The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-05-05
Pith and Point.

CoLLrEs are now the fashionable dog AT
ew York they will form tenth of the show.
THE hands on the dial of the house of
arliament clock, London, weigh one hum
red pounds each
A DOCTOR says that whenever person
neezes he should take drink of water and
e will not take cold.
THERE are said to be 600 American girls
tudying music in Milan, and hundreds of
theirs in other Italian cities.
MORMON missionaries are endeavoring to
bake converts among the natives OF New
ealand but with little su ccess.
"THE PILaRrM's PROGRESS " has been pub
shed in Canton in Chinese characters, and
lustrated by Chinese artists. All the char
cters are Chinese.
A Low vulgar fellow, whose real name is
bob Veal, is going into New York society
ute extensively as NJ. Chicken Salade.-
Philadelphid Ne,oS.
"PRIsoNER, tell me at once in what crcum-
tances you committed this theft" ooh,
our honor, in-in-in the most extenuatng
circumstances. "-French Wit
A BOY not yet seventeen years of age in
Pope county, Mimi, has invented " a COM
ined hay rake and cocker" for which he
as refused an offer of $4,000.
If the paper is any better this week than
sual the credit therefor should be given
my wife, who will occupy the editorial
hair.-Dupdge W) independent
THE man who thought he could grow wise
w eating sage cheese was own brother to
he one who believed he could live on the
hilk of human ADMINISTRATION udget.
WHILE nearly all workingmen are per-
ectly willing to share in the profits of the
rm or corporation for which they work,
hey do not say word about sharing in the
osses.
AS last resort some doctors in Wise
ounty, Virginia, buried rheumatic patient
p to the neck in the ground and allowed
i'm to remain in that position nine days.
lie was entirely cured.
A PARIS notary who drew up will, not
|ong ago, made clerical error which re-
ulted in giving fortune of 100000 francs
o the wrong man. The notary has Just
een condemned to pay this sum to the dis
ppointed legatee.
MOTHER, said little girl to her parent,
who takes great interest in charitable in
titutions, 81 wish l were an orphan"
Why so, my dear?" " Because | should
Zee more of you, for you are all the time
going to the orphan asylum. "-Journol
A LIFE insurance company in England
bears the amazing title of % The Royal Liver
Friendly Society" Its mission is not as
ulSht NATURALLY NC tHe insurance
bf persons afflicted with, or liable to, hepatic
disorders, but general, like all other life in
Furance companies.
TRAMP lat door, " Madam, could you give
ne little help? I'm one of the sufferers by
he st. Cloud cyclone" Lady: "Why, how
Fan that be? The cyclone occurred only
yesterday les; sI H 0, couldn't have got here by
bee, 1 was blown about three-quarters of
|he way by the cyclone"
THERE is a certain man living in Irwin
who is so outrageously tall that the other
lay when he got aboard train his ear
eaught on the signal cord and caused the
rain to stop. This is true, as we were an
eyewitness to the affair." The conductor
came near bouncing him from the train in
fonsequence.-G (Gd) Press.
" SPEAKING of extravaganza in dress :"
writes a correspondent, " the most expen-
sively dressed man l ever saw was an Afri-
can chief on the Gold coast. His wives had
hnointed him thoroughly with palm oil and
hen powdered him from head to foot with
gold dust. You never saw in your life a
man gotup so utterly regardless of expense"
In Scotland, recently, woman went to
register the birth of her child, and had to
answer the usual questions. To the one
Were you present at the BIRTH" the aston
shed woman answered: =" I'm the mither
bf the BARN" " But that is not an answer
you present at the birth?" Yes, of course"
She said, 60 was there"
A WESTERN man applied for pension on
the ground that he was badly injured by
confederate " ram " during the war. Inves-
legation showed that he was a sutler in the
army, and while out on a foraging expedi-
ton with some of the boys was painfully
butted through fence by an old sheep of
the male persuasion, the property of a con-
federate officer His story was true enough,
but--NorristoWn Herald.
THE names conjured up by Dickens are
more than matched by recent subscribers
to the New York World, from a list of which
the following are selected: Maria Pickles,
Cynthia OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES William
F. Peterfsh, John w. Cowhog Laura Loot
borrow, Maggie Mussmaker, j. Tyranny,
Minnie Bigghost, Fannie Vinegar Susie
Souse, Nora B. Freelove, Matte b. Toogood,
Molle Whiteneck, Picnic Sutficool, Effie
Bunk, Cora Coon, Viola Eystone, Rayte
Shivers, Pearl Shad, frankie Sample, John
George Dingledog, o. ID. Pancake, Dick
Turnipseed.
The habit of the canary to noisily join in
any conversation that may be going on in the
family circle is a reason why many refrain
. from keeping this cheerful little bird as
pet. A naturalist has discovered a way of
remedying the difficulty He says: eve put
in our canary-bird's cage every day little
mirror, as large as the palm of our hand,
taking care that neither sun nor light shall
dazzle him, and he will look at himself for
hours together with as much happiness as
any young gentleman you ever saw. When
we want him to stop singing we have only
to give him the mirror"