Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-02-07
Miscellaneous Items.
The Baptists' complaint Dip


theory.
"Horse-hash" is the latest London
food novelty. 4,...r. .-.-1
The best lubricator for heated ma
chinery is said TO be parafne. nr7o -q.
An Illinois schoolmaster was shot
the other day for whipping pupil. 8q
An Ohio centenarian rejoices in his
sixth wife and twenty one children. 10
Over thousand young men are
out of employment in Detroit.
The Bishop of London Is hundred
years old. and reads without glasses.
The next session of the Vermont
Methodist Conference is to be held at
Swanton.
Rev. Mr.. Noyes of Sutton received
a donation visit recently from his
flock, who left him $I6O in money.
Regard what l am, never mind
what my father was, is an old Arabic
saying. t'- "l~ +
The Detroit man, who skated sixty
hours without intermission, is likely
to reap the fruits of his folly, his con-
dition being extremely critical. a-
An Indiana prisoner tried to escape
from Jail last week, but was prevent
cd by bullet in his heart sent 10y
the sheriff. ...s Il. s.....f- e. rs.- "a
The coal mines of England and
Wales give employment to nearly
three hundred aud thirty-three thou
sand men. -.- - -.
Hugh Roberts. Bellefontaine sex
ton overwOrked himself in digging
grave, few days ago, burst an ar
terry, and fell dead into it.
In New Orleans, in one week, five
persons died aged l0l, los, LOG, lO7
and III years. Five centenariM~ in
one week is some thing eXtroardiua-
ry.
Since the appearance of the Rind-
erpcst in England, it has carried off
27S,T20 cattle, and 56,SI4 healthy
animals have been slaughtered.
A soil may contain all the elements
necessary for fertility, be sufficiently
moist, and still not he fertile unless
the air have free access.
, Some inventive young lady has
set the fashion of keeping compliment
albums. Whenever she hears a good
thing said about her she writes it in
!, her album, and persuades the person
reported to have said it to sign her
| name to il.
, A Bible class was asked to name
tie precious stones named in the Bible.
After several sch 0lars had given ans
wers, one little fellow was called out.
, "Wcll, Thomas, what precious stones
have you found p birthstone, was
the reply.
The Georgia Convention costs So
600 day. 1t has been thirty davs
In session, and has adopted but twen-
ty lines OF the new Constitution.
1 The New Orleans Picayune says
, that $50 long as whiskey maintains
r its present price, and can be found
! at every cross road, there should be
no fear expressed as to starvation
q A negro woman at Columbus. Ca,
was seen 10y another, few days ago,
:. to throw her baby into the river
: The waves washed it ashore, and she
/ caught aad was about to throw it in
t again, when the other woman came
: up and stopped her.
The number of horses in the State
. is 80, ,229, valued at $3,829.471.-
There were 10000 more horses in
the State before the war.
John Benninghoff, a farmer of
/ Pennsylvania, receives from 100000
= to 100000 per month, being half the
I product of oil wells on his farm, and
: was so careless as to keep his money
t in his house; consequently a few
nights ago he was robbed OF $4,000.
= A dilapidatcd old darkey in Mont
t gomery while watching the monkeys
T. in menagcrie in that city recently,
n spoke thuslv: "Dem children got too
n much sense to come outen dat cage;
IS white folks cut dar tail off and set
st tionS. 4co
i. When a crack is discovered in a
stove, through which the fire or smoke
penetrates, the aperture may be eff
IS fectually and readily closed with
as composition consisting OF wood ashes
O. and common salt, made into a paste
se with water. Plaster this over the
ut crack. s aa2 ESQ fa 5aJ
"a In 1866 the census of Alabama was
~ taken under State laws. The emu
:, meration showed the number of males
o over 2l years old to be: whites, 1867
: 600; blacks, $1,000. The registra-
tion lists made before the election,
n for Convention, showed 1000 whites
and 10000 blacks. sQ E