Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-08-27
CURRENT NOTES.


Experiments at Houston, Tex, show that
northern corn yields ten bushels to the acre
more than the ordinary corn Of the country.
The 10th Of August is "salt water day"
in New Jersey, and all classes take Aihe,
sea-shore nobody seems to know ho
custom originated.
A curious FISH has been discovered at Rush,
MINI. 1t has large head, and four legs,
with claws, which it uses in jumping out Of
the water to catch grasshoppers.
Two hundred citizens of Omaha formed a
ring, the other day, in the streets of their
city, and allowed couple Of disreputable
women to pound each others noses therein.
A set Of Roman kitchen utensils, found
near Martigny, has recently been obtained
for the museum at Geneva. There are 80
pieces, mostly of bronze, aud some Of them
are deliberately worked. DIR Gosse, the cur.
ator, attributes the articles to the third CEN
fury.
The plaintiff in a New Brunswick suit
about the right Of way over piece Of land
got verdict of 81, while the costs of the
suit amounted to 81, 800.
A Forestville (Wis,) minister has new
sewing machine with needle which revolves
GU a steel plate, having continuous move.
ment aud not back and forth like the ordinary
machine.
A man tainted during recent grafton by
Alexander Stephens, and remained iusensible
two hours He came to in time to hear
seven.eghths of Mr. Stephens address, how
ever.
On the BODY of Stauslaus Morell, who
was struck by lightning at Clay, Mo-, the
other day, was found the deicately traced
outlines of tree near which he was struck,
every limb and leaf being imaged in ine red
lines on the skin.
A baseball match at La Crosse, Wis,
the other day, resulted in one players break
ing his jaw, two getting fractured limbs, aud
fourth serious internal injuries.
There is poor girl out in Ohio loaded
down with the name of Proclamation Ernau
cipation - familiarity abbreviated to Prockit
which was given her by patriotic but &c
centric, father because she was born the da,
Of Lincoln's emancipation proclamation.
OF the II presidents who have died, fv,
died within one week and ten within fiv
weeks of the nations birthday, three ohG
Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Mon
roe--1ying on the fourth day of July, an
two-Adams and Jefferson-on the semi
centennial anniversary Of independence.
A Schoharie pear orchard has 5000 trees
seven bulldogs and three armed meu.
TIE establishment of the whipping pos
and stocks will be one Of the propositions be
fore the Texas constitutional convention.
Among the cadets at the Annapolis nava
academy Is young native Of Japar
named Matz Muller.
A copperhead was killed at Washington
Ind, Saturday, and there were 63 baby cop
perheads inside him.
When the son of Senator Robertson o
South Carolina lifted his breakfast plate, tn
other day, he found under it check 70
$4,000, and then remembered it was hi
Dist birthday.
A scorpion was caught by some railroa
} men in California, the other day, and tor
meuted until in its rage it struck itself o
its back with its poisoned dart it immed
atey grew quiet, and in less than ten min
utes died from its own sting.
Arizona is tired of greenbacks, and, seem
the prosperity Of her hard-money neighbo
, California, is thinking of adopting the gol
standard.
Silk which has become wrinkled may b
made like new by spouging with weak 81
luton of gum-arabic or white glue, and iror
ing on the wrong side.