Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-03-08

tended temperance meeting at the Wash
ington Hall, signed the pledge, and stated
the circumstance as we have given it,
How potent is truth Who now could
count his or her influence as nothingl-
The groceF's store is at The corner OF
Fourth and South streets, Philadelphia.--
Ga the pavement can be seen his empty
rum-kegs, aud on the head of the largest
is chaIked this poelical advertisement:
ssTemperance is all the go,
These kegs for sale very Loc." M.
A SINGULAR PHENoMENoN.-On last
Thursday evening Bunce's old paper mill
in Westville took fire and was entirely
consumed. The New Heaven Herald of
Friday. says, that singular phenomenon
attended this conhagration. which had
powerful effect on the community. A
driving snow storm was prevailing at the
time, and the sudden illumination from
the flames gave the whole atmosphere the
appearance of a magnificent exhibition of
the Aurora RoreaIis The situation Of
the burning edifce is near the base of
West Rock, bold eminence of some 3
or 400 feet The snow acted as mirror,
and reflected light over the whole hemis-
phere, the cause of which not being
known. threw the meteorc metropolis Of
New Heaven into great commotion..-
AT this moment a mounted horseman
dashed through Chapel street, at furious
rate, excIaiming, 8 The end of the world
is at hand" and for short time all The
Mllerites enloyedFthe glorious anticipa-
ton of the fa!filment of their prophecies.
The midnight cry" was raised, the bells
sounded the alarm,the engines were parad.
ing the streets to find where their seryic-
es We're required, and .squite alhwart
went all decorum.o Several religious as
semblies being meth congregations rush
ed into the street, when the sudden and
all pervading light struck them with in
stant terror. and many scenes were exhib
TIED typical of the final conhagration. A
venerable minister Of the church gravely
assured one of the fire companies that it
was no artificial combustion but the &C.
tual coming of the Lord in great glory"
and many persons remained under this
remarkable but very natural delusion du.
ring The whole night. All the world was
greatly rcjolced the next morning to find
il was only the burning Of Bnnces old
paper nall!
FRAUD.-A man Of sallow complexion
and ordinary stature has recently beer
raising the wind among Us, with great So
lemni!y. Ga stout documentary paper,
sewed with green tape. he has document,
setting forth that the bearer. Mr.. Jno. B.
Louginoth, is a-highly respectable citizen
OF Port. Prince, whose property was
destroyed by the great earthquake there
in May last. by which he and his family
were reduced TO great distress; and rec
ommending him as a very proper object
Of charity The document is signed by
Ed. Lloyd & CO., and John Heatne & Co,
dated at Port-au Prince, August Sd, certi-
fed By R. B. Ayres, L. States, and attest.
ed with the consular seal; also certified
by Capt Wheeler, Of the brig Fairfield.
The whole is evidently laundering budg.
ct of forgeries. His Honor the Mayor of
Boston is made to endorse it in very fem
mime hand. A friend, on being applied
to for aid, sent the document TO merchant
connected with the trade of Hayti, 10 in
quire about IFS signatures; whereupon the
afflicted Mr.. Louginoth said he would step
out for moment, but being a stranger. be
has not yetfound his way back.-Journal
Of Commerce.
EDUCATE YOUR CHILDREN EARLY-
" hat is the object of education To
form the character. How is this to be
done2 Not by lessons, but principally
through the influence OF example, and CIR
cumstances, and situation. How soon is
the child exposed 10 these Influences p
From the moment il opens its eyes and
feels the pressure of its mothers breast
from that time il becomes capable of MOTTO
ing what passes around it, and knowing
the difference Of one thing from another.
So powerful are the gradual aud unno.
tieed influences of these early months,
that the inf,nt, il improperly tutored, my
grow into retty tyrant at ten months
old and tnttle about in two years a selfish,
discontented, irritable thing, that every
one but the mother turns from ia disgust.
During this period, every human being
| is making its first observations and ac-
curing its 6r-t experience-passes his
early judgments. forms opinions. acquires
habits. They may be lngrained into their
scharactsrs for life. Some right and some
wrong notions may take firm hold; and
some impressions. good or bad, NAV sink
$50 deep as to be with difficulty 10 future
eradicated.
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i MEDIeIEE.-There is a great error
commilled every day, in flying to medi-
cine at once when the functions -of the
stomach and liver are disordered. the Sc.
4 cretions unnatural, and the food imper-
! fectly digested. Instead of employing
purgatives, day after day to carry of die