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The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-15
What ZaCcheua Did.
New York Letter to Chicago Times

New York Letter to Chicago Times
A story is told OF certain newspaper
proprietor who relieved his dishonesty by a
spice of humOr.
The agent of large manufacturing
house went to him to protest against fire.
quent assaults in the editorial columns.
"What the devil is the matter9" asked
the latter "All you say is au internal lie.
But then we feel that we can't afford to
have this thing go on. What shall we do to
stop it ?"
The proprietor appeared distracted for a
few moments, and then remarked: 81 was
thinking about a character i'll the Bible.
Let me see His name was-was Zaccheus.
What did he do. Oh. yes; he climbed a
tree to see the Lord and he didn't see him
either. What did he do them Do you re-
member Mr.. Agent, what he did heng"
He came down, suppose"
"Ah, yes! thank you-that's it! He
came down, sensible fellow he came
down."
The parable was fitting. The agent imi-
tated the example of Zaccheus and the jour
nalistic batteries were instantaneously
spiked.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-15
BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
C. W. Allen. /. L. Hass,
A. J. Aiken, T. II. hunt,
Hugh Allison, J. Davidson Hill,
J. A. Braselman, Jas. y. Lanphier.
W. 7. Blakemore, Robt L. Moore.
l. Bloom, John Myers,
Sam. Boyd, N. j. MuMxn,
G. H. c. Brown, Edward Nalle,
John d. Cobb, Edward C. Payne.
Lloyd Il. Coleman, Henry Reid,
Geo. w. Church, G. w. Se0teI.
j. W. Champlin, W. b. Thompson.
j. E. Campbell. Fred Wing,
Fred. Ernest, C. w. Wood
Ben GersOn, I. 8, Waterman.
C. A. Green, Louis A. Witt.
New Orleans, March l, 1878. apps Inn
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-11-21
One Hundred Snakes.

Last spring, says Springfield,
Minn., paper, Will Moody moved out
of his log house in Union Grove, and it
stood unoccupied and desolate for sew
eral weeks. but last July Ed. Asher
purchased the property and moved in.
The first night in the. house there was a
great rustling on the floor, like the
pattering of myriads of mice, but it
wasn't mice that made the noise it
was the sound from dozens OF snakes as
they dragged themselves across the
floor. In the morning Mr.. A. used to
get up, shake the reptiles out of his
clothes, grasp q pitchfork, and pitch
the Shiny devils out of doors. 1t was
no uncommon thing to slaughter half q
dozen in the morning. The second and
third days were worse than the first.
At breakfast one morning, Mr.. A. felt
something crawling up his leg, and
glancing downwards found beautiful
little striped fellow working his way
up in the world. Another time he
found three-foot fellow in his over
coat pocket, who greeted him on his
approach with friendly hiss. The
nuisance became intolerable. The
house was old, and the mortar in the
clinking had given away in many
places, and in the evening no sooner
was the lamp lighted than a serenade
of Kisses would begin, and nearly every
one of the holes would be ornamented
with a snakes head. At the end of the
fourth day Mr.. Asher grasped his
shovel and went to the banking of the
house, mass of straw and dirt that
had not been moved for several years,
and there were theirsnakeships in all
their glory. Itwas perfect massacre,
for in that banking he found and killed
an even hundred garter snakes. Thirty
were found in one nest.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-11-21
How to Trim Apron Fronts.

The long apron fronts of over-skirts
are now the objective points for trim
ming. There is fancy for trimming
these aprons with three curved or hori-
zontal rows that give the effect of bord
ers for three aprons. Black cashmere
over-skirts have three rows of Jet
fringe headed by passementerie across
the apron front, and dividing it into
three equal tiers. Plain colored cam
el's-hair aprons have three bias bands
of plaid curved acr 9ss them. Tall ladies
are especially pleased with this trim
ming. Short ladies, and particularly
those with very long waists, use per-
pendicular rows of jet galloon on the
apron to give the appearance of greater
length below the waist. Very slender
figures use the triple apron, which is
three short aprons overlapping each
other, edged with fringe, and draped
or festooned across the front breadths.
The best plan for those who are too
stout is to have five bias bands of vel
vet sowed down the front breadths of
the lower skirt from the belt to the
founce at the foot, and thus dispense
with separate apron.
Some novel suggestions for trim
ming black silks are the shirTed band
on the wrists, the folded collar, the
Tapped sash breadths and jet fringe
about the mack.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-11-21
Changes in the Body.

When science discovered that the
human body underwent an entire
change during period of seven years,
it was thought very remarkable, but
DR.. Lyon Playfair read letter few
days ago before British Social Science
Congress, wherein he declared that call
the particles of the body changed every
six weeks" The same eminent au-
thority wisely declares that the SUBJ
stance of all our sanitary science, ac-
cumulated by ages, might be summed
up in the pregnant advice of the
prophet, "Wash and be Clean" This
learned physician says that for thou
sand years after the civilization of the
Egyptians, the Jews, the Greeks and
the Romans faded, there was not man
or woman in Europe that ever took o
bath. To this fact he attributes, in q
large measure, the wondrous epidemics
of the middle ages, which cut off one
fourth of the population of Europe
the spotted plague, the black death, the
sweating sickness, and the terrible men
tai epidemics which followed in their
train-the dancing mania, the mewing
mania, the biting mania and witch
craft.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-11-21
A Prison Romance.

A singular prison romance has Just
been disclosed in the Canadian peni-
tentiary at Kingston, where Elizabeth
Jones has for six years been confined
for the murder Of her cousin, sentence
having been pronounced on her own
confession. Her father was executed
for the same crime, notwithstanding
the declaration of the girl that she
alone had committed the deed, and that
he was not guilty-indeed knew moth
ing of the murder. She has now ad
mitted-what has always been generally
believed by the public but by herself
strenuously denied--that her father
was the murderer, and that she had ac-
cused herself of his crime to shield
him, at. his desire. She took no part in
the crime, and was not aware of its
commission till her father told her he
had done it and implored her to save
him.. task which she devotedly at
tempted and persisted in after il was
hopeless. =:
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-11-21
Steam Has Done 1t.

The employment of steam by the
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company
in extinguishing the Empire Mine has
proved success, which is of incal-
culable value, not alone in Pennsylva'
MIA, but in mining districts everywhere.
The fire broke out in this mine the'31st
of last December, and the Company
worked up to March pouring in water,
walling up and using every exertion to
quench the flames, but without sue
cess.
At this time, the mine boss, Lewis
s. Jones, urged the trial of steam. g.
wall entirely surrounding the old work
ings was completed with eager haste;
all cave holes above were tightly packed
with clay, single airway, to be after
wards gradually closed, alone remain
ing. The steam from eighteen boilers
was driven down through pipes already
inserted, and early in May all eyes
looked their joyful farewell to the fire:
At that time the thermometer attached
to the test pipes registered 176 degrees.
A month later the lower stratum was
cold. The steam, however, will be kept
confined until the first of January next.
to provide against any possibility OF
lurking danger.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-11-21
Marriage in the Cherokee Country.

John Arnold, young Cherokee,
agreed to meet young female Chero-
kee at certain point on certain day
and marry her. Arnold was there on
time, but his intended bride was not.
He had come to be married, and could
not afford to lose wife and his time
too. So he hunted up another Indian
maiden, and was married to her by the
officiating clergyman. There was q
wedding feast at the brides fathers
house on the next day, and the other
woman appeared at the party. She ex-
planned that she could not possibly
meet him on the day appointed, and
gave good reasons for her failure.
There was great unpleasantness in the
house, but the minister thought it was
not yet too late to correct the error, if
one had been made. Mrs. Arnold was
consulted, and as her acquaintance with
her husband had been very slight, she
agreed to give him up in favor of the
prior claimant. The good Indian forth
with annulled the marriage which he
had just solemnized, and Immediately
married Arnold to his first love. The
father of the repudiated bride thought
it might all be right and regular under
the Christian dispensation, but he took
occasion to advise the bridegroom not
70 stay longer than minute or two in
the Cherokee nation. So Arnold and
his second wife left the house of feast.
ing and the presence Of the holy man,
and took to the wilderness for safety.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-11-21
Extraordinary Swimming Adventure.

The Cork Constitution has the fol-
lowing: GA most extraordinary feat
was performed by an American gentle
man named Paul Boyton, who, by the
aid of a newly-invented swimming ap-
paratus, has swan distance of upward
of seventeen miles. Mr.. Boyton was
passenger from America by the National
steamer Queen, and it appears he joined
the steamer at New York with the in
tention of lowering himself into mid
ocean, couple of hundred miles off
Sandy Hook. in life-saving apparatus
which has been recently invented by a
Mr.. Merryman. The apparatus con-
sists of trousers with a steel spring
bolt and a tunic covering the upper
portion of the body. There are air-apart-
ments in the machine, the object being
to keep the wearer afoat The position
which the wearer is to assume on reach
ing the water is to float on his back,
and the apparatus is then worked by
pair of paddles, one at each side, on
the principle of the canoe. Equipped
in this apparatus, Mr.. Boyton intended,
as we have already mentioned, to enter
into mid-ocean about 200 miles off the
Fastnet, but when the captain of the
Queen became aware of his intention,
he point blank refused to allow him to
carry it out, but promised to allow Mr..
Boyton to make his experiment on the
Irish coast. The steamer arrived off
the Irish coast, when, in opposition to
the captain and all on board, Mr..
Boyton equipped himself in his ap-
paratus, and set out seven miles off the
Fastnet. The sea was at the time run
ming very high, and the wind blowing
very strongly, rain coming down in tor
rents, so that frequently before Mr..
Boyton had performed his task, he had
to shade his face with his hands to
protect it from heavy rain that was
falling. He worked away with his
paddle for some time, foated and
drifted along alternately, until he had
been about six hours at sea, when see
ing an opening between two great
rocks, he steered for it, and drifted
ashore on sand spit. He Lit signals
with view of attracting attention, but
they we're not responded to. He, how
ever, by the aid of their light succeeded
in gaining high ground, where he
lighted three signals more, but still re.
ceiving no response, he broke off on a
road, and soon after arrived in Skib-
bereen via Baltimore. In both places
he was treated most kindly by the coast
guards" le . 4oug- sE' So 81
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-11-21
Did Not Escape 1t.

We of to-day look upon George
Washington's memory with reverence
and respect. 1t may be consolation
to politicians who have been abused by
their opponents in the late campaign to
see that even Washington did not
escape calumny. The Philadelphia
Am6rtoan of March 4, 1897, contains
the following
"Lord, now lettest Thou thy servant
depart in peace, for mine eyes have
seen Thy salvation" was the pious
ejaculation Of man who beheld a
food of happiness rushing upon man.
kind. II syer there was time that
would license the reitetstion of the ex-
.clamation, that time is low arrived /;
for the man who is the source of all the
misfortunes of our country is this day
reduced to level with his fellow-citi-
zens, and is no longer possessed Of
power to multiply evils upon the Uni
ted States. If ever there was period
for rejoicing, this is the moment.
Every heart in unison with the freedom
and happiness of the people ought to
beat high with exultation that the
name Of Washington from this day
ceases to give currency to political
iniquity, and to legalize corruption. A
new era is now opening upon us-an
era which promises much to the people /;
for public measures must now stand
upon their own merits, and neiarious
projects can no longer be supported by
name When a retrospect is taken Of
the Washington Administration for
eight years, it is subject of the great
est establishment that q single indi-
vidual should have cankered the princi-
Piles of Republicanism in an enlighten-
ed people just emerged from the gulf
of despotism, and should have carried
his designs against the public liberty
80 far as to have put in jeopardy its
very existence. Such, however, are the
facts, and with these staring us in the
face, this day ought to be jubilee in
the United States.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-11-21
Items of Interest.

Never wait for anything to turn up.
Go and turn it up yourself. ..s.,
A true vein Of lead ore is supposed
to have been struck ct Newburyport,
Mass. ...
What becomes of mans word when
he won't keep it, and no one else will
take it?
Boston spends over thirty thousand
dollars a year in teaching drawing IN
her public schools.
One of the bridesmaids at a late we'd
ding in Oovington, KY, was the grand
mother of the bride. t... r
A field of wheat in Blue Earth county,
Mimi, is said to have yielded forty-hve
bushels to the acre this year.
A farmer in Knox, Me-, mourns a
valuable OK, poisoned to death by eat
ing paper stripped from the walls OF
the house.
Last year he was worth $500, 600.
Then he began to drink whisky and
seltzer, and now he's pauper and lays
it to the seltzer.
A dog ordered to lie in wagon at
Taunton, Mass, during the absence Of
his master, stayed at his post from Fri
day until Monday without food or
water, save little meat on the first
day.
The great central plain of California
for six months of the year is a scorched
and dust-swept desert. In April it be-
comes one flower bed, nearly 400 miles
long and 30 wide, set under a range OF
snow mountains.
A Mahaska county Qowa) hen had
raised three broods of chickens this
year, and had deposited ten eggs for
fourth, when the grasshoppers dis
covered and devoured them. The old
lady quit the business in disgust.
There is man living in Carol
county, N. f., poor-house who spent
all his property in lawsuit in which
the sum involved was only 81. He had
two opportunities of settling the suit
for SIS and he knew all the time that
he was wrong.
One of the wretched lunatics con-
fined in the poor-house of Milwaukee is
telegraph operator, and she spends.
most of her time in telegraphlng to her
husband in Ireland, her finger being
worn down to the bone in her constant
tappings against the wall, in her
imaginary dispatching.
Funny decision in France on an in
surance case.-If a house is insured for
the total value, the value of the land
must be included in the sum, and may
be deducted by the company from the
payment of loss. SO that one must pay
premiums for the Insurance. OF that
which cannot be destroyed, though he
cannot have the benefit of that in
surance.
A man in Fitchburg, Mass, developed
fine strategic talent the other day.
He was paying hack fare, when he
dropped three bank bills, and the wind
whisked them swiftly away. After un-
avalling search for an hour, bright
idea struck him. He folded piece OF
paper and dropped it where the bills
fell, followed its fight, and where it
rested there he found also his money.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-11-21
A Chinese Story.

At the small town of Kung Lung, in
the province of Hupeh, in China, the
wife of man in affiuent circumstances
lately gave birth to a son. The mid
wife employed on the occasion stole a
hundred taels from her employers, and
being accused of the theft by her mis-
tress, denied it, and was required to at
test her innocence by an oath. eff l
stole your silver, may I die by thunder
within few days" was the security
given by the woman, who in her turn
required an oath from the mother, and
this latter prayed that if she had falsely
accused the midwife, might Heaven
slay her son within three days. Now,
upon the midwife devolved the duty of
washing the child, and with view of
helping Heaven, she ran long needle
into the stomach of her nursing, which
shortly after died. But while bringing
the child to its mother, and claiming its
death as proof of her innocence and
the justice of Heaven, the midwife was
suddenly struck dead bv clap of thun-
der, and on being taken up two shoes
of sycee were found in her hands. At
the same time the needle shot forth
from the child's stomach and he lived
again.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-11-21
A Dollar or Two.

With circumspeot steps as we pick our
way through
, This intricate world, as all prudent folks do,
May We still on our journey be able to view
The benevolent face of Dollar or two
For an excellent thing is Dollar or two;
No friend is so staunch as a Dollar or two !;
Sn country or town,
As we stroll up and down,
We are cock Of the walk, with a Dollar or
two.
Dc you wish to emerge from the bachelor
crew, .....r
And charming young innocent female to
WOO?
You must always be ready the Handsome to
do,
Although it may cost you Dollar or two.
For love tirs his dart with a Dollar or
two;
IonDg affections are gained by a Dollar
or two;
And beyond all dispute,
The best card of your suit
Us the eloquent clink of Dollar or two.
DO you wish to have friends who your bid
ding will do,
And help you your means to get speedily
through?
You'll find them remarkably faithful and
true,
by the magical power of Dollar or two.
For friendships secured by a Dollar or
two;
Popularitys gained by a Dollar or two (;
And yoyl'l ne'er want friend
... Till you no more can lend,
And yoTrself need to borrow Dollar or two.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-11-21

THEIR AGES. s.-An Illinois farmer de-
termines the age of animals over nine
years old by the following novel
method: After the horse is nine years
old wrinkle comes on the upper lip,
and every year thereafter he has one
we'll defined wrinkle for every year
after nine. If, for instance, horse
has three wrinkles, he is twelve, if he
has four, he is thirteen. Add the num-
ber of wrinkles to nine and you will
get il.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-11-21
Lightning Conductors.

An extraordinary account has ap-
peared in a French agricultural jour-
nal, to the effect that straw forms ad-
mirable lightning conductors. It had
been observed that straw had the prop
erty of discharging Leyden jars without
spark or explosion, and some one in
the neighborhood of Tarbes had the
idea of constructing straw lightning
conductors, which were formed by
fastening wisp or rope of straw to q
dead stick by means of brass wire, and
capping the conductor with copper
point. 1t is asserted that the expert.
ment has been tried on q large scale,
around Tarbes, eighteen communes
having been provided with such straw
conductors, only one being erected for
every Six arpents, or 750 acres, and that
the whole neighborhood has thus been
preserved from the effects not only
of lightning but of hail also. The
statement comes from a respectable
source.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-11-21

PRAoT1orNa.-Al our young lady
friends who have their four hours piano
practice every day will understand the
following
" One and two and, three and-oh, myl
One and, two and-oh, dear me
One and, two and--oh, shocky ON the old
thing!
,. One. and, two and-oh, plague take it i"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-11-21

A California horse-car conductor was
civil to lady passenger, some time
ago, and she has now requited him by
dying and leaving him her entire for
tune.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1873-1875, 1874-09-30
Burleigh in Philadelphia and
a Armstrong in Washington.
NEITHER WILL RETURN BEFORE
ELEOTION--EACH HAVE A
FEW SUPPORTING,
The Republican Party United and
Marching on to Victry.
YANKTON DEMOCRATS REPUDATE
BURLEIGHs AND WANT TO VOTE
FOR ARMSTRONG. --

YANKToN, Sep. 29.-Of the opposition
press, the Herald hoists the name of
Burleigh, and the Cleaner that of Arm
strong, whom the Miller men insist on
supporting. Burleigh is in Boston and
Armstrong in Washington, and neither
will return until after election-neither
will put money into the campaign, The
Republicans are thoroughly. united and
are confident of Z complete victory.
At the Democratic convention, Saturday
in this county series Of resolutions were
passed to the effect that, as W. E. Bur-
leigh, nominee for Congress at the reg
ular convention, had not accepted, that
Hon. w. K. Armstrong was the first
and last choice of the people, and Athat
they, the Democracy assembled, wculd
give him their hearty support. Arm
strong, however, has repeatedly declined
to be candidate, and this with Bur-
leigh's non-acceptance, leaves the Dem
ocrats without a candidate.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1873-1875, 1874-09-30
Cass County Fair.

The Cass County Fair was held at
Fargo last Friday, and good display
was made, particularly of vegetables.
The vegetables were as fine as one could
wish to see, and one squash is reported
weighing 95 pounds. The TRIBUNE made
arrangements for full report of the
fair, but our correspondent failed US for
some cause. Mr.. w. H. Leverett, how
ever, sends the TRIBUNE some specimens
exhibited by him, embracing corn, cab
bage, carrots, turnips, beets, onions,
potatoes, hubbard squash, "a very fine
one,) citrons, satisfy, kali, tomatoes
and ground cherries.
The specimens are all very fine, and
prove the country extremely product
i've. -.....
The Fargo people made up purse of
800 dollars, open to all base ball clubs
in Dakota, Minnesota and Manitoba,
and match game was played in con-
nection with the fair, the Brainerd club
walking off with the honors. In the
evening, ball was given at the court
house, 65 couple being present, and a
splendid time was had. Last Friday was
a glad day for Fargo. .l.s .....-. .
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1873-1875, 1874-09-30

We should not be surprised to see a
gold excitement springing up over this
Intelligence rivaling the California fe-
yer of '49. Already the frontier towns
are in q tumult, and the excitement is
spreading. Little is talked ofor thought
about save the discoveries in this won
derful land. Besides the gold which is
found in such abundance, iron, plum
bago, and gypsum exists in limit'ess
quantities, and the soil and climate are
Of the most inviting description. There
is treaty which makes any incursion
by the whites into this region unlaw-
full, but the government will without
doubt take speedy measures to make
satisfactory arrangements with the In
dams for it's occupancy. It would be
sin against the country and against the
world to permit this region, SO rich in
treasure, to remain unimproyed and
unoccupied, merely to furnish hunting
grounds to savagcs. We owe the In
dams justice and fair play, but we owe
it to civilization that such a garden of
mineral wealth should be brought into
occupantion and Chicago Inter-
Ocean.