Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-03-14
miscellaneous STEMS.

=" We nnd that ne comes To his death from
calling Bill jackson liar" was the recent
verdict Of u Missouri coroner's jury.
An Osborn (O.) schoolmastcr made fire.
holes through the lungs Ofnn old fellow whu
called to lick him iUrpunshng his daughter.
Hlnesburgh, by II handsome majority, vot-
ell to retain the town system of schools. Jcr-
icho aud Essex made progress backward 10y
returning to the district system.
In addition to the smoking-cars that are
II feature Ofall regular trains leaving St. Paul,
swearing cOaehrs have becm added since the |
roads have been showed under.
" Tell INA to forgive me. Tor y, I'm so hap |
py," was the telegram AN indianapolis glr |
sent to her father to npprise him of her rlupc-
mcnt with II telegraph operator.
toughest husband made his appearance
in Brunswick, N. g. "a few days ago and with
tears and $500 imploi ed his wife to kick
her second husband down the back stairs
The last argument prevailed.
Abortion Of the wording of the Indictment
agiIi st Miss Susan b. Anthony, for illegal
voting. charges that she WAS then II person
of the female sex, contrary to tho form of
the statute of the United States of America,
in such case made and provided
| While II wedding party was on It's way TO
Hamilton, o., the other day, the straw in
the bottom of the sleigh caught fire from
hot brick, and the clothes of the bride pro-
spective, Miss Mary TAFT, aged 10, taking
| fire, she WAS fatally burned.
What better than steaings it for u man to
run in debt for his newspaper, for goods at
his neighbours store, for the services of his
minister, or anything else when he has no
means, and knows, judging from the past,
that he can have none, to make his promises
goodP
Mr.. Thomas Mast should recolect that
there is such thing rs IL resurrection unto
damnation. 1t will not he prudent for him
to take any new liberties ut present with II
public that remembers the lying and brutal
cartoons with which he stabbed Horace
Greeley.
Madame Taglioni, who was so celebrated
us dancer, 40 years ago, is now giving les
sons in London. She is IS years old and still
charming. She says the women nowadays
have no manners. Nobody knows how to
bow; but the young American ladies please
mo best"
Tho recent disclosures of corruption in
state rIiroadng in Prussia reveal IA state of
things precisely analogous to Credit Mnblirr.
Two princes, Biron and Putibus, drew from
the state large sums rs II corporation, and
then put them Into their pockets as contrac-
tors.
Nevada hunter, who fell into the rive +
and hung his clothes ON the bushes to dry,
} walking in II large circle around the bush,
meanwhile, to keep warm, was at length
bounced upon and tied by some ranchers
, who, after watching his curious performance
for two hours, concluded lie must he mad
; The wife of the French minister. the mar
{ quis of Noailes, is among the most magnlh-
Gently dressed ladies in Washington, this
winter. AT u recent ball she wore nm entire
dress of white lace over gros grain, her or
naments were diamonds, and II necklace Of
these precious stones that she wore was val
;, ucd at S25, 900.
: james Burns. the defIulting treasurer of
Yates county, New York, who ran away to
, California with II woman and Il large amount
Ol money, leaving his wife. three children
and IN empty treasury behind, has been
brought back to Penn Yam. lie is suffering
|, from mental and physical prostration, which
is very natural under the circumstances.
: The new United States hotel ut Saratoga
). Springsis going to be- bigger than all out
I doors" The principal part will he 500 fee
h long by % deep, with wing 65 feet il
e length. The kitchen will be l25 feet lon.
and the dining-roOm twice that length. Tn,
piazzas Of the wing and front will be owe
' half mile in extent
The government steamer Vanderbilt
T.. which cost $3, 900. 600. was lxtely put up II
u. auction at Mares Island navy yard, Califor
;, mia, and withdrawn after 1856 900 had bee
a bid for her, this being the highest sum an,
>. one would offer. Like plenty of other gov
eminent steamers, she is good for nothing
for war or commerce.
70 A pious invalid went to church last Sab
e bath for the first time for several months
"A Did you not enjoy the sermon?" said he
l. husband. thankful to sec her in his pew agar
" Enjoy 1t, guess did, immensely, till
= looked ut the lady in front seat, and all
ir once was unhappy for would you believe /
my back hair wasn't up high enough"
lie Wealthy religious societies dote on elegar
II churches, and to the popular pastors of sue
N societies elegant churches are considered il
" dspenstble. Indeed ii often seems thu
a..
I'd over the completion of fine edlfice, tin,
10 that the angels of heaven should have Oppo
Iy tunity to express JOY over repentant SHINE
"A reporter tells about Connecticl
~ bride who wore ut her wedding pair
rs beautiful pink stockings, worn by her mott
+" or at her wedding, thirty-ive years ago. TIL
~ young husband is anxious to know how Il
t. reporter found out" We hope we are b
W trnyng no confidence when we say that Il
u reporter sometimes knows more before Il
~ wedding than the young husband finds Of
~ IN II week after, says the Louisville JOUrHd
-, Council Bluffs la, has man whom d.
Ut mestic SORROWS, induced by his own wea
u" ness, have driven crazy. His wife says tn
~ he was soduccd from her arms by an o.
~ maid of 81; he had previously heen pl
" through the same process by two ladies VIII
y" were among the elite of the city she forgiIN
u him this, hut to have him drawn away 1
- AN old maid was too much, and with h
much upbraidng she drove INN mad.
20 The ate Dr. Marshall Hall, of Englan
~ said IF WAS seriously i'll of cOnsumptio
would live out doors day and night, exec
in rainy weather or mid-winter; then
-" would sleep in AN upholstered log hous
-. Physic has no nutrimcnt, gasping for air ca
- not cure you; monkey cIpers in II gymnH'
"' um cannot help you, and stimuants cam