Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-10-30

FoRcE OF HABIT. ANEcDoTE OF HORSE.
"A venerable old horse in Bechertown, familiar
ly called Old Grey" tweny-one years old, had
been in the habit of being driven TO church, with
the family, on the Sabbath, almost without fail for
many years past, but it happened last Sunday that
none of the family were going to church. sold
Grey" waited quietly in his quarters after the ring
ing and tollng of the second bell he then deliberate
ly marched out and off to his standing place in the
meeting house shed, where he remained till MORN
ing service was closed, and then trotted home a
gam as much edited, perhaps, some of his human
fellow beings who had the advantage Of place in
side the church walls.-9mherSt Examiner
certain preacher was holding forth TO a some
what wearied congregation, when he " lifted up his
eyes" to the gallery, and behed a youngster pet-
ing the people below with chestnus. Dominic was
about to administer, er cdthredd, sharp and string
ent reprimand for this fragrant act of impiety and
disrespect, but the youth anticipated him, and baw
ed out, at the top of his voice -" You mind your
preaching, daddy, and I'll keep them owake"
Give me, says Stebbns, the money that has been
spent in war; and I'll purchase every foot of land
on the Globe | will clothe every man, woman and
child in an attire that kings and queens would be
proud OIL will build school house on every hill
side, and in every valley over the habitabe earth
leacher-I will build an academy in every town,
and endow it--a college in every State and fill it
with able professors-I will crown every hill with
church consecrated to the PRONUNCIATION Of the
gospel of peacc-l will support in lis pulpit an able
teacher OF righteousness, so that on every Sabbath
morning the chime on one hill side shall answer to
another around the earlh's broad circumference
and the voice of prayer, and the song of praise
should ascend like an universal holocaust to Heav-
en-.
o. 1t appears thot4ho Corporation of Middle
bury College have declined receiving a colored
young man from Philadelphia, to be educated.-
Rev. Mr. Gardner of Philadelphia, has four fitted
Application has been made at Dartmouth, where
no objection has, we believe, hitherto been made
NIiddIebury thinks that each State should admit its
own coored inhabitants Quite a discussion has
grown out Of this.
NOVEL ENTERPRISE. We learn, from the St.
Louis Republican, that NJ. w. Goodyear, with
party OF six or eight, has left Independence for the
mountains, with goods, intending to trade with the
Indians, and to build kind of fort and cultivate
portion of gronnd-morc as an experiment than
any thing else-and, if possible make it a sort of
hair iCdy house between independence, Oregon and
California where the companies may stop and re-
fresh themselves, and obtain re-suppes
Nearly ten thousand tons Of ice have been ex-
ported from Boston during the last four months.
There are twenty places of public amusement
now in New York, which are nightly frequcnted by
as many thousand persons. The population pay a
bout ten thousand dollars day to be amused.
1t is estimated that the annual loss to Great Brit
ian by shpwreck is Gl0 ships, IA, 900 lives $4,000
600 sterling!
bridge is to be constructed over the Niagara
at the Whirlpool The length of TIE span will be
372 feet.
! The population of Brooklyn is GOOOO, being an
increase Of $4,000 within five years.
Experiments have lately been made 10 ascertain
| the depth of the Gulf Stream. A line has been
sunk to the depth of mile and quarter, but with
out finding bottom.
O. Post Masters will please observe the follow
ing extract from the Post Office Law:
"Depuy Postmasters will not allow newspapers
to be read in their Offices, by persons to whom they
are not addressed nor lend them out to such in
any case, without the permission of the owners"
"You ought to have pension" said a wag to
an unfortunate who was in the habit of taking now
and then drop too much. " How SO z" inquired
red eye. Why, you fell at the battle Of Brdndy-
| Hine".
ANrI-RENT PRisoNERs.-The Sheriff of Della
ware county reached Albany on Wednesday, with
fourteen prisoners, on their way to Clinton prison.
Two Of the convcts jumped overheard as they
were proceeding to dinner; at least, one jumped
and dragged his shackled companion into the river
with him. They were pulled out, nearly half
drowned.
The French papers speak Of man at St. Eli
enne, who is said TO have invented five baded
carving knife, which, being placed in a roasted
fowl, and spring pressed, the blades will in a Sec
ond separate the legs and wings and divide the
case This rather stakes the rag off" of Yam
keedom.
There is time for all things said crusy old
fellow to his wife. 'Pll b'leve that answered his
wife in a sharp vinegar voice, when you pay for
your newspaper Hit him again, old woman.
"Do you like novelist" said Miss Langush to
her up country lover @ can't say" answered he,
+" for never ate any, but I'll tell you what, Pm tre-
mendous on young 'possumsm
"My lad" said young lady to boy carrying
an empty mail bag, "are you mail boy: z" "Ye
duzn't think Pze female boy, duz ye"
The population of Buffalo is found by the new
census 10 be 29,7S7. In 1910, lS2l3-increase in
five years, 1871. The rate Of increase has been
nearly 200 month.
Massachusetts has paid, in the last ten years,
nearly S3000000 for common schools, bounties,
and asylunls. This she has done with a State tax
of Sl50,0O0 only.
Diamonds weighing three carats have been fond
in the mines Of Doctor Banks, GAINESVILLE
Georgia.
Forests of standing trees have been discovered
in Yorkshire England, and also in Ireland, imbed-
ded in stone.
Mr.. Cist, in his last Advertiser says that there
are individuals now living in Cincinnati, vino were
actually rocked during their infancy in sugar
troughs.
Don't say word about the weather. You can't
better it.
Shearing hog for its wool has been pronounced
sheer nonsense.
cous fruits
lie who is always inquirng "what will people
say Z" will never give them an opportunity to say