Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-04-06

over praised medicines WHICH Weht w hhe
rocket. have cOrne come down like stick"
tins excellent article has been steadily gam
ing ground, until now II stands among the
first, II II is not indeed, the rery FIRST oil It's
Kind in the market. The Gales are becom-
ing unprecedentedly large, and its praises
are on every lip, that takes It. This IS ow-
ing TO the intrinsic excellence OF the medi-
cine itself which will readily do all that is
claimed for II, and secondly, TO the truthful
aud honorable manner in which 1t has been
placed before the community. If you have
Cold or n Cough, try Il, and to our esti-
mate of its virtues you will very soon res
pond, Amen!
A boy at 9 crossing had begged some
thing Of a gentleman the gentleman told
him he would give him something as he
came back. The boy replied -" Your hon
or would be surprised if you knew how much
money lose by giving credit IN that
way"
Enlist p,ent and Promotion in The British
Army. In recent debate on these subjects
Lord Palmerston mentioned the fact that so
far from the recruiting of the army having
been checked or discouraged by the present
condition of things, the recruiting OF the
army never went on so prosperously as II
has done within the las; twelve months. In
the late war the greatest number of men that
were ever raised for the army IN single
year did not exceed $4,000 In the year
1854 they raised $4,000, and in the month
Of January in the present year 6,O00 men,
or at the rate Of upward Of 10000 in year.
He had no hesitation IN saying that If they
were forming mn army now for the first tina,
no human being would dream of making
commissions matters Of purchase and sale.
The system of the sale and purchase of
commissions, by enabling officers to leave
the service who have come TO an age at
which they have no prospect OF employment,
and would wish 10 refire to private life, &C
celebrated the current OF promotion aud tend
cd 10 bring greater number of yonng and
able men into the higher ranks OF the ser
vice. That was tue one cougterbalancing
advantage.
Clubbing for Foreign Papps.-We no
tice the soston Dire Branch ~ speaking Of
the contest Of obtaining the greatest number
Of subscribers for thar paper, mentions ss
gentlemen who have obtained clubs in YER
mont, +. II Joyner Richmond w. :. Gull
ford, Rutland G.. ROBBINS, Cdvendish z.
Goodrich, Westminster
In the counties where these gentlemen re-
side are printed, papers, 90 tar as they are
organs of general nsns &c, Just rs rood
as the Olive Branch and infinitely better aud
more desirable as organs Of home news,
home politics, &c. mud why II is with such
papers as the Are. the Journal, the Heraid,
the Sentinel, and the free Press, printed IA
their midst and upon whose influence they
so much rely, gentlemen should fad II for
their interest TO spend so much Of theriimc,
to stuff into the pockets Of oyer-fed city con-
Germs, the money that yenly beiuags to
home industry" does not appear PLAN.
". Patriot,
a Touching Custom 4 com mon prac-
tice IN Paris, which inpresses Stranger fa-
vorably, is that Of lifting or taking off the
hat when funeral passes. A writer Oh this
subject relates the following
Some years since, we were one Of that
rushing crowd ever pouring up and down
Broadway. When Ia front Of old 81 paurs
all eyes were attracted by the appearance Of
the crew of the French war vessel. la Belle
Poule, which then visited the United States
under the command OF Prince dc Joinville.
! he crew we're in their naval dress uniorn,
bright aud beautiful, and were sauntering a.
long seeing the sights. A at once they
stopped, formed line. faced inward, and
How exquisite and touching was
the scene when we discovered in that /
ihoughtless, busy, hurrying crowd, man Of /
foreign birth, evidently poor and iriendess,
under whose arm was carried tiny coffin,
ana by his side the stricken mother I hey
were in search of burial for their babe, |
and wero jostled and unheeded in that gay /
torrent of huminiiy, until they met these /
hardy tempest tossed nlrlners, who on the !
instant, with barred heads, stood IN silent re-
spect, while the sacred ashes of the un
known infant were passing. Such are French
The Cincinnati Gazette says the tomb Of /
Gen. Harrison, Elk President OF the United
States, IS in shimefnl state of neglect, aud
recommends the Legislature Of OHIO to make
liberal appropriation for It's repair, and the
erection of a monument
G,oss and Inhumnn Cruelty.--A Mr.. Ri
der Of Hartford, while altem ting to draw
a load of wood, last week, with psir Of
steers, unaccustomed to the yoke be
came angry, and beat one of them uHtl is
back was broken of course il died. 49,
Whether grief shame or Indignation should
pl edomnate IN such a case, we do not de-
eide Such man should be made an OK
ample Of at all events -Si1nddrd,
The somvhat famous troting mare "La-
BY Suffolk" recently the property Of Mr.
llll OF Brdport died last week very sud.
denly. She was an unganly appearing
beast, with nothing noticeable about her IN.
less II were her very uginess OF form and
mi lint lpr mn nv l,a hos
BILE Of showing her heels 10 almost any of
the fast horses of the country. aud has won
first class reputation Tor speed. The crea
turo was old, as the age Of horses is reckon
ed. being long past her teens, though she
was put upon the course in Niddlebury last
fall Her companion, the Bllck llawkn of
about the same age, VIII probably also ere
long sleep with his flthers.- PsrgsnneS H. /
dependent.
Fail Of Back .Snoi0. Prof Fairehiid, Of
OberIng, Ohio, states that on February 7, I
they had IN that region ia OF dark cllored /.
snow. The crystals were in the form of I
dense icy pellets, above the Goth of an inch /
in diameter. It fell TO the depth Of nearly
an inch, and when melted It yielded about a
halflnch of wa,er. The snow had dis.
unct Smoky taste, and on filtering It through
paper dark, soo,y substance was obtained
.fetO York Polir.-ln answer to inquiries
from the City Council, II appears that The
police force now number lli9 men, OF
these, us are natives of the United States,
and All natives of foreign countries. OF
the foreign born 305 are Irish. Fourteen
men refused TO answer None Of the mem
bers are unnatnralIzed, and but few of them