Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-12-15
WAITS AND HINTS.

We arc sorry to say it, ladies, but that
expected wedding Of james Gordon Bennett
has been indefinitely postponed. That's
what you get young man for betting in favor
Of Tilden.
Just the thing for once A descendant Of
the Dutch who SO heroically took Holland
has solved the political problem as follows
"Vat dis gundry vonsh is a broberdy keva-
fvigation." Queer that some one had not
thought Of that before.
A rare wife, she--an Elmira lady--Who
has found, as she states it, that soggy sour
bread makes John sour. Just whisper that
around in quiet way among the ladies.
Johns arc naturally sweet tempered enough,
but it's all the sour bread, the pesky stuff
Boston's latest notion-an exhibition Of
feas! At least that is what paper pub
lishcd in tho little suburban town Of New
York says. To our rustic ideas of things
IT'S quite step from Emerson to aeas but
the capabilities of genuine Bostonian are
truly great!
The Traveller says that James Freeman
Clarke and Ex-Governor Alexander II. Bull
lock long since ceased to be republicans in
Massachusetts. Reason why2 They OPP
posed Butler, don't you see. Butlerism,
"simon pure" is republcanism in the old
Bay State, is it? Just about as We thought.
The United States supreme court has Just
decided that person who commits suicide,
sane or insane, vitates his policy, if there
is suicide clause" in the policy. The
clause will have to be revoked if the presi.
dental election is not soon decided, or we
shall leave our families IN want
Who will say after reading this that the
mountains of Vermont are not us inspiring
as Parnassus of old? One Citizen thinks
they are:
Come subscribers slow and greedy,
Pay US up what zero youo owe,
For our wallets feeling needy,
Please don't be so thund erin slow.
What sensitive young fellows those Bos.
ton men are. Says one II believe that if
Clara Morris should simply say, May l
trouble you for another piece of that beef
steak p would burst into tears" We hope
Clara will be considerable and help herself,
rather than have that fellow in tesrS
Who is meant The Middlebury Register
says the bar OF the Franklin House 10 Yer.
gennes is closed and even Legislators can't get
their toddies. Thought our last was tenn
perancO legislature and now the hOnOred mem
bers thereof can't get accommodated at the
Franklin House in that ancient city Of Yer
mont.
Away with the monster! He writes in
the Tribune to dissuade young men from
going to the Black Hills for gold when it
has been discovered 10 Middlebury, and says
"There are in the Green Mountains Yankee
maidens with high cheeke-bones and enor.
nous appetites, but there are no Indians
A miners scalp will be perfectly safe there.
Yours would not be safe, sir.
Whew Is not Mr. Bowles getting eI.
cited when he speaks like this of the great
eommOner," Mr.. Blaine, as he is afiectiouate-
ly called "A man who thousands believe
has sworn falsely again and again in his OWL
defense, A man who many feel (if perjury
be indeed crime) would better adorn The
stone.yard Of ThomastOns peDitontiary thar
Names senatorial chair" Samuel Samuel
Mr.. Frye, one Of the Pine Tree statc'l
representatives in congress, says that Pack
ard, Cover and Stearns who are making SC
much trouble down South aud out in Oregon
were once his neighbors. Maine is proud
But hold little, down casters, we sons o.
Vermont want 10 shake hands on this mat.
ter, as We had something to do with giving
the country that eminent statesman Kellogg
besides Delano aud few others Of slmila
notoriety.
The Monitor says of President Hayes cab
met which it was our pleasure to announces
last week 1: That is very neat arrangement
but it will DO all smashed to SplintRrs If tn
democrats succeed 10 getting Tilden into th'
presidential chair" Yes, "if." Well, neigh
Dor Blake, history is as thickly streVn will
ais" as the beach is with pebbles, and o.
very many Of them have been dashed i
pieces hopes as bright as those which hay
cheersl Gov. Tilden.