Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1871-12-23
General Stems.
Many Swedcs are coming from the West


a young lady of Covington, Ky, was late
ly arrested for coquettishly sticking pins into
the young gentlemen Mt the Odd Fellows
fair.
One dollar reward is offered for the head
of every woodchuck in the town of Groton.
We should think the Groton boys wood
chuckle over this.
A statesman is a man who does the best
the people will let him. A politician Gas we
have him) is II man who does the worst the
people will let him.
We would that, standing before the world,
our country should be the best it is possible
to make her, free from faults, and above re-
proach. This is far from true of us us yet,
but ought it not to be the highest aim of ev-
cry citizen to make it trueP
A newly married couple in Baton Rouge,
La, fearing an attack upon their house took
a revolver to bed with them. In the course
of the night the groom dreamed that some
one was after him, and seized the weapon,
which discharged instantly, killing his wife.
A young man at Gardner, Kan, under
took to emphasize a warm political argument
by knocking the butt of his gun on the floor
AS the discharge Of the weapon took his head
of, he lost the pleasure Of seeing his oppo-
nent convinced by the cogency of his asser-
ton.
A married maj of Glenbeulah, Wis, who
had been away from his loving wife for some
months, working in another state, was lately
faEan da nnaeptrclx oinl- 1Ja.o.t g.. al: .:c.
IN Glenbeulah, to come ut once and care for
him. Now the wifc's mother was sick, too,
and she sent this dispatch to her languishing
husband Dear Tim, mother is sick; |
can't leave her. Do the best you can. If
you die, send your body home"
Some Is months since. Rev. William Buell.,
pastor of the Baptist church at Ada. Mich.
fell senseless to the floor of his room and for
three hours was supposed to be dead. He
finally revived, and in II short time afterward
his hair changed from n glossy black to IL
silver gray. His eyelashes and eyebrows
likewise turned gray and at last all dropped
oil. Now a new crop has grown out IN the
original black color. This parson certainly,
carries Il very phenomenal poll.
"a skepticai young cOlleglan confronted an
old Quaker with the statement that he did
not believe in the Bible. Said the Quaker ::
'Dost thee believe in France?" yes;
though have not seen it, | have seen others
who have; besides, there is plenty of proof
that such II country does exist" Then
thee will not believe anything thee or others
have not seen?n mo; to be sure | WON'T
'Did thee ever see thy own brains?" "No."
"Eve see anybody that dido" ''No." "Does
thee believe thee has anyp"
lady in II town not 1000 miles away was
considerably annoyed by hens who peckcd
the loose plastering from the wall. SO, one
morning, while washing dishes, she thought
she heard her fowls pecking rs usual, and,
dish-cloth in hand, she FASTENED to open the
door, and giving her rag n warlike flourish
she uttered n tremendous "shoo-o-o! Imag-
inc her dlsmay at beholding, not the hens
but n stranger, who, after wiping from his
face the drops of dish-water with which he
had been sprinkled, said in a perfectly calm
voice, "Well, mum, if you've got any more
spare rags, | should like to sell you some tin