Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-03-16
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"A few days ago a man entered an insur.
ance Office in Buffalo, aud, tossing paper on
the counter, said to the clerk That's run out.
and | want to get it renewed" As the clerk
unlolded the document a broad grin spread
over his face, and he inquired Are you
sure that this has run QUIT" "Yes," said
the man, "my wife told me it run out yester
day morning whereupon the clerk handed
back to him his-marrage certificate!
Five young deyotees ofthe" white mans
government marched out Of California
church with great parade on a recent Sunday
because colorcd citizen entered and was sea-
tea with the congregation. A local paper
thlnks this distressing attack Of colorphobia
quite ridiculous, as the bummers in question
were eternally loafng in the barber-shop of
the aforesaid negro.
The Episcopal churches of Pittsburg have
supported for four years church Guild. an
institution which furnishes free reading room
and evening instruction to workingmen and
also to women, the average attendance Of pu-
pills OF the former class being II. The Guild
house also contains a free dispensary, from
which medical advice and remedies are dealt
out to the poor.
"A hoosier having removed from his na-
tive town when young man, went back there
for his wife She lived but a short time. and
he journeyed back for another, who also soon
went to be an angel" Again he returned
to his native village, and this time brought
back two charming creatures one he married,
ana the other he kept on hand as a supply in
case he should be made widower for the
third time.
1t is reported that John Bright is build
ing cotton mills in America, and that Whit
worth, the great English machinst has al
ready an establishment on this side of the wa.
ter manufacturing cotton machinery. The
best class Of English mechanics, too, are emf
grating TO the United States; and lette-
from London speculates upon the probability
that ere long Lancashire will be a wierd
wilderness of snlokeless chimneys."
Mr.. d. Latimer of Simsbury, Connect.
cut has fayorte shepherd dog which acts
as newspaper carrier, The paper is thrown
of from the train by the baggage-master at
the crossing, and the dog mover fails to be on
hand to take it to his masters house. Tea
trains day pass this point, but it is only
when the right train comes that he scampers
down to the track and receives his daily news.
paper.
Henry Bergh, the champion of dumb
animals in lecture at New York on Mon
day evening, made this confession: He loved
to be kind to dogs. He was in the habit Of
preserving the bones frcm his breakfast table
to give to some poor dog, but he sometimes
carried them in his pocket thirty-six hours,
and he was then forced to get rid of them to
save himself from becoming nuisance To his
friends
"A Comanche Indian few days ago
brought his squaw to pioneer artist to have
her picture taken. The artist got the squaw
into position, when the old Comanche thought
he would investigate the mystery Of max
ing squaws' pictures. He accordingly
raised the cloth and looked into the camers,
when he was astonished to see his wife stand
ing on her head. AT this he grew indignant,
and even beat her for assuming such an un-
iiguihed attitude before tho soldiers, but as
The stoutly denied the offence, he continued
ais experiments and at last came TO the con-
susion that a machine that could stand
sqaaw on her head in half a second, without
ler knowing anything about it, was exceed
ugly bad medicine.