Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-01-19
Miscellaneous Items.

"o"joN0 iNSoSy eoA'
81. W. Beecher is hard at work On
his life of Christ.
Gutta percha houses are suggested
for earthquake countries.
General Fremont's friends urge him
for the mission to France.
The open existence of Free Mason
ry is permitted at last in Austria.
The latest fashion among the swells
is to dye the moustaches yellow.
There are said to be but three
healthy kings and queens in Europe.
An anti-temperance meeting was
lately held in Chicago.
There are one hundred and thirty
five national banks in Ohio.
1t is feared that the Chinese lepro-
sy has started on tour of the world.
The only nation that is absolutely
quiet these times is Patagonia.
"The bit of board and a pencil wild
the divil in him." is Bridget's name
for Planchette.
Brooklyn's growth last year was in.
dicated by the erection of 1907 new
buildings.
Christmas presents at the Disciples
church at Rupert, ranged from "doll
baby" to $500 piano.
New York is said to waste 500,-
| 600 pounds of good food annually by
throwing it away as offal.
Henry Emerson, an orthodox dea.
con of Reading, Mass, committed sui
eide on New Years day.
Alaska contains about 370,O00,000
acres, and was purchased at a little
less than two cents the acre.
When hog is found at large in the
streets of Charleston, S. c., he is kill
ed and distributed to the poor.
Brooklyn has subscribed $3,000,-
900 to aid in the building of bridge
to unite that city with New York.
Common American corn cobs are
sold in the streets of London as "pat-
ent fire lighters, eight for a penny"
A census of St. Louis shows a pop
ulation of 242,00O, and one taken
some months back in Chicago gives
that city 250,OO0.
Virginia supports 364 Baptist Sun
day Schools, with $4,000 teachers and
scholars.
Lathrop, Luddington & Co., of New
York, have tailed with $1,700,000 IL
abilities.
In Adams county, H., having a vo-
ting population OF ten thousand, nine
ty-slx divorces have been granted
within month.
A ring lost 35 years ago, by la
dy of Rochester was found in the
stuffng of a little girls doll, purchas-
ed three months ago.
A stone coffin weighing two tons
has been found at Stanford, England,
containing the remains of a Roman
chief and wife.
John Clemmens has been fifteen
years under sentence of death iu Phil
adelphia. He is afraid he will die be-
fore they hang him.
The Alaska bellies are said to begin
dinner with bottle of whiskey, and
close the repast with copious draught
of whale oil.
1t is calculated that ex-Queen Isa-
bellas confessor, who received $6500
a year, only obtained eleven cents for
each sin absolved.
1t is reported that the Kentucky
Democrats are anxious to have John
G. Breckenridge return to that State,
and be elected Governor.
A pet hen recently picked out
false tooth in mistake for kernel of
corn, from between the lips of Con-
necticut lady. Immediate slaughter
rescued it.
Jubal Early will take advantage of
the Presidents Amnesty Proclama-
ton, and return home. Sing: The
year of Jubal E. has come, Return, ye
ransom'd sinner, home."
A young lady of Indianapolis recent
y used corrosive sublimate to remove
a light moustache on her lip. Com
plete success was attained-it remov-
ed the moustache and the lip besides.
In Sandgate, Jerome and Jacob
Wheeler, and Villa and Henry Wy
man, each paid the state $40 and costs
of prosecution, for the privilege of
taking things lately that didn't belong
to them.
The revenue officers of Louisiana
are dens of thieves. The postmaster
,, of New Orleans has also caught the
infection and proved a defaulter for
!, 100000.
: Anybody can tell where lightning
t struck last, but it takes a smart man
: to tell where it is going to strike next
time-this is one of the differences
> between learning and wisdom.
, An old gentleman, at the late dis
2 aster on the Ohio, finding that he
could not get off the burning boat,
went to his stateroom and laid down,
} so that he might crafty himself by
adying in his bed"
Larkin G.. Mead, the Vermont sculp-
tor, has married an Italian lady with
large black eyes and fair complexion.
She has very queenly manner, and is
much taller than her husband. She
lis just beginning to talk English.
The debt of Brooklyn is $17,559,-
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