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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-09-12
The Latest Settler for The Beetle.

| carly started under glass sufficient
quantity of seed potatoes to make say
forty hills when transferred to my gar
den grounds. These vines being OF
growth, / found, about q week ago, that
they were infested with the potato bug.
Without being exact in weight and
measue, dissolved, in a white glass
quart bottle, quarter of pound OF
gum camphor in half pint Of alcohol
of greatest strength. The camphor dis
solved in short time. | then filled
the bottle with water, which, of course,
reduced the alcohol below first proof.
Before | added the full quantity of wa
ter the alcohol remained as clear as il
was before the Gamphor was added to
it, but with the full quantity of water
it at once assumed a white, creamy APP
pearance, and so remained without any
deposit after standing several days. or
this solution applied less than half of
it to the potato tops, using watering
pot, the holes in the sprinkler of small
size. The next day, after applying my
mixture, carefully examined every
potato top, and to my surprise / found
that every bug had disappeared, md the
"Phi9, W hiOh "Cl Ncl. LUXURIOUS, were
all dead, not single leaf showing an
exception, AS is well known, il is
these latter parasites that rob our Ia
bier of good and sound potatoes. | do
not know that my experiment will
amount TO anything, but If publicly
known many might be induced to try
IL, as have done, and if successful the
public objection TO the use of Paris
green may be obviated.-[N. q. Nash,
in New England Homestead.
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Lost His Check.

AT the time when Bret Uarte left
California to come East there existed
in Chicago q magazine known as the
Lakeside Monthly, and many of the en-
terprising merchants of that fourishine
city were DESTROYS of inducing Mr..
Hartc to assume the editorial control of
the publication. When it was known
that he was on his way eastward they
determined TO entertain him, and ac-
cordingly they arranged a public din
ner on large scale. The Mayor and
leading citizens, with their wives and
daughters, were TO be there, and the
dinner was intended to fill bright
page i'll the history of Chicago. The
invitations were given and accepted,
and for several days little was talked of
except the forthcoming banquet. The
party assembled at the appointed hour:
the dinner was ready, and so were the
diners. But the guest came not, and
when carriage was sent to seek him
he could not be found. Mr.. IIarte was
allowed TO prosecute his Journey with
out further efforts at detention. His
objection to be lionized cost him on
that occasion no less a sum than $40,
600; check for that amount had been
made ont rs n present, bit of back
sheesh which might add to the induce
ments to remain In Chicago, though it
Involved him in no obligation what
ever. 1t was lying nnder his plate,
and would have proved an agreeable
zakushka, the little appetizer which the
liussiaas swallow before the soup is
served.
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A Drunken Lady,

Who would believe such little lot
as Meg would be obslinately against
signing Miss Wards pledge and Join.
ing the school Temperance Band? Yet
so it was; Meg wouldn't Join, for She
liked minced pies, and spiccd peaches
and potted cheese, and all these at her
home had brandy in them; and she
liked brandy burned on plum-pudding
and syllabub with wine IN it. So Me-
held out stoully for three months. Dut
here she has changed her mind and
begged tearlully for the pledge. How
is this? All she saw "a drunken lady. y
Meg says, "with silk gown on. She
fell with lovely baby in her arms, and
oil Miss Ward, she used to wear a
white frock and go to school with nv
nanmy. OIL suppose | grew like
that"
"And so, little Meg. now ron will
give up the pies, and cheese aud
peaches and syllatnb?v
mo said Meg roguishly; "beltcr
Than that-Fm going 10 make mamma
leave the brandy out of 'em.
And Miss Ward thinks the spoilcd
darling will succeed in that.-TBy Mrs.
J.. M. Nair Wright, in Youths Temp.
Banner.
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"Ynu Melned Ne So Mnch.v

"IIattie Wayne, you arc disgrace TO
the family! LII was your mother, I'd
lock you DIP and feed you OH bread and
water for week.
As Alice Wayne uttered these words,
in very excited manner, she threw
herself into chairand began to rock so
violently that pussy's tail got squeeze,
which called forth sudden, sharp cry
of anguish, and Alice, springing up ns
quickly as she sat down, trod OH Fido's
paw, and he hoped off to a corner
yelping piteously. This cut short baby
Bellies nap, and she showed her indig-
nation by pounding and kicking against
her crib with chubby fist and feet, and,
stretching wide her pretty mouth, pro-
ducing a lively accompaniment which
almost drowned out the caL-apd-dog
duet. All this TRANSFERRED in about q
minute.
"What a rumpus!" exclaimed big
brother George, who was reading by
the window.
| t"What is the matter, children?'
asked Mrs. Wayne as she entered.
"lt's all Hatlic's fault to begin with, y
said Alice quoting the baby. 81 was
| 81 NCAttt W lNil uOlliSS lIsll
rocked on Pussy and trod on Fido
and their noise woke Belle"
"What have done that is so dread
full, Alice" asked Hattie, with paincd
and puzzled look.
"Why, at the Murphy temperance
meeting yesterday you went up ant
signed the pledge the first one at The
head of n crowd of tramps and RCD
noscd topcrs, and the girls were al
talking about it in school to day. They
arc shocked al your behavior"
Explain this, Hattie" said Mrs
Wayne gravely.
"The crowd was only four men sit
ting in front of me, who wanted TO sigi
the pledge but did not wish to be tho
first. i heard them talking to cacl
other, and saying how much they
wanted 10 reform, but how hard it was
to make start; one said: .'No, you &C
firstP was nfraid obey would not 60
at all, so | leaned over and said
Friends, | want to sign the pledge
too, but don't like to go alone; il
start, will you 90 too" They looked
surprised moment, then pleased, and
said Yes. So went up and signed,
anu tiicy loIioWcu Inc. ono OF them
was crying, and q tear dropped OH fhc
card and blotted his name while he
was writing; he said, God bless you,
little grill! so earnestly / almost cried
myself; and another one said: You
helped me SO much none ofus had the
courage TO start first | felt real glad
then. Have done anything very i'm
proper, mother2' asked uattie in COLI
clusion. ta-H
Before the mother could reply broth
or George had his arms around his sis
ter, giving her regular shear hug"
as she called it.
Improper? / guess not! i'll were a
poor drunkard, and some tender-hear.
ted little girl should encourage me to
reform, you'd think it quite proper and
would pray God to bless her richly,
wouldn't you, mother?"
"lndeed i would, my sonI" was the
earnest reply; and Alice flirted ont of
the room, saying she was "astoished
that her mother and George should up
hold Hattie in such doing"
Nellie IL. Bradley, in Temperance Ban
ner.
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Californsa. Maine and fl,s '0'''
: >erly voting statos, Kentnr ore ~
, but Democrats vote. ~; Whcr
non, IA rcphrT 10 t,J nlcS no
count. worth little. Gor ",n ,, cs
Inmates are ~: ihetog outside 0
The political pa .uLnoy ~ No"'p'llh
ii"ns ~ VIM a Ohio ilcrc o,o ~, ~
lIut Ia Malhc w "a re Hail. rS ma
tcrielF Tor cu,,," - 70 election or 1n",
ion. 'o,u ,;nr the. Republican state
year ~ M"ama c a thorough canvass &C.," ~
rohihFti,o ,o,,ai, ,inr what Rcnuhri
HE ft'NS' n,ci Inc t.reenback ti,.l,c,
cans lh"a d re,naincd away from ,ho
what ",ef ',whcv entered into Tho 1rnss
polis' Que therefore. inlelliocntly
en- o't'nl'usn; IL the warmest Ike
Ihcy nave auauo md viii knon II so
state ever N"yw, lcction XII tho
uoWh 10 'no va, W ,,;,,, oro conf,icmt
Leaders Ill etc,y s -. fiIai,o ,rn,n;sns
oil success cenn.oi @on T., Uiio
myorlty ol apouv ~ tro;no rro,n
luuslnsi rs ~ .no norm pc,,bl;cam
lctters ual'y rcovi'0" I;a,,r,' !,' rnosn
victory is ce,.a,r. a., ,.;oto,.,. fnr Zoo
states VIII 90 M, INV ''ovv' NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ~
Gen y. N. "a,nv IT, -, ,,', ,rnn,c"'
Vi ,io Vo"sus' &C., ,,,.;,;e,, ar on,,n,or.
appilca'.s ,or .no p ~. n,',,o;,,,"nv,
ators, that nc iaso,S ..0n ,"p;;o,"t ~ H.
3nt lie WIN lca,G nvm e ,,iSors ~ ,ho
alsere.iom y, 'mv EVIL '''J liz fa,n o..
census WY" "ppVSss nmo of ,ho hcst
sucn appo,h.'"nT,, n no'i'I y, nr " o"I
CLERKS II, NV o n'o"S nro od; niJ =, H.
war oc cPav,,a,;s,n,' ,So, whom counllv
nc'ic % po ar nr 20" n,t mrn,on mc os c,s,
einc tsi,' c n'v "e NV y O0''" 80 ''''
Us ml'o S,e,nS' CO.. A., pouro,
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In Prison.

The report thai Mrs. Cobb, the Nor
wicll, Conn, murderer, is leading life
OF luxurious retirement in the Connect.
leu. State Prison has led to an invests
CATION bya reporter, who found her i'm
a double cell. which is carpeted with a
heavy Brnsscls carpet. The gloom of
The cell is destroyed by heavy lace cnr-
tains Of fine texture, which are fcs-
TONED gracefully over the arched en-
trance. The walls are handsomely dee
GRATED with notices, a well=iillcd book
case, stylish wall-pockets aud elegant
brackets aud the thousand and one
tasteful and Inexpensive tIifies 80 inf
nitely dear 10 The heart If lovely
women. An attractive camp chair.
glistcning with fresh vnruish aud glow
ing with warm colors, stood near a.
dainty black walnut stand, upon which
was dish of fruit composed of peaches
and banauas, adorned with green
leaves. Wesley bishop, her copartner
IN crime, Is ono Of the most industrious
convlcts in the prison, and shows great
aptitude for the work at which he Is
pnt,
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W oman,s Temper ance column
1Ut Tord Of Hosts rs scih as, Tie 90"
of Jacob Is our refuge"
Extracts from a Poem read before the
~ Nv. a. n. D., Aug. 20, 1879.

We nil have read Young samuel's eweet story,
y Whose mother earig to tue temple brought hm
And lfmn3bai Of CnthnEes military glory,
Whose intflcr carly n hate Rome had taught
him,
lie yielded up his BREATH,
Rather than that the hated Roman band tI
should triumph III his death. if ~
And our own poet Bryant In his youth
Was dedicated by his sire to song
q, let us dedicate our sons to truth,
And make them 1'niadins TO fight the Wrong.
When the skies were blue and the clouds were
light,
have seen a ship ON her pinions white,
60 sailing away IRON her native strand
10 her destined port In n distant land.
How proudly and gaily she trod the tide,
How sweetY the waveleis kissed her side,
Old Ocean cradcd Her ON its breast,
And the Zcphyrs came troOping out of the west
! They caught her pcnnon ami shook 1t forth,
Then laughed TO each other In breezy mirth,
| And the good ship seemed with pride eate
| That she was worthy TO carry much freight,
Much precious hnman freight
| But she faded at last from my sight away,
| A speck of white on the distant grey
| And | said while breakers rose and fell,
although strong she seems to be,
Each wave and breeze have tales to tell
| OF wrecks far out ut sea-"
| have seen sight that touched me more
Than the sight OF the ship ns she left the Shore
have seen youth in his pride of power
With a mothers tear for u parting dover,
With fathers blessing upon his head,
And sisters prayer with the farewell said
Where his boyhood's web with It's golden wool
And its silver warp and its sikcn bands,
Was woven for him by tender hands.
Aud said, 80 child of many prayers,
. The world thou scckcstis full of snarcsi"
'. 81
And so they leaye us, one by one,
They pass rom the ruof. tree, daughtcr-sOn.
, We witfch them into the world away,
/, We cannOt shield them, but we can pray.
Pray, mother, pray for your precious boy,
Who yet is with you, your hope and joy;
a. And pray for your girl whose sunny eyes
l Looks out upon life with n sweet surprise;
And pray Tor the pratter at your knee; ...
And pray for the infant on your breast;
:. With persistence, faith and sincerity,
| That God will guide them as God knows best.
D These little ones that arc yours rs yet,
With what sweet confidence lean on YOU
: In you all wisdom and truth is met,
{ And they see but justice in all you to-
n o, teach them patiently day by day,
%, guide them carefully hour by hour,
b, Pointing to honor and virtue alway,
N And bid them shun the tcmpter's power.
I | BY your noble example and rrccepts' might.
You can make them strong when they shou
:. be strong.
: Their hands shall battle for the right
, Their feet shall shun the paths of wrong;
i And their worthy future lives shall shed
z A halo OF blessings upon your head.
i To keep them ever in wisdom's way,
"a Wo,k on With chceriulncss, watch and pray.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-09-12

An exciting scene occurred neal
Liverpool the other day on board 4
pleasure steamer crowded with some
one hundred and sixty-fiyc passengers
While passing the battery of an en-
campment of a body of artillery yolun-
teers cannon ball came crashing
through the bulwarks in tho forward
part of the vessel, smashing the cable
chain in two places and doing other
damage. Fortunately nearly all the
passengers were sailing aft, owing TO
tho roughncss of the sea, so that the
fore part was comparatively clear. The
greatest confusion and alarm prevailed
ON board, and several of the passengers
were Injured by the pieces Of chain and
iron and the splinters of wood which
were sent out In every direction.
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Action Of Water on The Earth.

The action of water Oh the earth is a
matter which should be carefully noted
by the biologist as well as the gcologist.
The surface of tho solid earth is being
continually modified, and its elevated
parts destroyed, by wafer in the form
of rain, streams, or sea waves, and by
tho distintcgrating action Of ice, since
in solidifying it expands as it freezes
within the cracks. and assures into
which it has insinuatcd itself as water.
BY these means the substance of the
land is being slowly but continuously
torn down and carried away to be de-
posted either in estuarics, or at the
mouths of rivers, or in the bed OF the
ecean-
"Thc sound Of streams which. swift or slow
Tear down Aolian hills and SOW
The dust of continents 10 be-
It is the deposits of mud in cstuarics
and in those triangular Accommodations
of land termed "Dcltas," Uormcd at the
mouths of rivers,) which are the most
important for biological purposes; foi
in such deposits certain proportion OF
solid objects which may fall into river
and be carried toward its mouth, may
W. CA ptClCu w bcOOilC Duiitii Ill III
successive layers oflnud brought.down
The mass of matter thus carried to the
sea by some of the largest rivers is
enormous. 1t has been calculated that
the Gauges carries down every year as
much mud as could be conveyed by a
fleet of 1000 ships sailing down daily,
and each frcighted with 400 tons OF
that substance. The deposit carried
down by the Mississippi has formed a
delta extending over an area of 10000
square miles, and is known to be, at
least i'll some parts, several hundred
feet in thickness. Should such deposits
become hardened into rock, we might
expect to find therein some remains OF
hard bodies (such as bones, shells, or
dense ffuits) which may have been
therein inclosed. Experience has album
dainty shown that such is indeed the
case. We find remains thus preserved,
which are called "fossis." But more
than this, the footprints of passing crca-
lures, worm-tracks, and even such i'm
prcssions as are made by sharp ram
or hail storm on soft mud at low water
have been preserved for ages, being
covered over and protected by delicate
films of fresh deposit. In some cases
even the form of the rain-pits makes
more evident to us what was the direc-
ton of the wind which blow on day
so distant that we cannot imagine the
period which has since elapsed. Con-
temporary Review.
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A WONDERFUL DISCOVERY!
CAROLINE j..
AgE1alsIzz1 EXTRACT OF PETROLEUM,
Tho Oalv Article that zvK Restore
Fair on Bold Heads.
WHAT TIE WORLD HAS BEEN
WANTING F13 CENTURIES.

The greatest disc. rs Of our DAY. so far as q
large portion Of nniiy Is concerned, Is CAR
poLIN. an arilr prepared from reiroleu.h and
"hich ELECTS auirlc and ra licai rure In ease
OF badness, a. rrr the iiair, lnr az
the scalp ha- Income tlih and tends Ia r,ll ont.
y Il also aesis +. 'nraily', and, while its use
sfct.s- iuN"r'ent lruWih Of hair. II as., brings
BACK ihr natural color. and gives the mast conn
plei- satlaiaction n the Using. The Calling ont of
the tair, tue denominations of dandruiT, aud The
prea'Fturc change In color, are nil evidences of
diseased condition Of the scalp and the glands
whith tonlIsh the hair. To arrest these causes
Vac ari. 'i2 uaol mast possess medical as well ~
chei!c.' '-''s aitl the chanc must he in nsse-
the scalp I" 1" of .r'. ID tnd lasting benefit
sucn az article Is ,,i..a,.INK, and like many
other wonderful discoveries II "a found 10 cprs'<
OF elements almost ia their natural s.le. Petr,-
lenA OIL Is the article which l. made to We < -,
extraordinary results; hut Il IL af.cr il has been
chemically treated anl completed, deo Inri lcd that
II IN proper condition ior the toilet. u was In
hr-o re tia shat iae cl,ol OF petroleum, rpon The
hair wis lr-t observed. Goycrnnc'l, oilcrr hav-
iiis noticed tha, partially bAid-hca.!,i ser, ant
o! his. when trimming ;hc la.irs. hii a hahli Of
wiping hi' oil-hosmearcl hands IL hi. scamiy
locks aud the result was tn ii rrr r,ouiA, r,uch
finer hend Of black. go g! ha,' .ial !.e ,,er had
hcioro. The oil rus tried ou lpr rs al ,iii. hat
ma loii t'"ir hair 30 the cattle plague. ant The
result Yrro as rii 80 the! were marvellous. The
names ash cvra the iai, ni hag gs ~ hirl had fal-
len oai. were CO np'c,gi, stored IN a cav weeks.
These experiments were hcTaliel n ihr w,rli,
but The Lro~'clg' was practically usrirss To- The
ytcma.urcly hali and gray. ns 10 ono In CIVILIZED
society could tolerate The of refined ic,ro.rum
a. dressing for "a. hal. Rut the SKIN Of one Of
our oSn chemists has overcome the,iiiruliy. and
by prgecss known naly g. hinsciE he has after
very elaborate ard costly experiments, succeeded
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-09-12

Many friends Of temperance forget
inc welfare of the nation by giving
ipeir undivided attention to the saving
OF individuals. They pay aud preach
and sing songs about The one, try 10
save him by moral suasion, and send
their prayers upward on the heaven
side and their votes downward on the
he'll side ofthc question.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-09-12

a liguor-scllcr sold a pint of RIM
according TO law and made few cents
profit. Tho drinker, while under lis
Influence, shot his son-in- law and bis
arrest, Imprisonment, trial and cxecu-
iion cost the country more than 81 900.
and yet people say, "What shall we do
without the rcyenue?"
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Marks Of Good Farming.

Partially TO lose single clover seed
ing Is serious matter. In the wheat
stubbles wherever have been, various
vile weeds make the surface green, but
are only so much worse than nothing
Even II the stubble is to be Immediate
ly replowed, | had rather not have the
weeds. Rag weed and pigeon grass are
not worth much even as manure, and
they injure the mechanical texture of
the soil for wheat, preventing it from
becoming compact and firm, as the
wheat plantnceds for a seed bed. Aside
from this, the presence of these weeds
shows previous poor culture, maybe
recently, but quite as probably Years
ago. Weed seeds remain in the soil
and germinate as repeated blowing
bring up a fresh lot to the surface.
Thus weedy stubblc is not always a
sign that the owner is negligent, unless
he has been in possession of the place q
number of years. Indeed, / have
known some places which, after falling
into the hands of good farmer, would
be marked by the abundance and luxu-
riauce of their weeds. The owner had
enriched the soil, and it made the tares
grow as well as the grain. But after
the rotation had brought around one or
two hoed crops, the effects of good
farming would be more manifest.
Keeping the soil clean from weeds is
to be more and more the test OF tho
rough farming ALI farmers believe
more or less in manurcs, in undcrdrain-
ing, and improved stock and machinery.
Money will secure all these. But TO
clear foul land requires something less
easy to get and less common than mon
ey. IL requires vigilant care, sueH as
amateur farmers will not long continue
TO give. II the amateur farmer relies
mainly upon money TO run his farm, he
will find thar nothing win cost so much
AZ the assidnous care needed TO keep
the farm clean. When this is paid Tor
in proportion TO its rarity, as il mHst,
the amateur farmer is quite apt TO con.
clude that farming docs not pay, as in
deed II will not except as men give II
their thorough personal supervision. y
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-09-12

The uniform worn by the late Prince
Imperial at Saarbruck during his "bap-
tism OF tiro,' has been added TO the
treasures of the late lamented Madam
Tussaud's collection In London.
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Be thysclf blameless of what thou re-
bukest. He tina. clcanses a blot with
Laalcd fingers makes greater blot. Ii
The blind lead the blind They shall both
fall into the ditch,
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About two millisns ofgoats are kept
In Franou for cheese making Tho com
position of their milk is very similar TO
that OF the sheep.
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Tho article Is telling lis own story IN the hands
OF thousands who are using IL with most gratIv-
ing and encouraging results:
Mn. GrsrAVus y. HALL. sf The Oatas Onera
Troupe writes; "Afier six vrrks' use ann com
WINGED, q are also M, comrades. that lour Cant
OF hair where had none Tor years
Y. McCLARRAN. sixth Avenue Pharmacy,
Pittshurg. Pa. SAYS; THE good elects from tile
use OF tNnnOLtNE are brought 10 my notice every
day 10 such an cNtcut a. TO justify me- ia recoin-
nenilng II TO my most intimate friends"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-09-12

A WoNDERNUL MILK RECORD. Our
London namesakc gives the following
milk record ofLuna, a Jersey COW, the
property of Geo. simpson, Esq, aud
asks If any of our American Jerseys can
surpass it. sin 1876, $685. pounds; in
1877, 1902 pounds; in 1873, s,3Gs
pounds. This will be, each year, an
average offs, 1862 pounds, probably macl,
more than twelve times the weight Of
the cow Or, in other words, she gave.
in Do months, an average OF more tha,i-
hsr own weight'per month iaDndlks ait
is,nore than doubtful ifpaDy COW sof
the larger breeds will equal this, Willie
the great bssik OF them will, irrespclt-
i've of weight, give little moro thnn one,
halt or two-thirds Of the total"