Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-07-29
News Items.

Fanny Fern having said tbemo.
present day are fast Prentice ronl;, o. q
they have to be TO catch the women VI,
The sun has nearly concluded .,
striking for the present; but the b,iol oaa
are still at it in New York. 'al'r
There were ll42 deaths in No. q.
last week. The highest number INV ioa
week in 1867 was 70s 'g 'g
The farmers Of Maryland aroin,, g.
ing their wheat harvesting, and tho uus'
many places, is one Of the best ever t,..I' D
1t is with much truth said tina,
good humorists, for they always have a.
gish tale. va
There is a sweet summer thine IN.
for ladies' ear-rings-a large, hairS ~ ,,. W
spider, with u fly in its feeler. F''@
The aggregate Of the appropri,,;o.
passed by Congress at the present .o ,'1 O'A
about sl6l 100000.
Some wretch of an editor saws tb,,.,
or twist to the present mode Of do;. ',''''
the ladies' hair would take them oF6@se
Men are generally like WAGON.
rattle prodigiously when there is noai,.
them.
Mr.. Dalrymple, who raised .v.,.
hundred acres Of wheat in Minne.os
year, cleared 100000 from il. ! :"
1t IS stated on what is said 10 h,
authority, that Alexander II. Stephen. 81, y
| ly favored the ratification of Inc G,s
amendment by the Georgia Legislature
"A gentleman at Salt Lake ha. a ina.
tory Of ten thousand worm power .,i Il
work is said to be highly credi,abe le
operative.
An inn keeper Of Pittsburgh. Pa. r.
nearly killed the other day by cork rr.~
bottle of mineral water, which he Wa. n.y..
ing, striking his eye and scyeriug an ar.,,
Josh Billings says never knowel ,,..
hanmm woman engaged IN the .eon,l
rights" bu.inoss-they can play the .-
they already hold to better advantage.
Farm laborers are scarce at ihs NJ
aud wages high From SO 70 SIS Der d,,
paid, and enough men 10 harvest ihe E..
cannot be got
Tho heat Is so intense IN Illinois hat
sorts of work has been suspended. Pl---
are Offering from five 10 seven dollars 4
harvest hands, but can get none at any pa
IA Florida editor adyertises for, bail
Jog capable Of taking a pound Of aesh frr,
visitor who chews tobacco and steals c1.,s
gcs.
-- The yield Of corn and potatoes 10 Ia.
sas will supass that Of any previous yelt-
The wheat crop is all harvested IN aue ID,
dition, and the yield is unusually large
-- This heated term is enough to ni
one desperate. 4 wicked wag says dsaf
reason he does not commit suicide is. be Ia,
it would be Jumping from the frying lsa b
to the fire.
-Juarcz, the Mexican President, has vi.
ten the Pope, seeking a reconciliation Sd
asking for some bishops 70 be sent to M.l-
This has proptiated the Holy Father u
will send him six prclatos.
- The death Of Mrs. Olivia Hooke,.
of Major General Hooker, is announced 81
was the sister Of Hon William :. Crosse,
ofCincinnati and was one Of the most bd. q
women Of the COUNTRY.
-- At the trial Of the worlds rcapiag q
chimes, in the Berlin International Exposta
the English competitors took the prize
preference being given to their machine g
those from America
- 1t is said By observers to be fact q
the heat has been much higher this wees
the rural districts than it has been in the a
cities, and that Boston and New York pe
ought to stay at home to keep cool.
In Egypt, where sunstroke is Of
quent occurrence, the Arabs dissolve s.
salt in water and pour it into the ears Of
P~sioat. Thi. almost Immediately reii.
the sufferer.
Passengers by the Long Island So
boats Saturday night had the pleasure, at
down, Of seeing a feet OF over two huni
coasters with their canvas spread sped
their way to eastern ports.
After the clergyman had united a Bal
pair not long ago. an awful silence ens
which was broken by an inpatient youi
exclaming, " Don't be 80 uaspeakaHy b
pyw
Two surgeons Of New York lately cha
ed $4,000 and s2500 respectively for two
gical operations, and considering the diff.
ties Of the operations the Times think. 10
charges were not exorbitant
Chicago now consumes sixteen to sr
teen million gallons Of water per day, ana
Water Board are laying pipe at the rate o
mile per day. The increase Of consamEt
is so rapid that i, is not improbable anaa
tunnel will eventually be needed.
"A correspondent Of New York pa
says ants, black and red, have a great ant
athy to chalk. A line Of this substance,
an inch wide, drawn around any vessel, cd
Of stone or wood, is a " dead line which b
dare not cross.
"A Philadelphia paper says "The b
fruit now in market is guinea hens e
They are immensely hearty as an articli
food. \ guinea hen omelette makes a BIZ
fast that keeps the backbone in till a
O'Clock dinner"
1t is now reported that Vanderbilt
complete control over the Erie Railroad
Daniel Drew lost over half million in
last contest with him, and will retire from
management and that double track viii
completed over the whole road.
The funeral Of an old lady who was
Gently buried in Jackson, Michigan, was
tended by two Of her sons from the lloue
Correction and third from the State Pr.
all under guard. Death must have bee
relief to the mother Of three such sons.
1t is commonly said that between b
hundred and thousand millions of Unit
States bonds are now held in Europe. u
is probably an exaggeration; but the amol
cannot be less than S750000,000 all Of
exported within six years.
Three hundred and twenty yachts raj
ing from ten to six hundred tons each
advertised for sale in English journals; nei
y all Of them the property Of private gent
men, with few here and there tried o.
were built for confederate blockade runnin
Since May, 1867, the police ofst. 10.
have seized upward of fifty gambling hoa.
and destroyed apparatus valued at sSi's'
There were also two hundred and sixty are
madp in cnunoctfon NTH thaca rafds and =