Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-05-05
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Too The celebrated ohm Ranlslri on
visit TO a female friend, found her surrounded
with her seamstresseS, making up quantity OF
clothing. "Whet work have you on hand p
"Gl, sir am preparing this clothing to >end to
the poor Greeks On taking leave at ti.e steps
OF the mansion, he saw some of her sersacis in
need OF the very article which thelr lender hearted
mistress was sending abroad. Hec>cainasd, "Mad.
am, madam, The Greeks are at he door4"
The English papers are all salaking ,euiLe
fuss abUnta "hyiug mdchine," Invented 10y 4 ger
llemau in London, which is ROT yet completed, tut
which the said papers affirm will "go" beyond a
doubt. We fear Mr., Bulls first experiment ia fly
Ing will turn out some wbatli like Sambo's When he
undertook to fly from the garnet window, by means
Of wings cut out Of leather apron. The honest
aegro struck tie ground hatd enough TO break a
sedge hammer; aud springng 10 his feet with
kind OF rebound, scratched his pate, and exc,aim.
ed, " Deufs fuss rate flying, but dey's pesky hard
Ightiag.'
A wo,nan wns up 1ortral in Baltimore foi hav-
ing whipped Dutctinan: and the buchanan, in
testimony to tbs facts, said, with the tone and air
OF an figured Innocent, Mishler Shquire, dish
here woman, nit three other tour wewIaas more,
whip me very nice, she did"
Old Doctor Hunt used 10 say, when Ae could
not discover The cause Of ihans sickness ave n
try ttisend we II try that. We II shoot into the
tree an1 If any Thing falls, well and geod.'' "Aye,
(replied waa,) | fear uiut IS too often the case /;
and IN shooting into the tree, the FIRST thing at
falls is The patienl."
A Locofoce Candidate for CoHgressip Alabama
Ramed DE-. Shepherd, says -" aln an uncom-
promising and impIacable enemy TO any usmpa
ton Of The General Government not erpressly
granted IN the Constitution
Il is remarked as a fact in ali records of the
seasons, that those years when the spring has
been Duc yurU. and The nnye nrnv
ed irunful.
Liberal BsgueSis. GAINESVILLE (Ohio) Auro.
states that Mrs. Buckingham of Zunesville has
niade the following Requests in her will
Tor the education of females the Putnam Seminary, $4,000
Toward the Patronage for the Presbyterian Church, 900
For tho American Bible Society, 1000
For Foreign Missions, 1000
" Tract Society, 500
For Negro Emancipation, 900
Total, sl4,jOO
THIS, we suspect, is as large an ataouUi of char.
liable requests b has been tnnde IN the will of
any American laty. The bulk OF it goes towards
the education of her own sex. Eheuezer Buck
iueham, her hNsband, was formerly one of the
Fund Commissioners, and man Of ability and
sagacity. He made large foruae 10y his own
exerNo's, during the early growth Of the State"
tSJ~As many persons are ia the habit OF pruning
their fruit trees, Ut this OF the year we pul.
llsh the following. Orchards have been injured
plOre by winter and early sprug pruning Than nv
any older Cause. Nothing is better established
than that The best lime foe pruning is when the tree
is in iuh gruwli,.- Yankee Farmer.
Pruning Frait I'rees-tt viii be found u,,on
experiment. thata wouni made Oh tree in March
| or April ~iH look black AS soon as the SAP begins
TO flow and thut the sap will oOLe Out until the
leaves have put out 50 MS to receive it; while a
wound made in Juae will remain white aud i'm.
medintely commeace healing. Aad a tree thut
has been broken hy being loaded with fruit, or
otherwise while the tree is green with foliage, he
wound will look white and the wood remain
sound, while one broken in the winter by snow
or FROM other causes, will look black, aud incline
10 decay.
1t has been my humble lot 60 spend the most
Of my time in the spring and fore part of the SUN.
ner, III engraIting and pruning fruit trees, aud my
experience goes 10 prove thot the best time for
pruning is when the leaves are iull grown, aud
the tree is ia vigorous and growing state for at
this season. when The sap has been spent in the
foliage aud the pores OF the wood are filed, SO that
when the limb is taken oft, the SIM and warm
| weather will dry the end OF the limb and close