Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-09-27

phur Springs TO the Washington Patriot. de.
scribes the German, which lasted two hours
as "hugglng set TO music, and he hit Il
nicely. ,.frf IFHn.
Tho wealthy Chicago parent whose daugh-
tel married his coachman recently, didn't
moth mt the mouth and forbid them the house,
but sensibly set his son-in-law mp in the liv-
cry business.
During these days every one should be care
fil what he eats. Watermelons are called
extremely injurious, especially when eaten
IN the damp night air, and on another mans
melon patch.
An Indiana town has the following ordi-
nance Dogs that are not collared and la
DeIed, no matter how respectfully connected,
VIII have their narratives amputated one
inch south of their ears
AS stout old lady got out of n crowded
bus the other day, she exclaimed, "Well.
that's relief any how.n To which the drf-
yer, , eyelng her ample proportions, replied,
$50 the 'osses thinks, mum"
A Leavenworth editor doesn't now spend
time Watching the little busy wasp that gath.
ered lint IN his sanctum to mako its nest
He came In one day and did not observe
that the wasp was sitting in his chair. N
Pekin Ill, preacher asked n woman If
her husband feared the Lord. She replied.
"tear him why, bless you, he is so feared
OF MN that he never goes out of the house on
Sundays without taking his gun along"
Utah sends us the horrible report that n
person in that territory has lariat, or rope
for lettering horses, made from the hair of
inc women slaughtered at the Mountain
Mormons.
There is nothing tho Chinese won't learn.
some workmen OF that nationality, who re-
Gently left cigar factory in San francisco on
q strike, gathered in force, the other day, and
threatened to clean out the new force who
had taken their places.
The platforms of the opposing parties are
so nearly alike that If the Cincinnati one
should be read at mass-meetng of republic
cans, or that of PHILADELPHIA at n Carolina
barbecue, not one in fifty of the men who are
lighting against each other would know the
difference.
Washington has a man who don't permit
himself to be bothered by such little things
as getting hurried. lie forgot that he was
gong to be married. the other day, and didn't
call round till evening, when, being inform
cd OF bis negligence, he made all possible
reperation by Immediately undergoing the
operation,
Water-lilies, of the same family as the
Egyptian lotus, were recently discovered by
SNiNhbihS pCISOllS an excursion
on the upper Mississippi. Some of the dis
coverers were SO enthusiastic rs to eat largely
Of the seeds, but the intense nausea succeed
ing made them repent their attempts to be-
come "lotus eaters.n
In consideration of tho experiences of the
Iribune's reporter in Ludlow Street iail. and
ut the Bloomingdale asylum, a southern edi
tor says he shall never apply for situation
on that paper lest, in case some hangman
should be reported n bungler, he should be
sent out to get himself hung for the purpose
of writing up the abuse.
Awlcked old man worth million of dollars
said in speech in Maine the other day 81
think 1t requires explanation when | find a
man who went to Congress n few wears ago
rs poor rs church mouse, now paying taxes
on property as large rs have been able to
accumulate 10y half century of enterprise,
industry, thrift and good fortune in u iegiti-
mate business OF the most profitable charac-
ter "