Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-05-12
Items of Interest.

ed one of the lighthouse keepers into
state of insanity.
In Africa breed of sober-minded dogs
without tails has been discovered. There
isn't wag among them.
The war excitement has produced
some wonderful natural results. You can
stand and actually see the wheat coming
up.
A flashing light, which indicates the
speed and distance of train, and shows
whether it is at rest or in motion, has
been introduced as a rear light on freight
trains.
The czar has put a stop to the pur-
chase of American locomotives and rail-
road coaches by decreeing that the Rus
slams must manufacture these things for
themSeiyLs.
A Nebraska postmaster, finding
paper without the wrapper bearing the
addless, searched through tableful of
papers until the wrapper was found.
He ought to be promoted.
An exchange says : cit takes a mental
effort to pay a gas bill with genial
look" OF course it does, but it doesn't
equal the effort, physical, mental and
otherwise, TO pay it with eronaAhools
A ten cent piece of fractional currency
reached Jackson, Mich, the other day,
bearing this inscription "Black Hills,
Feb. 16, 1877. This is the last of $780,
900 left me by my father two years ago.
The little town of Salem, n. G., ships
annually 100000 pounds of dried
blackberries to Chicago. 1t costs one
cent per pound to deliver them there,
where they are sold at fifteen cents
pound.
Curious fish are found in Wallow's
lake, California, which are blood red in
color, very fat, and are superior in deli
cacy to salmon. There are only four
known lakes in the world where these
fish are found.
Two COWS got their horns hooked to-
gethcr in the woods about eighty rods
| from Delton, Wis, and remained III that
| condition for three days, without any
! thing to eat or drink, when the strongest
one backed the other into town, where
they we're separated.
The youthful astrologer, forecasting
the summers delights, sees the con-
! junction of the fsh-hook and angle
worm rapidly approaching the zenith,
| back of which the consultations family
! show forth an omen of wet-fOOted boys
and anxious mothers. But it all goes to
help make up human life.
A battle, fierce and prolonged, recent
! ly occurred between pair Of hawks and
| l., 1,,.1 IN
| When last seen the larger hawk was
making rapid but unsteady progress for
| the woods, while one Of the smaller birds
was perched upon his back and hammer
ing away at its head in good earnest.
" Money give me money, or I shall
be driven to deed my soul abhors.
The citizen produced handful of silver
with tremulous alacrity, and it then oc-
cured to him to inquire what particular
| form of felony his benevolence had defeat
! ed. "Work," muttered the wanderer,
as he pocketed the coin and passed away.
Four newspaper men in Chicago
agreed to act in farce for the benefit of
n theatrical manager there, the penalty
of not appearing being 500 each. On
| the appointed night all but one backed
out and paid the forfeits. The brave
fourth went on the stage, explained the
situation, and said that he would give
the money to charity.
A gentleman called at alarge stationer
to order some note paper with heading
On being SHOWN various designs, mono
grams, etc, he said: "No, want some
thing simpler-just a flower, such as
forget-me-not. "But, sir, that would
surely be more suitable for young lady.
"I know what I want" was the prompt
reply "Im tailor, and-the paper i 6
for my customers"
! A curious and remarkable experiment
has been tried in India. A Mr.. Adams,
of Bombay, has invented a solar battery
consisting of two hundred small mirrors
so arranged that they focused the suns
rays upon small copper boiler, and
generated steam in it in twenty minutes.
Mr.. Adams contends that he could by
the same means generate heat enough
to drive the largest spinning mill in
Bombay. What would he do if tho sun
didn't shine?
We met noble son of the forest,
whom we have known for years, and he
was in so dilopidated condition that
we inquired what troubled him. The
seat of his unmentionables was torn out
tears ran from his bleary eyes, and he
looked veritable "Lo the Poor In
dian," to perfection. "Give fifty cents, y
| said jim; "me want him plaster; | &c
dig garden; dog Jump out door; catchum
my breeches heap; take more as tive
pound steak off me and eat him all up,
The four bits was handed out. - Carson