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The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-03-18
ADJUSTMENTS.

When Martin Luther threw his cares
aside from time to time, and played
ON his flute, and tested with his friends,
gambolled with his children, on gave
himself up with delight to the songs
Of birds and all the Joyful restorative
influences of nature, he thus kept his
soul sweet, and his powers fresh. so
as to renew mt the fitting time, and fin
ish the work which had been given
him to do.
Here we see the true place and Of
fee of Mmusoments. They are not the
business of life, but intcrludes, recre-
ations, refreshments, thrown in Mt in
tervals to save us from being ut
terly broken down by uncoasing and
perpetual toll While we study or la
Dor, while we do our part to work or
to prepare ourselves for work, we have
right, nay, it is our duty, as well as
our privilege, to give ourselves up from
time to time, to amusements.
But when amusements become the
chief thing, when they taka the place
Of the serious duties which God has
imposed on every man whom he has
created then they undermine our prin-
ciples and impair our faith in whatev-
er is noblest in virtue, or most holy in
religion. The soul which laws upon
itself no obligations and seeks no high
or ends, is lost Even poetry, and music
and art, so beautiful in their place as
the landmarks of religion, only lead
into the paths of death when they with
draw from their guidance, and demand
for themselves the worship which is
due to God alone
This, too. is the ruinous effect of an
education OF accomplishments. The
education Of taste, and the cultivation
OF the feelings, in undue proportion,
destroy the masculine tone Of the mind.
An education chiefly romantic, and not
balanced by hard, practical life, is simp-
ly the ruin Of the soul.
And when such has become the char
acter of the community, when msthet-
ic tastes have greater influence than the
love of truth and anusements are al
lowed to stand in the place of better
things then, no matter what external
show of prosperity on refinement there
may be, The doom Of that community
is sealed.
For in the language of an able his
torian, Neither III sacred nor profane
history--neither in the monarchies OF
the East nor the free commonwealth
OF the Western world neitherin Egyp-
tian, Grecian, Roman, Italian, Sardin-
ian, on any other chronicles could an
exception be found to the law which
dooms to ruin any people, who, aban.
doning the duties for the delights o.
tins transitory state, live only in tn,
fIiyohties of life, and find only tn,
means Of dissolute and emascnlat,
self-mdulgenee in Gods best gifts 10
man in wealth, and leisure, and soci
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PoTAToEs UNDER Straw. There is a
difficulty in the more southern lat
itudes where tins escueut is cultiyat-
cd, IN producing a good crop, because
Of the long continued drouths. An
Illinois correspondent of the Iqieg
foimcr, writing from Balwlic. saws
The farmers hcrcabouts used to saw
this is no country for potatoes, a.
long rs they followed the old method
Of Planting, but for iou or five Years
the potato growers have, generally,
followed a new motAad to their entire
satisfaction. | viii describe it. Tho
ground is deeply plowcl, it is best to
pillow IL before winter manure IT dur
ing the winter, and pillow it again in
spring, and harrow Then lay the DO
tatoes on top of the soil and press
them IN little with your foot. then
cover the whole patch with straw s on
10 inches deep, and the work is dor
until you dig them ont m the fall.
The advantage Of this covering
with straw, Is, lst your soil keeps
moist uuilhB ihe summer "a, u VIII
keep mellow the whole season, 81.
The weeds are prevented from coming
up; and 9TH, The digging Of the pota-
toes is much easier because in the
fall you lind part OF thcn living inst
on top of the ground and the balance
but one on two inches d,cp. An eN-
periencc of five years bias shown that.
by tins method the crop of potatoo.
not only increases IN size and quaint
~, but also IN quality general,
plant them Is inches apart both ways
and get 200 bushels pen acre without
fall plowing or lnanumng A neigh.
Dor Of mine who did So, and planted
several acres, got from $50 to 300 bush
els per acre
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gse- SO corrupt has politics in the
city Of New York become, that one OF
It's most eminent lawyers declares that
no man has any chance to secure his
rights IN court of justice thcre with
ont employing a partner or friend OF
the Judge as hacker of his suit He
also says that if the dominant party in
that city should be Consolidated there
would be mt least two individuals
there (the leaders,, each OF whom
would oull judge, body and soul r
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Bgr A livery stable keeper, named
Spur, would never let q horse go out
without requesting the lessee not to
dhivefast. One day young man called
to get turnout to attend a funeral
Certainly, said Spur but, he adj
ded, forgetting the solemn purpose
for which the young man wanted the
horse. don't drive fast why. Just
look-a-here old Teller, said the some
what excited young man Il want
YOU to understand that | shall keeI
Up with the procession if it kills tho
horser
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Successor TO ARCHBISHOP HuoHEs. -
The n y World says "Immediately
after the funeral Of Archbishop Hughes
in the Cathedral, the suffragan Dish
ops of the archdiocese met in coun-
Gil, and, in accordance with custom,
sent forward to Rome three names for
the successorship to the archbishopric
Bishop Bailey, Of New Jersey, digaust
Bishop Timon, of Buffalo, digaior
and Bishop MCloskey of Albany, Dig
nissin,us. The latter Will undoubtedly
be chosen, He was formerly coadiutol
Of New York, with the right of sue
cession, which was changed when the
new soc of Albany was created. He
is learned and eloquent prelate, and
is native Of this State, having been
born in Brooklyn
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RlmcuIE AND REpARTEE The fatal
fondness for iudulging In spirit of
rdicule, and the injurious and irepar-
able consequences which sometimes
attend thetoo promptreplycanne
too seriously nor severely condemned
Not to offend, is the first step towards
pleasing To giyepain is asmuch an of
fence againsthumanity, MS against good
breeding and surely it is as well to
abstain from an action because it is
sinful, as because it is impolitic. 4
man of sense and breeding VIII some
times Join in the laugh which has been
raised at his expense 10y AN il-natmed
repartee but if it was very cutting.
and one of those shocking sort OF
truths, which, as they can scarcely be
pardoned III private, ought never to be
uttered in public, he does not laugh
because he is pleased, but because he
wishes to conceal how much he is hurt.
As the sarcasm was uttered by "A In
dy, so far from seeming to resent it,
he viii be the frs, % commend it but
notwithstanding that, he viii remember
it rs q trait of malice, when the whole
company shall have forgotter it as a
stroke Of wit Women are so far
from being privileged by their sex to
say unhaDdsome or cruel things, that
it is Tins very circumstance which rem
dcrs them more intolerable When
the arrow is lodged in tho heart, it is
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4 BrturrFUL EXPERIMENT If an
acorn be suspended by a piece Of
thread to within one inch of some
water contained in hyacinth glass,
and SO permitted to remain without
being disturbed, it viii in few months
burst and throw root down into the
water and shoot upward it's tapcnng
stem, with beautiful little green leaves.
A young oak tree growing in this way
ON n mantel-shelf of a room, is Il very
Interesting object
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MANUFACTURE OF MAPLE SUGAR.

MANUFACTURE OF MAPLE SUGAR.
The first great requisite IS to have
MI the vessels perfectly cl'gn. Strict
cleanliness shouldbe vcdthrough-
ont the whole process Tin vessels
are better than wood for this reason.
If properly washed. the cans never inn
part 'ourness TO the sap Made large
enough to- hold nine quarts EACH they
would cost about $50 per 100, and
six-quart pals cost $50 per 100. They
may be made square or round, but
the latter arc better to clean and keep
their shape They should he largest
at the top, so as to pack away in nests
when not in use The top should be
strongly wired like tin pan, and
hole made under the wire enables it
to hang on nail driven into the tree
securing it thus from swine and other
animals, and preventing the sap from
being blown away by the wind. Old
horseshoe nails Strengthened and
eharpcncd, are the best
The best spouts are made Of thick
timed iron. When the vessels are
hung as above described on nails, the
spouts need not be more than three
inches long They should be widest
where they enter tn tree. After the
sheet tin is cut up to the proper size,
tho concave shape is given to them 10y
placing them between convex and
concave piece of wood and giving
them Il brisk blow with n mallet
Ground sharp at the wide end, they
are easily driven into the bee
Never allow the sap TO stand in the
pals twenty-fom hours tho freshor
it is when boiled, the purcr VIII be the
sugar While boiling, large quantities
should not be poured in at time, as
that viii stop it, and make irregular
work; but a reservoir should be placed
above the boiler, from which the sap
may be drawn in stream through n
faucet Just fast enough to supply the
evaporation. A little practice viii en-
able the operator to Judge how large
this stream should be. Two boilers
are better than one if the fire is made
to pass from one 10 the other-the
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The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-03-18

The NUMBER OF LANGUAGES. The
least learned are aware that there are
many languages in the world, but the
actual number is probably beyond the
dreams Of the ordinary people The
geographer, Babi, enumerated eight
hundred and sixty, which are entitled
TO be considered as distinct languages,
and five thousand which may here
garded as dialects. Adelung, another
modern writer ON this subject, reckons
up three thousand and sixtv-four Ian
guages and dialects existing, and which
have existed. Even after we have al
lowed either Of these as the number
Of languages, we must acknowledge
the existence Of almost infinite minor
diyersities for almost every province
has a tongue more or less peculiar, and
this we may well believe to be the case
throughout the world at large II is
said there are little islands, lying close
together III the South Sea, the inhabi-
tants of which do not understand each
other OF the eight hundred and six
ty distinct languages enumerated by
Babi, ffty-three belong to Europe,
one hundred and fourteen to Africa,
one hundred and twenty-three %
Asia, four hundred and seventeen to
America, one hundred and seventeen
to Oceanica-by which term he distin-
cuisines the vast number Of islands
stretching between Hindostan and
South America.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-03-18

psy" During an examination, medi-
cal student, being asked the question
"When does modification ensue 2" re
sponded when You pop the question
and are answered no.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-03-18

d." The female soldiers, discovered
in the disguise of a regular uniform.
are said to be good fighters. Prentice
says the women who wear the breech-
es always were.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-03-18
THE VERMONT TRANSCRIPT.

ETY.. in erudition, and art and science
in literature, aud philosophy and elo-
qucncc, in the domestic affections
which should bless our existence and
in the worship by which it should be
consecrated. liz. PAPER.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-03-18

BrcRwHrir SrnAw ASD SuErp. j
II. Peck Albury, Canada West, writes
10 the Canada Ftrmcr, attiibuting the
loss OF sundry sheep II his flock, last
April, to feeding them buckwheat
straw, which they ate IN preference 10
wheat and pea straw and other coarse
fodder
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-03-18
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ftNiE United STATES NfilStSiiAN
L COMMISSION would inform the patriotic
the philanthropic and Christian men and women
uf the country, of as wurl, and its wants.
when ou eartn. by It's delegates, WHO go wiih-
out pay and from love. hospital stores, homo
comforts and reading matter are given directly
tu tA0sc who need themf together with such
personal mnistratious audi religious instruction
each ease may rcQuiro and the Gospel is
preached az every opportunity.
In the hospitals, on the hattlc-6Cids, and in
the camps Of the strong aul brave, the delegates
are welcomed Dry surgeons, oifc-r- and mon. and
their lahors have, in tlc Judgment of thos,
well-niUned, sawed thousands of lives. and
been blessed TO tho conversion Vt thousands 0i
souis, besides raising fine morals of the army
and strengthening the links that bind the soldier
20 his home.
It has the confidence of the Government and
all the facilities from it that military cyigencies
viii allow.
give their services Railroads and kilograms
free To il; tine Bible Society gives its pnhHcl-
uors' bat religious reading matter must De pur-
chased, and the demand y far btyoud tho ability
0f the Commission 10 meet IL.
The rants ~ me Commission are men 10 90 as
deeg0'fs; stores % be disfrijUe@Iy ncm- MONEY
% purchase fr0d0ig matter.
The aim IS to have uo large balance IN the
Treasury, but tu 10 at all Tunes what the CUR mt
siye end complicated system ut agencies that "a
change would seriously Affect
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STUART, IL Bank Street. Philadelphia.
Ina New England. money may be sent to JosrPu
STORY, IL fremont Street. Stores 60 J.. i. Row
LAND, 8 fremont Temple; Letters TO CHAR1rs
DEMoNp, Court Street, an i'm Boston
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H-Dr To fold the House documents
viii cost Uncle Sam $40 900 for one year,
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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-04-03

From the Louisville Journal, March l6.l
WASHINGTON, March 14.-The news Of Gov
eTnor Bramlstte's protest against the enlistment
Of slaves IN Kentucky, contained IN q dispatch
this morning. from Frankfort, produces e0nsid-
srsbIe excitement among politicians. Ths feel
ing among the Union members Of Congress Is
strongly in favor of broad and manly policy
n kentucky, and it is believed that the Presi-
dent cannot and viii not Teeede from the posi-
lioa he has taken. Il Is net seen why Ken
lucky should be treated in any way different
from other border slave States.
Kentucky members insist that thsrs is some
mistake about the dispatch, and deny that
Brsmlette can have taken any such position ss
Is attributed to him TsESgrGyh.
For the benefit Of these doubling Thomasss,
we viii say that there IS no mistake about the
dispatch 10 question. Governor Bnmleste has
taken ths very position attributed TO him
: And now it Is proper thAt the people Of KEN
tueky shsulds know who are the receGnt con-
grsssnsn that are doing their utmost 70 thEart
the efforts Of Gov. Bfsmletts In behalf Of the
Constitution and the laws. OF eouzse the num-
Der does not embrace any one Of the gallant
representatives. who have heretoforo stood firm
By their political faith, and We have The best
authority Tor saying that in respect to tia sub
ieet Of these efforts Mr. Bruins J. Clay Is zeal
Oasly cooperating with Mallory and WsdsEorsh,
and Harding and GrideT, and Yesmsn. There
remain but Lacien Anderson, g. G. Smith, and
w. II. Randall; and in this remainder are to be
found tho members whom the dispatch above
treats ss the sTas and only representatives. OF
Kentucky. We need not ask ke1tuckisns %
scfutinizs the remnant.
Fortunately the scrutiny Is easy. Rarely
have the lees Of 3 great people settled within :
narrower COMPASS.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-04-03

SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL ;, 1864
rIIR new mRrrs IN KRNrUOKY.

THE m9VE mENTS IN EERTU CKY.
Tins far al our information as TO the move
msntB aud successes. of Gen. FoRREsTs com
msnd in West Tennessee and Kentucky, has
been received though Federal chsnnels-lirst
viG Memphis, the report published by the BRl-
letiH as furnished that journal by the officers of
steamer that left Cairo On the morning Of the
26thi and second, through The regular press dis
patches Of the Eor,hsrH Rssoeiaisd press, Uis
Nashville, the reports being to the evening of the
26lh, few hours later ;han Tho Memphis &C.
count.
Tie sta.emens agTsa as to the capture of
Uni9n City, sud about four huudred Federal
prisoners, but the dispatches from Cairo
fail to confirm the TunoTs brought to
Memphis Of tie destruction Of Paducsh,
and Ct The pickett having beer driven in at
Columbus. They state that our troops fell back
fom Union City, taking their prisoners with
them. In this connection, we may mention that
an officer arrived in the city TO day, from Gen.
| PoLISS headquarters, who informed uJ ths! in
fJrma.io1 had been received from FOR-
REST, TO tks cfFset tha. he lad established his
H54G 41ll11s a. JACAbCA1 tuA.t a-iA hAht htshO-
PORTS brigade Of mounted Infantry had sd-
vzuced ngrlhwnrd on the lice Of the northern
division Of the Mobile snd Ohio railroad and
toward UaiOn City, If this is correct, aud tie
BEAUFORT column was not supported BY the
balance Of FCRREsTs command, the proba.
blity is that Gen. B deemed itpTudent to fall
back.
L viii be seen GRIERsON is reported in puT-
suit, With strong farco of cavalry. If he is
anxious foI another tTisl of strength, VIC pre-
same Gen. FORREST VIII give him snothe op-
poTtunitY.
LATER-Ts will be seen that our dispatches
f.om Richmond give additional intelligence
from Kentucky, aud that our forces entered the
city Of Psducab, bat wee Uoablo to capture
tie fcitifca.ious This is another Federal &C
count To get at the truth We shall have to
wait reports from Gen. FoRREsT, which will
take GsVsTal days to reach as