The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-02-01
Pith and Point.

900 persons.
A WESTERN man has offered 81 900 for the
capture, dead or alive, of the devil. He
doesn't offer enough to make 1t pay.
A SHOP in the Italian city of Bari on the
Adriatic, bears this sign. " LeeChes, bread
sold in slices or loaves, and tuition in mathe-
matcs."
IT is all very well to talk about mind
reading, but the thing that should be en-
couraged is newspaper reading. -BUrtngton
HdWkeVe.
THE Scotsman of Edinburgh tells of an
elephant which swallowed chest of clothes,
consisting of shirts, trousers, boots, coats
and brushes.
A SWEET POTATO measuring four feet and
one inch in length and two inches in di-
ameter was exhibited in East GAINESVILLE,
Ga, recently.
THERE has just been added to the New
York Law Library at Albany well-pre-
served copy of " Ptolemys Geography"
printed in 1911.
AN English philanthropist says there are
no fewer than 10000 gypsy children in En-
gland of whom not more than five per cent
are able to read and write.
MISTRESS: " Did you put the coal in the
stove, Bridget" New importation: did,
num- but it will be sum tonne before it gifts
hot, fur the fires out. "-Tid-B Bits.
THERE is in Japan temperance associ-
alton whose members are firmly pledged
not to use even drop of alcoholic liquor
until all the waters of the earth change to
the same drink.
preached the other day on " The Relation
of Ministers to their Parishes" The local
paper the next morning had it: The Rela-
ton of Ministers to their Pharisees."
THERE are two sisters between fifty and
sixty years old, living near Dalton, Ga,
who have not seen each other for sixteen
years, although they live only four miles
apart and are on perfectly friendly terms.
THE Minneapolis Tribune has invited all
the old settlers of Minnesota to tell in its
columns how much colder the weather used
to be in the days when they were young.
Some picturesque whoppers may confidently
be expected.
A SCIENTIST says: " If the land were fiat
tened out the sea would be two miles deep
all over the world" If any man is caught
tattening out the land, shoot him on the
spot. A great many of us can't SWIM
NorristoUn Herald.
IT is said that Nashville lady sent an
easy-chair back to the factory three times
to have the seat made "a little SOFTER"
then a little harder" and so on. Finally
it suited her exactly and she paid for it. The
chair-seat had not been touched.
REGARDING the benefits of advertising by
way of circulars sent through the mails, a
Philadelphia tailor discovered that not one
in twenty were carried out of the post-ofiice
by the recipients and that not one in one
thousand brought him a customer.
The monument which Indiana is to rear
to her soldiers and sailors is to cost $3.50, 900,
which is 100000 greater than that of the
famous German national monument at
Niederwald, and will exceed that of any
monument in this country except the Wash
ington monolth
A CHURCH in a country town had been
erected and dinner was given, at the con-
clusion of which the health of the builder
was proposed. Thereupon he rather eng
matically replied that he was more
fitted for the scaffold than for public speak
ing. "-IOrOnto Mail.
AN Esquimaux woman who has lived in
this country long enough to learn the lam
guage says her people never wash or battle
and have no rulers and no form of govern
ment. Every one does exactly as he peases
and all are contented with their lot, not
knowing anything better.
WE have decided that all subscribers who
call at this office and pay for the Blizzard
year in advance beginning with January
l, shall have their receipts written in red
ink. This will, of course, entail consider
able expense, but we are making money
and can afford it.-OH CitU Blizzard
A SCHENECTADY doctor recommended a
a boiler-shop two hours per day. 1t is
stated that she did so and was cured. The
doctor will probably send nervous gentle
men to sewing societies on the same princi-
pie. 1t would be pretty heroic treatment,
however
THE curious fact has been demonstrated
by Sir John Lubbock that certain kinds of
ants are unable to exist without keeping
other ants as slaves, though why this is so
he has not found out On removing the
slaves from a nest of fifty slave-hoding
ants he found that the latter Immediately
commenced to die off, and We're speedily
reduced in number to six, when the slaves
were returned and the mortality ceased.
FIRST Boston girl: &c must peremptorily
decline to continue my anterior acquaint-
ance with Minerva Beaconlight." Second
third and fourth Boston girls Gn chorus):
Why?" First Boston girl " Because she
unsuffusedly confessed this morning that
her domiciliary residence had not once been
the scene of burgarious intrusion, nor her
paternal sire the subject of highway inter-
ception and embargo. "-Butalo Express.
\ PENNSYLVANIA lawyer who went West
and settled in Minneapolis does not appear
enamored of the climate. He says " 1t
must be confessed that our Minnesota win
tiers are hard on professional people. For
one hundred twenty days in succession
there is not sign of a thaw even on the
walks. Before spring returns the vitality Of
people who are shut up in offices is nearly
exhausted, and they have dragged,
pumped-out appearance that can only be
explained as the result of the severity OF
the climate"
HERE are some OF the prices paid for we'll
known horses in years past; Smuggler,"
$4,000; " Woodford Mambrino," $40, 900 re-
fused; " Pocahontas," 30, 600; "Jay Gould"
$4,000; Lady Thorne," $4,000; "Black-
wood" 10000; Governor Sprague," S27,
800; Happy Medium" $4,000; George
NJ Patchen," $4,000; Sam Purdy," S22,-
OOO Rosalind," $4,000 Lulu" $4,000:
Edward Everett" $4,000; Socrates"
$4,000 Startle," $4,000; LADY Maud"
$4,000 Jules Jurgenson," $4,000; "Gil-
breth knox," 1900; Lady Stout" S15,-
600; allie West" $4,000; Kirkwood, +"
$4,000; Electioneer," Sl2 900; "Mam.
brine Pilot" $4,000.
JOE NELSON fixed up a bathroom in his
new house, and the first of the week. on
one of the coolest days of the year, he con-
cluded to try it, He had given consider
able personal attention to the completion of
his dwelling, doing many of the finishing
jobs himself and if tools, paint, etc, be-
came somewhat mixed up with toilet articles
il is no wonder, Joe had probably not taken
a bath for some time and experienced the
need Of soap, and soft soap was what he
wanted on this occasion After a perse-