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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20
) A Case of Baby Farming.

Mrs. Sarah Coates, motherly look
ing lady in deep mourning, was az
raigned in New York Court charged
with causing the death of an infant
child. During last July the womah's
neighbors, whose windows overlook her
premises, saw a baby lying day after
day in basket in her yard. She put 1t
out early in the morning and left 1t
there with the sun pouring down upon
its unprotected face, the flies worrying
it. and the dew falling on it, frequently
until 10 o'clock at night. Its cries,
which gradually became feebler, aroused
the Indignation of the neighbors, and
they protested against such cruelty, but
Mrs. Coates defed them. Oncea neigha
boris servant removed the basket nearer
the fence where. its helpless occupant
was shaded, but the mistress angrily
returned it to the centre of the, yard,
saying, 81 want it where these neigh
bors can see it.
~ The officers who made the arrest said
they went to Mrs. Coates's house, and
found six babies on the premises. She
was angry at their intrusion, and de-
manded their business. They went into
the yard, and found the baby in the
basket, as it had been described at the
station. The sun was shining right
down into its face, which was covered
with flies. Its cheeks were nearly bis
tered, and it seemed almost dead-too
far gone to cry very loud. 1t was in a
market basket, without anything over
it. The basket was large enough to
hold it comfortably, if it had been put
in carefully but, as it was, its headw was
cramped over on one side. There was
a ragged rug under it, and the basket
set on the ground. Mrs. Coates said it
had been left in her charge, and man
interfered with their taking it but they
did carry it to the station, basket and
all. The baby was handed over to the
Commissioners of Charities and Cor
rection. 1t died a short time after
ward. VIZ sih g. y9sv bad odr n
The woman said the baby belonged to
o woman travelling with Barnum's circus
as the Caucasian girl. Mrs. Coates was
sent to oprison for three months. At this
annou cement she screamed hysterl-
cally. ip iiN eef 3'taN ;"y sHei+
60, brother, brother T. she cried,
"don't let them take me to prison.
She stretched out her hands appeal
ingly, and her brother-a well-dressed,
handsome man--went to her. She clung
to him frantically, and the officers were
compelled to pull her to the door lead
ing to the prison. AS her cries died
away, the brother ran in front Of the
Justices, in spite of all restraint, and
began q disconnected appeal for mercy.
!. He was utterly overcome, the tears
rolled down his face, and he wrung his
hands.
"We have been very lenient with
your sister, said Justice Bixby, kind
ly, "and she is fortunate not to have got
o year" 8dia9A .i 2 dk"' 3toU se'A's.b'
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20
A Western Editors Dive.

There was a regatta at Geneva Lake,
Wis, on Monday last, and among the
Chicago spectators was Mr.. Charles
Wilson, the esteemed editor and pro-
prietor of the Evening Journal. Mr..
Wilson has long taken practical inter
est in the charming resort in question,
and, as may be inferred, was prepared
to specially enjoy the festivities of the
regatta. He was standing upon the
bridge waiting for the boats to start,
when he was somewhat rudely, though
it appears unintentionally, jestled by a
strappiug gentleman just at his elbow.
The latter individual, although total
ly unknown to Mr.. Wilson, was really
almost as much of character as the
editor himself, being no less distin-
guished parsonage than Red Hand
ed Mike" noted brHiser in training
near Geneva Lake for o forthcoming
prize fight. t..t .....-.... -.
Annoyed at having been so carelessly
pushed, Mr.. Wilson turned gaze of
scorn upon. the unknown so marked and
severe as to stir at once the latters dis
gust. 's9if ''.5i fillnh.'- $3.50.
+" Maybe you own this bridge" quoth
Michael of the nominally CORY palms.
"Well,," sneered Mr.. Wilson, 'T pro-
badly paid about as much. for the build
ing of this bridge as you or any other
man upon it.
Perhaps you own the whole lake,
too? continued he of the sanguinary
paws. .i.... ...... .r....-.
81 certainly have done more for its
improvement than dozen like you,"
retorted the somewhat Justly incensed
editor.
There was a shade of sadness in the
voice of " Red Handed Mike " as he
replied ..... ,... ...,, ......
"Then you better light over into it
and see how it is getting along" at the
same time laying his brawny fists upon
the astonished journalist and heaving
him plump into the water. .'
Friends promptly ierked the founder
ing involuntary bather back to shore,
where, having obtained a dry suit and
learning that he had been chinning "
to a professional bruiser, he sensibly
saw the magnitude of the joke, and
now enjoys mention of it as hugely
as any one. Z #. ..s ytg.rr.tta+
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20
How to Buy a Horse.

Rev. W. II. Murray, in his new book
on ''The Horse, gives us the following:
Be sure that the horse you purchase
has symmetry, viz. is well proportion
ed throughout. Never purchase horse
because he has a splendid development
of one part of his organization, if he be
lacking in any other. Above all, keep
well in mind what you are buying for,
and buy the horse best adapted to the
work you will require of him; and
when such an animal is yours, be con-
tent. Never jockey. An occasional ex-
change may be allowable; but this daily
Swapping" of horses advertises a man s
incompetency for anything higher. An
other caution in this: Never purchase a
horse until you have seen him move,
and under the same conditions to which
he will be exposed IN tlf< service you
will expect of him. If for a draft, see
him draw, back, and turn around in
both directions; if for the road, see how
he handles himself, not merely on level
ground, but going up sharp declivities;
and, above all, in descending them. In
this way you will ascertain the faults or
excellencies of both his temper and
structure. n..=s. IF alse
In these exercises drive him yourself.
The reins in a skillful hand aided by
the whip or mouth, can be made to con-
ceal grave defects. Let him move with
loose rein, so that he may take his
natural gait, and not his artificial; for,
by so doing, you will detect any mis-
takes OF judgment you have made when
looking him over in state of activity
Many time unsoundness will appear
in motion, which no inspection Of the
eye and finger, however close, can as
certain. When you have walked him
and logged him, if he is to serve any
other than mere draft purposes, put
him to his speed, and keep him at it
for sufficient distance to test his
breathing capacity; then pull him up;
jump from the wagon and look at his
fanks; inspect his nostrels, and put
your ear close to the side of his chest,
in order to ascertain if the action of the
heart is normal. If this exercise has
caused him to perspire freely, all the
better; for you can then see, when you
take him back to the stable, whether he
"dries off quickly, as all horses do in
perfect health. ~
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20
The Instinct Of Locality.

Ashort time ago an account was given
of a dog that had been carried seven
hundred miles somewhere at the West,
but not liking the place, alone, guided
by faculty quite unknown to man, he
footed his way to his old loved home
without making inquiries, consulting a
guide-board, or travelling out of the
way, at the rate of nearly hundred
miles each day.
An old horse, purchased of farmer
in Vermont, many years since, was
shipped at Seabrook, Ct., with others,
to the West Indies, for grinding cane.
A storm occurring in Long Island
Sound, the deck horses were washed
overheard and supposed to have been
lost. The old Vermonter, however,
reached land in the darkness of a
stormy night, and, finally, was found
standing at the barn-door of his old
home. The horse had never been far
from the town till sold, therefore he
could not have been familiar with the
way 5z3!i... a'il EI EC 8pc'st
Carrier pigeons perform feats as
swift messengers through the air be-
cause they are in hurry to reach home.
However far they may be carried con-
fined in baskets, they invariably speed
their way without resting on the voyage
till they reach the place dear to their
affections. In 1919, with view to as
certain their speed, pigeon was car
ried from Antwerp to London and there
liberated. The bird was at its cote,
having flown one hundred and eighty
miles in a straight line in just six hours.
Horses, mules, dogs, cats, and all the
migrating birds, find their way as un-
erringly as the carrier-pigeon does; but
how they do it, is beyond our ken.
Some imagine birds see telescopically
one or two hundred miles when high in
the air, and over tops of mountains.
But the theory throws no light upon the
movements of the mule that found his
home in Brazil, hundreds of miles over
a region where man could hardly move,
having neither a path to follow nor q
companion to lead the way. Science,
therefore, has something more to do to
clear up this mystery. 1n9 j. 5Ualsga.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20
Items Of Interest.

A water-spout- "A teetotal grafton. 3i
Seven papers in New England are
more than a century old. .-s rs.r.s. q
The Danbury News man says that
"parts unknown" is where they don't
advertise. '9 ''
A boy defines salt as " the stuff that
makes potatoes taste bad when you
don't put on any" .... -..,... .,..., 49,.
Charleston, S. c., claims to be. the
''healthiest city on the continent" Fiji
teen deaths week in $4,000 population.
90 A country boy having come to Louis
willie for an education, being asked,
!" What is a % strait horrifed his
teacher by replying, fit beats two
pair" bias rsr,--. r,,,t.,,,, .,,r.i .i-..,,.,.
A funny freak of fashions the sudden
dlsfavor into which diamonds have
fallen. a''Shoddy" is the mildest term
now applied to them by the whilom
worshipers. ..,.-
A Jealous Saratoga women recently
prevented her husbands attendance at
a ball by carrying away every article OF
clothing he owned and hiding them
in barn three miles away. l- ~ EL a.
San Juan Island, in Puget Sound,
has extensive fertile regions upon which
farmers are doing we'll in raising grain,
vegetables, cattle and sheep. There is
said to be about sixteen thousand sheep
on the Island. I'D. . .....,>
At the recent Maine Hospital Fair a
lady who was examining the triplets
was cautioned by the nervous mother
to be careful how she handled them.
"Don't be afraid" said the lady, 3" L
am twin myself. I" aHi..Ea5 9s9d5 i
A Rochester lady wanted needles, the
other day. 1t rained, and she could not
get out to purchase, so she began an in
vestigation of her pincushion. Two
pairs of cushions yielded four hundred
and forty-seven needles
q A Chicago policeman recently OBJ
served small boy sitting on door step
absorbed in the pages of volume Of
Shakespeare. The sight was SO unusual
that the officer concluded the boy was
Matching some mischief and arrested
him. ri -,+5,. .,. l.t. ..,.,....-g.
Captain Smith, of Springfield, ILL.,,
who was injured in the Lemont Rail
road collision SO that he died the next
morning, was Warden of the. State
Penitentiary, and there were five apph-
cations for the position before the
breath had left his body. - safl..'s.
hh The National Zeit,u1g states that /:
|" Count Walterskirchen, formerly at
tached to the Austrian Embassy in
Paris, was killed in one of the recent
combats of the Carlists against the
Spanish troops. Knowing himself to
1 be attacked with an incurable malady,
he took service among the followers
of Don Carlos, with the hopes of being
sooner delivered from his. sufferings.
The Agricultural Association of Polk
county, Iowa, offer at the coming fair,
a cash premium of $25 to the unmarried
lady between the ages of fifteen and
twenty-five years, who will cook the
| best dinner for six persons. The points
of superiority shall be, first, the quality;
second, the cost third the neatness
and style of the cooking. The Asso-
citation will furnish the kitchen, but the
competitor must do her own cooking
unaided, besides furnishing her own
cooking apparatus, tables, dishes, &c.
She is to be her own Judge in relation
to selection of food and arrangement OF
4 table.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20
A Pointed Question.

A lady was stopping recently at a
Chicago hotel with her little son. The
boy was not perfectly satisfied with
matters and things at the dinner-table,
and expressed himself frequently to
that effect. The mother finally rose
and remarked in an under tone to the
offender, " Come with me upstairs,
and / will attend to your, case. The
lad understood at once what g attend
ing to his case" meant, but there was
an important matter to detail which he
was painfully anxious to have more fully
explained $50 pulling backward on the
hand of his mother, he blubbered out
in voice loud enough to be heard over
most of the well-flled dining room,
"Say, mother, are you going to take
your hand or your slipper?" The en-
thusiasm with which this brief address
was received was unbounded. la3
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20
OF Interest to Inventors.

A telegram from Vienna states that the
international Patent Congress has ad-
opted the following resolutions
4 1st. Only the inventor himself or his
legal successors shall obtain patent !;
the granting of patent cannot be re-
fused to foreigners.
I'd. The duration of n patent for an
invention to be for Is years, or for a
shorter term with the option of extend
ing it to that period.
Sd. The complete publication of a
patent to be obligatory. ...r
4th. The expense of granting pa
tent to be established on q moderate
but progressive scale. The amendment
proposed by the American delegation
to introduce gradual tax upon patents
according to the condition of each re-
spective country, was withdrawn after
repeated doubtful votes had been
taken.
9th. A specification of all patents in
force must be accessible to the public.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20
A Schooner with all Hands Lost at
Sea. ....-

The schooner Grey Eagle, which ar
rived at Booth Bay, reports that when
about sixty miles south by east from
Mount Desert, she picked up the frag-
ments of raft with an inscription on a
board, dated Aug. "a, to the effect that
the schooner, Eliza Frances of Eastport,
was waterlogged and upset, that she
afterward went to pieces, and that six
men had been two days on the raft
without food. Some hair on one of the
sticks seemed to indicated that some
one or all had been violently swept from
the raft. u f.H 44.. d1 4s.i Il
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20

A CHILD CARRIED OFF BY AN EAGLE
The GasSettG d'IaltG states that at
Donaz, a village on the road leading
from Ivrea to Aosta, child ten years
old went to gather plants in the noun
tains. The servant who had charge of
him having left him alone for a few mo-
ments, an eagle swooped down and car
ried off the child. Some soldiers from
the neighboring fort of Bardo went in
search, and found the body of the child
fearfully mutilated. The servant was
so affected by the misfortune that she
was afraid to return to her masters
house, and remained for two days con
cealed in a crevice of the rocks; when
discovered she was nearly dead from
hunger. a 1e sl4a@
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20
A Strange Sight at Sea. .

In the year 1875, the captain of a
Greenland whaling vessel, found him
self at night surrounded by icebergs,
and clay to" until morning, expecting
every moment to be ground to pieces.
In the morning he looked about and
saw ship near by. He hailed it, but
received no answer. Getting into q
boat with some of his crew, he pushed
out for the mysterious craft. Coming
alongside the vessel, he saw through
the port hole man at table, as
though keeping log-book, frozen to
death. The last date in the log
was 1862, showing that the vessel had
been drifting for thirteen years among
the ice. The sailors were found some
frozen among the hammocks, and others
in the cabin. For thirteen years this
ship had been carrying its burden of
corpses-a drifting sepulchre manned
by frozen crew.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20

Chow do You do, sare ?" said a
Frenchman to an English acquaintance.
+" Rather poorly, thank you," answered
the other, "Nay, my dear, sare, "'said
the Frenchman, +" don't thank me for
your illness l cannot help it, ll "A
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20

A BALKED BOHEMIAN was in q
western hotel that the following dia-
logue occurred; "See here, landlord,
1 belong to the - Ne,OS. Now good
notice of your house in our paper would
do you vast deal of good. Ihave been
here day. Suppose give you notice
and call it square," "Oh / don't be-
lieve in advertising, that never does any
good. No, l guess not" "But, see
here, landlord, that's all mistake; you
can't live without advertising, and my
little bill" "Well, it don't matter,
anyhow; the sheriff is to sell me out to-
morrow, and puff can't save me.
guess I'll take the cash."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20
Kisses.

Let thy kisses, entreat.
Have language of their own.
When they bring to me, my sweet
What no other lips have known.
Is 1t welcome Bid them bear
From thy heart loves sweetest sign,
That my own thenceforth may wear
Sweeter grace received from thine.
Is it parting? would fain ..FE. p
Know what language fails to tell;
Kiss me close, and share the pain
With no whisper of farewell.
Always, darling, grant me this,
At loves noontide or eclipse:
Kiss me not, Or ever kiss
Why thy heart upon thy lips. ~
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-12-03
VOL. 33.-NO. 333
THE CUBAN IMBROGLIO.
Text Of the Protocol Of the Conference
Between Secretary Fish and
Admiral PalO.
The Demands Of the United States Eeel +
sary to Prevent War with Spain
indemnify, Etc.


WAsHTNGTON, December 2 - The FOL
lowing is the protocol OF. The conference
held at the department Of state 81
W Washington, On the t@enty-ninth OF No
vember, 1913, between Hamilton Fish, sec
retary OF state, and Rear Admiral Don JOSE
PaiO de Barnabee, envoy extraordinary anu
dersigned having met FOR the purpose Of en-
tering into dednative agreement respeetin 2
the case OF the steamer Nirgintus, which,
while under the flag OF the United states, W as,
on the thirty-first day OF October last, cap
tured on the high sea by the spanish manor
war Tornado, have reac ned the following con-
clusiOn: spain, on her part, stlpuIates 70 re,
store, forthwith, the vessel referred TO- and
the survivors Of her passengers and crew, and
on the twenty fifth day Of december next sa-
lqte the nag Of ne United 1,, s,,siISs; SeSlssi
prove to the satisfaction Of the government
OF the United states that the Ntrgialus was
not entitled 70 carry the nag OF the United
states, and was carrying IL at the time OF her
capture without right and i'm m8rOperiys the
salute viii be spontaneously dispensed as in
such case 10 moi being necessary and requira-
bic, but the L nited states Will expect in such
ease a disclaimer OF intent OF tudignity 20 its
flag in the act which was committed.
Furthermore, II on or before the tWenty-hfth
Of Decem Der, 1913, 1t shall be made TO appear
20 the satisfaction OF the United states
that the Nirginius did not rightfully
carry the american flag, and was
not entitled to administration papers, the
United states VIII instisute inquiry and
adept legal proceedings against the vessel, II
ib be found thatshe has violated any law OF
the United states, and against any Of the per-
sons who may appear 10 have been guilty OF
Illegal acts in connection herewith, 10 being
understood that spain VIII proceed according
TO the proposition made to General Stckles
and communicated in his telegram read %
Admiral PalO on the tWen ty-seFenth instant
70 Investigate the conduct Of those who have
outraged Spanish laws and honorary Obliga-
lions, and will arralgn them De.
fore competent courts, and inhict pun
ishment upon those who may have
offended. Other reciprocal reclamatOnf
are 70 be subject to consideration and arrange
ment between the two governments, aid, IN
case Of No agreement, 70 be the subject OF ar
bitration- If the constitutional assent Of the
senate OF the United States be given thereto
Il is further stipulated that the time, manner
and place for the surrender Of the Nirg1ntus
and the survivors Of those who were on board
Of her at the time Of her capture, and also the
time, manner and place for the salute 70 the
flag OF the United states, II there should be
occasion for such salute, shall be subject tC
arrangement between the undersigned within
the next two days
JOSE POLO DE BARNABA.
HAMILTON FISH.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-12-03
cOTTON MARKETS OF TIE WORLD.

CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, December 2.-NIarket dun
and prices nominal; uliddling, l51zc.
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, December Market duh and
prices have declined; middling, l454c.
NASHVILLE.
nashville, December Market dull and
prices have declined; middling, l39l335c.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, December 2.-Fair request;
middling Uplands, l57sc-
LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL, December 2.-CottOn shade
easier; middIing uplands, S5z9S5sd; Orleans,
s5seg9d. sales, 10000 bales; American, 5000
bales; speculation and export, 1000 bales.
NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS. December 2.-COtton active
and easier. Sales, $500 bales; good ordinary to
strict good ordinary, Iigl454c; low mtddl1ng
to strict low middHng, I5@l554c; middling
TO strict niddling, I69l61ac; good middllng,
ISGlSIzc, all for checks. Receipts, 4,So5 bales
CHARLESTON.
CHARLESTON, December 2.-COtton steady
middIing, lE4e; low midding, A1zc
beles; exports to Great Britain, 567S bales; 70
the continent, @S2; sales, 800 bales; stock,
SSH bales. -
GALVESTON, Decem Der Z.-OOJUOn easier
good ordinary, l45sc; ordinary, 21sc; net re-
ceipts, 1915 bales; eXpOrts-bO Great Britain
5333 bales; 10 the continent, 400 bales; coast
wise, 1850 bales; stock, 40 81 bales.
MOBILE.
MOBILE, cember2-COttOnq quiet and easy
middling, l5c; low middling, l41ac strict gooC
ordinary. l4c, net receipts, 25O5 balesi ex
ports cOastwise, $50 bales; sales, lbs bales
stock, 81 .}25 bales.
SAVANNAH.
SAVANNAH, December 2.-COtton quiet
middling, ljc; net receipts, 4li2 bales; ex
ports eOastwise,. 622 bales; sales, ISIS bales
stock, l0,977 bales.