The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-09-12
DHsrred eMaHrr.
Notes and Comments.

For the month ended June 30th nearly
o 600 900 dozen eggs we're imported into
the United States, and for the year ended
June Both 15,279,065 dozens, valued at
$2,677, GOA were imported.
THE Richmond (virginia) Dispatch Is
OF the opinion that nobody realizes more
fully than Mr.. Jefferson Davis that this
is now consolidated, centralized, power.
full, or rather irresistible government, capa.
BILE or working its will with either Boston
rioters or South Carolina secessionists,
What he tries to show, it explains, is that
it became a Nation by demonstrations
or extra-constitutional methods.
Boston HERALD "Of Joe Mcdonald
as presidential candidate, the Cipcin.
natl Enquirer says He does not possess
any of the elements of courageous leader.
ship. He is not a leader of men al ALL.
He is an amiable, voluptuous, successful
lawyer. He has not decision OF charac.
ter, hates to antagonize anybody, and you
might just as we'll elect Mr.. Pickwick
President of the United States as Joe Nc.
Donald for any good he will do himself
or the country Nevertheless, between
Pickwick Mcdonald and Joey Bagstocks
Tildeu, we should prefer the amiable
Pickwick. Anybody but those devilish
sly chaps"
THE WEEKLY LONG ISLANDER; " Not
a little scandal and amusement resulted
on Sunday morning last from an incident
that occurred in the handsome little
church which is attended by our honored
townsman, Mr.. Charles A. Dana of the
New York Sun. The morning being some
what sultry Mr.. Dana had closed his eyes
and committed himself to profound med
itation. The clergyman, the Rev. Elias
Pinwickle, DID,, was reading the first les
son, the fifth chapter of Daniel, and had
just given the Hebrew prophets interpre-
tation of the handwriting on the wall at
Belshazzars's feast, Meme, meme, tekel
upharsin," when the congregation was
surprised to hear Mr.. Dana exclsim mo,
no; no such thing What was written
was, The republicans must gol He
was adding, Turn the rascals out when
Deacons Clapp and McFeathers elected
him.
New YORK SUN: "What splendid liv.
ing the Presidents party are procuring
for themselves in the untrodden wilds of
the far, far West President Arthur
himself supplied the. camp with heavy
catch of glorious trout another member
of the party brought in an enormous elk,
and the others brought in two antelopes
and full supply of mountain grouse and
wild ducks, rich, ripe and juicy. Think
of it all, and grow hungry at the thought /
Their they had the fun of building the
fires, the frolic of the cooking, and the
maddening delights of the hungry soul
over the thrilling scent of. the roasting
and broiling game. Then what feast
and what festive novelty after the grace
had been said. But oh, there must have
been specks of grief in their minds amid
it all over the thought that the water was
brackish, and they could find nothing else
to drink. Think of it all Think of the
gamesomeness and bountifulness of life
in the far, far West, and rejoice over the
fact, dear reader, that its cheer Is open
and free to you. Broad are our prairies,
lofty our mountains, and let the American
eagle scream 70