Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-02-23
WAITS AND HINTS.

town.
We knew II was coming, but still its ad.
vent rather surprised us, and here IL is in
poetry unsurpassed
Tho shades Of night were falling fast,
When up the street Tuscan passed,
Beneath his box his form was bowed,
And evermore he yelled aloud
Blue glass;
st. Adams revels in "War Drama" Just
to keep in memory the "Fenian Raid" We
should not be surprised yet if they made an
effort to get old Bunker Hill monument
"moved" up there. 1t would be quite an
ornament to 1.-THE park"
Newport has the latest novelty, it is a
"slang" party. As "birds Of a feather, etc.,
we suppose they are large and we'll attended,
and friend Camp wisely suggests that
ISLANDER" party would be even more success.
full. How thoroughly he undsrsta nds his
nieghbors!
What disreputable set the farmers must
be over in Franklin county. Tue Messenger
says Of them. IA little sap boiled down to
nothing aud intimidated with a great deal Of
last years maple sugar, may be expected
along soon." Now, brother, is not this worse
than dead-headiug on railroads.
All Of President Grants recent official ut
terances have been Of character to make
patriotic people regret that his term Of Office
is so near its close.-HarJord COurant.
Count us out on that, as we claim to be
patriotic, and we have not forgotten easy and
Babcock and Shepherd yet. No, let us have
a new deal.
A correspondent, who don't wear any
blue eye glasses, says of local editor in
his vicinity, 81 don't know Mr.. -, but l
should judge that two yards of cloth would
make him full suit Of Clothes" which is
rather "sarkastic," as A. Ward would say.
1t can't be that this severe winter has shriv-
eled self conceit into such narrow limits.
Old Massachusetts, has more things than
are set down in ordinary philosophy besides
sending Ben Butler to congress. A young
lady went to the city clerk 10 Lawrence, the
other day, to consult the records, and found
to her establishment that she was a boy.
OF course she was grati6ed as the women Of
the old Bay State are determined to vote.
The Newport Express aud St. Adams pa
pers are in "state." Now, boys, don't, for
we who read both sides readily see that your
astounding assertions must be taken cum
grano sails. Don't you remember that fun
damental principle Of a standard work on
morals which you read IN your long since
departed youth errare est humanmm
Ponder and be cautious how you speak.
Was it Solomon who said there was moth,
ing new under the sun ? Well, he was about
right, but some things are strange which
happen. One is the death Of a postmaster
we know none ever resigned, but this one
died. Yes, he died, aud he lived in Canada
too, but the prospect of Hayes or Tiden was
too much for him. Probably he rather die
than resign as most others would, We suppose.
The Chicago Times is shocked to think
that Judge Bradley lives in the house once
occupied by Stephen A. Douglass, but it
never seems to think that the Times Aourishe
in Chicago, city honOred by Mr.. Douglass
also. 1t we are going into the "disgrac'
business" the people will not be long decid
ing which is the greater disgrace, the Chicago
Times or Judge Bradley.
The New York Times nd other partisan
journals have tried to make out that Gov
Tilden's reforms were all shams, etc. Il
seems from recent figures that he has cur.
tailed expenditures on the canals Sl56,OOO
no trihing sum these hard times If Gov
Tilden has introduced any reform, he is en-
titled to the credit Of it, as much as thougI
he were a republican. 1t is the deed, no
the party, which deserves the credit.
We have pulled" Rutland as the pros
pective state capital long enough it has JUS
come out that the people are paupers. On,
of her papers says it cost SIT 600 to supper
the towns poor, last year, which, Of course
shows that the town is as poor as the tradi
tional turkey Of the most patient man tn
world ever knew. And still they want tn
scale works." probably to weigh out the "a
tons to the paupcrs.
Nothing like going away from home t
get the news. Only few days ago the old
well informed Boston Journal gravely toll
the public Saginaw bay was in Vermont
aud now the Newport Standard says MI
Spencer, the new state prison superintendent
was "over twenty years station agent 10 St
JOhnsbury." They must get their news W
at the "hCad of navigation" by express
surely.
The Boston Post has hit upon a happ
thought. 1t is, that all New England ant
Canada constitute the backwoods countr,
from which the club" is to draw. Yer
likely we are mere dependencies of tho oil
city Of the Puritans, but now and then "
go to New York to purchase a paper cOllal
a print dress for the wife, and "nick -nacks'
for the nursery. Boston is big place, bu
it is not all creation, even if Faneuil hall il
there, aud the speaking bronze" of Web
ster and Everett look down on Beacon st.
An exchange says, "Sixty.four thousan
book agents III this country survive to BAIL
the scheme Of national tranquility and happ
ness which the fifteen electoral paci6catol
are trying to complete" We don't Cal
much about the electoral commission