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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-08-02
A California Ranch.

The following description of Cali
fornia ranch of vast extent and great
productiveness is supplied by the Sac
ramento Union of June o." DIR.
Glenn, of Colusa county, owns a ranch,
which contains nearly $4,000 acres. 1t
embraces q frontage of eighteen miles
on the Sacramento River, and extends
back about five miles. 1t is inclosed
and divided by 40 miles of fencing.
One tenant, G.. W. Hoog, rents and
cultivates about 10, 900 acres of the land,
and the Gupton Brothers cultivate an
equal portion. Some $4,000 acres are
rented out to number of farmers who
work on a small scale. At the present
time farming operations are going on
on this ranch at lively rate, as the
work of harvesting, is progressing rapid
ly. Hoog is engaged in cutting 1000
acres of wheat and barley. The crop
will this year yield about twenty bushels
per acre of wheat. In favorable seasons
the yield has been about thirty-fve
bushels. The yield of barley is con-
siderably larger. The total crop will
amount TO nearly loO,OUU DusnelS. he
is threshing his grain with one of Cases
forty eight inch cylinder threshing ma
chimes, which is run by twenty horse
power steam engine. To supply this
machine requires six large sized headers
and eighteen header wagons, all of
which require the labor of ITO horses
and fifty men. The machine has thresh-
ed five sacks of barley per minute, at
which rate it has run for an hour and
half in succession. 1t has also threshed
thirty-two sacks of wheat in seven min
utes. II will require about six weeks
to thresh the entire crop. These are
the Interpretations of Hoog alone. Cup
ton brothers have an equally large crop,
and are driving business on about the
same scale. The smaller tenants are
equally well employed.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-08-02
Gen. Pillsbury,S Nerve.

In sketch of the life the late Gen.
Pillsbury, the Albany Express relates
the following interesting incident
"About that time QS2G his father
was appointed Superintendent of the
Connecticut State Prison, his son being
the deputy; but in 1880, his father hay
ing resigned, Amos Pillsbury was ten
dered the position, although but twen-
ty-fve years of age. It was in this in
stitution land almost quarter of CEN
tury ago, that desperate fellow named
Scott was confined for fifteen years. He
was determined not to work, nor to sub
nit to any of the rules, and shortly af-
ter entering the institution he nearly
cut off his left hand to avoid doing any
labor. But his wound was Immediately
attended to, and in less than an hour af-
terward he was engaged in turning a
crank with his one hand. For this he
threatened to murder the warden on the
first opportunity, and in some way get
ting hold of a razor he sharpened it for
the dread purpose. Hearing of this,
Mr.. Pillsbury sent for him and COM
manded him to shave him. He eyed
the man steadily, seated himself in the
chair, and the operation began, the
prisoners hand trembling the while.
When the shaving was finished, the su-
perintendent said Il have been told
you meant to rRurder me, but thought
I might trust you God bless you,
sir, you may replied the regenerated
man, completely broken down. From
that moment he became one of the best
behaved criminals in the prison, was
treated we'll, and remained on his good
behavior until Mr.. Pillsbury left in 1892
But when the new warden was appoint
ed, Scott tried to escape, and murdered
the keeper. For this crime he was
hanged the year following, in Hartford.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-08-02
NO. 80.
Cholera and its Causes.
Not Air, but Water.

A correspondent of the Courier
Journal writes thus of the cholera and
its causes Trace the cholera from the
banks of the Ganges to the Equator,
and you find it has never prevailed as
an epidemicin a granite country, but in
calcareous or limestone districts, or
where the water contains organic mat
ter. 1 will mention few facts which
will show clearly that cholera is devel-
oped by the character of the water used
as a drink. In 1888, the beautiful and
cleanly City of Lexington, situated IN
tho blue-gT Taao region tho most fertile
portion of Kentucky-was first visited
by Asiatic cholera. The Angel OF
Death seemed to hover over the DOOM
ed city for days and weeks, claiming all
as its victims. But two families escap-
ed the disease-Dr. Benjamin Dudleys
and DIR. James Bush's. These were the
only families in the city who used cis-
tern water as o drink. Cisterns were
then almost unknown. The quick per
ception of DIR. Dudley had detected the
fact that persons using freestone or cls-
tern water were free from calcareous
affections, viz. stone and calcuh. LII
was to protect themselves and their IA
miles from these terrible sequels OF
limestone water that they had their cis-
terms constructed, and notagainst cholera
for none then knew of its coming. Now,
if this is merely coincident, that but
two families of population of some
twelve thousand should escape, and
those two only using cistern water, then
it is coincidence strongly resembling
fact on fixed principles. Again, there
has never been epidemic cholera on
single plantation upon the Mississippi
River, from Cairo to its mouth, where
cistern water was exclusively used, and
there is scarcely a plantation on that
river, where cistern water was not
used, that the disease has not existed
as an epidemic. Again, every case OF
| cholera which has occurred in Natchez,
prior to and since 1855, could be traced
directly to the use of water obtained
from springs gushing out through cor
nelian pebbles, clear as crystal and cold
as ice, at the base of the bluff or river
bank. In 1856 the cisterns became ex-
hausted by the drought, the citizens
! were forced to use river OF spring water,
and cholera broke out in most mallg-
nant form again. The town of Ihlba-
ouxville, situated on the Bayou Plaque
mine, in Louisiana, is divided nearly
equally by a small bayou. One porr-
ton of the town is occupied by Ameri-
cans, who use exclusively cistern water !;
the other portion by French popula-
ton who have no cisterns, but rely on
the wells for water to drink. In 1049
the French portion of the town was
nearly destroyed by cholera, and yet
not dozen cases occurred on the Amerl-
can side of the bayou.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-08-02
Whom Death BIesseS.

We hurried on and shortly found our
selves in front of tumble-down tene-
ment that might pass with some for
house, says a New Orleans paper. A
little boy, ragged and dirty, sat upon
the steps, and to him our friend ad-
dressed request to be shown to the
room of the person we sought. He
jumped up and led the way. We fol-
lowed through dilapidated door, up
pair of narrow, broken stairs to the
garret. We then entered q room with
ceiling so low that the writer hereof
could not stand erect. There was no
furniture in the room-not bed, q
chair, or table. The sick man whom
we came to visit was stretched upon the
remnants of mattress spread IN o
corner of the dingy room. Never did
the writer witness such destitution,
such misery. Our friend addressed the
woman, the wife of the dying man, and
asked how her husband had passed the
day. She replied that he had been
quite restless all day, but had seemed
to be much quieter for half hour or
so, and she thought he was then sleep
ing peacefully. We approached the
corner of the room where the sick man
was our friend started back and ut
tered sudden exclamation. We peered
over his shoulder to ascertain the cause
of his surprise. AS We gazed at the
PROSTATE form before us, the paleness
of the features, the fixed eyes, the
dropping of the jaw, told at once that
the poor wretch we had come to succor
had passed away beyond our help, and
gone to that home where
90 The wicked cease from troubling,
And the weary are at rest. sfar.Ese.f
Our conductor informed the poor
watching wife that her husband was
dead. Poor woman She took it much
to heart, and at first refused to be COM
forted. But he spoke to her of the
happy home, with its golden streets and
beautiful houses, to which the man had
gone, and told her of him who came to
heal the broken-hearted. 1t was all
new to her, and seemed to fall upon her
ears and sink, like music, deep into her
stormful soul.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-08-02
Conversational Powers of the Indians.

The conversational powers of the In
dians, says writer, are very great in
deed. Among themselves, when not
placed upon their guard by the pres
ence of strangers, they are unwearied
takers. I speak now of the full blood
Indian, whose native tongue is said to
be well adapted to narrative, descrip-
ton, and defamation, and whose habits
and temperaments lead them to be very
communicative. About one third of the
Cherokees use the English language
with grace and elegance, but generally
among the masses the English is i'm
perfectly spoken, many slight depar.
lures from English standards being no
ticeable. Yet they are generally critics,
taking notice of any inaccuracy of Ian
guage in the conversation of white
person. A stranger delivering q SER
mon or lecture is rigidly criticised as to
language, matter, and manner, and is
at once placed in comparison with their
own ideal, which has been formed from
intercourse with the whites, as well as
from careful study of the best English
classics. Their manners are very much
like those of our people, only their men
are not so gallant as ours. They seem
not to be actuated by so many sinister
motives, nor do they seem to have so
much policy as do our polite young
mem
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-08-02
Waste no Time.

After allowingyourself propertime for
rest, don't live single hour of your life
without doing exactly what is to bedone
in it, and going straight through it
from beginning to end. Work, play,
study, whatever it is-take hold at once
and finish it up squarely and clearly !;
then to the next thing, without letting
any moments drop out between. 1t is
wonderful to see how many hours these
prompt people contrive to make OF a
day; it is as if they picked up the
moments that the dawdlers lost. And
if ever you find yourself wher you have
so many things pressing upon you that
you hardly know how to begin, let me
tell you secret Take hold of the very
first one that comes to hand, and you
will find the rest all fall into file, and
follow after like company of we'll
drilled soldiers and though work may
be hard to meet when it charges in a
squad, it is easily vanquished if you
can bring it into line.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-08-02
Little Woman.

Running out to meet me gladly,
Little woman;
Or with sweet and sunny face bent
Smiling on me from the easement,
Little woman.
Gould. I ever meet it sadly.
Ever cease to love her madly p ...
Love that matcheth hers but badly
Little woman.
Cozy all her modest dwelling, -
Little woman
Fires ever brightly glowing,
Flowers ever freshly blowing,
Little woman; e. 49, i,st
And placid smile still telling
OF gentle bosom swelling =a-a-
With a. peace all peace excelling, e ~
Little woman.
sEa E.l
Just to hear her tender greeting
Little woman; r. A.. .. ss
Ney'er word unBindly spelling ,
Ho me for husband sad or toiling,
Little woman. E..e faces
j. ast to feel her warm lips meeting,
Just to hear her fond heart beating, - -
1t was worth years entreating, ...
Little woman. .@ ... -
Eg- ..H .t.fst .t 81.
Men may grumble at their Lares,
Little woman; sE.A,. .,. 81
And, on women's rights loud railing,
Wreak the women's wrong prevailing,
Little woman; t- 5.,e--r.-.
But tho best of household fairies
Is the wife whose golden hair is
Droopin DER her husbands chair--his
Little woman.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-08-02
Railroads of the United States.

$4,000
The Manual of the Railroads of the
United States for 1S73-1S74 gives an in
teresting summary of the workings OF
this colossal interest for the past year.
1t shows 67, 104 miles of railroads to be
in operation, of which 6,427 miles were
opened the past year, and SO, 1884, or
more than ole-half, since 1868. Ex-
tended statements of the cost, earnings,
expenses, &C., of 426 different compa-
nies are given, embracing 81, 1913 miles of
line-the balance of the mileage, 8, ,781
miles, being made up of roads only re-
Gently or partially completed, and which,
consequently, made no returns of their
operation. The cost of the mileage
(57, 1923 miles) of the roads whose opera
tions are given, is SO, 159, 423, ,057, made
up of 81, ,647, ,8A, 113 share capital, and
81 ,511 ,578, 944 of various forms of in
debtedness. Their earnings which
1885,, ,309, ,270 were received for transpor-
tation of passengers, and $340, 931, ,785
for freight-amounted to $473, ,241, ,O55,
being fifteen per cent. on the whole in
vestment. The operating expenses for
the year were $307, ,4s6, $50, or sixty-fve
per cent. of the gross receipts. The net
earnings were $165, 754, 1873, or thirty
five per cent. of the gross receipts,
equaling 30 per cent. of the whole in
vestment. The cost of the roads aver
aged $55, 116 per mile; their earnings
SO, 256 per mile, and $11.76 per head
of population, estimated at 40, ,232, 900.
The earnings of the roads of the diff
ferent sections, of course, differ greatly,
the most productive roads being those
of the six New England States, the
earnings of which, the past year, were
$48, SIS, 1886, or q. II. per cent. on cost
of $3.50, ,609, 794. The cost per mile of
the roads a, ,574 miles) was $50, ,418; the
earnings per mile, $40, 1896; the earnings
per head of the population, estimated
at 3, ,5S6, 900, $13.53. The number of
inhabitants, to each mile of road was
709. e. ss e.s 81 b -zs %. -, f& &-sza
The cost of the II, GIT miles of road
in operation in the six Middle States
equaled 1922, 700,774, or $79.427 per
mile. Their earnings were $3.50, ,205, ,802,
or 1880 per cent. of their cost The
earnings per mile were $14,565, and
$15. sc per head of population. The
number of inhabitants to each mile of
road was 1872.
For the ten Western States and their
contiguous territories, the cost of the
28,778 miles of railroad in operation
was 81 ,472, ,625, 232, or $50, $50 per mile
Their earnings equaled $193, 1876, ,258, or
13. 10 per cent. of the cost. Their earn
ings per mile were So, 735 per head of
population, $1376. The number of in
'habitants to the mile of road was 400.
The earnings of the railroads of the
New England States woro Clio per
cent. of the gross cost; those of the
Middle States 1880, and those of the
Western States 1910 per cent. The
comparatively unfavorable result for the
West is due simply to an excess of mile
age to population. Should no more
roads be constructed there for the next
five years, the investment would proba-
bly, show as well in the West as in the
East. .....t.. -.s
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-08-02

The drawing of February % was the
night drawing, and that of March %
morning drawing. The former was a
No. IS drawing and the latter a short
lottery, or No. rs. In order to make it
somewhat consistent the tops were
Topped off the TT so as to make it read
IL, and the only other variation is in
the 36 and 81. The remainder are
identical. The whole thing speaks for
itself.
1t is safe to say that of all the schemes
of taking money away from the people,
lotteries, under whatever name they are
given, take the lead. In the famous
Havana lottery even more than two
thirds of the tickets sold in the United
States are counterfeits..
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-08-02
Indian Idol Worship.

In May, there occurred near Luck
now, in India, festival in honor of a
god worshiped in the form of a
monkey. An Indian paper says that
"for several days before the festival
scores and hundred of men and boys
could be seen on all the roads leading
to the place, literally measuring their
way to the temple by prostrating them
selves fiat on their faces, and making
mark in the dust as far in front of the
head as the right hand could reach.
The devotee then rolls over, and rising
up walks up to the mark he has made,
and again prostrates himself as before.
This exercise, continued as it is in the
hot sun and on the burning roads, is
exceedingly exhausting to the poor
wretches who engage in it, and it is a
pitiable sight to see q mother walking
beside her son, tanning him constantly,
keeping water at hand to refresh him,
and cheering him on when ready to
faint with exhaustion. The paper
charges that many Hindoos educated in
the English schools attend these fes-
tivals, ostensibly to see the crowd, but
really to offer homage to 60 fabulous
monkey" ..lIs e
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-08-02
Value of UnWashed Wool.

Since the introduction of wool-wash-
ing establishments has rendered it pos
sible not only to have wool washed, but
also to sell unwashed wool, and thus
avoid the trouble, as well as the danger
to the health of the animal, of the wash
ing previous to shearing, it has become
of Importance in fixing the price of un-
washed wool, to ascertain with exact
ness the actual loss by the washingpre-
vious to. the shearing. III. Goedeck
carefully selected average animals from
his flock of Negretti and Rambouillet
half -bloods crossed, and subjected small
portions of wool, clipped about the
middle of April, to the usual process
for washing sheep, with the following
results
These numbers, he remarks, will un-
doubtedly be affected by breed, fodder,
pasturage, &C.; but he suggests that the
publication of the results of similar ex-
,periments by others, accompanied by
description of their focks, will in time
afford a basis for the estimation of their
sheep. "i e.. s4llat3
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-08-02

Politics IN MINNESOTA. Tho Repub-
lican State Convention of Minnesota
nominated 9. r. Davis as candidate for
Governor. Resolutions were adopted
favoring cheap transportation, accord
ing to capital in railroads the right of
reasonable remuneration, but opposing
unjust determinations and all arbitrary
and improper use of the growing power
of railroad and other corporations. The
fourth resolution says that no rights
should be vested in railroad corpora
tions beyond the control of future legis-
latures. The fifth resolution heartily
applauds the active measures of Con
gress in ferreting out and exposing cor
ruption, and demands pure official con-
duct and the punishment of unf aithful
public men. The sixth resolution con-
dennis without reserve the 4alary and
back-pay motion, and demands the
prompt repeal Of the law authorizing 1t,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-08-02
The Way of the TransgressOr.

We clip the following from the amer
ican Register of Paris : AN agent of
the Special Detective Agency of New
York is now in Paris in pursuit of the
Bender family, who are charged with be-
ing the authors of the wholesale MUIR
ders lately discovered at Cherryville,
Kansas. Detectives from the same
agency have been sent to London, and
all the leading European cities. One
of the accused, Johanna, or as she is
commonly known, Katie Bender, is
quite young, has red hair, and is per-
son of rather repulsiye appearance. The
other woman is forty-two years of age
and has marked features, with furtive
and distrustful expression. She was
seen on a steamer which left New York
for Havre, and it is supposed that the
whole family are at present concealed
in the French capital or in the environs.
Kate Bender is possessed of some edu-
cation, and is said to be able to speak a
little French. If they are really in
France, now that the police are on their
tracks, it will be impossible for them
long to escape detection. 1t appears
that the world is to be ransacked that
these murderers may be caught 1t is
most singular that, with the strongly
marked characteristics of all four of the
members of this Infamous family, they
have escaped detection so long"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-08-02
The Kentucky Lotteries.
A Clenr Instance of Fraud.

Those who for years have had faith in
lotteries are beginning to feel con-
vinced of the frauds practiced on them.
"Shelby College" is the high-sounding
name given to a lottery which purports
to be drawn in Kentucky. The drawn
numbers are daily published, in order
that the patrons of the concern may
see what tickets have proved source of
wealth to the investors. That the same
numbers should occasionally come out
of the wheel is not to be wondered at,
but that such an extraordinary coin
cidence as the following should have
occurred does smack somewhat of the
,,,o o,v,oIo,,o .. Hora ora tho drawings
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-08-02
The Western Hop CrOp.

The prospects of the hop crop of 1873,
which will begin to come into market in
another month or thereabouts, continue
excellent. A dispatch from Chicago
says: There have been some occasional
reports of stunted vines and yellow leaf
from places where droughthad prevailed
but the recent rains have placed the sue
cess of the crop beyond question, and
it is conceded that it will be unusually
heavy and excellent. Private advices are
to the effect that the large brewers,
especially in the east, are well stocked,
so that in view of heavy supply and
small demand prices are likely to be low.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-08-02

A LUCKY WoMAN.--A lady in Lynn,
Mass, last week sold bag of rags to a
peddler. She was perfectly well salts
fed with her bargain until she remem-
bered that in order to guard against
thieves and robbers she had secreted
in the bag two bank books, notes, and
so forth, to the value of about $4, 900.
But considering how careless she had
been, she was luckier than she deserved
to be; for withall the energy and acute
ness of despair, she sought for that
peddler, and found him in Salem, and
recovered her treasure.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-08-02

Don Carlos has appeared in Spain,
issued proclamation, called on the
God Of Armies, and promised to fight
for suffering Spain.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-08-02

A decree Of the Spanish Government
annuls all edicts sequestrating rebel
property in Cuba.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-10-16

DEATH ~ AN OLD CITIzEN.-lt is
sad to chronicle the death of an old
and respected citizen. David Stew
art died at his home 10 Glen Haven
on Saturday last. The decea sed
was born in Scotland in the year
1918. He came to the lead mines in
the Spring of 1912 settling in Lafay.
cite county at Coon branche where
ne followed mining for several years,
afterwards being engaged in the
same pursuit at the Hazel Green,
Potosi, Pigeon sud Beetown mines,
near "hich latter place ne located in
1916 and followed mining for time.
A few years later he moved to Glen
Haven where be has since been en-.
gagged IN mercantile and umbering
pursuits until within u year past,
when falling health compelled him
to abandon business. The funeral
services on Tuesday last were under
the charge of the Masonic fraternity
and were attended by large con-
course OF citizens.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-10-16

The following item, from The
Milwaukee Wisconsin, shows that
the grangers of Wisconsin, who re-
pudiate politics, are alive to the
practical benefits of their organiza-
tion: "a meeting Of the Executive
Committee of the State Grange was
held in Oshkosh on Friday night.
A system of county grange councils
is Immediately to be organized
throughout the State. Each county
council is to have a complete pur-
chasing system in its own locality,
and appoint county agent to act in
cooperation with the State purchas>
ing agents. This will be an admira
BILE and complete plan if properly
carried out, as it will no doubt be by
the present efficient State agent
The Executive Committee is to be
fully represented at the forthcoming
meeting of the Mississippi Valley
State Grange at Keokuk, Iowa"