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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-06-27

UNJUST. is now pending in
the United States House proposition
to oblige newspapers sent from the
office of publication to be prepaid.
This would compel publishers to pay at
once the postage on newspapers al1eady
on their subscription books, without
leaving them any opportunity to in
demnify themselves from subscribers.
Whatever may be done with the much
vexed question of newspaper postage,
it would be manifestly unjust to compel
prepayment on newspapers already paid
for by subscribers.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-06-27

A VAaRANT's WEALTH, John Briony,
a wandering vagrant, who died in Do
yer, N. e., lately left between $4,000
and $4,000 in q savings bank in Exeter.
It is not known that he left an heir. In
1856 he made his first deposit several
years later he added to it, and some
time after again called at the bank and
asked the officer in charge if he remem-
bered him. Receiving an affirmative
reply, he said that was all he wanted to
know he wished his money paid to no
one but himself.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-06-27
Unfortunate Coolies.

Five Cinnamon, in Cuba, whose term
of servitude still wanted year and a
half before completion, were fortunate
enough to win $4,000 in the Havana
lottery. Naturally desiring their fre1-
dom, they purchased the same from
their owners, who gave them thrf for
NAL discharge and had their pcumen's
stamped and duly regulate for them al
the Police Commissary. They Wlsheo
to 90 to China, and lent for their pass
ports. They left their documents al
the passport'oace in the palace, and
were told te call next day, when they
would be ready for them. They did so,
bnt were met by half dozen police.
mep, who took them in charge and
placed them on Spanish man. n-of-war,
where there were 200 more of their
brethren. The man-of-war steamed
away for Caibarien. where the China
men we're landed. For what object they
were sent thither is not known, except
to the initiated; but as the present
Mayor (Zulueta) has large sugar es-
tates in that region, and as he is no
doubt in want OF laborers, this may DO
one mode the spanish Government has
of liquidating its debts-by furnishing
its creditors with workmen. What has
become of the 500, 900 of the five China
men is anothey mystery, their country.
men being afraid to say anything about
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-06-27
Diphthd'ia.

Since the beginning of the year diph-
liberia has been epidemic in New York
and adjacent cities, the mortality from
the malady having been more than
double that recorded for the same
period last year. The New York Health
Boards records show that since the
9th of December, 1873, 6O3 persons
died of diphtheria, as against 266 in the
corresponding period of 1928
ph,a;o;o,s oorea ", calling the dis"
eoaa anysiHIans yan;dars:s. they attribute it to
tho @ fohgocontinued humidity of the at
mosphere. They describe the malady
as pustulous liberation of any mucous
membrane. The point in which it is
usually developed is the throat, where
it forms false membrane, and unless
checked in time this causes a closing OF
the air passages.
Among the cases of death were those
of five Of the family of the late Lewis
Benjamin. =,
Physicians differ concerning the
treatment of the disease, but all agree
that as yet there is no specific remedy
for it. Some prescribe an inhalation
of lime vapor, or warm vapor and strong
doses of tincture of chloride Of iron and
sulphate of quinine; others prefer an
application of nitrate OF silver to the
liberated part still others favor DIS
infectant application, such as carbollc
acid or pornaonganate of potash. Alco-
holic stimulants are strongly recon-
mended, as the disease is always ac-
companied with extreme exhaustion.
A LIQUID diet-beef tea or rich cream is
generally used.-NeaO York San.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-06-27

VIVA Tennessee paper says:
"Some of our readers complain that we
do not give enough town and county
news. To such we would say that we
often find after weeks search that not
thing has happened" " Then why
don't YOU hire man to go out with a
donble. barreled shotgun and make
something happen?' asks the Louis
vile Journal.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-06-27

PRooF POSITIVE. First young lady ,
"But what on earth makes you thinN l
am in love with Mr.. Smith :" Coecono
Young lady.) "Because you are always
talking about Mr.. Brown"
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-09-18

slaves, about four miles over the river,
nearly opposite the Prigley residence,
heard groan among the bushes, and
found child lying on the ground with
upturned face ready for the winds and
birds to bury him when the leaves fell.
But the child had still some life in it.
The boy picked it up and carried it home.
Food and medical attendance were pro-
vided Immediately, and the little starv-
ling revived. 1t proved to be Eddie
Prigley. The mother is now glad she
was rescued from the muddy waters of
the Muscattatack. There was very
puzzling question how the child got over
the river, and theory has been adj
vanced for its solution. Mr.. Prigley has
some fields over the stream and had con-
structed sort of pontoon bridge for his
convenience in passing to and fro. But
the flood that came soon after the child
was lost carried away the bridge. The
little fellow had doubtless crossed over
it. The rains came and he could not get
back, so he wandered on through the
bottom lands to keep out of the way of
the rising water. He had been seventy
six hours without food and his preserva-
ton is looked upon by the Crothersvill-
ians as miraculous.-.St. Louis Republican,
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-09-18

time before they are developed into the
maggot form, and afterward into that of
the chrysalis, when it finally becomes a
moth altogether, taking considerable
time, comparatively, before the creature
commences its destructive mission.
There are very many remedies given.
Cuttings of Russia leather have proved
protective. Camphor gum, black pepper,
snuff and tobacco are also good prevent
ives of the ravages of this destructive
little creature; but the only sure and
safe way is to shut nm out by putting
every garment not needed for summer
wearing carefully away IN paper boxes,
FASTING strips of paper over every crack,
before the mother moth makes her ap-
pearance in the spring. If boxes are not
to be had, wrapping the clothing in sew
eral thicknesses of strong paper, careful
ly FASTING every fold, will do as we'll
At this late season articles cannot be
safely put away, as the embryo moth may
be already in possession, and it is advisa-
BILE to look over all garments that have
not been properly attended to, as often
as once week, whipping and shaking
them and Immediately replacing them in
some moth-proof receptacle, together
with one or more of the preventives
named, This is the troublesome way,
but is not half so bad trouble as to find
some valuable garment ruined. Frequent
sweeping will generally keep the moths
out of carpet which is down; but those
not in use during the summer should be
thoroughly busted, then sprinkled plen-
tifully with ground black pepper, rolled
up and packed in barrel in which
whisky has been kept.-Mslaoaukee Month";
N
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-09-18
The ClOthes.MOtil.

1t is not the moth that is the actual
cause of the mischief, but the cater
pillar of the moth, which, as soon as 1t
quits the egg deposited by the mother
moth in some appropriate fabric, begins
to collect materials to form its nest.
For this purpose, having first spun a
thin coating of silk provided by itself,
it cuts filaments of wool or fur close to
the thread of the cloth, and applies the
pieces to the outside of its case, to which
envelope it tenaciously confines itself,
unless greatly disturbed.
When feeding it thrusts its head out at
either end of the case, in which it can
turns but when inclined to change its
position on the cloth it protrudes its
head and about half its body, and by
fixing its hind legs firmly in the case
drags the latter after it. When the case
becomes too small it collects the ma
terial from around it and makes an addi-
ton at each end This fact has been
ascertained by observant naturalists re-
moving the creature from cloth OF one
color to another, when the hues OF the
addition are plainly observable.
After changing into chrysalls 1t re-
mains quiescent for about three weeks,
when small moth of a silvery-gray
color comes forth We deem these par
ticulars very essential, as it will be seen
that in the first place the moth has to
find fitting receptacle for its eggs, then
that the eggs have to lie for certain
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-09-18
Another Babe in the Woods.

A VERY remarkable "lost child" incl
dent is related as having occurred at
Crothersville, near Jeffersonville, Ind.
Mr.. William Prigley has farm on both
sides of a stream called Muscattatack
River. He also has Mrs. Prigley and a
three-year-old little Eddie. One morn
ing Mrs. Prigley had an errand to their
corn-field, some distance from the house,
and left Eddie playing in the yard. She
told him to stay there until returned
promising not to be gone long. The APP
pearance of coming storm drove her
nome sooner than she expected, and
Eddie was gone and nowhere to be found
about the house. AS the child did not
answer to her call she alarmed the neigh
bors and vigorous search for the bow
commenced. The hunt continued ali
that day and night, and the next day
and night, and was fruitless. No
No one had seen the boy He was given
up for lost. The distracted mother at
tempted to drown herself in the Muscat-
tatack, but was rescued. The whole
country for miles around, was secured
and as many as 200 people were actively
engaged in the search. All the search
was directed to the Prigley residence
side of the Muscattatack. The stream
had swollen four feet from rains
and overflowed the bottom lands
and no one thought of looking on the
other side of the river The child disap-
peared on Saturday The next Tues
day boy who was in the woods hauling
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-09-18
Essays by Josh Billings.
GOSSIP.


GOSSIP il kind ov cent kurrency in
the conversational market
Full two-thirds ov the talking that liz
done in this world liz done in theZe cent
pieces.
The chief end ov language IL to ex-
press our thoughts, but gossip seems to
be merely continuance to ventilate our
kuriosity.
People who haven't got ennything to
say allwuss do the most talking, and are
obliged to resort to gossip to keep their
stok good.
The gossip in a neighborhood il just
about equal to an alminax, and il az full
oy DDS and ends az family rag bag.
Gossip don't mean to be malishus, but
liz az phull of mischief as a tame krow.
Most of the kold and kruel SANDERS
that are travelling around loose and law
less were hatchel out of gossip eggs
hav know flu idle words to gro into
a vile lible in twelve hours, and get 10
miles from WHARF it started in the morn
ing.
Listening to gossip liz even dangerous,
for thoze that will listen will generally
repeat what they hear, and add sumthing
to it besides to make it good. meazzure.
Old maids hav alwuss been charged
with being the most talented gossipers
we hav; this may be false for what i
kno, but do kno that crate menny
lungs must be all the time weaving COS
samer gossip, for even the air we breathe
liz thick with it,
TAXI.
Taxi il the art ov knowing how the
fust time, without having to mcclure, or
having to cut and try.
Without TAXI man liz like ship with
out a rudder, sailing every way the wind
blows, and liable at emmy time to run
aginst the bottom.
Taxi givs force and preclshun to our
energies; it is ov the nature ov genius !;
at all events it il the highest order ov
talent.
Next in Importance to having knoll
ledge il the power to apply it in the right
direckshun; TAXI teaches this.
Taxi IL Wisdum at work
SLOTH.
Sloth will eat the core out ov emmy man
and leave HIM nothing but shell to in
habit ~
1t envelopes like dream and eats like
kanker.
1t haz destroyed more hopes than mis-
fortune haz, and whareverit settles leaves
its mark like kloud at monday.
Sloth IL syren, and he who listens to
her songs will wake up to dispair.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-09-18
Country Schools.

~ The common schools of farm districts
ought to receive more attention from
farmers themselves. Why? Because
there is rarely any effort made to adapt
instruction to the professional needs of
the class of pupils who attend them. A
mechanic should be educated in the laws
of mechanics, physician study the laws
OF hygiene and physiology, lawyer read
law; a farmers boy should learn botany,
vegetable physiology, animal physiology
and hygiene chemistry the constituents
of soils, plants, etc. But the common
schools of farm districts do not furnish
him with any such knowledge. In how
many country schools is botany taught?
| Not one in one thousand, it is safe to as
sert, ever had a teacher who possessed
any botanical knowledge whatever! Yet
the farmer boy, from his youth to old age,
has to do with plants constantly. He has
also the care of animals, and yet he has
not been taught how many stomachs the
COW has, nor the difference between ru.
minating and other animals. His knowl
edge of the diseases of animals is only
the traditional neighborhood " wisdom, -
handed down from father to son, genera
| ton after generation, as often opposed
to all physiological law as otherwise.
Even the parts of the animals with which
he has to do have no names for him. He
does not even know enough of the points
of a good animal to be able to act intelli-
gently as judge thereof at fairs he may
attend, and give reasons for his judg-
| ment. This is asserted concerning the
average country boy, born, brought up
and educated on farm and as farmer.
Is there not need that the farmers who
would keep their boys at home and
whose ambition is that they shall take
charge of the old homestead and perpet-
uate the family name therein should see
to 1t that what the country schools may
do to this end-by giving instruction in
matters relating to farm life and the du-
ties of farmer in his relation to his
crops-is done, and done well? This will
never happen without an effort is made
by farmers themselves to secure profess
sional instruction for their children-un-
til they insist that the studies their chill
dren pursue shall at least relate to the
vocation they are to follow.-N. 7.
World
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-09-18
Peculiar Case of Locked Jaw.

THE disease of locked jaw is common
enough in the practice of nearly every
physician, but the following case is so
peculiar in the main features that re-
cital of the circumstances will be found
of more than ordinary interest: On
Thursday last Heinrich Ellenberger, a
carpenter by trade, while at home for
his dinner at noon, noticed that it was
only with difficulty he could open his
mouth to masticate his food. He thought
nothing of it at the time and finished the
meal. In the evening, after the conclu-
sion Of his days labor, he tried to eat
some soup, but found it impossible to in
sert the spoon in his mouth. The soup
was poured into cup finally, and he
succeeded in swallowing it but he was
unable to eat meat or any solid food All
night long he suffered from shooting
pains and occasional commissions, but it
was not thought necessary to summon a
physician. BY noon of Friday the pain
and the difficulty of eating had increased
to such an extent that he was sent to ST.
Francis Hospital, in Fifth street, be-
tween avenues B and c.. During all of
this time he had not lost consciousness,
and on his arrival at the hospital he
stated to the physician in attendance
that he could not remember having been
cut or hurt at any time, not even in the
slightest degree. A careful examination
was made, but not mark of any kind
could be found to which the origin of
the disease could be traced This fact,
as we'll as the acute and sudden manner
OF the attack, without any premonitory
symptoms whatever, constitute the pc
culiar features of the case Pirogoff, the
eminent Russian surgeon who accom-
panied the Russian army through the Cri-
mean war, mentions only eight cases in all
his practice. Larrey, surgeon to Napo-
leon l., who accompanied the Emperor
throughout all of the Napoleonic cam
paigns, mentions several cases parallel to
the above, but they did not all come
under his personal observation indeed,
so rarely does case of this kind occur,
that in all the hospitals of New York,
where thousands of patients are con-
stantly being treated, it is not once in a
year that case like the above is de-
Nveloped. When the reporter visited the
hospital yesterday the patient was lying
on his cot, his wife being in attendance
The muscles of his face, particularly
those used in masticating food, were stiff
and hard, as were also the muscles of
the back and abdomen. At the request
of the physician he endeavored to open
his mouth, but the effort caused spasm
which seemed to make his whole frame
vibrate. His body and limbs were rigid,
SO much so that in lifting him it was like
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-09-18

THE GREAT MEDICAL REFORMATION
The Satanic Theory that preparations
which infiame the brain are, in any sense
of the word, remedies has been o0ert7lroaon,
and cdao7oever be re-est06lSsbed. The wonder
full effects which have attended the use
Of DIR. WALKERS VINEGAR BITTERs as
an antidote to the causes of disease and
cure for every comfortable ailment
have demonstrated the utter fallacy of
the doctrine that alcohol is tonic as
well as st5naulant. The new and in
comparable Vegetable Remedy which
has superseded the death draught of rum
bitters is as free from every intoxicating
element as the dew of Heaven, yet see
how it is invigorating the nervous, re-
lieving the bilious, curing the dyspeptic,
purifying the blood of the scrofulous,
Strengthening the debilitated, arresting
premature decay, and replacing despond-
ency and weakness with cheerfulness
and activity. Truly grand Medical
Revolution is in progress. As
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-09-18
Making the Pigs Work.

A correspondent of the Massachusetts,
Ploughnaa,s asks this question:
Can pigs be carried on through sum-
mer on green stuff, like clover, lucerne,
fodder, corn, ETC., after they get ad-
vanced enough to cut, or is there some
thing or anything better?"
To which the editor very wisely re-
plies:
We once heard a close, calculating,
practical farmer say that he did not be-
lieve it paid to work swine; and we
know that old Col Jacques, of Ten Hills
farm, in Summerville, a genius in his
way, always maintained that it was the
best economy to "put pigs on to their
belly at nine months DID, that is, to fat
and kill them young. We incline to
think he was right Nevertheless there
can be no doubt that manure under the
barn is greatly improved by the mixing
and working which a few swine will
effect. This can be done to some extent
as an incident, but to keep swine for this
special purpose is another matter alto
gether. We should want to count the
cost OF it carefully before we undertook
it. Pigs can be summered at pasture
very well and cheaply. We have known
instances of this where they have lived
almost wholly on clover and the roots of
other plants which infest old pastures.
There is nothing more healthful, but you
could hardly expect to get very rapid
growth ON them without some extra feed.
Kept at pasture till October, and then
put to fat, they ought to gain rapidly.
Pigs ought to have access to plenty of
good water. To promote disposition
to root extensively, probably corn in the
kernel and scattered about promiscuous-
ly is as good as anything. Potatoes and
raw roots are always useful, especially
beets.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-09-18
Fever and Ague. Chill Fever. Etc.

A few months after having commenced the
manufacture of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery the proprietor began to receive
numerous letters from all parts of the West
ern and Southern States bestowing the most
amsbounded praise upon it for having promptly
cured the writer's or their friends of Fever and
Ague or other forms of miasmatic or mala-
riOus diseases. He was repeatedly urged to
make known the wonderful virtues of the
Discovery in the cure of Ague and kindred
diseases. He always replied that it was not
intended for a I" cure ALL" and should he rec
ommend it to people as remedy for so many
different forms and classes of disease he
feared those who had never tested its virtues
would at once class it among the numerous
humbugs of the day. This answer was salts
factory to no one; they argued that the whole
country ought to know it at once, and ex-
pressed their establishment at his indifference
to the subject. His ear and heart being at all
times open to the call of suffering humanity,
he has at last, after having received testimony
from hundreds who have been speedily cured
by it, and many of them after qIinia and all
the usual means had failed, consented to
make the matter known
NEWMAN, JEFF. Co., Kan, Jan. 6, 1873.
DR.. PIERCE:
Dear SI-Having used a few bottles of
your Golden Medical Discovery, and believing
it to be the very best medicine for Chills and
Fever, | wish to buy it by the dozen. Please
give me your price for it.
REV. THOs. O'RIELLY.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-09-18

raising log of wood One or two of his
lower teeth have been fractured, and
through this orifice tube is inserted and
liquid nourishment administered. The
treatment adopted is warm baths, in
which the patient remains an hour.
Chloroform is then administered, and
under its influence the muscles relax.
His condition is considered dangerous,
but not hopeless. The unfortunate man
has wife and five children dependent
upon him. He is said to be strictly sober
and industrious, and has always enjoyed
the best of health.-N 7. Herald.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-09-18
wmuorn,s TnNrn, L.

WILHoFT's ToNICi-UNFAILING AND IN
FALLIBLB This great Chill Tonic cures
Chills without the intervention of doctors and
their bills. No consulting visits-no prescrip-
tions to be flled-no huge bills, entailing pc
cuniary embarrassments, added to loss of
health. 1t is the friend of the poor man, be-
cause it enables him to earn a living, and. of
the rich, because it prepar es him to enjoy his
wealth. This great boon to mankind is cheap,
safe and prompt. WHEELooK, FINLAY & Co.,
Proprietors, New Orleans.
For SALE BY ALL DRUGGIsTs.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-09-18

WE hear very favorable encomiums regard.
ing the Elmwood and Warwick Collars manu-.
featured by the Narragansett Collar Company
These collars have linen facing, and owing
to the peculiarly of cut are most comfortable
and neat-ftting articles. The edges of the
collars are folded in underneath all around
thus strengthening the collar and preventing
the points from turning up. We recommend
these collars to our friends.-Fashion Article
NJ Y. Egen5ag Mail.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-09-18

"A recent Paris dispatch states that
during the recent excavations at Am
boise, on the left bank of the Loire,
the body of Leonardo da Vinci, the cele-
brated Italian painter and poet, had been
discovered in perfect state of preserva-
ton. He died in the early part of the
sixteenth century.