Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-02-03
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ports of the Washington Co. Agricultural Society
the following account Of an experiment made by
Mr. Holmes, in sowing corn broadcast;
Won the 9th OF May, sowcd broadcast aud
narrowed in IL quarts of corn on hall an ucre and
eleven rods OF ground, without marurng, and it
was not touched again until the 22tl OF Septem-
her when cut it up, and sci ii up on the ground,
in the same way that did the corn Which plan
ted in hills end on The 9Th Of Oct husked from
il 46 bushels OF eHrS Il. u neatly VI per hcrt).
have got much larger amount oi fodder Than from
any piece of the size which have planted, and !
have hesitation ia snying thar The stalks viii !
mere Than pay all the labor of rnising Ir.'
Farmers will doubtless another year, mnny of |
them at least, try the experiment "l sowing corm
broadcast, as n resource for winter fodder, as III
every instance where i; was tried the last season,
either inr soiliug for winter use, ii was eminent.
~ successful. nh. CM
POWERFUL MIcRoscoPE. London paper
gives The following description Of new micro
scopc recently exhibited at the Polytechnic Insli
tute, which is said to be the most powerful ever
! mndr. " 1t consists of six powers. The second
mngnihes the wings of the locust 20 twenty seven
foe, il length. The fourth the sting of the beo
! to twenty seven feet BY the sixth, each lens in
the eye OF fly is magnfed that il appears to
he fourteen inches in diameter and II human hair
four feet in circumference"
lie is richest who is conented with least.
lie that sympnlllizas iu nil The happiness of 9th
and he that profits by all the folly Of ohe.s, hns
perhaps attained the soundest WISDOM ICON
Eleven thousand rounds OF artillery were fired
between the Dardanrlle5 and the Black Sea Un the
recent occasion OF the birth of daughter to the
Sultan.
COnmecticm.-The Wing State Convention has
nominated Roger S. baldwin, OF New Haven co.
for Governor, Reuben Booth, of Fairfield 60. for
Lieut.. Governor jeremiah Brown OF Hartford 60.
1 for Treasurer, Daniel r. Tyler OF Windlnn 60.
for Secretary, aud Abb Hi Darlington Of New Hh
ven co. Tor Comptroller
$, The Recent Earthquakes The Cincinnati Chron-
u icle says that sufficient information has been
y ceived respecting the late Earthquake TO permit
u some general interences TO be drawn, viz:
]. II appears that it was felt from tie western
slope Of the Alleganies TO the lower Mississippi,
y aud will probably be heard from further.
) 9. 1t was felt more slightly towards The East,
and more violently towards the southwest At
u GAINESVILLE, for example, it WINS felt AS represented,
J. less than at Cincinnati. At Nashville II was quite
. asevere shock, and in that region was strong e.
- nough to throw plates from the shelves At Mills
" Point, it is represented as throwing down CHM
y neys. At New Madrid, il is said the ground sunk
- 3. In this respect 1t was similar to tho Earth
" quake of lSll-l8l2 which on the 9TH OF Febru
y nry, 1879, threw down chnnoys at Cincinnati
y aud opened the earth, and overlooked the waer'
10 of the Mississippi a: New Madrid.
as a. As observed here by DR. Ray the current o
y" Southwest 10 the Northeast
!" 5. This fact, and that OF its greater force in h
y" Southwest indicates that its moving power was IL
w the Southwest near the lower part OF the MlsslS
~ sppi river, unless, indeed 1t should appear iron
u' further intelligence that there had been volcano
action of sufficient strength 10 produce II in st
more distant regions
g. The fact that this trembling of the earth
felt over such extensive region, and that lis ST
verest effects are fen so far distant, is pretty goo
in, evidence that the moving power is senIed deep
,s the EARTH and is any superficial volcanic nf
ng ence.
IN Whether the above differences are Just no
ok they are worthy the investigation OF enqnifm
ne minds. With respect 10 the valley OF Ohio, II la
Ter probably ever been the seat OF volcanic aco
ls nor do these trenhliugS of The earth give any
As son to suppose it will be- For the power whic
ed produces Them is evidently remote. SO far as II
he CARDS lerreseral causes.
he .4nh- Tariff and Notification - New Hamp>h
ass has emb need both these doctrines, having pc
l. claimed tie one and ut ,hu nllIer in prac nee.
mr. HOW cun tht ruliug party III New Hampshire
ns regarded as friends the L. = Cnn,tiiutiOl wlIt
ct they nulhly ny solemn egslaon Vt there can
os- supposed TO he ANY Soiemnuy in such mem Il la
Th- enacted 10y congress Tor the regulation OF mo
NJ important duly, the choice OF representatives
II congress- II the doctrine first advanced by SOU
the Carolina and now adopted by New Hampshire
hg TO prevail The of congress Ia be conslde
ed merely recommendations OF matters 10
had Ioma or "'"ur ",'" Uc "ay ",,'o 40
10" discard al lhelr oPlioa VI 50 mnch Va'ue 40
Hs- the reIgnlng democracy oil New Hampshire estee
y the Union
"e The Missouri House of REPRESENTATIVES was
c, bent Oh celebrating the battle OF New Orleans
~ the precise punctum pores that it disagreed W
'ne the Senate on the proposition to postpone The
,als 20 Monday fine sih of January falling on Sundn
an,s and accordingly desecraed the Sabbath by fri
and IN front oil me captol, sung national songs pa
lrds neu ,'S WIN ''' '"''' '''''
an Both The OHIO and the Illinois Legislature hi
out PASSED "stay laws"-proviIing that all prope
offered for sale under execution shall sell for /