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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-05-07
Barter for Tinware.

IN exchange for goods I buy upwards Of kinds
OF barter. Among the most cpmmon articles are
&c: mo rag carpets" paper N all kinds except
straw, metals as copper, brass, lead, pewter, zinc
IRON, &c, hen and geese feathers, eggs, bceswaN,
horse and cattle tails, horns, skunk, musk rat and
MINK skins, sheep pelts, grain and old rubbcrs.
cd, and it pays as well TO save them now as be.
tore the war, as the printed papers, wooden r ags
anu old rubbcrs were worthless, while now they
this winter, and carry q good assortment of Tin
ware, brooms and notions. Many kinds of barter
are wasted or thrown away because people Ito
not know me value OF them. Except in large
quantities most OF them cannot be sold for cash.
save these articles and l will give you an eN.
change for them that will be for your benefit rs
well as mine.
CHAPMAN q. SMITH.
Middlebury. VT, Nov. 81, 1870.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-05-07

81 do lovo a foell" said Ophicieide
with a scornful glance at his neiebbor
You conceited egotist," replied Fog.
horn, with scathing calmness, and ~
fight was over before the police conlS
get there Huntington Hawkeye.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-05-07

II is queer how folks dream. Tho
other night a mar dreamed he stood m
no. gate of heaven and asked st. Pete,
II the sonls Of the rich we gotin thore
Yes" was tho reply, ait Is supposed
mat the souls Of a great many rich peo-
pie have got in here. Many of them
are so small we have not been able tr
invent any way of keeping them out
-lStillwater Lumberman.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-05-07

A boy ten years Of age who has M
eager love Of music was permitted ~
attend the Grand Opera not long ago
mhen MS mother asked him what ht
thought OF the performance, he said
IT was the foolishest thing | ever saw
put It was about the best music | eve,
heard" Thus spoke an honest critic
and not a bad one.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-05-07
RUPTURE fCURED.


russes nct or indcnme hom labor Book with nkeneseso Of bad cacs tcnGca md ar
cures thcc. occ @ Broadway, New York., and No. B Mir st, Boston, Mass Patients
treatments and leave for home hes m day.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-05-07

is, we all wantit. They suit all sizes, from the two
year,old baby to the champion member of the Fa,
Mems Club"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-05-07

A little boy, scoing an actress on the
stage with her hair all banged and
frizzed, said, "Ma, see how her hair
sneezes."
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-05-07

Tho Philadelphia News thinks IL
strange that the nan who first invented
sleep did not extend the invention TO
babies.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-09-25

The twain were COnEcycu Dtoh W oe'
Charles without further trouble.
Monroe Bulletin! We have noticed
with pleasure that some of the most in
tcresting illustrations in the New Orleans
Democrat of late were the work Of the
skil|fnl hand of our former townsman,
Mr.. S. w. Bennett. They add much to
the reputation he has acquired OF being
one of the best sketchers, designers and
engravcrs in the country.
Donaldsonville Chief: We were mis-
informed as to the name Of the cOlored
man shot and killed on Gamers planta-
ton. in the parish of Assumption, on
Thursday of last week. 1t was not
Louis Thompson but Stephen Randolph
who was killed. and Moses Graham is
the man under arrest charged with the
murder. 1t appears there was no eye
witness to the crime, but there is
strong case of circumstantial evidence
AGAINST Graham, who endcavored to DIS
arm suspicion by going himself to sum
mon the Coroner to hold an inquest or
Raudolph's body
The Donaldsonville Cannoneers, VINO
wont 10 New Orleans to participate IN
the l4th September anniversary, were
highly pleased with their entertainment
nv the Crescent City boys.
Alexandria Democrat: Nj. lss''s
sackman, who advertised his stolen
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-09-25
THE AEN LOUISIANA REMEDY

rs the most remarkable cough sirup the world
/ has ever seen. Product Of our swamps,
Thouaanda have tested it. LIFE TONIC for the
blood, debility etc. never fails to cure chill LIS
and FEVER. Sold by drusgists and country
merchants.
depot oo Camp st., New Orleans.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-09-25
Good Reasons for the Doctors Faith.

MONROE, GA, March g, 1850.
We have for twelve months been prescribing
s. S. S. r"Switt's Syphilitic Speciac'D, in the
treatment of Syphilis and many other diseases
for which it is recommended, and ore frank to
say that tue results have been most satisfactory
not having been disappointed in o single in.
stance. We think for all diseases for which 1t
is recommended it stands without peer, and that
the medical profession will, sooner or later, be
forced to acknowledge it in the treatment Of
Syphilis, in oil stages as sina gus non.
N. L. GALLOWAY, NJ. D.
]. 7. ROBINSON, N. d.
ATLANTA, Ga, May q. 1880.
One of our workmen had . had case Of Syphilis
Of five years standing. and was cured entirely
with "Swift's Syphi!itic specific" He is now,
TO al Appearance and in his own belief sound
and well VIM. r. L. 7. W. HOOPER.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY, Propri-
etors, Atlanta, Ga.
Sold by W.T.. CLUVERlUS.
Call for copy Of Young Mems Friend"
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-09-25

Corn & Tomatoes e cs1asa a ssSSs s Il
sou;1v grocery of JOSHUA BEAL.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-09-25
R0bt. F. Hereford, NJ. d.

OFFERS his professional services to the citi.
~ zens OF Baton Rouge and vicinity.
Oficc-Corner Lafayette and Florida streets
Eon-caze Building INSTRUMENTATION street,
between st. Ferdinand and St. Louis streets.
Refers by permission to DR.. 7. j. Burlington
Hon. A. Heron, Andrew jackson, WIN. GaIig
Rev. Dr. Goodrich, Major w. T. Cluverius and
Messrs. Courier L. McNair.
Baton Rouge, January 10th, 1880
Having known DIR. HEREFORD for many
years it affords me pleasure to recommend him
to the citizens Of Baton Rouge, as 4 gentleman
and physician. entirely worthy Of their conf
dence. Ganl7.ly) THOS. j. BURLINGTON.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-31
Do Trees Fall Before a Storm?

It is matter of common observance
that trees and their branches tall during
the prevalence of storms and from per-
fectly obvious causes. But close observ-
ers among those familiar with the woods,
will tell you that these things occur just
before severe storm, and are the sign or
forerunner Of It's approach. This phe
nomenon was witnessed by a farmer of
Oswego town while on his way last Sun
day to attend divine service at the Thomp-
son schoolhOuse, who observed a large
limb break and fall off from tree by the
roadside. There was no wind stirring at
the time, and no apparent cause for the
phenomenon. He says that he then made
up his mind that severe storm was
close at hand. He recalled the c1rcum-
stance that at Hannibal, year ago, dur
Ing the camp-meetlng service, a large
beech tree fell upon the camp-meeting
tent, at a time when, happily, the con-
gregation was outside, and only small
child was In the tent asleep. The child
was not only not injured, but not even
awakened. There was nc wind at the
time; in fact, the atmosphere was unus-
ually still. There was no apparent cause
for the fall of the tree; out heavy
storm followed shortly after, as Mondays
storm succeeded the intense heat and
quiet of the day before. The falling of
the tree and the apparently almost mir
aculous escape of the congregation were
the occasion of much speculation, and
the incident was quickly seized and fore
IDLY used by the exhorter to illustrate
the protecting care of Heaven.
The farmer of whom we speak also
says that he has observed, for many
years, similar incidents of falling limbs
and trees In the stiffness which so gener-
ally precedes great storms of rain or
wind. The relater is more than ordi-
narily close observer of things.-Osaofgo
Times.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-31
A PIG IN the Bed.

Pig, in old fashioned Scotch, was a
term always used for coarse earthen-
ware jar or vessel. The story is we'll
known of the good-natured chambermaid
who said to an English lady who had
recently arrived in Scotland, and for the
first time in her life:
"Would you like het crock in your
bed, this cold NIGHT. menu"
GA what?' said the lady.
"a pig, mem. Shall 1 pnt pig in
your bed to keep you warms''
"Leave the room, young woman! Your
mistress shall hear of your insolence."
"Nae offence, hope, mem. It was
my mistress babe me ask, and I'm sure
she meant it in Kindness
The lady looked Grlzzy ia the face,
and saw at glance that no insult was
intended, but she was at loss how to
account tor the proposal. She was aware
that Irish children sleep with pigs on
the earthen floor of their cabins, but this
was something far more astonishing. Her
curiosity was now reused, and she said,
in a milder tone:
"Is it common in this country, my
girl, for ladies to have pigs in their
beds?"
eyes, mem. And gentlemen haze
them, too, mem, when the weather's
cauld.'
"But you surely would not put the pig
between the sheets9"
"lt you please, mem, it Will do most
good there'
Between the sheetsl it would dirty
them, girl. I could never sleep with a
pig between the Sheets
"Never fear, mem! Yell sleep far
mair comfortable. III steek the mouth
OF tightly, and tie it up in poke"
'Do you sleep with pig yourself IN
cold weather2''
mo, mem; pigs are only for gentle
folks that lie on feather beds. / sleep
on cauf (chaff in sacking) with my neigh
Dor LASS
"Calf9 Do you sleep with a calf be-
tween you?" said the Cockney lady.
ono, mem; you're joking now," said
Grizzly; 1--WE lie on the tap o't''
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-31
The Politician of the Period.

A ragged man of leisure who was SUM-
ming himself yesterday, was accosted by
a second, who was little more ragged
if possible, with the inquiry:
''And which party are you hollering
for this fall2''
Neither was the brief reply.
"What, ain you fxed?"
"Not fix. The best offer I have had
is the promise of two dollars for two
months Of hollering."
"Only two dollarsG Why. what sort
of an election is this going to be, and
presidential year, too2 Did you take
it9''
stake itl'' echoed the other, as he pull
ed loose patch over his naked knee. 81
did not. I've been thinking and think
ing this whole week past and do you
know what I've made up my mind to
dos
"No."
"I'm going to let the country go to
her destructionl Yes, sir; Pr going to
see her plunged into the depths of anar-
chy and never raise hand to prevent.
Two dollars to save the countryl They
don't know me, sir they don't begin to
know me-
And then the pair sat down on barrel
and made dinner off of hard apples and
piece of salt Goldfish.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-31

knocked the blue letter "y" off from "Ju-
ly,'' all went to the grape arbor-in the
shade of which thy played till dinner
time. Tom got a great deal of credit for
his work, and was hero all day. He
felt repaid for all his trouble, but when
evening came, there was great treat in
store for them. Uncle John had sent to
the city of Frederick, alter seeing the
flowers in the morning, and had bought
some fire works. The fireworks, crackers,
Roman candles and sky-rockets were
very pretty, and the children shouted I'M
til they were almost hoarse. But Uncle
John kept the best till the last.
"Now, Tom," said he, calling the chill
dren together on the lawn, "You have
spelled Gracie's name in flowers, see
how 1 will spell yonr name in the sky"
Every eye was turned upward. By and
by Uncle John touched the thing in red
paper, and the word Tom appeared in
letters of fire away up towards the stars.
Golden Dams,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-31
Facts For the Curious,

The greyhound runs by eyeslght only,
and this We observe as a fact. The car
rier- pigeon flies his two hundred and ff-
ty miles homeward by eyesight-namely,
from point to point of objects he has
marked; but this is only our conjecture.
The fierce dragon fly, with twelve thous-
and lenses in his eye, darts from angle to
angle with the rapidlty of flashing
sword, and as rapidly darts back, not
turning in the air, but with clash re-
verslng the action of his four wings, and
instantaneously calculating the distance
eff the objects, or he would dash himself
TO pieces. But in what confirmation of
the eye does this consist? No one can
answer.
A cloud OF ten thousand knats dance
up and down in the sun. the minutest in
terval between them, yet no one knocks
another headlong upon the grass, or
breaks leg Or wing, long and delicate
as these are. Suddenly amidst your adj
miration of this dance, peculiar, high
shoulderad, vicious gnat, with long, pen
dent nose, darts out of the rising and fall
ing cloud, and settling on your cheek,
inserts poisonous sting. What possessed
the little wretch TO do this2
Did he smell blood in the May dance2
No one knows.
A carriage comes suddenly upon a
flock OF geese on narrow country road,
and drives straight through the middle
of them. A goose was never fairly run
over nor duck. They are under the
very wheels and boots, and yet somehow
they contrive TO flap and waddle off.
Habitually stupid, indoient and heavy
they are nevertheless equal to any emer-
gency.
Why does the lonely woodpec ker.
when he descends his tree and goes to
drink, stop several times before he takes
his draught? No one knows.
How is 1t that the species of ant, which
is taken in battle by other ants to be
made slaves, should be the black or ne
gro ant? No one knows.
The power ofjudging OF actual danger,
and the free and easy boldness which re-
suits from it, are by no means uncom-
mon. Many birds seem to have a most
correct notion Of guns range, and
while scrupulously careful to keep be.
You'd 1t. contine their care TO this caution.
The most obvious resource would be to
fly right away out of sight and
hearing, which they do not choose
to do. And they sometimes appear
to make even an ostentatious use of their
power, fairly putting their wit and clever
ness In antagonism to that of man, for
the benefit of their fellows.
We lately read an account, by natur-
alist in Brazil, of an expedition be made
to one of the islands of the Amazon TO
shoot spoon bills, ibises, and other Of
the magnificent grallatorial birds which
were most abundant there. His design
was completely bafied, however, by
a wretched little sandpiper that pre-
coded him, continually uttering his tell
tale cry, which at once aroused all the
birds within hearing.
All the day this individual bird cen
tlnued his self imposed duty of sentinel
to others, efectuslly preventing the ap-
proach of the fowler 10 the game, and
yet managing to keep out of the range
of his gun.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-31
A Lost Note.

In 1740, director of the Bank of
England lost a ESQ, 900 bank note, which
he was persuaded had fallen from the
chimney piece of his room into the fire.
The bank directors gave the loser
second bill, upon his agreement to re-
store the first bill should it ever be
found, or pay the money if presented by
any stranger. "About thirty years af-
terward, says Mr.. Francis, "the director
having been long dead, and his heirs in
possession of his fortune, an unknown
person presented the lost bill at the
bank and demanded payment. It was
in vain that they mentioned to this per-
son the transaction by which that bill
was annulled; he would not listen to it.
He maintained that it had come to him
from abroad, and insisted upon imme-
date payment. The note was payable
to bearer, and the 100000 were paid
him. The heirs of the director would
not listen to any demands Of restitution,
and the bank was obliged to sustain the
loss. It was discovered afterward that
an architect, having purchased the d.
rector's house, had taken it down in
order to build another upon the same
spot, had found the note in the crevice
of the chimney, and made his discovery
an engine for robbing the bank"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-31
Growth of Trees.

AS the results of observations and
from the testimony Of reliable men, the
following is about the average growth
in twelve years of the leading desirable
varieties when planted In belts or groves
AM cultivated: White maple, one foot
in diameter and thirty feet high; ash,
leaf maple or box-el5er, one foot in
diameter and twenty feet high white
willow, one and a half feet in diameter
and forty feet high /; yellow willow, one
and a half feet in diameter and thirty
five feet high; Lombardy poplar, ten
inches in diameter and forty feet high !;
blue and white ash, ten inches in diam
eter and twenty-five feet high; black
walnut and butternut, ten inches in
diameter and twenty feet nigh.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-31
In Memory Ofthe Unknown.
[ By Stanley II. Parker.1


The quartermaster general of tie Uni
ted States war department has issued
twenty-eight pamphlets, containing six
thousand pages of closely printed matter
enough for ten bulky volumes ofsix hun
dred pages each. These six thousand
pages are a catalogue of the names of
men who lost their lives between April
Is, 1861, and April Is, 1865, the day OF
the death of Lincoln. These twenty.
eight volumes contain three hundred
thousand names. What an appalling
list! Yet the roll is not finished. Other
volumes are to swell the record of those
four years alone, to say nothing of the
awful sum total, loyal and dlsloyal, of
our civil war; this record, of course, will
bear the names of Union soldiers only.
The title pages of these pamphlets thrill
one. They have such inscriptions as
this: ''Roil Of Honor; names OF soldiers
who died in defense of the American
Union" The title of volume three is,
"The Martyrs, who, for our Country, gave
up their lives in the Prison Pens of An
Jacksonville, Ga" 1t has twelve tbous-
and names, four hundred and hfty-one of
which arc marked unknown" Volume
sixteen contains twenty thousand four
hundred and forty names in closely
packed columns. Volume twenty-five is
the record of Union soldiers inferred in
the national cemeteries at Fredericks-
burg. Hampton; Mobile, Barrancas, AL
exaudrla, La.), and Fort Gibson. TWEEN
ty-fve thousand seven hundred and six
ty-siX In this volume the word Gun
known represents dead man sixteen
thousand five hundred and ninety three
times. These lines are therefore in
scribed:
Unnoticed on the field they fell,
No loved heart near their death 10 tell;
Unknown the place that gave them birth,
Unknown the name they bore on earth;
But,marshaled round about Gods throne,
1t cannot I've they are unknown"
Our God who notes the sparrow'6 fall,
Kept record of these patriots ALL
Upon the broad leaves Of the skYl
Written the names OF all men lie;-
Uprose each soul TO claim its own,
And thus they are not there unknown"
Unknown to Us their battles won,
The many duties bravely done,
And yet this multitude OF slain,
Oled hOl lAeIr uedtN unknown IN VAIN;
The martyred hero's royal crown
Adorrs the lives which they laid down.
Though over all one word be thrown,
What further of them need be known?
These placed their lives with loyal hand,
Upon the altar of their land.
And, though their names are never seen,
This deed shall keep their memory green.
The universal aeart that grieves,
Shall bring this day the laurel leaves,
And lay on every grave wreatb,
That has soldiers form beneath;
And on this day Il shall De shown
These men who died are not "unknown."
-SuinQfeld Republican
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-31
Words of Wisdom.

Charms strike the sight, but merit
wins the soul.
No man ever looked on the dark side
of life without finding it.
One should seek for others the happi-
ness one desires for ones self.
Truth Is the foundation of all knowl-
edge. and the cement Of all societies.
They that laugh at everything, and
they that fret at everything, are alike
fools.
No manner of speaking is 80 offensive
as giving praise and closing it with an
exception.
AS the FREELY only shines when on the
wing, so with the human mind-when
at rest it darkens.
How many are there like Atlanta in the
fable, who lost the race by stopping to
pick up the golden apple.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-31
JUST ONE LITTLE SONG. LOVE.

Come, sing that song l loved, love,
When all life seemed one song;
For l am stricken now, love,
My strong arm is not strong.
Then sing the song loved, love
You know that one sweet song.
Aye, sing that one sweet song, love,
Love, that one sweet song;
For life is none too long, love
Oh, love is none too long.
Then just one little song, love.
Love. just one little song.
know you love the world, love;
Nor would deem you wrong.
But when above my grave, love,
Next year the grass grows strong,
Then sing that song loved, love;
Love, just one little song.
No tears or sable garb, love;
No signs to break your song,
But when they bid you sing, love,
And thrill the joyous throng,
Then sing the song loved, love;
Love, just one little song.
joaquin Miller in the Parisian.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-31
[Writtaa fer The Chicago Ledger.]
'gK1E SOUTH 30 THE NORTH.

IA ffeteTnGl SGlutation Inspired By the yelotc5ere
risitationl
/.
Twas after glorious battle
In the swamps of the Rapidan,
lay On my back at midnight,
A wounded and helpless man;
but could Wei bear my torture,
Gaping gasnes and broken bones,
heard such delightful music
From Yanks with their means and groans.
hated the Ianks like " cold piZon,"
They shct my father and son;
SO always 1 aimed fer killing,
And Carried loaded gun.
The firing and crashing of battle,
The hot charge and the warriors cry,
Left, high-he2ped, drenched earth with victims,
And TIE wounded who begged to die.
fac of We could hear the roaring
Tell Of the raging of murderous men;
We could only have fearing or hoping
That our side might the victory win.
We had marched 10 the fight in the morning;
fought until forced to stop;
Now, was hungry and thirsty,
With never Z bite or a drop
l thought Of the old-time dinners,
With many Christmas feast;
Now, Of the wasted fragments
Idhave snatchcd for the very least.
l thought Of the sprayful fountain
That played 10y my fathers door;
thought Of the wild-rce bayou
That CIT my canoe gided DER;
thought of the mighty river,
The plantations flowing through;
thought Of the distant heaven
That sendeth the rain and dew
But these were Ill empty fancies,
Which even increased my thirst,
Until in poWerless longing
was like TausaUs cursed.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-31

Texas, which commenced raising wool
in 1845, has now 4, O00, 900 sheep, and il
is estimated that Montana will produce
30, 600, 600 pounds OF wool in 1880.