Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-09-10
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The only reason that the Spanish
cruisers have ceased firing into American
vessels is because they are out of
powder.
The census shows more colored people
who can read and write in Levy county,
Fla, than white.
That man whom you can treat with
unreserved familiarity, at the same time
preserving your dignity and his respect,
is rare companion, and his acquaintance
should be cultivated.
A fair proportion of the ladies of
America are intelligent, and some of
them evince much spirit, but in the af-
fairs of fashion they submit uncomplain-
ingly to tyranny of the most heartless
character.
Who can paint like nature? Can i'm
agination boast amid her gay creation
hues like hers? Or can she mix them
with that matchless skill and lose them
in each other as appears in every bud
that blossoms.
A shrewd rascal advertises machine
that will ''add up column of figures a
foot long" in six seconds. He sends a
piece of chalk with directions to use it
on barn door or other surface big
enough to hold figures foot long.
A recent issue of Russian newspaper
contained nothing but advertisements
and the following; Through cause not
our own, the original articles prepared
for this issue cannot be published, there
for we publish only advertisements.
William Thompson, the famous Eng
lish prize-fghter, formerly known as
Bendigo, has just died at London aged
50. He fought some 90 times from 1892
to 1850, winning in most every case. In
later years he was a revivalist preacher.
Miss Kate Sanborn's appointment to
the chair of English literature in Smith
college, at Northampton Mass, is re-
garded by the English papers as an indi-
cation that Literary ladies are rapidly
coming to the front in the United States"
A dean of the Church OF England is
coming to this country in October to
officiate at a high life wedding, which
will take place at st. Thomas church in
New York. This is the wedding at
which there will be sixteen bridemaids.
Recent visitors to Zululand are much
struck by the altered behavior of the
people. Respect and civility have taken
the place of violence and defiance. The
subjugation of the Zulus appears to have
been as complete in moral as in terrific
rial sense.
1t is said that the Turkish sultan has
so childish fear of assassination that he
has all the locks upon his doors changed
once week by smith whom he be-
lieves incorruptible. 1t is related that his
sublime majesty was one morning pass
ing through little corridor, in company
with flock of his hens and the sudden
opening of a door at one end, and the
wary opening of door at the other end,
4 all in the same instant, caused his majes-
ty to scuttle and scamper like q timid
hare.
A recent military performance Of the
Paris opera was purely military, and a
uniform of some sort was required. A
member of the press had an admission
card, but to the black and white costume
of ordinary city life there was no admis-
sion. He was equal to the occasion.
He ornamented his white pantaloons
, with gold braid, procured from a halter
curious head dress, in which he fixed
an extraordinary cockade, borrowed
from the gorgeous porter of his hotel a
, splendid uniform coat of green and gold,
: and thus attired gained ready admit
tance.
Ned Kelly was the leader of band of
outlaws in Australia. A large party of
! mounted police surrounded the house in
f which he had taken refuge. He sur
| prised them by coolly walking out among
7 them. His head chest, back, and sides
: were protected with heavy plates of iron.
: Nine policemen joined in the conflict and
| fired point blank at Kelly, but, though
/ many of the shots struck him, he always
e recovered himself, and tapping his breast,
j laughed derisively at his opponents as
+ he coolly returned their fire. For half an
e hour the strange combat was carried on
g Then an officer closed in or him and
f fired two shots into his legs, and this
t brought the outlaw down. When or
f the ground he roared with savage feroci
ty, cursing the police.