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

seems almost impossible that any
thing made by human hands can out
live their violence. When out but a
day Of two from port, and during on
ly a small specimen of storm, |
surmised all sorts of evils, and spent
much time, uselessly conjecturing
how long the poor vessel could 90 on
at such a rate, before laundering it
seemed TO me as if she tossed about
in all manner of ways, and no way
in particular, much like that lcooden
Jot0i we read of, or an egg shell, and
TO tell the truth, ! felt about as Sc
cure, as if in one or the other; but
| soon learnt what Storm was, aud
unless we are under double ree(ed
p-sails, and unable TO walk without
crawling, or sit still without lashing,
it is quite mild, gerry pleasant and
deightfn There is nothing like
getting used to a thing, and ! shall
soon be able, for aught | know, to
ride out storm on a broom-slick, or
sleep IN a waler-wheol, if necessary.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-03-17

French accent, and our sons 10 des-
pise the honest toll of the husband
man, TO feel that they must aspire TO
profession, if they would become
men this is not to pass unrebuked.
Our fathers, who laid the foundation
Of our nations greatness, were tue
humble tllers of the soil and many
who have plowed The field and sowed
the seed, have risen to guide the af-
fairs of state. 10 hold converse with
the muse, CT TO sweep with a Milton's
hand the harp string. Our mothers,
whoes names and heroic deeds are
immortal, cultivated the domestic vir-
tues, Piled the loom and the needle.
and made the garments of The men
whose names are associated with the
heroism Of the past. We must look
still to farmers wives, who are bless
ed with children, for the men of
strong frames, of iron nerves and he
roic hearts to accomplish our nations
destiny. Let them not be recreant
to their high trust. If they fall, to
whom shall we look for the men,
and the women, that sail be worthy
10 steady the ark Of God, and train
the coming generation for usefulness
in the earth and blessedness in heaven.
Exchange.
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Tamer's Wives.

We give room to the following ex-
tract, and doubt not but that the
sentiments therein expressed will a.
gree with those Of our readers gen
orally:
/, The farmers of this country occupy a
position OF honor and usefulness. They
are the source of nations wealth
and prosperity, and by their vote
and influence can, at any moment,
decide lis destiny. Farmers wives oc-
cupy position of corresponding i'm
por,ance in our own country's history;
they are ard have been the mott ers
of the men who, our nation delights
TO honor whose voice of wisdom
and warning is heard in our nations
councils. Lebanon shorn of its state
ly cedars, would be her sad emblem,
were our land bereaved of our palrl-
otto and heroic men whose early youth
was associated with rural scenes, with
woods and streams, and the bird yoic-
es that ill the air with melody. But
the sweet voice that slilled the cry of
infancy the kind hand that led them
TO the alter Of prayer the counsels
that conducted them in the paths of
wisdom the influence that developed
their moral nature-lhose were the
pledges and presages of their future
greatness. The wives Of our farmers.
whose thrift and industry have secur-
ed for their husbands a competency,
whose intelligence is the light of the
social circle, and whoes pieiy is the
guardian of domestic peace, are en-
phallcally the mothers of our men. y
A failure in the country with all the
opportunities of success, away from
all the moral COMMUNICATIONS OF a
crowded city, amid the free refresh
ing winds, among all that is pure and
poetic in nature, amid all that is sug-
gesllye of truth aud beauty, and all
that is bounlilul and beautiful in ag-
ricGllure pursuits and success-right-
ly to train up children, should ava
ken the voice of instructive warning.
There may have been no failure ia
accommodating wealth, none IN making
home beautiful and tasteful TO the
eye bu, the failure has been where
IT is most fatal, in training the heart
and directing the footsteps OF child
hood. There may have been lavish
expenditure 10 crafty fashion and
perverted taste, but little care TO de-
yelope the intellect and train the
heart. There may have been great
expense to teach children TO sing,
to play and dance well, but none
to make them useful, virtuous and
happy. Hence the failure, and the
need of warning. There is tenden-
cy in these days Of wealth and luxu-
ny among our farmers, to initiate the
ostentation of fashionable city life.
We wage no war against refinement
We are mol ayerse 10 the elegancies
OF lie but train up our daughters
only 10 shine in the parlor, to play
the guitnr and speak correctly the
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A slap at the Spanish.

Murray's Hand book for South
Italy" is Jusl published, and contains
some cGri0us stories respecting FRI
Rocco, the celebrated Dominican
preacher and the spiritual Joe Miller
Ui Naples. On ore OCCASION. it is re-
lated, he preached on the mole a PEN
itenIIal sermon, and introduced SO
many Illustrations of terror that he
soon brought his hearers TO their
knees. While they were thus show
ing every sign of coninlion, he cried
out" Now, all OF you who sincere
ly repent of your sins, hold up your
hands" Every man ia the vast null
iuude immediately stretched out both
his hands" " Holy Archangel Mich
ael, d" exclaimed Rocco, "thou, who,
with thine adamaniine sword stand
est at the right of the judgment seat
OF God, hew ne off every hand which
has been raised hypocrlically - In
an instant every hand dropped, and
Rocco OF course poured forth fresh
torrent of eloquent iuvecllve against
their sins and their deceit. lie had
a great dislike TO tobacco, aud when
once preaching TO crowd OF Span
lsh sailors, he as,ouuded lhem by tel
ling them that there were no Spanish
SAINTS in Heaven. "A few" he
said " had been admitted, but they
smoked so many cigars that ;hey
made the Holy Virgin sick, aud ST.
Peter set his wits TO work To get them
out. AT length he proclaimed that a
bull-hght was to be held outside the
gate OF Paradise. Thereupon, every
Spanish SAINT, without exception, ran
to see the fight, and ST. Peter closed
The gate and took care never 10 admit
another Spanlard -
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4 SURFEIr or lNToXIcATIoN The
Spectator mentions curious remedy
IN use IN swedish hospitals, for that
form of madness which exhibits il
sell IN the uncomfortable appetite
tor alcoholic slimulants. The pro-
cess may be easily described. We
wall suppose that the liquor which
the patient is addicted TO drinking Is
the comonest IN the country-say
Gun. When he enters the hospital
for treatment, he is supplied with his
iavorlIe drink, and with no other If
anything else is gwen to bin, or any
other food, II is favored with GIN
lie is IN heayen-the very atmos-
phere is redolent of his lavorlie per
lune /! His room is scented with gan
his bed, his clothes, every thing a
round him; every mouihful he eats
or drinks, every thing he touches +;
every zephyr that steals into his room,
brings to him sull gin. He begins
to grow tired OF It-begIns, rather,
TO wish for something else-beglns 10
lind the oppression intolerabIe-hates
il-cannol bear the sight or scent of
it-longs for emancipation, aud is at
last emanclpated. lie issues into the
fresh air u cured man, dreadlng moth
ing SO much as return of that loa-
thed prosecutor which would not
leave him an hours rest in his CON
tlnement. "This remedy" says our
contemporary, 'appears to have been
thoroughly eilectual-so eileclual,
that persons who deplored their I'M
comfortable propensity have petit
loned for admission 10 The hospital in
order to be cured, and they hare
been cured"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-03-17

The great he-togue, with hi. wonderful brosuo tho
fighting, rioting Irishman.
One Of his eyes bottle green
And The other eye WINS out, my dear;
And the calves Of his wicked lookinglcgs
We've moie than two feet about, my dear.
o, tho great big ifi.hman,-
The stamping FamPns, staggering, staggering lea,h
ering swash Of an Irishman.
he took 50 much Of I.undy Foot
That he used 10 snort and suufilo-O!
And, ia shape and sire, the fellow. neck
Was ne bad rs the neck Of a buffalo.
q, the horrible Itishman,
The laundering, biundefing iishmsn,--
The slashiug, dashing, smashing, flashing, thrashng
hashns lrsbman
His name was terrible name indeed,
Being Timothy 1hsdy Mulligan;
And whenever be empiied his tumblet Of punch,
He'd 90, lest III he flied j, fall again.
The boozing brui.iag Iii.hmsa,
he itetieated lisman,
The whisky, fisty, raamyl gumu'y, brandy, M daody
Id.hmon.
Tsis WIS the I'D the lady loved.
Like % the girl Of quaiiy;
And he broke the skulls Of the men Of Leiih,
just by tho way Of jolty.
o. IN ica'henng ffshman,
Tho bafbaious savage lnshman,-
The heats OF the maids aud the gentlemen. head.,
were bothef'd m sure BY tins Iiishnan.
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made up my mind TO try my luck in
California. The world seems TO go
against me. While fortune favored
me, there were those whom ! thought
to lie my friends, but when the scale
turned, they also turned the cold
shoulder against nc. My wife, she
that should have been the first TO
have stood by me and encourage me,
was the first TO point the finger of
scorn, aud say, II was your own
fault why has this or that one been
fortunate If you had attended to
your business as they have, YOU would
not be where YOU are now. These
and other like insinuaiions, often
drive a man 10 other society, other
pleasures, IN consequence OF being
unhappy at home. He may have
that he loves; he cannot enjoy life
with them as he would be may love
them as dearly as ever, yet home is
made unpleasant in consequence Of
that cold indifference OF The wife,
Now | would say TO all such wives,
sisters, and, in fact, all females, deal
gently with him that is ia trouble ;
remember that he is very easily excl
ted. A little word, carelessly thrown
out, may innlct a wound time never
can heal. Then be cautious man
is but ADMINISTRATION he IS liable
10 err. II you see HIM gong wrong,
ever meet him with a smile and with
the hiss of affection show that YOU
love him 10y repeated acts OF Kind
ness let Your friendship he unborn
ded try to beguiIe ms unhappy
hours in pleasant conversation. BY
50 doing, yos may save yourself and
children from an unhappy future. -
When a man Is ~ trouble. II Is but a
little word that may ruin HINT is
but a little word that may save him.
Merchants Ledger.
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It rose on no scene OF misery-its
golden rays even penetrated the still
smoking ruins of the little hut, Civ
ing still more ghastly look to the
blackened skeleton. With feelings
oil mingled awe and horror, stood
beside the RUNS. That begrmmed
and ghastly skeleton, was all that re-
manned of the warm-hearled and gen
erous, but inpulsive Hamilton !;
another OF thy victims, thou hydra
beaded monster, Rum.
Hamilton was true-heartcd son
OF The Emerald Isle and had once
been loved and admired by large
circle OF friends.
lie had once been u kind husband
and an alfectIonale hther but he
was the victim OF one bad habit aud
that habit changed the kind husband
to an eXactlng Iyrant--the affection
ale la1ier TO being OF terror. En-
treaties and xpostulaiions were alike
~ vain, for one debasing appetite
was stronger than the ties OF friend
ship, love or honor, aud though in
his sober moments, he made many
lar promises of reform, yet when
tempted again, agaln he Tell, tall at
length his family, weaued with his
long abuse, lett him alone.
lie wandered about from ylace 10
place, till "a lew years ago, he came IN
10 thls vicinity. Here he bullta ln-
lie hut by the wayslae and l,yd
alone. On The nIght of The i0,h.
through his own carelessness, his hut
took lire, aud tie discovery was made
10y ms neighOors too lale to save HIM.
such was the fate OF one who pos
sessed talent enough, native strength
OF mind enough, to have rendered
hlm emlnently useful IN his day ana
generauon--yet he died as the fool
dieth, unwept and UNDECIDED, the We
um OF an unjust and accused traffic
UndeIhill, Feb. 1854.
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VOL. XLvII1, NO. 16...wHoLE NO. 2474.

And he who undertakes 10 drive a
bargain wi'h her, without payment in
advance, in the shape of manure, as
food for plants, will find himself out
witted by his mother. Undertake
to slarve the earth and you will find
yourself an outwitted starving. Be
just and generous in return. She
will pay iG Quaker measure, pressed
down and Overlooking; the laws of
her kingdom cannot be violated with
mpuniiy. But we arc wandering
from our subject. New schemes,
should be held up TO the light, turn
ed over and over in the mind, aud
examined in all their various shapes
and bearings, and especially all new
schemes in relation to agriculture
Experience is worth twice as much as
speculation. We need the advise
and consultation ofihe best practical
turner's, taught in the school Of ex
perience. In many Of our sister
states, where agriculture is fostered
and encouraged by Legislative enact
ments, a proper board has been or
ganized, and the means provided for
brneficent action VIVA, is much
needed in Nernont,as we apprehend,
is Board Of Agriculture, composed
of experienced, sensible, practical
farmers, familiar with all the details
of farm labor, and alive 10 the i'm
proyemcnis which science is con-
sianlly making in this most import
ant department of industry. The
State and County Societies have
done much and will do more for the
Advancement of the cause but il is
asking too much of tie members and
officers of these societies, when they
are required to make brick without
straw" Give them the aid of a
Board OF Agriculture, composed OF
men of the right stamp, with the
"true ring Of the mettlen in their
make-men who will consult togeth-
] or and bring all new schemes TO the
test of experience,-men capable OF
dischareing the duties of such a
Board, and of suggesting to the peo-
pie and the legislature plans for sub
s,antial and real improvement, aud
the great mass of the people engag-
cd in farming would derive benefit
which any state Legislature in the
Union might be proud to bestow up
on the lords of the soil. Win the
next Vermont Legislature provide for
such a Board Of Agriculture, by vir-
tue of law? Or viii it prefer to
trust the subject to schemes and
schemers We shall see.
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Wives, Save your Husbands.

The following should be read by
every woman in the country, married
or unmarried-yes, it should be com
mltted to memory and repeated three
times a day, for it contains more
truth than many volumes that have
been written on the subject;
"How often we hear a man say, |
am going to California, Australia, or
somewhere else. You ask him the
reason of his going away, and the
answer is, in nine cases out of ten,
am not happy at home. have been
unfortunate in business, and | have
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-03-17
National Agricnlturn.

TIE total value of the annual pro-
ducts OF the soil ofillc United States
is now about One Thousand Million
of Dollars; and no one who knows
what Science has done for Agricu-
iure will doubt that the same amount
Of labor which is now employed in
prolonging this aggregate might be
so applied as 10 secure total product
thirty per cent greater, or One Thou
sand Three Hundred Millions. But
scientific, skilful, thorough Agricul-
ture, always produces more than the
shiftless sort too generally prevalent;
and IT IS certainly within bounds to
esiismate that our Agriculture might
be so improved as by the help Of adj
ditlonal labor now employed aud IN
productive to give an additional pro-
duct Of fifty per cert or Five Hundred
Millions per annum--an achieve
ment which would double the wealth
oil the country every eight or ten
years. Whoever will carefully review
the Agriculture Of a single State, or
even an average County, in any part
OF the Union, and estimate how much
IFS product might be enhanced, by
Irrigation, Manuring, Deep Plough
ing, Draining, &C., will perceive tina,
our calculation is far within the truth.
But suppose that only half OF it, or
an &C diiional Two Hundred and Fif
iy Millions per annum to our annual
Agricultural products, is aitainablc,
what an immense addition to our ma
iIonal wealth would thereby be insur-
ed!-lhat ls,the farmer whose annual
product should be swelled from 81
l25, or from $4,000 TO $4,000,
would not eat or drink the surplus,
but would invest the greater part OF
It in new buildings, fencess, barns,
implements, furniture &c, &c, Civ
ing profitable employment TO mechan-
les and laborers, and largely iacrcas-
ing the business Of merchants and the
income Of professional men. Such
an addition 10 the annual product Of
our Agriculture would increase the
consumption Of Manufactures, do
nestle and imported, in far greater
ratio, since from the annual product
OF every farm the food of those ma
KING living on il must first be ia
ken for home use, aflording no busi-
ness or profit 10 any one else, leaving
only the surplus 10 form the staple
of trade and an addition of twenty
hive per cent. TO the annual product of
each farm would pfobably double the
annual exchanges, and general trade
OF the country.-Ne,o York 1ri-
bune.
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THE PoTAroE RoT. The potatoe
rot has for number Of years past
been scourge to the crops of New
England farmers, and many inquiries
have been made as to its remedy, in
all the agricultural papers but as yet
| have never seen any thing which
appears TO answer the purpose of sa-
wing the crop. Now | pro pose 10
send YOU the results of three or four
years experience, in which have
been eminently successful. While
my neighbors have los, many, il not
all OF their potatoes, mine have re-
malned sound, and kept well. The
rule that enjoin is: plant your POI
taioes just us early as the ground
Will admit, and put nothing but
spoonful of plaster in the hole with
the seed. After the ground is once
well clear of frost, there is not much
danger of It's being frozen deep e.
nough To spoil the seed and il the
crop is grown SO early in the season,
Il will lie in the ground in the,fall, aud
be sound, while later grown and ma
nured ones will rot. Ia this way Of
planting, | have this year taken my
seed from the same BIN as my neisl.-
Dor, and from twelve bushels of seed
shall have at least one hundred and
fifty bushels of sound potatoes while
his, with only fence between US,
are scarcely worth the digging -
Boston Cuiticator.
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4SuPtrp.
RON tho NtitaNhi tfa.
Hymn to the Winds.

nv LYDIA A. cALDwKLL.
OH Wild winds your awful 'oned ear~efing,
Wakes all The grandeur Of this soul unfearng
Rouses a tempest Of sublime emotion,
Restless and heavins the far ii ocean.
Long have ye .lePt, but soTiously " wakoa,
siIong as the hills whose fam base ye have shaken
Proud this SOU which counts you a. H. brothers
Reckless and loveloss am 10 Others
Come ye yet nearer for your tread Of thunder
Wakens 10 lae no feeling of psor wonder,
Ioal ye and shrek your cries OF plrsnsied madaes'
Fill me with Joy, iulokiea,e with eiadness.
Take me, pray ye leof, as blossom,
Lit me aai be Il me on your he Wing bosomi
Lending the Ia pulse OF ,ouf giandgst passion,
Mold " my thoughts o. a diyinef fAshion.
Rage forye have reused me from my fever slumbeis
Ia new rhythm VIII wiiie my pumbef.i
Proud as are ye, TO your Wild tone agreeing,
Chino the full pulses Of NY poet being
Rage for love you and your awful power
seems to my nature as its own true dowsri
Tbus ~il | struggle, ani with s,foas eaieavof,
Rell my deep numbers through the world forever
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New ScHEMEs.-The world is full
OF them, at the present day, aud there
is great need of care and prudence
in introducing new schemes, with
the professed purpose of aiding the
cause of agriculture. Professional
men, and men of no profession, are
running, with railroad speed, into ali
manner of new schemes, projects,
and inventions TO get rich without
labor, and induce Mother Earth to
double her productions for man and
beast without the quid pro quo. with
out pay, in the shape of food for her
self aud the plants she is expected 10
rear. But all such schemes will
prove abortive. The common moth
er Of US all, is not to be cheated by
schemes. She requires to be dealt
with upon tbs pay down system
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SCHOOLS IN BRATTLE-
BORO'.

Pursuant TO warrant issued for
that purpose the annual meeting OF
the legal voters OF School District
No (Which District comprises the
village of Braiileboro-was held at
the school-house on Main Street, on
Thursday evening Feb. 23d.
From the report of the Prudential
Committee, we learn that the whole
amount appropriated for the support
Of common schools in this dis
trlct Tor the past year, is a
little more than two thousand dol
Tors. The number of scholars in
the district is 539; consequently
the amount for each scholar is nearly
1915. OF the amount thus raised
$685. 81 was received from the town
as the proportion of the funds To
which the district is entitled on ac-
count oil the number OF lis scholars
the sum of 1920 was raised 10y a
special tax, amounting To ID cents
on the dollar, on the Grand List. A
small sum was also received for tut
ton from those not legally entitled to
the privileges of our schools.
The monies thus ised are APP
propriaied to the payment of teachers
for their services and board, and Tor
fuel and lights, repairs and incidental
expenses. During the past year
Sl410 has been expended for teach
er's services and board the ren aiming
part 9th, amount raised having been
appropriated for the other expenses.
The schools in this village have
for number Of years been conduct
ed upon the system of graduation, and
the success of the plan is an estab-
llshed fact. We have four Primary
schools which are open for the ad
mission of ell children in the district
over four years of age. In these
schools they remain until they have
been prepared, by suitable advance
ment in their studies, for admission
into the Intermediate school. When
competent 10 pass a successful exam-
nation IN certain specified branches,
they are received into the High
school Here they have facilities for
acquiring a good English education.
The amount paid the teachers Of
the High and Intermediate schools
conloinlly for their services and
board during the past year was $500.
The former of these schools is taught
by male and the other by a female
teacher. The four Primary schools.
which are also taught by females cost,
Tor teachers services and board, Sl60
per annum each. The four last
schools are open -four terms Of ten
weeks each, making forty weeks
each of schooling IN the year. The
first two are kept two terms of ten
weeks, and Two of eleven weeks each.
making forty-iwo weeks each during
the year.
The schools in this village are be-
lleyed TO be inferior TO none in the
State. The amount of money APP
proprlated per scholar is much larger
than the average in most towns in
the vicinity. BY having the schools
arranged on the basis of requirements
much greater facilities for imparting
instruction and rendering il available
are attained. This feature in the
present arrangement is very sailsfac
tory, so much so that a return to the
old system would be next to an inn
possibility.
1t may be proper 10 remark that
the same amount of tax is TO be rails
ed, and the same salaries paid dur
ing the coming year, as were raised
and PAID in lS53.-Eagle.