Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-02-12

The pangs of dcspised love the laws delay,
With glass of RUM Who would water drink,
And groan and under such wacry life,
Bg, that the dread of delirium t!emens,
t1hat douby damned agent Of Satan,
Flaming fiery Rum,) saggers the will,
And make u; rather drink cold water
Than devils, cluel vemin, and nasty reptiles,
Crawling over, biting and gnawng the lvid flesh
West Randolph, Fcb'y >, 1916
SAVINGS BANKs.-There are 30 Savings Banks
in Massachusetts, with amount Of deposte of
S9,Sl329z
0C5@ The exports of our produce into Liverpool
for the last six months have been S39000,0OO. of
this amount all but 100000 has been cotton.
o. The new constitution of Missouri appro-
ates the proceeds which may be received from 500-
600 acres of land owned by the State, to the pur-
poses Of Education.
GREAT AGE.-A slave belonging to John War
field of Maryland died week before last, aged one
hundred and tpentyJour years.
OC57 The people of England, Ireland and Scot
land pay Sl0000,000 annually for Tobacco.
~ The rum-bottle is the devils crucibe in
which he melts down all the good of mans nature
O. The corn wasted in England in brewing
and distlling would feed three millions of persons
every year.
o. The London Examiner says: L" The great
est hustle prevails in our docks and navy yards"
In Boston, the greatest buSlieS prevail in the fash
ionable promenades.
AsroR.-- His income is $4,000 900 year, which
is $4,000 u week, $500 day, S240 an hour and
81 minute.
o. In the Onondaga IN. W Sessions, man
was sent to prison for nine months for malicious
cruelty to a couple of horses.
o. There were twenty-five STEAMBOATS, built at
1np anti hp nng nj Of
o. Maryland has expended the sum of Sl47,-
$50 in transporting free people Of color to Liberia
~ The best fertilizer of any soil is spirit of
industry, enterprise, and intelligence without this
bones, guano, or other manure will be Of little use.
~ The N. J. State Gazette mentions that Mr..
Cooper is fitting up his extensive Iron Works at
Trenton for the purpose of making Railroad Iron.
A. The total quantity of Oil received in the
United States last year, pa, 8l2 bbls of whale
and l54,4l4 bbls OF Sperm.
o. Liebeg says, "any injury to the health from
the use Of diseased potatoes is out Of the question:
and nowhere in Germany has such an effect been
observed"
Q~5| The King of Prussia has sent medal and
complimentary letter to Dr. Howe of Boston, for
his abors in behalf of the blind
o. The Missouri Convention have made duel
ling disqualification for holding office.
| a. At u meeting lately held in Connecticut, a
preacher delivered himself of the following -"
would that the gospel were wedge and | a beetle,
| would whack it into every sinners heart among
you"
~ Next to a clean conscience there is moth
ing that has so soothing an effect as a clean shirt
and two of the most deadly sins are to cheat your
washerwoman and your printer, which nevertheless,
are often committed.
~ No man was ever a loser by good works
for though he may not be Immediately rewarded
yet something will occur in the process OF time to
convince hun that good actions are never lost.
~ Useful knowledge can have no enemies ex-
cept the ignorant it cherishes YOUTH delights the
aged, is an ornament in prosperity, and yields COM
fort in adversely.
HEIRs.-What madness is it for a man to starve
himself to enrich his heir, and so turn a friend in
to an enemy For his Joy at your death will be
proportioned to what you leave him.-.Seneed.
o. Wise men are instructed by reason mer
of less understanding by experience; the most ig-
norant by necessity and beasts by nature.-Cicero
~ A paper in the West abuses professional
gentleman as JriffleSS iatgyer The Louisville
Journal takes his contemporary to task and admon
ishes him never to abuse man ieithoH a cause.
A MuTroN MnL.--The following is descrp
ton given some time since of mill, established
on queer mechanical principle, in one of the up
per counties of New York State;
A gentleman travelling in that section Of the
country, overlook farmer, dragging lean, wretch
ed looking, horned sheep along the road.
"Where are you going with that miserable ant
NAL, said the traveller
81 am taking him to the mutton mill to have him
ground over" said the farmer.
"The Mutton .MH! never heard of such q
thing-I will go with you and witness the process
They arrived at the mithe sheep was thrown
alive into hopper, and almost Immediately dlsap-
peared. They then descended to a lower apart
Inent and in few moments there were elected