Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-08-04
Items Of Interest.


Never use a gold snuff-box. Gold is
not to be sneezed at.
A novel may be very old, and yet what
is old cannot be novel.
The average annual value of imports
into Turkey is 500, ,000, 900; exports,
about $50, 0,000,0O0.
Woman was never made to whistle,
and when she tries, it makes her whole
countenance look as if it had declared
q war.
"I go through my work, as the needle
said to the idle boy. "But not until
you are hard pushed, as the idle boy
said to the needle.
~, The diesfor an experimental gold coin,
worth $50, are nearly completed, and are
said to be of exquisite workmanship,
rendering counterfeiting matter of the
greatest difficulty. g . .ep
In his reply to the congratulatory
telegram of the governor-general Of
Moscow, the Emperor Alexander esti-
mates the loss in crossing the Danube
near Simnitch at 100 killed and 700
wounded.
To avoid sea sickness carry piece Of
salt pork with you on the vessel; take
the pork to your stateroom and place it
in tumbler half full of water Then,
just before the ship starts go back to the
wharf and hurry home.
Frock coats of enormous length are
now fashionable in London. I" The
other day." says writer in the London
World, 81 saw q faultlessly dressed
young man nearly dislocate his back
bone trying to reach his coat tail pocket. "
Many sweet girl, with tender, loving
eyes, has wept away the moments OF
loves young dream, while the young
man who was to tell her about it is
pleading with the Ivery-stable man,
trying to hire four dollars worth OF
horse and buggy for dollar and half.
"When the weather is wet,
We must not fret -....
When the weather is dry,
| We must not cry
When the weather is cold,
We must not scold;
When the weather is warm,
We must not storm
But be thankful together,
Whatever the weather"
W. Delavan, a deaf mute, died in San
about thirty-fve years of age, and had
been deaf and dumb since he was a
child. A few hours before his death his
power of speech was restored, and he
was enabled to converse audibly with
those about him.
French artificial flowers are now made
so closely to resemble genuine blossoms
that it is difficult, save by close inspec-
tion, to detect the imitation. In order
to render the counterfeit still more COM
plete, an inventor has devised a flower
which can be worn either as q bud or
blossom, and can be folded or expanded
as desired, so that it mimics the natural
blooming of flowers.
In Thomasville, Ga, a man who had
been suffering with q cancer in the
mouth, and had been pronounced incura-
BILE by his physician, became much de-
pressed, and determined upon suicide.
He went about his self-destruction in a
very methodical and business-h like
manner. All his creditors were confer
red with, and all paid up, even those to
whom the amounts were not due. He
proceeded leisurely and deliberately to
ocb Lib Ill O1uC1 p1OP"i"oOAJ W
taking the fatal step. He even made
his own coffin. After completing all
necessary arrangements he cody cut his
throat.
The daughter of Sir Salar Jung was
lately married, and the Friend Of India
says that faint idea of the number of
men of mark who attended the pre-
liminary ceremonies may be gathered
, from the fact that an eyewitness count
! ed more than 100 elephants as they
knelt before the bridegroom's palace
, gate, within the interval of an hour, to
, allow their masters to dismount. The
: final presents-superb jewels had been
/ already given-of Sir Salar were much
. admired, they consisted of an Arab
horse, an elephant, a palanquin, and .
state carriage, magnifcently appointed
I in Oriental style