Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-06-05
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Items OF Interest.

Domestic magazines - Wives who
blow up their husbands.
1t is said thirteen Illinois railroads are
in the hands of receivers.
Praise is not valuable unless it comes
from one who has also the courage to
condemn.
The most vigilant people are those
who neglect their own business to attend
to the affairs of their neighbors.
There are now in Milan, as it is said,
three hundred American girls studying
singing with view to the operatic stage.
If a boy with a bean-shooter is a mind
to buckle right down to the business he
can make a whole neighborhood re-
spect his opinions and seek his friend
ship.
A boy in New Haven, few days ago,
made a sensation for a short time by
quietly transferring card bearing the
words "take one from pile of hand
bills in front of q store to a basket of
oranges.
The latest thing out in the line of
celebration is o reunion on the grounds
of DIR. Bullard of New Haven, practic-
ing physician for fifty years, of about
1000 persons at whose birth he pro-
fessionally assisted.
A party of young girls were driving
away on an expedition for trailing
arbutus, when the lady of the house
shouted to her daughter in the party:
elf you see any hoss redish on the way,
Mirandy, don't you forgit to git it"
1t has been discovered in Rome, N.
Y, that grayhounds, rabbits, anj other
pests of children affected with scarlet
fever, have developed the disease. 1t is
argued that if animals contract the dis
ease, they can also aid in spreading it.
Old Deacon Robertswa worked up to
high state of enthusiasm in revival.
He was exhorting the unconverted to
flee from the wrath to come before it
was too late for, said he, "the
Lord is here now, and he may not be
here again for twenty years.
Charles Britton, of Pennsylvania, shot
himself because he had the dyspepsia.
What would he have done to himself if
he had had the toothache, or boil on
the back of his neck, or hole in the
elbow of his coat, or a button out of his
shirt, or any other great affliction2
The Rev. J. L. Howell, Presbyterian
pastor in Minneapolis, Mimi, hung him
self few days ago. Within year his
wife had been found dead in her bed,
one daughter had been drowned, and
another had been thrown from horse
and killed. These Affections had greatly
depressed him.
Celebrators are warned beforehand
that the fourth centennial of the dis
covery of America by Christopher Colum-
bus occurs in 1892, that they may not ex-
pend all their enthusiasm over simple
hundredth anniversaries, such as are in
preparation. We shall have the entire
hemisphere with us then.
The Troy Times says: 1t is fact that
well known politician of this city fire.
quently bargains to head subscription
lists for charitable and other purposes
with liberal figure, the understanding
being that he shall not be called upon
to pay cent His liberality is the mag
net which attracts others.
The Colonel D. X. Anthony, editor of
the Leavenworth Times, who was recent
ly fatally shot by another editor, was
brother of Susan B. Anthony. The
Washington Star thinks it a little singu-
lar that editGs should indulge in shoot
ing one an,ther when they are the
targets of somany unreasonable people
outside of heir profession. That's n
fact.
That caret," said dealer to an old
farmer the ther day, "that carpet is
one dollar hirty-ive per yard; but,
seeing it's yu, you can have it for one
dollar twenF" While he was cutting
it off, the finer proudly said to his
wife, " I nepr met him before, but you
see he takesle for some big man. Now
then, Maria1see what tbs to have q hus-
band who lols smartish!"
There is ,mething touching in the
distress of dog in Steubenville, Ohio,
on the occaon of his masters recent
death. For long time after the death
he would neuffer any one to approach
the body. hen at length he was with
difficulty deyed into another room, he
! refused to G and attacked every one
who approaed with such violence that
it was consited necessary for safety to
shoot the pc creature.
! Foor Lets last sketch represented
; an Irishmaand his wife. The man
= had lost hiiat, his hair looked as if it
. had been He'd and twisted in all
! directions, IS eyes were black and
G swollen, hnose was broken, and his
! clothes wen more than their natural
Z tatters. HTife was reproducing him
for his folly running into a fight, and,
by way ofply, he says: " Whisht,
s Biddy, wht-it's mate and drink to
g me-"
l. The Rodd Gun Club of Springfield,
Mass, weout to shoot at a mark.
It They wereting, drinking, and firing
e at tin cuet on wall, when shah