Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-11-05
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The girl who can climb trees can
gather the prettiest autumn leaves, but
it is the smart girl who takes a young
man along to do the climbing.
Affectionate husbands who think of
presenting their wives with Christmas
gifts will be glad to know that cream
colored satin, embroidered in amber
beads of two shades, costs only $50 a
yard.
"Will you and your son occupy one
ROOM" asked hetel clerk of woman
of 35, who arrived at Omaha with boy
of 16. This is not my son" she said,
with emphasis, "but my husband. We
are on our bridal tour"
Mayor Rose of Davenport, Iowa,
threw the first shovelful of earth in the
work of excavating for soldiers monu-
ment in that city. "Twenty-one years
ago." he said, in his address, 81 was
shovelling very near this spot for a dol
lar day."
"Tll teach you to lie, and steal, and
smoke, and use profane language!" said
an irate parent to his eldest offspring, at
the same time swinging a good-sized
sapling. "I'll teach you, you young
scamp!' "Never mind, father; I know
all them branches already"
Ramon Tristany, the famous Carlist
leader who has Just died in Paris, was,
during his soldier-day, 80 fond of discip-
line that his men gave him the name of
''the schoolmaster." He was "a years
old when he died. Only last year he
married girl of twenty-four.
On examining, some time since, a
copy, taken haphazard, of a London
daily, it was found that five columns, in
large type, were absorbed by reports of
horse racing, athletics, boating, and foot
ball. The journal in question is reputed-
ly conducted much in the interest Of the
evangelical party.
In France every female who is called
by the name of Marie is entitled on AS
sumption day, August Is, to receive a
bouquet. The younger girls are pre-
sented with perfectly white flowers,
while those given to the elder ladies
are not confined to any one color or
description.
AS the time of year is approaching for
dressing dolls, novelty in that line
may be mentioned in the costume of a
Bethlehem peasant girl, long, loose
blue robe fastened at the waist by scarf
of white and crimson, and with the front
of the waist embroidered in scarlet. A
round black cap and white linen veil
complete the dress.
The new steamer Albany, on her pas.
sage from Kingston, ran from NyacB
ferry, opposite Tarrytown, to twenty
fourth street, New York, distance Of
81 miles, in 81 minutes. This is trife
over "a miles per hour. Her steam
gauge indicated from 35 to 40 pounds o.
steam; her shaft revolved at the rate Of
26 per minute.
Mr.. Joseph Nimmo, Jr., chief of the
bureau of statistics, has prepared an adj
vance statement of the exports of domes
tic breadstuffs from sixteen of the Gus
toms districts of the United States, a.
follows: Total for September, 1880
$23,681 SO; do. 1879, 1915, 828,949; do
nine months, 1880, $208, ,542; do
1879, $176,399, 946.
Mrs. Mantowler (who has been at poo,
Ms pockets, as usual). "And so you,
pretty friend Mr.. Brown wants you t.
go with him this evening, if you have
nothing better to do, to seq Betsy! Blu
I will find you something better to do
Mr.. Mantowler, OF I'm very much mis-
taken. And who is Betsy, I should like
to know? Hussy!"
According to Prof Grimmer, there
is terrible seven years before us. From
1880 to 1887 there will be universe
mortality. Asia will be depopulated
and Europe will become almost desert
America will lose fifteen million inhabi
tants. There will be tempests and in
undations. No prophet could possibly
be grimmer than this one.
Occasionally story of the traditional
hauteur of milords and miladies finds it,
way into French newspaper. Here il
one: A milady had entered post-ofict
to buy stamp. Having purchased it
she turned to her maid, who was stand
ing behind her, and made sign. The
maid at once put out her tongue, ovel
which the milady lightly passed the
stamp, and then affixed it to hel
letter.
AS Capt. Duncan Adams was fishing of
New London, P. E. l., his attention was
suddenly attracted to some great sea
monster alongside the boat. Losing nc
time, he got under way and sailed mile
or two, but found the monster going as
fast as the boat. He had only two boys
with him. When the boat luffed, the
monster dashed for the captain, missed
and was caught by the gunwale of the
boat and fell back into the sea, making
no further attempt, as the captain lost
no time in putting the boat toward land
He says the monster was not less than
twenty feet long, with black stripes and
large black spots.