Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-12-20
CHIPS AND CLIPPINGS.

Mr. f. c. Deevan OF Ballston, n. Y. has at diff
ferent times contributed about $4,000 from his
avn ,,nrso q carry forward the cause oil temper
anco
Rhode Island Giris.-The true system Of Amer
can female education.
Some years since, the following dialogue was
held between Il wealthy citizen OF --- and his
daughters.
Falher-Ahnugh, my girls, you are not now
Obliged to earn your living, there is no knowing
what may happen, aud think it would he Il good
pan for you to learn trade.
Daughters - What trade, Father?
Fulher-The milliner's for instance.
Daughters--Are you in earnest?
Falher-Most certainly, am.
Daughters-ll you think it hest, VIC IRE perfect
ly willing.
No sooner said than done. They served the
usual time-learned the trade, and, to this day, are
unable 10 see why the daughters of n man worth
thirty thousand dollars, may not be industrious
and useful as well as others.
Quaker Fighting. Suppose that all the treas
ure which has been wasted by this great nation,
hunting few wreiched Seminoles from the mo-
raises Of Florida, had been expended in civiIiZng
the race ; in teaching them agriculture and the
peaceful arts, in distributing seeds and lmplrmenls
IN educating the children, in diffusing phs steal
comfort and moral and intellectual culture, in ell
evating the savage 10 The dignity of n man. How
different would have been the result, both to the
nation and TO the Indians. This would be Qua
ker fighting, and according to our notion, would
not only he more rational and cheaper, but vast
deal more effeclual.
EXCELLENT JEU DEsPRIF.
Said Virgins to his wife one day,
"We'vc nothing left TO eatj
We shan't make both ends meet"
The dame replied, in words discreet
;. We're not so badly fed,
II we make but end meat,
And make the other bread"
40. K."-Co Stone, who is always unear h
ing some hidden historical curiosity or other, la,
at length struck upon the origin Of those mysticu
letters. lie says that il will he seen from tht
heading of the following from The army order
book. that these letters formed The counlersign o
the guards Oh The 5h oil September 1880
HEAD Quarters 9th Sepr, 1850.
Parole, RICHMOND, Counter-signs, X X
Watch Word -FABIUs.
Ii takes Yankee to do n cute Thing. The dn
ties on coffee, by the new British Tariff for tn
provinces, are on green coffee 81 per H.. grouu
coffee al. The Yankees take it over roasted, an
so, duty free-il being neither green nor ground.
Vdrts.-The bark OF willow tree, bnrnr /
ashes, mixed with strong vinegar, aud applied {
the paris will remove all warts, corrs or rxcres
cences Oh any part of The body. (Pcrhups
Hills Patriot says, lei Webster, like Pc
ter denies that be ever belonged To The old ltdeti
parly,' This is the first time we ever heard til,
Peter was 4 member Of The "iederal' party "
knew that Noah-a democrat Of the first water
was member of the Hartford Convention, an
that Lot or rather his wife, WINS Il standing mouu
ment of Salt River Loco FocoisnI Methuseal
too, we believe belonged TO the Essex juno an
if we mistake not, Cain bore the radical mark o
his forehead hut Peter--by 81. Paul ii require
more than three crowings OF the Chapmans
that day to make hun confess to the sins charge
by HIS PaIrioI.--Claremont Eagle.
Progress Of The CherOkees in Civilization.
correspondent writing TO from Flint dislri,
Cherokee nation, under date OF Aug 27th sneoh
in very favorable terms OF the progress which m,
people making in the arts aud institutions F,
civilized life. Among other encouraging mc
which he states. he says:
An e'sction has usI taken place in the nalo
Tor e"nhr'lnen, committeeman, and sheriff
which passed off without drunkenness or the lea
difficulty.
The Cherokees are now making rapd strd
~ eu"ch'ion' ihey are more liberal in subscril
Arkansas, and much more punc,ual in paving I,