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Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-06-17
PRoeNosrIcs OF raHNwEArHshSRe

u PRoGNosTICs OF T4EAWEATHEhzSSRed ed
clouds in the west, at sunset, especially y
when they have tint of purple, portend
fine weather. The reason is that the air
when dry refracts more red, or heat-ma-
king rays; and as dry air is not perfect
ly transparent, they are again reflected
in the horizon. A copper or yellow
sunset generally foretells rain, but as an
indication ofwet weather approaching,
nothing is more certain than the halo a.
round the moon, which is produced by
the precipitated water; and the larger
the circle the nearer the clouds, and con-
seqnently the more ready to fall. When
the swallows fly high, fine weather is TO
be expected or continued; but when
they fly low and close to the ground, rain
is almost surelysto approach. This is
explained as follows: swallows pursue
the flies and gpats aud flies and gnais
delight in warm strata of air; aud as
warm air is lighter and usually moister
than cold air, and when warm stratas Of
air are high, there is less..chance ofmoist-
,ure being thrown down from them by
the mixure Of cold air; Sut when the
warn and moist air is close to the ground,
it is almost certain thatthe cold air flows
down into il, a disposition ofwater Will
take place. @ 1
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-06-17

der his neck, and placed a piece Of paper
between his horns on which he wrote
in large letters Ihaus come formy pay.
Under this he footed up the amount oi
the S sheep exactly as his neighbor had
done before related he then took the
ram to his neighbors house, where he
tied him near his door, and went home.
When the neighbor arose in the morning
he was not q little surprised to find a
sheep tied to his own door, but it is be-
yond words to express his astonishment
when he found IT was the old Ram with
whom he had lately been dealing so
much in mutton, with the errand on his
forehead, and the amount Of the five
sheep accurately made out as he had
done few nights before in the person Of
the ram. Suffice it to say, he got the
money,after tying it up nicely in the lit
10 bag and tearing the paper from his
horns he set the ram at liberty, who i'm
mediately run home jingling his money
as if proud of having accomplished the
object of his errand, to the no small graft
fication Of the owner.-Hamp. Rep.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-06-17

On Monday Of last week two men,
Walter Hawley, and an freshman nam
ed David, while above Canaan Falls in
boat engaged in clearing the foom"
to Mr.. Ames' iron factory, were drawn
into the current the Irishman leaped
from the boat and was drowned. Mr..
'Hawley passed over the falls in the boat.
The boat was dashed to pieces--but
Mr.. Hawley escaped without material
injury! The height Of the falls is about
90 feet.-Hartford Times.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-06-17

SHEEP sTEALING.--The following is
taken from The Hive" paper forrnely
published in this town, is related as fact
which actually happened some forty OF
fifty years since in the state OF Connectl'
cut. "a ~ n 55, .azsr
I, "A man in rather INDECENT circumstan-
ces, surrounded by large family, being
entirely out ofmeat, had resource to his
neighbors, Ia wealthy farmer) sheepfold
for relief. The neighbor having a large
flock of sheep did not perceive he had lost
any until, one of the finest in the flock
very large and fat, was missing and on
counting his sheep, he found he had lost
several. Unable to account for this ex-
traordinary loss, he resolved a few nights
after to watch. About midnight he OBJ
served an uncommon disturbance among
the sheep by the sudden appearance of
man dressed in disguise. Curiosity as
well to observe the conduct of the man.,
as to find him out, induced him 10 lie still.
Insthef flock there was large ram,
with whom it seems the man was in the
habit of, conversing, as if he had been
the actual owner Of the sheep:
!" Well Mr.. RAM" says the nocturnal
sheep.stealer, 81 am come to buy anoth-
er sheep have you any more sheep to
SELF" Upon which he replied himself as
in the person oflhe ram: Yes, have
sheep to SELL" By this time the owner
Of the sheep perceived him to be one of
his own neighbors. What will you
take for that large fat wether," says the
purchaser. "Four dollars" replied Mr..
Ram. That is a high price says the man,
but you are SO good to wait on me for
the pay, | think / will take him. Well
Mr.. Ram continues the honest sheep buy
er, how many sheep have | bought of
you e !" If am not mistaken this makes
the filth and went on to cast up the a.
mount Of the whole. After giving Mr..
Ram polite invitation to call on him for
his pay and bidding him good night, the
man took the wether and led him home,
while the owner lay laughing at the nov
city Of the scene as highly g. atifcd as if
he had received ample reward for the
Whole. A few nights afterwards, when
he supposed he was nearly out Of meat,
caught the old Ram, tied little bag un-
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PRINTED AND Published FOR THE PRopRIEToRs
"a BY j. II. BROWN, "a
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION

TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. e1t1 ~ 4
Three Dollars per annum, to be paid with
in six xmonths from the time e-ofsubscribing. Z
To subscribers who have their papers left
at their doors, SO 80. tii sit 5'l95 4aaT
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times weighs fifty pounds. The Buffalo
of the Mississippi, caught in immense
quantities in the meadows and lakes of
Miss. greatly resembles. .theAtlantic shad,
but is larger. Numerous varieties ofcat-
fish are exceedingly common here in all
the rivers, and easily taken with hook;
they are Of all colors and sizes, and their
mouths when open are circular they
make noise similar to that of a cat pur-
ring. The catfish of the Mississippi fire.
quently weigh more than hundred
pounds. Many species of pike, pickerel
and jack-fish, perfectly resemble the fish
of the same names in the Atlantic wa
ters, and vary in weight from half pound
to twenty pounds. The common pike
or pickerel, (Esor luciuS is proverbial-
| ly voracious. The largest species pro-
duced in England, according to Mr.. Pen
nant, weighed thirty-6ve pounds. "We
have known one" says that celebrated
naturalist, "that was choaked in attempt
ing to swallow one of its own species,
which proved too large morsel. 1t
does not feed on fish and frogs exclusive
ly, but will devour the water rat, and
draw down the young ducks as they are
swimming about"
F. 1t is said that "at Lord Covers canal
or trenham, pike seized the head Of a
swan, as she was feeding under water,
and gorged so much Of it as killed them
BOTH" Gesner says that in the year
1897, one was taken near Halliburn, in
Swabia, with brazen ring affixed toit;
upon which were these words in Greek
characters. 81 am the fish which was
first of all putinto this lake by the hands
OF the governor of the Universe, Fred
erck the second, the 5th of Oct. 1880"
This was the very year in which this
Emperor of Germany was reconciled to
the holy see, after having been excom-
municated by the Pope Gregory TX.
Of the gar-ish, there are in the west
ern waters agreat many varieties. Some
of the alligator-gars are eight feet in
length, strong, fierce, voracious and for
midable, not only TO the fish, which they
devourby tribes, but even to men, who
60 into the water near them; they dart
with the rapidity of birds, and they have
long, round, and prowled mouths, thickly
set with teeth, and their bodies covered
with scales impervious to a rifle bullet
and when dry their collision with stee
produces fire; it weighs from fifty to
two hundred pounds in appearance We
ry uncouth, more formidable than the al
! ligator, and is called the shark Of the riv'
ers. The devil jack diamond fish (wha1
an unutterable name for speech by lips
'like thread and scarlet p') likeits name
another Monster of the rivers, rarely as
cends the Ohio as far as the falls, but
Ilives<in the mississippi; from four to ten
feet in length; one was caught which
weighed four hundred pounds. 1t is ex-
tremely voracious, and its scale will pro-
duce fire by collision with steel.-Phal.
Com. Herald.
Cur,,n ,m,,,yc Tho fn1lnUino is
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-06-17

ELECTRO MAGNETIsM.-We may ex-
pect to be overwhelmed with wonderful
accounts ofthe various applications of this
agent A Doctor in Cincinnati has dis
covered that it's a panacea for all chronic
diseases According to his theory, the
whole body is nothing but galvanic bat
terry; the motions are produced by the
electro.galvanic fluid, and when chronic
enlargements ofthe organs and limbs ar
rise, one of the motions, the repulsion
and expansions, prevail in the organ
or limb over the other motions, the at
fractions and contractions. To cure dis
sease. electromagnetic remedies, con-
sitting of a preparation of gold made and
maintained in negative state and a
preparation of iron made and maintained
in positive stale, are adopted. These
are intended to reverse the order Of mo-
tions, when the attractions and contrac-
tions prevail over the repulsions and ex
pansions.
A writer in one of the N. Y. papers, in
announcing this marvellous discovery,
says a4r ..-agrae. b.s ae
We need not dilate on the import
ance of these discoveries, they will be un-
dorstood by scientific men throughought
the world. A new age is begun"
A new age of humbug, perhaps, but
we doubt whether it will prove any
thing more. r. There is no question that
in Electro. Magnetism a new motive
power has been discovered sufficient for
the propulsion of light machinery, &itis
possible that the sanguine expectations
which some entertain as to the sublime
results which can be obtained by its agen-
cy, may prove well founded but that is
subject Of further experiment, & is not
yet certain. Electro.G .Galvinism has al
SO long been known as aremedial agent,
and employed with advantage in many
cases of diseases; but the jargoh about
attraction and contraction, expansion
and repulsion is rank nonsense.-There
is some truth in the hypothesis that every
mans body is galvanic battery. Tom
Crib, and few other professors of "the
art of selfdefence,' afforded many strk-
ing proofs Of this part Of the. e..theory.-Buf.
Patriot.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-11-20
CHAPTER III.
Organizati

Sec. |. 1t shall be the duty of the Governor
mander-n- chief of the militia in this state, forthwith to
appoint board of officers consisting of not than
five less than three whose duty it shall be organize
the militia of this state into divisions brgades regiments
battalons and companies, and make return of their do
ings the chief before the first day
of May next; which shall be printed in appen-
dix to this act and distributed among the militia of this
state The president of said board of officers shall have
power to assemble the brgader generals and such other
officers he may think proper, at such time and place
he may deem expedient to enable said board to per-
form the duties of their appointment 1t shall further be
the duty of said board of officers to designate and publish
in the appendix aforesaid, the uniform of the officers,
commissioned officers musicians and pvates of the
era corps of the militia of this state and the uniform
designated shall be, and hereby established the uni
form of the militia Of this state
SEC. 2, Each division shall consist of not more than
four less than two brgades; each brigade shall
ss of not less than two than four regiments
each regiment shall consist nearly practicable Of
thousand men, and shall be divided into eight batta-
ion companies, company Of nfiemen, company
of light infantry, company of artillery and one band
of music, and no Each battalion company shall
consist nearly practicable, of one hundred men ;
each company of rhemen and ightnfantry of not
cecdng hundred men; each company of artillery of
not exceeding one hundred men and each band of
sic shall consist of not exceeding fourteen
SEC. 8. The regiments shall be numbered in regular
numerical progression from one to the maximum number
of regiments in this state the brigades shall be numbered
in regular numerical progression from to the maxi
mum number of brgades in the division and the divis
ions shall be numbered in regular numerical progression
from to the maximum number of divisions in this
state.
Sec. H. In case the militia shall be called into actual
SERVICE either of this state of the United States the
Governor may, and hereby is authorized to organize
paymaster's department., and direct the appointment Of
such officers therein in his opinion, the exigency of
the service may require
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-11-20
LAWS OF VERMONT.
AN ACT, for regulating and governing the Militia of this State
CHAPTER J.
Enrolment and Ercmpts
CHAPTER !,

hereby enacted by The General assembly Of The State
of Vernont, as follows:
SECTION |. Each and every able-bodied white male
citizen of this stae of any other of the United States
residing within this sate who is shall be of the age of
eighteen years. and under the age of ory6ve years.
cepng is hereinafter excepted shall severaly and
specvely be subject to military duty agreeaby to the
questions of this act and shall be enrolled in the militia Of
this sate by the captain commanding officer of the
company within whose bounds such citizen shall reside
And it shall be at all times hereafter the duty of the
handing officer of such company to enrol every such cit
zen aforesaid and also those who shall from time to
time arrive at the age Of eighteen years. being of the
age of eighteen years and under the age of fortyve
years, and not hereinafter excepted, shall to reside
within his bounds And in all of doubt respecting
the age of any person enrolled intended to be enroll
led the party questioned shall prove his age to the salts
faction of the commanding officer of the company with
in whose bounds he may reside. And any legal notice
or warning to the citizen enrolled aforesaid to attend
company, battalion, regmena muster training, shall
be legal notice of his enrolment.
Sec. 9. All such exempted from military duty
by the laws of the United States ministers of the gospel
all persons who have heretofore been commissioned in the
militia of this state, who have been honoraby discharged
and all persons who hold commissions or may here
after be commissioned in the militia of this state and shall
have done duty commissioned officer under the Same
for the of at least five years, and shall have been
honoraby discharged members of fire companies to the
number of twenty to each engine in times of peace
so long they shall continue members of said fire
pany, faculties and students of colleges and acade-
miles, justices of the supreme and county courts judges
and registers of probate county clerks shers and sher
ifs deputies, hgh-bails constables and those of the
gous denomination of quakers, practising physicians
and surgeons stated school masters errymen and mil
lers, shall be exempt from military duty.
Sec. 8. If any person subject to military duty, shall be
conscientousy scrupuous of bearing arms and shall
fy the under oath affirmation, before some JUS
ce of the peace and lodge said certificate with the quar-
ermaster Of the quarer-maser sergeants Of the
regiment within the limits Of which said person resides
he SHALL thereafter, be exempt from military duty long
he SHALL annually, or before the first day of June
pay the of two dollars to the treasurer of the town
in which such person resides for the of common
schools in said town.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-11-20

regiment one colonel, Northumberland, and one
major to be elected by the captains and eutenans of the
companies comprising such regiment, whose duty it shall
be to appoint one adutant with the rank of captain one
chaplain one quarter-maser with the rank of lieutenant
one surgeon with the rank of captain surgeons mate
with the rank of lieutenant, drummaor one fe-ma-
lor, one sergeantmaor and
to each town within the limits Of their respective regi-
ments 10 each standing company of infantry ight-n.
antry or rlemen there shall be captain two euten-
ants four seagean and four corporas to be elected bv
the non-commlssloned officers, musicians and pryates
and to each company of artillery one captain three licu-
tenants iour segeants' TOUR corpora six gunners and
six bombadiers and it shall be the duty of the officers
of each company to appoint orderly sergeant from the
list of seargeants. To each band of music there shall
be one commandant who shall rank captain.
SEC q The major-generals' staff shall at all times be
subject to removal by their respective maor-generaIs at
their pleasure The brgadier generals staff SHAH at all
times be subject to removal by their respective brgader
generals at their pleasure And the regimnaI staff shall
at all times be subject to removal by the field officers al
their pleasure
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-11-20
PAPER UANGINGSi
Combs, JeweHry. Fancy
GOnllS. &c

0VOuSS CACs
DOYNTON s. WOODBURY.. No SO.
HS Washington street. Boston, Importers OF
German & French Fancy Goods and English
Cutlery; also -Manufl ctulers of Combs and
every description Of Silver Ware. Their as
sortment consisting in part Of the following ar
ticles;
TorIoi Sc shell, imitation do, Ivory, Turkey
Boxwood, and Metallic Combs, Of every des-
crlplion that are in use, or manufactured for
home trade or for shipping, 10 any quantity
that may be wanted.
JEWELRY.
Sets Of fine Gold, Comedian, ONYX, Agate,
Jasper, Coral, and Jet Ear Rings and Pins /;
plain and chased fine gold Finger Rings; ine
gold Beads earl and gilt Plaques.
SILVER AND PLATED GOODS.
Silver Table and Tea Spoons, with plain,
Powered, basket, swodged and tipped handles
Dessert, Salt, and Mustard do, Sugar Tongs
Cream Ladies'; plated Table and Tea Spoons,
B Itania do; silver bowed Spectacle s, with
double and single eyes; steel and plated bow
cd do silver and plated Pencil Gases, silver
and common thimbles,
CUTLERY.
Sheaf Works Razors; Greaves and Sons
do in single and double morocco cases, Wash.
ington razors; real Dutchrnan do, in elegant
single and double morocco cases; Packwood'e
do; Bagshaw's fine Penknives; Greaves and
Sons fine common Pen and Jack knives;
Rogers and sons Scissors; Andersons do a
large and handsome assortment.
BRUSHES.
Fancy jappaned, rose, and satin. wood
back Hair Combs; Teeth Brushes, ivory and
bone handles, with trcpanned and wire backs:
Comb, Nail Shaving and Marking Brushes.
PERU merry.
Forina's Cologne Water; Lavender, Flor-
da and Honey Water; English White and
Brown Windsor Soaps by the case; oxygena
ated, almond, washboll and other Fancy Soa rs
by the quantity; antique, bears, and macassar
oils, Tor the hair; Otto Of Rases; Vesimental
and Liquid Oil Soups.
INSECT .LANEOUS,
Beside which they fave morocco and calf
skin pocket book and Wallets, great variety
OF patterns; bead and velvet bags and purses:
cloth, hair, teeth, nail comb, lalher and whis.
ker Brushes; Beads Of all kinds; Accordia n 8,
Harm oaieans, Razor Strops, Lather Boxes,
Windsor and great variety Of Fancy soaps,
Hooks and Eyes, Lucifer and Friction Match.
SIS, snuff boxes, Battledores, Table Bells, In
Ola Rubber and Ivory Teething Rings, Sun
Glasses, Toy Watches, Needles, Paint Boxes,
s'o''a glasses, Barking Dogs, Pistols, Parella
rulers, Ivory and bone stay Eyeleis, Gillott's
eeel Fms, lndellible lax, transparent states,
EiacosAr. bears antique oil, Bears Grease,
Tongue Scrapcrs, Lead Pencils, Mouth Mir
Eors' P,dvder puff, and many other goods.
De1'ss and others purchasing are invited
90 call ad examine their assortment. PaItic-
ular 'erion paid to orders from the country.
NPSfel Combs manufactured TO order and
repalrd in the neatcst manner Tortoise.
Shell, ,ory and Horns bought at market pri.
ce' Asupp!y Of Ivory, Tor turner's use con
Nah''y hand. 22eop6no.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-11-20
CHAPTER Ill.
Officers.

Sec. |. The Governor shall be captain-genera and
of the militia of this state whose du-
ty shall be to appoint adutant and nspectorgener-
AL and one with the rank of brig
adler general and who shall be subject removal by the
Governor at his pleasure, and two with the
rank of leutenan-colone To each division there shall
be maorgenera to be appointed by the joint assem-
bly, of both houses of the legislature, whose duty shall
be to appoint dvsonnspector with the rank of COL
one to take precedence Of any colonel Of the line one
division quarter with the rank of MAJOR and two
ads-decamp with the rank Of MAJOR to each brigade,
one brgadergenera to be appointed by the Joint assem-
bly, of both houses of the legislature whose duty it shall
be to appoint brigade inspector with the rpnk of ma
jo brigade quarter-master with the rank of captain
and ad-decamp with the rank of captain to each
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-11-20
ADMINvyRATOR,s SALE.

DURSUANT t,aeence from the Hot. the
L PIobaie Courtfolhe district Of ORLEANS,
VIII be sold at pull ic Nction at the dwelling.
house Of Anna Cob, & Salem, on the 18th
DAY OF December, mkt, 1t 10 O'Clock, A. NJ,
an inc reai estate Whereof Nathaniel Cob,
lutte OF Salem, died, possessed, except tie
WIDOWS u9wer, subJec, 10 an membranes o
IaVIh nundred dollars -Nonsistng Of one hun
~ acres oil land, win lie buildings thereon
~ "a'em, called tae homt hpm Of said deceas
CO. c., h'So me norm corner of lot No. |, il
oa'e'n, containing 70 acre. Also ten acres
o. Iane IN Coventry, togethu with The reyer
slon OF tho widows thirds.
Ct q. G. COBB, Administrator.
Salem, Nov. Q, 1887. a2:3y
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-11-20
MONTpET,iER I,YCEUM,
Rramdrctln's Piilss.
Be,care of Coamierfeits !

H1HERE has Of late been many Pills tod
in the State Of Vermont by pedlars, and
others, purpotting to be DR. Brandrclh's Pills,
but which are Counterfeit and base imposition,
upon the public. All persons who sell the
genuine Brandreih Pills have a certificate Of
a gency, signed by DR. Brandrelh, on the st OF
June 1897. Enquire for the certificate, il you
wish for the genuine article.
No persons are appointed agents TO travel
about this state, selling The genuine Brandreth
Pills.
The Genuine Brandreh Pills, have around
the sides Of the box the following:--
" Purchaser ask 10 see the Certificate oil
Agency! All who sell the genuine Brnndrett
Pill have one" Or Brandreth's name is or
the cover Of The Box, but not on the side
GEO. p WALTON, General Agent.
Montpelier, Nov. 10, 1887.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-11-20
Dr. Taber'S
Vegetable Drastic. Restorative &. Mild .9perisn
REEE.E,

D5-All warranted on attestation to contain
not one particle oil mineral substs nee. co
SOME OF the most prominent diseases
~ wherein these pills have been success
fully administered, as communicated to the
proprietor from abroad and his own expe-
rence,ar as follows
Asthma, Ague and Fever;
Bilious Fcvers and Cholic;
Bilious Vomiting and Fluxes;
Costiveness, Colds and Caugh;
DIopsey, Dysentery, Fits;
Pain in the stomach and bowels;
Foul Stomach, Govt;
Headache Hypochondiia;
Hyslerical Affections;
Indigestion, Jaundice;
PIeurisy, Rheumatism
Sore Throat, Worms;
Viscid bile and morbid distractions OF
every kind.