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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-01-18
Commencement of the Year.

By the reformation of the calender by
Gregory, the year 1873 began on the
first of January, and, consequently,
whenever and wherever the NEW STYLE
of reckoning time was adopted, then and
there the year commenced on this day.
Previous to the use of the Gregorian
Calender, the years had different days
of beginning at various times in the
same and different centuaries, and occa-
sionally at the same time in the same
country.
In most countries it began on one of
the following days.
Christmas day, the 25th of December; (;
Circumcision-day the 1st of January;
Lady-day, the 25th of March;
Easter-day, the day of the Resurrec-
tion of our Lord.
In England, in the seventh, and so
late as the thirteenth century. the year
began on Christmas-day; but, IN the
twelfth century, the Anglican Church
commenced the year on the 25th of
March, as did also the civilians of the
fourteenth century. This continued
until 1852, the time of adoption of the
new style. By this it appears that two
modes of reckoning the commencement
of the year have generally existed in
Great Britain and its colonies, causing
what is called the CIVIL, ECCLESIASTICAL,
or LEGAL YEAR, and the HIsToRICAI
YEAR. The last named of these has
commenced on the 1st of January for a
long period of time.
In order to prevent, as far MS possible,
the occurrences of error by the use of
two commandments of the year, it is
now usual to annex the date of the His
torical to that of the Legal Year, when
alluding to any day between the 1st of
January and the 25th of March previous
to 1852, thus: 10 Jan. 1921; or 10 Jan.
1922. When double dating occurs,
the upper or first figure indicates the
Legal, and the lower or the last the His
torical Year. The last of these is the
year used in the present computation.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-01-18
Fashionable Little Girls.

But one of the worst concemitants of
this love of fashion is, that it is infect
ing even young children. Little girls
land it is to be feared there viii be none
lett snorJly, Tor they seem to be fast dis
appearing are now trigged off, and by
Christian parents, too, who ought to
know and do better, in all the ridiculous
paraphernalia of their mothers. 1t is
sad to look upon children thus trans
mogrifed. It takes away the childlike
character, which is the beauty of early
years, and makes them women before
their time, robbing life of one of its spe-
cial excellences, the charm of unsophis-
ticated nature. A little girl looks far
more interesting and pleasing in plain
and simple attire than when tricked out
in the rings and furbelows and all the
gorgeousness of fashionable ornamental.
ton. Let us have children yet, if you
please, o fathers and mothers and not
creatures born into the world, like Eve,
to immediate womanhood, to eat what
ought to be forbidden fruit.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-01-18
Matrimonial Infelicity.

A melancholy argument against the
undesirability of marriage is demon
strated by the many unhappy couples
who are yoked together for life, and
have not the tact, or kindliness, to con-
ceal from the world how that yoke gals.
The truth is that the greater proportion
of the so-called incompatibilities and
uncongenialities of domestic life which
are so often made the ground for the
disruption Of the matrimonial bond, are
inadmissible as a justifying ground for
any such dissolution, and could be
readily overcome and blotted out of ex-
istence if the parties most concerned
had only the will to do it. A couple are
no sooner married than they find that
differences Of opinion and mutual jars
ensue, and all is not gold that glistened;
and then one or both straightway
imagine that there is no remedy but in
ruthlessly breaking the solemn, sacred
tie that binds them. A vague, restless
feeling seizes upon one or both, pfoduc-
ing discomfort, engendering q certain
thought of present Bondage which exists
only in fancy, and creating q feverish
desire for other associations and spheres
which are supposed to be more fitted
and providentially designed forthe mind
and heart. No escape, it is said, but in
cutting the knot. 1t is delusion. The
marriage relation, in all its history, was
never expected, perhaps, to be entirely
free from misunderstanding and dis
cords. Foolish to think that the whole
mutual life can flow on, like the early
stream, without ripple or eddy. Home
is school discipline whereby husband
and wife are to grow into each other,
getting rid of their angularities, har-
monizing their peculiar characteristics,
and more becoming one in thought,
sympathy and life. The true blessed
ness of welded souls is not insured by
simple exchange of plighted faith. It
comes through and after many self
denial, many crucifction of the will,
many a scourging of the resentment,
anger, pride, vanity, and passions of the
heart. 1t is true here, as in other rela-
tions, that he who saveth his life shall
lose it, and he that loseth his life shall
save it.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-01-18

plough, house, barn, seed, stock, tools
ETC., for $500; 81, 900 cash the res
in five years at per cent. Thus, afte
six weeks of tedious and in one sens,
improbable search, l found myself
farmer.
In was near May day, crops had to bc
put in with rush, and many said tina
was too late for spring wheat, but
put it in with all possible dispatch
and followed Immediately with oats ant
corn. From ravages by the chinch bus
the wheat crop was far,below the average
but mine was as good as that of any o.
my neighbors. The prospecting il
Kansas and Iowa, payment on the farm
freight on household goods, some trif
ing purchases, and provisions for the
summer had reduced, yes, exhausted
my capital, and worked all harvest tt
cover the expense of getting in my crops
Opportunity presenting, put my team
upon threshing- machine and went will
that thirty days, for which 1 received
$75. This, to one unused to such labor
was trying, still, although losing flesh, !
was gaining health and vigor.
The threshing introduced me to new
and varied phases of life, we threshed
alike for rich and poor, American, Eng.
lish, German, and Norwegian, the clean.
ly and the filthy, without distinction,
from daylight until dark, but this ex.
perience was valuable it gave me an
insight into American farm life, that un.
der other circumstances I should never
have had itshowed me that in farming
there were distinctions even greater than
among merchants. [ saw homes in every
grade from the easy well to do on the
rich prairie and bottom lands, to those
struggling with debt and misfortune,
as also the hard scratching among
stumps and rocks of the German and
Swede, yet happiness Was not confined
to any one class, indeed l saw content
ment and thankfulness under circum-
stances which will for all time give me o
greater appreciation of the blessings !
enjoy.
Well, at the close of the season, with
land ploughed for the next years crops,
sat down to sum up the results, and
my net income proved to be $270 from
which was to deduct 5000 for interest,
800 for taxes, procure boots and shoes
(offsetting groceries with butter and
eggs and provide sinking fund to
cancel the debt.
Things were becoming serious, and
that something must be done [ was
satisfied. Winter was at hand, which
imposed no duties beyond feeding cattle
and cutting wood. Ny health was good,
the nervous debility and want of conf
dence with which I planted my first hill
Of corn had given way to vigorous health
and confidence and trust. My eldest
boy was, with the exception of wood-cut-
ting, man enough for the occasion, and
[ looked to the city.
My old employer would make room
for me. But thoughts of my wife and
little ones, lonely and alone created a
struggle. Yet the, farm was self-sus-
tanning. I could in two years pay for
it; then comparative independence
would be mine. / hesitated, but be-
lieved that the end would justify the
means it was a righteous effort, o
stroke for home, exemption from land
lords, refuge in adversely, the pure air
of heaven with wholesome influences for
my children. bade them good-by, and
to-day the farm is ours.
ONCE A NEW YORK CLERK.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-01-18
An Awful Condition.

The Macon Enterprise says of the
condition of Mrs. Bone, who attempted
suicide by cutting her throat -" The
vocal chords are silent, consequently
no intelligent sound or word will prob
ably ever be uttered by her again. She
cannot eject the sputs and morbid secre-
tions from her mouth and throat, hence
there is constant dread of suffocation.
She failed to cut the nerve of taste, and
therefore Graves for food as she is hun
CRY, she calls for something to cool her
thirst and for something to eat, but she
is unable to swallow. If she sips lit
tie ice water it glides over her parched
tongue mechanically and out at the
wound in herneck, which affords her no
relief. She is thus tantalized from day
to day. She often exclains, 81 am
hungry I am starving" but the muscles
which convey the savory food into the
pharpnx are paralyzed, and she cannot
swallow. All the surgical skill yet en-
ployed has failed to afford her any re-
hef."
If man has but one eye, let him get
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-01-18

A Georgia scene: Mr.. Thomas Gibbs,
substantial citizen of Wilcox, went
into the woods few days ago to feed
some of his hogs. While going along
he saw black fox squirrel moving very
slowly through the grass, and his curl
osity being excited, he went up to it,
when to his astonishment he beheld o
small highland terrapin holding fast to
the squirrel by one of it's hind legs
The squirrel used all it's strength to es-
cape by actually dragging the terrapin
several yards through the weeds, and
finally reaching q small sapling, it climb
ing up that in the hope of releasing the
terrapin. But the terrapin held to the
squirrels foot with a death grip, and
Mr.. Gibbs went to the sapling and
shook them out. The terrapin still kept
his hold, and was dragged by the squir-
rel to a gopher hole near by, and was
carried into it. This was the last seen
of the terrapin and its victim.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-01-18
Destruction of Life and Property.

Since the beginning of the present
winter the destruction of life and prop
erty in Europe, by storms and floods,
has been without parallel for centuries.
Whole villages have been destroyed ;
vast sections of country have been in
undated hundreds of vessels have
been wrecked thousands of lives have
been lost. So great was the destruction
in some localities that the superstitious
fears of the people were aroused, and it
was believed that the end of the world
was at hand.
The destroying elements have seemed
to be unusually active on both sides of
the Atlantic during the last eighteen
months. While Europe has been DESC
lated by storms and floods, we have been
scathed by fire, and the destruction of
property has been vast beyond all for
mer experience.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-01-18

Omnibus and other drivers must be
careful with their long whip lashes.
One of them in London had to pay
So 25 to gentleman whose eye be had
injured with his lash in effechng a
flourish.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-01-18

A Vermont man has, this year, shot
seven large eagles, which he sold at $40
each--just an eagle for an eagle.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-01-18

If a man has but one eye, let him get
a wife, and she should be his other I.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-10-09

G.. P. LEsLIE-Another great calamity
seems about to fall upon our unfortunate State.
Leslie, he of the land commission notoriety, is
once more within her borders, and is negotla-
ting to secure foothold to operate from. The
story is that he has come back in the interests
of Morton, Bliss & Co., and the balance of the
bond ring, to secure from the Legislature an
act ratifying the decree of the Supreme Court
in the mandamus case. In order to work efec-
tualy it is thought desirable that he should be
in the Legislature. With this view he went
to Barnwell and endcavored to buy the Senator
from that county to resign his seat and work
to secure his (Leslie's) election. In this effort
he failed-the Senator wouldn't sell out, at
least not at the price offered. Leslie then con-
tractcd with member of the House of Repre-
sentativcs from the same county to vacate in
his favor But when Lee, the Speaker OF the
House, was apprized of the scheme, he squelch-
ed it BY refusing to issue a writ OF election 10
fill the vacancy thus created. So it stands now
There is a cell in the Penitentiary that Les
lie ought to be invited to fill and II the Attor-
ner-General would do his duty ne would eX'
tend the invitation at once lie owes TINS
much to his colored constituents, for it was
them that Leslie wronged most by his robbie
ries,- Chester Reporter.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-10-09
Mr.. Calhoun.

Probably The popular estimate or impression
of the moral and social characteristics OF Mr..
Calhoun was more mistaken than that OF any
other conspicuous man in the country. He
was regarded as a sort of abstraction-a cold
Journalist, without tenderness of feeling or
warmth of heart--a designing, ambitious man,
whose aspirations for power and schemes OF ag-
grandizement so absorbed him as to chill his
natural affection and unfit him for domestic
life. In respect to his intellectual structure
the country had fallen into no such fundamen.
tai error. 1t was supposed that his heretical
notions of government and some OF his fancltuI
theories were supported with ingenious sophls-
try, but his vast powers OF mind and great
public services were generally recognized. The
truth is he was not only q more purely intel
lectual man than any OF his contemporaries,
but in private life he was genial, courteous,
and afectionate, with the playfulness and sim,
plcity of child. In the company of ladies
and Young people of both sexes he was one of
the most Interesting and charming men in the
world. He was always natural, cordial and
earnest, and adapted his conversation to the
taste and capacity of those who surrounded
him with exquisite tact and grace He was
never demonstrative or voluble in society, but
even Mr.. Clay himself was no greater favorite
than Mr.. Calhoun with those who knew and
appreciated him. Unlike Mr. Clay, he was
patient of contradiction, and invited the most
critical examination of his doctrines and
opinions, confident of his ability to uphold
them against all comers. He was fond OF
metaphysics, and in the acuteEess and subtlety
of his mind, he had no equal among his con-
temporaries. Probably he more resembled MIR.
Jefferson in that respect than any other man
of his day. His style, both as an orator and
writer. was terse and condensed to degree
rarely equaled. He was the most difficult man
to report in Congress. He spoke with extra
ordinary Auency and rapidity, at times utter
ing short, pregnant sentences that had the
force of a round shot, and then running into
prolonged and involved sentence that required
a sharp man to follow and comprehend. He
was always courteous in debate, never ming
ling personality with argument unless IN repel-
ling injurious imputations. He was generous,
catholic and placable; and when Mr.. Clay
made what he announced to be his farewell
speechin the Senate in 1874, MIR. Calhoun,
Who had never been reconoiied to him after
their great conflict in 1888, gave way 70 ms
fee;nrs and shed tears like woman; while
Colonel Benton, who was at dagger drawn
with Mr.. Clay most of the time, remained un.
moved, manifesting no more emotion than II
he had been made Of cast iron-and this, too,
when Mr. Clay rendered him the olive branch.
From. ''RccoUcctions Of an Old Stager."
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-10-09
PLQEGHING.
STOCK.
Railroad Currency.

All through the South the effort is making
to supply the people with currency, in addi-
ton to that of the Government and of the
National banks, which shall, by reason OF its
intrinsic value, pass freely from hand to hand,
and give the farmers the means OF harvesting
and moving the crops.
For some years the Central Railroad OF
Georgia has had in circulation "fare tickets, -
which are receivable in payment for 80 many
miles of travel over that road, or In payment
for corresponding quantity of freight carried
over the road. Two hundred thousand dollars
of these bills are in circulation in Georgia, and
are freely taken at par in every part OF the
State. There is good reason for the estima-
ton in which they are held. The "fare bills"
represent actual value. A depreciation of the
currency might induce the railroad authorities
to double or treble the price of passage. but,
whatever the rate in greenbacks or IN Loan
Certificates, each 'fare bll' entities the holder
to be carried the number Of miles expressed
upon its face
In the case of railroad doing large busi-
ness there is q constant demand Tor money TO
pay fares and freight charges. To such rail
road the community are always in debt, and Its
notes are steadily in demand. The South Car
olina Railroad, for example, is. now issuing
1are tlCKeCS pTeClsely oluiil.A w oi'o'o
by the Central Railroad They are really de-
mand drafts upon road which has an income
of 81, 100000 year. They are not payable in
currency, but in work. shipper of freight
has use for them so has passenger by rail.
ANY person who owes money to the company
can pay the debt in these bills. This estab-
fishes their value. The holder of bank bill,
in specie times, did not present it at the coun-
ter of the bank which issued it, He knew
that he could get the coin if he wanted it, and
the fact that the bill was convertible into coin
gave currency to what, in itself, was only a
Slip of paper. In like manner with the "fare
bills" of the South Carolina Railroad. 1t is
not necessary that each holder of the bills
should travel on the railroad, or ship freight
by it. The bills are, at last, receivable for all
dues to the Company, and this fixes their
worth as circulating medium.
There is a demand for the South Carolina
Railroad bills along the line of the road, and
also on the Greenyille and Columbia Railroad.
This is not surprising. The people need cur
rency and bills which will send their cotton to
market, pay the freight on their supplies, and
carry themselves to Charleston, when they wish
to come, will certainly serve to pay OFT labor
ers, and supplement the limited greenback in
the internal economy of the State.-CharIeston
Neacs and Courier.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-10-09

A QUEER TALE.-A correspondent of the
C6uatrv Gentleman has discovered that, as q
law of Nature, every spotted dog has the end
of his tail white, and every spotted cat the end
of the tail black. He says he has examined
many dogs and cats in France, England and
America, and always noticed the same result.
Our former minister to Japan, Mr.. Harris, first
eter p6hed e , some years. snce He h has
looked at many paintings of dogs in the gal
leries of Paris and elsewhere in regard to this,
and found even there the dogs spotted always
in order, proving to him that the artist had in
variably copied after Nature.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-10-09

Hoes AND SNAKEs.-We are informed that
the increase of snakes has been so great in
Georgia "since freedom" as seriously to embar-
rass planters. One of them told US the other
dav that he would not be able to gather q
luxuriant crop of field peas now maturing on
piece of low land, on account of the number
of snakes there, which'was mortal terror to
the negroes; and for the same reason he was
obliged to decline cultivating some of the most
fertile parts of his plantation. The explana-
ton of this superabundant growth of snakes
may be found in the fact that very few hogs
roam about the woods "since Freedom" or, in
deed, roam anywhere else. Whenever they at
tempt to roam in their native wilds, Sambo is
ready with his knife to cut their throats and
dress them for his private baking pot.
Now, the hogs were death on snakes, and
the bites and stings of the latter are harmless
to the swine The pursuit and destruction of
snakes, indeed, was the only sport or diversion
ever INDUCED in by our plantation hogs, which
in all other respects took very serious and
solemn view of life, and never otherwise in
duiged in anything approaching to levity. But
hog belonging to his employer, the snakes found
freedom too, and increased and multiplied until
thew have come to be an Inconvenience and 8
terror. And they are also said to be not only
very numerous, but very bold and aggressive
make fight and seldom retreat from discovery
as thew used to. One negro on plantation, last
week. was actually attacked by highland
moccasin, which bit piece out Of his leg and
came very near killing him. We incline to
the opinion that Sambo will have to come to
terms and agree "wid de white man" to stop
hog killing out of respect to his own protection
from the snakes Planters tell us the snakes
are ten times as numerous as they used to be
in slave time.-1acon Telegraph.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-10-09

"A philosophical Kentuckian who had but
one shirt, and was lying in bed while this gar
ment was drying on the clothes-line in the
ward, was startled by the exclamation from his
wife to the effect that "that calf had eaten it."
"Well," said the Kentuckian with a spirit wor-
thy of better cause, "well, them who has
must lose"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-10-09

- Rev. Samuel A. Weber, having found it
necessary to rest for awhile from the regular
work of the ministry, will teach for time in
the Williamson Female College, which excel
lent institution he warmly recommends to his
friends and the public. The regular session
begins on October 6.
Wanted to borrow-an amount of money
in sums to suit lenders, from five cents up to
$50 900, and no questions asked.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-10-09
How TO PERFORM A DIFFICULT FEAT:

How TO PERFORM A DIFFICULT FEAT
An exchange gives the following process tor
putting on tight boots: "Our fairy-footed nice
Young men will be rejoiced to learn that tight
boots NAV be drawn on easily by simple Pro-
cess oeUss y Tie 'p patient lies down on the floor and
InIds i his feet straight up in the air until the
blood runs out of them, thus diminishing the
size of the foot by several ounces, when it will
slip into the boot as sleek as sliding into gut
tcr t,f IN M, a dark night. To enjoy perfect i'm
munty from pedal torture while the foot i: is
thus encased, it is only necessary to remain IN
t the position until ready to draw off the boots"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-10-09

1t is said that there are good many coun-
terfeit $500 Bank Notes III circulation. we
dou't believe it! At least, we haven't -, seen
one nor handled one of those spurious oiiis Ill In
all our transactions during the past year we
are not at all alarmed about the report.