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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-04-12
Tobacco Not NutritiVe.

Tobacco belongs to the class of mar
cotic and exciting substances, and has
no food-value. Stimulation means alb
stracted, not added, force. 1t involves
the narcotic paralysis of portion of
the functions, the activity of which is
essential to healthy life.
1t will be said that tobacco soothes
and cheers the weary toiler, and solaces
the over-worked brain. Such may be
its momentary effects, but the sequel
cannot be ignored. All such expedients
are fallacious. When certain amount
of brain-work or hand-work has been
performed, Nature must have space in
which to recuperate, and all devices for
escaping from this necessity will fail.
1t is bad policy to set the house on fire
to warm our hands by the blaze. Let
it, then, be clearly understood that this
temporary excitement produced by to-
bacco is gained by the destruction of
vital force, and thai it contains abso-
lutely nothing which can be of use to
the tissues of the body.
Tobacco adds no potential strength
to the human frame. 1t may spur a
weary brain or feeble arm to undue ex-
ertion for a short time, but its work is
destructive, not constructive. 1t can
not add one molecule to the plasm out
of which our bodies are daily built up.
On the contrary, it exerts upon it a
most deleterious influence. 1t does not
supply, but diminishes, vital force.
1t has been denied that tobacco leads
to organic disease, but the evidence is
very strong the other way, and it would
be very remarkable if continued func-
tional arrangement did not ultimately
lead to chronic arrangement of the or
gans that it causes functional distur-
bance, no one dreams of denying; in
deed it has been remarked that no
habitual smoker can be truly said to
have days perfect health. Popular
Science MONTHLY.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-04-12
A Winter Wedding.
1t fed away in a clang of bells,
Marriage bells,

1t fed away in a clang of bells,
Marriage bells,
On the wings of the blast that sinks and swells,
That bold, weak fate-struck suffering soul.
Whom Christ wash clean, and God make whole!
And we standin the light of two happy faces,
Two happy hearts whom our heart embraces;
And we hear the peaceful organs sound,
And the angry storm sweeps harmless round;
Blessed is tho bridegroom though the
heavens are dun;
Blessed is the bride whom no sun shines on.
Mayhap, some wandering angels say,
Stop and say,
AS through the gloom they carry away
That bodiless spirit to Him who knows
He only-whither the spirit goes
God give them all that the dead man lacked
Gas men dare judge him) in thought, word act;
Lest earth's doors opened shut doors of
heaven"
Blessed is the bridegroom without crown
or land;
Blessed is the bride with the ring on her
hand.
Peal, ye joy-bells, peal through the rain,
Binding rain:
God makes happiness, God makes pain,
Summer and Winter good tree grows,
A strong soul strengthens through veal and
woes.
Be not afraid, says the wild sobbing wind;
Weep" sigh the clouds, "but the blue is be-
hind"
Blessed is the bridegroom under shower or
sun,
Blessed is the bride whom Loves light
shines on.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-04-12
A Useful Bank.

The inhabitants of the northwestern
part of Siberia live chiefly upon salmon,
which enter the streams in summer to
spawn then the natives take immense
quantities of the fish, dry them, and lay
by a supply for the next season. About
every third or fourth year, on the aver
age-though with considerable irregu-
larity-salmon do not appear, and the
consequence is famine, which, falling
first upon the dog teams of the people,
disables the latter from drawing sup
plies from other quarters. To prevent
the terrible sufferings which have arisen
from this cause, the Russian govern
ment established at Kolyma, post on
the Arctic ocean, a sort of savings bank,
with a capital of one hundred thousand
dried fish, purchased from the natives
and stored away then law was enact
ed compelling every male inhabitant
of the settlement to pay annually one
tenth of all the fish he caught, and no
excuse for failure was admitted-this
continuing as long as the fish season
remained good but when there was q
failure of the salmon, and starvation
impended, every depositor was entitled
to borrow enough for his regular sup
plies, on condition of repayment next
year. At the latest advice. this bank
had carried the people through two
consecutive years of famine, and accu-
mulated acapital of three hundred thou
sand dried fish, and was still accumlat-
ing at the rate of twenty thousand a
year. 1t was thus on the road to wealth,
besides proving such fountain of be-
nefcence of the people. 1t is the prin-
ciple of Jeseph's management in Egypt,
with all the modern improvements re-
quired by the state of society in Siberia.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-04-12

1 did not refuse. Instead, thankful
ly accepted the offer which my friend so
generously made, knowing that no surer
method could have been devised to 81.
lence forever the tongue of SANDER, and
free my name from the unmerited re-
proach which had of late rested upon
it.
Unmerited prosperity has attended
my steps ever since that eventful day,
but neither prosperity or wealth can eff.
face its memory from my heart, nor re-
store my withered locks to their own
raven hue.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-04-12
Jefferson,s Official Delicacy.

Jefferson was clear in his great office,
(Secretary of State under President
Washington,) and he lived up to his
great principles. Being asked by a
neighbor to write something that should
help him into Congress-: Jefferson said,
From very early moment in my life,
[ determined never to intermeddle with
elections by the people, and have in
variably adhered to this determination. /"
Much as he loved his old friend and
secretary, william Short, he would not
assist him to sell the little public stock
which he possessed, saying: 81 would
do anything my duty would permit !;
but were I to advise your agent (who is
himself stock -seller) to sell out yours
at this or that moment, it would be used
as signal to guide speculation. In
vited to share in a speculation, he
declined, on the ground that public
man should preserve his mind free from
all possible bias of interest. When the
fugitives from the st. Domingo massacre
arrived in 1893, destitute and miserable,
he wrote to Monroe: "Never was so
deep tragedy presented to the feelings
of man. I deny the power of the gener-
al government to apply money to such
purpose, but deny it with bleeding
heart. 1t belongs to the state govern
ments. Pray urge ours to be liberal. "
In his French package came one day a
letter from the wife of groom in the
stables of the Duke of Orleans in Paris,
addressed to her sister, poor woman
who lived fifteen miles from Monticello.
He was careful to rejoin it upon his
daughter not merely to forward the let
ter, but to send it to the woman's house
by special messenger. ---Jan,es Parton.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-04-12

Relating some personal incidents of
the late Horace Greeley, Browne tells
about the draft riot in 1868, in New
York city. He says after the riot had
gotten well under way Greeley had
very little doubt he would be hanged to
a lamp-post by the mob, and he had
actually accepted death as his inevita-
BILE portion. Messenger after messen-
ger, friend after friend, went to him to
apprise him of his imminent peril, and
were surprised to find him as cool as
the summit of Mont Blanc. He had en-
tire confidence in their statements, re-
marking, "Well, it doesn't make mich
difference. I've done my work. may
as we'll be killed by the mob as die in
my bed. Between now and next time
is only little while"
The day it was expected the Tribune
would be attacked, its employees, who
had prepared for defense, spent several
hours in trying to get him out of the
office. His invariable reply was,
"Never mind me, boys; I'll take care
of myself" And amidst the distribu-
ton of revolvers, muskets, and hand
grenades, and the fitting of hose to the
steam-pipes, the intrepid Horace sat
down to his desk to write editorials for
the next mornings issue. 1t was only
after several of the staff went to him,
and urged him to quit the establish
ment for their sake, saying his remain
ing would do no good and merely i'm
peril the Office, that he consented to
leave. He would do for the Tribune,
the darling of his heart, what he would
not for himself. His final remonstrance
was, "You might as we'll let me stay
If there's going to be any fun, L don't
know why shouldn't see it too." But
at last he was borne almost bodily into
carriage and driven off, still protest
ing against the proceeding as "deviish
mean
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-04-12

The ANDERSON CAsE.-The jury in
the case of Thomas F. Anderson, the
Titusville, Pa, bank officer who shot
himself dead, have returned a verdict
of insanity. The investigation was
most searching and exhaustive, and the
evidence proved conclusively that Mr..
Anderson was deranged when he COM
mitted suicide. The bank accounts are
strictly accurate and no possible motive
existed for the sad occurrence. The re-
suit of the inquest proves conclusively
that he made no improper disposition
Of his employers funds.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-04-12

A nice old man bought house at
auction in East Taunton, Mass, the
other day, and then astonished a newly
ma ri d young N can, to whom he was nm
utter stranger, by making him q pres
ent of it. The newly married young
man thought it was a joke, until his
wife was summoned, and revealed to
him that the nice old man was heruncle
just from California, &c,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-04-12

LEARNING colored men down
South are learning the white mans way
of Legislation very rapidly. In the
Arkansas Legislature Mr.. Farbish be-
gan to swear. The chair said it was
not allowable in debates, and that made
the member swear worse. Finally, he
swore so roundly that he had to be
turned over to the Sergeant-at-Arms,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-04-12

TURKISH TowELING SUITS. of
gray and brown Turkish toweling stuff,
for ladies' wear, with rough, sponge-like
stripes have double-breasted polonaises,
cut with low revers at the throat, and
are to be worn over white habit skirts.
Square pockets are on the front, and
there are two rows of silver buttons
down the 'front.' The skirt has deep
Spanish founce, with narrow gathered
ruffie at the top and bottom. Russia
leather belts with silver chatelaines are
worn with these suits.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-04-12

"Black as q COAL" is no longer ten
able simile in Australia. They've found
pure white coal deposit there.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-04-12

The British manufacturers of agri-
cultural implements decline to take
part in the Vienna Exhibition.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-05-03

Mr. Sampson, the proprietor of the shoe
shops in North Adams, Mass, who introduced
Chinese workmen, recently presented to
Charles King. their foreman, beautiful gold
watch and cham, an evidence OF his re-
gard for his ability and fidelity Exchange.
We remember, some years ago, when
the engineers ON the Michigan Southern
Railroad struck against an increase Of
forty miles on their route when every
man with a spark of respect IN his compo-
sltion, refused to submit To such exaction.
A drunken loafer an expelled member Of
for ncompetency, on several roads-un-
dertook to run a train, and was presented
with a gold watch and chain by the COM
pany as a slight token Of their spprecla-
ton Of his .fieiity to their interests. The
day after the presentation, he run his train
to the devil month after, his watch
went the same road, and in less than
year he was keeping his watch and traiu
company.
The idea Of Sampson, the skin flint Of
Massachusetts, who deprived 400 Crlspins
of an honest livelihood whose name, to-
day, is a by-word and reproach throughout
the country giving his foreman a watch
and chain as an evidence Of his regard
for his ability and fidelity, reminds US Of
the Michigan Southern Joke; that's all.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-05-03

Dickinson, John Skinner, and Daniel
Mclaughlin
An opportunity being given to those
present DESTROYS of joining the union to do
80, the names Of fifty applicants were
promptly enrolled After vote Of thanks
to Messrs Trevellick, Cameron, and Hicks.
and three cheers for the Eight Hour sys-
TEN, the meeting adjourned, to meet at
the school house next Thursday afternoon,
at D o'clock
We cannot conclude u'l' VT returning
thanks to friends J..IIIos, Mooney, Braid
wood, Mclaughlin, Reside and others for
the courtesies experienced at their hands.
Also to the Braidwood band, which dis
coursed such excellent music, and which
reflected great credit on its instructor. As
We propose, however, to give some kindly
advice to those who participated in the pro
ceedings in our next, as well as to state a
few fact in relation to the almost marvel
lous growth Of this thrifty village (beg
pardon, city,, we shall pay our respects at
the same time to the Braidwood Band
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COOPERATION.

COOPERATIVE CONGRESS At the meet
ing of the Central Board Of the Co-opera-
tive Societies of Great Britain, which has
Just been held in the new building Of the
London Agricultural cooperative Assocla-
ton, Millbank Street, Westminster, it was
stated that the fifth annual congress of the
Federated and other cooperative societies
will be held tins year in Newcastle upon
Tyne, on the 18th Of April, under the pres
idency of MIR. Joseph Cowen, jr. Prepa-
ratlons are being made for entertaining the
Congress il Newcastle, much exceeding
ANYTHING hitherto accorded to the dele
gates elsewhere. They are to be enter
tanned at tea by the president Of the Con
ference at one of the principal hotels Of
the town. They are to be taken to witness
the great franchise demonstration on the
moor, appointed for the same day, which
the miners OF nearly 200 GOLFERS have sig
nItied their intention to attend. OnanOth-
er day they are To be entertained at break
fast by the Wurkmen Of the Ouseburn Co.
operative ENGINE Works On two other
days the Cooperative Stores Of NOTthum-
berland and Durham entertain the dele
gates at a public dinner. soiree is to be
gwen in their honor IN the Bath Street
Schoolrooms. Another day they are To be
taken down the Tyne iii a steamer, and
shown the Industries Of that busy river.
The personal hospitality of the town will
be accorded To As many Of the delegates as
possible Mr. Hughes, NJ. r., Mr. Nor
rison. NJ. F.. and the chief leaders Of the
cooperative movement in London and
Manchester will take part in the proceed
~, a IL. A. l.l
one IF great Importance as the future Of
cooperative production will be discussed,
and II possible, determined
LANARK-PROvIDENT COOPERATIVE So
CIETY The quarterly meeting of this So
ciety took place On Monday evening Mr.
Thomas Gllray. president, III the char
The secretary. Mr.. James Murphy, read
over the balauce-sheet, from which we
made the following extracts Sales during
the quarter, -, $3.50 lSs 2td; members cap
ltal, EI291 Us Old ; pront, E245 IS I'd {.
dividend and interest from wholesale So
ciety, $50 is Tod The dividend recon-
mended on members purchases was 2s per
pound, and Is Al on those Of non members
The roll showed the present membership
to be 80.
PERTH Co-OPEKATINE.-T directors
Of the City Of Perth Cooperative Society
IN their ninth quarterly report state that
the society Is still Increasing its sales and
membership. The number Of members
last quarter was PA joined this quarter
81 withdrawn ? the number at present
being 1913. The sales for the quarter
amount to fl3S8, being an increase over
last quarter NJ f2S7
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-05-03
FROM MICHIGAN.
British Reformers and Reforms Forty
Years Since.
Po>rIAc, Mich, April %. 1873.

Po>TIAc, Mich, April %. 1873.
10 the Editor q the woEAr~exAS's ADVOCATE
Sir In one Of your recent issues, the
| Hon. John Hinchlitie mentioned the name
Of Oastler as a ten hour champion. The
name stirred Up many old recollections Of
BRUSH reformers and reforms, which may
be II interest 70 some Of your readers.
Here, as in England the masses seem 70
be travelling over the same ground they
did forty wears since, and but little nearer
solution Of difficulties We are still
fighting for corporation, ten hours, higher
wages, &C.
Robert owen, who did so much to es-
tablish the cooperative idea, giving up
fortune, and labor without stint, was
whole souled reformer, and went to the root
of social evils He was wont to illustrate
the present social system by square blocks
Of wood, one piled upon the other, repre-
senting the various classes that rest upon
AM Cypress labor He was in person tall
AMI thin, and seemed to be always in con
temptation, mild and gentlemanly at all
times, and No one could fail to respect
him.
The West Riding of Yorkshire was the
focus for the reforIners and reforms Du-
ring the Reform Bill agitation the immense
meetings held at Wakefield, Hartshead,
Moor and other places, To which the PEG
pie marched with bands and banners, many
a weary mile, from all directions, did
march to brighten the plg-headed torres,
and secure that measure. But 1t confined
the suffrage almost exclusively to the mid
die classes Macaulay and Brougham stood
prominently forth as reformers, but their
reforms never reached the working classes.
They had no sympathy with labor.
Richard Oastler, on the contrary, was a
ten hour man, and his earnest pleadings ia
behalf u labor showed that he had genu-
Inc sympathy for the toiler. But, slngu
Iarly. he was church-and king tory, and
while he strove TO tighten the tolls Of the
workers, never seemed to dream that the
workers were as good as the aristocracy,
and entitled to the same privileges.
Cobbett, also, who was in many respects
an efficient reforner, was not a Republ-
can, and his ideas Of reform extended lit
tie further than the amelioration Of the
condition of the laborer, who, he con
tended, ought to have plenty of meat,
bread and beer He was q good, burly
Englishman, that spoke as he wrote, walk
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ing backwards and forwards on the stage,
with his hands often in his pantalocm
pockets, quite free and easy
Soon after the passage Of the Reform
Bill the unstamped newspaper was com
menced. No newspaper previous to this
tire was sold for less than fourteen cents,
nearly half Of this going to the govern
ment as tax. This tax was solely for the
purpose Of keeping the masses in lgn0r-
Snce of everything that could be obtained
by reading a newspaper But this being
an era q reform" and the Wing re
formers being in power, this was consid-
cred good opportunity to get rid Of this
obnoxious tax. Hetherington. Carlisle,
Cleave and others, therefore, commenced
infringing little upon the Law, in the
weekly literary papers they published.
And the trst thing these blessed Wing re-
formers did was to prosecute and imprison
all publishers and sellers of unstamped
newspapers and they passed laws 50 ty-
rannical that they themselves confessed
we're unit for precedent During the
struggle, the writer Of this contributed his
mite by taking the place Of the imprisoned
publisher Of the Voice u the West RI
ding, penny unstamped, printed al Hud-
dersfeld The conflict resulted IN bring
ing the price Of newspapers down to seven
cents, and subsequent reductions have
made them cheap enough
The plea Of the enfranchised middle
classes to the workers, dunng the Reform
Bill crisis was, 'help up 70 get the Reform
Bill and We will then help you to the suf-
frage." But they did nothing Of the kind
and the British working man has no more
intolerant enemy than the middle class
So agitation commepced again, and among
minor luminaries came Feargus O'Connor.
who engineered the Chartist movement
He was an Irish barrister, Of fine physique,
and a powerful speaker. He centended
for universal suffrage, the ballot, &c,
started the Northern Star. devoted 10 this
cause, and attained great popularity. A
rising took place, but the people were un-
prepared, and retreated al the first tire
Henry Vincent, now popular lecturer,
commenced his reform career by establish
ing working mems associations, but failure
seems to attend all working class move
ments Of this character
The labors Of all these men have been Of
benefit 70 the working class BY exciting
and expanding thought, il nothing else
But all, except Owen, found a mere work
ing class, oppressed and Impoverished, and
never went down % the causes which gene
rated this class. They fought against r.
suits only, Just as most Of as are doing to-
day, whereas it would seem AS easy. and
far more etfectual, To reconstruct society
than to tinker necessarily with its political
and social abuses Events will soon force
this conclusion upon the masses, Our over
shadowing monied power, Ike all other ty-
rannies, would rather risk destruction than
lnaugurate reforms. j. r BRAY
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Seven Different Languages.

Soon after the elective system went into
operation in the State of New York, a cor
oner, who had been elevated To Office under
the new system, was called ID sit upon the
body Of an Italian, who had been found
dead in an apartment not many squares
distant from the Five Points The DIV
ceedings we're very solemn, the dignity wv
the coroner casting an atmosphere of legal
determination over and through the mry.
rarely seen on former similar OCCASION.
Every one present seemed oppressed with
responsibility, while the newly made core
ner distended with unborn Justice.
The only witness ia the case vas a small
Italian boy. who understood no lanyuap.
but his mother tongue, while the coroner
spoke lrlsho- English only In this cnndi-
ton Of things the examination II the Mt
ness took place as follows
Coroner Boy, where do Won liver
Boy stares and shakes his head
Coroner DO you speak English y
Boy req eats the shake.
Coroner Do you speak French 7"
Boy Another shake.
Coroner Do you speak German f'
Boy Reiterated wiggle Of head
Coroner How old are you X"
Boy Another shake
Coroner Have you parents e.
Boy-Shake repeated.
Coroner 20 yOu speak Italian M
Boy-Another shake. with nv H. least
evidence Of intelligence.
coroner Gentlemen III the iurv n II
no use going on with this examination
lou WIZ observe have addressed this wit
ness N seven different languages and can
to adjourn"
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with coal enough to supply its demand,
poor present shoddy would be food for
worms. | do not mean 10 apply such Sc
we're test As the foregoing. but this il the
power that American miners can uss or
gAnized nationality IL they feel 80 disposed.
OrgAnization-County, State and Ma
tional, q mutual desire to help each other,
is labor reform. A shortening Of the hours
Of labor to eight hours per day, indomita-
bic courage. persistent perseverance, en-
cry and a fixed determination TO sweep
forever from of the face Of the earth the
last vestige Of the Accursed, oppressive
power, the offspring Of our own labor, not
the poor greenback, not the shivering vel
low metal that bear the impress Of the
power Of labor upon their faces, but the
sordid, heartless wretches who use them
like weird wand to crush to the earth
the brightest Of Gods creatures. A MI
NERS' NATIONAL UNION. Who will
sustain me in this great movement of labor
reform GEORGE KINOHoRN,
Pres Western NJ. A.