Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-05-17
CHIPS AND CLIPPINGS.

with moose items another calls them " feals OF
the ring"
The unfortunate Dr. John Loilland, the ceebra-
ted "Mford Bari" has been committed to the
Baltimore almshouse, by Justice Snyder.
Detightfh.-To have your foot trodden on by
man weighing three hundred-a man Of immense
gravity. One would almost be willing, on such
an occasion. to be "void OF understanding"
Attention lie Whole Our friend Of the Nashua
Telegraph is in his glory again. Trainin' Day Inns
come, and hear how ho calls out the valiant. He
says" Gentlemen attached to the military are
requested to appear Oh parade Tomorrow Tues
dayl with great coats aud mttens, and snow shoes,
if the state of the roads requires it."
The Weahcr-TNc ait-abso,bing theme of Re
mark" We never had so late SPRING" says one.
81 never knew the like of it. The history of for
~ years does MT afford parallel" says another
and so on, I'd the end of all you meet in the street,
IL neuer tods so cold at this season ofhe year."
great mistake. The weather has been as cold aud
the spring as backward, many aud many year
gone by and yet the promise of seed time and
harvest has not failed. The following is from
journal OF the weather, kept at Walthan, Mass.
"Ir 1903, May O. Fell some snow and covered
the hills. Their. %.
"lSl2, May 4. remarkable snow storm all
day and night, from NNE. Probably nine inches
fell. Some remained on the ground till the 9th.
The Centnel of that date observed, that it showed
all day in New York, and it was II foot deep in
New Hampshire.
"lSl6, June 9. Some snow fell here, and in
Vermont it was stated in the Patriot to have been
is inches deep.
"1S2g, May s. Fell some snow, and the ice
was quarter of all inch thick. Their. at suit
rise.
1854, May 6. The Their. ut sunrise was ~.
ice quarter of an inch thick.
1882, May %. Fell some snow and covered
the hills. Their. IS, 40, 80. (On this the Cent?
mel Of June Cd remarked: We have accounts
from almost every quarter, that large bodies Of
snow still remain of the winter stock, and tint
all additional spring supply has lately been added.)
1884, May Is. Fell little snow. The noun
tains were covered. Tier. 80, Al, 80.
"1S35, May Is. Was cold day, and though
no snow was known 10 fall here, in Vermont it
it was good sleighing. Their 80, al, 40.
"l237, May g The Their. stood at &c nil the
preceding night, and ice in vessels was an inch
thick. This was the most severe cold the writer
ever knew here in May.
"1s39, May 8. The Their. at sunrise was 25.
Very frosty.
"lS4O, May s. Snow enough fell to whten the
hill tops. Their. Al, 80, SO.
"lS4l, May Showed nearly all the forenoon
from NV and NNW, aud partially covered the
ground. The whole region from SW to N, as oh
served from the hills in this place, appeared TO be
covered with great depth Of snow. Their. 81
a. 36.'
Suppose we stop croaking about the weather,
rely upon the blessing of Providence, and go to
work, in good earnest, feeding mother earth, and
expecting to be abundantIy fed in autumn. We
shalt reap, if we faint not.
Fite your Newspapers preserve and
file your newspapers Ofteplimes you will have
occasion to refer to something you have read and
if the papers are faithfully filed away, you will
know where TO go and find it again. And years
hence, when your children become men und wo-
men, volume of newspapers which was taken in
the family in the days of their childhood will be
n valuable and almost sacred hook to them. A
newspaper gives the tidings of the times" bur
the fashions OF things change greatly in the course
oyeafs, and as thing of correct history, betray-
ing the spirit, well as recording the events, OF
former periods, file of old newspapers will be
found peculiarly interesting.
To preserve papers well, hive two large paste.
board covers, each as large as the page of the
newspaper, and attach these together at the ba ok
Within these covers place the unfolded newspa-
per, as soon as you and your family have done
reading it, and place it away on some shelf OF
drawer. This will keep the numbers Clean and
prevent their being worn off at the corners, oil
lost by being scattered about the house.
lHtTt was All eSSeiNidl eITOT III TetiiuThS u
the last paper on the mail contracts The CLOSING
sentence should read, MIR. Granger will save e
nough to pay off, in part, the debts incurred by
the late Postmaster General.
He who expends money properly is its master
he who lays it up, its keeper; he who loves it,
fool; he who fears it, n slave; and he who adore
1t, an idolator.
Jacob b. Moore, late of Concord, N. H.. so ia
-vorably known in that State, is appointed one O
the principal CLERKS in the Post Office Depart
ment. We are sorry for friend Moore--he de
serves a good l'lace-a clerkship at Washington
is bad one Better take n farm at the halves
than elerkship.
The largest distihery in New York, and proba
Wy in the Union, is about TO he suspended. Tn
progress of the temperance cause among the Iris
population in that section of the country is sal
10 bo the cause OF this.
The same cause has occasioned falling off i
the beer licenses in England, of 3,2l4 or one fit
of the whole number. Strong beer is the favorit
drink of The English laborng classes and the Ii
censes for the sule to be drank on the premises
are charged about SIG per annum, and those |
censed to sell but not for consuming on the prem
ises, are charged about SIS. The number OF tt
first class last year was l6,277 and that for Il
present year I4,l37. The number of the secon
class last year was 1859, Tor the present year 245
Public Schools. In the State of New York the
are l0,769 public schools, at which 572,995 chi
dren receive instruction. In PeEnsy vania, the
are now 254, 900 children in the common schoo
Ten years ago there were NOT 10000 children
the free schools of Peuusy lvana, and the schoo
established we're very meagerly supported. III
reform in this matter was principally owing to d
nntirng exertions of Mr.. Burroughs, Secretary
- State under Gov. RItner. In the face of bitt
and uereenting opposition, he traversed The Sta
calling the attention of the people TO the subje
and after unsuccessful efforts for several yea
succeeded, though not without much denunci
ton, in procuring law which aided his effoits
DisiilLeries are tho sources of national and
dividunl uin-PuhLic SchanLa the soIlrce of In