Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-09-27

LirrtE JEHHy a story for boys
BLIND ETHAN \ stsry for boys.
Boston, Henry lloyt publisher.
Five new, beautifully printed and hand
somely illustrated books for the young folks.
Mr.. Iloyt deserves the name Of chidrens
friend for beyond the beautiful books he is
publishing, there is an excellence far beyond
good taste every book VIC have examined
yet is good book For sale by Ballou, Love
land ~ Co., Montpelier.
CAN WE Fly ;-Thaddeus Hyatt, (the gem
tleman who last winter preferred boarding in
Jail to testifying before the committee of the
Senate that he knew nothing about the John
Brown raid) offers the following premium.
lie is man of ample means and will doubt
less do as he SAYS:
81 900 REWARD-A FLYING MACHINE
WANTED.
The undersigned believes that mrial loco
motion Is possible for man as well as bird
when substantially the same conditions and
arrangements are observed. The above sum
is offered for practical flying machine adapt
ed to individual locomotion, and will be paid
on the lst of September, 1861, to the inyen-
tor who, at that time, shall produce the best
machine for flying. The undersigned calls
the attention Of inventors to the fact that all
creatures that fly, accomplish it By the cxcr-
ton Of mere animal force Whatever ad-
vantages the inhabitants of the air may pos
sess by nature over man, may be more than
matched by his ingenuity and skill Let the
inventors Of the world no longer stumble on
the threshold Of the grandest fact in the pro-
gress Of the race by listening to absurd theo-
ries. Flying can be accomplished ig man :
This offer is open to the inventors of all ma
tons. THADDEUs UYArr.
New York, July %, 1860.
10 BY reference to another column will
be found the advertisement of the celebrated
Dr. Lighthil--oculist and aurist of New
York to which special attention is draw. The
following we clip from the New York Sunday
Times Of Oct l6. 1859
The ACE OF MrRAc1Es.--W observe
that a gentleman namcnd Isaac Williams. of
Sussex county, New Jersey, seventy-onc Years
of age and who had not heard sound for
many years, has been restored to his hearing
in a manner really surprising, Previous to
the operation, it was necessary TO commit Co
paper any communications addressed ~ hin,
and now he convcrscs with ease. and rccor-
nizes all that is said to him without difficulty.
vi course ne Is nearly beside himself at the
success of the experiment Who can wonder
at his delight He should feel deeply CRATE
ful to his delivercr, lwho by the way, was
the celebrated DR.. Lighthill, of p Bond ST.
IN this city ior such a restoration to one Of
the greatest blessings IN life is something
the annals of art
f'o'' ." No""' Od''''"a--and a hard FROST
% S'ls 'no 'e'e8raPn' GU In due course
y, NATURE e''"on' SHou'a nave nara irosts
ABOUT these days, and south Carolina should
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hoa, a,1 ,,... -, 00' 9 up " O''''"S
the Union. What better 70 cooI il off ,ha,
hard host." The ides Of November will
Give il a .. n;nr;n, frostr- -noli.;oaIl,.
The MURDER CAsE.--Wm. II. II. Center
and Mrs Susan Center. of Cabot. were NJ
rairned ON "Wednesday on chor,,, or ,,,.
dorino ,ro.u,. nj. WI,
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