Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-05-08


Lawyers feesABowing to a client, sb
shaking hands with him, SiO; inquiring
about his health. 90; saying good by, SO
total for thirty seconds interview, cas-.
Vermont preacher, who sarcashcally
asked his congregation Ia pray for the editor
Of the local paper, recently, had bill sent
to him for thirteen yoars' subscription to
that paper and $500 worth of religious no;
tees.
Gold has fallen off two per cent. since
the presidents veto, which theoretically and
practically makes the paper currency Of the
before Grant declined to sign the currency
bill.
Baptist paper in OhiO was sent for nine
years to u subscriber who never paid n cent
for IL. The other day, thu newspaper was
returned 10 the patient and long-suifering
publisher. with the affecting pencil note on
It's margin, "Gone to better world" The
editor Is n very pious man, but II is reported
that his faith is terribly shaken in regard to
the accuracy of the Information.
One thing in the new dcsl in thc South
particularly scarifyins to The superior race
Is the fact that positions are reversed, and
the whites are employed by the blacks.
North Carolina paper mentions, rs n ease
of peculiar horror" In Charlotte, that of
white woman, the widow of u confederate
soldier, employed rs cook in negro fam
| lily, and her daughter, n child OF 10 years Of
age, acting rs II scullion.
The treasury did very we'll. last month, in
reducing the debt about 50 OO0, O0O, but has
not made up the increase since July l, by
about 81, 0OO, 900. The decrease of the debt
during the fiscal year 1874 will not be over
80, zoo, 900 probably. The treasury is now
well stocked with gold, the government
bullion amounting to over $50. 600, 900. A
sound policy would dictate the drawing in
OF the issued greenbacks with this gold.
Mr.. Roach declares that "ocean-going
iron steamers of any class. ton Tor ton, quail
i;y for quality, can be built at as low cost,
this day, ON the Delaware AS on the Clyde,
and the advantage in all respects is likely to
turn more and more in our favor rs time
goes by" lie has supported the assertion
by turning out from his ship-yarcs, during
the last two years, An aggregate Of over 40,
900 tons--One OF his steamers, the City Of
Pekin, being second 10 the Great Eastern in
size.
: What the 81. Louis Globe wants Congress
10 do about the finances is, TO show its APP
probation of the wisdom of letting "A great
many things alone, and adjourn rs
soon rs it has transacted the necessary bus
mess Of the session. A little judicious let
ting alone, il thinks, will do wonders for
business and shove the country so far along
on the road to resumption that nobody will
think of turning back.
The attitude of the West on the currency
question Is the subject of much contradic.
, ton. The Chicago Times has polled its ex
changes since the veto, with the following
result: Whole number, ll6; for the vet6
81, against it AZ, non-committal l3. OF til,
republican papers in Illinois, IL sustain ant
10 oppose the veto. Indiana is u great in
hatIon state. Some Of the papers In tina
state point Morton to the presidency over
CORY field of boated capitalists slain.
The champion compositor holds II case Ol
c the Detroit Tunes. He is not noted for IN
dexterity IN picking up his shining metals
: but for his persistence in following copy
He had an lad which read: Wanted
+. A new milch COW. for which liberal pric
will he paid" The COW was purchases
: after while, and the citizen who ordere'
the advertisement called III the Office an
stated thai hu wanted "a hirei girl, and sIske'
to have girl" inserted for "cow." Tn
!. change was made, and one can imagine tn
!. feelings of the advertiser NJ he read III
N three or fOuI lines over.
i The ladies' city missionary society recent
d ~ found II case of extreme destitution
i North Providence, X. L., which made the
Q hearts fairly overflow with sympathy.
IF family WAS so poor that daughter WI
s. Obliged TO go entirely without undcr-clotl
y ing. The case seemed pressing that
a supply Of ready -made under clothing wi
10 Immediately furnished. At subsequel
Is visit to the family the hope was espresso
l. tllat the girl found her new garments war;
10 and comfortable. when she calmly replied
y II haven't them on yet; mother doesn't lii
% to have me wear unbeached cloth"