Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-11-12
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When a girl is twenty, she feels very
easy on that score. It's only when she
scores another that she begins to wonder
who invented wrinkles.
Small specimen: Look here, uncle,
l do want none O. your toy pistols.
Give me one of them kind as Shaggy
Bill killed seventeen Injuns with in the
last number of the Infants Own I'm
agoin' West, l am, and l mean biz"
A Sunday-school teacher asked little
Johnny if he understood the meaning of
the verse: 1T is better to give than to
receiver" He replied that he did, and
when asked for an illustration said: "Its
much better to give fellow punch in
the nose than to receive one. I've tried
BOTH"
what is the use,n asks the San Fran
cisco Post, "of talking about art culture
in San Francisco, when it is an open
secret that certain rich mining man
| recently sent to Florence for a copy of
| the Venus of Milo, and when the statue
was delivered actually sued the Central
Pacific railroad company tor mutilating
a work of art, and, what is more, recov-
cred damagesP"
To be a gentleman and to live like a
gentleman ought to be the same; but, in
common acceptation, they have no con-
nection, and are, indeed, often opposed.
To be a gentleman means great deal
far more than many who claim to be
gentlemen have any c. nception of. To
live like e gentleman refers generally to
externals alone, to outside presentation,
to keeping up appearances. 1t does not
require wealth to be gentleman.
The Stafford, Eng, borough analyst re-
ported to the town council lately the re-
suits of his examination of some samples
of ''unfermented wine" One sample
consisted of sugar. tartaric acid, some
salicylic acid, some coloring matter, and
quantity of copper. Another was an
artifcially-made article, and contained
alcohol. One, labeled Selected Wine of
the Temperance Fraternity" contained
large amount of alcohol. Only one
sample was pure, and was what it was
represented to be.
The eldest son of duke, of marquis,
OF of an earl, although he remains COM
moner, bears one of the titles of his
father by courtesy. These are some
times changed, but usually the same
title is used for generations. The son Of
the duke is commonly the marquis, of
marquis an earl and of an earl viscount,
but this is not always the case; for in
stance, the Marquis of Salisbury's
second title is Earl of Salisbury; so in
order to obviate confusion, his eldest
son is forced to take the third title,
which is Viscount Cranborne.
There was a church fair at Muncie,
Ark, and photographs of the young
women who were to serve at the stands
were displayed in the windows of the
stores, including those who were in cos
tunes. A travelling burlesque company
came along at the same time, and por-
traits of blondes in tights were placed
alongside the others. Thepastor hastily
removed the pictures of the Muncie girls.
Then the theatrical manager placarded
the actresses pictures with: ''These AZ
lists have no connection whatever with
the amateur performance at the Baptist
church, and can only be seen at Tabor
hall"
An American missionary, Miss Nor
wood, of Swatow, has lately described
how the size of the foot is reduced in
Chinese women. 1t takes two years to
form these golden lilies," as the Chinese
lady calls her delicate little feet. Dur
ing the first year the pain is so intense
that the sufferer cen do nothing, and for
about two years the foot aches continu-
ally, and is the seat of pain which is
like the pricking of sharp needles.
/! With continuous rigorous binding, the
foot in two years becomes dead and
ceases to ache, and the whole leg, from
the knee downward, becomes shrunk, so
rs to be little more than skin and
bone.
John Hamilton's wife obtained a di-
vorce from him at Rock Island, Ill and
went back to her parents, while he mi
grated to Sacramento. They soon began
correspondence, and before year was
over she went to Sacramento, where
: they were remarked. Mrs. Hamilton
. was not long in getting jealous, and with
, good reason; but she shot her rival, and
+ for while the connubial sky was clear.
, The wounded woman disappeared, and
/ the wife was not punished for the assault
Again Hamilton gave cause fol jealousy
Mrs. Hamilton was convinced that he
could not be permanently reformed
She sat down on his lap, put one arm
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