The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-13

mas uiscnargeu the PRISON doctor, and de-
tailed one of the convicts, who Is an ed
ucated physician, to perform the duties.
The warden claims that thereby he saves
fifteen hundred dollars year to the State,
and besides Is sure that the physician will
''always be within reach when needed"
A railroad train in Michigan broke down
recently, and tho passengers alighted.
Among them was ar cid gentleman, who,
to ill up the time, wandered of to an ad.
jacent house, There he encountered an
old fame of his, whom he had not seen for
years. The old flame was soon rekndled,
and within few days the couple we're
married.
Afemale justice of Wyoming was mar
ried last week, and, true to her profess
ional training, she previously notified her
frien !s to be present by printed form,
as follows 81 am about to marry Mr.. j.
D--of this county, and he will be qualified
and sworn in at my office on Wednesday
morning next ut 10 o'clock. You are invited
to attend"
"Papa is dcad!" suddenly exclaimed the
little daughter OF Mr. Jones, a surveyor
in the Nova Scotia government employ, the
other day. The mother hushed the child
but in few minutes the little one repeated
tiiG NOluo tull)HdllCdlN ibulliR tnG sHult
day intelligence came that the father had
been drowned while attempting to cross
small lake on the ice.
The lease of the Great Western telegraph
company, covering some 100 miles Of lines
to the Western Union company has been
confirmed by the circuit court at Chicago.
The Atlantic and Pacific company wanted
and expected to have the Great Western
mn ny'a xyirna but manila
willing to advance the money necessary to
relieve the lines from tax and other liens.
An attempt to get together at Chicago,
Thursday, the parties to the Saratoga rail-
road combination, with n view to settling
| certain differences which have arisen he
tween number OF roads competing for
through eastern and Cincinnati business,
resulted in most decided fzzlr Only
representatives of the Pennsylvania rail
road and its business were present. An.
| other attempt is to be made to get them to-
gethcr at Cleveland on the 20th INST.
A citizen of Hartford, Conn, has a Bart
lett pear tree which is natural barometer.
On one side of the tree is n crack or seam
extending to the ground, distance of about
six icct In winter the seam opens or part
ly shuts, according to the temperature,
while in the summer it closes tightly. Fri
day morning, when the Thermometer mark
ed zero, the urevicc opened fully half an
inch; bu, Saturday morning, with the thor
monietor at 30 degrees it had closed to one
! quarter Of an inch. In extremely cold
weather this summcr-tight seam will omen
an inch.
IT is related of Frcnchman, Count ,Iau-
bert, who died recently, that he once at
tackled Marshal Soult with number of
epigams The marshal, meeting him at a
reception of the court of Louis Philippe,
turned his back on him just as the count
was coming forward to speak to him. and
this in the presence of thirty people. Mon
sieur lie Marechal,' said Jaubert quietly,
81 have been told that you consider me
one of your enemies. l see with pleasure
that it is not So "Why not. sir?" said
Soult. "Because," said Jaubert, "you are
not in the habit of turning your back to the
enemy. The marshal held out his hand,
and the counts success was complete.
A gentleman in Des Moincs owns u veiy
intelligent little dag, which he has trained
to bring him his morning paper from the
front gate, where it Is left by the carrier.
The other day some one stole the paper
directly after the carrier had left it, and
Carlo was greatly mystficd about the mat
ter. Fearing his masters anger if he en-
tered the breakfast room without his accus
toned burden, he secured about in grea
distress. A happy idea struck him, how.
ever, as he espied journal lying on tbs
doorstep of the opposite neighbor, and gal
Looping off in high glee, he soon came into
the house with ears pricked up and tai
briskly waging, with the stolen prize il
his mouth. 1t is quite needless to add thai
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