Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-05-27
Weekly News Summary.

A rude dry-goods salesman acts as a coun.
ter-rritant
The shoe dealer adyertises " Woman's
Rights and LET'S.
The Cincinnati Enquirer wants a Demo.
cratic party in favor Of more and cheaper money.
-Congrcss evidently bankers after the pot.
shcrds of free postage BE frank about it,
gentlemen.
The familiar adage, " 1t wont hold water"
will hereafter have new significance in western
Massachusetts,.
With men Of small understanding the
things they do not understand make the deep
est impressions
In Scotland the salaries Of certfceted
teachers male and female, are respectively $3.50
and $500 per year
The druggists in Cincinnati are trying to
profit by the temperance crusade by advancing
the price Of soda water.
An ingenious Nevada gentleman claims
the invention Of "a process Of manufacturing
ground glass without grinding"
The proposition to introduce ladies as rail
road conductors is lrowned upon, in view Of the
fact that their trains are always behind
-Lincoln's monument at Springfield, ILL.,,
will be dedicated next October. President
Grant will be asked to deliver the Grafton
Wedding rings are broad, fat bands of
gold, with sufficient surface TO admit Of the
names and date being engraved inside, OF a
motto.
A gentleman having his hair cut by talk
atiyc barber was asked how be would like 1t
done "Ir possible" replied the gentleman,
in silence
1t has been estimated that the world uses
two hundred fifty million pounds Of tea, and
seven hundred eighteen million pounds Of cof-
fee every year.
There are discoungng reports from the
winter wheat crop in northern and central
Michigan on account Of late frost and sue
ceeding drouth
Minister Washburnc, says correspondent,
il called second Benjamin Franklin by the
Parisans, because he wears the traditional blue
coat and brass buttons.
The Car won't have any travelling com
panion besides Alexis on his visit to England
suit Of sixteen rooms has been prepared tor
his use in Windsor Castle.
There are six thousand eight hundred and
seventy five regular publications in the United
States, one thousand of which have been started
within the past three years
According to the latest statement Of the
/ British Registrar General, London has popu-
lation Of three million two hundred aud City
four thousand two hundred and sixty
The popularity Of prohibition in Canada
may be estimated from the fact that eighteen
millions of gallons Of spirit were consumed
there last year or over four gallons 70 each man,
| woman and child.
A frcIess engine, to he used on the New
I York street lines Of railroad has been shipped
from Paterson. This engine takes steam enough
| from stationary boiler to run twelve miles be-
fore the charge j. exhausted
"A right good fellow is the King of Holland
On the recent celebration Of the iwety.ffh an.
nyersary Of bis accession TO the throne, he re-
ceiycd q considerable sum Of money as a na-
tionai gift and straightway gave it to the poor.
The yastness Of the lace industry in Bel.
GUM may be judged from the fact that around
I BRUSSELS, Malines, Anyers. Burgess, Menin,
( Ypres, and Grammont, ono hundred thousand
women, young girls, and little boys are en-
gagged in its fabrication
The old market house bell Of Richmond
Va, that used to be rung in days Of slavery at
nine P. NJ to warn the colored folks indoors,
under penalty Of thirty nine ashes il one was
found out, now calls the same people to wor-
ship in the Baptist church
1t has just come to light that the wife Of
Z, s Stokes obtained divorce from him, two
weeks ago, BY mutual agreement. Stokes com
plains bitterly Of his wifes neglect since be
killed Fisk the complaint comes with sngu-
lar grace from the paramour Of Josie Mansfield
"A Chinaman shot an American eagle near
Sacramento, one day last week, and cooked and
cat the deceased monarch Of birds A few
hours later several patriotic citizens we're "loy-
ally ~ yelling around newly dug trench, and
there was dead Chinaman at the bottom Of It.
-" Fifteen years ago, says Nebraska
journal, "a young man came to this State
without dollar in the world Last week he
went out Of the State, carrying with him the
sum Of one dollar and thirty-eight cents, the
savings Of fifteen years Of frugal life 90 " Come
West, young man. says this encouraging
journal, come West"
! -" Is that an escucnt2" inquired Professor
liotchkiss, the other day, Of hpckster, who
displayed in the market mammoth and very
old-looking vegetable. The man. face assumed
a scornful smile, and after he had studied tho
Professors form contemptuously for mo-
ment he answered Esculent thunder and
lightning, no that's blue-nose potater"
A Mrs. Oliver, of Dubuque,a few days ago
gave birth to " bumming bird - of a baby,
girl, weight only one and one-half pounds
Yet it is vigorous and takes its proper food with
as much evident relish as young infants usu-
ally do. 1t is but seven inches long, and
finger ring worn by one of the visitors, who
called to pay their respects to the little stranger,
passed over its hand, and would answer for
bracelet.
Tile Journal Of Chemistry thinks that the
potato is deteriorating, and that person
should be detailed by Congress To go to South
America and select specimens from the health
lest wild potato vines, bring them by good cul-
tiyation to proper degree of perfection in their
native habitat then import them to this
country, so that American Agrcuturists may
obtain seedlings Of original health and yigor
Of constitution,
The King Of Persia once ordered his vizier
to make out list OF all the fools in his do
minions lie did so, and put his maiesty's
name at the head. The King asked him why
to which he Immediately answered, " Because
you intrusted lac of rupees to men you don't
know to buy horses for you a thousand miles
of, and who'll never come back Z" Ay but
suppose they come back?' "Then | shall
erase your name and insert theirs"
The remains Of mastodon, the third which
has been found in this country, have been ex-
humed in Dansyille, N. Y. The animal is
thought to have been at least fourteen feet
high, fourteen feet long as to tusk, twenty feet
as TO body, and to have weighed about TWENTY