Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-01-25


"A Pittsburgh stoue-cutter was directed
TO put bis employers imprint at the foot
Of big monument. To the bosss horror he
" scuped" it in huge letters directly under
the scroll inscribed, Sacred to the memory
Of"
The Newark Adrert4sr eorrects the
statement in our Gov. Clafin'5 message that
Massachusetts alone extends pecunary aid
to disabled soldiers aud the families Of the
slain" and shows that New jersey has doue
so likewise, aud oven more abunlanty.
Olive Logan, 10 her advocacy for women
suffrage, deIicliely remarked 10 her male au.
ditory, " that they had swallowed the negro
aud" She added {" think it is pretty hard,
indeed, il you eaut 20 the white women as
far as your lips"
-" Olivia" Of the Philadelphia Press, is
a lady journalist Of the gushing sort. She
speaks Of Justin Mccarthy as "cistern Of
intellect" "as taut aud graceful as a yacht.
with complexion ike Strawberries and cream
A cisteru" with strawberry and cream
complexion is--well, something out Of the
usual course.
"A western exchange notes theremarkable
fact that the sixty minutes beiwcen / | and
II O'Clock on the night Of the 3lst ult were
memorable as the last hour OF the last day of
the last week Of tho last month of the last
year Of the last decade ending with 1870
and adds that this will not occur again for
eighty years.
Several statues lately exhumed in the
state Of Vera Cruz, Mexico, are pronounced
by the discoveries Of E.yptiao origin This
has been a layorte theory with many in re.
gard to Palenque, Uxmll and the other ruins
Of Yucatan, but there really is little rosemb.
lance in them to the ruins Of Egypt but their
colossal aud somber style.
In a certain Wisconsin, village there is
neither a church nor school cdidae, aud in
lieu Of any other place 10 hold forth, the
itinerant Methodist preacher, who visits the
place semi-monthly, breaches in a saloon.
The accommodating proprietor stands treat all
round at the close, aud the congregation dis
perse highly satisfied.
---Indiana's shame over her shameful di.
yoree cases is leading her TO their radical re.
form. The amendments propose that uo
divorce shall be granted for cadses originating
out Of the State, unless the same causes would
have entitled the parties TO divorce under tho
laws Of the State where they originated; fg,
years residence instead Of one, as now aud
that the party be resident at the time Of til,
trial.
The cream Of New York fashion like The
Ministries just as well as common folks DO
but don't like to be seen at the show. On
recent stormy night great many Of then
went, under the notion that no one they knew
would be there. The consequence was thai
Bryant's had a most intensely aristoeratic au.
dicnee, aud everybody was caught in the act
by everybody else.
Sensible women will be glad to know
that trains Of the immoderate length worn
last winter have pow been given up. Dem
trains, some sixty inches IN length, are tn,
proper thing. The newest fancy is to cut the
three straight back widths of the skirt half q
yard longer than the side widths nearest
them, giving square train The most fav'
oriie trimmings for rich silks are velvet ruff
fes an eighth Of yard wide, laid on in seanty
gathers. The velvet should be Of exactly the
game same shsde as the dress.