Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-01-12
CIIIps & CLIpPINGs.

The Buffalo Commercial Advertiser says, that
the lake folks are cutting out for new steamers
the ensuing season from an extensive pattern.
Jesse Smith, of Cleveland, is said to be about
building boat which will leave our largest craft
in The shade, us to size and finish. Report snys
! 500 tons.
OH DeeyGeldyet! The Greenfield Gazette says
two cows, kept exclusively for theit milk aud
stock weighed on tue scales, in DeerfeId, lust
month, (Dec) as follows! one cow, five years old,
1885 pounds, and the other, years old, 1855
pounds.
During the last earthquake at Point Petre, a
gentleman YVES rescued from death by the heroic
efforts OF slave lie was immediately offered II
large reward for his humanity. No sir, sad
the generous fellow, 'nothing for money to-day
all or the love of CODY History scarcely re-
cords n noblcr sentiment. Tho colonial council
yoled him 2O00 francs, 1900 to purchase Ina Tree.
dpm aud 500 lur an outfit in his new career,--
Boston Post.
"lIave you voted 2" asked a political drummer
ola loaier who was hanging about the polls rs he
thrusl II ticket into his baud.
&" No. | have ut and don't mean to, that's more,
till the Micd day. about shutdown. Nobody shakes
hands with me or treats me after have voted
You cau'i cnch me- La. Chronicle.
Queer Simie That eccentric moral, Lord
Timothy Dexter said many curious things but
his idea OF mgrali,udc is the richest thing Of the
klUu we ever mot WIN. " Diust uut IellOW
said his lOrlshp one day.. while Speaking of u
neighbor whom he had hariended, Without being
thanked for it" he is like hog under IL tree, eat
hig urorns, bnt never thinks OF looking up TO see
where they come ironl."-.utL
Depend no, fortune, but on conduct.
When Old Zachaiah," the great merchant Of
Livsrpn0l. was asked how ho contrlyed to Rnass so
mnch wealth. his reply was, Friend, by one ar
icle alone, in which thu may'St deal too il thou
Enthusiastically"
Teach your children to believe that their fu-
ture livelihood must depend upon their own cx.
erlioHs, aud early uccusom them to some kind of
labor.
Important 10 BooimakerS. We learn frcm the
Troy Whig that Mt the late Fair of the American
institute, in n. York, among other Ingenious ill.,
ven;ions, was one exhj,l by Ell ?. DHAKE,a joui-
neyinan shoemaker, OF N. hampshire, the Power
Crlmp Board The correspondent of tie Wing
saws OF this invention for which MIR. Drake has OBJ
iuiued patent" there can be no question as 10
the Utility OF this invention. Every shoemaker
who has lab Jred and lugged with pncers and
tacks for hours together 10 crimp boot after the
old mode, will be reloiced TO get possession OF a
board by which he can do his work without PIN
GERS or lacks almost without labor and in few
minules time. /, is very simple in lis CONSTRUCT
ton, cpn he very cheaply made, will be very use
h and must nave large sale, for every son Of
Crspcn who wishes to lime mud labor W i'll
purchase one. 1t will Of necessity supercede
every other crmp board now in use" MIR. Drake
we believe, is native OF our nelghborlne town OF
Unity. He is an enterprising and industrious
mechanic, and we hope his new invention will
not only he useful TO tho craft but prove a source
oiproft to himself CtdTemoM Eagle
.Nouel PreSeniment.-W learn from The NJ Y
Express, thata presennent was made by the
Grand Jury in the United States Circui, Court on
Wednesday against the careless and insecure man
| ner in which the mails are carried the various
! routes particularly between N. York aud Albany
| nights from the steamboats,, among n crowd o
people, thus rendering them liable TO be stolen or
| pIundered
ANNEXATION of TeraS.-'Thc St. Louis New Era
referring to an al lourned meeting OF the cll;zeu:
Of thar place. To hear report from commute,
appointed al II previous luecling, treats the whole
! as an die QuiXuIic sort of concern, which mel
| with Little or no response from the people. "ih,
matter" says The Era, ''seems to have excited
very little interest in any quarter, and, since thj
! Presidents Message, has scarcely been alluded Il
as likely 10 employ The attention of the people,"
The Political Abolition Convention lately he'll
at Utica vehemeGtly denounced John q Albums n
'recreant to the cause OF human Liberty i" III
must feel lad about il.
CC3-A Journey from Boston to Baltimore an,
back hy suge formerly cost SIG, aud required
fifteen days hard travel. IL now requires three
; days, aud costs S37 at lnrrhcrest though less wi
answer, saving Twelve days and so What a
abominable "tdr" these corporate monopolies
impose upon The people?