Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-01-13
CHIPS AND CLIPPINGS.

ofliquors When brandy, whisky, gin, and other
drinks were presented to him, he pronounced
correctly what they were. AT length glass of
pure water was given him; he tasted it, paused,
tasted again, considered, and shook his head. AT
last said he, Gentlemen, give it up. am
not used to that sort Of liquor"
Uorm Renem5sripg.- Medical Ga
zeue says, " la case Of any burn or scald, how
ever extensive all the acute suffering Of the pa
trent may be al once permanently relieved and
that in "a moment, by sprinkling over the surface
thick layer Of wheat iiower'
Enough for one 1Idn.-Thc military pay and
allowances enjoyed by the late Duke of yelling
ton amounted TO gl5l, or about : 900 year
Such is the cost of war
The whole Russian army has been ordered
to go into mourning on account Of the death of
the Duke Of Wellington
The Stare Trade Checked.-In a recent letter
Lord pamorston says that the roofing ont of the
nest of save-traders who had established them
selves at Lagos, ON the west coast of Africa,
and the treaty made With the king Of Dahomy,
whereby lac rcuounces the slave-uadc, viii have
a powerful effect la checking the slave trade
both of Brazil and Cuba The number Of slaves
imported into Brazil On 1851 was about 5000,
instead of being from $4,000 TO 10000 as It has
been: the number imported into Cuba was also
very small
qHe eyegiesi ,rort Of .9rt-Thc Great Pyramid
in Egypt Is $40 feetia height and It's base covers
thirteen acres. It's weight is estimated at six
millions of tons and It's erection would occupy
5000 men twenty years.
Printing Press .Schooi.-For the past three
years the Messrs. Hoe 81 Co, the eminent prfut-
impress manufacturers, have maintained at their
own expense on eyening-school for the mstruc-
ton of their apprentices and workmen in math-
cmatlcs, the exact sciences, French and English.
etc.
.lf0rc Tygiioru- Sioux Indians recently
ceded TO the United States tract of land about
500 miles long by $40 miles broad, containing
ll2,0GO square miles, lying partly within the
limits of Minnesota. This Is nearly three times
the size of New York, and almost equal 20 the
area OF England ireland, aud Scotland. II Is ten
times as large as Holland, nine times as large as
Belgium half as large as France, and 5000
square miles larger than Prussia
Dir,sioa Of Property aggregate wealth
oithc United States IS estimated at sl2C00,0C0-
COO which would give $500 to each person Of
of the 2i-0,0000 population, young and old
counting Gye persons Go every family, 70 would
give the handsom, little fortune OF S2jGO to
every family Of the republic.
T'he .3asrcga Colonization Socieig viii hold
its annual meeting, on the l-h Of January.
Since the list anniversary. TIE President, Mr..
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pfeseA,e De recorded lheiT names ana suosenp-
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90 ta' oil. tm4 q ths iiau'e oi respect 20 the
felrene President III nun send Che name TO
your Office, on 20 1he Kew. W i.liam McLain, Col
2n11tion once " asi.neion ny ~ rdng'oa
toutVoaaef OF The Fulan Recer'er.
tonPdion of@e i'alimon and Ohio Railroad
despatch from Wheeling 70 Mr.. LHirobe, Chief
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