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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-09-19
Items OF Interest.

A Chicago man whose uncle died and
left him $4,000, broke his leg while
capering for joy.
"Oh, mister, please find the captain ?
We must be in danger. The man at
the wheel turns this way and that, and
has evidently lost his way"
A Brooklyn husband comforts his
wife for the loss of their little three.
months-old by reminding her that there
will be more room on the clothes-line
now.
Here is an ingenious way of adver-
tising horse trot which will be ofens-
i've to nobody: "Two well-known
aniu;els will contend for local superior
ity on Monday next at the Agricultural
Park" -a.,
The Toledo Historical Society has
been presented with little, completely
formed egg, which was found inside
the yolk of hens egg. 1t is nearly an
inch long, of the usual shape, and the
shell, which is hard, is formed.
There is only one pond in the coun-
try which produces pink pond lilies. 1t
is on Cape Cod. The color is probably
caused by some popularity OF the wa
ter or soil, as the lilies when trans
planted to other ponds become white,
The Paris Siflet reports that in re-
cent fearful thunder storm the electric
! fluid descended into the Office of great
financial establishment in that city;
but the cashier was not touched, as he
- Id e., poIo oil
available funds of the company.
A man named Byers, of Glover town
ship, ILL.,, while showing one of his
horses to visitor recently, pisced his
hand on the animals hips, observing !:
"There's colt that's perfectly gentle.
At the same instant the colt kicked him
in the side, inficting fatal injuries.
Certain it is that unless something is
done to toughen and harden, as we'll as
to refine anE polish, our American
race will degenerate. The prodigious
number of nervous people multiplying
among us endanger the stability Of
homes, and through h them the common
wealth itself.
Some one has revived Artemus Wards
| story about reading one OF nls lecIuIee
to President Lincoln, and asking the
Presidents opinion of it. The Presi-
dents grave reply was, "For those that
like that kind of a lecture, suppose it
is just the kind of lecture that such
people would like"
Gone of the rules of the Order of
Enoch," says the Salt Lake Tribune,
"is that all girls on reaching the age
of fourteen must get married. There
is to be no deviation from this, and at
the first offer, no matter how many
wives the man may have, or how ugly
he may be, the girl must accept his
hand.
If you sojourn with Sandwich
Islander do not inquire when leaving
what is the cost of your accommoda-
tion, for the Hawaiian has vague no.
tions of price. He might tell you five
or ten dollars but if you pay him
seventy-fve cents for yourself and
guide, he will be abundantly and thor
oughly satisfied.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-09-19
Total Deprayity,

They have got boy at Central that
beats the Boston child murderer,
Pomeroy, IN the matter of total de-
pravity, all to bits. Central is famous
for its depraved juveniles ; everybody
will remember the pack OF little girls,
the eldest not over nine, that quilted a
house on Pine street, in that town, last
summer. They broke everything they
could lay their hands on, and what
they could not destroy they defIed,
creating loss of hundreds of dollars.
The hero of this article, however, who
rejeices IN the appellation of Larry
Marony, is not quite such vandal he
is given to stealing the loose cash in
tills, for which he has been in Jail more
than once, but not to wantonly destroy
property. His chief fame for depravity,
however, rests in an attempt he made,
either as a joke or through malice,
to blow up his paternal progenitor.
The pet of the family, in the shape of
a goat, having come to it's end in close
proximity to the house, the same be-
came quite uninhabitable from the odor
exhaled from the body. About the
time it had become all but unsupport-
able, Larry received a sound whipping
from his father, owing to his having
stuck pins into his little sister while
asleep, and he, fertile in invention.
thought of plan to get rid of the goat
and the cold mar" at one and the
same time. Accordingly, he stuck O
giant powder cartridge, with fuse at
tachment, into the carcass of the goat,
and invited his father to aid in the re.
moval of the purifying mass to where
it's exhalations would not be SO OBJ.
noxious. Mr.. Marony seized it by the
horns, and Larry, on pretext of assist.
ing, succeeded in touching off the fuse.
He made off Immediately, and the
cartridge exploded with loud report
blowing the carcass into a thousand
pieces, and leaving only the horns and
q portion of the head in the hands oi
Mr.. Marony. The escape of the latter
was a very narrow one. hut Larry was
so prolific with explanations that ht
was condoned this invention of o new
internal machine for his destruction or
the part of his hopeful boy.-Rocks
Mountain NetOS.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-09-19
advertisement, and Frank learned some.
thing to his advantage.
The MennORites.

Some $50 Mennonites, from the Rus
sian provinces near the Black sea, ar
rived at New York by the Schiller.
They were all Germans, but have lived
all their lives in Russia. They were
dressed in their primitive homespun
garments, which were usually of coarse
wool, and of the most primitive fashion.
The women and children were all con-
suming huge pieces of bread and but
ter, with a rapidity that augurs we'll for
their digestion. They all had brought
huge tin pans, crockery, ese.I with
them, and their outfit included in al
most every case, baskets groaning under
loads Of bread, cheese, sausage, etc.
Their leaders said that 1000 more
were expected by the next steamer.
Over 1900 are already in the United
States, and as there are some 40, 900 in
Russia, we may expect large additions
to this number. They all want to avoid
military duty, which conflicts with
their religious belief, and expect to
pass their days peacefully in the West
ern Territories of America. They are
not afraid of the Indians, and will fight
sufficiently, if necessary, to save their
scalps.
Volhynia, where a great many OF
these Mennonites came from, must be
remarkably cheap place to live in. A
reporter asked the emigrants to tell
him the prices of their various articles
of wear, and from their answers, il
would appear that "handsome 3" suit
of clothes, fit for Sunday wear, can be
bought there for $l5. The hatswhich
they wore cost about eighty cents, the
boots from So to 81,
Farm laborers in these Russian prov.
inces, near the Black sea, are only paid
forty rubles per year, about $3.50 @
month, and no wonder that they expect
to improve their condition by coming
TO this country. One of the men with
whom the reporter conversed, had been
in this country before. He was unable
to live on the starvation wages of Pc.
land, and has now returned to this coun.
try determined never to leave it again
Some of the Mennonites bring good
deal of money, many as much as 81, ,00(
or $4,000, but great many are poor
They all seem to be full of hope and
anxious to see their new homes.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-09-19
Marrying a Gypsy.

The Norwegian papers are full of the
marriage recently celebrated between
an English gentleman and gypsy girl
bearing the name of Esmeralda. The
gentleman is Mr.. Hubert Smith, de-
soribed as landowner in Shropshire,
and who, some time ago, made himself
famous in literature by q clever book
entitled "Tent Life with English
Gypsies in Norway" dedicated to
Charles XIV. of Sweden and Norway.
It is stated that Esmeralda was born on
his estate in Shropshire. She is, the
Norwegian papers state, very hand
some, perfect type of the peculiar
beauty of her race, of the sweetest tenn
per, and richly gifted from the hands
of nature. The last months she
has passed in q Norwegian family,
taking lessons in languages and music,
and has astonished all by the wonder
full progress made in so short time,
not less than by her gentle manners.
The marriage was civil one, being
performed by the judge of the peace,
but the rector of the parish attended
the ceremony, and, as he had the OPP
portunity of knowing the bride during
her stay in the neighborhood, made a
much-applauded speech in her honor.
The Norwegian gypsies' friend, Mr..
Eilert Sundt, who has devoted the best
part of his life in pulling down the bar
rier erected by preiudice and tradi:
tional puporstiGiun between tie gypsles
and the rest of the community, and
who has converted not few of the
nomadising tribe to settled and indus
trious life, had been invited to the
marriage, which had his approval, but
was prevented at the last moment from
attending. Several notabilities from
Christiana are mentioned among the
guests, and the marriage was the occa-
sion for numerous expressions of sym
pathy, especially from ladies who had
made the acquaintance of the bride.
After the ceremony the newly.married
couple left to spend their honeymoon
in the venerable beach forest near
Laurvig, the only one of the kind in
Norway, affording ample commodities
for tent-life with gypsies.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-09-19
Care in the Matter,

Experiments by Galletly show how
dangerous it is to allow greasy refuse
to lie around, even in small quantities,
in warm places. According to these
experiments, such waste, dipped in
boiled linseed oil and wrung out, re-
quires at temperature of 40 degrees,
only 105 minutes at the most, to take
fire, and the bulk need not be very
great, as match -boxful, at 167 degrees
took fire in one hour. With raw lin
seed oil it required four or five hours (;
with rape oil, at ITO degrees, over six
hours; with castor oil, at 1856 degrees,
over a day with olive oil, one and two
thirds days with sperm oil it would
not take fire at all. The heavy coal
and petroleum oils were found to retard
oxidation by excluding the air. Silk
waste did not take FIRE, but gunpowder
placed in it was Ared in an hour,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-09-19
What They Do.

When a horse falls down, says an
exchange, fourteen men put their hands
in their pockets and ask each other why
they don't do something. Fifteen other
men advise the driver until he is half
mad, and two small boys stand by, with
their hands clasped and an expression
of determination written upon every
lineament. Then several men ask why
somebody don't hold his head, until
one old gentlemen volunteers to hold it.
He steps forward calmly, bends over
the PROSTATE animal and puts his hand
gently on his ear. The horse, getting
tired, raises his head suddenly, the
crowd laugh, and the old gentleman
seems to take no further interestyin the
proceedings. Then the horse, having
had all the fun he can have, rises like q
tidal wave, and the crowd disperses.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-09-19
A Lyrical Picture.
SeeI see

See! see
How the shadows steal along,
Blending in golden throng,
Softly, lovingly;
From each mossed and quaint tree-column,
Stretched toward the dimpling river
How they quiverl
While in low, pathetic tone
TwiHght's herald-breeze is blown
Down the sunset solemn
Hear hear
Dropped from gray mists, circling high,
The sea-wending curlew's cry,
Strangely wild and drear;
Echoed by voice that thrills us,
From the murmurous verge of ocean
Voice that fills us
With a sense of mystery ola,
And vague memories, which enfold
Many weird emotion.
Turn turn!
From yon loftier cloud-land dun;
Mark what splendors OF the sun
Westward throb and burn
Burn as if some glorious angel
Blessed the air and land and river
With his mute eyangel: ...
All things own so rich a grace
That in Heavens divine embrace
Earth seems clasped forever!
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-09-19

CRUEL.-A new and cruel invention
at Long Branch is the introduction of
living butterflies in the entire centre
piece of flowers which usually adorn
the middle of the table at the fashion
able dinner and supper parties. The
poor insects are fastened by fine wire
which is passed through their bodies
concealed among the flowers. The con-
vulsive culver of the expanded wings
as the tortured butterfly struggles in
its dying agonies, is supposed to repre-
sent the graceful wave of the same
above some freshly opened flower,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-09-19

Let no one suppose that by acting a
good part through life he will escape
scandal. There will be those even who
hate them for the very qualities that
ought to procure esteem. There are
some folks in the world who are not
willing that others should be better
than themselves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-25
PROPOSALS.
DRoPO>ALs FOR CAsT-IROH WORK FOR
L THE SOUTH WING OF TEE NEW STATE
WAR. AND NAVY DEPARTMENTS BUILD,
ING, AT WAsHINGTON, ID. u.
'FFiCE OF SUPERVISING ARCHITECT,
TpEazrQv nzpaRrMz<r
TREASURY DkPARTMRNT,
MA.HINGTnN. ID q MAY 10 LIZ

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
s, WARRINGTON, ID. o., May 10, lH4.N
essisd PTorcs sails will be received et this once
u i u n Of the 81 DAY OF JUNE, 1874, for fur
lshinF delivering fttiog, AID puttiUg IN place the
aast iron Tin minEs reqrircd for the Doors and
Mih.ow-o Of he South Wing Ot the New State, War /,
1 ~ NAVY Departments Bailding, at Washington
Copies Of the Drawings, Specifications, and
ech,duie may be bad on application at this ofics.
All scanolding required ny the contractors to put
me WORK In place will be furnished By the Depart
ment. Tree OF charge, but will be erected by the
PoPoeals will be made by the piece. as called for
n the Schedule.
The work viii not be subdvided among different
bidders, but will be considered in the aggregate
The whole OF the work must be completed within
posal. Wv
Payments will be made monthly, deductiua ten
per c-nt. until the completion Of the contract
Two responsible persons In the sum OF i've thousand
dollars. lS5000,) that the bidder will accept aud
perform the contract II awarded him, the suficency
vi the security TO be certi ID by the United States
udge, clerk Of the United rtstes court, the dis
;rict attorney Ct the district wherein the bidder
sides.
The Department reserves the right to reject any
~ all ds, If 1t be deemed for the interest of the
Government 20 do so.
Every must be made on the printed form to he
btsined at this Office, aud must conform in every
respect to the u1rements of this
or IL will not be considered.
Pr, pOsals will not be received from parties who
are Oct themselves engaged in the mAauf ,cture of
cilities fer getting ont TIE work.
All bids must be encC In sealed envelope, and
-ldCJstd PRO 9Ossls for Csst,irOn Work. of south
wing New state, War, and Navy Departments
Builoing, ashiRgton, ID. C., and addressed 20
ma1 ~ 1T ising Architect,
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PROPOSALS FOB CCT-sToNE WORK,
roe THE IIsIRiCrC OF CoLuMBfA' ALL
OFFICE SUPERVISING ARCHIfRcr,
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

OFFICE SUPERVISING ARCHITECT,
TREAsTEY DsPARIMENT;
Sealed Proposals will be ed at this ONCE
Fishing and deiTefhE at the site Of the New sSr lar
for the District Of Columbi all the Out work
ALI Of the Flsgsing, Door silis, &C, required for
he interior Of the building, in accordance with the
drswlngs, specifications and schedule.
COPIES Of the drawing, specification and schedule
DsS Dc had on application al this office.
gnaiiy to that Hsed in the building, Tue FI.sgine
Viii be selected from Seneca sandstone or North
kSer blut stone, for both Of which bids may be
The whole of the stonework must be delivered as
rspldly as may be called for the Superintendent
and required By the progress Of the bulldog, the
delivery to commence, latest, within three weeks
20 he delivered, com plste, ia the following order;
Ihs hsesing to the frs floor q South Prison Wing,
he fas giDg Of second h,or OF same wing, in two
tagging Of SANE wing, Walden Orfices, nd Chapel
Wing, within three months from same dare; and the
Grace., atd CHAPEL WIZ muf be e,mSi.,ed Witbi5
three months after date Of scceptsnce of proposal
desy beyepd the time rDr sHSh s
~ P re, viii be made for The work as exhibited
and called for in the schsdule
No BIDS vii be received except from the owners
proposed TO be furnished, or their agents. or from
parties Who are engaged in stone-c Itting and VIII
nave the necessary facilities for prompt execution
PAYMENTS will be made monthly, deducting ten
per cert until the final co ple:ion of the contract
All bids rust be accomplished by penal bond Of
two poDsibie persons, In the Of thousand
dollars 81 600 that the bidder will accept and per-
form the contract, il awarded him, and execute
,onds therefor in the amount Of fve thousand dol.
lars, 500 the bond to be approved by the United
STATES district judge, clerk OF the United States
COURT or the district attorney OF the district in
which the bidder resides.
The Department reserves the right TO reject any
or all bids, If it be deemed for the interest Of the
Government to do to award each division 20
different bidder, TO order more less of item
ton.
Any bid that is not made on the printed form to be
Obtained at this Office and does not conform In every
respect to tie quirements of this advertisement
will not be considered.
Proposals must be enclosed in a scaled envelope.
endorsed "Bids for Cut Stone and FlaggiGg for the
New Jail, District Of Columbis, ard addressed to
A. b. MULLETT,
mayl6lSt Supervising Architect.
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AUCTION SALES.
CRE DAYS.

B Auctionssr; and Raj Estate Brokers,
star once Buildings.
AssIeNKE's SALE OF rae STOCK AND
sTTxxIIS Rks OF FIRST GLASS DRUG
~ On THURSDAY MORNING, MAY ash. ct
s1o O'Clock, i will sell a. No. li0s Pennsylva-
- MIA avenue, between lIth ard lnh streets north,
cf the usual assortment q Drugs and Chemicals
Perfsmery, Toilet sni Fancy Articles,
Tru.ses, shoulder braces and Supporters,
Three.plate Glass and silver plated sho xcasss,
One nearly new Marble Sofa Apparatus, Tufts
window show Bottles, with bronze brackets,
Shelf Bottles, with glass labels,
sT5erior Counter s,, Scales S a. sc &c; ,o,.
satisfactory offer is received 1t will then be sold ia
Terms, es q whole, made known at time of sale; in
one DESTROYS Of starting ihs drug business. as the
stand ha, been long established an ts well known.
m.y,a LAr1asI.hkL s G Gtssa 4,' xasss:
% A1etionsers and Real Estate Brokers,
Star once Buildings.
CATALOGUE SALE OF FURNITURE AND
MINES vi gEL 90 TO 1J TIE Estate OF
"a On WEpsEsbDAi 'sSoosSsifSie, June 81,
" ls4, ct 10 O'Clock, at his late residence, cor
-
Hfwest, we shall sell the following eiegs ant col
lection Of Furniture, Wines, &C. " Q name
Su perb French pl ate Mantel Mirrors,
Gil Psrior Suite. upholst rcd in sils BrccateI con-
sisting Of Center d saa, Side Diy ans, 10 Pill
lows, Arm Chair, al R-ce ptiOn Chair;
Magnificent Buhl-work Armofre,
Carved Walnut Bound Inlaid Table,
Elegant window h sngings and COrnices,
Elegant Csrd-receive 3 and Jardinieres,
a collection of Curiosties and Historical Relics,
Superior Wilton CARPETS, Persian aid Turkish
Rugs,
Velvet Brussels, Three-ply, ami Ingram Carpets,
Superior Black Walhut Chamber Furniture,
Fine Hair Mattresses, Feather Pillows, and B d.
LIBRARY.
Turkish Lounges and Chairs ia Green Rep,
Carved W alnut Bookcases,
Walnut Side Chairs and Brackets,
Walnut Library Sdita, uphol stored in Oretonne;
Library Desks and Rsy diving OBsirs,
Morocco Lounges, Sofas, and Easy Chairs,
Oak Desks and Chairs
Carved Walnut M srbe- top Silebosrd,
Walnut Dining Chsirs, 2holstere1 in Morocco;
Eide Window Hsngings, Walnut Side Table,
CrTvec Brackets, Racks. &C.,
A 20 assortment of Table Linen,
Fine Kitchen Requisites, &C., &c.
ALSO,
large and varied assortme, OF
WlNEbAED LIQU OBSOF SUPERIOR BRANDS
This is one Of the most extensive and elaborate
collections OF Furniture ever sold in Washington.
The house will be spen Ter ins pection NJ ondsy
aud Tuesday, June lst and "a 1874.
Terms cash. LATIMER b OLEABY,
psyl6 TRepub. Chron.l Auctioueer5.
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The Adjustment Of burdens Between
t1ttzeps and the Government Pro-
posed by LEnfant's Plan Of WASH
fngt0n


Editor Of Stdr.-Allow me, as one somewhat
familiar with L. Eniant's original plan of WASH
ington city, 20 state that Mr.. Shepherd, and the
Board of Public Works, should be congratulated
by the country at large on their successful at
tempt in carrying out that plan, which has so
beautifed the city as 20 ind nee the building OF
palaces and the congregating OF people OF
wealth, science and influence from AL paris of
the Union, thereby making the city what the
originators contemplated (yiz; the capital OF the
nation.) The citizens in the improved parts
will not only enjoy iH Urbe, but, in substitute
ing lawns Tor pavements, save considerable
both in health and money.
But wish TO call the particular attention OF
the Board OF Public Works and the InvestiRa
ing Committee 20 the bargain made by LIN
liant, or commissioners, with the original pro-
prletors, and with L'Enfant's various petitions
10 the commissioners. and afterwards 20 both
houses OF Cor greSs, wherein L think they will
lind much Information, and especially that t
was never contemplated for the citizens, instead
OF government TO bear the burden OF taxation
for improvements. Major L'Enfant was ex-
ceedingly particular about the rights OF It's
future inhabitants. Should more light bs de-
sired, the original letters of General Washing
ton 20 B'Enfant, with letters from various leaf-
ing men Of the nation, and documents upon the
subject matter, think, can be obtained, as
tev are in existence, but in private hands
Respectfully, g. OF GILLIAN.
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NV HAPRKss LINZ VIA CANAL,
PHILADELPHIA, SEFxANpRIA, Va, WASH

I sTo% Pier % I'm z S0rth nWssryes, PIN,
Prom 81 Water street., Georgetown, d. O., MON
This line oonnscts At PhiIsdslphia with "Olydsr
ron Liae" Of steamers for Providenoe, Boston and
h M Inc uxns.FdHY Agent fer D. q o.
WALDO A. PEARCE, Sc Congress nreet, Boston.
freisnts delivered b. Knexs kxpres:. Or.
ue, or 1t the steamer wharf WIN Be promptly q.
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uYsOND HOTEL,

nIsrRICr OF COLUMBIA, COUNTY OF
II WASHINGTON, TO WIT:
In Justices Court, before Robert v. Hughes, one
OF tho Justices Of thu Peace In and fer the County
ard District aforesaid, the LIST day Of May, A. ID.
1874, Ia the case OF
MARY II. DORSEY vs.. n. b. HATNEs & 90. No.
1,0ss.
On motion OF the plaiatif, By her solicitor, @. p.
harmon, Il ordered tn At the defendants, N b.
heynee %, cause his appear nee to be enter cd
herein on OF before the 25th OF May, 1874, other
Use me cause viii DO protested with a. Ia csse Of
ma!4m 1t ROBERT v. HUGHEs,J.P. (sEAL.I