Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-03-16
WAITS AND HINTS.

Blaines new Latin motto: "Veni, vidi,
cecidi-I came, saw, subsidized"
The traditional "six months shedding" in
March are passing away without the slSd-
ding.
Ex-senator Morrill, Of Maine has been ap-
pointed collector at Portland. A small "Lot"
Of comfort for Mr.. Blaine.
Gen. Butler is kind enough to tell Presi-
dent Hayes that he has mo Ak to grind"
How about your nose. General 7
"Col. Joycc's speech will be found on the
outside. "-Rutland Herald. Let il stay /;
it will keep him company when be is left
"outside."
Nothing like being up with the times. A
Boston weekly paper Of March 10 said:
Next Tuesday is general town.moetiug day
in Vermont"
The Evening Mail says there arc at least
two hundred legal shysters in that city, those
of Vermont not included. What is this world
coming to?
The Portland Press is all agog over Will
liam Lloyd Garrison's letter to Blaine. Bot
who is Garrison, that oil the "Pine tree"
tops should make obeisance unto him
We could publish some very emphatic
comments Of Senator Cameron against Hayes
cabinet, but there is a statute, we believe,
against profanity, even in newspapers.
Who will say now that compulsory edu-
cation is not necessity in Vermont-the
great democratic organ of Burlington speaks
of Hayes as the American Cezur." Who
is Cezur2
One of our readers is sound in one 70.
spect he says We are inspired in writing
tho FARMERS editorials" as We are, for the
truth, though some rank partisans think it is
"agin them"
La Page, the murderer Of Marietta Ball
and Josie Langmaid, has had his second trial
and been found guilty. Let him be hung and
these denominations brought to an end. The
gallOws are only too good for such fellows.
New sugar has come The genuine article
sure, made by james Gibson of Passumpsic
aud it "come" to Parson Alger of that town,
just to sweeten the good mans life you
know. Oh, how our mouth waters for some
Where is our Gibson?
The country is resolved on being no long
er ruled by the 'ring" politicians at Wash
ington and if Hayes yields to them he and
his party are doomed, for the country would
rather have Tiden than Hayes run by cor
ruptionists as Grant has been. Reform must
come.
The admirers of Grants administration
are fattering themselves that his bad ap
pointments, low associates, fidelity to his
"friends," etc., will soon be forgotten. Not
much. No man ever had greater Opportun
tiles, and he missed thom, and SO he goel
into history.
"Taylor's saleratus factory in Soutl
Brooklyn was burned Sunday morning; loss
$4,000" So says the Telegraph. Now
let US have more good yeast bread and ge
rid of the dyspepsia. Can't our wOmer
make bread2 Raise your hands and b.
counted.
What place Rutland is Read this from
oae of its papers "The feminine portion O.
one of our churches are greatly inclined Il
gossip at tho expense of a middle aged bach
olor who is engaged, but is 50 extremely
bashful that he don't dare go home with tn
lady of his affections"
"IIad DR.. Cochran been reelected he in
tended, it is said to fit up a gymnasium i
the garnet Of the poor house, and in tim
he might have added billiard tablc.-Rut
land Herald. No wonder tho assistant ed
itor of the Globe cries "Blessod Rutland,
In time champagne might be added, unde
such liberal administration.
Something must be done for Ohio. Sh
has now only the president, secretary of TIL
treasury, ckief justice of the supreme court
general of the army, vice-admiral aud sew
eral dozens OF lesser lights. "Don" Camera
and Jim" Blaine out of the cabinet, But
Ter displeasod, lots of postmasters trenholm
in their boots-something must be don't
'Rah for Ohio