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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20
Alas the Hackman this Time.

A really pleasing incident is, strange
to say, reported from Anew York police
Office. An English gentleman arrived
at Jersey City and drove with his bag
gage to fashionable uptown hotel
"What have I to pay ?" he inquired of
the Jehu. "Just $13," promptly re-
piled that hackman. Now, a custom
prevails in London, pursuant to an act
of Parliament, that in case of any dis
pute with fare the cabman must drive
to the nearest police court The Eng
lishman, reasoning by analogy, and,
luckily in this case, told the man to
drive to q police Office. Arrived there
the gentleman stated his case, explain
ing that he was q stranger and simply
wished to pay whatwas right, according
to the recognized tariff. The Justice
said to this moderate minded hackman.
"You will drive this gentleman to his
hotel. Your fare will be altogether 49,
but before you go you will have to pay
81. 80 for the expenses attending thil
most proper application. Let others
who are swindled by hackmen, says /
New York paper, follow this stranger
lead,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20
A Battle I'm the Air,
Terrific Combat Between Two Rocky
Mountain Eagles.

Terrific Combat between Two Rocky
Mountain Eagles.
There was a terrific battle between
two largs brown eagles in the vicinity Of
the lakes above Virginia, Montana.
When first seen the birds were soaring,
one above the other, at an altitude Of
perhaps three-fourths of a mile, and
seemed on a sailor pleasure. Present
ly the uppermost bird, closing its broad
wings, shot downward like meteor for
two or three feet, and with a wild,
piercing scream lit fairly upon the back
Of the other bird. Turning with the
rapidity of lightning the victim clutched
its adversary with talons and beak and
fierce struggle ensued. The savage
yells, the striking of huge wings, and
showers of falling feathers gave un'
mistakable evidence of the ferocity with
which the contest was waged.
As they fought they fell earthward,
and when within five hundred feet of the
ground they became disentangled, and
each swooped upward again. Now fol
lowed an interesting trial as to which
should first gain sufficient altitude tC
make another plunge. The circling o.
the smaller bird was rapid and close
while that of his antagonist was mad,
with greater limit, and his ascension
was quickest accomplished. The larges
eagle was soon fully one-half mile high
and some hundreds of feet above hi
victim. lowering in mid-air for a mo
ment, as if making sure of his aim, h.
again darted down upon his enemy
striking him as before with force tina
seemed sufficient to kill of itself. Again
they grappled, and fought like winged
demonstrating, falling, and strikin,
furiously for two or three minutes
They were now near the largest of tn
lakes, and gradually descending to tn
water. The struggles of the smalle
became less and less fierce he wa
getting weak, and was evidently nearl
vanquished, while his more powerful
enemy seemed to wage the battle wit
increased vigor. "
Another moment and the conquerin
monarch loosed his hold, and with a
exultant shout of victory scared up
ward. The battle was ended hi
prisoner, limp and lifeless, fell int
the waters of the lake with splash
and foated on the surface without
struggle. ..E. y
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20

The queer freaks Of a sleeping man
in st. Louis are thus related by the
Times; ga conductor of street cars
named Leslie boards at house nearly
opposite the offices of the car company.
The house is about sixty feet front,
three stories high, and Leslie's room is
in the top story. Adjoining the build
ing is one of lower attitude, the roof
of which is about six feet below Leslie's
window. East of this are the car stables.
Between IL and II o'clock one
night Leslie was seen, in his night
dress, cutting up all kinds of queer
pranks on the roof of his boarding
house. He was here throwing a serious
of hip-haps, dancing backward and for
ward, and gesticulating in the strang-
est possible manner. He then walked
down to the caves of the roof, where he
seated himself, with his legs dangling
over the street. Jumping up, he march
ed along the edge of the roof to the
western parapet wall, which is only a
brick thick, up which he walked to the
chimney, which he mounted and passed
round it. Coming down from this per-
ilous perch he walked over the roof,
stopping by the way to go through the
manual of arms, till he reached the
eastern parapet, from which he jumped
down to the roof of the low building.
Here he INDUCED in little tight-rope
practice, walking along the wire of the
fire alarm telegraph, divesting himself
of his shirt while in this queer position
and throwing it down on the roof, the
crown meanwhile being in breathless
suspense at the danger in which the
poor fellow was He then Jumped back
on to the roof, resumed his shirt, threw
frst-rate somersault, and climbed
up to the roof ridge of the house.
These sort of evolutions were continued
without any apparent fatigue or thought
of danger for some time. He ther
jumped down ON to the stable roof
some four or five feet lower, an6
marched up and down the front wall o.
the building, some hundred feet il
length, going through the manual ex
ercises the while in the most perfec
manner. He returned by the course hi
had come, climbing the bare wall at thu
east end of the middle building withou
any apparent difficulty, and making
clean leap of several feet through hi
window into his bedroom. A humble.
of the officers of the car company wen
into his room Immediately, where the,
found Leslie lying on his bed, evident
ly fast asleep, though with staring, wild
open ey es. After some difficulty he wa
awakened from his stupor, but was un
able to give any reason for his strang
antics, being evidently unconsciou
that anything unusual had occurred
His attention was called 10 his black
ened hands and bleeding feet, but h
could not give an idea as to how the,
came in that condition: Altogether
is one of the most extraordinary case
of somnambulism on record, and we
worthy the attention of the scientific.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20

VINEGAR BIrTERs THE GREATEST YET.
"A few doses stir the life-current !;
sluggishness departs, pain vanishes, and
after continued use of the remedy the
whole body glows with new energy
and a new being. Purge the blood and
every organ will perform it's function
perfectly. The stomach will be no
longer tortured with Dyspepsia /; the
lungs will be free from Consumption,
the liver active, the heart healthy, and
the brain clear, the nerves braced, and
the mind elastic. Use the "VNEGAR
BITTERs," and purge your blood.
Whether the disease be Fever, Con-
sumption, Dyspepsia, Affection of the
Liver, or Kidneys, DropSy, Catarrh,
rheumatism, Gout, or pains and aches
of any kind, attack it in its stronghold,
the blood-the fountain of life-and it
will soon surrender and abandon the
outposts. To do this you must have
the "VNEGAR BTrTERs y there is NO
complaint to which the human system
is liable, that will not yield to its infu-
ence, and there are thousands which nc
other remedial agent will remove. = Con-,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20

THE POWER OF LASGUAGE.- 1t is re-
markable how some writer's can adorn
the most commonplace subject with the
flowers of poesy, and make it Joy for
ever. We read in a contemporary that
highly-esteemed citizen of Franklin,
"who has dwelt upon this sublunsry
sphere for term of seventy winters, and
in that time had the mingled grief and
pleasure to lay three wives where the
flowers of spring could grow over them,
and the dews OF summer sparkle like a
robe Of diamonds about them, recently
took to himself fourth partner of his
joys and sorrows in the person of a
charming widow, who has deposited
two matrimonial ventures in place OF
perpetual security, and gazed on the
blushingros Of seventy-fve summers.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20

The attention of our many readers is
called to the attractive advertisement
of J. N. Harris & Co., advertising their
great and valuable lung remedy, cal
lens Lung Balsam." This Balsam.. has
been before the public for ten years.
notwithstanding this long period, it
has never lost one whit of its POPULAR
ty, or shown the least sign of becoming
unpopular, but, on the contrary, the
call for it has been constantly increas-
ing, and at no previous time has the de-
mand been so great, or the quantity
made so large, as at this day. We
earnestly recommend its trial by any
one who may be afflicted with cough
or cold, and we warrant it to cure if di-
rections are followed. 1t is sold by al
our city druggists. Com. -......
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20
The Inst Of Reau.

AS if it were not enough for Beau
Hickman, of Washington, who started
in life with $4,000 and died in the poor
house, his remains were not doomed to
rest even in Potters' Field. Soon after
the Beau's interment in Potters' Field
the body was exhumed, the legs dis
iointed at the hips, the head severed
from the trunk and skinned, the viscera
taken out and removed, with the ex-
ception of the heart, which was found
in the bushes near by wrapped in a
newspaper. An ivory-handled dissect-
ing knife was found in the neighbor-
hood. From appearances it is thought
the persons were frightened from their
work before they had completed their
plans.
Some benevolent gentlemen had made
arrangements to give the body de-
cent burial in the Congressional Gene
terry, and on the undertakers going to
Potters' Field to remove it the sick
ening mutilation was first discovered.
The remains, however, were collected
placed in new coffin and inferred al
the cemetery.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20
A Belgian Murder.

The Independence Beige surrenders
several columns to an account of the
trial of William Depauw, aged twenty
seven, for a murder which seems to
have been committed out of sheer per-
versity. 1t occurred at Vilvorde, in
South Brabart, six miles from Brussels,
on the line of the Antwerp railway.
The victim, laborer named Lebrun,
was on his way home on Saturday night,
when, having INDUCED somewhat freely
in ale, half drunk, he laid himself down
under the shelter of garden wall in
the Ruesde PAvenir, land went to sleep.
A neighbor named Leemans passed
him about half-past 10 o'clock and tried
to wake him up, and he was found near.
ly dead at II, with his skull fractured.
A large stone lay near by, covered with
blood and hair from the head of the
victim. On Investigation it appears
that the accused, who was man Of
great muscular power, found Lebrun
asleep under the garden wall, and out
of sheer wantonness picked up large
stone and hurled it with all his force a
the head of the slumberer. The neigh
bors were attracted to the spot by De
pauw's rough command to the bleeding
man to get up, and the noise of hi
heavy wooden shoes, with which, b,
repeated blows he was trying to compe
the obedience of his victim. cit il
probable" says the Independence
Beige, by way of comment, that De
paw threw the stone out of sheer wan
tonness, and, seeing that the man wa
mortally hurt, tried to get off with hin
to some less public spot, with view t,
hide the body"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20

CROP ESTIMATES CRITICISED. The fu-
tility of crop estimates is well shown in
the present harvest. 1 know one, far
mer who claimed Is bushels an acre,
even after he had commenced to thresh,
and another who would not have COM
promised for less than IL after his crop
was cut. Yet the first measured out
five bushels per acre, the other returns
three bushels of wheat for one seeded as
his actual yield. This in Eastern Vir-
ginia, where the average crop of wheat
will scarcely reach five bushels per
acre. The amount of straw is unusually
great. - ---u- ~ -, --- III
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20

BLINDED BY ELEcrRIo LIGHT. There
is an instance outside of poetry of
vision blasted by excess of light Mr..
J. L. MADDEN, O. E., Ottoman engineer
of the province of Aleppo, had charge
of the electric light and other displays
at the residence of Rashid Pasha, Min
lister of Foreign Affairs. Waking next
morning after the Examinations, Mr..
Haddan discovered that he was totally
blind-the result of watching the cleo
trio light, which was one of extraordina-
ry power but there is some reason to
hope that in the course of time his sight
may be restored. ~
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20
A Beautiful Picture,

The man who stands upon his own
soil, who feels, by the laws of the land
in which he lives-by the laws of civil
lied nations--he is the rightful and ex-
elusive owner of the land which he tills,
is by the constitution of our nature,
under wholesome influence, not easily
imbibed from any other source He
feels, other things being equal, more
strongly than another, the character of
man as the lord of aninanimate world.
OF this great and wonderful sphere,
which, fashioned by the hand of God,
and upheld by his owner, is rolling
through the heavens part of his-his
from the centre to the. sky, 1t is the
space on which the generation moves in
its round of duties, and he feels himself
connected by visible link with those
who follow him, and to whom he is to
transmit home. Perhaps his farm
has come down to him from his fathers
but he can trace their footsteps over
the scenes of his daily labors. The reoi
which shelters him was reared by those
to whom he owes his being. Some in.
teresting domestic traditionis connected
with every enclosure. The favorite tree
was planted by his fathers hand He
sported in boyhood beside the brook
which still winds through the meadows
Through the field lies the path to the
village school of early days. He still
hears from his window the voice of the
Sabbath bell which called his fathers t.
the house of God; and near at hand il
the spot where his parents are lait
down to rest, and where, when his TIM
has come, he shall belaid by his children
These are the feelings of the owners o
the soil. Words cannot buy them; the.
flow out of the deepest fountains of tn
heart, they are life-springs of fresh
healthy and generous national charac
ter. ..,. e. .e.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20
CHAppEp HANDS. face. rough

CHAPPED HANDS, face, rough skin,
taneous affections cured, and the skin made sof
and smooth, by using the JUMPER TAR SoAI
made by CAswLL, HAZARD & Co., New York
Be sure to get the Juniper Tar Soap made by
us, as there are many limitations made witt
common tar which are Worthless
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20

THE McCARTY- MoRDEcAI DUEL. The
case of Page McCarty, charged with
killing Mordecai in duel, was called at
Richmond, but doctor testifying that
Pages condition was no better than
when he was shot, the case was adj
journed till the 10th October. McCar-
ty is held in $4,000 bail.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20

Base ball is undoubtedly good ex
ercise and capital amusement, but it often oc
casions bunged eyes, broken shin and blstere(
hands. We can tell you that in all such cases
if JohnSon's Anodyne Linin,ent is resorted to
it will reduce the swelling and stop the pain
Com .....
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20

CRIsTADoRo's EXCELSIOR HAIR DYE
stands unrivaled and alone. Its merits have
been so universally acknowledged that it would
be a supererogation to discant on them any
further-nothing can beat it-Cona.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20

A sanguine Virginian is writing o
pamphlet to prove that the Dismal
Swamp is capable of being reclaimed
by drainage, and he predicts that il
will at some future day be the richest
district in the South.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20
Frank Miller's Harness Oil is the best
PERUVIAN SYRUP contains no alcohol.

We would not commend the frequent
or constant use of any medicine. 1t is i'm
portant to take even good article judiciously.
Parsons P,rgdtiUe Pulls are safe prompt and
reliable as laxative or cathartic. Com.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20

FnAGa's INSTANT RELIEF has stood
twenty years test. Is warranted to give i'm
mediate relief to all Rheumatic, Neuralgia,
Head, Ear and Back aches or money refunded.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20

A young Atlanta (Ga,) lawyer, who
was conducting case in which his
fether was to make the plea, gracefully
alluded to the old gentleman as ''my
distinguished associate"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20

X Minnesota counts upon a surplus OF
60,000,000 bushels of wheat, mostly
first-class, and it is expected that prices
will range from 80 cents to 81.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20

DIR. ]. Walkers California Vim
egar Bitters are a purely Vegetable
preparation, made chiefly from the ma
tive herbs found on the lower ranges Of
the Sierra Nevada mountains of Califoro
MIA, the medicinal properties of which
are extracted therefrom without the use
of Alcohol. The question is almost
daily asked, "What is the cause of the
unparalleled success of VINEGAR BIT
TERsp Our answer is, that they remove
the cause of disease, and the patient re-
covers his health. They are the great
blood purifier and a life giving principle,
perfect Renovation and Invigorator
of the system. Never before Ia 10 80
history of the world has medicine been
compounded possessing the remarkable
qualities of VINEGAR BITTERs in healing the
sick of every disease man is heir to. They
are gentle Purgative as well as Tonic,
relieving Congestion or Inflammation Of
the Liver and Yisceral Organs, in Bilious
Diseases.
The properties of DIR. WALKERS
VINEGAR BITTERs are Aperient, Diaphoretic,
| Carminative, Nutritious, Laxative, Diuretc,
| Sedative, Counter Irritant. Sudoritic, Altera-
tive, and Anti-B Bilious. ff-I 'e
| . II. IL. MCDONALD - CO.,
Druggists and Gen. a CTS, San Francisco California
and cor of Washington and Charlton Sts, N. Y.
Sold by all Druggists R"'' Dealers
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20

A Beloit, Wis, editor takes it upon
himself to say that "co~s, elephants, or
rhinoceroses may run gracefully, but
women never"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20
GIT SAVED MY LIFE"
. NOT.rrMprA ATA Mar

J. N. HARRIS & Co.: s. .rE '.... .sT.rz..
Dear Sirs-I am taking ALIENS LUNG BALsAM for
a disease OF the Lungs Of thirteen years standing
have used every remedy offered, and this is the
only remedy that has given me any relief. know
it saved my life last spring. At that time com.
menced using it, and received immediate relief
1t stopped on my lungs in ten hours. You are al
perfect liberty to publish this letter. for the bene
ht Of suffering humanity, and with respect, FL .
remain, Yours truly,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20
Coughs Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis, Consumption
UNSOLICITED EVIDENCE OF ITS MERITS.

DIR. A. L. SCOVILL is the inventor of several
medical preparations which have become very
popular, and have been literally used. Among his
inventions % Hairs Balsam for the Lungs" and
=" LIverworth and Tar" For the past ten years a
better remedy has been offered to the public. Read
the following letter from Dr. sCoVILL referring
to it,
MEssRs. j N HARRIS & Co.:
Gents-I make the following statement from a
perfect conviction and knowledge Of the benefits OF
ALIENS LUNG BALsAM in curing the most deep
seated Pulmonary Consumption l have witnessed
it's effects the young and the old, and can truly
say that it is by far the best expectorant remedy
with which am acquainted For Coughs, and all
the early stages of Lung Complaints, believe il
to be certain cure and if every family would keeI
it by them, ready to administer upon the first ap
pearance Of disease about the Lungs, there would
be very few cases of fatal consumption. 1t causes
the phlegm and matter to raise without irritating
those delicate organs (the Lungs), and without
strength to the system, stops the night-sweats
and changes all the morbid secretions to healthy
state. Yours respectfully,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20

JAuNpIoE, SKIN DISEASES, and Affections OF the
Bladder and Kidneys, are removed by DR.. Jayne's
sanatiye Pills They produce healthy secretions
II the stomach liver, and other organs Of the body
and are beneficial whenever an Alternative or pur.
uative m edicine is required. IHttt
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20

business = That will make your fortune
Id Address, .y ~
EUREKA PORTABLE TABLE CO,
n3 Oliver street, 81. Louis, Mo.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20

snALLENBERGER's PILLS are the ono remedy that
never fails to cure Fever and Ague The most
stubborn case is cured immediately This is a
stubborn fact . lff.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20

Such my suffering friends are the letters receiv-
ed daily, and do you doubt for moment the efica.
cy of tn, valuable medicine. Be in tune, and take
to your home bottle Of ALIENS LUNG BALsAM
You will find in it glorious prize, and never
falling lend in time of need.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20

A pDREss N. g. DODGE. 'M. H.. No. 1853 s. Hastsd St.
"A Ohcago speciaty raE TRRATMENTor HEAhr DsEAsEs
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20
A SOVEREIGN BALM

Can be found in that great and reliable family
medicine ..-
ALIENS LUNG BALsAM,
By the use of which health and hdppinesSis
to those afflicted with any Lung or Throat disease,
such as
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20
THIRTY YEARS. ExPERIENCE OF
,l AN OLD NURSE.


THIRTY YEARS, EXPERIENCE OF
AN OLD NURSE.
Mrs. WinsIow,s Soothing syrup is the
prescription of one of the best Female Physi-
clans and Nurses in the United States, and has
been for thirty years with never failing safety
and success by millions of mothers and children,
from the feeble infant of week old to the adult
1t corrects acidity Of the stomach, relieves wind
collie regulates the bowels, and gives rest health
and comfort to mother and child We believe it to
be the Best and surest Remedy in the World in all
cases of DYsENTERY and DIARRHEA IN Chill
DREN, whether it arises from Teethtng or from
any other cause. Full directions for using will
company each bottle. None Genuine unless the
fac-simile ofCUhTlS PEhhlNo ls on the OUTSIDE
wrapper.
Sold by all Medicine Dealers.
CHILDREN OFTEN LOOK PALE AND
rom no other cause but having worms in the
stomach. aIt
BROWNS vERMIFUGE coMFITs
will destroy worms without injury to the child,
being perfectly WHITE, and free from all coloring
or other Injurious ingredients usually used in
worm preparations. ~"
| CURTIS a. BROWN, Proprietors,
No. ais Fulton Street, New York.
| Sold by Druggists and Chemists, and dealers IN
Medicines at TWENTY-FIVE CENTS box,
THE HOUSEHOLD PANACEA
/ fe. FAMILY IMMINENT
! Is the best remedy in the world for the following
complaints, viz: Cramps in the Limbs and stom-
ach, Pain in the Stomach, Bowels OF side, Rheu'
matism in all its FORMS Bilious Collie, Neuralgia,
Sore Throat, Spinal Complaints, sprains and
Bruises, ohiIls and Fever. For Internal and Ex
ternal use
Its loperation is not only to relieve the patient
| but entirely removes the cause Of the complaint
| II pen etrates and pervades the whole system re-
storing healthy action to all its parts, and quick
eniug the blood.
The Household Panacea is purely Veg
etable and All Healing.
Prepared by sfa
CURTIS a. BROWN,
a No. 2I5 Fulton Street, New York.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20

CAUTION
Be not deceived. Call for ALIENS LUNG BAL
SAM, and take no other
directions accompany each bottle.