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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1878-03-15

Some women are 10th TO credit their
husbands with good intentions. or to
give them credit due their genius and
enterprise. Such a woman lives on Adj
ans Avenue. She was fairly crazy
about ceramics, but in the midst of her
pottery decorations she was summoned
to New England to see dying relative.
Her husband, good soul, decided to ce-
ramic that house TO the most complete
extent during her absence, and he in
vested enough money in fancy transfer
pictures TO have bought his winters
coal.
lie pasted old Roman heads on the
new ell-posts, bordered the edges of the
stairs, had a paper monkey climbing up
each leg of the extension table, pasted
an alligator on each panel of every
door, had sailors tumbling over each
other on the water pitcher, ran border
along the Dashboard of the parlor,
pasted the teapot with red roses, bor-
dercd all the mirrors with lean dogs
running after fat rabbits, and gummed
the head of trotting horse Oh the back
of every chair. The panels in the bed
steads blossomed with girafles reaching
out for weeping willows and serpcnts
trailed around the legs of the piano,
and shot mad glances at small mules
with their heels in the air.
Some men would have stopped here
and waited TO be patted on the back and
encouraged to go ahead. This man
only waited TO lay in new supply of
pictures and make some more paste.
He whacked a dozen girafles on the tea
kettle, two or three of whom seemed
intent on going up the spout, fastened
an elephant to the handle of the spider,
and made the stove boiler fairly howl
with its burden of camels marching up
and down with their backs all bumped
up.
When every door-knob had been or
namented with the phiz of Queen Eliza
beth, and the family camphor bottle
made the groundwork for Spanish
bull-fght, the husband threw the shears
and four knives, two spoons and his
paste pail over the alley fence and
waited for his wife's return. She ar
rived the other day.
lie sent her home in a carriage from
the depot, and waited an honr or so
before following her. When he thought
she had had time to thoroughly inspect
his work he went home. Several bows
were playing on the walk, and as the
husband was unlocking the front door
they saw a woman's hand suddenly
reach out, seize his collar, and haul in
on him, and as his heels twinkled in the
air voice filed with emotion called
out:
I'll paste rhinoccroses on you Till
you can't wink"
They are in Il scrape at that house
scraping ceramics from the earth into
eternity Detroit Free Press.
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A Man of Family.

The Mauch Chunk, Pa, Gazette
thinks the Stroll family of that county
probably the largest in the United
States. The head of the house is Mich
olas Stroll, a Pennsylvania German.
now about 76 years old. BY three wives
he has had 80 children, 27 of whom are
living. His first wife presented him
with 8, his second with II , and his third
with IL. The youngest child is now 3
years old, and was born when its father
was 73 years old. OF the y children.
10 are married, and their families aver
age about s children. Mr.. Joel Stroll.
one of the well-known farmers in the
lower end and child of his fathers first
wife, has II children, and he is not an
old man. lie is the father of two pairs
of twins, distinction which his father.
Mr.. Nicholas Stroll, never attained. If
the families should gather together there
would be over 200 persons. They near
ly all reside in that county. Old Mr..
Stroll is still hearty, and bids fair to
live many years.
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We don't want Moore township
girl for lung tester. AT singing
school up there the other night young
man was Dragging about the strength of
his lungs, and invited girl in the COM
pany TO hit him in the breast. She said
she was left handed; had been washing
that day and was tired and didn't feel
very active, but at his urgent request
let go at him. When his friends went
TO pick him up he said he thought he
would die easier lying down. lie had
lost all recollection of having any lungs,
but the young woman consoled him by
admitting that she didn't hit him as
hard as she might have done, because
she rather liked him.
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''But all who drink do not become
drunkards." | know that; but if fifty
young men begin TO drink, some will
assurcdly be ruined by ii. Then there
is risk. Now, we all desire safety
and security. Suppose you desire to
travel from New York to Chicago, and
there were two lines of road-one OH
which there were accidents constantly
occurring, on every train some disaster,
passengers killed and wounded; and
on the other, never since its opening
had there been a single accident.
Which road would you take? If Won
are sensible, and regard your own well
fare, You would take the safe one.
Suppose some one should tempt YOU to
take the risky road by telling you how
much more beautiful the cars were.
and what jolly company you would
find Oh board the train; YOU would
say: 81 care not so much for gaudy
cars and jolly company as for my
safety; want to be safe" Now, it is
your safety we seek when we urge YOU
to abstain entirely from strong drink,
There is no certainty that you will be-
come victims if you begin to indulge,
but there is risk.-[Exchange.
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Woman's Temperance Column.
"1he Lord of Hosts IS with as, the God
ofJacoJ is oar refuge."
FOR womon's Temperance column in Register.

fOr WOman's Temperance column in Register
read letter in February, from
Mrs. Chaplin, of Charleston, S. e.. in
which she speaks of the bravery, self
sacrifice and heroism of the women of
South Carolina during the rebellion.
That "they had no sins of omission to
answer for, they shirked no danger.-
but did their duty heroically .o~-She
adds, 81 do not say this boastinglv,
but because want to bring :he state.
through its representatives, in debt to
the women! We want to ask the state
to pay us, by enacting laws to protecl
our homes from the fiends who are
destroying them. We want to plead
with them TO save the orphan BOYS of
the brave men who died in our cause
from the liquor dealers, whose vile
decoctions are cutting down youth in
its vigor and manhood in its strength!
''lt is woman who suffers and pleads
for protection; HELPLESS children. who
are appealing for their poor besottcd
and degraded fathers, thai you will
make your license tax so high that il
will amount to prohibition.
"What is the money obtained from
license, in comparison with the homes
'iitt hiC tlC WIN
are beggared? and the thousands who
are sent daily to the drunkard's grave
and the drunkard's hell?
"Woe to him that buildeth a town
with blood and stablsheth city by in
iquity."
"God has redeemed our state from
misrnle: and if our rulers are God
fearing men they will redeem us from
the rum-seller, the terrible Moloch who
makes hell of our most sacred places
"God grant they may, is the prayer Of
hundreds of broken hearted women in
this 'city of Saloons
"Charleston, S. c., January, 1873"
VIII not women of this Christian
Temperance Union, rejoice to hear the
cry here given! VIII they not in SYM
pathy and prayer respond to the wr-
ter? H.g.s.
Middlcbury, March 0, 1878.
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You see the wine when it sparkles in
the cup, are you going TO drink it.
tell you there is poison in it, and there
fore beg you to throw II away. You an
swer, the wine is harmless in itself.
reply, perhaps it is so, but still, if il be
mixed with what is not harmless, no
one in his senses, if he knows it, will
once think ofdrinking. If YOU add, il
is not poison to me, though ii may be
to others, then | say, throw it away for
thy brothers sake, lest thou embolden
him to drink also TJohn Wesley.
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CANNOT BE
EXCELLED.

CHARLEsTowN, MASS.
II. X. STEVENS.
Dear Sir,-This is TO certify that
have used your "Blood Preparation"
in my family for several years, and
think that, for Scrofula or Cancerous
Humors or Rheumatic Affections, it
cannot be excelled; and, as a blood
purifier or spring medicine, il is the
best. thing have ever used, and have
used almost every thing. l can cheer
inlly recommend it 10 any one in need
of such medicine.
Yours respectfully,
MRS. A. A. DTNSMORE,
No. 10 Russell Street.
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BY adding such fractional parts of
other states as once in part belonged to
Mexico, amounting to SO,397 square
miles, we have as the direct acquisitions
of the United States from that source a
grand total of 967 ,45l square miles, be-
ing more than is left to Mexico at pres
ent, which is now country of only
76l $40 square miles. -[Dr. j. II.
Payne in The Watchman.
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The Utica Observer promulgates
Senator Hamlin's idea of proper sche-
dule of postal charges as follows: ''He
would have a one-cent stamp for cir
culair, two-cent stamp for sealed
lcttair, ten-cent stamp for newspa-
pair, and great big frank for the SEN
affair. Hump, IIamlin! rip and tear
Go for the fiiendless newspapairv
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"lf | was as flat-footed as you are,
wouldn't be afraid of slipping on the
iee,' said one gent TO another, the other
day. Eyes" was the response, "some
people are flat on one end and some on
the other" The first speaker looked
thoughtful, hut said nothing.
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lie was timid fellow, but fond OF
borrowing John PhGnix's jokes; so
when she asked him how he felt, he av-
craged himself according to the Phenix
plan of being very definite, and said he
felt "about eighty-eight per cent" SIN
deed,' she said, with demure look,
''are You never going to par?' She did
her work that evening.
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"What's the matter, uncle Jerry?'
said MIR. -, rs old Jeremiah III. was
passing by growing most furiously.
''Matterr' said the old man, stopping
short; 'why, here have been Juggling
water all the morning for DR.. C.'s wife
to wash with, and what dye suppose
got for it!' "Why, suppose about
ten cents" answered Mr.. "Ten
cents! She told me the doctor would
pull tooth for me some time"
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There is a man in Buffalo OF such
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in his coat-tail pocket, so as TO always
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POsT-OFFICE NOTICE.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

MIDDLEBURi.
Consregdtiondi-Corner Pleasant and Main sts.
Rev. f. T.. Hooker, pastor. sunday services ut
10 As AN. and 90 PM Thursday evening
PRAYER meeting at 90.
Methodi1-North Pleasant st. Rev. W. III. Row
son. pastor Sunday services at 40 AM. and
90 PM. Thursday evening prayer meeting AT
90. Glass meeting on Friday evening at 80
Episc0pdi-!St Stephens Church-Aiain-st. Rev.
James L. franklin, rector. sunday school at . 80
An, Sunday services at ii 90 AM. and 90 PM.
Roman Cdtholic-Wey eybridge-st. Rev. Z. Gun
ningham, pastor. Sunday services alternate sab.
baths High Mass at 10 90 AN; Nespers and
bepediction al 6 30 PM.
EAST MIDDLEBURY.
Methodist ------, pastor. Sunday services
III > 90 pm.
yERGENNEs.
Bdptisf-Rev Charles Ilibbar,l, pastor. Sunday
services at 10: 40 AM. and 200 Pm. Weekly
PRAYER meeting on Thursday evening at co.
Methodist st-Rev. II. n. Munger, pastor. Sunday
services at 90 and 100 PM. Weekly prayer
meeting on Thursday evening at 100.
Ep,scopai-H PduPs Church-Rev. +. ;. Fisher,
rector Sunday services at 10 As AM. and 90 PM.
Friday evening at 90.
Mission Chapei-Dr. Ii. A. Ingham. Sunday
services at 10 :45 AM and 700 PM. Weekly
prayer meeting on Thursday evening
Roman CdthoHc-Rev. =. Cunningham, pastor.
Services alternate Sabbaths High Mass at 10 90
AM; Vcspers and benediction at 6 :00P.M
Con0regdfiondl--Rev. George +. Hall, pastor.
sunday services at 10 i5 AM. and 90 Pm. Week
ly prayer meeting on Thursday evening at Z 100
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VEGETINE
Purifles the Blood, Reno
Yates and Invigorates
the Whole system.
ITS MEDICAL PROPERTIES ARE
Alternative, Tonic, Solvent,
and Duretic:
Reliable Evidence.

Vegetine Mn IT n srrvrxs
Dear Sir,-I will most cheerfully
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your great and good medicine, VEGE.
TINE, for do not think enough can
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that there is good medicine as
Vegetine yEGETISE, and also think it one Of
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and advise everybody to take the
VEGETINE, for can assure them IL is
one of the best medicines that ever
was.
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IT is A
Valuable Remedy.

SOUTH Boston, Feb. :, 1870.
MR.. STEVENS.
Dear lSr,-I have taken several
bottles of your VEGETINE, and am
convinced ii is valuable remedy fol
Dyspepsia, Kidney Complaint, and
general debility Of the system.
can heartily recommend It TO all
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Yours respectfully,
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This Institution guarantees the payment of its
deposits and interest, thereby securing dep0sitors
against ALL losses which may he sustained by the
corporation.
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THE
Fu7mers amt MechdnicS
SAVINGS INSTITUTION
AND TRUST COMPANY.
BURLINGTON, VERMONT,

Chartered by an Act ofihe Legislature of Nermoni,
approved November llth, 1870. with a
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RAILROAD TIMETABLE.

TRAINS LEAVE MIDDLEBURY.
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TIVI HIHB f7NFINEos ~ y '"f TT
LEAVE vERGENNEs.
The daily gazette., 1878-10-12
Delaware County Fair.


Nearly four thousand persons attended
the Delaware county Fair to-day. Many
new exhibits arrived this morning, and
although the fair closes tomorrow, yet
it may be said that it will not be fully
opened before that time. Most of the
persons in attendance to-day were from
the little towns throughout the county
Tomorrow will be the biggest day of all,
as many of the mills will close. The
horse and cattle and agricultural exhib bit
is much finer than is usually seen at
county fairs. Several Philadelphia pick
pockets were seen on the grounds, and
one, just as he was removing a watch
was arrested. To-day was the beginning
of u races, all the herses entered be-
longing to the county, and on that ac-
count much interest was taken in them.
No good time was made. Tomorrow the
tirstclass horses will tret. Some of them
have fast records Below is a summary
of to-day's races. All the races were
halt-mile heats, best three in FIVE:
First Race-For premi ums amounting
to $40.
Thad Stevens, owned by T. Mather I
George, owned by Leedome Kirk 3 3
Sam, owned oy j. Roberts 222
Time, l.2S 1.2Si; 1 q.
Second Rsce-For premiums amount.
ing to $50.
Mock, %ned by G. Abbott, Jr., III
Beauty, owned by Charles Flowers 2 2 .
Belle Flower, owned by c. S. Phipps 3 3
Dolly, owned by J. II. Kerlin, 444
Time, 1881; 1.30!; 1871.
The third race was won in four heats
by Lady Lightfoot, William Buchanan
owner; best time, LAS. The premiums
were $50.
The race for three year-olds, between
NJ. Henderson's Country Girl" and g.
Deshong's "Knox," was won by the
J latter. Time for half mile, 165,
, Premiums, $50.
The daily gazette., 1878-10-12
Another Man of the Moment
GILLETTE THE BRIoKLAyER CONGRESSMAN
FROM IOWA.

GILLETTE THE BRICKLAYER CONGRESSMAN
FROM IOWA.
From the Hartford (Conn.) Times.
Edward H.Gillette the successful q Greea
hacker and Democratic candidate for
Congress in the Seventh Iowa district,
telegraphs to-day to his father, the Hon.
Francis Gillette, of this city, that he Is
elected by 1000 majority This is certain
ly great triumph for this Hartford
young man. He left Hartford year ago,
went out to Iowa and tried to make a
living as a brick-maker; was nominated
for Congress by the greenbackers, and
then by the Democrats, in district that
at last election gave ajRepublican major
ity of 5000 and went into the canvass
without dollar to aid him. Against the
money and the organization of the Re-
publicans he brought nothing but a per-
sonally spirited contest, and depended
wholly for what money he obtained up
on the sales of newspapers and docu-
ments which he carried with him, and
sold at ten cents each from the platform
and by going personally about among the
crowd. That he should. under such circum
stances, annihilate Republican major
ity of about thousand the other way, is
a testimony TO his popularity and doubt
less also to the favor with which his po-
litical ideas are regarded in Iowa.
The daily gazette., 1878-10-12
MADAME RENTzs MINsTRELs.

MADAME RENTZ'S MINSTRELS.
The above troupe with Mabel Sautley's
burlesquers, will appear here this even
/ ing at the Grand Opera House. In
speakin x of them the Gazette Of Trenton
n. j.. says: "Tbis company are by all
odds the best troop of female MINISTRIES
and actresses in their hpe, that ever ap-
peared in this city. They gave their
first entertainment last night at the
Opera House, to large audience, among
whom were many ladies'. The entire
programme was replete with sparkling
specialties, and IN no instance was there
speech made or a joke uttered which
could offend the most fastidious taste.
Where 80 many minstrel troupes are a
disgrace TO the stage, 1t Is but just to give
credit to a company which strives to Offer
an innocent and very enjoyable enter
tainment, and succeeds admirably. The
dresses are superb throughout, and the
performers without superiors in their
various lines of business. The interest
and amusement continued to the end
without break.
In the minstrel scene the singing was
very good-indeed, the company includes
several of the finest singers on the stage.
Miss Florie Plimsoll, in change songs,
was vivacious, active, and sang we'll The
McDermott sisters did the best and most
elegant double clog business ever seen in
this city. Miss Kate Raynham's voice
is full, rich and sweet, and she sang like
an artist. The programme closed with a
richly dressed and well played burlesue,
which gave the large company an oppor-
tunity To exercise their varied accompli-
lmpnts
The daily gazette., 1878-10-12
FOURTH EDITION
-r.so:~o.- APPOINTMENTS.

APPOINTMENT OF DISTRICT DEPUTY
GRAND MASTERS AND COMMITTEES.
Grand Master VIM. II. FouIk, of the
Grand Lodge OF Delaware, has appointed
the usual District Deputy Grand Master.
and the standing committees. The mum
ber of districts has been reduced TO four
and the deputies, together with the
lodges embraced in each district, are a.
follows:
District No. l. VIM. Fisher, of Dover
lodges, FELTON,, No. 80, Amity, No. 20
District No. 2.-w. Ward, OF Harring.
ton; lodges, Crystal Fount, No. 10,
Chosen Friend No 50, Triple Link No
81.
District No. 81. w. Ralph, Of LAUREL
Lodges, Hebron No. IA and Charity No
q.
District No. 4-B. c. Barker, OF
Georgetown; lodges, Union No. 3, Allan.
tic No. Is, Golden Rule No. II, Fidelity
No. %.
The following are the standing com.
mittees.
State of the Order-Henry Eckel, No
or, No. 20, Lew Springer, No. 1, j. w.
Boone, No. 81.
Legislative Committee-E. +. James,
No. "a, r. II. Foster, No. 8, J. f. Mich
olson, No. IA, S. NJ. Simpler, No. 10. j.
C. Money, No. g.
Constitution and Laws-Wm. b Hy-
land, No. 70, VIM. West, No. /, T.. G.
Moore, No. 4, Dr. G.. T. Maxwell, No. 8,
SaIn'l Taylor, No. s..
Correspondence-Ge r. Roberts, No
.6, DR.. j. II. Chandler, No 81, w. G..
Carnagy, No. ~, q. A, Jones, No. 3, IL.
b. Bennett, No. Z.
On Appeals-J, II. Appleby, No. %,
S. Il. Lawson, No. 2. c. Sproerl, No. %,
J: NJ. Whitford, No. 81, q. w. Williams,
No.
On Returns and Reports oshua
Maris, Fo. 81 Major Cochran, No. 1S
w. j. Maxwell, No. % Ebe Walter, No
%; j. A. Sterling, No. 80.
On Financp-A. q. Robeson, No. "a
L, T. Grubb, No. s Harry McNeal, No.
2; Andrew johnson, No. 4; j. NJ. Shakes
peare, No. %.
On Hall-W. IL. Everett, No. 2; Geo.
Frick, No. % l.. +. Adair, No. / ; Isaac
G. Saxton, No. 81 j. Z. Taylor, No. "a.
On Printing-I. w. Hallam, No. q
Thomas E. Young, No. "a; Arthur
Lewis, No. 8; c. W. Carey, No. 20; j. c.
Colvin, No. IL.
On Accounts-R. II. McDanel, No. 81,
j. l.. Person, No. |, Daniel Farra, No. 8,
NJ. s. Barlow, No. 10, A. Ii. Manship,
No. II.
Special Committee on dues and bene-
fits-J. j. McMullen, No. q, /. w. Hal
lam, No. 81, John T. Jakes, No 20, ID.
w. Brereton, No. Is, James ii. Appleby,
No. %, Edwin Hirst, No. 4.