Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-07-11
Facts and FancieS.

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A deposit Of few more hundred mil
lion tons Of guano has been discovered
in Peru,
Some children have died in Tennessee
from eating fish that had eaten cater
pillars.
Vigilance committees for the erndics
ton OF lightning rod men are being
formed in Indiana,
youngster Of literary tastes described
Darwin IS one who believed 1--WE degen
Grated from IA monkey.
A national convention Of tie short
horn cattle breeders will be held in In
annapolis in November
In Wisconsin the chintz bug is injur-
ing the wheat, while the potato bugs or"
more numerous than ever.
Among the new appointments in the
Post office Department we tind the fol
lowing: Jacob Allender to be Postmaster
at Oxford, Dndridge County, West Vir
pinia, vice Miss Elizabeth Gray. married.
A pistol scene during the performance
of farce in Washington, resulted rather
seriously. The ramrod having been left
in the weapon, man got hit in the head
and the injuries he received were quite
dangerous.
1t is mentioned as curious fact by
old woodsmen that the beech and svca
more trees are never struck by lightning
though found in close proximity TO oak,
hickory. and trees Of other species that
have been scanned or torn to pieces by
the subtle fluid.
A wealthy old lady in Detroit has taken
notion to peddle oranges and figs, and
goes about the streets retailing her wares.
dressed meantime IN elegant clothes
She is partially demented: and If her
friends do not allow her to follow her no
tio"s she becomes violent,
A clerk in grocery store in Manches.
ter, \. H.. lost week undertook to aScer.
tain the cause of the head of hoGshead
Of molasses bul2ing out by striking II
with mallet, when loud report ensned,
and he was thrown violently across the
floor, and enveloped from head to foot
in flood of molasses
The increase OF birds is not confined
to any locality bnt is general, and it's un.
doubleday attributable to the legislation
on the subject and to the change in
public sentiment which causes the walton
destruction of the harmless and sweet
songsters to he regarded a. vulgar and
cruel.
A gentleman connected with Boston
bank as clerk recently robbed the bank
They called HIM fellow" and other
disreputable names at first, and some 10.
timatei that he was thief-for they
thought he had stolen only a few dollars
but it now turns out he took e85, Go, nnd
is not thief at I'll. hut detanltrr. He
has been hniled ont for the good Of So
ciety,
A youth III an eastern city was enam
ored of young lady 10 that town, but
was too hashful to- pop the question IN
porson SO h. went to Plttsii2ld and tele
rraphed to her, "WilI YOU marry me?
He waited an hour or two IN fever OF
anxiety for the reply, AMI got it IN thu
brief but pointed sentence; No you
fool YOU" and he had to pay for his
lady.love's despatch besides.
A man passed through Worcester
Mass. last week Sunday, Who bad tra7
elel nearly tour thousand miles in fonr
months, on foot, on his way to Boston
lie carried with him Gun and WOODEN
blanket, haversacb aud cantoen RI
declined the prcilered hospitality of y
citizen. replying that he dld not ash
any one for his living, When he left
Nevada he had $50, some Of which re
NAMED unspent when he was in Wor
cester.
A couple OF young ladies III New Ha
ven lately visited the Sheriff + office IN
his absence. and one of them seeing 4
pair of patent spring handouts on the
,esk, concluded to try them on. When
the treacherous cuffs had closed on h'r
wrists with spring she learned TO he'
dismav. that the key used to unlock the
"bractlets" WIS in the Sheriil S peck t
aud that he was ont of the city, 1t was
not until a gallent youth had hunted
ND a detective officer who carried On.
pIicate key, that the young dy could
he released from her sell imposed M
priscnment.