Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-01-22
Weekly News summary.


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- The verb to love-" says a wicked
French writer" is an active verb, which runs
until it sinksexhausted into the easy chair Of
The Fairbankses, scale manufacturers,
borrowed five dollars to make their inst
SCALE aud are now worth s3,OOO,OOO. Go
and borrow five dollars, young man
1t is some consolation to know that
when Susan b. Anthony goes to the penn.
tertiary for Illegal voting, she will leave no
orphan children behind her to suffer for
want Of a mothers tender care.
The Jubilee Singers, who delighted
our citizens with one Of their unique con-
certs last fall, have already raised one-third
Of the $4,000 they undertook to obtain
for Fisk University, at Nashville.
An enterprising tradesman in Chicago,
in order to circulate his advertisements, has
been FASTING them upon the backs OF the
currency Of the nation. This is novel
way to make advertising pay.
" low far is it to Cub Greek 2' asked a
traveller Of Dutch woman. "Ouly shoost
little ways Is il four, six, eight or
ten miles 2" impalicuiy asked the stranger.
"Yas, drinks it H." sercuely replied the
unmoved gatckceper.
The Royal medical pfrmury at ldn-
burgh has resolved to admit women students
for chemical instruction. but at a different
nour from the males, aud the women must
eouiine their visits TO a certain number Of
the hospital wards, containing SO beds.
In Switzerland milkmaid who is a
good singer gets more salary than Others,
because under the influence Of music, cows
"giye down" better, and give more mi.k.
Al eastern farmer is trying to hire Purepa
Rosa and Kellogg to sing round his pump.
"A wedding was broken up at Coium-
BUS CRY, la. in the following manner:
rhe preacher asked If any one had uuy OBJ
Iections the young lady said, Eyes don't
want to marry him" The cxpoctnut groom
folded his broadcoth and silently stole
away.
"A newly elected Squire, ia Lake City,
/ Florida, having occasion to perform the
marriage ceremony for the first time, got
he affair considerably mixed, and wound
lp by saying suffer ltile children 20
come unto them :" at which the bride re-
marked Thank you John' let's go'
that's all we want"
And now Baruum has cuchered The
emperor oil Austria a certain Father
raher' with his Wlie ana wonderful taking
machine' was under S3,uUO bonds toappear
at 'he Jenna exposition but bafnum
1 .nooS s-U'VoV no ms lace ana be cayed.
bArnum says 2VUO,oUU people VIII bear
that auioma'on Jaouer ueztsummer.
Lydia Ihompaou's bale Of cotton
the one savannah gave acr q year ago.
vas given by her 20 the St Louis poor zee
Gently and was converted into ca.h by auc-
non. Mayor Brown bid 20 of for sluV,
and 10 was then put up by him for another
charity, and brought slo1. This they
continued till 10 had been sold SIX tines,
bringing 500.
"A Louisville man who bad ouly been
acquainted with bis gid two nights, ar
tempted TO Kiss her ai the gate. ln his
lying deposition be told The doctors That
Just as he 80 kissed her' iae earth s.ia from
under hls ieei' ond his soul went out OF hts
mouth, "hne ms head touched thc Stars
Later dispatches show that what allied him
was the old mans boots.
+ Kate Stanton, In her lecture on " The
> Loves Of Grea, Men, asserts that the
planets reyolye around the sun by the in-
hucnce Of love, like a child rcyoiyos about
, ITS parent When the writer was boy,
he used to revolye around his parent good
r deal' aud may have been melted thereto by
, owe but TO an uupreJuiieed observer u
booked powerfully ike a trunk strap.
"A young lady teacher 10 a Lawrence
Sunday school caught boy smiling lass
, Sunday. Said she, What are you smiling
at Johnny ~ Nothing num- was tie
answer. / know-better,' said the teacher,
/ severely; "now tell me vhat it var
s johnny looked frightened as he stuitoriualy
I said' " l--i--s-see yer newspapers s's'iek-
ing out mum. ne teacher sat down 'ui-
Il uen'y ana arranged things.
u The ST. Augustine gardens writes a
9 Florlla correspondent are now looking re-
4, murkably we'll, furnishing lettuce, cabbage,
oeets, sweet potatoes and other vegetables.
p The oranges are now 10 perfection, aai
+ they are sending TO market from most Of
a the growers. The n. Augustine climate
,. receives high compliment irou the fact
d that none Of the horses have had the cpl
:. z7o,ic, which has prevailed so extensively
IS A newspaper of Iowa Civ cives rstb.
r er discouragiug account Of what the far
II mers IN those "diggings are doing, Of
: rather not doing. Here is The Price Cur
= rent a pair Of winter boots costs tws
IS loads of potatoes a nights lodging, loac
Of OATS the wife wears five acres OF wheat
the children each ten acres Of corn th,
price OF an oyercoat Is a good iour-yeai
old steer OF Sunday suit, twenty IA
IF hogs. The farm, too, wears mortgag
q that Is worse than hard-pan to the soil, auC
the annual tax rots the roof faster thar
Z rain.
y BY an act of bis majesty James II
q The penalties attached to witchcrait weu
y declared applicable % every woman who
j. by means OF cosmetics, false hair, padding
70 stays, hoops, high heeled shoes, Or othe
feminine devices, should seduce and betra,