Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-11-02
Miscellaneous Items.

corners sends us four pins, three OF
which were taken from the gizzard Of
hen belonging to Mr.. H. Young Of
Iartland, the remaining pin had
worked clean through the gizzard in
20 the solid flesh. The hen was in
perfect health when killed and so far
from suffering any sort of inconveni-
ence from this sort of diet, would Ger
tainly seem to have grown fat upon
her metallic meal. The pins bear
every external evidence of having
been through the hen, and are sharp
enough certainly to have pointed her
moral ifnot adorned her tail.-Bur.
Times.
In Lower California a ranch OF
$1,000 acres can be had for the mere
asking.
The rebel debt is $2,50O,OOOOOO.
The Constitutional amendment for
ever prohibits its payment.
One of the dupes of a New York
advertising -swindler, who sent the
requisite amount of fractional curren-
cy for the purpose Of learning seer
tain and quick mode of getting rich,
received the reply-"work like the
devil, and don't spend a cent =
A prize fight recently took place
between two women in \ CIV
York dance house. \ ring was pitch
ed, seconds, umpire and bottle-holder
chosen. The women Invested them
selves of curls and waterfall, and fell
to man fashion, until after several
rounds, the sponge was thrown, and
victory declared for one Jennie Kelly.
4 Philadelphia paper says it is e8-
timated that the corn crop Of Pennsyl-
vania for the present year will amount
to about 3O.000,000 bushels, being an
average yield of 80 bushels for every
acre planted.
Eight million bushels of corn, have
been exported from New York the
present year; twenty-siX million lbs.
of beef, seventeen million of butter,
, sixteen million of lard, nine million OF
2, tallow. and three million OF tobacco.
Saxony, like Hanover, stood out
well against the naughty demands Of
t Prussia, but like that kingdom, was
obliged to succumb to them. Prussia
: mode5tly takes now only ten million
forms from her, with the famous for
tress of Koeingstein. The territory
Il and people will be absorbed by Prus-
STA in a few years at the most, and
- historic and artistic Dresden will be-
: come Prussian city.
The report of the state Auditor of
l. Iowa shows that there are 100,598
: cattle, 1892 horses, 13,751 mules,
:, 1915 sheep, and 61,214 swine in
that state.
le The product Of butter and cheese
j. in this country it is said, is a third
Il larger than last year. But traders
III and dairymen keep their stock back
u and the prices go up.
lie From fve-eishths Of an acre Of land
to in Wrentham, Mass, this season, 81
B. bushels of selected and six bushels of
a small potatoes, mostly Jackson whites,
II, were dug,
t. Mr.. Harris, of the American Agri-
er culturist, had 245 bushels Of barley
. from less than five acres of land. He
as thinks the good crop was largely ow-
e. ing to understanding the field.
70 The Boston dealers are buying all
the apples they can secure in Maine.
and collecting them at Augusta, for
further transportation. The price
nv ranges from So to 81 per barrel.
r. SUCCESSFUL VILLAINY-A bold
ct scamp crossed the cline" with team
a on the evening of the 18th inst, and
no stopped at the house of a Canadian
ed farmer, named Casper Miner, inquiripg
2w if he could purchase a couple of tubs
81 OF nice butter for his own use Mr.
mr. Miner had three tubs which he would
cir sell and the stranger concluded to
Sc. take the third tub for friend, pre-
sh- senting a $50 greenback in paymen
ne. therefor. Having received his change
of the stranger drove off towards The
- cline" As the greenback has beer
pronounced very fair counterfeit
he will probably not be heard of i'm
ur nediately. Mr.. Miner resides on
E., cross-road in the vicinity of St. Al
to mand, G. E.
ear
am REVENUE RECEIPTs.--The Cham
a plain Journal says that the duties Of
,ut- goods entered at the Custom House a
the Rouse's Point during the month 0
lex September, amounted TO over $40
. a 900; and the receipts in gold to owe
ion $4,000.
Id OREGoN.-Gov. George L. Wood
of Oregon delivered his first annus
message before the Legislature of tina
ast state on the 18th inst The Cover
sta or, after rejoicing in the overthrow Q
1--WE slavery and the pernicious doctriD
lile of estate rights" pledges himself
the the Constitutional amendment pr
UGH posed by Congress. The messag
t 4 complains of the Indians as usual, al
ult. reports that over $4,000 have bee
VS. paid in the last two years for the su
age port of a state ASYLUM for the insan
INTO about being completed. The numbt
nal. of schools in the state is 443-a ga
and of nearly 100 in two years-with
his average attendance Of II, IA. Ii