Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-04-17
Miscellaneous Items.

The health of the ex-rebel General
Robert E. Lee is reported to be fail
ing.
Slanders issuing from beautiful lips
are like spiders crawling from the
blushing heart of rose.
It is estimated that emigrants are
going to Wisconsin at the rate of 1000
a week.
A Canadian at South Vernon re-
Gently eat 3 IL pounds of maple su-
gar in twenty five minutes.
Think before acting. Impromptu
deeds are often as miserable as i'm
promptu verses.
Twenty nine persons united with
the congregational church at St. Al
bans on the 5th inst, on profession of
faith.
Henry Ward Beecher returns the
handsome sum of 3S,248, as his per-
sonal income for 1861 The profits
of Norwood are included no doubt.
A Maine editor has discovered that
the word ham means town, conse-
quently he who eats ham for breakfast
may devour a corner lot.
The peach trees in Southern Hi
nois are now in full blossom, and the
gardeners there promise ripe straw
berries in about three weeks.
At Peoria, ILL.,, hog ran into a
house and seized an infant from a era
die and ran off with it. The animal
was about devouring the babe when
the mother and few neighbors drove
it off.
Thousands of Poughkeepsians as
sembled on Wednesday morning to
see the '"steam man, who was announ-
ced to pass through that place en- route
to Albany. After waiting some time
it occurred to them that the day was
April l.
What carrot headed little brat is
that, madam? =? Do you know his
name ?"
Why, yes, that's my youngest son."
/ You don't say so. indeedl Why,
what dear little, sweet, dove eyed
cherub he is, to be sure T.
/ CHEAP TOOLs.-An ak costing 81,
with which laboring man can cut
so cords of wood per month, is a
cheaper tool than an ak costing but
one dollar and with which he can cut
only 40 cords The same holds true
of most cheap tools.
rls--::-- - H~-..~a~y annonneaa
a case where a child was born with
small p0X, the mother herself not be-
ing affected at ALL She had accident
ally come into communication with a
severe case Of small pox about six
weeks before the birth Of the infant.
VIM. G. Munson, formerly of Bris-
tol, has gone into bankruptcy in Wa
terloo, Wis, with liabilities to the am
omit Of over $4,000, of which S1O,-
900 Is due to parties in Addison coun-
ty.
Mr.. Edward Wallington of Saline.
Mich, from 1877 Cotswold ewes has
1877 lambs, all alive and doing well.
Two Of the ewes brought three lambs
each.
A captain of infantry was recently
sentenced in Paris to eight days con-
tinement for having been absent with
out leave. He requested his company
to assemble, and, going in front of
them he said: My boys, asked you
to come that might say adieu." He
drew pistol and shot himself through
the head.
Wake, lady, wake! the moon is high,
twinklin' stars are beamin', while now
and then, across the sky, meteor are
streamin' ! Wake, Sally, and look on
Ime-awake squire Nubbin' daughter
If I'll have you, and you'll have me
| (by gosh who threw that water ,
The Lisbon journals &C ord the
death in that city of a man named
Jose Santerno, at the age of one hun
dred and thirteen. He was born in
1855, the year of the great earth
quake, which destroyed large portion
of the Portuguese capital.
/ There is to be new edition of the
Scriptures, termed the Chicago Bible.
It's characteristic feature is an improv-
ed Family Record, suited to the grow
ing wants of the West. In addition to
the pages ordinarily devoted to births,
marriages and deaths, several leaves
will be devoted to divorces.
I To MAKE BLACKING. one gal
Hon of vinegar into a stone jug; add
tone pound of ivory black, well pull
tverized; half a pound of loaf sugar;
thalf an ounce of oil of vitriol, and one
Eounce of sweet oil, incorporate the
whole by stirring. This is blacking
lot very great repute.
/ MosQUIToEs.-Good If tue.-Par-
4leys Magazine contains the following:
| To get rid of these tormentors, take
a few hot Goals on a shovel, or a chat
ling dish, and burn upon them some
brown sugar in your bed rooms and
tparlors, and you effectually Danish or