Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-01-21
miscellaneous items.

says the copy was marked SOLID, Whcn II
was given out, but the foreman double lead
ed the matter when he made up the forms
MONEY MAKING CLEReyMAN.-Rev.
DR.. Chaplin is money making clergyman.
He generally delivers four lectures week,
receiving $50 apiece. exclusive Of expenses.
Each Of his Sunday services is rewarded with
Sl25, making together about 1925 per week.
THE SCIENCE OF GoINo TO BED. - The
earth is magnet, with magnetic currents con-
stantly playing around it. The human body
is also a magnet, and when the body is placed
in certain relations to the earth these currents
harmonic, when in any other position they
conflict, When one position is to be main
tanned for some time, a position should be
chosen in which the magnet currents OF the
earth and the body will not conflict. This
position, as indicated by theory, and known
by experiment, is to lie with the head towards
the north pole. Persons who sleep with their
head in the opposite direction, or lying cross
wise. are liable to fall into various nervous
disorders. When they go back to the right
position, these disorders, If not too deeply inn
pressed upon the constitution, soon vanish
Sensitive persons are always more refreshed
by sleep when their heads point due north
Architects,i in planning houses, should bear this
principle in mind,
ELOQUENT ExTRAor-As fine specimen
of fine writing, which may serve as a model
for some of our literary friends, we insert the
following
grain Of carmine will tinge gallon Of
water so that in every drop the color will be
perceptible; and grain of musk will scent
a room twenty years. just so if a man cheat
the printer--the stain will be forever visible
on the minute atoms Of his minute soul. and
will leave scent Of rascality about an indi-
vidual strong enough to make an honest man
turn up his nose in disgust, and kick him out
of his presence, if he can { get rid of him any
other way.
A COUNTER ATTACHMENT.-Mr. Davis of
Mississippi, who is for taking Cuba by at
tachment. seems to forget that he lives in
very conspicuous glass house. If ever there
was community or state which nssmilated
to the character of ian absent Ascending or
fraudulent debtor" it is the community and
State of Mississippi. Its creditors have not
only had to wait unreasonably for both prn-
cipal and interest but have been told that
they may whistle for their pay to the end of
'hi'' ~ NhNANAoiNr NuN new Nh'NlN VI lIu-
ceeding by attachment is to be adopted. Eng
land will have reason TO make its very first
application of this "sharp practice" to Missis-
sippi herself the home Of its brilliant nven-
tor.-Journdl.
SPIRITUAL lNFANT.-John NJ Spear
the apostle of "seli-development," has been
living IN a small shanty at Kiantone, n. T.,
for some time, with his spiritual scribe Miss
Hinkley. Recently, between the two, in
some mysterious way, "a son of man has
been made manifest in the flesh, as Spear
says. and they both declare that it is wholly
spiritual development, with nothing natural
or material about IT, 1t is noticed, however,
that the thing cries and nurses and does other
things peculiar to material babies and some
go so far as to say that it looks like its father
WELL PAID.-lllustrative of the effects of
kindness we have the following in late
English paper Near the turnpike gate on
the Kent-road, England, for many years stood
lame beggar. A gentleman Of the Bank of
England noticed the mendicant for some time
and was much pleased by his mild demeanor
and address. He had long been in the habit
OF giving him penny every morning. This
apparently distressed object became very in
firm, and no longer took his usual stand
The philanthropist visited him at his obscure
dwelling. He died, first making his will and
bequeathing all he possessed to his protector.
Conceive the establishment of the gentleman
when he found that the subject of his bounty
had transferred to him the sum of 81 800"
WE'LL PUT.-"Inspectorn of the n Y.
Courier aud Enquirer says;
IF Mr.. Cobb prefaced all his public docu-
ments with the motto Reputation the high
est patriotism he would not moro distinctly
announce than he does now his contempt for
public credit He has been for twenty-five
months expanding and borrowing money, and
protesting against more revenue. Let it not
be forgotten that Mr.. Cobb found in the Trea-
sury 26 millions of surplus. and has already
accumulated 40 millions of debt No other f.
nancier of this or any other country can boast
of such feat in time of peace
SOLD THE BABY FOR S50.-A man lately
passed through Nashville, Tenn, with drove
of negroes, destined for a Southern market.
In the lot there were several infants, which
he did not desire to take with him, because.
he said, they would injure the sale of their
mothers Some of these he disposed of here.
"Nf''~Ni"b Nhthis Va NNhiet. lIpD intlf pdTentS.
For the sum Of $50 he sold to a lady in this
city an infant of three months. consoling its
mother with the fendish remark that he
would kill it unless he could sell t.-Nash-
viiie Tenn Gazette.
Gas TESLA simple test. by which to as
certain the purity of gas, is given by the
Memphis Bulletin;
Make solution of sugar of lead with pure
rain or distilled water, and in it saturate a
clean piece of white paper. and expose it to
the gas issuing from a burner not ignited. IfI
the gas is pure there will be no dscoloration.
If II is not the paper will change to a red
dish, dark brown, growing darker the longer
1t is held IN the stream Of gas.
CARRYING THE WAR INTO AFRICA
Our Washington correspondent gives us some
rumors Of the intended moves of the anti
Administration party in Congress that are
very significant II is proposed TO inaugurate
measures to abolish the Court of Claims. 10 |
repeal the Fugitive Slave Act and amend the
constitution so as to meet the points of the
bred Scott decision. Such programme will
make long work. The Court of Claims ia a
humbug, the Fugitive Slave Law nuisance
and wicked tyranny, and the bred Scott de-
cision combination of all three Perhaps
the music won't all be on the side of the
gentlemen who are anxious to revive the slave
trade aud steal Cuba boston Atias.
ts'rur RacrnN Nou,,t