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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-04-16
Consccrafed Wnmanhnod.

Rev. f. A. West records an incident
in his ministry that is worthy of being
printed in silver on pages of gold. AT
ter an appeal in behalf of his missions,
servant girl asked of him q minutes
private conference. At this interview,
with moistened eyes, she said, ''For
years have been saving my wages to
give the gospel to the heather. Here
is the result. She handed him two
hundred and fifty dollars. He pleaded
with her to retain for her own support
the larger part. She answered.: "I
have prayed much over this matter.
My duty is clear to me. beg you not
to tempt me to take the money have
consecrated to Christ" And she hur-
ried from his presence. DIR. Newton
tells of blind girl who made her living
by making baskets. She came to his
residence with an English pound note.
She addressed him in these words:
"Here is pound note, sir, want to
have sent to some missionary. Being
blind girl, have not needed candles
for my work at night. and this is my
candle money!" These are they who
represent consecrated womanhood.
Their souls will revel on earth amid a
holy, emotional blessedness that nei-
ther queens nor emperors know. And
beyond the gates of the city they shall
"shine as the stars forever and ever
Let us cease to plead inability to assist
in great charities; and, above all, to
give the gospel to the benighted, until
we have understood bv keen experience
what 1t is, for the Masters sake, to de-
ny ourselves the luxuries of life. Let
us gild on our portmonnaies and bank
books the words, "Holy unto the
Lord."-[ Religious Herald.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-04-16

LIrTELL's LIVING AGE.-The num-
bers of The Living Age for the weeks
ending April Sd and, 10th respectively,
contain the following articles: The
Proper Use of the City Churches. Nine
teenth Century; The Pillar of Praise.
Contemporary; The Beginnings of
Greek Sculpture, Fortnightly; The
Reign of Queen Anne, Bush-Life in
Queensland, and The NORTHEAST Pas
sage, q narrative of the Voyage of the
Vega, Blackwood; The Origin of a
Written Greek Literature, and Words
worth, Fraser; An Indo-Anglian Poet,
Gentleman's Magazine; and in the wav
of Fiction, the ''Crookit Meg" Story
of the Year One; s'Visions," from the
Russian of Tourguenefl; and "Verena
Fontaine's Rebellion;" and the usual
amount of poetry.
AS New Volume begins with the
number for April Sd, this is good
time to subscribe.
For fifty-two numbers OF sixty-fonr
largo pages each Cor more than $500
pages year,) the subscription price
(SS) is low; while for 1880 the pub
lishers offer to send any one of tho
American 81 monthlies or weeklies
with The Living Age for a year, includ-
ing the extra numbers os the latter,
both postpaid. Littell a. Co., Boston,
are the publishers.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-04-16

That question of itinerancy, and the
breaking up OF pastoral relations once
in two or three years, is question that
cannot be laid in the Methodist Episco-
pal Church. 1t will como up, every
now and then, to agitatc the brethren
and TO disturb the harmony of their
meetings. 1t was so in the large New
York East Conference, which met last
week in Brooklyn. Resolutions calling
for notifications were offered and
amended, and the previous question
was resorted to !. and finally, by a vote
of so to As, it was declared that the time
had come when provision should be
made for extending tho pastoral term
beyond three years, in special cases
created by special emergencies, and
without interfering with the efficiency
of the itineraDcy. The resolution in
itself does not amount to much, with
all its qualifications, but the signs are
rather decisive that ii may prove 10 be
an entering wedge, the end of which
will be something a good deal more rad
ical.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-04-16
Leap Years Difficulty.

lie was nice young man, with cane,
high hat and patent leather boots. lie
strollcd leisurely down Fourth Avenue.
putting daintily upon a cigarette, and
occasionally twirling the waxed ends
of his mnstache. He was accosted by q
stout woman with florid complexion.
"Top of the mornin' to ye, Mister
Charley" said she.
"Good morning, Mrs. McGuinncss, ;"
said the nice young man.
"Me darlint boy, would you-" and
she bestowed bewitching smile upon
him. He lodged out of her reach. The
recollection that it was leap year rush.
cd upon him. lie answered:
"Madame-really-I can't-I am
very sorry IL cause you any pain-but
my affections have been bestowed upon
another-and madame-I can't marry
you."
She gazed at him in astonishment,
then said Indignantly: Who axcd We to
marry me The idea of the likes of me,
a poor lone wildly, wild four children to
support by washin'. akin ye to marry
me. was only goin' to ak ye for that
dollar for washin'."
lie sighed and gave her the dollar,
and walked sadly away.-1N. Y. Sun.
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In Favor OF the Bible.

The Supreme Court in Illinois has de-
cided that the bible may be read in the
public schools if the directors so de-
cree, and that all the pupils must obey
the rules respecting the exercise. The
test case was one where the directors
ordered fifteen minutes reading of the
bible each morning, and required the
scholars to refrain from studying dur
ing that time. A Catholic father,
doubtless under the influence of
priest, objected to such religious in
struction as not belonging to the public
school system, and babe his boy study.
The boy studied, and was expelled.
The lower court ruled the expulsion
proper on the score of disobedience,
and the higher authority sustains tina.
view. There was great excitement
over the matter at the time of the occur
renee, and from so small beginning
grew discussion which swept through
the country, and did much to open the
eyes of our people to the possibility
and danger of Catholic encroachments
upon the freedom of this free land.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-04-16
What q Crow Is Worth.

The foolish light in which a man may
place himself by thoughtless cxaggera-
ton was never more amusingly illus
trated than in the following case, as de-
scribed i'm Chambers Journal,
A gentleman giving evidence before
Parliamentary committee, said that in
some districts the number OF crows up-
on farm would average at least so /;
that the birds were of great service in
destroying wire-worms, and where they
did not exist the farmer was obliged to
hire boys to do the work of the crow,
paying them at the rate of three-half-
pence per 100 worms. Mr.. Bright in
quired how much boy could carn-kill-
ing, and was told 3D., but when asked
ifa boy made Cd. day at the rate of
three-halfponce hundred wire-worms.
how many of those noxious creatures
he destroyed in day, the witness,
turning restiyc, replied that he did not
| come there to answer arithmetical ques-
tions. Mr.. Bright, however, was not
to be put off in that way. He asked if
"a crow is worth so boysp was the
rash reply. Then quoth Mr.. Bright:
"If q hoy is worth Cd. day, aud crow
worth so boys, how much is crow
worth TO the farmer in moneyr' Not
unnaturally, the gentleman lost his
temper, but in vain. Paper, pen and
ink were handed to him, and after bat
tliDg with tho figures awhile, he an
nounced that q crow was worth just
SIS. Cd. a day to the farmer. lie was
then asked to inform the committee
what, at that rate, was the yearly value
of the bird; and of course, could not
make 1t less than f6S4 Is. Cd. His
prosecutor next reminded the badgered
man that he had given so as the average
number of crows ON farm, and desired
him to find the aggregate annual value
to the farmer of his proper quota of
these useful aids, thereby eliciting the
startling information that the farmer
must be gamer of over f34, 900 per
amum by his half-hundred crows.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-04-16
SUNDAY READING.
Mistaken Identuy.

DR.. @. $. Robinson, in his new book.
"Studies In the New Testament tells
The following story: A single incident
of the visit of Mr.. Moody TO New York
came to my knowledge at the time. |
give II In substance as related TO me by
one of the parties mentioned in IL. /
think Ii Is quite true. II seems that a
gentleman accustomed TO attend the
great assemblies at the Hippodrome had
invited one of his business associates 10
go with him TO the meeting and hear
the evangelist speak. After the service
was over, on the way home, he.inquir-
ed of him how he liked the sermon.
The answer was all he could have wish
ed. 81 believe" said the man with his
manner full of unmistakablo enthusi-
asm, "that if the regular ministers
would preach as that Moody does they
would have half the Town running after
them IL is grand to listen to the voice
OF such representative of the people,
no matter III he is ignorant and unedu-
Gated. But in the churches the big
scholars get up, and they are so stiff
and so starched and so cold that there
is no use in going to hear them" Sur
prised at such an amount of information
concerning the habits of metropolitan
clergymen on the part of one who, as
he supposed, rarely saw any one of
them to know him, my informant in
quired calmly, "Where do you usually
attend churchr And the reply came
as he expected, go, l am one of the
outsiders, as you call them; have not
been in pew for many year." But
then he went on to say that he respect
ed religion, and all that; he rented q
sitting for his wife in the church on the
corner of - street and Place. "But
why do You never go with her? per-
sisted his friend. "Because, as said,
they are all so prosy and stiff; if kne W
minister in this town who could
preach sermon like that we heard
inst now, l would go five miles every
Sunday to listen to himl" More anus
ed than amazed, his companion turned
on him with single quiet remark:
"Well then you had better tiy it next
Sunday; for Mr.. Moody was away to-
day; and the man you heard in the
llippodromc was your wife's pastor,
Rev. DIR. B-of the church on the
corner Of street and - Place."
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-04-16
The Points OF Law.

"You see, boss, dar's a feller liben
a, my way who orter be tooken car
Of" said an old darkey to the Captain
at the Central Station, yesterday.
"What's he been doing now?"
"Waal, sab, las fall lent him my
AK, and when | wanted it back he
braced right up an tole dat posseshun
was nine pints o. law, and refused to
glib II up"
eyes"
"Waal, de oder day sent de ole
woman ober and she borrowed his
buck-saw, and when Julius cum for il
tole him just like he answered me, an
stood on my dignity"
"Well"
al had nine pints o. law, didn't II"
eyes"
"An' how many pints am dc law
composed of?'
81 don't know exactly"
"Waal, dat's what bodders me, fur
dat feller saw dem nine pints, shet up
dis lef eye fur me, pitched de ole wo-
man ober baI'l an walked off wild his
saw an my snow-shovel to boot. If ]
had nine pints he mus hev had ober
twenty, an chen den he didn't half let
himself out Detroit Free Press.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-04-16
o'aufy Cora lAyi7J

tain, duoling pistols"
"DJ YOU call these pistoisl" snid tho
policeman, holding up TO view one oi
the spoons marked T.. ID.
The captain. hsionishoh gaspcd. cit
i II euro w vail q again ( er all
"Siop,not sb fast !" sad The police
fnmiionnry, now invested with great
dignity iy. the Importance of the affair
l,c fonnd himself engaged IN. II 50, be
as how you have got the ladys valise,
she Is all right, Iand can go. But in
that case this is YOURS aud il comes on
you 10 acGmmt for them as stolen
spoons. Have to take you in charge, all
four Of yc-Y
."Wby, you. impudent scoundrel
\ reared The captain; | wish | had nay
pistols here; Id teach you TO Insult a
gentleman shaking his fist.
Tho dispute waxcd fast and furious.
The outsiders beganlo take lrart In il
and there is ilo telling how it would
have ended hnd not M explosion, fol.
lowed byla heavy fall and a'sclcam OF
pain, been heard IN an adjoining room.
The crowd rushed 10 the scene of the
new attraction. a.
Tho door was fast. IL was soon
burst opon and tho mystery explained.
The thief who had carried OIL The can
tain's valise by mistake for his own and
taken IT up TO his room aud opened il
to gloat over the contents he supposed
it to contain, thrust his hands in
after the spoons. In doing so the pistol
had gone off, the bullet making n round
hole through the side of the valise, and
a corresponding wound in the calf OF
his leg.
The wounded rascal was taken in
charge first by the detective and then
by the doctor; and the duelists and the
wedding pair struck up friendship on
the ground of their mutual mishap, cul.
minated in supper where the fun was
abundant, and where il would be hard
to say which was in the best spirits
the captain for recovering his pistols
the bride for getting her nightcap, the
bridegroom for escaping the station
house, or the dueIists for escaping cacf
other. All resolved to mark that day
with white stone, and hcnceforth tc
mark their black travelling bags Fin
white letters.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-04-16
QnestlOnings.

"Comc and kiss me dimple cheek;
Tell me what you think about"
"Will the angels come next week."
"Ycs, 90 you, dear, past doubt"
"Will they tell me stores?"
"Child,
That | cannot answer you;
Oitcn when you snt aud smiled
have thought they talked with you."
"Don'i the angels tell you lhingsp
what's the reasonY II must be
They don't like big folks. Wings,
Willie said, would grow ON me.
"when2 Next year?"
l hope not"
"Why?"
"Well, because love you So"
"Don't YOU love folks when they fly 2"
"Tl ny beyond our sight"
Oh, ohr.
"Can't you call them back here?"
"No."
"sweet my child they stay
Always out of sight"
al know
I'd come TO you some day"
"Ah, I fear you would forget.
Let me clip your little wings"
"Why, mamma your cheek Is wet
Did you cryr"
"For vanished things"
"What is 'vanished?' I don't know"
something lost or gone away.
where's the rose? You saw II blow"
"Did It vanish Yesterday"
"Somcthing vanished made you cry.
Was 10 rOscsy"
"What miss
One low grave hides"
"Ah, | know.
That is where the baby is.
"If he wakes, will he he 'fraid?
But one day my grandmn said
Daby'd gone to stay with God
God, You know, lives overhead.
"If he did, it must he nice
Living way up 'mong the stars.
"I'd like tol"
"Oh sing, my bird,
Yet awhile behind the bars"
Eben T.. Rcxiord, in Christian Union.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-04-16
The Greatest Blessing.

A simple, pure, harmless remedy.
that cures every time, and prevents dis
ease by keeping the blood pure, stom-
ach regular, kidneys and liver active, is
the greatest blessing ever conferred up
on man. Hop Bitters is that remedy,
and its proprietors are being blessed by
thousands who have been saved and
cured by It. Will You try it? See an
other column.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-04-16

A QUESTION. Emma l." asks the
Springfield (O.) Tribune this extraor-
dinary question: ADO you think il
right for girl to sit on young mans
lap, even IL she is engaged TO himY'
Whereupon the editor gets of very
extraordinary lie: "We have had nc
experience in the matter referred too y
Why didn't he say: "If ii was oui
girl and our lap, yes; il it was another
girl and our lap, yes; but il II was oui
girl In another fellows lap, never"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-04-16

A seventeen-year-old boy, named
W. f. Bates, Jr., has been discovered
at Columbus, Ind, who, it is said wields
a cornet in IN amer that gives promise
of future fame as a soloist. Even now
musicians claim that he is close to
Levy, Arbucklc and Emerson in the
matter of execution.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-04-16

Let no one affirm that dog dealers
do not understand good manners. A
distinguished lady, having purchased a
dog from a worthy vender, inquired
his name-"William," responded, affer
some hesitation. "William? is not that
a little odd?" "Well, ma'am, we calls
him Bfll, but I don't like to say that Ia
the likes o. you."
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-04-16

The number of the cities ia the Uni
ted States having more than $4,000 in
habitants is greater than in either
France, Germany or Austria. To the
las such cities IN the United States,
France has but l0l, Germany ninety
seven, and Austria thirty-eight.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-04-16

Parties In want of engraved Visiting Cards
wedding Cards. Invitations. Monograms, or any
other work In that iine. respectfully informed
that they can have their orders flied in the bes
manner and at low prices at the Register ofice
abstraction guaranteed.
Our engraving Is done for us by one of the hest
engrayers in Boston,, whoswerk has not failed
TO please all who have ordered through US.
Samples shown.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-04-16

The man who will wait two hours
for his girl to friz her hair TO go riding
with him. swears awfully III hfs wife
keeps him waiting thirty seconds TO
fasten mp stray braid with hair pin.
-[Whitehall Times. il sf
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-04-16

AS you travel around the country
you are more and more impressed with
The conviction that the chief end of man
is 10 paint patent medicine signs on the
Observation-Disclosures Hawkeye.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-04-16

The patent specific man who boldly
advertises, eve challenge the world, -
il, ten chances to one, poor craven
wretch without the courage 20 kill a
flea or try his own medicine. II Boston
Transcript. nilH il ,
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-04-16

Prevent crooked boots and blistered
heels by wearing Lyons Patent Metal
lie Heel Stiffnners. .u.iINf a
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-04-16
SHAKERS'
SARSAPAR|LLA
A Wonderful Medicine for Impurities of
the Blood.

tne BlOOu.
Shakers sarsaparilla cleanscs the blood of scrof
ua ana all other impurities, cNcitcs the appetite
regulates the stomach and bowels, and increas ses
The nesh. IL prevents weakness and degeneration
OF the liver, kidneys and urinary organs. IL is a
mothers remedy, regulating and strengthening
the maternal functions. 1t purifes the female
system of Lucrative weaknesses and deblitating
humors. and eXpels the first system of hereditary
humors IN children and youth. 1t is truly wonder
ml in nervous and general debility, emaciation
anu uropsy, lnvigorating and strengthening both
the mental and physical forces.
DEAR SIR;-In answer to you inquiries concern
ing the Compound Syrup of Sarsaparilla rs pre-
pared by the Society of shakers in Canterbury, n.
H., would say that have been familiar with the
prescription, and have always recommended II
IN its preparation, which to me is proof that it is
DIXI CROSBY, MD.
LAWRENCE, January ~, lsSO.
n. a. BRIGGS, EsQ.-DEAR SIR:-l have sold
"Corbetts Shakers Sarsaparila" for the past 20
years. and consider II to be the most reliable prep
arntion of Sarsaparilla syrup IN the market. My
opinion is based partly on the reputation of the
manufacturers, and partly upon the testimony of
those OF my customers who have used IL. Yours
very truly, CHARLES CLARK, Druggist.
This truly wonderful compound. invented by
DR.. Thomas COrbett, a member OF our society, was
the first well as the best of all remedies
called Sarsaparilla. none of which bear any com
parison to il in the variety, quality and quantity
of its ingredients Druggists warrant as genuine
every bottle bearing the signature of Thos. Cor
bett
Inquire for Corbctts Shaker Sarsaparilla,
In behalf of the Society,
XSIeIioIAsd I6l; Sd1Hi 4; HGiiuGcs. Trustees.
SHAKER VILLAGE, n. H., Jan. l. 1850
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-04-16

The dyspeptic, bilious, tickle in app6-
tite and wanting in strength, take Malt
Bitters.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-04-16

THERE IS NO OCCASION FOR ANY ONE
sending out OF the County to procure J. b
Printing. as there is not place in the state
where work is done better or ehespe an at the
Register Steam Printing Onice. @ ~ us your
work and save money.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-04-16
PONDS


The Wonder Of Healing.
1T STOPS ALL HEMORRHAGES.
It Cures all Infiammatory Diseases.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-04-16
LEAVE LEICESTER JUNCTION.
AppIsoN RAILROAD

Mixed train leaves III at 80 A. NJ; arriving at
Leicester junction At 80 A. NJ.
Mixed train leaves Leicester Junction at 6;2O
L. Nj. at arriving at II q 80 T. Nj.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-04-16

A LII ORDERS BY NAIL ATTENDED It
as promptly and as carefully as though
gwen IN person. Estmates given, and all ques
ions by mail cheernIlly answered.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-04-16

|nUR PRESSES ARE NOW RUN BY STEAM
~ power. and therefore we are able to do nj
work promptly, and according to agreement.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-04-16
PRACTICAL
H oRSE s H0EING ,
Horses shod on Approved Principles.
"A. w. q "A R z Y,
shop near Fair Ground barns.
MIDDLEBURY, VERMONT.

Particular attention given to diseased or con
tracted feet. corns or cankers Horses that cut
proper kind of shoe. We have made this spec
iaity the last fifteen years, and will advise par
Ties how 10 treat the above diseases, and guaran-
nation.
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RAILROAD TIMETABLE.
rupLrsHnp kvrRr ynIpAr.

TRAINS LKAvE aIDDLEnURr.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-03-04
d. BIEMANN.
Intendant.
The Way It Was Done.
oRAST THE MAN FOR THE Wu1rEs, AND
THOSE WHO ARE PAINTED BLACK WITH
NATURES Brush.

81 believe moro Republicans aro for Con.
Grant than for any other Republican, and
believe that moro Democrats will vote for
him than will vote for any other Republican.
believe that If any nnme Gun brouk into tho
solid phalanx of the South and carry either
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Alabama or Florida, ovcry one Of which is
Republican State as much as is NIassachu.
sctts. lApplause | believe if there be one
man tho lustre and glory OF whose name. tho
power OF whose position commands the conf
dcnco not only Of whito men, but of those
who were paiuted black by natrre's brush,
and who have tho Loyalty and faith to cling
to tho flag in the dark hour. work for it, fight
for it and pray for it; if there bo any man on
this footstool whom tho whites and blacks in
the South cherish in their hearts, that man is
Ulysses Grant This emergency is creator
than any man, and rises far above the ambi.
tion and wishes or even tho faith of auy
individual. 1t is not to honor Gen, Grant.
but it is because believe that the country and
the party need him. Applause] Neither
Con. Grant nor any other man who owes
allegiance to this nation has tho right to
refuse the uso of his name ct time like this
1t is because Of tho need of that pame and
not because Of tho want Of others whom
| would gladly geo honorcd, that | gave nv
voice and my vote in favor of selecting him
as the manin whom we believe, looking to
| tho masses in the election, and looking to
safety and peace afterwards"
Conkling's Speech al Utica.