Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-11-20
Miscellaneous,
Vermont.

Vermont.
The Legislature of that Anti Slavery
State have noble opening before them
to do justice to the early principles and
present sentiments OF their people in a
manner TINT shall shut the mouths both of
their own servile members Gf they have
any, and Of the Shareholders who re.
gard propriety and decorum. The base
and servlle resolutions Of the legislature
OF Indiana, It seems, have been OffcioLLu
communicated to them by the governor :
and courtesy TO sister state requires
OF course the formalily of a reference to
committee. This committee are Messrs
Swift, Adams and Waterman. What a
line opportunity offers now, for them 10
meet the arrogant claims OF the slayeoc-
racy on the open field Should this COM
mlttee think proper to go into the merits
OF the question, and examine il to the
| bottom, a grand effect might be produced.
Let them first declare the Vermont doc
trne with regard to the origin and right
OF slavery, as it was laid down by Judge
Harrington. Then recaptuale the his
tory OF the compromise in the Federal
Constitution, and show It's precise extent.
Then show that Vermont has been and
still is prepared to fulfil the very letter OF
the bond Then set forth the continued
encroachments and the still more AFRO
giant claims of the Slave Power. And
then give blow at the root of the evil,
by direct and determined appeal to the
Slave States, to abolish slavery. as the on
~ means of preserving harmony and Sc
curing liberty Emoncipqtor.
The GREAT ELM TREE1N WoBuRN.
| This venerable relic of antiquity, which
has Tor the last half century been the
| wonder and admiration OF the passer-by.
has at last Welded to the force of time,
and been IevelIed to the ground. 1t stood
IN the South part of Woburn, near the
| great road from Boston 10 Lowell, and
was set out in 1903, as near as can be as
certalned-and consequently was 1876
years old. Its circumference at the base
was "a feet, and being cot up, it Welded
between I9 and 20 tons of timber, aud s
cords of wood, equal in all to Is cords OF
wood. Boston Journal
misunderstanding to the official &C.
counts OF the births and deaths in the
Russian empire, ii appears that in the
course of the last year a great many per-
sons died who had attained remarkably
high age The number of births were
1888, 902; d,aths, | .563,733; excess Of
/ births, 77O,259; marriages, 494,424.-
Among the death there were Of persons
from 100 to los years, 858; 10 10 lis
l25; ll6 to 100, 1870; 100 to $50, 81
of Ids years, from $50 to l56, 8; O
100 years, /; of 166 years, l. The prov
inces on both sides of the Caucasus (Cau
casla and Tratiscaucasia) are not includ
ed. According to the report Of the fl
nance department, the population of The
Russian empire in 1888 was 6O,0OO,OOO
~ Y. Spec.
~ The Blue Ink which appears to b.
growing into general favor, is in par
composed Of one of the most poisonou;
substances In nature-;lIat is Prussic Ac
id-the Ink being solution of the pig
ment called Prusslc Blue. which is a com
pound of Prussiate of Potash and Iron
Tins Ink, therefore. must be very dan.
4 gerous article in the hands of childred, as
we'll as grown people, who are in the hal
OF putting their pens in their mouth, in or
der to cleanse it. It is said one drop O
this acid in its pure and uncombined state
when put even upon the nose of rat, il
sufficient to cause its immediate dealh.-
Empire State.
Selections from the Boston Temperance Almanac
for 1910.
A CASE FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF
WINE-DRINKERs-"W When nv husband
comes home drunk on brandy,n said an
afflicted wife, she goes to bed and snooses
it out; but when he gets drunk on wine,
| and my children have to flee for our
lives" The intoxcalion of wine, in manv
cases at least, IS worse than that of rum
or whisky. In these days of reform, the
more fiery liquids are chiefly banished
from "good society,"" but wine is consid.
cred much more harmless vistant.-
We are not sure of it. Ten years hence.
when We See the ripe fruits of wine
drinking, We can better Judge. Many
are trying the experiment, we fear, fatal
ly to themselves ard their dearest friends.
Journal of Commerce.
The CHILDRRN's PLEDGE.-Ta;s
pledge was presented at the late Sabbath
School Celebration of the 4ih of JuIv n
Alexandria, with upwards of seventy
| youthful names signed 10 it, Let every
parent copy it-append strip of white
| paper to it-and ask all his children n
/ slgn,it.
/ This little band To turn our home
/ Do with our hand Into hell
The pledge now sign, Where none can dwell
To drink no wine, Whence peace wonId A.,
/ Nor brandy red Where hone ,y,,,,lI i. ~