Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-11-25
Che Menus Olranrr
Our Academies.

nual Catalogues of our Academies in different
parts al the State, all got up in handsome style.
aud ahording, by their statistics, very gratifying
evidence Of the fourishing condition of the re.
specific institutions from which they have ema.
ted. Among the most notieeabe Of these Insti-
tutions are
TIE THETFoTD ACADEMY one Of the best
ard largest in New England, giving an average
throagh the entire year Of 1872 pupils
The New ACADEMY Ar BARRE which is out
doiGg the most sangune expectations of its
frieOds, and having total of i72 pupils.
The NEw NoRTHFIELD AcADEmY which has
been equally successful, giving total of 1917
papiIs-and lasly
The UNDERHILL ACADEMY, which has also
Seea recently established, but appears now to
have been placed on a permanent basis, and Que
that will sooa enable i; to compare favorably
with our best Academic institutions
IMPORTANT DISCOVERY IN SURGERY.-We
see by the Chenaugo Telegraph, published at
Norwich, N. York, that at the solicitation Of
many citizens of that place who are afflicted
with hernia or rupture, DR.. Heaton. of Boston,
,ssss Hau~~sr'nrtte country who nas s1e,
0oeued IN curing this complaint, has been invited
10 make them professional visit 1t appears
from the same account, that DR.. H. has devoted
himself tor many years to the treatment of
hernia, and has discovered an operation which.
although simple, and such as an infant NAV bear
oe1hg' according TO those who have experienced
1t, little more than the prick of PIN has proved
successful in the most formidable cases of this
always troublesome, and SO often fatal nalodv
If we are not mistaken, this complaint has
hitherto biffld the skill of all surgeons, ,no.
only in the United States, bat in Europe. and
has been reckoued ucurable.
Considering the great number afflicted with
it, its constant liability to pass from an sImost
harmless state to a condition alike fearful to
sufferer and surgeon, and the simplicity of DR..
HIS mode Of cure, this is certainly one of the
most valuable discoveries in modern SURGERY
Boston Journal.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18th.
LoBos ISLAND QUEsTIoN-The Dmcuih,
Seiited.-Tho lntelhgencer contains statement
of The fnnl settlement of the Lobos Island diAi.
Guilty President Fillmore and cabinet after ey.
aiming various documents and arguments came
to the determination that it was Just and proper
to withdraw the objections taken bv the late
Hon. Daniel Webster, regarding the rights of
Peru, and they accordingly acknowledged unre-
sorvedly her sovereignty over the Guano Islands
on the Peruvian coast
1t was known from communication addressed
by the Minister Of Foreign Affairs to Mr.. CLAW
the U. S. Consul that the Government of Perm
was willing to freight, on its own account. the
American vessels that had already been charter
ed in accordance with the letter of Mr. Webster
to load Guano at the Islands. and notification to
this effect, addressed to the captains of the
American vessels in the Pacific, had been pub
llshed by Mr.. CLAW.
IEe Peruvian Minister at Washington has
gwen effect to this intention of his government.
lie has also addressed a note to the Secretary
= OF State, IN which he engages that the Peruvian
k"erlnent Will, Oh its owe account, freight at
- on, all vessels which have left the
gynnea iSE1es for the Labos Islands between the
18Th of June and The 25lh Of August, and that
the Peruvian government will buy, at fair price,
vessels to be used In pr curing guano: and also,
that vessels in the Pacific, chartered under orders,
sent previous to the 25h of August, and which
could not be sountermauded. shall be included
in the arrangement, on condition that they report
to the agents of the Peruvian government, in
the Unlte1 States, before the lst day of January,
I852.-TeL 10 NJ Y. Euening Post,
Mr.. Whuermore, of Milton Vt of the firm
of Br. dley, Whittermore & Co, contractors for
finishing the Central OHIO Railroad from Zsnes
VILE to Wheeling, was killed on Wednesday
last, at Zenesve, by lever bar striking hun
and throwing him down an embankment among
rocks, distance Of twenty feet.
A LUCKY PREsENTIMENT- "A correspondent
Of The Alexandra Gazette, speaking OF late
visit to England. says:
81 had gone to Gravesend with the Wow OF
taking passage. but an incident prevented A
white swan worthy 10 pretorm the flight through
the Milky Way, came near the vessel in 'hlch
twas my design to sail, and ner commander
took his Gun. The sexual we need not men
ton. The blood of the dead bird stained the
river. We had lust been fresh from reading
the Ancient Mariner, in which the vessel en-
countered heavy calamities after the killing o
me not to 90 with such barbarian. You ma,
smile at nv superstition You may even g,
through Louisiana and tell the incident, but don
forget 10 add that the vessel from whose dec
the bird was shot has been missing from IN
time. She persed with all on board"
MODEL PRoeLAMATIoN.-The following
the THANKSGIVING proclamation OF the Governt
of Michigan. For breyty it is worthy OF Laco
himself:
For the signal blessings bestowed by Dlvlr
Providence upon the people OF this state outl"
the present year, respectfully recommend
them. in conformity with usage, the observant
of Thursday. the 25th Instant as day OF pu
lie thanksgiving and prayer"
Mn. TgACKERY.-Ths popular English A
thor and Lecturer is now on visit to the vi
ted States 1t is said to be his intention to d
liver in America his course OF lectures on l
Wits of Queen AIMS time. His u' name
William Makepeace Thackery. lie was 90
in Calcutta, in the year ISL and was educal
at Cambridge. He was known years ago.
the author Of the Yeowplush papers and me
recently as the author OF VANITY faT'
"Pendennls"
The Hon. WIN. R. King, Vice President ele
has hpen for A long time in declining neal
and The last accounts from his residence
Alabama. are quite discouraging as to his
covery.
IMPROVEMENT IN MAKING CANDLEs'I"
T. Conner. of Moltram, Chester, England
o,ree--One Improvement consists IN maxi
s.n5lo w,cks With one third, or thereaoou's'
.ha s,ronds saturated with solution OF nlsinl
- al or with any other solution Oy "hIch
=" ~ ,.,rerties of the same are increase
9 aSe object beng to the wick thus -
t O"red to burn out Of the fame % WI. 0a Ss
burol and 50 obviae the necessity for sn0il'
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