Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-02-14

ped from Texas last year.
There were 1855 deaths in Cincin.
natl last year.
Advertising is one Of the powers
Of the world.
The English are distributing tracts
in Abyssinia.
To have a fish for supper, just drop
them a line.
The spring of domestic happiness,
offspring.
By the streets of "by-and-by" one
arrives at the house of never.
An Illinois farmer sold wheat from
three acres for 1921, says an exchange
One farmer in California produced
$4,000 lbs. of raisins last year.
In jealousy there is more love Of
self than Of any one else.
California has now on hand 220,-
100000 pounds of wheat. The price
must come down speedily.
An acre of growing wheat absorbs
and throws off ten tuns of water per
day,
Soaking wheat in brine is a pretty
effectual method Of destroying the
smut.
1t is said that the average yield of
milk yearly in France is only about
555 quarts to each mich COW.
There are 100000 head of cattle
in England, Scotland, and Wales, and
29,000000 sheep.
Nearly 100000 acres of land in
Great Britain, exclusive of Ireland
are devoted to cereals this year.
The yield of corn is said to have
never hnnn greater in Trvas than il
was last year.
Why is an author the most won
derful man in the world Because
his tale comes out of his head.
Mrs. James Gordon Bennett wears
100000 worth Of diamonds to the
opera.
The dominion of Canada has 142,
600 enrolled militia. The Fenian>
can scare them, however.
A woman in Iowa fell dead upor
hearing that her husband had beef
arrested Tor stealing cattle.
There are now in the State of New
York more than 500 cheese factories
using the milk of over 100000 cows
Vermont may have as many.
The soil Of both Minnesota and Cal
ifornia is being impoverished by hast
and improper cultivation. Hast
makes waste" true as ever.
A Cape Cod man expects in tw
years to raise a crop of 5000 bushel
of cranberries on a bog OF so acre
which he is planting.
Why was GoIiah astonished whe
David hit him with a stone? Becaus
such thing had never entered hi
head before.
"Tite butes," says Josh Billing
"air a luxury, inazmutch as they caus
fellow 2 forget all his other mi
cries"
A BURGLAR while engaged in roI
bing house, on hearing slight nois
exclaimed, Hang it, if they catch n
with these spoons l shall go to Co
gress, surep
care my steaks ready, fellow
bawled buck at an eating saloon.
NO." replied the waiter, "but
perceive your chops are"
Just a word here and a VOL
there, visit here and visit Their
a little kind deed here and anoth
there, and you are a missionary {
Christ, friend to the Sorrowful, al
bel per to the needy.
A little four year-old girl &tendC
church in Bridgeport, Conn, recent
and upon returning home her moth
asked her if she remembered the tee
cob, yes" said she, it was this: 1T
Ladies Sewing Society will meet
Mrs. So-and-so's house on Mond
next"
The following direction was on
letter which passed through the pc
Office:
Wood
John
Mass.
A shrewd postmaster finally deci
cd that it was intended for John [
dorwood, Andover, Mass.
A precociouS specimen of You
America got lost at county fair
New Jersey, and went bawling arou
much to the annoyance of some qu
people, who inquired the cause OF
grief. He answered with suppress
sobs: 81 want my mammy-tha
what's the matter. | told the du
thing she'd lose me p