The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-01-06
Pith and Point.


hundred acres.
In Iowa there lives man who draw
pension because ten years ago his
struck him with broomstick.
IT isn't necessary to be a millionaire
enjoy this life. S999,090 will provide grt
many comforts.-Nerchant Trayeler.
THE Genio Medico- Qotrugico records
fact that a woman of Valladolid recent
gave birth to seven children in two days.
A TREE at Tampa, Fla, yielded 11,d
oranges, which is said to be the largest nu
Der ever known to be taken from one tree
A SOUTHERN critic lkens certain ltera
lady's sonnets to " the silvery texture of
cobweb endowed with the durability Of
pearl"
A SHARK was recently captured in
East river, near the Brooklyn bridge, an
everybody is wondering why he wanted
leave Wall street.-Merchdnt TrdUeler.
PAUL DE SAINT-VIcToR, the late famo
literary critic, had superstitious fancy tn
he could write well only by using an in
stand which he had bought in Switzerland.
In the national house of represent
tlVes there are forty-two Johns, twent
seven Jameses, forty Williams, twenty-oI
Charleses, seventeen Thomases, and I'd
Georges.
A New YORK man had his wife arresttX
for carrying concealed weapon. In cou
it was shown that she was in the habit
taking off her wooden leg and beating hi
with it.-Chicdgo Tribune.
QUITE a sensation was caused in a Sacr
mento millinery store the other day by
stray mule which entered the place ant
after leisurely walking the full length of IL
floor, lay down on the porch to repose.
A MAN appeared on the streets of Denvt
recently driving team of fully-develope
elks, worth 800 and capable of travelii
one hundred miles a day. The childre
thought Santa Claus had come to town.
THERE is an ex-vice-president alive,
seems, whom everybody has forgotten id
souri,, who in 1858 was chosen by the senatj
to fill the place of Vice-president Williar|
r. King.
IT is stated that Chief Justice Waite Ind
worn out five satin robes since he took hi
seat on the bench" If he were to put
cushion on the bench his clothes wouldn't
wear out so fast, and he would find the sed
much more comfortable.-No rrjstown Herald
THE editor of a newspaper in the stat
thus appeals to his delinquent subscribers
! To all those who are in arrears one veal
or more who will come forward and pal
up arrearages and for year in advance, WI
| will give a first-rate obituary notice grat
in case it kills them. THE Sunny South.
THE manufacturer who started the manu-
facture of roller-skates has made a roun'
million of dollars in the business. He began
in a little woodshed, and now has a factor
of over 1000 feet in length. If the roller
skating craze " continues to disappear
! the woodshed will be large enough again.
Mr.. VANDERBILT was often in need c
small change, says Mr.. Chauncey Depew
" He invariably invested his income Ion
time before he received it, so that he wa
| constantly in debt and pressed for money
| Indeed know no man of my acquantanc
who was so often in need of small change"
THE persons who invested in the divin
| speculation to obtain 100000 worth of gol,
which was sunk years ago in the ship Al
| fonso NIL, off the west coast of Africa
! have been rewarded by harvest of gol
from the gray sand fields. The divers hav
! got up nearly all the gold, and have sent i
to England.
a PARTISAN was boasting to his untravee
friends that he had made the trip from New
| York to Havre in five days. When he wa
laughed at for the absurdity of his statement
he replied, with dignity ooh it is only W
first-class passengers that can make sucl
good time. The second-class passengers d
not arrive until two days later"
ALUMNUs Injecting his old professor, afte
greetings): I'm glad to hear. professor
that you are going to lecture in our town OF
your favorite old-time topic" Professor
Eyes, yes. But have Invested it of tech
nicalities-in fact, recast it-so that it will
reach persons of very limited requirements
Hope to see you there. "-Horper's Bazar.
"IN the mountains above Chico" say
the Tombstone Ari) Epitoph," the resident
along lumber tiume have a novel way G
getting their mail. 1t is started on raj
from the head of the t1ume at regular dates
and the people below watch for it, take on
what belongs to them, and then send tn
raft, with its precious cargo, on the way"
The "ordeal bean " of Madagascar
which innocent people are supposed to b
able to eat with impunity, though it is sur
death to criminals, is described in Compile
Rendus as being very poisonous druI
which kills by arresting the respiration
Nevertheless, the chemists are working i
up into new medicine, and one investi
! gator hopes to make it useful in palsy an,
| other nervous troubles.
The clerks at Moses Rabbenstein's wer
making up box of old clothes to give to
certain poor mission. "I'll put in coat,
said one I'm put in pair of shoes sal
another. TN put in a pair of pants" sal,
a third Finally they reached Moses
What will you put in, Mr.. Rabbenstein?
asked the book-keeper. ",Vell, poys, dime
ish pooty hart vid me, unit eef eet ish all de
shame to you, I'll yoost put in der BILL
Merchant TrdceHer.
SAYS Connecticut exchange" A daugh
ter was born few days ago to Mrs. Jane
Camp of Trumbull which weighed tw
pounds only. 1t was too small to be dresses
in any of the garments which had been pre-
pared for it. The child sleeps in a doll
cradle belonging to an elder sister, and
though it has not grown in size, it appears t
be perfectly healthy. The father takes
ring from his little finger and easily draw
it over the infants hand and arm"
The Gozeue of Exeter, n. H., relates tina
a young clergyman of very boyish appear
ance was engaged to supply the vacant pul
pit of "A church in neighboring town. HI
was so small that he was concealed iron
view by the reading-desk, and an old lad
who sat close by was much concerned t
see a boy in the place of the expected clergy
man. So she arose very softly, stepped o
tip-toe to the pulpit stairs, and, beckonin
with her foretinger, whispered loudly, i
coaxing accents, "Come down, my boy
you mustn't sit there; that's the place for til
| minister"
AFTER General Grant had appointed
Judge Taft secretary of war he invited
number of the leading republican senator
to dine with him at the white house, tina
they might become personally acquainted
He forgot, however, to invite Judge Taft
who consequently was not present, so thos
invited to meet him did not have the pleas
ure of seeing him. On another occasion
when congress was investigating the Wash
ington real estate pool, General Grant sen
one of his sons to the capitol to invite, il
formally, dozen republican senators [
dine at the white house for a conference,
The young Grant mistook that stanCh demo