Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-10-23

CHARCOAL ron WHEAT. Tho Genesee Farmer
states that near Sandusky, Ohio charcoal ground
fine, has been applied to wheat lands with signal
success. The average yield of four pieces, grown
by Mr.. Hayward, of Buffalo, 10 which 90 bushels
OF charcoal had been applied, was "a 1-2 bushels
per acre, while on three other pieces without coal
the average yield was only 81 bushels Der acre,
Mr. Hayward will apply 10000 bushels of coal to
wheat fields this autumn. He grinds it in COM
mon bark mill used by tanners.
CHEESE. Thirty seven noble cheeses, from ten
different diaries, the same which took the premiums
at the late State Fair at Utica, have been shipped
on board the Mediator for London, to CRAFTY the
paates of Queen Victoria's royal subjects. They
all weigh over two hundred pounds cheese, and
some of them more than two hundred and forty
pounds. If Her Majesty desires larger ones we
will make them SO hereafter.-JoW. Of Com.
There arc 1921 ship-oflicers in the pay of the
government, whose salaries average over s 300
each, per annum, and amount, in the aggregate, to
more than S2,000,000. Apportioning this sum
mong the as ships and 1904 guns in actual service,
the cost of offering each ship will be nearly S45-
600 per annum. Government has more than one
officer at the annual salary of $780, to every gun
in the service!!
Free Labor Colony in Tennessee. II IS said that
a colony of 800 or 1000 Germans are about to To-
cate in Morgan county, Tennessee. One design
Of the Colony is TO introduce free labor. Success
to every such enterprise. A Colony of non-slave-
holders, acting on the free labor principle in
slave State, will teach Shareholders good less
on on the advantage of free labor, which, if they
are wise they will not refuse to learn Cincinnati
Hdtchman.
If you would covet learning you must huye leis
ure and retired life If to be politician, you must
60 abroad and get experience, and do all business
and keep company and have no leisure at ALL If
you will be rich, you must be frugal if you will
be POPULAR you must by bountfu if phoso
pher, you must despise riches.
Quebec-Tho subscriptions and contributions
in all parts of the world, for the relief of the suf-
ferors by the two late destructive fires in Quebec
received up to the Goth ult, amounted to the sum
of G62, 1856 1Ss 3d. independently of grant ex
pected from the Provincial treasury of G20000.--
Of this large amount only 5000 came from the u
nited States.
When young man has acquired love of read
ing, and of course, healhfu relish for intellect
ual pleasures, he has become possessed of one OF
the best proservatves against dissipation. fond
ness for low company, and Incorporate Pleasures
is most generally the consequence of ignorance
and want Of taste.
Bishop Chase A letter from Mrs. Chase, writ
ten the day after the accident states that he is suf
fering much from internal bruises, and without
doubt has one, if not two, fractured ribs. The
cause of the stage upsettiug is believed TO be the
drvers's falling asleep.
Cheese from Engldnd--The new packet ship
Washington Irving, of Boston, takes out 500,S00
pounds of cheese, amongst other articles Of prov-
sions.
.4nother Dishonest Clerk. We learn from the
New York Commercial Advertiser that another in
vestgaton is going on at the police office in the
case of n young man, who has robbed his employ
ers of $4,000. all Of which he has lost at gambling.
The Orleans, IN W Republican states the loss
by the late whirlwind in that county was 100000.
Men are often at greater pains to conceal their
ignorance of what they desire to be thought wise,
than TO inform themselves of what they are really
deficient.
A new umbrella has been manufactured, called
the " lending umbrella" 1t is made of brown pa
per and willow twigs, intended exclusively to ac-
comnodate friend.
A regular backwoodsman of Yazoo swamp was
usked how old he was. " Why, stranger" said he,
81 can't edzacky say; but, when this country was
first discovered, | was right smart chunk of
cub !"
We have but one moment at once-let US I'M
prove it. Our moment will soon come when this
life will cease-may we so live as to meet it with
out regret
AGRICULTURE. Scene, corn.feld men with
hoes; time, eleven o'clock A. M. Enter Squire,
owner of the field.
One of the men speaks Squire it's IL o'clock,
you know, and the Scripture says: {" If any thirst
let him come and drink" Aye, says the Squire,
but the Scripture also says Hoe, every one that
MuSieth :"
He is trply a happy man, who can upon any occa-
sion accommodate himself to his circumstances.
A young man in New York, last week, advertis-
ed for icife. In less than two hours we are told
eighteen married men sent in word that he might
have theirs Connubia bliss in New York must be
at discount, we think.