Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-05-05


the sap will keep the limb alive TO the very end,
aud the healing will be perceived Immediately"
TO Rinse Good Rddishes.--Take pure sand,
some depth from the surface or pure earth, below
where it has been titled or moved or sea sand,
washed by the waves make bed in the garden,
SIX or eight inches deep, and as big as you please
IN tins sow your radish seed, and they will grow
well without manure, and be free from worms we
have tried it frequently, md never failed
hadlshes that are grown very early in the sea
son nre OF slow growth, and inferior to those
grown after the weather is warm enough to has
ten them; MS The faster they grow the more ten
der, aud fiuer flavor Yankee Farmer.
Result Of industry--The GODDARD estate was
sold recently at auction for ninety two thousand
dollars, to a citizen OF Boston, who commenced
business as a tailor, and for long time kept what
Is called a slOp shop in Ann-s,reet lie was ask
ed after the sale, if he would like part OF the
amount mentioned TO remain on mortgage and
he answered IN Tho negative, and in his rough,
off handed manner, inquired whether lie should
give check for tie ninety-two thousand, or the
bills.
as in these perious times The bills were deem
Ell To be quite rs COOL as the ailOrs check, they
wero preferred, and The lnilUr Immediately pro.
cecded to state street, presented his check Tor the
nIety-two misunderstanding ninety two bills
OF the denomination OF Il thousand ench. and
truiged back TO pay tie amount Tor the Goddard
estue, which is now his property. Such is sone-
tunes the result OF industry aud perseverance,
Boston Bulletin.
a highly farored totcu.-1he Portsmouth, N
II. JOninul says that the town of NewBgion, al
joining Portsmouth,, has let out the farm on which
their poor was suppurt d, there being no pauprrs
for the town To provide for.
a young trpcunder of dipinc tar. The l}a-
more papers Of Friday last notified The pubc,
that The Rev ". r. Eva, only six cen years OF
age, would preach IN one of the churches OF that
cny on Saturday evening.
"A just and honorable tribute 10 The Fair Henry
Clay suys that "Wuneu are the Corinihinn pillars
ihai adorn and support society. The institutions
that protect women, throw T. shield also around
CHI ldrcn; and where children are pro, ided for,
man must be secure ia his rights
Painters Chohc. 1t is said that lemon syrup,
made from sulphuric urid, is an eflecluul proven.
tive OF the painful aud dangerous disease known
ms the "painters cholic"
Definition Of Drmk,nness. As the rrnisc or
Thy efforts OF the temperance societies have well
nigh bupishrd drunkenness from the land, we
preserve tlie following definition from an old
magazine, for The benefit OF posterily:
Drunk, (lrom drink. )-Over the bay, hnlf
seas over, ho, high corncd, cut cooked, hall.
cooked, shaved, disguised, jammed, sleepy,
damaged, tired, snuf1y, whipped Just so, breezy,
smoky, top-hcavy, ludded, groggy, smashed,
upsy, swpy, slowed, crank sailed down, how fare
you, on the lee, lhrch all sails set, three sheets in
the wind, well under way spreeing battered,
blowing, booty, sawed, snubbed, bruised, screwed,
stewed, soaked, comfortable stimulated, Jug
steamed tangle legged, hawk eyed, phegm- cut
fogmac, blue eyed, passenger in the Cape Ann
stage, striPid, all over the bay, faint, shot in the
neck, bamboozled, weak jointcd sick.
Egyptian Corn in Bergen County, About two
years since n small quantity of Egyptian corn
was sent for distribution, by WIN, Ii Maxwell, of
New York, to the American Institute. These
seeds were obtained from Africa, 10y Mr.. Ms neph-
ew, passed midspman in the Navy Some Of
the seeds were sown in the garden OF David g.
Van Wrinkle OF Bergen. From accurate calcu-
Iation the proceeds was at tie rate Of seventy
bushels per acre.
VIM. b. Dabney, charged with pnrIoining the
funds of the banks Of Virginia, was discharged
from custody on Monday, by the Superior Court
on the ground that three terms had PISSED with
out a trlnl OF his case.
On the 2e ult. tho authorities of the Stale of
Mississippi, armed with crow bars and pick axes,
broke into The Treasury of the State aud found
there the sum Of six dollars aud twenty five cents
They returned from the adventure us much Ella
ted us an English Squire from II successful Fox
hunt LonSviLe Jour.
Ii is said tkat when a boat arrives at any of the
landings in Iowa, having young ladies on board,
the bachelors crowd and hover about after the
manner ofNew York or Boston cabmen, aud sing
out, have husband, Miss ;-hnve ?"
Louisville Jour.
The N. Y. Courier contains the announcement
of the following extraordinary marriage:
On Thursday April lah were married al,
Wilkes Co. n. c., 10y Elder Cocby Sparks of the
Babist Church, Aessrs. Chang and Eng the ST.
amese Twin brotiers, To Misses Sarah and AGe-
line, daughters of Mr.. David Yeales, OF Wilkes
Go. \. &.
,Nutricide. The Raleigh IN. C.J Register cllron-
ices fearful murder in liawfied settlement, Or
ange County. man named Steele had dis
pule with his brother, and raised his gun to shoot
linn, when, M the moment OF firing, their mother
ran between them, and, receiving The load, imnIc.
| diately expired
! Animal Feather PropheiS.-By carefully noting
the changes in The Conduct Of certain animals, n
| person OF ordinary sagacy will be abe TO form a
tolerably correct opinion IN relation the the 81
tho weather 1t viii he seen by The following cx
| trnct from an English Meteorological journal TINT
! the spider Possesses in remarkable degree the
! property OF predicting chang IS in the weather:
spiders generally alter their webs once in "a
| hours; and II rule has been dednced from this, by
nh attentive observer of these prosnostics, where
! hy 10 fore!aii The coming change. II they thus al
ter tnelr web between six and seven in the evening
! there will be fine uight: il the morning, II fine
day; If they work during rain expect fine weath
err aud the more active aud busy the spider is The
finer VIII he The weather. II spiders webs (gos
sumerltly in the autumn with n south wind, xpcct
an east wind and fine weather. II garden spiders
break of aud destroy their webs, aud creep away,
expect continued rain and showery weather.
.A.Noble u 0nldn.-When K. S. tirayos the late
Treasurer OF Mississippi, abscondcd few weeks
ago, his account showed II deficit OF about q Ii0.
I OOO, OF the TWO and three per cent. funds This
! sum il was believed hu took Wilh him. or Ind
converted previously. While the city of jackson
was IN state OF excitement in relation to Col.
Sleton's suicide, the day after that distressing e.
vent took place, Mrs. Graves the wife of the fled
] Treasurer, sent word to Gov. Tucker that the
money belonging 10 the Stute was in her posses
sion, and requested him to cali aud receive it,
Accompanied l'y several gentlemen, the Govern
or waited on MIs Graves, who, alter poluely re.
ceyng them, brought forward n bag of gold aud
bundle Of United States Treasury notes, which,