The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-08-05

through the next political contests Phtlo-
deiphid North american.
INSTRUCTOR in rhetoric: Give an example
of syllogism." Logical freshman: All
men are more or less alike. l am man;
therefore l am more or less alike. '-Ydle
Record.
IT is intimated that President Cleveland's
desire to keep the newspaper men out of the
woods when he takes his vacation Is be-
cause he prefers to tell his fishing stories
himself.
WHAT is the best thing for potato bugs"
asks rural subscriber. Up to the time OF
going to press nothing has been found more
satisfactory than potatoes. Binghdmton Re-
publican.
IT is estimated that more than fifty thou
sand words, mostly official business, are
now being telegraphed daily from Mt. Nc
Gregor. There are about fifty reporters on
the mountain.
THERE is decided over-production of
authors in this country. A single publish
ing house in New York has refused within
one month no less than one hundred fifty
manuscript volumes.
A LADY subscriber writes; al wish to
learn to play the piano really well. Where
would you advise me to go?' To the woods,
dear lady, to the dark, deep, dangerous
woods.-London Figaro.
SENATOR BLAcKBURN of Kentucky says
of the seventeen democrats who voted
against it, and / have never seen the day
that l would not vote for its repeal"
A LADY lately testified in court that a
nuisance was not offensive to her because
she had become used to it. If people would
not become used to nuisances the health of
our cities would materially improve.-Bo
Post.
AN article in late number of Science on
the subject of Chicago river pollution showed
that the death rate in that city had de-
creased almost in exact proportion to the
increase in the number of miles of completed
sewers.
AT last reports all but twenty-five mem
bers of congress had left Washington. This
is to be credited to the weather. When the
mercury remains above ninety degrees for
ten days in succession even office-seekers
succumb.
IT is a settled fact that the common house
fly has no ears and consequently cannot
hear, but as an Offset he has a smeller which
can guide him to the sugar-bowl in bee
line for a distance of eighty feet-Detroit
Free Press
THERE is hint to monument associations
in the experience of the New York commit
tee. 1t opened the books for subscriptions
and the Western Union Company started il
with 5000. The next sum was s 900, the
next 500, and in ten subscriptions it fell tC
fifty cents.
LIKE General Grant, the first Napoleon
died of cancer. In his case the cancer was
in the stomach instead of the throat. Ii
caused him much severer pain than Grant
suffered. Toward the last he could not di
gest his food. He was tormented by con
slant thirst
WE still hold to the opinion that in one
way or another the party in control is bount
to dispense the patronage, and will in tn,
end hand over the lions share to its adher
ents. This can be done without any grea
violence to the terms of the law.-PhHd
delphid North american.
FATH-CUREs are recognized by the Londol
Lancet, which says there is no question tina
they are wrought. There is no miracle il
faith-healing, but it would be miracle i
faith-healing did not occur under favorable
conditions The mistake that has been mad
is in proclaiming fath-cures as religious
function.