Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-04-26


Consistent Prayer.-An honest Hibernian tar,
great favorite Of Nelson, used to pray in these
words every night, when he went to his hammock
"God be thanked, never killed any man. nor no
man ever killed me; God bless the world and sue
cess to the British navy"
Ge,manS-The German population is increasing
with wonderful rapidly in the U. States. 1t is es-
timated that there three millions in this country,
and that no less than fifty newspapers are publish
ed in the German language.
The WaShingionianS.- Briggs, of Massa-
chusetts stated in a temperance meeting held at
the Boston state house, that in eighty one town
ships of the State, thirteen thousand drunkards
have been restored to sobriety through the instru-
mentality of the Washingtonian effort
A lady remarked that 'careessness was little
better than a halfway house between accident and
design.
Cure for Il .toundered horse. A correspondent of
the Louisville Journal says that if horse is foun-
dered night, he may be cured in three hours if
it is attended to in the morning. Take pint Of
hogs lard, and heat it boiling hot and after clean.
ing his hoof well, and taking off his shoe, put his
foot in the lard, and with spoon apply it to all
parts of the hoof the hair possible; this,
he says he has tried for more than fifty years, and
never known it to fail the application should be
to the foot of each foundered limb.
For The Croup--Roast an onion, slice it and press
out the juice mix this with honey or brown sugar
forming syrup, and give teaspoonfu every fiji
teen minutes till your child is relieved.
For Corns.-Keep them closely trimmed, wear
| loose boots, and you will never suffer much pain
by perseverance in this course, you will, perhaps
outlive your corns.
To Get a Good U1f-Choose woman who Ina:
been Injured to industry, and is not ashamed of it
Be SIRE she has constitution, good temper, il
not fond of novels, and has not been accuslomed t
be daShed." You need not enquire any further
-1ennesee .4griculiWatiSt.
Interesting Fact-Mr McChandless of Pitts
burg in a recent speech, said that in 1888 the frs
> armed vessel that foated on the Western wa
tiers was constructed there, under the instruction
! Revolutionary officer. She was a roV gGllel
mounting solitary gun, was intended to protec
our infant trade with that splendid domain after
] wards acquired by the wisdom and foresight of hi
f friend and contemporary, the iluStrous Jefferson.
e That vessel was named the John Adams, and ftra
0 dition is to be believed after performing her dut
in her watery element here she hosted her sails Ell
G tered the peaceful pursuits of commerce, crosse
, the Atlantic, passed the rats of Gibrater, wendc
G her way up the Mediterranean threaded the Arch
peago and penetrated to the very Dardanelles o
> the borders of Asia Minor, thus carrying upon hc
= prov, into the bosom of despotc country, tn
name of one Of our honored actors in the struggl
i for Republican lberty.-H. Louis Transcript.
The Magnetic Telegraph-Considerabl progress
has been made in the construction of the Magnet
:; Telegraph, the invention of Professor s. L.
u Morse, upon which a test experiment is being mad
:, under the authority of an act of Congress. Tn
y line of conductors is constructed far on frol
Washington as to point on the line of the rairoa
oppsite to the residence of c. b. Calvert, ESQ.,, Isl
- miles, and the work is making progress at the raj
- ola mile day. A Trial Of it made yesterda
: as the cars passed Mr.. Cayert's, by communci
ting the fact of their passage to the point at whc
!, the line begins in Washington; and an answer, az
" knowledging the receipt Of the intelligence, wa
" received back in two or three seconds.-Nat. Int
If The venerable and learned Peter S. Duponcear
r. well known as one of the most eminent ursts an
e philologsts of this country, died at Philadelphia
d the LIST inst in the 95th year ofhis age. He wa
/ born in France of good family, and came to I'll
J. United States about the commencement of the re,
i oIutionary war as Aid to Baron Stuben