Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-12-29
WAITS AND HINTS.

The nuisance act must be repealed. II has
stopped RUN drinking so effectualy 10 Bur.
liugton that the polica court has lost its &C.
cupation so says the Free Press man and
he ought to know.
samuel j Tlden by the grace of God
aud the popular vote of the United States
is president, says democratic editor:
"'Penrs to US there was not much grace in
thatelection, was there ?"
The Brattleboro and Whitehall railroad
is getting along swimmingly," says a state
paper. Rather cool for that kind Of locomo.
ton. but them some fellows get into a swim.
ming condition even If navigation is closed.
Still another holocaust. Tuesday night
convent at St. Elizab beth was burned and no
less than thirteen persons persisted in the
flames. There are yet plenty of theaters,
halls, hotels and similar places waiting to
burn down consuming human life.
AS everybody forms new and good resolu.
tons q. this time, we rise to speak. Resolve
to take the FARMER for 1877, aud send your
money right along, and then no matter what
happens you wont "go back" on that for a
whole year. Just try it aud see.
Dana, of the Sun, has an expressive if not
happy way Of expressing himself He calls
Chandler, Morton, Cameron, Sergeant. Bah
cock. Shepherd aud Garfield the fossil re-
mains Of the republican party But who
constitute the living party he does not say.
Can you?
A Boston paper says last week the Beech
or club, an organization of young men with
Beecher for their model, was formed in that
city. Yes, that is we'll, but do they propose
going into the scandal business ? But then
il is Boston notion, and next, we suppose,
will be a movement to defy Tilton or But
Ter.
There is a timid young fellow in the Ad-
vertiser Office ia St. Adams who tries to
cover his want of courage by such appeals
as this to the young ladies Of the wide awake
town "You who have not taken advantage
of your rights and privileges for the year,
mast stir around lively" Too thin, young
man No girl of spirit will heed that dole
full cry.
Level headed are these bright sons of the
Emerald Isles and their natural mental
acuteuess seems to be enhanced after a short
residence in Rutland. This is the way one
proved that Grant was the guilty man who
ought not to escape. abe jabers, didn't the
president raise the price of kerosene lie T.
All Patrick, we have feared for long time
that it was kerosene yc have been drinking
David Dudley Field has been reading the
country lecture on the morals of the times.
How is this-D. ID. Field, oh, he is the man
who made Jim Fisk, Jr,, saint, Jay Gould
a modern Hamilton or Morris, and "Boss
Tweed" the highest type OF craftsmanship,
for how many hundred thousand dollars ?
Field talking Of clean men and clean poll.
ties Does he suppose people have no MEM
cries or diseernment.
Score one more for the girls this is what
President Angel of Ann ArbOr, Mich, for.
merly of the Vermont and Brown Universi.
ties, says Of them 1.-The young women who
come here in good health are able to COM
pIeto our collegiate or professional courses
Of study without detriment to their health"
And he said once before we believe, that they
more than held their own against the young
men in scholarly attainments. Good, the
young women shall have our vote,
Judging frem tho frequent mention" of
his namc aud praise of his doings by the
Rutland papers, one would suppose that Col.
Joyce was the most important man in con.
gross and the greatest son Of Vermont, while
as matter Of fact he is no such thing.
Rutland has score or two Of men his equal
aud bakers dozen at least his superior,
OF course this special prominence has its
meaning, but the thing may be Overdone
a man may be too conspicuous, you know.
The World urges Boston merchants, law
yers, judges, etc., etc., to call tho nation to
its senses, says Boston has Harvard law
school, great libraries, and all that. So it
has, but it takes men OF courage, Of chiVal-
rous daring, like the lately dead Gen. Bart
lett of Pitts6eld. Of a keen sense Of right,
aud q will that makes 4 way where none is
found to do such things as desired and just
now there is great dsarth Of such men at
the hub; John Andrew and Charles Sumner
are dead, perhaps the World has not heard
of il.
Now cut out the scripture texts, ladies,
and put them in your pOrtemOnnaies, for tho