Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-06-29

wise do the younger aud more hopeful class.
A. G.. PEAsE,
Acting Comm'r.
A small party Of beardless youths at New Or
leans took occasion one night lately to serenade
very young lady with whom one Of their number
was acquainted They executed a plaintive air
with great effect, when head appeared at an
open window above and a masculine voice inquired
How many OF You are there ~ Four re-
turned the serenaders, thi1king that the inquiry
had reference to refreshments. Then divide
that among YOU returned the voice. and down
upon The four heads, Just then brough. together,
came the contents Of large water pitcher.
The following toast was given at recent ceIe-
brntion; "Ihe rights Of woman If she cannot
be captain Of a ship may she always command
smack
There are at present only twenty surgeons and
assistant surgeons Of the volunteer force yet re-
naming in service and all Of these are in the ser
vice of ;be freedmens Bureau. little more
than year ago there were two hundred and forty
two surgeons and one hundred and twenty assis-
tant surgeons in the volunteer force in service
Elias Howe says that he shall not apply for an
extension Of his sewing machine patent, which
expires this year, as be- has already made mile
lion and half dollars on it, and thinks that is
enough Mr.. Howe Is much more remarkable as
man. who has got money enough, than as an IN
yentor.
The owners Of nitro-elycerine in New York
have purchased Fifty acres Of salt marsh. a few
miles from the city. TO store IL, so that if an ex-
ploson occurs, comparatively few persons will be
destroyed.
Fifty thousand dollars worth Of strawberries are
CONSUMED every week in New York.
Forty thousand dollars have been raised for
home for soldiers orphans IN Illinois
During the month Of May 1900 emigrants
left Liverpool for the United States.
There are five newspapers now published and
edited by negroes in the South.
Between even and eight tons Of pickerel were
taken from pond in RoHbury, Ne, last winter.
fashionable bonnet in Paris is STYLED The
etopeau ChHois--and is shaped Ike a large mush-
room.
Forty millions of gold exported in fifteen DAYS
That's the way the money goes
DIAMOND WEDDNG--A marriage in high life
took place in Chicago on Tuesday evening Of last
week Ira Holmes, Cashier Of the Third Ma
tional Bank Of Chicago, was married to Miss Jen-
ME, only daughter of Stiles Burton. Bishop Clark
son Of Nebraska officiating. There were six
bridesmaids and six groomsmen, and two bands Of
music played during the entire afternoon and ev-
ening. After the ceremony at the church mag
nihcient reception and sumptuous supper followed
by dancing, occurred at the residence Of the
brides father. No less than three thousand per
sons paid their respects to the newly welded pair.
The wedding gins amounted in value to not less
than $4,000, included in which was a set Of solid
silver valued at s27OO presented to the bride
groom by the Board of Directors of the Third
National Bank, Of which he is Cashier, and
$4,000 diamond to the bride. The happy couple
are going to Europe to spend the honeymoon.
The editor Of the Nontezuma Republican has on
exhibition a musqitos bladder, containing the
souls Of twenty Government swindlers and the
fortunes dozen or more editors have accumulated
IN publishing a country newspaper.
A New York barber who protested to have an
almost uncontrollable desire to cut his customers
ihroats, while shaving them, begged to be arrested
one day last week
The microscope reveals the fact, that every stem
and tYig as large as a quill contains some ten
thousand little tubes through which the water or
sap is constantly passing upward during growth,
to the leaves above, which spread it out by means
Of its fine network and give it in the form Of va
por to the air. With ten weeds upon a square
loot, the Country Gentleman estimates that the
careless farmer has forty-fonr million pumps at
work on every acre, dissipating the moisture aud
drying mp the soil, at the expense of the crops
Boys. are the weeds pumping your fields at this
-ate?
The Utica Herald says that there are ten calves
o be raised in that section this summer, where
me has been heretofore.
EAmY Cur HAY.-Mr. c.. S. Paine OF Ran
lolph Vt, writes to the New York Tribune that
man of his acquaintance cuts his Timothy mostly
before in blossom, and always finishes before it is
tut Of blossom, and it is astonishing to see how
much stock the bulk of his hay will keep. The
lay looks almost like green grass, his sheep and
attic fat it, aud SO far from the sod deterora-
rug, 1t is improving every year, and he winters
more stock on the same number Of acres than any
armer | am acquainted with. His crop of rowen
i almost as good as the first crop.
Il il estimated that the wool crop of Ohio, this
ear, will reach $4,000, 600 lbs.
Greasy or oily water Of any kind is recommend
d by the Gardeners Monthly as remedy against
Insects on plants A tablespoonful of coal oil TO
paful Of water, kept stirred, and applied with
ommon water pot or better with syringe, will
estroy insects, and at the same time benefit the
lants.
The cattle plague has resppeared in Ireland