Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-11-30
Famine in ScotIand.-There is griev-


habhants of the chief towns of Scotland
have contributed but still more efectual
and is needed. The potatoe crop of 1884
tab d, and in 1885 there was no market
for the cattle; one of the consequences of
which was that the poor islanders were
obliged to maintain a double stock of cat
tie last winter, and the season was uncom-
monty severe. Corn and potatoes there
tore, of which the people had but scanty
supply for themselves were Obliged to be
given to the cattle also. All these things
brought on famine in June last The
cattle died of hunger by scores, and the
people supported themselves on shell fish.
The people are literally starving Chill
dren are Withdrawn from school because
they have not strength sufficient to work.
Strong men have absented themselves from
church because they are unable TO travel
few miles. Mothers who have not tasted
food for day are seen returning at night
with few shell fish to their families, while
they are themsel Ives fainting under the
Paltry burden, which, when it is obtained,
only rolongs the pangs of hunger with
out satisfying the cravings Of nature. A
beautiful incident is related concerning
the arrival of supply OF meal from Glas-
gov. "tamishing though they were
when the sacks were landed, not a hand
was stretched out to touch the boon until
the clergymen poured forth their praises
TO God then rising from their knees up
on the beach, they received the bounty as
direct gift from heaven" The islands
over which the famine extends are Lewis,
Harris, Barre, North and South Uist, and
; several parishes in Skye To make the
case more distressing, from the inclemen-
!: cy Of last Spring they are unable to till
the ground, and though they had been
/ able, all their corn and potatoes having
, been consumed, they had no seed for fu-
ture crop These facts are derived from
/ a letter ofthe Rev. Hugh Campbell to the
> Times, dated from "23 Solex- place, Pen
2 tonyllIe. '-London Ado.
A GOOD EXAMPLE. Mrs. Caro- Inc
WheeIock, step-daughter OF Daniel Frost
I'd, Esq. the celebrated Temperance lec-
turer, died on the 2Sth ult at Union VIII
Iage, Washington Co. N. Y.-having by
= her viii given $500 to the American An
ti-Slavery Society, and 5000 TO the Mora
/ Reform Society in the city Of New York
She gave to these Societies." says BIZ
: ographical sketch, "not because she con-
> sidered these the only ones worthy Of be-
: nevolence, but because at this time they
: needed most on account of the persecu-
u tons against them" This is a correct
principie-and the example of Miss
. Wheelock a good one, and worthy of imi.
! tation.-Herald Of Freedom.
y EFFECT OF FRIGHT. An English pa.
IT per furnishes another illustration of the
IS fatal effects of terrifying children in order
: to punish them for misconduct A little
girl, only six or seven years ofage, WI hose
e parents resided at Hackney, for some ac
re of childish dlsobedience, was thrust into a
Y dark cellar at some distance from the
l. house, and suffered to remain there thro'.
y out the night: the dreadful cries anc
screams which the child uttered produC ed
,e no effect upon her imprudent preceptors
,e and when the door was opened in the
n morning the poor child was an idiot. A
d medical man, who was instantly summon
T. ed, pronounced her recovery extremel,
4 oubtful.-Mer. Jour-
~ Mr. Graham is about TO deliver cours,
- of lectures in this city. Speaking Of Ora
80 ham, reminds US of public duty, which
10 is to recommend to all dyspeptics the ex
70 cellent coarse bread made by S. G. Ship
-, lev, corner Of Hanover and Salem-sts.-
~ We have the personal authority Of Drs
- Warren and Jackson for saying that it i
-. ., the only pure bread of the kind made il
i, the city. Try it. If you are well vol
~ will like, and if sick you will like it.
49, Boston Advocate.
The Vermont Asylum for the Insan
h. in this place, will soon be ready for the re
a ception of patients. DR.. Rockwell, tn
uperintendant, is now here. We ar
er happy to find it las so many friends in tn
of Legislature, as the late appropriation @
al $4,000 for its benefit indicates. This !
N in addition 10 the former appropriation c
e. $4,000 a year for FIVE years.-V. Pha
o. nil.
4 The Royal Printing Office at Pari:
contains so fonts of Oriental characters
BE- compromising all the known alphabet
he of Asia, ancient as well as modern Their
or are Is al phabets of different European ma
IF tons who do not employ the Roman char
". acters, and ofthese latter the establishmer
n possesses 46 complete fonts, Of variou
forms and dimensions. All these fon,
l. weigh at least 1884 pounds. Th
, Nc consumption of paper at the Royal Prin
!" ing office 10 single year, amounts, on a
nc average, to from 8O,OOOto 1OO, 900 rean
y per day, which are printed for the use
M the several public boards. The numbe
NJ, OF ~orkmen employed regularly, is frol