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The Winchester weekly appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-08-16

A witty druggist, on a cold night last
winter, was awakened by terrible rap.
ping at the door, Going down he found
poor devil who wanted to purchase a
dose Of salts. The shop was entered, the
dose prepared, and a half dime put in the
drawer.
Chow much did you make by that op'
eration?" asked his wife as he got back
in bed.
"Four CENTS" was the reply.
ga shame it is," returned his irritatec
dame, "for a man to disturb your rest just
for a dose ofsalts.'
"Recoloct, my love-" said the druggist
"that one dose Of salts will disturb th'
mans rest more than it has mine; anc
reflect that these little inconveniences a
ways work we'll in time"
The Winchester weekly appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-08-16

An exchange understands that nregis'
ter has been kept at the workhouse, in
one ofour principal cities, Of the politi,
cal preference Of those who have been com
mitted since the Cincinnati nominations
were made. The following is the result
thus far:
Buchanan, $50
Fillmore, 8
This is certainly crumb orgreat COM
fort to our dcspairing democratic friends!
The Winchester weekly appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-08-16

The following is the last paragraph of
the letter of Maj. Donelson, accepting
the nomination rendered him by the A.
metican party of Georgia. We have not
room for the letter complete, but publish
this much for the special benefit of our
democratic friends.
"But it is not proper for me to enter
into discussion Of the cause which have
constituted US, without reference to our
antecedCnts as Wings or Democrats, a
new panty. | refer to them only in con.
ncction with the patriotic declaration OF
principles made by the Convention at
Macon, in order that you may see my
complete concurrence with them, and
how great is my appreciation ofthe hon.
or you have conferred upon me by an as
sociation of my name with that of Mr..
Fillmore in the noble effort TO check the
excesses ofparty spirit, and effect refor,
nation as important as that Of 1903 and
1900. | once did great injustice to this
eminent patriot and statesman, by hold
ing him responsible for what | consider
ed an attempt to merge the Whig party oil
the North into a sectional opposition to
the rights of the Soulh; but when saw
him rise superior to such localPrejudices
and prefer the interests ofthc whole coun
try to that of the section in which he hap
pened to be born, | made all the amend
in my power to offer, and doclarodpublic
ly, long before ever knew Of the Amer
lean party, that he ough; to be called
again by the united voice OF the people tc
the chair of the Chief Magistracy.
The Winchester weekly appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-08-16

The Lynchburg Republican of late
date says:
"We have private information to the
effect that the United States Military Asy.
lum, at Harrodsburg, Kentucky, was burn.
ed down last Sunday. This is one Of the
asylums the site ofwhich was selected by
Gen. Scott, in 1852, under special com,
mission Of the Government. The cost
was 100000. The fire was commune
Gated accidentally"
The Winchester weekly appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-08-16

The toothache may be cured by hold
ing in the hand a certain root--the root
of the tooth. Call on DR.. Baird.
The Winchester weekly appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-08-16

YANKEE DooDLE.-At 4th of July
dinner in Boston, the following toast was
offered:
"Yankee Doodle-Thc tune to which
our fathers marched TO victory. May
their sons, as they commemorate Yankee
Doodle doc, never forget what Yankee
Doodle DID"
The Winchester weekly appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-08-16
GERMAN MEETING I'm CHICAGO,

The Germans of Chicago have held a
public meeting. The following resolu-
tions were adopted. All, Democracy, you
need not deny that the Germans are Abo-
litionists to the core. We quote from the
Chicago Democrat:
Resolved, That John c. Fremont, Of
Of California, ought to be the next Pres.
idcnt, and VIM. L. Dayton, of New. Jer'
sey, the next Vice President.
Resolved, That what ought to be will
be, if the Germans Of the Union, and es'
pecially the Germans ofIllinois, do then
duty.
Resolved that Republican Clubs will
furnish the Germans the best opportuni'
ty ofdoing their duty.
Resolved, That the Germans Of Chca,
90 will therefore form Clubs on the North,
South and West sides, large and com
prehensve enough to unto all opponents
of the present corrupt and freodom'be,
traying administration, who hold with
the Declaration Of Independence, that all
men are endowed with certain inaliena
bic rights, among which is especially
"liberty," who deny to any majority the
right ofrobbing the minority Of their free
dom and expressing them with slavery
in short all those whose motto is Free
Speech, Free Press, Free Soil, Free La
Dor, and Free and Equal Men.
Patients who take lobelia, get into
what is called the "alarm state" Tht
above resolutions throw lobelia into thu
shade.
The Winchester weekly appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-08-16

When the day "breaks," what becomes
Of the fragmentsl
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-01-11

the one who called the roll. lie
reads, Those who voted for Mr.
Richardson are Messrs.-
&c, &c, aud so on with reference
TO the others. This recaptulation
occupies seven or eight minutes
calling the roll about twenty. A last
opportunity is now afforded for any
absentee to record his vote. Finally
third Deputy who has been count
ing up, hands the result in figures to
the clerk, which he announces,
Banks ! lO3 Richardson 81, &c, &c.
An idea may be formed from this,
how tedious the process is. Six call
ings Of the Roll without any debate
occupy as much time as is usually
spent in a daily session. OF course
evry ten minutes the minority can
waste in unnecessary talk and every
half hour they can compel to be vast
ed in calling the Yeas and Nays on
frivolous motions, is so much towards
postponing an election for another
day.
The most Of the Democrats and
Southern Know Nothings sit on the
right side of the House, the Repub-
licans on the left, though there are
of course exceptions. All the long
speeches come, it will be noted, from
the right. All the charges Of sec
tionahsm, threats of 'disuuion,' non
sensical charges of intrigue, person
al explanations, nearly all the mo-
tions to adjourn to take recess
and calls for the Yeas and Nays
come from the same quarter. The
momeDt any one of these is disposed
of, there begins murmur of Call
the Roll--call the Roll'-which in
creases in volume until the roll is
called. This persisted determination
of the supporters of Banks 10 sit and
vote, and vote until an organization
is effected, and the equally persis-
tent determination on the other side
to Illustrate and prevent it, are the
most noticeable things in the strug-
gle.
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Common School Convention.

A large and enthusiastic Conven-
ton of parents, teachers, scholars
aud others, was held at East Calais,
on Thursday, December Goth, com
mencing at eleven o'clock A. M.
Called to order by the Secretary,
J. ii. Graham, and on nomination
Judge n. A. Chase of Calais, was
elected President pro tempore,
Prayer by Rev. Eli Ballou.
An appropriate hymn sung by the
choir.
On motion, the chair appointed
Messrs. Ballou, Warren and Foster
committee on resolutions.
Adjourned, one-half hour.
Afternoon Session. Met per ad
journment. Music by the choir.
Rev. f.. Ballou, for committee
reported a series of FIVE resolutions
which were unanimously adopted
The second, given below, was dis
cussed by Messrs. Ballou of Mont
pelier, Chase and Warren of Calais
Spaulding of Barre, Richardson Of
East Montpelier, Sargent of Barre
Clark of Burlington, and Graham
of Northfeld
ReSotued, That we have the full
lest faith there is a 'better time
coming for the Common Schools
Of our State "a time when the
standard of Common School edu-
cation shall be higher than at pres
ent when the means to accomplish
the object shall be better UNDER
stood /; when teachers shall possess
higher qualifications, and parents
and guardians feel deeper interest
in this subject, in which is involved
the social and political welfare of
the present and future generations.
The urgent necessity of an lnsti-
tuition, supported by the State, de-
signed expressly for the professional
training OF teachers, was ably pres
ented by Rev. f. Ballou, seconded
by j. II. Graham, and unanimously
approved by the Convention.
The people of Calais literally
entertained those from abroad.
Adjourned to meet at East Mont
pelier, on Thursday, the 24.h of
January, 1856.
N. A. CHASE, Pres't.
J. II. GRAHAM, Sec.
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45urtGp.
Nothing More.

In a valley fair wandered,
O'er the meadow pathway green,
Where a singing brook was flowing,
Like the spirit Of the soene
And saw lovely maiden,
With basket brmming DER
with sweet buds, and 80 asked ner
For flower, and nothing more.
Then ohoued on beside her,
And praised her hair and eyes,
And like roses from her basket
On her checks saw bushes rise;
With her timid looks down gancing.
She said, would just pass before
But said that oil wanted
Was smile, and nothing more.
So she shyly smiled upon me,
And still kept wandering on;
What with hlushing, smiling, chatting,
Soon a brief half hour was gone.
Then she told me must leave her,
For she saw her cottage doors
Bu, could not Till rihed
Just kiss, and nothing more.
And often met that maiden,
,ihe twilighrs loving hour
With the summers offspring laden,
Bot herself the dearest flower.
And she asked me what wished for,
Grown far bolder than before,
With impassioned words answered,
Twas her heart, and nothing more.
Thus for weeks and months wooed her
Aud the joys that then had birth,
Made an atmosphere Of gladness
Seem encircling all the earth.
One bright morning at the altar,
A white bridal dress she wore
Then my wife proudly made her,
And ask for nothing more.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-01-11
5fligrrllanrOug.
For The watshmaa q Journal
" God, thank thee that am
not as other men are"

" God, / thank thee that l am
not as other men are"
Thus began the prayer of the
Pharisee, aud though more than
eighteen hundred years have since
passed, the sentiment is neither lost
nor out of use. The mouth may
not utter II audlbly, but our feelings
and passions have all inarticulate
language which is never ambiguous.
" Actions speak louder than words" I"
1t is only necessary TO notice those
who come under your immediate
observation, and you will see God
| thank thee that | am not as other
men are" speaking from the coun-
ienance as distinctly and unmistak-
ably as the handwriting was seen
upon the palace wall, and there
needs no Daniel to interpret it.
There is the sanctlmonious man,
the modern Pharisee a Jew on
the week-day,-a saint ON the Sab
bath the man who is first and fore
most in advocating the Sabbath
School cause, and cheats your chill
dren in weights and measures who
Expresses the widow and the father
less, and tells them that /" the poor
Of this world are heirs of the king
dom of heaven;" who drops a
bright yellow gold piece in the con
tributIon plate, and then looks round
to see who noticed it; who is loud
and long in exhortalions TO benevo-
lence, and always writes his name
in a bold strong hand opposite the
amount which he contributes to be-
nevolent purposes man who is
always present at prayer, veslry and
church meetings, and is never de-
tanned from public service by stormy
weather who rests his head on hl,
Bible during prayer, and calculate,
the probable profits Of some intricate
business arrangement, aud respond,
, with very loud Amen" wher
the prayer is closed; who looks
over the state Of stocks and markets
between the morning and fternool
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-01-11
How they Vote for Speaker.

The present mode in which the
members OF tie House contrive To
use up time "a Speaker making can
be seen Gom the following letter to
the Albany Evening Journal.
WAsHiNoroN, Dec. 30.
Some of the telegraph and Other
published reports give an erroneous
impression of the method of voting
for Speaker, by speaking of it as " bal
loling." The process is this. A
Deputy Clerk rises and slowly aud
distinctly pronounces the full name
Of each member Mr.. William Al
KEN Mr.. Charles J. Albright re-
pealing il three times II there is no
response and SO on in alphabetical
order through the two hundred and
thirty four. As his name is called
the member answers aloud Banks,
or Richardson, or whoever he votes
for. If he has any explanation or re-
marx to make in reference TO his vote
he makes il, at the same time. Alter
the roll has been gone through with (,
those who were absent or did not
vote when their names were called,
(there are always ten ora dozen such,
rise and request their votes 10 be re-
corded, which is accordingly done.
A second Deputy has kept tally on
, ntod lie, "hirh hn p"ssos 0vrr 80
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-01-11
VOL. L, NO. 7.......wHoLE NO. 1869.

is better than force and besides Ca
puzzi, ! am sure, is on the defensive
against an attack, and Justice would
prepare us n dish after her own FASH
ion. Let US try stratagem then, and
you may rely upon me this is also
dame Catharine's advice, whose good
sense | highly prize. We, the other
night, played Signor Capuzzi mad
cap trick everybody is talking a.
bout it; and |, who am your elder,
and by my calling a serious man,
should be very sorry TO have the
names Of the actors in it known. |
will not, nevertheless, abandon you
midway towards success We will
carry off Mariana, ! assert it, and
time presses Nlcolo Musso and the
comedian Formica shall assist me in
this project
NicoIo Musso, Formica 2 said
Antonio, with an astonlshed look
what can expect from these mount
ebanks 2
Softly, my friend, beg of you,
continued Salvador Nlcolo is tn,
prince Of good fellows and as TO
Formica, he is, with your permission
a kind of sorcerer, who knows more
than one marvellous secret. Leave
to me the care Of making good usC
Of them. Maria Agli aud dear doc.
tor Grazlano OF Bologna, have prom
ised me their assistance. Ii is a
Musso's theatre that | will give yol
an opportunity to carry off your Ma.
rianna.'
Salvador, replied Antonio, sadly
'you are giving me a deceptive hope
for If, according 10 appearances, Ca.
puzzi is on his guard against any new
adventure, how can you suppose tina
he will ever go 10 Musso's theatr,
again 7
THAT is easier than you think, re
piled Salvador. The most Difficult
part will be TO get him there wilhou
companions and without escort
Hold yourself in readiness 10 fly from
Rome with Mariana, as soon as yo'
shall get possession of her. Iol
will go to Florence, where your rep
ulation precedes you; and | will TAX
upon myself to assure you there al
honorable calling and powerful pro
lection. One word more, dear An
tonic, Formica, the mountebank
holds your happiness in his hands !
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What harm is there in taking stroll
in the wood 2 What harm Why,
the harm is that God is disobeyed,
who say, Remember the Sabbath
day to keep it hoiy.' The moment
a youth determines to have his own
way, choosing his own pleasure be-
fore Gods will, that moment he lets
90 his rudder, his compass, his chart;
nothing but Gods word can guide
you safely over the ocean of life
Give that up and YOU will be lost.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-01-11
Cold Feet

Are the avenues to death of null
titudes every year it is a sign Of
imperfect circulation, OF want Of
vigor of constitution. No one can
be well, whose feet are habitualy
cold. When the blood is equally
distributed to every part of the body,
there is general good health. IL
there be less blood at any one point
than is natural, there is GOODNESS
and not only so, there must be more
than is natural at some other part OF
the system, and there is fever, that
is, unnatural heat or oppression. In
the case Of cold feet, the amount Of
blood wanting there, collects al some
part Of the body which happens to
be the weakest, 10 be the least able
TO throw up barricade against the
ln-rushing enemy. Hence, when the
lungs are weakest, the extra blood
gathers there in the shape of con-
mon cold, or splitting blood. Clergy
men, other public speakers, and sing
ers, by improper exposures often
render the throat the weakest part F.;
10 such, cold feet give hoarseness or
a raw burning feeling, most felt at
the little hollow at the bottom of the
neck. To others, again, whose
bowels are weak through over-eat-
ing, or drinking spirituous liquors,
cold feet give various degrees of
arrangement, from common loose
ness up TO diarrheas or dysenlery /;
and SO we might go through the
whole body, but for the present this
is sufficient for illustration.
IL you are well, let yourself alone.
But TO those whose feet are inclined
TO be cold we suggest
AS soon as you get up in the
morning put both feet at once in a
basin OF cold water, so as to come
half way TO the ankles; keep ,hefh
in half minute in winter, a minute
or two in summer, rubbing them
vigorously, wipe dry, and hold to
the fire, If convenient, in cold wealth
er, until every par, of the foot feels
as dry as your hand, then put on
your socks or stockings.
On going to bed at night, draw off
your stockings and mold the feet TO
the fire for ten or fifteen minutes un-
Ill dry, and get into bed. This is a
most pleasant operation, and fully
Tepays for the trouble of it. No one
can sleep well or refreshingIy with
cold feet. All Indians and hunters
sleep with their feet TO the fire.
Never step from your bed with the
mixed feet on an unexpected floor.
| have known il to be the exciting
cause of months of illness.
Wear woolen, cotton or silk stock
ings, whichever keep your feet most
comfortable do not let the experi-
ence of another be your guide, for
different persons require different ar-
llcles: what is good for n person
whose feet are naturally damp, can
not be good for one whose feet are
always dry. The donkey who had
his bag Of salt ligh,ened by swim
ming river, advised his companion
who was loaded down with sack
of wool to do the same, and having
no more sense than man or woman,
he plunged in, and in a moment, the
wool absorbed the water, increased
the burden many fold, and bore him
TO the bo,lom.-HatPs Journal Of
Health.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-01-11
'Tis All One TO Me.


Oh, 'ds all one to me, an one,
I've money or whether I've none
lie who has money can buy hima wife,
And he who has none can be free for life.
He who has money can trade If he choose,
And he who has none has nothing TO lose.
He who has money has cares not few,
And he who has none can sleep the nigh,
through.
lie who has money can squn, at the fair,
And he vino has none escapes from much
care.
lie who has money can 90 to the play,
And he who has none at home can stay.
lie who has money can travel about,
And he who has none can 20 without.
He who has money con be coarse as he will,
And he who has none can be coarser still.
lie who has money can eat oyster meat,
And he who has none the shells can eat.
lie who has money can drink foreign wine,
/ He who has none with the gout will not pine
lie who has money the cash must pay,
And be who has none says: Charge It
pray
He who has money keers a dog If he please
And be who has none is not troubled will
heas.
He who has money must die some day,
And he who has none mus, 90 the same way
Oh, lis al one to me, all one,
Whether I've money or whether I've none.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-01-11

TO Keep Stove BTght.--Make
weak ulum water, and mix your
: British Lusire' with it; put two
spoonfuls to a gill of alum water /;
let the stove be cold, brush it with
the mixture, then take a dry brush
and luslre aud rub the stove Nil il is
dry. Should any parts, before poll
ishing, become SO dry as 10 look
grey, ,noisten il with we. brush,
and proceed as before. BY two sp-
pIicalions a year il can be kept as
b,,.i, - r.~.s.'. =, = ~
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-01-11

Something TO Think Of My
first step to ruin,' exclaimed a
wrelched youth, as he lay tossing
from side to side on The straw bed
in the corner Of the prison house,
my first step TO ruin was going fish
ing on the Sabbath. knew II @as
wrong ; my mother taught me better,
my minister taught me better. !
didn't believe them but didn't think
il would come to this. am undone
! am lost
Perhaps he said, 1T is unpleas-
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