The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31
Pith and Point.

IT is believed that there are not less than
| 10000 invalid tourists in California.
THERE are now about one hundred thirty
steamers in the various European lines.
KossUTH at 81, amused himself hugely
with the late carnival festivities at Naples
ST.. PAUL, Mimi, has a retail grocer who
breaks figin half to get the correct weight.
GOV. ROBINSON says Massachusetts has
spent S1S,OOO,OO in soldiers aid since 1861.
A RECENT storm damaged the North
eastern railway of England nearly 100000.
THREE American young women sojourn-
ing at Monte Carlo each wear live parrot
in their hats.
THERE is an anti-lying society in Illinois.
Members who embroider on the truth are
fined one dollar.
BEN PERLEY PooRE outranks all other
autograph fiends. His collection contains
10000 specimens.
A RIFLE that sends forth forty death
dealing bits of lead minute is a new thing
in Steyr, Austria.
THE New England Conservatory can prob
ably boast of the youngest violin student on
record-a bright little boy of four.
A HoLYoKE paper-mill hand, 20 years old,
who had always been regarded as poor, was
found after his death to have had $4,000.
MIR. CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER in the
April Harper appeals to women to give up
the bric-a-brac craze and return to the old
simplicities of housekeeping.
THERE is an ex-confederate soldier in
Athens who belonged to nine different regi-
ments during the war and was never in
! fght.-Augltstd (Gd) Chronicle.
ELIZA RICARBY, a rich woman of New Or
leans, left two-thirds of her estate to another
woman on condition that she takes care of a
little dog belonging to the deceased.
In late lecture at Yale Professor Arthur
1. la'liey sIa.eu ClaU no less tnan lo,oo9
pessol'S III JI ainuay III Une OniVeu
o'a'es iioin lhe "uVS vi couPllne cars
ARE you marrying man.? was asked
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.omn O. les, 81; Vas oi,e proinp'
'0plS' u" oio' ~ man A1''''''H''
WOMEN are liable to make mistakes, but
the one hasn't been born yet who would
mistake plush sacque for sealskin If an
| other woman had 1t on-NelC HdUen NeUS.
THE latest novelty in the line of insurance
is a company that contracts to pay men who
are removed from once sum suihcient TO en-
| able them TO 1--we while seeking other work.
A DENTIST who has received compensa-
ton which he regards as insufficient. IRON
| ically asks his client if he intended the fee
! for his servant "No monsieur" he replied,
it is for both of you. "-French Joke.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Auburn IN. W
AdUertiser notes that Second Chronicles
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is 50 ieaIous Of his rivals q nair If net snider
monkeys in a neighhoring CAGE that he
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thar nrotrnJiny tails
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OF friday Will not be pleased TO learn tha'
tins Is a thoroughly FRIDAY year 1t came ~
on FRIDAY, VIII go out on Friday, and VIII
nave hfty-three Fridays; Ihere are ioul
months IN the year that nave hve Fridays
each changes Oh tIe moon occur hve tlilles
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GENERAL HANCOCK was solicited to take
me insurance policy last September; Tie
replled as follows regret mat 40 no.
leel al llperty TO dlhilhish my income py th'
amount necessary Tor such insurance OF
even the most liberal terms. am muci
obllged 10 you Tor having troubled yoursel
IN the matter and for giving me the oppor
tunity Tor consideration. l may return tt
the matter iater' out can 90 hothlhg lurthei