US, it never says anything of which we
were not previously aware.
Let him who would have me for lis.
tener speak positively; of the problemat-
i, l have enough within myself.
There is nothing certain class Of men
will not forgive, ifyou accept their views;
and nothing they will If you do not.
Imagination is only regulated by art,
moro especially By poetry. There is
nothing more frightful than imagination
devoid Of taste.
The season is over at Newport, and
scarcely dozen cottagers remain. Au.
tumn at Newport is by far the most de.
lightful season Of the year.
I hold my peace concerning many
things, as | do not wish to perplex my
fellow men, and am content to SEQ them
rejoicing at what irritates me-
Prince Leopold has written to George
Elliot asking for an interview with her,
and stating in his note that he has read
"Middlemarch' through eight times
A Philadelphia man has been arrested
on the charge Of assaulting q Canadian
live stock exhibitor because the latter
refused to "stir up tho animals" ho had
on exhibition.
Mr. William Black will make an ex.
cursion to the wild Indian territory for
the purpose Of obtaining material for his
new novel which will trea. of American
life aud manners.
In !hs matter Of Centennial plane
awards, Weber received It," Steinway
obtained it," Decker secured it," Chick.
ering "took it." Knabe "was awarded H."
and others 'got it,"
The Norwich Bulletin says the new
ordinance closing the saloons at l l o'clock
is received with good deal Of disfayor,
as no one knows now where to End city
official after that hour.
A Pittsburg man has just got home
from the Black Hills. Ho says that there
are no Indians out there, and that pro.
visions are cheap and plenty Also that
he doesn't intend to return under any
circumstances.
Many readers judge Of tue power Of
book by The shock it gives their feelings,
as some savage tribes determine the row.
or Of muskets BY their recoil, that being
considered tho bcs, which fairly prostrates
the purchaser,
An English visitor 10 the Centennial
went into cheap restaurant. and order.
ed a steak. After desperate efforts TO
overcome its toughuess he next called for
a napkin. The landlord came out from
the kitchen in his shirt sleeves, and ad.
dressed the astonished guest 10 indignant
terms, "Sa.ay, young fcller, this amt no
Centennial The next thing you'll be
wanting, suppose, is grand pianer.'
The advertisement Of certain sewing
machine award says: The representa-.
tive of tho - Sewing Machine Com.
panY seemed endued with sublime con.
seriousness Of the foreordained and newt.
able. and has suffered no ripple Of doubt
or suspense TO overshadow bis customary
benignity, but has smiled on, smiled ever,
upon the countless throDgs Of enthusiastic
admirers surrounding from day to day
the ccmpany's elegant display"
When the Emperor William visited
Lsipsic the king Of Saxony surprised him,
hammer in hand, driving nail into the
wall above his camp bedstead to hang bis
watch upon. In reply to the very natur.
al question why be did not let Q servant
do it, the emperor said: Servants
know them too well instead Of selecting
a seam, as do, they would drive the
nail in the middle of the silk haugings
and when am visiting | like to do at
little damage as possible" !"
Trials never come sipgly. 1t was only
last week that wo learned that the coal
supply would be exhausted in a little ovsl
5000, 900 years, and now news comes
that the planet Vulcan is lost. We car
hardly think anyone would be mean
enoug il to steal Vulcan, but the night.
have been dark lately, aud there arc q
good many trsmps about. If Vulcan hal
fallen into the hands Of an honest person
it will probably be returned but perhapl
the best way would be to offer q liberia
reward and no questions asked.
Neither q man nor q woman should b,
without spirit. Ii they are man ant
wife enc should have a little more thar
the other. Ifboth have alike, they should
separate. On floor In Danbury HON,
lies little pile of sewing. Five MONTH
ago the head OF the house wanted chair
aud seeing bat one handy he dumped t.
the aoor the sewing which lay on il. Hi
wife asked him to pick 1t up. He said h
wouldn't dc it. She told him that as b,
threw it there is could remain until h
got ready to take it up. She would nove
touch it. Aud there it remains memo
rial to individual spirit and united folly
When | 6nd the Democratic party, o.
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