Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-02-20
miscellaneous Stems.

gallon.
An uncommonIy large bear has fallen be-
fore tho unerring musket Of Mrs. Augusta
Smith, Of Wisconsin.
An ichthyosaurus of beautiful uglncsS has
been cxcavated from the mcsozoic near Fort
Randall, Dakota.
Mary Clcmmcr Ames says that Warmoth
is reported to be engaged to Maud, the rosy
checked" daughter Of Con. Banks.
One of PATHS recent presents in Russia
was canary bird of solid gold, life size,
with pearl bill and diamond eyes.
John Morrissey has leased the Saratoga
trottins track for five years. The first meet
ing is fixed for the 25th Of July.
A little Duluth boy, 10 years old, hung
himself the other day, because he could not
whip his teacher in fair fight
Leaf by leaf the roses fall is the touch
ing preface to tho Montgomery (Ala.) Id
rertiser's account of def,ulting postmaster.
newspaper has just appeared ut Palermo
entitled The Journal Qfhe Disciples of Satan.
1t is supposed to be an Italian edition of the
Nesc York Herald.
The San Francisco Chinese have just ded-
icated $4,000 joss house, moro gorgeous
than anything of the kind hitherto seen
there.
A piece Of rock used for macadamzng the
streets Of Grass Valley, CAL, was recently
picked up and found to contain $50 worth Of
gold.
A Mississippi paper says: "Give II negro u
spawned mule n singlc-barrelled pistol and
n brass watch and you make him supremacy
happy"
The republicans Of Texas are considering
plan to divide that state into two states
eastern and western Texas-making q re-
publican and democratic state.
Tennessee agents are busy in Virginia, Sc
curing negro laborers at liberal wages for
the manufacturing enterprises springing up
in the eastern part of the state.
Valeso, administrator of tho Havana lotte-
ny, is in Jail, charged with a number of swim
ding operations. Just as if the whole thing
was not swindling operation.
1t is somewhat significant fact that tho
only two countries in which the stopping and
forcibo robbery by armed men of railway
trains prevails are Spain and the United
States.
Seven mighty wind-mlls arc building in
Syracuse for the purpose OF crushing gold ore
in the Caribbean isle of Oruba. The wheels
are SO feet in diameter, and equal to n 90
horse power engine.
The latest freak of the Gotham women of
ton is u ladies' riding club, which meets in
an amphitheater, rides around the ring to the
music of brass band, and looks uncommon
ly like IN amateur circus.
This is highly colorsd: THE li!acs are
budding" says Wisconsin editor. You
lilac Satan" responds one of his readers
"You violet truth, politely replies the edit
or, and both are given over 10 blue devils.
Miss Clara Morris, the sAiotional actress,
has US her companion Scotch terrier which
SO resembles a mingled mass Of tailors' and
cobblers' shreds that she has christened him
Rags" lilo is said to be the handsomest,
ugliest dog that exists. and cost 500.
| young German prince, cousin OF Prince
Louise of Hesse, is sutton for the hand of
the Princess Beatrice, and, ii is said, sue
cessful one. This, the last of her daughters,
well married and off her hands, il is thought
Victoria will break up housekeeping and go
| to boarding.
Wealth and the social status it brings have
ruled the world long enough, and made it
corrupt enough to please all those whs have
i ,,lN Ia, haN
that it is quite time that true worth,
real manhood and wealth of soul, should
stand ut tho helm.
The following sweet dispatch passed over
the wires TO Maine girl, the other night :
TO: Your life is n rich boquet Of hap
piness, yourself the sweetes; flower. If
northern winds whisper southern wishes,
how happy YOU must be. Good night Hap
py dreams, sweet love. Frank
Jack Sharkey picked up wallet contain
ing S6s in Detroit on Monday night, took it
home, and his father went seven blocks to
restore ii to the owner. The bills were
count ed to see if tho boy had stolen any of
the money, and then the man slipped the
wallet into his pocket and cordially remark
cd: This is n pretty cool evening. Mr.
Sharkey."
The last words of Perteel, who was recent
ly hanged at Joliet, Ill, were these; 81
shall die without fear. Death has ceased to
| in glory, and that we shall walk the streets
of the New Jerusalem with tho same love
intensified that we have walked the streets
of Chicago Tho individual so lovingly
spoken of was killed by Mr.. Pcrtoe.
Charley Crothers, of Greenfield. is one of
the saloon keepers the Ohio women have
been laboring with. lie received them. day
after day, with welcome, and looked happier
Mt every visit. One day nm old patron broke
out: " | say. Charley, amt you gittin' most
tired of this singin' and prayin' biznis?"
what ne gittn' tircd? No, sir!" respond
cd Charley, emphatically. II git tired of
the little singin' and prayin' they do in my
saloon here what will | do when I'm in
company with the angels, who don't do
nothin but sing and pray?"
The Richmond Enquirer tells of cave in
n mountain range of North Carolina, from
which in the summer comes a current of air
too strong for II man to walk against. which
Is offset by n suction current in the winter,
said to be so strong that cattle and sheep
that inadvertently stray near are drawn in,
so that the summer current iotches out II
very bad smell, together with animal hairs,
and oven bones This is about rs bad As the
maelstrom we used to read about in our
Biographies.
An indignant worldly man of st. Louis
takes tho impressiveness right out of II note
read ut one of the Hammond revival meet
ings there, from 4. ID. Jones, in which that
person 4" thanks God for this tidal wave, af-
iording opportunity so providential for hun
dreds of prominent business mon who ARE
ready for and have desired entrance into the