Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-05-11
General Notes.

The woman who maketh good pud-
ding in silence is better than she who
maketh tart reply.
An Ottawa undertaken advertises that
he keeps on hand IAN elegant stock of neat
aud nObby shrOuds, warr~atea e;.~
satisfaction to the most particular"
What is the use of women trying to as
sert their equality with men, when the
court reports of every city establish the
fact that man can beat his wife.
A play called Crime in the Clouds,
with a death struggle in balloon as one
of it's chief incidents, has been produced
at Auckland, New Zealand. Such piece
might with propriety be termed highly
sensational.
The depending editor of paper in a
small Wisconsin village feelingly remarks
"If Sunday night dances, free-and-easys,
street rowdies, clothes-line thieves, as
saults, are signs of prosperity, then there
is reason for congratulation."
Good morning, uncle; how do you
do?" Il am we'll, as you see" an bet
ten dollars you don't know what I've
come to see you for" money, of course ;
you never come for anything but that"
you've lost ten dollars, my dear uncle.
I came to ask you how is aunt?"
Daring the May Anniversaries in New
York the following dialogue was over
heard between two newsbOys: 81 say,
jim, what's the meaning of so many min
listers being here all together ?" "Why,"
answered Jim, scornfully, "they always
meets once a year to exchange sermons
with each other"
"a young lady," in rural personal"
informs "a certain young man that the
next times he desires to gaze upon her
forty-fve mortal minutes, without wink
ing his eyes, she will consider herself
highly favored if he will close his mouth,
and not sit there like a young robin
awaiting the parent bird"
The most frightful instance on record
of heavy taxes is related by Vermont
newspaper in respect to town in that
State, where according to the journalist,
the taxes for the coming year are esti-
mated as follows: Town expenses, 135
cents on the dollar; highway, IA cents !;
railroad bonds, rs cents; making in all,
224 cents on the dollar"
The ex-King George of Hanover is out
doing Charles ' in his eooentricities. He
not only regards himself as fitted for
death, but believes he is actually dead.
One of his favorite auzusements is to walk
about the house in shroud, and to sleep
at night in cofiu, which he declares
softer than bed of elder down.
The advertisement of a Pennsylvania
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engine, with train of cars, will be run
daily, commencing this day, when the
weather is fair. When the weather is
not fair, the horses will draw the cars.
Passengers are requested to be punctual
at the hours of starting"
There were some fearful scenes when
the Nebraska State Insane Asylum, in
Lincoln, was burned by an incendiary fire
on the night of April the 10th. During
the early stage of the Gre one OF the in
mates seized club and threatened to kill
all the women and children. Two insane
men had been confined in an upper room,
and when the watchmen released them
and endeavored to get them out they in
sisted upon returning to their rooms
again. They persisted in the flames.
lOhdu Is d tO"u III VuluHcsOUd, WuOec
citizens recently took notion to remeve
their cemetery. In digging about among
the bones they came across those of Della
Parker, which were buried about thirteen
years ago. Her body was as hard as a
stone. They thumped her arms, body,
and breast with msllet, and all sounded
as if they were turned to stone. They
then dug up other bodies, and found them
in the same peculiar state of preservation.
The La Crosse paper vouehes for this as 9
real case of petrifaction.
An Indiana schoolmaster lifted a boy
by the ear. That reminded the boy Of
something he had in his pocket. 1t was 8
knife, which, being of no use in his peck
ct, he stuck it into the schoolmaster's lef,
side. The schoolmaster's heart was q
much affected by this cutting reminder
that he at once gave ear to that boy, an6
has never lifted any boys since: