Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-12-01
WAITS AND HINTS.


tality is tempted to do just little too much
in the way Of caring for the sinner man."
Speaking from experience, friend2
Wade Hampton's house was burned last
Friday night, and the inmates escaped with
only the clothing they had on their bodies.
No insurance. Is that case of suffering
for Righteousness sake 2"
Dr. Atwater is out in card saying he
was not candidate for reelection as COM
missioner Of the insane. No matter about
that, doctor, you was not elected these lit
tic "cards" after election wont do any good.
Pinchback is in trouble. lie was refused
a seat in the United States senate on the
ground of the dishonest count of the Louis
lana returning board. Tho same board are
to count Hayes in, aud poor Pinch can't see
the joke.
"The Burlington Sentinel has suspended"
says dispatch. Bro. Merchant expects to
''run" the post Office in few months per.
haps, but if he remains suspended" till that
day dawns upon him, he is as good as dead
already.
Rev. DIR. Lorimer preached Thanksgiv.
ing sermon in fremont Temple, Boston, on
"God in American History If he had treat
ed our later national history we should think
the chief of the other region had been more
prominent and deserved appropriate mention
Swain, OF the Bellows Falls Times, has
our sympathies. His pet bill to give the
bodies of dead paupers to medical students
failed. But then, Swain don't expect to die
pauper, while most of the other members
regard such fate for themselves as very
probable!
Chromos again! An enterprisiug insur-
ance agent of Burlington offers beautiful
chrome to any one who takes a policy
through his agency. That's like butter
dealer in Boston who put a chrome in every
tub he sold, and built up a thriving bust
ness thereby.
The Montpelier and Burlington papers are
getting excited about dead seal which was
found in Otter Greek not long since. Now
gentlemen, before you go further would it
not be well to determine whether the animal
was a seal at all If it should turn out to
be the more fragrant MeptuiS americana !
The Boston Traveller keeps a poet, and
this is the way he gave utterauce to his
emotions the morning after light fall Of
snow. 1.-The garment that covered the
ground this morning was in color appropri.
ate to the season, but was too thin for util'
ity."
George Francis Train is unatic, is he
For score of years eminent scientists and
theologians have been racking their brains to
discover the real purpose Of Darwin, Huxley
and their followers. But Train has mastered
the difficulty and says their chief ambition
is to dig creator out of mustard seed with
a toothpick.
Samuel Bowles is a "bull.dozer." liz
says, ga citizen from the outskirts of the city
called in to say: You jest tell folks, il
man, and I'll remember you when W.
butcher In due time we shall advocate
that man for mayor" Now, Mr.. Republi
can if that is not bull-dozlng, what is, an(
right here in New Eugland
Counterfeit ten.dolar bills on Lafayette
national bank of Lafayette, Ind, are out
No wonder, the genuine are so scarce; some
thing must make its appearance. Let's see
how did that state 20 on the presidential
question? Are these bad bills some Of Zach
Chambers or some of Gov. Iidcn's money
coming east, now that it has been where i
could do the most good?
Massachusetts is mean; Massachusett
f is hateful. hate everything that belong
to that state, but its rocks aud trees ant
brooks "-Lucy Stone. Oh, Lucy, don't
But why are not "men" included in you
list of exceptlons2 All, we see it, the Bal
state has an excess of 5000 "anxious an'
aimless," as Gov. Andrews called them
f Lucy not included
The Argus says one of the clerical mem
D bers Of the Legislature "secms to have hig
; opinion Of himself, chasing himself witt
a Phillips, Sumner, Garrison, and st. Paul
: Yet, judging from the character Of hi
2 speech, he lacks considerable of being tn
peer OF those men," We did not suppos
( the Argus folks were as familiar with re
b. formers aud saints as this would indicate.
c Gov Tilden is a sly old fox, he has ha
b experience. The other day a young ladies
n school down south, that sunny, peaceiu
i cline, elected him an honorary member {
= some local literary society, and he accepte
e the compliment through his private secrC
t tary, fearing an autograph reply would iurr
t ish the basis for suit for breach Of promise
q Aud he is the man tho democrats woul
# have rule over us. Is not that the first ste
3 towards an "effetc monarchy ?"
= "Thc legislative mill has ground SLOWLY
r and has achieved but little, we are grieve
= to say in the way Of excellent results Th
v reason Tor this is plainly that the house ha
:. contained many men Of ability, yet far di
u ierent from previous sessions, it has acke
c able and discreet leaders" - MORtpetie
l. Journal.
+ What do you think of that, Capt. NewtoI
% Col. Sprague, Judge Wales, Squire BIodget
:. Congressman Woodbridge, Landlord Battel
c Capt. Estey, Parson Olmstead, Dea, POLLARD
1t Governor Stewart, Squire Dillingham;, al