Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-04-24

we lost the compound interest on $50 600 for
ten years,
Making sGL7G9
OF the original stock 5000
Making total Of losses SG9.763
And bad returned Co as 10000
Making clear loss of 3lf.7G3
"This sir, he continued, els my FIRST and
last experience in lotteries. and you may act
ON it as you choose
Well. as had determined to invest, | did
so and it was the last / saw of nay 500. it
was my first and, TO this time, my last at
tempt TO make money by buying lottery tick
.ts
DRrp Scorr-rhe St. Louis Nous has a
sketch Of the original bred Scott whose con-
nuction with recent judicial decision will inn
mortalize him Scott is represented TO have
resided in St. Louis thirty years. lie has
been married twice-his first ,rite was soid
from him, and his present wife has had four
childron-two boys, both Of whom are dead
and two girls, both living. He tried to pur-
chase his freedom but his mistress refused,
although the cash and security offered should
have secured that boon tie was informed
that by the law regulating the Northwest Ter
ritory he was entitled to his liberty, and a
suit was forthwith brought for it,
The suit wns commenced about ton years
ago. and has cost bred about $500 i'm money.
besides labor to a nearly equal amount, He
is represented as of unmixed African blood.
and black as charcoal. He docs not know his
age, and though llitcrate, il not ignoraut.-
/ lie is anxious TO know who owns him, though
the N9rs says "thcrc is no doubt that Mrs
Chafiee, Of Massachusetts, is his legal owner
His daughters, "Eliza" and 'I.izzy.H have not
been SO "conscientous MS their father, but
have fed from slavery, and their whereabouts
is unknown.
SIN6ULAB DIVORCE Casa person in
rather high position has just obtained from
the civil tribunal Of the Seine in France a
separation from his wife, with the right of
keeping his child, in consequence Of the iol-
lowing circumstances Tho child had the
measles, and its medical attendant declared
its life to be in danger but the mother, new
ertheless, continued TO prepare her toilet for
an evening party, to which she had been in
yitcd. You cannot leave the child who is
dying exclaimed the husband. The wife
replied that it was impossible for her to re-
main away from the party without breaking
her promise, and being guilty of a waut oil
with her. but in vain she insisted on going
to the party, if only for an hour. The hus-
band then informed her that if she carried
her intention into execution, the door wout
be closed against her ON her return. Tn,
+ wife left for the party, but on her return hom
\ was refused admittauce. The tribunal ha
/ decided that the husband was perfectly JUST
! fed, and bias furthermore ruled that a wifi
{ who forsakes her child in illness iorieits he
/ conjugal affection.
A REVIVAL OF INTEREST IN PopU1AH En-
I UcATGoN The Secretary of the Board c
G Education is about his worl, in good earues
q had the pleasure of listening, on two sue
IA ccssiyc evenings, to his addresses in the mort
$ part of the State. His efforts arc Ia the Gql
Il direction. To awaken among the people a
II interest in the common schools; to induc
ie them to undertake IN earnest their improy,
m mont TO impress them with a sense Of tn
u cxceloncy of our school system as 4 Is, lprC
y vidod its designs are carried ont and to p;
le in operation measures which will secure iu
m and adequate reports OF the condition Of tt
II schools throughout the State seem to be b
ie leading objects No one who has heard hi
can go away and not feel moved with him
+ new zeal in this work.-Fhaair
:. ~ Mr. J. p. Smith of Royaton, preson
ed us a couple Of eggs day or two sine
~ that measured, one s by 6 Ii inches in eli
n conference, and the other 81 by l.
ID inches. These eggs were laid by Bramr
"a hen, which Mr. Smith got from Utica, y
nv the breed having been imported from Chin
- As to size, these hens arc somewhat larg
than the Shanghais and are excellent layer
st 1t is not yet ascertained whether they a
No nth
el fowls. but those who wish to try them Ct
lis procure few eggs for setting Of Mr.. smit
ng Green Mountain Famer.
nd THE ADVANTAGES OF ADVERTISING.
III Show rs newspaper whose columns are
's' all times crowded with advertisements, an
w we win show you a community alive wi
IT. business and enterprise. The age is mo
as ing one. man that stands still in the
mt " latter days will in a short time find hi
AR self behind his competitor.
'oc AcrIoN OF TEMPERATURE oN IaoN.-F
periments have been made on this subj,
by Mr. w, Fairbarn, and the result report
to the Britannia Association. Iron was fou
1at stronger ut 2l6 fahrenheit than at any otl
gar temperature. When heated to dark red
emit loses two-thirds Of its strength, and wh
hat cooled to 80 below zero, it loses one-th
ed, of its strength. If this be the only effect
the cold on iron, railroad engineers may be rea
mt for all weather by making their machines
to per cent. stronger than is usual for those kl
,er inside the buildings.
me UNFEMININE.-The Pittsburg Pa {
TO aeiie saws that warrants have been issued,
ms East Deer township. for the arrest Of
pe young ladies, charged with having ridden
our a rail schoolmaster in that district who
ee fused the use of the building for the purp
ION of holding a singing school. The young lad
had secreted themselves to avoid arrest.
~ Professor Pierce of Cambridge, writei
iat letter denying that there is any reason to 81
,is.. pose there will be any collisions betwr
10y the expected comet of June and our plar
80 the English Astronomer Hind having mist
~ en- the true reading of the comets time tai
ood LrouoR LAw.--Wc learn from the N
far that the owners of the American House
lgar the Bellows Falls Hotel in that place. h
bssn hauled up FOR selling liquor