Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-08-23
Items of Interest.
The next worst thing toraining pitch
forks must be hailing omnibuses.

Inc next worst tnlng 10 raining pltcn-
forks must be hailing omnibuses.
What is the reason-can you guess
Why men are poor, and women thinner9 L
So much do they for dinner dress,
That nothing's left to dress for dinner.
The editor of Missouri paper has
had engravedon its heading a huge pair
of shears, inscribed with the motto,
"We clip only the best. 'ala.a p.
Joaquin Miller's FLife Among the
Modocs " is a strong defence of the In
dians, and condemnation of the treat.
ment they have received from the
whites. v ar 8}a|< aff11 glsia
Captain Werner, who recently seized
the Spanish insurgent gunboat Vigil
lante, will be removed from the COM
mand of the German squadron IN the
Mediterranean. .ra H'H- te. g.
A large sum lost by the Wilberforce
family, in times past, was said to have
gone in a scheme, which subsequently
provoked much laughter, for supplying
London with milk through pipes.
The lovers of ga good glass of Port
wine" will rejoice to hear that the vim
tage of 1878 promises to be one of the
most remarkable that has been known
for many years. We refer to black cur
rants. .. a' .'-''. .."
Three Chicago roughs attacked an
old man whom they found fishing, on
Sunday, and after knocking him down
and jumping on him, asked if his Bible
didn't tell him better than to fish on
Sundays -
There is a story told of an eminent
criminal lawyer who, on one occasion,
made such a powerful plea in favor of a
notorious thief on trial thatnot only did
the jury acquit the rascal, but one of
the iurymen remarked, on being dis
charged, that he felt a great DISPOSE
tion to go out and steal something him.
self.
Two sons of David Kendall, a highly
respected citizen Of Henry county,
Tenn, aged IS and % years, were
drowned in West Lake while bathing.
One of the young men, who could not
swim, got into deep water, and his
brother, in attempting to save him, was
clutched in his arms and drawn down.
A third brother, in attempting to save
them, narrowly escaped the same fate.
A green young man, who was working
for farmer as "hired man." felt him
self sighted when the girls of the
neighborhood had party to which they
did not invite him. After sulking about
for several days, he finally hit upon a
mode of revenge, and said to his en-
ployer's daughter, You can tell the
gals that Tn a-goin' to have a party of
my own, and 1 won't invite nobody" w.
If there is a virtue IN a newspaper
man, it is conciseness. Therefore we
regard with admiration the people who
have had to do with the Ida County
Gowa) Pioneer. That organ of public
opinion having changed hands, W. P.
Evans's valedictory consisted of one
word: "Good-night, " and John Wallis
salutatory was simply, " Good-mor-
ming" ....-.....-. ...-....t.... 10
The diplomatic title of the Shah is
d" the sovereign 10 whom the sun serves
as a standard, whose splendor and mag
nifcence equal those of the heavens !;
the sublime sovereign; the monarch
whose armies are numerous like the
stars, and whose grandeur recalls that
of Djamschid whose munifcence is
equal to that of Darius the heir to the
throne of the Keyanieus; the sublime
and absolute emperor of all Persia. n
Seven hundred Chicago newsboys
and bootblacks were picnicked recently.
And the manager did the thing sensi-
bly,, too, for instead of boring them
about their dirty faces or their morals,
a couple of lively young ladies who
were interested in the charity sang
Down in a Coal Mine," "When the
Band begins to Play and kindred dit
ties, in which the boys joined vocife-
rously, and theynever enjoyed anything
so much in their lives. "-
The charitable ladies of Chicago have
q pleasant way of raising money for
benevolent objects. They rent rooms
in the heart of the city and spread a
splendid fifty cent luncheon for busi-
ness men. The tables are decorated
with flowers, and are served by pretty
volunteer young ladies. The managers
receive free supplies in abundance, and
the landlord refuses to charge rent, so
that weeks operations usually fill the
treasury to the desired point.
Boys and girls, if you wish to astons
ish any members of the family, or any
coming guests, by some day allowing
them to discover their initials neatly
printed o2 pear, peach or apple as it
hangs on its branch, this is the way to
carry out your plan. Just before the
fruit tree ripens cut the desired letters
from sheet of thin, tough paper
then paste them on the side of the fruit
most exposed to the sun and when in
course Of time you remove the paper
from the ripe surface you will find the
letters distinctly marked upon it.
A Canadian is said to have invented
a substitute for rIndia-rubber. The gum
is obtained from the milkweed plant,
or other plants of the asclepia family,
and fax and other seeds, by macerat-
ing and fermenting the substances, and
then by evaporation reducing the re-
sulting liquid to q thick mass. The
gum thus obtained may be cheaply pro-
duced, and is alleged to have many of
the valuable qualities of rubber. 1t is
insoluble in water, may be vulcanized
with sulphur, &c. The price of pure
rubber is now very high, and the dis
covery of an economical substitute is a
matter of the greatest Importance in
the arts. t. .s ,ua .u ef2.
man out in Montana squatted on
another PERSONS land and built SMALL
frame shanty. When requested to move
he positively refused to do SO so one
night squad of men came around
after the squatter and his wife, who
were asleep, and lifting the whole con-
cern. shantY and all, with Deliberate