Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-12-21
Miscellaneous Items.

1t is reported that on the death OF
the Tycoon of Japan, ten high digni-
taries demanded the unspeakable IA
vor of being allowed to rip them
selves up in honor of the deceased
ruler. Five only were found worthy
the others not being deemed suffi-
GENTLY noble.
"Josh, 1 say, l was going down
street t'other day, and I seed a tree
bark" "Golly,S Sam, | seed it hollow"
II seed the same one leave" "Did it
take its trunk with it ?'' "No, it left
that for board"
A hole in tin pan or dish may be
mended by cleaning around its edges,
sprinkling on a little rosin, putting
on lump of solder and heating the
other side with a lamp, or otherwise,
until the solder melts.
A man, a short distance from the
city, says no one need tell him that ad-
vertising won't cause big rush, for
he advertised ten bushels of grapes for
sale, and the next morning there was
not one left-the boys stole 'em all.
A good substitute for buffalo robes,
which are now very costly, may be
made from the skin of bullock, which
is naturally soft and woolly, or of
sheep skins tanned with salt and alum
and rubbed until pliable.
Last spring a man in New York
sold $500 worth of Northern Spy ap-
pies from 80 trees,
In Denmark one cannot cut down
his own trees without a permit from
the government.
Good fences always pay better
than lawsuits with neighbors.
n. P. Willis was struck with par
alysis Dec. 1St.
Government has gold in vaults to
the amount of $102,000,O00.
The plantations of the brothers
DaviS-Jetf. and Joe-are leased to
an association of colored men.
What did Lot do when his wife
turned to salt? Got a fresh one.
Men are called fools in one age for
not knowing what men are called
fools for asserting in the age before.
Speaking of the influence of female
society, Thaokery says: "AlI men
who avoid female society have dull
perceptions, and are stupid, or have
gross tastes, and revolt against what
is pure"
A good deal Of the consolation Of
fered in this world is about as solac-
ing as the assurance Of the man to his
wife when she fell into the river
You'll find ground at the bottom, my
dear"
Working for bare life--making
clothes for new baby.
Drive your cattle upon the ice, if
you want cowslipS in the winter.
At wooden wedding in Detroit, a
would-be guest, who was unable to
be present, sent his regrets, written
on a shingIe.
A clergyman located somewhere
"out west" asked a woman whom he
had baptized, as she was coming out
of the water, how she felt in her mind
and was considerably surprised tC
hear her answer warmly, Bully
Why is a newspaper like gooC
wife? Because every man shoulC
have one of his own and not borrow
. his neighbor's.
The last case Of jealousy is that of
a lady who discarded her lover-a SCI
captain-because he hugged th'
shore.
A man lately stopped at a hotel il
this place, taking supper, lodging anC
breakfast, and having his horse takel
care of during his stay. For this h
was charged 1925, and after gettin!
home wrote the following epistle t.
the landlord:
WEST PoRT, Oct. %, 1866.
SIR i Stade with you Frida
. Night | Paid my Bill what a Bill whe
| put it on my book was mad %
cts I travild from West Port to Bo;
t ton from Burlington to your Plac
l never Paid no Bill like that you ca
5 have one weak to make it rite If nc
j ... $4,000, ,,c,,r lioIzor trala