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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-02-24
Publications Received.


Every bank officer in the country.
aud br,siress men generally, may read
with profit Mr.. John Burroughs cner-
getic paper. in the March Century. on
"Drokcn Banks and Lax Director.
Tho author, who is known 10 the pub
lie principally us delightful writer on
birds and nature, has long been doing
efficient service as Government bank
examiner. He reads lax directors n
forcible lecture, and instrucls them in
the science of understanding the affairs
of the institutions of which they are the
responsible custodiaus.
FRANK LEsL,n: POPULAR MONTHLY
FOR MARCH.-Ihls perlodical Is claim.
Ell 10 DC inc cneapese IN inc Woriu' ana
every one VINO examines inc present
nuihoer VII, oouotiess AUNT INC iact;
entertaining literature of such varied
character as TO be appreciated and en-
1oyei by all classes. The leading arti-
Gle, "Ihe 'Jeannettc' and her Crew."
by Joseph l. Z. Clarke, contains the
details OF the organization, etc, OF the
expedition, ana has fifteen line lllustra-
tons most interesting one on "Ihe
Growth OF the Ceramic Art" sixteen
ILLUSTRATIONS; ono descriptive OF lice
land scenery and oMdern Life Beneath
the ROAR Circie, hfteen illustrations
ana an aumiraoie one on "kobert
burns, by frincipai Shairp, nihe II.
iustrations; ana several DINERS OF
great merit. Inc department OF nc
ton 10 usually rich; ana mere are
sketches, aavominres' ETC, OF oeep, anu
some OIL .nrliiing ln.ereS', rooms
many tas'eluIly ilius'ra.eu) com
prenehsive nlisceilahy, anu prolus,on
Oh emoeliisn1en.s, covering altogetneI
one hundred anu tweh'y,eignt large
quarto pages, present u literary oan-
quet enloyaoie anu satisfactory.
single NUMBER 90 Is "a, anorueu ior .Wen.y-
i've cen.s, Vi 60 per unIuu,, sent posi-
paiq: AuHress, + ram n i1esi.e, ruoiish-
er' 90, do " 81 i"iA iiace' NC" iork'
The North Amer;ca, Reviov ,on
March nrosenie a s,r;ti,g srr", 'o VI
art;clas everv ono of whieb nossos W
Tho cbarscteristic NJ Observation-Disclosures 'vseus
;nterest. First we have n coptr;hn Tius
from Senator George +. Edmnnds a'' on
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TIE Lost CLild.

In Uvalde, Texas, the little three.
year-old daughter OF Mr.. Sam johnson,
living on the SAbinal, wandered of
after flowers. Its absence attracted
attention before it had been gone an
hour and the family began to look for
it. but not finding it on the place al
once reused their neighbors to assist in
the search. California Brown. who had
stopped over night in the place, Ben
White, Henry Shane, several Mexicans
and the distressed parents hunted all
that day and night, and at about ]
o'clock on the next day the dim lack
OF the child's shoe was discovered by
the practiced eye of Mr.. Brown. The
party, bouyant with hope, followed the
trail with great difficulty until night,
when fires were built up in the hope Of
attracting her attention. On Friday
morning the search was resumed and
fresh tracks found, which were followed
by Mr.. Brown, Mr.. Shane and Mexi-
can, the rest of the party having divided
and keeping up the search in different
directions. About 10 o'clock the little
one was discovered ON high hill by q
hole of water. three and half miles
from home, with its clothing torn to
shreds by the thorns and prickly pear
through which it bad worked its way
On the approach OF the hunters the
child commenced crying and the first
remark she made was that she wanted
to 60 to her mamma" Signal guns
wero Immediately fred, which soon
brought the balance OF the party to the
spot, and the feelings OF the overjoyed
but heretofore frantic mother at the
finding OF her living child, instead Of
its bones, can DO better imagined than
described. 1t was out two days and
nights, without any food whatever, and
where the tracks OF panthers, and wolves
and wildcats are found thick by the
hunters.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-02-24

Birds OF the gull family frequent tho
shores of the ocean, but often wander
to great distances from the land in
fact, traveller making his first voyage
across the ocean is sstonished to find
members OF the gull species following
in the ships wake thousand or more
miles from land. Gnlls are incapable
of diving, hut swim buoyantly but
slowly. Their food consists principally
of fish and crustscea They also prey
on young birds and carrion indeed, on
almost any kind OF food except that OF
q vegetable nature.
The gull family has several general
characteristics, among which may be
mentioned the curvature at the end OF
the bill, the length and pointed form
Of the wings, the web between the toes
and the hind toe small and elevated.
The black backed gull may DO dis.
tinguished by the dark slate color OF
its back and wings, it's deep black pri-
mary feathers tipped with white and It's
pale yellow legs and feet. The average
length OF body Is about thirty inches;
wing twenty inches, with n breadth Of
Eve feet; tail nine inches In length,
with bill nearly three inches.
The black backed gull is OF frequent
occurrence on our New England coast
In the autumn and winter months, and
in winter travels rs far South as Flor
Ida. It's favorite breeding places are
on the coast OF Labrador, though few
breed as far south AS the islands in tho
Bay OF Fundy. Audubon describes its
breeding habits az follows: The nest
L. Il -
some low island. sometimes beneath o
projecting shelf, sometimes in wide
fssure. In Labrador 1t is formed OF
moss and seaweeds, carefully arranged,
and has diameter OF about two feet,
being raised on the edges to the height
of Ave or six inches. but seldom more
than two inches thick in the GEN.
ter, where feathers, dry grass and
other materials are added. The eggs
eIv three, and in no instance have /
found more. They are two and seven
eighth inches in length by two and one
eighth inches in breadth, broadly ovate,
rough but not graduated, OF pale,
earthly, greenish.gray color, rregularly
blotched and spotted with brownish-
black dark lumber and dull purple.
The sea gull flies high and has a
majestic carriage in the air. encounter
ing the fercest gales with impunity;
It is tyrannical toward weaker birds, but
it is naturally very cnwsrdly. Its eggs
are considered good eating and the
young gulls are killed and sailed by
the fishermen OF Labrador and New
foundland; but the old ones are very
tough and too fishy in taste for food
American Cmttivaf0.
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Washington Notes.

The statlo nery division of the treasu-
~ department is to be investigated.
Gen. Grant is expected at the White
House as the guest of the president, for
few days about the end of this
month.
Senator Lhpham has introduced bill
to amend the act establishing O terrific
rial government for Utah and 10
change the name of that ter
ritory to "Altamont." The bill makes
at the duty of the territorial legisla-
ture to repeal all statutes which autho-
rice poiygamous marriages.
II IL announced that the report of the
Senate committee investigating the
treasury contingent expenses will ex.
onerate Senator Sherman entirely.
II will also exonerate Chief Clerk
Powerof the charges against him. The
censure Of the report will fall upon ex.
Custodian Pitney and those around
hun, most of whom have been remov-
ed by Secretary Folger.
II IL said that there will soon be stir
In Congress with regard to lapsed land
grants. The Northern Pacific railroad
people have planted their lobby on the
ground, and show considerable ner-
vousness as to the issue. The Judicial
ry committees of both houses have the
whole subject under consideration, and
II IL intimated that they intend TO see
"a o governments Interests protected at
all hazards.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-02-24

RESCUED FROM William j.
Coughlin, of Somerville, Mass, says
"In the fall of 1876 was taken with
bleeding of the lungs, followed by a
severe cough. lost my appetite and
flesh and was confined to my bed. In
1877 was admitted TO the Hospital.
The doctors said l had a hole in m
lung as big as a half dollar. At one
time report was around that l was
dead. l gave up hope, but friend
told me of DR.. Halls Balsam for the
Lungs. | got bottle, when to my
surprise, commenced to feel better
than for three years past.
81 write this hoping every one afflict-
ed with diseased lungs will take DR..
William Halls Balsam, and be conyin-
ced that consumption can be cured. |
can positively say it has done more
good than all the other medicines
have taken since my sickness"
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A Gray Day.

Forth from sky Of MINDLESS gray
Pours down the soft, persistent rain,
And she for whom sigh in vain,
Who makes my bli.e, now nahos my pain,
Being far from mo Ills autumn day
SO far away.
Upon the waters void aud gray
No floating sail appears In sight
The dull rain and the humid light
No wind has any heart TO spite,
This drcary, weary autumn day,
With love away.
Where she is may skies not DO gray,
But sunlight MI the vital air
All, wore ahe hero. or woro there,
BkIoa might DO dull. or might DO fair,
And not hood, no nho this day
wcro not away
No gull wings out 'Lwixt gray and gray
All gray, as far M ego can roach
Tho soa too llstlcEs seems for speech,
And vaguely irois upon tho beach,
As knowing sho this autumn day
Ia far away.
All, like that son my life looks gray
Like forgotten land II lies.
With no light on II from her eyes.
Lovely and ehangolul as those gliog
Meath which she walks this autumn day
SO far away.
But they shall pass, these sliies Of gray,
And shc for whom sigh in vain,
Who makes my bliss and makcs my pain,
Shall turn my gray to gold again,
Being not, as now, that future day,
SO far away.
-phTip Bo,frke JfGrsfou
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EIectrIcItr and smarming Bees.

Among the many unexpected devel.
opments Of electrical science is an APP
pication TO the living OF bees when
they swarm, successfully tried by Ger
man experimenters. It was thought
that by utilizing the electric force the
bees might DO stupefled for the neces.
sary period OF time without being In
iured, and the result proved the cor
rectness OF the idea. The first attempt
was made upon bees that had gathered
upon trees, the insects falling upon the
ground in kind of trance, which ad-
lnitted Of their being safely handled.
The next stage in the experiment was
to capture the bees when they were
about to swarm. BY introducing the
ends OF two connecting wires into o
fully-occupied honeycomb, and turning
on the current. the bees were rendered
inactive for about thirty minutes, while
no bad results appeared to follow their
awakening.-London Times.
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waterto,en Llrc stoeh rrnrhet.
ron rma WEEK rsplna Frn. 81. Is.!

Prices Of Market Decf-A fow choice 1878 q
5li extra, 500 $50; nrft quality 800 q 775 /;
second quality, $500 70 G5Oi iiiri quality ei.OO
q fl.i5.
Prices Of Tore Working Oxen per pair,
from 4lO1 Ia tlG1.
Milch Cows and Caiyos from $40. eco to (is;
iarrow cows, tl5a35, Fancy cows s50aBI.
1carlhgs, fini3, tWo-yUar Jlua, lit2i; three.
year old-, 2Onij.
Mcltern TAT swine, live, i-!o O Sc perl
northern dressed hogs, 8 sic per DO.
Prizes VI Sheep and Lambs in lots, $3.50, $3.50
$40 zach; extra sGn $500 or rom 3 It &c
per lb. Lambda BE aG3.ic per ID.
Veal Calvthj a per 10.
Hidcs, 1allew and sking--Brighton hdcH.
IN y H. pcr d.; Country hides, heavy, IL q
BE- per ID; light, @ ~ r. 10 per 10.
brighton ttiluw. u ~ ct. per ID: country
tlhpw, . Lac per W.
i'lF,1Jc ! .iJ tnrh.
Gail skul ~ % ~ l.lc per 3D.
ftLAfsIgIeA1Ios 81 chTTtr IN snELr.
81. o. th0irc frHde ncingcs nothing but stall
lcd l.i01 ~ 1if0O Do. bullocl8. Extra and first
1unliiy lurlnue the hcsi large fat oxen. second
nnl thifl quality Include oNen aud two and three
year Old sutr8.
ahcep.- lsirt includes Coffcia, and Nher
hose 81 inisfief quality arc thrown out
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GENERAL NOTES.

The defence in the trial of Sefgt. Ma
son for shooting at Guiteau will be In
sanity.
Conway, Ark, will not even permit
express companies to deliver liquor to
citizens of that town.
Ii. G.. Rogers, of Lancaster, Pa,
who was minister TO Sardinia during
Martin Van Buren's presidency, a II an
OF many accomplishments, has been
committed to Jail for vagrancy.
There is a great demand for houses
and stores in New York, and 1t IL ex-
pected that rents will be raised from
ten to twenty per cent. Business is
encroaching on residence streets.
The banana does not ripen on the
tree where 1t Is grown, but Is always
cut green and allowed to ripen. For
this reason the fruit is Just as good,
probably, when eaten In this country,
as when eaten in its native cline.
A funeral from the suburbs which
passed through Bellefontaine, Ohio,
the other day, stopped In front of a
photograph gallery, had the corpse
carried in and dts picture taken I"
The hearse was then photographed,
and the cortege moved on.
Another and important use for the
eucalyptus tree, besides that of couu-
teracting malaria, is said to have been
discovered. Reports from Australia
say that its leaves are the special alb.
florence Of all insects which prey upon
fruit trees, against whose depredations
they furnish complete protection If on
ly the ground beneath be strewn with
them. These are the reports, and ex-
periments now going on In Australia
and South Africa will soon determine
whether they are true or not.
Haverhill, Mass, is sorely stricken.
At least % 500, 900 worth OF property
was destroyed by the fire of Friday and
Saturday. Over 800 persons were
burned out, and 1000 persons were
deprived Of employment. Fortunately
the large loss Of life rumored did moi
occur. So far as known but one mar
persisted. The calamity Is great one
to befall a city of only 10000 inhabi
tants, but with characteristic New Eng
land energy the burned-out shopkeeper
and manufacturers are vigorously q
work rebuilding and opening business
places in parts of the town left un
burned. Yankee thrift will soon max,
good the losses by the confagralion
The oracular utterance of the dirty
, faced man In the "Pickwick Papers
-''rum creeturs is women"-if
needed any fresh illustration at thi
time of day, might receive It from tn
! action of q young girl in San Francisco
who has married murderer with tel
years In state prison to serve, an,
, spends Sundays, the only days whel
: she Is permitted to see him, In express
: ing to him her affection and devotion
J without seeming to be disconnected b,
the people who are always about TO SCI
; tho exhibition. The fact that his victim
was his former wife adds an interest
ing feature to the affair.
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WISE WORDS.

We may DO as coed as we please, a
we please to be good.
lightning never strikes twice in enc
place. 1t isn't necessary.
The man who is not living Alright is
sour within; and the sour works cut.
He who lives Alright is your sympathetic
and generous man.
Affection hides three times ~ many
virtues as charity does sins.
No one is so blind to his own faults
as man who has the habit Of detecting
the faults of others.
Il is we'll that there is no one with.
out fault, for he would not have o
friend in the world; he would seem to
belong to different species.
Honor is like the eye, which cannot!
suffer the least impurity without dam
age; it is precious stone, the price Of
which is lessened by the least flaw.
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Dangerous Encounter With a Whale.


Mr.. Joseph w. Mead, of Poughkeep-
on whaling voyage. His ship was off
st. Helena on the 2Sth OF October,
1881, from which place he writes: On
the 9th of June last We raised whales
and got them all in favorable positions,
when We lowered our b ,sts and in q
short time our second mate struck one.
In few minutes after the whale
caught the boat in the quarter and com.
pletely chewed it up. Mr.. Luce, the
chief mate, when he saw our signal
from the ship, sent boat and had the
crew picked I'D, took the line and still
had the whale fast. The third mate
also came mp and vent on the whale
three times. The fourth time the whale
caught and mashed his boat into fire.
wood. The steerer was killed, but the
rest of the crew we've saved. In the
meantime the boats did not dare to go
near the wounded whale, but fired at it
from distance with guns. About this
time wo received help from ship
called thu Milton, which sent two boats
to the rescue, for We were in o very
weak condition. Before you could
hardly think it possible, however, the
Millions boats were both mashed and
their crews swimming in the water.
They were soon rescued by our boats.
The boats hung about the whale until
dark, when we cut the line and let the
huge monster go. The next morning,
however, We saw him again and took
another hold OF him, and about 8
o'clock in tho afternoon wo succeeded
in dispatching him. 1t was the largest
whale taken in this section for many
years, and made us $50 barrels of oil.
It's length was sixty feet and jaws nine
teen feet.
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Performance.

The young are seldom forbearing.
because they 80 little understand the
frailties OF poor human nature. oh, II
you could only witness the terrible
struggles passing in the heart Of that
friend whose vivacity annoys You, whose
fickleness provokes you. whose faults
sometimes even make you blush. oh.
II you saw the tears that are shed in
secret tho vexstion felt against self
perhaps on your accouni) you would
indeed pity them. Love them Make
allowances for them Never let them
feel that you know their iailings. To
make any one believe himself to be
morally good Ia TO help him. almost
n spite Of himself to become So
Gold Dust.
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CTATE OF VERMONT,

- Addison District, IS.
DC IL remembered, that at session of the Pro
Date Court holden at Middlebury, within and for
sal9 District on the eth day OF February, A. b.
PRESENT Hon. Lyman Z. Knapp, Judse
whereas, certain instrument in writing nm
ger seal pufpOrtlug to be the last will and iests
ment OF ~ Ter suckney, late OF shoreham. in
sald uislilct deceased, having been this day pre-
the ff0Datc ONCE: therefore. it IS ordered
that all persons Interested lii he estate OF said
al the Probate O1lce In Aiiudlebury in sail ~
uc' on inc oth Vi March, A. d. lse2 at 10 o'cIvcl,
u H,py publication Ot this order three weeks suc.
ceAslFely previous thereto, in the Middleburv
Register, newspaper printed at Middiebury.
aioIe7all, 10 show cause, If any they may have
why salu Instrument in writing should not be-
proved ana allowed Us the last Will and tesfs.
ncnt OF the SAID deceased. w
~ JOIN I. srAPLETON, Register.
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Senator EdL1unds has very tho
rough review of the Guiteau trial In
the March number of the North Amer
lean Review. lie makes allowance for
The exaggerations and sensational
statements sent broadcast through the
country and transmitted to other
lands, but finds that there was much
derogatory to the dignity and decorum
Of the court. This prompts all inquiry
as to how such scenes can be prevent
cd. lie makes it clear that it is very
doubtful whether Judge Cox could
have legally restrained the prisoner.
The power to punish contempt, includ-
Ing disorderly conduct. says MIR. Ed
munds. is undoubted, provided that
cruel and unusual punishment is not
inflicted, but the means of the court to
punish are limited to fine and impris-
Onment. To have imprisoned Guiteau
for contempt would have been TO indi-
rectly punish the court and the jury at
the same time. The trial could not
proceed while the prisoner was being
confined under sentence of the court,
but meantime the jury must be kept
together and isolated. Had the trial
been temporarily abandoned while the
prisoner was suffering his sentence for
contempt, MIR. Edmunds suggests that
1t would have afforded basis by the
defendant to plead upon the resump-
ton of the trial that he had already
been once put in jeopardy for the same
offence. Having carefully considered
all the difficulties in the way Of punish
ing Guiteau1 for his misconduct, Mr..
Edmuuds arrives at the conclusion
that Judge Cox was fully justified in
his course toward the prisoner, but re-
grets that some of the persons attend
Ing the trial were not given taste of
the judges power to imprison.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-02-24

A committee representing the reor-
ganized church of Christ, called "Mor-
mon," presented to the members of
Congress printed argument, accom-.
panied by the text books of the church,
In which IL is maintained that polyga.
NY lie crime, not religion. The ar
gument is accompanied by pamphlet
entitled, "Polygamic Revelation in
which an appeal is made to the world
IN support and vindication of the claim
that polygamy ia not and cannot be
madsta part of Mormonism proper, as
they are in direct opposition TO each
other. The committee says:
sin dealing with the question by
which polygamy shall be extirpated
and priestIy dominance and power be
subjugated to the laws of the land, We
see no right Of religious worship inter-
fered with, bnt simple prohibition OF
corrupt and evil practices"
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PLAIN
TRUTHS

The blood IS the foundation Of
life, it circulates through every part
Of the body, and unless it is pure
and rich, good health is impossible.
If disease has entered the system
the oriy sure and quick way to drive
it out Is to purify and enrich the
blood
These simple facts arc well
known, and the highest medical
authorities agree that nothing but
iron will restore the blood to its
natural condition; and also that
all the iron preparations hitherto
made blacken the teeth, cause head
ache, and are otherwise injurious
BROWN IRoN BITTERs will thor
oughly and quickly assimilate with
the blood, purifying and strengthen
ing it, and thus drive disease from
any part Of the system, and it will
net blacken the teeth, cause head.
ache or constipation, and is posi-.
lively net injurious.
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A great food prevails In the lower
Mississippi. For three weeks rain has
fallen almost constantly, and the result
Ia the river between Memphis and
Vicksburg has overlooked Its banks
and Inundated the neighboring country.
The water Is reported to extend 10 miles
on either side. The loss Of dwellings,
outbuildings and cattle 10 very great,
while the damage TO rich cott0n-grow-
Ing sections by delaying and preventing
spring operations will be enormous
Tho Ohio aud its tributaries are rising,
aud the Southwest seems fated Il
experience still WORSE oyerhows.
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POLITICAL,

The lawyers In Congress generally
compliment Senator Edmunds's anti
polygamy bill. They say 1t Will "hold
water" and exterminate this great
evil.
1t Is said that David Davis has been
to the President as the represeniye
of leading senators, and had assurances
That Mr.. Edmunds would receive the
appoint nent TO the Supreme court ;
others are equally confident that Judge
Blatchford will be the man.