Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-05-02

The spring term of the agricultural col.
lege at Hanover closed on Wednesday, April
8, with examinations The number of stu
dents at the close was twenty-four-three in
the graduating class, two in the middle and
nineteen in the junior class.
Four little Chicago boys had hanging
matinee in a stable, the. other day. Each
was suspended in turn and was to yell when
he had got enough, but one little fellow, am
bilious to excel his companions, deferred
yelling till it was no longer practicable, and
there were but three of these little boys
Next to the Great Eastern the steamship
City Of Chester, just launched at Liverpool,
is the largest merchant vessel in the world.
She is 458 feet long, has a capacity of 1890
tons, will have crew of 1876 men, carry
1400 passengers, and make IL knots per
hour. She was built for the Liverpool, New
York and Philadelphia line.
1t is estimated that there are at the pres
ent time 5000 different manufactures in
Maine, giving employment to over 10000
persons, the aggregate products amounting
to some $S0,0OO,OO0 yearly. Since 1850
| the state has more than treoled the number
of her manufacturing establishments.
Charles Trip, an armless young man
from Illinois, is one of Barnum's attractions.
He has been teaming this winter, and On one
trip he had to dismount and take his boots
off three times to fix the harness, working
with his toes. He writes a very good foot"
and his correspondence with Barnum was
conducted with his toes.
Congressman Gerry w. HazeltOn of Wis.
consin, has instructed the sergeant-at-arms
to turn his "back-pay" over to the United
States treasury, and obtain the treasurer's
receipt therefor. Gerry is q New Hamp.
shire boy. and the old Granite State will be
prouder of him now than ever.
The American people are good natured to
a fault; they forgive and forget great deal
too readily for their own best good. But
there are limits to every thing. There are
liberties which even the best natured and
most easy-goiug of masters will not tolerate
in the servant
1t is suggestive and encouraging phe-
nomenon that such paper as the Richmond
Wing should be urging Virginia fathers and
mothers to put their boys to trades, and ar
guing the inherent dignity of labor. The
more of that sort Of talk the South hears
just now the better for it.
Public sentiment is somewhat opposed to
marital infdelity in Sheffield, Eng. A mar
ried man who was caught making love to a
girl was taken by crowd who carried him
to public house, tattoed him, and fined him
him five shilings. He was then handed over
to number of women, who shaved the hair
of his head, applied huge treacle plaster,
cut off his whiskers, and empted several bags
of -four over him.
A German army officer recently bet fell
low officer that he could get himself engaged
to certain heiress inside Of eight days. The
bet was accepted, and he set to work to win
The girl was the daughter of the widow Of
the proprietor of gambling house, with q
million in hard money, but the officer wai
also rich and good match, SO within the
} time specified the engagement was announced
The bet was paid, champagne drank over it
and the officer told the girl he could mo-
marry her, as she was gamblers daughter
The engagement was annulled, the girl wep
8 little, and everybody regarded the thing al
4, settled but tho Emperor William heard o
it, and not liking to have his officers jest Owe
such serious subjects, has had both of then
arrested, and they are now awaiting court
martial.
: Here's go! Mr.. Sergeant-at-arms Ord
y way has taken all the letters in which hon
orable members have sgnifed to him thei
virtuous intention not to draw the "bacl
' pay" over to First Comptroller Tayler ant
Y this official has decided that the letters jus