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

while two years ago there were but two anthracite
iron furnaces in Pennsylvania, there are now no
less than tCentysereH, in active operation, consul
ming 100000 tons of coal annually. Such facts
should be spread before the people as extensively
as possible. II would be curious inquiry for some
gentlemen having the facts at his command to as
certain the amount Of labor employed in these i'm
menso works. tracing that labor through all its OBJ
eratons the effects upon the business ofthe neigh
borhoods where the different works arc located The
immense advantage to the agricultural interest and
the results TO the trade and commerce Of the me.
tropolis of the Commonwealth Phil North Am.
A CAPITAL Doc SrORY. Mr.. Edwin Barnes.
Of Berlin, Ct, furnishes for the Hartford Times
the following very excellent story, illustrating the
wonderful sagacity and perseverance of dogs
This story goes to show that the dog is rational
being. Mr. Barnes says:
"Some years ago my father had large dog that
he had learned to send ftom the field to the house,
for any thing lie might want, It happened one day
that he was at work about half mile from home,
aud wanted an axe; he told Caro-, (the name of the
dog to 60 home and get the axe the dog started of
and after being gone a considerable time, came
sneaking back, but without the axe. My father bid
him go brck and get the axe. The dog went the
second time, and after being gone as long as before.
returned bringing heavy beetle Ny father now
became satisfied that the dog could not find the
axe, and went HIMSELF and found it sticking into n
large log, aud the helve gnawed from one end to the
other by the faithful animal, in trying to extricate
1t from the log aud being unable, he had taken the
beetle as substituted"
SHOE PEGS. A writer IN the Boston Evening
Traveller, says:
Perhaps you have not seen what have. ronv
and many time, shoemaker take a block of ma
pie wood, and with his hammer and knife. split off
his pegs at the rate Of ten minute. Well instead
thereof, you may now 90 into peg mill and see
the saws, knives and chlses, driven BY water pow
er, and forty bushels of pegs all pointed, smoothed
and polished, turned out in a dav | cannot doe
crlbe the process to you, but only say they are az
neat as pin. The last process revolves longe-
nough Tor the friction OF each pin against its neigh
Dor TO do the business Of polishing itself to nice
ty. They are put up in clean cotton baos of n
bushel each, and sent to Boston. This Yankee per
is now exported and used in the shops of London
Connecticut Torn Elections. The result of the
annual town elections is much more favorable for
the Wings than was anticipated. We have now
heard from ~ towns, more than half the State and
comprising nearly all in which Selectmen were
chosen on the 9th instant OF these the Whips
have carried 50-the Locos 27-dyided 4-and in
one other town there is no choice. The Hartford
Courant says this IS gain over last year, when the
Wings did unusually well.
"Jim," said Timothy, the other dav. to his SON
"Jm" you are lazy-what on earth do YOU expect
to do for living? "Why father, I've been think
ing as how would be Revolutionary Pensioners
The potaioe rot.-We are sorry TO state that the
failure of the poatoe crop in this vicinity is much
more extensive than last year. Many fields do not
yeald the quantity planted, and most all are more
or less affected. From present appearance there
will not be half Of an average yield, certainly not
unless the process of decomposition is soon stop
ped, which may be the case, by cold weather.
The fall season has been unusually mild-no severe
frost until the last week.
q NOT pOttc I,r1 o,o
the potatoe disease prevailing in other sections =
We hope 1t may not be gcneral.-St .Mbans Mes.
senger.
Tue PoTAroE CRop. Extract from letter da-
ted Cornwallis, 9th October.--The Potatoe disease
Is much more serious in this township than was an
tclpated short time ago. even five DAYS past has
made a visible alteration, and the potatoes that
were dug and into small heaps in the fields barns
&C., which at the time they were raised, appeared
to be sound have since become useless for man or
beast. Persons who had slowed their potatoes in
cellars had found them in such state of rotten.
ness that they have been obliged to carry them out
and cover them up as a compost Haiifar Nora
Scotian.
THE SUNFLowER-We are informed by per-
son direct from the upper parts of Illinois, that the
cultivation of the sunlower is there prosecuted to
considerable extent Some are sanguine that it
Is more profitable than corn-that il Is not great
eXhauster of the soil, and that the "cake" after the
oil is pressed out, Is highly valuable as food for
poultry, hogs, and cattle. The foliage is gathered
IN its green succulen state and fed to stock cows
especially being fond of it. For poultry, we con-
slider the seed Of the sunhower superior to corn
This is clearly evinced, we think, when the fowls
confined, and where it is impossible for them to
obtain for themselves insects or other food of ami
mai kinds the copous supply OF oil contained in the
seeds rendering animal food Of small consequence.
Me Cuitivator.
"fLL CONSULT MY WIFE This is what old
Judge Thatcher of Massachusetts, said to Bount
OF North Carolina, when they were Members of
Congress, at Philadelp ha-and when the latter
challenged the Judge to mortal combat. "rll con.
suit wife, sir" replied the Judge, taking off his
three cornered hat, and making low bows land
If she is willing, I'll favor you with meeting"
To DESTROY WEEDS on GRAVEL WALKs.-
Put about an ounce of arsenic in Il gallon Of hot
water, and pour it through the nose of pot on the
walk, or pitching.
ANoTHER METHOD. Having seen in your COL
umns, plan for destroying weeds on walks with
arsenic, beg leave to mention one which tbinl,
is more economical, and which have proved to
have the desired effect ION pitchng) | have very
large yard, which for years has been very much
neglectedt was complete mass of thistles, dan
delions, couch, hogweed, convoIvuus,, &c, in fact
it was covered to that degree, that you could hard
! ly tell whether 1t was pebble or not. TO keep men
wedding seemed useless, so having large copper,
containing (when full about GO gallons, | had it
filled with water and when the water boiled put
in about 90 pounds of salt mot quite pound to the
gallon y this applied while boiling and the result
has been beyond my expectations; the weeds be-
ing large, had them pulled up. This was done
in the spring of last year; in autumn found them
springing mp again, | then had the yard done with
solution not so strong the first. This too proved
ettectual, and had it done once this spring as a
preventative, and had scarcely weed during the
last Is months. This method not only eradicates
the weeds, but it gives to the pebbles the bright
appearance Of those by the seaside. The reason
why mention this is, that think the arsenic dam
gerous, and the salt so much cheaper. | have not
tried it on gravel Gardeners Chronicle,
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