Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-12-06
miscellaneous Stems.

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fornia, that the longer he stayed away the
better she liked him
1t is considered polite thing when walk
ing with lady to pass around on the oppo- I
site side to avoid stepping on her shadow.
A use for the peacock has ut last been dis
covered, for IT is said that the ornamental or
astrological idiot will actually eat potato |
bugs.
A Western paper with peculiar standards |
of value, says that potatoes are one cigar and |
drink of whiskey per bushcl ut Davenport
The most barefaccd robberios are of fire. |
quent occurrence in the streets of Naples.
Also the streets Of New York, especially
Wall.
A Michigan railroad ran over deer the
other day, and came very near COW catching
n bear. In Kansas the locomotives are hunt.
ing buflaoes.
A young couple were married ut DEBORAH,
Ia, last week, and two days after the father
of the bride, who was only Ia, appeared and
carried his little girl home in his arms.
"The dearest spot on earth" has ut last
been located. Those wishing to find that
spot" will find it at the store that does not
advertise.
An exchange says that the correct answer
to the gentleman who wrote the song, "Why
did marryP" would be, because you met
a woman who was first-cass fool"
A prudent matchmaking mamma gave
the following candid advice to her daughter
ooh, marry the man YOU love, girl, if he is
as rich as CrGsus."
If John Knox were alive he would be 300
years old, about this time, and the Scottish
reformation society propose to celebrate the
anniversary.
Stuffed birds are very popular just now,
both for outside or inside wear. and consist
of humming birds for the head, and turkeys
for the stomach.
Somebody in Kansas attempted to inclose
II public road which ran through his farm,
and somebody else said, "it was one of the
plainest cases of highway robbery he ever
heard Of
A London husband recently contested II
perfumer's bill amounting to 5000, contract
ell by his wife, for toilet articles, powders,
paints, dyes etc. and succeeded in getting
the thing reduced TO $40.
a company started in Mddlotown, Conn.
for the manufacture of odorless rubber goods
is rapidly approaching bankruptcy, which
shows how impossible it is to make goods
without scent.
A fond husband boasted to II friend; Tom
tho old woman came near calling me honey
last night did she, Bill? What did she
say?n "She said, We'll, old Beeswax, com,
to supper
A man who has Il Mansard roof over hi,
eye, has been reading about Boston anC
wants to know if it will affect his insurance
: His wife built the roof, contrary to his wish
cs.
The editor of Western paper writes
my wife and have separated. As we boil
: wanted to boss, and she WAS likely TO bea
c me, left her. She says she will nall m
i yet. | believe her.
Dan Rice has lost his trick horse Stephel
= A. Douglass. lie was turned out to graz
g ut Wheeling. Va, and while attempting L
I jump n fence he was so much injuredit WA
necessary to shoot him.
c Corn-cobs are an article of merchandise il
l. request Mt Paris, and several New Englan
: firms gather them for shipment. After sal
uration with tar and rosin they are used 70
h kindlings.
u A man who dies of delirium tremcns is IL
d more II suicide than the minister, the law
yer, the merchant, the editor, or the printer
p who works excessively all day and SLEEP
re but little all night.
Sc husband, whose wife has applied for
Il. divorce, writes u protest to the Judge,
of which he says This plagued thing calle
ly divorce has, in my opinion, parted many
of man and his wife, Just so.
prairie fire in Jewell county, Kansa
G. spreading over an area of Is square mile
IN destroyed, among other things. GOO tons
I'd hay. The hay, however, was uncut, and II
lie "other things were gophers, rattlcsnake
etc.
'y A good, innocent Philadelphian thinks tn
mt nowsboys should be more honest. ile pa
ed four cents for paper because the boy crieC
D. Battle in North Cardinal Horace Greel,
wounded in the leg!n and there was no SUE
in thing in it.
It's The 'Friscoans are mpeasantly affect,
et toward one of their market-men becau
or they find powders and bricks and other TO
eign and indigestible substances in the firki
to of butter obtained Mt his stall, seven frki
tn yielding no less than IS pounds of these 81
-. gular calcareous deposits
nc Gaena, Gen. Grants former place of re,
dencc, gave Greeley Sil votes and Grant g.
he over 200 majority for Greeley. In Isl
n Grant had five majority. 1t is reported tn
lie, so many offices have been filled from Gal
nd ma that the republican ranks have been sa
ly depleted.
MI The latest Yankee invention is anewfas
I'd. toned travellng-bag, in which man C.
ny stow himself upon journey and travel wit
he out the knowledge of such sponges rs dun
man for his fare. He places himself in t
,o bag, and, taking it in his hand, passes
.os baggage
mr. Come in, there's fire in the parlOr, we
nm the whispered words we heard while pas
ing house ON one of our principal stree
49,, last evening. It is such little courtesies
,oo these that increase the coal dealers prof
- and tend to make the baker sweat over 81
~, story wedding cakes before the winter
over.
Ain A gentleman handed up ten-dollar b
nd in one of the Red line coaches, from viii
,ce one fare, five cents, was to be taken. Lo
MI n here said the driver, down through
hole, which of these horses do you want
buy with this ten-dollar billP Well coo
replied the gentleman, thought might [
49,. both for that.
but Missouri papers think murders are getti
ian too common out that way. Five shoot
ailrays occurred, last week, three of them
urt tai; three were the result ofpolitical quarre
Md and the other two OF long-standing feu
II The worst feature of the matter is that in