Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-10-08
Woody News Summary.

1t is said that peculiar and disagreen.
bic odor Of onions may be destroyed by
eating raw parsley leaves.
Half the entries upon the docket Of
the equity court at Washington, during the
month Of September, we're divorce cases.
Mrs. Patterson, a daughter Of Andy
johnson, and who kept house" for him
while he was President, took the premium
for the best butter at a recent Kentucky fair.
Reports from various parts Of Illinois
show that the corn has been injured severely
by the frost In some localities, II is stated
that not more than half crop will be
saved.
Rev. Navngan Sheshaudri, Of Bombay,
an East Indian Of the highest caste, is one
Of the delegates to the Evangelical alliance
at New York.
In Kansas they are now successfully
making brick out Of ochre. They cost
about ten dollarsa thousand, aud are con.
sidered very fine,
Tho Singer Sewing Machine Company
have given $500 10 the Chicago iremen for
their efforts at the Gre in their building
there early 10 August
An freshman having been told that the
price Of bread had been lowered. exclaimed,
This is the first time ever rejoiced in
the fall Of my best friend
Olive Logan says that the sight Of
woman's ankle on Wall street would put
quietus on any gold panic by drawing all
the crowd away. Why, Olive
-"Whai makes little dog wag his tail"
asked one darkey of another Cause de
dog is stronger dan de tail. If de tail
was de strongest, it would wag de dog,
wouldn't it--say2"
An editor in Fredericksburg, Va. was
asked by a stranger, if it was possible that
little town kept up four newspapers, and
the reply was. "Nc, it takes four ncwspa.
pers to keep up the town"
Philadelphia chuckles at the thought
that her new post Office building will be
"much han1somer than either the one in
New York or Boston," and that it will be
done before the centennial.
"A greenhorn sat long time, very at
tentive, musing upon clne-bottom chair.
AT length he said, 81 wonder what fellow
took the trouble to find all them ar holes
and put straws around EN-"
"A lawyer in replying to his antagonist
in court, said he had keen rapier with
which to pierce all fools and knaves where
upon his opponent moved the court that
the rapier be taken from him lest he should
commit suicide.
The inquest in the case Of Henry Hall,
recently killed by an accident at Trenton,
n. j., developed the fact that he was bought
by his wife for $50, year ago. She had a
regular bill Of sale of the property, and
has lived with him as his wife.
Prof Pedtshenka, Of Moscow, Russia.
recently encountered severe snow storm
when ascending Mont Blanc, with two
guides, and, though he was powerful man,
became exhausted, sank down and died -
The guides deceuded in safety.
-" Have you Goldsmiths Greece2'
was asked Of the clerk in a store in which
books and various miscellaneous articles
were sold. mo" said the clerk reflect
lively, "we haven't Goldsmiths Greece, but
we have some splendid bair-oi.'
Two Albany demi-mondss went out
for lark in the clothes OF two Of their male
visitors, got arrested and put in the lock.
up, and it was nearly noon, the next day,
before the " visitors" secured their clothes
and escaped from their unpleasant predica-
ment.
One of the tobacco fiends has been ar
rested in Albany. He gives the name of
Philip Van Colt, and says he has been in
this despicable business a month and a
half, during which time he has ruined about
one hundred silk dresses. He will get bis
deserts.
The first time that Hartley Coleridge
was taken to London and saw the long rows
of street lamps twinkling in the distance,
he said, as he was carried along in arms :
Now, know what the stars are They
are lamps that have been good upon earth
and have gone up to heaven"
I'VE were at Sunday school concert
the other evening and enjoyed the follow
ing; Little fellow reciting his verse;
am the Bread Of Life. Superintendent,
questioning him as to his knowledge Of the
Bble-Who said am the bread of life
Little fellow in surprise said it.
A Hungarian humanitarian, whose
wife was slowly aud painfully diving Of an
accidental dose of corrosive subimate, con-
sideratcly shothe toput an end to her suf.
ferings. BY mistake, he was sentenced for
murder, but the sentence has now been
committed on account of the benevoence
Of the motive.
Col. Stewart, the dishonest Pittsburg
postmaster, not only cheated the government
but withheld from most Of his clerks about
SIS mouth out of the sum paid by gov
eminent for their salaries. He also placed
the name of his livery stable attendant
upon the pay roll and pocketed 81 800 per
annum for his supposed services to the
United States.
"A Brook lyn man has invented life.
preserver, which consists simply Of two
sleeves of India-rubber, to be drawn on over
the arms, and then inflated by blowing 10
them. In this condition they will sustain
the body in any position the wearer may
choose to assume on the surface of the wa.
ter. They can be fastened on the arms
and adjusted 10 fifteen minutes.
A laundering foreman said, not
guilty" 10 New York court, the other
day, when, as it afterward appeared, ten of
the jury were for conviction. The court
was amazed at the verdict, for the guilt of
the prisoner had been clearly proved As
for the prisoner, he "lt out" the instant he
heard the verdict, aud was not to be found
when the iuformality had been discovered
AT a late examination Of ciyi-service
candidates, question was put to them as
to the meaning Of hypothesis. One candi.
date answered that II was machine for
raising water. Another said he didn't re.
member OF ever hearing the word before,
but it sounded to him as though it meant
the twist which the head Of department
puts on his subordnates when he wants
them to come down for election expenses.
After church, one Sunday, a little girl
living in Newburyport inquired Of her
mother who the "siggerbuggers were.
She was Informed that there were no such
creatures but persisted that there must be,
as the minister had prayed especially for
them. that day. 1t happened that the rev.