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THURSDAY, SEPT. 90, 1853.

chanlc, in the present day, lives substantial
~ better than noble did four centuries ago
There still survives household book, kept
by one Of the great Dukes of Nouhumber-
laud, which leave no doubt on this subject.
From that volume we learn that his grace
breakfasied on ale aud behring's, dned usual.
ly on boiled beef, aud was as Ignorant at
supper. Of the luxury OF tea or coffee, as he
was III his household furniture, of carpets,
sofa or hair mattresses In the Boston let
tiers, written about the middle OF the fifteenth
century, we have further evidence of
the almost incredible want of physical
comforts among the upper classes. The
Duke of Norwalk Of that day, one of the
greatest OF English noblemen, was oiteu in
need Of the smallest sums of money, while
persons Of less exalted rank Mad frequently
to submit to the creates prva,Ions for want
of few shilings. Thr richest men in the
land dressed poorer, wes. legged more rude
y, aud ate cOdfser k1t35in ,hose times than
any industrious mechanic of our own Even
as late as Queen Elizabeth's regu. the royal
floors were covered with rushes instead Of
carpets. When Philip The Secoud, oonsort
Of Mary, Elizabeth's sister, visited Eng
land, his courilers wrote back to Spain that
The people lived in hus Of nettles and mud
and slept on logs for pillows.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-09-22
Removing a ring from a Young
Lady's finger.

Dr. Castle. OF Boston, communicates To
the Boston Medical aud Surgical journal
the following ingenious method. devised by
hun, for extracting young ady's finger
from a rug which was too small for her
We give his story 10 his own language -
An interesting young lady about seven
teen years of age had presented TO her.
gold ring, which she forced over The iaInts
of her middle finger. After few minutes
the finger commenced swelling, aud the ring
could not be removed. The family ph,si-
eau, DR.. --, was sent for, but could
do nothing. The family and tie Young Ia.
dy especially, we're now IN the greatest con.
sternatlou. A jeweler Was sent for. Al
ter many futile attempts 10 cut the rinr
with cultlng-nippefs, aud to saw it apart
with fine saw. aud after bruislng and lac
Grating the flesh warm lamentations and
leeches were applied, but all wlthou, afford
lug the slightest benefit DR.. - reqnes.
ted my presence. with the compliment that
perhaps my mechanical ingenuity might
suggest something at once proceeded
to the house of the patient, and found the
young lady IN a most deplorable state of
mental agOny, the doctor embarrassed. and
the family III high stale of excitement. !
procured some prepared chalk, and applied
II between the ridges of swollen flesh, and
all round the finger, and succeeded N dry.
ing the oozIng and abraded flesh; then
with a narrow piece Of soft linen succeed.
ed IN polishing the ring, by drawing ii gem
lily round the ring between the swollen parts
then appned quicksilver 70 the whole sur
face ofthe ring. In less than three minutes
tie ring was broken 10y pressing i, togelh-
er) in four pieces, TO The grea, relief Of all
parties.
la a similar manner (wihcui the chalk J
| some time since extracted small brass
ring from the eur Of a child who, child
like, had inserted it INTO the CAVITY Of lis
eur. The operation was more painful and
tedious, but was equally successful
" The modus opcrandi. The quicksilver
at once permeates the metals, If clean, with
the exception of IRON, steel, pIatina, and
one or two others) aud analgamales with
them. 1t Immediately crysiallzes aud rem
ders the metal as hard aud as britte as glass.
Hence the ease with which metals amalga-
mated with quicksilver can be broken"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-09-22

courses of from eighteen inches 10 nearly
three feet in thickness, and from FIVE to eight
feet IN length. 1t has level top of more
than fifty feet square, though it is evident
that IL was once completed but that some
great convusion Of nature has displaced its
entire top, as it evidently now lies huge
aud broken mass upon one of its sides,
though nearly covered by the sands.
This pyramid differs in snme respects
from the Egyptian pyramid 1t is, or was,
more slender or pointed aud while those
Of Egypt are composed Of steps or layers,
receding as they rise, the American pyra-
mid was undoubtedly more finished struc-
ture. The outer surface Of the blocks was
evidently cot To an angle, that gave the
structure, when new and complete,
smooth or regular surface from top to bot.
tom.
From the present level Of the sands that
surround IT, there are ifty-lwo distinct law
ers Of stone, ihas Will aseisge at least Two
feet, so that before the top was displaced, it
must have been, judging from an angle of
its sides, at least twenty feet higher than
at present How far 1t extends beneath
the surface of the sands, 1t is impossible to
determine without great labor.
Z Such is the age of this immense struc.
,ure, that the perpendicular joints between
the blocks are almost worn away to the
width Of from five to ten inches at the bot
tom of each joint, aud the entire of the py-
ramid so much worn by the storms, the Vi
clssItudes and the corrodings of centuries,
as to make II easy of ascent, particularly up
on one of its sides. We say one of It's
sides, because singular fact connected
with this remarkable structure is, that 1t in
clihes nearly ten degrees to one side of the
vertical or perpendicular.
There is not the slightest probability that
/ It was thus erected, but the cause of ITS in.
clnatIon is not easily accounted for BY
whom, at what age of the world aud for
what purpose this pyramid was erected, will
probably forever remain hidden mystery.
The party, IN their unsuccessful attempt to
cross the desert at this point, III their wan
derlngs discovered other evidences, of ma
,ure that that would seem to make il certain
that portion of country upon the Colorado,
now The most barren, was once the garden
aud gtauary Of the continent, aud the abode
oi millions OF our race.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-09-22

The Cauadas, Notwithstanding the OBJ
servable want of enterprise among their
population, have advanced with considerable
rapidly, ia population aud wealth, during
the last seventy years. Upper Canada now
has population exceeding Que million per-
sons. Lower Canada possesses popula-
ton OF 900, 600, having point Of nuneri-
cal strength Increased 100 per cent since
1888. Upper Canada has sIil more rapid
" progressed, as the number of inhabitants
there, IN the year mentioned was only
about lS5, 600, thus giving an advance of
150 per cent. m the course of the past quar-
ter of century, This fact We believe can
not be equaled IN the annals of the Brit
ish colonies. We annex figures connect
ed with the extent, population, and com
mercial statistics of BRUSH America: Acre
able extent, 2lS. $50, 900 acres; population,
2 100000 souls; trade with all nations,
$40 900 900.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-09-22

PARRY INCIDENT. We heard very
pretty little incident the other day, which
we cannot help relating. A young lady
from the South, it seems, was wooed and
won by youthful physician living in Cali
lofna When The engagement was made,
the doctor was very rich, having been very
successful in San Francisco. 1t had not
existed six months, however, when, by an
unfortunate movement, he lost his entire
heap This event came upon him, it
should be added, lust as he was making
ready to clam has bride What does he
dol Why, like an honorable and chival-
rous Young fellow as he is, he siis dawn aud
writes the lady every particular of the un-
happy turn, assuring her, that if the fact
produced any change in her feelings to-
wards hlm she 5 released from every promise
She had made hum. And what does the
dear good girl do. Why, she takes a lump
OF pure gold her lover had sent 10 her when
IN prosperity, as keepsake and having
manufactured 1t into ring, forwards 1t to
him with the following Bible inscription,
engraved ~ distinct characters on the IN
side
EIreat me not to leave thee or to re-
lnrn from following after thee lhy people
Will be my people and thy God ,ny God;
where thou dlest will uie aud there
viii Toe buried the Lord do so to me aad
more also IT anght but death part thine aud
me
The lover idoized his sweet heart more
than ever when he received tins precious
evidence of her devotion to him, both in
storm aud sunshine. We may add that for
tune soon smiled again on the young ply
stefan aud that he subsequently, returned To
the North to wed the sweet glrl lie loved
ana who loved him with such an undying
affection. Nay, more, the happy bride and
bridegroom passed through our city not
long since on their way 10 the home
Of the latter in the golden State.
Reader this IS all true. Young ladies
who read The Bible as closely as the hero
ine Of our incident seems to have done are
pretty sure to make good sweethearls and
better wives.
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/" It's Me-"

Passing a neat little marlin-bok Of a
house last evening we happened To see a
man waiting a, the door for Ambulance. -
AT that instant, green blind above just
opened Little way, aud by the gas light
we caught glimpse OF pair of brilliant
eyes, and nut,er of something white, and
a blrd-toned voice softly said, " Who's
there 7" :" It's me, twas the brief response.
The eyes aud the hu,,er disappeared from
the window, like stars in cloud, and we al
most fancied, as we passed on, we could
hear the patiering of two little feet upon
the STAIRS, winged with welcome.
Ii was triie; it all happened ia an in
slant, bu, il haunted US for an hour. rs
me- Amid the jar of the great city, those
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-09-22

words fell upon the quick ear alolt, and met
glad response.
MS me And who pds me :" The
pride of hearts life no doubt the tree a
wne was cllnging to; the Defender oflhe
Faithful, IN the best sense IN the world.
rs mel Many there are who would
give half their hearts, and more than half
the hope IN them. for one such recognition
in this wide, wide world" On Change.
IN the Directory. at the Post Office, be was
known as A. B c., Esq bu, on that
and within those walls, its me.
and nothing more aud what more is there
one would love to bel
Few Of all the hearts that beat so wildly,
warmly, sadly, slowly, can recognize a true
soul amid the din and darkness ofthe world.
IN that simple but eloquent It's me. Asst
he had said,
wow Nm noihiaa to az the world,
For rm all the world io thce
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-09-22

PENETRATION OF THE ARABs.--The
Arabs show MS To what extent some of the
human faculties may be improved.
surgeon, who has been for some years
with the army of the French IN Algiers,
states the following facts:
THE Arabs are gifted with remarkable
deuierly IN steering without a compass,
recognizing ieolstep imPerceptible to The
common eye, scanning the water at dis
lance, and finding their way by marks which
would escape the most observant European.
A Sahariau once ailirmedto Colonel Dumus
am not considered shsrp-sighled, but
can distinguish goa, from a sheep at the
distance of days journey; and know
some who smell the smoke Of a pipe, or
broiled meat at thirty miles We all know
each other by the track of our feet IN the
sand, for no tribe walks like another, nor
does wife leave the some footprints rs an
unmarried woman. Ii hare has passed,
We know by ITS footprints whether it is male
or females; aud, IN the latter case, whether
1t is with young. If we see the stone Of
date, We know the particular tree that pro-
duced it,"
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l1uctrp.
Shopping.

Sho siood boside he counter,
The day he'll ne'cr forget,
She thought the mu,lin deArer
Than any she'd seen yetB
He watched her playfu fingers
The silks and sliin ios'.
The clerk looked qGite uneasy,
AID nodded AZ she boss.
show me some velvet ribbon,
Baieee and saiin tnfc,'
she said, I want TO pufchaso g
Then gave the goods a jerk
The clerk was al obeisance,
lie Travelled on his shspei'
A. length with hesitation,
sac soegH q gard u tape.
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luattbmun & State Journal.
rpp1surp EVERY THURSDAY MORNING.

rFRMs-si so cash in advance s2o0 " payment is no
.ae in adva interest always charged from the end O
the yeut. -, -.. -. ..... ....,.. -
snt. ADD oonnu ncatons, and acknowledge payment To-
bakersfield. J. n. POMEROY,
prookfeld, :. u. SMITH,
cabot, G. &. BROWN,
Dauvile, CHARLES :. DANA,
Fillmore. :. G. SCOTT,
tIvdepark, EDWARD n. SAWYER,
Iohnson. &. w. SCOTT.
Nar.hhold, r. ID. PUTNAM,
Nofrsviie, J. c. MOVES,
Miidlsset, JESSE JOHNSON, j..
Mortified, y. SMITH,
Orange, CARLOS CARPENTER,
Plninfsld, a. r. BANCROFT,
south n irdwick, G. SHIPMAN.
stowe JOSEPH q. RAYMOND,
sttafT,rd, WILLIAM ROLLINS.
south strahotd, DANIEL w. Judd,
Tpnhtid-e. AARON n. KING,
wai,sffld and Fay-uu, ORANGE SMITH,
Warren, FRANKLIN A. WRIGHT,
Watrthuyand Duxhuty, r. g SMITH,
WflUamstown. DARIUS PRIDE
Wss~esie,- Jonas ABBOTT
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-09-22

PRosREss OF MASKiND.-rhe immense
strides in progress which civilized men
have made within the last two centuries,
are really Incredible until the subject is thor
oughly considered. Yet we do not exag-
gera,e when we say that lourneyman me-
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-09-22
NOTICE.

Office is hereby given that application will be made
Of The Legislature of Vermont foi
authorizing consolidation of the Vermont Genital and Rui
and Buh stou railroad Companies, upon such aud
conditions be mutually agreed upon by the ooTpo
with the right aud authority purchase aud hold the
sioek OF the Vermont Canada Railroad Company for the
purpose oconsodaag The with the uaied oopoI atoas
wih further right purchase and hold the stock Of such
other NefmonI elsewhere may be Necessary s
the purposes Of the passage
general law 10 effect the object.
EDWARD CRANE, Committee Of VI.
JOHN = ELDRlDGE, CentIai X.
wM. RAYMOND LEE, Pres. k.a y. X. v. ca
Sept. Lot. '53. AZ
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-09-22

T0FTkHH Itu, W NluTT
Aai much fsad lands viii be sold at public auction,
az the at stephen r. Oicutt, said RaahuTy on
Tue.day the All day OF October neat O'Clock NJ
sta be requisite TO discharge said taHss and costs
les pfeyiously paid
Dated AZ Rosuiy th. Cab day Of ssptemes A. D. 1858.
AZ STEPHEN Z. ORCUTI. First Constable.
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ROXBURY,

TIE Non Residsh pfepnetors Of The Of RoKbuy,
in the c"unty OF Washington, hereby notified that
the assessed by SAID within Tbs three wears
preceding this date, remain e'iheF whole part
unpaid, the lollowIng described lands said tonu
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TO MANUFACTURERS AND
OTHERS.

The suhcu,sr va sell the following list OF Machiasry
at prres that viii sun purchasers
II. Dad Condenser,
-fnfie Bnken with sidas drawn,
Double CARDIAC Macbias,
Good Pickef,
900 Spiuiln Jact.
Good l.oons,
Shearng Machines.
Press 4 Screw Of the beat make,
Superior org
Wire Gig
Stoves,
4 Cauldrnn Kettles.
Large Copper Kettle,
bluo Vat.
shuues, spools, Deans, &C., &c,
The above will bs Sold entire single 10 suit purrh,se
CHARLES II. a A. W. WILDER.
Montpelier, Aug 20. lrd3. 45:sx
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lsi 50 .:,...l:s:sa
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT.
VERMONTCENTRAT,
RAILROAD,
BELLOWS FALLS, NASHUA, LOWELL, WORCEs
TER. SPRINGFIELD ROSTON, RARTFDRn
NEW HAVEN AND NETWORK CITYs
BURLINGTON, sT.ALBANs,
MONTREAL, Quebec. Ogdensburrh
and the West

On and aiier Aug H. 1855, Passenger Trains will ron M
lol lows ~ WV '"' ~
Leave Rouse's Point at sI5 4 IlsfF,,,.,,A Al
end 1saf NJ -. Aihaa' AZ 9t0, NJ t2as AMI 81 p M
Darlington tcasi) 93l a. ~ i2i5 nsd s4O p NJ
EneV junction tcas) at 1000 4. NJ IL 81 and o - NJ
Wmefhuy At 10 ~ A. NJ, 10 and 1903 r. A. MontpoIiet
II y A. N. & 30 VI. fir Wind.or a,u F,li. sn;ns'
heidi Hmttoni, New-Yok, Concord, N,shut Worrs,s,
lowell AMI Lfwtencc. urnvng al Boston Nv 6r,t mad
seeonh 'tan al bdO and siS aud nj New Yots She
n, ~ ana oF We ihfd irain lodge az Meareet
N. '"'" ~ ''S'
Leave Windsor at 1855 and leo r. NJ Whi,c Rive,
Junction At 700 m - aud g. j NJ NoTth6eld II
A. M 500 aud SO p. Montpelier 500 o. m IS am
ADD fpO D. NJ Waterbury at G31, SO A. 81 ana M
burlington tnofth) at Z - A. ~, 32O, and sis r. A.
-. Albums at ~ - A. NJ, 4 81 rod G25, p. NJ. rsHrh.
ing ogdenshursh ui honieathe afternoon by either
U The ifaius
The Express taus s stop only at Es,er Georgia and
- Al9ans gong nHfih aud 81 Adams and Essex going
south, between kuuses Point aud Burlng'oa EXCEPT al
Ahufgh Springs swauon and Milton leave passsnges
ifum u.i'ei rbadi.
tn Express tain going south east from ESSEX. sto,.
Only At kiehmuul, Waterbury, Montp,l, Ter, Nonhdoid w
Randolph Bethel, south Nosann White River Junction,
and does uut eonnoc With ifass Waisor. Going no Al
sos ~ al stations easi Of Essex.
night.
20 THIS is the ulRECr route to Nashua laval
and Lawrsnceho cars Of this road pass through those
places da'ly-Aiso osof the BOSTuNS MAINERAii~
ROAD 10 in-on aud tickets suiI that route as also
va .he LOWELL aud FiICnBURG.
R1~sreight Itains daily each way.
oNsLoW srEABNs, Aeeuu
No,thheld Aug Is, lesa. 50
In Wahsded iuy o. Marianne McKeen daughter Of Rev
Chacs Nuon aged years aud months, of scaet fever
in Nilhamsowu ADJUST ,. Angelo s. son of Stafford A.
ard China 4 n Luce aged u mouths.
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AT LAST
n Mystery Explained.
A Revolution Is cortain' Victory IL oursi
DIR. A.. l.. ADAMS
DR.. A. l.. Adams Liver Balsam,

! EW THEORY or DISEASE Is awakening the inqui.
~ the minds of all who read ~ How Is IL that A.
riesRs been Long ad so slsyishy mmued dark
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-05-03

in the blue bottles face, and sent the
threads on the carpets flying about
the room. Even the clothes-brush
and nutmeg CRATER proved no attrac.
ton, and | broke suspendcr button
hopping about on all fours. If had
stood on my head, and shook the pen.
nies out of my pockets, it would have
had no effect Even a lump of sugar
would not bribe it to be quiet. It
made wry faces at the mirror, and
pitched savageIy into the pillow, turn
ed Indignantly from the tea kettle, and
squared off at the rolling.p pin. IfI had
given it the carving-knife, ] do verify
believe that it would have cut off its
own head, and made two squalls in
stead of one; | torborc. Give me cred
it for my magnanimity! | forbore.
For nearly a mortal hour-an age
was thus kept in state of frenzy.
My hairs stood up ''likc quills upon
the frctful porcupinc.'' Thy have al
ways stubbornly refused to lie down
smoothly since. If my trials had last
cd much longer, ! should certainly
have had n gray head upon young
shoulders" Perhaps | should have
sunk into the grave with ancrvous &c.
yer, and had "Dicd Of baby nursing"
for an cpitaph upon my tombstone
Fortunately for the public in general.
and me in particular, was spared
such catastrophe by the return of the
mother, who burst painting into the
room at the critical moment when my
Job-likc patience had miserable per
ished, by degrees, rs the water leaks
from a broken hoopcd bucket. With
what feeling of relief did look up at
the old clock as it announced to me
in its most cheerful tones, "iShc's come!
she's come!"
Would you believe it?-but Fin
sure you can't, the fact seems toe
great an enormity-that little piece OF
Pcrversity was as quiet as lamb in
q minute! Why the mother was SC
deceived, that she actually called il
her precious lamb!' | heard her
and was, as.ounded. wonder she didn't
feel shcepiSh; know did. Lamb, in
decd! i:'ts'aG WAS bc!nga lamb, what
would it be when it became muttcni
Why, it VAS fast asleep again in
no time, and laughing in its dreams ov
or the fun it had enjoyed. Didu',
] vow never to be caught alone Will
baby again! If ever | am, may
be--s served in the same manner a
gain.-Ludy'S Book.
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THE Observation-Disclosures
ExTRACT.--Thc following extract is
taken from sermon delivered by the
Rev. DR.. Adams of New York:
'Why is anything made public, but
the beliof that it will be of interest
to others? Why is it announced that
Isaac and Rebccca we're married on
a certain day last week, but on the
supposition that it will give you
pleasure to know it. And then low
cr down on the sheet, under the
startling head of deaths, your eye
runs along always with apprehension
lest it fall on some well know name,
and reads that the aged father, the
young child, the beloved wife, the
rich, the poor, the admired, the hon
cred, the beautiful are gone: as it is
not taken for granted that even
strangers will have a sigh for the
afflicted, and the world respond in
sympathy to the incursions of COM
mon foe?
Read in this light, the commonest
advertisements which crowd our pa
pcrs have a kindly order about them.
Say not, with II cynic sneer, as
though you we're doubtful whether
there was anything honest in the
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From the New York Spirit of the Times.
'Eilc Majors First Declaration

/ always was, said the Major,
slowly filling his glass, what you
might call "a bashiul man among
the women. / am as bold as a lion
with the men, bat some how, when l
find myself in the company of ladies',
| feel my valor 'oozing out at nv
fingers ends It's a kind of consti-
tutional weakness Of mine, decidedly
provoking to myself, and trouble,
so.Ae to my friends. and what's
worse, I don't get rid of it, and on
this account 1t was most likely that
[ lived to be twcnty-eight, and had
never made love to mortal woman.
Well, about this time (when l had
celebrated my twcnty-cighth birth
day) the cid gentleman Chat is the
Majors senior) had i claim against
government that needed 'nursin.,'
and SO he sent lie on 20 Washington
to attend to it. He gave ne letters
to several Hon. NJ. C's., with in
structions never to stop worrying 'em
until I got the bill passed; as this
would probably take some time, he
recommended me to a quiet board.
ing house, where | would find 'all
the comforts Of homc,' chcerfully
furnished at the rate of five dollars a
week. The boardcrs we're numcr.
Gus, but select, comprising, l was
surprised to find, quite a number of
claimants besides myself, and all cuu
ally sure Of success. But q most
lovely vision, the very first day at
dinner, put all claims and claimants
out Of my head. Oh, what radian.
breathing beauty! The rose said
the Major, falling into poetical vein,
the rose blended with The lily in her
complexion, and her cycs-Oh, hcav-
ems! | cannot describe her eyes
But there she sat right before me,
and | had to stare at her, do what |
would. BY Jove, my boy, Just you
fall i'll love right oil, at first sight, as
| did, and sit opposite your manor.
alta at dinner, ana-weI you won't
cat much, I'll warrant; any how I
didn't that day. That night l didn't
sleep much either. | didn't know
the lady's name, and | was too fear.
fu! Of discovering my ;eclngs to ask
any one, but resolved to wait pa
ticntly for an introduction, 'And
then thinks |, 'l'll 90 in for her,
that is if she amt married, and III
win her too.
| had noticed at dinner that a
pale, meek appearing little gentle.
man, who sat beside her, seemed by