Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-10-07
Items of Interest.

Embroidered lace will form promi-
nent feature in trimmings for evening
dresses.
Every year a Georgia farmer cultivates
a distinct piece of cotton, which he calls
his "preacher patch" because the
avails of the crop go to the support of
his minister.
81 should be afraid to carry my nose
as high as you do, ma'am," said ser
want to her mistress. "Afraid of
whats" she asked, sharply. " Afraid of
spiders, ma'am."
A late number of a German comic
newspaper representa- young lady wear
ing hat trimmed with bird, upon
which a cat has jumped from a neigh
boring window, mistaBing the stuffed
bird for live one.
A chap was arrested in Philadelphia
the other day for stealing a clock. The
Judge told him that as he had taken
another mans time to begin with, he
would now take his own time to reflect
uponit, and senthim up for three months.
It is said that the Servian officers are
so deeply impressed with the reports
they have heard of the Turkish atrocities
that they always endeavor to reserve one
ball in their revolvers, SO as to blow their
own brains out as soon as they fall into
the hands of the enemy.
81 made nine hundred dollars during
my three-day's VISIT" said a young
hopeful to his father on his return from
New York. How so, my boy ?" re-
piled the delighted parent. "Why, I
had thousand dollars worth of fun,
and it only cost me a hundred"
Something novel in the way Of suicide
is reported from Alsace. A man put q
dynamite cartridge in his mouth and
applied lighted match to it. The next
second his head and the upper part of
his body were blown into thousand
pieces. The mans brain had been
affected by the heat of the weather.
A great number of the articles in the
Philadelphia Exhibition are sold, and
will be removed by the owners on
November 10, the time set for the close
of the show and most of the exhibitors
will exercise their privilege of then tax
ing away their property. Consequently
the display, if prolonged, would be very
meager.
A citizen of Chicago, who has led
rowing life, has named his children after
the places where they were born, and
the list is now as follows First daugh-
ter, Albany Benson first hoy, Omaha
Benson second son, St. Joseph Ben
son second daughter, st. Josephine
Benson third daughter, Cincinnati
Benson third boy, Chicago Benson.
At st. Ave, France, two farmers and
a workman of Vaunes found an unex-
ploded shell. In order to prevent it
from doing any damage, they themselves
set to work to take out the powder by
the orifce, and partially succeeded.
Finding tho difficulty to increase as they
proceeded, one of them struck it against
a stone, when it burst, blowing two of
the men to pieces.
The bridge of the Boston water works
over the Charles river is supported by
the largest arch, except one, in the
world. 1t measures 1874 feet in length,
and sixty-five feet from the keystone to
the water. The weight at the center of
the structure is 480 pounds to the square
inch. 1t was constructed solely to carry
Sudbury river to the other side, and will
cost, when completed, 100000.
Roger Bell, surgeon prominent in
the Bravo trial, has distinguished him
self in another case. A man went to bed
and his wife soon after followed him.
She found him speechless, and blood
flowing from his mouth. A doctor was
sent for, but be did no good, and then
Mr.. Bell was summoned. He discover
ed that the mans false teeth had got in
his throat, almost choking him, and with
great skill he dislodged them.