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NEW NPRING GNlk.

[ luh FRIENDS viii rejoice 10 have US An
rSn.aSs sCueee thai We have Just returned ffom
Nrisg 15.Sas Pea, s,a .ish splendid siosk q
vbI.b =, SEhlNS AND SUMMER GOODS.
never been raralleledh Carrontop- ssr,-ss -. -
An enumeration Of article, 4 ensirslv -
but We may say that our stoek i vosy, : -
.ha ~ Prices that vii almost eombaFe viii I,sf -.
sooo. y COST. sPleIdid stock ol Fn,bro;d.,is'
al TIE neWstyea ofCola7, Iaoss 6e A.
~ euesp. These goods are among ne hrst H. 49,
market tbs Spring, and Cur ffesds sil IA s1 ~ vae
" 'As before iheE are all gone. Small prots "a
May 3-'55-tfs : oOOn'
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AGOOD article of tobacco and cigars or
IL sale by J. G. BAxTER.
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Mr. G. W. CROwEL of this place, left at our
office on Thursday morning last. at 6J o'clock
the Daily Columbian and the Daily CONNER.
C,lal-Publlshed at Cincinnati the preceding
day--at which time he left that city making
sne ! Time between this place and the city, in l3
hSours--walklng from New Market to this
place distance Of about Ia miles.
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SENECA AHEAD.--At the next annual county
FAR at THIN, Seneca county, three splendid
prizes OF S25, so, and rs. are to be awarded to
ladies who shall win foot,race, to be run
with gentleman, on the fair grounds. The
fastest lady on foot to take the highest PRICE
Wonder it they won't wear 'bloomers.' We
suppose wrestling matches will next be in
order.
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IHE LADIES KEEPSAKE, for the same month
has also' arrived--and possesses all the bean.
ties OF any of its predecessors WORTHY the ne.
rusal OF any reader These two periodicals
are published monthly by Burdick & scOviIl
No. Spruce st, New York, at SI,OO each Der
year.
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foUTH's CAsKET.--The July number of
THIS interesting periodical for children has been
received. 1t abounds in useful stories for the
Juveniles-.Published at so cents a wear. bv
H. E. Beadle,--edited by Mrs. H. E. G,
Arey, Buffalo, Ny
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LADIES WREAra.--The July number of this
excellent periodical is upon cur table. Itis
beautiful Magazine well calculated for the Par.
lor' and on account of its low price will doubt.
less find its way into the hands of many of
the readers of our country'
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SiLk PARASoLS.-As tie signs indicate a
nand for Prasols. TT a. w
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Mrs. oatharine schOley. the largest woman
IN the world, whom Colonel Wood, Of "BlacE
Swan" nOtOriety, had On exhibition, died in
SCioto Township. Pcksway County. in this
state on the evening of July Fourth. She
died while sitting in her chair, without a s,ruo.
gle or grOan. She had been IN for two or
three days. Her physician pronounced her
disease neuralgia. Colonel Wood, It is said
had an insurance on her life to the amount Of
S25' OOO-sl5.OOO in the Hartford Coppeeti.
cut Companies, and $40, 900 in Ohio.
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IOD-LIYHk Oil, Sweet Oil, Lard Oil Castor
" Oil, Olive Oil. &C. J. c, BAXTER.
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I AIDES DRESS GoODs-Tbe best to ;.
- found in the market, and at prices that v asiop.
isn' C.&C.
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sWAS'' REw TEEATrsE. for Justices Of d,
reaee. Lawyers. Business men, dc. under ,hs
;a'e q Justices Act and the Code, by R. swan
Esq Is now ready. Il embraces the law. 70.
gether with the decisions Of the cOuru AZ
ohIo' as reported. down 10 February. as
upon all tho subjects that arise in common
business transactions; containing forms Of
Deeds Mortgages. Powers Of attorney, &c.
The Treatise forms handsome Octave Vol.
ume' Of ITO pages. including copious Index.
well printed on 6ne white paper, and substan.
tally bound, in the best Law Binding.
rrioe 60 on receipt Of which. and ten
postage stamps, a copy will be forwarded By
mall Pre'Paid.-Ten copies will be sent to one
address, BY express or otherwise, as may he
directed on receipt Of $500. Address H. W.
DERBY, Cincinnati, o.
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ROOTS d sHoEs.-Any amount Of all kinds,
~ always to be found at CIGCls
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COTTON YARN. COTTON CHAIN AND
Batting, By the arnful, y be. haaof C.&G
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| INsEED oIL.-Aan1facluted at the Prem.
IL tiee MIL CSC
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-04-06
A Total Wreck.

On The lst of January, 1854, a
gentleman doing business in this
City, was worth, with what he had
invested in business, 100000. At
the same time he was blessed with
lovely and intelligent wife, beautiful
and promising children. He was
surrounded by friends who esteemed
and respected him. His business
wns lucrative, and promised TO con-
tinue so. Indeed, his position as
well as his prospects were, seeming
ly, all that he could desire TO render
his happiness perfect. How com
plec the wreck which the year clos
ed upon The first misfortune was
the transfer OF merchandlze To The
amount Of $4,000 to California
dealer, for which not one cent, was
ever received. The next were Two
successive rooberies, by means Of
which $25, 900 were lost. Soon af-
ter this, the unfortunate made an ia
vesiment in real estate to large n
mount. The next and GROWING
misfortune was trip with his family
to Europe. They embarked, on their
return, with $3S,000 in goods, on
board the steamship Arctic, and all
shared her luckless fate In settling
up his affairs, his real estate was sold
under the hammer al sacrifice OF
100000, making the aggregate loss
TO his property during The year,
$llS,O0O. $4,000 more than his as
SETS. His friends were obliged 10
make good the deficiency Was
ever destruction more complete -
Father, mother, children, and for
tune, oil gone-swept from the face
of the earth-nothlng left TO show
that they ever existed We doubt
whether, among the many wrecNs
which the past year has witnessed,
there has been among them one more
melancholy than this
Courier g. Enquirer.
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ITEMS ron FARMERS. Some far
mers deem it necessary, occasional
ly, to change SEEDS We do not
think it necessary. Proper care in
culture, and always saving the best
md soonest ripe, for seed, will con-
stantly improve the crop, from year
to year. Provided you commence
with the right kind, for seed, there
will be no necessity for change.
An experienced farmer tells us that
he planted twenty years ago, small
chicken corn, or as children call il,
{" pop corn" mixed with common
large Indian corn. The product of
this, selecting the best each year,
for the last twenty years, has been
constantly growing better and bet
ter, until he thinks he has a perfect
article, yielding, with high manur-
ing and care in cultivation, from rs
TO 100 bushels per acre. In an acre
of corn, planted four feet apart each
way, there will be 1922 hills if
there are four stalks in hill, each
bearing two ears, there will be 2l,-
776 ears; aud they will be long
and large ones too, provided the
land is richly manured and well
titled The distance, however, is
too great. Three feet apart is
enough. win some farmer boy
"cipher out" and tells us how
many hills, how many stalks, how
many ears, how many bushels per
acre, and what the product will be
worth al one dollar per bushel -
Skinless oats have been introduced
into England from China. When /
threshed from the sheaf, they need 7
hulling. Ground, it becomes deli
cious oat meal, fit for culinary pur-
poses. SO valuable an accession TO
agriculture in the United States
should soon be introduced into eve
ry State. Any farmer having
barley, without hulls, will confer a
favor by sending us a sample Of it.
A f,rmer should never be
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-04-06

A Ghost in Loue.--A farmer who
had lately become widower was a.
reused at midnight by the loud bark
ing of his dog. On going TO it the
animal displayed extreme terror,
whereupon the farmer took his gun
and proceeded to an inspection. All
nj once he saw phantom, clothed
in n white sheet, rise behind the
hedge. Thc farmer turned deadly
pale, and his limbs shook with dis
may. tie, however, conlrlved to
calculate, IL you come from God
speak if from the devil, vanish y
Wretch ~ exclaimed the phantom,
~ am your deceased wife. come
from the grave to warn YOU not TO
marry Maria A., TO whom you
are making love. The only woman
TO succeed me is Henrietta B.
Marry her, or persecution and eier
nal torment shall be your doom ~
This strange address from the Cob
lin, instead of dlsmaying the farmer,
restored his courage. lie accord
ingly rushed OH the ghoslly visitor,
and, stripping off its sheet, discover
ed the fair Henrietta B. herself,
looking extremely foolish. 1t is said
that the farmer, admiring the girls
trick, has had the banns published
for his marriage with her. Gates
head eng Observer.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-04-06

ing surmounied the dizzy height. he
stood with the precipice before him.
At this last passage of his fortunes
we have seen the Gar ever rising
with the occasion defending his
policy, protesting against that OF his
foes, opening negotiations, fighting
at once with words aud with arms,
weighing phrases, and organizing
measures. We have jus, seen him
stamp, as it were, on the ground, and
call new armies from lis sutface.-
We have seen him arm the whole
Empire. We have seen him set in
motion the whole Of his million arm
ed men toward the south, directing
routes, and preparing magazines al
the extremity of his empire we
have seen him send two sons to bat
tie, and even, il is sand, prepare him
self 10 follow We have seen him
pied 5e TO the very utmost the credit
of his empire TO obtain the necessa-
nv resources there - nal an act of
Government or of conquest that we
have not seen him perform on the
dircst emergency and The yastest
scale. Seriously menaccd along ma
ny thousand miles OF frontier by land
and by sea, The enemy within sound
Of his capital, with his fostfesscs be-
leaguered or actually destroyed, his
commerce shut up, his merchanisru-
med, be nevertheless, with his own
vast intellect, directed the whole war,
and maintained the resistance of that
one g gis, as it were, against innum-
cradle dangers. There never was
the man hay, we hope there never
viii be-of such an adama niine
frame as 70 stan this superhuman
task. In this iellest struggle, and
this darkest hour, the Emperor Nj
cholas, still tightening his grs'P, stlii
stretching his ken. still wiefdlng more
gigantic weapons, sttli ealing louder
to his vassals, and rising higher in
his tone. at ,hr fullest tension Of his
heart. mip8, and soul and every
sense, peternaiurally qnickened TO
the la.t, has suddenly succumbed to
the law Of mortality, snapped at fail
bend fallen at fall flight, aud, like
thsl most formidable fps of his
mouse, whose representative, by
strange chance, he has seen once
more invading his soil
" Left name at which the world grew pale,
To point moral or adorn a tale
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-04-06

anchor and chain without difficulty,
after the proper direction was indica-
ted made line fast TO il, by which a
hsuser was sen, down, and it was
speedily recovered.
Occasionally there comes near him
an enormous blue shark, but has ev-
identity mistaken the diver for some
sea monster, as he halis near him
without making any demonstration,
and as soon as the man s,irs up or
boils the water, the blue cannibal Of
the ocean slowly moves away. OFF
ferent kinds of fishes play around
him, and even nibble at his garments
sometimes he grabs one, but can
not hold it, as il slips through his
fingers. Mr.. Whipple, the scientific
Inventor and proprietor of this arm
or, stated that there was but one i'm
provement he could think Of to com
pleie it, and that was gu,ta perchn
speahi"s ,~La. with which 10 haid
converse with n man ten or fifteen
fa,homs from the surface, while work
ing on the bed of n river, &c. He
gave me very interesting account Of
his operations while on the Spanish
Main searching for the treasure sunk
in the Spanish ship-of.ihe-line San
Pedro, near the city Of Cumana.--
He likewise showed me some of the
old, blackened, and worn Spanish
coins, of which the company rccov-
cred more than three hundred and
fifty thousand dollars, which had
been buried with tho wreck upwards
of forty years"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-04-06

Song of the Snow.

Whirling about, we go, we co.
llurah, for the ~hiio winged snow
We have heard old wiutct's trumpet blast,
A. be bindeth the streams in his fettersfas
We caught The breath Of The frozen North,
And we come from hisicy palace farth,-
Over tbs earth and over the sea,
Bnths sud swim shall Out journey be.
Meuily, uorrily, how wego,
flithtr and thiihef, the fates Of snow
Tossing about like an eldn throng,
cheerily frolirking all uishi long,
Over the hills IN oar nnsd delight,
Down to the valleys 10 swiiiest fight,
Out on the meadows and beaihs 80 brown,
Fhaging mantle on tower md town.
Cheeriy frollcking, how we 60,
H'thet and thiiher, the fakes Of snow
Bosily, husily, thus We 60,
fiptniag onward, the hghi winged SNOW,
sttewing the STONES where tho soiling feet
Hastily traverse The crowded strrcti
Clothing in ply the rOiaed wall,
Dtapug The roof and steepes tail
ilpusng s,'ange garlauds Of 'po.les. hus
Over the lat e, where roses grew
Oh A! GIN ofbeauty ve Alag to night,
O'ei the lowly cot o. The pleasant wight;
o'erthc poor fnsh's hot BY the stootlets eide,
Add the brsvs old trees IN the forest wide,
o'ei tie dwrf.h shfu's o. the barren les.
Aad ihe illoi ships on ihe loanieg ssg, ~
Husiy bssiiy, how ~ 90,
J1slne,ing eastward, the man'lin 'aow
Tendeily, ,saseuy. f'f We low,
Down on The rhurehyaid, Ihe qui SNOW
Wieaihjns the tomb, With our gariand- f,if,
Add ths humble mound. wiib inogfufui care,
Spreading pdi DOR The silent clay,
Soon 10 the .unbeams to moh swan,
Yet fising aEain as The just sha.l nee,
l.lse them 90 meet in The Tranquil sties
Bot for season W. sink below,
Ilursh, hufrah, for The white. winged snow
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you must fight I've come all the
way from Old Kcniuck, and | amt
a-going back without knowing which
is The best man.
But | won, fight. I've got moth
ing TO fight about, and tell you |
'front.' fght.'
ID If you shan't fight, strnn-
grr-l'm bound to lick you if |
can-if don't, you must lick me
BY this time Francisco had become
angry at the importantly of his WISH
tor, and determined to pat an end 10
the scene. Selling his antagons,
therefore by the seat of his buck
skin breeches, aud the collar of his
hunting skirt, he threw him over the
fence into the road then walking
leisurely to where his pony was tied,
he unlastened him, and taking him
up by main strength, Mreio him at-
ter his dlscomhued rider.
The kentuckan raised nlmscI
from the ground, perfectly dumb
founded by such an exhibition OF
strength, and after rubbing his eyes
as though he thought he might not
have seen clearly, he mounted his
pony, remarking, Well, stranger, |
reel ou you'll do. reckon its about
time Tor me to make tracks. II any
body asks you about that great hight,
You can tell 'om YOU licked Bill
Stokes most ".
Francisco was powerfully built
man, standing six feet and Que inch
in height, and weighing 300 pounds.
His muscular system was extraordi-
narlly developed, and he had been
known to shoulder with case, a can
non weighing eleven hundred lbs.
and a gentleman of undou,ed vera
city, (siiIl living in Vuginia,) who
knew him well, says, 'he could take
me in his right hand and pass over
the room with me, playing my head
against the ceiling, as though J had
been doll baby. My weight was
1875 pounds" His wife, who was
woman of good size. and fair pro-
portions, he would take in his right
hand, and holding her out at arm S
length, would pass around the room
with her, aud carry her up and down
stairs IN that position. lie would
take a barrel of cider by the chimes,
and holding it TO his mouth, would
drink from the bung long and hear
~ draughl without any apparent cx-
erilon.
Yet, with all his strength, he was
very peacefully disposed man, and
never made use of his power, except
in case of necessity about his usual
vacations, or in defence of the right.
On occasions of outbreaks at public
gatherings, he was better at rushing
ia aud preserving the public peace
than all the conservative authorizes
on the ground. Although uneduca-
ted, he was a man of strong natural
sense, aud of kind, amiable dispo-
sition. lie was wilhal companion
able man, aud his anecdotes and sto-
ries Of the war, of which he posses
sed a rch fund, rendered him q well
come guest in the first families Of the
State. His industrious aud temper
ate habits together with his kind dis
position, made him many friends,
and through their influence he was
appointed Sergeant-at arms OF the
Virginia house of Delegates, in which
service he died, in 1896, and was bu
RED with military honors in the pub
lie bnrying ground a, Richmond.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-04-06

ashamed of his calling. "A far
mer should never beg fruit, or buy
it, while he can plant tree and
raise his own. He should never
increase his acres, until he increases
the value of those he already pos
sesses by thorough cuItivation.--
Half TILED land grows poorer and
poorer--well TILED land is constant
ly improving. - To stick peas,
cheap and easy, take a number of
slim poles about four feet long,
drive them into the ground nine feet
apart, in a strait course pass line
of cotton Irvine around the stakes,
taking turn on each, within three
inches of the ground raise the
succeeding lines three inches each
apart until Won again the ueuol
height to which the pea grows
You have then cheap, convenient
and tasteful pea plot, Prince Alberts
or Marrow Fats, or both, as you
/ choose. - As soon as the frost is
out of the ground, repair your fen
ccs, and then plant trees. April is
the spring month, in Vermont, for
this work. Don't stick your trees
into the ground. Plant them as
carefully as you would corn, and
prepare the ground four feet around
the tree and eighteen inches deep,
thoroughly mulching and pulveriz-
ing the earth. - The principle of
saving, or letting nothing go to
waste, ought no more to be forgot
ten, or overlooked on farm, than
in mandatory. Let every farm
er carefully collect all the chip dirt
from his wood-pile all the ashes
from his leech tub; all the horns,
hoof, bones, woolIen rags, old shoes
aud boots, more or less, and apply
those to his fields. The crops will
convince him that "many little
makes a mickle."
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-04-06

THE BEEcH Tree ron HErGEs.
We have often recommended the
beech tree for hedges in Maine
Our reasons for this were-lt is a
native Of our soil--it will bear prun-
ing, and if pruncd right it will be-
come thick and bushy, and be i'm
penetrable TO man and beast. II is
long lived, and is not infested or
attacked by insects. We are glad
to find corroboration of our ideas
in this respect, in little work con-
tanning much valuable Information,
entitled "a Hand Book for Emil
grants to New Brunswick" by nj.
Ii. Perley, Esq, Emigrant Officer
at 81. John, n. b. says: See p. IA.
"yery solid and elegant hedges
may be made with young beeches
placed seven or eight inches apart,
aud bent in opposite directions, SO
as to cross each other, and form a
trellis, with apertures five or six
inches in diameter. During the
first year they are bound with osier
at tho points OF intersection, where
they finally become grated and
grow together, As beech does not
suffer in pruning, and sprouts less
Iuxuriously than most other trees,
it is we'll adapted for hedges. The
red beech is reared without any
fSse 4Mpass T
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-04-06

.Submarine LabOrs.-The Pen
sacoia GaSetfe gives an interesting
account of the submarine operations
and adventures of workmen under
the superintendent of Mr., Jas. A.
Whipple, a, Pensacola, Florida. lie
says;
When the steamship Princeton
was here, she lost an anchor and a
long range Of chain cable, for which
they dragged two days unsuccessful
ly. II was in the middle OF the bay,
and the man in this marine srmor
walked out across the bay, foupd the
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-04-06

NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
The election Of officers took place
at Washington, March l, 1855
Hon. Marshal p Wilder, Boston,
President; w. S. King, Boston,
Secretary; b. b. French, Washing
ton, Treasurer. The Society pass
ed resolutions calling upon the far
mels of the country to meet in con-
vention at Washington, in Februa-
ry next, to determine what legisla-
ton is necessary for the preservation
of their interests. And why should
not everyistate send delegates to that
Convention The farming interest
is of vastly more magnitude than
any other, more men and capital
being engaged in it. Ii is at the
bottom Of all our great national in
terests. Upon its prosperity de-
Ponds the prosperity of all others.
And yet Congress, at its last session,
came well nigh sacrificing this para
mount interest to promote that of
manufactures. 1t is time for farm
ers to move in favor of protection.