Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-03-17

IrEMs ron FARMERs.-There is
no greater obstacle in the way Of
success in life, than trusting FOR some
thing TO turn up, instead Of going
steadily 10 work, and turning up
someihing.-It is said TO be common
in the East to see stout Arabs spin
ming and knitting, aud their wives
and daughters building novels and
digging canals christian coun-
tries the reverse of this is the fact
/ Woman owes more TO christianity,
and civilization, for her rights aud
privileges, than to modern he or she
conveniions--Pridc destroys all
symmetry, and grace, and atlectalion
is a more terrible enemy to fine ia
ces than the smallpox, and jealousy
/ is worse than buih.--Three of the
Chiuca Islands, on the coast of Peru,
on which guano is deposited by
birds, are estimated To contain two
hundred millions tons Of the manure
in the shape Of glano, worth upwards
of seven thousand millions of dol
lars Hon. VIM. II. Seward has
been appointed to deliver the annual
Address before the Wisconsin State
Agricultural Society, at its next FAIR,
IN WMertown, in that state. A
Wisconsin paper objects to the ap-
poinlment, as out of place, saying
that home talent should be encourag-
ed. We think so 100. Mr. s.. is a
good speaker; but, in all communit-
les, among the farmers themselves,
home talent is TO be found, and
) should be brought out and encourae-
ed as much as home manufactures
mechanical skill, or the fruits Of in
dustry IN all the departments oflfe-
Education among the masses, is a
, better safeguard for liberty, than a
standing army bris,ling with bayo-
nets; and the plow and the hoe
better weapons of protection and de-
fence, than the spear, or the sword.
- Somebody wants to know, il a
: spoonlul of yeast will raise fifty cents
worth of -four, how much it will take
to raise funds enough To buy another
barrel !---Anybody can answer the
question when he has raised Tie
!unds.---A girl IN the country, ex-
posed TO change(ul clement, gets n
new bonnet, or "a new cambria gown,
instead of getting a flannel garment.
A bad cold or a rheumatism is the
consequence. Should she charge
the event To Providence, or should
she charge it 10 her own vanity, and
avoid the repetition of it?---A
geological survey of Ohio has been
partially prosecuted and like that
Of Vermont, suspended for a time
The question is now in discussion Ia
the papers of Ohio and among the
farmers. The prosecution aud COM
plelion Of the survey is favored by
both, on the ground that it will in
crease the value of real estate, devel-
OPP the mineral and manufacturing
resources of the State and conlri-
butte much TO the interests of Agri-
cullure.---Mr. Parker l.. Chase, Of
Charleston, Orleans County, says the
/ Caledonian, purchased in March
1850, 10 acres Of wild land in said
town, paying therefor $l9O. lie
has since then paid our, besides de-
voting a part Of bis own time in car
rying on another farm, the sum Of
$3.50, also built large barn and log
hodse, worth $40; aud up 10 the
present lime he has sold as products
of the farm, 5l4 bushels wheat at
81 ,25 per bushel, making $642 80 /;
800 bushels grass seed at $2,75 per
bushel, making S605; 300 bushels
oats at 335 per hushel, making
$66,67 300 bushels of potatoes at
30 cents per bushel, making 800 /;
20 bushels barley at so cents per
bushel, making so; ashes and salts
of Le 1855, and has been offered
for his farm $1,000. lie has also
kept large stock Of cattle, leaving .
net gain up 10 the present Time, g
years. of about $4,000, reckoning
growth and sale Of stock.
New SCHEMES. The world is full
of them, at the present day, and there
is great need of care aud prudence
in introducing new schemes, with
the professed purpose of aiding the
cause of agriculture. Professional
men, and men of no profession, are