Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-07-07
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

Under the Confederation, the public debt
of Canada has increased S53,000,000, the
imports have exceeded the exports by l40,-
600, 900, and the tonnage has greatly de-
creased.
1t is stated that 1900 Indians have gone
from the Red Cloud and Spotted Tail agen-
ces to join Sitting Bull against Gen. Crook.
1t is stated also that supplies are about ex-
hausted at these two agencies.
In his address, read at her grave, Victor
Hugo said "George Sand will be the pride
of our age and country. Nothing was want
ing in that glorious woman. She had the
heart Of Barbes, the wit Of Balzac, and
the soul Of u Lamartine."
The almost historical phrase applied to
the Empire of Turkey of The Sick Man."
is not modern or new. Its origin is said to
be as follows Sir Thomas Roe, Ambassador
from England in the time of James III. to
Constantinope, said, in dispatches, which
have often been quoted since, Turkey is
like the body Of an old mao crazed with
vices, which puts on the appearance Of
health, though near its end"
Yale and Harvard crews, on the Conuecti-
cut, opposite Springfield last Friday after
noon, resulted in an easy victory for the Yale
men who took the lead at the start and kept
it to the close, coming in about eight lengths
ahead in % minutes and seconds, Har-
wards time being half minute longer.
The first thing Black Hills father does
in the morning after prayers Is to nail his
boys hair on aud start him fOI Custer Gulch
school on the run.
General Sheridan told the West Point
graduates that military genius does not con-
Sist in getting drunk and smoking in suffers
rooms. There is widely prevalent impress
sion to the contrary in the army.
The grain fields Of southern aud western
Minnesota are being devastcd by u new pest
in the shape of black fly that works around
the roots.
A ST. Louis man has invented a steam
substitute for hand car which will carry
six persons at rate of about 30 miles al
hour, can be turned in any direction aud
eastern roads are adopting them.
Ii the number OF gifts received from his
subjects is any criterion, Emperor William
is the most popular person in Germany. He
received, last year, nearly 1900 presents
from his subjects, including books, music
art works, table delcacies, articles Of cloth
ing, and-suspenders
North Carolina has at least four centena
rians; one named johnson of Mitchell coun,
ty, aged l04; Cross of Lincoln county. l20
John Barnes OF Caldwell county, l2G; q
Cherokee Indian 1873, aud a squaw OF the
same tribe has just died, aged l45.
The summing up Of the strawberry ship
ments from the towns of Dighton and Som.
erset, Mass, for this season, amounts t
nearly 10000 bushels.
Probably few people know that London
England, has quadrupled its population in &c
years. In 1910 it was less than 10000
in 1861 some 100000, and now 100000
people live in $780, 600 houses.
The last report of the British navy wal
made in December, at which time the iron
cads in commission numbered 81 steamers
with total tonnage Of 342,073 tons, carry.
ing 1852 guns, an average Of 5000 tons anC
ID guns each. The total number of vessel,
in commission was 1913. Seventeen new yes
sells we're building, of which five are iron
clads The InAexibe Nelson, Northampton
Shannon and Temerarie. The number Of
vessels in ordinary is very large, SO that al
ter suitable appropriation, in the course Of
six or eight years the navy in actual service
could be doubled. The amount estimated
for naval expenditures for Ithe current yeal
is Sl0,784,644, on a basis of 10000 men
boys, marine and coast-guardsmen. Thost
receiving pay are l79 chief officers, 249l
intermediate officers, 495 subordinate officers
$50 warrant officers and 20, 1875 petty officers
seamen and Others making total of 49,,
600. There are 1000 boys in the feet anC
5000 in training ships. The coast guarC
service numbers 1890. The marines mum
Der $4,000.
The Chinese troubles at San Francisco arr
driving many celestials to New York. Blu
they won't leave America, and a Chimes
merchant ut Honolulu has had ship at Sar
Francisco, for several weeks, hopelessly
waiting for a cargo Of his cOuntrymen to tn,
Sandwich islands.
In Japan every person who cuts down q
tree is required to plant another in its stead
while in Biscay a landowner has TO pu
down two plants for every tree he may fell
In Java fruit tree is planted on the brit
Of each child, aud is carefully tended as tn,
record of his or her age. In the districts o
Azimghur and Goruckpore the late Ii, y
Tucker greatly encouraged the cultivation o
trees by suggesting to land.hOldors that they
should plant six trees on tho occasion o
every marriage, aud two trees on the birth Of
every child,