Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-04-16
Weekly News Summary


Everybody in San Francisco is eating
Strawberries.
--Danville, Tenn, is digging up skelo-
tons of pre-lndian race.
They are eating blackberrics in Jack
sonvile Fla.
"A gentle Missouri girl recently burned
of her lovers whiskers because they didn't
match her best dress
--Keokuk, Ia, has organized q limited
liability temperance society, with pledge
not to take more than five drinks day.
"A will made by a citizen Of Amenia
N. Y, l3 years ago, has just been discov-
cred, much to the disgust Of those among
whom the property was divided.
The Quixotic citizens of Santa Barbara,
Cal, have made free gift Of 81 ,925 in
gold to the village newspaper as a token Of
their appreciation Of its merits.
One Of the latest Partisan fashions is
a band Of black velvet worn around the
hair, upon which are sewod gold flies, bees
and other insects.
.-Barnums cannibal is on a strike. lie
wants TO wear a silk hat and a red neck-tie
while Gu exhibition, aud have a day of
every week to see his cousin.
"A ST. Paul paper notes that all the adj
refreshments for Indian supplies call for
lust twice as many barrels Of best brown
soap as Of plug tobacco, and wonders what
the Indians can do with so much soap
The telegram bearing the single word
] ,rks,h NJ u II nt.Ir,rYI s,.t
from Halifax to his brother in Detroit, has
been framed by bis partners aud hung up
in the counting-room Of the firm.
"A Binghampton woman named Smart
accidentally sweeteued her pies with arscn-
ic the other day The father Of the family
died, their children had a very narrow os-
olpe, and the careless mother still lives
An exchange illustrates the beauties
Of the postal card system thus: Smith to
bis landlady ANY letter for me to-day2'
Landlady -"Nothng but few postal cards,
but there is nothing ofimportance in them.
A young New Yorker has obtained
twenty-seven different card photographs Of
future wives who are in store for him,
obtained from as many different sorceresses
There is nothing left for him now bu, to join
the Mormons.
st Louis is again wild with excitement
aud delight, having got out another direc.
tory, which gives the population Of twelve
Of the thirteen wards Of the city at 42s-
l36-an increase Of ll7,262 over the ccu-
sus of 1870.
The pistol as slaythiug for pretty
, prattlers in the nursery has caused another
surgical case in Trenton, o., where little
boy, aged eleven, shot bis cousin, aged six.
with whom be was playing robber, with
navy revolver considerably left where
the children could amuse themselves with
, it.
3 Hans Andersen, the famous Danish au.
thor, still continues seriously il Il is
hoped that trip to Italy, 90 which he
means to start in the course Of April. &C..
= companied by the poet Bocgh, will assist
s his recovery. a few days ago The king Of
+ Denmark personally visited Mr Andersen
to testify bis sympathy.
--Corcoran, the banker, Is the richest
man in Washington, bis fortune being va
riously estimated at from six 20 twelve
Q millions, large portion of which was made
d by taking national loans. particularly during
i the Mexican war. He has given over So.
Il GOO, 600 OF beueiactions to Washington city.
in works Of art aud philanthropy.
Edmund Yates, when asked what ma.
terals he wanted to write the account Of
The Inauguration for the Herad, replied
a nothing but brandy aud water aud a few
}. facts" This remark excited an audible
n smile among the other Herald writers, mas
!. much as they rarely have occasion to use
the last two ingredients
MIR. Anderson, who has made such a
d munifcent gift to Prof Agas,izs museum
u made his money by manufacturing and sell
% ing tobacco Who shall say tina, no good
d comes from the weed and that it an ends
. in smoke aud filth? Science is now under
; obligation to the noxious herb, and would
p" do well to acknowledge its merit. in future.
. Spring isn't very far advanced, but yet
children are out digging up roots to put the
If blood in order. That is great notion
d people have about fixing up the blood when
:. spring comes. They are very particular
about their blood They want to get it
'e 10 good order. When mosquitoes gel
J. around they will regret what they have
d done.