Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-02-28
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NO. 8.
Facts and Fancies.

Breach of good manners-For ruin
to stare you in the face.
The names of the battles of the
revolution do not appear on the regi-
mental flags of England.
The glorious songster of the Southern
forests, the mocking- bird, is said to be
in danger of extirpatlon.
Lancaster, Pa, annually produces
one and one-fourth barrels of beer per
capita for each lnhabitant.
Governor Kemper of Virginia pro-
poses to abolish the ornamental Office
aide to the Governor.
When your pocket gets empty, and
everybody knows it, you can put all
your friends into it, and it will not
bulge out worth farthing.
Nothing, a Boston paper declares,
will kill man as quick as whisky. The
Boston paper has never been nominated,
we suppose, for chief-justice.
A DIR. Griswold has made test of all
the Illuminating oils sold by dealers in
Grand Rapids, Michigan, and reports
that he failed to find any that was not
dangerous.
A characteristic crime was committed
at Cincinnati, the other day, in the theft
of Is swine by fellow who cody drove
them from a public stock yard through
the heart of the city.
The horse upon which General Zolli-
Golfer was killed is still alive and owned
by gentleman of Warren county, Ken
lucky. Though old, just tap drum if
you want to see him prance.
A testimonial consisting of rose COL
ored Irish poplin dress and suit of
Irish point lace, was presented to Mad
anne Titiens in Dublin the other day
as mark of appreciation from the Irish
people.
Illinois LOCOMOTIVES engineers are now
criminally punished for willfully run
ming into and injuring a domestic ami
NAL, and for mischievously blowing
their whistles for the purpose of fright
ening any horse.
The Methusaleh of horses is still
living, hearty, fat and active, in South
Durham, Vt. He is the property of
Mrs. Pinkham, and in his AID year.
Every fair Sunday he may be seen on
his way to church-an example to
all old horses.
Milton had most vixenish wife. 1t
might have added to his comfort to
have been deaf instead of blind. To
fatter his wife, Buckingham once
called her rose. "I am no judge of
colors," replied the poet, sand it may
be, for"-he added with a sigh-"I
feel the thorns daily.
Japanese officials are beginning to
try their hands at proclamations in the
English language. Here is an example:
THE trees cutting, birds and beasts
killing, and COWS and horses setting in
free at the ground belonging to the
Government are prohibited.
(Signed) OSAKA FU."
The following is copy of a petition
now being circulated in Massachusetts,
for signature "We, the undersigned,
citizens of Massachusetts,, and con-
sumers of tobacco, protest against any
advance in the rate of tax on what we
consider one of the necessaries of life
and a great help in the temperance
reform now going on in this State"
Young Spriggs sailed into his en-
ployer's Office one morning, followed
by small dog he had brought down
town with him. "Whats that, Mr..
Spriggs?" growled Dobster, Sr., ga
dog?' eyes, sir, said Spriggs, "he's
a cross between Scotch terrier and
black and tan" "Well," reioined
Dobster, Sr., "he's cross that | can't
bear" and thereupon kicks him out of
the door.
Old Bob, black horse owned in
Hartford, was hitched to watering
cart. The girth gave away in an at
tempt to back the cart to it's place, and
as the water was heavier than the horse
the cart dropped and the shafts rose,
the horse going with them, hanging by
his neck, his hind feet two or three feet
from the ground. The animal struggled
and kicked in terror. He was rescued
from his dangerous situation after
much trouble. When he touched the
ground, the poor beast stood for
moment apparently bewildered, and
then recovering himself, he looked
round among his rescuers and approach
ing them quietly rubbed his nose
against the shoulders of the one who