Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-06-14

ter General to be more strict in detecting
double letters, is not content with the ordin-
airy method discriminating letters by holding
them to the light examining thcir thickness,
weight and so forth, but has resorted TO
lcire hook, and almost daily he may be seen
going through this searching process oflook-
ing aftef---money or under that plea,
the private contents Of lettersl
~ Y Daily Express
Flee Tires lost.-Mr. Isaac Lewis, one OF
the coroners of this county, was called upon
10 view the bodies of five persons, three OF
them being females and two males, who
were drowned in Summit Lake. town OF
Springfield, in the forenoon Of thatday, Sun
day. We understand that the party consis-
ted of six, who went out in an old boat which
proved leaky and finally went TO pieces, only
one OF the party, male, escaped The par
ticulars OF the disaster, and the names ofthe
sufferers, have not yet come TO our knowledge.
Coopcrstown Freeman's Jour
IowA-The commissioners appointed TO
locate, under the act OF congress. suitable
place for the seat Of government Of Iowa,
have chosen a spot in Johnson county. The
law Of Congress, which confines the selec
ton to a certain specified township, within
the surveyed portion Of the territory The
Burlington Gazette says the site selected is
well suited to the purpose-bea utlully stu
ated on the east bank the Iowa, two miles
northwest ol,he town of Napoleon, & within
one mile OF the centre ofthe Territory, north
and south. The seat OF government is 10
be called the CITY of Iowa"
-o.o-
A TRUE VINO. Governor Canon of
Tennessee, is the Wing candidate for re-elec.
ton. He concludes letter addressed TO the
voters OF the State, in which his opinions are
set forth, with the following paragraph
Entertaining the foregoing sentiments.
unless great and radical changes take place
in the course and opinions ofthe present AID.
minstration Of Federal affairs, | will GER
tainly vote Tor any homes, Republican oil or
binary talents for the next Presidency. in
preference to Martin Van BuIen."
Women and Men In n recent trial al
Boston, where woman was concerned
MrSprague remarked that women, when
GOOD, were better than men, and when bad
were worse than men, as the sweetest thin
when soured made the sharpest vinegar
A Toper-Mr. Vanhorn, Dutch mer
chant, drank certein number of bottles of
port daily, and upon reckoning up the num-
Der he had drank during % years. it amour
ted to sc, $3.50 bottles, or 50 pipes Of red port
An old coquet,e, looking into her glass,
and seeing her wrinkles. cried, This new
glass is not worth fanhing. They can
not make mirrors as well as they used TO
do.n
Milkmcn mus, not take advantage Of the
late rains TO reduce their milk beyond rea-
son. 1t is imposing on the good nature OF
cows TO injure their credit in this way. No
wonder they kick over the milk-pail.
ConSOlafiOn.-'Falher,' said a sporting
youth TO his revele end parent. %hey say trout
will bite now We'll. WELL was the consol. |.
ing reply, mind your work then, and you'll
be sure they won't bite you
A Word for ScOaadreIs If YOU would |
take bur half the pains to become honest
lltH uuu u ootdln an nOneSt uEellHOOu, luut /
you do 10 degrade yourselves by crime and
10 obtain property by unlawful methods. you
would be happy, respected, and rich
1t was among the loveliest customs OF the |
ancienls TO bury the young At morning twi.
light: for as it strove to give the sohest inter.
probation to death, so they imagined that
Aurora, who loved the young, had stolen
them 10 her embraces.
Curious Proelamafion- l547, n proc. |
lamalion was issued by Henry VIII, that
women should not meet together to babble !
and talk, and that all men should keep their |
wives in their houses.
Awhile hand is very desirable orna.
ment to n young lady but hand can new
er be white unless it be kept clean.
"You don't ehar," as the toad said to the
snake ven he was going to gorge him whole.
II is better 10 choose wife on Saturday |
than on Sunday
wv O r WI r Il "A.
nR. M. HITCHCOCK'S unrivalled and
H. unequalled WORM TEA, a sovereign
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