Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-02-13
miscellaneous Stems.


st. Paul, Mimi, counts up the names in
her new directory and uiumphanlly AN
nounccs population of 3l,506
The Hebrew word which is translated
usury in cur English version Of the Bible
signifies "ihat which bites"
The recent attempt of some ardent follow
ors of Victoria Woodruff to establish free.
love community ut Wellington. o.. has
proved n woful failure.
A milk pitcher thrown by his wife ut
man, missed the AIM, and ruined II hand
some frame which enclosed the words,
Good bless our home"
1t was an expressive remark of practi-
cal man regarding the woman of the period
recently "Shc don't know enough, sir, to
boil water"
II is II somewhat singular fact that every
member of Congress from Minnesota was
either born or spent tho early part Of his
life in Maine.
Old folks say this winter is like 1916 We
hope tho summer won't continue the similar
ity, That was the "cold year." when scarce
ly anything was grown in Vermont
Tho peculiar feature of the execution of
Marshall Martin, Mt Martinez, Cal, II few
days ago, was the jerking his head clean of
when the drop fell
An inhuman locomotive engineer in Gin
cinnati threw live dog into the furnace ;
was fined 800 and sent to the House of
Correction for SIX months. Pity it could
not have been for six years.
A letter was received lately at the Chicago
post-ofiice, directed ITO an Honest Man"
The chief clerk sent 1t 70 the dead letter de-
partment, with the candid confession that
the man addressed did not live there
Washington breathes easier over the re-
covery from n dangerous illness of its oldest
citizen, Noble Hurdle, who is 95, and "has
shaken hands with every president from
Washington to Grant"
Tho only substantial evidence Of Christi
anity that the editor of a paper at Golden,
Col, noticed in that city, last week, was Il
church deacon drawing up trust deed to
secure 8 per cent. II month on loan.
1t would seem us though the men of the
South had had experience enough of n
cheap and plentiful currency, under the Con-
federacy, without clamoring for II renewal
of those blessings, rs they are doing.
The fares of tho Third avenue horse-rail-
road in New York, last year, amounted to
So, l40,s26. The cost of running was but
Sl,2li, 1872, leaving the handsome sum OF
1920 69i to be divided us dividends on two
millions of stock.
clean, fresh, and well-ordered house
exercises over its inmates II moral no les.
than physical influence, and has direct
tendency TO make the members OF tho fam
lily sober pcaceablc. and considerate Of the
feelings and happiness of each other.
II u drunkard, a gambler, lecher, n man
without character or principles, is nominal
ed for n public trust of dignity and respon.
sibility, the people have the right to know
what he is,-and it is the duty of the news
paper to tell them.
In his forthcoming book tho Grand Duke
Alexis, of Russia, speaks of American cook
cry, and says: II dined one day on baked
pork and beans, II very palatabe dlsh which
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Let us hope that the carpet baggers' who
have so long misruled and plundcrcd sc
many of the reconstructed states ARE ut the
end Of their rope and if the rope were one
that would choke few of them, the country
would not be very sorry.
gorgeous Georgia girl recently peddlct
out 800 kisses ut ten cents n smacl
and then gave the money to the poor to buy
coal and flannel and things. The young
men of that town feel within their individ
ual and collective breasts that charity is di
vine.
Last week, in Ohio. young lady dieC
from what a round-head doctor SAID wa
"heart kl0t or embolsm of the main flu
of the heart" but she revived in an hou
and it was found she had temporarily chokeC
by chew of gum which she had swallowed
The Illinois House of Representatives has
passed an act declaring that children he
tween the ages of nine and fourteen year.
shall be sent to school at least three months
in the year, of which six weeks shall be con
secutivc. They are to be taught reading
writing, English grammar, geography ant
arithmetic.
No matter what the claims or prctensions
OF any party may be-no matter by wha
name party may call itself-it is wrong il
principle and unwise in policy to yield it ;
servle allegiance. 4 free mans vote Is hi
own. And free man will dispose of hi
vote, not ut the crack of n whip, but rs hi
own conscience dictates.
+ Tho high-prced singers rs well MS th'
high-priccd lecturers are carrying their eX
actions beyond the public patience, and PEG
pie are realizing that the encouragement o
home talent to do its bost in either line is il
the end quite us profitable to true culture ~
the constant passive admiration of tn,
"stars.n
You can shoot II man dead in II duel II
Virginia for $500. At least, that is the up
shot of the trial OF NJ. Page McCMty, o
Richmond, for so killing John b. Mordecai
last May, the jury in the case having re
turned verdict of "involuntary manslaush
ter" and fixed the prisoners fine 1T tn
above sum.
There are 20 bald-pated congressman, an'
this prompts the sanguinary Louisville
Courier JonrAdI to remark, mo unprej
udiccd mind can look down from the CALLER
les upon that Lake Superior of absent hal
without feeling of regret that the absence
is thing with which the peculiar skill o.
the aborigines had nothing to do!'
The Louisville COHrieT-JOHyHdl. remark
ing on the fact that we spent something owe
twenty-thrco millions on our navy, last year
and have but few scN-worthy vessels to show
for it, inquiries if it would not DO well to GU
down this expenditure by ono-half and lie
the contractors live for while on the inter