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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-08-05
Looking Forward.

Why turn, faint spirit, to the vanished past
Why grieve that some vain longing might have
been2
Why brood Ger broken hours no longer thine,
Or sigh for conquests thou mayst never win?
Leave the poor faded hope and trust long dead,
And nurse the hearts unfolding bloom instead,
Fling your misgiyings to the idle wind
Fruition is the patient souls reward
Thy path through trouble to the good mans goal
Let not these petty Weaknesses retard-
Tread with unfaltering step the rugged way
That leads this trial to the perfect day!
Press not thy BOSOM like the imprisoned bird,
In sad repinings 'gainst the bars Of fate;
What though the skies are sometimes hung in
cloud,
Deem not, therefore, thy whole life desolatc;
Make thy own destiny, though dangers throng-
Fearless advance, with every step grow strong!
Turn not thy minds eye inward where waste
Spreads meath the spirits sky ofdsubtful gloom
But look thou rather to the scenes without,
Where all Gods faireut, ,holiest treasures bloom
Forget thyself-cast each dull clog aside
And look In trust above, whateer betide!
Fold not thy hands in weary, dull despair.
Whatever shadows thy fair hopes enshroud-
Sleep not thy life away In idle dreams;
Nerve thee for Gods own work--nor heed the
cloud
That breaks above thee; toll will bring release,
Care fade away, and struggle end in peacel
&C, c. Cor.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-08-05
A Singular Story About Vic
tOria Woodhul.

Among those who, in great city. crave
for notoriety, and who will have it at any
cost, none has ever equaled in daring'the
woman known to the world as Victoria
G. Woodruff. She is now, to use her own
language "sick 10 mind, sick in heart,
sick in body" Through her misdirected
energy she has nearly worn out her life,
and her sister, Tennessee. is likewise al.
most exhausted through her labors
Woodruff and Clafflin were the town talk
when they came to New York about six
years ago. They smilingly aud courage.
ously brushed into Wall street. Living
with one james H. Blood. who was REQ
oguized as her husband, she gained an
opportunity to be heralded as literary
woman. 1t is a notorious TACT among
her immediate acquaintance that she is
scarcely able to write a grammatical SEN
tence and that she never attempted to dc
so. The writings that have gone forth
over her signature were all written fol
her. The maternal Claflin for years has
been trying to "kick Blood out o.
the family" At length she has sue,
ceedtd. and Blood is, as it were, an out
cast Victorias mind was so workec
upon by her mother that recently sh'
bade the "colonel" depart forever irou
her house She accused him of robbul
her. and she is now about to obtain Il di
vorce without publicity" Tho "colonel'
is depending upon his brother George
and is much distressed in mind. Victoril
il "at sea-" She is heartily sick of he
rupture with Blood. but as she is 10 tn
fight she is determined to undo the knot
of matrimony. She has worked perseyer
ingly to keep the facts out Of the news
papers, and none Of the dailes have bee
informed ol them. Her Woodruff
Clahin's Weekly has disappeared.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-08-05
The Spirit Level.

Almost every one has seen a spirit
level, yet common as they are, We often
find persons ignorant OF their construc.
ticn, so will briefly describe it.
The spirit level is a small vial neariy
filled with spirit, and scaled up by melt
ing the glass above the spirit, and joining
the parts together. This little vial i4
then enclosed in a case Of wood or metal,
and is used by workmen to adjust thcir
work in horizontal position. The sriri'
by its gravity falls to the bottom aud the
air bubble rises. By different adjust
mont of the little bottle, workmen use it
to set their work upright
Alcohol when taken into the stomach
of the man is also a great levclor but
unlike its action in the bottle, instead Of
at once seeking its lowest level, it FIST
goes upward to the brain, then it goes
downward, but alas it takes the man
down with it. Financially it takes him
down from man of wealth to poverty
and rags; physically, from an erect,
upright position to level with the street
and the gutter, from health to sicknoss
and the drunkards grave mental,
from o ch and wells mind ta
idiocy and insanity Morally, it take
him down from honesty, integrity aud
uprightncss of character to lying ih'it
lighting, murder and the whole calnioerr
Of crimes. o q great ioveler ls 81 .ot.'
But, unlike its action in the hottie &.
man it can never set him upright L.
action is always TO level to bring down.
to corrupt, to debase. Then, let u never
relax our exertions, 80 to confnc III.
alcohol that it shall never be used 60
level man, whom God designed to w4h
upright.
Belshazzar is q fitting example OF lho,o
who Id this our day bow low at tho shIia'
of the Demon Drink. And ike him. ons
and all will bo found wanting, when
weighed in the balance Of God.
The young man quaifs the soeial glA'
and dreams not Of future danger. Bat
he ia daily refusing to fulfil the heaven.
appointed mission for which he was Great.
ed and his maker cxclaims, Thou ar,
weighed 10 the balance and found want.
ing"
The young lady proaers the poisonous
cup to her lover, and after years, as they
como to her fIeighted with misery and
woe. tell the extent Of her m.ioiug. She
failed to meet the requirements Of eternal
Justice. She was found wanting
The drunkard is found wanting since
God declares, mo drunkard shall inherit
the kingdom of heaven
/ In that hour the traiicker Of strong
drink will also be found wanting, and a.
the train of souls ruined through his in
strumentaity rises before him, his con
demnation will be sure
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-08-05

The town OF Nissa, where the invAing
Servians were lately defeated by the
Turks, has had u remarkable history. 1t
has o fortified citadel on tho banks OF the
Nishawa, and is an important strategic
point. Constantine the Great, who adorn.
ed tho place with magnificent buildings,
was born at Nissa. There the Emperor
Claudius III, in the year 26S. defeated
tho Goths. 900 of whom were killed.
Attila destroyed the place. but it was re-.
built by Justinian. There Julian the
Apostate received the news of the death
of his adversary, Constantine. The CRU
Saders marched through the town repeat.
edly. 1t was conquered by Sultan A mu.
rad in 1875, when the Servans and Bull
garians were compelled to pay him irib.
ute. The town fell into the hands Of the
Christians, when Vladislay. King OF Po.
land and Hungary, joined with Voyvod
Hunyod to destroy the Turks in 1889,
but came into the possession Of the Turks
again in l4i4. 1t remained so until
1859. when the Grand Vizier was de.
feated there by the Germans. In 1890
it capitulated to the Turks 1t was ro
taken by the Austrians in 1887, but
again surrendered. Near there the Ser
Wan prince, Stephen Slngelich, ,entrenched
himself in 1909, but being overcome BY
superior force, blew up his entrenchnen
with powder destroy ing himself and hi
assailants. 1t was then that the Turk
built the "tower Of skulls putting tive
thousand Seryian heads in the front vail
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-08-05
Spontaneous Combustion.

We noted recently says the Scientific
American, o case of spontaneous combus.
tion due to the saturation Of sawdust and
shavings by boiled linseed oil. The re-.
fuse had accumulated under the floor of a
carpenters shop, through cracks in which
the oil had leaked, and the first intima.
tion which the occupant Of the premises
had of his impending danger was thin
wreath Of smoke oozing up between the
boards. Instances of this kind are sx.
ceedingly common; so common, indeed,
that it may be fairly believed that very
large proportion of the fires, the immedi.
ate causes of which frequently battle all
attempts at discovery, arise from the
fame thus ipsidiously generated. A case
lately happened within our own knowl.
edge. where gentleman who had left
his house brief period unoccupied, re-
turned late at night to find tho building
filled with smoke and his kitchen wood.
work in light blaze. Prompt measures
luckily resulted in extinguishment Of the
fire; and on investigation it was found that
servant had employed closet shelf as
receptacle for old greasy dishcloths and
oily rags used for cleaning furniture. The
ignition of such materials. always favored
BY slight warmth, was hastened by the
temperature of the kitchen, and the rapid
oxidation soon determined active combus
ton. 1t has been determined by expert
ment that handful Of cotton waste soak
ed in boiled linseed oil, placed in cham
Der at temperature of ITO degrees Fab.
will take fire in less than two hours. L
raw linseed oil be used, the time occupied
is from four to five hours, and with rap,
oil about six hours.
As general rule, it may be laid dowr
that spontaneous combustion of refuse
soaked with vegetable or animal ols, vii
occur whenever the conditions are sucl
that temperature Of at least IT'S degree
continues for several hours. Cotton vii
burst into fame; wool, on the other hand
becomes a blackened mass. Equa
weights of cotton and oil produce the mos
rapid inflammation. Combustion may b.
checked or stopped by the addition o
mineral oil. Wherever vegetable or on
imal oil (other than sperm) is largel,
used, therefore, whether for lubricatinI
machinery or oiing tissues, it would seen
to be safe precaution to add to it a
large proportion of mineral oil as posi-
BILE, if such addition can be made wthou
interfering with the use Of the material.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-08-05
Answers to Correspondents.

Ia answer to alphabetical" in yonr
last issue. for a remedy for consumption
10 its first stages, | can recommend DR..
Pieree's Golden Medical Discovery" il
taken according to directions. for it has
been thoroughly tried in my family, and
the results were glorious. alphabet.
cal" must not expect one bottle to do the
work-my wife took three bottles before
she could discover any change. but after
the third bottle every dose seemed tC
strengthen the lungs, and now she is vel
and hearty If"Alphsbetical" will writ,
to me | will get witnesses to the above.
HENRY II. M. PATTON.
Lawrence, Marion County, Ind.
Cincinnati Times, Feb, 4, 1876.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-08-05

The elephant ia travelling circus in
san Francisco discovered pocket in the
back part of girls dress, as she was
leaning against the rope and looking the
other way. lie reached in his trunk and
brought out an apple, which he ate. An
other trial yielded a package Of gun,
drops, and third some peanuts. Again
he essayed aud got hold OF bottle of am.
monia, the conterts of which went the way
Of the apple, the candy aud the peanuts.
Instantly the resentful elephant oblitera'
ted the girls hustle, filling the air with
bits of cloth, newspaper and whalebone.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-08-05

PEAT FOR FuRL IN ENGLAND When
the price of coal rose a short time ago to
an exorbitani hight, an attempt was made
to rc.inirnlurc peat as fuel. This at
tempt has no' hcrn altogether unsuccess.
ful aud the prrrnrins Of peat for fpel has,
according to the scotsman. been renewed
to great extent in Prrthshire. especially
by those farmers aud cio!t,is who are far
removed from railway stations In the
glens and hilly districts of the country
peat cutting has been extensively prose.
outed this season, and the weather has
been all that could be desired for drying
ard preparing The fuel. About half a
century ago, when smuggling was carried
on in PerIhshirc on a large scale the
illicit stills were always found 10 be
placed in spots near to where a supply ot
peat could be procured 1t was custom
AIRY not many years ago in several dis
tricts for children attending school tC
carry a peat along with their books daily
for the school house aud teachers fires
but this practice is not likely to be re
sumcd Pal Mall Gazette.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-08-05

SOME NOTABLE LOVE SoNds.-A Cali.
fornia paper prints tho following Chinese
love song
Io vesg irlwi tham onie yes
And almO ndcOlo redno se
Sheh asaq ueue ofre alsto rehair,
lie rclu bfe etha We moth ose.
Onbi rdsne stso upan dpup pyd ogs
Shelf ATTIC nsu pandg rows,
Sofa slit takeste nmil lin ers,
Towi demo uthe rclot hes
This reminds US OF q brace OF celehrat
cd love songs by Dean Swift, which rur
as follows:
Apud in is almi de ii re.
Minis tres Inc yer require,
Alo veri find II gestis,
His miseri ne yer Rt rsstii.
Molis abuti
Has an acuti,
No lasso fnis.
Molli dyinis.
o mi de armis Tres.
Imi nadis tres,
Cantu disco yer
Meas alo yer
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-08-05
Cannot Learn a Trade.

The Chicago Tribune says: For a
series of years the boys of America have
been shut out more and more completely
with each years advance, from the chance
Of learning trade. The trade unions
have adopted rules which prevent the en-
ploYment OF any except q very limited
number of apprentices. These rules for
bid a master to employ an apprentice un.
less he employs certain number Of jour
neymcn and in some trades the proper
ton is one boy TO tweuty men Tho few
places left vacant by apprentices becon.
ing journcymen are soon filled. Tens of
thousands of boys are thus deprived of
the opportunity to become reputable and
self supporting artisans When they leave
school and try to DO something for them.
selves they find the doors shut in their
faces Instead OF becoming blacksmiths,
silversmiths, carpenters, compositors cabi.
nctmakers coachmakers, hatters. machin.
ists. bakers. tanners, timers. tailors, ma
sous, shoemakers, stonecutters, plasterers,
bricklayers. weavers, they have to become
bootblacks newsboys, errand boys, loaf.
ers, dead beats, paupers, thieves. etc. No
one of the occupations open to them offers
any education, except in sort Of cunning
which is often n curse If the members
Of the so called liberal professions, the
journalists, lawyers. teachers, doctors. and
ministers, should successfully combine to
prevent the education of boys and young
men in any OF their specialties, there
would he a universal howl Of complaint
A fns greater wrong is committed, how
ever. when trade education is prevented
Many more boys are affected, for ont
thing, and most Of them must 60 to work
at once and labor constantly in order t.
live. If they do not do this, and do no
steal they must starve.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-08-05

The villanous character of the rum traf-
fc is seen in the recent attempt in Ben.
ington to frighten those who engage in the
work Of suppression. Such attempts are
among the best arguments for the utter
annihilation of the business Of such ont.
laws. The Baptist Union says so it is
all over the country, The liquor-power
is in rebellion against law, order, and
morals. 1t Is war Of barbarism against
civilization an attempt to reverse the
wheels of progress and make the people
british and sensual. Christians must
face the storm and suppress it, or il will
des0late the land"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-08-05

The other evening, says NJ. Quad, a
carriage being driven up tho street came
to q dead halt to prevent running over a
child three or four years old, who was
seated IN the {. nter Of the street.
AIS that your child ?" asked tho driver
of man who lounged forward and beck
oned to the dust'covered offspring.
Guess it is" was the slowly spoken
answer
Aren't you afraid he'll be run oyeI
some day ?"
"Ile may be His brother was rur
over last year about this time. aud tbs
folks made up purse of 800 for me.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-08-05

A large temperance mass meeting ani
basket picnic OF all the temperance rc-
form clubs in that section is to be held al
Bellows Falls, Friday, August 1, more
directly under the suspices Of the Bellows
Falls. Keene and Brattleboro Clubs, each
Of whom are to invite every club iu their
vicinity to join, and clubs to the number
Of 5000 or 1000 members have already
decided to participate.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-08-05
OONsTIPATION is CURED

LEAMON's DYES COLOR SILKS. WOOL
l. ems, cottons; color anything. Druggists sell
them. A book giving full and explicit directions
will be sent 10 anyone by addressing the proprie-
toTs, WELLS, RICHARDSON A Co, Burlington, Vt
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-08-05

1t was in Connecticut that there once
lived, and for aught | know still lives, q
fisherman named Bogue, generally known
as "Old Bogue." No man ever had such
luck as he; whether he went after thad,
black-ish, Spanish mackerel, OF eels, it
was all the same. Ho would catch more
than any other man, and, in fact when
Bogue couldn't catch fish, nobody could.
Blu. cid Bogue loved rum, and when rum
was plenty ashore he wouldn't fish. There
is local story that, one day, after he had
finished quart of rum at O sitting old
Bogue started out to row across the Con.
necticut. When he got on to Saybiook
bar, as he was wont to tell the story he
suddenly found himself surrounded by a
school of eols, of all sizes. lengths and
descriptions. At first he was delighted
but, when he looked over the vast expsnse
of water aud saw everywhere nothing but
these squirming, slippery cells, he was o
little sobered, as well as frightened and
gazing at the foremost eel-the grand
father of the whole party, calculated
"Eels ahoy." "Ahoy yourself" was thu
answer of the eel, who stood right up il
the water and gazed at him. Where
did you all come from ?" said Bcgue
thoroughly scared. I'VE come from the
Thames river to have a frolic. 1t didn't
use to be safe round here, owing to that
Odd Boguo, bat hc'S over in SaybFook
laying to bottle of rum, and it will xii
him sure, so we are bound to have >om'
fun - But am old Bogue!" mo =
"Yes. honest lnjun "-"Boys.' sail th'
boss eel, "he's here again let's put 70
Montauk And with a whisk and dasl
they were al! of, and Bogue sat aloac il
his boat, rubbing his eyes confusedly III
has never drank drop since
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-08-05

As words can never be recalled, SPEAK
ouly such words as you never want I,
recall
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-08-05

The spirit of reform is in the al the
demand for reform is in the hearts Of The
people. Henry Wilson.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-08-05

saH Thfnm, 'fOrms, gont, afuTalgd, as d'"n'T PHI
aud purifying the blood, are the most eongenial
purgative yet perfected. Their effects abundant
iy show how much they excel all other pills
They are cafe and pleasant to take. but powerful
to cure. They purge ont the foul hu-
mors Of the blood; they Stimulate the sluggish or
disordsred organ into action; and they impart
health and tone TO the whole being. They cure
not only the every day complaints Of everybody,
but formidable and dangerous diseases. Most
.killfui physicians, most eminent clergymen, and
our best citizens send certificates of cures per-
formed and OF great benefits they have derived
from these pills They are the safest and best
physc for children, because mild as we'll as effect.
ual. Being sugar coated, they are easy to take;
and being purely vegetable, they are entiiely
harmless. 3
Dr. ]. e. AVER 4 CO., Lowell, Mass.
Praefical and Analytical Chemists.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-08-05

W hlNh
COsfirsaess, Jadadice, dys
Pcp,ia, indigestion, dysen-
terH JOni stomach and
Jreafh, ,hsadaehs erysipeias,
piles, rhsamatismJ erP-
tons, and shin diseases,
Ghousncss,Hrer complaint,
droDsU fsffer. fpm0rs and
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-08-05

.olD ~ ALL DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS IN MEDICINE
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-08-09
Joh" s. Rcyuol(ls, Esq. .

Joh" S. Rcynolds, Esq:
DEAR SIn-You ask my opinion
rs to the proper policy to be pnr-
sued by our Convention on tho 10th
inst
think the Convention ought tc
nominate Presidential Electors,
candidates for Congress and the
Solicitorships, adopt measures to
harmonizc and perfect the organiza
ton Of the party, and then adjourn
to meet the day week after the Re,
publican Convention meets.
The action of the Republican Con
scntion may justify non-action as to
the State ticket and it may neccr>
state II straight out nomination by
us. Yours respectfully,
JAMES H. Ron.
.Winnsboro, S. c., Aug. 7, 1876.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-08-09

most deserving; in proof of which
since tho unfortunate change in our
political status, 1 have not stained
my ballot with tho putrid cor
ruption Of the Anglo Saxon Repub-
ican, much less the ignorant and
st"fdity of the African Radical. r
reserv> csc to myself the right of voting
"itn""' 'eng entramelled by the
saf91ritlce ~ of sinciple, much less the
hazard' OF belne, charged With tap.
parent inconsistelSw. It is con
sistent with human nature, to be-
lieve that evory free ali, independ-
ent voter will, exercise Wa robt
which his .conscienco and hA>hest
interest may dictate, md I .kye
great cause to fear that the approv>
al of the 8th Article of your, Cpn-
stitutior will too clearly - v6ffy
before the Ides of November, that
the custom will DO more >honored
in the breach than tho obscl vance. "
Should tho State Convention
modify Oh suggest any amendment
to tho constitution, (Which you will
bear in mind has not been adopted
by minority of tho counties in the
State, but which has been found to
be Objectionable in mai.y of them>
and any plan Of organization re
commended which will unite tho
advocates of Rcform in every branch
of our State Government, then We
will be found cemented together, con
tending for rights which must and
will DO protected and defended,
''peaceably if wc Gun, but forcibly if
We must.
regret oSccodingly that we caii
not organixe upon a platform, upon
which wo can all stand, yet in tho
abstract, however much wc may dif-
fer upon minor issues, the same POI
litical sentiment for the general
good essuredly warns tho heart Of
every honest Democrat in the coun-.
ty. If in your deliberations you can
organize q Club from Township No.
4, which can consistently approve Of
-, =, -, -.
the Sth Article Of your Constitution,
and every man Of them votes (as I
have always done and hope cvor to
do) oW oQcn ticket, then I shall bc
most agreeably disappointed whilst
I now assert that those who honUBt-
ly differ with you in opinion will bc
found in the day of trial, in tho faco
of a common enemy, battling for the
cause of honesty, integrity, truth
and justice. JAMES r.. AIREN.
p. S,-A correct ccnsNs Of Town
ship No. 4 calls for 206 white voters,
and there arc some five or *:x col
orod applicants for membership.
MIR. T.. Gerig, and Dr.. J. G:
Mobley, arc the Vico.Presidents, with
whom you can confer. I shall be
absent from the State ut your next
regular meeting, at which time you
will please tender my resignation
j. r. A.