Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-07-26
MONT EGRAPH.
Date Of some Important Even,s.

Linen first ma lie in England, 1853.
SpectacIes invented, 1880.
The art of weaving introduced into
England. 1890.
Musical notes, as now used, invented
1920
Clnnon frst used at the seige of AL.
geziras, 1912.
Muskets in use, 1870.
PIs'o's in use, l544
Printing invented at Mentz, by Guttem-
berg, l440.
Printing introduced into England, ID.
g.
Post Offices established in France, Ia.
| "a; liz England, 1881 in Germany, TO-
Al.
Turkeys and chocolate introduced in o
England from America, 1920
Tobacco Introduced INFO France, ~
Meet 1860.
First coach 10 England. 1864
Clocks first made in England, 1868.
Pota;oes introduced in o Ireland and
England, 1886.
The circulation of the blood discovered
by Harvey, lOl9.
Tne first nrwspap per published at Ven
ice, $780, F.rst in France, 1851. Frs,
in England, 1865.
G flee Introduced into Englnnd, l64l.
Tea introduced into England, 1866
The seam engine invented by the Mar.
quiS # Worcester. 1866.
| FIRE engines first invented. 1868.
Turnpikts first made In Eue Iand. 1868
BIvonels first invented at BavoLne
! (whence their nancy in 1870 Frs
| brought into use at Turin, 1923.
Stereotype printing invented, 1925.
New style Of calendar introduced into
England, 1852. "
Air balloons and Aerostaton invented
in France, 1882.
The mail first carried in England by
| stage coach, 1885
The cotton gin first invented in Geor
gia. 1894.
Llt. boats invented 10 England, 1902
The first steam boat launched on The
! Hudson, 1907.
The streets of London first Lighted
with gas, 1914.
The first railroad constructed in Eng
land 1927. ...
Drguerreotype pairting invented in
France, 1888. N Y. Tribune.
| A NICE DIsTINcTIoN-It is curiou!
10 See the groups OF women and chlidrel
around the Croton hydraEts; the forme
with lubs and pals, the latter waiting i'm
patiently 10 sprinkle those thai pass, show
rring each Others feet, or make the quie
stream perfJrm all sors Of gyralions..-
/ Never was there such blessing 10 city
| This was felt the h.: day, when, In Ia,
midst OF a bIaz NO heat, the hydrauls al
around us stopped for repairs 10 the pipe
Around each hYdrant there was little ar
my o. mournerS. 'Oh, what shall we do
The Ctoton'S stopped !" was The universe
cry. Oae woman shook her head yer.
sagaciousIv. "Well, well, | never see $
clear us some whether II Was II Jht 10 speu
such heap of money to bring Croto
river whore God never meant it shout
come. What should we do without th
old pun,ps. non, should like to know
For my part | like Cots gfs bcs.."
She probably forgot that tpan made tn
pump. us we'll as the Groom pipes. Blu
after all, her distinction was full as wis
as many that prevail among learned thee
Iogians. "A. S. Standard.
) LOOK OUT FOR PoIsoN.-A family j
lllnois We're recently 10 soned BY earn
the rhablr5. or pie plant, which had bee
coosed in brass kettle. Two childre
> had died, and others were not expecltd |
recover.
STING OF THE LocusTs.-The locus
which have appeared so Numerous TOW
ards the south, are iGfllclng fltal wpuad
; The Newark Erge says, within fe
: days, us many as SIX deaths hal been O
casoned III that vicinity by the stlng
:. Iocnsls At Newburg, says the Teieg rap
: coIored man had caught and pat in h
/, bar, n large uamber of Iocusts dtsienru
: to use them as IA ban in fishing lie VI
n however, so badly stung by them, hat
T diel ia cons, qleuce.
Twenty ruaagay slaves passed throu9
9 Ccavelaud, O 10, Il shOr' time since {
! their way 10 Canada. Fifteen ct the
If were from one plantation IN virginia.
d DEsTRUCTIvE FIRE AT L.NSIN'
. BURGH. ". Y. A fire broke oul about u
d st fur o'cIocli OH Sunday afternoon
5. lie stable attached 10 the large hotel
!. Lan>inoburah known as the Rlnsse
II Hjusr, aud before il was arrested, de>tro
\, ed properly To the amount OF $4,000
which there was about 900 insured
= VI. Chronicle.
d PATExT HARvEsTER.-We learn
: the ST. Louis REPUBLICAN,, that Mr.. 10
i SlsorSon has invented machine Tor
- purpose Of clipping the heads from whe
'e and all other small grain. timothy seed s
'e The machine is drawn by one or two ho
H. Is, and consists Of two wheeled c;