Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-04-01
Items Of Interest.

When birds soar, they warble but
when throat's sore, it doesn't.
Since the first of July last California
has exported 81, ,316, ,349 worth of wheat.
Mrs. Dowd, of Humboldt, Iowa, has
had twenty. six children within eighteen
years.
Mile. O., of the Palais Royal theater,
said to Hyacinth: Gracious, but /
have cold. What do you do when you
have cold2 "I," said Hyacinth, 81
cough"
"Do they ever bark" asked old Mrs.
Dorkins, gazing at pair of stuffed sea
dogs in the museum. "No, mum"
said Elnathan, "not now. Their bark
is on the sea-"
The recent census gives these figures:
New York, 1000, 900; Philadelphia, 800,
900; Brooklyn, 507, 900; st. Louis, 450,-
600; Chicago, 100000; Boston, $40, 900;
San Francisco, 250,000.
A piece of scroll ivory veneering, sixty
feet long and ten inches wide, contain
ing nearly fifty square feet of surface,
was sawed from an elephant tusk the
other day at Deep River, Conn.
Louis Bois, of Quebec, must have a
boisterous home. He has had thirty
children, of whom twenty four are living.
Singular to relate some of them are
girls, though they are all Bois.
A feature of the Dallas (Tex.) Mardi-
Gras procession was team OF one hun
dred Texas oxen. The car drawn by
the team was forest of pine trees, typi
cal of the eastern belt of Texas.
We don't suppose there is any truth
in the report that the pickpockets have
applied for permission to erect build
ing on the Centennial grounds. Moya-
mensing is good enough for them.
A jury at Harrisonburg, Va, has
given Mr.. Farley $4,000 damages in his
suit against the Valley railroad company
for in Jury to his leg. His horse was
scared by passing train, ran away and
threw him.
A clever but intemperate sculptor
having died at Montreal, leaving three
months board unpaid, the proprietor of
the boarding house recovered part o. the
debt by selling the body to dissecting
room for s25.
If your geraniums don't flourish, just
graft them upon tomato vines and see
how that works. A Los Angeles man
tried it, and his geranium, or tomato
it s hard to tell which-is growing thrift
ly, and blossoming beautifully.
In speaking of friend who possesses
very rubicund countenance, some one
said the other day " don't think he
drinks; in fact, 1 know he does not, for
he told me so but he probably sleeps
in bed with very red curtains.
A clothier in Danbury excited public
curiosity by having large apple paint
ed on his sign. When asked for an ex-
planation, he quietly inquired: elf it
hadn't been for an apple, where would
the ready-made clothing stores be to-
day?"
Breathes there man with soul so dead
Who never to himself hath said.
1 will a family paper take,
Both for my own and childrens sake?
II such there be, let him repent
And have this paper to him sent.
A story is told of venerable colored
man in Iowa, who was on trial for an
offense against the State. When the
case was announced in court: "The
State of Iowa VS.. Sampson Caesar" he
exclaimed: "What the whole State
of Iowa against me? Then 1 surren-
ders."
One of the streets in Virginia City,
New, has been steadily sinking for
several days, though there are no mines
in that part OF the town. In some places
the street sunk ten Or twelve feet, but
the residents felt no anxiety, as similar
phenomenon occurred several years ago,
doing no damage.
The Chicago Tribune, alluding to the
praise which Eastern newspapers have
awarded to Governor Rice, of Massachu-
setts, for picking up poor woman's
bundle, rather spitefully says: "The
intimation is that most governors of
Massachusetts, would have knocked the
old woman down and run away with the
package"
Thirty years ago there were but 551
newspapers issued in Great Britain. OF
these fourteen were dai les. Now there
are |, ,642. OF these England publishes
1.276. Scotland 152, Ireland 1873, Wales
fifty seven, and the Isles nineteen.
There are ninety eight daily newspapers
in England, sixteen i'll Scotland, nine
teen in Ireland, and two in Wales.
One friend to another, who has just
returned from trip abroad: Did you
eniov your European tour?' every
much, indeed" "Did you call on any
of the big ones !" "Yes; called on
two queens one evening"" "Called on
two queens9 Was it pleasant affair 2.
"No, not very for after l called |
found the other chap had three kings.
The Mendoza (Ill.) Ne,Os recently
charged the county coroner with having
been drunk at an inquest. The official
denied the charge, and called for proof.
AS the editor produced the atfidavlts OF
three saloon keepers to show that on the
dav in question they had sold the coro-
ner, for home consumption, about forty
five drinks, it is not likely that the libel
suit will be pressed.
ECONOMY, my dear, economy" " said
he. cts all right for you to have
plants. and all that, but there is reason
in all things, and there isn't particle of
sense in paying fifty cents for flower
pot when there are dozen empty cigar
boxes about the house ;" and, taking
the last "Havana" from another box,
he handed her the box to put an olean-
der in, lighted his cigar, and went out
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A Good Trick.