Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-06-26
Notes and Notions.

that If the self-binding machines are put
into the fields by farmers, they will burn
them, and that the grain stacks of all farm
ers who employ these machines will be
burned also.
The most important matter that came
before Congress was not acted upon. That
body allowed six months to pass away with
out improving upon the present method OF
counting the electoral vote. If, with the
dangers of the winter of 1917 fresh in the
mind, the matter was not considered of
sufficient Importance to be acted upon, when
will IL bel
The blow has fallen and Anderson is
night editor no longer. The proprietors Of
the Philadelphia North american, after hear
ing him swear, reached the conclusion that
he was not the sort of North American that
they cared to have in their employ, and ac-
cordingly they informed the boss liar of the
continent that "on and after Friday, June
2lst, your-Anderson' will be no
longer required" And so he is now at lib
erty for new venture.
The following story is told of Mr.. Bryant
by one of his business associates "One
morning many years ago, after reaching his
Office, and trying in vain to begin work, he
turned to me and said al can't get along
this morning" "Why not" asked. "Oh,"
he replied, I" have done wrong. When on
my way here little boy flying kite passed
me. The string Of the kite having rubbed
against my face, seized it and broke it.
The boy lost his kite. But did not stop to
pay him for it. did wrong. fought to
have paid him."
THE country is informed that one Nc
CURE, submarine diver, proposes on a
wager of 100000 to walk under the water
on the bottom of the Ohio river from Gin
cinnati to Cairo, distance of over five hun
dred miles, in twenty-five days. This is
clear ahead of anything that Leander, of
Abydos, or Paul Boynton, of England, ever
attempted Pharoah and some other gentle
men attempted the same feat some years
ago in the Red sea, but from the fact that
they have not since been seen it is generally
thought that they were unsuccessful.
The figures of drink are among the most
amazing of statistics. At little gathering
of lager beer drinkers and makers, in New
York and of New York, the other night, the
facts as to the consumption of this product
were brought out. The leading New York
and Staten Island breweries sold in New
York between May LIST, 1877, and May LIST,
1878, the total amount of 5,771, 1896 kegs of
lager. There are ll5 glasses in a keg, SO
that for that year New York drank the mod
est sum of 3,757 ,040 glasses of lager beer
At five cents a glass this would cost about
S33,000,0O0.
THE following is an, extract from a pr.
vate letter from General Grant, written in
Paris, May Goth: "My travels abroad have
been very agreeable thus far, though often
feel homesick. In a few weeks / shall leave
here for the north Of Sweden and Norway
return to the south Of Europe for the win
ter, and go back to America next spring
should go this fall, but have no house
there, except my Long Branch house, which
is not fit for winter quarters. By returning
in the spring l can occupy it for few
months and prepare permanent house in
the meantime"
In the organization of greenback clubs
we counsel every able-bodied member Of
these organizations to become as proficient
as possible in the manual of arms. In time
of peace it is well to prepare for war. Ii
every greenback club there should be drill
rnaster-that is, in every club whose mem
bers are brave enough to stand at all times
under all circumstances, to defend theil
rights as citizens. We, the PEG
pie, are in rebellion against the untaxed no
bility of this country. We, the people, pro
pose to have our rights, peaceably, and b,
means of the ballot if possible-by the bay
onet if we must. "-Lacrosse Democrat.
ALREADY the talk has begun in relation
to the successor to the Paris Exposition
Next year there is to be grand show a
Milan to which the world is to be invited +,
contribute, we presume, and after that Their,
will be rest until 1881. In February
1881, what is known as the Society o
Economic Interests of the Eternal Cit,
will open an international exposition which
will last until the following July. Tn
Italian government has already moved il
the matter and will shortly ask Parliamen
to make an appropriation of ten million lir
something less than s2,000,OOO--to cove
the expenses. Preparations for the Milal
fair are already in progress.