Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-08-30
Items Of Interest.

stone canoes are increasing III laNOE
every day. .a ..s.r fa.. .-8ss
Lace-striped polonaises aremuch worn
at the watering places. .-.. s.......I
A woman in Iowa came near dying
from the bite of potato-bug. ts.,. .-,r
Chatelaines of gold set with precious
stones will be worn next winter. .,., .,...
Lava and mosaic have gone COM
pletely out of fashion for iewelry. .t
Negligence is the parent of disorder,
and the offspring of habits of intemper-
ance. .s.I.t.I .. ..s u- i.t
The largest farm in England, COM
prising 5000 acres, is owned and run
by Yankee. .J ...-.. r..g ..ra. f..f.r.-r
The short necklace with q pendant
still continues to be the most fashion
able ornament. ---.
The latest thing in engagement rings
is a sapphire and ruby set together,
emblematic Of love and fidelity. 't"oE
The man who comes on the stsge ex-
actly at his cue is prompt; but the man
who does not come on at all is prompt
er. ''f'b
A young man at Three Rivers, Mich,
tried to commit suicide lately because
his father forbade the saloon-keepers to
sell liquor to him. .u.se.E .-. .sr.
A little girl at Mason, Mich, has
lived four years without name, her
fastidious parents not being able to
find one to their taste.
The saloon-keepers of Saginaw City,
Il, % hot
no liquor, wine or beer to married men
without a permit from their wives.
An enterprising DR.. Allen, in Dixon,
H., is cutting up the cast iron bars Of
that disastrous bridge into paper
weights and other cheerful mementoes.
In an advertisement of bakers bust
ness for sale, the following appears:
"Death the sole reason for leaving" 1t
would be difficult to find better
reason. .r..s.. ... ... -,.... ..r,s7.
Useful wells of grenadine, in square
meshes, made of sewing-silk are new
this season. They are far more sub
stantial than the ordinary gauze grena'
dimes. -..@ - .... s...
A man at Willimantic lately cut o
hens crop open, scraped out the bits
of coal, and sewed it up again, and now
she is cackling with her usual good
spirits. H-a .... .-fza.f.- .. .s.I
Sixteen years ago North Carolina
boy was thrashed and sent out to hoe
corn and that was the last seen OF him
until the other day when he came back
from California worth $50, QUO.
!
The estimate of the number of those
lost on the Wawasset is that it has
reached seventy at least. Manyof these
will, in all probability, not be identified,
particularly in the case of colored per-
sons who fell victims to the disaster.
Among the premiums at the Tippe-
canoe County (Ind.) Fairin September,
are " Handsomest and best developed
babies, $50; second handsomest and
best developed baby, $25; third hand
soonest and best developed baby,
$15." a,a."t 1853 r~a% .5W
The Boston transcripts responsible
for the statement that glass of soda,
with the syrup, costs the dealer only
two and one-half cents, and sells for
ten cents, and where any considerable
quantity is disposed of, the profits OF
the business can be readily seen. i.s
According to Les MondeS, there are
now as many as forty shops or stalls
in the city of Paris alone devoted to the
sale of horse meat as an article of food,
and during 1872 there were, in round
numbers, 10000 horses, 900 asses, and
so mules consumed by the inhabit-
ants. .-
The Journal deS De6ats says: "The
advocates of woman's rights, however
much attached to their hobby, can
hardly read, without smiling, the fol-
lowing, from the list of arrival at Baden
Baden: Madame Rosa Schneider has
arrived, with her husband, child, and
maid. I" s-r ..:...-... .-, .s.-
A young man who was lately married
in Cumberland, Md, first aggravated
the officiating minister by presenting
him with marriage fee of 85 cents, and
then capped the climax by returning after
he had walked away q few steps and
borrowed rs cents of that, on the ground
that he was "a little short just them
leaving the clergyman 10 cents for his
| fee.
Washington county, Ind, has what is
truly "hinfant phenomenon. -" 1t is
boy less than three years old, who
weighs seventy-fve pounds, and is
developed in form like man, and not
only has full heavy beard, but black
hair on his chest and back. When about
year old he came near dying from
eating " Indian turnip," and from that
time began developing his present
peculiarities. 'u. ar s"a. n.H
Here are some directions said to be
worth knowing about taking unpal-
atable medicines To swallow pill,
place it under the tip of the tongue and
take drink of water. The biggest
bolus will go down almost without your
knowing it. The taste left in the mouth
after taking such bitter medicines as
quinine, aloes, nuxyomica, &c, is in
stantly neutralized by chewing a piece
of hquorice root.
The Springfield Republican says
that Commodore Vanderbilt is first
rate whist player, and takes a hand in
the game almost every night" This is
partly true and partly untrue, the N.
Y. San adds It is true that he plays
every night, but he is not a first-rate
player. There are few men who merit
that distinction, and the king of rail
roads cannot be counted among them.
There are twenty whist players in New
York who could beat him. a4fia ta.
In A young man in New Orleans was en-
gagged to awealthy young lady, and upon.
his marriage with her was destined to
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