Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-06-30
Items of Interest.

An editor says he never dotted an but once
in his life that was in fight with contem-
porary.
The Turks are reported as having disap-
peared from Promisori. That must be place
of note.
Tramps who are willing to rent themselves
for scare-crows can make standing engage
ments with farmers.
We didn't know that the gentle musical
mosquito was at all inclined to drink, yet we
see people putting up bars for them.
The police of Kansas towns have orders to
shoot all potato bugs found running at large
without muzzle on. This is important, If
true.
A printers baby took the first prize, $75 in
gold, at the Chicago baby show. That was
"fat take" and the committee was :" justified
in awarding it. tai il-" I'iiOt+i5
The average Mexican now rises betimes,
pokes his head out of the window; and eau
tiously inquiries of the first passer-by: "Who's
President this morning y ale --......
By the laws of Florida no man who has lost
an arm or leg, no matter how or where, or
from what cause, can be taxed for any busi-
ness he may enter into, always excepting the
liquor business. .r ia s..r
A man never so forcibly feels the incon-
venience of being understood until his wife
informs him that if he had been two inches
taller his old pants would have made two new
pairs for his son. ...... ...s
great philosopher says in the economy of
nature nothing is lost. The inside of an orange
may refresh one man, while the outside of the
same fruit may serve as medium for breaking
another mans leg. go %. ...ra
There was weird, wailing sound heard in
Wisconsin recently like the sough of The north
wind through pine forest, but it was only
| the Eolian music of few billion grasshoppers
burying their dead after the late frost. uA
Poor woman need not feel badly if she cannot
| throw a brick at hen or sharpen pencil.
| There areNfew tricks more consumate in skill
and dexterity than.the way in which she rescues
her trail from the mud with one hand.
A fashion item says: A bonnet much
worn consists of brim and cape of faconne
straw, with soft crown made of coarse mus
! lin. And boys straw hat " much worn con-
sists of ragged crown, half the brim gone,
and no band around it.
safety envelope to prevent tampering has
been devised On the flap the words g attempt
to open " are printed with double set OF
chemicals, the first impression containing nut
gals and the second green yitriol If the
flaps be steamed or moistened in any way the
magic printing will appear
A man could stand the flies and never lose
his temper if they would only be contented to
be buried where they fall, but when a fly as big
as a grain of coffee falls on its back on slab
of butter, turns over and crawls out, and goes
limping across the plate, struggling and wading
through everything it can fnd and finally Gre
mates itself in bath of hot coffee, good gra-
cious, but it does make person mad. sre
The Jonannisbrod, black bread used so
largely by the Russian army for food, is made
with quantity of some kind OF grease, which
forms. o. substitute for butter. 1t can be eaten
dry but the Russian soldier prefers, when he
can get it, to break the bread into small pieces.
These he puts into bowl and pours hot water
over them. The grease then develops into
gravy, and the whole forms simple KIND OF
/ sOup. sHs B-tHr