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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-12-24
Lost the Combination.

"You can talk about your wrestling,
gentlemen" said q man on mackerel
barrel. "but unless you know my
famous lockcatch you've no business in
the ring" "What do you call your
lockketch p asked man who was cut
ting his name in the cracker-box. ~
don't believe / can explain il, but there
don't any one want to tackle it. It's
sure throw every flip, and no man can
meet it," "Wot does it cost to learn ?"
asked man, looking up from game OF
solitaire. "If man is wrestling with
me he's liable to get it," returned the
man on the mackerel barrel; sand if he
can remember it, he's so much ahead"
"What'l you rastle for?" inquired the
man who was carving his name1 as he
shut up his knife. sis one round O
comfort for the crowd any temptation to
yerY "Tll go one for the gang" re-
Joined the wrestler. "Collar and elbow
grip. Catch hold. Ready?" Then his
antagonist raised him and dropped him
and wiped up the floor and knocked
over the stove and broke the furniture
with him. Lockketch didn't seem to
work, did itT dryly asked the man with
the cards. Leastwise l didn't notice
it when you put it on" "S'sll right.
gentlemen" painted the wrestler. 81
make no complaints. It's the best
catch in the business, that lockcatch,
only 1 reckon I've temporarily lost the
combination. ".-=Brookiya Eagle.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-12-24

Men get out of order by excessive in
dustry, from steady watch, from care,
and so render morbid the whole nervous
system and for the time being will
draw fear from the future. Too much
is too much of anything. Some men
are born hopeful T; they go upon life ex-
actly as buoyant boat floats upon the
waves. 1t goes up when they go up, it
falls when they fall, but it is evermore
on the surface. have known men
bankrupted and they came up next morn
ing smiling. Then there are other men
whose hope is at minimum. The future
is never radiant to them. One great
fault is throwing into the future in
famed desires. 1t is not wrong for men
to desire riches. Certainly it is not
wrong to desire that which is the prin-
cipa1 motive to industry. But if this is
carried to an excess men become mean,
detestable. There are multitudes OF
men that never think of enjoying them
selves while they are acquiring riches.
They put it off to the future and they
live in perpetual anxiety and fret over
the acquisition OF property. Property
is very good thing, but it never had
value that justified man in sacrificing
his happines or his soul for it. How
many men there are suffering care as to
how their children should stand in life,
how their family should stand, and if
next year they shall be as prosperous as
they are now? How many persons there
are that brood and brood unnecessarily
as to the future of their children, fearing
that they may not turn out well. "He
has told lie; he is on the road to the
devil" Well, don't believe there ever
was child that did not lie. 1t is part
Of their inherited nature, and it is an
evil, and q great evil, and is to be
plucked up by the roots. l, when go
into my garden, never cry and say:
"There are so many weeds 1 am never
going to have a garden, never, never,
neyerl" l dig up the weeds and say:
civil have q garden" And SO parents
fearful of their children may take cour-
age. Now as to the remedy for the evils
that grow out of this care for the future
and first we must put the direct re-
sistance of the will. 1t makes o great
difference whether n man takes poker
by the bot end or the cold end. There
must be q vigorous determination that
you are not called to JOY; that all the
universe is made for you, and that you
will not submit yourself to the degrada-
ton and bondage of perpetual intrusive
fear that you will say: "I will not per-
nit myself to suffer" The best way of
escaping all these carping cares is to
trust in the Lord. All things are for
you.-I Henry Ward Beecher.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-12-24
FOR THE FAIR SEX.
Fashion Notes.
sll cuffs are narrow.


Trains are greatly shortened.
Dresses are not short to exaggoration
able. ~ -
Gloves for full dress are as long as
ever.
Satin de Lyons takes the place Of
faille. -
Stripes are very fashionable for child
rem. - f44
Sarah Bernhardt's fancies are all the
fashion.
Gros grain silk and faille have gone
out of date.
Driving cloaks ere long, loose ulsters
Of cheviot. a
The driving cloak is to take the place
Of the ulster
Large sleeves, or elbow sleeves, are
worn in cloaks.
Satin bonnets are ornamented to ex-
cess with beads.
Little people arc again dressed in
bright, gay colors.
The "Pilgrim" is the form of the
polonaise in Paris.
Green and brown are favorite combi-
nations of color. 454aTl
Plush is the favorite trimming for
jackets and cloaks. .ftr,
High ruffs of lace, both black and
white, will be worn.
Woven feather bands will be used for
trimming dressy wraps.
Fichus of white net will take the
place OF those of null and lace.
Figured and rough-surfaced cloths are
preferred for winter cloaks.
Silver and gold woven and spanpled
tull will be worn for ball dresses.
Even the plainest wool dresses arc
trimmed with cisele or brocaded velvet.
Bengaline is the name of. new silk
fabric which closely resembles
6icilienne. 80 7
Very dark bottle green will take the
place OF navy blue in popular favor.
The garments called polonaises are
not much like those worn several wears
ago.
The most fashionable bonnets ore
either OF plush or heavily trimmed with
plush. ~
Heavily embroidered and let beaded
wraps will be worn in the mildest win
ter weather.
All sorts of designs, including little
pigs, big boars, dogs, cats and Gle
phants are seen on buttons. ftsi.
The full, plain skirt grows in popu-
larity in New York, but it is not seen
among French importations.
Chenille, mother of pearl, and SPAN
giles are used for embroidering tho hand
soonest tulle and ball dresses. is'l-
Scotch plaids of the darker tints of
blue and green and black are much in
demand for waterproofs and travelling
wraps.
Black, white and colored tulle bah
dresses are embroidered with tinsel and
with woven-in threads of
gold and silver.
While plush and furry beaver hats
and bonnets are the most in doinand,
there are also immense numbers of
satin, silk, and plain felt bonnets.
The "Pilgrim" polonaise is long,
loose garment with deep cape and
hood, deep cuffs, and a cord and tassel,
Or wide belt hoLing in its fullness at the
waist.
The difference between cisele velye
and velvet brocade consists in the frs
having satin ground upon which the
Telvet pile forms the figures, while in
'he brocade the reverse is the case.
Exquisite, light, all-wool fabrics, in
evening colors, are brought out for
1resses for young girls, the skirts being
II these materials and the corsages of
or mall-fgured brocadei
1elvet or satin, matching the color of the
'kirts. The laces worn with such toilets
ire either Breton or Valenciennes, or
italian imitation.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-12-24
The Science Of COOkery.

Ruskin thus discourses on cookery;
What does cookery" mean? Itmeans
the knowledge of Media, and of Circe,
and OF Calypso, aud OF Helen, and Of
Rebekah, and of the queen of Sheba.
1t means knowledge of all herbs and
fruits, and balms and spices; and OF
all that is healing and sweet in fields
and groves, and savory in meal it
means carefulness and inyentiyeness,
watchfulness, willingness and readiness
of appliances it means the economy Of
your great -grandmothers, and the
science Of modern chemisty; it means
much tasting and no wasting it means
English thoroughness, and French art
and Arabian hospitality; it means, il.
fine, that you are to be perfectly and
always "ladies," oaf-givers;" and, as
you are to see, impeatively, that every
body has something pretty to put on
SO that you are to see, yet more inn
peatively, that everybody has something
aice 10 eat. -.N.l
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-12-24
Make Friends.

Life is very critical. Any word may
be our last. ANY farewell, even amid
glee and merriment, may be forever. If
this truth were but burnt into orr con-
sciousness, and if ruled as a deep con-
viction and real power in our lives,
would it not give new meaning to our
human relationships Would it not
make us far more tender than we some
times are? Would it not oftentimes put
q rein upon our rash and impetuous
speech? Would We carry in our hearts
the miserable suspicious and jealousies
that now so often embitter the fountains
of our lives? Would we be SO impatient
of the faults of others? Would we al
low trivial misunderstanding to build
up wall between us and those who
ought to stand very close to Us Would
We keep alive petty quaircls year after
year, which IA manly word any day would
compose? Would We pass old friends
or neighbors on the street without re-
cognition, because of some real or fam
cied slight, some wounding of pride, or
some ancient grudge? Or would we be
so chary of the kind words, our COM
mendations, our sympathy, our comfort,
when weary hearts all about us are
breaking for just such expressions of
interest OF appreciation as We have in
our power to give p Christian at Work.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-12-24
The MnsIr OF Leaves.

The chcstnuts droop low by the river,
And shady are Ankcrwy cke trees;
The dragon fies n sh and they culver
To somnoen humming OF beesl
Bu. here Is spot Of the past time
I'm many mile from the Weir
Ill rest and think over the last time
ventured 10 mediate here.
Oh, chestnuts aie shady, and golden are
shcaves,
And sweet is the exquisite music OF loavos.
pause in this quaint little harbor,
Quite out Of the swirl OF the stream;
With leaves overhead like an arbor,
smoke, and ponder, and dream.
The bank, with its rough broken edges,
Exists as in days now remote;
There's stiIl the faint SAVIOR of se'lges
And lilies fresh crushed by tho boat.
Oh, breczes nro soft, and the dreamer receives
The rarest refrain IRON the music OF leavesi
A brown-eyed and trustiul young maiden
Then steered this identical skiff,
Her lap with forget-me-nots laden,
now am forgoiten but II
NO matter! see the sweet glory
OF love in Ihoso iathomless eyes;
tell hor an oitcntold story
They sparkle with light and surrrisei
Oh, rivers are rapid, and syrens were thieves,
Their music was naught to tho music Of
leavesl
Ah, sweet, do you ever remember
The stream and ito rnnsical fow9
The story l told in September,
Tho song OF the leaves long agoi
Our love was a beautiful bret song,
As sweet as your voice and your eyes,
But ii,iil as a lyrical leaf song,
Inspired by the short summer sghs!
Oh, summer is short, and tho tcullcr still
gtievcs,
His sorrow is echoed in music OF leaves
London World.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-12-24
The Women of Montenegro.

A correspondent of the "Londor
Standard" says: The Montenegrin
woman takes an equal share of labor
with the man at field work, and she does
all the carrying. In travel here one en-
cages horse to ride and a woman for
the baggage. Only those who have
neither wife, mother, daughter, nor de-
pendent female relation shoulder bur-
dens as a common thing. Transport by
animals also is department of female
occupation. Coming from Cettinie here,
one meets pack-horses, mules, donkeys,
going up in droves, with gang of
women following. Tremendous weights
they carry, slung by straps that cross the
upper chest, and as they gothey knit or
spin. These dwellers by the frontier
are much better looking than the un-
mixed race of the interior, but not less
hardy, strong and independent. They
have no shame or hesitation in begging,
and universal mendicancy on the part of
women and girls must, l imagine, have
its influence on monlity. Ia leaving
Montenegro, the traveller carries with
him deep regard and admiration for
the gallantry, the manliness and the
shrewd intelligence of this strange peo-
pie. He is constrained to wish them
well and to hope that they viii acquire
means to live at peace hereafter. .t
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-12-24

The English physicians are amusing
themselves over the cerebro-spinal in
vestigations and conclusions of one of
their number, DIR. Shorthouse, who
ays that if a man gets beside himself
with wine or beer, he falls ON his side !;
II with whisky, ON his face; If with
elder or perry, ON his back.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-12-24
RAILROAD TIMETABLE.

TRAINS LEAVE MIDDLEBuRr.
oo;no soufh. Going North.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-12-24

Electricity is now used to Light the
Mount Vesuvius hallway, some OF the
lamps being so arranged as to illuminate
the sides and crater of the volcano. The
effect is said TO be magnificent.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-12-24

The habit of being always employed is
great safeguard through life, as well as
essential to the culture of every virtue.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-12-24

The worst education that teaches self
denial is better than the best that
teaches everything else and not that.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1880-02-20
FOrty.Sfxth Congress.

6ENATE.
Mr.. Groome presented resolutions of
the Baltimore Board of Trade favorine
withdrawal of legal-tender power Of
United States notes.
Mr.. Thurman, from the committee on
the Judiciary, reported adversely on the
Joint resolution authorizing the Presi.
dent to veto parts Of the appropriation
bills.
Mr.. Logan, from the committee on
military affairs, presented a minority
report on the bill for the relief of Fitz.
John Porter.
Mr.. Mcdonald introduced substi.
tute for the bill to revive and continue
the court Of commissioners of Alabama
claims.
The bill to revive and continue the
court of commissioners Of Alabama
claims was taken up, and Mr.. Davis
(Ills.) proceeded TO speak upon it. He
said that 50, 55S, 800 Of the SIS, 500, 900
awarded by the Geneva tribunal remains
in the United States treasury.
Mr.. Eaton, from the committee on
foreign relations, reported fayorably on
House joint resolutions appropriating
$40 900 to enable the United States to
be represented at the international fish,
cry exhibition at Berlin. A bill passed
appropriatipg 81 900, for the transpor.
taiion OF the body OF Gen. Sykes, from
Texas. where he died, to West Point.
Mr.. Groome introduced bill TO pro-
vide for the erection Of monument to
the memory Of Maj. Gen. the Baron de
Kalb.
The bill authorizing the secretary OF
the Interior to deposit Indian trust funds
in the treasury, to draw the interest
stipulated by treaty or prescribed by
law, in lieu Of investments, were taken
up and passed.
Mr.. Hoar presented resolutions OF the
Massachusetts legislature requesting
legislation fer the txtirpation Of pleuro-
pneumonia.
Mr.. Oockrell, from the Committee on
Claims, reported adverselyson the bill
granting pension to Mrs. Elizabeth
Custer, widow Of the late General Gus
ter.
On motion Of Mr.. White. the Senate
took up and passed the House resoiu-
ton for the publication of extra copies
OF thc Beoio8lc1l anu geographical sur
vey reports.
The bill authorizing and directing the
Postmaster General to readi1et the sal.
sries OF certain postn,assers. in aecor-
dance With ths provisions OF section 8
OF the act OF June -. 1865, wss Passed.
Mr.. Garland introduced bill extend
ing to ten years the time for tho COM
pleiion OF the Texas and Pacific railway.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Blaine,
was adopted, calling on the President
f9r any information in possession Of the
touching tho alleged false
statistics amt fabricated testimony ila-
posed npon the Halifax Commissioner
aud used as The basle Of the awarl 10 the
matter Of the fisheries
The subcommittee Of the Senate c3ni-
miitee on Territories has reported in
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words Of wisdom.

To change and be better are two DIFF
ferent things.
Charity gives itselfrich, but coyetous-
ness boards itself poor.
IF man has nothing to do you may be
pretty sure that Satan is looking out Tor
an employee and will soon find one.
1t is not necessary to threaten bad
man, for his own deeds threaten him
with a worse punishment than you can
innict.
Don't be suspicious Of everybody
The man who is everlastingly looking
for evil can find the greatest quantity Of
it in his own life.
The papers are constantly telling us
how to live on 90 a week. 1t Is un-
doubtedly a very difficult problem, but
by no means the most difficult. The
world would be far wiser and happier Il
some brilliant genius would only tell us
how TO get the 80.
There are a great many people in tht
world who are bound by the close tie
of blood to the man who said that HI
had laid up two shillings, one for him
self and one for the IQfd, but that TIL
one he had intended fdr the Lord hat
been lost in an untortunate speculation
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W.T. AND MlspQM.

BUSINESS troubles. sspssil lly the
lazy.
The sea-sick man finds it bal 4 tohold
his own.
THE somnambulist who slsit is an at
titude is trance-posed.
A ToRcHMeHr procesdoa always
hangs fre-on poles.
DID donkey ever die Of aoit bning q
tie braying ?
aJUMpNo down rope Is VIZ It they
call hanging in Nevada
DoS'T get in debt to shoeai ,ISeF, il
You would call your sole yonE 81 = n
SENATOR WHYrE, OF Maryian y six
feet in height and weighs 10s POI nds.
GUEST" Waiter, bring nae mother
dish of peas and magnifying PISS"
BEES are said to be prsse. live Of
smallpox, being sort Of wary alton.
AND what makes my little : Jimmy
SO cross this morning ?" Il up
s'urly."
A MAN, who still carries in his ody
bullet which entered it az And etans
calls it lead astray.
IT is lucky to pick up a horsesho avn, W.
less, Of course. it happens to be Att -,
TO q mules hind leg.
FARMER JOKES caught rooster lSteal-
ing his corn, wrung his neck, andN nov
claims to have killed cock Robin.
WHEN old Faust signed the cod Eraei
with Mephistopheles in his blood be
wrote in his best vein, 30 to speak
The beauty Of q mans partini his
hair in the middle appears TO be th u il
gives both ears an equal chance 10 Hap
TIE cry of the chiropedist. Il
came, I saw, / corn-cured."
AN Ohio editor has been fined / Ii
for calling man ~scalawag"
A HoRsE-cAR route always ends II ire
they take the horse.car IN.
"BREAKFAsr shirts are ennmef tied
in gentlemen's fashion reports.
THE Catholics far outnumbek Eany
one other denomination in Kansas
An axiom in the philosophy 81 xthe
young lady whose dresses arc tile
too thin; "There's no effect with put
gauze." "a
A HEBREW lady calls her husba ld,
who is in perfect health. Consistent v,
because he is Jew-welI.
TIE man who travels the country iof
pleasure goes to see; and, likewise, d hes
the man who travels the ocean 20 to ea-
TIME is life's tree, from which sod be
gather precious fruit while others ie
down under its shadow and perish wi b
hunger.
WHERE = woman says Mrs. Pm
ington, has been married with
gealing heart, and one TINT q
depending to her own, she viii as
want to enter The maritime state aga
A DAueHTEn Of Mr.. Joseph p. Broy
Of Two Runs, LHmpkin county
sat down on huge 4atilesnake the,
er day. She got up is soon
fonnd il cut, and the snake was
Atlanta Consultation.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1880-02-20

1.-THE credit system sometimes brings
:. rs least anticipated by those who
p it. A Scotch farmer was dunned
wagon-maker of the ambitious
Mage of Drayton, Ontario, to pay for
sehicle purchased from him; to which
THE canny Scot pleaded inability in con-
sequence of the scarcity Of money. Be-
ing pressed for the debt by his creditor,
who said that he had note becoming
due in few days, which the amount of
the farmers debt would enable him to
meet, he was told very naiyely by the
farmer that sooner than see him stuck
he would lend him the amount from a
fund which he had lying by for note
shaving, provided he would get some
substantial neighbors to back his note,
and would only charge him IL per cent.
for il. He no doubt thought it was 9
poor system that could not work both
ways,
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Help TO DO effective should he timely. When
the Kidneys grow inactive a. they are apt &c
do, il is wise to lerd them and the bladder
cary aud judicious medical aid in performing
their very important functions. The requisite
energy il infosed into their operations, with
OFT danger of exciting them, snd with great
benefit to the general health, by using Hostel
ters Stomach Bitters IS dinIetic. Powerfn
gttmulants ars rather calculated to injure than
benefit the kidneys and BLADDER, but this rellA-
be promoter OF energy imparts 10 them the
requisite amount Of impetus and no more, II
should he remembered that kidnsy and bladdei
complaints, in an advanced stage Of develop
ment, very frequently Bafhe medical akill and
prove fatal. 70 guard against disastrous
consequences repel their advance BY thu
means suggested.
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One morning, when spring was IN her teens
morn 70 poets Wishing,
All tinted in delicate pinks and greens
Miss Bessie and went fishing.
IN my rough and easy clothes,
with my face At the sun tan's mercy;
She with her hat tipped down to her nose,
And her nose tpped-vice versa
I with my rod. my reel and my hooks,
And hamper for iunching recosses;
She with the bait OF her comedy looks,
And the seine Of her golden tresses.
So We sat us down on the sunny dixie
Where the white pond lilies teeter,
And went 70 fishing Ike quaint old ne
Andshe ke Simon Peter.
All tho noon lay In the light Of hor eyes,
And drcamtly watched and waited:
But the nsh were cunning. aud would not rise,
And the batter alone was baltcd.
And when the time for departure came,
My BAG hung fat as 4 iioudeS;
But Bessie had neatly hooked her game
A hundred and-nfty FOUNDER.
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BuRKErTsvTLLE, Frederick Co, Nd.
Dear Sir--I have been troubled tor the last
four yesls with constant splitting 81 blood.
] tried many remedies but none give mo any
-iei until tried your Indian Blood syrup,
which has effectnally cured me. | eau 70.
commend it to all suffering humaoily, and al
Ion, myself, would not be without Il.
JOHN =. sIMMs.
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A CLERGYMAN who was recently called
up to hold service in the prison at Sing
Sing preIaced his remarks to the pris-
oners by saying that he was 4glad to
see so large a number present.
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ST. AUGUSTINE, Cecil Co., Nd
Dear Sir-This is to certify that your In.
dian Blood Syrup has efectually relieved me
OF dyspepsia. 1t is safe and reliable nedi.
cine. GEO. MURSER.
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PocohoKn CIIT, Worcester Co., Nd.
Dear Sir-rhia il to certify that your In
dian Blood Syrup has done mo more good fol
bloody piles than any other medicine ever
used. i advise all similarly efiieted to give it
trial JAMES BUNTING.
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FREDERICK, Frederick Co. Md
Dear sir-My vile was troubled with paIpi
lstion Of the heart and pain in the side, ans
your Indian Blood Syrup did her more good
than anything she ever tried.
r. A. WELSH
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KEMProws, Frederick Co., Md.
Dear Sir-I suffered greatly with my head
and general giving way OF my whole system
and began the use OF your Indian Blood Syrup,
which has given me much relief | recon.
mend its use To suffering humanity.
MARY L. WORDSWORTH.
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TANEYTowN, Carroll Co., Md.
Dear Sir-This is to certify that your Indian
Blood Syrup has relieved me Of severe pain
in the back. l recommend its use to all SIM.
larry afiictsd. JOSEPH FoGEL.