Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-05-07
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TIE TREAsuRY OF HIsToRY: New York Dan
iel Adee, l07 Fulton street-Number six has been
received. This number brings the History of Eng
land to the reign of George ILL., Price 25 cents.
TIE BLiND.-The Fourteenth Annual Report of
the Trustees of the Perkins Institution and Massa-
chusetts Asylum for the Blind, has come to hand.
Dr. Howe continues to be highly successful with
this institution and he now urges the pressing me-
cessity of providing books for the blind or procur-
ing National Library. An application will be
made TO Congress for grant of land, which we
trust will be successful to the most liberal extent.
ScIENcr AND ART.-Greeley g. McErath, New
York, have published number thirteen of Lardner's
Lectures. One number more completes the work,
making two fine octave volumes. Young men buy
this publication.
FAMILY MEDICAL HERBAL: New-York, Peter
p. Good.-The April number has been received
We again commend this work, particularly to med
ica gentlemen, though it is also useful to all.
The ANGLo-AMERIcAN: New-York, L. L. Gar
vim g. Co.--Volume has just been commenced,
with Improvements in type and paper We are
glad to see these indications of good patronage
Terms, 81 year in advance, for which the sub
scriber will get the paper and splendid engraving.
o. Daniel Webster visited Boston last week.
He was received with great enthusiasm by thous-
ands of his constituents. A public dinner has
been rendered him at Philadelphia.
EMIGRATIoN.-The tide begins TO set westward
as usual. Emigration may do for some, but we
apprehend not very well for farmers, if the follow
ing is true statement of western prices current
Eggs are quoted in the St Louis Evening Ga
zette' at IRE cents dozen ; butter for table, from
zen zen 10 WE'VE ana nan cents pound flour from
w ~ " " " 'o',e''
But brutal actions show brutal mind
O. If your potatoes were diseased last year.
DO not plant on the same piece of land this season.
oooS .;LI ''o "''y Vi lust year us
0'seu "eIO', II Po''iV'
looyG to, o o',,,S uPon oruc, nor
~ .''e "iy oi91 W Histu'o every person
case of the latter kind. and if is somewhat sinon.
lar that it is the second offence in the same Mace
and vet the public tolerate if. LET every farmer
bury his dead animals in the manure heap. adding
lime and charcoal if convenient--or if not conve.
nient, liberal quantity of EARTH In this way a
dead cat or a dog will prove quite as valuable as
living one, and the loss of even more valuable an.
lmas VIII be somewhat recompensed.
POTATO MURRAIN.-Ths disease, SAYS the A.
merican Agriculturist has now appeared among
carrots and onions in England
BtRNr C1.v-On tbe soroo ou,bori,r hmm, o1o,,
as top.dressing to wheat lands in England added
% per cent to the crop. Probably this was upon
land which had been long cultivated. Ifsuch land
should be burnt over the result would doubtless no
favorable. PAIRING grass land. tha, is. cutting off
the turf with pairing plow.l then burning the turf
and spreading the ashes upon the land, is prac-
Used IN some parts of the United States.
Gc5~ Yellow Corn has eight per cent. more of nu-
trltlous matter than any other corn.
MAFLE SUGAR.-We have had the Measure of
seeing a specimen of beautiful SUGAR. made nv Mr.
Alonson Nye of this town. SUGAR of that kind
would not be out of place in the National Fair at
Washington. How was it made? We should be
giad 10 publish an account OF the process for the
peneht Oh Others
WEATHER.-Delightful plum trees in blossom
on the Sd.
CoNNECTIcUT-The Third Party seems TO have
gained nothing in Connecticut: the scattering and
Third Party vote last year was 2l42-tbis 2Ig5
CoNGrrss.-The National Intelligencer men
tons u rumor that the majority in Congress- have
determined not to pass the Tariff at this session.
but to adjourn in June and meet again in October.
Good--the less done the better
0IF7 The u. S. cutter Woodbury., at New-Or-
leans on the Goth ut. brings intelligence that Gen.
Taylor was fortifying his position on the Rio
urande' few miles below Matamoras, as there
was d poss'oili'y o' rupture
O. The U. S. Government has advertised for
Strty WonSGnd gduonS % rum Tor the Navy! How
osgracelul IL Is, III this age OF temperance REFORM
Ior o"istan net'on tl9s 10 iehd us oiclal sane
uon TO the traihG IN ardent SPIRITS Such an adj
Vertlsemeht Is lloel on our good name.
W Mully !eoPle crop Tears at the sight oil dis
uess' WHO "ouiu 10 oet'er 10 drop siXpence'
SHEEP RAIsiNG.-lt is stated in the Chattanooga
Gazette that European company have recently
purchased about 100000 acres of land in Hamilton,
brddiey' ana folK counties, tennessee, intending
20 0li o'er ulu estaolIs,' upon iarge hunoer
OIL loreign emIgranls ana then to turn their atten-
IL! ~ VIZ ~, s'O"l"s ai'U '''''''c'0'
w IL Is an ora proVerD mat ne VINO aims at the
sun VIII not reach H. nut ms arrow VIII fly higher
''I ~ NV nv O
liant 1i REEs.-Now is the tune Tor ornament
lhg Villuges WIN trees Let every one plant Tree
anu .l'eie WI" Nc ho iuo"i''s oi 'lese uSeiul orha-
MEMS
o. man in Baltimore has recovered $4,000
for damages received in an assault and battery from
the use of pistol in the hands of his antagonist.
NJ lady writing from London. saws that she