Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-08-19
Items of Interest.

Items of Interest.
Taxidermy for parents-If you want
to keep your children do not stuff
them.
The average daily wages paid in cities
in Massachusetts, is 50, and in the coun-
try $1.63.
"Ill take your part, as the dog said
when he robbed the cat of her portion
of the dinner.
A Western editor was robbed whileon
his way to the Centennial, and he had to
turn back. He was robbed of four dol
lars.
Who ever saw piano that has not
been recommended by Rubinstein, or
sewing machine that has not taken afrst
premium9
Samuel L. Evans, of Salt Lake, has
within three months married the mother
and the aunt Of wife that he already
possessed.
James Converse, of Iowa, gave his for
tune to poor and needy people, assist
ing over l, 400 different ones, and when
sick and dying no one would even sitbe-
side him.
On hearing clergyman remark that
"the world was full of change" Mrs.
Partington said she could hardly bring
her mind to believe it, SO little found its
way into her pocket.
A Hartford chemist processes to have
discovered how to get the fertilizipg
properties out of stable manure so that
it can be transported in very small bulk,
while the residue makes first-class paper
stock.
A Kentucky schoolmaster whose wife
was one of his pupils had occasion to
punish her one day. The next day the
schoolhouse door bore this inscription
"School closed for one week; school
master ILL.,"
The Fullerites constitute community
at Petersham, Conn, numbering twenty,
living on falinaceous food, dressing
plainly, and protesting to have direct
divine guidance. Their belief is similar
to that of the Adventists.
When the train is within two miles of
the depot every American citizen rises,
crowds to the door of the car, makes q
wild plunge for the ferryboat, and then
stands leisurely, with toothpick be-
tween his teeth, to watch the procession
of sensible people that follows after.
Senator Sharon, III applying for the
reduction in the valuation of his Palace
hotel, San Francisco, which was put at
$2, 900, 900, said that it was not paying,
nor soon likely to. 1t cost, he said,
$5, 900, 900, but labor and material were
then high, and it could not be sold for
half that sum.
M. Gruner, in calling attention to the
probable exhaustion of English coal
mines, estimated the maximum produo-
tion of the collieries for all time at
250,000,00 tons. AS ithas now reached
130, 900, 900, he assumes that the mines
can be proftably worked for eight CEN
turies to come.
In the London Lancet DR.. Spencer
Thomson calls attention to the use of
gelseminum sempervirens i'll neuralgia,
in doses OF twenty minims for an adul t
every hour and half. He has rarely
had to order third dose in any of his
forty cases, and he has never found any
inconvenience result from the dose.
When corn arrives at full roasting ear
state, it can be most prOfitably fed by
being cut and fed stalk and ear together,
since at no period is there more sugar
which is necessary in fattening-to be
found in the plant, and then hogs eat
every part with an appetite that shows
their appreciation of the dainty food
provided for them.
"Pa!' exclaimed Elmathan Dorkins,
Jr., to his respected sire, "pa, what g
sthe difference tween an elephant and a
tree9" Mr.. Dorkins said something
about both having trunks, but was
scornfully interrupted by his offspring,
who shouted "Cause the tree leaves
in spring and the elephant leaves when
the menagerie leaves"
There are good mary illustrations
nowadays of the story about that man
who went through bankruptcy. He had
owned fine horse and buggy, and the
team disappeared for time, but by-and'
bye it was doing service for the same
owner again. On being asked what this
meant the mans reply was 81 Went
through bankruptcy, the team went
round"
They had company to tea. The table
was set out splendidly. The biscuit
were as white and light and flally as
snow, and the cake was just lovely. The
company were delighted with everything
and were enjoying themselves hugely
and getting the mOduS Operand5 o.
making biscuit, which were too lovely
for anything, when the infant of the
household unfortunately whispered
uMo vbv don't Won have such a tpS